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1、150分一、听力部分（共30分）二、阅读理解（共30分）1.（8分）A Francis Bacon,one of the most important philosophers（哲人）of England,was born in London and educated at Cambridge University.When he was only 15,he went to France to work for the English ambassador（大使）.Two years later he went to England to study law.At the age of tw

2、enty three he was chosen to parliament（议会）.His ideas about how scientists should study things in nature help to bring the modern way of thinking,called the scientific method. One of the Bacon best known books was his Essays.Each essay was a short piece of writing in which he tried to give a lesson b

3、y discussing sides of a subject such as studying,conversation,friends and healthful living.In many of his books,Bacon explained how scientists should study things as they really exist in nature and then try to figure out what caused a particular thing to be as it is.Later,by doing experiments,the sc

4、ientists could see that any one cause would always have the same result.This method,which is called inductive reasoning,is used by all the scientists today,but it was new in Bacons time.（21）According to the passage we know that _.A.Francis Bacon was the most important philosopher of EnglandB.Francis

5、 Bacon had good educationC.Francis Bacon worked for a French ambassador at the age of 15D.Francis Bacon stayed in France until he was 23（22）It can be known that Francis Bacon was famous for_.A.inventing the scientific method of studying things in natureB.his booksC.his method,inductive reasoningD.be

6、ing a member of parliament（23）His essays gave many useful lessons on _.A.studyingB.conversationC.friends and healthful livingD.All of the above.（24）The underlined phrase “inductive reasoning” in the last paragraph means_.A.discovering general laws from particular facts or examplesB.reaching a conclu

7、sion by reasoning from general laws to a particular caseC.studying things as they used to beD.studying things in a particular way2.（8分）B Dogs are mans best friends.This everyday saying may contain some truth，but dogs are not the only animal friends that people like.For example，cats can be excellent

8、house pets，too. People enjoy the friendship of cats.Cats love to keep close to their owners.Cats are quite playful.They love to run after balls，or play with anything hanging from a string. They especially enjoy playing when their owners play the game with them.Just like a dog，a cat can be trained to

9、 perform tricks（诡计） or avoid unwanted behaviour. Cats do not have to be walked.They get plenty of exercise in the house as they play，and they do their business in their litter boxes.So their owners only need to spend time cleaning their litter boxes.Washing a cat is almost never necessary because ca

10、ts usually clean themselves.In addition，cats can be left alone at home for a few hours without any worry.Unlike some pets，most cats will not destroy the furniture when left alone.They just go about their usual activities until their owners return. Cats are polite members of a family.Unlike dogs，cats

11、 do not make lots of loud noise. They walk very quietly.Also，cats dont often have “accidents”Mother cats train their babies to use the litter box，and most cats will use it from that time on.Cats keep their energy by sleeping more than most animals，especially as they grow older.（25）From the passage，w

12、e can learn that _.A.cats would rather play with themselvesB.cats often play tricks on their ownersC.many people think dogs are mans best friendsD.cats sleep less than any other animal does（26）What can be concluded（推断） from the passage?A.Cats are very easy to be kept as house pets.B.Cats need more t

13、ime to do exercise than dogs.C.Cats are afraid of being left alone at home.D.Cats dont like to clean themselves.（27）In the fourth paragraph，we can learn that cats are _.A.playful B.cute C.polite D.noisy（28）Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?A. B. C. D.3.（6分）Dolphin

14、s are not fish，but warmblooded animals.They live in groups，and speak to each other in their own language.In this way they are like other animals，such as bees and birds.But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals.Their brain is nearly the same size as our own，and they live a long tim

15、eat least twenty or thirty years.Like some other animals，dolphins use sound to help them find their way around.They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food.We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds，but the lower part of the mouth，called the jaw.Strangely，dolphins seem to like man，and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.There is a story about sailors in the 19th century.In a dangerous part of the sea off the coas