III, Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.  Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The world was sharply separated into men and women, because that was the way we believed it should be.  We hold this firm belief and made efforts to keep this ___50___.  When a baby came to the world, he or she was expected to play different roles—boys were portrayed as noisy and naughty ones who people were more likely to ___51___ while girls were bound by strict social requirements to be lovely and ___52___.  People became the product of their sex.  Their social roles were determined when they were ___53___.  Males were the producers of cool reasoning and were capable of ___54___.  And being emotional was considered as the feature of females and their main activity location was ___55___.

___56___, with the development of civilization and women’s self-consciousness, more and more women have realized that such natural and physical differences between man and woman have no ___57___ with the differences between male and female excellence.  Women are now confident to ___58___ the concepts as “male leadership” and “male power”, which are only terms invented by men and serve in men’s ___59___.

Such remarkable change in people’s viewpoint may well explain the gradual ___60___ of single-sex schools.  The aim of education is to stimulate imagination, encourage free thinking and keep alive various interests.  But the single-sex school follows the same regulations and ___61___ a set of separate subjects for males or females.  In single-sex schools, instead of being offered a rich expansion of experience, students have access to ___62___ knowledge.  Such education harms individual freedom and kills the possibility for a young person to develop into a(n) ___63___ human.  Furthermore, such sexual distinction is also dangerous as it breaks up the sense of community by ___64___ people into two sex groups, which eventually damages the development of human civilization.

50.   A. regret     B. division            C. union          D. step

51.   A. spoil            B. control             C. teach          D. face

52.   A. active          B. humorous       C. famous            D. gentle

53. A. born              B. grown         C. praised            D. retired

54.   A. friendship       B. failure     C. leadership        D. relationship

55.   A. at home          B. at work place       C. in politics        D. in education

56.   A. In particular         B. Furthermore        C. In addition   D. However

57.   A. contact            B. attempt          C. connection  D. excuse

58.   A. reject          B. reflect     C. pardon             D. measure

59.   A. truth           B. sex              C. interest           D. belief

60.   A. extinction       B. prospect         C. foundation   D. definition

61.   A. sets up            B. brings down         C. sticks to          D. gives up

62.   A. objective         B. wrong         C. vivid            D. limited

63.   A. complete        B. simple     C. domestic         D. ordinary

64.   A. guiding            B. uniting     C. isolating          D. transporting

 

Singles Day falls on every November 11th, and as the name indicates, this relatively new holiday is one exclusively for people who are still living the single life. I was a bit surprised when I googled “Singles Day” on the Internet, to find that China is the only country in the world that has set aside a special day for singles to celebrate their lives. To find out more about this celebration, please read on.
An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong.
One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the “four columns” card (the card shows four independent, parallel columns in two lines). Even more of a coincidence, it was Nov 11, or 11/11. In order to commemorate the day, they nicknamed it Singles Day.
Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s. It got the name Singles Day because the date consists of four “ones”. These college students have since graduated, and carried their university tradition into society. Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.
The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends, but it’s important that each person pay their own fee to show their independence. People also hold “blind date” parties in an attempt to say goodbye to their single lives.
Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. Many attend “blind date” parties and many people choose to marry on this day. In addition to meaning “single” the four “ones” of the date can also mean “only one” as in “the only one for me.” Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only “one” in their heart.
【小题1】Singles Day got its name because _______.

A．the persons who play Mahjong are four singles

B．the date consists of four “ones”

C．only single persons celebrate the day

D．it was first celebrated at universities in Nanjing

【小题2】Which of the following is wrong?

A．Singles Day was first celebrated in Nanjing’s universities.

B．Many singles choose Singles Day to say goodbye to their single lives.

C．The only way to celebrate the Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends.

D．It was these college graduated students that carried their university’s tradition into society.

【小题3】We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．the four singles did not get married

B．Singles Day receives great popularity among young people

C．when having dinner, one pays the fee for all his friends

D．on Singles Day many attend parties where blind people were present

【小题4】What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Origin of Singles Day.	B．How to Celebrate Singles Day.
C．Singles Day.	D．Say Goodbye to Singles Day.

 When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’11 most certainly be right．”It made a deep  36  on me．and since then。for the  past 33 years，I have  37  in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，  38  I want to do what I am about to do today?”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a  39  ，I know I need to change something．

    Remembering that I’ll be  40  soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big  41  in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death，  42 only what is truly important

    About a year ago I was  43  with cancer My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs  44  order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I  45  with that diagnosis all day．  46  ，at last an advanced test showed that i。。t was a very rare cancer that is  47  with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now

     48  wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there And yet death is the destination we all  49  ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of  50  ．It is life's change agent It clears out the old to  51  for the new．Right now the new is you．but someday not too  52  from n6w，you will．gradually’become the old and be cleared away．Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true．

    Your time is  53  ，so don’t waste it living，someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be  54  by dogma（教条） —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of others’opinions drown out your own inner  55  ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart

36．A．impression         B．curse               C． decision                   D．joke

37．A．seen               B．looked             C．found               D．1ost

38．A．would              B．should             C．might                D．could

39．A．hurry               B．1ine               C．moment              D．row

40．A．successful           B．rich               C．dead              D．frustrated

41．A．apologies           B．fortune            C．impressions           D．choices

42．A．proving            B．leaving             C．confirming          D．telling

43．A．diagnosed           B．cured             C．treated               D．round

44．A．on                 B．for               C． in                 D．at

45．A．met                B．got               C．did                        D．1ived

46．A．However           B．But               C．Therefore          D．So

47．A．incurable           B．curable               C．fatal               D．changeable

48．A．Anyone            B．Someone          C．No one            D．Everyone

49．A．want              B．avoid              C．share            D．escape

50．A．destination         B．1ife               C．science             D．disease

51．A．make up              B．make for           C．make our           D．make wav

 52．A．distant              B．short               C．long               D．away   

 53．A．1imited             B．rare                C．enough            D．1ost

54．A．wasted               B．cheated             C．excited             D．trapped

55．A．voice                B．love               C．direction           D．confusion

Sony and Toyota are struggling. But one brand name is booming (繁荣) in Japan during the economic slowdown—Mickey Mouse.
According to the company that runs Tokyo Disneyland, Japan’s busiest theme park will be more packed than ever over Christmas and New Year’s Day. Despite the bad economy, it’s already been a record year for an escape which is cheaper than the average night out in pricey Tokyo.
“Here, economic depression (萧条) seems a world away,” visitor Namie Katsunuma said. “This is the only place where I can totally forget the economic worries and hardships of my life.”
The single mother’s salary at an auto factory was cut in November but, with her $500 yearly pass in hand, she makes the 95-km journey from her home to Tokyo Disneyland every couple of months.
The park’s operator, Oriental Land Co, estimates (估算) a record 26.5 million people will visit Tokyo Disneyland and its nearby sister park, Disneysea, during the financial year ending in March. The company is forecasting sales of a record $4.2 billion, up almost 10 percent.
“In a way, the economy works well for Tokyo Disneyland,” said Hiroshi Watanabe, an economist at the Tokyo-based Daiwa Research Institute. “Because of the economic depression, people have stopped buying cars and houses or going to Hawaii, and Tokyo Disneyland offers an affordable and pleasant alternative.”
Around the world, Disney’s theme parks have been a bright spot for the brand this year as people seem to look for an escape from bad times.
【小题1】According to the passage, what happens to Tokyo Disneyland this year?

A．Fewer people visit it.	B．Less money is made.
C．It attracts more visitors.	D．Its sales have reached $4.2 billion.

【小题2】What can be the possible reason for Tokyo Disneyland’s boom?

A．It costs less money to play here than in any other theme park.

B．People have a new understanding of amusement.

C．The economic depression has changed people’s plans to spend money.

D．Visitors seek an escape from economic depression.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “alternative” mean in the sixth paragraph?

A．choice.

B．park.

C．time.

D．trip.

【小题4】According to the last paragraph, what is the writer probably going to write?

A．The theme parks that attract most visitors.

B．More examples of success of Disney theme parks.

C．Tokyo Disneyland’s plan for the next year.

D．The economic depression in other companies.

 

第二节：单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

66. Lucy has a good sense of beauty, and always _________(装饰) bedroom in a comfortable manner.

67. We have the ____________ (责任)to teach the single-child generation about the importance of friendship and love for their families.

The news report is ordered to be b__________ entirely on true facts.

69. I’m very g___________ to my friends for their help.

70. He spent the whole night p_________ me to take part in the school sports meeting.