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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AmessagestickwasaformofancientandnonverbalcommunicationthatcamefromAustralia,particularlyamongaboriginalpeople.Itwasawoodenstickwithdesignsandsymbolsonit.Theseobjectswererelayedbycouriers（信使）amongvarioustribesandthusfunctionedasameansofcross-culturalcommunication.

“Aboriginal”isatermthatreferstothosewhoarebelievedtobethefirstknownpeoplelivinginaparticularplace,andinthiscase,itisusedtodescribeseveralsubgroupsofnativeAustralians.Eachgroupmighthaveitsownuniquecustomsandlanguages.Theywereoftendividedbytribes,sothesegroupsneededameanstocommunicate.Messagestickswerefirstinventedforthispurpose.

ThestickitselfwasoftenmadeofthewoodofnativeAustraliantrees.Messageswereplacedonthesticksusingavarietyofmethods,includingcarving,paintingorburningsymbolsontothewood.Themarkingsusuallyconsistedofwordlesssymbolsthathadtobetranslatedbythecourtier.Thismessagewasthususuallyaphysicallyfityoungmanwhohadmentalsharpnesstoproperlyconveymessagedetails.

Messagesticksfunctionedasashortofneutral（中立的）areabetweentribes.Courierswereallowedtohavesafepassage,eveniftheycamefromanenemyland.Sometimes,themethodofdeliveryconsistedofasinglecouriercarryingamessagestickfromtribetotribe.Othermethodshadonetribebeginapassingprocessamongsttribes,witheachtribeusingitsowncouriertoconveythemessagetothenexttribe.

ThisobjectalsohassurvivedaspartofAustralianculturalcelebrations.Someschools,forexample,designandtransportmessagesticksasameansoflearningaboutthepast.Inaddition,theterm“messagestick”isoftenusedinAustralianlingoasareferencetoothercommunicationformssuchasnewspapersorradiobroadcasts.

1.Forwhatpurposedidaboriginalpeopleuseamessagestick?

A.Toleanfromeachother.B.Toshowonetribe’spower.

C.Toshowtheirdesignsandsymbols.D.Tomakecommunicationacrossdifferenttribes

2.Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?

A.What“aboriginal”means.B.Whymessagestickswerecreated

C.WhatthecustomsofnativeAustralianswere.D.HownativeAustraliansweredividedintogroups.

3.Howwouldanaboriginaltribetreatthecourierfromanenemytribe?

A.Hewouldbeletgo.B.Hewouldbekilled.

C.Hewouldbegreatlyrespected.D.hewouldbedrivenoutimmediately.

4.WhydosomeAustralianschoolsdesignandtransportmessagesticks?

A.Tolearnaboriginallanguage.B.Tolearnaboutaboriginalhistory.

C.Torefertonewspapersandradios.D.Tocommunicateamongthemselves

B

Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:

“aninterestingweekofpoetry.”Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:

Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?

Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?

Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonething—theimportanceofspokenwords.Inscienceandengineeringclasses,theinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboard.Butinthispoetryclass,theinstructorsjusttalked.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboard.

Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjects,studentsneedtofindlayers（层次）ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimple,clean,andonthesurface;

otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduatescienceclasses,butitisimportantlater,ingraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities（人文科学）.

Boththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperience.Onepoetryinstructor,forexample,nowseestheimportanceofusingcareful,cleardefinitions（定义）whenheexplainsapoem.Healsoplanstobemoreinformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.First,humanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Second,thepoetryclasswasfun.Oneengineerdecided,“Weneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.”

Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis:

Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?

A.Theteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboard.

B.theteacherswereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.

C.Thestudentswereprofessorsfromauniversity.

D.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.

6.Theexperimentwasdesignedtofindout________.

A.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclass

B.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudents

C.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclass

D.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindsciencehard

7.Findinglevelsofmeaningis_______.

A.Importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanities

B.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanities

C.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscience

D.easyforundergraduatestudentsinscience

8.Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?

A.Theyshouldchangethewaytheyteach.

B.Apoemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.

C.Apoetryclasscouldbemoreinformative.

D.Theirteachingwasanenjoyableexperience.

C

Liverpool,myhometown,isauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritage（遗产）Site.

IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist（薄雾）,Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriver,respondedtothesoundsofsea-birds,andappearedunbelievablyattractive.WhenIheadedtowardthecentre,IfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEurope.Itisnothardtoimaginewhy,onfirstseeingthecity,mostvisitorswouldbeoverpowered（折服）bythebeautyofthenoblebuildings,whicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.

Asiftostressitsculturalrole,LiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleriesthanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGallery,IwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworld，andisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEngland.However,cultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccity,ithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEurope,anditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworld.Liverpoolisalsowellknownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.Everyyear,theMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitors,makingthecityaplaceofwonder.

Asyouwouldexpectfromsuchacity,therearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworld.Whenmytripwasabouttocomplete,IchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub（酒馆）.Itisamonumenttoperfection,andaheritageattractionitself.

BeingaWorldHeritageSite,myhomecityiscertainlyaplaceof“outstandinguniversalvalue”.itisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplore.

9.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________.

A.itsbeautifulbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings

10.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby_______.

A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspace

C.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses

11.TheauthorusesthePhilharmonicpubtoprovethat________.

A.Liverpoolisawell-knowncityforitsrestaurants

B.Liverpoolisanimpressiveplacefullofattraction

C.apubisawonderfulplaceforvisitorstorelaxthemselves

D.apubisaperfectchoiceforvisitorstocompletetheirjourney

12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpool.

B.theexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpool.

C.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpool.

D.thebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool.

D

WilliambutlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.hischildhoodlackedtheharmonythatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.infact,heinherited（继承）excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama（喜剧）andpoetry.

Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn’tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.

Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats’spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.

HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasam