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Reading classics is a good ??1??to enjoy oneself. Classics ??2 ??to those pieces of literary works that are accepted and recommended by many??3 ??. Its value is acknowledged (承認(rèn))??4 ?.??5 ??those newspaper articles, which are purely informative, and those popular magazines, which are filled with advertisements, and articles of low quality, classics can best evoke(喚起)people's feelings,??6 ??them use their brains, but not strenuously(竭盡全力地).
Reading classics is good for language learning. Many classics outshine the non-classics in language, in style and in organization. Classic Chinese has been well known for its??7 ??. The poems and novels written in classic Chinese are very beautiful. They can ??8 ??good examples of language using. So is the ??9 ??with the English classics.
For??10 ?of English, reading classics can be both interesting and instructive. Reading classics is important for self-cultivation(自我修養(yǎng)). A great person has once said that a nation without??11 ??is a nation without soul. I think the reason is that literature, especially those classics, manifests(明白表示)??12 ??ability and readiness to show,?to express and to think. In this process of thinking, one will improve on one' s intellect and one' s sensitivity to beauty. Besides, the comprehensiveness (內(nèi)容廣博) of classics makes it possible for us to acquire knowledge ??13 ??in the literary realm(界；領(lǐng)域). In this??14 ??, reading classics is ??15 ?to self-cultivation.
(????) 1. A. method B. manners C. example D. way
(????) 2. A. are meant B. refer C. turn D. speak
(????) 3. A. people B. countries C.?generations D. nations
(????) 4. A. obviously B. easily C. within a country ??????D. universally
(????) 5. A.?As ?????????????????????B. Like C.?Unlike D. Besides
(????) 6. A. causing B. letting C. making D. getting
(????) 7. A. conciseness B. difficulty C. history D. simplicity
( ) 8. A. act as B. serve as C. regard as D. use as
( ) 9. A. same B. example C. case D. instance
( )10. A. speakers B. writers C. teachers D. learners
( )11. A. literature B. self-cultivation ???????C. technology D. science
( )12. A. people's B. writers' C. man's D. human
( )13. A. less than B. other than C. rather than D. only
( )14. A. aspect B. sense C. field D. way
( )15. A. good B. useful C. essential D. accessible
Keys:
1. D ?由于后面有動(dòng)詞不定式作后置定語，我們應(yīng)該選way(方式、方法)。
2. B ?refer to意思是“指”。
3. C ?經(jīng)典著作往往是傳了好幾代的作品。
4. D ?universally意思是“普遍地”。
5. C ?根據(jù)上下文可知，這里的意思應(yīng)是“與．，．．．．不一樣”，故選Unlike。
6. C ?making them use their brains“使人動(dòng)腦筋”。
7. A ?conciseness“簡(jiǎn)明扼要”。simplicity“簡(jiǎn)易、樸素”，在此不合適。
8. B ?act as有“權(quán)且充當(dāng)；扮演，．．，．，角色”的意思。而serve as有“很好地起到．．．．．．的作用”的意思，故選B。
9. C ?be the case with...是一個(gè)固定搭配，意思是“……的情況是……’’So?is the case with the English classics意思是“英國(guó)的經(jīng)典著作也是如此”。
10. D ?learners “學(xué)習(xí)者。
11. A ?literature有時(shí)指一個(gè)國(guó)家、一個(gè)時(shí)代的全部文學(xué)作品。
12. A ?經(jīng)典著作總是反映了一個(gè)國(guó)家、一個(gè)民族的思想感情，所以選people's要比選man-s或human好。
13. B ?此題答案是other than，有except的意思。
14. B ?in this sense“在這個(gè)意義上說”。
15. C ?essential“絕對(duì)必要的”。
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Passage2
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The entertainment profession, or "show business" attracts many young people.???1 ??, only very few can hope to become famous and wealthy.???2???is not enough, because show business is as???3 ??as any other business. Without a good manager, an actor or actress can never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this business, too. The best ??4???in the world will never be a success if he makes old fashioned clothes. In the exactly same way, an actor must change his "act" in order to ???5???the taste of the moment. This is???6 ??for actors, dancers, but perhaps most of all for singers.
"Pop" stands for "popular", and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their????7 ???.
Even when he has succeeded, and his???8???are sold everywhere, he cannot ???9???. Then he must work harder than ever to stay popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and ???10 ????ome of the popularity.
The life of a successful pop singer is not???11 ??easy. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for the ??12 ??. They buy his records, they go to his???13 ??, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very ??14?????, too. Sometimes they get so ??15 ??that they do anything to get a "gift". They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair.
( ) 1. A. Consequently B. Certainly C. Therefore D. Unfortunately
( ) 2. A. Fortune B. Gift C. Money D. Knowledge
( ) 3. A. attractive B. beneficial C. competitive D. difficult
( ) 4. A. architect B. barber C. designer D. tailor
( ) 5. A. change B. direct C. follow D. learn
( ) 6. A. critical B. equal C. right D. true
( ) 7. A. applause B. attention C. interests D. note
( ) 8. A. books B. music C. records D. songs
( ) 9. A. refresh B. relax C. resign D. retire
( )10. A. earn B. make C. steal D. take
( )11. A. at all B. quite C. so D. too
( )12. A. actor B. dancer C. singer D. manager
( )13. A. concerts B. exhibitions C. shows D. interviews
( )14. A. enthusiastic B. lovely C. loyal D. tiresome
( )15. A. excited B. impressive C. nervous D. pressed
Keys:
1. D ?根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)選unfortunately。
2. B ?gift這里是“才能、天賦”的意思。
3. C ?competitive“競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的”，
4. D ?根據(jù)上下文，此題答案是tailor“裁縫”。
5. C ?the taste?“the moment意為“現(xiàn)時(shí)們的口味”，那動(dòng)詞就應(yīng)選follow“遵循，跟從”，
6. D “對(duì)演員、舞者是如此，但也許對(duì)歌手來說更是如此。”
7. B ?應(yīng)該是“吸引人的注意”，故答案是attention。
8. C ?records在這里是“唱片”的意思。
9. B ?relax是“放松，偷閑”之意。
10. C ?steal the popularity“用不正當(dāng)?shù)氖侄稳〉寐曂?/span>”。
11. A ?這句的意思是“成功的流行歌手的生活絕不是容易的”。not at all“決不”，故此題答案是A。
12. C ?singer，由上下文可知。
13. A ?歌手開的是演唱會(huì)，即concerts。
14. D ?tiresome，有“令人生厭的”意思。
15. A ?excited，有時(shí)歌迷會(huì)變得過于興奮，以至于……。
Passage 3
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??Culture means the total way of life of a people. This simple???1???implies that culture refers to the customs, traditions, social habits, values, beliefs, language, ways of thinking and daily activities of people. It also includes the history of civilization. In the broad???2???, there are two types of culture, that is, material culture and spiritual culture. Material culture is concrete and observable, ????3 ???spiritual culture implicit and ????4 ???.
Because human language is a direct manifestation of culture, learning a second language???5???learning a second culture. For the teacher of a second language, he or she should???6 ??to develop the students’ awareness and knowledge of the culture of the target language they are learning. This includes understanding the values of the target culture, acquiring a ??7 ???of etiquette of the target culture and understanding the???8 ??between the target culture and the students' own culture.
9 ?????students progress through a foreign language program, it is ??10???that they will increase their awareness of the cultural characteristics of the speakers of the language ??11???study.?This broadened cultural knowledge may???12 ??on all aspects of culture: the people's way of life as well as the geographic, historical, economic, artistic, and scientific???13 ??of the target society. We know that each culture has different etiquette patterns. And therefore, in a foreign language course, students should learn the appropriate etiquette patterns expected of the people living in the country???14 ??the target language is spoken. Students should also learn how to???15 ???unfamiliar cultural conventions and how to act appropriately when communicating with the persons of the foreign culture.
( ) 1. A. direction B. definition C. explanation D. instruction
( ) 2. A. meaning B. case C. sense D. way
( ) 3. A. however B. nevertheless C. yet D. while
( ) 4. A. abnormal B. abstract C. adoptable D. invisible
( ) 5. A. involves B. requires C. takes D. needs
( ) 6. A. encourage B. make sure C. determine D. assure
( ) 7. A. command B. demand C. understanding ?????D. master
( ) 8. A. communication ??????B. development C. differences D. similarities
( ) 9. A. As B. If C. Though D. When
( )10. A. said B. thought C. expected D. understood
( ) 11. A. at B. by C. for D. under
( )12. A. depend B. focus C. touch D. base
( )13. A. areas B. aspects C. manners D. ways
( )14. A. as B. that C. when D. where
( )15. A. absorb B. appreciate C. explain D. interpret
Keys:
1. B ?文章的第一句是對(duì)“文化”下定義，所以應(yīng)選definition。
2. C ?in the broad sense是一個(gè)常用搭配，意思是“廣義地說”。
3. D ?這里該正確選用連詞。while除了有“同時(shí)”的意思外，還可表轉(zhuǎn)折和對(duì)比的語氣，意思是“而”。其余三個(gè)選項(xiàng)沒有對(duì)比的意思。
4. B ?形容詞abstract意思是“抽象的”。
5. A ?involve有“涉及，包含”的意思。
6. B ?make sure有“盡力做到”的意思。
7. A ?a command of.-意思是“掌握，應(yīng)用．．．．．．’’。
8. C ?此題考查在一定的語境中正確選用名詞。答案differences是“區(qū)別”的意思。
9. A ?上面一段是講學(xué)外國(guó)語言與學(xué)外國(guó)文化的關(guān)系。這一段的第一句意思應(yīng)該是：隨著學(xué)生語言學(xué)習(xí)的進(jìn)步，他們對(duì)使用這種語言的民族的文化認(rèn)識(shí)必然增多。所以此題答案是A，是一個(gè)時(shí)間連詞。
10. C ?It is expected that.這個(gè)句型的意思是“……?可以預(yù)料的，可以想到的”。
11. D ?under study是“在學(xué)習(xí)、研習(xí)的過程中”的意思。
12. C ?此題考查在一定語境中正確選用動(dòng)詞。這四個(gè)動(dòng)詞都與介詞搭配，只有touch on“接觸到”最合適。
13. B ?細(xì)心的學(xué)生應(yīng)該注意到該句前面部分齣那個(gè)名詞aspects。
14. D ?關(guān)系副詞where最合適。
15. D ?interpret除了有“口譯，翻譯”的意思外，還有“理解”的意思。
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Passage 4
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TIME is the most influential news?magazine in the US, published in New York City.
TIME was ???1???in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly newsmagazine in the United States. Hadden was a carefree figure, who liked to tease Luce and saw TIME???2 ???something important but also fun. That ?3 ?????its tone, which many people still criticize as too????4???for serious news. It tells news through people, and for many decades the magazine's cover was of a single person. On Hadden's death in 1929, Luce became the???5 ??man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century????6 ???.
TIME is also known for its red ???7????, introduced in 1927, which only changed once since then when the????8 released shortly after the September?11. 2001 attacks on the United States, which featured a black border to????9??mourning. However, this edition was a special "extra" edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event.
Written by young ????10 ???, TIME For Kids (TFK) is a division magazine of TIME that is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains a variety of articles ?????11???popular culture that the younger US citizens are interested in.
In the beginning of 2007, the year's first issue was delayed for a week???12 ??"editorial changes". The changes included the firing of 300 employees.
The December 1941 issue of TIME was???13???to have Disney's film Dumbo on the cover, but it was dropped due to the ???14 ???on Pearl Harbor.
In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that the letters TIME???15 ??"The International Magazine of Events."
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A. existed B. established C. created D. formed
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A. as B. for C. to D. with
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A. sets up B. focuses on C. lies in D. accounts for
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A. important B. light C. formal D. high
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A. only B. dominant C. great D. second
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A. media B. entertainment C. life D. aspect
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A. colour B. cover C. page D. border
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A. book B. item C. issue D. news
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A. sell B. escape C. experience D. symbolize
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A. children ???? B. reporters C. businessmen D. readers
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A. concerning B. including C. exchanging D. telling
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A. result in B. instead of C. regardless of D. due to
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A. devoted B. written C. intended D. left ?????????????????????????
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A. party B. attack C. show D. death
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A. stand for B. put up C. represent of D. show off
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Keys:??1. CADBB ??6. ADCDB ???11. ADCBA
解析：
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saw sth as ?把……看成……
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accounts for?該為……負(fù)責(zé)任 ，人們認(rèn)為時(shí)代報(bào)的語氣，語調(diào)該為此負(fù)責(zé).
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很多人批評(píng)這種語調(diào)對(duì)于嚴(yán)肅的新聞來說過于輕快。 因此此題選B。
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dominant?主要的，主導(dǎo)的
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border ?紅色的邊緣，飾邊
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the issue ?報(bào)紙的某一期
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symbolize?mourning?象征悼念
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concern 在這里指的是跟……相關(guān)
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?固定搭配 be intended for sth \ be be intended to do sth. ?為……而設(shè)計(jì)，以……為目的
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Passage 5
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important???1???in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. But they were not enough. Something???2 ??was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men— ??3 ???individuals who could invent machines, find new???4 ??of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who ??5???the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a ??6????scientist is primarily interested in doing his research???7 ???. He is not necessarily working so that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is ???8 ???trying to make something that has an actual ???9 ???. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories???10???science or by experimenting through correct and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a????11 ??result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of???12???other objectives. Most of the people who???13????the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had???14 ??or no training in science might not have made their inventions???15???a ground work had not been laid by scientists years before.
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A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations
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A. else B. near C. extra D. similar
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A. generating B. effective C. motivating D. creative
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A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries
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A. employed B. created C. operated D. controlled
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A. true B. practical C. pure D. clever
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A. happily B. occasionally C. unwillingly D. accurately
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A. seldom B. sometimes C. usually D. never
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A. plan B. use C. idea D. means
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A. of B. with C. to D. as
II. A. single B. only C. specialized D. specific
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A. few B. those C. many D. all
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A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered
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A. little B. much C. some D. any
15. A. as B. if C. because D. while
Keys:??1-5. CADBB ?????6-10. CDCBA ?????11-15. DCBAB
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Passage 6
?Facial expressions carry meanings that depend on situations and relationships. For instance, in American culture the smile is typically an expression of???1???. Yet it has other functions. A smile may???2 ??love, politeness, or???3???true feeling. It is also a source of confusion across???4 ???. ???5 ??, many people in Russia ???6 ???smiling at strangers in public to be unusual, or even suspicious. Yet may Americans ???7????freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong????8???; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or mental, difficult, discomfort or anxiety.
Our faces make our emotions and attitudes known, ???9 ???we should not try to "read" people from another culture ??10 ?????we would "read" someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes????11 persons and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not???12???their emotions as openly as members of????13 does not mean???14???they do not???15???emotions. Rather, their cultures???16???them expressing their emotions and attitudes freely.
If we ????17 ????people whose ????18 ????of showing emotion are not the same according to??19 ????own cultural patterns, ?we may make the ???20 ????of " reading" the other persons incorrectly.
( ???) 1. A. worried B. surprise C. excitement D. pleasure
( ????) 2. A. show B. tell C. sound D. seem
( ) 3. A.?cover B. explain C. include D. suggest
( ) 4. A. countries B. cultures C. nations D. oceans
( ) 5. A. In a word B. As a result C. For example ??????D. On the contrary
( ) 6. A. keep B. enjoy C. continue D. consider
( ) 7. A. stare B. smile C. look D. shout
( ) 8. A. direction B. manner C. time D. place
( ) 9. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( ) 10. A. as B. though C. unless D. since
( )11. A. among B. into C. between D. about
( )12. A. find B. form C. express D. control
( )13. A. the others B. others C. the other D. another
( )14. A. whether B. that C. if D. why
( )15. A. experience B. use C. bring D. carry
( )16. A. feel B. keep C. prevent D. make
( )17. A. think B. observe C. judge D. watch
( )18. A. hopes B. ways C. thoughts D. means
( )19. A. your B. their C. one's D. our
( )20. A. answer B. mistake C. promise D.?use
答案解析
1. D ?由下文中的love，politeness等可知smile是一種“愉快”即pleasure的表現(xiàn)。
2. A ?show意思是“表達(dá)”，符合文義。
3. A ?or表示選擇性并列，cover(掩飾)與show(表達(dá))相對(duì)，意為“掩飾真實(shí)的情感’’。
4. B ?由前文的“in American culture”和后文的6‘Southeast Asian cultures”可知，全文討論了跨文化背景下面部表情的含義，故此處選culture最合適。
5. C ?俄羅斯人對(duì)微笑的不同理解是與美國(guó)文化差異的一個(gè)實(shí)例，For example表示“舉例”。
6. D ?文意為：“俄羅斯人認(rèn)為對(duì)陌生人微笑是不同尋常甚至是可疑的?！惫蔬xconsider“認(rèn)為”。
7. B ?整個(gè)這一段都是在講微笑( smile)，且Yet表示轉(zhuǎn)折，與上文俄羅斯人形成對(duì)比，美國(guó)人常常對(duì)陌生人微笑( smile)。
8. D ?前文提到Americans smile freely at strangers in public places，可知俄羅斯人認(rèn)為美國(guó)人總在錯(cuò)誤的地點(diǎn)
?????( place)微笑。
9. C ?本句意為：“盡管面部表情會(huì)表露感情與態(tài)度，但是我們不能以自己的文他習(xí)慣來判斷別人表達(dá)感情的方
?????式。”用but在此處表轉(zhuǎn)折。
10. A ?as表示‘‘像，．，．，，一樣”。
11. A ?本句意為“在不同的人和文化中”，選用介詞among表示“在三個(gè)或更多的當(dāng)中”，between表示兩者之間的比較，不符合文義。
12. C ?express意為“表達(dá)”。
13. D ?此處another等同于a different，意為“另一個(gè)”。
14. B ?that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。
15. A ?此處只有experience emotions（經(jīng)歷、感受情緒）符合文義。
16. C ?結(jié)合上文中俄羅斯人不善于用面部表情表現(xiàn)情感，可知有些人的文化傳統(tǒng)阻礙了情感及態(tài)度的自由表達(dá)，故此處選prevent，意為“阻礙”。
17. C ?本句意為：“如果我們以自己的文化模式評(píng)判那些用不同方法表達(dá)情感的人，我們就有可能誤解他們?！?judge意為“評(píng)判”，符合題意。
18. B ?the way of doing something是固定用法，意為“做某事的方式”。
19. D ?our與前文的we保持一致。
20. B ?根據(jù)文義， ?“reading”the other persons incorrectly是“一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤”，故選mistake。
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