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选编(十六)

Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”

The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”

Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.

Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.

1. A. sorry               B. successful            C. first           D. wonderful

2. A. dance               B. moment               C. show            D. party

3. A. voice               B. face                    C. dress            D. life

4. A. think of                   B. bring back             C. go back          D. come back

5. A. age                      B. friend                 C. mother                  D. teacher

6. A. musician                  B. pop star                 C. lady                    D. girl

7. A. French            B. music                  C. piano              D. dance

8. A. actress               B. student                 C. singer           D. dancer

9. A. prepared           B. learning               C. driven           D. waiting

10. A. some               B. any                      C. no              D. enough

11. A. eight               B. eighteen                C. eighty           D. eighty-eight

12. A. lucky              B. sure                    C. afraid          D. fond

13. A. fill                      B. live                    C. lead            D. take

14. A. heard                 B. knew                  C. talked            D. thought

15. A. saw off           B. learned from         C. heard of        D. met with

16. A. love               B. feeling                 C. music          D. touch

17. A. assistant          B. teacher                 C. wife            D. student

18. A. him               B. engineering           C. herself         D. music

19. A. certainly          B. possibly                C. only            D. mainly

20. A. thought           B. hope                 C. purpose        D. will

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解析:

本文使用倒叙的形式述说了 Dorothy学习音乐的故事。一开始说小女儿举办音乐会,由女儿美丽的歌声想到自己年轻时候学习音乐的情况。Dorothy年轻时很有音乐天赋,先后在法国、意大利和美国学习音乐。不过由于偶遇 David并相爱,为了爱情而放弃了音乐的学习。不过让她可以感到欣慰的是女儿已成为歌唱家,完成了她的心愿。

1. C。由下文的“这一时刻她等了好多年了”来看,这里说的是女儿第一次演出。由于演唱会还没有开始,结果未知,因此可排除选项 A、B和D。

2. B。由下文知道,Dorothy Brown也曾学习过音乐,但由于认识 David并结婚而影响了自己在音乐方面的发展,现在正好让女儿来完成自己的心愿。由此可知,她“盼望这一时刻好多年了”。

3. A。由“今天小女儿 Lauren将举办演唱会”来看,此处说的是“她的声音真美”。

4. C。女儿的演出使她想到了和女儿一般大的时候的事情。下面是回忆自己以往学习音乐的情况。go back to the days…意为“回忆起……的日子”。

5. A。从下面的“当还是一个年轻姑娘时,Dorothy想成为一名歌唱演员”来看,Dorothy在和女儿差不多大的时候也曾学习过音乐。

6. D。当 Dorothy还是个小女孩时,她想成为一名歌唱演员。

7. B。由上下文可知“她曾在法国、意大利和美国学习过音乐”。

8. C。由上下文可知,此处是老师告诉她以后有能力成为一名出色的歌唱家。

9. A。前面说“你有能力成为一名出色的歌唱家”,现在话锋一转,“但是你必须愿意努力学习、刻苦勤奋很多年”。be prepared to do sth表示“有能力并且愿意做某事”。

10. C。这是老师继续说的话:在你一生中要把全部时间用于音乐,不能用在其他方面

11. B。由 Dorothy遇到了 David并与他结婚等来看,当时她的年龄不可能是 8岁、80岁或 88岁,当时 Dorothy为 18岁比较合理。

12. B。/13. A。听了老师的话,再加上当时她只有 18岁,“她确信音乐是充实她生活的全部内容”。fill one’s life为“填充生活,充实生活”。

14. D。有接近一年的时间,Dorothy什么也不想,这里说的是她一心扑在学习音乐上。

15. D。前面说她有一年的时间把心思全扑在学习音乐上,这里说的是“接着她遇到了在欧洲旅游的 David”,这动摇了她学习音乐的念头。meet with意为“遇到,偶然碰到”。

16. A。从下文 David要她做他的妻子及 Dorothy也想嫁给他等来看,这里说的是他们见面后不久就相爱了。fall in love (with sb / sth)意为“爱上某人或某物”。

17. C。从上文“他们相爱”可推测,此处说的是“David要她做他的妻子”。

18. D。Dorothy也想嫁给 David,“但是她也爱音乐”,她不知道怎么办,这就在嫁人与学习音乐方面产生了矛盾。

19. B。下文 David说学习音乐和结婚,“你二者不可能兼得”。possibly可以与 can’t连用,表示“不可能”。

20. B。从上下文特别是 Now Lauren became a singer instead of her可推测,Dorothy想成为歌唱家的愿望由女儿来完成了,故此处用 hope。will往往含有“遗嘱,遗愿”的意思,在此不太合乎情理。

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第一节(共14小题;每小题1.5分,满分21分):阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

A

Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature.However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.

Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses(球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.

There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.

Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it’s free.

61. Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of ?

  A. Cycling around a lake.       B. Motor racing in the desert.

 C. Playing basketball in a gym.   D. Swimming in a sports center.

62. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because______.

 A. it is an outdoor sport     B. it improves our health

 C. it uses fewer resources   D. it is recommended by experts

63. The author writes the passage to_______.

 A. show us the function of major sports

 B. encourage us to go in for green sports

 C. discuss the major influence of popular sports

 D. introduce different types of environment-friendly sports

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

At dawn on Friday, May 19, 1780, farmers in New England stopped to wonder at the pink color of the sun. By noon the sky had darkened to midnight blackness, causing Americans, still in the painful struggle of a prolonged war of independence, to light candles and tremble at thoughts of the Last Judgment. As the birds quieted and no storm accompanied the darkness, men and women crowded into churches, where one minister commented that “The people were very attentive.” John Greenleaf Whittier later wrote that “Men prayed, and women wept; all ears grew sharp . . .”

A recent study of researchers, led by Richard Guyette from the University of Missouri’s Tree Ring Laboratory, has shown that vast forest fires in the Algonquin Highlands of southern Ontario and elsewhere in Canada brought this event upon New England. The scientists have discovered “fire scars” on the rings for that year, left when the heat of a wildfire has killed a part of a tree’s cambium (形成层). Evidence collected also points to a drought that year. An easterly wind and low barometric pressure (低气压) helped force smoke into the upper atmosphere. “The record fits pretty close,” says Guyette. “We had the right fuel, the drought. The conditions were all there.”

Lacking the ability to communicate quickly over long distances, Americans in 1780 remained in the dark about the event, which had disappeared by the next day. Over the next several months, the papers carried heated debates about what brought the darkness. Some were the voices of angry prediction, such as one Massachusetts farmer who wrote, “Oh! Backsliding New-England, attend now to the things which belong to your peace before they are forever hid from your eyes.” Others gave different answers. One stated that a “flaming star” had passed between the earth and the sun. Ash, argued another commentator. The debate, carried on throughout New England, where there were no scientific journals or academies yet, reflected an unfolding culture of scientific enquiry already sweeping the Western world, a revolution nearly as influential as the war for independence from the English.

New Englanders would not soon forget that dark day; it lived on in folklore, poems, and sermons for generations.

56. New Englanders crowded into churches because they were frightened by         .

A. the pink color of the sun       B. the darkened sky at daytime

C. the Last Judgment on Friday    D. the American War of Independence

57. What can we infer about the event in New England on May 19, 1780?

A. Prayers remained silent and attentive.

B. Night birds no longer came out to sing.

C. People’s ears became sharper than usual.

D. Midday meals were served by candlelight.

58. According to the researchers, the origin of the event was         .

A. an east wind                B. a severe drought

C. some burning fuel            D. low barometric pressure

59. What can we know about the debates after the dark day?

A. They focused on causes of the event.

B. They swept throughout the Western world.

C. They were organized by scientific institutions.

D. They improved Americans’ ability to communicate.

60. What can be the best title for the text?

A. New England’s dark day.  B. Voices of angry prediction.

C. There is no smoke without fire.       D. Tree rings and scientific discovery.

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