1、阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。The number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, A
2、ustralia and New Zealand.In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the nu
3、mber of people in the world who have acquired an enough working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms a
4、n adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its presentday importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and oth
5、er fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport communications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider communication
6、for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and education as well as for international communication and for entra
7、nce to the scientific and technological developments in the West. 1. What would be the best title for this passage?A. The Difficulties of Learning EnglishBInternational CommunicationsCThe Standard Varieties of English DEnglish as a World Language 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?ASom
8、e 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English. BThere are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.CIt is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English. DPeople learn English for a variety of reasons
9、. 3. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?AIt was popular during Shakespeares time. BIt is used in former British colonies. CIt serves the needs of its native speakers. DIt is a world language that is used for international communication. 4. What forms
10、an adequate working knowledge of English? AThe ability to read a newspaper. BIt is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. CBeing a multilingual. DBeing a native speaker. 解题导语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. 解析：选D。主旨大意题。全文讲述的是英语在全世界的广泛应用。第三段第一句又特别提出英语作为一种世界语言的原因，故选D项
11、。A项文中并未涉及；B项和C项只是文中细节，不能概括全文。2. 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据文章第一段中第二句及第二段的第一句的描述可推知B、C两项正确，A项错误。由第二、三段可知D项正确。3. 解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的描述，英语广泛应用于气象和机场的交流，国际会议和信息传播等，可推知此题的答案为D。4. 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句可知，环境不同，所要求的英语水平等级也有所不同，因此很难判断一个人的英语程度。故此题答案为B。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Australia-The vote for euthanasi
12、a(安乐死)was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months argument and final 16 hours hot debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of 15 to 1
13、0. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the groups on-line service, Death NET. Hofsess says, “We posted it all day long, because this isnt just something that h
14、appened in Australia. Its world history.” The full import may take a while to understand. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical meaning. Some have breathed sighs of relief, but others, including churches, right to life gr
15、oups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste(匆忙,急忙) of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part other states are going to
16、consider making a similar law to for euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes(多米诺骨牌) to start falling. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death probably by a deadly injection or pil
17、l to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin man suffering from lung cancer
18、, the law means he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing
19、 at their masks,” he says. 45. According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Australia now is the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia.B. All people in Australia dont have the same positive attitude to euthanasia. C. Many patients will ask their doctors for
20、euthanasia because they are afraid of death. D. According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be met after 48 hours.46. The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are waiting to see _.A. the result of t
21、he game of dominoes.B. that peoples attitude to euthanasia will be changed.C. that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end.D. the similar bills will be passed in other countries.47. Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is
22、 NOT the reason ?A. In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced.B. In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning.C. In Australia, old people take up great part in the population of the whole country.D. Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible dis
23、ease is worse than immediate death.48. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia.B. physicians and citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia.C. other countries are going to consider making a similar
24、 law to deal with euthanasia.D. under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicine.49. Whats the authors attitude to euthanasia?A. Negative B. Critical C. Positive D. Doubtful【参考答案】45、B 46-48 DBA 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A person named Bernard Jackson toda
25、y is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团)wrongly convicted (判处有罪) him of raping two women. At Jacksons trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime, he was convicted anyway. Wh
26、y? The jury believed the testimony(证词)of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal.Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see
27、 photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witnesss decision. People some
28、times have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psycholog
29、ists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. Americ
30、an courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve(决定)court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness
31、testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witnesss testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what h
32、appened.50. Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years prison because_.A. the victims insisted that he was the attackerB. he admitted the crime of raping two womenC. the police discovered evidence leading to his guiltD. the eyewitness proved the victims testimony51. The following stateme
33、nts may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness testimony is not accurate EXCEPT _.A. the eyewitness is confused by the polices questionsB. the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar facesC. the eyewitness lacks the professional help from policeD. the eyewitness cant identify people of o
34、ther races clearly.52. An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to_.A. the misunderstanding of the case B. the disbelief in the courtC. the disrespect for the eyewitness D. the conviction of an innocent person53. Eyewitness testimony is important because _. A. it can be relied on to detect crimin
35、als in all cases. B. it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases. C. it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation. D. it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime.54. According to the text, we can infer that _.A. eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrec
36、t.B. police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary peopleC. crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspectsD. the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision【参考答案】49、CA 51-54 CDBA 【2014四川省资阳市第一次诊断性考试】完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入
37、空白处的最佳选项。My mother always says that Im born to dance ballet. But that September when I was in a ballet class and went to do a turn, something just happened. I heard it and I surely 11 it. I went right to a doctor and got an X-ray examination, which 12 a lot of damage to my knee a(n) 13 injury for a
38、dancer. I had to have a(n) 14 .Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury. Dance was my life, but 15 , I wasnt going to be able to do it for a year or 16 never again. My dad was really a big inspiration for me. He was 17 a battle against cancer at that time. He showed me how to
39、 make it through a 18 situation. I thought that if he could do that, I could handle this, too. 19 my operation, I had great difficulty walking, but I knew that if I really worked hard, my injury would heal.Several months later, I definitely wasnt at my strongest, but I could 20 a class. The dancing
40、I did was 21 at first moves that my knee could handle. Once we started practicing in the fall, I was beginning to feel like myself 22 . One day, I 23 the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld. I thought it must be a(n) 24 because he is very famous in the ballet world. But it wasnt. He 25 me an
41、d taught me a lot of things. At l8, I had a solo performance! It was a big 26 . I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina. After the 27 , Eliot said, “You know, you have a(n) 28 and you are also made of steel.” That, coming from him, was the 29 compliment (赞美) I have ever received. Id like to
42、think that 30 my injury made me strong. 11. A. touchedB. acceptedC. brokeD. felt12. A. pointedB. saidC. readD. showed13. A. necessaryB. deadlyC. practicalD. important14. A. holidayB. cryC. operationD. test15. A. in timeB. all of a suddenC. at presentD. once in a while16. A. possiblyB. luckilyC. surp
43、risinglyD. hardly17. A. leadingB. fightingC. losingD. inventing18. A. wonderfulB. difficultC. positiveD. heavy19. A. AfterB. DuringC. AtD. Over20. A. set outB. take upC. break intoD. get through21. A. basicB. quickC. formalD. hard22. A. beforeB. thenC. againD. too23. A. stoleB. borrowedC. facedD. ch
44、ecked24. A. mistakeB. opportunityC. problemD. task25. A. heldB. obeyedC. encouragedD. received26. A. surpriseB. secretC. successD. position27. A. speechB. performanceC. competitionD. match28. A. giftB. chanceC. luckD. exercise29. A. simplestB. deepestC. greatestD. smartest30. A. dealing withB. letting outC. setting upD. turning to【参考答案】11-15 DDBCB16-20 ABBAD21-25 ACDAC26-30 CBACA（每小题1.5分）
