1、4. Howwill thewomangotothestore?A. Bybus. B. Onfoot. C.Bytaxi.5. Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shedoesntcarehowthemovieended. B.Shedratherseea horrorfilmnexttime. C.Shegenerallydislikesthattypeof movie.第二节听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。6. Whereisthemansmothernow?A.Inthehospital.B.Athome.C.Intheoffice.7. Whywillthemanaskfo
2、raweekoff?A. He hastoseeadoctor.B. He needstolookafterhismother.C. He hasnthiredanyonetohelp himyet.8. Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman?A. He isthoughtful.B.Heishelpfultoher.C. He isa successfulman.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9. Whereisthebank?A.Neara busstop.B.Acrossfroma supermarket.C.Nexttoabookstore.10. Howfar
3、awayisthebank?A.Twoblocksaway.B.Threeblocksaway.C.Fourteenblocksaway.11. Whichof the followingdoesthemanchoosetotake?A.BusNo.104.B.StreetcarB-201.C.StreetcarB-102.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12. Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hegota raise.B.Hejustgota newjob .C. He movedintoa newhouse.13. Whatkindof TV setdoesthewo
4、mansuggest?A.Asmallone. B.Abigone. C.Acheapone.14. Whydoesthewomangivethemansucha suggestion?A.Priceswillgoupsoon.B.Newproductscomeouteveryyear. C. His livingroomisntverybig.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15. Whatwasinthewomansdream?A.Herphysicsteacher.B.Anappletree.C.A newhouse.16. Whydidthewomanhavethedream,acc
5、ordingtotheman?A.Shewashungry.B.Shestudiedtoohard.C.Sheexercisedtoomuch.17. Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.Heneverremembershisdreams.B. He knowsFrenchbetterthanEnglish.C. He oncehadthesame experienceasthewoman.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. Whatdoesthephrase “astonesthrowaway”probablymean?A.Faraway.B.Closeby.C.
6、 Hardtofind.19. WhydidMr.Browndecidetohavea look atthehouse?A.Thehousewasverycheap. B. Thehousewasverybig.C. Thehousewasinagoodlocation.20. Whatcanwelearnfromthis talk?A.Mr.Brownboughtthehouseinthecountry.B. Mr.Brownthoughtthehousingagenthadlied.C.Mr.Brownthoughtthehousewascloser tothecity.第二部分阅读理解(
7、共20小题)第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在题卡上将 该项涂黑。 AOnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary, andborrow atleastonebookforthesummer. Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem inabilitytoread.Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“ChildrensRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorand
8、pulleda fewbooks offtheshelfatrandom. Thecover ofabookcaught myeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.I hadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanion Ieverhadasachild.Hewasmysecret sharer, butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocare forhim.I neverforgotmybeagle.Thereon
9、thebookscoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical(相同的)tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureof thedog onthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle, Amos,the Beaglewitha Plan. Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthe summer.Undertheshadeofabush,Istarted toreadaboutAmos.Ireadver
10、y, veryslowlywithdifficulty. Thoughpageswereturnedslowly, Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeen separated fromhisfamily andwhofinallyfound hisway backhome.That dogwasmydog,andIwasthe littleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory, mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon, untilmyownlost
11、dogandIwere,in mymind,runningtogether.Mymotherscallreturnedmetothe real world.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:I hadreada book, andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.Inever toldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”(奇迹般地)experienceth
12、atsummer,but shesaw aslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthored hisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerof thewordshasheld.21. Theauthorsmothertoldhimtoborrowa bookinord
13、erto. A. encouragehimtodomorewalkingB.lethimspenda meaningfulsummer C.helpcurehimof hisreadingproblem D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons22. Thebookcaughttheauthorseyebecause. A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimalsB.it remindedhimofhisowndogC. hefounditstitle easytounderstandD.helikedchildrensstoriesverymu
14、ch23. Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough? A. He wasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook. C.Thebooktoldthestory ofhispet dog.D.Thehappyendingof thestoryattractedhim.24. Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph? A. Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.B.Theauthorsmotherre
15、adthesamebook.C.Theauthorsmotherrewardedhimwith books. D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.25. Whichonecouldbethebesttitleof thepassage? A. The Charmofa Book B.MumsStrictOrderC.Reunionwith My Beagle D.MyPassionforReadingBAtthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed(诊所)with kindof attentiondisorder.Itmadeschooldiffic
16、ultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,I couldnot.Inmyfirstliterature class,Mrs.Smith askedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45 minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,“Mrs.Smith, yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattention problems.I mightnotbe abletodoit.”Sheglanceddownatmethrough hergla
17、sses,“youarenodifferent fromyourclassmates,young man.”I tried,butI didntfinishthe readingwhenthebell rang.Ihadtotakeithome.Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablind person,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldntgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidntgiveup.Instead,h
18、einventedareadingsystemofraiseddots(点),whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.WasntIthe“blind”inmyclass, beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted”students? Mythoughts spilled outandmypenstartedtodance.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnodifferent from others;Ijust needed aquieterplace. If
19、Louis couldfind hiswayoutofhis problems,why should Ievergive up?IdidntexpectanythingwhenIhandled inmypapertoMrs.Smith, soitwasquiteasurprisewhenit came back tomethenext day-withan“A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:“Seewhat youcandowhenyoukeeptrying?”26. Theauthordidntfinishthereadinginclass
20、because.A.hewasnewtotheclass B. hewastried ofliteratureC. hehadanattentiondisorder D.hewantedtotakethetaskhome27. WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage?A. He hadgoodsight B.Hemadeagreatinvention. C.He gaveupreading D.He learneda lotfromschool28. WhatwasMrs.Smithsattitudetotheauthoratthe endof
21、thestory?A. Angry B.Impatient C.Sympathetic D.Encouraging29. Whatisthemainideaof thepassage?A. Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwith respect.B.Ateachercanopenupa newworldtostudents.C. Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswith efforts.D. Everyoneneedsahandwhen facedwith challenges.CWhydoAmericansstrugglewithwat
22、chingtheirweight,whiletheFrench,whoconsumerichfood, continuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabout eatingmayaffectweight.Researchers concludethattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull. However,Americanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyor theirfavoriteTVshowi
23、sover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercola,ahealthexpert,theFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheir lifestyle.Theyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetable,whileAmericansseeeating assomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosethe abilitytosensewhentheyareactually
24、full.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrench would havestopped. Inaddition,hepointsoutthatAmericans drivetohugesupermarkets tobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfor theweek. TheFrench,instead,tend toshop daily,walkingtosmallshops andfarmersmarketswherethey haveachoiceoffreshfruits,vegetables,andeggsaswellashigh-qual
25、itymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnited States, Mireille Guiliano,authorofFrench WomenDontGetFat, decidedto write abouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfood.Today she continuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.Inspiteofallthesedifferences,evidenceshowsthatrecentlifestyl
26、echangesmay beaffectingFrench eatinghabits. Todaytherateofobesityorextreme overweightamong adultsisonly6%.However,as Americanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditions,theobesityrateamongFrench childrenhasreached17%andisgrowing.30. InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoD
27、r.JosephMercola?A. Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.B. Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities. C. Theyregardeatingasa keypartof theirlifestyles.D.They usuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfood.31. Thistextismainlytherelationshipbetween.A. AmericansandtheFrench B.lifestyleandobesityC.ch
28、ildrenandadults D.fastfoodandoverweight32. Wheredoesthis textprobablycomefrom?A.A TV interview B.A foodadvertisementC.A healthreport D.AbookreviewDAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people rememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputer willsaveinformation, whystore
29、itinyourownpersonal memory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments. Sheandherresearchteam wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportantfactstotypei
30、ntoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwould savetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgroupremembered theinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydid nottry torememberit.Inanotherexperiment,th
31、eresearchers gavepeoplefactstoremember, andtoldthemwheretofind theinformationonthecomputer.Theinformationwasina specific computerfolder (文件夹).Surprisingly, peoplelaterrememberedthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalledtransactive memory(交互记忆).According toSparrow,wearenotbecomi
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