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1TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrunandpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisoners1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember17werekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin92,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法國大革命于1789年爆發(fā)。當(dāng)時(shí)法國正處在一片混亂中，政府腐敗，人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖控制議會并增加賦稅，但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入凡爾賽。人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力鎮(zhèn)壓革命。1789年7月14日，人民群眾爆發(fā)了，攻占了關(guān)押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后，7月14日就被定為法國的國慶日。1792年，路易十六企圖逃離法國，并從奧地利和普魯士獲得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被廢除，路易十六被處以死刑。幾個(gè)月后，他的妻子，瑪麗也被處以死刑。法國大革命令歐洲其它國家的國王感到害怕。奧地利和普魯士的軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入了法國。法國人民組織起了共和軍來保衛(wèi)祖國，革命陷入了一個(gè)艱苦階段。成千上萬的人犧牲了。最后，權(quán)力落入了拿破侖.波拿巴手中。WhatJsthispassageabout?這篇文章主要講了什么？A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.法國大革命D.Europe.Whichdidnothappenin1789?以下哪件事不是發(fā)生在1789年？TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly. 國家經(jīng)濟(jì)快速發(fā)展。Thegovernmentwasn,twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?那些政治犯被關(guān)押在哪里？A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.巴士底獄Whatdoestheunderlinedword"abolished”mean?劃了卜劃線的uabolished”這個(gè)詞是什么意思?A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United. D.Ended.廢除。WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?以下哪個(gè)不是法國大革命產(chǎn)生的效果？July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.C.Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.國王試圖控制議會。Passage2Aforeigner,sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任務(wù)）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一個(gè)外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每個(gè)人都在壓力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，為了盡快做完一件事情，他們會在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推操別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個(gè)國家生活節(jié)奏的一個(gè)部分。Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共飲食場所，其他人會等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù)，并趕在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)回去工作。每個(gè)人都會盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方。如果你不這樣，侍者會催促你的。Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,briefconversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don,ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting“itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你會發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會錯過一些微笑，簡短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。不要在意，這是因?yàn)樗麄兎浅Ｕ湎r(shí)間，而且他們認(rèn)為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse."Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure,workvalue,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.對時(shí)間的觀念還會影響到我們對耐心的理解。在美國價(jià)值體系中，耐心并不是首要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為“脾氣火爆”。如果我們覺得時(shí)間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有娛樂價(jià)值，工作價(jià)值，也不在休息，那就會開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時(shí)間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是對時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,theywillmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaf6orcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmal1talks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348words)許多剛到美國來的人都會想念他們在商業(yè)會談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子，他們會想念歡迎你到來而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會想念在咖啡屋悠閑的會談。而通常，美國人不會與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長的小會談。對于同事，我們總是看他過去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。因?yàn)槲覀円话愣际歉⒅貙I(yè)性的，而不是社交性的，因此我們總是很快進(jìn)入正題。Whichofthefollowingstatementsis 以下哪項(xiàng)陳述是錯誤的？wrong? Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.Americansdon,tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.美國人對他們的同事不禮貌。，.第四段中的“ahighInthefourthparagraph,“ahighpriority“means

priority"，.第四段中的“ahighA.alessimportantthingC.agoodbusinessB.afirstconcern要首要考慮的A.alessimportantthingC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegiftAmericansevaluateabusinesscolleague.美國人評價(jià)他們的同事是根據(jù) A.throughsocialcourtesythroughprolongedbusinesstalksA.throughsocialcourtesybyestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance他們過去的表現(xiàn)。Thispassagemainlytalksabout.本文主要講/howAmericanstreasuretheirtime美國人是怎樣珍惜時(shí)間的。howbusyAmericansareeverydayhowAmericansdobusinesswithforeignerswhatAmericanwayoflifeislikeWecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor,stoneinwritingis.從本文我們可以看出作者寫作的口吻是A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciative欣賞的。D.objectivePassageSixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupher 稱）.Mariapulledandluggageandputitonthescaled pulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn,tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.Maria,十六歲，她正在圣多明各（多米尼加首都）的機(jī)場排隊(duì)等候。她正要離開自己的祖國去美國和她的姐姐團(tuán)聚。她的英語講得很好。雖然她要出國了覺得很高興，但此時(shí)要離開她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的時(shí)候，她突然聽到機(jī)場的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本抬不起來。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運(yùn)行李的。aWhat9swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn,tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.“這女孩怎么了？”他說道，“她為什么不快點(diǎn)？”他走到前面，把包放在臺上，希望能先登記。他急著想要得到一個(gè)好的座位。Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan,tyougivemeahandwithmy1uggage?wMaria很生氣，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語說，“你為什么如此不耐煩？飛機(jī)上的每個(gè)人都有座位。如果你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？”ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.(224words)這男人聽到Maria會講英語覺得很驚訝。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個(gè)人都很不贊成得看著他。唯一聯(lián)系其他均為盜版Maria'sstoryhappened.Maria的故事發(fā)生在什么時(shí)候？A.whenshewasleavingAmerica B.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingoC.beforeshelefttheUSA D.whenshearrivedattheairport 她至U達(dá)機(jī)場后。Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryisto attheairport.你認(rèn)為故事中提到的機(jī)場工作人員的工作是什么？A.helpcarrypeoplesluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggageC.checkpeople*sluggage 檢查旅'客的行李D.takecareofpeople*sluggage“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe.“為什么你如此不耐煩？”Maria對那個(gè)男人說。她這么說是要告訴他不耍不高興。A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyA.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorryEveryonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval."Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt.“每個(gè)人都很不贊成地看著他”這句話的意思是周圍的人為這男人的行為感到很遺憾worriedaboutMariaworriedaboutthemanworriedaboutMariaworriedaboutthemansorryforMaria'smannerssorryfortheman'smannerssorryforMaria'smannerssorryfortheman'smannersTheauthormentionedMaria*sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat.作者在故事的開頭就提到Maria的年齡是為了表達(dá)什么？shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly她很小，但行為很得體。shewouldnothavelefthomealoneeveryonearoundherwaswrongitwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpherPassageBritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英國和法國被英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時(shí)間。但這兩個(gè)國家的文化有時(shí)相差十萬八千里。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe1001"anniversary（周年2己念）ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四，英國和法國慶祝了《友好協(xié)議》簽訂100周年的紀(jì)念活動。該協(xié)議標(biāo)志著兩個(gè)國家在經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的戰(zhàn)爭和愛恨交織的關(guān)系后的新篇章。Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（擁抱），Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.但他們的關(guān)系在上個(gè)世紀(jì)也經(jīng)歷了幾番起落。僅去年，對伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭問題進(jìn)行了激烈的爭論-英國首相布萊爾支持而法國總統(tǒng)希拉克反對。國際會議中，這種別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當(dāng)法國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人頻頻與德國總理格哈特?施羅德?lián)肀r(shí)，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭促進(jìn)了兩國的關(guān)系。Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld.Butthisdoesn,tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys(調(diào)查)showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutonBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrancescloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain,scloselinkswiththeUS.這種歷來的分離也許是好的，因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)國家對世界的看法完全不同。但是這并沒有阻隔1200萬的英國人每年到法國度假。而法國僅有300萬的人民去英國度假。調(diào)查顯示大多數(shù)法國人對德國人比對英國人親切。并且在英國進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示僅有1/3的英國人信任法國人。也許這種壞的感覺是因?yàn)橛瞬幌矚g法國跟德國的親密關(guān)系，或者因?yàn)榉▏鴮τ兔绹挠H密關(guān)系感到不悅。Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsofadoubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here,sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain,srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)不論答案是什么，雙方能在一起慶祝這種“不確定的友好關(guān)系”100周年，至少證明他們會相互開玩笑了。其中一條就是：英國與法國的關(guān)系的最好見證是什么？是英吉利海峽。Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis .幾世紀(jì)以來，英國與法國的關(guān)系是一種的愛恨交織的關(guān)系。A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhateThewarinIraqdoes totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭對英國和法國的關(guān)系起到既好又壞的作用。A.good B.harmC.neithergoodnorharm D.bothgoodandharmTheBritisharenotsofriendlytoandtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto.英國對德國不是那么友好，法國對美國也不是那么友好°A.Germany;America B.America;GermanyC.Germany;Germany D.America;Americaaremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin英國人更喜歡到法國度假。A.Americanpeople***Britain B.BritishpeopleGermanyC.FrenchpeopleBritain D.Britishpeople???FranceWhatdoesthelastsentencemean?文章的最后一句的意思是什么？AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.法國和英國是一衣帶水的鄰邦，這會幫助兩國平衡他們之間

的關(guān)系。TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.Passage

5Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.社區(qū)服務(wù)是我們大學(xué)教育的一個(gè)重要的部分。我們鼓勵所有的學(xué)生在畢業(yè)前至少從事一項(xiàng)社區(qū)活動。一項(xiàng)新的叫做“一對一”的社區(qū)計(jì)劃是用于幫助那些落后的小學(xué)生的。讀教育專業(yè)的學(xué)生也許對這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃尤其感興趣，因?yàn)樗鼮槟闾峁┝私虒W(xué)（教數(shù)學(xué)和英語）的機(jī)會。You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwithmath,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.你在一個(gè)學(xué)期內(nèi)每周得自愿工作兩小時(shí)。你可以選擇教小孩數(shù)學(xué)，英語，或兩者都教。一節(jié)課半小時(shí)比較好，因此你可以每周教兩天，每次每門課半小時(shí)。ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he'11beavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.道奇教授將擔(dān)任這些家庭教師的顧問。他會幫你制訂教學(xué)計(jì)劃或提供活動的建議。他的辦公時(shí)間是每周二和周四下午。你可以在他那簽約參與這個(gè)計(jì)劃并于下周開始工作gainvaluableI'msureyou'11enjoythiscommunityservice???andyou'11experienceatthesametime.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.(220words)唯一■聯(lián)系其他均為盜版gainvaluable我確信你會喜歡這項(xiàng)社區(qū)服務(wù)，同時(shí)你也能獲得寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。能在你的簡歷上表明你有教孩子的經(jīng)驗(yàn)而且你能關(guān)心你的社區(qū)，應(yīng)該是很不錯的一件事。如果你愿意簽約或如果你有任何問題，于本周前往道奇教授的辦公室Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?_這段話的目的是什么？Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram. 是為了使學(xué)生們對一項(xiàng)新的社區(qū)計(jì)劃感興趣。Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?講話人所說的這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃的目的是什么？Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.為小學(xué)生提供家教服務(wù)。Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?道奇教授是干什么的？Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram,他為學(xué)生參加某項(xiàng)計(jì)劃提供建議Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?對家教有興趣的學(xué)生應(yīng)該怎么做?A.Contacttheelementaryschool.B.Signupforaspecialclass.C.Submitaresumetothedean.和道奇教授談?wù)凞.TalktoProfessorDodge.和道奇教授談?wù)刉homdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?你認(rèn)為說話者是在對誰說這些話的。學(xué)生

A.Faculty.B.Students.A.Faculty.B.Students.C.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents.Passage

6Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.紙是人類發(fā)明的最重要的產(chǎn)品之一。沒有一些便宜而又實(shí)用的材料來寫的話，書面語也不可能廣泛傳播。紙的發(fā)明意味著更多的人可以接受教育，因?yàn)楦嗟臅梢杂〕鰜聿⒎职l(fā)出去。紙和印刷一起為知識的交流提供了極其重要的途徑。Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1990theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.我們每年用多少紙呢？也許你無法很快回答出這個(gè)問題。在1900年，全世界的用紙量是每年人均一公斤左右?，F(xiàn)在有些國家的用量達(dá)到每年人均50公斤。像美國，英國和瑞典這樣的國家的用量遠(yuǎn)超其他各國。Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyear.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)像許多其他我們用的東西一樣，紙最早發(fā)明于中國。在埃及和西方，十五世紀(jì)前紙并沒有廣泛使用。埃及人寫字寫在一種水生植物做成的材料上。歐洲人用羊皮紙用了好幾百年。羊皮紙很牢固，它是用某些幼年動物的皮做成的。從羊皮紙上保存的記錄中我們了解到關(guān)于歐洲歷史的最重要的事情。What'sthemeaningfortheword aparchmentv? “parchment”的意思是什么？Theskinofyounganimals.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.1種用某些幼年動物的皮做成的紙。ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper? 關(guān)于紙的發(fā)明下面哪項(xiàng)沒有被提到?Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.工作機(jī)會比以前更多了。Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?埃及人什么時(shí)候開始廣泛地使用紙？大約在1400年。A.Around1400.B.Around1900.C.Around400.D.Around900.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?以下哪個(gè)國家每年人均用紙量更大？瑞典。D.JapanA.China B.Sweden C.EgyptD.JapanWhatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk? 這篇文章的主要內(nèi)容是什么？Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.紙的發(fā)明對人類It常重要。Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.Passage

7LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded. Unfoldedtheflagfirst, andthenhoistit quicklytothetopoftheflagpole. Loweritslowlyandwith dignity. Placeno objectsonorovertheflag.Donot usetheflagaspartofa costume orathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchief,paper napkins orboxes. Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn,tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.唯一"耳關(guān)系JI他均為盜了疫已經(jīng)制定了法律來規(guī)定美國國旗的使用，并確保對國旗應(yīng)有的尊敬。關(guān)于國旗的使用也早已有了慣例。全軍就國旗的展開方法有明確的規(guī)定，這與常規(guī)有點(diǎn)不同。國旗的升降應(yīng)由手工完成。國旗未展開時(shí)不能升起。應(yīng)先使它展開，然后快速把它升至旗桿頂部。緩慢、莊嚴(yán)地降下。旗上不可以放東西。不要把國旗鑲嵌在衣服或運(yùn)動裝上，也不要把國旗印在墊子、手帕、紙巾或盒子上。聯(lián)邦法律規(guī)定如果某個(gè)商標(biāo)含有美國國旗或國徽，這個(gè)商標(biāo)就不能被注冊。當(dāng)國旗被用來為雕像或紀(jì)念碑揭幕時(shí)，不可以蓋在被揭幕物上。如果國旅被用在這種場合，則不能讓它掉到地上而應(yīng)懸在空中作為這個(gè)儀式的象征。特別注意不要玷污國旗，不允許觸到地面或擦著物體。HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?美國人是如何確保對國旗應(yīng)有的尊敬的？A.Bymakinglaws. 通過制定法律。 B.Byenforcingdiscipline.C.Byeducatingthepublic.D.Byholdingceremonies.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?升美國國旗有何規(guī)定？A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.應(yīng)該快速用手升起C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?揭幕儀式上應(yīng)該如何使用國旗?A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.應(yīng)該懸掛在空中WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?對于美國國旗的使用我們知道了什么？Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.要嚴(yán)格遵守規(guī)定和習(xí)慣。Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.WhatisAmericans*attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?美國人對于，自己的國旗是什么態(tài)度？A.Arbitrary.B.Respect. 尊敬 C.Happy.D.Brave.PassageIthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.據(jù)報(bào)道，在美國大學(xué)里，被稱為肥皂劇的日間系列劇突然“火”了起來。上午11點(diǎn)至下午4：30,大學(xué)電視觀看室里擠滿了肥皂劇迷，他們急著想看自己所崇拜的偶像的下一集生活劇。Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.DuringtheI960's,itwasuncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.其實(shí)，肥皂劇不僅僅是大學(xué)生最喜愛的節(jié)目，也是年輕人最喜愛的。放學(xué)后，中學(xué)生都擠在電視機(jī)前觀看節(jié)目。有一個(gè)年輕的職業(yè)婦女坦誠說起曾經(jīng)拒絕了一份薪水不錯的工作而不愿放棄觀看最喜愛的系列劇。20世紀(jì)60年代年輕人很少看肥皂劇。那時(shí)的情況與現(xiàn)在很不相同。那是很嚴(yán)肅的時(shí)期，人們所談的都是關(guān)于很重要的社會大事。Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethattheyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeopleJslives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.現(xiàn)在，嚴(yán)肅已被娛樂取代。年輕人想尋找快樂。如果他們想看表現(xiàn)生活煩惱的肥皂劇就會顯得很奇怪。但肥皂劇是令人快樂的。年輕人可以模仿肥皂劇里的人物，這些人物像大學(xué)生觀眾一樣，在尋找快樂的愛情，也許還沒找到。肥皂劇給年輕人一個(gè)貼近人們的機(jī)會但對于他們的問題卻不必承擔(dān)責(zé)任。Whatissoapopera?什么是肥皂??？A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.白天的電視系列劇。PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTYWhatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?這篇文章的最佳題目是什么？A.Collegestudentviewers. B.FavoriteTVserials.C.Soapoperafans.月巴皂劇迷 D.College-ageviewers.WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in"amongAmericanyoungpeople?根據(jù)這篇文章，哪一項(xiàng)不是肥皂劇突然火起來的原因？Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.因?yàn)槟贻p人得承擔(dān)問題的責(zé)任。Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?這篇文章讓我們知道了什么？A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikesoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.年輕人已經(jīng)使自己從60年代人的嚴(yán)肅轉(zhuǎn)向了現(xiàn)在的快樂。Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?作者想向我們表達(dá)什么信息？Thepeople,sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.ThepeopleJsfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

人們對戲劇作品的喜愛隨著時(shí)間而

改變Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.D.Thepeople,sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.Passage9ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車、汽車和公交車去上班或上學(xué)。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone'sown.住在倫敦郊外的一個(gè)好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小公寓也需要一筆不菲

的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個(gè)帶花園的小房子了。Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryof

busyworkinglives.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardens,onecanspendone,sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgottherewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.然后，他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠(yuǎn)離喧囂和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時(shí)間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清新干凈的空氣。要是他喜歡花園，在花園里干一些想挖土、種植、澆水等許多園藝的活，那么當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時(shí)候，他就與其他分享大自然秘密的人們一樣得到獎賞。Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,withitscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.AnoccasionalwalkinoneoftheparksandafortnightJs(twoweeks)visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.然而有些人對鄉(xiāng)村并不感興趣。對他們來說，幸福就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞廳和飯店。如果不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了（對于那些熱愛都市生活的人來說）他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散步，每個(gè)夏天去海邊過上兩個(gè)星期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關(guān)的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于離開倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受吧。WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?下列哪個(gè)陳述是不對的？PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.所有在倫敦工作的人都喜歡住在倫敦市郊SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.Withthesamemoney ,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardenintheneededfor country.用同樣的錢，他可以在鄉(xiāng)村買到一套有花園的小房子。gettingasmallflatwithagardenB.havingasmallflatwithagardenrentingasmallflatwithoutagarden租一套沒有花園的小公寓buyingasmallflatwithoutagardenWhenthegardenisinblossom,theonehasbeenrewarded.當(dāng)花園里開滿鮮花的時(shí)候，那個(gè)—的人就得到了獎賞。A.livinginthecountryB.havingspenttimeworkinginthegarden花時(shí)間在花園里工作C.havingagardenofhisownD.havingbeendigging,plantingandwateringPeoplewhothinkhappinessliesinthecitylifewouldfeelthatiftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.那些認(rèn)為幸福就在城市里人會感到_如果他們不得不住在郊

外。A.theirlifewasmeaningless 他們的生活毫無意義 B.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn,tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylifeTheunderlinedphrasegetawayfrominthe3rdparagraphrefersto.在第3段中，劃線的詞組getawayfrom指A.dealwithdoawaywithA.dealwithescapefrom逃脫某個(gè)地方D.preventfromPassage10Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation'sconsciousnessa