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1、

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproper

respectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthe

armedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvary

somewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donot

raisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopofthe

flagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusethe

flagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,paper

napkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprises

theflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn't

serveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallow

theflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureofthe

ceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouch

thegroundorfloor,ortobrushagainstobjects.

(1)、HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A.Bymakinglaws.

B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.

D.Byholdingceremonies.

答案：A

解析：從全段首句可直接看出，美國(guó)人是通過(guò)制定法律來(lái)確保公民尊敬國(guó)旗的。

(2)、WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

Altshouldberaisedbysoldiers.

B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.

D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

答案：B

解析：從第4和5行可以看出，美國(guó)國(guó)旗應(yīng)當(dāng)快速的手動(dòng)升起。

(3)、HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

答案：D

解析：文章倒數(shù)第3句揭示了這個(gè)答案。

(4)、WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

答案：C

解析：綜合全段可知美國(guó)國(guó)旗的使用受到明確的規(guī)則和習(xí)俗限制。

(5)、WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

A.Arbitrary.

B.Respect.

C.Happy.

D.Brave.

答案：B

解析：美國(guó)人對(duì)待自己國(guó)家的旗幟是很尊敬的，故選B。

2、

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknown

asthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in".Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30pm,college

televisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan*twaittoseethenextepisodeinthe

livesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,

high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatshe

turneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe

1960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswas

verydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreat

importance.

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseem

strangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.

Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,like

thecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapopera

givesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfor

theirproblems.

(1)、Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.

B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

答案：C

解析：文章第一句即說(shuō)明了肥皂劇就是日間播放的電視連續(xù)劇。

(2)、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Collegestudentviewers.

B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.

D.College-ageviewers.

答案：C

解析：文章涉及到了大學(xué)，中學(xué)和社會(huì)工作人員都轉(zhuǎn)向了肥皂劇，故選C,能涵蓋各類別。

(3)、WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongAmerican

youngpeople?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

答案：D

解析：從全文最后一句可直接排除D,這也不是人們愛(ài)看肥皂劇的理由。

(4)、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikedsoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

答案：C

解析：60年代的主題是嚴(yán)肅的，人們談?wù)摰亩际巧鐣?huì)新聞等，那時(shí)候愛(ài)看電視劇的年輕人也

是不多見(jiàn)的，但是現(xiàn)在人們追求的是愉快和歡樂(lè)，所以就轉(zhuǎn)向了輕松的肥皂劇。

(5)、Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritetodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

答案：B

解析：作者想傳達(dá)給我們的即是隨著時(shí)代的不同，人們的口味變化了，對(duì)待電視劇的態(tài)度也

在改變。

3、

ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesor

schoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthe

morningandreachhomelateintheevening.

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.Evenasmallflatin

Londonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouse

inthecountrywithagardenofone*sown.

Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.

Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetter

atnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthe

country.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoing

thehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersand

vegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretof

Nature.

Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,

withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.Such

peoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.An

occasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight's(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummeris

allthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtoget

awayfromLondoneverynight.

(1)、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.

B.PeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.

C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.

D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.

答案：B

解析：結(jié)合全文可知，有的人喜歡工總在倫敦生活在鄉(xiāng)村，而也有人偏愛(ài)生活和工作的市里，

B只陳述出了一點(diǎn)。

(2)、Withthesamemoney,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden

B.havingasmallflatwithagarden

C.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden

D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden

答案：C

解析：從文章第二段可直接判斷選C,用在城市租賃一個(gè)沒(méi)有花園的小公寓的同樣的錢，人

們都可以在鄉(xiāng)下買下一個(gè)帶有花園的小房子了。

(3)、Whenthegardenisinblossom,itmeansthatonehasbeenrewarded.

A.livinginthecountry

B.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden

C.havingagardenofhisown

D.havingbeendigging,plantingandwatering

答案：B

解析：從倒數(shù)第二段可看出答案，人們花時(shí)間悉心照料小花園，等到花開(kāi)滿園的時(shí)候，即是

對(duì)主人辛勤照料的回報(bào)。

(4)、Peoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthetownwouldfeelthatiftheyhadtolive

outsideLondon.

A.theirlifewasmeaningless

B.theirlifewasinvaluable

C.theydidn'tdeserveahappylife

D.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife

答案：A

解析：最后?段前3行即說(shuō)明了，對(duì)于喜愛(ài)住在城市的人來(lái)說(shuō)，如果讓他們離開(kāi)倫敦，生活

的一切都將變的沒(méi)有意思，甚至“notworthliving"(不值得活著)。故選A。

(5)、Theunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto.

A.dealwith

B.doawaywith

C.escapefrom

□.preventfrom

答案：C

解析：聯(lián)系前后文，可知該詞組是“逃離”之意，故選C。

4、

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,

achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainst

whomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation's

consciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeople

saythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaof

heroismissomethingbeyondus-anartifactofthepast.SomemaintainthatbecausetheColdWar

isoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,the

overallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,and

advancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewho

managetogobeyondcelebrity(明星)，whoarelegendary,whosomehowmangetobecome

mythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?Thal'shardtoanswer.In

part,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencer

whoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefound

truelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthe

media.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath-suchasMailinLutherKing,Jr.,

JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.

(1)^Thepassagemainlydealswith.

A.lifeanddeath

B.heroesandheroines

C.heroesandicons

D.iconsandcelebrities

答案：C

解析：通讀全文，兩個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞即是“heroes”and“icons"英雄與偶像。

(2)、Heroesandheroinesareusually.

A.courageous

B.exemplary

C.self-sacrificing

D.alloftheabove

答案：D

解析：文章第1,2兩句即揭示了答案，英雄們是勇敢地，杰出的且有自我犧牲精神的。

(3)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.PovertyinAmericahasbeeneasedwiththeeconomicgrowth.

B.Superstarsarefamousforbeingfamous.

C.One'slookcancontributetobeingfamous.

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.

答案：D

解析：文章里只提到有些人認(rèn)為現(xiàn)代社會(huì)很難出現(xiàn)英雄，但不是完全否定，D過(guò)于絕對(duì)。

(4)、BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove.

A.whenshewas19

B.whenshebecameaprincess

C.justbeforeherdeath

D.aftershegavebirthtoaprince

答案：C

解析：從文章倒數(shù)第四句可直接看出答案，戴安娜王妃在臨時(shí)時(shí)刻發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己的真愛(ài)。

(5)、Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?

A.Goodlooks.

B.Tragicandearlydeath.

C.Personalattraction.

D.Thequalityofone'sstory.

答案：B

解析：文章最后一句揭示了答案，悲劇及英年早逝最能造就名人的形象。

5、

PlacestostayinBritainareasvariedastheplacesyouvisit.Whateveryourbudgetisthe

choice-frombasicbamtosmallhotel,fromtinycottagetograndcastle-isallpartoffun.

Hostels

Cheap,good-valuehostelsareaimedatalltypesoflike-mindedtravelers,whoprefervalue

overluxuryandyoudon'thavetobeyoungorsingletousethem.Britain^independenthostels

andbackpackershostelsalsoofferagreatwelcome.Facilitiesandpricesvary,especiallyinrural

areas,wheresomehostelsarealittlemorethanabunkhouse(臨時(shí)住房)whileothersare

remarkablycomfortable-almostlikebargainhotels.

YouthHotels

Foundedmanyyearsagoto"helpall,especiallyyoungpeopleoflimitedmeans,toagreater

knowledge,loveandcareofthecountryside",theYouthHotelsAssociationisstillgoingstrongin

the21"century.Thenetworkof230hotelsisaperfectgatewayforexploringBritain'stownsand

countryside.

B&Bs

TheB&B(bedandbreakfast)isaGreatBritishinstitution,Inessenceyougetaroomin

somebody'shouse,andsmallB&Bsmayonlyhaveoneguestroom,soyou'llreallyfeellikepart

ofthefamily.LargerB&Bsmayhavefourorfiveroomsandmorefacilities,butjustaswarmasa

welcome.

IncountryareasyourB&Bmightbeinavillageoranisolatedfarmsurroundedby

fields.Pricesreflectfacilities:andusuallyrunfromaround￡12to￡20perperson.CityB&Bs

chargeabout￡25to￡30perperson,althoughtheyYeoftencheaperasyougofurtherouttothe

suburbs.

Pubs&Inns

Aswellassellingdrinksandmeals,Britain'spubsandinnssometimesofferB&B,

particularlyincountryareas.Stayinganightortwocanbegreatfunandputsyouattheheartof

thelocalcommunity.

Ratesrangefromaround￡15to￡25perperson.Pubsaremorelikelytohavesingle

rooms.

(1)、Inthispassagetheauthormainly.

A.tellsuswheretostaywhilevisitingBritain

B.advisesreaderstopayavisittoBritain

C.introducesthewonderfulpublicservicesinBritain

D.givesussomeinformationaboutBritishlife

答案：A

解析：縱觀全文，典型的總分結(jié)構(gòu)，從第一段即可判斷文章主要介紹的是游客去英國(guó)玩可選

擇的各類型旅館。

(2)、aremainlybuiltforyoungvisitors.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：B

解析：YoulhHotel主要適合年輕人。

(3)、IfyoutravelaloneandwanttoknowbetteraboutfamilylifeinBritain,you*dbetterstayin

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：D

解析：B&Bs旅館即是英國(guó)人家的一間客房，或是大點(diǎn)的兒間客房，這樣自然對(duì)英國(guó)人家會(huì)

有更多的了解。

(4)、Ifyouareinterestedintravellingwithyourfriendsbutonlywithlimitedmeans,whereis

thebetterplaceforyoutostay?.

A.Pubs&Inns

B.YouthHotels

C.Hostels

D.B&Bs

答案：C

解析：從YouthHotels段的第一句即可判斷出答案。

(5)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothelastpartofthepassage?

A.Pubsandinnsusuallyprovidevisitorsbedandbreakfast.

B.A11pubsandinnsoffervisitorsbedandbreakfast.

C.Pubsandinnschargeavisitor￡25atthemost.

D.Ifyouwantasingleroom,youaremorelikelytogetoneinpubs.

答案：B

解析：作者談?wù)摰絇ubsandinns用到的是“sometimes”,不是all。故選B0

6、

Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferent

fromthoseofothers?Theansweris"no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthese

toolsthosemakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapoweris

importanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howto

discoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,he

mustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmed

byotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetof

ideasabouthowtheworldworks.

Thescientist'sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalf

thetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetof

conditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsare

different,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechanges

intheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,

whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracy

ofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,Einstein'sideaswereshowntobe

correct.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomake

mathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.

(I)>Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thetoolsheuses.

B.Thewayheuseshistools.

C.Hiswaysoflearning.

D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.

答案：B

解析：文章第二行直接揭示了答案，成就一個(gè)科學(xué)家的不是他用什么工具，而是他怎么利用

手頭的工具。

(2)、Theunderlinedpartinthepassageshows.

A.theimportanceofinformation

B.theimportanceofthinking

C.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeople

D.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs.

答案：C

解析：劃線句想揭示給讀者的是科學(xué)家與普通人之間的區(qū)別，聯(lián)系上下文即可讀出答案。

(3)、Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat.

A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsat

othertimes

B.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditions

C.canbeusedformanypurposes

D.leavenoroomforimprovement

答案：A

解析：文章第二段的2,3兩行恰如其分的陳述了正確答案，一個(gè)合理的科學(xué)理論不僅在一種

情況下能行，在別的情況下也一樣要經(jīng)得住檢驗(yàn)。

(4)、TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate.

A.thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscience

B.thataccuracyofmathematics

C.thatinvestigationsareimportantinscience

D.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations

答案：C

解析：文中AlbertEinstein之前的?句就是答案，科學(xué)研究是很重要的。

(5)、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thetheoryofrelativity.

B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.

C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.

D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.

答案：D

解析：縱觀兩段，一段說(shuō)明會(huì)使用工具的重要，另?段強(qiáng)調(diào)了科學(xué)研究的準(zhǔn)確性，D概括了

這兩點(diǎn)。

7、

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.

Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecall

showsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningis

attachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,

heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.

Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighly

regardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomake

anappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweek

awaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,

misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.

PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymaybe

regardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Aperson,whois5minuteslate,willsaya

fewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

(1)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.ItisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneinthemorningandinsleepinghoursintheU.S.

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

C.Ifpeoplearelate,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsibleintheU.S.

D.Noteverycountrytreatstheconceptoftimeasthesame.

答案：B

解析：文章全段討論的時(shí)間在世界范圍內(nèi)在社會(huì)生活中扮演的不同的角色。

(2)、Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

A.Amatterofwork.

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

C.Youwanttoseehimorher.

D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.

答案：B

解析：參考文章第4,5兩行，可直接得出答案，如果來(lái)電時(shí)在晚上睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候，美國(guó)人會(huì)認(rèn)

為這電話定特別重要，乃至于關(guān)乎生死了。

(3)、Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriend

intheU.S.A.?

A.at7:00am

B.at4:00pm

C.atthemidnight

D.at4am

答案：B

解析：此題用排除法，文章第一句即說(shuō)明在美國(guó)太早到的來(lái)電時(shí)不禮貌的，午夜時(shí)睡覺(jué)時(shí)間

如果來(lái)電，則是關(guān)乎生死的大事，像題干想與朋友約會(huì)的小事不適合，凌晨4點(diǎn)根據(jù)常識(shí)排

除。下午4點(diǎn)是比較正常的時(shí)間，朋友也可以邀約。

(4)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.IntheU.S.A,gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyis

extendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.

B.Nomisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.

C.ItmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmentwellinadvanceintheU.S.A.

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

答案：D

解析：文章倒數(shù)第四局直接給出了答案。

(5)、Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat

A.it'samatteroflifeordeathifyoucallsomeoneindaytime.

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.

C.itmakesnodifferenceintheU.S.whetheryouareearlyorlateforabusinessparty.

D.ifapersonislateforadate,heneedn'tmakesomeexplanation.

答案：B

解析：縱觀全文，時(shí)間在不同國(guó)家所蘊(yùn)含的意義是不一樣的。

8、

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyon

adailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.It

shouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoals

cannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompleting

ourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwill

buildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdeal

withjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.

Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedor

overwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowand

succeed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyears

ormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourse

ofaction.

(1)、Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals

B.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

C.ifwehavedreamsofthefuture

D.ifweputforwardsomeplans

答案：B

解析：根據(jù)第二段3,4兩行，長(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)的基礎(chǔ)是不斷實(shí)現(xiàn)短期目標(biāo)。

(2)、Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

A.adailybasis

B.yourachievementinaweek

C.currentactivities

D.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

答案：D

解析：根據(jù)第二段最后一句，當(dāng)一個(gè)或幾個(gè)短期目標(biāo)實(shí)現(xiàn)后，緊接著的即是展開(kāi)新的短期目

標(biāo)。

(3)^Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

A.wewillwinfinalsuccess

B.weareoverwhelmed

C.wewillbuildupourconfidencetoachievesuccess

D.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals

答案：C

解析：根據(jù)倒數(shù)第五行的陳述，當(dāng)我們完成一定的目標(biāo)后，會(huì)增強(qiáng)我們通往成功的信心。

(4)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Lifeisadynamicthing.

B.Weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.

D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.

答案：c

解析：縱觀全文，談?wù)摿硕唐冢衅诤烷L(zhǎng)期目標(biāo)，故選C。

(5)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithoutachievingshort-termgoals.

B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusneverallowingalong-termgoaltolimitus.

D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstowhathavebeencompleted.

答案：C

解析：根據(jù)全文最后一段"Lifeisnotastaticthing."，可直接選C。

9、

Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageis

amystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundsto

expressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;

andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresent

thosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwrittenin

letters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeour

minds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themore

certainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandleam,the

morethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.

Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsin

wordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseof

wordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconvey

hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmove

mentotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,or

theywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.

(1)、Theoriginoflanguageis.

A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast

B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret

C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer

D.aproblemnotyetsolved

答案：D

解析：根據(jù)全文第?句可直接判斷，語(yǔ)言的起源仍是未知的，故選D。

(2)、Whatistrueaboutwords?

A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.

B.Theycannotbewrittendown.

C.Theyaresimplysounds.

D.Theyaremysterious.

答案：C

解析：根據(jù)第一段的最后一句，我們將那些聲音，無(wú)論是口頭的還是書(shū)面化的，稱之為words

語(yǔ)言。

(3)、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir.

A.properties

B.characteristics

C.peculiarity

□.representativefunction

答案：D

解析：語(yǔ)言的強(qiáng)大不在于它的性能，特點(diǎn)和古怪，而是在于它獨(dú)具代表性的交往功能。選D。

(4)、By"association"inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans.

A.aspecialquality

B.ajoiningofideasinthemind

C.anappearancewhichispuzzling

D.astrangefeature

答案：B

解析：此題考察理解，優(yōu)秀的詩(shī)人是語(yǔ)言高手，通過(guò)對(duì)文字的排列，準(zhǔn)確的傳達(dá)出自己的所

想所思，借以成文，催人淚下。故選B。

(5)^WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?

A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.

B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.

C.Hecanmovementotears.

D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.

答案：A

解析：此題側(cè)面考察了詞組nomorethan,它是“只是”的意思，詩(shī)人并不只是語(yǔ)言大師，

還具有獨(dú)到而深刻的思維的，故選A,理解片面。

10、

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleare

anxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareexcessivelyconcernedwiththeirownappearanceand

actions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamI

making?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?

Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustnegativelyaffectpeople.Aperson's

conceptionofhimselforherselfisreflectedinthewayheorshebehaves,andthewayaperson

behavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasa

profoundeffectonallareasoftheirlives.

Shypeople,havinglowself-esteem,arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedby

others.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing."Shypeopleareverysensitive

tocriticism;theyfeelitconfirmstheirfeelingsofinferiority.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobe

pleasedbycomplimentwithastatemen