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。Together. 35 years.Alvin Ailey American Dance TheaterThey make you sway. With a dance form all their own. Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company, it has evolved into an international force. Taking the spirit of AfricanAmerican culture and transl
2、ating it into dance and community programs for more than 35 years. A heritage of bringing together a repertoire of Ailey classics and great dance masterpieces along with exciting new works by emerging artists. Modern Vibrant. Athletic. Colorful. Involving. Because it is dance in step with the people
3、. Part of the neighborhood, their pulse beatsbeatsbeats of life. Lifting spirits. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Pirouetting the globe. Soaring, moving as one, moving dance into the future. Join Philip Morris in its 12th year of supporting Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And cele
4、brate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step forward. (from )1. What does the advertisement ask people to do?A. To see a play.B. To watch a match.C. To ball there.D. To see Philip Morris.2. How is the company?A. Modern and involving. B. Intimate and innovative.C. Athletic and colorful
5、.D. Vibrant and innovative.3. What does Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater hold this activity for?A. To develop the spirit of AfricanAmerican culture.B. To leap tall buildings in a single bound.C. To pirouette the globe.D. To celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past.【答案与解析】1. C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 2 句
6、Join Philip Morris in its 12th year of supporting Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 可知答案选 C。2. B 事实细节题。根据文章第 3 段第 2 句 Originating as an intimate, innovative dance company 可知答案选 B。3. D 事实细节题。根据文章最后一句 And celebrate the achievement of the Ailey past as they boldly step forward 可知，答案选 D。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个
7、选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals. A survey conducted recently by sina. com. showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation,
8、 nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculou
9、s pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization(殖民).The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of Chinas economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have differ
10、ence from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners pockets are filled, the publics hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enj
11、oyment. The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their fo
12、od”. But the western culture shows much of romance. Some festivals have their religious background while others have much to do with culture and people. At this point, food seems to be too plain. Flowers and chocolates are more welcomed.Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give pe
13、ople opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on peoples economic status.1From the survey we know that among the pe
14、ople surveyed _. Amost think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous Bmany fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon Csome think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing Dhalf think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion
15、2The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China _.Ahave lost their religious backgroundBare the same as those celebrated in the WestCcan give more fun than traditional Chinese festivalsDmay reduce the hunger of public people3What is the main difference between foreign festivals and tra
16、ditional Chinese ones?AForeign festivals can make Chinese shop owners pockets full quickly.BThe food at foreign festivals is too simple.CChinese festivals always have something to do with culture.DForeign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.4Which of the
17、following may NOT be the reason why so many people accept foreign festivals? APeople can relax themselves.BPeople can show their thanks to others. CForeign festivals have longer histories than Chinese ones. DPeople have known more about the western culture.【参考答案】14、C A D C【陕西省西安市长安一中2014第二次模拟】书面表达（满
18、分30分）假定你是中学生李华。在国外中学生贴吧上看到一位名叫Slowstudent的中学生的帖子，你看到如下内容。请你根据帖子内容、写作要点和要求跟帖。写作要点：1. 表明自己的看法； 2. 陈述自己的理由（可举例说明）；3. 提出至少两条建议。要求：1. 短文须写在答题卡的指定区域。2. 短文词数不少于100（不含已写好的部分）。3. 内容充实，结构完整，语意连贯。 4. 书写需清晰、工整。【参考范文】书面表达（满分30分）(One possible version)Slowstudent, This is really a tough nut to crack. In my opinion
19、, you should not be afraid of a parents meeting; instead, youd better take a proper attitude to it. In fact, a parents meeting is for the most part a communication meeting, where teachers and parents exchange information and opinions about students situations at school and home, which is beneficial
20、to improve teaching quality. As for your problem, I think you can have a good talk with your parents and teachers. While talking with your parents, you can focus on how hard you study (if it is the case) and why you failed this time or even ask them to help analyze your failure. When talking with yo
21、ur teachers, better ask them for the law of each subject and effective methods of learning them. Anyhow, improving your grades is the key to solving the problem. Yours,Li Hua(Another possible version)Slowstudent, This is really a tough nut to crack. In my opinion, if you use your head a little bit,
22、it is easy to deal with. Let me put it clearer. Now that parents meetings bring troubles and unhappiness to you, that would be okay if there were no such kind of meeting. It is impossible for you to forbid your school or your class to hold a parents meeting, but you can “forbid” your parents to atte
23、nd the meeting. How? One way is not telling your parents there will be a parents meeting. Another is trying to say something bad about the meeting (say, the meeting is intended for nothing but to collect money) so that your parents hate to go to it. These approaches prove effective, for I am as slow
24、 a student as you. Yours,Li Hua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。Beldon and Canfield are two seashore towns, not far apartBoth towns have many hotels, and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other touristsLast August there was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel in BeldonThe next day, thi
25、s news appeared on page two of the towns newspaperThe Beldon Post:FIRE AT SEABREEZELate last night firemen hurried to the Seabreeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroomThe hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fireWe say again to all our visitors： “Please dont smoke cigarett
26、es in bed” This was Beldons first hotel fire for five yearsThe Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：ANOTHER BELDON HOTEL CATCHES FIRELast night Beldon firemen arrived just too late to save clothing, bedclothes and some furniture at the Seabreeze HotelAn angry holiday-maker said, “
27、An electric lamp probably started the fireThe bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotelsWhen I put my bed side light on, I heard a funny noise from the lamp” We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of adventure does not happen in CanfieldWhat are the facts, then? It is never easy to f
28、ind out the exact truth about an accidentThere was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August: that is one factDo we know anything else? Yes, we know that firemen went to the hotelNow what do you think of the rest of the “news”?1Which of the following best gives the main idea of this text?ABeldon and
29、 Canfield are both good places for tourists in summer BA fire broke out at night in Seabreeze Hotel last summerCIt was not easy to find out exact truth from newspapersDTwo newspapers gave reports on the same matter2Which of the following are probably facts?aThe fire broke out in a bedroom at the hot
30、elbA cigarette started the firecAn old lamp started the firedThe fire broke out at nighteThere has never been a fire in CanfieldAb and cBa and dCc and eDa and c3The Canfield Times used the headline like this in order to make its readers think _ Ahotels in Beldon often catch fireBhotels in Beldon don
31、t often catch fireCthis was the second fire at the Seabreeze Hotel来 DBeldon was a good place except that hotels there are not quite safe4The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Beldon Post by saying that _Athe bedroom lamps were very old at the Seabreeze HotelBthe bedroom light
32、s made funny noise when the fire took placeCthe firemen failed to save clothing, bedclothes and other thingsDsuch accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years【参考答案】14、CBAC）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。One of the major problems in our economy is inflation, a situation in which pric
33、es are going up faster than wages. Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing. For example, lets say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and the average salary in the United States is $10.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in o
34、ne-tenth of an hour, or six minutes, Then, halfway through the year, The price of bread goes up to $1.25, while wages stay the same. That means that a person how has to work one-eighth of an hour, or seven and a half minutes to buy the same loaf of bread. Now lets say that at the end of the year, wa
35、ges go up to$11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventh of an hour, over eight minutes to but the same loaf of bread. As you can see, if more and more work time is spent earning money to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money
36、left over to buy other things Inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybodys standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up. Some kinds of inflation are worse than others, Moderate inflation does not distort（扭曲）relative prices or incomes seriously, Galloping inflat
37、ion happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100 percent or more within a year. And then there is hyperinflationinflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency before prices rise further and make the money worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and politica
38、l disorder.1The passage mainly wants to .Alist major economic problemsBdiscuss something about inflationCexplain why bread prices increaseDstate the types of inflation2Why is“a loaf of bread”repeatedly mentioned?ATo express dissatisfaction with the price of bread.BTo show the effect of price changes
39、.CTo compare bread with other food.DTo explain social and political disorder.3What happens when prices go up but salaries remain the same?AThe government will do more about the economy.BWorkers might lose their jobs of they show dissatisfaction.CPeople will save money rather than spend it.DPeople must work longer to buy the same things.4Which of the followings belongs to the type of moderate inflation?APeople try to get rid of their currency.BInflation occurs at rate of 100 percent in a yearCIncomes and relative prices rise slightly.DThere is social and political disorder.【参考答案】1-4、B B D C
