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第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；第一节每小题2分；第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
A woman who was a student at the Central Conservatory of Music killed herself in Beijing, for a money-changing deal getting into trouble.
The 33-year-old graduate student in folk music was found dead in her bedroom on January. 14 during winter vacation.
She had written to a ~end that she wanted to die because she found her life “makes no sense.”
She probably joined m a money deal and could not return a large amount of money that she had promised to change into Hard currency(硬通货), sources said.
They said she had been asked to exchange 30,000 yuan into US dollars for actors going to perform in East Europe last year.
She seemed to have been cheated in the money deal. She was supposed to pay back the whole sum but was able to return only 10,000 yuan.
A school official said some students had joined in changing money though they knew it is against the Law.
41. The best headline for the above news story is _______________.
A. A Woman Was Cheated            B. Deal Fails, Student Dies
C. Student Found Dead               D. A Lesson For Us All
42. The woman killed herself most possibly because ___________
A. she failed to change the money into foreign currency    B. she cheated some actors
C. she felt her life boring             D. she could not return that good sum of money
43. According to the story, what does the word "sources" mean?
A. The people who gave the news.        B. The officials in the conservatory.
C. The woman herself.                D. The sources of a river.
44. According to the text, which of the following is true?
A. The woman managed to change only two-thirds of the money into hard currency.
B. She spent 20, 000 yuan.
C. She failed in the money-changing deal.
D. She got back only 10,000 yuan from the cheat.

答案

41---44 BDAC

解析

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Dear Abby,
This is my first letter to you, although I have been reading your column for many years. I need an outside opinion.
I am a grandmother in my 70s and have just returned from visiting my daughter, her husband and their three dearly loved children--all under the age of 5--and I"m upset with some of their parenting ways.
For example: They lock the doors to their children"s bedrooms at night because the children might

get out of their beds and wander around the house, and we may not hear them."
If one child should get punishment, all three are punished, and if one child says a naughty
word, all three are given hot sauce (辣酱汁) in the mouth. I know these parents love their children very much, but are these ways of disciplining them wise? Please understand, it is not my aim to interfere (干涉).
--- Gram
Dear Gram,
Children"s bedroom doors should not be locked. Should a flash fire break out, it would be a nightmare (噩梦).Punishing all the children when only one has earned the punishment is a good way to make them grow up to hate each other. Children who use "naughty" words should not be punished with hot sauce in the mouth-they should be taught the proper and acceptable word to use instead of the "naughty" word.
--- Abby
49. Gram"s daughter _____________.
A. is very strict with her children            B. does not love her three children
C. always punishes her children at night      D. often gives her children hot sauce
50. The passage doesn"t say so, but from the lines you"ll find that __________.
A. Gram likes writing letters               B. Gram likes watching children
C. Gram likes reading newspapers          D. Gram likes visiting her daughter
51. Gram writes the letter in order to ____________.
A. disclose her daughter"s ways as a mother
B. criticize her daughter"s ways as a mother
C. express her anger about her daughter s ways as a mom
D. get others" opinion about her daughter"s ways as a mom
52. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Gram seems to care for her grand children very much.
B. Gram is against some of her daughter"s ways as a mom.
C. Abby is for only one of Gram"s daughter"s ways as a mom.
D. Abby agrees with Gram about her daughter"s ways as a mom.

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第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。
Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behaviour agree that there is virtually an epidemic （流行病）of sleepiness in the nation. “I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.
The beginning of our sleep-deficit crises can be traced back to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and our personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9. 5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7. 5 and 8 hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat in their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,” says Dr. David. “They think they’re okey because they can get by on 6. 5 hours, when they really need 7. 5, 8 or even more to feel ideally energetic. ”
Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researches say, is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community increase, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on their programme. “In our society, you’re considered dynamic if you say you need only 5. 5 hours’ sleep. If you’ve got to get 8. 5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition. ”
To determine the consequences of sleep-deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiting them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. “We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate. ”
41. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Research on the causes and consequences of sleep-deficit.
B. The epidemic of sleepiness in the modern times.
C. The history of people’s sleeping patterns.
D. The minimum of our sleeping hours.
42. Which of the following is Dr. David’s opinion?
A. People who think they are sleeping enough are better off than those who don"t.
B. Some people can remain energetic with only 6. 5 hours’ sleep a night.
C. If they get 8. 5 hours’ sleep, people will be full of drive and ambition.
D. People’s metal power suffers if they are lacking in sleep.
43. People in the 18th and 19th centuries slept about 9. 5 hours a night because _______.
A. they were forced by their parents to do so
B. they knew what was best for their health
C. they had no electricity
D. they were not so dynamic and ambitious as modern people are
44. What does the word “subjects” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Persons or things being discussed or described.
B. Branches of knowledge studied in a school.
C. Persons or things being treated in a certain way or being experimented on.
D. Any member of a state apart from the the supreme ruler.

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CISHAN,Aug 12-Hundreds of people were still missing today in remote villages in southern Taiwan and disaster officials said they were uncertain how many people might have been killed by mudslides triggered by Typhoon Morakot.
Morakot, which did terrible damage to Taiwan over the weekend, has killed about 70 people across the island and caused farm-related loss of more than NT $9 billion (RMB 964 million). More than 100 people have been killed in Asia due to Morakot and tropical storm Etau.
But several hundred villagers listed as missing were found alive in areas where roads were washed out and access was limited to helicopters. The government sent special forces with satellite phones to the hardest hit areas."We are anxious to do our best to get the trapped people out," said Hu Jul-chou, an army official involved in the rescue effort. "Hopes are getting slimmer as the days go by."Hu said it was unclear how many people were buried and feared dead in villages in southern Taiwan.
"I have to say I feel pretty good to be alive," said Lin Dong-wen, 45, from the village of Namahsia, sitting in front of a pile of medicine after being hoisted away by a rescue helicopter."If I had been left there any longer, I wouldn"t have made it. I saw the mudslide coming," said Lin after arriving in Cishan, hub of rescue efforts."It was really huge, and I passed out. When I awoke, there was mud all over and I climbed out of it."
Helicopters dropped food and supplies to survivors .Other rescue teams piloted rubber dinghies through raging muddy rivers.
Groups of anxious relatives awaited the arrival of helicopter flights at the makeshift rescue base.Some survivors tried to call relatives on mobile phones."Right after the mudslide, we managed to get in touch with our family members through mobile phones and text messages," said 41-year-old teacher awaiting news at the rescue hub. "But later they switched off their phones to save power."
45. From the text we know that _________________
A Morakot has made more than 100 people dead in Taiwan
B Morakot has caused as much loss to Taiwan as other parts
C Morakot stayed over Taiwan over the week
D Morakot has brought worries to the officials
46. The villagers who were thought to be missing_________.
A were trapped in some areas
B wouldn’t get in touch with others
C only liked to be taken out by helicopter
D wanted to keep the buried company
47.According to Lin Dong-wen,________
A the disaster lasted for a long time
B the village was destroyed in a flash
C he wanted to hold the mudslide
D the mudslide frightened him into unconsciousness
48.Which of the following is true according to the text ?
A All the survivors trapped have been rescued by helicopters.
B All the relatives can ring the survivors
C The government has adopted other rescue forms.
D The mudslide will become more serious.

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US President Barack Obama made his first visit to China early this week, during which he sent out signals to China that the US sees China as its partner, not a rival.
During his Asian tour, Obama emphasized that the US isn"t looking to contain the rise of a strong, prosperous China.
“China-US relations are very important. Maintaining such ties is the responsibility of both sides,” President Hu jintao told reporters after his meeting with Obama. Hu described the meeting as candid(坦诚的), constructive and fruitful, a “very good” talk.
The two leaders agreed that the key to China-US relations was to respect each other"s interests and major concerns, but that national differences were normal.
A joint statement released after the meeting said it covered major issues, from nuclear proliferation to global warming to financial crisis and trade protectionism. “China-US relations go beyond any single issue,” said Obama.
China holds a large amount of US government debt – over $800 billion (5.5 trillion yuan) in Treasury bonds. Just before Obama"s China visit, The New York Times described it as a trip to “pay his respects to his banker”.
The US is the China"s biggest export market, accounting for more than 70 percent of China"s exports. Total trade between the two was worth $400 billion (2.7 trillion yuan), in 2008.
In addition to the financial interdependence, there are educational exchanges to be considered. More than 11,000 Americans studied in China last year, for a 25 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Institute of International Education in the US. Meanwhile, Chinese students are the second largest group of foreign students in the US, and their numbers are on the rise. Last year, 81,000 mainland students went to the US, a 20 percent increase from 2008. According to the joint statement issued on Tuesday, for the next four years, over 100,000 American students will be sent to the China for study.
Still, people in the two countries may have a long way to go in improving their opinions.
49.What’s the text mainly about?
A The significance of Obama’s visit to China
B The effects of Obama on China –US relations.
C How the two leaders solve the political and financial problems between each other.
D The educational exchanges between the two countries.
50. What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph mean?
A The US is looking forward to becoming as prosperous as China.
B Obama believes China is the most prosperous country in Asia.
C Obama’s government sees China as its partner,not a rival.
D Obama emphasized China would be more prosperous than the US in the future.
51.How many major issues did the meeting cover according to a joint statement?
A Three B Four C Five D Six
52. We can infer from the text_____________
A China is the largest debtor of US government in terms of treasury bonds
B Obama expressed his strong wish to visit China again
C Chinese students are the largest group of foreign students in America since 2008
D Although the two countries have made progress in cooperation ,national differences still exist.

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Fish market
The Hongqiao Shanghai Grand Mercure Hotel is inviting all seafood lovers to its Asiatique restaurant this December to enjoy a five star fish market for 178 yuan plus a 15-percent surcharge（附加费） on Wednesdays and Fridays. Guest can choose from tuna, salmon, sea bass or yellow-tail, and the chefs at the Grand Mercure will happily grill, steam or fry the "catch" to their liking. The deal includes a complimentary glass of white wine. Children under 1.2 m can eat for free.
021-5153-3300 ext 3708
Christmas menu
Epicure on 45 is ushering in the festive season with a special Christmas menu next month. Highlights include steamed lobster and spinach salad with mango, nuts, raspberry and walnut dressing (165 yuan), and traditional roast turkey with filling, giblets and cranberry sauce with fresh vegetables (198 yuan). Epicure on 45 is a revolving restaurant located on the 45th floor of the Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World Hotel.
021-6359-9999 ext 4210
Chocolate delight
Bar 505 at the Sofitel Shanghai Hyland is offering a Sweet alternative to afternoon tea this season with its set of milk chocolate and hazelnut chips lollipop, bittersweet chocolate tartlet and jam with brioche along with creamy hot chocolate every day from 1 pm to 6 pm for 98 yuan.
021-6351-5888 ext 4281
Hot soups
The Okura Garden Hotel Shanghai"s Baiyulan Chinese restaurant is serving up four nourishing winter soups this December for 98 yuan for two plus a 15-percent service charge. They include chicken soup with American ginseng and wild mushroom, and beef tendon stew with apricot and Chinese wild yam.
021-6415-1111 ext 5215
53.Where can you enjoy the hazelnut chips lollipop?
A Grand Mercure hotel. B Epicure on 45 C Bar 505 D Baiyulan Chinese restaurant
54.How much should be paid if two adults take a child under 1.2m on Friday in Fish market ?
A 178 B 356 C 386 D 409
55.If you want to taste steamed lobster,which number do you need?
A 021-5153-3300 ext 3708
B 021-6359-9999 ext 4210
C 021-6351-5888 ext 4281
D 021-6415-1111 ext 5215
56.If you are in Baiyulan restaurant,you can enjoy the following except__________.
A chicken soup B wild mushroom C beef tendon stew D salmon

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