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LONDON—Archaeologists have discovered a smaller prehistoric(史前) site near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge.
Researchers have named the site “Bluehenge” after the color of the 27 Welsh stones that were laid to make up a path. The stones have disappeared, but the path of holes remains.
The new circle, unearthed over the summer by researchers from Sheffield University, represents an important find, researchers said Saturday. The site is about a mile away from Stonehenge.
Bluehenge, about 80 miles southwest of London, is believed to date back to about the time Stonehenge was built, about 5,000 years ago.
Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University said he believed the path and stonehenge itself were linked to rituals(仪式) of life and death.
Mike Parker suggested that the ancient funerary rituals began at a different circle site known as “Wood-henge”, which represented the world of the living. The bodies of the dead were then brought down the River Avon to Bluehenge, which represented death, and were finally carried along a ceremonial route known as the Avenue to Stonehenge.
Bournemouth University Professor Tim Darvill, an expert on Stonehenge, told Britain’s Dail Mail that Bluehenge “adds to the richness” of the ancient site’s story.
“This henge is very important because it forms part of the picture of ceremonial monuments in the area and puts Stonehenge into context,” Darvill was quoted(引述) as saying. “It’s no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape.”
小题1:How many henges are mentioned in this passage?
A.TwoB.ThreeC.Four D.Five
小题2:Who believed the Stonehenge is related to ancient ritual of death?
A.Archaeologists from LondonB.Welsh researchers
C.Mike Parker PearsonD.Professor Tim Darvill
小题3:What does the underlined sentence “It’s no longer Stonehenge standing alone, but it has to be seen in context with the landscape.” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Stonehenge has noting to do with Bluehenge
B.Woodhenge represented the world of living in ancient times.
C.Bluehenge represented death
D.Stonehenge, Woodhenge and Bluehenge should be studied together
小题4:From the passage we can learn that ______.
A.researchers have named the site “Bluehenge,” because they have found blue huge stones there
B.funerary rituals were carried out along the path starting from Woodhenge, River Avon to Bluehenge, finally Stonehenge.
C.Bluehenge is 1 mile away from London
D.Bluehenge dates back to 2000 BC

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
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试题分析:本文介绍了考古学家发现了一个较小的史前文化遗址,它靠近英国的巨石阵。研究人员根据威尔士曾经存在的的27块铺成一条路的石头,将其命名为“蓝石阵”。这27块石头已经消失,但是由巨石的痕迹组成的小路被保留下来。迈克·帕克·皮尔森说,他认为这条小路与巨石阵的都是与人们的生死仪式有关。文中提到研究人员的对它的不同的看法。
小题1:细节理解题。根据near Britain’s famous circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Researchers have named the site “Bluehenge及 known as “Wood-henge共三个,故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据Mike Parker Pearson of Sheffield University said he believed the path and stonehenge itself were linked to rituals(仪式) of life and death.故选C。
小题3:推理判断题。根据文中提到的三个Stonehenge, Woodhenge and Bluehenge应该放在一起研究,故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Mike Parker suggested that the ancient funerary rituals began at a different circle site known as “Wood-henge”, which represented the world of the living. The bodies of the dead were then brought down the River Avon to Bluehenge, which represented death, and were finally carried along a ceremonial route known as the Avenue to Stonehenge.这个仪式的路线是从Woodhenge到Bluehenge最后到Stonehenge,故选B。
点评:推理判断题属于主观题,是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存,推理是为了做出正确的判断,正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。该题要求在理解表面文字的基础上做出判断和推论,从而得到文章的隐含意思和深层意思,也就是通过文章中的文字信息,上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知信息,推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。
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It was in the Victorian Era (维多利亚时期) that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bronté sisters and others.
Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes.
The Bronté sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 1850s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year.
An interest in rural(田园的) matters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas Hardy and a number of others.
Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became well-known, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written for adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her children’s books, which featured (以……为特色) animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902.
小题1:What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?
A.He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.
B.He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside
C.He wrote about the struggles of the poor in London?
D.He published the highly successful children’s book
小题2:Which is TRUE about the Bronté sisters?
A.They were English writers of the 1830s.
B.They paid to have their first book published.
C.They began their writing from the rural life.
D.Their first book was successful.
小题3:Who wrote the famous children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit according to the text?
A.Lewis Carroll.B.The Brontésisters.
C.Thomas Hardy.D.Helen Beatrix Potter.
小题4:The author states in the last paragraph that ________.
A.Edward Lear was famous for writing about animals
B.adventure novels were not written for children at first
C.Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll
D.society changed rapidly in the Victorian Era
小题5:This text is mainly about ________.
A.literature in the Victorian Era
B.writing styles in the Victorian Era
C.famous works in the Victorian Era
D.the importance of literature in the Victorian Era

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The question this week comes from our listener Herve Acard, who asks about the American word “OK”, which means “all right” or “acceptable”. It expresses agreement or approval. The word is used more often than any other word in the world.
Language expert Allen Walker Read said the word began as a short way of writing a different spelling of the words “all correct”. Old stories say some foreign-born people would write “all correct” as o-l-l k-o-r-r-e-c-t and spoke it as “OK”. Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaws. The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word “OK”. Experts say early explorers in the Western America spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century. The language spread across the country.
According to some people, “OK” was a way to shorten Greek words that mean everything is fine. It is also said that a railroad worker named Obadiah Kelly invented the word. He is said to have put the first letters of his names — O and K — on each object people gave him to place on the train.
Another explanation is that “OK” was invented by a political organization that supported Martin Van Buren for president in the 1800s. They called their organization the OK Club. The letters O and K were taken from the name of the town where Martin Van Buren was born — Old Kinderhook, New York.
Not everyone agrees with these explanations, but experts do agree that the word is purely American and has spread to almost every country on Earth. Yet in the United States, it is used mostly in speech. Serious writers prefer using words, such as “agree”, “approve” or “confirm” instead.
小题1:Where does the passage probably come from?
A.A newspaper.B.A textbook.
C.A radio program.D.A language magazine.
小题2:Of the following origins, which one has the same meaning as the American word “OK”?
A.The OK Club
B.The Choctaw word “okeh”
C.The word invented by Martin Van Buren
D.The short form of “all correct”
小题3:According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?
A. People disagree about the origin of “OK”.
B. “OK” is often used in formal writing in the USA.
C. The word “OK” is widely used all over the world.
D. Native American language once influenced American English.
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THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire, England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. One of them is Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte.
The Bronte family had three girls and a boy. Charlotte was born in 1816, Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. The children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self-educated.  Branwell showed a great interest in drawing.  The girls took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes. The girls were determined to earn money for Branwell"s art education.
As children, the girls had all written many stories.  Charlotte alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey.  After much difficulty, Anne and Emily found a publisher (出版商), but there was no interest shown in Charlotte"s book. ( It was not published until 1859. ) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of her book, and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had.
小题1:What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell Bronte?
A.Help him write stories.
B.Help him get trained in art.
C.Teach him how to draw well.
D.Teach him how to educate himself.
小题2:We know from the text that
A.Jane Eyre was published in 1847
B.Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all
C.the Bronte sisters received good education
D.the father helped his daughters with their writing
小题3:The underlined words "the other two" in Paragraph 4 refer to ________.
A.Shirley and Villette
B.The Professor and Agnes Grey
C.Agnes Grey and Wuthering Heights
D.The Professor and Wuthering Heights
小题4:What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?
A.Their novels interested few publishers.
B.None of them lived longer than 40 years.
C.Emily was the least successful of the three.
D.None of them had more than two books published.

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I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and found them very interesting.
First, family life is quite   1  in China. In the USA, many young people   2  home after they finish their education and start working. However, in China, it is   3  for people to live with their parents until they get married.   4 , many of my Chinese friends told me that their  5  lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children. It seems that Americans think independence is more important   6  the Chinese think family relationships are more important.
Bargaining is another   7  that I have tried to learn. In the USA, prices are   8  and you can’t ask for a lower price. However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are   9  to bargain. My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent   10  the original price. If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price, I should   11  to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item. It is a skill that you have to   12  if you live in China.
Tipping hasn’t been easier to   13 . In the USA, many people in the service   14  want to get   15  money for serving customers. Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture.   16  I tried to tip a taxi driver. He looked a little   17  and refused to take the money.
In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their   18 . Actually, this is a   19  of true friendship and politeness. My Chinese friend told me if I didn’t want to eat it, I should just   20  the food in the plate.
小题1:
A.uniqueB.differentC.privateD.harmonious
小题2:
A.comeB.buildC.leaveD.abandon
小题3:
A.regularB.trueC.commonD.usual
小题4:
A.AlsoB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Although
小题5:
A.parentsB.relativesC.babysittersD.grandparents
小题6:
A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.as
小题7:
A.wayB.customC.lessonD.habit
小题8:
A.madeB.agreedC.chargedD.set
小题9:
A.expectedB.taughtC.suggestedD.required
小题10:
A.upB.awayC.off D.on
小题11:
A.promiseB.pretendC.decideD.hope
小题12:
A.tolerateB.understandC.practiseD.consider
小题13:
A.adjust toB.turn toC.refer toD.stick to
小题14:
A.areaB.departmentC.branchD.industry
小题15:
A.easyB.extraC.pocketD.prize
小题16:
A.OftenB.OnceC.SometimesD.Before
小题17:
A.excitedB.satisfiedC.frightenedD.confused
小题18:
A.ownB.childrenC.neighborsD.guests
小题19:
A.signalB.markC.signD.feature
小题20:
A.leaveB.remainC.putD.taste

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SAS Institute 2012 rank: 1 (2011 rank: 2)
Headquarters: Cary, N.C., USA
Software company SAS climbed to the top of the global list this year, edging up from the No. 2 spot it held last year. So what makes this company so great to work for? Well, for one thing, its leaders are certainly accessible. CEO Jim Goodnight hosts monthly “Conversations Over Coffee,” unscripted breakfast meetings that are open to all employees. These conversations are so popular that other division heads have begun to hold similar events for their employees.  
Google 2012 rank: 2 (2011 rank: 4)
Headquarters: Mountain View, Calif., USA
Google moved up by two spots in this year’s ranking of global workplaces. The highly desirable tech receives 61 times as many applicants as they have existing jobs, and for good reason. Google seems to be all about coaching. The company’s “CareerGuru” program makes 43 of its senior leaders available for one-on-one, confidential career coaching sessions with other Googlers.  
Engineering employees at all levels can also get advice from “EngAdvisors”, senior engineers at Google who can discuss any number of issues, like work-life balance, conflict resolution, and performance reviews.
NetApp 2012 rank: 3 (2011 rank: 3)
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, Calif., USA
All new employees at data storage provider NetApp participate in the TOAST (“Training On All Special Things”) orientation program, which introduces new arrivals to NetApp’s senior management. The meetings are held every month and are always led by the executive team.  
Microsoft 2012 rank: 4 (2011 rank: 1)
Headquarters: Redmond, Wash., USA
As part of Microsoft’s commitment to promoting women in technology, the company established its DigiGirlz program in 2000. Microsoft hosts a series of DigiGirlz Day events where female high school students meet Microsoft employees and learn about careers in technology. In 2011, some 36 Microsoft locations across the world hosted more than 2,000 girls. Microsoft also holds DigiGirlz High Tech Camps, multi-day programs where participants get hands-on experience with technology during workshops and meet with tech executives.
小题1: What helped make SAS climb to the top of the list in 2012?
A.Accessible leaders.B.Popular divisions.
C.Qualified employees.D.Quality software.
小题2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Microsoft employed over 2,000 girl workers in 2011.
B.New engineering Googlers could get advice from senior Googlers.
C.All NetApp employees had to attend a special training.
D.All leaders in SAS had the same conversations with their employees.
小题3:These American companies are ranked according to _________.
A.the training program each company establishes
B.the wealth each company possesses now
C.the level of technology each of the company reaches
D.the number of people willing to work for the company

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