题目
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The Princess concluded with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.
But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon”(乱放炮的人).
The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction(干扰), we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged(显现出来)that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.
To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkidnd, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”
For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get closer to people an their problems.
小题1:Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997
A.to clarify(澄清)the British government’s stand on landmines |
B.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims |
C.to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there |
D.to voice her support for a total ban of landmines |
A.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. |
B.She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. |
C.The actual situation in Angola made her like going back home. |
D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. |
A.They were actually opposed to banning landmines. |
B.She was ill-informed of the government’s policy. |
C.She had not consulted the government before the visit. |
D.They believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola. |
A.She made more appearances on TV. |
B.She paid no attention to them. |
C.She rose to argue with her opponents. |
D.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. |
A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government. |
B.It had greatly promoted her popularity. |
C.It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. |
D.It had affected her relations with the British government. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:C
解析
小题1:细节理解题。题目问的是,戴安娜王妃1997年出访安哥拉为的是什么。结合上下文,根据“It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip co Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines”,可得出答案A。
小题2:语意理解题。结合上下文,根据“‘I knew the statistics,’ she said. ‘But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like when I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.’”特别是提到“statistics”之后“But”的转折以及“like”的运用,都表达出D项的意思。所以答案为D。
小题3:语义推理题。本题的所有选项在短文中都没有出现,只能采取排除法,结合上下文,根据“But, back in London, her views were not’ shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an attack On the Princess in the press. They described her as ‘very ill-informed and a loose cannon(乱放炮的人)’。”,意识到批评的目的无非是为自己辩护,就可以得出答案B。
小题4:词义理解题。文中有一个直接相关的句子“The Princess responded by brushing aside the Criticisms: ‘This is a distraction(干扰)we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help’.”,但对短语动词“brush aside(置之不理)”的理解非常关键。得出答案为A。
小题5:细节理解题。本文谈到有关戴安娜王妃看待自己安哥拉之行的共有两处,段首最后一句和段末最后一句;结合起来看,对照选项,显然答案为B。
核心考点
试题【It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip t 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Today, though, she has the day off. "This week I only worked two days,"says Fanning, sitting in a sofa in her hotel"s library, "but I get bored when I"m not working. Especially because it"s cold here and I can"t do anything, you know? So, I"ve been knitting (编织) --- all day, every day."The actress, who"s held her own opposite Oscar winners such as Sean Penn and Denzel Washington, recently mastered the fine art of scarves (围巾). Though she"s about ready to move on to hats, she first plans to make a souvenir (纪念品) scarf for Robert De Niro, who plays her father in the film. "He"s the nicest guy you"d ever meet in your entire life,"she says, her voice dropping to a whisper. "I would make him a brown one.”
Like any other fifth-grader, Fanning spends several hours a day going to school. In addition to her personal trailer (活动住房) --- which is kept well-supplied with hot chocolate packets, lemon Gatorade, and a TV that doesn"t always work --- she has another trailer where her teacher, Jan, conducts classes in history, spelling, reading, math, science and health. "We have this big board where we have a calendar (日历),"Fanning says. "When we were here in January, I wrote the calendar in all blue. February was red, and March was green.”
On this particular morning, she had a spelling test. "There was a topic for each of the word lists,"she says, sitting on her knees. "This one was flowers --- they were all names like oxygen, carbon dioxide, chrysanthemum (菊花)..."Chrysanthemum? "Well, they didn"t make me spell that one. They just had me fill in the ‘e". But I can spell it: c-h-r-y-s-a-n-t-h-e-m-u-m.”
小题1:Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Dakota Fanning is a young gifted actress. |
B.Dakota Fanning is a lonely orphan. |
C.Dakota Fanning is a creative pupil. |
D.Dakota Fanning has many interests. |
A.kill time | B.make money | C.master a skill | D.make a scarf for her boyfriend |
A.she is the daughter of Robert De Niro |
B.she has fallen in love with Robert De Niro |
C.she is in love with Robert De Niro |
D.she admires Robert De Niro very much |
A.Dakota Fanning"s Role |
B.Dakota Fanning"s Knitting Art |
C.Dakota Fanning"s Day Off |
D.Dakota Fanning"s Spelling Test |
My mother had to work to support our family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to 45 . Once when I was about seven, I came out of the 46 , “Mom, I can’t peel (削皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”
“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) 47 for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes with my good hand while holding them down with my other arm. There was always a 48 , and Mom knew it. “If you try hard 49 ,” she’d say, “You can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (高低杠). When it was my turn, I 50 my head. Some kids 51 . I went home crying.
After work the next afternoon, Mom took me to the school play-ground.
“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I practiced, and she 52 me when I made progress.
I’ll never forget the 53 time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I 54 I can’t handle (处理) things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to 55 anything. And she taught me I could, too.
41. A. missing B. broken C. diseased D. short
42. A. warning B. medicine C. help D. advice
43. A. badly B. differently C. well D. normally
44. A. did B. refused C. cried D. was
45. A. find out B. work out C. carry out D. help out
46. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. house D. school
47. A. idea B. change C. excuse D. tool
48. A. chance B. way C. time D. success
49. A. enough B. too C. again D. often
50. A. hurt B. nodded C. shook D. turned
51. A. cheered B. whispered C. joked D. laughed
52. A. helped B. raised C. praised D. protected
53. A. first B. last C. wondered D. next
54. A. admit B. fear C. find D. realize
55. A. face B. teach C. learn D. solve
One of the things that makes When Smoke Ran Like Water, her book on the battle against pollution, so powerful is that she hasn’t just only studied the statistics (数字统计), but she’s lived them. As a child in the Monongahela River town, she survived the 1948 smog (烟雾) pollution that was reported to have killed 20 people. She writes, “The 50 people who died in the month following decade are nowhere counted. And there is no counting of the thousands called the non-killed - all those who went on to suffer in various poorly understood ways.”
For Davis, counting counts. She focuses on epidemiology, the science which is rooted in numbers. Her book is a series of related stories, which uses a convincing (具有说服力的) method to support her conclusions. For anyone interested in the future of human health, When Smoke Ran Like Water also provides a valuable basis for understanding and action.
67. We can learn from the text that Davis cares most about_____.
A. the measures taken by governments to fight environmental pollution
B. the lasting damage to health caused by environmental pollution
C. the number of people died in environmental pollution
D. the environmental pollution caused by the smog in 1948
68.The author thinks that When Smoke Ran Like Water is a powerful book because_______.
A. Davis was an expert in the study of pollution
B. Davis used real numbers to study pollution
C. Davis was good at writing interesting stories
D. Davis put her real-life experience into the book
69. What kind of method is used by Davis to support the conclusion?
A. The reasoning method B. The storytelling method
C. The statistic method D. The experiment method
70. The purpose of the text is to________.
A. show the damage caused by pollution
B. explain why When Smoke Ran Like Water is popular
C. introduce When Smoke Ran Like Water to readers
D. tell the life of the American writer Devra Davis
I"1l always remember my last day at school. My best friend, Jenny, had organized a party in the Sixth
Form Common Room;
Jenny asked me to go to the supermarket with her to buy all the snacks. "I"m really looking forward to this party, Stingy," she said. Everyone called me Stingy instead of Debbie because they thought I didn"t like to spend money. Actually, it was true.
"There"s lots of money in the kitty(零星凑起的一笔钱). Let"s go crazy!" Going crazy meant buying enough snacks to feed an army. It came to £ 19.90,which was a lot of money in 1982.
Jenny gave me a guilty( 内疚的) look. "I"ve left-the kitty money in the common room. Can you pay and I"ll give you back the money?"
"Sure," I replied, trying to look relaxed. " Neither a lender or a borrower be" was my motto but I didn"t want to look stingy(小气). I gave £20 to the impatient shop assistant.
Well, the Party was a great success. So great that I completely forgot about my loan until I was flying to America the next day. I was going to live with my uncle"s family until I started university.
I tried to get in touch with Jenny but her family had moved. My £20 was lost. Until...
I"d heard about a website called Friends Reunited which helped people contact old school friends. My husband helped me log on and find my school. There she was,Jenny Frost.
I"m now married with a beautiful daughter called Debbie. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Debbie "Stingy" Jones? I still owe her £20!
We met two months later and the £20 was returned, plus interest(利息)of course. After all, I"m a bank manager now, so loans are my business.
小题1:Why did Jenny spend a lot of money on the snacks?
A.Debbie had money. | B.There was money she could use. |
C.She wanted Debbie to stop being stingy. | D.She wanted to be crazy. |
A.Her husband found Jenny. | B.Jenny had a website on the Internet. |
C.Debbie met Jenny. | D.Debbie put a message on the Friends Reunited website. |
A.liked parties at school and felt guilty about borrowing money |
B.had fun at school but soon forgot about her school friends |
C.forgot her best friend at school until she saw the Friends Reunited website |
D.was forgetful about the money |
Thus taking the play and the author together, it is mow fairly conventional to regard the former as a kind of ultimate point in the secularization of the medieval drama. Hence much emphasis on it as depicting realistically humble manners and pastoral life in the bleak hills of the West Riding of Yorkshire on a typically cold bight of December 24th. After what are often regarded as almost “documentaries” given in the three successive monologues of the three shepherds, critics go on to affirm that the realism is then intensified into a burlesque mock-treatment of the Nativity. Finally as a sort of epilogue or after-thought in deference to the Biblical origins of the materials, the play slides back into an atavistic mood of early innocent reverence. Actually, as we shall see, the final scene is not only the culminating scene but perhaps the raison d’etre of introductory “realism.”
There is much on the surface of the present play to support the conventional view of its mood of secular realism. All the same, the “realism” of the Wakefield Master is of a paradoxical turn. His wide knowledge of people, as well as books indicates no cloistered contemplative but one in close relation to his times. Still, that life was after all a predominantly religious one, a time which never neglected the belief that man was a rebellious and sinful creature in need of redemption, So deeply (one can hardly say “naively” of so sophisticated a writer) and implicitly religious is the Master that he is less able (or less willing) to present actual history realistically than is the author of the Brome “Abraham and Isaac”. His historical sense is even less realistic than that of Chaucer who just a few years before had done for his own time costume romances, such as The Knight’s Tale, Troilus and Cressida, etc. Moreover Chaucer had the excuse of highly romantic materials for taking liberties with history.
小题1:Which of the following statements about the Wakefield Master is NOT True?
[A]. He was Chaucer’s contemporary.
[B]. He is remembered as the author of five or six realistic plays.
[C]. He write like John Steinbeck.
[D]. HE was an accomplished artist.
小题2: By “patristic”, the author means
[A]. realistic. [B]. patriotic
[C]. superstitious. [C]. pertaining to the Christian Fathers.
小题3: The statement about the “secularization of the medieval drama” refers to the
[A]. introduction of mundane matters in religious plays.
[B]. presentation of erudite material.
[C]. use of contemporary introduction of religious themes in the early days.
小题4: In subsequent paragraphs, we may expect the writer of this passage to
[A]. justify his comparison with Steinbeck.
[B]. present a point of view which attack the thought of the second paragraph.
[C]. point out the anachronisms in the play.
[D]. discuss the works of Chaucer.
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