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1、⑴、Whenhewasfouryearsold,MichaelSchumacherwasgivenakartwithalawnmover

enginefittedtoit.

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

(2)、Michael'sparentsarrangedforhimtodrivehiskartroundthelocalkarttrack.

A.是B.否

正確答案：A

(3)、Hewas19yearsoldwhenhewontheGermanJuniorKartingChampionship.

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

⑷、HebegandrivingracingcarsassoonashehadwontheGermanJuniorKartingChampionship.

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

(5)、Attheageof22,hewonhisfirstGrandPrix.

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

2、Accordingtoroughfigures,thehiringofforeignathletesby10ChineseGroup-ALeagueteams

hascostChinesesoccerclubssome20millionYuanannually.譯文：據(jù)粗略統(tǒng)計(jì)，中國(guó)10支

甲A聯(lián)賽球隊(duì)聘用外國(guó)運(yùn)動(dòng)員，每年給中國(guó)足球俱樂(lè)部造成的損失約2000萬(wàn)元。

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

3^Hismotherboughthimamouthorgan,anelectronicorganandanaccordionandsavedupfor

himtohavelessons.譯文：他母親給他買了一個(gè)口琴、一個(gè)電子琴和一個(gè)手風(fēng)琴，留給她他

上樂(lè)器學(xué)習(xí)班用。

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

4、Evenherhusbandthoughtthatmightbeforthebest,butshewouldnothearofit.譯文：甚

至她的丈夫也認(rèn)為這可能好轉(zhuǎn)，但她不愿意聽(tīng)。

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

5>CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworld

laughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.Muchhasbeenwritten

aboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer;andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewho

calledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.Thosewhohave

calledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwith

sadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.

Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationafter

generation.AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearly

yearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhis

developmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs(回

憶錄).Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,his

sufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjects

causingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.Hegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafew

weeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIIn1913.Thiswasregardedas

madness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthat

eventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortand

humorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingave

numerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（諷刺）thecrueltyofthe

machineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotion

pictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknown

forhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,the

establishment,ornetworks.

（1）、CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawhole

worldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.Muchhasbeen

writtenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer;andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthose

whocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.Thosewhohave

calledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwith

sadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.

Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationafter

generation.AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearly

yearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhis

developmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs（回

憶錄）.Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,his

sufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjects

causingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.Hegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafew

weeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedas

madness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthat

eventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortand

humorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingave

numerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（諷刺）thecrueltyofthe

machineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotion

pictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknown

forhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,the

establishment,ornetworks.

正確答案：

⑵、AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept.

A.hewasbornintheUSAB.hewasagreatfilmactorC.hehadanunhappyearlylifeD.hemade

funofHitlerinoneofhisfilms

正確答案：A

（3）、Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergeneration

because.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughingB.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolvedC.hisworksappeal

topeopleindifferentperiodsD.bothBandC

正確答案：D

(4)、AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,hadastronginfluenceonthe

typeoffilmshemade.

A.thesocietyInwhichhelivedB.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhimC.hisunhappy

earlyyearsinthepoorareainLondonD.thosewhocalledhimagenius

正確答案：C

(5)、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn'tinvolvehimselfinpolitical

affairs.B.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunny

withoutanysadelements.D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.

正確答案：D

(6}^Thispassagewas.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplinB.v/rittenaboutCharlieChaplinC.advertisingoneofCharlie

Chaplin'sfilmsD.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

正確答案：B

6、Hishumorousstyleandoriginalviewonsportswasexactlythesortofthinghisradiostation

directerandpartnershadbeenlookingfor.譯文：他幽默的風(fēng)格和對(duì)體育的獨(dú)到見(jiàn)解正是電臺(tái)

導(dǎo)演和合作伙伴一直在尋找的東西。

A.是B.否

正確答案：A

7、Toalargedegree,themeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareable

toliveinthepresentmoment.Irrespectiveofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyear,andwhat

mayormaynothappendtomorrow,thepresentmomentiswhereycuare-always!Without

question,manyofushavemasteredtheneuroticartofspendingmuchofourlivesworrying

aboutavarietyofthings-allatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominate

ourpresentmoments,somuchthatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,andhopeless.On

theflipside,wealsopostponeourgratification,ourstatedpriorities,andourhappiness,often

convincingourselvesthat"someday"willbebetterthantoday.Unfortunately,thesamemental

dynamicsthattellustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat"someday"

neveractuallyarrives.JohnLennononcesaid,"lifeiswhat'shappeningwhilewe'rebusymaking

otherplans."Whenwc'rcbusymaking"otherplans",ourchildrenarcbusygrowingup,the

peoplewelovearemovingawayanddying,ourbodiesaregettingoutofshape,andourdreams

areslippingaway.Inshort,wemissoutonlife.Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsal

forsomelaterdate.Itisn't.Infact,noonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.

Nowistheonlytimewehave,andtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontrolover.Whenour

attentionisinthepresentmoment,wepushfearfromourminds.Fearistheconcernoverevents

thatmighthappeninthefuture-wewon'thaveenoughmoney,ourchildrenwillgetintotrouble,

wewillgetoldanddie,whatever.Tocombatfear;thebeststrategyistolearntobringyour

attentionbacktothepresent.MarkTwainsaid,"Ihavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinmy

life,someofwhichactuallyhappened."Idon'tthinkIcansayitanybetter.Practicekeepingyour

attentiononthehereandnow.Youreffortswillpaygreatdividends.

(1)、Toalargedegree,themeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareable

toliveinthepresentmoment.Irrespectiveofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyear,andwhat

mayormaynothappendtomorrow,thepresentmomentiswhereyouare-always!Without

question,manyofushavemasteredtheneuroticartofspendingmuchofourlivesworrying

aboutavarietyofthings-allatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominate

ourpresentmoments,somuchthatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,andhopeless.On

theflipside,wealsopostponeourgratification,ourstatedpriorities,andourhappiness,often

convincingourselvesthat"someday"willbebetterthantoday.Unfortunately,thesamemental

dynamicsthattellustolooktowardthefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat"someday"

neveractuallyarrives.JohnLennononcesaid,"lifeiswhat'shappeningwhilewe'rebusymaking

otherplans."Whenwe'rebusymaking"otherplans",ourchildrenarebusygrowingup,the

peoplewelovearemovingawayanddying,ourbodiesaregettingoutofshape,andourdreams

areslippingaway.Inshort,wemissoutonlife.Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsal

forsomelaterdate.Itisn't.Infact,noonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.

Nowistheonlytimewehave,andtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontrolover.Whenour

attentionisinthepresentmoment,wepushfearfromourminds.Fearistheconcernoverevents

thatmighthappeninthefuture-wewon'thaveenoughmoney,ourchildrenwillgetintotrouble,

wewillgetoldanddie,whatever.Tocombatfear,thebeststrategyistolearntobringyour

attentionbacktothepresent.MarkTwainsaid,"Ihavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinmy

life,someofwhichactuallyhappened."Idon'tthinkIcansayitanybetter.Practicekeepingyour

attentiononthehereandnow.Youreffortswillpaygreatdividends.

正確答案：

⑵、Thepurposeofthispassageistotellreaders.

A.peoplewhoarebusymakingplansarelivingactivelyB.howtohelpothersovercomefearC.

weoughttolearntoliveinthepresentmomentD.someonewhoonlyenjoysthepresenttime

usuallywasteshistimeblindly

正確答案：C

(3)、Itimpliesthat.

A.manypeopleknowhowtocombatfearB.itisn'tnecessarytofearforfutureC.youcangain

morehappinessbypostponingyourgratificationD.somepeoplemakeplansfortheirchildrenin

ordertoimprovetheirownliveswhentheyareeldersomeday

正確答案：B

(4)、"Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsal"suggeststhat.

A.theyalwayswishtobeanactororanactressB.theybelievethattheirpresentlifeisprepared

fortheirfuturelifeC.theyarealwaysbusymakingplanforfutureratherthankeeptheir

attentiononthehereandnowD.theyallhaveaguaranteethattheywillbealivetomorrow

正確答案：C

(5)、"Dividends"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.divisionofyourhappierandmserylifeB.benefitsinreturnforyoureffortsC.moneyD.

differencebetweenyourcurrentstateofmindandwhatyouwere

正確答案：B

⑹、Whyaresomepeopledepressedandanxiousdayandnight?

A.Becausetheyfeartheycannotpasstheirtests.B.Becausepastproblemsandfutureconcerns

dominatetheirpresentmoment.C.Becausethepeopletheylovewanttoleavethemalone.D.

Becausetheymakesomemistakesinthepast.

正確答案：B

8、TheviewersaskedGuHaohowhecouldwatchsportsifhewasblind,andwhyhelikedsports

tobeginwith.譯文：觀眾們問(wèn)顧浩，如果他是盲人，他怎么看體育比賽？為什么他一開(kāi)始

喜歡體育運(yùn)動(dòng)？

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

9、Sincethe1980s,theChineseeconomyhasmaintainedveryhighgrowthrates,whileHongkong

hasstoodoutasoneofthefeweconomicallyvibrantareasoftheworld.譯文：自1980年代以

來(lái)，中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)一直保持很高的增長(zhǎng)率，而香港則是世界上為數(shù)不多的經(jīng)濟(jì)活躍地區(qū)之一。

A.是B.否

正確答案：A

10>DearMr.Peterson,WithourvisittoFrancecomingtoanend,weareleavingforChinasoon.

Onthemomentofleaving,Ifeelverypleasedtowritetoyou,onbehalfofmyfellowsandinmy

ownnameaswell,toexpresstoyouourdeepthankfulnessforthehospitality(款待)thatyou

havegivenusduringtheshortstayinFrance.Iamsurethatthisvisitwilltehelpfultothefurther

developmentandstrengtheningofourcooperation(合作)intheareaofmedicine.Myfellows

andIarealllookingforwardtotheopportunityofmeetingyouinChinainthenearfuture,so

thatbothsidescouldexamineonceagainhowwemightworkmorecloselytogetherinorderto

maketherelationbetweenusastepforward.Meanwhile,pleaseacceptourbestwishesforyour

goodhealthandsuccessinyourcareer.Yourssincerely,(Signature)

(1)、DearMr.Peterson,WithourvisittoFrancecomingtoanend,weareleavingforChinasoon.

Onthemomentofleaving,Ifeelverypleasedtowritetoyou,onbehalfofmyfellowsandinmy

ownnameaswell,toexpresstoyouourdeepthankfulnessforthehospitality(款待)thatyou

havegivenusduringtheshortstayinFrance.Iamsurethatthisvisitwillbehelpfultothefurther

developmentandstrengtheningofourcooperation(合作)intheareaofmedicine.Myfellows

andIarealllookingforwardtotheopportunityofmeetingyouinChinainthenearfuture,so

thatbothsidescouldexamineonceagainhowwemightworkmorecloselytogetherinorderto

maketherelationbetweenu$astepforward.Meanwhile,pleaseacceptourbestwishesforyour

goodhealthandsuccessinyourcareer.Yourssincerely,(Signature)

正確答案：

(2)、Itisaletterof.

A.thanksforhospitalityB.thanksforcooperationC.apologyfordisturbingD.invitation

正確答案：A

⑶、Mr.Petersonwillgotosoonaccordingtotheletter.

A.FranceB.ChinaC.AmericaD.Japan

正確答案：B

⑷、ThewriterhasstayedinFrance.

A.foralongtimeB.formanytimesC.forashorttimeD.forseveraltimes

正確答案：C

(5)、ThewriterwantstostrengthencooperationwithMr.Peterson.

A.inbusinessB.inscienceC.intourismD.inmedicine

正確答案：D

(6)、Whenthewriterwrotethisletter,.

A.hewasonhiswayhomeB.hewasinChinaC.hewasabouttoleaveFranceD.hewasaboutto

meetMr.Peterson

正確答案：C

11>WeevenvisitedZhang'sgrandmotherinaremotehamlet,accessibleonlybyboat.譯文：我

們甚至訪問(wèn)了張的祖母在一個(gè)偏遠(yuǎn)的小村莊，只有乘船。

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

12、Educationisbroadlydividedintogeneralandspecialeducation;ourtopicnowisthe

differenceandtherelationshipbetweenthetwo.Theterm,generaleducation,issomewhat

vagueandcolorless;itdoesnotmeansomeairyeducationinknowledgeingeneral(iftherebe

suchknowledge),nordoesitmeaneducationforallinthesenseofuniversaleducation.Itisused

toindicatethatpartofastudent'swholeeducationwhichlookfirstofalltohislifeasa

responsiblehumanbeingandcitizen,whiletheterm,specialeducation,indicatesthatpartwhich

lookstothestudent'scompetenceinsomeoccupation.Thesetwosidesoflifearenotentirely

separable;anditwouldbefalsetoimagineeducationfortheoneasquitedistinctfromeducation

fortheother.Clearly,generaleducationhassomewhatthemeaningofliberaleducation.Ifone

clingstotherootmeaningofliberalasthatwhichbenefitsorhelpstomakefreemen,then

generalandliberaleducationhaveidenticalgoals.Itismostunfortunateifweenvisagegeneral

educationassomethingformless-thatistosay.thetakingofonecourseafteranother;andas

somethingnegative,namely,thestudyofwhatisnotinafieldofconcentration.Justasweregard

thecoursesinconcentrationashavingdefiniterelationstooneanother,soshouldweenvisage

generaleducationasanorganicwholewhosepartsinexpoundingarulingideaandinservinga

commonaim.Itmaybeobjectedthatweareproposingtolimittheliberyofthestudentinthe

verynameofliberaleducation.Suchanobjectionwouldonlyindicateanambiguityinthe

conceptionofliberaleducation.Wemustdistinguishbetweenliberalismineducationand

educationintheliberalism.Theformer,basedasitisonthedoctrineofindividualism,expresses

theviewthatthestudentshouldbefreeinhischoiceofcourses.Buteducationinliberalismisan

altogetherdifferentmatter;itiseducationwhichhasapatternassociatedwiththeliberaloutlook.

Inthisview,therearetruthswhichnonecanbefreetoignore,ifoneistohavethatwisdom

throughwhichlifecanbecomeuseful.Thesearethetruthsconcerningthestructureofthegood

lifeandconcerningthefactualconditionsbywhichitmaybeachieved,truthscomprisingthe

goalsofthefreesociety.

(1)、Educationisbroadlydividedintogeneralandspecialeducation;ourtopicnowisthe

differenceandtherelationshipbetweenthetwo.Theterm,generaleducation,issomewhat

vagueandcolorless;itdoesnotmeansomeairyeducationinknowledgeingeneral(iftherebe

suchknowledge),nordoesitmeaneducationforallinthesenseofuniversaleducation.Itisused

toindicatethatpartofastudent'swholeeducationwhichlookfirstofalltohislifeasa

responsiblehumanbeingandcitizen,whiletheterm,specialeducation,indicatesthatpartwhich

lookstothestudent'scompetenceinsomeoccupation.Thesetwosidesoflifearenotentirely

separable;anditwouldbefalsetoimagineeducationfortheoneasquitedistinctfromeducation

fortheother.Clearly,generaleducationhassomewhatthemeaningofliberaleducation.Ifone

clingstotherootmeaningofliberalasthatwhichbenefitsorhelpstomakefreemen,then

generalandliberaleducationhaveIdenticalgoals.ItIsmostunfortunateIfweenvisagegeneral

educationassomethingformless-thatistosay.thetakingofonecourseafteranother;andas

somethingnegative,namely,thestudyofwhatisnotinafieldofconcentration.Justasweregard

thecoursesinconcentrationashavingdefiniterelationstooneanother,soshouldweenvisage

generaleducationasanorganicwholewhosepartsinexpoundingarulingideaandinservinga

commonaim.Itmaybeobjectedthatweareproposingtolimitthelibenyofthestudentinthe

verynameofliberaleducation.Suchanobjectionwouldonlyindicateanambiguityinthe

conceptionofliberaleducation.Wemustdistinguishbetweenliberalismineducationand

educationintheliberalism.Theformer,basedasitisonthedoctrineofindividualism,expresses

theviewthatthestudentshouldbefreeinhischoiceofcourses.Buteducationinliberalismisan

altogetherdifferentmatter;itiseducationwhichhasapatternassociatedwiththeliberaloutlook.

Inthisview,therearetruthswhichnonecanbefreetoignore,ifoneistohavethatwisdom

throughwhichlifecanbecomeuseful.Thesearethetruthsconcerningthestructureofthegood

lifeandconcerningthefactualconditionsbywhichitmaybeachieved,truthscomprisingthe

goalsofthefreesociety.

正確答案:

⑵、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Differenceandrelationshipbetweengeneralandspecialeducation.B.Differenceand

relationshipbetweengeneralandliberaleducation.C.Differenceandrelationshipbetween

liberalismineducationandeducationinliberalism.D.Alloftheabove.

正確答案：D

⑶、Accordingtotheauthor,whatdoestheterm"generaleducation"mean?

A.Educationformakingstudentsbecomeresponsible.B.Educationformakingstudentsbecome

competentinanyoccupation.C.Educationformakingstudentsstudycoursesfreely.D.Education

formakingstudentsstudyusefulthingsinoursociety.

正確答案：A

(4)、Whatistherelationshipbetweengeneralandspecialeducation?

A.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationmakestudentsstudyuniversalknowledge.B.Bothgeneral

andspecialeducationmakestudentsbecomefree.C.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationlookto

thefuturelifeofstudents.D.Bothgeneralandspecialeducationhavesomelimitation.

正確答案：C

(5)、Whatdoestheword"namely"mean?

A.Thewordsomethingorsomeoneiscalled.B.Thatistosay.C.Anoffensivetitleforsomeone.D.

Theopinionothershaveofsomeone.

正確答案：B

⑹、Whatisthedifferencebetweenliberalismineducationandeducationinliberalism?

A.Theyhavedifferentstands.B.Theyhavedifferentpurposes.C.Theyhavedifferentconditions.

D.Theyhavedifferentobjects.

正確答案：A

13>TheHandbookontheProtectionofWaterResources,thefirstoneofitskindinChina,was

evaluatedasoneofthenation'sbestbook.譯文：《水資源保護(hù)手冊(cè)》是中國(guó)第一本此類書(shū)

籍，被評(píng)為全國(guó)最佳書(shū)籍之一。

A.是B.否

正確答案：A

14、Coffeeisoneofthemostpopular（流行的）drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,

accordingtosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceaday

ontheaverage.Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineisachemicalthat

stimulates（刺激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmore

awake——atleastforashorttime—becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem（系

統(tǒng)）.Acupofcoffeehas,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.Onestoryofthediscoveryofthe

coffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingtothestory,coffeewasdiscoveredinEast

Africa.ThestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoatfarmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabout

theyear850.Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestopping

repeatedlytoeattheplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupand

downinaverystrangeway.Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseofthe

plantstheywereeating.Kaldihimselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans（豆莢）thatthegoats

hadbeeneating.He,too,feltthestimulatingeffectofthebeans.Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathad

happened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthembacktohishomevillage,wherehe

toldhisstory.Thegreenbeangotthename"Kaffa"andlater"coffee"becausethebeanswere

discoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.Thenforyears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreen

Kaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountainsandneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwas

laterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepickedandthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,and

thentheycouldbestored.Ifthebeansweredriedandstored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.

（1）NCoffeeisoneofthemostpopular（流行的）drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,

accordingtosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceaday

ontheaverage.Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineisachemicalthat

stimulates（刺激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmore

awake——atleastforashorttime—becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem（系

統(tǒng)）.Acupofcoffeehas,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.Onestoryofthediscoveryofthe

coffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingtothestory,coffeewasdiscoveredinEast

Africa.ThestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoatfarmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabout

theyear850.Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestopping

repeatedlytoeattheplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupand

downinaverystrangeway.Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseofthe

plantstheywereeating.Kaldihimselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans（豆莢）thatthegoats

hadbeeneating.He,too,feltthestimulatingeffectofthebeans.Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathad

happened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthembacktohishomevillage,wherehe

toldhisstory.Thegreenbeangotthename"Kaffa"andlater"coffee"becausethebeanswere

discoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.Thenforyears,peopleusedtceatafewofthegreen

Kaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountainsandneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwas

laterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepickedandthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,and

thentheycouldbestored.Ifthebeansweredriedandstored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.

正確答案：

(2)、Whatiscaffeine?

A.Akindofseed.B.Akindofplant.C.AkindofdrugD.Akindofnut

正確答案：C

⑶、Whatisthepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?

A.Tobecomemoreawake.B.Tobecomemorehealthy.C.Tobecomemorehappy.D.Tobecome

moreclever.

正確答案：A

(4)、Coffeewasfirstfoundbya.

A.doctorB.farmerC.druggist(藥劑師)D.chemist(化學(xué)家)

正確答案：B

⑸、Howdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?

A.Theyfellasleep.B.Theycouldnetfindtheirwayhome.C.Theystartedjumpingupanddown.

D.Theywantedtoeatmore.

正確答案：C

⑹、Whydidthegreenbeangetthename"Kaffa"?

A.BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.B.BecauseKaldi'sgoatslovedthegreenbean

verymuch.C.Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacebythisname.D.Becausethebeans

couldbepickedanddried.

正確答案：C

15ItsproductsandadswereseeneverywhereinBeijing,atthetorchlightingceremony,on

streetsidebillboardsandstreamersandonpeople'sclothes,nottomentioninthehandsofmany

localcitizensandathletes.譯文：它的產(chǎn)品和廣告在北京隨處可見(jiàn)，在火炬點(diǎn)燃儀式上，在

街邊的廣告牌和彩帶上，在人們的衣服上，更不用說(shuō)在許多當(dāng)?shù)厥忻窈瓦\(yùn)動(dòng)員的手中了。

A.是B.否

正確答案：A

16、I'mveryhappytohaveyourradiotunedintothisstation.譯文：我很高興你能把收音機(jī)

交到這個(gè)維修站。

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

17、Withouther,hewouldnothavetheconfidenceorthecouragetofighthisdisability.譯文：

沒(méi)有她，他就沒(méi)有信心和勇氣去戰(zhàn)勝自己的殘疾。

A.是B.否

正確答案：A

18>ThisachievementdidnotgounnoticedinChina.譯文：這一成就在中國(guó)并沒(méi)有被關(guān)注。

A.是B.否

正確答案：B

19、OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthe

beautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhim

andtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelhallbeforethough

theylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.nRobertFriedlandeoanAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhis

bicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberInNewDelhi,India.Whenhewas11,he

readthebookMarcoPoloandmaceuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,he

wasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.RobertFriedlander,snext

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