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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
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The three most valuable brand(商标)names on earth : Marlboro, Coca-cola and Budweiser, in that order.
It’s interesting that of the three most valuable brand names on earth, NONE of them are good for you.
Cigarettes kill 370,000 people a year in the U.S., not counting passive smoke. That’s over 1,000 people per day, equaling to five giant jets crashing daily. The estimates are that passive cigarette smoke kills over 15,000 people per year. That’s more than illegal drugs.
Coke is a solid company, but let’s face it, carbonated(含二氧化碳的) soft drinks of any brand are not healthy for you. There was a fellow parked in my driveway years ago. We were talking and he was drinking a cola. For some reason I had moved the cola and placed it on the hood (发动机罩) of his car.
“Don’t put that drink on my car!” he shouted. “Don’t you know the acid(酸) in that drink will eat the paint off my car?” he said. He quickly took the drink and finished drinking it.
The third most valuable brand in the world is a beer.
It’s interesting what we value the most. You can’t control what the world values. You can only control what you value.
What do you value? Is it really valuable?
One method of determining what you really value is to try to do without it. If you can’t do it without it, then that’s what you value.
Are you trying to get to the mountaintop with a cigarette in your mouth, a soda in one hand, and a beer in the other because those are the things that you can’t do without?
Stop and think about your real treasures.“For where your treasure is, there will be your heart also ...”
56. According to the passage, Budweiser refers to____ .
A. a kind of cigarette B. a kind of soft drink
C. a kind of paint D. a kind of beer
57. How many people are killed by passive cigarette smoke per day?
A. about 1,000 B. about 15,000 C. about 40 D. about 370,000
58. Why did the fellow take the cola and finish drinking it immediately?
A. Because cola was good for his health.
B. Because cola would damage the paint of his car.
C. Because he was very thirsty then.
D. Because he wanted to apologize to me.
59. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To give advice on how to determine what you value most.
B. To encourage people to give up smoking and drinking.
C. To warn people not to believe advertisements.
D. To tell people to have a clear mind about what is really valuable.
Way of Life for Students
The Internet is way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.
A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youth found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007. That is slow but could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.
About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband(宽带)connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet. Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.
The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so. The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪)habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $ 210 billion in sales last year alone.
College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.
The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款)payments; 41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card. A significant number of charges on these credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.College students in the US, as this passage shows,______.
| A．waste much time visiting the Internet |
| B．lead an exciting life by using the Internet |
| C．don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms |
| D．spend too much time, in the opinion of the writer, visiting the Internet |
To communicate with friends, nearly half of the college students use________.
| A．letters | B．telephones |
| C．text messages on mobile phones | D．emails |
I was in a strange city I didn’t know at all, and what’s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.The newspaper-seller______.
| A．didn’t know where the hotel was |
| B．didn’t understand what the writer said |
| C．could understand what the writer said |
| D．didn’t want to take the money from the writer |
From the story we know that the policeman______.
| A．was kind but didn’t understand the writer |
| B．told the writer where to take a train |
| C．knew what the writer really meant |
| D．was cold-hearted and didn’t help the writer |
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
| A．The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed. |
| B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman’s help. |
| C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel. |
| D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed. |
In your opinion, what was the writer’s real trouble?
| A．He didn’t know the city at all. |
| B．He couldn’t speak the language. |
| C．He went too far in the wrong bus. |
| D．He followed the policeman’s direction. |
David Beckham was born on 2nd May, 1975, in the suburbs of London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skill award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led to him going for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy at secondary school he played for the schools of Essex and also for his county team.
On 8th July, 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under- 21 team. On 2nd April, 1995, he played his first major football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both seasons , with David scoring many goals.
His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1997/7 season, he scored an amazing goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, David sent the ball over the goalkeepers head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157kph. He also had the ability to make the ball curl from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. He could made it glide high through the air, or dive down steeply. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?
| A．success | B．Interest | C．Prize | D．skill |
The unusually surprising way that he scored goals______.
| A．helped him to gain many prizes for Essex |
| B．kept him playing for Leeds United |
| C．offered him the chance to join the national team |
| D．made him popular in many British homes |
Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?
a. Beckham played his first football league game.
b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.
c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.
d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.
e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.
| A．e, d, a, c, b | B．b, e, d, a, c |
| C．e, b, a, d, c | D．b, d, e, c, a |
The passage is mainly talking about______________.
| A．how Beckham became a successful football player |
| B．what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals |
| C．when Beckham became famous all over Britain |
| D．why Beckham could win in football league games |
Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.
Thirdly crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of he road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.
Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.
I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.
Now, are there any questions?The main purpose of this speech would be to ____ .
| A．declare the laws of different kinds |
| B．give advice to travellers to the country |
| C．prepare people for international travel |
| D．inform people of the punishment for breaking laws |
How many laws are there discussed in the speech?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. | D．Six |
From the speech we learn that ____
| A．You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age. |
| B．You can’t make noise except at night. |
| C．Because the traffic moves on the left side of he road ,you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road. |
| D．In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you. |
The underlined word contact in the seventh paragraph means ____ .
| A．keep in touch with | B．report |
| C．get in touch with | D．join |
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
| A．A lawmaker | B．A lawyer | C．A teacher | D．A policeman |
While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.
Supported by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a person’s brainpower, as measured by IQ tests, might actually matter less than a person’s character, or EQ. Professor Salovery may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? Perhaps it is because of their EQ. People often make the mistake of thinking that EQ is the opposite of IQ. It is not. Although it is hoped that people have both high EQs and IQs, there is little doubt that those with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.
For a long time, researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. The geneticists said no, while the social scientists said yes. Furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a person’s EQ, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.
Recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. When some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. At the same time, there was a marked change in the disabled students’ attitudes. They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. People with high EQs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. Please remember that having a high IQ is helpful but having a high EQ might even be more helpful.According to Professor Salovery, what factor matters the most in predicting whether a person will be successful or not?
| A．How a person tests his / her brainpower. |
| B．A person’s IQ. |
| C．How smart a person is. |
| D．A person’s character. |
The second paragraph tells us that .
| A．people who have a low EQ tend to have a hard life |
| B．EQ is the opposite of IQ |
| C．people who have a high IQ always have a high EQ |
| D．people who have a high EQ always have a high IQ |
What did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to some disabled children?
| A．Students with disabilities were not open in trying new things. |
| B．There was no change in the normal students. |
| C．The disabled students became more positive and more eager to try new things. |
| D．The disabled students were more willing to help others. |
Which of the following is the writer’s attitude toward EQ and IQ?
| A．IQ is more helpful to people than EQ. |
| B．IQ can be raised by understanding and communication. |
| C．A high EQ is of great benefit in getting people promoted. |
| D．EQ can get people hired. |
Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?
| A．IQ, EQ and success. |
| B．A person’s brainpower. |
| C．IQ and a person’s character. |
| D．A person’s IQ and EQ. |