第一單元閱讀.

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.No

onehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththe

walkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,and

opinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim

"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.

Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessand

commonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadelements

anddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbut

becomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureof

Charliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethat

Charlie'sunhappyearlyyearsintheareainLondonwherehouses

weredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentand

onthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhis

memoirs（回T乙錄）.Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,

themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhada

lastinginfluenceonhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuch

disagreementinhisfilms.Hegaveahumorousperformanceon

waronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehome

fromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,butthe

performancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailonthe

headthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateit

anddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceon

whatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingave

numerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing

（諷刺）thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunof

Hitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactorand

directorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularly

wellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentations

thatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

1.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept

A.hewasbornintheUSA

B.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylife

D.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms

Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwellloved

bygenerationaftergenerationbecause.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughing

B.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiods

D.bothBandC

AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,

hadastronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshe

made.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelived

B.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

C.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon

D.thosewhocalledhimagenius

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin*sworkbecausehe

didn'tinvolvehimselfinpoliticalaffairs.

B.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.

C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.

D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsad

elements.

Thispassagewas.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplin

B.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin

C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilms

D.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandcomposeeasily,hisreally

greatcompositionsdidnotcomeeasilyatall.Theycosthimagreat

dealofhardworkandhealwaysfoundithardtosatisfyhimself.

Whenhewas28,hebegantonoticeastrangenoiseinhisears.As

itgrewworse,hewenttoseedoctors,andwastoldthathewas

goingdeaf.Thiswastoomuchforanycomposertobear.

Beethovenwaswithouthope;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.

Hewenttothecountrysidewherehewrotealonggood-byeletterto

hisbrothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhisdeafnessmade

him.Helongedtodie,andsaidtodeath,"Comewhenyouwill;I

shallmeetyoubravely.'*

Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegathered

hiscourageandwentonwritingmusic,thoughhecouldhearwhat

hewrotemoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotethemusicforwhichwe

rememberhimbestafterhebecamedeaf.Thismusicwasvery

differentfromanythathadbeencomposedbefore.Insteadofthe

artisticandbeautifulmusicthatearliercomposershadwrittenfor

theirrichlisteners,Beethovenwrotestormy,excitingmusicwhich

remindsusofhistroubledandcourageous（勇敢的）life.HisHeroic

（英雄的）Symphony（交響樂）andFifthSymphonybothshowhis

courageinstrugglingwithhisfate.

Intimehewentcompletelydeaf,buthewrotemorecreativelythan

ever,forhecouldHhearnhismusicinhismind.Hewaslonelyand

oftenunhappybutinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyfulmusic,such

ashislastsymphony,theNinth.Becauseofhiscourageandstrong

willtotriumph,hismusichasgivenjoyandencouragementto

millionsofpeople.

6.HowdidBeethoven'sdeafnessaffecthim?

1A.Itkilledhim.

B.Itstoppedhiswritingmusic.

C.Itdrovehimmad.

D.Ithelpedhimcreategreatmusic.

7.WhichofthefollowingmusicworkswrittenbyBeethovenwas

joyful?

A.No.9Symphony.

B.No.7Symphony.

C.No.5Symphony.

D.No.3Symphony.

8.Beethovenlongedtodiebecause.

巴A.hehadtolddeathhewouldmeetitbravely

..B.hefelthisdeafnesswastoomuchforhimtobearasa

E

composer

-C.hewouldn'tbeabletowritemusicforrichlistenersafter

e

becomingdeaf

D.hewouldn'tbeabletosupporthisfamily

9.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MusicandSymphony

B.HardtoSatisfy

C.TheMusicofFate

D.DeafnessinMusic.

10.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

?A.Whenhewaspartlydeaf,Beethoven'smusicbecamemore

andmoregentle.

B.Hismusicbecamemoreandmoreartisticalthoughhewas

°deaf.

__C.Hewrotefainterandfaintermusicafterhewentdeaf.

D.Hecomposedexcitingandencouragingmusicthat

reflectedhisstrugglewithhisfate.

Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Polygamyisafunnything—funnyhaha,aswellaspeculiar.One

thinksofthe19th-centuryMormonleader,BrighamYoung,withhis

55wives（inthosedays,theysaid,womenmarriedYoung）.Devout

（虔敬的）MormonsholdthatamessagefromGodtoldYoungtogo

aheadandstartcollectingwives.Skeptics《懷疑者），ofcourse,say

thattherewassomethingelsetothis.Inanycase,itprovedtobe

anefficientmeansofenablingMormonstooutnumberskeptics.

Andinfairness,someofhiswiveswereelderlywomenwhomhe

marriedoutofkindnessandnotbecausehewasattractedtothem.

IfinditverycuriousthatWesterncountries,despitehowmuchthey

pridethemselvesfortheirliberalism（人文自由主義）aboutwhat

willingadultsdowithoneanother,havebeenslowtopermitwilling

adultstomarryeachotherataratemorethanoneatatime.

WhatbusinessisitofthestateshowmanypeopleImarry?Andby

theway,ifonecanenterintoacommonlawmarriagebylivingwith

someoneforsevenyears,canoneenterintoacommonlaw

polygamybylivingwithtwo?I'dlovetoseethattestcase.

Butwhatwoulditreallybeliketohavemultiplespouses?Mostmen

I'veaskedanswerimmediatelywithaknowingsmile.Andthoseare

theintelligentones.Theirmindsimmediatelycreateanimage

somethinglikeasexual（性的）version（看法）ofaHongKong

Sundaylunch,withmanydishestotaste.

Intruth,theideascaresme.Ispendhalfmywakinghourstryingto

dealwithmychildishconsciousnesstothecivilizedstateknownas

marriage.It'sonlybytotalluckIcanholdontoanyofmynatural

state-of-naturequalities—watchingviolentmovies,eatingbadfood,

andactingpoorly,thewaythatmencanactpoorlywhenfreefrom

thecontrolofwomen.WhatifIwereoutnumbered?

Thenthere'sthespectre（幺J影，魔鬼）ofadoublesettlement（解決）

ifthewomanleaves.Modernmarriagemightbearawdealfor

women,butitcanbehell（土也獄）onmenwhenwomenleave.Little

wonderthatmen,whowritethelaws,discouragepolygamy.But

thenagain,MarkTwainmighthavebeenright;maybeitwasjust

themother-in-lawjokes.

11.Whatdoestheword"polygamy“mostprobablymeaninthe

firstsentence?

A.Funnystories.

B.Interestingevents.

C.Havingmorethanonewifeatthesametime.

D.Organizingasocialact.

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofthefollowing

statementsistrue?

亡A.Inthe19thcentury,polygamywasconsideredaregular

practice.

?B.Young'swiveswereallverybeautifulandattractive.

匕

C.Polygamybeganinthe1800s.

Lx

D.Somepeoplethinkthatpolygamyisagoodidea.

13.Theauthorthinksthatthegovernment.

A.shouldstoppolygamyandpromotemonogamy（一夫一妻

E制）

B.shouldnotstoppolygamywhilepromotingmonogamy

C.shouldestablishlawsagainstpolygamy

D.shouldstopbothmonogamyandpolygamy

14.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Mostmenwelcometheideaofpolygamyoutofcuriosity.

乙

.rB.Mostmenliketohavemorethanonewifeforsexual

K

purposes.

C.Mostwomendonotliketheideaofpolygamy.

口

D.Theauthorthinksthatpolygamyisneededforthemodern

world.

15.Whatdoesthephrase"arawdeal"meaninthelast

paragraph?

A.Anewexperience.

_□__B.Anunfairtreatment.

C.Anactivitywhichisnotagreedon.

La

已D.Aheavyblow.

Questions16to20arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Cultureshockmightbecalledanexpecteddiseaseofpeoplewho

havesuddenlymovedtosomeforeigncountries.Likemost

diseases,ithasitsownsymptomsandcure.

Cultureshockisstartedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingall

ourfamiliarsignsandsightsofsocialactivities.Thosesignsorcues

（提示）includethethousandandonewaysinwhichwefindour

placeinthesituationofdailylife:whentoshakehandsandwhatto

saywhenwemeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomake

purchases,whentoacceptandwhentorefuseinvitations,whento

takestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesecues,whichmaybe

words,gestures,expressionswiththeface,customs,ornorms,are

acquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandareasmucha

partofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefswe

accept.Allofusdependforourpeaceofmindandourefficiencyon

hundredsofthesecues,mostofwhichwedonotcarryonthelevel

ofconsciousawareness.

Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostof

thesefamiliarcuesareremoved.Heorsheislikeafishoutof

water.Nomatterhowbroad-mindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybe,

anumberofsupportshavebeenknockedoutfromunderyou

followedbyafeelingoffrustrationandanxiety.Peoplerespondto

thefrustrationinmuchthesameway.Firsttheyrejectthe

environmentwhichcausesthediscomfort."Thewaysofthehost

countryarebadbecausetheymakemefeelbad."Whenforeigners

inastrangelandgettogethertocomplainaboutthehostcountry

anditspeople,youcanbesuretheyaresufferingfromculture

shock.Anotherstageofcultureshockisregression.Thehome

countrysuddenlyassumesagreatimportance.Totheforeigner

everythingbecomesmuchgreaterthanitreallyis.Allthedifficulties

andproblemsareforgottenandonlythegoodthingsbackhome

areremembered.Itusuallytakesatriphometobringonebackto

reality.

16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis

A.anexpecteddiseaseofforeignpeople

B.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms

C.actuallynotadisease

D.somethingthatcan'tbechanged

17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultsfrom

CA.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsightsofsocial

activities

B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits

Lx

白C.thesuddenchangeofthesocialsituationandcustoms

qD.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner

18.WhichoneofthefollowingmayNOTbethesymptomsof

cultureshock?

A.Youdon'tknowhowtoexpressyourthanks.

Li

B.Youdon'tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.

CC.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.

?D.Youdon'tunderstandwhyaforeigneractsinacertainway.

匕

19.Howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyact

whenheisfrustratedbythecultureshockaccordingtothe

passage?

匕A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrange

environmentatfirst.

匹B.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.

區C.Heisreadytoacceptthechangeandchangehimselftothe

newenvironment.

D.Althoughhetakestheculturaldifferencestoberegular,he

stilldoesn'tknowwhattodowiththem.

20.Thispassageismostlikelytakenfrom.

A.anewsreport

B.agrammarbook

C.abookonmedicineandpsychology

D.anessayonhumancustoms

第一單元完形.

through3it

Iunderstandcultureshock,I'vebeen1.

myself.However,someforeignerslivinginChinaarejusttoo

negative▼

J—Iabouttheculturaldifferences,anditis

superb^opportunityto

causingthemtolosea3.

learntheChineseculture.Mostofthemseemtobesimply4.

puttingin二Itheirtimeforthetermsoftheir

whereasJtheydon'tcaretoenjoy

employment,5.

whatisspecialabouttheirnewsurroundings.

Communicatingsuccessfullywithpeoplefromothercultures

Ichailenge▼bear▼

canbeareal6.I」.We7,I―I

theresponsibilityforlearningtheirculture.Adjustingto

anotherculturerequiresagreatdealofpersonalawareness

patience▼

I—I.Iknowseveralforeignersliving

withaforkintheirpocket.Icouldunderstandiftheysaidthey

commit▼

~I—?theirtimetolearning

thelanguage—Chineseisverydifficult.Ifyouareworking

full-time,youmaynothaveenoughtimetomakemuch10.

progress▼

I—IinChinese,butwhataboutchopsticks?

Comeon▼

I-I!Learninghowtousechopsticksis

IadjustmentJ.Learninghow

Icompetent3wayduring

toconductyourselfina13.I

socialinteractionsiswhatshouldhavebeendone.Onlyby

appreciate

thattimewillyoubeableto14.ecultural

letdown-^ourChinese

differencesandnotto15.

friends.

giveup▼

Havingsaidallthat,Iwouldgladly16.I—>my

argumentforchopsticks,iftheywouldjuststop17.

complaining▼

I—Isomuch.Theyarewastingagood

opportunitytohaveatrulyuniqueexperienceand18.

Ifurthermore▼

I-I,theyaremakingabadnamefortherest

nottomention▼

ofus,19.I-'drivingmecrazy.Each

timetheylookattheirfork,theyshouldseethatit20.

represents▼

I―lallofthetimethey'vewastedhere.

Questions21to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Howdoesone"saveface"or"loseface'*?Thisconceptisin

factfordifferentpeoplesthroughouttheworldandisnot21.

entirely▼

I-IChinese.Itcouldalsobeconsidereda

convention▼

I―?.However,itcarriesmuch

significance▼

weightforAsianpeopleandits23.I-Iin

Asiancountriesisgreater.

principles▼

SomeAsianpeoplebelievethatthe24.—?Of

customs▼

"face'1andotherritualsand25.—Jlike

exist▼

-.,(―*intheWest,

absolute

butitwouldbetoo27.putitinthisway.

assess

Whenwe28.ievaluesheldbyfamiliesinthe

West,wefindthatmanyhavesimilarbeliefsto29.

Ithose▼

l-JthatguideAsianculture,andthey30.

practice▼

l―?themintheirdailylives.So,someideas

Iincreasingly▼

arebecoming31.I―?similarbetweenthe

eastandwest.Forexample,Americanstudentsarehavinga

Iconsciousness▼

stronger32.I—?ofstudyinghardforthe

honoroftheirfamiliesthanbefore.AndAmericanpeopleare

moreconcernedaboutthedisadvantagesof"happy

education"forprimaryeducationthanthey33.

usedtobe▼

Idifference▼

Onemajor34.I-Iishoweachweighsan35.

Jrightsagainsttherightsofthe

communities▼

community.Therearepeople,36.I―I,and

evenleadersintheWestwhobelievethatthefreedomofan

weight▼I

individualcarriesmuchmore37.I-ithanneeds

fortheorderinthecommunity.38.I—JAmericans

holdtherighttoownagunsodearthattheyhave

turn▼

consequentlybeenwillingto39.I—lablindeyeto

obtaining

theharmthatpeople40.nshas

caused.

AproperbalancebetweenWesternandEasternideascanbe

averygoodidea.

第二單元完形

Ithrough▼

Iunderstandcultureshock,I'vebeen1.I-lit

myself.However,someforeignerslivinginChinaarejusttoo2.

negative▼

I-一Iabouttheculturaldifferences,anditis

superb▼

―I-lopportunityto

learntheChineseculture.Mostofthemseemtobesimply4.

puttingin▼

―Itheirtimeforthetermsoftheir

whereas▼

,,d—Jtheydon'tcaretoenjoy

whatisspecialabouttheirnewsurroundings.

Communicatingsuccessfullywithpeoplefromothercultures

Ichallenge▼bear▼

canbeareal6.?―I.We7.I―Ithe

responsibilityforlearningtheirculture.Adjustingtoanother

culturerequiresagreatdealofpersonalawarenessand8.

patience▼

I-LIknowseveralforeignerslivingwitha

forkintheirpocket.Icouldunderstandiftheysaidtheywere

commit▼

―J-Itheirtimetolearningthe

language—Chineseisverydifficult.Ifyouareworkingfull-time,

youmaynothaveenoughtimetomakemuch10.

Iprogress▼

I-IinChinese,butwhataboutchopsticks?11.

Comeon▼

I-HLearninghowtousechopsticksisthe

adjustment▼

,I-I.Learninghowto

Icompetent▼

conductyourselfina13.I-wayduring

socialinteractionsiswhatshouldhavebeendone.Onlybythat

appreciate▼

,I—Ithecultural

letdown▼

I―ourChinese

friends.

giveup▼

Havingsaidallthat,Iwouldgladly16.I—Imy

argumentforchopsticks,iftheywouldjuststop17.

complaining▼

I—Isomuch.Theyarewastingagood

opportunitytohaveatrulyuniqueexperienceand18.

furthermore▼

I-theyaremakingabadnamefortherest

Inottomention▼

ofus,19.?-Idrivingmecrazy.Eachtime

theylookattheirfork,theyshouldseethatit20.

represents▼

―>allofthetimethey'vewastedhere.

Questions21to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Howdoesone"saveface"or"loseface"?Thisconceptisinfact

fordifferentpeoplesthroughouttheworldandisnot21.

entirely▼

-IChinese.Itcouldalsobeconsidereda

convention

Western22..However,itcarriesmuch

significance

weightforAsianpeopleandits23.3in

Asiancountriesisgreater.

principles'

SomeAsianpeoplebelievethatthe24.

customs二Ilike

"face"andotherritualsand25.

exist▼

honoringyourparentsdonot26.二JintheWest,

absolute▼

butitwouldbetoo27.—atoputitinthisway.

assess?3thevaluesheldbyfamiliesinthe

Whenwe28.

West,wefindthatmanyhavesimilarbeliefsto29.

those▼I

I-?thatguideAsianculture,andthey30.

practice▼

I-Ithemintheirdailylives.So,someideasare

Iincreasingly▼[

becoming31.J-Isimilarbetweentheeast

andwest.Forexample,Americanstudentsarehavingastronger

consciousness▼

I—Iofstudyinghardforthehonorof

theirfamiliesthanbefore.AndAmericanpeoplearemore

concernedaboutthedisadvantagesof"happyeducation"for

Iusedtobe▼

primaryeducationthanthey33.I-L

difference▼

Onemajor34.I—>ishoweachweighsan35.

rightsagainsttherightsofthe

communities▼

community.Therearepeople,36.-and

evenleadersintheWestwhobelievethatthefreedomofan

weight▼

individualcarriesmuchmore37.―Ithanneeds

Some

fortheorderinthecommunity.38.勺Americans

holdtherighttoownagunsodearthattheyhaveconsequently

turn▼

beenwillingto39.blindeyetotheharmthat

obtainingJgunshascaused.

people40.

AproperbalancebetweenWesternandEasternideascanbea

verygoodidea.

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyandchoose

thebestanswerfromthechoices.

Questions1to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forsuchapromisingamateurathlete,theboyseemedto

persisted▼

havenopassion.Iknewifhe1.―Ihecould

somedaywin.Butheseemed2.Iindifferent

勺tomy

encouragement.Idon'treallyknowwhyhe3.

kept

勺comingtopractice.

massive▼

"Youseethat4.—Istadiumoverthere?*'Iasked

held

him."In2008,theOlympicswillbe5.―Ithere,and

youcouldberunningthereinthosegames."

acceptance

Theboylookedatmewithoutany6.三Ifor

loweredJhishead.Sohedidn't

whatIsaid.Hejust7.

frown▼

havetolookatthe8.―Ionmyface.Iswearthat

JIhadbeenadifferentkindofcoach,I10.

9戶

wouIdhadbeaten

二Jthedamnkidrightthere.StillI

unfairJ;maybeIwassimply

didn'twanttobe11.

missingsomething.Maybehislessthanacceptablebehavior

symptom

wasa12.fatigue.13.

IMoreover▼

I-I,whowasItocareifhewonornot?The

presence▼

,,.I―Iwastohelphim

makethemostoutofhisowndreams,nottodreamforhim.

ThenextdayIfoundoutthathehadlostsomeoneveryclose

tohimandwasverydepressed.

Questions21to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Itwasfiveo'clockinthemorningandIwasalreadyrunning.It

sessions▼

wasjustthefirstoftwotraining21.I—Iforthe

Iinstinctively▼

day.Ihad22.I―!gotup.Ipulledona

keepout▼

woolensweaterto23.I―?thecoolmorning

breezeandheadedforpractice,butmybrainfeltlikeitwas

beat▼

stillasleep.Weweretryingto24.I-Jthehotand

stickysummerweather.Itwouldgetincreasinglyhot25.

Ion▼

I—Ithedaytimeuntilthetemperaturestarted

Iset

tocoolafterthesun26.I-handthenIwouldrun

again.

Mycoachwasridingabicyclebehindme.Hispresence27.

along

keptmefromlyingdownbesidetheroad.

Heusedtosay:PracticeandpracticeabilliontimesbeforeI

Iperfect臼!Hedemanded29.

couldbecome28.I

nothingless

thanthebestfromus.Thatrequired

unmatcheddisciplineand30.