2011.12(第2部分)阅读理解(2)必考一篇(翻译版)

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Passage 1

The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run

and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes.

But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the

Revolution by force. On July 14,1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept.

Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get

support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to

march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a

period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190

words)

法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企

图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企图用武力镇压革命。1789

年7月14日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以后，7月14日就被定为法国的

国庆日。1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被

废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其它国家的国

王感到害怕。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个

艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿巴手中。

6. What’s this passage about? 这篇文章主要讲了什么？

A. France. B. King Louis. C. The French Revolution. 法国大革命 D. Europe.

7. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下哪件事不是发生在1789年？

A. The French Revolution broke out.

B. The national economy was developing rapidly. 国家经济快速发展。

C. The government wasn’t well run.

D. King Louis XIV was in power.

8. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？

A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia. D. In Bastille. 巴士底狱

9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意思？

A. Put off. B. Established. C. United. D. Ended. 废除。

10. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？

A. July 14 has become the French National Day.

B. It brought some impact on the other European Kings.

C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.

D. The king tried to control the national parliament. 国王试图控制议会。

Passage 2

A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City

people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands （任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.

一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。

Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.

工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都可以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。如果你不这样，侍者会催促你的。

You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.

你会发现司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节。不要在意，这是因为他们非常珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时间。

The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.

对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的很多人被称为“脾气火爆”。如果我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。

Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)

许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会想念欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常，美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而不是与他的社交礼仪。因为我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。

11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________ 以下哪项陈述是错误的？

A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.

B. Americans attach less importance to patience.

C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.

D. Americans are impolite to their business colleagues. 美国人对他们的同事不礼貌。

12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means __________.第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？

A. a less important thing B. a first concern 要首要考虑的。

C. a good business D. an attractive gift

13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.美国人评价他们的同事是根据__________。

A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks

C. by establishing business relations D. by learning about their past performance他们过去的表现。

14. This passage mainly talks about __________. 本文主要讲了___________。

A. how Americans treasure their time 美国人是怎样珍惜时间的。

B. how busy Americans are every day

C. how Americans do business with foreigners

D. what American way of life is like

15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.

从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是___________。

A. critical B. ironical C. appreciative欣赏的。 D. objective

Passage 3

Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and fiends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales（称）. Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn’t lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.

Maria，十六岁，她正在圣多明各(多米尼加首都)的机场排队等候。她正要离开自己的祖国去美国和她的姐姐团聚。她的英语讲得很好。虽然她要出国了觉得很高兴，但此时要离开她的家人和朋友也很伤心。正在她想这些的时候，她突然听到机场的工作人员正在叫她把行李放到称上。Maria拉了又拉，包太重，她根本抬不起来。她后面的男人很不耐烦了。他也是等着托运行李的。

“What’s wrong with this girl?” He said, “Why doesn’t she hurry up?” He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in fist. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.

“这女孩怎么了？”他说道，“她为什么不快点？”他走到前面，把包放在台上，希望能先登记。他急着想要得到一个好的座位。

Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, “Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can’t you give me a hand with my luggage?”

Maria很生气，但她很有礼貌。她用最优美的英语说，“你为什么如此不耐烦？飞机上的每个人都有座位。如果你真的很急，为什么不能帮我搬一下行李？”

The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval. (224 words)

这男人听到Maria会讲英语觉得很惊讶。他很快拿起自己的行李退了回去。每个人都很不赞成得看着他。

6. Maria’s story happened ________. Maria的故事发生在什么时候？

A. when she was leaving America B. on her way back to Santo Domingo

C. before she left the USA D. when she arrived at the airport 她到达机场后。

7. You believer that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to _______ at the airport.

你认为故事中提到的机场工作人员的工作是什么？

A. help carry people’s luggage B. ask people to pick up the luggage

C. check people’s luggage 检查旅客的行李 D. take care of people’s luggage

8. “Why are you so upset?” Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _______. “为什么你如此不耐烦？”Maria对那个男人说。她这么说是要告诉他不要不高兴。

A. surprised B. sad C. unhappy D. sorry

9. “Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.” This sentence means that the people around felt _______. “每个人都很不赞成地看着他”这句话的意思是周围的人为这男人的行为感到很遗憾。

A. worried about Maria B. worried about the man

C. sorry for Maria’s manners D. sorry for the man’s manners

10. The author mentioned Maria’s age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _________.

作者在故事的开头就提到Maria的年龄是为了表达什么？

A. she was young but behaved properly 她很小，但行为很得体。

B. she would not have left home alone

C. everyone around her was wrong

D. it was not good that nobody offered to help her

Passage 4

Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart.

英国和法国被英吉利海峡阻隔，游泳穿越该海峡只要不到20分钟的时间。但这两个国家的文化有时相差十万八千里。

Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary（周年纪念）of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and love-hate partnership.

上星期四，英国和法国庆祝了《友好协议》签订100周年的纪念活动。该协议标志着两个国家在经历了几个世纪的战争和爱恨交织的关系后的新篇章。

But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war-which British Prime Minister Tony Blair supported despite French President Jacques Chirac speaking out against it. This discomfort is expressed in Blair and Chirac’s body language at international meetings. While the French leader often greets German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder with a hug（拥抱）, Blair just receives a handshake. However, some political experts say the war in Iraq could in fact have helped ties.

但他们的关系在上个世纪也经历了几番起落。仅去年，对伊拉克战争问题进行了激烈的争论-英国首相布莱尔支持而法国总统希拉克反对。国际会议中，这种别扭在布莱尔和希拉克的身体语言中表现得很明显。当法国领导人频频与德国总理格哈特·施罗德拥抱时，布莱尔只得到了握手。然而，有些政治专家说正是伊拉克战争促进了两国的关系。

The history of pisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sides see the world. But this doesn’t stop 12 million Britons taking holidays in France each year. However, only 3 million French come in the opposite direction. Surveys（调查）show that most French people feel closer to the Germans than they do to the British. And the research carried out in Britain has found that only a third of the population believes the French can be trusted. Perhaps this bad feeling comes because the British dislike France’s close relationship with Germany, or because the French are not happy with Britain’s close links with the US.

这种历来的分离也许是好的，因为这两个国家对世界的看法完全不同。但是这并没有阻隔1200万的英国人每年到法国度假。而法国仅有300万的人民去英国度假。调查显示大多数法国人对德国人比对英国人亲切。并且在英国进行的调查显示仅有1/3的英国人信任法国人。也许这种坏的感觉是因为英国人不喜欢法国跟德国的亲密关系，或者因为法国对英国和美国的亲密关系感到不悦。

Whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years of “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. Here’s one: What’s the best thing about Britain’s relationship with France? The English Channel. (320 words)

不论答案是什么，双方能在一起庆祝这种“不确定的友好关系”100周年，至少证明他们会相互开玩笑了。其中一条就是：英国与法国的关系的最好见证是什么？是英吉利海峡。

11. For centuries, the relationship between Britain and France is ____________.

几世纪以来，英国与法国的关系是一种的爱恨交织的关系。

A. friendly B. impolite C. brotherly D. a mixture of love and hate

12. The war in Iraq does ____________ to the relationship between France and Britain.

伊拉克战争对英国和法国的关系起到既好又坏的作用。

A. good B. harm

C. neither good nor harm D. both good and harm

13. The British are not so friendly to ____________ and the French are not so friendly to ____________. 英国对德国不是那么友好，法国对美国也不是那么友好。

A. Germany; America B. America; Germany

C. Germany; Germany D. America; America

14. ____________ are more interested in having holidays in ____________. 英国人更喜欢到法国度假。

A. American people Britain B. British people Germany

C. French people Britain D. British people France

15. What does the last sentence mean? 文章的最后一句的意思是什么？

A. As long as the English Channel exists, no further disagreement will form between France and Britain.

B. The English Channel can prevent anything unfriendly happening in both France and Britain.

C. France and Britain are near neighbors, and this will help balance the relationship between them.

法国和英国是一衣带水的邻邦，这会帮助两国平衡他们之间的关系。

D. The English Channel is the largest enemy between France and Britain.

Passage 5

Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One” helps elementary students who’ve fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.

社区服务是我们大学教育的一个重要的部分。我们鼓励所有的学生在毕业前至少从事一项社区活动。一项新的叫做“一对一”的社区计划是用于帮助那些落后的小学生的。读教育专业的学生也许对这项计划尤其感兴趣，因为它为你提供了教学（教数学和英语）的机会。

You’d have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.

你在一个学期内每周得自愿工作两小时。你可以选择教小孩数学，英语，或两者都教。一节课半小时比较好，因此你可以每周教两天，每次每门课半小时。

Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors — he’ll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.

道奇教授将担任这些家庭教师的顾问。他会帮你制订教学计划或提供活动的建议。他的办公时间是每周二和周四下午。你可以在他那签约参与这个计划并于下周开始工作。

I’m sure you’ll enjoy this community service and you’ll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you’ve had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you’d like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge’s office this week. (220 words)

我确信你会喜欢这项社区服务，同时你也能获得宝贵的经验。能在你的简历上表明你有教孩子的经验而且你能关心你的社区，应该是很不错的一件事。如果你愿意签约或如果你有任何问题，于本周前往道奇教授的办公室。

6. What is the purpose of the talk? ____________ 这段话的目的是什么？

A. To explain a new requirement for graduation.

B. To interest students in a new community program. 是为了使学生们对一项新的社区计划感兴趣。

C. To discuss the problems of elementary school students.

D. To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.

7. What is the purpose of the program that the speaker describes? ____________

讲话人所说的这项计划的目的是什么？

A. To find jobs for graduating students.

B. To help education majors prepare for final exams.

C. To offer tutorials to elementary school students. 为小学生提供家教服务。

D. To provide funding for a community service project.

8. What does Professor Dodge do? ____________道奇教授是干什么的？

A. He advises students to participate in certain program. 他为学生参加某项计划提供建议。

B. He teaches part-time in an elementary school.

C. He observes elementary school students in the classroom.

D. He helps students prepare their resumes.

9. What should students who are interested in the tutorials do? ____________

对家教有兴趣的学生应该怎么做？

A. Contact the elementary school.

B. Sign up for a special class.

C. Submit a resume to the dean.

D. Talk to Professor Dodge. 和道奇教授谈谈。

10. Whom do you think the speaker addresses? ____________

你认为说话者是在对谁说这些话的。 学生。

A. Faculty. B. Students. C. Residents D. Graduated students.

Passage 6

Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.

纸是人类发明的最重要的产品之一。没有一些便宜而又实用的材料来写的话，书面语也不可能广泛传播。纸的发明意味着更多的人可以接受教育，因为更多的书可以印出来并分发出去。纸和印刷一起为知识的交流提供了极其重要的途径。

How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1990 the world’s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.

我们每年用多少纸呢？也许你无法很快回答出这个问题。在1900年，全世界的用纸量是每年人均一公斤左右。现在有些国家的用量达到每年人均50公斤。像美国，英国和瑞典这样的国家的用量远超其他各国。

Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of year. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept

on parchment. (208words)

像许多其他我们用的东西一样，纸最早发明于中国。在埃及和西方，十五世纪前纸并没有广泛使用。埃及人写字写在一种水生植物做成的材料上。欧洲人用羊皮纸用了好几百年。羊皮纸很牢固，它是用某些幼年动物的皮做成的。从羊皮纸上保存的记录中我们了解到关于欧洲历史的最重要的事情。

11. What’s the meaning for the word “parchment”? ____________“parchment”的意思是什么？

A. The skin of young animals.

B. A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. 一种用某些幼年动物的皮做成的纸。

C. The paper used by European countries.

D. The paper of Egypt.

12. Which of the following is not mentioned about the invention of paper? ____________

关于纸的发明下面哪项没有被提到？

A. More jobs could be provided than before. 工作机会比以前更多了。

B. More people could be educated than before.

C. More books could be printed and distributed.

D. More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.

13. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ____________

埃及人什么时候开始广泛地使用纸？ 大约在1400年。

A. Around 1400. B. Around 1900. C. Around 400. D. Around 900.

14. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? ____________

以下哪个国家每年人均用纸量更大？瑞典。

A. China B. Sweden C. Egypt D. Japan

15. What is the main idea of this short talk? ____________

这篇文章的主要内容是什么？

A. More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.

B. Paper enables people to receive education more easily.

C. The invention of paper is of great significance to man. 纸的发明对人类非常重要。

D. Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.

Passage7

Laws have been written to govern the use of American National Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded. Unfolded the flag first, and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform. Do not print it upon cushions, handkerchief, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark cannot be registered if it comprises the flag, or badgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument, it shouldn’t serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled. If it is displayed on such occasions, do not allow the flag to the ground, but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor, nor to brush against objects.

已经制定了法律来规定美国国旗的使用,并确保对国旗应有的尊敬。关于国旗的使用也早已有了惯例。全军就国旗的展开方法有明确的规定，这与常规有点不同。国旗的升降应由手工完成。国旗未展开时不能升起。应先使它展开，然后快速把它升至旗杆顶部。缓慢、庄严地降下。旗上不可以放东西。不要把国旗镶嵌在衣服或运动装上，也不要把国旗印在垫子、手帕、纸巾或盒子上。联邦法律规定如果某个商标含有美国国旗或国徽，这个商标就不能被注册。当国旗被用来为雕像或纪念碑揭幕时，不可以盖在被揭幕物上。如果国旗被用在这种场合，则不能让它掉到地上而应悬在空中作为这个仪式的象征。特别注意不要玷污国

旗，不允许触到地面或擦着物体。

6. How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag？

美国人是如何确保对国旗应有的尊敬的？

A. By making laws. 通过制定法律。 B. By enforcing discipline.

C. By educating the public. D. By holding ceremonies.

7. What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag? 升美国国旗有何规定？

A. It should be raised by soldiers. B. It should be raised quickly by hand. 应该快速用手升起

C. It should be raised only by Americans. D. It should be raised by mechanical means.

8. How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony?

揭幕仪式上应该如何使用国旗？

A. It should be attached to the status.

B. It should be hung from the top of the monument.

C. It should be spread over the object to be unveiled.

D. It should be carried high up in the air. 应该悬挂在空中

9. What do we learn about the use of the American National Flag?

对于美国国旗的使用我们知道了什么？

A. There has been a lot of controversy over the use of flag.

B. The best athletes can wear uniforms with the design of the flag.

C. There are precise regulations and customs to be followed. 要严格遵守规定和习惯。

D. Americans can print the flag on their cushions or handkerchiefs.

10. What is Americans’ attitude towards their National Flag? 美国人对于自己的国旗是什么态度？

A. Arbitrary . B. Respect. 尊敬 C. Happy. D. Brave.

Passage 8

It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become “in”. Between the hours of 11 a. m. and 4:30 p. m., college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can’t wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.

据报道，在美国大学里，被称为肥皂剧的日间系列剧突然“火”了起来。上午11点至下午4：30，大学电视观看室里挤满了肥皂剧迷，他们急着想看自己所崇拜的偶像的下一集生活剧。

Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they’re a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960’s, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.

其实，肥皂剧不仅仅是大学生最喜爱的节目，也是年轻人最喜爱的。放学后，中学生都挤在电视机前观看节目。有一个年轻的职业妇女坦诚说起曾经拒绝了一份薪水不错的工作而不愿放弃观看最喜爱的系列剧。20世纪60年代年轻人很少看肥皂剧。那时的情况与现在很不相同。那是很严肃的时期，人们所谈的都是关于很重要的社会大事。

Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people’s lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.

现在，严肃已被娱乐取代。年轻人想寻找快乐。如果他们想看表现生活烦恼的肥皂剧就会显得很奇怪。但肥皂剧是令人快乐的。年轻人可以模仿肥皂剧里的人物，这些人物像大学生观众一样，在寻找快乐的爱

情，也许还没找到。肥皂剧给年轻人一个贴近人们的机会但对于他们的问题却不必承担责任。

11. What is soap opera? 什么是肥皂剧？

A. Plays based on science fiction stories.

B. Plays based on non-fiction stories.

C. The daytime serial dramas on TV. 白天的电视系列剧。

D. Popular documentary films on TV.

12. What can be the best title of the passage? 这篇文章的最佳题目是什么？

A. College student viewers. B. Favorite TV serials.

C. Soap opera fans. 肥皂剧迷 D. College-age viewers.

13. Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become “in” among American young people? 根据这篇文章，哪一项不是肥皂剧突然火起来的原因？

A. Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.

B. Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.

C. Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.

D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.

因为年轻人得承担问题的责任。

14. What can we learn from the passage? 这篇文章让我们知道了什么？

A. College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.

B. Young people of sixties like soap operas more than people today.

C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.

年轻人已经使自己从60年代人的严肃转向了现在的快乐。

D. The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.

15. What message does the author want to convey to us? 作者想向我们表达什么信息？

A. The people’s favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.

B. The people’s favorites to drama works change along with the times.

人们对戏剧作品的喜爱随着时间而改变

C. The people’s favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.

D. The people’s favorites have changed the drama works.

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