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1、0810Section ：Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassages. Passage 1Everyage, after hisown,hasgoneinsearchShakespeare.biographywaswrittenin1709.0810Section ：Questions6-10arebasedonthefollowingpassages. Passage 1Everyage, after hisown,hasgoneinsearchShakespeare.biographywaswrittenin1709.it is apoor ye

2、ar for the Shakespearebusinesswhen two or threemoredonotshowuponbookstoreshelves.Wewanttoknowwhohewasho will somehow explatthenarrativeofhislife ius of his writing. But it5never does.We findhimbutwhowefind only addstomystery. Howistaman withouta education, a glovers son from a small Warwickshire mar

3、ket town, could have written the plays and poemshave spoken to generations of readers and theatergoers?Passage2Stratford.Shakespeareshometown,e almostsacredplaceofpilgrimage,withtouristsreverentlyaroundthespectacularlyesscathedral theShakespeareMemorialTheatre.Anableofthemareevenmovedtodofftheircaps

4、ordiscardtheir ice creams. Shakespeares familiar high-domed head, ant issiblynothimatall, haseverything fromTVbeerlstoBritish Heisthepresidinggeniusofthenationalspirit,akindof a neck ruff. Without him industries would crashandideologiescrumble.Itisevenrumored wrote plays.the Passage1 对ShakespearePas

5、sage2 对Shakespeare是负 6. Theauthor of Passage1 wouldlikelytStratfordsemostsacredplaceof pilgrimage(lines12-13. Passage2)(A)inappropriategivenShakespeares(B)atoddswithShakespeares currentusamong literary(C)unsurprisinggivenensecuriosityShakespeare(D)unusual inan t lizes(E)puzzlingconsideringhowsmall t

6、hetownofStratford正确选项 P2这一陈述，P1P1第一句话Everyafter hisown, hasgoneinsearchofShakespeare:错误选项分析： 为奇的，即C to mystery）, 错误选项分析： 为奇的，即C to mystery）, 是说P1B: D: 根据P1E: 7. ComparedwiththetoneofPassage1,thetoneofPassage2ismore 求异/态(A) (B)正确选项P1，P2P2 形象时，P2 描写了high-domed（高额头）及neck ruff (皱领)，所以E为正确选项，即P2态度不是很庄重或尊

7、错误选项：乐观，P2对 8.Inline17,familiar mostnearly(A) (B) rsonor theirbehavior)failingtoobserve theof whatispermittedor (C) (D)closely (E) easily 正确选项：原文Shakespearesfamiliarhigh-domed即的形象广为熟知极好辨认，与选项E 错误选项A: ：B: 对C: 9. Thefinal sentenceinPassage 2is(A) a self-deprecating acknowledgment reted t the author is

8、 not an expert (B) a factual observation about the extent of the publics knowledge of (C) a humorous9. Thefinal sentenceinPassage 2is(A) a self-deprecating acknowledgment reted t the author is not an expert (B) a factual observation about the extent of the publics knowledge of (C) a humorous admis S

9、hakespeares lifet a great deal remains unknown (D) a derisive comment about the publics lack of real engagement with Shakespeares work(E)asnidecommentary onthepublicswillingnessto正确选项ve：原文It is even the also wroteplays:项D 符合。错误选项：: : “10. Both(A) many of t probablyinaccuratepporttheterally accepted

10、details about Shakespeares life Shakespearewasageniusofthehighest fewpeopletodayactuallyread Shakespeares(D)verylittleisknownertainperiodsofShakespeares(E)athrivingindustryisdependentonShakespeareslife and正确选项： ：这是一道求同题，第一篇文章 Now it is a poor year for the Shakespeare business when two or three more

11、do not show up on bookstore shelves.Shakespearesfamiliarhigh-domedhead, animage has adorned everything from TV beer commert is sibly not him at ls to British currency.Shakespeare 对经济的重要性，所以选项E 是正确的。错误选项B：P2C：P1D：P2Questions11-16arebasedonthefollowingThispassageisadaptedfromacontemporarybookabout he

12、wake of the Industrial Revolution, when mass productionbecametheprideandjoyofnineteenth-centuryentrepreneurs, afast-growingmiddleclassluxuryofconsumergoods,includingjewelry,Questions11-16arebasedonthefollowingThispassageisadaptedfromacontemporarybookabout he wake of the Industrial Revolution, when m

13、ass productionbecametheprideandjoyofnineteenth-centuryentrepreneurs, afast-growingmiddleclassluxuryofconsumergoods,includingjewelry,madeateconomical .Prosperoussegmentsofthe5wanted todemonstrate theiraffluence,aprovidederfulstimulustothejewelryindustrybothEuropeandtheUnited hisavalancheofmassproduct

14、ion,manyartistsartisansoftheArtsandCraftsmovementtthe touch,respectformaterials,andthesatisfactionofafine finish were being lost. Jewelry, like other articles, wasing al,carelesslyconstructed,tivelydesigned.Thoughlabeledandsomeartistssoughttoproduceindividuallyconceived executed inworkshopsituations

15、similartothosemedievalguilds.Theywantedtoproduce,handmadefromless-expensivematerialsforeralpublic,withthesame careandcommitmenta courtjewelerapply toworkforaristocratic nedieval there hadbeen ownsandvillages,workingordinary people on a one-to-one basis; the adherents of the movementfelttherewasanurg

16、encytoreturntothisrelationship.Itwasconsideredparticularlyimportant artists be involved to ensure the production of moretmeaningfulobjects,whethertheybe pottery,furniture, lly,Atthe same time,theArtNouveaustylewas artistsand artisansalloverEurope,acrossbackagain.Itsflowinglinesandgracefulforms,drawi

17、ng nature in its perfection and portraying idealized images, pervaded all areas of design, from fabrics and furnituretocutlery, aswell asingandsculpture.Bornof adirect itiontounbridledmassproduction,Nouveauended tobringaestheticvaluesthereachof thepublicofunctionalareas. itwasin tArtNouveau reachedi

18、tsHerethestylerepresentedareactionagainsttheofstylesfromrperiodsandtheemphasisgivenpreciousstones. Thematerial usedinjewelrywasfor itsdecorativeandsymboliceffects,notforvalue. Rejectingtheclutteredionof the artistsinfluenced byArtNouveausoughttodraw erestawayfrommachine-madeproductsbyincorporating m

19、ore delicate and fluid natural formspeacock feathers, flower stalks, vine tendrils, even insect wings.The ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement were in com- pletesympathywiththeconceptsofArtNouveau,andartists and artisansimplementedtheminpracticalwaysbyforming small groups, guilds, and workshops in

20、 Britain, Germany, and Austria. Yet in spite of all efforts, the Arts and Craftsvalue. Rejectingtheclutteredionof the artistsinfluenced byArtNouveausoughttodraw erestawayfrommachine-madeproductsbyincorporating more delicate and fluid natural formspeacock feathers, flower stalks, vine tendrils, even

21、insect wings.The ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement were in com- pletesympathywiththeconceptsofArtNouveau,andartists and artisansimplementedtheminpracticalwaysbyforming small groups, guilds, and workshops in Britain, Germany, and Austria. Yet in spite of all efforts, the Arts and Craftsmovementc

22、ould notsurvive itslackofwide lappeal.Because themovementd on an and l approachtobusiness,itnever onwiththepeopleforwhomitsproductsStill,themovementproducedfar-reachinglongafteritsuntimelydeath. ernationalitsidealsofartistsinvolvementwiththecrafts, ofrityofartistsandartisans,andofso inspire entire g

23、enerations to come.lawareness were 11. Accordingtothepassage, mass-produced jewelrytproduced followersof theArtsandCraftsmovementwere hat(A) could bemadequickly oil alarge-(B)couldbecustom-designedfor aparticular(C) endedtobewereaswellcraftedasthejewelryof thewerecarefullymarketed正确选项：文章首句讲到made ava

24、ilable at economical 和第二段They wanted produce, handmade jewelry from less-expensive materials for eral public 错误选项：A: 手工艺运动的追随者提倡的是纯手工制作，制作过程慢且不能大规模进行生B: D: 手工者想为普通大众制作饰品(They wanted to produce, handmade jewelry less-expensivematerialsforeral E: 手工艺产品市场定向是失败的(the Arts and Crafts movement could not it

25、s lack of wide l appeal. Because the movement d on an and l approach to business, it never caught on with the people whomitsproducts12. For adherents of the Arts and Crafts movement, the guild concept avulgardistortion ofartisticaregressivethrowback tomedievalapracticalmeansto12. For adherents of th

26、e Arts and Crafts movement, the guild concept avulgardistortion ofartisticaregressivethrowback tomedievalapracticalmeanstorealizetheir(D)asymbolof thetonlyroyaltycould (E)aninnovative approach tomanufacturingluxuryitemsonawide 正确选项:得确定题干中的adherents 其实就是原文中的many artists and artisans of the Arts and C

27、rafts movement some artists sought; 再看有guild artists sought to produce individually conceived and executed in situations similar to those of medieval guilds. 从次句会发现这里将medieval guildworkshop做了类别，那么medieval guild workshop 具备同样是性质，即能错误选项：: B: D: : ); 13.Inlines28-46,theauthorindicates were inspired by

28、(A) natural imagesmythicalabstractfunctional elaborate正确选项tthedesignsofArtNouveau erestawayfrommachine-madeproductsbyincorporatingdelicate and fluid natural formspeacock feathers, flower stalks, vine tendrils, even insect wings:即注重从自然环境形态中吸取创造灵感。错误选项：14. Lines40-42(Thematerial. value)tthe t mosthigh

29、ly prizedforArtNouveau jewelrywere were themostconvenienttowerebothfashionableand hadbeentreasured overthe couldbemass-producedwerebeautiful and t正确选项 ：A: B:ArtNouveau endedtobringaestheticvalues正确选项 ：A: B:ArtNouveau endedtobringaestheticvalueshereachoftheo functionalareas: C: Rejecting the cluttere

30、d overornamenionofthepast: 可知是对过去艺术形式的D: Born outofadirectitiontounbridledmassproduction15.Lines53-55(Because.ended)primarilytartistsofthedayyielded tooeasilytoprofit-makingArtsandCraftsartistsdidnoteffectivelymarket theirthe Arts and Crafts movement was compromised by the Industrial thewealthyweren

31、otopentoexperimentingwithinnovativedesignsin anincreasinglyculturedmiddleclassweakenedtheinfluenceoftheArts and Crafts movement正确选项: 定位句的上一句话theArtsandCraftsmovementcouldnotsurviveitslackwide错误选项lappeal ：16. The passage st what the Arts and Crafts movement and Nouveauhadin commonwas e ofinstructingp

32、eoplehowtocrafttheir owneofproducing alternativestomass-produced(C)desiretoattractpatronswhowould fundtheir(D)plantoproducesoriestomatchpeoples(E)hopeof producing正确选项treplicatedclassical错误选项：A: C: D:ArtNouveau endedtobringaestheticvalueshereach oftheArtNouveauE: ArtNouveauQuestions17-24arebasedonthe

33、followinghispassageadaptedfromanovel,aCanadianwoman recalls her childhood during the 1960s. Originally from China, the family traveled to Irvine, Ontario, Canada, wheretheparentsopened a restaurant, theDragonCafe.AsaE: ArtNouveauQuestions17-24arebasedonthefollowinghispassageadaptedfromanovel,aCanadi

34、anwoman recalls her childhood during the 1960s. Originally from China, the family traveled to Irvine, Ontario, Canada, wheretheparentsopened a restaurant, theDragonCafe.AsayoungchildIneverreallythoughtaboutmy parents lives in Irvine, how small their world musseemed, neverday myparentsdidthesame theD

35、ragonCafe.Every he restaurant. Iwatchedthesamecustomerscomeformeals,formorning coffee, for afternoon soft drinks and French fries. For my5parents one daywaslikethe next.Theyo uneasyanddistantrelationshipwitheachother.Their love, their tenderness, they gave to me.But my life was changing. I became ta

36、ller and bigger, my second teeth grew in white and straight. At school I begantolearnaboutmyadoptedcountry.IspokeEnglishlike a native, race of an accent. I played, and helanguageof ourIrvineneighbors. AyearslaterandIwouldnolongerrememberatimewhen I didnt speak their words and read their books. But m

37、y fatherandUncleYatstillspokethesamehaltingEnglish. My mother spoke only a few words. I began to translate conversations they had with the customers, switchingnEnglishand.WheneverIsteppedtherestaurantitseemedIwasenteringaworldunknown to my family: school, church, friends houses, the townMainStreet.

38、Ifoundrd toimagine a withouteranymore,a home nFor my mother,though, home would alwaysbe China. InIrvineshelivedamong strangers,unabletospeak language.Whenever shetalkedppytimes,wereduringher hat distant land.A swould softenherfaceasshetold meaboutand playingwithher heatticabovebedroom. Shehowed mea

39、piece ofjade-green twasfrayed and wornaroundthecenter wasaotusfloatinginvaryingshadesofwater, theembroiderysotwhenI held lengththepetalslookedreal. Ihadbeenheraway mysummer hebrownleather whenInoticed apieceofshinylengththepetalslookedreal. Ihadbeenheraway mysummer hebrownleather whenInoticed apiece

40、ofshinyhecornerand asked her whatitwas. Shelookitandspreaditonherlap.MymotherembroideredthisI wasgoing tohaveitoacushion, butthenmy changed andover herethere seemstobe noplace forthings. Itsall Itremindsmeof her,she Maybe,Su-Jen, onedayyouwilldosomethingwithit. Iadmiredtheclothsomemore,thenshecarefu

41、llyfolded it and stored it back in her suitcase.There wassolittleleftfrom heroldlife.Shesaidwassolong tsometimesitfeltasifd happened.Butshedescribed herlifewithsuchclaritytIknew allthosememorieslived onher.Therewas so hisnew tgave pleasure.Thegoodthingsshefound wererelated inway to China: an aria fr

42、om a Chi arelativebackhomeorfromAunopera,aletter i-tIwritteninChi read and, afamiliar-lookingdnothing todowithmylifein There were times when I felt guilty about my own happinessinIrvine.WehadcometoCanadabecauseof me,butIwasthe hohadfounda heopeningparagraph,thenarratoremphasizesprimarilywhichoffollo

43、wingaboutTheirwork TheirevolvingTheirroutineTheir Their正确选项: 作者在描述其父母生活时连用了两个”same”, 并以For my parents one day was like the next 这一句话进行总表达出作者父母的生活是日复一日的过着：Buneasyanddistantrelationship, 不安且冷淡的关系，而并非”evolving”发展的关D: : , 18.Thesentenceinline10(But. changing)servesprimarily(A) lament a roduceachallengea

44、emphasize areiteratea 正确18.Thesentenceinline10(But. changing)servesprimarily(A) lament a roduceachallengeaemphasize areiteratea 正确选项:前文描述父母单调乏味的生活，与下文表达自己的变化形：中并没有提出claim (断言)文19. Theprimary (A) provideeofthesecond paragraph(lines10-24)isothemotivationsofthenarratorsparentsandrecapture the pleasure

45、the narrator experienced in learning a new emphasizetheextentofthetransformationthenarrator(D)describethehenarrators (E)revealthenarratorspreferenceforacold climateover awarm正确选项作者在此段着重描述了自己的逐步改变融入新文化，并最终把Irvine当做错误选项：E:I found rdtoimagineayear without erany more, a homen 20. Thesentence inline25(Fo

46、r.China)serves roduceakeyideadeveloped he(B)initiateabrieffromthestory(C) illustrateageneralizationheprevious(D) toa ogoustooneexperiencedbythe(E)foreshadowanunexpected:错误选项B:：”C: D: 不是ogous(相似的E全文都在描述作家家庭的状况，并没有任何突发事件，而且从此定位句中不21. Lines 25-27 (For my . language) suggest primarily country the mother

47、 experienced feelings oft in her (D) (E) 正确选项:Formymother,though,不是ogous(相似的E全文都在描述作家家庭的状况，并没有任何突发事件，而且从此定位句中不21. Lines 25-27 (For my . language) suggest primarily country the mother experienced feelings oft in her (D) (E) 正确选项:Formymother,though,homewouldalwaysbeChina. InIrvinesheamongstrangers, un

48、abletospeak theirlanguage: ：22. Inlines46-50(Therewas.insideher),themothersmemoriesof China are portrayed as(A) distant yetlivelyalyetoverwhelming joyousand wistfuland正确选项solongago即distant)；Butshedescribedherlifewithsuchclarity错误选项tIknewallthosememorieslivedoninsideher.: 定位句子表达母亲旧：23. Theitemsmentio

49、nedinlines52-55hadmeaningforthemotherbecause roduced her toaworldrichindherwith familiar(C) werethefewremainingkeepsakesfromher lifein(D)helpedconnectthenarrator andher(E)provided正确选项ffromthemonotonyof herwork: 物品对母亲有意义是因为这(D)helpedconnectthenarrator andher(E)provided正确选项ffromthemonotonyof herwork:

50、物品对母亲有意义是因为这些母亲非常熟悉的东西，让母气想起中国的乡错误选项：E: 24.Whichofthefollowingbestcharacterizesthenarratorsdevelopmentover the course of the passage?(A)Shegrowsapartfromtheculturaltradition of(B) estheguiltshefeltabouthernewfound (C) ShebeginstoviewtheinhabitantsofIrvinefromher.(D) eslessanderestedinher mothers(E)S

51、hecommunicates lessandless with 正确选项：全文没有谈及Irvine 当地居民SECTIONQuestions9-10arebasedonthefollowingAcentury ago,opponentsof United esscoffedatthe textendingtheto women would make any difference. Women will vote withtheirhusbandswasthecommonlyacceptedwisdom.This wasan argument heabsence of5aswomendidnot

52、vethevote.Eversincewonthevote, researchershavebeen ngcloseof femalevoting behavior.Agender gapinbehaviorhasbeenheUnitedesotherheUnitedes, the 1994and electionsshowedthelargestgapsevernfavoredbywomenandthosefavoredby9. Theprimary eofotherheUnitedes, the 1994and electionsshowedthelargestgapsevernfavor

53、edbywomenandthosefavoredby9. Theprimary eofthe passageisdescribetheevolutionofagenderpresentaconcise history,oftheheUnited ffrage(C) show theinaccuracy ofapredictionabout(D)discusswomenfaced in acquiringthe(E) 正确选项heinvotingbehaviorn menand 错误选项：B短文只是简C: aAs the passage presents it, the commonly acc

54、epted wisdom (line twomenwouldhave the sameviewsasmenonmost womensvoteswouldbecancelledoutbymensmanywomenwouldchoosenottovotein manyhusbandswoulddiscourage theirwivesfrommarried womenwouldnotvoteindependentlyoftheir正确选项: 原文结论句，选项为前提。Womenwillvotewith theirhusbands，过去反 对女权者认为女性是没有地位的，是服从于家庭的，即不能独立的投票

55、 ，随错误选项：的的Questions 11-12 are based on the following passage. For people with synesthesia, a condition in which the senses getmixedup,the numberfivemaybered.explanationforthissensorycrossovertpeoplewithsynesthesia,aresimplyexperiencingmemoriesand tions.Maybeplayed5refrigeratormagnetsasachild and the

56、numberfivered.Anotherexplanationpeoplewithsynesthesia,aresimplyexperiencingmemoriesand tions.Maybeplayed5refrigeratormagnetsasachild and thenumberfivered.Anotherexplanationtsynesthetesexperiencingtheresultof somekindof crossn regionsof thebrain.In fact,wehaveidentifiedhebrainsuchcrosswiringmightWe h

57、ave alsotsynesthesia canoccur ifwiring is fine but the balance of chemicalstcontrol brain activity is skewed.11. Theprimary eofthe passageis (A) sibleexplanationsfora(B)comparetwosomewhatrelated (C) heoryforaphenomenonand thent (D)trace theevolutionofriguing(E)discussan正确选项tillustratesmon: 可能原因 (One

58、 explanationAnother explanation).错误选项：文中只谈到synesthesia 文中主要探讨产生synesthesia的原因，并没有对任何理论作出评判文中主要探讨产生synesthesia 的原因，并没有对其发展过程描述 12. Inline12,fine most nearly satisfactory：(ofevidenceor averdict) sufficientfor theneedsofthe正确选项: 定位句前一如果大脑神经线错乱很可能导致synesthesiasynesthesiacanoccurifthewiringisfine：即如果神经线没

59、有问题也会导致 synesthesia 发生，可知只有选项E 符合题意。错误选项：Questions13-24arebasedonthefollowingThefollowing passageisfrom a1992publicationin theauthor,aphysicist,discussesrealityandthem t human beings use to understand the universe.sPerhapsyouveseentheing:apipe,ctedphotographicrealism,floatsabovealineof careful tread

60、s Cecinestpas peThisisnot a ReneMagritteedTheTreacheryof1920s,andpeoplehavebeentalkingevertheauthor,aphysicist,discussesrealityandthem t human beings use to understand the universe.sPerhapsyouveseentheing:apipe,ctedphotographicrealism,floatsabovealineof careful treads Cecinestpas peThisisnot a ReneM