-秋日物语

2021年1月23日发(作者：重振球风)
阅读理解专题

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
中，选出最佳选项。

A

For a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing
the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you
were supposed to learn in high school
．
And with tickets costing as much as $$145 a
performance,
opera
goers
also
had
a
certain
appearance
in
people's
mind:
rich,
well-dressed and old
．


But
now
opera
companies
around
the
country
are
loosening
their
ties
and
kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and
not so wealthy audience
．


Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the
opera closer to common people
．
Because young people don't or won't come to the
opera,
companies
are
bringing
the
opera
to
them,
giving
performances
in
such
unusual places as parks, libraries and public schools
．


The
Houston
Grand
Opera's
choice
is
the
public
library,
where
it
performs
“mobile operas” shortened versions
（剧本）

of child-friendly operas
．
This summer's
production is Hansel
＆

Gretel
．
By performing smaller versions of large productions,
producers
are
able
to
make
people
interested
while
keeping
costs
at
a
reasonable
level
．
The
San Francisco
Opera,
which
will
be celebrating
its 75th
anniversary
this
year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students
from its Young Artists' Training Program
．

1
．
Which is the main idea of this passage
？


A
．
Opera is famous for its long history
．


B
．
Opera is only performed for rich people
．


C
．
Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive
．


D
．
Young people are not interested in opera
．

2
．
The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means ______
．


A
．
breaking up the old rules






B
．
changing the dresses

C
．
making the audience at ease




D
．
advertising themselves
3
．
Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because ______
．


A
．
they can be performed in public libraries

B
．
short versions are easy to perform

C
．
it is hard to find long versions

D
．
they can make more people come to opera
B

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later
found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career,
there's a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a
particular
position
．
If
you
ignore
your
personality,
it
will
hurt
you
long-term
regardless of your skills or the job's pay
．
There are several areas of your personality
that you need to consider to help you find a good job
．
Here are a few of those main
areas;
1
）

Do you prefer working alone or with other people?

There are isolating
（使孤立）
jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and
also
interactive
jobs
that
will
make
a
shy
person
uneasy
．
Most
people
are
not
extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer
．
There are also
positions
that
are
sometimes
a
combination
of
the
two,
which
may
be
best
for
someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation
．

2
）

How do you handle change?

Most
jobs
these
days
have
some
elements
of
change
to
them,
but
some
are
more than others
．
If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the
changes
don't
happen
so
often
．
Other
people
would
be
bored
of
the
same
daily
routine
．

3
）

Do you enjoy working with computers
？


I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic
．
There are people who are
happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others
who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day
．
Again, these are extremes
and you'll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well
．

4
）

What type of work environment do you enjoy
？


This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won't know
immediately to a smaller setting where you'll get to know almost all the people there
fairly quickly
．


5
）

How do you like to get paid?

Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to
be like that
．
The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example
for this
．


Anyway, these are a great starting point for you
．
I've seen it over and over again
with
people that they make
more
money over
time
when
they do
something
they
love
．
It
may
take
you
a
little
longer,
but
making
a
move
to
do
what
you
have
a
passion for can change the course of your life for the better
．

4
．
What is unnecessary in your job hunting?

A
．
Assessing your skills

B
．
Going to different areas

C
．
Matching your skills with a position

D
．
taking your personality into consideration
5
．
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A
．
Isolating jobs usually drive people mad
．


B
．
Interactive jobs make people shy easily
．


C
．
Extreme people tend to work with others
．


D
．
Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs
．

6
．
What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A
．
Design
．







B
．
Changes
．








C
．
Cooperation
．

D
．
Hobbies
．


skills

Stability


?
Jobs


Motivation
Environment







7
．
What is the best title for this passage?

A
．
Lifestyles and Job Pay







B
．
Jobs and Environment

C
．
Job Skills and Abilities








D
．
Personalities and Jobs
C

As the human brain evolved, humans were able to laugh before they could speak,
according to a new study
．
But here’s the punch line: Laughter and joy are not unique
to
humans,
the
study
says
．
Ancestral
forms
of
play
and
laughter
existed
in
other
animals long before humans began laughing
．


“Human
laughter
has
its
roots
in
our
animation
past,”

said
Jaak
Panksepp,
a
professor of psychobiology at Bowling Green State University in Ohio
．
Panksepp has
studied rats and found that when they “play,” they often chirp
（唧唧叫）

–
an early
–

stage
form
of
laughter,
according
to
the
scientist
．
In
an
article
to
be
published
tomorrow in the journal Science, he makes the argument that animal laughter is the
basis for human joy
．


In
studying
laughter,
scientists have
focused
mostly
on related
issues
–
humor,
personality, health benefits, social theory
–
rather than laughter itself
．
New research,
however, shows that “circuits”
（电路）

for laughter exist in very ancient regions of
the
human
brain
．
As
humans
have
included
language
into
play,
we
may
have
developed
new
connections
to
joyous
parts
of
our
brains
that
evolved
before
the
cerebral cortex
（大脑皮层）
, the outer layer associated with thought and memory
．


There is plenty of evidence that many other mammals make play sounds, which
are
like
human
laughter
．
Indeed,
animals
are
capable
of
many
emotional feelings,
just like humans, some scientists say
．

（神经系统
科学家）
that the brain systems for pain, pleasure, and fear are the same in humans
and
other
mammals
underline
our
similarity
to
other
species
and
is
extremely
important,
said
Tecumseh
Fitch,
a
psychology
lecturer
at
the
University
of
St
．
Andrews
in
Scotland
．
In
a
2003
study
Panksepp
and
Bowling
Green
State
University neurobiologist Jeff Burgdorf showed that if rats are tickled
（呵痒）

in a
playful way, they readily chirp
．
Rats that were tickled developed a relationship with
the researchers and became rapidly conditioned to seek tickles
．
Understanding the
chirping of the rats may help scientists better understand human laughter
．


Robert
Provine,
a
psychology
professor
at
the
University
of
Maryland
in
Baltimore,
agrees
there
is
an
evolutionary
continuity
of
laughter
．

origin
is
in
tickling play,
．
Provine has studied chimpanzees and found a link between
their laughter - like noises and human laughter
．

play, with the
original’ pant –

pant’
（

喘气）

- the heavy breathing of physical play -
becoming the human ‘ha
-
ha,’” Provine said
．
By studying the shift from the panting
of chimps to the human ha - ha, he discovered that breath control is the key to the
appearance of both human laughter and speech
．

8
．
The 2003 study about rats being tickled are mentioned in paragraph 4 in order to
show that







．


A
．
rats are such smart aromas that they can laugh like humans

B
．
animals have emotional feelings as human beings do

C
．
animals' emotional feelings are now widely recognized

D
．
tickling animals can help animals develop the ability of laughter
9
．
According to the text, what is the most special about Jaak Panksepp's research?

A
．
It focuses on animals' influence on human laughter
．


B
．
People's personalities are involved in the research
．


C
．
The research studies human brain as well
．


D
．
The research deals with laughter itself
．

10
．
We can infer from the above text that____________
．


A
．
Tecumseh Fitch and Robert Provine disagree with each other on laughter

B
．
rats’ chirping and chimp’s panting are basically the same


C
．
most animals are able to laugh but need to be trained first

D
．
human beings have now fully understood animals’ behaviors





CAD




BDCD




BDB

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
）中，选出最 佳选项。

A
How often do you travel by plane?
How much electricity do you use?

These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint
．
In order
to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller
．
But how
much CO
2
are we responsible for?
A new book by Mike Berners Lee
（
a leading expert in carbon footprint
）

might
be able to help
．
How bad are bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at
the
different
things
we
do
and
buy,
and
calculates
the
amount
of
CO
2

all
of
the
following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment,
the travel and
commuting
of
the
beer,
and the packaging
．
It’s
amazing
how
many
different
things
need
to
be
included
in
each
calculation
．
And
it’s
frightening
how
much carbon dioxide everything produces
．

But
all
of
this
can
help
us
decide
which
beer
to
drink
．
From
Berners-
Lee’s
calculations,
it’s
clear
that
a
pint
（
568ml
）

of
locally-brewed
beer
has
a
smaller
carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer
．
This is because the imported beer
has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging
．
The local beer only
produces 300g
of
CO
2
, but
the
imported beer produces 900g!
So, one pint
of
local
beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the
supermarket
．

Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work
．
Nothing
is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what
you’ve had
to
eat
before
．
To
ride
a
bike
we
need energy
and for energy
we
need
food
．
So if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g
of CO
2
．
However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, it’s 200g
．
In fact, bananas are
good in general because they don’t need packaging, they can be transported by boat
and they grow in natural sunlight
．

So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a
start, if you cycle, you don’t use your car, and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer
traffic jams
．
And cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO
2
than cars traveling
at
speed
．
Cycling
also
makes
you
healthy
and
less
likely
to
go
to
a
hospital
．
And
hospitals have very big carbon footprints!
So maybe it’s time for us all to start making some changes
．
Pass me a banana
and a pint of local beer, please
．

1
．
According
to
Berners-Lee,
which
of
the
following
produces
the
most
carbon
dioxide
？


A
．
A pint of local beer we drink
．







B
．
A pint of imported beer we drink
．


C
．
A banana we eat before a bike ride
．

D
．
The
bacon
we
eat
before
a
bike
ride
．

2
．
The
und
erlined
word
“brewery”
in
Paragraph
3
most
probably
means
“___________”
．


A
．
a factory where beer is made



B
．
a machine which makes beer

C
．
a container where beer is stored

D
．
one of the things from which beer
is made
3
．
To make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often ___________
．


A
．
cycle to work















B
．
drink more local beer

C
．
calculate the amount of CO
2

D
．
buy
cheap
things
from
the
supermarkets
4
．
What’s the most suitable title for the passage?


A
．
Bikes, Beer and Bananas











B
．
Starting to Make Changes

C
．
How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint?


D
．
The Carbon Footprint of Everything
B
It is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemies
．
But can other animals do
the
same?
Elephants
can!
They
can
use
their
sense
of
vision
and
smell
to
tell
the
difference between people who pose a threat and those who do not
．

In Kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by
men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groups
．
Young Maasai men spear animals and
thus pose a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger
to elephants
．

In an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented
with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or
a Kamba man
．
When the elephants detected the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai
man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they
detected the smells of either clothing worn by Kamba men or clothing that had not
been worn at all
．

Garment color also plays a role, though in a different way
．
In the same study,
when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is
typically worn by Maasai men
．
Rather than running away as they did with the smell,
the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothing
．

The researchers believe that the elephants’ emotional reactions are due to their
different
interpretations
of
the
smells
and
the
sights
．
Smelling
a
potential
danger
means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide
．
Seeing a
potential
threat
without
its
smell
means
that
risk
is
low
．
Therefore,
instead
of
showing
fear
and
running
away,
the
elephants
express
their
anger
and
become
aggressive
．

5
．
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Kamba
and Maasai people?


A
．
Maasai people are a threat to elephants
．




B
．
Kamba people raise elephants for farming
．


C
．
Both Kamba and Maasai people are elephant hunters
．


D
．
Both Kamba and Maasai people traditionally wear red clothing
．


6
．
How did the elephants react to smell in the study?


A
．
They attacked a man with the smell of new clothing
．


B
．
They needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliar
．


C
．
They became anxious when they smelled Kamba-scented clothing
．


D
．
They were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies
．

7
．
What is the main idea of this passage?


A
．
Elephants use sight and smell to detect danger
．


B
．
Elephants attack people who wear red clothing
．


C
．
Scientists are now able to control elephants’ emotions
．



D
．
Som
e Kenyan tribes understand elephants’ emotions very well
．

8
．
What can be inferred about the elephant’s behavior from this passage?


A
．
Elephants learn from their experiences
．


B
．
Elephants have sharper sense of smell than sight
．


C
．
Elephants are more intelligent than other animals
．


D
．
Elephants tend to attack rather than escape when in danger
．

C

Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good- humored face
．
Living alone,
every day
he
worked
in his
garden
．
In all the
countryside there
was
no
garden
so
lovely as his
．
All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the
months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always
beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell
．





Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller
．
So devoted was the
rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of
flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits
．
The Miller used
to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such
a friend
．





The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything
in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans
never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to
listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship
．





In
spring,
summer, and
autumn
Hans
was
very happy, but
when
winter
came,
and
he
had
no
fruit
or
flowers
to
sell,
he
suffered
from
cold
and
hunger
．
Though
extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then
．





“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts
．
” The Miller said to
his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered
．
So I’ll wait till the
spr
ing comes when he’s happy to give me flowers
．
”





“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear
you talk about friendship
．
”





“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son
．
“I’ll give him half my meal, and
show him my white rabbits
．
”





“How
silly
you
are!”
cried
the
Miller
．
“I
really
don’t
know
what’s
the
use
of
sending you to school
．
If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper,
and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would
spoil anybody’s nature
．
I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see
that he’s not led into any temptation
．
Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me
for some flour
．
Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shoul
dn’t be
confused
．
The words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things
．
Everybody
can see that
．
” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his
head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea
．





Spring
coming,
the
Miller
went
down
to
see
Hans
．
Again
he
talked
about
friendship
．
“Hans,
friendship
never
forgets
．
I’m
afraid
you
don’t
understand
the
poetry of life
．
See, how lovely your roses are!”





Hans
said
he
wanted
to
sell
them
in
the
market
to
buy
back
his
things
which
were sold during the hard time of the winter
．





“I’ll
give
you
many
good
things
．
I
think
being
generous
is
the
base
of
friendship
．
” said the Miller
．
“And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure
you’d like to give me some flowers in retur
n
．
Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full
．
”





Poor Hans was afraid to say anything
．
He ran and plucked all his pretty roses,
and
filled
the
Miller’s
basket,
imagining
the
many
good
things
promised
by
the
Miller
．





The next day he heard the Miller call
ing: “Hans, would you mind carrying this
sack of flour for me to market?”





“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today
．
”





“Well,”
said
the
Miller,
“considering
that
I’m
going
to
give
you
my
things,
it’s
rather unfriendly of you to refuse
．
Upon my word
, you mustn’t mind my speaking
quite plainly to you
．
”





Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend,
leaving his garden dry and wasted
．





One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came
．





“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself,
and
I’m
going
for
the
doctor
．
But
he
lives
so
far
away,
and
it’s
such
a
bad
windy
night
．
It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me
．
You know I’m going to
give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return
．
”





“Certainly,” cried Hans
．
He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to
ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy
．
However, Hans got lost in
the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned
．





At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend
．
I should walk at the head
of the procession
．
” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief
．

9
．
From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________
．


A
．
was extremely wise and noble






B
．
was highly valued by the Miller

C
．
admired the Miller very much






D
．
had a strong desire for fortune
10
．
“Flour
is
one
thing,
and
friendship
is
another”
can
be
understood
as
___________
．


A
．
“Different words may mean quite diffe
rent things
．
”


B
．
“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible
．
”


C
．
“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life
．
”


D
．
“I think being generous is the base of friendship
．
”

11
．
From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________
．


A
．
serious but kind












B
．
helpful and generous

C
．
caring but strict












D
．
selfish and cold-hearted
12
．
What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy?


A
．
True friendship between them
．







B
．
A
lack
of
formal education
．


C
．
A sudden change of weather
．









D
．
Blind
devotion to a friend
．

13
．
The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________
．


A
．
entertain the readers with an incredible joking tale

B
．
show the friendship between Hans and the Miller

C
．
warn the readers about the danger of a false friend


D
．
persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller

D
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our
walk through the woods
．
We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted
a cellphone and a credit card sitting on the road
．
We took them home
．
We always
find amazing things on the street and Maggie looks upon them a movable feast
—
a
chicken wing here and a barbecue rib there
．

I
found
another
cellphone
a
few
years
back,
too,
and
called
a
number
in
its
phone book
．
I explained the situation to the guy who answered
．
He said it was his
sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did
．

And that was that
．
No verbal thank-you, no written thank-
you, no “here’s a box
of chocolates” thank
-you
．

I didn’t have time to call
anyone on my latest found cellphone
．
I was pouring
myself
coffee
when
it
started
to
vibrate
（震动）

and
dance
across
the
kitchen
counter
．

“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up
．

“Who’s this?” I countered
．
（反问）

“Sarah?”

She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on
the credit card, “Could you send them to me?” she asked
．

She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house
．

“Humm, no,” I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and
that if I wasn’t at home,
they would be in my mailbox
．

A day later, when I was out for a run, someone retrieved
（取回）

them
．
There
wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it
．
In this age of
e-
mail and cellphone, there’s really no excuse
．
Years ago, I found something more
precious than a $$100 bill on the street: a driver’s license
．
I saw that its owner lived a
couple
of
blocks
from
me,
so
I
called
him
up
．
He
asked
whether
I
could
slip
the
license through his front door
．

“I guess I could,” I replied
．

And that was that
．

14
．
What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?

A
．
Wife and husband
．

B
．
Daughter and father
．


C
．
Teacher and student
．

D
．
Master and pet dog
．

15
．
How did the writer know it was Sarah calling?

A
．
From her telephone’s phone book
．

B
．
From her credit card
．


C
．
From her e-mail
．


D
．
From
her
driver’s license

16
．
The writer wants to tell us _______ through the unusual stories
．


A
．
we should return the things we pick to the owners

B
．
people don’t know how to appreciate others because of the use of e
-mail and
cellphone

C
．
people should learn to appreciate persons who provide help to you

D
．
the advance of society make people lose some virtues
E
Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers
．
It has been
made
to
help
you
better
manage
your
money
．
The
Winners
Club
is
a
transaction
account
（交易账户）

where you receive a key
–
card so you can get to your money
24
/7
–

that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:

●No acco
unt keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees
．
In fact, there are
no account keeping or transaction fees!
●Excellent interest rates!

You want your money to grow
．
The Winners Club has a good rate of interest
which gets even better if you make at least two deposits
（储蓄）

without taking
them out in a month
．

●Convenient

Teenagers are busy
–
we get that
．
You may never need to come to a bank at
all
．
With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from
home
usin
g
the
phone
and
the
Internet
…
You
can
have
money directly
deposited
into your Winners Club account
．
This could be your pocket money or your pay from
your part
–
time job!
●Mega magazine included

Along
with
your
regular
report,
you
will
receive
a
FREE
magazine
full
of
good
ideas
to
make
even
more
of
your
money
．
There
are
also
fantastic
offers
and
competitions only for Winners Club members
．

The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers
．
And it is so easy to join
．
Simply
fill
in
an
application
form
．
You
will
have
to
get
permission
from
your
parent
or
guardian
（
so we can organize that cool key
–
card
）

but it is easy
．
We can’t want to
hear from you
．
It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!

17
．
The Winners Club is a bank account intended for








．


A
．
parents




B
．
teenagers





C
．
winners
D
．
adults
18
．
Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?

A
．
Special gifts are ready for parents
．


B
．
The bank opens only on work days
．


C
．
Services are convenient for its members
．


D
．
Fees are necessary for the account keeping
．

19
．
The Winners Club provides magazines which







．


A
．
encourage spending


B
．
are free to all
teenagers

C
．
are full of adventure stories

D
．
help to make more of your money
20
．
What is the purpose of this text?

A
．
To set up a club
．


B
．
To provided part
–
time jobs
．


C
．
To organize key
–
cards
．





D
．
To
introduce
a
new
banking
service
．







A
篇
BAAC





B
篇
ADAA




C
篇
CBDDC




D
篇


DBC






E
篇

BCDD



阅读下列短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
A simple flower made headlines in the British press last week. How could that
be?
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ministers were attending a
reception hosted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the Great Hall of the People in
Beijing. They insisted on wearing poppies(
罂粟花
) in their buttonholes.

What’s wrong w
ith that?
According to the Global Times, Chinese officials apparently had asked the UK
delegation
（代表团）
not to wear poppies. The British said that poppies meant a
great deal to them on that day and they would wear them all the same.

So what’s the significance of the poppy? It’s a flower which has different
cultural and symbolic meanings for British and Chinese people.
From the Chinese point of view, the poppy is a symbol of China’s humiliation at
the hands of European powers in the Opium Wars
（鸦片战争）

of the 19th century.
Britain forced China to open the borders to trade
–
including in the opium
–
which
was made from poppies grown in India.
Yet from the British viewpoint the poppy is a reminder of the killing during
World War I. Red poppies grew on the battlefields of Flanders in Belgium where
many thousands of British soldiers died or were buried. Since then, Poppy Day
(November 11) has become a time in the UK to wear poppies and remember the
sacrifices of British soldiers and civilians in times of war.

So you can see that the poppy sets off strong feelings in the hearts of Chinese
and British people for different reasons. And it makes sense for us to try to
understand each other’s standpoint.

Of course cultural differences can also be interesting and funny. And what one
nation thinks is an acceptable gift may be viewed differently by their guests from
overseas. US President Barack Obama gave a gift of an iPod to Britain’s Queen –
a
dull person with no interest in music. Obama also presented Gordon Brown with a
fine selection of American movies. But they were in US format and impossible to play
on British DVD players.

Many countries have diplomats stationed overseas. Diplomats provide
information and advice to their governments back home. However, sometimes it
would seem that even diplomats can overlook the cultural significance of a small
flower.


1. British Prime Minister David Cameron probably attended a reception in Beijing on
__________.
A. October 1


B. November 11
C. December 31
D. January 11
2. The poppy reminds the Chinese of __________.
A. the shame caused by European countries in the 19th century
B. the British soldiers who were killed and buried during World War I
C. the Chinese soldiers killed during World War II
D. the suffering caused by Britain during World War I
3. The diplomatic problem in Beijing is mainly caused by __________.
A. the translation mistake






B. the language difference

C. the cultural difference







D. the different lifestyle
4. We can infer that __________.
A. Britain’s Q
ueen is not interested in art
B. Gordon Brown was fond of American movies US President Barack Obama sent him
C. US President Barack Obama received a gift for music
D. Britain’s Queen may not like the iPod US President Obama presented her

5. What is the main idea of the 9th paragraph?
A. Cultural differences can also be interesting and funny
B. Cultural differences can cause a big problem
C. US President Barack Obama likes to present gifts to other leaders
D. US leaders and British leaders get along well with each other
B
Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open
communication is often the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth. One
common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue
that often starts with “When I
was your a
ge….” Eighteen
-year-
old Kelly calls lectures “long, one
-side discussions in
which I don’t say much.”

Kids reflexively
（条件反射地）

shut down in the face of a lecture. Their eyes
glaze over
（呆

滞）
, and they don’t register any incoming information. Listen to 13
-year- old Sarah
describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad. “First, they scream. Then
comes the ‘We’re so disappointed’ speech. Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’
lecture begins. After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never
take it back.”

Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been
seriously said by parents since time immemorial. But many of our expert parents,
like Bobby, a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on
clichés
（陈词滥调）

to justify our actions, we weaken our position.
Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to
them. Therefore, good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for
your actions in present
language: ‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t
think there will be enough adult supervisions
（监护）
.’”

Betty, who lives in Missiouri, uses an indirect approach. “I find that warnings are
accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about.
My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information. Then they
never think I’m preaching(
布道
).”

This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving. Instead of constantly
repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed,”
she would talk about articles in the paper and
express sympathy for the victims of a car crash. Betty made no special effort to draw
her kids into the conversation. She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in
his opinions---especially if he think
s he isn’t being asked for them.

6. The purpose of the passage is to _________.
A. compare two ways of parents` communicating with their kids
B. give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids
C. explain why kids won’t listen to their parents.

D. introduce kids` reaction to the communication between them and their parents
7. Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A. Kids won’t listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is
boring.
B. Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions.
C. Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong.
D. Kids don’t like any discussion at all.

8. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?
A.
独白


B.
对话



C.
插话


D.
讨论

9. Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?
A. Parents` own experience

B. Kids possible life in the future

C. Something related to kids’ present life


D. What parents have done to their own parents.
10. In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should______.
A. tell their kids to listen carefully
B. set out their warnings directly
C. list out as many examples as possible
D. arouse kids’ desire to express
themselves.
C
The
iPh
one,
the
iPad,
each
of
Apple’s
products
sounds
cool
and
has
become
a
fad(
一时的风尚
). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” –

and
many
other
brands
are
following
suit.
The
BBC’s
iPlayer
–

which
allows
Web
users to watch TV programs on the Internet
–
adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear
–

popular
in
the
US
and
UK
–

that
plays
music
and
video
is
called
“iTeddy”.
A
slimmed-
down version of London’s Independent newspaper was launched last week
under the name “i”.

In general, single-letter prefixes (
前缀
) have been popular since the 1990s, when
terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most
“i”
products
are
targeted
at
young
people
and
considering
the
major
readers
of
Independent’s
“i”,
it’s
no
surprise
that
they’ve
selected

this
fashionable
name.


But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or
“c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College,
London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”,
no
one
knows
whether
it
means
Internet,
information,
individual
or
interactive,
Thorne
told
BBC
Magazines.
“Even
when
Apple created
the
iPod,
it
seems
it didn’t
have one clear definition,” he says.

“However,
thanks
to
Apple,
the
ter
m
is
now
associated
with
portability
(
轻
便
) .”adds Thorne.

Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered
on
the
individual.
Each
person
believes
they
have
their
own
needs,
and
we
love
personalized products for this reason.

Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted “i” as one of the
top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

But
as
history
shows,
people
grow
tired
of
fads.
From
the
1900s
to
1990s,
products with “2000” in their names becam
e fashionable as the year was associated
with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the
trend inevitably disappeared.

11. People use iPlayer to __________.
A. listen to music








B. make a call

C. watch TV programs online






D. read newspapers
12. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is aimed at __________.

A. young readers





B. old readers


C. fashionable women




D. engineers
13. The underlined word “ambiguous” means “__________”.

A. popular




B. uncertain




C. definite





D. unique
14.
Nowadays,
the
“i”
term
often
reminds
people
of
the
products
which
are
__________.

A. portable





B. environmentally friendly





C. advanced







D. recyclable
15. The writer suggests that __________.
A. “i”
products are often of high quality
B. iTeddy is alive bear
C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

D
We
keep reading that
TV
is
bad for
you.
If
this is
true,
how
come the
current
generation of TV-addicted kids is much smarter than we are? In my home, the only
people who can work the remote control are the children.

Perhaps TV does educate you. For example, you learn a useful medical fact:
A
person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence before
he dies
. “The killer was…”
(dies)
But I guess the biggest things we learn from TV can be regarded as “Life Skills”.
Bad
things
only
happen
on
dark
and
stormy
nights.
Emotional
breakdowns
cause
people
to
wander
in
the
heavy
rain
without
umbrellas.
And
contrary
to
what
scientists
say,
the
crack(
霹雳
)
of
lightning
and
the
accompanying
flash
happen
at
exactly the same time, wherever you are.
I’ve even
acquired useful
geographical
facts
from
science
-fiction
shows:
Aliens
speak English no matter which planet they come from.
Making use of what we learn from TV can improve our security. Consider these
truths.
If
you
are
ever
attacked
by
20
bad
guys,
don’t
worry
about
being
outnumbered. The criminals will hang back and take turns to
approach you in ones
and twos just so you can conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completely
covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to reveal that they are in
fact, aha, women.
TV
also
teaches
us
important
information
about
escaping
from
danger.
Watch
and learn. (1) If anyone is running after you down a passage, you will find that boxes
have been conveniently placed near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If you are
tall and handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminals, and every shot
will miss you.
Be
warned,
however.
If
your
name
card
says
“henchman”
(
帮凶
)
and
you
are
part of a group of plain-looking people trying to catch a handsome individual, a single
shot
will
kill
you.
But don’t
be anxious: TV
also
deliver
s useful
information
for bad
guys.
All
cars
are
inflammable
(
易燃的
)
and
have
amazing
shock
absorbers
that
enable them to fly into the air and land without damage
—
except police cars.

TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV, it shows a news
flash about someone they know. They then turn the box off immediately after that
news item.
16. By saying “A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete
sentence

before he dies” (Paragraph 2), the writer shows his________.

A. humor







B. sympathy

C. deep concern








D. medical knowledge

17. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that in the real world_______.
A. bad things cause people to break down in the rain
B. bad things never happen on dark and stormy nights
C. people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain without umbrellas
D. the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash don’t happen at the same time

18. On TV what usually happens when a person turns it on?
A. The news shown is always about someone the person knows.

B. The person always turns off the TV when it’s time for news.

C. The program shown is always about the importance of TV.
D. TV always shows news about famous people.
19. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. Life skills can be learned from TV.
B. TV plays an important role in society.
C. Watching TV makes people more creative.
D. What happens in TV is very different from reality.
20. The writer of this passage takes a(n) _______ attitude towards TV plays.
A. positive

B. casual

C. negative

D. indifferent










1
—
5 BACDA



6-10 BDACD




11-15 CABAD



16-20 ADADC



阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项
(A
、
B
、
C
和
D)
中，选出最佳选项。

A
Today I was at the mall waiting for friends, when a lady wearing a knit hat and a
sweater came up to me and, shivering, said, “I’m homeless. W
ould you mind buying
me some food?”

In
that
split
second,
everything
I’d
learned
since
kindergarten
flashed
through
my mind. Don’t talk to strangers… Be a good citizen… People will take advantage of
you… Treat others as you wish to be treated…I guess love won the debate. “Sure,” I
said. “What would you like?”

She thought and then said, “I’d like to get Chinese food.” We headed upstairs.
She ordered soup, an egg roll, white rice, and pepper chicken. I would normally think
that was a lot, but she had probably barely eaten in the last few days. I got my usual
–

lo mein and General Tso’s chicken.

Meanwhile I was eating my lo mein, picking around the cabbage and the other
vegetables. Joyce said, “If you don’t like it you can take it back.” I told her that I like
d
it,
but
was
not
fond
of
the
vegetables.
She
broke
into
a
big
grin.
“You
don’t
like
vegetables, huh? Neither did I. But now I do.” I immediately felt guilty. How could I be
picking at my food across from someone who barely gets to eat at all?
I tried my b
est to finish, but she seemed to sense my guilt and said, “You don’t
have to eat it if you don’t want it.” How could she know what I was feeling? I told her
the dish was my favorite, but I just eat slowly.
She got up to get a to-
go box. “Would you like one?” she asked, but I refused. I
realized that this food would probably last her for a few days, and I was glad she had
ordered a lot.
“Would you like these?” I asked, gesturing at the food I had left untouched. “Oh,
no, thank
you,”
she
said.
“This
is
enough.”
I
got
up
to throw
my tray
away,
feeling
guilty again.
“I
need
to
meet
my
friends
now,”
I
explained.
“It
was
so
nice
to
meet
you,
Joyce.”

“You too, Claire,” she replied with a smile. “Thank you.”

I headed to the theater, and she went back downstairs. I kept puzzling, Why is
Joyce
homeless?

She
shouldn’t
need
people
to
buy
her
dinner.
She
was
a
nurse.
She got good grades. She took pictures for her yearbook. She was the person I hope
to be in the future. How could such a good life be rewarded with horrible luck?
Anyway, I wish her the best, and hope that the force that brought us together
will help her find what she deserves in life.
1. From the second paragraph we know that the writer ___________.



A. debated with the girl over moral issues


B. hated having to make a quick decision



C. hesitated before she decided to reach out





D. fell in love with the girl at first sight
2. The writer felt guilty for a moment because _________.



A. she was particular about food and also wasted so much



B. she was a strict vegetarian who ate very little



C. she didn’t order enough food for the girl




D. she urged the girl to take her share of food
3. Why did Joyce end up unemployed and homeless?



A. She was a victim of high education.


B. She actually had some kind of mental disorder.



C. She graduated with average grades.


D. The reason is not yet given.
4. The passage is intended to _________.



A. arouse readers' curiosity








B. explore social problems



C. teach readers a lesson










D. share a personal story
B
1) Your teens don’t want you to be their friends. What they need is for you to be a
reliable responsible role model worthy of their respect, and not some overgrown
child who wears too tight jeans or T-shirts with slogans advocating the good points
of 100 proof liquor.
2) Don’t debate the teen ever. If she wants to debate, suggest she sign up for the
Debate Club. If you buy into their teen logic (which is basically illogic, the product
of
an
immature
brain
and
every
extreme
of
emotion
known
to
mankind)
your
mouth will go dry. Teens need to know that no means no. Remember when your
teen was two years old and he said “no” a lot? Well now it’s your turn, particularly
when your teen wants to engage in behaviors that are dangerous.
3) Don’t
buy your teen a car. If you do, he will total it in record time. Guaranteed.
The teen should earn the car, or at least a portion of it (and by that I don’t mean
one of the tires). You know how you take much better care of an item of clothing
you spent a f
ortune on compared to one you bought in a bargain basement? It’s
the same thing, only a car can do serious damage.
4)
Encourage
sports
participation
even
if
your
teen
has
two
left
feet.
In
some
sports,
two
left
feet
won’t
knock
him
out
of
the
box,
so
to
sp
eak.
Sports
participation develops perseverance and cheerfully functioning as a team member.
You also will know where your child is every day after school (on the field, that is,
or at a rival school). Just make sure you root for the right team, okay? Been there,
done that.
5)
Let
the
school
know
you
in
a
good
way
so
that
school
personnel
do
not
dive
under the desk when you approach. If you are asked to speak at the school, your
teen will feel mighty proud. If you make something for the bake sale, try to make it
taste edible and if you can’t see it through, do yourself and your child a favor and
buy something at the local bakery or supermarket.
6) To know your teens’ friends is to know your teens. Teens have a secret life, and a
parent’s goal is to find out
secrecy that is sometimes thicker than the CIA and the
KGB combined. If you really want to know what your kid is up to, get to know their
friends. How? By being warm and kind, and by asking questions that don’t sound
like an interrogation
（审讯）
, but serve that purpose without their knowing it.
5. When your kids are doing something that might negatively affect their future,
you should _____.
A. have your kids express their opinions fully and then discuss with them

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