電大天堂201112閱讀理解必考一篇全中文翻譯

【電大天堂】201112閱讀理解必考一篇(全中文翻譯)【電大天堂】201112閱讀理解必考一篇(全中文翻譯)12/12【電大天堂】201112閱讀理解必考一篇(全中文翻譯)第二部分閱讀理解(2)（2011年12月網(wǎng)考）全翻譯版2011年版新大綱9套模擬題18篇閱讀理解（必考一篇），出現(xiàn)在考試中閱讀部分的第二篇，小抄或硬背，必需駕馭，原題出現(xiàn)，答案位置不變，15分不可以丟失。Passage1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople’slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法國大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當(dāng)時法國正處在一片混亂中，政府腐敗，人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖限制議會并增加賦稅，但最終失敗了。他命令軍隊進入凡爾賽。人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力鎮(zhèn)壓革命。1789年7月14日，人民群眾爆發(fā)了，攻占了關(guān)押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后，7月14日就被定為法國的國慶日。1792年，路易十六企圖逃離法國，并從奧地利和普魯士獲得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被廢除，路易十六被處以死刑。幾個月后，他的妻子，瑪麗也被處以死刑。法國大革命令歐洲其它國家的國王感到膽怯 。奧地利和普魯士的軍隊進入了法國。法國人民組織起了共和軍來保衛(wèi)祖國，革命陷入了一個艱苦階段。成千上萬的人犧牲了。最終，權(quán)力落入了拿破侖﹒波拿巴手中。6.What’sthispassageabout這篇文章主要講了什么？A.France. B.KingLouis. C.TheFrenchRevolution.法國大革命 D.Europe.7.Whichdidnothappenin1789以下哪件事不是發(fā)生在1789年？A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout. B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.國家經(jīng)濟快速發(fā)展。C.Thegovernmentwasn’twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept那些政治犯被關(guān)押在哪里？A.InVersailles. B.InAustria. C.InPrussia. D.InBastille.巴士底獄9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished”mean劃了下劃線的“abolished”這個詞是什么意思？A.Putoff. B.Established. C.United. D.Ended.廢除。10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution以下哪個不是法國大革命產(chǎn)生的效果？A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.C.Louis’swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.國王試圖限制議會。Passage2Aforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務(wù)）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一個外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個人都在壓力下匆忙忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆忙忙忙不知疲乏的，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會在店里舍命引起店員的留意或者用胳膊肘推搡別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個國家生活節(jié)奏的一個部分。Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon’t,waiterswillhurryyou.工作時間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場所，其他人會等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù)，并趕在規(guī)定的時間內(nèi)回去工作。每個人都會盡快給下一個人騰出地方。假如你不這樣，侍者會督促你的。Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你會發(fā)覺司機也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆忙走過。你會錯過一些微笑，簡短的交談和一些及生疏人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是因為他們特別珍惜時間，而且他們認(rèn)為一旦太留意這些社交禮節(jié)就是奢侈時間。Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse.”Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.對時間的觀念還會影響到我們對耐性的理解。在美國價值體系中，耐性并不是首要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為“脾氣火爆”。假如我們覺得時間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有消遣價值，工作價值，也不在休息，那就會開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)覺他們在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對時間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaféorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)很多剛到美國來的人都會惦念他們在商業(yè)會談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個例子，他們會惦念歡迎你到來而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會惦念在咖啡屋悠然的會談。而通常，美國人不會及來訪者在這么悠然的環(huán)境中進行一些冗長的小會談。對于同事，我們總是看他過去的表現(xiàn)而不是及他的社交禮儀。因為我們一般都是更留意專業(yè)性的，而不是社交性的，因此我們總是很快進入正題。11. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong__________以下哪項陳述是錯誤的？A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.C.Americansdon’tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.美國人對他們的同事不禮貌。12. Inthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority”means__________.第四段中的“ahighpriority”是什么意思？A.alessimportantthing B.afirstconcern要首要考慮的。C.agoodbusiness D.anattractivegift13. Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague__________.美國人評價他們的同事是依據(jù)__________。A.throughsocialcourtesy B.throughprolongedbusinesstalksC.byestablishingbusinessrelations D.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance他們過去的表現(xiàn)。14. Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.本文主要講了___________。A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime美國人是怎樣珍惜時間的。B.howbusyAmericansareeverydayC.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike15. Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor’stoneinwritingis___________.從本文我們可以看出作者寫作的口吻是___________。A.critical B.ironical C.appreciative觀賞的。 D.objectivePassage3Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales（稱）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn’tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.Maria，十六歲，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的機場排隊等候。她剛要離開自己的祖國去美國和她的姐姐團聚。她的英語講得很好。雖然她要出國了覺得很興奮，但此時要離開她的家人和摯友也很難過。正在她想這些的時候，她突然聽到機場的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本抬不起來。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運行李的?！癢hat’swrongwiththisgirl”Hesaid,“Whydoesn’tshehurryup”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.“這女孩怎么了？”他說道，“她為什么不快點？”他走到前面，把包放在臺上，盼望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個好的座位。Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“WhyareyousoupsetThereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan’tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage”Maria很生氣，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語說，“你為什么如此不耐煩？飛機上的每個人都有座位。假如你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)這男人聽到Maria會講英語覺得很驚異。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個人都很不贊成得看著他。6.Maria’sstoryhappened________.Maria的故事發(fā)生在什么時候？A.whenshewasleavingAmerica B.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport她到達機場后。7.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto_______attheairport.你認(rèn)為故事中提到的機場工作人員的工作是什么？A.helpcarrypeople’sluggage B.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople’sluggage檢查旅客的行李 D.takecareofpeople’sluggage8.“Whyareyousoupset”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe_______.“為什么你如此不耐煩？”Maria對那個男人說。她這么說是要告知他不要不興奮。A.surprised B.sad C.unhappy D.sorry9.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.”Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt_______.“每個人都很不贊成地看著他”這句話的意思是四周的人為這男人的行為感到很缺憾。A.worriedaboutMaria B.worriedaboutthemanC.sorryforMaria’smanners D.sorryfortheman’smanners10.TheauthormentionedMaria’sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat_________.作者在故事的開頭就提到Maria的年齡是為了表達什么？A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly 她很小，但行為很得體。 B.shewouldnothavelefthomealoneC.everyonearoundherwaswrong D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpherPassage4BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英國和法國被英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時間。但這兩個國家的文化有時相差十萬八千里。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年紀(jì)念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四，英國和法國慶祝了《友好協(xié)議》簽訂100周年的紀(jì)念活動。該協(xié)議標(biāo)記著兩個國家在經(jīng)驗了幾個世紀(jì)的戰(zhàn)爭和愛恨交織的關(guān)系后的新篇章。Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac’sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.但他們的關(guān)系在上個世紀(jì)也經(jīng)驗了幾番起落。僅去年，對伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭問題進行了激烈的爭辯-英國首相布萊爾支持而法國總統(tǒng)希拉克反對。國際會議中，這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當(dāng)法國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人頻頻及德國總理格哈特·施羅德?lián)肀r，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭促進了兩國的關(guān)系。Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn’tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（調(diào)查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance’scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain’scloselinkswiththeUS.這種歷來的分別或許是好的，因為這兩個國家對世界的看法完全不同。但是這并沒有阻隔1200萬的英國人每年到法國度假。而法國僅有300萬的人民去英國度假。調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)法國人對德國人比對英國人親切。并且在英國進行的調(diào)查顯示僅有1/3的英國人信任法國人?；蛟S這種壞的感覺是因為英國人不寵愛法國跟德國的密切關(guān)系，或者因為法國對英國和美國的密切關(guān)系感到不悅。Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here’sone:What’sthebestthingaboutBritain’srelationshipwithFranceTheEnglishChannel.(320words)不論答案是什么，雙方能在一起慶祝這種“不確定的友好關(guān)系”100周年，至少證明他們會相互開玩笑了。其中一條就是：英國及法國的關(guān)系的最好見證是什么？是英吉利海峽。11. Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis____________.幾世紀(jì)以來，英國及法國的關(guān)系是一種的愛恨交織的關(guān)系。A.friendly B.impolite C.brotherly D.amixtureofloveandhate12. ThewarinIraqdoes____________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭對英國和法國的關(guān)系起到既好又壞的作用。A.good B.harm C.neithergoodnorharm D.bothgoodandharm13. TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto____________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto____________.英國對德國不是則友好，法國對美國也不是則友好。A.Germany;America B.America;GermanyC.Germany;Germany D.America;America14. ____________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin____________.英國人更寵愛到法國度假。A.Americanpeople…Britain B.Britishpeople…GermanyC.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpeople…France15. Whatdoesthelastsentencemean文章的最終一句的意思是什么？A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.法國和英國是一衣帶水的鄰邦，這會扶植兩國平衡他們之間的關(guān)系。D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.Passage5Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho’vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.社區(qū)服務(wù)是我們大學(xué)教化的一個重要的部分。我們激勵全部的學(xué)生在畢業(yè)前至少從事一項社區(qū)活動。一項新的叫做“一對一”的社區(qū)安排是用于扶植那些落后的小學(xué)生的。讀教化專業(yè)的學(xué)生或許對這項安排尤其感愛好，因為它為你供應(yīng)了教學(xué)（教數(shù)學(xué)和英語）的機會。You’dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.你在一個學(xué)期內(nèi)每周得自愿工作兩小時。你可以選擇教小孩數(shù)學(xué)，英語，或兩者都教。一節(jié)課半小時比較好，因此你可以每周教兩天，每次每門課半小時。ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he’llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.道奇教授將擔(dān)當(dāng)這些家庭老師的顧問。他會幫你制訂教學(xué)安排或供應(yīng)活動的建議。他的辦公時間是每周二和周四下午。你可以在他那簽約參及這個安排并于下周開始工作。I’msureyou’llenjoythiscommunityservice…andyou’llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou’vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou’dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge’sofficethisweek.(220words)我確信你會寵愛這項社區(qū)服務(wù)，同時你也能獲得珍貴的閱歷。能在你的簡歷上表明你有教孩子的閱歷而且你能關(guān)切你的社區(qū)，應(yīng)當(dāng)是很不錯的一件事。假如你情愿簽約或假如你有任何問題，于本周前往道奇教授的辦公室。6. Whatisthepurposeofthetalk____________這段話的目的是什么？A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.是為了使學(xué)生們對一項新的社區(qū)安排感愛好。C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.7. Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes____________講話人所說的這項安排的目的是什么？A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.為小學(xué)生供應(yīng)家教服務(wù)。D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.8. WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo____________道奇教授是干什么的？A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.他為學(xué)生參與某項安排供應(yīng)建議。B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.9. Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo____________對家教有愛好的學(xué)生應(yīng)當(dāng)怎么做？A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.D.TalktoProfessorDodge.和道奇教授談?wù)劇?0.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses____________你認(rèn)為說話者是在對誰說這些話的。學(xué)生。Faculty. B.Students. C.Residents D.Graduatedstudents.Passage6Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.紙是人類獨創(chuàng)的最重要的產(chǎn)品之一。沒有一些便宜而又好用的材料來寫的話，書面語也不可能廣泛傳播。紙的獨創(chuàng)意味著更多的人可以接受教化，因為更多的書可以印出來并分發(fā)出去。紙和印刷一起為知識的溝通供應(yīng)了極其重要的途徑。HowmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyearProbablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1990theworld’suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.我們每年用多少紙呢？或許你無法很快回答出這個問題。在1900年，全世界的用紙量是每年人均一公斤左右。現(xiàn)在有些國家的用量達到每年人均50公斤。像美國，英國和瑞典這樣的國家的用量遠超其他各國。Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyear.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)像很多其他我們用的東西一樣，紙最早獨創(chuàng)于中國。在埃及和西方，十五世紀(jì)前紙并沒有廣泛運用。埃及人寫字寫在一種水生植物做成的材料上。歐洲人用羊皮紙用了好幾百年。羊皮紙很堅固，它是用某些幼年動物的皮做成的。從羊皮紙上保存的記錄中我們了解到關(guān)于歐洲歷史的最重要的事情。11. What’sthemeaningfortheword“parchment”____________“parchment”的意思是什么？A.Theskinofyounganimals.B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.一種用某些幼年動物的皮做成的紙。C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.12. Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper____________關(guān)于紙的獨創(chuàng)下面哪項沒有被提到？A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.工作機會比以前更多了。B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.13. WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely____________埃及人什么時候開始廣泛地運用紙？大約在1400年。A.Around1400. B.Around1900. C.Around400. D.Around900.14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear____________以下哪個國家每年人均用紙量更大？瑞典。 A.ChinaB.Sweden C.Egypt D.Japan15. Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk____________這篇文章的主要內(nèi)容是什么？A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.紙的獨創(chuàng)對人類特別重要。D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.Passage7LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldedtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchief,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn’tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.已經(jīng)制定了法律來規(guī)定美國國旗的運用,并確保對國旗應(yīng)有的敬重。關(guān)于國旗的運用也早已有了慣例。全軍就國旗的綻開方法有明確的規(guī)定，這及常規(guī)有點不同。國旗的升降應(yīng)由手工完成。國旗未綻開時不能升起。應(yīng)先使它綻開，然后快速把它升至旗桿頂部。緩慢,莊重地降下。旗上不可以放東西。不要把國旗鑲嵌在衣服或運動裝上，也不要把國旗印在墊子,手帕,紙巾或盒子上。聯(lián)邦法律規(guī)定假如某個商標(biāo)含有美國國旗或國徽，這個商標(biāo)就不能被注冊。當(dāng)國旗被用來為雕像或紀(jì)念碑揭幕時，不可以蓋在被揭幕物上。假如國旗被用在這種場合，則不能讓它掉到地上而應(yīng)懸在空中作為這個儀式的象征。特殊留意不要玷污國旗，不允許觸到地面或擦著物體。6.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag？美國人是如何確保對國旗應(yīng)有的敬重的？A.Bymakinglaws. 通過制定法律。 B.Byenforcingdiscipline.C.Byeducatingthepublic. D.Byholdingceremonies.7.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag升美國國旗有何規(guī)定？A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers. B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.應(yīng)當(dāng)快速用手升起C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans. D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.8.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony揭幕儀式上應(yīng)當(dāng)如何運用國旗？A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus. B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.應(yīng)當(dāng)懸掛在空中9.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag對于美國國旗的運用我們知道了什么？A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.要嚴(yán)格遵守規(guī)定和習(xí)慣。D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.10.WhatisAmericans’attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag美國人對于自己的國旗是什么看法？A.Arbitrary . B.Respect. 敬重 C.Happy. D.Brave.Passage8IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan’twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.據(jù)報道，在美國大學(xué)里，被稱為肥皂劇的日間系列劇突然“火”了起來。上午11點至下午4：30，大學(xué)電視觀看室里擠滿了肥皂劇迷，他們急著想看自己所崇拜的偶像的下一集生活劇。Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they’reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960’s,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.其實，肥皂劇不僅僅是大學(xué)生最寵愛的節(jié)目，也是年輕人最寵愛的。放學(xué)后，中學(xué)生都擠在電視機前觀看節(jié)目。有一個年輕的職業(yè)婦女坦誠說起曾經(jīng)拒絕了一份薪水不錯的工作而不愿放棄觀看最寵愛的系列劇。20世紀(jì)60年代年輕人很少看肥皂劇。那時的狀況及現(xiàn)在很不相同。那是很肅穆的時期，人們所談的都是關(guān)于很重要的社會大事。Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople’slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.現(xiàn)在，肅穆已被消遣取代。年輕人想找尋歡樂。假如他們想看表現(xiàn)生活苦惱的肥皂劇就會顯得很驚奇。但肥皂劇是令人歡樂的。年輕人可以仿照肥皂劇里的人物，這些人物像大學(xué)生觀眾一樣，在找尋歡樂的愛情，或許還沒找到。肥皂劇給年輕人一個貼近人們的機會但對于他們的問題卻不必?fù)?dān)當(dāng)責(zé)任。11.Whatissoapopera什么是肥皂劇？A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories. B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV. 白天的電視系列劇。D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.12.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage這篇文章的最佳題目是什么？A.Collegestudentviewers. B.FavoriteTVserials.C.Soapoperafans. 肥皂劇迷 D.College-ageviewers.13.WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”amongAmericanyoungpeople依據(jù)這篇文章，哪一項不是肥皂劇突然火起來的緣由？A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.因為年輕人得擔(dān)當(dāng)問題的責(zé)任。14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage這篇文章讓我們知道了什么？A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikesoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.年輕人已經(jīng)使自己從60年代人的肅穆轉(zhuǎn)向了現(xiàn)在的歡樂。D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous作者想向我們表達什么信息？A.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.B.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.人們對戲劇作品的寵愛隨著時間而改變C.Thepeople’sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.D.Thepeople’sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.Passage9ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.很多在倫敦工作的人寵愛住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車,汽車和公交車去上班或上學(xué)。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.住在倫敦郊外的一個好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也須要一筆不菲的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個帶花園的小房子了。Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone’sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.然后，他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠離喧囂和勞碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清爽干凈的空氣。要是他寵愛花園，在花園里干一些想挖土,種植,澆水等很多園藝的活，則當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時候，他就及其他共享大自然隱私的人們一樣得到獎賞。Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’s(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感愛好。對他們來說，華蜜就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院,劇院,美麗的商店,繁忙的街道,舞廳和飯店。假如不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了。（對于那些熱愛都市生活的人來說）他們所須要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是間或去公園漫步，每個夏天去海邊過上兩個星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關(guān)的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于離開倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧。6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue下列哪個陳述是不對的？A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.全部在倫敦工作的人都寵愛住在倫敦市郊C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.7.Withthesamemoneyneededfor_______,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.用同樣的錢_______,他可以在鄉(xiāng)村買到一套有花園的小房子。A.gettingasmallflatwithagarden B.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagarden 租一套沒有花園的小公寓 D.buyingasmallflatwithoutagarden 8.Whenthegardenisinblossom,theone_______hasbeenrewarded.當(dāng)花園里開滿鮮花的時候，那個_______的人就得到了獎賞。A.livinginthecountry B.