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.A.wife B.father C.daughter D.mother36.A.seldom B.often C.usually D.always37.A.possibly B.strongly C.strictly D.proudly38.A.touched B.knocked C.hit D.beat39.A.accept B.find C.receive D.raise40.A.brighter B.higher C.strongerD.wider41.A.joined B.knew C.loved D.praised42.A.send B.move C.throw D.store43.A.when B.if C.where D.though44.A.expected B.followed C.achieved D.controlled45.A.way B.message C.benefit D.advantage46.A.influence B.help C.educate D.consider閱讀理解（共44分）六、閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。（共26分，每小題2分）ATennisTenniscamefromFrance—itwaspopularthereeighthundredyearsago!ItcametoBritainaboutsixhundredyearsagoandsoonbecameveryfashionable.Inthosedaysitwascalled“realtennis”anditwasplayedindoors.BaseballBaseball,thenationalsportoftheUS,comesfromanoldEnglishgamecalled“rounders”.RoundersisaverysimplegamewhichchildreninEnglandstillplaytoday,buttheAmericangameismorecomplex(復(fù)雜的)andtakesmoretimetoplay.BilliardOversixhundredyearsago,peopleinEnglandoftenplayedbowlsindoorswhenitwasraining.Thegreenstheyusedweresmallerthantheonesoutsidebecausetherewaslessspace.Tomakethegamemoredifficult,holeswerecutinthegreenandplayersstartedtousestickstohittheballs.Finally,someonehadthegoodideaofraisingthewholegreenontoatable—andthat’showthegameofbilliardsstarted.47.WhendidtenniscometoBritain?A.800yearsago.B.600yearsago.C.400yearsago.D.200yearsago.48.Whichcountryhasbaseballasitsnationalsport?A.England.B.Spain.C.Japan.D.TheUS.49.WhichofthefollowingstartedinEngland?A.Tennis.B.Billiard.C.Volleyball.D.Basketball.BGuidedogsareanacceptedpartofeverydaylife,butwhataboutguidehorses?Therearereallysuchusefulanimals,atleastintheUS.Theanimalsareminiaturehorses,nomorethan86cmhighattheshoulders,likebigtoys.Theyarewelltrained,justasguidedogsare(includinghousetraining).Theygoonpublictransport,includingplanes,withtheirownersandintobuildings—ifnecessarywearingspeciallymadeshoestoavoidfallingdownonfloors—buttheysleepoutside.Theymightbechoseninpreferencetoaguidedogbecausetheownerisafraidofdogsorwantsananimalthatwilllivelonger.AccordingtoMichiganstudentMonaRamouni,it’snotrighttohaveadoginsidethehouseforsomereligious(宗教的)reasons.Ramouni,whoisblind,saysherguidehorseCalihaschangedherwholeworld.“ShehasmadeitpossibleformetodoanythingIwanttodo.”50.Whatareguidehorseslike?A.Smallerthanusual. B.Strongerthanusual.C.Fasterthanusual. D.Clevererthanusual.51.Whichoffollowingcannotguidehorsesdo?A.Goonstreets. B.Getonplanes. C.Workinhouses. D.Sleepinhouses.52.WhydoesMonaRamounineedaguidehorse?A.Sheisold. B.Sheisyoung. C.Sheisblind. D.Sheisdeaf.CYou’rebuyingausedcar,movingintoanewhouse,ordecidingwhichdoctorshouldtreatyourillness.Thesearetimeswhenyouneedtogetdirectlytothecore(核心)ofanimportantmatter.Askinggeneralquestionsgetslittlevaluableinformationandmayevenresultinunrealanswers,saysJuliaMinson,avisitingscholarindecisionsciencesattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUS.Thebestway,saysMinson,istoaskalotofquestionsthatdiscoverthereareproblems.Let’ssaysomeoneissellingausediPod.Anexampleofageneralquestionis“Whatcanyoutellmeaboutit?”Apositive-assumption(正面推測)questionis“Therearen’tanyproblemswithit,right?”Butanegative-assumptionquestion,suchas“Whatproblemshaveyouhadwithit?”willgetthemosthonestanswer,foundMinsonandherteam.Inastudy,87%ofthesellerswarnedthebuyerstoproblemswhenaskedanegative-assumptionquestion,while59%ofthosedidthesamethingtoapositive-assumptionone.Whenyouwantthetruth,youhavetoaskforit.Whatproblemsdoesthiscarhave?Whataretheworstpartsofthisjob?Howmanypeoplewithmykindofillnesshavebeensuccessfullytreated?Yourquestionsshouldcommunicatethatyouaresuretherewillbedifficultiesandthatyouwanttoknowaboutthem.53.Whatcanwedoifwewantthetruth,accordingtothepassage?A.Askforitourselves. B.Talkwithhonestpeople.C.Studyitourselves. D.Dosomeexperiments.54.Whatkindofquestionshasthebestresult?A.Generalquestions. B.Positive-assumptionquestions.C.Carefulquestions. D.Negative-assumptionquestions.55.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoFindHonestPeople B.HowtoTalkwithOthersC.HowtoGetanHonestAnswer D.HowtoAvoidBeingCheatedDResearchershaverecentlydiscoveredhowtomakefamiliesworkmoresuccessfully.Asurprisingideahasappeared:thesinglemostimportantthingyoucandoforyourfamily,itseems,istodevelopafamilystory.Ifirstheardthisideainthemid-1990sfromMarshallDuke,aprofessoratEmoryUniversity.Dukewasstudyingstoriesinfamilieswhenhiswife,achildren’slearningspecialist,madeadiscovery:“Thestudentswhoknowalotabouttheirfamilieswilldobetterwhentheyfacechallenges(挑戰(zhàn)),”Sarasaid.Interested,Dukesetouttotestherconclusion.HeandEmoryworkmateRobynFivushdevelopedamethodcalledthe“DoYouKnow?”degreethataskedchildrentoanswer20questionssuchas:Doyouknowwhereyourgrandparentsgrewup?Doyouknowwhereyourmumanddadwenttohighschool?Doyouknowaboutanillnessorsomethingreallyterriblethathappenedinyourfamily?DukeandFivushaskedthosequestionstomembersoffourdozenfamiliesin2001.Theythencomparedthechildren’sresultswithagroupofpsychological(心理學(xué)的)teststhechildrenhadtakenandreachedaconclusionthatagreedtoSara’stheory.Themorechildrenknewabouttheirfamilies’histories,thestrongertheirsenseofcontrolovertheirlives,thehighertheirself-respect,andthemoresuccessfullytheybelievedtheirfamiliesworkedfromgenerationtogeneration(代代傳承).“Wewereblownaway,”Dukesaid.TheresearchersmentionedthechildrenaftertheterribleeventsofSeptember11,2001.“Onceagain,”Dukesaid,“theoneswhoknewmoreabouttheirfamiliesprovedtobestronger.”Whydoesknowingwherehergrandmotherwenttoschoolhelpachildovercomesomethingterribleanddifficult?Dukesaidthatchildrenwhohavethemostself-confidencehavewhathecalls“astrongintergenerationalself”.Theyknowthattheycomefromsomethingbiggerthanthemselves.Dukesuggestedthatparentsdothesameactivitieswiththeirchildrenagainandagain.Anykindofactivitiesworktoteachthesenseofhistory:holidays,vacations,bigfamilyget-togethers,evenadrivetotheshop.“Thesetraditionsbecomepartofyourfamily,”Dukesaid.Yearsofresearchhaveshowsthatmosthappyfamiliesalsocommunicatesuccessfully,butit’snotsimplyamatteroftalkingthroughproblems.Talkingalsomeanstellingapositive(正面的)storyaboutyourselves.Whenfacedwithachallenge,happyfamilies,likehappypeople,justaddanewchapter(章)totheirlifestorythatshowsthemovercomingthedifficulty.Thisskillisveryimportantforchildrenwhentheyaregrowingup.Thebottomlines:ifyouwantahappierfamily,create,refineandretellthestoryofyourfamily’sbestmomentsandyourrelations’abilitytoovercomedifficulty.Thatactalonemayprovethefactthatyourfamilywillthrive(興旺)formanygenerationstocome.56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Happychildrenareusuallybroughtupinhappyfamilies.B.Ourfamilyisthemostimportantplacetoteachchildren.C.Therearemanythingsfortheyoungtolearnfromtheold.D.Familyhistoryplaysanimportantpartwhenchildrengrowup.57.Whatcanthe“Doyouknow?”degreetellus?A.Whatrelationinone’sfamilyis. B.Whatstoryone’sfamilyhashad.C.Howmuchoneknowshisfamily. D.Howmuchoneloveshisfamily. 58.Theunderlinedsentence“Wewereblownaway”inthepassagemaymean“______.”A.Weweresurprisedverymuch B.WeweredeeplymovedC.Wewere.punishedseriously D.Wewerecompletelylost59.Whichofthefollowingistrue,accordingtothepassage?A.TheeventofSeptember11,2001helpedDukedrawhisconclusion.B.Dukethinksthatastrongintergenerationalselfisthemostimportant..C.DukeandSara’sresearchworkledustoanunexpectedconclusion.D.AccordingtoDuke,positivetalkswilladdnewchapterstoone’slife.七、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。（共8分，每小題2分）Markwasgoinghomeafterschooloneday.Hesawaboyinfrontofhimfalldown,andthereweremanythingsontheground–twosweaters,abasketballandawalkman.Markstoppedandhelpedtheboypickupthosethingsandsmiledtohim.Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,60.Whentheywalked,Markknewtheboy’snamewasBill,andhelovedcomputergames,basketballandhistory.Buthewasnotgoodathisothersubjects，andhehadbrokenupwithhisgirlfriendlastweek.TheyarrivedatBill’shomeandBillgaveMarksomeCoke.61,andtheafternoonpassedhappilywithafewlaughsandsomesmalltalk.ThenMarkwenthome.Theyoftensaweachotheratschoolandtheyhadlunchtogether.Whentheyfinishedmiddleschool，62.Oneday,BillaskedMarktohaveatalk.MarkaskedBillifhestillrememberedthefirsttimetheymet.“DidyoueverthinkwhyIwascarryingsomanythingsthatday?”askedBill.“Idecidedtogohometokillmyself.Butwhenyousmiledtomeandhelpedmepickupthosebooks,especiallyafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughingthatafternoon,63.Yousavedme.”A．A．IgaveupthatideaB．ThentheywatchedTVC.Butthey’regoodfriendsD．theywenttothesamecollegeE．hehelpedtocarrysomeofthethings八、閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(共10分，每小題2分)SomestudentsliketotranslatewhentheypracticespeakingEnglish.Translationisaverydifficultexercise.Duringaconversation,wedon’treallyhavetimetotranslatewhatweunderstand.Whenweusetranslation,wedon’tdevelopthenecessaryreflexes(反應(yīng)能力)neededtospeakandunderstandaforeignlanguage.Itisimportanttobuildupreflexesrightfromthebeginning.Itwillhelpyoulaterwhenyourskillsaregoodenoughtotakeaconversation.Thenhowdoyoubuildupreflexeswhenyouonlyhavebasicwordsandgrammar?Canitbedone?Ofcourse!Hereissomeadviceforyou.Relax!Nooneischeckingyouexceptyourself!Lookateachcommunicationexperienceasanadventure.TrytorelaxfirstwhenyouspeakEnglish.Youwillpickuponsmalldetails(細(xì)節(jié)).Contextisyourfriend.Whatiscontext？Itmeansthesituationinwhichsomethinghappensandthathelpstounderstandit.Wecanmakegoodguessesaboutwhatisbeingsaidbyusingthecontext.Itwillbeeasywhenyouthinkaboutthecontext.Youwillfeelmuchmorecomfortableandconfidentifyourememberthat.Askquestionswhatyouwanttoknow.Afteryouhaveproudlyaskedforticketsatthetrainstation,thebooking-officeclerk(售票員)spokealongsentencetoyouabouttheplaceandthetime.Youmaybealittleunclearorhaveonlyunderstoodapartofit.However,youcanaskquestionsaboutwhatyouwanttoknow,suchas,“Didyousay…?”and“Wouldyourepeatthatmoreslowly?”.Sothatyoucaneasilymovethecommunicationforward.Usebodylanguage.Usebodylanguagetogowithyourwordswhenyoubegintolearnasecondlanguage.Thepersonyouarespeakingtoonlywantstounderstandyouandwillbecarefullylisteningtoyou.Asyoubecomemoreproficient(熟練的)inyoursecondlanguage,youwilldependmoreonthelanguageandlessonbodylanguage.Butthereisnoshameforabeginner.64.Whodoesthewriterwritethispassagefor?65.Whatdoesthewriterwantustodofirstwh