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PartIReadingComprehension共20小題，每小題2分，共40分)Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Differentcountriesanddifferentraceshavedifferentmanners.BeforeenteringahouseinsomeAsiancountries,itisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountries,eventhoughshoessometimes verymuddy,thisisnotdone.Aguestinahousesometimesdoesnotfinishadrink.Heleavesalittle,toshowthathehashadenough.InaMalayhouse,too,aguestalwaysleavesalittlefood.InEngland,aguestalwaysfinishesadrinktoshowthatheenjoysit.Weshouldliketofindoutthecustomsofotherraces,sothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannered.Butpeopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelothers,especiallythoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoveryfarwrong.Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell- doesordoesnotHeneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Heisalwysndeithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,helinesuptowaithisturnnthbus,hegiveshisseattoanolderoraladywhoisstanding.Ifheaccidentallybumpsinto（碰撞）omeone,orgetsintheirway,hesays“Excuseme”or“I’msorry”.Hesays“Please”whenmakingarequest,and“Thankyou”whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupspeakingtoaladyoranolder ,andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheother isseated.Hedoesnottalktoomuchabouthimself.Wheneating,hedoesnospeakwithhmouthfulloffood.Accordingtothepassage,aknowledgeofthecustomsofother isvery BiC.is .does ean withgoodmannersthinksof theolderbefore B.himselfbeforeC.noonebut D. alWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?Awell- says“Please”whenmakingamakesanapologyforbumintosomeonesitswhereheiswhenspeakingtoatriestohelpthosewhoareinIfyouwanttobewell- youlaughatpeoplewhentheyareinit’sallrighttospeakwithyourmouthfullofyoushouldstopsomeonewhenheisyoushouldspeakaftersomeoneelsehasfinishedAsdifferentcountrieshavedifferentit’sunnecessarytolearntheirweshouldtrytofindoutthedifferencesintheitshouldbewrongtogooutofone’swaytodolearningalittlelanguagewouldbePassageQuestions6to10arebasedonthefollowingIenteredSt.Thomas’sHospitalasamedicalstudentattheageof18andspentfiveyearsthere.Iwasanunsatisfactorystudent,formyheartwasnotinit.Ihadalwayswantedtobeawriter,andintheevenings,aftermytea,Iwroteandread.Beforelong,Iwroteanovel,calledLizaofLambeth,whichIsenttoapublisherandwasaccepted.Itappearedduringmylastyearatthehospitalandhadsomethingofasuccess.IfeltIcouldaffordtogiveupmedicineandmakewritingmyprofession;so,threedaysafterIgraduatedfromtheschoolofmedicine,IsetoutforSpaintowriteanotherbook.Lookingbacknow,andknowingtheterribledifficultiesofmakingalivingbywriting,IrealizeIwastakingafearfulrisk.Thenexttenyearswereveryhard,andIearnedanaverageof￡100ayear.ThenIhadabitofluck.ThemanageroftheCourtTheatreputonaythatfailed.Thenextyhearrangedtoputonwasnotready,andhewasathiswit’send.Hereadayofmineand,thoughhedidnomuchlikeit,hethoughtitmightjustrunforthesixweekstilltheyhehadinmindcouldbeproduced.Itranfrfifteenmonths.Withinashortwhile,IhadfourysrunninginLondonatthesametime.Nothingofthekindhdevrhappenedbefore.Iwasthetalkofthetown.Whentheauthorwasamedicalstudent, hadsometroublewithhiswasaverygoodwantedtobeawriterafterwassatisfiedwithwhathewasngattheWhentheauthorwrotehisfirsthesentittoapublisherbutitwasnthewasstillstudyingatthemdicalshesucceededinpublishingitthoughitwasnotahehadgraduatedfromthemedicalTheauthorgaveupmedicinebecauseatthat hethoughthecouldmakealivingbyheknewthesuccessofthebookwasheknewitwasnorisktobeahewasquiterichafterthesuccessofhisForthefirsttenyearsofhiswritingcareerafterhisgraduation,theauthorearnedanaverageof￡100awhich.A.agreatC.asmallB.abitofD.amoderateThemanageroftheCourtTheatreagreedtoputontheauthor’sy hethoughttheauthorwasagoodhelikedtheauthor’sysveryhefailedtoarrangeanewyinheheardthattheauthorhadstudiedmedicinePassageQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingInthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople–--nottheirclothes,ideasorlanguages---haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanns.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworld.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Around1500,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitwassoonwidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“PotatoFamine”of1845-46,andthousandsmoreweredtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorldButsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffisanimportantcropinColumbiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadentoadrinkbyArabsduringtheAccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredbyagatherdnamedKaldi.Henoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandxperincedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywithAccordingtothe haschangedthemostinthelast500A. B. C. D.“Some”in“Somestillexisttoday”(Para1) somecocoa B. echocolateC.some D.someSouthAmericanThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine” theyweresodependentonthepotatothattheyrefusedtoeatanythingtheyweredtoemigratetotheweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingthethepotatoharvestwasCoffeeoriginallycame A. B. C. D.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprove coffeewasfirstdiscoveredbycoffeewasfirstdiscoveredbyKaldi’scoffeewasfirstdiscoveredinSouthAmericancoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyPassageQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingAroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighce(perhapsabridge,orahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhourtilltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejum.Otheractivitiesasriskyasbungeejuminvolvejumfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshas esafeandboring.Notverylongago,people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkinacomparativelysafeenvironment;theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitastolookafterthemifthey eill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbugeejum.Thebesttitleforthepassagewould DangerousSports:WhatandTheBoredomofModernBungeeJum:IsItReallyTheNeedforMoreandmorepeople aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeeareclimbingthehighestarecomingclosetodeathinareexploringunknownInbungeejum, jumpashighasyouslidedownaropetotheattachyourselftoaropeandfalltowardsthefalltowardsthegroundwithoutaPeopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadays theyhavealotoftheycangotohospitaliftheyaretheirliveslacktheynolongerneedtohuntforThewriterofthepassagehas attitudetowardsdangerousA. 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D.PartIIICloze（共20小題，每小題1分，共20分Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CYoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothecontext.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Manypeoplewronglybelievethatwhenpeoplereacholdage,theirfamiliescetheminnursinghomes.Theyareleftinthe61ofstrangersfortherestoftheirlives.Their62childrenvisitthemonlyoccasionally,butmoreoften,theydonothaveany63visitors.Thetruthisthatthisideaisan64story.Infact,familymembersprovideover80percentofthe65elderlypeopleneed.SamuelPrestoon,asociologist,studied66theAmericanfamilyischanging.Hereportedthatbythetimethe67Americancouplereaches40yearsofage,theyhavemoreparentsthan ,becausepeopletodaylivelongerafteranillnessthanpeopledidyearsmembersmustprovidelongtermcare.

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