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1、第二部分：阅读理解Passage 1Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs ofthe country.When people meet each other for the first time in Britain,they say“How do you do?”and shake hands.Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye.Bu
2、t they shake hands after theyhavent met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday.Their teacher told them that theEnglish people hardly shake hands.So when they met their English friends at the station
3、,they kept theirhands behind their backs,the English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible,so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them.It make both of them laugh.1.It is very helpful if you know the language and some of the customs of the
4、country.A.T B.F2.English people usually shake hands when they meet every time.A.T B.F3.Usually English people dont shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye.A.T B.F4.English people like shaking hands very much.A.T B.F5.This story is about languages and customs.A.T B.FPassage 2In the United Stat
5、es,it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning.If youtelephone him early in the day,while he is shaving or having breakfast,the time of the call shows that thematter is very important and requires immediate attention.The same meaning is attached（附予）to telephonecalls made after
6、 11:00 pm.If someone receives a call during sleeping hours,he assumes its a matter of lifeor death.The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In social life,time plays a veryimportant part.In the U.S.A.guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinnerparty
7、is extended only three or four days before the party date.But it is not true in all countries.In otherareas of the world,it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because planswhich are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.The meaning of time differ
8、s indifferent parts of the world.Thus,misunderstandings arise between people from different cultures that treattime differently.Promptness is valued highly in American life,for example.If people are not prompt,theymay be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible.In the U.S.no one would think of
9、keeping a businessassociate（伙伴）waiting for an hour,it would be too impolite.A person who is 5 minutes late,will say a fewwords of explanation,though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.6.What is the main idea of this passage?B.The role of time in social life over the world.7.What does it mean
10、in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours?B.A matter of life or death.8.Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your fi,iend?B.At 4:00 pm.9.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?D.Promptness is valued highly
11、 in American life.10.From the passage we can safely infer that.B.the meaning of time differs in different parts of the worldPassage 3When a man is taller and stronger than other men,he is sometimes called a giant.Many people think ofChamberlain as a giant.He is so tall that he has a special,extra-lo
12、ng bed to sleep in and a special car withenough space for his long legs.During his playing days,Wilt was paid about$200 000 a year.That waswhat the president of the United States earned fbr being president.At that time,it was more than any otherathlete in the entire history of sports had ever been p
13、aid.Wilt played fbr the Los Angeles Lakers team.He helped to make it the best team in the WesternDivision of the National Basketball Association,which is a group of the very finest professional teams in theworld.Wilt owns a beautiful apartment building in Los Angeles and another one in New York.He o
14、wnsracehorses（赛马）He wears fine clothes.He owns an English Bentley car.When Wilt was just seven years old,he took a job.He did not tell his mother or father,but one day hismother found out.She looked out into the street and saw Wilt lifting crates for a milkman.Mrs.Chamberlaintold the milkman that Wi
15、lt was only seven.She said he shouldnt be lifting those heavy milk crates.Ithought he was twelve，said the milkman.11.According to the passage,people called Wilt Chamberlain a giant.A.T B.F12 Wilt Chamberlain played fbr the Seattle Seahawks.A.T B.F13.The president of the United States earned as much
16、money doing his job each year as Wilt earned playingbasketball.A.T B.F14.Wilt Chamberlain could be such a famous basketball player only because he played for the finestprofessional team.A.T B.F15.According to the passage,the word“honesty“best describes Wilts desire to work when he was seven.A.T B.FP
17、assage 4There are three kinds of goals:short-term,medium-range and long-term goals.Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily basis.Such goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possibly,months.It should be rememberedthat just as
18、 a building is no stronger than its foundation.Long-term goals cannot amount to very muchwithout the achievement of solid short-term goals.Upon completing our short-term goals,we should datethe occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.The intermedi
19、ate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.They might deal with just oneterm of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several years.Any time you move astep at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed.As you completeeach step,
20、you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed.And as your list of completiondates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future.They might cover five years or more.Lifeis not a static（静 止 的）thing.We should never allow a lon
21、g-term goal to limit us or our course of action.16.Our long-term goals mean a lot.B.if we complete the short-term goals17.New short-term goals are built upon.D.the goals that have been completed18.When we complete each step of our goals,.C.we should build up confidence of success19.What is the main
22、idea of this passage?C.Different kinds of goals in life.20.Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?C.Life is a static thing,thus we should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.Passage 5Gladys Holm was a secretary（秘书）.She worked in an office all
23、 her life.Gladys earned（挣）about$15,000 a year.She died when she was 86 years old.And she left a big surprise-$18 million!She gave themoney to a childrens hospital.Gladys Holm never got married or had any children.But she always liked children,and she wanted tohelp them.When her friends daughter was
24、ill in hospital,Gladys brought her a teddy bear.After that,shevisited the hospital many times.Every time she visited,she brought teddy bears for those children.After that,people started to call Gladys the“Teddy Bear Lady”.Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew
25、 she had a lot of money.She lived in a small house outside Chicago.Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was amillionaire.A family friend said,“She always gave us nice presents and things,but we didnt know she wasrich.How did Gladys get so much money?She asked her boss how to earn more m
26、oney,and she listened towhat he said.She bought the stocks（股票）that he told her to buy,and she got very rich.Before she died,shetalked to her friends about giving something to the childrens hospital”.No one knew that the“something”was$18 million!21.Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave chil
27、dren teddy bears because she had a lot of teddybears.A.T B.F22.People started to call Gladys the“Teddy Bear Lady after she died.A.T B.F23.Everyone was surprised that Gladys had so much money.A.T B.F24.Gladys did what the boss told her to do,so she got rich.A.T B.F25.When Gladys Holm became a million
28、aire,she stopped working.A.T B.FPassage 6Britain and France are separated by the English Channel,a body of water that can be crossed in as fewas 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2己念）
29、of the signing of afriendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality.The agreement marked a new beginning fbr the countriesfollowing centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century.Just last year,there were fiercedisagreements over the
30、 Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite FrenchPresident Jacques Chirac speaking out against it.This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chiracs bodylanguage at international meetings.While the French leader often greets German Chancellor GerhardSchroeder with a hug（拥抱），B
31、lair just receives a handshake.However,some political experts say the war inIraq 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 theworld.But this doesnt stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year.Howe
32、ver,only 3 millionFrench come in the opposite direction.Surveys（调查）show that most French people feel closer to theGermans than they do to the British.And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of thepopulation believes the French can be trusted.Perhaps this bad feeling comes
33、 because the British dislikeFrances close relationship with Germany,or because the French are not happy with Britains close linkswith the US.Whatever the answer is,as both sides celebrate 100 years of doubtful firiendship”,they are at leastable to make jokes about each other.Heres one:Whats the best
34、 thing about Britains relationship withFrance?The English Channel.26.For centuries,the relationship between Britain and France is.D.a mixture of love and hate27.The war in Iraq does to the relationship between France and Britain.D.both good and harm28.The British are not so friendly to and the Frenc
35、h are not so friendly to.A.Germany;America29.are more interested in having holidays in.D.British people.France20.What does the last sentence mean?C.France and Britain are near neighbors,and this will help balance the relationship between them.Passage 7Language is always changing.In a society where l
36、ife continues year after year with few changes,thelanguages do not change either.The earliest known languages had difficult grammar but a small,limitedvocabulary.Over the century,the grammar changed,and the vocabulary grew.For example,the English andSpanish people who came to America during the sixt
37、eenth century gave names to all the new plants andanimals they found.In this way,hundreds of new words were introduced into English and Spanishvocabularies.Today life is changing very fast,and language is changing fast too.There are several major language families in the world.Some scientists say th
38、ere are nine main families,but other scientists divided them differently.The languages in each fomily are connected,and scientiststhink that they came from the same parent language.About 3%of the people in the world speak languagesthat are not in these major families.6.The early language had many wo
39、rds and easy grammar.A.T B.F7.In the next few hundred years we can expect language to change a great deal.A.T B.F8.This article shows that language changes with changes in society.A.T B.F9.From this article we can know that language will become easier and easier.A.T B.F10.The first English and Spani
40、sh people arrived in America more than 400-500 years ago.A.T B.FPassage 8When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City fbr one-year stay,they did not bring very manythings with them.They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture.But theysoon learned about a
41、 new system that more and more people are using.The renting of home furnishings(bed,tables,dishes,and so on)has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them?People who are internationalbusiness or government officials,forei
42、gn students,airline workers,young married couples一people whosejob or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another.They save a lot of trouble andthe cost of moving their furniture each time.They simply rent new furniture when they reach their newhomes.Young people with little m
43、oney do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike.Theyprefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like.Meanwhile,they find they canrent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family,who now have a large,beautiful home of their own,lik
44、ed their rented furniture so muchthat they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things.But usually people dont like to tell othersabout it.The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new,and they are not sure what their neighborsmight think.11.Which of the following has become on
45、e of Americas fastest growing businesses?D.Renting home furnishings.12.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.13.What can you infer from the passage?B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couples home town.14.Which of the following can best serv
46、e as the title of the passage?B.A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.15.Young people liked renting home furniture in thatD.They dont have much money and dont want to buy the cheap furniture.Passage 9Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends.Almost everyone likes dogs because they
47、tryhard to please their owners.One of my favorite stories is about a dog that wanted his owner to please him.One of my friends has a large German shepherd named Jack.These dogs are often very intelligent.Every Sunday afternoon,my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park.Jack likes these long walks v
48、ery much.One Sunday afternoon,a young man came to visit my friend.He stayed a long time,and he talked andtalked.So it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk,but the visitor didnt leave.Jack became veryworried about his walk in the park.He walked around the room several times and then sat d
49、own directly infront of the visitor and looked at him.But the visitor paid no attention.He continued talking.Finally,Jackcouldnt stand it any longer.He went out the room and came back a few minutes later.He sat down again infront of the visitor,but this time he held the mans hat in his mouth.German
50、shepherds arent the only intelligent dogs.Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog.This isa special dog,which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things.We call these dogsSeeing Eye dogs because they are the eyes of the blind people and they help them to see”.Seeing Eyedog