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10

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12

题。

10. Where did the woman get the information about the swimming course?

A. From a swimming club.

B. From her friend.

C. From the Internet.

11. How many lessons does the course provide?

A. 3.

B. 6

C. 15.

12. What is provided for free for the beginners?

A. A life ring.

B. A swimsuit.

C. A towel.

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16

题。

13. Why is the television station trying to raise money?

A. To pay employees' salaries.

B. To set up a new signal tower.

C. To add new programmes.

14. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Learn from an experienced gardener.

B. Donate his service to the sale.

C. Buy something at the sale.

15. What excuse does the woman make for not donating a service?

A. She seldom watches TV.

B. She has to help her parents.

C. She must prepare for exams.

16. What does the woman say about her parents?

A. They might offer a price for the man's services.

B. They are good at gardening work.

C. They often attend a fancy fair

（义卖会）

.

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至

20

题。

17. On what can the competitors decide about the story?

A. The title.

B. The style.

C. The length.

18. How can the competitors join in the competition?

A. By e-mailing the story to the speaker.

B. By sending the story to The Book Show.

C. By posting the story to Acton Library.

19. What requirement does the competition have for the competitors?

A. Family background.

B. School background.

C. Age.

20. What is the prize for the first winner this year?

A. A notebook computer.

B. An electronic dictionary.

C. A stamp book.

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

A

、

B

、

C

和

D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并 在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Kyle is my big brother. For eighteen years, I felt that Kyle was my enemy. In fact, I found it ridiculous that

people thought older brothers looked out for their sisters, protected them and fought off their sisters' bullies. Huh?

My brother was the bully

（持强凌弱者）

When we were little, his fights with others caused my only black eye, cuts in my lips and even a nosebleed or

two. I often wished I were an only child!

Time flew. We ended up attending colleges two thousand miles apart. Yet, strangely, that was when we began

communicating. Through e-mail, we kept in constant touch. Mostly I complained about serious homesickness,

impossible roommates, difficult classes, and

…

dating. I felt I lost myself. At a particularly low time, I cried to Kyle

about my injured confidence, my broken heart, and the particular jerk

（蠢人）

who broke it.

And that was when the package arrived.

（兄弟会）

.

pile of letters. And they were all addressed to me. I opened the one on top.

my eyes.

Each one was from a different guy. They complimented

（恭维）

me. They invited me on dates. And they

tried to convince me to make a trip out to Knox College and meet them.

I loved it. I didn't care about the motive. And mostly, I loved the idea that my big brother had pulled off. I

picked up the phone

.”

Big brothers, I decided, really did protect their sisters. And mine fought off the biggest bully I'd ever met.

Now I return to my true self, full of confidence.

21. Why did the author use to call Kyle her enemy?

（

）

A. He had many fights with her.

B. He couldn't fight off her bullies.

C. He bullied her from time to time.

D. His fights caused her to suffer a lot.

22. Why did the frat guys write to the author?

（

）

A. They had mercy on her.

B. They tried to cheer her up.

C. They were struck by her beauty.

D. They wanted to compliment her.

23. What's the author's purpose in writing this passage?

（

）

A. To share her childhood experience.

B. To complain about her biggest bully.

C. To show her brother's protection for her.

D. To introduce her adjustment to college life.

B

Salvador Dali was one of the most important surrealist

（超现实主义的）

artists in the world. He produced

over l,500 paintings in his career. His talent in painting and famous moustache have made him a cultural icon.

Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain. At an early age, Dali was producing fine

drawings. Upon recognizing his talent, his parents sent him to a drawing school in 1916. After the first year at art

school, he became interested in modern painting. By 1919, the young artist had his first public exhibition at the

Municipal Theatre of Figueres. In 1922, Dal

í

went to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in

Madrid. He stayed at the school's student residence and soon showed his eccentricity

（古怪）

, growing long hair

and dressing himself in an English style of the late 19th century. While in school, Dal

í

began exploring many

forms of art including works of classical painters like Raphael. Between 1926 and 1929, Dali made several trips to

Paris, where he met Joan Mir

ò

, the Spanish painter and sculptor who introduced him to Surrealism.

Dali's surrealistic period started in 1929. These oil paintings reflected his dream images. Dali created a reality

from his dreams and thus mentally changed the reality to what he wanted it to be. For Dali, it became a way of life.

During World War II, Dali and his wife moved to the United States. They remained there until 1948. These were

important years for Dali. The Museum of Modern Art in New York gave him his own exhibit in 1941. This was

followed by the publication of his autobiography

（自传）

.

In 1980, Dali was forced to retire from painting due to disease. No longer able to hold a paint brush, he'd lost

the ability to express himself the way he knew best. More tragedy struck in 1982 when Dali's beloved wife and

friend, Gala died. The two events sent him into a deep depression. On January 23, 1989, in the city of his birth, Dali

died of heart failure at the age of 84.

24. Who may plays a key role in Dali's turning to Surrealism?

（

）

A. Raphael

B. Joan Miro

C. His wife

D. His parents

25. What can we know about Salvador Dali according to the last 2 paragraphs?

（

）

A. His oil paintings described his imaginary reality.

B. His autobiography became a hit in World War

Ⅱ

.

C. His death was directly due to a mental depression.

D. His paintings were significantly affected by reality.

26. How does the author develop the passage?

（

）

A. By providing examples.

B. By analyzing data.

C. By following the order of time.

D. By following the order of importance.

27. What is the passage mainly about?

（

）

A. The surrealistic works of Salvador Dali.

B. The painting style of Salvador Dali.

C. The achievements of Salvador Dali.

D. The life of Salvador Dali.

C

Sleeping in a noisy room isn't only distracting

（使人分心的）

, and it can also harm your health. Although

researchers have known for decades that long-term loud noises can harm us, it's only recently become recognized

as a widespread issue.

In a new review of previously published studies, researchers from Germany and Denmark took a look at the

ways in which noises, such as an airplane passing by or jackhammer digging in the ground can affect our hearts.

Perhaps the most obvious impact of a loud sound while you are sleeping is that it can wake you up. But, even if you

don't remember hearing the noise or you don't physically get out of bed, it can disrupt you in ways you may not

realize

Johannes Gutenberg University Main.

decibels

（分贝）

, it can increase the risk of heart disease.

When our body hears these noises, it reacts with a stress reaction. In this case, these sudden and unexpected

noises cause hormones

（荷尔蒙）

to speed up and eventually damage the heart. Although the chance that a single

noise will affect you is unlikely, it's the constant exposure to the sound that can eventually affect you.

diabetes, depression, and anxiety disorders,

cars, planes, and other vehicles affect the brain. But despite the amount or the depth of research he conducts, it'll

take the help of politicians to improve the impact of noise on our health.

noise and airports, it is important to make new laws and set new lower noise limits that protect people living close

by the airport instead of the owners of the airport.

28. Which word can replace the underlined word

（

）

A. Defeat.

B. Harm

C. Benefit.

D. Discourage

29. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?

（

）

A. Politicians should take action to handle noise pollution

B. Munzel will continue other studies on brain diseases.

C. Benefits of airport owners are more important than health

D. Attention should be paid to heart health and other diseases.

30. Which can be the best title for the text?

（

）

A. Who Is to Blame for Noise Pollution

B. What Should Be Done to Stop Noise

C. How Munzel Carried Out His Research

D. How Noise Pollution Harms Our Body

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