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　　2010·陜西)

　　Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World

　　(NEW YORK)A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

　　Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

　　He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father，David Anderson，who had dived in after him.

　　“I didn’t think at all，”Duret told the Daily News.“It happened very fast.I reacted very fast.”

　　Duret，an engineer on vacation，was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(碼頭)when he saw something falling into the water.He thought it was a doll，but realized it was a child when he approached the river.In an instant，he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

　　When he reached the girl，she appeared lifeless，he said. Fortunately，when she was out of the water，she opened her eyes.

　　Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera.An ambulance came later for her，said Duret，who was handed dry clothes from onlookers.Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.

　　The rescue happened on the day before he left for France.Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.

　　“I don’t really think I’m a hero，”said Duret.“Anyone would do the same thing.”

　　【語(yǔ)篇解讀】　 本文是一篇資訊報(bào)道，大意是一位法國(guó)游客從冰冷的河水里救了一位落水兒童，他的這一勇敢行動(dòng)感動(dòng)了整個(gè)紐約市。1.Why was Duret in New York?

　　A．To meet his girlfriend.

　　B．To work as an engineer.

　　C．To spend his holiday.

　　D．To visit the Andersons.

　　解析　根據(jù)第五段第一句Duret, an engineer on vacation可推出答案。

　　答案　C

　　2．What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?

　　A．He was interviewed by a newspaper.

　　B．He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.

　　C．He went to the hospital in the ambulance.

　　D．He disappeared from the spot quickly.

　　解析　根據(jù)第二段及倒數(shù)第三段可推知答案為D。

　　答案　D

　　3．Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?

　　A．David Anderson.B．A passer-by.

　　C．His girlfriend.

　　D．A taxi driver.

　　解析　根據(jù)第三段最后一句推知答案。

　　答案　A

　　4．When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero?

　　A．The day when he was leaving for home.

　　B．A couple of days after the girl was rescued.

　　C．The first day when he was in New York.

　　D．The same day when he was interviewed.

　　解析　根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知。

　　答案　B

　　Passage 1

　　TAIBEI—Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island’s “China rush”， seeking education on the Chinese mainland.

　　According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate(研究生)programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998.Although no latest official numbers were available, Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.

　　The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture on the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market，” Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said.“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field on the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people，” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master’s degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.

　　A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.

　　At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates(證書(shū))from selected universities.

　　【語(yǔ)篇解讀】　現(xiàn)在臺(tái)灣學(xué)生來(lái)中國(guó)大陸留學(xué)的人數(shù)在增加，臺(tái)灣學(xué)生來(lái)中國(guó)大陸留學(xué)是為自己以后找到好的工作創(chuàng)造更多的機(jī)會(huì)和途徑。

　　1．More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because________.

　　A．Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later

　　B．the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan

　　C．what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future

　　D．there are many famous universities for them to choose from

　　解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。綜合文章第二、三、四自然段可知，臺(tái)灣學(xué)生來(lái)中國(guó)大陸留學(xué)是為自己以后找到好的工作創(chuàng)造更多的機(jī)會(huì)和途徑。

　　答案　C

　　2．Some business executives were sending their children to study on the Chinese mainland so that their children________.

　　A．could receive better education

　　B．could learn more about the policy there

　　C．could do well in the business operations

　　D．could make more friends there

　　解析　推理判斷題。通過(guò)文章第五自然段中“They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations，” 一句話可知。

　　答案　C

　　3．The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to________.

　　A．Netbig. Com

　　B．a(chǎn) Chinese education on the mainland

　　C．the Chinese job market

　　D．the university

　　解析　意義猜測(cè)題。通過(guò)原文可知這里“it”指的是“大陸的教育”。

　　答案　B

　　4．The author wrote the article to tell us________.

　　A．more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland

　　B．the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year

　　C．education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan

　　D．Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.

　　解析　主旨大意題。雖然現(xiàn)在臺(tái)灣學(xué)生來(lái)中國(guó)大陸留學(xué)的人數(shù)在增加，但是文章并沒(méi)有說(shuō)大陸教育比臺(tái)灣教育更吸引人，也沒(méi)有談到臺(tái)灣和大陸的合作。

　　答案　A

　　5．Which is true according to the passage?

　　A．Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland

　　B．The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.

　　C．Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying on the mainland

　　D．Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.

　　解析　推理判斷題。通過(guò)文章最后一自然段第一句話“At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there.”可知臺(tái)北不承認(rèn)大陸學(xué)歷，也不為臺(tái)灣來(lái)中國(guó)大陸留學(xué)的學(xué)生提供任何幫助；另外文章也沒(méi)有說(shuō)下一步臺(tái)灣來(lái)中國(guó)大陸留學(xué)的學(xué)生肯定會(huì)增加，也沒(méi)有說(shuō)臺(tái)灣教育落后于大陸。

　　答案　C

　　Passage 2

　　KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—Afghans burned tires and chanted “Death to America” after U．S troops fired Monday(April 12, 2010) on a civilian bus near Kandahar, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen. Afghanistan’s president accused NATO of breaking its commitment to safeguard civilian lives.

　　The attack angered Afghan officials and the public in Kandahar, the Taliban’s birthplace, and dealt a blow to U．S and NATO efforts to win popular support for a coming offensive to drive the insurgents(叛亂分子) from the biggest city in the south. NATO expressed regret for the loss of civilian lives and said it was investigating.

　　Nearly 200 Afghans blocked highway where the shooting occurred, burning tires, firing weapons and chanting “Death to America” and other slogans. They also called for the ouster (forcing somebody out of a position) of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a Kandahar native who has been appealing for the people here to support the U．S-led campaign against the Taliban.

　　“The Americans are constantly killing our civilians and the government is not demanding an explanation，” protester Mohammad Razaq said. “We demand justice from the Karzai government and the punishment of those soldiers responsible.”

　　Kandahar, a city of about a half million people, is nominally under government control, but the Taliban have stepped up infiltration(浸潤(rùn)), staging attacks and threatening local people.

　　“These foreigners have their enemies, but killing Afghans is not the answer，”said Abdul Hadi, who sells homemade herbal medicine in a public market. He said international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols(巡邏) so Afghans can keep out of the way.

　　“Better yet, I would like to see them leave Afghanistan，” he added.

　　Haji Zahir, who runs a transport firm, said it was time for U．S. and other foreign forces to withdraw from the country.

　　“They say they want to bring security. It is all lies, lies. They kill Afghans. That is not the way to bring security，” Zahir said.

　　【語(yǔ)篇解讀】　這是一篇資訊報(bào)道，講述美軍士兵槍殺四名阿富汗平民引起阿富汗人民的憤怒之情。

　　1．According to the passage, we can safely conclude that________.

　　A．American soldiers are killing Talibans effectively

　　B．Anger rises as US troops kill 4 Afghans on a bus

　　C．NATO expressed great dissatisfaction with American troops

　　D．Afghan President Hamid Karzai required NATO to withdraw

　　解析　考查主旨要義。從整體和阿富汗人民憤怒的言語(yǔ)得出結(jié)論。

　　答案　B

　　2．The underlined word in Paragraph 5 “nominally” most probably means________.

　　A．completely unknown to the people in the world

　　B．partially well-known to the people across the globe

　　C．bearing the name of a famous person around the world

　　D．officially described as something, when this is not really true

　　解析　考查猜測(cè)詞義。從第五段第二行infiltration Kandahar和第二段第一行the Taliban’s birthplace可以得出答案。

　　答案　D

　　3．As for NATO soldiers’ rude action, Abdul Hadi is________.

　　A．a(chǎn)bsolutely angry and upset

　　B．a(chǎn) little pleased but impatient

　　C．very angry and dissatisfied

　　D．impatient but bearable

　　解析　考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從第六段killing Afghans is not the answer, international forces should publish a schedule of their patrols可以得知。

　　答案　C

　　4．We can infer from the passage that________.

　　A．NATO troops can completely control Afghanistan

　　B．NATO troops can bring security to Afghanistan

　　C．Afghans will accept NATO’s control sooner or later

　　D．it’s impossible for NATO to conquer Afghanistan and its people

　　解析　考查推理判斷。文中沒(méi)有直接表達(dá)出來(lái)，根據(jù)第五段the Taliban have stepped up infiltration和阿富汗人民憤怒的言語(yǔ)得出。

　　答案　D

　　5．Which statement is true according to the passage?

　　A．NATO fails to win popular support for a coming offensive.

　　B．Kandahar is the most important city in Afghanistan.

　　C．NATO has really brought security to Afghanistan.

　　D．NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in the near future.

　　解析　考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。從第二段第二行dealt a blow to U．S. and NATO efforts to win popular support可以得出結(jié)論。

　　答案　A

　　Passage 3

　　(2011·南昌市高三第一次模擬)CHICAGO (Reuters) Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皺紋) the face and turn it yellow—it can do the same to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.

　　The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body—even skin protected from the sun.

　　“We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced，” Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement.

　　“In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling than nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years，” Helfrich’s team added in their report.

　　The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers.Independent judges decided how wrinkled each person’s skin was.

　　When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich’s team wrote.

　　Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature(過(guò)早的)skin aging as measured by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.

　　The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels(血管)beneath the skin to constrict(緊縮), reducing blood supply to the skin.

　　Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both the skin and the internal organs.

　　1. The best title for this passage would be________.

　　A. The danger of smoking

　　B. A survey of smokers

　　C. Quit smoking for health

　　D. Smoking causes skin aging

　　解析　考查主旨要義。由前兩段可知，科學(xué)家們一份新的研究表明，吸煙不僅可以使面部皮膚起皺紋，而且會(huì)使全身皮膚老化。下文具體闡述了吸煙與皮膚老化的聯(lián)系。故D項(xiàng)為最佳答案。A、C項(xiàng)的表述太籠統(tǒng)，沒(méi)有突出文章的中心；B項(xiàng)只是文章的細(xì)節(jié)。

　　答案　D

　　2.

　　How wrinkled each person’s skin doesn’t relate to________.

　　A. the number of cigarettes a person smokes

　　B. the kind and characteristics of skin

　　C. how long a person smokes

　　D. how long skin is under sunlight

　　解析　考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由第三段中的the total number of cigarettes(香煙)smoked per day and the total years a person has smoked were connected with the number of skin damage(損害)可知A、C兩項(xiàng)表述正確；由第六段可知D項(xiàng)正確。文中沒(méi)有提到皮膚的類型和狀況與皮膚老化的聯(lián)系。