Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want so say it well，but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the p

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Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want so say it well，but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand-he wants to teach them. and he wants them to learn from him. What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain，because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors，not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors，out of the countless billions possible，is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors，or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist. Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose：their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at，that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern，that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects. If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous(生坏疽的)leg and another a lake in moonlight，each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter is telling us something，showing us something，emphasizing something-all of which mean that，consciously or unconsciously，he is trying to teach us.

All artists are common in that______.

A. they use shapes and colors instead of words

B. they are trying to teach the public

C. what they want to teach is difficult to explain

D. they want to learn from the public

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1.I believe that a student knows when he has handed ___________ something___________ his usual standard.A. in⋯aboveB. up⋯aboveC. up ... aboutD. in⋯a

2.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents, he is well fed, looked after and loved. It is unlikely that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition, life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their interest for older people because they are too well known. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure．But a child has his pains：he is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are; he is continually being told what to do and what not to do．Therefore, a child is not happy as he wishes to be.When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to accept．responsibilities. With no one to pay for his food, his clothes, or his room, he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may get himself into trouble. If, however, he works hard, goes by the law and has good health, he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and in building up for himself his own position in society.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving everything to others.21．The happiest people should be those whoA．face up to difficulties in lifeB．hope to be young againC．enjoy life in different agesD．wish to be grown up

3.BOpen Letter to an EditorI had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently---one who works for you. In fact, he's one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.Your reporter gave me a copy of his resume (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues (问题), approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. I'm sure you would hate to lose him. Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignment (分工), and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility you've given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.So why is he looking for a way out?He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for your paper. That's what you want for him, too, isn't it?So your reporter has set me thinking.Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists---everyone--is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we can't do it, they'll find someone who can.60. What does the writer think of the reporter?A. Optimistic.B. Imaginative.C. Ambitious.D. Proud.

4.The Browns are ( 11) Smiths neighbors． Mr Brown's name is John． But when his neighbors talk about him，they ( 12 ) him "Mr Going-to-do ． Do you know why? Mr Brown always says he is going to do something，but he ( 13) does it．Every Saturday， Mr Brown ( 14 ) to the Smiths back door and talks to Mr Smith． He always says he ( 15 ) do something．"I，m going to clean my house today，"he says，( 16 ) "I'm going to wash my car tomor-row，"or"These trees in front of my house'are ( 17) big，l m going to cut them down next week．"Mr Smith usually says，"( 18) ，John?"He knows his neighbor is not going to clean his house，or wash his car，or cut down any trees． Then he says，"Well，excuse me，John． I-m going to do some work in the house． "And he ( 19) ．Mr and Mrs Smith often say to their only child Dick，"Are you going to do something?Then do it． Don-t be ( 20) 'Mr Going-to-do'．( )11．A．theB．a．C．oneD．/

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  • 第1题：

    Passage Three

    Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something.

    His purpose is settled and decided. He knows what he wants and he just finds it and buys it, but cares little about the price. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman quickly takes it out, and the business of trying it on follows at once. If all is well, the deal(买卖) can be and is often completed in less than five minutes, with hard any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

    For a man, small problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the thing asked for. He would say, "I know this jacket is not the style. you want, Sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience (耐心 ) with this treatment, and the usual answer is, "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."

    Now how docs a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect (方面) she does so quite differently. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind about what she wants, and she is only "having a look around". She is always open to what the salesman tells her, even to what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. What is most important in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Besides, most women have an excellent sense of value when they boy clothes. The), are always ready for the unexpected bargain (便宜货). Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes time, but surely it is enjoyable to women shoppers. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

    44. When a man is buying clothes, ______.

    A. he buys cheap things and does not care about the quality

    B. he chooses things that others recommend

    C. he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things

    D. he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too expensive


    正确答案：C

        44．答案为C  此考题为细节题。根据第1段第4句tie knows what he wants and he just finds it and buys it，but cares little about the price，就可以断定C正确。

  • 第2题：

    Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping (11)______ he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided (12)______ . He knows what he wants and his objective is to find it and (13)______ it；the price is a secondary (14)______ . Most men (15)______ walk into a shop and ask the salesman (16)______ what they want. If the shop has it in stock. the salesman promptly (17)______ it，and the business of trying it on proceeds (18)______ . Au being well,the (19)______ can be and often is completed in less than five minutes，with hardly any bargain and to their satisfaction. For a man，slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. (20)______ does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman，as the name implies，tries to sell the customer something else.

    (11)

    A．although

    B．before

    C．unless

    D．because


    正确答案：D
    解析：考查连词。根据句意可知，此处应填入一个表原因的连词，故选D。

  • 第3题：

    We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if

    A．he has a pet companion

    B．he has less stress of work

    C．he often does mental arithmetic

    D．he is taken care of by his family


    正确答案：A

  • 第4题：

    Section B

    Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

    A. contents B. taking C. carefully D. plastic E. packaging

    F. declined G. freely H. typical I. contracts J. registered

    If the package looks pretty, people will buy just about anything. So says an advertising executive in New York, and he has proved his point by selling boxes of rubbish for the price of an expensive bottle of wine.

    Justin Gignac, 26, has sold almost 900 ____41_____ presented plastic boxes of rubbish from the street of the Big Apple at between $50 and $100 each. Buyers from 19 countries have paid for the souvenirs(纪念品). The idea has been so successful that he is thinking of promoting it around the world.

    It all began when Mr. Gignac was at a summer workshop. “We had a discussion about he importance of ____42___,” he recalls. “Someone said packaging was unimportant. I disagreed. The only way to prove it was by selling something nobody would ever want.”

    He searches the streets of Manhattan and typical ___43___ include broken glass, subway tickets, Starbucks cups and used ___44____ forks. “Special editions” are offered at a high price. He charged $100 for rubbish from the opening day of the New York Yankees’ stadium.

    Mr. Gignac denies ____45___ his customers for fools: “They know what they’re getting. They appreciate the fact that they’re taking something nobody would want and finding beauty in it.”

    Some _____46___ customers include people who used to live in the city and want a down-to-earth souvenir. He claims he has even sold to art collectors.

    Realizing that the concept appears to be a real money-maker, Mr. Gignac has ___47___ a company and is employing his girlfriend as vice president. He ___48___ to discuss his profit margins: “It’s actually quite a lot of effort putting them together—but yet, garbage is free.”

    Mr. Gignac is considering more varieties of souvenirs. He maintains that he has signed ___49___ with people interested in similar projects from as far as Berlin and London.

    41.___________


    正确答案：
    D

  • 第5题：

    When a student has something in his mind and he should ignore the irrelevant parts when reading, which of the following strategies can be used?

    A.skimming
    B.detailed reading
    C.scanning
    D.predicting

    答案：C
    解析：
    考查阅读策略。寻读是一种快速阅读方式，其目的是从较长的文字资料中查寻特定的细节内容。

  • 第6题：

    Like every language,American English is full of special expressions,phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way．Our expression today is“to face the music”．
    When someone says,“well,I guess I’ll have to face the music,”it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert．It is something far less pleasant,like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that,and why you didn’t do this or that．Sour music indeed,but it has to be faced At sometime or another,every one of us has had to face the music,especially as children．We can all remember father’s angry voice,“I want to talk to you．”and only because we did not obey him．What an unpleasant business it was!
    The phrase“to face the music”is familiar to every American,young and old,It is at least 100 years old
    ．And where did this expression come from?The first explanation comes from the American novelist,James Fenimore Looper．He said,in 1851,that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage．When they got their cue to go on,they often said,“Well,it’s time to face the music．”And that was exactly what they did—facing the orchestra which was just below them．And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps?hostile,especially if he forgot his lines．But he had to go out．If he did not,there would be no play．So the expression“to face the music”come to mean“having to go through something,no matter how unpleasant the experience might be,because you knew you had no choice．”
    Other explanations about the expression go back to the army．When the men faced an inspection by their leader,the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked
    ．Was their equipment clean,shinny enough to pass the inspection?Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection．What else could they do?
    Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done．As,for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible,he is dishonored
    ．The band does not play．Only the drums tap a sad,slow beat．The soldier is forced to leave,facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse．

    Which of the following is a situation of facing the music?

    A.When we are playing basketbal
    B.When we are making a speec
    C.When we are having a part
    D.When we are talking with somebod

    答案：B
    解析：
    暂无解析

  • 第7题：

    资料：A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket. Jeffrey Gonano told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he's not sure he'll ever hang the masterpiece in his home in Wexford, in western Pennsylvania, given its value. The 25-year-old Gonano, who works for his family's fire sprinkler business, learned Wednesday that his ticket had won the Paris raffle. Organizers say nearly 50,000 tickets were sold worldwide, for 100 euros apiece, to benefit a Lebanese charity.
    The 1914 work, "Man in the Opera Hat," dates from Spanish master Pablo Picasso's cubist period. Picasso died in 1973.
    Gonano said he wants to keep the artwork, which features vivid shapes in opaque gouache paint.
    "Maybe I'll lend it to a museum and let them put it on display rather than putting it in a vault, so other people can enjoy it," he told the newspaper. "It all depends. I don't know what the taxes are or anything."
    Gonano's girlfriend, Gloria Spataro, said he liked the odds in the contest and felt optimistic. Nonetheless, she presumed he was joking when he said he'd won.
    "He thought the odds were actually pretty good compared to something like a lottery," said Spataro, of Pittsburgh. "He said, 'This will be my only chance to actually own something like this.'"
    The raffle raised about $3.5 million for the International Association for the Safeguard of Tyr, a UNESCO heritage site, said Reem Chalabi, an education coordinator with the group.
    Gonano and Spataro had recently begun to explore art galleries, and she had bought him a photograph by a Buddhist artist for Christmas.
    "I'm glad I actually gave it to him before," she said, "because if I gave it to him afterward, that would look pretty insignificant compared to a Picasso."

    How did the man get the Picasso painting?

    A.He bought it for his new home.
    B.He received it from Picasso's family.
    C.He won the French lottery.
    D.He got it from a charity organization

    答案：C
    解析：
    本题考查的是细节理解。
    【关键词】how;the man;get; Picasso painting
    【主题句】第1自然段A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket. 一名正在为新家寻找艺术品的男子以一张价值138美元的彩票赢得了价值100万美元的毕加索画作。
    【解析】本题的问题是“这个男人是如何得到毕加索的画的？”。选项A意为“他为了他的新家买了它”；选项B意为“他从毕加索的家人那里得到”；选项C意为“他赢得了法国彩票”；选项D意为“他从慈善组织那里得到了它”。
    根据主题句可知，他是买彩票中奖赢得的毕加索画作，故选C。

  • 第8题：

    共用题干
    第二篇

    Kobe Bryant

    After 10 seasons wearing the No.8 on his back,Kobe Bryant will become No.24 next season. The reason for the surprising decision by the Los Angeles Lakers super guard last week has become a hot topic for debate.
    Bryant wore No.24 when he was in early high school,but he changed to No.33 in his senior year. He switched to No.8 when he was selected by the Lakers in 1996,and has not been changed since.
    Bryant has refused to explain the decision until the end of the play-offs（季后赛）.So guessing Bryant's motive has become a popular game among NBA fans and newspaper columnists（专栏作家）.
    There are all kinds of speculations.Many say that Bryant wants to leave the past behind and have a fresh start. He has often been criticized for playing to benefit himself and not the team as a whole.Others say that he may be trying to compare himself to Michael Jordan.Jordan was famous for his No. 23 jersey（运动衫）.Some, such as NBC Sport columnist Michael Venter, argue that it is "all about money".Bryant will make more money by selling new jerseys to his fans.
    Some speculations are more about fun.For example,there is an opinion that Kobe is actually just a diehard（非常执著的）fan of the popular TV drama "24".
    All this talk has turned the number change into a major issue.It seems that there is a lot of fuss （大惊小怪）over something that should be pretty simple.
    Jersey numbers have their own special significance in American sports,especially basketball. Players choose their number when they join a team and they usually stick with that number for the rest of their career. When a great player retires,his team will honor him by retiring his number.
    To some extent,the jersey is the player,and the player is the jersey.Thus,when you see the famous No.23 for the Chicago Bulls,you immediately think about Michael Jordan.a No.32 Miami Heats jersey recalls the image of Shaquille O'Neal,and the Houston Rockets' No.11 belongs only to Yao Ming.
    Lots of stories are behind players' jersey number selections.Jordan said that he chose No.23 because it was roughly half of 45.Jordan's elder brother wore the No.45 in college.Yao Ming once revealed that the No.11 stands for two people in love-meaning him and his girlfriend Ye Li.

    Which of the following is NOT a speculation about Bryant's motive to change his number,according to this passage?
    A:He wants to leave his past behind and have a fresh start.
    B:He wants to compare himself to Jordan.
    C:He wants to earn more money.
    D:He wants to show that he is a man of great importance.

    答案：D
    解析：
    问题：布莱恩特在哪支球队打球？文章第一段提到布莱恩特是洛杉矶湖人队的超级后卫。因此，正确答案为选项A“洛杉矶湖人队”。
    问题：布莱恩特穿着8号球衣多长时间了？文章第一句提到，10个赛季身着8号球衣之后，下个赛季，科比·布莱恩特的球衣号码将改为24号。一个赛季是一年，因此答案为10个赛季。
    问题：根据本文描述，以下有关布莱恩特改变球衣号码动机的猜测哪个是错误的？ 文章第四段有关布莱恩特动机的猜侧涉及了A、B、C三个选项。因此，选项D是答案。
    问题：为什么乔丹选择23号球衣？文章最后三段主要谈论球衣号码背后的故事，提到了乔丹选择23号球衣与乔丹的哥哥在大学穿着的球衣号码有关。因此，答案是C。
    问题：姚明选择的球衣号码代表了什么？ 文章最后一句是答案所在。姚明曾经表示11号代表了他和女朋友叶莉两个人的爱情。因此，答案是C“两个人的爱情”。

  • 第9题：

    Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
    Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
    Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.

    At last Jim′s mother

    A.gave her son some good food
    B.knew her son had told a lie
    C.bought some medicine for her son
    D.bought some cakes for her son

    答案：B
    解析：
    考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:从最后一段可推知，Jim的妈妈明白了，Jim说自己胃痛是撒谎。

  • 第10题：

    He is over fifty, but he looks as though he（）only in his thirties.

    • A、were
    • B、is
    • C、will be
    • D、has been

    正确答案:A

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    When a student has something in his mind and he should ignore the irrelevant parts when reading, which of the following strategies can be used? _____
    A

    skimming

    B

    detailed reading

    C

    scanning

    D

    predicting


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    寻读是从较长的文字资料中查寻特定的细节内容、而忽略其他无关的内容，是一种快速阅读方式。

  • 第12题：

    问答题
    In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summery below by choosing a maximum of three words from the passage to fill in each of the blanks 51-5.Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.　　For many years after he formed his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein visited many universities in different cities where he gave talks about it. He had his own chauffeur who drove him to where he was to give the talk. The chauffeur sat at the back of the room while he was giving his lecture, and then drove him home.　　One day, the chauffeur said to Einstein, “Professor, I have heard you give your talk so many times that I know every word of it.” “Do you?” Einstein said with a smile. “Let’s find out, shall we? You give my next talk for me. Nobody knows what I look like where we’re going. I’m just a name to them.” Just before they reached the university where Einstein was to give his talk, he changed places with his chauffeur.　　The chauffeur’s memory was excellent and he was able to give Einstein’s talk exactly as Einstein gave it. He did not understand a word he was saying, but this did not seem to matter. Then, as he was leaving the university, one of the teachers who had been at the talk came up to him.　　“Professor Einstein,” he said. “That was a most interesting talk. I’d be grateful if you would answer a question.” The chauffeur hurried on. “I’m sorry,” he said, “but I’m late for my next meeting.”　　“I’ll walk with you,” the teacher said. “I want to talk to you about the problem.” The teacher walked along beside the chauffeur and asked him to solve a very difficult mathematical problem.　　The poor chauffeur couldn’t understand the problem, let alone attempt an answer. He did not know what to say. Then he had an idea. “It’s so simple,” he said. “Even my chauffeur could answer it.”　　He pointed to his car, where Einstein was standing, still wearing the chauffeur’s cap.　　“This man has a maths question,” he said to Einstein. “It’s so easy I’m sure even you can answer it.”　　Summary:　　Albert Einstein was a famous scientist who worked out the Theory of Relativity. He used to travel around the country with his chauffeur giving (1)      on mathematics. His chauffeur knew his talk very well so Einstein asked him to give the talk at the next (2)      where they did not know him. The chauffeur did well, but afterwards a teacher came up to him and asked him a difficult (3)      .The chauffeur did not know the answer but he said, “This problem is so simple I’m sure my chauffeur knows (4)      it.” Then he pointed to Einstein still standing (5)      beside the car.

    正确答案：
    1.talks  文章第一话明确指出爱因斯坦经常带着他的司机到各地演讲。
    2.university  由第二段最后一句话可看出他们是到大学做演讲。
    3.mathematical problem  由第五段最后一句话可以看出那个老师问的是一道非常难的数学题。
    4.how to solve  could answer it也就是know how to solve it。
    5.in his cap  in his cap是wearing the chauffeur’s cap的另一种说法。
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第13题：

    To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your students; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fully under you control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear. Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not move motionless before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanation, and his face to express his feeling. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn't mean he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teacher's word and the actor's. The actor has to speak words which has been learnt by heart, he has

    1、A good teacher ______.

    A、knows how to hold the interest of his students

    B、must have a good voice

    C、knows how to act on the stage

    D、stands or sits motionless while teaching

    2、In what way is a teacher''s work different from an actor''s? ( )

    A、The teacher must learn everything by heart.

    B、He knows how to control his voice better than an actor.

    C、he has to deal with unexpected situations.

    D、 He has to use more facial expressions.

    3、The main difference between students in class and theatre audience is that ( ).

    A、students can move around in the classroom

    B、students must keep silent while theatre audience

    C、no memory work is needed for the students

    D、the students must take part in their teachers' plays


    正确答案：1A2C3D

  • 第14题：

    Reading Comprehension

    Directions:There are two passages in this part． Each passage is followed by some questionsor unfinished statements． For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Youshould decide on the best choice．

    Questions 56- 60 are based on Passage One:

    Passage One

    Mr． Brown was going away for a week．Before he left,he said to his son．“If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea．”

    “OK, Dad．”said his son． But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, so he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him．His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then．

    Four days passed, but no one came to see his father． The boy thought that there was noman to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening．

    The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door． The boy opened it． A man was standing at the door and said,“Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper．He could not find it．He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more． ”

    The man was very surprised．He asked, “No more? I met your father last week． When did it happen?”

    “Burnt yesterday evening． ”

    Mr． Brown told his son that________。

    A． he would be away from home for four days

    B． he would be back in seven days

    C． he would be back in a month

    D． he liked a cup of tea


    正确答案：B
    B[解析]根据第一段“If anyone asks for me，you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”可知答案选B。

  • 第15题：

    Passage Five

    A warm-hearted nurse on her first day's work came to a patient who had come to London for a visit to the famous doctor. She asked the patient whether there was anything that she could do for him. But he only waved his hand, shook his head and said something she couldn't understand. With a pleasing smile she asked him again and he just kept doing the same and saying the same words, but in about 3 minutes, he closed his eyes. the nurse felt his pulse and found out that the patient had died.

    The nurse felt so sorry for the poor patient who had ended his llfe very far away from his home that she ran to the doctor in a hurry and repeated to the doctor the sounds she had heard. "My dear girl," said the doctor after listening to what she repeated,"you've just killed him. He was saying, You've been standing on my oxygen pipe."

    52. The patient had come to London ______.

    A. to see whether he could make friends with the nurse

    B. to get the medical treatment from the doctor

    C. to do some business to make money

    D. to visit the world-famous city


    正确答案：B
    本题属理解分析题。由文章第一句中的“for a visit to the famous doctor”可知：病人拜访这个
    著名的医生的目的就是看病。

  • 第16题：

    When a student has something in his mind and he should ignore the irrelevant parts when reading, which of the following strategies can be used?

    A.skimming
    B.detailed reading
    C.scanning
    D.predicting

    答案：C
    解析：
    考查阅读策略。寻读是一种快速阅读方式，其目的是从较长的文字资料中查寻特定的细节内容。

  • 第17题：

    What does Mr. White say he will do in the next few days?

    A.Mail his resume
    B.Call to double check on something he sent
    C.Meet with the General Foods Company staff
    D.Come by the company to drop off some documents

    答案：B
    解析：
    为了确认人事部门收到简历，他会打电话询问，答案为B。

  • 第18题：

    资料：A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket. Jeffrey Gonano told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he's not sure he'll ever hang the masterpiece in his home in Wexford, in western Pennsylvania, given its value. The 25-year-old Gonano, who works for his family's fire sprinkler business, learned Wednesday that his ticket had won the Paris raffle. Organizers say nearly 50,000 tickets were sold worldwide, for 100 euros apiece, to benefit a Lebanese charity.
    The 1914 work, "Man in the Opera Hat," dates from Spanish master Pablo Picasso's cubist period. Picasso died in 1973.
    Gonano said he wants to keep the artwork, which features vivid shapes in opaque gouache paint.
    "Maybe I'll lend it to a museum and let them put it on display rather than putting it in a vault, so other people can enjoy it," he told the newspaper. "It all depends. I don't know what the taxes are or anything."
    Gonano's girlfriend, Gloria Spataro, said he liked the odds in the contest and felt optimistic. Nonetheless, she presumed he was joking when he said he'd won.
    "He thought the odds were actually pretty good compared to something like a lottery," said Spataro, of Pittsburgh. "He said, 'This will be my only chance to actually own something like this.'"
    The raffle raised about $3.5 million for the International Association for the Safeguard of Tyr, a UNESCO heritage site, said Reem Chalabi, an education coordinator with the group.
    Gonano and Spataro had recently begun to explore art galleries, and she had bought him a photograph by a Buddhist artist for Christmas.
    "I'm glad I actually gave it to him before," she said, "because if I gave it to him afterward, that would look pretty insignificant compared to a Picasso."

    What does the last sentence said by Gloria really mean?

    A.The Buddhist painting in insignificant.
    B.The Picasso painting is extremely precious.
    C.She dislikes the Picasso Painting.
    D.She will explore more art galleries by herself.

    答案：B
    解析：
    本题考查的是细节理解。
    【关键词】last sentence; Gloria; mean
    【主题句】第8自然段"I'm glad I actually gave it to him before," she said, "because if I gave it to him afterward, that would look pretty insignificant compared to a Picasso."“我很高兴我以前给过他，”她说，“因为如果我后来把它给了他，那和毕加索相比，那就显得微不足道了。”
    【解析】本题的问题是“格洛瑞亚说的最后一句话的真正含义是什么？”。选项A意为“佛教绘画不重要”；选项B意为“毕加索的绘画非常珍贵”；选项C意为“她不喜欢毕加索绘画”；选项D意为“她会自己探索更多的艺术画廊”。根据主题句可知，她的意思是毕加索的画极其珍贵，故选B。

  • 第19题：

    资料：A man looking for art for his new home has won a $1 million Picasso painting with a $138 raffle ticket. Jeffrey Gonano told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review he's not sure he'll ever hang the masterpiece in his home in Wexford, in western Pennsylvania, given its value. The 25-year-old Gonano, who works for his family's fire sprinkler business, learned Wednesday that his ticket had won the Paris raffle. Organizers say nearly 50,000 tickets were sold worldwide, for 100 euros apiece, to benefit a Lebanese charity.
    The 1914 work, "Man in the Opera Hat," dates from Spanish master Pablo Picasso's cubist period. Picasso died in 1973.
    Gonano said he wants to keep the artwork, which features vivid shapes in opaque gouache paint.
    "Maybe I'll lend it to a museum and let them put it on display rather than putting it in a vault, so other people can enjoy it," he told the newspaper. "It all depends. I don't know what the taxes are or anything."
    Gonano's girlfriend, Gloria Spataro, said he liked the odds in the contest and felt optimistic. Nonetheless, she presumed he was joking when he said he'd won.
    "He thought the odds were actually pretty good compared to something like a lottery," said Spataro, of Pittsburgh. "He said, 'This will be my only chance to actually own something like this.'"
    The raffle raised about $3.5 million for the International Association for the Safeguard of Tyr, a UNESCO heritage site, said Reem Chalabi, an education coordinator with the group.
    Gonano and Spataro had recently begun to explore art galleries, and she had bought him a photograph by a Buddhist artist for Christmas.
    "I'm glad I actually gave it to him before," she said, "because if I gave it to him afterward, that would look pretty insignificant compared to a Picasso."

    Which of the following will most probably happen next?

    A.Gonano will break up with Spatoro.
    B.Gonano will sell the Picasso Painting.
    C.Gonano will move to France.
    D.Gonano will put the painting on display.

    答案：D
    解析：
    本题考查的是细节理解。
    【关键词】most probably; happen next
    【主题句】第3自然段"Maybe I'll lend it to a museum and let them put it on display rather than putting it in a vault, so other people can enjoy it," he told the newspaper. "It all depends. I don't know what the taxes are or anything."他在接受报纸采访时说：“也许我会把它借给博物馆，让他们把它放在展览上，而不是把它放在一个地下室里，这样其他人就可以享受它了。”“这要看情况而定。我不知道税或者其他的是多少。”
    【解析】本题的问题是“接下来最可能发生的是以下哪一项？”。选项A意为“Gonano将与Spatoro分手”；选项B意为“Gonano将出售毕加索绘画作品”；选项C意为“Gonano将移居法国”；选项D意为“Gonano将展出这幅画”。根据主题句可知，他最可能把画放在博物馆展出，故选D。

  • 第20题：

    共用题干
    Phelps Wants to Enjoy Life After Olympic Glory

    Phelps now has three Olympic records一for winning the most overall medals with 22,________ (46)and for the most gold medals in a single Olympics with eight,which he won in Beijing in 2008.
    When asked at a news conference in London which medal meant the most to him,Phelps said it was the gold medal he won in Athens for the 400 meter individual medley.
    "That's so hard.I'll probably say that it's my first Olympic gold in 2004 in the 400 I.M,"said Phelps."You know being able to,you know,sort of train your whole life to achieve something and finally getting the gold medal and standing at the top of the podium listening to the national anthem
    play,________(47)"
    Phelps said his goal in London was to break the all-time record for career Olympic medals but
    he was initially frustrated after finishing fourth in the 400 meter individual medley.________(48)
    At 27-years-old,Phelps is now retired from competitive swimming. He said he intends to stay involved with his foundation that promotes water safety and encourages young people to swim.Beyond that,________(49)
    "And I don't have any fears about the sort of next stage of my life.This is something that is going to be enjoyable,"he said."I've been able to,I've swam for 20 years and I've been able to put my mind to something and achieve everything I ever wanted,and there are a lot of goals that I have,and I have the confidence now that I can achieve anything I put my mind to."
    Phelps said right now he is a bit overwhelmed and needs time to come to terms with the significance of his Olympic achievements________(50)

    ________（49）
    A:However he regained his confidence after winning his first individual gold medal in the 200 meter medley.
    B:because he has failed once.
    C:for winning the most gold medals with 18.
    D:it was one of the coolest moments of my life.
    E:before moving on to the next stage of his life.
    F:he said he just wants to have fun.

    答案：F
    解析：
    第一句提到菲尔普斯的“three Olympic records”，三项奥运荣誉，下面应该是列举。这里只有C项中有for，和前后句子并列，所以选项C正确。
    菲尔普斯对于自己在2004年稚典奥运会的回顾，最后加以总结，即“it was one of the coolest moments of my life”，意思是“那是我生命中最棒的时刻之一！”
    前面谈到“he was initially frustrated”，意思是面对暂时的失利他并没有气馁。所以，接下来应该是意思的转折，选项A正确。
    前面句子谈到他退役后的诸多打算，除了游泳、基金会，他也要开始享受生活，因此F洽当。
    因为菲尔普斯“needs time to come to terms with the significance ...”意思是 “随着他运动生涯的结束，他需要好好思考一下，好开始人生新的征程”，所以选项E正确。

  • 第21题：

    Jim was a greedy boy.He enjoyed having good food.One day when he came to have breakfast,he found there was only bread and gruel(麦片粥).So he didn′t want to have any.Then he thought out a plan to fool his mother and get something good to eat.He put his hands on his stomach and said,"I′ve got a stomachache,Mum,and I don′t want any breakfast now."His mother said,"I′m sorry to hear that.Go to Doctor Jones and he will give you some medicine.You know his house."Then she gave Jim some money and let him go by bus.Jim got off the bus after five minutes′fide.He didn′t go to seeDr.Jones.He went into a shop and bought some pieces of cakes.
    Jim was eating the cakes on his way back home.When he got home,his mother asked him,"What did Dr.Jones say,my boy?"Jim answered,"He said good food is better than any medicine for my stomachache.So I went and bought some cakes instead of buying medicine."
    Now Jim′s mother knew what Jim′s stomachache meant.

    Jim is a boy marked by his

    A.cleverness
    B.honesty
    C.greed
    D.naughtiness

    答案：C
    解析：
    考情点拨:推理判断题。应试指导:文章开头指出Jim是一个贪吃的小孩。从后面的故事来看确实如此。

  • 第22题：

    He is over fifty, but he looks as if he（）only in his thirties.

    • A、is
    • B、were
    • C、will be
    • D、has been

    正确答案:B

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    Why does Mr. Black want to delay his loan payment?
    A

    Because his store opens in January.

    B

    Because he has declared bankruptcy,

    C

    Because he is paying back other loans.

    D

    Because he wants to modify his contract.


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    根据第1段第5句Paying back those loans has left me temporarily short of cash可知Mr. Black因偿还其他贷款而导致现金不足，故选C。

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