Phil Donahue，the former television talk show host，had something of a reputation
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It was so cold when he got there，however, the camera wouldn’t work．So he put it inside his coat to warm it up enough to run．In the meantime，the families of the trapped miners were gathered around．The),were just simple mining people—women，old men，and children．Several of the trapped men were fathers．
Then the local minister arrived．He was tall and thin，and he didn’t speak well at a11．But he gathered all the families around in a circle，and the held one another in their arms while he prayed for them．
As this was going on，Donahue was still trying to get his camera to work，and he was extremely disappointed because he couldn’t film the scene．Finally，after the prayer was over，Donahue managed to get his camera operating．So he told the minister he had his camera working now and asked if the minister would please do the prayer again so he could film it for the evening news．
This simple West Virginia preacher, however，told Donahue，“Young man，we don’t pray for the news．I’m sorry，but we’ve already prayed，and I will not pose．”
To this day，Donahue remembers that minister with respect．You don’t forget that kind of character，no matter who you are or what you believe．
小题1:We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Donahue _______________．
| A．used to show much respect for clergy |
| B．thinks most clergy tend to attract media attention |
| C．used to have a hard time dealing with clergy |
| D．always misunderstands clergy |
| A．To report on an accident． |
| B．To rescue the miners． |
| C．To film the praying of a minister． |
| D．To witness a disaster． |
| A．It was advanced and hard to operate． |
| B．The low temperature prevented it working properly． |
| C．It was all right before the prayer started． |
| D．It needed to be repaired． |
| A．To pray for the accident． |
| B．To make up the news． |
| C．To cooperate with the reporter． |
| D．To pray for the trapped miners on TV |
| A．The clergy are having a hard time． |
| B．Praying saved the trapped miners． |
| C．A minister who gains Donahue’s respect． |
| D．A mine disaster happened in Virginia． |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:C
解析
小题1:B
【试题解析】推理题。第一段2,3行he has said the reason he’s that way is that he has little respect for them．Most clergy will do anything for some media attention，he says．很多神职人员为了得到媒体的注意会做很多事情。这正是他讨厌神职人员的理由。故B正确。
小题2:A
【试题解析】细节题。根据第一段4,5行one day he was sent to West Virginia in the bitter cold winter to cover a mine disaster．可知这里的report the accident就是cover a mine disaster，即对矿难进行采访。故A正确。
小题3:B
【试题解析】由第二段第一行It was so cold when he got there，however, the camera wouldn’t work．可知，由于天冷，he camera wouldn’t work（照相机不能用了）。故B正确。
小题4:C
【试题解析】根据文章倒数第二段This simple West Virginia preacher, however，told Donahue，“Young man，we don’t pray for the news．I’m sorry，but we’ve already prayed，and I will not pose．”可知因为在牧师祈祷的时候菲尔多纳休的相机还没弄好，因此在相机恢复功能后他请求牧师把祈祷的过程重复一遍以便供他录像，没想到遭到牧师拒绝。故C正确。
小题5:C
【试题解析】主旨大意题。在文章第一段作者告诉我们菲尔多纳休对于神职人员评价很低，但是在文章倒数2,3段的故事改变了他的看法。文章的核心就是这个牧师的行为改变了菲尔多纳休的态度，赢得了他的尊敬。故C正确。
【长难句解析】
1.He went by himself in a battered little car, carrying a mini camera to film the story．
【翻译】他开着一辆小汽车亲自过去了，带着一台摄像机去拍摄这个故事。
【分析】本句中的现在分词短语carrying a mini camera to film the story在句中充当是状语，因为动词carry与句子主语he构成逻辑上的主动关系，所以使用现在分词形式，在句中做状语。如果两者构成被动关系，就使用过去分词做状语。
2. You don’t forget that kind of character，no matter who you are or what you believe．
【翻译】无论你是谁或者你认为是什么，你都不会忘记那样的人。
【分析】本句中的no matter who you are or what you believe在句中充当让步状语从句，“特殊疑问词+ever”既可以引导让步状语从句，也可以引导名词性从句；而“no matter+特殊疑问词”只能引导让步状语从句。
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This girl was Reese Witherspoon，who had wanted to be a country singer and admired and respected Dolly Patton very much．
That day at the end of the camp her coaches told her to forget about singing．They suggested she think about another career．She took their words to heart．After all，why shouldn’t she believe the professionals?
But back at home in Nashville，her mother—a funny，happy，optimistic woman—wouldn’t let her feel depressed．Her father，a physician，encouraged her to achieve in schoo1．So she worked hard at everything and was accepted at Stanford University．
And at 1 9，she got a part in a low-budget movie called Freeway, which prepared for her role in the movie Pleasantville．But her big break came with Legally Blonde．
“If you can’t sing and you aren’t charming，play to your strengths．If you’re going to make it in this business，better focus on what you’re good at，”she told the interviewer later．
And then came the offer that took her back to her Nashville—playing the wife of a country star Johnny Cash，a singing role．
All of a sudden the old fears learned on that summer stage were back．She was so nervous on the stage．But she didn’t give up on the movie or herself．She spent 6 months taking singing lessons again．She learned to play the Autoharp．And the hard work built up her confidence．
Last March，Reese Witherspoon walked up on another stage，the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood，and accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for her heartbreaking，heartwarming singing role as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line．
小题1:Why was Reese Witherspoon sad that day?
| A．The experts advised her to give up singing． |
| B．Dolly Parton told her to leave the stage． |
| C．The coaches described her as foolish． |
| D．The professionals considered her ignorant． |
| A．Reese was an optimistic girl． |
| B．Her parents supported her a lot． |
| C．Her parents were disappointed with her． |
| D．Reese blamed herself all day long． |
| A．Reese’s mother was a physician． |
| B．Freeway was Reese’s big break． |
| C．Reese won the Oscar for Walk the Line． |
| D．New York was Reese’s home town． |
| A．She did her best to make herself leggy and attractive． |
| B．She tried hard to forget about that summer stage． |
| C．She practised Autoharp lessons for more than 6 months． |
| D．She regained her confidence through hard work． |
| A．Two heads are better than one． |
| B．When in Rome，do as the Romans do． |
| C．Where there is a will，there is a way． |
| D．Hope for the best，and prepare for the worst． |
Where the theater had been dominated by entertainment, Shaw used it to teach people the importance of paying attention to the issues of their day. The plight (苦难) of the poor and the working class, the situation of women and the institutions of society, such as the education system ---- Shaw was among the most well-known figures making these topics central to public debate. His first play, Widowers’ Houses (1892), deals with the question of slum (贫民窟) housing. His Mrs Warren’s Profession (1893) brought a controversial topic to the stage.
Shaw was an important mover and shaker in new political movements too. He was an early member of the Fabian Society, which argued for the socialist cause in the UK. Shaw was also the founder (in 1895) of one of the now most famous colleges in the world, the London School of Economics.
If few of his works have really stood the test of time, many of his quotations have become part of the furniture of the English language. “Youth is wasted on the young,” he wrote. He also knew how to sum up a political philosophy(哲学) in a few memorable words. For instance: “A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
小题1: Shaw’s influence on the modern world comes mainly from ______.
| A．the changes he brought to the British culture |
| B．his philosophies on the role of government |
| C．his awareness of social problems of his day |
| D．the support for the London School of Economics |
| A．the failure of the UK education system |
| B．the housing problems of poor people |
| C．robbery incidents in slum areas |
| D．socialist movements in the UK |
| A．have become the best part of English |
| B．have greatly developed the English language |
| C．have made the English language philosophical |
| D．have become an inseparable part of the English language |
| A．They should be adapted for modern readers. |
| B．They are mostly about the lives of working class. |
| C．They deal with important social issues of their day. |
| D．Most of them are still performed on the stage of the world today. |
It is hoped that the move, which will be tested in the coming months, might lessen traffic in inner cities and reduce CO2 emissions(排放). This should help DHL, a division of the German postal service, reach its target of improving the company’s carbon efficiency by 30 percent before 2020.
“As the world’s biggest logistics(物流) provider, we recognize a special responsibility to reduce the impact on the environment as much as possible,” said Frank Appel, Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Post DHL, in a statement referring to a variety of measures being considered.
The “fetch friends” find out online about parcels that need delivering to people who live or work along the way that they are planning to travel through the city. They then select the ones that they want to take.
Codes(编码) sent to their mobile phones tell the volunteers where to pick the packages up. Parcels can be taken part of the way or passed on to another volunteer but all volunteers need to have the right code on their mobile phone so the track and trace system can be updated.
Logistics companies will be responsible for looking after the operation to make sure that the privacy of post is respected.
It’s hoped that this could be done using mobile phones but DHL says it recognizes that some security issues remain to be worked out.
小题1: According to the passage, the “fetch friend” program ________.
| A．has been tested for months |
| B．aims to reduce the cost of the service |
| C．employs environmentalists to help with deliveries |
| D．encourages ordinary people to help cut the carbon footprint |
| A．It belongs to the Germany’s postal service. |
| B．It has the most up-to-date tracking system in Germany. |
| C．It has succeeded in improving its carbon efficiency by 30%. |
| D．It has designed many measures to improve its service speed. |
| A．Volunteers’ not allowing to select parcels. |
| B．The wrong codes in the mobile phones. |
| C．The possibility that parcels could be opened on the way. |
| D．Parcels’ being taken to the destination by a single volunteer. |
| A．New Challenges for the Postal Service |
| B．A Greener Way to Deliver Parcels |
| C．Solutions for Global Warming |
| D．Statements from DHL |
Sickened by what he saw as the waste of human lives during the First World War, he became involved in antiwar demonstrations. His support of civil disobedience did little to endear him to his colleagues. Then, following the war, he directed his efforts toward reconciliation(调停) and improving international relations. And soon his politics were making it difficult for him to visit the United States, even to give lectures.
Einstein"s second great cause was Zionism(犹太复国主义). Although he was Jewish, Einstein rejected the idea of God. However, a growing awareness of anti-Semitism(反犹太主义), both before and during the War, led him gradually to identify with the Jewish community, and later to become an outspoken supporter of Zionism.
His theories came under attack. One man was accused of motivating others to murder Einstein and fined a mere six dollars. When a book was published entitled 100 Authors Against Einstein, he retorted, "If I were wrong, then one would have been enough!" When Hitler came to power, Einstein then in America declared he would not return to Germany. While Nazi attacked his house and confiscated his bank account, a Berlin newspaper displayed the headline "Good News from Einstein--He"s Not Coming Back."
Fearing that German scientists would build a nuclear bomb, Einstein proposed that the United States should develop its own. But he was publicly warning of the dangers of nuclear war and proposing international control of nuclear weaponry. Throughout his life, Einstein"s efforts toward peace probably achieved little and won him few friends. His support of the Zionist cause, however, was recognized in 1952, when he was offered the presidency of Israel. He declined, saying he was too naive in politics. But perhaps his real reason was different:" Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity."
小题1:The reason why Einstein was against the war was that __
| A．he tried to get involved in politics |
| B．the nuclear bomb could be built by German scientists |
| C．many people died during the war in vain |
| D．President Franklin persuaded him to do so |
| A．believed in God |
| B．was proud of being Jewish |
| C．suggested that nuclear weaponry should be banned |
| D．made great achievements in peace |
| A．many people in support of Zionism hated Einstein |
| B．the reason why Einstein would not return to Israel |
| C．Einstein was in danger of being killed |
| D．Einstein didn"t enjoy his popularity in the field Of politics |
My first experience was a road trip from Toronto to Las Vegas, paid for by a car delivery service. Other trips followed and then I started a travel blog (博客). It was intended to be my calling card for assignment travel photography. Yet even with my blog and past experience, email after email I sent to publications, trying to get work, went unanswered. When they did get in touch, editors told me that I had no chance of making a career with travel photography. While I struggled to get on the path that I wanted, and as I expanded my blog to help get me there, I found myself wearing the hat of a full-time blogger.
Luckily, I got in at the right time. It was 2010，and the travel industry was just starting to turn its attention to bloggers. As I never could have predicted, my blogging-not my photography-did take me around the world successfully. At first，I thought it was for personal reasons, but I realized later that it was for free marketing for my blogging.
Within two years, I was being asked to speak at travel blogging conferences, which helped me to raise a network of friends around the world. Even more meaningful, however, was when I saw that my travels were also helping other people. My blog and social media followers saw that I chased my dreams and told me over and over again how they needed that kind of example, which was absent in their lives elsewhere.
小题1:After the author quit her job, she decided to ______.
| A．divorce her husband | B．be a wedding photographer |
| C．pay off all her debt | D．go travelling abroad |
| A．She paid money to a car delivery agency for a road trip. |
| B．She realised his dream of becoming a travel photographer. |
| C．She got a job as an editor in a publishing house. |
| D．She finally became a professional blogger unintentionally. |
| A．her personal reasons | B．her photographing skills |
| C．free marketing for blogging | D．booming of travel industry |
| A．Inspiring. | B．Appealing. | C．Interesting. | D．Challenging. |
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