My first reaction was annoyancE. It was Friday afternoon, and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week. As I was leaving, a nurse brought me one more patient messagE. The statement read: "Mm. Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision (视觉模糊) ever since her medical test this morning. " I smileD. Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems. This week my patients had questioned everything. My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room.A.woman who had a mental problem was substituting ( 用......代替) St. John' s word for her medication. Now Mrs. Jones was imagining problems. I rolled my eyes. My second reaction was worry. As I looked through her record, I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision, but nothing in her record explained the new problem. She' s probably just anxious, I thought. Still, she wouldn't have called if she had been all right. I picked up the phonE. What 1 next felt can only be described as delight. Before I made the call, the nurse ran in: Mrs. Jones calleD. Her vision is finE. Turns out she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the officE. The X-ray technician has been having the same problem. I let out a lugh. Mrs. Jones had been right. Her vision had been blurreD. Now we know why.Finally I felt shamE. I came to realize what Mrs. Jones had taught mE. I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded hex judgment. Instead, my medical training had clouded minE. Now I feel thankful that Mrs. Jones figured it out before I made a mistake about our relationship. Patients come to me for my help. They pay me to listen, diagnose (诊断), treat and talk. That suggests trust; I must remember that, and trust them too. 61. The writer smiled while reading the patient message because he knew_____.A. Mrs. Jones would ask for more testsB. the patient was being unreasonableC. the nurse was joking with himD. Mrs. Jones would call him62. What has caused Mrs. Jones' eye problem? A. Wrong glasses. B. Medical checkup.C. Her own imagination. D. Chatting on the Internet.63. The underlined words "clouded her judgment" in the last paragraph probably mean_______. A. made her less trustful toward the doctorB. put her in control of her own feelingsC. made her less able to think clearlyD. put her in a dangerous situation

I’mlyingonmybackinmygrandfather’sorchard果园lookingupatthebranchesabovemE.Itisoneofthelastdaysofsummer.Alreadythedaysareshorterandthenightsarecooler.Somekindsofapplesarealreadyripe成熟的.Otherswillbereadytopicksoon.Ithinkofmygrandmother’sapplepie苹果馅饼andhowIusedtomakeitwithher.ShediedlastyearbeforetheappleharvestandIhavenothadherpiesincE.Ireallymissher.Ihearbeesbusilyhummingaboutvisitingthelatesummerflowers.Thegentlehumoftheirwingsnearlysendsmetosleep.Theskyisasblueasmygrandfather’seyes.AbovemebigwhitecloudsraceacrosstheskylikepiecesofcottonblowinginthewinD.Schoolstartsinanotherweekandtimeseemstohavesloweddown.Sophie!callsmygrandfather.Isthatyou?IstanduptakehishandandtellhimallaboutmydayaswewalkthroughtheorcharD.WetalkaboutapplesandbeesandGrandmA.Hetellsmethathemisseshertoo.Heputshisroughbrownfarmer’shandaroundmyshoulderandpullsmeclosE.YouknowSophiehesaysIspentthemorningintheattic阁楼andyou’llneverguesswhatIfounD.It’stherecipe烹饪法forGrandma’sapplepiE.Iusedtohelphermakeitsometimes.Ican’tdoitallalonebutyouusedtohelphertoo.Maybebetweenthetwoofuswecanworkitout.Wanttotry?Butitwon’tbethesamewithoutGrandmaItellhim.That’struehesaysbutnothingisthesamewithoutGrandma.StillIdon’tthinkthatshewouldwantusnevertohaveanotherapplepiE.Whatdoyousay?InodyesandwewalktowardshometowardsanafternooninthefarmhousekitchenmakingGrandma’sfamousapplepiE.WelearnfromthepassagethatSophie.A.likestowatchcloudsintheatticB.comestotheorchardafterschoolC.enjoysGrandma’sapplepieverymuchD.picksmanyapplesintheorchardBothSophieandhergrandfatherusedto.A.helpGrandmamakeapplepiesB.spendsummerafternoonsintheorchardC.enjoyfreshfruitinthefarmhousekitchenD.walkaloneamongtheappletreesTheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphshows.A.howmuchSophie’sgrandmotherlovedSophieB.howmuchSophie’sgrandfatherlikesapplepiesC.howmuchSophieloveshergrandfather’sorchardD.howmuchSophie’sgrandfathermissesGrandmaWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?.A.Mygrandfather’sorchardB.Mygrandmother’sapplepieC.A.morningintheatticD.Thelastdaysofsummer

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和D中选出最佳选项AWhenIwasachildIrememberthatmymotherdecidedthatwewouldtakeatriptovisitmyAuntSandywholivedinMammothLakesCaliforniA.Iwasabout7atthetimebutmymemorydoesnotfailmebecauseIcanrecallmypersonaldetails.Weweresittinginthekitchengettingreadytohavepeanutbutterandsuddenlywithoutwarningtheroomstartedshaking.Irememberthinkingthatitwasweird怪异thatconstructionworkersmusthavebeenmovingthehouseorsomethingbutthatitwasweirdthattheywoulddoitwhenwewerestillinit.Ihadavividimaginationtoo.Soeverythingstartedshakingandmyaunthadthishorriblelookonherfaceasshedroppedtheknifeofpeanut-butterontothegroundandheldontothecounter.MymomtoldmetogetunderthetablewhichasIthinkbackwasoddbecausewhatwashappeningwasfromthegroundsowhatgoodwasgettingunderatablegoingtodo.ThekitchenwindowsoonbrokeoutonitsownfromtheforceofalltheshakingandIstartedgettingprettyscared害怕.Idon’tthinkmyauntmovedtheentiretimE.MymomhadgottenunderthetablewithmeandwasholdingmetomakesureIwasOKIsupposE.Itseemedstrangebecausenoonereallyknewwhattodo.SofinallytheshakingstoppeD.Thepowerwasoutandittookminutesbeforeanyonereallyevenstartedtomoveandtalkagain.Mymotherdecidedthatwewouldleavethenextmorning.Idon’trememberifwewereonlyplanningtostayforonenightorifwewerejuststoppingbyonourwaytoFresnowheremymomhadfriends.56.Thefirstparagraphismainlytotellusthatthewriter_________.A.waseagertoseeAuntSandyB.wastooyoungtodoanythingC.doesn’trememberanythingatallD.stillrememberwhathappenedwhenyoung57.Whiletheyweresittinginthekitchen__________.A.theconstructionworkersmovedthehouseB.thekitchenwindowbrokeoutonitsownC.aterribleearthquaketookplacesuddenlyD.theywerewarnedtoleavetheroomatonce58.Auntdroppedtheknifeofpeanut-butterontothegroundbecause_________.A.shewasverybusyB.shewastoofrightenedC.everythingshookhardD.shedidn’tuseitanymore59.Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.everyonebegantomakethehousecleanandtidyB.thewriter’smumdecidedtoleaveimmediatelyC.theelectricitywascutoffcompletelyathomeD.everyonestartedtotalkabouttheshakingloudly

Don’tbesurprisedwhenstrangerstalktoyouinCanada!YouwillfindthatmanyCanadianswillsmileatyouastheypassinthestreetorsaysomethingtoyoulikeHi!orHow’sitgoing?Justreplywithsomethingsimilar.IntheUKthereplywouldbeI’mfinebutinCanadatheysayI’mgood.Incompanywhensomeoneisofferingyouasecondhelpingoffoodormorewineifyoudon’twantanymoreusethesameexpression—I’mgood.InthiscaseitmeansNothankyou.I’vehadenough.MostCanadiansdon'tpressyoutoeatmorethanyouwant.Inrestaurantyourplatewillbeclearedawayalmostimmediatelyyouhavefinishedeating.Whenyougointoashoporstoretheshopassistantasksyouhowyouareoriftheycanhelpyouitistheirwayofbeingfriendlyandmakingconversationwiththecustomers.Canadianseatearlyandgohomeearly.WhenyouareinvitedtoaCanadian’shomeyoumaybeaskedtoarriveat5:30pmor6pm.ButguestsinEuropedon’texpecttoarriveuntil7:30pmor8pm.RemembertotakeoffyourshoesandleavetheminsidethedoorwithoutbeingaskeD.It’snotareligiouscustombutit’spractical.Inwintertherecanbealotofsnowanddirtonyourshoesonceyouareinthewarmhouseitmeltsandfallsoffmakingamess.Canadianstendtohavelightcoloredcarpetsorhardwoodfloors.Ifyou’reinvitedfordinneritwillbeafullsit-downmeal.Meatisusuallybarbecuedinthefreezingcoldofwinter.DotakesomethingwithyoulikeabottleofwinE.Arriveontimeanddon’tstayover10pm.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.I’mgoodcanmeanyoudonotneedmorefoodinCanadA.B.InCanadayouwillmeetstrangersinthestreetsayingHitoyou.C.InaCanadianrestauranttheplateswillstayatthetableuntilyouleavE.D.CanadiansusuallysayI’mgoodtoanswerthegreetingofHow’sitgoing?2.IfyouareinvitedfordinnerinyourCanadianfriend’shome________.A.youwillhaveafullsit-downmealB.youdon’thavetobringanygiftforthehostC.youareexpectedtoarriveat7:30or8pmD.youdon’thavetotakeoffyourshoeswhenyouentertheroom3.WhenaCanadianshopassistantsaysHowareyou?toyouitsuggeststhat_______.A.theyhopetomakefriendswithyouB.theywanttoaskyouforhelpC.theyareveryfriendlytocustomersD.theyareyourgoodfriends4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Canadianslikedarkcoloredcarpets.B.InCanadameatwillnotbebarbecuedeveninthecoldwinter.C.YouwillalwaysbeaskedtoeatmorefoodthanyouwantinCanadA.D.Itisusuallyrudetostayover10pminyourCanadianfriend’shomE.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.SomecustomsinCanadaB.DinnerpartyrulesinCanadaC.StudyinginCanadaD.DoingbusinessinCanada

Dragonball:shownonApril8th2009Thestorybeginswithayounghumanoid具有人的特质和外表的boynamedGokuwhodiscoversthathewassenttoEarthtofitinwiththesurroundingsanddestroyourpopulationbutinsteadelectstoprotectitfromanoncomingalienviolentattackbentondominatingtheuniverseandcontrollingthepowerfulobjects.HeseeksoutuponhisadoptivegrandfatherGrandpaGohan’sdyingrequesttofindthegreatMasterRoshiandgatherallsevenDragonBallsofwhichhehasoneinordertopreventtheevilLordPiccolofromsucceedinginhisdesiretousetheDragonBalltotakeovertheworlD.AndGoku’ssearchistoobtainthemysticalDragonballsbeforePiccolodoes.X-MenOrigins:Wolverine:shownonMy1st2009LeadinguptotheeventsofX-Men.IttellsthestoryofWolverine’sepically史诗般的violentandromanticpasthiscomplexrelationshipwithVictorCreedandtheunluckyWeaponXprogram.AlongthewayWolverinecomesacrossmanymutants变异体怪物bathfamiliarandnewincludingsurpriseappearancesbyseverallegendsoftheX-MenuniversE.Watchmen:shownonMarch6th2009Watchmenissetinanalternate1985Americainwhichcostumedsuperheroesarepartofthebasicstructureofeverydaysociety.Whenoneofhisformercolleaguesismurderedthewashedupbutnolessdeterminedmaskedvigilante义务警员Rorschachsetsouttouncoveraplottokillanddiscredit败坏的名声allpastandpresentsuperheroes.Ashereconnectswithhisformercrime-fightinglegion—adisorderedgroupofretiredsuperheroesonlyoneofwhomhastruepowers—Rorschachglimpsesawide-rangingmaddisturbingsecetplanswithlinkstotheirsharedpastandmiserableconsequencesforthefuturE.TheirmissionistowatchoverhumanitybutwhoiswatchingtheWatchmen?53.What’sthestrongwishofLordPiccoloaccordingtothegivenfilms?A.TodestroyourpopulationintheEarth.B.TostoptheEarthfrombeingattackeD.C.TocontroltheworldbyusingtheDragonballs.D.TogetthemysticalDragonballs.54.Inthefirstparagraphtheprobablemeaningofthewordmysticalis________.A.valuelessB.untrueC.fictionalD.powerful55.Ifyouareinterestedinlove-storyfilmsyoumayprobablyliketoseethefilms______.A.DragonballB.X-menOrigins:WolverineC.WatchmenD.DragonballandWatchmen56.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTURE?A.Watchmenissotinthestoryofviolentandromanticpast.B.Watchmen’staskistoguardandprotecthumanity.C.Wolverinemeetswithmanyretiredsuperheroes.D.GokufoundthegreatMasterRoshiandgatheredallsevenDragonballs.

三.阅读理解EinsteinagreatscientistoftheagewasalmostasstrangeashisTheoryofRelativity.OncewhileridingastreetcarinBerlinhetoldtheconductorthathehadnotgivenhimtherightchangE.TheconductorcountedthechangeagainandfoundittobecorrectsohehandedittoEinsteinsayingThetroublewithyouisthatyoudon’tknowyourfigures.EinsteinsaidthattherewereonlytwelvepeoplelivingwhounderstoodhisTheoryofRelativityalthoughagoodmanybookshadbeenwrittentoexplainit.Hehadnothingbutcontempt蔑视forthethingsmostpeoplesettheirheartson---forfameandriches财富andluxury奢华.Hedidn’twantmoneyorpraisE.Hemadehisownhappinessoutofsuchsimplethingsashisworkandplayingtheviolinandsailinghisboat.Einstein’sviolinbroughthimmorejoythananythingelseinlifE.HesaidthatheoftenthoughtinmusiC.1.TheconductorthoughtEinstein_____.A.wasn’tgoodatmathsB.hadgoodmemoryC.waseithermadorstrangeD.likedtomaketrouble2.Einsteinmeantthatmanypeople_____.A.knewhisTheoryofRelativitywellbecausetheycouldexplainitB.hadwrittentohavegraspedhistheorycorrectlyC.pretendedtohavegraspedhisabstracttheoryD.admiredhimverymuch3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Einsteincarelittleforfameorwealth.B.Einsteinhadnothingbutenoughfameandrichesandluxury.C.Einsteinwaseagerforthethingsmostpeoplesettheirheartsto.D.IntheeyesofEinsteinmostpeoplehadastrongwishtopublishbookonthetheory.4.Theunderlinepartsettheirheartsonmeans_____.A.believeB.haveC.loveD.hate

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AJayChou周杰伦isawell-knownnamebothinTaiwanandmainlanD.HeisnowoneofAsia’shottestpopstars.Hiscatchytuneshavemain-streamed主流rapandR&BintheMando-popworlD.Inthepasthisteacherthoughthewasdumb木讷.Talentspotters观察者thoughthewasugly.ButhissuccessprovesthatthemusicstillmattersmorethanlooksandimagE.Hismusicaltalent才能isrecognizedbyfansfellow-singersandproducers.NowasingingcontestwasheldinTaiwanChouappearedatthecontestwithbandNanQuanMamawhichwasdiscoveredbyChou.TheirfirstalbumtheSummerofNanQuanMamacomposedandproducedbyChouwasagreatsuccess.Choustartedhiscareeratasingingcontestattractingtheattentionofrecordproducers.Butthesuccessfulsingerdoesnotbelieveinluck.Hesaysit’shispassionformusicandhardworkthatarekeystohissuccess.HesaidIdidn’tknowhowtosingatthebeginningsoIlostthefirsttimE.ButIwassodeterminedthatIneverstoppedtrying.Myadvicetotheseyoungsingersisnevertogiveupandalwaysbelieveinyourself.Chou’sconfidencehasstrengthenedhismusiC.Heisagreatsourceofinspirationtoyoungsterswhosharehisdeterminationtobecomeasuperstar.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe____________.A.FromanuglydumbtoasuperstarB.JayChou’swaytosuccessC.JayChouandhisbandD.JayChou’slifeTheunderlinedpartmattersmoremostprobablymeans____________.A.betterB.moredifferentC.moredifficultD.moreimportantWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutJayChou?A.JayChouisconfidenttowardsmusiC.B.Heisadeterminedman.C.HesucceededthefirsttimeheappearedonthestagE.D.Thoughnotgood-lookinghehasagiftformusiC.____________makeJayChouasuccessaccordingtothepassagE.A.HisluckandtalentformusicB.HistalentformusicandlookC.HislooksandluckD.HispassionformusicandhardworkJayChou’smusicaltalentisrecognizedbythefollowingexcept____________.A.histeachersB.fellow-singersC.producersD.fans

Solongasteachersfailtotellteachingfromlearningtheywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenwhatchildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotsimplypassingreadingontothem.Certainlyweshouldn’thavespentendlesshoursinactivitiesaboutreading.DouglasinsiststhatreadingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossiblE.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentodevisethemostefficient效率高的systemforteachingthemselvestoreaD.Teachingisalsopublicactivity.ItcanbeseenandobserveD.LearningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestomakesenseoftheworldofprintedlanguagE.Almostallofitisprivateforlearningisanoccupationofthemindandthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeablewhatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthequest探索forknowledge?Smithhasoneprincipalruleforallteachinginstructions.Makelearningtoreadeasywhichmeansmakingreadingameaningfulenjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyareandwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemappropriatelythenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothiseliminated消除.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemofleaningtoreadbyreading.Practicemakesperfectyouknow.72.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat_______.A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesB.studentsspendendlesshoursinreadingC.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidanceD.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreading73.Theunderlinedwordscrutinyinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.agreementB.observationC.controlD.distance74.Accordingtothepassagelearningtoreadwillnolongerbeadifficulttaskwhen_______.A.childrenbecomeveryactiveinreadingactivitiesB.teacherandlearnerrolesarethoughtimportantC.teachinghelpschildreninthesearchforknowledgeD.readingenricheschildren’sexperience75.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_______.A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoreadB.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleC.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthantaughtD.readingismorecomplicatedthangenerallybelieved

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分50分第一节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共20小题每小题2分满分40分IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelvesmostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.InfactIgrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives观点bycreatingworldswecouldstepintotakepart.in.andlivein.WiththisunshakablebeliefIat.fourteendecidedtobecomeawriter.Heretooreadingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosaybutbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.HehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswithoragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworlD.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoreadbecauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworkswhatdoesn’tandintheendtogetherwithlotsofpracticewhatvoicehehas.NowIamincollegeandhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction文学作品.AsA.lawstudentmyreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume量ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelsE.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlifE.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoadallfromthecomfortofmyownarmchairtoexperiencethoughsecondhandexcitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetimE.1.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A.HeneverwatchedTV.B.Hereadwhathehadto.C.HefoundreadingunbelievablE.D.HeconsideredreadingpartofhislifE.2.Theunderlinedwordvoiceinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans____________.A.anideaB.asoundqualityC.awayofwritingD.aworldtowriteabout3.Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A.Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B.Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C.Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D.Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A.WhydoIread?B.HowdoIread?C.WhatdoIread?D.WhendoIread?

.BillGateswasbornonOctober28th1955.HeandhistwosistersgrewupinSeattlE.TheirfatherWilliamH.GatesIIwasaSeattlelawyer.MaryGatestheirlatemotherwasaschoolteacher.GatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolbeforemovingontotheprivateLakesideSchoolinNorthSeattlE.ItwasatLakesidethatGatesbeganhiscareerinpersonalcomputersoft-wareprogrammingcomputersatage13.In1973GatesenteredHarvardUniversityasafreshmanwhereheliveddownthehallfromSteveBallmerwhoisnowMicrosoft'spresident.WhileatHarvardGatesdevelopedaversion版本oftheprogramminglanguageBASICforthefirstmicrocomputer---theMITSAstair.InhisjunioryearGatesdroppedoutofHarvardtodevotehisenergiesfull-timetoMicrosoftacompanyhehadstartedin1975withhisboyhoodfriendPaulAllen.Guidedbyabeliefthatthepersonalcomputerwouldbeavaluabletooloneveryofficedesk-topandineveryhometheybegandevelopingsoftwareforpersonalcomputers.Gates'foresighthasledtothesuccessofMicrosoftandthesoftwareindustry.Heplaysanimportantroleinthetechnicaldevelopmentofnewproducts.MuchofhistimeisdevotedtomeetingwithcustomersandstayingintouchwithMicrosoftemployeesaroundtheworldthroughe-mail.InthedozenyearssinceMicrosoftwentpublicGateshasdonatedmorethan$800milliontocharities慈善机构including$200milliontotheGatesLibraryFoundationtohelplibrariesinNorthAmericamakeuseofnewtechnologiesandtheInformationAgE.50.WheredidBillGatesbeginhiscareerinpersonalcomputersoftware?A.Atpublicelementaryschool.B.AttheprivateLakesideSchool.C.AtHarvardUniversity.D.AtMicrosoftCompany.51.WhydidhedropoutofHarvard?A.Tochangeschool.B.TospendallhisenergiestoMicrosoft.C.Tofindafull-timejoB.D.Toearnmoney.52.HowdoesGatesspendmuchofhistime?A.MeetingwithpeoplE.B.TravellingaroundtheworlD.C.E-mailingsomefriends.D.Meetingwithcustomersande-mailingMicrosoftemployees.53.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddonatedinthelastparagraphmean?A.gavE.B.earneD.C.madE.D.receiveD.

C.MynameisA.J.HogE.IamthecreatoroftheEffortlessEnglishTeachingSystemandIamtheFounderandDirectorofTheEffortlessEnglishClub——oneofthemostpopularEnglishlearningsystemsintheworlD.Myaudiolessonsarebest－sellersinover25countriesandmyradiopodcast播客hasoveronemillionlistenersworldwidE.IamalsothepublisheroftheEffortlessEnglishOnlineNewsletterwhichhasoverhalfamillionsubscribers用户andgrowingeveryday.IamaleadingexpertontopicsrelatedtoEnglishspeakingsuccessandteachingmastery.IcreatedtheEffortlessEnglishTeachingSystemaftermanyyearsofteachingEnglishinuniversities.MyformerstudentsincludebusinessprofessionalsscientiststeachersprofessorsgraduatestudentsandmanyothersuccessfuladultEnglishlearners.Thesestudentswerejustlikeyou.TheywerefrustratedEnglishlearnerswhocouldnotspeakwell.UsingtheEffortlessEnglishsystemtheylearnedtospeakEnglisheasilyandautomatically.EachofthesestudentsmadeincredibleimprovementsinaveryshorttimE.YoualsowillimprovequicklywhenyouusetheentireEffortlessEnglishSystem.TheEffortlessEnglishSystemisdesignedforyou——theindependentadultlearner.EffortlessEnglishfocusesexclusivelyonspeakingandlisteningskills.Thesystemisdesignedtoimproveyourspeakingpowerasquicklyaspossible——usingprovenandtestedmethods.Whenyoufollowtheentiresystemeverydayfor6monthsyourspeakingbecomesmuchfasterandeasier.Yourspokengrammarimprovespowerfully——yetyouwillneverstudygrammarrulesinthissystem.Yourpronunciationimprovespowerfully——yetyouwillnotfocusonpronunciation.49.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthistext?A.Tointroducehimself.B.TosuggestsomewaysofspeakingEnglisheasilyandautomatically.C.ToshowreadersheisasuccessfulEnglishteacher.D.TomakehisEffortlessEnglishSystempopular.50.Thetextisintendedfor____.A.thestudentswhoseEnglishispoorB.thelearnerswhoseEnglishpronunciationandgrammararenotgoodC.theadultswhoplantomaketheirEnglishspeakingabilityimprovedD.theEnglishteacherswhowanttotheirimproveEnglishteachingtechniques51.Theauthor'sEffortlessEnglishSystemdoesn'tdealwith.A.howtolearnEnglishgrammarandpronunciationB.advancedteachingmethodsC.EnglishspeakingskillsD.Englishlisteningskills52.Whatwilltheauthordiscussinthefollowingtext?A.WhathedidwhenhewasanEnglishteacher.B.TheEffortlessEnglishSystemoverview.C.Hisradiopodcast.D.TheEffortlessEnglishCluB.

DearmommyanddaddyIwritethislettertoyouinhopesthatyoushouldconsideryourmethodofparentingmebeforeIarrivE.IamajoyouschilD.IexpectloveandrespectorderanddisciplinE.WhenIarriveIwillseemverysmalltoyou.EventhoughIdon’tlooklikeanadultpleaseunderstandthatIamahumanbeing.EventhoughIwillnotspeakwordstoyouIwillknowyouwithmyheart.Iwillfeelallyourfeelingsabsorbyourthoughts.Iwillcometoknowyoumorethanyoumayknowyourself.Donotbemisled误导bymysilencE.IamopengrowingandlearningmorerapidlythanyoucanimaginE.IwillkeepinheartallthatIseesopleasegivemesweetmusicandlanguagethattellsmehowmuchIamloveD.Givemesilencetorestmyears.IwillabsorballthatIfeelsopleasewraplifeinlovE.Iamwaitingpatientlytobewithyou.IamsohappytohavetheopportunitytobealivE.Maybewhenyouseemeyouwillrememberhowpreciouslifeistoo!YourjoyouschildAccordingtotheletterwhydidthechildwritethisletter?A.Becausethechildwantedtoapologizetoitsparents.B.Becausethechildwantedtheparentstoconsiderthemethodofbeingparents.C.Becausethechildexpressedthehappinessofhavingsuchparents.D.Becausethechildwantedtoshowhowmuchitunderstooditsparents.Accordingtothetextwecaninferthechildisinfact_______.A.alovelyboyB.ajoyouschildC.anunbornbabyD.alovelygirlThechildinthetextrequiredallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.itshouldbelookedonasahumanbeingB.itwouldliketobelovedbyitsparentsC.itwantedtobewiththeparentsansoonaspossibleD.itwantedaplacefullofbeautifulmusicandlovelanguageTheletterislikelytobeprintedinthepartof______inamagazinE.A.Baby’sworldB.CurrentnewsC.YoungparentcenterD.Scienceandourlife

第三部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题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中选出最佳选项答题卡上将该项涂黑AMysisterandIsharedatypicalsisterlyrelationship:wecouldn’tstandeachother.Ortobehonestshecouldn’tstandmE.Itookherasahero.MyclothesmysteriouslylookedlikehersandevenmywordstendedtocopythoseIheardfromher.AnysortoftalkwehadusuallybecameafightingandtryasImightmysisterhadanextrasixyearsworthofrudevocabulary.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtoimpressherandlearnedtobetotallyindifferent冷漠的wesoonfellintoasadpattern—Iavoidedhershepaidnoattentiontomeanddeepinsideithurt.ShewasonlyasisterinnamE.Itrulybelievedthatwewouldforeverbeaparttwohousemateswithoutconversationtwostrangerswithoutwarmth.IstillrememberthedayIlearnedtorideabikE.IhadreceivedthebikethatChristmaswhichwasgreatuntilIrealizedIhadnoideahowtorideit.Mymomhadlongsinceabandonedanyattempttoteachme;Ihadprovedtobeafrustratingstudent.Ihadtolearnbymyselfalittlebiteachdaybutunsuccessfully.OnthatdayIwassodisappointedthatIthrewmybikeasideandbegantocryIguessthatwaswhatcausedmysistertocomeoutsidE.AtfirstIwasnervousasIthoughtshewouldbegintolaughatmE.Shedidnot.Shegentlypickedmybikeup.Thatwasthebeginning.Shefearlesslyheldmyhandwhilethetearsdriedonmycheeks.Sheneveronceletmefall.Andforthreehours—threewonderfulhours—welearnedtoridemybikE.Noshouting.Nofighting.Noarguing.ThatdayIlearnedthatmysisterwashuman—howelsecouldshehavebeenmyteacher?Itwasalife-changingexperiencE.Westilloccasionallyhaveourquarrelsbutsincethatdayit’sbeeneasiertogetalongbecausewehaveanunspokenrespectforeachother.56.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat_____.A.thewriter’ssisterusuallywonthefightingB.thewriterwasnotalwayshonestwithhersisterC.thewritershowedlittlerespectforhersisterD.thewriter’ssisterhadagoodmemory57.Whenthewriterfailedtoimpresshersistershe_____.A.felthurtandtreatedhersisterasastrangerB.decidedtobeindifferenttohersisterC.didn’ttalkwithanymemberofthefamilyD.keptapartfromhersisterforalongtime58.Whatcausedthewritertocrywhenshelearnedtorideabike?A.Shefelloffthebikeandhurtherselfseriously.B.HermotherrefusedtobuyherabikE.C.Shecouldn’tlearnhowtorideabikebyherself.D.HersisterlaughedatheroldbikE.

第三部分任务型阅读满分10分JosephPulitzerApril101847—October291911wasaHungarian—AmericanpublisherbestknownforestablishingthePulitzerPrizesafterdeath.PulitzerwasborninMakóHungary.At17PulitzerattemptedtojointheAustrianarmy.butwasturneddownduetoagebadhealthandpooreyesight.DisappointedbutstillwithhopehetraveledfirsttoParisandthentoLondonhopingtojointhearmytherE.Andhewasrejectedforthesamereasons.FinallyhemovedtotheUnitedStatesin1846andservedintheLincolnArmywhenhewasjust18untiltheendoftheAmericanCivilWar.AfterthewarhesettledinSt.LouisMissouriwherein1868hestartedworkingasareporterforaGerman-languagedailynewspapertheWestlichePostfro$3000.Thenin1879heboughttheSt.LouisDispatchfor$2700andmerged合作thetwopapersastheSt.LouisPost-DispatchwhichremainedSt.Louis’dailynewspaper.HeboughttheNewYorkWorldin1883whichturnedouttobeasuccessfuldecisionandwhichmadePulitzerwealthy.In1885hewaselectedtotheU.S.HouseofRepresentativesbutresignedafterafewmonths’servicE.In1895theNewYorkWorldintroducedthefirstnewspapercomicprintedwithcolor.UnderPulitzer’sleadershipcirculation发行量grewfrom15000to600000makingitthelargestnewspaperinthecountry.Butunfortunatelyfrom1890Pulitzer’salreadyfailinghealthworsenedrapidlyandhewithdrewfromdirectmanagementofthenewspaperandsimplygavesomeinstructionsfromhisvacationhousesinMaineorinNewYork.AttheagoofsomeinstructionsfromhisvacationhousesinMaineorinNewYork.Attheageoffortyhewasstruckblindbuthestillcontinuedtorunhispressempirefortwenty-twomoreyears.In1892PulitzerofferedColumbiaUniversity’spresidentmoneytosetuptheworld’sfirstschoolofjournalism.Buttheuniversityturneddowntheoffer.In1902Columbia’snewpresidentwillinglyacceptedtheplanforaschoolandprizesbutitwouldnotbeuntilafterPulitzer’sdeaththatthisdreamwouldcometruE.Pulitzerlefttheuniversity$2millioninhiswillwhichledtothecreationin1912oftheColumbiaUniversityGraduateSchoolofJournalism.AnduptillnowColumbia’sGraduateSchoolofJournalismstillremainsoneofthemostfamousintheworlD.JosephPulitzerdiedaboardhissailingboatin1911.HewasburiedintheWoodlawnCemeteryinTheBronxNewYork.In1917.thefirstPulitzerPrizeswereawardedasPulitzerwishedto.In1989inhonorofhisgreatachievementsandcontributionsPulitzerwasincludedintheSt.LouisWalkofFamE.TitleAbiographyofafamouspersonNameJosephPulitzerDatesofbirthanddeathApril101947—October291911BirthplaceMakóHungary71placeTheWoodlawnCemeteryTheBronxNY72Hungarian-AmericanProfessionReporterpublisher73Militarycareer·at17madeseveral74tojointhearmybutfailedforhisagebadhealthandpooreyesight.·at18eventuallyservedintheLincoln’sArmyintheUSANewspapercareerNewspapercareer·in1868.beganworkingasareporterfortheWestlichePostadailynewspaper·from1872to1882succeededin75threenewspapers·in1895introducedthefirstnewspapercomicprintedwithcolor·from1890managedthenewspaper76forhealthreasonAchievements&contributions77career·joinedtheRepublicanPartyandin1869waselectedtotheMissouriStateAssembly·in1885waselectedtotheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives.but78foronlyashorttimE.madetheNewYorkWorldthelargestnewspaperinthecountrywithitcirculation发行量growingfrom15000to600000·in1912helpedto79theColumbiaUniversityGraduateSchoolofJournalismwhichremainsoneofthemostfamousintheworld·establishedthePulitzerPrizesthroughhiswill80·In1989wasincludedintheSt.LouisWalkofFamE.

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分第一节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AOnenightMrs.RileyanelderlywomanwaswalkingalongadarkLondonstreet.Shewascarryingherhandbaginonehandandaplasticcarrierbagintheother.Therewasnobodyelseinthestreetexcepttwoyouths.Theywerestandinginadarkshopdoorway.OneofthemwasverytallwithfailhairtheotherwasshortandfatwithabearD.TheyouthswaitedforafewmomentsandthenranquicklyandquietlytowardsMrs.Riley.Thetallyouthheldherfrombehindwhiletheotheryouthtriedtoseizeherhandbag.SuddenlyMrs.Rileythrewthetallyouthoverhershoulder.HecrashedintotheotheryouthandtheybothlandedonthegrounD.WithoutspeakingMrs.Rileystruckbothofthemontheheadwithherhandbagandwalkedcalmlyaway.ThetwosurprisedyouthswerestillsittingonthegroundwhenMrs.Rileycrossedthestreettowardsadoorwithalightedsignaboveit.Mrs.RileypausedturnedroundsmiledattheyouthsandwalkedintotheSouthWestLondonJudo柔道CluB.Thetwoyouthsstoodinadarkshopdoorwaybecause_____.A.theyhadnothingtodoB.theywerehomelessC.theymeanttorobsomebodyD.theywereguardingtheshopWhatdidMrs.Rileydotothetwoyouths?A.Shehurtthemseriously.B.Shetaughtthemalesson.C.ShereportedthemtothepolicE.D.ShesentthemtoajudocluB.4Thestorytellsaboutanelderlywomanwho_____.A.oftenwentshoppingatnightB.wasbraveandwiseC.workedinashoppingcenterD.hadaskillofself–defense

Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stopitisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbecontentwithwhoyouarE.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabitbetter.TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomoreaccuratemeasureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterdaylastweekorlastdecadewhenyouwereatyourbest.Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeoneandyougetlazyoryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkisfornothing.Itisafool'sgamE.Noneofusareinherentlyaboveorbelowthepersonnexttous.WearewhowearE.NotoneofusisexactlyalikE.Theonlydirectandhonestcomparisoniswithinyourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges.Myopinionisthatyouareonlyallowedtocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlifesituationisthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.AndonethingisforsurE.Nomatterhowhardyouworkandhowdedicatedyouaretherewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefasterjumpalittlehigherscorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snotyoucanbetsomeoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Becomeyourbestcompetitor.Thefollowingarethereasonswhyyouareyourownbestcompetitor.1.YouwillalwaysbemotivateD.Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingtopushyoutothenextlevel.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterdaythendo8today.Whocaresiftheguynexttoyoudid15?Itdoesn'tmakeabitofdifferencE.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.YourownprogressisallyouneeD.2.Youwillcontinuouslybeyourpersonalbest.IfyoucommittoaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeverydayyouwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgamE.Andthatgamewillonlygetbetter.Butifforsomereasonyoufalloffyourmarkyouwillalwayshavethepastimageofyourbestperformancetoshowyouwhatyou'recapableof.Onceyou'vedoneityouknowwhat'spossibleandthenit'sjustamatterofdoingitagain.Throughthepassagethewriteradvisesthereadersto________.A.avoidcomparisonwithothersB.workmuchharderC.payattentiontoothers’progressD.makefulluseofmotivationIfyouwanttobecontentwithyourselfaccordingtotheauthoryoushould________.A.seeyourselfbetterthanothersB.measureaccuratelyC.comparewithyourselfD.behonestwithyourselfWhichofthefollowingiscertaintohappenaccordingtotheauthor?A.FindingsomeoneelsewhoisinthesamelifesituationasyouarE.B.Findingsomeonewhorunsfasterandjumpshigherthanyou.C.Findingsomeonewhoishidingrightbehindyou.D.FindingsomeonewhoalmostalwayswinsintheirlifE.Whatcanhelpyouuptohigherlevelinyourlifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Comparingyourselfwiththeguynexttoyou.B.Thinkingaboutyourownprogress.C.Promisingtoplayagameeveryday.D.Thinkingofyourmostrecentpastlimits.

第二部分阅读理解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共20小题每小题2分共40分BillClintonwasbornonAugust191946inatowncalledHopewiththebirthnameWilliamJeffersonBlythE.Hisbirthfatherdiedinacaraccidentjustthreemonthsbeforehisbirth.Whenhewasbornhismothersenthimtolivewithhisgrandparentsbecauseshecouldn'tpossiblysupportachildbyherself.HelivedwithhisgrandparentsfortwoyearswhilehismotherwasawayatanursingschoolinNewOrleanstryingtoadvancehercareer.WhenBillwasfourhismotherreturnedtoHopewhereshemetandmarriedRogerClintonSr.A.fewyearslaterBillandhisfamilymovedtoHotSpringswhereBillattendedschool.WhenhewasnineyearsoldhechangedschoolsandwenttoRambleElementary.WhenBillwastenRogerClintonJr.wasbornandatagefifteenBilltookhisstepfather'slastnameinhopesofhelpinghismother'stroubledrelationship.WhileBillwasgrowingupinHotSpringsthetownwastroubledbygambling赌博butBillhadlittlecontactwiththispartofsocietydespitehisparents'frequentparticipation参与intheseillegalpractices.Astimewentbyhismother'srelationshipwithRogerClintonSr.becamemoreandmoreunstablE.HisparentsoftenseparateD.InhighschoolBillwasamemberofthebandstudentgovernmenthonorsocietyandmanyotherorganizations.OnesummeratapoliticalsummercampcalledBoysStateBillranfordelegate代表toBoysNation.HewonthiselectionandwasonhiswaytoWashingtontomeetJohnF.Kennedythepresident.BillsaidofhisvictoryIdidn'tknowifIcouldwinaracelikethat....AfterthatBillbecamedeterminedtoenterpolitics.56.WilliamJeffersonBlythemovedtoHotSprings________A.whenhewasbornB.beforehewasnineyearsoldC.whenhismotherremarriedD.whenhewastwo57.BillClintononcestayedinthefollowingplacesEXCEPT________A.thetownofHopeB.thenursingschoolinNewOrleansC.HotSpringsD.RambleElementary58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.RogerClintonSr.wasalwayskindtoBillandhismother.B.BillClintonwasoncecalledWilliamJeffersonBlythebefore15.C.Bill'smotherandstepfatherwereinterestedingambling.D.RogerClintonJr.wasBillClinton'shalfbrother.59.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______A.BillwantedtobeapresidentwhilestudyingatschoolB.BoysNationwasapoliticalsummercampC.membersofBoysStatecouldseethepresidentD.BilldecidedtoenterpoliticsaftermeetingJohnF.Kennedy

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2.5分满分50分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项Todayasineveryotherdayoftheyearmorethan3000U.S.adolescentswillsmoketheirfirstcigaretteontheirwaytobecomingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetimeitcanbeexpectedthatofthese3000about23willbemurdered30willdieintrafficaccidentsandnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddiseasE.Thenumberofdeathsattributedtocigarettesmokingoutweighsallotherfactorswhethervoluntaryorinvoluntaryasacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970swhendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniorsreached30percentsmokingratesamongyouthhavedeclineD.WhilethedeclineisimpressiveseveralimportantissuesmustberaiseD.FirstinthepastseveralyearssmokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittlE.Secondinthelate1970ssmokingamongmalehighschoolseniorsexceededthatamongfemalebynearly10percent.Thestatisticisreversing.Thirdseveralrecentstudieshaveindicatedhighschooldropoutshaveexcessivelyhighsmokingratesasmuchas75percent.Finallythoughsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghaveoccurredinthepastdecadenodefinitereasonsforthedeclineexist.WithinthiscontexttheNationalCancerInstituteNCIbeganitscurrentefforttodeterminethemosteffectivemeasurestoreducesmokinglevelsamongyouth.36.Accordingtotheauthorthedeathsamongyoutharemainlycausedby__________.A.trafficaccidentsB.smoking-relateddiseaseC.murderD.allofthese37.Everydaythereareover______highschoolstudentswhowillbecomeregularsmokers.A.750B.23C.30D.300038.Bydropouttheauthormeans__________.A.studentswhofailedtheexaminationB.studentswholeftschoolC.studentswholosttheirwayD.studentswhoweredrivenoutofschool39.Thereasonfordecliningadolescentsmokingisthat__________.A.NCIhastakeneffectivemeasuresB.smokingispreventedamonghighschoolseniorsC.therearemanysmokerswhohavediedofcancerD.noneofthese40.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedbytheauthoristhat__________.A.smokingratesamongyouthhavedeclinedverylittleB.therearenowmorefemalethanmalesmokersamonghighschoolseniorsC.highsmokingratesareduetotheincreaseinwealthD.smokingathighschoolisfromlowsocio-economicbackgrounds

ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.56.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.57.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek.B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily.58.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.59.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

AnthonyHorowitzwasmiserableaschilD.Hewasasheputitnotverybrightandcouldn’twintheattentionofhisverywealthyparentswhopreferredhiscleverolderbrother.Atage8HorowitzwassentawaytoanabusiveboardingschoolinhisnativeEnglandeventhoughhescreamedandpleaded恳求withhisparentsyearafteryearnottosendhim.ThethoughtwasIt’llbegoodforhimherecalleD.Itwasnot.Horowitzdidbadlyinhisstudieshadfewfriendsandwasbullied欺负forfiveyears.Myteacherscouldn'thavehadaloweropinionofmehesaiD.Iwasn'tevensmartenoughtorebel.TheonethingIrememberfromtheveryearliestagewasthisdesiretowritE.WhenIwas10yearsoldIrememberaskingmyparentstogetmeatypewriterformybirthdaybecauseIwantedtobeawriter.Nowatageof55Horowitzisoneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulchildren'sbookauthors.HisAlexRiderserieshassoldmorethan5millioncopiesandtheeighthbookfeaturingtheyoungspyCrocodileTearscameoutthismonth.TheAlexRiderbookstelltheadventuresof14-year-oldAlexRideranagentfortheBritishintelligenceagencyM16.Horowitzsaidhedoesn'ttrytowriteforkids;itjustcomesoutthatway.Ihaveafeelingit'stodowithpurityandsimplicity.IgiveaslittleinformationasisnecessarytodescribetheroomthecharacterintheroomandgetonwiththeactionhesaiD.ThestylehasalsomadeHorowitzasuccessfulwriteroftelevisionshowsforadultsinBritainbecausehesayswritingbooksforkidsisalotlikewritingtelevisionforgrown-ups:Inbothcasesit'sallaboutentertainingpeoplewithagoodstory.NowHorowitzcouldn'tbehappierwithhislifE.Hesumsuphissuccess:youcanbeanythingyouwanttobeifyoujustbelieveinyourself.Idobelieveitcompletely.IntheboardingschoolHorowitz’steachers.A.oftencriticizedhimB.showedgreatconcernforhimC.taughthimhowtowritestoriesD.thoughtlittleabouthisabilityWhichofthefollowingistrueofAnthonyHorowitz?A.Hewasthebelovedchildofhisfamily.B.Hebenefitedalotfromboardingschool.C.Heemphasizestheplotratherthancharacterinstories.D.Althoughheissuccessfulheisn’tveryhappy.WhatadvicedoesHorowitzhaveforreaders?A.Confidenceisthekeytosuccess.B.Hardshipteachesvaluablelessons.C.Interestisthebestteacher.D.Industryistheparentofsuccess.Inwhichsectioncanyoumostprobablyreadthepassage?A.CampusTrendsB.Culture&LeisureC.OurWorldD.ScienceLife

第三部分阅读理解共15个小题每小题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.D中选出最佳选项ItwasasunnysummerdaylastyearwhenIgotthenewsthatIwasadmittedbytheuniversity.SoonthenewsspreadalloverthevillagE.Hearingthenewsmyparentsweremorethan不止happy:bigsmilesformedontheirfaces.ButbehindtheirhappinessandprideformysuccessInoticedmyparentsworriesabouttheheavyfinancialburdenontheirshoulders.Ikeptbeingcalm.Inordertoprepareformystudyexpensesmyparentsworkedharddayafterdayallthatsummer.AndthedayfinallycamewhenIhadtogotoschoolwhichwasfarawayfrommyhometown.Istillrememberitwasinthemorningthatwearrivedatthebusstation.Myparentshadhelpedmegeteverythingready.Itwassohotthatday:thescorchingsunbakedthegrounddry.Theheatedairwasfilledwiththecrowds’noiseandallkindsofsmellscomingfromthestation.Sweatstreameddownmyparents’facE.Itookmyseatonthe11AMbusandlookedatmyparentsthroughthewindowwaitingforthebustostart.Twominutesto11:00！Myheartleapt强烈跳动.IsuddenlyrecalledalltheeffortstheymadeformealltheenergyandallthesweattheyspentonmE.Theyweresoselfless!Ialmostburstintotears!WhileIkeptmytearsbackIturnedaroundforIdidn’twantthemtoseemecryingThelastmomentcamE.Thebusstartedandwasmovingfurtherawayfrommyparents.TheywavedatmeandIturnedtowardthemwatchingtheirshadowsdisappearinggraduallyintotheseaofpeoplE.Ian18-year-oldgirlwhohadneverleftmyhometownbeganmylongtriptomyschool.Ididn’tknowwhatwouldthefuturebebutIknewthatIwouldhavealongwaytogoandIbelieveIcouldbebraveenoughtotakeupallthechallengesinmyfuturelifewithmyfamily’slovetheirwordlessandselflesslovE.IwillbealwaysthankfulforthislovE.56.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.herparentsareveryrichandgenerousB.herparentswouldn’tsupportthewritertofurtherstudyC.herparentsthinkhigheducationisveryimportantfortheirchildD.herparentshavebeenalwayshappyonhearingthenews57.Thewriter’sparentshavethefollowingfeelingsexcept_______accordingtothepassagE.A.prideB.happinessC.worryD.regret58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Herparentsworkedharddayandnightinordertoprepareforthestudycost.B.Herparentshadhelpedhergeteverythingreadybeforeshearrivedatthestationinthemorning.C.ItwassohotandwindyandtheyfeelcomfortablE.D.Thewritertookherseatonthe11PMbusandlookedatherparentsthroughthewindow.59.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedword?A.ProvideD.B.UnderstooD.C.OffereD.D.RemembereD.

HenryFordwasthefirstpersontobuildcarswhichwerecheapstrongandfast.Hewasabletose11millionsofmodelsbecausebecouldproducetheminlargenumbersatatimethatishemadeagreatmanycarsofexactlythesamekinD.Ford’sfatherhopedthathissonwouldbecomeafarmerbuttheyoungmandidnotliketheideaandhewenttoDetroit底特律whereheworkedasamechanic机械师.Bytheageof29in1892hehadbuilthisfirstcar.HoweverthecarmadeinthiswaythefamousModelTdidnotappearuntil1908-fiveyearsafterFordbadstartedhisgreatmotorcarfactory.Thiscarshowedtobewell-knownthatitremainedunchangedfortwentyyear.SinceFord’stimethiswayofproducingcarsinlargenumbershasbecomecommoninindustryandhasreducedthepriceofmanygoodswhichwouldotherwisebeveryexpensivE.50.HenryFordwasthemantobuilt_____cars.A.cheapandstrongB.cheapandlongC.fastandexpensiveD.strongandslow51.Fordwasabletosellmillionsofcarsbecause_____.A.hemademanygreetcarsB.hiscarsaremanyC.hemadelotsofcarsofthesamekindD.bothA.andB52.TheModelTwasveryfamous_____.A.before1908B.between1982and1908C.before1892D.after190853.FordbuilthisowncarfactoryA.in1903B.in1908C.in1913D.in1897

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.

GeorgewhenyourbigbrotherandyourlittledogandIwalkedyouuptoschoolstodayyouhadnoideahowIwasfeeling.YouweresoexciteD.Youhadpackedandunpackedyourpencilsandsafetyscissorsinyourbackpackadozentimes.Iamreallygoingtomissthoselazymorningswhenwewavedyourbrotherandsisterofftoschool.BecauseyouaremyyoungestIhadlearnedafewthingsbythetimeyoucamealong.Ifoundoutthattheseeminglyendlessdaysofbabyhoodaregonelikelightning.Iblinked眨眼andyouroldersiblingsweresettingoffforschoolaseagerlyasyoudidthismorningIwasoneoftheluckyones;Icouldchoosewhethertoworkornot.Bythetimeitwasyourturntheshiningprizesofcareeradvancementandadoubleincomehadlosttheirbrightness.A.splash溅水inthepoolwithyouinyourbrightredbootsorjustonemorerereadingofyourfavoritebookFrogandToadAreFriendsmeantmorE.Youdidn'tgotopreschoolandIhopethatdoesn'tholdyouback.YoulearnednumbersbyhelpingmecountthesodacanswereturnedtothestorE.Ihavetoadmitthatinmymind'seyeanimageofmyselfwhileyou'reinschoolhasdevelopedIseemyselfupdatingallthephotoalbumsandstartingthatnovelIalwayswantedtowritE.AsthesummerwounddownandmorefrequentquarrelseruptedbetweenyouandyoursiblingsIwaslookingforwardtotoday.AndthenthismorningIwalkedyouupthesteephilltoyourclassroom.Youfoundthecoathookwithyournameaboveitrightawayandyougavemeoneofyourcharacteristicallyfiercetoo-tighthugs.ThistimeyouwerereadytoletgobeforeIwas.Maybesomedayyouwilldeliverakindergartnertothefirstdayofschool.Whenyouturnatthedoortowavegood-byeheorshewillbetoodeepinconversationwithanewfriendtonoticE.Evenasyousmileyou'llfeelsomethingwarmonyourcheek.Andthenyou’llknowWhatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentence?A.Shegaveupthejobwithabigsalaryandprizes.B.Shecouldonlyrecallhergoodjobathomenow.C.Manygoodjobswithbetterpayattractedherbutshedidn’ttakethem.D.Comparedwithbringingupthebabyworkseemedtofadetoher.WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaboutGeorge’sfamilyaccordingtotheletter?A.George’sparentsgavebirthtothreechildrenB.TheGeorgesisadoubleincomefamily.C.Thechildrenhadmoreargumentsduringthesummer.D.Theyrecyledsodacans.Thepassagetriestoshowus.A.howexcitedachildwillbeonhisfirstdaytoschoolB.howdeeplyamotherlovesherchildC.howmanyeffortsamotherhasmadetoraiseachildD.howamotherplansherfuturelifeafterherchildrengotoschool

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

AbouttenyearsagowhenIwasanundergraduateincollegE.IwasworkingasapracticestudentatmyUniversity'sMuseumofNaturalHistory.OnedaywhileworkingatthecashregisterinthegiftshopIsawanelderlycouplecomeinwithalittlegirlinawheelchair.AsIlookedcloseratthisgirlIsawthatshewaskindofsetonherchair.Ithenrealizedshehadnoarmsorlegsjustaheadneckandmainbody.Shewaswearingalittlewhitedresswithreddots.AsthecouplewheeledheruptomeIwaslookingdownattheregister.Iturnedmyheadtowardthegirlandgaveherawink眨眼.AsItookthemoneyfromhergrandparentsIlookedbackatthegirlwhowasgivingmethecutest可爱的largestsmileIhaveeverseen.Allofasuddenherhandicap残疾wasgoneandallIsawwasthisbeautifulgirlwhosesmilejustmeltedmeandgavemeacompletelynewsenseofwhatlifeisallabout.Shetookmefromapoorunhappycollegestudentandbroughtmeintoherworld---aworldofsmilesloveandwarmth.Thatwastenyearsago.I'masuccessfulbusinesspersonnowandwheneverIfeeldownandthinkaboutthetroublesoftheworldIthinkaboutthatlittlegirlandtheremarkablelessonaboutlifethatshetaughtmE.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.HegraduatedfromNaturalHistoryUniversity.B.HemajoredinNaturalHistoryatuniversity.C.HeranagiftshopintheuniversityD.HeisasuccessfulbusinessmanWhentheauthorlookedagainhesawthatthelittlegirl____.A.waswearingabeautifulreddressB.wasn’tabletomoveinthewheelchairC.wasbadlyinjuredD.wasonlyabletosmileIntheauthor’sopinionthelittlegirlwasnotdisabledatallbecause______.A.shetoldeveryonehowtoliveagoodlifeB.sheofferedhimsuppportinhisbusinessC.shecouldtakegoodcareofherselfD.shehadastrongspiritWhatwouldbethebesttitleforhispassage?A.WorldofsmilesB.LoveofagirlC.A.badlydisabledgirlD.Secretofabusinessman

HansChristianAndersenwasapoorboywholivedinDenmark.Hisfatherashoemakerhaddiedandhismotherhadmarriedagain.Andersen’sfatherlikedtoreadbetterthantomakeshoes.IntheeveningshehadreadaloudfromTheArabianNights.HiswifeunderstoodverylittleofthebookbuttheboypretendingtosleepunderstoodeveryworD.BydayHansChristianAndersonwenttoahousewhereoldwomenworkedasweavers.TherehelistenedtothetalesthatthewomentolD.InthosedaystherewerealmostasmanytalesinDenmarkastherewerepeopletotellthem.AmongthetalestoldinthetownofOdensewhereAndersenwasbornin1805wasoneaboutafairywhobroughtdeathtothosewhodancedwithher.TothistaleHansChristianlateraddedastoryfromhisownlifE.Oncewhenhisfatherwasstillaliveayoungladyorderedapairofredshoes.Whensherefusedtopayforthemunhappinessfilledthepoorshoemaker’shousE.Fromthatsmalltragedyandthestoryofthedancingfairytheshoemaker’ssonyearslaterwrotethestorythatmillionsofpeoplenowknowasTheRedShoes.AsalittlegirlHansChristian’smotherwassentoutonthestreetstobeg.Shedidnotwanttobegsoshehidunderoneofthecitybridges.Shewarmedhercoldfeetinherhandsforshehadnoshoes.ShewasafraidtogohomE.YearslaterhersoninhispityforherandhisangerattheworldwrotetheangrystoryShe’sNoGoodandthefamoustaleTheLittleMatchGirl.Throughhisgeniushechangedeveryearlyexperienceevenhisfather’sdeathintoafairytalE.Onecolddayhisfathershowedhimawhitewoman-likefigureamongthefrostpatterns.Thatisthesnowqueensaidtheshoemaker.SoonshewillbecomingformE.A.fewmonthslaterhedieD.AndyearslaterAndersenturnedthatsadexperienceintoafairytaleTheSnowQueen.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAndersonwhenhewasaboy?A.HisfatherhadremarriedbeforehedieD.B.HismotherwasstruckbyTheArabianNight.C.Heenjoyedlisteningtostoriesverymuch.D.Hewouldhelpoldweaverswiththeirwork.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3imply?A.AlmostalltalesfromaroundtheworldoncehadtheirorigininDenmark.B.ThepeopleinDenmarkwereveryenthusiasticabouttellingtales.C.ThenumberoftalesinDenmarkwasexactlyequaltothatofthepeoplelivingtherE.D.ThepeopleinDenmarkloveddoingnothingbuttellstoriestoeachother.HowmanyofAnderson’sfairytalesarementionedinthepassage?A.5.B.6.C.3.D.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.TheRedShoeswasbasedonatragedyofAnderson’sfamilyB.Andersen’sgeniusaswellashisearlyexperiencemadehimsuccessfulC.AndersenwaseducatedathomebyhisparentsbecauseofpovertyD.AndersonwroteTheSnowQueeninmemoryofhisparentsWhichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HansChristianAndersen’sOwnFairyTales.B.HansChristianAndersen’sFamily.C.HansChristianAndersen’sBitterExperiences.D.HansChristianAndersen’sConsiderateParents.

BWhenIwasaboymyfathertoldmethathecoulddoanythinghewantedto.Dadsaidthathewantedtobethefirsttodevelopcolorprintsinourcity.AndsohediD.WhenIwas16DadlookedcloselyattheviolinIplayedandannouncedthathewanttomakeonE.Hereadaboutviolinmakingandthenbecameaviolinmakerattheageof43.HeboughtthetoolsandmaterialsopenedasmallstoreandsetMomupastheshopkeeperwhileheworkedatalocalcompany.Heretiredfromthecompany17yearslaterandcontinuedtomakeviolinsandotherinstruments.DadoftenguessedwhytheStradivariusviolinssoundsobeautiful.Someexpertsclaimedthatitwastheuniquevarnish油漆thatgavethoseinstrumentstheirbeautifulsounD.Dadarguedthatchemistscouldanalyzethevarnish—ifthatweretheanswer.OneofDad’sfriendsaskedhimoncewhichkindofwoodwasusedtomakeviolins.WhenDadexplainedthatthetopwasmadeofspruce云杉hisfriendsaidthathehadanoldpieceofspruceDadmightbeinterestedin.Heworkedforthenext12monthsmakingaviolinfromthewoodthathisfriendhadgivenhim.ItprovedtobeasuperiorviolinanditwouldbecomeDad’smasterpiecE.HewasconvincedthatthesecretoftheStradivariussoundwasinthewooditself.Latertheinstrumentwasstolen.Dad’sspiritwasbrokenbytherobberyandhestoppedmakinginstruments.Buthekeptthemusicshopuntilhewas80yearsoldsellingguitarsandviolins.Myfatherhasbeengonefor14yearsnow.Theviolinhasbeenmissingformorethan25years.Somewhereamusicianisplayingalate-20th-centuryviolinwithanexcellenttonE.Theownertodaymayneverunderstandwhythisordinary-lookingviolinsoundssomuchlikeStradivarius.45.Theauthormentionshisfather’sdevelopingcolorprints____________.A.toshowthathisfather’srealinterestwasnotinmakingviolinsB.toprovethathisfathercoulddoanythinghewantedtoC.togiveanexampleprovingthathisfatherwasaninventorD.todescribetherealthingthatmadetheauthorbelievehisfather46.Whatdidtheauthor'sfatherthinkaboutStradivariusviolins?A.Thevarnishwasdifferentfromtheothers.B.Thewayofmakingthemwasspecial.C.Thewoodoftheviolinswasspecial.D.Theycouldonlybeanalyzedbychemists.47.Fromtheunderlinedsentencewecanlearnthattheauthor’sfather________.A.1ikedtheviolinverymuchB.gotcrazyafterthishappenedC.1ostinterestininstrumentsD.didn'twanttobecomefamous48.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor__________.A.reallyhatesthethiefB.misseshisfathera1otC.reallywantstoplaytheviolinD.wonderswho’splayingtheviolinnow

HecouldhavebeenpresidentofIsraelorplayedviolinatCarnegieHallbuthewastoobusythinking.HisthinkingonGodloveandthemeaningoflifegraceourgreetingcardsandday-timers.Fiftyyearsafterhisdeathhisshock蓬乱ofwhitehairandhangingmustachestillsymbolizegenius.EinsteinremainstheforemostscientistofthemoderntimE.Lookingback2400yearsonlyNewtonGalileoandAristotlewerehisequals.Aroundtheworlduniversitiesandacademies研究院arecelebratingthe100thanniversaryofEinstein'smiracleyearwhenhepublishedfivescientificpapersin1905thatbasicallychangedourgraspofspacetimelightandmatter.Onlyhecouldtophimselfaboutadecadelaterwithhistheoryofrelativity.Bornintheageofhorse-drawncarriageshisideaslaunchedatechnologicalrevolutionthathasmademorechangeinacenturythanintheprevioustwothousandyears.ComputerssatellitestelecommunicationlaserstelevisionandnuclearpowerallowetheirinventiontowaysinwhichEinsteinexposedastrangerandmorecomplicatedrealityunderneaththeworlD.HeescapedHitler'sGermanyanddevotedtherestofhislifetohumanrightsandpeacewithanauthorityunmatchedbyanyscientisttodayorevenmostpoliticiansandreligiousleaders.Hespokeoutagainstfascism法西斯主义andracialprejudicE.HisFBI美国联邦调查局fileran1400pages.Hislettersexposeadisorderlypersonallife--marriedtwiceandindifferenttowardhischildrenwhileabsorbedinphysics.Yethecharmedloversandadmirerswithpoetryandsailboatoutings.Friendsandneighborsfiercelyprotectedhisprivacy.ThefirstparagraphimpliesthatEinstein_____.A.hadthegiftforpoliticsandmusicB.hadrunforpresidentbeforeheworkedathisresearchC.wasanexcellentviolinistD.wasmoreapoliticalleaderoramusicianthanathinkerWhenyouthinkofEinsteinwhattypicalappearancewasformedinyourmind?A.Funningandhumorouswithanairofamusician.B.Wearingverywidetrousersamoustachewithanimageofanactor.C.Roughuntidymassofwhitehairandhangingmoustachewithanimageofthinking.D.Blacklonghairandmoustachewithhiseyesdeepset.Whywas1905calledEinstein’smiracleyear?A.Becausehetoppedhimselfwiththetheoryofrelativity.B.Becausehemadeimportantdiscoveriesofspacetimelightandmatter.C.Becausehepublishedfivepapersonhistheoryofrelativity.D.Becausehewrotefiveimportantarticlestohelppeoplebetterunderstandspacetimelightandmatter.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutEinsteinaccordingtothepassage?A.Whenhewasabsorbedinhisresearchhedidn’tcareforhisfamily.B.HetriedtoamusehisfamilyandfriendsinhissparetimE.C.Hewassobusywiththephysicalresearchthatheshowednointerestinpolitics.D.Histheoryledtomuchimprovementinmanytechnologicalfields.

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

DOur16-year-olddaughterstartedtosmokelastChristmas.Itkilledmetoseethatlovelygirlwithacigarette香烟inhermouth.ItoldherhowIfelt.Marthacontinuedtosmoke抽烟sayingIt'smylifeandsoon.Itoldherifshedidn'tstopsmokingIwouldn'tsendhertocollegE.Sheagreedtogiveitup.LastnighttherewascigarettesmellonMartha'sbreath呼吸.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.79.ThemotherwarnedthatifMarthadidn'tgiveupsmokingshewould______.A.refusetogiveMarthaanymoneyB.notbeMartha'smotherC.refusetopayforMartha'scollegeeducationD.notletMarthateachchildren70.WhatdidMarthareallydoaftermotherwarnedher?A.ShefailedtokeepherpromisE.B.ShekeptherpromisE.C.Shemanagedtogiveupsmoking.D.hebrokesomethinghermothergiveher.

ThesummerIwastenmymotherdecidedtobringustotheworldofart.MybrotherandIwerenotveryexcitedwhenwerealizedwhatmymothermeant.WhatshemeantwasthatwewouldhavetospendoneafternoonaweekwithherattheFineArtsMuseum.Beforeeachvisittothemuseumshemadeusreadaboutartistsandpaintingstyles.Itwasalmostasbadasbeinginschool.Whowantstospendthesummerthinkingaboutartistswhenyoucouldbewithyourfriendsattheswimmingpool?FirstwehadtoreadaboutancientEgyptiansandtheirstrangewayofpaintingfacesandthengotolookatthematthemuseum.My12-year-oldbrotherthoughtthiswassofunnybutIwasnotinteresteD.LaterwehadtolearnaboutartistsintheMiddleAgeswhopaintedpeoplewearingstrangelongclothing.Wehadtolookatpicturesoffatbabieswithwingsandcurly鬈曲的hairandwithnoclothesonflyingaroundtheedgesofpaintings.Icertainlycouldn'tseewhatwassogreataboutart.OnourlastvisittothemuseumsomethinghappenedwhenIsawapaintingbyawomancalledMary.InitawomanwasreadingtoachilD.Thecolorsweresoftandgentleandyoucouldtellbythemother'sexpressionhowhappyshewasjusttobewiththechilD.Icouldn'tstoplookingatthispainting!IwantedtoseeeverypaintingMaryhadevermade!Itwasreallyworthlookingatsomanypaintingstofindapainterwhocouldinterestmesomuch.53.Theaimofthemother'splanwasto_________.A.takethemtovisitthemuseumB.introducethemtotheworldofartC.askthemtoreadaboutartistsD.showthemdifferentpaintingstyles54.Whatwasthewriter'sexperienceinthemuseumbeforethelastvisit?A.Shecametofeelhermother'slovE.B.Shelikedmanypaintings.C.Shehardlyenjoyedherself.D.Shecouldunderstandthepicturesoffatbabies.55.Whatmadethewritergothroughachangethatsummer?A.OneofMary'spaintings.B.A.strangewayofpainting.C.ArtistsintheMiddleAges.D.Hermother'sinstruction.56.Fromthetextwecansee_________.A.theimportanceofcuriosityB.theeffectofartC.thevalueoflearningD.thepoweroffamilyeducation

TaylorsingswithheartThemusicindustryisnevershortofteenpopstarswithwonderfullooksbutitdoesn’toftenfindonelikeUSsingerTaylorSwift.BeneathTaylorSwift’snot-a-girlnot-yet-a-womansweetnesshidesaveryskillfulsongwritingtechnique技巧writesLeahGreenblattwithEntertainmentWeekly.SongwritingthecountrysingerexplainsishowIdealwithproblems.Iamusedtowritingaboutthingsthatreallyinfluencesmemost.Soinhersongsthereisalwayssomethingtrueandhonest.Theyseemlikestoriesfromadiary.AndthatcertainlyhelpsSwiftattractheraudiencE.She’ssoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwideofherfirsttwoalbums2006’sself-titleddebut首张专辑and2008’sFearless.She’stheyoungestartistevertobenamedArtistoftheYearattheAmericanMusicAwards.NotsurprisinglythereweregreatexpectationsforherthirdalbumSpeakNowwhichcameoutlatelastmonthwheresheagainreturnedtoherownlifeformaterial.The14songsareallaboutthelasttwoyears...whenlifewasalittlebitbiggerandcraziersaysSwift.SoI’vewrittenaboutthelessonsandconfusionandheartbreakandallthedifferentthingsthatgoalongwithbeing1819and20.WhatledtoTaylor’sfame?A.Herwonderfullooks.B.Hersongwritingskillstogetherwithherlooks.C.HerbeautifulvoicE.D.Herspeciallifeexperienceinherteenageyears.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Taylorisnowinhertwenties.B.Taylor’stheyoungestArtistoftheYearattheAcademyAwardsC.Taylorhasproducedthreealbumsuptillnow.D.Taylorhassoldmorethan13millioncopiesworldwidE.WhatmaybewritteninthealbumSpeakNow?A.HerunhappyexperiencewithherboyfrienD.B.Herconcernforherpopularity.C.HerhappychildhooD.D.Herworriesforenvironmentalpollution.

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

A.travelerhurrieddowntothehallofanAmericanhotelandwenttothecash-desk.Hehadjust15minutestopayhisbillandgettothestation.Suddenlyherememberedthathehadleftsomethinginhisroom.LookhereboyhesaidtothebellboyrunuptomyroomandseeifIhaveleftaparcelonthetabletherE.Bequickaboutit.Theboyranupstairs.FiveminutespasseD.Thetravelerwaswalkingupanddownthehalllookingveryangry.AtlasttheboyappeareD.Yessirhereportedtothetraveleryouhavelefttheparcelthereit'srightonthetableinyourroom.Thetraveler_______.A.randownthestreetB.camedownstairshurriedlyC.ransoquicklythathefelldownD.cameintothehotelhallveryquicklyWhichstatementistrue?A.Hehadtopayhisbillandarrivedatthestationin15minutes.B.Ittookhim15minutestogotothestationfromthehotel.C.Hecouldpayhisbillin15minutesandthengotothestation.D.Hehadnothingbut15minutes.Accordingtothepassageabellboyis_____.A.aboywhoseworkistoringthebellB.aboywhoplayswithabellC.aboywhoseworkinahotelistohelpguestswiththeirbagsD.thehotelowner'sboyThetraveleraskedtheboy_____.A.togoupstairsB.tolookforhisparcelC.tofetchtheparcelhehadleftinhisroomD.onlytoseeiftheparcelwasonthetableinhisroomFiveminuteslatertheboy______.A.ranuptotheroomB.camedownstairsC.reportedtothetravelerintheroomD.camedowntothehallbutbroughtnothingback

Eversincefarmersbegantogrowgraintheyhavehadtoprotecttheircropsfrombirds.Inthe1300'sEnglishfarmershiredchildrentoprotecttheircrops.Theywerecalledbirdscares.Thechildrenchasedbirdsandthrewstonesatthem.Birdscareswerereplacedinthe1800'sbyscarecrows.A.scarecrowisanythingthatissetinafieldtoscarebirdsaway.Oftenitisapoledressedlikeaperson.Somefarmswithsmallfieldsstillusescarecrowstoday.Farmingbecamebigbusinessinthetwentiethcentury.Scarecrowscouldnolongerprotectthehugefieldsofgrainsofarmersusedpoisonouschemicalsonthefields.Thepoisonmadethegrainbitter.Thebirdsusuallywouldnoteatthebittergrain.Althoughtheycanpreventcropsfrombeingdestroyedbyinsectsandbirdssomechemicalscanbeharmfultohumans.Thereforefarmersareusingfewerchemicalsnowthantheydidtwentyyearsago.PerhapsscarecrowsmaybeseenmoreofteninthefieldsinthefuturE.Englishfarmersbegantohirechildrentogetawaybirdssince_____.A.thetwelfthcenturyB.thefifteenthcenturyC.thesixteenthcenturyD.thefourteenthcenturyBirdscareskeepbirdsawayfromcropsby_____.A.feedingthembittergrainB.pretendingtobescarecrowsC.spreadingchemicalsinthefieldsD.chasingthemandthrowingstonesWhichstatementfromthepassagesupportstheideathatscarecrowsmaybeseenmoreofteninthefieldsinthefuture?A.Scarecrowscouldnolongerprotectfields.B.Theywerecalledbirdscares.C.Englishfarmershiredchildren.D.Farmersareusingfewerchemicals.Theauthor'spurposeisto________.A.giveinformationaboutchildrenwhoworkedasbirdscaresB.tellhowcropshavebeenprotectedfrombirdsC.makethereadersfeelsorryforbirdsthateatpoisonedgrainD.entertainthereaderswithafunnystory

A.joblessmanwantedverymuchtohavethepositionofofficeboyatMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.YouhavepassedthetesthesaiD.Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheformtofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.ThemanrepliedButIdon’thaveacomputerneitherane-mail.I’msorrysaidtheHRmanager.Ifyoudon’thaveane-mailthatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn’tlivingcannothavethejoB.Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohourshehad20dollars.HerepeatedtheoperationthreetimesandstartedtogoearlyeverydayandreturnedhomelatE.Shortlyheboughtacartthenatruckthenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles运货车队.Fiveyearslaterthemanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailers零售商intheUS.Onedayoneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.HesaidIhaven’tgotonE.Hisfriendcouldn’tbelievehisears.Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?ThemanthoughtforawhileandrepliedYesI’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A.Hesente-mails.B.HedidthecleaningC.Hesoldcomputers.D.Hefilledinforms.Themandidn’tgetthejobbecausehe_____________.A.dislikedsuchajobB.didn’tpassthetestC.didn’thaveane-mailD.knewnothingaboutcomputersTheman______afterheleftMicrosoft.A.wenttolookforanotherjobB.askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC.thoughtofanideatomakemoneyD.boughtacomputerandgotane-mailWhycouldthemanbecomeoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS?A.Becausehehadmanyfriendstohelphim.B.BecausehewassmartandworkedveryharD.C.Becausehehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.D.BecausehewantedtoshowMicrosofthewasliving.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A.ComputersareveryimportantinourdailylifE.B.Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C.TheHRmanagerdidn’tfindtheabilityoftheman.D.NothingintheworldisimpossibleifweworkharD.

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

A.schoolinNanjingplanstoorderKorean-styleschooluniforms校服forstudentsbutparentswereagainstthemovebelievingthatthenewuniformslookedtoogoodandwouldencourageearlyromancesamongthestudents.Parents:MydaughterwassoexcitedabouttheKorean-styleuniformsayingit’sherdreamtowearaminiskirttoschooleverydayamomsaiD.Mydaughteralsocalledherclassmatestotalkabouthowhandsometheboyslookedintheuniforms!Ifthestudentswearsuchbeautifuluniformshowcantheyconcentrateontheirstudies?School:Wehadtostoptheplanbecausemanyparentswerestronglyagainstit.Someparentsthoughtitwasjustawayfortheschooltomakemoneyandothersthoughtthenewuniformswouldtakestudents’attentionawayfromtheirstudies.Students:Thestudentswereverydisappointedabouttheschool’sfinaldecision.Theythoughtthesportswearuniformsmadethemlookdull.TheysaidtheKoreanuniformshadmanyadvantagessuchasraisinginterestinclassandliftingconfidencE.Asforconcernsaboutromancethestudentsbelievethatloveisloveandhasnorelationshiptotheuniforms.TheDepartmentofEducation:Theschoolscanchoosetheirownstyles.EithersportswearorotheruniformsareOK.CurrentlymostmiddleandelementaryschoolsinNanjinghavesportswearuniforms.Expert:Fashionableschooluniformscanincreasestudents’interestinlearning.Parentsdon’tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutearlyromances.Today’sprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavestrongpersonalitiesandtheirappreciationofbeautyisrapidlyforming.A.fashionableuniformcandeveloptheirsenseofbelongingtotheschoolandreducetheirresistance__totheschool’smanagement.Butwedon’thavetofollowKoreanorJapanesestyles.WeshoulddesignourownChinesestyleuniforms.1.Studentsthinkthenewuniformswill________.A.makethemhavegoodtasteinfashionB.makethemfeelconfidentC.makethemfeelproudoftheirschoolD.reducetheirfearofteachers3.Theopinionoftheexpertisto________.A.forbidthestudentstowearfashionableuniformsB.encouragethestudentstowearsportswearuniformsC.designuniformsinaChinesestyleD.wearnewuniformsinaforeignstyle3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.schooluniformsaremostlyblueorblackB.fewstudentsarewillingtowearschooluniformsC.schooluniformsareawasteofmoneyD.schoolsareencouragedtochoosetheirownuniforms

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

ThecrowdcheeredandcheereD.Themanwiththehorn号wavedandsmiledhisgreatsmilE.More!More!criedthecrowD.AndLouisArmstrongtookhishornandbegantoplayagain.HerehewasinEnglanD.Nowafamousmanhewasrich.HeknewmanyimportantpeoplE.WhereverhewentpeopleknewhisnamE.TheywantedtohearhismusiC.AsheplayedthesadslowsongsLouisthoughtofhishomeinNewOrleans.Helivedthereasaboy.Itwasabusyexcitingcity.ButLouis’sfamilywasverypoor.Hewenttoworktohelphismother.Healsowenttoschool.OneofLouis’steachersaskedhimtojointheschoolbanD.ThishornisyoursuntilyouleaveourschoolhisteachersaiD.Louis’smusicwasjazzandhelovedit.HerememberedallthemusichehearD.Hedidn’tlearntoreadmusicuntilhewasaman.Whenheleftschoolheplayedonmanybands.Helovedhisworkandpeoplelovedhim.Theyknewthathehadawonderfultalent.Louisplayedinlittletownsandinbigcities.Armstrong’shornhadasmanysoundsastenhorns—sometimesslowandsometimessweet;sometimesfastandhothighandlow.Hismusicwasalwaysstrongandexciting.Hedoesmakewonderfulmusicsaidthemanwholistenedhappily.Yessaidanothermanhemakesthathornspeak.ThemusicendedandthecrowdcheereD.LouisArmstrongspokewithtearsinhiseyesIthinkmyfriendsyoucanlistentoasmuchjazzasIcanplay.Ithoughtjazzwasmymusic;butnowIunderstanditisours.Itisbeautifulthatmusicbringsustogether.Louiswenttoworkwhenhewas_______.A.aschoolboyB.amusicianC.famousD.amanLouiswasverysmartbuthedidn’tlearntoreadmusicuntil______.A.heleftschool.B.hewasinthetheschoolbanD.C.hebecameagrown-up.D.hebecamefamous.Hewasfamousfor______.A.hishornB.hissadsongsC.hiswonderfuljazzmusicD.hisloveformusicWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthisstory?.A.MusicianB.A.beautifulhorn.C.Themanwiththehorn.D.Sweetsmiles.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节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SinceherhusbanddiedMrs.Jacksonhaslivedaloneintheirbigoldsuburban郊区的housE.Thehousewasboughtbyherhusbandalmostfiftyyearsago.Forthesakeofsafety为安全起见hersonhastriedhardtoaskhertosellthehouseandbuyanewandsmalloneinthetown.ButMrs.Jacksondoesn’tliketheideA.Shesaysthatshehastolookafterherhusband’soldhousE.ButrecentlysheoftenhearsstoriesaboutunknownpeoplestealingthingsaroundherE.ThatwasacolddaybeforeChristmasEvE.Aroundfouro’clockintheafternoonMrs.JacksonwasenjoyingtheChristmasmusicwhensomeoneknockedatthedoor.Sheheardthesoundbutdidn’tmovE.Anotherknock.Whocoulditbe?Mrs.JacksonwasabitafraiD.Shedecidednottoanswerthedoorbutkeepwaiting.OneminuteanotherminuteandyetanotherminutE.Nothinghappenedandnomoreknocks.ShewalkedquietlytothedoorandlisteneD.SheheardnothingbutthewindoutsidE.Sheslowlyunfastenedthedoorandpeeped窥视throughthecrack小缝.Shethengaveasurprisedcryandthrewthedoorwideopen!AtthedoorshesawatallbeautifulChristmastree!InthetreestoodaChristmascardwiththesewords:MerryChristmas!Yournewneighbor56.ThehouseboughtbyMr.Jacksonis_____.A.inthetownB.smallbutnewC.outsidethetownD.smallandold57.Mrs.Jacksondoesn’twanttosellthehousebecause_____.A.itisalmostfiftyyearsoldB.itisbigandoldC.shelikestolivealoneinitD.herhusbandleftittoher58.Whydidn’tshemovewhensheheardtheknockatthedoor?A.BecauseshewasenjoyingtheChristmasmusiC.B.Becauseshethoughtitmightbeanunknownperson.C.Becauseitwasnotherson.D.Becauseshehadn’tdecidedtoanswerthedoor.59.WhenshefounditwasaChristmastreeshe_____.A.criedinsurpriseandpushedthedoorwideopenB.wasveryexcitedC.threwthedoorawayD.wentouttostandinthetree

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

UponwakingupJimfoundhimselflyingonastretchofsandyshorewithhisfacehalf-buriedinthesanD.Hefoundthathisclotheshadbeenalmosttornapart.HisarmsachedandhisbodywasheavylikestonE.Beforehecouldstanduphewasbroughttohiskneesduetoexhaustion.Ashelayonthesandhebegantostudytheenvironmentforsignsofhumanactivities.Buttherewasnothingexceptforafewtreesandsomestoneswithineyesight.HerememberedhowafewhoursbeforehehadstillbeenstrugglingforsurvivalinthevastSouthChinaSeA.Theboatthathadcarriedhisfriendsandhimouttoseaforafunfishingtriphadrunintoaterriblestorm.Jameswhowasthecaptainoftheboatandhadbeenatthewheellostcontroloftheboat.Theboatmovedfromsidetosideinthestorm.SuddenlyithitasharpobjectmostprobablyarockfromtheseaandwaswreckeD.JimcouldnotrememberhowhehadmanagedtodriftontolanD.Hisfriendswerenotinsight.HewassaddenedbythefactthattheymighthavealldrowneD.Thenhesuddenlysawathincolumnofsmokeonthefarsideofahill.Coulditbeahouse?Jimaskedhimself.Evenifitwasn’titgavehimsomefreshhopeofsurvivingtheordealthathewasgoingthrough.Hestruggledontowardstheplacefromwherethesmokewasrising.Finallyhefoundhimselfatthetopofthehill.Hesawalittlegreenvalleydottedwithafewhutsandtreesinthesun.Hiseyeswerenotplayingtricksonhim.Therewasavillagelocatedatthebottomofthevalley.ThesightgavehimrenewedhopE.Hebegantoruntowardthevillagewithhislastounceofenergy.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Jimfoundhimselfinadesertwhenhewokeup.B.JimandhisfriendswerefishingatSouthChinaSeA.C.Jimlostcontroloftheboatheandhisfriendswerein.D.Theboathitarockbutkeptsteady.69.Jimstruggledtowardtheplaceofthesmokeprobablybecause______.A.hewasafraidofbeingtooneartheseaB.hethoughthisfriendsmightbeintheplaceofthesmokeC.thesmokeimpliedhumanactivitiesD.AlloftheabovE.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordordealinthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.badweatherB.orderC.sufferingD.idealstate71.AccordingtothepassagewhatisNOTTRUEaboutJim?A.Hesurvivedaterribleseastorm.B.HehadthefeelingthathisfriendssurvivedthewreckagE.C.Atfirsthedidn’tfindsignsofhumansbutthenhesawasmokerising.D.Hefinallyfoundavillageatthebottomofavalley.

第II卷共两节满分30分第四部分任务型阅读共10题每小题1分满分10分请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格中填入最适当的单词每空格1个单词BeggarsareoftenseensittingunderblanketswithheadsbowedaspeoplepassthembyinCambridge’smarketcenter.Someaskpassers-byforchangeandsomejustsitandwaittobegivenmoney.A.fewuseaggressivebehaviourtoearnmoney.TosolvetheproblemofaggressivebegginganalternativegivingplanhasbeensuggesteD.Tenbluemoneyboxeswillbeplacedinbusyplacessuchasthemarketandtherailwaystation.Itaimstoencouragepeoplenottogivemoneydirectlytobeggarsbutinsteadtogivegenerouslytolocalhomelesscauses.Supportersofthisplanthinkitwillbeaneffectivewaytosolvethebeggars’alcoholanddrugproblems.Butthepoliceopposetheplanarguingthatbeggarswhodonotreceivecashmayturntocriminalitytofeedtheiraddictions.ThehomelesscharityCrisissaidthesuccessofanyplanwilldependonitsstylE.Theythinkthatimaginativeandpositiveplanscanhelpcreatelocalunderstandingandsympathyinsteadofhardness.Mostofthebeggarsdisliketheplanbecausetheythinktheywillnotgetenoughmoneyfromtheboxesfortheirshowersfoodandclothes.Beggingisabigsocialproblembothindevelopinganddevelopedcountries.Governmentsmustplayabigroleinsolvingthisproblem.Trainingbeggarstoworkandhelpingthemtofindappropriatejobsisoneoption.Thisisespeciallytruefordevelopingcountrieswheremanylow-skilljobsexist.Thegeneralcommunityshouldalsobeeducatedtoseebeggarsnotasdirtyanddangerousbutaspeoplewhoneedunderstandingandhelp.BeggingproblemIntroductiontothebeggingproblem●Somebeggarsask78_______formoney●SomebeggarsjustsitandwaittobegivenmoneyAnalternativeplantotheproblemInsomebusyplacessuchasthemarketandrailwaystationtenblueboxeswillbeplacedto79_______peopletogivemoneytolocalhomelesscauses.Different76________towardsthesuggestedplan●Supportersofthisplanthinkitvery80______tosolvetheproblemrelatedtobeggars.●Thepoliceopposetheplanarguingthebeggarsmayturntocriminalitybecauseof81_______ofcash.●Thehomelesscharitysaidthatitremainstobeseenwhetherthisplanwouldbe82.________.●Mostofthebeggarsdisliketheplanbecausethemoneythattheywillgetfromtheboxwillnotbe83.________.77._________totheproblem●Governmentsmustbeactively84_______insolvingthisproblembetrainingbeggarstoworkandhelpingthemtofindproperjobs.●Beggarsshouldn’tbe85________asdirtyanddangerouspeoplebutaspeopleneedinghelpandunderstanding.

OdlandrememberslikeitwasyesterdayworkinginanexpensiveFrenchrestaurantinDenver.Theicecreamhewasservingfellontothewhitedressofarichandimportantwoman.ThirtyyearshavepassedbutOdlandcan’tgetthememoryoutofhismindnorthewoman’skindreaction反应.ShewasshockedregainedcalmnessandinakindvoicetoldtheyoungOdlanD.It’sOK.Itwasn’tyourfault.WhenshelefttherestaurantshealsoleftthefutureFortune500CEO总裁withalifelesson:Youcantellalotaboutapersonbythewayheorshetreatsthewaiter.Odlandisn’ttheonlyCEOtohavemadethisdiscovery.RatheritseemstobeoneofthosefewlawsofthelandthateveryCEOlearnsonthewayup.It’shardtogetadozenCEOStoagreeaboutanythingbutmostagreewiththeWaiterRulE.TheysayhowotherstreattheCEOsaysnothing.Buthowotherstreatthewaiterislikeawindowintothesoul.WatchoutforanyonewhopullsoutthepowercardtosaysomethinglikeIcouldbuythisplaceandfireyou.orIknowtheownerandIcouldhaveyoufireD.Thosewhosaysuchthingshaveshownmoreabouttheircharacter人品thanabouttheirwealthandpower.TheCEOwhocameupwithitoratleastfirstwroteitdownisRaytheonCEOBillSwanson.Hewroteabest-sellingbookcalledSwanson’sUnwrittenRulesofManagement.ApersonwhoisnicetoyoubutrudetothewaiterortoothersisnotanicepersonSwansonsays.Iwillneverofferajobtothepersonwhoissweettothebossbutturnsrudetosomeonecleaningthetables.WhathappenedafterOdlanddroppedtheicecreamontothewoman’sdress?A.HewasfireD.B.HewasblameD.C.Thewomancomfortedhim.D.ThewomanlefttherestaurantatoncE.Odlandlearnedoneofhislifelessonsfrom_______.A.hisexperienceasawaiterB.theadvicegivenbytheCEOsC.anarticleinFortuneD.aninterestingbest-sellingbookAccordingtothetextmostCEOshavethetimeopinionabout_______.A.Fortune500companiesB.theManagementRulesC.Swanson’sbookD.theWaiterRuleFromthetextwecanlearnthat_______.A.oneshouldbenicertoimportantpeopleB.CEOsoftenshowtheirpowerbeforeothersC.oneshouldrespectothersnomatterwhotheyareD.CEOsoftenhavemealsinexpensiverestaurants

Remindchildrenthatbadthingsdon’tlast.Itmaysoundsimplebutthemessageisextremelyimportant.Childrenoftendon’thavetheexperiencetoknowthatwhensomethingbadhappens—theyloseanimportantgameortheirbestfriendsletsthemdown—it’snottheendoftheworldexplainsNancyLeffertaseniorresearchscientistwiththeResearchInstituteanAmericanadolescents’青少年andchildren’sresearchgroup.Theythinktheirbadfeelingswilllastforeverorthatonefailurewillruineverything.Unfortunatelythatkindofthinkingdiscouragesmotivation动机.IfachildbelievesthatthecauseofherupsetislastingorthatnothingshedoeswillmakeadifferenceitdecreasesherabilitytokeepontryingsaysDorothyRichpresidentoftheMegaSkillsEducationCenteroftheHomeandSchoolInstitutebasedinWashington.AnytimeyoucanhelpyourchildseethatasituationisnotlastingthataresultcanbechangedorthatoneopiniondoesnotreflectrealityyougiveherreasontohopE.Caseinpoint:WhenmydaughterKathywaseightartwasoneofherfavoritesubjectssaysBethamotheroftwo.Thenshegotanartteacherwhogaveagreatdealofpraisetoonestudentandbarelynoticedtherest.KathywasreadytogiveupuntilIexplainedtoher‘Neverstopdoingyourbestjustbecauseonepersondoesn’tgiveyoupraisE.’BethhadtorepeattheadviceoftenandfinallyherdaughtergotthemessagE.Kathyistwelvenowandartisstilloneofherstrongestsubjects.62.Accordingtothepassageweknowmanychildren_____.A.knowhowtofaceafailureB.trytheirbesttoavoidasituationoffailureC.don’twanttostayinbadfeelingsforeverD.tendtotakeafailureastheendoftheworld63.Whichofthefollowingcanaparentsaytohischildrentoshowthatone’sopiniondoesnotreflectreality?A.Ifyoucallyourfriendandapologizehewon’tstaymadatyou.B.ThatmaybewhatyourteacherthinksbutIseeitdifferently.C.Youhavelosttodaybutyoucantryagaintomorrow.D.GoaheaD.Don’tcarewhatotherpeoplethink.64.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.teachers’praiseisveryimportanttostudentsB.goodteacherscangivestudentsusefuladviceC.teachersshouldnotpraisetheirstudentsinclassD.goodteacherscanfindeachstudent’sfavoritesubject65.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.A.HelpChildrenPromoteProblemSolvingAbilityB.TellChildrenNottoLetFailureRuinThemC.SetReasonableHopesforYourChildrenD.TeachYourChildrentoBeHappy

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

第三部分阅读理解共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Oncetherewasanoldmaninatown.Healwaysforgotalotofthings.SohiswifealwayshadtosaytohimDon’tforgetthis!OnedayhewentonalongtripalonE.BeforehelefthomehiswifesaidNowyouhaveallthesethings.Theyarewhatyouneedforyourtrip.Takecareofyourthingsduringthetrip.Hewenttothestationboughtaticketandgotonthetrainwithit.Abouthalfanhourlatertheconductorbegantocheckthetickets.HecametotheoldmanandsaidWillyoupleaseshowmeyourticket?Theoldmanlookedforhisticketinallhispocketsbuthecouldnotfindit.HewasveryworrieD.Ican’tfindmyticket.IreallyboughtaticketbeforeIgotonthetrain.saidtheoldman.Ibelieveyouboughtaticket.Allrightyoudon’thavetobuyanotheronE.saidtheconductorkindly.ButhowcanIknowwhereI’mgoing?----Ican’tremembermystation!theoldmansaidsadly.51.Theoldmaninthestorywasvery__________.A.kindB.poorC.forgetfulD.sad52.Whereistheticket?A.Theoldmanforgottobuyit.B.Theoldmancouldnotrememberwhereitwas.C.Theoldmanshowedittotheconductor.D.Theoldman’swifetooktheticketaway.53.Theoldmanboughttheticke__________hegotonthetrain.A.beforeB.afterC.asD.when54.Theconductor__________theoldman.A.didn’tbelieveB.laughedatC.believedD.feltsooryfor55.Theoldmanwassadbecause_____________.A.hesadtobuyanotherticketB.helostallthethingshiswifegavehimC.hedidnotknowwherehewasD.hedidnotknowwhereheshouldgetoff

Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter-anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteacher.UPuntilnowIhadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess课间休息buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlaysonmykindergartenteacheratPrincessElizabethSchoolnearHamiltonOntariohadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimesinherlongcareerbutIthinkshemaystillrememberthisonE.Imanagedgogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrotheranditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarfweremineandtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinteryouwillbeabletoputonyourownboots.Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidencE.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.LikemostchildrenIexpectedtheadulttodoallthework.Aftermuchwigglingandpushingshemanagedtogetfirstoneintoplaceandthenwithasighworkedthesecondoneontoo.IannouncedThey’reonthewrongfeet.Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.ThenIsaidThesearen’tmybootsyouknow.AsshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeetshestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.OncetheywereoffIsaidTheyaremybrother’sboots.MymothermakesmewearthemandIhatethem!SomehowfromlongyearsofpracticeshemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Shepushedandshovedlessgentlythistimeandthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet.WithagreatsighifreliefseeingtheendofherstrugglewithmesheaskedNowwhereareyourgloves?IlookedintohereyesandsaidIdidn’twanttolosethemsoIputthemintothetoesofmyboots.39.Accordingtothepassagethelittlegirlgot______fromherbrother.A.thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB.thejacketandthebootsC.thejacketandthehatD.thebootsandthegloves40.Whatmadeitsohardfortheteachertohelpthelittlegirlputherbootson?A.Theglovesinthetoesoftheboots.B.Theslownessoftheteacher.C.ThewrongsizeofthebootsD.Theunwillingnessofthegirl41.Itcanbeinferredthatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwintertheteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots______.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes42.WhichofthefollowingsentencesfromthetextBESTindicatesthattheteacherisveryconsiderate?A.InhercalmmotherlyvoicesheBytheendofwinterParagraph2B.WiththegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtoParagraph4C.shestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.Paragraph4D.shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoyinglittlegirl.Paragraph4

Infrontofapopularrestaurantalineofcustomerswaitfortaxis.Andwait.Mostofthecabstaxisarefull.That’snothingunusualinthiscityof4millionpeoplE.Butit’s2:30inthemorning.VisitorstotheOlympicGamesmayleavedisappointediftheyseeAthensonlythroughtheeyesofthetypicaltouristwhomakesabeelineoftheislandsafterthevisittotheAcropolis雅典卫城andtheunusualandattractivePlakadistrict.TofullyappreciateanddiscoverAthens’manycharms魅力doastheGreeksdo:walkoutintotheneighborhoodsfindthepackednightclubseatatoneoftheinnumerable数不清的restaurantsorseeHollywoodstarsunderrealstarsinaromanticoutdoorcinemA.TheGreekcapitalisnamedfortheancientgoddessAthenawhosefavouriteanimalwastheowl猫头鹰.It’safittingsymbolforthecity’snocturnal夜里的naturewhichoftenreachesitshighestpointinsummerwitharushhourjustbeforedawn.AsnativeAthenianPanosDemestihasaidAthensbydayisunlivable不宜居住的butit’smagicalatnight.AtheniansfaceuptoheavytrafficblockdecreasinggreenspacedustystreetsCityofficialsareusingthemomentum契机oftheAugust13-29Olympicstofixsomeoftheseproblemsandmakecitylifemorebearable.72.TothesurpriseofthevisitorstoAthens____.A.mostofthecabsareoftenfullalldaylongB.thecabsareoftenemptyC.thecabsarealmostfullevenat2:30amD.thereisnocabinthestreetat2:30am.73.ThenameofAthenscamefrom____.A.agoddessB.afamousathleteC.akindofanimalD.akindofplant74.ThetypicalvisitorswilloftenvisitthefollowingplacesEXCEP____.A.theneighborhoodB.thePlakadistrictC.theAcropolisD.famousislands75.Theunderlinedwordbearableinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby____.A.astonishingB.forgettableC.excitingD.comfortable

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?

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和D中选出最佳选项Hsieh.anever--say--dieyoungmanhasmasteredthetechniqueofpaintinghyholdingthepaintbrushinhismouth.WhenhewassixteenHsiehhadaterribleelectricalaccident.Bothofhisarmsandthelowerpartofhisrightlegwerecutoff.HealsolostsightinhisrigllteyE.ButHsiehdidn’tloseheart.HedecidedtolearnartandtookthefirstdifficultsteptowardchanginghislifE.Atfirst.Itriedtohohtapeninmymouth.ButIcouldn’tcontrolitHsiehsaidFi—nallyaftertryingoverandoveragainIlearnedtOwritemyOWnnamE.Learningtopaintwasevenmoredifficuh.Atfirsteverybrushstrokehemadecauseddeepcutsinhismouth.Itwasextremelypainful.ButHsiehdidn’tletthepaindiscouragehim.lnsteadIheldthepainlbrusbeventighterHsiehexplainedinafirmvoicE.lknewifIgaveup.itwouldnotonlybetheendofmypaintinghutalsotheendofmystruggleforabetterlifE.Nomatterwhattheobstacle障碍isHsiehalwaysmanagestofindthebrightsideofthesituation.HsiehworkshardtOinspireothers.Heisatirelesslecturergivingaboutfourhundredformalspeechesayear!IfapersonlikemecanleadahappylifeHsiehexplainedwhywouldregularpeoplefeelunhappy?Itdoesn’talwaystaketWOarmstOachieveyourdreams.A.11itlakesisawarmheart.56.WhathappenedtOHsiehwhenhewasyoung?A.Hewasstruckbyelectricity.B.Hisleftlegwashurt.C.HelostheartbecauseoffailurE.D.Hewasillfortwomonths.57.Whichofthefollowingishischaracter?A.Realisticthought.B.Impressiveworks.C.Unexpectednews.D.BeliefinSUCCESS.58.Whichisright?A.Hsiehoncegotthehelpfromthegovernment.B.OnlysuchapersonlikeHsiehcansucceeD.C.Hetouchedhimselfbeforehebegantopaint.D.Itdoesn’talwaystaketWOarmstorealizeone’Sdream.59.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Howtolearnpainting.B.Apainterwithouthands.C.Amanwhowashurt.D.Howtomakeoneselfwell—known.

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

DeC.241848DearJohnstonYourrequestforeightydollarsIdonotthinkitbesttosatisfynow.AtthevarioustimeswhenIhavehelpedyoualittleyouhavesaidtomeWecangetalongverywellagainbutinaveryshorttimeIfindyouinthesamedifficultyagain.Nowthiscanonlyhappenbysomefaultinyourbehavior.WhatthatfaultisIthinkIknow.Youarenotlazyandstillyouareanidler游手好闲.IdoubtwhethersinceIsawyouyouhavedoneagoodwholeday’sworkinanyotherday.Youdonotverymuchdisliketoworkandstillyoudonotworkmuchmerelybecauseitdoesnotseemtoyouthatyoucouldgetmuchforit.Thishabitofuselesslywastingtimeisthewholedifficulty;itisvastlyimportanttoyouandstillmoresotoyourchildrenthatyoushouldbreakthishabit.Itismoreimportanttothembecausetheyhavelongertoliveandcankeepoutofanidlehabitbeforetheyareiniteasierthantheycangetoutaftertheyarein.Youarenowinneedofsomereadymoney;andwhatIsuggestisthatyoushallgotoworkhardforsomebodywhowillgiveyoumoneyforit.Letfatherandyourboystakechargeofyourthingsathome-prepareforacropandmakethecropandyougotoworkforthebestmoneywagesortopaybackanydebtyouowE.AndtosecureyouafairrewardforyourlaborInowpromiseyouthatforeverydollaryouwillbetweenthisandthefirstofMaygetforyourownlaborIwillthengiveyouoneotherdollar.Bythisifyouhireyourselfattendollarsamonthfrommeyouwillgettenmoremakingtwentydollarsamonthforyourwork.Nowifyouwilldothisyouwillsoonbeoutofdebtandwhatisbetteryouwillhaveahabitthatwillkeepyoufromgettingindebtagain.ButifIshouldnowclearyououtnextyearyouwillbejustasdeepinasever.YousayyouwouldalmostgiveyourplaceinHeavenfor$70or$80.ThenyouvalueyourplaceinHeavencheaplyforIamsureyoucanwiththeofferImakeyougettheseventyoreightydollarsforfourorfivemonths’work.YousayifIfurnishyouthemoneyyouwilldeed抵押methelandandifyoudon’tpaythemoneybackyouwilldeliverpossession-Nonsense!Ifyoucan’tnowlivewiththelandhowwillyouthenlivewithoutit?YouhavealwaysbeenkindtomeandIdonotnowmeantobeunkindtoyou.Onthecontraryifyouwillbutfollowmyadviceyouwillfinditworthmorethaneighttimeeightydollarstoyou.AffectionatelyYourbrotherA.LincolnAbrahamLincolnwrotethelettertoJohnstonmainlyto________.A.showhisconcernforhimB.recommendhimtosavemoneyC.declinehisrequestandmotivatehimD.introducehimanewjobWhat’stheproblemwithJohnstonaccordingtoLincoln?A.Hewasverylazy.B.Hewastedtimealot.C.Hecouldn’tgetmuchfromwork.D.Hedislikedworking.IntheletterLincolnsuggestedthatJohnstonshould________.A.keephimselffromgettingintotroubleB.gotoworkhardforsomebodyC.managewellthethingsathomeD.keepthechildrenoutoftheidlehabitIfJohnstongotonedollarforhisworkLincolnpromisedto_________.A.rewardhimwithlaborB.payoffhisdebtC.hirehimat10dollarsamonthD.givehimanotherdollarInordertoget80dollarsfromLincolnJohnstonpromisedto________.A.takeawayhisplaceinHeavenB.deedLincolnthelandC.livewithoutthelandD.dogoodworkeveryday

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项ABCD中选出最佳选项AOnedaywhenwehadbeenridingintheburningsunforfivehourswecametoanarrowshakybridgewherearailwayscrossedastagnantpond发臭的池塘For30feettherewasnothingbutthewidely-spacedwoodensleepers枕木underorewheelsandnothingtostopusfromfallingintothesteamingbog沼泽belowifweoverbalanceD.Rightunderthebridgelaythebridgeandrodestraightoverwithoutevenslowingdown.IstoppeD.What’sup?heshoutedfromtheothersidE.I’mnotridingoverthatthing.IfIfallI’llbetherewiththatcow!There’snothingtoit.Ijustdiditdidn’tI?You’restrongerandtaller.Myfeetcan’ttouchthegrounD.Youdoitforme!Matsaidstrengthdidn’tcomeintoitandrodeoffleavingmestaringdownintothesicklybrownsoup.HewouldbewaitingformearoundthenextcornerbutIknewhewouldgivemeatleastanhourbeforecomingtohelp.Thesunburnedmyface;sweatranoffmyforeheadintomyeyesandstuckmyshirttomybody;mosquitoesflewintomymouthwhenIbreatheD.Tostandstillinthisplacewastokillmyself;anywaytositaroundwaitingforMattohelpwasmorethanmyfeminist女权主义pridecouldtakE.Irodebackalongthetrackafewhundredyardstogetagoodrun-upandoverIwent.Matwasright.AlltheobstacleswereinmyminD.Theauthorstoppednearthebridgebecause______.ShewastiredandwantedtohavearestShefoundadeadcowunderthebridgeShewasafraidoffallingoffthebridgeShedidn’tknowhowtocrossthebridgeWhydidMatrefusetohelptheauthor?A.HewantedtofinishthejourneyassoonaspossibleB.HefeltsheshouldovercomeherfearbyherselfC.Hedidn’tbelieveshewasreallyafraidD.HeknewshewastooproudtoaccepthishelpWhatdoestheunderlinedpartsicklybrownsoupinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThebodyofadeadcowB.ThemudonthewhealsC.ThedirtywaterinthepondD.Theauthor’sfoodforthejourney59.Accordingtothelastparagraphtheauthorseemstobelievethat______.A.nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltryB.afriendinneedisafriendindeedC.youcan’tmakesomethingoutofnothingD.wellbegunishalfdone

A.yearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsthoughmyteacheremphasizedtheimportanceagainandagain.ButsoontheimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperiencE.OnedayIhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroadandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglishtheforeignerseemedtobeastonishedgentlyshakinghisheadshrugginghisshoulderssayingYoudon’tsay！Youdon’tsay!IwaspuzzleD.IthoughtperhapsthisisnotanappropriatetopiC.WellI’dbetterchangethetopiC.SoIsaidtohimwellshallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bythewayhaveyoueverbeenthere?CertainlyeveryonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwasmagnificent.HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguideTheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworlD.Weareproudofit.SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhisorderYoudon’tsay!Icouldn’thelpasking.IsaidDidn’tyousayyoudon’tsay?HearingthistheEnglishmanlaughedtotears.HebegantoexplainYoudon’tsayactuallymeansreally?ItisanexpressionofsurprisE.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.OnlythendidIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpression.1.AyearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause.A.EnglishidiomsweretoodifficulttomasterB.Icaredlittleabouttheteacher’sinstructionC.myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceD.IhadnointerestinEnglishlearing2.WhenIfirstheardYoudon’tsay!Ithought.A.theEnglishmanwasnotinterestedinmyEnglishB.theEnglishmanwasonlyinterestedintheGreatWallC.IhadtalkedtoomuchD.Ihadtostoptalkingatonce3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheEnglishmanwasleavingChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.B.TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.C.TheEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguidE.D.TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting4.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiom.A.theEnglishmanmademeafoolB.theEnglishmanmadeafoolofhimselfC.IfeltverysillyD.Ifeltproudofmyunderstanding

NapoleonBonapartediedonMay51821ontheislandofSt.HelenaoffthecoastofAfricA.Hewas51yearsoldatthetimE.WhendoctorsexaminedNapoleon’sbodytheysaidthattheformeremperorofFrancehaddiedfromcancerofthestomach.Thatwasthecauseofdeathrecordedintheofficialreport.HoweverotherdoctorsdisagreeD.OnedoctorwhowaspresentduringtheexaminationofthebodysaidthatNapoleondiedofhepatitis.OtherhistoriansandmedicalexpertshavesuggestedthatNapoleondiedofsyphilistuberculosisorperhapsmalariA.NowaftercarefulresearchaBritishchemistthinksthatNapoleonmighthavebeenpoisoned--notbyapersonbutbyhiswallpaper.NapoleonwassenttotheislandofSt.Helenain1815afterhelostthebattleofWaterloo.HewasaprisonerontheislanD.Althoughhehadservantstoattendtohimhehadtoliveinonesmallbuilding.St.HelenaisaverywetislandsothewallsofthebuildingwerealwayscoveredwithmolD.NapoleonbecameillfromspendingtoomuchtimeinsidehishousE.Almostconstantlyhehadafeverchillsandfeltsicktohisstomach.HeoftenfeltpaininhisshouldersandinhissidE.Hisskinturnedyellow.Hegotfrequentheadachesandhewouldbecomedizzyandvomit吐.NoneofthemedicinethatthedoctorsgaveNapoleonseemedtohelp.Theywerenotsurewhatwasthematter.FinallyNapoleonwastooweaktoleavethehousE.OnenightwhilehewassleepinghewentintoacomaanddieD.ManydoctorswholaterreviewedthereportsofNapoleon’sillnessfoundthatthesymptoms症状didnotshowamanwhosufferedfromstomachcancer.ItseemedobviousthatNapoleonhaddiedfromsomeothercausE.In1961aSwedishdoctorexaminedsomeofNapoleon’shairandfoundahighlevelofarsenicachemicalpoison.WasNapoleonmurdered?Itisdoubtful.ArsenicwasusedinmanytypesofmedicineduringNapoleon’stimesohemighthavetakenthearsenicasacureforhisillness.Thenin1982Dr.DavidJonesfromEnglandbegantolookintothemysteryandsuggestedthatNapoleonmighthavebreathedinarsenicwhichwasintheairofhishousE.Inthe1700sand1800sarsenicwasusedtomakeakindofgreenpaintusedonclothandwallpaper.Ifthepaintwasusedonawetwallthearsenicwouldgointotheair.A.personintheroommightbreathethatair.AfterstudyingthewallpaperintheroomwhereNapoleondiedDr.Jonesfoundhighlevelsofarsenicinthegreenpaintonthewalls.WhydidNapoleonliveonSt.Helena?A.HeownedtheislanD.B.HewasaprisonertherE.C.HisfamilylivedtherE.D.HelikedtheislanD.TheofficialreportsaidthatNapoleondiedof____________.A.cancerB.acomaC.moldD.poisonNapoleonsufferedfromthefollowingsymptomsexcept__________.A.chillsB.feverC.dizzinessD.bleedingAccordingtoDr.JoneshowdidthearsenicprobablygetintoNapoleon’sbody?A.Hedrankit..B.Hetouchedit.C.Hebreatheditin.D.HeateitThepassagesaysthat.A.aBritishdoctorthinkshehasfoundthecauseofNapoleon’sdeathB.manydoctorshavetriedtoguessthecauseofNapoleon'sdeathC.NapoleoncouldhavediedfrompoisonD.alloftheabove

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

A.newstudyhasfoundthatthebestwaytomakeyourselffeelhappieristothinkofsomethinggoodthathappenedtoyouthedaybeforE.Volunteerswhowereaskedtorememberapleasanteventfrompast24hoursbegantofeelhappierrightaway.OtheractivitiessuchassayingThankyouandsmilingalsomadevolunteersfeelhappierbutnotasmuch.ProfessorRichardWisemanofHertfordshireUniversityplannedthestudy.Hegot26000peopletogoonlinetotryoutafewdifferentactivitiestomakethemfeelhappier.Theyweretoldtobenicerememberapleasanteventfromthedaybeforegivethanksorsmilefor15secondstwiceaday.Thevolunteersdidtheseactivitiesforoneweek.Theresultshowedthatthinkingaboutonegoodthingthathadhappenedthedaybeforeworkedthebestformakingpeoplehappier.146wordsThetextmayprobablybetakenfrom_____.A.apersonalanecdote轶事B.sportsnewsC.ahistorynovelD.briefnewsVolunteerswho_____begantofeelhappierrightaway.A.thoughtofsomethinggoodthathappenedthedaybeforeB.wereaskedtorememberapleasanteventfromthepast24hoursC.didotheractivitieslikesayingthankyouandsmilingD.wentonlinetotryoutafewdifferentactivitiesFromthetextweknowthatRichardWisemanisaan_____.A.workerB.artistC.professorD.directorThebesttitlemayprobablybe_____.A.Thinkingaboutyesterday’shappinesstobehappytodayB.MakingastudytomakepeoplehappierandyoungerC.LettingoutasecrettolivealongerlifeD.Doingexperimentstomakepeoplehappier

StrugglingintheUS?MovetoChina!Igraduatedfromtheuniversitywithadegreeofcivilengineering.Itisagoodfieldbutmyheartwasnotinit.IwantedtobeanactororworkintheentertainmentindustrylivingacreativelifE.MychoiceofcivilengineeringwasreallyamistakebutIrealizedtoolatE.AssoonasIgraduatedImovedstraighttoLosAngeles—thehomeofthefilmandtelevisionindustry!ForthreeyearsItriedtogetajobinthatfielD.IoftenworkedasanextrainmoviesandTVshows—standinginthebackgroundwhileactorsareintheforegrounD.ThiswasfunforawhilebutIwantedarealactingjobwhereIwasspeaking!SadlyinLosAngelesthereistoomuchcompetition.Everyraceandageisrepresented:oldyoungblackwhiteAsianandthousandsofblondish-redhairedMidwesterntypeslikemE.Beinganextracouldn’tmakeenoughmoneyformetoliveinLosAngeles.Ihadtodosomethingelseformoney.AfterthreeyearsoftryingIgaveupmydreamofbeinganactorandstartedadifferentcareer.Ithentriednetwork-marketingbutintheendthatfaileD.SevenyearsaftergraduatingcollegeIwasstillindebtstillsearchingforasatisfactorylifE.Idecidedtogobacktocivilengineering.HoweverIwasstartingtogetverydisappointedwithmylifE.WhyislifenotlikewhatIexpected?IexpectedtohavemadealotofmoneygottenmarriedwithahouseandnicecarskidstimefreedometC.Millionsofpeopleleadliveswiththeirdreamsshelvedexistingbutnotreallyliving.IwantmylifetobedifferentmoresatisfactorymorealivE.AmericawasnotprovidingthatformeInadditionAmericawastooexpensive—alwaysworryingaboutmoneywasaheadachE.IwantedalifefilledwithadventureromancefriendshipssuccessesanddreamsrealizeD.IdecidedtomovetoChinA.69.Howcanwedescribethewriter’sattitudetowardlife?A.PracticalB.PassiveC.DisappointedD.Positive70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.AlotofpeoplearelivingbuttheyarenotenjoyingtheirlifE.B.AlotofpeoplearelivingwithdreamsthoughtheirlifeisnotthatenjoyablE.C.AlotofpeoplegiveuptheirdreamsandyetarelivingagoodlifE.D.Alotofpeopledon’thavedreamsnordotheywanttoliveeither.71.WhatdidthewriterdobeforehefinallydecidedtomovetoChina?A.Engineer→extra→marketing→engineerB.Extra→marketing→engineerC.Engineer→extra→marketingD.Extra→engineer→marketing72.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.LifeiseasierintheUS.B.LifeinChinaisnoteasy.C.ThereisalwayssomewhereintheworldwhereyoucanenjoylifE.D.MoreAmericanswillmovetoChinA.

BItwasabeautifulSundaymorningandMaggieandIwerereturningfromourwalkthroughthewoods.WewereonlyacoupleofblocksfromhomewhenIspottedacellphoneandcreditcardsittingontheroaD.WetookthemhomE.Wefindamazingthingsonthestreet.Shelooksuponitasamovabledinner.ChickenwingshereandtherE.Ifoundanothercellphoneafewyearsbacktooandcalledanumberinitsphonebook.IexplainedthesituationtotheguywhoanswereD.Hesaiditwashissister’sandthathe'dswingbytopickitupwhichhediD.Andthatwasthat.Noverbal口头的thank-younowrittenthank-younohere’saboxofchocolatesthank-you.Ididn’thavetimetocallanyoneonmylatestfoundcellphonE.Iwaspouringmyselfcoffeewhenitstartedtovibrate颤动anddanceacrossthekitchencounter.Who’sthis?someoneaskedwhenIpickedup.Who’sthis?IcountereD.Sarah?ShewastakenabackuntilsherealizedhernamewasonthecreditcardIalsohadrecovereD.Couldyousendittome?sheaskeD.ShelivesinArlingtonwhichis2milesfrommyhousE.HmmnoIrepliedaddingthatIthoughtshecouldcomegetthemandthatifIwasn’thometheywouldbeinmymailbox.A.daylaterwhenIwasoutforarunsomeoneretrievedthem.ButIgotnothing.Inthisageofe-mailandcellphonesthere’sreallynoexcusE.YearsagoIfoundsomethingmorepreciousthana$100billonthestreet:adriver’slicensE.IsawthatitsownerlivedacoupleofblocksfrommesoIcalledhimup.HeaskedwhetherIcouldslipthelicensethroughhisfrontdoor.IguessIcouldIreplieD.Andthatwasthat.61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SeveralExperiencesofMyOwnB.ThankYouIsBecomingMorePricelessC.It’sPolitetoThanktheFindersD.OnlyLosersLackThankforFinders62.AccordingtothetextitcanbeinferredthatMaggieshouldbe______.A.theauthor’swifeB.theauthor’spetC.theauthor’sbestfriendD.theauthor’sson63.Theauthordidn’tcallanyoneonhislatestfoundcellphonebecause______.A.itwasn’tworthtodoB.hewantedtokeepitashisownC.hewasbusythenD.hedidn’tknowitsowner64.Theunderlinedwordretrievedinthetenthparagraphmeans______.A.gotbackB.returnedC.lostD.threwaway65.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenhetoldhislastexperienceaboutthedriver’slicense?A.DisappointeD.B.Helpless.C.EncourageD.D.Hopeful.

Adults成年人usuallydonotremembermostofthethingsthataretaughtbytheirteachersatschool.ButthisstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.EverytimeIdriftoffcourseIthinkofthisstory.ItwasanormalMondaymorningandmyteacherwasteachingusonimportantthingsinlifeandaboutdevotingourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisishowthestorywent:AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondonandhewouldwakeupeverymorningandgotothesubway.HewouldgetontothetrainrighttoCentralLondonandthensitatthestreetcornerandbeg乞讨.HewoulddothiseverysingledayofhislifE.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirtyandastench恶臭cameoutofthehouseanditsmelledterriblE.TheneighborscouldnotstandthesmellanymoresotheycalledforthepoliceofficerstocleartheplacE.TheofficersknockeddownthedoorandcleanedthehousE.Thereweresmallbagsofmoneyalloverthehousethathehadcollectedovertheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoneyandtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasamillionaire百万富翁.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewswithhim.WhentheoldmanarrivedhomethateveningoneoftheofficerstoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymoreashewasarichmannowamillionairE.Buttheoldmansaidnothingatall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusualwenttothesubwaysatatthestreetcornerandcontinuedtobeg.Clearlythisoldmanhadnogreatplansdreamsoranythingsignificant有意义的forhislifE.Welearnnothingfromthisstoryotherthan除了stayingfocusedon专心于thethingsweenjoydoing.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmaymean______.A.IgettiredoflearningmysubjectsB.IfailtolistentolessonsattentivelyC.IgointhewrongdirectionoflifeD.Iwouldn’tliketogotoschoolTheneighborcalledthepolicebecause______.A.theoldmankeptbeggingmoneyfromthemeverydayB.therewassomethingdangerousintheoldman’shouseC.theoldmanwouldn’tbuyticketsforthetrainD.theycouldn’tbearthesmellfromtheoldman’shouseWhentheoldmanknewhewasamillionairehe______.A.remainedcalmB.becameexcitedC.feltworriedD.becamenervousWhatlessondowelearnfromthestory?A.MakegreatplansforyourlifE.B.KeepondoingwhatyoulikE.C.Dosomethingthatisgoodtosociety.D.Dependonyourselfratherthanothers.

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

OnacoldJanuarymorninginaWashingtonDCMetroStationamanwithaviolinplayedforaboutanhour.Duringthattimeabout2000peoplewentthroughthestationmostofthemontheirwaytowork.After3minutesamiddle-agedmannoticedtherewasamusicianplaying.Hestoppedforafewsecondsandthenhurriedon.Fourminuteslatertheviolinistreceivedhisfirstdollar:awomanthrewthemoneyinthehatwithoutstoppingandcontinuedtowalk.After6minutesayoungmanleanedagainstthewalltolistentohimthenlookedathiswatchandwalkedaway.After10minutesa3-year-oldboystoppedbuthismotherdraggedhimalonghurriedly.Thisactionwasrepeatedbyseveralotherchildren.Everyparentwithoutexceptionforcedtheirchildrentomoveonquickly.Finallyonly6peoplestoppedandlistenedforashortwhilE.About20gavemoneybutcontinuedtowalkattheirnormalpacE.Themancollectedatotalof$32.WhenhefinishedplayingnooneapplaudeD.TheviolinistwasJoshuaBelloneofthegreatestmusiciansintheworlD.Heplayedoneofthemostintricate复杂的pieceseverwrittenwithaviolinworth$3.5milliondollars.TwodaysbeforeJoshuaBellsoldoutatheatreinBostonwheretheseatsaveraged$100each.TheprogramwasorganizedbytheWashingtonPostaspartofasocialexperimentaboutunderstandingtasteandpeople’ssocialposition.Inacommonplaceenvironmentataninappropriatehourdoweappreciatebeauty?Dowestoptoappreciateit?Dowerecognizetalentinanunexpectedcontext?Ifwedonottakeamomenttostopandlistentooneofthebestmusiciansintheworldplayingsomeofthefinestmusiceverwrittenhowmanyotherthingsarewemissing?Thefirstparagraphisaimedtotellus______.A.themanchoseabadplaceforplayingB.whatbackgroundthestorywassetinC.howbusypeoplewerethatmorningD.manypeopleshowedinterestinmusicWecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.noneofthepassers-bywerefondofmusicB.beautycanonlybeenjoyedinparticularplacesC.inawaytheviolinistwasmistakenasabeggarD.JoshuaBellfirstplayedtheviolininthestationAccordingtothewriterpeopleshould_____.A.listentoasmanygreatmusiciansaspossibleB.trytocreatebeautifulthingsforotherstoenjoyC.showkindnesstoanyonewhetherthey’rerichornotD.noticeandappreciatewhat’sgoingonintheirdailylife

DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.HefoundataxiandthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.Whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthereWhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYorkWhowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanagerofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

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AKnowinghowmuchherownchildrenlovedpresentsatChristmasAnnSuttonalwaystriedtoseekhelpforoneortwopoorfamilies.WithasocialworkermothertheSuttonchildrenhadinheritedhercommitmenttoserviceandknewnevertotaketheirgoodfortuneatChristmasforgranteD.ThisyearKinzieherseven-year-olddaughterwasthrilledthatSantaClauswouldmakeaspecialvisittoa22-year-oldmothernamedAshleywhoworkedinafactoryraisingher12-month-oldsonbyherself.ThephonerangonSunday.A.representativefromalocalorganizationwascallingtosaythattheaidAnnhadrequestedforAshleyhadfallenthrough.NoSantaClausnopresentsnothing.Annsawthecheervanishfromherchildren’sfacesatthenews.WithoutawordKinzieranintoherbedroom.Shereturnedherfacesetwithdetermination.Openingupherpiggybanksheputallthecoinsontothetable:$3.30.EverythingshehaD.MomshetoldAnnIknowit’snotmuch.Butmaybethiswillbuyapresentforthebaby.AtabreakfastmeetingthenextdayAnntoldhercoworkersaboutherdaughter’sstory.TohersurprisestaffmembersbegantoopentheirpursesandemptytheirpocketstohelpKinziE.Byday’sendthestoryofKinzie’sgifthadspreadbeyondAnn’sofficE.Shereceivedacallfromanunknowndonor.Ifaseven-year-oldcouldgiveeverythingshehadhesaidheshouldatleastmatchhergift100to1.Hecontributed$300.OnChristmasEveAnndrovethroughthepouringraintothesmalltrailerwheretheAshleysliveD.ThenshebegantounloadthegiftsfromthecarhandingthemtoAshleyonebyonE.AshleywasverymoveD.Reflectingonalittlegirl’sgenerosityAshleysaysshe’llonedaybeabletodosomethingsimilarforsomeoneelseinneeD.KinziecouldhaveusedthatmoneyforherselfbutshegaveitawayAshleysays.She’sthetypeofkidI’dlikemysontogrowuptobE.56.AccordingtothetextAnnSutton______________.A.ismakinglotsofmoneyB.isreadytohelpothersC.isonlycaringaboutherselfD.isahard-workingmother57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Ashleylivedahardlifewithherlittleson.B.TheSuttonchildrentookAnneasanexampletofollow.C.ThecoworkersofAnnhelpedKinzietorealizeherwish.D.AnnSuttontriedtoaskforhelpforherownchildren.58.WhatcanwelearnaboutKinzie?A.ShewasafraidthatSantaClauswouldvisittheAshleys.B.SheshouldgetsomepresentsfromhermotheratChristmas.C.Shedevotedallhercoinstobuyingapresentforthebaby.D.Shewascheerfulwhenhearingtheaidhadfallenthrough.59.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.ItrainedheavilyonChristmasEvE.B.AnnhandedgiftstoAshleyonebyonE.C.AshleyhopedshewouldhelpsomeoneelseinneeD.D.A.gooddeedcaninfluencemanypeople’sbehavior.60.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.YoungGirl’sGiftB.A.Mother’sLoveC.A.StoryofYoungGirlD.AnUnknownDonor

ItwastimeforMr.RoccotoshutupshopwhenIhurriedintotheflorist’s.Nowwhatisityouwant?Mr.RoccoturnedtomE.IwantthemostbeautifulfloweryouhavE.IreplieD.Andjusthowmuchdoyouhavetopayforthismostbeautifulflower?IheldoutawethandshowingaquarteranddimE.Henoddedandthenshowedmeaplantonthecounter.Icangiveyouthisonefor35cents.hesaiD.AwgeeIprotesteditlookslikeaweed!About18incheshightheplantwasinasmallpotcoveredwithfadedredpaper.Nowtrustmeboy—Ipromisethattomorrowmorningwhenyougetupyouwillfindyourmostbeautifulflower.saidMr.Rocco.IknewhimtobeagoodhonestmansoIagreedtotakeit.ItwasalmostmidnightwhenIarrivedhomE.Momwasseriouslysickandusingthefrontbedroom.IlookedintoseeifshewasasleepandthenquietlytiptoedinandsettheplantonthetablebesideherbeD.IwantedhertobesurprisedwhenshewokeonMother’sDay.ThenextmorningIdressedandhurrieddownstairs.ThesunwasshiningthroughkitchenwindowasIlookedintoMom’sroom.Shemotionedformetocomeinthenglancedoveratthetablewheretheplantwas.Holymackerel!Therewerethreebigyellowtrumpet-shaped喇叭状的blooms.ItwasjustlikeMr.Roccosaid—themostbeautifulflowerIeversaw!WhenIlookedatMomshewassmilingastearsstreameddownhercheeks.Sheheldoutherhandformetocomenearthenpulledmecloseandhuggedtillithurt.Thenrememberinghercontagiousconditionandthatshewasn’tsupposedtotouchmeshequicklyletmego.Mydearmomdiedthenextnight.ThemomentshehuggedmeturnedouttobethemostwonderfulmomentofmylifE.NotonlyhadthatbeautifulplanthelpedshowjusthowmuchIlovedherbutI’dalwaysknowhowmuchshelovedmE.Theauthordidn’tliketheplantrecommendedbyMr.Roccoatfirstbecause______.A.thepackingoftheplantwasshabbyB.theplantwasmoreaweedthanaflowerC.theplantappearedtooordinarytobethemostbeautifulD.hethoughtMr.RoccowasreluctanttodothedealwithhimMother’sconditionwascontagiousLine6ParA.3for______.A.shewasatthedeath’sdoorB.shesufferedfromtheillnessC.othersweresickofherappearanceD.virusmightspreadfromhertoothersWhenmotherhuggedtheauthortightlyshewasshowingthat______.A.shelikedbeinggivengiftsB.shevaluedwhattheauthorhaddoneforherC.shewasawareoftheapproachingofdeathD.shewastouchedbythebeautyoftheflowerThestoryismainlydevelopedby______________.A.timeB.logicC.comparisonD.causeandresultWhichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.FlowersofLoveB.A.Son’sLoveforMotherC.LowPriceHighValueD.A.SpecialMother’sDay

EveryyearontheInternationalVolunteersDaytheworldthinkshighlyoftheworkofmillionsofpeoplewhogivetheirtimetohelpothers.Theworktheyaredoingisimportant.AsKofiAnnanSecretaryGeneraloftheUnitedNationssaideachcontribution—nomatterhowsmall—canhelpmakeadifferencE.LuHaoandMengYuarejusttwoexamplesofthe13.5millionyoungChineseVolunteerswhowanttomakeacontributiontosociety.LuHaoisamiddleschoolstudentwhojoinedthe1helps1scheme1oftheYouthVolunteerCommunityDevelopmentProjectlastyear.EveryTuesdayandFridayhevisitsanelderlygentlemanwholivesalonE.Mr.ZhaoisweakandcannotdomuchforhimselfsoIhelpwithshoppingdojobsinthehouseorreadthenewspapertohim.WithhishelpMr.Zhao’shealthhasimprovedandhefeelsmoreenergetiC.LuHaohasalsofoundtheirrelationshipbeneficial2.InthepasthistorywashisweakestsubjectbutitisonewhichgreatlyinterestsMr.Zhaoandtheyoftendiscussit.Mr.ZhaohasencouragesLuHaotostudyhistorylessonsharderandhisgradeshaveimprovedagreatdeal.MengYuisstudyingforhermaster’sdegreeinCanadA.Shehasabusytimetablebutstillfindstimeforvoluntaryactivitiesduringtheweekends.LastmonthItookpartinaneventtohelpstarvingchildreninsomeoftheleastdevelopedcountries.Twenty-twoofuswentwithoutfoodfor30hours!ItwasachallengE.Wewantedtoimproveawareness3ofhungerbecauseeverydaychildrenaredyingofstarvation.Itwasagreatsuccess.ThelocalnewspaperandTVreporteditandwereceivedmanymoney.MengYuandherclassmatesorganizedthisactivitytoraisemoneyforagoodcauseandintheprocesssheformedstrongfriendships.LuHaoandMengYuarehelpingtomakeotherpeople’slivesbetterandtheyalsomakegreatfriendsgainnewskillsandincreasetheirchancesofgettingthejoboftheirdreams.Wouldyouliketomakeadifferencebybecomingavolunteer?阅读短文回答问题Accordingtothetextwhatisthereasonwhyyoungpeoplechoosetodovoluntarywork?_______________________________________________________________________________LuHaohaschosentovolunteerontwoeveningseveryweek.HowhasMengYuchosentogivehertime?Whyhasshemadeadifferentchoice?_______________________________________________________________________________WhatbenefitshashisvoluntaryworkbroughtLuHao?_______________________________________________________________________________WhatbenefitsdidMengYu’svoluntaryworkbringthestarvingchildren?_______________________________________________________________________________

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

IwasborninMississippiinthe1960s.MydisabilitieswerecausedbylackofoxygentomybrainwhenIwasafive-year-oldboy.IgrewupknowingIwasdifferent.ThefirsttimeIfelthurtandleftoutwasinGradeFivE.TheotherfourthandfifthgradersplayedtogetheringymclasswhileIwasputinthesecondgradegymclass.OnedayafamousfootballplayervisitedthefourthandfifthgradeP.E.class.AllthekidsgothisautographexceptmebecauseIwaswiththesecondgradersplayinggames.Momcalledtheschooltotellthemitwasn’tfairbuttheschoolscoldedmeforcomplainingtoomuch.Inthe1980swhenmymomwasgivingbirthtomysistershehadmadeamajorstroke中风anddieD.Mydadbecameevenmoredistant.Iwasverysadandbeganusingalcoholtoeasethepain.Dadgotremarriedin1985.Everyonewenttohisweddingexceptme;hetoldmetostayathomeandwatchthehousE.WhenmyhighschoolballcamearoundIwantedtogobutwasn’talloweD.WhenIgraduatedmydadandstep-momrefusedtoholdapartyformE.Theyputmeinagrouphomeaftergraduation.MylifechangedwhenIbecamealocalleaderoftheNationalSelf-advocacy自我辩护Group.AtfirstIthoughtthegroupwasn’tformeuntilIfoundoutitwasallaboutempowerment授权!Mygoalistobethevoiceforpeoplewhohaven’tbeenheardandtoempowerthem.Manyfamilieslikeminedon’tbelievetheirdisabledfamilieshaveavoiceormindoftheirown.Lookingbackovermy16yearsofleadershipexperienceI’mproudthatI’vehelpeddisabledpeoplE.Theyshouldbeencouragedtonevergiveupandtofollowtheirownpath.56.Whenthewriterwasinthefifthgradehe.A.washurtbyhisclassmatesinschoolB.feltleftoutforthefirsttimeinhislifeC.studiedwiththesecondgradersD.oftencomplainedabouttheschool57.Accordingtothepassagethewriter.A.wasborndisabledB.didn’tstudywellatschoolC.washappyinhischildhoodD.didn’tgetalongwellwithhisfather58.FromthepassagewecanknowthattheNationalSelf-advocacyGroupis.A.anorganizationthatgivesdisabledpeoplehelpB.acluborganizedcompletelybydisabledpeopleC.ahospitalwhichonlytreatspeoplewithdisabilitiesD.aschoolthatteachesparentshowtodealwiththeirdisabledkids

第三部分阅读理解第一节20小题第二节5小题每小题2分共50分第一节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卷上将该项标号涂黑ConcernwithmoneyandthenmoremoneyinordertobuytheconveniencesandluxuriesofmodernlifehasbroughtgreatchangestothelivesofmostFrenchmen.MorepeopleareworkingharderthaneverbeforeinFrancE.Inthecitiesthetraditionalleisurelymiddaymealisdisappearing.Officesshopsandfactoriesarediscoveringthegreatefficiencyofashortlunchhourincompanylunchrooms.Inalmostalllinesofworkemphasisnowfallsoneverincreasingoutput.ThusthetypicalFrenchmanproducesmoreearnsmoreandbuysmoreconsumergoodsthanhiscounterpartofonlyagenerationago.HegainsincreaturecomfortandeaseoflifE.Whathelosestosomeextentishissenseofpersonaluniquenessorindividuality.SomesaythatFrancehasbeenAmericanizeD.ThisisbecausetheUnitedStatesisaworldsymbolofthetechnologicalsocietyanditsconsumerproducts.Theso-calledAmericanizationofFrancehasitscritics批评家.Theyfearthatassemblyline装配线lifewillleadtothedisappearanceofthepleasuresofthemoregracefulandleisurelybutlessproductiveoldFrenchstylE.Whatwillhappentheyasktotasteelegance优雅andthecultivationofthegoodthingsinlifetojoyinthesmellofafreshlypickedappleawalkbytheriverorjusthappyhoursofconversationinalocalcafé?Sincethelate1950slifeinFrancehasindeedtakenonqualitiesofrushtensionandthepursuitofmaterialgain.Someofthestrongestcriticsofthenewwayoflifearetheyoungespeciallyuniversitystudents.TheyareconcernedwiththefutureandtheyfearthatFranceisthreatenedbytheachievementsofthiscompetitivegoods-orientedculturE.AttimestheyhavereactedagainstthetrendwithconsiderableviolencE.InspiteofthecriticshowevercountlessFrenchmenarecommittedtokeepingFranceintheforefrontofthemoderneconomicworlD.Theyfindthatthepresentlifebringsmorerewardsconveniencesandpleasuresthanthatofthepast.TheybelievethatamodernindustrialFranceispreferabletotheolD.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotgivenasafeature特色oftheoldFrenchwayoflife?A.LeisurE.B.TastE.C.EleganceD.Efficiency.2.Thepassagesuggeststhat_________.A.thesmelloffreshlypickedapplesisnomorepopularwiththeFrenchB.it’snowunlikelytoseeaFrenchmanenjoyingawalkbytheriverC.inpursuingmaterialgainstheFrencharesufferinglosseselsewhereD.studentcriticsaregreatinnumberthanthepeopleenjoyingthenewlifestyle3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutFrenchmen?A.ManyofthempreferthemodernlifestylE.B.TheyactuallyenjoyworkingattheassemblylinE.C.TheyaremoreconcernedwithmoneythanbeforE.D.Theyaremorecompetitivethantheoldgeneration.4.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A.GreatchangeshaveoccurredintheFrenchwayofLifE.B.ThenewlifestyleinFranceisfacingseriouscriticism.C.Francehasbeenpushedintheforefrontoftheworldeconomy.D.Frenchmenusedtobelazyandonlyenjoylifeconveniences.

Margaretmarriedwithtwosmallchildrenhasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleanercleaningofficesinabigbuilding.Shetrainedasanursebuthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.Iwouldhavelikedtogobacktoitbuttheshifts工作班次areallwrongformeasIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandofftoschool.Sosheworksasacleanerinsteadfrom9p.m.till6A.m.fivenightsaweekforjust￡90beforetaxandinsurancE.It’sbetterthanitwaslastyearbutIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork‘unsocialhours’shouldgetabitextrA.Thehoursshe’schosentoworkmeantthatsheseesplentyofthechildrenbutverylittleofherhusbanD.Howevershedoesn’tthinkthatputsanypressureontheirrelationship.Herworkisn’tphysicallyveryhardbutit’snotexactlypleasanteither.Idogetangrywithpeoplewholeavetheirofficeslikeaplaceforraisingpigs.Iftheyrealizedpeoplelikemehavetodoitperhapsthey’dbeabitmorecareful.Thefactthatshe’sworkingallnightdoesn’tworryMargaretatall.UnlikesomedarkbuildingsatnightthebuildingwheresheworksisfullylitandthewomenworkingroupsofthreE.SinceI’vegottobehereItrytoenjoymyself——andIusuallydobecauseoftheothergirls.Weallhaveagoodlaughsothetimeneverdrags.AnotherchallengeMargarethastofaceisthereactionofotherpeoplewhenshetellsthemwhatshedoesforaliving.Theythinkyou’reacleanerbecauseyoudon’tknowhowtoreadandwritesaidMargaret.IusedtothinkwhatmyparentswouldsayiftheyknewwhatI’dbeendoingbutIdon’tthinkthatwayanymorE.Idon’tdisliketheworkthoughIcan’tsayI’mmadaboutit.41.Margaretquitherjobasanursebecause_______A.shewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupportherfamilyB.shehadsufferedalotofmentalpressureC.sheneededtherighttimetolookafterherchildrenD.shefelttiredoftakingcareofpatients42.Margaretgetsangrywithpeoplewhoworkintheofficebecause_______.A.theynevercleantheirofficesB.theylookdownuponcleanersC.theyneverdotheirworkcarefullyD.theyalwaysmakeamessintheiroffices43.WhenatworkMargaretfeels_______.A.light-heartedbecauseofherfellowworkersB.happybecausethebuildingisfullylitC.tiredbecauseoftheheavyworkloadD.boredbecausetimepassedslowly44.TheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphimpliesthatMargaret’sparentswould_______.A.helpcareforherchildrenB.regretwhattheyhadsaidC.showsympathyforherD.feeldisappointedinher

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和D中选出最佳选项OnthefirstdayofschoolwewerechallengedtogettoknowanewclassmatE.Iwaslookingaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.IfoundalittleoldladywithawarmsmilE.ShesaidHihandsome！I'mRosE.I'm87yearsolD.CanIgiveyouahug拥抱IlaughedandheartilyrespondedOfcourse！Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocent天真的ageIaskeD.ShejokinglyrepliedI'mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedhavechildrenandthentravelarounD.NoseriouslyIaskeD.IwascuriouswhyshetookonthischallengeatthisagE.IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI'mgettingone！ShetoldmE.Webecameinstantfriends.OvertheyearRosebecameacampusicon偶像andsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandsheenjoyedtheattentionfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.I'llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareoldwegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Herearethesecretstostayingyoung.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoreveryday.You'vegottohaveadream.WhenyouloseyourdreamsyoudiE.Wehavemanypeoplewalkingaroundwhoaredeadandtheydon'tevenknowit！shesaiD.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn'ttakeanytalentorabilitysheaddeD.ButgrowinguprequiresfindingtheopportunityinchangE.Theelderlyusuallydon'thaveregretsforwhattheydidbutratherforthingstheydidnotdo.OneweekaftergraduationthatyearRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Shetaughtusbyexamplethatit'snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybE.56.Rosestartedcollegeattheageof87inorderto.A.marryarichmanB.travelaroundtheworldC.makemorefriendsD.realizeherdream57.WhichofthefollowingbestexplainsshewaslivingitupintheseventhparagraphA.ShewaslivingalonglifE.B.Shewasenjoyingherself.C.Shewasspendingalotofmoney.D.ShewaskillingtimE.58.Whenyouloseyourdreamsyoudiebecause.A.there'snosenseinlivingwithoutyouraimB.youcan'tsleepwelleverynightC.youaretoooldandhavetostopplayingD.somethingisterriblywrongwithyourbrain59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.MeettheChallengeB.NeverWasteTimeC.GrowUporGrowOldD.HaveYouGotReady

GrandOpeningBentwoodTruckMuseumSaturdayNovember8at10:00A.M.Aftereighteenmonthsofhardworkbymorethan100volunteerstheBentwoodTruckMuseumisreadytoopen.TheoldfactoryhadbeenscheduledtobedestroyeD.WhenRogerHaygoodheardabouttheplanstoteardownthebuildingheboughtitsothathecouldstorehiscollectionofoldtruckstherE.Thenhehadtheideaofturningthebuildingintoatruckmuseum.Duringthepastyearandahalftheoldbuildinghasbeentransformedintoatreasurechestofmemories.Insteadofadarkanddullhousethebuildinghasbecomeacheerybrighthomeforallkindsoftrucksfromthepast.Themuseumnowhouses68trucksandwehopetohaveevenmoresoon.Thereisa1959schoolbusa1942bakerytruckanda1937fireenginE.Ouroldestvehicleisa1919milktruck.Ournewestvehicleisa1966towtruck.Youcantakearideonafiretruckamailtruckoranice-creamtruck.Ridesare$2.00butyoucangetaticketforafreerideatanygrocerystoreinBentwooD.Helpuscelebrateourgrandopeningbybringingyourfamilyandfriends!Thereissomethingtointeresteveryonewhoattends.TheBentwoodTruckMuseumisaspecialpieceofourhistory.●TogettoBentwoodTruckMuseumtakeRoute29KingstonHighwaytoPalmerStreet.●GosouthonPalmerStreetforoneblockandtakealeftontoNormanDrivE.●Youwillseethemuseumbuildingandtheamusementparkonyourleft.●Parkingisavailableacrossthestreetonyourright.72.Inwhichofthefollowingcanvisitorstakearide?A.Amilktruck.B.Anice-creamtruck.C.Abakerytruck.D.Aschoolbus.73.WhereisBentwoodTruckMuseum?A.OnNormanDrivE.B.OnPalmerStreet.C.OnKingstonHighway.D.OnRoute29.74.Whatisspecialaboutthismuseum?A.Itisbuiltontheruinsofanoldbuilding.B.Itoffersvisitorsfreeridestothemuseum.C.Itexhibitstrucksdatingbackto200yearsago.D.It’stransformedfromanoldfactorybyvolunteers.75.What’sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?A.TointroducetheoldhistoryofBentwoodTruckMuseum.B.Topersuadereaderstoattendtheopeningofthemuseum.C.ToexplainwhyBentwoodTruckMuseumwassetup.D.Tocallonthevisitorstotakearideinoldtrucks.

DCanIseemybaby?askedthehappynewmother.Thebundle婴儿包wasplacedinherarmsandwhenshemovedthefoldofclothtolookuponhistinyfaceshegasped—thebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Timehoweverprovedthatthebaby’shearingwasperfectexcepthisappearancE.www.Onedaywhenherushedhomefromschoolandthrewhimselfintohismother’sarmshecriedoutbitterlyAboyabigboycalledme—af-freak.Shesighedknowingthathislifewastobeendlessofheartbreaks.HegrewuphandsomeforhismisfortunE.A.favoritewithhisfellowstudentshemighthavebeenclasspresidentbutforthat.HedevelopedagiftforliteratureandmusiC.Theboy’sfatherhadatalkwiththefamilydoctor.Couldnothingbedone?Ibelievewecouldgraft移植onapairofouterearsiftheycouldbedonated捐献thedoctordecideD.Sothesearchbeganforapersonwhowouldmakesuchasacrificeforayoungman.Twoyearswentby.ThenYou’regoingtothehospitalson.MotherandIhavesomeonewhowilldonatetheearsyouneeD.Butit’sasecret.saidthefather.Theoperationwasabrilliantsuccess.Histalentsblossomedintogenius.Schoolandcollegebecameaseriesofsuccesses.Laterhemarriedandenteredthediplomatic外交servicE.ButImustknow!heurgedhisfather.Whogavesomuchforme?Icouldneverdoenoughforhim.Idonotbelieveyoucouldsaidthefatherbuttheagreementwasthatyouarenottoknownotyet.Theyearskeptthesecretbutthedaydidcomeoneofthedarkestdaysthateverpassthroughason.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scasket棺材.Slowlyandtenderlythefatherstretchedforthahandandraisedthethickreddish-brownhairtoletoutthesecret.52.Thestoryismainlyabout_______.A.howaboyhadnewearsthroughanoperationB.whatadevotedparentprivatelydidforthechildC.howadisabledboyturnedintoausefulpersonD.whyadonatormadeasacrificetoabrightboy53.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthatthemother_______.A.wasdeterminedtodonateherearstoperfecthersonB.keptherhusbandunknownaboutthebaby’ssituationC.feltshockedanddisappointedtoseehernewbabyD.complainedofherbadlucktohaveadisabledchild54.TheunderlinedwordfreakinParagraph2istheclosestinmeaningto_______.A.slow-actingpersonB.ugly-lookingchildC.badly-behavedstudentD.strangely-shapedcreature55.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?www.A.Theagreementwasbetweenthedonatorandthefamily.B.Theboywassopopularthathewasmadeclasspresident.C.Finallytheboycametoknowwhothedonatorwas.D.ThemotherdonatedherearstohersonaftershedieD.56.Whatmorallessoncanwedrawfromthisreading?A.Realloveliesinwhatisdoneunknownratherthanwhatisdoneknown.B.Itisuptoparentstohelptheirchildrenheartandsoul.C.TruebeautyliesonlyintheheartnotinappearancE.D.Itisavirtue美德foryounggenerationstolearntobegrateful.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从各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A.universitygraduatedescribedasarespectableandintelligentwomanisseekingprofessionalhelpafterbeingconvictedof证明有罪shopliftingforthesecondtimeinsixmonths.AnaLuzrecentlystudyingforherPhDhasbeentoldshecouldendupbehindbarsunlessshecancontrolthedesiretostealfromshops.LuzwholiveswithherpartnerinFitzwilliamRoadCambridgeadmittedstealingclothesworth￡9.95fromJohnLewisinOxfordStreetLondononMarch9.PhillipLemoyneprosecuting起诉saidLuzselectedsomeclothesfromadisplayandtookthemtotheladies’toiletinthestore.Whenshecameoutagainshewaswearingoneoftheskirtsshehadselectedhavingtakenofftheanti-theftsecurityalarms防盗警报装置.ShewasstoppedandcaughtafterleavingthestorewithoutpayingMrLemoynesaiD.Headdedthatshewasupsetonherarrestandapologizedforheractions.Luz28wassaidtohavebeenconvictedofshopliftingbyCambridgejudgeslastOctoberbutMoragDuffdefendingsaidshehadneverbeenintroublewiththepolicebeforethat.Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn’treallyhaveanyexplanationwhyshedidthisMissDuffsaid.Shedidn’tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisatalosstoexplainit.Sheisotherwiseaveryrespectableandintelligentyounglady.Shewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewantstoknowifthereisanythinginparticularthatcausedhertodothis.JudgeDavidAzanfinedLuz￡50andwarned:You’vegotacriminalrecord.IfyoucarryonlikethisyouwillendupinprisonwhichwillruinyourbrightfutureyoumayhavE.LuzachievedadegreeindesignatuniversityinhernativeSpainwentontoafamousuniversityinBerlinGermanyforhermaster’sdegreeandisnowstudyingforaPhDatCambridgeUniversityUK.51.WhatisAnaLuz’snationality?A.American.B.British.C.Spanish.D.German.52.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningofthewordshopliftingusedinthepassage?A.Carryinggoodsinaliftforashop.B.Takinggoodstotheladies’toilet.C.Selectingsomegoodsfromadisplay.D.Takinggoodsfromashopwithoutpaying.53Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat____________.A.AnaLuzhasalreadygotherPhDatCambridgeUniversityUKB.AnaLuzisashamedandembarrassedandknowswhysheoftendidsoC.theuniversitygraduatewillbeputinprisonifshestealsinshopsoncemoreD.PhillipLemoyneistherespectableandintelligentwoman’sdefenselawyer54.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShopliftingShameofaPhDStudentB.ApologizingfortheActionsinShopsC.SeekingProfessionalHelpfromExpertsD.ControllingtheDesiretoStealfromShops

CIfYouMakeaMistakeDon’tWorry!Yeahyou’llwanttoforgetaboutthembutmistakescanbeuseful.Makingamistakedoesn’tmeanit’stheendoftheworlD.Inreallifeyouhavetogrowandmatureandwiththatcomessomegrowingpains.YouknowyoushouldhavestudiedhardbutyouwentoutwithsomefriendsinsteaD.Youknowyoushouldhaveputthemoneyintothebankforarainydayinsteadofspendingitonallkindsofthingsyoudidn’tneeD.It’sthegrowingpainscalledmistakesthatmostpeoplemakewhentheyaregrowingup.Facethem.Youaregoingtomakethem.Learnfromthem.Allofthepeopleyouwishtocopysuchasalltheexpertsinyourbusinessfieldhavemademistakes.They’llcontinuetomakemistakesforalltheirsuccesses.Oneofthemajordifferencesbetweenpeoplelikethemandthevastmajority大多数ofothersisthattheydon’tlettheirmistakesstopthem.Insteadtheyusetheirmistakesaslearningtools.Attheveryleastwhenyoumakeamistakeyou’llknowwhatnottodo.Andyoucanhelpothersbywarningthemofthemistakesyou’vemadE.Don’tletmistakesstopyoufromdoinganything.Learnfromthemdon’thideinacloset.FacinguptoyourmistakesnowandlaterwillmaturE.Whatmistakesareyoumakingrightnow?Takealookatanythingyoumightbedoingwrong.TakeastepbackandevaluateyoursituationthenfixwhateverneedstobecorrecteD.ThenmoveforwarD.AlwaysrememberyourmistakestoremindyourselfofwhatnottodoforthefuturE.63.Whydoesthewritersaymistakescanbeuseful?A.Becauseyoucangetsomegrowingpains.B.Becauseexpertsalsomakemistakes.C.Becauseyoucanmaturebyfacingandlearningfrommistakes.D.Becausenexttimeyouknowthatmoneyshouldn’tbewasteD.64.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Beforeyoumakeanymistakeyouhadbetterlocktheclosetinyourroom.B.KeepyourmistakesinmindinordernottomakethesamemistakesagaininthefuturE.C.Don’tgooutwithsomeofyourfriendsanymorE.D.ForgetyourmistakesandmoveforwarD.65.Whenwemakeanymistakenexttimeweshoulddothefollowingsexcept___.A.ThinkaboutthereasonwhywemakethemistakE.B.TrytocorrectthemistakE.C.Tellothersnottomakethesamemistakeasyoudo.D.Becarefulnottodoanything.66.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_____.A.facingmistakessomepeopleloseheartB.mistakescanbeusefulC.mistakescanbecalledgrowingpainsD.Putawaymoneywhenitisrainy

Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedrasPuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanoxguidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1adayIworkedeighthoursstraightwithnofoodbreaks.Itwasverytediousworkbutitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.BecausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingusIhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcoulD.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsincE.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.MoreimportantIearnedmypay;itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.IwasonlysixyearsoldbutIwasdoingaman’sjoB.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymotherfathertwobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem自尊心oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhavE.WhenIwassevenIgotworkatagolfcoursenearourhousE.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthem.LosingaballmeantyouwerefiredsoInevermissedonE.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicyclE.ThemoreIdreamedthemoreIthought.Whynot?Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimb番石榴树枝andapieceofpipE.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield—exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclubnotoxenwithabroomstick.Thewriter’sfirstjobwas_______.A.tostanddownthefairwayatagolfcourseB.towatchoverthesugar-caneplantationC.todrivetheoxenthatploughedthecanefieldsD.tospottheballsastheylandedsothegolferscouldfindthemThewordtediousinParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.A.difficultB.boringC.interestingD.unusualThewriterlearnedthat_______fromhisfirstjoB.A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmostB.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpectedC.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisownerD.heshouldberespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleheworkedfor_______gavethewriterserf-esteem.A.HavingafamilyofeightpeopleB.OwninghisowngolfcourseC.BringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamilyD.HelpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantationWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.B.HewantedtorunagolfcoursenearhishousE.C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithabroomstick.

AcoupleofyearsagobeforeatriptoChinaNicoleDavisandherUSwomen’svolleyballteammateswerewarnedabouttheprominence显著突出ofcoachJennyLangPinginhernativecountry.IwaspushedoverbyChinesejournalistswhileIwasjusttryingtoputmyluggageonthebussaidDavis.KnownastheIronHammerforherpunishingspikes扣球LangmadeitpossibleforChinatodominateinthesportintheearly1980s.ShewasakeyplayeronChina’s1984Olympicgoldmedalwinningteam.WhentheUSteamarrivedfortheOlympicsLang48whoisfromBeijinghadtotakeadifferentroutetoavoidacrowdofreportersandfans.ThencamethegreatestmomenttoLangWhiletheUSteamwasplayinginapackedgymatleast8000ChinesefansunfurledanAmericanflag.ThatreallysaysitallDavissaiD.Theylookatherasanicon偶像.I’msureit’shardforthemtoseehercoachinganothercountrybuttheylovehersodearlythathersuccessistheirsuccess.TheloyaltyoftheChinesefanswastestedonFridaywhenChinalostamatchtotheUS.It’sapitythatChinalostthematchbutI’mstillgladthatLangPing’steamwonsincesheistheprideofChina’svolleyballsaidLiuChengliaspectator.WealsocheeredforLang’svictory.Langsaidshejusttriedtostayprofessionalwhenthetwoteamsmeet.Itdoesn’tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteam.It’sthesamE.LangsaiD.DavissaidsheandherteammatescouldnothaveimaginedthepassionforvolleyballamongChinesebecausethesportwaslackofpopularityintheUS.ThereceptionfromChinesefanshastouchedtheUSplayerssaidUSvolleyballplayerLindseyBerg.It’ssuchanhonortobehereandplayforourcoachhereinChinashesaiD.TheamountofsupportthattheChinesegivetoherandushasbeentremendous.ThewholeeventhasbeenunbelievablE.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Stayingprofessional.B.CheeringfortheIronHammer.C.AmatchbetweenChinaandtheUS.D.LangPing’scareerasacoach.LangPingavoidedmeetingthereportersandfansprobablybecauseshe________.A.wasafraidtobequestionedaboutherstrategyB.didn’twanttobepaidmuchattentiontoC.dislikedtobewithherfansD.didn’twanttodisturbpublicorderWhatdoestheunderlinedwordunfurledexactlymean?A.destroyedcompletelyB.toreintopiecesC.spreadouttothewindD.rolledupWhatdoesLangPingmeanbysayingItdoesn’tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteam.A.AmericanVolleyballTeamwillbeatanyteam.B.ChineseVolleyballTeamisthesameasotherteams.C.Shejusttriedtostayprofessional.D.TheresultsofeachmatchwillbethesamE.

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

Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldcooktheirfoodoversmokyfireeveryday.Itisoftendifficulttofindwoodforthefire.Peoplewhodonothavewoodmustspendlargeamountsofmoneyoncookingfuel.Howeverthereisamucheasierwaytocookfoodusingenergyfromthesun.Solarcookerorovenshavebeenusedforcenturies.ASwissscientistmadethefirstsolaroveninseventeensixty-seven.TodaypeopleareusingsolarcookersinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Peopleusesolarovenstocookfoodandtoheatdrinkingwatertokillbacteriaandotherharmfulorganisms.Therearethreekindsofsolarovens.ThefirstisaboxcookerItisdesignedwithaspecialwallthatshinesorreflectssunlightintothebox.Heatgetstrappedunderapieceofglassorplasticcoveringthetopofthecooker.A.boxoveniseffectiveforslowcookingoflargeamontsoffooD.Thesecondkindofsolarovenisapanelcooker.Itincludesseveralflatwalls.orpanels.thatdirectlyreflectthesun’slightontothefooD.Thefoodisinsideaseparatecontainerofplasticorglassthattrapsheatenergy.Peoplecanbuildpanelcookersquicklyandwithveryfewsupplies.Theydonotcostmuch.InKenyaforexamplepanelcookersarebeingmanufacturedforjusttwodollars.Thethirdkindofsolarovenisaparaboliccooker.Ithasroundedwallsthataimsunlightdirectlyintothebottomoftheoven.Foodcooksquicklyinparabolicovens.HoweverthesecookersarehardtomakE.Theymustbere-aimedoftentofollowthesun.Paraboliccookerscanalsocauseburnsandeyeinjuriesiftheyarenotusedcorrectly.Youcanmakesolarovensfromboxesorheavypaper.TheywillnotcatchfirE.Paperburnsattwohundredthirty-twodegreesCelsius.A.solarcookernevergetsthathot.SolarovenscookfoodatlowtemperaturesoverlongperiodsoftimE.Thispermitspeopletoleavefoodtocookwhiletheydootherthings.1.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.Totellthereadershowtomakesolarovens.B.Toadvertisethesolarovens.C.Togivethereadersbriefintroductionofsolarovens.D.Tohelpreaderstosavecostonfuel.2.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat______.A.panelcookeristhecheapestovenofthethreeB.panelcookeriseasytomakeC.boxcookeriseasytomakeD.boxcookeristhemosteffectiveoven3.Ifyouhavemuchfoodtocookyou’dbetterchoose.A.aboxcookerB.apanelcookerC.aparaboliccookerD.apapercooker4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.solarcookersaredangeroustouseB.solarcookersdon’tburnwhilecookingC.solarcookerscostlessthanothercookersD.Swissoftenusesolarcookerswhilecooking

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.

WinstonChurchillwasbornintoafamousfamily.Hisfatherwasasuccessfulpolitician.HoweverasaboyChurchillwasconsideredaslowlearnerinschool.LaterheenteredtheArmyandsawactioninvariouscountries.InOctober1900Churchillbeganhispoliticalcareer.ForthenextsixtyyearsChurchill’sworkasagreatpoliticianwasbothbrighterandmoredifficultthanhisfatherhadbeen.In1939GermanyattackedPolanD.Churchillpreparedtofight.In1940hebecamethePrimeMinsterofEnglanD.Francefell.TheGermansfoughttheirwaythroughWesternEuropE.ItlookedasifBritainwasabouttolosethewar.WasitnotpossibletoaskforpeaceandlistentoHitler?ChurchillspokeIhavenothingtoofferbutbloodhardworktearsandsweat汗.Youaskwhatisourpolicy政策?IwilltellyouitistofightbyseabylandandairwithallourforceandwithallthestrengththatGodcangiveus.Youaskwhatisouraim?Icananswerinoneword:victory.TheGermansbeganmovingtheirarmiestotheFrenchcoastandpreparedtogorounD.Churchillgavetheanswer:Weshalldefendourislandwhateverthecostmaybeweshallfightonthecoastweshallfightonthelandinggroundsweshallfightinthefieldsandinthestreetsweshallfightinthehillsweshallnevergiveup.ByhiscourageandhardworkChurchillheartenedhispeopleandothernationsfightingtogetheragainstHitler.VictoryfinallycamewhentheGermanslostWorldWarII.Churchilldiedin1965andwasgivenaStateFuneral国葬.Thiswasafittingpaymenttooneofallthegreatestmentheworldhadeverseen.57.Churchill______beforehebecameapolitician.A.wasaslowstudentB.wasanarmymanC.helpedhisfatherinhiscareerD.hadlittleinterestinpolitics58.TheGermansattackedBritain________.A.afterFrancewasdefeatedB.beforeFrenchfellC.soonafterPolandwasattackedD.beforeChurchillbecamethePrimeMinister59.Theunderlinedwordheartenedprobablymeans________inthispassagE.A.surprisedB.encouragedC.askedforD.calledfor60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Churchillhadworkedasapoliticianformorethansixtyyears.B.ThewriteradmiredandrespectedChurchillverymuch.C.Churchillwasnotsocleverashisfather.D.ChurchillwasoneofthemostinspiringbraveandwiseleadersintheBritishhistory.

Oneeveningayoungmanatacertaincollegewhowasknowntobesomethingofapoetreadoneofhispoemstoasmallgroupofhisfriendsinaroom.ThepoemwasgreatlyadmireD.ButafterwardsoneofthemwhowascalledCricksaidIwasveryinterestedinHand’spoembutitwasstolenfromabook.HiswordswerereportedtoHandwhowasveryangryandrequiredanapology.WellsaidCrickIdon’toftentakebackwhatIsaidbutthistimeIadmit承认Iwasmistaken.WhenIgottomyroomIlookedinthebookwhichIthoughtthepoemwasstolenfromandIsawitwasstillhere!ThepoemHandreadoneeveningwaswrittenby.A.HandB.CrickC.oneofhisfriendsD.anotherpoetHand’sfriendsadmiredthepoemmainlybecause.A.itwasreadbyHandB.HandwasapoetC.itwasreallywonderfulD.itwasstolenfromabookFromthestoryweknowthatCrick.A.wasreallymistakenB.reallytookbackwhathesaidC.wasapoethimselfD.wasquitefamiliarwiththepoemWhenHandrequiredanapologyCrick.A.didn’tdoasHandaskedB.admittedhewaswrongC.wasunwillingtodosoD.showedthepoemtoHandAccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatHand.A.wasayoungpoetB.likedpoemsverymuchC.wouldbeapoetD.wasregardedasapoet

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

EHavingoneofthosedaysorweeks—wheneverythingseemstotroubleyou?EvenifyoudonothingaboutityourbadmoodwillprobablygoawayaftersometimE.Butwithalittleeffortyoucanforgetitmuchfaster—oftenwithinadayortwo.WalkitoffExerciseisthemostpopularbad-moodbuster破坏者.A.personwho'sinabadmoodhaslowenergyandhightension.Takingafastten-minutewalkordoingsomequickexercisescandowonderstowardschangingthatbadmooD.TuneitoutListeningtoyourfavoritemusicforawhilecanalsomaketensiongoawayquicklybecausemusicstartsassociationswithpastpositiveexperienceswe'vehaD.GiveyourselfapeptalkStopandlistentowhat'sonyourminD.Badmoodsareoftenstartedbytoomanynegativethoughts.Writethemalldownonpaper;thepessimistic悲观的messagesyou'vebeengivingyourselfandthengiveoptimisticanswers.Istilldon'thaveajoB.vsIhavetwointerviewsnextweek.ReduceyourstressRelaxationtechniquesarewonderfulmood-lifters.Theseincludedeepbreathingstretchingandvisualizing想象allofwhichsoundcomplicatedbutaren't.Oneeasywaytovisualize:closeyoureyesandpictureafavoriteplacesuchasthebeach.Anothersimplewaytoclearupworriesistomakeato-dolist.Onereasonforbeinginabadmoodisfeelingyouhavenooptions选择权.Bytakingcontrolovercertainareasyourealizeyou'renothelpless.YoucanmakechangesinyourmoodandlifE.Avoidthingsthatwon'timproveyourmoodTVmaynothelpmuch:Youneedtoincreaseyourenergylevelandstimulatesomethinginyourmind—thattheTVshowNeighborswon'tdo.AndbeforeyoureachforthatpieceofcakeandcoffeethinkabouthowmoodandfoodarelinkeD.Sugarandcaffeinecontributetodepressedmoods.Thebetterchoice?Researchshowsthatcarbohydratessuchaspotatoesandpastaproduceacalmingeffectinpeoplewhohaveadesireforthem.72.Welearnfromthepassagethatitmighthelpridusofabadmood_______.A.todonothingaboutitB.totakeaslowwalkonthebeachC.todosomeexerciseswithlightmusicD.totalkittoneighbours73.Whyisitsuggestedthatyoucloseyoureyesandpicturethebeach?A.Itisnotcomplicatedtodoso.B.ItisanareatobeeasilycontrolleD.C.IthelpsbeatabadmooD.D.ItbringsusanewtechniquE.74.TVmaynotimproveyourmoodbecause_______.A.itsometimesshowswhathappensaroundyouB.itkeepsyoustayunmovedC.itremindsyouofeatinganddrinkingD.itproducesacalmingeffect75.Thispassagemostprobablyappearsin_______.A.abookonphysicalexercisesB.adoctor'shandbookC.anoticeaboutamusementD.amagazineonhealth

FifteenyearsagoIenteredtheBostonGlobewhichwasatempletomethen.Itwasn’teasygettinghireD.Ihadtofightmywayintoadime-a-wordjoB.ButonceyouwerethereIfoundyouwerein.Globejobswereforlife-guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—movingfromanordinaryreportertoforeigncorrespondentandfinallytosenioreditor.IwouldhavealifetimeofsecurityifIstruckwithit.InsteadIhadmadeadecisiontoleavE.Ienteredmyboss’sofficE.Wouldherage?IwondereD.Hehadafamoustemper.MattwehavetohaveatalkIbeganawkwardly.IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty—four.NowI’mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlifE.I’mresigning.Toanotherpaper?heaskeD.Ireachedintomycoatpocketbutdidn’tsayanythingnottrustingmyselfjustthen.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplaineverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.ThattheGlobehadtaughtmeinathousandways.ThatwewereatarareturningpointinhistoryIwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechangE.Iamgladforyouhesaidquiteoutofmyexpectation.Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandodealwith.Butmuchofitwecan’thewenton.IwishyoualltheluckintheworldbeconcludeD.Andifitdoesn’tworkoutrememberyourstarisalwayshighherE.ThenIwentoutofhisofficewalkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody—eventhoughI’dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.LaterIhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylorchairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.I’mresigningBillIsaiD.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn’tlookingangryofdismayedeither.AfterapausehesaidGollyIwishIwereinyourshoes.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous.A.newspaperB.magazineC.templeD.churchIfthewriterstayedwiththeglobe.A.hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreamsB.hewouldlethislongfavouritedreamsfadeawayC.hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelifeD.hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitionsThewriterwantedtoresignbecause.A.hehadserioustroublewithhisbossB.hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobeC.hewantedtoworkinthenewmediaindustryD.hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouseByIwishIwereinyourshoes.inthelastparagraphBillTaylormeantthat.A.thewriterwastofailB.thewriterwasstupidC.hewoulddothesameifpossibleD.hewouldrejectthewriter’srequest

第三部分阅读技能共两节共16小题满分26分第一节阅读理解共12小题每小题1.5分满分18分OnemorningIwaswokenbymymother’sangryvoicE.Iopenedmyeyesandfounditwassevenfortysojumpedoutofbedandrushedtoanearbybusstopwithoutbreakfast.FortunatelythebusstartedgoingassoonasIgotonit.IwassureIcouldreachtheschoolbeforethebellrang.HoweverthebussuddenlystoppeD.TherewassomethingwrongwithitandwehadtogetoffandwaitforanotheronE.IfeltIcouldn’twaitandtheschoolwasonlyfifteenminutes’walksoIrantotheschoolasfastaspossiblE.JustatthismomentitbegantorainharD.Ireachedtheclassroomwithallmyclotheswetthrough.Mr.Smithourphysicsteacherhadbegunhisclass.Iwasalwaysafraidofhim.Ihesitated犹豫foramomentandthenIopenedthedoor.It’syouagainJimMr.Smithsaidangrily.I’vetoldyounottobelatebutyou...Thenhesuddenlystoppedwhenhenoticedmywetclothes.Hequicklytookoffhisownjacketandaskedmetoputiton.Idon’twantyoutocatchacoldhesaidkindly.IwenttomyseatwithMr.Smith’sjacketon.ItwasabitlargeformebutIfeltverywarminit.IfoundforthefirsttimeMr.Smith’sphysicsclasssointerestingandIchangedmymindthereandthenaboutbeingafraidofhim.49.AccordingtothispassageclassesinJim’sschoolprobablybeganat_______.A.9amB.8amC.7amD.7:30am50.WhydidJimnotopenthedooratfirst?A.HewasafraidoffacingMr.Smith.B.Hedidn’tliketohavethephysicsclass.C.Mr.Smithdidn’tlethimgointotheclassroom.D.Hedidn’twanttointerruptothers.51.JimfoundMr.Smith’sphysicslessoninterestingthatdaybecause________.A.heknewphysicswasveryimportantB.hewantedtogotoafamouscollegeC.hedidn’twanttofallbehindtheothersD.hewasmovedbyhisphysicsteacher52.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.JimusuallywenttoschoolbybikeB.itwasthefirsttimeJimhadbeenlateC.JimwasoftenlateforschoolD.Jim’smotheralsogotuplatethatmorning

Intheveryearly1800’sayoungboyabout14yearsoldnamedJohnlivedinanorphanage孤儿院inOldEnglandalongwithseveralotherchildren.OrphanmeantunwantedandunloveD.Christmaswastheonedayoftheyearwhenthechildrendidn’tworkandreceivedagiftanorangE.Usuallytheytriedtotasteandpreserveitforsolongthatitoftenrottedbeforetheyeverpeeled剥开ittoenjoythesweetjuicE.ManythoughtwereexpressedasChristmastimeapproacheD.ThechildrenwouldsayIwillkeepminethelongest.Johnusuallysleptwithhisnexttohispillow.ThisyearJohnwasoverjoyedbytheChristmasseason.HewasbecomingamanandstrongerandsoonhewouldbeoldenoughtoleavE.HewouldsavehisorangeuntilhisbirthdayinJuly.ChristmasdayfinallycamE.Thechildrenweresoexcitedastheyenteredthebigdininghall.ImmediatelythemastershoutedJohnleavethehallandtherewillbenoorangeforyouthisyear.John’sheartbrokeviolentlywideopen.Heturnedandwentswiftlybacktothecoldroom.ThenheheardthedooropenandeachofthechildrenentereD.LittleElizabethwithherhairfallingoverhershouldersasmileonherfaceandtearsinhereyesheldoutapieceofragtoJohn.HereJohnshesaidthisisforyou.AsheliftedbacktheedgesoftheraghesawabigjuicyorangeallpeeledandquarteredandthenherealizedwhattheyhaddonE.JohnneverforgotthesharingloveandpersonalsacrificehisfriendshadshownhimthatChristmasday.InmemoryofthatdayeveryyearhewouldsendorangesallovertheworldtochildreneverywherE.1.Thefirstparagraphismainlytotellusthat______.A.Johnlivedintheearly1800’sB.John’sparentshaddiedC.JohnlivedahardlifeinanorphanageD.Johnlivedwithseveralotherchildren2.Thesechildrenwouldbehappiestwhen______.A.theygotthespecialgiftB.theypreserveditverylongC.theyfinallyenjoyedthesweetjuiceD.theyenteredthedininghall3.WhatwouldoverjoyJohnmostthenextyearaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Heplacedhisorangenexttohispillow.B.Hewouldeathisorangeonhisbirthday.C.Hewouldn’tgethisspecialgift.D.Hewouldstayintheorphanageforanotheryear4.AccordingtothetextwheredidJohn’sorangecomefromthisyear?A.ItwasmadeupofwhatthesechildrendonateD.B.Hismastergavehimawholeoneagain.C.ThesechildrenboughthimonE.D.LittleElizabethdonatedherstoJohn.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Johnhadexpectedhewouldn’tgetthegiftthisyear.B.Johnknewwhyhedidn’tgetthegiftthisyear.C.Johnfeltashamedfornotgettingthespecialgift.D.Thestoryteachesustolearntosharewithothers.

PacingandPausingSaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwifebutBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversationBettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.Conversationisaturn-takinggamE.Whenourhabitsaresimilarthere'snoproblem.ButifourhabitsaredifferentyoumaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinisheD.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSarA.ItmaynotbecoincidentalthatBettywhoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturnsisBritishandSarawhoexpectedrelativelyshorterpausesisAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySarA.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinlanD.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.Thegeneralphenomenonthenisthatthesmallconversationtechniqueslikepacingandpausingleadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereotyping思维定式.Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.ForexampleawomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetingsshekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin--andneverfoundit.AlthoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfidentinWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyearshewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle--tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone'slifE.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems---eveninthemindofthewomanherselfwhoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.1.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?A.BettywastalkativE.B.Bettywasaninterrupter.C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSarA.2.Accordingtothepassagewhoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpacingB.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUSC.one'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimesD.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sconfidence4.Theunderlinedwordassertivenessinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____________A.beingwillingtospeakone'smindB.beingabletoincreaseone'spowerC.beingreadytomakeone'sownjudgmentD.beingquicktoexpressone'sideasconfidently

ProfessorBarryWellmanoftheUniversityofTorontoinCanadahasinventedatermtodescribethewaymanyNorthAmericansinteract互动thesedays.Thetermisnetworkedindividualism.Thisconceptisnoteasytounderstandbecausethewordsseemtohaveoppositemeanings.Howcanwebeindividuals个体andbenetworkedatthesametime?Youneedotherpeoplefornetworks.HereiswhatProfessorWellmanmeans.BeforetheinventionoftheInternetande-mailoursocialnetworksincludedliveinteractionswithrelativesneighborsandfriends.SomeoftheinteractionwasbyphonebutitwasstillvoicetovoicepersontopersoninrealtimE.A.recentresearchstudybythePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectshowedthatforalotofpeopleelectronicinteractionthroughthecomputerhasreplacedthisperson-to-personinteraction.HoweveralotofpeopleinterviewedforthePewstudysaythat’sagoodthing.Why?InthepastmanypeoplewereworriedthattheInternetisolated孤立usandcausedustospendtoomuchtimeintheimaginaryworldofthecomputer.ButthePewstudydiscoveredthattheoppositeistruE.TheInternetconnectsuswithmorerealpeoplethanexpected—helpfulpeoplewhocangiveadviceoncareersmedicalproblemsraisingchildrenandchoosingaschoolorcollegE.About60millionAmericanstoldPewthattheInternetplaysanimportantroleinhelpingthemmakemajorlifedecisions.Thankstothecomputerweareabletobealoneandtogetherwithotherpeople—atthesametime!Theunderlinedphrasenetworkedindividualismprobablymeansthatbyusingcomputerspeople_______.A.sticktotheirownwaysnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayB.havetherightsandfreedomtodothingsoftheirowninterestC.dothingsintheirownwaysandexpressopinionsdifferentfromotherpeopleD.areabletokeeptothemselvesbutatthesametimereachouttootherpeopleAccordingtothePewstudywhatdomanypeoplerelyontomakemajorlifedecisions?A.Networks.B.Friends.C.Phones.D.Parents.ItcanbeinferredfromthePewstudythat_______.A.peoplehavebeenseparatedfromeachotherbyusingcomputersB.theInternetmakespeoplewastealotoftimeandfeelverylonelyC.theInternethasbecomeatoolforanewkindofsocialcommunicationD.alotofpeopleregardtheperson-topersoncommunicationasgoodthingWhichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.We’reAloneontheInternet.B.We’reCommunicatingontheInternet.C.We’reAloneTogetherontheInternet.D.We’reintheImaginaryWorldoftheInternet.

ItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencyclethetwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncenterbutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroutE.Hereplied‘Youmeanfortunately.’HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovideD.MyattitudetothehillhasnowchangeD.IusedtogrumbleasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.ThishillismyfrienD.FinallyasIwendmywayuptheinclineIconsolemyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationeryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfreE.IhaveasmugsmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.ProblemsaretheretobefacedandovercomE.WecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifE.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainaUniversitydegreE.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.ShewroteCharactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.OnlythroughexperiencesoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthenedvisionclearedambitioninspiredandsuccessachieveD.Oneofthemaindeterminantsofsuccessinlifeisourattitudetowardsadversity.Fromtimetotimeweallfacehardshipsproblemsaccidentsafflictionsanddifficulties.Someareofourmakingbutmanyconfrontusthroughnofaultofourown.Whilstwecannotchoosetheadversitywecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.DouglasBaderwas21whenin1931hehadbothlegsamputatedfollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingacesintheBattleofBritainwith22aerialvictoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.HesaidDon’tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan’tdothisorthat.That’snonsensE.Makeupyourmindyou’llneverusecrutchesorastickthenhaveagoateverything.Gotoschooljoininallthegamesyoucan.Goanywhereyouwantto.ButneverneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossiblE.ThebiographiesofgreatpeoplearelitteredwithexamplesofhowtheytookthesekindsofstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaceD.ThecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedefeatistordepresseD.TheychosetheirattitudE.TheychosetobepositivE.TheytookonthechallengE.Theywon.Thewriterhasasmugsmileofsatisfactionashereachesthetopofthehillbecause.A.hewasactuallykillingtwobirdswithastoneB.comparedwiththosesillypeoplehewassmarterC.helostweightbycycingtothetowncentereverydayD.hewasinformedofashortroutefromhishousetothetownThewriterquotedHelenKellerandhersayingasanexampletodemonstrate.A.onecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylifeB.onlydisabledpersonscanexperiencehardshipdeeplyC.one’ssuccessisdeterminedbynothingbuthis/herattitudeD.it’srareforadeafandblindpersontogainaUniversitydegreE.FromthispassageweknowthatDouglasBaderwasapersonof.A.individualandcreativecharacterB.stubbornyetcharmingpersonalityC.greatbraveryandstrongwillD.excellentspeakerwithgreatinfluenceInwritingstylethelastparagraphservesas.A.anexplanationB.ademonstrationC.anintroductionD.asummarization

OneafternoonafterschoolhadfinishedPeterandJanewerewalkingalongthestreet.SuddenlytheyheardabignoisE.ComeonshoutedPeter.Thatsoundslikeanaccident.Let’seewhat’shappeneD.Theyrantowherethenoisecamefrom.AssoonastheygottheretheycouldseewhathadhappeneD.A.smallcarhadknockedintothesideofatruck.Theaccidenthadhappenedinaquietstreetwithonlyfourhousesinit.PeterandJanewerethefirstonestoreachthesitE.NootherpeoplecamE.WemustbetheonlyoneswhosawtheaccidentsaidJanE.Theyfoundthatboththecardriverandthetruckdriverwerehurt.PetersaidJaneRunbackdowntheroadtoMrsDay’shousE.AskhertocallthepolicemenandtheambulancE.Hurry.I’llstayherE.OffwentPeterasfastashecoulD.TherewasnothingJanecoulddobutwait.Sheknewthatwhenpeoplewerehurtinanaccidenttheyshouldn’tbemoveD.Itwasn’tlongbeforethepolicecarandtheambulancearriveD.Thepolicemangotthecardooropenandtheycarriedthemanout.Thentheygotthetruckdriverout.Themenweren’tseriouslyhurtbuttheywerebothtakentothehospital.ThepolicementhankedPeterandJaneYouwereverygoodtoactsoquicklywhenyousawtheaccident.Thankyouforallyourhelp.67.Theaccidenthappened_______.A.inaquietstreetoneschooldayafternoonB.inabusystreetoneschooldayafternoonC.inaquietstreetoneSundayafternoonD.inabusystreetoneSundayafternoon68.______intheaccident.A.OnlythecardriverwashurtB.OnlythetruckdriverwashurtC.NeitherofthetwodriverswashurtD.Boththedriverswerehurt69._____calledthepoliceman.A.JaneB.ThedriversC.MrsDayD.Peter70.Janedidnothingbeforethepolicemenarrivedbecause_____.A.shewastoofrightenedtodoanythingB.shewasaloneafterPeterleftC.shewaswaitingforPeterD.sheknewsheshouldn’tmovethetwodrivers

Somedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourpermissionorscanthewebsitesyou’vevisiteD.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.Infactit’slikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouseagirlfriend配偶amarketingcompanyabossacoporacriminalWhoeveritistheywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseen--the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnakeD.Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthythatit’simportanttorevealyourselftofriendsfamilyandloversinstagesatappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs面包屑youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouarewhereyouareandwhatyoulikE.InsomecasesasimpleGooglesearchcanreveal泄露whatyouthink.Likeitornotincreasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?FormanyAmericanstheanswerapparentlyisno.WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacymostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingitA.surveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimism悲观aboutprivacywith60percentofrespondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyisslippingawayandthatbothersmE.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths收费处toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessandroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon优惠券.Butprivacydoesmatter--atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth:Whenyouhaveityoudon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?A.Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.B.ThereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriendsC.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.D.Thereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenfriends.Whydoestheauthorsayweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret?A.Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.B.Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.C.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.D.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotections?A.Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.B.Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.C.Theyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicdevices.D.Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.Accordingtothepassageprivacyislikehealthinthat______.A.peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepitB.itsimportanceisrarelyunderstoodC.itissomethingthatcaneasilybelostD.peopledon’tcherishituntiltheyloseit

Miguel’sco-workersdon’tquiteunderstandhim.Onedayheissmilingandfriendlyarealteamplayer.Thenextdayheiscrossgettingangryoverminorthingsespeciallywhenaskedtoimproveoneofhisdesigns.IdentifyingyourpersonalitycharacteristicsisthefirststepindevelopingagoodattitudE.Areyouapositiveconfidentpersonorareyoushyandreserved?Doyoufaceproblemslookingforsolutionsordoyoufeelsomeonetoblame?Characteristicsdefineyou.Theyhelpyousucceedortheyholdyouback.Self-awarenessorunderstandingthefactorsthatmakeupyourpersonalityisanimportantsteptowardshappinessandhappinessisthekeycharacteristicofagoodattitudE.Tobecomeself-awareistobeawareofbothyourgoodandbadcharacteristics.Whatarethecharacteristicsthatpeoplecompliment恭维onyou?Areyoudependableresponsibleorsolid?Payattentiontothecomplimentbecausetheyareaconfirmationofyourstrongestcharacteristics.YoucanusethesecharacteristicstocreateanevenbetterimagE.Peopleformopinionsaboutyou.Whethertheyarerightorwrongdoesn’tenterthequestion.YouhowevercanchangetheiropinionsbydemonstratingthepersonalitycharacteristicsandattitudesthatmatchthewayyouwanttobevieweD.Inbecomingself-awareunderstandinghowothersseeyouisanimportantstep.Thiscanbepainful;butifyouarebraveenoughtotryititcanbeanexcellentgrowthexperiencE.Changeisnoteasyespeciallywhenithastodowithyourbehaviors.Youshouldbreakthebehaviorchangeintosmallstepsbecausesmallstepsareeasiertoachieveandmorelikelytolast.Thechangewillbepermanentifyouwanttochangeforyourself.73.Thepurposeforwritingthispassageisto__________.A.helpyoutogetalongwellwithothersB.giveyouadviceonhowtobehappyC.helpyoutogetridofourbadbehaviorsD.helpyoutodevelopagoodpersonality74.Youshouldbeself-awarebecause___________.A.itmayhelpyouonthewaytosuccessB.itisamatteroffailureorsuccessC.itwillsurelymakeyouhappyandsuccessfulD.ithelpsyoutocreateabettermage75.Whatmaybetalkedaboutafterthispassage?A.DetailedstepsofchangingyourbehaviorsB.WhyitisimportanttoimproveyourselfC.WhyitishardtochangeyourpersonalityD.Tipsinhowtogetalongwellwithothers

A.womanrenewingherdriver’slicenseattheCountyClerk’sofficewasaskedtostateheroccupation.Shehesitateduncertainhowtoclassifyherself.WhatImeanisexplainedtherecorderdoyouhaveajoborareyoujustaOfcourseIhaveajobsaidEmily.I’mamother.Wedon’tlist‘mother’asanoccupation‘housewife’coversitsaidtherecorder.OnedayIfoundmyselfinthesamesituation.TheclerkwasobviouslyacareerwomanconfidentandpossessedofahighsoundingtitlE.Whatisyouroccupation?sheaskeD.Thewordssimplypoppedout.I’maResearchAssociateinthefieldofChildDevelopmentandHumanRelations.Theclerkpausedballpointpenfrozeninmidair.IrepeatedthetitleslowlyandthenIstaredwithwonderasmystatementwaswritteninboldblackinkontheofficialquestionnairE.MightIasksaidtheclerkwithnewinterestJustwhatyoudointhisfield?CoollywithoutanytraceofpanicinmyvoiceIheardmyselfreplyIhaveacontinuingprogramofresearchwhatmotherdoesn’tinthelabandinthefieldnormallyIwouldhavesaidindoorsandout.Ofcoursethejobisoneofthemostdemandinginthehumanitiesanymothercaretodisagree?andIoftenwork14hoursaday24ismorelikeit.Butthejobismorechallengingthanmostcareersandrewardsaremoreofasatisfactionratherthanjustmoney.Therewasanincreasingnoteofrespectintheclerk’svoiceasshecompletedtheformstoodupandshowedmeout.AsIdroveintoourdrivewaybuoyedup依托bymyglamorousnewcareerIwasgreetedbymylabassistants---ages137and3.UpstairsIcouldhearournewexperimentalmodela6montholdbabyinthechild-developmentprogramtestingoutanewvocalpattern.Ifeltproud!Ihadgoneontheofficialrecordsassomeonemoredistinguishedandindispensable不可缺少的tomankindthanjustanothermother.MotherhoodWhatagreatcareer!Especiallywhenthere’satitleonthedoor.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationbetweenthewomanandtherecorderatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Thewomanfeltashamedtoadmitwhatherjobwas.B.TherecorderwasimpatientandrudE.C.TheauthorwasupsetaboutthesituationthatmothersfaceD.D.Motherhoodwasnotrecognizedandrespectedasajobbysociety.Howdidthefemaleclerkfeelatfirstwhentheauthortoldheroccupation?A.curiousB.indifferentC.puzzledD.interestedWhydidthewomanclerkshowmorerespectfortheauthor?A.Becausetheauthorcaredlittleaboutrewards.B.Becausesheadmiredtheauthor’sresearchworkinthelaB.C.Becauseshethoughttheauthordidadmirablework.D.Becausethewriterdidsomethingshehadlittleknowledgeof.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toshowhowyoudescribeyourjobaffectsyourfeelingstowardit.B.Toarguethatmotherhoodisaworthycareeranddeservesrespect.C.ToshowthattheauthorhadagranderjobthanEmily.D.Toshowthatbeingamotherishardandboringwork.