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THE Little Mermaid, a fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen is well known. It tells of a young mermaid who falls in love with a prince. She wants to be with the prince so she gives her tongue to a witch, who gives her legs for her fish tail. But the story has an unhappy ending. The little mermaid never gets to be with the prince.
At the Denmark Pavilion(展馆)at Shanghai Expo 2010, visitors will have a chance to meet the little mermaid. How so? In the form of the famous statue from Copenhagen.
Petersen Niels Lund Petersen, a designer of the pavilion said the idea was to find something for the Chinese and the Danish to share.
The brewer（酿酒商）Carl Jacobsen of Carlsberg gave the statue to the city of Copenhagen in 1913. The work of Edvard Erichsen, the statue, is one of the most well-loved in Denmark. About 75 percent of all tourists who visit the Danish capital go to see the Little Mermaid.
Visitors to the pavilion will find the Little Mermaid in the water from Copenhagen’s harbor---just as she is in her home city.
Two decades ago the harbor was filthy with pollution from factories. Today it is so clean that local people will sometimes take a swim in it. Visitors to the pavilion will be able to take off their socks and shoes and dip their toes in the water.The pavilion will give visitors a sense of life in a modern Danish city. They can ride a bicycle in a Danish bicycle path, visit a park on the roof and have an organic picnic there, China Daily reports.
60. The statue of the Little Mermaid will be at Shanghai Expo 2010 because .
A. it was created by famous author Hans Christian Andersen
B. the fairy tale of the Little Mermaid is part of the Chinese school course
C. the Danish government thinks it can introduce people to the history of the country
D. the designer of the Denmark Pavilion believes it will be something that the Chinese and the Danish can share
61. The underlined word “filthy” probably means .
A. dirty B. clean C. undeveloped D. well-known
62. At the Denmark Pavilion, visitors will be able to do all of the following EXCEPT____.
A. enjoy an organic picnic
B. ride a bicycle along a Danish bicycle path
C. see a film called The Little Mermaid
D. dip their toes in the water by the little mermaid statue
63. With the pavilion, Denmark wants to .
A. show off the modern life there
B. recommend its bicycle and food industry
C. remind visitors to live an environmentally friendly life
D. attract people to swim in the water from Copenhagen’s harbor
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
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试题【THE Little Mermaid, a fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen is wel】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A group of graduates, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.
Soon they began to complain about 21 in work and in life. While the guests were
talking, the professor went to the 22 and prepared coffee. Then he 23 with a large
pot of coffee and a 24 of cups made of porcelain (瓷) , plastic, glass or crystal. Some were
plain-looking, some delicate (精致) and 25 ,some. .. The professor told them to 26
themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee 27 hand, the professor said, "If you took
careful 28 , all the nice-looking, expensive cups were 29 , leaving behind the plain
and cheap ones. While it is 30 for you to choose the best for yourselves, that is the 31 of your problems and pressure. 32 what all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, you 33 the best cups directly and were 34 each other" s cups. "
The professor paused and then went on, " Now consider this: Life is the coffee and the
jobs, money and 35 in society are the 36 . They are just tools to hold and 37 life
and they do not change the 38 of life. Sometimes, if we are concentrating only on the cup,
we 39 to enjoy the coffee. So, don"t let the cup 40 you too much and just enjoy the
coffee instead.
21. A. condition B. pressure C .relation D. communication
22. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. study D. lab
23. A. went B. got C. returned D. turned
24. A. sort B. kind C. type D. variety
25. A. expensive B. cheap C. common D. rough
26. A. enjoy B. turn C. wish D. help
27. A. for B. by C. in D. with
28. A. sight B. notice C. look D. view
29. A. brought B. carried C. fetched D. taken
30. A. natural B. formal C. necessary D. important
31. A. answer B. cause C. result D. reason
32. A. Though B. When C. If D. Since
33. A. cared for B. looked for C. went for D. called for
34. A. facing B. eyeing C. smelling D. tasting
35. A. wealth B. attitude C. position D. situation
36. A. plates B. bowls C. pots D. cups
37. A. control B. include C. contain D. experience
38. A. quality B. color C. cost D. style
39. A. manage B. start C. hope D. fail
40. A. surprise B. drive C. worry D. move
Brazil has become one of the developing world" s great successes in reducing population
growth but more by accident than design. While countries such as India have made joint efforts
to reduce birth rates, Brazil has had better result without really trying, says George Martine at
Harvard.
Brazil" s population growth rate has dropped from 2. 99% a year between 1951 and 1960 to
1.93% a year between 1981 and 1990, and Brazilian women now have only 2. 7 children on
average. Martine says this figure may have fallen still further since 1990, an achievement that
makes it the envy of many other Third World countries.
According to Martine, both soap operas and instalment(分期付款) plans played an important role in lowering the birth rate. Brazil is one of the world" s biggest producers of soap operas. Global, Brazil" s most popular television network, shows three hours of soaps six nights a week, while three others show at least one hour a night. Most soaps are based on wealthy
characters living the high life in big cities.
"They described that middle and upper class values not many children and women
working. They influenced all parts of Brazil. " says Martine
Meanwhile，the instalment plans tired to encourage he poor to become consume（消费者）.
“This led to a great change in consumption patterns and consumption went against unlimited reproduction (生育)." says Martine.
53. Brazil has cut its population ，growth____.
A. by education B. by family plan C. by TV program D. by chance
54. Some Third World countries
A. have paid little attention to birth control
B. would soon join Brazilin controlling their birth rate.
C. haven"t succeeded in controlling the population
D. didn"t realize the role of TV plays in family planning
55. Soap operas have helped to lower Brazil"s birth rate because____.
A. they keep people sitting long hour watching TV
B. they have gradually changed people"s way of life
C. people are interested in the stories
D. they make birth control popular
56. What is Martine"s conclusion about Brazil"s population growth?
A. The rising in birth rate will increase consumption.
B. The desire for consumption helps to reduce birth rate.
C. consumption has nothing to do with reproduction.
D. Soap operas can always lead to low birth rate.
完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意；然后从21-30各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One factor that can influence consumers is their mood(情绪) state. Mood may be described ____21____ a temporary and mild positive or negative feeling that is generalized and not tied to any particular circumstance. Moods should be ____22____ from feelings which are usually much more stronger ____23____ to specific circumstances, and often conscious. In one sense, the effect of a consumer’s mood can be thought of in ____24____ the same way as our reactions to the ____25____ of our friends — when our friends are happy and “up”, that tends to influence us positively, but when they are “down”, that can have a negative impact on us. ____26____, consumers operating under a given mood state tend to react to stimuli(刺激因素) in a direction consistent with that mood state. Thus, for example, we should expect to see consumers in a positive mood state evaluate products in more of a ____27____ manner than they would when not in such a state. Moreover, mood states appear able to enhance(增强) a consumer’s memory.
Moods appear to be readily influenced by marketing ____28____. For example, the rhythm(节奏), pitch, and volume of music has been shown to influence behavior such as ____29____ of time spent in supermarkets or intention to purchase products. In addition, advertising can influence consumer’s moods which, in ____30____, are more likely to influence consumers’ reactions to products.
21. A. as B. about C. by D. with
22. A. developed B. discouraged C. divided D. distinguished
23. A. related B. referred C. attached D. associated
24. A. nearly B. much C. even D. still
25. A. signal B. gesture C. view D. behavior
26. A. Similarly B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
27. A. casual B. confident C. serious D. favorable
28. A. tendency B. techniques C. temperature D. operation
29. A. degree B. amount C. number D. range
30. A. turn B. total C. detail D. depth
三、阅读理解（2分/题，共分30分）
Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends. Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners. One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owner to please him.
One of my friends has a large German shepherd ( 牧羊狗) named Jack. Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn’t leave. Jack became very worried about his walk in the park. He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.
German shepherds aren’t the only intelligent dogs. Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog. This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the “eye” of the blind people and they help them to “see”. Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.
36. The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that____.
A. it always tried to please its master like many other dogs
B. it always wanted its master to please it unlike many other dogs
C. it was more intelligent than many other dogs
D. it was the most faithful dog of his friend’s
37. Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to______.
A. please him B. be pleased C. ask him to leave immediately D. invite him for a walk
38. The underlined sentence “Finally, Jack couldn’t stand it any longer.” Means______.
A. Jack could no longer put up with the visitor
B. Jack could no longer stand but he might sit down
C. Jack was very tired and wanted a rest
D. Jack was very angry with the owner
39. Seeing the dog holding his hat in its mouth, the visitor would
probably______.A. think the dog was foolish and boring
B. kicked the dog away by himself
C. beat the dog in front of its owner
D. get up and say good-bye to his friend
40. Which of the following titles would be the best for the passage?
A. Dogs─A Great Help to People
B. Dogs ─ Our Faithful Friend
C. An Introduction to Dogs
D. Famous Dogs in Germany
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36—55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to go to face the music.” It doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is 36 less pleasant, like 37 in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this 38 that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to 39 . At some time or 40 , every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can all remember father’s 41 voice, “I want to talk to you!” and only 42 we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it 43 !
The phrase “to face the music” is known 44 every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. Where did the 45 come from?
The first 46 comes from American novelist James Fennimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, 47 the expression was first 48 by actors while waiting in the 49 to go on stage. After they got their clue (暗示) to go on, they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And this is 50 what they did face — the orchestra (管弦乐队) which was just below the stage.
An actor might be frightened or 51 as he moved on to the stage in front of him. The audience might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially 52 he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So, “to face the music” 53 to mean: having to go 54 something, no matter how unpleasant the 55 might be, because you knew you had no choice.
36. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
37. A. call B. called C. calling D. being called
38. A. or B. and C. but D. with
39. A. face B. facing C. being faced D. be faced
40. A. another B. the other C. an other D. others
41. A. loud B. angry C. calm D. worried
42. A. because B. since C. unless D. in case
43. A. is B. had been C. was D. has been
44. A. by B. for C. to D. of
45. A. question B. proverb C. information D. expression
46. A. saying B. method C. explanation D. point
47. A. when B. why C. whether D. that
48. A. used B. said C. taken D. sent
49. A. clothes B. wings C. masks D. words
50. A. perhaps B. exactly C. mainly D. also
51. A. satisfied B. proud C. nervous D. mysterious
52. A. if B. while C. before D. until
53. A. went B. came C. continued D. got
54. A. through B. by C. on D. into
55. A. problem B. event C. incident D. experience
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