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1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填涂在答题卡相应的位置。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第I卷(选择题)
第一部分阅读部分(共2节,满分30分)
第一节阅读理解(共10小题;
每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thebeeshavebeenbusy.
There’sbeenlotstodo.
Wearethrowingapartybecause
ALICEISTURNING2!
Comebugoutwithus,
Saturday,JULY4TH
12TO1:
30
ThePavilion
MississippiMuseumofNatural
Science
2148RiversideDrive,Jackson
RegretstotheQueenBee
at601-555-4111
A
1.Thecardaboveis.
A.aticketB.apostcard
C.aninvitationD.anadvertisement
2.Thepartyisfor.
A.abirthdayB.aqueen
C.beewatchingD.thenationalday
3.Accordingtothecard,ifyouareunabletogo,youcan.
A.returnthecard
B.visittheMuseum
C.ignorethemessage
D.contactAlice’smother
B
WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother’sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,didnotgivehergoodservice,pretendednottounderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.
MymotherhasrealizedthelimitationsofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasher.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinanadolescentvoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“ThisisMrs.Tan...”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedon’tsendmecheckalreadytwoweeksago.”Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid,“I’mgettingratherconcerned.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn’tarrived.”
Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whathewant?
IcometoNewYorktellhimfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican’ttolerateanymoreexcuse.IfIdon’treceivethecheckimmediately,IamgoingtohavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.”
ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.
WhenIwasateenager,mymother’sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother’sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isvivid,direct,andfullofobservationandwisdom.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedshapethewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.
4.Whywastheauthor’smotherpoorlyserved?
A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish.
B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.
C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.
D.Shewasnotverypolite.
5.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother’sEnglishnow?
A.Itconfusesher.
B.Itembarrassesher.
C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.
D.Ithelpshertoleraterudepeople.
6.WecaninferfromthepassagethatChineseEnglish..
A.isclearandnaturaltonon-nativespeakers
B.isvividanddirecttonon-nativespeakers
C.hasaverybadreputationinAmerica
D.maybringinconvenienceinAmerica
C
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Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.
Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.
Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;
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