1、1阅读理解一、Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from th
2、e general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded. Unfold the flag first, and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a cos
3、tume or athletic uniform. Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, or badgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument, it shouldnt serve as a covering of the
4、object to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to fall to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor, or to br
5、ush against objects. 已经制定了法律来规定美国国旗的使用并确保对国旗应有的尊敬。关于国旗的使用也早已有了惯例。全军就国旗的展开方法有明确的规定，这与常规有点不同。国旗的升降应该用手来操作。国旗未展开时不能升起。应先使它展开，然后快速把它升至旗杆顶部。降下时要缓慢、庄严。旗的上面或上方不得放置任何物品。不要把国旗镶嵌在衣服或运动装上，也不要把国旗图案印在垫子、手帕、纸巾或盒子上。联邦法律规定，如果某个商标含有美国国旗或国徽图案，这个商标就不能注册。当国旗被用来为雕像或纪念碑揭幕时，不可以盖在被揭幕物上。如果国旗被用在这种场合，则不可让它落到地上，而应高高悬挂在空中，以造成仪式
6、感。特别注意，要避免国旗受到污损。国旗不可触到地面或擦着物体。（1）、How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag? _A.By making laws. B.By enforcing discipline. C.By educating the public. D.By holding ceremonies.答案：A 解析：从全段首句可直接看出，美国人是通过制定法律来确保公民尊敬国旗的。（2）、What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American N
7、ational Flag? _A.It should be raised by soldiers. B.It should be raised quickly by hand.C.It should be raised only by Americans. D.It should be raised by mechanical means.答案：B 解析：从第 4 和 5 行可以看出，美国国旗应当快速的手动升起。（3）、How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? _A.It shoul
8、d be attached to the status. B.It should be hung from the top of the monument.C.It should be spread over the object to be unveiled. D.It should be carried high up in the air.答案：D 解析：文章倒数第 3 句揭示了这个答案。（4）、What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? _A.There has been a lot of controve
9、rsy over the use of flag.B.The best athletes can wear uniforms with the design of the flag.C.There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.D.Americans can print the flag on their cushions or handkerchiefs.答案：C 解析：综合全段可知美国国旗的使用受到明确的规则和习俗限制。（5）、What is Americans attitude towards their Natio
10、nal Flag? _A.Arbitrary. B.Respect. C.Happy. D.Brave.答案：B 解析：美国人对待自己国家的旗帜是很尊敬的，故选 B。 二、It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. , college television lounges are
11、 filled with soap opera fans who cant wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.据报道，在美国大学里，被称为肥皂剧的日间系列剧突然“火”了起来。上午 11 点至下午 4：30，大学电视观看室里挤满了肥皂剧迷，他们急着想看自己所喜欢的角色的下一集生活剧。Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; theyre a youth favorite. When school is out, high-schoo
12、l students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960s, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was
13、a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance. 其实，肥皂剧不仅仅是大学生最喜爱的节目，也是年轻人最喜爱的。一放学，中学生们就挤在电视机前观看节目。有一个年轻的职业妇女坦诚说起曾经拒绝了一份薪水不错的工作而不愿放弃观看最喜爱的系列剧。20 世纪 60 年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时的社会氛围与现在很不相同。那是很严肃的时期，人们所谈的都是关于很重要的社会大事。Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be
14、happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in peoples lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soa
15、p opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems. (226words)现在，严肃已被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找快乐。如果他们想看表现生活烦恼的肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。但肥皂剧是令人快乐的。年轻人能够和肥皂剧里的人物产生共鸣，这些人物象大学生观众一样，在寻找快乐的爱情，也许还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一个贴近人们的机会，而不必对他们的问题承担责任。（1）、What is soap opera?2A.Plays ba
16、sed on science fiction stories. B.Plays based on non-fiction stories.C.The daytime serial dramas on TV. D.Popular documentary films on TV.答案：C 解析：文章第一句即说明了肥皂剧就是日间播放的电视连续剧。（2）、What can be the best title of the passage?A.College student viewers. B.Favorite TV serials. C.Soap opera fans. D.College-age
17、viewers.答案：C 解析：文章涉及到了大学，中学和社会工作人员都转向了肥皂剧，故选 C，能涵盖各类别。（3）、Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become “in“ among American young people ?A.Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.B.Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.C.Because t
18、he viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.D.Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.答案：D 解析：从全文最后一句可直接排除 D，这也不是人们爱看肥皂剧的理由。（4）、What can we learn from the passage? _A.College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.B.Young peo
19、ple of sixties liked soap operas more than people today. C.young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.D.The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.答案：C 解析：60 年代的主题是严肃的，人们谈论的都是社会新闻等，那时候爱看电视剧的年轻人也是不多见的，但是现在人们追求的是愉快和欢乐，所以就转向了轻松的肥皂剧。（5）、
20、What message does the author want to convey to us? _A.The peoples favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.B.The peoples favorite to drama works change along with the times.C.The peoples favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.D.The peoples favorites have changed the
21、drama works.答案：B 解析: 作者想传达给我们的即是随着时代的不同，人们的口味变化了，对待电视剧的态度也在改变。三、Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 很多在伦敦
22、工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. 住在伦敦郊外的一个好处就是房子便宜。在伦敦
23、即使是没有花园的小公寓也需要一笔不菲的租金，用同样的钱，你可以在郊区买一个带花园的小房子了Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can en
24、joy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secrets of Nature
25、. 然后，他在乡村就可以远离喧嚣和忙碌的工作生活。即使他不得不起得更早，花更多的时间乘火车或公交车，但他晚上可以睡得更好。在周末和夏季的夜晚，他可以享受乡村清新干净的空气。要是他喜欢花园，在花园里干一些想挖土、种植、浇水等许多园艺的活，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就与其他分享大自然秘密的人们一样得到奖赏。Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops a
26、nd busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite pre
27、pared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. (287 words) 然而有些人对乡村并不感兴趣。对他们来说，幸福就在市区里，那里有电影院、剧院、漂亮的商店、繁忙的街道、舞厅和饭店。如果不得不住在伦敦郊外的话，这些人就觉得生活没意义了。（对于那些热爱都市生活的人来说）他们所需要的乡村生活，就是偶尔去公园散步，每个夏天去海边过上两个星期，其他跟乡村有关的东西，让那些每天晚上都急于离开伦敦的人们（住在郊外的人们）去享受吧。（1）、Which of the following statements
28、is NOT true?_A.People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country.C.Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.D.Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.答案：B 解析：结合全文可知，有的人喜欢
29、工总在伦敦生活在乡村，而也有人偏爱生活和工作的市里，B 只陈述出了一点。（2）、With the same money _, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.3A.getting a small flat with a garden B.having a small flat with a gardenC.renting a small flat without a garden D.buying a small flat without a garden答案：C 解析：从文章第二段可直接判断选 C，用在城市租赁一
30、个没有花园的小公寓的同样的钱，人们都可以在乡下买下一个带有花园的小房子了。（3）、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one _ has been rewarded.A.living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden C. having a garden of his own D.having been digging, planting and watering 答案：B 解析：从倒数第二段可看出答案，人们花时间悉心照料小花园，等到花开满园的时候，即是对主人
31、辛勤照料的回报。（4）、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _ if they had to live outside London. A.their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluableC.they didnt deserve a happy life D.they were not worthy of their happy life答案：A 解析：最后一段前 3 行即说明了，对于喜爱住在城市的人来说，如果让他们离开伦敦，生活的一切都将变的没有意
32、思，甚至“not worth living”（不值得活着）。故选 A。（5）、The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to _. A.deal with B.do away with C.escape from D.prevent from答案：C 解析：联系前后文，可知该词组是 “逃离”之意，故选 C。四、By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements,
33、 and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of other they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nations consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes an
34、d heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us-an artifact of the past. Some maintain that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased b
35、y a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science.就定义而言，英雄之所以与众不同是因为他们有非凡的勇气、取得了卓著的成就、常常为他人的利益而做出牺牲他们是我们评价别人的标准。他们是大家公认的对我们国家意识的形成和我们国家的发展，还有对他们的崇拜者的一生起了重大作用的人。可是，有人说，我们的时代是很难出现真正英雄的时代，英雄主义这一概念本身我们就难以理解它已经成为历史。有些人坚持说，由于冷战的结束和美国对外的和睦，我们的时代本质上不是一个英勇豪壮的时代。更进一步地说，总体犯罪率正
36、在降低，经济的发展与增长已经缓解了贫困，医疗科学也在不断的进步。Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to transcend celebrity(明星), who are legendary, who somehow manage to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? Thats hard to answer. In
37、 part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the medi
38、a. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death -such as Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana. (258 words)给文化偶像下定义就更难了，但是我们看到他们就认识了他们。他们超越了名流，成为传奇式人物，甚至在某种程度上已是神话式的人物。但究竟是哪些因素使有些人成为偶像，另一些人仅成了名流呢？这就太难说了。部分原因是他们的生平带有传奇故事的色彩。比如说，年轻貌美的戴安娜史宾塞，19 岁时嫁给了王子，放弃了婚姻与王权，却在找到真爱的那一刻
39、死去了。漂亮的长相当然有用，另外，在媒体的炒作下某种难以描述的、特殊的个人魅力也起作用。然而悲剧性地过早离开这个世界，却是造成偶像最重要的因素例如：小马丁路德金、约翰F 肯尼迪和戴安娜王妃。（1）、The passage mainly deals with _.A.life and death B.heroes and heroines C.heroes and icons D.icons and celebrities答案：C 解析：通读全文，两个关键词即是 “heroes” and “icons”英雄与偶像。（2）、Heroes and heroines are usually _.A.c
40、ourageous B.exemplary C.self-sacrificing D.all of the above答案：D 解析：文章第 1,2 两句即揭示了答案，英雄们是勇敢地，杰出的且有自我牺牲精神的。（3）、Which of the following statements is wrong? _A.Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.B.Superstars are famous for being famous.C.Ones look can contribute to being famous.D
41、.Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.答案：D 解析：文章里只提到有些人认为现代社会很难出现英雄，但不是完全否定，D 过于绝对。（4）、Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love_.A.when she was 19 B.when she became a princess C. just before her death D.after she gave birth to a prince答案：C 解析：从文章倒数第四句可直接看出答案，戴安娜王妃在临时时刻发现了自己的真
42、爱。（5）、What is more likely to set an icons status? _4A.Good looks. B.Tragic and early death. C.Personal attraction. D.The quality of ones story.答案：B 解析：文章最后一句揭示了答案，悲剧及英年早逝最能造就名人的形象。五、Places to stay in Britain are as varied as the places you visit. Whatever your budget is the choice from basic barn to
43、 small hotel, from tiny cottage to grand castleis all part of fun.在英国，可住宿的地方就如可参观的地方那么多。不论你的预算是多少，任何一种选择都是快乐的一部分从谷仓到小旅馆，从小农舍到大城堡。Hostel 旅社Cheap, good-value hostels are aimed at all types of like-minded travelers, who prefer value over luxury and you dont have to be young or single to use them. Brita
44、ins independent hostels and backpackers hostels also offer a great welcome. Facilities and prices vary, especially in rural areas, where some hostels are a little more than a bunkhouse (临时住房 ) while others are remarkably comfortable-almost like bargain hotels.廉价、超值的旅社定位在形形色色的趣味相投的重精神超过物质的这类游客群体，而且旅社
45、没有规定游客必须是年轻人或者是单身汉。英国对自助旅行者和背包旅行者也十分欢迎。设施和价格也各不相同，特别是在乡村，有些旅社只比临时住房好一点点，而有些特别舒适就像可以讨价还价一样。Youth Hotels 青年旅社Founded many years ago to “help all, especially young people of limited means, to a greater knowledge, love and care of the countryside”, the Youth Hotels Association is still going strong in t
46、he 21st century. The network of 230 hotels is a perfect gateway for exploring Britains towns and countryside.（这种旅社的形式）很多年前就形成了，为了“帮助所有的，特别是资金有限的年轻人，深入了解，喜爱，关心农村。”青年旅行社组织在世纪依然盛行。家的旅社网络是探索英国小镇和农村的最佳门户。B _1_ came from the printed papers sold on streets. These printed things look like newspaper but have
47、 hardly anything to do with them. You can only find reading materials badly _2_ there some are too strange for anyone to believe, _3_are frightening stories of something even worse. However, many of the young students are getting absorbed in such poisonous reading, which costs them what they should
48、pay for their breakfast and bring them nightmares and immoral ideas _4_ return. Homework is left undone, daily games lost.6These sellers shout on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, _5_they are, we never know, are making their silent money. The sheep skinned wolfs stories seem to have been forgotten once again.Why not forbid this kind of things at school? Yes, both teachers and parents have _6_ each other for more strict control of the young readers. Yet unfortunat
