So long as teachers fail to tell teaching from learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children what children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not simply passing reading on to them. Certainly we shouldn’t have spent endless hours in activities about reading. Douglas insists that “reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossiblE.” Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient(效率高的) system for teaching themselves to reaD. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observeD. Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed languagE. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest(探索)for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children.” When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated(消除). Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading. Practice makes perfect, you know. 72.The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _______. A.it is one of the most difficult school courses B.students spend endless hours in reading C.reading tasks are assigned with little guidance D.too much time is spent in teaching about reading 73.The underlined word “scrutiny” in the third paragraph probably means “ ”. A.agreement B.observation C.control D.distance 74.According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _______. A.children become very active in reading activities B.teacher and learner roles are thought important C.teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D.reading enriches children’s experience 75.The main idea of the passage is that _______. A.teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B.teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possible C.reading ability is something acquired rather than taught D.reading is more complicated than generally believed

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  • DWrtingartielesaboutfilmsforTheFrontPagewasmyfirstproperjoB.BeforethenIhaddonebitsofreviewing---novelsforothernewspapersfilmsforamagazineandanythingIwasaskedtodofortheradio.ThatwashowImetTomSeatonthefirstartseditorofTheFrontPagewhohadalsowrittenfortelevision.HehiredmebutTomwasnotprimarilyajournalistorhewouldcertainlyhavebeenmorecarefulinchoosinghisstaff.Atfirsthisideawasthatateamofcriticsshouldtakecareoftheartformsthatdidn’trequirespecializedknowledge:booksTVtheatrefilmandradio.TherewouldbeaweeklylunchatwhichwewouldmakeourchoicesfromtheartisticmaterialthatTomhaddecidedweshouldcoverthoughtherewouldalsobegueststomaketheatmospheresociablE.Itallfeltlikeabitofdreamatthattime:anewnewspaperandIwasoneoftheteam.Itseemedsounlikelythatapapercouldbeintroducedintoacrowdedmarket.ItseemedjustaslikelythatamillionairewantedtohelpmepersonallyandwaspretendingtoemploymE.Suchwasmylackofself-confidencE.Tom’soriginalschemeforateamofcriticsfortheartsnevertookoff.Itwasagoodideabutwedidn’tgettogetherasplannedandsoeverythingwasdonebyphonE.ItturnedouttoothatthegeneralpublicouttherepreferredtoassociateareviewerwithasinglesubjectareaandsoIchosefilm.WithoutTom’sinitialpushthoughwewouldhardlyhavecomeupwiththepresentarrangementbywhichIwriteanextendedweeklypieceusuallyononefilm.ThespaceIamgivenallowsmetobroadenmyargument---orforcesmeinanuninterestingweektomakesomethingoutofnothing.Butwhatismyroleinthepublicarena?Iassumethatpeoplechoosewhatfilmstogotoonthebasisofthestarsthepublicityorthedirector.Soifafilmreviewisn’treallyaconsumerguidewhatisit?Icertainlydon’tfeelIhavearesponsibilitytobe‘right’aboutamoviE.NordoIthinkthereshouldbeacertainnumberof‘great’and‘bad’filmseachyear.AllIhavetodoisputforwardanargument.I’mnotajudgeandnorwouldIwanttobE.67.WhatdowelearnaboutTomSeatonfromthefirstparagraph?A.HeencouragedMarktobecomeawriter.B.HehadworkedinvariousareasofthemediA.C.HemetMarkwhenworkingfortelevision.D.Hepreferstoemploypeoplethatheknows.68.Theweeklyluncheswereplannedinorderto.A.helpthewritersgettoknoweachotherB.provideaninformalinformationsessionC.distributetheworkthathadtobedoneD.entertainimportantvisitorsfromthearts69.WhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysthatTom’splan‘nevertookoff’inParagraph4?A.Itwasunpopular.B.ItwastedtoomuchtimE.C.Itwasn’tplannedproperly.D.Itwasn’tputintopracticE.70.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeswhatMarksaysabouthiswork?A.Hissuccessvariesfromyeartoyear.B.Hepreferstowriteaboutfilmshelikes.C.Hecanfreelyexpresshisopinion.D.Hewritesaccordingtoacceptedrules.
  • ThewinterholidaysareaspecialtimeattheWhiteHousE.Eachyearabout44000peoplecometoseetheholidaydecorationsortoattendholidaypartiesatthePresident’shomeinWashingtonD.C.IwasabletoattendapresspreviewoftheholidaydecorationsrecentlywhichwashostedbyFirstLadyLauraBush.Thisyear’sthemeforthedecorationsisAllThingsBrightandBeautiful.Thedecorationsareallmadeoffreshflowersgarlands花环andfruits.Theflowerswillhavetobechangedeveryfewdaystokeepthelookfresh.ThemainChristmastreeisintheBlueRoom.It’san18-footfirtree—tallenoughthatthechan-delier吊灯hadtoberemovedtomakeroomforit.Freshwhitelilies百合crystalgarlandsandwhitelightsdecoratetheWhiteHouseChristmastreE.Theroomsmellsofpineandlilies.Mrs.BushwasaskedwhethershecalledthetreeaholidaytreeoraChristmastreE.WeknowthatAmericanscelebratetheseasoninalotofdifferentwaysshesaiD.We’llhaveapartyandareceptionhereattheWhiteHouselaterduringthemonth.ButIthinkwe’vealwayscalledthistheWhiteHouseChristmastreE.Anothercenterpieceofthedecorationseachyearisthegingerbreadhouse姜饼屋madebychiefThaddeusDubois.ThisishissecondgingerbreadhouseMrs.BushsaiD.AndthisyearDuboispainstakingly辛苦地辛勤地madeitspecial.Thegingerbreadhousewasmadewith100poundsofgingerbread150poundsofwhiteanddarkchocolateandclearpouredsugarwindows.A.strandofwhitelightsinsidetheGingerbreadWhiteHousemadeitglow.40.Mrs.BushchoseAllThingsBrightandBeautifulasthethemeforthedecorationsto______..A.highlightnature’sbeautyB.showthegreatwealthofthefamilyC.expressherloveofthecountryD.differfromotherpeople’sideas41.WhichofthefollowingcanprobablybeusedtodescribetheWhiteHouseafterthedecorations?A.Newandclean.B.Elegant高贵的andbeautiful.C.Smellyandshaky.D.Luxurious豪华的andserious.42.Thepassageismainlyabout______..A.howAmericansobserveChristmasB.decoratingtheWhiteHouseforholidaysC.thedifferencesbetweenaholidaytreeandaChristmastreeD.howtoselectapresentfortheWhiteHouse
  • WhenIwassixteenyearsoldImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroaD.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschool.IhadoftenbeentoFrancesoIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn’tunderstandFrench.ButwhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceandeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblems.HowwrongIwas!Themisunderstandingsbeganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendDaisyacallandtellherthatIhadarriveD.A.friendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpmE.YesIsaidIwanttogivemyfriendaring.Wellthat'snicehesaiD.Areyougettingmarried?Butaren'tyouabityoung?Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?IreplieD.IonlywanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI'vearriveD.Canyoutellmewherethere'saphonebox?Oh!hesaiD.There'saphonedownstairs.WhenatlastwemetDaisyexplainedthemisunderstandingtomE.Don'tworryshesaidtomE.Ihadsomanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromtheBritish.You'llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!56.Thewriterthought______inAmericA.A.hewouldn'thaveanylanguagedifficultiesB.hewouldnotunderstandtheAmericansC.theAmericansmightnotunderstandhimD.hewouldhavedifficultyattheairport57.Thewriterwantedto_____.A.buyaringforhisfriendB.makeacalltohisfriendC.gotothetelephonecompanyD.seehisfriendoff58.Fromthepassagewecanseethatgivesomebodyaring______.A.meansthesameinAmericaasinEnglandB.meanscallsomebodytotheoldmanC.hastwodifferentmeaningsD.meansbegoingtogetmarriedinEngland59.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordtheyrefersto______.A.theoldmanandtheboyB.theAmericansC.theBritishD.theFrench
  • InmyprocessionasaneducatorandhealthcareproviderIhaveworkedwithnumerouschildreninfectedwiththevirusthatcausesAIDS.TherelationshipsthatIhavehadwiththesespecialkidshavebeengiftsinmylifE.TheyhavetaughtmesomanythingsbutIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreatcouragecanbefoundinthesmallestofpackages.LetmetellyouaboutTyler.TylerwasborninfectedwithHIV:hismotherwasalsoinfecteD.FromtheverybeginningofhislifehewasdependentonmedicationstoenablehimtosurvivE.Whenhewasfivehehadatubesurgicallyinsertedinaveininhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapumpwhichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswerehookeduptothispumpandwerecontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimeshealsoneededsupplementedoxygentosupporthisbreathing.Tylerwasn’twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydiseasE.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyardwearinghismedicine-ladenbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon.AllofuswhoknewTylermarveledathispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler’smomoftenteasedhimbytellinghimthathemooredsofastsheneededtodresshiminreD.Thatwaywhenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyardsheroundquicklyspothim.ThisdreadeddiseaseeventuallyworedowneventhelikesofalittledynamolikeTyler.HegrewquiteillandunfortunatelysodidhisHIV-infectedmother.Whenitbecameapparentthathewasn'tgoingtosurviveTyler'smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtooandthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.A.fewdaysbeforehisdeathTylerbeckonedmeovertohishospitalbedandwhisperedImightdiesoon.I’mnotscareD.WhenIdiepleasedressmeinreD.Mompromisedshe’scomingtoheaventoo.I’llbeplayingwhenshegetsthereandIwanttomakesureshecanfindmE.WhatistheboyTyler’sattitudetowardsdeath?A.pessimistiC.B.optimistiC.C.sorrowful.D.fearful.Tylerrequestedthewritertodresshiminredwhenhediedsimplybecause.A.redisaluckycolor.B.redrighthelptocurehim.C.hismomcouldspothimeasilyD.hecouldfindmorematesbywearingreD.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasapossibletitlefarthispassage?A.Myunusualprofession.B.Acaringmother.C.Motherandson.D.DyinginreD.Theunderlinedworddynamointhefourthparagraphheremeans.A.apromisingandhelpfulyouthB.anextremelyenergeticpersonC.arareandbeautifulflowerD.amagicandunderstandingsuperstar
  • Youfinishaworkoutandfeelgreat.ThenyougetupthenextmorningandyourexercisedmusclesfeelsorE.Youfindithardtoliftyourarmsandbrushyourteethorbenddowntopickupabook.Whathashappened?Scientistscallthissoreness24to48hoursafteryourexercisedelayedonset延迟发作ofmusclesorenessorDOMS.Itiscausedbymicroscopicdamagetomusclefiberswhichreleaseschemicals.Thechemicalsirritate刺激nervefibersandcausepain.Musclesorenessisagoodsign.Itmeansthatyouhavechallengedyourmusclesandaregettingstronger.Everyoneexperiencesiteventhebestathletes.Butitcanbeavoidedbyusingtherightexercisemethods.Herearesometips:*Warmupbeforeyouworkout.Thisishelpfultoavoidmusclesorenessbutmoreimportantlytoavoidinjury.ItstartscirculationtothemusclesandwarmsthemusclesandtendonsgettingthemreadyforexercisE.*Stretchafteryourworkout.Afterexercisingmakesureyoustretchyourmusclesfor15to20secondsbeforetheycooldown.Theywillbewarmandelastic弹性的sotheywillstretchwell.*Don’tdotoomuchtoosoon.Whetherit’sjoggingrunningwhateverworkoutroutineyouarestartingjustdohalfoftheexercisevolumethefirstweektointroduceyourmusclestotheexercises.Ifyouarealreadyfeelingmusclessorenessherearesomewaystohelprelieveit.*Getamassage按摩.LightlymassagethesoremuscleandgraduallyincreasethedepthofthemassagE.Itmightbepainfulinthebeginningbutitwillgraduallyeasethemusclesoreness.*Takeahotbath.Nothingbeatsalongsoakinahotbathformusclesoreness.Theheatwillincreasecirculationandprovideasoothing舒缓effect.*Flushyourmuscles.Runhotashotasyoucanbearwateroverthesoremusclesfortwominutesandthenimmediatelyswitchtocoldwaterfor30seconds.Repeatthisprocessfivetimes.Thishastheeffectofopeningandclosingyourbloodvessels血管.Itwillflushtheacid酸物质fromthemandeasethesoreness.*Exercisegently.Goforaslowwalkandbreathedeeply.Thishelpsreducemusclesorenessbyincreasingbloodflowtothesoremuscles.72.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A.Totellreaderstoexercisemoreforfitness.B.TowarnreadersofthesideeffectsofexercisE.C.Togivereadersadviceonhowtoavoidandrelievemusclesoreness.D.TointroducegoodformsofexercisE.73.Thearticlesuggeststhatbeforeexerciseweshould______.A.stretchourmusclesB.haveamassageC.haveahotshowerD.warmupourmuscles74.Fromthisarticlewecanconcludethatmusclesorenessiscausedby______.A.damagedmusclefibersB.damagednervefibersC.abadcirculationtothemusclesD.exerciseinjuries75.JudgingfromthearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Onlybeginnersgetmusclesoreness.B.Musclesorenessmeansyouhavephysicalproblemsandshouldstopexercising.C.Musclesorenessisagoodsignbecauseitmeansthatthemusclesaregettingstronger.D.MusclesorenesscanberelievedbyincreasingtheamountofexercisE.
  • Thestorygoesthatsometimeagoamanhadaverylovelylittledaughter.Onedaythemanpunishedhis3-year-olddaughterforwastingarollofgoldwrappingpaper.MoneywastightandhebecameangrywhenthechildtriedtodecorateaboxtoputundertheChristmastreE.ButthelittlegirlbroughtthegifttoherfatherthenextmorningandsaidThisisforyouDaddy.Themanwasembarrassedbyhisearlieractbuthisangerbrokeoutagainwhenhefoundouttheboxwasempty.HeshoutedathersayingDon’tyouknowwhenyougivesomeoneapresentthereissupposedtobesomethinginside?ThelittlegirllookedupathimwithtearsinhereyesandcriedOhDaddyit’snotemptyatall.Iblewkissesintothebox.TheyareallforyouDaddy.ThefatherwasashameD.Heputhisarmsaroundhislittlegirlandhebeggedforherforgiveness.OnlyashorttimelateranaccidenttookthelifeofthechilD.ItisalsotoldthatherfatherkeptthatgoldboxbyhisbedformanyyearsandwheneverhewasdiscouragedhewouldtakeoutanimaginarykissandremembertheloveofthechildwhohadputittherE.InaveryrealsenseeachoneofusashumanbeingshasbeengivenagoldboxfilledwithunconditionalloveandkissesfromourchildrenfamilymembersfriendsandGoD.Therearesimplynootherthingsanyonecouldholdmorepreciousthanthis.阅读短文判断正T误FThegirlhatedherfatherbecauseherfatherpunishedherandwasmeaninmoney.ThestoryhappenedonChristmasEvE.Thegirl’sfatherfeltveryregretfulbecausehedidn’tunderstandtheloveofherdaughterandhurtheratfirst.Sadlythegirldiedfromherself-respectbeinghurt.Unconditionalloveandkissesfromourbelovedpeoplearethemostpreciousofallthings.
  • CIspotted发现;认出himatthecheckoutcounterbaggingatNo.14.Hisarmsshookviolentlyasheplacedacarton纸板箱;纸盒ofeggsintoaplasticbag.HeworeayellowplasticnametagonwhichhehadwrittenJerryinkindergartenpenmanship书法.Helookedmiddle-agedbuthismentalagemusthavebeenabout12.EversinceIsmiledathimthefirsttimehebaggedmygroceriesatmylocalsupermarketJerryhasfollowedmearoundlikeanadoringfan.HislackofboundariesmakesmeuncomfortablE.Idon’tknowhowtoavoidbeingnoticedbyhim.Idon’twanttospeaktothemanager—mycomplaintcouldgethimfireD.SoIstartavoidinghim.ThereareothergrocerystoresbutIchoosethisonebecauseitemployspeoplewithdisabilitiesfromwhichmybrothershavealsosuffereD.LastWednesdayafterIfinishedchoosingwhatIwantedIturnedaroundanddrovemycarttoCheckoutNo.3hopingJerrywouldnotnoticemeandstayatNo.14.Paperorplasticma’am?Jerry’ssoftvoicesurprisedmefrombehinD.PaperpleasE.InoticedthatthecheckoutstandcreatedplentyofspacebetweenJerryandtheclerk.InthissituationheknewwheretostanD.Theclerksaidtome:$27.30pleasE.IhandedmyowncartsignedmyreceiptandsteppedaroundthecounterwhereJerrywasholdingmylastpacketofbiscuits.HecametowardsmestoppinganinchfrommE.HewastooclosE.Iwantedtodashoutofthestoreandleavebehindthepacket.InsteadIstoodwithmyhandfrozenonthecart.Hiseyeslookedlonely—IknewtheywouldfollowmeafterIleftthestorE.Iwantedtoapologizeformycoldness.I’mI’msorry.A.tinyvoiceinsidemesaiD.ItappedmyheadwithmyhandasifIhadforgottensomething.ForgivemE.I’mfromNewYorkCity.I’mnotusedtopeoplebeingsohelpful.HelaugheD.IlaugheD.HiseyesbrighteneD.It’smyjobma’am.Ilikeit.hesaiD.WhenheofferedtopushmycartIdidn’tcarebutnoddeddeeply.64.Theauthorfeelsuncomfortablebecause_______________.A.JerryislikeanadoringfantoherB.JerryismentallyyoungerC.Jerry’shandwritingisterribleD.Jerryistooclosetoherwithoutproperdistance65.Atthecheckoutstand_______________.A.JerryofferedtopaymybiscuitsB.Jerrywasleftbehindwithapacketofbiscuits.C.JerryknewthesocialimportanceofdistancE.D.JerrywasnotclosetomE.66.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______________.A.JerrylikedhisjobB.theauthorwasafraidofJerryC.theauthor’sbrothersweredisabledD.Jerrysawtheauthorashisclosefriend67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TooCloseforComfortableB.Don’tLookDownupontheDisabledC.HowtoKeepaGoodRelationD.Don’tSmileatStrangers
  • CTobeabletomotivateoneselforself-motivateoccurswhenapersonhasthewillingnesstodosomethingandisinternally内在地motivatedtodoit.Sometimesit’sverydifficulttogetourselvesmoving.ThenaturaltendencyistopostponE.Lifejustseemstogetintheway!Thereisajobtogotogroceriestodotelevisiontowatch—whoops!Iguesswegetprettygoodatfindingexcusestoescapegettingstartedongoalslikeanexerciseroutineorreadinganewbook.Thefactisthatwearecreaturesofroutineandhabit.Sowhatcanwedotomotivateourselvestoaccomplishourgoals?Herearesometipsonhowtogetmoving:Decidewhatyouwant.It’shardtomotivateanaimlessminD.Setagoalanddecidehowyouaregoingtogoaboutit.Thenbreakitdownintosmallersectionssoit’seasiertohandleandlessoverwhelming.势不可挡Keeptrackofyourprogress.KeepalogorjournalwhereyoucanmeasurehowmuchyouhaveaccomplisheD.LookingatitcanalsomotivateyoutokeeppushingaheaD.Postmotivatingpicturesorsloganswithinyoursight.Itisalwaysinspiringtoseepicturesofpeoplewhohaveaccomplishedwhatyou’regoingfor.ItmakesitattainableandrealistiC.LikewiselittlesloganslikegoforitorjustdoitcangiveyouthelittlesupportyouneeD.Sometimesweforgetwhatwesetouttodoandalittlereminderisallweneedtoberevitalized激活andfocusontheendresult.Ifyouremindyourselftogoforthedesiredpromotionitwillre-establishwhyyouaredoingwhatyou’redoing.Makeitahabit.OnceyouhaveaccomplishedyourobjectiveE.g.becominganearlyriserkeepitupsothatit’ssecondnaturetoyouandyoudon’thavetothinkaboutitanymorE.64.Accordingtotheauthorsomepeoplefailtoachievetheirgoalsbecause________.A.theydon’thaveenoughdesireB.theirlifeisfilledwithroutineworkC.theybenefitfromtheforceofhabitD.theynaturallyputoffformingnewhabits65.Itcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentencethat________.A.self-motivationneedsrepeatedself-remindingofone’sgoalB.inmodernsocietypeopletendtobecomeforgetfulC.whenweforgetourgoalourlifebecomesmeaninglessD.wecanachieveourgoalonlybyfocusingontheendresult66.TogetmovingonyourgoalyoucandothefollowingEXCEPT________.A.keepadiarytoclearlyjudgeyourdistancetoyourgoalB.makeself-improvementyoursecondnatureC.forgetyouraimandrevitalizeyourselfwithslogansD.supportyourselfbyhanginginspiringpicturesinyourhouse67.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SetGoalsinYourLifeB.GetYourselfMotivatedC.GetintoGoodHabitsD.DoNotPostpone
  • WhenBabbagewasworkingatCambridgeanewideaoccurredtohim.Hewantedtoconstructacalculatingmachinetoworkoutthesolutions解法tomathsproblemsnotonlywithcorrectnessbutalsowithaspeedbeyondthepowerofanyhumanminD.Hismachinecouldsolveproblemsinvolving涉及longrowsoffiguresinonecontinuousoperation运算.In1822Babbageexhibitedhisinventionandwonaprizefromthegovernment.Afterthatheimmediatelystartedtoworkonalargermachinedesignedtosolvemoredifficultproblems.Althoughhereceivedsomemoneyleftbyhisfatherthemoneywasnotenoughtosupporthisdesign.Hewrotetothegovernmentabouthisplanandwasgiven£2500tostartwithasumworthmuchmoreinthosedaysthanitisnow.BabbagecontinuedhisworkinLondonforfouryears.ThenhishealthbrokedownandhehadtotakealongholidayabroaD.WhenhereturnedtoLondonin1828hewasattheendofhisresources.ManybillsremainedunpaiD.Hischiefassistantandco-workersquarreledwithhimandleftwithmanyexpensivetools.ForoneyearnoworkwasdonE.DuringthisperiodBabbagewhosemindwasalwaysactivesuddenlythoughtofacompletelynewideaforthemachinE.HerushedtomeetthegovernmentofficialstoexplainhisnewideA.Butthistimetheywereunwillingtohelphim.ForeightyearstheyrefusedtosaywhethertheywantedthemachineornotandtheirfinalanswerwasNo.From1828to1839BabbageheldthepositionofprofessoratCambridgeverysuccessfully.ButhisgreatestworkwastheunfinishedcalculatingmachinewhichstoodcoveredindustinhishousE.Itwasthebeginningofthemoderncomputer.60.ThemachineBabbagedesignedwouldsolvedifficultmathsproblems_________.A.inoneoperationwithfewmistakesB.inmorethanoneoperationwithoutanymistakesC.inmorethanoneoperationwithslightmistakesD.inoneoperationwithoutanymistakes61.Babbagefailedtocontinuehisresearchworkin1828mainlybecause_______.A.hewasinpoorhealthB.healmostranoutofmoneyC.hisco-workersarguedwithhimD.hespentallhismoneyonhisbills62.Babageexplainedhisnewideatothegovernmentofficialsexpectingthat_________.A.theywouldagreetohisplanB.theywouldpayforhisnewideaC.theywouldsupporthimwithmoneyD.theywouldexhibithisnewdesign63.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.BabbagefailedtobeafamousscientistatCambridgeB.BabbagealwayshadnewideasbutgavethemupeasilyC.BabbagealwaysneededsupportfromthegovernmentofficialsD.Babbagewasthefirstdesignerofthemoderncomputer
  • IntheearlydaysoftheinternetmanypeopleworriedthataspeopleintherichworldembracednewcomputingandcommunicationstechnologiespeopleinthepoorworldwouldbeleftstrandedonthewrongsideofadigitaldividE.Yetthedebateoverthedigitaldivideisfoundedonamyththatpluggingpoorcountriesintotheinternetwillhelpthemtobecomerichrapidly.Thisishighlyunlikelybecausethedigitaldivideisnotaprobleminitselfbutasymptomofdeepermoreimportantdivides:ofincomedevelopmentandliteracy识字.Fewerpeopleinpoorcountriesthaninrichonesowncomputersandhaveaccesstotheinternetsimplybecausetheyaretoopoorareilliterateorhaveothermoreimmediateconcernssuchasfoodhealthcareandsecurity.Soevenifitwerepossibletowaveamagicwand棒andcauseacomputertoappearineveryhouseholdonearthitwouldnotachieveverymuch:acomputerisnotusefulifyouhavenofoodorelectricityandcannotreaD.YetsuchWand-waving-throughtheconstructionofspecificlocalinfrastructure基础设施projectssuchasruraltele-centers--isjustthesortofthingforwhichtheUN'snewfundisintendeD.Thissortofthingisthewrongwaytogoaboutaddressingtheinequalityinaccesstodigitaltechnologies:itistreatingthesymptomsratherthantheunderlying下面causes.Thebenefitsofbuildingruralcomputingcentersforexampleareunclear.Ratherthantryingtoclosethedivideforthesakeofitthemoresensiblegoalistodeterminehowbesttousetechnologytopromotebottom-updevelopment.Andtheanswertothatquestionturnsouttoberemarkablyclear:bypromotingthespreadnotofPCsandtheInternetbutofmobilephones.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.PluggingpoorcountriesintotheInternetwillhelpthemtobecomerichrapidly.B.Poorcountriesshouldbegivenmorebasicdevicesotherthanadvancedones.C.Richcountriesshouldhelppooronesbecomerich.D.Peopleinpoorcountriescannotafforddevicessuchascomputer.2.WhatdidtheauthormeanbyreferringdigitaldividE.Line3ParA.1?A.Digitaltechnologywillmakethegapbetweenrichworldandpoorworldwider.B.DigitaltechnologywilldividepeopleintorichandpoorworlD.C.Peoplecanbedivideddigitally.D.Todividepeopleindigitalworldiswrong.3.Wecaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthat_______.A.peopleinpoorcountriescannotusecomputerbecauseofilliteracy.B.poorpeoplecannotusecomputers.C.therewouldbenomagictocauseacomputertoappearineveryhouseholdonearth.D.peopleinpoorcountriesneedmorebasiclivingconditionsthancomputers.4.Consideringthefollowingsentenceswhichonewouldtheauthormostagree?A.Digitaltechnologyisuseless.B.Digitaldividewillhelppoorcountriesbecomerich.C.Poorpeopleneedmoreimmediateconcernssuchasfoodhealthcareandsecurity.D.Mobilephonesshouldbepromotedfirstly.5.Thefollowingpassagewillprobablybe:A.Howtopromoteusingofmobilephones.B.Howtousetechnologytopromotebottom-updevelopment.C.Thebenefitsofbuildingruralcomputingcenters.D.Howtomeettheneedoffoodhealthandsecurityinpoorcountries.
  • DIenteredhighschoolhavingreadhundredsofbooks.ButIwasnotagoodreader.MerelybookishIlackedapointofviewwhenIreaD.RatherIreadinordertogetapointofview.Isearchedbooksforgoodexpressionsandsayingspiecesofinformationideasthemes—anythingtoenrichmythoughtandmakemefeeleducateD.Whenoneofmyteacherssuggestedtohissleepytenth-gradeEnglishclassthatapersoncouldnothaveacomplicatedideauntilhehadreadatleasttwothousandbooksIheardthewordswithoutrecognizingeitheritsirony嘲讽oritsverycomplicatedtruth.ImerelydeterminedtomakealistofallthebooksIhadeverreaD.StrictwithmyselfIincludedonlyonceatitleImighthavereadseveraltimes.Howafterallcouldonereadabookmorethanonce?AndIincludedonlythosebooksoverahundredpagesinlength.Couldanythingshorterbeabook?TherewasyetanotherhighschoollistImadE.OnedayIcameacrossanewspaperarticleaboutanEnglishprofessoratanearbystatecollegE.ThearticlehadalistofthehundredmostimportantbooksofWesternCivilization.MorethananythingelseinmylifetheprofessortoldthereporterwithfinalityfirmlythesebookshavemademeallthatIam.ThatwasthekindofwordsIcouldn’tignorE.Ikeptthelistfortheseveralmonthsittookmetoreadallofthetitles.MostbooksofcourseIhardlyunderstooD.WhilereadingPlato'sTheRepublicforexampleIneededtokeeplookingattheintroductionofthebooktoremindmyselfwhatthetextwasabout.Howeverwiththespecialpatienceandsuperstition迷信ofaschoolboyIlookedateverywordofthetext.AndbythetimeIreachedthelastwordpleasedIpersuadedmyselfthatIhadreadTheRepublicandseriouslycrossedPlatooffmylist68.Onhearingtheteacher'ssuggestionofreadingthewriterthought_______.A.onemustreadasmanybooksaspossibleB.astudentshouldnothaveacomplicatedideaC.itwasimpossibleforonetoreadtwothousandbooksD.studentsoughttomakealistofthebookstheyhadread69.Whileathighschoolthewriter_______.A.hadplansforreadingB.learnedtoeducatehimselfC.onlyreadbooksover100pagesD.readonlyonebookseveraltimes70.Thewriter'spurposeinmentioningTheRepublicisto_______.A.explainwhyitwasincludedinthelistB.describewhyheseriouslycrosseditoffthelistC.showthathereadthebooksblindlythoughtheywerehardtounderstandD.provethatheunderstoodmostofitbecausehehadlookedateveryword71Thewriterprovidestwobookliststo_______.A.showhowhedevelopedhispointofviewB.tellhisreadingexperienceathighschoolC.introducethetwopersons'readingmethodsD.explainthathereadmanybooksathighschool
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项AMr.Brozinaisasinglefatherandanelementaryschoollibrarianwhoreadsaloudforaliving.WhenhisdaughterKristenhitfourthgradeheproposedTheStreak:toseeiftheycouldreadtogetherfor100straightbedtimeswithoutmissingoncE.WhenTheStreakreached100theycelebratedwithapancakebreakfastandKristenwhisperedIthinkweshouldtryfor1000nights.Mr.Brozinawasdelightedbutwhathewasthinkingwasathousandnights?!Ithoughtwe'llneverdoitherecalleD.Andthenwegotto1000andwesaid'Howcanwestop?'For3218nightsandsomemorningsifMr.Brozinawascominghometoolatetoread.TheStreakwenton.Itprogressedfrompicturebookstomiddle-schoolclassicstoHarryPotterAgathaChristieDickensandShakespearecontinuingonuntilKristen'sfirstdayofcollegE.Inthosenine-plusyearstheysurvivedmanyclosecalls.WhenKristenwasstillinelementaryschoolherfatherwenttoWashington.Thephonerangat10:45atthehotelanditwasKristenMr.BrozinarecalleD.Shesaid'DadweforgotTheStreak!'FortunatelyIalwaystraveledwithseveralbooksandwereadrightthenandtherE.ThisspringKristengraduatedfromRowan'University.Shehasperformedasyou'dexpectforaproductofTheStreakanEnglishmajorwitha3.94averagE.ShealsowontwonationalwritingcontestswasaneditorofthehumoraridliterarypublicationsandwontheannualEnglishdepartmentawarD.56.AccordingtothepassageMr.Brozinaandhisdaughterreadtogetherfor.A.100bedtimesB.1000nightsC.overnineyearsD.nearly3000nightsandsomemornings57.InthepassagetheunderlinedphraseinParagraph1probablymeans_____.A.theperiodoftimeforreadingtogetherB.mechildren'sbookC.thespecialnightC.theschoolwork58.HowhasKristenbenefitedfromreadingwithherfather?A.Shehasgrownclosertoherfather.B.Shehasbecomeaschoollibrarianherself.C.Shehasperformedwellatuniversity.D.Shehaswonmanyreadingawards.59.Thispassageisaboutafatherwho_____.A.isverystrictinhisworkB.enjoysreadingwhentravellingC.makeshisdaughterlovereadingD.hasahardtimebringinguphisdaughter
  • Almosteveryonelikesdogsandalmosteveryonelikesreadingstoriesaboutdogs.IhaveafrienD.Thefriendhasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.Policedogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackforalongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfrienD.HestayedalongtimE.HetalkedandtalkeD.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalk.ButthevisitorstillstayeD.JackbecameveryworrieD.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinuedtalking.FinallyJackcouldn'tstandit.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistimeheheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthandranoutoftheroom.Jackisthenameof____.A.ayoungmanB.apolicemanC.apolicedogD.agoodfriendInthisstorythewordvisitormeans____.A.theyoungmanB.thewriterofthisstoryC.thepolicedogD.thefriendThevisitorpaidnoattentiontothedogbecause____.A.hedidn'tseethedogB.hedidn'tlikethedogC.hewasafraidofthedogD.hedidn'tunderstandwhatthedogmeantThedogheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthtoshowthat____.A.helikedthehatverymuchB.hewantedthevisitortoleaveimmediatelyC.hewantedtothrowthehatawayD.hewantedtoputonthehatWhichoneisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Everyonemustlikedogs.B.MyfriendnameisJACKC.Thevisitorpaidnoattentiontomyfriend’sbehavior.D.JACKisclever..
  • BSirRichardBransontodayoffereda$25000000prizeforscientistswhofindawaytosavetheplanetfromtheeffectsofclimatechangE.SupportedbytheformerUSvice-presidentA1GoreandotherenvironmentaliststhebossofVirginAtlanticairlinescalledforscientiststocomeupwithawaytotakegreenhousegasesoutoftheatmospherE.Whatwearedoingismakingsurewegetthemostcarbondioxide-friendlyplanes.Wepromisethat100%ofprofitswemakefromourtransportationbusinessareputintothingsliketheprizewe'veofferedtoday.Weshallconvincepeoplethatwearefacingathreatwhichisurgentandthere’snosuperhero.Wehavenohopeofameaningfulsolutionunlesswefindawaytoworktogether.hesaiD.MrGoresaidglobalwarmingwasman-madeandwasliketotheplanetsufferingfromafever.HesaidHumanshadslippedintoawayofthinkingthatwascenteredon‘shorttermsatisfaction’andnowmeetthechallengeof‘transformingourselvesandchangingthestructuresofeverythingwedo’hesaiD.ReactingtothelaunchoftheprizeTonyJupitertheFriendsoftheEarth'sdirectorwarnedagainstwastingtimewaitingfornewinventions.HesaidSirRichard'sinitiative初衷mayencourageinventorstodevelopawondertechnologytodealwithcarbondioxideoftheatmospherE.ButmanyofthewayssuchasenergyefficiencyandrenewablesalreadyexistanditisessentialthatthesebeputintopracticeassoonaspossiblE.MoreoverSirRichardmustalsolookathisbusinessactivitiesandthecontributiontheymaketoclimatechangE.TheworldwillfinditverydifficulttosettleclimatechangeifairtravelcontinuestoexpandandspacetourismisdevelopeD.40.SirRichardBransonis________.A.ascientistconcernedforclimatechangeB.abusinessmanworkingforA1GoreC.thebossofVirginAtlanticairlinesD.thedirectoroftheFriendsoftheEarth41.ThepurposeofusingA1Gore'squotationwasto_______A.askpeopletochangethewayofthinkingB.compareglobalwarmingtoanEarth'sfeverC.showhowseriousandurgenttheproblemisD.callformoreattentiontothelaunchoftheprize42.Whatisfilemainideaofthepassage?A.Itisimportantforpeopletosaveourplanet.B.HumansaretoblameforcausingclimatechangE.C.ScientistsaretryingtotakecarbondioxideoutoftheatmospherE.D.A.prizewasofferedforsolutionstoglobalwarming.43.HowwasTonyJupiter’sattitudetospacetourism?A.NegativE.B.PositivE.C.OptimistiC.D.Neutral中立.
  • ShortandshyBenSaunderswasthelastkidinhisclasspickedforanysportsteam.Footballtenniscricket—anythingwitharoundballIwasuselesshesaysnowwithalaugh.ButbackthenhewastheobjectofjokesinschoolgymclassesinEngland’sruralDevonshirE.Itwasamountainbikehereceivedforhis15thbirthdaythatchangedhim.Atfirsttheteenwentbikingaloneinanearbyforest.ThenhebegantocyclealongwitharunnerfrienD.GraduallySaunderssethismindbuildinguphisbodyincreasinghisspeedstrengthandendurancE.Atage18heranhisfirstmarathon.ThefollowingyearhemetJohnRidgwaywhobecamefamousinthe1960sforrowinganopenboatacrosstheAtlanticOcean.SaunderswashiredasaninstructoratRidgway’sschoolofAdventureinScotlandwherehelearnedabouttheolderman’scold-waterexploits成就.IntriguedSaundersreadallhecouldaboutArcticexplorersandNorthPoleexpeditionsthendecidedthatthiswouldbehisfuturE.JourneystothePolearen’ttheusualholidaysforBritishcountryboysandmanypeopledismissedhisdreamasfantasy.JohnRidgwaywasoneofthefewwhodidn’tsay‘Youarecompletelycrazy’Saunderssays.In2001afterbecomingaskilledskierSaundersstartedhisfirstlong-distanceexpeditiontowardtheNorthPolE.Hesufferedfrostbitehadacloserencounter遭遇withapolarbearandpushedhisbodytothelimit.SaundershassincebecometheyoungestpersontoskialonetotheNorthPoleandhe’sskiedmoreoftheArcticbyhimselfthananyotherBriton.Hisoldplaymateswouldnotbelievethetransformation.ThisOctoberSaunders27headssouthtoexplorefromthecoastofAntarcticatotheSouthPoleandbackan1800-milejourneythathasneverbeencompletedonskis.46.TheturningpointinSaunders’lifecamewhen_______.A.hestartedtoplayballgamesB.hegotamountainbikeatage15C.heranhisfirstmarathonatage18D.hestartedtoreceiveRidgway’straining47.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRidgway_______.A.dismissedSaunders’dreamasfantasyB.builtuphisbodytogetherwithSaundersC.hiredSaundersforhiscold-waterexperienceD.wonhisfameforhisvoyageacrosstheAtlantic48.WhatdoweknowaboutSaunders?A.HeonceworkedataschoolinScotlanD.B.HefollowedRidgwaytoexploretheNorthPolE.C.HewaschosenfortheschoolsportsteamasakiD.D.HewasthefirstBritontoskialonetotheNorthPolE.49.TheunderlinedwordIntriguedinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.ExcitedB.ConvincedC.DelightedD.Fascinated50.ItcanbeinferredthatSaunders’journeytotheNorthPole________.A.wasaccompaniedbyhisoldplaymatesB.setarecordintheNorthPoleexpeditionC.wassupportedbyotherArcticexplorersD.madehimwell-knowninthe1960s
  • Einsteinwasbornin1879inGermany.Asachildhewasslowtolearntotalk.AsapupilhewasbackwarD.Butwhenhewasfourteenyearsoldhebecameclever.Hetaughthimselfmathsfromtextbooks.Hestudiedhardbecausehewantedtobeaphysicist.In1901Einsteinbeganteaching.In1902hecontinuedhisstudiesattheUniversityofZurich.Severalyearslaterheformulated系统地阐述hisfamousTheoryofRelativity相对论.Tomostpeoplethelawofrelativityisdifficulttoexplain.ButonceEinsteinexplainedittoagroupofyoungstudents.HesaidWhenyousitwithagoodgirlfortwohoursyouthinkitisonlyaminutE.Butwhenyousitonahotstoveforaminuteyouthinkit'stwohours.Thatisrelativity.AfterHitlercameintopowerinGermanyEinsteinwenttoAmericA.In1940EinsteinbecameanAmericancitizen.In1955Einstein'slifeendedattheageofseventy-six.36.WhenEinsteinwasapupiloftwelvehe_______.A.wasnotquickinlearningtotalkB.waspoorinhisstudiesC.studiedveryhardD.hardlylaggedbehind37.Thelawofrelativityis_______.A.veryhardformostpeopletounderstandB.toohardforEinsteinhimselftoexplainC.toohardtoexplaintoanybodyexceptEinsteinD.easytounderstandonlyfortheyoungstudents38.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.TheGermansowedtheirscientificprogresstoEinstein.B.TheAmericansowedalltheireconomicdevelopmenttoEinstein.C.EinsteinowedagreatdealtothemodernworlD.D.EinsteinmadeaverygreatcontributiontomodernsciencE.39.Thetitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.A.TheoryofRelativityB.AnAmericanCitizenC.AlbertEinsteinD.Einstein'sContribution
  • MicrosoftfounderBillGateshasrecoveredhisspotatthetopoftheUSmoneyheaptakingtheplaceofInvestorWarrenBuffettasAmerica'srichestpersonForbesmagazine'slatestlistreveals.With57billiondollarsnetworthGatesagainleadsthelistof400richestindividualsintheworld’swealthiestcountry.HedisplacedBuffettwhobrieflyheldthepositionthisyearbutwhohasseenhisBerkshireHathawayinvestmentgroup'ssharesslip15percentsinceFebruaryandisnowworth50billion.AccordingtoForbeswhoselistwaspublishedlateWednesdaythegolden400have1.3billiondollarsnetworthormorE.Howevertheircombinednetworthroseonly30billiondollarsortwopercentto1.57trilliondollars.Forbessaidthatrisingoilanddizzyartpricesfuelledtheentryof31newmembersintotheultra-richclubandthereturnofeightpreviousmembers.A.notablearrivalwasMarkZuckerberg24founderofthesocialnetworkingsiteFacebook脸谱网.Forbesestimateshisworthat1.5billiondollars.Meanwhileturmoil动荡onthestockandhousingmarketssaw33othersdropoffthelistincludingformerheadofthetroubledinsurancegiantAIGMauriceGreenbergandaformerheadoftheonlineauctionsiteeBayMargaretWhitman.BiggestgainerswereledbyNewYorkMayorMichaelBloombergwhotookeighthplacewith20billiondollarsworthafteratransaction交易putanewvalueonhisBloombergmediaandfinancialdatanetwork.Thebiggestloserwascasino赌场娱乐场所tycoonSheldonAdelsonwhosefortunefell13billiondollarsover12months--theequivalentto1.5milliondollarsanhour--althoughhestillhas15billiondollarsandoccupies15thplacE.Abouttwothirdsofthelistareself-madebillionairesandjustover10percentarewomenledbytelevisionstarOprahWinfreywhosefortunerose200milliondollarsto2.7billiondollars.68.AccordingtoForbesWarrenBuffetisworth________.A.57billiondollarsB.50billiondollarsC.1.5billiondollarsD.20billiondollars69.31newmembersenteredtheultra-richclubasaresultof________.A.turmoilonthestockandhousingmarketB.mediaandfinancialdatanetworkC.risingoilanddizzyartpricesD.investment70.ThepurposeoftheauthorusingthetelevisionstarOprahWinfreyasanexampleisto_________.A.tellthereadersthattelevisionstarsmakemoneyeasilyB.provethatamillionairecanbecomeabillionaireC.womencanalsobebillionairesD.tellthereadersthatmostofthebillionairesareself-made
  • 第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ASavingthePlanetwithEarth-FriendlyBambooProductsJackieHeinricher’sloveaffairwithbamboostartedinherbackyarD.AsachildIrememberplayingamongthegoldenbamboomydadhadplantedandwhentherewasaslightwindthebamboossoundedreallymusical.A.fisheriesbiologistHeinricher47plannedtoworkinthesalmonindustryinSeattlewhereshelivedwithherhusbandGuyThornburghbutshefoundittoocompetitivE.Thenhergardengavehertheideaforabusiness:She’dplanted20bambooforestsontheirseven-acrefarm.HeinricherstartedBoo-ShootGardensin1998.SherealizedearlyonwhatisjustnowbeginningtobeknowntotherestoftheworlD.Itcanbeusedtomakefishingpolesskateboardsbuildingsfurniturefloorsandevenclothing.Anaddedbonus:Bambooabsorbsfourtimesasmuchcarbondioxideasagroupofhardwoodtreesandreleases35percentmoreoxygen.Firstshehadtofindawaytomass-producetheplants—atoughtasksincebambooflowerscreateseedonlyonceevery50to100years.Anddividingabambooplantfrequentlykillsit.HeinricherappealedtoRandyBurratissuecultureexperttohelpher.Peoplekepttellinguswe’dneverfigureitoutsaysHeinricher.Othershadworkedonitfor27years!IbelievedinwhatweweredoingthoughsoIjustkeptgoing.Shewasrighttofeelasenseofurgency.BambooforestsarebeingrapidlyusedupandaUnitedNationsreportshowedthateventhoughbambooishighlyrenewableasmanyashalfoftheworld’sspeciesarethreatenedwithdyingout.Heinricherknewthatbamboocouldmakeasignificantimpactoncarbonemissions排放andworldeconomiesbutonlyifhugenumberscouldbeproduceD.Andthat’sjustwhatsheandBurrfiguredoutafternineyearsofexperiments—awaytogrowmillionsofplants.Byplacingcuttingsintesttubeswithsaltsvitaminsplanthormonesandseaweedgeltheygottheplantstogrowandthenraisedtheminsoilingreenhouses.NotlongafteritBurr’slabhitfinancialdifficulties.Heinricherhadnoexperiencerunningatissuecultureoperationbutshewasn’tpreparedtoquit.SosheboughtthelaB.TodayHeinricherheadsupaprofitablemultimillion-dollarcompanyworkingonspeciesfromallovertheworldandsellingthemtowholesalers.Ifyouwanttofarmbambooit’shardtodowithouttheyoungplantsandthat’swhatwehaveshesaysproudly.56.Whatwasthemainproblemwithplantingbamboowidely?A.Theydidn’thaveenoughyoungbamboo.B.TheywereshortofmoneyandexperiencE.C.Theydidn’thaveabigenoughfarmtodoit.D.TheywerenotunderstoodbyotherpeoplE.57.WhatdoesHeinricherthinkofbamboo?A.RenewableandacceptableB.ProductiveandflexiblE.C.Usefulandearth-friendly.D.StrongandprofitablE.58.TheunderlinedwordrenewableinParagraph6probablymeans________.A.abletobereplacednaturallyB.abletoberaiseddifficultlyC.abletobeshapedeasilyD.abletoberecycledconveniently59.Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Heinricher’sloveforbambooledtoherexperimentsinthelaB.B.Heinricher’sdeterminationhelpedhertosucceedinherwork.C.Heinricherstruggledtopreventbamboofromdisappearing.D.Heinricherfinallysucceededinrealizingherchildhooddream.
  • A.youngmanwenttoatownandworkedtherE.HedidnothaveawifeandaservantdidtheworkinhishousE.Theyoungmanlikedlaughingalot.Henailedtheservant’sshoestotheflooronMondayandthenlaughedbecauseheputhisfeetinthemandfelldown.TheservantwasnotangrybutsmileD.ThentheyoungmanputbrushesinhisbedonTuesday.Theservantgotintobedandhitthebrusheswithhisfeet.HewasafraiD.Theyoungmanlaughedloudlyagain.AgaintheservantwasnotangrybutsmileD.ThenonWednesdaytheyoungmansaidtohisservantYou’reanicekindman.Iamnotgoingtobeunkindtoyouagain.TheservantsmiledandsaidAndI’mnotgoingtoputanymoremudfromthestreetinyourcoffeE.Heplayedajokeontheservantbecause.A.hehatedhimB.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefoodtheservantpreparedforhimC.hewantedtogetpleasureD.helikedtoshowoffhimselfWhentheyoungmanplayedajokeonhimtheservantwasnotangrybutsmiledbecause_____.A.helikedtheyoungman’sactionB.makingtheyoungmanlaughishisjobC.hewasafraidtobefiredD.hethoughtheshouldn’tbeangrywithachildWhatdidtheservantdoinreturntotheyoungman?A.HestolesomethingfromthehousE.B.Hegaveasmiletotheyoungman.C.Hehadafightwithhim.D.Heputmudintotheyoungman’scoffeE.Whydidtheyoungmanstopplayingjokesontheservant?Because___.A.theservantshowedkindandnicebehaviortohimB.theservanttoldhimthetruthC.hewantedtobeagoodmanD.hisfathertoldhimtodoso
  • GuChangweiwasthefirstChinesecinematographertobenominated提名foranOscarandheisregardedbyZhangYimouasthebestcinematographerinChinA.GuwasbehindthecameraformanyofZhangYimou’sfamousfilmsincludingtheonethatrocketedZhangtofame:RedSorghum高粱.AndnowthismasterofthevisualhastakenonhisfirstdirectingrolewiththefilmPeacock.SoGuChangweihascomeoutfrombehindthecameraintothespotlight聚光灯.GuChangweiisveryseriousabouthisdirectingPeacock.TogettheauthenticatmosphereGutookhisfilmcrewtothecityofAnyangincentralChina’sHenanprovincewherethestorytookplacetoshootthefilm.Hechoseallnewactorsbecausehedidn’twantstarsappealtoweakenthepowerofthestoryandhealsohadhisactorstrainedinthelocaldialect.ForthisfilmGuhasbeenabletogetoutfrombehindthecameratomanageeveryaspectofthefilmandtorealizehisownidealsinmovie-making.PeacockisaboutthelifeofanaveragefamilyinasmalltowninHenanprovinceinthelate1970sandearly1980s.Guchosethisstoryforhisfirstmoviebecausehegrewupduringthissamepe??riodanditstruckachordwithhim.PeacockwrappedupproductioninJune2004.It’saimedattheforeignfilmmarketandwillbeenteredinFebruary’sBerlinFilmFestivalandreleasedinChinaatthesametimE.ButattheendoflastOctoberGutookPeacocktohisAlmaMatertheBeijingFilmAcademyoneofthemostfa??mousfilmcollegesinChinatoholdapreview.Thefilmwaswarmlyreceivedbybothteachersandstudents.Theunderlinedwordcinematographerreferstoapersonwho________.A.hasbeennominatedforanOscarB.usesacameratoshootfilmsC.directsfirst-classfilmsD.arrangesforcinemashowsGudidn’temploystarsinhisfilmbecause________.A.tarsusuallysticktotheirownactingstylesB.thestarsmaynotbeabletospeakthelocaldialectC.thestarsmaysharetheaudience’sattentionwiththestoryD.itwasnoteasyforhimafreshhandtoinvitestarstojoinhimGuchosesuchastoryforhisfirstmoviebecause________.A.hewasbornintheearly1970sB.hegrewupinHenanprovinceC.hewaspopularinHenanprovinceD.thestoryhadsomethingtodowithhisownexperienceFromthepassagewecanlearnthatPeacock________.A.isthefilmforwhichGuislikelytowinanOscarprizeB.hasalreadybecomepopularbothathomeandabroadC.hasitsproductionstartedlastsummerD.willbepubliclyshowninspring2005PleasechooseapropertitleforthispassagE.A.rombehindthecameraintothespotlightB.ChinesecinematographertobenominatedforOscarC.NewfacestoappearinPeacockD.Peacocktoenterforeignfilmmarket
  • HundredsofpeoplelinedupatGrandCentralTerminalyesterdaybuttheyweren’ttheretocatchatrain.TheycametoNewYorkCity’sfamousrailroadstationtotradeinolddollarbillsforthenewGeorgeWashingtonPresidential苊1coin.Thegold-coloredcoinisthefirstinanewseriesbytheU.S.Mint造币厂thathonorsformerU.S.Presidents.TheMintwillissue发行fourPresidential苊1coinsayearthrough2016.Likethepopular50StateQuartersprogramwhichissuescoinsintheorderinwhicheachstatejoinedtheUnionPresidential苊1coinswillcomeoutintheorderinwhicheachPresidentserveD.TheGeorgeWashingtoncoinisthefirsttobereleaseD.JohnAdamsThomasJeffersonandJamesMadisoncoinswillcomeoutlaterthisyear.ThePresidential苊1coinswillbethesamesizeandcolorastheSacagaweaGoldenDollar.HoweverthereisanimportantdifferencE.Forthefirsttimesincethe1930sthereisaninscription题字ontheedgeofeachcoin.EachcoinwillshowadifferentPresidentonitsfaceorheadsidE.ItwillalsoshowthePresident’snametheorderinwhichheservedandhisyearsinofficE.TheothersideofthecoinwillshowtheStatueofLibertyandtheinscriptionsUnitedStatesofAmericaand苊1.TherewillbeonePresidential苊1coinforeachPresidentexceptGroverClevelanD.Hewillhavetwo!ClevelandistheonlyU.S.Presidenttohaveservedtwononconsecutive不连续的terms.ThelastPresidentscheduledtogetacoinisGeraldFordbecauseaPresidentmusthavebeendeadfortwoyearsbeforehecanbeonacoin.Whydidpeoplelineupattherailwaystation?A.Tobooktraintickets.B.Toexchangemoney.C.Tovisitacoinshow.D.Tovisitthestationitself.InwhichorderwillthePresidential苊1coinscomeout?A.EachstatejoinedtheUnion.B.EachPresidentwasborn.C.EachPresidenttookofficE.D.EachPresidentdieD.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.therearenowordsontheSacagaweaGoldenDollarB.thenewcoincanbuymorethantheoldcoinC.thenewcointakesonawhitecolorD.theSacagaweaGoldenDollarisbiggerWhywillGroverClevelandhavetwocoins?A.HeservedlongerthananyotherPresident.B.HeisthemostfamousPresidentintheU.S.C.Heistheonlyonewhohasservedtwoterms.D.Heservedtwotermsbutnotcontinuously.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Presidential苊1coinissueD.B.DifferentwaystohonorPresidents.C.ThedifferencesbetweenPresidential苊1coinandothercoins.D.Collectionsofolddollarbills.
  • 第二部分.阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分阅读下面五篇短文从每题后所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案ManytimesmyfriendJunewouldsayIfIevergetrichI’mgettingacompletelynewwardrobeandmovingintoabiggerapartment.IthoughtofherwordsandherchancesofbeingrichareaboutasgoodasminE.Buttoeveryone’ssurpriseafewyearsagoJunedidcomeintoalargeinheritance遗产.AtfirstJunesaidverylittleaboutthemoney.Astheinitial最初的shockdisappearedshebecameexciteD.JuneisagreatbelieverinmakinglistssoIwasn’tsurprisedtofindherwritingdownallthewaysshewouldspendhernewwealth.Astimewentonwhathadbeenmidwaydownthecolumnwasnowatthetop.AtlastIsaidtoherYouknowitisn’tnecessarytospendallyourinheritanceatoncE.Takesometime;thinkaboutit.IknowIknowsheansweredwithalittlebitanger.ThenonemorningJunecalleD.I’vedecidedhowIwanttousemynewinheritancE.IwanttoseewhatyouthinkshesaiD.Thiswasn’tsomethingIlookedforwardtobutwehadbeenfriendssolong.AswesatJunespreadasheetofpaperonthetablE.Tomygreatsurpriseshehadwrittenonlytwowords:Charities慈善andGrandchildren---inthatorder.ThoughIhadvowed发誓tokeepquietIcouldn’tkeepfromaskinghowshecametothisdecision.WellshesaidItookyouradviceandthoughtaboutit.SheaddedHelpingothersmeansalottomesoI’mhopingthisgiftwillhelppeopleinneeD.IinterrupteD.Butwhataboutthisbigapartmentyoumosthopetohave?Atfirstitwashardbutitdoesn’tseemasimportantanymoresheansweredwithasmilE.ThenJunemovedherhandandIcouldseeafewwordswrittenintinylettersatthebottomofthepagE.AfterhavingalookatthesmallprintIburstintolaughter.Junehadwritten:ANDonenewwardrobE.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter____________.A.wasricherthanherfriendJuneB.wasnoricherthanherfriendJuneC.waspoorerthanherfriendJuneD.wasinterestedinmoneyasJuneAftermakingalistofhowtodealwithherinheritanceJune___________.A.didn’tchangeitatallB.hadaquarrelwiththewriterC.askedthewriterforadviceD.oftenmadesomechangesofitWhenJunecalledthewritertotalkabouthernewdecisionthewriter___________.A.feltthatJunewoulddosomethingmeaningfulB.refusedatfirstbutchangedhermindlaterC.waseagertolearnmoreaboutthenewlistD.haddecidednottomakeanycommentsonJune’slistWecanlearnfromthetextthat______________.A.helpingothersismoreimportantthanbuyingabiggerapartmentB.friendshipdoesn’tmeanacceptingtheshortcomingsofafriendC.givingawayone’swealthneedstimeandcourageD.moneycan’tbringpeoplerealandlastinghappiness
  • D.Our16-year-olddaughterstartedtosmokelastChristmas.Itkilledmetoseethatlovelygirlwithacigarette香烟inhermouth.ItoldherhowIfelt.MarthacontinuedtosmokesayingIt'smylifeandsoon.Itoldherifshedidn'tstopsmokingIwouldn'tsendhertocollegE.Sheagreedtogiveitup.LastnighttherewascigarettesmellonMartha'sbreath.ShehadtosayshehadbrokenherworD.NowImustdowhatI'vesaidtopunish惩罚her.Marthaisunusuallybrightandwantstoteachchildren.I'mworkingfull-timetoputheroldersisterthroughschoolandwoulddothesameforMarthA.Myhusband'spayisgoodbutwithpricesgoingupallthetimewecouldnevereducatethegirlsunlessIkeptonworking.Mytheory理论isthatifsmokingismoreimportanttoMarthathancollegeI'mafooltoworktoputherthroughcollegE.68.Whydidthemotherfeelsad?A.BecauseherdaughterfailedtogotocollegE.B.Becauseherdaughtertriedtokillher.C.BecauseherdaughterpromisedtosmokenomorE.D.Becauseherdaughtergotusedtosmoking.69.ThemotherwarnedthatifMarthadidn'tgiveupsmokingshewould______.A.refusetogiveMarthaanymoneyB.notbeMartha'smotherC.refusetopayforMartha'scollegeeducationD.notletMarthateachchildren70.WhatdidMarthareallydoaftermotherwarnedher?A.ShefailedtokeepherpromisE.B.ShekeptherpromisE.C.Shemanagedtogiveupsmoking.D.Shebrokesomethinghermothergiveher.71.Themothersaidthat______.A.MarthawasusuallyastupidgirlB.thoughMartha'sfatherreceivedhighpayitwasnotenoughfortheirtwogirls'collegeeducationC.aseverythingwasbecomingmoreandmoreexpensivethetwogirlshadtoworkhardtopayfortheireducationD.shelikedMartha'ssisterbuthatedMartha72.Themotherthoughtthat______.A.shewasafoolishwomanworkinghardB.itwasrightforhertopullMarthaoutofcollegeC.smokingwastoobadahabit习惯forayounggirlD.Marthawouldratherloseherlifethanstopsmoking
  • 2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷AIfyouweretowalkuptoArthurBonnerandsayHeyButterflyManhisfacewouldbreakintoasmilE.Thetitlesuitshim.Andhelovesit.ArthurBonnerworkswiththePalosVerdesbluebutterfly蝴蝶oncethoughttohavediedout.Todaythebutterflyiscomingback—thankstohim.Butyearsagoifyou’dtoldhimthiswaswhathe’dbedoingsomedayhewouldhavelaughedYou’recrazy.Asaboyheusedtobealittletoughguyonthestreets.Atagethirteenhewascaughtbypoliceforstealing.Ateighteenhelandedinprisonforshootingaman..IknewithadhurtmymomBonnersaidafterhegotoutofprison.SoItoldmyselfIwouldnotputmymomthroughthatpainagain.OnedayhemetProfessorMattoniwhowasworkingtorebuildthehabitat栖息地foranendangeredbutterflycalledElSegundobluE.Isawthesign‘ButterflyHabitat’andasked‘Howcanyouhaveahabitatwhenthebutterfliescanjustflyaway?’Bonnerrecalls.Dr.Mattonilaughedandhandedmeamagnifyingglass放大镜‘Lookattheleaves.’Icouldseeallthesecaterpillars蝴蝶的幼虫ontheplant.DrMattoniexplained‘Withouttheplanttherearenobutterflies.’WeekslaterBonnerreceivedacallfromDr.Mattoniwhotoldhimtherewasabutterflythatneededhelp.ThatwashowhemetthePalosVerdesbluE.Sincethenhe’sbeenworkingforfouryearstohelpbringthebutterflyback.Hegrowsastragalustheonlyplantthebutterflyeats.Hecollectsbutterfliesandbringsthemintoalabtolayeggs.Thenheputsnewbutterfliesintothehabitat.Thebutterfly’spopulationoncealmostzeroisnowupto900.FortheirworkBonnerandDr.Mattonireceivedlotsofawards.ButforBonnerheearnedsomethingmore:heturnedhislifearounD.ForsixyearsnowBonnerhaskepthispromisetostayoutofprison.Whilehe’sbringingbackthePalosVerdesbluethebutterflyhashelpedbringhimbacktoo.41.WhenhewasyoungArthurBonner_______.A.brokethelawandendedupinprisonB.wasfondofshootingandhurthismomC.oftenlaughedatpeopleonthestreetsD.oftencaughtbutterfliesandtookthemhome42.BonnercametoknowthePalosVerdesblueafterhe_______.A.foundthebutterflyhaddiedoutB.wonmanyprizesfromhisprofessorC.metDr.MattoniaprofessorofbiologyD.collectedbutterfliesandputthemintoalab43.Fromthelastsentenceofthetextwelearnthatraisingbutterflieshas_________.A.madeBonnerfamousB.changedBonner’slifeC.broughtBonnerwealthD.enrichedBonner’sknowledge44.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.PromisetoMomB.A.ManSavedbyButterfliesC.A.StoryofButterfliesD.A.JobOfferedbyDr.Mattoni
  • IV.ReadingComprehension40pointsA.SofarasIknowMissHannahwasthefirstpersontogivethebasicdifferencebetweenworkandlabor.Tobehappyamanmustfeelfirstlyfreeandsecondlyimportant.Hecannotbereallyhappyifheisforcedbysocietytodowhathedoesnotenjoydoingorwhatheenjoysdoinglowlythoughtofbysocietyasvaluelessorunimportant.InasocietywhereslaveryinthestrictsensehasbeengotridofthesignthatwhatamandoesisofsocialvalueisthatheispaidmoneytodoitbutalaborertodaycanrightlybecalledawageslavE.A.manisalaborerifthejobthatsocietyoffershimisnotinterestingtohimselfbuthehastotakeitjustowingtothenecessityofearningalivingandsupportinghisfamily.Theoppositesidetolaborisplay.Whenweplayagameweenjoywhatwearedoingotherwiseweshouldnotplayitbutitisapurelyprivateactivity;andsocietycouldnotcarelesswhetherweplayitornot.Betweenlaborandplaystandswork.A.manisaworkerifheispersonallyinterestedinthejobwhichsocietypayshimtodo;whatfromthepointviewofsocietyisnecessarylaborisfromhisownpointofviewwillingplay.Whetherajobistobeclassifiedaslabororworkdependsnotonthejobitselfbutonthetastesoftheindividualwhodoesit.Thedifferencedoesnotforexampleagreewiththedifferencebetweenaphysicalandamentaljob;agardeneroracoppermaybeaworkerabankclerkisalaborer.WhichamaniscanbeseenfromhisattitudetowardleisurE.Toaworkerleisuremeanssimplythehoursheneedstorelaxandrestinordertoworkefficiently.Heisthereforemorelikelytotaketoolittleleisurethantoomuch;workersdieofheartattackandforgettheirwives'birthday.Tothelaborerontheotherhandleisuremeansfreedomfromcompulsion强迫sothatitisnaturalforhimtoimaginethatthefewerhourshehastospendlaboringandthemorehoursheisfreetoplaythebetter.56.A.manfeelshappywhen____________.A.heissupposedtodowhatisimportantinhisopinionB.hehastotakeajobtoearnalivingandsupporthisfamilyC.heisdoingsomethingpersonallyinterestingandsociallyvaluableD.whatheenjoysdoingiswhathethinkshighlyof57.Thereasonwhyalaborercanbecalledawageslaveisthat___________.A.hehasafamilytosupportB.hiswagesareaslowaswhataslaveusedtomakeC.societydoesn'tcarewhetherheplaysornotD.heisdoingthejobonlyformoneynotforinterest58.Whetherajobcanbeclassifiedaslabororworkdependson_____________.A.whetheritisaphysicalormentalB.thetastesofthepersonwhodoesitC.theattitudeofthesocietytowarditD.thenecessityofthejobtothesocietyandindividual59.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WhethertoWorkortoPlayB.WorkLaborandPlayC.DifferencesbetweenLaborandPlayD.LeisureKeytoWorkLaborandPlay
  • A.10-year-oldboyfatallyshothisfatherFridaystrikinghimseveraltimesashesatinthefrontseatofaSUVtopickuptheboyfromhismother’shomeforaweekendvisit.Theincidenthappenedabout3:45p.m.onacul-de-sac死胡同inthe1700blockofCedarCoveCourtsaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.AninvestigationfoundthatRickJamesLohstroh41wasshotbyhissonwhowassittinginthebackseatoftheman’sToyota4-RunnersaidSgt.B.E.WilliamsoftheHarrisCountySheriff’sDepartment.TheshootingtookplaceoutsidethehomeofLohstroh’sex-wifewheretheboyliveswithhismotheranda7-year-oldbrother.We’renotcertainofanythinguntilwefinishourinvestigationWilliamssaiD.Theinformationwehaveatthistimeisthatthe10-year-olddidfiretheweapon.Themotherandthe7-year-oldwereinsidethehousewhentheshootingoccurredsaidWilliams.Williamssaidthegunbelongedtotheboy’smother.Afterfiringshotsthroughthebackseattheboyexited退出thebackofthevehicleandcontinuedtofireatthecar.ThemandiedonthewaytoMemorialHermanHospital.LohstrohwasadoctorattheUniversityofTexasMedicalBranch.Themanandwomansharedcustody监护ofthechildren.WilliamssaidthemotherandtheboywerestillinthehometalkingtoinvestigatorsFridaynight.Neighborsdescribedthefamilyasbeingquietandkeepingtothemselves.JustinGray17waswalkingintheneighborhoodwhenheheardgunshots.We’vehadasuicide自杀inthisneighborhoodoncebutneveranythinglikethisGraysaiD.Thebesttitleforthenewsshouldbe.A.A.BoyShotHisFatherB.ShootingKillaFatherC.AnUnbelievableTragedyD.A.Ten-Year-OldBoy’sCrueltyWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenews?A.Thefatherisnotresponsiblefortheboy.B.Thefamilydon’tlikeassociatingwiththeirneighbours.C.TheboyliveswithRickJamesLohstroh.D.Theboyhasnobrothersorsisters.Whatcanweinferfromthereport?A.ThetragedyhappenedbecausetheboyhadseentoomanyfilmsshowingviolencE.B.Theboykilledhisfatherafterhequarreledwithhisfather.C.SuchthingsoftenoccurredinthisneighbourhooD.D.Theboy’sparentsgotdivorced离婚.Thereasonwhytheboyshothisfather.A.isclearB.can’tbemadeoutC.isnotknownD.isquitesimple
  • BJust7kmeastofSydney’scitycenterliesAustralia’smostfamousbeach–Bondiwithitsgloriousstripofgoldensandandbluewater.OtherdelightfulsurfbeachesandsmallbaysstretchsouthtoMaroubrawhiletheharboursuburbstothenorthoffersandybaysandthebushlandofSydneyHarbourNationalPark.ThelifesavingmovementwasfoundedinAustraliaintheearly1900sandnowBondiandBronteeachclaimtobetheworld’sfirstsurfclub.1.BeachesSurfandsandfromBonditoMaroubrapluscalmharbourbeaches.●WithitsrollingsurfandlongareofsandBondiistheregion’sbest-knownbeachandtheliveliestofalltheoceansuburbs.●FourmoresurfbeachesliesouthofBondi—TamaramaBronteCoogeeandMaroubra—aswellascalmerClovellyandCordonsBay.
  • CSusanSontag1933—2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliteraturE.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.WithgreateffortandseriousjudgmentSontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculturE.SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasureofpopculturE.InNotesCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle—knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforwarD.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的性格aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthediseasE.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfamE.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefendingistheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.64.TheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphlmeansSontag____________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture65.Shefirstwonhernamethrough____________.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookIllnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikePartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings66.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon____________.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing67.FromtheworksSusanpublishedinthe1970sand1980swecanlearnthat_____.A.shewasmoreamoralistthanasensualistB.shewasmoreasensualistthanamoralistC.shebelievedrepressedpersonalitiesmainlyledtoillnessD.shewouldliketore-examineoldpositions
  • 2010??冀州二模Averydisruptive扰乱型的six-yearoldchildkickedmylegsandclawedatmyhandsaidoneteacher.Ibrokeupafightandwaskickedbetweenmylegssaidanother.Manypeoplehaveheardstorieslikethis.Butthesituationismoreworryingstillanditinvolvesparents.Everychildregardlessofthecircumstancesintowhichtheyarebornhastherighttoachievetheirpotentialregardlessoftheirparents’wealthandclass.Andwerecognizethatasanationitisalongwaytoachievethisgoal.Butrightscomewithresponsibilitiesandwhatworriespeopleisthatweareindangerofneglectingthelatter.Fartoomanychildrenarebehavingbadlyatschooleventothepointofbeingviolenttostaff.Thisisterribleenoughbutitishardtobesurprisedsincemanychildrenarejustmirroringthebehavioroftheirparents.Toomanyarestartingschoolunabletoholdaknifeandforkunusedtoeatingatatableandunabletousethelavatoryproperly.Weareindangerofbecominganationoffamilieslivingseparatelivesunderoneroof.Thebedroomonceaplacetosleephasbecomethelivingspacefortheyoung.Spendinghoursinfrontofcomputerscreensonsocialnetworkingsitesorbeingimmersedincomputergameschildrenandyoungpeoplespendlittletimewiththeirparents.Parentsareunabletomonitorjustwhattheirchildrenarewatching.Schoolscannotrightthewrongsofsocietyandteacherscannotbecomesubstituteparents.Bothpartiesneedtoworktogether.Parentsmustbehelpedandgivenconfidencetotakebackcontrol.Theyareresponsibleforsettingboundariesfortheirchildren’sbehaviorandstickingtothoseboundarieswhenthegoinggetstough.Theyareresponsibleforsettingagoodexampletotheirchildrenandfordevotingthatmostpreciousofresources—time—sothatchildrencometoschoolreadyandarewillingtolearn.Intheopinionofthewriterwhatproblemdopeopleignore?A.TheschoolviolencE.B.Thepressureofstudents’learning.C.Therighttoachievestudentspotential.D.theresponsibilitiesofthestudents.Thewriter’sattitudetothebehaviorsofparentsmaybethatof________.A.dissatisfiedB.unconcernC.understandingD.toleranceTheunderlinedpartinParA.4maymeans__________.A.parentsandchildrenliveintheirseparateroomsB.parentscarelittleaboutchildren’slifeathomeC.childrendon’tlivewiththeirparentsinthesameroomD.athomechildrenliveadifferentlifefromthatofparentsWhatmightbemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?Children’sbehavioratschoolisworryingpeopleParentsexpectschoolstocorrecttheirchildren’sbadhabitsThereisnopointinparents’teachingchildrenathomeDon’tblameteacherswhenit’sparentswhoarefailing
  • BIstartedteachingEnglishabroadwhenIwas22soonafterIgraduatedfromuniversity.I’m35nowandhavebeendoingiteversincE.Ifyouwanttotraveltheworldthere’reafewwaystoearnmoneywhileyoudoso.YoucanpickfruitpullpintsorteachEnglish.Thethirdonehasdefinitelysuitedmebest.ItaughtinRussiaArgentinaSpainandSlovakiaandstayedanaverageoftwoyearsineachcountry.OurflatisintheSanlitunareanotfarfromthemainfootballstadiumandIworkatvariousschoolsinthecity.ThedemandforEnglishlanguageteachersisstaggering.BasicallyifaChinesepersonwantsajobwithaninternationalcompanysuchasHewlettPackardthenEnglishisamust.InChinathere’snoshortageofworkthoughthepaycanvary.IfyouteachEnglishasasecondlanguageataninternationalschoolyoucanearn22000yuanamonthabout¢2200or£1500.Ifyou’reshortofcashyoucanalwaysdoabitofextraprivatetuitionwhichpaysreallywell—about£30anhour.ThebestthingaboutBeijingisthatyouaren’tgoingtobelonely.There’sahugeexpat侨民communityheremostlybasedinSanlitunandgrowingallthetimE.Idon’tknowmywayaroundDublinorLondonverywellbutIcantellyouBeijingistherestaurantcapitaloftheworld.49.WhydidtheauthorstayinBeijingtoteachEnglish?A.Hewantedtomakeafortune.B.Beijingmadeagoodimpressiononhim.C.HewantedtoliveinChinaforever.D.Hewantedtotravelaroundtheworld.50.TheunderlinedwordstaggeringinParagraph2means________.A.veryweakB.oftenchangingC.greatD.unsteady51.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor____.A.oftenfeltlonelyinSanlitunB.wassatisfiedwithlivinginChinaC.wasveryfamiliarwithDublinD.likedChineserestaurantsbest
  • ManyyearsagowhenIwasfreshoutofschoolandworkinginDenverIwasdrivingtomyparents'homeinMissouriforChristmas.Istoppedatagasstation加油站about50milesfromOklahomaCitywhereIwasplanningtostopandvisitafrienD.WhileIwasstandinginlineatthecashregister收款台Isaidhellotoanoldercouplewhowerealsopayingforgas.Itookoffbuthadgoneonlyafewmileswhenblacksmokepouredfromthebackofmycar.IstoppedandwonderedwhatIshoulddo.A.carpulledupbehindmE.ItwasthecoupleIhadspokentoatthegasstation.Theysaidtheywouldtakemetomyfriend's.WechattedonthewayintothecityandwhenIgotoutofthecarthehusbandgavemehisbusinesscarD.Iwrotehimandhiswifeathank-younoteforhelpingmE.SoonafterwardIreceivedaChristmaspresentfromthem.Theirnotethatcamewithitsaidthathelpingmehadmadetheirholidaysmeaningful.YearslaterIdrovetoameetinginanearbytowninthemorning.InlateafternoonIreturnedtomycarandfoundthatI'dleftthelightsonalldayandthebattery电池wasdeaD.ThenInoticedthattheFriendlyForddealership-ashopsellingcars-wasrightnextdoor.Iwalkedoverandfoundtwosalesmenintheshowroom.JusthowfriendlyisFriendlyFord?IaskedandexplainedmytroublE.Theyquicklydroveapickuptrucktomycarandstartedit.TheywouldacceptnopaymentsowhenIgothomeIwrotethemanotetosaythanks.Ireceivedaletterbackfromoneofthesalesmen.NoonehadevertakenthetimetowritehimandsaythankyouanditmeantalothesaiD.Thankyou-twopowerfulwords.They'reeasytosayandmeansomuch.TheauthorplannedtostopatOklahomaCity_________.A.tovisitafriendB.toseehisparentsC.topayatthecashregisterD.tohavemoregasforhiscarThewordstookoffunderlinedinParagraph2mean______.A.turnedoffB.movedoffC.putupD.setupWhathappenedwhentheauthorfoundsmokecomingoutofhiscar?A.Hehaditpulledbacktothegasstation.B.ThecouplesenthimabusinesscarD.C.Thecoupleofferedtohelphim.D.Hecalledhisfriendforhelp.Thebatteryoftheauthor’scarwasdeadbecause_______.A.somethingwentwrongwiththelightsB.themeetinglastedawholedayC.heforgottoturnoffthelightsD.hedrovetoolongadistanceBytellinghisownexperiencestheauthortriestoshow______.A.howtowriteathank-youletterB.howtodealwithcarproblemsC.thekind-heartednessofolderpeopleD.theimportanceofexpressingthanks
  • It’sanimagethatmightmakeSaddamHusseinprouD.Afrightenedprisonerheadcoveredanddressedinragselectrodesattachedtothefingersofhisout-strectchedhands.He’sbeenforcedtostandonaboxandifhefallsoffhiscaptorshavetoldhimthathe’llbeelectrocuted触电致死.TheprisonerwasanIraqiandhistorturerswereAmericansoldierswhoweresenttothecountrytoliberatetheIraqipeoplE.ThisunpleasantimagewasoneofaseriesofphotographsleakedbyaUSsoldier.HewasworkingataUSPrisonerofWarPOWcampwhichusedtobeSaddam’spunishmentcentrE.SincethepictureswereshownontheAmericannewsprogrammer60MinutesⅡonApril28theyhavecausedshockandangerintheUSandabroaD.DespiteUSPresidentGeorgeW.Bush’spromisetopunishtheresponsiblesoldiersthecountry’simageintheMiddleEastcouldbedamagedforever.TheliberatorsareworsethanthedictatorssaidAbdel-BariAtwaneditoroftheArabnewspaperAlQudsAlArabi.TheyhavenotjustlosttheheartsandmindsofIraqisbutofpeopleinalldevelopingcountries.UNsecretary-GeneralKofiAnnansaidhewasdeeplydisturbedbythepicturesandhopeditwasasingleincident.HoweversimilarphotographshaveappearedinBritishnewspapersofBritishsoldierstorturingIraqis.AnykindoftortureormistreatmentofprisonersisforbiddenundertheGenevaConventions.Thefirstagreementwassignedby16Europeancountriesin1864inGenevaSwitzerlanD.Itwasintendedtoprotectwoundedsoldiersonlandandlimithumansufferingintimesofarmedconflict.Furtherruleswereaddedtocoverthetreatmentofsoldiersatseaandprisonersofwar.Theentiresetwasacceptedin1949andhassincebeenacceptedbynearly200countries.57.Thepassageisabout________.A.howAmericansoliderstreatedPOWsB.America’sglobalimageC.photosofPOWmistreatmentD.internationalreactionstothephotosbeingreleased58.WhymightsuchphotosmakeSaddamHusseinproud?A.Hecouldbecruelerthanthetorturersinthephoto.B.Itshowedtheso-calledliberatorswereworsethanhim.C.TheyweretakeninhispunishmentcentrE.D.TheycoulddamagetheimageoftheUSintheMiddleEastforever.59.AccordingtothearticlewhohadahandinthemistreatmentsofIraqisoldiers?A.SaddamHussein.B.Britishsoldiers.C.Americansoldiers.D.BothB.andC.60.WhichofthefollowingiswrongabouttheGenevaConventions?A.Over200countrieshaveacceptedtheConventionssofar.B.Theymakesurewoundedsoldiersgetpropertreatment.C.TheywerenamedaftertheplacewherethefirstagreementwassigneD.D.TheConventionsshowthattheUSsoldiersactedwrongly.
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ThetruthinotherwordsA.blindboysatonthestepsofabuildingwithahatbyhisfeet.Heheldupasignwhichsaid:Iamblindpleasehelp.Therewereonlyafewcoinsinthehat.A.manwaswalkingby.Hetookafewcoinsfromhispocketanddroppedthemintothehat.Hethentookthesignturneditaroundandwrotesomewords.Heputthesignbacksothateveryonewhowalkedbywouldseethenewwords.Soonthehatbegantofillup.A.lotmorepeopleweregivingmoneytotheblindboy.ThatafternoonthemanwhohadchangedthesigncametoseehowthingswerE.Theboyrecognizedhisfootstepsandasked:Wereyoutheonewhochangedmysignthismorning?Whatdidyouwrite?Themansaid:Ionlywrotethetruth.Isaidwhatyousaidbutinadifferentway.Whathehadwrittenwas:TodayisabeautifuldaybutIcannotseeit.Doyouthinkthefirstsignandthesecondsignweresayingthesamething?OfcoursebothsignstoldpeopletheboywasblinD.Butthefirstsignsimplytoldpeopletohelpbyputtingsomemoneyinthehat.ThesecondsigntoldpeoplethattheywereabletoenjoythedaybuttheboycouldnotenjoyitbecausehewasblinD.ThefirstsignsimplysaidtheboywasblinD.ThesecondsigntoldpeopletheyweresoluckythattheywerenotblinD.Thereareatleasttwolessonswecanlearnfromthissimplestory.Thefirstis:BethankfulforwhatyouhavE.Someoneelsehasless.Helpwhereyoucan.Thesecondis:BecreativE.Thinkdifferently.Thereisalwaysabetterway!56.Themanwrotesomewordsononesideoftheboy’ssignbecause.A.hethoughtthattheblindboydidn’tknowhowtowriteB.hewantedtoprovethattheboywasreallyblindC.hethoughtthattheboycouldn’tgetanymoneyD.hewantedtohelpthepoorblindboy57.Thechangedsignworkedbetterthantheoriginalonebecause.A.theoriginalsigntoldpeopletodothingswhichpeopledon’tlikeB.thesecondsignmadepeopleseetheirhealthasagiftwhichmadethemwillingtohelpC.theoriginalsignpointedoutakindofsufferingthatpeopledon’tcareaboutatallD.thesecondsigndrewpeople’sattentiontoanotherproblemtheboyhad58.Wecanlearnfromthestorythatthemanwhorewrotethesignwas.A.creativeB.patientC.funnyD.curious59.Thestoryshowsusthat.A.thinkinginadifferentwaycangetusoutoftroubleB.learningtobethankfulforwhatwehavemayhelpustolivehappierlivesC.creativethinkingmaybringusbetterresultsD.beingkindandrespectfulwillencourageblindpeopletohelpthemselves
  • RobertFrostwasatheartamean-spiritedhumanbeingnotthekindofmanonewouldexpecttowritepoetry.HewasborninSanFrancisco.FrostenteredDartmouthUniversityin1893butdroppedoutandswitchedtoHarvardwhichheattendedfortwoyears.Hestartedabriefteachingcareerwherehewasinspiredtobecomeapoetbysomeofhisstudents’work.Froststoppedteachingandbecameafarmer.Duringthistimehewrotenumerouspoemsandacoupleofshortstories.Whilehewasafarmerhestartedtothinkseriouslyaboutbecomingafamouspoet.InalmostallofhispoemsFrostwroteinthefirstperson.Thefirstwidely-readpoemthathepublishedwascalledMyButterfly.AtfirsthisaudiencewasverysmallbutwithhisCollectedPoemshebecamefamous.RobertFrostreceivedalmostalltheawardsthattherewereforpoetry.Hispoetrydescribestheforcesofnatureandtheviolenceanddeepemotional情感的needsofhumanbeingswhichreflecttheexperiencesofhischildhooD.RobertFrostwillalwaysbeknownasoneofthebestpoetsinhistory.Hiswayofputtingemotionandviolenceintowordsisremarkable非同寻常的.Histalentforpoetryisnatural-bornandhehaddiscoveredthiswhenhestartedtofarm.Eventhoughhetreatedhiswifeandchildrenterriblyhestillbecameoneofthebest-knownpoetsofhisandourday.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.RobertFrosthadbeenafamouswriterbeforehestartedteachingB.RobertFrostwrotehispoemsmostlyinthefirstpersonC.RobertFrostwasveryfamousatthebeginningofhiswritingcareerD.RobertFrostbegantowritepoemswhenhewasateacherAccordingtothepassageRobertFrostwasfamousfor________.A.histeachingcareerB.hislifeexperiencesC.showingstrongfeelinginhispoemsD.hisinterestinpoemsThelastparagraphofthepassagemainlytellsus________.A.whyRobertFroststoppedfarmingB.whyRobertFrostwassofamousC.abouthismasterpieces杰作D.aboutthewayhetreatedhiswifeandchildrenFromthepassageweknowthat________.A.RobertFrost’smostfamouspoemisMyButterflyB.RobertFrostbegantowritewhenhewasincollegeC.RobertFrostgaveupstudyingatDartmouthUniversityD.hispoetryshowedtheviolenceofwarandhischildhood
  • A.businesswomanamotheroffouraninternationalfashionicon偶像awomancommittedtomakingtheworldabetterplaceforwomenandchildren—QueenRaniaofJordanistrulychangingtheworlD.RaniawasbominKuwaitin1970.ShortlyafterIraqinvadedthatcountryin1990herfamilyfledandsettledinJordan.AftergraduatingfromabusinessschoolRaniabecamesuccessfulinthebusinessworlD.Whenshewasjust22shewenttoadinnerpartythatchangedherlifeforever.ItwastherethatshemetJordan'sPrinceAbdullah.SixmonthslaterRaniaandAbdullahhadaroyalweddingandstartedafamily.Afterthedeathofherfather–in–lawKingHusseinin1999PrinceAbdullahwascrownedKingAbdullahIIofJordanandRaniabecametheworld'syoungestlivingqueen.InherroleasQueenRaniahasbecomewellknownaroundtheworldforhercharityworkandhereffortstoimproveeducationalopportunitiesforgirls.Sheisanoutspokenadvocateofwomen'srightseducationreformandchildabusE.Sheisalsowell-knownforhereffortstoremoveWesternstereotypes旧观念abouttheMuslimworlD.Raniaexplainsthatthereisadirectrelationshipbetweenincreasingeducationandeliminatingpoverty.Youcanchangethecourseofanationthrougheducationshesays.Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoforagirlisempowerherwithhereducation.Onceshehastheeducationshecanthenhavecontroloverherincomeshecanchangeherlifeshecanhavechoices.InthefutureRaniasaysshehopesforamoreopenandsecureworlD.Welookatproblemshappeninghalfwayacrosstheworldandwethink'Wellthat'stheirproblem.'Butit'snotshesays.Whenyousolvesomebodyelse'sproblemyouaresolvingaproblemforyourselfbecauseourworldtodayissointerconnecteD.RaniaandherfamilymovedtoJordanbecause____.A.shewasengagedtoJordan'sPrinceAbdullahB.shewantedtoattendabusinessschoolthereC.JordanwasamoredevelopedcountrythanKuwaitD.thewarbrokeoutbetweenKuwaitandIraqRaniabecametheworld'syoungestlivingqueenwhenshewas____.A.agirlof22B.attheageof23C.inherthirtiesD.29yearsoldInherroleasQueenRaniaismoredevotedto____.A.herbusinessworkB.girls'educationC.fashionshowsD.herfamilyRaniathinksthat____.A.womenhavebroughtaboutgreatchangestotheworldB.educationcanhelpagirlfindawealthyhusbandC.intheworldtodayallcountriesdependoneachotherD.theMuslimworldneedsmorehelpfromthewesterncountriesThetextmainlydescribesRaniaas____.A.acaringmotherB.afashionmodelC.asocialactivistD.asmartbusinesswoman
  • EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:ItseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedlE.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticalsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyrE.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.AccordingtothepassageEliasHowewas_________.A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedD.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreamsTheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas_________.A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreakC.wheretoputtheneedleD.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedleThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause_________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreamsC.hewasoneofHowe'sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleepDreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause_________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareusedC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
  • Todayat28theyoungGermanViolinistAnne-SophieMutterisatthetop.ShegivesradiancetothemusicwroteGeoffreyNorrisinTheDailyTelegraphLondon.BorninRheinfeldenonJune291963Anne-SophiegrewupinWehrasmalltownjustfivekilometersfromtheSwissborder.HerfatherKarlWilhelmMutterandhermotherGerlindeconsideredmusiclessonspartofagoodeducation.ItcameasnosurprisewhenAnne-Sophiesaidshewantedaviolinforherfifthbirthday.Herparentsthoughtshewastooyoungfortheviolinandpersuadedhertostartonthepiano.ButAnne-Sophiehasalwayshadamindofherown.IlongedtoplaytheviolinshesaysItseemedtomeamuchmoreinterestinginstrument.Aftersixmonthsherparentsgavein.ThefamousviolinteacherErnaHonigberferwholivednearbybecameAnnie-Sophie’stutor.Afteronlyninemonthsoflessonssheenteredthesix-year-oldinanationwidecompetitionforyoungmusicians.WithChristophaccompanyingheronthepianoAnne-SophiewonfirstprizE.In1974ErnaHonigbergerdieD.Anne-Sophie’snewteacherwasAidaStucki.ShetaughtAnne-Sophietodevelopherownideasonhowapieceshouldbeplayednotjusttoimitateothers.Thisisoneoftheviolinist’sstrongestmostdistinctivecharacteristicstoday.ThoughtheMutterswereshortofmoneyattimestheylimitedtheirdaughter’sperformancestooneortwoayear.Wearegladwewentthefamilyroadsaysherfather.Nooutsidercaneverhaveaneffectonourdaughter’scareerorpushherintoplayingmoreconcertsthanshewantsto.Latershewasallowedtogivesixtoeightconcertsayearandmakesomerecordings.60.Anne-Sophie’sconcertsare_________.A.limitedtooneortwoayearB.accompaniedatthepianobyChristophC.highlypraisedthroughouttheworldD.appreciatedbyprofessorsinLondon61.WhichsentenceshowsAnne-Sophie’sstrongpointasaviolinist?A.Shewantedaviolinforherfifthbirthday.B.Shehasalwayshadamindofherown.C.Shehadtwofamousviolinteachers.D.Violinseemedtoheramuchmoreinterestinginstrument.62.ThevirtuetheMuttershaveisthattheybelieve__________.A.childrenshouldlearnmusicB.moneyisnoteverythingC.Anne-SophiewastooyoungtogiveconcertsD.parentshaveagreateffectupontheirchildren63.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Mutter’sfamilyhadaneffectonher.B.Anne-SophiegotherfirstprizewiththehelpofAidaStucki.C.Anne-Sophielikedtoimitateothers.D.Anne-Sophielikedalltheinstruments.
  • MelissaPoewas9yearsoldwhenshebeganacampaignforacleanerenvironmentbywritingalettertothethenPresidentBush.Throughheroneffortsherletterwasreproducedonover250donatedbillboards广告牌acrossthecountry.TheresponsetoherrequestforhelpwassohugethatPoeestablishedKidsForA.CleanerEnvironmentKidsF.A.C.E.in1989.Therearenow300000membersofKidsF.A.C.E.worldwideanditistheworld’slargestyouthenvironmentalorganization.PoehasalsoaskedtheNationalParkServicetocarryoutaChildren’sForestprojectineverynationalpark.In1992shewasinvitedoneofonlysixchildrenintheworldtospeakattheEarthSummitinBrazilaspartoftheVoicesofthefutureProgram.In1993shewasgivenaCaringAwardforhereffortsbytheCaringInstitutE.SincetheorganizationstartedKidsF.A.C.E.membershavedistributedandplantedover1milliontrees!Ongoingtree-plantingprojectsincludeKids’Yards—thecreationofbackyardwildlifehabitats栖息地andnowKidsF.A.C.E.isinvolvedintheexcitingOdysseywhichisagreatwaytostarthelping.Wetrytotellkidsthatit’snotOKtobelazysheexplainsYouneedtostartbeingaresponseenvironmentallyfriendlypersonnowrightnowbeforeyoubecomearesource-suckingadult.KidsF.A.C.E.is__________.A.aprogramtohelpstudentswithwritingB.aprojectoflitterrecyclingC.acampaignlaunchedbyPresidentBushD.aclubofenvironmentalprotectionWhatcanwelearnaboutPoe?A.ShewasawardedaprizeinBrazil.B.Shedonatedbillboardsacrossthecountry.C.Shegotpositiveresponsesforherefforts.D.ShejoinedtheNationalParkServicE.Kid’sYardsis____________.A.establishedinnationalparkB.startedtoprotectwildlifeC.awildlife-raisingprojectD.anenvironmentparkforkidsWhichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Adultsareresources–suckingpeoplE.B.PoesoughthelpfromayouthorganizationC.KidsF.A.C.E.membersarefromtheU.S.D.Kidsareurgedtosavenaturalresources.
  • ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.I’dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplantthatwouldlooknicetogether.ButthenwehadMatthew.AndMarvin.AndthetwinsAlisaandAlan.AndthenHelen.Fivechildren.Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.MoneywastightaswellastimE.OftenwhenmychildrenwerelittleoneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuchandI'dhavetosayDoyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontreesyouknow.Finallyallfivegotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.Iwasn'tsurethough.ImeangardensdocostmoneyandafteralltheseyearsIwasusedtolivingonaprettyleanno-frillsbudget.ThenonespringmorningonMother'sDayIwasworkinginmykitchen.SuddenlyIrealizedthatcarsweretootingtheirhornsastheydroveby.IlookedoutthewindowandtherewasanewtreeplantedrightinmyyarD.IthoughtitmustbeaweepingwillowbecauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallitsbranches.ThenIputmyglasseson-andIcouldn'tbelievewhatIsaw.Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!Iwentoutsidetolook.Itwastrue!ThereweredollarbillsonehundredofthemtapedalloverthattreE.ThinkofallthegardenflowersIcouldbuywithonehundreddollars!Therewasalsoanoteattached:IOUeighthoursofdiggingtimE.LoveMarvin.Marvinkepthispromisetoo.Hedugupaniceten-by-fifteenfootbedformE.Andmyotherchildrenboughtmetoolsornamentsatrellis棚架asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygarden'snowveryprettyjustlikeIwanteD.WhenIgooutandweedortendmyflowersIdon'tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncediD.Itfeelslikethey'rerighttherewithmE.IliveupinMichigan'sUpperPeninsulawherewintersarelongandcoldandsummersaretooshort.ButeveryyearnowwhenwintersetsinIlookoutmywindowandthinkoftheflowersI'llseenextspringinmylittlegarden.IthinkaboutwhatmychildrendidformeandIgettearsinmyeyes-everytimE.I'mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!BysayingDoyouseeamoneytreeoutside..themotheractuallymeansA.Observationisthebestteacher.B.Seeingisbelieving.C.TheoutsiderseesthemostofthegamE.D.ItisnoteasytogainmoneyThebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe.A.MyflowergardenB.MarvinhelpstorealizemydreamC.LoveinMichiganD.MoneygrowsontreesTheunderlinedwordno-frillsinthefifthparagraphsissimilarinmeaningto.A.wastefulB.tightC.absurdD.helpfulFromthelastbutthethirdparagraphwecaninferthatthemotheris.A.divorcedwhenshewasyoungB.notcaringforherkidsanylongerC.alonebutnotatalllonelyD.prouderwithhergardenthanwithherkids.
  • 第三部分阅读理解共15小题每题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项ForyearsIwantedaflowergarden.I’dspendhoursthinkingofdifferentthingsIcouldplantthatwouldlooknicetogether.ButthenwehadMatthew.AndMarvin.AndthetwinsAlisaandAlan.AndthenHelen.Fivechildren.Iwastoobusyraisingthemtogrowagarden.MoneywastightaswellastimE.OftenwhenmychildrenwerelittleoneofthemwouldwantsomethingthatcosttoomuchandI'dhavetosayDoyouseeamoneytreeoutside?Moneydoesn'tgrowontreesyouknow.Finallyallfivegotthroughhighschoolandcollegeandwereoffontheirown.Istartedthinkingagainabouthavingagarden.Iwasn'tsurethough.ImeangardensdocostmoneyandafteralltheseyearsIwasusedtolivingonaprettyleanno-frillsbudget.ThenonespringmorningonMother'sDayIwasworkinginmykitchen.SuddenlyIrealizedthatcarsweretootingtheirhornsastheydroveby.IlookedoutthewindowandtherewasanewtreeplantedrightinmyyarD.IthoughtitmustbeaweepingwillowbecauseIsawthingsblowingaroundonallitsbranches.ThenIputmyglasseson-andIcouldn'tbelievewhatIsaw.Therewasamoneytreeinmyyard!Iwentoutsidetolook.Itwastrue!ThereweredollarbillsonehundredofthemtapedalloverthattreE.ThinkofallthegardenflowersIcouldbuywithonehundreddollars!Therewasalsoanoteattached:IOUeighthoursofdiggingtimE.LoveMarvin.Marvinkepthispromisetoo.Hedugupaniceten-by-fifteenfootbedformE.Andmyotherchildrenboughtmetoolsornamentsatrellis棚架asunflowersteppingstoneandgardeningbooks.Thatwasthreeyearsago.Mygarden'snowveryprettyjustlikeIwanteD.WhenIgooutandweedortendmyflowersIdon'tseemtomissmychildrenasmuchasIoncediD.Itfeelslikethey'rerighttherewithmE.IliveupinMichigan'sUpperPeninsulawherewintersarelongandcoldandsummersaretooshort.ButeveryyearnowwhenwintersetsinIlookoutmywindowandthinkoftheflowersI'llseenextspringinmylittlegarden.IthinkaboutwhatmychildrendidformeandIgettearsinmyeyes-everytimE.I'mstillnotsurethatmoneygrowsontrees.ButIknowlovedoes!430words1.BysayingDoyouseeamoneytreeoutside..themotheractuallymeans________A.Observationisthebestteacher.B.Seeingisbelieving.C.TheoutsiderseesthemostofthegamE.D.Itisnoteasytogainmoney2.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe_______.A.MyflowergardenB.MarvinhelpstorealizemydreamC.LoveinMichiganD.Moneygrowsontrees3.Theunderlinedwordno-frillsinthefifthparagraphsissimilarinmeaningto_______.A.wastefulB.tightC.absurdD.helpful4.Fromthelastbutthethirdparagraphwecaninferthatthemotheris_______A.divorcedwhenshewasyoungB.notcaringforherkidsanylongerC.alonebutnotatalllonelyD.prouderwithhergardenthanwithherkids.
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AWebetthatoncoldwintrydaysmanyofyoulovetostayinyourwarmhomeandeverynowandthencomeoutintothekitchenforasnack.Unfortunatelyplentyofcreepy-crawlycritters爬行生物liketodothesamething!Winteristhetimewhenbugs虫子invadeyourhousewithoutaninvitation.Theseasoncanbetoughforsuchcreatures.Inwintertheairiscoldthegroundishardandmanytreeshavenoleaves.SobugsdowhattheyhavetodotosurvivE.Monarchbutterfliesheadsouthtowarmerclimates.Antscrowdindeepundergroundcoloniesandeatfoodtheyhavebeenstoringallyear.ManyinsectsgointoadeepsleepcalleddiapausE.There’redifferentkindsofdiapausebutallaresimilartohibernationatimewhenbiggeranimalsbecomeinactiveinthecolD.Insectsgointoaninactiveperiodtoobutitoftenisn’twhenthetemperaturedrops.Theyrelyonmoredependablesignalsintheenvironment.Forexamplemanyinsectscantellhowmuchsunlightthere’seachday.Theyusethattotellthemwhentoshutdown.Bugsarecold-bloodedmeaningthattheirinsidetemperatureisthesameastheoutsidE.Theycan’tmovemuchwhenitgetsbelow40degreesFahrenheit.SotheysearchforanywarmplacE.They’relookingforprotection.Theseguyshavebeendoingthisfor300millionyearssotheydon’treallyknowthey’recomingintoyourhousE.Thehomeisarecenteventintermsoftheirevolutionarybehavior.Theyenterthroughtinycracksorcomeinunnoticedonyourclothesorshoes.Rememberthattheymaybeinvadingyourhomesforwarmthandfoodbuttheydon’tcareabouthumans.56.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A.Topointoutthathumansliketostayathomeinwinter.B.Tomeanthathumansandbugshavethesamelivinghabits.C.Tomeanthatbugswillinvadethehousefortheirwinter.D.Toputforwardtheideathatbugsarenotwelcomeinwinter.57.Accordingtothetextwhatisdiapause?A.Itisthesameastheanimals’hibernation.B.Itoftenappearsinwarmareasalltheyear.C.Itisdonetokeepbugsactiveinwinter.D.Itisadeepsleepsimilartohibernation.58.Whatoftendecidesbugs’diapause?A.Thelowerlocaltemperatures.B.Theamountsofsunlight.C.Kindsofenvironmentalsignals.D.Theinsects’insidetemperaturE.59.Accordingtothetextbugsinvadehumans’homesto______.A.attackhumansB.lookforenoughfoodC.seekforprotectionD.showtheirevolutionaryresults60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Bugs’lifeoncoldwintrydaysB.Whybugsinvadeyourhomeinwinter?C.GoodrelationsbetweenhumansandbugsD.Whatdoesdiapausemean?
  • DuringmyhighschoolyearsthemostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingtotheFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedaboutitwastheleastofmyworries.WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschoolmyelderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollegE.FormygraduationhegavemeacardinwhichhewroteEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast.Iremembernotbelievinghimthenbutlookingbackhewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasapersonpushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.HoweverIwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschoolthatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelikE.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformancE.IknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollegesoItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollege社区学院andIdidn’tworryaboutmySAT美国大学入学考试scores.WhenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollegeIstartedtowishIhaddonethesamE.MyfriendswerelivingawaymeetingnewpeoplediscoveringnewplacesandIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn’tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampusatmosphereinsteadoftwo.MyadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftimE.NowIhavegraduateandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!Whydidn’ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?A.HewantedtogotocommunitycollegE.B.HehadbeenadmittedforhisgiftindancE.C.Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.D.Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.WheninhighschooltheauthorA.drovetoandfromclasseveryday.B.buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetimE.C.enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelifE.D.livedintheschoolexceptonholidays.Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanbyEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast?A.HewishedtheauthortohavemoredancE.B.Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.C.HeencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzonE.D.HesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollegE.Talkingofhishighschoolyearstheauthorfeels.A.regretfulB.lonelyC.angryD.pleased
  • DDearMichelleMymotherisnotagoodexampleformeandmysister.Shesmokesstaysoutlateandshecurses骂人.IloveherbutIamashamedofher.Idonotwanttobringmyfriendshomebecauseshedoesnotactlikeanyoftheothermothers.ShesaysIamaloserbecauseIsitathomeandstudy.IwishIcouldliveinanotherfamilythatwasnormalbutitwillbe5yearsbeforeIam18andlegal.WhatamIsupposedtodountilthen?PrisonerofaCrazyHouseDear7thGraderIamgladthatyouloveyourmotherbecausetherestofyourfeeingsabouthermaychangeasyougetolderandmature成熟.Whileitistruethatyourmother’ssmokingpartyingandcursingbringyoushamethefactthatyouwanttostayseparatefromherdoingsisnotableandverysmart.Itshowsthatyouareawinnernotaloser.IamguessingthereforethatyoudonotbringshametoyourselfandthatisagoodthingSokeepitthatwayandkeepawayfromyourmother’shabits.Atthesametimetrytogetthebestgradesandjoinclubsandschoolactivities.Offersocialserviceonweekendsandvisityourfriendsattheirhomes.UnfortunatelyyouarenotalonE.Manyteensliveinhomeswithimmaturemisguidedselfishparents.Thosekidsoftenfeellonelyandseparatefromtherestoftheirfriendsbecauseoftheirparents’terribledeeds.Buttheydevelopgoodfriendshipswithnicekidsdowellinschoolandoftenfindateacherorguidanceadvisorwhomakesallthedifference!DoitMissWinning13yearsoldandkeeplookingforwardtoyourownfinefuturE.MaybebythenyourmothermayevenseethelightandrealizehowsurprisingyoureallyarE.Bestluck!Michelle64.Thekidasksforadviceonhowto___________.A.makehermotherchangeB.dealwithhersituationC.getalongwellwithhermotherD.startanewfamily65.Michelledoesn’taddressherletterreceiverasPrisonerofaCrazyHousepossiblybecauseshe__________.A.triestobepoliteB.doesn’twritetothekidaloneC.knowsthat’sagirlinGrade7D.wantstocheerthekidup66.AccordingtothepassageMichelleadvisesthegirlto_________.A.trytalkingtohermotherforherfutureB.sticktoherattitudetowardshermother’ssomehabitsC.understandhermother’shabitsandgetusedtothemD.trytokeepawayfromhermother67.WhatdoesMichellemainlyexpressbywritingthelastfourparagraphs?A.Don’tworrytoomuchabouttheproblem.B.Manyparentsactterribly.C.ParentsmannersmakelittledifferencE.D.Thegirlisnotspeakingforherself.
  • 2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语浙江卷EIbeganworkinginjournalism新闻工作whenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sideA.ShewantedmetomakesomethingofmyselfanddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition.WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenuE.ThecrowdsweretherE.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfhighlyvisiblemakingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.WhenitwassuppertimeIwalkedbackhomE.Howmanydidyousellmyboy?mymotheraskeD.NonE.Wheredidyougo?ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.Whatdidyoudo?StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.Youjuststoodthere?Didn’tsellasingleonE.MyGodRussell!UncleAllenputinWellI’vedecidedtotakethePost.Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickle五分镍币.ItwasthefirstnickleIearneD.Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbellsaddressadultswithself-confidence自信andpersuadethembysayingthatnoonenomatterhowpoorcouldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehomE.OnedayItoldmymotherI’dchangedmyminD.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethissherepliedyou’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.SheinsistedthatassoonasschoolwasoverIshouldstartringingdoorbellssellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidnoshewouldscoldmE.MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymotherdissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slifedeterminedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeoplE.Butneverdidsheexpectthatfortyyearslatersuchasuccessfuljournalistasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlovE.56.Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?A.HewantedtobefamousinthefuturE.B.Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.C.Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D.ThecompetitionforthejobwasfiercE.57.Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismotherwelearnthatthemotherwas_______.A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed58.Whatdidthemotherdowhentheboywantedtogiveup?A.SheforcedhimtocontinuE.B.Shepunishedhim.C.Shegavehimsomemoney.D.Shechangedherplan.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasethisbattlelastparagraphreferto?A.Thewarbetweentheboy’sparents.B.Thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother.C.Thequarrelbetweentheboyandhiscustomers.D.Thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather.60.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theearlylifeofajournalist.B.Theearlysuccessofajournalist.C.Thehappychildhoodofthewriter.D.Theimportantroleofthewriterinhisfamily.
  • Philipwasanine-year-oldboyinaSundayschoolclassof8-year-oldgirlsandboys.Sometimesthethirdgradersdidn’twelcomePhilipintotheirgroupandusuallytrickedhim.Thiswasnotbecausehewasolderbutbecausehewasdifferent.YouseePhilipsufferedfromaconditioncalledDowns’sSyndromE.Thismadehimdifferentwithitsfacialcharacteristicsslowresponsesandmentalproblems.OneSundayafterEastertheSundayschoolteachergatheredsomeplasticeggsthatpulledapartinthemiddlE.TheteachergaveonetoeachchilD.Onthatbeautifulspringdaythechildrenweretogooutanddiscoverforthemselvessomesymbolofnewlifeandplaceitinsidetheplasticeggs.Afterthechildrenreturnedtotheclassroomtheteacheropenedtheireggsonebyoneaskingeachchildtoexplainthatsymbolofnewlife.Thefirstopenedeggcontainedaflower.EveryonecheereD.Inanotherwasabutterfly.Whentheteacheropenedthelasteggitwasempty.That’sstupidsaidsomeonE.Theteacherfeltapullathisshirt.ItwasPhilip.LookingupPhilipsaidIt’sminE.Ididit.It’sempty.Ihavenewlifebecausethetombisempty.Notasoundwasheardinclassatall.FromthatdayonPhilipbecamearealpartofthegroup.Theywelcomedhimandwhatevermadehimdifferentwasnevermentionedagain.Philip’sfamilyknewhewouldn’tlivealonglifeforthereweretoomanythingswrongwithhim.Theunderlinedwordconditioninthe1stparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.gradeB.statusC.healthD.diseaseItcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat___________________.the8-year-oldsweresometimescruel.B.The8-year-oldswerefriendlytoPhilip.C.Philipwasreallydifferentinschool.D.PhilipwasolderandmoresensitivE.Theteachergaveeachchildoneplasticeggtoletthem_______________.playaroundonthatbeautifulspringday.B.putsomesymbolofnewlifeintoit.trytopullitapartinthemiddlE.D.gooutanddiscoverthemselves.AfterPhilipexplainedhisnewlife_____________________.theclassthoughthewasclever.B.Theclassfellsilent.C.Hebegantostudyintheclass.D.Hefeltdying.Welearnfromthepassagethat___________________________.theteacherusedtohaveclassesoutdoorsB.ThePhilip’snewlifewishwasemptyC.PhilipwashealthyasawholE.D.Philipwasacceptedbyhisclassmatesintheend
  • Kenyawantstoorganizeamajorinternationalconferencetodiscusshowtofightpiracy海盗offthecoastofSomaliA.TheconferencemayalsodealwithwaystorescueSomaliafromseventeenyearsofcivilwar.MorethanfortypercentofitspeopledependonfoodaiD.KenyanForeignMinisterMosesWetangulasaystheworldcannotendpiracyandcivilwarwithoutdealingwithSomalia’spoliticalproblems.SomalipiratesoperateintheIndianOceanandtheGulfofAden.TheGulfofAdenconnectstheRedSeatotheMediterraneanbywayoftheSuezCanal.Thepirateshavefastboatsmodernweaponsandequipmentlikesatellitephonesandglobalpositioningsystems.PirateshijackedtheSiriusStaroffthecoastofKenyaandmovedittowatersoffSomaliA.ThetankerSiriusStaratthreehundredthirtymeterslongisthebiggestshipeverknowntohavebeencapturedbypirates.Italsohappenedfarthersouththanmostattacksandfartheroutatsea----morethaneighthundredkilometersfromlanD.TheshipwasheadedfortheUnitedStateswithtwomillionkarrelsofoilworthanestimatedonehundredmilliondollars.A.SaudiArabiancompanyownsthetanker.Thepirateshavereportedlydemandedtwenty-fivemilliondollarsinnegotiationstoreleasetheshipanditscrewoftwenty-fivE.Somalipiratesgenerallydonotstealgoodsorkillhostages.Theyarebelievedtobeholdingseventeenshipswithaboutthreehundredcrewmembers.AmongtheshipsisaUkrainianvesselhijacked劫持inSeptemberwithaloadofmilitaryweaponsincludingtanks.Theincreaseinpiracyisraisingthecostofinsuringships.AlsooilfromtheMiddleEastandexportsfromEastAsiacouldtakelongertoarrivE.Someoftheworld’sheaviestshippingtrafficpassestheSomalicoast.Butmajorshippingcompanieshavebeguntoconsidernewroutes.Oneoftheworld’sbiggestshippersA.PMoellerMaersksaysitwillavoidtheGulfofAden.A.moveawayfromtheSuezCanalcouldhurtEgypt’seconomy.Americanandotherforeignnavyshipsarenowwatchingforpirates.ThisweektheIndianNavydestroyedaheavilyarmedmothershipintheGulfofAden.Buttheareatoprotectcoversmorethanonehundredsixtymillionsquarekilometers.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisthekeytosolvingthepiracyinSomalia?A.Providinglotsofmoney.B.EndingCivilwar.C.SupplyingenoughfooD.D.HandlingSomalia’spoliticalproblems.57.Somalipiratesdothefollowingthingsexceptthat_______.A.theydemandmoneyB.theyholdtheshipswithcrewC.theykillsomeofthehostagesD.theyhijackshipswithmilitaryweapons58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thecostofshiptransportisdecreasing.B.TheroutesofsomeshipsmightchangE.C.Nothinghasbeendonetofightagainstthepiracy.D.TheSuezCanalisofnoimportancetoEgypt’seconomy.
  • Archery射箭maybetheoldestsportintheworlD.Thereareprehistoricdrawingswhichshowthatbowsandarrowswereused20000yearsago.Inearlytimesanimalswerealwayshuntedandkilledwithbowsandarrows.Goodarcherswereveryimportantwhencountryfoughtagainstcountry.Oneofthemostfamouslegends传奇传奇故事inEuropeanhistoryisthestoryofWilhelmTell.HewasaSwisswhorefusedtoworkforanAustrianandwasorderedtoshootanapplefromtheheadofhisson.HehittheappleandthenshottheAustrian.Switzerlandhasbeenfreesincethensothestorygoes.Archersshootattargetsat305070or90meters'distancefromthem.Thetargetsareround80centimetersacrossandhave5circlespaintedroundthecentrE.BowsaremadeofsteelwoodandstrongplasticandarrowsofwooD.Thesportisenjoyedintheopenairinsummerandinabuildinginwinter.Archeryisgoodforthechestthearmsandtheback.Menandwomencanshoottogethersincebeingstrongisnotsoimportant.Womenusuallyuselighterbows.Peoplewhocan'twalkorwhohavebeenillcanalsoenjoyit.ForZenBuddhistsfó jiāo 徒archeryisnotonlyasportbutalsosomethingdeeper.IthelpstheindividualtounderstandhimselfandthemeaningoflifE.Goodarcherswereneededbycountriesinorderto_______.A.makebowsandarrowsB.huntanimalsC.dodrawingsD.killenemiesThelegendsaysSwitzerlandhasbeenfreesinceWilhelmTell_______.A.killedanAustrianB.inventedastoryC.startedworkingforanAustrianD.shotanappleathischildTargetinParagraph2mostnearlymeans_______.A.animageofapersonB.somethingtobeaimedatinshooting-practiceC.ananimalwhichispainted5circlesD.adeadanimalusedforshooting-practice
  • Afterbloggingregularlyfortwomonthspeoplefelttheyhadbettersocialsupportandfriendshipnetworksthanthosewhodidn’tblog.Bloggingcanhelpyoufeellessisolatedmoreconnectedtoacommunityandmoresatisfiedwithyourfriendships.Bothonlineandface-to-faceanewAustralianresearchhasfoundResearchersJamesBakerandProfessorSusanMoorefromSwinburnehavewrittentwopapersinvestigatingthepsychologicalbenefitsofblogging-regularlyupdatingpersonalwebpageswithinformationthatinvitesotherstocomment.ThefirstpublishedinthelatestissueofthejournalCyberPsychologyandBehaviour.comparesthementalhealthofpeopleintendingtoblogwiththatofpeoplenotplanningtoblog.Mooresaystheresearchersmessaged600MySpaceuserspersonallyanddirectedthemtoanonlinesurvey.A.totalof134completedthequestionnairE.84intendedtoblogand50didn’t.Wefoundpotentialbloggerswerelesssatisfiedwiththeirfriendshipsandtheyfeltlesssociallyintegrated;theydidn’tfeetasmuchpartofacommunityasthepeoplewhoweren’tinterestedinbloggingMooresays.Itwasasiftheyweresaying‘I’mgoingtodothisbloggingandit’sgoingtohelpme’.Anditseemedtodothetrickastheresearchers’secondstudyshows.Thisstudywhichisyettobepublishedwasconductedtwomonthslater.Theresearcherssentoutquestionnaires调查问卷tothesamegroupofMySpaceusersthistime59respondedBloggersreportedagreatersenseofbelongingtoagroupoflike-mindedpeopleandfeelingmoreconfidentbecausetheycouldrelyonothersforhelp.Allrespondentswhetherornottheybloggedreportedfeelinglessanxiousdepressedandstressedaftertwomonthsofonlinesocialnetworking.SogoingontoMySpacehadliftedthemoodofallparticipantsinsomewayMooresays.Maybethey’djustmademoresocialconnections.Mooreacknowledgesthisisearlyresearchandhopestofollowalargergroupofpeopleforalongerperiodtimetotestsomeoftheresearchfindings.66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Thementalhealthofbloggers.B.Bloggingimprovesone’ssociallifE.C.Whatkindofpeoplearelikelytoblog.D.Blogginghasbecomemoreandmorepopular.67.Itcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraphthat_________.A.thosewhowerenotinterestedinbloggingdidn’thavegoodmentalhealthB.peoplewerelikelytobecomebloggersiftheyfeltsociallyisolatedC.potentialbloggerswerethosewhohadmentalhealthproblemsD.potentialbloggersusuallyheldawrongviewaboutblogging68.Thepurposeofthesecondstudyistofindout_________.A.whatpeopledoonMySpaceB.howmanypeoplebecamebloggersC.howpeoplefeltafterbloggingfortwomonthsD.howmanypeoplekeptbloggingaftertwomonths69.Thesecondstudyshowsthat________.A.onlinesocialnetworkingcandopeoplegoodB.onlybloggersbenefitfromonlinesocialnetworkingC.notmanypotentialbloggersbecamerealbloggersD.notallbloggersfoundthehelptheyneeded70.ThemainpurposeofpeoplegoingontoMySpaceisprobablyto_______.A.exchangegoodsB.entertainthemselvesC.seekhelpD.exchangeviews
  • TheplaywrightGeorgeBernardShawoncesaidhumorouslyEnglandandAmericaaretwonationsdividedbyacommonlanguagE.Ifhewerewritingtodayhemightadd‘dividedbyacommontechnology---e-mail’.Twocompletelydifferentstylesofe-mailhaveformedoneithersideoftheAtlantic-EuromailandAmerimail.Americailisinformalandchatty.It’slikelytobeginwithaHiandendwithaBye.ThechancesofAmerimailcontainingasmileyfaceoranxoxoaredisturbinglyhigh.WeAmericansareunwillingtodiveintothemeatofane-mail.Wefeelwehavetofirstinformrecipients收信人aboutourvacationontheislandwhichwasreallyexcellentexceptthejellyfishwerebitingandthekidscaughtacoldsowehadtoskipthewhalewatchingtripbutaboutthatinvestors’meetinginNewYork.AmerimailisabundleofcontradictionscasualandyetdirectrespectfulyetoverprouD.InotherwordsAmerimailisAmericA.EuromailisstiffandcoldoftenbeginningwithaformalDearMr.XandendingwithasimpleSincerely.Youwon’tfindanymentionofkidsortheweatherorjellyfishinEuromail.It’sallbusiness.It’salsoslow.YourcorrespondentmighttakedaysevenweekstoansweramessagE.EuromailisexactlyliketheEuropeansthemselves.Recentlyabout100managerswereaskedonbothsidesoftheAtlanticwhethertheynoticeddifferencesine-mailstyles.Mostsaidyes.Hereareafewoftheirobservations:Americanstendtowritee-mailexactlyastheyspeak.Whydon’tyoujustcallmeinsteadofwritingfivee-mailsbackandforth?Europeansarelessinterestedincheckinge-mail.IngeneralAmericansaremuchmoreresponsivetoe-mail—theyrespondfasterandprovidemoreinformation.SowhichisbetterEuromailorAmerimail?Irealizedit’snotpopularthesedaystosuggestwehaveanythingtolearnfromEuropeansbutI’mfedupwithaninboxfilledwithcasualbarelymeaningfule-mailsfromfriendsandcolleagues.IfthealternativeisafewearnestlywrittencarefullywordedbitsofEuromailthenIsayBringiton.WhatdidGeorgeBernardShawmeanbysayingEnglandandAmericaaretwonationsdividedbyacommonlanguage?A.ThereisnotmuchdifferencebetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.BothEnglandandAmericaspeakthecommonlanguagesotheyaremuchthesamE.C.EitherEnglandorAmericaisadividednationthoughtheyshareacommonlanguagE.D.ThereissharpdifferencebetweenEnglandandAmericadespitetheircommonlanguagE.WhichofthefollowingismostlikelytobethemeatofanAmerimail?A.Thejellyfishwerebiting.B.WehadanexcellentvacationontheislanD.C.Wehadtoskipthewhalewatchingtrip.D.Weweretoattendtheinvestors’meetinginNewYork.Onreceivingane-mailEuropeanstendto__________.A.respondtoitimmediatelyandearnestlyB.takemoretimethanAmericanstorespondtoitC.respondbycallinguptheircorrespondentD.neverrespondtoitallWhatarecharacteristicsofAmerimail?A.InformalandchattyB.CasualandindirectC.StiffandcoldD.Formalanddirec60Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat__________.A.thedifferente-mailstylesdomuchharmtotherelationshipbetweenthetwosidesonAtlanticB.AmerimailismoreappreciatedbythewriterforbeinginformativeandcasuallywrittenC.EuromailalwaysimpressesthewriterassomethingmorepleasanttoreadD.thewriterdoesn’tfavoreithere-mailstyleasbothhavetheirownshortcomings
  • ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘It’can’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.Thebesttitleforthearticleis_______.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputerWhatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.Whydoyouthinktheyhadnotabackupcomputer?A.BecauseitwaseasydownB.BecauseitwasveryexpensivE.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_______.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedown.B.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers
  • CJimCarreyisoneofthemostrecognizedfacesintheworld—andcertainlybecauseofhisrubberyfacE.BorninOntarioCanadaonJanuary17th1962toapoorfamilyyoungJimCarreyledatoughlifeyetonegoodthingcameoutofit:HedevelopedagreatsenseofhumortocopewithlifE.At15hestartedperformingataTorontocomedycluB.laterhemovedtoLAandsooncametotheattentionofRodneyandwentonhistour.JimCarreygothisbigbreakin1990oilthecomedyshowlaLivingColor.ThereCarreyperfectedmanycharactersmostwidely-knownoneFireMarshalBillwhoalwayswentupinflames.TheshowstoppedwhencriticsclaimedthatitencouragedkidstoplaywithfirE.ThisargumentputCarrey'snameintheheadlinesforthefirsttimE.Hebrokeintofeaturefilmsinonesinglesuccessfulyear1994makingittheYearoftheFunnyFacE.FirsttherewasAceVentura:PetDetectiveasurprisehitshowingCarrey’swacky古怪stylE.NextcameTheMasktailor-madeforhimandahitwithaudiences.TherewasstillDumbandDumberwhichendedupontopoftheboxofficE.Carreyhassloweddownbuthisfilmshavecontinuedtomakewavesifnotquiteofthepreviousquality.TherewasBatmanForeverthenasequeltoAceVentura:WhenNatureCallswhichdidn’tquiteretakethesparkle光彩oftheearlieronE.NextcameLiarLiaraterrificsuccesseverywhereputtinghimbackontop.ThencameTheTrumanShowafilmwhichprovedJimCarreywasmorethanjustafunnyfacE.Snubbed冷落bytheOscarshewasclearlyconsideredgoldenbythefans.44.AllofthefollowingfilmsareconsideredofexcellentqualityEXCEPT______.A.LiarLiarB.DumbandDumberC.TheTrumanShowD.AceVentura:WhenNatureCalls45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJimCarreyisTRUE?A.HehasachievedhisfamecompletelyduetohisfacE.B.Hishardearlylifehelpeddevelophisstyleofhumor.C.HereceiveduniversalpraisesforhispartinInLivingColor.D.NotmanypeoplelikehisperformingstylE.46.TheunderlinewordsequelinParagrah5probablyrefersto_______.A.anadaptedfilmoftheoriginalB.afilmthatcontinuesastoryC.acomedyshowofastrangestyleD.acommentonafunnyfilm47.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.JimCarrey—MoreThanaFunnyFaceB.JimCarrey—FamousFireMarshalBillC.JimCarrey’sGreatFilmsD.JimCarrey’sActingCareer
  • JessicaTandyprobablyisbestknownforwinninganAcademyAwardin1989forthemovieDrivingMissDairy.ShewastheoldestpersontohavewontheawarD.Butformanyyearsshehadreceivedpraiseforhergreatperformances.JessicaTandywasborninLondonin1909.Afterherfatherdiedhermothertaughtandtookotherjobsatnighttomakeextramoneytoraiseherthreechildren.Jessica’solderbrothersshowedaninterestinthetheaterandoftenputonshowsathomE.Jessicasaidlaterthatshewasterribleinallofthem.ButshesaidtakingpartinthoseplaysasachildcreatedadesireinhertobesomeoneelsE.Jessicalovedgoingtothetheater.Thisloveledhertoattendanactingschoolin1924.SheperformedinherfirstplaycalledTheMandersonGirlsat18.Butfewpeoplewatchedthisplay.In1932shemarriedthefamousactorJackHawkins.TheirweddingpictureswereonthefrontpageofmanyBritishnewspapers.InthesameyearcriticsinLondonrecognizedhergreatactingskillinherperformanceintheplayChildreninUniform.In1940JessicaendedherfirstmarriageandmovedtotheUSA.InNewYorkshemetactorHumeCronyn.TwoyearslatertheymarriedandmovedtoHollywooD.Herturningpointcamein1947whensheplayedtheleadpartinTennesseeWilliams’playA.StreetcarNamedDesirE.TandywonthefirstofherfourTonyawardsforbestactressinit.AfterthatHollywoodproducersbegantochoosehertobeinthemoviE.JessicaTandysaidshehatedseeingherselfinthemovies.ShewassurprisedwhenshewontheAcademyAwardforDrivingMissDaisy.Shesaidthatthewonderfulpartshehadmadeupforherlackofexperienceinmovies.68.Jessica’searlyinterestinactingcamefrom__________.A.hernaturalgiftforactingB.herbrothers’influenceC.herhopeofhelpingraiseherfamilyD.hermother’sencouragement69.WhatmadeJessicafirstwidelyknowntothepublic?A.Attendinganactingschool.B.HerfirstplayTheMandersonGirls.C.HermarriagewithJackHawkins.D.HerwonderfulperformanceinDrivingMissDaisy.70.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.JessicaperformedinTheMandersonGirls.B.JessicamarriedHumeCronynC.JessicaplayedtheleadpartinA.StreetcarNamedDesirE.D.JessicamovedtotheUSA.A.adbcB.abcdC.bdacD.bcad71.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__________.A.Jessicawasn’tinterestedinactinginmoviesB.winningtheAcademyAwardwasasurprisetoJessicaC.JessicawouldperformbetterifgivenabetterpartD.Jessicawasasconfidentascommonlyconsidered
  • Dr.MarieCurieisknowntotheworldasthescientistwhodiscoveredradioactivemetalsi.E.RadiumandPolonium.MarieCuriewasaPolishphysicistandchemist.TogetherwithherhusbandPierreshediscoveredtwonewelementsandstudiedthex-raystheyemitteD.Shefoundthattheharmfulpropertiesofx-rayswereabletokilltumors.BytheendofWorldWarIMarieCuriewasprobablythemostfamouswomanintheworlD.Shehadmadeaconsciousdecisionhowevernottopatentmethodsofprocessingradiumoritsmedicalapplications.MarieCuriewasbornonNovember71867inPolandanddiedonJuly41934.Herco-discoverywithherhusbandPierreCurieoftheradioactiveelementsradiumandpoloniumrepresentsoneofthebestknownstoriesinmodernscienceforwhichtheywererecognizedin1901withtheNobelPrizeforPhysics.In1911MarieCuriewashonoredwithasecondNobelprizethistimeforchemistrytohonorherforsuccessfullyisolatingpureradiumanddeterminingradium'satomicweight.AsachildMarieCurieamazedpeoplewithhergreatmemory.ShelearnedtoreadwhenshewasonlyfouryearsolD.HerfatherwasaprofessorofscienceandtheinstrumentsthathekeptinaglasscasefascinatedMariE.Shedreamedofbecomingascientistbutthatwouldnotbeeasy.Herfamilybecameverypoorandattheageof18Mariebecameagoverness.ShehelpedpayforhersistertostudyinParis.LaterhersisterhelpedMariewithhereducation.In1891MarieattendedtheSorbonneUniversityinPariswhereshemetandmarriedPierreCurieawell-knownphysicist.MarieCuriecontributedgreatlytoourunderstandingofradioactivityandtheeffectsofx-rays.ShereceivedtwoNobelprizesforherbrilliantworkbutdiedofleukemiacausedbyherrepeatedexposuretoradioactivematerial.Theunderlinedwordemittedinthe2ndparagraphmeans_______.A.gaveoffB.gaveawayC.setoutD.setoffAccordingtothepassagewhichorderofthefollowingisright?①MarieCurieworkedasagoverness.②MarieCuriemetandmarryPierreCuriE.③MarieCurielearnedtoreaD.④MarieCuriewashonoredwithasecondNobelPrizE.⑤MarieCuriediscoveredradium.A.①②③④⑤B.③①②⑤④C.①②③⑤④D.③①②④⑤WhendidMarieCuriewinaNobelPrizeforachemistry?A.InhertwentiesB.InherthirtiesC.InherfortiesD.InherfiftiesWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkedabout?A.MarieCuriediscoveredradiumB.MarieCurieafamouschemistC.MarieCuriewontwoNoblePrizesD.ThebriefbiographyofMarieCurie
  • MarthahadbeenworkingforMillerLaboratoriesfortwoyearsbutshewasnothappytherE.Nothingsignificanthadhappenedinthewayofpromotionsorsalaryincreases.Marthafeltthathersupervisorayoungerandlessexperiencedpersonthanshedidnotlikeher.Infactthesupervisoroftensaidunpleasantthingstoher.OnedaywhiletalkingwithherfriendMariashementionedhowdiscouragedshewas.MariagaveherthenameofacousinofherswhowasdirectorofHumanResourcesDepartmentforalargechemicalcompany.Marthacalledhimthenextdayandsetupaninterviewonherlunchhour.DuringtheinterviewMrPetrisaidYou'rejustthekindofpersonweneedherE.You'vebeingwastedinyourotherjoB.Givemeacallinadayortwo.I'msurewecanfindaplaceforyouinourorganization.Marthawassohappythatshealmostdancedoutofthebuilding.ThatafternoonRuthKennyhersupervisorsawthatMarthahadcomeintenminuteslatefromherlunchhourandshesaidOhsoyoufinallydecidedtocomebacktoworktoday?Thiswasthelaststraw.Shecouldnottakeanotherinsult.BesidesMrPetriwasright:shewasbeingwastedinthisjoB.Lookshesaidangrilyifyoudon'tlikethewayIworkIdon'tneedtostayherE.I'llgowhereI'mappreciated!Goodbye!ShetookupherthingsandstormedoutoftheofficE.ThatnightshecalledMariaandtoldherwhathadhappenedandthenaskedMariA.Whatdoyouthink?WellsaidMariacarefullyareyousureabouttheotherjob?Wellnotexactlybut...MariacontinuedWillyoubeabletogetarecommendationfromMsKennyifyouneedone?Arecommendation?fromMsKenny?hesitatedMarthainaworriedtonE.MarthaIhopeyoudidn'tburnyourbridgesMariasaiD.IthinkIwouldhavehandleditdifferently.1.Marthaisunhappyinherjobbecause_________.A.shehasnotadvancedB.theworkisnotsignificantC.hersupervisorisyoungerthansheD.thereistoomuchworkwithlittlepayment2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Athersupervisor'scriticismMarthalosthertemper.B.MrPetrifeltMarthawasnotvaluedinherpresentjoB.C.Martha'sinterviewwiththedirectorwasonherlunchhour.D.Marthagotthenameofthedirectorthroughhercousin.3.Thephrasethelaststrawinthemiddleofthepassageprobablyrefersto_________.A.thelastopportunityB.thestrawthatsavesMartha'slifeC.thelastreminderD.thefinalunpleasantthing4.WhatdoesMariathinkofMartha'sdecision?A.Marthahashandledthematterproperly.B.Marthashouldn'thavesetthebridgeonfirE.C.Marthashouldhavefoundanewjobbeforeleaving.D.Marthashouldn'thavelosthertemperwithhersupervisor.
  • AnelderlywomandiedandseveralotherpassengerswerecriticallyinjuredwhenacrowdedVirginexpresstraincrashedinCumbrialastnight.A.hugerescueoperationinvolvingRAFhelicoptersanddozensofambulancesarrivE.Afterpassengersweretrappedinthetrainformorethanfourhoursbecausefallenpowerlinepolesmadeaccessforemergencyworkersdifficult.Authoritiesreportedupto80injuries.Thirteenpeopleweretakentohospitalinacriticalorseriouscondition.Between180and200passengerswereonthe5:15pmVirginservicefromLondonEustontoGlasgowCentralwhenallninecarriageslefttherailsbetweenOxenholmeandTebay.Witnessessaidthatthetrainshookviolentlybeforetoppling倾斜overintoanembankment筑堤withatleastfourcarriagesoverturning.Earlythismorningauthoritiesconfirmedanelderlywomanhaddiedandsomeotherpassengershadsufferedinjuriesincludingbackstrainsheadwoundsandbrokenbones.RuthColtonapassengeronthetrainsaidshewasreadingabookwhenthejourneybecameuncomfortablE.Itseemedthatthetrainwasbeingbeatenbyheavywindsasifwewereonaplane.TheaccidentbroughtconcernsthatBritain'sbusiestrailroutewouldbecrippled瘫痪forsometimE.ThelinebetweenPrestonandCarlislewaspostponedasVirginTrainspromisedarapidinvestigationintotheseriousincident—thecompany'sfirstbigcrash.Itisunderstoodthattheinvestigationwillexaminewhethertherewasanobstacleonthetrackandthepossibilityofspeedingormechanicalbreakdown.Thedriverwhowasinjuredwillbeinterviewedandablack-boxrecorderinstalledinthetrainwillbeexamineD.Whatmadetherescuecomesolate?A.It'snotaccessibletoreachtheaccidentspot.B.NoenoughhelicoptersandambulancescouldbefoundatthattimE.C.ItwastoofarfromhospitaltoCumbriA.D.Noonecalledtheemergencycenter.AccordingtothepassagethebusiestrailrouteinBritainisA.FromPrestontoCarlisleB.BetweenEustonandGlasgowC.FromOxenholmetoTebayD.BetweenVirginandPendolinoWhatdoestheunderlinedwordcriticalmean?A.Important.B.Careless.C.Dangerous.D.Surprising.Whichofthefollowingisthepossiblecauseoftheaccident?A.Carelessdriving.B.HeavywinD.C.Overloading.D.Obstacleonthetrack.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatVirginTrainsA.madenoquickreactiontothisaccidentB.seldomhadsoseriousanaccidentbeforeC.hadmadefullpreparationsfortheaccidentD.didn'tmindhowmanypassengersthetraincanhold
  • IbelievethatmycountryPolandisaperfectexampleforaplacewherefoodisparticularlyimportant.Whenwewerelittlechildrenwebegantounderstandhowmuchaloafofbreadmeanttoourparents—tosomeitmightsoundsillybutformethecustomofkissingbreadbeforeyoustartedcuttingitwassimplyamazing.It’snotsocommonnowadaystotreatfoodthatwaysinceyouhardlyeverbakeyourownbreaD.Besideseveryonewouldcallyoucrazyifyoutriedtokisseverybreadrollbeforeyouatethem!Butthoughwenolongermakeourfoodfromscratch起点somecustomshavebeenkept—that’swhyIfeelsosorryeverytimeIhavetothrowanyfoodaway—eventhoughInolongerlivewithmyparentsandnobodywouldblamemeforthisanymore!ManypeopleofournationarestillworkingasfarmerseatingwhattheygrowandharvestandthereforeenjoyingeverythingmorE.It’swidelyknownthatyouvaluemoreanythingthatneedsyoureffortinthefirstplacE.InmosthomesinPolandespeciallythoseoffarmersthewholefamilywouldtryandhavetheirmealstogether—extremelydifficultnowbutsorewarding值得!Youcanshareothermembers’troublesandsuccessesgiveyourchildrensomeattentionorjustsitdownforamomentinsteadofrushingthroughlifeaimlessly.Furthermoreyourbodyandstomachinparticularwillbeverygrateful感激forsuchatime!InPolandaweddingChristmasorevenabirthdayiscelebratedwithagreatmeal.Womeninthehousegettogetherandcooksometimesforafewdaysbeforetheeventandtheextremelygoodorunusualfoodwillberememberedandwidelytalkedabout.Youcannotover-valuetheimportanceoffoodinthecountry.What’smorealmosteveryoneinPolandwillbeasinterestedinthetopicasIam.Whenthewriterwasachildhe/she______.A.foundpeoplewerecrazyaboutbreadB.begantorealizetheimportanceoffoodC.thoughtthatcuttingbreadwasamazingD.learnedpeoplehardlybakedtheirownbreadThewriterfeelsverysorrywhenhe/shehastothrowawayanyfoodbecause______.A.he/shemakesfoodfromscratchB.his/herparentswouldblamehim/herC.somecustomsstillhaveeffectonhim/herD.manypeoplearestillworkinghardasfarmersFromthetextwecanlearnthatinPoland_______.A.mostmealscanbeinterestingtopicsforalongtimeB.thewholefamilyoftenhavemealstogethernowadaysC.it’scommonforwomentogettogethertocookforafewdaysD.familymemberscanknowmoreabouteachotherbyhavingmealstogether
  • BMomwasateachermostofherlifE.Whenshewasn’tintheclassroomshewaseducatingherchildrenorgrandchildren:correctingourgrammar;startingusoncollectionsofbutterfliesflowersorrocks;orinspiringadiscussiononhermostrecentBookoftheMonthClubtopiC.Mommadelearningfun.Itwassadformythreebrothersandmetoseeherailinginherlateryears.Ateighty-fiveshesufferedastrokeandshewentsteadilydownhillafterthat.TwodaysbeforeshediedmybrothersandImetathernursinghomeandtookherforashortrideinawheelchair.WhilewewaitedforthestafftoliftherlimpbodybackintobedMomfellasleep.Notwantingtowakeherwemovedtothefarendoftheroomandspokesoftly.Afterseveralminutesourconversationwasinterruptedbyamuffledsoundcomingfromacrosstheroom.WestoppedtalkingandlookedatMom.Hereyeswereclosedbutshewasclearlytryingtocommunicatewithus.WewenttohersidE.Whirrshesaidweakly.Where?IaskeD.Momistheresomethingyouwant?Whirrsherepeatedabitstronger.MybrothersandIlookedateachotherandshookourheadssadly.MomopenedhereyessighedandwithalltheenergyshecouldmustersaidNotwassaywere!ItsuddenlyoccurredtousthatMomwascorrectingbrotherJim’slastsentencE.IfitwasuptomeJimleaneddownandkissedhercheek.ThanksMomhewhispereD.Wesmiledateachotherandonceagainshookourheadsthistimeinaweofaremarkableteacher.44.WhenMomsaidWhirrwhatdidshereallywanttodo?A.Shewantedtotellhersonsherwill.B.ShewantedtohavesomethingtoeatbeforeshedieD.C.ShewantedtocorrectthemistakesJimmadewhiletalking.D.Shewantedtoteachhersonsmorebecauseshewasdying.45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.Momwasagoodteacherandneverwantedtostopherteaching.B.Momwasalwaysmakingherteachingfun.C.Momdidn’tforgetherteachinguntilshedieD.D.MomwasnolongerateacherwhenshewasathomE.46.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhismother?A.Helovedherbutwastiredofhismother’steachingathomE.B.HismothershouldforgetherteachingandenjoyedtherestofherlifE.C.Hismotherwasgreatbecauseshedevotedherselftoteaching.D.HismotherwasanexcellentteacherbeforeshewasretireD.47.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.OnceateacheralwaysB.Mom’swillC.A.teacher’slifeD.A.teacher’sdevotion
  • OnSeptember222007108ChinesecitiestookpartinCar-FreeDayaglobaleventheldeveryyearforthefirsttimE.Chinabecametheworld’ssecond-largestautomarketandthird-largestcar-makerin2006.Ithasalsobecomethesecond-largestgreenhousegasproducerintheworldandisrapidlycatchingupwiththeUnitedStates.InthissenseChina’sparticipationwillgreatlypromotetheCar-FreeDaymovement.ThenumberofcarsontheroadisgoinguprapidlyinChinA.InBeijingabout1000newcarsareaddedtothestreetsonanaverageday.CarscertainlyofferpeopleplentyoffreedomtomovearounD.ButinmanyChinesecitiesappearanceoftoomanycarshasturnedintoamajorproblem.Gettingstuckintrafficjamsisaneverydayexperiencefordrivers.Evenworseistheenvironmentalimpact影响causedbycars.Accordingtoanationalreportonasmogday79percentoftheairpollutioniscausedbycars.Thegrowingnumberoftrafficaccidentsisanotherproblem.Over100000peoplediefromtrafficaccidentseveryyearinChinawhichisbyfarthehighestnumberofroaddeathsintheworlD.108cities’participationinCar-FreeDayshowsgrowingpublicconcernaboutthetrafficandenvironmentalproblemscausedbycars.Onthisdayallcarswerebannedfromrunninginselectedareasoftheparticipatingcities.Peoplewereencouragedtowalkcycleandusepublictransport.Accordingtoexpertsthecarbonmonoxideintheatmosphereproducedbycarswasreducedby3000tonsonCar-FreeDay.Withcleanerairandsmoothertrafficflowonthedaymorecitieswillhopefullywanttojointheeventnextyear.AndmorepeoplemightsharethehopethatCar-FreeDayisnotjustonSeptember22butapossibility365daysoftheyear.FromthepassagewecanknowthatChina______.A.hastheworld’shighestnumberofroaddeathsB.hastheworld’slargestautomarketC.istheworld’slargestgreenhousegasproducerD.istheworld’ssecond-largestcar-makerWhichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthepassage?A.ThecausesofcargrowthinChinA.B.TheeffectsofcargrowthinChinA.C.ThehistoryofWorldCar-FreeDay.D.ThepopularityofWorldCar-FreeDay.OnCar-FreeDayin2007108citiesinChina______.A.didn’tallowpeopletodriveB.didn’thaveairpollutionC.calledonpeopletodrivelessD.calledonpeopletodrivefreelyCar-FreeDayinChinawill______.A.beheldalltheyearroundB.stopairpollutionandtrafficjamsC.attractmorepeopletojoininD.reducetheproductionofcars
  • A.volcaniceruptioninIcelandhassentashacrossnorthernEuropE.AirlineshavestoppedorchangedtheflightsacrosstheAtlanticOceanleavingairporthundredsofpassengersstuckinairports.GrimsvotnisoneofthelargestandmostactivevolcanoesinEuropE.WhatmakesGrimsvotndifferentisthatitliesunderahugeglacier冰川oficeupto12matersthick.Thehotvolcanoheatsuptheiceaboveitwhichthenformsalayerofwaterbetweentheglacierandthevolcano.ThislayerofwaterputspressureonthevolcanokeepingitstableAsthewaterflowsoutfromundertheglacierthepressurelifts.Thelava岩浆fromthevolcanothencomesuptothesurfacE.Thisisexactlywhathappenedtoday.Nowairlineshavetomakechangestotheirflightssoasnottoflythroughthecloudsofvolcanicash.AccordingtoKLMoneofEurope’sbiggestairlinesairplanescannotgounderthecloudoroverit.Goingthroughthecloudcanresultinashgettingstuckintheairplane’senginescausingdamagetotheplanE.TheeruptionhasalsocausedproblemsforanimalsinIcelanD.Thevolcanoleftashandsharpglass-likerocksalloverthecountrysidE.Farmersarekeepingtheiranimalsinsidetostopthemfromeatingash-coveredgrassorthesharpobject.1.WhatmakesGrimsvotndifferentfromothervolcanoes?A.ItisbelowicE.B.ItliesundertheseaC.ItisthelargestvolcanoD.Itislavaaffectstheairlines2.WhatkeepsGrimsvotnstill?A.TheslowflowofwaterB.ThelowwatertemperatureC.ThethickglacierD.Thewaterpressure3.Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthevolcaniceruption?A.PeoplestoptravelinginEuropeB.AirlinessufferfromthelossofplanesC.ItbecomesdangerousforanimalstoeatoutsideD.Farmershavelostmanyoftheiranimals4.Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom_________.A.aresearchpaperB.anewspaperreportC.aclasspresentationD.ageographytextbook.
  • EBeingconsideredaleaderinoursocietyisindeedofhighpraisE.Leadershipmeanspowercommandsrespectandmostimportantencouragesachievement.UnlikevitaminCleadershipskillscan'tbeeasilyswalloweddown.TheymustbecarefullycultivateD.Differentfrompopularbeliefmostgoodleadersaremadenotborn.Theylearntheirskillsintheireverydaylives.Butwhichdotheydevelop?Howdotheyandhowcanyougetotherstofollow?Alwaysgivecredit.Manyleadersnotethatthemostefficientwaytogetagoodperformancefromothersistotreatthemlikeheroes.GivingpubliccredittosomeonewhohasearneditisthebestleadershiptechniqueintheworlD.Itisalsoanactofgenerosityhat'sneverforgotten.Givingcreditismoreeffectivethaneventhemostconstructivecriticismwhichoftenhurtsratherthanhelps.KennethBlanchardtheauthorofTheOne-MinuteManageragrees.Catchpeopledoingsomethingright!hesays.Thentelleveryoneaboutit.Takeinformedrisks.ThebestleadersknowthattakingariskisnotathoughtlessexercisesaysmanagementadviserMarilynMachlowitz.Skydiversdon'tgoupinanairplanewithoutcheckingtheparachutes降落伞beforehanD.BecausetheideaofriskalsocarrieswithitthepossibilityoffailuremanyofususuallywaitforotherstotakechargE.Butifyouwanttobealeaderyoumustlearntofail-andnotdieathousanddeaths.Pickyourselfupandstartalloveragain.Encourageenthusiasm.WhenpeopleunderstandtheimportanceofworktheylendtheirmentalstrengthssaysLeeDucat.ButwhentheygetexcitedabouttheworkalltheirenergygetspouredintothejoB.That'sagreatforce!Isthisthebestwaytocreateexcitement?Beenthusiasticyourself-YouwillbefollowedbyeveryonE.72.Theunderlinedwordcultivatedparagraph1roughlymeans______.A.encouragedB.comparedC.examinedD.developed73.ThepartAlwaysgivecredittellsusthataleadershould______.A.givehelpfulcriticismB.regardothersasrealheroesC.praisepeoplefortheirgoodperformancesD.praiseeveryone74.Tobeagoodleaderyoushould______.A.notbeafraidofanyrisksB.thinktwicebeforetakingrisksC.trytoavoidanypossiblefailuresD.knowwhatathoughtlessexerciseis75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LeadershipIsofSkillsandTechniquesB.LeadershipIsVeryImportantC.NotManyCanBeLeadersD.HowtoBeaLeader
  • A.beautifulwomantookaplaneonbusiness.Shefoundherseatandsatdownnexttoayoungman.ThemanwasjustthinkingofmakingafewdollarsontheplanE.WhenhesawthewomanhegotanideA.Hey!Wouldyouliketoplayagame?heaskedthewoman.Nothankyou.Ijustwanttotakeanap打盹thewomananswereD.It’sreallyeasy.AllyouhavetodoistoanswerthequestionsthatIaskyou.Ifyoudon’tknowtheansweryougivemefivedollars.IfIdon’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionthenI’llgiveyoufivedollars.NothewomanstillrefuseD.OK.IfIdon’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionI’llgiveyoufivehundreddollars.Howaboutthat?themansaiD.ThenthewomanbecameinterestedanddecidedtojoininthegamE.OK.HowmanymoonsdoesJupiter木星have?askedtheyoungman.Thewomanreachedintoherpurseandtookoutafive-dollarbill.Whatgoesupthemountainwiththreelegsandcomesbackwithfour?thewomanaskeD.ThentheyoungmantookouthiscomputerandsearchedtheInternetforananswer.Minuteslatertheyoungmanhandedfivehundreddollarstothewoman.Afterafewhourstheyoungmanreallywantedtoknowtheanswertothequestion.SoheaskedthewomanWhatistheanswertoyourquestion?Thewomanreachedintoherpurseandhandedtheyoungmanafive-dollarbill.49.Whydidthemanaskthewomantoplayagame?A.Hewantedtoshowhiskindness.B.Hewantedtohaveapleasantjourney.C.Hewantedtoearnsomemoneyfromit.D.Hewantedtomakefriendswiththewoman.50.Howmuchdidthewomangetattheendofthestory?A.$500.B.$5.C.$10.D.$490.51.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thewomantoldthemantheanswertoherquestion.B.Thewomangavetheman’smoneybacktohim.C.Thewomanaskedthemananotherquestion.D.Thewomandidn’tknowtheanswereither.52.Wecanlearnfromthestorythatthewomanis______.A.cleverB.friendlyC.politeD.honest
  • HewasoncereferredtoasthePicassoofpoetry.BelovedbyChileansofallclassesheisoneofthemostwidelyreadandrespectedpoetsinhistory.Andthisyearisthe100thbirthdayofPabloNeruda1904-1973.BornwiththenameNeftaliRicardoReyesBasoltohewasatallshyandlonelyboy.Helovedtoreadandstartedtowritepoetrywhenhewasten.TheAmericanpoetWaltWhitmanwhoseframedpictureNerudalaterkeptonhistablebecameamajorinfluenceonhiswork.Howeverhisfatherdidnotliketheideaofhavingapoetforasonandtriedtodiscouragehimfromwriting.TocoverupthepublicationofhisfirstpoemhetookthepennamePabloNerudA.In1924NerudagainedfamewithhismostwidelyreadworkTwentyLovePoemsandaSongofDespair’’.YethisrichexperienceasadiplomatandexilemadehimgobeyondthethemeoflovE.HisworkalsoreflectedthepoliticalstruggleoftheleftanddevelopmentofSouthAmericA.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1971.Nerudalovedtheseawhichhesawascreativedestructiveandforevermoving.Hefoundinspirationinthepowerandfreedomofthewavesandtheseabirdsonthecoast.IneedtheseabecauseitteachesmehewrotE.Imoveintheuniversityofthewaves.Helovedhowtheseaforeverreneweditselfarenewalechoedinhiswork.5.TheunderlinedwordPicassocanprobablybereplacedby________.A.mostimportantpersonB.famouspersonfromPicassoC.freedomfighterinPicassoD.poemfan6.NeftaliRicardoReyesBasoltotookthepennamePabloNerudabecause________.A.literarygreatsusuallyusedthepennameB.hisfatherencouragedhimtousethenameC.hewantedtopreventhisfatherknowingthepublicationD.hewasgreatlyinfluencedbyotherpoets7.Whichofthefollowingisnotthethemeofhisworks?A.LovE.B.PoliticalstrugglE.C.Socialreform.D.DevelopmentofSouthAmericA.8.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus________.A.theseagaveNerudavastwritinginspirationB.thebeautifulsceneryalongtheChilecoastC.Neruda’spoemswerewidelyreadoverseasD.Nerudalovedtowritehispoemsnearthesea
  • BItwasMonday.MrsSmith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.ConsideringthattherewasnobetterwayMrsSmithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcher*personwhosejobissellingmeat.andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.AfterreadingithegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers*peoplewhobuysth.fromashop.Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrsSmithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!59.MrsSmithtreatedherlittledogquite_________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.politely60.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrsSmithgaveit_______.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds61.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog__________.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrsSmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrsSmith62.Fromitsexperiencethedogfoundthat________.A.onlythepaperwithMrsSmith'swordsinitcouldbringitmeatB.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitC.MrsSmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherD.apieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeat63.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat_______.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheated*actinawaythatisnothonestbythecleveranimal
  • AsaforeignerIoftenheartheChinesecallingmelaowai.IfIcouldnotspeakChineseorifIhadnounderstandingofAsiancustomsImightbeangrywhenIamcalledalaowai.ButhavinglivedinthePhilippinesandChina’sTaiwanProvinceteachingEnglishforseveralyearsIhavecometoChinawithadifferentviewfrommostotherforeignteachershere.InsuchsituationsIjustanswerbackinstandardChinese:Nizenmozhidaowoshiwaiguoren?HowdoyouknowI’maforeigner?WhenIhearpeopleshoutouthelloinamoreimpolitewayandthenlaughIreplyinChinesewithNideyingyubiwodehao.YourEnglishisbetterthanmine.SpeakingChineseisawayoflivinganeasierlifeinChina.AsanEnglishteacheratHubeiUniversityinWuhanIwasonceinvitedbyastudenttospendtheweekendwithhisfamily.BecauseIcanspeakChinesequitefreelyIwasabletotalkwithmystudent’sentirefamily.FrommypersonalexperienceIknewthattheChinesehaveagiftformakingforeignersinChinafeelrightathome.Thatfun-filledweekendIspentwithmystudent’sfamilyinCaidianasmallsuburbofWuhanjustshowedthatmyideawasright.ItwasanexperienceIwillneverforget.Americanshaveasaying:Ifyoucan’tbeatthemthenjointhem.ThesecrettofeelingathomewiththeChinesepeopleisn’ttotrytomakethemchangeovertoWesternways.Thesecretistobecomeoneofthem.Justgowiththeflowordon’ttakethingstooseriously.InthiswayyouwillsurelyfeelathomeinChina.Ifyounolongeremphasize强调ourdifferencesfromtheChineseyouwillbemorewillingtoconcentrateonwhatbignosesandsmallnoseshaveincommon.68.ThereplyNideyingyubiwodehaoshows_______.A.theauthorlikestotalkwiththeChineseB.theauthorisn’tangryC.theauthorreallythinksoD.theauthorlikestospeakChinese69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheauthorhasknownChinesecustomsfairlywell.B.TheauthorcanspeakChineseverywell.C.Theauthordoesn’tmindbeingcalledalaowai.D.Theauthorisdifficulttogetalongwith.70.Shoutingouthellotoastrangeforeignerisusuallyconsidered______byforeigners.A.friendlyB.curiousC.rudeD.brave71.Thephrasegowiththeflowheremeans_______.A.feelathomeB.wheninRomedoastheRomansdoC.flowwiththeriverD.takethingseasy
  • AudreyHepburn奥黛丽·赫本wasbornonMay41929inBrusselsBelgium.Shereallywasblue-bloodfromthebeginningwithherfatherawealthyEnglishbankerandhermotheraDutchnoblewoman.AfterherparentsdivorcedAudreywenttoLondonwithhermotherwhereshewenttoaprivategirlschool.LaterwhenhermothermovedbacktotheHollandsheattendedprivateschoolsaswell.WhiletakingavacationwithhermotherinArnhemHollandHitler'sarmytookoverthetown.ItwasherethatshefellonhardtimesduringtheNazioccupation.Audreysufferedfromdepressionandpoornutrition.AftertheliberationAudreywenttoaballetschoolinLondononascholarshipandlaterbeganamodelingcareer.Asamodelshewasgracefulanditseemedshehadfoundherjobsuitableforherinlife-untilthefilmproducerscamecalling.AfterbeingspottedmodelingbyaproducershewassignedtoabitpartintheEuropeanfilmNederlandsin7lessenin1948.Latershehadaspeakingroleinthe1951filmYoungWives'Tale1951asEveLester.Thepartstillwasn'tmuchsosheheadedtoAmericatotryherlucktherE.AudreygainedimmediateprominenceintheUSwithherroleinRomanHolidayin1953.ThisfilmturnedouttobeasplendidsuccessasshewonanOscarasBestActress.Thisgainedherenormouspopularityandmoreplumroles.Oneofthereasonsforherpopularitywasthefactthatshewassoelf-likeandhadclassunlikethesex-goddessesofthetimE.RomanHolidaywasfollowedbyanothersimilarlywonderfulperformanceinthe1957classicFunnyFacE.In1988AudreybecameaspecialambassadortotheUnitedNationsfundhelpingchildreninLatinAmericaandAfricaapositionsheretaineduntil1993.HereleganceandstylewillalwaysberememberedinfilmhistoryasevidencedbyherbeingnamedinEmpiremagazine'sTheTop100MovieStarsofAllTimE.67.Theunderlinedwordsfellonhardtimesinthesecondparagraphreferto______A.theproducersalwaysletheractalitroleinafilm.B.parents’beingdivorcedbroughtherseriouspainC.depressionandnonutritionbroughtherseriouspainD.nogoodjobsweresuitabletoher68.AudreywenttoAmericatolookforanewchancebecause_______A.intheEuropeanfilmstherewereonlylittlerolesforhertoactB.intheAmericanathereweremanyimportantfilmroleswaitingforhertoactC.intheAmericanthereweremanydifferentjobssuitabletoherD.intheEuropeanfilmstherewereallrolesshedidn’tlike69WhichoneofthefollowingfilmsmadeAudreywinanOscarBestActressAward?_______A.Nederlandsin7lessenB.YoungWives'TaleasEveLesterC.RomanHolidayD.the1957classicFunnyFace70.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout______A.Audrey’sstruggleinthefilmfieldsandpublicadmirationB.Audrey’sfamilyandhercareerC.Audrey’schildhoodandherfilmswongreatawardsD.Audrey’shardtimesandherachievement
  • ThewordsofGandhiEinsteinandothergreatthinkersaretobequotedinserviceannouncementsonLondon’sUndergrounD.TransportforLondonhasaskedTurnerPrize-winningartistJeremyDellertoeditalistofmottostobeusedbytubedrivers.Gandhi’sthereismoretolifethanincreasingitsspeedandtheartistCezanne’sweliveinarain-bowofchaosareamongthequotes.Dellerhopestheywillmakepassengers’journeysabitmorethought-provoking发人深省的.Deller’soriginalplanwastoabolishallpublicannouncementsforaday.ItmakesmefeelannoyedhesaiD.It’slikesomepsychologicalwarfare战争onthepassengers.ButhisideawasrefusedbythemanagerofTransportforLondonwhoinsteadagreedtotheplanofreplacingsomeannouncementswithsomethingmorehumanandattractivE.SallyShawwhoisrunningtheschemeforTransportforLondonsaysitispartofanattempttoimproveday-to-dayinteractionandrelylessonautomatedannouncements.Ithinkeveryonehastheirownlittlephilosophyontheirjourneys.AndifwecangetmoreofthatoutintheairthatwouldbegreatshesaiD.SusyWellsoneofthedriverstotesttheideaoutontheLondonUndergroundisalsoenthusiasticaboutit.ShesaidIliketomakemyownannouncementsandit’snicetogetpassengerstothinkaswell.What’smoresomequotesarehelpfultothedrivers.Theyhelpthepassengersbecomemoreunderstandingaboutthedrivers’work.ThequotessuchasThomasFuller’sastumble绊脚maypreventafallarepopularforhelpingexplainwhyalittleinconveniencewassometimesnecessarytokeepthesystemsafE.1.Theunderlinedphrasetubedriversprobablymeans______.A.taxidriversB.subwaydriversC.truckdriversD.busdrivers2.WhydidDellerwanttoabolishallpublicannouncementsontheunderground?A.Becausetheycauseawaramongpassengers.B.BecausethepublicannouncementsmakeDellertireD.C.Becausethepublicannouncementsaredull.D.Allpublicannouncementsarenotsuitableforthepassengers.3.ThereasonwhythesayingsaretobequotedonLondon’sUndergroundis______.A.thateveryonehastheirownlifemottoB.thatsayingsarebelievedtobemorehumanandattractiveC.thatsayingscanhelpdevelopspiritualcivilizationinLondonD.thatsayingcanmakedriversthinkmore4.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe_____.A.ChangesonLondon’sUndergroundB.CultureonLondon’sUndergroundC.SomeQuotesSeenonLondon’sUndergroundD.IntroductiontoLondon’sUnderground
  • CSeveralyearsagoIworkedinanofficewhichIhadalocusttreegrowingoutsidethewindow.IthadgrownintoatalltreeandmusthavebeenthereforalongtimE.ThetreeblockedtheviewandmadetheofficeseemdullunfortunatelythishappenedtobetheroomassignedtomeandIwasdepressedbyitforquitesometimE.WhenthefirstspringcameeverythingwasgreenexceptthelocusttreE.SecretlyIwasveryhappybecauseIhadthoughtithaddieD.OnemorningwhenIopenedthewindowforfreshairIunexpectedlysmeltafamiliarsweetscentfloatingintomyofficebutIcouldn’tnameit.SuddenlyIrealizeditwasthelocusttree!ThetreethatIthoughtdeadwasblossominginfullglory.FromthenonIusuallycametotheofficeveryearlytoseedewformingonthelocusttreeblossomsandeveryyearwaseagertoseespringagain.Duringsummerthegreenleavesprovidedshadeprotectingmefromtheharshsunlightbutallowingenoughlightintomakeitpleasant.Inautumntheleavesturnedintomanydifferentcolors.Itsbeautytouchedmysoul.ManytimesIthoughttotakephotosbutneverdiD.ThenIhadtoleaveinahurry.LaterinlifeitbecameagreatregretthatIhadnotdoneso.Actuallymanytimesinourliveswethinkweownsomethingthereforewedon’tcherishit.Wedon’tfeelregretfuluntilweloseitoneday!Moreoversometimeswehavetoacceptthethingswedon’twantandneedtodiscoverthehiddenbeautytofindunexpectedjoy!59.Theauthorofthepassageemployedawritingway________.A.ofholdingandreleasingB.thatreleasedfirstthenheldC.thatheldfirstthenreleasedD.thatwasnotholdingorreleasing60.Whattheauthorwantedtotellusisthat________.A.notbeingdelightedforwhatyouhavegotandnotfeelingpityonthelostB.thinktwicebeforeyouleapC.treateverythingcalmlyD.cherishwhatyou’veowned61.Thereasontheauthorcametotheofficeearlyis________.A.toenjoythedewB.tofinishherworkearlyC.todosomecleaningD.toavoidtheburningsun62.Theunderlinedwordsointhefifthparagraphperhapsrefersto________.A.thatIcouldn’tseethetreeanylongerB.thatIshouldhavetakensomephotosC.thatIhadtoleaveD.thatthetreedied
  • Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson’ssoccerteam.Itwasthefinalquarter.Thescorewastwotooneandmyson’steamwasintheleaD.Parentssurroundedtheplaygroundofferingencouragement.Withlessthantensecondsremainingtheballsuddenlyrolledinfrontofmyson’steammateMickeyO’Donnell.WithKickit!echoingacrosstheplaygroundMickeyturnedaroundandgaveiteverythinghehaD.AllaroundmethecrowderupteD.O’Donnellhadscored!ThentherewassilencE.MickeyhadscoredallrightbutinthewronggoalendingthegameinatiE.Foramomenttherewasatotalhush.YouseeMickeyhasDownsyndrome综合症andforhimtherewasnosuchthingasawronggoal.AllgoalswerecelebratedbyajoyoushugfromMickey.HehadevenbeenknowntohugtheopposingplayerswhentheyscoreD.ThesilencewasfinallybrokenwhenMickeyhisfacefilledwithjoyhuggedmysontightlyandshoutedIscored!Iscored!Everybodywon!Everybodywon!ForamomentIheldmybreathnotsurehowmysonwouldreact.IneednothaveworrieD.Iwatchedthroughtearsasmysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchantingWaytogoMickey!WaytogoMickey!WithinmomentsbothteamssurroundedMickeyjoininginthechantandcongratulatinghimonhisgoal.LaterthatnightwhenmydaughteraskedwhohadwonIsmiledasIrepliedItwasatiE.Everybodywon.Theunderlinedwordhushinparagraph3means________.A.cheer.B.cryC.laughterD.silenceWhatdidtheauthorworryaboutwhenMickeyscoredandhuggedhisson?A.Theresultofthematchwouldfailhisson.B.HissonwouldshoutatMickeyforhisgoal.C.Mickeywouldagainhugtheopposingplayers.D.HissonwouldunderstandMickey’swronggoal.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.bothteamslikedandrespectedMickeyB.bothteamswerethankfultoMickeyforhisgoalC.Mickeydidn’tmindthoughhisgoalwaswrongD.Mickeywasakind-heartedboyandhopedeverybodywonThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageis_____.A.totellajoketomakereaderslaughB.tosuggestweshouldnotmindlosingC.toshowenjoyingagameismorethanwinningagameD.topresenthisson’sfinequalitiesofunderstandingothers
  • AnnaKoumikovawasbornonJune7th1981inMoscow.Herparents'namesareAllahandSergel.Whenshewas5yearsoldherparentssoldtheirTVtobuyherthefirsttennisbatforChristmas.Sheplayedinaclubnearherplaceuntilaged11.ThenshemovedtoBradentonFloridaUSAtotrainwithNickBollitierri.At14sherepresentedRussiainaFedCupmatchandbecametheyoungestplayerevertowinaFedCupmatch.KournikovamadeherWTAfirstshowat15yearsoldattheUSOpenwhereshefinallylostagainstplayerSteffiGraf.Butshemadeittothedoublequarterfinalsthatsamematch.In1996KournikovawontheRookieoftheYearawardandthenextyear.Sheimprovedverymuchtoevenmakeittothesemi-finalsinWimbledon.ShelosttoworldnumberoneMartinaHingisattheFrenchOpenandatWimbledon.In1999shewonherprofessionaltitleatMidlandMiehigonaninternationalTennisFederationmatch.Shewas5thfavouriteinIllinoisthesameyearandwonher2ndcareerITFmatch.Shewonherfirstgrandslam大满贯titleill1999withMartinaHingisindoublesattheAustraliaOpen.Sincethentheyhaveplayedregularlytogetherandhavequicklybecomeoneofthe'bestpairs.Aimin1999shemadeherfirstcareerWTAfinalinkeyBiscayneagainstVenusWilliamsinatough3setmatch.ShealtowonherfirstdoublestilewithMonicaSelesinTokyo.AtpresentKournikovaismoresuccessfulonthenetthanatthenet.Sheremainsthemostsearchedandmostdownload网上下载ontheinternetthreetimesmorepopularthantheNO.2sportsfigureMichaelJordan.Sheisstillveryyoungandsheseemstohaveagreatfutureahead!Whichofthefollowingisright?A.KournikovabeatSteffiGrafattheUSOpenwhenshewas15.B.KournikovawontheRookieoftheYearawardin1999.C.KoumikovaisnowmoreluckyatthenetthanontheInternet.D.In1997Kournikovaworkedhardtomakeittothesemi-finalsinWimbledon.KournikovawonherfirstgrandslamtitleindoublesattheAustraliaOpenwith.A.SteffiGrafB.VenusWilliamsC.MartinaHingisD.MonicaSelesFromthetextwecanknowKournikovawonherprofessionaltitleinanITFmatch.A.atMidlandB.inFranceC.inAustraliaD.atBiscayneWhatcanwelearnaboutKournikova?A.ShehasalotoffansontheInternet.B.Herparentsgavehermuchsupport.C.ShebeatMartinaHingsin1996.D.SheplayedtennisforherhomecountryRussiA.
  • OnaFridaynightapooryoungartiststoodatthegateoftheNewYorkrailwaystationplayinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.Thenextdaytheyoungartistcametothesameplaceandputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybeforehetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditunderhishat.Thenhebegantoplaytheviolin.Itsoundedmorepleasantthanever.Soonhewassurroundedwithpeoplewhowereattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.ItsaidLastnightagentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistakE.Pleasecometoclaim认领itsoon.Afterabouthalfanhouramiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaidYesit’syou.IknewthatyouwereanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomeherE.TheyoungviolinistaskedcalmlyAreyouMrGeorgeSang?ThemannoddeD.TheviolinistaskedDidyoulosesomething?It’salotteryticketsaidtheman.TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.Isit?heaskeD.Georgenoddedandtookthelotteryticketandkisseditthendancedwiththeviolinist.TheviolinistwasastudentatanartscollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinViennA.LaterhisclassmateaskedtheviolinistAtthattimeyouneededmoneytopaythetuition学费andyouhadtoplaytheviolinintherailwaystationeverydaytomakemoney.Whydidn’tyoukeepthelotteryticketforyourself?TheviolinistsaidAlthoughIdon’thavemuchmoneyIlivehappily.ButifIlosehonestyIwon’tbehappyforever.Throughourliveswecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbewithus.WhatdidtheyoungartistdoattherailwaystationonFriday?A.Heplayedtheviolintomakesomemoney.B.HewaitedforthetraintoViennA.C.HecametobuyatraintickettoViennA.D.HewalkedaroundtheNewYorkrailwaystation.AccordingtothewordsonthepaperwhichsentencebelowisTRUE?A.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhishat.B.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhisimportantthing.C.Itwasalotteryticketandheneededtofindtheowner.D.Itwasalotteryticketandtheownerisunknown.Fromthisarticlewecanlearnthat____.A.weshouldsharewithothersifwefindsomethingvaluableB.weshouldknowtheimportanceofhonestyandleadahappylifeC.keepthelotteryifyoufindoneD.playingtheviolincouldmakeyoufeelhappy
  • IfirstwenttoHarrowinthesummerterm.TheschoolhadthebiggestswimmingpoolIhadeverseen.Itwasagoodjoketocomeupbehindanakedboyandpushhimintothepool.ImadequiteahabitofthiswithboysofmyownsizeorlessOnedayIsawaboywrappedinatowelonthesideofthepool.HewasnobiggerthanIwassoIthoughthimafairgamE.ComingsecretlybehindIpushedhiminholdingontohistowelsothatitwouldnotgetwetIwassurprisedtoseeanangryfacecomeoutfromthewaterandabeingofgreatstrengthmakingitswaybyfiercestrokes猛力地划totheshorE.Ifledbutinvain.Heovertookmeseizedmeviolentlyandthrewmeintothedeepestpartofthepool.Isoonclimbedoutontheothersideandfoundmyselfsurroundedbyacrowdofyoungerboys.Doyouknowwhatyouhavedone?theysaidIt’sAmery;heisinGradeSix.Heischampionatgymhehasgothisfootballhonor.IwasfrightenedandfeltashameD.HowcouldItellhispositionwhenbewaswrappedinabathtowelandsosmall.Hedidn’tseempleasedatallsoIaddedinamostbrilliantwordMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmall.AtthisbelaughedandaftersomegeneralwordsaboutmyrudebehaviorandhowIhadbetterbecarefulinthefuturesignifiedtheincidentwascloseD.1.ThewriterthoughtAmeryafairgamebecausetheboy.A.lookedlikeananimalB.wasfondofgamesw*w*C.wasofsimilarsizeD.wasgoodatsports2.Thewriterfeltashamedbecause.A.hewaslaughedatbyotherboysB.AmeryturnedouttobeinthesamegradeC.hepushedAmeryhardandhurthimD.heplayedajokeonanoutstandingathlete3.BysayingMyfatherwhoisagreatmanisalsosmallthewriter.A.triedtopleaseAmeryB.challengedAmeryC.threatenedAmeryD.admiredhisfather4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThewritercouldrunfasterthanAmery.B.Thewriterlikedplayingonboysofallsizes.C.AmerywasastudentinGradeFour.D.Ameryforgavethewriterforhisrudebehavior5.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordovertookmean?A.catchholdofB.catchupwithC.takealookatD.shoutat
  • DearSirIhavetotraveleverydayfromSoukRoadtotheairport.Twobusestravelalongtheirroute路线:thenumber49andnumber16.Butbythetimethenumber16busreachesSoukRoaditisalwaysfullsoIcan’tgetonit.Ihavetowaitforthenumber49becausesometimesthereareemptyseatsonit.ThetimetablesaysthattherearebusesfromSoukRoadtotheairporteverytenminutes.IfthisissowhydoIhavetowaithalfanhourforabusnearlyeveryday?Theregulationssaythatifthereareemptyseatsonabusthebusmuststopateverystopwherepeoplearewaiting.Whydothehalf-emptybusesgostraightpastmewhenIamstandingatthebusstop?Theregulationssaythatnobusmaycarrymorethan40seatedpassengersand20standingpassengers.YesterdayIwasthefirsttogetoffthebuswhenitreachedtheairport.Icountedtheotherpassengersastheygotoff.Therewere129ofthem.Itisclearthatourbuscompaniesbreaktheregulationsandthinklittleoftheirpassengers.Cannothingbedonetomakeyourservicebetter?YoursTiredpassengerThewriterhastotakeBusNo.49because.A.itarrivesontimeB.itisnotalwaysfullC.ittravelsfasterD.ithasfewerseatsonitHowlongdoesthewriterusuallyhavetowaitforabus?A.Tenminutes.B.Onehour.C.Halfanhour.D.Nearlyaday.Theregulationssaythateachbusmaycarrypassengersatmost.A.20B.40C.60D.129Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.thebusservicewaspoorB.nobusesexcepttheNo.49buspassedSoukRoadC.nopassengerstooktheirbusesD.thewriterwasalwaysthefirsttogetonthebus
  • ConnectingwithPatientsDr.Parisoftentreatsseveralgenerationsofafamilyovermanyyears.He’sseenusthroughtwobirthsoneoperationmultipleearachesabrokenwristandarecoveryfromaserioustrafficcrashsaysJillFarrowa43-year-oldlawyerwhosefirstvisittoDr.Pariswasasateenager.DuringthebirthofheryoungersonFarrowbeganbleedingbadly.Dr.ParismanagedtosolvetheprobleminadelicateprocedurE.Twentyyearsagosheprobablywouldhavediedhesays.TodaywhenheperformsschoolsportsphysicalexaminationsfortheFarrowboys10and11heisalwaysremindedthatlivesarechangedforeverbydoctorsjustdoingtheirjobs.Tobeamixofcountrydocandsomewhatadventurerthe55-year-oldfamilyphysicianmovedtoHaileyaftercompletinghisresidency医生实习期.HehopedtopracticemedicinethereandskiatnearbySunValley.Unfortunatelytheonlyjobopeningwasforanemergency-roomdoctorinMissoulaMontana300milesaway.Dr.Paristookit.I'dskialldayandthendriveallnighttobeinMissoulafora48-hourshiftherecalls.I'mluckytobealivE.Knowinghecouldn'tkeepupwithhiseight-hourcommute通勤hebegantakingflyinglessons.In1981Dr.ParisjoinedasmallmedicalpracticeinHaileyaformerminingtownwithapopulationatthetimeof2109.AsHaileygrewintheshadowofSunValley'sboomingpopularityDr.Paris'sownpracticeexpandedtosevenphysiciansincludinghiswifeKathrynWoodswhoisalsoafamilydoctor.Theymetin1986atacertificationexaminDenverwheninaroomfullofmeninstodgysuitsWoodsarrivedwearingaLycrabikingoutfitandcarryingthefrontwheelofherbicyclewhichshecouldn'tlockupoutside.Dr.Parisaskedheroutonthespot.In1989theymarrieD.WhatJillFarrowsaysistoindicate________.A.howweakthebodiesofherfamilyB.howharditistobeadoctorC.howbrilliantthephysician’sskillisD.howeasyitistodealwithsuchproblemsDr.Parisoftenremindshimselfthat________.A.livesofpeopleshouldnotalwaysstaythesameB.peoplecanrelyonthemselvestochangetheirlifeC.doctorsshouldchangetheirownlifeD.itisthedutyofadoctortohealthepatientsWhydidDr.ParismovetoHailey?A.BecausehecanbeadoctorandanadventurertherE.B.BecausehehastofinishhisresidencytherE.C.BecausehischildrenarefondofskiingatnearbySunValley.D.Becausehehastobeanemergency-roomdoctortherE.Wecaninferthedoctorgotmarriedprobablyattheageof________.A.27.B.37.C.17.D.47.Thispassageisintendedto________.A.introduceDr.ParisB.praisethedoctor’sexcellentmedicalartC.describethedoctor’sadventurousexperienceD.tellthedoctor’sloveaffairs
  • Onedayateacherwasgivingheryoungstudentsalessononhowthegovernmentworks.Shewastryingtoexplaintheprincipleofincometax收入税.Youseeshebeganspeakingslowlyandcarefullyeachpersonwhoworksmustpaypartofhisorhersalary薪水tothegovernment.Ifyoumakeahighsalaryyourtaxesarehigh.Ifyoudon’tmakemuchmoneyyourtaxesarelow.Isthatclear?sheaskeD.Doeseveryoneunderstandthemeaningofincometax?ThestudentsnoddeD.Arethereanyquestions?sheaskeD.Thestudentsshooktheirheads.Verygood!shesaiD.NowIwouldlikeyoutotakeapieceofpaperandwriteashortparagraphonthesubjectofincometax.LittleJoeywasaslowlearner.Hehadlotsofproblemswithspellingandgrammarbutthistimeheatleastseemedtounderstandthetask.Hetookhispenandafterafewminuteshehandedtheteacherthefollowingcomposition:OnceIhadadog.HisnamewasTax.IopenedthedoorandincomeTax.Theteacherwastryingtoexplainoneday.A.thebasicprinciplesoftheincometaxB.howthegovernmentworksC.everyoneshouldpayincometaxD.howmuchtaxoneshouldpayforhisincomeAftertheteacher’sexplanation.A.allthestudentsshooktheirheadsB.manyofthestudentswerestillpuzzledC.MoststudentsunderstoodthemeaningofincometaxD.Somestudentsdidn’tunderstandtheirteacherThestudentswereasked.A.tosaysomethingaboutincometaxB.toanswersomequestionsonincometaxC.towriteacompositiononincometaxD.toexplaintheprincipleofincometaxLittleJoey.A.wasclearaboutthesubjectB.graspedwhatincometaxmeantC.wroteaparagraphabouthisdogD.didaswhathewastoldtodo
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑TellmeWallymyamazedfriendaskedthedriverhaveyoualwaysservedcustomerslikethis?Wallysmiledintotheback-viewmirror.Nonotalways.Infactit’sonlybeeninthelasttwoyears.MyfirstfiveyearsdrivingIspentmostofmytimecomplaininglikealltherestofthetaxidriversdo.ThenIheardthepersonalgrowthofWayneDyerontheradiooneday.HehadjustwrittenabookcalledYou’llSeeItWhenYouBelieveIt.Dyersaidthatifyougetupinthemorningexpectingtohaveabaddayyou’llrarelydisappointyourself.Hesaid‘Stopcomplaining!Distinguishyourselffromyourcompetition.Don’tbeaduck.BeaneaglE.Ducksquackandcomplain.EaglesflyhighabovethecrowD.’Thathitmerightbetweentheeyes.DyerwasreallytalkingaboutmE.IwasalwaysquackingandcomplainingsoIdecidedtochangemyattitudeandbecomeaneaglE.Ilookedaroundattheothertaxisandtheirdrivers.Thetaxisweredirtythedriverswereunfriendlyandthecustomerswereunhappy.SoIdecidedtomakesomechanges.IputinafewatatimE.WhenmycustomersrespondedwellIdidmorE.ItakeitthathaspaidoffforyouIsaiD.ItsurehasWallyreplieD.MyfirstyearasaneagleIdoubledmyincomefromthepreviousyear.ThisyearI’llprobablyquadruple增四倍it.Youwereluckytogetmetoday.Idon’tsitattaxi-standsanymorE.MycustomerscallmeforappointmentsonmycellphoneorleaveamessageonmyansweringmachinE.IfIcan’tpickthemupmyselfIgetatrustworthyfriendtodoitandItakeapieceoftheaction.Wallywasphenomenal.Hewasrunningafirst-classserviceoutofaYellowTaxi.I’veprobablytoldthatstorytomorethanfiftytaxidriversovertheyearsandonlytwotooktheideaandranwithit.WheneverIgototheircitiesIgivethemacall.Therestofthedriversquackedlikeducksandtoldmeallthereasonstheycouldn’tdoanyofwhatIwassuggesting.WallytheTaxiDrivermadeadifferentchoicE.51.Theunderlinedwordphenomenalmeans______.A.easy-goingB.warm-heartedC.flexibleD.remarkable52.Wallydoesn’tparkhistaxiattaxi-standsjustbecause_______.A.hisincomedoubles.B.histaxiisusuallyfullybookedC.hehasacompanyofhisown.D.hehasalookofadisgustingeagle53.Wally’sincomedoubledwhenheimprovedhisserviceabout______.A.oneyearagoB.twoyearsagoC.fiveyearsagoD.sevenyearsago54.Afterreadingthepassagewemaydrawasafeconclusionthat______.A.kindnessmustberewardedB.it’seasytosaybuthardtodoC.goodservicepaysoffintheendD.theearlybirdcatchestheworm
  • RogerFedererandSerenaWilliamshavebeennamedas2009'sworldchampionsbytheInternationalTennisFederationITFaftertoppingtheyear-endrankings.FedererwhowinsthehonourforthefifthtimecompletedacareerGrandSlam大满贯atRolandGarrosbeforewinninghis15thGrandSlamrideatWimbledon.AndWilliamswontheAustralianOpenandWimbledonherllthmajorsuccess.Thepairwillreceivetheirawardsattheannual1TFworldchampionsdinnerinParisinJunE.FedererregainedtheworldnumberonerankingfromRafaelNadalafterhisParisvictoryandhisWimbledonwinoverAndyRoddicksawhimsurpassPeteSampras'haulofGrandSlamtitles.Hewasalsorunner-upattheAustralianOpenandtheUSOpenandhelpedhiscountryretainitsDavisCupworldgroupstatus.ItisanhonourformetobenamedITFworldchampionforafifthtimE.Itwasanincredible不可思议的yearformebothonandoffthecourtsaidthe28-year-oldSwissstarwhosewifeMirkagavebirthtotwingirlsinJuly.TowinmyfirstRolandGarrostitlebreaktheall-timeGrandSlamrecordandregainthenumberonerankingisamazing.Itmeansalottometofinishtheyearagainatthetop.Williamstakestheawardforthefirsttimesince2002.AswellasherGrandSlamwinsshewontheseason-endingWTAChampionshipsinDohA.sealingthetoprankinginthelasteventoftheyear.ShealsotookthedoublesyearawardwithsisterVenusaftertakingtheircareertotalto10GrandSlamtitles.IndoingsoshejoinsLindsayDavenportandMartinaHingisastheonlyplayerstobecomesinglesanddoublesworldchampionsinthesameyear.AmericantwinsBobandMikeBryanwerenamedasthemen'sdoublesworldchampionsforthesixthtimeinsevenyears.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.RogerFederergothisfifthworldchampions.B.SerenaWilliamswasnamedtheITFworldchampion.C.Williams&Federerwerenamed2009'sworldchampions..D.RogerFedererwonhisfirstRolandGarrostitlE.WhatdoesFederermeanbysayingthatitwasanincredibleyearforhimoffthecourt?A.Hemadealotofmoney.B.Hiswifegavebirthtotwingirls.C.HeregainedtheworldNo.Oneranking.D.HegotaGrandSlamtitleatRolandGarros.InwhichcountrymightRolandGarrosOpentakeplace?A.FrancE.B.AustraliaC.TheUnitedStatesD.EnglanD.____hasnevergotbothsinglesanddoublesworldchampionsinayear.A.SerenaWilliamsB.LindsayDavenportC.VenusWilliamsD.MartinaHingis
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑DavidBeckhamhadadream:tobethefirstEnglishplayertoappearinfourWorldCups.ButnowitappearsthatdreamisoverafteraseriousinjurytohisAchillestendon跟腱whichmeanshecouldbeoutofactionforaroundsixmonths.Withthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfricaonlythreemonthsawaysadlyBeckhamlookssettomissout.TheinjuryhappenedwhileBeckhamwasplayingforACMilanagainstACChievointheItalianleaguE.Afterattemptingtokicktheballhecollapsedtothegroundandhobbledoffthepitchbeforebeingstretchered被担架抬走away.Itisnotyetknownwhetherhehascompletelysevered切断hisAchillestendonoronlytornit.TheplayerhasnowflowntoFinlandforassessmentandtreatmentbyakneespecialist.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellofearstheworstforBeckham'sWorldCupchances.WehavetowaitfortheresultsofthescanbutitlookslikeheisoutoftheWorldCuphesaidinastatement.IspokewithhimafterthegameonSundaynighttooffermysupport.DavidisagreatprofessionalandhasworkedveryhardtobereadyfortheWorldCupsomissingitwillbeabigblow.Beckham'sformermanageratAmericanclubLAGalaxyAlexeiLalasechoed共鸣Capello'swordsofsupport:ItisahorriblesituationforBeckham.IknowhowmuchitmeanttohimtobeintheWorldCupandhowimportanthewastotheEnglandteam.DavidBeckhamisnow34andsomeareaskingwhetherthisseriousinjurycouldmeanhiswholecareerisover.Whateverhappensasoneoffootball'sbest-knownandpopularplayersBeckhamwillhavenoshortageofencouragementfromfansaroundtheworlD.SomewillrememberBeckham'smiraculousrecoveryfromanAchillesinjuryin2006whenhewasbackonthepitchafteronlyeightweeks.IfhecouldrepeatthesamefeatintimefortheWorldCupitreallywouldbethestuffoffairytales.Soperhapsallisnotlost.OptimistswilltakeheartfromAlexeiLalas'words:Youneverwanttowriteoff排除DavidBeckhamashehasshownushisabilitytobounceback恢复原状.56.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Beckhamhadadream?B.Beckham—agreatfootballplayer!C.TheendforBeckham?D.WorldCupinSouthAfrica!57.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmissingitwillbeabigblow?A.MissingtheWorldCupwillbeabigsuccess.B.MissingBeckhammeansagreatfailurE.C.MissingBeckhammeansanimportantopportunityfortheAmericanclubLAGalaxy.D.MissingtheWorldCupmeansabigdisappointmentforBeckham.58.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat____________A.BeckhamwilldefinitelynotbeabletoplayfootballagainB.BeckhamwascuredbyagreatkneespecialisthefoundC.BeckhamhashisabilitytobouncebackD.BeckhamislikelytomisstheWorldCup59.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstakeheartprobablymean?A.getdisappointedB.gethelpC.getencouragedD.gethurt
  • CanneswillrocktothesoundofacancandancethisyearwhenMoulinRougebytheAustraliandirectorBazLuhrmannopenstheFrenchfilmfestival电影节inMay.ThemusicalstarsNicoleKidmanasasingerandJohnLeguizamoastheartistHenrideToulouse-LautreC.ItwillbecompetingforthePalmed'Orthefestival'stopprizE.ThefestivalrunstoMay21.TheAmericanactorTommyLeeJones54hasmarriedhislongtimegirlfriendDawnMariaLaurel36inaprivateweddinginSanAntonio.Itwasn’tabigto-do‘saidFredBieryaU.S.DistrictJudgewhoperformedtheservicE.Herefusedtodiscussthingsfurther.TheseareveryprivatepeoplehesaiD.LorettaLynnisbeingtreatedforaverybedcoldinTennesseeandwillmissseveralappearances.Thecountrysinger65wasadmittedtoahospitalnearherhomeinHurricaneMills.SheisingoodconditionbutthedoctorsarewatchinghercloselyaspokeswomansaiD.TheFrench-AlgeriansingerEnricoMaciaswasnamedaUnitedNationspeacemessenger.Enricojoinseightotherpeoplewhoactasgoodwillenvoys使者fortheUnitedNationsamongthemarethewriterElieWieselandthebasketballplayerMagicJohnson.73.WecanlearnfromthetextthatHenrideToulouse-Lautrecis______A.afigureinafilmB.adancerinashowC.acountrysingerD.aprizewinner74.Weknowfromthetextthat_______.A.MoulinRougewonthetopprizeinafilmfestivalB.LorettaLynnisunderthedoctors’careC.eightpeopleserveastheUNgoodwillenvoysD.FredBierywasTommyLeeJones’assistant75.Thistextmostprobablyappearsin_____.A.abookonfilmstarsB.afilmreviewinamagazineC.anewspaperD.anotice
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A.JeanneCalmentaFrenchwomanbecamearecordbreakeron17Octoberwhenattheageof120yearsand238daysshebecamethelongestlivedhumanbeingonrecorD.A.Japanesemandiedin1986attheageof120yearsand237days.JeanneCalmentlivesinasmalloldpeople’shomeinthesouthofFrance;herhusbandheronlychildandhergrandsonhavealldieD.Sheisnearlyblindanddeafandisalwaysinawheelchairbutherdoctordescribesherasbeingmorelikea90-year-oldwomaningoodhealththansomeoneof120.Shestillhasalivelysenseofhumor.Whenaskedonher120thbirthdaywhatsheexpectedofthefutureshereplied:A.veryshortonE.ShealsoremarkedthatshethoughtthegoodLordhadforgottenallabouther.Sowhatisthekeytoalonglife?Accordingtosomedoctorsdietexerciseandnosmokingarethethreeimportantfactors.JeanneCalmenthasfollowedtwoofthetips.Shehasalwayseatenahealthydietandsheusedtodoexerciseseverydayuntilshebrokeherlegattheageof115.Howeveruntilrecentlyshedranktwoglassesofstrongredwineadayandshedoessmokenowonlyalittle.BesidesJeanneCalmentmighthavegotverygoodgenes基因fromherparents.Herfatherlivedtotheageof94andhermotherto86.A.locallawyerboughtherhousewhenshewas80underanagreementthathewouldpayhersomemoneyeveryyearuntilherdeath.ItmusthaveseemedagoodmoveatthetimebutsofarthelawyerhaspaidheratleastthreetimesthevalueofthehousE.EveryyearonherbirthdayJeanneCalmentsendshimacardsaying:SorryI’mstillalive!56.HowdoesJeanneCalmentfeelaboutheroldage?A.Sheismiserableandunhappy.B.Sheischeerfulandhumorous.C.Shewouldliketolivemuchlonger.D.Shefeelssheisgoingtodieverysoon.57.WecanoweJeanneCalment’sgoodhealthandlonglifeto_____.A.smokingonlyalittleeverydayB.hergivingupsmokinganddrinkingC.drinkingtwoglassesofstrongredwineeverydayD.thegoodgenesfromherparentsahealthydietandsomeexercises58.Whichofthefollowingwordcouldbestreplacethewordmoveinthefourthparagraph?A.dealB.trickC.marchD.sport59.WhydoesJeanneCalmentsaySorryI'mstillalivetothelocallawyereveryyearonherbirthday?A.Becauseshehadanagreementat80withthelawyerwhichwastoheradvantagE.B.BecauseshehasaskedthelawyertopayhermorerentthantheyfirstagreeD.C.BecausethelawyerhaspaidhermuchmoremoneythanthevalueofthehousE.D.Becausethehouseshesoldtothelawyerisn’tworththemoneyhehasalreadypaiD.
  • WhenChristinaBrouderwasfiveyearsoldadrunkdriverranoverherassheandherfatherwerecrossingthestreetinfrontoftheirhomE.Hurtbadlytheyounggirlwasforcedtospendalongtimeinafull-bodycast石膏torecoverfromherinjuries.MostlyshetraveledbetweenthehospitalandherhomE.OnceoutofthecastBroudersatinawheelchairforalmostayear.InspiteofthehorribleaccidentChristinawasgratefulforherrecovery.Shewassogratefulinfactthatsheandherfourtalentedsiblings兄弟姐妹threesistersandabrotherstartedamusicgroupGilbridE.Thegroupperformedatlocalhospitalsandnursinghomesperformingforthepatients.Amongthemthechildrencouldsingdanceandplayabout20differentmusicalinstruments.Attheirfirstshowin1988heldatMontefioreHospitalthekidswere2368and9yearsolD.Thatyearalonethegroupmadeoverahundredappearances.Fromthelocalpublicentertainmentplacesthegroupexpandedtocharityperformances.TheyalsoentertainedpeopleatDisneyWorldRadioCityMusicHallandeventheWhiteHousE.Christinabalancedherhappyandsuccessfulmusicalcareerwithacademics.FirstgraduatingfromNewYorkCity’sHighSchoolofMusicandArtandthenfromFordham.In2000astheyoungestgraduatefromFordham18一year—oldChristinaandhersiblingswentontourforayear.NotpleasedwiththeapplauseshereceivedfromtheaudiencesheenteredPaceUniversityLawSchool.OnMay19ChristinaBrouderrealizedpartofherdreamwhenatonly22shereceivedHealthLawCertificate文凭.WhathappenedtoChristinawhenshewasfiveyearsold?A.Shewascoldlydesertedbyherfather.B.ShegotastrangeandseriousdiseasE.C.Shehadtogiveperformancestomakealiving.D.Shewasseriouslyinjuredinatrafficaccident.AccordingtothetextChristinawas.A.thankfulandhardworkingB.alittleshybutgentleC.a1ittlestupidand1azyD.sadandboredwithher1ifeAccordingtothepassagethesiblings.A.weretalentedinmusicB.wereinterestedinsportsC.wereenthusiasticaboutwritingD.hadtheabilitytodrawverywellIntermsoftimewhatisthecorrectorderofthethingsChristinadid?A.ShegraduatedfromFordham.B.ChristinareceivedHealthLawCertificatE.C.TheirfirstshowwasheldatMontefioreHospital.D.SheandhersiblingsentertainedattheWhiteHousE.A.dabcB.dcbaC.cdabD.cbda
  • 第三部分阅读理解共两节40分第一节共15小题每小题2分共30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑BeforeIstartedschoolpeoplefeltthat1wasnotgoingtobesuccessful.AttheageoffourIstartedspeechlessonsbecausebasicallyIcouldnotspeakwellenoughforanyonetounderstandmE.ThestorygoesdownhillfromherE.ThefirstgradewasastrugglE.InotonlyhaddifficultyspeakingbutalsofeltnervousaboutthefactthatIwasexpectedtolearntoreadandIjustcouldn'tdoit.Thesecondgradewasnotmuchbetter.IstillstruggledwiththeinabilitytoreaD.ItwasinthethirdgradethattheschooldistrictbuiltanewschoolclosetomyhomE.IremembergoingtherewithmyparentsandhelpingtogettheschoolreadysothatwecouldmovetothenewonE.Howeverthingswerestillnotmuchbetterasfarasmyschoolingwasconcernedanddidnotgetbetterforthenexttwoyears.ItwasinthefifthgradE.Mi-s.Wakefieldwasmyteacherandifevertherewasateacherthatdeservedagoldstaritwasher.ShedidnotmakemefeeldefeateD.OnthecontraryshedidherbesttoletmeknowthatIcouldbewhateverIwantedtobE.AndthatisjustwhatIdiD.Forthepast22yearsIhavebeenafifthgradeteacher.BecauseofMrs.Wakefield'sinfluenceonmylifeIamnowencouragingstudentswhohavehaddifficultiesintheirlivestobelievethattheycanovercomeanydifficultyandbecomesomeonE.IhavewonnumerousawardsuptonowsuchasTeacheroftheYear.IoweitalltoonefifthgradeteacherwhobelievedinmeandchallengedmetobeallthatIcouldbE.56.Thewriter______whenhewasinthethirdgradE.A.didbetterinreadingB.beganspeechlessonsC.wenttoanewschoolD.receivedahighaward57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriter______.A.isaverysuccessfulteachernowB.thinksteachingisachallengingjobC.hassolvedproblemswithhisowneffortD.worksinthesameschoolwithMrs.Wakefield58.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toexpresshisdevotiontohiswork.B.Toshowhisrespecttoaspecialteacher.C.Tosharehisleachingexperiencewithus.D.Totellushisstoryofovercomingdifficulties.
  • .Drivingtoafriend'shouseonarecenteveningIwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftops.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmomentsthinkingaboutwhatapityitwasthatmostcitypeople?Myselfincluded?Usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEuropeandthemoonmeantalottohimthen.IthadtouchedmuchofhislifE.Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestrest-housewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.OurgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynightandindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutsidE.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.NotalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbehearD.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknownabottomlesswellofsilencE.Andabovemewasthefullmoonwhichstruckmedeeply.Todayourlivesarefilledwithglassmetalplasticandfibre-glass.Wehavetelevisionscellphonespagerselectricityheatersandovensandair-conditionerscarscomputers.StrugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringdaymostofitspentindoorsIthought:beforelongIwouldliketoliveinasmallcottagE.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountainsAndperhapswritebutnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthereandwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchthemoon.71.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.TouchedbythemoonB.ThepleasuresofmodernlifeC.A.bottomlesswellofsilenceD.Breakawayfrommodernlife72.Thewriterfeltsorryforhimselfbecause________.A.therewastoomanypollutionB.hefailedtoseethefullestmoonC.hedidn’tadapttomoderninventionsD.thereweretooaccidentsontheroad73.WhatimpressedthewritermostinthemountainousjungleofnorthernIndia?A.NomodernequipmentB.CompletesilencE.C.ThenicemoonlightD.Thehighmountains74.ModernthingsParagraph4arementionedmainlyto______.A.showthatthewriterlikescitylifeverymuchB.tellusthatpeoplegreatlybenefitfrommodernlifeC.explainthatpeoplehavelesschancestoenjoynatureD.showthatwecanalsoenjoynatureathomethroughthem75.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_______.A.expressthefeelingofreturningtonatureB.showtheloveforthemoonlightC.advisemodernpeopletolearntoliveD.wanttocommunicatelongingformodernlife
  • Weigheddown压得喘不过气来bystudy?Pushedtothelimitbythefastpaceoflife?Frightenedbythepossiblewar?Wellyou’renotalonE.MenandwomeninFranceareseekingreliefusingtheworld’sbestmedicine─laughter.Inthepastyearmorethan25laughterclubshavebeensetupacrossthecountry.Peopleofallagesreleasetheirstresswithanhourofgrouplaughs.Peopletelephonedmeandsaidtheyhaveforgottenwhatitistolaugh.TheywanttofindaplacewheretheycanescapealltheirproblemsforawhilE.Sotheycomesaid40-year-oldJocelynLeMoan.Sheusuallytakesaclassofaround60peoplethroughaseriesoflaughtertechniques.Herpupilsrangefromteenagersto70yearsoldbutmostaremiddle-agedwhitecollarsseeking60minutesofrelaxationattheendofabusyday.LeMoantakesthemthroughtheLionLaughandtheLaughContestwhereparticipantsspeaktoeachotherindifferentways.Andinsteadoftalkingtheybreakintofitsoflaughter.Attheendthereare15minutesofmeditation沉思whentheylieontheirbacksandletthelaughsburstoutoftheirmouths.Iloveit.It’sanexperiencethathaschangedmylifE.ThroughitIrediscoveredthechild’slaughinsidemesaidRomainJourffroy24.LikeJourffroymanylaughterclubmembersfindthemselveschangedintochildrenagainandwhynot?Theaveragepreschoolerlaughsupto400timesaday.Theaverageadultonlyasadseventofifteen.Thephysicalbenefitsoflaughterarealreadywell-recognizeD.Doctorssaytheactoflaughingreleasesgoodchemicalsintotheblood-streamwhilethequickbreathingthataccompaniesithelpsmassage按摩thedigestiveorgansandstrengthenstheheart.Afullhourislikehavingyourinsidesgojogging!Onefinishesoutofbreathbutfeelsrevitalized产生新活力.Andontopofthatyou’vehadalaughsaiddoctorAlexisdEstaing.AndmanyparticipantsinParisalsoemphasizethepsychologicalbenefits.Theybelievethatlaughterisawayofmakingoneselffeelmoreconfident.MaybeitisbecausewearesurroundedbysomanytroublesthatwefeeltheneedtokeeplaughingsaidAnneMaurigianoa29-year-oldfilmmaker.51.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethefollowingbut__________.A.JocelynLeMoanisateacherofthecluB.B.themembersaremostlymiddle-agedwhitecollars.C.peoplealwaysneedsomewaytorelaxinlifE.D.laughfreelyandeverythinggoeswell.52.Thewritersuggestedthatyoushould__________.A.haveagoodlaughafterabusydayB.talktoeachotheraboutwhattroublesyouC.learnseriesoflaughtertechniquesD.taketheworld’sbestmedicine53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedamongthebenefitsoflaughing?A.Itcanmakepeoplerediscovertheirchildren’slaugh.B.Itcanreleasegoodchemicalintoblood-stream.C.Itcanmakeyoufeelself-confident.D.ItcancuretheillnessofpeoplE.54.Whatdoesthephraseonthetopofthatmean?A.besidesB.onthetopoftirednessC.aboveallD.onthetopofyourenergy
  • A.youngmanwasgoingtojointhearmyandhadtotakeamedicalexamination.Thedoctorwassittingatadeskwhenhewentin.Hesaidtotheman.Takeyourcoatandshirtoffandsitonthechair.Theyoungmandidso.ThedoctorlookedathimforamomentwithoutgettingupfromhischairandthensaidAllright.Putonyourclothesagain.Butyouhaven’texaminedmeatall!theyoungmansaidinsurprisE.ThereisnoneedtodosothedoctorsaidwithasmilE.WhenItoldyoutotakeyourcoatandshirtoffyouheardmeallrightsothereisnothingwrongwithyourears.YousawthechairsoyoureyesaregooD.Youcouldtakeyourclothesoffandsitonthechairsoyoumustbeingoodhealth.AndyouunderstandwhatItoldyoutodoanddiditwithoutamistakesoyoumustbecleverenoughforthearmy.Theyoungmanwenttothedoctorbecause__________.A.hewantedtoconsultabouthisillness.B.hehadtohaveamedicalcheck-up.C.hedidnotwanttojointhearmy.D.hedidnotfeelwell.Thedoctortoldtheyoungmantotakehiscoatandshirtoffinorderto______.A.testhislisteningability.B.seewhetherhiseyeswerewrongwithhim.C.seewhatwaswrongwithhim.D.examinehimwithnoclothes.Thedoctorthoughtthat__________.A.theyoungmanwouldnotbeagoodsoldier.B.theyoungmanmustnotjointhearmy.C.Theyoungmanwouldnotdosomethingwronginthearmy.D.theyoungmancouldjointhearmy.Atfirsttheyoungman__________.A.didnotunderstandwhatthedoctormeanB.didnotdoashewastoldtodoC.realizedwhythedoctortoldhimtodosomethingD.understoodwhatthedoctormeant
  • A.CharlotteN.C.manwaschargedwithfirst-degreemurderofa79-year-oldwomanwhompolicesaidhescaredtodeath.InanattempttoevadepolicemenafterabankrobberytheAssociatedPressreportsthat20-year-oldLarryWhitfieldbrokeintothehomeofMaryParnell.Policesayhedidn’ttouchParnellbutthatshediedaftersufferingaheartattackthatwascausedbyterror.Cantheguybeheldresponsibleforthewoman’sdeath?Prosecutors公诉人saidthathecanunderthestate’smurderrulewhichallowssomeonetobechargedwithmurderifheorshecausesanotherperson’sdeathwhilecommittingorfleeingfromaseverecrimelikerobbery—evenifheorshedoesn’tkillsomeoneonpurposE.Butmedicallyspeakingcansomeoneactuallybefrightenedtodeath?WeaskedMartinSamuelschairmanoftheneurologydepartmentatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBoston.Absolutelynoquestionaboutit.Thebodyhasanaturalprotectivemethodcalledthefight-or-flightresponse战或逃反应whichwasoriginallydescribedbyWalterCannonthechairmanofHarvardUniversity’sphysiologydepartmentfrom1906to1942.Ifinthewildananimalisfacedwithalife-threateningsituationtheautonomicnervoussystemrespondsbyincreasingheartrateincreasingbloodflowtothemusclesandslowingdigestionamongotherthings.Allofthisincreasesthechancesofsucceedinginafightorrunningawayfromanaggressivebeast.Thisprocesscertainlywouldbeofhelptoprimitivehumans.Howeverinthemodernworldthereisobviousdeclineofthefight-or-flightresponsE.Theautonomicnervoussystemusesthechemicalmessengertosendsignalstovariouspartsofthebodytoactivatethefight-or-flightresponsE.Thischemicalistoxicinlargeamounts;itdamagestheorganssuchastheheartlungsliverandkidneys.Itisbelievedthatalmostallsuddendeathsarecausedbydamagetotheheart.Thereisalmostnootherorganthatwouldfailsofastastocausesuddendeath.Kidneyfailureliverfailurethosethingsdon’tkillyousuddenly.Bythewayanystrongpositiveornegativeemotionssuchashappinessorsadnesscancausethesameresult.Therearepeoplewhohavediedinintercourseorinreligiouspassion.TherewasacaseofagolferwhohitaholeinoneturnedtohispartnerandsaidIcandienowandthenhedroppeddeaD.Foraboutsevendaysafterthe9/11terroristattacksontheWorldTradeCenterandPentagontherewasanincreaseofsuddencardiacdeathamongNewYorkers.WhytheCharlotteN.C.manwascharged?A.Becausehethreatenedthepolicementokillanoldwoman.B.Becausehecausedanoldwoman’sterrorandshedieD.C.BecausehebeatanoldwomanandcausedherheartattackD.Becausehemurderedanoldwomanwhilerobbingabank.WhatisMartinSamuels’attitudetothepossibilityofbeingfrightenedtodeath?A.Approval.B.Disapproval.C.Doubtful.D.Indifferent.Whichofthefollowingaboutthefight-or-flightresponseistrue?A.Thefight-or-flightresponsewasraisedandprovedbyMartinA.Samuels.B.Itisanaturalprotectivemethodthatcan’tbefoundinallcreaturesbuthumans.C.Theancienthumanshadasuperiorfight-or-flightresponsethanmodernones.D.Thefight-or-flightresponseisbeneficialtobothouractionsandorgans.Whatactivitycanweinferislesslikelytodamagetheorgans?A.Winningabiglottery.B.Missingadeadfamily.C.WatchingahorrormoviE.D.Listeningtoasweetsong.Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.A.toexplainwhypeoplewilldieofaheartattackB.tooffersomeadviceonprotectingusfromheartfailureC.tocomparedifferentkindsoffeelingstocauseadeathD.toshowstrongemotionscancauseasuddendeath
  • WhatamIdoingwithmydaughterathome?RatherthanreadaloudfrombookswegotodinnerandhaveaverygoodtimE.ThisisusuallywhenherMomisn'taroundandthisiswhenmylittlegirlandIrelatebetter.They'realonetogethersomuch.We'reseldomalonE.Whenwe'realonetogethersheandIsomehowbehavedifferently.Welearnabouteachother.ShelearnsthatI'mherfather.Ilearnthatshe'smydaughter.It'sastrangefeelingbutanyparentknowswhatI'mtalkingaboutwhenIsaythatIoftenlookatmydaughterandwonderjustwhosekidsheis.Where'dshesuddenlycomefrom?AndwhyonearthdidshepickLauraandmeforparents?WhenmydaughterandIarealoneshe'llholdmyhandandsayIjustloveyousomuchDaddy!She'ssousedtomyleavingthatwhenItellhersheandIaregoingtohangoutallnightshegetsthisgreatlookonherfaceandsaysWe'vegotsomuchtodoDad!There'snothinglikeitintheworlD.IwantmyrelationshipwithmydaughtertokeepgrowingsoI'vebeengivingmywifeacoupleofhundreddollarseachweekandmakinghergototheshoppingcenterwithhergirlfriendsorsomething—anything!Butthisclosenessisnotwithoutitsproblems.WhenI'msittingthereplayingwithherBarbiedoll巴比娃娃washingherhairavoiceinmesuddenlysaysI'vegottogetadrinkandgetoutofherE.RightinthemiddleofallthispleasantnessthevoicegoesLookatyourself!You'rewashingdolls!1.Whydoesthehusbandgivehiswifesomuchmoneyeachweek?A.Hewantshertobuymorethingsforthefamily.B.Shecandowhatevershelikeswiththemoney.C.Hecanspendmoretimewithhisdaughter.D.Shecanspendmoretimewithherfriends.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thefatherspendsmoretimewiththedaughterthanthemotherdoes.B.Thedaughterishappywhenthefathertellsherhewillbeaway.C.ThefatherishappyhearingWe'vegotsomuchtodoDad!D.Thefatherissurethatthedaughterisnothisown.3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellusaboutthefather?A.Hedoesn'tenjoybeingwithhisdaughter.B.Hedoesn'tlikewashinghisdaughter'shair.C.Helikestoenjoyhimselfbygoingoutforadrink.D.Hehasmixedfeelingswhenheiswithhisdaughter.
  • E.Everybodyhastobuyorsellthingssometimes.Evenstudentswhoareusuallynotveryrichhavetolearnsomethingaboutmakingpurchases买东西intelligently.Asastudentyoumayfindforexamplethatyouneedtobuyawalkmanorwinterclothing.Youmaywanttobuyatelevisionorausedcar.Ofcourseyouwanttogetgoodvalueforyourmoney.Ifyouareconsideringamajorpurchaseoranypurchaseyoushouldrememberseveralimportantthings.◎Studyfirstandthendecidewhatyouwanttobuy.Youcanlearnalotjustbyreadingbooksandadvertisements.Rememberthatahighqualityproductwillprobablylastlongerandworkbetter.Ofcourseforasuperior优良的productyouareexpectedtopaymorE.Aninferiorproductmaynotgiveyouthesamequalitybutthepriceshouldbelow.Perhapsthisseemsobviousbutyouknowthequality.Don’tjustlookatthepricE.A.poorqualityproductcouldbeexpensivE.AndavaluableonecouldbeonsaleatagreatlyreducedpricE.◎Don’thurry.TakeyourtimE.Afteryoudecidewhatproductyouwantgotomanydifferentstores.Ifyoucannotfindtheproductyouwantyoumaytrytoorderitdirectlyformthefactoryoraskthestoretoorderitforyou.Lookforagooddeal.Ifyouwaityouwillprobablyfindthatyourproductwillgoonsaleandyoumaybeabletosave1020oreven50percentoftheoriginalpricE.◎Finallybeforeyoubuymakesurethattheproductisguaranteed质量保证.Ifyoufindthelowestpossiblepriceyouwillgenerallybehappywithyourpurchaseandalsokeepmoremoneyinthebank.73.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhatproductsareofhighqualityB.DoshoppingwiselyasastudentC.HowtosaveyourmoneyD.Takeyourtimewhenshopping74.Theunderlinedwordinferiorinparagraph3probablymeans____.A.lowinpriceB.producedbyasmallfactoryC.lowinqualityD.producedbyalargefactory75.Ifyoucannotfindwhatyouwanttobuyinthestoresyoumay____.A.waituntilitarrivesB.placeanorderdirectlywiththefactoryC.savesomemoneyinthebankD.getyourmoneybackfromthefactory
  • Consumersarebeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge大杂烩ofenvironmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproductsaccordingtoagreenlabelingstudypublishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.Amongthereport’smoreoutrageous令人无法容忍的findingsaGermanfertilizerdescribeditselfasearthwormfriendlyabrandoffloursaiditwasnon-pollutingandaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobeenvironmentallyfriendlier.ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain’sNationalConsumerCouncilNCCforlobbygroupConsumerInternational.ItwasfundedbytheGermanandDutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission.WhilemanygoodandusefulclaimsarebeingmadeitisclearthereisalongwaytogoinensuringshoppersareadequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactofproductstheybuysaidConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder.The10-countrystudysurveyedproductpackaginginBritain.WesternEuropeScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.ItfoundthatproductssoldinGermanyandtheUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaimsonaveragE.Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproductssuchasdetergent洗涤剂insectspraysandbysomegardenproducts.ItdidnottesttheclaimsbutcomparedthemtolabelingguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganizationISOinSeptember1999.Researchersdocumentedclaimsofenvironmentalfriendlinessmadebyabout2000productsandfoundmanytoounclearortoomisleadingtomeetISOstandards.Manyproductshadspecially-designedlabelstomakethemseemenvironmentallyfriendlybutinfactmanyofthesesymbolsmeannothingsaidreportresearcherPhilipPagE.Laundrydetergentsmadethemostnumberofclaimswith158.Householdcleanersweresecondwith145separateclaimswhilepaintswerethirdonourlistwith73.Thehighnumbersshowhowconfusingitmustbeforconsumerstosortthetruefromthemisleading.hesaiD.TheISOlabelingstandardsbanvagueormisleadingclaimsonproductpackagingbecausetermssuchasenvironmentallyfriendlyandnon-pollutingcannotbetesteD.WhatwearenowpushingforistohavemultinationalcorporationsmeetthestandardssetbytheISO.saidPagE.1.AccordingtothepassagetheNCCfounditoutrageousthat____.A.alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandardsB.theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearormisleadingC.consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures’claimD.fewproductsactuallyprovetobeenvironmentallyfriendly2.AstudywascarriedoutbyBritain’sNCCto____.A.findouthowmanyclaimsmadebyproductsfailtomeetenvironmentalstandardsB.informtheconsumersoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproductstheybuyC.examineclaimsmadebyproductsagainstISOstandardsD.testtheguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization3.Whatisoneoftheconsequencescausedbythemanyclaimsofhouseholdproducts?A.TheyarelikelytoleadtoseriousenvironmentalproblemsB.ConsumersfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalseC.TheycouldarousewidespreadangeramongconsumerD.Consumerswilltendtobuyproductstheydon’tneed4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelobbygroupConsumerInternationalwantsto____.A.makeproductlabelingsatisfyISOrequirementsB.seeallhouseholdproductsmeetenvironmentalstandardsC.warnconsumersofthedangerofso-calledgreenproductsD.provetheeffortsofnon-pollutingproducts
  • OnApril16thdon`tbesurprisedifthewomannnexttoyouonthesubwaylookslikesheforgottogetdlessedforwork.Shewon`tbealonE.Peopleintheirpajamas睡衣裤willbespottedallacrossthecountry一travelingonthesubwayinlinefortheirmorningcoffeeandevenwalkingintoofficebuildings.That`SbecausepeoplewillbetradingintheirbusinesssuitsforpajamasandcelebratingNationalWearYourPajamastoWorkDay.Thereisnothngmorecomfortablethansittingatyourdeskinsoftcottonflannel法兰绒的paiamasorwearingyourfavoriteslipperswhileyoudeeplythinkabouttheday`stasksThePajamaGramCompanyWhichproducesandsellspajamsabelievesthatAmericansneedabreakespeciallythedayaherincometaxesareduE.That`swhytheyarecelebratingNationalwearYourPajamastoWorkDay.WearingpajamastoworkcanberelaxingandcanactuallyhelpemployeesbemoreproductivE.DavidAlienauthorofTheArtofStress-freeProductivitypromotes倡导relaxationtoincreaseProductivity.OurabilitytobeProductiveisdirectlyproportional成比例的toourabilitytorelaxsaidAllen.Onlywhenourmindsareclearandourthoughtsareorganizedcanweachievestressfteeproductivity.AtthePajamaGramCompanyit`snotunusualtofindemployeesWearingtheirpajamasatimportantmeetingsorattheirdesks.TheCompanyeveninventedthetermlifeisbananassendsomepajamastodescribehowtheyfeelabouttheworldwelivein.ThePajamaGrmaCompanyoffersover100stylesofpajamasrobesslippersandspaproducts.EachPajamaGramgiftcomesalongwithbeautifulPajamaslavender熏衣草bathteaDo-Not-DisturbsignforthedoorandagiftcarD.61.OnAPril16thpeopleinAmericaoften____________.A.forgettochangepajamasforworkB.dopajamabusinessonthewaytoWorkC.gotowookintheirpajamasD.celebratetheirtraditionalfestival62.PeoplecelebratethisspecialdaybecausetheyareexpectedtoA.WorkinamoreeffectivewayB.increasetheirabilitytorelaxC.spendlessontheirdailyclothesD.havemoretimetorest63.TheunderlinedwordbananaSinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby___________.A.easyandfreeB.happyandinterestingC.crazyandbusyD.fulloffruits64.AccordingtothepassagewhichgiftswillyoureceivefromthePaiamaGramCompanyA.asleepwearB.abeautifulboxC.aDo-Not-DisturbsignD.lavderbathteaE.apersonalizedgiftcardA.cdeB.acdC.bcdeD.acde65.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.advertisethePajamaGramCompanyB.introduceaspecialdayinAmericaC.describethebusylifeInAmericaD.advisepeopletobuymorepajamas
  • A.severelyhandicappedteenagerwhocannotwalktalkorholdapaintbrushhaswonaplaceatOxfordtostudyfineart.HeroJoyNightingale16whocommunicatesthroughhandmovementsistobegivenassistantstopaintandsculpt雕塑inplaceofher.HermotherPaulineReidtranslatedforherdaughterduringinterviewsfortheplaceatMagdalenCollegE.TheteenageristhemostseverelyhandicappedstudentevertobegivenaplaceatOxforD.Shesuffersfromaterriblediseasecausedbybraindamagethatmakesherunabletospeakandherbodyuseless.Sheisunlikelyevertobeabletowalkfeedorcareforherselfbutthankstotheeffortsofhermother.ShecancommunicatE.WhenHerowasfourPaulinedesignedasystemofhandgesturesthatisequaltothealphabet.BydictatingtothehermotherHerohascreatedaninternetmagazineFromthewindowwhichcontainsbyGeorgeCareyMelvynBraggMargaretAtwoodandKofiAnnan—allofwhomareinvitedtowriteforher.A.spokespersonforOxfordsaidTheuniversitywelcomesapplicationsfromstudentswithdisabilities.Incaseswherestudentsareprofoundlydisabledtheremaybemanyissues问题thatneedtobecarefullytalkedaboutbeforeanindividualcantakeupaplacesuchasfixingfirmlyhowthestudentcanbestbetaughtandexamineD.Herowhosuffersalmostdailyepilepticfitsandhasaholeinherhearthasnotattendedschoolsinceshewassix.ShehasbeentaughtathomebyhermotherandfatherwhoworkatKentUniversity.PeterGilesherarttutoruntillastyearsaidshehasagiftforart.SheisferociouslygifteD.Wewouldsittogetherandhermotherwouldgrabherdaughter’shandandthenwewouldbeginworkhesaiD.Togethertheywww..combuiltseveralmodernsculpturesfromplasterandmetal.Theinstructionswouldtalkawhiletodecipher解释解密.ButfinallytheywouldcomeandfinallymakesensE.Hero’sclasseswillbeheldattheRuskinSchoolDrawingandFineArt.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTTRUE?A.OxfordUniversityhastakeninotherhandicappedstudentsbesidesHero.B.Hero’smotheristheonlypersonwhocanunderstandherfairlywell.C.Herocannotcreateanyartworkswithoutherfairlywell.D.OnlythroughherhandmovementisHeroabletopaintandsculpt.Inthesentence:ButfinallytheywouldcomeandfinallymakesensE.thewordtheyrefersto_______.A.theassistantsB.themotherandtheassistantsC.Hero’sinstructionsD.themother’sinstructionsWhichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.DisabledHeroandherMotherB.DisabledHeroWinsOxfordPlaceC.OxfordUniversityWelcomeDisabledStudentsD.DisabledStudentsLivinginOxfordUniversity
  • Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackacheshisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuithischeekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcominglikeantsatapicniC.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized商业化acrosstheU.S.andCanadasomustSantas.Astheholidaybeginsearliereachyearsomustitsspokesmen.Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.NowwiththousandsofchildrenexpectingafatherormotherservinginIraqorAfghanistanthequestionsareasheart-breakingastheyareunanswerablE.ForexampleCanyoupleasebringDaddyhomefromthewarintimeforChristmasmorning?Santasalsohaveaprettygoodchanceofgettingsued指控.A.professionalSantaClausinCanadatoldastory:A.SantahadagirlonhiskneeandhecommentedYouhaveniceeyesandnicehair.Thegirllatersaiditwassexualharassment骚扰.WhenaSantafeelsanxiousheoftenshowsitinthesamewaysordinarypeopledo:TheSantaswerealwaysseentohangaroundatthedinnertablewhentheshowendeD.Manyofthemjustsleepinbedforseveraldaysanddon’tseeotherchildrenagain.56.Inthefirstparagraphspokesmenrefersto.A.businessmenB.politicalleadersC.organisersoftheactivitiesD.SantaClauses57.ThepassageimpliesthatthejobofSantaClausis.A.well-paidB.veryhardC.worthdoingD.dangerous58.AccordingtothethirdparagraphSantasmaysometimesbeblamedfor.A.doingsomethingagainstthelawB.hangingaroundthedinnertableC.beinglazyandsleepinginbedfordaysD.notplayingtheirrolesasexpected59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Christmas:NotaGoodFestivalforSantasB.IsSantaClausReallyAlive?C.AChristmasStoryD.WhatDoesSantaClausDoforChildren?
  • DDearEconomistMynewly-weddedwifeandIaredeeplyinlovE.ThereishoweveroneissuethatthreatensthehappinessofourmarriagE.IabsolutelyinsistonshoppingatWalmart.MywifemeanwhilewouldratheravoidWalmartatallcosts.IhaverecentlytriedtoconvinceherthatnotonlydoesWalmartofferthelowestpricesknowntomanbutthatthechainisalsoaforceforgood―lowerpricesmeanbetterstandardsoflivingforallconsumersincreasedglobaltrademeansatighter-knit紧密团结的internationalcommunityandefficientoperationstranslateintohigherproductivitygrowthfortheeconomy.MywifecomplainsaboutpoorlabourpoliciesthefactthatWalmartsqueezessuppliersandthatitputslocalshopsoutofbusiness.Whoisright?Willourmarriagesurvive?BrianGeeDearBrianIhavetoagreewithyouaboutWalmart.JasonFurmanthenaneconomistatNewYorkUniversitynowanadvisertoPresidentObamafamouslyarguedin2005thatWalmartwasunwittingly不知不觉地aprogressivesuccessstory.Thechain’spricesdon’tmuchaffectmeIpreferWholeFoodsbutFurmanestimatedthattheybenefitedlow-and-middle-incomeAmericanstothesumofaround$250billionayear.Walmartdoesnotpaymuchsoitmaydepresswages.Thenagainitmayincreasewagesbyofferingjobstotheotherwise-unemployeD.EitherwaythebenefitsoflowpricestoWalmartshoppersfaroutweighanyseeminglyreasonablecoststoWalmartemployees.AndwhileitistruethatWalmartemployeestendtobepoorthesameistrueofWalmartshoppers.ArmedwiththisinformationyoucanfaceyourwifewithconfidencE.Youaresuretowintheconversation.ThedivorceislikelytobemoreargueD.Economist68.WhatconcernsBrianGeesomuchthathewrotetheletter?A.HiswiferefusestoshopatWalmart.B.TheyarefacedwithadivorcE.C.Theycan’taffordthecostsofshoppingatWalmart.D.TheyareinconflictaboutshoppingatWalmart.69.BrianGee’swifetendstoholdtheopinionthat_________.A.itiswrongforWalmarttodepressitsemployees’wagesB.consumers’liveshaveimprovedthankstoWalmartC.Walmart’sbusinessoperationincreasesproductivityineconomyD.Walmart’sbusinessincreasesglobaltrade70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthereplyletter?A.SomeemployeesacceptthelowpaytokeepthejoB.B.Walmartappealstoonlypoorconsumersandpooremployees.C.EmployeessufferfromWalmart’slowpricesmorethanconsumers.D.JasonFurmanaNewYorkUniversityeconomistspokehighlyofWalmart.
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