阅读理解

　　Charles Dickens was born in 1812 at Portsmouth. He did not have much schooling. But when he was young, he read many novels(长篇小说) such as Robinson Crusoe. His interest in literature(文学) was aroused(唤起) .

　　It was not until 1836 that he became famous. His Pickwick Papers came into being. It is about Mr Pickwick and his three friends. They travel about England and get themselves into a lot of trouble. Mr Pickwick is perhaps the greatest comic figure (滑稽人物) in English literature .

　　Dickens wrote a lot of novels, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities. He also visited America, Italy, Switzerland, Paris, and gave readings from his books to huge crowds(人群) of people .

　　Dickens is read and liked by all. In many of his novels we can see Dickens' desire (愿望) to show up some wrong and put it right. His rich experience, including his bitter(辛酸的) early life, was poured out in his novels . Perhaps, there is no other novelist (小说家) in England who is so taken to people' s heart .

　　Dickens died in 1870．He had asked that his burial (葬礼) should be quite simple, but the whole nation wanted to give him the highest honour they could. So he was buried in Westminster Abbey. But, as he wished there was nothing on the stone except his name “Charles Dickens”.

1．Charles Dickens is famous for his ________.

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2．“Pickwick Paper ” in the passage must be the name of a ________.

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3．Which do you think is the best translation of “to show up some wrong and put it right” in the passage? ________.

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A．揭露某些罪恶，还以公道

B．表演错误，需要改正

C．把错误展品放到右边

D．冤枉了，应给予权利

4．Which is NOT true? ________.

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A．Dickens' burial was very simple and there was only his name on the grave stone(墓碑)

B．People like Dickens and his novels very much

C．Dickens published his first novel at the age of 24

D．Dickens led a happy life when he was young

5．The passage is mainly about ________.

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A．Charles Dickens

B．Westminster Abbey

C．the book A Tale of Two Cities

D．Mr Pickwick

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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　　Chinese cigarette packs will have skulls(骷髅),blackened teeth or diseased lungs printed on them in the latest effort to deal with smoking,but one expert said the images may actually attract younger people to take up the habit.

　　The images would have to take up at least 30 percent of the pack's surface area under rrules that would come into force from January 2009.It was part of a plan that would also see tobacco advertising banned in China by 2011.Similar images are already printed on packs in countries including Singapore,Thailand and Canada.

　　Chinese are the world's most enthusiastic smokers,with a growing market of more than 300 million making it a magnet for cigarette companies and a focus of international health concern.China has banned smoking on public transport,but it is still allwed in many public places such as restaurants,and it is not uncommon to see people smoking in hospitals.

　　The average age people take up smoking in some parts of the country had hallen to as low as just over 10.And the new measures could make the problem worse,according to Zhao Cuiping,a youth expert."In analysis over the past decade(十年) on what young people like,they far prefer skulls and other scary images to cats or dogs,"she said.

　　Chinese cigarettes are also among the cheapest in the world and a packet can cost as little as eight US. cents.

　　The country needs to take effective measures to cut down smoking or the habit could end up killing 2.2 million Chinese a year by 2020,the World Health Organization said in May.

　　56.The new designs will be adopted on cigarette packs ______.

　　　A.to attract young people     B.increase tobacco sales

　　　C.as trade mardks           D.as health warnings

　　57.We can infer from the article that nobody is allowed to smoke while _____ in China now.

　　　A.staying in a hospital B.taking a bus ride C.eating outsede D.walking in the street

　　58.Zhao Cuiping seemed to think that teenagers would ______.

　　　A.enjoy the new cigarette packs

　　　B.dislike the new measures

　　　C.be the last to give up their smoking habit

　　　D.prefer to have pet animals on the packs

　　59.All the paragraphs support the idea that China's smoking problem is serious except ____.

　　　A.Paragraph 1 B.Paragraphs 1 and 2 C.Paragraphs 1and 5 D.Paragraphs 2,5 and 6

 

There are various ways in which individual economic units can interact with one another. Three basic ways may be described as the market system, the administered system, and the traditional system.

　　In a market system individual economic units are free to interact among each other in the marketplace. It is possible to buy commodities from other economic units or sell commodities to them. In a market, transactions may take place via barter or money exchange. In a barter economy, real goods such as automobiles, shoes, and pizzas are traded against each other. Obviously, finding somebody who wants to trade my old car in exchange for a sailboat may not always be an easy task. Hence, the introduction of money as a medium of exchange eases transactions considerably. In the modern market economy, goods and services are bought or sold for money.

　　An alternative to the market system is administrative control by some agency over all transactions. This agency will issue commands as to how much of each good and service should be produced, exchanged, and consumed by each economic unit. Central planning may be one way of administering such an economy. The central plan, drawn up by the government, shows the amounts of each commodity produced by the various firms and allocated to different households for consumption. This is an example of complete planning of production, consumption, and exchange for the whole economy.

　　In a traditional society, production and consumption patterns are governed by tradition; every person’s place within the economic system is fixed by parentage, religion, and custom. Transactions take place on the basis of tradition, too. People belonging to a certain group or caste（阶级） may have an obligation to care for other persons, provide them with food and shelter, care for their health, and provide for their education. Clearly, in a system where every decision is made on the basis of tradition alone, progress may be difficult to achieve. An inactive society may result.

1.What is the main purpose of the passage?

　 A. To outline contrasting types of economic systems.

　 B. To explain the science of economics.

　 C. To argue for the superiority of one economic system.

　 D. To compare barter and money-exchange markets.

2. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “real” could best be replaced by _______.

　 A. valuable         B. concrete         C. absolute            D. reliable

3.According to the passage, a barter economy can generate ______.

　 A. rapid speed of transactions               B. misunderstandings

　 C. inflation                             D. difficulties for the traders

4. According to the passage, who has the greatest degree of control in the administered system?

　 A. Individual households.                    B. Small businesses.

　 C. Major corporations.                   D. The government.

5.Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as a criterion（标准）for determining a person’s position in a traditional society?

　 A. Family background                 B. Age

　 C. Religious beliefs.                        D. Custom