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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive(欺骗)?
Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.
Forexample,somemightsay,"
Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery(彩票).Itwasgreat.I
tookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!
"
Thisguy'
sawinner,right?
Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought
$200worthof
tickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He'
sreallyabigloser!
Hedidn'
tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That'
scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.
Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let'
ssaythatduringGovernorSmith'
slastterm,herstatelost
onemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,"
DuringGovernorSmith'
sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!
"
That'
strue.However,an
honeststatementwould
havebeen,"
DuringGovernorSmith'
sterm,thestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs."
Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It'
sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,"
NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache."
ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.
Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It'
sasadfactoflife:
Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruth
canlieaswell.
21.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?
A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.
C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.
22.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould___________.
A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truths
C.nottakeanythingatfacevalueD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany
23.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"
netgain"
inParagraph5mean?
A.Finalincrease.B.Bigadvantage.
C.Largeshare.D.Totalsaving.
24.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPilladvertisement?
A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.
B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.
C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisement.
D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.
B
Whenyou'
relyingonthewhitesandsoftheMexicanRiviera,thestressesoftheworld
seemamillionmilesaway.Hey,stop!
Thisisnovacation--youhavetofinishsomething!
HereliestheproblemforthetravelwriterandcriticEdieJarolim"
Ialwayslovedtravelingandalwayslikedtoeat,butitneveroccurredtomethatIcouldmakemoneydoingboth
ofthosethings,"
Jarolimsaid.Nowyoucanreadhertraveladviceeverywhere---inArtsandAntiques,inBrides,orinoneofhertherebooks,TheCompleteIdiot'
sTravelGuidetoMexicanBeachResorts.
Herjobintravelwritingbegansomeeightyearsago.AftergettingaPhDinEnglishinCanada,shetookaTestFrommer'
stravelguides,passedit,andgotthejob.AfterworkingatFrommer'
s,Jarolimworkedforawhile
atRoughGuidesinLondon,thenFodor'
s,whereshefellsoinlovewithadescriptionoftheSouthwestof
theU.S.thatshemovedthere.
Nowasatravelwriter,shespendsone-thirdofheryearontheroad.Therestofthetimeisspent
completinghertasksandwritingreviewsofrestaurantsathomeinTucson,Arizona.
Asadventurousasthejobsounds,thehardpartisfact-checkingalltheinformation.Sure,it'
sgreatto
writeaboutatouristattraction,butyou'
dbettergetthelocalmuseumhourscorrectoryoucould
reallyruinsomeone'
svacation.
25.WhichcountrydoesJarolimliveinnow?
A.Mexico.B.TheU.S.C.TheU.K.D.Canada.
26.WhatismostdifficultforJarolim?
A.Workingindifferentplacestocollectinformation.
B.Checkingallthefactstobewrittenintheguides.
C.Finishingherworkassoonaspossible.
D.Passingatesttowritetravelguides.
27.WhatdoweknowaboutJarolimfromthetext?
A.Sheissuccessfulinherjob.
B.Shefindsherlifefullofstresses.
C.Shespendshalfofhertimetraveling.
D.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinmuseums.
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AdventuresinTravelWriting
B.WorkingasaFoodCritic
C.TravelGuidesontheMarket
D.VacationingforaLiving
C
Ididn'
thearthemcallmyname,"
explainedShelleyHennigto
ActiveTeens(AT)
asshetalkedaboutthatexcitingmomentonnationaltelevisionwhenshewonthehonorofMiss