1、写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡的非答题区域均无效。3. 非选择题的作答:用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。4. 考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A TheMetropolitan Museum of Art (Met) is one of the worlds largest and finest art museums. Following the suggested route will hel
2、p you explore the museum. The Temple of Dendur This 2000-year-old building stood near the Nile River, surrounded by a wall that no longer exists. But you can still peek through the gateway. Whose “house” is this? Its not for people. Its for gods. Can you identify them? They face out. A king faces in
3、, bringing offerings. MetSpeaks Bringing together some of the most respected thinkers on a given subject, MetSpeaks features lectures, discussions, talks, films, and forums in which compelling voices explore timely issues that connect to the Mets exhibitions and permanent collection. Program times,
4、audiences, and topics vary. Time to Sketch Settle down for a few minutes, pick something in this gallery, and have fun drawing it. Enjoy the chance to look carefully as you create your own sketch. Youll be surprised at how much more you notice, thanks to exploring art by sketching. MetAccess Make th
5、e Met yours! Choose from a variety of services and exciting programs that are tailored to meet the needs of visitors with disabilities. Program times, audiences, and topics vary. Ask for the Access Information brochure and Access Calendar at Information Desks, download the Access Calendar(PDF), or c
6、all 212-650-2010 or email accessmetmuseum.org. Admission Fee includes admission to the Main Building and same-week admission tothe Cloisters museum and gardens.RecommendedFeeAdults$25Seniors (65 and older)$17Students$12Members (Join Now)FreeChildren under 12 (accompanied by an adult)1. How much is r
7、ecommended to pay for 3 adult and 2 student visitors? A. 111 B. 99 C. 87 D. 103 2. What can you know about the Temple of Dendur? A. A high wall is surrounding the 2000-year-old building now. B. A king faces out, bringing offerings in the temple. C. The building is designed for Emperor to live in. D.
8、 The Nile River witnessed the history of the building.3. Which of the following is TRUE about the Met? A. Issues connected with economic crisis will be discussed in MetSpeaks. B. Visitors can choose something in the gallery and have fun drawing it on the wall. C. Disabled people will find various se
9、rvices and programs offered especially for them. D. You can email accessmetmuseum.org for more Admission information.BYouth football team members rescued more than two weeks after sudden flooding trapped them in a cave in Thailand are now being well looked after at a hospital in the northern city of
10、 Chiang Rai. In addition to treating the boys for potential body fluid loss, inadequate nutrition and lack of oxygen, their doctors also plan to closely monitor them for symptoms of diseases that may have been infected by animals living in the cave. “The next step is to make sure those kids and thei
11、r families are safe, because living in a cave provides a different environment, which might contain animals that could transmitdisease,” said the local hospital. The boys and their family members have been told to watch for symptoms such as headache, nausea(反胃), muscle pain or difficulty breathing,
12、the reports added.Yet based on the location where the boys were trappedmore than four kilometers from the cave complexs main entrance, past some fully submerged passagesand the fact they have been swimming out wearing full scuba face masks, it seems unlikely that they were living with bats in the ca
13、ve or breathed in bat-associated bacteria during their rescue, several infectious disease experts said. “Its hard to imagine bats got that deep into the cave because of all those narrow passageways, but it is possible,” says Ian Lipkin, an animal expert and professor at the Mailman School of Public
14、Health at Columbia University. “Its unlikely that there would be many animals in there,” notes Jonathan Epstein, a doctor at EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that studies diseases and how to prevent them. Bats typically like to rest in areas they can easily enter and exit, not in places
15、that fully flood, he adds.Bats in Thailand have been linked with a wide range of viruses that are similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)Lipkin says. But it seems more likely the boys would have been exposed to infection-causing bacteria when they swam through the dirty water with cuts a
16、nd scrapes. “If you are trying to prioritize issues with respect to health care for these kids, number one would be psychological damage and second will be bacterial infections from the cuts and scrapes they may have encountered.” Lipkin says.4. According to the passage, which of the following is NO
17、T the potential symptom of the rescued team members? A. Lacking body water B. Unbalanced nutrition C. Pain in the head and muscles D. Adequate oxygen5. The underlined word “submerged” in paragraph 3 means _. A. under the water B. wild and dangerous C. with animals D. bat-associated6. Which is true a
18、bout the caves and the trapped people? A. Jonathan Epstein thought it possible for the team members to be attacked by bats in the fully-flooded cave. B. Lipkin argued bats were not able to get deep into the narrow cave where the kids were trapped.C. Lipkin said the victims might be infected when the
19、ir body were exposed to bacterial water during the rescue. D. Lipkin believed the most important issue for the cave-trapped teenagers was infectious bacteria examination.7. What is the text type of the passage? A. An academic essay about bats. B. A newspaper article. C. A medical magazine. D. A Thai
20、 website about sports.CSo many of us hold on to little resentments that may have come from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to usbelieving this is the only way we can forgive orrekindle a friendship or family relationship
21、.An acquaintance of mine, whose health isnt very good, recently told me that she hadnt spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldnt speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to
22、reach out, she resisted initially and said, “I cant do that. Hes the one who should apologize.” She was literally willing to die before reaching out to her only son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful
23、for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own. As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins.Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important t
24、han our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesnt mean that youre wrong. Everything
25、will be fine. Youll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right.Youll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right,” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But if for some reason they dont, thats ok
26、ay too. Youll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world, and certainly youll be more peaceful yourself.8. The underlined word “rekindle” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”. A. recoverB. developC. acceptD. replace9. According to the passage, the
27、authors friend never spoke to her son for three years because _. A. she had got an argument with her daughter-in-law B. she had disagreed about her sons marriage C. she had got an argument about her daughter-in-law D. she had disliked her sons wife for many years10. Which of the following is NOT the
28、 reason for people to be unwilling to apologize first? A. People believe that they are always right. B. People always wait for others to offer an apology first. C. People consider the position more important than happiness. D. People want to get an inner satisfaction.11. The purpose of the passage i
29、s to _. A. instruct the readers how to apologize B. teach the readers how to gain inner peace C. inform the readers the importance of being forgiving D. tell the readers to reach out first when there are painful events.DA new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, hel
30、p to form new industries, even remove world economic powers from their present positions. Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globeand Asians are in the forefront. P
31、hysicists are creating a new class of materials that display an amazing property unforeseen even two years agosuperconductivity (超导体技术).Used today only in specialized equipment, super conductors have the potential to radically change most of the electrical and electronic appliances found in the home, making them smaller, more powerful and efficient. They could free our cities of pollution by replacing petrol and diesel (柴油) vehicles with electric cars, and cut the cost of electricity
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