Passage 2 When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay,they did not bring very many things with them.They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture.But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using.The renting of home furnishings (bed,tables,dishes,and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international businessmen or government officials,foreign students,airline workers,young married couples — people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another.They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time.They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes.Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike.They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like.Meanwhile,they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family,who now have a large,beautiful home of their own,liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things.But usually people don’t like to tell others about it.The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new,and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.Young people like renting home furniture in that（）.

第1题

Passage Four John Paul Jones was one of the founders of the United States Navy. During th

Passage Four

John Paul Jones was one of the founders of the United States Navy. During the Revolution, the colonies were desperate. They needed men to lead their small ships against the British fleet. Jones was more than willing to fight.

John Paul Jones had once been a captain of a British merchant ship. In 1773, his crew mutinied. One member of the crew tried to gain control of the ship. Jones shot the man to death. The mutiny took place near the port of Tobago, an island in the Caribbean. Authorities there decided to have a trial. This meant certain death for John Paul Jones, since the whole crew would testify against him. One night during a thunderstorm, he escaped from the jail.

He fled to the United States and lived with a family named Jones. His real name was John Paul. He added the name of Jones to his, in honor of the family. He outwitted the British ships that were sent to hunt him down.

When the American Revolution ended he went to serve in the Russian navy. There, he fought the Turks and achieved one of the few major naval victories in the history of Russia. He died in Paris at the age of forty-five.

John Paul Jones is considered both an American and Russian hero, but the English considered him a fugitive.

48. John Paul Jones won a major victory for the Russian navy against the ______.

A. French

B. British

C. Turks

D. Spanish

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第2题

When John Milton writer of“Paradise Lost” entered Cambridge University in 1625 he was

already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St.Paul’s School London.Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly.His pronunciation of Latin was English however and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy.

Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way.They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier.They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English.As they increased their skill they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original.The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them.All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in .

After several years of study the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read.And as they began to read Latin poems they began to write poems in Latin.Because Milton was already a poet at ten his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys.During the seven years Milton spent at university he made regular use of his command of Latin.He wrote some excellent Latin poems which he published among his works in 1645.

1.What does the passage mainly tell about？[]

A.How John Milton wrote“Paradise Lost”

B.How John Milton studied Latin

C.How John Milton became famous

D.How John Milton became a poet

2.Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin？[]

A.It has a strong Italian accent

B.It has an uncommon accent

C.It was natural and easy to understand

D.It was bad and difficult to understand

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys

B.Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college

C.Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking

D.Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton

4.Which of the following is suggested in the passage？[]

A.The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin

B.The schoolmaster usually stood beside the schoolboys with a stick in his hand

C.The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory

D.Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin

5.What is the meaning of the underlined part“Latin should be beaten in”that the writer wishes you to understand？[]

A.Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin

B.Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin

C.Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time

D.Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way

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第3题

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one－year stay, they did not

When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes,and so on) has become one of America's fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them？ People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples -people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don't like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.

(1)、Which of the following has become one of America's fastest growing businesses？ ________

A：Selling home furnishings.

B：Renting furnished apartments.

C：Selling used furniture.

D：Renting home furnishings.

(2)、Why do some people prefer to rent furniture？ ________

A：Because the furniture they get in this way is new.

B：Because it saves them a lot of money.

C：Because it saves them much trouble and money.

D：Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.

(3)、What can you infer from the passage？ ________

A：The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.

B：Renting furniture is not popular in the couple's home town.

C：Only those who don't have enough money to rent furniture.

D：People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.

(4)、Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？ ________

A：Rent or Buy？

B：A New Way of Getting Home Furnishings.

C：Furnished Apartments.

D：A New Idea.

(5)、Young people liked renting home furniture in that ________

A：They have less money.

B：They don't want to buy old furniture.

C：The new furniture is of good quality.

D：They don't have much money and don't want to buy the cheap furniture.

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第4题

Directions: There are three passages in this part．Each passage is followed by some questio

ns or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D． You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet．

Passage 1

Questions are based on the following passage．

As prices and building costs keep rising, the"do-it-yourself"(DIY) trend (趋势) in the U．S．continues to grow．

"We needed furniture(家具) for our living room," says John Ross,"and we just didn't have enough money to buy it．So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs．"(76) John got married six months ago, and like many, young people these days, they are straggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high． The Rosses took a two-week course for $280 at a night school．Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house．

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died．He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoemaking factory． Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420．"I was deeply upset about

it．Now I've finished a car repair course． I should be able to fix the car by myself．"

John and Jim are not unusual people．In order to save money, most families in the country are doing everything they can so that they can fight the high cost of living．If you want to become a

"do-it-yourselfer," you can go to DIY classes．And for those who don't have time to take a course,

there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself．

We can learn from the text that many newly married people__________ 查看材料

A.find it hard to pay for what they need

B.have to learn to make their own furniture

C.take DIY courses run by the government

D.seldom go to a department store to buy things

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第5题

You are John, working at Milkway Supermarket.Your supermarket is about to celebrate（

You are John, working at Milkway Supermarket.Your supermarket is about to celebrate(庆祝) its 10th anniversary (周年纪念日) during May 1st to 7th • In that period, the supermarket will offer discounts (优惠) on some goods.Write an e-mail to your customers

(about 50 words):

(1) to tell them when the celebration is;

(2) to inform. them of your offer;

(3) to invite them to come.

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第6题

John is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young.

He was often late for ___1___ and didn't like doing his homework. Sometimes, he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn't understand much, but he always thought he understood everything. One day the teacher ___2___ the students a question, “When Jack was ten years old, ___3___ brother Bob was twenty, Jack is fifteen now and how old is his brother Bob？” John said, “That's easy. Bob is twice as old as Jack, so he is now thirty.”

Another time, the ___4___ in a science class asked, “When it thunders (打雷), why do we always see the light before we ___5___ the sound？”

“But, Miss,”said John quickly,“don't you know our eyes are in front of our ears？”

1)、A.teacher

B.his

C.asked

D.class

E.hear

2)、A.teacher

B.his

C.asked

D.class

E.hear

3)、A.teacher

B.his

C.asked

D.class

E.hear

4)、A.teacher

B.his

C.asked

D.class

E.hear

5)、A.teacher

B.his

C.asked

D.class

E.hear

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第7题

（Para. 2, Passage Three）
It was an intelligence war, with intelligence officers from both sides trying to find out what the other side was doing, what kind of weapons they had, when and whether the

（Para. 2, Passage Three）

It was an intelligence war, with intelligence officers from both sides trying to find out what the other side was doing, what kind of weapons they had, when and whether the

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第8题

（Para. 2, Passage Four）
I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young

（Para. 2, Passage Four）

I think it is true that parents often underestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves felt when young

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第9题

阅读：It isn’t often that an entire industry is symbolized in the figure of a single　human being

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

It isn’t often that an entire industry is symbolized in the figure of a single　human being, and such is the case with Canadian aviation and the aircraft industry. The man is the Hon. John A.D.McCurdy, and the life story of this still vigorous, distinguished Canadian is at once and at the same time the thrilling history of aviation’s progress in Canada.

It all began one cold February day in 1909 at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, when John McCurdy confounded the critics by flying the Silver Dart, an aircraft designed by himself, for half a mile over the ice of Bras deor Lakes. This was the first po wered flight in Canada and the first by a British subject in the Commonwealth.　McCurdy gave proof of his flying ability—and of the development and the use of the aileron by being the first man in the world to execute a figure eight in　the air. He became the first to pilot a flying boat, taking off from Long Island Sound. He flew the first airplane to Mexico. In 1911 he had made the longest flight　to date, and that over open sea 90 miles from Key West to Havana. He won the first cross country race in Canada 40 miles from Hamilton to Toronto—and he transmitted the first radio message from aircraft.

When World War Ⅱ came, McCurdy took on board supervisory authority for Canadian aircraft production by serving with the government in various senior positions.Following World War Ⅱ, McCurdy was honored by being made lieutenant governor　of Nova Scotia where he made Canada’s first historic flight. He now lives in Montreal with a summer home in Baddeck, site of his first flight.

31.According to the pasage, which of the following statements is NOT true about McCurdy？

A.He was a Canadian.

B.He is regarded as the symbol of Canadian aviation and aircraft industry .

C.He is the first man to finish a figure eight in the air.

D.He now lives in Baddeck.

32.The “Silver Dart” is ____.

A.the name of a weapon

B.a plane bought by McCurdy

C.the nickname of a famous Canadian pilot

D.a plane designed by McCurdy

33.McCurdy is NOT the first one to ____.

A.fly in Canada B.pilot a flying boat

C.fly from Key West to Toronto D.fly to Mexico

34.Nowadays, McCurdy ____.

A.lives in Montreal in summer

B.is the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia

C.is still very active and energetic

D.is the government’s counsellor

35.The best title for this passage is ____.

A.How McCurdy Became a Famous Canadian Pilot

B.McCurdy’s Legendary Experience

C.McCurdy and the Canandian Aviation

D.McCurdy—the Symbol of American Aviation and the Aircraft Industry

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第10题

John gearhart’s early years were full of hardship. his father died when he was only si

x. after his father’s death，his mother placed him and one of his brothers in gerard college，an all-male orphanage where he stayed until he graduated and entered pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚)state university.

his memories of the family farm led him into horticulture(园艺).the study habits he had acquired in the orphanage helped him a great deal because he did not care for the life outside his university， and gearhart saw many of his former classmates fall behind， then， as he puts it， he “fell in love with genetics.”

after earning his b. sc. in biological(生物的)science at penn in 1964，he moved to the university of new hampshire(新罕布什尔州)，where he got his m. sc in genetics in 1966. he received his ph.d. degree in genetics， development&embryology(胚胎学)from cornell university in 1970.

through all these years gearhart had only occasional contact with his mother . his studies had led him far from the farming concerns of his family in pennsylvania，when his mother became seriously ill，she came to johns hopkins hospital for treatment， and it was only then， in her last months of life， that gearhart felt he finally came to know the mother who had been forced to give him up so many years before.

on november 10， 1998， john gearhart reported his important findings in genetics. he is now one of the most famous scientists in the united states， a leader in the field of genetics research..

51、John Gearhart was sent to the orphanage because______.

A.his mother was ill

B.his father died

C.his father couldn't support his family

D.his mother didn't like him

52、it can be learned from the passage that ____contributed a lot to his success.

A.one of his brothers

B.his classmates in the orphanage

C.his memories of the family farm

D.his study habits developed in the orphanage

53、John Gearhart attended all the following universities EXCEPT____.

A.Cornell University

B.Pennsylvania State University

C.University of New Hampshire

D.Johns Hopkins University

54、John Gearhart is well-known for his important findings in______.

A.biology

B.horticulture

C.genetics

D.farming

55、John Gearhart didn't understand why his mother gave him up so many years before until ___

A.his mother’s death

B.his great success in his work

C.his mother's last months of life

D.his graduation from Cornell university

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