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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
Onedayanoldwomanwastravelingaloneinthemountains.Suddenlyshesawsomethingshininginthestream.Whenshecameclose,shefounditwasapreciousstone.Sheputthestoneintoherbagandwentonwithhertrip.
Thenextdaytheoldwomanmetayoungman,whowasalsoatravelerinthemountains.Theyoungmanlookedveryhungry,sotheoldwomanopenedherbagtoshareherfood.Thehungrytravelersawthepreciousstoneandaskedcarefully,“Thestoneisbeautiful.Wouldyouliketogiveittome?
”
“Sure.Whynot?
”thewomansaid,andhandedthestonetohim.
Theyoungmanlefthappilywiththestone.Heknewitwasworthenoughtogivehimsecurityforalifetime.Butafewdayslaterhecamebacktoreturnthestonetothewoman.
“I’vebeenthinking,”hesaid.“Iknowhowvaluablethestoneis,butIgiveitbackandhopethatyoucangivemesomethingevenmoreprecious.Givemewhatyouhavewithinyourbag.”
Thewomanopenedherb
ag.Itwasalmostempty.Shelookedattheyoungmanandsmiled,“Ihavenothingspecialinmybag,butIdohavesomethingprecious—thejoyofgiving!
”
Theyoungmanfeltashamedandleftsilently.
21.Howdidtheyoungmanfindthepreciousstone?
A.Hefounditinhisfood.B.Hedugitoutinavalley.
C.Hesawitinthewoman’sbag.D.Henoticeditshininginthestream.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“security”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Money.B.Worry.C.Health.D.Trouble.
23.Themanreturnedthestonetothewomanbecause______.
A.hefoundthestonewasnotprecious
B.heunderstoodtherealmeaningofjoy
C.hefeltembarrassedattakingawaythestone
D.hewantedtogetsomethingevenmoreprecious
24.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AspecialstoneB.Thejoyofgiving
C.AwomanandayoungmanD.Anexperienceinthemountains
B
Usually,legendsarestoriesofeventsfromlongago.Urbanlegends,ontheotherhand,arestoriesintherecentpast,perhapsevenlastweek!
Urbanlegendsarethattherearemanydifferentversions(版本)ofthesamestory,withlocalinformationchangedtomakethestoryseemmorereal.Today,theInternethasbecomeacommonwayforurbanlegendstospreadveryquickly.
Agoodexampleofanurbanlegendisth
estoryofthegirlwhowaskilledbyherjeans.Inthe1980s,itwaspopulartowearverytightjeans.Atthattime,Levi’ssoldspecialjeansthatshrank(缩水)whenyouwashedthem.Accordingtothestory,agirlwantedtomakeherjeanastightaspossible,sosheworetheminthewater.Unluckily,theyshranksomuchthatthegirldied.Infact,thislegendcamefrom
aLevi’sadvertisementonTV.IntheTVad,amansteppedintothewaterandhistightjeansbecametherightsize.
However,somestoriesthatsoundlikeurbanlegendsreallycomefromrealevents.Forexample,thereisastoryaboutmuggers(抢劫者)usingsnakestorobpeople.Therehavebeenrealreportsaboutthis.Themuggersholdasnakeinaperson’sfaceandthentaketheperson’smoney.Accordingtothelegend,thesemuggersareverycommon,soyoushouldkeepaneyeoutforstrangerscarryingsnakes.
25.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Ittellsreaderssomesurprisingstories.
B.Ittellsreaderswhaturbanlegendsare.
C.Ittellsreadershowtomakeupurbanlegends.
D.IttellsreadersaTVad.
26.Thepassagetells
usthaturbanlegends______.
A.usuallytakeplaceinthecountry,orinsmalltowns
B.havethesameversionindifferentplaces
C.noneofthemcomefromrealevents
D.areimmediatelyknownbecauseoftheInternet
27.Whathappenedtothegirlinthejeansstory?
A.Sheshrank.B.SheplayedapartinaTVad.
C.Herjeansbecametoosmall.D.Amansteppedintothewater,too.
28.Whichstoryinthepassagereallyhappened?
A.Thedoginthemicrowave.B.Thedeadmanintheoffice.
C.Thegirlkilledbyherjeans.D.Themuggersusingsnakes.
C
FormanypeopleintheUS,sportsarenotjustforfun.They’realmosta“religion”.Thousandsofsportsfansbuyexpensiveticketstowatchtheirfavoriteteamsandathletesplayinperson.Otherfanswatchthegamesathome,stickingtotheirTVsets,nevermissingagame.Manyawifebecomesa“sportswidow”duringherhusband’sfavoriteseason.Americans’devotiontosportshascreatedanewclassofwealthypeople:
professionalathletes.Sportsstarsoftenreceivemilliondollarsalaries.Someevenmakebigmoneybyappearinginadvertisementsforsoftdrinks,shoesandalmosteverything.
SportsareanimportantpartofAmericanculture.Throughouttheirschoollife,Americanslearntoplaymanysports.Manystudentstryoutfortheschoolteams.Athleticeventsatuniversitiesattractscoresoffansandbenefitthewholecommunity.Manypeoplealsoenjoynoncompetitiveactivities,likehiking,cycling,horsebackriding,campingorhunting.
Manysportswereimportedfromothercountries.Europeansbroughttennis,golf,bowlingandboxingtoAmerica.FootballandbaseballcamefromotherOldWorldgames.OnlybasketballhasatrulyAmericanorigin.Americansexportsportsfeveraswell.Satellitesbroadcastgamestosportsfansaroundtheglobe.NBAisagoodexample.ThenamesofAmericansuperstarslikebasketballgreatMichaelJordanhavebecomehouseholdwordsallovertheworld.
29.Manyawifebecomesa“sportswidow”intheUS
probablybecause________.
A.theyareseriousinreligionB.theyaredevotedtosports
C.theirhusbandssticktosportsD.theirhusbandsaremissing
30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.TheUSsportsstarscanearnalargesumofmoneyviathemedia.
B.Americanstudentsgoinforvarioussportsandathleticevents.
C.LotsofAmericanpeopletakepartinnoncompetitiveactivities.
D.Americanpeopleliketoexchangedifferentsportsfromeachother.
31.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.
A.alltheAmericansaresportsfans
B.sportscultureinfluencestheworld
C.mostAmericanslikecompetition
D.Americahasinventedmanysports
32.Thewritermainlyintendstotellus________.
A.howimportantsportsareinAmerica
B.wheresportscanhelptomakemoney
C.whysportsaresopopularinAmerica
D.whataffectAmericans’everydaylife
D
AnAnnouncement
Itwasasmalltownwhichlaybythecoast.Mostpeopletherelivedbycatchingfish.ThehurricanesoftenstrucktheareafromJulytoOctober.Someofthepeoplediedontheseawhentheirboatswereblownoverbythehighwinds.Sotheypaidmuchattentiontotheweatherforecasts.Theywereafraidtomeetwiththehurricaneswhentheywerecatchingfishonthesea.Eachofthefamilieshadaradioandpeoplealwaystookthemwiththemselvesandlistenedtothematanytime.
ItwasSeptember.Ahurricaneattackedthetownonenight.Plentyoftreeswerepushedoverandalltheelectricandtelephonelineswerebroken.Peoplecouldn’twatchTV,orcalltheirfriends,orgotowork.Totheiranger,theycouldn’tlistentotheweatherforecaststheTownRadioStationbroadcast.Thefoodandfreshwaterwouldsoonbeshortandthepatientscouldn’tbegivenmedicalcare—nomedicinecouldbecarriedthere.Peopledidn’tknowwhatwouldhappenandtheyl
ookedanxious.
OnthefourthdaytheyreadanannouncementontheTownWeekly.Itwaswritten,“Recentlywehavetostoptheweatherforecastbecauseofthebadweather.Weusuallygettheforecastsfromtheairport.Buttheroadsareallblockedbythefallentreesand
stones.Whetherornotwe’llbeabletobroadcasttheweatherforecasttomorrowdependsontheweather!
33.Thepeopleinthetownoftentookradioswiththemselvesbecause______.
A.theyfeltlonelywhencatchingfishontheseaandlistenedtotheweatherforecasts.
B.theywereinterestedintheweatherforecasts
C.theycouldn’twatchTVonthesea
D.theyhopedtolistentosomegoodnews
34.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto______.
A.describetheimportanceofweatherforecast
B.giveanewsreport
C.describeabadeffectofnaturaldisasters
D.towarnpeopletobecarefulagainsthurricane
35.Readtheannouncement,thepeoplewere______.
A.encouragedB.happyC.excitedD.disappointed
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatisabigdream?
36Or,isabigdreamsomethingthatprovidesonlyentertainment?
Childrendreambigdreams,buttherearethreebarrierstorealizingdreams.Theyoftenkillthembeforetheyeverhaveachancetogrow.
TheSelf
Immediatelyfollowingthebirthofabigdream,anegativeself-talktakesoverandgivesallthereasonswhyitcannothappen.Thisinsidevoiceistheego(自我).It’sthereforprotectingandshouldbelistenedto.37Mostpeopleareinfluencedbytheinsidevoice.That’swhyonlyahandfulofpeoplemaketheirdreamcometrue.
38
Familyandfriendsarealotliketheego.Theywantt
oprotectthosetheylove,sotheywilloftenlistallthereasonswhythebigdreamswon’tcometrue.Sometimes,familyandfriendsdestroydreamsofthosetheylovemost,outoftheirownfearofbeingleftbehind.
TheWorld
Ifonegetspastthefirsttwobarriers,onehastofacetheworld.39Inthepast,bigdreamerswerelockedupandsometimesevenkilledwhentheywereshowntotheworld.Fortunately,inmostoftheworldtoday,bigdreamersjustgetlaughedat.
Thewaytorealizeabigdreamiswithconfidenceandaction.Whenchildrenhaveconfidenceandthentakeaction,theywillbereadytoacceptanyfailure.T