2. B。判断题。通读全文可知，stuntmen 是具有特别技能的人，由此可知答案为B。
3. D。语义理解题。从第3段第4句话they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress(床垫). 可以肯定答案是D。
4. B。语义理解题。从第4段中的…careful timing 可以做出正确判断。
5. A。判断题。根据第5段中的They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed 可知答案为A。
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The yearly Academy Awards ceremony was once a private affair. Now, because of television, it is very much a public affair. Hundreds of people gather in Hollywood to see the Oscars presented to outstanding(杰出的) actors, and others involved(参与) in the motion picture industry. Millions more watch on television.
It all began on May 16, 1929, when 270 men and women sat down to dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There was no secret about the winners. The names of the winners had been known for months. Janet Gaynor, for example, had won as Best Actress. Douglas Fairbanks presented her with the famous gold statue(塑像). The little statue was not then called Oscar. Like a new actor, Oscar was unknown. About six years later, it somehow got that renowned name. A number of explanations have been offered for its origin(由来), but nobody knows the true story for certain.
Nowadays the results of the Oscar voting are kept secret. Only two people know the winners before the names are announced at the ceremony. The counting of votes is not done by one group of people but by different groups. Nobody except two members of an accounting(计票) company sees the final results.
The information is not kept in open files(卷宗). Winners? names are placed in closed envelopes. The accountants each carry a complete set of envelopes to the ceremony. One set is simply a spare to be used in case something happens to the other one.
1. As used in paragraph 2, renowned means _________. A. strange
B. wonderful
C. much-disliked
D. famous
2. May 16, 1929 marks _________.
A. Douglas Fairbanks? first winning of an Academy Award B. The first time Oscar got its name C. The first time the Awards were kept secret D. Janet Gaynor?s recognition as Best Actress
3. Two sets of envelopes are prepared for the ceremony _________. A. one for New York, one for Hollywood B. in order to be perfectly safe
C. one for the ceremony, one for the newspapers D. just because that is the custom (1—3 DDB)
【答案与解析】本文介绍了Oscar奖的起源和发展。
1. D。词义猜测题。上文说Oscar was unknown，而此句说About six years later, it somehow got that renowned name，由此可推知此题答案为D。
2. D。细节题。根据文章第2段第4句Janet Gaynor, for example, had won as Best Actress可推知此题答案为D。
3. B。推断题。根据文章最后一句One set is simply a spare to be used in case something happens to the other one 可推知此题答案为B。
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Laptop(便携式) computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginian, each of the 1 500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops
are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use email to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees — anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students not only to the Internet, but also to libraries and other resources. State highest-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials also are testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we?re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
1. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _______. A. use for their schoolwork B. access the Internet C. work at home D. connect them to libraries
2. Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks? A. They don?t really talk. B. They use the computer language. C. Laptops have speakers. D. None of the above reasons is correct. 3. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers. B. 1 500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America. D. Students there can do everything.
4. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can _______. A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world C. get information from around the world D. have feel laptops 5. Which of the following is a laptop computer? 有图：见《英语周报》精粹（高中版）P65页 【答案与解析】本文主要讲叙手提电脑非常受欢迎。 1. A。细节题。从文中第 2 段最后两句可知此题答案A。
2. A。细节题。他们是通过发送E-mail来传达各自的信息，并不是真正地“说”，所以答案选A。 3. C。细节题。由第 2 段第 2 句…a 110-year-old college可知C 项正确。 4. C。推断题。A window on the world意为“了解世界的窗口”，由此可知学生通过手提电脑可获取来自全世界的很多信息，故答案选C。
5. B。
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Bambi is a tasty book. Tasty not only for children but for those who are no longer so fortunate. For delicacy of perception(感觉细腻) and truth I hardly know any story of animals that can stand besides this life study of a forest deer. Felix Salten is a poet. He falls in love with nature deeply, and he loves animals. I do not, as a rule, like the method which places human words in the mouths of dumb(哑的) creatures, and it is the victory of this book that, behind the conversation, one feels the real feelings of the creatures who speak. Clear and inspiring, and in places very moving, it is a little masterpiece(杰作).
I read it in galley proof(校样) on the way from Paris to Calais. As I finished each sheet I handed it to my wife, who read, and handed it to my nephews. For three hours the four of us read in this way in silent absorption(专注). Those who know what it is to read books in galley proof, and have experienced channel (隧道)crossings, will realize that few books will stand such a test. Bambi is one of them.
1. Bambi is a book written about _______.
A. children
B. a forest deer
D. those who are unfortunate
C. Felix Salten
2. Which of the following do you think is true?
A. The book is interesting not only to children but also to others. B. The author of the book read the proof on his way from Paris to Calais. C. The book gives greater pleasure to children than to others.
D. The writer of the passage didn?t want to read the book in galley proof, so he handed it to his wife. 3. The author of the book used the method which _______. A. he didn?t like as a rule B. made animals talk like human beings C. others did not like
D. other stories of animals could stand beside 4. The writer and the other three _______. A. were fond of reading proof B. were absorbed in the book C. felt that the animals could talk
D. thought the book was better than any other research of its kind 5. According to the passage, we can conclude that _______. A. proof reading and channel crossings are very pleasant B. a poet can write books about animals better C. proof reading and channel crossings are very tiring D. it?s easy to write a book about animals
【答案与解析】本文介绍Bambi这本描写鹿的书给作者及其家人带来的没的感受。从而对这本书进行赞扬。
1. B。细节题。根据文章第1段第3句I hardly know any story of animals that can stand besides this life study of a forest deer.可推知此题答案为B。
2. A。细节题。根据文章第1段第2句Tasty not only for children but for those who are no longer so fortunate可推知此题答案为 A。
3. B。细节题。根据文章第1段倒数第2句：我不喜欢动物说人话这种方法，但这本书，通过动物对话感觉到了动物的真实感情，可推知此题答案为B。
4. B。细节题。根据文章第2段第3句For three hours the four of us read in this way in silent absorption可推知此题答案为B。
5. C。细节题。文章第2段倒数第2句说：凡是有过校稿或过隧道经历的人都知道，这两种经历都令人感到枯燥乏味，所以很少有书会让人读校样就很入迷，据此可推知此题答案为C。
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In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to overcome the fear of making mistakes. If the basic goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations that may be dealt with gradually as realization of those mistakes increase. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may observe how native speakers express themselves, and how native expressions differ from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Spanish speaker who has been saying “I do it” to express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by interacting with native speakers of English, observe that native speakers actually say “I?ll do it”. The resulting difference can serve as a basis for the student to correct his way of using the present tense in English.
But a student who is unwilling to interact in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn by trial and error(错误).
1. According to the passage, the present tense in English is _______. A. not used to express a desire to do something in the immediate future
B. used with some verbs but not with others to express future plan C. basically the same in English as it is in Spanish D. not the most difficult problem for foreign students
2. According to the passage, language learners can reduce the number of their mistakes by _______. A. asking native speakers for explanations B. reading good books in the foreign language
C. comparing (对比)their speech with that of native speakers D. speaking without regard to native speakers
3. According to the passage, foreign language students should not worry too much about making mistakes because _______.
A. native speakers like foreign students who try to learn their language B. communication is the basic goal of language learning C. native speakers will ignore their mistakes
D. everyone makes mistakes when trying to communicate in a strange language
4. The author?s main conclusion about the use of mistake in foreign language learning is that ________. A. mistakes are not important in the course of learning a language B. learners are often very afraid of making mistakes
C. making mistakes can help the learner discover the rules of the language D. native speakers often do not tell foreign language learners about their mistakes (1—4 ACBC)
【答案与解析】本文论述了在外语的学习过程中，学习者要不要害怕犯错误，才能学好外语的观点。
1. A。推断题。根据文章中的举例，英语本族人所用英语表达将来时的方法可推知此题的答案为A。 2. C。细节题。根据文章第1段第4句：语言学习者会观察本族的说话者如何表达，他们的用词又与自己的用词又有何不同，以及本段的最后一句可推知此题答案为C。
3. B。细节题。根据文章第1段第2句If the basic goal of language use is communication, then mistakes are secondary considerations… 可推知此题答案为B。
4. C。推断题。可从第1段最后一句The resulting difference can serve as a basis for the student to correct his way of using the present tense in English推知此答案为C。
七、教育类
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Many instructors believe that an informal, relaxed classroom environment is good to learning and innovation. It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing and friendly relationships with their professors. The casual(随和的) professor is not necessarily a poor one and is still respected by students. Although students may be in a subordinate(从属的) position, some professors treat them as equals. However, no matter how equal professors would like to be, they still are in a position of authority.
Professors may establish social relationships with students outside of the classroom, but in the classroom they maintain the instructor?s role. A professor may have coffee one day with students but the next day expect them to meet a deadline for the submission(提交评判) of a paper or to be prepared for a discussion or an exam. The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work. Professors have several roles in relation to students; they may be friends as well as teachers. Students must realize that when a teacher?s role changes, they must appropriately adapt their behaviour and attitudes.
1. Generally speaking, relationships between students and their professors are_______. A. common B. friendly C. poor D. equal
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Professors can set up good social relationship with students outside the classroom. B. In the classroom, professors should be in a position of authority.
C. Professors may treat their students differently in evaluating school work.
D. If a student has good relationship with a professor, he?ll still have to take an exam. 3. A student must learn to change his behavior and attitude when _____. A. the professor invites him to have coffee together B. he is in need of help
C. the professor changes his role
D. the professor gives him extra attention
4. The main subject discussed in the text is “________”. A. changing relationship B. the teacher-student relationship C. professors? authority D. students? positions
【答案与解析】本文从老师和学生角色变换的角度讨论了师生之间的关系。 1. B。细节题。文中提到It is not uncommon for students to have easygoing and friendly relationships with their professors。而not uncommon= common。所以答案为B。
2. C。推断题。根据The professor may give extra attention outside of class to a student in need of help but probably will not treat him or her differently when it comes to evaluating school work 可以知道，教授在评价学生的学习表现时，不会有什么不同，即教授会平等对待每一个学生。故C项正确。
3. C。细节题，根据Students must realize that when a teacher?s role changes, they must appropriately adapt their behaviour and attitudes我们知道，当一个教师角色发生改变的时候，学生也应相应地随之改变和适应。
4. B。主旨题。本文从老师和学生角色变换的角度讨论了师生之间的关系。故答案为 B。
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Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I?m sure lots of children of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags.
Doctors are starting to worry that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.
“It?s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it?s so heavy,” said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.
Rick is among students who have common school bags with two straps(带子) to carry them, but many other students choose rolling(有滚轮的) bags.
But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.
But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight(重量).
Scott Batch, a back doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don?t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing.
“Children are losing their balance(平衡) and falling down with their school bags,” he said.
Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.
One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all! 1. From the passage we can know that _______.
A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags B. children in other countries don?t carry too heavy bags
C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags D. only children in the US carry too heavy school bags
2. Children feel it hard for them to go upstairs because _______.