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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.
One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by strokes (猛力地划) to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of their pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. “Do you know what you have done?” they said, “It’s Amery; he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym, and he has got his football honor.”
I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small? He didn’t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, “My father, who is a great man, is also small.” He laughed at this, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, the incident was closed.
41. The writer thought Amery “a fair game” because the boy _________.
A. looked like an animal B. was fond of games
C. was of similar size D. was good at sports
42. The writer was frightened because _________.
A. he was laughed at by other boys
B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade
C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him
D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete
43. By saying “My father, who is a great man, is also small”, the writer ________.
A. tried to please Amery B. challenged Amery
C. threatened Amery D. admired his father
44. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer could run faster than Amery.
B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.
C. Amery was a student in Grade Four.
D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.
B
For a writer, there is hardly any greater honor than winning the Nobel Prize for literature.
And for a woman writer, claiming the prize is even harder, for only eight women once won it. Austria’s Elfriede Jelinek is the ninth and the first since 1996.
The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy announced last Thursday that Jelinek won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. She is recognized for her socially critical(批判的) novels and plays.
Jelinek, 57, made her literary debut (初次露面) in 1967. She has written plays, novels and poetry. She is best known for her autobiographical 1983 novel “The Piano Teacher”, made into a movie in 2001.
The basic theme of her work is the inability of women to live as people beyond the roles and personalities traditionally expected of them. Her characters struggle to lead lives not normally acceptable in society. “The nature of Jelinek’s texts is often hard to define. They shift between prose and poetry and songs, they contain theatrical scenes and film script,” said the academy.
The Nobel Prize was founded by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and left his fortune of about US $920 million to a fund to honor people who have helped other human beings. This year each prize is worth US $13 million.
45. The underlined word “them” in the last second paragraph refers to _______.
A. roles B. people C. texts D. women
46. Elfrede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize just because _______.
A. she was an Austrian woman writer
B. she wrote socially critical novels and plays
C. her novel “The Piano Teacher” was made into a movie
D. the nature of her texts is hard to define.
47. Which of the following about the Nobel Prize is TRUE?
A. It is harder for a woman writer to win than a man writer.
B. The total prize every year was $920 million.
C. Women writers were not awarded until 1996.
D. Only eight women writers won the prize since 1996.
48. This passage is most likely taken from _______.
A. a textbook B. a history book C. a newspaper D. an advertisement
C
Are you preparing for a big test? If so, you may want to play some basketball in between hitting the books. Doctors are starting to find more and more information that suggests a connection between exercise and brain development. Judy Cameron, a scientist at Oregon Health and Oregon Health and Science University, studies brain development. According to her research, it seems that exercise can make blood vessels(管), including those in the brain, stronger and more fully developed. Dr. Cameron claims this allows people who exercise to concentrate better. As she says, “While we already know that exercise is good for the heart, exercise can really cause physical changes in the brain.”
The effects of exercise on brain development can even be seen in babies. Babies who do activities that require a lot of movement and physical activity show greater brain development than babies who are less physically active. With babies, even a little movement can show big results. Margaret Barnes, a pediatrician(儿科医生), believes in the importance of exercise. She thinks that many learning disabilities that children have in elementary school or high school can be traced back to a lack of movement as babies. “Babies need movement that stimulates their five senses. They need to establish a connection between motion and memory. In this way, as they get older, children will begin to associate physical activity with higher learning,” says Margaret.
Older people can beef up their brains as well. Scientists from 11 universities studied a group of seniors ranging in age from seventy to seventy-nine. Their study showed a short-term memory increase of up to 40 percent after exercising just three hours a week. The exercise does not have to be very difficult, but it does have to increase the heart rate. Also, just like the motion for infants (婴儿), exercise for older people should involve some complexity. Learning some new skills or motions, such as with yoga or tai-chi, helps to open up memory paths in the brain that may not have been used for a long time.
For most people, any type of physical activity that increases the heart rate is helpful. The main goal is to increase the brain’s flow of blood. And your brain can benefit from as little as three hours of exercise a week.
49. What is the best title of this passage?
A. How to exercise B. How exercise helps the brain
C. How to get good scores on a test D. How the brain can change
50. According to the reading, what is the connection between exercise and brain development?
A. Exercise makes us stupid.
B. The brain needs special mental exercise.
C. The more exercise, the bigger the brain.
D. Physical exercise helps us think better.
51. The mini amount of exercise required to gain any benefit is ________.
A. three hours per week B. 40 hours per week
C. three hours per day D. 40 hours per month
52. Why does the author think that yoga is fit for seniors?
A. It is easy to learn. B. It can be done in groups.
C. It does not increase the heart rate. D. It includes learning new motions.
D
Time spent in a bookstore can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely you are there to buy as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find a shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive “dust-jacket” is irresistible(不可抗拒的), although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spend far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment— without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a book-shop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander around such places to your heart’s content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with inevitable greetings “Can I help you, sir?” You needn’t buy anything you don’t want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished browsing（浏览）. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book. You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbing—something that had only slightly interested you up until then. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section.
53. What does “dust-jacket” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A. The title of a book. B. A kind of clothes.
C. Book cover full of dust. D. Protecting paper cover of a book.
54. In the author’s opinion, what is the main attraction of a bookshop?
A. You can spend much time in the bookshop.
B. It has many books with attractive dust-jackets.
C. It enables you to forget the realities of everyday life.
D. You don’t have to go for unpleasant appointments.
55. According to the passage, what will happen in a good bookshop?
A. Nobody will take notice of you.
B. You will feel as if you were in a music shop.
C. You will find yourself undisturbed and satisfied with your browsing.
D. The assistant will greet and treat you in a very friendly way.
56. Picking up books that slightly interest you can be dangerous because ________.
A. you may forget about the book you plan to buy
B. it costs you too much money and time
C. it makes you break your appointment
D. you have to give up the best-selling book
E
Cultural differences in business entertaining include problems such as whom one entertains and where and how one entertains. In countries where status is important, it is not advisable to invite people of different statuses to the same dinner party. Americans will often invite people to their homes. However, in some societies the home is considered too personal, unworthy, or too small to serve as a proper place for business entertaining. In some countries there is a “help yourself” method of entertaining done in the home. This method does not work well when entertaining people whose culture teaches them to wait to be asked three times before accepting an offer of food. For example, a Chinese guest went hungry all the evening without eating though he was quite hungry because he was too shy to take food after only being asked to do so once. In another case, an American woman executive(负责人) was being entertained in London. After having the tea served, the American woman helped herself to cream and sugar rather than waiting to be served. The English hostess was upset by the thought that she was not serving quickly enough.
As a general rule, a small gift from your home country is OK. A gift that is tied to the particular interest of the person is especially good. Gifts for children are also well received. Be careful that the “hometown” gift you are bringing to Singapore is not made in Hong Kong. Because many gifts carry symbolic meanings, it is always best to seek the advice of a cultural information before selecting gifts. The giving of large gifts, or payments for special service, should only be carried out after talking with legal department in the home and host culture.
57. It is no good inviting people of different social positions to the same party in the country where _______.
A. people don’t pay any attention to your positions
B. people care much about their statuses
C. entertainment is important
D. entertainment is not advisable
58. The Chinese guest is taken for an example to show ________.
A. that offering food should not be made too early
B. a “help yourself” method works well in this case
C. that accepting an offer of food should be made later
D. a “help yourself” method does not work well in some cases
59. The passage infers that American women like _________.
A. a “help yourself” method B. waiting to be served
C. a slow service D. cream and sugar
60. _________ is especially proper, when you are invited to a dinner party.
A. A big gift B. Large payment as a gift
C. A small gift from one’s home D. A gift form Singapore
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