1、第四部分 阅读理解总体概述 阅读理解是我们学习英语的主要目的之一，是我们获取外来信息的重要途径。阅读理解是综合读者各方面知识的过程，通过阅读能看出作者的主要意图和文章的基调；从有关资料中汲取有用的东西；对不重要情节或信息一带而过；根据阅读目的和材料的难易程度调整阅读速度和方法；根据作者的描述得出自己的结论；掌握并利用语境猜测词的多种含义的；根据阅读材料快速读懂图表；根据短文的内容填空等等。 一、命题趋向1.阅读材料更趋向于真实性、实用性和教育性 关注实际生活的选材特点在近年的NMET阅读理解试题中已经呈现出明显的增强趋势。这种趋势与当前基础教育的改革要求是一致的。中学生语言学习的根本目的应当与
2、基础教育的根本目标一致，即:学会求知、学会做事、学会合作、学会做人。真实性和适用性选材是适应基础教育英语课程改革的目标而出现的；选材的教育性是基于阅读的第二层面而设立的，即考生不仅要懂得文章的意思，还要进行思考。 2.问题的创设将会更加灵活多样，尤以整体理解和推理为主 阅读理解创设的问题大多不能按字面意思随手拈来，需要归纳、概括中心，推测作者意图、挖掘深层含义。有些题目还要加以逻辑推理才能选择出正确答案。 3.由猜测词义到对整个句子意义的理解将是一个新的命题热点 词义猜测题在近几年的阅读命题中屡见不鲜。一般是利用上下文，通过对应结构或平行结构中同义词或反义词来进行判断。近年来考试突破了这个圈圈
3、，命题者要求考生在对文章的整体理解上来理解某个熟悉的词汇或短语在真实语境中新的含义。 4.所选材料的结构复杂化，生疏但能读懂的短语和表达方式将达到一定的数量 英语新课程标准中，阅读理解的要求更高。在典型例题卷的阅读理解中就出现了许多考生感到陌生的短语。如B篇中有to look the otherway；E篇中的in the great majority of等。这些短语的出现在一定的程度上加大了难度，但符合考试说明的要求，也体现了语言学习的适用性和灵活性。 5.填空题 填空题则重在要求考生从文中获取信息，然后转述文章的内容，这不是抄袭照搬，它对运用语言提出了较高的要求。可以说，填空题的能力要求
4、在阅读题之上。填空题是考查学生的阅读和书面表达的能力，复习的关键还是要加强基本功。 二、提高阅读理解能力的途径 1.平时多阅读。 如英文报纸、杂志、读物，这样可以培养良好的阅读习惯，克服对生词的恐惧心理，从而达到提高阅读速度和阅读能力的目的。根据不同情况调整阅读速度，要知道在什么时候快读，什么时候慢读。一般说来，对我们有用或重要的信息我们就要放慢速度，对我们不重要的信息可以一带而过，这样才可以在整体上提高阅读速度。 2.扩大知识面。 要对社会、科学、文学、史地、艺术等多个领域特别是有关英美等国家的情况都要有所了解。 3.积累适合自己的阅读技巧和做题方法，在做题时做到有的放矢。 4.扩大词汇量。
5、 有限的词汇量必然影响你的阅读能力的提高。生词的含义只有在上下文中才能完全展现出来，并易于被记住、理解、掌握；同时还可以利用构词法记忆单词，这对于阅读是特别有用。 三、阅读理解试题的命题角度 历届高考阅读试题基本上可以分为五类:1.理解认定事实试题。2.猜测词义或短语试题。3.推理判断试题。4.归纳概括试题。5.填空题。一般来说，高考阅读理解试题的命题角度都是从这几个方面来展开的。下面我们以部分英语高考试题的阅读理解部分来认识一下这些个命题角度。 1. ( 典型例题 ) Chances I really love my job because I enjoy working with smal
6、l children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业).I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my
7、final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.It wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agr
8、eed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children. One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Mega
9、n who used to go to school wih me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书) if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they
10、 were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got a full time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, ev
11、en if you arent top of the class at school.1 What is the authors present job? A. Working part time in a college. B. Taking care of children for a family. C. Helping children with their schoolwork.D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.2 When staying with the two girlsfamily, the author . A. was
12、 paid for extra work B. often worked long hours C. got much help from her boss D. took a day off every other week3 Why did the author leave her first job? A. She found a full time job. B. She was fed up with children. C. She decided to attend a part time course.D. She needed a rest after working ext
13、ra hours.4 What has the author learned from her own experiences? A. Less successful students can still have a career. B. Qualifications are necessary for a career. C. Hard work makes an excellent student.D. One must choose the job she like.试题分析 第1题考查考生对所读短文细节理解的能力。文章最后一段说明了“Now Ive got a fulltime jo
14、b there”故选D 第2题考查考生对所读短文作出简单判断和推理的能力。文中第三段说，尽管shed give me time off the next但是it didnt often work out因此，选B. 第3题考查考生阐述主旨事实和相关细节的能力。在朋友的劝说下，最终作者还是听从了。 第4题考查考生对作者的意图和态度的理解能力。本文作者从读书时的表现不优秀，从而认为自己后来不会有自己的事业，到后来有了career，D项最能说明主题。2.(典型例题)1 What does Passagetell us about the boy?A. He was injured in the he
15、ad when he was 14. B. He has waited for the pay out for a long time.C. He has lived in the same place since the accident.D. He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement. 2 What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage? A. They both became safe places. B. They won the same pl
16、ace in a race.C. They had the same number of accidents. D. They joined hands in reducing accidents. 3 Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents? A. B. C. D. 试题分析第1题考查考生阐述主旨的事实和相关细节的能力。George出事时是3岁，而现在是十四岁，等待这个判决的时间是够长的了。故选B.第2题考查考生了解用以阐述主旨的事实和相关细节的能力。虽然事故次数是一样的低(2
17、1)，但并没有说成为安全地方，所以选项C是正确的。 第3题考查考生对所读短文作出简单判断和推理的能力。综合四则报导，只有有对于事故安全保护的介绍，所以D项是最佳答案。 3.(典型例题北) My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his j
18、unior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked. One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “P
19、lease God, I cant do anything more for my son. Im at the end of my rope. Im giving the whole thing up to you.” I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karls absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my dis
20、appointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just dont know what to do. Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. Its out of my hands.” “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The hea
21、dmaster seriously said, Thank you for your time”, and hung up. Karls next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turn
22、ed himself around. On our way home, he said: “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year? I nodded. “That was me. I thought Id play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. Thats when I knew I had to make you proud.”1 By saying“ Karl became withd
23、rawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and . A. preferred to stay alone at home B. lost interest in his studies C. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother2 There was silence on the other end of the line because . A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mot
24、her B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking C. the speaker didnt want the mother to recognize his voiceD. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother 3 The sentence“., he even made the honor roll” means that“ .” A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parenterteacher meeti
25、ng B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves aroundD. he was even on the list of the best students at school4 What is the main idea of this passage? A. Children in single parent families often have mental probl
26、ems. B. Mothers love plays an important role in teenagers life. C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.D. School education doesnt work without full support from parents.试题分析 第1题考查考生在上下文中猜测词(组)意义的能力。短文开始就讲述My teenage son Karl became with drawn，接着I tried to do my best to talk to
27、 him.But the more I tried，the more he pulled away.这就对became withdrawn作了解释，所以C项是最佳答案。 第2题考查考生对所读短文作出简单判断和推理的能力。根据文章第三段接电话的情况以及文章最后一段中儿子对母亲说的话，就可以推断出silence的原因是too moved to say anything to the mother.故选A项。 第3题考查考生理解个别句子意义的能力。原文在 he even made the honor roll下面划了横线，根据上下文，应该理解成“上了学校优秀学生荣誉册”，所以选择D项。第4题,考查考
28、生对文章主旨要义的理解。答案是B项。从文章中出现的 sent him to the school adviser, begged him, felt so powerless, got down on my knees, pleaded for help , Im at the end of my rope, Im giving the whole thing up to you, I choked up and all my disappoint-ment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this strange
29、r, I love my son but I just dont know what to do, Its out of my hands 一连串的叙述中，我们看到的是一位平凡母亲的无私伟大的母爱。4. (典型例题) 8:30 PMOutlookOutlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all thats new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, fro
30、m stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fash- ion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine
31、. 9:00 PM DiscoveryWhen a 10 - year - old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8 - year - old plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes (基因) or can any child be turned into a genius? And i
32、f parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30 - minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University sity will help you discover the answer. 10:00 PMScience/HealthIs it possible to beat high blood pressure without d
33、rugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss exercise and eating a low salt, lowfat food lost about 13 pounds and became fi
34、tter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to whats achieved with Hypertension drugs.1 The main purpose of writing these three texts is A. to invite people to see films B.
35、 to invite people to topic discussions C. to attract more students to attend lectures D. to attract more people to watch TV programs2 From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about A. story tellers B. famous stars C. film companies D. music fans3 Who will be most probably interested in
36、Discovery ? A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine. B. Children who are good at mathematics. C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein. D. Children who are interested in playing chess.4 In Science / Health, “Johns Hopkins” is . A. a famous universi
37、ty B. a medical center C. a well known doctor D. a drug company5 According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug? A. Exercise plus a healthy diet. B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight. C. Six months of exercise without drugs. D. Low salt and low fa
38、t food.试题分析 第1题考查考生对作者的意图和态度的理解能力。作者将电视节目预告单广而告之，就是为了to attract more people to watch TV programs，所以D项是正确的。 第2题考查考生阐述主旨的事实和相关细节的能力。从Outlook广告中，我们所得知的大量信息都与famousstars有关，所以B项是正确的。 第3题考查考生能根据所读材料进行判断推理和引申的能力。希望自己的孩子成为genius是每个为人父母者的心愿。因此选C. 第4题考查考生根据上下文猜测词(组)意义的能力。根据广告，我们得知John Hopkins是a medical center
39、。所以选B. 第5题考查考生所读教材作出简单判断和推理的能力。广告中those devoted to weight lossexercise and eating a lowsalt，lowfat foodlost about 13 pounds and became fitter一句可推断出Hypertension drugs具有相同效力的应该是A项。 5. (典型例题) The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss ou
40、r planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere (大气层) with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The s
41、ea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. Before the w
42、aves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthq
43、uakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to ahnost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break
44、 out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million people remain alive. Could it really happen? In fact , it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth . The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disa
45、ppeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out . Will we meet the same and?1 What is mainly described in the passage? A. A historic discovery. B. An event of imagination. C. A
46、research on space. D. A scientific adventure.2 When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes A. an earthquake B. damages to cities C. an Earth explosion D. huge waves3 Why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long? A. Because the land is covered with water. B. Because the light a
47、nd heat from the sun can not reach the earth. C. Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero. D. Because wars break out among countries.4 By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove _ .A. animals could not live in the cold climate B. what happened 65 million years,
48、 ago was aninvented story C. the human beings will die out in 2094D. the Earth could be hit by other objects in space 试题分析 第1题考查考生理解文章主旨要义的能力。这是一篇科幻读物，作者幻想了2049年所发生的彗星撞击南半球的事。连作者自己都发出提问，Could it really happen?可以推断只是想像而已。所以选B. 第2题考查考生阐述主旨事实和相关细节的能力。由文章第二段可知，当the remaining part hits the South At lanti
49、cat 200 times the speed of sound时，Huge waves are created所以选项D是正确的。 第3题考查考生能根据所读材料进行判断推理和引申的能力。由原文第三段Because of the explosions，the sun is hidden by clouds of dust，.The sun wont be seen again for many years可以推断出B项是正确的。第4题考查考生领会作者的观点、态度以及文章字里行间的弦外之音的能力。作者以恐龙在地球上消失这个例子来说明the Earth could be hit by other
50、objects in space。所以选D.6.(典型例题)填空题阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后110的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过3个单词。The population of the United States is growing older Md will continue to do so. According to a report, 39 million Americans will be 65 or older by the yew 2010, 51 million by 2020, and 65 million by 2030. The “graying”of t
51、he United States is mainly due to the fact that people in the U. S. living longer. As a matter of fact, the number of U. S. citizens 85 years old and older is growing six times as fast as the rest of the population. It is also largely due to the old growing of the “baby boomers”, the generation born
52、 after World War. In 1957, over 4.3 million babies were born. More than 75 million Americans were born between 1946 and 1964, the largest generation in U.S. history. In less than twenty pears, millions of they will become elderly people.The “graying” of the U. S. will greatly affect the nations fami
53、ly and workforce. One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit; it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family. The other likely development will be a change in the proportion (比例) of the nations workforce. In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for ev
54、ery person 65 and older; by the year 2030, them will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older. Title 1. Number of citizens 65Or older 2. By 2020By 2030239 million51 million65 million3. 4. 6. 8. multigeneratiomal family5. 7. 9. to citizens 65 or older10. By 20303.5:1 2:1 试题分析 第1空填 Graying USA.
55、本文讲述了美国人口老龄化的问题，套用文中graying一词最恰当。 第2空填By 2010.与空格后by 2020，by 2030成对比应当是by 2010。 第3空填Causesreasons.后者是老龄化的两个原因。一个是民众长寿了(Citizenslonger living)，一个是二战后生育高峰期时出生的人年龄大了(Baby boomersold growing). 第4空填Citizenslonger living.同上。 第5空填EffectsResults.文章以下谈论的是老龄化到来的两个大的影响，一是Family unit change，一是 Workforce proport
56、ion change.前者导致了Nuclear family，后者导致了Workers to citizens 65 or older. 第6空填Family unit change.同上。 第7空填Workforce proportion change.同上。 第8空填Nuclear family.同上。 第9空填Workers.同上。 第10空填In 1989.同上。 7. ( 典型例题) Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all ethers f
57、or a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(红腹灰雀). Britains brid-watchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feather friends. Devoted birdwatchers, thos
58、e prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Sibrian bird are fast being joined by a new breed of foolower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches ( 雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden. Almost three milion UK birdwatchers is certainly p
59、ossible if you include everyone with only a casual interest, Ste- phen Moss said in his newly published bookA Bird in the Bush: a social History of Birdwatching which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishmans love of shooting rare birds to the less of fensive observational tendencies o
60、f birdwatchers today. Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend. Last summer, BBC 2s Britiain Goet Wild was a surprise success. It pulled in three million viewers and led to birdhouses selling out across the UK as 45,000people promised to put up a box. Birdwatchersnetworking s
61、ystem first came to the attention of the nation in 1989, when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera a golden-winged songbird rom North Americato be seen in Britain. He put a message out on the network service Birdline. And the next day 3,000 birdwatchers proved the full pull
62、of a tuffy rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent, where it had settle. Today, birdwatchers can log on to www. birdline, co. uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones. “Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars, bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers o
63、f birdwatchers.” said David Gromack the editor of Bird Watching magazine. “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”1 The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by. A. affected B. shared C. satisf
64、ied D. narrowed 2 What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network? A. Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent. B. Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird. C. Many birdwatchers loged on to the website for details. D. Bird watchers showed t
65、heir determination to protect the rare bird.3 Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage? A. Television wildlife programmes started the popularpastime of birdwatching. B. The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching. C. Birdwatching in Britain was
66、long considered a sport with a small group of followers. D. The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment.4 The passage mainly tells us about _ in UK. A. the history of birdwatching B. a growing passion for birdwatching C. the impact of media on birdwatchingD. b
67、irdwatching as a popular expensive sport试题分析1.C 第二段中谈到人们跋涉数英里来看鸟，看到雀科鸣鸟或在后花园安装个鸟箱使他们的兴趣得到了满足。 2.B 文中第五段“the next day，where it ad settled”一句中看出有许多观鸟者去看这个鸟。 3.A 从第7段可以看出电视有关野生动物的节目有助于观鸟活动的流行。 4.B 总揽全文可知观鸟已经引起越来越多人的关注。8. (典型例题) Directions:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading fro
68、m A - F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Goods for auction salesB. Definition of biddingC. Way to sell more goods by auctionD. Auction sales in historyE. Brief introduction to autionsF. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer1.Acutions are public sales of goods
69、, conducted by an officially aproved auctioneer. He aske the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or bids, for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid highter figures and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is caled knocking down the goods,
70、for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.2. The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning increase. The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the ei
71、ghteenth and nineteenth centuries,goods were often sold by the candle, a short candle was lit by he auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.3. Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sal
72、es are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.4. An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement can not give fu
73、ll details, catalogues are printed and each group of goods to be sold together called a lot, is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot I and continue in the order of numbers:he may wait until he notices the fact than certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots th
74、ey are likely to be interested in.5.The auctioneers services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bid- ding too low. He will a
75、lso play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.试题分析 1. E.从第一句可以看出是对拍卖的简单介绍。 2. D.HeancientRoman提示在讲拍卖的历史。 3. A“goods，coffee，skins”等提示该段在讲拍卖的货物。 4. C从讲“lot”可以推断出讲的是拍卖货物的方式。 5. F最后一段谈到了拍卖人和“are pald for i
76、n the form of.”应与利润有关。 考点高分解题综合训练Passage 1 Christopher Reeve ( 1952 - 典型例题as an American actor, famous for his film portrayal of Superman. Reeve was born in New York City and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974, after which be was selected to study at Juilliard School of Performing Arts under
77、 John Houseman. Reeve worked on the stage, as well as on the soap opera Love of Life, until he was selected to play the role of the Superman in 1978. This film was a great success and inspired three sequels (续集). Ironically, this was the kind of part Reeve usually looked down upon. He was a stage ac
78、tor at heart who preferred doing classical period plays and films that really required him to “act.”He once said, “I want to challenge myself in my roles, not run around on screen with a machine gun.” In 1980, Reeve starred in Somewhere in Time, a time travel romance. Although this film was not popu
79、lar at the time it was released, it has since enjoyed a nationwide “cult” following, especially among college students. In 1984, Reeve won critical cheers for his role as a 19th century southern lawyer in The Bostonians. On May 27,1995, Reeve was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the neck down after being thrown
80、from his horse and largely retired from the production of films after his paralysis. With his wife Dana, he opened the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center, devoted to teaching paralyzed people to live more independently.1 According to the passage, we can get the conclusion thatthe p
81、lay Love of Life _ . A. gained a great success B. changed Reeves life completely C. is just a relaxation for most audienceD. talks about serious political problems答案:C解析:从前文的soap opera可猜测出。2 The underlined part in the third paragraph shows that Reeve . A. enjoyed different kinds of roles related to
82、high technology B. did not like to play the role of the Superman because of the danger C. was an ambitious actor who intended to play all kinds of charactersD. was a peace-loving man, who hates weapons and all the military actions答案:C解析:文中He was a stage actor at heart有暗示。3 The word “cult”in the four
83、th paragraph probably means A. popular fashion B. lovely and interesting C. of the present time D. bad tempered dog答案:A 解析:从although引导的状语从句可以推断出答案。4 On May 27,1995, Reeve _ . A. acted out the role of a lawyer in The Bostonians B. fell down during the horse - riding and became paralyzed C. won critic
84、al cheers for his performance in Somewhere in Time D. opened the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center答案:B 解析:最后一段第一句。 Passage 2 A historic journey across the Solar System reached its end on Friday as a little probe (探测器) took a big step for human knowledge.The US$3 billion Cassini Hu
85、ygens mission (使命), a joint project of NASA and the European and Italian space agencies was launched in 1997 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to study Saturn, its rings, its moons and its magnetospherewhich surrounds it. Huygens was named after the Dutch scientist who discovered Titan in 1655, NASA off
86、icials said. Some science team members monitoring the flight at the European Space Agencys Space Operations Center in Darm-stadt, Germany, have waited tens of years to see the first of 750 pictures and other scientific readings from the yellow skied moon. “I have been in this mission almost 21 years
87、 and Im very excited, “ESA mission manager Jean Pierre LeBreton said at a news conference on Thursday. “Im also quite sure we are going to see something very special tomorrow (on Friday).” Timers inside the probe will awaken it just before it enters Titans atmosphere Huygens is shaped like a wok (锅)
88、 and covered with a heat shield (防护装置) so that it can survive the extreme heat that it will face upon entry. It will then unfold a series of parachutes to show its fall to the moons reddish surface, expected tO take about 2.5 hours. As it goes down, the probe will lose its heat shield and unfold its
89、 special camera and instruments to begin collecting information on wind speeds and the make up of Titans atmosphere. This is the moment scientists have been waiting for. This data will then be sent back to Cassini, which will relay it to scientists have been waiting for. This data will then be sent
90、back to Cassini, which will relay it to NASAs Deep Space Network in California and on to ESA controllers in Darmstadt, Germany. Scientists believe the organic chem- ical reactions taking place on Titan are similar to the process that gave rise to life on the Earth. Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen,
91、 like the Earth, but its surface temperature of about minus 180C makes it im- proper to life. Titan, believed to be the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere, is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto.1 Huygens was named after A. an ESA mission manager B. a Dutch scientist who discover
92、ed Saturn in 1655 C. an astronomer who first discovered Titan D. scientists from NASA and the European and Italian space agencies答案:C解析:文中第三段。2 What does “the yellowskied moon”refer to? A. Saturn. B. Titan. C. The moon around the earth. D. Solar System.答案:B解析:科学家要研究的是Saturn，但探测器着路地是Titan，即它的卫星。3 Acc
93、ording to the text, the following statements are all true except . A. scientists think Titan is bigger than Mercury and PintoB. the information to be collected by Huygens will be sent back to Cassini, then to NASAs Deep Space Network and last to ESA controllers C.some science team members have waite
94、d decades and seen the first of 750 images and other scientific readings from the yellow-skied moon D. only NASA has been working for the project of Huygens答案:D Passage 3Peoples tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop music in the Isle of Weight, crowds of teenagers gathered
95、to listen to their favorite singers and musicians. They went with single railway tickets and slept in the open, a very dangerous thing to do in the climate of Britain, even in August. They were packed together like sardines for four days. There were countless thieves, a group of trouble makers tried
96、 several times to break things up, and police were everywhere. At the end of the festival many young fans found themselves broke, and they had difficulty in getting back home. Most people would consider these conditions a bad dream of discomfort: the fans appeared to enjoy it all especially. Even in
97、 the overcrowded United Kingdom there are large areas of open unspoiled country, where people with more traditional tastes can go for quiet, and for the sense of freedom they get from closeness to nature. In the national parks especially, modem development of housing and industry is strict- ly contr
98、olled. Visitors may walk for miles through landscape of the greatest beauty and wildness, and often of considerable historic or scientific interest. Along the coasts of some of the seaside countries, public pathways have been created; these paths stretch for many miles along cliffs that look out on
99、the Atlantic or the English Channel. Another path, lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the longdistance walker and the naturelover can find much to enjoy, without feeling breathless closed by large numbers of their fellows.Yet
100、few people make full use of the national parks set up for everyones benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in the layby(路边停车). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a movable stove. Th
101、ey then settle down to a picnic in the layby beside the car. Clearly their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and among the country sights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.1 Which of the following would be the best title
102、for this text?. A. Good Traveling Guide B. Various Recreation Tastes C. Attractive National Parks D. Enjoyable Traveling Ways答案:B解析:文章叙述的是英国的不同的休闲方式。2 The underlined part “many young fans found themselves broken”means that . A. thieves broke into their houses B. they had no money with them C. they w
103、ere worn out after the festival D. a quarrel broke out among themselves答案:B 解析:后面交待，去外地听歌后返回有困难以及有许多的小偷，最有可能的是B项。3 What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. Traditional British people care for natural peace and beauty. B. The UK is much too crowded to have any unspoiled country. C. The Pennine
104、 Way goes along mountains in the south of England. D. Any modem development of industry is controlled in the UK.答案:A解析:虽然英国有很多的open unspoiled country，但人们还是喜欢到野外。4 Today many families prefer motoring to a place of natural scenery mainly because . A. they can park their cars in lay by for free B. they
105、 can have a pleasant picnic beside the car C. they can enjoy the natural beauty without walking D. they can hear and smell the traffic in the unspoiled country答案:C 解析:最后一段说明了情况。 Passage 4 Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that mens hearts
106、go into rapid decline when they reach middle age. The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age. “We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent betwe
107、en 18 and 70 years of age. said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK. “Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Gold- spink. “This
108、 is part of the ageing process.” What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70yearold womans heart could perform almost at well as a 20yearold ones. “This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men.”said Goldspink. They
109、 studied more than 250 healthy men and women beween the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. The team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said Goldspink. The good news is that men can improve the health of their h
110、eart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.1 The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably relers to . A. health B. long life C. ageing D. effect答案:B解析:文章阐述了心脏功能是女性比男性长寿的
111、因素之一，这里当然是指长寿了。2 The text mainly talks about _. A. mens heart cells B. womens ageing process C. the gender difference D. hearts and long life答案:D3 According to the text, the UK scientists have known that . A. women have more cells than men when they are bom B. women can replace the cells that enable
112、 the heart to beat C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age D. women never lose their pumping power with age答案:C解析:心脏功能逐渐衰退的原因(第四段)。4 If you want to live longer, you should _ . A. enable your heart to beat much faster B. find out the reason for ageing C. exercise regularly to keep your he
113、art healthy D. prevent your cells from being lost 答案:C解析:最后一段可以推断。5 We can know from the passage that . A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found out B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male heart loses more of the cells C. the team has done somet
114、hing to prevent the male from suffering the greater lossA. women over 79 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20答案:B解析:知道了女性比男性长寿的原因，但why the male heart loses more of the cells却不清楚，其余三项说法与文章相悖。 Passage 5 Minh Pbam was born in Vietnam. He left when he was 21 years old. Minh has been i
115、n America for almost two years. There is still much he does not understand about America. Once, Minh was in a supermarket. He saw an old man and an old woman. They wanted a box of cereal. The box was on a high shelf. The man and the woman couldnt reach it. Minh saw a stepladder. He got on the ladder
116、 and got the box. He handed it to the elderly couple. They thanked him. “Where are your children.9” asked Minh, “Why dont they help you buy food?” “Our children have their own lives,” said the man and the woman, “We like to be independent.” Minh doesnt think this is right. In his country, children h
117、elp their parents. Minh gave the elderly couple his phone number. He told them to call him if they needed help. One night they asked Minh to dinner, but they never asked him help. One day, Minh was walking with a Vietnamese friend. The two men were going to a movie. Minh wanted to go to a restaurant
118、 first. Minh took his friends hand. He pulled him toward the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found out that people in America are not used to men holding hands.Minh pham is going through a process known as reso- cialization. Socialization i
119、s the process in which a person learns to live in a society. Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life. When Minh came to Ameri- ca, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learn
120、ed a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years. 1 The main idea of the passage is that . A. it takes time to get used to a new society B. it is not so easy to travel from one country to another C. it needs time and energy to
121、 act independentlyD. it is necessary to learn about other countries 答案:A解析:本文叙述了Minh在异国他乡生活的故事，主要是谈到风俗习惯问题。2 The passage expresses that Minh did not understand why the elderly man and woman were not _. A. helping their children B. shopping with their children C. holding hands D. using a stepladder 答
122、案:B3 According to the passage, people stared at Minh and his friend because Mirth and his friend were . A. Vietnamese B. holding hands C. fighting D. not dressed like Americans答案:B解析:在美国，男子一般是不牵手的，所以别人看着他们(第五段)。4 The underlined word “resoclahzation” means . A. keeping ones own way of life B. keeping
123、 up with others C. a process of learning how to live in a new society D. understanding a new culture答案:C解析:接下来的一句就是解释。 Passage 6 People usually think of stress as something the world inflicts on them. Worries are blamed for all kinds of illness, From asthma(气喘) to headaches, from high blood pressure
124、 to stomachache. And we often blame other people for making is feel bad: when we call someone “a pain in the neck”, we are describing the physical and psychological effect they have on us. But although it is tempting to regard stress as some nasty germ attacking us from outside, the truth is that we
125、 are largely responsible for what stress does to our bodies. Once, we make ourselves aware of how our bodies respond to worry, fear, anger and fatigue ( all of which are forms of stress), we can start learning to relax. Pains in the neck are a very common stress complaint. Some people get a pain in
126、the neck from driving, others from working at an office desk. I call “ keyboard neck” , which tends to strike when I am hunched over my computer keyboard worrying about an approaching deadline. (Arthritis or bone injuries might also give you a pain in the neck, dcourse, but I suspect that these are
127、a much less common cause than muscular tension. ) It would be easy to blame these pains on “had pasture (姿势)” . Hunching your shoulders up to your ears is certainly not a relaxing way of sitting. But we should first think about why we adopt this posture. In fact, it is an instinctive way of reacting
128、 to a situation, which alarms or worries us. It is a defensive postureand many people find that they tend to make their hands into a fist or grip their steering wheel or the arms of a chair at the same time.1 According to the passage, people suffer from stress because . A. they tend to regard stress
129、 as nasty B. the hurry of city life makes them worried C. they do not know how to get along with othersD. they have no idea how to relax themselves 答案:D解析:从文中第二段最后一句话可知。2 Who is least likely to suffer from a pain in the neck? A. A driver. B. A typist.C. A cleaner. D. A white - cellar worker. 答案:C解析:
130、从文中第三段第二、三句可知，文中没有提到C。3 It is told in the text that people adopt “bad posture” . A. to fend Off their worries B. to control themselves C. to control themselves D. to get used to the situation答案:A解析:最后一段指出In fact，it is an instinctive way of reacting to a situation，which alarms or worries us.4 What do
131、es the text mainly tell us? A. What causes stomach illnesses. B. What causes stress in daily life. C. How to deal with stress. D. How to deal with pains.答案:B 解析:作者在文中想告知读者引起紧张的原因。 Passage 7 What happens when employees have access to all a companys financial information over an intranet? The company
132、grows. There was widespread fear and consternation(惊恐) in our company when we decided to put all our financial information, including salaries, on our wide area network (WAN) in 1987 and then on our intranet in the early 1990s. People feared our competitors would get the numbers and use them against
133、 usto scare our clients; steal our employees, force a buyout, or attempt some other unimaginably horrible maneuver. But that just has not happened. And I dont believe it will. Back in 1968, when I started Anderson & Associates Inc. , now an $ 11 million engineering design farm, out of my house in Bl
134、acksburg, Va. , my wife did the books. Later an employee took them over. As we added employees here and them, we say no reason to keep any secrets. We just left the books open wherever they were last used. It washt until a business writer told me, “Oh, thats what we call open book management.”that I
135、 knew there was name for what we did and that it was something unusual. As we grew and opened five branch officesthree in Virginia, one in Tennessee, and one in North Carolinathis casual system was no longer possible. But we knew we wan- ted to continue the open style. I cant say were always more pr
136、ofitable because of OBM; we have the same ups and downs as our competitors. And I cant say we are always happier; we have the same squabbles (争吵) as in other workplaces. But we do have a great deal of trust here, and our employees stick with us. When we have tough financial times, our 170 employees
137、know that nobodys siphoning (吸) off money from the company and that theyve got to make the pie bigger if theyre going to get a bigger piece.1 From the passage we can learn that _ . A. most business firms have adopted OBM B. only a few businesses dare to publish their financial information C. it is a
138、 good thing to let your competitors know your financial informationD. OBM can result in greater profits答案:B解析:从最后一段可知一般的公司都不愿将财务公开。2 What does the underlined word “books” mean in the text? A. The books that the company owned. B. The books stored in the writers house in Blacksburg. C. Records of mone
139、y received and spent.D. Sheets of paper bound together for writing. 答案:C3 According to the writer his way of managing his company . A. makes his company more profitable than his competitors. B. has created a trusty atmosphere in the company. C. makes his employees more financially knowledgeable.D.en
140、able his employees to have a bigger piece of the pie. 答案:B解析:从文中最后一段But we do havea great deal of trust here，and our employees stick with us可以推断出。4 Why did the writer make his companys financial information open? A. A business writer told him to do so. B. His wife cannot keep it a secret. C. He foun
141、d it no use keeping it secret. D. The employees asked him to do so.答案:C 解析:从第三段we say no reason to keep any secrets 可推断出。 Passage 8 ORPHANS whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope. Last week the provincial government answered the childrens cries by promising 60 million
142、yuan to improve schools, orphanages (孤儿院) and living conditions. But without the efforts of Dr Gao Yaojie, these cries may never have been heard. “Im a doctor and its my duty to cure diseases and save lives.” said the 77-year- old grandmother. Gao was named one of the 2,003 People of Year on Februar
143、y 20 by CCTV after millions of people took part in an online poll. But in 1996, when she started to promote AHIS awareness, using money from her own pocket, her actions were widely misunderstood. “Although some of the children were born with HIV, 90 per cent of them were not infected,” Gao said, “Bu
144、t people still reject them. Many orphans change their names after finding a foster family.” The horror of Henans AIDS problem became known in 1996. Frequent and unsafe blood selling by poor farmers in the late 1980s and early 1990s had caused HIV to spread through dirty needles and infected blood us
145、e. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help: over the last eight years she has visited over 1,000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.“Its a disaster for tile whole nation,
146、not only for inno- cent patients and their families,” she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these chil- dren. “I hope that warm hearted high school ancients will also reach out and offer a helping
147、hand.”she said. 1 Gao Yaojie is _ A. an official of the Henan provincial government B. a doctor C. an aids infected parent D. a high school teacher答案:B解析:由第二段可知。2 The passage mainly talks about _ A. the dangers of aids B. how the government helped those orphans C. how Gao Yaojie helped the orphans D
148、. the serious aids problem in Henan答案:C解析:全文介绍了高耀洁怎样宣传艾滋病知识以及怎样帮助孤儿。3 Gao Yaojie was named one of the 典型例题ople of Year because . A. the government would not answer the childrens cry without her B. she used her own money to start to promote AIDS C. she is a doctor D. she visited over 1,000 AIDS and H
149、IV patients答案:A4 The government promised 60 million yuan _ A. to reward Gao Yaojie B. to help to treat AIDS patient C. to help the children whose parents died of AIDS D. to build new hospital答案:C解析:第一段有说明。 Passage 9 Psychological noise refers to forces within a communicator tor that prevent the abil
150、ity of expressing or understanding a message correctly. For example, an outdoor person might exaggerate (夸大) the size and number of the fish he caught in order to convince ( = make. believe) himself and others of his talents. In the same way a student might become so upset upon learning that she fai
151、led a test that she would he unable ( perhaps “unwilling” is a better word ) to understand clearly where she went wrong. Indeed, psychological noise is a very important communication problem. Butt the linear (线性的) model, in spite of its advantages, incorrectly suggests that communication flows in on
152、e direction, from sender to receiver. Although some types of messages ( printed and broadcasted message, for example) do flow in a one- way, linear manner, most types of communication, especially the interpersonal variety, are two-way exchanges. To put it differently, the linear view takes no notice
153、 of the fact that receivers react to messages by sending other messages of their own. Consider, for example, the importance of a friends yawn as you describe your romantic problems. Or imagine the blush you may see as you tell one of your dirty jokes to a new friend. Nonverbal ( Not using words ) be
154、haviors like these show that most face toface communication is a two-way affair. The discernible (可辨别的) reply of a receiver to a senders message is called feedback. Not all feedback is nonverbal, of course. Sometimes it is oral, as when you ask an instructor questions about an upcoming test or volun
155、teer your opinion of a friends new haircut. In other cases it is written, as when you answer the questions on a midterm exam or reply to a letter from a faraway friend. 1 Which of the following is considered to be a psychological noise? A. A person likes to tell others his achievements. B. A person
156、goes fishing every day instead of going to work. C. A person often guesses too high a value for his ability. D. A person talks without noticing others reaction.答案:C解析:一个人对自己能力的过高估计就是心理干扰，从第一段心理干扰的举例可知。 2 When a person is upset . A. he suffers from psychological noise B. he is likely to have a commun
157、ication problem C. he is unwilling to know the result of his exam D. he usually does not know what is wrong with her答案:B 解析:某人若神情沮丧，则有可能是交流出现了问题。3 The linear view holds that . A. communication flows heavily one way B. communication is a two- way exchange C. a receiver reacts to the sender in his own
158、 way D. a person does not have to notice a receivers reply答案:A解析:线性观点认为，交流大多是单向的。4 The last paragraph uses examples to describe the idea that . A. most types of communication are two -way exchanges B. undesirable reactions often go with conversations C. most communications are completed by nonverbal
159、 behaviors D. discernible reply can be given in many ways答案:A 解析:作者在第三段举例中说明了上段阐述的观点。 Passage 10 When researchers made their first clone of an animal, Dolly the Sheep, in 1997, one doctor said: “The genie is out of the bottle.”But then he tried to actually create the “genie” by making a human clone.
160、 Dr. Panayiotis Zavos told the public on October 5 that he could create the first cloned human before the end of the year. He is an expert on human copying and breeding from the University of Kentucky in the United States. His workers have been stopped from carrying out research in most European Uni
161、on countries, but Zavos said that fact was not slowing progress. “It is going well enough so we may try the first production of cloned embryos(晶胚) in the very near future. That is, three or four months from now,” Cypriot born (在浦路斯出生的) Zavos said. He moved to the United States over 30 years ago. Hum
162、an cloning could, in effect, create a copy of another living or dead person. But Zavos insisted there was nothing harmful in the project. As an expert on human reproduction, he said he is only interested in helping couples who cannot naturally have babies to have a child. “We are not interested in c
163、loning people like bin Ladea, Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan.”the doctor added. “We are only interested in helping a father who does not have the ability to have a biological child of his own.” Zavos said thousands of childless people from ail over the world are helping in their research. He woul
164、d not say where the research is under way, but indicated that it is in more than one country. 1 The sentence “The genie is out of the bottle”here means . A. something bad is coming. B. we have now succeeded in cloning human. C. human cloning is actually a kind of test-tube babies.D. we are now still
165、 doing some secret experiments. 答案:B解析:出自渔夫和妖怪。妖怪从罐子里出来比喻不好的事即将发生。2 According to Dr. Panayiotis Zavos, . A. their work was stopped from advancing by E. U B. he will continue his try and is sure to succeed C. he is interested in cloning and breeding babies D. cloning human is easy enough work答案:C解析:第
166、四段说明了此意。3 We may infer from this passage that _. A. some famous people can not be cloned at present B. Dr. Panayiotis Zavos is interested in children C. his research is under way in many countries D. many people support Dr. Panayiotis Zavos work答案:A4 The best tifie for this passage is _ A. Cloning,
167、Good or Bad B. Who Really Need Cloning C. First Human Cloning Arriving Soon D. How Far Cloning Goes答案:D 解析:本文介绍了Dr.Zavos以及他的工作，坦言人类克隆即将到来的科技信息。 Passage 11 Although the womens rights movement in the United States is thought of a recent development, its beginnings becket hack over one hundred and seve
168、nty years. At that time women were dependents in the eyes of the law, and they did not have the rights of adults. A woman had no property rights, even over what she had got it from her mother or father or over any wages that she earned. Decisions about family matters and about the children were made
169、 by her husband, the “head of the family”. The first public protests against the low position of women were made in the 1830s. In 1848 the leaders of this movement ( some of whom were antislavery activists as well ) assembled the first Womens Rights Convention, demanding equality. In this struggle a
170、s well as in the long, hard fight for womens vote, those who took part in the activities were laughed at and insulted(侮辱). They were said to be immoral, and their ideas were considered dangerous to society. Nevertheless by 1900 women had won the right to vote in several states; and in 1920 the Ninet
171、eenth Amendment to the Constitution granted them the right to vote throughout the United States. By the time many women were attending college, and increasing numbers were entering professions which had before been forbidden to women. A limited number of women even held high academic and government
172、positions. In spite of all this progress, “career women” were largely restricted to (受限制) teaching, nursing, and office work.The Womens Liberation movement, which developed during the 1960s, has focused on economic rights such as “equal pay for equal work”. In addition, some groups have stressed psy
173、chological and social equality. The main purpose of Womens Liberation is to free women from the restricted role which society has given to them. It seeks to enable them to choose between a career and the homeor to choose the two. It claims that society as a whole would benefit if every person were a
174、llowed to develop his or her abilities and use them to the full. Womens Liberation believes that the state ment in the United States Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal” really means “all human beings are created equal”.1 We know from this passage that over one hundred seventy ye
175、ars ago. A. women were considered as children by the law B. women cared nothing about how their family lives were C. women were not allowed to decide how to spend their money or how to teach childrenD. no women worked outside their homes 答案:D2 The underlined word “assemble” in the second paragraph p
176、robably means _ . A. to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision B. to produce many copies of a book, magazine, or newspaper C. not to take part in an event or not to buy or use something as a protestD. to bring a group of people together in one place for a particular p
177、urpose 答案:A解析:从本词后的womens RiShts Convention以及其后文可知。3 Which of the following is true? A. Women mainly paid their attention on how they were paid in the 1960s. B. Women asked to change “all men are created equal”into “all human beings are created equal.” C. No states have ever provided women with jobs
178、 in the government. D. In the 1920s, women were limited to being teachers, nurses or office workers.答案:B解析:第四段第一句话。4 What would be the best title for this passage.? A. Equal Pay for Equal Work. B. Womens Liberation in the United States. C. Women, Their Past and Present. D. Womens Lives in the United
179、 States.答案:A解析:本文讲述的中心问题是美国妇女解放运动的历史。 Passage 12 If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language.? According to a new study by a British university, learnin
180、g a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater the young
181、er people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.
182、Scans showed that grey matter density in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference. “Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of lea
183、rning a second language.” said the scientists. It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vanghan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes t
184、he brain more flexible (灵活的) ,” he said, “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakeres who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and com
185、prehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world.”explained the scientists.1 The main subject talked about in this passage is _ . A. mans ability of learning a second language B. languag
186、e can help brain power C. language learning and maths study D. science on learning a second language答案:C 解析:第一段就是本文的中心概括，即“语言学习可以提高你的智力”。2 In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to . A. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language B. to show the i
187、mportance of using the language when you learn the language C. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well D. say language is also a kind of physical labor答案:D解析:作者用体育锻炼能促进肌肉发育健全的类比来说明上述观点。3 The underlined word “bilingual” probably means A. a second language learner B. a person
188、 who can speak two languages C. an active language learner D. a researcher on language learning答案:C4 We may know from the scientific findings that . A. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesnt know a second language B. the experience of learning a second lang
189、uage has bad effect on peoples brain C. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time D. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density i答案:A5 In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that .A. early learning of a second languag
190、e helps you a great deal in study other subjectsB. Italian is the best choice for you as a second language C. youd better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language D. learning a second language is the same asstudying maths答案:B 解析:作者最后两段是对中心论点的继续说明。 Passage 13 The Tang Dynasty was p
191、robably the period when the Silk Road was at its busiest. One important center on the road was the city of Chang an, where present day Xi an now stands. Chang an was the capital city of this dynasty and by about 750 AD it had become a strong and successful capital of around two million people. Becau
192、se of the chances for trade, a number of foreigners from countries bordering China lived in the city. The markets at this time in Changan were perhaps the most exciting markets anywhere in the world. They sold goods from India, Africa, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Iran and other Arab countries and many ite
193、ms in the markets would have been completely new to some of the buyers. Interesting animals were sold together with exotic (奇异的) plants and strange medicines. Dried animals, dried foods and dried plants were laid out for sale next to rare seeds and spices. But besides the hope to trade, which drew p
194、eople together, China was still largely a mysterious country to the outside world and certainly the secret of the silk making was still unknown. The route to the west followed different paths but the traders would have traveled from places to places, always looking for routes both to water and prote
195、ction. However, the Ming Dynasty had its policy of isolation (闭关), together with the growth of Islam, reduced the traffic along this ancient land route. Instead, sea routes became more popular and in the early 15th century there were many Chinese ships trading silk and other goods along the coasts o
196、f India, Arabia and Africa. 1 This passage mainly wants to tell us . A. the rise and fall of the Silk Road B. the hard life the traders on the Silk Road C. why sea routes became popular in the earls 15th century D. the silk trade in the past答案:B解析:本文讲述的是丝绸之路的兴衰史。2 It is probable that many dried good
197、s were sold in the market because . A. they could be stored and transported more easily by the traders on the Silk Road B. they could be transported far more easily by traders from different countries C. they were lighter for the camels to carry wherever the traders wanted to go D. the market trader
198、s could store them for longer time and sell them more easily答案:B3 By saying “China was still largely a mysterious country to the outside world” the author refers to the fact that A. China was a large country that was totally unknown to the outside world B. to a great extent China was little known or
199、 understood by the outside world C. most of China was misunderstood by the outside world D. a large part of China was mysterious to the outside world答案:C 解析:此句是指当时在很大程度上中国对于外面的世界来说是很神秘的这样一个事实。 Passage 14 The whole body is covered with skin. The surface of the skin is dead(like the hair and the nails
200、) ,but it is made from a living layer(层)just under the surface. The outside dead layers wear off(磨损)all the time, with new ones replacing them, and the body forms a totally new skin every three weeks. The skin protects the body from the outside world and it passes information from the outside. It he
201、lps to keep water in the body and to keep the body at the same temperature. Bacteria (细菌) cant get in through the skin unless it is damaged. If the weather is cold, the blood vessels (血管) in the skin squeeze down, or contract(收缩) ,so that as little blood as possible comes near the surface. This mean
202、s that less warmth is lost to the outside,This makes the skin look pale, or even “blue”. At the same time, the hairs on the skin are pulled up right by tiny muscles. When it is hot, the blood vessels expand(扩大), or get wider again, to allow plenty of blood to run near the surface of the skin. This h
203、elps the body to lose heat, and the skin may look red. At the same time, the sweat glands (汗腺) produce more sweat, which cools the skin. If your skin has ever been numb (麻木的), you will realize how important the feeling from the skin is. Nerves( 神经) in the skin are sensitive(敏感的) to heat and cold, sh
204、arpness, hardness and softness, wetness and dryness and pain. If one is not able to feel these things, which can act as warnings, he is likely to be burned, cut or hurt in other ways. The colour of the skin depends on special colour cells (细胞). These are just below the top layers of the skin. They a
205、re needed as protection from some harmful ray of the sun. The stronger the sun is, the more important it is to have a dark skin. People with pale skins may “tan”(晒黑) in the sun. This happens when the body produces extra colour cells in the skin for protection. In the sun, the skin produces a vitamin
206、 (vitamin D) which is needed for strong bones.1 Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Our hair and nails are dead like the surface of the skin. B. There is skin all over our body. C. The skin of our bodies will be completely different in three weeks. D. The surface of the skin is made of
207、 a living layer.答案:D2 The second paragraph mainly tells us about _ A. the functions of the skin B. the information from the outside C. the water in the bodyD. the temperature of the body 答案:A3 Bacteria will get in through the skin _ _. A. when ones skin is numb B. when one is iii C. when the skin is
208、 cut D. when the sweat glands produce more sweat答案:C4 When the weather is cold, the skin will contract in order to , A. allow more blood is cold B. make the skin look blue C. keep warmthD. help the body lose heat 答案:C5 The color of the skin is determined by . A. the rays of the strong sun B. color c
209、ells C. top layers of the skin D. vitamin D答案:B Passage 15 US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an “appropriate” time this year, a senior Chinese military official said on Monday. Colonel Tu Qiming, director of the American and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Foreign Affai
210、rs Office at the National Defense Ministry, made the remark during SinoUS defense talks this week. This is the first ever “special defense policy dialogue” between the two defense ministries, according to the Chinese military. FRANCES Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the first case of mad cow dise
211、ase detected in a goat last Friday. The goat killed in 典型例题sted positive for mad cow disease. It is the first case in the world of the fatal disease being found in an animal other than a bovine. The human form of mad cow disease causes brain wasting, personality change, loss of body function, and en
212、ds in death. The European Commission has not advised any change in farming and consuming goats, said the French Ministry in a statement published last Friday. MOBILE phone sales hit a new record in 典型例题ith some 684 million units sold around the world, the US research institute Strategy Analytics sai
213、d on Thursday. The number represents an increase of 32 per cent over 典型例题hen 571 million units were sold. Strategy Analytics predicts a more modest rise of 8 per cent for this year, to 735 million. Finnish cell phone provider Nokia stayed out in front in 典型例题ith sales of 207.6 million units, giving
214、it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahead of the South Korean company Samsung. SIX male penguins at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant to females brought in from Sweden to make them into breeding. Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into “homo
215、sexual”couples and have shown no interest in the females, making breeding an impossibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could “turn” the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys.l. countries are menti
216、oned in the pieces of news.答案: Seven.2. will probably reach the sales of 735 million units in 典型例题案: Cell-phones.3.From the fourth piece of news we know that .答案: the scientists havent succeeded in doing their experiment.4. Give a suitable headlines for the first piece of news. 答案: US Defense Secret
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221、 and Biotech employers. From cutting-edge corporate firms to thriving small businesses, Career Builder. com partners with the nations top companies to bring you better Science and Biotech jobs faster.根据短文的内容适当的单词形式填空，(每空一词)ItemsContentsThe passage probablyThe 1Career Builder. Com offersThe top compa
222、nies 2 hiring in Science and Biotech.The probable purpose of writing this passageTo make you 3 their 4 more often答案: 1.Intenet.开头字母要大写。本文是一篇网站的广告，来自互联网是最恰当的。 2.names,根据广告内容，Career B 所能提供的只是公司听名称而己。 3.click 4.website广告的目的当然是希望你更多地点击它了。Passage 17 An old Indian story says that the game of chess was inv
223、ented by Sissa Ben, Prime Minister of King Shirham. As soon as the invention was finished he gave it to the king ,who was glad and asked him what he would like to have in return. To the kings surprise, what Sissa wanted seemed very little. “Your Majesty,” said the minister, kneeling in front of the
224、king. “I want nothing but some wheat. Please put a grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth., and so on, doubling the number for each following square, give me enough grains to cover the 64 squares of the chessboard.” “You dont a
225、sk for much, my honest servant. You might have asked for gold or money,” said the king and then ordered a bag of wheat brought to the palace. But when the counting began, with one grain for the first square, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, the bag was emptied before the 20th squar
226、e, More bags were brought, but the number of grain needed for the following squares increased so rapidly that the king soon realized that he was not able to keep his promise even with all the crops in the whole India! In fact, he would have needed 8,466,744,073,709, 511,615 grains, which would be as
227、 much as that they would produce in about 2,000 years! Now the king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissas head, which, it is said, he finally chose. 根据短文的内容，用适当的单词形式填空，(每空一词)ItemsContentsA bag of wheat was enough forT
228、he first 1 square The inventor of the game of chessAn ancient Indian 2 .The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because wheat was not 3 and didnt seem 4 .答案: 1.19。由第三段中the bag was emptied before the 20th square可以推断出。 2.official.故事发生在古代。 3.expensivedear. 4.much.文中the minister要的是wh
229、eat，而国王以为不贵，也认为不多。 Passage 18 One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity(繁荣). During the recovery period there is ever-growing expansion of existing facilities (设施), and new facilities for production am created. More busine
230、ss is created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever-growing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or “heavy”industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops
231、, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required, thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and supp
232、lies of raw materials, including farmers. This increase purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused among the various portions of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However, a time comes when this ph
233、ase reaches a peak and stops spiraling upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.IremsContentsA good indicator(指示物)of a periodMachine 1 The underlined word “ones”refers to 2 In the next paragph the writer will discussanother 3 of the business cycle答案: 1.tools.从文中可知，经济增长，产业扩张。但无论什么行业的大规模扩张，都离不开
234、tools。 2.business.ones代替前一部分中的可数名词，根据and平行结构和more与old等可推知。 3.phaseperiod.全文是讨论business cycle的。已经讨论了经济增长，产业扩张这一内容，这与文章开头的第二句相吻合。接下来肯定就要讨论这一情况的对立面，从全文最后两句可知。 Passage 19 The people below are at an airport and looking for somewhere to eat. Read the description and help them find a right place. Ken is in
235、 a hurry as he is late for his flight. He needs a quick cold drink. Jamila is meeting her uncle whose flight arrives at 12: 30. She left home early and wants to have a hot meal before he comes, while is able to see the exit door in order not to miss him. Dianes midday flight has been delayed. The ai
236、rline has offered to pay for a complete lunch if she sends them her receipt. So she has decided to accept the offer and have a three - course meal. Jorge and his children want a place where they can serve themselves as they each like different things to eat. They dont mind whether they have hot or c
237、old food. Carolyn and her friend had arrived too soon for their morning flight. They got up very early and now they want a hot drink and something sweet to eat with it. Your Guide to Restaurants and Bars Real CoolHave you got a sweet tooth? Then this is the place for you. Enjoy one of our special ic
238、e-creams served with a chocolate cookie. Lots of different fruit flavours including lemon, banana, strawberry, coconut and orange.Open 14:00 -20:00 HEALTHWORKSThis is colorful kiosk serving a wide variety of drinks. Choose your drink from our fresh fruit and well mix it with yoghurt or ice-cream if
239、you want. Or just have a glass of pure, iced juice!Open 06:30 -21:00 The RestaurantThe restaurant is the best place to enjoy a full meal. We offer an international menu with plenty of choice. Choose a starter, followed by a main meal, cheese and dessert all for the price of 17.50. Open 08:00 - 15:00
240、 Cafe BarJust the place for the younger members of the family! We serve hot dogs, pizzas and hamburgers all cooked on the spot. Try our hot chocolate drinks or have a cup of fresh coffee while you wait. Open 11:30 -23:00 Seafood & Salad BarRecently opened and already a favorite with all our passenge
241、rs. Help yourself to our delicious cold fish and salads. Theres always something different on the menu. Close to the departure gates to save your time. Our friendly staff will make sure you dont miss your flight ! Open 10:00 -21:00Sandwich Side In a hurry? Then enjoy one of our freshly-made sandwich
242、es. Choose from five different kinds of bread and well put whatever you like on top ! A complete meal in itself and great value for money! Opens all day Cafe RapideThis cafe is near the Arrival point. It offers quick freshly prepared hot dishes. Ideal for people waiting for family or friends or just
243、 those who enjoy watching the world go by. Open 06:00 -22:00 Tea and Coffee House We serve six different kinds of tea and coffee along with various cakes, biscuits and cookies. You will find us near the entrance to the shopping galleries.Open 24 hours根据短文内容填写下列表格 PersonsEating placesJamila 1 Jorge a
244、nd his children 2 Carolyn and her friend 3 Danie seemed to have a free lunchif she showed her 4 答案: 1.Cafe Rapide.Jamila的要求是吃上一顿快餐并且在出口处看到想要等待的人。 2.Seafood &Salad Bar.Jorge和孩子的口味各不相同，喜欢吃自助餐。 3.Tea& Coffee House.Carolyn和朋友想喝点热饮并且吃点甜食。注意他们had arrived too soon for their morning flight是关键。 4.receipt.Pas
245、sage 20 (Washington Post, Nov. 21)Fire swept from the kitchen through the Casino of the MGM Grand Hotel here just after dawn this morning, trapping about 3,500 guests and employees. Local officials said that more than 80 people were killed , most dying of smoke taking in above the 20th floor of the
246、26-story hotel. At least two jumped to their deaths . Several hundred were injured. There was little warning as the fire spread through the first and second floors with great strength. Thick black smoke through the hotel and rose 5,000 feet above the roof. No alarm was sounded, according to fire off
247、icials, who said that equipment in the basement had been destroyed before the hand alarm was set off. Many guests said that they were awakened by knocks on the door or the sound of breaking glass as people sought safety from the smoke. There are no smoke alarms in the building, which was built in 19
248、73 in agreement with the 1970 Clark County Building Law. (The Daily Mail, May 26)Mrs. Webb, who was told by doctors that she would never hear again, lived for six vears in a world of silence . But yesterday she heard a blackbird sing in the garden of her home at Brighton. “My hearing is coming back
249、-and its wonderful,”she said. Mrs. Webb, 26, is said to be the first woman in Britain to have her hearing brought back by acupuncture, the needle treatment widely practised in China. After six monthstreatment she can listen to music again, carry on a conversation with the aid of a hearing aid , and
250、she has got a job as a typist. Mrs. Webb began to lose her hearing at the age of 12 after a serious illness. “By the age of 20 I had no hearingwhatever. “A friend told me about acupuncture and I went weekly for treatment. One night when I was in the kitchen I heard a weak sound and realized it was m
251、y musical kettle boiling. I went weak at the knees. My heating has slowly improved since.” Her husband David, a 26-year-old manager, said , “She is so happy and excited by the results and is continuing the treatment.” ItemsContentsMethod of curing Mrs. Webbs diseaseIt was 1 that cured Mrs. Webb of d
252、eafnesMany guests were awakened at dawnThe reasonis they 2 .“I went wead at the knees”means“I was extremely 3 ”答案: 1.acupuncture. 2.heard the noise.据第一则新闻第三段可以填出答案。 3.delightedgladpleasedexcitedjoyful.经针灸治疗后能听见水壶的哨声，当然是很高兴。 Passage 21 Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogen
253、ic dye broke,there has been confusion(混淆) over possible links to he country ot the same name, but Suaan officials say there is no connection whatever. Sudan-1 is a red industrial dye that has been found in some chilli powder, but was banned in fod products across the European Union(EU) in July典型例题 S
254、ince the ban was put in place, EU officials have been striving to remove some food products from the shelves. So far 580 products have been recalled. Last week Sudans Enbassy in the United Kingdom asked the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for clarification of the origin of the dyes name. Omaima Mabmoud
255、A1 Sharief, a press official at Sudans Embassy in China, explained the purpose of the inquiry was to clear up any misunderstanding over links between the country and the poisonous dye. “We want to keep an eye on every detail and avoid any misunderstanding there,” she said. “Our embassy to Britain as
256、ked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country. But they told us there was no relationship.” The FSA, an independent food security watchboy in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week. “They asked us why the dye is named Sudan,howeve
257、r, we also do not know how it got the name,” she said. “People found the dye in 1883 and ave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out.”Sudan dyes, which include Sudan-1 to 4, are red dyes (颜料) sued for colouring solvents(溶济) , oils, waxes ,petrol, a
258、nd shoe and floor polishes. They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. 1 What does the underlined word mean in paragraph one? A. Causing cancer. B. Having side effect. C. Containing poison. D. Poisonous.答案: A解析:根据“They are classifiedResearch on Cancer”可知该词
259、与癌症有关，故可推断出“致癌的”。 2 How did the Sudan-1 get its name? A. The dye is often produced in Sudan. B. The dye has something to do with the country named Sudan. C. Nobody is sure of the origin of the name.D. Many foods produced in Sudan contain the dye. 答案:C解析:从到数第二段可推断出。3 We can infer from the passage tha
260、t _ A. the Sudan government is paying much attention to the food safety. B. Sudan-1 is often used to be added to the food C. peele didnt realize the danger of Sudan-1 until 典型例题 many food shops will be dosed down 答案:B解析:根据第三段可推断出。4 Which of the following is the best title? A. Keep away from Sudan-1
261、B. No Sudan-1 dye links to the country C. How Sudan-1 dye got its name? D. Pay attention to the food safety答案:B解析:本文主要讲“苏丹红”与苏丹这个国家是否有联系的问题。 Passage 22 Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an endwith connercials(商业广告 ) thrown in Every three or four minutes.
262、The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. every couple of minutes a billbard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste”. “Drink Good Wet Root Beer”. “Fill up with Pacific Gas”. Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off,ar
263、e you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”? The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting,even if youve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed-new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun
264、 to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckess (鲁莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling (惊心动魄的) as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truch in time? Will the driver hove into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement
265、dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But youve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops. The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know i
266、t will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that. the seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now youve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the The end comes just at no more ways to sit.1 According to the passa
267、ge,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? A. Buses on the road. B. Films on television. C. Advertisements on the billboards.D. Gas stations.答案:C解析:文章的第一段中，作者讲述了乘客在坐长途车中所的是广告牌。2 What is the purpose of this passage? A. To give the writers opinion about long bus trips. B.
268、To persuade you to take a long bus trip. C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ. D. To describe the billboards along the road.答案:A解析:全文都是作者对乘车长途旅行中的广告的意见和看法。3 The writer of this passage would probably faveor . A. bus drivers who arentreckless B. driving alone C. a television set on
269、the busD. no billboards along the road 答案:D解析:从第三段可看出作者不太喜欢沿途的广告牌。4 The writer eles long bus rides are like TV shows because . A. The commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between C. the drivers
270、are always reckiess on TV shows just as they are on busesD. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting 答案:B5 The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _. A. exciting B. comfortable C. tiring D. boring答案:A 解析:由第三段第一句和第二句可知。 Passage 23 Todays busin
271、ess cards are getting increasingly complicated (复杂的). In addition to the usual telephone, fax and mobile number, there are a growing number of cards printed with an E - mail address and website. In the future, one may even find a videophone number. In deed, some companies like Picture Tel are alread
272、y showing their video number on their company cards. What is this mumber for? Videoconferencing. You can imagine videoconferecing as nothing more than a television set or PC monitor with such a camera that not only your voice but also your face, the surroundings and any other pictures can be caught
273、and sent through the communication system with or without wires. Of course, when you go into the details(细节), the technology involved is very advanced and the subject matter filled with special vocabulary, such as ITU standards, ISDN, LANS, POTS or with the concepts(概念) behind bandwidth, latency and
274、 isochrony which are used to explain how videoconferencing works. Good people communication is important in any business, and the more interaction you can achieve, the more likely it is that you decisions will be the right ones. Videoconferencing not only allows you to speak to people in different p
275、laces,but also note facial expresions and gestures that let you know what the other person is really thinking. Meetings are made more effective by sharing documents ( 文件) and computer applications that a simple telephone cannot manage. Increasingly, organizations are discovering the competitive adva
276、ntages and the power of videoconferencing. With advances in performance, economical pricing, the ability to combine necessary meeting tools and connectivity to global telephone networks and stand ardized videoconferencing agreements, videoconferencing is now a practical reality for any organization.
277、 1 We know from the passage that A. videoconferencing has been fuly used by all by organizations. B. its easy to understand the vocabulary used in videoconferencing.C. videoconferencing needs just a television set connected with a PC monitor D. videoconferencing helps speakers to know what others ar
278、e thinking by watching their body language答案:D2 According to the passage,_. A. how videoconferencing works is in fact very simple B. people from different places can compare notes by videoconferencing C. simple telephone can make meetings more effective by providing documents D. videoconferencing wi
279、ll become the most important means of communication in the future答案:B3 What does the underlined word “interaction” m Para. 3 mean? A. Movement towards each other. B. Communication with each other. C. Achievement made by someone.D. Discussion among a group of people. 答案:B解析:意为相互作用，相互交流。4 Which of the
280、 following best explains why videconferencing is a practical reality? A. Which of the following best explains why videocnferencing is a practical reality? B. It uses less electricity than other meeting tools. C. Its able to improve the quality of meeting tools. D. It has more advantages over other m
281、eeting tools.答案:D 解析:它具有超越其他会议模式的优势。 Passage 24 In October, 1961, at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, and old, deaf gentleman named Wiliam E. Hoy stood up to throw out the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired
282、( 退休 ) from professional baseball 58years earlier. However, he has been an outstanding player and the deaf community still talks about him and his years in baseball. William E. Boy was born in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23,1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio S
283、chool for the deaf. After graduation, he started playing semi-pro baseball while working as a shoemaker. Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh(Wisconsin) of the Northwestern League. In 1888, he started as an outfielder with the old Washington Senators. His small statue and spee
284、d made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his cab reer. In the 1888 major league season,he stole 82 bases. He was also the Senatorss leading hitter in 1888. Hoy threw right-handed and batted left-handed. On June 19, 1889, he threw ont three batters at the plate
285、 form his outfield position. The arm signals used by umpires (裁判)today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The umpire lifted his right ann to show that the pitch was a strike, and his left ann to signal that it was a ball. For many years, people talked about Hoys last ball game. He was p
286、laying for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memoriable game because Hoy made an unusual play which won the game. It was a very foggy night and, therefore, very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning, with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out.
287、Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the pennant(锦旗) for the year. Hoy married Anna Marie Lowery. The Hoys had many friends. Since they could not hear a doorbell or a knock on the door, Hoy put a baseball in a groove (槽) by the door-bell. The pulling of the bell knocked the ball onto the fl
288、oor. Ther vibrations announced the visitor.After he retired, Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and travelled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death, he took 4 and 10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961
289、 ,William Hoy died at the age of 99.1 Hoy retired from professional baseball in _A. 1903 B. 1886 C. 1941 D. 1691 答案:A解析:文中说Hoy在58年前退出垒球运动，1961 年去世，时间推算为1903年。2 It can be inferred from the text that A. Hoys wife was also deaf B. Hoy did badly in the 1888 major league season C. Hoy had very bad eyesig
290、htD. Hoy stopped taking exercise shortly before he died 答案:A解析:以第五段可断定他的妻子也是聋哑人。3 The underlined word “vibrations” in Para.5 probably refers to . A. postmen B. men servants C. doorbells D. shaking movements o the ball答案:D解析:摇晃，晃动。4 Which is the correct order of the events according to the passage? A
291、. Hoy played professional baseball. B. Hoy worded as a shoemaker. C. Hoy went to school. D. Hoy became deaf.答案:A解析:先聋，后上学，接着工作，再后来成为专业的垒球运动员。5 The passage mainly tells us about _ A. the rest of the life of a deaf baseball player B. the development of the unpires hand signals C. the great effect on b
292、aseball by a deaf player D. the greatest American sport played by nearly everyone答案:C 解析:全文围绕Hoy和baseball讲述了几件事情，体现了他为垒球事业所做的贡献和对垒球的影响。 Passage 25 Adult Basic Education(ABE)and GED Preparaton Task The Adult Basic Education Department serves a huge propulation of learner. Our task is to teach basic s
293、kills and help learners to get more knowledge to function effectively as a family member, citizen, worker, and lifelong learner in a changing world. Description ABE is a non-credit ( 非学分生的) progarm of self-improvement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational lev
294、els. Developments of reading, writing, and maths skills are paid special attention to. As well as life skills, imploy-ability, and technology. Students without highschool diplomas also have opportunities to prepare for the GED exams in the five subject areas: writing, social studies, science, litera
295、ture,and maths. Prerequisties ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and maths skills at the precollege level. Students who are 16 or 17 must first obtain an offical release from high school befor attending class. To be accepted, students must attend
296、 an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be give an overview of the ABE programs as well as PCC polities, fees, etc. Stuents will also have their reading, writing, and maths abilities assessed during the Educational Planning Session. The results of thei
297、r assessments will help the teachers develop individual programs of study for students to guide them toward their personal goal. Students needing special help must get in touch with the office for students with Disabilities (503-977-4341)at leat two weeks before the session is held. Course ABE 0741:
298、 Beginning Literacy ABE 0742: Beginning ABE 0743: Intermediate I ABE 0744: Intermediate ABE 0745: Secondary IABE 0746: Secondary ( Includes preparation for the GED Test)1 The ABE department serves an aim to _ . A. provide learners with basic knowledge and skills to fit in with society B. help learne
299、rs successfully get a job in a changing world C. offer diplomas to those who fail to finish secondary educationD. provide students with opportunities to prepare for the ED exams 答案:A解析:根据文章第一段的第二句可知，ABE的目标为传授社会需要的基本技能和知识。2 A 17-year-old is not accepted to ABE classes only because . A. he is below 18
300、 B. he cant offer a high school diploma C. he left school without official permissionD. he is assessed poor in learning perfomance答案:C解析:不被接受的原因是没有学校的正式允许。3. What is the Education Planning Session intended for? A. An assessment of students basic skill levels. B. Helping students be better at the fou
301、r basic skills. C. Finding out whether they can be accepted to ABE classes. D. Providing special help to disabled students.答案:A解析:主要是评估学生的基本技能。4 Different courses are offered to different students according to _ _. A. their own choices B. the assessments during the Education planning Session C. thei
302、r performances in school D. how much they pay for the courses答案:B 解析:学生选学不同的课程是以评估的结果为依据。 Passage 26 BY LOS ANGELES TIMES Published on 典型例题10 Posted on 典型例题18 10:59 Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no elear communication from his kidnappers and no sign of hi
303、s where abouts after three separate po- lice searches for his body in the troublesome prot city Karachi, Pakistan. pearl, a 38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An E-mail from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a vari
304、ety of demands, including one for the setting free of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba. The searches were started last Friday night by an Email saying the Pearl had been killed and his body had been thrown “in the grave yards of Karachi”. Pearl had worked for The Wall Stre
305、et Journal for 12 years and is now the South Asia bureau Chief. He was bore in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanfoord university with a bachelors degree in communications. He joined The Wall Street Jounal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta Bureau. In 1993 he moved to th
306、e Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings. The members of a radical(激进的)Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say pearl is a member os the Israeli intelligence ser
307、vice, Mossad. But pearls employers have angrily decided that he is the agent of any government. For the past few weeks the couple have been riving in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.1 We can see
308、 from the text that . A. Pearl has been murdered B. Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers C. Pearl is in danger D. Pearls fate still remains in question 答案:D解析:从第一段可知，Pearl的命运还未确定。2 According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared _ . A. on January 24,典型例题 B. on January 26,典型例题 C. on January 4
309、,典型例题 D. on January 11,典型例题:C3 Pearls disappearance has something to do with . A. Tanzeem ul-Fuqra B. a radical islamic group in Pkistan C. the US naval base in Cuba D. the Israeli intelligence service答案:B 解析:从倒数第二段可推断出。 Passage 27 DYDNEY 典型例题-01 08:33 Mother of two, Jillian ;eade, had to choose bet
310、ween her children when she made a ifc and death decsion. Swept up by mountainous tsunami waves at a Thai reort, she could not hold on to both her young sons and surive. Fighting to stay above the waters, she had to choose vhich one would have to take his chances in the swirling torent (漩流). “I knew
311、I had to let go of one of them and I just thought Id better let go of the one thats the older,” she told Sky Yews television in a report broadcast on Thursday. She said ;he was accompanied by the two boys, Lachie, 5, and two-year-old Blake, and their father, Brad, who had watched the drama helplessl
312、y form their first-floor hotel room, when the waves struck. “And I was scraming, trying to find him, and we thought he was dead,” she told reporters on arrival back in Australia. Lachie was found alive about 2 hours later clinging to a door and, looked uninjured as his mother spoke to reporters. Bri
313、tish suffer Martin markwell is also a lucky man. He had always dreamed of catching that perfect wavebut when it finally came along, it was a nightmare. He was on his surfboard when he was swept up by a tsunami wave. “It was really terrible because I was surfing I was really surfing on a wave I wasnt
314、 supposed to be on,” he said. “As an exerienced suffer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldnt escape because misurf board was tied to my ankle.”His wife Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luchily, he stayedatop
315、his board until he reached the hotel, jumped of and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsuami wave on its way The family regrouped and ran to, safety just minutes before a giant tsunami wave 10 metre high. 1 When the waves struch,the father brad _ A. reported the disaster t
316、o Sky News television B. was watching a drama on TV in the hotel C. tried to find his son lost in the watersD. watched things going on, unable to do anything 答案:D解析:从第三段可推断出。2 the underlined word “him” refers to . A. an old man B. Lachie C. Brad D. Blake答案:B解析:从第四段可推断出。3 Its NOT true Lachie and Mart
317、in _ . A. were both accompanied by their family when the disaster happened B. both survived the high waves when tsunami struck C. were both travelers from Europe on holiday in thailand D. were both alive owing to their proper judgment and determination答案:C4 The best title of this news story would be
318、 . A. Narrow Escape B. Disaster Caused by Tsunami C. Exciting Surfing Experience D. Struggle Against Tsunami答案:A Passage 28 She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. But,at neary 500 yeas of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, painted b
319、y Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to Louvre Museum where it is house. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lise is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the Museum said. Visitors have noticed change but repairing the worlds
320、most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist uset and their current chemical state. Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lise every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she
321、 seems to be smiling, and when you look at her, she stop,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard university. “Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vingce painted the smile in shadows.” However, the actual history of the Mona
322、Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I inl519.In 1911, The painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum, hidden underder his coat.
323、 He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War , French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.1 We can infer from the text that . A. the Mona Lise is proved to be able to last another 500 years
324、B. Mona Lisas beauty is fading gradually with 500 years passing by C. the Mona Lise has been catching peoples wide attention in the past 500 years D. Mona Lisa does not look out of date though painted 500 years ago答案:B解析:由第二段的“The health ofthe famous pictre . ”推出。2 Which of the following is true abo
325、ut the Mona Lisa? A. It was once taken away and hidden by German forces. B. Its painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in a shade.C. Mona Lisa stop smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smile.D. King Francis I bought it and then returned it to Italy.答案:C解析:由第四段“It is very inte
326、resting that when.” 推出。3 Choose the right order about the happenings onto the Mona Lisa. a. It was stolen from the Louvre. b. Its painter sold it to King Francis I.c. Its state of health was checked.d. It was returned to France and housed in the Louvre Museum. e.It was hidden and protected against G
327、ermans. A. b-a-d-e-c B. d-e-c-b-a C. d-a-e-c-b D. b-c-a-d-e 答案:A解析:由最后两段可排出顺序。4 It may add to the difficulty in repairing the painting that .A. experts havent noticed changes in its shape as visitors doB. it is likely to be stolen again when its under repairC. it is uncertain which country, Italy or France, should take charge D. experts arent sure about the materials and the chemical state of its oil paint答案:D解析:从第三段可推断出。