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Englishlanguageexerci(G1T2)

12.23-12.27

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gcomprehension

efollowingpassageandjudgethestatements

Europehaxperiencedenormousupheavals（动荡）,revolutions,

parationsand

witheachchange,powerhasshifted,creatingnewwinnersandnewlors.

Butforonegroup—thegypsies—chupheaval,the

yhavesurvivedtobecome

Europe’er,theyhavesucceededinprervingtheircultureandtheirway

oflifeinthefaceofgenocide(屠杀),politicalpercutionandpoverty.

Inothercaswhereminoritieshavesurvivedsimilarpercutions—likeJewsduringWorldWarII,

orBlacksinSouthAfrica—theircauhasreceivedinternationalsupport.

Bycontrast,thegypsies’successatprervingtheircultureisnotregardedasanachievementat

d,it’sviewedasprooftheyarebothunwillingandunabletochange,andtherefore

,in1993,thePresidentofSlovakRepublic,VladimirMeciar,attackedtheir

wayoflifeandsaidstepsshouldbetaken“tocurtail(缩减)theextendedreproductionofthis

sociallyunacceptableandmentallybackwardpopulation”.

Ifsuchathinghadbeensaidaboutanyotherminority,thepoliticaloutcrywouldhavebeen

,becautheSlovakPresidentwasreferringtogypsies,therewerefewcomplaints

exceptfromafewsmallorganizationsthattrytoprotectgypsies’rights.

Thereislittlechancethatattitudestowardsgypsieswillchange,atleastintheforeeablefuture.

Protectionunderhumanrights’lawsmightcomeifEasternEuropecountriesjointheEuropean

wswillneverbeenoughtoputanendtocenturiesofdiscrimination,butforthetime

being,theyarethegypsies’besthope.

(1).ThepreviouscenturyhaswitnessgreatchangesinEuropeinwhichpoliticalpatternsof

Europeancountrieshaveshifted.

(2).Thegypsieshavebeeninapoorerlivingconditionthanbeforewitheachchangebecauthey

havejustreceivedalittlepoliticalsupport

(3).Thegypsies’successatprervingtheircultureisnotregardedasanachievementbecau

theircultureisregardedassociallyunacceptable.

(4).ThegypsiesareeagerlyhopingforHumanrightslaws.

(5).Thegypsiescangettheirhopesuponlyontheconditionthatattitudestowardsthemchange.

efollowingpassageandanswerthequestions

NeverGiveUp

Theytoldhimtoquit,thathewasn'tgoodenough,butfigureskaterPaulWylierefudtolisten.

WhenhesteppedofftheplaneinWashington,D.C.,followingthe1992WinterGames,and

everyoneintheterminalstartedclapping,'sbehind

me?ethesilvermedalinhispocket,hecouldn'tbelievethattheapplau

atmomenton,Paulrecognizedthathislifewouldneverbethesame.

ThesilvermedalheearnedinAlbertville,France,usheredthe27-year-oldfigureskaterintoa

olongeranobodywhochokedatbigevents,likethe1988Calgary

Olympics,ertherecipientofadvicefromjudges

who,afterPaul'sperformanceinthe'91WorldChampionships,suggestedthathequit:"Make

roomfortheyoungerskaters."

Nolongerthetargetofloadedquestionsfromreporterscoveringthe'91OlympicTrials("What

areyoudoinghere?").al

ChampionToddEldredgeorthree-timedefendingWorldChampionKurtBrowningofCanada.

etewhokeptgoingwhendoubterssuggestedhe

tHarvardUniversitygraduatewhohadfrequentlyfantasizedaboutlifewithoutgrueling

hoursontheice,manwhohaddiscoveredand

demonstratedthatgoalscanbereachednomatterhowmanyobstaclesandbotchedattemptslie

intheway.

"AreporterwhointerviewedmeattheClosingCeremoniestoldme,'Youcamehereanunknown

andnowyougohomeahero,'"Paulsays."Ithoughtthatwasinteresting,becauIwasinFrance

'tuntilIsteppedoffthe

re

changedbythefactthatIwasabletopervereandwinthesilvermedaleventhoughalmost

everyonehadcountedmeout."

Attimes,Paulhadalmostcountedhimlfout."Twomonthsbeforethe'92Olympics,USA

Todaydidasurveyofdifferentathletesandasked,'Howoftendoyoucontemplateretirement?'

Thechoiceswere:'yearly,''monthly'or'weekly.'

"Iwrote,'daily,'stdecided,I'mgoingtopervereand

hanginthere,becauIhaveashot."

Thingsdefinitelychangedin1992inAlbertville."Tohavemystorybeonethatbroughttearsto

people'yes,becauofthewayitturnedaround—thatchangedmylifeaswell,"Paulsays."I

lookedatmyskatingcareerandsawitrewrittenandbeautiful,asoppodtoabigdisappointment

andmanyyearsstrugglingtowardsomegoalbutnotreachingit."

Withmedalinhand,Paulwassuddenlyusheredintoaworldoflucrativeendormentsand

figure-skatingworldtours,hingyoumightexpect

ofacelebrityhero,butnoneofwhatPaulhimlfbelievesmeritsthehonorofthattitle.

"Whatmakesatrueheroislflessrvice,"hesays."Orsomeonewholifeandactions

'tthinkthatwhatIdidwaslflessrvice.

ButGodudthestoryofmylifetoinspireothers."

Heroism,Paulhasobrved,askaterachievesperfection

bypracticingsmallpartsofhislargerroutinedayafterday,aheromustlookforwaystorveona

regularbasis—notjustinacrisisormorevisiblesituation.

anOlympicmedallositslusterafteryearsofstorage,aherowilllohiscredibilityifhestops

uljoinsthethousandsofotherswatchingtheOlympicsin

SaltLakeCity,heknowsthatbehindthescenesofeachvictory,ofeachrecord-ttingfinish,

whorefutogiveup.

(1).WhichofthefollowingproverbsismostappropriateindescribingPaulWylieandhis

achievement?

A)Allthingswillcomeroundtohimwhowillbutwait.

B)Asmoothanevermakesaskillfulmariner.

C)Timepastcannotbecalledbackagain.

D)Successbelongstothepervering.

(2).PaulWyliehadnoideathattheapplauwasforhimwhenhesteppedofftheplanebecau

__________.

A)hedidn'trealizethathehadbecomeanationalhero

B)hethoughttherewasacelebritywalkingbehindhim

C)hedidn'tthinkitwasabigdealtowinasilvermedal

D)hethoughthewasstillthesamepersonasbefore

(3).PaulWyliehadexperiencedallofthefollowingexceptthat__________.

A)hewasleftbehindbynineskatersinthe1988CalgaryOlympics

B)hewasadvidtoquitskatingandgiveopportunitytoyoungerskaters

C)hedidn'tskateaswellasToddEldredgeandKurtBrowningincompetitions

D)hehadanexcellentperformanceinthe'91OlympicTrialsandwon

(4).ManypeoplecountedPaulWylieoutbecau__________.

A)theyknewthathewasgoingtoretiresoon

B)hedecidedtopervereandhangitthere

C)theydidn'tthinkthathewouldbeabletowinamedal

D)hehadbeendoingextremelywellandwaslikelytowin

(5).AccordingtoPaulWylie,aheroisone__________.

A)whoonlystandsupintimesofcrisisorinmorevisiblesituations

B)whodoesgooddeedsregularlyorinspiresotherswithhisownaction

C)whoskatestoachieveperfectionbypracticingsmallpartveryday

D)whoisgoingtotarecordintheOlympicstobeheldinSaltLakeCity

efollowingpassageandanswerthequestions

WilliamJoyce

byRandallBurns

WilliamJoycewasbornonDecember11,1957,inShreveport,hersaidthathe

thgrade,Joycewroteandillustratedhisfirstbookand

dina

smalltown,r,acaringlibrarianintroducedhimto

manywonderfulchildren’sbooks,includingPeterRabbit,StuartLittle,andWheretheWildThings

ookndedupchanginghislife.

Joycecamefromacreativefamilyofartists,operasingers,’sparentsadvocated

artisticinterests,,heenteredartschool,buthe

llshelearnedtherewouldbecomeufultohim

laterinhiscareer.

Aftercollege,JoycemovedtoNewYorkCityandbegandrawingpicturesforchildren’

firstbookhewroteandillustrated,GeorgeShrinks,ktellsthestory

eofhissize,hethinks

ofcreativewaystocompletehischores,1988,

JoycecreatedoneofhisfavoritecharactersinDinosaurBobandHisAdventureswiththeFamily

okisaboutahappydinosaurthatliveswithahumanfamily.

Throughhardwork,1995,heud

meyear,whileworkingforthe

DisneyChannel,sries,JoycewontwoEmmy

2001,theshowGeorgeShrinks,badonJoyce’s1985book,premieredontelevision.

In2012,J

Lessmore.

AlthoughJoyceenjoysallaspectsofhiswork,hehassaidthatwritingandillustratingbooksare

stillhisfavoritejobs.“’sgreat,”thinks

thattechnologygiveshimachancetoworkindifferentways.“Itisathrillingtimeforastoryteller

likemetobeabletodomystoriesthewayIwanttodotheminsomanydifferentmedia.”William

Joyceemsmorethancapableofchangingwiththetimes,andhisreaderswillcontinueto

experiencethethrillofJoyce’sstoriesformanyyearstocome.

(1)Inthecondntence,whatdidJoyce’sfathermeanbysayingthatJoyce“wasbornwitha

pencilinhishand”?

asalwaysinterestedinwriting.

ftenimitatedhisfather’sbehavior.

ikedtoplaywithpencilsasachild.

earnedtowritewhenhewasababy.

(2).WhatkeyeventdoestheauthorofthepassagesuggestledtoWilliamJoyce’scareerasan

author?

rewupinasmalltown.

ookartclass.

eadmanychildren’sbooks.

enttofilmschool.

(3)Whichstatementbestidentifiesthecentralideaofthepassage?

’sloveoftravelhasinfluencedhischoiceofwritingtopics.

’sinterestinlearningnewthingshashelpedhimbecomeasuccessfulwriterandartist.

’smanyawardsprovethathishardworkhaspaidoff.

’sstrugglestobecomeawriterandillustratorhelpedtoshapehiswork.

(4)HowdoestheauthorofthepassagebestconveyhisopinionofJoyce?

aininghowJoycehasinfluencedothers

ngthevariousawardsJoycehasreceived

ribingimportanteventsinJoyce’schildhood

ingthatfuturereaderswillenjoyJoyce’sstories

(5)Howdoparagraphs3and4contributetotherestofthepassage?

vealhowimportantrecognitionfromotherswastoJoyce.

ovidedescriptionsofJoyce’swritinghabitsandprocess.

monstratethevarietyofJoyce’sworkandimagination.

phasizehowlongJoycehadtoworktobecomefamous.

efollowingtwopassagesandanswerthequestions

passage1

UndertheMidnightSun

byElizabethGawlik

WhenIlefttospendayearinSweden,IneverrealizedhowmuchIwouldlearn,notonlyaboutthe

languageandculture,sweretheBolins,afarmingfamilywholived

ughtmeaboutfamilyandthevalueofhardwork.

IattendedthelocalhighschoolinSollefteå,asmallcityabout30kmfromthefarmingcommunity

rpri,hangefrom

theyellowschoolbusathome!

Beforestartingmyhomeworkintheafternoon,Ioftentooklongwalksinthewoodsandthehills

shlaw,knownas“EveryMan’sRight,”allowsyoutowalkorcamp

anywhereyouplea,aslongasyoudon’tdamagepropertyandstayareasonabledistanceaway

frompeople’shous.

Thoughtheyworkedhardonthefarm,theBolins’

toexperiencesomeinterestingtrips.

Intheearlyfall,weattendedtheWorldPlowingChampionshipwhichwasbeingheldinsouthern

Sweden,ntwaslikeacountyfairgoneinternationalandfeaturedmuch

competedineventsasdiverasplowing,woodhauling,andjousting!

Farmersfromalloverweretheretoshowofftheirhardworkandenjoyararemomentinthesun.

oschoolinthedarkandboardedthe

endsIenjoyedwalkingorskiing,eingmyforests

ofsummerandfallcoveredinawintrywhitearray.

Thegloomofwinter,however,didnotdampenanyone’ilywiledawaythelong,

ycelebrationswerefilledwithlightandjoy,includinga

tripbyhor-drawnsleightoanearlymorningChristmasrvice.

freehours,Iwalkedtotownwithfriendsfrom

vedhillsandforestsbegantoputonanewcoat

ofsparklingcolors.

MidsummerEveinJunewashosttoalargecelebrationwithfamilyandneighborsfromallaround.

Wehadfunbuildingamidsummerpole,playinggames,eatingdeliciousfood,andjust

beingtogether.

SoonafterMidsummer,IreturnedtomyhomeintheU.S.,notonlyliterateinanewlanguageand

culture,butalsowithanewconfidenceinmyownabilitiesandanewappreciationforthebondsof

family.

passage2

Grandpa

WhenIwalkintomyNavajograndfather’shoganIstillehimsittingonhisclean,well-madebed.

PaulJumbowasamanwholookedlikehewasaboutforty,e

wasadarkbrown,alittlewrinkled,andhehadhairandamustachethatwerelikesaltandpepper.

HedresdinfadedLevis,flannelshirts,worked

eretimeswhenyouwouldthinkhewasamachine.

Grandpahadlotsofmachineryandaprettygood-sizedfarm,ren’t

workingoutinthefieldsorwiththemachinery,weweregettingwoodfromaforestthatwasnearly

amileaway—thatwood-haulingwassomehardwork!Sometimeswefeltasthoughweweregoing

ewithhimwasn’aveafunside.

andpagothisSocialSecuritycheck,hewould

headofftowardtown,thesandboots,jewelryandturquoi

sthought

theywerescaredofhim,buttheyreallyrespectedhim,too.

Sometimesintheeveningwe’dtellsome

prettyoff-colorjokes,safrequenttopicofconversation,’t

ndedmeofalion—sorene,yetstrong.

evedintheNavajoreligionlikenoone

el,bersittinginthathoganofhisfor

mesitwouldtakeacoupleofhours,

ceremonieswerealwaysaweirdexperienceformebecauIdidn’tknowmuchabouttheculture.

Infact,t’sbecauoftheinfluencehe

hadonme.

,whoelisthere?Hetaughtmemore

htmeaboutlife,manhood,betthatI’mgratefulforthe

.

Notes:

:aone-roomNavajobuildingudforspecialceremoniesorasahome.

hebreeze:talkinafriendlyway;chatfreely

-color:notproperorsociallyacceptable

oneel:inastrong,dedicatedway

(1).In“UndertheMidnightSun,”whatroledotheasonsplayinthestory?

tascharacters,sometimesruiningthenarrator’smood.

acethenarrator’smemorieswithinspecifictimesandlocations.

prenttheholidaysthatthenarratorcelebrateswithherhostfamily.

owdowntheactionwithphysicaldescriptionsofthechangingweather.

(2).In“UndertheMidnightSun,”whichaspectofthenarrator’xperiencemadethemostlasting

impression?

oolactivities

ationshipswithnewfriends

dooractivities

cationaboutanewlanguage

(3).In“Grandpa,”howdoesthenarratormostdevelopthecharacterofGrandpa?

ribingexperiencesthenarratorhadwithhim

ainingwhatotherpeoplethoughtofhim

entingfactsabouthislifeandaccomplishments

inghowhetreatedthenarrator

(4).Readthentencefromthelastparagraphof“Grandpa.”Imean,whoelisthere?

Howdoestheauthor’suofthewordsaffectthetoneofthestory?

alsthenarrator’soptimisticpointofview.

tionstheimportanceofthenarrator’srelatives.

eststhenarrator’swhimsicalattitudeinthestory.

asizesthenarrator’sreverenceforhisgrandfather.

(5).Howarethepassagesalikeintheirdevelopment?

ssagemphasizetheremotenessoftheirttings.

ssagesfeaturenarratorsdescribingeventsfromthepast.

ssagesdescribeyoungpeopleturningintomatureadults.

ssagescontainnsoryimagesfromthenarrators’experiences.

gthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestions

NEELIEKROES,theEuropeanUnion’scompetitioncommissioner,didnotminceherwordswhen

reportingonEurope’’nergyfirmshave

“verticallyintegrated”energy

companiessuchasElectricitédeFrance(EDF)orGermany’,widelydubbedas“national

champions”,ompetition,eagerforartificially

highprices,theyarehelpingtoblocktheefficientgeneration,transmissionanddistributionof

energyonthecontinent.

swantstoecheaperenergy,andintendsto

pushsupplierstodivesttheirdistributionnetworkandtogetthemtoinvestmoreintransportation

systemssothatmoreenergy—intheformofgas,orelectricity,forexample—canfloweasilyover

markablyhard,forexample,forgas-poorGermanytoimportfromtheneighbouring,

iesthatdominatenationalmarketshave,sofar,hadlittleinterestin

improvingtheinterconnectionswhichwouldmeanlowerpricesforconsumersacrossthecontinent.

MsKroes,ofcour,opeanCommission,whichonthesame

dayprenteditsrecommendationforimprovingEUenergypolicy,alsowantstoethe

unbundlingofownership,thelegalparationofenergysuppliersandtransporters,somethingthat

theintegratedenergycompaniesandinterestedgovernments,notablyinFranceandGermany,are

boundtooppoferociously.

Complics

beenmadeoftheriskforwesternEuropeofdependingtooheavilyonRussianexportsofgas.

RussiaunderVladimirPutinispronetousingenergyexportsasablunttoolofforeignpolicy,

arRussiainterruptedgas

deliveriestoUkraine,ekitblockedoil

exportspassingviaBelarustoEurope,thoughthatspatwassoonresolved.

TheriskisthatconcernsaboutcurityofsupplymaybeudspuriouslybythoinEuropewho

DFmayclaim

thatonlyprotectednationalchampionsareabletocuresupply,bystrikinglong-termdealswith

alsaretoooftenpolitically

tionhasbeentriedforlongenoughandevidentlyhas

notworkedfortheinternalmarket,norhavethecompaniescuredthebestdealsfor

consumersfromtheRussians.

Incontrast,theCommission’snewpolicypropos,ideally,abreak-upofthecompaniesinto

suppliersanddistributors.(Asacondbestsolution,especiallyforFranceandGermany,it

recommendsthemanagementofthenetworksbyathirdparty.)Properlyindependentmanagersof

Europe’nergynetworkswouldhaveastrongincentivetobuildinterconnectingpipelinesand

gasmarketanothermeansofensuringcompetitionand

curitywouldbefindingamorediverrangeofsuppliers,forexamplebybuildingmoreterminals

dalsobelikelytomeanlowerprices,iftheexampleof

liberalidBritainoverthepasttenyearsisanythingtogoby.

Whetheranyofthisislikelytohappensoon,however,missionisalso

callingforEuropeangovernmentstoagreeonacommonefforttoreducecarbonemissionsbyat

least20%by2020(comparedwith1990levels).IfAmericaiswillingtoplayball,theCommission

propostoreduceemissionsbyasmuchas30%.Achievingeithertargetwouldmeanpromoting

cleanercars,amoreeffectiveemissions-tradingsystemforEurope,wideruofpublictransport

andasharpincreaintheuofrenewablesourcesofenergy,t

islaudableenough,butwillalsorequirepoliticalhor-tradingasgovernments—Europe’sleaders

areduetomeetinMarchtodiscussthevariounergyproposals—trytoavoidcommitmentsthat

mayhurtdomesticenergycompaniesormakeEuropeanfirmslesscompetitivethanrivalsin

America,Asiaandelwhere.

(1)-(5)Dothefollowingstatementsreflecttheviewsofthewriterinthereadingpassage?

YESifthestatementreflectstheviewsofthewriter

NOifthestatementcontradictstheviewsofthewriter

NOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationaboutthisinthepassage

(1)Europe’nergycompanieshavefundedtheconstructionofthedistributionnetwork.

(2)TherehasbeenawiderangeofenergypriceswithinEurope.

(3)Gas-poorGermanyhastopayapricehigherthanaveragetoimportgasfromitsneighbour.

(4)DFmayoppotheliberalisationduetotheirconcernsaboutthecurityofenergy

supply.

(5)TheEuropeanCommissionpropostoreducecarbonemissionsby30%ingto

cutits.

(6)Lookattheboxofcountriesbelow.

ChooOneorTwocountriestocompletethefollowingntences.

Countries

s

n

y

e

.S.

’sdangerousforwesternEuropetodependtoomuchongasimportsfrom……

alidpolicyofenergysupplywanforcedovertenyearsin…

arenergysuppliesincentralandwesternEuropewasaffectedowingtotheinterruption

ofgasdeliveriesto…

ernmentsin……areboundtooppotheparationofenergysuppliersand

transporters?

ortspassingvia…toEuropewasblockedthisweek.

(7).TheECdisagreeswithenergyfirmstostrikelong-termdealswithforeignsuppliersbecau

suchdealsareusuallyfarfrom__________________________________

(8).TheECpropostosplittho“nationalchampions”into________________________

(9).Amorediverrangeofsupplierswouldguarantee____________________intheEuropean

gasmarket.

(10).Therealizationofcarbonemissionsreductionwouldrequirethepromotionofcleanercars,a

betteremissions-tradingsystem,wideruofpublictransportandmoreuof

_________________________ofenergy.

KEY

1.A2.A3.C4.A5.D6.B7.B8.B9.C10.C11.D12.D13.C14.B15.D16.A17.B18.A19.A20.D21.D22.A

23.A24.C25.A26.B27.D28.A29.C30.C31.C32.D33.B34.B35.A36.C37.B38.A39.A40.B41.D42.B

43.C44.B45.D46.B47.A48.B49.A50.C

51.(1)T(2)F(3)T(4)T(5)F

52.(1)D(2)A(3)D(4)C(5)B

53.(1)A(2)C(3)B(4)D(5)C

54.(1)B(2)C(3)A(4)D(5)B

55.(1)NO(2)YES(3)NOTGIVEN(4)NO(5)YES

(6).A

(7)transparent

(8)suppliersanddistributors

(9)competitiionandcurity

(10)renewablesources