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一、Reading comprehension (一共4题，每题25分。)
试题1 (25分)【106047】 By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self—sacrifice made most for the benefits of others － they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation's consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us － an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science.
Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity（明星）, who are legendary, who somehow mange to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities？That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death － such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.
1. The passage mainly deals with ______.
A. life and death
B. heroes and heroines
C. heroes and icons
D. icons and celebrities
2. Heroes and heroines are usually ______.
A. courageous
B. good examples to follow
C. self—sacrificing
D. all of the above
3. Which of the following statements is wrong？______
A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
B. Superstars are famous for being famous.
C. One's look can contribute to being famous.
D. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.
4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love ______.
A. when she was 19
B. when she became a princess
C. just before her death
D. after she gave birth to a prince
5. What is more likely to set an icon's status？______
A. Good looks.
B. Tragic and early death.
C. Personal attraction.
D. The quality of one's story.
试题2 (25分)【106227】 Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.
Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary（周年纪念）of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love—hate partnership.
But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war－which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac's body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug （拥抱）, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.
The history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn't stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys（调查）show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France's close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain's close links with the US.
Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here's one：What's the best thing about Britain's relationship with France？The English Channel.
1. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ______.
A. friendly
B. impolite
C. brotherly
D. a mixture of love and hate
2. The war in Iraq does ______ to the relationship between France and Britain.
A. good
B. harm
C. neither good nor harm
D. both good and harm
3. The British are not so friendly to ______ and the French are not so friendly to ______.
A. Germany; America
B. America; Germany
C. Germany; Germany
D. America; America
4. ______are more interested in having holidays in ______.
A. American people…Britain
B. British people…Germany
C. French people…Britain
D. British people…France
5. What does the last sentence mean？______
A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.
B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.
C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.
D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.
试题3 (25分)【118689】 There are many kinds of ants in the world that always live in companies. They are the most hard—working creatures and most of them make their nests under ground. The small black ants that we see running back and forth in the grass are the same ants that bother us by coming to our picnics uninvited. They are not trying to be harmful, but are only doing the house—keeping job they were made for.
They are nature's clean—up crew. One of these ants, scouting(搜索） in the grass, finds the trail of an injured beetle. In some mysterious way the news spreads. Soon there are two ants, then a few more. Then a dozen or more are running around the beetle. Enough ants will come to put an end to it.
Then the beetle is dead, the ants carry it away to their underground nests. They leave nothing in the grass but empty shell.
1. The ants that come to our picnics are having fun.
A. T
B. F
C. /
D. /
2. According to this passage, the black ants' job is to clean up the grass.
A. T
B. F
C. /
D. /
3. As soon as an ant finds an injured insect, it carries it away and eats it.
A. T
B. F
C. /
D. /
4. More ants learn about the beetle from other ants.
A. T
B. F
C. /
D. /
5. The ants clean the grass by carrying away everything but the shell.
A. T
B. F
C. /
D. /
试题4 (25分)【147288】 How men first learnt to invent words is unknown；in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other；and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations — the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience；and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past；and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
1. The origin of language is _____.
A. a legend handed down from the past
B. a matter that is hidden or secret
C. a question difficult to answer
D. a problem not yet solved
2. What is true about words? _____
A. They are used to express feelings only.
B. They can not be written down.
C. They are simply sounds.
D. They are mysterious.
3. The real power of words consists in their _____.
A. properties
B. characteristics
C. peculiarity
D. representative function
4. By “association” in the last paragraph, the author means _____.
A. a special quality
B. a joining of ideas in the mind
C. an appearance which is puzzling
D. a strange feature
5. Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? _____
A. He is no more than a master of words.
B. He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.
C. He can move men to tears.
D. His style is always charming.
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