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第二部分:
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TwodaysagoIwaswokenupat1am.Myroommatestoodatthedoor(shewasreturningfromaclub)alongwithahugemiddle-agedmanwithlonghair.“Pleaselethimin,”shetoldme,“Hehasbeenlockedoutofhisapartment.”Shehadseenhim,coldandshivering(ithadsnowedthepreviousnight)andimmediatelyaskedhimtosleepatourplace.HewasalawstudentinhisfiftieswhohadbeendoinghishomeworkattheLaundromat(自助洗衣店)whenhefoundhehadlefthiskeysinhishouse.
Ihaveneverhadastrangemansleepinmyhousebefore.MyroommateandIarebothlessthan5feetandwehavebeenaskednottospeaktostrangerssincewewerekids.Nottomentionthatwe’reinanewcitythatwehavelivedinforlessthanamonth.Heacceptedourkindnesswithhesitationandassoonasdawnbrokeheleft.
Thenextdayhecametoourhouse,sayingheowedusbigtimefornotbeingfrozenoutinthecold.Heleftusabeautifulcardsaying—“Thankyousomuch.Youractionsaresosincere.”
Laterhecookedusawonderfulsimple“thankyou”dinneroverwhichhetoldusabouthislife(acoach,aguide,alawstudent).Hetoldushowhewascompletelytouchedbyourconcernforatotalstranger.Ilearntalotthatevening.AshetalkedabouthowoncehebroughtahomelessmanintoeatChristmasdinnerwithhisfamily,Iwasdeeplytouched.
Myroommatetaughtmeahugelesson:
Letgoofyourfear;
alwaysleavethedoorofcompassion(同情)openandyoucannevergowrong.
21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthat_______.
A.thewritercamebackfromaclubearlier
B.thewriter’sroommatewaskind-hearted
C.thewriter’sroommateoftencamebacklate
D.themanwantedtofindajobattheLaundromat
22.Whenthewriterknewthemanwouldstayintheirhouseforthenight,atfirst_______.
A.shefeltnervousB.shewasangry
C.shefeltexcitedD.shewasdisappointed
23.Thenextdaythemanwentbacktothewriter’shouseto______.
A.tellthemhewasOKB.givethemnicecards
C.showhisthankstothemD.showhewasreallylucky
24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thewriter’sroommateworkedinaclub.
B.Themanhadhelpedothersbefore.
C.Themanwasacompletefailureinhislife.
D.Thetwowomenhavelivedinthiscitysincetheywereyoung.
B
CelebrityTVpresenterJuPinghasbeenahostonChinaCentralTelevisionfor30years,butherrecentexperiencehostingacharityeventwasoneofthemostspecialmomentsinhercareer.
OnApril2,WorldAutism(自闭症)Day,JupartneredwithXiaJunqi,a17-year-oldautisticteenager,tohostacharitygalaatthe
Beijing
NationalAquaticsCenter,otherwiseknownastheWaterCube.
TheeventwasorganizedbyOneFoundation,whichaimstoincreasepublicawarenessofautisticpeopleandtheirneeds.
Autismisaneuraldisorderthatcanimpairsufferers’communicationskillsandsocialinteractions.Sufferershaverestricted,repetitivepatternsofbehavior.Itaffectsabout1.6millionpeopleinChina,withmedicalstudiessuggestingautismmayaffectoneinevery166children.
Autismhasnocure.FormanyyearsitwentlargelyundiagnosedinChinabutearlyintervention(干预,治疗)andcontinuouseducationmayhelpto
teachtheautisticself-helpskillsandlessentheirproblematicbehavior.
Thegala(晚会)featuredautisticchildrensinging,dancingandperforming,andwasgreetedwithenthusiasticapplausefromtheaudience.
CaiChunzhu,acelebrityplaywright,recalledfeelingheartbrokenwhenhissonwasdiagnosedwithautismattheageof2.Hesayshisfamilystruggledtoaccepttherealitybutfinallymadepeacewiththediagnosesinthepastfouryears.Hesaystheboylivesinhisownworldandistrainedinaninterventionfacility.SunZhongkai,executivedirectoroftheBeijingStarsandRainInstituteforAutism,oneoftheearliestinterventionfacilitiesforautisticchildreninChina,sharedwithaudiencehisdeepsorrowforparentswhooftenbrokedownwithdesperationwhenhetoldthemtherewasnocurefortheirautisticchildren.
Overtheyears,Chinesesocietyhasbecomemoresupportiveofautisticpeopleandtheirfamilies,buttherearestillchallengesintermsofgettingautisticpeopleemployedandlookingafterthemwhentheirparentspassaway.
Actor
ZhouXun
alsocalledonsocietytoshowgreaterunderstandingandsupporttowardautisticchildrenandtheirfamilies.
25.Theunderlinedword“impair”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?
A.causeB.improveC.increaseD.damage
26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAutismisFALSE?
A.Itisakindofillnessthatcannotbecured.
B.Nothingcanbedoneaboutit.
C.PeopleinChinawerenotwellawareofitinthepast.
D.AlotofchildrensufferfromitinChina.
27.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph7?
A.Itisquitedifficultforparentstoacceptthattheirchildrenhaveautism.
B.Traininginaninterventionfacilitycanstopchildrenwithautismlivingintheirownworld.
C.ThereisonlyoneinterventionfacilityforautisticchildreninChina.
D.Doctorsoftenbreakdownwhentheytellparentstheirchildrenhaveautism.
28.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.ATVinterview.B.Amedicinemagazine.
C.Anewspaper.D.Abookreview.
C
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WehaveprovidedEnglishforInternationalStudentsEIScoursestopeoplefromaroundtheworldfor40years.
Morethan1,000studentstakeourEIScourseseachyear,oftenafterarecommendationfromafriendorrelative.
Ourteachershaveworkedinmanycountries;
theirexperiencewillhelpyoutodevelopinternationalEnglishcommunicationskills.
2.Aworldinonecollege
TheCollegehasstudentsfrommorethan100countries.
WhenyoustudyEnglishwithus,youwillhavetheopportunitytomeetnotonlyUKstudents,butalsopeoplefromallovertheworld.
3.________
TheCollege’smainpurposeistoprovideeducationandtrainingforourlocalcommunity.
Wehavemorethan20,000students,onarangeofacademic,technicalandvocationalcoursesinadditiontoEnglishlanguagecourses.
Allstudentscanalsousethefacilitiesavailableatthecollege—libraryservices,freeInternetaccess,sports&
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Youcanjoinarangeofleisureandsocialactivities.
4.Assuredquality
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Wehaveawiderangeofcoursesdesignedtomeettheneedsofglobalcitizensinaninternationalenvironment.
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WehelpyouimproveyourEnglishsoyoucancommunicatemoreeffectively–forstudy,workorsocializing…
IntensivecoursesmeetUKimmigrationregulationsforstudents.
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29.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Toattractstudentsfromallovertheworld.
B.TomakeSouthThamesCollegeLondonknown.
C.TostresstheimportanceofEIScourses.
D.Tohelpfindasuitabletrainingcourse.
30.WhichcanbethebestheadingofPart3?
A.OurrecreationresourcesB.FreeservicesinSTCL
C.MorethananEnglishschoolD.Carefullydesignedactivities
31.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_____.
A.theCollege’shistorygoesbackoveracentury
B.theteachersherecomefromallovertheworld
C.thestudentscan’thaveaccesstolibraryservices
D.thecoursesareusefulforone’sfuturecareer
32.Thispassageismostlikelytobefound_____.
A.inaschoolreportB.ontheInternet
C.inatextbookD.inthenewspaper
D
Evenifyou’renotanastronomyfan,chancesarethatyoucaneasilyrecognizecertainconstellations(星座)andstarssuchastheBigDipper(北斗七星)andtheNorthStar.
TheNorthStaristhebrighteststarintheconstellationknownastheLittleDipper.Itisso-calledbecauseofthespecialposition.Ifyouweretostayupallnightlookingatthestars,you’dslowlyseethemmovearoundapointintheskyknownastheNorthCelestialPole.
Youwouldnotice,however,thatonestarremainsstill.ThisistheNorthStar,sonamedforitslocationalmostdirectlyinlinewiththeNorthCelestialPole.
Duetoitspositioninthesky,atonetimesailorsusedtheNorthStarasanavigationaltool.BymeasuringtheanglebetweenthenorthernhorizonandtheNorthStar,anavigatorcouldaccuratelydeterminetheship’slatitude.
Butlatitude,ortheimaginarylinesstretchingacrosstheglobeparalleltotheequator,wasnotenoughtoplotaship’slocation.Knowinglatitudeonlyallowednavigatorstolocatethemselvesonaparticularlatitudelineataparticulardistancefromtheequator.Itwasonlywiththeinventionofawaytoaccuratelymeasurelongitudethatprecisenavigationbecamepossible.
AlthoughtheNorthStarisnolongerusedbynavigators,itremainsaheavenlysymbolofhumancuriosityandexploration.
33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheNorthStarisTRUE?
A.TheNorthStaristhebrighteststarinthenightsky.
B.TheNorthStar,togetherwithsom