第二部分  阅读理解  (满分45分)

第一节　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。 (每小题2分)

When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film stars. They are part of Hollywood’s history. Today people make films in other places, too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special part in Los Angeles, Cali­fornia.

You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Holly­wood sign is a famous Hollywood landmark (标记) in Los Angeles. Many post­cards show this famous Hollywood land­mark.

In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the biggest open-air theatres in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very dif­ferent stage (舞台). The designer (设计师) of the stage was a great American called Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to different kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

1The best title for the article should be “____”.

         A. The History of Hollywood    B. Hollywood

         C. Famous Films and Film Stars        D. Famous Hollywood Sign

2 We learn from the reading that ____ .

         A. Hollywood is one part of Los Angeles

         B. Hollywood is now a place only for travelers

         C. all the films are made In Hollywood

         D. “HOLLYWOOD” can just be seen from far away

3 The word “special” in the last sen­tence of the first paragraph means ____ .

         A. unusual        B. famous         C. old        D. new

4At the Hollywood Bowl ____ .

         A. all postcards are made        B. only 7000 people can get together

         C. people can enjoy music        D. you can hardly listen to all kinds of concerts

 

第二部分  阅读理解  (满分45分)

第一节　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。 (每小题2分)

When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film stars. They are part of Hollywood’s history. Today people make films in other places, too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special part in Los Angeles, Cali??fornia.

You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Holly??wood sign is a famous Hollywood landmark (标记) in Los Angeles. Many post??cards show this famous Hollywood land??mark.

In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the biggest open-air theatres in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very dif??ferent stage (舞台). The designer (设计师) of the stage was a great American called Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to different kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

1The best title for the article should be “____”.

       A. The History of Hollywood       B. Hollywood

       C. Famous Films and Film Stars   D. Famous Hollywood Sign

2 We learn from the reading that ____ .

       A. Hollywood is one part of Los Angeles

       B. Hollywood is now a place only for travelers

       C. all the films are made In Hollywood

       D. “HOLLYWOOD” can just be seen from far away

3 The word “special” in the last sen??tence of the first paragraph means ____ .

       A. unusual      B. famous       C. old     D. new

4At the Hollywood Bowl ____ .

       A. all postcards are made      B. only 7000 people can get together

       C. people can enjoy music     D. you can hardly listen to all kinds of concerts

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　Three pintail（针尾）ducks from North America turned up in widely separated parts of the world．One duck was taken near Cali, Colombia, South America, one in Japan, and the third along the Dart River in England．The South American hunter was told that his duck had come from North Dakota．The Japanese scientists learned that their bird had been on a National Wildlife Refuge（避难所）in New Mexico．The English sportsman found that his pintail, just 21days before, had been seen in Labrador, some 2,200 miles across the Atlantic．How did these people know their ducks had come from North America?

　It really isn't such a mystery（秘密）as it might seem．On the leg of each duck the hunter had found an aluminum band（铝牌）．The band carried a number and a request that the finder of the band report to the Bird Banding Laboratory, Washington, D．C．．Each hunter did exactly that．

(1) The North American pintail duck is ________．

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A．a world traveler

B．limited to North America

C．protected by law

D．an unknown bird

(2) The reader can conclude that the Bird Banding Laboratory ________．

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A．manages duck hunters

B．records the movements of wild birds

C．rewards hunters who return leg bands

D．was founded by some duck hunters

(3) After reading the text we know that ________．

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A．not all the three pintail ducks were safe

B．all the three pintail ducks were sent to the Bird Banding Laboratory by their　　　　hunters

C．the three pintail ducks were sold by their hunters

D．it was not the first time that the three pintail ducks had been taken

(4) After the hunters caught the ducks, they ________．

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A．sent them to a National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico

B．kept them as their own birds

C．reported them to the Bird Banding Laboratory, Washington．D．C．

D．untied the bands on the legs of the ducks

(5) Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

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A．Three pintail ducks appeared in three different countries．

B．Each duck had a band on one of its legs．

C．All the three hunters knew where the ducks had come from．

D．The three hunters freed their captured（捕获的）ducks．

New York State Governor David Paterson described the crash-landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on a freezing river as “a miracle on the Hudson”. The miracle was the survival and safe rescue of all 155 passengers aboard the Airbus A320 that suffered bird hits on both its engines soon after take-off on January 16．The hero in this remarkable escape was the 57-year-old captain, Chesley Sullenberger. The former U.S. Air Force pilot showed extreme skill and presence of mind to manoeuvre--from an altitude of 900 metres--the aircraft over the milling crowds, over the buildings, over the George Washington Bridge, and on to the Hudson River, nose-up and at an angle that gave it the best chance. The pilot walked the plane twice after the crash to make sure all of the passengers and crew were safe.

"The left engine just blew. Flames were coming out of it and I was looking at it because I was sitting right there. And it just started smelling like gasoline. Everyone started, to be honest, to say prayers," a passenger told WNBC．

"We had to give it to the pilot man," the shaken passenger added．

"There were a couple of people who took charge and started yelling for everyone to calm down," Alberto Panero told CNN. "Once everyone realized we were going to be OK, they settled down."

Along the bank of the Hudson, eyewitnesses could not believe their eyes: A plane was flying impossibly low but steady as could be. It was as if the pilot was approaching a runway, not the icy winter waters of Manhattan’s Hudson River.

Ferry passengers who happened to be on the Hudson at the time of the crash jumped into action. “We just started taking people from the wing,” said Janis Krums who was riding on one of the first boats to arrive and rescue the passengers. “And we just started giving them clothes and keeping them warm. In less than six or seven minutes we just had five or six boats helping.”

1．What can be the best headline of the news?

    A．A Miracle on the Hudson               B．Heroics Follow an Aircrash

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    C．The Story of Frightened Survivors      D．Air Safety Has Been A Concern

2．The passengers were calm at last because they knew ______.

    A．rescue workers were shouting to be heard

    B．everything seemed to be under control

    C．death, although horrible, had to be met

    D．The weather was quite favorable for the rescue.

3．The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

    A．the injured plane                             B．prayers    

    C．the situation                                      D．the Hudson River

4．Chesley Sullenberger, the captain, _______.

    A．checked the aircraft twice to ensure the passengers’ safety

    B．operated the plane in an uncontrolled way during touchdown

    C．escaped quickly and safely soon after the landing

    D．would be punished despite a most remarkable landing

5．Which of the following statements is true?

    A．Janis Krums was one of those on board the plane

    B．The plane landed on the Hudson because one of the engines got knocked out

    C．The rescue work seemed to be immediate and successful

    D．When interviewed the eyewitnesses expressed their disappointment about the crash.