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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。
A
Onceuponatime,amanwaswalkingonamountainwhenhefoundanincrediblecavewithallkindsoftreasureinsideit.Sohegaveuphisjob,hishome,andhisfriends,andspentallhistimeguardingthecave.
Hewassodedicatedtoitthathehardlyateordrank,andbeforelonghefellill.Oneday,whenhecouldhardlymoveatall,hedecidedtosharethetreasure.
Hecrawledintothecavetogetahandfulofjewels,butdiscovered,tohishorror,thatitwasemptyexceptforasmalldiamond.Themantookitandgaveittothefirstpersontocomeby,awoman.
Thenanoldmancameby.“Whatbadluck!
”themansaid.“JustamomentagoIgaveawomanthelastofthetreasureIwasguarding.”
“Areyousurethereisnothingleft?
”theoldmanasked.
Themantookhimintothecave,wheretheyfoundaboxwithjewelsandsomebagsofgold.Themanwasshocked,andtheoldmanexplainedtohim,“Atlast!
Atlast!
Atlastsomeonehasbrokenthecurseofthiscave.ThisistheCaveofTreasure,andyou’rethefirsttohavepasseditsgreattest.Manyhavedevotedtheirlivestothiscave,onlytoenduprealizingtherewasnothinghere…”
“Andwhydoesthishappen?
”themanasked.
“Thismagiccavehasonlyasmanyrichesasyourownheart.Whensomeonediscoversit,thecavefillswiththetreasuretheybringwiththem,butlater,whentheyhavedevotedthemselvestoguardingthetreasure,theirheartsbecomeempty,asdoesthecave.Theonlywaytofillitisbyfillingyourheartwithallthatisgood,asyoudidbygivingthewomanthatlastjewel.”
Fromthatdayon,themanunderstoodthatitwasbettertosharethantokeep.Thankstothecaveandtheoldman,hebecamenobleandgenerous.
1.Whydidthemangiveuphisjob,homeandfriends?
A.Becausehepossessedavarietyoftreasure.
B.Becausehehadtoguardthetreasurecave.
C.Becausehewantedtofindthetreasurecave.
D.Becausehedevotedhimselftoagreattest.
2.Whatdidthemanfindwhenheshowedhiscavetotheoldman?
A.Allkindsoftreasure.B.Ahandfulofjewels.
C.Asmallemerald.D.Aboxwithjewelsandgold.
3.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeoplewhodedicatedtheirlivestothecavebefore?
A.Theyallfilledthecavewiththetreasuretheyhad.
B.Theythoughtitwasbettertosharethantoenjoythetreasurealone.
C.Theyallfoundthecaveemptyatlast.
D.Theoldmanfreedthemfromitsspell.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Givingmakespeoplehealthierandhappierthanowing.
B.Somepeopleneverlearnwhatisreallyvaluable.
C.Treasureonlybelongstothosewhopossessit.
D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews.
B
Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.
Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.
Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarⅡ.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:
clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?
Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家),encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.
5.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause.
A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.
B.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbaths
C.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayin
D.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease
6.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?
A.Uninterested.B.Curious.C.Approving.D.Afraid.
7.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?