1、t stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight.Yes, I encouraged一okay, ordered-them to wait it out at the airport, to earn more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh? Now some people may thin
2、k Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is some-timething few of us can afford to pass up. Ive made living looking for the best deals and exposing (揭露) the worst tricks .I have been the consumer r
3、eporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. I have written a coupleof books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clo
4、thes for my children,and expensive restaurants.But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its longer, and its the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.56. Why did Delta give the authors family credits?A. They took a later fl
5、ight. B. They had early bookings.C. Their flight had been delayed. D. Their flight had been cancelled.57. What can we learn about the author?A. She rarely misses a good deal. B. She seldom makes a compromise.C. She is very strict with her children D. She is interested in cheap products.58. What does
6、 the author do?A. Shes a teacher. B. Shes a housewife.C. Shes a media person. D. Shes a businesswoman.59. What does the author want to tell us?A.How to expose bad tricks. B. How to reserve airline seats.C. How to spend money wisely, D. How to make a business deal.B They baby is just one day old and
7、has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert (警觉)。Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spotsOn it.She stares at it carefully . A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards chan
8、ge from one to the other,her gaze(凝视) starts to lose its focus - until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns;she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the worl
9、d? Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment,but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes.Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects(a comb,a key,an orange and
10、 so on),changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves.Could it be the pattern that two things make,as opposed to three? No again.Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two
11、. The effect even crosses between senses.Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two;likewist(同样地) when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.60.The experiment described in Paragraph 1 is relate
12、d to the babys_.A.sense of hearing. B.sense of sight. C.sense of touch. D.sense of smell.61.Babies are sensitive to the change in_.A.the size of cards. B.the colour of pictures. C.the shape of patterns. D.the number of objects.62.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?A.To reduce the
13、 difficulty of the experiment. B.To see how babies recognize sounds.C.To carry their experiment further. D.To keep the babies interest.63.Where does this text probably come from?A.Science fiction. B.Childrens literature. C.An advertisement. D.A science report.C It happened to me recently.Iwas tellin
14、g someone how much Ihad enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of our President.A friend Iwas talking to agreed with me that it was ,in his words,“a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”.however,he then went on to talk abour Mr Obama in a way which suggested he h
15、ad no idea of his background at all .Isensed that Iwas talking to a book liar.And it seems that my friend is not the only one.Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent .In the World Book Days“Report on Guilty Secrets”,Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The
16、 report lists ten books,and various authors,which people have lied about reading,and as Im not one to lie too often (Id hate to be caught out ),Illadmit here and now that I havent read the entire top ten .But I am pleased to say that,unlike 42 percent of peoplt,I have read the book at number one ,Ge
17、orge Orwells 1984.I think its really brilliant.The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read jane Austen,Charles Dickens,Fyodor Dostoevsky(I havent read him,but havent lied about it either )and Herman Melville.Asked why the
18、y lied,the most common reason was to“impress”someone they were speaking to.This coule be tricky if the conversation became more in depth!But when asked which authors they actually enjoy,people named J.k.Rowling,John Grisham,Sophie Kinsella(ah,the big sellers,in other words).Forty-two percent of peop
19、le asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(Ill come clean:I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).64.How did the author find his friend a book liar?A.By judging his manner of speaking. B.By looking into his backgr
20、ound.C.By mentioning a famous name. D.By discussing the book it self.65.Which of the following is a“guilty secret ”according to the World Book Day report?A.Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list. B.42% of people pretended to have read 1984.C.The author admitted having read 9 books. D.Dreams
21、 From My Father is hardly read.66.By lying about reading ,a person hopes to .A.control the conversation B.appear knowledgeableC.learn about the book D.make more friends67.What is the suthors attitude to 58%of readers?A.Favorable. B.Uncaring C.Doubtful D.FriendlyDThe National GalleryDescription: The
22、National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh.The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing
23、 are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entranceLayout:The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the buileing houses 13th-to15th-century paintings,and artists include Duccio,Uccello,Van Eyck,Lippi,Mantegna,Botticelli and Memling.The main West Wing houses 16th-century
24、paintings ,and artists include Leonardo da Vinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,Titan and Veronest.The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings,and artists include Caravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,Van Dyck,Velazquez,Claude and Vermeer.The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings
25、,and artists include Canaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,Renoir and Van GoghOpening Hours:The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm(Fridays 10anm to 9pm)and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.Getting There:Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross(2-minute walk). Leicester Squ
26、are(3-minute walk),Embankment(7-minute walk),and Piccadilly Circus(8-minute walk).68In which centurys collection can you see religious paintings? AThe 13th BThe 17th CThe 18th DThe 20th69Where are Leonardo da Vincis works shown? AIn the East Wing. BIn the main West Wing. CIn the Sainsbury Wing. DIn
27、the North Wing.70Which underground station is closest to the National Gallery? APiccadilly Circus BLeicester Square CEmbankment DCharing Cross全国卷二:第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、 B、 C和D)中。选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They dont listen because they already know it
28、 all. I was lucky: became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didnt realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM,
29、a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions. I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready.
30、The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot - and my boss - so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, We need to put the landing gear down now! That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and Ive used it in the operating room ever since.CRM requires that t
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