第二部分   阅读理解

（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节   阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Anxiety is the appropriate emotion when the immediate personal terror—of a volcano, an arrow, a stab（刺伤）in the back and other disasters— is directed against one’s self–disappears.

The kind of word that produces anxiety is actually a world of relative safety, a world in which no one feels that he himself is facing sudden death. The anxiety exists as an uneasy state of mind, in which one has a feeling that something unspecified（不具体的）and indeterminable may go wrong. If the world seems to be going well, this produces anxiety—for good times may end. If the world is going badly—it may get worse. Anxiety tends to be without focus；the anxious person doesn’t know whether to blame himself or other people. He isn’t sure whether it is a change in climate or the atom bomb that is to blame for this unclear sense of unease.

It is clear that we have developed a society which depends on having the right amount of anxiety to make it work. While we agree that too much anxiety is harmful to mental health, we have come to rely on anxiety to push us into seeing a doctor about a symptom（症状）which may indicate cancer, into checking up on that old life–insurance policy which may have out–of–date provisions in it, into having a conference with Bill’s teacher even though his report card looks all right.

People who are anxious enough keep their car insurance up, have the brakes checked, and don’t take a second drink when they have to drive. People who are too anxious either refuse to go into cars at all or drive so tensely that they help cause accidents. People who aren’t anxious enough take chance after chance, which increases the terrible accidents of the roads.

In the world that produces anxiety, _____.

   A. people have sudden uneasiness            

B. everything goes well

 C. people are clear about their life       

D. danger is almost everywhere

The author holds that _____.

 A. anxiety is a good thing

 B. anxiety is a symptom of mental illness

C. some anxiety can lead to changes for the better

D. no anxiety is bad for society

Accidents of the road tend to be caused by _____.

 A. all those who are too anxious          

B. all those who have anxiety

C. those who have no anxiety            

D. those who are not anxious enough

The best title for the passage would be _____.

     A. Anxiety                           

B. The Right Amount of Anxiety

     C. Anxiety Vs Safety                    

D. Different Attitudes to Anxiety

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

1.      If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market. 2.      If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.

If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.

3.      You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.

4.      But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete(具体的). If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. 5.   _____ It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.

A. The market may be something abstract.

B. The sellers are always smarter than buyers.

C. When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market.

D. The market is a concept.

E. One has to make his ends meet when shopping.

F. The market is telling you something.

G. Your efforts are being directed by the market.

Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney’s entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these place an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way they’re treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests”, as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves.

All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions（传统）I”. Here, they learn about the company’s history, how it is managed, and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.

After passing “Traditions I”, the employees go on to do more specialized training for their specific（具体的）jobs. No detail（细节）is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take back to the campgrounds?…We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party.”

Even Disney’s managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the mangers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail（单轨车）, and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week help them to see the company’s goals more clearly.

All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As one longtime business observer once said, “How Disney treats people, communicates with them, rewards them , is in my view the very reason for his fifty years of success… I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It is what Disney does best.”

36. The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees      .

  A. begin by receiving on-the-job training

  B. must learn several jobs

  C. begin as ticket takers

  D. have already attended Disney University

37. Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to      .

  A. set a good example for employees

  B. remind themselves of their beginnings at Disney

  C. gain a better view of the company’s objectives

  D. replace employees on holiday

38. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks.

  B. Disney attracts people almost from all over the world.

  C. Parades are regularly held in Disney’s entertainment parks.

  D. Disney’s managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.

39. This passage is mainly about      .

  A. how Disney employees are trained

  B. the history and traditions of the Disney enterprises

  C. why Disney enterprises make a lot of money

  D. the importance Disney place on serving people well

One day around 5:30 pm, I was going home on a bus and everybody on the bus was quiet.  People had just  36  from work, students had just finished their  37 class and everybody was a little  38 from a long day. I was just looking outside of the   39  without any specific（具体的）thought in my mind. It was the same  40  I have seen many times before, people hurrying home.

In front of me, there was a guy who didn’t look very clean.   41  he was looking out of the window, he suddenly  42  to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look! ”He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the   43 he was pointing in and there it was the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful   44  . He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He  45  “Wow” and “It’s so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus  46  the view indeed.

The  47  view also helped me to  48  my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more  49  , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to  50  the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, totally strangers. His  51  act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn’t even know I had lost. He made me  52  that I had lost the feelings and the   53 I used to have every day. In my daily life, many things had  54 their color and movement, but he  55 me that things are still there—they never get lost.

1.A.  given up      B.  got off            C.  gone on                 D     stopped by

Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?

　　Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.

　　A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.

　　Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(电压) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.

　　The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?

　　Heroes are catalysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated(隔离的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.

1. Although heroes may come from different cultures, they _______.

　　A. generally possess certain inspiring characteristics

　　B. probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people

　　C. are often influenced by previous generations

　　D. all unknowingly attract a large number of fans

2. According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that ____.

　　A. they have a vision from the mountaintop

　　B. they have warm feelings and emotions

　　C. they can serve as concrete(具体的) examples of noble principles

　　D. they can make people feel stronger and more confident

3. Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because ________.

　　A. they are popular only among certain groups of people

　　B. their performances do not improve their fans morally

　　C. their primary concern is their own financial interests

　　D. they are not clear about the principles they should follow

4. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who ___.

　　A. are good at demonstrating their charming characters

　　B. can move the masses with the skill and the charm

　　C. are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships

　　D. can provide an answer to the problems of their people

5. The author concludes that historical changes would ______.

　　A. be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities

　　B. not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices

　　C. take place if there were heroes to lead the people

　　D. produce leaders with attractive personalities