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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Moviegoers may think history is repeating itself this weekend. The summers most anticipated film, Pear1 Harbor, which has opened recently, painstakingly recreates the Japanese attack that drew the United States into World War II. But that isn't the film's only reminder of the past. Harbor invites comparison to Titanic, the biggest hit of all time. Like Titanic, harbor heaps romance and action around a major historical event. Like Titanic, Harbor attempts to create popular global entertainment from a deadly teal life. Like Titanic, Harbor costs a pretty penny and hopes to get in even more at the box office.

　　Both Titanic and Pearl Harbor unseal(开启) their tales of love and tragedy over more than three hours. Both stories center on young passion, triangles of tension with one woman and two men: In Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio and Billy Zane compete for the love of the same woman, a high-society type played by a British actress named Kate(Winslet). In Harbor, two pilots (Ben Affelck, Josh Hartnett) fall for the same woman, a nurse played by a British actress named Kate (Beckinsale).

　　The scenes of peril(危险) also have similarities. Harbor has a shot in which soldiers cling for dear life as the battleship USS Oklahoma capsizes(倾覆). The moment is recalled of the Titanic's climactic sinking scene in which DiCaprio and Winslet hang from the ocean liner as half of the ship vertically(垂直地) plunges into the water.

　　In Harbor, one of its stars floats atop a piece of debris in the middle of the night, much like Winslet's character does in Titanic. And the jaw-dropping(令人瞠目结舌的，令人震惊的) action of Titanic is matched by Harbor's 40-minute recreation of Dec. 7,1941 attack on the United States' Pacific Fleet. Both films spent heavily on special effects. Harbor director, Michael Bay, fox example, says he kept salaries down so more could be spent on the visuals. Both movies event shot their ship-sinking scenes at the same location: Fox Studios Baja in Mexico.

　　Harbor's makers have even taken a Titanic-like approach to the soundtrack. The film includes one song, There You'll be, performed by country music superstar Faith Hill. Titanic, which is one of the best selling soundtracks of all time, also had only one pop song: Celine Dion's My Heart Will Go On.

　　“If Harbor becomes a major moneymaker, filmmakers may comb history books searching for even more historical romance-action material,” says a critic.

1．What are the two things that the author of this article tries to compare?

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A．The attack on Pearl Harbor and the sinking of the Titanic.

B．Historical fiction movies and successful box office hits.

C．The movie Titanic and the on-show movie Pearl Harbor.

D．Sinking boats and famous actors.

2．What does the phrase “cost a pretty penny” in the first paragraph mean?

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A．To be very attractive.

B．To cost a lot.

C．To have big box office returns.

D．To require a lot of effort to accomplish.

3．It is said in the passage that ________.

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A．major historical events can never repeat themselves

B．both Titanic and Pearl Harbor are the historical reappearance

C．Pearl Harbor may have a better box office return than Titanic

D．Titanic is the most successful film in history

4．If Pearl Harbor is as successful as Titanic, which of the following movies might we see next?

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A．The Battle of Waterloo.

B．The Adventures of Mr. Bean.(憨豆先生的奇遇)

C．Space Invaders.

D．The Haunted House.(鬼屋)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour heavily．When it became lighter．I decided to  16  the rain to get my car．which was parked at my office three streets away．

My friends  17  that I shouldn't go,  18  I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then．I told them that I'd be very  19 ．One of them wanted to come with me but I  20  that she should stay with another friend who needed  21  with her baby．

I walked out of the hotel and started making my  22  to the car．At the traffic junction (交叉路口), a car  23  and the passenger got off with an umbrella． 24  I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he'd accompany me to my  25 ．I was very embarrassed and  26 , but he was very persistent (坚持的)．

During our walk, he kept telling me to walk  27 , as the ground was wet．When we got to the car park．I thanked him and we  28 ．I did not get his name and may not even  29  him now．Did he purposely stop for me? I'll never know．

So how did I pay it  30 ? I was at home when I  31  two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain．They were probably on their way to the construction site near my home, which was a long walk．I went out and  32  them an umbrella．The two men were wet through．They were  33   by my gesture, and I told them they should take the umbrella and keep it．They were very  34  and like me, probably wondered why a stranger was  35  such kindness．

1.A．carry                      B．keep                  C．brave                  D．collect

2.A．guessed                  B．argued               C．complained          D．promised

3.A．because                  B．though               C．unless                  D．if

4.A．cheerful                  B．hopeful              C．careful                D．regretful

5.A．learned                   B．insisted              C．begged                D．worried

6.A．help                       B．advice                C．food                    D．shelter

7.A．call                        B．change               C．way                    D．choice

8.A．disappeared B．left  C．started               D．stopped

9.A．Before                    B．Since                 C．When                  D．For

10.A．home                    B．station                C．hotel                   D．destination

11.A．agreed                  B．declined             C．smiled                 D．cried

12.A．slowly                  B．quickly              C．heavily                D．gracefully

13.A．waited                  B．ran                    C．parted                 D．rested

14.A．like                      B．spot                   C．thank                  D．recognize

15.A．up                        B．off                     C．forward               D．out

16.A．noticed                 B．imagined            C．invited                D．heard

17.A．made                    B．passed                C．bought                D．sold

18.A．disturbed B．impressed                         C．encouraged          D．surprised

19.A．scared                   B．grateful              C．sad                      D．anxious

20.A．appreciating B．repaying                      C．accepting             D．offering

 

Some years ago, a Miami woman walking through an office building noticed two men standing together．Several minutes after her leaving, the men murdered a person working in the building．The police determined that the woman was the only witness and could possibly describe them．However, her memory of the men proved disappointingly unclear．Several days later, psychologist Ronald Fisher was brought in to obtain a more complete account from the woman．His interview produced a breakthrough—the woman reported a clear picture of one of the suspects．The important information enabled the police to arrest the suspect and close the case．
The police asked Fisher for help because of his rich knowledge in cognitive(认知) interview, a kind of memory - rebuilding process．Memory researchers have found that people trying to remember a past event often only recall part of the relevant information．Human memory is selective and it is often distorted by stress．But a person's accurate recall of an event or understanding of a question can be improved using specific interviewing techniques．The "cognitive interview" was developed in the late 1990s．It encourages the witness to take an active role in recalling information rather than giving answers only to someone else's questions．The witness first describes what happened in his or her own words, with no interviewer interruptions．The interviewer then goes further with specific techniques, such as having the witness tell the details of what happened from different perspectives （角度） ．
The cognitive interview focuses on guiding witnesses through four general recalling techniques: thinking about physical surroundings and personal feelings that existed at the time of past events; reporting everything that connects to mind about those events, no matter how broken it is retelling events in a variety of time orders, such as from beginning to end, end to beginning, forward or backward; and adopting different perspectives while recalling events．
Experiments with police detectives trained in this demanding interview method find that they obtain nearly 50% more information from witnesses than before training, while error rates remain about the same．It is proved that cognitive interviews are quite important tools in improving the accuracy and completeness of witness testimony （证词）．
【小题1】The purpose of the passage is to _____．

A．give an account of a murder case.

B．introduce an idea of cognitive interview.

C．prove Fisher was an expert in cognitive interview.

D．help a witness to recall information in a cognitive interview.

【小题2】What is required to recall in a cognitive interview for a witness?

A．The exact time at which a murder took place．

B．The information about the event in the time order．

C．The important things that come to his or her mind．

D．The surroundings and feelings at the time of the event．

【小题3】The key point in a cognitive interview is that     .

A．the witness is encouraged to take part in recalling information.

B．the interviewer should interrupt the witness from time to time.

C．the interview should take place outside the police station.

D．the witness should recall details at the scene of the event.

【小题4】The underlined word "distorted" in the passage probably means " ____

A．arranged

B．balanced

C．changed

D．examined

 

第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each   16   to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time  17   on his back.

The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by  18   to his roommate what he could see   19   the window.

The man in the other bed began to   20   for those one-hour periods when his   21   would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a   22   with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children   23   their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among   24   of every color and a fine   25   of the city skyline could be seen in the   26  . As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and  27   the beautiful scene.

Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window, had died   28  in his sleep. Later, the other man asked   29   he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch.

Slowly, painfully, he managed to   30   and take his first look at the   31   world outside. Surprisingly, it   32   a blank wall.  　　

The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was   33   and could not   34   see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to   35   you.”

16. A. morning                   B. afternoon              C. evening                  D. night

17. A. flat                                B. quiet                       C. still                     D. calm

18. A. listening                   B. talking              C. describing        D. explaining

19. A. beyond                B. outside                  C. behind              D. near

20. A. look                           B. live                          C. prepare                 D. work

21. A. health                 B. dream                    C. world                D. career

22. A. garden                B. farm                       C. mountain          D. park

23. A. made                   B. rowed                    C. took                    D. sailed

24. A. trees                         B. flowers                  C. houses                       D. birds

25. A. photo                  B. map                        C. view                   D. appearance

26. A. distance                       B. hospital                 C. future               D. sky

27. A. enjoy                   B. experience      C. sense                 D. imagine

28. A. peacefully        B. painfully                 C. sadly                  D. bravely

29. A. when                   B. if                         C. how                    D. why

30. A. climb up                   B. stand up                C. sit up                  D. turn up

31. A. real                           B. noisy                       C. ordinary                 D. new

32. A. contained                B. covered                 C. connected        D. faced

33. A. mad                          B. blind                       C. ill                    D. dead

34. A. yet                       B. just                         C. even                   D. clearly

35. A. support               B. fool                         C. cure                    D. encourage

 

My husband is a born shopper(天生的购物者). He loves to look at things and to touch them. He likes to compare prices between the same items(产品) in different shops. He would never think of buying anything without looking around in several different shops. On the other hand, I’m not a shopper. I think shopping is boring and unpleasant. If I like something and I have enough money to take it, I buy it at once. I never look around for a good price or a better deal. Of course my husband and I never go shopping together. Doing shopping together would be too painful for both of us. When it comes to shopping, we go our different ways.

Sometimes I ask my son Jimmy to buy some food in the shop not far from our home. But he is always absent-minded. This was his story.

One day I said to him, “I hope you won’t forget what I have told you to buy.” “No,” said Jimmy, “I won’t forget. You want three oranges, six eggs and a pound of meat.”

He went running down the street to the shop. As he ran, he said to himself over and over again. “ Three oranges, six eggs and a pound of meat.”

In the beginning he remembered everything but he stopped several times. Once he saw two men fighting outside a clothes shop until a policeman stopped them. One of them was badly hurt. Then he stopped to give ten cents to a beggar. Then he met some of his friends and he played with them for a while. When he reached the shop, he had forgotten everything except six eggs.

As he walked home, his face became sadder and sadder. When he saw me he said, “ I’ m sorry, mum. I have forgotten to buy oranges and the meat, I only remembered to buy six eggs, but I’ve dropped three of them.”

1. The husband loves shopping because _______

A. he has much money

B. he likes the shops

C. he likes to compare the prices between the same items

D. he has nothing to do but shopping

2.The wife doesn’t like shopping because ______

A. she has no money

B. she has no time

C. she doesn’t love her husband

D. she feels it boring to go shopping

3.They never go shopping together because _______

A. their ways of shopping are quite different

B. they hate each other

C. they needn’t buy anything for the family

D. they don’t have time for it

4.Jimmy cannot do the shopping well because ______

A. he is young                  B. he is absent-minded

C. he often loses his money        D. he doesn’t like shopping