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    Anyway, Jenny and I were best friends up through high school. A. all the time B. all the way C. all the same D. all the year 【查看更多】

     

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    　　Stratford–on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry－William Shakespeare－but there are two clearly separate and different branches．There is the Royal Shakespeare Company(RSC), which presents excellent productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon．And there are townsfolk who largely live on the tourists who come, not to see the play, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights．

    　　The townsfolk of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their income．They frankly dislike the RSC actors, those who walk with long hair and beard and great noise．

    　　The tourist stream are not entirely separate．The sightseers, who come by bus and often take in Warwick on the side, don’t usually see the plays．And some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford．However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their play-going．It is the playgoers, the RSC declares, who bring in much of the town’s income because they spend the night(some of them four or five nights)pouring money into hotels and restaurants．The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall．

    　　The townsfolk don’t see it this way and local government does not put away some money for the RSC．Stratford cries poor traditionally．Nevertheless, every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or a cocktail room．Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you will be sure will be decorated with Hamburger bars, dinner rooms and so forth, and will be very expensive．

    　　Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the RSC needs help from the government．The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row．Last year, its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they will do better．The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed the same．It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive customers．They come entirely for the plays, not the sights．They all seem to look alike, though they come from all over．

    (1)

    From the first two paragraphs, we learn that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the townsfolk think little of the RSC’s contribution to the town’s income

    B．

    the actors of RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage

    C．

    the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms

    D．

    the townsfolk earn little from tourism

    (2)

    It can be inferred from the third paragraph that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the sightseers cannot visit the castle and the palace separately

    B．

    the playgoers seem to spend more money than the sightseers

    C．

    the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theatre

    D．

    the sightseers do no other things than shopping in town

    (3)

    By saying“Stratford cries poor traditionally”, the author means that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Stratford has long been in financial difficulties

    B．

    Stratford cannot afford the new projects

    C．

    the town is not really short of money

    D．

    the townsfolk used to be poorly paid

    (4)

    According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no help from the government because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the theatre attendance is on the rise

    B．

    the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable

    C．

    ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending

    D．

    the company is financially ill-managed

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    　 I am sure that everybody in his／her life has used computers．Nowadays you can feel their presence everywhere—at home，at school，at work and they certainly make life easier．On the other hand，there are people who can work without them．

    　 Anyway, I believe their presence is a good thing．Life with them seems less difficult and more comfortable．You can use them to choose your meal，to withdraw your money，and also to save your time，because these operations are all controlled by computers．Therefore，you can hardly imagine the modern world without them；the whole planet seems to be one big computer society．

    　 Nevertheless，problems can often appear in this area，too．To have a computer means you have to be quite rich and have the necessary skills to use it．However, think about questions like，“Are computers available for everyone, for rich and poor people，for people from villages and people from cities? Aren’t they too expensive? Is everyone able to learn how to use them and does everyone have the chance to access and work with them? How could everything in the future be dependent on them?”Therefore，I think our society will be divided into two parts．One part will work with them and enjoy the benefits that computers can bring and the other part will be pushed out of society and will actually be left far behind the other group．

    Another question that bothers me is，computers are important and they’re good things in our life, but they aren’t everything．They are good as a help at school, quite often as entertainment, especially for young people, as an necessary tool to help in research etc．, but I think we shouldn’t be so dependent on them, because computers are only machines and machines can’t feel anything, can’t be human and sympathetic, and every action performed by computer can be interfered（干涉） with could cause these machines to crash or work badly．

    　 In conclusion, I would like to say I am not against computers．I use computers too, but people should be wary all the time．

    1．By saying“wary”（in the last paragraph），the author is trying to say,“People should　　 ”．

    　 A．be strongly for the use of computers because of its convenience　

    　 B．be careful with computers that will also cause problems

    　 C．master more necessary computer skills

    　 D．not do something that causes computers to work badly

    2．In the third paragraph，the author presents his idea by　　　 ．

    A．asking questions for people to think about

    B．giving examples to support his argument

    C．raising questions and answering them

    D．expressing his opinion directly

    3．The author’s main purpose in writing the passage is to　　　 ．

    A．encourage us to use computers in our society

    B．advise us to say no to computers from now on

    　 C．remind us to care about the problems that computers bring

    D．inform us that computers has become a necessary part of our life

     

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    　　Which is sillier：denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true nonbelievers?

    Once upon a time－July 20, 1969, to be specific－two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while．Ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years．

    　　Unfortunately, not quite．A fair number of Americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is a fairy tale．They believe that the landings were a big hoax(骗局)staged in the Mojave Desert, to convince everyone that U．S．technology was the “best” in the whole wide world．

    　　Which is the harder thing to do：Send men to the moon or make believe we did? The fact is the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple．You can do it with computers whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp．I know you can because we did．

    　　However, last fall NASA considered spending ＄15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that Americans had in fact gone to the moon．That idea was mostly a reaction to a Fox television program, first aired in February 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax．The show’s creator is a publicity hound(猎狗)who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon．Mr．X(as I will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in print)recently followed Buzz Aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old Mr．X in the face．

    　　Anyway, NASA’s publicity campaign began to slow down．The nonbelievers took the campaign as NASA’s effort to hide something while the believers said that ＄15,000 to convince people that the world was round－I mean, that we had gone to the moon－was simply a waste of money．(Actually, the ＄15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by James E．Oberg, an astronomy writer who, with Aldrin, has contributed to Scientific American．)

    　　If NASA’s not paying Oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag Neil Armstrong out of the house．Armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, so maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience．Or NASA could just buy Aldrin a commemorate plaque(纪念匾)for his recent touch on the face of Mr．X．

    (1)

    We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that some Americans believe ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    moon landings were invented

    B．

    U．S．technology was the best

    C．

    moon landing ended successfully

    D．

    the Mojave Desert was the launching base

    (2)

    According to the writer, which of the following is to blame for the story about the hoax?

    [　　]

    A．

    NASA’s publicity campaign．

    B．

    The Fox television program．

    C．

    Buzz Aldrin．

    D．

    James E．Oberg．

    (3)

    According to the writer, Mr．X ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    told a faithful story

    B．

    was not treated properly

    C．

    was a talented creator

    D．

    had a bad reputation

    (4)

    The believers think that NASA’s publicity campaign is ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    proof to hide the truth

    B．

    stupid and unnecessary

    C．

    needed to convince the non-believers

    D．

    important to develop space technology

    (5)

    What is implied in the last paragraph?

    [　　]

    A．

    NASA should not bother with the non-believers．

    B．

    Armstrong was a very private and determined person．

    C．

    Armstrong should be as outspoken as Buzz Aldrin．

    D．

    NASA should send more astronauts to outer space．

    (6)

    The tone of the article is ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    angry

    B．

    conversational

    C．

    humorous

    D．

    matter-of-fact

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    根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多条选项。

    A：Someone came late last night looking for you．I told him you were out and suggested that he leave a note, but he didn’t．

    B：Late last night?That’s strange．　　1　　

    A：He seemed to be about thirty-five or somewhat older．Maybe forty or so．

    B：Was he tall or short?

    A：Mmm, 　　2　　 About average height, I think．

    B：Was he fat or thin?

    A：　　3　　 Anyway, certainly not fat, but he wasn’t very thin, either．

    B：Was there anything unusual about his looks?　　4　　

    A：Let me think, It was rather square, but not very．I didn’t notice．It was so late and the light wasn’t very good．

    B：Was he wearing glasses?

    A：　　5　　 You see, I was so tired and sleepy．I didn’t pay much attention．

    A．I am sure he was．

    B．He was neither very tall nor very short．

    C．What kind of face did he have, round or long?

    D．I am not so sure now．

    E．A bit thin if I remember correctly．

    F．What did he look like?

    G．Is he a young man?

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    根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

    　　Now it is job hunting season again．The job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate students．Owing to the global financial crests, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy and longer．

    　　It is always a painful process for college students to find jobs．　　1　　 However, job positions are quite limited．In order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever before．

    　　A Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006, Yet, this situation continues in 2010．In order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in China, the government has tried to Launch a series of policies to help release the pressure．　　2　　．

    　　　　3　　 A higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation of an exciting job and the strong will of being a “real” adult urge the youth to slep into socially early．For example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a　big foreign company one day 　　4　　 Anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination．

    　　　　5　　 This is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers’ favor．As products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the society．However, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximization．

    A．Most probably, he is so excited that he decides to quit the exam next year．

    B．Almost everyone worries about the result of the postgraduate examination．

    C．“Survival of the fittest．” Darwin’s evolution theory appears in the personnel market．

    D．With many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt jobs．

    E．What’s more, financial support is provided to encourage the graduates to start their own career．

    F．To go on with further education or to find a job is one of the hardest decisions for the graduate students to make now．

    G．Competition for a job would be fierce as graduates this year will have to join the job hunting group from previous years．

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