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Passage 1A man was telling one of his friends why he was content with his married life. ‚My wif makes all the small decisions,‛ he explained, ‚and I make all the big ones, so we never try to have too much influence in each other’s……答案：C D D A CPassage 2Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn’t enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn’t like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen……答案: B A B D CPassage 3Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he was n’t happy at all. When his college friends wee 100 king for their job, he didn’t……答案: C D B B APassage 4Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use…….答案：A B D C BPassage 5Mr. and Mrs. White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs. White said to her husband , ‘The children don’t have any lessons today, and you’re free too. There’s a new funfair in the park. Let’s all go there to play.‛……答案：D C C B APassage 6Pepys and his wife had asked some friends to dinner on Sunday, September 2nd, 1666. The servants were up very late on the Saturday evening, getting everything ready for the next day, and while they were……答案：C C C B CPassage 7When weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the weather very hot…..答案D D A D DPassage 8It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become ‚in‛……答案：C C D C BPassage 9"Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate…..答案：ＢＣＡＤＢPassage10" When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished。

答案：ＤＣＢＢＤPassage11After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlo……答案：ＤＣＢＤＣPassage12" Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed答案：ＡＢＣＣＤPassage13After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by……答案：（ＤＣＢＤＣ）Passage14" Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 3:30 a.m. by a forceful pull. King, the family dog, was trying to pull her out of the bed. Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire……答案：（ＣＡＣＢＤ）Passage15Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English……答案：（ＤＣＣＤＡ）Passage16When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished……答案："DCBBD"Passage17" In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast……答案："BBBDB"Passage 18、Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. Whatever your budget is, the choice －from basic barn to small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castle － is all part of fun.(1)、In this passage the author mainly ________.A：tells us where to stay while visiting Britain(2)、_ B：Youth Hotels are mainly built for young visitors.(3)、If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, you'd better stay in （D：B&Bs）(4)、If you are interested in travelling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay? （C：Hostels）(5)、Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage? B：All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast1、 The dark smoke that comes out of stacks(大烟囱) or from a burning dump(垃圾) contains tiny bits of solid or liquid matter. The smoke also contains many gases, most of which cannot be seen. Altogether, they make up the serious problems of air pollution. In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritate(刺痛) our eyes, causes us to cough and makes us ill.Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had "black snow" from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies, older people and those who have respiratory(呼吸) disease. In 1952, four thousands people die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948 in a small town of Pennsylvania, 20 people died in a four - day period of air pollution. As often found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of lung disease, such as bronchitis and asthma. Of course, smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses, too, but these causes have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse.(1)、Which of the following is NOT true about the "black snow" incident?B：It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious.(2)、Who can be killed by air pollution? C：Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses.(3)、How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948? B：20.(4)、What are bronchitis and asthma?B：Lung disease.(5)、According to the passage, air pollution increases people's chance of getting ______? B：A lung disease.2、 Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.(1)、What's the meaning for the word 'parchment'? ________B：A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.(2)、Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? _____A：More jobs could be provided than before.(3)、When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ___ A：Around 1400.(4)、Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? ____B：Sweden.(5)、What is the main idea of this short talk? ________C：The invention of paper is of great significance to man.1、Pubs are supposed to be the Englishman's favorite meeting place, where he can get together witha few friends over a pint of beer and talk about football, or horse racing, or business.You may notice that the pub is the place for men, but not for women. Even now it is still not quite respectable for a woman to go into a pub alone; she must have a man to escort(护卫) and protect her. Perhaps that is partly why pubs depress me - they are intended mainly to provide for male interests, which are often pretty narrow. I think this male-dominated atmosphere also reminds me of my life back at school, or in the army, neither of which is an experience I much want to relive.However, I'm obviously in the minority. Most Englishmen have their local pubs, where they can escape from the pressures of family life or work, and if they are lucky, tell their troubles toa pretty barmaid.(1)、For what do Englishmen go to the pubs?B：They go to meet and talk with their friends over some beer.(2)、What doesn't the speaker like about the pubs?C：The male-dominated atmosphere.(3)、What are many men dreaming of?A：Owning a pub and living like having a party every night.(4)、Which of the following can be learned from the passage?D：The speaker was once an armyman.(5)、What can you conclude from the passage?D：Different types of pubs in Britain cater to the taste of different types of men.1、 A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They want to see Antonio Gaude's church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaude was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said, "Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people." "I will do it," said Gaudi. He worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed $10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world come to see it. It is very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.(1)、Which of the following titles best fits the passage?C：A Poor Architect's Unusual Works(2)、Which of the following is NOT true?B：Gaudi devoted most of his life to the building of the church(3)、Gaudi sometimes missed classes because _ B：he had to work at the same time(4)、The church is unusual because ____ D：all of the above(5)、According to the passage, Gaude ____D：both B and C2、 By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommonCultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity (明星), who are legendary, who somehow mange to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death － such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.(1)、The passage mainly deals with ____C：heroes and icons(2)、Heroes and heroines are usually _____D：all of the above(3)、Which of the following statements is wrong? ___D：Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.(4)、Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love ____C：just before her death(5)、What is more likely to set an icon's status? ____B：Tragic and early death.1、 Long, long ago there was no zero. To write the number sixty-three people wrote 63.To write six hundred and three, people wrote 6 3.The space between six and three was there to mean." not any " tens. Sometimes people did not remember the space. It was hard to see and read.Later people used a dot to hold the space. Six hundred and three looked like this 6.3.But the dot was hard to see. So people put a circle around it like this 6⊙3.Then people could see the dot. They remembered the space. At last, only the circle around the dot was used. It was like a zero. This is one story of how the zero came to be used.Now zero has many important uses. Zero tells how many. Can you tell some other ways of using zero?(1)、Long, long ago people didn't know how to ______.B：write zero(2)、Long, long ago if they wrote two hundred-eight, people wrote ____B：2 8(3)、Later ______ was used to mean space. D：a dot (4)、People used circles _____C：not to forget the space5)、The story tells us ____ A：how zero came to be used2、 Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded. Unfold the flag first, and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform. Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, or badgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument, it shouldn't serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to fall to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor, nor to brush against objects.(1)、How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? ____ A：By making laws.(2)、What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? ______ B：It should be raised quickly by hand.(3)、How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? _____D：It should be carried high up in the air(4)、What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? _____ C：There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.(5)、How are Americans towards their National Flag? __B：Respect.二、阅读理解1、 Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia．Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely．This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little．"If there were an accident．" He says, " They'd know soon enough．Bad news travels fast．"But Linda has promised that she would ring．"However," she says, "it doesn't cost much when you just think that it's the other side of the world． It's only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。