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（一）》（课程代码00012）

第一大题：

ReadingComprehension

1、

   IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswholetmeusehishorseranchinSanysidropoputonfund-raisingeventsforyouthatriskprograms.

    ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying,"WwanttotellyouwhyIletJackusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungman,thesonofanitineranthorsetrainer whowentfromranchtoranch,traininghorsesl.Asaresult,theboy'shighschoolcareerwascontinuallyintrrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.

   "Thatnightheoroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofowningahorseranchsomeday.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailanddrewadiagramofa200-acreranch.Thenhe drewadetailedflooplayfora4,000-wquare-foodhousethatwouldsitontherach.Twodaywlaterhereceivedhispapeback.OnthefrontpagewasalaretredFwithanotetheread,'Seemafterclass.'

   "Theboywenttoseetheteacherafterclassandaskde,WhydidIreceiveanF?

"Theteachersaid,'Thisisanunrealisticdreamforaboylikeyou,havingnomoneyadmfromanitinerantfamily.Ifyouwillrewritethispapewhitamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.'

    "Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,heturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,'YoucankeeptheFandi'llkeepmyadream."

  Montytheturnedtotheassembledgroupandsaid,"Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace."Headded,"Twosummersago,thatsameschoolteacherbfought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whenthteacherwasleaving,hesaid,'Look,Monty,wheniwasyouteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.Istolealotofkids'dreams.Fortunatelyyouwereboldandambitiousenoughnottogiveuponyours."

1.Judgingfromthepassage,Montyisspeakingto（    ）

∙A.possiblesponsors

∙B.agroupofstudents

∙C.yougpeopleatrisk

∙D.agroupofhorsetrainers

2.Theteachergivesan"F"fortheboy'spaperbeacause（ ）

∙A.hisdremisunlikelytocometrue

∙B.hispaperislongandpoorlywritten

∙C.hisfatherisanitineranthorsetraniner

∙D.hemissesthepointoftheassingment

3.Thephrase"floorplan"（para.3）mostprobablymeans（   ）

∙A.asketchofthehoust

∙B.awaytopavethefloor

∙C.thepossiblesizeofthehouse

∙D.patternsforthehouse'sfloor

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMontylooksupontheschoolpaperwith（ ）

∙A.shame

∙B.disgust

∙C.pride

∙D.amusement

5.Apossible titleforthispassagewouldbe（  ）

∙A.FollowYourDream

∙B.NeverGiveupFighting

∙C.Teachers:

Dreamstealers

∙D.Monty:

AhorseTrainer

2、

Ittookmealongtimetoundeserstandthediffereccebetweenapresentandagift.

    Igrewvupinahouseholdwherepresentsmarkedspecialoccasions.TherewasalwaysapresentforeachofusunderthetreeatChristmasoratoutplaceatthetableonourbirthdays.

Additionally.DadalwaysgaveMomsomethingeachValentine'sDayandanniversay（周年纪念日）－acard,aboxofchocolatesorsomeothertoken.Helovedtoshop,insearchofasweaterinhercolor,askirtforChristmasoranyotherflatteringexpansionoftherwardrobe.Icametoseethesepresentsasadesirablefamilytraditionandtheexpressionofahusband'sdevotion

     SowhenImarrideamanwhodidnotgivepresentsregularly,Iwrestledwithmydeep-rootedexpectatios.Garydidnotwhollyeschew（逃避）gift-giving.Sometimeshewouldreturnfromseaarmedwithabrowmpaperbaginsideofwhichwassomethingshehadfoundthatremindedhimofme-amentcheaveronourfirstChristmas,aparingknifeonourfifthOnce,hegroughthomeashoulderpadforthetelephonereceiver.Butmostly,heignoredholidays.

      Itriedtoleadhisbyexample.Ikittedhimsweaters,socksandglovesforChrismas;madehimshirts,andboughbooksforhisbirthdays.Heappreciatedthecaringthesegiftsrepresented,butrefusedtoactlikewise.

     WhenGaryleftforthelocalauctiononeSatruday,whichhappenedtobemybirthday,Iaskedhimtofindmeapieceofjewelryasabirthdaygift.Hecamehomewitharoadscraperandeagerlyshowedmehowtouseit,notknowintthatIwasnotgrateful.Whenasnowstormhitlatethatyearandhewawatsea,Iusedtheroadscrapertoplowoutbothourdriveandourneghbor's,thinking,asIdrovealong,howuselessearingswouldhavebeen.

      GaryhadwiselychosennotthethingthatIwanted,butthethingthatheknewIwouldneed.itwasthenthatIfinallyrealizedthathehadbeengivingmegiftsallalong.Ifinallybegantounderstandthedifferencebetweenapresentandagift.Apresentisathing.Butagiftisbroaderandoftenimmaterial.Itisasmallactofkindness,theWillingnesstobendtoanother'sneeds,thesacrficeoftimeandeffort.Loveisagift,anofferingfromtheheartbetterthanapresent.

6.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorintendstoshowthat（    ）

∙A.herbrothersandsisterslovepresents

∙B.hermotherlovesherfather'spresents

∙C.present-giveingisatraditioninherfamily

∙D.shoppinginherfamilyiscarefullyplanned.

7.Thephrase"flatteringexpansionofherwardrobe"（para.2）refersto（  ）

∙A.clothesmaking

∙B.furniturerepairing

∙C.apieceoffurmiture

∙D.anitemofcllthing

8.Theauthorregardedherfather'spresentsforhermotherasasignofhis（   ）

∙A.love

∙B.tastes

∙C.kindness

∙D.generosity

9.Theauthorknitssweaters,SocksandglovesforGary,hopingthathewill （  ）

∙A.understandherbetter

∙B.giveherpresentsinreturn

∙C.learntolovehermore

∙D.noticeherdeepconcernforhim

10.Theauthoruseexampleoftheroadscrapertoshowthat（  ）

∙A.Garyisnotanidealhusband

∙B.apresentisdifferentfromagift

∙C.loveasagiftcannotbeforced

∙D.apracticalhusbandisdesirable

3、

 NotlongafterGeorgeandBettyweremarried,theyweretalkingaboutamovietheyhadjustseen.Bettythoughttheleadingmanwasectremelyattractive.Georgedidn't."Butit wasn'tjusthisphysicalappearance,"Bettysaid."Hewasstrong,butkindandconsiderate.That'swhatIfindattractiveinamanThoughyoudon'talwaysactthatwayyou're reallystrongand self-confident,too,George,"shecontinued."Iloveyouforthat."

      George hadneverthoughtofhimselfasstrongandself-confidentbefore.Heusuallysatbackandletothersmakedecisionsforhim,evenpushhimaround.Betty'swordsmadehimdecidethatmomenton,nomatterhowhefeltinasituation,hewouldtrytoappearstrongandself-confident.Thenextday,Georgestoodhisgroundinanargumentatasupermarketcheckout counter.Gradually,withBettycheeringhimon,hedemonstratedhisquietstrength  athome,inthecommunityandatwork.

     "IfBettyhadsaidtoGeorge,'Yhycan'tyoubelikethehero?

'shewouldhavegottenhurtfeelingsandanargument,notimprovement,"saysRobertH.Lauer,professorofhuman,behavioratU.S.InternationalUniversityinSanDiego.Intead,bycomplimentingGeorge,andtellingwhatshewanted,Bettyhelpedhimchange.

 GeorgeandBettyhadDiscoveredthesecredofsuccessfulmarriages,saysLauer-theartofhelpingeachotherimproveandgrow.Lauerandhiswife,Jeanette,studied351couplesmarriedatleast15yearsandfoundthatonetofthechqracteristicshappymarriagesmostcommonlysharedwastheabilityofhusbandandwifetorecognizeeachother'shiddenqualitiesandnurturethem"Mutualimprovementandeducationareessentialtoastringmarrige,"sayslauer.

11.Itcanbeinferredformthepassagethat,inBetty'seyes,anidealmanshouldbekind_________.

∙A.stongandattractive

∙B.stongandunderstanding

∙C.attractiveandunderstanding

∙D.stongandself-confident

12.Thephrase"stoodhisground"（para.2）means________.

∙A.refusedtogivein

∙B.refusedtomakeroom

∙C.stoodontheground

∙D.stoodonhisownfeet

13.Accordingtothepassage,georgeisinitially_________.

∙A.kindandsensitive

∙B.kindbutinsensitive

∙C.notstrongandconsiderate

∙D.notstrongandconfident

14.BettyhelpedGeorgechangeby_______.

∙A.peaisinghim

∙B.forgivinghim

∙C.criticizinghim

∙D.arguingagainsthim

15.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.

∙A.TheQualitiesofanIdealHusband

∙B.TheSecretofSuccessfulMarriages

∙C.TheSecretofMutualUnderstanding

∙D.TheImportanceofbeingSelf-confideng

4、Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknows,mostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuse"essay"tests,whichrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroad,generalquestionssuchasthefollowing：

"MentionseveralwaysinwhichBenjaminFranklinhasinfluencedthethinkingofpeopleinhisowncountryandinotherpartsoftheworld."

　　Oneadvantageoftheessaytestisthatitreducestheelementofluck.Thestudentcannotgetahighscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Anotheradvantageisthatitshowstheexaminermoreaboutthestudent'sabilitytoputfactstogetherintoameaningfulwhole.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhehasthoughtaboutthesubject.Sometimes,though,essaytestshavedisadvantages,too.Somestudentsateabletowriterathergoodanswerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubject,whileotherstudentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroublee3xpressingtheirideasintheessayform.

　　Besides,inanessaytestthestudent'sscoremaydependupontheexaminer'sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.Ifheisfeelingtiredorbored,thestudentmayreceivealowerscorethanheshould.Anotherexaminer