第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A（words:333&242）
In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.
When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters（花名册） will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010. The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.
“Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy（，策略） in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the
way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.
“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout（寻找，觅得） internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations.
“It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the
respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons（偶像）in-waiting. It is the ultimate（最后的，根本的） revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.
41. According to the report, .
A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games
42. The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of
_______ ___.
A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”
B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against
the Sacramento Kings
D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China
43. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?
A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league. B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA. C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.
D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.
44. When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to _ _.
A. farms in the States B. native Americans
C. the NBA training center D. the USA
45. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A. The Non-American Basketball Players B. NBA Is Coming to China
C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA
D. NBA Is Making Big Progress
【答案与解析】 41—45 BAADC
NBA的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国球员将占相当的比例，NBA需借助外籍
球员的
力量来维持其地位。
41. B 推理判断题。根据第二段20 percent of NBA rosters will be filled
by non-Americans，以
及文章后半Terry说的话it has increased the level of competition here
可判断出外国球员
将在NBA起到举足轻重的作用。
42. A 词义猜测题。根据文章中间Stern所说的话，及下一自然段The success
of Chinese
centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China可判断出NBA将把中
国看作是一个重要的市场。
43. A 推理判断题。通读全文，可得出这个结论：NBA的球员组成将发生重大
改变，外国
球员将占相当的比例。
44. D 词义猜测题。从文章后半部The NBA knows that it needs a global
market及It doesn’t
matter where the players come from可判断出home soil指的是本土。 45. C 主旨大意题。tie在这儿被用来比喻外籍球员，意思是说NBA需借助外
籍球员的力量
来维持其地位。 B（words:303&211）
In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition () of each new skill m the first spoken words, the first
independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are
severe (严格的) over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.
As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that \"example is better than precept\". If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for
themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled. A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents'
principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment. 46. Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills, _________________. A. should be avoided
B. is universal among parents
C. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child
D. will make the child lose interest in learning new things 47. In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents _________________.
A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read
B. should expect a lot of the children
C. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own
D. should create as many learning opportunities as possible 48. The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________________. A. parents should be strict with their children
B. parental controls reflect only the values of the community C. parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone
D. it’s parents’ and society’s duty to control the children 49. The word “precept” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_________________”.
A. opinion B. punishment C. behavior D. instruction
50. In terms of moral matters, parents should _____________________. A. follow the rules themselves
B. be aware of the huge difference between adults and children C. forbid their children to follow hook teachings D. always ensure the security of their children 【答案与解析】 46—50 BCCCD
在孩子成长过程中，父母不能拔苗助长。父母对孩子的“严”与“松”之间有一个恰
当的度。关于道德问题，父母该以身作则，带头遵循,“榜样比说教更有力”。 46．B 推理判断题。根据文章第一自然段开头In bringing up children，every
parent watches
eagerly the child's acquisition of each new skill，既然是每位父母都会
这样做，那么这种做法在
父母中就是普遍的，故选B。根据文章第一自然段第二句，选项C。sets up
dangerous states of
worry in the child是由hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate引起的，“迫不及待地要
求孩子做超出其自然成长速度的事情”和“热切地观察孩子每一项技能”显然
不是一
回事，作者对后者没有否之意，所以A不对。根据文章第一自然段末句，选项
取D。will
make him lose interest in learning new things是由a child is left alone
too much, or without any
learning opportunities引起的。故D也不合文意。
47．C 推理判断题。文章第一自然段第二句It is often tempting to hurry
the child beyond his
natural learning rate，but this can set Up dangerous feelings of failure
and states of worry in the
child，说明在孩子成长过程中，父母不能拔苗助长。文章第一段末句又说：On
the other hand，
though，if a child is left alone too much，or without any learning
opportunities，he loses his natural
enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself，
说明对孩子太放任自流同样
不利。根据这两方面，选C，父母对孩子的“严”与“松”之间有一个恰当的
度。
48．C 主旨大意题。文章第二自然段的大意是:“父母对孩子的严格程度有很
大的不同”。
49．D 词义推测题．四个选项的意思分别是：A. opinion (观点)；B.
punishment(惩罚)；C.
bebaviour(行为)；D．instruction(说教，源于instruct)。根据文章第三段
第三，四句Also，parents
should realize that “example is better than precept”．If they are not
sincere and do not practice
what they preach(说教)…可以推测，precept表达与example对立的意思，
且与preach是同
义词，引语的意思是“榜样比说教更有力”，故选项D为最佳选项。
50．A 推理判断题．根据文章第三自然段第四句，再根据文章最后一段，可以
得出结论，
关于道德问题，父母该以身作则，带头遵循，(参见上一小题之解析)，故选A。C（words:326&213）
In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe
developed a checklist of stressful events. They appreciated the tricky point that any major change can be stressful. Bad events like \"serious illness of a family member\" were high on the list, but so were some helpful life-changing events like marriage.
When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stress ---it only shows how much you have to deal with. And we now know that the way you deal with these events dramatically (戏剧性的) affects your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow the research got boiled down to a memorable message. Women's magazines ran titles like \"Stress causes illness\".
If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy the articles said avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. Even if stressful events are dangerous , many — like the death of a loved one — are impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription (处方) for staying away from chances as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child,
take a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of a lot of what we know about people. It supposes we' re all vulnerable and not active in the face of the difficult situation. But
what about human ability and creativity? Many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom and physical and mental pressure.
51. The result of Holmes-Rahe’s medical research tells us _________________.
A. the way you deal with major events may cause stress B. what should be done to avoid stress C. what kind of event would cause stress D. how to deal with sudden changes in life
52. The studies on stress in the early 1970s led to ___________________. A. popular avoidance of stressful jobs
B. great fear over the mental disorder
C. a careful research into stress-related illnesses D. widespread worry about its harmful effects
53. The score of the Holmes-Rahe test shows ________________.
A. how you can deal with life-changing events B. how helpful events can change your life
C. how stressful a major event can be D. how much pressure you are under
54. Why is “such simplistic advice” (Line 1, Paragraph 3) impossible to follow?
A. No one can stay on the same job for long.
B. No prescription is effective in reducing stress. C. People have to get married someday. D. You could be missing chances as well.
55. According to the passage people who have experienced ups and downs may become _______.
A. nervous when faced with difficulties B. physically and mentally tired
C. more able to deal with difficulties D. cold toward what happens to them 【答案与解析】 46—50 ADDBC
本文主要论述压力的产生及人人都不该逃避压力。文中用了很多词汇，且有许多复杂难句，阅读时请注意认真分析。
51．A。主旨大意题。难度较大。根据文章前面的叙述，其意为“分数无法向你表明你怎样对待压力，只表明你承受多大程度的压力”。做题时，可以紧接着看后面一句，即你处理这些事件的方式会很戏剧性地影响你保持健康的机会。 52．D。细节理解题。文章中有“millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports”，表明这一阶段的研究给人带来更多的是担扰，并且从一些杂志用的标题上都可以显示出来。
53．D。推理判断题。根据文章第二自然段中“it only shows how much you have
to deal”只是表明你承受多大程度的压力”可知。 54．B。推理判断题。根据上句所述”文章告诉我们避免压力事件”，其实这是不可行的。从文章一开始就可以得知，无论是“悲伤还是喜悦”的事，都会带来压力，所以这种a小vice是不可行的，言外之意是没有哪个处方在减轻压力方面是奏效的。
55．C。推理判断题。经历过ups and downs的人，能够更加有能力处理困难。
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