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Passage1

TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeoutin1789.AtthetimeFrancewasinacrisis.Thegovernmentwas

badlyrunandpeople'slivesweremiserable.KingLouisXIVtriedtocontrolthenationalparliamentand

raisemoretaxes.Buthiseffortfailed.HeorderedhistroopstoVersailles.ThepeoplethoughtthatLouis

intendedtoputdowntheRevolutionbyforce.OnJuly14,1789,theystormedandtooktheBastille,where

politicalprisonerswerekept.Eversincethatday,July14hasbeentheFrenchNationalDay.Louistriedto

fleethecountryin1792togetsupportfromAustriaandPrussia.However,hewascaughtandputin

prison.InSeptember1792,themonarchywasabolished.Inthesameyear,Louiswasexecuted.Afew

monthslaterhiswife,Mariealsohadherheadcutoff.TheRevolutionofFrancehadfrightenedtheother

kingsofEurope.ArmiesfromAustriaandPrussiabegantomarchagainstFrance.TheFrenchraised

republicanarmiestodefendthenation.TheRevolutionwentthroughaperiodofterror.Thousandsof

peoplelosttheirlives.Intheend,powerpassedtoNapoleonBonaparte.(190words)法國大革命于1789

年爆發(fā)。當(dāng)時(shí)法國正處在一片混亂中，政府腐敗，人民生活凄慘。路易十六世企圖控制議會(huì)并增

加賦稅，但最后失敗了。他命令軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入凡爾賽。人民都認(rèn)為他企圖用武力鎮(zhèn)壓革命。1789年7

月14日，人民群眾爆發(fā)了，攻占了關(guān)押政治犯的巴士底獄。從那天以后，7月14日就被定為法國

的國慶日。1792年，路易十六企圖逃離法國，并從奧地利和普魯士獲得支持，但他被捕了。1792

年王室被廢除，路易十六被處以死刑。幾個(gè)月后，他的妻子，瑪麗也被處以死刑。法國大革命令

歐洲其它國家的國王感到害怕。奧地利和普魯士的軍隊(duì)進(jìn)入了法國。法國人民組織起了共和軍來

保衛(wèi)祖國，革命陷入了一個(gè)艱苦階段。成千上萬的人犧牲了。最后，權(quán)力落入了拿破侖.波拿巴

手中。

6.What'sthispassageabout?

A.France.B.KingLouis.C.TheFrenchRevolution.D.Europe.

7.Whichdidnothappenin1789?

A.TheFrenchRevolutionbrokeout.B.Thenationaleconomywasdevelopingrapidly.。

C.Thegovernmentwasn'twellrun.D.KingLouisXIVwasinpower.

8.Wherewerethepoliticalprisonerskept?

A.InVersailles.B.InAustria.C.InPrussia.D.InBastille.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abolished"mean?

A.Putoff.B.Established.C.United.D.Ended.

10.WhatwasNOTtheeffectoftheRevolution?

A.July14hasbecometheFrenchNationalDay.

B.ItbroughtsomeimpactontheotherEuropeanKings.

C.Louis'swife,Mariewaskilled.

D.Thekingtriedtocontrolthenationalparliament.

Passage2

Aforeigner'sfirstimpressionoftheU.S.islikelytobethateveryoneisinarush-oftenunder

pressure.Citypeopleappearalwaystobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoingrestlessly,seeking

attentioninastore,andelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheiren*ands(任務(wù)),Racingthrough

daytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.一個(gè)外國人對于美國的第一印象很有可能是每

個(gè)人都在壓力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人總是表現(xiàn)得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，為了盡快做完一件事情,

他們會(huì)在店里拼命引起店員的注意或者用胳膊肘推操別人。白天匆忙就餐也是這個(gè)國家生活節(jié)奏

的一個(gè)部分。

Workingtimeisconsideredprecious.Othersinpubliceatingplacesarewaitingforyoutofinishso

thattheytoocanbeservedandgetbacktoworkwithinthetimeallowed.Eachpersonhurriestomake

roomforthenextperson.Ifyoudon't,waiterswillhurryyou.工作時(shí)間被認(rèn)為是很珍貴的。在一些公共

飲食場所，其他人會(huì)等在你旁邊等你吃完，這樣大家都可以得到服務(wù)，并趕在規(guī)定的時(shí)間內(nèi)回去

工作。每個(gè)人都會(huì)盡快給下一個(gè)人騰出地方。如果你不這樣，侍者會(huì)催促你的。

Youalsofinddriverswillbeabruptandthatpeoplewillpushpastyou.Youwillmisssmiles,brief

conversations,andsmallcourtesieswithstrangers.Don'ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevalue

timehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting“itbeyondacertaincourtesypoint.你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)司機(jī)也

都很匆忙，人們從你身邊匆匆走過。你會(huì)錯(cuò)過一些微笑，簡短的交談和一些與陌生人的小禮節(jié)。

不要在意，這是因?yàn)樗麄兎浅Ｕ湎r(shí)間，而且他們認(rèn)為一旦太注重這些社交禮節(jié)就是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。

Theviewoftimeaffectstheimportanceweattachtopatience.IntheAmericansystemofvalues,

patienceisnotahighpriority.Manyofushavewhatmightbecalled“ashortfuse."Webegintomove

restlesslyaboutifwefeeltimeisslippingawaywithoutsomeretumbethisintermsofpleasure,work

value,orrest.Thosecomingfromlandswheretimeislookedupondifferentlymayfindthismatterof

pacetobeoneoftheirmostdifficultadjustmentsinbothbusinessanddailylife.對時(shí)間的觀念還會(huì)影響

到我們對耐心的理解。在美國價(jià)值體系中，耐心并不是首要考慮的。我們中的很多人被稱為“脾氣

火爆。如果我們覺得時(shí)間在毫無意義的溜走，既沒有娛樂價(jià)值，工作價(jià)值，也不在休息，那就會(huì)

開始不停地徘徊。那些來自時(shí)間觀念不同的國家的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們在商業(yè)和日常生活中最困難的就是

對時(shí)間節(jié)奏的適應(yīng)。

ManynewcomerstotheStateswillmisstheopeningcourtesyofabusinesscall,forexample,they

willmisstheritualsocializingthatgoeswithawelcomingcupofteaorcoffeetheymaybetraditionalin

theirowncountry.Theymaymissleisurelybusinesschatsinacafeorcoffeehouse.Normally,Americans

donotassesstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxedsurroundingsoverprolongedsmalltalks.Weseekoutevidence

ofpastperformanceratherthanevaluateabusinesscolleaguethroughsocialcourtesies.Sincewe

generallyassessandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(348

words)分多剛到美國來的人都會(huì)想念他們在商業(yè)會(huì)談中一些開場禮節(jié)。舉個(gè)例子，他們會(huì)想A歡迎

你到來而泡的一杯茶或咖啡這樣的社交禮儀，這在他們國家是常規(guī)禮儀。他們會(huì)想念在咖啡屋悠

閑的會(huì)談。而通常，美國人不會(huì)與來訪者在這么悠閑的環(huán)境中進(jìn)行一些冗長的小會(huì)談。對于同事，

我們總是看他過去的表現(xiàn)而不是與他的社交禮儀。因?yàn)槲覀円话愣际歉⒅貙I(yè)性的，而不是社

交性的，因此我們總是很快進(jìn)入正題。

11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

A.Americansseemtobealwaysunderpressure.

B.Americansattachlessimportancetopatience.

C.Americansdon'tcaremuchaboutritualsocializing.

D.Americansareimpolitetotheirbusinesscolleagues.

12.Inthefourthparagraph,uahighpriority^^means.

A.alessimportantthingB.afirstconcernC.agoodbusinessD.anattractivegift

13.Americansevaluateabusinesscolleague

A.throughsocialcourtesyB.throughprolongedbusinesstalks

C.byestablishingbusinessrelationsD.bylearningabouttheirpastperformance

14.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

A.howAmericanstreasuretheirtime

B.howbusyAmericansareeveryday

C.howAmericansdobusinesswithforeigners

D.whatAmericanwayoflifeislike

15.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor'stoneinwritingis.

A.criticalB.ironicalC.appreciativeD.objective

Passage3

Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.Shewasleavingher

nativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasvery

happyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfiends.Asshewasthinkingall

aboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthe

scales（稱）.Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn'tliftitup.Theman

behindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.Maria,十六歲，她正在圣多

明各（多米尼加首都）的機(jī)場排隊(duì)等候。她正要離開自己的祖國去美國和她的姐姐團(tuán)聚。她的英語講

得很好。雖然她要出國了覺得很高興，但此時(shí)要離開她的家人和朋友也很傷心。正在她想這些的

時(shí)候，她突然聽到機(jī)場的工作人員正在叫她把行李放到稱上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本

抬不起來。她后面的男人很不耐煩了。他也是等著托運(yùn)行李的。

“What'swrongwiththisgirl?”Hesaid,“Whydoesn'tshehurryup?”Hemovedforwardand

placedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfist.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat."這女孩怎么

了？”他說道，“她為什么不快點(diǎn)？”他走到前面，把包放在臺(tái)上，希望能先登記。他急著想要得到

一個(gè)好的座位。

Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,“Whyareyouso

upset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougive

meahandwithmyluggage?,,Maria很生氣，但她很有禮貌。她用最優(yōu)美的英語說，“你為什么如此

不耐煩？飛機(jī)上的每個(gè)人都有座位。如果你真的很急，為什么不能幫我搬一下行李？”

ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandstepped

back.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.（224words）這男人聽至UMaria會(huì)講英語覺得很驚

訝。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每個(gè)人都很不贊成得看著他。

6.Maria'sstoryhappened.

A.whenshewasleavingAmericaB.onherwaybacktoSantoDomingo

C.beforeshelefttheUSAD.whenshearrivedattheairport

7.Youbelieverthattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryistoattheairport.

A.helpcarrypeople'sluggageB.askpeopletopickuptheluggage

C.checkpeople'sluggageD.takecareofpeople'sluggage

8.“Whyareyousoupset?”Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbe.

A.surprisedB.sadC.unhappyD.sorry

9."Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.^^Thissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfelt

A.worriedaboutMariaB.worriedabouttheman

C.sorryforMaria'smannersD.sorryfortheman'smanners

10.TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthat.

A.shewasyoungbutbehavedproperlyB.shewouldnothavelefthomealone

C.everyonearoundherwaswrongD.itwasnotgoodthatnobodyofferedtohelpher

Passage4

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinas

fewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.英國和法國被

英吉利海峽阻隔，游泳穿越該海峽只要不到20分鐘的時(shí)間。但這兩個(gè)國家的文化有時(shí)相差十萬八

千里。

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100lhanniversary（周年名己念）ofthesigningofa

friendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthe

countriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.上星期四，英國和法國慶祝了《友好協(xié)

議》簽訂100周年的紀(jì)念活動(dòng)。該協(xié)議標(biāo)志著兩個(gè)國家在經(jīng)歷了幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的戰(zhàn)爭和愛恨交織的關(guān)

系后的新篇章。

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefierce

disagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrench

PresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbody

languageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhard

Schroederwithahug（擁抱）,Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythe

warinIi?叫couldinfacthavehelpedties.但他們的關(guān)系在上個(gè)世紀(jì)也經(jīng)歷了幾番起落。僅去年，對伊

拉克戰(zhàn)爭問題進(jìn)行了激烈的爭論?英國首相布萊爾支持而法國總統(tǒng)希拉克反對。國際會(huì)議中，這種

別扭在布萊爾和希拉克的身體語言中表現(xiàn)得很明顯。當(dāng)法國領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人頻頻與德國總理格哈特?施羅德

擁抱時(shí)，布萊爾只得到了握手。然而，有些政治專家說正是伊拉克戰(zhàn)爭促進(jìn)了兩國的關(guān)系。

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidessee

theworld.Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3

millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（調(diào)查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelcloserto

theGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathird

ofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritish

dislikeFrance'scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'sclose

linkswiththeUS.這種歷來的分離也許是好的，因?yàn)檫@兩個(gè)國家對世界的看法完全不同。但是這并

沒有阻隔1200萬的英國人每年到法國度假。而法國僅有300萬的人民去英國度假。調(diào)查顯示大多

數(shù)法國人對德國人比對英國人親切。并且在英國進(jìn)行的調(diào)查顯示僅有1/3的英國人信任法國人。也

許這種壞的感覺是因?yàn)橛瞬幌矚g法國跟德國的親密關(guān)系，或者因?yàn)榉▏鴮τ兔绹挠H密

關(guān)系感到不悅。

Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof“doubtfulfriendship”,theyareatleast

abletomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelationshipwith

France?TheEnglishChannel.（320words）不論答案是什么，雙方能在一起慶祝這種“不確定的友好關(guān)

系”100周年，至少證明他們會(huì)相互開玩笑了。其中一條就是：英國與法國的關(guān)系的最好見證是什

么？是英吉利海峽。

11.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis.

A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhate

12.ThewarinIraqdoestotherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.

A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm

13.TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoandtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto.

A.Germany;AmericaB.America;Germany

C.Germany;GermanyD.America;America

14.aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin.

A.Americanpeople...BritainB.Britishpeople...Germany

C.Frenchpeople...BritainD.Britishpeople...France

15.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?

A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexists,nofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceand

Britain.

B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.

C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.

D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

Passage5

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.Weencourage

allstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduate.Anewcommunity

programcalled“OneOnOne“helpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehind.Youreducationmajors

mightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeaching,thatis,tutoring

inmathandEnglish.社區(qū)服務(wù)是我們大學(xué)教育的一個(gè)重要的部分。我們鼓勵(lì)所有的學(xué)生在畢業(yè)前至

少從事一項(xiàng)社區(qū)活動(dòng)。一項(xiàng)新的叫做“一對一”的社區(qū)計(jì)劃是用于幫助那些落后的小學(xué)生的。讀教

育專業(yè)的學(xué)生也許對這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃尤其感興趣，因?yàn)樗鼮槟闾峁┝私虒W(xué)(教數(shù)學(xué)和英語)的機(jī)會(huì)。

You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.Youcanchoosetohelpachildwith

math,English,orboth.Half-hourlessonsarefine,soyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysa

week.你在一個(gè)學(xué)期內(nèi)每周得自愿工作兩小時(shí)。你可以選擇教小孩數(shù)學(xué)，英語，或兩者都教。一節(jié)

課半小時(shí)比較好，因此你可以每周教兩天，每次每門課半小時(shí)。

ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlesson

plansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.

Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.道奇教授將擔(dān)任這些家庭教

師的顧問。他會(huì)幫你制訂教學(xué)計(jì)劃或提供活動(dòng)的建議。他的辦公時(shí)間是每周二和周四下午。你可

以在他那簽約參與這個(gè)計(jì)劃并于下周開始工作。

I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityservice...andyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesame

time.Itlooksgoodonyourresume,too,showingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyou

careaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignup,orifyouhaveanyquestions,stopbyProfessor

Dodge'sofficethisweek.(220words)我確信你會(huì)喜歡這項(xiàng)社區(qū)服務(wù)，同時(shí)你也能獲得寶養(yǎng)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

能在你的簡歷上表明你有教孩子的經(jīng)驗(yàn)而且你能關(guān)心你的社區(qū)，應(yīng)該是很不錯(cuò)的一件事。如果你

愿意簽約或如果你有任何問題，于本周前往道奇教授的辦公室。

6.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.

B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.

C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.

7.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?

A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.

B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.

C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.

D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.

8.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?

A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.

B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.

C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.

D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.

9.Whatshouldstudentswhoareinterestedinthetutorialsdo?

A.Contacttheelementaryschool.

B.Signupforaspecialclass.

C.Submitaresumetothedean.

D.TalktoProfessorDodge.

10.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakeraddresses?

A.Faculty.B.Students.C.ResidentsD.Graduatedstudents.

Passage6

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwritten

languagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.The

inventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedand

distributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicate

knowledge.紙是人類發(fā)明的最重要的產(chǎn)品之一。沒有一些便宜而又實(shí)用的材料來寫的話，書面語也

不可能廣泛傳播。紙的發(fā)明意味著更多的人可以接受教育，因?yàn)楦嗟臅梢杂〕鰜聿⒎职l(fā)出去。

紙和印刷一起為知識(shí)的交流提供了極其重要的途徑。

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In

1990theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseas

muchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,Englandand

Swedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.我們每年用多少紙呢？也許你無法很快回答出這個(gè)問

題。在1900年，全世界的用紙量是每年人均一公斤左右。現(xiàn)在有些國家的用量達(dá)到每年人均50

公斤。像美國，英國和瑞典這樣的國家的用量遠(yuǎn)超其他各國。

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,

paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmade

ofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyear.Parchmentwasverystrong;it

wasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropean

historyfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.(208words)像許多其他我們用的東西一樣，紙

最早發(fā)明于中國。在埃及和西方，十五世紀(jì)前紙并沒有廣泛使用。埃及人寫字寫在一種水生植物

做成的材料上。歐洲人用羊皮紙用了好幾百年。羊皮紙很牢固，它是用某些幼年動(dòng)物的皮做成的。

從羊皮紙上保存的記錄中我們了解到關(guān)于歐洲歷史的最重要的事情。

11.What'sthemeaningfortheword"parchment"?

A.Theskinofyounganimals.

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.

C.ThepaperusedbyEuropeancountries.D.ThepaperofEgypt.

12.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.

B.Morepeoplecouldbeeducatedthanbefore.

C.Morebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.

D.Morewayscouldbeusedtoexchangeknowledge.

13.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

A.Around1400.B.Around1900.C.Around400.D.Around900.

14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

A.ChinaB.SwedenC.EgyptD.Japan

15.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

A.Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.

B.Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.

C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.

D.Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.

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LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfor

theflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshave

preciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.

Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfolded

theflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Place

noobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintit

uponcushions,handkerchief,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotbe

registeredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueor

monument,itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuch

occasions,donotallowtheflagtotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureof

theceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthe

groundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.

已經(jīng)制定了法律來規(guī)定美國國旗的使用,并確保對國旗應(yīng)有的尊敬。關(guān)于國旗的使用也早已有

了慣例。全軍就國旗的展開方法有明確的規(guī)定，這與常規(guī)有點(diǎn)不同。國旗的升降應(yīng)由手工完成。

國旗未展開時(shí)不能升起。應(yīng)先使它展開，然后快速把它升至旗桿頂部。緩慢、莊嚴(yán)地降下。旗上

不可以放東西。不要把國旗鑲嵌在衣服或運(yùn)動(dòng)裝上，也不要把國旗印在墊子、手帕、紙巾或盒子

上。聯(lián)邦法律規(guī)定如果某個(gè)商標(biāo)含有美國國旗或國徽，這個(gè)商標(biāo)就不能被注冊。當(dāng)國旗被用來為

雕像或紀(jì)念碑揭幕時(shí)，不可以蓋在被揭幕物上。如果國旗被用在這種場合，則不能讓它掉到地上

而應(yīng)懸在空中作為這個(gè)儀式的象征。特別注意不要玷污國旗，不允許觸到地面或擦著物體。

6.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A.Bymakinglaws.B.Byenforcingdiscipline.

C.Byeducatingthepublic.D.Byholdingceremonies.

7.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

C.ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.D.Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.

8.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

A.Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.

B.Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.

C.Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

9.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

A.Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.

B.Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D.Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.

10.WhatisAmericans9attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

A.Arbitrary.B.Respect.C.Happy.D.Brave.

Passage8

IthasbeenreportedthatincollegesacrosstheUnitedStates,thedaytimeserialdramaknownasthe

soapoperahassuddenlybecome"in”.Betweenthehoursof11a.m.and4:30p.m.,collegetelevision

loungesarefilledwithsoapoperafanswhocan'twaittoseethenextepisodeinthelivesoftheirfavorite

characters.據(jù)報(bào)道，在美國大學(xué)里，被稱為肥皂劇的日間系列劇突然“火”了起來。上午H點(diǎn)至下午

4:30,大學(xué)電視觀看室里擠滿了肥皂劇迷，他們急著想看自己所崇拜的偶像的下一集生活劇。

Actually,soapsaremorethanacollegefavorite;they9reayouthfavorite.Whenschoolisout,

high-schoolstudentsareinfrontoftheirTVsets.Oneyoungworkingwomanadmittedthatsheturned

downahigherpayingjobratherthangiveupwatchingherfavoriteserials.Duringthe1960's,itwas

uncommonforyoungpeopletowatchsoapoperas.Themoodofthesixtieswasverydifferentfromnow.

Itwasatimeofseriousness,andtalkwasaboutsocialissuesofgreatimportance.其實(shí)，月巴皂居4不僅僅是

大學(xué)生最喜愛的節(jié)目，也是年輕人最喜愛的。放學(xué)后，中學(xué)生都擠在電視機(jī)前觀看節(jié)目。有一個(gè)

年輕的職業(yè)婦女坦誠說起曾經(jīng)拒絕了一份薪水不錯(cuò)的工作而不愿放棄觀看最喜愛的系列劇。20世

紀(jì)60年代年輕人很少看肥皂劇。那時(shí)的情況與現(xiàn)在很不相同。那是很嚴(yán)肅的時(shí)期，人們所談的都

是關(guān)于很重要的社會(huì)大事。

Now,seriousnesshasbeenreplacedbyfun.Youngpeoplewanttobehappy.Itmayseemstrangethat

theyshouldturntosoapopera,whichisknownforshowingtroubleinpeople'slives.Butsoapoperais

enjoyment.Youngpeoplecanidentifywiththesoapoperacharacter,who,likethecollege-ageviewer,is

lookingforhappylove,andprobablynotfindingit.Andsoapoperagivesyoungpeopleachancetofeel

closetopeoplewithouthavingtobearanyresponsibilityfortheirproblems.現(xiàn)在，嚴(yán)肅已被娛樂取代。

年輕人想尋找快樂。如果他們想看表現(xiàn)生活煩惱的肥皂劇就會(huì)顯得很奇怪。但肥皂劇是令人快樂

的。年輕人可以模仿肥皂劇里的人物，這些人物像大學(xué)生觀眾一樣，在尋找快樂的愛情，也許還

沒找到。肥皂劇給年輕人一個(gè)貼近人們的機(jī)會(huì)但對于他們的問題卻不必承擔(dān)責(zé)任。

11.Whatissoapopera?

A.Playsbasedonsciencefictionstories.B.Playsbasedonnon-fictionstories.

C.ThedaytimeserialdramasonTV.D.PopulardocumentaryfilmsonTV.

12.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Collegestudentviewers.B.FavoriteTVserials.

C.Soapoperafans.D.College-ageviewers.

13.WhichisNOTthereasonwhythesoapoperahassuddenlybecome"in”amongAmericanyoung

people?

A.Becausetheviewerswanttobehappyandtoenjoythemselves.

B.Becausethesoapoperamakesyoungpeoplefeelclosetotheirpeople.

C.Becausetheviewerscanfindthemselvesinthesoapoperacharacters.

D.Becausetheyoungpeoplehavetobeartheresponsibilitiesfortheirtroubles.

14.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Collegestudentslikesoapoperasmorethananyothersocialgroups.

B.Youngpeopleofsixtieslikesoapoperasmorethanpeopletoday.

C.Youngviewershaveturnedthemselvesfromtheseriousnessofsixtiestoenjoymentnow.

D.Theyoungasawholearetryingtolookforhappylovebutinvain.

15.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveytous?

A.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkshavebeenchangedforalongtime.

B.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworkschangealongwiththetimes.

C.Thepeople'sfavoritestodramaworksischangedbythesoapopera.

D.Thepeople'sfavoriteshavechangedthedramaworks.

Passage9

ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideit,andtogointotheirofficesorschools

everydaybytrain,carorbus,eventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreach

homelateintheevening.很多在倫敦工作的人喜歡住在倫敦郊外，然后每天乘火車、汽車和公交

車去上班或上學(xué)。這也就意味著他們不得不早出晚歸。

OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondon

withoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoney,onecangetalittlehouseinthecountry

withagardenofone飛own.住在倫敦郊外的一個(gè)好處就是房子便宜。在倫敦即使是沒有花園的小

公寓也需要一筆不菲的租金，用同樣的錢，你可以在郊區(qū)買一個(gè)帶花園的小房子了。

Then,inthecountryonecanreallygetawayfromthenoiseandhurryofbusyworkinglives.Even

thoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbuses,onecansleepbetteratnightand

duringweekendsandonsummerevenings,onecanenjoythefresh,cleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikes

gardens,onecanspendone'sfreetimedigging,planting,wateringanddoingthehundredandoneother

jobswhichareneededinagarden.Then,whentheflowersandvegetablescomeup,onehasgotthe

rewardtogetherwiththosewhohavesharedthesecretofNature.然后,他在鄉(xiāng)村就可以遠(yuǎn)離喧囂和忙

碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的時(shí)間乘火車或公交車，但他晚上可以睡得更好。

在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受鄉(xiāng)村清新干凈的空氣。要是他喜歡花園，在花園里干一些想挖

土、種植、澆水等許多園藝的活，那么當(dāng)鮮花和蔬菜生長起來的時(shí)候，他就與其他分享大自然秘

密的人們一樣得到獎(jiǎng)賞。

Somepeople,however,takenointerestincountrythings:forthem,happinessliesinthetown,with

itscinemasandtheatres,beautifulshopsandbusystreets,dance-hallsandrestaurants.Suchpeoplewould

feelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasionalwalkinoneof

theparksandafortnight's（twoweeks）visittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:therest

theyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.然而有些人

對鄉(xiāng)村并不感興趣。對他們來說，幸福就在市區(qū)里，那里有電影院、劇院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的

街道、舞廳和飯店。如果不得不住在倫敦郊外的話，這些人就覺得生活沒意義了。（對于那些熱愛

都市生活的人來說）他們所需要的鄉(xiāng)村生活，就是偶爾去公園散步，每個(gè)夏天去海邊過上兩個(gè)星

期，其他跟鄉(xiāng)村有關(guān)的東西，讓那些每天晚上都急于離開倫敦的人們（住在郊外的人們）去享受

吧。

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.PeoplewholoveNatureprefertoliveoutsidethecity.

B.AllthepeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.

C.SomepeopleenjoyingcitylifeprefertoworkandliveinsideLondon.

D.Manynaturelovers,thoughworkinginLondon,prefertoliveoutsidethecity.

7.Withthesamemoneyneededfor,onecanbuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.

A.gettingasmallflatwithagardenB.h