Passage 1
Reading classics is a good 1 to enjoy oneself. Classics 2 to those pieces of literary works that are accepted and recommended by many 3 . Its value is acknowledged (承认) 4 . 5 those newspaper articles, which are purely informative, and those popular magazines, which are filled with advertisements, and articles of low quality, classics can best evoke(唤起)people's feelings, 6 them use their brains, but not strenuously(竭尽全力地).
Reading classics is good for language learning. Many classics outshine the non-classics in language, in style and in organization. Classic Chinese has been well known for its 7 . The poems and novels written in classic Chinese are very beautiful. They can 8 good examples of language using. So is the 9 with the English classics.
For 10 of English, reading classics can be both interesting and instructive. Reading classics is important for self-cultivation(自我修养). A great person has once said that a nation without 11 is a nation without soul. I think the reason is that literature, especially those classics, manifests(明白表示) 12 ability and readiness to show, to express and to think. In this process of thinking, one will improve on one' s intellect and one' s sensitivity to beauty. Besides, the comprehensiveness (内容广博) of classics makes it possible for us to acquire knowledge 13 in the literary realm(界；领域). In this 14 , reading classics is 15 to self-cultivation.
( ) 1. A. method B. manners C. example D. way
( ) 2. A. are meant B. refer C. turn D. speak
( ) 3. A. people B. countries C. generations D. nations
( ) 4. A. obviously B. easily C. within a country D. universally
( ) 5. A. As B. Like C. Unlike D. Besides
( ) 6. A. causing B. letting C. making D. getting
( ) 7. A. conciseness B. difficulty C. history D. simplicity
( ) 8. A. act as B. serve as C. regard as D. use as
( ) 9. A. same B. example C. case D. instance
( )10. A. speakers B. writers C. teachers D. learners
( )11. A. literature B. self-cultivation C. technology D. science
( )12. A. people's B. writers' C. man's D. human
( )13. A. less than B. other than C. rather than D. only
( )14. A. aspect B. sense C. field D. way
( )15. A. good B. useful C. essential D. accessible
Keys:
1. D 由于后面有动词不定式作后置定语，我们应该选way(方式、方法)。
2. B refer to意思是“指”。
3. C 经典著作往往是传了好几代的作品。
4. D universally意思是“普遍地”。
5. C 根据上下文可知，这里的意思应是“与．，．．．．不一样”，故选Unlike。
6. C making them use their brains“使人动脑筋”。
7. A conciseness“简明扼要”。simplicity“简易、朴素”，在此不合适。
8. B act as有“权且充当；扮演，．．，．，角色”的意思。而serve as有“很好地起到．．．．．．的作用”的意思，故选B。
9. C be the case with...是一个固定搭配，意思是“……的情况是……’’So is the case with the English classics意思是“英国的经典著作也是如此”。
10. D learners “学习者。
11. A literature有时指一个国家、一个时代的全部文学作品。
12. A 经典著作总是反映了一个国家、一个民族的思想感情，所以选people's要比选man-s或human好。
13. B 此题答案是other than，有except的意思。
14. B in this sense“在这个意义上说”。
15. C essential“绝对必要的”。
Passage2
The entertainment profession, or "show business" attracts many young people. 1 , only very few can hope to become famous and wealthy. 2 is not enough, because show business is as 3 as any other business. Without a good manager, an actor or actress can never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this business, too. The best 4 in the world will never be a success if he makes old fashioned clothes. In the exactly same way, an actor must change his "act" in order to 5 the taste of the moment. This is 6 for actors, dancers, but perhaps most of all for singers.
"Pop" stands for "popular", and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their 7 .
Even when he has succeeded, and his 8 are sold everywhere, he cannot 9 . Then he must work harder than ever to stay popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and 10 ome of the popularity.
The life of a successful pop singer is not 11 easy. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for the 12 . They buy his records, they go to his 13 , and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very 14 , too. Sometimes they get so 15 that they do anything to get a "gift". They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair.
( ) 1. A. Consequently B. Certainly C. Therefore D. Unfortunately
( ) 2. A. Fortune B. Gift C. Money D. Knowledge
( ) 3. A. attractive B. beneficial C. competitive D. difficult
( ) 4. A. architect B. barber C. designer D. tailor
( ) 5. A. change B. direct C. follow D. learn
( ) 6. A. critical B. equal C. right D. true
( ) 7. A. applause B. attention C. interests D. note
( ) 8. A. books B. music C. records D. songs
( ) 9. A. refresh B. relax C. resign D. retire
( )10. A. earn B. make C. steal D. take
( )11. A. at all B. quite C. so D. too
( )12. A. actor B. dancer C. singer D. manager
( )13. A. concerts B. exhibitions C. shows D. interviews
( )14. A. enthusiastic B. lovely C. loyal D. tiresome
( )15. A. excited B. impressive C. nervous D. pressed
Keys:
1. D 根据上下文，应选unfortunately。
2. B gift这里是“才能、天赋”的意思。
3. C competitive“竞争性的”，
4. D 根据上下文，此题答案是tailor“裁缝”。
5. C the taste “the moment意为“现时们的口味”，那动词就应选follow“遵循，跟从”，
6. D “对演员、舞者是如此，但也许对歌手来说更是如此。”
7. B 应该是“吸引人的注意”，故答案是attention。
8. C records在这里是“唱片”的意思。
9. B relax是“放松，偷闲”之意。
10. C steal the popularity“用不正当的手段取得声望”。
11. A 这句的意思是“成功的流行歌手的生活绝不是容易的”。not at all“决不”，故此题答案是A。
12. C singer，由上下文可知。
13. A 歌手开的是演唱会，即concerts。
14. D tiresome，有“令人生厌的”意思。
15. A excited，有时歌迷会变得过于兴奋，以至于……。
Passage 3
Culture means the total way of life of a people. This simple 1 implies that culture refers to the customs, traditions, social habits, values, beliefs, language, ways of thinking and daily activities of people. It also includes the history of civilization. In the broad 2 , there are two types of culture, that is, material culture and spiritual culture. Material culture is concrete and observable, 3 spiritual culture implicit and 4 .
Because human language is a direct manifestation of culture, learning a second language 5 learning a second culture. For the teacher of a second language, he or she should 6 to develop the students’ awareness and knowledge of the culture of the target language they are learning. This includes understanding the values of the target culture, acquiring a 7 of etiquette of the target culture and understanding the 8 between the target culture and the students' own culture.
9 students progress through a foreign language program, it is 10 that they will increase their awareness of the cultural characteristics of the speakers of the language 11 study. This broadened cultural knowledge may 12 on all aspects of culture: the people's way of life as well as the geographic, historical, economic, artistic, and scientific 13 of the target society. We know that each culture has different etiquette patterns. And therefore, in a foreign language course, students should learn the appropriate etiquette patterns expected of the people living in the country 14 the target language is spoken. Students should also learn how to 15 unfamiliar cultural conventions and how to act appropriately when communicating with the persons of the foreign culture.
( ) 1. A. direction B. definition C. explanation D. instruction
( ) 2. A. meaning B. case C. sense D. way
( ) 3. A. however B. nevertheless C. yet D. while
( ) 4. A. abnormal B. abstract C. adoptable D. invisible
( ) 5. A. involves B. requires C. takes D. needs
( ) 6. A. encourage B. make sure C. determine D. assure
( ) 7. A. command B. demand C. understanding D. master
( ) 8. A. communication B. development C. differences D. similarities
( ) 9. A. As B. If C. Though D. When
( )10. A. said B. thought C. expected D. understood
( ) 11. A. at B. by C. for D. under
( )12. A. depend B. focus C. touch D. base
( )13. A. areas B. aspects C. manners D. ways
( )14. A. as B. that C. when D. where
( )15. A. absorb B. appreciate C. explain D. interpret
Keys:
1. B 文章的第一句是对“文化”下定义，所以应选definition。
2. C in the broad sense是一个常用搭配，意思是“广义地说”。
3. D 这里该正确选用连词。while除了有“同时”的意思外，还可表转折和对比的语气，意思是“而”。其余三个选项没有对比的意思。
4. B 形容词abstract意思是“抽象的”。
5. A involve有“涉及，包含”的意思。
6. B make sure有“尽力做到”的意思。
7. A a command of.-意思是“掌握，应用．．．．．．’’。
8. C 此题考查在一定的语境中正确选用名词。答案differences是“区别”的意思。
9. A 上面一段是讲学外国语言与学外国文化的关系。这一段的第一句意思应该是：随着学生语言学习的进步，他们对使用这种语言的民族的文化认识必然增多。所以此题答案是A，是一个时间连词。
10. C It is expected that.这个句型的意思是“…… 可以预料的，可以想到的”。
11. D under study是“在学习、研习的过程中”的意思。
12. C 此题考查在一定语境中正确选用动词。这四个动词都与介词搭配，只有touch on“接触到”最合适。
13. B 细心的学生应该注意到该句前面部分齣那个名词aspects。
14. D 关系副词where最合适。
15. D interpret除了有“口译，翻译”的意思外，还有“理解”的意思。
Passage 4
TIME is the most influential news magazine in the US, published in New York City.
TIME was 1 in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, making it the first weekly newsmagazine in the United States. Hadden was a carefree figure, who liked to tease Luce and saw TIME 2 something important but also fun. That 3 its tone, which many people still criticize as too 4 for serious news. It tells news through people, and for many decades the magazine's cover was of a single person. On Hadden's death in 1929, Luce became the 5 man at TIME and a major figure in the history of 20th-century 6 .
TIME is also known for its red 7 , introduced in 1927, which only changed once since then when the 8 released shortly after the September 11. 2001 attacks on the United States, which featured a black border to 9 mourning. However, this edition was a special "extra" edition published quickly for the breaking news of the event.
Written by young 10 , TIME For Kids (TFK) is a division magazine of TIME that is especially published for children and is mainly distributed in classrooms. TFK contains a variety of articles 11 popular culture that the younger US citizens are interested in.
In the beginning of 2007, the year's first issue was delayed for a week 12 "editorial changes". The changes included the firing of 300 employees.
The December 1941 issue of TIME was 13 to have Disney's film Dumbo on the cover, but it was dropped due to the 14 on Pearl Harbor.
In some advertising campaigns, the magazine has suggested that the letters TIME 15 "The International Magazine of Events."
A. existed B. established C. created D. formed
A. as B. for C. to D. with
A. sets up B. focuses on C. lies in D. accounts for
A. important B. light C. formal D. high
A. only B. dominant C. great D. second
A. media B. entertainment C. life D. aspect
A. colour B. cover C. page D. border
A. book B. item C. issue D. news
A. sell B. escape C. experience D. symbolize
A. children B. reporters C. businessmen D. readers
A. concerning B. including C. exchanging D. telling
A. result in B. instead of C. regardless of D. due to
A. devoted B. written C. intended D. left
A. party B. attack C. show D. death
A. stand for B. put up C. represent of D. show off
Keys: 1. CADBB 6. ADCDB 11. ADCBA
解析：
saw sth as 把……看成……
accounts for 该为……负责任 ，人们认为时代报的语气，语调该为此负责.
很多人批评这种语调对于严肃的新闻来说过于轻快。 因此此题选B。
dominant 主要的，主导的
border 红色的边缘，饰边
the issue 报纸的某一期
symbolize mourning 象征悼念
concern 在这里指的是跟……相关
固定搭配 be intended for sth \ be be intended to do sth. 为……而设计，以……为目的
Passage 5
A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply—all these were important 1 in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution. But they were not enough. Something 2 was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men— 3 individuals who could invent machines, find new 4 of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society.
The men who 5 the machines of the Industrial Revolution came from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were more inventors than scientists. A man who is a 6 scientist is primarily interested in doing his research 7 . He is not necessarily working so that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is 8 trying to make something that has an actual 9 . He may try to solve a problem by using the theories 10 science or by experimenting through correct and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a 11 result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 12 other objectives. Most of the people who 13 the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had 14 or no training in science might not have made their inventions 15 a ground work had not been laid by scientists years before.
A. cases B. reasons C. factors D. situations
A. else B. near C. extra D. similar
A. generating B. effective C. motivating D. creative
A. origins B. sources C. bases D. discoveries
A. employed B. created C. operated D. controlled
A. true B. practical C. pure D. clever
A. happily B. occasionally C. unwillingly D. accurately
A. seldom B. sometimes C. usually D. never
A. plan B. use C. idea D. means
A. of B. with C. to D. as
II. A. single B. only C. specialized D. specific
A. few B. those C. many D. all
A. proposed B. developed C. supplied D. offered
A. little B. much C. some D. any
15. A. as B. if C. because D. while
Keys: 1-5. CADBB 6-10. CDCBA 11-15. DCBAB
Passage 6
Facial expressions carry meanings that depend on situations and relationships. For instance, in American culture the smile is typically an expression of 1 . Yet it has other functions. A smile may 2 love, politeness, or 3 true feeling. It is also a source of confusion across 4 . 5 , many people in Russia 6 smiling at strangers in public to be unusual, or even suspicious. Yet may Americans 7 freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong 8 ; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or mental, difficult, discomfort or anxiety.
Our faces make our emotions and attitudes known, 9 we should not try to "read" people from another culture 10 we would "read" someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes 11 persons and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not 12 their emotions as openly as members of 13 does not mean 14 they do not 15 emotions. Rather, their cultures 16 them expressing their emotions and attitudes freely.
If we 17 people whose 18 of showing emotion are not the same according to 19 own cultural patterns, we may make the 20 of " reading" the other persons incorrectly.
( ) 1. A. worried B. surprise C. excitement D. pleasure
( ) 2. A. show B. tell C. sound D. seem
( ) 3. A. cover B. explain C. include D. suggest
( ) 4. A. countries B. cultures C. nations D. oceans
( ) 5. A. In a word B. As a result C. For example D. On the contrary
( ) 6. A. keep B. enjoy C. continue D. consider
( ) 7. A. stare B. smile C. look D. shout
( ) 8. A. direction B. manner C. time D. place
( ) 9. A. and B. so C. but D. or
( ) 10. A. as B. though C. unless D. since
( )11. A. among B. into C. between D. about
( )12. A. find B. form C. express D. control
( )13. A. the others B. others C. the other D. another
( )14. A. whether B. that C. if D. why
( )15. A. experience B. use C. bring D. carry
( )16. A. feel B. keep C. prevent D. make
( )17. A. think B. observe C. judge D. watch
( )18. A. hopes B. ways C. thoughts D. means
( )19. A. your B. their C. one's D. our
( )20. A. answer B. mistake C. promise D. use
答案解析
1. D 由下文中的love，politeness等可知smile是一种“愉快”即pleasure的表现。
2. A show意思是“表达”，符合文义。
3. A or表示选择性并列，cover(掩饰)与show(表达)相对，意为“掩饰真实的情感’’。
4. B 由前文的“in American culture”和后文的6‘Southeast Asian cultures”可知，全文讨论了跨文化背景下面部表情的含义，故此处选culture最合适。
5. C 俄罗斯人对微笑的不同理解是与美国文化差异的一个实例，For example表示“举例”。
6. D 文意为：“俄罗斯人认为对陌生人微笑是不同寻常甚至是可疑的。”故选consider“认为”。
7. B 整个这一段都是在讲微笑( smile)，且Yet表示转折，与上文俄罗斯人形成对比，美国人常常对陌生人微笑( smile)。
8. D 前文提到Americans smile freely at strangers in public places，可知俄罗斯人认为美国人总在错误的地点
( place)微笑。
9. C 本句意为：“尽管面部表情会表露感情与态度，但是我们不能以自己的文他习惯来判断别人表达感情的方
式。”用but在此处表转折。
10. A as表示‘‘像，．，．，，一样”。
11. A 本句意为“在不同的人和文化中”，选用介词among表示“在三个或更多的当中”，between表示两者之间的比较，不符合文义。
12. C express意为“表达”。
13. D 此处another等同于a different，意为“另一个”。
14. B that引导宾语从句。
15. A 此处只有experience emotions（经历、感受情绪）符合文义。
16. C 结合上文中俄罗斯人不善于用面部表情表现情感，可知有些人的文化传统阻碍了情感及态度的自由表达，故此处选prevent，意为“阻碍”。
17. C 本句意为：“如果我们以自己的文化模式评判那些用不同方法表达情感的人，我们就有可能误解他们。” judge意为“评判”，符合题意。
18. B the way of doing something是固定用法，意为“做某事的方式”。
19. D our与前文的we保持一致。
20. B 根据文义， “reading”the other persons incorrectly是“一个错误”，故选mistake。
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