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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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On Aug 29, 1988, the University of Wisconsin-Madison juniors Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson published the first-ever issue of The Onion. The two founders claimed it was the “finest news source” in the US. 25 years later, it has become one of the most established media presences in the US. But don't expect accuracy

and timeliness from it, for The Onion only publishes fake news or news satire(讽刺). Its aim is to make readers laugh and perhaps make them see things from a different angle.

Will Tracy, The Onion's editor-in-chief, says that their stories are presented in a sort of news voice which improves them to a certain level of importance that isn't actually understandable. It has an ability to elegantly locate a problem with an economy of words.

Traditional media outlets are cautious when reporting on sensitive topics such as religion and race. Tracy says nothing is off limits for The Onion. In her words, that is “no matter how uncomfortable they may make some readers”. But the editors at The Onion do take a firm line, as Tracy explains, “What you have to be really careful about is what the target of the joke is. If the target of the joke is wrong, then it doesn't feel right and it also doesn't feel funny.” The Onion generated public __outrage__ when earlier this year, it tried to make fun of a 9-year-old Oscar-nominated(奥斯卡提名的) actress by using highly impolite language. It later apologized.

语篇导读

本文为说明文，介绍了《洋葱》这样一家新闻组织的创建背景与报道新闻的原则和宗旨。 1．What can we know about The Onion according to Paragraph 1? A．Its news materials are all real and timely.

B．It often makes fun of the public based on the wrong news.

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C．Its aim is to make readers feel relaxed and see problems from different angles. D．Its first article written by Tim Keck and Christopher Johnson was published on Aug 29, 1988.

解析 C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，该报旨在使读者感到轻松并从不同角度看待问题，故选C项。

2．What is the meaning of the underlined word “outrage” in Paragraph 3? A．Anger.

C．Disappointment.

B．Sadness. D．Grief.

解析 A 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后两句中的highly impolite language, apologized可知，他们的报道让公众很气愤，故选A项。

3．Compared with the traditional media, the feature of The Onion is that ________. A．its targets of the joke are often children B．it often makes readers feel uncomfortable C．it also has the same limits on sensitive topics D．it also reports news about religion and race

解析 D 细节理解题。根据第三段前两句可知，他们不像传统媒体那样对诸如宗教和种族等敏感问题小心谨慎，他们会报道敏感话题，故选D项。

4．Which section of the newspaper could the text be taken from? A．Education. C．Science.

B．Medicine. D．Culture.

解析 D 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了《洋葱》这样一家新闻组织报道新闻的原则和宗旨，属于文化专区，故选D项。

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How Smart People Deal with People They Don't Like

In a perfect world, each person we interact with would be nice, kind, considerate, mindful(留心的), generous and more. However, we don't live in a perfect world.

5．____________ Then, how does a smart person do to deal with people he or she doesn't like?

6．____________

7．____________ Sometimes we think that we are going to like everyone we interact with, even when that's not going to happen. It's inevitable that you will encounter difficult people who oppose what you think. Smart people know that conflicts or disagreements are a result of differences in values.

They check their own expectations. It's common for people to have unrealistic

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expectations about others. We may expect others to act exactly as we would.

8．____________ Smart people do adjust your expectations appropriately. This way they're not always surprised by a dislikable person's behavior.

They allow space between them. If all else fails, smart people will allow space between themselves and those they don't like.

9．____________ With a bit of distance and empathy(同情), you may be able to interact both with those people you like and you don't like.

A．Here are some tips on it. B．You are not perfect either. C．However, that's not realistic. D．Some people often drive us crazy.

E．They accept that they are not going to like everyone.

F．That may even result in getting along better by agreeing to disagree. G．If at work, smart people will move to another room or sit at the other end of the conference table.

语篇导读

本文为说明文，主要介绍了聪明的人是如何对待他们不喜欢的人和事的。

5．解析 D 诠释关系。空前讲到：然而我们并不是生活在一个完美的世界里，D项(有些人常常使我们发疯)紧承上文，符合语境，故选D项。

6．解析 A 顺承关系。空前提出问题：那么一个聪明人如何应对那些他或她不喜欢的人呢？空后列举了聪明人应对不喜欢的人的做法，因此A项(这儿有一些建议)作为过渡句承上启下，故选A项。

7．解析 E 总分关系。空后讲到：有时我们认为我们会喜欢任何我们所接触的人，即使这根本不可能发生。E项(聪明人接受自己不可能喜欢所有人的事实)正是本段作者所表述的聪明人的做法，故选E项。

8．解析 C 转折关系。空前讲到：我们也许期待他人的做法会和自己一样，C项(然而，这是不现实的)符合语境，故选C项。

9．解析 G 例证关系。本段主要讲了聪明人与自己不喜欢的人保持距离。G项(在工作时，聪明人会搬到另一个房间或坐在会议桌的另一侧)正是聪明人对待不喜欢的人的做法，故选G项。

Ⅱ.完形填空

Attitude with action is everything. That's what I've __1__ from a simple person at our office gym.

Last month our city conducted a fitness center—“FitnessOne”. And we had a

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trainer there, who had a bad __2__ to his work and us. He used to come down to our office every evening but he was least __3__ about who was coming in and what people were doing inside. He only talked about the money he earned by __4__ people individually in another fitness center where he __5__ in the mornings. He never guided us. __6__,_he would not even __7__ properly when any of us asked about the way of doing exercise. __8__,_at the end of last month he was __9__ and we got a new trainer.

The gentleman was Bala. He would quietly come in and do __10__ for the first few days except looking at the register, __11__ who came regularly to the gym. Slowly, he became __12__ with the users and started to correct their mistakes while exercising. And people built up __13__ in him. Yesterday, he called me to watch some specific exercises. __14__ his interim(暂时的) period of one month was coming to a(n) __15__,_he wanted me to learn them properly before he left us. We've __16__ FitnessOne to appoint Bala as a __17__ trainer and now we are waiting for their reply.

Bala could have taken his role as a trainer like our __18__ guy since he stayed here only for a month. But he __19__ to take it seriously and sincerely. His positive attitude along with his __20__ gained our trust and support. I think this is his great achievement.

语篇导读

本文为夹叙夹议文。在健身房，教练巴拉身体力行地给“我”上了一堂课，他让“我”明白：态度与行动决定一切。

1． A．heard C．collected

B．suffered D．learnt

解析 D 句意：态度与行动决定一切，这就是我从健身房里一个质朴的人那里所学到(learn)的东西，故选D项。

2．A.reply C．attitude

B．attention D．devotion

解析 C 句意：那里有一名教练，不管是对待我们还是对待工作，态度(attitude)都不好，故选C项。

3．A.bothered C．moved

B．delighted D．disappointed

解析 A 句意：他过去常常每晚来健身房，但是丝毫不关心谁进来了，谁在做什么。be bothered about在此处意为“对……关心”，故选A项。

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4．A.praising C．training

B．inspiring D．comforting

解析 C 根据上文可知，他是一名教练，所以他挣钱的方式最可能是当私人教练，故选C项。

5．A.worked C．struggled

B．studied D．completed

解析 A 句意：他只谈论早上在另一家健身房上班当私人教练挣得的钱。此处指他在健身房上班，故选A项。

6．A.However C．Therefore

B．Moreover D．Otherwise

解析 B 上文讲到：他从来没有指导过我们。下文又讲：当我们有人询问锻炼方式时，他甚至心不在焉。这与上文形成语意上的递进，故此处连接词用moreover，意为“另外”，故选B项。

7．A.promise C．think

B．react D．answer

解析 D “我们”问问题，是教练解答(answer)问题，故选D项。 8．A.Surprisingly C．Fortunately

B．Hopefully D．Sadly

解析 C 根据下文可知，该教练后来被解雇了，而作为一名不合格的教练，他被解雇之后，“我们”应该感到很幸运。 surprisingly令人惊讶地；hopefully有希望地；fortunately幸运地；sadly令人悲伤地，故选C项。

9．A.scolded C．attacked

B．fired D．recognized

解析 B 根据“我们”最后得到了一名新教练可推测出：该教练被解雇(fire)了，故选B项。

10．A.something C．anything

B．nothing D．everything

解析 B 句意：在前几天，他会静静地进来，除了看登记表之外，什么也不(nothing)做，故选B项。

11．A.turning out C．figuring out

B．coming out D．looking out

解析 C 句意：他会看登记表，弄清楚谁经常来健身房。turn out结果是；come out出来；figure out弄清楚；look out小心，故选C项。

12．A.popular

B．patient

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