Question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Like fingerprints, no two faces

第1题

In the past people did not question the difference between life and death

. They could11that a person died when his heart stopped beating. They learned, however, that the body did not die12when the heart stopped beating. They also discovered that humans remained alive13their brain remained active.

Today the difference between life and death is not as easy to see14in the past. Modern medical devices can15the heart beating and the lungs breathing long16the brain stops. But is this17?

The question has caused much debate18doctors in the United States. Many of them want a law that19a person is dead when the brain dies. A person would then be20dead when brain waves stop, even if machines can keep the body alive.

11. a. discover b. doubt c. convince d. see

12. a. immediately b. accidentally c. suddenly d. unexpectedly

13. a. even if b. before long c. long before d. as long as

14. a. as b. like c. such as d. the same

15. a. trace b. keep c. pursue d. increase

16. a. while b. afterward c. after d. before

17. a. alive b. life c. live d. lively

18. a. from b. about c. between d. among

19. a. insists b. claims c. says d. tells

20. a. decided b. considered c. determined d. estimated

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第2题

All of us can change our behaviour to fit different situations

.We are often noisy at weddings and sympathetic at funerals.Our table manners are not the same at a picnic as in a restaurant.When speaking with people,we feel free to interrupt close friends but tend to listen to our employers until they finish.If we don’t make such adjustments(调整),we are likely to get into trouble.

From one point of view,language is behaviour;it is part of the way we act.And like every other kind of behaviour,it must be adjusted to fit different contexts or situations where it is used.For instance,among people who are used to a writing system,there is one adjustment everyone makes:they speak one way and write another way.Speakers can stop in the middle of a conversation and repeat themselves if they sense that they are being misunderstood;writers often go back over their writing to see that it is clear,which is,however,before the communication occur.Once writers have passed their writing to someone else,they cannot change it.

Speakers can use intonation(语调)，stress(重音)，and pauses to help make their meaning clear.A simple sentence like “John kept my pencil” may mean,by a shift in the stress and intonation patterns,either John rather than someone else kept the pencil,or John kept rather than just borrowed the pencil,or it was a pencil rather than anything else that he kept.Writers,on the other hand,have their special tools of various punctuation(标点) marks,capitals,italic(斜体) letters,and so on.Skillful writers could also change the word order of a sentence.So“Cindy only had five dollars” could be turned into “Cindy had only five dollars” to mean Cindy had no more than five dollars,or into “Only Cindy had five dollars” to mean nobody but Cindy had five dollars.

36.The main purpose of the first paragraph in this passage is to _______.

A.summarize the passage

B.introduce the topic of the passage

C.use examples to illustrate the first sentence of the paragraph

D.use examples to illustrate the last sentence of the paragraph

37.According to Paragraph 1,we must adjust our behavior. because _______.

A.we should appear happy at weddings and sad at funerals

B.we should listen to our employers more than to our friends

C.our manners should be different in different places

D.our behavior. should be acceptable to others around

38.Language as mentioned in Paragraph 2 is considered _______.

A.a kind of behavior

B.an act found in all situations

C.an adjustment everyone makes

D.both spoken and written

39.According to Paragraph 2,speakers and writers differ mainly in _______.

A.the amount of time they spend on the communication

B.the number of times they stop while communicating

C.how they can make sure that they are not misunderstood

D.when they decide to begin the communication

40.According to Paragraph 3,speakers can use such tools as _______ to make their meaning clear.

A.intonation patterns and word order

B.stress patterns and word order

C.pauses and punctuation marks

D.pauses and shifts in stress patterns

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第3题

Dad said it would be an unusual present,and he was quite right.

He said,“Go to the telephone and call a ten-figure number,it must begin with 010.Got that—010?You can please yourself about the other seven figures.”I called the number 010 3612597.A few moments later I heard a man's clear voice at the other end.The voice said,“Kikri 2597.Don Flower speaking.”

I said,“Hello,Mr.Flower.I'm Robert West,and this call to you is one of my birthday presents.I'm thirteen today——”

“Oh,that's great.Many happy returns of the day!Where are you calling from,Robert?You sound very clear.”

“I'm at home in London.Where are you?”

“You're in London!Well,well——I've never had a call from London before.I live in Kikri,in Australia.About a hundred miles from Kikri,actually,but it's the nearest place.I've got a small farm here,with about ninety thousand sheep on it.You ought to come and visit me one day.”

“I'd like to,very much.Your farm must be very big,Mr.Flower,if you've got ninety thousand sheep on it.”

“Well,there may be only eighty thousand by now.I'm not too sure.There's not a lot of feed for them,you know,and two of my wells have gone dry this month.So we've been driving the sheep around a bit.If you go straight across the middle of my farm,it's a hundred and ten miles.That isn't a great size for a farm in Australia,but it's big enough for me!”

We talked for three minutes,and it was very interesting.I gave Mr.Flower my telephone number.He promised to ring me on my birthday next year.

31.“You can please yourself about the other seven figures”means _______.

A.say “please” when you call the number

B.feel pleased to make the call yourself

C.choose the other seven figures yourself

D.be pleasant when you dial the other seven figures

32.When Mr.Flower said “You're in London!Well,well—”,he was _______.

A.very surprised B.very well

C.very sorry D.out of breath

33.Mr.Flower has been driving his sheep around a bit because _______.

A.his farm was too small for ninety thousand sheep

B.his farm was only 110 miles straight across the middle

C.he was afraid someone would steal more of his sheep

D.there wasn't enough feed or water on his farm for the sheep

34.Which detail from the passage shows that Australia is a big country?

A.One must dial a 10-figure to reach Australia.

B.Mr.Flower lived one hundred miles from Kikri.

C.Mr.Flower now had only eighty thousand sheep on the farm.

D.Mr.Flower's farm isn't considered a big one in Australia.

35.The best title for this passage is perhaps _______.

A.London-Kikri B.A Birthday Present

C.Robert West and Don Flower D.A Phone Call

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第4题

“There is no arguing about taste”—runs the Latin proverb. But taste did not just happen

. Cultural, historical, biological and environmental events have interacted to cause frogs, for example, to be viewed as delicious in southern China but to be regarded with revulsion(厌恶)in northern China. Even though much remains unknown, tastes cannot be dismissed as inarguable or illogical; an attempt will be made here to discover why, as Lucretius put it,“What is food to one man may be fierce poison to others?”

Among the approximately thirty million tribal people of India, a total of 250 animal species are avoided by one group or another. Most of these people will not eat meat from a tiger or any of various snakes. Although they say they feel a relationship with these animals, it is obvious that both are highly dangerous and that hunting them systematically would be foolish.

Monkeys are avoided, probably because they look like human beings in appearance; in these tribes, man-eating is viewed as extremely cruel. A reluctance to eat some female animals has been attributed to respect for the mother's role, but it could also be due to a policy of allowing the females to reproduce and provide more young for people .Many tribes avoid eating any animal that has died of unknown causes, an intelligent attitude in view of the possibility that the animal might have died from a disease that could spread to humans .Animals that consume garbage are similarly avoided, an adaptive step that prevents contact with parasites(寄生虫),and that might explain why members of one tribe eat any of twenty-one different species of rats ,but not the house rat.

31.“There is no arguing about taste”, which means .

A. people don't like to talk about food

B. one's taste in food is hard to explain

C. there is no quarrelling about what to eat

D. no arguments about taste have been heard of before

32.It can be concluded from the first paragraph that .

A. the author is against eating frogs

B. taste is illogical and inarguable

C. some types of frogs are poisonous

D. taste is influenced by many factors

33.The tribal people in India don't eat snakes because .

A. they ate very dangerous

B. they are respected by Indians

C. they may spread disease

D. they help kill rats

34.The tribal people in India may not eat the following animals EXCEPT .

A. donkeys B. tigers C. female deer D. house rats

35.The passage is probably written for the purpose of .

A. introducing the eating habit of Indian tribal people

B. distinguishing different types of taste

C. accounting for people's different choices of taste

D. explaining the relationship between taste and tribes

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第5题

Prince was an intelligent dog and a slave to Williams. From morning till night

, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur“Boots”and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams daily paper but also with a halfounce packet of Williams favorite tobacco. A gundog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.

Williams was a railway man, and he wore a blue uniform. that smelled of oil fuel. He had to work at odd times,“days,”“late days”or“nights.”Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, and knew when his master would leave the house and return. If Williams overslept, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family.

A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. Two days later,Prince dropped the wallet into Williams hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through,the little case still contained fiftythree pounds, his driving license and a few other papers. No one could tell where the dog had found it. Perhaps he had found it by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.

(1). The dog performed his duties .

(A). out of curiosity

(B). out of devotion

(C). to show his abilities

(D). to get something to eat

(2). The passage tells us that gundogs .

(A). are easily trained

(B). carry things safely

(C). have no sharp teeth

(D). are the fastest runners

(3). The word“annoyance”(line 5, para. 2) implies that Williams family felt .

(A). very amazed

(B). a bit angry

(C). very pleased

(D). a bit disappointed

(4). Williams eventually found that he had lost his wallet after .

(A). two days

(B). three days

(C). four days

(D). five days

(5). We can infer from the passage that .

(A). Williams was hard on his dog

(B). Williams was a loving dog owner

(C). Prince was intelligent and faithful

(D). Prince was trustworthy but annoying

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第6题

Shopping and Health：Many people believe that shopping (shop) is a bad habit

Shopping and Health

Many people believe that shopping (shop) is a bad habit. However, a recent Time magazine suggests that this 41______ (believe) might be wrong. For some people, shopping may help them live longer.

An extensive study of old people has 42______ (find) that regular shoppers live longer than less frequent shoppers. Shopping 43______ (give) people the chance to talk with other people and to get exercise. If shoppers buy fresh food 44______ (day), then they may have a 45______ (health) diet. Shopping makes people move from one place to another and make a certain 46______ (decide). These activities help them stay mentally and physically fit.

Even though people shop for practical 47______ (reason), shopping is also good for their 48______ (emotion) health. And compared with other types of physical 49______ (activity), shopping is easy to do. Unlike going to a fitness center or 50______ (play) sports, people can shop anywhere. As a result, they can do it more regularly.

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第7题

（填词补文）Australian Athlete Cathy Freeman

Australian Athlete Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman was born in an aboriginal (土著的) family in Australia. When she was still a girl, her talent in running was （31） . Her mother encouraged her to （32） her interest in sports. Her stepfather (继父), Bruce Barber, told her that she could win a gold medal at the Olympics if she trained （33） . At the age of 15, she （34） at the National School Championships. She achieved such good （35） that she was encouraged to （36） the 1990 Commonwealth Games team. She became a （37） of the 4x 100-meter relay (接力) team, which won gold at the Commonwealth Games. In 1990, she took part in the Australian National Championships, winning the 200 meters, and then ran in the 100, 200, and 4xl00 meters （38） at the World Junior Games. During this time,

She （39） an Australian track official. He later became her （40）, manager, and boyfriend.

A. obvious

E. met

I. races

B. coach

F. member

J. join

C. follow

G.results

K. hardly

D. strange

H. competed

L. properly

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第8题

（填句补文）marine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation

Marine it's that time of year when you start thinking about taking a vacation.Part of the work involves choosing an ideal location while the hard part can be making travel arrangements. （26） While those methods may be your first thoughts, train travel is a wonderful option that sometimes gets overlooked.

In recent years, train travel has increased greatly. A 2010 poll said 62 percent of Americans would probably choose to travel by train. The group responsible for most of the increase in train travel is senior citizens.（27）

The first advantage of traveling by train is not having to worry about driving or the stresses of flying. Today, taking a plane can be quite annoying.（28） In addition, some aren't fond of heights and instead enjoy feeling safe on the ground.

The second advantage of train travel is it allows passengers to enjoy beautiful scenes during the fide. （29） What's more, people can enjoy drinks, food, movies, and games on the train.

（30） It may bring back wonderful memories to those who rode trains with their families as children. Overall, train travel is both comfortable and relaxing. It is a wonderful way of traveling for senior citizens.

A. You don't have to keep your eyes on the road.

B. And they choose trains for a number of reasons.

C. Traveling by train can be t/ring and time-consuming.

D. Finally, railroad travel can be a timeless option for seniors.

E. How are you going to get there perhaps by plane, car, or bus?

F. One needs to check in bags and be subject to various security measures.

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第9题

To learn a foreign language well, the most important thing is how much time you are involved in language earning

. The more time you spend on the language, the faster you will learn. This means spending time enjoyably on at ever relates to the language you are learning. O Wherever you are, listen to the language and read what you are is tening to. Listen to and read materials that you like, materials that you can mostly understand, or even only artly understand. If you keep listening and reading, you will get used to the language. One hour of listening and reading each day is more effective than many hours of class time.~ Build up your vocabulary. You'll need lots. tart to otice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through listening and reading. Soon you will run into your new words and phrases elsewhere. Gradually you will be able to use them.O If you do not want to learn the language, you won't. If you do want to learn the language, take control. Choose content that interests you that you want to listen to and read. Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up.Talk when you feel like it. Write when you feel like it. You can learn to become fluent if you want to. Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand, or cannot yet say. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer, but this will happen at a pace that you cannot control. So sit back and enjoy.

Task 1：概括段落大意

A. Learn from teachers

B. Control your learning

C. Relax and enjoy language learning

D. Listen and read every day

E. Acquire more words and phrases

F. Spend time on the language

16. Paragraph 1:_____

17. Paragraph 2:_____

18. Paragraph 3:_____

19. Paragraph 4:_____

20. Paragraph 5:_____

Task 2：补全句子

A. they speak fluently

B. what they are listening to

C. what they don't like

D. they are learning

E. expand their vocabulary

F. have problems with their study

21. People need to spend time on the language_____

22. Learners should listen to the language and read_____

23. Through listening and reading learners may_____

24. People should avoid learning_____

25. It does not matter if learners_____

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第10题

（阅读选择）Bessie Coleman－－ Bessie was born in Atlanta, Texas in 1893

Bessie Coleman

Bessie was born in Atlanta, Texas in 1893. Her father was an Indian and her mother an African American. Her father left the family when she was seven. At such a young age, Bessie picked cotton. She also took on extra washing and ironing to help her mother meet family expenses.

After finishing high school, Bessie went to Chicago to stay with a younger brother. She became interested in aviation (飞行) shortly after World War I. But because of her sex and color she could not enroll (注册入学) in an aviation school in the US. Later, a newspaper editor told her that the only path left open to her would be an viation school in Europe. She then made two trips to Europe. She studied under top German and French pilots, and returned to Chicago with an international pilot's license. Bessie became the only black woman pilot in the world.

Her work as a pilot took her into a field untouched by women in her day. This field was exhibition flying. In 1922, Bessie gave her first exhibition flying show. Several thousand eager fans came to see the unusual show. She went on giving air shows all over the US. She gained national attention and thousands of fans of all races. She was not discouraged by words from her family or seeing the death of a student pilot. Nor did suffering a broken leg and arm in an air crash scare her.

Letters poured in from young black people. Like Bessie, they wanted to go into the field of aviation. Long before her first exhibition, Bessie dreamed of setting up a flying school for blacks. Unfortunately, she died in a flight accident before her dream was realized.

11. When Bessie was seven,（）

A. she left her family

B. she helped support the family

C. her father went to Atlanta

D. her family opened a cotton farm

12. Bessie was kept out of the US aviation schools because（）

A. World War I had ended

B. she was a black woman

C. her brother didn't want her to go

D. she didn't finish her high school

13. Bessie'sexhibition flying show in 1922（）

A. was the first done by women

B. did not attract much attention

C. was helped by European pilots

D. ended in air crash

14. According to Paragraph 3, Bessie（）

A. had fans all over the world

B. got support from her family

C. was once injured in an air crash

D. was scared by a pilot's death

15. Bessie's unrealized dream was to（）

A. reduce flight accidents

B. set up her own flying team

C. involve more women in aviation

D. found a flying school for blacks

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