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1、一、阅读理解（共1道小题，共25.0分） 1. In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy knew history and geography little. Once the French officer in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were invited. The Italian Minister（大臣） came very late. A young lady, who knew him, saw him enter the ball-room a
2、nd asked why he was so late. Oh, nothing important, answered the Minister. Our head forgot to take his letters with him and went back to his hotel to bring them. If he had left them in Brazil we should have had to wait at least six months for them. Is Brazil so far from Rome? asked the lady, who kne
3、w very little geography. It is in the New World, said the Minister. In the New World? repeated the lady in great surprise. Yes, in the New World, which was discovered by Christopher Columbus. When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could
4、: Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news? A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus.1. Why was the Minister late?A. The head left his letters in Brazil. B. He had a traffic accident. C. The head had to go back to Brazil. D. The head left his letters in the
5、hotel.2. Where did the head leave his letters?A. In the hotel. B. In Brazil. C. In his office. D. In Rome3. Why did the young lady shout?A. She wanted to tell the surprising news. B. She was the hostess of the ball. C. She knew the Minister. D. She had never heard about Columbus.4. Her shouting show
6、ed she was_.A. clever B. lack of knowledge C. thoughtless D. knowledgeable5. The best title for the passage is _.A. The New World B. Surprising News C. An Ignorant Italian Woman D. Christopher Columbus试题分值：25.0得分：5, 5, 5, 5, 5提示：1D.细节题。本题问“为什么大臣迟到了？”中心词是“Minister late”。答案在第三段。该段大意是“哦，没什么严重的事情大臣回答道。我
7、们上司忘记带信了，所以他就回宾馆取信去了。如果他把信件遗留在巴西的话，那我们可要等上至少六个月了。”据此，可知本题答案是D。2A.细节题。本题问“那个大臣的上司把信忘记在什么地方了？”中心词是“head”和“letters”。答案在第三段，该段大意请参考第一题。答案是A。3A.细节题。本题问“为何那个年轻女士叫了起来？”中心词是“the young lady shout”。答案在最后一段，该段大意是“女士们、先生们，你们听说了最新的消息了吗？一个叫哥伦布的人不久刚发现了一个新世界。”据此，可知答案是A（她想告诉大家这个惊人的信息）。B的意思是“她是舞会的女主人”，C的意思是“她认识那个大臣”，
8、D的意思是“她从没听说过哥伦布”。4B.推断题。本题问“她的叫喊表明她_。”推断题一般需要我们先浏览一下选项。A的意思是“聪明的”，B的意思是“知识缺乏的”，C的意思是“无思想的，笨的”，D的意思是“有见识的”。根据第三题的解释我们可以看出这名女士对哥伦布发现新大陆（新大陆是15世纪末发现的，而本文的背景是18世纪）的这种大事都不知道，可见其缺乏知识。据此，答案是B。5C.中心思想题。本题让我们给文章选个最好的标题。我们可以先浏览每个段落的第一句话。第一段就是一句话，该句大意是“十八世纪的意大利少女,她们的历史知识、地理知识一般来说非常贫乏。”读到这里，我们应该可以知道这样的一个句子明显就是文
9、章大意的概括，所以题目就要和此相关。当然，你也可以再继续读几段，你会发现文章出现了一名女士和一位意大利大臣之间的对话。最终，我们选择C（一个无知的意大利女性）。二、单项选择题（共15道小题，共75.0分） 1. The prospect of working under a woman_ the ultimate indignity.A. formed B. came C. constituted D. composed 知识点:第一部分学生答案:C;标准答案:C;得分:5试题分值:5.0提示:该题选C，题目大意是“在一个女人手下干活，就觉得是最大的侮辱。”constitute：及物动词 vt
10、. 构成，组成This move constitutes an act of aggression. 这一举动构成了侵略行为。2.3. Being _ money and wanting to do something useful, I applied.A. short of B. short for C. 1ack of D. slim of 知识点:第一部分学生答案:A;标准答案:A;得分:5试题分值:5.0提示:该题选A，题目大意是“我因为手头很拮据，同时也想干点有用的事，于是便提出了申请。”be short of：有“缺少”之意 1. Were short of cash. 我们的资
11、金不足 2. The rebels were short of gunpowder.反叛者们缺少弹药。3. Otherwise youll be short of money all term.否则你真个学期都将缺钱。4.5. The evergreen shrubs struggled to _ the dust and fumes from the busy main road.A. live B. survive C. fight D. resist 知识点:第一部分学生答案:B;标准答案:B;得分:5试题分值:5.0提示:该题选B，题目大意是“这些冬青灌木经受着从繁忙的大街一吹来的尘烟
12、，挣扎着活下去。”survive：及物动词 vt. 1. 在.之后仍然生存，从.中逃生Only two passengers survived the air-crash. 这次飞机失事只有两名乘客幸免于死。 2. 比.活得长；丧失(配偶，亲人等)She survived her husband by twenty years. 她丈夫去世后她又活了二十年。 不及物动词 vi. 活下来，幸存；残留Few survived after the flood. 洪水后极少有人生还。6.7. It _an awkward journey.A. tested B. verified C. proved
13、D. turned 知识点:第一部分学生答案:C;标准答案:C;得分:5试题分值:5.0提示:该题选C，题目大意是“这上路去那儿原来还真麻烦。”prove：及物动词 vt. 1. 证明，证实Ill prove to the world that he was right. 我将向世人证明他是对的。 The lawyer proved the innocence of his client. 律师证实了他的当事人的清白。 2. 表现，显示She has proved herself unreliable. 她的表现说明她靠不住8.9. Bill has _ to Beijing Universi
14、ty for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim.A. proved B. attached C. applied D. asked 知识点:第二部分学生答案:C;标准答案:C;得分:5试题分值:5.0提示:该题选C，题目大意是“比尔已向北京大学申请助教职位， 但他得到它的可能性很小。” apply to的宾语在内容上应当是对之做出申请的个人或机构，例如大学 (university, college)。 The young girl applied to the company for a job.女孩向这家公司就职。10.11. When he came down to breakfast, he was _ the pleasure of a new, great
