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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项。Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsago,only4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today,10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways—education,medicine,andbusiness.Quietly,theagingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety—oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.Aperson’sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialposition,marriageorhealth.There’snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschool,getajob,orstopworkingisn’tasstrongasitusedtobe.Itdoesn’tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmother,ora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttime.Publicideasarechanging.Manypeoplesay,“Iammuchyoungerthanmymotherormyfatherwasatmyage.”Noonesays“Actyourage”anymore.We’vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.1.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica________.A.hasmadepeoplefeelyoungerB.haschangedpeople’ssocialpositionC.haschangedpeople’sunderstandingofageD.hassloweddownthecountry’ssocialdevelopment2.Theunderlinedword“one”refersto________.A.asociety B.America C.aplace D.population3.“Actyourage”meanspeopleshould________.A.beactivewhentheyareoldB.dotherightthingattherightageC.showrespecttotheirparentsyoungoroldD.takemorephysicalexercisessuitabletotheirage4.Ifa’25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirm,thewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit_________.A.normal B.wonderful
C.unbelievable D.unreasonable1.C主旨题。依据第一、二段的最终一句及第三段可推断。2.A细节题。one是asociety的同位语且后面跟了一个定语从句,可以通过分析句子结构得出正确答案。3.B细节题。全文最终一句话给出了提示。4.A推理题。可认真阅读其次段中倒数其次句话。阅读理解。AnneWhitney,asophomoreatColoradoStateUniversity,firsthadaproblemtakingtestswhenshebegancollege."Iwasalwayswellpreparedformytests.SometimesIstudiedforweeksbeforeatest.YetIwouldgointotakethetest,onlytofindIcouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly.Iwouldblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.Icouldn’tthinkoftheanswer.MylowgradesonthetestsdidnotshowwhatIknewtotheteacher."Anotherstudentinmicrobiologyhadsimilarexperiences.Hesaid,"Myfirstchemistrytestwasverydifficult.Then,onthesecondtest,IThesetwoyoungstudentswereexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandheisuneasyaboutatest,hisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcan’twriteorthinkclearlybecauseoftheextremetensionandnervousness.Althoughpoorgradesareoftenaresultofpoorstudyhabits,sometimestestanxietycausesthelowgrades.Recently,testanxietyhasbeenrecognizedasarealproblem,notjustanexcuseorafalseexplanationoflazystudents.Specialuniversitycounselingcoursestrytohelpstudents.Inthesecourses,counselorstrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemhowtomanagetestanxiety.Atsomeuniversities,studentstaketeststomeasuretheiranxiety.Ifthetestsshowtheiranxietyishigh,thestudentscantakeshortcoursestohelpthemdealwiththeirtension.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Studentsaretrainedtobecomecalminverytensesituations.Bycontrollingtheirnervousness,theycanlettheirmindsworkatease.Learnedinformationthencomesoutwithoutdifficultyonatest.AnexpertattheUniversityofCaliforniaexplains."Withalmostallstudents,relaxationandlessstressarefeltaftertakingourprogram.Mostofthemexperiencebettercontrolduringtheirtests.Almostallhavesomeimprovement.Withsome,theimprovementisverygreat."
A.tobelikeablanketB.tobeunsureofananswerC.tobeunabletothinkclearlyD.toshowwrongknowledgetotheteacher7.Poorgradesareusuallytheresultof_______.A.poorhygienichabitsB.lazinessC.lackofsleepD.inabilitytoformgoodstudyhabits8.Testanxietyhasbeenrecognizedas_______.A.anexcuseforlazinessB.theresultofpoorhabitsC.arealproblemD.somethingthatcan’tbechanged9.Todealwiththisproblem,studentssaytheywantto______.A.takeashortcourseonanxietyB.readaboutanxietyandknowhowtodealwithitC.beabletomanageorunderstandtheiranxietyD.taketeststoprovetheyarenotanxious10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?_______.A.allstudentscouldovercometheanxietyaftertakingaspecialtestanxietyprogramB.mostofthestudentsfeltrelaxedaftertakingaUniversityofC.studentsfounditdifficulttoimproveeventhoughtheyhadtakenaspecialtestanxietycourseD.studentsfounditeasytorelaxassoonastheyenteredaUniversityof【参考答案】6—10、CDCAB阅读理解CI'vebeenwritingformostofmylife.ThebookWritingWithoutTeachersintroducedmetoonedistinctionandonepracticethathashelpedmywritingprocessestremendously.Thedistinctionisbetweenthecreativemindandthecriticalmind.Whileyouneedtoemploybothtogettoafinishedresult,theycannotworkinparallelnomatterhowmuchwemightliketothinkso.Tryingtocriticizewritingontheflyispossiblythesinglegreatestbarriertowritingthatmostofusencounter.Ifyouarelisteningtothat5thgradeEnglishteachercorrectyourgrammarwhileyouaretryingtocaptureafleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,thethoughtwilldie.Ifyoucapturethefleetingthoughtandsimplyshareitwiththeworldinrawform,nooneislikelytounderstand.Youmustlearntocreatefirstandthencriticizeifyouwanttomakewritingthetoolforthinkingthatitis.ThepracticethatcanhelpyoupassyourlearnedbadhabitsoftryingtoeditasyouwriteiswhatElbowcalls“freewriting”.Infreewriting,theobjectiveistogetwordsdownonpapernon-stop,usuallyfor15-20minutes.Nostopping,nogoingback,nocriticizing.Thegoalistogetthewordsflowing.Asthewordsbegintoflow,theideaswillcomefromtheshadowsandletthemselvesbecapturedonyournotepadoryourscreen.Nowyouhaverawmaterialsthatyoucanbegintoworkwithusingthecriticalmindthatyou'vepersuadedtositonthesideandwatchquietly.Mostlikely,youwillbelievethatthiswilltakemoretimethanyouactuallyhaveandyouwillendupstaringblanklyatthepagesasthedeadlinedrawsnear.Insteadofstaringatablankscreenstartfillingitwithwordsnomatterhowbad.Halfwaythroughyouravailabletime,stopandreworkyourrawwritingintosomethingclosertofinishedproduct.Movebackandforthuntilyourunoutoftimeandthefinalresultwillmostlikelybefarbetterthanyourcurrentpractices.11.Whentheauthorsaysthecreativemindandthecriticalmind“cannotworkinparallel”(Line4,Para.1)inthewritingprocess,hemeans________.A.noonecanbebothcreativeandcriticalB.theycannotberegardedasequallyimportantC.theyareinconstantconflictwitheachotherD.onecannotusethematthesametime12.Whatpreventspeoplefromwritingonis________.A.puttingtheirideasinrawformB.attemptingtoeditastheywriteC.ignoringgrammaticalsoundnessD.tryingtocapturefleetingthoughts13.Whatisthechiefobjectiveofthefirststageofwriting?A.Toorganizeone'sthoughtslogically.B.Tochooseanappropriatetopic.C.Togetone'sideasdown.D.Tocollectrawmaterials.14.Onecommonconcernofwritersabout“freewriting”isthat________.A.itoverstressestheroleofthecreativemindB.ittakestoomuchtimetoeditafterwardsC.itmaybringabouttoomuchcriticismD.itdoesnothelpthemtothinkclearly15.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itintroducestheauthor’swritingmethod.B.Ittellsussomethingaboutthecreativemind.C.Ithighlightstheimportanceofcriticalmind.D.Itshowsthedifficultiestowriteonthefly.【参考答案】11—15、DBCBA阅读理解。Therecordriseinworldfoodpriceslastmonthisnotonlyastarttoapossible"foodpriceshock"inthecomingmonths,butalsoanobviouswarningthattheinternationalcommunitycannotaffordtoignore.Thefearfulconsequencesoflong-termclimatechangearemoreclosingnowanddividedresponsetotheglobalfinancialcrisiscouldmakethemworse.Earlythisweek,theUnitedNations'FoodandAgriculturalOrganizationannouncedthatitsbenchmarkfoodpriceindexhadjumpedto214.7pointsinDecember,abovethepreviouspeakof213.5,whichwassetinJune2008andcausedfoodriots(暴乱)insomepoorcountries.Withtheworldeconomyshowinglittlesignofemergingoutofthemessanytimesoon,therecordincreaseinfoodpricesiscertainlyshocking.The2008foodcrisiswasa"silenttsunami"fortheworld'spoor.So,whatwillhappeniffoodpricesremainhighoverthenextseveralmonths?Theobviousansweris:Thenumberofhungrypeopleacrosstheworld,about1billionaccordingtoUNestimates,willalmostcertainlyincrease.Hence,theinternationalcommunityshouldpreparetosolveafoodcrisissimilartothatin2008.Forthemoment,thatmeanspolicymakersacrosstheglobeshouldmakejointeffortstopreventpanicoverfoodpricesbothathomeandintheglobalmarket.Buttopreventsuchfoodcrisesfromhappeningagain,theinternationalcommunitymustfirstrecognizethatourfutureislikelytobeaffectedbyextremeweathermoreseriouslythanfearedearlierifwecontinuetodragourfeetinthefightagainstclimatechange.Theloomingfoodcrisiscallsforastrongersenseofurgencythanwhatnegotiators,especiallythosefromdevelopedcountries,haveshownatUNclimatechangeconferencesinrecentyears.Besides,soaringworldfoodpricesalsohighlightthethreatofsuper-loosemonetarypoliciesthatsomerichcountrieshaveadoptedtoletrapidinflationerode(腐蚀)therealvalueoftheirdebtburden.Excessiveliquidityfromdevelopedcountrieshaspushedupcommoditypricesintheworldmarketandcreatedconsiderableinflationary(通货膨胀)pressureondevelopingcountries.Thisisunfairtodevelopingcountries,whicharerelativelypoorandsufferalotmorefromfood-ledinflation.Astheworld'smostpopulouscountry,Chinacandrawsomecomfortfromitsbumperharvestlastyear,whichwasalsoitsseventhcontinuousrichharvest.Thecountry'ssuccessinfeedingone-fifthoftheworld'spopulationwithlessthan10percentofglobalfarminglandshowsthatitsgreateffortstoincreaseagriculturalproductionhavepaidrichinterest.ButChinesepolicymakerscannotassumethatsuchfavorableconditionswillcontinue.Rapidurbanizationandpopulationchangesinthecountrywillmakeitincreasinglydifficulttofurtherraisegrainoutput.Therefore,Chinashouldtaketherecordriseinworldfoodpricesasacalltodoubleitseffortstoimprovefarmproductivity.16.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.UrgentConcernabouttheRiseoftheWorldFoodPricesB.TheClimateChangesAretoBlameC.GlobalFarmingD.UrgentConcernaboutthePoorCountries.17.Whatwillhappeniffoodpricesremainhighoverthenextseveralmonths?A.Thenumberofhungrypeopleallovertheworldwillalmostcertainlyincrease.B.Manypeoplewilldieeasilyforlackoffood.C.Peoplewillfightwitheachotherandcauseriotsacrosstheworld.D.Excessiveliquidityfromdevelopedcountrieswillcreateconsiderableinflation.18.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Therapidinflationerodedtherealvalueofsomerichcountries’debtburdenbythesuper-loosemonetarypolicies.B.Peopleallovertheworldshouldworktogethertopreventthefoodcrisis.C.Thefoodpriceindexhadjumpedtothepeakin2008.D.Thedevelopingcountriessufferedalotmorefromfood-ledinflation.19.Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningtotheunderlinedphrase“dragourfeet”?A.quickenourpaceB.slowourpaceC.pullourfeet.D.walkquickly20.TheChinesepolicymakersdoubtwhetherthegrainoutputwillcontinuetoincreasebecause_________.A.thefarmswillnotworkharderthanbeforeB.thepopulationinChinawillbesmallerandsmallerC.morehouseswillbebuiltonthefarmlandinthefutureD.theterribleweatherwillaffecttheagricultureproduction【参考答案】16—20、AACBC短文改错。假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。留意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Severaldaysbefore,afewofmyfriendandIwentonapicniconthebeachoftheJialingRiver.Itisaboutfivemilesfarfromthecity.Wearrivedthatplaceinthemorning.Mostofusgoswimmingimmediately.Whileinthewater,weplayedaninterestinggame.Thosewhichwereonthebeachhadsomeotheractivity.Someofthemevensanganddancedhappy.Therewerestillotherswhowereinterestedinnothing,exceptpickedbeautifulstones.Intheevening,wereturnedhome.Howahappydayitwas!答案:Severaldayseq\o(before,\s\do9(ago)),afewofmyeq\o(friend,\s\do9(friends))andIwentonapicniconthebeachoftheJialingRiver.Itisaboutfivemilesfarfromthecity.Wearrivedeq\o(∧,\s\do9(at))thatplaceinthemorning.Mostofuseq\o(go,\s\do9(went))swimmingimmediately.Whileinthewater,weplayedaninterestinggame.Thoseeq\o(which,\s\do9(who/that))wereonthebeachhadsomeothereq\o(activity,\s\do9(activities)).Someofthemevensanganddancedeq\o(happy,\s\do9(happily)).Therewerestillotherswhowereinterestedinnothing,excepteq\o(picked,\s\do9(picking))beautifulstones.Intheevening,wereturnedhome.eq\o(How,\s\do9(What))ahappydayitwas!短文改错。假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交
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