大学英语试题(二)

一.单词拼写（共49题）

J_sadj.correct;basedongoodjudgment正确的，合理的

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ound

2rv.setfree松开;释放

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elease

3pv.continueafterhavingstopped(停顿后)继续进行

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roceed

4cadj.havingtoohighanopinionofoneself自负的

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onceited

5av.makeknowtopeoplebyprintinganoticeinanewspaper,etc.orby

broadcastingontelevision,ets.为…做广告

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dvertise

Osn.placefromwhichsth.comes;placewhereariverstarts(来)源;源头

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ource

7ev.(ofthetide)flowbackfromthelandtothesea;growless;becomeweakorfaint落潮;低落，衰退

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bb

8sa.definite;notgeneral明确的;具体的

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pecific

9cv.(causeto)breakintopiecesviolently坠落;猛撞

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rash

10cv.makeup,form组成，构成：

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ompose

Ilfadj.weak,indistinct微弱的;不明显的

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aint

12sv.safety,freedomfromdangerorfear安全，平安

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ecurity

13sadj.big;havingmuchspace广阔的;宽阔的

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pacious

14rv.say;comment说;评论说

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emark

15fv.causetohavefeelingofannoyeddisappointment;defeat使沮丧;挫败

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rustrate

；舌下来;幸存

16sV.remainalive;continuetoliveorexist

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urvive

17ba.notcovered(withacarpet);empty不铺地毯的;赤裸的;光秃的

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are

18rn.greatanger狂怒

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age

19iadv.unavoidably不可避免地

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nevitably

20ca.sureofoneselfandone'sabilities自然的

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onfident

长大得使…不再适用；成长得不

210v.leavebehind,asonegrowsolderormoremature

再要

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utgrow

2v.seize(sb.)inthenameofthelaw逮捕

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rrest

23rn.actiondoneinanswer;answer反应;回答

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esponse

24cv.moveslowlybypullingthebodyalongtheground爬彳亍

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rawI

25cn.timeofdifficulty,danger,etc.危机

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risis

26cad.withthenecessaryskill称职地;胜任地

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ompetently

27cn.university;thegroundsofauniversity,college,orschool大学;校园

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ampus

职位

28Pn.joborposition

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ost

29ha.funny;thatmakerspeoplelaugh幽默的

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umorous

30mv.speak(words)unclearly含糊地说

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umble

3len.wayoutofaplace出口(处)

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xit

使沮丧

32dv.makesad

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epress

33cn.personwhobuysgoodsfromashop,esp.regularly顾客

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ustomer

34ha.givingnocauseforhope;verybadorunskilled没有希望的;无能的

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opeless

35on.parentage;birth;beginning血统;出身;起源

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rigin

36hn.danger

我的答案：

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azard

37r____________________n.anypersonwhopretendstobeanother冒名顶替者

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inger

期望中的事;展望;前景

38Pn.sth.expectedorconsideredprobable;possibility

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rospect

39ev.befacedwith(difficulties,danger,etc.);meetunexpectedly遭到;意外地

遇见

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ncounter

4Uhn.freedomfromdeceit,cheating,etc.诚实

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onesty

41av.makeratherangry使恼怒

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nnoy

42nad.havinglostthepoweroffeelingormoving失去感觉的,麻木的

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umb

43aV.writetoaskfor(ajob,membership,etc.),esp.officially申请

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ppiy

44cn.someonewhohasbrokenthelaw罪犯

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riminal

45ladj.of,specialto,aplaceordistrict当地的;地方性的

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ocal

40dn.officialpapershowingthatapersonhassuccessfullyfinishedacourseofstudy

orpassedanexamination文凭

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iploma

47cn.mentalormoralqualitiesthatmakeoneperson,race,etc.different

fromothers性格，品质

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haracter

48lv.start,setgoing发起;发动

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aunch

49rv.makeknown揭露

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eveal

二.英文写作（共2题）

1Writing(15%)

Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteanessayentitled“ThepersonIadmiremostf,.Your

essayshouldbenolessthan100words,butnomorethan150words.Youshouldwriteyouressayclearly.

正确答案：

无

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Writing

Directions:Forthispart,youarerequiredtowriteanessayentitled“MyViewonHonesty”.Youressay

shouldbenolessthan100words,butnomorethan150words.Youshouldwriteyouressayclearly.

正确答案：

无

三.分录题(共2题)

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PartIListening:SpotDictation(10%)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Then

listentothepassageagain.Whenitisbeingreadthesecondtime,youshouldfillintheblanksnumbered

fromSI)toS10)withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

AlthoughJeffersonlivedmorethan200yearsago,thereismuchthatwelearnfromhimtoday.Manyofhis

ideasareespeciallyinterestingtomodernyouth.Herearesomeofthethingshesaidandwrote:

Youcanlearnfromeveryone.BybirthandbySI)Jeffersonbelongedtothehighestsocialclass.Yet,

inadaywhenfewnoblepersonseverspoketothoseofS2)originsexcepttogiveanorder,

Jeffersonwentoutofhiswaytotalkwithgardeners,S3),andwaiters.Jeffersononcesaidtothe

Frenchnobleman,Lafayette,"Youmustgointothepeople'shomesasIhavedone,lookinto

theirS4)potsandeattheirbread.Ifyouwillonlydothis,youmayfindoutwhypeopleare

S5)andunderstandtherevolutionthatisthreateningFrance."

Judgeforyourself.Jeffersonrefusedtoacceptotherpeople'sopinionswithoutS6)thought.

"Neitherbelievenorrejectanything,"hewrotetohisnephew,"becauseanyotherpersonhasS7)

orbelievedit.HeavenhasgivenyouamindforjudgingS8)anderror.Useit."

Jeffersonfeltthatthepeople"maysafelybetrustedtoheareverythingtrueandfalse,andtoS9)a

correctjudgment.Wereitlefttometodecidewhetherweshouldhaveagovernmentwithoutnewspapersor

newspaperswithoutagovernment,IshouldnothesitateaS10)topreferthelatter.

正确答案：

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education

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humble

第三空：

servants

第四空：

cooking

第五空：

dissatisfied

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careful

第七空：

rejected

第八空：

truth

第九空：

form

第十空：

moment

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PartIListening:SpotDictation(10%)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Listencarefullyduringthefirstreading.Then

listentothepassageagain.Whenitisbeingreadthesecondtime,youshouldfillintheblanksnumbered

fromSI)toS10)withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,

youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

Dowhatyoubelieveisright.Inafreecountrytherewillalwaysbeconflictingideas,andthisisaSI)

ofstrength.ItisconflictandnotunquestioningagreementthatkeepsfreedomS2).Though

JeffersonwasformanyyearstheS3)ofstrongcriticism,heneveransweredhiscritics.He

expressedhisphilosophyinS4)toafriend,"Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Ifyoutakeone

sidewithdecisionandactonitwitheffect,thosewhotaketheothersidewillofcourseresentyouractions."

Trustthefuture;trusttheyoung.JeffersonfeltthatthepresentshouldneverbechainedtoS5)which

havelosttheirusefulness."Nosociety,"hesaid,"canmakeaperpetualconstitution,orevenaperpetuallaw.

TheearthbelongstotheS6)generation."Hedidnotfearnewideas,nordidhefearthefuture.

"Howmuchpain,"heremarked,"hasbeencausedbyevilswhichhaveneverhappened!Iexpectthebest,not

theworst.IsteermyshipwithS7),leavingfearbehind."

Jefferson'scourageandidealismwerebasedonknowledge.HeS8)knewmorethananyother

manofhisage.HewasanS9)inagriculture,archeology,andmedicine.Hepracticedcroprotation

andsoilconservationacenturybeforethesebecameS10)practice,andheinventedaplow

superiortoanyotherinexistence.HeinfluencedarchitecturethroughoutAmerica,andhewasconstantly

producingdevicesformakingthetasksofordinarylifeeasiertoperform.

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source

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alive

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object

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letters

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customs

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living

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hope

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probably

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expert

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standard

四.连线题(共2题)

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PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanksnumberedfrom1to10.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfromalistof15choices.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybefore

makingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasematchthecorresponding

letterforeachblank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthewordchoicesmorethanonce.

Asboyandthenasanadult,IneverlostmywonderatthepersonalitythatwasEinstein.Hewastheonly

personIknewwhohadcometo]withhimselfandtheworldaroundhim.Heknewwhathewantedand

hewantedonlythis:tounderstandwithinhislimitsasahumanbeingthe2oftheuniverseandthe

logicandsimplicityinitsfunctioning.Heknewtherewereanswersbeyondhisintellectual3.Butthis

didnotfrustratehim.Hewascontenttogoasfarashecould.

Inthe23yearsofourfriendship,Ineversawhimshowjealousy,vanity,bitterness,anger,resentment,or

personal4.Heseemedimmunetothese5.Hewasbeyondanypretension.Althoughhe

correspondedwithmanyoftheworld'smostimportantpeople,hisstationarycarriedonlyawatermark-W-

forWoolworth's.

Todohisworkheneededonlyapencilandapadofpaper.Materialthings6nothingtohim.Inever

knewhimtocarrymoneybecauseheneverhadanyuseforit.Hebelievedinsimplicity,somuchsothathe

usedonlyasafetyrazorandwatertoshave.WhenIsuggestedthathetryshavingcream,hesaid,"Therazor

andwaterdothe7

"ButProfessor,whydon'tyoutrythecreamjustonce?"Iargued."Itmakesshavingsmootherand

less8J

Heshrugged.Finally,I9himwithatubeofshavingcream.Thenextmorningwhenhecamedownto

breakfast,hewasbeamingwiththepleasureofanew,greatdiscovery."Youknow,thatcreamreallyworks,"

heannounced."Itdoesn'tpullthebeard.Itfeelswonderful."Thereafter,heusedtheshavingcreamevery

morninguntilthetubewas10.Thenherevertedtousingplainwater.

正确答案

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PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)

SectionA(10%)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanksnumberedfrom1to10.Youarerequiredto

selectonewordforeachblankfromalistof15choices.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemaking

yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasechoosethecorrespondingletterfor

eachblank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthewordchoicesmorethanonce.

Einsteinwaspurelyandexclusivelyatheorist.Hedidn'thavetheslightest1inthepracticalapplicationof

hisideasandtheories.HisE=mc2isprobablythemostfamousequationinhistory-yetEinsteinwouldn't

walkdownthestreettoseeareactorcreateatomicenergy.HewontheNobelPrizeforhis

PhotoelectricTheory,aseriesofequationsthatheconsidered2minorinimportance,buthedidn'thave

anycuriosityinobservinghowhistheorymadeTV3.

MybrotheroncegavetheProfessoratoy,abirdthatbalancedontheedgeofabowlofwaterandrepeatedly

dunkeditsheadinthewater.Einsteinwatcheditin4,tryingtodeducetheoperatingprinciple.Butbe

couldn't.

Thenextmorningheannounced,"IhadthoughtaboutthatbirdforalongtimebeforeIwenttobedandit

mustworkthisway..."Hebeganalongexplanation.Thenhestopped,realizingaflawinhisreasoning."No,I

guessthat'snotit,"hesaid.HevarioustheoriesforseveraldaysuntilIsuggestedwetakethetoyapartto

seehowitdidwork.Hisquick5ofdisapprovaltoldmehedidnotagreewiththispractical6.He

neverdidworkoutthesolution.

Another7thatEinsteincouldneverunderstandwashisownfame.Hehaddevelopedtheoriesthat

were8andcapableofexcitingrelativelyfewscientists.Yethisnamewasa9wordacrossthe

civilizedworld."I'vehadgoodideas,andsohaveothermen,"heoncesaid."Butit'sbeenmygoodfortune

thatmyideashavebeenaccepted."Hewasbewilderedbyhisfame:peoplewantedtomeethim;strangers

staredathimonthestreet;scientists,statesmen,students,andhousewiveswrotehimletters.Henevercould

understandwhyhe10thisattention,whyhewassingledoutassomethingspecial.

正确答案

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2.----------------|N”

3.----------------11▼|

4.----------------|D▼|

5.----------------|E▼|

6.----------------1A▼|

7.----------------1L▼|

8.---------------1J▼|

9.----------------|F▼|

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五.完型填空（共2题）

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PartIVCloze

Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordthatbestfitsthecontext.

Ilearnedsomethingreallyearlyfrommyfamily:Eventhebiggestchallengesareless]whenyousolvethemasa

community.

Mybrother,sisterandcousinsweremyfirstgroup.2wegotmoreandmorefightsathome,wenever3that

outsideourhouse,ifyoumessedwithoneofus,yougot4ofus.

Fromschooltosports,Iwas5inaclassproject,club,teamorgroup.Fromspeechanddebatetofieldhockey,whenI

wasinacommunity,Ifelt6totryforthingsthatseemed7.1grewbecauseotherspushedme.8didn'tseemso

scarybecauseweweretakingriskstogether.

Whenadrunkdriverkilledmyfather,itwasourcommunitythat9.Itwasourfamilyfriends,ourcommunitytheater

andoursportsteamsthatstood10us.Myfatherhadbeenahighschoolhistoryteacher,andhiscolleagues-nowmy

teachers-begantokeepa11eyeonusbecausehe12could.

Idon't13aparent'sdeathasthewaytolearnaboutthe14ofsmallcommunities,butitdidmakeme15that.

IfIlookedforbiggerchallengeswiththesupportofagroup,Iwasgoingto16broadergoalsandbuilddeeper

relationships17thejourney.

AsIsitheretonightwithmyteamoffive,I'm18ofhowmuchIlovethesemoments-building19webelievein,

thatweUllearnfromandthatwe'lldotogether.

Ifyouaregoingtodosomethingthatterrifiesyou,firstfinda20.

正确答

案:(1)A(2)C(3)D(4)B(5)C(6)D(7)B(8)A(9)A(10)C(ll)D(12)A(13)D(14)B(15)B(16)D(17)C(18)B(19)C(2

0)C

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PartIVCloze

Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordthatbestfitsthecontext.

OnedaywhenIwas15yearsold,Ihadsomefriendsovertohangout.Whileweweremakingfoodin

thekitchen,mybrothercamein.Heplacedhisbeefnexttomy]oneandsaid,"'Courtney,yourbeefis

biggerthanmine.Youdon'tneedto2;you'realreadyfatenough.^^Thenhewalkedoutlaughing.

Unpleasant3onmyphysicalappearancewerenothingnew.Somethinginsidemegaveintohisidea

thatmylegswere4,andthatbecamethelastdaythatIeverwillinglywore5untilIwas30yearsold.

Forthenext15years,Ispentsummeraftersummer6inlongpants.

ButthenImetRagenChastain,andshe7everything.Icouldn'tbelievethatthiswomanwho,like

myself,weighedalmost300poundswasso8andhappyinherownskin.I9asshesharedherown

journeytorecoveryandself-love.Shetalkedabouthowamazingour10are,simplybecauseofthethings

theydoeveryday-likebreathing,11bloodtoeverycell,blinkingandwalking.

Walking!Iwassuddenly12howfoolishI'dbeenforsolong.There5repeoplewhoarebomwithoutlegs,orwho

lack13workinglegs,orwholosetheirlegs,andI'dbeenhidingmyperfectlystrong,healthy,beautifullegs14becauseI

had15someonetoconvincemethattheyweren'tgoodenough.Thenextday,Iboughtthreepairsofshortsandasundress

andspenttheentiresummerlettingmylegs16thesunandfeelthebreeze.

Thenexttimeanyonecommentsonyourbodyina17way,lookthemstraightintheeye,smileand

say,“Ifwhatyousee18yousomuch,feelfreetopracticetheancientartoflooking19else."That's

Ragen5sown20,butIdon'tthinkshe'llmindifyouuseit.

正确答

案:(1)D(2)A(3)B(4)A(5)A(6)C(7)B(8)A(9)C(10)A(ll)D(12)D(13)C(14)B(15)B(16)D(17)B(18)B(19)B(2

0)B

六.阅读理解(共6题)

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PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)

SectionB(30%)

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandchooseit.

Passage1(10%)

"Actingistheleastmysteriousofallcrafts,"MarionBrandooncesaid.Butforscientists,workingout

whatisgoingoninanactor'sheadhasalwaysbeensomethingofapuzzle.

Now,researchershavesaidactorsshowdifferentpatternsofbrainactivitydependingonwhetherthey

areincharacterornot.DrStevenBrown,fromMcMasterUniversityinCanada,said,"Itlookslikewhen

youareacting,youaresuppressingyourself;almostlikethecharacterispossessingyou."Brownand

colleaguesreporthow15actors,mainlytheatrestudents,weretrainedtotakeonaShakespearerole-either

RomeoorJuliet-inatheatreworkshop.Theyweretheninvitedintothelaboratory,wheretheirbrains

werescannedinaseriesofexperiments.OnceinsidetheMRIscanner,theactorswereaskedtoanswera

numberofquestions,suchas:wouldtheygototheparty?Andwouldtheytelltheirparentsthattheyhad

falleninlove?Eachactorwasaskedtorespondtodifferentquestions,basedontwodifferentpremises（前

提）.Inone,theywereaskedfortheirownperspective,whileintheother,theywereaskedtorespondas

thoughtheywereeitherRomeoorJuliet.Theresultsrevealedthatthebrainactivitydiffereddependingon

thesituationbeingtested.Theteamfoundthatwhentheactorswereincharacter,theyusesomethird-person

knowledgeorinferencesabouttheircharacter.Theteamsaidtheyalsofoundadditionalreductionin

activityintworegionsoftheprefrontalcortex（前额皮质）linkedtothesenseofself,comparedwithwhen

theactorswererespondingasthemselves.

However,PhilipDavis,aprofessorattheUniversityofLiverpool,wasunimpressedbytheresearch,

sayingactingisaboutfarmorethan"pretending"tobesomeone-itinvolvesembodying（体现）thetext

andlanguage.

（1）［单选题］

Theunderlinedword“suppressing"inPara.2isclosestinmeaningto?

A、

compressing

B、

depressing

C、

impressing

D、

restraining

正确答案：D

（2）［单选题］

HowdidDrBrown'steamconducttheirresearch?

A、

Byscanningthebrainactivityofsomeactors.

B、

Bydoingasurveywithsometheatregoers.

C、

Byinterviewingsometheatreteachers.

D、

Byconsultingsomeexperiencedresearchers.

正确答案：A

(3)［单选题］

WhatisthefindingofDrBrown'sresearch?

A、

Actingisnotasmysteriousaspeoplethink.

B、

Actors'brainactivitydifferswhentheyareacting.

C、

Actingisfarmorethanpretendingtobethecharacter.

D、

Actors'brainactivityismoreactivewhentheyareincharacter.

正确答案：B

(4)［单选题］

HowdidPhilipDavisreacttotheresearch?

A、

Hesupportedit.

B、

Hedoubtedit.

C、

Heexplainedit.

D、

Headvocatedit.

正确答案：B

(5)［单选题］

Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A、

Adebateofhowthebrainfunctions.

B、

AplaywrittenbyShakespeare.

C、

Aresearchonthebrainactivityofactors.

D、

Areportofthecooperationofscientistsandactors.

正确答案：c

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PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)

SectionB(30%)

Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebest

choiceandchooseit.

Passage1(10%)

Twenty-oneyearsago,myhusbandgavemeSam,aneight-week-oldschnauzer(雪纳瑞犬),tohelp

easethelossofourdaughter.SamandIdevelopedaveryspecialbondoverthenextyears.

Atonepoint,myhusbandandIdecidedtomovetoanewhomeinNewJersey.Ourneighbor,whose

cathadrecentlyhadkittens,askedifwewouldlikeone.WewerealittleapprehensiveaboutSam'sjealousy

andhowhewouldhandlehisturf(地盘)beinginvaded,butwedecidedtoriskit.Wepickedalittle,gray,

playfulballofFur.Sheracedaroundchasingimaginarymiceandsquirrelsandjumpedfromtabletochair

intheblinkofaneye,sowenamedherLightning.Atfirst,SamandLightningwereverycautiouswith

eachotherandkepttheirdistance.Butslowly,LightningstartedfollowingSam一upthestairs,downthe

stairs,intothekitchen.Later,whentheyslept,itwasalwaystogether;whentheyate,itwasalwaysnextto

eachother.WhenItookeitheroneout,theotherwasalwayswaitingbythedoorwhenwereturned.That

wasthewayitwasforyears.Then,withoutanywarning,Samwasdiagnosedashavingaweakheart.I

hadnootherchoicebuttohavehimputdown.ThepainwasnothingcomparedwithwhatIexperienced

whenIhadtowalkintoourhousealone.Thistime,therewasnoSamforLightningtogreetandnowayto

explainwhyshewouldneverseeherfriendagain.

Inthefollowingdays,Lightningseemedheart-broken.Icouldseethedisappointmentinhereyes

wheneveranyoneopenedthefrontdoor,orthehopewheneversheheardadogbark.OnedayasIwalked

intoourlivingroom,IhappenedtoseeLightningwaslyingnexttothesculpturedreplica(复制品)ofSam

thatwehadboughtafewyearsago,onearmwrappedaroundthestatue9sneck,contentedlysleepingwith

herbestfriend.

(1)［单选题］

Whatdoestheunderlinedword“apprehensive“inparagraph2mean?

A、

Shocked.

B、

Curious.

C、

Worried.

D、

Eager.

正确答案：C

(2)［单选题］

HowdidSamgetalongwithLightningatfirst?

A、

LightningfollowedSameverywhereitwent.

B、

Theyfoughtwitheachotherfiercely.

C、

Theykeptacertaindistancefromeachother.

D、

SamwasunfriendlytoLightning.

正确答案：c

(3)［单选题］

Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A、

LightningknewSamhaddied.

B、

SammeansalottoLightning.

C、

WetookLightninghometoaccompanySam.

D、

SamcamebacktostaywithLightningagain.

正确答案：B

(4)［单选题］

WhathappenedtoSamsomeday?

A、

Itwentawayfromthehome.

B、

Itleftthehomewithoutwarning.

C、

Itdiedfromanaccident.

D、

Itdiedfromaweakheart.

正确答案：D

(5)［单选题］

Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A、

TheFriendshipbetweenSamandLightning

B、

TheComingofSamandLightning

C、

TheDeathofSamtoLightning

D、

TheImportanceofSamtoUs

正确答案：A

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Passage3(10%)

IhavelearnedsomethingaboutmyselfsinceImovedfromLongIslandtoFloridathreeyearsago.Even

thoughIownahomeinPortSt.Luciejustminutesfromtheocean,anuncontrollableurgewellsuptoreturn

toLongIslandevenasothersmaketheirwaysouth.IguessIamasoowbirdstuckinreverse.Insteadof

enjoyingFlorida'smildwinters,IwillinglyendurethesevereweatheronLongIsland,theplaceIcalled

homefor65years.

I'mlikeamigratorybirdthathaslostitssenseoftiminganddirection,mywingsflappingagainst

season.

Sowhatmakesmeflyagainstthetideofsnowbirds?Theanswerhasalottodowithmyreluctanceto

giveupthethingsthatdefinewhoIam.OnceIhearthatthetemperatureonLongIslandhasdippedintothe

rangeof40to50degrees,Ibegintolongforthesightandcracklingsoundofawoodfire.Ialsolongforthe

brightdisplayo£colors-firstinthefalltrees,andtheninthelimitsaroundhomesandatRockefeller

Center.Floridiansdecoratetoo,butcan'tcreatethespecialfeelofaNewEnglandwinter.

IsupposethebiggestreasonwhyIreturnistocelebratetheholidayswithpeopleIhaven'tseenin

months.WhatcouldbebetterthansittingwithfamilyandfriendsforaThanksgivingturkeydinner,or

watchingneighbors5childrenexcitedlyopengiftsonChristmas?Eventhefirstsnowfallseemsspecial.I

especiallyenjoyseeingabrightredbirdsettlingonasnow-coveredbranch(MywifeandIspendwintersat

aretirementcommunityinRidge,andI'mgratefulthatIdon'thavetoshovel.)

WhilethesesimplepleasuresarenotuniquetoLongIsland,theyaresomeofthereasonswhyIcome

back.Whosaysyoucan'tgohome?

Q)［单选题］

Whatdoestheunderlinedword"snowbird"inParagraph1referto?

A、

Apersonspendingwinterinawarmerclimate.

B、

Abirdseenchieflyinwinter.

C、

Apersonpermanentlylivinginaforeigncountry.

D、

Abirdflyingtothesouthinwinter.

正确答案：A

(2)［单选题］

What'sthedifferencebetweenFloridaandLongIsland?

A、

WintersinLongIslandaremilder.

B、

ThesnowbirdsinLongIslandarerarer.

C、

WeatherinLongIslandisseverer.

D、

LongIslandisnearertotheocean.

正确答案：C

(3)［单选题］

WhatdidtheauthormissmostwhenhewasinFlorida?

A、

Thecolorfullightdisplay.

B、

Thefamilygathering.

C