阅读理解。
The year 2009 is the Year of Ox. The ox is a representative of the fanning culture of China. In the farming economy （经济）, oxen are the major animals pulling plows（犁）.
Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing.
In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded as generous creatures.
In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ive in southwest China will cook cattle bone soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by the lunar calendar （农历）, and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the creature as human.
Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.
1. The words "boats an land" underlined in Paragraph 2 refer to __
A. animals for taking goods
B. creatures for pulling plows
C. treasures of the folk culture
D. tools in the farming economy
2. From the third paragraph, we know that __
A. oxen are no more important today than in the past
B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup
C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China
D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month
3. Which of the following helps to develop traditional customs?
A. The special role of oxen in frowning.
B. People's respect and love for oxen.
C. The practical value of an ox's body.
D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.
4. Why does the author write the text?
A. To stress the importance of oxen in farming.
B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.
C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.
D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.
【参考答案—4、A C B B
阅读理解。
As a professor at a large American university，I often hear a phrase from students：“I’m only a 1050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.The SAT score，whether it is 800,1100 or 1550，has become the focus at this time of their life.
It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their selfrespect is put in the number.Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score，they think，will make it impossible for them to get into a good college.And without a degree from a_prestigious_university，they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a study done in the 1990s，the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases.Interestingly，it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators—like a student’s high school grades.Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency(学业水平)，they will never be able to test things like confidence，efforts and will power，and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities(潜力).This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process.The SAT is an excellent test in many ways，and the score is still a useful means of testing students.However，it should be only one of many methods used.
1.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’________.
A.strong willB.academic ability
C.full potentialities
D.confidence in school work
2.Students’ selfrespect is influenced by their________.
A.scores in the SAT
B.achievements in mathematics
C.job opportunities
D.money spent on education
3.The underlined phrase “a prestigious university” probably means “________”.
A.a famous university
B.a technical university
C.a traditional university
D.an expensive university
4.This passage is mainly about________.
A.how to prepare for the SAT
B.stress caused by the SAT
C.American higher education
D.the SAT and its effects
【阅读心得】
1.However，many of the young readers are getting interested in such poisonous reading，which costs them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in return.(完形填空第二段倒数第二句)
然而，许多年轻的读者对这些有害刊物非常感兴趣，而这些刊物花掉了他们本该去买早饭的钱，反而给他们带来了噩梦和邪恶的想法。
(1)I bought him a drink in return for his help.
我请他喝酒以酬谢他的帮助。
(2)On his return he reported his findings to the committee.
他一回来就向委员会报告结果。
(3)Have you returned the novel to the library?
那本小说你还给图书馆了吗？
(4)We decided to return blow for blow.
我们决定以牙还牙。
2.The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)，which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice，or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.(阅读理解第一段第二句)
这些不幸的学生正谈论他们SAT测试的分数，而这分数决定了他们是否能进入他们选择的高校，或有机会接受更高层次的教育。
(1)Each ticket admits two persons to the party.
每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。
(2)He was admitted to hospital with minor burns.
他因轻度烧伤而入院。
(3)The school admits sixty new boys and girls every year.
这所学校每年招收六十名男女新生。
(4)He admitted having stolen the car.
他招认偷了那辆汽车。
3.It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores，then a great amount of their selfrespect is put in the number.(阅读理解第二段第一句)
很明显，如果学生重视他们的考试成绩，他们就对这些分数投入了大量的自尊。
(1)Put in more water，will you?
再加些水，好吗？
(2)He put in a claim for ￡500 damages.
他提出一项五百英镑的赔偿要求。
(3)If you’re writing to your mother，don’t forget to put in something about her coming to stay.
你要是正给你的母亲写信的话，可别忘了再加上几句请她来住几天。
(4)Could I put in a word at this point?
在这点上我可以说句话吗？1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D The young man arrived on the Massachusetts beach early carrying a radio, a shovel, and a strange set of tools: a brick layer’s trowel, a palette knife, spatulas, spoons, and a spray bottle.
He walked down near the water—the tide was out—put down the radio and tuned it to soft rock. Then he shoveled wet sand into a pile nearly four feet high and as many feet across. Then he created a rectangular（长方形的）shape.
After that, he set to work with palette knife, spatulas, and spoons. He shaped a graceful tower, topped walls, fashioned beautiful bay windows, and carved out big front gate.
The man knew his sand. He smoothly finished some surfaces and embroidered（雕刻）artistic designs on others. As the shapes began to dry, he gently kept them slightly wet with water from the spray bottle, in case they might break in the wind.
All this took hours. People gathered. At last he stood back, obviously satisfied with a castle worthy of the Austrian countryside or Disneyland.
Then he gathered his tools and radio and moved them up to drier sand. He had known for a while what many in the rapt（全神贯注的） crowd still overlooked: the tide was coming in. Not only had he practiced his art with confidence and style, he had done so against a powerful, immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.
As the crowd looked on, water began to lap at the base of the castle. In minutes it was surrounded. Then the rising flood began to eat into the base, walls fell, the tower fell, and finally the gate’s arch fell. More minutes passed, and small waves erased bay windows and battlements—soon no more than a small part was left.
Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fears and discouragement. But the sculptor（雕塑家） remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.
1. In this selection, why did the sculptor start early in the day?
A. He knew the tide was out on this particular morning.
B. It gave time for the crowd to gather.
C. He needed the sun to help dry the sand.
D. It was easier to begin with only a few people around.
答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。文章的开头提到年轻男子一大早带着他的工具来到了沙滩，由第二段的首句 “…the tide was out….” 可知潮水已消退, 他进行后面的工作都是在此前提下进行。故答案为A。
2. Which of the following best shows that the sculptor was an expert?
A. He attracted a large crowd.
B. He created beautiful details.
C. He was able to finish his work.
D. He showed satisfaction on his face.
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题。文章的前四段都是在描述年轻男子进行雕塑工作的全过程，选择地点，时间和对工作细致认真，从第三段的 “graceful”、 “ fashioned beautiful” 和第四段的 “smoothly finished”、 “gently kept” 等词都可以看出他的技术熟练。 故答案为B，雕塑家创造的美丽细节证明了他是个专家。
3. In this selection, what does the incoming tide signal?
A. It is time to begin working.
B. It is the busiest time of the day.
C. It is the end of a day’s work.
D. It is time for lookers-on to leave.
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节推理题。第六段的第二句话 “…the tide was coming in”是设题点，本句后面的 “…he had done so against a powerful, immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.”How did the lookers-on react when the tide began to come in?
A. They tried to save the sand castle.
B. They were disappointed to see the art ruined.
C. They were nervous about their own belongings.
D. They helped the artist finish the castle.
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。从最后一段首句 “Many in the crowd looked terribly sad; some voiced fears and discouragement.” 可知, 故答案为B。
5. The reader can tell that the sculptor’s reward for his work is
.
A. payment for his work
B. attention from the crowd
C. fame as an artist
D. personal satisfaction
答案解析：答案为D。本题为推理题。从最后一段 “But the sculptor（雕塑家） remained calm. He had, after all, had a wonderful day, making beauty out of nothing, and watching it return to nothing as time and tide moved on.”A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。
Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her
1
in the world of Lose Win during her eighth grade year before she finally broke
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:
My
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with my mom all started one day
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she said to me sarcastically(讽刺地)，“Wow, you’re sure sassy today.” I
5
it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close myself off from her and never
6
back to her. So every time she would say something
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I disagreed with her I would just say, “Okay,
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you want, Mom”
But I really got cold quickly. And my
9
began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s
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”and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever
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?”I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was
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upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I
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her how important it was to me.
At last, I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to
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. You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s
15
than fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a
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to her.
After my blowup, we felt like we were
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all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always
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my feeling with her.
If you adopt Lose Win as your basic
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toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be
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your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.
(
) 1.A.wanderings
B. disappointment
C. lessons
D. helplessness
(
) 2.A.out
B .down
C. up
D. free
(
) 3.A.relationship
B .problems
C. quarrels
D. improvement
(
) 4.A.as
B .since
C. when
D. before
(
) 5.A.regarded
B. treated
C. received
D. took
(
) 6.A.fight
B .struggle
C. talk
D. turn
(
) 7.A.even if
B. only if
C. as long as
D. as though
(
) 8.A.something
B. whatever
C. so much
D. too much
(
) 9.A.coldness
B. anger
C. disagreement
D. hope
(
) 10.A.true
B. impossible
C. nice
D. important
(
) 11.A.care
B. see
C. say
D. listen
(
) 12.A.also
B. still
C. even
D. already
(
) 13.A.warned
B. shown
C. asked
D. told
(
) 14.A.end
B. change
C. last
D. stop
(
) 15.A.worse
B. easier
C. more
D. less
(
) 16.A.surprise
B. pleasure
C. gift
D. harm
(
) 17.A.going
B. starting
C. thinking
D. reviewing
(
) 18.A.share
B. have
C. discuss
D. improve
(
) 19.A.way
B. method
C. attitude
D. theory
(
) 20.A.hurting
B. waking
C. storing
D. hiding
1.A
通过下文看，Jenny讲述了自己从忍气吞声到最终摆脱出来的过程。而在此过程中，她经历了从妥协到气愤以至最后跟妈妈理论争得尊严的过程。因此，选“徘徊”最能说明这个过程。
2.D
break free“挣脱”，“获得心灵、精神上的解放”，符合Jenny争得自己尊严的结果。
3.B
从后文看，这儿指的是“我”跟妈妈的“问题、矛盾”的出现。
4.C
when引导定语从句，修饰前面的名词day,本身作状语。
5.D
take此处意思是“接受、理解”之意，此处指作者并未真正了解妈妈对她的讽刺口吻，仅仅理解她所说的话的字面意义。
6.C
talk back“还嘴、顶嘴”，此处指Jenny决定忍气吞声，不跟妈妈顶嘴。
7.A
even if引导让步状语从句，当“即使”讲，Jenny此处决定即使妈妈说的不对，也不去顶撞她。
8.B
此处指Jenny总是不顶撞妈妈，妈妈说什么就是什么，因此用whatever“无论什么”。
9.B
Jenny虽然不顶撞妈妈，但内心的“怒气”在聚集。
10.C
理解下文Jenny生气可知，此处是妈妈“敷衍”我的话，意为“好啊”，表现出妈妈对我的学业漠不关心。
11.A
care当“关心、在乎”讲，此处Jenny在内心里反问：妈妈关心过我吗？
12.C
even此处用来加强语气。进一步说明妈妈对“我”漠不关心，意为：她甚至不知道我生气了。also, still, already均不合逻辑。
13.D
此处句子结构是虚拟语气，假如我“告诉”妈妈，她会明白学业对我来说有多么重要。
14.B
Jenny最后终于爆发，对妈妈说：这一切需要“改变”了。Jenny不能再忍气吞声下去了。
15.B
Jenny在申诉：忍气吞声是为了避免跟妈妈发生冲突，为了大家好，即：我忍气吞声总比与你发生争执来对大家说“更容易”。
16.A
表示妈妈没有预料到“我”会这么生气，而且向她申诉。surprise用作可数名词，当“令人吃惊的事情”讲。
17.B
表示“我”和妈妈的关系有了新的“开始”。start all over表示“重新开始”。
18.A
share:with:与妈妈分享（交流）自己的感情，符合题意跟搭配关系。
19.C
后面的介词是toward,因此只有选“态度”才符合题意跟搭配关系。
20.D
Jenny最后发表议论，“忍气吞声”、把自己的真实感情“隐藏”起来对健康不利。