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1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)專心-專注-專業(yè)精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上專心-專注-專業(yè)英語（二）考前密押試卷課程代碼：00015 一、閱讀判斷(共1題，合計(jì)10分)回答題Coming Soon to a Theater Near You!What are special effects? Do you enjoy movies that use a lot of speciai effects Dinosaurs from the distant past! Space battles from the distant future! There has

2、 been a revolution in special effects, and it has transformed the movies we see.The revolution began in the mid 1970s with George Lucass Star Wars ,a film that stunned audiences. That revolution continues to the present, with dramatic changes in special-effects technology. The company behind these c

3、hanges is Lucass Industrial Light&- Magic(ILM). And the man behind the company is Dennis Muren, who has worked with Lucas since Star Wars.Murens interest in special effects began very early. At the age of6,he was photographing toy dinosaurs and spaceships. At 10, he had an 8 millimeter movie camera

4、and was making these things move through stop-motion. (Stop-motion is a process in which objects are shot with a camera, moved slightly, shot again, and so on. When the shots are put together,the objects appear to move)Talk to Muren and youll understand what ILM is all about:tak-ing on new challenge

5、s. By 1989,Muren decided he had pushed the old technology as far as it would go.He saw computer graphics(圖像)(CG) technology as the wave of the future and took a year off to master it.With CG technology,images can be scanned into a computer for processing, for example, and many separate shots can be

6、combined in- to a single image. CG technology has now reached the point, Muren says,where special effects can be used to do just about anything so that movies can tell stories better than ever before. The huge success of Jurassic Park and its sequel(續(xù)集), The Lost World, the stars of which were compu

7、ter-generated dinosaurs.1The special-effects revolution began in the mid 1980s with Star Wars. （） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案B本題分值：1分試題解析:文章第二段開始是The revolution began in the mid l970s withGeorge LucasS Star Wars，表明這場革命始于20世紀(jì)70年代，不是20世紀(jì)80年代，所以，該判斷錯(cuò)誤。答案為B。 2Dennis Muren,one good friends of Lucas,wo

8、rked for ILM. （） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案C本題分值：1分試題解析:根據(jù)本文第二段可以知道，姆仁從拍攝星球大戰(zhàn)以來就一直在盧卡斯的公司工作。但他們是不是好朋友，文章并沒有提及。所以題千內(nèi)容沒有涉及。答案為C。 3ILM is the company responsible for many of the changes in specialeffects technology（） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案A本題分值：1分試題解析:第二段第二句提到“with dramatic changes in speci

9、al-effects technologybehind these changes isILM”，由此推斷結(jié)論正確。答案為A。 4Muren dedicated himself to the improvement of old technology （） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案A本題分值：1分試題解析:題干意思是，姆仁致力于技術(shù)的提高。本文第四段說，工業(yè)光魔(電影)公司的工作是迎接新的挑戰(zhàn)。1989年底，姆仁決定把古老的技術(shù)盡可能地向前推進(jìn)。由此可知題干說法正確。答案為A。 5Dennis Muren started his schooling at a

10、 very early age （） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案C本題分值：1分試題解析:第三段雖然提到了姆仁很小就對電影產(chǎn)生了興趣，但文章并沒有涉及他是否很早就上學(xué)了。答案為C。 6At the age of 10，Muren was able to use computer graphics technology to make things move（） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案B本題分值：1分試題解析:第三段中間有“At l0，he had an 8 millimeter movie cameramove throu

11、gh stopmotion”，stop-motion與computer graphics technology表達(dá)的意義不同，所以該判斷錯(cuò)誤。答案為B。 7By the stopmotion process，many separate shots can be combined into a single image（） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案B本題分值：1分試題解析:文章第六段提到，利用“CG technology”可以使不同的鏡頭組合成一個(gè)圖像。第三段提到“When the shots are put together，the objectsappea

12、r to move”，當(dāng)不同的特寫組合到一起時(shí)，物體似乎在移動(dòng)。答案為B。 8Muren feels that with CG technology，speeial effects can be used to make movies more expressive（） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案C本題分值：1分試題解析:文章最后一段“special effects can be used to dothat moviescan tell stories better than ever before”，即特效可以更好地用來講故事，但沒有提及是否使得電影的造價(jià)

13、提高，因此選C。答案為c。 9TodayS film makers emphasize special effects at the expense of the story（） ARightBWrongCNot mentioned正確答案C本題分值：1分試題解析:最后一段說到特效可以“tell stories better than ever before”，后面還有“this may very well be true”，我們無從判斷今天的電影人是否為了特效而特效，而不關(guān)心電影的故事。答案為C。 10Computer-generated images have beenused in ma

14、ny films （） ARightBWrnngCNot mentionpcl正確答案A本題分值：1分試題解析:題干意思是，用計(jì)算機(jī)生成的形象已經(jīng)在許多電影中出現(xiàn)。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句可知，電影侏羅紀(jì)公園及其續(xù)集、迷失的世界都使用了由計(jì)算機(jī)tl動(dòng)生成的恐龍，由此可知題干是正確的。答案為A。 二、閱讀理解(共1題，合計(jì)10分)回答題Goal of American EducationEducation is an enormous and expensive part of American Lfie Its size is matched by its variety.Differences

15、in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other comuntries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone-not just for a privileged elite.Schools are expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability,and also the needs of society itself.

16、 This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects. It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing,sewing, radio repair, computer programming or driver training,along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics, history,and

17、 languages. Students choose their curricula depending on their interests,future goals, and level of ability. The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities,and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness.Schools hav

18、e traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and Americanizing the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins. Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns.The approach to teaching may

19、 seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal, but also because there is not much emphasis onlearning facts. Instead, Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abili- ties. Students spend much time,learning how to use

20、 resource materi- als,libraries,statistics and computers. Americans believe that if chil- dren are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their lives. Knowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the ac

21、cumulation of facts.This is Americas answer to the searching question that thought- ful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-mov- ing time:How can one prepare todays child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?11Which of the following best states the goal

22、 of American education? （） ATo teach every learner some practical skills.BTo provide every learner with rich knowledge.CTo give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/herability.DTo train every student to be a responsible citizen.正確答案C本題分值：2分試題解析:A，B，D均只指出了美國教育目標(biāo)的一個(gè)方面。答案為C。 12It is impli

23、ed in the passage that （） Aall high-school students take same coursesBevery high-school student must take some practical abilitytraining coursesCevery public school offers the same academic subjectsDthe subjects every student takes may vary正確答案D本題分值：2分試題解析:文中提到學(xué)生可以根據(jù)自己的興趣、目標(biāo)和能力來選擇課程。答案為D。 13American

24、schoolsplace great emphasison the learners （） Ament of knowledgeBaccumulation of factsCacquisition of the ability to be creativeDacquisition of the ability to work with his hands正確答案C本題分值：2分試題解析:A，B，D都只提到教育的某一個(gè)方面，但美國教育最強(qiáng)調(diào)的是對學(xué)生獨(dú)立解決問題能力的培養(yǎng)。答案為C。 14According to the passage,American education meets the

25、needs of all the following EXCEPT （） Athe brightest students （）Bthe slow studentsCthe students from foreign countriesDthe immigrants正確答案C本題分值：2分試題解析:本文中沒有提到外國留學(xué)生。答案為C。 15Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries? （）

26、 AThe large number of its schools.BThe variety of the courses offered in its shcools.CIts special consideration given to immigrants.DIts underlying goal to develop every childs abilities to the fullest extent.正確答案D本題分值：2分試題解析:給每個(gè)學(xué)生最充分地發(fā)揮自己能力的機(jī)會(huì)是美國教育的最重要特點(diǎn)。答案為D。 三、概括大意(共1題，合計(jì)10分)回答題McGradys art is a

27、spectacle_ When Tracy McGrady is healthy, his play can be so beautiful that even his own teammates on the court cannot help but admire it in the middle of a game._ Its hard for me, because Im a fan of basketball. Houston point guard Rarer Alston told the Houston Chronicle newspaper after McGradys 44

28、-point performance against Utah on January 5. When hes shooting the ball like that,a lot of times Im standing there watc- hing and,all of a suden, the other teams getting the ball and going on a fast break, and Im getting yelled at by the coach. Indeed,McGradys body control, his energy, his shooting

29、-watching these arelike watching an artist at work, blending colours, constructing sen-tences,or playing music._Unfortunately,McGrady,27,hasnt always been on the job. Already this season,hes missed seven games with back spasms. AfterYao Ming was injured on Dec. 23, it appeared Houston would bewithou

30、t both of its stars. McGrady, however, returned three days later and has been playing well ever since, scoring more than 30 points ineach of the last six games, as of Tuesday. Houston cant seem to get on without him. When McGrady was injured, the Rockets won twoand lost five._Listen, there are only

31、four or five people on the entire planetthat can do the things he can do with the basketball forward ShaneBattier said of McGrady. From a fans perspective-and were fans eventhough were players-its really fun to watch him do that. From a playersperspective,his game can affect the entire tearn No ques

32、tion We see him,and we get excited,and that pumps us up. He keeps making shots,and suddenly it seems to become easier for everybody._But it wont,really. Houston has just begun an important stretchon their schedule. Four of the next seven games will be played awayfrom Houstop-and without Yao. Six of

33、the games will be againstteams with winning records. Opponents will double-team McGrady in an attempt to dull the impact of his art. Instead of watching, McGradys teammates will need to create a little art of their own.16Paragraph_ ANecessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own SkillsBEvaluation

34、from Two Different PerspectivesCSpectacular Performance on the CourtDPlayers Houston Cant Do withoutEMcGrady,an Excellent Basketball PalyerFMcGradys Injury正確答案E本題分值：1分試題解析:本段雖然只有一句話，但簡單、形象地勾畫出麥克格雷迪出神入化的球技?？梢钥闯?，他不愧為一名優(yōu)秀的籃球運(yùn)動(dòng)員。答案為E。 17Paragraph_ANecessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own SkillsB

35、Evaluation from Two Different PerspectivesCSpectacular Performance on the CourtDPlayers Houston Cant Do withoutEMcGrady,an Excellent Basketball PalyerFMcGradys Injury正確答案C本題分值：1分試題解析:這段大量引用NBA球星麥克格雷迪(McGrady)隊(duì)友的話，說明球隊(duì)和麥迪的出色表現(xiàn)；另外，本文作者評論到“watching these arelike watching an artist at work”可見，觀賞球賽如同觀看藝術(shù)

36、家的演出。答案為C。 18Paragraph_ANecessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own SkillsBEvaluation from Two Different PerspectivesCSpectacular Performance on the CourtDPlayers Houston Cant Do withoutEMcGrady,an Excellent Basketball PalyerFMcGradys Injury正確答案D本題分值：1分試題解析:本段通過描寫麥迪受傷后火箭隊(duì)輸多贏少，及麥迪回來后的精彩表現(xiàn)說明，麥迪不可

37、或缺。答案應(yīng)為選項(xiàng)D。答案為D。 19Paragraph_ANecessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own SkillsBEvaluation from Two Different PerspectivesCSpectacular Performance on the CourtDPlayers Houston Cant Do withoutEMcGrady,an Excellent Basketball PalyerFMcGradys Injury正確答案B本題分值：1分試題解析:該段分別從觀眾和球員兩個(gè)不同的角度對麥迪在場上的出色表現(xiàn)給予評

38、論，說明他是一名優(yōu)秀的球員。答案為B。 20Paragraph_ANecessity for the Teammates to Improve Their Own SkillsBEvaluation from Two Different PerspectivesCSpectacular Performance on the CourtDPlayers Houston Cant Do withoutEMcGrady,an Excellent Basketball PalyerFMcGradys Injury正確答案A本題分值：1分試題解析:最后一段提到“McGradys teammates wi

39、ll need to create a littie art of their own”他們不應(yīng)該只是指望麥迪個(gè)人的突出表現(xiàn)，畢竟他們將面臨更多強(qiáng)隊(duì)的挑戰(zhàn)。答案為A。 21McGrady plays basketball so well_ Athat his teammates cannot help admiring himBthat he is often yelled at by the coachCwho can play basketball so wellDbecause he had been injuredEif Houston hopes to winFsince he re

40、turned正確答案A本題分值：1分試題解析:第一段反復(fù)提到麥迪的出色表現(xiàn)。他體力充沛，投球準(zhǔn)確，有一種音樂的美感，觀賞他的投球是一種美的享受，甚至于他的隊(duì)友都禁不住對他欽佩。答案為A。 22He has helped his team gain more points in some games _ Athat his teammates cannot help admiring himBthat he is often yelled at by the coachCwho can play basketball so wellDbecause he had been injuredEif

41、Houston hopes to winFsince he returned正確答案F本題分值：1分試題解析:第三段中，作者提到麥迪受傷回來的表現(xiàn)三天后返回了球場，此后他的狀態(tài)一直很好，在多場比賽里都拿了高分。答案為F。 23Yao Ming missed several games_ Athat his teammates cannot help admiring himBthat he is often yelled at by the coachCwho can play basketball so wellDbecause he had been injuredEif Houston

42、hopes to winFsince he returned正確答案D本題分值：1分試題解析:第三段提到“Yao Ming was injured on Dec23，”由于受傷，姚明和麥迪兩大巨星都將缺陣接下來的幾場比賽。姚明缺席比賽是因?yàn)槭軅４鸢笧镈。 24There are very few people on the Earth_ Athat his teammates cannot help admiring himBthat he is often yelled at by the coachCwho can play basketball so wellDbecause he h

43、ad been injuredEif Houston hopes to winFsince he returned正確答案C本題分值：1分試題解析:因?yàn)榈谒亩我婚_始提到“Listen，there are only four or five people on the entire planet that can do the things he can do with the basketball”很顯然，能夠有如此出色表現(xiàn)的球員不可多得。答案為C。 25Everyone will have to contribute_ Athat his teammates cannot help admi

44、ring himBthat he is often yelled at by the coachCwho can play basketball so wellDbecause he had been injuredEif Houston hopes to winFsince he returned正確答案E本題分值：1分試題解析:最后一段說到，由于休斯頓火箭隊(duì)還面臨著幾場鏖戰(zhàn)，僅僅依靠麥迪是不夠的，因此，每位隊(duì)員都要為球隊(duì)的勝利做出自己的責(zé)獻(xiàn)。答案為E。 四、補(bǔ)全短文(共1題，合計(jì)10分)回答題Critical ReadingCritical reading applies to non-f

45、iction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. It involves more than just understanding what an author is saying. _26_ Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader.Consider the context of what is written. You ma

46、y he reading something that was written by an author from a different cultural context than yours. Or, you may he reading something written some time ago in a different time context than yours. _27_Question assertions made by the author. Dont accept what is written at face value. _28_ Look for facts

47、, examples, and statistics that provide support, Also look to see if the author has integrated the work of authorities.Compare what is written with other written work on the subject.Look to see that what is written is consistent with what others have written about the subject._29_Analyze assumptions

48、 made by the author. Assumptions are whatever the author must believe is true in order to make assertions. In many cases,the authors assumptions are not directly stated. _30_ Once you identify anassumption, you must decide whether or not the assumption is valid.26請?jiān)诘赺26_處填上正確答案。 AThis means you must

49、 read carefully in order to identify any as sumptions.BBefore accepting what is written, he certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made.CCritical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying, and forming your own opinions about what the author

50、 is saying.DIn either case, you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author.EIf there are inconsistencies, carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies.FIn doing this he certain that the sour

51、ces are credible.正確答案C本題分值：2分試題解析:聯(lián)系前邊兩句Critical reading isIt involves這兩句話的開頭已經(jīng)提示出了，這里講的是有關(guān)批判性閱讀所包含的內(nèi)容。選項(xiàng)c中CritiCal reading involves questioning and evaluating與上述內(nèi)容對應(yīng)。答案為C。 27請?jiān)诘赺27_處填上正確答案。AThis means you must read carefully in order to identify any as sumptions.BBefore accepting what is written, h

52、e certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made.CCritical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying, and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying.DIn either case, you must recognize and take into account any differences betwe

53、en your values and attitudes and those represented by the author.EIf there are inconsistencies, carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies.FIn doing this he certain that the sources are credible.正確答案D本題分值：2分試題解析:根據(jù)上文，or連接的兩句話分別是作者提到的兩種情況。選項(xiàng)D中in either case是與0r的對應(yīng)，根據(jù)句意

54、也是對上述兩種情況的選擇。答案為D。 28請?jiān)诘赺28_處填上正確答案。AThis means you must read carefully in order to identify any as sumptions.BBefore accepting what is written, he certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made.CCritical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is say

55、ing, and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying.DIn either case, you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author.EIf there are inconsistencies, carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the

56、 inconsistencies.FIn doing this he certain that the sources are credible.正確答案B本題分值：2分試題解析:本段的中心詞是question assertions，符合這一內(nèi)容的，只有B。答案為B。 29請?jiān)诘赺29_處填上正確答案。AThis means you must read carefully in order to identify any as sumptions.BBefore accepting what is written, he certain that the author provides suf

57、ficient support for any assertions made.CCritical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying, and forming your own opinions about what the author is saying.DIn either case, you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those

58、 represented by the author.EIf there are inconsistencies, carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies.FIn doing this he certain that the sources are credible.正確答案E本題分值：2分試題解析:本空上一句提到了閱讀與主題類似的文章時(shí)，要注意一致性(consistencies)的問題。在選項(xiàng)E中，作者寫了相反的情況，即出現(xiàn)了不一致(inconsistencies)的問題。答案為E。

59、 30請?jiān)诘赺30_處填上正確答案。AThis means you must read carefully in order to identify any as sumptions.BBefore accepting what is written, he certain that the author provides sufficient support for any assertions made.CCritical reading involves questioning and evaluating what the author is saying, and forming y

60、our own opinions about what the author is saying.DIn either case, you must recognize and take into account any differences between your values and attitudes and those represented by the author.EIf there are inconsistencies, carefully evaluate the support the author provides for the inconsistencies.F