题目内容
“To be or not to be.” Outside the Bible, these six words are the most famous in all the literature of the world. They were spoken by Hamlet when he was thinking aloud, and they are the most famous words in Shakespeare because Hamlet was speaking not only for himself but also for every thinking man and woman. To be or not to be, to live or not to live, to live richly and abundantly, or to live dully and meanly. A philosopher once wanted to know whether he was alive or not, which is a good question for everyone to put to himself occasionally. He answered it by saying: “I think, therefore I am.”
But the best definition of existence I ever saw was one written by another philosopher who said: “To be is to be in relations.” If this is true, then the more relations a living thing has, the more it is alive. To live abundantly means simply to increase the range and intensity(强烈) of our relations. Unfortunately we are so constituted that we get to love our routine. But other than our regular occupation, how much are we alive? If you are interested only in your regular occupation, you are alive only to that extent. So far as other things are concerned --- poetry and prose(散文), music, pictures, sports, unselfish friendships, politics, international affairs ---you are dead.
On the contrary, it is true that every time you acquire a new interest --- even more, a new accomplishment(成就) --- you increase your power of life. No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy. The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest.
Bacon said that a man dies as often as he loses a friend. But we gain new life by contacts with new friends, and new ideas and thoughts, too. Where your thoughts are, there will be your life too. If your thoughts are limited only to your business, only to your physical welfare, only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live, then you live a narrow restricted(有限的, 受约束的) life. But if you are interested in what is going on in China, then you are living in China. If you’re interested in the characters of a good novel, then you are living with those highly interesting people. If you listen intently to fine music, you are away from your immediate surroundings and living in a world of passion and imagination.
To be or not to be --- to live intensely and richly, or merely to exist, which depends on ourselves. Let us widen and intensify our relations. While we live, let us live!
1.What does the author mainly want to do by this passage?
A．Argue against an idea.
B．Explain some famous sayings.
C．Introduce some famous sayings.
D．Put forward an idea.
2.What does the underlined word most probably mean?
A．Somebody who always lives in a world of passion and imagination.
B．Somebody who is always interested in making new friends.
C．Somebody who always expects the worst to happen.
D．Somebody who likes to live a rich and abundant life.
3.Which of the following behavior is probably NOT encouraged by the author?
A．Thinking more than your own business.
B．Caring only about your physical welfare.
C．Reading good novels.
D．Listening to fine music.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A．To be is to be in relations.
B．I think, therefore I am.
C．To be or not to be, that is a question.
D．A man dies as often as he loses a friend.
1.D
2.C
3.B
4.A
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述的一种新的生存理念“To be is to be in relations.”也就是对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离。
1.D 主旨大意题。作者在本文中以“To be or not to be.”开头，引起了一个讨论，并介绍了关于存在的另外一个说法 “To be is to be in relations.”也就是对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离。故D正确。
2.C 推理题。根据本句. No one who is deeply interested in different kinds of subjects can remain unhappy. The real pessimist is the person who has lost interest.没有一个对本题事物感兴趣的人是不快乐的。真正不快乐的是那些对一切都失去兴趣的人，他们总是预料这最不好的事情发生。这样的人总是很悲观，所以他们很不快乐。故C正确。
3.B 推理题。根据文章第三段前4行But we gain new life by contacts with new friends, and new ideas and thoughts, too. Where your thoughts are, there will be your life too. If your thoughts are limited only to your business, only to your physical welfare, only to your narrow circle of the town in which you live, then you live a narrow restricted(有限的, 受约束的) life可知这些人只关注自己的问题，他们的生活就被约束住了。故B项只关注自己，这是作者不鼓励的生活方式。故B正确。
4.A 主旨大意题。本文讲述的一种新的生存理念“To be is to be in relations.”也就是对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离。故A正确。
考点：考察人生哲理类短文阅读
点评：本文讲述的一种新的生存理念“To be is to be in relations.”也就是对与外面的世界保持联系，不要孤立也不要隔离。要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理，要根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
Who is your role model? Normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring. It could also be someone like J. K. Rowling or Martin Luther King Jr. who have proven to be strong and intelligent people.
However, in today's world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above, despite their intentions or actions. Teens attempt to imitate their actions for two major reasons. First, to be fashionable and accepted by popular culture, and second»because stars' actions are so well documented by the media that it seems to grab our attention and turns it to following stars' lives. Much of the reports about stars is shocking and exhibits bad morals or lifestyles that aren't right for teenagers. In addition, almost everything stars do is described beyond truth to make a shocking story by taking it to the next level.
However, teens must take responsibility for their actions. We can't always blame stars for influencing us. Only you have control over yourself and only you choose to do something. Our bodies and actions are in the hands of no one else.
Now, who ever said stars are role models? Whether they choose to be or not, stars set examples as soon as they step into the spotlight. With reporters following and recording every move they make, it is impossible not to be watched and then be imitated. These people influence, teens whether or not they want to. Why should someone who doesn't want to be setting an example set one? So，should we look up to them or to people who are true and good role models? It's our responsibility as teens to know right from wrong, and it's time for us to take responsibility for our actions. In doing so，we will lean toward those inspiring people that want to be setting an example, and follow in their steps to be like them.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, _____can usually be role models.
| A．political leaders |
| B．wealthy writers |
| C．people inspiring others |
| D．people with great intelligence |
| A．Interest in stars' life and expectation of getting rich |
| B．Motivation for being fashionable and inspiration from popular examples |
| C．Intentions to gain acceptance and encouragement from stars' lifestyle |
| D．Desires to be stylish and great influence from the mass media |
| A．have a control over their own bodies and actions |
| B．be responsible for their own choices and behaviors |
| C．follow fashionable stars' steps to be more popular |
| D．choose right role models according to different reports |
| A．stars have the responsibility for teenagers' actions |
| B．not all famous stars choose to influence teenagers |
| C．teenagers choose those inspiring people as their role models |
| D．stars set examples immediately they stepped into the spotlight |
William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright (剧作家). Although he died in 1616, people still go to see his plays. Among the most popular are Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ, Ａ Ｍｉｄｓｕｍｍｅｒ Ｎｉｇｈｔ’ｓ Ｄｒｅａｍ and Ｈａｍｌｅｔ — the story of a prince who struggles to respond to the crimes around him.
Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, was an actor as well as a writer. Most of his ideas for plays were taken from history, people’s conversation, ancient stories, and also from other writers. He wrote not only about kings and queens and princes, but also about friends and ordinary people. He wrote about the cruelty of war and the bravery of heroes, as well as about jealousy, joy, hate, ambition and love. His stories live on. The tragedy Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ was reborn as the musical Ｗｅｓｔ Ｓｉｄｅ Ｓｔｏｒｙ and more recently as the movie Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ with the wonderful performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
He invented a number of great characters: powerful magicians, thrilling witches, smart women and both wise and wicked men. He also invented some great phrases. If you’ve ever said, “Oh, for goodness sake!” you can thank Shakespeare for that. “To be, or not to be: that is the question,” Hamlet says. “Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it is morrow,” says Juliet to her Romeo.
Don’t be surprised if you don’t understand everything when reading Shakespeare or watching one of his plays because the meanings of many words have changed over the years. And Shakespeare’s characters speak in poetry, so their speeches can be complicated.
It does help to find out a little bit about the story before reading a Shakespeare play. It’s worth the effort. As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world is a stage.” And in his plays you’ll find that an entire world is waiting for you.
【小题1】Shakespeare created the following characters EXCEPT ________.
| A．Juliet | B．Hamlet | C．Claire Danes | D．Romeo |
| A．most of the characters created by Shakespeare were negative ones |
| B．most of the phrases used today were invented by Shakespeare |
| C．“Oh, for goodness sake!” is what Juliet says to Romeo |
| D．Shakespeare contributed greatly to the development of English |
| A．There are many new words in his plays. |
| B．He wrote his plays using uncommon words. |
| C．The characters in his plays speak in poetry. |
| D．Most of the words in his plays are outdated. |
| A．most of Shakespeare’s plays have been made into films |
| B．language changes with the development of society |
| C．Shakespeare made lots of money from his works |
| D．it is more useful to read Shakespeare’s works than to watch them |
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最近有科学家宣布他们已经成功的克隆了第一例人类的胚胎，此举引发了人们的极大争议与广泛关注。你们班级的同学也就此进行了激烈的讨论。请你根据下表所示的信息，将讨论结果以信件形式告之你的朋友，并表达自己的观点。
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话题 |
Human cloning: To be or not to be? |
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观点及支持率 |
35%: pro-cloning |
65%：anti-cloning |
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理由 |
1.克隆出来的人可以帮我们分担自己的事务，如做作业等。 2.我们可以利用克隆人的器官来治疗病人。 |
1.克隆人是不道德的，克隆出来的人也是人，很有可能会不受我们控制，因而我们不该自己制造麻烦。 2.克隆人会使得人口数量剧增，造成很多社会问题。 |
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自己观点 |
1. ……； 2. ……. |
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Dear Tom,
A recent announcement by scientists that they have successfully cloned the first human embryo has caused much debate and has shocked many people around the world. Our class
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Yours
Jack