第二节语法选择(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从26~35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Once,Einsteingavealectureinauniversity.Afterhisspeech,theaudiencestartedaskingquestions. Agirlasked,“Doyouthinkyou’re26giantofscience?” Einsteinsaid27asmile,“Agiantisapersonwhoistallinheight.YouseeI’msosmall,howcanIbeagiant?MaybeIseeabitfarther,only28Istandhigher!” Thenaboyasked,“Youmentionedyoustandhigherthan29.ItremindsmethatyouhadatalkwithaladyonthetopoftheAlps.Idon’twanttoask30youtalked,butIwanttoknowwhetheryourealizedyouhavebeenatopinthehistoryofsciencewhenyoustoodonthetop.” Lookingattheboy31,Einsteinreplied,“Well,32heightcannotbecomeatop.Andthereisnotopthatnoonecangetto,sowedon’twanttobeatop,butwewanttobeapersontoclimbthetop!” Thenhetookupapieceofchalkand33ontheblackboard,“Standingonthetop,youarenottall,butevensmaller!” Thenhesaid,“ThoughIstandtall,intheeyesoftheworldI’mstillsmall!Finally,Icantellyouasentence,whichwasthelastoneItoldtheladyonthetopoftheAlps,‘Anytopcan34,forthereisnogiantintheworldbuttheone35standshigher!’” \ Astormofapplausesounded.TheladywholistenedtoEinstein’sinstructionontheAlpsthatyearwasnootherthanMadamCurie! 26.A.a B.an C.the D./ 27.A.in B.of C.with D.from 28.A.so B.because C.but D.though 29.A.another B.other C.theothers D.others 30.A.what B.where C.that D.which 31.A.care B.careful C.careless D.carefully 32.A.my B.me C.I D.mine 33.A.write B.wrote C.writes D.writing 34.A.reach B.reaches C.isreached D.bereached 35.A.who B.which C.when D.where 三、完形填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Amywaslookingforagiftforherlittledaughter.Suddenlyshe36beforeastoreofdolls.“Girlslikedolls,”shethoughtasshesteppedintoit. Lookingaround,shesawa37doll–onewithgreyhairandapairofglasses.InhermindappearedJoyce,hermother. WhenAmywasalittlegirl,shegotherfirstdollfromJoyceforherbirthday.Thenthesecond,third…AdollayearfromJoyceneverarrived38. “Whyalwaysadoll?”This39hadbeeninAmy’sminduntilonedaysheknewtheanswer. LittleJoycedreamedtohaveadoll.Herparentspromisedoneforher40birthday.Sadly,theyboth41inatrafficaccidentbeforeitarrived.Thenever-receivedgiftwasthemost42thinginhereyes. Joyce’sstorybeingrecalled,Amygotanidea. ItwasJoyce’s60thbirthday.Aparcelwassenttoher,witha43thatread, DearJoyce, Iforgetto44youtheparcelthatyoushouldhavereceivedonMay20,1956,yourfifthbirthday.Thegiftinsidehasaged,butIfeltthatyoumightstillwishtohaveit. Love,AngelofJoy Joyceopenedtheparcelandsawalovelygrandmadoll.Sheheldthedolltightlythatshehadwaitedsomanyyearsfor,withtearsrunningdownherface.Thedoll,givenby“AngelofJoy”,madeherthe45“child”intheworld. 36.A.stopped B.sat C.went D.moved 37.A.mother B.child C.grandma D.daughter 38.A.early B.late C.sadly D.lovely 39.A.idea B.mind C.question D.answer 40.A.second B.third C.fifth D.sixtieth 41.A.left B.stepped C.dreamed D.died 42.A.helpful B.important C.useful D.careful 43.A.gift B.word C.card D.parcel 44.A.buy B.send C.leave D.show 45.A.happiest B.saddest C.loveliest D.smallest
四、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 (A) SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitrepaired,astherearealotofantique(古董)shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair. Thesecondshop,thoughalittlemorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth.IrealizedthatmyapproachmustbewrongsoIdecidedtotryanotherway.Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?Twentypounds,”Isaid.“OK.I’llgiveyoutwentypoundsforit,”hesaid.“It’sgotaslightlybrokenleg,”Iadded.“Yes,Isawthat.It’snothing,”theshopkeeperreplied. \ EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexcited.“Whatwillyoudowithit?”Iasked.“Oh,itwillbeeasytosellaftertherepairisdone.”“I’llbuyit,”Isaid.“Whatdoyoumean?You’vejustsoldittome,”themanaskedinsurprise.“Yes,Iknow.ButI’vechangedmymind.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.”“Youmustbecrazy,”hesaid.Then,suddenlythepennydropped.Heshouted,“Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.”“You’reright,”Isaid,“AndwhatwouldyouhavesaidifIhadwalkedinandaskedyoutorepairmychair?”“Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoit.Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llrepairthisforyou.Fivepoundswillbethecost,”themananswered.Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething. 46.Whathappenedtothewriterinthefirstshop? A.Hebrokehisleg. B.Hischairwasrepaired. C.Hewasrefusedimpolitely. D.Theshopkeeperboughthischair. 47.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepennydropped”inthelastparagraphmean? A.Theshopkeeperchangedhismind. B.Theshopkeeperacceptedtheprice. C.Theshopkeeperdecidedtohelpthewriter. D.Theshopkeeperfoundoutthewriter’spurpose. 48.Howmuchdidthewriterpaytheshopkeeperatlast? A.5pounds. B.7pounds. C.20pounds.D.27pounds. 49.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatthewriterwas__________. A.honest B.smart C.careful D.crazy 50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue? A.Thewriterwantedtosellhischairfor20pounds. B.Itwasveryeasytorepairthewriter’sbrokenchair. C.Thewritersucceededingettinghischairrepairedatlast. D.Themaninthefirstshopthoughtthechairwastoooldtorepair. (B) Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostmentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomesisveryimportant.However,havingtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemoreproductsthanweneed.Wearejustdealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestway,butitwouldbemuchbetterifwedidnotbringsomanygoodshome. Thetotalamountofpackaging(外包装)hasincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itis1/3ofahome’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarkets,foodproductsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandpaper.Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutoflandbecauseofthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Besides,theplasticfromthepackageputssomecreaturesindanger,especiallybirdsandfish. Recyclinghelps,buttherecyclingitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchwasteinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,fewofthemhavetheideathatthiscannotcontinue.Forexample,supermarketsshouldencouragecustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags. Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavebeenusedtotheideathatpackagingmeansexcellencewhileanythingunpackagedisofpoorcondition.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butthisideahasspreadtootherproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary. Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealizejusthowmanyunnecessarygoodsarecollected.Weneedtofacethewasteofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb. 51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“over-consumption”inParagraph1referto? A.Usingtoomuchpackaging. B.Recyclingtoomanywastes. C.Buyingmoreproductsthanneeded. D.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary. 52.WhichofthefollowingdamageofoverpackagingisNOTmentioned? A.Itmaywasteland. B.Itmaypollutethefood. C.Itmaydoharmtothelivingthings. D.Itmaymakethegreenhouseeffectworse. 53.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrueaboutrecycling? A.Itleadstoawasteofland. B.Itmeansburningpackagingforenergy. C.Itistheonlysolutiontothegreenhouseeffect. D.Ithelpsreducetheharmcausedbytoomuchpackaging. 54.Whydopeoplepreferpackagedproducts? A.Supermarketsencouragethem. B.Peoplecaremoreaboutpackaging. C.Itisnecessaryforalltheproductstohavepackage. D.Peoplethinkunpackagedproductsareofpoorcondition. 55.Whatdoesthewritertellusinthelastparagraph? A.Fightingwasteisdifficult. B.Peopledon’twasteanymore. C.Peopleonlyrecyclenecessarygoodsnow. D.Weshouldcontinueourconsumerculture.
(C) AudreyHepburnwonanAcademyAwardasBestActressforherfirstmajorAmericanmovie,RomanHoliday,whichwasshowedin1953.Butsheisrememberedasmuchforherhelpasforheracting. BorninBelgiumin1929,Audrey’sfatherwasBritishandhermotherwasDutch.AudreywassenttoliveataBritishschoolforpartofherchildhood.DuringWorldwarⅡ,shelivedandstudiedintheNetherlands.HermotherthoughtitwouldbesafefromGermanattacks.Audreystudieddanceasateenagerandduringcollege.ButwhenshereturnedtoLondonafterthewarsherealizedshewasn’tgoingtobeaballetdancer.Soshebegantakingactingpartsinstageshows.Latershebegantogetsmallpartsinmovies. ButitwasAudreyHepburn’smovetoAmericathatmadehertrulyfamous.In1951sheplayedthecharacter“Gigi”intheBroadwayplayGigiandwonpopularpraise.Twoyearslater,RomanHolidaymadeherastarattheageof24. Audreymademorethan25movies.Amonghermostpopularroleswas“HoollyGolinghtly”inBreakfastatTiffany’sin1961.Threeyearslatersheplayed“ElizaDoolittle”inMyFairLady.Shewasmarriedtwice.In1989,theUNChildren’sFundnamedAudreyagoodwillambassador.ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEF(联合国儿童基金会)projects.TheUNagencysaidshewasatirelessworker.Sheoftengave15interviewsadaytoraisemoneyandgetsupportforUNICEFprojects. AudreyHepburnoftensaidherlovetoUNICEFwastheresultofherexperiencesasachildduringWorldWarII.Shesaidsheknewwhatitwasliketobehungryandtobesavedbyinternationalhelp.Shewasagoodwillambassadoruntilherdeathin1993fromcancer. 56.WhydidAudreyliveandstudyinNetherlands? A.Shewasbornthere. B.Theschoolswerebetterthere. C.Shecouldstayawayfromwar. D.Herparentswantedhertostudyballetthere. 57.HowoldwasAudreywhensheactedinBreakfastatTiffany’s? A.32.B.25. C.24. D.15. 58.WhatmadeAudreyworksohardtosupportUNICEF?[来源:学*科*网] A.Herparents’wish. B.Herlovetochildren. C.Herwishtobefamous. D.Herownearlyexperiences. 59.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.AudreylivedinAmericainthe1950s. B.Audrey’sparentswerebothBritish. C.Thecharacter“Gigi”washermostpopularrole. D.Audreygaveupdancingwhenshewenttocollege. 60.InwhatorderdidAudreydothefollowing? ①Shebegantoappearinmovies. ②ShereturnedtoLondonfromtheNetherlands. ③Sheplayed“ElizaDoolittle”inMyFairLady. ④ShewonanAcademyAwardasBestActress. ⑤ShetravelledallovertheworldinsupportofUNICEFprojects. A.①②③④⑤ B.②①④③⑤ C.①②④③⑤ D.②①③④⑤
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