Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage 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.
Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up their markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is: Is economic globalization
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for all?
According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce
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in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth
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to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合）of local economies into the world economy. Home some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes
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at an average rate of five percent—compared to two percent in developed countries.
Those who
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globalization claim that economies in developing countries wilt from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.
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, small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in
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open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.
Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually
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gap between the rich and poor. A study carried out by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually.
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from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind.
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, they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to
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their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of
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. When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to
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and will be crowded out.
One thing is certain about Globalization—there is no
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. Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The
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now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.
50. A. possible B. smooth C. good D easy
51. A. crime B. poverty C. conflict D. population
52. A. contributing B. responding C. turning D owing
53. A. remain B. drop C. shift D. increase
54. A. doubt B. define C advocate D. ignore
55. A. In addition B. For instance C. in other words D. All in all
56. A. mature B. new C. local D. foreign
57. A. finding B. exploring C. bridging D. widening
58. A. suffered B. profited C. learned D. withdrawn
59. A. Furthermore B. therefore C. However D. Otherwise
60. A. consume B. deliver C. export
D. advertise
61. A. trouble B. business C power D. mind
62. A. keep up B. come in C. go around
D. help out
63. A. taking off B. getting alone C. holding out D. turning back
64. A. agreement B. prediction C. outcome D. challenge
Section A
[定文体抓主旨]本文是一篇议论文，先提出问题：全球化经济化到底有益吗？然后列出了两种相反的观点，最后总结。本文设题相当巧妙，基本上所有的空都是根据上下文联系才能找到答案，突出了语篇概念。
段落 关键词 大意推测
第一部分（para.1） opened up their markets
Is economic globalization good for all? 提出问题：开放市场；全国化对所有人有好处吗？
第二部分（para.2--4） supporters; reduce poverty; Critics take a different view 主体部分：支持者认为它可以减少贫穷；批评者持相反的观点
第三部分（para.5） an interconnected world； create a kind of globalization 结论：这是一个互相联系的世界，全球化对所有人有利。
50. 答案：C
解析：第一段是主旨段，由第二段句首的…has helped reduce…、第三段句首的…will benefit from…可知这是讲经济全球化的好处，结合第四段句首的Critics take a different view可知这讲弊端，最后一段照应首段，尤其末段的…for the benefit of all。由此可见这句句意：经济全球化对所有人有好处吗？
51. 答案：B。
解析：由后句的increased wealth可知本句说的是经济全球化增加了财富，也就是减少了贫穷现象。
52. 答案：A
解析：句意为：它引用了一项研究，该研究显示了在24个发展中国家，由于将当地经济融合进世界经济中，增长的财富促进了教育的改进和寿命的延长。contribute to促进；导致。respond to对……作出回应；turn to求助于；owing to由于。
53. 答案：D
解析：由前句所说的财富的增加，这里应该是收入的增长。
54. 答案：C
解析：由本句中的will benefit from…可知这是说全国化经济的好处。句意为：赞成全球化的人说发展中国家的经济将受益于小型和本国企业得到的新机遇。
55. 答案：B
解析：前句笼统说到home-based businesses，本句说到巴西的农民，可见这是举例论证前面的论点。考生记住：“主题句+支撑句”是英语议论文常规模式。
56. 答案：C
解析：由本句中的now …worldwide可见这是进行了今昔对比，现在在全球市场内销售，那么过去只能在本地的露天市场。
57. 答案：D
解析：由后句中的…the poor…have been left behind.可知贫富差距在扩大，故widen（扩大）合适。find找到；explore开发；bridge弥合。
58. 答案：B
解析：本句是说只有一部分发展中国家实际上受益于融合进世界经济，根据后面的the poor, unskilled…可知这是对比。解题关键是抓住only一词。
59. 答案：A
解析：前面说全球化会导致贫富差距扩大，然后又说全球化会威胁新出现的市场。可见这是一种递进关系。furthermore而且；therefore因此；however但是；otherwise否则。
60. 答案：C
解析：本句是说受益于全球化经济的印度手工业者们本来会出口产品，现在很快就会面临激烈的竞争。这里的soon就暗示了前后是一个对比关系。
61. 答案：B
解析：本句前面说面临激烈的竞争，然后说竞争会让他们实业。out of business实业；out of trouble摆脱麻烦；out of power丧失权力的；out of mind心不在焉，忘却。
62. 答案：A
解析：本句是说像沃尔玛等大型超市的到来，这些小企业将无能维持下去并将被排挤出局。尤其要注意and后的be crowded out，所填的词应该和它是并列关系。
63. 答案：D
解析：结合下句所说：科技的进步和更加开放的政策的结合已经创造了一个相互联系的世界。故可推断本句以为全球化不可逆转，即没有回头路。turn back回头，符合句意。
64. 答案：D
解析：文章综合了对全球化的不同观点，最后说到目前的难题是找到一个可行的方法。agreement协议；prediction预测；outcome结果；challenge挑战，难题。
.Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament (《新约全书》) on tape. But it 1 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered (结巴) so badly that I was completely 2 to speak in public.
3 , when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and 4 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal, 5 pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt 6 for not being a part of our school sooner.
When he 7 that I not only loved poetry but was 8 it, we became closer. There was, however, one 9 between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the 10 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is 11 to be read aloud,” he said, “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and 12 .
One day he 13 me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his 14 . It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he 15 me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, 16 flooding me, “of course I did! ”“Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from 17 .”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, 18 . Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way 19 !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a (n) 20 and found my classmates actually look forward to hearing me recite.
1. A. lastedB. tookC. costD. wasted
2. A. impatientB. unlikelyC. unableD. impossible
3. A. ButB. ThenC. BesidesD. However
4. A. archaeologyB. artC. architecture D. poetry
5. A. drawingB. turningC. writingD. finding
6. A. regretfulB. thankfulC. relievedD. annoyed
7. A. decidedB. recognizedC. learnedD. proved
8. A. readingB. recitingC. publishingD. writing
9. A. difficultyB. promiseC. agreementD. difference
10. A. matterB. fact C. ideaD. belief
11. A. saidB. foundC. preparedD. meant
12. A. turned awayB. sat downC. talked backD. gave in
13. A. greetedB. scoldedC. trickedD. comforted
14. A. helpB. ideaC. rewardD. comment
15. A. challengedB. attackedC. noticedD. told
16. A. prideB. angerC. excitementD. joy
17. A. heartB. beginningC. mindD. memory
18. A. terrifiedB. disappointedC. breathlessD. aimless
19. A. downB. upC. aroundD. through
20. A. voiceB. soundC. giftD. interest
参考答案149.BCBDB ACDAB DACDA BDCDA： Several years ago I studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. It’s beautiful but it’s hot in __1__. So I usually returned to my hometown when my __2__ began. It is not big, but it’s cool and quiet. I could __3__ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.
One day I had some __4__ to solve. But I didn’t take the dictionaries home. My father told me Charlie, one of my __5__, had a good library. I went to his house at once. We didn’t see each other after I __6__ middle school. At first he didn’t recognize me. He __7__ me up and down. And then he called out, “Oh, dear! It’s you, Fred!”
Of course we were __8__ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and __9__. Later on he showed me around his library. It wasn’t big but there were a lot of nice books in it. And the dictionaries I __10__ were in them too. At last I said, “__11__ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”
“I’m sorry I don’t lend any books to __12__,” said the young man.
“Are you afraid I’ll __13__ them?”
“No, I’m not. I’m afraid you won’t __14__ them to me. Look! All the books are not __15__, but borrowed!”
A. spring
B. summer C. autumn D. winter
A. birthday B. Saturday C. Sunday D. holiday
A. study
B. play
C. rest
D. run
A. words
B. sentences C. problems D. stories
A. brothers B. sisters
C. aunts
D. classmates
A. finished B. heard
C. saw
D. met
A. lifted
B. carried
C. looked
D. pulled
A. angry
B. happy
C. worried D. sad
A. doctors
B. teachers C. workers D. drivers
A. looked for B. read
C. wrote
D. looked at
A. Need
B. Must
C. May
D. Can
A. other
B. the other C. others
D. another
A. lose
B. sell
C. throw
D. know
A. pay
B. return
C. use
D. look after
A. made
B. picked
C. won
D. bought
名师点评
这篇短文主要讲了Charlie家里有许多藏书，却没有一本是自己买的，所以他从不借书给别人，因为他怕别人都和他一样。本题的不少答案只从缺空所在句子的语意和语法是无法确定的，解题是要联系上下文及一般常识进行推理。
答案简析
B。hot应该指的是夏天的天气情况。
D。大学生暑假回家度假。
A。学生暑假应该不忘学习。
C。solve problems意为“解决问题”。
D。根据下文可得知。
A。finish middle school表示“中学毕业”。
C。look sb. up and down表示“上下打量某人”，这时look用作及物动词。
B。老同学相见自然是高兴。
B。同学之间谈论的主要对象一般应该是同学和老师。
A。根据上下文得知“我”正在寻找一本字典。
D。这里指征求别人的意见，故用can。
C。泛指其他人，故用复数。
A。“我”以为他怕我把书弄丢，所以不借。
B。根据下文得知他的书都是借的，所以他不愿借给我，怕我也象他一样借书不还。
D。这些书都不是买的，而是借的。