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阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
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Around the globe, the tourist trade is booming and you are promised to enjoy all the comfort and convenience of modern tourism. The first-class systems of communication by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other’s countries at a moderate cost. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within most people’s grasp. The package tour and chartered flights (包机) are quite popular to us. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which those on grand tours in the old days couldn’t have dreamed of. With all this coming and going, you would expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! So what’s the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other? So there is a great misdirection in tourist business, especially in conducted tour items.
Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They purposely set out to “protect” their passengers from too much contact with the local population. Modern tourists lead a protected and separated life. They live at international hotels, where they eats their international food and sips their international drink while gazing at the natives from a distance. Designed tours to places of interest are carefully arranged. The tourists are allowed to see only what the organizers want them to see and no more. A strict schedule makes it impossible for the tourists to wander off on their own; and anyway, language is always a barrier, so they might only be too happy to be protected in this way.
At its very worst, this merely leads to a new and terrible kind of colonization. The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of certain old ideas of other nations and countries. We don’t see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe what they are, even staying along with that from text books during our schooling.
You can test this for yourself. Take five nationalities, say, French, German, English, American and Italian. Now in your mind, match them with these five adjectives: musical, emotional, cold, pedantic (爱追究的), native. Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned, these adjectives just actually act as barriers, for we can’t do the job with certainty. So, frequently, when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm what you have already obtained as the first conceptions in your mind. And you get home only with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression, such as the saying, “Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites (伪君子)” and “Latin peoples shout a lot ”. However, to gain the real understanding, you only have to make a few foreign friends and you will know how ridiculousridiculous ridiculous ridiculous and harmful some old conceptions of other nations are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you?
Being carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous. A very wild and limited outlook may stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact — how reasonless it sounds! – that all people are human. We are all similar to each other, while at the same time all unique.
【小题1】What does “grand tour” bring people now?

A.It only offers us reasonable cost.B.It is the best way of modern tourism.
C.It is not liked by rich people.D.It is available for the majority to enjoy it.
【小题2】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.By travelling abroad, one can know a certain country well.
B.Making friends is impossible for anyone staying abroad.
C.The tourist organizations have the best way to do their duty.
D.Traveling conditions are much more improved than before.
【小题3】Which word in the following is the best to summarize “Latin people shout a lot”?
A.Silent.B.Noisy.C.Lively.D.Active.
【小题4】The purpose of the author’s writing is to point out ______.
A.conducted tour should be stoppedB.the way of touring should be changed
C.gained knowledge can’t be renewed D.some nations stay the same as before
【小题5】What is the author’s attitude toward the present tourism?
A.Objective B.Negative.C.Critical.D.Appreciative.
【小题6】 The main idea for this passage is that ______.
A.tourism does little to increase understanding between nations
B.tourism is terrible without the work of the tourist organizations
C.conducted tour is so dull that nobody wants to accept it now
D.tourism really does something wonderful to many countries

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There was once a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever he took the chair on the exam committee(担任考试委员会主席), the students would be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam again. Now a student entered the exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.
The professor began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.
  Then the professor asked about the cure (药剂) for illness, and the student, too, answered just as right.
“Good,” said the professor, “and how much will you give the patient?”
“A full spoon”, answered the student.
“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get.”, said the professor. At the same time, the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with his last answer. “ A full spoon is too much,” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr. Professor, I’ve made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for a patient. He can take only five drops.”
“I’m sorry, sir.” said the professor coldly, “But it’s too late. Your patient has died.”
【小题1】The students were afraid of the professor because_________.

A.they often angered and disappointed him
B.their answers often astonished him
C.their answers seldom satisfied him
D.he often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks
【小题2】 The student’s description of the illness was           .
A.not correctB.not satisfiedC.completely discouragingD.accepted.
【小题3】Before he left the room the student was almost sure that          .
A.he had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the mark
B.his last answer was satisfying
C.he had made a mistake
D.he had not done well in the exam.
【小题4】Which of the following is Not true?
A.The patient will be in danger if he’s taken as much as a full spoon.
B.The doctor will be in trouble if he’s given the patient a full spoon.
C.Since one spoon is less than five drops, the patient will be all right soon if he takes only one full spoon at a time.
D.If the patient wants to remain safe, he should take no more than five drops at a time.

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A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when interpreting facial emotions.The study reveals that in cultures where emotional control is the standard,such as Japan,focus is placed on the eyes to interpret emotions.Whereas in cultures where emotion is openly expressed,such as the United States,the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotion.
“These findings go against the popular theory that the facial expressions of basic emotions can be universally recognized,”said University of Alberta researcher Dr.Takahiko Masuda.“A person's culture plays a very strong role in determining how they will read emotions and needs to be considered when interpreting facial expression."
These cultural differences are even noticeable in computer emoticons (情感符号),which are used to convey a writer’s emotions over email and text messaging.The Japanese emoticons for happiness and sadness vary in terms of how the eyes are drawn,while American emoticons vary with the direction of the mouth.In the United States the emoticons :) and :--) show a happy face,whereas the emoticons :(  or :--( show a sad face.However,Japanese tend to use the symbol (^-^) to indicate a happy face,and ( ;_;) to indicate a sad face.
“We think it is quite interesting and appropriate that a culture tends to mask its emotions. The Japanese would focus on a person's eyes when determining emotion,as eyes tend to be quite subtle (微妙的),”said Masuda.“In the United States, where open emotion is quite common,it makes sense to focus on the mouth, which is the most expressive feature on a person's face.”
60.The text mainly tells us that______.
A. cultural differences are expressed in emotions
B. culture is the key to interpreting facial emotions
C. different emoticons are preferred in different cultures,
D.people from different cultures express emotions differently
61.If a Japanese wants to detect whether a smile is, true or false,he will probably______.
A. read the whole face                    B. focus on the mouth
C. look into the eyes                        D. judge by the voice
62.People used to believe that___________.
A.some facial expressions of emotions were too complex to be recognized
B.people in the world interpreted basic emotions in different ways
C.people could only recognize the facial expressions of basic emotions;
D.people all’ over the world understood basic emotions in the same way
63.The computer emoticons used by the Americans show that_____________.
A.they express their feelings openly
B.they tend to control their emotions
C.they are good at conveying their emotions
D.they use simpler emoticons to show their feelings

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A new enemy is threatening Japanese traditions: leisure(闲暇). As part of its attempt to increase imports, the government is trying to get people to work less and spend more. The workers are disgusted.
The figures support the western prejudice(偏见) that the Japanese are all work and no play. Trying to force workers away from their desks and machines, the government said last April that the country should cut down from its 2,100 hours average work year to 1,899 hours and a five-day week by 1992. Beginning in February, banks and stock markets will be closed on Saturdays, staff of civil service will be forced out of their offices two Saturdays a month. The government hopes that others will follow that practice.
But some persuasion will be needed. Small companies are very angry about it and they fear competitors may not cut hours. The unions are no happier: they have even advertised in newspapers arguing their case against the foreign pressure that is forcing leisure upon them. They say that shorter hours are a disguised(隐性的) pay cut. The industrialists, who have no objection to the government’s plans, admit that shorter hours will help them cut costs. Younger Japanese who are supposed to be acting against their hard-working parents, show no sign of wanting time off, either. But unlike older workers, they do spend money in their spare time. Not content with watching television, they dance, dress up, sit in cafes, go to pop concerts and generally drive the leisure-industry boom. Now that they know how to consume, maybe the West can teach them to relax and enjoy themselves, too.
【小题1】The purpose of getting the Japanese to have more spare time is that           .

A.the government wants to show more concern for the health of the people
B.the government needs to get more goods from abroad
C.the Japanese have been working too hard
D.the Japanese hope to change the western prejudice
【小题2】The group of people who welcome the shorter-hour system in Japan is           .
A.the small companiesB.the industrialists
C.the unionsD.the younger generation
【小题3】The unions think that           .
A.the shorter hours they work, the higher pay the can get
B.the more they work, the less leisure they can enjoy
C.the shorter hours they work, the less pay they can have
D.the greater pressure the government is forcing on them, the less happy they can be
【小题4】The best title for this passage can be           .
A.Oh no! Not Saturday Again!B.Leisure: the Greatest Threat!
C.Enjoy While You are Young!D.Less Work and More Play!

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Mini  Book  Excerpts(节选)
Biography
When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it. The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.
J.D. Salinger A Life by Kenneth Slawenski(Random House,$27)
Mystery(疑案小说)
“You’re a smart boy. Benny’s death was no accident, and you’re the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it ? ”The boy was starting stubbornly at his lap again.
A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you …You recognized the man in the car, didn’t you?”
The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly.
Red Wolf by Liza Marklund(Atria Books, $25. 99)
Short Stories
She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don’t want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won’t. Some mothers love so their daughters won’t.
You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books,$15)
Humor
Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times! “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day’s drive of most cities?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle(Ecco,$14. 99)
【小题1】If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger , they should buy the book published by         

A.Random HouseB.Atria Books
C.Riverhead BooksD.Ecco
【小题2】The book Happy And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for       .
A.young childrenB.Disney World workers
C.middle school teachersD.parents with young children
【小题3】Which book describes women with characters of their own?
A. Happy And Other Bad Thoughts      B. You Are Free
C. J. D. Salinger :A Life                D. Red Wolf
【小题4】After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that        .
A.the murderer got away with the crime
B.Benny died of an accident
C.the boy helped arrest the murderer
D.Annika carried out the crime

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