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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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
YoumighthaveheardalotaboutancienttownsandancientcitiesinChina.Here,welistseveralofthemostbeautifulancientvillagesinChina.
BaoshanStoneCity,YunnanProvince
BaoshanStoneCitywasbuiltonahugemushroom-shapedrock,andonlyhasaboutonehundredhouses.Thehousesarelaidoutinanorderlyway,builtontherock,andlinkedbystonesteps.TheNaxipeopletherestillleadanoriginallifeandgrowcropsinterraces(梯田);
youcanexperiencethecolorfulcultureoftheNaxiethnic(民族的)groupthere.
TuvasVillageinKanas,Xinjiang
KanasTuvasVillageisnearthemysteriousLakeKanas.Thesmallvillageislocatedinavalley,andonlyhasabout80houses.TheseSwiss-stylewoodenhousesareallsurroundedbywoodenfences.Tuvasisanancientminoritygroup.Theytraditionallylivedashunter-gathers.Youcanvisitalocalfamily,goherding(放牧)withthelocalsandexperiencethepeacefulancientvillagelife.
JiajuTibetanVillage,Danba,SichuanProvince
JiajuTibetanVillageisknownasthe“Tibetanfairyland”.Itstandsonamountainslope,andconsistsofabout140houses.Theseuniquehousesareallbuiltwithcrown-shapedroofs,redeaves,andwhitewalls,whichmakethehouseslooklikelittlecastlesamongtheforest.
XijiangMiaoVillage,GuizhouProvince
IfyoureinterestedintheMiaoMinority,XijiangMiaoVillagecanbeagreatdestinationfordeepeningyourunderstandingofMiaohistoryandculture.It’sthelargestMiaovillageinChina,andnowhas1432householdswithapopulationofover5000,ofwhich99.5%areMiaoethnicgroup.It’salsofamousforthehousesbuiltonstilts(支柱)ofdifferentheights.
1.WhatcanyoudoinKanasTuvasVillage?
A.Hikeinterraces.
B.Seehousesofaforeignstyle.
C.Gohuntingwiththelocals.
D.Learnabouthousesbuiltonstilts.
2.Wherecanyouadmirethehouseslikecastles?
A.InBaoshanStoneCity.B.InKanasTuvasVillage.
C.InJiajuTibetanVillage.D.InXijiangMiaoVillage.
3.Whatcanweinferaboutthevillagesmentionedinthetext?
A.Theyremainedsecrettotheoutsideworldinthepast.
B.Theywereoriginallybuilttodefendtheirhomeland.
C.Theyarestillcutoffanddifficulttoaccessnowadays.
D.Theyaretheethnicvillageswithuniquearchitecture.
B
Iwasintheseventhgrade,andwehadmovedtoNewJerseyinNovember.Bythen,everyonealreadyhadhadtheirownfriends,andnoonewantedtotalktoanewgirl.Tomakethingsworse,theyputmein“SectionL”.IfoundoutlaterthateveryonecalledSectionL“Loserville”.Itwassortofanopensecretthatitwasthesectionfortroublemakersandnot-so-smartkids.WhenIfoundout,Iwantedtoscream.Ihadalwaysbeenagoodstudentandhadamazingfriends,andnoweveryonethoughtIwasaloser!
IdidtextmyfriendsinIllinoisalmosteverynight,especiallymybestfriend,Ana.Atfirstmyfriendswantedtohearallaboutit.ButthensomestoppedtextingbackonceIsaidsomethingabouthowmiserableIwas.OnenightwhenIwastextingwithAna,Icomplainedaboutanotherfriendwhohadjustdonethat.
Ana’stextscamereallyfastforthenextfewminutesandtheysurprisedme.ShesaidthatshewastiredofhearingabouthowbadeverythingwasinNewJersey,too.ShesaidshedidnotwanttohurtmyfeelingsbutthatIneededtostopfeelingsosorryformyselfallthetime,Ihadtotrytomakethingsbetter.
Thenextday,IthoughtalotaboutwhatAnahadsaid.Shewasright!
IwishIcouldsaythateverythingchangedovernightafterthat,butitdidn’t.Iwasstillstuckin“Loserville”,andsomepeoplewerestillmeantome,eventhoughItriedtojuststayoutoftheirway.
Butwhatdidchangewasme—Istoppedfeelingsosorryformyselfanddidsomethingaboutmakingfriends.Isigneduptomakesetsfortheschoolplay.Imetalotofnewpeoplethere,andsuddenlyIhadfriendstosayhitointhehalls!
IstillmissIllinoissometimes,butlifeinNewJerseyisn’tsohardanymore.EventhoughIcouldn’tchangemysituation,Icouldchangemyattitude—andthatmadeallthedifference.
4.“Loserville”isasectionfor________.
A.failuresB.goodstudents
C.classsecretsD.newcomers
5.Thewritercomplainedallthetimeinthenewenvironmentbecause________.
A.Anadidn’ttextbacktoherB.herfriendshurtherfeelings
C.shewasunfairlytreatedD.shewasagoodstudent
6.Whatmadeadifferenceinchangingthesituation?
A.ShewentbacktoIllinois.
B.SheendedfriendshipwithAna.
C.Shefoughtbackwithherclassmates.
D.Shebegantomakefriendswithothers.
7.Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe________.
A.LastingFriendshipB.AnIncidenceatSchool
C.SayGoodbyeto“Loserville”D.Unhappinessin“Loserville”
C
Moscowcityauthoritieshavebegunusingcomics(漫画)withcharactersfromRussianfairytalestoexplaintomigrants(移民)howtheyshouldbehave.Theysaya100-pageguideisneededto"
keepapositiveimage"
ofthecityandcouldhelpreduce"
tensions"
betweennativesandmigrants.Butcriticshavepointedoutthatforeignmigrantsandnativesmayberegardedasantagonistsinthemanual(手册).
RussiansandmigrantshaverepeatedlyfloodedinMoscowrecently.Manymigrantsfromex-SovietrepublicsinCentralAsia,theCaucasus(高加索)andNorthCaucasus,arriveinMoscoweveryyear,attractedbythecapital’sjobopportunitiesandrelativelyhighsalaries.AsignificantnumberofthemworkintheRussiancapitalillegally.
ThenewguideinRussianseekstoexplainthe"
dos"
and"
don’ts"
tomigrants.Theyareurgednottocausetrouble,bystaringatwomen,oreatingortalkingloudlyonthestreets.Theyarealsowarnedthatthepolicemayroutinely(例行公事)stopthemtochecktheirdocuments.
Inthemanual,Russia’sfamous"
threewarriors"
aremeanttorepresentthecity’slawenforcementagencies(执法机关),whilePrinceYuriDolgoruky(ahistoricalcharacter)isusedfortoursaroundMoscow.Meanwhile,VasilisatheWiseandTheSnowMaidentestthereaderonRussia’slanguageandhistory.AspecialsectionofthebookexplainstheimportanceoffollowingMoscow’sstrictresidencyandemploymentrules,stressingthatmigrantscouldotherwisebedeported(驱逐出境)orbannedfromentry.
Themanualwaswrittenprimarilyforillegalmigrants,AlexanderKalinin,whoheadsthegroupSupportforWorkingMigrantsinMoscow,toldBBCRussian.
"
Wewanttoraisetheirleveloflawawareness,"
headded.
Migrantcharactershadinitially(最初)beenidentifiedasrepresentativesofdifferentnationalities,butthebook’sauthorslaterdecidedtodropthisideasoas"
nottooffendanyone"
saidMr.Kalinin.
TheoldconflictbetweenRussianheroesandnon-Slavicinvadersisbeingrevived,"
YevgenyVarshaver,amigrationexperttoldBBCRussian.Healsosuggestedthatthelanguageusedinthebookwouldbe"
difficult"
tounderstandforsomemigrantswhowerenotnativeRussianspeakers.
8.Theunderlinedword"
antagonists"
inParagraph1canprobablybereplacedby"
_____"
.
A.friendsB.acquaintances
C.cooperatorsD.opponents
9.PeoplefromothercountriescometoMoscow"
A.tofindwell-paidjobsB.tohaveanewlifestyle
C.toenjoythefineclimateD.toexperienceanewculture
10.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout"
A.consequencesthemigrantsmaysuffer
B.thepurposeofpublishingthehandbook
C.themeasurestoattractforeignmigrants
D.charactersandtheirfunctionsinRussianfairytales
11.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.WaystohelpforeignmigrantstosettleinRussia
B.CharactersfromRussianfairytaleshavenewjobs
C.MoreandmoreforeignmigrantstoworkinMoscow
D.Moscowfairytalecomicstohelpmigrantsbehave
D
InthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.
Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirproducingindustryforaneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices."
ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible,”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.
CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh'
seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.
PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.
However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopport