1、 3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试结束后,将答题卡交回。第I卷第一部分 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AA poor young artist came to the gate of the subway station. He put his hat on the ground and took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. Then he b
2、egan playing the violin. The words on that paper said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it.” He was soon surrounded by people wondering what had happened. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry, g
3、rabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, its you. You did come here. I knew that youre an honest man and would certainly come here.”The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery(彩票) ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy a
4、nd he took out 50 dollars for the wonderful music played by the young man. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. Later someone asked the violinist: “At that time you needed to pay the tuition fee and had to play the violin every day to make the money. Then why didnt you take the lottery tic
5、ket for yourself?” The violinist said, “Although I dont have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I wont be happy forever.”1. Why were the violinist surrounded with a lot of people? A. He was waiting for someone who has lost money. B. He was playing the violin in the street. C. He was b
6、egging money in public. D. He had written something strange on paper in front of him.2. What can be inferred form the passage? A. The violinist was given the lottery ticket as a reward. B. The violinist was given the lottery ticket because George thought it useless. C. The violinist was given the lo
7、ttery ticket because George didnt notice that. D. The violinist was given the lottery ticket because George wanted to help him.3. Which can be the best title of the passage? A. A Poor Young Artist B. An Artist And a Gentleman C. Honesty Saves People from Trouble D. Honesty Brings HappinessB Everyone
8、 knows how the story of Cinderella does everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals before she meets the prince. If someone asked Cinderella, “Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?” She probably would answer , “Why , none , of course. Housework is my duty!” In
9、 the real world, however, most people have certain dislikes for some kinds of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing(熨)clothes and washing dishes. Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled(处理)
10、separately, so ironing a basket of them can take hours! If you do not follow directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end. Another household job tha
11、t many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because , we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher dont come out as clean as they do when washed by han
12、d. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes. And it is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I dont know how Cinderella felt abo
13、ut this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.4. For Cinderella, doing household work is _. A. what she hates to do B. what she is responsible for C. what she loves to do D. what she is content with 5. Most people hate to do clothes-ironing because _. A. it takes a
14、lot of time B. it has to be done by one person C. it must be handled skillfully D. it needs careful planning 6. Many people still prefer washing dishes by hand to machine washing because _. A. hand washed dishes are cleaner B. dishwashers are not so easily handled C. some dishes cannot be washed by
15、machine D. washing dishes by hand is cheaper 7. Ironing is different from washing dishes in that _. A. it requires patience B. it is not a daily housework C. it is not tiring D. it needs less careC Back in the early 1990s, I knew little about computers. But what I did know was that something huge wa
16、s happening. It was changing imaginations and possibilities like nothing I had ever known. And I knew I had dreams that hadnt come true. But I didnt know how to realize them until I met with my old friend, Rolly Rouse, when we happened to move into the same neighborhood. Rolly often called me with a
17、 lot of ideas. We talked about the Internet and about starting a new online company togetherHe was then developing a plan and he wanted me to be a part of it: we would give people wonderful electronic houses on a CD-ROM and let them modify(改变) those houses to their own needs. When they were satisfie
18、d,we would enable them to go online to make the project happen, and to get the products Building Blocks was the name Rolly came up with for the new company. Rolly simply gave up his business to commit himself full time to Building Blocks. I soon joined him after I quit my well paid job at a newspape
19、rTogether we developed a demo to show the features of our CDROM, “The New American Dream Home”. Then we took it to the annual convention of the National Association of Home Builders in Boston. To our satisfaction, nearly everyone expected to see what we were showing, including the top companies. Whe
20、n we left, we had invitations to tell them more about Building Blocks. That was the start of my real lifetime dream and Building Blocks, our company, has been on a road to success ever since.8. In the first paragraph, “something huge was happening” refers to_ A. house designing B. home decoration C.
21、 technology development D. furniture production 9. From the passage, we can know that Rolly is _ A. stubborn B. serious C. creative D. outgoing10. Rolly and the writer decided to start a company together because they were both_ A. expert in building B. poorly paid at their jobs C. out of work at the
22、 time D. interested in e-business11. At the Boston convention, Rolly and the writer were happy because_ A. they had people interested in their products B. they sold some of their own products right there C. they got their first orders from some famous building companies D. they had the chance to vis
23、it some famous building companiesDIt seems hard to watch someone yawn(打哈欠) and not to yawn ourselves. Even reading about yawning can make you do it. Now, a new study has found why yawning has such a powerful force. Yawning when others yawn, the study suggests, is a form of social connection. Kids do
24、nt develop this behavior until around age four, the study found. Autistic(患自闭症的)children are less likely to catch yawns. In the most serious cases, they never do. Yawning might help doctors to see whether the children are developing rightly. The work could also lead to a better understanding of the
25、ways that people communicate and connect.“Emotional(情绪的) effect seems to be a born thing that connects us together,” said Molly Helt, a graduate student at the University of Connecticut. “Yawning may be part of that.” Inspiration for her study came when she tried to get her own autistic son to clear
26、 his ears on an airplane. She repeatedly yawned at him, hoping he would yawn back. He never did.“The fact that autistic kids dont do it might mean theyre really missing out on that emotional connection with people around them, ” she said. “The biggest thing people try to figure out after birth is ho
27、w we become humans and understand that humans have minds that are different from others, she added. Autistic people never seem to understand that.”Like infectious (有感染力的)laughter and crying, scientists have found that yawning is a shared experience that improves social connection. Helt said it could
28、 fight stress after a period of being nervous and spread a feeling of calm through a group.12According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?AIt is hard to yawn when you see others yawn.BYawning is a form of communication.CAutistic children are more likely to catch yawns.DYawning
29、 too much does harm to peoples health.13In her study, Molly Helt has found that _. Apeople get inspired when they yawn Byawning is a kind of emotional connection among humansCpeople only communicate with others by yawning when they are youngDyawning helps clear ears on planes14From the passage, we c
30、an know that_.Ait is strange to yawn back if people around you yawn.Bsome kids are too young to yawn after others.Cautistic children yawn easily when others yawn.Dyawning can be used to test childrens development.15. From the the last paragraph, it can be inferred that _.Ayawning is different from i
31、nfectious laughter and cryingBit is impolite to yawn on some social occasionsCyawning is a shared experience that improves social connection Dyawning can make people feel relaxed第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to manage your email inbox(收件箱) _16_We love it and we hate it. We need it and we want it, but too often the price we pay is that . As certa
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