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第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.
ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.
Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?
In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.
In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition(作曲)withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics(评论家)weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itsillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.
GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.
1.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?
A.HecreatedoneofhisbestworksB.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger
C.HearguedwithFrenchcriticsD.Hechangedhismusicstyle
2.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.ManyofGershwin’sworkswerelost
B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported
C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin
D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin’sdeath.
3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?
A.TalentedandproductiveB.Seriousandboring
C.PopularandunhappyD.Friendlyandhonest
B
Onahill600feetabovethesurroundingland,wewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescene,themoonriseoverthehills,andthestarsappearinthesky.Theviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhouse.
Everywindowinourwoodenhousehasaview,andtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbefore.Eachlookremindsuswhereweare.
Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutside,toshootarrows,collecttreeseeds,buildearthhousesandclimbtrees.
Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetrees,andwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterest,maple(枫树)makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.
Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttaste,anditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswater,theyneversayanythingagainstthat.
Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’(杨树)puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappears,andthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.Afamilyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelake.
4.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?
A.Thescenesarecolorfulandchangeable.
B.Therearemanywindowsinthewoodenhouse.
C.Theviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhouse.
D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.
5.Bymentioningthenamesofthetrees,theauthoraimstoshowthat______.
A.thekidslikeplayingintrees
B.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtrees
C.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledge
D.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?
A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.
B.Theseasonsmakethesceneschange.
C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.
D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.
7.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?
A.Todescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehouse.
B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.
C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.
D.Tosharethejoyoflivinginthenature.
C
Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.
Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.
Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarII.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:
clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?
Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家),encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.
8.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause___..
A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.
B.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayin
C.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbaths
D.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease
9.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?
A.Afraid.B.Curious.
C.Approving.D.Uninterested.
10.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?
A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.
11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Tostresstheroleofdirt.
B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.
C.Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.
D.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt.
D
Inarecentannouncement,HarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfreeonlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillionsofonlinelearnersworldwide.
Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethroughanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX.“AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhereintheworldcanuseouronlinecourses,”HarvardPresidentDrewFaustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan.
MIThasofferedaprogramcalledOpenCourseWarefortenyearsthatmakesmaterialsfrommorethan2,000classesfreeonline.Ithasbeenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,theschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownasMITx,forpeoplewhocompletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslongofferedcoursestoawiderpopulationthroughasimilarprogram.
TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearningplatform.
MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000peoplesignedupforthefirstMITxcourse.ShesaidHarvardandMIThopeotheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheopen-sourceedXplatform.
“Fastenyourseatbelts,”Hockfieldsaid.
Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.
TheHarvard-MITprogramwillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit(非盈利的)organizationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwouniversities.BothMITandHarvardhaveprovided$30milliontostarttheprogram.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtoresearchhowstudentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremostsuccessful.
12.Accordingtothistext,edXis_______.
A.apartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWare
B.afreecomputerprogrambyMITandHarvard
C.aHarvard-MITplatformoffreeonlinecourses
D.afreeprogramonlineforuniversitiesworldwide
13.Whatissaidaboutonlineeducationinthetext?
A.Universitieshavebeentryingonlinecourses.
B.About2,000onlinecourseshavebeenoffered.
C.Over100millionpeoplehavefinish