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8．What is America's number one sport？Can I still say baseball？You could make that statement 30years ago，but things have changed．Baseball of course has the richest history of all sports．But with the popularity of basketball and American football，there can now be an argument on which sport is American's number one sport．
Basketball really took a turn in the1980's as Magic Johnson and Larry Bird took the NBA to another level．Of course，basketball was already popular and had seen such stars as Jerry West and Dr．J，but the real breakthrough（突破）came in the 1980's and from there it really took off with Michael Jordan into the 90's．Basketball has even become very global now as many NBA stars competed in the Olympics and faced no competition．Today，they had better be ready because there are so many talents in other countries and the competition will be  stiff．
Like basketball，American football has always been a favorite of many sports fans and its popularity has grown widely．The ratings（收视率）that Super Bowl Sunday brings are amazing．They have even talked about making Super Bowl Sunday a national holiday．
In the year 2050，basketball and American football will have history like baseball's rich history and maybe American national sport．They have been trying for years，but it is not going to happen．
So what is American's number one sport？To me baseball will always be Americans'hobby-rich in history and many memories for people of all ages．If you have any comments on this subject，do give your opinions．

51．The most powerful basketball player in l980's isB
A．Larry Bird     B．Michael Jordan
C．Jerry West     D．Magic Johnson
52．This passage mainly talks aboutC
A．baseball and its history
B．the most popular sport in the world
C．which sport is the number one in America
D．whether basketball is a global sport pastime
53．The author agrees that American footballA
A．will have rich history
B．is world's most popular sport
C．has its breakthrough in the l 980's
D．will have the richest history by 2050
54．What does the underlined word"stiff"mean in Paragraph Two？B
A．Safe     B．Hard．    
C．Crazy．  D．Strong．
55．The author wrote the passage toD．
A．persuade people to support baseball as America's number one sport
B．introduce the history of different sports in America
C．compare different kinds of sports that are popular among American people
D．express his idea that baseball is America's number one sport．

分析 "哪种运动是美国的第一体育运动？文章讨论了篮球、足球和棒球这三项体育运动中哪一项运动是美国的第一体育运动的问题．

解答 51-55BCABD

51．B 推理判断题．文章第二段提到20世纪80年代，在篮球运动方面，Magic Johnson andBLarry Bird使NBA球队出现了转机；Jerry West and Dr．J是当时受欢迎的明星；而Michael Jordan则是使NBA在篮球上获得突破，他带领球队进入90年代．这说明乔丹是80年代最强大的篮球明星．
52．C 主旨大意题．文章第一句话提出"哪种运动是美国的第一体育运动？"下文就是对该问题的探讨．文章讨论了篮球、足球和棒球这三项体育运动中哪一项运动是美国的第一体育运动的问题．故C项正确．
53．A  细节理解题 根据To me baseball will always be Americans'hobby-rich in history and many memories for people of all ages．可知，作者认为美国篮球有丰富的历史，故答案为A

54．B 词义猜测题．根据第二段最后一句中的"there are so many talents in other countries"以及"competition竞争"可猜测出"stiff"在此处为"激烈、艰难"之意．
55 D．细节理解题．根据第四段第一句可知在美国，到2050年，篮球和足球有望与棒球有着一样丰富的历史，并成为国家的体育运动．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．

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18．Zoos divide opinion：there are those who think it is cruel （残忍的） to keep animals locked up while others believe zoos are important for the survival of endangered species．
To think that zoos imprison animals is to misunderstand what zoos are about．Without zoos many of the creatures we love and admire would no longer exist．Every single day，over one hundred animal species vanish．Scientists predict that as early as 2050 one quarter of the Earth's species will become extinct（绝种的）．
Some animals are in danger because they are hunted．Worriedly，the population of tigers has already fallen by ninety-five percent．Other species are in danger because of a lack of food．For example，there are fewer than 1300 giant pandas left in the wild．
Zoos have special breeding programs to help those animals in danger．These breeding programs are proving very successful．As Irene Shapiro from Zoo and Wildlife Support says，"the Puerto Rican Parrot has grown in numbers from just thirteen to about eighty-five and the Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey，which has almost died out twenty years ago，has been reintroduced back into the wild．"
Unfortunately，not everyone understands this important role zoos play．For example，Brian Featherstone from the Anti-Zoo Forum says，"I can't believe we take animals from the wild and put them in cages for the entertainment of the public!We should view them on film or TV in their natural environment．"
However，this misses the point．A zoo does more than display animals to the public．It ensures their survival．Without zoos you would not be able to see many of these animals on TV or anywhere else!
67．What's the writer's attitude towards zoos？C
A．He shows no opinion either for or against them．
B．He thinks that they are unnecessary and cruel．
C．He believes they play an important environmental role．
D．He expresses a desire that more of them be built．
68．The underlined word"vanish"in Paragraph 2 most probably meansB．
A．remain           B．disappear        C．become rarer         D．get killed
69．According to the passage some people do not agree with zoos because theyD．
A．are too expensive to run            
B．put animals in danger
C．do not provide enough food            
D．keep animals locked up
70．According to the writer，the most important function of the zoo is toC．
A．make a lot of money                 
B．entertain visitors
C．ensure animals'survival               
D．educate the public．
19．Modern zoos are different from those built fifty years ago．At that time zoos were places where people could go to see animals from many parts of the world．The animals lived in cages with iron bars．Although the zoo keepers took good care of them，many of the animals did not feel comfortable，and they often fell ill．
In modern zoos，people can see animals in more natural conditions．The animals are given more freedom in larger places so that they can live as they would in nature．Even the appearance of zoos has changed．Trees and grass grow in cages，and water flows through the places the animals live in．There are few bars； instead，there is often a deep ditch，filled with water，which surrounds a space where several sorts of animals live together as they would naturally．In an American zoo，the visitor can walk through a huge special cage that is filled with trees，some small animals and many birds，and large enough for the birds to live naturally．In a zoo in New York，with the use of special night light，people can observe certain animals that are active only at night，when most zoos are closed．Some zoos have special places for visitors to watch animals that live in the desert or under water．
Modern zoos not only show animals to visitors，but also keep and save rare animals．For this reason，fifty years from now，the grandchildren of today's visitors will be able to enjoy watching these animals．

56．Which of the following can be the best title for this passage？D
A．American Zoos．       B．Wild Animals．
C．Protecting Animals．  D．Modern Zoos．
57．In modern zoos，A．
A．animals have more freedom
B．animals are no longer taken good care of
C．different kinds of animals are kept separately
D．visitors can walk wherever they like
58．The biggest difference between modern zoos and zoos in the past isC．
A．modern zoos are larger
B．modern zoos have more animals
C．modern zoos provide natural living conditions for animals
D．modern zoos do not have keepers
59．We can infer from the passage thatD．
A．a zoo in Now York is only open at night．
B．Americans spent more money in building zoos 50years ago
C．zoos fifty years later will be different from what they are today
D．modern zoos play an important part in protecting rare animals．
16．Teachers'Day is，interestingly，not celebrated on the same day all over the world．In some countries it is marked by a holiday，in others it is a working day．
International Teachers'Day is celebrated on October 5．Being held ever since 1994，it is in honor of teachers'organisations worldwide．Its aim is to encourage supports for teachers and to meet the needs of students．
    China-In 1939，Teachers'Day was set for August 27，Confucius'birthday．In1951，the celebration was stopped．However，it was founded again in 1985，and the day was changed to September 10．
    India-Teachers'Day is celebrated on September 5 in honour of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan，the second president of India，whose birthday falls on that day．
    Russia-In Russia，Teachers'Day was celebrated on the first Sunday of October between 1965 and 1994．Since 1994，the day is observed on the October 5，just the same day as World Teachers Day．
    The US-In the US，Teachers'Day is non-official holiday．It is celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week of May．A number of activities are organized in schools to honor teachers．The celebrations can continue for the whole week of May．
    Thailand-In Thailand，National Teachers'Day is celebrated every year on January 16．The first Teachers'Day was held in 1957．The day is a holiday in schools．
57．What country celebrates Teachers'Day in October？D
A．India．B．The US．C．India．D．Russia．
58．Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word"observed"？C
A．stopped       B．celebrated       C．held             D．fell
59．Which of the following is possibly true？B
A．China has celebrated Teachers'Day since the year 1931．
B．Teachers'Day is an official holiday in the United States．
C．Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday is in September．
D．Teachers'Day is a working day in schools of Thailand．
60．From the passage we can learn thatB．
A．The first Teachers'Day was held in 1965 in Thailand  
B．Teachers'Day falls on Confucius'birthday in China   
C．International Teachers'Day aims to benefit the students
D．A lot of activities are held on Teachers'Day across the world．
3．In an age dominated （控制的） by new med ia and the Internet，there are so many alternative ways of learning．Gone are the days when，if we couldn't make it into a classroom，the only real option was to pick up a book，or when audio materials consisted of bad quality cassettes or sporadic（时有时无的） radio and TV programmes．With the appearance of broadband access to the web，we have a whole new learning domain （统领） at our fingertips．Sophisticated learning materials in the form of text or high-quality audio are now available at the touch of a button，and tests and assignments can be submitted （进行） and marked online．Questions and learning，studying away from the classroom has never seemed easier．Yet many teachers would argue that face-to-face contact between teachers and students is an essential part of the language learning experience．Enter the concept of blended （融合的） learning，an approach to education which seeks to combi ne the best of new technology and actual human contact．
Advocates of blended learning argue that an approach to study which combines the benefits of new technology with the best aspects of face-to-face （often abbreviated to F2F） teaching，will achieve better results．For example，there are some aspects of study，like practical sessions，dealing with more subjective questions，or meeting the needs of an individual student，which require face-to-face human interaction，whereas the more mechanical aspects of learning，such as answers to clear-cut questions，can be managed simply and effectively in a remote environment using new technology．
Blended learning approaches have proven especially appropriate in language learning．For example，in an ELT （English Language Teaching ） environment，a simple scenario （剧情概要） might be a classroom session where a teacher asks a group of students to use a wiki to create a text． Students then go away and compose and edit the text remotely．During the next F2F session，the teacher express his opinion about their work．
1．What is the main idea of this passage？A
A．Blended learning is an effective learning approach．
B．More and more people will use Internet-based learning materials，
C．There are so many different ways of learning for people to choose in today's world．
D．Blended learning methods have proven to be effective except in language learning．
2．Which of the following aspects of study doesn't require face-to-face interaction between teachers and students？D
A．Practical sessions．
B．Tackling the needs of an individual student．
C．Dealing with more subjective questions．
D．Providing answers to clear-cut questions．
3．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．the radio and TV in the past were of poor quality
B．people do not get audio materials through cassettes nowadays
C．it was not convenient for people to leam outside a classroom in the past
D．it was difficult to find a classroom with good learning conditions in the old days
4．Which of the following can be best describe the writer's attitude towards blended learning？D
A．Critical．          
B．Objective （客观的）．
C．Supportive．            
D．Neutral （中立的）．
13．New research finds a link between poverty and poor decision making．The findings may explain why poor people sometimes make bad choices that continue their hardship．
Earlier studies have found the poor less likely to escape poverty．But there has been little research on why the poor make decisions that make their lives harder．Until recently，it was economists who studied poverty，not psychologists．Eldar Shafir，a psychologist in Princeton University says now scientists from both fields work together．Mr．Shafir and his team did two experiments．One took place at a shopping center in New Jersey．Another was carried out among sugar cane farmers in rural India．
The New Jersey experiment involved individuals with low paying jobs and others belonged to the middle class．All the volunteers were asked what they would do if their cars needed repairs．
The volunteers were given two imaginary situations．In the first，the car repairs cost﹩150．In the second，﹩1，500．
"And what we found is that the poor and the rich performed equally well on almost all the tests．"
Not so when the researchers raised the repair costs to﹩1，500．
"Now the poor performed significantly worse．"The poorer lost about 13IQ points on average．This is about the loss experienced when a person has not slept for one night．
The scientists then wondered if the same person reacted differently when he was rich and when he was poor．The Indian sugar cane farmers earn most of their money once a year，when the harvest comes in．But the money often does not last through the year．
"So they find themselves basically rich after the harvest when the income comes in and poor just before the harvest．
The researchers gave them tests similar to the ones taken by the people in New Jersey．They tested the Indian farmers before the harvest and after．
And the results were much the same as with the mall shoppers．
"They performed much more slowly and with many more mistakes when they were poorer than when they were richer．"
Mr．Shafir says the results support 50years of research that shows all humans have limited mental power to deal with things in life．
"And so the insight here is that，having not enough of something in a way makes it harder to make good decisions for everything else．"

61．What is true about earlier studies？B
A．They were done by economists and psychologists．
B．They found it hard for poor people to become rich．
C．They explained why poor people made poor decisions．
D．They showed the poor people cared less about their health．
62．In the first experiment，the poor performed worse becauseC
A．they had not slept for one night
B．it was just an imaginary situation
C．the increased price affected their decision
D．they didn't take the second situation seriously
63．The Indian sugar cane farmersD
A．are smarter when they are poor
B．earn money all through the year
C．earn lots of money so they think they are rich
D．feel rich after the harvest and poor before harvest
64．What do the two experiments have in common？A
A．They got similar findings．
B．They were carried out in the rural areas．
C．They were carried out by economists only．
D．They chose two groups of people with different income．
65．What could be the best title for the passage？C
A．Once poor，always poor？
B．Why are poor people poorer？
C．Poverty weakens brain power．
D．Different experiments，different findings．
20．New York has taken the title of the world's top fashion capital from Milan．The annual survey suggest that the top five fashion cities are facing competition from Asia and Australia．New York had been the top fashion city for five years，but Milan took the title in 2009．The survey was made by the Global Language Monitor，a US based organization．It tracks the frequency（频率） of words and phrases in the media，on the Internet and throughout the blog．With the US economy recovering，New York once again took the top title．Hong Kong took second place．It was followed by London，Paris and Los Angeles．The other top 10 cities were Milan，Sydney，Miami，Barcelona and Madrid．
"Because of the new economic situation，the global fashion centers have also changed a lot，"said Bekka Payack．the Manhattan-based fashion reporter for the Global Language Monitor．"The new list shows that global fashion centers will change now and then．Compared with the traditional fashion cities，some new ones are performing better and better．"She said that perhaps this is new trend，and it is the first sign that the traditional top five fashion cities--New York，Paris，London，Milan，and Rome--do not control global fashion any more．
    The biggest changes in the list are Hong Kong，Madrid and Melbourne．The Group said that the top newcomers to the list include Amsterdam at number 17，Cape Town at 23，Johannesburg at 25 and Vienna at 27．
The following are the 10 top fashion cities of 2010 and the changes from 2009．
  1．New York（up 1）2．Hong Kong（up 5）
  3．London（up 2）4．Paris（down 1）
  5．Los Angeles（up 1）6．Milan（down 5）
  7．Sydney（up 2）8．Miami（up 5）
  9．Barcelona（up 5）10．Madrid（up 11）
40．New York has regained the title of the world's top fashion capital mainly becauseA．
A．the US economy has been recovering
B．Milan faced competition from other cities
C．few big cities took part in the competition
D．the survey was made by an American organization
41．Compared with the 2009 list，which of the following has the greatest change？C
A．Hong Kong    B．Milan    C．Madrid         D．Barcelona
42．We can infer from the text thatC．
A．New York has lost the top title several times
B．all the traditional fashion cities are in the 2010 list
C．economic situations influence global fashion centers
D．new fashion cities have performed better than traditional ones
43．The text is probably taken from aB．
A．science report                     B．fashion magazine
C．geography textbook                 D．history book．
17．When I was a little girl，my mom would say，"Half the fun of doing anyth1ng is sharing it with others"．（71）BFriends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our joys，comfort us in our hard moments，and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves．I've always looked at friends as the family we choose．They enrich our lives．As Robert Louis Steven once said，"（72）E"
To be a good friend or partner，it's important to be a good lis1ener．Hear what your friend or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive．（73）DWhen they hear their words repeated back to them，it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly，what they meant to say．
（74）GYou know the old golden rule，"Care for others the way you would like them to care for you．"The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure．Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a person's life．
Take care，though，with whom you choose to have close relationship，for they can have a great effect on your self-respect and life path．As someone once told me"（75）FThey will either take you up or down．"

A．I am afraid so．
B．It is quite true
C．Friendship is thw most important factor．D．Sometimes it is usefu1to be their mirror．
E．A friend is a present which you give yourself．
F．The attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a lift．
G．Patience，sympathy and understanding are also important qua1itles．
18．The temple，destroyed （destroy） during the Anti-Japanese War，dates back to the Ming Dynasty．

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