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1、第一部分 听力（120 小题）在笔试结束后进行。第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHe was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 10
2、0th birthday of Pablo Neruda(19041973)Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on hi
3、s work.However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up（掩饰） the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despai
4、r”. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(流亡) made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive
5、and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me， ” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.”He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.21.The underlined word “P
6、icasso”can probably be replaced b y“_”Amost important person Bfamous person from PicassoCfreedom fighter in Picasso Dpoem fans.22. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because_.Aliterary greats usually used the pen name Bhis father encouraged him to use the nameChe wanted to
7、prevent his father knowing the publicationDhe was greatly influenced by other poets23. Which of the following is not the theme of his works?ALove. BPolitical struggle. CSocial reform. DDevelopment of South America.24. The last paragraph mainly tells us_.Athe sea gave Neruda vast writing inspirationB
8、the beautiful scenery along the Chile coastCNerudas poems were widely read overseas DNeruda loved to write his poems near the seaB More and more birds are flying to settle at Qinghai Lake, one of the highest inland lakes in China, thanks to the protection efforts of local governments. Covering an ar
9、ea of over 4,000 square kilometers. Qinghai Lake is also the countrys biggest saltwater lake.Located in Northwest Chinas Qinghai Province, the lake is famous for the two islands at its northwest pointCormorant Island and Egg Island.The two islands have plenty of floating grass and various schools of
10、 fish, offering rich food sources for birds. The islands have become a paradise for different kinds of groups of birds and have been called“Bird Islands”Each March and April, when ice and snow covering the QinghaiTibet Plateau starts to melt, over 20 kinds of birds fly to the Bird Islands t o lay eg
11、gs.During the months, flocks of birds cover the whole sky over the islands and birds eggs can be found everywhere. Visitors can hear the singing of birds from miles away. These have become a world famous symbol of the lake.To protect this paradise for birds and support calls for ecological protectio
12、n, China set up the Qinghai Lake Natural Protection Zone at the end of 1997.Meanwhile, the State has pointed out the Bird Islands and Spring bay of the Qinghai Lake as central protection zones.Inspection officials and management employees often patrol the lake, improving local residents knowledge of
13、 related laws and spreading knowledge about animal protection to visitors. They are making great efforts to call on people to love and protect the birds.At the same time, they have built special fences around the island area, to prevent wolves, foxes and other carnivorous animals, as well as illegal
14、 hunters from breaking up the birds nestbuilding, egglaying and breeding. As a result, more and more birds are coming to the islands for sheltering and breeding.25. Why are more and more birds coming to the biggest saltwater lake in the Great Northwest?ABecause it is getting warmer and warmer.BBecau
15、se it is being reformedCBecause environments there are getting more and more agreeable for them to live in.DBecause the people there are becoming richer and richer26. The birds feed on_ according to the passage.Afloating fish and various grassBgrass moving on the water surface and different kinds of
16、 fishCsalt water and plenty of grainsDcorn from the local farmers27. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe ice and snow covering the QinghaiTibet Plateau doesnt change into water, unless more than 20 kinds of birds come to the Bird Islands.BFlocks of birds fly up to the whole sky over islands to lay eggs.CVisitors can listen to t
