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阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
“So what is Quintura?” you may ask. “I like the search engine I currently use, My Favorite Search Engine. Why do I need anything else? My Favorite Search Engine knows everything about every subject I am interested in and I can access all of the information available on the Web with My Favorite Search Engine.”
“Oh, yes!” we answer. “Indeed! We have no doubt that you have chosen the best search engine for your own search purposes! We don’t want you to part with your favorite ─ Yahoo, MSN or Google.”
However, what if you think about searching in a different way. Have you ever raked through the paper card index of a big library? You have to find the necessary letter (or their combination), take the correct drawer, and start sorting through the cards. Ring any bells? After much time and effort, finally you find the long-awaited card!
Of course web search engines take away the laborious task of sifting (筛选) through paper index cards. And if you know the book’s exact author and title, either search is easy ─ on the web or in a library. But what if you know only your general search scope? Neither the author’s name nor the book title. In a library, the only way out is to ask a librarian. But on the web, what do you do? You are on your own.
Until now, Quintura is the very know-all librarian!
Imagine a conversation between you and the search engine you use most often, My Favorite Search Engine (MFSE).
You: I need some books on physics.
MFSE: No problem. We have a lot of good literature.
You: Oh. . . so many of them!
MFSE: You asked for books on physics, here, I’ve found some more.
You: No, I need only one branch of physics.
MFSE: But I have all the branches! Thousands of books. Choose whatever you want.
You: But I need the branch on solid movement: acceleration, friction and so on.
MFSE: Here they are. Books on physics. . .
Now imagine beginning the same conversation with Quintura (Qu).
You: I need some books on physics.
Qu: OK! We have a lot of good literature; what branch of physics do you need?
You: Branch? I’m not sure of its name.
Qu: What is your branch about?
You: Solid movement: acceleration, friction and so on.
Qu: Let’s see. Here is mechanics! Please note this list of books, our visitors mostly ask for these books on mechanics.
You: Thank you.
1. Quintura is the name of .
A. a web search engine B. a well-known website
C. a big library D. a librarian
2. What is the purpose of the writer’s talking about the paper card index of a big library?
A. To tell us how to find your book in a big library.
B. To remind you of your school life.
C. To advise you to think about searching in a different way.
D. To prove the paper card index is worse than web search engines.
3. In the writer’s opinion, if you know only your general search scope you’d better use .
A. Quintura B. Yahoo C. MSN D. MFSE
4. From the two conversations we can learn .
A. MFSE can provide you with more books than Quintura
B. MFSE always offers you some useless information
C. Quintura can help you find what you are searching for more quickly than MFSE
D. Quintura can offer you more information than MFSE
【参考答案】1—4、.ACAC
阅读理解。
Fear plays no part in this latest problem.“I’m not afraid I'll lose my children.I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, nothing,” she repeats, her voice rising when speaking to John's lawyer, “will stop me from being with my children. A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win. If John wants to see them, I cannot stop him. He's their father—I want them to see him! However, his visit in his present condition will disturb the children's stable (稳定的) life.”
John, who has spent much of his time in California recently, has only hired a house for himself in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. "If he'd like to stick to a regular life, I'd be more than happy to do that," Jane says. "The best thing for any child of a divorced (离婚的) parent is a stable life. I want nothing more than for him to set up a stable life for himself, so that he can be part of making our children's lives more stable. "
While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold. Last week the ABC network announced that Jane would return with her own show, Twist of Jane, in which she gives advice to other moms.Jane and her eight children will also return to ABC in a series of Jane Plus 8 specials showing them on various adventures.It’s a rest for Jane.who insists that she needs her new,busy life to provide for her family.“I have to lead such a life.and I’m thankful that I’ve built it to the top where now I can support my children.”she says.
And whether a bellicose(好斗的)dance judge or a bellicose former wife,Jane plans to keep 0n facing attacks on her. “Some people try to knock me down—only to make me more fierce,more protective,more determined to do better,”she says.“Go ahead,take me on.This will just make me stronger.”w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m
( ) 1. According to Jane in the first paragraph,the low
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A. can’t take her children away from her
B. can’t do anything with the case
C. will best settle the problem
D. will disturb her children
( ) 2. What does “to do that” refer to in the second paragraph?
A. To live with John.
B. To hire a house for John.
C. To allow John to see the children w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m
D. To ask John to set up a regular life.
( ) 3. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A. Jane’s life is very difficult.
B. Jane continues to live as usual.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o m
C. Jane almost can’t control her lire
D. Jane works very hard to live a happy life.
( ) 4. Which word can best describe Jane?
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A. Proud
B. Fierce
C. Determined
D. Independent
语篇解读:本文为记叙文。主要记叙Jane在和丈夫离婚后下决心面对一切困难,争取孩子的抚养权,并在婚后钱财和孩子抚养等问题短期内难以解决的状况下努力生活的故事。
57. 答案:C
考点:细节理解
解析:依据文章第一段第5,6句 “A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win.”可知
58. 答案:C
解析:依据上一段的 “If John wants to see them…However, his visit in his present condition …”可知以John现在的状况不适合见孩子们,结合画线词所在句 “if he’d like to stick to a regular life”可以推断出假如John生活稳定了Jane允许他见孩子们。
59. 答案:B
考点:考查同学的推断力气
解析:依据第三段首句 “While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold.”此处while引导让步状语从句,意为“尽管钱和抚养的问题在几周内难以解决,……”划线部分由于Jane几乎不让生活受到影响。因此正确答案为B
60.答案:C
考点:推理推断题。
解析: Jane面对一切压力,坚决要求孩子的抚养权;钱和孩子的抚养短期内不
能解决的状况下,努力克服困难维持生活表现了她的坚强决心。w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m
完成填空。阅读下面短文,理解大意,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Tracy Wong is a wellknown ChineseAmerican writer. But her writing__21__was something she picked up by herself. After her first__22__, teaching disabled children, she became a parttime writer for IBM. __23__, writing stories was simply a__24__interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商). __25__, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long__26__and paid Tracy a $ 50,000 advance. “A pretty money,”said the publisher, “for__27__writer.”
__28__Tracy's characters(人物)are interesting, her stories sometimes__29__readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could__30__the afterlife world,”she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”
“Can I? I don't think I can,”Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have__31__when things come to me__32__.” Once, she was wondering how to complete a__33__set in ancient(古代的)China. __34__the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese__35__. It came without her having__36__it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained__37__by her fame. She lives in the same__38__she lived 27 years ago although in a more comfortable home. There's more room for__39__in her life—and it wasn't just__40__.
21.A.skill B.experience
C.practice D.method
答案:A 从上下文我们知道,本文讲的是美籍华人女作家Tracy Wong如何开头写作及其作品的主要特点等,再结合搭配很简洁得出答案为A。writing skill意为“写作技能”,pick up writing skill意为“培育写作技能”。experience不能与pick up搭配。
22.A.duty B.effort
C.job D.task
答案:C 逗号后的teaching disabled children是her first__22__的同位语,同时也与后面的a parttime writer相呼应,故此处选job。
23.A.Instead B.Normally
C.Certainly D.Then
答案:D 前面说she became a parttime writer for IBM,以下说写作只是个人爱好,即那时写作只是她的个人爱好,故填Then。
24.A.general B.deep
C.personal D.lively
答案:C 从上下文来看,writing stories并非专职工作,只是一件parttime job,由此可推断这是personal interest。
25.A.Interested B.Anxiously
C.Seriously D.Encouraged
答案:A 从后面的他们(the publisher)马上提出了修改等来推想,出版商对她写的故事产生了爱好。
26.A.film B.story
C.program D.article
答案:B 由they immediately suggested that she put them together to make...可推想,此处说的是把3篇短的故事糅合在一起构成1篇长故事,故选用story。
27.A.a foreign B.a popular
C.an unusual D.an unknown
答案:D Tracy Wong刚刚开头写小说,名不见经传,故可推想她是“不出名”的作家最为恰当。
28.A.Now that B.Even though
C.Just because D.Except that
答案:B 该题考查依据上下文来选用适当的连接词的把握状况。前面说Tracy所写的人物很有意思,后面说her stories sometimes__29__readers uneasy可推想,该从句应为让步状语从句,而even though正符合这一意义。
29.A.find B.turn
C.leave D.hold
答案:C 此处说她写的故事有时让读者担忧或不舒适。在这4个选项中只有leave具有这一用法。
30.A.make up B.connect with
C.control D.explain
答案:B 从后面她说的话She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago及下段的内容说明可知,她与afterlife world有关,故用connect with。
31.A.events B.chances
C.feelings D.moments
答案:D 前面说“我认为我不能……”,紧接着用but引出确有这些时刻发生了一些事,故用moments,后面的when things come to me...是修饰moments的定语从句。
32.A.for no reason B.from a distance
C.by accident D.as gifts
答案:A 从上下文来看,此处是Tracy说自己与afterlife world有关的故事创作,这里是举例说明有时一些事情会“无缘无故”地发生。
33.A.description B.painting
C.scene D.talk
答案:C 从语境来看,这里谈论的是她写书时的一件怪事。句意为“当时她正不知道怎么完成一个以古代中国为背景的场景”。这是她写的故事中一个场景,故用scene。从结构来看,此处补充完整为:...how to complete a scene which was set in ancient China。
34.A.Surprisingly B.Suddenly
C.Expectedly D.Fortunately
答案:B 依据语境“正值她不知怎么完成一个以古代中国为背景的场景时,突然门铃响了”。此处用suddenly突出两个动作的发生相继而来,连接紧凑,同时突出了“没想到”。
35.A.cooking B.history
C.play D.medicine
答案:B 她正构思以古代中国为背景的某个场景,而邮政快递人员送来的书正好解了燃眉之急,故可推想应是一本有关中国历史的书。
36.A.known B.sent
C.realized D.ordered
答案:D order意为“订购,预定”,在此符合语境。
37.A.unchanged B.excited
C.determined D.unmoved
答案:A 从后面的She lives in the same...及动词remain来看,这里说的是尽管她出版了10本书,Tracy并没因成名而转变,即仍保持不变。
38.A.life B.city
C.house D.way
答案:D 前面说她并没有因成名而变化,即此处说的是她成名后生活方式没有变化,照旧保持着27年前的生活方式。
39.A.success B.work
C.joy D.variety
答案:C 由下文可知她的时间不是全用来写作,有“消遣”的时间。
40.A.writing B.reporting
C.luck D.fun
答案:A 从上文的although in a more comfortable home及下文it wasn't just...来看,此处说的是Tracy并没有只是埋头“写作”,而是生活中有更多的空间留给“消遣”。
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