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    Dwight W. Morrow was an American ambassador (大使) to Mexico　　 during the 1920s. He is remembered as a smart diplomat (精明的外交家).　　 He is also remembered by his family and friends for one of his　　 absent-mindedness (心不在焉).

    Once while on a train, a conductor came to Morrow, asking for his　　 ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Morrow　　 began searching his suitcase (行李箱). "Never mind, sir," said the　　 conductor, seeing how anxious Morrow was becoming and trying to　　 comfort him. "When you find your ticket just post it to the station.　　 I'm sure you have it somewhere."

    "I'm sure, too," said the diplomat as he continued his search.　　 "But I must find it. I need to know where I'm going!"

    Another time Morrow got off a train in New York and hurried to a　　 telegraph office, where, feeling not unlike a small boy who had got　　 lost, he sent the following to his secretary, "I am in New York but　　 don't know why." Within minutes came the short reply, "You are not　　 supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton giving a　　 lecture."

 (1)The account mainly shows Morrow's _______.　　　　    ［　　］ 　　　　 A. cleverness as a diplomat　　B. foolishness 　　　　 C. sense of humor (幽默)　　   D. absent-mindedness  (2) When Morrow could not show his ticket, the conductor was 　　　　 ___________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　　　 A. not patient　　  B. understanding　　 　　　　 C. feeling sorry　　D. angry 　　　　　　　　 

 (3)Morrow was very upset when he couldn't find the ticket  　　　　 because ______.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　　　 A. he had forgotten where he was going 　　　　 B. he would be punished if he couldn't show his ticket 　　　　 C. the conductor looked impatient 　　　　 D. the conductor might think he was lying 　　　　  

  (4)When Morrow got off the train in New York, _________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　　　 A. he forgot the address 　　　　 
　　　　 B. he forgot his suitcase 　　　　 
　　　　 C. he did not know that he was in a wrong city 　　　　 
　　　　 D. his secretary wasn't there to meet him 　　 

  (5)Except for his absent-mindedness, Morrow was _________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　　　 A. a forgetful traveler　　 B. a great lecturer 　　　　 C. a popular joker　　　　  D. a clever diplomat   

Most American students have to say goodbye to fancy (高档的) fruits these days. In school restaurants across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place.
“People are afraid to spend now.” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring”. During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive things.
The crisis began last year. Experts (专家) think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders (国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. Last week presidents from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.
【小题1】This passage is probably taken from ___________.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先，请阅读下列六本书籍的图片及相应简介：

A.

Everybody Loves Our Town：An Oral History of Grunge

By Mark Yarm

Crown Archetype

592 pp;  $25.00

B.

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

By Jon Ronson

Riverhead； 288 pp;  $25.95

C.

The Red Market: On the Trail of the World’s Organ Brokers，Bone Thieves，

Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers

By Scott Carney

Morrow; 272 pp;  $25.99

D.

Car Guys vs. Bean Counters：The Battle for the Soul of American Business

By Bob Lutz

Portfolio; 256 pp;  $26.95

E.

Henry Kissinger On China

By Henry Kissinger

Penguin Press; 608 pp;  $36

F.

Biopunk：DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life

By Marcus Wohlsen

Current; 256 pp;  $25.95

以下是对这些书的描述。请将这些描述与书籍的图片及相应简介匹配起来。

1.According to Jon Ronson, the writer of the book, psychopaths are very charming, smart, easily bored and cruel. In the book, Ronson takes readers into the fascinating world of psychopaths by speaking to the experts and having amusing conversations with the psychopaths themselves.

2.This book is about a deeply funny story, as well as a deeply sad story—the great Nineties moment when a bunch of punk rock bands from Seattle accidentally blew up into the world’s biggest noise. The author gives the unique chronicle of how it all happened, and how it ended too soon. The book also makes readers appreciate how strange it was.

3.This is just one of the terrifying everyday tales of the body trade documented.  It started out extremely well, with some fascinating stories about the trade in human body parts. It covers many different aspects of the “red market”, ranging from skeletons to blood, and even the giant business of collecting and selling human hair.

4.It’s been reported that the author has often attracted as much attention as his cars. The book is partly a biography covering a very short portion of the author’s own life—his second stint at General Motor（GM）—which recently ended after about a decade. However, it’s more than a biography. It is also a view on what went wrong with the US car industry and US industry in general.

5.This is a great book for anyone who has an interest in science, or wants to see advances in medicine at greater rates that we’ve seen them so far. If a reader has teenagers with interests in science, he should have them read this book. It will inspire them to broaden their horizons beyond the typical research lab.

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 ________.

The Golden Gate Bridge, the first sight for many people arriving in the United States by ship, is a well-recognized landmark, which spans(横跨) the Golden Gate Strait.

The idea for a bridge across the strait had been around for many years, but it was not easy to get the project started. The construction of the bridge finally began in 1933. The construction work set new standards for safety----workers were among the first required to wear hard hats, and an innovative（革新的） safety net saved the lives of nineteen men while the bridge was built. The Golden Gate Bridge was completed in 1937, which was finished ahead of schedule.

Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer in charge of the bridge project. However, he had little experience with the construction of suspension（悬浮）bridges. For this reason, other engineers, architects, and designers made great contributions to the design and construction of the bridge. For example, the bridge owes its art style and unique orange color to the architects Irving and Gertrude Morrow. Charles Alton Ellis was the main engineer on the project and did much of the technical work necessary to build the bridge.

Today, the Golden Gate Bridge has a main span of 4,200 feet and a total length of 8,981 feet, making it one of the longest bridges in the world. The bridge is 90 feet wide, and its span is 220 feet above the water. The towers supporting the huge cables (巨缆) rise 746 feet above the waters of the Golden Gate Strait, making them 191 feet taller than the Washington Monument. About 40 million cars cross the bridge every year. There are foghorns（雾角）to let passing ships know where the bridge is, and aircraft beacons（信号灯）on the tops of the towers to stop planes from crashing into them.

1.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A. describe the construction work of the Golden Gate Bridge

B. introduce the Golden Gate Bridge

C. tell us the history of the Golden Gate Bridge

D. introduce the engineers in charge of the Golden Gate Bridge

2.Safety innovations during the construction of the bridge included ________.

A. hardhats and a safety net　　　　B. aircraft beacons

C. foghorns          　　　　　 D. all of the above

3. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A. Joseph Strauss was skilled in the construction of suspension bridges

B. it took the construction workers three years to build the Golden Gate Bridge

C. about 100 thousand cars cross the Golden Gate Bridge every day

D. the Golden Gate Bridge is the longest bridge in the world

4.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A. towers           B. cables           C. waters          D. bridges