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每小题2分,满分30分)
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。
( A )
Wedon’talwaysgetasecondchancetoachieveourdreams.Butsomepeoplearelucky,likeMatthewMcConaughey.Oncealmostunknown,theactorhasrecentlyfoundhimselfbackonthelistofthebestactorsinHollywood.HisnewmovieInterstellarisjustanothersignthathiscareerreinventionhasbeenanincrediblesuccess.“ThefilmreliesonMcConaughey’sperformancetoholdtogethertheemotionalstoryofafatherandhisdaughteragainstthebackgroundofspacetravelandtheendoftheworld,”Forbescommented.
Butonlyyearsago,theTexasnativewasoftenthebuttofjokes(笑柄)aboutbeingtoohandsome.In1993,aftermeetingwithdirectorRichardLinklater,McConaugheystarredinDazedandConfused.AndaHollywoodcareerwasborn,mostlyinromanticcomedies.Foralongtime,thewholeworldbelievedMcConaugheywasjustahandsomeguywithcomictalent.
ButMcConaugheystoppedstarringinthattypeofmovie,andbegantousehislooksdifferently.Slowlyhebuiltuphisreputationasaseriousactor.In2013,McConaugheywasofferedtoplayanAIDSactivistinDallasBuyersClub.Therolesawthenormallymuscularactorlosing50poundsinordertoappearsick.HisperformancewonhimanOscarforBestActor.
TheactorgavethankstosomeonehehasalwayslookeduptoasaheroduringhisOscaracceptancespeech.Whenhewas15,theactorsaid,hedecidedthathisherowouldbehimselfin10years.But10yearslater,hepushedthedeadlineaheadanotherdecade.Then10yearslater,anotherdecade.“Myhero’salways10yearsaway,”hesaid.“I’mnevergoingtoattainthat.Thatkeepsmewithsomebodytokeeponchasing.”Orperhapsconstantlychasingthechancetobehisownherohasgivenhimasecondchancetofollowhisdreams.
21.WhywasMcConaugheyoftenthebuttofjokesinhisearlycareer?
( )
A.Hewaslimitedtohandsomeroles.B.Hewasunknowntotheaudience.
C.Heplayedinromanticcomedies.D.Hewashandsomeandemotional.
22.WhatrolewonMcConaugheyanOscarforBestActor?
A.Acaringfather.B.AnAIDSactivist.C.Aseriousbuyer.D.Astronghero.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutMcConaughey?
A.HewasborninHollywood.
B.Hehasbecomeaheroofhisown.
C.Hewasn’tfamousuntilrecently.
D.Heisn’tcontentwithhisachievements.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?
A.McConaughey,aRomanticComedian
B.McConaughey,aManMakingaHit
C.McConaughey,aManDaringtochange
D.McConaughey,HandsomeandTalented
( B )
DearAmanda,
AstheDeanofYaleCollege,IamwritingtocongratulateyouonyouracademicsuccessandtointroduceyoutoYale’sdiverseopportunities....Asyouconsideryourcollegeoptions,IhopethatYaleremainsamongyourtopchoices.
Thisispartofane-mailIreceivedthisfall.IadmititmademefeelprettyspecialtohaveYale,oneofthebestuniversitiesintheworld,approachme,afairlyaveragehighschoolseniorfromNewJersey.
Butwhyme?
Mygradesarenothingtobragabout.Ididn’tqualifyfortheNationalMeritScholarshipCompetition.Ihaven’tledateamsportorconductedscientificresearch.
Later,Ilearnedthateachyear,Yalesendsmailingstoroughly80,000potentialstudentsforitsfreshmanclassof1,300.Fortheclassof2018,Yalerejected93.7percentofitsapplicants.And,accordingtotheCollegeBoard,95percentofYale’senrolled(注册入学)studentswereinthetop10percentoftheirhighschoolclasses.
CollegeswantatoprankingbyU.S.News&
WorldReport.Onewaytogetit?
Lowacceptancerates,whichcomefromattractinglotsandlotsofapplicants—andthenrejectingalmostallofthem.
Soschoolsmailfancybrochuresandsendsinceree-mailstomanymorestudentsthanthey’llaccept.
Topschoolsdefendtheirmarketing,arguingthatthey’rereachingstudentswhootherwisemightnotapply—becausetheydon’tthinktheycouldgetin,ordon’trealizethatmosttopschoolsofferlotsofneed-basedfinancialaid.AsWilliamFitzsimmons,deanofHarvardadmissions,said:
“TherearesomanystudentsoutthereintheworldwhomightnotautomaticallythinkaboutHarvardasaplacetogo.Thechancesofreachingthetopofanythingarenotgood,butisthatareasonnottotry?
”
ButmostofthestudentsFitzsimmonsistalkingaboutdon’tconsiderHarvardbecausethey’renotacademicallyqualified.Kidslikemedon’tneedfalsehope.Approachingstudentswithaslimchanceofgettinginjustcreatesmoreconfusionanddisappointment.
SoYale(andBrownandColumbia),stopsellingmeonimpossibledreams.
25.WhydidYalesendtheauthorane-mail?
A.Toshowit’satopcollege.
B.Topersuadehertoapplytoit.
C.Tointroduceitsdiversecourses.
D.Tosenditscongratulationstoher.
26.Theunderlinedpart“bragabout”inParagraph3probablymeans .
A.worryaboutB.thinkabout
C.beproudofD.beashamedof
27.WecaninferfromFitzsimmons’wordsthat .
A.agoodbeginningmakesagoodending
B.abraveattemptisahalfsuccess
C.theolder,thewiser
D.nopains,nogains
28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheapproachesoftopcolleges?
A.Shefindsthemeasytounderstand.
B.Sheseemssatisfiedwiththem.
C.Sheconsidersthemnecessary.
D.Shefindsthemannoying.
( C )
Ifyouareafirst-timetraveler,takealookatsomeplacestovisitinLouisiana.
BatonRouge
Thesecondlargestcityinthestate,BatonRougeisthecapitalofLouisiana.WiththeMississippirivertothesouth,thisisamajorindustrialandcommercialcenterinthesouthernarea.TheLouisianaStateCapitolareaalsoplayshostforthefamous“MardiGras”parades.OtherplacesofinterestaroundherearePerkinsRowe,LouisianaStateMuseumandtheBatonRougeZoo.
NewOrleansMuseumofArt
LocatedinNewOrleans,thismuseumincludessomeofthefinestcollectionsofart.Onecanparticularlyseearound50beautifullycarvedsculpturesonthelandscapedgarden.ThecollectionmainlyincludesartworksofFrenchandAmericanorigin.Thismuseumisopenforstudentsandteacherswhocantakeatourhereorevenconductworkshops.
NationalWorldWarⅡMuseum
ThismuseumislocatedinNewOrleans,Louisiana.Ithasaninterestingarrayofexhibits,whicharerelatedtoWorldWarⅡ.Onthe56thanniversary,thismuseumwasopenedtothepublic.ItgivesthevisitorsaglimpseintothepoliticalandsociallifeofthedaysduringWorldWarⅡ.
AveryIsland
Itisactuallyasaltdome,whichisthehomeofarocksaltmineinusesincethetimeoftheCivilWar.Thenamestands,becauseinthe1830sthisplacewasthehomeoftheAveryfamily.ItwastheAmerican-Indianswhodiscoveredthepresenceofthesaltdomehere.AveryIslandisalsofamousforthewell-knownTabascopeppersauce.
Lafayette
PopularlyknownastheEdenofLouisiana,thistownisaninterestingblendofSpanish,American,AfricanandIndiancultures.Thistownresonateswith“unityindiversity”.SomemajorattractionshereincludetheAcadianvillage,LafayetteNaturalHistoryMuseum&
Planetarium,AcadianandCreoleFolkloreandFolklifeCenter,andtheSummerMusicFestivalinAugust.Peopleherereallyknowhowtoenjoythemselvesandcelebrations,danceandmusicareapartoftheirlifestyle.
29.YoucanenjoythefollowingplacesofinterestinBatonRougeEXCEPT .
A.PerkinsRoweB.theAcadianvillage
C.LouisianaStateMuseumD.theBatonRougeZoo
30.Whichmuseumspeciallywelcomesteachersandstudents?
A.LouisianaStateMuseum.
B.NewOrleansMuseumofArt.
C.NationalWorldWarⅡMuseum.
D.LafayetteNaturalHistoryMuseum&
Planetarium.
31.WhichplaceisknownastheEdenofLouisiana?
A.BatonRouge.B.NewOrleans.
C.Lafayette.D.AveryIsland.
( D )
Whatexactlyisintelligence?
Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience,untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene(基因)linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.
RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.Fromtheirresearch,theyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.
SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”
Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfactorsinintelligence.
TonyBuzan,brainexpertandauthorofMasteryourMemory,isenthusiasticaboutthisbelief,arguingthattruegeniuses(天才)doindeedappeartocombinehighlevelsofeachtypeofintelligence.HelistsAlexandertheGreat,PabloPi