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高考英语阅读理解专项训练——生活类1Listencarefullyworkingpeoplewewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofallitisfree!It’s“no”.WhatdoyouaskWe’llsayitagain:“No”.Sweetandsimple“no”.Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself”saidLeslieCharlesaprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansingMichigan.“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”SusieWatsonafamouswritersaidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt内疚orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated强制的‘yes’”shesaid.SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit“Notatall”saidWatsonwhoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddleburyConneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.“No”canbeyournewfriendapowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating”Charlessaid.Butheaddeda“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.Buthealsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”
1.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothersB.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappyC.youareselfishandtreatothersrudelyD.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned
2.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.A.secretway B.politewayC.proudway D.guiltyway
3.InWatson’sopinionpeoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.A.theysay“no”atasuitabletimeB.theysay“no”asmuchaspossibleC.theyareafraidofsaying“no”D.theymakeothersangryatthem
4.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverythingtheresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.A.enjoysawonderfullifeB.makesalotofmoneyC.facesdifficultyinlife D.forgetstosay“yes”intheend【答案解析】本文说明了人们在生活中敢于说“不”的重要性,同时也提醒人们应注意不要走向极端
1.D推断题根据Charles所说的Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself否定他人就意味着肯定自己可推知此题答案为D
2.B推断题根据SusieWatson所说的Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’我倒愿意听一声有爱意的否定可推知此题答案为B
3.A推断题对文章倒数第5段最后一句Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.反过来理解只有当你不肯定的时候说“不”,可推知此题答案为A
4.C推断题从文章最后一段Charles所说的Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything可知,不然的话就会遇到麻烦,故此题答案为C2Myhusbandandchildrenthinktheyareveryluckythattheyarelivingandthatit’sChristmasagain.Theycan’tseethatweliveonadirtystreetinadirtyhouseamongpeoplewhoaren’tmuchgood.ButJohnnyandchildrencan’tseethis.Whatapityitisthatourneighbourshavetomakehappinessoutofallthisdirt.Idecidedthatmychildrenmustgetoutofthis.Themoneythatwe’vesavedisn’tnearlyenough.TheMcGarityshavemoneybuttheyaresoproud.Theylookdownuponthepoor.TheMcGaritygirljustyesterdaystoodoutthereinthestreeteatingfromabagofcandy糖果whilearingofhungrychildrenwatchedher.Isawthosechildrenlookingatherandcryingintheirhearts;andwhenshecouldn’teatanymoreshethrewtherestdownthesewer下水道.WhyisitonlybecausetheyhavemoneyThereismoretohappinessthanmoneyintheworldisn’tthereMissJacksonwhoteachesattheSettlementHouseisn’trichbutsheknowsthings.Sheunderstandspeople.Hereyeslookstraightintoyourswhenshetalkswithyou.Shecanreadyourmind.I’dliketoseethechildrenbelikeMissJacksonwhentheygrowup.
1.Thispassagemainlysuggeststhatthewriter_______.A.iseasytogetalongwith B.isunhappywiththelifetheyarelivingC.isgoodatobservingandunderstanding D.isneverpleasedwithherneigbours
2.WhatdoyouthinkofMcGaritygirlA.Sheisproudandhungry.B.Sheisselfishandcruel.C.Sheislonelyandfriendless.D.Sheisunhappyandmisunderstood.
3.Inthistextthewritertriestotellusthat_______.A.moneyisthekeytoeverything B.themoremoneyyouhavethelesshappyyou’llbeC.thereissomethingmoreimportantthanmoneyD.whentalkingtopeopleweshouldlookintotheireyes
4.PickouttheonethatdoesNOTdescribethewriter’sviewonmoney.A.WhyisitonlybecausetheyhavemoneyB.Thereismoretohappinessthanmoney.C.MissJacksonisn’trichbutsheknowsthings.D.Themoneywesavedisn’tnearlyenough.【答案解析】本文记述了作者一家所生活的环境以及作者看到一些现象后产生的感想
1.B主旨题文章第1段说他家所住的房子肮脏、街道肮脏,邻居们以脏取乐,作者决定他的孩子一定要远离这一切,由此可推知此题答案为B
2.B推断题根据第2段描述McGarity一个人在很多小孩面前独自吃糖,吃不完时,把剩余的糖扔进下水道,可知此题答案为B
3.C推断题从第2段最后一句世界上有比钱更使人幸福的东西;第3段MissJackson教书,没有很多钱,但知道很多事情而受作者尊敬,可推知此题答案为C
4.D推断题选项A、B、C都是作者对钱的看法,而只有选项D是事实,可推知此题答案为D3HowtoprotectchildrenWebfansfromunsuitablematerialon-linewhileencouragingthemtousetheInternethaslongbeendiscussedintheU.S.ForsomeparentstheInternetcanseemlikeajunglefilledwithdangerfortheirchildren.Butjunglescontainwondersaswellasdangersandwithgoodguidessomeeducationandafewprecautions预防措施thewildsoftheInternetcanbesafelynavigated航行.“Kidshavetobeon-line.Ifwetellourkidstheycan’thaveaccess机会totheInternetwe’recuttingthemofffromtheirfuture”saidanexpert.Mostkidshavestartedtousesearchengines.ManyofthemaregreatforfindingtonsofinterestingInternetsitesandtheycanalsolocateplaceswhereyoumightnotwantyourkidstogo.Therearesearchenginesdesignedjustforkids.Acertainsoftwarecontainsonlysitesthathavebeenselectedassafe.Themostpopularwaytolimitaccesswouldbetousewhatisknownasa“contentscreener过滤器”.Butthiscan’tbewhollyreliable可靠andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet.Anotherwayisthatmumordadisnearbywhenthechildissurfing浏览theInternet.Afewothertips●Don’tputthePCinachild’sroombutkeepitinanareawheremumordadcankeepaneyeonthings.ThatalsomakestheInternetmoreofafamilyactivity.●Askyourchildwhatheorshehasbeendoingandaboutanyfriendstheymakeon-line.●Tellyourchildnottogiveon-linestrangerspersonalinformationespeciallylikeaddressandphonenumber.●Andtellyourchildrennevertotalktoanyonetheymeeton-lineoverthephonesendthemanythingacceptanythingfromthemoragreetomeetwiththemunlessyougoalong.
1.Thepassageismainlyaboutthesubjectof_______.A.Americanchildrengoingon-lineB.InternetinAmericaC.appreciatingInternetD.opposingchildren’son-line
2.Thebestwaytoprotectchildrenfromimpropermaterialis_______.A.toinstall安装acontentscreeneronthecomputerB.tobuysomesearchenginesforthechildrenC.tobenearbywhentheyaresurfingtheInternetD.totalktothechildrenandpersuadethemtotellrightfromwrong
3.WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassageA.SurfingtheInternetisthebestmethodofeducatingchildren.B.Children’snothavingaccesstoInternetmayhaveeffectontheirprogress.C.UsingacontentscreenerismostreliableforkeepingchildrenhavingaccesstoInternet.D.Searchingenginescanhelpchildrentoselectmaterialsfitforthem.
4.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.softwaresfitforchildrenwantprogrammingB.achildwhoison-lineisindangerC.InternetisajunglefullofdangerD.Internetcontainsalotofharmfulsites【答案解析】本文讲述因特网对孩子既有利也有害,并告诉父母应该如何保护他们的孩子远离那些不适合孩子的网络资料
1.A主旨题文章第1段就是主题句
2.D判断题从第3段倒数第2句话…andthebestthingparentscandoistotalktotheirkidsandletthemknowwhatisOKornotOKtoseeordoontheInternet可以做出正确判断
3.B判断题从文章内容来看,A、C、D三项明显与题意不符,而B项内容文中的一位专家则说过
4.D主旨题从第2段和第3段内容可以概括出本文主旨4HaveyoueverbeenafraidtotalkbackwhenyouweretreatedunfairlyHaveyoueverboughtsomethingjustbecausethesalesmantalkedyouintoitAreyouafraidtoaskaboygirlforadate?Manypeopleareafraidtoassertthemselvesinsistupontheirownrights.DrRobertAlbertiauthorofStandUpSpeakOutandTalkBackthinksit’sbecausetheirself-esteem自尊islow.“Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves”saysAlberti.“There’salwaysasuperioraround—aparentateacheraboss—whoknowsbetter’”.ButAlbertiandotherscientistsaredoingsomethingtohelppeopletoassertthemselves.Theyoffer“assertivenesstraining”coursesAT.IntheATcoursespeoplelearnthattheyhavearighttobethemselves.Theylearntospeakoutandfeelgoodaboutdoingso.Theylearntobeaggressive敢闯闯劲儿withouthurtingotherpeople.Inonewaylearningtospeakoutistoovercomefear.AgrouptakinganATcoursewillhelpthetimidpersontolosehisfear.ButATusesanevenstrongermotive—theneedtoshare.Thetimidpersonspeaksoutinthegroupbecausehewantstotellhowhefeels.ATsaysyoucangettofeelgoodaboutyourself.Andonceyoudoyoucanlearntospeakout.
1.Inthepassagethewritertalksabouttheproblemthat_______.A.somepeoplearetooeasy-goingB.somepeoplearetootimidC.therearetoomanysuperiorsaroundusD.somepeopledarenotstickupfortheirownrights
2.Theeffectofourset-uponpeopleisoftento_______.A.makethemdistrusttheirownjudgmentB.makethingsmorefavorableforthemC.keepthemfromspeakingoutasmuchastheirsuperiorsdoD.helpthemtolearntospeakupfortheirrights
3.OnethingATdoesn’tdoisto_______.A.usetheneedofpeopletoshareB.showpeopletheyhavetherighttobethemselvesC.helppeopletobeaggressiveatanytimeevenwhenotherssufferD.helppeopleovercomefear【答案解析】人要有主见,要敢表达出自己的意见,要维护自己的权益
1.D判断题自卑的人不敢说“不”,也不敢当众发表自己的意见,那当然是失去了自己的权力
2.A语义理解题从第2段第3句话Ourwholeset-upmakespeopledoubtthemselves可知答案为A
3.C语义理解题从第3段最后一句话Theylearntobeaggressive敢闯闯劲儿withouthurtingotherpeople可以做出正确判断5ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideitandtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytraincarorbuseventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoneyonecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Theninthecountryonecanrestfromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbusesonecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummereveningsonecanenjoythefreshcleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardensonecanspendone’sfreetimediggingplantingwateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.ThenwhentheflowersandvegetablescomeuponehastherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNature.Somepeoplehowevertakenointerestincountrythings:forthemhappinessliesinthetownwithitscinemasandtheatresbeautifulshopsandbusystreetsdance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’stwoweeksvisittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA.Peoplewholikecountrythingsprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C.BecauseofcertaindisadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondonsomepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinsideLondon.D.BecauseofcertainadvantagesoflivingoutsideLondonmanypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideLondon.
2.Onecanusethesamemoneyfor________tobuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A.gettingasmallflatwithagardenB.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden
3.Whentheflowersandvegetablesinthegardencomeupthose_______havetherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNature.A.wholiveinthecountryB.whohavespenttimeworkinginthegardenC.whohaveagardenoftheirownD.whohavebeendiggingplantingandwatering
4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthetownwouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife
5.Theunderlinedwordrestinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.theresttimeB.therestpeopleC.therestofthecountryD.therestoftheparksandofthesea【答案解析】本文介绍在伦敦工作的人对是在市里居住还是在乡下居住所持的不同看法和态度
1.B推断题根据文章内容虽然有很多喜欢乡村生活,但文章最后讲也有些人喜欢城市生活,从而可推知此题答案为B
2.C细节题根据文章第2段第
二、三句可推知此题答案为C
3.B推断题根据文章第3段最后两句可知要是他喜欢花园,在花园里挖土、种植、浇水等等,那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候,他就得到了与大自然分享秘密的奖赏,所以选B
4.A推断题根据文章最后一段第2句SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon可推知此题答案为A
5.C推断题根据其上文这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假;本句接着说其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人,那么,“其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”从而可推知题答案为C6Ineveryschoolthereisa“top”crowdthatsetsthepacewhiletheothersfollowtheirlead.Let’ssaythetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttowearbrightredsweaters.Prettysooneverybodyiswearingabrightredsweater.Thereisnothingwrongwiththatexceptthefactthatonsomepeoplebrightredsweaterisextremelyunbecoming.Thesituationcanevenbecomedangerousifthetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttodrinkortodrivecarsatseventymilesanhour.Thenthepeoplewhofollowtheleadareendangeringtheirlives.Theyarelikethesheepbeingledtothebutcher.Nowchancesarethatyouhavecomeacrosssituationslikethesemorethanonceinyourlife;chancesarethatonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong.Youmayhaveexcusedyourselfbysaying“Geethecrowddoesit.”Wellletthecrowddoitbutdon’tdoityourself.Learntosay“No.”Developyourownstandardsandyourownjudgment.Ifyouknowthecrowdisplanningsomethingyoudisagreetohavethecouragetobowoutmannerly.You’llhavethesatisfactionofstandingonyourowntwofeet.
1.WhichisthebesttitleforthispassageA.FollowtheLead.B.TopCrowd.C.BeingYourself.D.BrightRed.
2.Theauthordoesn’tthinkitgoodwearingredsweatersif________.A.thecrowddoesitB.youcan’taffordthemC.youdon’tlookgoodinredD.thesituationisn’tsafe
3.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewhofollowthecrowd________.A.sometimesdothingsagainsttheirbetterjudgmentB.makemistakesblindlyC.arewillingtoputtheirlivesindangerD.willintheendbecomepace-setters【答案解析】本文分析了生活中的一种随主流的现象,并指出了其危害,劝人们凡事应自己作主
1.C主旨题根据文章最后一段第1句Developyourownstandardsandyourownjudgment及其全文内容可推知此题答案为C
2.C细节题根据文章第2段第1句onsomepeoplebrightredsweaterisextremelyunbecoming可推知此题答案为C
3.A推断题根据文章第3段第1句中的后半部分chancesarethatonetimeoranotheryouprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong可推知此题答案为A
(7)AmongvariousprogrammesTVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle风格.ButnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontentwhileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherestthantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“rubbishtalk”.Thecontentsonhisshowareassurprisingascanbe.Forexampletheshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflovesexcheatingandhatetoadifferentlevel.ClearlytheJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsocietyyetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople’slives.LikeJerrySpringerOprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop.ButOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentquality质量oflife.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessonsmanagingyourworkweektogettingtoknowyourneighbors.ComparedtoOprahtheJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwitha“finalword”.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaoftheshow.Hopefullythisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.CleanasitistheOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow’smainviewersaremiddleclassAmericans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetimemoneyandabilitytodealwithlife’stoughproblems.JerrySpringerontheotherhandhasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludeloverelationshipsexmoneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughtheshow’sexploitation.
1.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshowsboththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare____.A.moreinterestingB.unusuallypopularC.moredetailedD.moreformal
2.ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasantpeoplewhowatchtheshows____.A.remaininterestedinthemB.arereadytofaceuptothemC.remaincoldtothemD.arewillingtogetawayfromthem
3.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshowA.Anewtypeofrobot.B.Nationhatred.C.Familyincomeplanning.D.Streetaccident.
4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows_____.A.havebecometheonlyonesofitskindB.exploittheweaknessesinhumannatureC.appearatdifferenttimesofthedayD.attractdifferentpeople【答案解析】本文比较了美国两位著名的电视谈话节目主持人的不同主持风格
1.B推断题根据文中的JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“rubbishtalk”和OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop两句可以看出这两个电视谈话节目受到了观众不寻常的欢迎
2.A推断题文中的ClearlytheJerrySpringshowisaboutthedarksideofsocietyyetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople’slives说明观众对于人民生活上的难处还是很感兴趣的,因为它确实比较真实地反映了人们日常生活中的实事,容易引起观众的共鸣
3.C推断题文中的Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentquality质量oflife说明这一档节目报道的都是社会的正面而A项是科技报道,属不带感情色彩的客观报道B、D属负面的东西,所以此题答案选C
4.D推断题Theshow’smainviewersaremiddleclassAmericans和JerrySpringerontheotherhandhasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety暗示这两个节目分别适应不同年龄、不同层次的观众需要8“Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshameful”saysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德上的freedom.Asingleangrywordhaslostmanyafriend.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.Fitsofangerbringfitsofdisease.“Whomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad.”“Keepcool”saysGeorgeHerbert“forfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.”Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.“Anger”saysPythagoras“bringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.”Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.
1.WhatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraphA.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One’smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone’slife.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.
2.Whatisthecorrectinterpretationof“Whomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad”A.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.Ifyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinished.C.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.
3.Ifamanlacksself-controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.strongfeelingsD.self-confidence
4.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto_______.A.explainthatself-controlisthekeytosuccessB.teachpeoplehowtocontroleverythinginordertomakeagreatsuccessC.distinguishallkindsofself-controlandsuggestwaysforkeepingitD.advisepeoplenottolosetempersoastomakeandkeepmorefriends【答案解析】本文介绍了自控力在人生中的重要性
1.B推断题根据第1段最后一句“如果一个人被情感和冲动所支配,那么他就放弃了道德上的自由”可推知此题答案为B
2.B推断题根据文章第2段最后一句…forfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault为可推知此题答案为B
3.C推断题根据文章最后一段排除选项A、B、D,可推知此题答案为C
4.A主旨题根据文章内容及倒数第2段可推知此题答案为A9Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.Theunpunctualmanononehandneverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertime.Heisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodname.Alostthingmaybefoundagainbutlosttimecanneverberegained.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infacttimeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset财产aswellasother’s.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerlettersorreturncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.Butthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplainsofwantofit.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsisthesignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtimehekeepsalltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.Unpunctualitymoreoverisveryharmfulwhenitcomestodoone’sdutywhetherpublicorprivate.Imaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtime.Amanwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.
1.WhatdoestheauthorthinkisthemaindifferencebetweenapunctualpersonandanunpunctualpersonA.Apunctualpersondoeseverythingaheadoftimewhileanunpunctualpersondoeseverythingbehindschedule.B.Apunctualpersondoeseverythingattherighttimewhileanunpunctualpersonseldomdoesanythingatthecorrecttime.C.Apunctualpersonhasalotofappointmentswhileanunpunctualpersonhasfewappointments.D.Apunctualpersonhasmuchtimetodoeverythingwhileanunpunctualpersonhaslittletimetodoanything.
2.Accordingtothepassagethemainreasonthatapersonisalwaysunpunctualisthat_______.A.hehasmoreworktodothanotherpeopleB.heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworksC.hedoesn’tcaremuchabouttimeD.healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistime
3.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhenyouareinvitedtodinneryoushouldarrivethere_______.A.afterotherguestshavearrivedB.beforeallotherguestsC.attheappointedtimeD.afterthehosthasgotthingsready
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheharmofunpunctualityA.Ifyouareanunpunctualpersonyoucannotbeinchargeofanyimportanttask.B.Ifyourfriendsknowthatyouareunpunctualtheymaynotseeyouagain.C.Unpunctualitymaybringaboutheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairs.D.Unpunctualitymaymakeyoumissalotofappointmentsandlosefriends.【答案解析】本文论述了守时的重要性
1.B推断题根据文章第1段及第2段第1句可推知此题答案为B
2.D推断题根据文章第2段第5句Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset财产aswellasother’s可推知此题答案为D
3.C推断题根据文章第3段第1句Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsissignofdisrespecttowardsothers及后面的内容可推知此题答案为C
4.C推断题根据文章最后一段可推知此题答案为C10FiveyearsagoDavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled.”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khakipantsandsportsshirt-totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever”Davidsays“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”MoreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestoworkintheUnitedStates.Thechangefromformaltocasualofficewearhasbeengradual.Intheearly1990smanycompaniesallowedtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesonFridaybutonlyonFriday.Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”of“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”saidbusinessconsultantMaislyJones.WhyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheiremployeestowearcasualclothesOnereasonisthatit’seasierforacompanytoattractnewemployeesifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon’twanttodressupforwork”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany“soit’shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudyconductedbyLeviStraussandCompany85percentofemployerssaidthattheybelievethatcasualdressimprovesemployeemorale.Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsoarguethatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensiveifyouhavetowearoneeveryday”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoneyyoucanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”
1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict”because_______.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn’tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolookneatallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes
2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnowbecause_______.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany
3.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisfalseA.Manyemployeesdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.B.Comfortableclothesmakeemployeesmoreproductive.C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungemployees.D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.
4.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueA.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.
5.Inthispassagethefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedinthepassageexcept_______.A.savingemployees’moneyB.makingemployeesmoreattractiveC.improvingemployees’motivationD.makingemployeeshappier【答案解释】从20世纪90年代起,美国许多公司开始允许员工星期五可以不统一着装上班现在越来越多的公司许可领员工穿便装上班了,这对调节他们的心情,调动其工作热情有一定的作用
1.C语义理解题大卫自嘲以前是服装爱好者,衣服一起皱,他就得换上备穿的服装
2.A语义理解题从第1段最后一句话“I’mworkingharderthanever”Davidsays“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”可找到答案
3.D细节判断题根据最后一段中的Only4percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasanegativeimpactonproductivity可知还有一些雇主不赞同穿便装上班
4.C细节判断题从第2段最后1句“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforemployeeshasreallybecomeaneverydaything.”可以做出正确判断
5.B推断题通读最后一段可知选项A为雇员省钱、B提高雇员的工作热情、D使雇主高兴在原文中均被提到,只有A未被提到11Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressful有压力的conditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Thirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems.
1.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan_______.A.makepeoplelivemoreeasilyB.smoothawaydailyproblemsC.dealwithlifechangesD.curetypesofillnesses
2.Theresearchesshowthatpeoplesphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.isrelatedtotheircouragefordealingwithmajorlifechanges
3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“cushions”A.takesplaceofB.makesupofC.lessenstheeffectofD.getsridof
4.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect
5.WhatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetextA.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Kindsofsocialsupport.C.Waystodealwithstress.D.Effectsofstressfulconditions.【答案解释】现代社会中的人们各方面的压力很大,所以融洽的人际关系显得很重要它可以缓解部分压力,增加信息,帮助解决一些日常困难
1.A主旨题虽然选项B、C、D的内容在文章中都谈到了,但选项A更全面另一方面,根据文章第1段的第1句也可推知答案为A
2.B判断题从第1段的最后一句话可以做出正确判断
3.C语义猜测题文章第2段告诉我们人与人之间互相支持和帮助可以从几个方面缓解人的压力注意文章最后一句中的reduce与选项C中的lessen大致同义
4.C细节题从文章第2段内容,采用排除法,可以得知答案为C
5.A主旨题通读全文可知答案12LONDON—LifeforCathyHagnerandherthreechildrenissettopermanent永久的fast-forward.Theirfullschooldayandherjobasalawyersassistantarebusyenough.ButHangeralsohastotakethetwoboystosoccerorhockeyorbasketballwhiledroppingoffherdaughteratpianolessonsorGirlScoutClub.Oftentheexhaustedfamilydoesntgethomeuntil7pm.Thereisjusttimeforaquicksupperbeforehomework.Intodaysworldmiddle-classAmericanandBritishparentstreattheirchildrenasiftheyarecompetitorsracingforsomefinishingline.Parentstaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivityinordertomaketheirfuturebright.Itseemsthatraisingageniushasbecomeamoreimportantgoalthanraisingahappyandwell-balancedchild.“Doctorsacrossthecountryarereportingagrowingnumberofchildrensufferingfromstomachachesandheadachesduetoexhaustionandstress”sayschildexpertWilliamDohertyoftheUniversityofMinnesota.Teachersaredealingwithexhaustedkidsintheclassroom.Itsaveryseriousproblem.Manychildrenattendafter-schoolclubsbynecessity.Butcompetitivepressuresalsocreateanexplosionofactivities.Theyincludesportslanguagemusicandmathclassesforchildrenasyoungasfour.“Thereisanewparentingtrend趋势underwaywhichsaysthatyouhavetotapallyourchild’spotential潜能atayoungage;otherwiseyouwilllethimdown”saysTerryApteraCambridge-basedchildandadolescentpsychiatrist青少年精神病专家.“Itisntentirelynew:therehavealwaysbeenpushyparents.Butwhatwaspreviously以前seenasstrangebehaviourisnowwellaccepted.”
1.Fromthesecondparagraphofthispassagewecanfindthat_______.A.HagnerwastesmuchtimehelpingherchildrenslessonsB.Hagnerdoesntspendmuchtimeonherfull-timejobC.HagnerisinterestedinsportsandmusicD.Hagnerbusiesherselfbyfollowingatrend
2.Britishparentsasthewriterdescribedinthispassage_______.A.treattheirchildrenassportsplayersB.paynoattentiontotheirchildrenslessonsC.bringuptheirchildreninasimplewayD.givetheirchildrenlittletimetodevelopfreely
3.Thewritersopinionaboutafter-schoolclubsisthat________.A.activitiesinthecountryaretoocompetitiveB.childrenshouldattendfourclubsatatimeC.someclubsresultincompetitivepressuresD.clubsshouldhavemoresubjectsforschoolchildren
4.ThelastparagraphtellsusthatinBritain_______.A.parentsusedtotaketheirchildrentoeveryclubB.parentsusedtobewiseonhowtoraisechildrenC.parentshaveallbenefitedfromchildren’sclubsD.parentshavecometoknowthestandardofeducation【答案解析】现在的英、美中产家庭的父母亲让孩子们参加各种课外俱乐部,学习体育、语言、音乐、数学等,把孩子们变成了学习的机器
1.D语义理解题因为第2段就是第1段内容的具体化
2.D判断题从文章内容可以看出,在英国,孩子们在学校已经够累了,回到家里,父母亲还要他们参加课外俱乐部的一个又一个活动,孩子们自己发展的空间当然没有了
3.C判断题第6段第4句话Butcompetitivepressuresalsocreateanexplosionofactivities把俱乐部不好的作用讲得清楚明了
4.B判断题从本段第2句话Butwhatwaspreviously以前seenasstrangebehaviourisnowwellaccepted可以判断出,在英国,过去家长们是知道怎样教育孩子们的13Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Thereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.
1.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings
2.Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”mostnearlymeans“_______”.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendsoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife
3.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons
4.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes
5.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife【答案解析】生活中有些人拥有相等的健康、财富和生活条件,但由于考虑事情、人物、事件的角度不同,一些人感到幸福,而另一些人则感到不幸福由于这些不幸福的人处处冒犯别人,其结果只能是处于被孤立的境地
1.D判断题从第2段第4句话Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings可以看出另一些人为什么感到不幸福的原因
2.B词义猜测题从该短语后的…offendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere可以猜出“sourthepleasureofsociety”的正确含义
3.C判断题从第2段中倒数第2句话Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecured可以判断出人们可以改变不幸福的脾性
4.A判断题从第3段中的倒数第2句话Iftheydonotchangethisbadhabititwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem可以看出作者的态度
5.C主旨题本文主要讲的是那些感觉不幸福的人处处冒犯别人,若长期以往,则只能处于被孤立的境地,所以他们应改变自己的习惯14TravelingcanbeawaytogainlifeexperiencesespeciallyduringSpringBreak—aweeklongschoolvacationintheUnitedStates.Butwhatifyou’reastudentanddon’thaveenoughmoneyforatripDon’tworry.Herearesomeusefulsuggestions.●Save:Thisprobablyisthemostimportantpreparationfortraveling.Cutexpensestofattenyourwalletsoyou’llhavemorechoicesaboutwheretogoandhowtogetthere.●Planahead:Don’twaituntilthelastminutetoplanyourtrip.Ticketsmaycostmorewhenboughtonshortnotice.Givingyourselfseveralmonthstogetreadycanmeansecurity安全andsavings.●Doyourhomework:Nomatterwhereyougoresearchtheplacesyouwillvisit.Decidewhattosee.Travelbookswillprovideinformationonthecheapesthotelsandrestaurants.●Plansensibly:Writedownwhatyouexpecttospendforfoodandhotels.Sticktoyourplanoryoumaynothaveenoughmoneytocovereverything.●Travelingroups:Findsomeonewhoisinterestedinvisitingthesameplaces.Bytravelingwithothersyoucansharecostsandexperiences.●Workasyougo:NeedmoremoneytosupportyourtripLookforworkintheplacesyouvisit.●Gooffthebeatenpath:Touristcitiesmaybeexpensive.Youmaywanttorethinkyourtripandgotoalesser-knownarea.Smallertownscanhavemanyinterestingactivitiesandsights.●Packnecessarythings:Themostimportantthingstotakearenotalwaysclothes:Remembermedicineincaseyougetsickandsnacksincaseyoucannotfindacheaprestaurant.●UsetheInternet:TheNetcanhelptosavemoney.Someusefulwebsitesincludewww.Travelocity.comwww.bargains-lowestfare.comandwww.Economictravel.com.Byplanningsensiblyevenstudentscanenjoythetravel.Yourtravelexperienceswillberememberedforalifetime.
1.Thispassageisabout_______.A.howtoplanyourtravelB.howtotravelwithenoughmoneyC.howtomakeyourtravelinterestingD.howtogetlifeexperiences
2.Beforeyourtripthefirstthingyoushoulddois_______.A.tomakeaplanoftherouteB.togetinformationintheInternetC.tosavemoneybyspendinglessD.tobuyticketsinadvance
3.Thewriteradvisesyou_______.A.tosharecostswithanyotherpeopleB.nottogotowell-knownplacesC.nottovisitdangerousplacesD.tobuyanythingyouwanttobuy
4.Duringyourtrip_______.A.youneedmoreshoesthanclothesB.youshouldn’tlookforworkallthewayC.youcangainvaluablelifeexperiencesD.youshouldforgettodoyourhomework【答案解析】本文是对学生计划旅行所作准备提出的建议
1.A主旨题根据第1段最后句及全文的内容可推知此题答案为A
2.C推断题根据第1则建议可推知此题答案为C
3.B细节题根据第7则建议可推知此题答案为B
4.C细节题根据文章的首句和尾句可知此题答案为C——文化类1AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisowneffortsusuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.WhiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworkerhemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual体力的laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously豪华地furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravelexpensivehobbiesandcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherselfwillserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterwardfurthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrarythehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecardigginginhisflowerbedspaintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethingsjustasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhislivingorduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.
1.Fromparagraph1wecanknowthatinAmerica_________.A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwoneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersC.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors.
2.Accordingtothepassagethehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_________.A.servantsinAmericanarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood
3.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_________”.A.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsforabarC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant
4.WhichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassageA.ARespectableSelf-madeFamilyB.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureD.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor【答案解析】本文介绍了崇尚自我奋斗,尊重体力劳动的美国文化
1.A细节题根据AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademade我们可以了解到,“崇尚自我奋斗”是美国文化的特点
2.B推断题根据Thisattitudetowardmanual体力的laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.在美国生活的方方面面,尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见,可以推断女主人亲自下厨,是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪
3.D词义猜测题waitontable意为“服务顾客”,注意其后的washingdishes也有一定的暗示意义,故答案为D
4.B主旨题纵观全文,文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗,尊重体力劳动的文化习惯故答案为B2Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetc.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.
1.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent
2.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway
3.Theadvantageclaimed提出forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs
4.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildrensfearsnowadays
5.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach【答案解析】本文为论说文,作者驳斥了对神话故事的种种指责和误解
1.C细节题根据Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.可推知此题答案为C
2.B细节题根据thisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.可推知此题答案为B
3.A细节题根据Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.可以得出此答案
4.B推断题有些人认为神话不现实,都是教孩子一些不存在的东西,会对孩子有不好的影响作者用虚拟语气作了一个假设,如果这些观点站得住脚的话,可能会出现这样的情况theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-friend.可见持这种观点的人实际上是对神话的一种误解
5.B推断题根据…notobjectivelytruedonotexist可知有些人不赞成神话故事的原因是这些故事是编出来的,远离现实故选B3ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated估计tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequate足够的workingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.BesidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunicationsinternationalconferencesandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies.ManyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentcommerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.
1.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglishB.InternationalCommunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.EnglishasaWorldLanguage
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.
3.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglishA.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stime.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.
4.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishA.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.C.Beingamultilingual.D.Beinganativespeaker.
5.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglishA.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D.Countrieswhereinternationalconferencesareheld.【答案解析】本文介绍了英语的发展变化情况,说明了英语最后成为世界语言的原因及英语在当代社会中的重要性
1.D主旨题根据第3段第1句及全文的内容英语在各个国家的各个领域的应用,可推知此题的答案为D
2.A细节题根据文章第1段中第2句及第2段的第1句的描述可推知此题的答案为A
3.D推断题根据文章最后一段的描述,英语在世界不同领域、不同的地区的使用,可推知此题的答案为D
4.B细节题根据文章第2段最后一句可推知此题答案为B
5.C细节题根据文章最后一段倒数第2句可推知此题答案为C4“IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthecoverageofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetc.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.
1.WhatisthebesttitleforthepassageA.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper
2.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV
3.WhatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourselfA.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.Amenuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.
4.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout
5.Thephrase“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff【答案解析】本文提出报纸这一新闻媒体在近百年内不会消失的观点并分析了其原因
1.D主旨题从文章第1句一百年后人们仍要读报,到后面文章讲到报纸跟人们生活的关系,报纸的形式和内容,可归纳出此题的答案为D
2.C细节题根据文章第2段Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearchthough.可推知此题答案为C
3.D推断题从文章第3段最后一句Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread…可推知此题答案为D
4.B细节题根据文章第1段第3句Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday可推知此题答案为B
5.A词义猜测题作者上一句说人们错误地认为各各种不同的媒体相互竞争,而下一句作者又说Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother注意句中actually一词,再结合所给的四个选项,可知选A为合适7Informalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussionhowevermakesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboos禁忌inaparticularculture.LatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistoryartandcustoms.Theyexpectquestionsabouttheirfamilyandaresuretoshowpicturesoftheirchildren.YonmayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartformandtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthemargumentscanbeinteresting—andtheycancoverprettymuchoranytopic—aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligent智慧的manner.IntheUnitedStatesbusinesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopicsincludingopinionsaboutworkfamilyhobbiesandpolitics.InJapanChinaandKoreahoweverpeoplearemuchmoreprivate.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughtsfeelingsoremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious和谐的businessrelationshipthey’retryingtobuild.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.ItisconsideredrudeforexampletoaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asgeneralruleit’sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligion宗教withyourbusinessfriends.ThiscangetyouintotroubleevenintheUnitedStateswherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inadditiondiscussingone’ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitable.Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworldalthoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport.Insteadbefriendlyandpraiseyourhost’steam.
1.Theauthorconsiderspoliticsandreligion________.A.cheerfultopicsB.taboosC.rudetopicsD.topicsthatcanneverbetalkedabout
2.WhichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthorA.Sports.B.Children.C.Personalfeelings.D.Families.
3.WhyarepeoplefromAsiamoreprivateintheirconversationwithothersA.Theydon’twanttotalkwithothersmuch.B.Theydon’twanttohavetheirgoodrelationshipwithothersharmedbyinformalconversation.C.Theyareafraidtoarguewiththeircolleagues.D.Theywanttokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.
4.Whatshouldn’tyoudowhentalkingaboutsportswithcolleaguesfromanothercountryA.Praisingyourowncountry’ssports.B.Criticizingyourowncountry’ssports.C.Praisingthesportsofyourcolleagues’country.D.Criticizingthesportsofyourcolleagues’country.【答案解析】非正式谈话是任何商业联系中的一个重要组成部分,不过谈话时,可别无所顾忌,一定要适可而止
1.B语义理解题从最后一段第1句话Asgeneralruleit’sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligion宗教withyourbusinessfriends可以明显看出答案为什么选B
2.A细节题命题依据是最后一段第4句话Sportsistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworld
3.B判断题从第2段第3句话…becausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious和谐的businessrelationshipthey’retryingtobuild可以推知
4.D语义理解题根据最后一段第4句话中的…althoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport可知答案为D8TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayis“tofacethemusic”.Whensomeonesays“wellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusic”itdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.Sourmusicindeedbutithastobefaced.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoice“Iwanttotalktoyou.”andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!Thephrase“tofacethemusic”isfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandold.Itisatleast100yearsold.AndwheredidthisexpressioncomefromThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestage.Whentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaid“Wellit’stimetofacethemusic.”Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.Sotheexpression“tofacethemusic”cometomean“havingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoice.”Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.Whenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylooked.WastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopasstheinspectionStillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.WhatelsecouldtheydoAnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendone.Asforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonored.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.Thesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorse.
1.Howmanywaysdoesthephrase“tofacethemusic”comesfromA.1B.2C.3D.
42.What’sthemeaningof“tofacethemusic”A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.Tofacethestage.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorse.D.Tofaceone’sleader.
3.WhichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusicA.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.
4.Theunderlinedword“hostile”means_______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary【答案解析】本文说明了美国习语tofacethemusic的来历和意义
1.C细节题根据文章第
三、
四、五段的解释,可推知此题答案为C
2.A细节题根据文章第2段第2句Itissomethingfarlesspleasant可推知此题答案为A
3.B推断题根据文章第3段的解释演讲与演出一样,都要面对观众,可推知此题答案为B
4.A词义猜测题根据单词所在的语境friendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines说明hostile与friendly意义相反,从而可推知此题答案为A9Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesandplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohavetravelledtotheplaces.Oryoucangoandseeacolourfilm.Oryoucanreadtravelbooks.Itwouldseemthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonalsubjective主观的accountoftravelswhichtheauthorhasactuallymadehimself.iftheyareinformativeandhaveagoodindex索引thentheycanbeusefultoyouwhenyouareplanningyourtravels.Thesecondkindarethosebookswhosepurposeistogiveapurelyobjective客观的descriptionofthingstobedoneandseen.Ifawell-readculturedpersonhaswrittensuchabookthenitisevenmoreuseful.Itcanbesortedasaselectedguidebook.Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalled“aguide”tosomeplaceorother.Iftheyaregoodtheywillinadditiontotheirfactualinformationgiveananalysisoranexplanation.Likethefirstkindtheycanbeinspiringandinteresting.Buttheirbasicpurposeistohelpthereaderwhowishestoplaninthemostpracticalway.Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchooseyoumustmakesurethatitdoesnotdescribeeverythingas“wonderful”“excellent”or“magical”.Youmustalsonoteitsdateofpublicationbecausetravelisaverypracticalaffairandmanythingschangequicklyinthetwenty-firstcentury.Finallyyoushouldmakesurethatthecontentsarewellpresentedandeasytofind.
1.Thispassageisabout_______.A.howtotravelB.howtobuytravelbooksC.howtoreadatravelbookD.travelbooks
2.Thefollowingtravelbooksmaybeofusewhenyouplanyourtravelsexcept_______.A.thebookwrittenbysomepeoplewhohavehadthesametravelexperiencethemselvesB.thebookwhichtellsyouwhatisworthdoingandseeingbasedonthefactsC.thebookinwhichalotofbigadjectivesareusedtodrawyourattentionD.thebookwhichoffersyoualotofusefulinformationlikeatourguide
3.Thedateofthepublicationmustbenoticedbecause_______.A.theworldischangingandsoaretheplacesyouaregoingtovisitB.thepriceofthebookisalwayschangingC.theauthorofthebookmaybedifferentD.thecontentsofthebookarealwaysthesame【答案解析】本篇分别介绍了3种类型的旅游书
1.D主旨题根据主题句Itwouldseemthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks可知,D为最佳答案
2.C推断题根据…youmustmakesurethatitdoesnotdescribeeverythingas“wonderful”“excellent”or“magical”可知那些夸夸其谈的书不宜选用
3.A细节题根据…manythingschangequicklyinthetwenty-firstcentury可推知此题答案为A10Luckyisthemanwhohasno“skeletoninhiscloset”.Whenamanhasdonesomethinginhislifethatheisashamedofthathewantstohideheissaidtohavea“skeletoninhiscloset”.Somepeoplemayhavemorethanoneskeleton.Aswehavenotedmanytimesitishardtofindouthowtheseexpressionsbegin.Sometimeswegetsomehardfacts.Butmoreoftenwehavetodependonguesswork.AndthatistrueofthisphrasewhichcamefromEngland.Before1932Englishlawdidnotpermitadoctortocutopenadeadhumanbodyforscientificexaminationunlessitwasthecorpse尸体ofanexecuted处决criminal.Butwhenitbecamelegalmoreandmoredoctorsdemandedskeletonsforamorescientificstudyofmedicine.Itwashelpingintheadvanceofmodernmedicine.Thedemandhadbecomesostrongthatmenbegantorobtombsandsellskeletonstodoctorsathighprices.Wearetoldthatadoctorwouldusuallybuyjustoneskeletonforscientificstudy.Itbecameveryimportantinhiswork.Buthehadtokeepithiddenbecausemostpeopleobjectedtokeepingsuchathing.Asarulethedoctorwouldkeephisskeletoninsomedarkcornerwhereitcouldnotbeseenorhideitinacloset.Afteratimepeoplebegantosuspect怀疑everydoctorofhidingaskeletoninthecloset.Fromthissuspicionthephrase“askeletoninthecloset”tookonabroadermoregeneralmeaningtodescribeanythingthatamanwantedtokeepothersfromdiscovering.Itcouldbeproofofacriminalactorsomethingmuchlessserious.Wellthatisonetheory.Onewriterhoweverbelievesthatthephrasemighthavecomefromsomethingthatreallyhappened.ItishisguessthatahiddenclosetinsomeoldEnglishcountryhomemayhaveturneduparealskeletonclearproofofsomeoldfamilyshameorcrime.Welloneman’sguessisasgoodasanother.ButthissoundslikeastorybythegreatFrenchnovelistBalzac.Baizactellsusofamanwhosuspectedhiswifeofhavingalover.Thehusbandcomeshomebysurprise.Butshehearshimandquicklyhidesherloverintheclosetofherbedroom.Heentersherroomandasksherifsheishidingherlover.Hesayshewillnotopenthedoortotheclosetifshepromiseshimthereisnoonethere;Hewillbelieveher.Sheanswersfirmlythatsheisnothidinganyoneinthecloset.Thehusbandthenbeginstobuildasolidbrickwallagainstthecloset.Hiswifewatchesknowingthatherloverwillnevercomeoutalive.Butshewillnotchangeherstoryandadmitherguilt.
1.Whichofthefollowingsituationsissuitableforusingthephrase“skeletoninthecloset”A.Youhavestolensomethingpreciousanddon’twantitdiscovered.B.Youareadoctorandhavetokeepaskeletonforresearch.C.Ifyouhavecutopenadeadhumanbodyforscientificexaminationyoushouldkeeptheskeletonsecret.D.Youhavedoneacrimeordonesomethingfoolishbutyouwanttokeepotherfromdiscoveringit.
2.Fromthetextweknowthatthereare_______theoriesabouthowthephrase“skeletoninthecloset”cameintobeing.A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four
3.InChinesetheworld“skeleton”means_______.A.尸体B.标本C.收藏D.骷髅
4.WhichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetextA.Inthe20thcenturydoctorsrealizedtheimportanceofanatomy解剖inthedevelopmentofmedicine.B.Thedoctorsoftheancienttimeslikedtocollectasmanyskeletonaspossible.C.Thethievesstoleskeletonsfromtombsinordertohelpthedoctors.D.Itwaslegalthatcorpsesofanybodywerecutopenforscientificexaminationinhistory.
5.FromthestoryBalzactoldweknowthatthewife’slovermusthavebecome_______.A.acorpseB.aphraseC.askeleton D.asecret【答案解析】本文列举两个故事诠释“skeletoninthecloset”之义
1.D推断题根据Whenamanhasdonesomethinginhislifethatheisashamedofthathewantstohideheissaidtohavea“skeletoninhiscloset”可知“skeletoninthecloset”的意思是一个人想隐藏自己感到羞愧的事,由此可推知犯了罪或做了傻事而又不想让别人知道的符合“skeletoninthecloset”,故选D
2.B细节题阅读全文得知本文用了两个故事来解释这个短语,一是英国医生用死尸来进行医学研究;二是法国作家Balzac讲述的是丈夫将妻子的情人封死在墙里,由此可知B为正确答案
3.D词义猜测题从该词的源处得知它与死尸有关,再从倒数第三段ItishisguessthatahiddenclosetinsomeoldEnglishcountryhomemayhaveturneduparealskeleton可推测其义为D
4.A细节题根据全文可知B、C、D是错误的,再从Itbecameveryimportantinhiswork可知A为正确答案
5.C推断题根据最后一段Thehusbandthenbeginstobuildasolidbrickwallagainstthecloset.Hiswifewatchesknowingthatherloverwillnever…得知她的情人将死在墙里,自然成为骷髅了故选C——习俗类1CARDIFFWalesPoetssingersandmusiciansfromacrosstheglobegatheredinWalestocelebratethetradition传统ofstorytelling.“Itmightseemstrangethatpeoplestillwanttolisteninageofwatchingtelevisionbutthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain”saidDavidAmbrosedirectorofBeyondtheBorderaninternationalstorytellingfestival节inWales.“SomeofthetaleslikethosetheInuitfromCanadaarethousandsyearsold.Soourstorytellershavecomefromdistantlandstoconnectuswiththedistanceoftime”hesaidearlythismonth.TwoInuitwomenbothintheirmid60sareamongthefewremainingwhocandoKntadjaitorthroatsingingwhichhasfewwordsandmuchsound.Theirartisgovernedbythecoldoftheirsurroundingsforcingthemtosaylittlebutlistenattentively.Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993afterseveralyearsofworkingwiththoserevivingcomingbackintouseorexistencestorytellinginWales.“Itcameoutofagroupofpeoplewhowantedtoreconnectwithtraditions.andasalltheWelsharestorytellersitwasingoodhandshere.”Ambrosesaid.
1.Ambrosebelievesthattheartofstorytelling_______.A.willbemorepopularthanTVB.willbepopularagainC.startedinWalesD.areinthehandsofsomeoldpeople
2.FromthetalestoldbytheInuitpeoplecanlearn_______.A.abouttheirlifeasearlyasthousandsofyearsagoB.whytheytellthestoriesinathroat-singingwayC.howcoldithasbeenwheretheInuitliveD.howdifficultitistounderstandtheInuit
3.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.StorytellingoncestoppedinWales.B.StorytellinghasalonghistoryinWales.C.StorytellingisalwayswellreceivedinWales.D.Storytellingdidnotcomebackuntil1993inWales.
4.Theunderlinedphraseingoodhandsmeans_______.A.controlledbyrichpeopleB.graspedbygoodstorytellersC.takengoodcareofD.protectedbykindpeople【答案解析】短文介绍了威尔斯故事节的有关情况
1.B推断题根据…butthisisanunusualartformwhosetimehascomeagain可以推断这种讲故事的传统会再度受到欢迎
2.A细节题根据SomeofthetaleslikethosetheInuitfromCanadaarethousandsyearsold可推知此题答案为A
3.D细节题文中说Ambrosestartedthefestivalin1993,Ambrose1993年创办了这个节,但并不等于说讲故事的传统1993年才恢复的,这是两码事故选D
4.C词义猜测题从asalltheWelsharestorytellers可以推断出ingoodhands是“照顾得好或举办得好”的意思,故选C2IcametoliveherewhereIamnowbetweenWoundedKneeGreekandGrassGreek.OtherscametooandwemadetheselittlegreyhousesoflogsthatyouseeandtheyaresquareItisabadwaytolivefortherecanbenopowerinasquare.YouhavenoticedthateverythinganIndiandoesisinacircleandthatisbecausethePoweroftheWorldalwaysworksincirclesandeverythingtriestoberound.Intheolddayswhenwewereastrongandhappypeopleallourpowercametousfromtherespectfulcircleofthenationandsolongasthecirclewasunbrokenthepeopleweregettingrich.Thefloweringtreewasthelivingcenterofthecircleandthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgavepeaceandlightthesouthgavewarmththewestgaverainandthenorthwithitscoldandstrongwindgavestrengthandcontinuouspower.Thisknowledgecametousfromtheouterworldwithourbrief.EverythingthePoweroftheWorlddoesisdoneinacircle.TheskyisroundandIhaveheardthattheearthisroundlikeaballandsoareallthestars.Birdsmaketheirnestsincirclefortheirsarethesameasours.Thesuncomesforthandgoesdownagaininacircle.Themoondoesthesameandbothareround.Eventheseasonsformagreatcircleintheirchangingandalwayscomebackagaintowheretheywere.Thelifeofamanisacirclefromchildhoodtochildhoodandsoitisineverythingwherepowermoves.Ourplaceswerelikethenestsofbirdsandthesewerealwayssetinacirclethenation’scircleanestofmanynestswheretheGreatSpiritmeantforustonurseourchildren.ButtheWasichusIndianwordfor“whitepeople”haveputusinthesesquareboxes.Ourpowerisgoneandwearedyingforthepowerisnotinusanymore.Youcanlookatourboysandseehowitiswithus.Wherewewerelivingbythepowerofthecircleinthewayweshouldboysweremenattwelveorthirteenyearsofage.Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobebull-grown.
1.AccordingtothepassagetheIndians_______.A.don’thavemoderninstrumentsintheirhomesB.refusedtomovefromroundplacesC.livedinroundplacesbutwereforcedtoliveinsquarehousesD.livedinroundplacesbutthendecidedtomoveintosquarehouses
2.Twothingsbeingcomparedinthepassageare_______.A.theIndians’pastandpresentlivingconditionsB.theIndians’pastandmodernbeliefsC.theIndians’oldandnewpowerD.peopleandnature
3.Inthesecondparagraph“thefourquarters”refersto_______.A.thefourroomsoftheIndian’shouseB.thefourkindsofnaturalpowerC.thefourseasonsD.thefourdirections
4.AccordingtotheauthoroncetheIndiansmovedintosquarehouses_______.A.theyhadtomovetootherhousesB.boystookmoretimetogrowintomenC.theyforgottheoldwayoflifeD.everyonewasnothappy【答案解析】本文描述了一名印第安人认为该民族被白人从圆形建筑赶到方形房子之后,以前的种种祥和就此消失了
1.C细节题阅读全文可知A、B、D不符合原文之意,而答案C是本文大意的描述
2.A细节题根据本文内容可知全篇作者都在把过去的祥和与现在的不如人意进行对比,故选A
3.D细节题根据第2段andthecircleofthefourquartersnursedit.Theeastgave…thesouthgave…thewestgave…thenorthwith…可知D为正确答案
4.B细节题根据最后一段Butnowittakesthemverymuchlongertobebull-grown可知现在男孩要长大需花费更长的时间3Whenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally非语言地beforesayinganythingbymakinggestures.Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunicationonly30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledontknowthelanguagethemostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.Howevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworld.IntheUnitedStatesforexamplenoddingyourheadupanddownmeans“yes”.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkeyhoweverthismotioncanmean“no”.InSoutheastAsianoddingyourheadisapolitewayofsaying“Iveheardyou”.InancientRomewhentheemperorwantedtosparesomeoneslifehewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStateswhensomeoneputshis/herthumbupitmeans“Everythingisallright”.HoweverinSardiniaandGreecethegestureisinsultingandshouldnotbeusedthere.IntheUnitedStatesraisingyourclaspedhandsaboveyourheadmeans“I’mthechampion”or“I’mthewinner”.Itisthesignprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman政治家madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeetingAmericansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussiahoweveritisasignoffriendship.IntheUnitedStatesholdingyourhandupwiththethumbandindexfingerinacircleandtheotherthreefingersspreadoutmeans“EverythingisO.K.”andisfrequentlyusedbyastronautsandpoliticians.InFranceandBelgiumitcanmean“You’reworthnothing.”Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountrysuchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.Americansusuallyfeelcomfortablewhenspeakingwithsomeoneifthedistancebetweenthemisabouteighteeninchestoarm’slength.Anythingclosermakesthemfeeluncomfortable.WhentalkingtoAmericansitisalsoimportanttomakeeyecontact.IfyoulookdownwhentalkingtoanAmericanhe/shemayfeelthatyouareembarrassedafraidortryingtohidesomething.Inadditiontoknowinghowtocommunicatenonverballyinacountryitisimportanttoknowwhatyouandhecannotdiscuss.IntheUnitedStatestherearecertaintopicstoavoidwhenyoufirstmeetsomeoneForexampledon’taskpeopletheirageweightreligionmaritalstatus婚姻状况howmuchmoneytheyearnorhowmuchsomethingcosts.Youcantalkaboutworktheweathertrafficproblemssportsfoodnewsofthedaywhereonelivesconsumersubjectscomputerscarrepairsandsoforthandtravelorvacationplans.Thesefewexamplesillustratethatyouractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.Inaparticularculturalcontestwhatyousayandwhatyoudon’tsayareequallyimportant.
1.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Peopleallovertheworldonlycommunicateverbally.B.Mostofourgestureshavenomeaningatall.C.Somepeoplethinkthat65to70percentofourcommunicationisnonverbal.D.Gesturesarethemostcommonwaytocommonwaytocommunicate.
2.Aswecanseefromthepassagethereare______kindsofnonverbalcommunicationsignals.A.fourB.fiveC.sixD.seven
3.Pleaseparaphrasetheclause“…youractionscanspeaklouderthanyourwords.A.YourdeedsarebetterthanyourwordsB.WhatyoudoisbetterthanwhatyousayC.YoutrytoshowyourbestmannersD.youarebetterunderstoodbyyourgesturesthanthroughyourwords
4.Themainideaofthepassageisthatwhenyouareinanothercountry______.A.itisunimportanttoknowthelanguageB.itisimportanttoknowwhatyoucantalkabouttoaforeignerC.toknowhowtocommunicatenonverballyisasimportantastoknowthelanguageD.tocommunicatetheroughgesturesismoreimportantthantoknowthelanguage【答案解析】当我们去一个国家时,知道用该国的语言交流诚然很重要,但知道怎样通过手势语交流也同样重要
1.B判断题根据Accordingtoapioneerinnonverbalcommunicationonly30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal可推知答案
2.C细节题通读全文就会知晓,本文谈到了6种gestures
3.D推断题这句话的意思是你的行动比你的话更有效,再联想到本文谈论在国外与人进行交流时gesture的重要性由此可推出答案为D
4.C主旨题从文章结构和内容来看,第1句话Whenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally就是主题句——新闻类1LONDON—BritainawokeonEasterMondaytoaperiodofmourningfortheQueenMotherwhodiedovertheweekendafteralifespanningacenturyofnoisyandevidentchange.The101-year-oldroyalmatriarchdiedinhersleeplastSaturdaywithQueenElizabethherelderandonlysurvivingdaughteratherbedside.Forawomanwhowasoneofthebest-knownfiguresinBritainformorethan80years—fromtheeraoftintedportraitsontinbiscuitboxesandcigarettecardstotheageoftheInternettheQueenMotherremainedanenigmatic不可思议的andelusive躲避的figure.Sheachievedsucharespectthroughaeons永世亿万年offirstfawningandlaterintrusivemediafascinationbyremainingalmostentirelysilent.Herprivatethoughtswereneverparaded炫耀inpublic.Whatthepublicsawwasacharmingandbenignelderlyladyadeptatwinningtheadmirationofpressphotographerswhomshealwaysfavouredwithaparticularsmile.CHINA’sthirdunmannedspacecraftShenzhouⅢlandedsafelyincentralInnerMongoliaAutonomousRegionMondayafternoonafterorbitingtheearth108timesinslightlylessthanaweek.ThecraftwhichliftedofffromJiuquaninGansuProvincelastMondaynightlandedaftersuccessfullyconductingachainofflightandscientificexperimentsoveraperiodof162hours.ApowerfulearthquakejoltedTaiwankillingfiveconstructionworkersauthorities官方said.Over200injurieswarereportedacrosstheislandmostlyminorasaresultofSunday’s
7.5-magnitudequake.ThequakewascentredoffHualien180kilometreseastofTaipei.Itstruckat2:53pmandlastedfornearlyaminute.
1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothenewsA.TheQueenMotherdiedonEasterMondayalone.B.TheQueenMotherwasanattractivepersoninherpoliticallife.C.TheBritishpeoplefeltsorryforthedeathoftheQueenMother.D.TheQueenMotherwassufferingalotwhenshewasdying.
2.Itcanbeinferredthat_______.A.thecraftlandedincentralInnerMongoliaunexpectedlyB.ittookthecraftatleast2hourstoorbittheearthonceC.theChinesescientistsdidalotofexperimentsinspaceD.Chinawassuccessfulinsendinganunmannedspacecraftintospace
3.Thethirdnewsmainlytalksaboutthe_______inTaiwan.A.politicalmattersB.socialproblemsC.unexpecteddamageD.constructionworkers【答案解析】这是3篇新闻报道第1篇是关于英国皇太后死亡的消息;第2篇是关于中国发射神舟三号无人飞船的消息;第3篇是关于台湾发生
7.5级强烈地震的消息
1.C判断题皇太后死的时候有其女儿伊利莎白皇后在身边,排除A项;皇太后没有从政,排除B项;皇太后是在睡觉的时候死去的,D项也排除所以答案选C
2.D判断题从第3段的几个关键词safely…successful可知A项错误;B项内容在文中没有提及,可排除;而神舟三号为无人飞船,故不会有科学家在太空中做实验,可排除C;既然神舟三号无人飞船已安全着陆,那肯定是已成功发射了
3.C主旨题既然台湾发生了地震,那当然是没有预料到的灾害A、B、D三项内容离题太远2June262000—theHumanGenome基因组Projectagreat$3billion15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegenetic遗传的mapofhumansisnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunities团体areveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonging延长humanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicy政策makersalsoarecarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.Forthelastfewyearsthegeneticadvancesinthedevelopingfieldofbiotechnology生物技术haveprovidesmaterialforallkindsofworkbutthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofthehumangeneticcode密码haveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealthaswellasforthepopularimagination.WhileEuropeanandJapaneseresearchersaremakingrapidprogressindecoding解码humanDNAtheleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStateswhichbeganin1990is“unlockingthecode”ofthehumanbodytolearnhowtodefeatfatal致命的diseases.AlreadytheHumanGenomeProjecthasbecomewidelyknownandpraisedforfindingthegenes基因connectedwithterriblediseasesasyet迄今andmakingprogresstowardseparatingthegenesthatshowasignofbreastcancerorAIDS.Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections传染andgeneticdiseases.Medicalcompaniesareveryinterestedinmappingthehumangenomeastheyexpecttodevelopalotofnewdrugsfortheseillnesses.
1.WhydidthescientistsworkhardatmappingthehumangenomeA.Becausethehumangenomecandestroymanyillnesses.B.Becausethehumangenomescompletioncanhelpthemgetridofmanydiseases.C.Becausetheywantedtobebetterknownthanothers.D.Becausethehumangenomecanprovidealotofchancesofwork.
2.WhichcountrystudiedthegenesmostrapidlyintheworldA.Japan.B.Germany.C.TheUnitedStates.D.China.
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Ifthegenescanbefoundscientistscanstudymanynewwaystocureillnesses.B.Thescientistshavemadegreatprogressinconnectingthegeneswiththecancers.C.Manymedicalcompaniesshowgreatinterestindrawingthehumangenomemap.D.TheUnitedStatesbegantheGenesStudyearlyinthe19thcentury.
4.TheauthorsuggeststhattheHumanGenomeProjectcancause_______.A.thepolicymakerstofeelveryworriedandcarefulB.thescientiststoworkharderC.manypeopletofindworkeasilyD.alotofcompaniestoproducemanynewdrugs
5.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout_______.A.unlockinggeneticcodeB.thegenesdiscoveryC.thegreathumangenomeD.thegenesandthescientists【答案解析】绘制人类基因组图,这将意味着人类消灭癌症、艾滋病的危害,延长人类寿命将成为现实
1.B语义理解题从文章最后一段第1句话Oncethesegenesarefoundandstudiedresearcherscandevelopnewwaystoattackinfections传染andgeneticdiseases可以看出科学家们完成人类基因组图的目的
2.C细节题因为…theleadingorganizationforgeneticresearchisintheUnitedStates所以答案选C
3.D判断题美国是在1990年,即20世纪末开始绘制人类基因组图的,所以选项D不对
4.B判断题从文章内容可知,人类基因组图的完成将有助于科学家们攻克一系列难关所以,他们在更努力地探究
5.A主旨题综合文章内容,不难概括出本文主旨解读基因密码3ThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturdayFebruary12003killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASAandPresidentBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronautsremains.Itsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecause.Thebreak-up16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCenterinFloridaspreadpossiblytoxicdebris有毒的残骸overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.Dramatictelevisionimagesoftheshuttlesdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails痕迹streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlesuddenlyfellapart.Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.281986killingallsevenastronautsonboard.Take-offandre-entryintoEarthsatmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUShumanspaceflighttherehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.RescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrewwhichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttleformercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120-mile-longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant推进器.WearenotreadytoconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremainsNacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaid.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1000callsreportingdebrissomepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.TheColumbiaislost.Therearenosurvivors…Theirmissionwasalmostcompleteandwelostthemsoclosetohome.…Americasspaceprogramwillgoonsaidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastontelevisionwhichincludedcondolencestothefamiliesofthedeadastronauts.
1.Theword“descent”inthepassagemeans________.A.takingoffB.landingC.orbitingD.walkingdown
2.WhichistrueoftheIsraeliastronautIlanRamonA.HewasthefirstIsraeliastronauttoflyontheshuttle.B.HewasthefirstforeignastronauttoflyontheAmericanshuttle.C.Heusedtobeapassengerplanepilot.D.HewastheonlysurvivorintheColumbiadisaster.
3.TheColumbiadisasterandtheChallengerdisasterweresimilarinthat________.A.thereweresevenastronautskilledonboardB.boththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheytookoffC.BoththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheywereabouttolandD.nohumanremainswerefound
4.WhichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothenewsA.TheU.S.A.willgiveupthespaceprogrambecauseoftheaccident.B.NASAhasn’tfoundthecauseoftheColumbiadisaster.C.BeforetheColumbiadisasternoshuttleshadexplodedinthecourseoflanding.D.Take-offandre-entryintoEarthsatmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.【答案解析】本文讲述了美国航天飞机“哥伦比亚”号失事的情况
1.B词义推测题可以参见第三段第二句中的inthedecenttoEarth,其后orlanding即是对descent解释
2.A细节题从…whichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttleformercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon中可以知道,IlanRamon.是以色列第一位乘坐航天飞机的宇航员
3.A推断题要求你找出这两起灾难的共同点从文中可以了解到两起灾难都有7位宇航员丧生“挑战者”号是在升空时失事的,而“哥伦比亚”号是在返回地面的过程中失事的,故可排除B和C而选项D与原文不符,故选A
4.A判断题根据…Americasspaceprogramwillgoon我们可以知道选项A明显错误而选项B、C、D均与原文相符8VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutual相互understanding.“It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChina”saidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChina.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudents“helppromote”Sino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.“ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChina”hesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeople.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasa“greathistory”butalsoan“unbelievablyexcitingfuture.”Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChina.
1.Whattheword“prestigious”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeansA.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modest
2.WhichofthesentenceisNOTtrueA.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChina.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworld.
3.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.Chinahasa“greathistory”and“unbelievablyexcitingfuture”
4.Thenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist【答案解析】本文报道了美国总统在华访问期间,在清华大学所发表的关于促进中美关系的谈话
1.B词义猜测题根据清华大学在我国的地位这一常识可推知此题答案为B
2.C推断题全文只报道了Bush对如何增进中美关系的谈话,而未对如何促使中国的富强发表意见,因此可推知此题答案为C
3.B推断题根据文章第4段最后部分…theseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeople.可推知此题答案为B
4.A推断题本文是新闻报道,其作者可能是记者,从而可推知此题答案为A9AseniorUnitedNationsChildren’sFundUNICEFofficialonMay29praisedChinaforitsremarkableachievementsinchildren’swelfare福利.A.H.M.FarookUNICEF’soperationsareaofficerforChinaandMongoliasaidthatChina“canbeverysatisfiedtotellthewholeworldwhatcanbedonewithlimitedresourcestohelpitschildrentogrowhealthilyandhappily.”China’schildpopulationmakesupone-fifthoftheworld’stotal.“Thereasonbehindthetremendous巨大的achievementisChina’slongtraditionofcaringforchildrenbothathomeandinsociety”hesaid.“What’smoreisthatChinesepeoplehavealwaysgivenspecialattentiontochildrenwhoareinspecialneed.”TheUNofficialmadetheremarkswhenaddressingagroupof50childrenandstafffromtheBeijingChildren’sWelfareHomeattheShangri-laHotelBeijing.Thehotelinvitedtheorphanstosharesnacks小吃singdanceandplaygamesataparkinsidethehotelfora“SharetheSunshine”partyasaprelude前奏tocelebrationstomarktheChildren’sDay.TheBeijingchildren’sWelfareHomesetupsoonafterNewChinawasfoundedin1949hasatpresentmorethan400children.Aleadingofficialofthewelfareinstitutionsaidthatthechildrenliveahappylifeandthattheagency机构spends400—500yuanamonthforanaverageorphan.AnaverageChineseworkersearned440yuanamonthduringthefirstquarterthisyear.GuXiaojindeputysecretary-generaloftheChinaYouthDevelopmentFoundationCYDFsaidpeoplefromallwalksoflifehavecontributedtothewelfareoftheChinesechildren.ShesaidthatCYDFsetuptheProjectHopein1989whichcallsonpeopleacrossthecountrytodonatemoneytohelppoorchildrentocontinuetheirschooling.BytheendoflastyearshesaidCYDFhadcollectednearly700millionyuanindonationswhichhashelpedtheestablishment建立of2074Hopeprimaryschoolsandenabledmorethan
1.25milliondropoutstoreturntoschoolclassrooms.Three“HopeStars”alsoattendedtheparty.TheyweremodelteenagerschosenamongstudentswhoareeconomicallysupportedbytheProjectHopetofurthertheirnine-yearcompulsory义务studiesinthepoverty-strickenregions.Theywillbetorchbearers火炬接力者fortheChineseTeamfortheupcomingAtlantaOlympicGamesthisyear.
1.Childrencangrowhealthilyandhappilyaslongas_______.A.parentstakegoodcareofthembothathomeandinsocietyB.thewholesocietycareforchildrenaswellastheirparentsC.SchoolsandteacherspaymuchattentiontothegrowthofchildrenD.Chinesepeoplealwaysgivespecialattentiontochildrenwhoareinspecialneed
2.EveryyeartheBeijingChildren’sWelfareHomespends_______ontheorphansA.1920000yuan B.2160000yuanC.Over2400000yuan D.2200000yuanorso
3.CYDFcollected700millionyuanwiththepurposeof_______.A.reducingdropoutsB.helpinghomelessorphansC.supportingtheChineseTeamforthecomingAtlantaOlympicGamesD.establishing2074Hopeprimaryschoolsalloverthecountry
4.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.A.EveryChinesechildhasitsownspecialneedsoweshouldpayspecialattentiontoeach.B.Allthechildreninthepoverty-strickenregionsofChinaaretoopoortogotoschool.C.Eversinceliberation.theChineseCommunistPartyhasbeenconcerned关心aboutthegrowthoftheyoungergeneration.D.WiththehelpofUNICEFofficialstherearenomoredropoutsinChina.
5.Itispossiblethatthispassagewaswrittenin_______.A.1992 B.1996 C.1998 D.2000【答案解析】本文介绍了新中国成立后非常关心青少年一代尤其是贫困地区的儿童
1.B细节题根据ThereasonbehindthetremendousachievementisChina’slongtraditionofcaringforchildrenbothathomeandinsociety得知青少年能健康幸福成长的条件是社会和家庭共同关心小孩,故选B
2.D细节题根据TheBeijingchildren’sWelfareHome…hasatpresentspentmorethan400children和…theagencyspends400—500yuanamonthforanaverageorphan可知一年的费用在1920000yuan和2400000yuan之间,当然也不会正好是2160000yuan,故答案选D
3.A细节题根据…whichhashelpedtheestablishmentof2074HopePrimarySchoolsandenablemorethan
1.25milliondropoutstoreturntoschoolclassrooms可知这笔钱用于在贫困地区建立希望小学和让失学儿童返校,则A为可选项
4.C推断题阅读全文可知B、D为错误答案,A在第4段已提到,再根据TheBeijingchildren’sWelfareHomesetupsoonafterNewChinawasfoundedin1949hasatpresentmorethan400children可知C为正确答案
5.B细节题亚特兰大奥运会是1996年召开的,再根据TheywillbetorchbearersfortheChineseTeamforthecomingAtlantaOlympicGamesthisyear可知这篇文章写于1996年,故选B10TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewandcomprehensive综合的examforstudentswhoseektostudyinAmericanandotherEnglish-speakingcountriesXinhuaNewsAgencyreportedfromNewYork.TheexamwhichstandsforagreatchangefromthecurrentEnglishleveltestwasdisclosedbyTheresaChangWeiJenassociatedirectoroftheInternationalServiceoftheUSCollegeBoardAmerica’sleadingeducationalorganization.TheAdvancedPlacementInternationalEnglishLanguageAPIELwillbeofferedforthefirsttimethroughouttheworldonMay102002saidJen.HowevertheAPIELisastrangetitletomostChinesestudentsanditisunlikelytosoongainthesimilarityofotheralreadyexistingexamssuchastheTOEFLTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguagetheGREGraduateRecordExaminationortheIELTSInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.“IhaveneverheardofsuchatestandIwouldprefertheIELTSifIneedanotherexam”saidXuJingyanagraduatingstudentfromBeijingUniversityofAeronauticsandAstronauticswhowantstostudyinEnglandandhasalreadytakentheTOEFL.MostofXu’sclassmateshaveneverheardoftheAPIEL.“TheAPIELisdesignedforinternationalstudentswhowishtogetuniversitystudiesinEnglish-speakingcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesBritainCanadaandAustralia.”saidJen.TheAPIELhasbeenadoptedsaidJenbecausetheTOEFLcannolongeraccuratelyreflecttheabilitiesofstudentsofusingtheEnglishlanguagecomprehensivelyinanacademicenvironment.XinhuareportedthatafairlylargenumberofforeignstudentswhoearnedhighscoresinTOEFLexamturnedouttobeveryordinaryeducationalperformersafteradmission.ComparedwiththeTOEFLtheAPIELmeasuresastudent’sabilitytoreadwritespeakandunderstandEnglishthroughtestinghisorherskillsinlisteningcomprehensionspeakingwithaccuracy精确andresourcefulnessandwritingwithclarityandfluency流畅Jensaid.
1.TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewexambecause_______.A.moreandmorestudentswanttogetfurthereducationintheUSAB.theChinesepeoplepayspecialattentiontoEnglishstudieswithChina’sentryintotheWTOC.thealreadyexistingexamsystemsseemtobefarfromperfectD.itwillbringtheUSgovernmentquitealotofmoney
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheselection?A.ItwilltakequiteaperiodoftimeforpeopletoaccepttheAPIEL.B.TheTOEFLismorepopularwiththeChinesethantheIELTS.C.AstudentwillhavetotaketheAPIELifheorshewantstostudyinEnglish—speakingcountriesfrom
2002.D.ChinesestudentswillprefertheIELTSratherthantheAPIELeveninthefuture.
3.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.modernB.presentC.standardD.formal
4.Pleasedecidewhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthisnewsreport.A.TheKeytoEnglish-speakingCountriesB.TheFourSkillsinLearningEnglishC.TOEFLIELTSandGREtobeOutofDateD.NewExamDesignedforStudents【答案解析】全文介绍了APIEL与传统英语测试对比所显出的新功能
1.C推断题根据TOFELcannolongeraccuratelyreflecttheabilitiesofstudentsofusingtheEnglishlanguagecomprehensivelyinanacademicenvironment可知原来的测试系统有局限性,由此可知C为正确答案
2.A细节题阅读全文可知B、C、D与原文不符,再根据…theAPIELisastrangetitletomostChinesestudentsanditisunlikelytosoongainthesimilarityofotheralreadyexistingexams得知APIEL作为新的测试系统不是短时间就能为人们所接受,故答案选A
3.B词义猜测题根据第1行…anewandcomprehensiveexam和第4段…itisunlikelytosoongainthesimilarityofotheralreadyexistingexams可知current意思为“现实的,目前的”,故知B为正确答案
4.D主旨题阅读全文可知由于传统测试不能适应新形势对学生的要求,从而设计了一种新的测试系统——APIEL,故选D11NewYork:whenthefirstjetstruckWorldTradeCenterat8:48amonTuesdaythePeoplein2WorldTradeCenterwithaviewoftheinstantdamageacrossthedividehadtheclearestsenseofwhattheytoomustdo:getoutfast.KatherineHachinskiwhohadbeenknockedoffherchairbytheblastofheatexplodingfromtheneighboringtowerwasoneofthose.Despiteher70yearsofageMsHachinskianarchitectworkingonthe91stfloorof2WorldTradeCentrethesouthtowerwentforthestairs.TwelvefloorsaboveherJudyWeinanexecutive经理screamedandsetofftoo.Butothersupanddownthe110floorsmanywithoutclearviewsofthedamageacrossthewayandthusunclearaboutwhatwashappeningwerenotsosure.Andthe18minutesbeforethenextplanewouldhitweretickingoff.Amidtheuncertaintyaboutwhatwasthebestthingtodoformalannouncementsinsidethesoundtowerinstructedpeopletostayputassuringthemthatthebuildingwassoundandthethreatwaslimitedtotheothertower.Someleftothersstayed.Somebegantoclimbdownandwhenmetwithmoreannouncementsandothercautions警告tostoporreturnwenthackup.Thedecisionsmadeinthoseinstantsprovedtobeofgreatimportancebecausemanywhochosetostayweredoomed注定死亡whenthesecondjetcrashedintothesouthtowerkillingmanyandstranding使某物留在manymoreinthefloorsabovewherethejethit.OneofthosecaughtinindecisionwastheexecutiveatFujiBankUAS.RichardJacobsofFujiBankleftthe79thfloorwiththeotherofficeworkersbutonthe48thfloortheyheardtheannouncementthatthesituationwasundercontrol.Severalgotintheliftsandwentbackuptwominutesorsobeforetheplanecrashed-intotheirfloor.“Ijustdon’tknowwhathappenedtothem”Mr.Jacobssaid.
1.Fromthepassageweknowthatthesouthtowerwashitbytheplane_______.A.at8:30B.18minutesearlierthanthenorthtowerC.ataround9:06D.at8:
482.Theunderlinedwords“stayput”means_______.A.stayinthebuildingB.leaveatonceC.puteverythingbackandthenleaveD.keepsilent
3.WhichfloorwashitbythesecondjetA.the91stfloorB.the103rdfloorC.the60thfloorD.the79thfloor
4.Fewerpeoplewouldhavediedif_______.A.moreannouncementhadbeenmadeB.peoplehadn’tusedtheliftsC.theincidenthadhappenedonaweekendD.thepeoplehadobeyedtheofficerules【答案解析】本文描述了两架飞机先后撞击世贸大厦的情况及人们对此的反应
1.C推断题根据WhenthefirstjetstruckWorldTradeCenterat8:48a.m.onTuesday…及Andthe18minutesbeforethenextplanewouldhitweretickingoff.…whenthesecondjetcrashedintothesouthtower…可知第一架飞机撞击发生在上午8:48,第二架飞机撞击发生在18分钟之后,据此选C
2.A词义猜测题根据…formalannouncementsinsidethesoundtowerinstructedpeopletostayputassuringthemthatthebuildingwassoundandthethreatwaslimitedtotheothertower及其后的伴随状语所表达的意思“向他们保证说这幢建筑物安然无恙并且威胁局限在另一塔”可知是要人们“留下来”,据此选A
3.D细节题根据倒数第2段得知RichardJacobswiththeotherofficeworkers开始离开了79层,但在48层时听说形势已得到控制,有几个人便又返回到了79层,大约2分钟之后他们的楼层被撞,据此选D
4.C推断题阅读全文可知这次撞击发生在星期二,人们都在上班;如果发生在周末,就不会有这么多人在上班,自然伤亡的人数也会减少,据此选答案C
(12)TheFifthChinaInternationalFairforInvestmentandTradeisexpectedtoexpandthecountry’seconomicrelationswiththeinternationalcommunitywhenitopensonSeptember
9.Thefour-dayfairwillbeheldintheEconomicZoneofXiamenacoastalcityinEastChina’sFujianprovince.Comparedwiththepreviousfourfairsheldannuallysince1997thisyear’sfairwillprovidemoredetailedinformationandbetterservicesfortheparticipantsaccordingtoXiJinpinggovernoroftheFujianprovinceanddirectoroftheorganizingcommitteeofthefair.Aseriesofhigh-levelforumswillbeheldoninternationalinvestmentandChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganization.Since1997XiamenhassuccessfullyhostedfoursessionsoftheChinaInternationalFairforInvestmentandTradedrawingglobalattention.XiamenwillredoubleitseffortstoofferbetterservicesforallitsguestsandfriendsattendingthefairaccordingtoZhuYayanthemayor.Altogether9141overseas-fundedprojectshavebeennegotiatedatthepastfourfairswithacombinedoverseasinvestmentofUS$
48.3billion.Altogether1838projectsusingforeigninvestmentwerenegotiatedwithatotaloverseasinvestmentofUS$947billion.The1261contractssignedatthefourthfairregisteredacombinedpledgedoverseasinvestmentofUS$5billion.ThetotalexportandimportvolumereachedUS$786million.
1.WhatisthebesttitleforthispassageA.TheFifthFairWillBeHeld.B.TheFairisFamous.C.FairsAttracttheWorldWideAttention.D.XiamenisaTradeZone.
2.HowmanyfingersarethereinthelogooftheChinaFairInternationalInvestmentandTradeA.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
3.WhyisthegoldenkeytosuccessdesignedasthelogoofCFIITA.BecausethefairwillattractoverseasinvestmenttoChina.B.Becauseitisakeytoourhome.C.Becauseitisjustlikeakey.D.BecausethefairisheldonAugust
9.
5.WhatistheaverageoftheoverseasinvestmentononeprojectinthepastfourfairsA.
0.00380billion.B.
0.00529billion.C.
0.00513billion.D.
0.00397billion.【答案解析】本文主要讲国际贸易和投资洽谈会扩展了各国之间的经济联系,引起全世界的广泛关注
1.C主旨题这是一道归纳题,本文主要讲洽谈会吸引全球的关注,所以答案C
2.B细节题从图标下的注解可知thefiguresnineandeightaswellasCFIIT…可知由两个数字组成,故答案选B
3.A判断题从文中第2段可知把商标设计为CFIIL主要是为了吸引更多的海外投资,所以答案选A
4.B判断题从文中第2段最后一句共9141个工程获得的资金是
48.3billion,由此可推知平均每项海外工程的资金,答案为B13OnSaturdayAugust122000duringNorthernFleettrainingexercisesintheBarentsSeatheRussiannuclearsubmarine潜水艇Kursksankinabout100metersofwaterwithsome118sailorsaboard.Itsknownlaterthatseveralofficerswerealsoaboardobservingthetrainingexercises.TheKurskislyingontheoceanfloorintheBarentsSea.TheRussianNavysaidthatitwaslisting30degreestoport.Othersourcesreporteditwaslistingasmuch60asdegrees.AccordingtoaRussiannewspaperwhenthesubmarineKurskfailedtomakecontactwiththenavalcommandattherighttimelaterthatdayNorthernFleetCommanderAdmiralVyachesavPopovorderedrescueshipsintothearea.Ittookhourstofindthesubmarineasitdidntlaunch发射amarkingbuoy浮beforesinking.RussianNavyChiefinsistedthatthesubmarineKurskhadbeeninvolved卷入inamajorcollision碰撞butagreatdealofinformationshowsthatthisisnottrue.Uptillnowitsbelievedthatanexplosioninthetorpedocompartment鱼雷舱inthenoseoftheKurskwasthelikelycause.NowRussiangovernmentofficiallyaskedNorwayforhelpinrecoveringofsailorsbodiesfirstofallandNorwayhasagreedtoofferallhelp.ButRussianinsistedthatonlyRussiansworkinsidethesubmarineKurskandthattheworklastforabout10~18workingdays.Itisexpectedtorecoveronly25~35bodiesfromtheKursk.ItwasnotuntilOctober25whenateamofRussiandiversenteredthesubmarineKursksome350feetbelowthesurfacethattruthbecameclear.OnNovember7inthemorningowingto由于theicyandthecoldweatheraspecialrescuemeetingheldonMurmanskdecidedtostopthewholebodiesrecoveringoperation.
1.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_______ledtothesinkingofthesubmarineKursk.A.asmallfightingwithanotherforeignsubmarineB.anexplosioninsidethesubmarineKurskC.agreatcollisioninsidethesubmarineKurskD.anattackfromanotherforeignsubmarine
2.AfterKurskaccidentoccurredNorthernFleetCommanderPopov_______.A.decidedtorecoverallthesailorsbodiesimmediatelyB.wenttoapplytoNorwayforhelpatonceC.decidedtofindouttherealcauseofsinkingatonceD.sentseveralrescueshipsintotheBarentsSea
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetextA.TheNorwegianswerewillingtoofferallhelp.A.Iftherescueworkdidwithin10~18daystherewouldbeabout30sailorstoberecovered.B.ItwasnotbelievedthatthereweremanyunclearweaponsinsidetheKursk.C.AteamofdiversfromNorwayenteredthesubmarineKursksuccessfullyonOct.25D.ItsreportedthatamajorcollisionwasunlikelytocausethesinkingoftheKursk.
4.WhydidRussiainsistthatonlyRussiandiverscanworkinsidethesubmarineKurskA.BecausetheBarentsSeaisveryicyandtheweatheristoocold.B.BecauseRussiafearedthatthetopsecretsinsidetheKurskwillbeletout.C.BecauseRussiandiversaremuchmoreskilledthanthosefromNorway.D.BecauseRussiangovernmentwantstobringthecostdowntothelowestdegree.
5.Theunderlinedwords“makecontactwith”inthefirstparagraphreferstotheideathatthesubmarineKurskcant_______.A.getintouchaftermucheffortwiththenavalcommandB.sendupthenuclearweaponsinthetrainingexercisesC.getthenavalofficerstoreturntotheNorthernFleetD.getintouchaftermucheffortwithRussiangovernment【答案解释】2000年8月12日,俄罗斯的一艘潜水艇连同120余名官兵沉入Barents海100多米的水底,在请求了挪威的援助下营救工作随即开始,事故原因众说不一,时至十月二十五日才真相大白
1.B细节题根据第2段第2句话Uptillnowit’sbelievedthatanexplosioninthetorpedocompartmentinthenoseoftheKurskwasthelikelycause可知答案
2.D细节题根据第1段倒数第2句话…NorthernFleetCommanderAdmiralVyachesavPopovorderedrescueshipsintothearea可知答案
3.C判断题根据第2段倒数第2句话ButRussianinsistedthatonlyRussiansworkinsidethesubmarineKursk可得出答案
4.B判断题此题属考查考生的国际军事外交常识其中四个选项文章中均没有提及到,但比较四个选项可以发现C选项较合情理潜核艇内部设备属于国家机密,不允许别国的人入内,以免泄密
5.A词义猜测题从第1段后部分内容中可猜出是thenavalcommand与submarineKurst“失去联系”后,NorthernFleetCommander估计submarineKurst发生了事故,才派遣搜救船队——地理类1DeathValleyisoneofthemostfamousdesertsintheUnitedStatescoveringawideareawithitsalkalisand.Almost20percentofthisareaiswellbelowsealevelandBadwaterasaltwaterpoolisabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates.LongagothePanamintIndianscalledthisplace“Tomesha”—thelandoffire.DeathValley’spresentnamedatesbackto1849whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory.TodayDeathValleyhasbeendeclaredaNationalMonument纪念碑andiscrossedbyseveralwell-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily.Luckilythechangecreatedbyhumansettlementhashardlyruinedthespecialbeautyofthisplace.Herenaturecreatedalotofsurprisingalmostlikethesightsonthemoonever-changingasthefrequentwindmovesthesandaboutshowingthemostunusualcolors.OneofthemostastonishingandvariablepartsofDeathValleyistheDevil’sGolfCoursewhereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams.Sandsculptures沙雕standonafrighteninggroundaseveningshadowsmoveandlengthen.
1._______isthelowestplaceinthedesert.A.TomeshaB.DeathValleyC.NevadaD.Badwater
2.Thenameofthevalleycomesfrom_______.A.anIndiannameB.thedeathoftheminersC.thelocalpeopleD.aNationalMovement
3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.noonehadeverknownthedesertbeforetheminersB.it’sstillnoteasytotravelacrossthedesertC.peoplecanfindgas-stationscafesandhotelsinthedesertD.peoplehavechangedthenaturalsightofthedesert
4.DevilGolfCourseisfamousfor_______.A.thefrequentwindB.thecolorsofthesandC.dream-likesightsD.thesandsculptures
5.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter_______theDeathValley.A.appreciatesB.isfearfulofC.dislikesD.istiredof【答案解析】本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名称的由来以及“死亡谷”奇特的风光
1.D.细节题根据…andBadwaterasaltwaterpoolisabout280feetbelowsealevelandthelowestpointintheUnitedStates可推知此题答案为D
2.B.推断题根据…whenagroupofminerscomingacrossfromNevadabecamelostinitsunpleasantnessandhugenessandtheiradventureturnedouttobeasadstory…可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡
3.C.推断题根据…well-markedroadswheregoodservicescanbefoundeasily…可以判断C为最佳答案
4.C.细节题根据…whereitseemshardforonetotellrealityfromterribledreams可推知答案为C
5.A.推断题根据thespecialbeautyofthisplace…likethesightsonthemoon…ever-changing…showingthemostunusualcolors等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的2TheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewestandmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenation’slargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825whenthecanalwasopenedand1882whentollcharges过运河费werestoppedthestatecollected$
121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuiltpeoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhichcouldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.Thosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalledit“Clinton’sDitch沟”.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanalbuttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817andshortlyafterwardsonJuly41817brokegroundforthecanalinRomeN.Y.Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin
1820.Asthecanalgrewtownsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.
1.WecanseethattheErieCanal________.A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkfromnorthtosouthC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUS
2.Itcanbeinferredthat________intotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflow B.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflows D.theErieCanalflows
3.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.TheErieCanalbroughtprofitsofover$
114000000.B.It’s363milesfromtheGreatLakestotheAtlanticOcean.C.TheWestwasmoreadvancedthantheEastwhenthecanalwasbuilt.D.ManyotherstateshelpedNewYorkbuiltthecanal.
4.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Clintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothends.B.Clintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernor.C.Allpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametime.D.Constructionofthecanaltookeightyears.【答案解析】本文介绍了ErieCanal的作用及修建过程
1.C.细节题根据文章第1段最后一句TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenation’slargestcity及全段内容,可推知此题答案为C
2.B.推断题根据文章第1段第2句和第3句运河fromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver横跨了NewYork把theGreatLakes和theAtlanticOcean联系起来了可推知此题答案为B
3.A.推断题通过比较文章第2段第2句Itcost$7143789和第2段最后一句中的…thestatecollected$121461891可推知此题答案为A
4.D.推断题根据文章最后一段第1句中的…onJuly41817brokegroundforthecanalinRomeN.Y.和第2段第2句中的Between1825whenthecanalwasopened…可推知此题答案为D——广告类1TODAYFridayNovember12JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWestSheen.DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapierMortlakeHighSt.from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—
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5.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.WhichofthefollowingisyourbestchoiceA.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.D.MusicalHallatTheStar&GarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier. 【答案解析】本文是广告,告知人们星期五至星期日的娱乐活动安排
1.B细节题根据文章星期天的活动安排FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.可推知此题答案为B
2.A细节题根据文章星期五活动安排的第1句JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.可推知此题答案为A
3.B细节题根据星期六活动安排最后一句theelectricaccordionTel:789—4536可推知此题答案为B
4.B细节题根据星期六活动安排第4行FAMILYnightoutJointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.可推知此题答案为B
5.C细节题根据星期天活动安排最后3段可知FOLKMUSIC在TheDerbyArms演出,而TheDerbyArms的地址是UpperRichmondRoadWest.EastSheen,与HeavyMusic在同一条街上故选C2THYSSENELEVATORSisoneoftheleadingelevatorscompaniesintheworldwithmorethan120branchcompaniesaroundtheglobe.GUANGDONGTHYSSENELEVATORSLTD.InZhongshanproduceshigh-qualityelevators.Weareofferingthefollowingpositions:●PlantManagerExcellentSeniorEngineerwithexperienceinthisfieldtomanageourplantinZhongshan●SeniorEngineersMechanicalandElectricalForproductionandEngineeringDepartmentgoodcommandofInternet●JuniorpositionsForthosewhowishforsuccess●Onepurchaser购货员Preferablywithexperienceinamechanicalengineeringcompanyandinternationalmarkets●CostAccountant会计5yearsexperienceinmechanicalfactorycostinggoodknowledgeinOffice95CETlevel.FortheseseniorlevelPositionsweexpectpreferableauniversitydegreeoranexcellentjobRecord.3-5yearsofexperienceonthejobandgoodcommandofEnglish.Ifyouarereadytoworkwithuswewillofferattractivesalarypacketandbrightfuture.THYESSENGUANDONGTHYESSENELEVATORSLTDLONGHCANHUANCHENGZhongshan5284655GuangdongProvince1Secretary●Universitygraduate●GoodatEnglishspeakingwriting&translating●GoodPCknowledgeandtypingskill●Pleasantcharacterwithgoodpersonalskill2Accountants●Collegeoruniversitygraduate●GoodcommandofEnglishandPCoperation●Workexperience3ProductionTrainees●Collegeoruniversitygraduate●Foodengineering/machineryorchemistry●GoodcommandofEnglish●1-2yearsexperienceinfoodfactory●LeadershipabilityandPCknowledge4Productionworkers●Polytechnicschool中专graduate●Foodtechnologyorchemistry●KnowledgeofbasicEnglish●1-2yearsexperienceinfoodfactoryNESTLEDONGGUANNESTLECOMPANYLTD
1.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtouseacomputeryouhadbetteraskforthepositionof_______.A.asecretaryinNESTLEB.aproductionworkerinNESTLEC.aseniorengineerinTHYSSEND.acostaccountantinTHYSSEN
2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.THYSSENisasuccessfulcompanywithmanybranchesB.NESTLEisacompanyonlyproducingchemicalproductsC.NESTLEasksforgoodcommandofEnglishineveryPositionD.THYSSENneedsaseniorsalesmanagertosellitsproductsinAsia
3.Asagraduatefromuniversitythisyearyoucanprobablygetajobas_______.A.acostaccountantinTHYSSENB.apurchaserinTHYSSENC.asecretaryinNESTLED.anaccountantinNESTLE【答案解析】这是两篇广告,一篇是电梯公司的人才招聘广告,另一篇则是食品公司的人才招聘广告
1.B细节题因为asecretaryinNESTLE要求有typingskill,而aseniorengineerinTHYSSEN要求有goodcommandofInternet,acostaccountantinTHYSSEN要求有goodknowledgeinOffice95,只有aproductionworkerinNESTLE不要求懂电脑
2.A语义理解题从第一篇广告的第1句话THYSSENELEVATORSisoneOftheleadingelevatorscompaniesintheworldwithmorethan120branchcompaniesaroundtheglobe.可以明显看出应选A
3.C细节题因为只有asecretaryinNESTLE不要求有工作经历——教育类1DoreenSykoraisnowajunioratMcGillUniversity.Shehadadifficulttimewhenshefirstbegancollege.Shesaid“Iwasalwayswellpreparedformyexaminations.ButwhenIgointoclasstotaketheexamIwouldfallapart.Icouldjustblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.”HitoshiSakamotoananthropology人类学studentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences.Thesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisstressed加压力于aboutatesthisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheseveretensionandnervousness.Nowtherearespecialuniversitycoursestohelpstudents.Inthesecoursesadvisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety.Suchacoursehelpsstudentslearntolivewithstressandnotfailbecauseofit.Firststudentstakeapracticetesttomeasuretheirworrylevel.Ifthetestsshowthattheirstresslevelishighthestudentscantakeashortcoursetomanagethefear.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Theygettrainingtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousnesstheycanlettheirmindsworkmoreeasily.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.DoreenSykorasawimmediateresultsaftertakingsuchacourse.Shenowhasenthusiasmabouttherelaxationmethods.“MostlywhatIdoisimaginemyselfinaverycalmplace.ThenIimaginemyselfpickingupapencil.Imoveslowlyandcarefully.Ibreatheeasilyandletallthetensionout.Witheachbreathmoreworryleavesme.Itreallyworkstoo.Mygradeshaveimprovedgreatly!I’mreallydoingwellatMcGillnow.Thisrelaxationmethodworksnotonlyonexaminationsbutithasimprovedtherestofmylifeaswell.”ForHitoshiinTokyotheresultsweremuchthesame.Heisenjoyingschoolalotmoreandlearningmore.
1.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenDoreenSykoraandHitoshiSakamotoA.Theyarestudentsfromthesameuniversity.B.Theyfailedinalltheexaminations.C.Theybothhadexperiencesoftestanxiety.D.Theybothhadthesamepoorstudyinghabits.
2.Thephrase“blankout”inParagraph1refersto“_______.”A.loseinterestintheexamB.refusetotaketheexamC.getanextrapaperD.beunabletothinkclearly
3.What’sthepurposeofsomespecialuniversitystudent-helpcoursesA.Tohelpstudentstoreducetestanxiety.B.Toshowastresslevelexperiencedbystudents.C.Tolearnmoreknowledgeabouttestanxiety.D.Tohaveabetterunderstandingoftestanxiety.【答案解析】有些大学生患有考试焦虑症,不过现在好了,这些大学开设了特殊的课程来帮助他们缓解这种考试焦虑症
1.C语义理解题从第1段最后一句话HitoshiSakamotoananthropology人类学studentatTempleUniversityinTokyoreportssimilarexperiences可以明显看出DoreenSykora和HitoshiSakamoto都患有考试焦虑症
2.D词义猜测题DoreenSykora因考试时过度紧张和害怕,那当然是思维不清晰
3.A语义理解题从文章第3段第2句话Inthesecoursesadvisorsandpsychologiststrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemtomanagetestanxiety可以看出大学开设这门特殊课程的目的2Theaveragepersonlearnsmostofthe30000~40000wordswhosemeaningsheorsherecognizesbyhearingthemorgettingfamiliarwiththeminthecontextorsimplyabsorbingthemwithoutconscious意识到的effort.Thebestwaytobuildagoodvocabularythereforeistoreadagreatdealandtoparticipateinalotofgoodtalks.Therearerelativelyfewwordsthatwelearnpermanently永久的bypurposefullyreferringtodictionariesorkeepingwordlists.Howevereventhoseextrafewareofvalueandnoonewillmakeamistakebyworkingondevelopingalargervocabulary.Herearesomesuggestionsofhowtodoit.Readplentyofgoodbooks.Whenyoucomeacrossanewwordoranewmeaningofanoldwordstopandseeifyoucanunderstanditfromitscontext.Ifyoucantandifyoucanmanagewithoutinterruptingthethoughtofthebooktoomuchlookitupinadictionaryorasksomebodyandthenrepeatitsmeaningtoyourselfacoupleoftimes.Ifyouarereallyconscientious认真的writethewordanditsmeaninginapersonalvocabularylist—preferablyusingitinasentenceoryoucankeepaspecialvocabularynotebook.Gooverthelistfromtimetotime.Furthertrytouseanewwordinwritingorconversationafewtimesoverthenextseveraldays.Listentogoodtalksandbealerttonewwordsyouhearortonewmeaningsofwordsyoualreadyknow.Thentreatthemjustasyoutreatthenewwordsyouread.Learnandbealerttothepartsofwords:prefixessuffixesandroots.Knowingthemenablesyoutomakeintelligentguessesaboutthemeaningofwords.IfyouarestudyingaforeignlanguagebealerttowordsinthatlanguagewhichrelatetowordsinEnglish.Englishhasinherited继承orborrowedmuchofitsvocabularyof500000~600000wordsfromLatinGreekFrenchSpanishandGerman.
1.WhenyoumeetanewwordinreadingwhatshouldyoudoA.Guessitsmeaning.B.Asksomebody.C.Lookitupinadictionary.D.Alloftheabove.
2.Accordingtothispassagethebestwaytobuildagoodvocabularyis_______.A.torememberalotB.toreadagreatdealC.totakepartinalotofgoodtalksD.bothBandC
3.Thephrase“bealertto”inthethirdparagraphmaybestbereplacedby“_______”.A.lookatB.payattentiontoC.writedownD.learnbyheart
4.Inthefourthparagraphtheword“them”refersto_______.A.thepartsofwordsB.prefixesC.suffixesD.roots【答案解析】怎样扩大词汇?捷径是多读、多说、多听、多写
1.D细节题从第2段第
2、3句话可知答案为D
2.D细节题只要看到第1段第2句话Thebestwaytobuildagoodvocabularythereforeistoreadagreatdealandtoparticipateinalotofgoodtalks可知答案为D
3.B词义猜测题此处讲的是在“听”英语时如何对待生词的问题,根据我们“听”的经验选项A、C、D显然可排除
4.A词义猜测题B、C、D三项都是属于thepartsofwords3Answerthefollowingquestionsbyusingtheinformationtakenfromadictionarypage.Youmayreadthequestionsfirst.jaguar:n.atypeoflargeyellow-coloredcatwithblackmarkingsfoundinthesouthwesternregionoftheU.S.andinCentralandSouthAmerica.jargon:
1.n.speechthatdoesn’tmakesense.
2.n.anunknownlanguagethatseemsstrangeorimpossibletounderstand.
3.n.alanguagemadeupoftwoormoreotherlanguages:HisjargonwasamixtureofFrenchandEnglish.
4.n.thespecialvocabularyofafieldorprofession:Herreportoncomputerswasfilledwithjargon.jaunt:
1.n.atriptakenforfun.
2.v.togoonabriefpleasanttrip:WejauntedtothecountrylastSaturday.javelin:
1.n.aspearmostcommonlyusedasweaponorinhunting.
2.n.alightweightmetalorwoodenspearthatisthrownintrack-and-fieldcontests.
3.n.thecontestinwhichajavelinisthrown.
4.v.tostrikeaswithajavelin.jazz:
1.n.atypeofmusicthatoriginatedinNewOrleansandischaracterizedbyrhythmicbeats.
2.n.populardancemusicinfluencedbyjazz.
3.n.slangemptytalk.
4.ad.oforlikejazz:ajazzbandjazzrecords.Jennet:n.asmallSpanishhorse.
1.WhichmeaningofthewordjavelinisusedinthesentencebelowAtthecompetitionJackdrewhisarmbackandthrewthejavelin50yards.A.Definition1B.Definition2C.Definition3D.Definition
42.WhichmeaningofthewordjargonisusedinthesentencebelowDoctorsoftenspeakinmedicaljargon.A.Definition1B.Definition2C.Definition3D.Definition
43.WhatdoesthewordjazzmeaninthefollowingsentenceDon’tgivemethatjazzforIamapracticalperson.A.rhythmicbeatsB.atypeofmusicC.akindofdanceD.meaninglesstalk【答案解析】本题主要考查学生读书查字典的能力
1.B推断题根据句子的描述在竞赛之中,先将手缩回,后将javelin掷出50码说明javelin是一种体育器材,从而可推知此题答案为B
2.D推断题根据语境Doctorsspeakmedicaljargon.医生说医学语言从而可推知此题答案为D
3.D推断题根据Don’tgivemethatjazz后面的forIamapracticalperson可推知答案为D4Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishdifferbetweenteachingandlearningtheywillcontinuetoundertaketodoforchildrenthatwhichonlychildrencandoforthemselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassingreadingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendlesshoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglasinsiststhat“readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyandschoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible”.Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferentprocesses.Theydifferinkindandfunction.Thefunctionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsandtheclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildrentoplancleverlythemostefficient有效的systemforteachingthemselvestoread.Teachingisalsoapublicactivity:Itcanbeseenandobserved.Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividualdoestounderstandtheworldofprintedlanguage.Almostallofitisprivateforlearningisanoccupationofthemindandthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny.IfteacherandlearnerrolesarenotinterchangeablewhatthencanbedonethroughteachingthatwillaidthechildinthelongsearchforknowledgeSmithhasoneprincipleruleforallteachinginstructions.“Makelearningtoreadeasywhichmeansmakingreadingameaningfulenjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren.”Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenforwhattheyareandwhenbothteacherandlearnerfulfillthemproperlythenmuchofthepressureandfeelingoffailureforbothisgotridof.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhenteacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenaregiventhechancetosolvetheproblemoflearningtoreadbylearning.
1.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentionedinthefirstparagraphisthat_______.A.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingaboutreadingB.readingtasksaregivenwithlittleguidanceC.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcoursesD.studentsspendlimitedhoursinreading
2.Theteachingofreadingwillbesuccessfulif_______.A.teacherscanmaketheirteachingactivitiesobservableB.teacherscanteachtheirstudentshowtoreadC.teacherscanimproveconditionsatschoolforthestudentsD.teacherscanenablestudentstodeveloptheirownwayofreading
3.Theword“scrutiny”Paragraph3mostprobablymeans“_______”.A.unbeliefB.controlC.inquiryD.observation
4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_______.A.readingismorecomplicatedthanbelievableB.readingabilityissomethinggainedratherthantaughtC.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadaswidelyaspossibleD.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossibleinhelpingstudentslearntoread【答案解析】本文从教与学的关系出发,提出了对孩子们的阅读教学方法的看法
1.A推断题根据文章第1段倒数第2句在阅读活动方面并不是时间无休止的投入,也就是说在阅读上花费的时间太多了由此可推知此题答案为A
2.D细节题通读Almostallofitisprivateforlearningisanoccupationofthemindandthatprocessisnotopentopublicscrutiny可知,private与notopentopublicscrutiny同义,据此可推知答案为D
3.D词义猜测题根据上文private及单词所在的语句notopentopublicscrutiny可知它们同义,由此可推知此题答案为D
4.B主旨题根据文章第1段第2句及全文内容可推知此题答案为B5Educationisnotanendbutameanstoanend.Inotherwordswedonoteducatechildrenonlyforthepurposeofeducatingthem.Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife.Insomemodemcountriesithasforsometimebeenfashionabletothinkthatbyfreeeducationforall—onecansolvealltheproblemsofsocietyandbuildaperfectnation.Butwecanalreadyseethatfreeeducationforallisnotenough;wefindinsuchcountriesafarlargernumberofpeoplewithuniversitydegree;theyrefusetodowhattheythink“low”work;andinfactworkwithhandsisthoughttobedirtyandshamefulinsuchcountries.Butwehaveonlytothinkamomenttounderstandthattheworkofacompletelyuneducatedfarmerisfarmoreimportantthanthatofaprofessor;wecanlivewithouteducationbutwedieifwehavenofood.Ifnoonecleanedourstreetsandtooktherubbishawayfromourhousesweshouldgetterriblediseasesinourtowns…Infactwhenwesaythatallofusmustbeeducatedtofitusforlifeitmeansthatwemustbeeducatedinsuchawaythatfirstlyeachofuscandowhateverworksuitedtohisbrainsandabilityandsecondlythatwecanrealizethatalljobsarenecessarytosocietyandthatisverybadtobeashamedofone’swork.Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety.
1.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthat_______.A.educationcansettlemostoftheworld’sproblemsB.freeeducationforallprobablyleadstoaperfectworldC.freeeducationwon’thelptosolveproblemsD.allthesocialproblemscan’tbesolvedbyeducation
2.Thewriterwantstoprovethat_______.A.oursocietyneedsallkindsofjobsB.oursocietyneedsfreeeducationforallC.afarmerismoreimportantthanaprofessorD.workwithhandsisthemostimportant
3.Thepurposeofeducationis_______.A.tochooseofficialsforthecountryB.topreparechildrenmainlyfortheirfutureworkC.toleteveryonereceiveeducationfitforhimD.tobuildaperfectworld
4.Thepassagetellsusabout_______oftheeducation.A.themeansB.thesystemC.thevalueD.thetype【答案解析】本文论述了我们的教育目的就是要使孩子适应社会生活
1.D判断题根据文章第2段第2句freeeducationforallisnotenough可推知此题答案为D
2.A观点判断题根据文章最后一段第2点thatalljobsarenecessarytosociety可推知此题答案为A
3.B细节题根据第1段最后一句Ourpurposeistofitthemforlife可推知此题答案为B
4.C主旨题根据全文的内容,特别是根据文章的最后一句Onlysuchatypeofeducationcanbeconsideredvaluabletosociety可推知此题答案为C6Childrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity好奇.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajob.Thechildrenaskedme“textbookquestions”aboutschoolingsalary薪水andwhetherIlikedmyjob.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilence.FinallyIsaid“Nowthatwe’refinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience”Afteralongpauseaboyraisedhishand“Haveyoueverseenagrasshopper蚱蜢eatWhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachache.Why”Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestionadultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheir“waittime”tothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogical符合逻辑的completeandcreativeanswers.Thirdlywatchyourlanguage.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon’tjumpinwith“That’sright”or“Verygood”.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior行为.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.Insteadkeepthingsgoingbysaying“That’sinteresting”or“I’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore”orcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.Neverpushachildto“Think”.Itdoesn’tmakesensechildrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What’smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformance.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertarget目标foryourdisagreement.Lastlyshow;don’ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass放大镜andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates蒸发setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.
1.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois_______.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren’scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscienceD.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment
2.Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphtheword“lists”couldbestbereplacedby______.A.anyquestionsB.anyproblemsC.questionsfromtextbooksD.anynumberofquestions
3.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults________.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestionC.tellthemtoanswerthenextdayD.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion
4.InwhichofthefollowingparagraphsdoestheauthortelluswhattosaytoencouragechildreninasciencediscussionA.Thesecondandthird.B.Thefourthandfifth.C.Thefifthandsixth.D.Theseventh.
5.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould________.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofreciting背诵factsB.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirown【答案解析】本文说明了如何激发孩子们对科学的兴趣,从而引导孩子们学习科学
1.B细节题根据文章第1段第3句中的…shareyourchildren’scuriosity可推知此题的答案为B
2.C推断题根据文章第1段第6句Thechildrenaskedme“textbookquestions”可推知此题的答案为C
3.D推断题根据文章第4段最后一句Whenadultsincreasetheir“waittime”tothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogicalcompleteandcreativeanswers可推知此题的答案为D
4.C归纳题根据问题的内容可在文章的第
五、六段找到答案
5.A推断题根据文章内容从第4段排除C;从文章前3段的内容排除D;从第7段排除B从而可推知答案为A7“SesameStreet”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmerican’sexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin
1969.IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfthenation’spre-schoolchildrenfromeverykindofeconomic经济的racial种族的andgeographicalgroup.Althoughsomeeducatorsobjecttocertainelementsintheprogramparentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelpthoughsometeachersfindthatproblemsarisewhenfirstgraderswhohavelearnedfrom“SesameStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracialgeographicalandeconomicbackgroundshavebenefitedfromwatchingit.Thosewhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanoccasional偶然的viewers.IntheUStheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.Theprogramsallusesongsstoriesjokesandpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumberslettersandhumanrelationships.Buttherearesomedifferences.ForexampletheSpanishprogramproducedinMexicoCitydevotesmoretimetoteachingwholewordsthantoteachingseparateletters.Whyhas“SesameStreet”beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren’sshowsManyreasonshavebeensuggested.Peoplementiontheeducationaltheories理论ofitscreatorsthesupportbythegovernmentandprivate私人的businessesandtheskillfuluseofavarietyofTVtricks.Perhapsanequallyimportantreasonisthatmotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.Thisispartlybecausefamousadultstarsoftenappearonit.Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingfeelabletolearn.Thechildfindshimselflearningandhewantstolearnmore.
1.“SesameStreet”isactually_______.A.astreetintheUSB.aprogramforchildrenC.aprogramforteachersD.aprogramforstudents
2.Childrenwhooftenwatchtheprogram_______.A.canhaveproblemsinschoolB.willfinditagreathelpC.willtakenointerestintheirstudiesD.willbewelleducated
3.WhatisspecialabouttheprogramA.Itoffersgreatfun.B.Itmakeschildrenfeelabletolearn.C.Itisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweek.D.Childrenlearnandenjoythemselveswhilewatching.
4.Whyis“SesameStreet”sopopularintheworldA.Becauseitissupportedbythegovernmentandbusinesses.B.Becauseitusesavarietyofskillfultricks.C.Becausemotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.D.Becauseitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.
5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe_______.A.TVProgramsB.EducatingChildrenC.SesameStreetD.AGreatSuccess【答案解析】本文介绍了电视节目SesameStreet所产生的社会影响及它成功的原因
1.B细节题根据文章第2段第1句morethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly可推知此题答案为B
2.B推断题根据文章第4段第1句Testshaveshownthatchildren…havebenefitedfromwatchingit可推知此题答案为B
3.D推断题根据文章第5段第1句Theprogramsallusesongsstoriesjokesandpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumberslettersandhumanrelationships可推知此题答案为B
4.D推断题根据文章最后一段倒数第2句thebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingfeelabletolearn可推知此题答案为D
5.C主旨题本文主要介绍电视节目SesameStreet所产生的影响及它成功的原因,所以选C8Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeakingandlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeakthoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechildren.Beforetheycanspeakmanychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoisesandthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelightpainfriendlinessandsoon.Butsincethesecan’tbesaidtoshowthebaby’sintentiontocommunicatetheycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreedtoothatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitation模仿leadsontodeliberate有意的imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetourteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituation;anditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaning-lesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatanothertimeforhisfatherhisdogoranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself.Idoubthoweverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.
1.Beforechildrenstartspeaking_______.A.theyneedequalamountoflisteningB.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyspokeninstructionsD.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult’soralinstructions
2.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate_______.A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningB.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemC.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearD.oftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly
3.Ababy’sfirstnoisesare_______.A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsB.anearlyformoflanguageC.asignthathemeanstotellyousomethingD.animitationofthespeechofadults
4.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’imitationscanbeconsideredasspeech_______.A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored忽略becausechildren’suseofwordsisof-tenmeaningless
5.Thespeakerimplies_______.A.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsoundsB.childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeakC.childrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyD.evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeakchildrenstillenjoyimitating【答案解析】本文探讨了小孩从模仿发音到语言形成的几个发展阶段
1.B细节题根据第1段Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking可知此题答案为B
2.D细节题根据第1段中的…laterstartersareoftenlonglisteners可知答案选D
3.A细节题根据第2段…thefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelightpainfriendlinessandsoon可知正确答案为A
4.C细节题根据第3段…anditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheword可知C为正确答案
5.D推断题根据第3段…Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself可推知此题答案为D——历史类1Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique独特的aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPassthefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutfaceOrdidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighterOver100000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourneymanydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks背包eachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsurebutwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.
1.Theordinarywoman’sleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_______.A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrailC.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIPD.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime
2.AccordingtothispassagemanypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_______.A.eventuallybecamemillionairesB.broughtwiththemmanyshoesC.hadconflictswiththeEskimosD.werenotproperlyequipped
3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyear’ssupplieswiththemsothat_______.A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcoldB.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawarC.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimosD.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich
4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe_______.A.shemusthavelivedahappylifeB.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurposeC.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmiredD.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable【答案解析】本文由在Alaska州博物馆所陈列的一只旧鞋而引出的对当时情况的介绍及表达了对这只鞋的主人敬佩之情
1.B细节题根据第1段中的Butwhatisuniqueaboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPassthefamoustrail…可推知此题答案为B
2.D细节题根据第2段最后一句Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney可推知此题答案为D
3.A推断题根据第2段最后一句及第3段第1句可推知此题答案为A
4.C细节题根据文章最后一句可推知此题答案为C——人物类1InOctober1961atCrowleyFieldinCincinnatiOhioanolddeafgentlemannamedWilliamE.HoystooduptothrowthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.MostpeopleatCrowleyFieldonthatdayprobablydidnotrememberHoybecausehehadretired退休fromprofessionalbaseball58yearsearlierin
1903.Howeverhehadbeenanoutstandingplayerandthedeafpeoplestilltalkabouthimandhisyearsinbaseball.WilliamE.HoywasborninHouckstownOhioonMay
231862.Hebecamedeafwhenhewastwoyearsold.HeattendedtheColumbusOhioSchoolforthedeaf.Aftergraduationhestartedplayingbaseballwhileworkingasashoemaker.Hoybeganplayingprofessionalbaseballin1886forOshkoshWisconsinoftheNorthwesternLeague.In1888hestartedasanoutfielder外场手withtheoldWashingtonSenators.Hissmallfigureandspeedmadehimanoutstandingbaserunner.Hewasverygoodatstealingbasesduringhiscareer.Inthe1888majorleagueseasonhestole82bases.HewasalsotheSenators’leadinghitterin
1888.Hoywascleverandhethrewright-handedandbattedleft-handed.OnJune191889hethrewoutthreebatters击球手attheplatefromhisoutfieldposition.ThearmsignalsusedbyjudgestodaytoshowballsandstrikesbeganbecauseofHoy.Thejudgeliftedhisrightarmtoshowthatthepitchwasastrikeandhisleftarmtosignalthatitwasaball.FormanyyearspeopletalkedaboutHoy’slastballgamein
1903.HewasplayingforLosAngelesofthePacificCoastWinterLeague.ItwasamemorablegamebecauseHoyhitawonderfulballwhichwonthegame.Itwasaveryfoggydayandthereforeveryhardtoseetheball.Intheninthinning棒球的一局withtwomenoutHoymanagedtocatchaflyballtomakethethirdoutinspiteofthefog.LosAngelesdefeatedtheiroppositionandwonthegame.AfterheretiredHoystayedbusy.HeranadairyfarmnearCincinnatifor20years.Healsobecameapublicspeakerandtraveledgivingspeeches.Untilafewyearsbeforehisdeathhetook4-10milewalksseveralmorningsaweek.OnDecember151961WilliamHoydiedattheageof
99.
1.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappeninHoy’slifea.Hoyworkedasashoemaker.b.Hoybegantorunadiaryfarm.c.Hoyplayedamemorablegameintheheavyfog.d.HoythrewthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.e.Hoybecamedeaf.A.deacbB.eacbdC.daecbD.eabcd
2.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatHoy_______inhislateyears.A.becamefamousB.ledarelaxedlifeC.traveledaroundtheworldD.wasingoodphysicalcondition
3.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.adeafplayerdevotedtothegameofbaseballB.baseballgamerulesandimportantplayersC.theriseinthesocialpositionofthedeafpeopleD.wherethebaseballjudgehandsignalscamefrom
4.WhatcanbeinferredfromthispassageA.Hoywasthegreatestbaseballplayerinhistime.B.Speakingandlisteningarenotnecessaryinbaseballgames.C.Thejudgehadtostudythehandsignalsveryseriously.D.Hoy’sfamilyencouragedhimtobecomeabaseballplayer.【答案解析】本文介绍了美国20世纪初最杰出的棒球选手Hoy不平凡的一生
1.B细节题此题要求对事件发生的先后顺序进行排序可用首尾定位法,即找到第一个发生的事件e.Hoybecamedeaf.,再找到最后一个发生的事件d.HoythrewthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.,故可排除A、C再进行比较可知B最佳
2.D推断题根据Untilafewyearsbeforehisdeathhetook4-10milewalksseveralmorningsaweek.,可见在他生命的最后岁月里,他的身体状况很好
3.A主旨题纵观全文可知
4.A推断题根据hestole82bases…theSenators’leadinghitter…threwoutthreebatters…managedtocatchaflyballtomakethethirdoutinspiteofthefog.等细节,可以判断Hoy是他那个时代最杰出的棒球选手2TheManofManySecrets—HarryHoudini—wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes—fromprisoncellsfromwoodenboxesfloatinginriversfromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis“magic”tricks.Ofcoursehissecretwasnotmagicorsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadtheabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17in
1891.HeandhisbrotherTheoperformedcardtricksinclubinNewYork.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudiniBrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant.Butforalongtimetheywerenotverysuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescapeinChicagoin
1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprisonandheinvitedthelocalnewspapermentowatch.Itwasthepublicity宣传thatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini’ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffsandtoestrainedtoescapeanklechins.Buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.EverytimehewentintotheprisoncellBessgavehimakissforgoodluck—andasmallskeletonkeywhichisakeythatfitsmanylockspassquicklyfromhermouthtohis.Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame.Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocalprisonofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoonthepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapersandintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.WhatwastheresultWorld-wildfameandanamerememberedtoday.
1.AccordingtothepassageHoudini’ssuccessinprisonescapesdependson_______.A.hisspecialtricksandsupernaturalpowersB.hisunusualabilityandaskeletonkeyC.hismagictricksandunhumanpowersD.hiswisdomandmagictricks
2.Inthefourthparagraphtheunderlinedword“this”refersto_______.A.hisfirstprisonescapeB.theyear1898C.thepublicityD.HarryHoudini’ssuccess
3.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous_______.A.in1894B.beforehemarriedC.attheageof17D.whenhewasabout
244.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassageA.ASkeletonKeyB.AManofManySecretsC.World-wildFameD.GreatEscape【答案解析】本文介绍了HarryHoudini特技成功的经历和方法
1.B细节题根据第4段第2句Harry把手、脚都训练得很灵活来摆脱手链脚铐及第4句后半部分妻子通过接吻传给他万能钥匙,可推知此题答案为B
2.A单词理解题根据语境,this指上文所表演的事情第一次越狱成功由此可推知此题答案为A
3.D推断题第3段第1句他步入娱乐圈时是1891年,17岁;倒数第2句第一次成功是1898年,时隔七年,应是24岁,可推知此题答案为D
4.D主旨题由文章第1段第2句Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes—fromprisoncellsfromwoodenboxesfloatinginriversfromlockedtanksfullofwater,可知Harry因逃脱出名,后面列举的例子谈的是他从监狱成功地逃出,所以答案为D3OnMay291973ThomasBradleyablackmanwaselectedmayorofLosAngeles.LosAngelesisthethirdlargestcityintheUnitedStateswithapopulationofthreemillion.Aboutsixteenpercentofthecity’spopulationareblack.NewsofthiselectionappearedonthefrontpagesofnewspaperseverywhereintheUnitedStates.Hereishowonemajornewspaperreportedtheevent:LOSANGELESELECTSBRADLEYMAYORUNSEATINGYORTYBLACKWINS56%OFVOTESBradleycalledhisvictoryoverYorty“thefulfillment实现ofadream”.Duringhischildhoodandyouthpeoplehadkepttellinghim“Youcan’tdothisyoucan’tgotherebecauseyouareaNegro.”Neverthelesshehadwonadecisivevictoryoveramanwhohadbeenwon
43.7percent.LosAngelesvotershavehadmanyopportunitiestojudge.ThomasBradleyhadtoformanopinionofhim.ThesonofapoorfarmerTexashejoinedtheLosAngelespoliceforcein
1940.Duringhistwenty-oneyearsonthepoliceforceheearnedalawdegreebyattendingschoolatnight.Hewaselectedtothecitycouncil市政厅tenyearsago.AtthetimeoftheLosAngeleselectionthreeotherAmericancitiesalreadyhadblackmayorsbutnoneofthosecitieshadaslargeapopulationasLosAngeles.Besidesthepercentageofblacksinthoseothercitieswasmuchlarger.ClevelandOhiohadthirty-sixpercentblackwhenCarlStokeswaselectedmayorofClevelandin
1967.InthesameyearRichardHatcherwaselectedmayorofCary.InNewarkNewJerseysixtypercentofthepopulationwereblackwhenKennethGibsonwaselectedin
1970.Thuselectionofablackmayorinthosecitieswasnotverysurprising.InLosAngelesthousandsofwhitecitizensvotedforThomasBradleybecausetheybelievedhewouldbeabettermayorthanthewhitecandidate候选人.Bradleyhadspentforty-eightofhisfifty-fiveyearsinLosAngeles.FouryearsagoBradleylostmayoralelectiontoYorty.ThistimeBradleywon.
1.Intheauthor’sopinionitwassurprisingthat_______.A.thewhiteswouldvoteforablackmayorB.ablackmayorwouldbeelectedinsuchalargecityC.ablackfromapoorfarmer’sfamilycouldbeelectedmayorofLosAngelesD.therewouldbesomanyblackmayors
2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeople________.A.votedforBradleybecauseofhisblackcolorB.didn’tcaremuchabouthiscolorwhentheyvotedC.votedforhimtogiveachancetofulfillhisdreamD.votedforBradleybecausetheytrusthim
3.Bradleyhitthefrontpageheadlinefor_______.A.hewasthefirstblackmayorinhistoryB.hewasthefirstblackmayorinthesouthofUSAC.hewasthefirstblackmayorofoneofthelargestcitiesinUSAD.apoorfarmer’ssoncouldalsowinanimportantelection
4.FromBradley’svictoryintheelectionwecanseethat________.A.blackshadequalrightsaswhitesintheUSAB.blackpeople’ssituationbegantobeimprovingmuchmorethanbeforeC.onecanbesuccessfulthroughhardworkintheUSAnomatterwhatcolorheisD.itiscertainthatsomedaytheUSAwillhaveablackpresident【答案解析】本文报道了黑人在洛杉矶这样白人占绝大多数的大城市里被当选为市长这一新闻
1.A推断题根据文章第1段最后一句洛杉矶黑人的比例为16%以及倒数第2段所描述其他几个城市的黑人的比例分别是36%、55%、60%可推此题答案为A
2.D细节题根据文章最后一段第1句…becausetheybelievedhewouldbeabettermayorthanthewhitecandidate可推知此题的答案为D
3.C细节题根据倒数第2段第1句…threeotherAmericancitiesalreadyhadblackmayorsbutnoneofthosecitieshadaslargeapopulationasLosAngeles可推知此题的答案为C
4.B推断题运用排除法选项A显然与原文内容不符;选项C和D文章没提及,况且此两项过于忽略美国的种族矛盾,不宜选;只有选项B原文内容较相符4JeanneCalmentaFrenchwomanbecamearecordbreakeron17Octoberof1995whenattheageof120yearsand238daysshebecamethelongest-livedhumanbeingonrecord.AJapanesemandiedin1986attheageof120yearsand237days.JeanneCalmentlivesinasmalloldpeople’shomeinthesouthofFrance;herhusbandheronlychildandhergrandsonhavealldied.Sheisnearlyblindanddeafandisalwaysinawheelchairbutherdoctordescribesherasbeingmorelikea90-year-oldingoodhealththansomeoneof
120.Shestillhasalivelysenseofhumor.Whenaskedonher120thbirthdaywhatsheexpectedofthefutureshereplied:Averyshortone.ShealsoremarkedthatshethoughtthegoodLordhadforgottenallabouther.SowhatisthekeytoalonglifeAccordingtosomedoctorsdietexerciseandnosmokingarethethreeimportantfactors.JeanneCalmenthasfollowedtwoofthetips窍门.Shehasalwayseatenahealthydietandsheusedtodoexerciseseverydayuntilshebrokeherlegattheageof
115.Howeveruntilrecentlyshedranktwoglassedofstrongredwineadayandshedoessmokenowonlyalittle.BesidesJeanneCalmentmighthavegotverygoodgenes基因fromherparents.Herfatherlivedtotheageof94andhermotherto
86.Alocallawyerboughtherhousewhenshewas80underanagreementthathewouldpayhersomemoneyeveryyearuntilherdeath.Itmusthaveseemedagoodmoveatthetimebutsofarthelawyerhaspaidheratleastthreetimesthevalueofthehouse.EveryyearonherbirthdayJeanneCalmentsendshimacardsaying:SorryI’mstillalive!
1.HowdoesJeanneCalmentfeelaboutheroldageA.Sheismiserableandunhappy.B.Sheischeerfulandhumorous.C.Shewouldliketolivemuchlonger.D.Shefeelssheisgoingtodieverysoon.
2.JeanneCalmentoweshergoodhealthandlonglifeto_______.A.smokingonlyalittleeverydayB.hergivingupsmokinganddrinkingC.drinkingtwoglassesofstrongredwineeverydayD.thegoodgenesfromherparentsahealthydietandsomeexercises
3.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheword“move”inthefourthparagraphA.dealB.trickC.marchD.sport
4.WhydoesJeanneCalmentsay“SorryI’mstillalive”tothelocallawyereveryyearonherbirthdayA.Becauseshehadanagreementat80withthelawyerwhichwastoheradvantage.B.Becauseshehasaskedthelawyertopayhermorerentthantheyfirstagreed.C.Becausethelawyerhaspaidhermuchmoremoneythanthevalueofthehouse.D.Becausethehouseshesoldtothelawyerisn’tworththemoneyhehasalreadypaid.【答案解析】本文介绍了世界上寿命最长的法国老太太
1.B细节题根据文章内容及第2段第3句Shestillhasalivelysenseofhumor可推知此题答案为B
2.D细节题根据文章第3段第4句Shehasalwayseatenahealthydiet…及倒数第2句JeanneCalmentmighthavegotverygoodgenes基因fromherparents可推知此题答案为D
3.A词义猜测题根据此单词所在句子的前面部分Alocallawyerboughtherhouse…underanagreementthathewouldpayhersomemoneyeveryyearuntilherdeath可推知此题答案为A
4.C推断题文章倒数第2段第1句说…sofarthelawyerhaspaidheratleastthreetimesthevalueofthehouse,而老太太本人也感到不好意思,据此可推知答案为C4JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighschool.Butthis19-year-oldSwedeisanythingbutordinaryfromthecomputerinhisparents’homehehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigationFBIfindouttheworld’smostwantedcybercriminals网络犯罪分子.JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwedeFredrikBjoerckfoundoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virus病毒inMarch
1999.HecametotheaidoftheFBIagainonMay7findingoutthesuspected嫌疑的senderofthedangerous“ILOVEYOU”virus.ThesuspectwascaughtinManilaonMay
8.Jonathan’sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpressalarmatthe“virtual”crimewave.Inbetweenstudyingforfinalexamshangingoutwithfriendsandrefereeinghisyoungerbrother’sfootballmatchesthequietgentleteenageralsogiveslessonsone-security电子安全tolargecompanies.Hereadsalotandexchangesinformationwithothercomputerexpertstoknowmuchaboutthelatesttricksofthehacker黑客trade.Manycompanieshavealreadytriedtoemployhimbutheisnotinterestedatthemoment.InsteadheplanstobeginlawschoolintheautumnatSweden’sUppsalaUniversityandstartuphisowne-securitycompany.AlthoughheworkswiththeFBInowhisfamilyinsistshe’sjust“aregularkid”.“Jonathanisagreatkidhehashisfriendsandhedoesalotmorethanjustplaywiththecomputer”hislittlesisterTessasaidaddingthathehelpstheFBIbecause“helikestohelp”notbecausehe’slookingforfameandrecognition.Whentheworldwashitbythe“LoveBug”virusJonathanwastoobusypreparingaspeechone-securitytolookintotheproblem.“FinallyonMay7IhadsomefreetimesoIbeganlooking.”Withinafewhourshehadfoundthesuspectande-mailedhismethodandresultstotheFBI.Hesaidhisworkonthe“Melissa”viruswhichtookthreeweekstosolvewasabighelpinfindingthesuspectsoquickly.“ThistimeIknewexactlywheretostartIknewwhattodisregardandwhattolookat.”
1.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat______.A.SwedishkidhelpsFBIfindoutthemostwantedcybercriminalsB.JonathanisreallyaquietgentleandordinaryboyC.manycompanieswanttheyoungcomputerexperttojoininD.anycybercriminalswillsurelybefoundoutwherevertheyare
2.ThepublicstartedtoknowsomethingaboutJonathanjustfrom____.A.hishelpingtheUSFBItofindoutthesenderofthedangerous“ILOVEYOU”virusB.hisworktogetherwithFredrikBjoercktofindoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virusC.hislittlesister’stalkabouthisgoodqualitiesasaregularkidandagoodprogrammerD.hisspeechone-securitytomanycomputercompaniesafterhisfightagainsthackers
3.FromJonathan’ssuccessinfindingoutthesenderofthedangerous‘LoveBug”viruswecaninferthat___.A.wherethere’sawillthere’sawayB.experienceisknowledgeC.hardworkleadstosuccessD.failureisthemotherofsuccess
4.WhatdoweknowaboutJonathanA.Heisagoodfamehunterwithvariousabilities.B.Heissuchabravefighterthatanycriminalwillfeelafraid.C.Heisanexpertonsecuritynotinterestedinrunningacompany.D.Heisaregularkidbutdoessomethingunusual.【答案解析】本文主要讲述了19个瑞典男孩Jonathan凭借自己出色的电脑技术帮助美国联邦调查局寻找网络犯罪分子
1.A主旨题根据…hehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigationFBIfindouttheworld’smostwantedcybercriminals可确定答案
2.B细节题根据JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwedeFredrikBjoerckfoundoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virus病毒inMarch1999可推测出答案
3.B推断题根据Hesaidhisworkonthe“Melissa”viruswhichtookthreeweekstosolvewasabighelpinfindingthesuspectsoquickly可以看出,以前积累的经验对他以后的工作大有帮助,故B最佳
4.D细节题根据AlthoughheworkswiththeFBInowhisfamilyinsistshe’sjust“aregularkid”可以看出来,Jonathan是一个正常的孩子,但他却做出了一些不寻常的事情。