C．independent 19．A.before
C．until 20．A.evidence
C．doubt
D．official B．after D．since B．wonder D．problem
【语篇解读】 Ludwig Guttmann是一位医生，也是残奥会的创始人。 1．B [这个组织了体育赛事并最终(eventually)发展成残奥会的人是一名医生。] 2．C [十几岁时他就对医学感兴趣，并在一家医院做了志愿者(volunteer)。] 3．D [25岁时，他从医学院毕业，成为了一名医生。graduate毕业。] 4．A [接下来几年里他的事业很成功。enjoy拥有，享有。]
5．B [然而(However)，由于他和他的家人是犹太人，他们在德国的生活变得非常艰难(difficult)。]
6．B [参见上题解析。]
7．A [1938年他和家人搬(moved)到英国。] 8．D [research into对……的研究，为固定搭配。] 9．C [二战期间，有很多士兵在战争中受伤(wounded)。] 10．B [通常，他们的腿不能走路需要治疗(treatment)和帮助。] 11．A [参见上题解析。]
12．C [残疾士兵由于不能过正常的生活而感到压抑(depressed)和生气。] 13．D [他用他的新方法(methods)照顾伤员，而且尽力给他们情感上的力量。] 14．A [他知道(knew)参加体育运动不仅有益于一个人的身体，而且有益于他的心灵。] 15．C [他开始用体育运动(sports)这种方式治疗他的病人。14空后的“taking part in
sports”是线索提示。]
16．B [他想让他的病人找回自尊和尊严，并且鼓励(encouraged)他们参加体育运动。] 17．D [到1952年时，国际轮椅比赛规模开始变大。get变成，符合语境。] 18．D [到1960年这项赛事和夏季奥林匹克运动会一样成为官方的(official)赛事。] 19．A [他于1980年去世，甚至在此项运动被命名为残奥会之前(before)。] 20．C [毫无疑问他是残奥会的创始人。there is no doubt that...毫无疑问……。] III. 阅读理解
Oxford University has introduced confidence classes for female students to get them to compete for jobs in future and win chances to work in best companies.
They may be young and gifted, but research at the
excellent institution has found that female undergraduates(大学生)are shying away from applying for jobs in banking, finance, management consultancy(咨询), engineering and resource management.Partly as a result, starting salaries for women when they graduate are on average ￡2，000 to ￡3，000 lower than their male counterparts.
“Women are earning less on leaving Oxford.It is ridiculous，”said Jonathan Black, the careers service director at the university.“We have high quality and high achieving students of both genders.But it appears that women are selecting lower paid jobs.They accept more prejudice in certain industries and are saying ?I won't struggle for that really high paid job?．We are not trying to push loads of women but we are trying to say, you should feel able to apply for these sorts of jobs.Boys seem to have more self-confidence and see the bigger picture generally, even though their self-belief is not necessarily based on any greater academic advantage.”
The four-day programme at Oxford will help 45 female undergraduates improve their self-confidence and decision-making, think positively and build up their strengths.Confidence training will teach them how to deal with the opposition and challenging situations.
Successful female employees from RBS and BP, which are supporting the course, will talk about their lives and careers.RBS's involvement follows a promise by the bank to increase its national percentage of female graduate applications from 35 percent to 50 percent by 2014.
Sophie Kelley, 20, studying law at Oxford, is hoping the course will make her more confident in courses and interviews.“I am applying to London's law firms for vacation schemes and it is so competitive，”she said.“The rejection letters don't give any real feedback(反馈)，so I'm expecting the programme might give me a hand and some advice.” Notes：
①institution n．社会公共机构，制度，制定 ②counterpart n．与对方地位、作用相当的人(或物) ③gender n．性别 ④prejudice n．偏见，成见
1．Oxford University brings in confidence classes in order to help________． A．female undergraduates build up their strengths in daily life B．male undergraduates make friends with girls at university C．female undergraduates get success with more confidence D．females fight against challenges in the face of danger 2．What is the worrying situation for female undergraduates?
A．They don't like to work in companies offering low wages. B．Their opportunities are limited and their salaries are low. C．There are fewer females admitted to Oxford University. D．They refuse to work in banking and finance fields. 3．What is the mistaken idea for female undergraduates?
A．They themselves don't like working on resource management. B．They themselves think they are superior to boys in all sides. C．They themselves think men and women are born equal. D．They themselves think they are not as good as boys. 4．What can we learn from Paragraph 5?
A．RBS and BP will admit females from now on. B．RBS will create more job chances for girls in future. C．RBS will be the only choice for female undergraduates. D．All female undergraduates from Oxford can apply to RBS. 5．What can we learn about Sophie Kelley?
A．She hopes to benefit more from the programme. B．She has been rejected by the programme at Oxford. C．She feels the programme is ridiculous in modern society. D．She isn't fit for the world of competition and challenges.
【语篇解读】 牛津大学为了让在校的女大学生在将来进入社会后更有竞争力，开设了“自信课程”，帮助她们树立自信，这个活动也受到了一些公司的支持。
1．C [细节理解题。第一段第一句话的．..get them to compete for jobs in future and win chances to work in best copmanies说明该项目的初衷。]
2．B [推理判断题。第二段第一句话的．..shying away from applying for jobs in banking...和第二句话的．..￡2，000 to ￡3，000 lower than their male counterparts说明女大学毕业生令人担心的情况是就业机会有限，工资低。]
3．D [细节理解题。第三段中的But it appears that women are selecting lower paid jobs.They accept more prejudice in certain industries...说明即使女生自己也在一定程度上看轻了自己。]
4．B [细节理解题。第五段第二句话的．..increase its national percentage of female graduate
applications...说明B项正确。]
5．A [推理判断题。文章最后一句话的．..so I'm expecting the programme might give me a hand and advice说明A项正确。]