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Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 36 a lot of attention throughout her political career.
Condoleezza Rice, 37 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 38 citizens in the south. Although slavery was 39 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 40 of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 41 black people, her parents told her she could become 42 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 43 for her.
Rice was a gifted student with a 44 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 45 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was 46 by political scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.Rice 47 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University, 48 her career developed quickly. She 49 on George H. Bush"s national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she 50 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 51 provost after two years.
In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world, 52 George W. Bush"s national security advisor. She has drawn international 53 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 54 .
She held this position until 2005,when 55 Secretary of State.
36.A. directed B. turned C. paid D. attracted
37.A. known B. Considered C. Seen D. accepted
38.A. respectful B. equal C. different D. noble
39.A. finished B. Stopped C. Prevented D. ended
40.A. difference B. disagreement C. separation D. division
41.A. against B. to C. with D. towards
42.A. whoever B. whomever C. whatever D. whichever
43.A. desiring B. waiting C. preparing D. longing
44.A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. favourite
45.A. purpose B. goal C. intention D. attention
46.A. effected B. affected C. impressed D. influenced
47.A. changed B. postponed C. cancelled D. exchanged
48.A. which B. where C. when D. that
49.A. acted B. waited C. served D. called
50.A. paid a visit B. showed concern C. attended D. returned
51.A. black B. white C. capable D. efficient
52.A. turning B. holding C. becoming D. taking
53.A. praise B. approval C. criticism D. attention
54.A. politics B. history C. culture D. government
55.A. elected B. invited C. appointed D. succeeded |
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| 36-40 DABDC 41-45 ACBAC 46-50 DABCD 51-55 ACDBC |
解析
36. D attract a lot of attention“引起了人们的许多关注”;direct/turn one"s attention to“把注意力转向……”；pay one"s attention to“对……注意”。此空说明美国第一任黑人国务卿康多莉扎·赖斯的肤色等是世人关注的焦点。
37.A known as Condi to her close friends“朋友们知道她名叫Condi”，其他动词虽然可与as连用，但是词义不合语境。
38.B equal“平等的”，根据上下文可知：在20世纪50年代的美国，黑人没有被当作平等的公民对待。
39.D end“终止，废除”，题意为“虽然奴隶制被废除，但是在美国南部种族隔离依然存在”，可见赖斯小的时候所处的生活环境非常恶劣。
40.C separation“分离；隔离”。
41.A 名词discrimination之后通常后接against，表示“对……歧视”。
42.C whatever she wanted为宾语从句。本句意为“她的父母告诉她长大愿意当什么都可以”。
43.B wait for“等待”。她的父母使她相信“天将降大任于斯人”，wait for somebody/something to do...为固定句型，意为“等待某人做某事；等待某事的发生”。
44.A have a talent for“在……有天赋”；have/show interest in“对……有兴趣”。此空是说赖斯的音乐天赋极佳。
45.C intention“意图”，句意为：由于音乐天赋极佳，她曾经有意成为一个钢琴家。
46.D was influenced by“受到……的影响”，强调由于受到某种潜移默化的影响，而引起一些变化。
47.A changed her plans“改变了计划/想法”。
48.B where引导定语从句，对前面的专有名词Stanford University 进行补充说明：正是在Stanford University,康多莉扎·赖斯的政治生涯快速发展。
49.C serve on“担任”；act on“对……起作用”；call on“号召，呼吁，邀请，访问，指派”；wait on“招待，拜访”。此处指赖斯担任乔治·布什总统的国家安全事务顾问。
50.D 这几个词组和单词都可以和to搭配：return to“返回”;pay a visit to “拜访”；concern to“担心，担忧”；attend to “专心，照顾”。根据上下文可知，她后来重返Stanford University,还升迁到教务长之职。
51.A 选black,说明赖斯为那里第一个当教务长的女黑人。
52.C become“成为，担任”，becoming 为现在分词作状语，表示结果。
53.D attention“关注”。词组draw attention to“引起注意”。
54.B in history为固定词组，意为“历史上；有史以来”。赖斯是美国历史上的权力最大的国家安全事务顾问。
55.C appoint“任命”，非限制性定语从句when(she was) appointed Secretary of State中省略了主语和助动词，“她担任国家安全事务顾问，一直到2005年她被总统任命为美国的国务卿”。 |
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People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother"s Day on the second Sunday in May and Father"s Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens.They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with child-care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother"s Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It"s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father"s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It"s not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores,florists,candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.
小题1:Which is not a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?| A．Parents bring up children. | | B．Parents give love and care to children. | | C．Parents educate children to be good persons. | | D．Parents pass away before children grow up. |
小题2:What can we learn from the passage?| A．Both festivals are in May. | | B．Fewer women worked outside the home in the past. | | C．Not all the children respect their parents. | | D．Fathers are not as important as mothers at home. |
小题3:What do you know about “carnation”?| A．It only has two kinds of color. | | B．It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother"s Day. | | C．It"s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes. | | D．People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May. |
小题4:On Mother"s Day and Father"s Day _______.| A．people usually have family parties | | B．everyone goes to the cemetery | | C．children always go to parents" home | | D．hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts |
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A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retried employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions. Furthermore, some institutions should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately , as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some workplaces especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?| A．The problem faced by the old in society. | | B．Why we should take responsibility for the old. | | C．How we can improve the lives of the old | | D．Where the old can go to get their pensions. |
小题2:According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?| A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire | | B．Increase saving levels of people during their working years | | C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old | | D．Make available pensions for those who have retired |
小题3:The underlined word “viable” most probably means ____.| A．impossible | B．practical | C．usefull | D．successful |
小题4:What can be concluded from the passage?| A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money | | B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age | | C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people | | D．There is no single solution to the problem of the old |
小题5:What is the writer’s main purpose of writing this article?| A．To point out the need for government supporting for old people | | B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people | | C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem | | D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life. |
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The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site(网站).Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number—or sell the information over the Internet.
Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago,25 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(批发商),were not lucky. Their names,addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157 828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. MasterCard is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line.
However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm"s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible(对……负有责任的) for the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.
And shop only at secure sites: Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers-advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Web site address may also start with https://—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: Most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.
小题1:What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?| A．A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. | | B．Fraud on the Internet. | | C．Many Web sites are destroyed. | | D．Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. |
小题2:What is the meaning of “fraud”?| A．cheating | B．sale | C．payment | D．safety |
小题3:How can the thieves get the information of the credit-card?
A. The customers give them the information.
B. The thieves steal the information from Web sites.
C. The customers sell the information to them.
D. Both A and B.
小题4:How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you?| A．Four. | B．Three. | C．Five. | D．Six. |
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The Gobi is one of the world’s great deserts. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded(边界限制) by the Altai mountains and the grasslands of Mongolia on the north and by the Tibetan Plateau(青藏高原) to the southwest.
The word Gobi means “desert” in Mongolian. The Gobi is most famous in history as part of the great Mongol empire, and as the area of several important cities along the Silk Road.
The Gobi measures over 1,600 km southwest to northeast and 800 km from north to south. The desert is widest in the west. It covers 1.3 million square kilometers in area, making it one the largest deserts in the world. Much of the Gobi is not sandy but is covered with rock. The desert holds so many animals, such as Gobi bear, the wild camel and the black-tailed gazelle(羚羊), and is sometimes visited by wolves. The Kerulen River is the Gobi’s largest stream. It flows into small salt lakes or disappears into the sand. Nearly all the soil here has been removed by the north-westerly winds. The sand and wind storms are common. The Gobi has cold winters and short, hot summers. The Gobi is crossed by a high way, which links Ulaanbaata with Jining, China.
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| one of the world’s great deserts, the Gobi, 78 by the Altai mountains and on the north and by the Tibetan Plateau to the southwest, lies in the northwest of China.
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| the word of its name came from Mongolian. It acted 80 an important part in the history of great Mongol empire, which was famous for the Silk Road.
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| the west of the desert is widest. It covers1.3 million square kilometers, 81 over 1,600 km southwest to northeast and 800 km from north to south.
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| many animals live on the desert, such as Gobi bear, 82 and the black-tailed gazelle, and is sometimes visited by wolves.
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| the Gobi 84 rock mostly, and the soil has been moved by the north-westerly wind. The largest stream is Kerulen River, which flows into 85 at last. The sandstorm, cold winters and short, hot summers are very common.
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Since long ago,greeting cards have been considered a time-saver.More than 150 years ago,a busy Englishman,Sir Henry,asked a friend to design a card so that he didn"t have to labour to write holiday letters to his friends at the end of the year.Those paper cards are now the tradition.
But time,like sunlight,is still in short supply for December.That"s why the Internet is ready to make a change in holiday greeting customs.Already,those,who are always busy,like sending video greetings by e-mail.So,don"t be surprised to find a lively card in your electronic mail box at the end of the year or at any time you should have one.
A recent survey by the Shared Greetings Company found 50 percent of all the Internet users will send online cards especially during the holiday seasons.“That is a lot easier,and it is lively,”said Carol,a New Yorker,who had stopped at the Shared Greetings Company demonstration() online.With her children"s help,she sent her first e-card before Thanksgiving Day.“It was the first time I had done something like this;it"s quite enjoyable,”she said.
“I will send online Christmas cards to my friends,”said Marcos,a 22-year-old student.“It costs so little and you can even send numbers of greetings at a time.”But he added “the e-card also has its limits,and I don"t think it is ready to replace the paper card for the more formal or traditional occasions.For some people,I would rather buy paper cards and mail them traditionally.I believe it is more personal and respectful in that way,”he said.
Well,for those who are very busy but still prefer to do a lot of greetings to different receivers in the holiday season,the Internet may have another way.“Now you can use the Net to decide and send as many as 50 beautiful cards,which allows the buyer to choose the inside saying,as well as the ink colour and typeface,only costing about 30 minutes,”said Julie,vice-president of marketing for an electronic card company-Hallmark Company.“And if you are in less of a hurry,you can spend another 30 minutes sitting in your home or office to create a photo card,showing off your kids,your pets or even your new house-anything as your favorite design for your relatives and friends.”
小题1:How can we understand “But time,like sunlight,is still in short supply for December”in Paragraph 2?| A．December cannot supply enough time for people because the sunlight in this month is short. | | B．People are always busy at the end of the year,so time is precious like the sunlight in winter. | | C．Time is short at the end of the year,like the sunlight in December. | | D．Time passes quickly like the sunlight in winter as December comes. |
小题2:According to the 22-year-old student,he would probably mail e-cards to everyone except_________.| A．the members of his family | | B．his girlfriend | | C．the teachers who have taught him | | D．his schoolmates |
小题3:If you are quite busy,but having many greetings to send,which of the following is your best choice?| A．Ordering a lot of cards you like online and sending them from the post office. | | B．Getting as many cards from your electronic mail box and mailing them on the Net. | | C．Sitting and writing lots of beautiful cards at home and sending them just in a traditional way. | | D．Choosing personalized cards in numbers and mailing them directly on the Net. |
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