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第五节 阅读理解

On May 29, 1973, Thomas Bradley, a black man, was elected mayor of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is the third largest city in the United States, with a population of three million. About sixteen percent of the city’s population are black.

   News of this election appeared on the front pages of newspapers everywhere in the United States. Here is how one major newspaper reported the event.

LOS ANGELES ELECTS BRADLEY MAYOR UNSEATING YORTY

BLACK WINS 56% OF VOTES

   Bradley called his victory over Yorty “ the fulfillment of a dream ”. During his childhood and youth, people had kept telling him , “You can’t do this, you can’t go there, because you are a Negro. ” Nevertheless he had won a decisive victory over a man who had been won 43.7 percent.

   Los Angeles voters have had many opportunities to judge. Thomas Bradley had to form an opinion of him, The son of a poor farmer Texas, he joined the Los Angeles police force in 1940. During his twenty-one years on the police force he earned a law degree by attending school at night. He was elected to the city council years ago.

  At the time of the Los Angeles election, three other American cities already had black mayors, but none of these cities had as large a population as Los Angeles. Besides, the percentage of blacks in those other cities was much larger. Cleveland, Ohio, had thirty-six percent black when Carl Stokes was elected mayor of Cleveland in 1967. In the same year Richard Hatcher was elected mayor of Cary. In Newark, New Jersey, sixty percent of the population were black when Kenneth Gibson was elected in 1970. Thus election of a black mayor in those cities was not very surprising .

In Los Angeles, thousands of white citizens voted for Thomas Bradley because they believed he would be a better mayor than the white candidate. Bradley had spent forty-eight of his fifty-five years in Los Angeles. Four years ago, Bradley lost mayoral election to Yorty. This time Bradley won.

56. People kept telling Bradley not to “go there” in his childhood because ____________

A. he was too young                     B. he was a black boy

C. he came from a poor farmer’s family      D. he himself hated the whites

57. In the author’s opinion, It was surprising that _______________

A. the whites would vote for a black mayor

B. the black mayor lost his mayor election to Yorty four years ago

C. the black mayor came from a poor farmer’s family

D. there would be so many black mayors

58. From the passage, we can learn that people _______________

A. voted for Bradley because of his black color

B. cared much about his color when they voted

C. voted for him to give a chance to fulfill his dream

D. voted for him because they trusted him

 59. Bradley hit the front page headline, for ________________

A. he was the first black mayor in history

B. he once served in the Los Angeles police force

C. he was the first black mayor of one of the largest cities in the USA

D. a poor farmer’s son could also win an important election

 60. From Bradley’s victory in the election we can see that ____________ 

A. blacks had equal rights as whites in the USA

B. black people’s situation began to be improving much more than before

C. one can be successful through hard work in the USA no matter what color he is

D. it is certain that someday the USA will have a black president  

【小题1】B

【小题2】A

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

【小题5】B

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第一节:(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

一段材料,回答第1~3题。

1.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A.Inside a fruit shop.

B.In an outdoor market.

C.In a restaurant.

2.What did the woman buy?

A.Apples, grapes and bananas.

B.Apples, peaches and watermelon.

C.Apples, grapes and watermelon.

3.How much did the woman pay for her fruit?

A.$10.40

B.$12.40

C.$13.40

听第二段材料,回答第4~6题。

4.What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Travel guide and customer.

B.Driver and passenger.

C.Teacher and student.

5.Where are they going?

A.To an art gallery.

B.To the zoo.

C.To an art school.

6.What can be concluded from the conversation?

A.Miss James doesn’t like being compared to a camel.

B.Miss James doesn’t like animals such as camels.

C.Miss James can often be very stubborn.

听第三段材料,回答第7~9题。

7.What is the talk mainly about?

A.Sports in Australian high schools.

B.The interests of an Australian boy.

C.A small seaside city in Australia.

8.What can we learn about Bill?

A.He is good at chemistry.

B.He lives far away from the beach.

C.He enjoys watching films.

9.What can be concluded from the talk?

A.Sydney is about 100 km south of Wollongong.

B.Most students in Wollongong have part-time jobs.

C.Bill’s parents want him to study P.E at university.

听第四段材料,回答第10~12题。

10.Which section is worth the most marks?

A.Section 1.

B.Section 2.

C.Section 3.

11.At what time will the exam finish?

A.9∶30 am.

B.10∶30 am.

C.11∶30 am.

12.From whom can a student get help during the exam?

A.Ms King.

B.Miss Wall.

C.Mr smith.

听第五段材料,回答第13~15题。

13.Where are the books the man is interested in?

A.In Row C.

B.In Row J.

C.In Row G.

14.What is on the front cover of the book the man chooses?

A.A statue.

B.A soldier.

C.A stadium.

15.Why does the man choose the shortest book?

A.Because he doesn’t have much time to read.

B.Because he doesn’t enjoy reading.

C.Because the book has won many awards.

第二节:听取信息(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)

听下面一段短文。请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入答题纸标号为16-20的空格中。录音读两遍。你有2分钟的作答时间。

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第一节 听力理解

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听第三段对话,回答第1-3题。

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A.Suspicious

B.Confident

C.Objective

3.Why are western drugs not effective for all diseases according to the woman?

A.Because doctors are not qualified enough.

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C.Because doctors don't take account of the whole person.

听第四段对话,回答第4-6题。

4.What mistake do most teenagers make according to the speaker?

A.Losing weight by over exercising.

B.Losing weight by eating low-fat food.

C.Losing weight by eating healthy food.

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A.3

B.4

C.5

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A.Red meat and diary foods.

B.Nuts and animal oil.

C.Nuts and plant oils.

听第五段对话,回答第7-8题。

7.Why was the man asked to show his license?

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第二节 信息获取

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第一节:听力理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题,各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C选项中,选出最佳选项。

听第一段对话,回答第1-3题。

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A.To eat ice-cream.

B.To buy many books.

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A.He is very impatient.

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C.He is very proud.

听第二段对话,回答第4-6题。

4.What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

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B.Classmates.

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A.Some apples.

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C.He will help the woman do the homework.

听第三段对话,回答第7-9题。

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B.In July.

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B.There'll be new ways of traveling.

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15.What does the woman think of traveling by train under the ocean?

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听下面一段独白,请根据题目要求,从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息,填入空格中。听录音前,你将有10秒钟的阅题时间,录音读两遍。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

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     Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the City of Melbourne's tourism program.
    If you would like to receive an email advising you of the next recruitment(招募) intake, please email
tourism@melbourne.vic.gov.au
     Information about volunteering with Tourism Melbourne
    Volunteers play a vital role in the City of Melbourne's tourism services. They provide information on
Melbourne to around two million visitors each year. Their love and knowledge of the city and regional
Victoria adds to Melbourne's reputation as a friendly, welcoming and culturally vibrant (有活力的) city.
     The City of Melbourne's tourism branch generally conducts two volunteer recruitment intakes each
year for the following tourism programs:
    City Ambassadors  
    Melbourne Visitor Booth at Bourke Street Mall  
     Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square
    Melbourne Greeter Service
   Places are limited and prospective volunteers must participate in a selection process based around the
following criteria. Volunteers must be:
    第一节passionate about Melbourne
    第二节customer service focused
    第三节familiar with computer
    第四节available for one four-hour shift (either morning or afternoon) each week for a minimum of one
year
    第五节team players who love meeting with people 
    第六节able to demonstrate a commitment to the 'City of Melbournes values(as outlined in the online
application)
     More information
     To find out more about becoming a tourism volunteer, contact us online  or phone 03 9658 9658.
      For other volunteering opportunities, see national volunteer recruitment website Go Volunteer
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A. In classified tourism advertisements.
B. In a radio report of a tourism program.
C. In a book review about volunteering.
D. On a local government website.
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A. Owning a driver's license.
B. Enjoying meeting people.
C. Having computer skills.
D. A four-hour shift each week.
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A. the program's recruitment takes place every two years
B. Go Volunteer offers more information about Melbourne's volunteer program
C. if you know Melbourne well, you are sure to be admitted as a tourism volunteer
D. even though you are interested in the program, you can't be its member right now
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Does Volunteering Pay Back?
B. Welcome to the City of Melbourne!
C. Tourism Volunteer Program.
D. Interest and Tourism Volunteering.

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