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9.Itwasicy,andpeopleweres________andslidingallalongthestreet.
10.Theyi________atubeinhismouthtohelphimbreathe.
11.B________isaplacewherebreadandcakesaremadeorsold.
12.Hestoppedandg________thehandleofthedoor.
13.Hisgrandmothersoldallherc________topayforhimtogotocollege.
14.Somecelebratetheholidaybytellingwhattheyaremostt________for.
15.Hes________hurriedlythismorningandcuthimselfbadly.
答案:
1.occurred 2.apparently 3.means 4.majority 5.Immigration 6.percentage 7.Racial 8.luggage
9.slipping 10.inserted 11.Bakery12.grasped 13.cattle 14.thankful 15.shaved
二、词类转换
用括号内所提供单词的适当形式完成句子。
1.The________betweenthemisnotso________fortheyaretwins.(distinct)
2.Weareconsumersoftime,andthe________ofusalsotendtowastethe________timeinourdailylife.(major)
3.Hesuffered________withoutcomplainingduringthetripandhis________experiencegavehimachancetolearnindependence.(hardship)
4.Hewas________asthepresidentagainandsomethoughtthe________wasatotalfailure.(elect)
5.Anewlawhasbeenbroughtintodiscourage________prejudiceandaskequalrightsfordifferent________.(race)
1.distinction,distinct 2.majority,major
3.hardship,hard 4.elected,election 5.racial,race
三、完成句子
根据所给的汉语提示完成英语句子。
1.当他到达旅馆的时候,第一件想做的事就是把行李放下,洗个澡,再刮一下胡须,然后出去走走。
Whenhearrivedatthehotel,thefirstthinghewantedtodowasto____________________,haveashoweranda________,andthenwalkaround.
2.许多非法移民觉得他们待在美国像是种惩罚,因为只有少数人得到了公正的待遇,被允许住在美国。
ManyillegalimmigrantsfeltthattheirstayinAmericawaslikea________becauseonlyafewofthemgotjusticeand______________________livethere.
3.民政部门试图想办法让海鸥减少噪音,但没有成功。
_________________triedtoreducethenoisemadeby________butfailed.
4.许多英国农民为那些因为疯牛病而被杀死的牛感到悲痛。
ManyEnglishfarmers________________whichhadtobe________becauseof“madcowdisease”.
5.虽然我家离市中心很远,但没有空气污染和交通堵塞的问题。
Althoughmyhouseis____________________ofthecity,ithasnoairpollutionortrafficjams.
1.leavehisluggage/baggage,shave
2.punishment,wereallowedto
3.Thecivilauthorities,seagulls
4.mournedtheircattle,killed
5.farfromthecenter/nowherenearthecenter
(测试时间:
120分钟 评价分值:
120分)
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A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
A
IndustrialpollutionisnotonlyaproblemforthecountriesofEuropeandNorthAmericabutalsoanextremelyseriousprobleminsomedevelopingcountries.Forthesecountries,economicgrowthisaveryimportantaim.Theywanttointroduceindustries,andsotheyputfewcontrolsonindustrieswhichcausepollution.
Cubatao,anindustrialtownof85,000peopleinBrazil,isanexampleoftheconnectionbetweenindustrialdevelopmentandpollution.In1954,Cubataohadnoindustry.Todayithasmorethantwentylargefactories,whichproducemanypollutants(污染物).Thepeopleofthetownaresufferingfromthepoisonousmattersintheirsurroundings,andthebadeffectscanbeclearlyseen.Birthshortcomingsareextremelycommon.Amongchildrenandadults,lungproblemsaresometimestwelvetimesmorecommoninCubataothanthoseinotherplaces.
ItistruethatBrazil,likemanyothercountries,haslawsagainstpollution,buttheselawsarenotenforcedstrictlyenough.Itischeaperforcompaniestotakenonoticeofthelawsandpaythefines(罚款)thantobuytheexpensiveequipmentthatwillreducethepollution.Itisclear,therefore,thateconomicgrowthismoreimportanttothegovernmentthantothehealthoftheworkers.However,theresponsibility(责任)doesnotcompletelyliewiththeBraziliangovernment.TheexampleofCubataoshowsthatinternationalcompaniesarenotactinginaresponsibleway,either.AnumberoffactoriesinthetownareownedbylargecompaniesfromFrance,Italy,andtheUS.TheyaredoingthingsinBrazilthattheywouldnotbeabletodoathome.Iftheycausedthesameamountofpollutionathome,theywouldbeseverely(严厉地)punishedorevenputoutofbusiness.
1.Wherecanwefindtheindustrialpollutionisaveryseriousproblem?
A.Intheocean.
B.Insomedevelopedcountries.
C.Insomeislands.
D.Insomedevelopingcountries.
解析:
事实细节题。
根据文章第一段第一句中“extremelyserious”可知,污染特别严重的是发展中国家。
D
2.HowisthehealthofthepopulationofCubatao?
A.Therearemoreheartdiseasesamongpeoplewholivenearchemicalfactories.
B.Morepeoplesufferfromlungdiseasesbecauseofpoisonousmatter.
C.TheirhealthisaffectedbypollutantsthesamewayasthatofotherBrazilians.
D.Babiestherearefoundnotasbrightasthosewholiveinotherplaces.
根据文章第二段最后一句可知答案为B项。
B
3.WhydosomeforeigncompaniesliketosetuptheirplantsinBrazil?
A.TheinvestmentenvironmentinBrazilissuitableforthem.
B.TheywillnotbeseverelypunishediftheycausepollutioninBrazil.
C.TheycanmakemuchmoneybecausetheydonothavetopayBrazilianworkersmuch.
D.TheycanactinanirresponsiblewayinBrazilbecausetherearenopollutionlawsthere.
根据文章第三段最后一句可知答案为B项。
AmadeoPeterGiannini(1870—1949)wasalittlemanbymanystandards.ThesonofItalianimmigrantstoAmerica,hewasstillviewedas“foreign”bymanystandards.Toprovehimself,heenteredthewholesaleproducebusiness,andbecameasuccesswhilehewasstillayoungman.Buthisheartwasnotinpotatoesandtomatoes.Itwasthiscommonmanwhostruggledagainstaworldthatseemedtoservetherich.
Tofightagainstthetrend,GianniniopenedtheBankofItalyinSanFranciscoin1904.Itwasofferingsavingsaccountsandmakingloansto“littlepeople”thatotherinstitutionsturneddown.Hisacceptanceoftheirbusinesswasbasedsolelyoncharacter.Andwithinayear,hisdeposits(存款)amountedtomorethan$700,000.
Butlessthantwoyearsafteropening,heencounteredhisfirstmajorchallenge,thegreatSanFranciscoearthquake.Sototalwasthedestructionthathewasforcedtogetupatemporarybankimmediately,infrontoftheformerbuilding,withheavywoodenboardssetacrosstwobarrels.Hishoursextendedintotheeveningtoservetheworkingman,insteadofclosingupat3pmlikemostbanks.Hebasedhisbusinessonopennessandtrust,makinghisreputationbyhelpingthecityrebuild.ThenheexpandedtheBankofItalyacrossCaliforniabreakingwithanAmericantraditionofindependentlocalbanksbyprovidinghisegalitarian(平等主义的)bankingservicesto“littlefellows”intheYugoslavian,Russian,Mexican,Portuguese,Chinese,Greek,andotherimmigrantcommunities.Bythemid1920s,heownedthethirdlargestbankinthenation.
In1928,GianniniputhisbanksintoagiantholdingcompanyhecalledTransamericaCorporation,reflectinghisnewambition.In1930,heformedtheBankofAmerica,whichwouldeventuallybecomethelargestintheUnitedStates.Asameasureofitssuccess,itwithstoodtheGreatDepression,fundinglargeindustrialandagriculturalgroupsaswellasCalifornia'
sfastdevelopingmovieindustryandeventheGoldenGateBridge.WhenGianninidiedonJune3,1949,attheageof79,hundredsofordinarypeopleshowedupforhisfuneral.
4.AmadeoPeterGianniniwasregardedasalittlemanprobablybecause________.
A.hewastheyoungestsonofItalianimmigrantstoAmerica
B.hewasshortandpoorwhenhefirstcametoAmerica
C.hecamefromordinarypeopleandwasdevotedtohelpingthem
D.hemadehisfortunefromsmallbusinessesatfirst
推理判断题。
根据文章第一段和第二段可知,AmadeoPeterGiannini是一位普通的意大利移民的儿子,他致力于帮助普通人。
C
5.AmadeoPeterGianniniwouldofferloanstopeopleif________.
A.theyheldpromisingbusinesses
B.theywereItalians
C.theypromisedtopaymoreinterestthanothers
D.theywerehonestenough
根据第二段第三句可知,AmadeoPeterGiannini仅仅凭客户的人品放贷。
第三段“Hebasedhisbusinessonopennessandtrust”也为该题提供了答题依据。
6.AmadeoPeterGianniniwasprobablythefirstto________.
A.buildaforeignbankinAmerica
B.setupindependentlocalbanksinAmerica
C.foundachainofbanksacrossCalifornia
D.offerloanstoimmigrantcommunities
文章第三段说明AmadeoPeterGiannini结束了美国只有地方独立银行的传统,在整个加利福尼亚开办了银行。
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.TransamericaCorporationquicklybecamethelargestinAmerica.
B.ThesuccessofCalifornia'
smovieindustryowedalottoGiannini.
C.GianninimadealargeamountofmoneyfromtheGoldenGateBridge.
D.GianninisufferedalotduringtheGreatDepression.
文章最后一段说明,AmadePeterGiannini资助了加利福尼亚快速发展的电影业。
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