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新大纲9套模仿题18篇阅读理解(必考•篇)。

Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwasbadlyrun

andpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentandraisemoretaxes.

Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouisintendedtoputdownthe

Revolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,wherepoliticalprisoners1792to

getsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputinprison.InSeptember17werekept.Ever

sincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedtofleethecountryin92,themonarchy

wasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afewmonthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.

TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheotherkingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabeganto

marchagainstFiance.TheFrenchraisedrepublicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthrougha

periodofterror.Thousandsofpeoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190

words)

法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企

图控制议会并增长赋税，但最后失败了。她命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都以为她企图用武力弹压革命。1789

年7月14日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯巴士底狱。从那天后来，7月14日就被定为法国国庆

Ss1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持，但她被捕了。1792年王室被废

除，路易十六被处以死刑。几种月后，她妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其他国家国王感到

胆怯。奥地利和普鲁士军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一种艰难阶

段，成千上万人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑•波拿巴手中。

6.What'sthispassageabout?这篇文章里要讲了什么？

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.法国大革命D.Europe.

7.Whichdidnothappenin1789?如下哪件事不是发生在1789年？

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.

B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.国家经济迅速发展。

C.Thegovernmentwasn'twellrun.

D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?那些政治犯被关押在哪里?

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.巴士底狱

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"abolished”mean?划了下划线"ahclished"这个词是什么意思?

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.废除

10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?如下哪个不是法国大革命产生效果？

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.

D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.因士试图控制议会。

Passage2

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunderpressure.City

peopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seekingattentioninastore,

andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirerrands（任务）.Racingthroughdaytimemealsispartofthepace

oflifeinthiscountry.

一种外国人对于美国第一印象很有也许是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。都市里人总是体现得匆匆忙

忙不知疲倦，为了尽快做完一件事情，她们会在店里拼命引起店员注意或者用胳膊肘推操别人。白天匆忙

就餐也是这个国家生活节奏一种某些。

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishsothat（hey

toocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomakeroomforthenext

person.Ifyoudon'3waiterswillhurryyou.

工作时间被以为是很贵重。在某些公共饮食场合，其她人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样人们都可

以得到服务，并赶在规定期间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一种人腾出地方。如果你不这样，侍者会

催促你。

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,brief

conversations»andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetime

highly,andtheyresentsomeoneeke“wasiing”itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.

你会发现司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。你会错过某些微笑，简短交谈和某些与陌生

人小礼节。不要在乎，这是由于她们非常爱惜时间，并且她们以为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是挥霍时

间,

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,patience

isnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashertfuse/'Webegintomoverestlesslyaboutif

weleeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomereturnbethisintermsofpleasure»workvalue,orrest.Those

comingfromlandswheretimeis'ookedupondifferentlyimyfindthismatterofpacetobeoneoftheirmost

difficultadjustmenisinbothbusinessanddailylife.

乂寸时间观念还会影响到咱们对耐心理解。在美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑。咱们中

诸多人被称为“脾气火爆”。如果咱们觉得时间在亳无意义溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在休

息，那就会开始不断地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不同国家人发现她们在商业和寻常生活中最困难就是对时

间节奏适应。

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall>forexample,they

willmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalintheir

owncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacaf6orcoffeehouse.Normally,Americansdonotassess

theirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidenceofpastperformance

ratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewegenerallyassessandprobe

13.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague.美国人评价她们同事是依照。

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance她们过去体现。

14.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.本文重要讲了。

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime美国人是如何爱惜时间。

B.howbusyAmericansarceveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

15.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat(heau(hor,stoneinwritingis.

从本文咱们可以看出作者写作口吻是。

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciative欣赏。D.objective

Passage3

Sixteen-year-oklMariawaswailinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.Shewasleavinghernative

countrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecould

goabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,she

suddenly

heardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales(称).Mariapulledandpulled.

Th，bagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn'tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too»

waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

Maria,十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)机场排队等待。她正要离开自己祖国去美国和

她姐姐团聚。她英语讲得较好。虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴，但此时要离开她家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她

想这些时候，她突然听到机场工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她主线抬不

起来。她背面男人很不耐烦了。她也是等着托运营李。

“What'swrongwith(hisgirl?^^Hesaid,"Whydoesn'tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbag

onthecounter,hoping(ocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

“这女孩怎么了？”她说道，“她为什么不快点？”她走到前面，把包放在台上，但愿能先登记。她

急着想要得到一种好座位。

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,t4Whyareyouso

upsel?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan't>ougivemea

handwithmyluggage?''

Maria很气愤，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美英语说，“你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上每个人均有

座位。如果你真很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？”

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.

Everyonewaslookinga(himwithdisapproval.(224words)

这男人听到Maria会讲英语觉得很惊讶。她不久拿起自己行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看

着地。唯一联系QQ78161838其她均为盗版

6.Maria'sstoryhappened.Maria故事发生在什么时候？

A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingo

C.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport她到达机场后。

7.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryistoattheairport.

你以为故事中提到机场工作人员工作是什么？

A.helpcarrypeople'sluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggage

C.checkpeople'sluggage检查旅客行李D.takecareofpeople'sluggage

8.“Whyarcyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe.

“为什么你如此不耐烦？"Maria对那个男人说。她这样说是要告诉她不要不高兴。

A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry

9.“Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval?,Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt.

“每个人都很不赞成地看着她”这句话意思是周边人为这男人行为感到很遗憾。

A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedabouttheman

C.sorryforMaria'smannersD.sorryfor（heman'smanners

10.TheauthormentionedMaria'sageat（hebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat.

作者在故事开头就提到Maria年龄是为了表达什么？

A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperly她很小，但行为很得体。

B.shewouldnothavelefthomealone

C.everyonearoundherwaswrong

D.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher

Passage4

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20

minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.

英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟时间。但这两个国家文化有时相差

十万八千里。

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100,hanniversary（周年龄念）ofthesigningofafriendship

agreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowing

centuriesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

上星期四，英国和法国庆祝了《和谐合同》订立100周年龄念活动。该合同标志着两个国家在经历

了几种世纪战争和爱恨交织关系后新篇章。

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefierce

disagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresident

JacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguageat

internationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug（拥

抱），Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthave

helpedties.

但她们关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年，对伊拉克战争问题进行了激烈争论-英国首相布

莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中，这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克身体语言中体现得很明显。当

法国领导人屡屡与德国总理格哈特•施罗德拥抱时，布莱尔只得到了握手。然而，有些政治专家说正是伊

拉克战争增进了两国关系。

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidessecthe

world.Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3million

Frenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys(调查)showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermans

thantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutonBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulation

believestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance'sclose

relationshipwithGermany,orbecause(heFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinkswiththeUS.

这种从来分离也许是好，由于这两个国家对世界看法完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万英国人每

年到法国度假,而法国仅有300万人民去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切。并

且在英国进行调查显示仅有1/3英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏感觉是由于英国人不喜欢法国跟德国密切

关系，或者由于法国对英国和美国密切关系感到不悦。

Whatever(heansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearso「"doubtfulfriendship"，theyareatleastable

tomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone：What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelationshipwith

France?TheEnglishChannel.(320words)

无论答案是什么，双方能在一起庆祝这种“不拟审和谐关系”100周年，至少证明她们会互相开玩

笑了。其中一条就是：英国与法国关系最佳见证是什么？是英吉利海峡。

11.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis.

几世纪以来，英国与法国关系是一种爱恨交织关系。

A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate

12.ThewarinIraqdoestotherelationshipbetweenFianceandBritain.

伊拉克战争对英国和法国关系起到既好乂坏作用。

A.goodB.harm

C.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm

13.TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoandtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto.

英国对德国不是那么和谐，法国对美国也不是那么和谐。

A.Germany；AmericaB.America；Germany

C.Germany：GermanyD.America；America

14.arcmoreinterestedinhavinghoiidaysin.英国人更喜欢到法国度假。

A.Americanpeople---BritainB.BritishpeopleGermany

C.Frenchpeople…BritainD.Britishpecple…France

15.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?文章最后一句意思是什么？

A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.

B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.

C.FranceandBritainarcnearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.

法国和英国是一衣带水邻邦，这会协助两国平衡她们之间关系。

D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

Passage5

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourageall

studentstovolunteerforatleastorecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunityprogramcalled

“OneOnOne”helpselementarystudentswho'vcfallenbehind.Youreducationmajorsmightbeespecially

interestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoringinmathandEnglish.

社区服务是咱们大学教诲一种重要某些。咱们勉励所有学生在毕业前至少从事一项社区活动。

一项新叫做“一对一”社区筹划是用于协助那些落后小学生。读教诲专业学生也许对这项筹划特别感兴

趣，由于它为你提供了教学（教数学和英语）机会。

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwith

math,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.

你在一种学期内每周得自愿工作两小时。你可以选取教小孩数学，英语，或两者都教。一节课半小时

比较好，因而你可以每周教两天，每次每门课半小时。

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors—he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansorto

offersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfor

theprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.

道奇专家将担任这些家庭教师顾问。她会帮你制定教学筹划或提供活动建议。她办公时间是每

周二和周四下午。你可以在她那签约参加这个筹划并于下周开始工作。

I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametime.It

looksgoodonyourresume,too.showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareabout

yourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethis

week.(220words)用:联系QQ78161838J匚她均为盗版

我确信你会喜欢这项社区服务，同步你也能获得宝贵经验。能在你简历上表白你有教孩子经验

并且你能关怀你社区，应当是很不错一件事。如果你乐意签约或如果你有任何问题，于本周前去道奇

专家办公室。

6.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?这段活目是什么？

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.是为j'使学生们对一项新社区筹划感兴趣。

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

7.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

发言人所说这项筹划目是什么？

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.为小学生提供家教服务。

D.Ibprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

8.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?道奇专家是干什么？

A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.她为学生参加某项筹划提供建议。

B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaiyschool.

C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D.Hehelpsstudentsprepare(heirresumes.

9.Whatshouldstudentswhoarcinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

对家教有兴趣学生应当怎么做？

A.Contacttheelementaryschool.

B.Signupforaspecialclass.

C.Submitaresumetothedean.

D.TalktoProfessorDodge.和道奇专家谈谈。

10.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?

你以为说话者是在对谁说这些话。学生。

A.Faculty.B.Students.C.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents.

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Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguage

wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeant

thatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththe

printingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

纸是人类创造最重要产品之一。没有某些便宜而又实用材料来写话，书面语也不也许广泛

传播。纸创造意味着更多人可以接受教询，由于更多书可以印出来并分发出去。纸和印刷一起为知识交流

提供了极其重要途径。

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1990the

world'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramfbreachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50

kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates>EnglandandSwedenusemorepaper

thanothercountries.

咱们每年用多少纸呢？也许你无法不久回答出这个问题。在1900年，全世界用纸量是每年人均一

公斤左右。当前有些国家用量达到每年人均50公斤。像美国，英国和瑞典这样国家用量远超其她各国。

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paper

wasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmtdeofawater

plant.Europeansusedparchmentfbrmanyhundredsofyear.Parchmentwasverystrong；itwasmadefromthe

skinof

certainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekept

onparchment.(208words)

像许多其她咱们用东西同样，纸最早创造于中华人民共和国。在埃及和西方，十五世纪前纸并没

有广泛

使用。埃及人写字写在一种水生植物做成材料上。欧洲人用羊皮纸用了好几百年。羊皮纸很牢固，它是用

某些幼年动物皮做成。从羊皮纸上保存记录中咱们理解到关于欧洲历史最重要事情。

11.What'sthemeaningfortheword“parchment"?"parchment"意思是什么？

A.Theskinofyounganimals.

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.一种用某些幼年动物皮做成红。

C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.

D.ThepaperofEgypt.

12.Whichofthefollowingisnotineniionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

关于纸创造下面哪项没有被捍到？

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.I：作机会比此前更多了。

B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.

C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.

D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.

13.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

埃及人什么时候开始广泛地使用纸？大概在1400年。

A.Around1400.B.Around19(H).C.Around400.D.Around9(X).

14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

如卜哪个国家每年人均用纸量更大？瑞典。

A.ChinaB.SwedenC.EgyptD.Japan

15.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

这篇文章重要内容是什么？

A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.

B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.

C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.纸创造对人类非常重要。

D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.

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LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfor(he

flag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshaveprecise

regulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflag

shouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldedtheflagfirst,andthen

hoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.

Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions>handkerchief,

papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisesthe

flag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument.itshouldn'tserveasa

coveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtotheground,

butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventthe

flagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.E

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」经制定了法律来规定美国国旅使用，并保证对国旗应有尊敬。关于国旗使用也早已有了惯例。

全军就国旗展开办法有明确规定,这与常规有点不同。国旗升降应由手工完毕。国旗未展开时不能升起。

应先使它展开，然后迅速把它升至旗杆顶部。缓慢、庄严地降下。旅上不可以放东西。不要把国旗镶嵌在

衣服或运动装上，也不要把国旗卬在垫子、手帕、纸巾或盒子上。联邦法律规定如果某个商标具有美国国

旗或国徽，这个商标就不能被注册。当国旗被用来为雕像或纪念碑揭幕时，不可以盖在被揭幕物上。

如果国旗被用在这种场合，则不能让它掉到地上而应悬在空中作为这个典礼象征。特别注意不要玷污国

旗，不容许触到地面或擦着物体。

6.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

美国人是如何保证对国旗应有尊敬？

A.Bymakinglaws.通过制定法律。氏Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.D.Byholdingceremonies.

7.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?升美国国旗有何规定?

A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.应当迅速用手升起

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

8.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

揭幕典礼上应当如何使用国旗？

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupin(heair.应当悬挂在空中

9.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

对于美国国旗使用咱们懂得了什么？

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.要严格遵守规定和习惯。

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

10.WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?美国人对于自己国旗是什么态度？

A.Arbitrary.B.Respect,尊敬C.Happy.D.Brave.

Passage8

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStalestthedaytimeserialdrainaknownasthesoap

operahassuddenlybecome"in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevisionloungesare

filledwithsoapoperafanswhocantwaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavoritecharacters.

据报道，在美国大学里，被称为肥皂剧日间系列剧突然“火”了起来。上午11点至下午4：30,大

学电视观看室里挤满了肥皂剧迷，她们急着想看自己所崇拜偶像下一集生活剧。

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite；they'reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,high­

schoolstudentsarcinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturneddownahigher

payingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's»itwasuncommonforyoung

peopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.Itwasatimeofseriousness,

andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.

其实，肥皂剧不但仅是大学生最爱慕节目，也是年轻人最爱慕。放学后，中学生都挤在电视机前

观看节目。有一种年轻职业妇女H诚说起曾经回绝了一份薪水不错工作而不肯放弃观看最爱慕系列剧。20

世纪60年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时状况与当前很不相似。那是很严肃时期，人们所谈都是关于很重

要社会大事。

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethatthey

shouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperaisenjoyment.

Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who»likethecollege-ageviewer,islookingfor

happylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeelclosetopeople

without

havingtobearanyresponsibilityfor(heirproblems.

当前，严肃己被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找高兴。如果她们想看体现生活烦恼肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。但

肥皂剧是令人高兴。年轻人可以模仿肥皂剧里人物，这些人物像大学生观众同样，在寻找高兴爱情，也许

还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一种贴近人们机会但对于她们问题却不必承担责任。

11.Whatissoapopera?什么是肥皂剧？A.

Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.

Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.白天电视系列剧。

D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV

12.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?这篇文章最佳题目是什么?

A.Collegestudentviewers.B.FavoriteTVserais.

C.Soapoperafans.肥皂剧迷D.College-ageviewers.

13.WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome“in”amongAmericanyoungpeople?

依照这篇文章，哪一项不是肥皂剧突然火起来因素？

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheir(roubles.

由尸年轻人得承担问题责任。

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?这篇文章让咱们懂得了什么？

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikesoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

年轻人已经使自己从60年代人严肃转向了当前高兴。

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?作者想向咱们表达什么信息？

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

人们对戏剧作品爱慕随着时间而变化

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

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ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideil,andtogointotheirofficesorschoolseveryday

by(rain,carorbus»eventhoughthismeans(heyhave(ogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelatein

theevening.

诸多在伦敦工作人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味

着她们不得不早出晚归。

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonis(hathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallfiatinLondonwithouta

gardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenof

one'sown.

住在伦敦郊外一种好处就是房子便宜。在伦敦虽然是没有花园小公寓也需要一笔不菲租金，用

同样钱，你可以在郊区买一种带花园小房子了。

Then,inthecountryonecarreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Eventhough

onehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeint