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第二卷(非选择题，共两大题，35分) 第四部分: 任务型阅读 (共10小题;每小题l分, 满分l0分) 请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意: 每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。 When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it’s far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got to come up with some better ideas to help them. I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia. The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won’t be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle(把手)so that children can wind(摇)the computer up to give it extra power when needed. These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children’s education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children’s education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term. Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to “kill two birds with one stone”, and that is always a good thing. (71) ________: Some new and better ways to help developing countries Traditional way Giving money to help them meet the most important basic (72) ________ such as food and medicine. New ideasMaking cheap laptop computers for children there(73) ________ Nicholas Negroponte ReasonHis (74) ________ to a school in Cambodia Features1. Being covered in rubber 2. Running (75) _______ electricity 3. Being able to access the Internet (76) ________Less than $100 Purposes1. To help (77) ________ children 2. To help people solve problems (78) ________ old mobile phones for reuse(79) ________Throwing away old mobile phones easily creates waste, which does (80) ________ to the environment. Goals to achieveWe’ll reduce the waste; meantime, we will help others. 56-60 BADDB 61-65 DCBCB 66-70 ACBDA 第四部分：任务型阅读(每小题1分，满分10分) 71. Title / Theme / Topic72. needs / requirements / demands 73. Inventor / Designer 74. visit 75. without 76. Price / Cost77. educate78. Recycling 79. Reason 80. harm / damage 阅读理解：(15*2分=30分) (A) I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story. A month after I graduated from high school in August, 2007, I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital. I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around. At that time, it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body, my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams. After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk, eat, walk, shower, and live on my own again. When I was out of hospital, I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland. After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own. It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again. After having a few lung tests, I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week. After a few months of swim training, I began my freshman year at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team. By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world. I am just trying to live each day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed, I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members. I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow, things would work out for the best. 56. The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of “_______”. A. operation B. unconsciousness C. treatment D. death 57. What is the correct order of the following events? a. went to outpatient therapy b. received membership of the swim team c. was pushed around to visit other patients d. walked like a baby e. learnt to live all by himself A. d、a、c、b、e B. e、c、d、a、b C. d、c、a、b、e D. e、c、a、d、b 58. The best title for the passage would be “_______”. A. Attitude(态度) is everything B. Actions speak louder than words C. Everything happens for a reason D. A good beginning is half done (B) If you’re looking for the place that has everything, there’s only one place to visit, and that’s New York. It’s a whole world in a city. The World of Theatre: All of New York is a stage. And it begins with Broadway. Where else can you find so many hit shows in one place? Only in New York! The Worm of Music: Spend an evening with Beethoven at Lincoln Center. Swing to the great jazz of Greenwich Village. Or rock yourself silly at the hottest dance sports found anywhere. The World of Art: From Rembrandt to Picasso. From Egyptian tombs to Indian teepees. Whatever kind of art you like, you’ll find it in New York. The World of Fine Dining: Whether it’s a roast Beijing duck (北京烤鸭) in Chinatown, lasagna in Little Italy, or the finest French coq au vin found anywhere, there’s a world of great taste waiting for you in New York. The World of Sights: What other city has a Statue of Liberty (自由女神像)? A Rockefeller Center? Or a Bronx Zoo? Where else can you take a horse-drawn carriage through Central Park? Only in New York! 59. Why does the author think New York is a whole world in a city? A. Because of The World Of Theatre. B. Because there is a roast Beijing duck C. Because you can find this place has everything. D. Because of the Statue of Liberty 60. Which of the following programmes can a visitor have only in New York? To enjoy roast Beijing duck. To taste the finest French coq au vin. To spend an evening with Beethoven. To see the Statue of Liberty. 61. From the text we know that “Rembrandt” is most likely the name of a famous_____. A. singer B. novelist C. poet D. painter 62. What the writer really wanted to do is to ______. try to persuade readers to pay a visit to New York. give readers some information about New York. supply readers with some wonderful programmes in New York. help readers to get a better understanding of New York. (C) Accidents happen almost daily. Some accidents are minor and some are serious but others may be fatal. We read about such accidents nearly every day in the newspapers. It is wrong for people to think that accidents occur only on the roads or highways, or even at worksites. Home accidents are just as common. Because very few home accidents are reported, people tend to think that there are few accidents which happen in homes. There have been many cases where people fall to their deaths from high-rise flats. Children often fall from staircases while coming down the stairs. Old people may slip on wet or slippery floors if they are not careful. Nowadays there are a lot of modern electrical appliances such as rice-cookers, electric irons, and kettles which make life easy for the modern housewives. These appliances can kill if they are not used in the proper way. Gas stoves used for cooking are also dangerous if they are not properly handled. They may cause burns or, in more serious cases, they may even cause fires. But all such accidents can be prevented if we are careful and obey simple rules of safety. For example, it is unwise for people to try repairing their own electrical appliances if they do not know how. It is safer for them to get their faulty appliances repaired by a qualified electrician. 63. People think accidents happen only on the roads or highways because ______. A. there are more road accidents B. many home accidents are not reported in newspapers C. home accidents are not serious D. such accidents happen nearly every day 64. Which of the following accidents may NOT happen in homes? A. People may fall to deaths from high buildings. B. People may be knocked down by cars on the roads. C. Gas stoves may cause burns or even fires. D. People may get a shock from an electrical appliance 65. Which of the following is TRUE about the modern electrical appliances? A. They help modern housewives a lot. B. They are very dangerous and should not be used. C. They are usually safe unless they are used carefully. D. They are not dangerous even if they are used carelessly. 66. People are advised________. A. to avoid using electrical appliances B. to repair their own faulty electrical appliances C. not to repair their own faulty electrical appliances D. not to throw away their faulty electrical appliances (D) LEEDS, England-A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of people forgive their enemies. “The hatred (憎恨) we hold within us is a cancer,”Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease. More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world. These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart. The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every two weeks. The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people.“People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said.“People confuse(把……混同)forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one”. Hart and his team have made instructions to provide the training needed. “The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes toward the person you are angry with,”said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project. Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people“want to get free of the past”. 67. From this passage we know that . A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors C. without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart D. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies 68. If you are angry with somebody, you should . A. try your best to defeat him or her B. never meet him or her again C. persuade him or her to have a talk with you D. relax yourself by not thinking of him or her any more 69. In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can . A. meet their enemies B. change their minds C. enjoy the professor’s speech D. learn how to quarrel with others 70. If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll . A. pay much money to Hart B. go to the workshop every night C. attend a gathering twice a month D. pour out everything stored in your mind 任务型阅读：(5*1分=5分) 请在表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词，每个空格只限填1个单词。 Chinese, unlike many other languages, has a large family of dialects and written forms. Spoken Chinese is specially complex with more than five recognized dialect groups, even the written language with two recognized characters. The written forms of Chinese include a traditional system of characters and a simplified one. The simplified version of characters came into use in 1949. Traditional Chinese characters are still widely used throughout Asia and among Chinese people around the world, while the simplified characters are only found in the People’s Republic of China. It is usually accepted that there are five major dialect groups within the Chinese language group. These are Mandarin, Wu, Min, Cantonese and Hakka. (责任编辑：admin) |