Ⅰ.SPEED READING Reading skills are very important. Experts estimate that it is possible for any normal adult English speaker to read 1,000 words a minute and more, with special training. Yet most students read only about 300 words per minute. The following principles might be helpful for foreign students who wish to increase their reading skills: Always read faster than is comfortable. The faster your normal rate of reading becomes, the better your understanding will be. Keep reading ahead. Do not allow yourself to regress while reading, even when you come across a new word. If some word, term or phrase has clouded your understanding, you should reread it only after you have read the entire paragraph through once. Read selectively. As you read make a conscious effort to screen the nouns, pronouns, and verbs from the other words, since these are the words that give meaning to what you have read. In effect, you should really read the nouns, pronouns and verbs and merely see the rest of the words in the sentence. Read beyond the lines. As a good reader, you should see ideas implied through the words, and bridge the gap between the obvious and the suggested, thus obtaining much more information. Because the reading assignments in most college courses are very long, students should plan to read every day. If, however, they find that they cannot complete all the assigned readings in the beginning, they should not panic. Instead, they should ask their classmates how much they are reading and attempt to learn from them what to read first and what to postpone until a later date. Because much of the past learning experience of foreign students may have been for the purpose of passing examinations, they might he inclined to put off studying until late in the term. Such behavior can result in failure in the US system, where assignments must be completed on time and done regularly each day.
1. With special training, a normal adult English speaker may read ______ words per minute.
A.300
B.less than 1,000
C.1,000
D.1,000 and more
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[解析] 细节题。“通过特殊培训,一个正常的说英语的成年人可以读多少词每分钟。”由第一段第二句话“Experts estimate..., with special training”可以得知正常说英语的成年人经过特殊培训,每分钟可以读1000多个单词。
2. According to the author, what is the type of vocabulary the reader should not spend much time on while reading?
A.Nouns.
B.Pronouns.
C.Prepositions.
D.Verbs.
A B C D
C
[解析] 细节题。“根据作者的意思,哪种词汇类型读者在阅读的过程中不应该花费太多时间?”第四段“In effect, you should really read the nouns, pronouns and verbs...”(事实上,你应该读名词、代词和动词……)就是该题答案。
3. What principle should foreign students follow when they come across a new word while reading?
A.Always read faster than is comfortable.
B.Keep reading ahead.
C.Read selectively.
D.Read beyond the lines.
A B C D
B
[解析] 细节题。“外国的学生在阅读中如果遇到生词,他们应遵循什么原则?”由第三段最后一句话“If some word, term or phrase has clouded your understanding, you should reread it only after you have read the entire paragraph through once.”可以看出,外国学生采取的方式是继续读接下来的内容。
4. According to the passage, who should the student turn to for advice if he cannot complete all the assigned readings in the beginning?
A.His teacher.
B.His supervisor.
C.His tutor.
D.His classmates.
A B C D
D
[解析] 细节题。“根据文章,如果学生一开始无法完成所有的阅读任务,他应该向谁求助?”第六段最后一句话告诉我们应该向同学求助:Instead, they should ask their classmates how much they are reading....
5. In the United States, the foreign students must do their reading assignments ______.
A.every day
B.until late in the term
C.right after their class
D.in the way their teachers have suggested
A B C D
A
[解析] 细节题。“在美国,外国学生必须怎样进行阅读。”文章最后一句话,“..., where assignments must be completed on time and done regularly each day”便是答案。答案为A。
第二部分 非选择题
Ⅱ.DISCOURSE CLOZE Hollywood suggests glamour (诱惑力), 1 . Hollywood suggests luxurious houses with vast palm-fringed swimming pools, cocktail bars and furnishings fit for a millionaire. And the big movie stars were millionaires. Many spent their fortunes on yachts, Rolls Royces and diamonds. A few of them lost their glamour quite suddenly and were left with nothing but emptiness and colossal (巨大的) debts. Movies were first made in Hollywood before World War I. The constant sunshine and mild climate of southern California made it 2 . Hollywood's fame and fortune reached its peak in the 1930s and 1940s, the golden days of the black and white movies. Most of the famous motion pictures corporations of those days, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia and Warner Brothers are still very much in business and great stars like Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, and many others besides, have become immortal. In those days Hollywood was like a magnet, 3 . Most of them had only their good looks to recommend them and had no acting experience—or ability—whatsoever. Occasionally they got jobs, if they were lucky enough to be noticed. Gary Cooper was one of the few who was noticed. He started as stunt (特技表演) rider, and from there rose to be one of the great stars of the early Westerners. Many of the girls got jobs in cafes or gas stations, and as they served their customers they tossed their heads and swung their hips, hoping to attract the attentions of some important person connected with the movies. Most of them hoped in vain. As for the stars themselves, they were held on a tight rein (受控) by the studio chiefs who could make or break all but the stars with really big appeal. The stars were "persuaded" to sign seven-year contracts, during which time the studios built up their images. Under their contracts 4 . Their studios decided everything. No country in the world has developed so expertly the skill of advertising as the Americans. They advertise everything, 5 . The Hollywood studios, by means of advertising, turned starlets into superstars. Many studio chiefs were tyrants, determined go get their own way at all costs, no matter how unscrupulous (肆无忌惮的;不计后果的) the means. Stars were often typecast and if he or she appealed to the public as a lover, then he or she always played the part of a lover. A star who was a hit (轰动一时的人物) as a cowboy or a bad guy, got the same kind of role again and again. There was little arguing. "You're the perfect dumb blond, baby, and that's how you're going to stay," they would say. They even tried to interfere in their stars' private lives. "No, sugar! You just can't marry Mel Billigan. He's too intellectual. He'd destroy your image." Only when they ceased to be stars did some of them discover that they were also good actors! Movie stars like Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and James Mason gave distinguished performances in character parts as well as leading roles. 6 . Most movies today are filmed on location, that is to say, in the cities, in the countryside, and in any part of the world that the script demands. The Hollywood studios are still standing, but most of them have been leased to television networks. About 80% of all American TV entertainment comes form Hollywood. Yet Hollywood has not lost all its glamour. Movie stars still live there, or in neighboring Beverley Hills, and so do many of the famous and wealthy people who have made their homes in southern California. There is also the attractive Hollywood Bowl, the huge outdoor amphitheater 7 . Hollywood, above all, has the glamour of the past. It is a name which will always be associated with motion picture-making, and for many years to come the old Hollywood movies will be shown again and again in movie houses and on television screens all over the world. A. from ice cream to candidates for the Presidency B. an ideal site for shooting (拍摄) motion pictures C. drawing ambitious young men and women from all over the world D. Hollywood really is the land of dreams to its visitors who can by visiting this site, learn all there is to know about Hollywood past and present E. the stars did not have the right to choose their parts F. where every summer since 1992 Symphonies Under the Stars are played by America's best orchestras before packed audiences G. Hollywood became part of greater Los Angeles in 1910, and just one year later the first motion picture studio was established H. Today, Hollywood is synonymous with the film industry, portraying visions of glamour and nostalgia unmatched anywhere else I. Hollywood is no longer the heart of the world's motion picture industry J. a place where the young star-truck teenagers could, with a bit of luck, fulfill their dreams
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1. (assure) The company's profits were ______ by the quality of its new product.
9. (chemical) The researchers found that baths, showers, dishwashers and washing machines can all be significant sources of indoor pollution, because they extract trace amounts of ______ from the water that they use and transfer them to the air.
Ⅳ.GAP FILLING bother neighborhood ruddiness vengeful conscious wrap comradeship remarkable appointment confusion accuse drift WILLY: Oh, Ben, how do we get back to all the great times? Used to be so full of light, and 1 , the sleigh-riding in winter, and the 2 on his cheeks. And always some kind of good news coming up, always something nice coming up ahead. And never even let me carry the valises in the house, and simonizing, simonizing that little red car! Why, why can't I give him something and not have him hate me? BEN: Let me think about it. He glances at his watch. I still have a little time. 3 proposition, but you've got to be sure you're not making a fool of yourself. Ben 4 off upstage and goes out of sight. Biff comes down from the left. WILLY: suddenly 5 of Biff, turns and looks up at him, then begins picking up the packages of seeds in 6 : Where the hell is that seed? Indignantly. You can't see nothing out here! They boxed in the whole goddam 7 ! BIFF: There are people all around here. Don't you realize that? WILLY: I'm busy. Don't 8 me. BIFF: Taking the hoe from Willy: I'm saying good-by to you, Pop. Willy looks at him, silent, unable to move. I'm not coming back any more. WILLY: You're not going to see Oliver tomorrow? BIFF: I've got no 9 , Dad. WILLY: He put his arm around you, and you've got no appointment? BIFF: Pop, get this now, will you? Every time I've left it's been a fight that sent me out of here; Today I realized something about myself and I tried to explain it to you and I—I think I'm just not smart enough to make any sense out of it for you. To hell with whose fault it is or anything like that. He takes Willy's arm. Let's just 10 it up, heh? Come on in, we'll tell Mom. He gently tries to pull Willy to left.
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Ⅴ.TRANSLATION No! Nobody's hanging himself, Willy! I ran down eleven flights with a pen in my hand today. And suddenly I stopped, you hear me? And in the middle of that office building, do you hear this? I stopped in the middle of that building and I saw—the sky. 1 I saw the things that I love in this world. 2 The work and the food and time to sit and smoke. 3 And I looked at the pen and said to myself, what the hell am I grabbing this for? 4 Why am I trying to become what I don't want to be? 5 What am I doing in an office, making a contemptuous, begging fool of myself, when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am! Why can't I say that, Willy? He tries to make Willy face him, but Willy pulls away and moves to the left.