When the Japanese attacked America’s ships at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, they did it secretly. The makers of the movie Pearl Harbor have behaved differently.
The noise about Pearl Harbor, made by Disney，has reached its highest point with its premiere （首次公演） before the movie opens in cinemas across the US at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
As Ben Affleck is the main star, the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least.
At almost three hours in length, it promises to be a good old Hollywood movie. There is a love story. Affleck and his co－star, Josh Hartnett, both fall in love with the navy nurse, Kate Beckinsale and, of course, there is much human courage and love of country.
It’s certain that Disney will be accused of “changing” history. The showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments.
Bits of the story are deliberately not mentioned in the movie. It does not address the theory held by some historians that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention to attack the ships in Pearl Harbor．It is said he did nothing, as he was aware that such a blow would allow him to take America into the Second World War.
Japan remains sensitive about being accused of wartime atrocities （暴行）. And Disney is sensitive about its business in Japan, where it has a theme park.
Not all the reviews of the movie have been full of praise. A reviewer for Newsweek, who was given an early preview, acknowledged that the 40－minute sequence （连续镜头） showing the attack itself was powerful. The attack comes quite late in the movie, however, and the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story.
“Almost every line of the dialogue sounds like it comes from an old movie, ” the reviewer wrote.
小题1:From the passage we can infer that the Memorial Day refers to | A．the day the United States was founded | | B．the day people remember their ancestors | | C．a day people celebrate the victories of World War Ⅱ | | D．a day people remember those who died in wars |
小题2:From the passage we know that Ben Affleck .| A．regarded Josh Hartnett as an enemy | | B．may be a very popular movie star | | C．experienced the Pearl Harbor Incident | | D．was in love with the actress Kate Beckinsale |
小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Pearl Harbor?| A．The movie will cause a lot of arguments. | | B．The movie has made the Japanese angry. | | C．The movie truly describes the Pearl Harbor Incident. | | D．The movie shows that President Roosevelt knew about Japan’s intention. |
小题4:According to the passage, what does the reviewer for Newsweek think of the movie?| A．The scenes of the attack leave no impression. | | B．The dialogue in the movie is original and creative. | | C．The attack scenes occupy too much time of the movie. | | D．The characters and the love story are less attractive. |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．Ben Affleck in Pearl Harbor. | | B．The True Fact of Pearl Harbor. | | C．Reviewer：Pearl Harbor is a success. | | D．Attention！Pearl Harbor is arriving. |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:D |
试题分析：
小题1:D 推理题。根据第二段2,3行at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a time to recall national heroes who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.说明该Memorial Day是为了纪念那些在战争里死去的士兵。故D正确。
小题2:B 推理题。根据第二段倒数两行As Ben Affleck is the main star, the movie seems sure to become a success in the United States at least.说明Ben Affleck作为主演的电影很可能会取得很大的成功，故Ben Affleck可能是一名著名的影星。故B正确。
小题3:A 推理题。根据第四段It’s certain that Disney will be accused of “changing” history. The showing of actual events in a movie always causes arguments.说明这部电影也会引起人们的争论。故A正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据倒数第二段最后两行the reviewer was less impressed with the characters and the love story.说明这个评论的人认为这部电影中的人物和角色都不能给人留下深刻的印象。故D正确。
小题5:D 主旨大意题。文章介绍了新拍的电影《珍珠港》即将上映，并介绍了这部电影的一些具体情况。故D项正确。
点评：本文介绍了新的电影《珍珠港》即将上映，介绍了具体的情节和人们的评价。集中考查了推理题，不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点，最主要的方法是根据词义关系推断具体细节。 |
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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, she__38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his Mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn"t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the __49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __52__.
When she opened her eyes and 53 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 54 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 55 . That night Laddy had a Hero"s supper: a huge meal of steak.
| 小题1: | | A．before | B．since | C．while | D．as |
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| 小题2: | | A．wondering | B．forgetting | C．remembering | D．regretting |
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| 小题3: | | A．preferred | B．expected | C．failed | D．decided |
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| 小题4: | | A．When | B．Until | C．If | D．Because |
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| 小题5: | | A．carelessly | B．cautiously | C．hopelessly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题6: | | A．trees | B．bushes | C．woods | D．grasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．stream | B．rock | C．tree | D．house |
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| 小题8: | | A．found | B．sensed | C．heard | D．smelt |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrible | B．strange | C．pleasant | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．missed | B．discovered | C．followed | D．ignored |
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| 小题12: | | A．calmly | B．loudly | C．merrily | D．gently |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched | B．wandered | C．looked | D．traveled |
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| 小题14: | | A．window | B．girl | C．house | D．hero |
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| 小题15: | | A．satisfaction | B．disappointment | C．embarrassment | D．delight |
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| 小题16: | | A．jumped | B．climbed | C．walked | D．flew |
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| 小题17: | | A．awake | B．abandoned | C．available | D．asleep |
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| 小题18: | | A．spotted | B．watched | C．observed | D．saw |
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| 小题19: | | A．disturbed | B．comforted | C．rescued | D．scared |
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| 小题20: | | A．pain | B．shock | C．sorrow | D．relief(解脱、放松、如释重负) |
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Whether they’re project documents, trade journals, blogs, business books or ebooks, most of us read regularly as part of our jobs, and to develop our skills and knowledge.
But do you ever read what should be a useful document, yet fail to gain any helpful information from it? Or, re-read something several times to get a full understanding of the content? If so, look at the following strategies (策略) that will help you read more effectively.
●Think About What You Want to Know
Before you start reading anything, ask yourself why you’re reading it. Are you reading with a purpose, or just for pleasure? What do you want to know after you’ve read it? Once you know your purpose, you can examine the resource (资源) to see whether it’s going to help you.
Ask yourself whether the resource meets your needs, and try to work out if it will give you the right amount of knowledge. If you think that the resource isn’t consummate, don’t waste time reading it.
●Know How Deeply to Study the Material
Where you only need the shallowest knowledge of a subject, you can skim material. Here you read only chapter headings, introductions, and summaries.
If you need a moderate (中等的) level of information on a subject, then you can scan the text. This is when you read the chapter introductions and summaries in detail. You can then speed read the contents of the chapters, picking out and understanding key words and concepts.
Only when you need full knowledge of a subject is it worth studying the text in detail (细节). Here it’s best to skim the material first to get an overview of the subject. This gives you an understanding of its structure, into which you can then fit the detail gained from a full reading of the material.
小题1:Why should we know our purpose before reading?| A．Because we can develop our skills and knowledge. | | B．Because we can get a full understanding of the content. | | C．Because we can avoid re-reading something several times. | | D．Because we can check it out whether the material will be helpful. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “consummate” in the 5th paragraph mean?| A．Legal. | B．Natural. | C．Perfect. | D．Formal. |
小题3: According to the depth to study the material, how many reading strategies are mentioned? 小题4:The best title for this passage should be ______.| A．Reading Strategies | | B．Think About What You Want to Know | | C．Know How Deeply to Study the Material | | D．How to Develop our Skills and Knowledge |
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You’re standing in the dairy section at the grocery store, searching for your favorite brand. Suddenly, you catch a smell of chocolate cookies. You forget about dairy and head for the bakery (烘烤食品) section. Guess what? You just walked into an odor (气味) trap (陷阱)! The odor was cooked up by scientists in a lab.
For years, scientists have been studying the special powers of smell. They found that more than our other senses, smell changes our mood and helps us remember things.
So companies have begun spending thousands of dollars to scent (使充满香味) entire stores. Artificial (人造的) scents are being used to lead customers by the nose. These smells help to get people inside and put them in the mood to buy. They even make customers remember the store later, so they’ll come back for more. Also, many companies have smartly made use of product smells. A company added lemon fragrance to its dish cleaner. They wanted people to think the soap contained “natural” cleaners. It worked!
New uses for smells are being created every day. One bank, for example, gives customers coupons (优惠券) advertising car loans (贷款). To get people to take out a loan, bank officials hope to coat these coupons with the fresh leather smell of a new car. In Australia, telephone offices are putting sweat odor on unpaid bills. Since some people sweat when they’re scared, this smell might remind them of when they were frightened. And they’ll pay the bills right away!
What lies ahead for our noses? Smell scientists are working on some pretty far-out ideas. Would you believe TV sets that produce smells? Or how about scent diets? Certain food smells will fool your stomach into thinking it’s full. Alarm clocks will scent your bedroom with a strong pleasant smell designed to wake you up. Scientists are even working on ways to keep garbage from smelling. Researchers expect scents to help students make more sense of what they’re learning.
And just think. Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!
小题1:How do sales methods affect customers in the stores?| A．They change customers’ preferences. | | B．They persuade customers to use credit cards. | | C．They make customers avoid bad and unsafe products. | | D．They influence customers to make unplanned purchases. |
小题2:Why do telephone offices put sweat odor on unpaid bills?| A．Because the sweat odor is a reminder of terrifying experience. | | B．Because the sweat odor can change people’s attitude. | | C．Because most people don’t think much of sweating. | | D．Because many people dislike paying bills. |
小题3:What does the author mean by saying “Someday soon, even your homework may smell nice!”?| A．Students would benefit more from smell research. | | B．Students would be more willing to do homework. | | C．Smell research would develop beyond our imagination. | | D．Smell research would make great differences to our life. |
小题4: Why does the author write this passage?| A．To encourage the store owners to use smells. | | B．To expose wrong practices by smell scientists. | | C．To inform the readers of an interesting subject. | | D．To blame the advertisers that use smells to sell. |
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It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members （36） the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of (37) . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would (38) all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be (39) —so I thought. I waited backstage all (40 ) in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies (41) that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the (42). All I had to do in the next move was to put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. It really was an (43) move. I was concentrating so much (44) the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look (45) I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and (46) .There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the (47) rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not (48) .I did my best to follow her (49) as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my (50) for the evening. I (51) bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could (52) me down.
Recently I realized I had been a (53) that night. I was (54) but I fought the urge to run off the stage. (55) I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
| 小题1: | | A．filled | B．attended | C．decorated | D．visited |
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| 小题2: | | A．impression | B．debate | C．attention | D．pressure |
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| 小题3: | | A．show off | B．take over | C．give up | D．look after |
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| 小题4: | | A．obvious | B．reasonable | C．suitable | D．perfect |
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| 小题5: | | A．mixed up | B．dressed up | C．folded up | D．covered up |
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| 小题6: | | A．explained | B．suggested | C．announced | D．predicted |
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| 小题7: | | A．music | B．audience | C．stage | D．curtain |
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| 小题8: | | A．active | B．adventurous | C．easy | D．extra |
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| 小题9: | | A．containing | B．hiding | C．sharing | D．keeping |
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| 小题10: | | A．why | B．what | C．whether | D．where |
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| 小题11: | | A．slipped | B．wandered | C．skipped | D．waved |
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| 小题12: | | A．pride | B．pleasure | C．tear | D．blood |
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| 小题13: | | A．leave | B．cheer | C．notice | D．believe |
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| 小题14: | | A．advice | B．gesture | C．example | D．plan |
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| 小题15: | | A．hopes | B．voice | C．patience | D．doubts |
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| 小题16: | | A．argued | B．shouted | C．begged | D．sobbed |
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| 小题18: | | A．pioneer | B．star | C．loser | D．fool |
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| 小题19: | | A．moved | B．embarrassed | C．satisfied | D．confused |
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| 小题20: | | A．Instead | B．However | C．in return | D．In total |
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Dear Dad,
I was very upset when I received your letter. I knew you 46 not like my results, but I didn’t realize you and Mum were so 47 with me. This has made me 48 very carefully about myself, and now I 49 how silly I have been.
My poor 50 have come from my own 51 . Of course, I want to do my best. I want you and Mum to be proud 52 me, but somehow when I get to school I just can’t keep my 53 on the subject and I stop 54 the teacher. So many other things seem so much more 55 , but I know that I must not 56 the chance you and Mum have given me. If I don’t work very hard 57 the next few months, I am going to get 58 results. So I am going to study hard this summer. And I will show Mum anything 59 I can’t understand so that she can give me help.
I 60 you will allow me to play some basketball. I think I need some exercise, 61 _ I will control the time I 62 on it properly.
If you want me to stop meeting Cindy, I will — but there is 63 serious. We are just good friends, and she often helps me 64 my schoolwork.
Dad, I am really sorry I have made you angry. I’m going to try my best to 65 my study. I promise that I will make you proud of me soon.
Yours,
Jimmy
| 小题1: | | A．will | B．would | C．need | D．should |
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| 小题2: | | A．angry | B．upset | C．strict | D．happy |
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| 小题3: | | A．talk | B．speak | C．think | D．hear |
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| 小题4: | | A．receive | B．believe | C．insist | D．realize |
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| 小题5: | | A．results | B．memories | C．parents | D．friends |
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| 小题6: | | A．stubbornness | B．carelessness | C．laziness | D．illness |
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| 小题8: | | A．head | B．mind | C．eyes | D．heart |
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| 小题9: | | A．listening to | B．to listen to | C．hearing | D．to hear |
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| 小题10: | | A．boring | B．dull | C．beautiful | D．interesting |
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| 小题11: | | A．find | B．share | C．waste | D．afford |
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| 小题12: | | A．during | B．at | C．through | D．until |
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| 小题13: | | A．better | B．best | C．poorer | D．poorest |
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| 小题14: | | A．which | B．that | C．whom | D．what |
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| 小题15: | | A．wish | B．advise | C．hope | D．decide |
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| 小题18: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题20: | | A．develop | B．improve | C．interest | D．finish |
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