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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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
BythetimeIreachedjuniorhigh,IwassureIwantedtobeanurse.Ifyoudidn’tstudyLatin,youcouldn’tbeanurse,soIenrolled.ManyLatinwordswerefamiliartome.Thehardpartturnedouttobetheusageandcreatingsentenceswiththewordsthatseemedsoeasytopronounce.Severalweeksintothecoursemyteachercametome,saying,“Ithinkyoushouldwithdrawfromthiscourse.Itseemstobetoohardforyou.”
ThatwasthedayIlearnedIwasn’tsmartenoughtobecomeanurse.Withshame,IhandedinmyLatintextbook.
Afterhighschool,theyearsracedby.Imarriedandhadchildren.ThenonedaymyhusbandJohncamehome.“Carol,Maxdiedthisafternoon.”Ilookedatmyhusbandwithdisbelief.
Johnwastouchedbythistragedy.Finallyoneeveninghesaid,“Carol,Jackiehasneverworkedandnowshe’salonewithfourchildren.I'
vebeenthinking—ifanythinghappenstome.Iwantyoutobeabletotakecareofyourselfandthechildren.Whydon’tyouthinkaboutwhatyou’dliketodoandgetthetrainingyou’llneedtodoit?
”
Isignedupfortheentranceexamfornursingprograms.OnedayIreceivedaletterfromtheschoo1.Iwantedsobadlytoopenit,butwithmylackofconfidence,Ilaiditonthekitchencountersaying,“I'
mnotinthemoodforarejectionlettertoday.”
FinallyIforcedmyselftoopenit.“DearCarol,”Iread.”Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyousuccessfullypassedtheentranceexam.”
Aninsensitiveteacheroncestolemydream.Ifyouhaveadream,exhausteveryefforttoreachit.I’veworkedthirtyyearsnowasanurseandI’veneverbeenmorecertainthatthisiswhatIwasmeanttobe.
1.WhydidJohnadviseCaroltofindajob?
A.TosupportthefamilyB.Toprovidemoremoneyforherkids
C.ToliveamorecolorfullifeD.Tobeabletoliveindependently
2.Fromthetext,weknowwhattheteachersaid____________.
A.destroyedCarol’sdreamtobeanurse.
B.helpedCarolfindhertrueinterest
C.savedCarolfromwastinghertime
D.encouragedCaroltobecarefulinlearning
3.Afterreceivingtheletterfromtheschoo1,Caro1____________.
A.wasuncertainabouttheresultB.hadnomoodtoreaditthen
C.didn’ttakeitseriouslyatallD.couldn’twaittoopenit
4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AdreamtoohightoachieveB.Toostupidtobeanurse?
C.Nevertoolateto1earnD.Achancetooimportanttomiss
B
ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed“theCoupon(优惠券)Queen”hasspentjust£
350onaluxury(奢侈)Christmasforherandherfamily--butgot£
2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.
MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£
1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.
“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes(香水),ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.
Shesaid“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”
Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.
“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”
5.HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?
A.Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.
B.Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.
C.Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£
2,500.
D.ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.
6.Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.
C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.
7.WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?
A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.
B.Thefinancialdifficultiessheshared