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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Pioneeringfront-rowWhiteHousejournalistHelenThomasdiedatage92afteralongillness.Thomascovered10presidentsovernearlyhalfacentury,andbecamealegendintheindustry.

ShewasalwaysatWhiteHousenewsconferences—sittingfrontandcenter—whereshefrequentlyannoyedgovernmentspokesmenwithherpointedquestions.

ThomasbegancoveringtheWhiteHouseforUnitedPressInternationalwhenJohnF.Kennedybecamepresidentin1961andwasafixturethereuntilherretirementin2010.

Inawrittenstatement,ObamacalledThomasa“truepioneer*’andsaidshekeptthepresidentsshecovered—includinghimself—ontheirtoes.

Thomas,thedaughterofLebaneseimmigrants,wasborninWinchester,Kentucky,onAugust4,1920.Shewasoneofninechildren.ThomaswasraisedinDetroit,wheresheattendedWayneStateUniversityandgraduatedwithabachelor'sdegreein1942.

Indescribingherjob,Thomasoncesaid,“I’venevercoveredthepresidentinanywayotherthanthatheisultimatelyresponsible.”

'Thomasembracedthefreedomsofacolumnistwithvigor（$£>&）.questionscemeJ.off-limitsforher.Colleaguesrememberherasagenuinelyfearlesswomanwhoaskedthetoughedquestionsofpresidents,nomattertheirparty.

InJanuary2009,asPresidentGeorgeBushwaspreparingtoleaveoffice,Thomasaimedhereditorialgunsathimandhisadministration.Inacommentary,sheslammed（抨击）Bushforwhatsheconsideredhisfailings,includingleadingthecountry“intoasenselesswaragainstIraq,acalamitystillunderwayasheleavesofficealmostsixyearsaftertheinvasion.”Sheconsideredhim“theworstpresidentever.”

1.Accordingtothetext,HelenThomaswas.

A.awisepolitician

B.awritingpioneer

C.alegendaryjournalist

D.aWhiteHouseadviser

2.Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraph3probablymeans

A.anobjectfirmlyfixedinplace

B.apersonregardedfixedinthesameposition

C.someonetofixtrickyproblems

Dadevicetosecuresomethingsomewhere

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutHelenThomasfromthetext?

A.Shecovered10presidentsoveraperiodof49years.

B.Sheoftenraisedunreasonablequestions.

C.ShewasbornandbroughtupinLebanon.

D.ShewascriticizedbyPresidentObama.

4.HowdidThomascommentonGeorgeBush?

A.Heshouldbekeptonhistoes.

B.Hewasforcedtoberesponsible.

C.Hedidn’tdeservetobepresident.

D.Heshouldn'thavestartedtheIraqWar. 

B

Energydrinksarcasharmfulasdrugsandshouldbebannedfromschools,accordingtoaBritishgovernmentadviser.

DrinkssuchasMonster,RedBullandRelentlesscombinesugarandcaffeine（咖啡因）insuchhighquantitiesthatchildrenarcbecominghyperactive（过度活跃的）anddifficulttocontrol.Some500mlcanscontaintheequivalentofmorethan13teaspoonsofsugarand160mgofcaffeine—whichisaboutthesameasinfourcansofcola.

Yesterday,governmentadviserJohnVincentwarned,“Energydrinksareeffectivelyanotherformofdrugs.Ithasahugelydamagingeffectonchildren’sabilitytoconcentrate,bowtheyfeelanditishavinghealtheffects."

Evidencefromteachersandpupilsisthatchildrenwhodrinkthesecansmayreportfeelingsick,shakyanddizzy.ClaireDuggan,aschoolpublichealthadviser,saidsomechildrenreportfeelingunwellafterdowningthedrinks.

IanFenn,headmasterofBurnageMediaArtsCollegeinManchester,hasbannedthedrinksfollowingrequestsfromstaff.

HetoldBBC,“Staffcametomeandsaidataschoolwhereweareveryconsciousaboutthenutritionalvalueofwhatstudentseat.Wecan'tallowboystobringindrinksthatarereallyunhealthyforthemandconsumenotone,buttwoorthree."

Somechildrenevenchoosetohaveanenergydrinkforbreakfastratherthanabowlofcereal.Asurveypublishedrecentlyfoundthatonein20teenagersgoestoschoolonacanofenergydrink.

ABritishSoftDrinksAssociationspokesmansaid,“Wearcclearthatenergydrinksarenotrecommendedforchildren,andwewanttogetthatmessageacrosstoyoungpeopleandparents.”

5.WhatdoweknowaboutdrinkslikeRedBullfromthetext?

A.TheycontainaboutfourtimesasmuchsugarandcaffeineasCoca-Cola.

B.Theybringabouthealthbenefitsaswellassideeffects.

C.Theydistractchildrenfromotherkindsofdrinks.

D.Theymakechildrenmoreenergeticandactive.

6.Accordingtothetext,someBritishschoolchildren•

A.haveenergydrinksfortheirmeals

B.feelunwellafterdrinkingenergydrinks

C.arehardtocontrolwhenchoosingtheirdrinks

D.areawareofthenutritionalvalueoftheirdrinks

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Energydrinksdonotaffectadultsatall.

B.ParentsrequestIanFenntobanenergydrinks.

C.BurnageMediaArtsCollegeisconcernedaboutstudents'health.

D.Allchildrendrinkingenergydrinksreportthesamesymptoms.

8.Thetextmainlytellsusthatenergydrinks.

A.doasmuchdamageasmedicine

B.cancausechildrentofeeluneasy

C.containtoomuchofnutrients

D.harmkidsandshouldbebannedfromschools

C

Let’ssayyourcompanyhasaproblemandneedsacreativesolution.Acommonapproachistogatheryourbestpeopleinaroomtobrainstorm.Ideasarebattedaround,and,intheory,thebestansweremerges.

Butitdoesn’talwaysworkthatway.Plentyofresearchhasproventhelimitationofbrainstormingasmemberscanonlytalkinturn.Groupstendtogeneratefewerideasthanindividuals.

PsychologistTonyMcCaffreyhasasolutiontoourtroubledsearchforsolutions.Hecallsit“brainswarming”,whichhehastrademarked.Hispilotresearchhasfoundthatbrainswarminggeneratesmorethanfourtimesasmanyideasasbrainstorming.

Agroupstartswithalargesurface—perhapsawhiteboard—andputsagoalatthetopifitAfewresourcestoaddresstheproblemarelistedatthebottom.Notalkingisallowed.

Whileitmayseemsillynottotalk,thereareseveralimprovementswithMcCaffrey’sapproach.

There’sanaturaldivisionoflaboraspeoplecanfocusonwhattheyrebestat.Atop-downthinkermightworknearthetopofthechart,whileothersmayworkatthebottomonthinkingofpotentialresources.Thisalleviates（减轻）theinefficiencyoftraditionalbrainstorming,wheretheconversationisfocusedonasingletopic.

Withbrainswarming,thosewhoareshyaren'taslikelytogetboredlikeintraditionalconversations,wheretheoutgoingpeopletendtograbthefloor.Allideasstandonequalfooting.EveryonecanplacetheirPost-ItNotes（便利贴）ontheboard.

Worthyideasbroughtupearlyinameetingwon’tbeforgottenasawealthofnewideascrowdtheconversationlater.Theseideaswillalwaysbeontheboard,foreveryonetonoticeandconsider.

9.Whatdopeopledowhentheybrainstormforasolution?

A.Theydiscusscommonapproaches.

B.Theyproposesolutionsonebyone.

C.Theyselectthebestpeopletodebate.

D.Theyexploreuniquewaystosolvetheproblem.

10.Whenbrainswarming,people___________.

A.searchforpotentialresources

B.workonthesamegoalputonfeeboard

C.writedowntheirideasandstickthemontheboard

D.identifyeachother’sstrengthsanddividelabouraccordingly

11.WhichisNOTanadvantageofbrainswarming?

A.Ithelpstoraiseworkefficiency.

B.Itproducesoverfourtimesasmanyideas.

C.Itkeepsallworthyideasontheboard.

D.Itencouragesshypeopletospeakout

12.Whichisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.ABreakthroughinMarketingScience

B.Brainswarming,theScienceforGrowingIdeas

C.BrainswarmingHasBeenTrademarked

D.BrainstormingandbrainswanningDiffer

D

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HowgladIam-

Ihopedforyoubefore...

Whoknocks?

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LocktheDoor-

Iwillnotbe.pursued-

HestayedawayaYeartocall-

WhenIamoccupied-

Buttrifleslooksotrivial-

Assoonasyouhavecome...

ThislovelypoemwaswrittenbyEmilyDickinson,whoisconsideredamajorAmericanpoetthoughshewasnotaccordedthishonoruntilwellafterherdeath.

EmilyDickinsonwasbornonDecember10,1830,inAmherst,Massachusetts.Sheattendedschoolforonlyoneyear.Throughouthalife,sheseldomleftherhomeandvisitorswerefew.Shelivedinalmostcompleteisolationfromtheoutsideworld.

SheadmiredthepoetryofRobertandElizabethBarrettBrowning,aswellasJohnKeatsThoughshewasdissuaded（劝阻）fromreadingthepoetryofhercontemporaryWaltWhitmanbyrumorsofitsdisgracefulness,thetwopoetsarcnowconnectedbydiedistinguishedplacetheyholdasthefoundersofauniquelyAmericanpoeticvoice.

WhileDickinsonwasextremelyprolific（多产的）asapoet,shewasnotpubliclyrecognizedduringherlifetime.Uponherdeath,Dickinson’sfamilydiscoveredfortyhand-boundvolumesofnearly1,800poems.HeryoungersisterbegantosharetheenormousbodyofworkthatEmilybehind.

Emily’soddpunctuation,capitalization,andformattingdidnotmeetwithstandardpublishing"approval”forearliereditions.Thereisawhimsical（古怪的）naturetomanyofherpoems,asthesubjectofdeathwasthemostfrequenttheme.

13.Inthepoem,thepoetesswasspeakingto

A.alittlegirlB.along-lostfamilymemberC.aniceseasonD.acuteanimal

14.WhatisafeatureofEmilyDickinson’spoems?

A.Theydonotpayattentiontorhymes.

B.TheyresemblethoseofWaltWhitman.

C.Theyhaveastrangeformat.

D.Theyreflectherpersonalandsociallife.

15.Accordingtothetext,EmilyDickinson.

A.wascompletelyhomeschooledandhadatalentforwritingpoems

B.wasgreatlyinfluencedbyfourofhercontemporarypoets

C.isregardedasaleadingpoetinAmericanlit