阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
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Both my parents came from towns in Mexico. Then I was born in El Paso，Texas，and when I was four，my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet，my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. They influenced us with the concepts of family，faith and nationalism.
I got my first real job when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a cardboard box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist .He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben’s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week，which meant getting up at 3 a．m.. To pick up rubbish，Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot .I’d sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years，but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic (道德)，and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life’s competing interests—in my case，school，homework and a job .This really helped during my senior year of a high school，when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast food joint while taking a full load of college preparation courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard .Later，I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (州议会)．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done，I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.
56．Before my father got injured，we________. A．didn’t like living in the USA B．lived a poor but happy life
C．were lucky to move to the USA D．had many ways to make money
57．When he recovered，to make a living my father________. A．ran a small shopping mall B．did a part-time job C．worked as a barber D．became a street cleaner 58．Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________. A．how to obey school discipline
B．how to do two things well at a time
C．that discipline and work were of equal value
D．that I must do as many things as possible at a time
59．The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those
who________. A．have done all kinds of jobs
B．are cleaning the parking lot
C．have achieved a lot in their lives D．are bearing their responsibilities
B
I am trying to muster (鼓起) the courage to toss_ away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring free life.
Can you imagine not having your mobile phone？In our high-tech，in a hurry age，a cell free life is a hard concept to swallow .Our mobile phones can now access the Internet，and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages. If I gave up my cellphone，people would think I was mad.
I wish I had the strength to toss away my technology. I have an office phone，a home phone，an email and if people want to contact me，they can. If I’m out，people can leave a message .Do they really need to find me？However，I’m a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings .The power of the ring is too strong and I can’t let it go.
Mobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life. For most people，they hold all contacts and many of us don’t write up address books any more. The latest phones carry our music，pictures，movies and everything else. We feel lost without this device and when we do misplace it，we feel cut off from our fellow.
“Where have you been？” said a friend，who saw me a week after I lost my cellphone，“I tried calling you，but you disappeared .You disappeared off the face of the Earth.” See，when you don’t have a mobile phone，you don’t exist.
I’m not really going to toss my mobile phone away，in fact. We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well .So in 2011.，I’ve decided not to serve my mobile phone. Like all machines，I can always turn it off.
60．What does the underlined phrase “toss away” mean?
A．give away B．get away C．break away D．throw away 61．The writer mentions Frodo to________.
A．show it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phone B．show how much he likes Frodo
C．suggest a cellfree life is what he wants D．introduce a film character to us
62．What do we know about mobile phones in the 4th paragraph? A．Mobile phones can do anything for us.
B．Mobile phones have become very important in our life. C．We could not live without mobile phones.
D．We would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones. 63．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone away. B．When you don’t have a mobile phone，you don’t exist. C．The writer decides not to serve his mobile phone. D．We humans can control ourselves and machines.
C
An Australian researcher is urging parents to load up their teenager’s backpack and make them walk to school.
Professor Leon Straker says students who walk or cycle to school are less likely to have back and neck pain. But the study of 1,202 Western Australian 14yearold found that 72% of students travelled to school by car or bus. Straker says the study suggests walking or cycling while carrying a schoolbag helps improve trunk (躯干) and spinal (脊柱的) muscle strength.
This helps reduce back pain because greater muscle strength improves support for the back during load carrying .Despite
advocating that parents get their children moving，Straker warns bag load should not exceed (超过) 15% of body weight.
Straker says the study also stresses that neck pain is as common as back pain among young teenagers. This is an area that has been largely ignored，he says，but can be an important indicator of neck pain into adulthood.
For the study，students were asked a series of questions such as how long they carried their bags for，how they carried their schoolbags，the method of travel，and their perceptions about the bag’s weight.
Straker says about half of all participants experienced back and neck pain，with slightly more females reporting neck pain. However，the gender (性别) difference may also be due to the fact that females have lower pain tolerance.
Studies from the 1980s found carrying a bag over one shoulder was most common among teenagers. However in this study 85% of participants carried their bag over both shoulders.
Straker believes the change has been driven partly through education campaigns，but also by increasing fashion status of backpacks and improved design.
64．In the opinion of Leon Straker，parents should________. A．reduce the load of their children’s schoolbags B．put more books in their children’s schoolbags C．get their children’s schoolbags ready for school
D．ask their children to walk to school carrying schoolbags
65．If a child weighs 40 kilograms，the weight of his schoolbag should be________.
A．no more than 15 kg B．less than 6 kg C．as heavy as 9 kg D．more than 6 kg 66．We can learn from the passage that________. A．most of the students in Australia walk to school B．neck pain is uncommon among young teenagers
C．walking while carrying a backpack helps reduce back pain D．males are more likely to experience back pain than females
67．According to the passage，what change has taken place since the 1980s? A．How students carry their schoolbags. B．How heavy students’schoolbags are. C．How students go to school every day.
D．How long students carry their schoolbags for.
D
“When one of the doctors criticizes (批评) me，I get defensive .I feel like a child again，being scolded，and I want to explain that I’m not wrong，” says Viola，a nurse. This is a common reaction to criticism，but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism. Try to be objective (客观的)．When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale，Sol’s reaction was to feel sorry for himself.“I had put everything I had into making that sale，” Sol says.“And I felt that I had failed as a person. I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure.”
Take time to cool down. Rather than react at once to criticism，take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person’s position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.
Take positive action. After you cool down，consider what you can do about the situation. The best answer may be “nothing”．“I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking them out on me because I was there，” says Sheila.“His criticisms didn’t really have anything to do with my work，so nothing I said or did was going to change them.” In Sheila’s case，the best way to deal with it was to leave her job. However，that’s an extreme reaction.
You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in-depth discussion. You may even decide that the battle isn’t worth fighting this time. The key，in any case，is to have a reasonable plan.
68．When Sol was criticized by his employer，he________. A．argued bitterly with his employer B．was angry and gave up his job C．was sorry for what he did D．was sad and self- pitying
69．According to the writer，you should take time to think about criticism because________.
A．people may have a mistaken idea of what you did B．you should welcome other people’s opinions C．people may discuss it with you in depth D．you need time to understand yourself 70．When the writer says that “The best answer may be ‘nothing’”，he means you
may decide________.
A．to take no notice of the criticism B．to argue with your boss C．you need to change your job D．you’ve done nothing wrong
71．The writer thinks Sheila might decide to leave her job because her boss________.
A．didn’t like her appearance B．refused to change his opinion C．made an unreasonable criticism
D．refused to talk to her about the criticism E
Bring the Family?
Port Regis is well situated for exploring the beautiful South and West of England and Wales.
The school has excellent hotels and guest houses nearby for parents who are dropping off or collecting their children from the school.
Please note：
All students attending English Country Schools must live in the appointed place. We do not recommend that parents live locally while their children are at school .Experience suggests that this often upsets the child and disturbs progress.
Howard’s House Country Hotel & Restaurant
About 15 minutes from Port Regis School，Howard’s House is set in large gardens hidden in the quietness of the lovely Nadder Valley.
Plumber Manor
Plumber Manor is a comfortable manor house built of local stones，situated about 20 minutes from Port Regis School. The 17th century house is surrounded by lawns and is set in quiet Dorset countryside. The stream runs through the grounds.
Woodville Farm Bed & Self-catering
Woodville Farm is a family run farm set in the Dorset countryside about 5 minutes from Port Regis School .Bed and breakfast accommodation：one double bedroom & one twin bedroom both with bathrooms，tea & coffee making facilities，color television & hairdryer. There is also a selfcatering 2bedroom bungalow (平房) nearby.
Stock Hill Country House Hotel & Restaurant
Stock Hill Country House Hotel & Restaurant is a late Victorian building set in eleven acres of mature，beautifully planned grounds on the borders of Dorset，Somerset and Wiltshire. About 10 minutes from Port Regis School.
72．The passage is mainly written for ________. A．students B．general readers C．parents D．overseas travelers
73．Parents are advised not to live locally when children are having classes because ________.
A．children are not too excited to be with their parents B．parents stay with their children for too long
C．their visit makes children uneasy about themselves D．their stay there affects children’s studies
74．If you prefer to live in a stone house，which hotel would you choose? A．Plumber Manor.
B．Woodville Farm Bed & Selfcatering.
C．Howard’s House Country Hotel & Restaurant.
D．Stock Hill Country House Hotel & Restaurant.
75．Woodville Farm is different from other hotels in that ________. A．it is hidden in a large garden B．guests can cook their own food C．it dates back to Victorian times
D．it has a very beautiful country scenery
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【语篇解读】 一名澳大利亚的研究人员鼓励父母让孩子们背上双肩包步行上学。
64．D 细节判断题。根据第一段的researcher is urging parents to load up their teenager’s backpack and make them walk to school可知，研究人员希望父母们让孩子们背着书包步行去上学。
65．B 细节判断题。根据第三段的Straker warns bag load should not exceed 15% of body weight可知答案。 66．C 细节判断题。由第二段最后一句以及第三段首句可知，背书包步行上学可以缓解背痛的问题。
67．A 细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知，以前单肩背书包在青少年中很流行，但是，这次的研究表明现在越来越多的学生用双肩背书包。最后一段解释了
这种变化的原因，一方面是由于教育，另外，双肩包日趋流行以及式样上的改观也促成了这种变化。
【语篇解读】 面对别人的批评和指责我们应该如何做出反应？是找对方理论呢？还是反思自己是否存在过失？还是置之不理呢？对于不同的情况我们都要保持冷静，不要走极端。
68．C 细节理解题。根据第二段的第二句“Sol’s reaction was to feel sorry for himself”可判断答案为C。
69．A 细节理解题。根据第三段的最后两句可知，在被批评后应先花点时间冷静地思考(这些)批评，分析该批评是否公平，有时批评者可能会误解我们的所作所为和做这件事的理由，A项的陈述符合此意。
70．A 推理判断题。根据第四段的内容可知，我们要用积极的态度面对批评，冷静地思考我们该怎么处理目前的局面，最好的办法可能是“无为而治”。因为下面的例子说明Sheila根本没有过错，老板只是拿她发了一通脾气而已，所以，这时受批评者根本没有必要反思自己的过失或者采取其他的做法，那么只能对批评“置之不理”了。
71．C 推理判断题。结合上题的解析以及第四段的最后两句“In Sheila’s case，the best way to deal with it was to leave her job.However，that’s an extreme reaction.”可知，作者认为Sheila应该辞职，因为她的老板无缘无故地对她发脾气，不过这是一种极端的做法。
【语篇解读】 这是一则食宿广告，为学生家长们介绍了在Port Regis School 附近提供食宿的四个地方。
72．C 主旨大意题。根据第二段可判断文章主要为到Port Regis School接送孩子的家长提供学校周围的住宿信息。
73．D 推理判断题。“Please note：”部分的第二段表明：在孩子学习期间，家长住在学校所在地会妨碍孩子的学习和进步。
74．A 细节理解题。从Plumber Manor部分的内容可知，这是一座用石头建筑的旅馆。
75．B 推理判断题。浏览四个旅馆的主要情况，我们可发现只有在Woodville Farm Bed & Self-catering旅馆住宿的客人才可以自己下厨做饭。
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