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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