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B）hewasveryimaginativewhenhewasachild

C）hehadhadfondmemoriesofhisoldneighborhood

D）hehadcomefromaverypoorneighborhood

2.Thewriter,asachild,wasveryfondofplayinginthebasementbecause____.

A）itwasbrightandalive

B）itcontainedamoviehouseandaspacestation

C）itwasidealforplayinghide-and-seek.

D）itwassurroundedbytreesandflowers

3.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhevisitedhisoldneighborhoodinWashingtonD.C.?

A）Greatlysurprised.

B）Veryregretful.

C）Quiteexcited.

D）Verysad.

4.Onhisvisittohishometown,thewriterfoundtheoldapartmentbuilding____.

A）seemedunfittolivein

B）hadbeenrepaired

C）couldhardlyberecognized

D）lookeddirtyandsmelthorrible

5."

Youcannevergohomeagain"

inthelastsentenceofthispassagemeansthat____.

A）oneshouldneverrevisithishometownaftermanyyearsofabsence

B）onewillneverfindhishometownthesameasitwasinhischildhoodmemory

C）avisittoone'

shometownwillbringbackone'

sfondmemoriesofhome

D）avisittoone'

shometownwillbringbackmanysadmemories

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnthenightofDecember8,1992,whenhewasstandinginaparkinglottalkingtofriends,TracyMarshjumpedtothetopofacar,ashehaddoneahundredtimesbefore.Thistime,though,Tracylosthisbalance.Hisheadstrucktheground,hard.

Allnight,Cory,Tracy'

smother,stoodnexttoherson,whowaslyinginahospitalbed,hisbrowneyesfixedinalifelessstare.SherememberedthatTracyhadoncementionedorgan（器官）donation（捐赠）.MaybeIcanspareanotherfamilythispain,shethought.Whenthetimecame,sheandherhusbandBillsignedtheformspermittinghisorganstobedonated.

Tracywasdeclareddeadthenextday.Twenty-fourhourslater,inaBostonhospital,Tracy'

sliver（肝脏）wasmadepartofmyhusband,David,whowassufferingfromahopelessliverdisease.

Monthslater,welearnedfromthelocalorganbankthatthedonor'

sparentswisheddesperatelytomeetsomeonewhohadgainedlifethroughthegiftfromtheirson.Ameetingwasarrangedbytheorganbanktobringtogethertwofamilieslinkedbythemostbittersweettiesimaginable.

Themeetingwasrisky,butworthit.Wetalkedfor3hours.TheyshowedusapictureofTracy.Welearnedforthefirsttimehowhehadlivedanddied.WelearnedsomethingaboutBillandCorytoo.

FortheMarshes,seeingDavidandknowinghewaswellseemedtoeasetheirsuffering.（S2）I'

llneverforgetseeingDavid'

stallfigurestoopedoverCory,herarmsaroundhiswaist,asamotherwouldhugason.Foralongtimetheyheldeachothertight.Itwashardtoknowifshewassayinghelloorgood-bye.Maybeshewassayingboth.

6.WelearnfromthepassagethatTracydied______.

A）onDecember8,1992

B）ofbraindamage

C）24hoursafterhefellofftheroofofacar

D）inacarcrash

7.Tracy'

sparentsdecidedtodonateTracy'

sorgansbecause______.

A）Tracytoldthemtodosojustbeforehedied

B）theywantedtosaveothersthepainofseeingadearonedie

C）David'

slifecouldcontinueinameaningfulway

D）theyknewDavidwassufferingfromahopelessliverdisease

8.Themeetingbetweenthewriter'

sfamilyandTracy'

sparentswasarrangedbecause______.

A）thewriterandherhusbandwishedtoexpresstheirthankstoTracy'

sparents

B）thelocalorganbankwantedtoseehowbothfamiliesfeltaboutthedonation

C）Tracy'

sparentswantedtoseesomeonewhoselifehadbeensavedbythedonation

D）thetwofamilieswerelinkedbythemostbittersweettiesimaginable

9.ThewriterandherhusbandlearnedhowTracydied

A）fromhisparents

B）fromtheorganbank

C）fromthehospital

D）fromthedoctorwhoperformedtheoperation

10.ThemeetingbetweenthetwofamilieshelpedtoeasetheMarshes'

sufferingbecause______.

A）theysawthatDavidlookedverymuchliketheirson

B）theysawthatDavidhadregainedhealthwithTracy'

sliver

C）theynowhadsomeonetosharetheirmemoriesofTracy

D）theynowknewforsuretheyhaddonetherightthing

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whocoinedthetermpersonalcomputer?

TheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaysBytemagazineuseditfirst,initsMay1976issue.ButYaleLawSchoollibrarianFredShapirodecidedtodosomediggingonhisown-withhelpfromJSTOR,anonlineelectronicdatabaseforacademic（学术的）journals.JSTOR'

sartsandsciencesarchive（档案）offersscansof5millionpagesfrom117journals,somedatingback150years.Usingcharacter-recognitionsoftware,JSTORcreatessearchablefilesforeachdocument（文件）,allowingfull-textsearchesacross15academicfields.

（S3）Whilesearchingfortheoriginofpersonalcomputer.Shapirouncoveredseveralcompetingclaims.StewartBrand,founderofWholeEarthCatalog,saysonhisWebsitethathefirstreferredtoa"

personalcomputer"

ina1974book;

andGUIpioneerAlanKayissaidtohaveusedtheterminapaperpublishedin1972.

ButasearchonJSTOR'

sgeneralsciencearchiveturnedupwhatShapirosaysistheearliestrecordeduseofpersonalcomputer,intheOctober4,1968,issueofScience.TheissuecontainsaHewlett-PackardadvertisementforitsnewHP9100A）"

ThenewHewlett-Packard9100Apersonalcomputer,"

theadvertisementsays,is"

ready,willingandable...torelieveyouofwaitingtogetonthebigcomputer."

The$4,900device—adesktopscientificcalculatorequippedwithmagneticcards—doesn'

tseemlikemuchofacomputernowadays.Andat40pounds,itwasn'

tverypersonal,either.ButaccordingtoShapiro,itwasthefirstdevicetobecalledapersonalcomputer.

11.Theterm"

firstappeared______.

A）inBytemagazine

B）inaHewlett-PackardadinScience

C）ina1974book

D）inapaperpublishedbyAlanKay

12.WhatisJSTOR?

A）Itisanonlinedatabase.

B）Itisanacademicjournal.

C）Itisakindofcomputersoftware.

D）Itisaresearchorganization.

13.Shapirosucceededinhissearchfortheoriginofthetermpersonalcomputerby______.

A）lookingintotheOxfordEnglishDictionary

B）diggingintomagazinesthataremorethan150yearsold

C）scanningJSTOR'

sgeneralsciencearchiveonline

D）focusingonacademicjournalssuchasScience

14.WithaHP9100A,accordingtotheHewlett-Packardadvertisement,you______.

A）caneasilygetonthebigcomputer.

B）don'

thavetogetonthebigcomputer

C）cansavealotofmoney.

D）willbewillingandreadytodoscientificwork

15.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthefirstdevicethatwascalledapersonalcomputer?

A）ItlookedverydifferentfromthePCweknowtoday.

B）Itwassmall,lightandeasytocarryaround.

C）Itwasasefficientasabigcomputer.

D）Itrelievedpeopleofagreatdealoftediouswork.

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

EversinceIwasverysmall,I'

vehadthesensethatIoughttobesomewhereelse.IrememberwatchingtrainsflashbyandwishingIwasonboard.IremembergoingtotheairportwithmyparentswhenIwas13andreadingthedestinationsboard,seeingalltheplacesthatIcouldgoto:

LosAngeles,Chicago,London.

Butthetrainspassedbyandtheplanestookoffwithoutme,soIwanderedtheworldthroughbooks.IwenttoVictorianEnglandinthepagesofMiddlemarchandALittlePrincess,andtoSt.Petersburgbeforethefallofthetsar（沙皇）withAnnaKarenina.

MyhomewasinapleasantplaceoutsidePhiladelphia.ButIrea