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。Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what aboutreally young filmmakers who arent in film school yet and arent,strictly speaking, even adults?They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film
2、Festival,tomorrow,in a setting any director might envy:Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards,the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers,except for the age of the participants:about 8 to 18.Whats really exciting is that its film for
3、 kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner,managing director of Wingspan Arts,a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington,Virginia.
4、 “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said,talking about films by the New York City branch of G
5、lobal Action Project,a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family andMaster Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.”Dream of the Invisiblesdescribes young immigrants (移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.T
6、he festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title isPressures.1. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival.A. is organized by a middle school B. is as famous as the Toronto FestivalC. shows films made by children D.
7、offers awards to film school students2. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.B. It provides arts projects for young people.C. Its a media arts and leadership-training group.D. Its a national organization for young people.3. The underlined word“sh
8、orts” in Paragraph 4 refers to.A. short trousersB. short kids C. short filmsD. short stories4. Movies to be shown in the festival.A. cover different subjects B. focus on kids lifeC. are produced by Global Action Project D. are directed by Ms. Gardner5. At the end of this film festival,there will be.
9、A. various awards B. “red carpet” interviewsC. an open reception D. a concert at Lincoln Center【参考答案】15、 CBCAC阅读理解。Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in England beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World in the nineteenth
10、. Rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture (制造) of goods, which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products i
11、n less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product: each nail was exactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. This means that goods could be mass production, although mass production required breaking productio
12、n down into smaller and smaller tasks.Workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. Instead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in certain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by todays standards. Highly
13、 skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand. But the skilled worker wasnt the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forced farmer away
14、. The increased mechanization (机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longer owned their own tools, t
15、heir skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer possible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.1. In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific fin
16、dings in the production of goods?A. Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.B. The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.C. The increased use of machines to make products in less time.D. The use of machines producing parts of the same standard. 答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。从文章的
17、第一段 “One of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time. People also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product:” 可知，A、C、D都在文中提到了。故答案为B。2. Accordi
18、ng to the writer, highly skilled workers _A. completely disappeared with the coming of the factory systemB. were dismissed by the bossC. were unable to produce goods of high standardD. were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines答案解析：答案为D。本题为细节题。从文章第二段 “Highly skilled workers wer
19、e unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand.” 可知，机器批量生产的产品标准高，数量多，这是手工生产无法匹敌的。故答案为D。3. According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechaniza
20、tion of agriculture?A. Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.B. They stuck to their farm work.C. They refused to use machines.D They did their best to learn how to use the machines.答案解析：答案为A。本题为细节题。从第二段的倒数第四句话 “They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly develop
21、ing industrial centers.” 可知，答案为A。社会生活类阅读理解。Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubledto $1. 01 per packsmokers have jammed telephone“quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the hab
22、it.This is not a surprise to public health advocates. Theyve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. The only wonder is that so many states insist on
23、 closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely. In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highe
24、st tax in the nation, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10. 06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S. C. , where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4. 78. The influence is obvious.In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys13. 8%, far
25、 below the national average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records. Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-inco
26、me Americans“who choose to smoke.”Thats true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for todays adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and he
27、art disease and feel better. 1. The text is mainly about.A. the price of cigarettesB. the rate of teen smokingC. the effect of tobacco tax increaseD. the differences in tobacco tax rate2. What does the author think is a surprise? A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.B. Some states still keep the toba
28、cco tax low.C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.3. The underlined word“deter” in Paragraph 3 most probably means.A. discourageB. removeC. benefitD. free4. Rogers attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of.A. toleranceB. unconcernC. do
29、ubtD. sympathy5. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill.C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.D. Adults will depend more on their families.【参考答案】61.1-5 CBADA 完形填空This was an unforgetta
30、ble and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a_1_effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know _2_ but whose actions gave a new _3_ to the wordskind and generous.I was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early _4_.A homele
31、ss man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes，was _5_ for change on a street corner.A BMW car _6_ on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about _7_ years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk
32、 tie.He walked_8_ across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything，he first gave him a lot of _9_ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套)，beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he _10_ them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them an
33、d stared with a/an _11_ mouth.As he drove off，I couldnt _12_ thinking that it was probably the first time he had _13_ the pedal(踏板)of that topbrand BMW car with a _14_ foot！I stood there and the looks of _15_ appeared on my face and the homeless mans.Two men of about the same age _16_ very different
34、 lives had met and the one who was _17_ in materials had offered _18_ than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and _19_ down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect，_20_and real generosity.【语篇解读】 本文为记叙文。作者使用了倒叙的方法，记述了一个难忘且感人的故事。一位开宝马的富人慷慨地帮助了一位无家可归的同龄人，在帮助他的同时，又给了他充分
35、的尊重，本故事再次诠释了慷慨和爱心的含义。1A.strong Bbad Clight Dslow解析从下文那感人的故事可以看出：这件事对我影响很大。have a strong effect on.对有很大影响。答案A2A.officially Bpersonally Csimilarly Dgenerally解析从下文可以推出：我本人(personally)不认识他们。答案B3A.benefit Battitude Cmeaning Daward解析作者认为：他们的行为赋予了善良和慷慨这两个词新的含义。A.利益；B.态度；C.意义；D.奖品，奖金，奖。答案C4A.spring Bsummer
36、Cautumn Dwinter解析根据本句的“on a cold，windy day”及第三段的“his leather gloves”可推知故事发生在初冬。答案D5A.searching Bmaking Cblaming Dbegging解析一位无家可归的大约60岁的老人，光着脚，正在街角乞讨。search for寻找，搜寻；make for走向；blame for该受责备，应负责；beg for乞求，乞讨。答案D6A.called up Bbroke up Cpulled up Dsped up解析一辆宝马停在了街边。call up打电话给，召集，使想起；break up打碎，解散，(关系
37、等)破裂；pull up(车)停下；speed up加速。答案C7A.40 B50 C60 D70解析由最后一段第一句中的“the same age”及第二段第二句中的“about 60”可知答案为C项。答案C8A.directly Busually Cunwillingly Dfluently解析那个人穿过大街径直向那乞讨的老人走去。A.径直地；B.时常；C.不愿意地；D.流利地。答案A9A.money Bwater Csand Doil解析由第二段最后一句中的“was begging for change”可知老人要零钱，所以开宝马的老人给他许多钱。答案A10A.posted Bhande
38、d Ckicked Dthrew解析因为乞讨的老人就在身边，开宝马的老人又很尊重他，所以选hand“递过去”。A.邮寄；B.递；C.踢；D.扔。答案B11A.closed Bfull Copen Dempty解析一个沿街乞讨的老人收到如此的恩惠，只能是眼睛瞪得大大的，张着嘴，看着对方。A.闭着的；B.满着的；C.张着的；D.空的。答案C12A.stand Bdelay Cforget Dhelp解析couldnt help doing意为“禁不住地做某事”。句意：我情不自禁地想。A.忍受；B.推迟；C.忘记。答案D13A.bended Bcut Crepaired Dpressed解析因为鞋和
39、袜子都已经送人了，所以这也许是他第一次光着(bare)脚踩汽车的踏板。A.弯曲；B.砍，劈开；C.修理；D.按，压。答案D14A.relaxed Blarge Cbare Dsingle解析因为鞋和袜子都已经送人了，所以只能是光着(bare)脚开宝马。A.放松的；B.大的；C.光着的；D.单一的。答案C15A.excitement Bastonishment Csadness Dpride解析句意：面对此情此景，我和乞讨老人都很吃惊(astonishment)。A.激动；B.吃惊；C.悲伤；D.骄傲。答案B16A.but Bor Cand Dbefore解析由文意：两位老人年龄相同，但生活是明
40、显的不一样。答案A17A.successful Bcareful Cuseful Dhelpful解析开宝马的老人在物质方面是成功的。careful小心的；useful有用的；helpful有帮助的，均与文意不符。答案A18A.rather Bmore Cother Dbetter解析句意：在物质上非常成功的那位老人不仅仅是给了对方一双鞋。言外之意，他还给对方其他东西，下文介绍了他还给了对方以尊重。rather than而不是；more than多于，超出，不止，不仅仅；other than除了之外；better than比好。答案B19A.broken Bfell Cstepped Drolled解析句意：老人从宝马车里出来，并放下(step down)自己高高在上的身份，帮助需要帮助的人。答案C20A.surprise Bdisappointment Canxiety Dkindness解析当开宝马的老人主动给予尊重、仁慈和真正的慷慨时，他也扶起了另一个人。答案D