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Passage 1
Although international travel is usually an (21) __________ and pleasant experience, travellers 21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B Passage 2
A study (21) _____________ that fitness is the key (22) ______ long life, irrespective of body (Key: 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D)
Passage 3
A study has shown that fitness is the key (21) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (22) (Key: 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. C)
Passage 4
More and more people (21) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get (Key: 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. D)
Passage 5
Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars Key:
31.A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. C 38. D 39. B 40. D
Passage 6
Most workers spend eight hours on the job a day on 31 . They work because they need money Key: 31.B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D 36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. A
Passage 7
There are advantages and disadvantages to 31 Asian and Western educational methods. For Key: 31. C 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. C 36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. A
Passage 8
Jules Verne’s most famous book is ―Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea‖. (A ―league‖ is an Key: 16. A 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25 D Passage 9
Peter Blake is a successful businessman, but he (16)____________ to be very poor. He had Key: 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. D 20. A 21. B 22. A 23. C 24. A 25.C 第四部分 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。 Passage 1
I was 15 when I walked into McCarley Bookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on 1. How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore?
A. He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance.
2. According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because ____________.
B. it helped him understand the world and himself
3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was ____________. D. proud of himself
4. The author decided to help the poor boy by ____________.
B. persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV
5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is ____________.
C. it helps people make sense of the world (Key: 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C)
Passage 2
Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern
1. Where was paper invented?
A. In China. .
2. Scandinavia began to make paper ____________.
C. in 1500
3. Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need ____________. B. one tree
4. All over the world, trees are being cut down ____________ than they are being planted. D. faster
5. The latest things made of paper are ____________. D. houses
(Key: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. D)
Passage 3
We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be
1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
D. It is difficult to tell what people’ gestures really mean sometimes.
2. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because ____________. D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions 3. From the passage, we can conclude that ____________. A gestures can be used to express feelings 4. In the same culture, people ____________.
D may have different abilities to understand and express feelings 5. The best title for this passage can be ____________. C Gestures and Feelings
(Key: 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C)
Passage 4
A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.
1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _____________. A. unhappy
2. According to the author, human contact in a park means ____________. D. both A and B
3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the ___________ we are. C. more disconnected
4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction? D. All of the above.
5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author? B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together. (Key: 1. A 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B)
Passage 5
Who will stage the games?
(Key: 1. D 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. D)
Passage 6
We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum (Key: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. D) Passage 7
Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? These are (Key: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A)
Passage 8
10th August, 2004? Dear Sirs,?
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, PMC Company is a major producer of technically advanced (Key: 1. D 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A) Passage 9
Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, examined him and said, Key: BBADD
Passage 10
People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem Key: ACBBC
Passage 11
Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea Key: DCDAC
Passage 12
In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, ideas, or languages – has changed Key: ACDCD
Passage 13
Crime Prevention Initiatives
The chances that you will be a victim of violent crime are low. But you can avoid risk in the Key: ABBCA
Passage 14
An Extraordinary Change of Direction
Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the Key: BACCA
Passage 15
There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced. Key: CABAD
Passage 16
Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in Key: DBCDD
Passage 17
Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, ―London is not a city, - it is a nation.‖ Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups,
is a world.
Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.
Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups, including the growing number of Londoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children of Caribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples. None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners.
Most of Britain's ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages.
Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of Britain live in London.
The largest migrant community is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of the total population of London.
There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan.
Young people, in particular, are skilled at dealing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures.
They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents may come from several different backgrounds and their friends and partners do also. They are ―skilled cross-cultural travellers‖ without leaving their home-town.
1．Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli’s statement is an understatement?
Because he thinks London is _________.
A. part of the word B. even larger than some countries in the world
C. not a nation at all D.a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity
2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that _________.
A. within 10 years 40%Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups
B. most of Britain’s ethnic minority residents live in London,speaking over 300 languages C. London accommodates about 330，000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countries
D. many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds
3. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future. A. 3. 8% B. 4 0% C. 3 9% D. 3 6%
4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________. A. young people are from different backgrounds
B. young people are raised in a multicultural environment C. young people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid cultures D. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures 5. The passage mainly deals with _________. A, the advantage of hybrid cultures in London B. the composition of the populeticm in London C. they cultural diversity in London
D. the contribution made by the new arrivals to London 答案1. D 2.D 3. B 4. D 5. C