9In the theatre,we can understand Shakespeare’s plays because . A.people sitting by can help us if necessary

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10When you read Shakespeare’s plays by yourself,you can’t . A.study the lines with the help of a dictionary B.make the lines yield up their poetry

C.make the characters speak in words and phrases that are,suddenly,rewarding and wonderfully memorable

D.see the play first and learn from the actors 答案:D

解析:细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“Whenreadingonone’sown,onemustdowhateachactordoes:gooverthelines(oftenwithadictionarycloseathand)untilthepuzzlesaresolvedandthelinesyielduptheirpoetryandthecharactersspeakinwordsandphrasesthatare,suddenly,rewardingandwonderfullymemorable.”可知。 11The underlined word “They” in the last paragraph refers to . A.notes and images placed beside the play text B.Shakespeare’s languages in his plays and poems

C.readers who love the New Folger Shakespeare Library editions D.the New Folger Shakespeare Library editions of Shakespeare’s works 答案:D

解析:词义猜测题。此句意为“它们也包括莎士比亚在每部作品中如何运用语言的文章”。they用来指代上文提到的复数内容,根据句意可知,此处指上句的“...editionsofShakespeare’splaysandpoems”。

12What do you think would be the best title for the passage? A.Understanding Shakespeare’s Plays B.Reading Shakespeare’s Poems C.Reading Shakespeare’s Language D.New Editions of Shakespeare’s Poems 答案:C

解析:主旨大意题。由第一段第一句“...readingShakespeare’slanguagecanbeaproblem...”可知。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

(导学号55580008) No.1

Will the economic climate improve this year?

I don’t think we will see too much improvement this year,but of course I hope so.

No.2

How important is an MBA compared to experience?

I won’t say a degree isn’t important.13. When I look at potential employees,I look at what they have done in the past that I can use to help me tomorrow.

No.3

How can you ensure your job is safe with the economy so shaky?

No job is safe.Never will it be.The half-life of any particular skill set is,at most,five years.And that’s on the long side.14. Be curious,be willing to learn,have a moral compass and know what gives your life meaning.

No.4

When the job market is so bad,how can you distinguish yourself as a candidate? Know the company,its competitive position,recent announcements,and stock-price

history.Do a Google or Yahoo search on the person you’ll be meeting with and you should be able to find something about him or her.Then develop an “outsider’s view” of their key needs and opportunities.15.

No.5

I’m graduating from business school this spring.16.

If you haven’t already secured an internship(实习期) within your chosen field,do so now.Take any internship;forget about being paid.17. The experience in your field and the opportunity to check out onto a possible employee.Your connections will be the hot ticket to get you in the door for job interviews. A.Any job advice?

B.You are after two things. C.Will technology create more jobs?

D.Do all you can to be the solution to someone else’s problem. E.But nothing beats experience. F.What will keep you alive?

G.Different jobs need different skills. 答案:13~17 EFDAB

第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(导学号55580009)

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343—1400),an English poet, 18 masterpiece was

TheCanterburyTales,greatly influenced the development of English 19 .But he was

known,in his long career, 20 a civil servant under the English kings Edward Ⅲ and Richard Ⅱ.Chaucer married Philippa Roet,who was 21 a court attendant.He was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Chaucer wrote for an audience of fellow attendants and officials.The common theme of his earliest works was courtly love.His important original 22 ,TheBookoftheDuchess,was for John of Gaunt’s first wife,who died in 1369.In

this period Chaucer also 23 and adapted religious,and historical

works.TroilusandCriseyde,a poem of more than 8,000 24 ,was Chaucer’s major work 25 TheCanterburyTales.It was the tragic(悲剧) story of the Trojan prince Troilus and his beloved,Criseyde.

TheCanterburyTales was 26 collection of tales about a pilgrimage(朝圣) to

Canterbury Cathedral.The poet 27 a band of pilgrims(朝拜者),who gathered outside London for the journey to Canterbury(坎特伯雷).They were English societies of the 14th century.The Host 28 a storytelling contest to pass the time,with each of them 29 four tales on the round trip.

The tales represented nearly a wide variety 30 ancient stories at their best.The special genius of Chaucer,however, 31 the tales with the story frame into dramas.The tales developed the personalities,quarrels,and 32 opinions of their tellers,whose joy, 33 and sorrow were shown vividly.

Chaucer increased the authority of English as a literary language and extended its 34 vocabulary.He was the first English poet to use iambic pentameter(五步诗),the seven-line stanza(七行诗) called royal 35 ,and the couplet later called heroic poetry (英雄诗).Chaucer greatly influenced 36 English writers such as Edmund Spenser,William Shakespeare,and John Dryden.His reputation has been established as the English poet best wisdom,humour,and description of humanity. 18A.whose C.that 答案:A

解析:这是一个主从复合句,主语是GeoffreyChaucer,谓语是influenced,whose引导一个非限制性定语从句。

19A.science B.farming C.politics 答案:D

解析:通篇讲的是乔叟和他的诗,属于英国文学,不涉及A、B、C三项的内容。

D.literature B.which D.where

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20A.for C.as 答案:C

B.in D.on

解析:考查固定短语。beknownas...“作为……而出名”。而词组beknownfor意为“因……而出名”。

21A.either B.too C.also 答案:C

解析:also“也”,用于肯定句的句中;too“也”,通常用于肯定句的句末,用逗号隔开;either“也”,用于否定句的句末,用逗号隔开;neither“也不”,常用于倒装结构。 22A.art C.drama 答案:B

解析:从上文中看出应是hisimportantoriginalwork,work“作品”,包括小说、戏剧、诗歌等。

23A.underlined C.changed 答案:B

解析:由与之并列的动词adapted(改编)看出,此处选择translated(翻译)最合适。underline含义是“在……下面画线”;change含义是“改变”;transform含义是“转化;转换”。句意:这一阶段乔叟也翻译和改编宗教和历史著作。 24A.books C.lines 答案:C

解析:book“书籍”;passage“篇章”;line“行”;article“文章”。一首诗可以有8000多行。其他选项与句意不符。 25A.but C.except for

B.except D.besides B.passages D.articles

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B.work D.play D.neither

D.transformed