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阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(-)It was the summerof
1936.The OlympicGames were being heldin Berlin.I hadtrained,sweated anddisciplinedmyself for6years on the runningbroad jump.A yearbefore,as acollege studentat theOhioState,Id setthe worldsrecord of26feet81/4inches.Nearly everyoneexpected meto win.I was in for a surprise.When thetime camefor thebroad-jump trials,I wasshocked to see atall boyhittingthe pit(坑)at almost26feet on his practiceleaps.He turnedout to be aGerman namedLuz Long.He hadeasily qualified for the finals onhis first attempt.A nervousathlete is an athletewho willmake mistakes.I fouled(才口规)twice onmy qualifyingjumps.Walking afew yardsfrom thepit,I kickedat thedirt disgustedly.Suddenly I felt ahand onmyshoulder.I turnedto lookinto thefriendly blueeyes ofLuz Long.Hi,Fm LuzLong.I don*t thinkwevemet.”Glad tomeet you,I said.Then,trying to hide my nervousness,I added,*How areyou”Im fine.Something mustbe eatingyou.You shouldbe ableto qualifywith youreyes closed.”He said.He seemedto understandmynervousness,and tookpains toreassure me.Finally,seeing thatI hadcalmeddown somewhat,he said,“What doesit matterif yourenot thefirst in the trialsTomorrow iswhatcounts.All thetension leftmy bodyas thetruth ofwhat he said hitme.Confidently Iqualified withalmosta footto spare.Luz brokehis ownrecord andpushed meon to a peakperformance.The instantI landedfrom myfinaljump一the onewhich setthe Olympicrecord of26feet51/16inches一he wasat myside,congratulating me.
56.The authorsaid5wasinforasurprise becausehe.A.beat LuzLong B.qualified for the finalC.met agreat competitorD.joined in the OlympicGames
57.What canwe learnabout the author from the passageA.He remainedconfident in the OlympicGames.B.He hadqualifiedforthefinalsonhisfirstattempt.C.He hadprepared forBerlin Olympicsin OhioState.D.He brokethe worldrecord of the runningbroad jump.
58.What is the passage mainly aboutA.A reliableman in the OlympicGames.B・A memorableexperience in the Olympics.E.A surprisingresult in the OlympicGames.F.A goodsuggestion on how towin inthe Olympics.
(二)Back thosephotos upTheimages werestriking.Homes onthe EastCoast werewashed awayby SuperstormSandy.Peoplewere intears,picking upfaded photographs,among theironly remainingpossessions.If thatdoesnt moveyou toget seriousabout safekeepingyour lifetime of memories,what willThedigital ageoffers toolsnever imaginablebefore一including one-click accessto alifetimeoffamilyphotos.Here is a brochureonhowto backup(存)your photosand save them online,where theycan liveforeverand beaccessible ingood timesand bad.ScanningThe firststep forthose oldphotos is to scanthem andsavethem to adigital format.Most,printerscome withscanners thesedays,so thatsan easybut extremelytime-consuming step.Storing thephotosWith yourscans inplace,import thephotos intoyour computer,and backthem up.You couldmake multiplecopies of the disksand spreadthemtoloved ones.Or youcould chooseexternal(夕卜接的)hard drivesor USBthumb drive,and addyour photoand videocollection fromyourcomputer.Online backupIfyou needlots ofspace,look ata pureonline backupservice,Caronite.Caronite backsup300million filesdaily.Once yousign up,it startsto pickup everythingyou haveonyour hard drive.But photocollection onyour computersmain harddrive chargesfor$59a year.Cloud StorageForfolks whodont needautomatic backup,but insteadwant totake amore activeapproach,Dropbox,Google Driveand MicrosoftsSkyDrive letyou storefiles onlineby yourself,share andinstantlyaccess them.All offerfree options一2GB offree storagefor Dropbox,5GB forGoogle and7GBfor SkyDrive.But ifyou wantmore,you needto pay.Bottom LineThe harddrive or flash drive isthe cheapest and easiest.But drivescan fail.Online servicesare moreexpensive,but moresecure.With moreof usswitching backand forthbetween ourcomputers,suchservices arethe bestway toget accessto ourdata fromwherever we are.
59.Why doesthe authormention SuperstormSandyA.To tellthe backgroundof thescanning photos.B,To attract the readersinterest inthe backups.C.To describea severenatural disaster.D.To winthe readers*sympathy.
60.What canwe knowfrom the passageA.Scanning photostakes littletime butcosts alot.B,Caronite chargesfor backingup photosfrom harddrive.C.Google Driveoffers unlimitedfree photostorage online.D.Theharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandsafest.
61.Which of the followingallows storingfiles automaticallyA.Caronite.B.Dropbox.C.SkyDrive.D.Flash drive.
62.The mainpurpose of the passageisto.A.tell realstories aboutstorage servicesB-introduce some of thestorage servicesC.describe thefunctions of storage servicesD.argue about the advantageofstorageservices
(三)Bertie knewthere was something inthe wind.His motherhad beensad inrecent days,not sick,juststrangely sad.The lionhad justlain downbeside him,his headwarm onBertie,s feetwhen Fatherclearedhis throatand began,Youll soonbe eight,Bertie.A boyneeds aproper education.Weve foundthe rightplacefor you,a schoolnear Salisburyin England.His heartfilled witha terriblefear,all Bertiecould thinkof washis whitelion.But the lion Jhe cried,What about the lion”Im afraidthere9ssomethingelse I have totell you,“his fathersaid.Looking acrossat Bertiesmother,he tooka deepbreath.Then hetold Bertiehe hadmet acircus ownerfrom France,who wasoverin Africalooking forlions to buy.He wouldcome to their farmin afew days.No!You cantsend himtoacircus!”said Bertie.People willcome tosee him.Hell beshut upbehindbars.I promisedhim henever would be.And theywill laughat him.Hed ratherdie.Any animalwould!”But ashe lookedacross thetable atthem,he knewtheir mindswere quitemade up.Bertie feltcompletely betrayed.He waiteduntil heheard his father^deep breathingnext door.Withhis whitelion athis heels,he creptdownstairs in his pyjamas,took downhis fathersrifle fromthe rackandstepped outinto thenight.He ranand rantill hislegs couldrun nomore.As thesun cameup over thegrassland,he climbedto thetop of a hilland satdown,his armsround the lions neck.The timehad come.“Be wildnow”,he whispered.Youve gotto bewild.Dont evercome home.All mylife Illthink ofyou.I promiseI will,He buriedhis headintheIion5S neck.Then,Bertie clambereddown thehill andwalkedaway.When he looked back,thelionwas stillsitting therewatching him;but thenhe stoodup,yawned,stretched,and sprangdown afterhim.Bertie shoutedat him,but hekept coming.He threwsticks.Hethrew stones.Nothing worked.There wasonly onething leftto do.With tearsfilling hiseyes andhis mouth,he lifted the rifle to hisshoulderand firedovertheIion9S head.
56.Bertie9s mother was sadprobably becauseshe.A.had beenseriously illrecentlyB.had decidedto sendBertie toschoolC.knew sellingthelionwould upsetBertieD.knew Bertiewould hateto goto England
57.The underlinedword theyin Para.4probably refersto.A.some audienceB.other animalsC.Berties parentsD.circus owners
58.1nthelast paragraph,the boyliftedtherifleto.A.kill thelion outof fearB.threaten thelion backtothewildC.protect himselffromthelion D.show his anger towardshisfather
59.The passageintends toshow that.A.animal-hunting ispopular inAfricaB.parents aresometimes cruelto theirchildrenC.animals usuallylead amiserable lifein circusesD.people and animals can be faithfulto eachother
(四)The Dolland theWhite RoseIwas walkingaround in a mall,when Isaw acashier handthis little boy somemoney back.Thecashier said,Tm sorry,but youdont have enough moneytobuythis doll.The littleboy seemedverydisappointed.I walkedtoward himand askedhim whohe wished to givethis dollto.Its the doll that my sisterwantedso muchfor Christmas.She wassure thatSanta Clauswould bringit to her:But Santa Claus can*tbring it toherwhere sheis now.Ihaveto givethe dollto my mommy so that shecan give itto my sisterwhenshe goesthere.His eyeswere sosad.My sisterhas goneto bewith God.Daddy saysthat Mommyisgoing tosee Godvery soontoo,so Ithought thatshe couldtake the doll withher togive itto mysister.”My heartnearly stopped.The littleboy lookedup atme andcontinued,nI toldDaddy totell Mommynotto goyet.I needher towait untilI comeback fromthe mall.”I quicklyreached formy walletand said,Suppose wecheck again,just incase youdo have enoughmoney forthedoll.”“OK,I hopeI dohaveenough,hesaid.I putsomeofmy moneywith hiswithout himseeing and westarted tocount it.There wasenough forthedolland evensome sparemoney.Surprisingly,the littleboy cried,nThank youGod forgiving meenough money!n Thenhelookedatme andadded,HI askedlast nightbefore Iwent tosleep forGod to make sureI hadenough moneyto buythisdoll,sothatMommy couldgive ittomysister.He heardme!I alsowanted tohaveenoughmoney tobuya white rose formymommy,but Ididnt dareto askGod fortoo much.But hegave meenough tobuythe dollandawhite rose!”Then Iremembered twodays beforea localnewspaper reportedan accidentin whicha womanand alittlegirl werebadly injured.The littlegirl diedright away,and themotherwasleft in a criticalstate.Wasthis thefamily ofthe littleboyTwo daysafter Imet thelittleboy,I readinthenewspaper thatthe womanhad passedaway.Icouldnt stopmyself fromgoing tothe funeral.Teary-eyed,Ifeltthatmylife hadbeen changedforever.
56.The boywanted tobuy thedoll because.A.he hadalways beeneager forsuch adollB・SantaClausdidnt givehim anyChristmas giftC.he wouldgiveitto hismother asa birthdaysurpriseD.he wantedto turnhis sistersChristmas wishinto reality
57.We canlearn fromthe storythat.A.the boyssister diedafter stayingin hospitalfor twoweeksB.the boysfamily wereall seriouslyinjured in a caraccidentC.the authorgave theboy someextra moneywithout his noticeD.the boysmother alwayswishedtoreceive awhiteroseon Christmas
58.The storymost probablyconveys themessage that・A.a kindact canbring joyand hope to othersB・a giftisaperfect wayto expresslove forothersC.losing afamily memberisaheavy blowto childrenD.a religiousbelief canhelp onesolve problemsin hislife
(五)Panopticon isa placein whicheverything isin full view ofothers.A recentNew YorkTimesHouse andHome articlefeatured thestory ofa manwho livesin aglasshouse.Every wallinhishome istransparent;he hasno wallstohidebehind,not eveninthebathroom.Ofcourse,he livesinaremote areawhere hedoesnt exactlyhave neighborslooking inand watchinghisevery move.But hehas chosento livewithout anyphysical privacyinahome thatallows everyaction tobeseen.He hascreated hisown panopticonof sorts.The termpanopticon wascoined byJeremy Benthaminthelate eighteenthcentury whenhe wasdescribingan ideafor howprisons shouldbe designed.The prisonerscells wouldbe placedinacirclewith aguard towerinthemiddle.All wallsfacing thecenter ofthe circlewouldbeglass.In thatway,every prisonerscell wouldbe infullviewofthe guards.The prisonerscould donothing unobserved,butthe prisonerswould notbe abletoseetheguardtower.They wouldknow theywerebeing watched-orrather,they wouldknow that they couldbe being watched—but becausethey couldnot seethe observer,they wouldnever knowwhen theguard wasactually monitoringtheir actions.Similarly,it iscommon thatpeople behavedifferently whenthey knowthey arebeingwatched.Weact differently when weknow someoneis looking;we actdifferentlywhenwe thinksomeone elsemightbe looking.In thesesituations,we areless likelytobeourselves;instead,we willacttheway wethink weshouldact whenwe arebeing observedby others.In ourwired society,many talkofthe panopticon asa metaphor(隐喻)forthe future.But inmanyways,thepanopticon is alreadyhere.Monitoring camerasare everywhere,andweoften donteven knowour actions arebeing recorded.In addition,we leavea recordof everythingwe doonline.And mostof ushave no ideajust how much informationabout ushas beenrecorded andhowmuchdata isavailable tovarioussources.We cando littleto stop the informationgathering andexchange andcan onlyhopetobeable to control thedamage ifsomething goeswrong.
59.According tothepassage,a panopticonis.A.a prisoncellB・a housethat istransparentC.a towerthat providesa broadviewD.a placewhere everythingcanbeseen byothers
60.From Paragraph3,we learnthat panopticon.A.is notapplicable outsidethe prisonB・is usedeverywhere inpublic placesC.is aneffective tooltocontrolprisonersD.isaneffective toolto shareinformation.
61.Why doesthe authorsay thatpanopticonisalready hereA.Because ourprivacy iscompletely transparent.B.Because we are allprisoners mour ownhomes.C.Because ouractions areobserved andrecorded inmany cases.D.Because weare alwaysafraid thatsomeone mightbe watchingus
62.A keydifference betweenprison panopticonand panopticonin ourdaily lifeis that.A.prisoners cansee theirobservers,but wecan*tB.prisoners knowthattheymay bebeingwatched,but weoften dontC.prisoners aremore protectedin theirpanopticon thanwearein oursD.prisoners areless observedabout privacyissues thantechnology users
(六)I wantto talkabout the economy.Not ntheeconomy1we hearabout endlesslyinthenews eachdayand inpoliticians1speeches.I wantto talkaboutthe real economy,the onewe livein dayby day.Most people arent particularlyinterested inthe economyn.HShare pricesare flyinghigh;interestrates aresoaring;the DowJones Indexclosed sixty-three pointsdown on
8472.
35.n Wehear thisandsubconsciously switchoff.Notice thatthe economynisnotthe sameastheeconomy,nThe economyis whatmen insuitsplay withtomakevast personalwealth.The economyis wherethe restof uslive ona dailybasis,earningour living,paying ourtaxes,and purchasingthe necessitiesof life.We aresupposed tobe benefiting from allthe advantagesofa well-off society.So whydo wefeeltired andstressed Wehavenotime foranything otherthan work,which isridiculous giventhe numberoflabor-saving devicesin ourlives.Our townsbecome moreand morecrowded.We poisonour airand seas,and ourfood isfull ofchemicals.Theres somethingwrong here.If timeswere trulygood,then youmaythink wedall feeloptimistic aboutthe future.Yet the majority ofus aredeeply worried.More than90percent ofus thinkwearetoo concernedabout ourselvesand notconcerned enoughabout futuregenerations.The termneconomic expansionsuggests somethingdesirable,but expansionsimply meansspendingmore money.More spendingdoesnt meanthat lifeis gettingbetter.We allknow itoften meanstheopposite-greed,crime,poverty,pollution.More spendingmerely feedsour wholeeconomic system,which isbased onproduction andconsumption.Unless moneykeeps circulating,theeconomybreaksdown.If wedont keepconsuming,the wholesystem goesinto stalemate(僵局).How dowe breakthe cycleand makesome changesWe needto becomefar moreaware oftheresults ofouractions.We buyclothes thatare madein sweatshops byvirtual slavesin poorparts oftheworld.We createmountains ofwaste.We demandcheap food,mindless ofthe factthat ittotally lackstasteand isproduced usingchemicals thatpoison theland.The consumptionculture makesus unawareoftheeffect ofour ownbehavior.Our mainproblem isnotthat wedont knowwhat todo aboutit.It isgathering thedesire todo it.
63.According totheauthor,which onebelongs totherealeconomyA.The DowJones Index.B.Increases ininterest rates.C.Skyrocketing shareprices.D.Shopping ina supermarket.
64.It canbe concludedfrom Paragraph4that.A.peoplearebenefitingfromawell-off societyB・thefuturegeneration isa bigconcern formost peopleC.themajorityof peopleare optimisticaboutthefutureD.people stillfeel muchpressure despitelabor-saving devices
65.What istrue abouteconomic expansionA.It guaranteesa betterlife forus.B・It maylead tosome socialproblems.C.It willstopthecirculation ofmoney.D.It hasonly broughtdesirable effects.
66.The authorwrites thepassagemainlyto.A.call onus tochange ourbehaviorB・suggest asolution forover-consumptionC.make adistinction betweentwo economiesD.inform usoftheeffects ofeconomic expansion答案(―)CCB
(二)BBAB
(三)CABD
(四)DCA
(五)DCCB
(六)DDBA。