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BostonCollegeisastate-supportedcollegeontheEastcoastofEnglandwhichhasbeenrecruitingoverseasstudentsforover20yearsandnowhasalmost200internationalstudentsfrommorethan20differentcountries.YouandyourparentscanbesureyouwillreceivethecareandsupportyouneedtosucceedatourcollegE.WehaveexcellentteachingstaffwithtimeandpatiencetohelpyoulearninastimulatingbutrelaxedatmospherE.WeareaccreditedbytheBritishCouncilforthequalityofourEnglishLanguageteachingsoyoucanbesureyourlearningexperiencewillbegooD.OurnewmodularEnglishcourseisflexibleandenablesyoutochoosethebesttimetojoinus.NotonlywillyoucoverallaspectsoftheEnglishLanguagebutyouwillhavethechoiceofoptionsubjectssuchasIELTSPreparationBritishCultureLiteratureBusinessEnglishorStudySkills.WewillassessyourlevelofEnglishwhenyouarrivesoyoucanbesureyouwillstudywithstudentsofthesameability.Classesaresmall:usually12-16studentssoyouwillreceivetheindividualattentionyouneedtohelpyousucceeD.BostonCollegeisbasedontwomaincampuseswithEnglishcoursesbeingtaughtinourstate-of-the-artlanguagebuildingconvenientforourHallofResidenceontheRochfordCampus.A-LevelandInternationalFoundationclassesaretaughtonbothRochfordandDeMontfortCampuses.Classroomsaremodernandwellequippedwithanumberofspecialistfacilitiesforphotographyandvideocomputersuitesartandmusicstudiosandanallweathersportspitch.BothcampuseshavelargeLearningResourceCentreswellequippedwithcomputersforstudentusealsoavailableforresearchorassignmentwork.Ourdiplomacoursesincludecateringhairdressingcomputingandengineeringeachwithitsownspecialistfacilities.WealsohaveaMusicCentreprovidingteachingroomsrecordingstudioandconcerthall.65.WhatisBostonCollegefamousfor?A.ItslongeducationalhistoryinBritain.B.Itsgoodlocationinthecountry.C.Itsgoodeducationconditionsforoverseasstudents.D.Itswayoflivingfortheoverseasvisitors.66.TheunderlinedwordaccreditedinParagraph2mostprobablymeans__________.A.helpedB.recognizedC.forbiddenD.measured67.IfyoudecidetogotoBostonCollegeinBritainyou__________.A.shouldatfirstpasssomeEnglishlanguagetestsB.canmajorinEnglishaswellassomeothercoursesC.havetoliveandstudywithstudentsatdifferentlevelsD.shouldhaveachievedahighlevelofEnglishproficiency68.Whatisthepurposeoftheabovepassage?A.TointroducetheBritisheducationsystem.B.ToinvitemoreoverseasstudentstostudyinBostonCollegE.C.ToshowthemodernizationofBritishsociety.D.TotellnewstudentstherulesinBostonCollegE.
AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttableIcouldn’thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.AtonepointthewomanaskedSohowhaveyoubeen?Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsold—replieD.FranklyI’vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmed确认mygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremembermyfriendsandIdidn’tfindoutweweredepressedthatisinlowspiritsuntilwewereinhighschool.Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon’tseemchildlikeanymorE.Childrenspeakmorelikeadultsdressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosaybutitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?HumandevelopmentisdependednotonlyonbornbiologicalstatesbutalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledgE.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewsocialpositions.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecretsbutslowlyandinstages;traditionallywetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.Inthelast30yearshoweverasecret-revelation揭示machinehasbeenequippedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationtoallviewersalikewhethertheyarechildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation__manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtextstothelesschallengingmoreattractivemovingpictures.Communicationthroughprintasamatteroffactallowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationwhichchildrenwillgain.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials.71.Accordingtotheauthorfeelingdepressedis________.A.asuresignofamentalprobleminachildB.amentalstatepresentinallhumansincludingchildrenC.somethingthatcannotbeavoidedinchildren’smentaldevelopmentD.somethinghardlytobeexpectedinayoungchild72.Traditionallyachildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld_________.A.throughconnectionwithsocietyB.graduallyandunderguidanceC.naturallywithoutbeingtaughtD.throughwatchingtelevision73.Accordingtotheauthorthattoday’schildrenseemadultlikeresultsfrom________.A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevisionB.thepoorarrangementofteachingcontentC.thefastpaceofhumanscientificdevelopmentD.therisingstandardofliving74.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcommunicationthroughprintforchildren?A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation.B.Itdevelopschildren’sinterestinreadingandwriting.C.Ithelpschildrentoreadandwritewell.D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn.75.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday’schildren?A.Hefeelstheiradultlikebehaviorissofunny.B.HethinkspeopleshouldpayattentiontothechangE.C.Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment.D.Heseemstobeupsetaboutit.
ReadingComprehensionSectionBDirectionsReadthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.AreorganicallygrownfoodsthebestfoodchoicesTheadvantagesclaimedforsuchfoodsoverconventionally传统地grownandmarketedfoodproductsarenowbeingdebateD.Supportersoforganicfoods—atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly—frequentlyannouncethatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.ThegrowinginterestofconsumersinthesafetyandnutritionalqualityofthetypicalNorthAmericandietisawelcomedevelopment.Howevermuchofthisinteresthasbeensparkedbysweepingclaimsthatthefoodsupplyisunsafeorinadequateinmeetingnutritionalneeds.Althoughmostoftheseclaimsarenotsupportedbyscientificevidencethefloodofwrittenmaterialadvancingsuchclaimsmakesitdifficultforthegeneralpublictoseparatefactfromfiction.AsaresultclaimsthateatingadietconsistingentirelyoforganicallygrownfoodspreventsorcuresdiseaseorprovidesotherbenefitstohealthhavebecomewidelypublicizeD.Almostdailythepublicisbesiegedbyclaimsforno-agingdietsnewvitaminsandotherwonderfoods.TherearenumerousunprovedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticonesthatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggsthatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrainsandthelikE.Onethingthatmostorganicallygrownfoodproductsseemtohaveincommonisthattheycostmorethanconventionallygrownfoods.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.SothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumersparticularlythosewithlimitedincomesdistrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinsteaD.1.Thewelcomedevelopmentmentionedinparagraph2isanincreasein______.A.attentiontofoodsafetyandnutritionamongnorthAmericansB.thenutritionalqualityofthetypicalNorthAmericandietC.theamountofhealthyfoodgrowninNorthAmericaD.thenumberofconsumersinNorthAmerica2.Theauthorimpliesthatthereiscauseforconcernifconsumersbuyorganicfoodsinsteadofconventionallygrownfoodsbecause______.A.organicfoodscanbemoreexpensivebutareoftennotbetterthanconventionallygrownfoodsB.manyorganicfoodsareactuallylessnutritiousthansimilarconventionallygrownfoodsC.conventionallygrownfoodsaremorereadilyavailablethanorganicfoodsD.toomanyfarmerswillstopusingconventionalmethodstogrowfoodcrops3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheclaimsmadebyadvocatesofhealthfoodsA.EnthusiastiC.B.FavorablE.C.Neutral.D.Distrustful.
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0中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑It’salwaysawkwardwhenyoumeetsomeonefromadifferentcountry.Youneverknowwhethertoshakehandsboworevenwhethertokissonthecheek.Butwhatifyouwereadog?Ifyouareadogowneryoumustbefamiliarwithhowyourdogsayshellotoyou.Secondsafteryouarrivehomeyourdogjumpsuponyou.Youcomefacetofacewithatail-waggingwildlyexcitedballoffurthatcan’tgetenoughofyou.Ifyou’renothappywiththatitwillshoweryouwithwetkissesperhapsruiningyourbestshirt.Likehumansdogshavefivesenses:smelltouchsighthearingandtastE.Unlikehumansdogsusesmellratherthansighttoidentifyothersaroundthem.Adog’ssenseofsmellisthousandsoftimesbetterthanthatofhumans.Yourdogcan’tjusttellwhatahumanbeingsmellslikebutitcanalsotellthedifferencebetweendifferentmembersofitshumanfamilybytheirsmell.TheyalsogreeteachotherthiswaynoteyetoeyebutnosetonosE.Tobeprecisewhentheyfirstmeeteachothertheystartwithaquicksniffofeachother’snoses.ThentheywillgosidetosideworkingtheirwaytowardsthebackenD.Dogssmelleverythingtheycanduringawalk.Theysniffgrassbushestreesandsignposts.Bydoingthisdogsknownotonlywhattheyarelookingatbutwhichotherneighborhooddogshavebeenaroundlately.Sonexttimeyouseeyourdogsniffingthewrongendofanotherdogdon’tregarditasabadhabit.Theyaregreetingeachother.56.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Ittellsreadershowtotakegoodcareofdogs.B.Ittellsreaderswhattodotomakedogshappy.C.Ittellsreadershowdogsgreetothers.D.Ittellsreaderswhatdogsdotoamuseowners.57.Thephraseshoweryouwithinthe2ndparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.helpyoutakeabathwithB.frightenyouwithC.showyouhisangerbyusingD.coveryouwith58.The2ndparagraphiswrittenmainlytotellreaders____.A.howdogsgreettheirownerB.thatdogslikejumpinguponpeopleC.thatdogsenjoyruiningtheirowners'shirtD.howdogsshowtheirlove59.Howdoesadogsayhellotoanotherone?A.Bysight.B.Bybothsightandsmell.C.Bysmell.D.Bysightandtouch.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A.Bysniffingdogscantellanyotherdogthathasbeenaroundlately.B.It’sagoodhabitforadogtosniffthewrongendofanotheronE.C.Twostrangedogswillbeginwithaquicksniffoftheeachother’snoses.D.Adog’ssenseofsightisthousandsoftimesbetterthanthatofhumans.
Embracinga'nakedmarriage'ZhangYia28-year-oldeditoratthefashionmagazineSunshineimaginedherboyfriend'sproposallikethis:Inanicerestauranthegetsdownonhiskneesflourishesadiamondringandasks:Willyoumarryme?Shewouldthenscreamandwithtearsofjoyinhereyesthrowherselfintohisarms.Buttherealitywastotallydifferent.Herboyfriendsimplysaid:MymotherhasaskedustoregisterforthemarriagecertificateassoonaspossiblE.Zhangagreed–andthatwasit.Iunderstandmyhusbandhaslittlemoney.BesidesIlovethingstobesimplE.SoIagreedZhangsays.ThecoupletookadayoffandregisteredtheirmarriagE.Insteadofabanquettheirweddingceremonywasa100-yuan$15dinneratasmallrestaurantwheretheyfirstmet.WangZhiguochiefmarriageconsultantatChina'slargestmatchmakingwebsitebaihE.combelievesnakedmarriagesbenefitsociety.Itteachesyoungpeoplethecorespiritofmarriage-loveeachotherdeeplynomatterrichorpoorWangsaysaddingthatsomenewlywedssavemarriagecostsforotherexpensesliketheirchildren'seducationtravelingorcharity.Wangthinkshoweverthatnakedmarriagesmayaffectarelationship'sstability.Ifweseeamarriageasacontractitincludesthreeitems:loveresponsibilityandamaterialbasE.AnymissinglinkwillleadtosomeproblemsintherelationshipbetweenhusbandandwifE.Wangsuggeststhatifacouple'sfinancialsituationdoesnotpermitthemtobuildasolidmaterialbaseanexchangeoftokens象征isnecessaryforalong-lastingrelationship.1.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ZhangisinconsideratetowardsherhusbanD.B.Thereisnolong-lastingrelationshipwithoutanytokenoflovE.C.Doingwithoutaringapartmentandcarisbecomingmoreacceptabletoyoungpeoplewhowanttogetmarriedsoonerratherthanlater.D.Newlywedsshouldsavemoneyfortravelingorcharity.2.WhatisWang’sattitudetowardsnakedmarriages?A.positiveB.negativeC.indifferentD.neutral3.Whatisanakedmarriage?A.Gettingmarriedwithoutclotheson.B.A.simplemarriagewithlittlematerialsupport.C.A.contractincludingloveresponsibilityandamaterialbasE.D.A.marriagewithoutloveresponsibilityoramaterialbasE.4.Theauthorarrangesthearticlewith.A.storiesandexplanationB.factsanddescriptionsC.examplesandconclusionD.evidenceandargument
OpenLettertoanEditorIhadaninterestingconversationwithareporterrecently---onewhoworksforyou.Infacthe'soneofyourbestreporters.HewantstoleavE.Yourreportergavemeacopyofhisresume简历andphotocopiesofsixstoriesthathewroteforyou.Theheadlinesshowedyouplayedthemproudly.Withgreatenthusiasmhetalkedabouthowhefindsissues问题approachesthemandwritesaboutthemwhichtellsmeheisoneofyourbest.I'msureyouwouldhatetolosehim.Surprisinglyyourreporterisnotunhappy.InfacthetoldmehereallylikeshisjoB.Hehasagreatassignment分工andsaidyourunagreatpaper.ItwouldbeeasyforyoutokeephimhesaiD.Heknowsthatthepapervalueshim.Heappreciatestheresponsibilityyou'vegivenhimtakesownershipofhisprofessionandenjoyshisfreedom.Sowhyishelookingforawayout?Hetalkedtomebecausehewantshiseditorstodemandsomuchmoreofhim.Hewantstobepushedchallengedcoachedtonewheights.Thereporterbelievesthatgoodstoriesspringfromgoodquestionsbuthiseditorsusuallyaskhowlongthestorywillbewhenitwillbeinwhereitcanplayandwhatthebudgetis.Helongsforconversationswithaneditorwhowillhelphimturnhisgoodideasintogreatones.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe'sdoingandtohelphimturnhisstoryideaupsidedownandinsideoutexploringthebestwaystoreportit.Hewantstobemorevaluableforyourpaper.That'swhatyouwantforhimtooisn'tit?Soyourreporterhassetmethinking.Ourbesthopeinkeepingourbestreporterscopyeditorsphotographersartists---everyone--istoworkhardertomakesuretheygetthehelptheyaredemandingtoreachtheirpotential.Ifwecan'tdoitthey'llfindsomeonewhocan.1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthereporter?A.OptimistiC.B.ImaginativE.C.Ambitious.D.ProuD.2.Whatdoesthereporterwantmostfromhiseditorsintheirtalks?A.Findingthenewsvalueofhisstories.B.Givinghimfinancialsupport.C.Helpinghimtofindissues.D.Improvinghisgoodideas.3.Whoprobablywrotetheletter?A.Aneditor.B.Anartist.C.A.reporter.D.A.reader.4.Theletteraimstoremindeditorsthattheyshould__A.keeptheirbestreportersatallcostsB.givemorefreedomtotheirreportersC.beawareoftheirreporters'professionaldevelopmentD.appreciatetheirreporters'workingstylesandattitudes
IV.阅读理解30%阅读下列短文从每小题后所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项AWhenCathleenGardiner’stwinswereborn17yearsagodoctorstoldherthattheywereapairinamillion.OnehadDownsyndrome低能综合症whiletheotherdidnot.HereCathleentellstheirtouchingstory.SinceSeanwasborn17yearsagoIhavealwaysthoughtthatheisjustaswonderfulashisbrotherandsister.Thoughhehadadisability残疾wehaveneverviewedhimasaburden.Hehasalwaysbeenablessing.Thedoctorsexplainedthatthoughtheyweretwinstheycamefromtwodifferenteggs.Lisacouldwalkat11monthsoldwhileSeandidn’ttakehisfirststepstillhewasthreE.BytwoLisawastalkingalotbutSeanwasn’tabletospeakuntilhewasnearlyfour.ForthefirstfiveyearsofhislifeSeanneededagreatdealofcarE.Lookingafterhimwasmyfull-timejobthoughIalsoworkedasatechnicaladviserinacomputingcompany.Wenevertreatedthemdifferently.Wegavethemthesametoysandspoketotheminthesameway.WeencouragedSeantokeepupwithLisaeventhoughhenevercouldandwewouldhelphimdevelophisabilities.WesentthemtothesameprimaryschoolevenafterdoctorsadvisedusthatSeanshouldgotoaschoolforthedisableD.WehadtoexplaintoLisathathewouldn’tlearnasquicklyasshewoulD.Shetoldusthatshe’dhelphimwithhisschoolwork.Havinganon-disabledtwinhasreallyhelpedSeandevelop.Thelovetheysharehasgivenhimagreatdealofsupport.NowSeanandLisaarebothabouttofinishhighschool.Idon’tthinkhewouldhavedonenearlyaswelltodaywithoutLisa’shelp.56.AtleasthowmanychildrendoesMrs.Gardinerhave?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.OnE.57.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthat_______.A.thecoupletreatedthetwinsequallyB.CathleendidallshecouldtolookafterSeanC.thecoupledidn’tfollowthedoctor’sadviceD.thecoupleencouragedSeantogrowup58.Allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept_________.A.Seancouldn’tdevelopesowellwithouthisparents’greateffort.B.AsatwinsisterLisagaveSeanalotofhelp.C.AsamotherofadisabeledchildCathleenmusthavesufferedalot.D.CathleenlovedSeanmorethanLisabecauseofhisdisability.59.Thispassagetellsusthat_________.A.lovecandowondersB.nobodyisfoolishorcleverC.beingstupiddoesn’tmatterD.allmenarebornequal
CSusanSontag1933—2004wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliteraturE.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreadingtoseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30spublishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReviewsheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturelifetryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliteraturefilmandart.WithgreateffortandseriousjudgmentSontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculturE.SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongwatchwords格言butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobviousshearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasureofpopculturE.InNotesCampthe1964essaythatfirstmadehernamesheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle—knownsetofdifficultunderstandingsthroughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.NotesonCampshewroterepresentsavictoryof‘form’over‘content’‘beauty’over‘morals’.Byconviction信念shewasasensualist感觉论者butbynatureshewasamoralist伦理学者andintheworksshepublishedinthe1970sand1980sitwasthelattersideofherthatcameforwarD.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin1978aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities被压抑的性格aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthediseasE.Infactre-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.InAmericaherstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCaliforniawontheNationalBookAwardin2000.Butitwasasatirelessall-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfamE.SometimessheoncesaidIfeelthatintheendallIamreallydefendingistheideaofseriousnessoftrueseriousness.Andintheendshemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.64.TheunderlinedsentenceinparagraphlmeansSontag____________.A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliteraturefilmandartC.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture65.Shefirstwonhernamethrough____________.A.herstoryofaPolishactressB.herbookIllnessasMetaphorC.publishingessaysinmagazineslikePartisanReviewD.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings66.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon____________.A.atirelessall-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousnessC.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing67.FromtheworksSusanpublishedinthe1970sand1980swecanlearnthat_____.A.shewasmoreamoralistthanasensualistB.shewasmoreasensualistthanamoralistC.shebelievedrepressedpersonalitiesmainlyledtoillnessD.shewouldliketore-examineoldpositions
CInsteadofhittingthebeachfourteenhighschoolstudentstradedswimmingsuitsforlabcoatslastsummerandturnedtheirattentiontoscientificexperiments.TheHighSchoolResearchProgramoffershighschoolstudentsguidancewithresearchersinTexasA&M’sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences.JenniferFunkhouseracademicadviserfortheDepartmentofRangelandEcologyandManagementdirectsthisfour-weeksummerprogramdesignedtoincreaseunderstandingofresearchanditscareerpotential潜能SeveralconsiderationsgointoselectingstudentsincludinggradesschoolinvolvementandinterestinscienceandagriculturE.AndmanystudentscomefrompoorerschooldistrictsFunkhousersaysThisistheirchancetolearntechniquesanddoexperimentstheyneverwouldhaveachancetodoinhighschool.WarnerErvinofHoustonisinterestedinanimalscienceandlearnedhowtotellmalefromfemalemosquitoes蚊子.HisadviserCraigCoatesstudiesthegenesofmosquitoesthatallowthemtofightagainstmalariaandyellowfever.Coatesthoughtthisexperiencewouldbefunandhelpfultothehighschoolstudents.TheagriculturalresearchatA&Mdiffersfromstereotypes.It’smolecular分子scienceonthecuttingedgeFunkhousersays.Theprogrambroadenedstudents’knowledgE.VictorGarciaofRioGrandeCityhopestobecomeabiologyteacherandsayshelearnedalotaboutchemistryfromtheprogram.Attheendoftheprogramthestudentspresentedpapersontheirresearch.They’realsopaid$600fortheirwork----anotherwaythisprogramdiffersfromotherswhichoftenchargeafeE.Fourteenstudentsgotpaidtolearnthatscienceisfunthatagricultureisalotmorethanmilkingandplowingandthatresearchcanopenmanydoors.63.Theresearchprogramischieflydesignedfor.A.highschooladvisersfromHoustonB.collegestudentsmajoringinagricultureC.highschoolstudentsfromdifferentplacesD.researchersattheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences64.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthestudentsinpoorerareas.A.hadlittlechancetogotocollegeB.couldoftentakepartintheprogramC.foundtheprogramusefultotheirfutureD.showedmuchinterestintheirhighschoolexperiments65.Whentheprogramwasoverthestudents.A.enteredthatcollegeB.wroteresearchreportsC.paidfortheirresearchD.foundwaytomakemoney66.Theunderlinedexpressiononthecuttingedgeinparagraph5meansonthemost________position.A.importantB.favourableC.astonishingD.advanced67.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AProgramforAgriculturalScienceStudentsB.A.ProgramforAnimalScienceStudentsC.A.ProgramforMedicalScienceLoversD.A.ProgramforFutureScienceLovers
TwoyearsagoWendyHasnip47experiencedabraininjurythatleftherspeechlessfortwoweeks.WhenshefinallyrecoveredshefoundherselftalkingwithwhatseemedtobeaFrenchaccent.IphonedafriendtheotherdayandshespentthefirsttenminuteslaughingHasnipsaidatthetimE.WhileIhavenothingagainsttheFrench.Hasnipsufferedfromforeignaccentsyndrome外国口音综合症arareconditioninwhichpeoplefindthemselvesspeakingtheirownlanguagelikesomeonefromaforeigncountry.Theconditionusuallyoccursinpeoplewhohaveexperiencedaheadinjuryorastroke中风—asuddenlossofconsciousnesssensationormovementcausedbyablockedorbrokenbloodvessel血管inthebrain.TheconditionwasfirstidentifiedduringtheSecondWorldWarinaNorwegianwomanwhoseheadwasinjuredduringanattackbytheGermanmilitary.ThewomanrecoveredbutwasleftwithaGerman-soundingaccenttothehorroroffellowvillagerswhoavoidedherafterthat.Researchershavediscoveredthatthecombinedeffectofthedamagetoseveralpartsofthebrainmakesvictimslengthencertainsyllablesmispronouncesoundsandchangethenormalpitch音高oftheirvoicE.Thosechangesinspeechadduptowhatsoundslikeaforeignaccent.Anotherresearcheraphonetician语言学者saysvictimsofthesyndromedon’tacquireatrueforeignaccent.Theirstrangelychangedspeechonlyresemblestheforeignaccentwithwhichithasafewsoundsincommon.WhenanEnglishwomannamedAnnierecentlydevelopedforeignaccentsyndromeafterastrokeshespokewithwhatseemedtobeaScottishaccent.HoweverAnnie’sScottishcoworkerssaidshedidn’tsoundatalllikeaScot.49.AccordingtothepassagepeoplemayhaveforeignaccentsyndromE.A.whoseparenthasexperiencedaheadinjuryB.whohavelivedinaforeigncountryforalongtimeC.whohavelosttheirconsciousnessowingtoastrokeD.whohavelearnedforeignlanguagefromtheircoworkers50.AllofthefollowingarethecausesofseemingforeignaccentEXCEPT.A.asoftervoiceB.changeinlengthofsyllablesC.mispronouncedsoundsD.changedpitchofvoice51.Ifapersonsuffersforeignaccentsyndrome.A.hiscoworkerswillbeafraidofhimandavoidcontactingwithhimB.hehasmorechanceofsufferingstrokeagainC.hewillspeakafluentforeignlanguagelikenativespeakersD.hisspeechonlyhasafewsoundsincommonwiththeforeignaccent52.Writingthispassagethewriter’smainpurposeisto.A.introduceforeignaccentsyndromeandsomerelatedinformationB.warnpeoplenottobeattheriskofexperiencingastrokeC.makeitclearthatforeignaccentsyndromecanbecuredD.tellastoryofaninjuredwomanduringtheSecondWorldWar
InFebruary2010LydiaAngyiouandhertwosonswerewalkingthroughtheirvillageinnorthernCanadA.ThesoundofchildrenshoutingmadeherturnarounD.ToherhorrorLydiasawa700–poundpolarbearbehindhereyeingherseven-year-oldson.GettingbetweenthebearandherchildLydiayelledatthechildrentorunaway.ShethenbeganhittingandkickingtheanimalashardasshecoulD.Aneighborwhoheardallthenoisecameandshotthebear.ButeveryoneagreeditwasLydiawhohadsavedherchildren'slives.Alocalpolicemandescribeditthisway:Iguesswhenyourbackisupagainstthewallwecomeupwithsuper-humanstrength.Wheredoesthissuper-humanstrengthcourageandquickthinkingcomefrom?Expertssayitcomesfromstress!Instressfulsituationsthebodyreleaseschemicalsthatprepareittotakeaction.Thesechemicalsgivepeoplethespeedandstrengththeyneedtofightdangerorrunawayfromit.Whenwethinkofstressweusuallythinkofitsnegativeeffects.Studiesthoughshowthatmoderatelevelsofstressareactuallyhelpful.Infactthewayweperformisusuallyaffectedbytheamountofstresswefeel.Stresscausesthebraintoreleaseadrenaline肾上腺素whichinturnincreasesourenergyandexcitement.ThechemicalgivesusclearermindsandhelpsustodomorE.ThisiswhysomepeoplesaytheyworkbetterunderadeadlinE.Adrenalinethatisnotreleasedforlongperiodsoftimecancauseustobeboredandlazy.Sosomestressactuallyincreasesandstrengthensourabilitiesinsteadofweakeningthem.Wesometimesturnoutourverybestworkwhenwepushourselvestothelimit.Stresscanalsomakeusmoreconfident.HandlingsmallamountsofstressnowpreparesusforhandlingserioussituationsinthefuturE.Whoknows?Today'sstressmayevenprepareusforthenextpolarbearthatcomesalong!60.Theauthormentionsthestoryofthemotherandherchildrenmainlyto________.A.tellpeoplefemalesalsohaveenoughstrengthtofightwithabearB.showushowmuchthemotherlovesherchildrenC.setanexampletousabouthowtodealwithdangerD.illustratetousstressfulsituationscanmakeusstronger61.Whatdoestheworditunderlinedinthesecondparagraphreferto?A.releasedchemicalB.thebodyC.stressD.strength62.Whatwilltheauthorprobablycontinuetowriteintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Howtodealwithabearwhenyoumeetwithitunfortunately.B.WhyweneedsmallstressinlifE.C.Tipsforapersontodevelophisabilityofdealingwithstress.D.WhenthebrainreleasesadrenalinE.
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中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIntheearlymorningofSeptember72006Akifwokesuddenly.WhereamI?shethoughtconfusedonlytorealizeshe'dfallenasleepinthechildren'sbedroomintheireast-endMontrealapartment.Therewasasharpandacrid刺鼻的smellintheroom.Couldthatbesmoke?Sheleapedupopenedthedoorandbegantocough.SheignoredtheflamesthatlituptheapartmentassheracedacrossthesmallhalltoherownbedroomwhereawindowwasalreadyopenHelp!shecriedintothedark.Butitwas3:30inthemorningandnobodywasaroundtohear.Shewasonherown.Latershe'dsayshethoughtofnothingatall.Itwasfemale'sinstinct本能thathelpedheruncoverasupermumstrengthsheneverknewshehaD.Shehadnochoice;herchildrenwouldsurelyhavediedhadtheywaitedintheirownbedroomforrescuE.SheranbackthroughtheflamesforherchildrenfirstliftingSamistillhalfasleepintoherarmsandcarryinghimtotheopenwindowinherroomanddroppinghimtothegroundfromthesecondfloor.ThensheturnedbackforMajdA.Bythenaneighbourhadcalled9-1-1.LookingoutofthewindowAkifknewthatjumpingwouldbeheronlychanceofsurvival.Shealsoknewifshedidn'ttheveryreasonherfamilyhadmovedoutfromMoroccofiveyearsearlier——tomakeabetterlifeandgivethechildrenopportunitiestheywouldn'thavehadbackhome——wouldbefornothing.Butwhycouldn'tshemoveherleftleg?Shedidn'tknowthatherpolyesterpantshadcaughtfireandmeltedintoherbody.Allsheknewwasthatshehadtogetoutoftheapartment.56.AfterfindingherhousewasonfireAkifwenttoherownroomto_______.A.saveherchildrenB.wakeupherhusbandC.askforhelpD.escapefromthefire57.WecaninferfromthepassagethatAkif__________.A.wasbomabraveladyB.wasbraveasamotherC.likedtobeindependentD.wascarelessaboutherchildren58.WhydidAkifsfamilymovetothecountrywheretheylive?A.Becausetheylongedforabetterlifeandmoreopportunities.B.BecausetheyhadtocontinuetheirstudyabroaD.C.BecausetheywereforcedtoleavetheirmotherlanD.D.Becausetheywerefondofmovingtonewplaces.59.Whatfollowsthelastpassageisprobablyabout__________.A.whyAkifwaspraisedB.whatmadeAkifsobraveC.howthefirewasputoutD.howAkifwassaved
Lastyearonreportcarddaymysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycarreadyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald’s.JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA’sandLauriegotacellphoneoneboysaiD.OhyeahandSarahgotaniPodNanoandshe’sonlyinthirdgradesaidanother.AndhowaboutBrian?Hegot$10foreachA.IsuddenlybecameconcerneD.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschoolbutwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?WhatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitarthecellphoneandtheportableDVDplayer?Isawtheroadahead:AsthehomeworkloadincreasedmyincomewoulddecreasE.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthose$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?A.highgradepointaverage?A.goodclassranking?Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:soccergoalstouchdownsruns-batted-in?Whataboutorchestra?Wouldfirstchairpaymorethansecond?I’dbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.WeneverpaidanythingforgoodgradessaidmyneighboracrossthestreetwhosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizzabutthat’saboutit.Don’tyoujusthatethat?We’reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemostupdatesandshe’sspendingafewdollarsonpizzA.Shegetsmotivation;wegetnegotiation.1.ThesentenceAsthehomeworkloadincreasedmyincomewoulddecreasE.inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____________.A.takingcareofthechildrenwouldinfluencemyworkB.Iwouldspendmoremoneyonmychildren’shomeworkC.reducingchildren’shomeworkloadwouldcostmealotD.morerewardswouldbeneededasthechildrengrewup2.Wecantellfromthepassagethattheauthor’ssonwasin___________.A.primaryschoolB.juniormiddleschoolC.highschoolD.university3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.A.ifyoupaythechildrenforgoodgradestheywouldtakeitforgrantedB.ifyoubuychildrenpizzaforgoodgradestheywouldworkharderC.childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenterhighschoolD.childrenwouldnotaskforrewardswhentheyenteruniversity4.Theexampleoftheauthor’sneighborshowsthat____________.A.pizzaisthebestwaytomotivatechildrenB.rewardisnottheonlywaytomotivatechildrenC.theauthor’sneighborwasverypoorD.theauthor’sneighbor’ssondidn’tlikereward5.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardpayingchildrenrewardforgoodgrades?A.FavorableB.AmbiguousC.DisagreeableD.Unknowable
OlafStapledonwroteabookcalledFirstandLastMeninwhichhelookedmillionsofyearsaheaD.Hetoldofdifferentmenandofstrangecivilisations文明brokenupbylong'darkages'inbetween.InhisviewwhatiscalledthepresenttimeisnomorethanamomentinhumanhistoryandwearejusttheFirstMen.In2000millionyearsfromnowtherewillbetheEighteenthorLastMen.Howevermostofourideasaboutthefuturearereallyveryshort-sighteD.Perhapswecanseesomepossibilitiesforthenextfiftyyears.Butthenexthundred?Thenextthousand?Thenextmillion?That'smuchmoredifficult.Whenmenandwomenlivedbyhunting50000yearsagohowcouldtheyevenbegintopicturemodernlife?Yettomenof50000yearsfromnowwemayseemasprimitive原始的inourideasastheStone-Agehuntersdotous.PerhapsthroughthespundelsandballalatorsthesewordswhichIhavejustmadeuphavetostandforthingsandideasthatwesimplycan'tthinkof.Sowhybothereventotryimagininglifefarinthefuture?Herearetworeasons.FirstunlesswerememberhowshortourownlivesarecomparedwiththewholehumanhistorywearelikelytothinkourowninterestsaremuchmoreimportantthantheyreallyarE.IfwemaketheearthapoorplacetolivebecausE.wearecarelessorgreedy贪婪orquarrelsomeourgrand-childrenwillnotbothertothinkofexcusesforus.Secondbytryingtoescapefrompresentinterestsandimaginelifefarinthefuturewemayarriveatquitefreshideasthatwecanuseourselves.Forexampleifweimaginethatinthefuturemenmaygiveupfarmingwecanthinkoftryingitnow.Sosetyourimaginationfreewhenyouthinkaboutthefuture.53.AparticularmentionmadeofStapledon'sbookintheopeningparagraph____________A.servesasadescriptionofhumanhistoryB.servesanintroductiontothediscussionC.showsadisagreementofviewsD.Showsthepopularityofthebook54.Thetextdiscussesmenandwomen50000yearsagoand50000yearsfromnowinordertoshowthat_________.A.humanhistoryisextremelylongB.lifehaschangedagreatdealC.itisuselesstoplanforthenext50yearsD.itisdifficulttotellwhatwillhappeninthefuture55.Spundelsandballalatorsareusedinthetexttoreferto_________.A.toolsusedinfarmingB.ideasaboutmodernlifeC.unknownthingsinthefutureD.huntingskillsintheStoneAge56.Accordingtothewriterofthetextimaginingthefuturewill_________.A.servetheinterestsofthepresentandfuturegenerationsB.enableustobetterunderstandhumanhistoryC.helpustoimprovefarmingD.makelifeworthliving
I’ma20-year-oldboyandthefollowingismystory.A.monthafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolinAugust2007Iwascominghomefromswimpracticeinthetrainingcentreofthecityandwasinvolvedinacaraccident.IwassoseriouslyinjuredthatIwasinacomaformorethantwomonthsatPrinceGeorgesHospital.IsufferedalotfromtheexperienceofdyingeighttimesduringmycomaandIcouldn’topenmymouthtotalkortocommunicatewhenIeventuallycamearounD.Atthattimeitseemedthatwalkingwasnevergoingtohappenagainduetoalltheextremeinjuries.JustlikemybodymydreamswerecompletelydestroyeD.ButIwasnotgoingtoletmyinjuriesstopmefromrealizingmydreams.Afterreceivingatotalof15operationsand36bloodtransfusionsIhadtomakeeverygreatefforttolearntotalkeatwalkshowerandliveonmyownagain.WhenIwasoutofhospitalIstillhadtogotooutpatienttherapyinWaldorfMarylanD.AfterIspentafewmonthsinawheelchairItookbabystepstowalkonmyown.ItwasamiraclethatIwasabletowalkagainbutIstillwantedtoprovethatIcouldnotonlywalkbutalsorun.WhenitcametrueIwantedtogetbackintothepoolagain.AfterhavingafewlungtestsIwasabletogointhepoolalittlebiteachweek.AfterafewmonthsofswimtrainingIbeganmyfreshmanyearatSt.Mary’sCollegeofMarylandandthenbecameaproudmemberoftheswimteam.BytellingmystoryIwanttomakeapositiveinfluenceontheworlD.Iamjusttryingtoliveeachdaytothefullestandinspireotherpeoplenevertogiveuptheirdreamsnomatterhowbadasituationistothem.IrememberwhenIwasstillinmyhospitalbedIwouldhavemymomanddadpushmeroundinmywheelchairtotheotherroomstoseetheotherpatientsandchatwiththemandtheirfamilymembers.Iwantedtoletthemknowthateverythingwasgoingtobeokay.Somehowthingswouldworkoutforthebest.www..com41.TheunderlinedwordcomainParagraph2probablyhasthemeaningof_______.A.operationB.unconsciousnessC.treatmentD.emergency42.AccordingtoParagraph3itcanbeinferredthattheauthor_______.A.wasunabletotalkorcommunicateB.wasindespairwww..comC.facedphysicalandmentalchallengesD.feltanxiousabouthisstate43.Whatisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.wenttooutpatienttherapyB.receivedmembershipoftheswimteamC.waspushedaroundtovisitotherpatientswww..comD.walkedlikeababyE.learnttoliveallbyhimselfA.dacbeB.ecdabC.dcabeD.ecadb44.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoshow_______.A.hispositiveinfluenceonotherpatientsB.hismeaningfullifeC.hispurposeofsharinghisstoryD.hisgreatachievements45.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.AttitudeiseverythingB.ActionsspeaklouderthanwordsC.EverythinghappensforareasonD.A.goodbeginningishalfdone
.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ABC和D中选出最佳选项Duringanexhibitionshowtheskillsofdisabledpeopleanarmlessmanusedhismouthandfeettorepairawatch.HecompletedthetaskinjustafewminutesattheshowwhichwasheldinBeijinglastSaturday.Justimaginethetinypartsthatmakeupawatch.Youhavetowonderhowthedisabledmandevelopedsuchaskill.Itwasreportedthat28-year-oldWangJianghailosthisarmsinanaccidentwhenhewasfiveandbeganlearningtorepairwatchesattheageof17.Hehasrepairedmorethan10000watchesinthepast11years.Whatstrongself-confidencehemusthavetoovercomethedifficultiesingettingthisskill!Whatoptimismhemusthavetofacetheunfairnessofhishardlife!Andwhatstrongdeterminationhemusthavetogothroughthehardshipinhisstruggleforanormallife!Suchconfidenceoptimismandwillpowerareexactlythequalitiesmanyphysicallyhealthypeoplelacknowadays.WanghassetagoodexampleforyoungpeoplE.Buttoday'syouthseemtobemoreinterestedwiththeirTVstarsandpopsingersbutlessinterestedinlearningfromtheexamplesofworkingandstudyinghardtoachievehighergoals..ThatisundoubtedlytheresultoftheinfluenceofachangingsocialatmospherE.Onemustadmitthatthereisatrendtowardshedonisminoursociety.Peopleareincreasinglymoreconcernedaboutmaterialgainsthanaboutspiritualpursuits.Whileadultsknowtheymustworkhardwhateverwaytheychoosetomaterializethegainstheyoungergenerationaremorelikelytoseekeaseandcomfortsoftheirsenses.Thispleasure-seekingtrendprovidesahugemarketfortheentertainmentindustryandthemassmediA.ThemediadevoteexcessivetoomuchcoveragetoanecdotesofpopandTVstarswhichinturnfanswiderandstrongerenthusiasmforentertainmentamongthepublicespeciallyyoungpeoplE.Oursisadevelopingcountry.GlobalcompetitioninthegrowthofnationalstrengthpresentsademandforChinatobequickerinitsdevelopment.WecannotaffordtolosetimE.Weneedtomakeoureconomymorepowerful.Tomeetthisneedallofusshouldmaintainourtraditionofworkinghardandovercomingdifficulties.56.A.particularmentionmadeofWangJianghai’sstoryinthefirsttwoparagraphs_____.A.servesasadescriptionofthetrendtodayB.servesasanintroductiontothediscussionC.showsadisagreementofviewsD.showthepopularityoftheTVstarsandpopsingers57.Whichofthefollowingisthereasonforyoungpeople’sincreasinginterestinentertainment?A.Youngpeoplearetaughtbyadultstoseekpleasureofsenses.B.YoungpeoplehavegivenupourtraditionalvalueofhardworkingcompletelyC.Youngpeoplearenotinterestedinlearningfromtheexamplesofhardworkingatall.D.YoungpeoplearefartoomuchinfluencedbytoomuchentertainmentnewsinmediA.58.Theunderlinedwordhedonismparagraph4means________.A.amaterialB.spiritualgainsC.thinkingpleasureisthemostimportantD.amusement
IfBarackObama'swifeandkidsthoughtthey'dbegettinghisundividedattentionduringtheirlong-awaitedsummerholidayperhapstheyshouldthinkagain.TheUSPresidentkickedoffhisvacationbyrevealingthatinadditiontoendlessgamesoftennisandgolfheplanstospendtheweekploughingthroughfivebooksweighinginatanastonishing2300pages.Hissummerreadinglistunveiled透露bytheWhiteHousecontainstwoheavyweightworksofnon–fictionandthreenovels.Ontopofthepresident’stableisHotFlatandCrowdedbyNewYorkTimescolumnistThomasFriedman.Subtitledwhyweneedagreenrevolutionitmakesaleftish左倾的calltoarmsregardingthefutureoftheplanet.MrObama'ssecondchoiceishistorianDavidMcCullough'sbiographyofJohnAdamstheoftenunder-ratedsecondUSpresidentwhowasthesubjectofanaward-winningHBOdocu-drama纪实剧lastyear.Thenovelsincludetwocrimethrillers:RichardPrice'sLushLifeandTheWayHomeanovelbyGeorgePelecanossetinWashingtonDC–whichmuchlikeObama'sbest-sellingautobiography自传explorestherelationshipbetweenafatherandhisson.CompletingthesetisthenovelPlainsongbyalittle-knownwritercalledKentHaruf.SetinasmalltownontheColoradoplainsitsexistenceonthereadinglistmayreassurevotersthatMiddleAmericahasnotbeenignoredbytheircommander-in-chief.PublishersarekeepinganeyeonwhetherthefamousObamabounce–whichhashelpedsalesatthefirstfamily'sfavouriteclothesstoressuchasJCrew–willcontinuetoapplytotheirtroubledindustry.ThePresident'sendorsement认可issaidtohaveliftedsalesofJosephO'Neill'snovelNetherlandaboutcricketinHollandandNewYorklastyear.GiventhatPresidentObamahasalreadyspentaportionofhisweeksofarplayinggolfbeatingMichelleattennisandvisitingfriendsquestionswillinevitably不可避免地beaskedabouthisabilitytoputanydent挫伤atallintheambitiousreadinglist.Tofinishallfivebookshewouldhavetomanagemorethan300pageseveryday–quiteanaskwhenasmallportionofhistimemustalsobespentrunningthecountry.57.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.TogiveanexamplE.B.TointroduceatopiC.C.TodescribeahopE.D.Toofferanargument.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Somepeopledoubtedifthepresidentcouldfinishhisbooks.B.TheWayHomeisabookwhichexplorestherelationshipbetweenafatherandhisson.C.LushlifesetinWashingtonisanovelwrittenbyRichardPricE.D.ThankstoObamasalesofNetherlandhavebeenlifteD.59.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTabookthePresidentplannedtoread?A.JohnAdams.B.NetherlanD.C.HotFlatandCrowdeD.D.LushLifE.60.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Obama’sHobbiesB.Obama’sHolidayPlanC.Obama’sHolidayLifeD.Obama’sHolidayBookList
BOurlistenerquestionthisweekcomesfromAbdullahiFarahwhowantstoknowaboutthelifeandworkofDoctorBenjaminCarson.DoctorCarsonisaninternationallyrecognizeddoctoratJohnsHopkinsHospitalinBaltimoreMarylanD.HehasbeenthedirectorofPediatricNeurosurgeryatthehospitalfortwenty-fiveyears.Attheageofthirty-threehebecameoneoftheyoungestdoctorsintheUnitedStatestoholdthatposition.AndhewasthefirstAfrican-AmericantohavethatpositionatJohnsHopkinsHospital.BenCarsonisknownforhisworkasabrainsurgeonforchildren.Forexampleinnineteeneighty-sevenheledateamofseventydoctorsandnursesinanoperationtoseparatetwobabiesjoinedattheheaD.EarlierattemptsbyothersurgeonsonotherbabieshadfaileD.DoctorCarsonsuccessfullyperformedtheoperation.Bothbabieswereabletosurviveindependently.DoctorCarsonhaswrittenfourbooks.HisfirstbookGiftedHandstellsthestoryofhislifE.BenjaminCarsonwasborninnineteenfifty-oneinDetroitMichigan.AsaboyBenwasnotagoodstudent.Infacthewastheworstinhisclass.Whenhismotherlearnedofhisfailinggradessheaskedhersonstoreadtwolibrarybookseveryweek.Shelimitedtheamountoftimetheywatchedtelevision.Andshetoldthemtorespecteveryperson.BenCarsonsoonbecamethetopstudentinhisclass.HewentontostudyatYaleUniversityoneofthebestuniversitiesinthecountryandlatertomedicalschoolattheUniversityofMichigan.DoctorCarsonhasreceivedmanyawardsandhonors.Lastyearhereceivedthenation'shighestcivilianhonor.FormerPresidentGeorgeW.BushpresentedBenjaminCarsonwiththePresidentialMedalofFreedomataceremonyattheWhiteHousE.45.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom_____.A.aradioB.amagazineC.TVD.apaper46.Whatdoesthewordsurgeonsinparagraph3mean?A.nursesB.doctorsC.hospitalsD.points47.BenjaminCarson’schangeinstudywaslargelybecauseof______A.hishardworkB.histeacherC.hismotherD.hisfather48.What’stheaimtowritethepassage?A.TocallonustolearnfromBenjaminCarson.B.TopraiseBenjaminCarsonforhisachievements.C.ToshowushowBenjaminCarsonsucceededD.TointroduceBenjaminCarson’slifeandwork
CThequestionsofwhatchildrenlearnandhowtheyshouldlearnitiscontinuallybeingdebatedandreheateD.Nobodydaresanylongertodefendtheoldsystemtheparrot–fashionwayoflearningbyrepeatingwhatotherssayoflearninglessonsthegrammarwithawhipsystemwhichwasgoodenoughforourgrandparents.Thetheoriesofmodernpsychologyhavesteppedintoarguethatwemustunderstandtheneedsofchildren.Childrenarenotjustsmalladultstheyarechildrenwhomustberespectedassuch.WellyoumaysaythisisasitshouldbeandagoodideA.Butthinkfurther.Whathappens?‘Education’becomestheresponsibilitynotofteachersbutofpsychologists.Whathappensthen?Teachersworrytoomuchaboutthepsychologicalimplicationsoftheirlessonsandforgetaboutthesubjectsthemselves.Ifachilddislikesalessontheteacherfeelsthatitishisfaultnotthechild’s.Soteachersworrywhetherhistoryis‘relevant’tomodemyoungchildren.Anddotheydaretorecountstoriesaboutviolentbattles?Orwillthismakethechildrenthemselvesviolent?Cantheytelltheirclassesaboutchildrenofdifferentracesorwillthisencourageracialhatred?Whyteachchildrentowritegrammaticalsentences?Verbalexpressionisbetter.Sums?Arithmetic?Noreal—lifemathematicalsituationsaremoreunderstandablE.YouseE.youcangotoofar.Influencedbyeducationaltheoristswhohavenothingbettertodothanwritebooksabouttheirideasteachersleavetheirteacher—trainingcollegesfilledwithgrandpsychologicalideasaboutchildrenandtheirneeds.Theymakecomplicatedpreparationsandtryouttheir‘modernmethods’onthelong–sufferingchildren.Sinceone‘modernmethod’rapidlyreplacesanotherthepoorkidswillhavewellbeenfedupbythetimetheyleaveschool.frequentlythemodernmethodsaresocomplicatedthattheyfailtobeunderstoodbytheteachersletalonethechildren;evenmoreoftentherelaxeddisciplinesonecessaryforthe‘informal’feelingtheclassmusthavepreventsallbutahandfulofchildrenfromlearninganything.63.Undertheoldsystemchildrenwere.A.madetolearnpassivelyB.goodenoughtotheirgrandparentsC.madetolearnactivelyD.understoodandrespectedbyteachers64.Whathappenswhenteacherspaytoomuchattentiontothepsychologicalimplicationsduringalesson?A.Theyfindthatchildrendislikethelessons.B.TheyworrytoomuchabouthistorystoriesracialhatredgrammarandarithmetiC.C.Theydon’tpayenoughattentiontowhatstudentsarelearning.D.Theytendtoblamestudentsfortheirfailureinteaching.65.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceattheendofthepassage?A.ChildrenwilllearnwellinarelaxedclassroomatmospherE.B.FewchildrenwillactuallylearnwhenthereisnodisciplinE.C.Relaxeddisciplineisnecessaryforchildrentodevelop.D.NochildrenwilllearnanythingwithoutstrictdisciplinE.66.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthetheoriesofmodernpsychology?A.Indifferent不关心的.B.Tolerant容忍的.C.Supportive支持的.D.Critical批评的.
CBERLIN-AGermanwomanfearfulthataburglar夜贼wastryingtobreakintohersecondstoreyapartmentcalledpoliceaftersheheardsomeoneclimbinguptoherbalconyshortlyaftermidnightpolicesaidThursday.Policediscoveredtheburglarwasamancarryingflowersandabottleofwinewhoturnedouttobethewoman’sboyfrienD.Butthenarrestedhimonanoutstandingreason.HewastryingtosurpriseherwiththeflowersandabottleofwinebutitallwentwrongsaidKorbachpolicespokesmanVolkerKoenig.HesaidthemanjumpeddownfromthebalconyandtriedtoescapebutwasquicklycaughtbypolicE.Heneverthelessgavethepolicewhoweretakinghimtojailthebottleofwineasagestureofthanksforthefriendlytreatmentafterthearrest.KoenigsaiD.LONDON-Asmokerwhodiedafterbattlingemphysema肺气肿hashadhisdyingwishgrantedwiththeplacementofaSMOKINGKILLEDMEsignonhishearseandhisgravE.AlbertWhittamoreblamedhisyouthfulsmokinghabitforthelungdiseasE.HesaidbeforehediedinFebruarythathewantedthesigntoserveasawarningtoyoungpeopleaboutthedangersoftobaccosmoking.Thesignwasdesignedtolooklikethehealthwarningonapacketofcigarettes.Theprintednoticeathisgravewillbeleftinplaceforaweek.ThehearsecarryinghisbodythroughthetownofDover100miles160kilometerssoutheastofLondonandseveraloftheprintedsignsdisplayedinthewindows.49.Themanclimbingup_________.A.wasactuallyawantedthiefB.wasputintoprisonintheendC.thankedthepoliceforsettinghimfreeD.wastreatedbadlybythepolice50.Thebesttitleforthefirstnewsitemmightbe_________A.A.burglar’sloveB.A.devotedboyfriendC.FlowersandwineD.Priceforbeingromantic51.Thepublicpaidmoreattentiontothesmokerbecause.A.hediedaftersmokingformanyyearsB.hehadthesignputonhishearseandhisgraveC.hetiedofalungdiseasewithoutanytreatmentD.hewantedthesignleftonhisgraveforoneday52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thesignwillbeprintedonthepacketofcigarettes.B.ThesignswerealsoshowninthewindowsofthehearsE.C.LondonistothenorthwestofthetownofDover.D.Thesmokerregrettedformingthehabitofsmoking.
三AIrecentlyspenttwoyearsintheArcticfilmingtheseriesBluePlanet.Ilovebeinginanenvironmentthathasn'tchangedfor20000years.Ofcourseit'sfreezingbutitmustbeahealthyplacebecauseyounevercatchcolds.WhenI'mfilmingIliketoreallyfeelhowlonelytheenvironmentis.FilmingunderwaterinvolvescuttingthroughthickiceanddivingintiedtoalinE.Thepersonattheotherendhastobereadytopullyououtfastifnecessary.OriginallyIwasaresearchdiverfortheBritishAntarcticSurveyprojectbutformesciencelackedexcitement.I'dalwaysenjoyedphotographyandwhenevercamerateamspassedthroughtheyencouragedmetowatchandlearn.Iwasthenabletomoveintofilmingin1985andhaveconcentratedonArcticandAntarcticwildlifeeversincE.IprefertobefacedwiththeanimalsI'mfilming.Ihaven'tgotinthewaterwithkillerwhalesyetbutIplanto.Ofcourseit'sdangerousifyouchoosethewrongmoment.They'rebiganimalsandcanmovefastsoI'dbestupidtofilmthemsearchingforfood!I'veneverhadproblemswithpolarbearsalthoughonceIwasfrightenedwhenonetriedtogetintomytent.Polarbearsareboldcleveranddangerous.ButImadethisoneseeIwasn'tabouttoattackit-I'msureitrealisedIwouldn'thurtit.WhenIcomehomebackfrommytripsIworkinthemorningsandspendtheafternoonsswimmingtokeepfit.NowI'mfiftyfilmingisharder.Thechallengeformeistocontinuetodeliverhigh-qualitywork.56.Inthistextthewriterisdescribing__________.A.thechallengesoftheenvironmentheworksinB.thebeautifulsceneryoftheArcticC.thecareeropportunitiesinTVcamerawork.D.thedifficultiesofhavingtoworkalone57.Whatdoesthewritersayabouthisearlycareer?A.HewasboredbyworkingonlyinAntarctiC.B.Ittaughthimhowtobecomeaskilleddiver.C.Hewastedtheyearshespentasascientist.D.Itprovidedhimwithachancetolearnaboutfilming.58.Whentalkingaboutkillerwhalesthewritersaysthat__________.A.hehasalwaysbeencarefulwhendivingwiththemB.hetriestoavoidanydangerbyfacingthemC.hewillonlyfilmthemfromasafedistanceD.hebelievestherearesafeopportunitiestofilmthem59.Howdoesthewriterdescribehisexperiencewithapolarbear?A.Thewriterrealizedhewaswrongtotrustpolarbears.B.Thewriterfeltnervousthatthebearmightcomeback.C.Thebearseemedtoknowthewriterwasn’tadanger.D.Theanimalwasmuchmoreafraidthanthewriterwas.
第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请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的标号涂黑May16thWednesdaySunnyTheyusedtocallherthewitch女巫buttodayIfoundthingsweredifferent.Mylegsweretooshorttoreachthefloorfromupthereonthebigchair.IwassoafraiD.MylegsstartedtoshakE.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadbeentotheprincipal’s校长的officE.AndIknewwhatshewasgoingtoaskmE.WhyhadIbeenrunningontheconcrete混凝土intheplayground?Whyhadn’tIfollowedtheschoolrules?Theprincipal’ssecretarywassittingatherdesk.ShekeptaskingmequestionslikewhetherIlikedschoolandwhatgradeIwasin.Ididn’twanttotalktohersoIjustgaveone-wordanswers.ThensheaskedwhatmydaddiD.ButIdidn’treallyknowwhathedidsoImadesomethingup.HeplaysbasketballfortheBostonCelticsIsaiD.ThesecretaryjustlookedatmeandsaidnothingmorE.Justthenthedoortotheprincipal’sofficeopeneD.Thereshewasthewomanthateveryonecalledthewitch.Wasshereallythatbad?Iwassurprisedtoseeherofficewallswerebrightyellowandthereweresomenicepicturesonthedesk.Shetoldmeaboutthepictures.IwassurprisedthatshehadafamilyandakidjustlikemE.Thensheaskedhowmyfamilywas.ItturnedoutthatshehadknownmesinceIwasonlyafewweeksolD.Iwashappytohearthat.IfsheknewmymumthenIwouldn’tgetintomuchtroublE.Shecleanedthecutonmykneeandtoldmetobemorecareful.ShealsotoldmeabouttherulesoftheplaygrounD.Butshedidn’tpunishorshoutatmE.AndIforgotallthebadthingsIhadheardaboutthewitch.IhadmetherandIknewshewasnicE.1.Thewitchinthestoryrefersto_______.A.thewriterB.thewriter’sfatherC.thesecretaryD.theprincipal2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thewriteroftenaskedtheprincipalforhelp.B.Theprincipalmustbeverystrictwithstudents.C.Runningintheplaygroundwasallowedbytheschoolrules.D.Thewriter’sfatherwasanexcellentbasketballplayer.3.WhichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedphrasemadeupinParagraph6?A.TolD.B.InventeD.C.MindeD.D.MemorizeD.4.Howdidthewriterfindtheprincipalintheend?A.TerriblE.B.KinD.C.ProuD.D.Strict.
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.
A.14-year-oldgirlwasattackedbyagreybearwhilecompetinginabikeracE.Shemanagedtowhisperthewordbeartoherrescuer.Thegirlsufferedseriousheadneckandlegwoundsandisnowinadangerousconditioninhospital.Thegirlwastakingpartina24-hourracethroughBicentennialParkinAlaskawhenshewasattackedbythebear.BicentennialParkisnexttoChugachStateParkwherethewildanimalslivE.Thebearattackedthegirlinaheavilywoodedareaatabout1:30amduringthedarkestpartofthenight.ThegirlcalledemergencyservicesbutshewasunabletocommunicatE.AnotherriderPeterBasingerfoundhersittingdazed神志不清的onthegrounD.HetoldtheAnchorageDailyNewsshemanagedtosaythewordbearwhenhestoppedtohelp.Herhelmet头盔hadbeenrippedoff撞掉intheattackandrolledintothewoods.Mr.Basingerwaitedwiththegirlforabout20minutesuntildoctorsarriveD.Armedpolicetrekked长途跋涉3kmwithdoctorstopickupthegirl.AnimalexpertRickSinnottsaidsomethingmustbedoneassoonaspossibletopreventthebearfromattackingpeopleagain.IthadtobeextremelyterrifyinghesaiD.Mr.SinnotttoldtheAnchorageDailyNewsthatthebearcouldhavebeenamother.Ithurttworunnersonanearbypathtwoweeksago.HealsosaidthatthegirlwasluckytohavebeenwearingabikehelmetbecausethebearhadbittenherheaD.66.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?A.Lateinthemorning.B.Earlyintheafternoon.C.Inthemiddleoftheday.D.Inthemiddleofthenight.67.Whenthegirlwasattackedshewas__________.A.waitingforPeterBasingerB.followingamotherbearC.competingina24-hourraceD.ridinginChugachStatePark68.Mr.Sinnottsaidthegirlwasluckybecause_________.A.shewastheninaheavilywoodedareaB.shewasthenwearingabikehelmetC.shedidn’tgethurtbadlyD.shewasrescuedbyanotherrider69.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GirlAttackedbyBearduringBikeRaceB.WatchoutforMotherBearsC.StopBikeRacesinParksD.DoRemembertoWearBikeHelmet
BTheLordoftheRingsoneofthebestsellersinthenewmillennium千年wasmadeupofthreeparts——TheFellowshipoftheRingTwoTowersandTheReturnoftheKing.Millionsuponmillionsofpeoplehavereaditinover25differentlanguagesbutfewerknowabouttheauthorandthehistoryofthecompositionofthecreativemasterwork.JohnRonaldReuelTolkienwasborninSouthAfricain1892.HisparentsdiedwhenhewasachilD.LivinginEnglandwithhisauntTolkienandhiscousinsmadeupplaylanguagesahobbythatledtoTolkien’sbecomingskilledinWelshGreekGothicOldNorseandAnglo-Saxon.AftergraduatingfromOxfordTolkienservedinWorldWarI.In1917whilerecoveringfromtrenchfeverhebegancomposingthemythologyforTheRings.AsaprofessorofAnglo-Saxonin1930satOxfordTolkienwaspartofaninformaldiscussiongroupcalledtheInklingswhichincludedseveralwriters.ThegroupwassoonlisteningtochaptersofTolkien’simaginativeworkTheHobbit.HobbitwasanameTolkiencreatedforalocalpeoplethatcouldbestbedescribedashalf-sizedmembersoftheEnglishrural乡村的class.Hobbitsliveinhillsideholes.OneofthemBilboBagginslooksfortreasureswithagroupofdwarves侏儒.OnthewayhemeetsthetwistedpitifulcreatureGollumfromwhomheseesagoldenringthatmakestheholderinvisible看不见的.OneofTolkien’sstudentspersuadedheremployerpublisherAllen&Unwintolookatadraft草稿.ThechairmanofthefirmStanleyUnwinthoughtthatthebestjudgeforachildren’sbookwouldbehisten-year-oldson.TheboyearnedashillingforreportingbackthattheadventurewasexcitingandTheHobbitwaspublishedin1937.ItsoldsowellthatUnwinaskedforacontinuation.Overadozenyearslaterin1954TolkienproducedTheLordoftheRingsaseriesofbookssocreativethattheyholdreaders—newandold—aftertheirpublication.54.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheLordoftheRingsdidn’tsellwellinthelastmillennium.B.PeopleknowbetteraboutTolkienhimselfthanabouthisworks.C.TolkienwasquitefamiliarwithOldEnglish.D.TolkienknewverywellaboutdifferentkindsoflocallanguagesinAfricA.55.WhatcanwelearnaboutHobbitthatTolkiencreatedinhisworks?A.HobbitwasaracelivinginEnglishdowntownareas.B.Hobbitwasalocalpeoplewhowereverytallandstrong.C.Hobbitwasasocialgroupofpeoplewholivedinoldcastles.D.Hobbitwasagroupofpeoplewhoweremostlydwarves.56.WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofMrJ.R.R.Tolkien’slifeexperience?A.HehadhisTheHobbitpublisheD.B.HebecameamemberoftheInklings.C.HeservedinWorldWarⅠD.HebecameanundergraduateatOxforD.E.TheLordoftheRingscametotheworlD.f.HemovedtoEnglandtolivewithhisaunt.A.f-d-b-c-a-eB.f-d-c-b-a-eC.f-c-d-b-e-aD.d-f-c-a-b-e
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WhenJackieRobinsonwalkedontoEbbetsFieldinBrooklynNewYorkonApril151947hechangedbaseballforever.AsthefirstAfricanAmericantoplayintheMajorLeagueinmoderntimesmanybelievehechangedthecountryforever.Robinsonwasbornin1919.HelivedinatimewhenrulescontrolledwhatAfricanAmericanscoulddo.Hewasatopathleteplayingfootballbasketballandbaseball.ButplayingforamajorLeagueteamwasofflimitstoRobinsonbecauseofhisracE.BranchRickeypresidentandmanageroftheBrooklynDodgerssigned和签约Robinsonin1947.HebelievedthatRobinsonnotonlyhadtheskillsbutthecouragetofacethechallengeofbecomingmodernbaseball’sfirstblackplayer.Itwasn’teasy.Robinsonsometimesfacedboos嘘声fromfans.Buthebecameastaranyway.In1962hebecamethefirstAfrican-AmericanplayerchosentoentertheBaseballHallofFamE.In2005hewasawardedaCongressionalGoldMedalthehighestawardCongresscangivetoanAmerican.Bybreakingbaseball’scolorbarrier肤色障碍Robinsonopenedthedoorformanytofollowhisfootstepsnotonlyinbaseballbutinotherareasoflifeaswell.AfterhestoppedplayingthegameRobinsonworkedasamanagerforacoffeecompany.Hewroteanewspapercolumn专栏.Healsostartedabank.56.BeforeJackieRobinsonnoAfrican-Americanplayerscould__________.A.playbaseballB.playintheMajorLeagueC.playfootballandbasketballD.watchMajorLeaguegames57.AccordingtoBranchRickeyJackieRobinsonwas__________.A.poorbutcleverB.unluckybutconfidentC.proudandstrongD.braveandskilled58.WecanknowthatJackieRobinson’sstory__________.A.changedmanyAfricans’ideasB.hadaneffectonmanyblackpeople’slivesC.encouragedblackpeopletofightwithwhitesD.startedahotdiscussionaboutthecolorbarrier59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTwhatheoncedid?A.anewspapercolumnwriterB.abankerC.auniversityteacherD.amanagerinacompany
PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSIONDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagE.JaschaRichteroncesangdon'tneedtoomuchtalkingwithoutsayinganythingtorevealhislonelyfeelinginacrowD.DadalwaystoldmenevertoeverrevealmytrueopinionstowardsotherpeopleifsuchopinionsarenegativE.HesaidthisistheChuShiZheXuethephilosophyofdealingwithsocialnetwork.Itseemsthateverybodyherejustfollowsthisphilosophyveryverywell.Friends.IwouldsaythatifIweregiventruefriendshipIwoulddefinitelytreasureitwithmygreatestcarE.IfIreallyregardsomeoneasmyclosefriendIwouldneverleaveheralonewhenevershe'sinneedeitherfinanciallyormentally.AndIalwaysbelieveaslongasItreatpeoplewithwhole-heartedhonestyIwouldhavesomerewards—atleastjustONEtruefriendofthesamegender性别.SometimesIjustmissmyfriendsinChinA.Perhapswhenwebecamefriendswewerestillyoungtooyoungtohavebeenpollutedbyanydirtinthesociety.Buthereitissimplydifferent.ItseemsthatallofushavelearnthowtoSURVIVEinaforeignlandandsuchanexperienceactuallymakesuslearnhowtoextract榨取themostbenefitsfromthesurroundingsinordertosurvivE.AllarefriendsaroundmE.I'velookedthroughallthedarksidesoftheirpersonalitiesandyetIhavetopretendthatIknownothing.THEYAREGOOD.THEYAREGOOD.ANDWEAREFRIENDS.AndthenIcanmakemyselfcomfortableenoughtotalktopeopleIhatethemost.Andofcoursetheydon'tsayanywordstrulyfromtheirhearts.NeitherdoI.ButsometimesIjustfeelunwillingtotalktothesepeoplE.SometimesIjustwanttobealonequietlywithoutbeingforcedtolistentotheirgossiporotheruselesswords.StandingonamountainhighLookingatthemoonthroughaclearblueskyIshouldgoandseesomefriendsButtheydon'treallycomprehendJaschaRichterexpressesmyfeelingsalso.1.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter’sfatheraccordingtothispassage?A.Heisreallyagoodphilosopher.B.Hepossiblygetsonwellwithothers.C.Hetoldthewritertorevealhertrueopinions.D.Thepassagedoesn’ttellusatall.2.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingAllarefriendsaroundmeinParagraph7?A.Peoplearoundheralllikeher.B.Shehasalotoffriends.C.Therearenorealfriends.D.Nooneisfriendlytoher.3.What’sthemostprobablereasonthewritermentionsJaschaRichter’ssongtwiceinthepassage?A.ShelikesJaschaRichter’ssong.B.JaschaRichterisoneofherfriends.C.Thesongwereexpressesherfeelings.D.SheusesittoperfectsherarticlE.4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthewriterisTRUE?A.Sheisnowlivingabroadbutdoesn’tenjoythelifetherE.B.Sheabsolutelybelievesinherfather’sphilosophy.C.Sheshowsapositiveattitudetowardsherrelationshipwithothers.D.ShethinkshighlyofherfriendsbyrepeatingTheyaregood.5.Thewritermostlyexpressesher______inthispassagE.A.happinessB.homesicknessC.sadnessD.loneliness
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出的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项AManypeoplehavetoworkontheweekenD.SomepeopledonotminD.OtherpeoplethinkitisterriblE.Onemanthinksthatworkingontheweekendcanbedangerous.HeisGrahamCoates.Mr.CoatesworkedinanofficeinBrightonEnglanD.OnSaturdayMay241986hewenttotheofficetodosomework.Whenhegotintheelevatortogohomeitstoppedbetweenfloors.Mr.Coatescouldnotgetoutoftheelevator.Hewastrapped!Hestartedtoshoutbutnooneheardhim.ThenMr.CoatesrememberedthatitwasaholidayinEnglanD.NoonewasgoingtocometoworkuntilTuesday!TherewasnothingforMr.Coatestodo.Hehadtowaituntilonehiscoworkerscametoworkandfoundhim.WithnothingtoeatordrinkMr.CoatesendedupsleepingformostofthetimE.EarlyonTuesdaymorningthevicepresidentofthecompanycameintoworkandfoundtheelevatorwasnotworking.WhentheelevatorwasopenedMr.CoatescameoutcoldweakandtireD.Hehadbeenintheelevatorforsixty-twohours!NowMr.CoatessaysIonlyuseelevatorsiftheyhavetelephonesinthem.56.Mr.Coatescouldnotgetoutoftheelevatorbecause______.A.itwasbrokenB.itwasaweekendC.itwasaholidayD.itstoppedonawrongfloor57.Whatdidhedointheelevatormostofthetime?A.ShoutedandscreameD.B.SleptandwaiteD.C.Telephonedhisboss.D.Ateanddrank.58.Whatisthebesttitleforthisstory?A.AnInterestingElevatorB.A.BusyWeekendC.ElevatorSafetyD.TrappedinanElevator
DIwrotetotheWhiteHouseaskingaboutabirthdaygreetingformygrandfatherwhowillbe95nextyear.IreceivedacardsignedbyBillandHillary.Theylooklikerealsignatures签名andarenotprintedandtheyareprobablyproducedbyautographing亲笔签名machines.Thatsays:HappyBirthday!HillaryandIaredelightedtojoinyourfriendsandfamilyincongratulatingyouonthisspecialday.Asyoulookforwardtotheyearaheadpleaseacceptourbestwishesforgoodhealthandmuchfuturehappiness.ThiswassentinadoubleenvelopesothatIcouldaddresstheinneronetomygrandfatherandsendthesealed盖章cardtohim.ThecardhasthepresidentialsealprintedingolD.TheouterenvelopishandaddresseD.NOTE:thepostagemeterimpressionontheouterenveloperemindedmethatthepresidentdoesnothavefrankingprivileges.邮资特权TheouterenvelopedoeshavealittleBwrittenontheupperrightcornerindicationthattheyhaveapileofthesepre-signedanddouble-enveloped;whenarequestcomesintheyjustwritetheaddressontheouterenvelopeandmailit.Thereturnaddressonbothenvelopesissimple:TheWhiteHouseWashington.73.WhendidthewriterwritetotheWhiteHouse?A.Onhisgrandfather’sbirthday.B.Onhisbirthday.C.Whenhisgrandfatherwas94years.D.Whenhisgrandfatherwas95yearsolD.74.It’sclearthatthecardsentbyBillandHillarywas.A.signedbyanautographingmachineB.theonethathadrealsignaturesofBillandHillaryC.theonewhosesignatureswereprintedD.theonethatwassignedwiththeirownnames75.Formwhatthecardsayswecanfindit.A.wasapublicletterforthosewhowereinneedofgreetingB.canbesenttoallthosewhowritetothembothC.wassentspeciallytothewriter’sgrandfatherD.canbesenttoanyonewhosebirthdayiscomingnear76.TheletterBontheupperrightcorneroftheouterenvelopemeans.A.thesearealldoubleenvelopehavingcardswithpre-signaturesinsidethemB.theseareallletterswhichhavefrankingprivilegesC.theyhavewrittentheaddressontheouterenvelopesD.theyhavewrittenTheWhiteHouseWashingtononbothenvelopes
Theyoungwomanseatednexttousatthesushi寿司bargaveoffanalienair;herlooksandstylewethoughtmadeitlikelythatshewasnotAmericanborn.ButthenshespokeinperfectAmericanEnglishwiththetypicalcharacteristicofmanyyoungCalifornians.Asitturnsouthowevershewasn’tfromthesepartsafterall;shewasborninIranandspokeonlyFarsi波斯语untilherarrivalheretwoyearsago.Whatclasseswewonderedhadsheattendedtolearnthelanguagesowell?Ididn’tshesaiD.IusedRosettaStonE.Thoseyellowboxessoldatshopping-mallandairportnewspaperstandsmaybethemostrecognizableexampleofPC-basedlanguagelearningbutitcertainlyisn’ttheonlyonE.WiththegrowthofbroadbandconnectivityandsocialnetworkscompanieshaveintroducedawiderangeofInternet-basedlanguagelearningproductsbothfreeandfee-basedthatallowstudentstointeractinrealtimewithinstructorsinothercountriesgainaccesstotheirlessonplanswherevertheyareintheworldandcommunicatewithpenpalswhoarealsotryingtorememberifbambinomeansbaby.Learningalanguagesometimesseemsasdifficultasdieting.Thesolutionistofigureouthowtostayinterestedafterthecuriositywearsoff.Tofightagainstboredomonlinelanguageprogramshaveintroducedcrosswordpuzzlesinteractive交互的videosandothergamestorewardusersformakingprogress.Onlinecoursesareeitherfee-basedfreeoracombination.Starterkits入门套件offee-basedprogramsmaycostjustafewhundreddollarsbutthecosttoreachhigherlevelsofcomprehensionandspeakingcaneasilybe$1000.Whilethatmaysoundexpensivelanguagecompanymanagerssayitisn’t;collegecoursesoftencostmanythousandsofdollarstoreachthesamelevel.Socostasidehowdoyouchoosewhichprogramtouse?Theansweristhatonesizedoesn’tfitall.55.WhichofthefollowingisthefactaboutRosettaStone?A.RosettaStoneisonlyaspecialstonewiththenameRosettaonB.RosettaStoneisafreePC-basedlanguagelearningproduct.C.RosettaStoneisareferencebookforEnglishlearnerstousE.D.RosettaStoneisalanguage-learningsoftware56.Thecaseoftheyoungwomaninthepassageismeanttotellthereaderthat______.A.thewomanisoneofmanysuccessfullanguagelearnersB.thewomanlikesRosettaStoneverymuchC.manypeoplearebenefitingfromtheInternetlanguagelearningproductsD.RosettaStoneisoneofthesuccessfulPC-basedlanguageinstructors57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theyoffertheEnglishlearnersallkindsoffreecoursesB.learnerscancommunicatewithteachersatanytimeC.studentscancomparenoteswiththeire-palsaboutlanguagestudyD.advancedonlinecoursesusuallycostmorethanthecollegeonesofthesamelevel58.Whatinformationwillbemostprobablyprovidedfollowingthelastparagraph?A.Anintroductionofdifferentonlinelanguagelearningproducts.B.Anintroductionofdifferentlanguagelearningmethods.C.ThestrengthsandweaknessesofInternetlanguagelearningproducts.D.A.comparisonbetweenonlineandcollegelanguagelearning.
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