B・WomensPositionintheBedouinFamily
C・BedouinPeople'sIdeaofLoyaltyandHonor
D.HowtoGuardHonors
7.TheBedouinpeoplethinkmosthighlyofonewhoisd•
A.devotedtohiscountryandhisleader
B.fromanordinaryfamily
C・proudofhisancestorandrelatives
D.faithfultohisfamilyandtribe
8.Itislearnedfromthepassagethata・
A.aherofromanhonoredfamilyismoreadmired
B・onecannotliveinthetribewithoutagoodfamilyname
C・alltheBedouinpeoplearekind,braveandgenerous
D.familytraditionscanneverbepassedtochildren
9.Theword"disgraced"(Para.3)means"b_c
A.disappeared
B.disappointed
C.dishonored
D.discouraged
10.ItisimpliedinthepassagethattheBedouinwomenared.
A.treatedastheequalsofmen
B・respectedforwhattheydo
C・notinterestedinposition
D.notrespectedasmuchasmen
PassageThreeQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Upuntilabout100yearsago,newspaperintheUnitedStatesattractedonlythemostseriousreaders.Theyusednoillustrations(插图)andthearticleswereaboutpoliticsorbusiness・
Twomenchangedthat…JosephPulitzeroftheNewYorkWorldandWilliamRandolphHearstoftheNewYorkJournal.PulitzerboughttheNewYorkWorldin1883.Hechangeditfromatraditionalnewspaperintoaveryexcitingoneovernight.Headdedlotsofillustrationsandhetoldhisreporterstowritearticlesoneverycrimetheycouldfind・Andtheydid.Onewomanreporterevenpretendedshewasmadandwassenttoahospital.Shelhenwrolemanyarticlesaboutthepoortreatmentofpatientsinthosehospitalswheremadmenwerekept.In1895,HearstcametoNewYorkfromCalifornia.HewantedtheJournaltobemoreexcitingthantheWorld.Healsowantedittobecheaper,soheloweredthepricebyapenny.Hearstattractedattentionbecausehisnewspaperheadingwerebiggerthananyoneelse^s.Heoftensaid,"Bigprintmakesbignews."
PulitzerandHearstdidanythingtheycouldtosellnewspaper.Forexample,HearstsentFredericRemington,thefamousillustrator,todrawpicturesoftheSpanish-AmericanWar.Whenhegotthere,hetoldHearstthatnofightingwasgoingon.Hearstanswered,"Youprovidethepictures.Fllprovidethewar.
11・Aboutacenturyago,Americannewspapercarriednewsabout_d•
A.allkindsofexcitingnews
B.crimesandmadpeople
C・thepoortreatmentofpatients
D・seriousmattersonly
12.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
Ac
A.Pulitzerandawomannewsreporterchangedtheworldovernight.
B.PulitzerboughttheJournalwiththehelpofhisreporter.
C.Awomannewsreporterpretendedtobemad.
D.Awomanreporterbecamemadandwassenttoahospital.
13.Hearstattractedreaders5attentionbya.
A.usingbiggerheadings
B.reportingbigwarnews
C・raisingthepriceofthenewspaper
D.reportingpoliticsandbusinessonly
14.bwasaskedtodrawwarpictures.
A.Hearst
B.Remington
C.Pulitzer
D.Awomanreporter
15・Thispassagetellsusthatd.
A.PulitzerandHearstwerethemostfamousreportersoftheUnitedStates
B.newspaperownerssometimeshiredmadmenastheirnewsreporters
C・theworldandthejournalwerenotpopularnewspaperatthattime
D.PulitzerandHearstusedeverypossiblemeanstowinovereachother
PassageFour
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ItishardtoimaginelifewithoutArabicnumbers(数字).Noothernumbersystemeverinventedhasasimplewaytowriteanumberlike1984.InRomannumeral,itcomesoutlikethisMCMLXXXIV.Imaginehowdifficultitwouldbeforaschoolpupiltorememberit!
TheArabs,however,calltheirnumbers"Indiannumerals^.ThisisprobablybecausetheygottheoriginalideaalongtimeagofromIndia.Therewerenoprintednewspapersorscientificmagazinethen,somathematicstraveledalongthesameroutesthatsilkdid,asbusinessmensoldandboughtgoods.TheArabslooklhenewnumbersandmadeimprovementslhalquicklyledloadvancesintechnology.
TheachievementofArabictechnologycanbeseenfromapassageina10lh-centurybookaboutanArabiccity:
"Theneighboringcountryshowedtheresultsofcarefulworkinagriculture,trade,andindustry.RiceandmanyotherplantsweregrowninfieldswithwatersuppliedbyArabengineers・Thecityineluded900publicbaths,stone-coveredstreets,fountains,andbeautifulbuildings.^Atthistime,Londonwasasmalltownwithdirtystreets,andBerlinwasafarmingvillage.Infact,citiesoutsidetheArabworlddidnotreachthesamelevelofsocialdevelopmenttinlilcenturieslaler.
16.ThispassagetellsusthattheArabswereapeopleb.
A.inventingRomannumerals
B・havingadvancedtechnologylongago
C・growingcornandmanyotherplantsthen
D・supplyingothercountrieswithcolorfulsilk
17・Ittakesmuchmoreeffortstod・
A・learnRomannumeralsthanArabnumerals
B.introducenumeralsthroughprintedmaterials
C.makegreatuseofsilkroads
D.teachbusinessmennumerals
18.TheArabscalltheirnumerals“Indiannumerals"becaused・
A.lhenumeralsaremainlyusedinChina
B.theycopiednumeralsfromIndians
C・ArabicnumeralswerefirstusedbyIndianbusinessmen
D.theygotsomeideasaboutnumberfromtheancientIndians
19.Accordingtothepassage,theArabpeoplea・
A.didbusinesswiththeIndians
B.learnedsomeideasaboutbusinessfromIndians
C.builtpublicbathsinLondoninthe10thcentury
D.traveledalongwaytolearnmathematicsinRome
20.Froma10lh-centurybook,wecanlearnthatc.・
A.Berlinwasformerlyadirtywithsufficientriceandplants
B.LondonwasundertheruleoftheRomansinthe10thcentury
C・theArabworldwasmoreadvaneedthanothercountriesaround
D・Londonchieflydevelopedindustrytencenturiesago
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(共40小题,每小题1分,共40分)
Directions:
Thereare40incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD・ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesente