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第一部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThewritingsofShakespearearetodaylittlereadbyyoungpeopleinBritain.Hisyoungreadershipislimitedtothosewhochoosetostudyliteratureatuniversity.

Shakespeare’swork,togetherwithmostotherclassics,isseenasremote,andwrittenina400-year-oldversionofEnglishthatisaboutasinvitingastoothache.

Still,inBritainschools,itiscompulsorytostudythebard（诗人）,andwhensomethingismadecompulsory,usuallytheresultisboredom,resentment（憎恨）orboth.

Thiswasmyexperienceoftheclassicsatschool.ButwhenIreachedmylateteenageyears,Ihadachangeofheart.Likeeveryotheryoungpersonsincethedawnoftime,theworldconfusedme.Iwantedanswers,soIturnedtobookstofindthem.

IwentontotakeaPhDinliteratureandhavetaughtitinBritainandChina.Ihaveneverregrettedit.Thereissomethinginliteraturethatpeoplewant,eveniftheydon’treadbooks.YouseethisinthepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworks,therecentfilmversionofJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudicebeingacaseinpoint.Thesepopularadaptationsmayhelpincreasepeople’sinterestintheclassics.

ReadingasimplifiedRomeoandJulietmayperhapsleadtoareadingofShakespeare’sactualplay.Ifthatisthecase,thenIwelcomethetrend.Butdonotmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisthesamething.Shakespeareisapoet.Hisgreatnessisinhislanguage.Readingsomeoneelse’srewritingofhisworkislikepeelingabanana,throwingawaythefruit,andeatingtheskin.Takeontheoriginal.Itreallyisworththeeffort.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelanguageusedinclassicsisnolongerinusetoday.

B.Britishstudentsusuallyfindcompulsoryreadingdull.

C.OnlythosestudyingliteraturereadShakespeare’sworks.

D.ForBritishpeople,Shakespeare’sworksarenolongerclassics.

2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.

A.haslikedliteraryclassicssinceanearlyage

B.wasforcedtoreadtheclassicsforaPhD

C.turnedtoliteraturetoseekanswersinhisteens

D.thinksonlypeoplewhoreadbookslikeliterature

3.ThepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworksmayhelppeople______.

A.learnmoreabouttraditionB.getaPhDinliterature

C.seektheiranswersabouttheworldD.becomemoreinterestedintheclassics

4.Theunderlinedphrase“acaseinpoint”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.

A.agreathitB.agoodexampleC.amovieadaptationD.apopularphenomenon

5.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Thefruitofabananaismoreusefulthanitsskin.

B.Therewritingtrenddoesmoreharmthangood.

C.Readersshouldtrytoreadtheoriginalversions.

D.Readersneedtolearnthelanguageintheclassics.

B

ForKimLeBlanc,knowingthathersonTyler’sorgans,eyesandothertissueshavegivenlifeorhealingtoothersishelpinghercopewiththelossofherchild,whowasstruckbyatruckinGuelphonMay31.

Tylerwasbelievedtohavebeentextingafriendwhenhesteppedontoahigh-trafficroadagainstthegreenlightandwasstruckbythetruck.ThenhewassenttoaHamiltonhospital.Surgerywasperformedtoeasethepressureinhisbrain,but.thefamilywastoldhewouldnotrecover.

“Withallofhisinjuries,Ijustprayedallnightforamiracle.AndIwasgrantedamiracle,butnotinthewayI’dexpected,”saysLeBlanc,hervoicechokedbyemotion.

ThefamilydecidedtodonateTyler’sorgans,achoiceshebelievesherkindandconsideratesonwouldhavemadeonhisown.It’salsoachoicethattransplantprogramswishwouldbemademoreoften,becausetheneedfordonororgansisfarmorethanthesupplyworldwide.Morethan1,500peopleinOntarioareonthewaitinglistforlife-savingorgans,andonedieseverydaybecauseanorganhasnotbecomeavailableintime.AcrossCanada,thegapbetweendonationsandtheneedfororganscontinuestowiden.Attheendof2010,morethan4,400Canadianswereonthewaitinglistfordonororgans,including3,362needingakidney.Thatyear,229diedbeforetheorganstheyneededbecameavailable.

LeBlancrecallsthemorningwhenhersonwastakenofflifesupportandhisorganswereremoved.Despitelivingwhatshecallsaparent’sabsoluteworstnightmare,LeBlancsaysshehasgotthestrengthtobearsuchanunbearableloss.“He’sstillthere.He’sstillliving.Andhe’sstillbreathing.Andhe’sbroughtsomuchjoytofamilies,”shesays.“He’smyhero.Hereallyismyhero.”

6.Tylerwasstruckbythetruckmainlybecause________.

A.hebrokethetrafficruleB.hewastalkingwithhisfriends

C.thetruckignoredhimD.thetruckranatahighspeed

7.Thef