1、阅读理解。As the thrills of the London 2012 Olympic Games fade, the focus now is on the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Over the next two years it hosted the FIFA Confederation Cup in June 2013 and will host the FIFA World Cup in 2014. Brazil has taken steps to increase the economic profits by safeguarding
2、 the interests of broadcasters and funders. In 2009, the Brazil passed the Brazilian Olympic Act and the so-called World Cup Law in 2012, which are designed to fight ambush(隐性)marketing and digital piracy(盗版), and regulate advertising in and around official sporting sites. The Brazilian World Cup La
3、w goes much further in protecting the interests of right owners than Brazils pre-existing legislation(立法)in this area, the so-called Pele Law. For example, the World Cup Law bans anyone but the official broadcaster from using images of events. However, it does permit use for non-commercial purposes.
4、 It also requires that FIFA or its local broadcaster provide highlights up to two hours after each match. Other items allow protection of trademarks associated with the event and ban unauthorized association with the events marks. The Pele Law permits, as an information right, both access to sportin
5、g sites and the use of images for journalistic purposes. It is, however, unlikely that such an understanding will be gained in relation to the World Cup Law which governs access to and use of images specifically in relation to the FIFA World Cup 2014. Although the Brazilian Olympic Act regulates the
6、 IP(知识产权)relating to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, it remains silent on broadcasting rights. Whatever the benefits, it seems clear that IP rights in general, and broadcasting rights in particular, will continue to play a key role in bringing in funds. If past experience is anything to go by, Rio 20
7、16 not only promises new sporting achievements, but also the breaking of new records in terms of profits produced from the sale of broadcasting and other media rights. 【文章大意】文章主要介绍了巴西保护知识产权的World Cup Law和Pele Law。1. The 2016 Olympics. A. promises to break many recordsB. will experience challenges in
8、 fundingC. promises to be the greatest in historyD. will bring great benefits to Brazil【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第一段的Brazil has taken steps to increase the economic profits by safeguarding the interests of broadcasters and funders. 可知, 巴西将会从2016年奥运会中获得经济增长。故选D。2. The World Cup Law and the Pele Law are differen
9、t in that. A. the former is stricter than the latter in protecting IP rightsB. the World Cup Law allows the media more freedom to use the imagesC. the former applies to advertising while the latter marketingD. the Pele Law bans more unauthorized association with the events marks【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段的Th
10、e Brazilian World Cup Law goes much further in protecting the interests of right owners than Brazils pre-existing legislation in this area, the so-called Pele Law. 以及下文可知, the World Cup Law比the Pele Law在保护知识产权方面更严厉。3. The passage mainly talks about. A. the advances that Brazil has made in hosting sp
11、orting eventsB. the efforts that Brazil is making to protect the interests of IP right ownersC. the preparations that Brazil is making for the 2016 OlympicsD. the challenges that Brazil is facing in investment to fund the sporting events【解析】选B。主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了巴西的保护知识产权的World Cup Law和Pele Law, 这说明了巴西正在在
12、保护知识产权方面做出努力。故选B。4. The writers attitude toward Rio 2016 is. A. indifferentB. positiveC. negativeD. unclear【解析】选B。观点态度题。根据最后一段的Rio 2016 not only promises new sporting achievements, but also the breaking of new records in terms of profits produced from the sale of broadcasting and other media rights.
13、 可知, 作者对Rio 2016充满希望。故选B。阅读理解。When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. Ive lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, to
14、o, but Mr. Clark wouldnt let that happen.Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show,
15、he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But wh
16、en the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “Youre all going.” On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didnt want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom
17、rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. Its now my dream to one day start a group of womens clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.11. Without M
18、r. Clark, the writer .A. might have been put into prisonB. might not have won the prizeC. might have joined a womens clubD. might not have moved to Atlanta12. The Essential 55 is . A. a showB. a speechC. a classroom ruleD. a book13. How many students names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clar
19、k? A. None B. Three C. Fifty-five D. All14. What can we learn in the passage?A. It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time.B. Mr. Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did.C. Mr. Clark was selected as Disneys 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles.D.
20、 In 2003, Mr. Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us.15. In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that .A. Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelingB. Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of womens clubsC. a good teacher can help raise his or her students scor
21、esD. a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students【参考答案】1115、11-20 ADABD 完形填空。Charles Dickens was born in 1812. He was_1_of a clerk in a government office. When Charles was still a little boy, his father was sent to prison for_2_. In those days, men who_3_quite small amounts had to stay
22、 in_4_until the debt was paid.When Charles was 12, he had to work in a factory. The only formal education he_5_was a twoyear schooling at a school for_6_children. His career as a_7_of novels began in 1833 with short stories and essays(散文)in periodicals, and in 1837, when he was 25, his short stories
23、 were_8_into the novel “The Pickwick Papers”， which made him the most_9_author of his time in England.Charles Dickens had_10_of the unhappy life of many poor people. In years of hard work in various_11_jobs, Charles met many people, young and old, rich and poor, happy and_12_. He had unusual energy
24、and unusual powers of observation.Dickens_13_were much better or much worse than they would be in real life. The novels of Dickens are_14_of life, observation, and energy, and his own energy seemed_15_. Many of his novels like “Oliver Twist, David Copper field, Great Expectations”， _16_attention to
25、the unsatisfactory social conditions that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens was loved by the broad mass of the people.“A Tale of Two Cities” is one of his famous novels. It was_17_in 1859. In this novel Dickens gives a vivid description of the French Bourgeois Revolution that_18_i
26、n 1789.His sudden death in 1870_19_thousands of people who were waiting for his next book. Instead, they bought and wept over(为哭泣)a picture called“The Empty Chair”，_20_the desk and chair that he would no longer use. 1A.the friendBthe sonCthe writerDthe daughter答案：BCharles Dickens出生于1812年，他是一个政府小职员的儿
27、子。2A.murderBdebtCcrimeDstealing答案：B从下文特别是“.until the debt was paid”可知，“他爸爸因欠债而被关进了监狱”。3A.earnedBmadeCowedDstole答案：C由下文可知，此处是“当时，哪怕是欠很少数目的债也要蹲监狱直到还清债务”。4A.prisonBschoolCstreetDchurch答案：Astay in prison意为“蹲监狱”。5A.acceptedBreceivedCreturnedDgained答案：B这里谈论的是Charles接受的教育。“他所接受的在校的正式教育只有两年”。receive educati
28、on意为“接受教育”；是习惯搭配。 6A.normalBunusualCdisabledDpoor答案：D由文章内容可知，Charles小的时候，家里很穷。7A.readerBwriterCinventorDcritic答案：B由下文可知，此处说的是他作为小说作家的职业始于1833年。8A.collectedBtranslatedCpublishedDchanged答案：A在1837年，他25岁时，他的短篇小说被收集整理成小说The Pickwick Papers。9A.interestingBinstructiveCpopularDunknown答案：C小说The Pickwick Pape
29、rs使他成为他那个时代英国最受欢迎(popular)的作家。10A.experiencesBstoriesCtimesDmaterials答案：A由上下文可推知，“Charles Dickens有着与众多穷人一样的不幸的生活经历(experience)”。 11A.unimportantBunfairCunpleasantDunlucky答案：C由unhappy life, hard work等来看，此处说的是Dickens在各种各样(various) 艰难的工作中，他结识了很多人这些为他后来的创作提供了素材。12A.poorBsufferingColdDmiserable答案：D通过上文的y
30、oung and old, rich and poor可推知此处说的是“幸福的和不幸福的”。在这4个词中只有miserable与happy相对。 13A.novelsBcharactersCworksDactors答案：B前面说Dickens在多年的劳动中结识了各种各样的人，此处说的是Dickens笔下的人物要么比真实中的更好，要么比真实中的更差。 14A.fullBtiredCcarefulDafraid答案：A从上下文来看，此处说的是Dickens的小说充满了生活气息、想像力和活力15A.limitedBendlessCgreatDpoor答案：B前面说“他的小说充满了生活气息，充满了想像
31、力和活力”，由此可断定“他本人的精力似乎是无穷尽的”。endless是形容词，意为“无边的；没有穷尽的”。16A.drewBaskedCdevotedDfixed答案：A他的很多小说像雾都孤儿、大卫科波菲尔等所关注的是一百多年前在英国所存在的令人不满意的社会环境。draw attention to固定搭配，意为“关注；让人去注意”。 17A.publishedBcome outCreviewedDcollected答案：A双城记是在1859年“出版”的。18A.broke awayBbroke downCbroke outDbroke up答案：C“双城记生动描写了爆发于1789年的法国资产阶级革命”。break out意为“爆发”；不能用于被动语态中。break in为“闯入”；break down为“抛锚；破裂”；break up为“分解；破碎”；都不符合语境。19A.struckBshockedCterrifiedDdisappointed答案：B句意为“正当人们盼望着他的下一部作品问世时，他的突然离世震惊了成千上万的人”。20A.insistingBwatchingCrealizingDshowing答案：D他们恸哭并购买了称作“The Empty Chair”的画，这幅画表现的是他不再使用的桌椅。
