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PartIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Timepassedandmycardssoldwell.Myenthusiasmforthegreetingcardbusinessgrewquickly.Allalong,Ihadbeendrawingfantasyart:

clowns（丑角）,dragons,castles,etc.Withthebirthofmyfirstsonin1980,thecontentofmyworkunderwent（经历）aprettydramaticchange.

Fantasywentoutofthewindow,andIbegantoillustrate（表现）reality.

Inthespringof1983,we,TheMaryEngelbreitGreetingCardCompany,tookour12littledesignstoNewYorktoexhibitthemattheNationalStationery（文具）Show.

Irememberhowbigtheshowwas.Ijustcouldn'tgetoverit.Ihadnoideathereweresomanydifferentcardcompanies.Anditwasexcitingbecauseour12littlecardsweregettingalotofattentioninthathugeplace!

I'vebeentoldoneofthereasonswehadsomuchsuccessatthatshowisbecausemycardstylewasdifferentthananythingelseatthemarket.Itypicallydrawcomplicateddetailsandusedeepcolorsandamusingorprofound（深刻的）quotations.

By1985,manygreetingcardpublishersstartednoticingmyart,andtwoofthemapproachedmewithlicensingcontractsthatIwasexpecting.

Ihavealwaysbelievedifyouchooseajobyoulove,you'llneverworkadayinyourlife.Ifyouaskaboutthemysteryofmysuccess,allIcansayisthis:

toimagineiseverything!

1.Beforethebirthofherfirstson,MaryEngelbreit'scardsfocusedon________.

A.realityB.dailylifeC.fantasyD.dragons

2.TheNewYorkshowwassobigthatEngelbreit________.

A.couldn'twalkthroughitB.couldn'tbelieveit

C.couldn'tstaytotheendofitD.couldn'tunderstandit

3.Engelbreit'scardsweresuccessfulbecause________.

A.theyweredistinctiveinstyleB.theyhadathank-yousentence

C.theyhadcomplicateddetailsD.theywererichincolor

4.Thelicensingcontracts________.

A.wereexactlywhatEngelbreitwasafter

B.wereexactlywhatEngelbreitwasunpreparedfor

C.wereexactlywhatEngelbreitdisliked

D.wereexactlywhatEngelbreitlosttwoyearsago.

5.AccordingtoMaryEngelbreit,thekeytosuccessis________.

A.devotionB.opportunityC.goodluckD.imagination

Passage2

Throughoutmychildhood,Irarelyheardaboutanykindofcrime. ObviouslyIwasgoingtohavetobehave（表现）alittlebitdifferentlyinthisnewenvironment.BecauseofSt.Ignatius'sviewasanessentialpartofthecommunity,peoplecouldnotexactlybebannedfromwalkingaroundthecampusduringtheday.ThismeantthatIwouldsometimesseehomelesspeoplebeggingformoneyasIranfromclasstoclass.OnedayIranintosomeonebeggingonthecornernearschool.Idecidedtogivethehomelesspersonadollar.AtthetimeIsawnoreasoninmyteachers'warnings.Forthenextweekstraight,thismanwaitedformeatthesameplaceinthehopesthatIwouldgivehimmoremoney.HehassledmeeverydayuntilIfinallytoldhimthatIwasnotgoingtogivehimanythingelse.Becausethismayhavebeenanunusualcase,Ididnotwanttomakeanyconclusionsabouthomelesspeople. However,IdidlearnfromthisexperiencethatIshouldprobablylistentomyteachersmoreoftenonissuessuchasthisone.

Students'livesbecomeenrichedsimplybyattendinganinner-cityschool.Forsomeonewhohadlivedinthesuburbsallhislife,suchasme,anewstyleoflivingcanbeexperienced.IfSt.IgnatiusHighSchoolwerenotinthemiddleofCleveland,Iwouldnothavehadsomanyopportunitiestogrowandmature（成熟）asaperson.GoingtoschoolinthecityhelpedmetoovercomethechildishviewsIoncehad,andIamnowbetterpreparedtotakeonthechallengeswhichawaitmeinlife.（282words）

1. Whydidpeopletherewalkaroundthecampusduringtheday?

A.Becausethelocalpeoplecametolearnhere.

B.Becausehisschoolwasviewedasanessentialpartofthecommunity.

C.Becausehisschoolwasopenedtoallpeople.

D.Becausethelocalpeoplewantedtotakeshortcuts.

2.InthesentenceinParagraph1"HehassledmeeverydayuntilIfinallytoldhimthatIwasnotgoingtogivehimanythingelse."theword"hassled"means________.

A.attackedB.beggedC.troubledD.asked

3.Whatlessonsdidtheauthorlearnfromthebeggar'scase?

A.Herealizedhowdangerousitwasasamiddleschoolstudent.

B.Helearnedfromtheexperiencethatheshouldlistentohisteachersontheissue.

C.Hedecidedhewouldnothelpanyoneanymore.

D.Hethoughtallhomelesspeoplewerebad.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottheevidencethatstudents'livesbecameenrichedbyattendinganinner-cityschool?

A.Thereligiousaspectofone'slifegrew.

B.Onewaseasilyabletogetinvolvedincommunity.

C.Onewouldnevermakemistakes.

D.Onebecamemuchmoreawareofthedangerswhichexistinthecity.

5.________makestheauthorbetterpreparedtotakeonthechallengeswhichawaithiminlife.

A.Histeachers

B.ThecurriculumofSt.Ignatius

C.HislifeexperienceatSt.Ignatius

D.Hisreligiousbelief

Passage3

Thenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocolonize（殖民，开拓）isthemoon.InsizeitisnearlyequaltotheareaofNorthandSouthAmericas.However,itpresentsahostile（不友好的）environment.Temperaturesrangeform+120to-150degreesCentigrade.Thereisnoair,nowater.

Todaythereisconsiderablescientificspeculation（推测）aboutlivingonthemoon.Whenmanwillbeginlifeonthelunarsurfaceisstillnotdetermined.Butexpertsbelievethatcolonizationwilltakeplaceinthreesteps.First,therewillbeincreasingperiodsofexplorationwithtemporaryshelters.Theseperiodswillbefollowedbylongerstayswithhousingunderthesurfaceofthemoonanddailynecessitiesbroughtbythecolonizersthemselves.Finally,coloniesthatareself-supportingwillbeestablished.

Theprincipaljoboftheearlysettlerswillbetostayalive.Theywillhavetoplantcropsunderhugedomes（圆顶）toproducefoodandoxygenandfindwatersources.Afterthisisdone,thesettlerswillhavetimetoexplorethepossibilitiesofcommercialdevelopmentandtomakediscoveriesimportanttoscience.

Thecharacteristicsofthemoonthatmakeitbadforhumansurvivalmaymakeitidealforcertainkindsofmanufacturing.Operationsrequiringavacuum（真空）,extremecold,orsterility（无菌状态）areexamples.Precisionballbearings,industrialdiamondsorpharmaceuticals（药品）mightbeproducedonthemoon.

1.Theareaofthemoonis___________.

A.aboutthesameasthatofNorthandSouthAmericas

B.largerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmericas

C.equaltothatofNorthandSouthAmericas

D.farsmallerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmericas

2.Thetemperatureonthemooncanbeashighas________

A.-150degreescentigradeB.+270degreescentigrade

C.+120degreescentigradeD.-30degreescentigrade

3.Accordingtothispassage,thecolonizationofthemoon_________.

A.willsoonberealized

B.canbedoneunderthelunarsurface

C.isbeingspeculatedbymanyscientists

D.soundsentirelyimpossible

4.Tostayaliveonthemoon,theearlysettlersmustfirstofallbeableto_______.

A.developcommerce

B.getenoughfood,oxygenandwater

C.makediscoveriesimportanttoscience

D.explorethepossibilitiesofindustrialdevelopment

5.Thoughtheenvironmentonthemoonisbadforhumansurvival,itisverygoodfor__________.

A.makingsuchthingsasindustrialdiamonds

B.allkindsofmanufacturedgoods

C.medicaloperations

D.commercialdevelopment

Passage4

Ihearmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourownfeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion（反叛）.Itseemsthatteenagersarealltakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldly（大胆地）ontheirown,mostofthemareclutching（抓）atoneanother'shandsforreassurance（放心）.

Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallendupcrowdedroundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractingthus-and-soisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（蚕茧）intoalargercocoon.

Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularity（流行）waveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedout（创建）ateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon'tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcomewiththepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.That'stheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.1.Theauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassageistotell______.

A.readershowtobepopularintheworld

B.teenagershowtolearntodecidethingsforthemselves

C.parentshowtocontrolandguidetheirchildren

D.peoplehowtounderstandandrespecteachother

2.Accordingtotheauthor,manyteenagersthinktheyarebraveenoughtoactontheirown,but,infact,mostofthem______

A.havemuchdifficultyunderstandingeachother

B.lackconf