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第一部分阅读部分(共2节,满分30分)
第一节阅读理解(共10小题;
每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thebeeshavebeenbusy.
There’sbeenlotstodo.
Wearethrowingapartybecause
ALICEISTURNING2!
Comebugoutwithus,
Saturday,JULY4TH
12TO1:
30
ThePavilion
MississippiMuseumofNatural
Science
2148RiversideDrive,Jackson
RegretstotheQueenBee
at601-555-4111
A
1.Thecardaboveis.
A.aticketB.apostcard
C.aninvitationD.anadvertisement
2.Thepartyisfor.
A.abirthdayB.aqueen
C.beewatchingD.thenationalday
3.Accordingtothecard,ifyouareunabletogo,youcan.
A.returnthecard
B.visittheMuseum
C.ignorethemessage
D.contactAlice’smother
B
WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.
MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasher.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“ThisisMrs.Tan...”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedon’tsendmecheckalreadytwoweeksago.”Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid,“I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”
Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whathewant?
IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.”
ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.
WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.
4.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?
A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.
B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.
C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.
D.Shewasnotverypolite.
5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?
A.Itconfusesher.
B.Itembarrassesher.
C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.
D.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.
6.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish..
A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers
B.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakers
C.hasaverybadreputationinAmerica
D.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica
C
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?
Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.
Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.
Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;
perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotignoreitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.
7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.
B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.
C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.
D.Thevalueofschoolwork.
8.Thewriterthinksthatastudent’spart-timejobisprobably_____.
A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpoints
B.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoney
C.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefuture
D.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy
9.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgood,he______.
A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilities
B.willberegretfulabouthisbadresults
C.mayalsodowellinhisfuturework
D.shouldrestarthisstudyatschool
10.Theunderlinedphrase“beallthumbs”(inPara.3)probablymeans“______”.
A.beclumsyatdoingthings
B.beskillfulindoingthings
C.benotinterestedincertainthings
D.beeasilyboredindoingthings
第2节阅读填空(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Haveyoufallenintoapatternofsleepingpoorly?
11Gettingagoodnightsleepisveryimportanttoyourphysicalandemotionalhealth.Herearesomesimpleactionsandchoicesyoucanmakerightnowtohelpyousleepbetteratnight.
1.Avoidcoffee,smoke,andalcohol.Ifyouwantcoffeeintheafternoonorevening,drinkless.Analcoholdrink,especiallymorethanone,willnothelpyousleepbetter.Adrinkmay,ormaynot,helpyoufallasleep,butalcoholcausesyoutosleeppoorlyandbeunabletosleepallnight,12
2.Don’tovereat,butdon’tgotobedhungry.Ifyouaren’ttiredofmilk,tryasmallglassofwarmmilkorapieceofmildcheeseintheevening.Asmallpieceofchickenorotherproteinmayalsoworkwellbeforebed.13
3.14Itcanhelpyouavoidlackingwaterandisgenerallygoodforyourhealth.However,avoidwaterandotherfluidsforthelasttwohoursbeforebedtimetoreduceyourneedtogotothebathroomduringthenight.
4.Makeyourbedroomasquietlyasyoucan.15Considerusingearplugs(耳塞)ifyourbedroomisnoisy.Somepeoplefindthatthewhitenoisefromafan,aswellastheairflow,helpsthemsleepbetter.Othersfindsoftmusicornaturalsoundslikewavesorbirdsongstoberelaxingandcontributetosleep.Ifyouusemusictohelpyoufallasleep,youmayfindthatyougetbetterrestlaterinthenightifyousetthemusictoturnoffafteranhour.
A.Drinkenoughwaterearlyintheday.
B.Ifyouhaveaclockthatticksloudly,replaceit.
C.Ifyoudrinktoomuchwater,youwillfeelbad.
D.Don’thaveyourstomachemptybeforegoingtobed.
E.Areyouconcernedthatyoumaynotsleepwelltonight?
F.Areyoualwaysworriedaboutwhatyoueatintheevening?
G.Cigarettesarealwaysanunhealthyhabit,especiallyintheevening.
第二部分完形填空(共20小题;
每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Hementionedthathehad19goingthere,buttherewasnosuchstreetnumberandhecouldn’tlocatehishotel.I20itagainforhim,hethankedmewithabig21,shookmyhand,andtookoff.Igotintomycarandhegotintohis,andwe22ways.AsIdrovetothenextstoreandwentin,Ifoundsomethingwasn’trightaboutthe23soIGoogledagainand24thathewaslookingfortheright25butinacityahalfhouraway!
Unfortunatelyithadbeenseveralminutes,andinthepeakrushhourtime,the26offindinghimwasslimtonone.ButIdecidedtogiveita27andtookoffinthatdirection.Ihadbarely28whathiscarlookedlike,andwasjustaboutto29.Iparkedmycarandwas30whatelseIcoulddowhenthemandroverightbyand31overintoanearbyparkingspot,still32aboutwherehewas.
WhenIpulledinnexttohim,hecouldn’tbelieveit.“33didyoufindme?
”heasked.“I’mnotsure,butI34thatyouareinthewrongcity!
”Ishowedhimtherightdirections,andaftermoresmiles,laughsandahandshake,wepartedwaysagain.Probablywe’llnever35again,butthatmakesitallthemoresweet.
16.A.hotelB.bankC.schoolD.store
17.A.reachB.findC.catchD.check
18.A.carB.phoneC.computerD.map
19.A.failedB.succeededC.stoppedD.tried
20.A.explainedB.providedC.confirmedD.reminded
21.A.voiceB.surpriseC.smileD.praise
22.A.droveB.passedC.lostD.parted
23.A.directionB.conduction