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PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1:

Question21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:

opportunitiesforeducation,employment,andentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:

violentcrime,racialconflict（冲突，抵触）andpoverty.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansociety.

AfterWorldWarⅡ,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;however,thepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased.LosAngelesandHoustonarecitieswherepopulationincreased.ThesepopulationshiftstoandfromthecityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.

Duringthistime,inthelate1940sandearly1950s,cityresidentsbecamewealthier,moreprosperous.Theyhadmorechildren.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs,areasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican"dream"wastohaveahouseinthesuburbs.

Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.They,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.SomecontinuetomovetocitiesintheSunBelt.CitiesareexpandingandthepopulationisincreasinginsuchstatesasTexas,Florida,andCalifornia.OthersaremovingtoomoreestablishedcitiesoftheNortheastandMidwest,suchasBoston.BaltimoreandChicago.

Manyyoungprofessionals,doctors,lawyers,andexecutivesaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunities,whichthecityoffers.Anewismovingintothecities-awealthier,moremobileclass.

21.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A）TheAmerican"dream".

B）Anewclassofcityresidents.

C）Racialconflictandpoverty.

D）CitiesinAmerica.

22.Thecolonisusedtwiceinparagraph1.Whatdoesthecolondo?

A）Itintroducesexamples.

B）Itintroducesaconflictingidea.

C）Itintroducesafalseidea.

D）Itintroducesabrightidea.

23.Accordingtothepassage,whydidmanypeoplemovetothesuburbsduringtheperiodafterWorldWarⅡ?

A）Theywereafraidofanotherworldwar.

B）Theywantedtobefreefromviolentcrime

C）Theybecamericherandwantedtohavemorelivingspace.

D）Theycouldnotbeartheairpollutioninthecity.

24.Accordingtothepassage,whydomanypeoplewanttoliveinthecitynow?

A）Theythinktheirparentswereoncecityresidents.

B）Theycannotaffordthefuelfortheirtransportation.

C）Theywanttorestoretheoldcities.

D）Theylovetheexcitementandchancesinthecity.

25.Inparagraph4,thewords"moreestablished"couldbestbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?

A）moreorganizedB）moreofficial

C）morefamousD）older

Passage2:

Question26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whatdowethinkwith?

Onlythebrain?

Hardly.Thebrainislikeatelephoneexchange.Itistheswitchboard,butnotthewholesys-tem.Itsfunctionistoreceiveincomingsignals,makeproperconnections,andsendthemessagesthroughtotheirdestination,Forefficientservice,thebodymustfunctionasawhole.

Butwhereisthe"mind"?

Isitinthebrain?

Orperhapsinthenervoussystem?

Afterall,canwesaythatthemindisinanyparticularplace?

Itisnotathinglikealegoreventhebrain.Itisafunction,anactivity.Aristotle,twenty-threehundredyearsago,observedthatthemindwastothebodywhatcuttingwastotheax.Whentheaxisnotinuse,thereisnocutting.Sowiththemind.'Mind'saidCharlesH.Woolbert,"iswhatthebodyisdoing.”

Ifthisactivityisnecessaryforthinking,itisalsonecessaryforcarryingthoughtfromonepersontoanother.Observehowpeoplegoaboutthebusinessofordinaryconversation.Ifyouhaveneverdonethispainstakingly,youhaveasurpriseinstore,forgoodconversationalistsarealmostconstantlyinmotion.Theirheadsarecontinuallynoddingandshakingsometimessovigorouslythatyouwonderhowtheirneckscanstandthestrain.

Eventhelegsandfeetareactive.Asforhandsandarms,theyareseldomstillingformorethanafewsecondsatatime.

Thesepeople,remember,andarenotmakingspeeches.Theyaremerelycommonfolktryingtomakeothersunderstandwhattheyhaveinmind.Theyarenotconsciousofmovement.Theirspeechisnotstudied.Theyarejusthumancreaturesinahumanenvironment,tryingtoadaptthemselvestoasocialsituation.Yettheyconverse,notonlywithorallanguagebutwithvisibleactionsthatinvolvepracticallyeverymuscleinthebody.

Inshort,becausepeoplereallythinkallever,aspeakermusttalkalloverifhesucceedsinmakingpeoplethink.

26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A）BodilyCommunication

B）BodilyActions.

C）SpokenLanguage.

D）Conversations.

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreewith?

A）Thinkingisasocialphenomenon.

B）Thinkingissolelyabrainfunction.

C）Thinkingisafunctionofthenervousactivity.

D）Thinkingisthesumtotalofbodilyactivity.

28.Incommunication,itisessentialnotonlytoemployspeech,butalso_____.

A）tospeakdirectlytotheotherperson

B）toemployavarietyofbodilymovements.

C）tobecertainthattheotherpersonislistening

D）topaygreatattentiontotheotherperson'sbehavior.

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthebasicfunctionofbodilyactivityinspeechisto_________.

A）makethelistenerfeelemotional

B）makethespeakerunderstood

C）amplifyorintensifythespeaker'sspokenwords

D）conveythespeaker'simpliedmeaningtothelistener

30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A）Thebrainiscomparedtoatelephoneexchange.

B）Themindisanactivityofthenervoussystem.

C）Somepeopleremainstillwhiletalkingtoothers.

D）Manypeoplemovetheirbodiesonpurposewhiletalking.

Passage3:

Question31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

SophyBrentcametovisitmenearlyeveryday.Sheirritatedmeunbearablymostofthetime.Shesmokedincessantlyandneverusedanashtray.ShefollowedmeintothekitchenwhileImadeteaorcoffeeorsupperandhelpedher-selftothechildren'sorangejuice.Shemadeagreathitwithmytwo-year-olddaughterFlora,whowouldhangaboutherforhoursandrefertoherlovingas"Sofa",andshewasalwaystalkingaboutmyhusbandandaskingmewherehewas.

Icouldnotdecidewhyshechosemycompany,al-thoughIreleasedthatnobodyelsepaidherverymuchattention.Hersituationwasverydifficultinthatshewasstraightoutofdramaschoolandonlynineteen,butbeingrequiredtoplayaleadingpartinacompanyoffairlydistinguishedandexperiencedactors.Theywouldnothavelikedhermuchevenifshehadbeengood,andas,fromallaccounts,shewasnotgoodtheytookeveryopportunitytorunherdown.IthinkshethoughtthatIwastheonlypersonaroundwhowerebothunconnectedwiththetheatreandtolerablysmart.Toassociatewithmewasnot,atanyrate,tostepdownthescale.Andformypart,althoughsheirritatedmeandIdidnotdislikeher.Therewassomethinggenuinelydiscerninginhereffusiveness（感情洋溢）andshehadsuchphysicalcharmthatwithmeshecouldgetawaywithany-thing.Shewasnicetohavearound,likeflowersofabowloffruit.

31.WhenSophyBrentcametovisither,thewriter___________.

A）wasenviousofher

B）thoughtsophywasintolerablyrude

C）dislikedSophy'sinfluenceoverFlora

D）foundSophy'shabitsaggravating

32.HowdidFlorareacttoSophy?

A）Shepreferredhertoherownmother.

B）Shelikedtoholdherhand.

C）Shetookagreatlikingtoher.

D）ShelikedthegamesSophyplayedwithher.

33.BeforejoiningthistheatrecompanySophyhad____________.

A）neveractedprofessionallyinherlife

B）receivednoprofessionaltraining.

C）belongedtoaleadingcompany

D）actedprofessionallyinonlyoneplay

34.TheotheractorsoftencriticizeSophybecause__________.

A）theythoughtshewastooyoungforthepartsheplayed.

B）theydidn'tlikeherarrogantbehaviors

C）theydidn'tlikinglisteningtoherconversation

D）theydidn'tthinkthatsheverycompetent

35.ThewriterthoughtSophycametoseeherbecauseshe________.

A）wantedtovisitthewriter’syoungdaughter

B）likedvisitingsomeoneelseinvolvedinthetheatre

C）likedvisitingsomeoneacceptablewhowasnotin-volvedinthetheatre.

D）wantedtomeetthewriter'shusbandandoftenaskedabouthim.

Passage4:

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas"theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea".

Beforethenineteenthcentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.

Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatthequestion"Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?

"hadto