D. Becomingalawyer.
26. Whatis thekeypointofthefourthparagraph? A.
Lincoln’scourage.
C.
B.Lincoln’sposition. Lincoln’sprogress.
D. Lincoln’seloquence.
27. Whatis themostvitalspiritreflectedinLincoln’sstoryabove? A.Believing inoneself. B.Keepingonpracticinghard. Overcomingdifficulties. D. Stickingtoone’sdetermination
C
DavidReesrunsatrulydistinctivebusiness.Hechargescustomers$15tosharpentheirpencilsto perfections, usingavarietyoftools.
Iknowwhatyou’rethinking—isthisajoke?The39-year-oldgetsaskedthatquestionalot.To
clarify
C.
everything, heeven created aspecialsection on hiswebsitetelling everyonehe’s actually providingarealservice.
YoucansupplyyourownpenciloryoucanhaveReessharpenoneofhisownfavorite2Bpencils. Afterthat,hemailsittoyouinadisplaytubewiththeshavingsinaseparatebag,andanauthentic certificatewhichjusthappens tomentionthepencilissosharpas tobeadangerousobject.
To achievethedesiredresult,themastersharpenerusesallkindsoftools,includinggeneral sandpapers,pocket knives and even aspecial$450 sharpening machine. “Itdepends onwhatthe customer wants to use his/her
pencil
for,”
he
says.
“That
determines
the
most
appropriate
pencil-sharpeningtechnique.Somecustomersbuypencilsasinspirationalsymbolswhileothersbuy thembecauseoftheirspecialmemoriesofclassic2Bpencils.
$15tohaveapencilsharpenedisabitexpensivethough,right?You’renottheonlyonewhofeels thatway,andDavid’suniquebusinesshasreallyangeredlotsofpeople,whotalkofinequalityin America,sayingitissoinsane forthewealthytopay$15tosharpenapencil.Butotherswillsay,“This
isjustoururgetoputanendtothewelfarestatebecausenewideasarisealongwiththebusiness.”
Davidadmitshistradeissortofunusual.Buttherearethosewhoactuallyvaluehisservice,as provenbytheover500ordershehasgotten.
28. HowcouldDavidmakemoneybysharpeningpencils?
A.Heinventednewtoolsforthejob.
B.Hepromotedhisskillonhiswebsite. C. Hesavedlotsof timeforotherpeople. D. Heprovidedqualityservicetohiscustomers. 29. Fromhiswords, wecaninferthatDavidBees . A.knowsallkindsofpencilusers providespersonalizedservices valuesideasbehindthepencils alwayswritewithpencils
30. Whatdoes theunderlinedword“insane”(inParagraph5)mean?
A.Deliberate. B.Rewarding. C.
D. Irresponsible.
Unreasonable.
B. C. D.
31. Whatseems tobetheauthor’sattitudetoDavidBees’trade? A.It’safancyservice. B.Ithasagoodreputation. C. It’sawfullyexpensive. D. Itwastes timeandmoney.
D
GermanartistHASchultisanunusualartistwhouses trash(废旧物)tomakesculptures.“Weare livinginthetimeofgarbage,”saysSchult.“Icreatedathousandsculpturesofgarbage.Theyarea mirrorofourselves.”Here,Schultwastalkingabouthis1,000trashsculpturesintheformofhumans. Hefirstexhibitedthemin1996inthewesternGermanstate ofNorthRhine-Westphalia.
“Theyaresocialsculptures,”heexplains.“Theyarenotonlysculpturesfortheeyes.Theyare sculpturestospreadtheideathatweliveinatimeofgarbage.”Sofar,Schult’ssocialsculptureshave beenonshowinParis,inMoscow’sRedSquare,ontheGreatWallofChina,andinthedesertnextto theGizaPyramidsnearCairo.
HASchult’sworkisunforgettable.Althoughhisworkhashadabiginfluenceontheartworld,
Schultremainsmodestabouthiscreations,“Artistshavetolearneverytime.Wearenotimportant.All thatcountsis thetimeinwhichweareliving.”
Trasharthasbeenaroundforyears.Butitseemsthatonlythepopularartistsareregardedastrue artistswhenworkingwithtrash.Whycan’tcommonpeoplebeconsideredartistswhentheyusethe samethingsandchangethemintosomeformofpersonalart?Maybeit’sbecauseweallhaveourown presetideasofwhatartisandisn’t, orwhoartistsareorshouldbe.
YoucanbeanartistlikeSchultifyoutry. Lookatusedmetalcans.Whatmightbedonewiththem?
Imaginetheminanynumberofnewuses,orimaginethemsimplyasanartform.Whataboutboxesor clothing? Boxes can usually serveas newstoragecontainers and houses forpets. And clothing? Imagine takingoldclothesandturningthemintohatsorhangingorganizers. 32. WhatdoweknowaboutSchult’ssculptures?
A.Theyservedasgarbagecontainers. B.Theyreflectedenvironmentalissues. C. TheywerefirstshowninParis, France. D. Theyweretoraiseeconomicawareness.
33. HASchult’sartisticworksalsogetthemessageacross thatanartistmust.
A.besociallyresponsible C. makegarbagerecyclable
B.beas modestaspossible D. takediverseartisticforms
34.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs, theauthorprobablyagrees that .
A.ittakestalenttobeatrashartist B.presetideasareimportanttoartists C. trashartcan’tbeseenasarealartform D. averagepeoplecanalsomaketrashartists 35. Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext? A.CouldYouBeaTrashArtist? B.WhatAreSocialSculptures? C. DoYouKnowAboutTrashArt? D. HowCanWeDealwithUsedCans?
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Competitorswhowearredwinmorethanthosethataredressedinanyothercolor,accordingtoa studyinGermany.
36 Expertsbelievethatredcouldmakeindividualsandteamsfeelmoreconfidentaswell
asbeingperceivedbyothersas moreaggressive.
37 Ontheotherhand,theresultscouldsuggestthatthesuccessofthoseteamshasgiven
thosethatweartheredcolormoreconfidence.
Thestudy,byGermansportspsychologistsattheUniversityofMunster,wasreportedinNew Scientistmagazine.Theyshowedvideorecordingoftaekwondomatchesto42experiencedreferees. Onefighterworeblueandtheotherworered.
Theythenshowedthemthesamerecordingsbutdigitally
manipulatedtheclothingtoexchangethecolors. 38 Ifonecompetitorisstrongandtheotheris weak, it won’t change the outcome of thefight,” said Norbert Hagemann, who led the study. “ 39 ”
In 2004 scientists at Durham University also looked at how color influenced sporting competitiveness. They analyzed Olympic contestsports such as boxing, taekwondo, and freestyle wrestlingandfoundthatnearly55%ofwhichwerewonbythecompetitorinred.
“ 40 ”saidRobertBurton,oneoftheresearchers. A.Itisthecoloroffireandisoftenassociatedwithenergy,
danger,strength,
power,
anddetermination.
B.Thefighterswearingredweregivenanaverageof13percentmorepointsthanwhentheywore blue. C. Thestudy shows that football shirts fromworldwide teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool, sell successfully.
D.Itisreasonablethatwearingredmakesindividualsfeelmoreconfident,althoughthishasn’tyet beentested.
E.Researchersfoundthatthosewhowearredtops,jacketsor competitionthaniftheywereinanothercolor. F.
clothingscore10percentmoreinany
ThefindingscouldexplainwhyManchesterUnited,LiverpoolandArsenalhavebeensosuccessful. G.
Butthecloserthelevels,theeasieritisforthecolortotipthescale.
第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题 卡上相应番号处将该项涂黑。
Ihadbeenstaringatthewhitewallsofthevideogamestoreforabouttwohourssincelunch.It wasavery 41 day.Iglancedatthetableinfrontofthestore,andmyheart 43 feltsadwheneverIsawthepeopleontheTVsuffering. Iwasbrokenoutofmythoughtswhenthedoorsgotopen. Customers, 44 ! Itwasasmallgirlwithhermother.I 45 hermom.Igottoknowherwhenshewasselling clothesshe 46 herselfatthemarket.
Thedaughterjusthada 47 andhermomfinallyhad 48 moneytobuyaPS3andsome games.
Thegirlskippedtomycounter.She 49 herbackpackandpulledoutaconsole(操纵板).Her momhandedmethegames.
“CanI50 this?”
42 .Itwasthe
donationtableforthevictimsofTyphoonYolandaandeventhoughIhaddonatedwhatIcould,I
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