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1 语篇提能

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Town twinning is also known as partnering towns or sister cities. It

refers to the idea of pairing cities across the world as a way to build human

and cultural links(联系) among nations. The first official(官方的) town

twinning happened in 1930 between the cities of Klagenfurt, Austria and

Wiesbaden, Germany. However, town twinning actually didn't become

popular until after WW Ⅱ.

Developed in Europe as a way of creating friendship and

understanding between the countries suffering from the war, town twinning

quickly spread outside Europe as well. In 1944, Vancouver became the first

city to be paired with a transatlantic(横渡大西洋的) sister city, when it was

linked to Odessa, in Ukraine. The pairing was a great way for both cities to

provide support to each other during the war.

Town twinning is considered so important that the European Union

spends about 12 million Euros a year to support it. This often leads to

cultural exchange, trades and student exchanges.

Town twinning often pairs cities with a lot in common, such as similar

population, same names, or similar development problems. For example,

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2 preferences when choosing cities. For example, 50 percent of the town

twinnings founded in the United Kingdom are with France.

There're no agreed rules as to the number of town twinnings a city can

have. For example, the city of Las Vegas has only one town twinning,

pairing with Banes, Cuba. On the other hand, New York City has fifteen

twin cities: Tokyo, Beijing, Cairo, Rome, Sydney, London, and so on.

Town twinning is a very popular system with students and young

people, as youth clubs, junior colleges, and voluntary groups often organize

exchanges between the paired cities. Most cities have a town twinning

association, which deals with anything that has to do with exchanges

between the sister cities.

1．In the beginning, most sister cities were created to ______.

A．fight against the war B．develop their trade

C．support each other D．rebuild their cities

2．According to the text, the European Union ______.

A．tries to prevent town twinning

B．cares little about town twinning

C．mainly encourages links between the UK and France

D．supports town twinning very much

3．What is the fourth paragraph mainly about? 百度文库 - 让每个人平等地提升自我

3 A．How to increase town twinnings.

B．How to choose a sister city.

C．The problems of town twinning.

D．The history of town twinning.

4．Which of the following are NOT twin cities?

A．Toledo, Spain and Toledo, America.

B．Las Vegas, America and Banes, Cuba.

C．Beijing, China and New York, America.

D．Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, Japan.

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。按照第二段的“Developed in Europe as a

way of creating friendship and understanding between the countries

suffering from the war, town twinning ...”和“The pairing was a great way

for both cities to provide support to each other during the war.”可知，刚开始城市结对的目的是增进饱受战争之苦的国家之间的友谊和理解，使得他们在战争中彼此支持。

答案：C

2．解析：推理判断题，按照第三段的“...the European Union spends

about 12 million Euros a year to support it.”可知，每一年欧盟都要花很多钱来支持城市结对，由此可以推断欧盟是超级支持这种做法的，故百度文库 - 让每个人平等地提升自我

4 选D项。

答案：D

3．解析：段落大意题。第四段主要讲述了城市结对的一些特点，也就是说如何选择一个姊妹城市。姊妹城市通常有一些共性的东西，而有的国家在选择姊妹城市时有偏爱。

答案：B

4．解析：细节理解题。由第四段第二句和第五段二、三句可知，澳大利亚的悉尼与日本的东京均与美国的纽约为姊妹城市，而非这两个城市为姊妹城市，故选D项。

答案：D

Ⅱ.完形填空

It had been a long drive to the Veteran's hospital. My brother and I

had gone to __1__ my Dad who had been __2__ days earlier, weak, sick

and confused. The __3__ had diagnosed (诊断) him with pneumonia (肺炎)

and found cancer cells in his brain. My Dad looked so __4__ lying there in

bed. It wasn't just the __5__ that was getting to him. It was also being so

__6__ his family and friends.

As I sat by his __7__，

a little woman with a big smile __8__ into his

room. She was at least 80 years old but seemed to have the __9__

of

someone 60 years younger. She was a volunteer __10__ handmade get－百度文库 - 让每个人平等地提升自我

5 well cards from the local elementary school. Gently, she took my Dad's

hand and thanked him for his service to our country. It was the first time

since he had gotten __11__ that I saw my Dad smile. I __12__ her into the

hallway as she left and __13__ her for lifting my Dad's __14__ . “I am just

sharing a little __15__， sweetie，” she said with a smile as she walked into

the next __16__ room to share a little more.

That 80－year－old angel reminded me again of what is __17__ in this

life: sharing our love. When we share our love, we create __18__ not only in

the hearts of those __19__ us, but in our own hearts as well. When we share

our love, we find ourselves doing what we were always __20__ to do. When