Passage1ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgarden,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA. PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B. AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C. SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.D. Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutside.2.Withthesamemoneyneededfor________,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A. gettingasmallflatwithagardenB. havingasmallflatwithagardenC. rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD. buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden3.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone________hasbeenrewarded.A. livinginthecountryB. havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden.C. havingagardenofhisown.D. havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering4.Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthat________iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife5.Theunderlinedphrase“getawayfrom〞inthe3rdparagraphrefersto________.A.dealwithB.doawaywithC.escapefromD.preventfrom很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車、汽車和公交車去上班或上學。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。住在倫敦郊外的一個好處就是房子廉價。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也需要一筆不菲的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個帶花園的小房子了然后，他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠離喧囂和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清新干凈的空氣。要是他喜歡花園，在花園里干一些想挖土、種植、澆水等許多園藝的活，則當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就及其他分享大自然秘密的人們一樣得到獎賞。然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感興趣。對他們來說，幸福就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞廳和飯店。如果不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了。〔對于那些熱愛都市生活的人來說〕他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散步，每個夏天去海邊過上兩個星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于離開倫敦的人們〔住在郊外的人們〕去享受吧。

【答案及解析】本文介紹在倫敦工作的人對是在市里居住還是在鄉(xiāng)下居住所持的不同看法和態(tài)度。1.B。推斷題。根據文章內容：雖然有很多喜歡鄉(xiāng)村生活，但文章最后講也有些人喜歡城市生活，從而可推知此題答案為B。2.C。細節(jié)題。根據文章第2段第二、三句可推知此題答案為C。3.B。推斷題。根據文章第3段最后兩句可知：要是他喜歡花園，在花園里挖土、種植、澆水等等，則當鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就得到了及大自然分享秘密的獎賞，所以選B。4.A。推斷題。根據文章最后一段第2句SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon可推知此題答案為A。5.C。推斷題。根據其上文：這些人偶爾去公園散散步后去海邊度兩周假；本句接著說：其余的就留給那些每天晚上喜歡離開倫敦的人，則，“其余的〞顯然指“其余的鄉(xiāng)村〞。從而可推知題答案為C。

Passage2Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation’sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity,whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic,.ButwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebritiesThat’shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath—suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.1.Thepassagemainlydealswith________.A.lifeanddeathB.heroesandheroinesC.heroesandiconsD.iconsandcelebrities2.Heroesandheroinesareusually________.A.courageousB.goodexamplestofollowC.self-sacrificingD.alloftheabove3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongA.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowthB.SuperstarsarefamousforbeingfamousC.One’slookcancontributetobeingfamousD.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes4.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove________.A.whenshewas19B.whenshebecameaprincessC.justbeforeherdeathD.aftershegavebirthtoaprince5.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon’sstatusA.Goodlooks.B.Tragicandearlydeath.C.Personalattraction.D.Thequalityofone’sstory.就定義而言，英雄之所以及眾不同是因為他們有非凡的勇氣、取得了卓著的成就、常常為他人的利益而做出犧牲——他們是我們評價別人的標準。他們是大家公認的對我們國家意識的形成和我們國家的開展，還有對他們的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人。可是，有人說，我們的時代是很難出現(xiàn)真正英雄的時代，英雄主義這一概念本身我們就難以理解——它已經成為歷史。有些人堅持說，由于冷戰(zhàn)的完畢和美國對外的和睦，我們的時代本質上不是一個英勇豪壯的時代。更進一步地說，總體犯罪率正在降低，經濟的開展及增長已經緩解了貧困，醫(yī)療科學也在不斷的進步。給文化偶像下定義就更難了，但是我們看到他們就認識了他們。他們超越了名流，成為傳奇式人物，甚至在某種程度上已是神話式的人物。但終究是哪些因素使有些人成為偶像，另一些人僅成了名流呢？這就太難說了。局部原因是他們的生平帶有傳奇故事的色彩。比方說，年輕貌美的戴安娜·史賓塞，19歲時嫁給了王子，放棄了婚姻及王權，卻在找到真愛的那一刻死去了。漂亮的長相當然有用，另外，在媒體的炒作下某種難以描述的、特殊的個人魅力也起作用。然而悲劇性地過早離開這個世界，卻是造成偶像最重要的因素——例如：小馬丁·路德·金、約翰·F·肯尼迪和戴安娜。

Passage3Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirwonappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking？DotheylikemeDoIsoundstupidAmIwearingunattractiveclothesItisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson’sconceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople’sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasaprofoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.’Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing.〞Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentwithastatementlikethisone,“You’rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit’snottrue.〞Itisclearthatwhileself-awarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelyeliminated,oratleastreducedFortunately,peoplecanovercomeshynesswithdeterminedandpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Sinceshynessgoeshandinhandwithalackofself-esteem,itisimportantforpeopletoaccepttheirweaknessesaswellastheirstrengths.Eachoneofusisaunique,worthwhileindividual,interestedinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecomestoliveuptoourfullpotential.Let’snotallowshynesstoblockourchancesforarichandfulfillinglife.1.Whatdoestheauthortrytoprovebyciting“whatkindofimpressionamImaking〞A.Shypeoplebenefitfromtheircaringabouttheirappearance.B.People’sshynessmadethemcaretoomuchabouttheirappearanceandactions.C.It’snaturalthatshypeopledon’tbelieveother’scompliments.D.Shypeoplethinktheyaredifferentfromothers.2.Accordingtothewriter,self-awarenessis________.A.agoodqualityB.thecauseofunhappinessC.harmfultopeopleD.aweakpointofshypeople3.Whenbeingpraised,shypeoplefeelthatitis________.A.goodB.unrealC.veryreasonableD.harmful4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageA.ShynesshelpsustodevelopourpotentialB.ShynessenablesustounderstandourselvesbetterC.ShynesscanblockourchancesforarichlifeD.Shynesshasnothingtodowithlackofself-esteem5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatshypeople________.A.shouldfindmoreoftheirweaknessB.shouldunderstandthemselvesintherightwayC.hadbetterignoretheirweaknessD.cangetridoftheirshynesswhilemaintaininglowself-esteem參考譯文：害羞是由于在眾人面前感覺不自在而引發(fā)的。害羞的人容易焦慮，自我意識強，他們過分在意自己的外表和行為。他們頭腦里常有這樣不安的想法：我給別人留下了怎樣的印象？別人喜歡我嗎？我是否聽起來很蠢？我穿的衣服難看嗎？顯而易見，這些不適的感覺對人有負面影響。一個人的自我認識表達在他/她的言行舉止上，這些行為影響著他人對此作出反映。總體來說，人們對自身的看法深刻影響到他們生活的方方面面。害羞的人往往自信缺乏，常常被動，易受他人影響。他們需要有相信自己的心態(tài)，認識到自己所做的是正確的。害羞的人對批評意見比擬敏感。他們感到自卑意識由此增強。害羞的人難以取悅。他們會說這樣的話：“你說那些是讓我快樂，其實我知道我沒則好。〞顯然，自我意識是一種良好的品質，過份的自我意識就不好了。害羞能夠消除或至少減輕嗎？當然。只要人們堅決耐心地培養(yǎng)自信就可克制害羞。既然害羞源自缺乏自信，人們應該在看到自己長處的同時認識自己的短處。每個人都是獨特的，有價值的個體，有自己的行為方式。我們對自己了解越多，我們就越能發(fā)揮自己的潛能。不要讓害羞阻礙我們享受豐富的人生。1.一段第—二句話提到“害羞的人很緊張和敏感，他們對于自己的外表和行為過分關心。〞所以選B為正確答案。2．[答案]A。[解析]細節(jié)推斷題。根據第三段最后一句，可知自我意識是—種好的品質，所以選A。選項C有干擾性，過度的自我意識是有害的，而不是說自我意識是有害的。3．[答案]B。[解析]細節(jié)推斷題。根據第三段第五句。4.[答案]C。[解析]細節(jié)推斷題。根據文中最后一句“我們不應該讓害羞阻礙我們過豐富的有價值的生活。〞可知正確答案是C。5．[答案]B。[解析]細節(jié)推斷題。第五段第二句話提到，“我們越了解自己就越越容易發(fā)揮自己的潛質。〞可以推斷出我們應該正確了解自己，所以選B。

Passage4WhatmakesapersonascientistDoeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothersTheansweris“no〞.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientist’sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedthetheoryofrelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations.Einstein’sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.1.WhatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassageA.Thetoolsheuses.B.Thewayheuseshistools.C.Hiswaysoflearning.D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.2.“Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther…〞.Theauthorsaysthistoshow________.A.theimportanceofinformationB.theimportanceofthinkingC.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleD.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs3.Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat________.A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditionsC.canbeusedformanypurposesD.leavenoroomforimprovement4.TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate________.A.themeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscienceB.thataccuracyofmathematicsC.thattheinvestigationsareimportantinscienceD.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations5.WhatisthemainideaofthepassageA.Thetheoryofrelativity.B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.是什么使一個普通人成為科學家？他有及從不同的學習方法和工具嗎？答案是否認的。不是因為科學家使用的工具，而是因為他使用工具的方法使他成為科學家。你也許認同怎么用力對一名木匠來說很重要。你也許也認同怎么研究調查，發(fā)現(xiàn)信息對每個人來說都很重要。然而，科學家比這更進一步，他必須確定他對自己的問題得出了一個合理的答案，并且他的答案通過別人也可以得到證實。他同時把自己得出的許多答案歸結為一個系統(tǒng)的關于世界如何運作的觀點。科學家的知識必須很確切。不能給半錯半對或者只有一半時機對的情況留任何空間。他必須在條件允許的情況下盡可能正確。在一種條件下成功一次的話必須在同樣的條件下都能成功。如果條件不同，科學家在證明過程中觀察到的任何變化都必須解釋他的條件是如何變化的。這是關于調查研究在科學研究中十分重要的其中一個理由。愛因斯坦通過數(shù)學方法提出了相對論。他的數(shù)學運用的正確性被后人通過調查研究的方法證實該理論是正確的。一個科學家會用很多工具來測量。測量的結果用來進展數(shù)學計算，再進展調查研究的測試。Passage5Acitymanwasonholidayinthemountains.Hetalkedwithamountainmanandfoundthatthemanwasstupid.Sohesuggestedtheyplayagame.“We'llaskeachotherquestions,〞hesaid,“andthepersonwillpayadollarifhecan'tansweronequestion.〞Themountainmanthoughtaboutthisforafewminutes,thensaidthatthecitymanpaidadollarandhepaidonly50cents.Thecitymanagreed.“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly〞askedthemountainman.Thecitymanthoughtawhile,thenanswered“Idon'tknow.Hereisyourdollar.〞Thenheaskedthesamequestion:“Whathasthreelegsandcanfly〞“Idon'tknow,either,〞saidthemountainman.“Hereisyour50cents.〞1.Acitymanwasonholiday________.A.inafarawayplaceB.onthehighhillsC.inacityD.inavillage2.Thecitymanfoundthemountainmanwas________.A.notcleverB.onthehighhillsC.cleverD.strong3.Thecitymansaid,“We'll________.〞A.fighteachotherB.helpeachotherC.askeachotherquestionsD.lookateachother4.Themountainman________.A.knewtheanswerhimselfB.didn'tknowtheanswerhimselfC.toldtheanswertothecitymanD.didn'twanttotellthecitymantheanswer5.Atlast________.A.thecitymangotonedollarB.thecitymangot50centsC.themountainmangotonedollarD.themountainmangot50centsPassage6Lookattheinstructionsonthebottleofthemedicineandthenchoosetherightanswers.Johnistwelveyearsold.Hehadabadcoldandcougheddayandnight.Hewenttoseeadoctor.Thedoctorgavehimsomecoughmedicine.CoughMedicineShake(搖動)itwellbeforeuse.Takeitthreetimeseachdaybeforemeals.Dose(藥量):Age:over142teaspoonfuls(勺)8—131teaspoonful4—71／2teaspoonfulNotrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree.Putitinacoldplace.UseitbeforeDecember1st2002.1.Johnshouldtake________aday.A.2teaspoonfuls B.3teaspoonfuls C.4teaspoonfuls D.1teaspoonful2.Themedicineshouldbekeptin________.A.afridge B.hotwater C.anyplace D.thesun3.Johnshould________beforehetakesit.A.shakethemedicinewell B.eatnothingC.dosomeexercise D.drinkacupoftea4.Whenpeopleare________yearsold,theycannottakethismedicine.A.eighty B.thirty C.two D.twelve5.Johnwill________themedicinewhenitisleftafterDec.1st,2002.A.throwaway B.stoptotake C.takeonce D.takesixtimesmore【答案及解析】約翰病了，咳嗽得很厲害。醫(yī)生給他開了些藥。咳嗽藥上說明書的內容主要包括了藥品的服用方法、藥量、貯存條件以及保質期等。1.B。根據“Johnistwelveyearsold.〞和“8—131teaspoonful〞可知B為正確答案。2.A。“Putitinacoldplace.〞是此題答案的依據。3.A。答案就在“Shake(搖動)itwellbeforeuse.〞中。4.C。由“Notrightforchildrenbelowtheageofthree〞這句話可知，此藥不適用于三歲以下的兒童。5.A。本說明的最后一句說的是此藥品的保質期。答案顯然為A。Passage7InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperiencefourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikespring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainhard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrellaoraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon’ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregretlaterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweatherA. Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.B. Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.C. Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.D. Becausetheskyissunnyallday.2.Fromthestoryweknowthat________comeandthenthereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3.“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter〞means“Itissometimes________inwinter.〞A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodoso.B.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavoritethings5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeoplePassage8Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.Atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero1.Long,longagopeopledidn’tknowhowto________.A.writeB.writezeroC.writenumbersD.writesixty-three2.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote________.A.28B.28C.228D.2083.Later________wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot4.Peopleusedcircles________.A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing5.Thestorytellsus________.A.howzerocametobeusedB.howtowritezeroC.what’stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspacePassage9IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon’tlikethatitleansoverthecity.Idonotthinkit’sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.WhyshouldanythinghappentoitnowAnd,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.AndwhocaresWhydopeoplewantthingstobeperfectImperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let’stakethetowerinPisa.WhyisitsofamousTherearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.1.Thispassageisabout________.A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy’sproblemsC.howtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.whythewriterlikesPisa2.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa________.A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza3.TheLeaningTowerofPisais________.A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsold D.60yearsold-4.Thewriter_______.A.doesn’tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC.thinksit’sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn’tliketowers5.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause_______.A.it’soldB.it’sperfectC.itsellspizza D.it’simperfect【答案及解析】這是關于比薩斜塔的一篇雜感。作者由兒時比照薩斜塔的曲解談起，說到了自己對人們想要重新修正斜塔的看法。最后作者由此闡發(fā)感想：沒有什么東西是十全十美的。人們不應當事事追求完美。如比薩斜塔一樣，正因為它的不完美，才吸引了世界上眾多人的目光。

1.C。由作者所表達的內容，可知該塔之所以被叫做斜塔是因為它是傾斜的。

2.D。這層意思是作者比照薩斜塔的誤解，答案在“ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza〞一句中。

3.C。此題屬表層理解題。“Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.〞是答案的出處。

4.B。答案即在“And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.〞中。

5.D。根據“Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.〞及作者所流露出的比照薩斜塔的感情可以看出他認為缺憾也是一種美。Passage10Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,andwhenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowthatitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentsmaybeblamed,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan'treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemoriesThisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandwhentheyhavetorememberthings,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Asaresult,theyhavetorememberdays,names,songsandstories,sotheirmemoryisbeingexercisedthewholetime.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfromthepeople:practicerememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.1.Someonecan'thaveagoodmemoryif________.A.hecan'treadorwrite B.hisparentshaven'tagoodmemoryC.hedoesn'tmakegooduseofhismemory D.hedoesn'tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime標準答案：C2.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsorlegsforsometime,________.A.theywillbecomethin B.theywillbecomeweakC.theybegintoacheallover D.youcan'tusethemanymore標準答案：B3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueA.Yourmemoryneedschanceforpractice. B.Agoodmemoryisinheritedfromparents. C.Yourmemoryworksinthedifferentwaysasyourarmsorlegs. D.Don'tlearntoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory.標準答案：A4.Fewpeopleknowthatifsomeonehasapoormemoryitis________.A.hisownfaultB.hisparents'faultC.histeachers'faultD.hisfriends'fault標準答案：A5.Thewriterwantstotellus________.A.howtoreadandwritewellB.howtohaveagoodmemoryC.howtouseourarmsorlegsbetterD.howtolearnfromthepeoplewhocan'treadorwrite標準答案：BPassage11Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands(任務).Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse"wasting"itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.〞Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomere-turnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,Theywillmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongA.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.2.Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority〞means________？A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift3.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague________.A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance4.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtimeB.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeignersD.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis________.A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective一個外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個人都在壓力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個國家生活節(jié)奏的一個局部。工作時間被認為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場所，其他人會等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到效勞，并趕在規(guī)定的時間內回去工作。每個人都會盡快給下一個人騰出地方。如果你不這樣，侍者會催促你的。你會發(fā)現(xiàn)司機也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會錯過一些微笑，簡短的交談和一些及陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是因為他們非常珍惜時間，而且他們認為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費時間。對時間的觀念還會影響到我們對耐心的理解。在美