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一、選擇題（本題共20題，每題1.0分，共20分。）

（1）1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhaveknownallmy

lifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethatIdon'thaveaclueabout.TheRiver

Thameshasbeenherealotlongerthanthecityitself,butithasbeenkeepingitssecrets

wellhiddenbeneaththosefamiliarmuddytonesofgreenandbrown.Onagreyafternoon

suchasthisone,thesurfaceoftheriverisparticularlyunforgiving,andatentativedip

soonbringsmeclosetofast-runningwater.Thisisthesortofstuffthatcarriespeople

awaytoawaterydoomandIdon'twantanypartofthat.（2）ButI'mherewithanopen

mindatthisfamilybeachpartyinHammersmith,partofaseriesofeventsinSouthEast

MarineWeek.Itisnotabeachpartyinthetraditionalsense,needlesstosay,morean

opportunitytogetalittlegentleeducation.Ihadbeenvaguelyaware,overthepastfew

years,thattheriverwasgettingcleanerallthetime.Itsveryappearance,itappears,is

deceptive,becauseitscolorisaresultofthenaturalsiltswhichareconstantlydisturbed

fromthebottom.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishatall,itcannowboastmore

than100differenttypes.IwasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayedhosttoav/ell-

publicizeddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewsiome.Itisalltheresult,Iwas

informed,ofthefactthattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,bringingwithitall

theteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.（3）1tookadeepbreathandwentforalightdredge

withanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhencarefullysiftedmysample

wasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuffoftheriver,thetinylittle

fellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,thankfully,betterfishermenhere

thanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeonecapturedaflounder.Granted,it

wasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwiseperfectineverydetail.Further

excitementwastofollow.withthecaptureoftheshellofacrab,butthatdidnotlastlong.

TheshellbelongedtoaChinesemittencrab—socalledbecauseitappearstohavemittens

onitsclaws.RachelHillfromtheEnvironmentAgencyexplainedtomethatitate

everythinginitspath,sufferednoeffectivepredators,andcausedhavocbyitshabitof

burrowingintotheriverbanks,whichareconsequentlybeingeroded.Furthermore,the

factthatitwasonlyashellmeantthatsomewherenottoofarawaytheformeroccupant

wasgoingaboutitsbusiness——onlythistimeitwouldbebigger.Thisunwantedvisitor,a

delicacyintherestaurantsofChinatown,isheretostay.(4)Furtherupthebeach,

enthusiasticvolunteerswerecopingwithanothermenace,thisoneofhumanmaking.The

amountofrubbishonthisrelativelysmallstretchoftheriverwasastonishingand

depressing.Thereweretheexpectedplasticbottlesandhamburgercartons,tossedav/ay

carelesslybyidiots.Tomysurprise,therewasalsothewheelfromacar,completewith

tyre.Themostsinisteritemswerealsoamongthesmallest:slimwhitestickswhich

lookedasiftheymighthavecomefromachild'slollipopbutare,infact,cottonbuds.

ThethoughtoccurredthatthousandsofLondonersmustcometothebanksoftheThames

eachmorningtocleanouttheirears.Bytheendoftheafternoon,allthisrubbishhad

beenclearedawayinaquiteastonishingnumberofblackbags,butitwouldhavebeen

betterhaditnotbeenthereinthefirstplace.(5)Therewas,however,greatcausefbr

optimisminthebehaviorofthekidswhowerepresent.Theyhuddledexcitedlyround

microscopestolookattinyshrimpsandgobiestransformedintofearsome-looking

creatures.Theylistenedintentlyasitwasexplainedto(hemhowimportantitwastokeep

theriverclean.Eventheverysmallestwhowerepaintingtheirfishyfacemasksmight

havegoneawaywiththeideathatfishareagoodthingandworthlookingafter.It

occurredtomethatifthegrown-upspersistinbehavinglikehumanChinesemitten

crabs,thenitwillbedowntothecominggenerationstoensurethatthegoodworkwhich

hasalreadybeendoneonthisgreatriverisnottobewasted.

1、WhatwastherealenemyoftheRiverThames?

A、Dolphins.

B、Flounders.

C^Crabs.

D、Rubbish.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：解答此題的關鍵是對作者態度的把握。從倒數第2段我們可以讀出作

者對人們給泰晤士河造成的垃圾深惡痛絕。因此泰晤士河真正的敵人自然就是垃圾

了。根據倒數第3段最后一句，雖然螃蟹也是“不受歡迎的“，但isheretostay。

2-.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheRiverThames?

A、Itisariverwhichhasalonghistory.

B、Thereareover100typesoffishinit.

CNItisascleanaswhatitusedtobe.

D、Therearethousandsofpeopleusingthewaterfromit.

標準答案：C

知識之解析：此題答案可定位到原文第2段。第2段第3句話謝，在過去幾年里，

河水變得越干凈”，這顯然和答案C的“河水和以前一樣干凈”相矛盾，所以C的說

法是不正確的。

3、Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsthe

futureoftheRiverThames?

A、Indifferent.

Concerned.

C、Negative.

D、Radical.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從原文最后一段我們可以推斷出作者對泰晤士河未來的態度：孩子們

的表現使他持樂觀態度，這本身說明他對泰晤士河未來的關注，因此正確答案是

Bo

(1)1amstandingunderHammersmithBridgelookingatsomethingIhaveknownallmy

lifeasaLondonerbutambeginningtorealizethatIdon'thaveaclueabout.TheRiver

Thameshasbeenherealotlongerthanthecityitself,butithasbeenkeepingitssecrets

wellhiddenbeneaththosefamiliarmuddytonesofgreenandbrown.Onagreyafternoon

suchasthisone,thesurfaceoftheriverisparticularlyunforgiving,andatentativedip

soonbringsmeclosetofast-runningwater.Thisisthesortofstuffthatcarriespeople

awaytoawaterydoomandIdon'twantanypartofthat.(2)ButI'mherewithanopen

mindatthisfamilybeachpartyinHammersmith,partofaseriesofeventsinSouthEast

MarineWeek.Itisnotabeachpartyinthetraditionalsense,needlesstosay,morean

opportunitytogetalittlegentleeducation.Ihadbeenvaguelyaware,overthepastfew

years,thattheriverwasgettingcleanerallthetime.Itsveryappearance,itappears,is

deceptive,becauseitscolorisaresultofthenaturalsiltswhicharcconstantlydisturbed

fromthebottom.Frombeingariverthatsupportednofishatall,itcannowboastmore

than100differenttypes.1wasawarethattheThamesoccasionallyplayedhosttoav/ell-

publicizeddolphinorseal,butthisdiversitywasnewsme.Itisalltheresult,Iwas

informed,ofthefactthattheNorthSeapoursuptherivertwiceaday,bringingwithitall

theteeminglifeofthosesaltydepths.(3)1tookadeepbreathandwentforalightdredge

withanet.Theresultsdidn'tlooklikemuchatall,butwhencarefullysiftedmysample

wasteemingwithtinyshrimps,whicharethebasicfoodstuffoftheriver,thetinylittle

fellowsholdingthekeytothefoodchain.Therewere,thankfully,betterfishermenhere

thanme,andtherewasgreatexcitementwhensomeonecapturedaflounder.Granted,it

wasaboutaninchlong,buttheflounderwasotherwiseperfectineverydetail.Further

excitementwastofollow,withthecaptureoftheshellofacrab,butthatdidnotlastlong.

TheshellbelongedtoaChinesemittencrab-socalledbecauseitappearstohavemittens

onitsclaws.RachelHillfromtheEnvironmentAgencyexplainedtomethatitate

everythinginitspath,sufferednoeffectivepredators,andcausedhavocbyitshabitof

burrowingintotheriverbanks,whichareconsequentlybeingeroded.Furthermore,the

factthatitwasonlyashellmeantthatsomewherenottoofarawaytheformeroccupant

wasgoingaboutitsbusiness-onlythistimeitwouldbebigger.Thisunwantedvisitor,a

delicacyintherestaurantsofChinatown,isheretostay.(4)Furtherupthebeach,

enthusiasticvolunteerswerecopingwithanothermenace,thisoneofhumanmaking.The

amountofrubbishonthisrelativelysmallstretchoftheriverwasastonishingand

depressing.Thereweretheexpectedplasticbottlesandhamburgercartons,tossedav/ay

carelesslybyidiots.Tomysurprise,therewasalsothewheelfromacar,completewith

tyre.Themostsinisteritemswerealsoamongthesmallest:slimwhitestickswhich

lookedasiftheymighthavecomefromachild'slollipopbutare,infact,cottonbuds.

ThethoughtoccurredthatthousandsofLondonersmustcometothebanksoftheThames

eachmorningtocleanouttheirears.Bytheendoftheafternoon,allthisrubbishhad

beenclearedawayinaquiteastonishingnumberofblackbags,butitwouldhavebeen

betterhaditnotbeenthereinthefirstplace.(5)Thcrewas,however,greatcausefor

optimisminthebehaviorofthekidswhowerepresent.Theyhuddledexcitedlyround

microscopestolookattinyshrimpsandgobiestransformedintofearsome-looking

creatures.Theylistenedintentlyasitwasexplainedtothemhowimportantitwastokeep

theriverclean.Eventheverysmallestwhowerepaintingtheirfishyfacemasksmight

havegoneawaywiththeideathatfishareagoodthingandworthlookingafter.It

occurredtomethatifthegrown-upspersistinbehavinglikehumanChinesemitten

crabs,thenitwillbedowntothecominggenerationstoensurethatthegoodworkwhich

hasalreadybeendoneonthisgreatriverisnottobewasted.

4、WhatwastherealenemyoftheRiverThames?

Dolphins.

B、Flounders.

C、Crabs.

D^Rubbish.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：解答此題的關鍵是對作者態度的把握。從倒數第2段我們可以讀出作

者對人們給泰晤士河造成的垃圾深惡痛絕。因此泰晤士河真正的敵人自然就是垃圾

了。根據倒數第3段最后一句，雖然螃蟹也是“不受歡迎的“，但isheretostay,

5、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheRiverThames?

A、Itisariverwhichhasalonghistory.

B、Thereareover100typesoffishinit.

C、Itisascleanaswhatitusedtobe.

D^Therearethousandsofpeopleusingthewaterfromit.

標準答案：C

知識點。析：此題答案可定位到原文第2段。第2段第3句話說“在過去幾年里，

河水變得越干凈”，這顯然和答案C的“河水和以前一樣干凈”相矛盾，所以C的說

法是不正確的。

6.Whichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsthe

futureoftheRiverThames?

A^Indifferent.

B、Concerned.

C、Negative.

D、Radical.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：從原文最后一段我們可以推斷出作者對泰晤士河未來的態度：孩子們

的表現使他持樂觀態度，這本身說明他對泰晤士河未來的關注，因此正確答案是

Bo

(l)Subslantialchangesinthenation'smadcowtestingsystemwereorderedyesterday

afterBritishtestsonacowslaughteredinNovemberconfirmedthatithadthedisease

eventhoughtheAmerican"goldstandard"testsaiditdidnot.(2)"Theprotocolwe

developedjustafewyearsagotoconductthetestsmightnotbethebestoptiontoday,"

AgricultureSecretaryMikeJohannssaidinmakingthean-nouncement."Scienceisever

evolving.n(3)AtanafternoonnewsconferenceinWashington,Mr.Johannsdescribed

seriouserrorsinthetestingintheUnitedStatesontheanimal,thesecondonefoundwith

madcowdisease,formallyknownasbovinespongiformencephalopathy.(4)Buthealso

defendedthesafetyofAmericanbeef,remindingreportersthattheanimalhadbeen

incineratedratherthanbeinggroundintohamburger,asthefirstonewasinlate2003.

(5)"Ienjoyedbeefthisnoonforlunch,"Mr.Johannssaid."Itisthesafestbeefinthe

world."(6)TheheadofthetestinglaboratoryinWeybridge,England,whojoinedthe

newsconferencebytelephone,saidhewas"prettyconfident"thattheincidenceofmad

cowdiseaseinAmericanherdswas"verylittleindeed"(7)Of388,000testsinthelast

year,onlythreepositiverapidtestshavebeenfound,andonlythisonehasbeen

confirmed.(8)Untilyesterday,theAgricultureDepartmentusedarapidtestcalledan

Elisaandconfirmedanypositiveswithaslowerimmunohistochemistrytest,whichii

callsthe"goldstandard.'1(9)TheEuropeansandtheJapaneseusethosetests,but

routinelyaddaconfirmatoryWesternblottest,whichismoresensitive.(10)The

AgricultureDepartmentaskedtheEnglishlaboratory,regardedasoneoftheworld'sbest,

toretestthesamples.(1l)Inresponsetoquestions,Dr.JohnClifford,theAgriculture

Department'schiefveterinarian,revealedanothersurprise:theanimal'sdiseasestraindid

notcloselyresembletheBritish-stylestrainfoundinthefirstmadcow,whichwasborn

inCanadaandraisedinWashingtonState.(12)Instead,itwasclosertoastrainfoundin

France—aresult,anotherscientistsaid,thatsuggestedthattheinfectionhadcomefroma

differentpoolofinfectedfeed,possiblyimportedfromFrance.(13)Despitethe

AgricultureDepartment'sassurances,criticssaidthedisputerevealedseriousflawsinthe

testingregimenusedherefor15years.(14)"A11thisfoot-dragginghasgottostop,"

MichaelK.Hansen,aseniorresearchassociateatConsumersUnion,saidexcitedly.

(15)HTheywaitedsevenmonthstodothistest?"Dr.Hansenasked."Andtheydidn'teven

bothertowriteupareport?"(16)Likeothercritics,Dr.Hansencalledfortestingall

animalsover20monthsold,andforbansonfeedingpoultrylitterthathasspilledcattle

mealinitbacktocattle,givingcalves"milkreplacer"madefromcattlebloodandletting

cowseatdriedrestaurant"platewaste."(17)Dr.Hansensaidthefeedbansthatthe

departmentreferstoasits"firewall"were"moreofawhitepicketfence.'1(18)Mr.

Johannsrefusedtogivedetailsabouttheanimal,otherthantorepeatthatitwasborn

beforethe1997banonfeedingruminantproteintoruminants,matitwasraisedforbeef,

notdairy,andmatitwasroocrippledtowalkwhenitv/askilled.(19)Therewas"no

evidence"matitwasbornoutsidemeUnitedStates,Mr.Johannssaid,anditsbrainwas

sampledfortestsataplantspecializingindiseasedanddeadanimals.Mostbeefanimals

areslaughteredwhentheyarelessthan3yearsold.(20)DNAtestswillbestartedtofind

meherditwasraisedwith,Mr.Johannssaid.Normally,aninfectedanimal'swholeherd

isslaughteredontheassumptionthatallatethesamefeed.

7、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueof"goldstandard1,?

A^Theexcellentsysteminthepasthasseriouserrorsnow.

Itusedtobeandismebestchoicefortestingmeanimals.

C^Itisaveryeffectivesystemtotestmeanimalsuntilnow.

D^Itisarapidtestsystemwhichdoesn'tneedchanging.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：原文第2段中美國部長對第一段thektgoldstandard”檢測結果出錯做出

的評價是“數年前我們制定的檢測方案可能不是當今最好的選擇。科學總是在不斷

發展從中我們可以解讀出A是正確答案。

8、Theword"incinerate'inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans.

A、reveal

B>destroy

C、kill

D、burn

標準答案：D

知識點解析：incinerale對考生來說很可能是生詞，所以放到原文正確理解它和上

下文的關系是解題關鍵。原句中有個和incinerate進行對比的beinggroundinto

hamburger被磨碎成漢堡餡兒，則似是而非的選項B和C都可被排除，只有選項D

是具體的處理方式，為正確答案。

9、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

ANAmericanbeefis100%safeintheworldduetomeexcellenttestingsystem

B、USgovernmentshouldmakesurethatmebeefinthemarketissafeenough.

C、American"goldstandard"shouldnotbeinuseanymoreduetoseriouserrorsinit.

D、EuropeansandJapaneserecognizedthesensitivityofmadcowdiseasetesting

system.

標準答案：c

知識點解析：本題考查全文中心思想。原文首段即可視作全文的主題句。文章后面

的內容都是對此主題句的解釋和延伸，所以選項C“由于美國的，黃金標準，檢測方

法有嚴重錯誤不應再被使用“是正確答案。

(l)Substantialchangesinthenation'smadcowtestingsystemwereorderedyesterday

afterBritishtestsonacowslaughteredinNovemberconfirmedthatithadthedisease

evenchoughtheAmerican"goldstandard"testsaiditdidnot.(2)"Theprotocolwe

developedjustafewyearsagotoconductthetestsmightnotbethebestoptiontoday,"

AgricultureSecretaryMikeJohannssaidinmakingthean-nouncement."Scienceisever

evolving."(3)AtanafternoonnewsconferenceinWashington,Mr.Johannsdescribed

seriouserrorsinthetestingintheUnitedStatesontheanimal,thesecondonefoundwith

madcowdisease,formallyknownasbovinespongiformencephalopathy.(4)Buthealso

defendedthesafetyofAmericanbeef,remindingreportersthattheanimalhadbeen

incineratedratherthanbeinggroundintohamburger,asthefirstonewasinlate2003.

(5)"Ienjoyedbeefthisnoonforlunch,"Mr.Johannssaid."Itisthesafestbeefinthe

world."(6)TheheadofthetestinglaboratoryinWeybridge,England,whojoinedthe

newsconferencebytelephone,saidhewas"prettyconfident"thattheincidenceofmad

cowdiseaseinAmericanherdswas"verylittleindeed"(7)Of388,000testsinthelast

year,onlythreepositiverapidtestshavebeenfound,andonlythisonehasbeen

confirmed.(8)Untilyesterday,theAgricultureDepartmentusedarapidtestcalledan

Elisaandconfirmedanypositiveswithaslowerimmunohistochemistrytest,whichi(

callsthe"goldstandard."(9)TheEuropeansandtheJapaneseusethosetests,but

routinelyaddaconfirmatoryWesternblottest,whichismoresensitive.(10)Thc

AgricultureDepartmentaskedtheEnglishlaboratory,regardedasoneoftheworld'sbest,

toretestthesamples.(1l)Inresponsetoquestions,Dr.JohnClifford,theAgriculture

Department'schiefveterinarian,revealedanothersurprise:theanimal'sdiseasestraindid

notcloselyresembletheBritish-stylestrainfoundinthefirstmadcow,whichwasborn

inCanadaandraisedinWashingtonState.(12)Instead,itwasclosertoastrainfoundin

France-aresult,anotherscientistsaid,thatsuggestedthattheinfectionhadcomefroma

differentpoolofinfectedfeed,possiblyimportedfromFrance.(13)Despitethe

AgricultureDepartment'sassurances,criticssaidthedisputerevealedseriousflawsinthe

testingregimenusedherefor15years.(14)"Allthisfoot-dragginghasgottostop/

MichaelK.Hansen,aseniorresearchassociateatConsumersUnion,saidexcitedly.

(15)HTheywaitedsevenmonthstodothistest?"Dr.Hansenasked."Andtheydidn'teven

bothertowriteupareport?"(16)Likeothercritics.Dr.Hansencalledfortestingall

animalsover20monthsold,andforbansonfeedingpoultrylitterthathasspilledcattle

mealinitbacktocattle,givingcalves"milkreplacer"madefromcattlebloodandletting

cowseatdriedrestaurant"platewaste."(17)Dr.Hansensaidthefeedbansthatthe

departmentreferstoasits"firewall"were"moreofawhitepicketfence."(18)Mr.

Johannsrefusedtogivedetailsabouttheanimal,otherthantorepeatthatitwasborn

beforethe1997banonfeedingruminantproteintoruminants,matitwasraisedforbeef,

notdairy,andmatitwas:oocrippledtowalkwhenitv/askilled.(19)Therewas"no

evidence"matitwasbornoutsidemeUnitedStates,Mr.Johannssaid,anditsbrainwas

sampledfortestsataplantspecializingindiseasedanddeadanimals.Mostbeefanimals

areslaughteredwhentheyarelessthan3yearsold.(20)DNAtestswillbestartedtofind

meherditwasraisedwith,Mr.Johannssaid.Normally,aninfectedanimal'swholeherd

isslaughteredontheassumptionthatallatethesamefeed.

10、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueof"goldstandard"?

A^Theexcellentsysteminthepasthasseriouserrorsnow.

B、Ilusedtobeandismebestchoicefortestingmeanimals.

C^Itisaveryeffectivesystemtotestmeanimalsuntilnow.

D^Itisarapidtestsystemwhichdoesn'tneedchanging.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：原文第2段中美國部長對第一段the-goldstandard”檢測結果出錯做出

的評價是“數年前我們制定的檢測方案可能不是當今最好的選擇。科學總是在不斷

發展從中我們可以解讀出A是正確答案。

11Theword"incinerate"inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans.

A、reveal

B、destroy

C、kill

D、burn

標準答案：D

知識點解析：incinerate對考生來說很可能是生詞，所以放到原文正確理解它和上

下文的關系是解題關鍵。原句中有個和incinerate進行對比的beinggroundinto

hamburger被磨碎成漢堡餡兒，則似是而非的選項B和C都可被排除，只有選項D

是具體的處理方式，為正確答案。

12>Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A、Americanbeefis100%safeintheworldduetomeexcellenttestingsystem

B、USgovernmentshou'dmakesurethatmebeefinthemarketissafeenough.

C、American"goldstandard"shouldnotbeinuseanymoreduetoseriouserrorsinit.

D、EuropeansandJapaneserecognizedthesensitivityofmadcowdiseasetesting

system.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：本題考查全文中心思想。原文首段即可視作全文的主題句。文章后面

的內容都是對此主題句的解釋和延伸，所以選項C“由于美國的，黃金標準，檢測方

法有嚴重錯誤不應再被使用”是正確答案。

(1)1remembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.Ihadmanagedtosellallmy

papersandwascominghomeinthesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNew

Yorkwhentheworkerswerepouringhomewardinthetwilight.Imarchedamong

thousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhomthefactorywhistleshadunyoked.Theyflowed

inriversthroughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendov/nalongtheavenuestotheEast

Side.(2)1metmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,ahunched,frozenfigure

inanoldovercoatstandingbyabananacart.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametoiny

eyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,beautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin's

smile.(3)"Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyourpapers!Comeandcata

banana."(4)Hcofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthatmyfathersellhis

bananas,notgivethemaway.HethoughtIwasshy,andcoaxedandjokedwithme,and

mademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawandsnow.(5)nYouhaven'tsoldmany

bananastoday,pop/'Isaidanxiously.(6)Heshruggedhisshoulders.(7)"WhatcanIdo?

Nooneseemstowantthem."(8)Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemorosely

overthepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYorkbuildings,thetallstreet

lampswerelit,innumerabletrucks,streetcarsandelevatedtrainsclatteredby.Nobody

andnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformyfather'sbananas.(9)"Ioughttoyell,"saidmy

fatherdolefully."Ioughttomakeabignoiselikeotherpeddlers,butitmakesmythroat

sore.Anyway,Fmashamedofyelling,itmakesmefeellikeafool."(10)1hadeatenone

ofhisbananas.MysickconsciencetoldmethatIoughttopayforitsomehow.1must

remainhereandhelpmyfather.(1yellforyou,pop,"Ivolunteered.(12)"Arch,

no,"hesaid,"gohome;youhaveworkedenoughtoday.JusttellmommaI'llbelate.'1

(13)ButIyelledandyelled.Myfather,standingby,spokeoccasionalwordsofpraise,

andsaidIwasawonderfulyeller.Nobodyelsepaidattention.Theworkersdriftedpastus

wearily,endlessly;adefeatedarmywrappedindrcamsofhome.Elevatedtrainscrashed;

theCooperUnionclockburnedaboveus;theskygrewblack,thewindpoured,theslush

burnedthroughourshoes.Therewerethousandsofstrange,silentfigurespouringover

thesidewalksinsnow.Noneofthemstoppedtobuybananas.Iyelledandyelled,nobody

listened.(14)Myfathertriedtostopmeatlast."Nu,"hesaidsmilingtoconsoleme,"that

waswonderfulyelling,Mikey.Butit'splainweareunluckytoday!Let'sgohome."(15)1

wasfrantic,andalmostintears.Iinsistedonkeepingupmydesperateyells.Butatlast

myfatherpersuadedmetoleavewithhim.

13、WhichofthefollowinginthefirstparagraphdoesNOTindicatecrowdsofpeople?

A、Thousandsof.

B、Flowed.

C、Pouring.

D、Unyoked.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：B(fk)wed)和C(pouring)都有人流涌動如潮的意象，而A(thousandsof)

的意思更是不言而喻，所以D為正確答案。

14>Whichofthefollowingisintendedtobeapairofcontrastinthepassage?

A、Hugecrowdsandlonelyindividuals.

B、Weatherconditionsandstreetlamps.

C、Clatteringtrainsandpeddlers5yells.

D^Movingcrowdsandstreettraffic.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：首段末尾說街上人流涌動、交通繁忙，第2段敘述父親孤零零地站在

那里，沒人買他的香蕉.動與靜、多與孤，形成了鮮明的對比，故A“大量的人群

和孤獨的個人”正確。B“下雪的天氣和路燈”、C“高架(鐵路)列車和街頭小販的叫賣

聲”都只是在描述周圍的環境。D”涌動的人流和街道交通”說路上行人多、車流量

大。也不構成對比。

15、WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOTsuitabletodescribethecharacteroftheson?

A、Compassionate.

Responsible.

C、Shy.

D、Determined.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：由兒子主動提出幫父親叫賣、而父親自己卻羞于叫賣可以看出，兒子

不是一個“羞怯”的人，故選C。

16、Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthefatherandthesonis.

A、indifferent.

sympathetic

C^appreciative

D、difficulttotell

標準答案：B

知識點解析?：可以從兩個方面分析作者的態度。一方面，這對父子互相關愛，感情

深厚；另一方面，他們處境艱難，其中兒子幾乎哭著為父親叫賣的情景感人至深。

作者的態度應該是充滿同情的，故選B。

(1)1remembermeetinghimoneeveningwithhispushcart.Ihadmanagedtosellallmy

papersandwascominghomeinthesnow.ItwasthatstrangehourindowntownNew

Yorkwhentheworkerswerepouringhomewardinthetwilight.Imarchedamong

thousandsoftiredmenandwomenwhomthefactorywhistleshadunyoked.Theyflowed

inriversthroughtheclothingfactorydistricts,thendov/nalongtheavenuestotheEast

Side.(2)1metmyfathernearCooperUnion.Irecognizedhim,ahunched,frozenfigure

inanoldovercoatstandingbyabananacart.Helookedsolonely,thetearscametomy

eyes.Thenhesawme,andhisfacelitwithhissad,beautifulsmile-CharlieChaplin's

smile.(3)"Arch,it'sMikey,"hesaid."Soyouhavesoldyourpapers!Comeandeata

banana."(4)Hcofferedmeone.Irefusedit.Ifeltitcrucialthatmyfathersellhis

bananas,notgivethemaway.HethoughtIwasshy,andcoaxedandjokedwithme,and

mademeeatthebanana.Itsmelledofwetstrawandsnow.⑸”Youhaven'tsoldmany

bananastoday,pop,"Isaidanxiously.(6)Heshruggedhisshoulders.(7)"WhatcanIdo?

Nooneseemstowantthem.1'(8)Itwastrue.Theworkcrowdspushedhomemorosely

overthepavements.TherustyskydarkenedoverNewYorkbuildings,thetallstreet

lampswerelit,innumerabletrucks,streetcarsandelevatedtrainsclatteredby.Nobody

andnothinginthegreatcitystoppedformyfather'sbananas.(9)"Ioughttoyell,"saidmy

fatherdolefully."Ioughttomakeabignoisel