1、阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”. Im delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that t
2、he Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout. For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”Armantro
3、ut, a native Californian, received her bachelors degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her masters in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is
4、 used and raises questions to make the reader think. In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Versed.” This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I dont feel as if its better.”The first half of“Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fo
5、ught the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry
6、,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD. Versed,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May. 1. According to Rae Armantrout, .A. her 10th book is much
7、 better B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpectedC. the media is surprised at her works D. she likes being recognized by her readers2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout? A. She published a poetry textbook. B. She used to teach Denise Levertov. C. She started a poets group with others.
8、 D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.3. What can we learn about“Versed” ? A. It consists of three parts. B. It is mainly about the American army.C. It is a book published two decades ago. D. It partly concerns the poets own life. 4. Rae Armantrouts colleagues think that she .A. should writ
9、e moreB. has a sweet voiceC. deserves the prize D. is a strange professor5. What can we learn from the text? A. About 2, 700 copies of“Versed” will be printed. B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.【参考答案】1-5 、BCDCD阅读下列短文，从每题所给
10、的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Dutch treat is a late-nineteenth-century term, and it originally refers to a dinner where everyone is expected to pay for his own share of the food and drink. If people go “Dutch treat”, or simply “go Dutch”, it means that they will share the expenses of a social engagement. T
11、here are many other “Dutch” expressions in English, many of which were invented in Britain in the seventeenth century, when the Dutch and the English were commercial and military rivals. The British used “Dutch” to refer to something bad, cheap and shameful. A “Dutch bargain” at that time was an une
12、ven, one-sided deal; “Dutch reckoning” was an unitemized account; and “Dutch widow” was slang for prostitute. Later centuries brought in “Dutch courage”, for bravery induced by drink; “Dutch concert”, for discordant music; “Dutch nightingale”, meaning a frog; and “double Dutch”, for incomprehensible
13、 language, or unintelligible talk. Some of the expressions are still in use today, but some are not. In fact, in American English, some “Dutch” expressions have nothing to do with the Dutch, but something with the German. It was probably because of the similar spelling and pronunciation that people
14、made a mistake in distinguishing between “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (the German word for German), when German immigrants came to America in the 1700s. For instance, “the Pennsylvania Dutch” refers to the German descendants, instead of the Dutch descendants, living in Pennsylvania. 56. Many of the “Dutch”
15、 expressions were invented with derogatory (贬义) sense, because . A. The Dutch were underdeveloped people. B .Britain and Holland were competitors at that time. C. The Dutch had many bad habits. D. The British were superior to the Dutch. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据when the Dutch and the English were commercial
16、 and military rivals. 英国和荷兰进行商业和军事竞争，故选B。57. With the information you get from Paragraph 2, make a guess at the meaning of the sentence “You are in Dutch”. It probably means .A.You are in Holland. B. You are welcome. C. You are in trouble. D. You are lucky.【答案】C【解析】句意猜测题。根据The British used “Dutch” t
17、o refer to something bad and shameful.因为Dutch指的是不好可耻的事情，所以这句应该理解为“你有麻烦了”，故选C。58. According to the passage, some native American “Dutch” expressions were related to the German instead of the Dutch, simply because .A. People hated the German as much as the Dutch. B.People made a mistake at the beginni
18、ng. C.People made a joke about the German.D.The German immigrants proclaimed that they were Dutch. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据It was probably because of the similar spelling and pronunciation that people made a mistake in distinguishing between “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (the German word for German),是因为人们在开始时出现了错误
19、，故选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。People being tested for radiation exposureThe crisis at the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences. He is a profe
20、ssor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland.Professor Links says workers within the nuclear plant are the only people at risk of extremely high doses of radiation.JONATHAN LINKS: Of course, we dont know what doses theyve received, but the only persons at risk of acute rad
21、iation effects are the workers.For other people, he says, there may be a long-term worry. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.Professor Links says scientists can use computers to quickly model where radioactive material has blown and se
22、ttled. Then they measure how large an area is contaminated. He says if the situation is serious enough, officials could take steps like telling people not to eat locally grown food or drink the water.JONATHAN LINKS: But that would only be the case if there was a significant release and, because of w
23、ind direction, the radioactive material was blown over the area, and then settled out of the air into and onto water, plants, fruits and vegetables.The reactors at Fukushima are on the Pacific coast. But Professor Links says people should not worry about any radioactive material leaking into the oce
24、an.JONATHAN LINKS: Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution. So the concentration of radioactivity in the seawater would still be quite low.Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it. That memory fromWorld War Two would create a st
25、ronger psychological sensitivity to radiation exposure, Professors Links says.Next month is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the explosion and fire that destroyed a reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The nineteen eighty-six event was the worlds worst accident in the nuclear power industry.A new United
26、Nations report says more than six thousand cases of thyroid cancer have been found. These are in people who were children in affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The report says that by two thousand five the cancers had resulted in fifteen deaths.The cancers were largely caused by drinking
27、 contaminated milk. The milk came from cows that ate grass where radioactive material had fallen.To get the latest updates, go to . Contributing: James Brooke1. The passage mainly tells us _.A. What measures the Japan Government takes to solve the nuclear crisis .B. Worries and influences caused by
28、the nuclear crisis .C. With great efforts of scientists , the Japan Government has put the nuclear crisis under control .D. To explain that the nuclear crisis has less effect on its neighboring countries.2. Which of the following is NOT the influences caused by the leak of Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear
29、 Power Station?A. Workers at the nuclear station are suffering the risk of death .B. People can get cancer from low doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.C. The radioactive material may be blown over the area causing the pollution to water .D. The concentration of radi
30、oactivity in the seawater can not be diluted.3. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “dilution”?A. chemical B. salt C. dissolutionD. elimination4. According to the passage which of the following is not TRUE ?A. Water people drink ,food and vegetables people eat may be polluted by nuclear radiati
31、on .B. Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it.C. You can go to . to get the latest news .D. The nuclear accident in Japan is the worst in the nuclear power industry.【参考答案】14、BDCD【陕西省西北工业大学附属中学2014第六次模拟】 情景对话（共5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
32、选项中有两个为多余选项。Librarian: Good morning, Northwest College Library. How can I help you?Man: 6 .Librarian: Are you a student at Northwest College?Man: No, Im not. 7 Librarian: Thats right, it is. 8 Man: Yes, I am.Librarian: Thats no problem then.Man: 9 Librarian: Well, youll need to come in to the librar
33、y and fill out some forms.Man: Okay. 10 . Thanks. Bye.Librarian: Goodbye.A. Do you want to join our library?B. What do I have to do to join?C. Ill be along later this week to join the library.D. Someone told me it was possible to join, even if I wasnt.E. Ive got a current student card from another c
34、ollege.F. I was wondering if it was possible to join the library.G. Are you 18? Thats our minimum joining age.【参考答案】情景对话：6-10 FDGBC 【陕西省西工大附中2014第七次适应性训练】（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。A. Travel as often as possibleB. Provide great value to the worldC. Work hard and face great
35、challengesD. Make the very best of every situationE. Spend time with friends who improve youF. Work on something every day that moves you Everyone hopes to live a long life. But how can you make your long life happy and meaningful? You can read on to find answers. 61. Go traveling wherever you want
36、and go to see one part of the world youve never seen before. You will not regret it. Traveling has less to do with seeing things, as it does with experiencing them. It has less to do with discovering something, as it does with discovering yourself. You run into all the good things and bad things abo
37、ut yourself on a daily basis if you travel to new places, and you are provided with the opportunity to grow far beyond your years. 62.You can go through life and make new friends anytime, but no one can take the place of those persons who truly improve you. They are the most important people you wil
38、l ever meet because they tear down the invisible walls you have built in your mind. In other words, they come into your life and help you develop your potential that you would never have been aware of without them. 63.The road to greatness is far from easy. You can be absolutely certain that when yo
39、u feel you are getting weaker from struggle, you are in fact growing stronger than you ever have been before. The more difficulties you meet and solve on your lifelong journey, the more meaningful your life story will be.64.One of the great secrets of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom
40、is doing the best you can with what it done to you. Its all about how you choose to respond to different situations. This simple choice makes a world of difference. If you find your situations tolerable, by all means tolerate them; if you find them intolerable, break through them. Eventually you are
41、 free because you alone are responsible for your thoughts and how you use them to improve your growth.65.The best way to get ahead in this world is not to complete with others, but to serve them. If you want to get a promotion at work, be good to your boss. If you want to build a successful business
42、, be of service to your potential customers. Provide unmistakable value. Value is what makes relationships, businesses, and personal efforts grow. At any age, in any situation, for every possible life path, there is value you can provide. Success and happiness will come when you choose to work for the world. 【参考答案】61-65. AECDB
