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Passage 5 (2014 苏州，A)

Chris Rock was bom in the state of South Carolina in the United States.When he was a child,his family moved,and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn,New York.

As a teenager,Rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in New York City.Even at age 18 ,Chris Rock was very funny.He told jokes about his family ( his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Many of his jokes were also about high school,which Hock says was terrible.

Famous comedians (备剧演员) went to see Rock's performances.One comedian ( Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies.Chris Rock still acts in movies,but he does not want to be a serious actor. For him,comedy is more important.lt makes people laugh,but it can also make people think.

Today ,Chris Rock still does live comedy shows around the world.He also created a TV show called ^uEverybody Hates Chris^”.Tt is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn.In 2006,it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on American television.

1. What is this passage mainly about?

A. How to tell a good joke.

B. Where the best comedy clubs are.

C. One comedian's life.

D. The funniest people in theUnited States.

2. Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about .

A. South Carolina B. Brooklyn

C. Los Angeles D. Texas Which sentence about

3. Chris Rock is true?

A. As a teenager,he was not funny.

B. He started working in clubs after he graduated from college.

C. He loved going to high school.

D. A famous comedian helped him get work on TV and in the mov?ies.

4. Today,what does Chris Rock say is the most important?

A. Being a serious actor. B. Making people laugh.

C. Helping teenagers. D. Having his own club.

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B

Passage 5

[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文，记述了一名喜剧演员Chris Rock的生平。

1. C主旨大意题。纵览全文可知，本文主要介绍了 Chris Rock作为一名喜剧演员的生平。

2. B细节理解题。根据第二段第三句He told jokes about his family (his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s.可知，他讲的很多笑话都是有关他在Brooklyn成长的经历的。

3. D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句One comedian ( Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. 口]*知，是一位喜剧演员帮助他在电视和电影行业找到了工作。故选D项。

4. B细节理解题。根据第三段第四、五句For him，comedy is more portant.lt makes people laugh,but it can also make people think.可知。

[长难句]In 2006.it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on American television.2006年，这部喜剧被认为是美国电视上最佳吾剧节目之一。此句用了被动语态，be considered as…被认为是

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Cloze 9(2014湖北武汉)

There is an old English saying, " Laughter is the best medicine." One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.

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3.A. rich B. sick C. lonely D. famous

4.A. stand B. realize C. face D. improve

5.A. dream B. eat C. shout D. sleep

6.A. go through B. look after C. get over D. find out

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8.A. food B. time C. medicine D. money

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11.A. begin B. end C. continue D. report

12.A. rested B. worked C. studied D. played

13.A. well B. tired C. afraid D. worried

14.A. help B .exercise C. freedom D. fun

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Cloze3 (2015江苏泰州靖江)

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7.A. bored B. surprised C. excited D. relaxed

8.A. found B. sold C. took D. put

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If you follow these steps below,you'll know what is worth seeing and doing,so thal you can make the most of your time at the museum.

Decide viiiat museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museums and you first need to find one. that you like.Ifs easy for you to choose one and start an enjoyable visit!

Do some research online. Every museum now has a website which allows you to look through the information about it. On the website,you may look for such things as：

The exhibits (展品) 一See what is on show at the museum at all times,and what special exhibitions are held for a short time.
The history of the museum—There will often be very interesting stories about the exhibits and the benefactors (捐赠者) . That can make your visit more interesting.
Activities—See whether there are talks,tours or special activi?ties on the day when you visit. Many museums hold some activities that meet the interests of all age groups.
Cost,food and storage—It's important to know how much the visit will cost. You have to decide whether or not you can eat there. You might also need to find out about transportation needs,as well as storage for coats,bags etc.

Learn at least one thing on your visit. It is always good to take away something new from your visit.

Plan breaks into your visit.When you walk around,standing here and studying exhibits there,you may become very tired.So it is important to take breaks.A break is a good opportunity for you to think of what you have seen and what else you might want to do in the museum.

Take a friend or two. Visiting museums is always a lot more fun when you are with someone else. You can talk over what youVe seeing. A friend also brings another way of thinking when you talk a- bout the exhibits.

1.According to the passage,we should first .

A. do some research online

B. make a plan for lunch

C. decide on a museum to visit

D. choose a friend to go with

2. To make our visit more interesting,we can .

A. organize activities like special shows and talks

B. read the stories about exhibits and benefactors

C. learn about the interests of all age groups

D. walk around the museum without breaks

3. If we visit a museum with friends,we can .

A. share the experience with them

B. come up with strange ideas

C. cut down the cost of the visit

D. discuss the next visit plan

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. What to do in a museum.

B. When to visit a museum.

C. Where to find a museum.

D .How to enjoy a museum.

Passage 4 ( 2015江苏泰州靖江，C)

Text messaging, or “texting ”，which allows people to send and receive messages on mobile phones, becomes very popular today.

The advantages of texting are obvious. Texting helps to save money. If you have a few words to greet your family and friends on their birthdays or on some important festivals,sending messages can be cheaper than phone calling. Texting helps to save time.ICven if you want to send a message to 100 people,you can do il in one second.Texting helps you to ^talk^ to someone when he is too busy to answer the phone.Texting can also help you to “talk” to someone secretly if you don^ want others to hear what you are talking on the phone.These advantages are so amazing that many people are crazy about it. They hold mobile phones in hands all day long,send dozens of messages each day,and even text while driving or walking. However,texting has its disadvantage.Junk messages may come into your mobile phone box now and then. When your phone box gets too lull,you can't receive any more messages. You may therefore miss some important information.

What's more,if you don't do texting properly,for example,texting while driving or walking,it can be dangerous.lt can cause in?juries and even death.lt was reported that about 6 ,000 people were killed and half a million were injured for this reason each year. In Fort Lee,a small town in New Jersey,theUSA. three people died be?cause they walked into traffic while texting in 2013.Two researchers at Stony Brook University,New York found that texters are 60% more probably to have an accident than others. When people are texting,they don^ notice other people or things around them.To reduce traffic accidents,all drivers of the UN are now not allowed to text while driving. About 32 countries have passed laws restricting (限制) the use of mobile phones while driving.

Texting is a wonderful way of communication. However,only when we use it properly,can we fully enjoy the fun il brings.

1. How many advantages of texting are mentioned in the passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D . Five.

2. What did the researchers at Stony Brook University find?

A. Texters are easier to have an accident.

B. Texting is a good way of communication.

C. 6,000 people were killed and injured.

D. Many people text to greet family and friends.

3. The umderlined word “injuries” probably means .

A. 事故 B. 伤害 C. 争执 D. 死亡

4. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the pas?sage?

A. Texting while driving or walking is dangerous.

B. To reduce traffic accidents,all drivers of the UN are now not al?lowed to text while driving.

C. Texting has more advantages than disadvantages,so we can use it any time.

D. If you don't want others to hear what you are talking on the phone,you can text.

5. The passage is written to tell us that .

A. we should do less texting

B. texting has many advantages

C. texting is better than phone calling

D. we should do texting properly

Passage 5 (2015江苏宿迁泗洪适应性考试，六)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空限填一词。

Mistakes are great teachers.Success comes to you if you are willing to risk making mistakes.You may achieve your goals and wishes,and you can also learn from those mistakes. And in order to learn from mistakes,you must be willing to pay for them.

Mistakes can be of great value,but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes,then you will lose the chance to learn from them.When something goes wrong,it’s usually very easy to find someone else^ mistakes,but that is not useful.

Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they need a cost that must be paid.The person who learns the most from a mistake is the one who pays the price for that mistake.

When you make a mistake,what you shouldn’t do is to run away from it.You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it.The mistake has been made,so make the most of it. Pay the price,learn the lesson,and you will grow much stronger.

After you make a mistake,don5t look back at it long. Remember the reason for it,and then look forward.Mistakes are lessons of wisdom.The past cannot be changed.The present is still in your power. Make full use of your mistakes to achieve your goals and wishes.

Passage 8 (2014 浙江杭州，B)

How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten dif?ferent words to do it? Can you do it in English,or do you have to use your first language? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world.But sci?entists have discovered that it is not true.

People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers.In the United States,people begin counting with their first finger,which they extend or stick out.They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb (梅指) to count to five.Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. InChina,people count by using different finger positions. In this way,a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.

Besides ways of finger counting,scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers.Some langua?ges have only a few words for numbers,and others have no words for numbers.A group of scientists studied aboriginal (土著白勺) people in Australia.These people don't have haml movements to stand for numbers. They don’t even have words for numbers.However,they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.

In a similar study,researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Pirahfi tribe (部落) in northwestern Brazil don't have words for numbers such as “ one ” or “three”.They are not able to say “five trees” or “ten trees” but can say“ some trees”，‘‘ more trees”，or“ many trees” . Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count but here is a group that does not count.They could learn,but it's not useful in their culture,so they’ve never picked it up."

Although all humans are able to understand quantities (数量) ，not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting.Num?ber words in a certain language are a result of people needing num?bers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math,too.

1. The writer begins with the four questions in order to .

A. make a survey B. interest readers

C. tell a story D. solve math problems

2. What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between theU.S.andChina?

A. People fromChinacount much faster than people from theU.S.

B. People fromChinaneed two hands to count from one to ten.

C. People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting.

D. People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting.

3. Which of the following is true about aboriginal Australians?

A. They have only a few words for numbers.

B. They have hand movements to stand for numbers.

C. They can only count to five on their fingers.

D. They can understand different ideas about numbers.

4. The study of the Piraha tribe shows that .

A. people all over the world know how to count

B. people of the tribe have words for numbers

C. some groups of people are not smart enough to count D. counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. People from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math.

B. Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans.

C. In some aboriginal cultures,people don't even know how to count.

D. Some languages don't have number words because people don't need numbers.

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