题目内容

阅读下列短文,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

  Like many of my generation.I have a weakness for hero worship.At some point.however,we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them.This lead us to ask:What is a hero?

  Despite immense differences in cultures,heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.

  A hero does something worth talking about.A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen.But a hero goes beyond mere fame.

  Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves.Like high-voltage transformers,heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.

  The hero lives a life worthy of imitation.Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth.enthusiasm,and meaning.A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve?What are they willing to live and die for?If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame.

they may be famous persons but not heroes.Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous,but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?

  Heroes are catalysts(催化剂)for change.They have a vision from the mountaintop.They have the skill and the charm to move the masses.They create new possibilites.Without Gandhi,India might still be part of the British Empire.Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King,Jr.we might still have segregated(隔离的)buses,restaurants,and parks.It may be possible for large scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities,but the pace of change would be slow.the vision uncertain,and the committee meetings endless.

(1)

Although heroes may come from different cultures,they ________

[  ]

A.

generally possess certain inspiring characteristics

B.

probable share some weaknesses of ordinary people

C.

arc often influenced by previous generations

D.

all unknowingly attract a large number of fans

(2)

According to the passage,heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that ________

[  ]

A.

they have a vision from the mountaintop

B.

they have warm feelings and emotions

C.

They can serve as concrete examples of noble principles.

D.

they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles

(3)

Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because ________

[  ]

A.

they are popular only among certain groups of people

B.

their performances do not improve their fans morally

C.

their primary concern is their own financial interests

D.

they are not clear about the principles they should follow

(4)

Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who ________

[  ]

A.

are good at demonstrating their charming characters

B.

can move the masses with their forceful speeches

C.

are capable of meeting all challenges and hardship

D.

can provide an answer to the problems of their people

(5)

The author concludes that historical changes would ________

[  ]

A.

be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities

B.

not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices

C.

take place if there were heroes to lead the people

D.

produce leaders with attractive personalities

答案:1.C;2.C;3.B;4.D;5.A;
解析:

(1)

细节理解题。英雄都具有某种精神品质。由第二段得出答案。

(2)

细节理解题。英雄是高贵品质的具体体现。由第四段得出。

(3)

细节理解题。Madonna和Jackson这些明星没有在道德上改进歌迷,所以他们不是英雄。由第五段得知。

(4)

细节理解题。Gandhi和Martin Luther King他们之所以是杰出的领导人是因为他们解决了人民的困难。由最后一段得知。

(5)

总结归纳题。作者认为正是那些具有崇高品质的人推动了历史向前发展。


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第三部分:阅读理解.(共15小题:每小题2分,30分)
阅读下列短文,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并将该答案写在答卷上。
A
To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.
Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old, ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!” says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning.” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running around.Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school budget (预算,经费), and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.
When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
56. What is the main idea of the article?
A. An unusual school.           B. Children’s hobbies.   
C. A school without teachers  D. Education in the US.
57. What does the school believe?
A. Teachers cannot teach children well.
B. Children learn best when they do what they want to do.
C. Learning is for adults—children should only play.
D. Children should only learn about one thing at a time.
58 What does Daniel Greenberg say about three-year-olds?
A. They love learning.         
B. They are very naughty.
C. They want to be outside all the time.      
D. They are too young to learn anything.
59. Who has the most power in the school meeting?
A. The older children have more power than the younger children.
B.A child has more power than an adult.
C. The younger children have more power than the older children.
D. Everybody has equal power.


第二部分:阅读理解(共25小题,每小题2分,满分50分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,然后从所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
The best Mother’s Day gift I ever received was a magnolia(木兰)tree. At first, it was a tired little thing, but it was mine, and I know I would treasure it.
Magnolia trees were my mother’s favorite. We had one in the front yard of our house when I was growing up. I can still remember Mom’s pleasure upon seeing the buds. “Oh, look,” she’d cry out every year, “the magnolia tree is going to bloom(开花)—just in time for my birthday.” And sure enough, on April 19, her birthday, the graceful pink-and-white flowers would be all over the branches, announcing the arrival of spring.
Back then, I didn’t find the blooming of a tree to be an event worthy of celebration. A new toy, a pretty dress or a trip to the amusement park—those were exciting. But my mother had a way of appreciating the smallest things as wonders. A baby’s smile, or a call from an old friend filled her with happiness.
On the first Mother’s Day following her death six years ago, I wasn’t sure how I’d manage. Reminders of my mother’s absence seemed to be everywhere.
That Sunday morning I awoke to a quiet house, with warm sun streaming through the windows. I wondered where my husband had gone with our two daughters, Kira,4, and Sophie, 9 months. As I was relaxing in bed, enjoying the peace, Kira suddenly burst through the bedroom door.
“Look outside, Mommy!” she ordered. There, in the yard, David was digging a hole. Next to him was a little tree whose roots were wrapped.
“It’s a magnolia tree,” Kira said, though I didn’t need to be told. I raised the window and called out to David. “Happy Mother’s Day!” he said.
It was. Although I didn’t have my mother any longer, I had her tree, and each year since, I’ve had her enthusiasm(激情). Now when we pull up to our house on a bright spring day, I say to my daughters, “Oh look! The magnolia’s about to bloom.” And when it does, we admire its beauty and use it as a chance to talk about my mother and her love for flowers.
What time does the magnolia bloom according to the passage?

A. In spring.
B. In summer.
C. During the writer’s birthday.
D. Around Mother’s Day.
42. What impresses the writer most about her mother was __________.
A. her care of children
B. her love for flowers
C. her devotion to family
D. her appreciation of life
43. By saying “I had her tree” (Paragraph 8), the writer most probably implies that _______.
A. the magnolia tree was just her mother’s favorite
B. she owned the same kind of tree as her mother once had
C. the same kind of tree could often remind her of her mother
D. the tree could take the place of her mother in her memory
44. The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to __________.
A. describe her happy family life
B. recall her childhood experiences
C. show how she loves magnolia trees
D. express her love for her dead mother


第三部分阅读理解(共15小题;每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. Then man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach(手段) must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry, I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want。You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver(5英镑)?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.
51. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_________.
A. was rather impolite   B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair     D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
52. The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper___________.
A. changed his mind            B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer’s purpose   D. decided to help the writer
53. How much did the writer pay?
A. £5.     B. £7.     C. £20.              D. £27.
54. From the text, we can learn that the writer was___________.
A. honest       B. careful      C. smart         D. funny

 

四、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,然后从49-68各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

 Everyone should learn to apologize. Apology languages do work. Have you ever tried to make an apology, only to be refused? It may be that you were offering partial apology in a “language” that was foreign to your listener. The five languages of apology include:

Apology Language 1: “I am sorry.”

List the hurtful effects of your action. NOT “I am sorry if…”, but “I am sorry that…”. You might ask if they want to add any points that you have not recognized.

Apology Language 2: “I was wrong.”

Name your mistake and accept your fault. Note that it is easier to say “You are right. ” than “ I am wrong.”, but the latter carries more weight.

Apology Language 3: “What can I do to make it right?”

How are you now? How shall I make amends for my mistake? How can I RESTORE YOUR CONFIDENCE that I love you even though I was so hurtful to you?

Apology Language 4: “I will try not to do that again.”

Engage in problem-solving. Do not make excuses for yourself such as: “Well, my day has just been so …” Instead, offer what you will change to prevent yourself putting them in the same bad situation again.

Apology Language 5: “Will you please forgive me?”

Be patient in seeking forgiveness. They may need some time or greater clarification of your input from Apology Languages 1-4.

Finally, your apology may not be accepted, but at least you know that you have been faithful in offering a sincere olive branch of peace.

49. According to the 1st paragraph, your apology may be refused mainly because ________.

     A. your apology is not made loudly enough

     B. your apology is not expressed well enough

C. your listeners can’t hear what you said clearly

     D. your listeners can’t understand your language well

50. According to the author, which of the following expressions would be the LEAST acceptable while making an apology?

         A. I am wrong.                                                        B. I am sorry that I hurt you.

         C. I will try not to do that again.                        D. Well, my day has just been so upsetting.

51. What does the underlined phrase “make amends” (Paragraph 4) refer to?

A. make improvement                                         B. make mistakes

C. make up for wrongdoing                                 D. make up a conversation

52. What is the BEST title of the passage?

A. Tips for effective apologies                     B. Ways of refusing apologies

C. List of apology expressions                 D. Importance of apology languages

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共16小题;每小题1.5分,满分24分)

阅读下列短文,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。  

You’ve no doubt heard people say how much they “need” a holiday, when what they really mean is that they want one. Certainly, people working under pressure feel a very strong desire to escape from work and become less tight during holidays, and experience a changed environment.

However, work for many people today is office work and mental, rather than physical tasks. These people may seek much more energy-taking activities while on holiday, rather than simply lying on a beach. 

Once people become used to going on holiday, taking holidays becomes a habit. For many people the holiday is one of the last things to be given up, and indeed many workers have chosen to spend some of their last pay when being on holiday. It may give them a “lift” in facing some difficulties in life.

Most of us also enjoy showing off the lovely tans --- dark skins we get from a holiday. So many tourists are now able to afford holidays in the sun that tans have become quite common; although we join a tan together with health, it has been fully shown that too much sunshine will result in high danger of skin problems, as well as drying out one’s skin and leading to more lines on your face later in life.

56.According to the passage above, more and more people choose to have holidays because they __________.

A. love working outdoors all the time    

B. want to get away from work

C. love enjoying the beauties of nature   

D. become rich and want a better life

57. When office people have holidays, they often _________ .

A. lie on the beach and enjoy sunshine  

B. spend more than they can afford

C. think about their work on the beach  

D. choose to do more physical exercise

58 The word “lift” in the last sentence of the third paragraph may _______  

A. cheer someone up                

B. help someone find a job

C. be the last thing not to be given up   

D. bring good luck to someone

59 At the end of the passage the writer tries to tell the reader _________.

A. the importance of getting sunshine   

B. the bad effect of being on holiday

C. the result of getting sun tanned

D. the healthy look of being tanned 

 

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