The opera house in Santa FeNew Mexico is one of the most beautiful ones in the United States. It is small and openwith one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audienceThis opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summerand because Santa Fe is a very small city

One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summerThe musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras (管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacationsThey enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fewhich is near both the mountains and the desertIt is very beautiful there in the summer.

The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Stillmost of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show

    There’s only one thing that some people do not like about the anta Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is openperformances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the eveningand then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold airbut because the operas are good, these people come back again-wearing warm coats

1This passage mainly introduces_________

  A. a mountain city     Byoung musicians

  Can opera house      Dthe tourism in Santa Fe

2Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe 0pera because_________

  Athe music quality is high          Bthey enjoy the climate there

  Cthey want to be famous       Dthey like the scenery there

3It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because_________

  Ait is only a very small place

  Bit is between the mountain and desert

  Call the seats are old for every show

  Dmusicians there are from the best orchestras

4From the passagewe can learn that_________

  Athe opera house is open without any roofs

  Bmusicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe

  Cthe government advertises to attract more musicians

  Dperformances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset

5The underlined word “advertise” in Paragraph 3 means_________

  Aforces others to read         Bmakes others know

  Csupports           Dpraises

 

    The opera house in Santa FeNew Mexico is one of the most beautiful ones in the United States. It is small and openwith one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audienceThis opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summerand because Santa Fe is a very small city

One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summerThe musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras (管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacationsThey enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fewhich is near both the mountains and the desertIt is very beautiful there in the summer.

The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Stillmost of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show

    There’s only one thing that some people do not like about the anta Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is openperformances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the eveningand then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold airbut because the operas are good, these people come back again-wearing warm coats

1This passage mainly introduces_________

  A. a mountain city     Byoung musicians

  Can opera house      Dthe tourism in Santa Fe

2Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe 0pera because_________

  Athe music quality is high          Bthey enjoy the climate there

  Cthey want to be famous       Dthey like the scenery there

3It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because_________

  Ait is only a very small place

  Bit is between the mountain and desert

  Call the seats are old for every show

  Dmusicians there are from the best orchestras

4From the passagewe can learn that_________

  Athe opera house is open without any roofs

  Bmusicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe

  Cthe government advertises to attract more musicians

  Dperformances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset

5The underlined word “advertise” in Paragraph 3 means_________

  Aforces others to read         Bmakes others know

  Csupports           Dpraises

 

In 1883. John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts throughout the world thought this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea, but Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

    The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

    "We told them so." "Crazy men and their crazy dreams.'' "It's foolish to chase wild visions." Evcryone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged.

    One day he was lying on his bed in hospital, seeing the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment with the sunlight streaming through the windows, and a gentle breeze bowing the  flimsy white curtains apart when an idea hit him. He decided to make the best use of the only finger  he could move. Thus, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

    He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

    For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm until the bridge was finally completed.

1.Which of the following is true of Washington and his father?

A. They are hardworking and courageous.

B. They are stubborn and bold.

C. They are creative and persistent.

D. They are curious and modest.

2. In the third paragraph, the underlined phrase''wild vision" refers to______.

A. the tragic accident               B. the building of the bridge

C. the brain damage                D. the discussion and persuasion

3. What can we learn about Washington's wife?

A. She could understand Washington and helped him a lot.

B. She cnuldn't understand him but took good care of him.

C. She didn't like Washington's idea about building the bridge.

D. She took the responsibility to continue building the bridge.

4.From the passage, we know that_______when Roebling proposed building the bridge.

A. people all over America supported him

B. almost no bridge experts in the world supported him

C. his friends were strongly in favor of his idea

D. many people considered it would be a great fe

5. The passage suggests that______.

A.NO pains, no gains.

B.Many hands make light work.

C. A lighted heart is a good medicine.

D. Passion creates wonder.

 

The opera house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.

One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers .They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday. And they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras(管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in summer.

The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera ,Still ,most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities. And all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.

There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa  Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather .Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o’clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air ,but because the opera is good , these people come back again wearing warm coats.

1.This passage mainly introduces__________

A.a mountain city

B.young musicians

C.an opera house

D.the tourism in Santa Fe

2.Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because_______.

A.the music quality is high

B.they enjoy the climate there

C.they want to be famous

D.they like the scenery there

3.It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because______

A.it is only a very small place

B.it is between the mountain and desert

C.all the seats are sold for every show

D.musicians there are form the best orchestras

4.Audience complain because ___________.

A the opera is so good   

B the temperature at night is very low

C there are so many people watching the performance.   

D the text doesn’t tell us

5.From the passage ,we can learn that ________.

A.the opera house is open without any roofs

B.musicians always work in Fe

C.the government advertises to attract more musicians

D.performances are held in Santa Fe only after it is dark

 

II  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。

  The Opera house in Santa Fe. New Mexico is one of the most beautiful ones in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.

  One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. The musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras(管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.

  The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.

  There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o'clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again---wearing warm coats.

  41.This passage mainly introduces _____.

  A. a mountain city B. young musicians C. an opera house D. the tourism in Santa Fe

  42.Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because _____.

  A. the music quality is high       B. they enjoy the climate there

  C. they want to be famous        D. they like the scenery there

 43.It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because _____.

  A. it is only a very small place  B. it is between the mountain and desert

  C. all the seats are old for every show  D. musicians there are from the best orchestras

 44.From the passage, we can learn that _____.

 A. the opera house is open without any roofs  B. musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe

 C. the government advertises to attract more musicians

  D. performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset

 45.The underlined word“advertise”in Paragraph 3 means _____.

  A. forces others to read  B. cheats people to come C. supports D. praises

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