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B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily. C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.
D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten. 47.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob? A.Shefoundafull-timejob. B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.
C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse. D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
48.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences? A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer. B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer. C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent. D.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes.
B
Thesmallunframedpaintingcalled“Fisherman”wassignedbyalittle-knownItalianartist,Maveleone(1669-1740).WhenitwassoldrecentlyinNewYorkfor$27,000,theseller,Mr.OliverPitt,wasaskedtoexplainhowthepicturehadcomeintohispossession. Pittsaid,“Ididn’tknowitwassovaluable.I’mnotanartexpert.Photographyismyhobby.Ibought‘Fisherman’inItalyin1970for$140.Thepicturewasdirty,andIcouldn’tseetheartist’ssignature.Butanywayitwasn’tthepicturethatIliked.Iboughtitbecauseoftheframe.” “It’samostunusualframe,madeoftiny,silverysea-shells.Theyaresetinsuchawaythattheyreflectperfectlightontothesurfaceofapicture.Inowhaveaphotographofmywifeinthatframe,andI’llneverpartwithit.”
“WhenIreturnedtoNewYorkIshowedthepaintinginitsframetoacustomsofficer.ItoldhimthatIhadpaid$140foritbutadmittedIdidn’tknowitsactualworth.Thecustomsmanvalueditat$140,andIwasaskedtopaydutyonthatvalue.Ididso,thereandthen.” “Later,Itookofftheframe,andthatuncoveredMaveleone’ssignature.Mywifesuggestedinfunthatthepaintingmightbeavaluableone,soIcleaneditandputitupforsale.”
Asaresultofthisexplanation,OliverPitthadtoappearincourt.HewasaccusedofknowinglymakingafalsestatementofthevalueofapicturesoastocheattheCustomsDepartment.Pittwasnothappy.“ItoldthetruthasIknewitthen,”hesaid,“WhatelsecouldIsay?”
Andthenthejudgeagreedwithhim.“TheCustomsDepartmentistoberesponsible,”hesaid,“formakingatruevaluationofgoodsbroughtintothecountry,sothatthecorrectamountofdutymaybecharged.Mr.Pittdidnotcauseortrytocausethemistakethatwasmade.Hepaidthedutythatwasdemanded.If,now,theCustomsDepartmentfindsthatitsvaluationwasnotcorrect,itcannotbeallowedtohaveanothertry.Pitt
isnotguilty”.
49.WhenOliverPittboughtthepicture,_______. A.itwasunframed
B.Maveleonesignedthedeal
C.hesuggestedthatitwasvaluable D.itwastheframethatattractedhim
50.WecaninferthatifMaveleonehadbeenawell-knownartist,_______. A.thepaintingwouldhavecostmuchmorethan$140 B.hewouldn’thavesoldhispainting
C.thecustomsofficerwouldn’thavebeencheated
D.Pittwouldn’thavehadtheintentiontobuyanyofhispaintings 51.Pitttookofftheframeprobablyinorderto. A.cleanthepaintingtoputitupforsale B.lookfortheartist’ssignature C.useitforhiswife’sphotograph D.findthepainting’struevalue 52.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A.Pittwasaskedtopaythecorrectamountofduty.
B.Pittsoldtheframeofthepaintingatanevenhigherprice. C.TheCustomsDepartmenthadnorighttorevaluethepainting.
D.Pitt’swifewasregardedasanexpertbecauseofherwisesuggestion.
C
ActinglegendElizabethTaylorhaspassedaway.Sheleavesbehindherownlife-longmovieofupsanddowns,marriageanddivorce,andsicknessandrecovery.Theworldofentertainmentismourningthedeathofthelastclassicmoviestar.TaylordiedofcongestiveheartfailureinLosAngelesattheageof79. Taylor’smorethan50moviesincludedunforgettableportraitsofinnocenceandofdecadence,fromthechildren’sclassic“NationalVelvet”toOscar-winningtransgressionsin“Who’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?”and“Butterfield8”.
FansgatheredonHollywood’sWalkofFametopaytribute(讼词)totheactress.Theyplacedtributesonherstarandrecalledabouthighlightsofhercareer.Sandra,Hollywood,California,said,“Well,shejustledanamazinglife,andshewentoutwithstyle.”PhilSchuman,ReporterofKTTVinLosAngeles,said,
“Well,Imean,herwholelifestory:childstar,remarkablybeautiful,allthemarriages,almostdying,thenallofhergreatworkwithAIDSresearch,MichaelJackson’sbestfriend.It’sjustaone-of-a-kindstory,Ithink.”
Taylorwasnotonlythemostblessedactress,butalsothemostloyaloffriendsanddefenderofhomosexualsinHollywood.ShewonaspecialOscar,theJeanHersholtHumanitarianAwardforhereffortstosupportAIDSresearch.“Isthissomethingthatwecanbear?No.TheAIDScrisisisnotover.”Tayloroncesaid.
Taylor’sprivatelifeisalsoalegend.Shewasastaratage12,abrideandadivorceeat16,asuperstarat19andawidowat26.Shehasmarried8times.Oneofherformerhusbands,formerU.S.SenatorJohnWarner,84,paidtributetothelatestarduringaneventinWashington.
53.ElizabethTaylorexperiencedallthefollowinginherlifeEXCEPT______. A.upsanddowns B.marriageanddivorce C.sicknessandrecovery D.AIDSandawards
54.WhichstatementaboutElizabethTaylorisWRONG? A.Sheactedinmorethan50moviesallherlife. B.ShewasMichaelJackson’sbestfriend. C.Hermovie“NationalVelvet”wonOscar.
D.Shediedofcongestiveheartfailureattheageof79. 55.Thepassageimpliesthat_______.
A.FanswereverygladtoknowElizabethTaylor’sdeath B.TaylormadegreateffortsintheresearchofAIDS C.Theworldweresadforlosingthefamousactress D.JohnWarnerwasthehusbandofTayloratpresent 56.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsTaylor?
A.Indifferent.B.Objective.C.Positive.D.Negative.
D
HaveyouevernoticedwhenyoursweatdriesitwillleavemarksonyourT-shirt?Themarksaretinybitsofsalt.Ifyougototheseaside,youwillknowthatseawaterdoesthesametoyourclothes,becauseitalsohasalotofsaltinit.
Waterevaporatesfromthesurfaceoftheseabutthesaltremains.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhethertheseaswillkeepgettingsaltier?Theanswerisno.Theoceanshavestayedatabout3.5percentsaltcontentforhundredsofmillionsofyears.Itkeepsaconstantlevelofsaltindifferentways.
Pickupaseashellandweighitinyourhand.Itisheavy.Allanimalsneedsodiumtoliveandmostneedcalciumtobuildboneanshells.Theseashell,likeallseaanimals,getsitssodiumandcalciumfromseawater.Whenanimalsdie,theirsaltislockedupinbinsandshells,whichdroptothebottomofthesea.
Seawaterandrocksreactwitheachothernotjustinoneway.Seasaltnotonlyreactswithrocks,butalsoreactswiththerocksoftheoceancrust(壳)andvolcaniclava.Thereactionstakesomeofthesaltinseawaterawayfromthesea.
Theouterhardcrustoftheearthismadeupofaboutadozenhardplatesthatdriftonveryhot,softrocklikefloatingislandsonasea.Theheatwithintheearthisnotthesameeverywhereandtheplatesmovebecauseoftheheat.Whenanoceanplateknocksintoalandplate,thethinnerlandplatefloatsovertheoceanone.Theoceanfloorgetspushedunderanditssaltyrocks,shellsandbones,arelostdeepwithinEarth.
So,that’swhytheseasaresaltybutdon’tgetanysaltier.
57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evaporates”inParagraph3mean? A.turnsintosteam B.turnsintoasolid
C.turnsintofreshwaterD.turnsintoice
58.Fromthepassagewecanknowtheseashells________. A.getsomemineralsfromseawater
B.takesomesaltfromseawhenseawaterreactswithrocks C.reactwithrocksoftheoceancrustwhenplatesmove D.absorbsaltwhentheplatesmove
59.Howmanyreasonsdoesthewritermentionwhytheoceansstayatabout3.5％saltcontent? A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5
60.What’sthepurposeoftheauthortowritethetext?
A. Warning B.Informing C.Entertaining D.Describing 第二节〔共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分〕
依照短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最正确选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
HowtoInvestinYourFuture
61.________ Whodoesn’twanttohaveagoodfuture?It’ssomethingeveryonedesires.Theonewhodetermineswhetherornotyouhaveagoodfutureisyou.Don’twaituntilsomethingbadhappens.Don’twaituntilyouloseyourjob.Itisyouwhomusttakeaction.Startnowwhilethesituationisstillgood.Why?Becauseittakestimetobuildsomething.Let’ssayyouwanttobuildanalternativeincomestreamthatyoucanrelyon.Youcan’tbuildthatovernight.Doingthattakestimeandpersistence.Ifyoudon’tstartearly,itmightnothavebeenreadybythetimeyouneedit. 62.________
Itcouldbedifficulttospendyourtimeandmoneyonsomethingthatdoesn’tgiveyouimmediatereturn.Butit’simportantthatyoudothatanditisoneofthebestwaystoprepareyourselfforthefuture.Thosewhoarewisealwayssparesometimeandmoneyinadvancetoinvestintheirfuture.Ifyoudon’t,yourprogresswillbeslowandyouwouldn’tbereadyintime. 63.________
I’msureyou’veheardtheadvice“Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.”It’sgoodadvice,buthowcanyouapplyitifyouknowonlyonebasket?Byexpandingyourknowledge,youwillknowwhatpossibilitiestherearesothatyoucanfindnewopportunities.Expandingyourknowledgecanalsohelpyouseesomethingyoualreadyknowinadifferentlight.Youcanseeitfromanewperspective.Overall,expandingyourknowledgeimprovesyourabilitytomakegooddecisions. 64.________
Buildingasidebusinessisoneofthebestwaystoinvestinyourfuture.Infact,it’safavoriteofmine.Notonlycanithelpyouprepareforunexpectedjoblossandprovideyouwithanalternativeincomesource,butalsoitteachesyoualotintheprocess.Youwilllearnmuchbecauseyoudealwiththerealworld.