1、阅读理解Passage 1There are stories about two US . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OKWe dont know if either story is true，but they are both interestingThe first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little educat
2、ionIn fact，he had difficulty reading and writingWhen important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they saidIf he approved of a paperhe would write“all correct”on itThe problem was that he didnt know how to spellSo what he really wrote was“ol korekt”
3、After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New YorkVan Bnrens friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”
4、Passage 1这里要讲述 Andrew Jackson 和 Martin Van Buren 这 2 届美国总统的小故事。这 2 个小故事也许可以解释美语中 OK 一词的来历。故事的真实性我们不得而知，不过内容却很有意思。第一个解释来源于总统 Andrew Jackson 的故事。Andrew Jackson 几乎没有受到过什么教育，事实上，他对于日常的读写都有困难。当收到重要文件的时候，在尝试阅读之后，还是让他的助手帮忙解释文件的内容。如果批准一份文件，Andrew Jackson 就在上面写“all correct”。麻烦的是，他不知道怎么这 2 个单词怎么拼写，因此，实际上他在文件上
5、写的是“ol korekt”。过了不久，他又把这 2 个单词缩写为“OK” 。第二个解释来源于总统 Martin Van Buren 的家乡的名字纽约的 Kinderhook。为了帮助Van Buren 成为总统，他的朋友为此组织了一个社团。他们把这个社团叫做 Old Kinderhook Club，社团中支持 Van Buren 的人都被称为“OK ”31The author C A. believes both of the stories Bdoesnt believe a word of the storiesCis not sure whether the stories are t
6、rue D. is telling the stories just for fun32. According to the passage，President Jackson D _Acouldnt draw up any documents at all B. didnt like to read important papers by himselfCoften had his assistants sign documents for him D .wasnt good at reading，writing or spelling33According to the first sto
7、ry, the term “OK” C A. was approved of by President Jackson Bwas the title of some Official documentsCwas first used by President Jackson Dwas an old way to spell“all correct34 .According to the second story，the termOK” D Awas the short way to sayold Kinderhook Club” Bmeant the place where President
8、 Van Buren was bornCwas the name of Van Burens club Dwas used to call Van Burens supporters in the election35According to the second storythe term“OK”was first used _B_Aby Van Buren Bin a presidential electionCto organize the Old Kinderhook Club Dby the members of theOld Kinderhook Club”Passage 2Alt
9、hough the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and
10、largeHere the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns， and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any moreHalf the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan area
11、s(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people eacha larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone FranceThe statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a ne
12、arby town each dayAs the rush to live out of town continuesrural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environme
13、ntPassage 2尽管美国幅员辽阔，而且土地所产出的粮食远远超过现有人口的需求，现今的美国却几乎完全是个都市化的国家。不足十分之一的人口在从事农业和林业，而剩余的大多数人都居住在大大小小的城镇中或者城镇的周围。传统的景象在这里不断发生着变化：小的城镇之间仍然彼此十分相似，典型的小城镇还是呈现出大家心目中的乡村的风貌；但是大部分的美国人却不再住在小城镇了。现在半数的人口都在大约 30 几个大都市地区（包括附近郊区的大型城市）这种大都市地区的人口都在百万以上，总的都市人口数量远远超过德国和英国，更不用说法国了。城市和乡村的人口统计需要特别对待，因为我们所谓的住在乡村的人们，每天都会开车前往附近
14、的城镇工作。当远离城镇居住的热潮持续的情况下，城镇周围的乡村地区逐渐盖满了房屋。那么说不定什么时候，一块乡村的地区就变成了城市的郊区。不过，典型的美国人还是越来越趋向于居住在大都市而不是小城镇的环境中。36If now America has 250 million peoplehow many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? ( C )AAbout 25 million BMore than 25 million CLess than 25 million D. Less than 225 million37Which of
15、the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? ( C )AUnited States BGermany CFranceDEngland38Whats the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage? (A)A .Of a large city with its suburbs BOf small and large towns COf urban areas DOf
16、 rural areas 39According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the United States?(B)A Most small towns become gradually crowded BSmall towns are still similar to each otherCAs the traditional picture is changing，towns are different D .Small towns are turning into large cities40Why is
17、 it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?( C )ABecause they are the same BBecause the rush takes place too quicklyCBecause the process is gradual DBecause more and more Americans live in metropolitan areasPassage 3If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago，we should proba
18、bly have to say that we could not remember But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day，we should be able to give an answer to the question.It is the same in history Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them Sometimes men
19、 did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country，but often it was destroyed by fire or in a warSometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to WriteFor example，we know a good deal about the people who lived in Chin
20、a 4，000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after themBut we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned to writeSometimesof course，even if the people cannot write，they may know somethi
21、ng of the pastThey have heard about it from older people，and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings，and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the pastThis we may call rem
22、embered historySome of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is，because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writingBut where there are no written records，such spoken stories are often very helpf
23、ulPassage 3当我们被问起准确的说书一年之前的这个时候我们正在做什么，我们可能不得不承认记不得了。但是，如果我们有个册子，上面记录了每天我们做过什么的话，这个问题就不难给出答案了。对于历史的记录也是如此。许多事情由于没有任何书面的记录而被人遗忘。有时也有人会对于他们国家发生的重要事件进行记录，但是这些记录往往毁于火灾或者战乱。有时也因为那个地方或那个时代的人不会写字，而根本不会有书面记录的存在。譬如说，因为中国 4 千年前的古人会写字而且给后人留下了很多文献，所以我们对那个时代的中国人十分了解；但是对于甚至 2 百年前的中非人，由于他们不会写字，而使我们对其几乎一无所知。当然了，有的时
24、候就算人们不会写字，对于过去的历史也会多少有些了解。也许是从老一辈的那里听说的，或者从一些由重大事件编出的歌曲和舞蹈中了解的这些传说和歌舞是从很多辈人流传下来的。很多人都喜欢夸耀他们的父辈在过去的丰功伟绩，我们把这个叫做“remembered history”（记忆中的历史） 。现在一些记忆中的历史已经变成了文字而保留了下来。由于反复经过口头传送的历史远比书面记录的历史变化大，这种历史不如书面历史那么精确和有价值。但是，在没有书面历史存在的时候，这种口头流传的故事就很有帮助了。41. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the pa
25、ssage?(D )A “Remembered history”，compared with written history，is less reliableBWritten records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human historyCA written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questionsDWhere there are no written recordsthere
26、 is no history42We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because _D_Athere was nothing worth being written down at that timeB .the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordCthe written records were perhaps destroyed by a fireDthe people there did not know how to write
27、43 “Remembered history”refers to _D_Ahistory based on a persons imaginationB .stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC .songs and dances about the most important eventsD .both B and C44 “Remembered history”is regarded as valuable only when _B_.A. it is written down B .no writ
28、ten account is availableCit proves to be time Dpeople are interested in it45 .The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than wedo now if the ancient people had _A_Akept a written record of every past event B. not burnt their written records in warsCtold exact stories o
29、f the most important happenings Dmade more songs and dancesPassage 1When MrsJoseph Groeger died recently in Vienna，Austria，people asked the obvious， “Why did she live to be 107?”Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100Somewhat surpri
30、sing was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in citiesIn spite of the citys image as an unhealthy place，city living often provides benefits that country living can lackOne factor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewedThis factor is exercise in the cities
31、it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a busEven taking public transportation often requires some walkingSmaller apartment houses have no elevators(电梯)，and so people must climb stairsCity people can usually walk to local supermarkets Since parking spaces are hard to find，there i
32、s often no alternative to walkingOn the other hand，those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every dayIn fact， the opposite is often trueTo go to school，work， or almost anywhere else，they must ride in carsPassage 1在奥地利的维也纳，最近当一位名为 Joseph Groeger 的老妇人过世的时候，人们忍不住要问：“为什么她可以活到 107 岁呢
33、？”当对 148 个 100 岁以上的维也纳人进行调查之后，我们得出了答案。有点让人惊讶的是，这些人中的多数人都大部分的人生都是在都市生活的。尽管城市给我们的印象一直都是不利于健康的，但是城市生活往往提供一些乡村缺乏的便利。其中有一个就是这些被调查者长寿的重要因素。这个因素就是锻炼。在城市，对于比较短的路程，往往走路比你等着坐公车去更快捷。就算去搭乘一些公共交通工具也经常要走一段路程。较小的公寓一般没有电梯，人们就不得不爬楼。城市人还经常步行去附近的超市买东西。在停车位如此难找的情况下，往往没有别的选择只有步行。另一方面，那些住在乡村和郊区的人反而无需每天走路。事实上，他们每天都乘坐交通工具，
34、去上学，去上班，或者去其他任何地方，都必须开车前往。31The Vienna survey may help to explain _C_Athe complaints of people in apartment houses B the cause of Mrs Groegers deathCthe longevity of people like MrsGroeger D. the image of cities in general32The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _B_Abenefits of walking
35、Boccasions for walking in city lifeC. comments made by city people Dproblems of city living33To reach the third floor of a buildingit would probably be most healthful _B_A. to take the elevator Bto walk up the stairs Cto ride in a car Dto find an alternative to walking34People who live in the countr
36、y probably do more driving than walking because _A_Athey dont live near business areas B. they dont need the exerciseCthey never have parking problems Dthey cant afford to take the bus35A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that _D_Aair pollution is not serious Banyone can live to be 1
37、07Ccountry people should move to the city Dwalking is a healthful exercisePassage 2For any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the worlds greatest dramatist(剧作家)Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare Every Englishman has some knowledge，howe
38、ver slight，of the work of our greatest writerAll of US use words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeares writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking peopleMost of the time we are probably unaware（不知道） of the source（来源） of the words we used，rather （宁可） like the old
39、lady who was taken to see a performance（表演、性能、绩效） of Hamlet and complained 诉苦 that it was full of wellknown proverbs 谚语 and quotations 语录Shakespeare，more perhaps 或许 than any other writer，makes full use of the great resources of the English languageMost of US use about five thousand words in our norm
40、al use of English；Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousandThere is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used itSuch a study is well worth the effort(it is not，of co
41、urse，recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of English usage，and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeares day Passage 2当提及谁是世界上最伟大的剧作家，对于每个英国人来说，答案都毫无疑义。只有一个名字值得这个称号莎士比亚。对于我们这个最伟大的剧作家，每个英国人都有些了解，即使很少。从莎翁的剧作中我们拿来使用的单词，习语和引用，已经变成了英语使用者的通用词库中的一部分。很多时候我们可能不知道自己使用的词语的来源，就好像一个去
42、看过哈姆雷特的老妪回来之后抱怨剧中充满了大家都知道的谚语和引用语。莎翁与其它作者相比，更充分的利用了英语语言这一资源。大多数的人日常使用不过 5000 英语词汇而已，但是莎翁在他的作品中使用了 2 万 5 千左右的词汇。对于一个外国人来说，研读莎翁对英语丰富多彩的使用方法是欣赏英语丰富性和多样性最好的手段。虽说从莎翁的年代至今，一些英语的用法，许多单词的意义发生了变化，但是对莎翁作品的研究是十分有意义的。 （当然，对于初学英语的人不太推荐。 ）36. English people _C_Ahave never discussed who is the worlds greatest drama
43、tistBnever discuss any issue concerning the worlds greatest dramatistCare sure who is the worlds greatest dramatistDdo not care who is the worlds greatest poet and dramatist37Every Englishman knows _A_Amore or less about Shakespeare BShakespeare， but only slightlyCall Shakespeares writings Donly the
44、 name of the greatest English writer38Which of the following is true? C AWe use all the words，phrases and quotations from ShakespeareS writingsBShakespeares writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak EnglishCIt is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins
45、of the words they useD All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare39What does the word “proverb” mean? A AFamiliar sayings BShakespeares plays CComplaints DActors and actresses40Why is it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English? B AEnglish words
46、 have changed a lot since ShakespeareS timeBBy doing SO one can be fully aware of the richness of the English languageC. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeares timeD. Beginners may have difficulty learning some aspects of English usagePassage 3Trees are useful to man in
47、three very important ways：they provide him wood and other products；they give him shade；and they help to prevent drought(干旱)and floodsUnfortunately，in many parts of the world，man has not realized that the third of these services is the most importantIn his eagerness to draw quick profit from the tree
48、s，he has cut them down in large numbersTwo thousand years ago，a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships，with which to gain itself an empire It gained the empire but，without its trees，its soil became bare and poorWhen the empire fell to pieces，the country found itself faced by floods and starvationEven where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees，it is difficult sometimes
