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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
EvelynGlenniewasthefirstladyofsolopercussioninScotland.Inaninterview,sherecalledhowshebecameapercussionsoloist(打击乐器独奏演员)inspiteofherdisability.
“EarlyonIdecidednottoallowthe21ofotherstostopmefrombecomingamusician.IgrewuponafarminnortheastScotlandandbegan22pianolessonswhenIwaseight.TheolderIgot,themoremypassion(酷爱)formusicgrew.ButIalsobegantograduallylosemy23.Doctorsconcludedthatthenervedamagewasthe24andbyagetwelve,Iwascompletelydeaf.Butmyloveformusicnever25me.”
“My26wastobecomeapercussionsoloist,eventhoughtherewerenoneatthattime.Toperform,Ilearnedto‘hear’musicdifferentlyfromothers.Iplayinmystockingfeetandcan27thepitchofanote(音调高低)bythevibrations(振动)Ifeelthroughmybodyandthroughmy28.Myentiresoundworldexistsbymakinguseofalmostevery29thatIhave.”“Iwas30tobeassessedasamusician,notasadeafmusician,andIappliedtothefamousRoyalAcademyofMusicinLondon.
21.A.conditionsB.opinionsC.actionsD.recommendations
22.A.enjoyingB.choosingC.takingD.giving
23.A.sightB.hearingC.touchD.taste
24.A.evidenceB.resultC.excuseD.cause
25.A.leftB.excitedC.accompaniedD.disappointed
26.A.purposeB.decisionC.promiseD.goal
27.A.tellB.seeC.hearD.smell
28.A.carefulnessB.movementC.imaginationD.experience
29.A.senseB.effortC.feelingD.idea
30.A.dissatisfiedB.astonishedC.determinedD.discouraged
第二节语法填空(共10小题;
每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。
TheEnglishlanguagegrewoutofthelanguagesoftheAngles,Saxons,andJutes.TheywereNorthernEuropeanpeopleswhosettledinEngland31(start)inthe5thcenturyAD.Byaboutthe9thcenturyADtheearliestversionoftheEnglishlanguage,32(know)English,orAnglo–Saxon,haddeveloped.Toamoderneye,OldEnglishlookslikeaforeignlanguage.33,themajorworksofOldEnglishliteraturehavebeentranslatedintomodernEnglish.
Mostscholarsagreethatthelongestsurvivingpoem34OldEnglishisBeowulf,ataleoflegendaryheroesandmonsters.ItisalsooneofthefirstEuropeanpoemswritteninalocallanguageratherthanLatin.Theauthor’snameisnotknown.ThefirstOldEnglishpoetwhoisknown35nameisCaedmon.Caedmonwasacowherdwholivedbeforetheyear700.Hisverses(诗文)36(base)onBiblestoriesandhadtobewrittendownbyothers37Caedmonhimselfcouldnotreadorwrite.Cynewulf,wholivedinthe800s,was38authorofreligiouspoetry.
Lateinthe800s,thescholarlykingAlfredtheGreatandmanyhelperstranslatedimportantbooksfromLatin39English.ItwasunderAlfred40theAnglo–SaxonChronicle,animportantrecordoftheearlyhistoryofEngland,wasbegun.
Ⅲ阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第—节阅渎理解(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读—列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Perhapsthemostextraordinarybuildingputupinthe19thcenturywastheCrystalPalace(水晶宫)whichwasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferentfromalltheotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneofthebiggestbuildingsofallthetimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountriescametoseeit.Plentyofgoodsweresenttotheexhibitionfromallpartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryonshow.Thoughinthosedays,travelingwasnotaseasyasitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.OnarrivinginEngland,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andthemoneyfromtheexhibitionwasusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.Later,theCrystalPalacewasmovedtotheSouthLondon.Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworlduntilitwasburntdownin1936.
41.TheCrystalPalacewasbuiltup_________
A.inthe1950sB.inthe1900sC.shortlybefore1851D.before1951
42.PeoplefrommanycountriescametotheCrystalPalacemainlyto___________
A.buygoodsB.visitanexhibitionC.travelD.enjoytheCrystalPalaceitself
43.WhathappenedtotheCrystalPalacein1936?
A.Itcaughtaterriblefire.B.Itdisappearedsuddenly.
C.ItwasmovedawaytothesouthofLondon.D.Itwasrebuilt.
44.TheCrystalPalacewasfamoustoallbecause_________
A.Itwasthebiggestbuildingsintheworldthen.
B.Somanyvisitorshavebeenthere.
C.Itwasmadeofironandglass.
D.Itwasburntdownatlast.
45.Thewriter__________
A.thoughttheCrystalPalaceveryuseful.
B.sanghighpraisefortheCrystalPalace
C.wantedtheCrystalPalacetoberebuilt.
D.wasoneofthevisitorswhohadbeentotheCrystalPalace.
B
Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate(照亮)meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.
WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand“tooserious”aboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:
“Let’sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.”Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.
WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend,Hewasindespair(失望)andIwasindespair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.
ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother’sdreams.SheandIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymostinterestingmoments,Ioftenthink:
“Yes,Imusttell….”Wehavenevermet.
ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist(心理学家),whowillonlyfillupthehealing(愈合的)silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.
46.Intheeighthgrade,whattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto______.
A.becomeseriousaboutherstudy
B.gotoherfriend’shouseregularly
C.learnfromherclassmatesatschool
D.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend
47.InParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachother”probablymeans______.
A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofus
B.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondon
C.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappeared
D.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon
48.AccordingtoParagraph4,theauthorandherfriend_______.
A.calleachotherregularly
B.havesimilarpersonalities
C.enjoywritingtoeachother
D.dreamofmeetingeachother
49.Inthedarkestmoments,theauthorwouldpreferto______.
A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftalone
C.staywithherbestfriend
D.breakthesilence
50.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.UnforgettableExperiences
B.RemarkableImagination
C.LifelongFriendship
D.NobleCompanions
C
AftertheSummerOlympicsareover,whenalltheathleticshavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswitchedoff,anothergroupofathleticsandfanswillarriveatthehostcity,andanothercompetitionwillbegin.ThesearetheParalympics,thegamesforathleteswithadisability.ButinBeijingin2008,forthefirsttime,oneofthegreatestParalympicswillnotbetakingpart.
SheisaBritishathletebythenameofTanniGrey-Thompson.Bornwithspinebifida(脊椎裂)whichleftherparalyzed(瘫痪的)fromthewaistdown.Tanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.atfirst,shewasnotkeenonsport,apartfromhorse-riding,whichgaveherasenseoffreedom.Butinherteens,shestartedtakingsportsmoreseriously.Shetriedswimming,basketballandtennis.Eventuallyshefoundathletics,andneverlookedback.
Indeed,Tanni’sathleticcareertookoff.In1984,whenshewas15,shepulledoffasurprisevictoryinthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.
In1988,TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicGamesinSeoul.Shewonbronzeinthe400metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992Barcelona.Paralympics.Tanniwongoldinthe100,200,400and800metresrelay,settingtwoworldrecordsintheprocess.InthesameyearsheachievedshefirstofhersixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.
Tanni’senduringsuccesshadbeenpartmotivation(动机),partpreparation,“ThetrainingIdothatenablesmetobeagoodsprinter(短跑运动员)enablesmetobegoodatamarathontoo.Itrain50weeksoftheyearandthatkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwanttosee….Iamstillcompetingataveryhighlever,butasIgetolderthingsgetharderandIwanttoretirebeforeIfallapart.”
IndeedTanniretiredfinallyaftertheVisaParalympicWorldCupin2007.Herwishistocoachyoungathlete