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第I卷选择题(共100分)
一.听力(每题1.5分,共30分)
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二.阅读理解(每题2分,共40分)
第一部分阅读下面的文章,从每题后面所给的
四个选项中选出正确的一项。
A
KathyFletcherandDavidSimpsonhaveasonnamedSanti.Hehadafriendwhosometimeswenttoschoolhungry.SoSant
iinvitedhimtooccasionallyeatandsleepathishouse.
Thatfriendhadafriendandthatfriendhadafriend,andnowwhenyougotodinneratKathyandDavid’shouseonThursdaynighttheremightbe15to20teenagersgatheringaroundthetable,andlatertherewillbegroupsofthemcrashinginthebasementorinthefewsmallbedroomsupstairs.ThekidswhoshowupatKathyandDavid’shavesufferedthepainsofmodernpoverty:
homelessness,hunger,abuse.
Andyetbysomemiracle,hostilesoilhasproducedbeautifulflowers.Kidscomefromaroundthecity.Spicychickenandblackriceareserved.Cellphonesarebanned.ThekidswhocallKathyandDavid“Momma”and“Dad,”arepoliteandclearthedishes.Birthdaysandgraduationsarecelebrated.Songsareperformed.Eachmealwegoaroundthetableandeverybodyhastosaysomethingnobodyelseknowsaboutthem.Eachmealthekidsshowtheirpromisetocareforoneanother.
Theadultsinthiscommunitygivethekidsthechancetopresenttheirgifts.“Atmyfirstdinner,EddreadapoemthatIfirstthoughtwasfromLangstonHughes,butitturnedouttobehisown.Kesarihasavoicethatsomeho
wappearedfromNewOrleansjazzfromthe1920s.MadelineandThalyapracticefriendshipasifitwe
rethehighestartform.”
“Theygiveusagift—completeintoleranceofsocialdistance.WhenIfirstmetEdd,Iheldoutmyhandtoshakehis.Helookedatitandsaid,“Wehughere,”andwe’vebeenhuggingsince.”
BillMilliken,aveteranyouthactivist,isoftenaskedwhichprogramsturnaroundkids’lives.“Istillhaven’tseenoneprogramchangeonekid’slife,”hesays.“Whatchangespeopleisrelationships.Somebodyiswillingtowalkthroughtheshadowofthevalleyofadolescencewiththem.”Soulsarenotsavedinbundles.Loveisthenecessaryforce.
21.WhydokidscometoKathyandDavid’shouseonThursdays?
A.Tohelpthehomelessatfirsthand.B.Toexperiencethefeelingofhome.
C.Tolearnaboutthemodernpoverty.D.Toplantbeautifulflowersinpoorsoil.
22.Whyisn’ttheuseofcellphonesallowedatThursdaydinners?
A.Kidsneedtotellstoriesaboutthemselves.
B.Kidsareexpectedtocaremoreforeachother.
C.Kidshavetodohousechoresaroundthehome.
D.Kidspreparesongsforbirthdaysandgraduations.
23.WhatgiftdidthewritergetataThursdaydinner?
A.Thepracticeoftheartform.B.Thepleasureofenjoyingjazz.
C.Thechancetolistentopoems.D.Thezerodistancebetweensouls.
24.WhatdoesBillmeaninhiswords?
A.Loveisthepowertochangea
kid’slife.
B.Moneyisneededtostartprogramsforkids.
C.Aprogramcanchangeagroupofkid’slives.
D.Kidschangetheirrelationshipsinaprogram.
B
Inmanycountries,schoolshavelongsummerholidays,withshorterholidaysinbetween.However,anewreportsuggestsshorteningschoolholidaystostopchildrenforgettingwhattheyhavelearntduringthelongsummerbreak.Insteadofthreeschoolterms,itsays,thereshouldbefiveeight-weekterms.Andthereshouldbejustfourweeksoffinthesummer,withatwo-weekbreakbetweentheotherterms.
SoniaMonterohastwochildrenatprimaryschoolandworksfull-time.Shesupportstheidea.“Thekids,”shesays,“havemuchlongerholidaysthanmeandIcan’taffordtotakeseveralweeksoffwork,soIneedsomeonetotakecareofthem.Butnobodywantstheworkinthesummermonths—theyallhaveholidaysoftheirown.”
Notsurprisingly,someyoungpeopledisagree.StudentJasonPanossays“It’sastupididea.Iwouldhatestayingatschoolinthesummer.It’sunfair,too.Thepeoplewhosuggestthishadlongschoolholidayswhentheywereyoung,butnowtheywanttostopusenjoyingthesummer.ThekidsinSpainandAmericahavemuchlongerholidaysthanhere,buttheydon’tforgeteverythingthey’velearntinafewmonths.”
NadiaSalibagrees.“Sure,”shesays,“thefirstweekatschoolafterthesummerisnevereasy,butyousoongetbackintoit.Therealproblemroundhereisthatkidsgetboredaftersomanyweeksoutofschool,andthensomeofthemstartcausingtrouble.Buttheansweristogivethemsomethingtodo,notmakeeveryonestayinschoollonger.”
25.WhyisSoniainsupportofshorterschoolholidays?
A.Shedoesn’tgetanysummerholidaysinherjob.
B.Sheisworriedthatherchildrenwillforgetwhatthey’velearnt.
C.Shecan’taffordtopaysomeonetolookafterherchildren.
D.Shecan’tgetanyonetolookafterherchildreninsummer.
26.WhatdoesJasonsayaboutlongsummerholidays?
A.Theycanhelpchildrenforgetaboutschool.
B.Schoolsinothercountriesdon’thavethem.
C.Thesedaysmanyolderpeoplehavethemtoo.
D.Theyhavelittleinfluenceonchildren’seducation.
27.WhatdoesNadiasayaboutyoungpeopleonsummerholidays?
A.Theywouldliketospendmoretimeatschool.
B.Longholidaysareverybadfortheireducation.
C.Theyneedsomethingtodotoenrichthemselves.
D.Longholidaysshouldbeshortenedtostopthemcausingtrouble.
C
Earlierthisyear,thesocialmediawebsiteFacebookannouncedthatitwouldworkwithseveralnewsorganizations—includingTheNewYorkTimes,TheGuardian,andtheBBC—toplacenewsstoriesdirectlyintousers’personalFacebookwebpage.StoriespublishedusingFacebookInstantwillloadmorequicklyandkeepthestyleoftheoriginalpublisher,whowillkeepall
theadvertisingincomethestoriesearn—atleastfornow.Thedealshowshowimportantsocialmediahasbecometonewsorganizations,andisaclearsignofhowtheworldofnewsischanging—andhasbeenforawhile.
WhenGoogl
eNewsbeganin2002,manysawitasthedeathofthenewspaper.Ithadnohumaneditor.InsteadGoogleused,andstilluses,asecretcomputerprogramthatselectsanddisplaysnewsstoriesaccordingtothereader’spersonalinterests.Morerecently,AssociatedPressandYahoo!
havebeenpublishingcomputer-writtenarticles.Bothusespecialsoftwaretoautomaticallyproducestoriesaboutcompanyfinancialresultsandsportsreports—areaswherethequalityofwritingisfelttobeofsecondaryimportancetotheaccuracyofthedata.
Shouldwebeworriedaboutsuchdevelopments?
Ithinkweshould.Oneconcernisthatfacebook,Googleandothersocialmediawebsitesseejournalismasasideline,awayofputtingpeopleinfrontofadvertisements.Itisn’ttheirprimaryfunction—soifitstopsmakingthemlotsofmoney,they'
relikelytostopdoingit.
There’salsoaconcernthatcomputer-writtenarticlesarenotactuallyjournalismatall,becausewhatahumannewsteamproducesisactuallyquitecomplex.Awell-writtennewsstoryputsinformationincontext,offersavoicetoeachsideofanargumentandbringsthepublicnewknowledge.
Thougheconomicsandspeedofdeliverymeanreaderswillprobablychooseacomputer-writtenstoryoveracarefullyshapedarticle—atleastfordailynews—Idon'
tthinkthecomputerswillbewritinganyin-deptharticlesforawhileyet.
28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?
A.ToreportonanewcomputerserviceofferedbyFacebook..
B.Toadvisereadersagainstreadingcomputer-writtennews.
C.Toexpressconcernaboutrecenttrendsinonlinenews.
D.Todescribetheprocessofonlinenewsreporting.
29.Computer-writtennewsreportshavesofarfocusedonsportsandfinancebecause________.
A.thesearethemostpopulartopicsforonlinereaders
B.therearefewerjournalistsspecializingintheseareas
C.informationonthesetopicsismoreeasilyavailable
D.writingstyleislessimportantthanaccuracyintheseareas
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3referto?
A.Journalism.B.Advertising.C.Facebook.D.Business.
31.InParagraph4,whichofthefollowingismentionedasacharacteristicofawell-writtennewsarticle?
A.Theinformationpresentedisup-to-date.B.Theauthor'
sopinionisclear.
C.Differentviewsonthetopicarepresented.D.Thelanguageusedisvivid.
D
TheRugby(英式橄榄球)WorldCupiscurrentlybeingheldinNewZealand.Thetournament,duetofinishonOctober23,islivinguptothefamousEnglishsaying,“Rugbyisathug'
s(暴徒)gameplayedgentlemen.”
Thegamesarephysicallyaggressive;
thetackles(冲撞)onthepitcharebrutal;
buttheendofeachmatchisacivilizedaffair.Playersshakehandsandapplaudeachother.Ofcourse,theothersidetothissayingis:
"
Footballisagentleman'
sgameplayedbythugs."
Indeed,unlikesoccerplayers,rugbyplayersdon'
toftenquestionthereferee'
s(裁判员)decisionsorpretendtobeinjuredwhentheyarenot.
“Footballcouldlearnalotfromrugby,"
saidBrianMoore,aformerEnglandrugbyplayer"
Thewonderfulspiritofrugbyis:
thereisagentlemanlycodetoit.Youplayhardonthepitch,butyoualwaysrespectyouropponent..
RugbyismainlyplayedinEurope.Australia,NewZealandandpartsofAfrica."
Itismoreenjoyabletoplaythansoccerbecauseyouarealwaysinvolvedinthega
me,"
saidPeter,aWelshrugbycoach."
Rugbyisalsoafarsuperiortestofstrength,stamina(耐力)anddetermination."
Mostprofessionalrugbyplayersarelarge,strongandweighover90kilograms.Peoplewhoplaythesportneedtobetoughandbepreparedtogethurt.Blackeyes,brokenbones,lostteethandbeingknockedunconscious—a