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第I卷

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

1.WhoisorganizingtheFestivalofBooks?

A.BookTV.B.TheLosAngelesTimes.

C.NaturalHistoryMuseum.D.LosAngelesPublicLibrary.

2.Howarethebestbookprizeschosen?

A.Byagroupofexperts.B.Byavoteoftheauthors,

C.Bythereadingpublic.D.Byfestivalsponsors.

3.Whatistrueaboutticketstothefestival?

A.Theyareonlyforpublishedauthors.B.Theyincludetransporttoeachevent.

C.TheycanonlybeappliedforonlineD.Theycanbepurchasedattheeventlocation.

B

In1800,onlythreepercentoftheworld'

spopulationlivedincities.Onlyonecity—Beijing—hadapopulationofoveramillion.Mostpeoplelivedinruralareas,andneversawacityintheirlives.In1900,justahundredyearslater,roughly150millionpeoplelivedincities,andtheworld’stenlargestcitiesallhadpopulationsexceedingonemillion.By2000,thenumberofcitydwellersexceededthreebillion;

andin2008,theworld'

spopulationcrossedatippingpoint—morethanhalfofthepeopleonEarthlivedincities.By2050,thatcouldincreasetoovertwo-thirds.Clearly,humanshavebecomeanurbanspecies.

Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,manypeopleviewedcitiesnegatively—crowded,dirtyenvironmentsfullofdiseaseandcrime.Theyfearedthatascitiesgotbigger,livingconditionswouldworsen.Inrecentdecades,however,attitudeshavechanged.Manyexpertsnowthinkurbanization（城市化）isgoodnews,offeringsolutionstotheproblemsofEarth’sgrowingpopulation.

HarvardeconomistEdwardGlaeser,authorofTheVictoryoftheCir,isonesuchperson.Glaeserarguesthatcitiesareveryproductivebecause“theabsenceofspacebetweenpeople”reducesthecostoftransportinggoods,people,andideas.Whiletheflowofgoodshasalwaysbeenimportanttocities,whatismostimportanttodayistheflowofideas.Successfulcitiesenablepeopletolearnfromeachothereasily,andattractandrewardsmartpeoplewithhigherwages.

AnotherurbanizationsupporterisenvironmentalistStewartBrand.Brandbelievescitieshelptheenvironmentbecausetheyallowhaftoftheworld’spopulationtoliveonaboutfourpercentoftheland.Thisleavesmorespaceforopencountry,suchasfarmland.Citydwellersalsohavelessimpactperpersonontheenvironmentthanpeopleinthecountryside.Theirroads,sewers,andpowerlinesneedfewerresourcestobuildandoperate.Cityapartmentsrequirelessenergytoheat,cool,andlight.Mostimportantly,peopleincitiesdrivelesssotheyproducefewergreenhousegasesperperson.

Soit’samistaketoseeurbanizationasevil;

it’sanaturalpartofdevelopment.Thechallengeishowtomanagethegrowth.

4.WhatisParagraph1mainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofmoderncities.

B.Changestakingplacewithincities.

C.Howcitieshavegrownovertime.

D.Whymoderncitiesarechanging.

5.Howhaveexperts’attitudestowardscitieschangedinrecentdecades?

A.Theynowviewtheweaknessesasstrengths.

B.Theynolongerseecity-rivingasattractive.

C.Theyacceptcitylifeinspiteofitsproblems.

D.Theythinkcity-rivingprovidesmorebenefits.

6.WhichofthefollowingwouldEdwardGlaeseragreewith?

A.Citiesprovidemoreeconomicopportunities.

B.Citypeoplegetalongbetterwitheachother.

C.Over-crowdedcitiesresultinproblems.

D.Citieslimittheflowofideas.

7.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatwouldbetheresultofmovingpeopleoutofcities?

A.Economicproductionwouldbereduced.

B.Therewouldbelessfarmlandavailable.

C.Peoplewouldtravellessfrequently.

D.Housevalueswouldfallgreatly.

C

ItwasDecember25,1914,only5monthsintoWorldWarI.German,British,andFrenchsoldiers,alreadysickandtiredofthesenselesskilling,disobeyedtheirsuperiorsandstartedsocialisingwith“theenemy”alongtwo-thirdsoftheWesternFront.

GermantroopsheldupChristmastreeswithsigns,“MerryChristmas”.Thousandsoftroopsranacrossthebattlefieldscoveredwithdeadbodies.TheysangChristmassongs,exchangedphotographsoflovedonesbackhome,sharedfoodandevenplayedfootball.Soldiershuggedmentheyhadbeentryingtokillafewshorthoursbefore.Theyagreedtowarneachotheriftheirofficersforcedthemtofiretheirweapons,andtoaimhigh.

Fearranthroughthemilitaryleadersonbothsides.Theyfeltthattheirpowerwasbeingchallenged:

soldiersdeclaringtheirbrotherhoodwitheachotherandrefusingtofight.Generalsdeclaredthisunexpectedpeacemakingillegalandsaidthatparticipatingsoldierswouldfaceamilitarycourt.Thosefoundguiltywouldbeimprisonedorevenshot.ByMarch1915thesocialisingmovementhadbe