第二部分   阅读理解

(共25小题。第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分;满分45分)

第一节   阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Anxiety is the appropriate emotion when the immediate personal terror—of a volcano, an arrow, a stab(刺伤)in the back and other disasters— is directed against one’s self–disappears.

The kind of word that produces anxiety is actually a world of relative safety, a world in which no one feels that he himself is facing sudden death. The anxiety exists as an uneasy state of mind, in which one has a feeling that something unspecified(不具体的)and indeterminable may go wrong. If the world seems to be going well, this produces anxiety—for good times may end. If the world is going badly—it may get worse. Anxiety tends to be without focus;the anxious person doesn’t know whether to blame himself or other people. He isn’t sure whether it is a change in climate or the atom bomb that is to blame for this unclear sense of unease.

It is clear that we have developed a society which depends on having the right amount of anxiety to make it work. While we agree that too much anxiety is harmful to mental health, we have come to rely on anxiety to push us into seeing a doctor about a symptom(症状)which may indicate cancer, into checking up on that old life–insurance policy which may have out–of–date provisions in it, into having a conference with Bill’s teacher even though his report card looks all right.

People who are anxious enough keep their car insurance up, have the brakes checked, and don’t take a second drink when they have to drive. People who are too anxious either refuse to go into cars at all or drive so tensely that they help cause accidents. People who aren’t anxious enough take chance after chance, which increases the terrible accidents of the roads.

In the world that produces anxiety, _____.

   A. people have sudden uneasiness            

B. everything goes well

 C. people are clear about their life       

D. danger is almost everywhere

The author holds that _____.

 A. anxiety is a good thing

 B. anxiety is a symptom of mental illness

C. some anxiety can lead to changes for the better

D. no anxiety is bad for society

Accidents of the road tend to be caused by _____.

 A. all those who are too anxious          

B. all those who have anxiety

C. those who have no anxiety            

D. those who are not anxious enough

The best title for the passage would be _____.

     A. Anxiety                           

B. The Right Amount of Anxiety

     C. Anxiety Vs Safety                    

D. Different Attitudes to Anxiety

There is one word that is on the lips of Americans, day and night: “Sorry.”
One time as I was walking on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly, brushing against my handbag. Even as he continued on his way, he turned back and said “sorry” to me. Even in a rush, he didn’t forget to apologize. One day, after I bought a mango, the salesman was giving me the change, but I wasn’t ready for it and a coin dropped to the ground. “I’m sorry,” he said while bending down to pick it up. I was puzzled—why would he apologize when it is my fault?
Another time, I stepped on a man’s foot in an escalator, at the same time, we both said “sorry”. I thought it interesting, was it really necessary for him to apologize? Later on, an American friend explained to me that according to the American mentality, the escalators a public place, and everyone should be able to stand in it. After someone occupies a position in the elevator, making it difficult for someone else to find a place to stand, isn’t it necessary to express an apology?
If you go to the movies and the tickets happen to be sold out, the ticket seller will say: “Sorry, the tickets are sold out.” Whenever one of your hopes goes unfulfilled, an American will say “sorry” as a sign of sympathy.
During my stay in America, I often came across situations in which I was supposed to say “sorry”. Gradually, I realized that when friction(摩擦)appears in daily life, Americans don’t care much about who is wrong; If someone is troubled, a “sorry” is always necessary. When this happens, even if the other person is hurt, the “sorry” cools tempers and human kindness is shown. Perhaps this is why I never saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or streets of America.
【小题1】How many examples are given to show that Americans like to say “sorry”?

A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four
【小题2】When the author was walking on the street, a young man ran by hurriedly ______.
A.and took away his bag B.and touched his bag
C.to help him with his bag D.to brush his bag
【小题3】Which of the following plays a different role in the passage?
A.Paragraph 2B.Paragraph 3C.Paragraph 4D.Paragraph 5
【小题4】At last, the author’s attitude towards the Americans’ “sorry” seems to be ______.
A.angryB.interestedC.approving(赞成)D.disappointed
【小题5】The best title for the passage can be “_______”.
A.My life in AmericaB.Americans’ “sorry”
C.My experience in an escalatorD.The meaning of “sorry”

信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
下面是各位专家的有关信息,请阅读六位不同的人的需求(A---F),并按照需求匹配信息。选项中有一项是多余选项。
【小题1】Doctor Allen
Doctor Allen is a dentist.The dentist is a doctor who is specially trained to care for teeth.When you visit your dentist for a checkup, he or she will look at your teeth and gums to check for any problem.The dentist also wants to make sure your teeth are developing properly as you grow.It’s important to visit your dentist every 6 months to make sure you’re taking good care of your teeth and that your teeth and gums are healthy.
【小题2】Doctor Philips
Doctor Philips is a pediatrician.Basically, pediatricians focus on the physical, emotional, and social health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults from birth to 21 years.Their patient-care lens is focused on prevention, detection, and management of physical, behavioral, developmental, and social problems that affect children.Even more basically, pediatricians take care of children.This might involve treating an ear infection, talking to parents about school or behavioral problems, or seeing them for well child checkups and giving them their shots.
【小题3】Doctor Smith
Doctor Smith is a surgeon, who is a physician specializing in surgery.General Surgeons perform comprehensive general surgery examinations, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment planning, which includes: trauma, wounds, and conditions of soft tissue, including aspiration,
biopsy, and repair, etc.
【小题4】Doctor Steward
Doctor Steward is a clinical psychologist, who is trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy.Clinical psychologists may simply, but importantly, provide an opportunity to talk and think about things that are confusing and worrying.They would also discuss with you different ways of understanding or interpreting your problems or situations.Clinical psychologists are trained to use a range of different approaches aimed to help you become more expert about yourself, and more able to overcome or cope with life problems.
【小题5】Doctor Lisa
Doctor Lisa is an excellent school consultant.Educational consultants counsel students and their families in the selection of programs, schools and treatment centers, based on the student’s individual needs.When students graduate from high school, some of them want to continue their study; they may be not sure which university is more appropriate for them, or what subject they will choose.In that case, most of them will turn to their educational consultants.
请阅读以下相关信息,然后匹配他/她拟要咨询的相关专家或医生。

A.Tom’s mother is worried because Tom’s wounded this morning when he jumped off the speeding bicycle.The soft tissue of his right leg was broken.
B.Alex is going to take a course of computer.But he is not sure whether this course will be useful when he goes to the university.
C.Mummy is unhappy because she feels painful when she bites into something cold or hot.Her teeth are really a trouble to her.
D.Mary’s younger brother Tim, who is 8 years old, felt uncomfortable, because he had eaten too much ice-cream.
E. Lily wants to visit some places of interests during the long holiday.But she doesn’t know where to go and how to have a good tour and not waste money.
F. Lee is really frustrated nowadays.He doesn’t know why other students don’t want to speak to him.What’s wrong? It seems that he can never get out of it .He gets angry easily recently.He wants to talk to someone to get out of it.

One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.

This couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage nothing ever seems to go right. They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.

While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm sorry.” "It's OK, I understand." said the husband. Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite. Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wants to tell her, "I love you." He picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.

On the other side, she was sad, she couldn't understand how come after all these years, he still doesn't understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord. Little did she remember, he had heart problems.

The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through(接通) her phone line.

1.The old couple wanted to file a divorce because __________.

A. they had no child.                      B. their children didn’t like them.

C. they didn’t understand each other actually.   D. the old man didn’t love the old woman.

2.Why didn’t they file a divorce before they were at the age of 70?

A. Because they were loving each other then.

B. Because they had no time to lawyer’s office.

C. Because they wanted to make their divorce open.

D. Because they didn’t wish to affect their children’s up-bringing.

3.According to the passage we can know that ______.

A. the old man still loved his wife really.      B. the wife didn’t love her husband at all.

C. their children still lived with old couple.    D. they were in harmony over 40 years.

4. After the last paragraph the old woman would be _______.

A. wild with joy   B. wild with grief   C. unconcern about it    D. angry at that

 

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Walking with long steps and his smile lighting up a rainy afternoon, Barack Obama seems to have arrived to visit a school he attended as a boy. But wait. He's not real Obama. The US president is back in Washington, D. C.

    So who is this guy? He's llham Anas, 34, a magazine photographer who has taken advantage of his perfect resemblance(相像) to Obama and turned it into his own wealth.

    When his sister first mentioned the resemblance, Anas dismissed it. Then a friend asked him to pose as Obama in front of a US flag. He also refused. "I'm a photographer, not an object for the camera," he said.

    However, as soon as he accepted the idea, his career took off. Recently a group of reporters followed him on a tour of the school Obama once attended. Anas sat in the classroom where the present US president once studied. He spoke a few lines in English. The moment he opened his mouth, however, the differences became clear. “Obama is a baritone (男中音) ,” Anas said.  “I'm not. I sound like a little boy.” He is also shorter than the president, but he makes up for that by practicing Obama's actions.    

    He says he has made a request to meet President Obama when he arrives, but he hasn't heard back from the president' s schedules. Now he no longer sees an average guy. Now he sees a superstar.

   Now, Anas hopes that Obama will win a second term in the White House. “The longer he's in office, the longer my fame will last,” he said.

1. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Anas also thought he looked like Obama.   

B. Anas was satisfied with his sister's comment.

C. Anas didn't think about the resemblance seriously.

D. Anas didn' t understand what his sister talked about.

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Obama has met Anas once in Indonesia.

B. Anas didn't become rich until he got to know Obama.

C. Obama studied in Indonesia when he was young.

D. Anas is a baritone but he can sound like a little boy.

3. We can learn from the passage that Anas now ______ .

A. longs for a simple life             B. is proud of his appearance

C. keeps in touch with Obama         D. wants to become a politician

4. Why does Anas hope Obama will be president in the next term?

A. He is a supporter of Obama.         B. He hopes Obama will see him.

C. He wants to be famous for longer.     D. He thinks Obama is a great politician.

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An Obama Lookalike Becomes Popular in Asia

B. Obama Visits His Old School in Indonesia   

C. A Man Practices Obama’s Typical Actions

D. Obama’s Face and Smile to Be Seen on TV

 

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