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students71student 第一篇第一篇TellingTellingTellingTelling TalesTalesTalesTales aboutaboutaboutabout PeoplePeoplePeoplePeople 讲述关于人们的故事讲述关于人们的故事 Oneofthe most common types of nonfiction and one that many people enjoy reading isstories about people s lives These storiesfallinto three general categories autobiography memoir and biography 1 Thispassageismostlyaboutthecharacteristicsof autobiographies memoirs and biographies 2 Helen Keller wroteanautobiography 3 Autobiography writers are not always objective because they want to present themselves in a good light 4 The writer introduces each category in the passagebydefining it 5 Diverse means varied or different 第 二 篇第 二 篇Outside the classroomOutside the classroomOutside the classroomOutside the classroomLearningLearningLearningLearning MakesMakesMakesMakes a a a a BigBigBigBig DifferenceDifferenceDifferenceDifference课外学习带来很大不同课外学习带来很大不同 Putting a bunch of college students in charge of a 300 000 Dance Marathon fundraiser surely sounds abitrisky When you consider the fact that the moneyissupposed to be given to children in need of medical care you might call the idea crazy 1 An extracurricular activity like raising a fund of 300 000is risky because most student leaderswillnot take an interest init 2 Americanstudents joincampusorganizations mostlyfor building friendship 3 WhoisKatie Rowley She s a senior student 4 What do student leaders need to carryanactivity through to a successful end Passion 5 The phrasal verb fatten up in paragraph 6 could be best replaced by polish 第三篇第三篇Milosevic sMilosevic sMilosevic sMilosevic s DeathDeathDeathDeath 米洛舍维奇之死米洛舍维奇之死 Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was found dead last Saturday in his cell at the Hague based International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia The 64 year old had beenon trial there since February 2002 students72student 1 Where did Milosevic die In prison 2 Which of the followingisNOT true of the young Milosevic He was extremely ambitious 3 Allof the following persons in one way or another changed his fate EXCEPT his parents 4 Why was Milosevic sentto Kosovo in 1989 To remove the Serbians fears that they were discriminated against 5 What happened in 1991 Yugoslavia broke up 第四篇第四篇 FeastFeastFeastFeastononononTurkeyTurkeyTurkeyTurkey andandandand GoodGoodGoodGood WishesWishesWishesWishes atatatat ThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgivingThanksgiving 火鸡盛宴和感恩节的祝福火鸡盛宴和感恩节的祝福 Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets That was Halloween Ina few weeks American houses willbe red and green and filled with presents for Christmas 1 On Halloween children in the United States often dress up as ghosts 2 When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten On Thanksgiving 3 Thanksgivingisthe time for the American people to thank God for providing them with comfortable and happy lives 4 Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving because theycanstaywiththeir parents at home and eat alotof nice food 5 The first pilgrims settled inAmerica in 1620 第五篇第五篇 Sino JapanSino JapanSino JapanSino Japan AnimosityAnimosityAnimosityAnimosity LessensLessensLessensLessens中日敌意减少中日敌意减少 Chinese and Japanese people view each other slightly more positively than last year according to a survey released on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing 1 Which of the following statements about the surveyistrue The survey found that people in both China and Japan generally agree that the relationship between the two countriesisimportant 2 According to the passage the Beijing Tokyo Forum aims at promoting communication between the two countries 3 In the last year 30 2 of ordinary Chinese and 43 2 of Chinese students have a positive impression of Japan students73student 4 Which of the followingisNOT mentioned as the major obstacles to improving bilateral ties Trade frictions 5 The survey found that an overwhelmingmajority of the respondents from each country believed that the Civil exchanges were an important way to improve relations 第六篇第六篇TVTVTVTVShowsShowsShowsShows andandandand LongLongLongLong BusBusBusBus TripsTripsTripsTrips看电视与长途汽车看电视与长途汽车 旅行旅行 Longbusrides are like television shows They have a beginning a middle andanend with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes The commercials are unavoidable They happen whether you want them or not Every couple of minutes a billboard glidesbyoutside thebuswindow 1 According to the passage what do the passengers usually see when they areona long bus trip Advertisements on billboards 2 Whatisthe purposeofthis passage To talk about the similarities between long bus trips and TV shows 3 The writer of this passage would probably favor no billboards along the road 4 The writer feels longbusrides are likeTVshows because they both have a beginning a middle andanend with commercials in between 5 The writer thinks that the end of the rideissomewhat like the beginning because both are exciting 第七篇第七篇 ModernModernModernModern SunSunSunSun WorshippersWorshippersWorshippersWorshippers 现代日光浴崇拜者现代日光浴崇拜者 People travel for alotof reasons Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines Others are looking for culture or simply want to have their pictures taken in frontoffamous places 1 The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that they wish to escape from the cold dark and rainy days back at home 2 Inparagraph2 citieslikeLondon Copenhagen and Amsterdam are mentioned to show that they are not good cities in termsofgeography and climate students74student 3 According to the passage which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others Spain 4 The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3 i e or one tourist for every person living in Spain means every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country 5 According to the passage which of the following factors might spoil the tourists fun at Mediterranean resorts and beaches Rainy weather 第八篇第八篇 TheTheTheThe ChangingChangingChangingChanging MiddleMiddleMiddleMiddle ClassClassClassClass变化中的中产阶级变化中的中产阶级 The United States perceives itself to be a middle class nation However middle classisnot a real designation nor doesitcarry privileges Itismoreofa perception which probably was as true asitever could be right after WorldWarII 1 The information in this passage deals with a social and economic group 2 A common middle class valueisthat the familyisvery important 3 ln the years after WorldWarII the middle class could be defined as prosperous and optimistic 4 The phrase In other words in the first paragraph means that the following statementisa restatementofthe previous idea 5 The word collectively means as a group 第九篇第九篇 Single parentSingle parentSingle parentSingle parent KidsKidsKidsKids DoDoDoDo BestBestBestBest单亲幼儿最出色单亲幼儿最出色 Single mums are better at raising their kids than two parents at least in the bird world Mother zebra finches have to work harder and raise fewer chicksontheir own but they also produce more attractive sons who are more likely to 1 With which of the following statements would the author probably agree Two parent families produce less attractive children 2 According to the passage in what way does family conflict affect the quality of the offspring The young males get less care students75student 3 Whatisthe relationship between paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 Experiment and result 4 According to Hartley which of the followingisNOT influenced by sexual conflict The offspring s body size 5 According to the passage people believe that a female s reproductive strategyisinfluencedbyecological factors 第十篇第十篇A A A ALetterLetterLetterLetterfromfromfromfromAlanAlanAlanAlan艾伦的来信艾伦的来信 Ihave learnt of a plan to build three hundred houses on the land called Parson s Placebythe football ground Few people know about this new plan to increase the size of our town 1 Why has Alan written this letter To inform other people about the builders plans 2 WhyisParson s Place particularly important inAlan s opinion Becauseitisa place near the town where peoplecanenjoy nature 3 Whatwillcause traffic jams A building on Parson s Place 4 Alan says that ordinary people who live in the townwill probably soon have less money 5 Which of these postershasAlan made SAYNO TO HOUSES ON PARSON S PLACE 第十一篇第十一篇TheTheTheThe DevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentofofofof BalletBalletBalletBallet芭蕾舞的发展芭蕾舞的发展 Balletisa dance form that has a long history The fact thatit survives to this day shows thatithas adjusted as times have changed 1 This passage deals mainlywiththe way ballet developed 2 An important influence in early ballet was Louis XIV 3 Youcan conclude from this passage that balletwillcontinue to change as new people and ideas influenceit 4 The informationinthis passageispresented in chronological order 5 The word pageants means elaborate shows 第十二篇第十二篇SmugglingSmugglingSmugglingSmuggling走私走私 Itisnot unusual for a pet to be sentbyaircargo from Columbia to NewYork butlastDecember s shipment of a students76student 4 year old sheep dog caught a NewYorkKennedy Airport Customs inspector s eye 1 The dog was different from others in thatithad a very big abdomen 2 How many methods are used to transport drugs As many as a smugglercanthinkof 3 How many poundsofheroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 1994 25 770 4 Which of the following could best replace the expression small fry in the third paragraph Small smugglers 5 Whatisthis article about Varieddrug transportation methods 第十三篇第十三篇TheTheTheThe BarbieBarbieBarbieBarbie DollsDollsDollsDolls 芭比娃娃芭比娃娃 In the mid 1940 s the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler owned a company that made wooden pictures frames 1 When Ruth and Elliot Handler were young they had a strong desire to be highly successful 2 Who owned MATTEL HaroldMattson Ruth and Elliot Handler 3 It can be inferred from the second paragraph thatLilliwas fashioned after Build 4 Where did Ruth Handler s inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll come from Lilli 5 Which of the following statementsisNOT true of the Barbie doll She does not attract young men 第十四篇第十四篇SleepSleepSleepSleep睡眠睡眠 Weallknow that the normal human daily cycleofactivityisof some 7 8 hours sleep alternating with some 16 17 hours wakefulness and that broadly speaking the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness 1 The question raised in Paragraph 1is nomere academic one because shift work in industry requires people to change their sleeping habits 2 According to the passage the main problem about night workis students77student that yourlife isdisturbed by changing from day to night routines and back 3 According to the passage the best solution to the problem seems to be to employ people whowillalways work at night 4 In the second paragraph the third means the third week 5 In thelastsentenceofthe second paragraph another means another routine 第十五篇第十五篇OrbitalOrbitalOrbitalOrbital SpaceSpaceSpaceSpace PlanePlanePlanePlane 轨道航天飞机轨道航天飞机 While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster NASAismoving ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would1 replace shuttles on space station missionsby2012 and respond quickly to space station emergencies 1 The orbital space craft has been designed for carrying astronauts to the International Space Station 2 From the passage we know that the design of the orbiter indicates NASA s determination to continueitsspace exploration projects 3 When did the scientists start working on a successor to the shuttle Yearsbefore the explosionofColumbia 4 Besides the main missions stipulatedbyNASA the orbiter would also be used as a space ambulance 5 According to the passage the funds ifgranted would be equally sharedbythe two projects under Space Launch Initiative 第十六篇第十六篇TheTheTheThe SaharaSaharaSaharaSahara撒哈拉沙漠撒哈拉沙漠 The name Sahara derives from the Arabic word for desert or steppe At3 5 million square miles an area roughly the size of the United States the Sahara Desert in northern Africaisthe largest desert in the world 1 This passageismostly about life in the Sahara 2 Rainfall in most of the Saharaisless than five inches per year 3 The Sahara can be described as a place of contrasts 4 The phrase an area roughly the size of the United States gives an indication of the size of the Sahara students78student 5 In this passage caravan means group traveling together through difficult country 第十七篇第十七篇EiffelEiffelEiffelEiffelIs Is Is IsananananEyefulEyefulEyefulEyeful引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔 Some 300 meters up near the Eiffel Tower s wind whipped summit the world comes to scribble Japanese Brazilians Americans they graffiti4 their names loves and politics on the cold iron transforming the most French of monuments into symbol of a worldonthe move5 1 Why does the author think the Eiffel Toweristransformed into symbol of a world on the move Tourists ofallnationalities come to scribble on the cold iron of the tower 2 What seems strange to the author Visitors prefer wastingtime scribbling to enjoying the view 3 Which statementisNOT true of Hugues Richard He climbed 747 steps up the tower in 19minutes and 4 seconds 4 What did the builder use the Eiffel Tower for Conducting research in various fields 5 Which of the followingisnearest in meaning to The Eiffel Towerislike a blank canvas for visitors to makeofitwhat they will Visitors can imagine freely what the tower represents 第十八篇第十八篇GoalGoalGoalGoal ofofofofAmericanAmericanAmericanAmerican EducationEducationEducationEducation美国教育的目标美国教育的目标 Educationisanenormous and expensive part of American life Its sizeismatched by its variety 1 Which of the following best states thegoalof American education To give every student the opportunity to fully develop his her ability 2 Itisimplied in the passage that the subjects every student takes may vary 3 Americanschoolsplacegreatemphasisonthelearner s acquisition of the ability to be creative 4 According to the passage American education meets the needs ofallthe following EXCEPT the students from foreign countries 5 Which of the following best states the feature of American students79student education that makesitdifferent from education in other countries Its underlyinggoalto develop every child s abilities to the fullest extent 第十九篇第十九篇TheTheTheThe FamilyFamilyFamilyFamily家庭家庭 The structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the same society The family s form changes asit adapts to changing social and economic influences 1 Another good title for this passage would be What Makes a Family 2 A nuclear familyisdefined as a married couple with their minor children 3 The information in this passage would most likely be found in an anthropology textbook 4 The information in the first paragraphispresented mainly through pointing out similarities 5 The word mobility means readiness to move 第二十篇第二十篇TalesTalesTalesTales ofofofofthethethethe TerribleTerribleTerribleTerrible PastPastPastPast讲述可怕的过去讲述可怕的过去 Itisnot the job of fiction writers to analyze and interpret history Yetbywriting about the past in a vivid and compelling manner storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously 1 This passageismostly about two novels that deal with slavery 2 Belovedisset in Ohio after the CivilWar 3 The writer seems to feel that the books are worthwhile but challenging 4 The writer emphasizes that the two books are similar in their portrayal of violence 5 The word appalling means terrible 第二十一篇第二十一篇 SpacingSpacingSpacingSpacingin in in inAnimalsAnimalsAnimalsAnimals 动物的空间距离动物的空间距离 Flight Distance Any observant person has noticed that a wild animalwill allow a man or other potential enemy to approach only up to a given distance beforeitflees Flight distance isthe terms used students710student for this interspecies spacing 1 Which of the followingisthe most appropriate definition of Flight Distance Distance between an animal anditsenemy before fleeing 2 If an animal s critical distanceispenetrated itwillbegin to attack 3 According to the passage social distance refers to psychological distance 4 Which of thefollowing could best replace the word band in Wecanthink ofitas a hidden band that contains the group in Paragraph 3 strip of land 5 The exampleofthe children holding hands when crossing the street in thelastparagraphshows that social distanceis sometimes determined by outside factors 第二十二篇第二十二篇SomeSomeSomeSome ThingsThingsThingsThings WeWeWeWe KnowKnowKnowKnow aboutaboutaboutabout LanguageLanguageLanguageLanguage 我们知我们知 道的关于语言的一切事情道的关于语言的一切事情 Many things about language are a mystery and manywill always remain so But some things we do know 1 In the second paragraph the author thinks that any human race whether backward or not hasa language 2 According to the author people of undeveloped cultures can have complicatedlanguages 3 The authorhasused American Indian languages asanexample to show that they are just as sophisticated as some well known languages 4 Which of the following statementsisINCORRECT Some languages are better than other languages 5 According to the author language changes are most likely to occurinvocabulary 第二十三篇第二十三篇 TheTheTheThe OnlyOnlyOnlyOnly WayWayWayWay Is Is Is Is UpUpUpUp只好向上只好向上 Thinkofa modern city and the first image that come to mind isthe skyline Itisfullof great buildings pointing like fingers to heaven Itistrue that some cities don t permit buildings togo students711student above a certain height 1 these are cities concerned with the past in the first paragraph refer to cities that want to maintain their traditional image 2 The difficulty in constructingtallbuildings in the 19th century lies in the lack of a device to carry people upward 3 When Otis cameupwith the idea of a lift most people had doubt about its safety 4 Whichofthe following best describes the experience of going in a lift now Uninteresting 5 Psychologists find the lift a good place where they can study human behaviour because in a lift the bubble of personal s