A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California.As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle.The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves.As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm.k+s-5#u
At this point my friend spoke up.A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地).I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child.Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy.How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three.” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages.“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said.
The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face.Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy.”
As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner.“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him.The mother was angry with her baby because .
A.the mother was very tired k+s-5#u![]() |
B.the baby asked for more things |
C.the baby ran madly in the store |
D.the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves |
We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend .
A.treated her children well only |
B.was probably good to any child |
C.liked the boy very much |
D.always wanted to help others |
The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to .
A.show her sympathy for the woman |
B.know something about the boy first |
C.show her anger with the woman k+s-5#u![]() |
D.make the woman realize children’s natural quality |
With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that .
A.we should respect a child’s nature |
B.we should never blame a child |
C.mothers usually share the same interest |
D.mothers should try to be gentle and polite k+s-5#u![]() |
Some years ago industries had more freedom than they have now, and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them; often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.
Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes. Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore. At such times, there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries; however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or two became seriously ill.
Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the U.S., for example, there is a department which tests new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell. A third department looks at the places where people work, and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course, new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness, but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products.
1.The main topic the passage is .
A.conditions in the work place
B.the freedom of industries in the past
C.changes in industrial production
D.the safety and health of workers and customers
2.It can be inferred from the passage that in the past .
A.workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions
B.companies were free to put out any products they wanted to
C.many people were killed by dangerous products
D.industries were as careful in management as they are today
3.It is implied in the passage that .
A.governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of products
B.in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments
C.government officials often did not listen to scientists
D.governments paid no attention to the safety of products at all
4.From the passage, we know that some years ago safety rules .
A.were put forward due to scientists’ recommendations
B.came into being as a result of the workers’ demands
C.were introduced because quite a number of people were killed or seriously injured
D.were effective enough to protect workers and customers
5.The special departments protect customers and workers in many ways EXCEPT by .
A.testing new products B.controlling the sale of products
C.designing new products D.inspecting work places
Veronica
By Mary Gaitskill.
Pantheon Books, $ 23.
This attractively dark novel from the author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin is narrated by a former Paris model who is now sick and poor; her reflections on beauty and cruelty have clarity and an uncanny bite.
On Beauty
By Zadie Smith.
Penguin Press, $ 25.95
In her new book, a cultural – politics novel set in a place like Harvard, the author of White Teeth brings everything to the table: a crisp intellect, a lovely wit and enormous sympathy for the men, women and children who read her story.
Saturday
By Ian McEwan.
Nan A. Talese / Doubleday. $ 26.
As exciting and as carefully constructed as anything McEwan has written, this astringent (尖锐的) novel traces a day in the life of an English neurosurgeon who comes face to face with senseless violence.
De Kooning: An American Master
By Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan.
Alfred A. Knopf, $ 35.
A brilliant biography, impressively researched and absorbingly written, of the talented immigrant who stood at the vortex (中心) of mid – 20th – century American art.
A History of Europe Since 1945
By Tony Judt.
Penguin Press, $ 39.95.
Judt’s massive, learned, truthfully detailed account of Europe’s recovery from the wreckage of World War Ⅱpresents a whole continent in panorama (全景) even as it sets off detonations (爆炸) of insight on almost every page.
1.According to the passage, the most probable non – fiction novel is .
A.Veronica B.Saturday
C.On Beauty D.A History of Europe Since 1945
2.If you’re fond art, which of the following would be your favorite?
A.On Beauty B.Saturday
C.Veronica D.De Kooning : An American Master
3.The novels published by the same company are .
A.On Beauty & A History of Europe Since 1945
B.Saturday & De Kooning : An American Master
C.Veronica & On Beauty
D.A History of Europe Since 1945 & Saturday
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Mary Gaitskill is the author of both Veronica and Bad Behaviour.
B.On Beauty describes the stories that happened in Harvard.
C.Two authors finished De Kooning : An American Master together.
D.A post – war Europe can be found in A History of Europe Since 1945.
5.Which of the following novels are written by Zadie Smith?
A.On Beauty & Bad Behavior
B.Saturday & De Kooning : An American Master
C.On Beauty & White Teeth
D.Veronica & White Teeth
第二部分阅读理解(共25小题;每小题2分,满分50分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Football is , I believe , the most important game in England : one has only to go to one of the important matches to see this . Rich and poor , young and old , one can see them all there , shouting for one side or the other .
To a stranger , one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams . He has pictures of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches . He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age .
Most schools in England take football seriously—much more seriously than nearly all European schools , where lessons are all that are important, and games are left for the children themselves . In England, it is believed that education is not only a matter of filling a boy’s mind with facts in classroom, it also means the training of character by means of games , especially team games , where they boy or girl has to learn to work with others for the team instead of working for himself alone . The school therefore plans games and matches for its pupils . Football is a good team game ; it is good for both the body and the mind . That is why it is every school’s game in England .
1.In Paragraph 1, “this” means .
A.people often shout at each other in a football match
B.people , rich and poor , young and old , often play football
C.football is the most popular game in England
D.people usually go to the important matches
2.People often one football team or the other by shouting .
A.beat B.win over C.support D.laugh at
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?
A.English children know more about football than adults
B.Nearly all European schools consider lessons the most important
C.It is surprising that English children have great knowledge of football
D.English schools attach more importance to football than nearly all European schools
4.What does education mean in England ?
A.Filling a boy’s mind with facts .
B.Teaching how to work with others for the team .
C.Training character by means of games .
D.More than the teaching of knowledge .
5.From the passage , we learn that .
A.football is popular mostly among English children
B.schools in England make use of football for the training of body and mind
C.football is more important than lessons in England
D.other European schools consider football unimportant
I've cheated in school when I thought that I could get away with it. I'm not proud of it and I don't usually feel very good about myself afterward, but sometimes it's the only way possible to survive in a pressure cooker. My parents are really set on my getting good grades. They study my report card the same way they examine the newspaper's stock market page. And they make me feel that I've got to live up to their expectations.
But often each teacher acts as if his is the only subject we have. They think nothing of piling on our homework or giving surprise quizzes. Sometimes we have to take two or three tests in different subjects on the same day. I'd like to see a lot of adults I know preparing for that.
When the pressure becomes too high, some kids may resort to(诉诸于) cheating. If you have three or four subjects to study for, you're not going to be able to devote enough time to each subject in order to be well prepared for each class. Besides, it may be the only way left to live up to your parents' expectations and compete with the top students in the class.
Everybody knows that if you cheat, it's important not to get caught. Few things can cause more of chaos. Once, my elder brother got caught cheating on a math final. My parents acted as though he'd committed a federal crime. The assistant principal called them to school, but although the incident caused several conferences, I don't think that anybody ever really understood what my brother was going through. We're just supposed to perform outstandingly as well as always act honestly, but how many adults can actually live up to the standards they set for us?
My father has gotten countless traffic tickets for parking in no parking zones or for not coming to a full stop at stop signs. And you're always hearing about people who don't file their income tax honestly. How about all the corruption in government? Successful adults often accept dishonesty in order to achieve their business goals. Are kids the only ones who are supposed to be perfect?
Most of my friends have cheated on tests in school at one time or another. The kids who never cheat are usually either afraid of getting caught or just don't know how to do it safely. Nobody wants to cheat. But if it's a choice of being honest or of getting a grade, most kids will try for the A. That may sound wrong, but we didn't make the rules, we're just trying to get by.
1. What is the best title of this passage?
A. No one wants to cheat! B. Everyone likes to cheat!
C. No one can survive a cheat! D. Everyone can fight a cheat!
2. The author owes children’s cheat to the following EXCEPT ___________.
A. parents B. teachers C. children D. examinations
3. In the fifth paragraph, the author mainly wants to say __________.
A. his father always cheats in his life
B. kids are always supposed to be perfect
C. all the adults can not live up to the standards they set for children
D. children shouldn’t learn from successful adults
4. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
A. The author thinks it is children’s right to cheat in school.
B. Most of the author’s friends like cheating on tests in school.
C. The author shows a positive attitude towards a surprise quiz in school.
D. The author thinks it wrong to cheat in school.
Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were!
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.It is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough.It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” When others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted.Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments.Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eye, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age.At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach.As the music flowed through his fingers, his stooped (弯曲的)shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes.As author and poet Samuel Ulman once wrote, “Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power.Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm.She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, ‘I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.’”
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a hobby.Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan was 68 before she began to draw.This activity ended periods of depression that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am tempted to call Layton a genius.”
We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”.We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”.We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses – finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a back-yard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, the beauty of a rainbow.
1.The author holds the view that ______.
A.enthusiastic people will never get old
B.enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life
C.enthusiasm is more important than experience
D.enthusiasm can give people more success and fame
2.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?
A.Enthusiasm can give you courage and strength in difficult times.
B.If you don’t have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.
C.Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D.Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.
3.The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______.
A.music can arouse people’s enthusiasm
B.enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed
C.enthusiasm can make people feel young
D.enthusiasm can keep people healthy
4.How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.