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IV.阅读理解

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A

Ten-year-oldschoolboyAlexMcteerwassoangryabouthavingtodohomeworkafterclassthathewrotetoBritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameron,inthehopehewouldtakeaction.

Inhisletter,Alexwrote,“DearMr.Cameron,I’mwritingtoaskifyouwillchangethelawsochildrendon’thavetodohomework,especiallyonaFriday.IworkreallyhardatschooleverydayandwhenIgethomeitshouldbemytimetoplaywithfriendsandchillout.”

Alex’smothersaidnobodyhelpedAlexwithhisletteratall.Hejustsatandwrotehisletterhimself.

Tothefamily’ssurprise,theysoonreceivedaresponsefrom10DowningStreet.Acorrespondenceofficerwrotethereplyonbehalfoftheprimeministertoexplainwhychildrenhavetodohomeworkandhoeimportantitis.

Theletterreadsthatlearningathomeisanessentialpartofagoodeducation.Itisnotjustaboutreinforcingwhatyoulearnintheclassroom.Agoodhomeworkprogramhelpschildrentodevelopassuccessful,independentlearnerthroughouttheirlives.

Alexwasverydelightedtogetanofficialletter.ThroughMr.CamerondidnotstopAlexhavingtodohomework,theletterhasencouragedhimandhasmadehimunderstandhowimportanthomeworkis.Now,Alexunderstandsbetterthatdoinghomeworkwillhelphimhaveagoodfuture.Hestilldoesn’tlikedoinghishomework,buthehasn’tbeencomplainingaboutitasmuchashedidbefore.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正（T）吴（F）。

共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.Alexhatestodohomeworkandwantstoplaywithhisfriendswhenhegetshome,especiallyonFriday.

2.DavidCameronrepliedtoAlexinpersonandtoldhimwhychildrenhadtodohomework.

3.Alexwastoldthathomeworkhelpedstudentsbetterunderstandwhattheyhadlearntinschool.

4.AlexwasnothappytogetthereplybecauseDavidCamerondidnottakeanyaction.

5.Now,Alexunderstandstheimportanceofdoinghomeworkthroughhestillhatesdoingit.

B

Wheneverhereleasesanewnovel---everythreeorfiveyears---there’sanincreaseininterest.His1987novelNorwegianWood（《挪威的森林》）,namedafteraBeatlessong,becameaclassicamongyoungJapanese,sellingmorethan4millioncopiesinJapanalone.HislatestnovelColorlessTsukuruTazakiandHisYearsofPilgrimagepublishedinApril,soldmorethanonemillioncopiesinitsfirstmonth.

ThenovelistwhosellsinthemillionsbutkeepsawayfromthepublicisHarukiMurakami（村上春树）.

IfyouseeeagerfanswaitingoutsidebookshopsinLondonorNewYorkatmidnight,ifit’snotforsomethingHarryPotter,itwillbeHarukiMurakami’slatestnovel.Todate,Murakami’sworkhasbeentranslatedinto42languagesandappearedonbest-sellerlistsacrosstheworld.

Sowhytheexcitement?

ThoughMurakami’sbooksaresetinJapan,hissubjectsoflone-liness,boredomandloss,resonate（共鸣）withreaderseverywhere.

HewasthefirstJapaneseauthorwhomreadersstoppedperceivingasJapanese.YoumayseesomementionofmentionofcherryblossomsandotherJapanesesymbolsinthebooktitlebutasyoureadthebookitself,thesesoondisappear.

根据短文内容，从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

6.WhatkindofwriterisHarukiMurakami?

A.HewritesinJapaneseandEnglish.

B.Heispopularworldwide.

C.Hetakesanactivepartinsociallife.

D.HewontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.

7.Murakami’swell-knownnovelNorwegianWood.

A.waspublishedrecently

B.soldoveronemillioncopiesinJapan

C.hassomethingtodowithaBeatlessong

D.Hasbeentranslatedinto42languages

8.Paragraph3intendstotellusabouttheofthewriter.

A.popularityB.talentC.effortD.style

C

Callitrude,maybethoughtless,but“regifting”hasbecomeacommonpracticeevery-whereintheUSA.MostAmericanshavedoneit,Accordingtoastudy,54%ofAmericansunwrap,reboxandresendunwantedpresents.

RegiftinghasgainedinpopularitysincecomedianJerrySeinfeldfirstcoinedthetermadecadeago.Infact,morethanhalfofadultsrecentlysurveyedbyMoneyManagementInternational（MMI）findregiftingacceptable.

Ifyouarethinkingaboutregiftingthisholidayseason,askyourselfthefollowingquestions:

Isthegiftregiftable?

Neverregiftthingslikesignedbooks.Butsomegiftsaregoodforregifting,includingunopenedbottlesofwineandinexpensivejewelry.

Howisthecondition?

Onlynew,unopenedgiftsingoodconditionshouldbeconsideredforregifting.Ageneralrule:

ifyouhavetodustitoff,itisnotregiftable.

Isthisgoingtowork?

Successfulregiftersusecommonsense.Ifyouaregoingtoregift,besureyouknowwhogaveyoutheitem,soyoudon’treturnsomethingtotheoriginalgiver.

Doyouhavegoodintentions?

Don’tjustagifttogiveagift.Besurethattherecipient（接受者）willappreciatetheitem.

Finally,ifyoususpectthatagiftyou’vereceivedhasbeenrecycled,takecomfortinthefactthatMMIsurveyrespondentsregiftbecausetheyknowthegiftissomethingtherecipientwouldreallylike.

根据短文内容，从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

（共3小题;每小题2分，满分6分）

9.Theunderlinedword“regifting”inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.收礼B.贺礼C.转赠D.回赠

10.Accordingtothetext,regifting.

A.remainsunacceptabletomostAmericans

B.hasaverylonghistoryintheUSA

C.isrudeandshouldbeavoided

D.helpsrecycleunwantedgifts

11.Theauthor’sadviceonregiftingincludes:

A.notallgiftscanberegifted

B.dustyitemsshouldbecleansedbeforeregifting

C.youneedtoreturnunopenedgiftstothegivers

D.youmustopenthegiftwhengivingitaway

D

Sowhat’sthebigdealaboutsharkfinsoup?

Doesabowlofsoupreallythreatenthesurvivalofsharks?

Well,yes,itdoes.

SharkfinsoupisasoupofChineseoriginmadewithsharkfin.Itisoftenservedtoguestsatimportanteventssuchasweddingandbusinessbanquets.Sharkfinsoupisnotcheap–itcaneasilycostupto$100perbowl.Anditisbeingconsumedinlargequantities.

Sharkfincanbeboughteitherfrozenordried.Thesoupisoftensaidtohavehealthbenefits,suchasincreasingyourappetite,improvingyourkidney（肾）,lungsandbones.Howeverthereisnoevidencetosupporttheseclaimsandtherealityisthatsharkmeatisbarelyfitforhumanassumption.Ithasaveryhighlevelofmercury（汞）andtheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyadviseswomenandyoungchildrentostayclearofit.

Asurveyin2006bytheChineseWildlifeAssociationshowedthat35%ofparticipantshadhadsharkfinsoupinthepreviousyears.Thecurrentdemandfortheirfinsmakesitimpossibleforsharkpopulationtoreturntopreviouslevels.Sharksareatthetopofoceanfoodchain—whentheyareremovedfromtheocean,theentireeco-systemsuffered.

Sharkshavebeenaroundfor400millionyears.Arewegoingtoletthemdieoutbecauseofhumangreed?

Wouldthisstillbegoingon?

Actnowandfindoutwhatyoucandotohelpsavesharks.

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

（共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分）

12.Somepeoplehavesharkfinsoupbecause.

A.ittastesgoodB.itisinexpensive

C.itcanbefrozenordriedD.itissupposedtobegoodforhealth

13.Accordingtothetext,sharks.

A.provideB.areindangerofgoodfordyingout

C.donotaffecttheoceaneco-systemD.havelivedonearthforthousandsofyears

14.InParagraph3,theunderlinedwordsprobablymeans.

A.nottogetclosetosharksB.tokeephealthy

C.nottoneatsharkmeatatallD.tostopcatchingsharks

15.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardconsumingsharkfinsoup?

A.Supportive.B.Understanding.C.Unclear.D.Negative.

2

A

TheBeatleswereanEnglishrockbandformedinLiverpool0in1960.Theirbest-known

members,johnLennon,PaulMcCartney,GeorgeHarrison,andRingoStarr,wereconsidered

bymanyasthegreatestandmostinfluentialactoftherockera.Startingin1960,theBeatlesbuilttheirreputationplayingclubsinLiverpoolandHamburgoverathree-yearperiod.TheygainedpopularityintheUnitedKingdomaftertheir

Firstmodesthit,“loveMeDo”,inlate1962.Theyacquiredthenicknamethe“FabFour”asBeatlemania（披头士热）grewinBritainoverthefollowingyear,andbyearly1964theyhadbecomeinternationalstarsleadingthe“BritishInvasion”oftheUnitedStatespopmarket.From1965on,theBeatleproducedwhatmanycriticsconsidertheirfinestmaterial.Aftertheirbreak-upin1970,theyeachenjoyedsuccessfulmusicalcareers.LennonwasshotandkilledinDecember1980,andHarrisondiedoflungcancerinNovember2001.McCartneyandStarrremainmusicallyactive

TheBeatlesarethebest-sellingbandintheUnitedStates.Theyhavehadmorenumber-onealbumsontheBritishcharts.Theyhavereceived7GrammyAwards,anAcademyAwardforBestOriginalSongScore.TheBeatlesarethebest-sellingbandinhistory.In2004,RollingStonerankedtheBeatlesasthebestartistofall-time.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正（T）吴（F）.共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.“LoveMeDo”wasthefirsthioftheBeatles.

2.TheBeatlesfirstbecamefamousintheUS.

3.TheBeatleswereaworld-famousrockbandinthe1960s.

4.TheBeatlesmembersquittedtheirmusiccareerin1970.

5.TheBeatlesarethethoughthighlyofbyRollingtone

B

The“WaterforLife”Decadewaslaunchedon22ndMarch2005bytheUnitedNationsSecretary-GeneralKofiAnnanwiththefollowingvideomessage:

Dearfriends,

Waterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldfacewatershortages.Manymillionsofchildrendieeveryyearfromwater-bornediseases.Anddroughtregularlyaffectssomeoftheworld’spoorestcountries.Theworldneedstorespondmuchbetter.Weneedtoincreasewaterefficiency,especiallyinagriculture.Weneedtorespondmuchbetter.Weneedtoincreasewaterefficiency,especiallyinagriculture.Wene