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333READING35Minutes-40oDIRECTIONS:Therearefourpassagesinthistest.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.A位erreadingapassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestinandfillinthecorrespondingovalonyouranswer.YoumayrefertothepassagesasoftenasoPassagePROSEFICTION:ThispassageisadaptedfromthenovelCantobyAnn_Patchett(?2001byAnnGiuseppeVerdi(1813-1901)wasanItalianoperaHeremembersanotherbirthday,hiseleventh,

daughter,heonlyknewthatheneededtoholdtothing.Thepulltheyhadonhimwassostronghecould45feelhimselffallingforwardoutofthehighandSuchlovebreedsloyalty,andMr.Hosokawawasaloyalman.HeneverforgottheimportanceofVerdibirthdayonwhichhefirstheardopera,Verdi’Rigoletto.HisfatherhadtakenhimtoTokyobytrainandtogethertheywalkedtothetheat巳rinasteady5downpour.ItwasOctober22andsoitwasalteft

hislife.Hebecameattachedtocertainsingers,50everyonedoes.HebelievedinthegeniusofMariaCallasaboveallothers.Therewasneveragreatdealoftimeinhisdays.Customwasthatafterhavingdinnerwithsandcompletingpaperwork,hewouldthirtyminuteslisteningtomusicbeforefallingMetropolitanFestivalHall,their1:ndershirtswerewetbeneathcoatsandsweaters.Theticketswaitinginside10KatsumiHosokawa’sfather’sbillfoldwerewetanddis-colored.Theydidnothaveespeciallygoodseats,buttheirviewwasunobstructed.In1954,moneywaspre-cious;tramticketsandoperaswereunimaginablethings.Theyclimbedthelongsetofstairstotheirrow,15carefulnottolookdownintothedizzyingvoidbeneathwhostoodtoletthempassintotheirseats,andthentheyunfoldedtheirseatsandslippedinside.Theywereearly.Theywaited,fatherandsori,Without20speaking,untilfinallythedarknsfellandthefirstbreathofmusicstirredfromsomecefarbelowthem.Tinypeople,insects,?yslippedoutfrombehindthecurtains,openedtheirmouths,andwiththeirvoicesgildedthewallswiththeiryearning,theirgrief,their25boundlessItwasduringthatperformanceofRigolettothatoperaimprinteditselfonKatsumiHosokawa.Manyyearslater,wheneverythingwasbusiness,whenheworkedharderthananyoneinacountrywhosevalueswaskeptsafeinthelinesof30缸estructuredonhardwork,hebelievedthatlifetruelifewassomethingwaskeptsafeinthelinesof’sEugeneOneginyouwentoutintotheworldandmettheobligationsrequiredofyou.Certainlyheknewodidnot yodidnot yunderstand)thatoperaeveryone,butforeveryonehe therewassomethingHeknew白atwithoutoperaptofhimselfhavevanishedaltogether.Itwasearlyinthescondact,whenRigolettoandGildasang40theirvoicestwining,lea,thathereacheoutforhisfather’shand.Hehadnoideawhat ing,nordidheknowthattheyyedthepartsoffa也

55Itwasimpossiblyrare,ip.aybefiveSundaysayear,thathefoundthreeconsecutivehourstolistentooneoperastarttofinish.Once,inhislateforties,heateaspoiledoysterandsufferedaviciousboutoffoodpoisoningthatkepthimhomeforthreedays.Herememberedthis60timeashappilyasanyvacationbecauseheyedHandel'sAlcinacontinually,evenwhileheslept.Itwashiseldestdaughter,Kiyomi,whoboughthimhisfirstrecordingofRoxaneCossforhisbirthday.Herfatherwasanearlyimp?ssiblemantobuygiftsfor,65andsowhenshesawthediscandanameshedidnotrecognize,shethoughtshewouldtakeachance.Butitwasn’ttheunknownnamethatdrewher,itwasthewoman’sface.Kiyomifoundthepicturesofsopranosirritating.Theywerealwayspeeringoverthetopsof70fansorgazingthroughveilsofsoftnetting.ButRoxaneCosslookedathdirectly,eyen』erchinwasstraight,hereyeswerewideopen.Kiyomigaveh巳rmoneytothegirlatthecounte衛(wèi)WhenMr.HosokawaputtheCDintheyerseatsinTokyoagain,his75satdowninhischairtolisten,hedidnotgobacktowork也atnight.·1twasas遷hewasseatsinTokyoagain,his’shandlargeandwarmaroundhisown.Itsoaring,thatvoice,wandcomplicated,utterlyfearless.HowcoulditbeatfatherBOcontrolledandsoreckless?HecalledKiyomi'snameandsheC缸neandstoodinthedoorwayofhisstudy.Shestartedtosaysomething-yes?or,what?o巳sir?-butbeforeshecouldmakeoutthewordssheheardthatvoice,father ’tevensayit,hesimplygesturedtowardsonespeakerwithhisopenhand.She聽enormouslypleasedtohavedonesomethingsoright.Mr.Hosokawaclosedhiseyes.HeGOONTOTHENEXT333Thepointofviewfromwhichthepassageistoldayoungboywithapassionforthedaughterofanextremelybusyfa由

.扭thecharacters.Hosokawa’s.HosokawaEXCEPTthathe:heardhisfirstoperaonhiseleventhappreciatedEugenerarelywentoutintothe didn’tunderstandtheplotofRigolettowhenhesawtheoperaperformed.inthepassage?ShewantstopleaseSheshareshisfondnessforμ.Sheenjoysspendingtimewith·F. suggestthattheoperawasovershadowed·byunpleasantweatherandbadseats.describethetypical,rainyOctoberweatherinTokyointhemid-1950s.offersensoryd巳tailsthathelpsetthestagefortheimportantexperiencetoberelated. implythatforMr.Hosokawa,thetraintripwasmorememorablethantheopera.ismostclearlyreflectedinthewayMr.Hosokawa:“climbedthelongsetofstairstotheir(line“bowedandbeggedtobeex7usedbyeverype?sonc.“waited..withoutspeaking"(lines19-ontheCDbyCossbecauseKiyomi:wasdrawntoanunknown Thephrasedizzyingvoid(line15)ismostlikelyincludedinthepassagetosuggestthatMr.Hosokawaandhisfather:sataboveasectionofemptyThestatementinlines34-37mostnearlymeansthatMr.Hosokawa:wantedeveryonetoloveoperaasmuchashethewayhehad.operahadbroughthim.Thestatement“Suchlovebreedsloyalty,andMr.Hosokawawasaloyalman”（lines47-48)mostdirectlyreferstothefactthatMr.Hosokawa:lovedhisfather,andthatlove hislife.retainedhisappreciationforhisfavoriteoperacomposersandsingers.wasunhesitatinglyloyaltothepeopleathis severalyears.According.tothepassage,thetimeMr.Hosokawaremembered“ashappily<1.sanyvacation"(line60)entireopera.ouslytoJ.thesickday?hetookofffromworkwhenhewasn’treallyill.GOONTOTHENEXT3PassageSOCIALSCIENCE:Thispassageisadaptedfromthearticle"ANativeSpirit,InsidetheBelt”PatriciaLeighBrown(?2004byTheNewYorkTimes erlythroughthebarbedwirefenceintoher 5mesa-thereisasenseof landreturningtoitsoriginsSoitis,too,ontheNationalMallinWashington,D.C.,whereHouseistheguidingbehindalandscapeofcornfields,mead- plete ciallyduced as 15InhercareerasanethnobotanistHousewhoeh)andthe as 15school"n,asshesometimesjokinglyreferstoher-self,aswellasanenvironmentalscientist,shehasworkedfororconsultedwiththeNatureConservancy,thefederalFishandWildlifeService,theNationalPark20ServicetheNavajoNationandothers,heltopro-t巳ctrareandendangeredntsthathaveculturalaswellasecological,significance.“Recognizingthediversityofntsisnodifferentanrecognizingthe.25Al?mgthewaysheftenbridgesthegapbetweenthenativeworldview-inwhichhumanbeingsandnatureareinterrelated,andallnts,animalsandmountainsandotherlandformsaresacred-andthemoryscientificone,poIμnatingadeeperunderstanding30betweenthem.Herhome·groundorhabitat-awordshepreferstolap.d乎cape-stretchesfarintothehorizon,tothecottonwoodsalongtheriverpresidedove?bythesteeproc問ymesa.“Alandscapeisnotdynamic，”shesaid“Ahabitatisacewherebeings·cometolife.”.35ThesefieldswerefarmlanduntilHousemuchtolandtoreturn.”TheglobemallowprizedbytheNavajoforitsmedicinalappli<:ations,cameback.?odidtheprenatalinfections.TheNavajohavealsofashionedtheandboiledtheseedhullsforadark-reddye.Theseedsthemselves缸eusedforsoup.45TotheMall’spoliteformality-its“tulipsailinaence:awetlandvisiblefromtheCapitolspro1,1tingcat-meanderpastameadowofbuttercupspanicgrassand50otherPotomacValleyntsandasomewhatsurrealfieldofcorn,tobacco,squashandothercrops.Massive

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GOONTOTHENEXTboulder呂，shippedfromasfarawayastheNorthwest55recallaclifffacesculpturedbytheToacquaintherselfwiththe舊iddleAtlanticregion,Houseconsultedfellowbotanists,butalsosetoutonthePotomacRiverinacanoe.Inasenseshehasservedbothasabotanistandtheconscienceofthe60landscapeguidingthent?ngtoreflectbot且themuseum’scollection-whichincludesartifactslikeaandnbeliefsandvalues.Housefrequentlyreceivescallsatoddhoursfrom65t?ibeswor.ried呂boutendangered nts.DuringhereightyearsadvisingtheNatureConservancyaboutcon-servationon nlands,Houseworkedwithth巳Tohono0’odham(thePapago)insouthernAr!zona,onwhoselandsgrowsKearney’sbluestar,awildflower70thatinthelate1980’sfederalbotanistsdeclaredtherarestntinArizona,believingthatitwasdowntoitspictureofthe,nttoJeffordFrancisco,nowthetribe’s75nizeditfromthedayswhenhisfathertookhimdeerbluestars“Theyknewmoreabouttheirecosystem出mIdid,nomatterhowmuchIread，”shesaidoftheShewasoverjoyedrecentlytodiscoverthatagreatblueheronhadarrivedontheMallandwasperchedona85werefeastingonthewildrice,somewhattohercha-grinandthedragonfl!esweresoaringfurstorieshigh.Itisahabitat－“onelittlequark，”shesid“inthehugegalaxyofthenativeworld”一-comingtolife.Themainpurposeofthepassageis eyevents eyeventsrecountinchronologicalorderseveralkHouse’scareer.nandHouse’sworkforit.listanddescribethedutiesofatypicalThepassageindicatesthatHouseintentionallyaddedallMuseumoftheAmericannEXCEPT:

?? Thephraseinquotationmarksinlines37-38mostnearlymeansthatthefields:hadbeenwelltendedbythefarmerswho

sityofntsandofpeople，也esamekindofowned

r缸elydesirable.liveoninHouse’smemorylongaftershesold由Thesixthparagraph(lines56-63)primarilydoeswhichofthelli1;gregardingHouse’sworko且thegroundsoftheNationalMuseumoftheAmericann?F.RevealsflawsinherG.ListsinfluencesonherThemainpurposeoftheseventhparagraph(lines64-81)isto:depictHouse’sworkwiththeNaturebluestar.巳ldersdiscusstheroleoffederalbotanistsonTohono0’odhamlands.Basedonthepassage,thefederalbotanists'claiminthel?te1980sabouttheKearney'sbluestarisbestdescribedas:havesavedthentfromextinction..mensofthentexistraisedthent.J.incorrect;numerousspecimensofthentstillgrowwild,asHouseandFranciscodiscovered.

D.acontinualTheneighborsmentionedinthepassagearesaidtohavereactedtoHouse’sdecisionsaboutwhatshouldgrowinherbackyardwith: G.H‘J.Thearrangementofwhichofthefollowingntsisusedinthepassagetosymbolizethegeneralorderli-nessoftheNationalMall?ThepassageimpliesthatthedesignoftheNationalF.suggestthatthebuildingwasanaturalformaffectedbytheelements.G.minimizethedamagetotheclifffromwhichthebuildingwascarved.H.useawidevarietyofmaterialsimportedfromtheNorthwestTerritories.J.matchthestyleandformofotherbuildingsontheNationalMall.GOONTOTHENEXT3PassageHUMANITIES:Thispassageisadaptedfromtheessay"South-ernWomen"byShirleyAbbott(?1993byFrankHnSquareTheSouthwhereIwasbornandraisedwasMymotherandtheotherwomenIknewasachild,sjustbeforeWorldWarIIbegan,werefarmwomen,oneortwogenerationsremovedfromtherealpioneerdays,gentledanddomesticatedbythetime?cameamongfromworkingoutdoors.Someofthe.sewomenwere10sereneandsomehot-tempered,andineithercasetheyandwoetoanyonewhospoketothesewomenwithdis- 15hawks.Ittookthemapproxima ytwohourstotrans-formalvroost巳rintoSundaydinner.Theycould.just』owtotakeholdofababyandwhattosaytoaweetwo-year-20UrbanspiritthatIwas,Ihadnomoreaptitudeasafarmer’sdaughterthanmyfatherhadasafarmer.Irotten-despisedthechickens,shrankfromthe

sewingmachine.Iknewthatthepartoftheirlivestheylikedmostwashere,witheachother.Notatthesupper55tableoratwork.Myfatherusedtobelousofthesetete-a-tetes,andhehadcause.Iwasinlovewithmymothertoo.Ihatedherolddressandapairofulaced feeding60bedsheetsintothewringer, parsnipsatthesinButone也ingshehadcquiredinworldIlovedherglamorousaspect.65OnthoserareafternoonswhenshedidabandonSheandIwouldsetoutfortowntogetherWe’dgofinddesp且ir,threadandanickel’sworthofdesp且ir,’dbumpintooneofherthousandsofcousinsonthe75thebagof Manyyearslater,Istopped!o聽onderwhyamanofherthoroughlypracticainclinationswoudspendupw缸dofanhourpretty!nguptogotothedimestore.Sh ertainlywasnottrymgtoattractamanShewasnot ngitforDaddy,forbythetimhegothome 25skinningworkthatwentonsevendaysaweek,andoutIcomfortedmyselfwitthet?oughtthatI

sasd ritfoylafterall,notbeenbornforsuchSoetimeinthelate1960sfeministsbrought

coulddosomethingthathadnopurposetoit.Itwasthenotionofsisterhood-ofwomenbonded

onerealbreakwithherpast.Maybeshew且n?edto30women.Sisterhoodwasgoingtobepowerful.”ButNexttomotherhood,sisterhoodiswhattheyvaluemost,takinganendlesspleasureinthedaily,common-35cesocietyofone Themostvividmemoriesofmychildhood、arelongafternoonswhenmyAuntVerawouldcomet6.'6urhousewithherdaughterJune.Sometim巳sthefo,urofuswoulddressandgetinthecarand 40Springs,byingthreadandsnapsatthedry－store，“rattlingupanddown，”asmyauntcalledit,

90usuallymadeitseemtobe,butoccasionallyamatterofpleasingyourself.iepalagantbCentralAvenue.Hearingwhattheysaidonthe§e

sisterwerenotawedbymenintheleast,thatt]i.ey tronlydesires,usuinvolvingbeautifuldre?sesandtravel,thatotherwisewentunmention巳d一－merelyth巳sharingofthesefantasiesmadethemlaugh,gavethemasecretlifeastheybenttheirdarkheadsover

whoperformedit,andanawarenessofhowtheyinfluencedhernotionsofwhatfemininityis.herattractiontourbanlife,herawarenessofhowit brokeher.tiestohermother’sgeneration,andherherchildhoodassheremembersit,ashermotherthelifesheenvisionedforherself,theonehermotherenvisionedforher,andtheonesheisGOONTOTHENEXT Theauthorwouldmostlikelyagreewithwhichofthefollowingdescriptionsofhermother?Shegrewtolikefarmwork,afteryearsoffeelingconfinedbyit.

!heauthorstronglyimpliest且atforhermotherbreak-ingfromthepastwassomething:toexperiencerarelyandbeenrichedandinspired'obo.y .trentavoided,Shewasmorethancapableofmagingthemanydemandsthatalifeoffarmwork cedonher. Shewant巳dabetterlifeforherdaughterthantheisolatedlifeshelivedasafarmwoman.Itismostreasonabletoinferthatthedescription

shewantedforherdaughterbutnotforlines13一19wouldapplyAunt

Asitisusedinthepassage,_w墜ichword.conveyssomethingwithunpleasantassociationsfortheauthor? Spirit(linetheauthor’stheHowdoestheauthorcharacterizetheoutingsthatsheandhermotherwouldtakeinHotSprings?Boringobligations,dutifullyCherishedescapesrichinsigni負(fù)Strainedvisits,mercifully Quietdrives,soothingtotheir thepassage,howdoestheauthorrelateSouthernwomentothefeministsofthelate1960s?Thesisterhoodhonoredpublicly?Yfeministsthelate1960shadlongbeenpracticedand

G.Sweet(line23)Ii.Secret(line Society(lineAccordingtothepassage,whentheauthorwasyoung,thesightofhermotherwearinganolddressandscrap-ingc缸rotsandp缸snipsatthesinkhadwhateffecton也eauthor?'Itcomfortedherinthatitwasafamiliarpartev?ryd?yItinspiredhertoseetheconnectionbetween但nongSouthern

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helphermother,eventhoughshehatedthe Thefeminismofthelatel96swasembracedamongSouthernwomenprim缸ilybecauseofitsemphasison 30.Accordingtothepassage,what didrunninghermotherscousinsonthe tripsshe Theauthorconcludesthathermothersoccasionaleffortsatptynuptogotothedimestore（lines78一79)wereintendedinpa口to:F.upholdanhonor巳dpracticefromtheG.attracttheattentionof

withhermotherhaveonthe. Itexcitedhertoseepeopleoutsidetheworldof.G.ItshowedherhowlittleinteresthermotherhadsuperficialH.compet巳forthefunofitwiththeglamorouswomenmtown. demonstratetheworthofngsomethingwith

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PassageNATURALSCIENCE:Thispassageisadaptedfromthearticle“InfrasonicSymphony”byKateRamsayer(?2004byScience“Letmestartoffwithariddle，”saysNASA

versityofHawaiiatManoa.Theroutineup-and-downmovementsofthewavesactasagiantloudspeaker,pushingtheairatinfrasonicfrequencies.Low-frequencysoundsarealsogeneratedby55ofthemostcolorful ysinthesky,thetistAllanJ.'.?uckerwar.

lights,whicharecausedbychargedparticlesinthe副sofficeinHampton,Thiselectricity副sofficeinHampton,herattlesoffitemsasdissimilarasrhinoceroses,sonicaircraft,andhurricanes.“Now,whatothey

warmedgasmoleculesspreadoutandincrease5incommon？”Theanswer,Zuckerwar ins,iseachonegeneratessilentinfrasound-longsoundwavesatafrequencybelow20·hertz.Peopleca’thearanythingbelovi.:thatfrequency,probablyforgoodreason.Otherwise,they’dbebombardedbythecon-10stantdinof聽ind,theintermitte且tgroaningofandtheoccasionaldistantexplosion.Butscientistsareeavesdroponvolcanoes,avalanches,earthquakes,andmeteoritestodiscernthesephnmnsinfrasoundsignaturesandseewhatnewinformationinfrasound15mightJustasseismicwavestravelthroughEarth,infra-sonicwavestravelthroughtheair.Andthelowerthefrequencyofthewaves,thefarthertheycantravelwithoutlosingstrength.Scientistsfirstdetectedinfra-20soun?in1883,:when?eer日ptionoftheKrakatoa

60“Itpushestheneutralairforwardalmostlikethebowwave?ffaship,"?aysOlsonThisairmov巳因entcreatesaninfrasonicsignal.Thereadingsarevisibleduringthebeginningsofmagneticstorms,as也ebri?ht,gree?ishlightssweepacrosstheskylikeafl舊”65termg?Whilespecializedmicrophonescanpickupinfra”sonicsignalsgeneratedhighintheatmosphere,theydet巳ctmoreearthlyrumbles,aswell.Forinstance,JeffreyB.JnsonoftheUnierityofHawaii?70ManoahascedmicrophoneswithinakilometerofventoftheactiveErebusvolcanoinAntarctica.Thesensorshaverecordedlow-frequencysignalssopower-fulth時(shí)，wereth?yaudible,they’dhaveavol口meexcessof130dcibls－somwhrebetweenajetdftiaioste Infrasonicresearchgainedsignificantattentionandfundinginthe1950s,whentheUnitedStates25theSovietUnionusedinfrasoundtodetecteachothe’

artsudlaisoybh’o.loud,hesays.Theinfrasoundradiatingfromthevolcano’slakeisgeneratedbytheruptureof10-meter-wide,atmosphericnucleartesting.Interestdeclinedwhenabovegroundbombtestingwasbannedin1963aspartoftheLimitedTestBanTreaty.Butlay,scientistshaveturnedback30Infrasoundinterpretationisayoungscience.Acousticiansandgeophysicistsarestilllearningwhatphenomenagenerateinfrasoundsignaturesandhowtomatchsignatureswithphenomena. Forexample,JohnV.OlsonoftheUniversitykicllikrlliis

BOfilledbubbles,whichpusheshugeinfrasoundwavesintotheatmosphere.Johnsoncanuseinfrasoundread-ingstoestimatethesizeofthelava1?ubbleswithinErebusandtheamountofgastheycontain.“Infrasoundisapowerfultooltounderstandmore85aboutexplosionsanderuptionsources,"saysJohnson.“Itallwsustodirectly fywhat’sgoingonatavolcanicWhetherinfrasoundisusedforcommercialpurposes,tolearnmoreaboutnaturalphenomena,90simplytolistenforsomethingthatnobodywantshear:itisenteringwhatthoseinthefieldcallwhetherhehadheardanexplosionwhetherhehadheardanexplosiontheni?htthrough,categorizing,andstudyingawiderangeThetwoscientistsfoundalargepulseontheinfrasound40recordfromthenuclear-testmonitoringstatio且thattheuniversityoperatesandtracedittoanearbyfiringrange.Thenextday,thelocalpaperreportedthataciti-zenhadfou早da·bundleofdynamite,whichexplodedat也e45“Sowetakethesi?naloutofth‘littlegr?enmenfilesay’‘Thisiswhatdynamitelo0kslikefrom5awaysaysOlson.“Slowly,daily,wesiftandthroughthesesignals.”O(jiān)ceanstormsandwavesaretwoofthebiggenera-50torsofinfrasound,saysMiltonA.Garc臼ofthe

ACT- inaudibleGOONTOTHENEXT Themainideaofthepassageisunderstandingtheinfrasonicfrequencyofthenorthernlightscanhelpscientiststrackmagneticstormsmspace.scientistsexpectthatrecentlydevelopedforcommercialpurpos巳s.identifyingnewsourcesofinfrasoundhasledentiststoconcludethatearlierdefinitionsofattentionandresourcesonexpandingon

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