1、每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D中四个选项,选出最佳选项。BiographyAMini Book Excerpts(节选)When Salinger learned that acarpark was tobebuilt onthe land,the middle-aged writer was shockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectitThetownspeopleneverforgottherescue andcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.J.D.Salin
2、ger:ALifebyKennethSlawenski(RandomHouse,$27)Mystery(疑案小说)Youreasmartboy.Bennysdeathwasnoaccident,andyouretheonlywhosawithappen.Doyou thinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?Theboywasstartingstubbornlyathislapagain.AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,DidyouYourecognizedthemaninthecar,didntyou?Theboyhesitate
3、d,twistinghisfingers,Maybe,hesaidquietly.RedWolfbyLizaMarklund(AtriaBooks,$25.99)ShortStoriesShewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofit inclass:Somewomenarebornstupid,and somewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonly knowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromthei
4、rmothers,somewhotheydontwant tobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswont.Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswont.YouAreFreebyDanzySenna(RiverheadBooks,$15)HumorDoyourkidsliketo havefun?Cometo FunTimes!Doyouliketo watchyourkidshavingfun?Bring themtoFunTimes!FunTimes!samusementcyclingisthemostfunyoucanhave
5、,legally,intheUnited Statesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthan halfofthatwithinadaysdriveofmostcities?Happy:AndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle(Ecco,$14.99)21.If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by_.A.Ecco B
6、.AtriaBooks C.RiverheadBooks D.RandomHouse22.ThebookHappy:AndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor_.A.youngchildren B.DisneyWorldworkersC.middleschoolteachers D.parentswithyoungchildren23.Whichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?A.Happy:AndOtherBadThoughts B.J.D.Salinger:ALifeC.YouAreFree D.RedWolfBI
7、 wasbornandraisedinMinnesota,theUSA,butasanadultIhavemostlylivedinEuropeandAfrica. Iteachcross-culturalmanagementattheInternationalBusinessSchoolnearParis.Forthelast15years, Ivestudied howpeople indifferent partsoftheworldbuildtrust,communicate, andmakedecisions especiallyintheworkplace.Whiletraveli
8、nginTokyorecentlywithaJapanesecolleague,Igaveashorttalktoagroupof20 managers.Attheend,Iaskedwhethertherewereanyquestionsorcomments.Nohandswentup,soI wenttositdown.Mycolleaguewhisperedtome,“Ithinkthereactuallyweresomecomments,Erin.DoyoumindifItry?”Iagreed,butIguesseditawasteofbreath.Heaskedthegroupag
9、ain, “Anycommentsorquestions?”Still,nooneraisedahandbutthistimehelookedverycarefullyateachpersoninthesilent audience.Gesturingtooneofthem,hesaid,“Doyouhavesomethingtoadd?”Tomyamazement, sheresponded“Yes,thankyou.”Andaskedmeaveryinterestingquestion.Mycolleaguerepeated thisseveraltimes,lookingdirectly
10、attheaudiencelookingdirectlyattheaudienceandaskingformorequestionsorcomments.Afterthesession,Iaskedmycolleague,“Howdidyouknowthatthosepeoplehadquestions?”He hesitated,notsurehowtoexplainit,andthensaid,“Ithastodowithhowbrighttheireyesare.”Hecontinued,“InJapan,wedontmakeasmuchdirecteyecontactasyoudoin
11、theWest.Sowhen youaskediftherewereanycomments,mostpeoplewerenotlookingdirectlyatyou.Butafewpeoplein thegroupwerelookingrightat you,andtheireyeswerebright.Thatindicatesthattheywouldbehappyto haveyoucallonthem.”IthoughttomyselfIwouldeverhavelearnedfrommyupbringinginMinnesota.Sincethen,Itrytofocusonund
12、erstanding behaviorinotherculturesIencounter, andkeepfindingthebrighteyesinthe room.24.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.LifeinMinnesotahasmadetheauthorwornout. B.Theauthorenjoystravelingaroundtheworld.C.Differentculturesarekindoffamiliartotheauthor. D.Theauthormaystarthisownbusinessinthefutu
13、re.25.Hearingthecolleaguewhispering,theauthor .A.wentbacktohisseatandgotseated.B.knewhiscolleaguehadsomequestions.C.owedabigdebtofgratitudetohiscolleague. D.thoughthiscolleaguewouldgetnowhere.26.Wheredoestheauthorscolleagueprobablycomefrom?A.America. B.Africa. C.Japan. D.France27.Whichisthepropertit
14、leforthepassage?A.LookingatAnotherCultureintheEye. B.FocusingonBehaviorinCultures. C.AdmiringtheBeautyintheEye. D.SharingDifferentCulturesinTokyo.CABrownUniversitysleepresearcherhassomeadviceforpeoplewhorunhighschools:Dontstart classessoearlyinthemorning.Itmaynotbethatthestudentswhonodoffattheirdesk
15、sarelazy.Anditmaynotbethattheirparentshavefailedtoenforce(确保)bedtime.Instead,itmaybethatbiologicallythesesleepyheadstudentsarentusedtotheearlyhour.“Maybethesekidsmebeingaskedtoriseatthewrongtimefortheirbodies,”saysMaryCarskadon, aprofessorlookingatproblemofadolescent(青春期的)sleepatBrownsSchoolofMedicine.Carskadonistryingtounderstandmoreabouttheeffectsofearlyschooltimeinadolescents.And,at a morebasiclevel,sheandherteamaretryingtolearnmoreabouthowthebiologicalchangesof adolescenceaffectsleepneedsandpatterns.Carskadonsaysherwor
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