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Module 3 课时跟踪检测（二） Introduction & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．Do you know what they are whispering (小声说) behind doors
2．Clouds are formed from drops of liquid hanging (悬挂) in the air.
3．Not having heard of the missing boy for half a month, his family became desperate (绝望的)．
4．Jim was a great support (支持) to us when our father died.
5．The scenes (景象) after the earthquake were terrible, the houses damaged, people buried or dead.
6．Although my uncle is old, he looks very strong and healthy (health)．
7．As we know, a novelist (novel) creates characters and a plot.
8．The death of their daughter was a cruel (cruelty) blow, which made them sad all day.
9．They serve (service) a wonderful meal to their guests.
10．My grandpa has a good appetite (食欲) and can have a large bowl of rice and many vegetables.
Ⅱ.选词填空
feed on， as if， in a ...voice， in astonishment， hold on to， take place， stare at， be eager for
1.He watched the game in astonishment for a while, “I can hardly believe my eyes！” he exclaimed.
2．He announced the news in a high voice to the people present at the meeting.
3．The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
4．It's not polite to stare at a girl in the face.
5．I can remember it well as if it were yesterday.
6．He held on to the rock to stop himself slipping.
7．As we know, such deer feed on green grass.
8．The boy studied day and night because he was eager for knowledge.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他一上台，观众就爆发出掌声。
No sooner had he stepped on the stage than the audience broke into applause.
2．直到我们失去健康才知道它的价值。
Not until we lose health do we know its value.
3．我没有想到他会来参加我的生日宴会，因此我惊讶地凝视着他。
Little did I think that he would come to my birthday party, so I stared at him in astonishment.
4．他们低声交谈，以便不被其他人听到。
They talked in a low voice in order that they should not be heard.
5．突然汤姆捡起一根棍子打在小偷的头上。
Suddenly Tom picked up a stick and hit the thief on the head.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Ronald Chernow was born in Brooklyn on March 3, 1949. His father was the creator of a stock brokerage firm while his mother was an accountant (会计). Chernow graduated with honors from Yale University and further studied in Cambridge University, where he began but did not finish a PhD program due to health concern. And then he moved to a farm.
Chernow began his career as a journalist. He wrote more than 60 articles in newspapers and magazines from 1973 to 1982. In 1983, he put his writing activity aside when he began serving as the director of financial policy studies with the Twentieth Century Fund, which is based in New York. In 1986, he left the organization and refocused his efforts on writing. In addition to his backgrounds of writing nonfiction works and biographies, Chernow continued to write articles for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has also provided commentary (现场解说) on business, politics, and finance on national radio and television shows while additionally appearing as an expert in documentary films (纪录片)．
It was in 1990 that Chernow published his first book, The House of Morgan, which dates back to the history of four generations of the J．P. Morgan financial empire. The reviewer for The New York Times Book Review said, “It is, quite simply, a tour de force.” It is no doubt that this is a great achievement in history. Soon the book was honored with the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
In 1993, Chernow published The Warburgs, which is a description of the Warburg family, who immigrated to the US from Germany in 1938. The Warburg family was an outstanding financial dynasty of German Jewish, known for their accomplishments in physics, classical music, art history and finance. The book was awarded the Columbia Business School's George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing.
In 1998, Chernow published Titan. The book reflected Chernow's continued interest in financial history, especially when shaped by renowned individuals. Time magazine named it as “one of the great American biographies”. He also won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the 2011 American History Book Prize for his book, Washington: A Life.
语篇解读：本文介绍了美国当代作家、历史学家Ronald Chernow的文学成就。
1．Why did Chernow stop his writing for 3 years
A．Because he took part in financial studies.
B．Because he prepared to change his profession.
C．Because he wanted to play a role in some films.
D．Because he was busy making comments on TV.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段的“In 1983, he put his writing activity aside when he began serving as the director of financial policy studies with the Twentieth Century Fund, which is based in New York.”可知，他当时终止了写作是因为他加入了金融政策的研究工作。
2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A．It is a simple story. B．It is an enjoyable trip.
C．It is an excellent work. D．It is a big pressure.
解析：选C 句意理解题。根据画线句后的“It is no doubt that this is a great achievement in history.”可知，这本书是一部优秀作品，并且获奖了。由此可知，纽约时报的评论家是说这本书是一部杰作。
3．What can we infer about Chernow
A．He has a poor family to support.
B．He is actually a famous economist.
C．He has won prizes for all his works.
D．He enjoys a great reputation in his country.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，Ronald Chernow出版了很多作品，也得过很多国际知名的奖项。由此可以推断，他在自己的国家享有盛誉。
4．The passage is mainly about .
A．the whole life of Ronald Chernow
B．the prizes Ronald Chernow has received
C．the introduction to some famous books in America
D．the early experiences and some achievements of Ronald Chernow
解析：选D 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了作家Ronald Chernow早年的一些经历和他的文学成就。
B
Susan Sontag (1933－2004) was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything — to read every book worth reading, to see every movie worth seeing. When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American cultural life, trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art. With great effort and serious judgment, Sontag walked at the latest edges of world culture.
Seriousness was one of Sontag's lifelong watchwords (格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well educated and the poor educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasures of pop culture. In Notes on Camp, the 1964 essay that first made her name, she explained what was then a little known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous.Notes on Camp, she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’，‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”．
By conviction (信念) she was a sensualist (感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist (伦理学者), and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s, it was the latter side of her that came forward. In Illness as Metaphor — published in 1978, after she suffered cancer — she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities (被压抑的个性), a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In re examining old positions was her lifelong habit.
In America, her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000. But it was as a tireless, all purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.“Sometimes，” she once said, “I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending ...is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.
语篇解读：本文介绍了桑塔格的相关信息。
5．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means Sontag .
A．was a symbol of American cultural life
B．developed world literature, film and art
C．published many essays about world culture
D．kept pace with the newest development of world culture
解析：选D 句意理解题。从句子本意来讲“桑塔格走在世界文化最前沿”，从时间上来讲，意思是“最新发生的”；而且第一段前面也讲到Sontag努力跟上文学、电影和艺术的新发展。本句含义是“桑塔格跟上世界文化最新发展的步伐”。
6．She first won her name through .
A．her story of a Polish actress
B．her book Illness as Metaphor
C．publishing essays in magazines like Partisan Review
D．her explanation of a set of difficult understandings
解析：选D 推理判断题。第二段讲到，Notes on Camp使她首次成名，而选项中没有这篇文章的名字。再看这句话，讲到在Notes on Camp这篇文章里，她解释了“a little known set of difficult understandings”。
7．According to the passage, Susan Sontag .
A．was a sensualist as well as a moralist
B．looked down upon the pop culture
C．thought content was more important than form
D．blamed the victim of cancer for being repressed
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“By conviction (信念) she was a sensualist (感觉论者), but by nature she was a moralist (伦理学者)”可知，她既是感觉论者，又是伦理学者，因此选A项。
8．Susan Sontag's lasting fame was made upon .
A．a tireless, all purpose cultural view
B．her lifelong watchword: seriousness
C．publishing books on morals
D．enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing
解析：选A 细节理解题。本题问的是桑塔格持久的名声，从最后一段第二句“But it was as a tireless, all purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame.”可知选A项。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
There are certain steps you can take to relieve the damage done by some of the previously mentioned reading problems. 1 Be sure to use and practice them as you read.
Take breaks.
Remember tiredness can lead to all of the health problems and to other problems as well. If you do not rest your mind, you will likely get tired and it will cost you points.
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You can mark your place either by pointing to each word as you read it, or by placing a sheet of paper underneath the line you are reading. Pointing to each word with a pencil or your finger helps your eyes see where they should be reading. Placing a piece of paper under the line helps you to move smoothly from one line to the next.
Read aloud.
3 If you must remain silent, whisper the words to yourself, or mouth the words, and say them in your head. It is important that you actually hear the sounds, even if you only hear them in your imagination. This multisensory approach allows you to see, hear, and feel what you are reading. Reading aloud should help you stay focused, understand better and remember what you are reading.
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If you are thinking about what is important enough to write down, you will pay more attention to the reading. 5 It will also help you process the main point of the passage and improve the possibility that you will remember things. In addition, the notes you take are a record of the passage that you can refer back to if you do forget elements.
A．Take notes.
B．Highlight text.
C．Trace your place.
D．This will keep your mind from wandering.
E．Notes about the entire passage should be written.
F．Just knowing about these techniques is not enough.
G．If you're in your own room, you can say each word aloud.
答案：1～5 FCGAD
Ⅵ.课时书面表达训练(根据提示完成小作文)
One day Peter picked up a wallet and found a lot of money in it 1.in astonishment (吃惊地). I asked Peter to 2.seize the chance (抓住机会), using the money to study fashion in Paris. But Peter 3.disagreed with (不同意) my idea that he would keep the money back for himself. He said 4.in a firm voice (以坚定的声音) that he would give the money back to the owner. The next day, the owner offered that Peter would study fashion 5.in reward for (作为酬谢) his kindness. 6.No sooner had Peter arrived in Paris than (彼得刚到巴黎就) he sent me an e mail. I 7.was eager to know (渴望知道) how things were going on in Paris. Many times, we also talked to each other 8.in whispers (低声地) about something private.PAGE
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Module 3 课时跟踪检测（三） Other Parts of the Module
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．I met the young man at the wedding (婚礼) of my relative last year.
2．On seeing the gift they wanted, the kids screamed (尖叫) with delight.
3．We could not reason out the way the robbers escaped (逃跑), because we were unable to find any trace of them.
4．He had been working there for a long time and accumulated (积累) a huge amount of experience.
5．As environment protection is becoming a public concern (关心之事), the government is determined to pay more attention to the issue.
6．Nowadays working parents find that, while they have good intentions (intend) to read bedtime stories to their children, it's hard to fit it into their busy schedules.
7．He entered the country illegally (legal) without any permit.
8．Many people died of starvation (starve) during the war times.
9．The map shows the distribution (distribute) of this species across the world.
10．I know how proud you are of the outstanding accomplishment (accomplish)．
Ⅱ.选词填空
a huge amount of， seize ...by the collar， escape from， let go of， a lack of， feel at home， suffer from， bring ...to the attention of
1.How to bring exercise to the attention of more students is puzzling us very much.
2．Fortunately, he escaped from the burning house without being injured.
3．Our life is becoming better and better while in some countries there are still some people suffering from hunger.
4．Before the thief could run away, the police seized him by the collar.
5．We devote a huge amount of time and money to education.
6．That's what hospitality is all about: making people feel at home when they're not.
7．He is shy and shows a lack of confidence in making friends.
8．As a saying goes，“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery.”So let's let go of the past and hold on to today.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．这个不关我的事。目前我最关心的事是我的学业。
It is no concern of mine. My greatest concern is my study at present.
2．一些大企业企图保护他们自身的利益。
Some big businesses intend to protect their own interests.
3．小鸟没被射中，但是最后却落入网中。
The bird escaped being shot, but was seized in a net at last.
4．你越细心，犯的错误就会越少。
The more careful you are, the fewer mistakes you will make.
5．对大学生来说，掌握一门外语是很有用的。
It is of great use/very useful for college students to master a foreign language.
Ⅳ.完形填空
The day finally came, when I had to leave the warm home where I'd grown up. I ran to the back yard, as tears came up from my heart. Suddenly I 1 a hand rest on my shoulder. I looked up to 2 my grandfather.“It isn't 3 ， is it, Billy？” he said softly.
Gently 4 my hand in his, we walked, hand in hand, to the front yard, 5 a huge red rose bush sat alone.“What do you see here, Billy？” he asked. I looked at the flowers, not knowing 6 to say, and then answered，“I see something soft and 7 ， grandpa.”
He pulled me 8 .“It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It's that special place in you heart that makes them so.”“Billy, I 9 these roses when my first son was born. It was my 10 of saying ‘thank you’ to God. I 11 to watch him pick roses for his mother. Then, as a young man of only 20, a terrible war robbed him of his life.” Grandpa slowly stood up.“Never say good bye, Billy. Never give 12 to the sadness and the loneliness. Instead, I want you to remember the joy and the 13 when you first said hello to a friend.”
A year later, my grandpa became very 14 . Then all members of the family were 15 back, and I returned to the old house. When it came to my 16 ， I took his hand as 17 as he had once taken mine.
“Hello, grandpa，” I 18 . His eyes slowly opened and said，“Hello, my friend.” With a brief 19 he died. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had 20 about never saying good bye — about refusing to give in to sadness.
语篇解读：本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述一天“我”为离开温暖的家而伤心难过时，祖父过来安慰“我”，并告诉“我”无论发生什么永远不要说再见。直到祖父去世时，“我”才真正明白祖父所说的“永远不要说再见”的真正含义——不要屈服于悲伤和难过。
1．A.felt B．fixed
C．watched D．heard
解析：选A 根据语境可知，此处指“我”跑到后院，任泪水流淌。突然“我”感觉有只手放在“我”的肩膀上。feel“感觉到”，符合语境。
2．A.watch B．interview
C．see D．discover
解析：选C 此处指“我”抬起头结果看见是祖父。see强调看的结果；watch强调有意识地“观看”。
3．A.difficult B．hard
C．easy D．comfortable
解析：选C 由上文可知，祖父看到“我”因不得不离开家而悲伤难过得哭了，所以他会说“不容易是吗”，故此处应为easy。
4．A.making B．taking
C．leading D．carrying
解析：选B 根据倒数第二段最后一句话“...I took his hand as as he had once taken mine.”可知，此 处应填taking，与下文相照应。
5．A.where B．when
C．which D．while
解析：选A “ a huge red rose bush sat alone”为非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the front yard，先行词在从句中作地点状语，故填关系副词where。
6．A.what B．how
C．who D．whether
解析：选A 此处指“我”看着花不知道该说什么。 to say为不定式的复合结构，say缺少宾语，故应用连接代词what引导，作动词say的宾语。
7．A.red B．tasty
C．funny D．beautiful
解析：选D 根据下文“It isn't just the roses that are beautiful, Billy.”可知，此处应填beautiful，与下文相照应。
8．A.close B．hard
C．far D．around
解析：选A 根据语境可知，此处是指祖父把“我”拉近。close“近的”，符合语境。
9．A.bought B．planted
C．treated D．discovered
解析：选B 根据语境可知，此处是指当祖父的第一个儿子出生时，他种植(plant)了这些玫瑰。
10．A.approach B．method
C．way D．solution
解析：选C method指相当精心安排的技术技巧所构成的方法，强调以效率与精确为其目标；way为普通用语，指一般的方法，a/the way of doing sth./to do sth.意为“做某事的方法”；A、D两项之后都接介词to。故选C。
11．A.preferred B．wanted
C．referred D．used
解析：选D 由下文“a terrible war robbed him of his life”可知，此处为祖父过去常常看儿子摘玫瑰花给他的母亲，而现在无法看到了，因为战争夺去了他年轻的生命。used to do sth.“过去常常做某事”，符合语境。
12．A.up B．off
C．in D．away
解析：选C give up“放弃”；give off“发出(气味等)”；give in“屈服，让步”；give away“赠送；泄露，出卖”。根据文章最后一句话“...about refusing to give in to sadness.”可知，此处应填give in，与下文相照应。
13．A.word B．happiness
C．sight D．memory
解析：选B 由并列连词and可知，空格处与前面joy相呼应。故应填表高兴的词，故选B。
14．A.ill B．weak
C．old D．serious
解析：选A 由下一句“Then all members of the family were back, and I returned to the old house.”可知，祖父这时病重。
15．A.ordered B．called
C．delivered D．sent
解析：选B 由于祖父病重，所以把家里所有的成员都叫回来。call back“把……叫回来”，符合语境。
16．A.pleasure B．duty
C．turn D．wish
解析：选C 此处指祖父临终前和家人作临终告别，当轮到“我”时，it comes to one's turn“轮流”，符合语境。
17．A.happily B．sadly
C．carefully D．gently
解析：选D 由第二段“Gently my hand in his ...”可知，当轮到“我”时，“我”像祖父曾经抓住“我”的手一样轻轻地抓住他的手。所以gently“轻轻地”，符合语境。
18．A.laughed B．shouted
C．added D．whispered
解析：选D laugh“笑”；shout“喊叫，大声说”；add“接着说，补充说”；whisper“小声说，耳语”。此处指“我”小声地说：“你好，祖父”。A、B、C三项皆不符合语境。
19．A.sign B．sigh
C．smile D．wave
解析：选C 此处应指祖父和“我”说完话之后是含笑而终。smile“笑”，符合语境。
20．A.thought B．meant
C．worried D．cared
解析：选B 此处是指突然“我”真正明白了祖父曾经说的关于“永远不要说再见”的含义。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
Kath Walker is a very important figure in Queensland history. She was a leading Australian poet, writer, political activist, artist and educator. Kath grew up on North Stradbroke Island; she left school and home at 13 to work as a maid in Brisbane.
During World War Two Kath volunteered to serve in the Australian Women's Army Service. She had to return to domestic service work to support her young sons when her marriage ended in the 1950s.
Kath had a lifelong commitment to advancing civil rights and improving the lives of her people. She was a leading member of Aboriginal (澳大利亚土著的) organisations that demanded Constitutional change to end state control over Aboriginal people.
This hard fought campaign resulted in the history making 1967 Referendum (公投). Australians voted to include the Aboriginal people in the census (人口普查) and to ensure they were covered by Commonwealth laws.
In the 1950s Kath also became interested in poetry. She joined the Realist Writer's Group where she was encouraged to publish her work. Her first collection, We Are Going, was published in 1964 selling over 10,000 copies.
Determined to lift the Aboriginal people out of suffering, Kath later moved back to Stradbroke Island to become an educator and cultural guardian for her people. She founded the Noonuccal Nughie Education and Cultural Centre at her home, Moongalba.
In the 1970s Kath travelled across Australia and the world on lecture tours to raise awareness of the disadvantage experienced by her people.
Kath continued to be a successful writer. She wrote a series of books for young readers recreating the stories she learned as a young girl, starting with Stradbroke Dreamtime (1972). She saw young people as the hope of the future with thousands visiting the centre at North Stradbroke during the final decades of her life.
In 1987 Kath changed her name to Oodgeroo Noonuccal. Oodgeroo continued to work for her people up to her death. She died at her home on Stradbroke Island on 16 September 1993. She will be remembered for her pioneering poetry and her important role in Australian political life.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章介绍了澳大利亚著名土著女诗人Kath Walker的生平。
1．Why did Kath go to Brisbane at the age of 13
A．To take a job.
B．To learn writing.
C．To join the army.
D．To get involved in politics.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第一段中的“she left school and home at 13 to work as a maid in Brisbane”可知，十三岁的Kath去布里斯班工作。
2．What can we learn about We Are Going
A．It's basically a novel.
B．It contains different poems.
C．It sold over 10,000 copies in 1964.
D．It was published by the Realist Writer's Group.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第五段中的“Kath also became interested in poetry”和“Her first collection”可知，We Are Going是一本诗歌集。
3．What drew Kath back to Stradbroke Island
A．Natural scenery. B．Family members.
C．Outside pressure. D．Inner responsibility.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由倒数第四段的“Determined to lift the Aboriginal people out of suffering ...become an educator and cultural guardian for her people”可知，是内在的责任感驱使Kath回到家乡。
B
You might think that “global warming” means nothing more than a rise in the world's temperature. But, rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离) of an island nation — the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland.
During the 20th century, sea level rose 8 12 inches. As a result, Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country's drinking water.
Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official, reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years. Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.
Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (导致温室效应的气体排放), which are a main cause of global warming. “By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years，” Laupepa told the BBC.
Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries.
Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising sea levels. Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an “endangered nation”．
语篇解读：这篇短文主要讲述了全球变暖造成的恶劣影响。
4．The text is mainly about .
A．rapid changes in earth's temperature
B．bad effects of global warming
C．moving off a country to a new place
D．reasons for lowland flooding
解析：选B 主旨大意题。这篇短文主要讲述了全球变暖造成的恶劣影响。
5．According to scientists, the direct cause of more and fiercer storms is .
A．greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations
B．higher surface water temperatures of the sea
C．continuous global warming
D．rising sea levels
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damaging storms.”可判断出，造成严重暴风雨的直接原因是海洋表面水温太高。
6．Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not .
A．agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions
B．sign an agreement with Tuvalu
C．allow Tuvaluans to move to the US
D．believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real
解析：选A 细节理解题。第四段第一句话表明，Laupepa 对美国表示不满的原因是美国拒绝签署减少温室效应气体排放的公约。PAGE
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Module 3 课时跟踪检测（一） Introduction & Reading — Pre-reading
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A
What do literary greats Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns have in common They both lived and wrote in Edinburgh, along with many other big names in the field of literature. This fact helped UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) award the city the title of World's First City of Literature on October 14.
Edinburgh left a lasting impression on Arthur Conan Doyle (1859－1930)．Although he was born there he went to school in England but returned home for medical school. After graduating he moved to London and began writing his Sherlock Holmes stories. His inspiration for the character came from one of his professors at university. Holmes' methods were so clever that they actually furthered the advance of the study of criminology (犯罪学)．
Robert Burns (1759－1796) is still regarded as Scotland's national poet, more than 200 years after his death. He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday. One of his songs, My Love is Like a Red Red Rose ranks among the finest love songs ever written and Auld Lang Syne (《友谊地久天长》) is sung all around the world.
As one of the first literate societies in Europe, the Scottish Parliament passed the world's first compulsory (义务) education law in 1496. By the 1790s, almost all Scots could read. Visitors to Scotland often observed that even the lowest members of society had copies of Burns' poems and other books.
语篇解读：本文简单介绍了苏格兰的文坛巨匠亚瑟·科南·道尔和罗伯特·伯恩斯以及苏格兰产生众多文学巨匠的历史渊源。
1．Edinburgh was awarded the title of World's First City of Literature because ________.
A．the first award ceremony of literature was held there
B．many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns were born there
C．it left a deep impression on many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
D．many literary greats like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Burns often wrote about it
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段所表述的：文坛巨匠亚瑟·科南·道尔和罗伯特·伯恩斯与文学界的其他一些名人一样，他们两人都出生在爱丁堡，笔耕于爱丁堡。在这座城市里诞生了许许多多的作家，正因为这浓郁的书香，联合国教科文组织于10月14日把“世界首座文学之城”的荣誉授予了爱丁堡。
2．Arthur Conan Doyle was remembered mainly for his ________.
A．detective stories
B．love poems and songs
C．contribution to the study of criminology
D．clever writing skills
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第二段中的内容：亚瑟·科南·道尔创作了福尔摩斯故事系列，其探案方法被描绘得非常奇妙，这让犯罪学研究也获益匪浅，得到了进一步的发展。由此推理他是以“侦探小说”而出名。
3．In honour of Robert Burns, ________.
A．My Love is like a Red Red Rose and Auld Lang Syne are sung all around the world
B．his works are translated into many languages every year
C．a celebration is held more than 200 years after his death
D．a celebration is held every year on his birthday
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“He is celebrated all over the world through translations of his work and the annual Burns Night supper on his birthday.”一句可知：每年，人们在他的诞辰日举行“伯恩斯之夜”晚宴，以示纪念。
4．In the last paragraph, the writer mainly discussed ________.
A．the impression of visitors to Scotland
B．how Burns' poems are popular in Scotland
C．the possible history reasons for many literary greats in Scotland
D．how the world's first compulsory education law was made
解析：选C 段落大意题。根据最后一段所表述的意义：苏格兰之所以产生这么多的文学巨匠有其历史渊源。短文中列举了三个细节，苏格兰议会于1496年通过了世界上第一个义务教育法案。到18世纪90年代的时候，几乎所有的苏格兰人都能识字了。许多去苏格兰游览的人发现，就连苏格兰的市井小民也在读着伯恩斯的诗以及其他一些书。
B
Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the greatest resources of the English Language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty five thousand! There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort, even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.
However, it is surprising that we should know comparatively (相对地) little about the life of the greatest English author. We know that Shakespeare was born in 1564 in Stratford on Avon, and that he died there in 1616. He almost certainly attended the grammar school in the town, but of this we cannot be sure. We know that he was married there in 1582 to Anne Hathaway and that he had three children. We know that he spent much of his life in London writing his masterpieces. But this is almost all that we do know.
However, what is important about Shakespeare's life is not its details but its products, the plays and the poems. For many years scholars have been trying to add a few facts about Shakespeare's life to the small number we already possess and for an equally long time critics (批评) have been theorizing (理论化) about the plays. Sometimes, indeed, it seems that the poetry of Shakespeare will disappear under the great mass of comment that has been written up on it.
Fortunately, this is not likely to happen. Shakespeare's people have long delighted not just the English but lovers of literature everywhere, and will continue to do so after the scholars and critics and all their works have been forgotten.
语篇解读：本文介绍了莎士比亚的生平及他的作品对后世的影响。
5．What's Paragraph 1 mainly about
A．The great varieties in writing styles.
B．The great length of Shakespeare's works.
C．The richness of the content in Shakespeare's works.
D．The rich English language used by Shakespeare in his works.
解析：选D 段落大意题。本段开头点出莎士比亚较其他作家而言，对英语使用的最为充分，接着对其进行了例证，即其作品中的词汇是常人使用的词汇的5倍。由此可知D项正确。
6．According to the passage，which of the following remains uncertain about Shakespeare
A．His date of birth.
B．His marriage.
C．His life in the grammar school.
D．His date of death.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，莎士比亚有没有上过文法学校不确定。所以选C项。
7．What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 mean
A．People don't think the poetry of Shakespeare good any more.
B．People pay more attention to the comment than the poetry of Shakespeare.
C．People can't read the poetry of Shakespeare any more.
D．The comment is printed on the poetry of Shakespeare.
解析：选B 推理判断题。在大量的评论之下，莎士比亚的诗歌看起来会消失，由此可以看出人们过多地注意了评论而忽略了诗歌。
8．“Shakespeare's people” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A．the characters in Shakespeare's works
B．the people living in Shakespeare's day
C．the readers of Shakespeare's works
D．the people whose native language is English
解析：选A 推理判断题。该段从侧面肯定了莎士比亚的作品，是“莎士比亚作品中的人物”为英语增加了光彩，也使热爱文学的人们感到愉悦。
C
Have you ever heard of an old saying Intelligence is a born ability while goodness is a choice. Gifts are easy — they're given after all. Choices can be hard.
I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start ups don't and I wasn't sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me I should go for it. As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor. I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me for a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.
After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choice.
语篇解读：本文讲述了作者创办亚马逊网上书店的过程，告诉读者坚持自己的选择虽然困难却是值得的。
9．What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore
A．His dream of being an inventor.
B．The support of his wife.
C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.
D．Millions of exciting titles.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“I got the idea ... the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast”可知，因特网使用率的迅速增长激发了作者创建网上书店的想法。故选C。
10．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence
A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.
B．He would be very excited if he tried it out.
C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.
D．The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.
解析：选A 句意理解题。根据第三段的倒数第二句“I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing”可知，作者不会后悔去尝试或者失败，但是有了想法却从未尝试过会让他不能释怀。haunt意为“萦绕于脑际，长期不断地缠扰(某人)”。故选A。
11．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
A．Cleverness and Kindness
B．The Starting of Amazon
C．Following My Passion
D．We Are What We Choose
解析：选D 标题归纳题。根据第一段的最后一句“Choices can be hard”以及最后一段的末句“For all of us, in the end, we are our choice”可知，作者以自己的亲身经历强调了坚持自己的选择对人生的意义。
12．We can know from the passage that ________.
A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author
B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea
C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea
D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段的“Seen in that light ...I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing”并结合文章主旨可知，作者即使失败也不后悔自己的选择。
