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1、1 阅读理解 Test 一 Passage 1 The French Revolution broke out in 1789 At the time France was in a crisis The government was badly run and people s lives were miserable King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes But his effort failed He ordered his troops to Versailles The
2、 people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force On July 14 1789 they stormed and took the Bastille where political prisoners were kept Ever since that day July 14 has been the French National Day Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia
3、However he was caught and put in prison In September 1792 the monarchy was abolished In the same year Louis was executed A few months later his wife Marie also had her head cut off The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march agains
4、t France The French raised republican armies to defend the nation The revolution went through a period of terror Thousands of people lost their lives In the end power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte 190 words 法国大革命在 1789 年爆发 那段时期 法国陷入了危机 政府管理的很差 人民的生活非常悲惨 国王 路易 4 世试图控制国会并提高税收 但是他的努力失败了 他命令他的军队去凡尔塞 人们以为
5、路易打算 用武力镇压革命 在 1789 年 7 月 14 日 他们暴怒下攻占了巴士底狱 巴士底狱里关的都是些政治囚犯 自从那天起 7 月 14 日就成了法国的国庆日 路易 1792 年想从法国潜逃 想去得到奥地利和普鲁士的支 持 但是他被抓住了并被送进了监狱 1792 年 9 月 君主制被废除了 同年 路易被处死 几个月后 他的其次玛利 也被砍头 法国大革命是欧洲的其他国王也受到惊吓 奥地利和普鲁士的绝对开始想法国 进军 法国建立了共和党军队来保卫国家 这场革命经历了一段恐怖时期 成千上完的人丢了命 最后 权利移交给了拿破伦 波拿巴 C11 What s this passage about
6、这篇文章是关于什么的 A France B King Louis C The French Revolution 法国大革命 D Europe B12 Which did not happen in 1789 1789 年什么事情没有发生 A The French Revolution broke out B The national economy was developing rapidly 国家经济快速增长 C The government wasn t well run D King Louis XIV was in power D13 Where were the political
7、 prisoners kept 政治囚犯们被关在哪里 A In Versailles B In Austria C In Prussia D In Bastille 巴士底狱 D14 What does the underlined word abolished mean 被划线的词是什么意思 A Put off B Established C United D Ended 废除 结束 D15 What was NOT the effect of the Revolution 那点不是法国大革命的影响 A July 14 has become the French National Day B
8、 It brought some impact on the other European kings C Louis s wife Marie was killed D The king tried to control the national parliament 国王试图想控制国会 Passage 2 In the United States it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning If you telephone him early in the day while he is shavin
9、g or having breakfast the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11 00 p m If someone receives a call during sleeping hours he assumes it s a matter of life or death The time chosen for the
10、2 call communicates its importance In social life time plays a very important part In the U S A guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date But it is not true in all countries In other areas of the wor
11、ld it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world Thus misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time different
12、ly Promptness is valued highly in American life for example If people are not prompt they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible In the U S no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour it would be too impolite A person who is 5 minutes late he will say a few w
13、ords of explanation though perhaps he will not complete the sentence 260 words 在美国 人们不习惯很早打电话给别人 如果你很早打电话给别人 而此时他正在刮胡子或者是吃早餐 这表明了这件事肯定是很重要 需要立即的注意 晚上 11 点以后的电话也意味真同样的意思 如果友人 在睡觉的时候接到一个电话 他可能会设想这是有关于升死的 选择打电话的时间表达了电话的重要性 在社会生活里 时间起着一个很重要的作用 在美国 如果客人收到晚宴的邀请只比宴会时间早了三 四 天 他们往往回觉得他们没有被尊重 但是不是所有的国家都是这样的 在
14、世界的其他地区 如果提前很 多天预约的话 也许会被认为是愚蠢的 因为超过一个星期的提前预约很容易被忘掉 所以在世界不同的 地区 时间的意义也是不同的 因此 不同文化的人对待时间的不同很容易产生误会 准时在美国生活中 色被高度尊重的 比如说 如果人们不准时 他们就被认为是不礼貌或者不负责任 在美国 每人回想让 生意合作者等上一个小时 那太不礼貌了 如果一个人迟到了 5 分钟 他就会稍微解释一下 尽管可能连 一句完整的句子都不到 B16 What is the main idea of this passage 这篇文章主要讲什么的 A It is not customary to telepho
15、ne someone in the morning and in sleeping hours in the U S B The role of time in social life over the world 时间在世界上各个社会生活的作用 C If people are not prompt they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible in the U S D Not every country treats the concept of time as the same B17 What does it mean
16、 in the passage if you call someone during his or her sleeping hours 如果在别人睡觉时间打电话给他 那意味着什么 A A matter of work B A matter of life or death 有关于生死的事情 C You want to see him or her D You want to make an appointment with him or her B18 Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointment with your friend 如果你想跟你 的朋友预约 下列哪个时间比较合适 A at 7 00 am B at 4 00 pm 下午 4 点 C at the midnight D at 4 00 am D19 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage 下列哪句话是正确的 A In the U