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一、阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)A
A
OfallthefamousEnglishwriters,thebestknownisWilliamShakespeare.
Hewasbornin1564.Hisfatherwasanimportantmaninhistown,soShakespearehadagoodupbringing(教养).Shakespearewenttoschoolbutnotuniversity.HegotmarriedtoAnneHathawaywhenhewas18andthecouplehad3children.
Shakespearewrote38plays.HebeganworkinginhishometownofStratfordbutin1592hewaswritinginLondon.Hebecamerichenoughtobuyahouseinthecapitalandinhishometown.
Hewrotesadstoriescalledtragedies,likeRomeoandJuliet,funnystoriesorcomedies,RomanticstoriesandstoriesabouthistoricalfiguressuchasJuliusCaesar.
Hediedonhisbirthdayin1616,almost400yearsago.Butwhyishisworkstillpopulartoday?
Hisworklookedatcommonhumanthemes(主题),suchasmurder,powerandlove.Thesethemesareasmuchapartofhumannaturetodayastheywereandaretheonesweseeinmodernsoapoperas(肥皂剧)andHollywoodfilms.Eventhoughhistheatre,theGlobe,burneddownin1613,itwasrebuiltinLondonin1997andyoucanstillseehisplaystheretoday.
Shakespeare’sinfluence(影响)ontheEnglishlanguagecanstillbefelttoday.Forexample,weoftentalkabout“fairplay”,meaninghonestbehaviorbutthisphrasewasfirstusedbyShakespeare.
21.JuliusCaesarmaybeseenin____.
A.comedyB.tragedyC.romanticstoryD.historicalstory
22.Fromthepassage,wecanmakeaconclusionthat_______.
A.ShakespearedidmuchtothedevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguage
B.Shakespearewasborninapoorfamily
C.Shakespearelikedtobuyandsellhousestomakemoney
D.Shakespeareisthefatherofmodernsoapoperas
23.Thephrase“fairplay”referstoaperson’snatureof_____
A.patienceB.braveryC.honestyD.goodmanner
B
Itwas1994,andanewmothertookhersickbabytothedoctor.Afterbeingtested,thechildwasdiagnosed(诊断)withCF(包囊纤维化),aseriousdisease.Thegirlwouldbeluckytosurviveintohertwenties.Thewomanandherhusbanddidnotknowwhattodo.
Sheturnedtotwofriends—footballstarBoomerEsiasonandhiswifeCheryl,whoknewalotaboutCFsincetheyhadasonwithit.They’dbeentryingtoraisemoneyfortheCFFoundation(基金会),andtheywereheadingtheirownfoundationthen.ThewomancalledtheEsiasonsrightawayandtheysharedwithhereverythingtheyknewabouttheillness.
Shewaschanged,andputherwholeheartintounderstandingCF.Shelearnedhowtousethetreatmentsthatwouldbestgiveherdaughterhope.ShelearnedaboutotherchallengesaboutCF.Though30,000Americanssufferfromtheillness,thenumberwastoosmalltomotivate(激励)drugcompaniestodoresearch.TheCFmarketcouldnotgetenoughinvestment(投资)forthegovernmenttomakeupthemillionsneededtodevelopnewdrugs.
SoshegaveupherjobandjumpedintotheCFbusinessfulltime.ShenowtakespartineventsorganizedbytheCFFoundation,andgivesspeecheswherevershecan.ThemoneysheraisesgoestotheCFFoundation,lettingitemployscientiststostudythedisease.HernameisAngelaKinney.Thankstothemanypeoplejustlikeher,theaveragelifespan(寿命)ofachildbornwithCFhasjumpedto36.5years.
24.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatCherylwas______.
A.adoctorstudyingCFB.afootballstar
C.apersonwithCFD.amemberoftheCFFoundation
25.WhatdidtheEsiasonsdotohelpAngelaKinney?
A.Theyofferedherajob.
B.Theyofferedhermoney.
C.TheytoldherwhattheyknewaboutCF.
D.Theytaughtherhowtocomfortthechild.
26.Whywasn’tthereenoughresearchonCF?
A.Therewerenoresearchersstudyingit.
B.ThenumberofCFpatientswastoosmall.
C.Drugcompaniesfoundithardtodoresearch.
D.Thegovernmentwasunwillingtoinvestinit.
27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAngelaKinney?
A.Cleverandchangeable.B.Braveandwarm-hearted.
C.Helpfulandopen-minded.D.Responsibleandhonest.
C
Fiveyearsago,Iwasamotherrelyingonthegovernmenttoraisefourchildrenonalimitedincome.Someofmyneighborswerealsostrugglingfordifferentfamilymatters.IknewIhadtheabilitytodosomething,whiletheyalsohadsomethingtooffer.ThenIbeganconnectingfamiliessothatwecouldcareaboutothersandsharethingswithoneanother.
InFebruary2004,wejumpedthroughallthedifficultiestobecomeanon-profit(非盈利的)organization—theFamilySupportNetwork.Ithasbeenatotallyvolunteerorganizationsinceitwasfounded.Thereareover200familiesinournetworknowandwe’vereceivednationalattentionforoureffort.Ourvolunteershaveprovidedover10,000hoursofhelpfortheirneighborsinneed.WiththehelpoffourvolunteersfromMicrosoft,wearenowlookingforvolunteersfromallaroundtheworldwhoaredevotedtocaringaboutothersandsharingthingswiththeirneighbors.Wecanreachthemeitherbyphoneoremail.
OurFamilySupportNetworkisaimedatordinarypeople.Peopleareattractedbyoureffort.Wedonotadvertise,butwetrytosharethegoodnewswehaveasmuchaspossible.Iwasrecognizedasagiraffe(带头人)lastyearforstickingmyneckouttomaketheworldabetterplace.TheAssociatedPressregardedusasaleaderinmakingsocietybetter.JohnMcKnightofNorthwestUniversityconsideredtheFamilySupportNetworkasanewideaforcommunity(社区)development.Wewelcomemorepeopletojoinus.Togetherwearemakingadifferencetocreateabetterandmorecaringsocietyforourchildren’sfuture.
28.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor______.
A.workedforthegovernmentB.learntalotfromherneighbors
C.haddifficultyraisingherchildrenD.decidedtosetupanorganizationalone
29.WhatcanwelearnabouttheFamilySupportNetworkfromthepassage?
A.Itisdesignedonlyforwomen.B.Itissetuptomakemoney.
C.ItadvertisesitselfontheInternet.D.Itiswell-knownthroughoutthecountry.
30.Theauthorwasrecognizedasagiraffebecauseshe_______.
A.alsocaredaboutthelifeofgiraffesB.wasconcernedabouttheworld
C.wasagreatmotherandleader
D.hasalongandbeautifulneck
31.Thepassageismainlyabouta(n)____.
A.actofkindnessB.successfulbusiness
C.waytodevelopcommunitiesD.jobopportunityforvolunteers
D
TheUnitedStatesisfullofcars.Therearestillmanyfamilieswithoutcars,butsomefamilieshavetwoormore.However,carsareusedformorethanpleasure.Theyareanecessarypartoflife.
Carsareusedforbusiness.Theyaredriventoofficesandfactoriesbyworkerswhohavenootherwaytogettotheirjobs.Whensalesmenaresenttodifferentpartsofthecity,theyhavetodriveinordertocarrytheirproducts.Farmershavetodriveintothecityinordertogetsupplies.
Sometimessmallchildrenmustbedriventoschool.Insomecitiesschoolbusesareusedonlywhenchildrenlivemorethanamileawayfromtheschool.Whenthechildrenaretooyoungtowalktoofar,theirmotherstaketurnsdrivingthemtoschool.OnemotherdrivesonMondaystakingherownchildrenandtheneighbors'
aswell(也).AnothermotherdrivesonTuesdays,anotheronWednesday,andsoon.Thisiscalledformingacarpool.Menalsoformcarpools,withthreeorfourmentakingturnsdrivingtotheplacewheretheyallwork.
Morecarpoolsshouldbeformedinordertoputfewercarsontheroadanduselessgas.Toomanycarsarebeingdriven.Somethingwillhavetobedoneabouttheuseofcars.
32.TheUnitedStatesisfilledwithcars,but.
A.noteveryfamilyhasacarB.fewfamilieshavetwocarsorevenmore
C.everyAmericanhasacarD.everyfamilyhasacar
33.What'
sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?
A.Workersdrivecarstoofficesandfactories
B.Salesmendrivetocarrytheirproducts.
C.Farmersdriveintocitiestogetsupplies.
D.Carsarewidelyused.
34.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?
A.Smallchildrenarealwaysdriventoschool.
B.Allchildrengotoschoolbybusinsomecities.
C.Mothersdrivetheirchildrenwhocan'
twalktoschool.
D.Schoolbusespickupallchildren.
35.Mothersformcarpoolsinorderthat.
A.theycandrivetoschool
B.theycantaketurnsdrivingtheirchildrentoschool
C.theyreachschoolquickly
D.theycandrivetheirchildrentoschoolintime
二、任务型阅读(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornbluejeans._36___Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday.Strauss'
inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld.
LeviStrausswasborninGermanyin1829.__37__HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847.BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother'
sdrygoodsbusiness.Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention.Afterthegoldrushof1849,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfortunes.
Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals.Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers.Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth.__38__Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,hedecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers.Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore.
In1873,Str