第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题，第二节5小题;每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

( A)

Women had a significant part to play during World War II, which was the time when women also made their own contributions during this very difficult period.Some women’s great efforts and their names have been recorded in history, but the efforts of many women and their contributions have often gone unnoticed in World War II.Their struggles and the kind of sacrifices that were seen in World War II was the time when women left their kitchen work and moved on to shipyards and defense places to secure a place for themselves.Here is a look at some of the strong figures of women in World War II.

Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina was born in Glazov of Russia on December 12, 1919.In 1943, she was sent to the Central Women’s Sniper Training School and upon her graduation in April, she was further sent to the front.She managed to kill around 16 enemies in the first three months! Unfortunately she was captured(俘虏) by the enemies and was killed on the fifth of July in 1944.Today, the street where she grew up has been renamed in her memory.

Anne Frank was a German-born Jewish girl who was well known for the publication of her diary that described all her experiences when the Germans occupied Holland in World War II.Anne was born on June 12, 1929 and she, along with her family, went into hiding in July 1942.Two years later, her family was captured and seven months from her arrest, Anne Frank died of illness in early March 1945.

Margaret Ringenberg was born on 17 June, 1921, in Indiana of America.She began her career during World War II when she became a ferry pilot for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.After that she turned flight instructor in 1945.She even wrote her own book named Girls Can’t Be Pilots.She passed away on 28 July, 2008, after flying for 40,000 hours in the air.

Hannah Szenes was born on 17th July, 1921 and was trained to parachute (用降落伞空投)by the British army into Yugoslavia during World War II.This task was given in order to save Jews of Hungry.Her secret mission was not revealed even when she was tortured (折磨)following her arrest at the Hungarian border.Hannah Szenes had to brave immense tortures, yet she did not lose heart.She bravely battled it out and tried to sing to keep her spirits high! She also kept a record of events in her diary till 7th November, 1944, when she was finally killed.

These names are just a few of the women who played a significant part in World War II.Their stories go a long way in showing the kind of lifestyles they led and their struggles and sacrifices.

41.What is mainly discussed in the text?

A.Women were braver than men in World War II.

B.Women and men made equal contributions in the World War II.

C.Women played a significant role in World War II.

D.Women’s death rate was high in World War II.

42.Which of the four heroines died the youngest?

A.Tatiana Baramzina B.Anne Frank

C.Margaret Ringenberg D.Hannah Szenes

43.Who were killed by the enemy in the war?

A.Tatiana Baramzina and Anne Frank. B.Hannah Szenes and Tatiana Baramzina

C.Anne Frank and Margaret Ringenberg D.Margaret Ringenberg and Hannah Szenes.

44.It can be learned from the text that ______________ .

A.Tatiana Baramzina was once a flight instructor

B.Margaret Ringenberg was the best at writing about the war experiences.

C.Anne Frank and her family were arrested by Germans in 1944.

D.Hannah Szenes was arrested by Germans because of her diary

45.The underlined word “brave” means _________.

A.fully accept B.greatly enjoy

C.think in a cool way D.face without fear

( B )

Don’t you just love ice skating every winter? I am sure, that since winter is approaching, your skates are set to come out, just waiting to be used.Impress your friends with your new trick on how to ice-skate backwards with the help of these tips.Skating backwards on ice is a bit difficult but once you master the basic, there is nothing like it.Follow the steps given below and you will be able to skate backwards in no time.

Stand Straight

The first thing that you need to do is, stand straight.If you feel you are failing backwards, then just put your chin (下巴) up and slightly bend your knees.Don’t worry; this happens to all.

Confidence is What You Need

The most important step while learning how to skate backwards is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing.How can you achieve this? By practice.Just practice rolling backwards down a gentle slop every single day or just by pushing off from a wall or something of that sort.But before you do that, make sure that the place where you are practicing is free from any kind of debris (碎片) because otherwise, you could land up in the hospital due to some accident.While going backwards, just get used to the feeling of moving backwards.One of the important ice skating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance, the scissor (做剪式运动) your skates.Keep practicing this till you are confident about it.

Keep Feet Closer

As a beginner, do not keep your legs far apart while you are learning how to skate backwards.That won’t be of much help.Keep your skates closer than your shoulder’s width.

Maintain Speed

Confident now? Great! Now the next step is to maintain your speed.While rolling in a straight line with one skate, with the other try sculling (滑浆)，that is, keep pushing yourself backwards stroke (滑动).Now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process.Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling.Now, try the same thing using the other foot.Again keep doing this till you are confident enough.

Increase Your Speed Now

Once you are confident that you can scull with either foot, the next thing that you have to do is increase your speed.Try some of your own tricks now.Scull with either foot or with both at the same time.

Scull and Be Aware

While you keep one foot straight, keep sculling with the other.You can do that with both feet at the same time.Concentrate on what you are doing but don’t get so involved that you don’t see where you are going.If you are not watching your back, you might just bang against something or someone.

There, so now you know how to skate backwards on ice.So put on those skates of yours and practice hard so that you can surprise your friends this winter.But be sure to wear all the necessary safety gears before you practice!

46.According to the text confidence comes from _________________.

A.high speed B.strict coaches

C.constant exercise D.good techniques

47.Which is the right order of ice-skating backwards?

a.Increasing your speed. b.Being able to scull with one foot.

c.Being able to stand straight d.Trying some different tricks.

A.c—a—d—b B.c—b—d—a

C.a—c—b—d D.c—b—a—d

48.In order to keep balance when skating backwards you should _________________.

A.skate in a scissor gesture

B.use both your feet to scull

C.skate forward first and then backward

D.put most of your weight on the skates with which you are sculling

49.In Paragraph 7 the author mainly wants to express _____________.

A.skating and keeping cautious are both important

B.one must be brave to learn to ice-skate backwards

C.it’s difficult to concentrate when ice-skating backwards

D.it’s a common thing to hit someone when ice-skating backwards

50.The purpose of the text is to ______________.

A.compare different ways of ice-skating backwards

B.introduce the culture of ice-skating backwards

C.explain advantages of ice-skating backwards

D.offer some advice on ice-skating backwards

( C )

BEIJING—After a night of winning and dining with 50 of China’s richest people, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates told the journalists on Thursday that the biggest difference between eating with Chinese tycoons (企业界大亨) and Western ones was the food.

Thus ended the two billionaires’ mission to promote charity in China, a journey that provoked (引起) weeks of breathless speculation (猜测) here about whether this nation’s superrich class was too miserly to measure up to Western charitable standards.At the new conference, Mr.Buffett and Mr.Gates said the answer was “no”.

“I was amazed last night, really, at how similar the question and discussions and all that were to those in the dinners we had in the U.S.,” said Mr.Buffett.

Mr.Buffett and Mr.Gates, two of the best known Westerners here announced in September, 2010 that they planned to invite 50 wealthy Chinese tycoons to dinner in Beijing to encourage philanthropy (慈善事业) among China’s new rich.The mission became the subject to feverish news coverage—and something of a test of Chinese generosity—after it was reported that some tycoons were turning down the invitation because they feared they would be pressed to donate money.

On Thursday, the two men pronounced the dinner a great success, saying that two-thirds of those invited had shown up, and that more than half of them had offered their own ideas on how Chinese philanthropy should work.

The guest list wasn’t made public, but the Chinese news media reported that it included Jet Li, the movie star; Niu Gensheng, the founder of a Chinese dairy business; and Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who control the SOHO China real estate (房产) empire.

As with four earlier dinners held in the United States, Mr.Buffett and Mr.Gates said, no one at the Beijing event was asked to donate money or to promise to engage in Charity.“Bill and I won’t be calling anybody.What happens in China will depend on what the Chinese people feel about a project of this sort,” said Mr.Buffett.

China is widely reported to be second only to the United States in the number of dollar billionaires.Mr.Gates and Mr.Buffett said the nation was unique because its wealthy class had arisen almost wholly in the past 30 years, so the philanthropic practices established among European and American dynasties are new here, and open to change.

The two said the dinner wasn’t a long planned matter, but an offshoot of a trip that Mr.Buffett had already scheduled to Guangdong and Hunan Provinces, where BYD Company, a maker of clean-energy automobiles, has factories.Mr.Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, holds a 10% stake in the company.

But Mr.Gates suggested that their philanthropy trip wasn’t yet over.“We may do an event in India,” he said.

51.What is the text mainly about?

A.A brief analysis of future philanthropy.

B.The development of Chinese philanthropy.

C.An introduction on Mr.Buffett and Mr.Gates’ trip in China.

D.A charity dinner held in Beijing by Mr.Buffett and Mr.Gates.

52.The answer “no” at the end of the second Paragraph most probably means the two billionaires thought ________________.

A.the dinner was not as successful as they expected

B.the food in the dinner was no doubt very delicious

C.Chinese tycoons were not as wealthy as Western ones

D.Chinese tycoons were not inferior to Western tycoons

53.We can learn from the text that __________________.

A.China has the largest number of dollar billionaires in Asia

B.many people have promised to donate money at dinner

C.Mr.Buffett and Mr.Gates will go to India by way of China

D.the Chinese news media published the complete guest list of the dinner

54.The words “ an offshoot” in Paragraph 8 can be replaced by “_______________”.

A.a report B.an addition C.a trunk D.an end

( D )

Working as a manager in the head office of a bank, as I do, clothes can be a nightmare (噩梦).In New York, where I worked for a time last summer, you have to brave the burning heat every time you dare to go outside, yet freeze once you arrive in a meeting room with the air-condition turned up.I struggled to know what to wear.The problem was worsen by the office dress code for the months of July and August, which was “dress-down”.

The dress-down phenomenon seems to have begun in places where staff work through the terrible heat of summer while their families take shelter at the coast or in the hills.Dress-down, only limited to Fridays, allows staff to head straight for their out-of-town destinations on Friday evenings without going home to change.But in New York it has now become a week-round state of affairs.This move may have been born out of consideration; to allow people on Wall Street to travel to work in the heat in something more comfortable than a suit, but the effect is less kind.

For me, dress-down is bad for two reasons.The first is that it actually requires a whole new wardrobe.For my male colleagues in the US, it seemed to mean a switch from one uniform to another.I basically only own two types of clothes; suits for working in and truly casual clothes for relaxing weekends in the countryside.

Returning to London, I was therefore rather embarrassed to discover that my employers had started summer dress-down.Here too, though its relevance to the climate is far from immediately apparent.At first, I tried to sidestep(回避) it by simply turning up in my suit as usual, but my staff complained that they then felt pressured into doing the same.So, I found myself having to buy “smart casual” clothes specifically to wear to work; a ridiculous expense.

Even more annoying is the fact that I’m still required to have a suit hanging up in my office in case I’m suddenly called to a meeting on our conference floor, where dress-down is banned for fear that a client should witness it.One of my colleagues started to accumulate more and more very smart suits in her office, explaining that she was having her flat renovated (装修) and that the in-office wardrobe was a necessity as she was staying at a different friend’s place each night.We weren’t convinced.

For the other great inconvenience of dress-down for the staff is that it makes it easier than ever to spot when colleagues are going to job interviews.For the rest of the year, it is easy enough to arrange these during the working week, but in the summer when dress-down rules, it’s a dead giveaway to arrive in overly smart clothes and then go out for a “dental appointment”.I would normally applaud this state of affairs, as an important part of my time is spent trying to prevent valued employees from moving elsewhere, and any clues about their intentions are helpful and allow me to nip these in the bud (消灭于萌芽中).

However, the clothes hanging in my office are now finding a second use.I have suddenly become the target for several “headhunters”, people employed by other companies to try and attract employees away with offers of better pay and conditions.The only problem with this is that I have just the one suit at the office.As a series of interviews with one future employer progresses, I am having to bring in additional clothes.I can hardly present myself as a highly-paid investment banker, requiring a vast salary, if they only ever see me in one suit.At this rate, I shall have to tell my staff that I, too, have decided to have my flat done up.

55.According to the writer, “dress-down” in New York began as a way of __________________.

A.making life easier for staff in the summer months

B.discouraging staff from taking summer holidays

C.showing concern for staff who lived out of town

D.rewarding those employees willing to work in the heat

56.What was the writer’s first reaction to the idea of “dress-down” in her London office?

A.She argued against it. B.She attempted to ignore it.

C.She recognized the need for it. D.She persuaded her staff to adopt it.

57.Why does “dress-down” annoy the writer?

A.Not everyone obey the rule. B.Her client find it embarrassing.

C.It does not apply on all occasions. D.The clothes themselves do not suit her.

58.In which aspect of her work does the writer find “dress-down” an advantage?

A.Training new members of staff. B.Providing her staff with some information.

C.Making sure that her staff remain faithful D.Making her staff feel more comfortable at work.

59.The underlined word “giveaway” in the six paragraph means _______________ .

A.something that is given away free.

B.willingness to stop doing something.

C.willingness to give way to the other’s wishes

D.something that makes it easy for you to guess something.

60.What can infer from the last paragraph?

A.The writer wants to have her flat redecorated.

B.The writer is concerned about her dressing in the interviews.

C.The headhunters discovered the writer by her suit.

D.The writer feels it wrong to meet with the headhunters.