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阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　ERIKA Harold, a 22 - year - old Harvard - bound law student from Illinois, was crowned (加冕) Miss America 2003 on Saturday, Sept. 21,2002．Harold, who entered the 81 - year -old beauty competition as Miss Illinois, bent her head momentarily in joyful surprise before Miss America 2002 Katie Harman crowned her on Saturday with a tiara and sent her down the runway to the anthem: “There She Is, Miss America.” Harold, the Urbana, Illinois native, who was home - schooled until the fourth grade, put off going to Harvard Law School to compete in the pageant (盛会), which has struggled in recent years to keep up its practical use for young American women. She will receive a $50,000 scholarship and spend her 12-month term raising her social platform of enabling youth to fight against violence, including the kind that took off the lives of 15 people at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999.“I want kids to be able to break that cycle of violence,” said Harold, telling a press conference that she was once bullied (欺侮) in school. “If Miss America can be bullied, then anyone can be bullied.” Her goal is to study public interest law and public policy at Harvard Law School when her term ends next September. But in the meantime, she could earn as much as US $ 250,000 from a lot of Miss America speeches. Harold, a University of Illinois graduate, is the fifth Miss America from Illinois. The last was Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle, who was crowned in 1997. Originally designed in the early 1920s as a way to attract offseason tourists to New Jersey shore resorts(胜地), the 81 - year - old Miss America Pageant first gained icon status (偶像地位) in the depths of the Great Depression and during World War II. Its period of greatest popularity came in the 1950s with the coming of television. By the late 1960s, the yearly competition was already an aim of feminists (女权主义者) and was heading for years of falling TV viewership and repeated challenges to its practical use.

1．Which of the following is not a fact according to the text?

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A．Harold was born in Illinois.

B．Harold intends to study law in Harvard.

C．In 1999, 15 people were killed at Colorado's Columbine High School.

D．Harold taught herself at home until the fourth grade.

2．At the beginning, the Miss America Pageant meant to ________.

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A．fight against school violence

B．help, develop tourism

C．attract more TV viewers

D．raise women's social positions

3．We can see from the text that around 1968 the beauty competition ________ in the USA.

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A．was the most popular

B．was criticized by feminists

C．was stopped for quite a few years

D．began to attract more people again

4．The best title of the passage is “________”.

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A．From Miss America to Harvard

B．There She is, Miss America

C．81 - year- old Miss America Pageant

D．Beauty Competition in Illinois, America

答案：D;B;B;A
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　　In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.

　　 Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100～150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.

　　Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.

(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?

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A．Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.

B．The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.

C．The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.

D．Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.

(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?

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A．Less than half　　　　 B．Exactly half

C．About one third　　　　D．Most of it

(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.

[　　]

A．practically　　　　B．for ever

C．thoroughly　　　　D．advantageously

(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.

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A．the land became unsafe for humans

B．the animals on the land died

C．the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river

D．the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill

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International Studies(BA 文学士)

　　Key features

　　●Recognizes the “global community”

　　●Has close connections with practical research

　　●Much of the teaching is done in small discussion groups

　　About the course

　　The course focuses on the complex(复杂的)relations between nation states．It will provide more opportunity to study specific issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third world debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of international bodies such as the United Nations, the European Union, NATO, and the World Bank．

　　The course applies theories to the working of the international system with close attention to particular countries．It provides students with a better knowledge of ways to solve international problems．

　　Related courses

　　BA(Hons)Community Management

　　BA(Hons)Public Policy and Management

　　Employment possibilities

　　International organizations

　　International business

Earth Science(BSc 理学士)

　　Key features

　　●Based on key courses and the latest research findings．

　　●Pays much attention to practical skills

　　●Offers chances for fieldwork

　　About the course

　　The demand and competition for natural resources is becoming an increasingly serious problem for the future of mankind．Graduates in Earth Science will play an important role in meeting this demand, and in how these natural resources will be used．

　　The course covers geography and geology(地质学)．You will carry out fieldwork in the UK and possibly abroad, and in your final year complete a research project in an area of interest to you．

　　Related courses

　　BSc(Hons)Geography

　　BSc(Hons)Geology

　　Employment possibilities

　　Mineral, oil, water or other related engineering industries

(1)

International Studies is a course in ________．

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A．

international politics

B．

international business

C．

international bodies

D．

international relations

(2)

After taking the course of International Studies, the students will ________．

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A．

become practical and open-minded

B．

have a greater ability to discuss theories

C．

know ways to settle problems between countries

D．

have good jobs in any international organization

(3)

Earth Science, as described in the second text, ________．

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A．

is attractive because of the chance for fieldwork

B．

pays more attention to theories than practical skills

C．

is built on important courses and the results of recent studies

D．

encourages students to play a role in using natural resources

(4)

The above two texts are most probably written for the students who ________．

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A．

are first year college students

B．

have not yet chosen their course

C．

want to study in the UK

D．

are interested in practical study abroad

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