Passage One

题目
Passage One
Alexia Sloane,a l0一year-old girl,losther sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disabilityshe has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English,French,Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German.
Now she has experienced her dream job ofworking as an interpreter after East of EnglandMEP(欧盟议员)
Robert Sturdy invited her to theparliament building in Brussels,thus becoming theyoungest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.
“She was given a special permit to get intothe building,wherethere is usually a minimum age requirement of l4.andsat in a booth listening and interpreting,”saidher mother,Isabelle.“The other
interpreters were amazed at how well shedid as the debate was quite complicated and many ofthe words were rather technical.”
Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth asher mother,a teacher,is half French and half Spanish,while herfather,Richard,is English.She started talking and communicating in all three languages beforeshe lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness.By the age of four,she was reading andwriting in Braille(盲文).When shewas six。Alexia began to learn Chinese.The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.
Alexia has been longing to be aninterpreter since she was six and she chose to go to theEuropean Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever of the year award.She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr.Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.
Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had a real taste of lire in parliament.“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become aninterpreter,she said

The tone of the passage can be bestdescribed as

A.Critical
B.admiring
C.Understanding
D.doubtful
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第1题:

The main idea of this passage is______.

A. one's color preference shows one's character

B. you can brighten your life with wonderful colors

C. psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference

D. one's color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings


正确答案:D

40.答案为D  比较四个选项,D较全面的概括了全文。颜色的喜好与性格相关,并且对人的情绪有影响。

第2题:

H-live-n-one virus in the passage means ______.

A. farm birds

B. infected farm animals

C. people died in Hong Kong

D. a different kind of bird flu virus


正确答案:D

    37.答案为D  此题考查文章句意理解、细节定位。略读文章,发现在第2段中有a different kind of bird flu virusIt is called the h-five-n-one virus。注意其中的代词it,它代表a different kind of bird flu virus,故选D为答案。

第3题:

Find the word in the passage which means “ the movement from one place to another of a large group of animals” and write it down here: __________.


正确答案:
82. migration 

第4题:

15. From the passage,we can learn _________ .

A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often

B. one should often make his windows clean

C. one must judge himself before he judges others

D. one must look at others through his dirty window


正确答案:C
15.C【解析】最后一段点出文章的主旨,我们在评价别人之前应先看看自己做得如何.

第5题:

How many methods of settlement are mentioned in this passage when the British importer needs dollar to pay his American supplier?

A.Two.

B.One.

C.Three.

D.Several.


正确答案:B
解析:国际结算的方式有很多种,但文中提到的只有一种,即汇票。

第6题:

From the passage, how many places have the name Valencia?

A. One.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.


正确答案:C
39.答案为C  此题为综合细节题。问题提出有几个地方的名字都是瓦伦西亚?在文章中数数可以知道一共是三处,故选C

第7题:

We can learn from the passage that __

A. communication breakdown results from short pauses and fast pacing

B. women are unfavorably stereotyped in eastern cities of the US

C. one's inability to speak up is culturally determined sometimes

D. one should receive training to build up one's confidence


正确答案:C

第8题:

24. The passage tells us __________.

A. the sun is not the biggest star

B. the sun is bigger than any other star

C. only the sun can shine

D. the sun is one of the farthest stars from us


正确答案:A
24.A【解析】由第四段中“There are many big stars we can-t see... because it is the nearest of all sta rs.”可知。

第9题:

According to the passage, it is true that ________.

[A] in the late 19th century in the United States the dividing line between adolescence and adulthood no longer existed

[B] no one can marry without the permission of his parents until the age of twenty-one

[C] one is considered to have reached adulthood when he has a driver’s license

[D] one is not free from the restrictions of child labor laws until he can join the arm


正确答案:A
45. 答案[A]意为:获得驾照的人就可以算是成人了 第一段末句指出,到了 19世纪晚期,美国的青春期和成年期的分界线消失。Frontier 意为dividing line。所以,[A]为正确选项。
第二段倒数第五句指出,18岁后,可以不经父母的同意结婚。所以[B]错在“21岁”。第二段四、六、七句说明:16岁青少年可以获得驾照,但只有到了 21岁,他们才称为法律意义上的成年人。所以[C]错误。第二段倒数第六、七句说明:16岁就可以不受童工法限制,而 18 岁后他们才可以参军。所以[D]错误。

第10题:

The whole passage centers on__________.

A.choosing a career according to what one is skilled in
B.acquiring knowledge by working hard at school
C.finding one's strong and weak points
D.developing one's abilities useful in school work

答案:A
解析:
本文大意是你可以根据自己擅长的科目来选择你适合的职业,重要的是通过自己的表现来认识自己,而不是一味地将目光放在成绩是好还是坏上面。因此应选A。

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