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  Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin,Bra smells of roses,and leisure(悠闲)is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities. In Bra, the population is 27,866. The town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic(有机的). And as the movement goes well,the slow concept gradually spreads across Europe.
  The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good,but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999,has improved local economies(经济)by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra,where unemployment is only 5 percent,about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine festivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are doing well,many with sales rising at a rate of 15% per year.“This is our answer to the world,”says Paolo Saturnini,the founder of Slow Cities.
  France is in favor of slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model:short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain,and have been for years.
  The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europe-wide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.
63.The church clock that is a half hour slow serves as a symbol of __________.
A.industrial development           B.slow movement
C.global economy             D.city growth
64.The low unemployment in Bra proves that__________.
A.the population is not large
B.tourism brings great job chance
C.the Slow City Movement is successful
D.the slow concept works well only in its birthplace
65.It can be inferred from the passage that__________.
A.British workers work longer hours than the French
B.French workers work longer hours than the Italians
C.Italian workers are less productive than the Americans
D.American workers are more productive than the British
66.The increased French productivity tends to__________.
A.favor a fast life style
B.throw doubt on slow economics
C.encourage a slow economic growth
D.confirm advantages of slow economics
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
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第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Throughout history,people have been the victims of pickpockets.Today,  36  is one of the most rapidly increasing  37 .Pickpockets are increasing   38  and developing better methods to Practice their skill.  39  one million Americans lose money to pickpockets every year.No one is really safe  40  a skilled pickpocket.His victims,or“marks” 41  they are rolled,can be rich or poor,young or old.  42 the 18th century,pickpockets   43  in England.Large crowds of people would gather to watch the hanging  44 was supposed to be a warning to other pickpockets.  45 ,in time the practice Was discontinued.
Police officials say that most   46  pickpockets come from South America. 47 these expert pickpockets  48   in special schools called Jingle Bell School.A pickpocket graduates from a J.B. 4 9 he is able to steal a wallet from a dressed dummy that has  50 inside its pockets!
Some of the  51  places of pickpockets are banks,airports,supermarkets,trains and bus stations.  52 a pickpocket will work with another pickpocket  53  his partner.  54  being the victim of a pickpocket,it is   55 to be very careful when in the midst of large gatherings of people.
36.A.pick pocketing           B.stealing pickpockets 
C.to pickpocket             D.to steal pickpockets
37.A.headaches           B.faults           C.mistakes                 D.crimes
38.A.by far                 B.at random   C.in number              D.out of order
39.A.Automatically     B.Obviously   C.Approximately       D.Subsequently
40.A.against               B.with            C.out of                    D.from
41.A.since                  B.as                C.so                          D.thus
42.A.At                      B.Since           C.From                     D.During
43.A.were hanged       B.would hang   C.were hung              D.must be hung
44.A.what                  B.of which      C.which                    D.among whom
43.A.Therefore           B.At once       C.Because                 D.However
46.A.attractive            B.convenient    C.efficient                 D.serious
47.A.Much of             B.A large amount of   
C.Many of                 D.A great number
48.A.are researched     B.specialize            C.are trained              D.major
49.A.where                 B.when                  C.although                D.however
50.A.money                B.jewelry               C.bells                      D.rings
51.A.favorite              B.liking                    C.favored                  D.be liked
52.A.Seldom               B.Once                  C.Often                     D.Forever
53.A.like                    B.being                  C.for                        D.as
54.A.To avoid             B.To neglect           C.Trying not              D.To forget
55.A.critical               B.fortunately          C.important               D.obvious
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Reading is thought to be a kind of conversation between the reader and the text.The reader puts questions,as they were.to the text and get answers.In the light of these he puts further questions,and so on.
For most of the time this“conversation”goes on below the level of consciousness.At times,however,we become aware of it.This is usually when we are running into difficulties,when mismatch is occurring between expectations and meaning.When successful matching is being experienced,our questioning of the text continues at the unconscious level.
Different people converse with the text differently.Some stay very close to the words on the page;others take off imaginatively from words,interpreting,criticizing,analyzing and examining.The former represents a kind of comprehension that is written in the text,while the latter represents higher levels of comprehension.The balance between these is important,especially for advanced readers.
There is another conversation that from our point of view is important,and that has not to do with what is read but with how it is read.We call this a“process”conversation as opposed to a“content”,conversation.It is concerned not with meaning but with the strategies we employ in reading.If we are skilled readers,our ability to hold a content conversation with a text is usually pretty well developed.Not so our ability to hold a process conversation.It is just this kind of conversation that is of importance when we are seeking to develop our reading to meet the new demands being placed upon us by studying at a higher level. 
40.Reading as a kind of conversation between the reader and the text becomes conscious only when        .
A.the reader’s expectations agree with what is said in the text
B.the reader asks questions and gets answers
C.the reader has trouble understanding what the author says
D.successful matching is occurring
41.At a lower level of comprehension,readers tend to        .
A.read a text slowly
B.read without thinking hard
C.interpret a text in their own way   .
D.concentrate on the meaning of words only
42.A“process”conversation has to do with        .
A.the development of our ability to check the details
B.determining the main idea of a text
C.what reading material is read
D.the application of reading strategies
43.From the passage we know        .
A.it’s important for readers to have conscious and unconscious levels of comprehension
B.readers should take a critical attitude towards the author’s ideas
C.readers should learn to use different approaches in reading different texts
D.readers should pay more attention to the content of a text
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五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分
In the last century there were not  1  big towns in the U.S. 2  there are today.Most towns in the country were small.And in these small towns,the general store was  3  people  4  the things they couldn"t made or grow at home.
  5  the store sold   6  a good deal about life in the United States at that time.People bought tools that they needed on their farms.They bought salt,sugar,coffee and   7  that their farms didn"t produce.They bought articles of   8  that they could not make themselves,and cloth or other materials that the  9  would make into dresses for themselves,shirts for the men and clothes for their children.
Life in the   10  century America was   11 .One proves that most people were satisfied with what they had   12  still they looked forward   13  courage to whatever the future would   14  them.It would be interesting to know   15  they would feel about life in the world today.  16  to them that life is too complex,or would they be glad to see that life is   17  in the past?
Nobody will   18  know the   19  people at that time would enjoy life today or not.Perhaps man is always the same of his kind.They did take things for granted,and also they did try to make life more comfortable.We have to admit that it is the same   20  people at present.
1.A.many            B.so many         C.so much           D.a lot of
2.A.where           B.like              C.what              D.as
3.A.where           B.for               C.in which          D.that
4.A.made                B.bought            C.sold          D.paid for
5.A.That                B.No matter         C.Which         D.What
6.A.says                B.talks             C.refers        D.tells
7.A.other things        B.another food C.other foods        D.foods and drinks
8.A.clothes         B.clothing          C.dresses               D.suits
9.A.farmers         B.men               C.women             D.children
10.A.eighteenth     B.nineteenth            C.twentieth         D.next
11.A.easy           B.simple                C.interesting       D.tiresome
12.A.and which      B.and yet               C.and that          D.but what
13.A.in             B.to                    C.of                D.with
14.A.bring          B.take              C.happen to         D.serve
15.A.what           B.whether           C.that              D.how
16.A.Did it appear  B.Would it seem     C.What did it seem  D.What appeared
17.A.still what it used to be           B.better than what it was
C.much more easier than                 D.no more than it was
18.A.never              B.always        C.once              D.ever
19.A.truth that         B.fact whether C.idea how           D.information of
20.A.as                 B.for               C.with                  D.like
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C
Flags have existed for over 3000 years.The earliest flags were wooden or metal poles topped with a carving.About 2000 years ago pies of fabric were added to some poles for decoration.Over the next 500 years the free-flying part of the flag became more important.
Every country today has its own flag.Many groups and organizations also have a flag which stands for,or symbolizes,the aims of the group.
The flag depicts (描绘)a world map,centered on the north pole.The map is surrounded by an olive(橄榄)wreath(花环)symbolizing peace and co-operation.The flag is blue and white.
8.Flags have been in existence for _________.
A.500 years                     B.over 3000 years
C.about 2000 years              D.between 500 and 2000 years
9.A very old flag is likely to _________.
A.be made of fabric             B.have a map on it
C.have white shapes on it       D.be made of carved wood
10.An olive wreath is used to represent _________.
A.peace         B.purity        C.justice       D.equality
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Two teaching staff stood in court last week, in different parts of Britain, each charged with assault (人身侵犯) after attempting to remove a troublemaking student from the classroom. In both cases the men had been suspended(使暂时停职) from their schools and each had spent almost a year waiting for their cases to come to court. One man, Mark Ellwood, was cleared. The other was found guilty. Both cases show the almost impossible position teachers are now in as they try to keep order in schools. They have the responsibility for what goes on in classrooms, but it’s naughty pupils who have the power.
Ellwood was the comparatively lucky one. He was brought in to work with children with behavioral difficulties. When he asked a boy to take off his jacket and put away his phone, the pupil threatened to stab(刺) him. Ellwood removed the boy from the class, and when the boy started kicking him, Ellwood swept his feet from under him and lowered him to the ground. Weeks later he was charged with assault. Social services decided that the charge made him a potential risk to any child, so he was ordered to leave his wife and teenage daughters and move out of his home. The judges told him that they hoped he would now forget his nightmare and restart his life.
Sixty-two-year-old Michael Becker is the man who lost his case and will now lose his job. He taught in a special school. On the day of the incident, they were making pinhole cameras when the 15-year-old pupil arrived late. He refused to sit down, and instead walked around the classroom, telling jokes. He ignored several requests to start work and refused to leave the classroom when asked. Eventually Becker seized the boy by his belt and sweatshirt and removed him to a nearby storeroom, with the boy falling down as he struggled to break away. A teaching assistant, sent to check on him a few minutes later, found him sitting in the corridor, clearly unharmed. Becker considered the incident over, but the next day he was suspended as the subject of a police investigation.
Why did two British teachers stand in court?
A. Because they were charged with assault on their students.
B. Because they removed a troublemaking student from a classroom.
C. Because they were suspended from their schools.
D. Because they tried to keep order in schools.
According to the passage Ellwood __________.
A. was found guilty and lost his job     B. was too strict with his students
C. often punished his students       D. was lucky not to lose the case
When the incident happened, Michael Becker __________.
A. lost his case and will lose his job
B. was teaching his students to make pinhole cameras
C. ignored several requests to start work
D. was suspended as the subject of a police investigation
From the two cases we can learn in Britain __________.
A. removing students from the classroom is not allowed
B. teachers have no power to keep order in schools
C. students can do whatever they like in the classroom
D. it’s very difficult to be a teacher
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