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第三节短文理解2阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。A few weeks ago, we d

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阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

A few weeks ago, we decided to paint (油漆) the outside of our house. To save money, we decided to do it ourselves. On Saturday morning, we went to the shops and bought some paint and a number of brushes. We already had a ladder (梯子), so we were then ready to start. We began that afternoon with the back of the house. The next Saturday I went to a football match while my wife painted the front of the house. On Sunday we found that we could not open any of the front windows. We got them all open in the end but I broke three and they were very expensive to repair. Next time when we try to save money, I shall certainly pay someone to do the work.

Why did the writer and his wife decide to paint the house themselves？ Because ______ .

A．no one else could do the work.

B．they didn't want to spend much money.

C．they only need to buy some paint.

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听力原文：You may remember that a few weeks ago we discussed the question of what photograp

听力原文： You may remember that a few weeks ago we discussed the question of what photography is. Is it art or is it a method of reproducing images？ Docs photography belong in museums or just in our homes？ Today I want to talk about a person who tried to make his professional life an answer to such questions. Alfred Stieglitz went from the United States to Germany to study engineering. While he was over there he became interested in photography and began to experiment with his camera. He took pictures under conditions that most photographers considered too difficult. He took them at night, in the rain and of people and objects reflected in windows. When he returned to the United Stated he continued this revolutionary effort. Stieglitz was the first person to photograph skyscrapers, clouds and views from an airplane. What Stieglitz was trying to do in his photographs was what he tried to do throughout his life: make photography ail art. He thought that photography could be just as beautiful a form. of selfexpression as painting or drawing. For Stieglitz, his camera was his brush. While ninny photographers in the late 1800s and early 1900s thought of their work as a reproduction of identical images, Stieglitz saw his as creative art form. moment. In fact he never retouched his prints or made copies of thorn. If you are in this class today, I'm sure you'd say: Well, painters don't normally make extra copies of their paintings, do they？

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A．The influence of weather on Alfred Stieglitz' photography.

B．Alfred Stieglitz' approach to photography.

C．Photographic techniques common in the early 1900's.

D．The life of Alfred Stieglitz.

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听力原文：M: Sherry, how are you doing with your thesis？W: Oh, my thesis! That's something

听力原文：M: Sherry, how are you doing with your thesis？

W: Oh, my thesis! That's something I definitely don't want to talk about right now. I finished my draft some time ago, but my supervisor said I should do more research if I want to achieve the quality he expects of me.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the woman's thesis？

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A．It is based on a lot of research.

B．It can be finished in a few weeks' time.

C．It has drawn criticism from lots of people.

D．It falls short of her supervisor's expectations.

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Air is all around us. It is around us when we walk and play. From the moment we are born,

air surrounds us. When we sit down, it is around us. When we go to bed, air is also around us. No matter where we are on earth, air surrounds us. We live in air.All living things need air. Living things cannot live without air. We can go without food or water for a few days, but we cannot live for more than a few minutes without air. When we are working or running, we need more air. So we breathe faster than usual. When we are asleep, we need less air.

People can live without food or water for______.

A．a few months

B．a few weeks

C．a few days

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What do we know from the passage？A．A few years ago there was no smog at all.B．We can drink

What do we know from the passage？

A．A few years ago there was no smog at all.

B．We can drink water from the polluted rivers and lakes.

C．People can make rules to fight against pollution.

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听力原文：A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for the

听力原文： A couple of months ago, I went to a department store to buy a few things for the house. I needed a set of curtains for the living room, two table lamps, a rug and several cushions. I asked them to deliver the things as soon as possible, but they said they were unable to send them out until 20 days later. After about 3 weeks, I received only the curtains and table lamps. I was a little disappointed when I didn't receive all the items I had bought. But nevertheless, I was eager to see what the curtains and lamps looked like. I first opened the package with the curtains. I had bought a lovely light blue, and instead they had sent me a horrible dark purple. Well, you can just imagine how angry I was. Then I opened the boxes with the lamps. They were exactly what I'd ordered. But one of the lampshades was damaged. The next I did was to telephone them to complain. They promised to come and pick them up immediately and also to replace them with the correct order. It has been two weeks since my complaint. They have neither picked up the wrong items nor sent me the rest of my order.

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A．In about 20 years.

B．Within a week.

C．In a couple of weeks.

D．As early as possible.

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听力原文：Email captures the essence of life at the close of the 20th century with an autho

rity that few other products of digital technology can claim. Email, ultimately, is a fragile thing, easy to forge, easy to corrupt, easy to destroy. A few weeks ago, a co-worker of mine accidentally and irretrievably wiped out 1,500 of his own saved messages. For a person who conducts most of his life online, such a digital tragedy is akin to erasing part of his own memory. Suddenly, nothing is left. He has lost himself as well as his links with others.

Which of the following is true, according to the passage？

A．Email shows more authority than other products of digital technology.

B．Email is as fragile a thing as it is convenient to its users.

C．Email can keep as many as 1,500 saved messages.

D．Email may help strengthen your own memory.

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听力原文：M: John's been looking after his mother in the hospital. She was injured in a car

accident two weeks ago and is still in critical condition.

W: Oh, that's terrible. And you know his father passed away last year.

Q: What do we learn about John？

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A．He had a narrow escape in a car accident.

B．He is hospitalized for a serious injury.

C．He lost his mother two weeks ago.

D．He has been having a hard time.

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根据材料请回答 41～45 题 MemoryOne day more than fifty years ago, a young man had an acc

根据材料请回答 41～45 题

Memory

One day more than fifty years ago, a young man had an accident on his motor-bike in which he suffered a few apparently minor injuries.There was a bruise (淤青) on the left side of his forehead and some slight bleeding from his left ear.He was taken to hospital for examination but X-rays did not reveal any other injuries. Nevertheless, the doctor who was treating him decided to keep him in hospital for further observations because the young man was having difficulty in speaking and seemed very confused.

At the time of the accident, the young man was 22 years old, and the date was Au-gust, 1933.A week later, he was able to carry on what seemed a perfectly normal conver－sation.However, he told the doctor that he was only 11 years old and that the date was February, 1922.What is more, he could not remember anything that had happened since 1922.For example, he could not recall having spent five years in Australia, or coming back to England and working for two years on a golf course.

As time went by, part of his memory of the eleven missing years come back.A few weeks later, he even remembered his years in Australia.But the two years of his life just before the accident were still a completely a blank.Three weeks after his injury, he went back to the village where he had been living for those two years.Everything seemed unfa-miliar and he did not recall ever having been there before.Despite this, he was able to take up his old job again in the village and to do it satisfactorily.But he often got lost when walking around the village and found it difficult to remember what he had done during the day.

Slowly, however, his memory continued to return so that, about ten weeks after the accident, he could even remember most of the previous two years.There remained only one complete gap in his memory： he could remember absolutely nothing about what.he had done a few minutes immediately before the accident or the accident itself. This part of his memory never came back.

第 41 题 When did the accident happen？

A．In February 1922.

B．A few years ago.

C． when the young man was in Australia.

D．Over half a century ago.

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听力原文： Isn't it amazing how small the world has become in recent years？ Of course, the

physical size hasn't changed, but the world seems much smaller than it did a few hundred years ago. That's because of our improved ability to visit faraway places, contact one another, and instantly learn what goes on in other places.

A thousand years ago, people rarely left their town or village. Trips to nearby areas were made on foot or horseback, and there were fears of wild animals, bandits, and bad weather. Trips abroad were almost impossible for all but the richest and most powerful people. Communications were also limited, as it took weeks or even months to send letters long distances.

About 150 years ago, train travel made trips hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away possible. Also, with the invention of the telegraph, messages could be sent long distances at a low price. Many barriers of distance and communication were starting to fall.

In the 20th century, inventions such as the automobile, airplane, telephone, and television changed people's lives greatly. People could travel across a city in a few minutes or across the world in a few hours. Televisions allowed people to witness important events while they took place. Computers and the Internet let people send letters instantly, access huge amounts of information, and make new friends around the world.

As local communities continue to link together to form. the global community, there will surely be many new tools and methods that make the world seem even smaller.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about life 150 years ago？

A．Travelling long distances were easier than before.

B．Messages could be sent quickly.

C．Crossing the ocean could be done safely.

D．The fear of wild animals became a big barrier of communication.

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A few weeks ago we decided Io paint （油漆) the outside of our house. To save money we deci