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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(贴标签)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Sowebothgottiredofeachother.
Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!
Whyundermybed!
”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.
Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled(爬)underhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.
Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressionwassuchdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”
KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagree,butwelearnedthemeaningoflivingtogether:
givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.
1.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?
A.Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.
B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.
C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.
D.Shesawtheauthor'
sshoesbeneathherbed.
2.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_____.
A.shewasscaredbyKate’sanger
B.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy
C.shewantedtoshowhercare
D.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso
3.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?
A.Byanalyzingcauses.
B.Byshowingdifferences.
C.Bydescribingaprocess.
D.Byfollowingtimeorder.
4.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?
A.MyFriendKate
B.HardWorkPaysOff
C.HowtobeOrganized
D.LearningtobeRoommates
B
Shouldparentsconsideranyrealvalueinkidhumor?
Andshouldthesoundsofarmpitfarts(咯吱打响)beencouraged?
“Absolutely.Notduringamathtest,necessarily,buttherearetoomanyplacesinourworldrightnowwherechildrenhavetobeserious,”saidEdDunkelblau,apsychologist.“Weforgetthathumor,laughterandplayareimportanttoourexistence.”
“Kidslearntobuildrelationshipsthroughhumorandlaughter,”saidEdDunkelblau.“Therearewaystoplayandbehumorousthatdon’tcostanybodyself-esteem.”
Researchshowsthatchildrenrespondtohumorlongbeforetheycanfullyunderstandlanguageordeveloplong-termmemory.
TwotopfunnyguysfromAmericanGreetings,PatSandyandBrainCleary,seekidhumorasavictoryoflanguageandoneoftheearliestactsofdefiance(违抗),bothofwhichshouldbecelebratedasnecessaryandhealthy.“Wedothesamethingasgrown-ups.Weshowoffourvocabularies,”saidCleary.Sandysaidparentsshouldconsideragoodsenseofhumorabenefittotheirchildren.“Akidwhoisreallygoodathumorshowsasignofintelligenceatanearlyage,”hesaid.“Armpitfartsshowanabilitytotakeincongruent(不一致的)devicesandbringthemtogether.”
SocialworkerDevraRennersaidparentstendtoforgetwhatmadethemlaugh—andhowgooditfelt—whentheywereyoung.
“Considerhowmanytimesyouhaveheardaparentaskalaughingchild,‘What’ssofunny’”saidRenner.“Butifwegiveuptheadultdefinitionofwhat‘fun’isandrememberwhatwasfunwhenwewerekids,Ithinkmanyparentswouldbeamazedattheirnewfoundabilitytoonceagaindiscoverjustwhatitisthat’ssofunny.”
5.What’sDunkelblau’sattitudetowardskidhumor?
A.Disapproving.
B.Critical.
C.Skeptical.
D.Supportive.
6.IntheopinionofSandy,kidhumor_______.
A.showschildrenarecreative
B.helpschildrendevelopagoodmemoryatanearlyage
C.reflectschildren’sdesiretoshowofftheirintelligence
D.isakindofwaytoshowoffkids’bigvocabularies
7.AccordingtoRenner,whatcanweknow?
A.Parentsusuallyknowhowtomaketheirkidslaugh.
B.Parentssometimescan’tunderstandkidhumor.
C.Parentscandiscoverfunfromwhatmakeskidslaugh.
D.Parentstendtotelltheirfunnystoriesfromchildhoodtotheirkids.
8.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto______.
A.encourageparentstoteachkidshowtobehumorous
B.remindkidstoavoidbeinghurtbybadhumor
C.expectparentstorealizetheimportanceofkidhumor
D.explainwhathumorbringstoparentsandkids
C
Worldofamusementparks
Offeringgreatrelaxationforeveryone,themeparksarepopularallovertheworld.Here,weintroducesomeofthemostpopularonesaroundtheglobe.
TivoliGardens(Copenhagen,Denmark)
Openedin1843,itisoneoftheoldestamusementparksintheworld.Differentfrommanyotherthemeparks,itistrulyamagicalgardenandcreatesauniqueatmosphere.Thingsherearenotinfluencedbythechangingtimes.Itallowsyoutoexperiencethebustleofrollercoasters,whiletheoldgardensoffertranquility(安静).
HappyValley(Beijing,China)
Openedin2006,itisthesecondHappyValleythemeparkinChina,thefirstbeinglocatedinShenzhen.Composedofsixthemeparks,morethan50scenicsightsofcultureandecologyarescatteredinalldirections.Youcanseebeautifulartisticscenesliketreehouses,docks,bridges,towns,ancienttowersandotheramazingscenicspotsbeyondyourimagination.
WaltDisneyWorld(Orlando,US)
WaltDisneyWorldisthekingdomofwonders.AnamazingCinderellaCastleisinhabitedbyavarietyofcartooncharacters.Dividedintoareaswithdifferentattractions,youcanexplorethisjungleofamusementandthenjoinamagicalparade.Whetherforlittlekidsoradults,thisisaplacewherefairytalescometrue.
Europa-Park(Rust,Germany)
Europa-Parkisoneofthemostpopularseasonalthemeparksintheworld.Itopensforafewweeksinthewinterseasonaswell.Itisconsideredoneofthemostbeautifulparksworldwideandhasreceivedmanyawards.Withvarieddrivingattractionsandmagnificentshows,itisanidealtripforfamiliesandanyonewhowantstoexplorethebeautyandbountyofEuropeinaplayfulandspiritedatmosphere.
Everland(Yongin,SouthKorea)
AsthelargestthemeparkinSouthKorea,Everlandisdividedintosixdistinctzones.TheGlobalFairincludesmanysouvenirshopsandrestaurants.TheEuropeanAdventure’sattractionsarealldecoratedinEuropeanstyle.Asananimalthemedzone,Zoo-TopiaisknownforitselephantnamedKosik,whocanimitateKoreanwords.AmericanAdventurepresentsthemesofAmericanhistory,whileCaribbeanBayisawaterparkthatisonlyopenpartoftheyearduetoweatherconditions.
9.Whatcanweknowformthepassage?
A.TheHappyValleyinBeijingisthesameastheoneinShenzhen.
B.TivoliGardensistheoldestamusementparkintheworld.
C.AnelephantinEverlandcanspeaktovisitorsinKorean.
D.VariouscartooncharactersliveinCinderellaCastle.
10.WherecanyouexplorebothAmericaandEurope?
A.InWaltDisneyWorld.B.InEuropa–Park.
C.InEverland.D.InTivoliGardens.
11.Whichofthefollowingparksmaybeclosedinwinter?
A.TivoliGardens.B.HappyValley.
C.WaltDisneyWorld.D.Europa-Park.
D
InChina,ifyouarenotmarriedbythetimeyouare30,youareinfortrouble:
socialblameandpressurefromfamilyandfriendscangetyoudown.Andifyouareawoman,it’sevenworse.
Manyyoungpeoplegetmarriedsimplytogetotherpeopleofftheirbacks(免受别人的指责).Thisisaseriouscompromise.Oneendsupnotmarryingtheidealpartner.
Thereare,however,afewyoungpeoplewhorefusetocompromise:
iftheycan’tfindagoodmarriagepartner,theysay,theywouldrathernotmarryatall.
34-year-oldKateisauniversitylecturerinEnglish.Shesaidshewouldnotdescribeherselfascelibatarian(独身主义者)butsimplyawomanwhohasn’tcomeacrosstherightmanyet.Shehassharpcommentsforthewayinwhichtheoldgenerationlooksatmarriage.
“Manypeoplethinkmarriageisaduty---toyourparents,familyandsociety.Nobodycaresifyourmarriageishappyornot,shesaid,IthinkthisisverywrongandIintendtoliveandactaccordingtomyownwill.”
Happilyforher,herparentsareopen-mindedandnotlaystressonher.Butthesamedoesnotapplytoherfriends.Theyareconstantlytryingtogethertogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranother.Shealwaysrefusespolitely.
12.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.
A.marriageisadutytosociety
B.peopleshouldgetmarriedbefore30yearsold
C.latemarriageshouldberespected
D.womenshouldgetmarriedearlierthanmen
13.MissKaterefusestogettogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranotherbecause__________.
A.shedoesn’tthinkheistherightmanshewants
B.heiseithertoooldortooyoung
C.heiseitherimportantorlittlelearned
D.hedoesn’thavegoodmanners
14.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwords“infor”referto_________.
A.interestedin
B.satisfiedwith
C.worriedabout
D.likelytosuffer
15.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothispass