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When he was in Dublin College, he studied languages and spent his spare time reading books. He refused to take part in the nationalist movement like his fellow students, but he became passionately（热情地, 热烈地）interested in literature. He wrote outspoken articles of literary criticism that shocked his teachers and even taught himself norwegian（挪威语）so that he could read Ibsen’s（挪威剧作家及诗人）works in the original.
When he graduated in 1902, he knew he would become a writer and an exile（流犯, 被放逐者）, because he felt he could not be one without the other. In order to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully, and as objectively as he knew how, about the people and places he knew best, he had to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life. He went to France, Italy and Switzerland, where he lived in poverty and obscurity for the first 20 years, only returning to Ireland when his mother was dying. Except for a couple of brief trips, he stayed abroad all his life.
小题1:James Joyce was famous for many reasons except _______.
| A．his way of constructing a novel |
| B．his frank portrayal of human nature |
| C．his complete command of English |
| D．his passion in literature |
| A．achievement in literature |
| B．achievement in the nationalist movement |
| C．achievement in his study of languages |
| D．mastery of the English language |
| A．2. | B．3. | C．1. | D．4. |
| A．Because he wanted to live in poverty and obscurity. |
| B．Because he wanted to write the people and places he knew best. |
| C．Because he wanted to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life. |
| D．Because he wanted to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully and objectively about the people and the places he knew best. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
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试题【James Joyce was an Irish novelist who revolutionized the methods of depicting ch】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I was looking around， when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said， “Hi， handsome！ I"m Rose. I"m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)？” I laughed and heartily responded， “Of course！”
“Why are you in college at such a young， innocent(天真的)age？” I asked.
She jokingly replied，“I"m here to meet a rich husband， get married， have children， and then travel around.”
“No， seriously，” I asked. I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I"m getting one！” She told me. We became instant friends.
Over the year， Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I"ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You"ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams， you die. We have many people walking around who are dead， and they don"t even know it！” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn"t take any talent or ability，” she added. “But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. The elderly usually don"t have regrets for what they did， but rather for things they did not do.”
One week after graduation that year， Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it"s never too late to be all you can possibly be.
56.Rose started college at the age of 87 in order to .
A.marry a rich man B.travel around the world
C.make more friends D.realize her dream
57.Which of the following best explains “she was living it up” in the seventh paragraph？
A.She was living a long life. B.She was enjoying herself.
C.She was spending a lot of money. D.She was killing time.
58.When you lose your dreams， you die because .
A.there"s no sense in living without your aim
B.you can"t sleep well every night
C.you are too old and have to stop playing
D.something is terribly wrong with your brain
59.What would be the best title for the passage？
A.Meet the Challenge B.Never Waste Time
C.Grow Up or Grow Old？ D.Have You Got Ready？
“You must be mad！” said my friends. “Giving up your job now， when there isn"t much chance of finding another one， ever！”
But I had already come to my lonely decision. To wake up in the morning with a sense of fear， to force a hasty breakfast down an unwilling throat and then to set off for work with pounding heart and frozen face had become habitual， and I had turned to tranquilizers(镇定剂) to help me along.
It hadn"t always been as bad as this. Ten years before I had managed quite well.
I， in common with most other teachers， am rather selfcritical， and I knew now I was no longer “managing”.My classes were noisy， the children were not learning very much， and my attempts to cope with changing teaching methods produced very little effect. At one time my very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence. Now they give a vague(含糊的) “Hello， Miss”， and carry on. I had run out of enjoyment and enthusiasm. It was time to stop.
Was it all my own failure？ In fairness to myself， I don"t think it was. I had plenty of ideas， I loved my subject， and I liked children.
I had been idealistic. But the reality I faced was bored children， overstimulated(刺激)by videowatching the night before and tired out by a late bedtime. They were given the wrong food at the wrong time， who came without breakfast to school and then stuffed themselves with gum and chocolates bought on the way； who were “high” with hunger in class and talked restlessly as the cooking smell from the school kitchen came drifting (漂) to all floors.
I had been trying to create the basic conditions in which teaching becomes possible， but I had failed， and no longer had the stomach for the job.
64.The reason why the writer decided to give up her job was probably that .
A.teaching children wasn"t challenging
B.she took no pride in her work
C.teaching had become too much for her
D.she disliked the new teaching method
65.“My very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence” means“ ”.
A.I"d very well make some students stop talking simply by standing in the doorway
B.when I came to the doorway， the class would immediately quiet down
C.all the students would become silent on my turning up in the doorway
D.my appearance in the doorway could at least comfort the class
66.The following are all reasons that children couldn"t concentrate in class EXCEPT .
A.they were tired out because they went to bed too late
B.they were burdened with too much homework
C.they were not properly fed by their parents
D.they were over excited by videowatching the night before
67.We can infer from the passage that the writer .
A.had no love for children at all
B.never truly enjoyed teaching
C.found it difficult to give up her job
D.felt extremely nervous about each coming day
Ⅲ、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
A long time ago, in Egypt,there lived a famous person named Zun-Nun.A young man came to _36_him and asked, “I don"t _37_why people like you always dress simply.” Zun-Nun smiled and _38_his ring from one of his fingers and said, “I will answer your _39_but first take this ring and go to the _40_across this street. Can you sell this for one chip of gold?” Looking at the dirty ring,the young man became_41_, “One chip of gold? I’m not sure if it could be _42_at that price.”
The young man went to the market quickly. He _43_the ring to the vegetable ,meat and fish traders,and the others. But nobody was willing to _44_a chip of gold. He went back and reported, “Nobody was _45_enough to offer more than one chip of silver.” With a smile Zun-Nun said, “Now go to the gold shop in this street and show this to the _46_ trader. Don’t give your _47_,just see how much he will pay for it.”
The young man went to the shop _48_and returned with a(n)_49_expression on his face. He reported, “The trader offered one thousand chips of gold for this ring,and the 50 of it was one thousand times higher than what the traders in the market offered.” Zun-Nun just smiled and _51_softly, “That was the answer to your question, my friend. A person cannot be valued only by his _52_. The gold and diamond inside someone could_53_be seen and valued if you could look at the _54_soul. It requires heart to see,and it involves（涉及） a _55_. We cannot see it from the words or attitude. Many a time what we think is brass(黄铜)is gold.”
36. A.beg B.visit C.help D.question
37. A.agree B.suppose C.understand D.think
38. A.held B.put C.took D.placed
39. A.question B.telephone C.alarm D.description
40. A.playground B.company C.stage D.market
41. A.careful B.doubtful C.hopeful D.helpful
42. A.sorted B.checked C.exported D.sold
43. A.offered B.added C.provided D.led
44. A.cost B.search C.pay D.buy
45. A.outspoken B.brave C.just D.confident
46. A.coal B.steel C.cotton D.gold
47. A.price B.attitude C.advice D.explanation
48. A.repaired B.mentioned C.damaged D.painted
49. A.angry B.pitiful C.cold D.different
50. A.color B.weight C.value D.size
51. A.spoke B.felt C.touched D.played
52. A.language B.accent C.kindness D.dress
53. A.also B.only C.still D.always
54. A.outer B.rest C.inner D.lost
55. A.process B.location C.luck D.support
Ⅳ、阅读(每小题2分,满分30分)
Here is a humorous story. Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock．“Oh，no!”he thought to himself．“Another day at that office；a boss who shouts at me all the time．”
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door．He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools(足球赌博公司)would like to congratulate you．You have won half a million pounds．”
Frank suddenly came to life．The cigarette（香烟） fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street．
At 11：30 Frank arrived at work．“Please explain why you"re so late，”his boss said．“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I"ve just come into a little money so this is goodbye．Find yourself someone else to shout at．”
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar(雪茄)when a knock was heard on the door．He rushed to the door．Outside were two men，neatly dressed in grey suits．“Mr Smithson,” one of them said，“We"re from Bigwoods Football Pools．I"m afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”
1．What do we know about Frank?
A．He was a lazy man． B．He was a lucky person．
C．He made a lot of money． D．He didn"t get on well with his boss．
2．Why did Frank dare to shout to his boss?
A. Because he found a better job.
B. Because his boss did not like him.
C. Because he thought he did not need the job.
D. Because he was not late in fact.
3. When he heard the knock at the door,Frank probably thought __.
A.someone had come to make an apology.
B.someone had come to give him the money.
C.his friends had come to ask about the football pools.
D.his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.
4．On hearing“…there"s been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________．
A．disappointed. B．worried. C．nervous. D．curious.
Madame Curie ,the youngest of five children ,was born in Warsaw ,Poland in 1867. Marie Curie"s maiden name was Manya. Her parents were teachers,and she learned the importance of education at an early age. No higher education was offered to women in Poland at that time,so Manya took a job as a governess(女家庭教师). She sent part of her income to Paris to help pay for her older sister"s medical studies. Her sister qualified as a doctor and married a fellow doctor in 1891. Manya went to join them in Paris ,changing her name to Marie. She entered the Sorbonne(now the Universities of Paris)and studied physics and mathematics, graduating at the top of her class. For the research she wanted to do , she was introduced to another young scientist, Pierre Curie. Later they fell in love with each other . After their marriage, they worked together on radioactivity.
Fame troubled Marie Curie and also her husband, because science was their world and in this world of science fame and honor to persons had no value. One day when a writer for a newspaper tried to ask Marie about herself and her thoughts and her beliefs, she answered him, “In science we must be interested in things,not in persons.” Much of the real character and spirit of this unusual woman was found in these few words,which she was later often to repeat. One evening, at a big party,a friend asked if she would like to meet the King of Greece,who was also a guest.She answered in her simple manner, “I don"t see the value of it.” Then,seeing that she had hurt the feelings of her friend, she quickly added, “But …but…of course,I shall do whatever you please. Just as you please.”
1、What did Marie Curie once do to help pay for her older sister"s medical studies?
A.She was a teacher. B.She was a doctor.
C.She was a governess. D.She was a waitress.
2、What was valuable to Marie Curie?
A.science and research. B.fame and honor.
C.character and spirit. D.persons and things.
3、The writer for a newspaper was interested in____.
A.things B.Marie Curie C.Marie"s husband D.persons
4、What do you think might have happened between Marie Curie and the King of Greece?
A.The King was angry with Marie Curie.
B.For the sake of her friend Marie Curie met the King of Greece.
C.The King of Greece wrote a letter to invite Marie Curie to meet him.
D.Marie Curie held another party for the King.
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