1、長篇閱讀10題，總分值：20分Directions： You are going to read a passage with 10 statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a l

2、etter.Proactive Strategies to Build a Social LifeA) A lot of people believe that developing a social life is something that should just happen and develop naturally, without you needing to do anything. I disagree. I think that while this can happen for some folks, in certain stages of their life, it

3、s not always the case, which is why many of us today lack a fulfilling social life. If youre in college where you get to hang around lots of other people and youre naturally a social person, your social circle will develop on its own. But if youre an accountant working in cubicle all day and youre k

4、ind of shy and dont go out much, your social life may be seriously deficient.B) In my view, building a social life requires the same active and strategic approach that making money or building a career requires. The approach is based on setting goals and acting on them. Coming from this angle, I wan

5、t to show you some proactive (積極主動的) strategies to build a social life.C) A fulfilling social life looks differently for different people. Some of us need lots of friends and a large social circle. Some of us are more fond of having just a few friends, but who are very close to us. And some prefer a

6、 mix of the two. What is your preference? Do you know? Take some time to think about this and visualize what your ideal social circle would look like.D) Another aspect to think about is what kind of people you want in your social circle. Do you prefer people who are artistic, or people who are tech-

7、oriented? People who are outdoorsy or prefer to be indoors? Usually, you will get along best with individuals who are similar to you. So I advise you to consider your dominant traits and consciously decide which of these traits are important for you to find in others. If you know what kind of people

8、 you want in your life, youre much more likely to find them.E) Once you know how many and what kind of friends youre looking for, its time to take action in order to meet them. This may seem obvious, but its something many of us ignore: If you just wait for others to come to you, youll never build a

9、 social circle. You must have the initiative and go to them.F) My recommendation here is to think about activities where you are likely to meet people youd enjoy interacting with, and get involved in a few of them. For instance, you may take a class on a topic youre interested in. You may volunteer

10、for a charity organization or join some sort of club. Even if you dont have any friends whatsoever at this point, you can apply this strategy. You can get involved in such activities all by yourself, and youll meet others there.G) In using this strategy, the Internet is your friend. You can discover

11、 all sorts of classes, social events, clubs and organizations near you online. But keep in mind that this is only the first step. Then you need to actually get out of the house, go there and participate.H) So you attend a training program on, lets say, urban photography. There are lots of other peop

12、le there. What do you do? In general, the passive approach tends to prevail. Many of us just sit around doing nothing and expect others to come talk to us, ask us questions, and be chatty. And this may happen, or it may not. One thing Im certain of, though, is that its not the best approach. You wan

13、t to be friendly first. Be the one to break the ice.I) Walk up to other people and introduce yourself to them. Then start chatting with them. For example, ask them how they found out about the event, how long theyve been interested in urban photography, change from there into other topics, and if th

14、ey seem to enjoy talking to you (which they almost always will), keep the conversation going. Doing this may not be easy at first, especially if youre not used to being this outgoing, but its something you get used to with practice. The trick is not to let hesitancy prevent you from being social. An

15、d I can tell from experience that if you are social and friendly with new people first, theyll love you for it.J) If youre building a new social life from scratch, the beginning is always the hardest part. However, once youve met a few people, it gets a lot easier because you can then make use of th

16、em to meet even more people. You can then meet some of their friends and acquaintances, and expand your social circle further.K) Again, a proactive approach works miracles. Let your friends know that youre interested in meeting new people and youd love to be introduced to other people they know. If

17、they indeed are your friends, theyll love to help you out. They may invite you to come with them to parties they go to, they may call other people to join you when you go out, and theyll introduce you to new people. But you have to let them know their help is desired.L) The best part is that the big

18、ger your social circle becomes, the easier it is to employ this strategy. Your social life will expand faster and faster, and youll find it progressively easier to find people you match well with.M) Your social life is completely in your hands. You can have a social life as rich, connected and diver

19、se as you want. All you need is to do a bit of smart planning in this area, and take massive action. There is certainly no shortage of possibilities to meet people and make friends. Its up to you to capitalize on them. Good luck!1)You will meet some people you would like to interact with when you ta

20、ke part in some activities.F2)Peoples ideas of a satisfying social life vary from person to person.C3)You can enlarge your social circle by taking advantage of your current friends.J4)Nowadays many people lack a happy and satisfying social life because their social life doesnt always develop natural

21、ly as they think.A5)You have complete control over your social life and you can have a fulfilling one by making plans and taking actions.M6)The common thing between building a social life and building a career is that they both require using some methods and strategies actively.B7)Its not easy to be

22、 outgoing and sociable among the people you dont know, but youll be used to it with practice.I8)It will be helpful in building your ideal social circle if you know your major characteristics and personality.D9)Many people often ignore that they should go to find friends actively and not simply wait

23、for others to come to them.E10)Suppose you participate in a training program, you are advised to be friendly and break the silence first.H參考答案：1)F 2)C 3)J 4)A 5)M 6)B 7)I 8)D 9)E 10)H閱讀理解15題，總分值：30分Directions： Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfin

24、ished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister? Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that

25、 time of night. Much more likely it is a close female friendsomeone calling to tell you that she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships of intimac

26、y and trust are becoming more and more important. Erika, a 32-year-old lawyer, is strengthened by her ten-year friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night, and so I called Jane at about 3:00a.m. to talk about it,” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take

27、me to the doctors the next morning.”As American TV shows likeFriends, which follows the lives of a very close group of young friends, have become very popular, many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships. TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but

28、we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive. Also, a TV show calledReal Womenis about the lives and relationships of five former school friends. In this show, family, husbands, and work are all less important than friendships. Friendship is about commitment and loyalty.This

29、 is true of Erika and Janes friendship. With Ericas family 200 miles away, it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erikas apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, b

30、ut she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I dont have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more u

31、p to date with what is happening.”11)Friendship is becoming more important because _.A. people often do not live near their familiesB. people do not get along with their familiesC. families are not as dependable as friendsD. all marriages end in divorce12)Friends have become more important than fami

32、ly because _.A. friends are more intimate than family membersB. friends need to be together all the timeC. friends are there when these people need helpD. friends can talk about anything to each other13)Good friends usually _.A. see each other after a long time and are still friendsB. trust and say

33、“thank you” to each otherC. trust each other and treat each other nicelyD. do not always have to tell each other truth14)Why does the author mention two TV shows about friendship?A. Friends need to be loyal to each other.B. Friendship means commitment and sacrifice.C. Friends shouldnt keep secret to

34、 each other.D. Friendship is becoming more important nowadays.15)What can you infer from the passage?A. Nothing is more important than friendship.B. Friends are just like a new family in many ways.C. People should help each other to establish friendship.D. Friends are those who can help when they ar

35、e needed.參考答案：11)A 12)C 13)C 14)D 15)BCan you imagine life without French fries? Potatoes are very popular today. They are the fourth most important crop in the world, after wheat, rice, and corn. But in the past, potatoes were not always popular. People in Europe started to eat them only 200 years

36、ago!In the 1500s, the Spanish went to South America to look for gold. There, they found people eating potatoes for 7000 years! The Spanish brought the potato back to Europe with them. But people in Europe did not like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate potatoes, your skin wo

37、uld look like the skin of a potato. Other people could not believe that you ate the underground part of the plant, so they ate the leaves instead. This made them sick because there is poison in the leaves. Others grew potatoes for their flowers. At one time in France, potato flowers were one of the

38、most expensive flowers.Around 1780, the people of Ireland started to eat potatoes. They found that potatoes had many advantages. The potato grew on poor land, and it grew well in their cold and rainy climate. It gave more food than any other plant, and it needed little work. All they had to do was t

39、o plant the potatoes, and then they could do other work on the farm. On a small piece of land, a farmer could grow enough potatoes to feed his family. A person could eat eight to ten pounds of potatoes a day, with some milk or cheese, and be very healthy. Soon, potatoes became the main food in Irela

40、nd. In 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger. Many Irish who did not die came to the United States at this time.In other parts of Europe, people did not want to change their old food habits. Some preferred to die of hunger rather than eat potatoes. Tod

41、ay, many countries have their own potato dishes. Germans eat potato salad, the United States has the baked potato, and the French invented French fries.16)Which statement is true?A. Potatoes are only popular in France.B. Potatoes are not very popular today.C. Potatoes are the most important crop in

42、the world.D. Potatoes were not very popular in the past.17)In the 1500s, people in Europe _.A. found gold and potatoes from PeruB. found potatoes could harm peoples skinC. found potatoes were strange vegetablesD. found potatoes and invented French fries18)Only in about 1780 did people start to _.A.

43、grow potatoes for their flowersB. go to Peru to look for goldC. eat potatoes in IrelandD. eat eight to ten pounds of potatoes a day19)What is one of the advantages of potatoes?A. They grow well in cold and dry weather.B. They have higher productivity compared with others.C. They can be grown with ot

44、her plants.D. They can be eaten along with milk or cheese.20)What statement best illustrates the main idea of the passage?A. How potatoes become popular.B. Why potatoes are a good vegetable.C. Why potatoes are healthy and tasty.D. How potatoes have been consumed.參考答案：16)D 17)C 18)C 19)B 20)AWhen loo

45、king for love, people may go to some extreme lengths. They might go on blind dates set up by family and friends. They might write personal ads to place in newspapers. Or they might use a computer to help them in their search for a soul mate by joining an online dating service. Some people have even

46、tried to find their perfect match through game shows on television. Many of these TV dating shows, includingThe BachelorandWho Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire, have proved to have millions of viewers watching each week to find out which of the contestants will find true love.Of all these game show

47、s, perhaps the one with the most unexpected ending wasMr. Right, which was shown in England in 2002. On the show, a bachelor, thirty-five-year-old Lance Gerrard-Wright, dated 15 women to find the one who was his ideal partner. For seven weeks on the show, Gerrard-Wright, took turns going on dates wi

48、th each of the women, taking them to expensive restaurants and exotic locations. He even met the womens families and introduced them to his own. Then at the end of each show, he would choose between one and three of the contestants, with whom he had felt the least compatible, and say goodbye to them

49、.At one point during the series, one contestant volunteered to leave because she said she didnt find him attractive. After two dates she said she had had enough, and she couldnt see it working, “He wasnt my cup of tea.” In another show the woman he was on a date with burst into tears when he called

50、her by another contestants name. “You called me by another girls name. I cant believe you did that. I really liked you,” she sobbed. But in the final show, the woman he eventually chose decided she didnt want to marry him after all. “I think youve chosen me because you have to choose someone,” she s

51、aid. Maybe this was because she already knew he had fallen in love with the shows host!After leaving the show, Gerrard-Wright and the shows host Jonsson tied the knot in Sweden. Has Jonsson finally found Mr. Right? Only time will tell. But none of the guests at the wedding could deny the happiness i

52、n the couples eyes as the bride and groom left the wedding ceremony.21)What is this passage mainly about?A. How a famous couple met and got married.B. The best way to meet a husband or wife.C. Why the showMr. Rightwas a big hit.D. How to act on a date with a stranger.22)“When looking for love, peopl

53、e may go to some extreme lengths” means _.A. People resort to traditionally considered unusual ways to look for love.B. Love has become less traditional than before.C. It is not difficult to find love through extreme ways.D. Modern way of dating makes it easier but more extreme.23)What happened afte

54、r seven weeks of doing the show?A. All of the women won prizes.B. Lance asked one of the women to marry him.C. One of the women on the show started to cry.D. Jonsson asked Lance to marry her.24)Which of the following is true during the series?A. Lance went on dates with one woman each time.B. The ca

55、ndidates traveled abroad with Lance.C. Lance and Jonsson started dating each other.D. The women met Lances family.25)What does the author want to tell us through the passage?A. TV dating shows are a good way to find true love.B. TV dating shows are the most efficient among other media.C. More women

56、are getting more interested in TV dating shows.D. Its hard to find true love through contesting with other contestants.參考答案：21)C 22)A 23)B 24)C 25)D完型填空20題，總分值：30分Directions： There are some blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose

57、 the ONE that best fits into the passage.These days it is very common for young men to give flowers to young women when they are in love, but this hasnt always been the custom. In the 1700s in Turkey, it was quite26)popularfor people in love to secretly send each other baskets full of strange things.27)Usually, an old woman who sold flowers or fruit on the street was28)(inclined)to leave the basket beside the door of someone receiving it.The