1、题，每题1分，共8分) 阅读下面这篇短文，短文后有2项测试任务：(1)第2326题要求从所给的6个选项中为第14段每段选择1个正确的小标题；(2)第27-30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项，分别完成每个句子。请将答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。English and English Community1 There is no doubt that English is a useful languageThe people who speak English today make up the largest speech community in the world with the
2、 exception of speakers of Chinese2 A speech community is similar to other kinds of communitiesThe people who make up the community share a common languageOften they live side by side, as they do in a neighborhood (街坊)，a village，or a cityMore often they form a whole countryNational boundaries，however
3、，are not always the same as the boundaries of a speech communityA speech community is any group of people who speak the same language no matter where they happen to live3 We may say that anyone who speaks English belongs to the English speech communityFor convenience(方便)，we may divide the speakers i
4、nto two groups: one in which the speakers use English as their native language, the other in which the speakers 1earn English as a second language for the purpose of education，commerce，and so on4 Learning a second language extends ones vision and expands the mindThe history and literature of a secon
5、d language record the real and fictional(虚构的)lives of people and their culture；a knowledge of them adds to our ability to understand and to feel as they feelLearning English as a second language provides another means of communication through which the window of the entire English speech community b
6、ecomes a part of our heritage23 Paragraph 1 24 Paragraph 2 25 Paragraph 3 26 Paragraph 4 A Threat Posed by EnglishB Definition of a Speech CommunityC Benefits of Learning a Second LanguageD Advantages of Learning ChineseE Two Groups of the English Speech CommunityF A Widely Used Language27 Overall t
7、here are more speakers of Chinese than of .28 The boundaries of a speech community may be different from .29 People who live in different places may belong to .30 Many people learn English as . A a second languageB the same languageC the same speech communityD any other languageE national boundaries
8、F a part of ones heritage第4部分：阅读理解(第31,45题，每题3分，共45分) 下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请根据文章的内容，从每题所给的4个选项中选择1个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。第一篇 USBlacks Hard-hit by Cancer Death rates for cancer are falling for all Americans，but black Americans are still morelikely to die of cancer than whites，the American Cancer S
9、ociety said Monday In a special report on cancer and blacksthe organization said blacks are usually diagnosed with cancer later than whitesand they are more likely to die of the diseaseThis could be because of unequal(不平等的)access to medical care，because blacks are more likely to have other diseases
10、as well，and perhaps because of differences in the biology(生物学) of the cancer itself, the report added “In general，black Americans have less hope of surviving five years after diagnosis than whites for all cancer sites and all stages of diagnosis,”the report said “In describing cancer statistics for
11、black Americans，this report recognizes that many of the differences associated with race may be caused by unfair social and economic differences and unequal access to medical care” The cancer society said blacks should be encouraged to get checkups(体格检查)earlier, when cancer is more treatable，and it
12、said more research is needed to see if biological differences play a role “The new statistics emphasize the continuing importance of wiping out these unfair social differences through public policy and education efforts，”the organization said in a statement But it also noted a drop in cancer death r
13、ates“Cancer death rates in both sexes for all sites combined have dropped greatly among black Americans since 1992，as have incidence rates(发生率)，”said the report31 Black Americans are more likely to die of cancer than A people in other countries B white Americans C a11 other Americans D their ancesto
14、rs32 Which may NOT be a reason for higher cancer death rates among US blacks?A Unequal access to medical careB Greater probability of having other diseasesC Differences in the biology of the cancer.D Early diagnosis33 Cancer is more treatable if it is detected A in an early stage B in a late stage C
15、 all of a sudden D together with other diseases34 Public policy and education efforts may help to do away with A death rates B various cancers C unfair social differences D biological differences35 Since 1 992，cancer death rates among black Americans A have been going up and down B have remained sta
16、ble C have increased D have fallen.第二篇A Desert Between Paul and Clara Paul had long promised to marry ClaraBut at thirtythee he met and married AliceClara was driven mad Paul was taken to courtThe judge ordered him to pay Clara$600 because of the broken promisePaul had to borrow the money from a mon
17、eylenderHe agreed to pay back$5 a monthfor twenty yearsHis wages at the time were$16 a month Paul and Alice were poor but not unhappyThey had little enough food，certainly，even before the children began to arriveEach month Paul paid$5 to the moneylenderHe worked hard, never taking a holidayIn time，th
18、ere were seven mouths to feed Illness was always with themIt grew serious when the oldest child was eightThe years of hunger weakened the family, because each month Paul paid$5The details of the sickness were ugly, but the result was this：after twelve years of family life，Paul was alone in the world
19、. He lived aloneexcept for memoriesWork was not now a god for him：it was a pain-killerEach month he paid，and in time the twenty years endedFrom that moment his wages were his own One day, It was a holiday went to the seasideHe sat down on a seat by the seaA middleaged woman came and sat down near hi
20、mThey recognized each other at once. The woman said“The$600 has been in the bank since the day it was paid to meIt is now $6，000，and I have kept it for youWill you let me share it with you?” “No，”said Paul，gently“Each thousand is a lost life in a desert between us. It can never bring any happiness”3
21、6 Paul was ordered to pay Clara$600 because A he had borrowed $600 from her B he had broken his word to marry her C he had promised to give her$600 D he had spent a lot of her money37 How many children did Paul and Alice have? A Two. B Four. C Five. D Eight.38 Twelve years after his marriage，Paul wa
22、s A poor but not sad B very sick C free from debt. D lonely and unhappy39 After his wife and children died，Paul turned to his work to A ease his pain B forget his debtC get pleasureD seek friendship40 When Paul met Clara again 20 years later, he decided A to share the$600 with her B not to marry her
23、 C to ask back the$600 D not to refuse her offer第三篇 Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale was born in Florence，Italy，while her wealthy English parents were traveling in EuropeAs a child，she traveled to many places with her family and learned how to speak several languages When Nightingale was 17
24、，she told her family that she was going to help sick peopleHer parents did not approve，but Nightingale was determined She traveled to hospitals all over EuropeShe saw that doctors were working too hardShe saw that patients died because they did not get enough careNightingale felt that women could be
25、 doing more to help doctors take care of sick people Nightingale knew that in order for nurses to do more，they needed special training in how to take care of sick peopleNightingale went to a hospital in Germany to study nursingThen she returned to London and became the head of a group of women calle
26、d Gentlewomen During IllnessThese women cared for sick people in their homes In 1854England was fighting a war with Russiareporters wrote about the terrible conditions in the hospitals that cared for the woundedPeople demanded that something be done about itA leader of the government asked Florence
27、Nightingale to take some nurses into the war hospitalsSo，in November 1 854，Nightingale finally got to work in a hospital She took along 3 8 nurses whom she had trained herself At firstthe doctors on the battlefields did not want Nightingale and her nurses in their hospitalsThey did not believe that
28、women could helpBut in fact，the nurses did make a differenceThey worked around the clock，tending the sickThanks to their hard work，many wounded soldiers survived After the war, Nightingale and her nurses were treated 1ike heroes。Finally，in 1 860，she started the Nightingale School for NursesIn time，t
29、hanks to Florence Nightingale，nursing became an important part of medicine41 Florence Nightingale was born into a rich A Italian family B Russian family C English family D German family42 Nightingales parents did not approve of her decision A to work as a doctorB to care for sick peopleC to fight in
30、 the war with RussiaD to travel to hospitals all over Europe43 It was not until the War with Russia that Nightingale A got to work in a hospital B began to study nursing C started to care for sick people in their homes D became the head of Gentlewomen During Illness44 On the battlefields Nightingale and her nurses proved to be A as bad as the doctors had expe
