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TestYourself（Units1-4）

PartⅠReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

LastweekIvisitedoneofmyoldneighborhoodsinWashingtonD.C）IhadnotbeentherefortwentyyearsandasIwalkedalongthestreet,mymindwasfloodedbymemoriesofthepast.IsawtheoldapartmentbuildingwhereIhadlivedandtheplaygroundwhereIhadplayed.（Sl）AsIviewedtheseoncefamiliarsurroundings,imagesofmyselfasachildtherecametomind.However,whatIsawandwhatIrememberedwerenotthesame.Isadlyrealizedthatthebestmemoriesarethoseleftuntouched.

Myoldapartmentbuilding,asIremember,wasbrightandalive.Itwasmorethanjustaplacetolive.Itwasamoviehouse,aspacestation,orwhatevermyyoungmindcouldimagine.Iwouldstealawaywithmyfriendsandplayinthebasement.Thiswasalwaysexcitingbecauseitwassocoolanddark,andthereweresomanythingstheretohideamong.Therewasasmallriverinthebackofthebuilding.Wewouldgotheretolieintheshadeoftreesandenjoyourselves.

However,whatIsawwascompletelydifferent.Theapartmentbuildingwasnowindisrepair.Whatwasoncemorethanaplacetolivelookedhardlyworthlivingin.Thewindowswereallbroken.Theoncecleanwallswerecoveredwithdirtymarks.Theriverwashardlyrecognizable（可认出的）.Thewaterwaspolluted（污染）andthetreesandflowerswerealldead.Theoncesweetsmellingrivernowsmelledterrible.Itwasreallyheartbreakingtoseeallthis.

Idonotregrethavingseenmyoldneighborhood.However,Idonotthinkmyinnocentchildhoodmemoriescaneverbethesame.Isupposeitistruewhentheysay,"Youcannevergohomeagain."

1.Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagethewritertriestotellusthat____.

A）hehadlivedinWashingtonD.C）fortwentyyears

B）hewasveryimaginativewhenhewasachild

C）hehadhadfondmemoriesofhisoldneighborhood

D）hehadcomefromaverypoorneighborhood

2.Thewriter,asachild,wasveryfondofplayinginthebasementbecause____.

A）itwasbrightandalive

B）itcontainedamoviehouseandaspacestation

C）itwasidealforplayinghide-and-seek.

D）itwassurroundedbytreesandflowers

3.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhevisitedhisoldneighborhoodinWashingtonD.C.?

A）Greatlysurprised.

B）Veryregretful.

C）Quiteexcited.

D）Verysad.

4.Onhisvisittohishometown,thewriterfoundtheoldapartmentbuilding____.

A）seemedunfittolivein

B）hadbeenrepaired

C）couldhardlyberecognized

D）lookeddirtyandsmelthorrible

5."Youcannevergohomeagain"inthelastsentenceofthispassagemeansthat____.

A）oneshouldneverrevisithishometownaftermanyyearsofabsence

B）onewillneverfindhishometownthesameasitwasinhischildhoodmemory

C）avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackone'sfondmemoriesofhome

D）avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackmanysadmemories

PassageTwo

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnthenightofDecember8,1992,whenhewasstandinginaparkinglottalkingtofriends,TracyMarshjumpedtothetopofacar,ashehaddoneahundredtimesbefore.Thistime,though,Tracylosthisbalance.Hisheadstrucktheground,hard.

Allnight,Cory,Tracy'smother,stoodnexttoherson,whowaslyinginahospitalbed,hisbrowneyesfixedinalifelessstare.SherememberedthatTracyhadoncementionedorgan（器官）donation（捐赠）.MaybeIcanspareanotherfamilythispain,shethought.Whenthetimecame,sheandherhusbandBillsignedtheformspermittinghisorganstobedonated.

Tracywasdeclareddeadthenextday.Twenty-fourhourslater,inaBostonhospital,Tracy'sliver（肝脏）wasmadepartofmyhusband,David,whowassufferingfromahopelessliverdisease.

Monthslater,welearnedfromthelocalorganbankthatthedonor'sparentswisheddesperatelytomeetsomeonewhohadgainedlifethroughthegiftfromtheirson.Ameetingwasarrangedbytheorganbanktobringtogethertwofamilieslinkedbythemostbittersweettiesimaginable.

Themeetingwasrisky,butworthit.Wetalkedfor3hours.TheyshowedusapictureofTracy.Welearnedforthefirsttimehowhehadlivedanddied.WelearnedsomethingaboutBillandCorytoo.

FortheMarshes,seeingDavidandknowinghewaswellseemedtoeasetheirsuffering.（S2）I'llneverforgetseeingDavid'stallfigurestoopedoverCory,herarmsaroundhiswaist,asamotherwouldhugason.Foralongtimetheyheldeachothertight.Itwashardtoknowifshewassayinghelloorgood-bye.Maybeshewassayingboth.

6.WelearnfromthepassagethatTracydied______.

A）onDecember8,1992

B）ofbraindamage

C）24hoursafterhefellofftheroofofacar

D）inacarcrash

7.Tracy'sparentsdecidedtodonateTracy'sorgansbecause______.

A）Tracytoldthemtodosojustbeforehedied

B）theywantedtosaveothersthepainofseeingadearonedie

C）David'slifecouldcontinueinameaningfulway

D）theyknewDavidwassufferingfromahopelessliverdisease

8.Themeetingbetweenthewriter'sfamilyandTracy'sparentswasarrangedbecause______.

A）thewriterandherhusbandwishedtoexpresstheirthankstoTracy'sparents

B）thelocalorganbankwantedtoseehowbothfamiliesfeltaboutthedonation

C）Tracy'sparentswantedtoseesomeonewhoselifehadbeensavedbythedonation

D）thetwofamilieswerelinkedbythemostbittersweettiesimaginable

9.ThewriterandherhusbandlearnedhowTracydied

A）fromhisparents

B）fromtheorganbank

C）fromthehospital

D）fromthedoctorwhoperformedtheoperation

10.ThemeetingbetweenthetwofamilieshelpedtoeasetheMarshes'sufferingbecause______.

A）theysawthatDavidlookedverymuchliketheirson

B）theysawthatDavidhadregainedhealthwithTracy'sliver

C）theynowhadsomeonetosharetheirmemoriesofTracy

D）theynowknewforsuretheyhaddonetherightthing

PassageThree

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whocoinedthetermpersonalcomputer?

TheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaysBytemagazineuseditfirst,initsMay1976issue.ButYaleLawSchoollibrarianFredShapirodecidedtodosomediggingonhisown-withhelpfromJSTOR,anonlineelectronicdatabaseforacademic（学术的）journals.JSTOR'sartsandsciencesarchive（档案）offersscansof5millionpagesfrom117journals,somedatingback150years.Usingcharacter-recognitionsoftware,JSTORcreatessearchablefilesforeachdocument（文件）,allowingfull-textsearchesacross15academicfields.

（S3）Whilesearchingfortheoriginofpersonalcomputer.Shapirouncoveredseveralcompetingclaims.StewartBrand,founderofWholeEarthCatalog,saysonhisWebsitethathefirstreferredtoa"personalcomputer"ina1974book;andGUIpioneerAlanKayissaidtohaveusedtheterminapaperpublishedin1972.

ButasearchonJSTOR'sgeneralsciencearchiveturnedupwhatShapirosaysistheearliestrecordeduseofpersonalcomputer,intheOctober4,1968,issueofScience.TheissuecontainsaHewlett-PackardadvertisementforitsnewHP9100A）"ThenewHewlett-Packard9100Apersonalcomputer,"theadvertisementsays,is"ready,willingandable...torelieveyouofwaitingtogetonthebigcomputer."The$4,900device—adesktopscientificcalculatorequippedwithmagneticcards—doesn'tseemlikemuchofacomputernowadays.Andat40pounds,itwasn'tverypersonal,either.ButaccordingtoShapiro,itwasthefirstdevicetobecalledapersonalcomputer.

11.Theterm"personalcomputer"firstappeared______.

A）inBytemagazine

B）inaHewlett-PackardadinScience

C）ina1974book

D）inapaperpublishedbyAlanKay

12.WhatisJSTOR?

A）Itisanonlinedatabase.

B）Itisanacademicjournal.

C）Itisakindofcomputersoftware.

D）Itisaresearchorganization.

13.Shapirosucceededinhissearchfortheoriginofthetermpersonalcomputerby______.

A）lookingintotheOxfordEnglishDictionary

B）diggingintomagazinesthataremorethan150yearsold

C）scanningJSTOR'sgeneralsciencearchiveonline

D）focusingonacademicjournalssuchasScience

14.WithaHP9100A,accordingtotheHewlett-Packardadvertisement,you______.

A）caneasilygetonthebigcomputer.

B）don'thavetogetonthebigcomputer

C）cansavealotofmoney.

D）willbewillingandreadytodoscientificwork

15.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutthefirstdevicethatwascalledapersonalcomputer?

A）ItlookedverydifferentfromthePCweknowtoday.

B）Itwassmall,lightandeasytocarryaround.

C）Itwasasefficientasabigcomputer.

D）Itrelievedpeopleofagreatdealoftediouswork.

PassageFour

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

EversinceIwasverysmall,I'vehadthesensethatIoughttobesomewhereelse.IrememberwatchingtrainsflashbyandwishingIwasonboard.IremembergoingtotheairportwithmyparentswhenIwas13andreadingthedestinationsboard,seeingalltheplacesthatIcouldgoto:

LosAngeles,Chicago,London.

Butthetrainspassedbyandtheplanestookoffwithoutme,soIwanderedtheworldthroughbooks.IwenttoVictorianEnglandinthepagesofMiddlemarchandALittlePrincess,andtoSt.Petersburgbeforethefallofthetsar（沙皇）withAnnaKarenina.

MyhomewasinapleasantplaceoutsidePhiladelphia.ButIrea