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第二部分 阅读理解(2)（2011年09月网考）全翻译版
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Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run
and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes.
But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the
Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept.
Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get
support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy
was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off.
The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to
march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a
period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190
words)
法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生 活凄惨。路易十六世企
图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企 图用武力镇压革命。1789
年7月14日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以 后，7月14日就被定为法国的
国庆日。1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得 支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被
废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以 死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其它国家的国
王感到害怕。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起 了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个
艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿 巴手中。

6. What’s this passage about? 这篇文章主要讲了什么？
A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命 D. Europe.
7. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下哪件事不是发生在1789年？
A. The French Revolution broke out.
B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速发展。
C. The government wasn’t well run.
D. King Louis XIV was in power.
8. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？
A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. 巴士底狱
9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意思？
A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 废除。
10. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？
A. July 14 has become the French National Day.
B. It brought some impact on the other European Kings.
C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.
D. The king tried to control the national parliament. 国王试图控制议会。


Passage 2
A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City
people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and
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elbowing others as they try to complete their errands （任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of
life in this country.
一个外国人 对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得匆
匆忙忙不知疲倦的 ，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。
白天匆忙就餐也是 这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。
Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they
too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next
person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.
工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家 都可
以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。如果你不这样， 侍者
会催促你的。
You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief
conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time
highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.
你会发现司机也都很匆 忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生
人的小礼节。不要在意，这是 因为他们非常珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时
间。
The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience
is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if
we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming
from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult
adjustments in both business and daily life.
对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在 美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的
很多人被称为“脾气火爆”。如果我们觉得时间在毫 无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在
休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不 同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的
就是对时间节奏的适应。
Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will
miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own
country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their
visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather
than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally
rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)
许多刚到美国来的人都会 想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会想念欢迎你到来而
泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交 礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常，
美国人不会与来访者在这么 悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而
不是与他的社交礼仪。因为 我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。
11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________ 以下哪项陈述是错误的？
A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B. Americans attach less importance to patience.
C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.
D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。
12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________.第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？
A. a less important thing B. a first concern 要首要考虑的。
C. a good business D. an attractive gift
13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.美国人评价他们的同事是根据__________。
A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks
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C. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past performance他们过去的表现。
14. This passage mainly talks about __________. 本文主要讲了___________。
A. how Americans treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。
B. how busy Americans are every day
C. how Americans do business with foreigners
D. what American way of life is like
15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.
从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是___________。
A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative欣赏的。 D. objective

Passage 3
Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native
country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could
go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and fiends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly
heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（称）. Maria pulled and pulled.
The bag was too heavy and she just couldn’t lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was
waiting to check in his luggage.
Maria，十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和
她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴，但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她想这些的时候，她突然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，
她根本抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运行李的。
“What’s wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesn’t she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag
on the counter, hoping to check in fist. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.
“这女孩怎么了？”他说 道，“她为什么不快点？”他走到前面，把包放在台上，希望能先登记。他
急着想要得到一个好的座位。
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset?
There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can’t you give me a hand with
my luggage?”
Maria 很生气，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说，“你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上的每个人都有
座位。如果 你真的很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？”
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back.
Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)
这男人听到Mari a会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看
着他。

6. Maria’s story happened ________. Maria的故事发生在什么时候？
A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo Domingo
C. before she left the USA D. when she arrived at the airport 她到达机场后。
7. You believer that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _______ at the airport.
你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是什么？
A. help carry people’s luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggage
C. check people’s luggage 检查旅客的行李 D. take care of people’s luggage
8. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _______.
“为什么你如此不耐烦？”Maria对那个男人说。她这么说是要告诉他不要不高兴。
A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry
9. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _______.
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“每个人都很不赞成地看着他”这句话的意思是周围的人为这男人的行为感到很遗憾。
A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man
C. sorry for Maria’s manners D. sorry for the man’s manners
10. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _________.
作者在故事的开头就提到Maria的年龄是为了表达什么？
A. she was young but behaved properly 她很小，但行为很得体。
B. she would not have left home alone
C. everyone around her was wrong
D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her

Passage 4
Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20
minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间。 但这两个国家的文化有时
相差十万八千里。
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100
th
anniversary（周年纪念）of the signing of a friendship
agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following
centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
上星期四，英国和法国庆祝了《友好协议》签订100周年的纪念活动。该 协议标志着两个国家在经
历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新篇章。
But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce
disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President
Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac’s body language at
international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug（拥
抱）, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped
ties.
但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年，对伊拉克战争问题进行了激烈的争论-英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中，这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显。当法国领导人频频与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时，布莱尔只得到了握手。然而，有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系。
The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the
world. But this doesn’t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million
French come in the opposite direction. Surveys（调查）show that most French people feel closer to the Germans
than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population
believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France’s close
relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain’s close links with the US.
这种历来的分离也许是好的，因为这两个国家对 世界的看法完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万的
英国人每年到法国度假。而法国仅有300万的人 民去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国
人亲切。并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有13的 英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏的感觉是因为英国人不喜
欢法国跟德国的亲密关系，或者因为法国对英国 和美国的亲密关系感到不悦。
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to
make jokes about each other. Here’s one: What’s the best thing about Britain’s relationship with France? The
English Channel. (320 words)
不 论答案是什么，双方能在一起庆祝这种“不确定的友好关系”100周年，至少证明他们会相互开玩
笑了 。其中一条就是：英国与法国的关系的最好见证是什么？是英吉利海峡。

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11. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ____________.
几世纪以来，英国与法国的关系是一种的爱恨交织的关系。
A. friendly B. impolite C. brotherly D. a mixture of love and hate
12. The war in Iraq does ____________ to the relationship between France and Britain.
伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用。
A. good B. harm
C. neither good nor harm D. both good and harm
13. The British are not so friendly to ____________ and the French are not so friendly to ____________.
英国对德国不是那么友好，法国对美国也不是那么友好。
A. Germany; America B. America; Germany
C. Germany; Germany D. America; America
14. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in ____________. 英国人更喜欢到法国度假。
A. American people…Britain B. British people … Germany
C. French people … Britain D. British people … France
15. What does the last sentence mean? 文章的最后一句的意思是什么？
A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.
法国和英国是一衣带水的邻邦，这会帮助两国平衡他们之间的关系。
D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.

活剧。
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they’re a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school
students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying
job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960’s, it was uncommon for young people to
watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was
about social issues of great importance.
其实，肥皂剧不仅仅是大学生最喜爱的节目，也是年轻人最喜爱的。放学后，中学生都挤在电视 机前
观看节目。有一个年轻的职业妇女坦诚说起曾经拒绝了一份薪水不错的工作而不愿放弃观看最喜爱的 系列
剧。20世纪60年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时的情况与现在很不相同。那是很严肃的时期，人们 所谈的
都是关于很重要的社会大事。
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they
should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people’s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment.
Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy
love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without
having to bear any responsibility for their problems.
现在，严肃已被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找快乐。如果他们想 看表现生活烦恼的肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。
但肥皂剧是令人快乐的。年轻人可以模仿肥皂剧里的人物，这 些人物像大学生观众一样，在寻找快乐的爱
情，也许还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一个贴近人们的机会但对 于他们的问题却不必承担责任。

11. What is soap opera? 什么是肥皂剧？
A. Plays based on science fiction stories.
B. Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. 白天的电视系列剧。
D. Popular documentary films on TV.
12. What can be the best title of the passage? 这篇文章的最佳题目是什么？
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A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials.
C. Soap opera fans. 肥皂剧迷 D. College-age viewers.
13. Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become “in” among American young people?
根据这篇文章，哪一项不是肥皂剧突然火起来的原因？
A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.
C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
因为年轻人得承担问题的责任。
14. What can we learn from the passage? 这篇文章让我们知道了什么？
A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.
B. Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today.
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
年轻人已经使自己从60年代人的严肃转向了现在的快乐。
D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
15. What message does the author want to convey to us? 作者想向我们表达什么信息？
A. The people’s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.
B. The people’s favorites to drama works change along with the times.
人们对戏剧作品的喜爱随着时间而改变
C. The people’s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.
D. The people’s favorites have changed the drama works.


Passage 9
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day
by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the
evening.
很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意 味
着他们不得不早出晚归。
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a
garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of
one’s own.
住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是房子便宜。在伦敦即使是没有花园的小 公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金，用
同样的钱，你可以在郊区买一个带花园的小房子了。
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though
one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends
and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend
one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden.
Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the
secret of Nature.
然后，他在乡村就可以远离喧嚣和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早， 花更多的时间乘火车或
公交车，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受乡村清新干净 的空气。要是他喜欢花
园，在花园里干一些想挖土、种植、浇水等许多园艺的活，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长 起来的时候，他就与其
他分享大自然秘密的人们一样得到奖赏。
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its
cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that
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their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a
fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared
to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
然而有些人对乡村并不感兴趣。对他们来说，幸福就在市 区里，那里有电影院、剧院、漂亮的商店、
繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭店。如果不得不住在伦敦郊外的话，这 些人就觉得生活没意义了。（对于那些热爱
都市生活的人来说）他们所需要的乡村生活，就是偶尔去公园 散步，每个夏天去海边过上两个星期，其他
跟乡村有关的东西，让那些每天晚上都急于离开伦敦的人们（ 住在郊外的人们）去享受吧。
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 下列哪个陈述是不对的？
A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.
B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.
所有在伦敦工作的人都喜欢住在伦敦市郊
C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.
D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
7. With the same money needed for _______, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
用同样的钱_______,他可以在乡村买到一套有花园的小房子。
A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat without a garden 租一套没有花园的小公寓
D. buying a small flat without a garden
8. When the garden is in blossom, the one _______ has been rewarded.
当花园里开满鲜花的时候，那个_______的人就得到了奖赏。
A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden花时间在花园里工作
C. having a garden of his own D. having been digging, planting and watering
9. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.
那些认为幸福就在城市里人会感到_______如果他们不得不住在郊外。
A. their life was meaningless 他们的生活毫无意义 B. their life was invaluable
C. they didn’t deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life
10. The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _______.
在第3段中，划线的词组get away from指_______。
A. deal with B. do away with
C. escape from 逃脱某个地方 D. prevent from

Passage 10
By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements,
and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are
men and women recognized for shaping our nation’s consciousness and development as well as the lives of those
who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by,
where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us – an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the
Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall
crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made
in medical science.
就定义而言，英雄之所以与众不同是因为他们有非凡的勇气、取得了卓著的成就、 常常为他人的利益
而做出牺牲——他们是我们评价别人的标准。他们是大家公认的对我们国家意识的形成 和我们国家的发
展，还有对他们的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人。可是，有人说，我们的时代是很难出 现真正英雄的时
代，英雄主义这一概念本身我们就难以理解——它已经成为历史。有些人坚持说，由于冷 战的结束和美国
对外的和睦，我们的时代本质上不是一个英勇豪壮的时代。更进一步地说，总体犯罪率正 在降低，经济的
发展与增长已经缓解了贫困，医疗科学也在不断的进步。
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Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go
beyond celebrity（明星）, who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some
figures icons and others mere celebrities? That’s hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to
tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the
throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable
charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death – such as Martin Luther
King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.
给文化偶像下定义就更难了，但是我们看到他们就认识了他们。他 们超越了名流，成为传奇式人物，
甚至在某种程度上已是神话式的人物。但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成为 偶像，另一些人仅成了名流呢？这
就太难说了。部分原因是他们的生平带有传奇故事的色彩。比如说，年 轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞，19岁时
嫁给了王子，放弃了婚姻与王权，却在找到真爱的那一刻死去了。漂 亮的长相当然有用，另外，在媒体的
炒作下某种难以描述的、特殊的个人魅力也起作用。然而悲剧性地过 早离开这个世界，却是造成偶像最重
要的因素——例如：小马丁·路德·金、约翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜 王妃。

11. The passage mainly deals with _______.这段主要讲述_______
A. life and death B. heroes and heroines
C. heroes and icons 英雄与偶像 D. icons and celebrities
12. Heroes and heroines are usually _______. 英雄通常是_______
A. courageous B. good example to follow
C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above以上三个都是
13. Which of the following statements is wrong? 下列哪个陈述是错误的？
A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
B. Superstars are famous for being famous.
C. One’s look can contribute to being famous.
D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times. 英雄只能出现在战争时代。
14. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _______.
年轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞找到了她的真爱_______.
A. when she was 19 B. when she became a princess
C. just before her death刚好在她死之前 D. after she gave birth to a prince
15. What is more likely to set an icon’s status? 有什么更能说明偶像的地位？
A. Good looks. B. Tragic and early death. 悲剧和英年早逝
C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of one’s story.


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Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run
and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes.
But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the
Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept.
Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get
support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy
was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off.
The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to
march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a
period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190
words)
法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生 活凄惨。路易十六世企
图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企 图用武力镇压革命。1789
年7月14日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以 后，7月14日就被定为法国的
国庆日。1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得 支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被
废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以 死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其它国家的国
王感到害怕。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起 了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个
艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿 巴手中。

6. What’s this passage about? 这篇文章主要讲了什么？
A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命 D. Europe.
7. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下哪件事不是发生在1789年？
A. The French Revolution broke out.
B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速发展。
C. The government wasn’t well run.
D. King Louis XIV was in power.
8. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？
A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. 巴士底狱
9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意思？
A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 废除。
10. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？
A. July 14 has become the French National Day.
B. It brought some impact on the other European Kings.
C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.
D. The king tried to control the national parliament. 国王试图控制议会。


Passage 2
A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City
people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and
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elbowing others as they try to complete their errands （任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of
life in this country.
一个外国人 对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得匆
匆忙忙不知疲倦的 ，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。
白天匆忙就餐也是 这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。
Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they
too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next
person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.
工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家 都可
以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。如果你不这样， 侍者
会催促你的。
You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief
conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time
highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.
你会发现司机也都很匆 忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生
人的小礼节。不要在意，这是 因为他们非常珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时
间。
The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience
is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if
we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming
from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult
adjustments in both business and daily life.
对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在 美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的
很多人被称为“脾气火爆”。如果我们觉得时间在毫 无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在
休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不 同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的
就是对时间节奏的适应。
Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will
miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own
country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their
visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather
than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally
rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)
许多刚到美国来的人都会 想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会想念欢迎你到来而
泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交 礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常，
美国人不会与来访者在这么 悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而
不是与他的社交礼仪。因为 我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。
11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________ 以下哪项陈述是错误的？
A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B. Americans attach less importance to patience.
C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.
D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。
12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________.第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？
A. a less important thing B. a first concern 要首要考虑的。
C. a good business D. an attractive gift
13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.美国人评价他们的同事是根据__________。
A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks
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C. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past performance他们过去的表现。
14. This passage mainly talks about __________. 本文主要讲了___________。
A. how Americans treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。
B. how busy Americans are every day
C. how Americans do business with foreigners
D. what American way of life is like
15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.
从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是___________。
A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative欣赏的。 D. objective

Passage 3
Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native
country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could
go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and fiends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly
heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（称）. Maria pulled and pulled.
The bag was too heavy and she just couldn’t lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was
waiting to check in his luggage.
Maria，十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和
她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴，但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她想这些的时候，她突然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，
她根本抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运行李的。
“What’s wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesn’t she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag
on the counter, hoping to check in fist. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.
“这女孩怎么了？”他说 道，“她为什么不快点？”他走到前面，把包放在台上，希望能先登记。他
急着想要得到一个好的座位。
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset?
There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can’t you give me a hand with
my luggage?”
Maria 很生气，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说，“你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上的每个人都有
座位。如果 你真的很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？”
The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back.
Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)
这男人听到Mari a会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看
着他。

6. Maria’s story happened ________. Maria的故事发生在什么时候？
A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo Domingo
C. before she left the USA D. when she arrived at the airport 她到达机场后。
7. You believer that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _______ at the airport.
你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是什么？
A. help carry people’s luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggage
C. check people’s luggage 检查旅客的行李 D. take care of people’s luggage
8. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _______.
“为什么你如此不耐烦？”Maria对那个男人说。她这么说是要告诉他不要不高兴。
A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry
9. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _______.
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“每个人都很不赞成地看着他”这句话的意思是周围的人为这男人的行为感到很遗憾。
A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man
C. sorry for Maria’s manners D. sorry for the man’s manners
10. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _________.
作者在故事的开头就提到Maria的年龄是为了表达什么？
A. she was young but behaved properly 她很小，但行为很得体。
B. she would not have left home alone
C. everyone around her was wrong
D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her

Passage 4
Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20
minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间。 但这两个国家的文化有时
相差十万八千里。
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100
th
anniversary（周年纪念）of the signing of a friendship
agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following
centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
上星期四，英国和法国庆祝了《友好协议》签订100周年的纪念活动。该 协议标志着两个国家在经
历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新篇章。
But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce
disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President
Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac’s body language at
international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug（拥
抱）, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped
ties.
但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年，对伊拉克战争问题进行了激烈的争论-英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中，这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显。当法国领导人频频与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时，布莱尔只得到了握手。然而，有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系。
The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the
world. But this doesn’t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million
French come in the opposite direction. Surveys（调查）show that most French people feel closer to the Germans
than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population
believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France’s close
relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain’s close links with the US.
这种历来的分离也许是好的，因为这两个国家对 世界的看法完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万的
英国人每年到法国度假。而法国仅有300万的人 民去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国
人亲切。并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有13的 英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏的感觉是因为英国人不喜
欢法国跟德国的亲密关系，或者因为法国对英国 和美国的亲密关系感到不悦。
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to
make jokes about each other. Here’s one: What’s the best thing about Britain’s relationship with France? The
English Channel. (320 words)
不 论答案是什么，双方能在一起庆祝这种“不确定的友好关系”100周年，至少证明他们会相互开玩
笑了 。其中一条就是：英国与法国的关系的最好见证是什么？是英吉利海峡。

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11. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ____________.
几世纪以来，英国与法国的关系是一种的爱恨交织的关系。
A. friendly B. impolite C. brotherly D. a mixture of love and hate
12. The war in Iraq does ____________ to the relationship between France and Britain.
伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用。
A. good B. harm
C. neither good nor harm D. both good and harm
13. The British are not so friendly to ____________ and the French are not so friendly to ____________.
英国对德国不是那么友好，法国对美国也不是那么友好。
A. Germany; America B. America; Germany
C. Germany; Germany D. America; America
14. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in ____________. 英国人更喜欢到法国度假。
A. American people…Britain B. British people … Germany
C. French people … Britain D. British people … France
15. What does the last sentence mean? 文章的最后一句的意思是什么？
A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.
法国和英国是一衣带水的邻邦，这会帮助两国平衡他们之间的关系。
D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.

活剧。
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they’re a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school
students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying
job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960’s, it was uncommon for young people to
watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was
about social issues of great importance.
其实，肥皂剧不仅仅是大学生最喜爱的节目，也是年轻人最喜爱的。放学后，中学生都挤在电视 机前
观看节目。有一个年轻的职业妇女坦诚说起曾经拒绝了一份薪水不错的工作而不愿放弃观看最喜爱的 系列
剧。20世纪60年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时的情况与现在很不相同。那是很严肃的时期，人们 所谈的
都是关于很重要的社会大事。
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they
should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people’s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment.
Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy
love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without
having to bear any responsibility for their problems.
现在，严肃已被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找快乐。如果他们想 看表现生活烦恼的肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。
但肥皂剧是令人快乐的。年轻人可以模仿肥皂剧里的人物，这 些人物像大学生观众一样，在寻找快乐的爱
情，也许还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一个贴近人们的机会但对 于他们的问题却不必承担责任。

11. What is soap opera? 什么是肥皂剧？
A. Plays based on science fiction stories.
B. Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. 白天的电视系列剧。
D. Popular documentary films on TV.
12. What can be the best title of the passage? 这篇文章的最佳题目是什么？
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A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials.
C. Soap opera fans. 肥皂剧迷 D. College-age viewers.
13. Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become “in” among American young people?
根据这篇文章，哪一项不是肥皂剧突然火起来的原因？
A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.
C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
因为年轻人得承担问题的责任。
14. What can we learn from the passage? 这篇文章让我们知道了什么？
A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.
B. Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today.
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
年轻人已经使自己从60年代人的严肃转向了现在的快乐。
D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
15. What message does the author want to convey to us? 作者想向我们表达什么信息？
A. The people’s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.
B. The people’s favorites to drama works change along with the times.
人们对戏剧作品的喜爱随着时间而改变
C. The people’s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.
D. The people’s favorites have changed the drama works.


Passage 9
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day
by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the
evening.
很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意 味
着他们不得不早出晚归。
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a
garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of
one’s own.
住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是房子便宜。在伦敦即使是没有花园的小 公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金，用
同样的钱，你可以在郊区买一个带花园的小房子了。
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though
one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends
and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend
one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden.
Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the
secret of Nature.
然后，他在乡村就可以远离喧嚣和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早， 花更多的时间乘火车或
公交车，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受乡村清新干净 的空气。要是他喜欢花
园，在花园里干一些想挖土、种植、浇水等许多园艺的活，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长 起来的时候，他就与其
他分享大自然秘密的人们一样得到奖赏。
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its
cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that
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their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a
fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared
to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.
然而有些人对乡村并不感兴趣。对他们来说，幸福就在市 区里，那里有电影院、剧院、漂亮的商店、
繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭店。如果不得不住在伦敦郊外的话，这 些人就觉得生活没意义了。（对于那些热爱
都市生活的人来说）他们所需要的乡村生活，就是偶尔去公园 散步，每个夏天去海边过上两个星期，其他
跟乡村有关的东西，让那些每天晚上都急于离开伦敦的人们（ 住在郊外的人们）去享受吧。
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 下列哪个陈述是不对的？
A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.
B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country.
所有在伦敦工作的人都喜欢住在伦敦市郊
C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.
D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
7. With the same money needed for _______, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
用同样的钱_______,他可以在乡村买到一套有花园的小房子。
A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat without a garden 租一套没有花园的小公寓
D. buying a small flat without a garden
8. When the garden is in blossom, the one _______ has been rewarded.
当花园里开满鲜花的时候，那个_______的人就得到了奖赏。
A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden花时间在花园里工作
C. having a garden of his own D. having been digging, planting and watering
9. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.
那些认为幸福就在城市里人会感到_______如果他们不得不住在郊外。
A. their life was meaningless 他们的生活毫无意义 B. their life was invaluable
C. they didn’t deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life
10. The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _______.
在第3段中，划线的词组get away from指_______。
A. deal with B. do away with
C. escape from 逃脱某个地方 D. prevent from

Passage 10
By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements,
and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others-they are people against whom we measure others. They are
men and women recognized for shaping our nation’s consciousness and development as well as the lives of those
who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by,
where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us – an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the
Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall
crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made
in medical science.
就定义而言，英雄之所以与众不同是因为他们有非凡的勇气、取得了卓著的成就、 常常为他人的利益
而做出牺牲——他们是我们评价别人的标准。他们是大家公认的对我们国家意识的形成 和我们国家的发
展，还有对他们的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人。可是，有人说，我们的时代是很难出 现真正英雄的时
代，英雄主义这一概念本身我们就难以理解——它已经成为历史。有些人坚持说，由于冷 战的结束和美国
对外的和睦，我们的时代本质上不是一个英勇豪壮的时代。更进一步地说，总体犯罪率正 在降低，经济的
发展与增长已经缓解了贫困，医疗科学也在不断的进步。
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Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go
beyond celebrity（明星）, who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some
figures icons and others mere celebrities? That’s hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to
tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the
throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable
charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death – such as Martin Luther
King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.
给文化偶像下定义就更难了，但是我们看到他们就认识了他们。他 们超越了名流，成为传奇式人物，
甚至在某种程度上已是神话式的人物。但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成为 偶像，另一些人仅成了名流呢？这
就太难说了。部分原因是他们的生平带有传奇故事的色彩。比如说，年 轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞，19岁时
嫁给了王子，放弃了婚姻与王权，却在找到真爱的那一刻死去了。漂 亮的长相当然有用，另外，在媒体的
炒作下某种难以描述的、特殊的个人魅力也起作用。然而悲剧性地过 早离开这个世界，却是造成偶像最重
要的因素——例如：小马丁·路德·金、约翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜 王妃。

11. The passage mainly deals with _______.这段主要讲述_______
A. life and death B. heroes and heroines
C. heroes and icons 英雄与偶像 D. icons and celebrities
12. Heroes and heroines are usually _______. 英雄通常是_______
A. courageous B. good example to follow
C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above以上三个都是
13. Which of the following statements is wrong? 下列哪个陈述是错误的？
A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
B. Superstars are famous for being famous.
C. One’s look can contribute to being famous.
D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times. 英雄只能出现在战争时代。
14. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love _______.
年轻貌美的戴安娜·史宾塞找到了她的真爱_______.
A. when she was 19 B. when she became a princess
C. just before her death刚好在她死之前 D. after she gave birth to a prince
15. What is more likely to set an icon’s status? 有什么更能说明偶像的地位？
A. Good looks. B. Tragic and early death. 悲剧和英年早逝
C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of one’s story.


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