Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B) ,C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

It is simple enough to say that since books have classes?fiction, biography, poetry—we should separate them and take from each what it is right that each should give us. Yet few people ask from books what books can give us. Most commonly we come to books with blurred and divided minds, asking of fiction that it shall be true, of poetry that it shall be false, of biography that it shall be flattering, of history that it shall enforce our own prejudices. If we could banish all such preconception when we read, that would be an admirable beginning. Do not dictate to your author; try to become him. Be his fellow?worker and accomplice(同謀).

If you hang back, and reserve and criticize at first, you are preventing yourself from getting the fullest possible value from what you read. But if you open your mind as widely as possible, then signs and hints of almost imperceptible finess(委婉之處), from the twist and turn of the first sentences, will bring you into the presence of a human being unlike any other. Steep yourself in this, acquaint yourself with this, and soon you will find that your author is giving you, or attempting to give you, something far more definite. The thirty?two chapters of anovel—if we consider how to read a novel first—are an attempt to make something as formed and controlled as a building but words are more impalpable than bricks, reading is a longer and more complicated process than seeing. Perhaps the quickest way to understand the elements of what a novelist is doing is not to read, but to write; to make your own experiment with the dangers and difficulties of words. Recall, then, some event that has left a distinct impression on you—how at the corner of the street, perhaps, you passed two people talking. A tree shook; an electric light danced; the tone of the talk was comic, but also tragic; a whole vision, an entire conception, seemed contained in that moment.

?21.What does the author mean by saying “Yet few people ask from books what books can give us.”?

?A.The author means that lots of people read few books.

?B.The author thinks that readers have only absorbed part of knowledge in books.

?C.The author holds that few people have a proper idea about what content some kind of books should include.

?D.The author considers that readers can scarcely understand most of the books.

?22.According to the passage, which of the following statement is right?

?A.A reader should find some mistakes when he is reading.

?B.The more difficult a book is, the more you can get from it.

?C.To read something is easier than to watch something.

?D.One should be in the same track with the writer when he is reading.

?23.What is the possible meaning of “impalpable” (Paragraph 2) in the passage?

?A.Clear.?B.Elusive.?C.Delicate.?D.Precise.

?24.What’s the main idea of this passage?

?A.The importance of reading.

?B.The proper way to read.

?C.How to get most from one book.

?D.The characters of a good book.

?25.When a writer is writing he often get the whole conception ____.

?A.after a long time’s thinking

?B.through an instant inspiration

?C.according to his own experience

?D.by way of watching the objects attentively

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

According to the dictionary definition of “create”, ordinary people are creative every day. To create means “to bring into being, to cause to exist”—something each of us does daily.

?We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way. First this involves an awareness of our surroundings. It means using all of our sese to become aware of our world. This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture, as well as taste, when we plan a meal. Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

?A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things. If we believe the expression, “There is nothing new under the sun,” the creativity is remaking or recombining the old in new ways. For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.

A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to apply them to achieve some new results. To think up a new concept is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

These three parts of creativity are involved in all the great works of genius, but they are also involved in many of our day?to?day activities.

?26.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

?A.To prepare a meal.

?B.To arrange the furniture in a peculiar way.

?C.To buy some books from a bookstore.

?D.To “write” a letter with the computer.

?27.The author holds that ____.

?A.creativity is of highly demand

?B.creativity is connected with a deep insight to some extent

?C.creativity is to create something new and concrete

?D.to practise and practise is the only way to cultivate one’s creativity

?28.“There is nothing new under the sun.” (Par.3) really implies that ____.

?A.we can seldom create new things

?B.a new thing is only a tale

?C.a new thing can only be created at the basis of original things

?D.we can scarcely see really new things in the world

?29.What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into practice?

?A.It’s more difficult to create a new thought than to apply it in practice.

?B.To find a new thought will definitely lead to the production of a new thing.

?C.One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

?D.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

?30.The best title for this passage is ____.

?A.How to Cultivate One’s Creativity

?B.What is Creativity

?C.The Importance of Creativity

?D.Creativity—a Not Farway Thing
答案

Part Ⅱ

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?短文大意

本散文談讀書方法。作者認為許多讀者因存在太多先入之見而不能從書中汲取它們所能提供給我們的東西。而如果能在閱讀時盡量和作者融為一體的話，就可以體會到書本中的許多微妙之處。最后作者又告訴讀者可通過動手練筆的方式領會作家是如何創作的，靈感和構思是如何得來的。

?21.答案C。

?【參考譯文】 作者說“然而很少有人向書籍索取它們所能提供給我們的東西。”的真正含義是什么?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對含義復雜句子的正確理解”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 解答此題，正確理解“Yes…us”一句含義是關鍵。其實質含義是：“許多人讀書時因觀念不正確，而僅僅能從書本中得到很少的知識獲得很少的啟迪”。這樣，我們就可以對選項進行逐個分析取舍了。A項意為“作者認為許多人讀的書都太少”，顯然與我們的分析不符。B項意為“作者認為讀者僅僅從書中汲取了部分知識。”這句話只是引文部分的字面含義，所以也應排除。再看C項作者認為許多人對某類書應該包含什么樣的內容沒有正確的觀念。這才是作者的隱含意思，所以是正確的。而D項“作者認為許多讀者對大量的書都不能讀懂。”這也是一種錯誤的理解，也應排除。這樣就可確定選項為C。

?22.答案D。

?【參考譯文】 根據短文，下面的說法哪一個是正確的?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對具體細節的把握”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 此題只能用排除法，去掉與文章細節不符的選項。選項A意為“讀者在閱讀時應該能發現一些錯誤。”文章中沒有此細節，可排除。B項“一本書越難讀，從中得到知識也越多。”也與文意無關。再看C項“閱讀比觀看容易。”根據文章第二段第四句最后一分句可知這正與作者的觀點相反，故也排除。最后只剩下D項，應為正確答案。而其內容“讀者在閱讀時應和作者保持一致。”正是作者的觀點，無疑正確。

?23.答案B。

?【參考譯文】 第二段中“impalpable”一詞最可能的含義是什么?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“根據上下文推測生詞含義”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 先看上文：作家想把素材安排得像一座完整的大房，使之具體化。接下來就是含有“impalpable”一句。句首用“but”引導，有轉折含義。所以此單詞意義可能與“具體”相對。再看下文，閱讀比觀看更復雜和費時。這樣，該詞的含義就可以基本確定了，應該是“非常抽象難以捉摸的”之類的意思。(這里與”磚頭”相比，更加強了這一點)據此可排除A、D項。C項意為“微妙”，意近。但B項恰好意為“難以捉摸的”，更與生詞含義接近，所以應選B。此題目C項干擾性較大，注意要避免匆忙選擇，而功虧一簣。

?24.答案B。

?【參考譯文】 此文的主要內容是什么?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對文章的主旨和大意的把握”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 解答此題關鍵在于先弄清文章的主旨和大意。在此基礎上就可進行選棄了。此短文主要講“何為正確的讀書方法”。據此，A項“閱讀的重要性”，C項“如何從書中獲取最多的信息”，D項“一本好書的特征”，均不能?６鳥項“何為正確的讀書方法”，正與我們的分析不謀而合，所以B為正確答案無疑。

?25.答案B。

?【參考譯文】 作家在寫作時，常通過什么樣的方式來獲得構思?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對具體細節正確理解”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 答案可從文章最后一句獲得。解答此類題的關鍵就是找到并正確理解有關細節。根據最后一句可知“作家構思的獲得是通過瞬間的感悟。”這樣，就可對選項進行逐個分析了。A項意為“通過長期的思考”，雖符合一般常識，但不是作者看法，排除。B項意為“瞬間/快速的靈感”，與作者的觀點十分接近，有正確的可能。再看C項“根據作者自己的經歷”，作者也沒有提及。而D項“通過專心致志地觀看描寫的對象”，這只是構思活動過程的一部分。與B項相比，也應排除。現在就可確定：B項為正確答案。

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?短文大意

?本文主要介紹了什么是創造力。作者認為創造力離我們并不遙遠，我們每天都在創造。創造力有三個方面的表現，第一是以新的方式觀察和思考。第二是能觀察到事物之間的關系。第三是運用新思想的勇氣和激情，運用新思想來獲得新的效果。最后作者指出創造力的三方面需要全面非凡的天賦，但同時也需要我們日常許許多多的親身實踐。

?26.答案C。

?【參考譯文】 下列哪一種活動不具有創造性?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“根據所讀材料進行一定的判斷”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 本題可用排除法。根據第一段可知創造力的含義是“使事物產生”，“致使事物存在”。而它三個方面的表現可參考“短文大意”，據此，A項“做飯”是一種日常生活中的“使飯產生”，具有創造性。B項“用一種獨我的方式安排家俱”，為創造力第二面詳述中的例子，故也是創造活動。再看C項“從書店買書”，只是一種簡單的行為，不涉及創造性。而D項“用電腦寫一封信”即“創造一封信”，也為創造性活動，也不能?Ｕ庋?涂傻貿黿崧郟珹、B、D項不能選，C為正確答案。解答此題時要千萬注意問題的提問方式是問“哪一個不是”，以免錯誤理解題意而誤??

?27.答案B。

?【參考譯文】 作者認為……

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對具體細節的把握”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 此題的解答需要在理解文章大意及細節基礎上進行。選項A意為“創造力對人的素質要求很高”。此項初看正確，而且作者在文章末尾也提到。但根據文章開頭，可知平凡人每天都在創造。所以只能先在此選項上作個標記，再繼續分析。選項B意為“創造力在一定程度上取決于非凡的洞察力。”根據最后一段，可知這是一種“天賦”，故正確。選項C認為“創造力只體現在創造某些新的具體東西”，失之片面。D項認為“不斷實踐是培養創造力的唯一方面”，也失之片面(參見文章最后一句)。這樣就只剩下A、B項，兩者相比，A項似乎仍顯武斷和片面，故也排除。這樣就可確定B為正確答案。

?28.答案C。

?【參考譯文】 “太陽之下無新物”(第三段)的真正含義是什么?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“根據上下文理解含義復雜句子”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 此題可在正確理解句子含義的基礎上采?芭懦?ā崩唇獯稹８?萆舷攣目梢緣彌?捍司淶惱嬲??迨恰叭魏渦率攣锏牟??際墻?⒃讜?惺攣锘?≈?系摹薄＞荽耍珹項認為“我們很少能創造新事物”，顯然只是句子的字面意思，不正確。B項“創造新事物是一個神話”，也為字面理解。再看C項“只有在原有事物基礎之上才能創造新事物”，這不正是我們分析得出的結論嗎?而D項“我們幾乎不可能看到新事物”，更是差之甚遠。這樣就可確定C項為正確答案無疑。

?29.答案C。

?【參考譯文】 作者如何認識獲得新思想與將其付諸于實踐的關系?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對特定的細節的把握”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 先找有關細節。此問題涉及到對文章第三段最后一句的理解。作者認為“獲得新思想并不意味著就能夠將其付諸實踐，暗含“知易行難”的意義。這樣，我們就可對選項進行分析選棄了。先看A項“獲得新思想比將其付諸實踐困難”。顯然剛好與我們分析的含義相反，故排除，再看B項“只要獲得新思想就可將其付諸實踐。”也不對。而C項“一個人可能獲得某種新思想，但有可能無法將其付諸實踐。”正是作者的觀點，所以是正確的。也就無需看D。 實際上，D項說“實踐能力很強的人容易成為發明家。”并不是作者的觀點，因為作者只是認為實踐對培養創造力是具有重要作用，所以也不正確。這樣就可確定C為正確答案無疑。

?30.答案B。

?【參考譯文】 本文最好的標題是什么?

?【試題分析】 此題考查學生“對閱讀材料主旨和大意的把握”的能力。

?【詳細解答】 首先快速通讀全文(注意主題句)，可知文章主要談論的是“創造力的含義及其三個方面的表現”，整篇文章都是圍繞創造力展開的。現在來分析選項。A項意為“如何培養創造力”，初看符合文章內容，但仔細分析，文章只在最后一段提到了培養創造力三個方面的途徑和要求，所以不能?？碆項“什么是創造力”，這個題目下可寫和創造力有關的許多東西如創造力定義，表現及培養途徑，所以有道理。再看C項“創造力的重要性”，文章沒有提及。而D項“創造力離我們并不遙遠”，也只是文章開頭提到，中間涉及一點，也不確切。這樣就可確定，B項為正確答案。