1、B. to know the making of productsC. to receive certain special training D. to remember the entire trade route 50. The Silk Road became less important because _.A. it was made up of different routes B. silk trading became less popularC. people needed fewer foreign goods D. sea travel provided easier
2、routes 51. New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people _.A. shared each others beliefs B. learned from one another C. traded goods along the route D. earned their living by traveling52. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Silk Road: East Meets WestB. The Silk Road: Pas
3、t and PresentC. The Silk Road: Routes Full of DangersD. The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning参考答案 ADBA *结束 When we walk through the city, we all experience a kind of information overload but we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We dont stop, we keep our faces expressionless and ey
4、es straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people as well. We make use of stereotypes as convenient ways to make quick judgments about situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate,and they can often be dangerously w
5、rong, but they are used regularly. The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limited clues to provide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will n
6、ot offer something we enjoy. In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self-presentation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becoming increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outsi
7、de of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price instantly, and lets others tell at a distance whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to associate with. In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distin
8、ctions, clothes, hairstyles, peoples pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and associa
9、tion.53. People walking in cities ignore the surroundings because _.Athere is too much information to take inBeveryone else is expressionlessCthey do not wish to talk to other peopleDthe environment is already familiar to them54. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of using stereotypes i
10、s that they _.Acan rarely be relied onBmake us mentally lazyCmay make us miss some pleasant experienceDare likely to lead us into dangerous situations55. From the passage we may conclude that _.Astereotypes can help to understand people fullyBdressing can send messages about individualsCpeople are b
11、ecoming more interested in fashionDstereotypes can do more harm than good to people56. It would appear that in England, a persons class _.Ais something that can be changed easily. Bplays less of a role than it did in the pastCis mainly determined by his pronunciationDmight be less important in makin
12、g friends in a city参考答案 ACBD*结束The internet will open up new vistas (前景), create the global villageyou can make new friends all around the worldThat, at least, is what it promised usThe difficulty is that it did not take the human mind into accountThe reality is that we cannot keep relationship more
13、 than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the internet tries to put you in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mindThe problem is twofoldFirst, there is a limit on the number of people we can hold in mind and have a meaningful relationship withThat number is about 150
14、 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest in themWe invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute whats left among as many others as we canThe problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engag
15、ement with that person will decline until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”This is not, of course, to say that the internet doesnt serve a socially valuable functionOf course it doesBut the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest
16、of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have more to the other side of the worldIn one sense, thats a good thingBut it also has a disadvantageIf you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see them, then cer
17、tainly you arent using your time to make new friends where you now liveAnd I suspect that probably isnt the best use of your timeMeaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it wont
18、stop that happening eventually57What is stressed in the first paragraph? AThe present situation of the internet BThe socially valuable function of the internet CThe difficulty in communication on the internet DThe role of the human mind in the internet communication58The underlined word “engagement”
19、 in the second paragraph probably means “_” Aconnection Bappointment Cinterview Dagreement59According to the passenger, the author holds the view that_ A. the internet greatly increases the size of social circles B. the internet determines the quality of social relationships C. the internet fails to
20、 play so valuable a role in communication as it promised D. the internet communication is no less effective than the face-to-face talk in many cases60What is the authors attitude towards the use of the internet to strengthen relationships? AHe doubts it BHe is hopeful of it CHe approves of it DHe is
21、 uncertain about it参考答案 DACA*结束完形填空Words:356难度系数:建议用时:15分钟(2012宁大附中模拟)My husband,Bob,died in January 2004.His death was unexpected as well.I _1_ condolences(哀悼)from people I hadnt heard from in years:letters,cards,flowers,calls,and visits.I took a bad knock with _2_.I was so struggling to _3_ the wh
22、ys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family,knowing in my heart that there really were no _4_.Its just all so sad.One message _5_ me deeply.I received a letter from my best friend from sixth _6_ through high school.We had drifted somewhat since _7_ in 1959,as she stayed in our
23、home town and I did not._8_ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we _9_ touch for five or ten years.Her husband,Pete,had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age,_10_ her with deep sorrow and heavy _11_:finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete,_12_ Bob a
24、nd I,had shared one of those rare,close,“loveofyourlifeyoucanneverforget”_13_.In her letter she _14_ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago.She wrote,“When Pete died,your dear mother _15_ me and said,Trudy,I dont know what to say.so Ill just say I love you.”She closed her letter t
25、o me repeating my mothers words of so long _16_,“Bonnie,I dont know what to say.so Ill just say I love you.”I felt I _17_ almost hear my mother speaking to me now.What a _18_ message of sympathy!How dear of my friend to cherish it all those years and then _19_ it on to me.I love you._20_ words.A gift.A legacy(遗赠物)【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,作者在丈夫突
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