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● Formula One Car Racing was hit by McLaren spy controversy.
● David Beckham left Real Madrid for Las Angeles Galaxy of the Major League Soccer.
● The National Basketball Association (NBA) was involved in gambling.
● Men's 100-meter world record was revised. 
   Asafa Powell of Jamaica lowered the world 100-meter record with a time of 9.74 seconds in Italy in
September. He had previously shared the record of 9.77 with American Olympic champion Justin Gatlin.
● Germany defended their title at the Women's World Cup. 
   Germany became the first team in history to defend the title at the Women's World Cup after beating Brazil
2-0 in the final on Sept. 30.
● American track athlete Marion Jones admitted that she had used steroids (类固醇类药物) in the run-up to
the 2000 Sydney Olympics. 
   Jones was then stripped of the five medals, including three golds she won in Sydney, and banned for two
years.
● FIFA ended its policy of rotating (使轮流) the hosting of World Cups through its six continental
confederations from the 2018 World Cup finals.
● The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) presented its new anti-drug rules aimed at strictly punishing
drug-takers but also offering mercy for accidental drug-taking.
● Swiss Roger Federer still ruled the tennis world.
     For the third time in four years, Federer walked away with three of the four majors.
● Brazilian men's volleyball team got their 10th world-level crown in seven years after defending World Cup
title in December.
1. Which country, should you go to if you want to watch David Beckham's league matches on the spot?
A. America.
B. Spain.
C. Britain.
D. Germany.
2. What does the underlined word "stripped" most probably mean?
A. To remove one's clothes, either completely or to a particular extent.
B. To take off a covering, or take the covering off something.
C. To separate one or more components from a solution (溶液) or mixture.
D. To take status or property or titles away from somebody.
3. Which is true according to the passage?
A. Asafa Powell became a world record keeper for the first time.
B. It was the first time that Germany won the Women's World Cup.
C. Accidental drug-takers might not be punished strictly by WADA.
D. Roger Federer missed three of four majors for the third time.
4. What might be the best title of this news report?
A. Top 10 world-popular sportsmen in 2007.
B. Top 10 world sports breakthroughs in 2007.
C. Top 10 world sports records in 2007.
D. Top 10 world sports news stories in 2007.
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　　The following form shows the result of a survey(调查)of parents from five countries, who were asked why children are important to them．They were required to choose three main reasons from seven dealing with personal interests, family relations and social responsibility(责任)．Each number in the form is the percentage(％)of parents who chose that particular item(项)as one of their three reasons．Therefore, the most common for Japanese parents are strengthening family ties(Item D, 51％), learning from the experience(Item E, 60％), and raising responsible citizens(Item, G 45％)．

(1)

According to this survey, Korean parents are most interested in ________．

[　　]

A．

continuing their family

B．

obtaining care in old age

C．

strengthening family relationship

D．

caring for raising children

(2)

How many items are chosen by parents of more than two countries as main reasons?

[　　]

A．

Two．

B．

Three．

C．

Four．

D．

Five．

(3)

From the percentages in items ________, we can see the following difference between the Asian and the European countries：the Asian parents want to devote themselves to future societies through children; the European parents enjoy the course of raising children．

[　　]

A．

B and C

B．

D and F

C．

E and F

D．

F and G

(4)

According to the form, which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．

From the main reasons shown in the form it seems that in every country parents do not expect care from children in their old age．

B．

Japanese parents share two of their main reasons with the British and American parents, and the third one with Korean parents．

C．

More than half of the parents from each country chose the reason“tostrengthen family ties”and for each it was one of the three main reasons for having children．

D．

The percentage of French parents selecting the reason“to see oneself continuing in future”is about as high as that of the other countries．

阅读理解

　　F．Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St．Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton．University for a short while．In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre．Then he had to make some money to impress her．

　　His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary：“My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary．”

　　This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920．encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing．Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923)．But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925,which quick brought him praise from the literary world．Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security．Then, in 1926, he published another collection lf short stories All the Sad Young Men．

　　However, Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing．During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed．By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic．During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940．while his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol．Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism．

(1)

How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．

5

B．

6

C．

7

D．

8

(2)

Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald's life according to the passage?

a．He became addicted to drinking．

b．He studied at St．Paul Academy．

c．He published his first novel This Side of Paradise．

d．The Great Gatsby won high praise．

e．He failed to reorder his life．

f．He joined the army and met Zelda．

[　　]

A．

f-c-e-a-b-d

B．

b-e-a-f-c-d

C．

f-d-e-c-b-a

D．

b-f-c-d-e-a

(3)

We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald ________．

[　　]

A．

had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama．

B．

was well educated and well off before he served in the army

C．

would have completed more works if his wife hadn't broken down

D．

helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital

(4)

The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ________．

[　　]

A．

Zelda's personal life

B．

Zelda's illness and treatment

C．

Fitzgerald's friendship with Graham

D．

Fitzgerald's contributions to the literary world

阅读理解

　　F．Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St．Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while．In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre．Then he had to make some money to impress her．

　　His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary, “My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary．”

　　This Side of Paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920．Encouraged, he continued with the novel The Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923)．But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world．Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security．Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men．

　　However, Fitzgerald’s problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing．During the 1920s he tried to record his life, but failed．By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic．During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night(1934)and The Love of the Last Tycoon(1940)．While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol．Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism．

(1)

How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．

5

B．

6

C．

7

D．

8

(2)

Which is the correct order about Fitzgerald’s life according to the passage?

a．He became addicted to drinking．

b．He studied at St．Paul Academy．

c．He published his first novel This Side of Paradise．

d．The Great Gatsby won high praise．

e．He failed to record his life．

f．He joined the army and met Zelda．

[　　]

A．

f-c-e-a-b-d

B．

b-e-a-f-c-d

C．

f-d-e-c-b-a

D．

b-f-c-d-e-a

(3)

We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald ________．

[　　]

A．

had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama

B．

was well educated and well off before he served in the army

C．

would have completed more works if his wife hadn’t broken down

D．

helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital

(4)

The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ________．

[　　]

A．

Zelda’s personal life

B．

Zelda’s illness and treatment

C．

Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham

D．

Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world

阅读理解

　　F．Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24, 1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St．Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton University for a short while．In 1917 he joined the army and posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre．Then he had to make some money to impress her．

　　His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary：“My own happiness in the past often approached such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary．”

　　This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920．Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing．Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned(1922), a collection of short stories The Tales of the Jazz Age(1922), and a play The Vegetable(1923)．But his greatest success was The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quickly brought him praise from the literary world．Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security．Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men．

　　However, Fitzgerald's problems with his wife Zelda affected his writing．During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed．By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic．During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The Love of the Last Tycoon in 1940．While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to alcohol．Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism．

(1)

How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage?

[　　]

A．

Five

B．

Six

C．

Seven

D．

Eight

(2)

Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgerald's life according to the passage?

a．He became addicted to drinking．

b．He studied at St．Paul Academy．

c．He published his first novel This Side of Paradise．

d．The Great Gatsby won high praise．

e．He failed to recorder his wife．

f．He joined the army and met Zelda．

[　　]

A．

f－c－e－a－b－d

B．

b－e－a－f－c－d

C．

f－d－e－c－b－a

D．

b－f－c－d－e－a

(3)

We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald ________．

[　　]

A．

had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama

B．

was well educated and well off before he served in the army

C．

would have completed more works if his wife hadn't broken down

D．

helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital．

(4)

The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ________．

[　　]

A．

Zelda's personal life

B．

Zelda's illness and treatment

C．

Fitzgerald's friendship with Graham

D．

Fitzgerald's contributions to the literary world．

 

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

41. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper job.      f. Learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a       B. e. b. d. c. a. f.        C. c. e. b. d. f. a    D. c. b. e. d. a f.

42. O. Henry went to prison because ___________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. people thought he had taken money that was not his

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. he broke the law by not using his own name

43. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was very good at learning.                     B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.                  D. He was well-educated.

44. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison.                  B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. His exciting early life as a boy.       D. The city and people of New York.

 

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