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Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.
(76)Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesarerigidlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheirfathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheadultworld.
(77)Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthesame.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofcraftsmanship,mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothepresentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theAmericas,China,JapanandamongtheArctic(北极的)peoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoysimitatetheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.
Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttotheautomobileisadirectlineofascent(进步).Theprogressfromarattle(拨浪鼓)usedbyababyin3,000BCtooneusedbyaninfanttoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.
1.Thetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithbecause__________.
A.theirsocialrolesarerigidlydetermined
B.mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professions
C.boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothers
D.theylikechallengingactivities
2.Oneaspectof“theuniversalityoftoys”liesinthefactthat__________.
A.thebasiccharacteristicsoftoysarethesametheworldover
B.theimprovementofcraftsmanshipinmakingtoysdependsontheeffortsofuniversities
C.theexplorationoftheuniversehasledtothecreationofnewkindsoftoys
D.technologicaladvanceshavegreatlyimprovedthedurabilityoftoys
3.Theauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoysis__________.
A.thecraftsmanshipintoy?
makinghasremainedessentiallyunchanged
B.toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturies
C.thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatleapsintechnologyinrecentyears
D.toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter
4.Regardedasakindofartform,toys__________.
A.reflectthepaceofsocialprogress
B.alsoappealgreatlytoadults
C.arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogress
D.followadirectlineofascent
5.Theauthorusestheexampleofarattletoshowthat__________.
A.intoy?
makingthereisacontinuityintheuseofmaterials
B.itoftentakesalongtimetointroducenewtechnologyintotoy?
making
C.eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnology
D.evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetime
Passage2
Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenbornwithaworldofwealthattheirfeet.
InternationallyfamouschilddoctorRobertColesistheworld’stopexpertontheinfluenceofmoneyonchildren.Hehaswrittenawell?
knownbookonthesubject,“ThePrivilegedOnes”,andhisresearchshowsthattoomuchmoneyinthefamilycancauseasmanyproblemsastoolittle.“Obviouslytherearecertainadvantagestobeingrich,”saysthe53?
year?
olddoctor,“suchasbetterhealth,educationandfutureworkprospects.(78)Butmostimportantisthequalityoffamilylife.Moneycan’tbuylove.”
Itcanbuyalotofotherthing,however,andthat’swherethetroublestarts.Richkidshavesomuchtochoosefromthattheyoftenbecomeconfused.Overindulgence(娇养)bytheirparentscanmakethemspoilt.Theytenttotravelmorethanotherchildren,fromhometohomeandcountrytocountry,whichcausesfeelingsofrestlessness.
(79)“Butprivilegedchildrendohaveabettersenseoftheirpositionsintheworld,”addsMr.Coles,“andtheyaremoreself?
assured.”Therichchildreninheritthepropertyfromtheirparentsandenjoyahighincome.Somoneywillneverbeoneoftheirproblems.“However,theywillhaveasenseofisolation,”warnsDr.Coles,“andtheycouldsufferfromthehardshipofnotbeingabletodealwiththeeverydayworldbecausetheywillneverreallybegiventhechance.Everythingtheyhaveachievedisbecauseofanaccidentofbirth.Therecanbenotremendousinnersatisfactionaboutthat.”
(80)Today’swealthyparentsperhapsrealizetheirrichescanbemoreofaheavyloadthanahappinesstotheirchildren.Sothefirstthingforthemtoconsideristoensurethattheirfamiliesareasrichinloveastheyareinmoney.
6.Inhisbook“ThePrivilegedOnes”,Dr.Cotesimpliesthat__________.
A.therearefewerproblemintherichfamilythanthepoorfamily
B.richchildrenlivealifeofseparationfromtheworld
C.richchildrenusuallyenjoymorelovethanpoorchildren
D.thequalityofrichchildren’sfamilylifemaynotbehigh
7.Inthedoctor’sview,__________.
A.therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagestobeingrich
B.richchildrenusuallyhavelittleconfidenceinthemselves
C.travelingalotwillbebeneficialtochildren
D.richkidsareoftenshortofmoneybecauseoftheirlifeofluxury
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Richchildrenhaveearnedwhattheyhave.
B.Richchildrenusuallyleadalifeofhappiness.
C.Richchildrentendtofeelisolated.
D.Richchildrenarehardlygiventoomanymaterialthings.
9.Accordingtotheauthorofthepassage,__________.
A.lifeisreallyalongjourneyofjoyforrichchildren
B.therichchildrenfeelgreatlysatisfiedwiththepropertytheyinheritfromtheirparents
C.itismostimportantforwealthyparentstomakesurethattheirfamiliesarerichinloveaswellasinmoney
D.todayallthewealthyparentsaresureoftheproblemstheirmoneycanbring
10.Itseemsthattheauthorofthepassage__________whatDr.Colessaysinthebook“ThePrivilegedOnes”.
A.knowslittleaboutB.isdoubtfulabout
C.isopposedtoD.agreeswith
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Passage3
Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Intheworldinwhichwelivetoday,amanmaybeonethingbutappeartobeanother.ThiswasimpossibleinIndiansociety.AnIndian’snametoldtheworldwhathewas?
acoward,aliar,athief,orabrave.
WhenIwasyoung,everyIndianhadatleastthreenamesduringhislifetime.Hisfirstnamewasgiventohimatbirth.Itdescribedsomethingthathadhappenedatthattime.
EachIndianwassupposedtokeephisbirthnameuntilhewasoldenoughtoearnmoneyforhimself.Buthisfriendswouldalwaysgivehimanameoftheirown.Nomatterwhathisparentscalledhim,hischildhoodfriendswouldusethenametheyhadchosen.
TheIndianearnedhisrealnamewhenhewasoldenoughforhisfirstfightagainsttheenemy.Hislifenamedependedonhowheactedduringthisfirstbattle.Whenhereturnedhewouldbegivenhistribalnamebythechief.Ifhehaddonewell,hewouldbegivenagoodname.Butifhehaddonepoorly,hemightbegivenabadname.
Amanwasgivenmanychancestoimprovehisname,however.Ifinalaterbattlehewasverybraveinfightingagainsttheenemy,hewasgivenabettername.SomeIndianshadasmanyastwelvenames?
allgoodandeachbetterthanthelast.
AllnamesgiventooneIndianbelongedtohimfortherestofhislife.Nooneelsecouldusethem.Evenhehimselfcouldnotgivethemaway.Thiswasbecausenomancouldpassonhisnameunlessthechiefandthetribeaskedhimtodoso.
11.Accordingtopassage,Indiannameswereimportantbecausethey__________.
A.describedthecharacterofamanB.describedtheappearanceofaman
C.wereneverusedbyotherpeopleD.toldushisprofession
12.__________gavethesecondnameofanIndian.
A.ThechiefB.Thetribe
C.HischildhoodfriendsD.Hisparents
13.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,weknowanIndian’s“tribalname”referstohis__________.
A.firstnameB.secondnameC.nicknameD.lifename
14.AnIndiancouldgetbetternamesifhe__________.
A.didwellinlaterbattlesB.gotoldenough
C.becameacowardD.becamealiar
15.Thesentenceinthesixthparagraph“noonecouldpassonhisname”maymeanthat__________.
A.noonecouldchangehisnamebyhimselfB.noonecouldgivehisnametoason
C.noonecouldgivehisnameawayD.noonecouldgiveuphisname
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswer