英語閱讀(二)自考題-5

英語閱讀（二）自考題-5

（總分：100.00,做題時間：90分鐘）

一、{{B}}PART0NE{{/B}}（總題數(shù):0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

二、{{B}}I.ReadingComprehension{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

三、{{B}}PassageOne{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

Today,there'sscarcelyanaspectofourlifethatisn，tbeing

upendedbythetorrentofinformationavailableonthehundredsof

millionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsability

tokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail."If

theautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepace

ascomputerandinformationtechnology,saysMicrosoft,〃anewcar

wouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonathimblefulofgas.Andyou

couldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.〃

Probablythebiggestpayoff,however,isthebillionsofdollarsthe

Internetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingforthe

needsoftheircustomers.Nothinglikeithasbeenseensincethe

beginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,whenpower-drivenmachines

beganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlya

year.〃WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobal

megatrend,saysMerrillLynch,“alongthelinesofprintingpress,

thetelephone,thecomputer,andelectricity.z/

Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn，tavailableon

theInternet.Consider:books,healthcare,movietickets,

constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,

electronics,antiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamous

people,wineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou，vemovedonto

yourfinalrestingplace,there，snoreasonthoseyoulovecan，tkeep

intouch.AcompanycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyou

tostore"afterlifee-mails/"youcansendtoHeavenwiththehelpof

az，guardianangel”.

KidstodayaresocomputersavvythatitvirtuallyensurestheUnited

Stateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspaceforthe

foreseeablefuture.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesof

morethan$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudyby

theDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17

atallincomelevelshavecomputers,with52%ofthoseconnectedto

theInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygames(somefor30

hoursormoreaweek),andmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingof

rushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhave

justleft.

What'sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisan

evergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback."The

Internetisjust20%invented,sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.

“Thelast80%ishappeningnow.”(分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00)

(1).WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft*sremark?_

?A.Today*scarsandairplanesareoutrageouslyoverpriced.

?B.Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.

?C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisdifficult.

?D.There'smorecompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］推理判斷題。由文中第一段microsofl的話可知，如果汽車和航空技術(shù)以同電腦和信息技

術(shù)一樣的速度爆破，小汽車只需2美元且只要一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)汽油就能行使600英里，且你只需花一個比薩餅的價

錢就能買一個波音747飛機(jī)，由此推出信息技術(shù)是以驚人的速度發(fā)展的。答案為B。

(2).Accordingtotheauthor,thebiggestbenefitoftheInternetisthat.

?A.itsavescompanieshugeamountsofmoney

?B.itacceleratesthespeedofprofitmaking

?C.itbringspeopleincredibleconvenience

?D.itprovideseasyaccesstoinformation

(分?jǐn)?shù):2.00)

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段的第一句話可知，答案為A。

(3).TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.corntomakethepointthat.

?A.therearesomegeniusideasontheInternet

?B.almostanythingisavailableontheInternet

?C.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternet

?D.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］推理判斷題。第三段第一句話是本段的中心句，后面所列舉的例子都是在網(wǎng)上能找到的，

最后以一個更新穎的例子來支持中心句。答案為B。

（4）.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?

?A.Thereisalinkbetweenincomeandcomputerownership.

?B.ManyAmericanchildrendon'tputcomputerstogooduse.

?C.Studiesshowthatboysaremorecomputersavvythangirls.

?D.TheU.S.willstayaheadintheinformationtechnologyinyears.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］推理判斷題。第四段以在美國連小孩子都經(jīng)常上網(wǎng)的例子來說明信息技術(shù)在美國的普遍

性，從而從側(cè)面揭示了美國的信息技術(shù)在未來幾年里將處于世界領(lǐng)先地位。答案為D。

（5）.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

?A.TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.

?B.TheInternetisgoingtochangeourlivesevenmoreprofoundly.

?C.WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbrings.

?D.ChiIdrenshouldbewel1preparedforthechailengesintheinformationage.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］主旨大意題。由文中最后一段的第一句話可知，作者想揭示的是信息技術(shù)極大地改變了我

們的生活。答案為B。

四、{{B}}PassageTwo{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

Animallifefirstappearedontheearthabout400millionyearsago.

Throughthepassingmillennia,thousandsofanimalspecieshavecome

andgone.Untilrecently,thisprocesswasgradual,theresultof

changesinclimate,inhabitat,orinthegenesoftheanimals

themselves.Butthetremendousexpansionofmoderncivilizationnow

threatenstoupsetthisnaturalbalance,puttingunprecedented

pressureonthesurvivalofourwildlife.

Ofallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductioninwildlifehas

occurredinNorthAmerica,wherethetransitionfromaruraltoa

highlyindustrializedsocietyhasbeenmostrapid.Amongthevictims

arebirds,mammals,andfish.Wewillneveragainseethepassenger

pigeonortheeasternelk.Theyhavebeenwipedout.Ofmanyother

species,onlyafewrepresentativesstillsurviveinthewild.TheU.

S.DepartmentoftheInteriorhasputnofewerthan109specieson

theendangeredspecieslist.Thislistincludeseverythingfromthe

timberwolftothewhoopingcrane.Eventhebaldeagle,ournational

symbol,isthreatened.

Animalsthatkillothergameforfoodarecalledpredators.The

predatorsincludethewolf,mountainlion,fox,bobcat,andbear.

Attackagainsttheseanimalsbeganwiththearrivalofthefirst

Europeansettlers,whowishedtoprotecttheirlivestock.Eventually,

arewardwasofferedtohuntersforeverypredatorthatwaskilled.

Thisrewardiscalledabounty.Ironically,theFederalgovernment

wasthechieffounderofpredator-controlprograms.

ThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemtheirOldWorldfearsand

superstitionsconcerningpredators.Whetherpreyingonlivestockor

not,predatorswereshotonsight.Thisattitudecontinuestothis

dayforcoyotes,eagles,foxes,mountainlions,andbobcats,andis

largelyresponsibleforplacingtheeasterntimberwolf,grizzly

bear,andbaldeagleontheendangeredspecieslist.

Yeteveryanimal,includingthepredator,hasitsplaceinnature，s

granddesign.Predatorshelpmaintainthehealthoftheirprey

speciesbyeliminatingthediseased,young,old,andinjured.

Predatorslikethemountainlionandthewolfhelptokeepthedeer

herdshealthy.Theirkillalsoprovidesfoodforscavengersthatfeed

oncarrion.Occasionallossoflivestockmustbeweighedagainstthe

goodtheseanimalsdoinmaintainingthebalanceofnature.（分?jǐn)?shù)：

10.00）

（1）.ThefastestdisappearanceofwiId]ifehasoccurredin____.

?A.Europe

?B.Australia

?C.NorthAmerica

?D.SouthAmerica

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］在文章第二段的第一句話Ofallthecontinents,themostdrasticreductionin

wildlifehasoccurredinNorthAmerica中，作者明確指出野生動物數(shù)量下降最快的發(fā)生在北美。答

案為C。

(2).Themajorthreatstowildlifeinthemodernworldcomefrom.

?A.industrializationandurbanization

?B.changesinclimate,habitat,orthegenes

?C.rapidincreaseinman'spopulation

?D.theuseofpesticides

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］在文章第二段的第二句話中告訴我們由于農(nóng)村人口向高度發(fā)展的工業(yè)化社會轉(zhuǎn)變，以及城

市化過快而導(dǎo)致了野生動物遭受威脅"答案為A。

(3).Anendangeredspeciesistheonethat.

?A.killsotheranimalsforfood

?B.facesextinctionthusneedsprotection

?C.isdangeroustohumanbeings

?D.livesinplacesofdanger

(分?jǐn)?shù):2.00)

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］首先，注意題干的問題是在問：文中瀕臨滅絕的物種是指什么？在文中開頭就提到首批動物

的出現(xiàn)是在4億年前。幾千年之后很多動物開始陸陸續(xù)續(xù)地從地球上消失，滅絕，由此可見這兒面臨危險

的動物就是指那些瀕臨滅絕的野生動物。答案為B。

⑷.“Animalsthatkillothergameforfoodarecalledpredators.(Para.3)Theword"game”

means.

A.animalsthatki11predatorsforfood

B.animalsthatfeedoncarrion

C.animalsthatarehuntedforfood

D.animalsthatappearontheendangeredspecieslist

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］根據(jù)文章第三段中提到的我們可以知道，食肉動物包括狼、山獅、狐貍等動物。由此可以

推斷出這句話的意思是指：那些捕殺獵食動物的野生動物叫做食肉動物。答案為C。

(5).Bountyhuntersarethosewho.

?A.takecareofthewildareas

?B.killpredatorsformoney

?C.preservewildanimals

?D.protectthehabitatofthewiIdlife

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.V

C.

D.

解析：［解析］在文章第三段中講到：首批在歐洲定居下來的定居者們，最初為了保護(hù)他們的牲畜不受野

生動物的侵害，他們對每一位捕殺野生動物的獵人給予一定的獎勵。后來這樣的獎賞就被人們稱作獎賞

金。答案為B。

五、{{B}}PassageThree{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

FrankBuonanottewasgoingthroughsomejunkmailwhenhecameacross

apostcardadvertisingaHistoryChanneldocumentary."Thatpileof

mailhadbeensittingthereforweeks,“hesays."ButInoticedthe

moviewasscheduledtoairwithinthehour.〃Forsomereason,

Buonanotte,asemiretiredentrepreneur,tunedin.

IntotheFirewasaboutfirefighters,andBuonanottewasfascinated.

“Onesegmentwasaboutwhatit'sliketobeinafire,“herecalls.

“Thesmokemakesitimpossibletosee,you，recrawlingalongthe

floor,peoplearetrappedinremoterooms.Thefilmexplainedhowa

newtechnologycalledthermalimagingcould"see"throughsmokeand

wallssofirefighterscouldidentifyvictims,fallencolleagues,and

thesourceofafire.

Buttheportablecamerascostmorethan$10,000each,andfewfire

stationscouldaffordthem.About80,000firefightersareinjured

everyyearinthelineofduty;lastyear,114died."Butit，snot

likecancer,，zsaysBuonanotte.〃Acureexists.Theonlyreasonit's

notusedislackoffunds.Thatbotheredme.〃

Thedocumentarystuckwithhim.Havingrecentlyquithisday-to-day

dutiesasfounderandCEOoftwocompanies,Buonanottehadbeen

meetingwithalifecoachtofigureout〃whatthesecondhalfofmy

lifewouldbeabout.〃

Atfirst,Buonanottethoughthewouldsimplydonateafewthermal

imagers.HecontactedtheNationalFallenFirefightersFoundation,

andoneconversationledtoanother.Buonanottedecidedtosetupand

runacharity,500forLife（heasksforatleast$500,buthe，11

acceptanyamount）.

Sinceitsfoundingin2007,thenonprofithasdonated40camerasto

firedepartmentsin25states.〃It'sneverbeeneasyformetoask

peopleformoney,z，saysBuonanotte."Butiffirefightershavethe

couragetogointoaburninghouse,thenIneedtohavethecourage

toaskformoneytogettheequipmenttheyneed.〃

TheBuonanottefamilyabsorbstheadministrativecostssothatall

contributionscangodirectlytobuyingnewcameras.Inaddition,the

familyitselfdonatesseveralcamerasayear,andBuonanottetravels

thecountrytospeak,solicitmoney,anddelivercameras-〃themost

rewardingpartofthejob.〃

Buonanottecouldnothavepredictedtheimpactthatthedocumentary

wouldhaveonhim-andothers."Businesssuccessisgoodand

fulfilling,，zhesays,“butmanypeopleendupthinkingtheremustbe

morethanjustthis.Usually,it'sgivingbackthatmakessomeone

feelwholeandsatisfiesthatfeelingthatsomethingismissing.I've

beenabletohelpfirefighterssavemorelives.Itdoesn，tgetany

betterthanthat.〃（分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

（1）.FrankBuonanottelearnedaboutthermalimagerfrom.

?A.alecture

?B.afriend

?C.aTVprogram

?D.anadvertisement

（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）

A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］推理判斷題。由文中的“themovie","thefilm"可以推斷出，答案為C。

⑵.WecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthatBuonanottewasbotheredbythefactthat

A.tensofthousandsoffirefightersareinjuredeveryyear

B.firefighters*safetyrisksareimproperlyaddressedbyauthorities

C.thermalimagingwasnotyetreadytoheappliedinrealsituations

D.firestationscouldn'taffordthenewtechnologytoprotectfirefighters

（分?jǐn)?shù):2.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段最后一句話可知，答案為D。

（3）.WhatdidBuonanottedoaftercontactingNationalFallenFirefightersFoundation?

?A.Hedonatedafewthermalimagers.

?B.Hesetupanonprofittoraisemoney.

?C.Hetalkedhisfamilyintojoininghimtohelpthefirefighters.

?D.Hearrangedameetingwiththethermalimagermanufacturer.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］推理判斷題。第五段將Buonanotte與NationalFallenFire-fightersFoundation聯(lián)系

后決定建?個慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，第六段緊接著就講了他建立此機(jī)構(gòu)的目的。答案為瓦

（4）.Whichstatementistrueaboutthecharity,500forLife?

?A.TheBuonanottefamilytakescareofitsrunningcost.

?B.Thedonationitreceivesoccasionallyexceeds500dollars.

?C.ItequipsmostfirestationsintheU.S.withthermalimagers.

?D.ItistheresultofthejointeffortofBuonanotteandthefiredepartments.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.J

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由第七段第一句話可知，答案為A。

（5）.WecaninferfromthepassagethatBuonanotte.

?A.hassetupseveralcharities

?B.getstiredofhisownbusiness

?C.hasstrongsenseofresponsibility

?D.hasearnedgreatfameandsatisfaction

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］主旨大意題。文章主要講Buonanotte看到一個紀(jì)錄片后便萌發(fā)想幫助消防隊購買先進(jìn)裝置

的愿望并采取行動來實(shí)現(xiàn)他的愿望的故事，Buonanotte就此事也說明了他的人生觀，由此可見他是一位

有責(zé)任感的人。答案為C。

六、{{B}}PassageFour{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

SeveralmonthsagoIdecideditwouldbewisetoinvestigatethe

possibilitiesofbuyingalifeinsurancepolicy,iffornoother

reasonthanbecauseIunderstooditmightbeagoodinvestment.Igot

thenameofaninsuranceagentfromafriendandcalledtheagentto

getsomeinformation.FromthekindsofquestionsIputtohim,the

agentwouldtellthatIknewnothingaboutinsurancesohekindly

offeredtoexplorethematterwithmeinmoredetail-tohelpme

determinethekindofpolicyIoughttobeconsidering.

Thateveningheappearedatmydoorpromptlyat7:30;withoutwasting

timeonamenities,hespreadhispapersoutonthekitchentableand

launchedintoalengthyexplanation.Ilistenedattentivelyashe

talkedaboutthedifferencebetweenvarioustypesofpolicies,andhe

explainedthekindofcoveragehefeltIoughttohavebecauseofmy

agebracketandfinancialobjectives.Towardtheendoftheevening

(afterthreeorfourhoursoftalking),hekindlyhelpedmefillout

anapplicationfora50,000dollarpolicy,andthenheaskedifI

couldgotoaDr.Luther，sofficeonFridayforaphysical

examination.

Idon，tknowwhy,butitwasnotuntilthementionofthedoctor，s

appointmentthatIrealizedfullywhatwashappening.Iwasaboutto

signalifetimecontract,yetIhadnotreallymadeadecisionabout

whetherIwantedtobuythepolicyornot.Asamatteroffact,the

questionoftheneedforadecisionfrommeonewayortheotherhad

notevencomeup.SuddenlyIfeltsurethatIdefinitelydidnotwant

tobuythepolicy.However,sincehehadspentsomuchtimewithme,

Ididn，twanttomakehimfeelthathehadwastedhistime.SoI

inventedanexcuseaboutthingsIhadtodoonFriday,andIassured

himIwouldcallhiminafewdays.Actually,Ihadnointentionof

goingtoseeDr.Lutherorofcallingtheagentagain.Iwantedto

forgetthewholething.

It'sbeenoverthreemonthsnowsinceourmeeting,andmyfriendly

insuranceagentstillcallsatmyofficefaithfullytwoorthree

timesaweek.MysecretaryknowsthatIdon'twanttotalktohim,so

whenhecallsshetellshimthatrminameetingorthatI'moutof

theofficeorthatI'mawayonabusinesstrip.Irealizenowthatit

wasamistakenottotellhimoutrightthatI'mnotinterested,and

pleasenottobothermeanymore,allIcandoistoavoidhiscalls

andhopeIdon，trunintohimsomeplace.(分?jǐn)?shù)：io.oo)

(1).Thewritergotthenameoftheinsuranceagentfrom_____.

A.aTVcommercial

?B.oneofhisfriends

?C.aninsurancecompany

?D.oneofhiscolleagues

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］在文章第一段話的第?句Igotthenameofaninsuranceagentfromafriend就明確

告訴我們作者是從一個朋友那兒知道保險代理人的名字。答案為Bo

(2).Whydidthewriterphonetheinsuranceagent?

?A.Hewantedtofilloutanapplicationforalifeinsurancepolicy.

?B.Hehaddecidedtobuyalifeinsurancepolicy.

?C.Hewantedtoexplorethepossibilitiesofbuyingalifeinsurancepolicy.

?D.Hetookgreatinterestintheinsurancecompany.

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.

C.V

D.

解析：［解析］文章的第一段中我們得知：我給保險代理人打電話想要了解更多的關(guān)于保險政策。答案為

Co

(3).Afterhelpingthewriterfillouttheapplication,theagentaskedif.

?A.hewassatisfiedwithhisexplanation

?B.hecouldpaytheinsurancepremiumimmediately

?C.hecouldrecommendotherpeopletobuyalifeinsurance

?D.hecouldgotothedoctor*sforaphysicalcheek-up

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.

C.

D.V

解析：［解析］在文章的第二段hekindlyhelpedmefilloutanapplicationfora50,000dollar

policy,andthenheaskedifIcouldgotoaDr.Luther,sofficeonFridayforaphysical

examination.中說道：他幫我把保50000美元的保險單仔細(xì)地填好，然后問我是否能夠到Dr.Luther診

所做一個體檢。答案為D。

(4).Whatdoyouthinkaboutthesecretary?

A.Sheisdishonest.

B.Sheisexperienced.

C.Sheissophisticated.

D.Sheissympathetic.

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.J

C.

D.

解析：［解析］在MysecretaryknowsthatIdon'twanttotalktohim,sowhenhecallsshe

tellshimthatfminameetingorthatI'moutoftheofficeorthatI'mawayonfl

businesstrip.這句話中說道：我的秘書知道我不想與他交談，所以在他每次打電話來，她總會告訴他

我在開會、或者不在辦公室，或者出差之類的話?？梢娒貢k事很有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。答案為B。

⑸.”...allIcandoistoavoidhiscalIsandhopeIdon'trunintohimsomeplace.(Para.

4)Theexpression“runintohim"means.

?A.beingcaughtbyhim

?B.gettinghimannoyed

?C.meetinghimaccidentally

?D.seeinghimasscheduled

(分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00)

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］allIcandoistoavoidhiscallsandhopeIdon*trunintohimsomeplace.這

句話的意思指：我所能夠做的就是避免給他打電話，并且希望別在某個地方碰到他。runinto為固定詞

組，指撞上、遇到。答案為C。

七、{{B}}PassageFive{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：1,分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandmakeupmusiceasily,his

reallygreatcompositionsdidnotcomeeasilyatall.Theycosthima

greatdealofhardwork.Weknowhowoftenherewroteandcorrected

hisworkbecausehisnotebooksarestillkeptinmuseumsand

libraries.Healwaysfoundithardtosatisfyhimself.

Whenhewas28,theworstdifficultyofallcametohim.Hebeganto

noticeastrangehumminginhisears.Atfirsthepaidlittle

attention;butitgrewworse,andatlastheconsulteddoctors.They

gavehimtheworstnewsanymusiciancanhear:hewasgraduallygoing

deaf.Beethovenwasindespair;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.

Hewentawaytothecountry,toaplacecalledHeiligenstadt,and

fromtherehewrotealongfarewelllettertohisbrothers.Inthis

hetoldthemhowdepressedandlonelyhisdeafnesshadmadehim.〃It

wasimpossibleformetoaskmentospeaklouderorshout,forIam

deaf,“hewrote."HowcouldIpossiblyadmitaninfirmityintheone

sense(hearing)whichshouldhavebeenmoreperfectinmethanin

others...Imustlivelikeanexile.z/Helongedtodie,andsaidto

death,“Comewhenyouwill,Ishallmeetyoubravely.z/

Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegatheredhis

courageandwentonwritingmusic,thoughhecouldhearwhathewrote

onlymoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotehisbestmusic,themusicwe

rememberhimfor,afterhebecamedeaf.Insteadoftheelegantand

statelymusicthatearliermusicianshadwrittenfortheirwealthy

listeners,Beethovenwrotestormy,exciting,revolutionarymusic,

whichremindsusofhistroubledandcourageouslife.Hegrewto

admirecouragemorethananything,andhecalledoneofhis

symphoniesthe〃Eroica〃orheroicsymphony,〃tocelebratethememory

ofagreatman”.Describingthedramaticopeningnotesofhisfamous

FifthSymphony,hesaid,“thusfateknocksonthedoor”.

Inthoseyearswhenhewentcompletelydeafhewrotemoregloriously

thanever.Hecould"hear"hismusicwithhismind,ifnotwithhis

ears.Hisfriendshadtowritedownwhattheywantedtosaytohim.

Hewaslonelyandoftenunhappy,butinspiteofthis,heoftenwrote

joyfulmusic.Inhislastsymphony,theNinth,achoirsingsa

wonderfulHymnofJoy.Becauseofhiscourageanddeterminationto

overcomehisterribledisaster,hismusichasgivenjoyand

inspirationtomillionsofpeople.（分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

（1）.Whenhefirstlearnedthathewasgraduallygoingdeaf,Beethovenacceptedthefact

?A.placidly

?B.courageously

?C.despairingly

?D.gracefully

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.

C.J

D.

解析：［解析］文章的第二段里Theygavehimtheworstnewsanymusiciancanhear:hewas

graduallygoingdeaf:Beethovenwasindespair當(dāng)他們將他可能會變聾這個噩耗告訴貝多芬時，他

絕望了。答案為C。

⑵.“HowcouldIpossiblyadmitaninfirmityintheonesense...z/

Theword"infirmity"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.weakness

B.strength

C.deafness

I),disorder

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］這句話的意思指：我怎么能承認(rèn)曾一直比別人完美的聽力現(xiàn)在開始減弱？infirmity指虛

弱、衰弱、缺點(diǎn)?？梢夾項最符合題意。答案為A。

⑶.Beethoven'sbestpieceofmusicwascomposed.

?A.inhisprimetime

?B.shortlybeforehisdeath

?C.whenhenoticedahumminginhisears

?D.whenhebecamecompletelydeaf

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］在第四段中說道：事實(shí)上，貝多芬很多著名的樂曲都是在他完全耳聾之后才創(chuàng)作出來的。

答案為D。

（4）.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

?A.Beethoven'sLifeStory

?B.Beethoven*sFatefulHearingLoss

?C.TheMusicofBeethoven

?D.Beethoven,sCourageousTriumphOverTragedy

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.

B.

C.

D.J

解析：［解析］文章主要講述了貝多芬在面對耳聾之后仍然不氣餒，繼續(xù)創(chuàng)作樂曲。在完全耳聾之后，不

但音樂創(chuàng)作之路沒有受到影響，他的很多著名的樂曲正是在他耳朵失聰之后才創(chuàng)作出來的。由此可見貝多

芬在面對不幸遭遇所表現(xiàn)出來的那種勇氣是很值得人們學(xué)習(xí)的。答案為Do

（5）.Thispassageisarrangedin.

?A.chronologicalorder

?B.spatialorder

?C.flashbacks

?D.general-specificpattern

（分?jǐn)?shù)：2.00）

A.V

B.

C.

D.

解析：［解析］從貝多芬開始走上創(chuàng)作之路，接著發(fā)現(xiàn)耳朵有異樣，經(jīng)診斷得知自己的耳朵可能會失聰，

到最后完全失聰。很顯然這是按照時間的先后順序排列的。答案為A。

八、{{B}}PARTTWO{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

九、{{B}}H.Vocabulary{{/B}}（總題數(shù)：L分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

Directions:Scanthefollowingpassageandfindthewordswhichhaveroughlythesame

meaningsasthosegivenbelow.Thenumberinthebracketsaftereachworddefinitionrefers

tothenumberofparagraphinwhichthetargetwordis.Writethewordyouchooseonthe

AnswerSheet.

Byfar,themostvulnerableolderpersonsarewomen,whoaremore

likelythanmentolackbasicliteracyandnumericalskills,less

likelytohavepaidwork,andlesslikelytobeeligiblefor

pensions-wheretheyareavailable.Whenwomenareeligiblefor

pensions,becauseoftheirlowerpayandinterruptedworkhistories,

theyaremorelikelytoreceivelowerpensions.Olderwomenwhohave

losttheirpartnersgreatlyoutnumbertheirmalecounterparts.In

somecountries,widowsareoftendeniedaccesstoorcontrolover

resources.Also,women，sinheritancerightsarepoorlyestablishedin

manysocieties.Fortheseandotherreasons,women,especiallyin

developingcountries,aremuchmorelikelytosinkintopovertyin

theirolderyears.Securityschemestoalleviatepovertymusttake

intoaccountthatmostoftheolderpoorarewomen,ofwhommanyhave

limitedexperienceinthelabourforce.

Thedemandfornewskillsandknowledgeplacesolderworkersata

disadvantage,astheirtrainingandskillsdevelopedearlierinlife

becomeobsolete.Butagediscriminationcompoundsmanyofthe

difficultiesolderworkersfaceinthelabourmarket.Biased

attitudeshampertheeffortsofolderworkerstofindnewemployment

anddiscourageemployersfromprovidingthemwithtraining.However,

thereisevidencethatprejudicesagainsttheabilitiesofolder

workersareunfounded,andthattheaveragedifferenceinwork

performancebetweenagegroupsissignificantlylessthanthe

differencesbetweenworkerswithineachagegroup.（分?jǐn)?shù)：10.00）

（1）.opentoemotionalorphysicaldangerorharm（Para.1）（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

填空項1：（正確答案：vulnerable）

解析：［解析］該短語指容易在情感上或身體上受到危險或傷害。文中vulnerable指易受攻擊的；易受傷

的。答案為vulnerable。

（2）.theabilitytoreadandwrite（Para.1）（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

填空項1：（正確答案：literacy）

解析：［解析］該短語指閱讀和書寫的能力。文中l(wèi)iteracy指有讀寫能力。答案為literacy。

（3）.qualified,suitable（Para.1）（分?jǐn)?shù):1.00）

填空項1：（正確答案：eligible）

解析：［解析］該詞指有資格的、合適的。文中eligible指符合條件的。答案為eligible。

（4）.somebodycorrespondingtoanother（Para.1）（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

填空項1：（正確答案：counterpart）

解析：［解析］該短語指與另一人相對應(yīng)的人。文中counterpart指對手。答案為counterpart。

（5）.todeclinetograntorallow;refuse（Para.1）（分?jǐn)?shù)：1.00）

填空項1