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实战演练 Passage 26-30

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　　Passage 26

　　What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They say that cities will become more and more crowded. As the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This overcrowding will cause other problems -- more crime (犯罪),dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity), and housing? Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons ,some say that nobody will want to live in city areas.

　　How can we deal with such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic ? In some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets because there is little suitable housing -- and because houses are too expensive. The crime rate isn’t going down. Instead, it is increasing so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse.

　　More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don’t move at all for several streets. These problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city.

　　Los Angeles, California, for example, has no subway system and buses are slow. Instead, many commuters drive many miles from their homes to work. Many of these drivers spend several hours each day on busy freeways .Now York, however, has a big transit system -- buses, commuter trains, and subways .Because the public transportation is crowded and dirty, many people drive private cars, and the traffic jams are worse than in Los Angeles. A taxi driver complains : “I was driving home, but in forty-five minutes I moved only two miles! Finally, I turned off the engine and just sat there. A lot of people left their cars where they were in the middle of the street and went into a bar for a few beers! ”

　　On the other hand, some cities have clean, fast and pleasant public transportation systems. In Paris, France, and Toranto, Canada, for example, anyone can use buses or subways to move quickly from one part of the city to another.

　　1. What do some people think is the main problem of the future city life?

　　A. Housing B. Overcrowding C. Environmental pollution D. Traffic jams

　　2. The best way to work out the traffic problem in Los Angeles might be___.

　　A. cutting down the number of private cars

　　B. getting more buses in the freeway

　　C. persuading people to live nearer to their work

　　D. building a subway system

　　3. According to the passage, ____ has a better traffic condition.

　　A. New York B. Paris C. London D. Tokyo

　　答案与分析：

　　未来是个什么样子？这是一个很难回答的问题，然而作者对世界的几个大城市进行了推测。

　　1. B细节题。从They say that cities will become more and more crowded 得此答案。在此其它答案均有一定干扰性，但住房、环境污染及交通堵塞等问题都是由人口拥挤引起的，因此人口拥挤是主要的问题。

　　2. D推理题。从Los Angeles, California, for example, of example, has no subway system and buses are slow. Instead many commuters drive many miles from their homes to work 我们得知，作者在此认为解决洛杉矶交通问题的办法是建地铁。

　　3. B细节题。从短文最后一段可得此答案。

　　Passage 27

　　Springtime in Paris

　　Departures: May 5, 12, 19 and June 9

　　4 days for $129 per person

　　Paris in the Springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone and with prices at just $129 it’s great value too.

　　Your break begins with executive coach (长途公共汽车) transfer (中转) from regional (各地的) pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry (渡船) , arriving at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: satellite TV, radio, telephone and alarm clock. It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease.

　　The following day, after continental breakfast (included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L’Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you will ever have heard of .You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. In the evening there is a‘ Paris By Night’ tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.

　　Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most picturesque quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge. In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine, wander around the picturesque gardens or look through among the antique shops (古玩店) . In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best night-club in the city, the splendid Patin. On the final day it’s back to the UK via channel ferry.

　　Included in the price of $129 per person:

　　*Return executive coach travel to Paris

　　*Return ferry crossings

　　*3 nights accommodation in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities

　　*Continental breakfast during your stay

　　*Guided sightseeing tour of ‘ Paris By Day’ and ‘Paris By Night’

　　*Visit to Chateau of Versailles(admission not included)

　　*Tour on Montmartre

　　*Services of an experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times

　　1. This advertisement is mainly_____.

　　A. to tell tourists the route to Paris

　　B. to show the price of traveling to Paris

　　C. to introduce the city of Paris

　　D. to attract tourists to Paris

　　2. During the stay in Paris, the tourists will_____.

　　A. have a free time of half day

　　B. have a ‘Paris By Night’ on the first evening

　　C. have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together

　　D. live in a hotel two miles away from Paris

　　3. The underlined word ‘quarter’ is used in the text to refer to _____.

　　A. a period of time B. district

　　C. fourth part D. exhibition

　　4. After paying $129,the tourists will have to pay ____ in Paris.

　　A. the continental breakfasts B. tour on Montmartre

　　C. admission ticket to Chateau of Versailles

　　D. services of a bi-lingual tour guide

　　5. We learn from the text that_____.

　　A .the tourists can telephone in Ibis without paying

　　B. the tourists will spend the night in Paradis Latin on the third day

　　C. Palace of Versailles is not in the center of Paris

　　D. it will take you a long time to get to Montmartre from Paris

　　答案与分析

　　本文是广告阅读，全文讲述了到巴黎游览时应掌握的一些事情。

　　1. D作者意图推断题。本文是广告阅读介绍在巴黎旅游的一些情况。大凡旅游方面的文章都会介绍一些出发时间、地点，目的地、旅游路线等，本文也不例外，A,B,C均有一定干扰性，文中对这些内容也有所涉及，但题义中的mainly决定了此题为主旨大意题，而非细节题，介绍在巴黎的路线及费用其目的在于吸引顾客去巴黎旅游。

　　2. A细节题。从第四段In the afternoon you are free to explore 得此答案。D有较大干扰性。从第二段...is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to explore Paris with ease 可以得知旅店是在巴黎圣母院以南两英里，而不是距离巴黎两英里，因此D不合题意。

　　3. B从上下文我们得知，Montmartre是个地方名字，因此quarter 在此指“地区”，相当于district。

　　4. C 细节题。充分理解本题的意思是解决本题的关键。从Included in the price of $129 per person 看A,B,D均在129元所列范围内，因此参观凡尔赛城堡需另外交钱。

　　5. C推理题。从You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles可以推知凡尔赛宫不在巴黎中。

　　Passage 28

　　As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20.While he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later he was a billionaire. And by 1992,as head of the Microsoft company, he became the richest man in America with assets (资产) of approximately US$ 6.3 billion.

　　Born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and intelligent (聪明的) child. He had read the entire world book encyclopedia (百科全书)by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths and his favorite past time was “thinking”.

　　Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13,when one was installed (安装) at his school. At that time, computers were large, awkward (笨重) machines. Operators were required to learn complex (复杂的) computer languages before the machines could be used. Even then, a great deal of time and effort was needed to perform the simplest functions. Before long, Gates was an expert at working the school’s computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the three top universities in USA -- Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autumn, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed (占据，心思) with computers and spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.

　　By 1975,Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.

　　BASIC was a success because until it came along there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not yet completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.

　　His next project (项目) was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Operating System, and it was purchased (购买) by IBM in 1980.Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.

　　As chief executive officer (首席执行官) of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize ( 批评) his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner an unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melonda French on New year’s Day 1994.Yet to most people now, Gates is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble (谦恭) and ordinary. He spends his money carefully, he eats in fast-food restaurants and flies economy (经济) class. And when praised for Microsoft’s great success, he has been heard to say, “All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it.”

　　1. When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a ____.

　　A. teacher B .doctor C. businessman D. professor

　　2. When Gates went to Harvard, he____.

　　A. was interested only in maths

　　B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories C. developed the first computer software program

　　D. divided his time between his maths studies and the computer laboratories

　　3. Before the development of BASIC,_____.

　　A. no one was interested in computer software

　　B. software programs were not considered commercial (商业的) projects

　　C. software programs were very expensive

　　D. no one wanted to pay for computer software

　　4. When the writer says “Bill was regarded as an unfashionable boring computer nut” ,he means_____.

　　A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind

　　B. the only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computer

　　C. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him

　　D. Bill couldn’t work out the boring computer problems

　　5. Most people think Gates is_____.

　　A. a crazy person B. a person obsessed with making money

　　C. someone who spends money freely D .a quite common, normal person

　　答案与分析：

　　本文是人物介绍。全文介绍了比尔·盖茨富有传奇的商业生涯，本文更注重了他凡人般的生活。

　　1. C推断题。Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20可以告诉我们此答案。

　　2. D细节题。从第三段He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autumn, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed with computers and spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he in the lecture halls得此答案。

　　3. B细节题。从第四段This (BASIC) was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it得此答案。

　　4. B句意理解题。nut的意思是“脑袋”。

　　5. D细节题。从最后一段Yet to most people now, Gates is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble and ordinary得此答案。

　　Passage 29

　　The United States will introduce a new and comprehensive (综合的) exam for students who seek to study in American and other English-speaking countries, Xin Hua News Agency reported from New York.

　　The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosed by Theresa Chang-whei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US College Board, America’ s leading educational organization.

　　The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL)will be offered for the first time throughout the world on May 10,2002, said Jen.

　　However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE (Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).

　　“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS as I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.

　　Most of Xu’s classmates have never heard of the APIEL. “ The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.” said Jen.

　　The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of use the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission.

　　Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL measures a student’ s ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy(精确) and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity and fluency (流畅), Jen said.

　　1. The United States will introduce a new exam because_____.

　　A. more and more students want to get further education in the USA

　　B. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China’ s entry into the WTO C. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfect

　　D. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money

　　2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection?

　　A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.

　　B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.

　　C.A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English-speaking countries from 2002.

　　D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.

　　3. The underlined word “current” in the second paragraph means _____.

　　A. modem B. present C. standard D. formal

　　4. Please decide which of the following would be the best title for this news report.

　　A. The Key to English-speaking Countries

　　B. The Four Skills in Learning English

　　C. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of Date

　　D. New Exam Designed for Students

　　答案与分析：

　　本文是说明文。全文说明了代替TOEFL,一种新的考试出现，作为外国学生进入美国学习的考试。全文同样说明了一些学生对此的看法。

　　1. C 细节题。从短文The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of use the English language comprehensively in an academic environment得此答案。

　　2. A 判断题。从文章中我们可以看出，很多学生对APIEL 不清楚，大家熟悉的是TOEFL ，因此要适应需要一段时间。

　　3. B 词义理解题。联系全文，一种新的考试将代替目前的考试，因此current在这里是“现在”的意思。

　　4. D 主旨大意题。全文介绍了即将起用的一种新型考试。

　　Passage 30

　　After the September 11 terrorist attacks , some high schools in America wanted the students to pledge allegiance (宣誓效忠) to the flag. Is it necessary or not? Let’s see how the kids think of this requirement.

　　Lea Mouallem, Marymount High School

　　I believe that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a way of reminding our country that on matter what happens, we are united. I don’t think our president wants us to go and join the army now, but he wants to tell us that we will be able to overcome the disaster (灾难) as a whole nation that is working together.

　　Harry Chin, 15, Culver City High School

　　I am not for the Pledge of Allegiance and I am not against the Pledge of Allegiance because I just say it so many times that it loses meaning. I say it every day at school in the second period. It doesn’t mean anything any more.

　　David Tran, 15, Warren High School

　　The Pledge of Allegiance is another sign of country. We should have some respect to it. In many school, we don’t say the Pledge every morning—we just stand up and let the National anthem ring through the silence. We said the Pledge of Allegiance on Sept.12.

　　Danny Maryanor, 16, Santa Monica High School

　　I wonder why we were suddenly asked to recite pledge when many of us stopped after elementary school; and the pledge was recited before the play of “Ode to Joy” (欢乐颂) with recorders. This was not to express patriotism (爱国主义), or even to remember those who lost their lives on Sept.11.

　　I feel I cannot support a nation that in this time of crisis looks outward for revenge (报复) instead of inward for peace. Perhaps we should think more about our problems.

　　1. Who were for the Pledge of Allegiance?

　　A. Lea Mouallem; David Tran B. Harry Chin; Danny Maryanor

　　C. Lea Mouallem; Danny Maryanor D. Harry Chin; David Tran

　　2. Which of the following is true?

　　A. Harry Chin thought the government required them to join the army.

　　B. Lea Mouallem thought the Pledge of Allegiance of no meaning.

　　C. Danny Maryanor felt the terrorist attacks happened partly because of America’s own problem.

　　D. The Pledge of Allegiance is another country.

　　3. According to the passage, it can be imagined that .

　　A. all high school students say yes to the Pledge of Allegiance

　　B. all high school students say no to the Pledge of Allegiance

　　C. all kids don’t agree to the requirement of saying the Pledge of Allegiance

　　D. all high schools will require their students to pledge allegiance to the flag

　　答案与分析

　　“9.11事件”后美国的学校要求学生向国旗宣誓，目的是让学生热爱自己的国家。对于此事，学生一时也莫衷一是。

　　1. A 细节题。从他说的I believe that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a way of reminding our country that on matter what happens, we are united可以得此答案。

　　2. C 推理判断题。从最后一段Perhaps we should think more about our problems.可以推知，他认为美国应该多考虑自己存在的问题。

　　3. C 细节题。all…not为部分否定，从这几个学生的话里，我们可以看出，有的赞成，有的反对。

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