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It’s an image that might make Saddam Hussein proud.A frightened prisoner,head covered and dressed in rags,electrodes attached to the fingers of his out-strectched hands.He’s been forced to stand on a box and,if he falls off,his captors have told him that he’ll be electrocuted(触电致死).
The prisoner was an Iraqi and his torturers were American soldiers who were sent to the country to liberate the Iraqi people.This unpleasant image was one of a series of photographs leaked by a US soldier.He was working at a US Prisoner of War(POW) camp,which used to be Saddam’s punishment centre.Since the pictures were shown on the American news programmer “60 Minutes Ⅱ” on April 28,they have caused shock and anger in the US and abroad.Despite US President George W. Bush’s promise to punish the responsible soldiers,the country’s image in the Middle East could be damaged forever.
“The liberators are worse than the dictators,”said Abdel-Bari Atwan,editor of the Arab newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi.“They have not just lost the hearts and minds of Iraqis but of people in all developing countries.”
UN secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was “deeply disturbed” by the pictures and hoped it was a single incident.However,similar photographs have appeared in British newspapers of British soldiers torturing Iraqis.
Any kind of torture, or mistreatment of prisoners is forbidden under the Geneva Conventions.
The first agreement was signed by 16 European countries in 1864 in Geneva,Switzerland.It was intended to protect wounded soldiers on land and limit human suffering in times of armed conflict.Further rules were added to cover the treatment of soldiers at sea,and prisoners of war.The entire set was accepted in 1949 and has since been accepted by nearly 200 countries.
57.The passage is about________.
A.how American soliders treated POWs
B.America’s global image
C.photos of POW mistreatment
D.international reactions to the photos being released
58.Why might such photos make Saddam Hussein proud?
A.He could be crueler than the torturers in the photo.
B.It showed the so-called liberators were worse than him.
C.They were taken in his punishment centre.
D.They could damage the image of the US in the Middle East forever.
59.According to the article,who had a hand in the mistreatments of Iraqi soldiers?
A.Saddam Hussein. B.British soldiers.
C.American soldiers. D.Both B and C.
60.Which of the following is wrong about the Geneva Conventions?
A.Over 200 countries have accepted the Conventions so far.
B.They make sure wounded soldiers get proper treatment.
C.They were named after the place where the first agreement was signed.
D.The Conventions show that the US soldiers acted wrongly.
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
核心考点
举一反三
When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an ou
tstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”小题1:President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect .
| A．who liked to talk about the affairs of others |
| B．who never talked about anything serious |
| C．who often spoke insincerely |
| D．who talked much but did little |
| A．he treated women coldly and rudely |
| B．he paid no attention to conversational skills |
| C．he was too serious to please any women |
| D．he was pretty easy and quick to get angry |
| A．the vice president took part in too many dinner parties |
| B．the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate |
| C．the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly |
| D．the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts |
A．Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth a t all |
| B．Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners |
| C．Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day |
D．M r. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat |
Spain’s “El Gordo,” the word’s biggest lottery (彩票), gave out 2.2 billion euros (欧元) (1.6 billion pounds) in Christmas prizes on Saturday.
El Gordo, Spanish for "The Fat One", is designed so that as many people as possible across Spain get a festive windfall. The top prize this year was 3 million euros -- going to the series of tickets with the mag
ic number 06381.Because the tickets are sold in a series of 10, only those who paid 200 euros for the whole strip get the full prize.
The bi
ggest 
share of winning tickets was bought by people in the town of Nava, in the north-western Asturias region.The draw lasts three-and-a-half hours and is carried live on national television with children from the San Ildefonso school, a former orphanage in Madrid, in turn chanting the winning numbers and the amount won.
Lotteries have two centuries of history in Spain. The country spent 2.87 billion euros on the lottery -- 5.7 percent more than last year. Seventy percent is paid out in prizes. Most of the rest goes in costs. Eight out of ten Spaniards bought tickets for the lottery, spending on average 64 euros. Spaniards often choose lottery numbers matching significant dates although there was no particular favourite in 2
007. In 2006, one of the most sought-after series was 22105, the date on which Fernando Alonso became Formula 1 world champion for the second year running.小题1:The underlined word “windfall” in par
agraph two probably means .| A．fat gift | B．unexpected fortune |
| C．big feast | D．wind and snow |
A．People who paid 200 euros for the wole group of seri es. |
| B．People who bough tickets with the magic number 06381. |
| C．People who lived in a town in the northwestern Asturias. |
| D．People who chose lottery numbers matching Alonso’s date. |
| A．host the draw of lottery live on TV |
| B．offer a show of three – and – a – half hours |
| C．perform with the lottery draw as Christmas celebration |
| D．help make some declarations for the draw as invited guests |
| A．Most of the money people spent on lotteries goes in the cost. |
| B．The majority of Spaniards have the experience of buying lotteries. |
| C．Lottery numbers matching significant dates help people win every year. |
| D．As the biggest in the world, Spanish lotteries have a history of two centuries. |
When a new Harry Potter book hits the shelves, kids aren’t the only people who are happy．Doctors are happy, too．
Doctors in England recently reported that when the last two Harry Potter books came out，the number of kids in the hospital emergency room（急诊室）fell．
Dr．Stephen Gwilym studied the number of kids aged from 5 to 15 who were in the hospital emergency room after the latest Harty Potter books came out．They focused on two weekends：after Order of the Phoenix came out in 2003 and after Half-Blood Prince arrived in stores in the end of 2004．
During the non-Harry Potter weekends，an average（平均）of 67.4 children visited the emergency room．On Harry Potter weekends，that number was 36.5．
Kids were so interested in the books that they would not go outside to play those weekends．Once Dr Stephen Gwilym saw a child sitting peacefully for hours while reading Harry Potter．
69．Why were the doctors happy when the Harry Potter books came out?
A．Because they could read the books．
B．Because there would be fewer injuries in hospital．
C．Because they found the children peacefully reading books．
D．Because they could make the study．
70．What is the name of the last Harry Potter book?
A．Harry Potter B．Order of the Phoenix
C．Half-Blood Prince D．Dr.Stephen Gwilym
71．The sentence“…an average of 67.4 children visited the emergency room’’means“…an average
of 67.4 children .”
A．were injured and went to see the doctor
B．read Harry Potter in the emergency room
C．went to see the emergency room
D．stayed at the emergency room to be studied
72．The phrase “hit the shelves” in the passage means .
A．break the shelves B．begin to be sold
C．become very popular D．become ill
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I had my first job at a local diner when I was twenty-two．There 1 worked for seven years and learned many lessons, 21 from a fellow waitress Helen, who did what she loved — 22 people．She made everyone smile and feel good．
Being a waitress 23 my life．One of my 24 customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman． 25 the confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant． 26 ,when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, "We just don"t have the money．" The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What"s wrong, sunshine?" I 27 my dream with him and said, "Fred, 1 know 1 can do more if somebody would just have 28 in me．" He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000 —along with a 29 , reading: "The only collateral （担保物） on this loan is my trust in your 30 as a person．Good people with a dream should have the __31 to make that dream come true．" I took the 32 to Men-ill Lynch, where the money was invested for me． But my investments failed and 1 lost the money．
I found myself 33 what it would be like to be a stockbroker（股票经济人）．1 decided to 34 a position at Men-ill Lynch, abrokerage（经纪人事务所）．35 I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker．I paid back Fred and my 36 the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest．
I got a thank-you note from Fred, which I will 37 forever．He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped 38 his medical bills．His letter read, "That loan may have been one of the best 39 .Who else could have invested in a counter "girl" and watch that investment mature into a very 40 career woman?"
21． A．specially B．especially C．naturallyD．generally
22． A．servingB．amusing C．helping D．greeting
23． A．affected B．bettered C．changed D．benefited
24． A．ordinary B．normal C．regular D．common
25． A．But forB．A
part from C．Regardless of D．Thanks to26． A．Therefore B．HoweverC．Instead D．Besides
27． A．exchanged B．discussedC．designedD．shared
28． A．faith B．enthusiasm C．interest D．patience
29．A．notice B．noteC．passage D．sign
30．A．modesty B．honesty C．pride D．confidence
31．A．opportunity B．ability C．responsibility D．talent
32．A．notes B．letters C．billsD．checks
33．A．worrying about B．caring about C．learning about D．thinking about
34．A．adapt to B．give up C．apply forD．take over
35．A．Even though B．In case C．Now thatD．as though
36．A．workmates B．parents C．customers D．friends
37．A．possess B．treasure C．enjoy D．recall
38．A．fill B．spend C．offer D．cover
39．A．investments B．interest C．checks D．profits
40．A．important B．experienced C．successful D．hardworking
III阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Magical Experience
One hot August afternoon, Deena Hoagland and her son Joe sat on a floating platform at Dolphins Plus, a marine（海洋）center near their home in Florida. Nearby, a large, powerful, six-hundred-pound dolphin circled to study the mother and her child. Suddenly, it splashed the Hoaglands with water. That is when something amazing happened. Three-year-old Joe Hoagland smiled. Sitting with Joe on her lap, Deena smiled, too, as her heart leapt with joy. It was the first sign of hope she had seen in Joe since his stroke（中风）six weeks earlier.
Joe Hoagland was born with a rare heart condition that had forced him to spend much of his first three years of life in hospitals. After a series of open-heart surgeries, Joe seemed to be doing better, but the last surgery on his heart resulted in a stroke, which left him unable to move one side and to see out of one eye.
Worse still, the spirit of the child, who had bravely battled his illness until then was seemingly broken. Afraid of his doctors and unwilling to participate in efforts at physical therapy（治疗）, Joe grew listless, losing interest even in his favorite toys.
Having heard of a new therapeutic approach termed “dolphin-assisted therapy,” Deena phoned Dolphins Plus and asked permission to bring her son along. There Joe met Fonzie, the playful dolphin. With each passing visit, Joe seemed to make more progress. Before long, he was regaining some movement on his left side. Dolphins Plus trainers urged Joe to get into the water and swim with his new friend. Joe, however, was reluctant. Gradually, though, Joe became more comfortable with the large dolphin, and by mid-September, Joe was swimming with his friends.
Over the next two years, Joe fully recovered from the paralysis and partial blindness that his doctors thought irreversible. Now a healthy, active teenager, Joe lives a life similar to any of his friends. He visits and swims frequently with his friend Fonzie and helps his parent with Island Dolphin Care. Deena started Island Dolphin Care to work with Dolphins Plus to share the benefits of dolphin therapy with other special-needs children and their parents.
41．Deena Hoagland smiled when Fonzie splashed Joe with water because .
A．the dolphin’s action is amazing B．Joe’s reaction brought her hope
C．she was affected by Joe’s joy D．she realized Joe recovered
42．Paragraph 2-4 are written to .
A．expose the dangers of strokes
B．identify the problems Joe faced
C．describe Joe’s recovery from beginning to end
D．show readers the process of “dolphin-assisted therapy”
43．What does the underlined word mean in paragraph 3?
A．angry and inflexible B．more mature and silent
C．lacking energy and concern D．cautious and shy
44. Which statement about Joe is Not True?
A. Joe received several surgeries on the heart when he was a little child.
B. Joe was the first one to receive dolphin-assisted therapy.
C. Doctors used to think that Joe could not recover.
D. Now Joe worked with his parents in the Island Dolphin Care.
45．We may conclude from the passage that .
A．dolphin therapy has helped many children to improve their lives
B．Joe recovered faster because of his desire to live with Fonzie
C．doctors’ mistake during his surgeries brought Joe great pain
D．his mother’s company contributes greatly to Joe’s recovery
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