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Test（一）
Passage 1
The French Revolution broke out in 1789.At the time France was in a crisis.
The government was badly run and people's lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day.Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation.The revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)
法国大革命在1789年爆发。那段时期，法国陷入了危机。政府管理的很差，人民的生活非常悲惨。国王路易4世试图控制国会并提高税收。但是他的努力失败了。他命令他的军队去凡尔塞。人们以为路易打算用武力镇压革命。在1789年7月14日，他们暴怒下
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攻占了巴士底狱。巴士底狱里关的都是些政治囚犯。自从那天起，7月14日就成了法国的国庆日。路易1792年想从法国潜逃，想去得到奥地利和普鲁士的支持。但是他被抓住了并被送进了监狱。1792年9月，君主制被废除了。同年，路易被处死。几个月后，他的其次玛利 也被砍头。法国大革命是欧洲的其他国王也受到惊吓。奥地利和普鲁士的绝对开始想法国进军。法国建立了共和党军队来保卫国家。这场革命经历了一段恐怖时期。成千上完的人丢了命。最后，权利移交给了拿破伦 波拿巴
C11. What’s this passage about?这篇文章是关于什么的？
A. France. B. King Louis.
C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命 D. Europe.
B12. Which did not happen in 1789? 1789年什么事情没有发生？
A. The French Revolution broke out.
B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速增长
C. The government wasn’t well run.
D. King Louis XIV was in power.
D13. Where were the political prisoners kept? 政治囚犯们被关在哪里？
A. In Versailles.
B. In Austria. C. In Prussia.
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D. In Bastille.巴士底狱
D14..What does the underlined word “abolished” mean ? 被划线的词是什么意思
A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 废除，结束
D15. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 那点不是法国大革命的影响？
A. July 14 has become the French National Day.
B. It brought some impact on the other European kings.
C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.
D. The king tried to control the national parliament. 国王试图想控制国会。
Passage 2
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
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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 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, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. (260 words)
在美国，人们不习惯很早打电话给别人。如果你很早打电话给别人，而此时他正在刮胡子或者是吃早餐，这表明了这件事肯定是很重要，需要立即的注意。晚上11点以后的电话也意味真同样的意思。如果友人在睡觉的时候接到一个电话，他可能会设想这是有关于升死的。选择打电话的时间表达了电话的重要性。在社会生活里，时间起着一个很重要的作用。在美国，如果客人收到晚宴的邀请只比宴会时间早了三，四天，他们往往回觉得他们没有被尊重。但是不是所有的国家都是这样的。在世界的其他地区，如果提前很多天预约的话，也许会被认为是愚蠢的，因为超过一个星期的提前预约很容易被忘掉。所以在世界不同的地区，时间的意义也是不同的。因此，不同文化的人对待时间的不同很容易产生误会。准时在美国生活中色被高度尊重的。比如说，如果人们不准时，他们就被认为是不礼貌或者不负责任。在美国，每人回想让生意合作者等上一个小时，那太不礼貌了。如果一个人迟到了5分钟，他就会稍微解释一下，尽管可能连一句完整的句子都不到。
B16. What is the main idea of this passage? _________________这篇文章主要讲什么的
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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. 时间在世界上各个社会生活的作用
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.
B17. What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours? _________________如果在别人睡觉时间打电话给他，那意味着什么？
A. A matter of work.
B. A matter of life or death. 有关于生死的事情
C. You want to see him or her.
D. You want to make an appointment with him or her.
B18. Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend?如果你想跟你的朋友预约，下列哪个时间比较合适
A. at 7:00 am. B. at 4:00 pm.下午4点 C. at the midnight. D. at 4:00 am.
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D19. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?下列哪句话是正确的
_________________
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 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.准时在美国生活里被高度尊重
B20. From the passage we can safely infer that_________________.从本文我们可以得知
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 在世界不同的地区，时间的意义也是不同的
C. it makes no difference in the U.S. whether you are early or late for a business party
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D. if a person is late for a date, he needn’t make some explanation
Passage 3
A foreigner's first impression to 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, elbowing others as they try to complete their errands. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
美国给外国人的第一个印象就是匆忙。通常是带着压力的。城市的人似乎总是赶往他们要去的地方，慌慌张张的在商店里寻求关注，用肘推别人因为他们想快点完成任务。在吃饭时间竞赛是这个国家人生活节奏的一部分
Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don't, waiters will hurry you.
工作时间被看作是非常宝贵的。其他人在 公共吃饭的地方都着你吃完，以便他们可以在允许的时间内坐下吃然后吃完回去工作。每个人都干净让出地方让下一个人吃。如果你不这样做，服务员也会催你的。
You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, small contacts with strangers. Don't take it
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personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else \"wasting\" it beyond a certain courtesy point.
你会发现司机也非常的生硬，人们会推开你从你身边过。你将错过与陌生人之间的微笑，简短的谈话以及接触。不要认为这是自我的。这是因为人们把时间看得很中，他们憎恨别人浪费那些礼节性以外的时间
This 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 return—be 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.
这个时间观影响着我们耐性的重要性。在美国的价值体系了，耐性没有很高的优越性。我们很多人把这个称做“一个短暂的熔合”我们如果感觉到时间在流失而没有得到回报，我们就会感到不安鉴于这些词：愉快，工作价值或休息。那些来自那些用不同的观点看待时间的那些地方的人也许会发现这样的节奏是他们在商业和日常生活做最难调节的。
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 that may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a cafe or coffee house. Normally, Americans don't assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out
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evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleagues through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)
很多刚到美国的人会想念在商务拜访里的那些礼节。比如，他们会想念那些例如送上一杯茶或一杯咖啡的理解，而这些在他们自己国家都是有惯例的。他们将会想念在咖啡屋里惬意的聊着生意，通常，美国人不会在这样一种放松的坏竟通过延长一段小小的谈话来评定来访者。我们寻求的是对于我们过去表现的证明，而不是通过社会理解来评价我们的商业伙伴。因为我们已经大致上都是专业化的评定和探究，而不是社会化的，所以我们很快就可以开始谈生意了
D21. Which of the following statements is wrong? _________________下列哪句话是错了
A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B. Americans attach less importance to patience.
C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.
D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的生意伙伴不礼貌
B22. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means_________________.第四的段“a high priority”是什么意思
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A. a less important thing B. a first concern 被首先考虑
C. a good business D. an attractive gift
D23. Americans evaluate a business colleague_________________.美国人怎么评定他们的生意伙伴
A. through social courtesy
B. through prolonged business talks
C. by establishing business relations
D. by learning about their past performance 通过了解他们过去的表现
A24. This passage mainly talks about_________________.这片文章主要关于什么
A. how Americans treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍爱时间的
B. how busy Americans are every day
C. how Americans do business with foreigners
D. what American way of life is like
C25. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing
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is_________________.我们可以从文中得知作业的态度是怎样的
A. critical B. ironical C. appreciate欣赏的 D. objective
Test（二）
Passage 1
Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to be with 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 friends. As she was thinking 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 suitcase 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.
16岁的玛丽在圣多明各的机场排队等候。她即将离开他的作国，去美国跟她姐妹在一起。她的英语说的非常好。尽管她很高兴能去外国，但是要离开她的家人和朋友，她还是感到有点难过。当她正在想这些的时候，突然听见机场工作人员让他把行李拿起来放到称上。玛丽拉啊拉，箱子实在是太重了，她没办法抬起来。她后面的那个男的变得很不耐烦，因为他也正等着要去检查他的行李
“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 first. He was
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in a hurry to get a good seat.
“这个女孩怎么了？”他说，“为什么她不能快点呢？”他超前走，把他的胸里放在了柜台上，希望让他先验。他要赶着去找个好位置
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?”
玛丽很生气，但是她还是很礼貌的。她用最流利的英语说道：“为什么你要这么不安呢？”飞机上有足够的位置提供给每个人啊。如果你真的很赶，为什么你不帮我抬一下行李呢？
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)
那个男的听到玛丽说的英语感到很惊讶。他马上拿起他的行李并往后退。每个人都在用谴责的目光看着他
D11. Maria’s story happened ____.玛丽的故事发生在
A. when she was leaving America Domingo
B. on her way back to Santo
C. before she left the USA
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D. when she arrived at the airport当
她到达机场的时候
C12. you believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to __ at the airport.你认为文中提到的机场工作人员应该是做什么工作的
A. help carry people’s luggage luggage
B. ask people to pick up the
C. check people’s luggage 检查人们的行李 luggage
D. take care of people’s
C13. “Why are you so upset” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be ______.“你为这么这么不安”玛丽对那个难的说。她想告诉那个男的他不应该
A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy不高兴 D. sorry
D14. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt ________.每个人都用谴责的目光看着他，这句话的意思是周围的人感到
A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man
C. sorry for Maria’s manners 那个男的行为感到抱歉
D. sorry for the man’s manners 对
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A15. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _______.作者在文中提到了玛丽的年龄是为了表明
A. she was young but behaved properly 她虽然很小，但是表现的很合适
B. she would not have left home alone
C. everyone around her was wrong to help her.
D. it was not good that nobody offered
Passage 2
There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
有三种类型的目标：短期的，中等长度的，和长期的目标。
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, our 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.
短期目标指一般是来处理当前的活动的，是可以被我们应用到日常原则中的。这样的
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目标可以在一个星期或者不到一个星期内实现，或者也有可能用几个月来实现。应该记住的是如果没有很好的根基，那么这坐建筑物也不会坚固的，同样如果没有我们结实的短期目标，那么我们也不可能达到很多的长期目标。在完成我们短期目标之后，我们应该把用日期记下这件事，然后增加新的短期目标，而这些新目标是建立在已完成的那些目标的基础上
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.
中等长度的目标是建立在短期目标的基础上的，他们可能是在学校里的一学期，或者一整个学年，又或者是延续好几年。每当你一次完一步的时候，你千万不要觉得气馁或者受打击。因为你每走完一步，你就会加强你对有能力成长和成功的信念。当你一系列完成的日期增多的时候，你的动力也欲望都会增加。
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)
长期目标与我们未来的梦想有关。这些目标也许是5年或者更长，生命不是一个静止的过程，我们不应该让长期目标来限制我们或者限制我们的行为
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B16. Our long-term goals mean a lot ________.我们的长期目标在什么时候在有意义？
A. if we cannot reach solid short-term goals B. if we complete the short-term goals在我们完成短期目标之后
C. if we have dreams of the future D. if we put forward some plans
D17. New short-term goals are built upon________.新的短期目标是建立在什么基础上的？
A. a daily basis B. your achievement in a week
C. current activities 那些已经完成的目标
D. the goals that have been completed
C18. When we complete each step of our goals, _____________.当我们每完成一个目标
A. we will win final success B. we are overwhelmed
C. we should build up confidence of success 我们应该建立起成功的信心
D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals
C19. What is the main idea of this passage? _____________这篇文章的大意是什
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么？
A. Life is dynamic thing. B. We should set up long-term goals.
C. Different kinds of goals in life. 生活中不同的目标类型 of long-term goals.
D. The limitation
C20. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _____________根据文章，一下哪句话是不正确的？
A. The long-term goals cannot amount to very much without the achievement of solid short-term goals.
B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.
C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.生命是一个静止的过程，因此我们永远不能让长期目标去限制我们或者限制我们的行为
D. We should often add new short-term goals to those which have been completed.
Passage 3
Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries
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sometimes seem to be miles apart.
英国和法国被英吉利海峡隔开，跨越次海峡本身还用不了20分钟，但是两国的文化却似乎有有很大的距离
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiale. The agreement —signed in London on April 8, 1904— marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.
上个星期四，英法两个庆祝他们签署了100周年的友谊协定，这个协定叫做政府间友谊协定。这个4月8号在伦敦签署的协定标志着两国在世纪之战和爱憎关系后的一个新开始
But their relationship has seen ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war—which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.
但是在过去的一个世纪里，两国的关系起起伏伏。就在去年，两国还以为伊拉克战争为体有过强烈的争执。英国首相布莱尔不顾法国总统希拉克的公然反对。这种不安在一次国际会议上，从布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言上就可以表现出来。当法国领导人拥抱德国总
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理施罗德时，布莱尔只是握了握手。然后，政治家们说伊拉克站长事实上有助于两个的联系
The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. \"The French think Britain is not doing its best to become part of Europe by not introducing the single European currency,\" said Geoff Hare, a former lecturer in French politics and language at Newcastle University in Britain. \"France has spent the past 15 to 20 years making itself seen as part of the European Union.\" But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France's close relationship with Germany. Or because the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the U.S..
历史上的分歧可能是因为双方看待世界的方式不同。“法国因为英国没有引入他的货币这件事而认为英国没有竭尽全力融入到欧洲。”一位以前在英国纽卡斯儿大学教法国政治的讲师海尔说，“法国在过去整整花了10到20年来使自己融入欧盟。”但这也也阻止不了每年1千2百万的英国游客在法国渡假。相反，每年却只有300万法国人去英国渡假。调查显示大多数的法国人觉得去德国渡假比去英国近点。在英国的调查也发现只有三分之一的人口相信法国人是值得信赖的。也许这种不好的感觉是因为英国人讨厌法国跟德国间的亲密关系，又或者是因为法国人不喜欢英国跟美国之间的紧密联系
Whatever the answer, as both sides celebrate 100 years of \"doubtful
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friendshiphey are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one: What's the best thing about Britain's relationship with France? The English Channel. (320 words)
无论答案是什么，双方还是庆祝了这场100年“不确定的友谊”，他们至少能够对彼此开玩笑。以下就有一个：英法两过的关系间什么是最好的事？答案是：英吉利海峡
D21. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is_____________. 几个世纪以来，英法两国的关系是怎么样的？
A. friendly B. impolite
C. brotherly D. a mixture of love and hate 爱，憎的混合
D22. The war in Iraq does_____________ to the relationship between France and Britain.伊拉克战争对英法两国的关系有什么影响？
A. good B. harm
C. neither good nor harm D. both good and harm 既有好处又有害处
A23. The British are not so friendly to_____________ and the French are not so friendly to_____________英国人对哪国不太友好，法国人对哪国不太友好？
A. Germany; America 德国，美国 B. America; Germany
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C. Germany; Germany D. America; America
D24. _____________ are more interested in having holidays in_____________.哪国人更有兴趣在哪个国家渡假？
A. American people…Britain B. British people…Germany
C. French people…Britain D. British people…France英国人，法国
C25. What does the last sentence mean? _____________最后一句话是什么意思？
A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and they will help balance the relationship between them.英法两过是领国，他们也会尽量平衡两国之间的关系
D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.
Test（三）
Passage 1
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Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps elementary students who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.
社区服务在我们的大学里是教育的一个重要组成部分。我们鼓励所有学生在毕业前至少去一个社区活动当志愿者。一个新的社区项目叫做“一对一”，帮助那些落后的小学生。你的专业可能对这个尤其感兴趣，因为它能提供给你教书的机会，也就是说当数学和英语的助教
You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.
在一学期里，每周你必须当上两小时的志愿者。你可以选择去帮助小孩子学数学或者学英语，或者两个都学。半小时的可能挺好的，所以每周你可以把每一门课教上半小时，一周教两次
Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors ― he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.
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Dodge教授将会担任这些助教的指导者。他会帮助你制定你的课程计划并提供意见。他每周二和每周四都上班。你可以跟他一起签约这个和项目，下星期就可以开始教了
I’m sure you’ll enjoy this community service… and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this week. (220 words)
我肯定你会喜欢这个社区服务的，与此同时你会获得宝贵的经验。它会是你的履历表看起来更漂亮，显示你有教小孩子的经验，而且你很关系社区。如果你想签约，或者如果你有问题，这个星期就去Dodge教授的办公室坐坐吧
B11. What is the purpose of the talk? 这篇文章的目的是什么？
A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.
B. To interest students in a new community program. 使学生对社区项目产生兴趣
C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.
D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.
C12. What’s the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? 根据作者描述，这个项目的目的是什么
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A. To find jobs for graduating students.
B. To help education majors prepare final exams.
C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students. 给小学生们提供助教
D. To provide funding for a community service project.
A13. What does Professor Dodge do? Dodge教授主要做些什么
A. He advises students to participate in certain program. 建议学生参加某些项目
B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.
C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.
D. He helps students prepare their resumes.
D14. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do? 对助教工作有兴趣的同学应该怎么做
A. Contact the elementary school.
B. Sign up for a special class.
C. Submit a resume to the dean.
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D. Talk to Professor Dodge. 找Dodge教授谈谈
B15. Whom do you think the speaker addresses?你认为作者是做什么的
A. Faculty. 教职员 B. Students.学生
C. Residents. 居民 D. Graduated students.
Passage 2
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 now new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (beds, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.
当John 和 Victoria Falls 到达纽约的时候，因为他们打算住一年，所以没带上很多的东西。他们计划着要么去住一间有家具的公寓要么去买家具。但是他们很快发现如今那儿有一个越来越多的人在使用的新方法。租家具（床，桌子，碗碟等等）这个行业已经成为美国发展最快的贸易
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 couples -- people whose job or business may force
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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 they really like. Meanwhile they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.
什么样的人才会租家具而不是买呢？做国际贸易的人，政府官员，留学生，航空公司人员，年轻的夫妻---或者那些因为工作关系迫使他们经常从一个城市搬到另一个城市的人。每次他们会减少很多搬家具的麻烦和费用。当他们到达一个新家的时候，他们只需要租新的家具。那些年轻又没什么钱的人不想买一些他们很快就会厌恶的廉价家具。他们情愿等到他们有钱买他们喜欢的家具的时候再买。同时，他们发现租的家具质量要远远好于那些他们买得起的家具
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 furnishing is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. (248 words)
有一个家人，他们现在已经拥有一坐很大，很漂亮，属于他们自己的房子了，但是他们还是如此的喜欢租家具，他们决定一直租家具而不去买新家具。这个租家具的想法仍然很新的，他们不知道他们的邻居对此会怎么想
D16. Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing
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businesses? 下列哪个行业成为美国发展最快的贸易了
A. Selling home furnishings.
B. Renting furnished apartments.
C. Selling used furniture.
D. Renting home furnishings. 出租家具
C17. Why do some people prefer to rent furniture? 为什么人们情愿租家具
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.会给他们省去很多麻烦很钱
D. Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.
B18. What can you infer from the passage? 你从文中可以推断出什么
A. The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.
B. Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town.租家具在那对夫妻的家乡不怎么流行
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C. Only those who don’t have enough money rent furniture.
D. People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.
B19. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? 下列那句话最适合作为本文的标题
A. Rent or Buy?
B. A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings. 一种获得家具的新方法
C. Furnished Apartments.
D. A New Idea.
D20. Yong people liked renting home furniture in that _________.年轻人喜欢租家具是因为
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 他们没什么钱，又不想买那些廉价的家具
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Passage 3
Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.
纸是人类发明的最重要的产品之一。如果没有这些便宜和实用的材料来写字，书面语言就得不到广泛的传播。纸的发明意味着更多的人能够接受教育，因为有更多的书可以被印刷和分发。连同印刷术，纸给人类提供了一个非常重要的沟通方式
How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.
人们每年会使用多少纸呢？也许你不能很快的回答出这个问题。在1900年，世界的用纸量就达到了每人每年50公斤。想美国，英国，瑞典这样的国家，他们的用纸量比其他国家还要多。
Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The
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Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years.
纸，也像我们其它在使用的物质一样，首先在中国发明的。1400年之前，像埃及和西方那些地方，纸还没有很平常的被使用。埃及人把字写在一种用水中植物做成的材料上。欧洲人用养皮纸写字用了好几百年
Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment.
养皮纸非常的坚固，它是有某些动物的皮做成的。我们得知大多数欧洲历史上的重要记录，都是被保存在养皮纸上的
B21. What’s the meaning for the word “parchment”? “parchment”这个词是什么意思
A. The skin of young animals.
B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain animals.一种由某些动物的皮做成的纸
C. The paper used by European countries.
D. The paper of Egypt.
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A22. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper?以下那一句话不是文中所提到的关于纸的发明的
A. More jobs could be provided than before.比起以前，现在可以提供更多的工作
B. More people could be educated than before.
C. More books could be printed and distributed.
D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.
A23. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely?埃及人什么时候才开始广泛的使用纸的
A. Around 1400. 1400年前后 B. Around 1900.
C. Around 400. D. Around 900.
B24. Which of the following countries uses most paper for each person a year? 下列哪个国家每年的人均用纸量最多
A. China. B. Sweden.瑞典
C. Egypt. D. Japan.
C25. What is the main idea of this short talk? 这篇短问的大致意思是什么
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A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.
B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.
C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man.纸的发明对人类有着巨大的意义
D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.
Test（四）
Passage 1
Laws have been written to govern the use of the American national flag and, to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded. Unfold the flag first and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flag pole. Lower slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or an athletic uniform. Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, or badgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue, or a monument, it shouldn’t serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to
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fall to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from becoming soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor, nor to brush against objects. (227 words)
已经有法律被编写出来管理美国国旗的使用,以确保国旗得到适当的尊重.人们的习俗也对国旗的普通使用有着一定的调节作用.所有的武装军队对于怎样展示国旗有着精确的规则.这一点可能与普通的规则有点不同.国旗应该用手来升和降.国旗还折着的时候不要把它升起来,首先要打开国旗,然后迅速的把它升到旗杆的顶部.然后庄严的慢慢的降下来.不要把任何物体放在国旗上.不要把国旗用与服装或者运动服上.不要在垫子,手帕,餐巾或者箱子上印国旗.联邦法律规定如果商标是由国旗或者是类似象征美国图案组成的,那这个商标就不能注册.当国旗被用与揭幕雕像或者纪念碑时,它不能作为覆盖物用来揭幕.如果国旗在这样的场合里被展示,别让国旗放地上,而是让它飘在空中,形成仪式上的一个特色.千万要预防国旗被弄脏了.国旗不允许接触到地面或者地板,也不允许用其他的物质来刷
A11. How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? 美国人怎样确保国旗得到适当的尊重
A. By making laws. 制定法律 B. By enforcing discipline.
C. By educating the public. D. By holding ceremonies.
B12. What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? 在升美国国旗的时候有什么规章
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A. It should be raised by soldiers.
B. It should be raised quickly by hand.应该用手快速的升上去
C. It should be raised only by Americans.
D. It should be raised by mechanical means.
D13. How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? 在揭幕仪式上，国旗应该怎样被展示
A. It should be attached to the status.
B. It should be hung from the top of the monument.
C. It should be spread over the object to be unveiled.
D. It should be carried high up in the air. 应该高高飘在空中
C14. What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? 我们从文中可以得知有关于美国国旗使用的什么
A. There has been a lot of controversy over the use of flag.
B. The best athletes can wear uniforms with the design of the flag.
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C. There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.有精确的规则和习俗要遵守
D. Americans can print the flag on their cushions or handkerchiefs.
B15. What is Americans’ attitude towards their National Flag?美国人对国旗的态度是怎么样的
A. Arbitrary. 武断 B. Respect.尊敬
C. Happy. D. Brave.
Passage 2
It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can’t wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
据报道,在美国各地的大学里,日间连续剧,也就是我们知道的肥皂剧,在各校园里突然变得流行起来.在中午11点到下午4点半之间,学校的休闲室里挤满了肥皂剧的影迷,他们迫不及待要看到自己在喜欢的演员的下一段情节
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they’re a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young
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working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960’s, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness. And talk was about social issues of great importance.
事实上,肥皂剧远不止受大学生的欢迎,它们还受很多年轻人的欢迎.学校放学之后,高中生就坐在电视机前.一个年轻的劳动妇女承认她宁愿拒绝了一个高收入的工作也不要放弃她最喜欢的电视剧.在20世纪60年代,肥皂剧在年轻人中不是很受欢迎.60年代的人的感受跟现在有很大的不同.那是个严肃的时代.那时候的谈论一般都是有关于很重要的社会话题
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people’s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems. (226 words)
C16. What is soap opera?
A. Plays based on science fiction stories. B. Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. D. Popular documentary films on TV.
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C17. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials
C. Soap opera fans. D. College-age viewers.
D18. Which are not the reasons why the soap opera suddenly becomes “in” according to the passage?
A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.
C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
C19. What can we learn from the passage?
A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.
B. Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today.
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
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D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
B20. What message does the author want to convey to us?
A. The people’s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time
B. The people’s favorites to drama works change along with the times.
C. The people’s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.
D. The people’s favorites have changed the drama works.
Passage 3
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we have really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts 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. These sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, are called words. 人类是当初是怎样发明文字的仍然未知.换一句话说,语言的起源还是个奥秘.我们所知道的就是人类,不像动物,发明了某些声音来表达想法,感受,行为和事物.所以他们才能彼此交流.,后来他们对某些标记产生了共鸣,这些记号叫做字母,这些字母可以被组合起来,来代表声音.也可以被记录下来.这些声音,无论是用字母说的，或者写的，都称做文字.
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The power of words, then, lies in their associations－the things 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.
文字的力量在于他们的联合-这些是在我们的思想之前的.文字因为人们的经历而产生了他们的意思.我们活得越久,就有越多的文字使我们回忆起过去高兴和悲伤的事情.我们阅读和学习的越多,能表达意思的文字就越增多.
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. (239words)
伟大的作家他们不仅有伟大的思想,更能用那些 能强有力的呼吁出我们思想和情感的文字 来表达他们的想法.这种魅力和对文字的区别使用就是我们所说的文学风格.最重要的是,真正诗人是文字的主宰者.他可以用一些文字来表达他的意思, 而这些文字听起来像音乐,这些文字可以通过他们的位置和联合从而感动人的耳朵.我们应该学会仔细的挑选文字,正确的使用它们,否则它们会使我们的谈话变得愚蠢和庸俗
D21. The origin of language is ________________.语言的起源
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A. a legend handed down from the past secret
B. a matter that is hidden or
C. a question difficult to answer 然没解决的问题
D. a problem not yet solved 一个仍
C22. What is true about words? 有关于文字，哪一项说法是正确的
A. They are used to express feelings only. B. They can not be written down.
C. They are simply sounds. 他们只是声音 D. They are mysterious.
D23. The real power of words lies in their _______________.文字真正的力量存在于
A. properties B. characteristics
C. peculiarity D. representative function 代表性的功能
B24.By“association”, the author means ________________. “association”这个词,作者的意思似乎?
A. a special quality 法的结合
B. a joining of ideas in the mind 脑子里想
C. an appearance which is puzzling D. a strange feature
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A25. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? 关于真正的诗人,以下哪句话是不正确的
A. He is no more than a master of words. 他只不过是一个文字的主宰者
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.
Test (五)
Passage 1
Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go 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,宁愿住在郊区,然后每天坐火车,汽车或者八十去上班或者上学,尽管这样的话,他们得早上很早起来，晚上很晚到家
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.
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住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是那儿的房子要便宜一些.在伦敦,就算是一层没有花园小平房也要很多钱去租.用这么多的钱,人门可以在郊区租到一所拥有自己的花园的房子.
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working life. 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. 住在郊外,人们可以真正远离那些吵杂声,远离繁忙的工作生活的那种匆忙.尽管人们必须早点起床,花更多的时间在或者或者巴士上但是他们在晚上和周末可以睡得更好一点.人们还可以在夏天的晚上享受郊外的新鲜干净的空气.如果这个人喜欢花园,他可以在空闲是挖土,种植,浇水和做很多花园里需要做的事.然后,当花和蔬菜长大的时候,他可以和那些分享过大自然奥秘的人一起获得回报
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 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. (287 words)然而,有些人却对乡村的事物不感兴趣.对他们来讲,他们的乐趣在与城镇,有电影,剧院,漂亮的商店,繁华的街道,舞厅还有参观.这些人觉得如果他们不得不住在伦敦郊外,那生活就没意义了.依次偶然的机会去公园散步,每年夏天去海
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边渡假两个星期,这就是他们所想要的乡村生活.这些预备好的休息就留给那些每天都希望远离伦敦的人
B11. Which of the following statements is NOT true? 以下哪句说法是不正确的
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宁愿住在郊外
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.
C12. With the same money needed for ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. 用多少钱,人们可以在郊外租一所带有花园的房子
A. getting a small flat with a garden
B. having a small flat with a garden
C. renting a small flat without a garden 在城市里租一套没有花园的小平房
D. buying a small flat without a garden
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B13. When the garden is in blossom, the one_______ has been rewarded.当花园里鲜花盛开的时候,什么样的人会得到回报
A. living in the country
B. having spent time working in the garden 花时间在花园里干过活儿的人
C. having a garden of their own
D. having been digging, planting and watering
A14. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ________if they had to live outside London.那些认为只有在城市里才有乐趣的人,会觉得怎么样，如果他们住在伦敦郊区
A. their life was meaningless 觉得生活毫无意义
B. their life was invaluable
C. they didn’t deserve a happy life
D. they were not worthy of their happy life
C15. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________. 第三段划线的词组“get away from”指的是?
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A. deal with B. do away with
C. escape from 逃脱 D. prevent from
Passage 2
By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most often for the benefits of others——they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation's consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very ideal of heroism is something beyond us——an artifact of the past. Some maintain that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science. Consequently, bereft of cultural heroes, we have latched onto cultural icons-media superstars such as actors, actresses, sports celebrities, television personalities, and people who are simply famous for being famous.
按照定义,男英雄和女英雄是有着非凡的勇气,成就,自我牺牲精神,在大多数情况下为他人利益着想的的人.他们是我们衡量别人的参照物.他们被看作是符合我们名民族的思想和民族发展的人,被看作符合那些敬仰他们的人的生活.然而,一些人说我们的时代是一个很难有真正的男英雄和女英雄的时代,在这个时代,理想的英雄主义是在我们之上的.是一个过去
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的典型产物.一些人主张,因为冷战已经结束,美国也处于和平,我们的时代是本质上是一个非英雄时代.而且,总体的犯罪率在下降,贫困已经被强有利的经济增长缓解了,医药科技上也在持续进步着.因此,我们丧失了文化上的英雄.我们得到了文化上的偶像---超级的媒体明星比如男演员,女演员,体育名人,电视名人,还有那些因为著名而著名的人.
Cultural icons are harder to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity(明星), who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death——such as Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana. (258 words)
文化偶像很难来定义,但是我们看到他们的时候我们会认出他们.他们是那些可以走在明星之前的人,他们是那些可以变为传奇的人,他们是那些可以变成神话的人.但是 是什么使这些人物变成了名人?这很难回答.从一方面说,他们的生活有故事性.比如说,漂亮的黛安娜王妃,她19岁就嫁给了王子,然后又放弃了婚姻和王位,然后在她发现真爱的时候却死了.好的外表固然有帮助.难以定义的美丽,和媒体也是有帮助的.但是这样的偶像都逃不过悲剧收场.像马丁路德金,约翰肯尼迪, 黛安娜王妃.
C16. The passage mainly deals with ___________.这篇文章主要关于什么
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A. life and death B. heroes and heroines
C. heroes and icons 英雄和偶像 D. icons and celebrities
D17. Heroes and heroines are usually ___________.男英雄和女英雄通常
A. courageous 有勇气 B. good examples to follow 给别人树立榜样
C. self-sacrificing 自我牺牲 D. all of the above以上都是
D18. Which of the following statements is wrong? 下列哪句陈述是错的
A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
B. Superstars are famous for being famous.
C. One’s look can contribute to being famous.
D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.男英雄和女英雄只出现在战争年代
C19. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love __________.美丽的黛安娜王妃在什么时候发现她的真爱的
A. when she was 19 B. when she became a princess
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C. just before her death 正在她死之前 prince
D. after she gave birth to a
B20. What is more likely to set an icon’s status? 什么更像是偶像的状况
A. Good looks. B. Tragic and early death. 悲剧和早逝
C. Personal attraction. D. The quality of one’s story.
Passage 3
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?
对与大多数人来讲,害羞是造成不开心的原因.害羞的人很焦虑和怕难为情.也就是说,他们过分的注重自己的外表和行为.不安的想法一直在他们的脑海里出现:我给别人的印象怎么样呢?他们喜欢我吗?我的话听起来愚蠢吗?我是不是穿了不吸引人的衣服?
It is obvious that such uncomfortable feeling 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
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很明显,这样的不安感回消极的影响人们.一个人对与他自己的想法会反映在他的行为上,而一个人的行为举止又影响着其他人对他的反应.总的来说,人们对于自己的想法对他们生活的各方面都有着深刻的影响
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.
害羞的人,自尊心比较低,很可能会变得消极,很容易受他人影响.他们需要确认他们做的是正确的事.害羞的人对批评很敏感.他们会觉得这证实了他们的自卑感.他们也发现他们很难为这样的称赞而感到高兴,像”你说那样的话只是想让我感觉好点.我知道它不是真的”.很明显,自我意识是一种健康的品质,但是如果是过分的自我意识，那就有害了
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 lack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.
害羞可以被完全消除或者至少减少吗?幸运的是,人们可以通过坚定的和有耐心的努力
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来树立自信，从而克服害羞.因为害羞是跟缺乏自信密不可分的,对人们来将接受他们的缺点和实力是很重要的
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. (289 words)
我们每个人都是独一无二的,是有价值的个体,我们对自己的状态感兴趣.我们越了解自己,就越容易发挥自己的潜质.我们不应该让害羞阻碍了我们过着丰富的有价值的生活.
B21. What does author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making”(Para.1) ? 通过引用”我给别人的印象是怎么样的?’,作者想证明什么
A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearance.
B. People’s shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions. 人们的害羞是他们对自己的外表和行为过分关心
C. It’s natural that shy people don’t believe others’ compliments.
D. Shy people think that they are different from others.
A22. According to the writer, self-awareness is___________.根据作者的意思,自我意识是
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A. a good quality 好的品质 B. the cause of unhappiness
C. harmful to people D. a weak point shy people
B23 When being praised, shy people feel that it is___________.当被表扬的时候,害羞的人会觉得
A. good B. unreal 不是真的
C. very reasonable D. harmful
C24. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? 下列哪句说法是正确的
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.害羞会阻碍我们过着丰富的生活
D. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem.
B25. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people ___________.从文中我们可以推断害羞的人
A. should find more of their weakness
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B. should understand themselves in the right way 应该用正确的方式来了解自己
C. had better ignore their weakness
D. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem
Test（六）
Passage1
Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. Whatever your budget is, the choice—from basic barn to small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castle—is all part of fun.
英国住的地方就跟你游览的地方一样五花八门.无论你的预算是怎么样的,选择—从基本的谷仓到小旅社,从小村舍到豪华的城堡-都充满了乐趣
Hostels旅馆
Cheap, good-value hostels are aimed at all types of like-minded travelers, who prefer value over luxury and you don’t have to be young or single to use them. Britain’s independent hostels and backpackers hostels also offer a great welcome. Facilities and prices vary, especially in rural areas, where some hostels are a little more than a bunkhouse(临时住房)while others are remarkably comfortable—almost like bargain hotels.
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廉价,超值的青年旅社定位在形形色色的趣味相投的重精神超过物质的着类游客群体,而且旅社没有规定游客必须是年轻人或者是单身汉.英国的独立 和背包族旅社欢迎他们.这些旅社的设施和价格都因地而异,尤其是在乡村,那儿的有一些旅社比临时住房也大不了多少,而其他的却非常舒服.就像是廉价旅社.
Youth Hotels青年旅社
Founded many years ago to” help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside”, the Youth Hotel Association is still going strong in the 21st century. The network of 230 hotels is a perfect gateway for exploring Britain’s towns and countryside.
在很多年前创建了,用来帮助所有的人，尤其是方式有限的年轻人,去热爱,关心乡村.
B&Bs
The B&B (bed and breakfast) is a great British institution. In essence you get a room in somebody’s house, and small B&Bs may only have one guest room, so you’ll really feel like part of the family. Larger B&Bs may have four or five rooms and more facilities, but just as warm as a welcome.
B&B旅社是英国的一个大型的机构.大体上是你在某人的家里租了一个房间,也许只有一个小小的客房,所以住在B&B就有家的感觉.较大型的B&B旅社也许会有三，四个房间,更多的设施,但是也哟的温暖
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In country areas your B&B might be in a village or an isolated farm surrounded by fields. Prices reflect facilities: and usually run from around ￡12 to ￡20 per person. City B&Bs charge ￡25 to ￡30 per person, although they’re often cheaper as you go further out to the suburbs.
在乡下, B&B旅社可能是在一个村子或一个孤立的被田包围着的农地上.价格反应设施:通常大约是每人12英镑到20英镑.城市里的B&B旅社收费是每人25英镑到30英镑,如果你稍微望郊区方向住，价格会便宜一些
Pubs &Inns酒馆和客栈
As well as selling drinks and meals, Britain’s pubs and inns sometimes offer B&B, particularly in country areas, staying a night or two can be great fun and puts you at the heart of the local community.除了卖酒和饮食以外,英国的酒馆和客栈也提供B&B,尤其在乡下,住上一两夜也许很有趣,可以把你的心投入到当地的群体.
Rates range from around ￡15 to ￡25 per person. Pubs are more likely to have single rooms. (332 words)
价格从15英镑到25英镑不等.酒馆更有可能提供单人房.
A11. In this passage the author mainly _________.在本文中，作者主要
A. tells us where to stay while visiting Britain讲述了当我们去英国游玩的时候住在哪儿
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B. advises readers to pay a visit to Britain
C. introduces the wonderful public services in Britain
D. gives us some information about British life
B12. _________are mainly built for young visitors.青年旅社主要为年轻的游客而建
A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels
C. Hostels D. B&Bs
D13. If you travel alone and want to know better about family life in Britain, you’d better stay in _________.如果你是单独旅行,而且想更多的了解英国的家庭生活,你最好住在B&Bs
A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels
C. Hostels D. B&Bs
C14. If you are interested in traveling with your friends but only with limited means, where is the better place for you to stay?如果你想跟朋友一起旅行，但是方式又很有限,你应该住在哪里
A. Pubs & Inns B. Youth Hotels
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C. Hostels 旅馆 D. B&Bs
B15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the last part of the passage?根据最后一段,下列哪项说法是不正确的.
A. Pubs and inns usually provide visitors bed and breakfast.
B. All pubs and inns offer visitors bed and breakfast.
C. Pubs and inns charge a visitor ￡25 at the most.
D. If you want a single room, you are more likely to get one in pubs.
Passage2
What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is “no”. It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too, that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however, goes one step further: he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his question and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works.
是什么让一个人成了科学家呢?他是否拥有跟其他人不同的学习方法或工具呢?答案是:
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不. 不是因为科学家所使用的工具,而是他们怎样使用工具来使自己成为科学家.你可能会同意这一点:懂得怎样使用动力对于木匠来说很重要.你也可能会同意这一点:知道怎样去研究,怎样发觉信息对每个人来说都很重要.然而，科学家却比我们走得更远,他必须确定他对他的问题有一个合理的答案,而这个答案也可以被其他人证实的.他也要把得到的很多问题的答案归结到一系列的概念上,而这些概念是关于这个世界是怎样运转的
The scientist’s knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the conditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in science. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigation. Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations. (263 words)
科学家的知识必须是精密的.他们的问题不可以是对一半,或者有时候对的.只要条件允许,他必须做到几乎全对.在这次,这样的条件下是这样运行的，那么在别的时间,在同样的条件下运行也必须是这样的.如果条件不一样,科学家在验证里所观察到的变化必须可以被条件的改变所解释.有一个理由:研究在科学里很重要.发明了相对论的爱因斯坦,通过数学得到了这个理论.他数学的精确性后来又通过研究来检验.爱因斯坦的想法是正确的.一个科学家利用很多工具来测量.然后这些测量法又被用于数学计算,用这些数学计算来检验他的研究.
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B16.What makes a scientist according to the passage? 根据文章,是什么使一个人成了科学家
A. The tools he uses.
B. The way he uses his tools. 他使用工具的方式
C. His ways of learning.
D. The various tools he uses.
C17.“The scientist, however, goes one step further...” The author says this to show ______________.然后，科学家走得更远.作者这么说是为了表示
A. the importance of information
B. the importance of thinking
C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people 科学家和普通人之间的区别
D. the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs
A18.A sound scientific theory should be one that ________________.一个可靠的科学理论必须是
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A.works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also works under the same conditions at other times在这次,这样的条件下是这样运行的，那么在别的时间,在同样的条件下运行也必须是这样的
B.does not allow any changes even under different conditions
C.can be used for many purposes
D.leave no room for improvement
C19.The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate ______________.作者引用了爱因斯坦的例子来说明
A.the measurements are keys to success in science
B.the accuracy of mathematics
C.that the investigations are important in science 研究在科学中很重要
D.that the mathematical calculations may test his investigations
D20.What is the main idea of the passage?这篇文章的主要观点是什么
A.The theory of relativity.
B.actness is the core of science.
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C.ientists are different from ordinary people.
D.actness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.
Passage 3
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.
崇尚自我奋斗是美国文化的特点,它几乎已经成了美国的传统.一个人如果通过自己的努力爬到了顶峰,通常是通过自己的双手来实现的.当生意上或行业的领导或大学教授比普通工人甚至有技术的工人得到更高的社会地位或者在社会上得到更多的尊重时,他可能会忍痛指出他的父亲刚开始在美国只是一个农民,一个工人等等,诸如此类的
This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in 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 that 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
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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. (291 words)
在美国生活的方方面面,尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见.有一个人曾被邀请到一户人家吃饭,这户人家不仅很舒服而且装饰得非常豪华,很明显,这户人家在负担得起去外国旅游,高花费的爱好,和孩子们的大学教育.然而,女主人却亲自下厨,亲自服务客人，之后还亲自洗碗,而且,这一餐可不是仅仅由各种各样的罐头食品或者在附近面包店买的蛋糕和派组成.相反,女主人为自己精心准备的菜肴而感到自豪.男主人可能会谈修车,谈怎样挖他的花圃,怎样粉刷他的房子.他的妻子也可能会帮忙做这些事,正如他也会帮他妻子洗碗.他们正在读大学的儿子,会在餐馆打工来谋生,或者暑假的时候铁路的建筑队干活,去赚他的学费
A21. From paragraph 1,we can know that in America _________.从第一段我们可以得知,在美国
A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man 人们往往崇尚自我奋斗
B. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts
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C. college professors win great respect from common workers
D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors
B22. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _________.根据文章,女主人自己作饭主要是因为
A. servants in American are hard to get
B. she takes pride in what she can do herself 她为自己做的事感到自豪
C. she can hardly afford servants
D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
D23. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_________”.第二段“wait on table”这个词组是什么意思
A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar
C. wait to lay the table 服务员
D. serve customers in a restaurant在餐馆当
A24. The author’s attitude towards manual labor(体力的) is _________.作者对体力劳动的态度是
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A. positive积极的. negative C. humorous D. critical
B25. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? 下列哪句话做本文的标题最好
A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. 美国人对体力劳动的态度
C. Characteristics of American Culture.
D. The Development of Manual Labor.
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