第四部分阅读理解.docx

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第四部分阅读理解

第四部分阅读理解（共计30分，每小题3分）

26—35小题：

阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

Passage1（2010年7月、2008年1月试题）（答案1.D   2.D    3.B    4.D   5.C）

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity, —itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld. ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity. 

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.

ChildrenofCaribbean—ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian—Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.

NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon（83%and58%respectively）;39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.

ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulationofLondon.

Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.

Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.

Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross—culturaltravellers”withoutleavingtheirhome—town.

1．WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?

BecausehethinksLondonis_________.

A.partofthewordB.evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld 

C.notanationatall D.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversity

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat_________.

A.within10years40%Londonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups

B.mostofBritain’sethnicminorityresidentsliveinLondon,speakingover300languages

C.Londonaccommodatesabout330，000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommany

othercountries

D.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds

3.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup_________oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

A.3.8%B.40%C.39%D.36%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon_________.

A.youngpeoplearefromdifferentbackgrounds

B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironment

C.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures

D.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures

5.Thepassagemainlydealswith_________.

A．theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondon

B．thecompositionofthepopulationinLondon

C.theyculturaldiversityinLondon

D.thecontributionmadebythenewarrivalstoLondon

Passage2（2010年1月试题）答案：

1.A2.B3.C4.B5.A

Annaisouronlydaughter.MywifeandIhavetwosonsandAnnaistheyoungestinthefamily,butshe’stwenty—fivenow.Annawasnotwellwhenshewaslittle．Itwasaveryworryingtimeandshestayedathomealot，Shewasseenfirstbythelocaldoctors'andthenshewassenttoaspecialistinCardiffwhereshewasdiagnosedasdiabetic.Itwasmywifewhomainlytotakecareofherthen．Iamnotverygoodatlookingafterlittlechildren．IsupposeIamabittraditionalinthatway.Butwhenshegrewupabit，wespentalotoftimetogether.Welovedwalkingandtalkinganddiscussinglife．Westillloveittoday.Wegetonverywell.

Althoughshelookslikeme（tall,darkhair,darkeyesanddarkskin）,shetakesafterhermother:

sheisartisticandmusical,andlikehermothershe’sattractive.

Sheloveslookingafteranimals———shehastwodogs，threecatsandagoat．Shelivesinalittlehouseinthecountry.Ilikeanimalstoo.Ilikeridingandhunting，butAnnahateshunting．Shethinksit’scruel.Wediscussitalot.

Sheisquietandabitshywithstrangers.IammoreoutgoingandIlovemeetingnewpeople．Butshe’snotboring—————actually，she’sveryfunny．Shealwayshaslotsofstoriesofherlifeinthecountry.She’sanartandmusicteacherinalittlevillageschool.

sheisverygood—natured．Annasayswebroughtherupwell，andsheisgoingtobringherchildrenuptobehonestandloyal.ButIthinkshewaseasytobringup．Idon’trememberevertellingheroff.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whenAnnawasachild,she________

A.gotanillnessB.wasveryqueerC.didn’tlookliketheauthor

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagetheauthorthinkslookingafterlittlechildrenis______.

A.hisadvantageB.mainlyawoman’sresponsibilityC.reallyenjoyable.

3.Whatdoes“takeafter“meaninthefirstsentenceofPara.2?

A.LookafterB.bedifferentfrom.C.looklike.

4.MydaughterandIhavelittleincommonintermsof______.

A.lovingwalkingandtalkingB.characterC.lovinganimals

5.Fromthepassage,wecanseetheauthor’sdescriptionofhisdaughteris_______.

A.affectionateB.humorousC.critical

Passage3（2009年7月试题）（答案:

1.C2.B3.B4.A5.C）

Asurveyhasshownthatpeoplehavestoppedbelievingboththemediaandpoliticians.Asimilarsurveycarriedout5yearsagoshowedthat50%ofpeoplethoughtthatwhatpoliticianssaidwasusuallynottrue,andthat35%ofpeoplethoughtthatwhattheysawonthetelevisionorreadinnewspaperswasnottrue.Nowboththosefigureshaveincreasedsharply,to80%ofpeoplenotbelievingpoliticiansand70%notbelievingthetelevisionornewspapers.Expertsthinksthatthosefiguresarenotgoingtocomedowninthenearfuture.

Storiesaboutpoliticiansandjournaliststakingmoneyfrombusinessmenhavecausedthepublictostoptrustingthem.Alsopoliticianskeepmakingpromisesthattheydonotkeep.Mr.SmithofYorksaid,“Whenthepoliticiansmakenewlaws,theyonlyhelptheirfriends,notpeoplelikeme”.Mrs.MarleyofLeedssaid,“Thenewspapersandtelevisionarenotinterestedinwhatistrue;theyareonlyinterestedinmoneyforadvertising”.

IthasgotworserecentlyasmorepeoplecangetnewsfromtheInternetandlearnifthejournalistsandpoliticiansaretellingthetruthornot.Whatcanourpoliticiansandjournalistsdo?

Theonlyansweristobemorehonest.

1.Thenumberofpeoplebelievingpoliticiansandjournalistshas_______.

A.IncreasedB.notchangedC.decreased

2.Expertsthinkthisproblem_______.

A.willgetbettersoonB.willnotgetbettersoonC.willgetworsesoon

3.Storiessaybusinessmengivemoneyto_______.

A.PoliticiansB.politiciansandjournalistsC.journalists

4.Mr.Smiththinkspoliticiansmakelaws______.

A.tohelptheirfriendsB.tohelphimC.tohelpeverybody

5.Peoplecannowcheckstoriesusing_______.

A.thenewspapersB.thetelevisionC.theInternet

Passage4（2009年1月试题）答案:

1.B2.A3.C4.C5.A

AnExtraordinaryChangeofDirection

MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.

Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.

Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround—the—worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten—monthjourney.”

BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory.“Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn’tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”

BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan£50,000forcharity.

Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?

HowdidIdoit?

ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”

1.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary”meaninthetitle?

A.veryordinaryB.veryunusualandsurprising

C.notspecialD.  extreme

2.Thesentence“…myhusbandthoughtIwasbored…”inPara.4meantthatmyhusbandthoughtIfelt_________.

A.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathome

B.annoyedbecauseIhadtowaitlongformychildrentocomebackhome

C.happybecauseIcoulddosomethingIwasinterestedininsteadoftakingcareofchildren 

D.sadbecauseallthechildrenleftmewhentheygrewup

3.Theword“section”inPara.4mostprobablymeanshere_________. 

A.groupofpeopleB.partofthetraining

C.partoftherouteofsailD.partofthejob

4.Whichofthefollowingisnearest（closest）inmeaningto“rough”inthesentence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough…”inPara.5?

A.notexactB.difficult

C.notsmoothbecauseofhugewavesD.pleasant

5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.