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C.Becausehedidn’tknowtheicetherewasbroken.D.Becauseheskatedslow.

5.WhohelpedPaul?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisparents.C.Twoworkers.D.Betty.

Key:

ABBCC

Passage2

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?

Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?

Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou…swipe（刷卡）yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?

Placingmoneyatthebank?

…talktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?

Prettysoonyouwon’thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?

1.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas____?

A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested

2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he_______.

A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddress

C.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail

3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation”inline2,paragraph2means______.

A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress

4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon’tneedto_______.

A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkers

C.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower

5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_________.

A.ispleasedwiththemodernpaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers

C.doesn’twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology

ADCAB

Passage3

Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.

Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.

Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.

Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.

Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.

Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.

“Whyareyousad?

”askedtheant.

“I’mtheprisonerofagiant.”thegirltoldtheant.“Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley（大麦）andrye（黑麦）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”

“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!

”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.

“Iknow,”thegirlcried,“andifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!

”

“Don’tcry,”theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”

Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.

Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.

Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.

1.Whatisanant?

A.Asmallanimal.B.Aninsect.C.Abird.D.Agiant.

2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?

A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.B.Whenitsavedtheant’slife.

C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.

3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?

A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.

C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.

4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?

A.Hewouldeather.B.Hewouldlethergo.

C.Hewouldtakeheraway.D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.

5.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl’slife?

A.ThegiantB.TheantC.Theant’sfriendsD.Hertears

BCDAD

Passage4

Myfriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed（移民入境检查）atEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainLowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Butnobodycametohim.Laterawomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.

“Startoutattheend,”shesaid.“Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheotherendhe’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”

“Isoonlearnedthat’showeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldmyfriend.“Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou’llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”

1.Wheredoyouthinktheoldmancamefrom?

A.Poland.B.Australia.C.Canada.D.Japan.

2.Fromthepassage,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould_________.

A.gethelpfromyourfriendsB.trytogetitbyyourself

C.knowhowacafeteriaworksD.getupagainifyoufail

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.

B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.

C.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeatinthecafeteria.

D.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.

4.Whatdoestheword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.B.Thesuccessonewantstoget.

C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromEasternEuropetoAmericaB.EatinginanAmericanCafeteria

C.HowtoEatinaCafeteriaD.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmerica

ABCBD

Passage5

Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:

thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”

“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?

”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”

“Oh,no,it’snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?

1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“_______”.

A.电冰箱B.洗衣机C.电风扇D.保温瓶

2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.

A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideas

C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon

3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause____.

A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptian

C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations

4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____.

A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputer

C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer

D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit

5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause______.

A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks

C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers

DBCCB

Passage6

IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’sreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.

“Therehavebeensomanyt