
1.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I was in my third year of teaching writing at Ralph High School in New York, when one of my students,15-year-old Mikey,gave me a note from his mother.It explained his absence from class the day before:
“Dear Mr. McCort,Mikey’s grandmother,who is eighty years of age,fell down the stairs from too much coffee and I kept Mikey at home to take care of her and his baby sister so I couldn’t go to my job. Please excuse Mikey and he’ll do his best in the future.P.S.His grandmother is OK.”
I had seen Mikey writing the note at his desk.I said nothing.Most parental-excuse note, I received were penned by my students.The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off.”
The students always said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they produced excuse notes, they were excellent.So I decided to give the first class to study the art of the excuse note.
“Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God’.”Heads went down.Pens raced across paper.They had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.
The next day everyone had excuse notes.Heated discussions followed.But suddenly I saw the headmaster at the door.He entered the classroom and walked up and down,looking at papers,and then said.“I’d like you to see me in my office.”My heart sank.
When I stepped into his office,he came to shake my hand and said,“I just want to tell you that lesson, that ask, was great.Those kids were writing on the college level.Thank you.”
56. We can inter that when Mikey was absent from the class, he was
A. somewhere enjoying himself B. taking care of his baby sister
C. looking after his grandmother D. studying the art of the excuse note
57. How did the author usually find out his students’ parental-excuse notes were dishonest?
A.They were written in dull words.
B.They were more like stories than facts.
C.He called their parents and found out the truth.
D. The handwriting obviously looked like children’s.
58. From the 5th paragraph we know
A.the kids were afraid of God
B.it was too difficult a task for the kids
C.the kids were very interested in the task
D. none of the kids had lunch that day
59. Why did the author’s heart sink?
A.He thought the headmaster would scold him.
B. The heated discussions angered the headmaster.
C. The students were not behaving themselves.
D.The headmaster was looking at his students’ papers.
60. Which of the following best describes the author as a teacher?
A.Honest. B.Strict. C.Hardworking.D.Wise.
2.阅读下列文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
French people pride themselves on their delicious foods, such as cheese, baguettes and croissants(two kinds of food). In fact, food is an important part of French culture. Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night. It is the opposite of the fast–food habit common in other parts of the West.
It’s the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald’s is opening beneath Paris’s most famous museum: the Louvre (卢浮宫). The new restaurant will be the 1,142nd McDonald’s in France, and will open in the underground approach to the museum. But many French people can’t understand why this American chain is opening in the heart of French culture.
However, McDonald’s is paying no notice to the complaint. McDonald’s now has 31,000 chains worldwide. Tourists are hungry, and opening chains in tourist spots pays well.
There is another chain threatening France’s heritage. This time it is coffee rather than burgers. As more and more Starbucks open in Paris, traditional French cafés are forced to close.
The trouble with American companies opening chains throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country’s culture. How can a small, independent coffee shop compete with the multi-billion dollar chain? You can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world, but you can only go to a Parisian café in France.
Responsibility is with the tourists. A McDonald’s wouldn’t open so near the Louvre if it weren’t not going to make money. Similarly, a Pizza Hut wouldn’t overlook (俯瞰) Egypt’s Great Pyramid if no one wants to sit in it. Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall, you should think twice before ordering a Cappuccino in the Starbucks.
58. Why are the French very angry when a McDonald’s is opening beneath the Louvre?
A. Because they will spend many hours in McDonald’s.
B. Because French food culture is very impressive.
C. Because they also have the fast-food habit.
D. Because they are proud of their own food.
59. The McDonald’s will be located in the underground approach to the museum because ______.
A. the complaints of the French are useless
B. opening a chain in tourist spot is rewarding
C. McDonald’s tends to be in the heart of culture
D. it will help to attract more tourists for the museum
60. What is the trouble with American companies opening chains all over the world?
A. The traditional stores of a country are forced to fight back.
B. The traditional stores of a country become dependant.
C. They have negative effect on a country’s culture.
D. The multi-billion dollar chain can’t be matched.
3.阅读下列文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Are you a problem shopper? The answer is “Yes” , if you or someone else thinks that you sometimes get carried away with shopping .In other words ,do you or does someone else think you are occupied in extreme shopping ? If people have regrets later about their shopping , or have an “out-of-control” feeling about the quantities of what they buy or the amount of credit they use , they may be considered to be problem shoppers.
Extreme shopping can lead to a more serious problem –addictive shopping . Addictive shoppers feel driven by the desire to shop and spend money . They experience great tension which drives them to shop and spend money and they feel a “rush” during the time they are occupied with the shopping activity.
Extreme or addictive shopping may result from long-time unpleasant feelings, of which anxiety ,pain and shame are common ones. When we feel bad inside ,we often do something to make ourselves feel better . In this case ,we often go shopping .
A few people shop to relieve their boredom or emptiness .For some people ,the motivation is a desire for status ,power ,beauty or success .Some love to shop as it makes them feel valued in the eyes of the shop assistants .Others shop simply because it makes them forget , at least temporarily , tension ,fear or unhappiness in their life.
Besides ,shopping malls are designed to encourage continual shopping . For instance ,there are some malls where you can’t see clocks displaying the time because they don’t want you to become too aware of the time you spend there .What’s more ,food courts, coffee shops and restrooms are provided ,so you don’t have to leave the mall because of your physical needs.
Therefore ,once you become aware of how market forces work ,you will certainly come to control your shopping behavior .For example ,how much time you will spend and what areas you will visit can be decided before you enter the mall. Keep a written account of what items you will buy and how much money you will spend . Make a plan for what you are going to buy before you feel the urge to shop and then stick to it . That is vital for gaining self-control.
54.Which of the following people may not be problem shoppers?
A.Those who cannot control the amount of credit they use.
B.Those who just walk around the shopping malls.
C.Those who are occupied in too much shopping.
D.Those who feel sorry for their shopping.
55.According to the passage, what may not result in addictive shopping?
A.The awareness of how market forces work.
B.The desire for status ,power ,beauty or success.
C.Boredom, emptiness ,tension ,fear or unhappiness in people’s life.
D.Long-time bad feelings of anxiety ,pain and shame.
56.What does the author suggest to control our shopping behaviour?
A.Never going to the shopping malls because there are many tricks.
B.Applying for a credit card before we go shopping.
C.Making the shopping time as short as possible.
D.Making a shopping list before we go shopping.
57.The author writes this passage to .
A.inform the shopping malls how to attract more shoppers
B.provide solutions to the problem shopping.
C.scold the problem shoppers
D.tell a shopping story
4.阅读下列文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
When something goes wrong,it can be very satisfying to say,”Well,it’s so-and-so’s fault.”or “I know I’m late,but it’s not my fault;the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault,but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation,you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However,you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stone on for success.
50. According to the passage, winners .
A. deal with problems rather than blame others
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C. have responsible and able colleagues
D. blame themselves rather that others
51. The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to .
A. avoid B. accept C. improve D. consider
52. When your colleague brings about a problem, you should .
A. find a better way to handle the problem
B. blame him for his lack of responsibility
C. tell him to find the cause of the problem
D. ask a more able colleague for help
53. When problems occur, winners take them as
A. excuses for their failures B. barriers to greater power
C. challenges to their colleagues D.chances for self-development
5.阅读下列文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in Ivera, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camilllo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduecd a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators(计算器).In 1959 it produced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe(主机)computer designed and traded in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Janpanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one, of the world’s leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group --- one for personal computers,one for other office equipment, one for systerms and services, and two for telecommunications.
46. From the text we learn that__________.
A.by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year
B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C.some of Olivetti,s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D. Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
47. What was probably the direct result of Olivetti,s falling behind in electronic technology?
A. Adriano’s death. B. A period of financial problem
C. its faster progress D. Its agreements with other companies
48. What do we know about Olivetti ?
A.It produced the best typewriter in the word.
B.It designed the word’s first mainframe computer.
C.It exported more typewriter than other computer.
D.It has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea.
49. The best title for the text would be___________.
A.The Origin of Olivetti B.The Success of Olivetti
C.The History of Olivetti D.The Producich of Olivetti
6.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Eating foods high in trans-fats(fats present in artificial form in industrially-produced cakes and fast food...) and saturated (饱和的) fats increases the risk of depression, according to a Spanish study, confirming previous studies that linked “junk food” with the disease. Researchers also showed that some products, such as olive oil, can fight against the risk of mental illness.
Authors of the wide-reaching study, from the universities of Navarra and Las Palmas, followed and analyzed the diet and lifestyle of over l2,000 volunteers over six years. When the study began, none of the participants had been diagnosed with depression; by the end, 657 of them were new sufferers.
“Participants with an increased consumption of trans-fats presented up to a 48 percent increase in the risk of depression when they were compared to participants who did not consume these fats,” the head study author said. “The more trans-fats were consumed, the greater harmful effect they produced in the volunteers.”
The research team found, at the same time, that after assessing the effect of polyunsaturated fats made up of larger amounts of fish and vegetable oils and olive oil, these products are associated with a lower risk of suffering depression.
The report, published in the online journal PLOS ONE, noted the research was performed on a European population that enjoys a relatively low intake of trans-fats—making up only 0.4 percent of the total energy taken in by the volunteers. “Despite this, we observed an increase in the risk of suffering depression of nearly 50 percent,” said researcher Miguel Martinez. “On this basis we think it of great importance to take this effect into account in countries like the United States, where the percentage of energy derived from these fats is around 2.5 percent.”
The report pointed out that the current number of depression sufferers in the world is around l50 million people, and has increased in recent years. This rise is attributable, according to the authors, “to great changes in the sources of fats consumed in Western diets, where we have replaced certain types of beneficial fats in nuts, vegetable oils and fish with the saturated and trans-fats found in meats, butter and other products such as mass-produced cakes and fast food.”
71. What's the best title of the text?
A. Junk Food and Depression B. Depression Prevention
C. Types of Fats and Depression D. Depression Research
72. Which of the following increases the risk of suffering depression?
A. Fish. B. Vegetable oil. C. Olive oil. D. Butter.
73. The study tells us that .
A. 2.5% Americans suffer mental illness
B. l2,000 volunteers in Navarra took part
C. a minority of participants became new sufferers
D. l50 million Europeans enjoy a healthier lifestyle
74. The underlined word “derived” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to .
A. obtained B. chosen C. separated D. preserved
75. More and more Westerners are suffering depression because .
A. they have less time for exercise
B. they eat more nuts, vegetable oils and fish
C. the sources of fats in their diets have changed
D. less meat, butter, and cakes are included in their diets
试卷答案
1.ABCAD
2.DBC
3.BADB
4.ACAD
5.ABDC
6.ADCAC
