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I. 完形
It‟s that time of year again when students face a hard decision: at which university to continue their education. University___1___can be a useful starting point for this difficult choice.___2___are rankings enough for making such an important___3___?
University league tables can be___4___as they do not accurately represent the diversity of an institution‟s offering. There are also factors ___5___a university‟s academic performance that are worth___6___.
“We do not___7___the ranking of higher education institutions,” said Uwe Brandenburg, project manager at Germany-based CHE Consult, a think tank focusing on higher education. As Brandenburg explained, a ranking does not take into consideration the___8___that exist across the various courses an institution offers.___9___, a university may excel at teaching engineering, but it may perform__10____in English literature.
So what___11___should students take into consideration when choosing a university?
For Georgia Lewis, 24, a Business Management graduate from the UK-based University of Manchester, the course offering was most__12____. “When I looked at universities, the course structure, modules and entry requirements were the first things I considered,” she said.
Some will also consider how a course__13____their future plans. Nick Krachler from South Africa started a Master of Science in Political Sociology at the London School of Economics. “My main__14____was that the actual program is the ideal combination for what I want to research in my PhD,” explained the 25-year-old.
Others are drawn by opportunities for__15____study, such as William Rowles, 25, from the UK, who had a great__16____in learning Mandarin. “I chose the University of Nottingham___17___its strong connections with China,” he said.
Beyond academic factors, the___18___life and campus are also important. For Lewis, it was Manchester‟s great student life that made her___19___decision. “I knew the nightlife would keep me__20____for three years,” she said. 1. A. styles B. rankings C. comparison D. impression 2. A. But B. So C. Besides D. Therefore 3. A. change B. plan C. decision D. conclusion 4. A. amusing B. boring C. incorrect D. misleading 5. A. beyond B. with C. except D. within 6. A. accepting B. considering C. improving D. ignoring 7. A. work out B. care about C. believe in D. doubt about 8. A. differences B. similarities C. advantages D. connections 9. A. In general B. In fact C. After all D. For example 10. A. well B. poorly C. equally D. normally 11. A. lessons B. facts C. factors D. problems 12. A. useful B. difficult C. impressive D. important 13. A. relates to B. adapts to C. belongs to D. leads to 14. A. purpose B. ambition C. reason D. advice 15. A. free B. international C. advanced D. independent 16. A. difficulty B. experience C. interest D. confidence 17. A. because of B. more than C. according to D. regardless of
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18. A. family 19. A. main 20. A. upset II. 阅读
B. social B. original B. happy
C. peaceful C. first C. exhausted (A)
D. busy D. final D. confident
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Call 1-888-809-8794 or visit www. jitterbugdirect.com. 21. What made “I” finally think of getting a cell phone? A. Being stuck by the highway.
B. Being urged by his grandkids.
C. Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons. D. Being attracted by the friendly return policy.
22. On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about ____.
A. $3.75 B. $4.99 C. $14.99 D. $19.99 23. An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is _____. A. its discount price with a free gift B. its reasonable rate plans without a contract
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C. its “global-positioning” system with 911 access D. its good customer service all over the world 24. The main purpose of the passage is to _____. A. tell a customer‟s story of Jitterbug B. provide two ways to order Jitterbug C. give a brief introduction of Jitterbug D. attract potential customers to Jitterbug
(B)
Barditch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park.
Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined. Then Ms. Yates started to speak:
“I can‟t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven‟t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven‟t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:
“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”
“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”
There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown. 25. What activity was organized for the school reunion? A. Sightseeing in the park.
B. A picnic on the school playground. D. Graduates‟ reports in the old building.
C. Telling stories about past events. 26. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates‟ speech. B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates‟ ways of teaching. C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities. D. Most people had little interest in the reunion. 27. What was Ms. Yates‟ belief in teaching teenagers?
A. Teachers‟ knowledge is the key to students‟ achievements.
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B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced. C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed. D. Students‟ respect is the best reward for teachers. 28. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates? A. Reliable and devoted. C. Proud but patient.
B. Tough and generous. D. Strict but caring.
(C)
It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland‟s oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140-year-old letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews University has been discovered by researchers. Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was released yesterday on International Women‟s Day.
The document was discovered buried in the university archives (档案) by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research. She said: “We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters, in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus (校评议委员会) at St Andrews in an attempt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didn‟t know documentary evidence existed. While searching the archives for information about the university‟s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter Jex-Blake wrote.”
In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already covered at St Andrews. Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women. The qualification, which ran from 1877 until the 1930s, gave women access to university education in the days before they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews in 1892.
Ms Jex-Blake went on to help establish the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874. She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877. Eventually, she moved back to Edinburgh and opened her own practice. 29. Lis Smith found Sophia‟s letter to St Andrews University_________ . A. by pure chance
B. in the school office D. while reading history books
C. with her supporters‟ help
30. Sophia‟s letter resulted in the establishment of________________ . A. the London School of Medicine for Women B. a degree programme for women C. a system of medical education D. the University of Berne
31. When did St Andrews University begin to take full-time women students?
A. In 1873. B. In 1874.
C. In 1877. D. In 1892.
(D)
“In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded
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as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.
As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation (开发) brings to such landscapes (景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans need – the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr Sauven, these “ecosystem services” far outweigh the gains from exploitation.
Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.
I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being challenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.
This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.
32. John Sauven holds that_____. A. many people value nature too much B. exploitation of wildernesses is harmful C. wildernesses provide humans with necessities D. the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong 33. What is the main idea of Para 3?
A. The exploitation is necessary for the poor people. B. Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials.
C. Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation. D. All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally. 34. What is the author‟s attitude towards this debate? A. Objective.
B. Disapproving.
C. Skeptical.
D. Optimistic.
35. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (CP: Central Point; P: Point; Sp: Sub-point; C: Conclusion)
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Keys: 1-5 BACDA 6-10 BCADB 11-15 CDACB 16-20 CABDB 1. B。由下一句紧接着的“ 2 are rankings enough”可知答案为B。
2. A。前后两句是转折关系，大学排名榜对于选择那所学校就读非常有帮助，但是这是不是
就足够以做如此重要的决定了呢？
3. C。上文提到了“a hard decision”、“this difficult choice”，所以这里表示选择去哪所学校就
读的决定。
4. D。Amusing 有趣的；boring 枯燥的；incorrect不正确的；misleading 有误导性的。由下
文“as they do not accurately represent the diversity of an institution‟s offering”可知，大学排名榜不能全面准确地反映多样化的情况，但这并不意味着这一排名是错误的，只是可能让人产生一些错误认识，故选D。
5. A。这里对应最后一段的首句“Beyond academic factors…”，句意为：选择大学时，除了大
学的学术水平，还有其他的因素值得考虑。Beyond 除……之外；超出……之外。 6. B。这里对应下文的“So what 11 should students take into consideration when choosing a
university?” consider =take… into consideration。
7. C。由下文可知Uwe Brandenburg认为大学排名没有考虑到一所院校的不同科目之间存在
的差异，所以他对于这一排名也是不认同的，故选C。
8. A。由下文例子中的“but”可知这里描述的是一种相反的情况，说明这一大学在这两个专业
之间的不平衡，存在差异，故选A。
9. D。这里是举例说明Brandenburg的观点，故选D。
10. B。句意理解参见第8题。与excel 相对的就是perform poorly。 11. C。这里对应上文“There are also factors 5 a university‟s academic performance that are worth
6 .”
12. D。由下文“the first things I considered”可知Georgia Lewis认为课程设置非常重要。
13. A。由下文的“the actual program is the ideal combination for what I want to research in my P
hD”可知，由于该项目与Nick Krachler将来读哲学博士要研究的东西结合得非常紧密，他才选择了该学校，所以可以推知他把可能与将来的发展之间的关联看得很重要。Relate to 与……有关；adapt to适应；belong to 属于；lead to 导致，只有A选项符合语境。
14. C。这里是解释他选择该学校的理由，故选C。
15. B。Free 免费的；international 国际的；advanced 高等的；independent 独立的。从下文
可以推知，热爱汉语学习的William因为诺丁山大学与中国的合作联系而选择了该大学，对于身在英国的William来说，这种联系意味着也许他将来有机会到中国学习，故选B。其他选项都不符合语境。
16. C。由下文的“I chose the University of Nottingham 17 its strong connections with China,”可
以推知他对中国的兴趣，由此可以推知他学习汉语的浓厚兴趣，故选Ｃ。 17. A。前后分句是因果关系，故选Ａ。
18. B。由下文中的“Manchester‟s great student life”以及“the nightlife”可以推知社交生活也是
某些学生选择学校的因素之一。
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19. D。句意为：曼彻斯特大学丰富多彩的校园生活使他做了最终决定。 20. B。这种生活方式是他喜欢的，那么当然会让他开心。
21. A。这是一道细节理解题。我们可以采用“题干定位法”，根据题干中的关键词“finally”和
“getting a cell phone”回到原文，根据开篇第一句“I finally did it.”以及第二句“My kids have been annoying me and the last straw was when my car broke down, and I was stuck by the highway”可知答案为A项。
22. B。属于与数字有关的推理判断题。我们采用“抓住特定信息进行推理”的方法。根据题
干“100 minutes”“weekly rate”的关键信息，找到了表格中的第二列，可知每个月是$19.99, 利用正面思维推理，每个月是4周，所以19.99÷4=4.99，所以答案为B项。此处学生容易犯的错误是将数据直接作为答案，而忽略了推理运算。
23. B。属于细节理解题，可以利用题干中出现的“An advantage”采用“题干定位法”找到文章
第二个标题内容：“Affordable plans that I can understand – and no contract to sign”得知这是作者买下Jitterbug手机的原因。同时也可以应用“重点关注法”。因为该段文字是以粗体方式加以提示的，我们在阅读中应重点留意，此处是命题点的可能性很大。
24. D。属于判断推断题，推测作者的写作意图。可以应用“整合全文进行推理”的方法，文
章是广告，广告的目的在于推销，而且文章最后一部分对于Jitterbug手机的详细介绍，同时列举订购方式以及联系方法，从中我们都可推断文章想是通过作者购买手机的故事进行广告，吸引更多的顾客来购买，所以D项正确。
25. C。事实细节题；从文章第一段第三句“Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories
about the old days.”可以判断出C为正确选项。
26. B。推理判断题；可从第二段第二句判断：Ms. Yates不受欢迎的原因是她很少对自己的
学生和颜悦色，她对学生的严厉程度比其他任何老师加在一起都大。由此，我们可以判断B为正确选项。 27. C。推理判断题；根据题目，我们可以在第六段的开头找到原句：“It was my belief that if...”
通过这句我们可以看出，老师相信自己对学生的严厉要求会帮助学生未来取得成功，而且他们也确实成功了。因此，C为正确选项。
28. D。推理判断题；通过全文的阅读，我们可以了解到这位老师教书时对学生要求严厉，
但学生毕业后，她却一直在默默地关注他们的成长。因此，D为正确选项。
29. A。本题考查这封信怎么被找到的。根据第二段末句“While searching the archives for
information about the university‟s higher certificate for women, I was astonished to...”可知本来不是要找那封信，只是碰巧找到了。而根据这句话中的searching the archives可排除B，也可排除C（没说她和别人一起找的）和D（不是在阅读历史书籍，是找关于该校女性高等教育证书的信息）。
30. B。本题考查这封信带来的结果。根据第三段“Although her letter was not successful, it
eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women”可判断B(一个学位项目)正确，并排除其他选项。C项的意思是医学教育的一种制度、体系.
31. D。本题的依据是“It was so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full
students to St Andrews in 1892”。所以答案为D。
32. B。推理判断题。第二段最后一句JS认为“生态系统服务”远比开发的利益重要，由此推
断他的观点是开发荒野是有害的。
33. C。段落大意题。本段的二，三句是对另一种观点的概括，意思是荒野的有益服务不能
作为不开发的理由。
34. A。作者态度题。作者在最后两段中并没有直接表明自己的观点，只是客观地进行叙述。 35. D。文章结构题。找各段首句是解决这一类题目的关键。第一段提出文章的中心论点；
二，三两段分别阐述了两种不同的观点；第四段是作者自己的观点；最后一段是文章的结论。
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