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1、Section Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary.阅读理解AFor more than nine days, for more than 60 miles, thousands of Beijingbound vehicles have come to an almost total stop on highways called the 6 and 110 that run from Inner Mongolia southeast to the nations capital.Bai Xiaolong, a 30yearold truck driv
2、er, says it took him five days to make the 350mile journey from Inner Mongolia to Tianjin.He spent much of that time reading, textmessaging and sleeping rather than speeding up.“There was one day that I didnt move, not even an inch, ”said Bai, an inhabitant of Jining in Inner Mongolia, a city at the
3、 western end of the traffic jam.Chinese officials said that the congestion is mainly because of the maintenance (维护) projects that began in midAugust and are scheduled to be completed in midSeptember.Trucks carrying 8 tons or more of coal or fruit have been responsible for damaging the roadway, thus
4、 making the work necessary.Drivers who often use the route know that heavy traffic has long been a fact of life.“The problem is really that therere too many cars and trucks and not enough lanes (车道), ”Bai said.“We drivers are used to this sort of thing happening.”The two national freeways are heavil
5、y used by trucks carrying coal from the recently opened fields of Inner Mongolia to Chinas coastal cities.The seemingly endless jam began on the 6 and spread to the 110, which runs parallel (平行的), when officials sought to ease the traffic on the 6.The GlobalTimes, an Englishlanguage newspaper, said
6、the jam had eased somewhat in the last two days, but inhabitants of the region say the congestion simply spilled out onto other roads.The congestion has created an economy of its own.Vendors (小贩) sell boxed lunches, noodles and drinking water to the travelers, often at jackedup prices.And because of
7、 the longstanding problems along the highways, dozens of small hotels have appeared, attracting drivers who need a stop to catch more serious sleep.【语篇解读】本文报道了发生在北京附近的一次严重交通堵塞。1During the congestion, Bai Xiaolong did all the following EXCEPT _AsleepingBtextmessagingCspeeding upDreading解析：选C细节理解题。根据文
8、章第二段的最后一句可知，在堵车的过程中，他除了睡觉、发短信，就是阅读，没有加速行驶。故选C项。2What can we infer from the text?ABai Xiaolong was born in Tianjin.BThe problem of traffic jams in China will be solved soon.CChinese officials think it is necessary to build more lanes.DThe local people dont think the congestion has eased.解析：选D推理判断题。根据
9、文章倒数第二段中的“.inhabitants of the region say the congestion simply spilled out onto other roads.”可知，当地居民认为交通堵塞只是转移到了别的道路上，也就是说他们认为当地的交通拥堵并没有得到缓解。3The underlined word“jackedup”in the last paragraph probably means “_”.AhighBrightCspecialDlow解析：选A词义猜测题。因为堵车所以司机被困在那里，他们需要吃的和喝的，而一些商贩发现了这个商机，往往哄抬物价，司机们别无选择，由此
10、可猜测出该词的意思为“很高的”。4What would be the best title of the passage?AThe Congestion Creates an Economy of Its OwnBTraffic Jam near Beijing Stretches on for DaysCThe Traffic Has Improved in BeijingDTruck Drivers in China Live a Hard Life解析：选B标题归纳题。本文报道了一次严重的交通堵塞。60多英里的道路变成了停车场，足足堵了九天多的时间，B项作为标题最合适。BWhen I w
11、as nine years old，I loved to go fishing with my dad.But the only thing that wasnt very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldnt catch anything.I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why.He always answered, “Son，if you want to catch a fish，you have to think like a fish”，
12、 I remember being even more upset then because, “Im not a fish！”I didnt know how to think like a fish.Besides，I reasoned，how could what I think influence what a fish does?As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant.So，I read some books on fish.And I even joined the local f
13、ishing club and started attending the monthly meetings.I learned that a fish is a coldblooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature.That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.Besides，water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the sh
14、ade.Yet, fish dont have any eyelids (眼皮) and the sun hurts their eyes .The more I understood fish，the more I became effective at finding and catching them.When I grew up and entered the business world，I remember hearing my first boss say, “We all need to think like salespeople.”But it didnt complete
15、ly make sense.My dad never once said, “If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman.” What he said was, “You need to think like a fish.”Years later，with great efforts to promote longterm services to people much older and richer than me，I gradually learned what we all need is to thi
16、nk more like customers.It is not an easy job.I will show you how in the following chapters.【语篇解读】本文叙述了作者通过父亲教授他钓鱼时要像鱼一样思考，告诉大家从事商业销售时要像消费者一样去思考。5Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?AHe could not catch a fish.BHis father was not patient with him.CHis father did not teach him fishing.DHe could not influence a fis
