阅读理解（一）It was the summer of 1936．The Olympic Games were being held in Berlin．I had trained, sweated and disciplined myself for 6 years on the running broad jump．A year before, as a college student at the Ohio State, I'd set the world's record of 26 feet 8 1/4 inches．Nearly everyone expected me to win．I was in for a surprise．When the time came for the broad-jump trials, I was shocked to see a tall boy hitting the pit （坑）at almost 26 feet on his practice leaps．He turned out to be a German named Luz Long．He had easily qualified for the finals on his first attempt．A nervous athlete is an athlete who will make mistakes．I fouled （犯规）twice on my qualifying jumps．Walking a few yards from the pit, I kicked at the dirt disgustedly．Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder．I turned to look into the friendly blue eyes of Luz Long．"Hi, I'm Luz Long．I don't think we've met．" "Glad to meet you," I said．Then, trying to hide my nervousness, I added, "How are you?" "I'm fine．Something must be eating you．You should be able to qualify with your eyes closed．" He said．He seemed to understand my nervousness, and took pains to reassure me．Finally, seeing that I had calmed down somewhat, he said, "What does it matter if you're not the first in the trials? Tomorrow is what counts．" All the tension left my body as the truth of what he said hit me．Confidently I qualified with almost a foot to spare．Luz broke his own record and pushed me on to a peak performance．The instant I landed from my final jump—the one which set the Olympic record of 26 feet 5 1/16 inches—he was at my side, congratulating me．56．The author said "I was in for a surprise" because he _____．A．beat Luz Long B．qualified for the finalC．met a great competitor D．joined in the Olympic Games 57．What can we learn about the author from the passage?A．He remained confident in the Olympic Games．B．He had qualified for the finals on his first attempt．C．He had prepared for Berlin Olympics in Ohio State．D．He broke the world record of the running broad jump．58．What is the passage mainly about?A．A reliable man in the Olympic Games．B．A memorable experience in the Olympics．C．A surprising result in the Olympic Games．D．A good suggestion on how to win in the Olympics．（二）59．Why does the author mention Superstorm Sandy?A．To tell the background of the scanning photos．B．To attract the readers' interest in the backups．C．To describe a severe natural disaster．D．To win the readers' sympathy．60．What can we know from the passage?A．Scanning photos takes little time but costs a lot．B．Caronite charges for backing up photos from hard drive．C．Google Drive offers unlimited free photo storage on line．D．The hard drive or flash drive is the cheapest and safest．61．Which of the following allows storing files automatically?A．Caronite．B．Dropbox．C．SkyDrive．D．Flash drive. 62．The main purpose of the passage is to ______．A．tell real stories about storage services B．introduce some of the storage servicesC．describe the functions of storage services D．argue about the advantage of storage servicesBack those photos upThe images were striking．Homes on the East Coast were washed away by Superstorm Sandy．People were in tears, picking up faded photographs, among their only remaining possessions．If that doesn't move you to get serious about safekeeping your lifetime of memories, what will? The digital age offers tools never imaginable before—including one-click access to a lifetime of family photos．Here is a brochure on how to back up （存）your photos and save them online, where they can live forever and be accessible in good times and bad．ScanningThe first step for those old photos is to scan them and save them to a digital format．Most，printers come with scanners these days, so that's an easy but extremely time-consuming step．Storing the photosWith your scans in place, 'import the photos into your computer, and back them up．You could make multiple copies of the disks and spread them to loved ones．Or you could choose external （外接的）hard drives or USB thumb drive, and add your photo and video collection from your computer．Online backupIf you need lots of space, look at a pure online backup service, Caronite．Caronite backs up 300 million files daily．Once you sign up, it starts to pick up everything you have on your hard drive．But photo collection on your computer's main hard drive charges for $ 59 a year．Cloud StorageFor folks who don't need automatic backup, but instead want to take a more active approach, Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft's SkyDrive let you store files online by yourself, share and instantly access them．All offer free option s—2GB of free storage for Dropbox, 5GB for Google and 7GB for SkyDrive．But if you want more, you need to pay．Bottom LineThe hard drive or flash drive is the cheapest and easiest．But drives can fail．Online services are more expensive, but more secure．With more of us switching back and forth between our computers, such services are the best way to get access to our data from wherever we are．56.Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she _____.A. had been seriously ill recentlyB. had decided to send Bertie to schoolC. knew selling the lion would upset BertieD. k new Bertie would hate to go to England57.The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.A. some audienceB. other animalsC. Bertie’s parentsD. circus owners58.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.A. kill the lion out of fearB. threaten the lion back to the wildC. protect himself from the lionD. show his anger towards his father59.The passage intends to show that _____.A. animal-hunting is popular in AfricaB. p arents are sometimes cruel to their childrenC. animals usually lead a miserable life in circusesD. people and animals can be faithful to each other（三）Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick，just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him，his head warm on Bertie，s feet，when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’v e found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. ”His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie co uld think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you, ” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would ! ” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels，he crept downstairs in his pyjamas ，took down his father’s rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.“Be wild now”，he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will. ” He buried his head in the Iion5S neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away.When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up,yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth，he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the Iion9S head.56．The boy wanted to buy the doll because ．A．he had always been eager for such a dollB．Santa Claus didn't give him any Christmas giftC．he would give it to his mother as a birthday surpriseD．he wanted to turn his sister's Christmas wish into reality57．We can learn from the story that ．A．the boy's sister died after staying in hospital for two weeksB．the boy's family were all seriously injured in a car accidentC．the author gave the boy some extra money without his noticeD．the boy's mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas58．The story most probably conveys the message that ．A．a kind act can bring joy and hope to othersB．a gift is a perfect way to express love for othersC．losing a family member is a heavy blow to childrenD．a religious belief can help one solve problems in his life（四）The Doll and the White RoseI was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back．The cashier said, "I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll．”The little boy seemed very disappointed．I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to．"It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas．She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her: But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now．I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there．"His eyes were so sad．"My sister has gone to be with God．Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister．”My heart nearly stopped．The little boy looked up at me and continued, "I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet．I need her to wait until I come back from the mall．"I quickly reached for my wallet and said," Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll．""OK, I hope I do have enough," he said．I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it．There was enough for the doll and even some spare money．Surprisingly, the little boy cried, "Thank you God for giving me enough money!" Then he looked at me and added, "I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister．He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much．But he gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose ! "Then I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured．The little girl died right away, and the mother was leftin a critical state．Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away．I couldn't stop myself from going to the funeral．Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever．59．According to the passage, a panopticon is ．A．a prison cell B．a house that is transparentC．a tower that provides a broad view D．a place where everything can be seen by others 60．From Paragraph 3, we learn that panopticon ．A．is not applicable outside the prison B．is used everywhere in public placesC．is an effective tool to control prisoners D．is an effective tool to share information．61．Why does the author say that panopticon is already here?A．Because our privacy is completely transparent．B．Because we are all prisoners m our own homes．C．Because our actions are observed and recorded in many cases．D．Because we are always afraid that someone might be watching us62．A key difference between prison panopticon and panopticon in our daily life is that ．A．prisoners can see their observers, but we can'tB．prisoners know that they may be being watched, but we often don'tC．prisoners are more protected in their panopticon than we are in oursD．prisoners are less observed about privacy issues than technology users（五）"Panopticon" is a place in which everything is in full view of others．A recent New York Times " House and Home" article featured the story of a man who lives in a glass house．Every wall in his home is transparent; he has no walls to hide behind, not even in the bathroom．Of course, he lives in a remote area where he doesn't exactly have neighbors looking in and watching his every move．But he has chosen to live without any physical privacy in a home that allows every action to be seen．He has created his own panopticon of sorts．The term panopticon was coined by Jeremy Bentham in the late eighteenth century when he was describing an idea for how prisons should be designed．The prisoners' cells would be placed in a circle with a guard tower in the middle．All walls facing the center of the circle would be glass．In that way, every prisoner's cell would be in full view of the guards．The prisoners could do nothing unobserved, but the prisoners would not be able to see the guard tower．They would know they were being watched - or rather, they would know that they could be being watched－but because they could not see the observer, they would never know when the guard was actually monitoring their actions．Similarly, it is common that people behave differently when they know they are being watched．We act differently when we know someone is looking; we act differently when we think someone else might be looking．In these situations, we are less likely to be ourselves; instead, we will act the way we think we should act when we are being observed by others．In our wired society, many talk of the panopticon as a metaphor （隐喻）for the future．But in many ways, the panopticon is already here．Monitoring cameras are everywhere, and we often don't even know our actions are being recorded．In addition, we leave a record of everything we do online．And most of us have no idea just how much information about us has been recorded and how much data is available to various sources．We can do little to stop theinformation gathering and exchange and can only hope to be able to control the damage if something goes wrong．63．According to the author, which one belongs to the real economy?A．The Dow Jones Index．B．Increases in interest rates．C．Skyrocketing share prices．D．Shopping in a supermarket．64．It can be concluded from Paragraph 4 that ．A．people are benefiting from a well-off societyB．the future generation is a big concern for most peopleC．the majority of people are optimistic about the futureD．people still feel much pressure despite labor-saving devices65．What is true about economic expansion?A．It guarantees a better life for us．B．It may lead to some social problems．C．It will stop the circulation of money．D．It has only brought desirable effects．66．The author writes the passage mainly to ．A．call on us to change our behavior B．suggest a solution for over-consumption C．make a distinction between two economies D．inform us of the effects of economic expansion（六）I want to talk about the economy．Not "the economy" we hear about endlessly in the news each day and in politicians' speeches．I want to talk about the real economy, the one we live in day by day．Most people aren't particularly interested in "the economy"．"Share prices are flying high; interest rates are soaring; the Dow Jones Index closed sixty-three points down on 8472．35．" We hear this and subconsciously switch off．Notice that "the economy" is not the same as the economy, "The economy" is what men in suits play with to make vast personal wealth．The economy is where the rest of us live on a daily basis, earning our living, paying our taxes, and purchasing the necessities of life．We are supposed to be benefiting from all the advantages of a well-off society．So why do we feel tired and stressed? We have no time for anything other than work, which is ridiculous given the number of labor-saving devices in our lives．Our towns become more and more crowded．We poison our air and seas, and our food is full of chemicals．There's something wrong here．If times were truly good, then you may think we'd all feel optimistic about the future．Yet the majority of us are deeply worried．More than 90 percent of us think we are too concerned about ourselves and not concerned enough about future generations．The term "economic expansion" suggests something desirable, but expansion simply means spending more money．More spending doesn't mean that life is getting better．We all know it often means the opposite - greed, crime, poverty, pollution．More spending merely feeds our whole economic system, which is based on production and consumption．Unless money keeps circulating, the economy breaks down．If we don't keep consuming, the whole system goes into stalemate （僵局）．How do we break the cycle and make some changes? We need to become far more aware of the results of our actions．We buy clothes that are made in sweat shops by virtual slaves in poor parts of the world．We create mountains of waste．We demand cheap food, mindless of the fact that it totally lacks taste and is produced using chemicals that poison the land．The consumption culture makes us unaware of the effect of our own behavior．Our main problem is not that we don't know what to do about it．It is gathering the desire to do it．答案：CCB (二)BBAB （三）CABD（四）DCA （五）DCCB （六）DDBA。
