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Queen Victoria was monarch of Great Britain from 1837 until her death in 1901. This period is often called the Victorian Age.
Queen Victoria was a stern and serious woman. One reason she was so serious was that she had suffered a great loss. When she was twenty years old, she married a German prince named Albert. Victoria and Albert were deeply in love, and their marriage was extremely happy. In 1861, after they had been married for twenty-one years, Albert died, leaving Queen Victoria heartbroken. For the rest of her life, the lonely Victoria mourned his loss. It was customary in those days for a widow to dress in black for a short time after the death of her husband. But Queen Victoria dressed in black for forty years. And for forty years, as another sigh of her grief, she wrote her letters white paper edged in black.
Even before Prince Albert died, Queen Victoria was known as a very serious woman. She had a strong sense of duty and worked very hard at all her tasks. In her diary she wrote, “I love to be employed; I hate to be idle.” She never forgot that she was Britain’s queen and always acted with great dignity. Victoria had high ideals and moral standards that sometimes made her seem stuffy. She was also very sure of herself. She always thought that she was right, and she expected everyone to agree with her.
Which of the following statements about Queen Victoria is NOT true?
She had great confidence in herself.
She ruled Great Britain for sixty-four years.
She enjoyed her marriage to a German prince.
She became a serious woman after her beloved husband died.
Queen Victoria wrote her letters on white paper edged in black because______
she was a very serious woman.
black was her favorite color.
that was one way to show her feeling of sadness.
it was a custom among monarchs of Great Britain.
All of the following characteristics except ______ can be used to properly describe Queen Victoria.
A. moral B. lonely C. workaholic( 工作狂) D. compromising (妥协)
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard. They were all started before the American Revolution made the 13 colonies into states.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men attended colleges. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and no kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German, as well as Latin and Greek. Soon it began teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Special colleges for women were started. New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming, engineering and business. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it all.
The story doesn’t say so, but it makes you think that .
A．universities have changed over the years
B．today all the students study to become teachers or ministers
C．all colleges were much alike in the early years
D．the students learned foreign languages only
As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach .
A．everything that was known
B．many new subjects
C．Latin, Greek and Hebrew
D．French and German
On the whole, this story is about .
A．how colleges have changed
B．how to start a university
C．the American revolution
D．the famous colleges in America
Which statement does the story lead you to believe?
A．There is more to learn today than in 1636.
B．The early schools are still much alike.
C．At that time, every student studied Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
D．They began teaching foreign languages in 1862.
Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(特色菜) in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food any more,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, and Lieberman got the job.
1.We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ____.
A．have relatives in Erope B．love cooking at home
C．often hold parties D．own a restaurant
2.The Food Network got to know Lieberman ____.
A．at one of his parties B．from his teachers
C．on a television program D．through his taped show
3.What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?
A．A way to show one’s achievement.
B．Lieberman’s after-class interest.
C．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill.
D．A natural ability to attract others.
4.Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B．He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.
C．He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
D．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
5.What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A．He is friendly and active. B．He is clever but lonely.
C．He enjoys traveling around. D．He often changes his menus.
Ⅲ 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and study local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for holding dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dinning-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “ Food TV isn’t about food anymore.” says Flay, “ It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flight. Lieberman got the job.
1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family________.
A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant
2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman________.
A. at one of his parties B. from his teacher
C. through his taped show D. on a television program
3. What does the word “ charisma” underline in the text refer to ?
A. A natural ability to attract others. B. A way to show one’s achievement.
C. Lieberman’s after-class interest D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill
4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals.
5. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A. He is clever but lonely. B. He is friendly and active.
C. He enjoys traveling around. D. He often changes his menu
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much alike(*similar).Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated(*毕业),most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer it all.
1.The oldest university in the US is _________.
A.Yale B.Harvard C.Princeton D.Columbia
2. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years,______.
A.those colleges and universities were the same
B.people, young or old, might study in the colleges
C.students studied only some languages and science
D.when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers
3. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________.
A.Latin and Greek B.Latin, Green, French and German
C.American history and German D.French and German
4.As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______.
A.everything that was known B.law and something about medicine
C.many new subjects D.the subjects that interested students
5. On the whole, the passage is about___________.
A.how to start a university B.the world-famous colleges in America
C.how colleges have changed D.what kind of lesson each college teaches
