2017年12月大学英语B统考题库

2017年12月大学英语B统考题库

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第一部分 交际英语（2017 年12月统考）全真翻译版（共65题）

----------------以下红色 1-45 必须掌握，得分值 9分 ------------------

本部分75个标红色的题目重点复习，新大纲常考题目，建议熟悉掌握交际用语回答习惯。

交际用语答题要领总结：讲礼貌，多委婉；受帮助，要感谢；遇坏事，先致歉；最长选项就是答案原则；有比较“恐怖”或者不认识的单词或者搞不清什么意思的选项就是答案的原则。

在统考中，考的题型主要分为三类：询问类，看法类，功能类，下面的题目按分类排列，总结每类交际用语的常用回答。

1. - Do you mind if I switch off the radio? 你介意我关闭收音机吗？ - ______C_____. Go ahead. 不，不介意，请便。 A. Never mind B. No way - ______D_____. 这是我的荣幸。 A. No thanks B. Never mind C. All right D. My pleasure

3.- Excuse me, I'm afraid you've overcharged me. 不好意思，恐怕你多收我钱了 -_______A________ ? 噢.是吗？

A. Oh, really? B. That's all right. C. That's fine. D. You're welcome. 4.- let me introduce myself. I am Tom. 自我介绍下，我是汤姆。 - ____D___.很高兴认识你

A. What a pleasure B. It's pleasure. C. I'm very pleased D. Pleased to meet you 5 -Hi! George. How are you? 你好，George，你好吗？ - _______D________ 很好，谢谢，你呢？

A. That's all right. B. Don't mention it. C. How are you? D. Fine, thanks. And you? Key: CDADD

6. -It’s rather cold in here. Do you mind if I close the window? - _. 这里相当冷，你介意我把窗关上吗？ --不介意，去关上吧。（问介意用 YES 表示介意或 NO） A. Yes, please B. No, go ahead C. Sure, please D. I don?t like it

7. -Medam,do all the buses go downtown?女士，请问，是不是所有的公交车都开往市区？

- . 对不起，我也不是本地人 A. Wow, you got the idea

B. No, never mind

C. pretty well, I guess D. Sorry, I?m new here 8. -Could I speak to Don Watkins, please? 我能和 Don Watkins 说话吗？

- 我就是。（电话用语） A. I?m listening. B. Oh, how are you? C. Speaking, please. D. I?m Don. 9. -Thanks for your help. - .谢谢您的帮助 --这是我的荣幸。 A. My pleasure

B. Never mind

C. Quite right

D. Don?t thank me

10.- You haven't paid for it yet. 您还没有付款。

- _________哦，真的很抱歉。

A. Oh, I'm really very sorry. B. Thank you. C. Not at all. D. Of course, I know. Key: BDCAA

C.No, not at all

D. No, you'd better not

2. - Thanks for the lovely and delicious food. 谢谢您提供的美味食物。

11. -Hello, I’m Harry Potter. 你好，我是 Harry Potter. -Hello, my name is Charles Green, but . 你好，我叫 Charles Green，但是请叫我 Charles。 A. call my Charles

B. call me at Charles

C. call me Charles

D. call Charles me

12.-Our class won the girls' relay race in our school's sports meeting. 在学校运动会上我们班赢得了女子接力比赛。 - . __ 祝贺你!

A. That's right. B. Thanks a lot. C. Congratulations! D. It's a pleasure. 13. -That’s a beautiful dress you have on! 你穿的这件裙子很漂亮！ - .噢，谢谢，我昨天买的。

A. Oh, thanks. I got it yesterday

B. Sorry, it?s too cheap

C. You can have it D. See you later

14. -David injured his leg playing football yesterday. 大卫昨天踢球时腿受伤了 -Really? ?真的吗？那怎么发生的啊？

A. Who did that

C. How did that happen

15. -Hi, is Mary there, please?- B. What?s wrong with him

D. Why was he so careless

请问，Mary 在吗？--请别挂断，我去叫她

A. Hold on. I?ll get her. B. No, she isn?t here.

C. Yes, she lives here. D. Yes, what do you want? Key:CCACA

16.—Who’s that speaking?/ Who’s speaking?你是谁？ --This is Tom .我是 TOM （电话用语） A speaks B spoken C speaking 17.—How are you, Bob? 你好吗，鲍勃？-- D saying

, Ted.我很好，谢谢，泰德。

A How are you? B I?m fine. Thank you. C How do you do? D Nice to meet you. 18.-Paul, ? 鲍，那边在说话的人是谁？

-Oh, that?s my father! And beside him, my mother.哦，那是我的爸爸，在他旁边的是我妈妈。 A. what is the person over there. B. who?s talking over there. C. what are they doing. D. which is that. 19.-How often do you go dancing?你多久去跳一次舞？

- _. 每隔一天去一次。

A.I will go dancing tomorrow.

B. Yesterday.

C. Every other day. D. I?ve been dancing for a year.

20.-Hello, may I talk to the director now?你好，我现在可以和导演谈谈吗？

- _. 很抱歉，他现在很忙。

A. Sorry, he is busy at the moment. B. No, you can?t. C. Sorry, you can?t. D.I don?t know.

KEY:CBBCA

21.--I’m sorry. I lost the key.对不起，我的钥匙丢了。 -- .没关系

A. Well, it?s OK B. No, it?s all right C. You are welcome 22.-- _?你爸爸是从事什么工作的？

--He teaches physics in a school. 他在一所学校教物理。

A. what does your father want to do

B. who is your father

C. what is your father D. where is your father now 23.-How was your trip to London, Jane?简，你在伦敦的旅行如何啊？

D. You are wrong

- .哦，真的好极了。

A. Oh, wonderful indeed

B. I went there alone

C. The guide showed me the way D. By plane and by bus 24.-Thank you for inviting me.感谢您的邀请。

- .谢谢光临

A.I really had a happy time. B. Oh, it?s too late. C. Thank you for coming. D. Oh, so slowly

25.-May I see your tickets, please? 可以看一下你的票吗？ .当然可以。

A. No, they are mine KEY:ACACC

26.--Please help yourself to the seafood.请吃点海鲜。

-- _.谢谢，但我不喜欢吃海鲜。 A. No, I can?t. B. Sorry, I can?t help

C. well, seafood don?t suit for D. Thanks, but I don?t like the seafood 27.-Hey, Tom, what’s up?嗨，汤姆，你在忙什么？- _.哦，没忙什么。

A. Yes, definitely! B. Oh, not much. C. What is happening in your life? D. You are lucky.

28.-Do you mind my smoking here?你介意我在这吸烟吗？（介意询问时，YES 表示介意） - .是的，我介意 A. No, thanks B. Yes, I do C. Yes, I?d rather not D. Good idea

29.-I wonder if I could use your computer tonight?我在想是否今晚可以用你的电脑？ - I?m not using it right now.行，拿去用吧，今晚我不用。 A. Sure, go ahead. B.I don't know. C. It doesn't matter. D. Who cares? 30.-We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us?

今晚我们有个歌唱聚会，你想来吗？ - _.恐怕不行，因为我得参加一个重要会议。 A. I?m afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting B. Of course not. I have no idea C. No, I can?t D. That?s all set Key: DBBAA

31.-How about going to dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight?今晚去墨西哥餐厅吃饭怎么样？

_ 太好了！ - A. Forget it.

B. Sorry, I like Mexican food.

C. That?s great! D. Glad you like it.

32.-Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water?我们在这儿的草地上坐呢还是去 那儿的河边坐？

- 如果你不介意，我想在这儿坐。 A. I?d rather stay here if you don?t mind.

B. Sorry, I don?t like neither.

C. Certainly, why not? D. Yes, we like these two places. 33.-Is it possible for you to work late tonight?今晚你可以加班吗？ - _.我认为可以。 A. I like it B. I?ll do that C. I?d love to D. I think so 34.-Must I take a taxi? 我必须坐出租车吗？ -No, you . You can take a car. 不必。你可以坐我的车。 A. had better to B. don?t C. must not D. don?t have to 35.-Would you mind changing seats with me?你介意和我换个位置吗？- A. Yes, you can

B. Of course, I like to C. No, I don?t mind

.不介意。

B. No, you can?t C. Sure

D. Yes, you can

D. Certainly, please do

KEY:CADDC

36.-Wow!This is a marvelous room! I’ve never known you’re so artistic. - . 哇呜！多么漂亮的房间啊，我从来不知道你如此有艺术品位啊！--谢谢你的赞扬

A. Great, I am very art-conscious

B. Don?t mention it

C. Thanks for your compliments D. It?s fine 37.- ? 你父母到巴黎呆了多久了？

-Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week. 他们上星期三到那里的。差不多一星期了。

A. When did your parents arrive at Paris

B. How long have your parents been in Paris

C. Did your parents arrive at Paris last Wednesday D. When will your parents go to Paris

38.-Could I borrow your car for a few day?我能借你的车用几天吗？

- ,当然可以。给你。祝你旅快。

A. Yes, you may borrow

C. Sure, here you are. Enjoy your journey

B. Yes, go on D. It doesn?t matter

. 39.-Congratulations!You won the first prize in today’s speech contest. - 祝贺你在今天的演讲比赛中获得冠军。 --谢谢你。

A Yes, I beat the others B No, no, I didn?t do it well C Thank you D It?s pleasure 40.-Hi,Tom, how’s everything with you? 你好，汤姆，近来都好吗？

- , and how are you? 还不错，你呢?

A. Don?t mention it B. Hm, not too bad C. Thanks D. Pretty fast Key: CBCCB

41.-Can you go to the concert with us this evening? 今晚你能和我们一起去听音乐会吗？

- . 我很高兴去，但今晚我很忙。

A. No, I already have plans B. I?d love to, but I?m busy tonight C. No, I really don?t like being with you D. I?m ill, so I shouldn?t go out 42.-Marilyn, I’m afraid I have to be leaving now.玛琳，我恐怕现在不得不走了。

- 噢，那么早？

A. That sounds wonderful. B. Oh, so early?

C. Not at all. D. Good luck!

43. Hi, welcome back! Had a nice trip? 欢迎回来，旅行还不错吧？

— 噢，太棒了！每天都有新鲜的空气和温暖的阳光。 A. Oh, fantastic! Fresh air, and sunshine every day. B. Come on, I?ve got lots of fun. C. By the way, I don?t like Saturdays.

D. Well, I?ll look forward to your phone call. 44. —Excuse me, how much is the jacket? 请问，这件夹克衫多少钱？

—It?s 499 Yuan. . 499 元。你想试一下吗？ A. Oh, no. That?s OK! B. How do you like it? C. Which do you prefer? D. Would you like to try it on?

45. — May I use your bike for a moment? 你的自行车我可以用一会吗？

— 当然可以。

A. It?s well. B. It doesn?t matter. C. By all means. D. I have no idea. Key: BBADC

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1.-Hey, Tom, what’s up?嗨，汤姆，你在忙什么？-______B_____.哦，没忙什么 A. Yes, definitely! B. Oh, not much. C. What is happening in your life? D. You are lucky.

2.-This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs. 这个盒子对我来说太重了，搬不到楼上去 -____B___--让我帮你吧

A. You may ask for help B. I?ll give you a hand C. Please do me a favor D. I?d come to help

3.-I wonder if I could use your computer tonight? 我在想是否今晚可以用你的电脑？ -____A___I’m not using it right now.行，拿去用吧，今晚我不用。

A. Sure, here you are. B. I don't know. C. It doesn't matter D. Who cares?

4.-Wow!This is a marvelous room! I’ve never known you’re so artistic. -___C___. 哇！多么漂亮的房间啊，我从来不知道你如此有艺术品位啊！--谢谢你的赞扬 A. Great, I am very art-conscious B. Don?t mention it C. Thanks for your compliments D. It?s fine

5.-Is it possible for you to work late tonight? 今晚你可以加班吗？ -___D___.我认为可以。 A. I like it B. I?ll do that C. I?d love to D. I think so KEY BBACD

6. –Thank you for your invitation. 谢谢你的邀请。 - . 我很荣幸（能邀请你）

A． It doesn?t matter B. It?s pleasure. C. It?s a small thing. D. I?ll appreciate it.

7. – Let me introduce myself. I’m Steward. 请允许我介绍我自己。我叫斯图亚特。 - . 很荣幸认识你。

A．What a pleasure. B. Pleased to meet you. C. I don?t know. D. Thanks a lot.

8. Let’s go to the library this afternoon. 今天下午我们去图书馆吧。 - . 好主意。

A. Yes, that?s right. B. No, I can?t. C. What about you? D. That?s a good idea.

9. –How tall is your sister? 你妹妹有多高？ - . 和我一样高

A．She is not very tall. B. She is 28 years old. C. She is very nice. D. She is as tall as I am.

10.- What do you think of this novel？ 你认为这部小说怎么样呢？ - . 这部小说写的很好

A．I?ve read it. B. It?s well-written. C. It?s was written by my uncle D. I bought it yesterday. KEY:BBDDB

11. — Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office?

打扰下，你能告诉我最近的邮局怎么走吗？

— ______ Oh, yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can’t miss it.

_______噢，对！从这里过两个街区，在格林大街，你不会错过。

A. I beg your pardon? B. What do you mean? C. You?re welcome. D. Mm, let me think. 恩， 让我想想。

12.--Unbelievable! I have failed the driving test again!难以置信！我的驾照考试又没通过！

-- . This is not the end of the world. 振作点。这不是世界末日。 A. Good luck B. Cheer up C. Go ahead D. No problem

13.--Could you help me with my physics, please?请问你能帮我做物理课作业吗？

-- .很抱歉不行。我马上要去开会。（表示歉意要婉转，不能直接说 NO 还应加理由） A. No, no way

B No, I couldn?t

C No, I can?t D Sorry I can?t. I have to go to a meeting right now

14.—Haven’t seen you for ages! What are you busy doing now?好几年不见了，最近都在忙什么？

-- .我现在在一家书店兼职。

A. I have the weather here B My hair is getting a bit longer

C Yeah, thanks for coming D I am working part time in a bookshop, you know 15.—How do you do? Glad to meet you.你好，很高兴认识你。

-- .你好，我也很高兴认识你。

A. Fine. How are you? B How do you do? Glad to meet you, too. C How are you? Thank you! D Nice. How are you? Key: DBDDB

16.- What day is today? 今天星期几？ - . 星期一。

A．It?s March 6. B. It?s a fine day today. C. It?s March D. It?s Monday. 17. – It’s that seat taken? 这个位子有人吗？ - . 没有。

A．Please don?t worry. B. I don?t think so. C. Why not? D. It?s very nice. 18.- Thank you for calling. 谢谢你打电话给我。 - . 很高兴能同你交谈。

A．Don?t mention it. B. That?s fine. C. Nice talking to you. D. Call back again. 19.- How are you getting on today? 你今天过的怎么样？ - . 非常好。

A. Very well. B. How do you do? C. I am a doctor? D. Nice to have known you. 20.- How’s is your family? 你的家人都还好吧？ - . 都还行。

A．Thanks all the same. B. Thanks for calling. C. Not too bad. D. Don?t mention it. KEY:DBCAC

第二部分 阅读理解（1）（2017年12月统考）全真翻译版

（判断对错题——A：T代表对；B：F代表错）

以下14篇正误判断题(实考题),考1题共10分,答案是二选一,即A货B。 相对来说难度较低,投机率大.根据出题几率大小精简,建议强记。

解题思路:正误判断题主要考学生对文章的理解能力。根据文章内容对所给句子即题干判断正误.难度相对较小。 此类题型往往依托短文内容进行发挥,或者给出意见相近或相反的几个句子要求辨别判断。或者变换词句结构来考察同意思的不同表达。做此类题目时,应先看问题,根据”问题中的关键词回归原文定位的方法”, 带着”问题”，寻找所需要的信息,两相对照，仔细辨别。 注意在对句子进行判断时,只有完全符合文章意思的句子才可判断为正确，那些基本意思相同，却仍然有某一点不符合的应判断为错误。

Passage 1

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.

“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.

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?”

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)

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。

“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？”

这男人听到Maria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。

1. Maria?s story happened B. on her way back to Santo. Maria 的故事发生在他回圣多明各的路上。

A：T B：F

2. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to check people's luggage

the airport. 你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是检查人们的行李吗？ A：T B：F

3. “Why are you so upset?\ld not be unhappy and worried. “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那么不高兴，那么烦躁。

A：T B：F

4. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.\for Maria's manners. \每个人都不很不赞成的看着他。” 这句话的意思是周围的人为玛利亚的行为感到很遗憾。

A：T B：F

5. The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that she was young but behaved properly. 作者在故事的开头就提到玛利亚的年龄是为了表达尽管她很小，但行为很得体。

A：T B：F 答案： BAABA

Passage 2

There was once a man in South America who had a parrot (鹦鹉)， a pet bird that could imitate (模拟)human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the while world. He could lean to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Cotano. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say “Cotano” but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird, but gradually he lost his temper. “You stupid bird! Why can?t you learn to say that one word! Say Cotano or I?ll like you!” But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed (大声叫)，“Say Cotano or I?ll kill you!” But the bird would never repeat the name. Finally the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. “You are even more stupid than the chickens!”

In the chicken house, there were four old chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday?s dinner. The next morning, when he went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens, the parrot was screaming at the fourth, “Say Catano or I?ll kill you!”.

曾经在南美洲有一个人有一只鹦鹉，一直可以模拟人生说话的宠物鸟。这只鹦鹉很特别。这个世界上没有像他一样的鸟儿。他可以学任何除了一个。他不会说他家乡的名字“Cotano”。这个人做了他能做的一切事去教他说“Cotano”但是他从未成功过。 起初，他对这只鸟很温柔，但是慢慢地就失去了耐心：“你这只笨鸟！为什么你就不会说“Cotano”？ 快说 “Cotano”，否则我宰了你！”但是鹦鹉就是不说。男人大声嘶叫很多次快说“Cotano，否则我宰了你！”

但是鸟儿就是不说。 那个人最后放弃了。 他抓起鹦鹉，扔到鸡舍。“你比鸡还笨！”

在鸡舍里，有四只老鸡将被宰杀，成为周日的晚餐。 次日早上，当他走到鸡舍，打开鸡舍门，他被所看到的震惊了。 他无法相信自己的眼睛和耳朵。地上躺着三只死鸡，鹦鹉朝第四只尖叫道：“快说 Cotano”,否则我宰了你！”

1. The reason why the parrot couldn?t say the name of his native town is not mentioned in the story. 鹦鹉不会说自己家乡名字的原因在故事里没有提及。

A：T B：F

2. The man lost his temper at the fact that the bird failed to say the name of the town. 男人对鹦鹉说不出自己家乡的名字感到很生气。 A：T B：F

3. The man in the kitchen killed the three chickens. 男人在厨房杀死了三只鸡。 A：T B：F

4. The bird managed to escape from the chicken house.这只鸟试图从鸡舍里逃走。 A：T B：F

5. The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly. 那个男人非常喜欢他的鹦鹉并且对它很好。

A：T B：F KEY:AABBB

Passage 3

Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.

In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them become ministers or teachers.

In 1782, Harvard stared a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later lawyers could receive their training in Harvard?s low school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Havard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.

As knowledge increased, Havard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interests them.

Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There?s so much to learn that one kind of school can?t offer it all.

哈佛大学是美国最古老的一所大学，它建于1636年。耶鲁，普林斯顿等大学也随之迅速创建起来了。它们都创办于美国革命之前。

早期，这些学校有很所相似之处。只有年轻男子上大学。所有学生都学相同的客户且每个人都必须学习拉丁语和希腊语。鲜少有关科学的知识， 也没有人意识到一所学习可以交给学生世界上所有的知识。当这些学生毕业之后，大部分就成为了教师。

1782年， 哈佛建立了医学院，服务于想成为医生的学生。之后，律师可以在哈佛大学法学院接受培训。1825年，哈佛开始教授现代语言如法语和德语，与拉丁语和希腊语并重。 很快，哈佛又开设了美国历史这门课程。

随着知识的增长吗，哈佛大学和其他大学相机开设了多门课程。学生可以选择他们感兴趣的课程学习。

现在，不同性质的大学与学员普遍存在。大部分学校划分成了不同的小学院，以便特殊专业的教学。现在有如此多的知识需要学习以至于一个单一的学院根本满足不了这类需求。 1. The oldest university in the US is Havard. 哈佛是美国最古老的大学

A：T B：F

2. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, those colleges and universities were the

same. 在最初的时候，这些大学都是一样的。 A：T B：F

3. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were French and German. 在1825年，哈佛大学开始

较法语和德语。 A：T B：F

4. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach everything that was known. 随着知识的增长，大学

开始教那些大家都知道的。 A：T B：F

5. On the whole, the passage is about how colleges have changed. 文章主要讲述的是美国的大学的教

学内容的变化。

A：T B：F KEY:AAABA

Passage 4

The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secrets there. Scuba(戴水肺) diving is a new sport today. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.

You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are like a school bus. Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.

During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them, with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you can?t dive too deep. And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.

The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It is cold, and it is dark, too. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is. About 3000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.

Besides, the coldness and the darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger-other animals. Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. However, some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animal?s meal.

海底世界非常漂亮，现在越来越多的人想潜入水中发现那里的秘密。 戴水肺潜水是一项新的运动， 它可以带你进入一个奇妙的海底世界。

你会发现很多奇怪的海洋动物，有的像一辆校车， 许多海洋动物能在黑暗中发光，有尖锐的牙齿。

白天， 在这里有足够的光线，在海中， 一切都是蓝色和绿色，鱼游到身边的时候，你可以用手抓住他们。当你有瓶空气， 你可以在深水中呆很长时间。然而，你不能潜得太深， 在深水潜水，必须非常小心。

深海不是容易生活的地方，很深的地方没有光，又黑又冷。 在大约3000英尺，海里很黑。许多鱼没有眼睛。除了寒冷和黑暗，深海动物面临危险被三分之一的其他动物吃！他们必须找到吃的，很多动物吃植物。 然而有一些动物吃肉，这意味着这些海洋动物有两大工作，一是他们需要找到食物吃，二是要注意自己不会成为其他动物的每餐。

1. People want to dive in the sea because they want to find the secrets of the undersea world.

人们想潜水是因为他们想找到海底世界的秘密。 A：T B：F

2. In the daytime, when you dive in the sea, you can see everything green and blue. 在白天，当你潜入

海底，你可以看到一切都是蓝色和绿色的。 A：T B：F

3. Animals will meet four types of danger under the deep sea. 深海下的动物们会遇到四种危险。

A：T B：F

4. When you do scuba diving, you can dive freely without any danger. 当你深海潜水，你可以很自由，

没有任何危险。 A：T B：F

5. At the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, all animals can find their way with the help of eyes.

在3000 英尺的深海里，所有的动物都能借助他们的眼睛找到帮助。 A：T B：F KEY:AABBB

Passage 5

Three man traveling on a train began a conversation about the world?s greatest wonders. “In my opinion,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids” are the world?s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have

today.”

“ I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful,” the second man said,” But I don?t think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They are taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do.”

He turned to the third man and asked, “What do you think is the greatest wonder in world?” The third man thought for a long time, and then he said, “Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos.”

And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.

The other two men were very surprised. “A thermos?” they exclaimed. “But that?s a simple thing.” “Oh, no, it?s not,” the third man said. “In the winter you put in a hot drink and it says hot. In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it?s winter or summer?”

三个人在谈论世界上的伟大的奇观。 其中一个人认为修建于几千年前的金字塔是最让人叹服的世界奇迹。其理由是：当时只有很简单的原始工具，并没有我们现代化的设备和技艺精湛的工程师。第二个人则认为电子计算机比金字塔更为奇妙。因为在它们的控制下人类已经登上月球并安全返回， 并且计算机的运算速度实在惊人。第三个人的观点非常独特，他认为暖水瓶是最让人不可思议的发明。其他两个岁他的话感到十分诧异。问其原因时， 那个人说：冬天，把热水倒进去，他就能保温；夏天把冷饮倒进去，它就能保持冰凉。它怎么知道是夏天还是冬天？”

1. The underlined word “thermos” in Chinese means “保温瓶”. 有下划线的单词“thermos” 在中文意

思是保温瓶。

A：T B：F

2. That the three men could not agree on what the world?s greatest wonder was because they all had

different ideas. 这三个人对什么是世界上最伟大的奇迹都有不同的看法。 A：T B：F

3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because they had

been built with very simple tools. 第一位男子认为金字塔是世界上最伟大的奇迹，因为它们是用很简单的工具建造的。 A：T B：F

4. The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because it cost less than a

computer. 第三个人认为热水瓶是世界上最伟大的奇迹，因为它的成本比电脑少。 A：T B：F

5. The third man was not very clever because he could not think of anything to say.

第三个人不够聪明，因为他没什么好说的。 A：T B：F KEY: AAABB

Passage 6

There was once many sheiks (阿拉伯的酋长）who wanted to marry Queen Maura, for she was one of the most beautiful queens of Arabia.

However, she did not like most of the sheiks, and soon there were only three left on her list of possible husbands.

These three sheiks were all equally young and handsome, rich and strong. It was very hard for the Queen to choose the best one.

One evening, she disguised herself and went to where the three sheiks were having there evening meal.

She asked them to give her something to eat.

The first sheik gave her some stale（不新鲜的）food left over from the day before. The second sheik gave her a tough piece of old camel?s tail.

The third sheik, whose name was Hakim, gave her some of the most tender (嫩的）and tasty meat. After the mean, Queen Maura left the sheik?s camp.

The next day, she invited the three sheiks to dinner at her palace.

She told her servants to give each sheik what he had given her the evening before.

Hakim, who received a plate of tender and tasty mean, would not eat in unless the other two sheiks could share it with him.

Queen Maura was now certain which of the sheiks she wanted to marry.

“Hakim is the most generous of you,” she told them, “so i want to marry him ans he will become king.”

曾经有很多酋长都想去皇后毛拉，因为她是一个美丽和强大的阿拉伯皇后。

然而，大多数酋长她都不喜欢，最后选择下来，只有三位酋长肯能会成为她的丈夫。 这三位酋长都同样年轻英俊，富有和强大的，所以，这是个很艰难的选择。 一天晚上，她把自己伪装起来， 在吃饭的时候，到三个部落去找这三个酋长。 她要求他们给她一些东西吃。

第一个酋长给了她一些不新鲜的，前一天吃剩下的食物。 第二位酋长给了她很难吃的，像给动物吃的食物。

第三位酋长，他的名字叫Hakim, 给了她一些新鲜的，很好吃的肉。 餐后， 毛拉离开酋长们的营地。

第二天，她邀请了三位酋长去她的宫殿吃晚饭。

她告诉她的仆人，把昨天三个酋长给她的食物分别给三个酋长。

Hakim, 收到一盘新鲜，很好吃的肉。同时，其它两位酋长不能和她分享。 女王毛拉现在知道了她想结婚的对象就是Hakim. “他是最慷慨的人，”她说，“所以我想嫁给他，他将成为国王。” 1. The queen was looking for a husband. 女王想寻找一位丈夫。 A：T B：F

2. The Queen disguised herself because she didn?t want to be recognized by the sheiks. 女王伪装自己是因为不想被三个酋长认出来。 A：T B：F

3. She gave the sheiks some stale food to eat the next evening. 她给酋长们吃一些前天晚上剩下的食物。 A：T B：F

4. Hakim wanted to eat his meal because it was very tasty. Hakim 想吃这个食物因为很美味。 A：T B：F

5. The Queen finally decided to marry Hakim the next evening after the meal. 在三位酋长就餐后的第二天晚上，女王终于决定嫁给Hakim. A：T B：F

KEY:AABBA

Passage 7

There was once an ant that was very thirsty.It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it. The ant drank the water, which saved its life.The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds. \

\heaps of grain, barley（大麦）and rye（黑麦）out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.\

\

\ \

Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.

The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go. Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.

有只蚂蚁口渴了。它到处找水喝, 可就是找不着。突然, 就在蚂蚁快要渴死的时候, 一大滴水落了下来。 蚂蚁喝了水, 得救了。这滴水实际上是一个正在哭泣的年轻姑娘的泪水。

蚂蚁抬起头, 看见一个年轻姑娘正坐在一大堆种子前。 “你为什么这么伤心啊?”蚂蚁问道。

“我是一个巨大的囚犯,”姑娘告诉蚂蚁,\这大堆种子里夹杂有谷子, 大麦和黑麦的种子, 我只有把它们分开, 拣成三堆, 他才肯放我走。\

“这需要你一个月的时间呢!”蚂蚁看了看这大堆的种子说道。

“我知道,”姑娘哭着说,“如果我明天还分不完, 巨人就会把我当他的晚餐吃掉!\ “不要哭,\蚂蚁说,\我和我的朋友会帮助你的。”

很快, 成千上万只蚂蚁忙碌起来, 将这些种子按分类分成三堆。 第二天早晨, 巨人看到分派给姑娘的活儿干完了, 就把她给放了。

就这样, 正是那个姑娘的一滴泪救了她自己的性命。 1.The ant was playing when it ran here and there. 蚂蚁在到处玩。

A：T B：F

2.The drop of water fell on the ant when it was nearly dying.当蚂蚁奄奄一息时，一滴水落了下来。

A：T

B：F

3.The young girl was crying because she wanted to have supper.小女孩子在哭，因为她想吃晚饭。 A：T B：F

4.The giant would eat the girl if she failed to do the work.如果小女孩没完成这个活儿就会被巨人吃掉。

A：T A：T

B：F B：F

5.The ant's friends saved the girl's life. 蚂蚁和它的朋友们救了那个小女孩。

KEY：BABAA

Passage 8

In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do i know when i found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability(可靠）.

A good friend, above all else, tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead , he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person?s place, and the tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.

At the same time, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.

Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time. I can be sure that he will be there. If i need a favor, he will also do his best to help me. If i am in trouble, he will not run away from me.

When i meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding. I know I?ve found a friend. 一个人在选择朋友时，必须得小心。一个好朋友能帮助你学习。 你们在一起会很开心， 彼此都很快乐。 有时候，你会遇见一些酒肉朋友。他们在你有钱或走运的时候和你在一起，

但是当你遭遇不幸的时候，他们就会溜走。那么我怎么知道我找到了一个好朋友呢？我主要是寻找一些品质特征，尤其是理解、诚实、可靠这些品质。

一个号朋友首先会倾心理解另一个人的感受。 他不会立刻给出判断。 相反，他会从别人那里感受到东西，他会置身于别人的位置， 尽力想出有用的办法。 同时，他也是一个好的倾听者。

与此同时，一个好朋友是诚实的。 他不会寻找别人的缺点。他会注意到别人的优点。总之，这个朋友会尽力理解我，接受我。

好朋友的另一个品质是可靠。我总是依赖我的好朋友。 如果他告诉我他再某个时间、某个地点会和见面，我敢保证他就在那里。如果我需要帮助，他会尽他所能来帮助我。如果我有麻烦，他不会离我而去。

当我遇见一个可靠、诚实、理解的人时，我知道我找到了一个好朋友！

1. The writer thinks that one of the important qualities in choosing a friend is understanding. 笔者认为，选择朋友的重要品质之一是理解。 A：T B：F

2. If you have fair weather friends, you will be lucky. 如果你有酒肉朋友，你将是幸运的。 A：T B：F

3. Good friends need to understand each other?s feelings. 好朋友需要了解对方的感受。 A：T B：F

4. This passage is mainly discussing the qualities of a friend.这篇文章主要是讨论一个朋友的品质。

A：T B：F

5. The meaning of the phrase “a fair weather friend” underlined in the 1st paragraph is a friend who shares difficulties with you. 本文第一段中划线的“酒肉朋友”指的是一个与你共患难的朋友。

A：T B：F KEY:ABAAB

Passage 9

No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon and part of it taken out. Today, however, we needn?t worry about feeling pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all in its pain.

Long ago, operation has usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. Sooner after 1770, Joseph Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”. Laughing as became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn?t seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him.

Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Well?s teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.

As he didn?t know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.

Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.

没有人愿意听见自己的身体被外科医生割开并切除某些部分。但是现在，我们在做手术期间不用担心感到疼痛。病人陷入睡眠中，当他醒来时手术已经结束了。但是这种令人愉悦的方式是相当新奇的。 就在不久前一个人在做手术时还会觉得疼。

很久以前，手术都是在病人完全清醒的时候做的。在1770过后不久，约瑟夫. 普利斯特发现了一种气体现在被称作“令人笑的气”。 笑气被美国人知道了。年轻人们都去舞会上体验这种气体。他们大部分人都哈哈大笑，但是一次一个宴会上的人，霍尔斯.威尔士发现当人们使用这种气体的时候就不会感觉到疼痛。他决定在自己身上做个试验。他邀请了一位朋友帮他。

威尔士取出一些气体，然后他的朋友拔出他的一颗牙。威尔士一点也没有感觉到痛。 因为他对笑气了解不多，他在另一个人身上试验时，用的笑气的量小于应用的量， 所以当这个人的牙齿被拔出时，他痛苦的大喊大叫。

威尔士又试了一次，但是这次他用的笑气的量太多，导致这个人死了威尔士永远也忘不了这个可怕的经历。

1. It is no long since a man felt all the pain while being operated. 就在不久前一个人在做手术时还会感觉到疼。

A：T B：F

2. Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he could feel nothing. 很久以前，当病人做手术时，他就没什么感觉。

A：T B：F

3. Using the laughing gas, the people seemed to feel pain during the operation. 使用笑气之后，人们在做手术期间好像能感觉到疼痛。 A：T B：F

4. If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he still felt pain. 如果一个人使用的笑气少于应用的量，那么在手术进行期间他仍然能感觉到疼。 A：T B：F

5. One who took too much of the laughing gas would die. 服用过量的笑气会导致人死亡。 A：T B：F KEY:ABBAA

Passage 10

Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa. One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught

geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, \

\（犀牛） by a river…\ \ \

怀特先生住在一个小村子里，父母以前没钱送他上学读书，他得帮父母干农活，但他不喜欢住在贫穷的地方。16岁的时候，他去了城里，在工厂里找了份工作，三年后长高了，变壮了，他参了军，被送到非洲。在那儿呆了5年，赚了些钱。然后他回到英格兰，在一个小镇上买了一家店。小镇上只有他去过非洲，他希望人们认为他是个名人并尊敬他，小孩子们经常要他讲讲非洲的故事以及他在非洲的生活。

一天，一些孩子要他讲讲非洲的动物。他说他曾经跟老虎和大象搏斗过，他的故事让人们很惊奇，一些警察和工人都来听他讲，这让他更开心了。刚好一个在中学教地理的老师经过，他停下来听了会然后说, 你能讲一种稀有动物吗？

“当然可以，”怀特先生说，“一天我看到河边有一头犀牛……” “等一下，”那人说，“非洲根本就没有犀牛！” “因为没有，所以稀有啊！”

1. Mr. White was born in a farmer's family. 怀特先生出生于农民家庭。 A：T B：F

2. Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town. 怀特先生希望大家尊敬他，因为他是镇上最有钱的人。 A：T B：F

3. The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knew more than any other person in the town. 孩子们经常要他讲讲好玩的事，因为他比镇上的其他人知道的多。 A：T B：F

4. All people believed Mr. White except the children. 除了孩子，所有的人都相信怀特先生。 A：T B：F

5. Mr. White wouldn't like to admit that he was wrong. 怀特先生不想承认他错了。 A：T B：F 答案：ABABA

Passage 11

If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of trees. There are thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.

However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time. We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years. What will happen if they disappear?

If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world. In a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot. Perhaps the climate of the world will change. This will be dangerous for everyone in the world. That is why we must take care of our forests.

如果你乘飞机穿越非洲或是南美洲的中部，你就可以飞越延绵不绝的森林。这些大森林是树的海洋，里面生长了成千上万种动植物。

但是，一直以来，世界上的森林却在不断减少。因为我们需要木材，因为我们需要更多的农田，所以我们砍掉了一棵又一棵的树。有些人说20或是30年后将不再有森林了。如果森林消失了，将会发生什么呢？

如果我们砍掉了我们的森林，大量的动植物就会从这个世界上消失。很多地方很快就会沙化看起来像是沙漠。庄稼也长不起来。降雨也会变少，天气会变得异常炎热。或许世界气候自此就变了。这对世界上的每个人来说都是威胁。那就是为什么我们要保护好我们的森林。

1.The passage mainly tells us about the importance of taking care of plants. 这篇文章旨在告诉我们保护森林的重要性。 A. T

B. F

2.Forests are homes for different kinds of animals. 森林是成千上万的动物的家。 A. T B. F

3.The need for more wood and more land help to protect our forests. 对更多木材和良田的需求有助于保护我们的森林。

A. T B. F

4.We'll have more and greater forestsn in 20 or 30 years in some people's view. 有些人认为，二三十年后我们会拥有更多更大的森林。

A. T A. T

B. F B. F

5.The writer thinks it necessary to protect the forests. 作者认为有必要保护好森林。 答案：AABBA

Passage 12

Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech \Memorial. The \White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.

Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever. 马丁·路德·金是一个黑人牧师，并成为了20世纪50年代和60年代的民权运动的伟大领袖。

金1929年1月15日出生于佐治亚州的亚特兰大。当他年轻的时候,他受到梭罗的思想,印度领导者甘地的非暴力抵抗的思想的强烈影响。从波士顿大学接受过Ph. D(哲学博士)的学习,他于1955年成为一个非暴力组织人和宗教领袖。 1963年8月28日，他带领超过25万美国人在华盛顿游行，以争取民权法，以保证所有的人平等，并在林肯纪念堂前发表他最有名的演说“我有一个梦想”。 “梦想”是一个黑色和白色的皮肤能友爱和平等的梦想。因此,他在1964年荣获诺贝尔和平奖,但四年后他被谋杀了。

虽然他去世了,但他很受人们的尊敬和爱戴,无论是美国白人和黑人。国会投票通过,1968年,每年一月的第三个星期一是马丁路德金纪念日，作为联邦假日。他永远活在人们的心中。

1. Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old.马丁路德金在他39岁的时候被谋杀了

A：T B：F

2. Martin Luther King was a black minister only.马丁路德金只是一个黑人牧师。 A：T B：F

3. Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years.马丁路德金的纪念日被作为联邦假日已经有40多年的历史。 A：T B：F

4. The underlined word \\第二段画线单词delivered 可以被改为 gave。 A：T B：F

5. The best title for this passage is \这篇文章的最佳标题是《民权法》。

A：T B：F KEY：ABAAB

Passage 13

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。成千上万的人失去了他们的生命。最后，权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿巴手中。 1. The passage is about the French Revolution? 本篇主要内容是介绍关于法国革命的。

A：T B: F

2. The national economy was developing rapidly in 1789. 1789年法国经济发展迅速。

A：T B: F

3. The political prisoners kept in Prussia? 政治犯被关押在普鲁士。

A：T B: F

4. The underlined word \means \划线词汇“废除”意思是“终止”。

A：T B: F

5. The effect of the Revolution was that the King tried to control the national parliament. 法国大革命产生的影响是，国王试图控制会议。

A：T B: F 答案：ABBAB

Passage 14

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

1. The statement that Americans are impolite to their business colleagues is wrong. 关于美国人对他们的同事不礼貌的观点是错误的。 A：T B: F

2. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority\ 第四段中的“首要考虑”意思是“最先关注”。 A：T B: F

3. Americans evaluate a business colleague by establishing business relations. 美国人通过建立经济关系来评价他们的同事。 A：T B: F

4. This passage mainly talks about now Americans do business with foreigners. 本文主要讲了美国人是如何与外国人做生意的。 A：T B: F

5. We can infer from the passage that the author's tone is writing is praiseful. 从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是赞赏的。 A：T B: F KEY: AABBA

第二部分 阅读理解(2)（2017年12月统考）全真翻译版

以下16篇阅读理解考试中100%考一篇， 答案是四个选项之一。出现在考试中阅读部分的第二部分，简化或硬背，必须掌握，原题出现，答案位置不变，考1题10分，一定不可以丢。建议多看短文的中文意思，然后记下选项答案。 最后附录为搭桥联想记忆法，适合10分钟内强化记忆。

Passage 1（羞怯不快乐原因）

Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?

羞怯是许多人不快乐的原因。害羞的人焦虑不安，自我意识强，也就是说，他们过分在意自己的形象和行为。焦虑时常萦绕在他们的脑海中：我给人留下了什么印象?他们喜欢我吗?我让人觉得很傻吗?我的穿着是否不吸引人?

It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A person?s conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other people?s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.

显而易见，这种不舒适的感觉必然给人们带来了不利的影响。一个人的自我意识反映在他或她的行为上，而一个人的行为会影响他人的反应。一般而言，人们认识自己的方式对他们的生活的方方面面有深远的影响。

Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “You?re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it?s not true.” It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.

羞怯的人非常自卑，他们可能很被动，容易受他人的影响。他们需要得到他人的再次确认：他们所做的是“正确的事情”。羞怯的人对批评很敏感，他们认为批评使得他们更低人一等。他们也发现自己很难因为受到类似的表扬而高兴，如：你刚才所说的使我感觉很好。我知道那不是真的。很明显，尽管具有自知之明是件好事，但过度自谦则是有害的。 Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, it is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.

羞怯能根除吗?或至少能减少些吗?幸运的是，许多人能通过坚决而有耐心地建立自信来克服羞怯。既然羞怯与自卑天生相伴，那么人们能看见他们的优缺点是很重要的。 Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Let?s not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.

每一个人都是独一无二的，都有其价值所在。我们对我们自己个人的方式感兴趣。我们

了解自己越多，我们就越容易充分发挥自己的潜能。不要让羞怯妨碍我们实现富裕而有成效的人生。

1. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?” 作者通过引用“我给人留下了什么印象?”来试图说明什么？

A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.

B. People?s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. 羞怯使他们过分关注他们的形象和行为。

C. It?s natural that shy people don?t believe other?s compliments. D. Shy people think they are different from others.

2. According to the writer, self-awareness is ______.根据作者的观点，自知之明是一件_______ A. a good quality

好事

B. the cause of unhappiness D. a weak point of shy people

C. harmful to people _______ A. good

B. unreal 不真实的 C. very reasonable

D. harmful

14. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

根据文章含义，下列陈述哪一个是正确的？ A. Shyness helps us to develop our potential.

B. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves better.

C. Shyness can block our chances for a rich life. 羞怯能够阻碍我们实现富裕人生的机会。 D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.

15. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people _______.从文章中可以推断出羞怯的人_______

A. should find more of their weakness

B. should understand themselves in the right way应当以正确的方式看待自己 C. had better ignore their weakness

D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem KEY：BABCB

Passage 2（英国画家）

Once James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king’s palace in England.

Then workers were sent for and a big platform(台子) was made.

With the help of a worker, Thornhill started painting on the plastform. They worked for a whole yeara and at last the pictures were ready.

Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures, for they were really beautifu. He looked at them for a long time, and then took one step back and looked again. Now the pictures were even more beautiful. He took another step, then another. Finally he was at the very edge of the platform, but he didn’t know it because he was thinking of his picture.

The worker saw everything. “what should i do？” he thought. “Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform. If I cry out, he will take another step, fall off in and surely be killed.” So the worker quickly took some paint (漆)and threw iin at the pictures.

13. When being praised, shy people feel that it is _______.当被赞扬的时候，羞怯的人感到这是

“what are you doing？”cried the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures. 詹姆斯.桑希尔是一名英国画家。有一次，他奉命在皇宫的墙壁上作画。 之后派来了一些工匠，支起一个平台。

在一名工匠的帮助下， 桑希尔开始在平台上作画。他们工作了一整你，油画终于完成。 桑希尔望着油画很开心，因为那些油画是很美丽。他看了很长时间，然后退一步再看，现在感觉更美了。他又退一步，然后再退一步， 最后已经很靠近平台边缘了， 但是并不知道，因为他只想着自己的画。

工匠看到了一切。“我该怎么做呢？”他想到，“桑希尔已经在平台的边缘了，如果大声喊叫，他会再退一步，从平台上掉下来， 肯定会死。”于是工匠迅速拿油漆泼向油画。

“你在干吗？”画家喊道，飞快的向油画跑来。

1. James Thornhill was an English . 詹姆斯.桑希尔是一名英国 .

A．worker B. artist 艺术家 C. King D.writer 2. He was ordered to . 他奉命 .

A. paint the wall of king’s palace in England. 在英国皇宫的墙壁上作画。 B. paint some pictures on the wall of the palace. C. build a big platform in front of the palace D. put up some new pictures on the old wall.

3. It took them to finish the pictures. 他们完成油画用了 。 A．a month B. a week C.tewelve months 十二个月 D. Half a month 4. James Thornhill felt that the he was from the pictures, the they were.

詹姆斯.桑希尔觉得他距离画 ， 那些画就 . A．nearer... more beautiful B.father... more ugly

C.father... more beautiful 越远... 越美丽 D. Higher above... more good-looking 5.The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order no . 工匠向油画泼油漆的目的是 .

A．save Jame’s life 挽救詹姆斯的生命 B. destory the picture C. make the picture more beautiful D.make the king angrey KEY：BBCCA

Passage 3 （牛顿市）

Today Newton is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in it. They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a great number of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed many people.

They goverment ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they didn’t kill many. The goverment promised to pay some money for each dead rat. The made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats everyday. A goverment officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.

After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the goverment office. The goverment officer thought that people were stealing dad rats from the pile. He ordered his mean to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no mroe rats, and the goverment didn’t pay any more momey.

如今牛顿市是一个非常干净的地方。然而，很多年前，那里有上百万只老鼠。它们袭击猫狗。走夜路回家的人中，无论男女，也经常有人被一大群老鼠撞到。那些老鼠个头很大，是很多人受伤。

政府下令每个人都要灭鼠。大多数人很懒，所以灭掉的不多。政府许诺会为每只死老鼠付赏金，这让人们很兴奋。 每天人们灭掉成千上万只老鼠，一名政府工作人员将死老鼠堆成一大堆。有时一个人一天就带来百只死老鼠。

两周后，城里就没有很多老鼠了。但人们仍然将大量死老鼠带到政府工作人员那里。他认为有人在从老鼠堆里偷死老鼠，于是命令输下挖一个深坑，将死老鼠丢进坑里。很快那里就没有老鼠了，政府也不用再付赏金了。

1. Newton is a place which , 牛顿市是一个 的地方。 A．used to be very clean B. Is no longer a city C is very clean很干净 D. Will be very clean

2. when the goverment first ordered the people to kill rats, the people . 当政府初次下令市民灭鼠，人们 .

A. Asked for some money for each dead rat B. Stole dead rats from the pile C. Were too lazy to kill many rats 太懒所以没有大量灭鼠 D. Killed nearly all the rats quickly

3.The people killed rats . 人们灭鼠 .

A. To get money from the goverment 为了从政府领到赏金 B. To help the goverment make the city clean C. Tomake the goverment officer happy D. To protect(保护)their cats and dogs

4. A deep hole was dug so that . 挖深坑的目的是 . A. the rats couldn’t come out to attack people at night. B. people could take rats from it easily C. people would kill more rats

D. nobody could take any rats from the pile 没有人能从死老鼠堆里拿走老鼠 5. What is the best topic for this passage ? 本文最佳标题是什么？ A．How to Kill Rats B. Newton--- A City of Rats

C. How Newton Became a Very Clean Place 牛顿市如何成为一个干净的地方 D. How Newton Became a Famous City KEY: CCADC

Passage 4（书商）

One day a bookseller （书商）let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to see the doctor,” said his wife. “No.“ he said. “ I?ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I?ll ask him about my foot. If I go to see him, I?ll have to pay him.”

On the next day the doctor came into the shop for some books. When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it.

“You must put that foot in hot water every night. Then you must put something on it,” said the doctor.

He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. “Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night.” he said.

“Thank you.” said the bookseller. “And now, sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds.”

“Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked the bookseller.

“I told you about your foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my house. I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses. I want two pounds. And I came here, didn't I?”

一天，一位书商让一大箱书砸到了他脚上。“去看医生，”他的妻子说。“不行，”他说。“我会一直等到医生下次来书店。然后，我会问他关于我的脚。如果我去看他，我得付他钱。” 第二天，医生来到了这个书店准备买书。书商已经准备好了，他告诉医生他的脚受伤了。医生帮他看了看。

“你必须把它每天晚上用热水泡脚。然后你必须放一些东西在它上面”医生说。

他拿出一张纸记了下来。“买这个并且在你每晚睡觉前把它放到你的脚上。”他说。 “谢谢你。”书商说。“现在，先生，这是你想要的书。” “多少钱？”医生说。 “两磅。”

“好，”医生说。“我将不需要支付任何东西。” “为什么呢？”店主问。

“我帮看你的脚。需要两磅。如果有人来我家。像这样的小事我会让他们支付一英镑。但是当我去他们的家。我需要两磅。我来你这里了，不是吗？“

1. What happened to the bookseller one day? 一天这个书商发生了什么？ A. He lost a box of books. B. His foot was wounded by a box of books. C. He lent the doctor a box of books. D. He sold out all his books.

2. The bookseller's wife asked him ______.这个书商的妻子让他去看医生。 A. to go out for some medicine B. to send somebody for a doctor C. to go to see the doctor D. to wait for the doctor to come

3. The bookseller didn't take his wife's advice because ______.这个书商没有听取他妻子的建议，因为他不想支付医疗费。 A. he was afraid of the doctor B. he didn't like to take medicine C. he couldn't walk by himself D. he didn't want to pay the doctor

4. The doctor paid ______ for the books. 这个医生买书没有付钱。 A. one pound B. two pounds C. nothing D. Something

5. The bookseller paid ______ money for seeing the doctor in the end. 最后这个书商看医生支付了跟多的钱。 A. more B. less C. the same amount of D. no KEY：BCDCA

Passage 5（目标有三种）

There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals. 目标有三种：短期目标，中期目标和长期目标。

Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.

短期目标是根据每日制定的为了处理当前事物的目标。短期目标可以以少于一个星期，一个星期，两个星期，或者可能的话一个月来完成。我们必须记住，正如只有地基牢靠，建筑物才坚固一样，长期目标脱离了扎实的短期目标的实现是不能实现的。 短期目标的实现是以以前完成的目标为前提的。

The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. 中期目标是在短期目标的基础上指定的。可以以一个学期或整个学年为周期指定，或者延长至几年。每次你根据目标前进了一步，都不要让自己感到没有信心或者压力重重。当你完成了一个目标，你都会增加成功的信心。并且当你完成目标的日期越来越近，你的动力和希望都会增加。

Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.(221 words)

长期目标可以和我们未来的梦想相关联。可以是五年或五年以上的目标。生活不是一成不变的。我们不能让长期目标制约了我们或我们的行为。

1. Our long-term goals mean a lot ____________.

如果我们能完成各个短期目标，那么我们的长期目标将意义深远。 A. If we cannot reach solid short-term goals C. If we have dreams of the future 提的。

A. a daily basis C. current activities

成功的信心。

A. we will win final success C. we should build up confidence of success goals

B. If we complete the short-term goals D. If we put forward some plans

2. New short-term goals are built upon ____________. 短期目标是以以前完成的目标为前

B. your achievement in a week

D. the goals that have been completed

3. When we complete each step of our goals, ____________.每完成一个目标，将会增加我们

B. we are overwhelmed

D. we should have strong desire for setting new

东代理做得不够。因此居民要求约翰写信给房东代理说明他们对公寓的管理很失望。

下期付费应该在月底，但是他们一致决定直到房东代理制定出令人满意的改善计划，他们才付服务费。 他们决定告诉房东代理必须在一个月内开始工作。然后他们都十分满意的离开了。

1. Why did John Preston call a meeting last week? 上周约翰.普雷斯特为什么召开会议？

A． Because the residents were dissatisfied with the presents? committee.

B． Because the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats. 因为居民

们对公寓的管理不满意。

C． Because some residents requested to change the present residents? committee. E. Because he wanted to become chairman of the committee.

2. Who elected John as chairman of the committee? 谁推选约翰为委员会主席？

A． The agent B. the residents 居民们 C. the committee D. Acacia Grove 3. What does the word “inactivity” mean in the thrid sentence in Para.1？ 第一段第三句中的“inactivity” 一词是什么意思？

A. weakness B. Progress C. State D. Lace of actions (缺乏行动) 4. What does the word “due” mean in the first sentence in Para.2？ 第二段第一句中的“due” 一词是什么意思？

A．to be paid 到期支付 B. Proper C. Owed D. large 5. When did they agree to pay the next service payment ? 他们一直同意什么时候付下一期的服务费？

A．at the end of the month B. Within one month

C. When they were happy with the plans to improve the property. 直到房东代理制定出令人满意的改善计划时

D. The agent would tell them. KEY：BBDAC

Passage 10（集邮）

When I was a little girl, my brothers and i collected stamps for many years. My mother didn’t use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued(发行). On the day of World Cup football final in London in 1996, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straight way after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. At 2 O’clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn’t watching the match, she was listening to it on the readio.

England won 4：2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNDERS on eah stamp. We were over the moon.

We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.

当我还是个小女孩， 我的哥哥们和我收集邮票多年。 我母亲通常周一至周五不工作，

但周六在我们家附近的邮局上班。而且只要一发行最新的邮票，她就把它们都带回家。

1966年伦敦世界杯足球决赛那一天， 我们都非常兴奋， 因为在决赛中英格兰队对阵西德队。 吃午饭时，母亲告诉我们比赛后如果英格兰队获胜就直接去邮局， 但她没告诉我们为什么。两点整母亲像往常一样去上班，而家里其他成员都在电视上收看比赛。母亲虽然没有看，但是她从收音机里收听了比赛。

英格兰队以4比2获胜，于是我和哥哥就跑去邮局。 当我们跑进去时， 母亲正站在柜台后面。她正等着卖给我们特别限量版的邮票，每一枚邮票上都印着“英格兰获胜”的字样。 我们欣喜若狂。

我们直到今天还一直保存着它，或许现在她很值钱了。

1. This passage mainly tell us . 这篇文章主要告诉我们？

A. The auther and her brother used to like stamps very muhch

B. The auther had a very kind mother

C. The auther and her brother had an unforgetable experience in collecting stamps

作者和她的兄弟一次难忘的集邮精力

D． their mother used to support them by working in the post office.

2. Accordin to the passage, her mother worked in the post office . 根据文章的

内容，作者的母亲在邮局工作 .

A． During the week B. on Saturdays 在周六 C. On Sundays D. For six days

3. Their mother told them to go to the post office straight away after the match if England won,

but she didn’t tell them why. Why do you think she did that ? 母亲告诉他们比赛结束后如果英格兰队获胜了就直接去邮局但是她没告诉他们为什么。 你认为母亲为什么那样做？

A． She wanted to give them a surprise. 她想给他们一个惊喜。

B． She doubted if she would get the stamps

B. She forgot to do that. D. She thought is unneccessary to tell them the

reason. 4. What does the sentence “We were over the moon” mean ? 本文中的“We were over the

moon”是什么意思？

A．we jumped high B. We were extremly happy about it. 我们欣喜若狂 C．We watched the moon of a long time D. We couldn’t sleep the whole night 5. What is the best title for this passage ? 本文的最佳标题是什么？ A. My childhood B. My mother C. A precious Stamp D. A memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps 一次难忘的集邮经历 KEY： CBABD

Passage 11 （约翰和维多利亚）

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using.

The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America?s fastest growing businesses.

当John和Victoria Falls到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时，他们没有随身带很多东西。他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里，要么买些旧家具。但是他们很快了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盘子等等）已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。

What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple – people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.

什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢？从事国际商务的人，政府官员，外国学生，航空公司工作人员，刚结婚的年轻夫妇---- 那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。他们到一个新家的时候，只需租新的家具就好了。收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们可能很快就不喜欢的便宜家具。他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。同时，他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。

One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don?t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. (248words)

有个家庭，他们有属于自己的大而漂亮的房子，可是他们太喜欢租来的家具了以至于他们决定继续租用而不买新的家具。但是人们通常不喜欢告诉别人这些。租家具的想法还是很新的，他们不能确定邻居们对此会怎么想。

6. Which of the following has become one of America?s fastest growing businesses? ____________

以下哪个行业已成为美国发展最快的行业之一？

A. Selling home furnishings. C. Selling used furniture.

B. Renting furnished apartments.

D. Renting home furnishings. 租用家具。

7. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? ____________ 为什么人们更喜欢租用家具？

A. Because the furniture they get in this way is new. B. Because it saves them a lot of money.

C. Because it saves them much trouble and money. 因为这样可以省去很多麻烦和钱。 D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way. 8. What can you infer from the passage? ____________

从段落中你能推断出什么？

A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.

B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple?s home town. 在这对夫妇的家乡，租用家具并不流行。

C. Only those who don?t have enough money to rent furniture. D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.

9. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? ____________ 下面哪个作为本段的题目最好？

A. Rent or Buy? 的方法。

C. Furnished Apartments. D. A New Idea.

10. Young people liked renting home furniture in that __________.

年轻人喜欢租用家具是由于什么？他们没有钱而且不想买便宜的家具。

A. They have less money

B. They don?t want to buy old furniture C. The new furniture is of good quality

D. They don?t have much money and don?t want to buy the cheap furniture KEY：DCBBD

Passage 12 （美国文化特点）

A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man — the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.

美国文化的一个特点，并且几乎成为美国的一项传统的是对自我奋斗的人的尊敬――通过自己的努力到达顶峰，通常是白手起家。然而公司，企业的领导，社会地位很高，在社区中获得比一般工人或工厂技术人员更多的尊敬的大学教授，都不愿说出自己的父亲在美国是从一个农民，工人这类人开始奋斗的。

This attitude toward manual（体力的）labor is now still seen many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously（豪华地）furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.

这种对体力劳动的尊敬在美国生活的很多地方都能看到。一个人被邀请到一户家庭赴宴，这户家庭装潢不只舒适，可以说是豪华，处处可证明这家人支付的起国外旅行，奢侈的爱好和孩子的大学教育。但是这样的女主人很有可能自己做饭招待客人，然后洗刷餐具，并且这样的宴会不会仅仅提供快餐式的罐头食品，从附近面包房买的蛋糕或派。相反的，女主人通

B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. 一种新的获得家具

常为精心准备特别的菜肴而感到自豪。男主人会谈论自己如何洗车，在花房劳作，粉刷房子，他的儿子在外地上大学，做餐厅侍应生，洗盘子来供自己生活花费，或者暑假的时候为建筑队在高速公路工作赚钱付学费。

11. From paragraph 1, we know that in America _______.从第一段我们可以知道在美国_______？

A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man人们对自我奋斗的人评价很高 B. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts C. college professors win great respect from common workers D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors

12. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _______. 从这篇文章来看，女主人自己做饭主要是因为_______？ A. servants in American are hard to get

B. she takes pride in what she can do herself 她对自己可以做的事情感到自豪

C. she can hardly afford servants D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food 13. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_______”.

第二段中，词组“等在桌旁”的意思是什么？

B. keep accounts for a bar

D. serve customers in a restaurant在餐厅为客

A. work in a furniture shop C. wait to lay the table 人服务

14. The author?s attitude towards manual（体力的）labor is _______.作者对体力劳动者的态度如何？

A. positive 积极的 B. negative

C. humorous

D. critical

15. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? 下面那项最适合作这篇文章的题目？ A. A Respectable Self-made Family.

D. The Development of Manual Labor.

B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. 美国人对体力劳动者的态度 C. Characteristics of American Culture. KEY：ABDAB

Passage 13 （如何发明单词/文字）

How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.

人们最初是如何发明单词的不得而知，换句话说，语言的起源是个秘密。所有我们所知道的只是，人，不同于动物，不知怎么发明了某些声音来表达思想、情感、行为和物质，以便相互交流；后来统一了某些被称为字母的符号，这些字母可以连起来代表那些声音，可以写下来。我们把那些声音叫做单词，不管他们是口语还是书面语。

The power of words, then, lies in their associations-the thing they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain

words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.

文字的力量在于其联系性－它们把这些联系性带到我们的头脑中。通过经历，单词对我们充满了意义。我们活得越久，某些单词就越能使我们回忆起过去的喜怒哀乐；我们越是阅读和学习，有意义的单词数量就越增加。

Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

伟大的作家是那些不仅具有伟大思想而且能用词汇来表达这些思想的人，他们的思想强烈地震撼着我们的心灵和情感。单词的这种美妙和寓意用法就是我们所谓的文学性。总之，真正的诗人是文字的掌握着。他可以用音乐般的词汇来表达自己的意思，这些词汇凭借其所用环境和联系性能让人感动得流泪。因此，我们应该学会仔细选择所用词汇并准确使用，否则会使我们说的话可笑又粗俗。

6. The origin of language is _______. 语言的起源是： A. a legend handed down from the past C. a question difficult to answer 题

7. What is true about words? 关于词汇哪一项是对的？ A. They are used to express feelings only.

B. They can not be written down.

D. They are mysterious.

C. They are simply sounds.他们是简单的声音 A. properties C. peculiarity

B. a matter that is hidden or secret

D. a problem not yet solved一个还未解决的问

8. The real power of words lies in their _______. 文字的真正力量在于其____

B. characteristics

D. representative function 代表功能 B. a joining of ideas in the mind头脑中思想的

9. By “association”, the author means _______. 作者用“联系性”这个词指 A. a special quality 联接

C. an appearance which is puzzling D. a strange feature 10. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? 关于真正的诗人下列哪项不正确？ A. He is no more than a master of words.

他只不过是一个文字的掌握者。

B. He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music. C. He can move men to tears. D. His style is always charming. KEY：DCDBA

Passage 14 （美国打电话）

In the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours,

he assumes it?s a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance. In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour, it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late, will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. (260 words)

在美国，一般不习惯每天很早打电话给某个人。如果你很早打电话给他，在他刮胡子或吃早饭的时候，那就说明这件事情非常重要，需要立刻处理。晚上十一点以后打电话也是同样的意思。如果一个人在睡觉的时候接到电话，那他肯定觉得这是一件事关生死的大事。打电话的时间也显示事情的重要程度。在社会生活中，时间是一个非常重要的角色。在美国，如果在宴会三四天前才受到邀请，那受邀者就会认为自己不是很受重视。但并不是在所有的国家都如此。在世界上的其它地方，提前很多时候做约定被认为是很愚蠢的，因为约好一个星期以后的事情很容易忘记。所以时间的意义在不同的地方是不一样的。因此，来自不同文化背景的人之间就会产生误会。举个例子，准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的。如果某些人不准时，就会被认为不礼貌或不够负责任。在美国，没有一个人会把一次商务活动和等待一小时联系起来，这太不礼貌了。一个人如果迟到五分钟，就要做出解释，也许这还不够。 6. What is the main idea of this passage? __________ 以下哪项表达了本文的中心思想？

A. It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U.S. B. The role of time in social life over the world. 世界各地时间在社会生活中扮演的角色。

C. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U.S.

D. Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.

7. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? __________

根据本文，如果你在某人睡觉时间打电话给他，意味着什么？

A. A matter of work.

B. A matter of life or death. 这是一件事关生死的大事

C. You want to see him or her.

D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.

8. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend? __________

如果你想约你的朋友，以下哪个时间是比较恰当的？

A. at 7: 00 am. B. at 4:00 pm. 下午4点 C. at the midnight. 4:00 am.

9. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? __________ 根据本文，以下哪项陈述是正确的？

A. In the U.S.A guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

B. There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different cultures about the

D. at

concept of time.

C. It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in the U.S.A.. D. Promptness is valued highly in American life. 准时在美国社会是受到高度认可的。 10. From the passage we can safely infer that __________. 从本文我们可以得出：

A. it?s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day time

B. the meaning of time differs in different parts of the world 世界各地的时间观念是不同的。

C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party D. if a person is late for a date, he needn?t make some explanation KEY：BBBDB

Passage 15 (美国及美国人的由来)

The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country , it is not the largest in the world. In 2000, its population was over 222 million.

When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star. All these were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii.

Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans come from all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern of North America were mostly from England. It is for the reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world.

美国占去北美大陆很大一部分土地。它北邻加拿大，南接墨西哥。虽然美国是一个大国，但它不是世界上最大的。在2000年，它的人口超过2.22亿。

这片土地刚从英国独立出来，第一次成为一个国家的时候，只有十三个州， 每个州在美国国旗上由一颗星米代表。这些州都是在东部。当这个国家不断向西扩大，就增加了新的州， 同时它们也出现在国旗上。很长一段时间，美国有48个州， 可是到1959年，国旗上有多了2颗星， 分别代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。

印第安人是如今叫做美国的这块土地上的最初的居民。现在在各国各地仍然居住着许多这些原始居民的后裔。有时人们说印第安人才是“真正的美国人”。不过，大部分美国人是来自世界各地。那些最早大批来到北美东海岸建立家园的人大部分来自英格兰，也是由于这个原因，美国的国语为英语，而它的文化习俗也与英国的更为相像。

1. Which of the following is TURE? 以下选项哪个是正确的？

A． American is the largest country in the world.

B． The United States lies next to Canada and Mexico. 美国邻近加拿大和墨西哥。 C． America covers most part of the North American continent. D. Mexico is to the north of Canada.

2. After winning its independence, the United States . 在赢得了独立之后，美国和英格兰就没什么关系了。

A. had nothing to do with England B. made India part of its land

C. mianly developed westward D. took over parts of Canada and Mexico 3. The United States didn?t have states until . 美国在1959年前没有50个州。

A． thirteen;1959 B. fifty;1959 C. fifty, this land first became a nation D.fifty;1964

4. Why is English the language of America? 为什么美国的国语是英语？

A．Because English is the native language of the Indians. 因为土著人的语言是英语。 B. Because most Americans come from all over the world. C. Because Canada is America?s nearest neighbor.

D. Because most of the people who first settled in America were from England. 5. The best title for the passage is “ ”. 这篇文章最好的标题是美国。 A. the States of America B. The language of America

C. The United States of America D. The Culture and Customs of America KEY: BABAC

Passage 16（在伦敦工作）

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 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 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。

他们的生活毫无意义 B. their life was invaluable

A. their life was meaningless

B. having spent time working in the garden花时间在花园里工

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_______。

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