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1、-Reading comprehensionQuestions 31-35 510It has been noted that traditionally courts have granted divorces on fault grounds: one spouse is deemed to be at fault in causing the divorce. More and more today, however, divorces are being granted on a no-fault basis. Proponents of no-fault divorce argue

2、that when a marriage fails, it is rarely the case that one marriage partner is completely to blame and the other blameless. A failed marriage is much more often the result of mistakes by both partners.Another argument in favor of no-fault divorce is that proving fault in court, in a public arena, is

3、 a destructive process that only serves to lengthen the divorce process and that dramatically increases the negative feelings present in a divorce. If a couple can reach a decision without first deciding which partner is to blame, the divorce settlement can be negotiated more easily and equitable an

4、d the post-divorce healing process can begin more rapidly. Questions:31.What does this passage mainly discuss?A) Traditional ground for divorceB) Who is at fault in a divorceC) The increase in no-fault divorcesD) The various reasons for divorces32. It is implies in the passage that _A) There recentl

5、y has been a decrease in no-fault divorceB) Not all divorce today are no-fault divorcesC) A no-fault divorce is not as equitable as a fault divorceD) People recover more slowly from a no-fault divorce33. The word “proponent” in line 4 is closest in meaning to _E) AdvocatesF) AdversariesG) Authoritie

6、sH) Enemies34. The passage states that a public trial to prove the fault of one spouse can _A) Be satisfying to the wronged spouseB) Lead to a shorter divorce processC) Reduce negative feelingsD) Be a harmful process35. The tone of this passage is _.A) EmotionalB) EnthusiasticC) ExpositoryD) Reactio

7、naryQuestions 36-3915As Japans top kirareyaku, which translates into sliced-up actor, Fukumoto dies for a living. When Japanese directors need somebody to kill, hes the man they call. My job is to make the good guy shine, Fukumoto said in an interview. The more spectacular my on-screen death, the be

8、tter he looks. Its a specialty that doesnt bring stardom. Though hes highly respected by his fellows, and widely acknowledged by his peers as the best in the business, Fukumoto is virtually unknown to the public. At 61, he has no agent or publicist, and his bit parts in films frequently fail to even

9、 make the credits. 36. This excerpt describesA) about a movie actor.B) about a bad guy.C) about a criminal on the death row.D) about a good person.37. My job is to make the good guy shine meansA) he kills the good guy.B) he plays the good guy.C) he is the director.D) he supports the main character.3

10、8. What does Fukumoto dies for a living mean?A) He earned a fortune when he died.B) He always dies in the film.C) He never dies in the film.D) He is the main character in the film.39. Which one of the following is true?A) Fukumoto is one of the most famous actors in Japan.B) Fukomotos career has bro

11、ught him stardom.C) Fuomotos specialty doesnt earn him too much fame and money.D) None of the above is true.Questions 40-45 15101520Whereas literature in the first half of the eighteenth century in America had been largely religious and moral in tone, by the latter half of the century the revolution

12、ary fervor that was coming to life in the colonies began to be reflected in the literature of the time, which in turn served to further influence the population. Although not all writers of this period supported the revolution, the two best-known and most influential writers, Ben Franklin and Thomas

13、 Paine, were both strongly supportive of that cause.Ben Franklin first attained popular success through his writings in his brothers newspaper, the New England Current. In these articles he used a simple style of language and common sense argumentation to defend the point of view of the farmer and t

14、he Leather Apron man. He continued with the same common sense practicality and appeal to the common man with his work on Poor Richards Almanac from 1733 until 1758. Firmly established in his popular acceptance by the people, Franklin wrote a variety of extremely effective articles and pamphlets abou

15、t the colonists revolutionary cause against England. Thomas Paine was an Englishman working as a magazine editor in Philadelphia at the time of the Revolution. His pamphlet Common Sense, which appeared in 1776, was a force in encouraging the colonists to declare their independence from England. Then

16、 throughout the long and desperate war years he published a series of Crisis papers (from 1776 until 1783) to encourage the colonists to continue on with the struggle. The effectiveness of his writing was probably due to his emotional yet oversimplified depiction of the cause of the colonists agains

17、t England as a classic struggle of good and evil.40. The word fervor (line 3) is closest in meaning to (A) war (B) anxiety (C) spirit (D) action41. Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the passage?A) The literature at the time of the Revolution was a reflection of the sentiments fel

18、t by the general population.B) Revolutionary literature influenced the public.C) The Revolution would not have taken place without the impetus of literature D) The increasing revolutionary zeal of the second half of the eighteenth century was reflected in the literature.42. It is implied in the pass

19、age thatA) some writers in the American colonies supported England during the Revolution.B) Franklin and Paine were the only writers to influence the Revolution.C) because Thomas Paine was an Englishman, he supported England against the colonists.D) authors who supported England did not remain in th

20、e colonies during the Revolution.43. According to the passage, the tone of Poor Richards Almanac is (A) pragmatic (B) erudite (C) theoretical (D) scholarly44. Thomas Paines style of writing could best be described as (A) practical (B) ineffective (C) impassioned (D) desperate45. The purpose of the p

21、assage is toA) discuss American literature in the first half of the eighteenth century.B) give biographical data on two American writers.C) explain which authors supported the Revolution.D) describe the literary influence during Revolutionary America.Questions 46-501510The locations of stars in the

22、sky relative to one another do not appear to the naked eye to change, and as a result stars are often considered to be fixed in position. Many unaware stargazers falsely assume that each star has its own permanent home in the nighttime sky. In reality, though, stars are always moving, but because of

23、 the tremendous distances between stars themselves and from stars to Earth, the changes are barely perceptible here. An example of a rather fast-moving star demonstrates why this misconception prevails; it takes approximately 200 years for a relatively rapid star like Bernards star to move a distanc

24、e in the skies equal to the diameter of the Earths moon, When the apparently negligible movement of the stars is contrasted with the movement of the planets, the stars are seemingly unmoving. 46. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A) What the Eye Can See in the SkyB) Bernards StarC) Planetary MovementD) The Ever-moving Stars47. The word perceptible in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A) NoticeableB) PersuasiveC) ConceivableD) Astonishing48. The passage states that in 200 years Ber