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 with A, S, C and D, Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Matt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂),grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he participated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wis­consin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and hats' recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23 ― year 一 old college senior owes his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. "My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would have," Scott says.
It was Scott' s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that at­tracted the attention of America's most influential sports apparel (衣服)company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its "Just Do It " trademark. A handful of super­star athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30 一 second commercial.
"I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me," Scott jokes about the selection process.
After being picked, Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning docu­mentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人)status in the community of disabled athletes. He's been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels it's his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities. "I've been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level," Scott says.
56.When Scott was young,   ?
A.he only played basketball with other disabled children
B.he became disabled during a basketball match
C.his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches
D.his mother didn't give him special treatment
57.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his   ________.
a. pretty appearance       b. independent nature
c. strong will  d. excellent basketball skills
e. status in the community of disabled athletes
A. bee     B. ade     C. abd     D. bed
58.The underlined phrase "audition for " in the second paragraph means " ".
A. try out for  B. look out for        C. take on      D. pick out
59.Which of the following about Scott is TRUE?
A.He has graduated from the University of Wisconsin ― Whitewater.
B.He thinks it's unwise for the disabled to use disability as an excuse.
C.He starred in a commercial together with Errol Morris.
D.He thinks it's important to have many goals.
60.To Scott, the most important result of the ad was that    .
A.it made people realize the athletic talent of the disabled
B.it gave him a chance to show his basketball skills
C.he could do more for disabled athletes
D.he was selected to the Paralympic team again

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 with A, S, C and D, Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Matt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂),grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he participated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wis­consin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and hats' recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23 ― year 一 old college senior owes his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. "My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would have," Scott says.

It was Scott' s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that at­tracted the attention of America's most influential sports apparel (衣服)company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its "Just Do It " trademark. A handful of super­star athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30 一 second commercial.

"I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me," Scott jokes about the selection process.

After being picked, Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning docu­mentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人)status in the community of disabled athletes. He's been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels it's his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities. "I've been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level," Scott says.

56.When Scott was young,   ?

A.he only played basketball with other disabled children

B.he became disabled during a basketball match

C.his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches

D.his mother didn't give him special treatment

57.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his   ________.

a. pretty appearance       b. independent nature

c. strong will  d. excellent basketball skills

e. status in the community of disabled athletes

A. bee     B. ade     C. abd     D. bed

58.The underlined phrase "audition for " in the second paragraph means " ".

A. try out for  B. look out for        C. take on      D. pick out

59.Which of the following about Scott is TRUE?

A.He has graduated from the University of Wisconsin ― Whitewater.

B.He thinks it's unwise for the disabled to use disability as an excuse.

C.He starred in a commercial together with Errol Morris.

D.He thinks it's important to have many goals.

60.To Scott, the most important result of the ad was that    .

A.it made people realize the athletic talent of the disabled

B.it gave him a chance to show his basketball skills

C.he could do more for disabled athletes

D.he was selected to the Paralympic team again

 

第二部分  阅读理解 (共两节,满分45分) 

第一节 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 

 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。                    

Matt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂),grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he participated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wis??consin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and has recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23- year--old college senior owes his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. "My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would have." Scott says.

It was Scott' s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that at??tracted the attention of America's most influential sports apparel (衣服)company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its "Just Do It " trademark. A handful of super??star athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30--second commercial.

"I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me," Scott jokes about the selection process.

After being picked, Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning docu??mentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人)status in the community of disabled athletes. He's been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels it's his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities. "I've been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level," Scott says.

1.When Scott was young,    

A.he only played basketball with other disabled children

B.he became disabled during a basketball match

C.his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches

D.his mother didn't give him special treatment

2.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his     .

a. pretty appearance       b. independent nature

c. strong will  d. excellent basketball skills

e. status in the community of disabled athletes

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

3.The underlined phrase "audition for " in the second paragraph means "   ".

A. try out for  B. look out for        C. take on      D. pick out

4.Which of the following about Scott is TRUE?

A.He has graduated from the University of Wisconsin ― Whitewater.

B.He thinks it's unwise for the disabled to use disability as an excuse.

C.He starred in a commercial together with Errol Morris.

D.He thinks it's important to have many goals.

第二部分  阅读理解 (共两节,满分45分) 

第一节 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 

 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。                     

Matt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂),grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he participated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wis??consin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and has recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23-year--old college senior owes his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. "My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would have." Scott says.

It was Scott' s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that at??tracted the attention of America's most influential sports apparel (衣服)company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its "Just Do It " trademark. A handful of super??star athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30--second commercial.

"I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me," Scott jokes about the selection process.

After being picked, Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning docu??mentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人)status in the community of disabled athletes. He's been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels it's his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities. "I've been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level," Scott says.

1.When Scott was young, _________________

he only played basketball with other disabled children

he became disabled during a basketball match

his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches

his mother didn't give him special treatment

2.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his_____________      .

a. pretty appearance       b. independent nature

c. strong will    d. excellent basketball skills

e. status in the community of disabled athletes

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

3.The underlined phrase "audition for " in the second paragraph means "___________".

A. try out for         B. look out for        C. take on           D. pick out

4.Which of the following about Scott is TRUE?

He has graduated from the University of Wisconsin ― Whitewater.

He thinks it's unwise for the disabled to use disability as an excuse.

He starred in a commercial together with Errol Morris.

He thinks it's important to have many goals.

阅读理解
     Stubbornness can push an entrepreneur (企业家) to hold on but it can also kill a business if it gets
too extreme.
     Because I'm stubborn, I realized my dream of creating a petfood company. Our foods include organic
fruits, vegetables and meats. At first we packaged our foods in transparent bags, as it was part of our
guiding philosophy.
     To start the company in 2003, I visited every petfood store in Manhattan and some outside the city.
In 2007 I moved the company to Muskego, Wis., and our earnings were almost $500,000 that year. But
getting my products into stores was just the beginning. We were competing against much bigger petfood
companies whose monthly marketing budgets were more than our yearly sales. So we invested in
advertising and a website.
     With more customers came more feedback, much of which I dismissed. I was also receiving
complaints about ice crystals (晶体) on the food, which form when the air temperature changes during
transport. For this reason, most frozen foods are packaged in opaque (不透明的) bags or boxes.
Studies have proved that ice crystals have little, if any, effect on either the quality or the taste of the food.
So I ignored the complaints. After all, I told myself, we were better than competitors that wouldn't even
show their products. We didn't hide anything.
     In 2007 our sales kept growing, but not as fast as those of our competitors. We were told that new
consumers were choosing products packaged in opaque bags. When I visited the stores and forced
myself to consider my products objectively, I had to agree:The ice crystals destroyed the look I wanted.
We switched to opaque bags and tried to make the ice crystals smaller. Customers responded:In 2009
our products were sold in 2,500 stores across the country.

1. What was the author's purpose of packaging their foods in transparent bags at first?
A. To make their foods look attractive.
B. To show their guiding philosophy to consumers.
C. To make sure that their foods could be seen clearly.
D. To show that their foods were environmentally friendly.

2. Why did the author invest in advertising and a website?
A. Because few people knew about their products.
B. Because his company faced great challenges.
C. Because he wanted to move his company to Muskego.
D. Because his company was about to close down.

3. According to the passage, ice crystals ________.
A. only appear in frozen foods
B. may make pets feel uncomfortable
C. won't form if pet food is transported well
D. have little effect on the quality of pet food

4. The author's company switched to opaque bags because ________.
A. consumers disliked seeing ice crystals
B. opaque bags helped reduce ice crystals
C. foods in opaque bags are easy to keep fresh
D. opaque bags are cheaper than transparent ones

5. This passage was written mainly to show that ________.
A. people shouldn't let stubbornness stop them from taking advice
B. stubbornness can make people succeed or fail
C. the road leading to success is full of difficulties
D. stubbornness always leads to failure

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