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《英语
(一)》(课程代码00012)
第一大题:
ReadingComprehension
1、
IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswholetmeusehishorseranchinSanysidropoputonfund-raisingeventsforyouthatriskprograms.
ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmebysaying,"WwanttotellyouwhyIletJackusemyhouse.Itallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungman,thesonofanitineranthorsetrainer whowentfromranchtoranch,traininghorsesl.Asaresult,theboy'shighschoolcareerwascontinuallyintrrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.
"Thatnightheoroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofowningahorseranchsomeday.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailanddrewadiagramofa200-acreranch.Thenhe drewadetailedflooplayfora4,000-wquare-foodhousethatwouldsitontherach.Twodaywlaterhereceivedhispapeback.OnthefrontpagewasalaretredFwithanotetheread,'Seemafterclass.'
"Theboywenttoseetheteacherafterclassandaskde,WhydidIreceiveanF?
"Theteachersaid,'Thisisanunrealisticdreamforaboylikeyou,havingnomoneyadmfromanitinerantfamily.Ifyouwillrewritethispapewhitamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.'
"Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,heturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,'YoucankeeptheFandi'llkeepmyadream."
Montytheturnedtotheassembledgroupandsaid,"Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace."Headded,"Twosummersago,thatsameschoolteacherbfought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whenthteacherwasleaving,hesaid,'Look,Monty,wheniwasyouteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.Istolealotofkids'dreams.Fortunatelyyouwereboldandambitiousenoughnottogiveuponyours."
1.Judgingfromthepassage,Montyisspeakingto( )
∙A.possiblesponsors
∙B.agroupofstudents
∙C.yougpeopleatrisk
∙D.agroupofhorsetrainers
2.Theteachergivesan"F"fortheboy'spaperbeacause( )
∙A.hisdremisunlikelytocometrue
∙B.hispaperislongandpoorlywritten
∙C.hisfatherisanitineranthorsetraniner
∙D.hemissesthepointoftheassingment
3.Thephrase"floorplan"(para.3)mostprobablymeans( )
∙A.asketchofthehoust
∙B.awaytopavethefloor
∙C.thepossiblesizeofthehouse
∙D.patternsforthehouse'sfloor
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMontylooksupontheschoolpaperwith( )
∙A.shame
∙B.disgust
∙C.pride
∙D.amusement
5.Apossible titleforthispassagewouldbe( )
∙A.FollowYourDream
∙B.NeverGiveupFighting
∙C.Teachers:
Dreamstealers
∙D.Monty:
AhorseTrainer
2、
Ittookmealongtimetoundeserstandthediffereccebetweenapresentandagift.
Igrewvupinahouseholdwherepresentsmarkedspecialoccasions.TherewasalwaysapresentforeachofusunderthetreeatChristmasoratoutplaceatthetableonourbirthdays.
Additionally.DadalwaysgaveMomsomethingeachValentine'sDayandanniversay(周年纪念日)-acard,aboxofchocolatesorsomeothertoken.Helovedtoshop,insearchofasweaterinhercolor,askirtforChristmasoranyotherflatteringexpansionoftherwardrobe.Icametoseethesepresentsasadesirablefamilytraditionandtheexpressionofahusband'sdevotion
SowhenImarrideamanwhodidnotgivepresentsregularly,Iwrestledwithmydeep-rootedexpectatios.Garydidnotwhollyeschew(逃避)gift-giving.Sometimeshewouldreturnfromseaarmedwithabrowmpaperbaginsideofwhichwassomethingshehadfoundthatremindedhimofme-amentcheaveronourfirstChristmas,aparingknifeonourfifthOnce,hegroughthomeashoulderpadforthetelephonereceiver.Butmostly,heignoredholidays.
Itriedtoleadhisbyexample.Ikittedhimsweaters,socksandglovesforChrismas;madehimshirts,andboughbooksforhisbirthdays.Heappreciatedthecaringthesegiftsrepresented,butrefusedtoactlikewise.
WhenGaryleftforthelocalauctiononeSatruday,whichhappenedtobemybirthday,Iaskedhimtofindmeapieceofjewelryasabirthdaygift.Hecamehomewitharoadscraperandeagerlyshowedmehowtouseit,notknowintthatIwasnotgrateful.Whenasnowstormhitlatethatyearandhewawatsea,Iusedtheroadscrapertoplowoutbothourdriveandourneghbor's,thinking,asIdrovealong,howuselessearingswouldhavebeen.
GaryhadwiselychosennotthethingthatIwanted,butthethingthatheknewIwouldneed.itwasthenthatIfinallyrealizedthathehadbeengivingmegiftsallalong.Ifinallybegantounderstandthedifferencebetweenapresentandagift.Apresentisathing.Butagiftisbroaderandoftenimmaterial.Itisasmallactofkindness,theWillingnesstobendtoanother'sneeds,thesacrficeoftimeandeffort.Loveisagift,anofferingfromtheheartbetterthanapresent.
6.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorintendstoshowthat( )
∙A.herbrothersandsisterslovepresents
∙B.hermotherlovesherfather'spresents
∙C.present-giveingisatraditioninherfamily
∙D.shoppinginherfamilyiscarefullyplanned.
7.Thephrase"flatteringexpansionofherwardrobe"(para.2)refersto( )
∙A.clothesmaking
∙B.furniturerepairing
∙C.apieceoffurmiture
∙D.anitemofcllthing
8.Theauthorregardedherfather'spresentsforhermotherasasignofhis( )
∙A.love
∙B.tastes
∙C.kindness
∙D.generosity
9.Theauthorknitssweaters,SocksandglovesforGary,hopingthathewill ( )
∙A.understandherbetter
∙B.giveherpresentsinreturn
∙C.learntolovehermore
∙D.noticeherdeepconcernforhim
10.Theauthoruseexampleoftheroadscrapertoshowthat( )
∙A.Garyisnotanidealhusband
∙B.apresentisdifferentfromagift
∙C.loveasagiftcannotbeforced
∙D.apracticalhusbandisdesirable
3、
NotlongafterGeorgeandBettyweremarried,theyweretalkingaboutamovietheyhadjustseen.Bettythoughttheleadingmanwasectremelyattractive.Georgedidn't."Butit wasn'tjusthisphysicalappearance,"Bettysaid."Hewasstrong,butkindandconsiderate.That'swhatIfindattractiveinamanThoughyoudon'talwaysactthatwayyou're reallystrongand self-confident,too,George,"shecontinued."Iloveyouforthat."
George hadneverthoughtofhimselfasstrongandself-confidentbefore.Heusuallysatbackandletothersmakedecisionsforhim,evenpushhimaround.Betty'swordsmadehimdecidethatmomenton,nomatterhowhefeltinasituation,hewouldtrytoappearstrongandself-confident.Thenextday,Georgestoodhisgroundinanargumentatasupermarketcheckout counter.Gradually,withBettycheeringhimon,hedemonstratedhisquietstrength athome,inthecommunityandatwork.
"IfBettyhadsaidtoGeorge,'Yhycan'tyoubelikethehero?
'shewouldhavegottenhurtfeelingsandanargument,notimprovement,"saysRobertH.Lauer,professorofhuman,behavioratU.S.InternationalUniversityinSanDiego.Intead,bycomplimentingGeorge,andtellingwhatshewanted,Bettyhelpedhimchange.
GeorgeandBettyhadDiscoveredthesecredofsuccessfulmarriages,saysLauer-theartofhelpingeachotherimproveandgrow.Lauerandhiswife,Jeanette,studied351couplesmarriedatleast15yearsandfoundthatonetofthechqracteristicshappymarriagesmostcommonlysharedwastheabilityofhusbandandwifetorecognizeeachother'shiddenqualitiesandnurturethem"Mutualimprovementandeducationareessentialtoastringmarrige,"sayslauer.
11.Itcanbeinferredformthepassagethat,inBetty'seyes,anidealmanshouldbekind_________.
∙A.stongandattractive
∙B.stongandunderstanding
∙C.attractiveandunderstanding
∙D.stongandself-confident
12.Thephrase"stoodhisground"(para.2)means________.
∙A.refusedtogivein
∙B.refusedtomakeroom
∙C.stoodontheground
∙D.stoodonhisownfeet
13.Accordingtothepassage,georgeisinitially_________.
∙A.kindandsensitive
∙B.kindbutinsensitive
∙C.notstrongandconsiderate
∙D.notstrongandconfident
14.BettyhelpedGeorgechangeby_______.
∙A.peaisinghim
∙B.forgivinghim
∙C.criticizinghim
∙D.arguingagainsthim
15.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.
∙A.TheQualitiesofanIdealHusband
∙B.TheSecretofSuccessfulMarriages
∙C.TheSecretofMutualUnderstanding
∙D.TheImportanceofbeingSelf-confideng
4、Foraclearerpictureofwhatthestudentknows,mostteachersuseanotherkindofexaminationinadditiontoobjectivetests.Theyuse"essay"tests,whichrequirestudentstowritelonganswerstobroad,generalquestionssuchasthefollowing:
"MentionseveralwaysinwhichBenjaminFranklinhasinfluencedthethinkingofpeopleinhisowncountryandinotherpartsoftheworld."
Oneadvantageoftheessaytestisthatitreducestheelementofluck.Thestudentcannotgetahighscorejustbymakingaluckyguess.Anotheradvantageisthatitshowstheexaminermoreaboutthestudent'sabilitytoputfactstogetherintoameaningfulwhole.Itshouldshowhowdeeplyhehasthoughtaboutthesubject.Sometimes,though,essaytestshavedisadvantages,too.Somestudentsateabletowriterathergoodanswerswithoutreallyknowingmuchaboutthesubject,whileotherstudentswhoactuallyknowthematerialhavetroublee3xpressingtheirideasintheessayform.
Besides,inanessaytestthestudent'sscoremaydependupontheexaminer'sfeelingsatthetimeofreadingtheanswer.Ifheisfeelingtiredorbored,thestudentmayreceivealowerscorethanheshould.Anotherexaminer