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1、I 閱讀理解AMy dearest son and daughter,The story of New Jersey high school student Rachel Canning suing her parents for child support and high school educati on in spired me to write you a little letter.Let me just put this out there: the only way I expect to see you in a court is as a lawyer or a judge

2、.There are two things about this case that seem to be disaster.First, its n atural for pare nts and childre n to argue .I can guara ntee that we will disagree. One or both of you will , at some point , scream at the top of your voice the various ways you hate me.And I won t always like you , either.

3、But I will always love you and do everything I can to keep your best interests as my focus, even when r m so angry.We are family.That means we are as much a part of one another as the flesh , blood and bones in our body.And we all should think about it very deeply in stead of break ing that bond.Sec

4、ond, to be honest, no matter how far apart we are on your life choices , your father and I will most certa inly pay everyth ing we can for your higher educati on .But that does n t mean you deserve it.To be clear, that is a privilege we happily extend（ 給予）to you not a right you are born with.And you

5、 will have to work hard to earn that privilege.Growing up is hard work.If I do my job properly as your motherand you do yours as my children you would sooner get a job or two , and find a way to make your dreams come true rather than go to trial over what you thi nk you are en titled to.Love always

6、,Mom語篇解讀本文為一篇應用文。本文是一位媽媽寫給她孩子的信。作者告訴孩子：一方面她很愛他們，會盡全力照顧他們；另一方面，家長支付孩子教育費用并非理所當然，還需孩子自己努力獲得。1. The mother writes this letter because she wants her children to.A. be prepared for educationB. lear n a less on from the caseC. take up the legal professionD. remember Rachel Canning解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段 The story

7、of New Jersey high school student RachelCanning suing her pare nts for child support and high school educati on in spired me to write you a little letter. ”可知媽媽寫信的目的是想讓孩子從此案例中得到啟示，故選B項。答案：B2. When in disagreement, the mother expects her children not to.A . guarantee anythingB. scream out their an ge

8、rC. break the family bondD. forget their best interests解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知，父母和孩子意見不一致是很正常的，根據(jù)此段最后一句可知出現(xiàn)矛盾時，父母希望孩子不要破壞家庭成員之間的紐帶，故選C項。答案：C3. The mother thinks of parents paying for their children s higher education as .A . a way in which children realize their dreamsB. a test of whether pare nts love

9、their childre nC . a privilege that childre n should earnD . a right that pare nts are born with解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段 “ To be clear, that is a privilege we happily extend（給 予）to you not a right you are born with. ”可看出，這個媽媽認為父母支付孩子的教育費用是 父母樂意給予孩子的特權(quán)，但并非孩子生來就有的，而是需要孩子自己努力去獲得。故選C項。答案：CBSusan Brownell Anthon

10、y was a lady ahead of her time.She fought for women s rights long before it became a popular issue.Susan was born on February 15,1820, in Adams , Massachusetts.At that time , women had few rights.They could not own property.Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husba nd.Major decisi ons re

11、gard ing childre n were made by the fathers.Wome n could n ot vote.At the age of 15, Susan became a schoolteacher.She taught for 15 years.Then she began organizing womens groups to promote causes that were important to women.She helped gain better educatio nal rights for wome n. She helped give marr

12、ied wome n possessi on of their earnin gs.After the Civil War , Susan became very involved in the Women s Suffrage Movement.After years of lecturing , writing , and appealing by Susan and other women , some parts of the United States changed their laws to give women the right to vote.The first state

13、 was Wyoming in 1869.0ther areas and states gradually followed Wyoming s decision.It was not until 1920 that the U . S.Constitution was changed to give all women voting rights.Susan Brownell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86.She was elected to the Hall of Fame for Great America ns in 1950.She wa

14、s the first America n woma n to have a like ness（肖像）of her face on a coin.lt was the 1979 Susa n Brow nell Anthony dollar.語篇解讀本文主要介紹了美國歷史上著名的女權(quán)運動領(lǐng)袖蘇珊布勞內(nèi)爾 安東尼。她努力為婦女爭取了財產(chǎn)權(quán)和投票權(quán)等權(quán)利。4. What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born?A . They had low social status.B. They could vote aft

15、er getting married.C. They man aged money for their husba nds.D. They responsible Ibr decision making,解析：細節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第二段中的“At that time , women had few rights.They could notown property.Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husband.Major decisions regarding children were made by the fathers.W

16、omen could not vote. ” 可知，在那時，女性沒有什么權(quán)利，地位是低下的，故A項正確。B、C和D項均與此表述不符。答案：A5. What is the third paragraph mainly about?A . Susan s teaching experiences.B. Susans educational background.C. Susans efforts to abolish slavery.D. Susan s fighting for women s causes.解析： 段落大意題。通讀第三段尤其是Then she began organizing

17、women s groups topromote causes that were important to women.可知，本段主要講述 Susan Brownell Anthony 為 爭取女權(quán)而斗爭的情況，故 D項正確。答案：D6. What does the worddecision ” in the fourth paragraph refer to?A . Promoting the social movement.B. Changing the U . S.Constitution.C . Giving wome n voti ng rights.D . Un it ing o

18、ther areas and states.解析：詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段第二句中的some parts of the Uni ted States chan ged their laws to give women the right to vote 可知，在 Susan Brownell Anthony 的努力下，美國一些地區(qū)修改了法律，給了婦女投票權(quán)；結(jié)合該段第三、四句The first state was Wyoming in1869.0ther areas and states gradually followed Wyoming s decision 可以判斷，畫線詞指代 “給 婦女

19、投票權(quán)”這一決定，故 C項正確。答案：C7. What may be the best title for the text?A . The first American woman to invent coinsB. The problem of women s rights in the U . S.C. The most popular women organizationsD. A pioneer in fighting for women s rights解析：標題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了美國歷史上著名的女權(quán)運動領(lǐng)袖Susan Brownell Anthony。她為婦女爭

20、取了財產(chǎn)權(quán)和投票權(quán)等權(quán)利。據(jù)此可知D項最適合做文章標題。答案：Dn .閱讀七選五How to run international meetingsAs more of us do bus in ess across cultures , its best to prepare ahead of time before headi ng to the meeting table.Here are four rules for different countries.Stick to the scheduleWhere: Germany, Austria, JapanWeve all been t

21、o meetings that have a loose agenda , if any at all.They don t start on time and they seem to repeat. 1 Japa nese are more likely to create a detailed age nda and pass out support ing docume nts several days before a meeti ng. 2 Meeti ngs that run long in Germa ny are ofte n take n to mean that the

22、parties are not com muni cati ng efficie ntly.3Where: China, Malaysia, SingaporeDebating a topic can go against the traditional Chinese concept of “ savingface ” which means avoiding any mistakes or actions that could bring embarrassment.Laughing at even an obviously amus ing an swer or poin ti ng o

23、ut a pote ntial mistake can spoil the en tire meet ing.Enjoy the interruptions .Where: Italy , France, SpainWhen Pascal Soboll meets with clie nts in Italy or Spain, hes no Ion ger offen ded if they leave early or arrive kite.Ratherthjin tittend the entire three hour meeting , he has learned that hi

24、s colleagues thereand in some parts of France atte nd based on their own timetable.4 Rather than expect people to sit through his entire presentation , he makes it easier forthem to turn up as n eeded.Please, no small talk.Where: Finland , SwedenIn places like Fin la nd and Swede n，胡咗尺門m比山咚比 1皿1 dis

25、cussions lik 亡 ch：H 辻 hn uttlie wentlier can be regarded as a wav to be off a formally set agenda and as a waste of otherpeoples time.In some countries, including Finland , there are long pauses in the conversation. 5 Thesebreaks are used as a way to process what the other pers on is say ing without

26、 in terrupt ing.A . Not so in these countries.B. Germa ns and Austria ns are similar.C. Dont even think about a brain storm.D. Theres often no way to tell how things are going.E. Dont try to fill them , though , with small talk or anything else.F. What do the long silences , idle chil chat mid serio

27、us faces really mean ill comexl?G. For Soboll , that means changing his own Gemmn based expectations of clientbehaviour.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了在不同國家如何成功地召開會議。1. 解析：空處前兩句介紹了常見的會議情況：時間安排松散，開會不準時，總是重復；結(jié)合空后的Japanese are more likely to create a detailed agenda and pass out supportingdocume nts several days be

28、fore a meet in g.可知，日本人注意會議的細節(jié)，并在數(shù)天前就做好準備。據(jù)此可以判斷，空處承上啟下，說明并非所有的國家在開會時都會出現(xiàn)上述的情況： 時間安排松散，開會不準時，總是重復。故A項正確。答案：A2. 解析：根據(jù)該部分中的“Where : Germany , Austria , Japan”可知，該部分主要介紹德國、奧地利和日本的開會習慣；空前一句已經(jīng)介紹了日本的情況，結(jié)合空后一句Meetings that run long in Germany are often. efficiently.可知，空處及下一句介紹德國和奧地 利的開會習慣。故B項正確。答案：B3. 解析：根

29、據(jù)空處位置可知，空處為該部分標題，是該部分的主旨；通讀該部分可知，該部分第一句介紹了在中國開會應當認真討論，以防發(fā)生尷尬的事情，第二句介紹在開會時不要嘲笑有趣的答案或指出潛在的錯誤；據(jù)此可知，該部分主要介紹要嚴肅認真地討論會議議題，就事論事，不需要在開會前有什么“頭腦風暴”。故C項正確。答案：C4. 解析：根據(jù)上文中的 When Pascal Soboll和 Rather than.attend based on their own timetable.”以及空后一句可知，意大利人、法國人和西班牙人開會很隨意，G項中的Soboll 與該處相對應。故 G項正確。答案：G5. 解析：根據(jù)該部分標題

30、“Please, no small talk.和空前的 there are long pauses in the conversation可知，E項中的them與lbng pauses對應。故 E項正確。答案：E川語法填空Can knots (結(jié))be a form of art? It is in China.They have a long history and a1.(culture) meaning even today.A Chinese knot is 2. is woven (編)from a single length of rope to be a varietyof sh

31、apes.Each shape has 3,(it) own meaning , and Chinese knots are usually wovenin the red color, which indicates good fortune.Originally , people may have made them 4. (record)information and conveymessages before they started to write .It is known that they 5. (intend) for artisticdecorati on and to express thoughts and feeli ngs in the Tang Dyn asty.The Tang Empire was a largeone that covered most of the 6.(region) of modern China , and succeedinggenerations carried on