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Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Tisich called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision, Mr. Trsich announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a post as codirector of a television station to Chicago, Unfortunately, the station is not here, After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago. Marc looked shocked, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising. but exciting! she said. Marc simply said. “We can’t go - I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons! The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August, Marc would grow more accustomed to the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings. When the morning of the move arrived. Marc was nowhere to he found. His parents called Tommy Lyons’s house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly concerned, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly What they didn’t know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy’s house , with a faint idea of hiding Lyons’s attic for a few days. But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons the right size to hold his record collection. 71. The conflict to this story was caused by . A. Marc and Rachel’s different tempers B. a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and Marc C. Marc’s disagreement with his parents about their move D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich’s remark of Marc’s irresponsibility 72. Marc and Rachel’s reactions to the move were similar in the way that both were . A. surprised B. angry and upset C. anxious for more details D. worried about packing 73. The reason for Marc’s going home was that . A. he did not want to be left behind B. he realized his family was essential to him C. he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents D. he wished to be a more responsible person 74. What would most likely happen next? A. Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons’s house, B. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would call the police. C. Marc would join his family for house moving. D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would start searching for Marc. 【查看更多】

Section B

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

After a few days in Pittsburgh, I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside. I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve. As I arrived, I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights. However, I was not there to enjoy beauty: I was there to see a house, one of the most famous houses in the world.

The house I had come to see is Fallingwater. It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall. As most houses are built on solid ground, this house’s location instantly made it famous. When you approach the house, surrounded by forest, streams and mountains, it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it, since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building.

The house was designed by the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family. As I toured the house, I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place. The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world. Though they lived in the city, they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature, where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children. In fact, they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day.

Many people have suggested that this incredible building is a work of art, and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design. It also demonstrates how important it is to live side-by-side with nature and to respect it rather than try to dominate it.

65. ______ impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater.

A. The beauty of nature B. The sight of the waterfall

C. The designer of the house D. The preservation of the environment

66. Fallingwater quickly became famous because ______.

A. a famous architect designed it B. it was built over waterfall

C. blue water flowed through it D. it was situated in a nature reserve

67. The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to ______.

A. move to the countryside B. live in a masterpiece

C. enjoy the harmony of nature D. create a new scenic spot

68. What is the best title of the passage?

A. A Talent Designer and His Masterpiece B. Human and Nature

C. A House over Waterfall D. Life in Fallingwater

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Section B

Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

After a few days in Pittsburgh, I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside. I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve. As I arrived, I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights. However, I was not there to enjoy beauty: I was there to see a house, one of the most famous houses in the world.

The house I had come to see is Fallingwater. It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall. As most houses are built on solid ground, this house’s location instantly made it famous. When you approach the house, surrounded by forest, streams and mountains, it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it, since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building.

The house was designed by the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family. As I toured the house, I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place. The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world. Though they lived in the city, they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature, where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children. In fact, they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day.

Many people have suggested that this incredible building is a work of art, and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design. It also demonstrates how important it is to live side-by-side with nature and to respect it rather than try to dominate it.

65. ______ impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater.

A. The beauty of nature B. The sight of the waterfall

C. The designer of the house D. The preservation of the environment

66. Fallingwater quickly became famous because ______.

A. a famous architect designed it B. it was built over waterfall

C. blue water flowed through it D. it was situated in a nature reserve

67. The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to ______.

A. move to the countryside B. live in a masterpiece

C. enjoy the harmony of nature D. create a new scenic spot

68. What is the best title of the passage?

A. A Talent Designer and His Masterpiece B. Human and Nature

C. A House over Waterfall D. Life in Fallingwater

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Reading Comprehension

Section B

Directions：Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

　　Are organically grown foods the best food choices？The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally (传统地) grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Supporters of organic foods—a term whose meaning varies greatly—frequently announce that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

　　The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the flood of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized.

　　Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins and other wonder foods. There are numerous unproved reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like.

　　One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers，particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

1.The “welcome development” mentioned in paragraph 2 is an increase in ______.

　　A. attention to food safety and nutrition among north Americans

　　B. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet

　　C. the amount of healthy food grown in North America

　　D. the number of consumers in North America

2. The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ______.

　　A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often not better than conventionally grown foods

　　B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods

　　C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods

　　D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops

3.What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods？

　　A. Enthusiastic. B. Favorable. C. Neutral. D. Distrustful.