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2.A.standard

B.view

C.value

D.measure

3.A.disabled

B.talented

C.excited

4.A.fantastic

B.complicated

C.acceptable

D.simple

5.A.teacher

B.typist

C.scientist

D.doctor

6.A.competitive

B.valuable

C.mysterious

D.adventurous

7.A.originally

B.extremely

C.physically

D.fortunately

8.A．had

B．continued

C．meant

D．refused

9.A．change

B．ignore

C．confirm

D．prevent

10.A．willing

B．reluctant

C．determined

D．glad

11.A．happy

B．efficient

C．developing

D．excited

12.A．achieving

B．changing

C．turning

D．enjoying

13.A．avoid

B．risk

C．consider

D．mind

14.A．disappointing

B．rewarding

C．encouraging

D．satisfying

15.A．happiness

B．pain

C．sorrow

D．excitement

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

DrIsaacAsimovwasanAmericanauthorandbiochemistwho____16____（bear）inRussiain1920.AsimovwenttotheUnitedStateswithhisfamilyattheageofthree.HegrewupinNewYork,___17_____（graduate）fromColumbiaUniversityin1939.In1948,heearnedaPhD___18____.Hebegantowritestories___19___science-fictionmagazinesin1939.Hewasaverysuccessfulwriterwhoproduced___20___amazingnumberofbooks:

hewroteover400volumes.Asimovis___21____（well）knownforhissciencefictionandpopularsciencebook,of___22__theFoundationseries,theGalacticEmpireseriesandtheRobotseriesarethemostpopular.Asimov’sbookscover____23____（vary）topicsinscience,andhedevelopedasetofethicsforrobotsandmachineintelligencewhichinfluencemany___24___writers.____25____（have）afurtherknowledge,youcansurftherelatedinformationonthewebsitewww.I

II阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；

每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Dodogsunderstandus?

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.

AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee（黑猩猩）.

Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'

tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.

Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.

Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.

Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.

It'

shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'

ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'

thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!

26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedword“Abordercollie”?

A.aparrotwhichisbetterB.adogwhichisfoolish

C.adogwhichissmarterD.adogwhichisbetter

27.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__.

A.animalsareascleverashumanbeings

B.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzees

C.dogshavesimilar'

learningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren

D.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskills

28.Bothexperimentsshowthat.

A.Ricoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsright

B.Ricocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoys

C.Ricohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematics

D.Ricowon'

tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'

smentalabilities.

B.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.

C.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.

D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'

scommands.

30.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.B.Totrainyourdog.

C.Totalktoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

B

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout,Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.

31.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.

A.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

B.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours

C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich

D.wanttobehappy

32.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.

A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours

33.Theunderlinedword“neighbourhood”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.apersonwholivesnearanotherB.peoplelivinginanarea

C.anareainanothertownorcityD.anareaneartheplacereferredto

34.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.

A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname

35.Accordingtothewriter,itistokeepupwiththeJoneses.

A.correctB.impossibleC.interestingD.good

C

Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled,painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact,theoppositeistrue:

moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

　　Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,self-improvement.

　　Askabachelor（单身汉）whyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.Ifheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun,adventure,excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments,buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguis