完形填空。(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A,B,C,D )中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was in primary school,I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't   36  what it was about,but I have never forgotten the  37  I learned that day.
I was   38  that I was right and he was wrong-and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The   39  decided to teach us a very important lesson. She __40__ both of us up to the __41__ of the class and placed him on one side of her  42  and me on the other. In the   43  of her desk was a large,round object. I could __44__ see that it was black. She asked the boy what __45__ the object was.“White,”he answered.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white, __46__ it was obviously black!Another __47__ started between my classmate and me,this __48__ about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed __49__,and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I __50__ answer,“White.”It was an object with two __51__ colored sides,and from his side it was white.__52__ from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day:You must __53__ in the other person's shoes and look at the __54__ through their eyes in order to __55__ understand their view.

【小题1】
A.thinkB.supposeC.remindD.remember
【小题2】
A.lessonB.lectureC.classD.text
【小题3】
A.toldB.wishedC.convincedD.allowed
【小题4】
A.officerB.teacherC.doctorD.parent
【小题5】
A.toldB.cameC.broughtD.woke
【小题6】
A.backB.frontC.middleD.side
【小题7】
A.eyesB.deskC.classroom D.body
【小题8】
A.middleB.wayC.frontD.back
【小题9】
A.happilyB.fortunatelyC.clearlyD.nearly
【小题10】
A.widthB.shapeC.colorD.size
【小题11】
A.whenB.unlessC.untilD.if
【小题12】
A.fightB.argumentC.conversationD.game
【小题13】
A.timeB.yearC.monthD.day
【小题14】
A.placesB.seatsC.attitudesD.glasses
【小题15】
A.needed toB.was able toC.hoped toD.had to
【小题16】
A.similarlyB.differentlyC.beautifullyD.surprisingly
【小题17】
A.StillB.SinceC.OnlyD.Also
【小题18】
A.seatB.standC.lieD.put
【小题19】
A.situationB.movementC.conditionD.behavior
【小题20】
A.unexpectedlyB.suddenlyC.quietlyD.truly


We lived in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft(手艺) no longer exists.
One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability(持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.
Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.
One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.
The problems of modern quality, then, really  boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.
1. Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are _______.

A.more successfulB.more learned
C.more imaginativeD.more hardworking
2. What does the underlined word “they” (paragraph 2) refer to?
carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.
carpenters who have college degrees.
people who think highly of carpenters of old.
people who think that modern material is of low quality.
3. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways.
It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.
Modern houses last as long as the old one.
Good carpenters still exist in modern times.
4. What would be the best title for the text?
Is Craft Dead?
Craft, Back to life?
History of craftsmanship
Carpenters Today and Yesterday

We lived in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft(手艺) no longer exists.

One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability(持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.

Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.

One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.

The problems of modern quality, then, really  boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.

1. Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are _______.

A.more successful

B.more learned

C.more imaginative

D.more hardworking

2. What does the underlined word “they” (paragraph 2) refer to?

carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.

carpenters who have college degrees.

people who think highly of carpenters of old.

people who think that modern material is of low quality.

3. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?

People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways.

It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.

Modern houses last as long as the old one.

Good carpenters still exist in modern times.

4. What would be the best title for the text?

Is Craft Dead?

Craft, Back to life?

History of craftsmanship

Carpenters Today and Yesterday

 

阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On the snowy Tibet plateau, traditional elements have been mingled with modern life -- youths dressed in the latest fashion dancing "Guozhuang," office-ladies playing conventional Tibetan music while driving to work and Tibetan girls wearing superb folk costume displaying their nice figures.

"I used to go shopping or bar-hopping with my friends after work. But now I don't think it is advisable to continue following that living style," said Pasang, a young Tibetan girl who practices Yoga everyday at a fitness club in the eastern suburbs of Lhasa city.

Today, the conception to live in a healthy way has become more popular in Tibet's general public.

When the night falls, crowds of aged citizens dancing "Guozhuang," a traditional Tibetan group dance, to vigorous folk music can be seen in many residential communities. Among them, Pasang's mother Tseden Wangmo, 63, is undoubtedly one of the enthusiasts in such an outdoor team activity: "I like dancing Guozhuang very much, for it can make my body strong, bring me good mood and carry forward Tibetan ethnic culture as well."

Different from their elder generations, a swarm of teenagers play skateboard or roller-skating shuttle among groups of strollers on the squares in front of the Potala Palace and Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's permanent residence.

The stylish dress, colored hairs, an earring on a single ear or an obscure tattoo -- all these signals have highlighted Tibet's younger generation's personality and their view on fashion.

Lhakpa Tashi, 16, will become a high-school student in the second half year. This adolescent is a typical fan at various kinds of modern novelties, such as surfing the net, online shopping and foreign Rap music.

1.Which activity is not mentioned in the passage?.

A.shopping

B.dancing “Guozhuang”

C.playing skateboard

D.singing

2.Which of the following phrase has the same meaning as the underlined phrase “mingled with”?

A.along with

B.mixed with

C.together with

D.connected with

3.After reading the whole passage, do you think which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A.Young people in Tibet like going shopping or bar-hopping after work

B.Aged citizens like dancing “Guozhuang” to folk music at night in Tibet

C.Teenagers are keen on playing skateboard and roller-skating shuttle in Tibet

D.Young people in Tibet are interested in the factional dress

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A successful combination of traditional and modern Tibet

B. People in Tibet today are trying to break away from the tradition

C. Young people in Tibet today are trying to break away from the tradition

D. Young people in Tibet today are having a more colorful life than the old

5.According to your understanding, what is the author’s attitude towards the changes in Tibet?

A.Positive.

B.Negative

C.The passage does not tell us

D.The author does not care about the changes at all

 

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