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Passage1

SamuelOsmondisa19yearoldlawstudent（fromCornwall,England）.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpieces（bymusicians）（suchasChopinandBeethoven）（justafewminutes）（afterhehearsthem）.Helearnsapiece（ofmusic）（bylistening）（toit）（inparts）.Thenhethinks（aboutthenotes）（inhishead）.（Twoyearsago）,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata（奏鸣曲）（byBeethoven）.Hesurprisedeveryone（aroundhim）.SO有音乐天赋

（Amazed）（thatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly）,histeacherssay（Samuelisunbelievable）.Theysay（hisabilityisveryrare）,butSamueldoesn'tevenrealizethat（whathecandoisspecial）.Samuelwanted（tobecomealawyer）（asitwasthewish）（ofhisparents）,butmusicteacherstoldhim（heshouldstudymusicinstead）.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.老师认为SO牛

Samuelcan'tunderstand（whyeveryoneissosurprised）.“Igrewup（withmusic）.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.（Abouttwoyearsago）,Isuddenlydecided（tostartplayingthepiano）,（withoutbeingable）（toreadmusic）and（withouthavinganylessons）.Itcomeseasily（tome）—Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind—eachandeverynote，”saysSamuel.S如何发现自己的能力

Recently,Samuelperformedapiece（duringaspecialevent）（athiscollege）.Thepiecehadmore（thanathousandnotes）.Theaudiencewasimpressed（byhisamazingperformance）.||Heisnowlearningapiece（thatissodifficult）（thatmanyprofessionalpianistscan'tplayit）.||Samuelsaysconfidently，“It'sall（aboutsupermemory）—Iguess（Ihavethatgift）.”

However,Samuel'sability（torememberthings）doesn'tstop（withmusic）.Hisfamilysays（thateven）（whenhewasayoungboy）,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.

Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn'tknow（whathewantstodo）（inthefuture）.（Fornow）,heisjusthappy（toplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies）.

26.Whatisspecial（aboutSamuelOsmond）?

A.Hehasagift（forwritingmusic）.

B.Hecanwritedownthenote（hehears）.

C.Heisatopstudent（atthelawschool）.

D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiece（hehears）.

27.Whatcanwelearn（fromParagraph2）?

A.Samuelchoselaw（againstthewish）（ofhisparents）.

B.Samuelplanned（tobealawyer）（ratherthanamusician）.

C.Samuelthinks（ofhimself）（asaman）（ofgreatmusicalability）.

D.Samuelstudieslawandmusic（ontheadvice）（ofhisteachers）.

28.Everyone（aroundSamuel）wassurprised（becausehe________）．

A.receivedagoodearlyeducation（inmusic）

B.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectly

C.couldplaythepiano（withoutreadingmusic）

D.couldplaytheguitarbetter（thanhisfather）

29.WhatcanweinferaboutSamuel（inParagraph4）?

A.Hebecamefamous（duringaspecialevent）（athiscollege）.

B.Heisproud（ofhisability）（torememberthingsaccurately）.

C.Heplaysthepianobetter（thanmanyprofessionalpianists）.

D.Heimpressedtheaudience（byplayingallthemusicalpieces）.

30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle（ofthepassage）?

A.Thequalities（ofamusician）

B.Thestory（ofamusicaltalent）

C.Theimportance（ofearlyeducation）

D.Therelationship（betweenmemoryandmusic）

Passage2

ElizabethFreemanwasborn（about1742）（toAfricanAmericanparents）（whowereslaves）.（Attheageofsixmonths）shewasacquired,（alongwithhersister）,（byJohnAshley）,awealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.Shebecameknown（as“Mumbet”or“MumBett”）.小奴隶EF

（Fornearly30years）MumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.（Oneday）,Ashley'swifetried（tostrikeMumbet'ssister）（withaspade）.Mumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinstead.Furious,sheleftthehouseandrefused（tocomeback）.（WhentheAshleystried）（tomakeherreturn）,Mumbetconsultedalawyer,TheodoreSedgewick.（Withhishelp）,Mumbetsued（起诉）（forherfreedom）.M离开奴隶主家

（WhileservingtheAshleys）,Mumbethadlistened（tomanydiscussions）（ofthenewMassachusettsconstitution）.（Iftheconstitutionsaid）（thatallpeoplewerefreeandequal）,thenshethought（itshouldapply）（toher）.Eventually,Mumbetwonherfreedom—thefirstslave（inMassachusetts）（todoso）（underthenewconstitution）.M获得了自由

（Strangelyenough）,（afterthetrial）,theAshleysaskedMumbet（tocomebackandwork）（forthem）（asapaidemployee）.Shedeclinedandinsteadwent（towork）（forSedgewick）.Mumbetdied（in1829）,butherlegacylivedon（inhermanydescendants）（后裔）.OneofhergreatgrandchildrenwasW．E.B.DuBois,oneofthefounders（oftheNAACP）,andanimportantwriterandspokesperson（forAfricanAmericancivilrights）.审判之后，为自由服务，精神永存

Mumbet'stombstonestillstands（intheMassachusettscemetery）（whereshewasburied）.Itreads,（inpart）:

“Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslave（fornearlythirtyyears）.Shecouldneitherreadnorwrite,yet（inherownsphere）shehadnosuperiororequal.”盖棺定论：

贡献很大

51．WhatdoweknowaboutMumbet（accordingtoParagraph1）?

A．Shewasbornaslave.

B．Shewasaslaveholder.

C．Shehadafamoussister.

D．Shewasbornintoarichfamily.

52．WhydidMumbetrunaway（fromtheAshleys）?

A．Shefoundanemployer.

B．Shewantedtobealawyer.

C．Shewashitandgotangry.

D．Shehadtotakecareofhersister.

53．WhatdidMumbetlearn（fromdiscussions）（aboutthenewconstitution）?

A．Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners'orders.

B．Sheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhites.

C．Howtobeagoodservant.

D．Howtoapplyforajob.

54．WhatdidMumbetdo（afterthetrial）?

A．Shechosetoworkforalawyer.

B．ShefoundedtheNAACP.

C．ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleys.

D．Shewenttolive（withhergrandchildren）.

55．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Astory（ofafamouswriterandspokesperson）.

B．Thefriendship（betweenalawyerandaslave）.

C．Thelife（ofabraveAfricanAmericanwoman）.

D．Atrial（thatshockedthewholeworld）.

Passage3

（In1943）,（whenIwas4）,myparentsmoved（fromCoeurd'Alene,Idaho）,（toFairbanks,Alaska）,（whereadventurewasneververyfaraway）.搬家，冒险

Wearrived（inthesummer）,just（intime）（toenjoythemidnightsun）.Allthatsunlightwasfantastic（forMum'svegetablegarden）.Working（inthegarden）（atmidnight）tended（tothrowhertimingoff）,soshedidn'tcaremuch（aboutmybedtime）.妈妈忙菜园，不管我

DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMumwashisclerk.Thatleftme（inamess）.Iusuallymanaged（tofindsometrouble）（togetinto）.OnceIhadalittlefiregoing（inthedirtybasement）（ofahotel）.Ihadtried（tolightabarrel）（桶）（ofpaint）butcouldn'treallygetagoodfiregoing.Thesmokegotprettybad,though,and（whenImademyexit）,acrowdandthepolicewerethere（togreetme）.Thepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehome.点火

MumandDadwereoccupied（inthegarden）andDadtoldthepolice（tokeepme）,andtheydid!

Ihadatour（oftheprison）（beforeMumrescuedme）.Ihadn'tturned5yet.监狱之旅

（AsIenteredkindergarten）,theseriouscoldbegantosetin.Woulditsurpriseyou（toknow）（thatIsoonleftpart）（ofmytongue）（onametalhandrail）（atschool）?

掉舌头

（AsforLeonhardSeppala）,famous（asadogsledder）（驾雪橇者）,Ithink（Iknewhimwell）（becauseIwastaken）（foraride）（withhiswhitedogteam）（oneSunday）.（Atthetime）Ididn'trealize（whatasuperstarhewas）,butIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped（包裹）heavilyandwellsheltered（fromthefreezingandblowingweather）.雪橇之旅

（In1950）,wemovedback（toCoeurd'Alene）,butwegotonemoreAlaskanadventure（whenLeonhardinvitedus）（eightyearslater）（bypayingavisittoIdaho）（toattendagathering）（offormerneighbours）（ofAlaska）.重返Alaska

35.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor'sfamily?

A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.

B.Hisparentsdidn'tlovehim.

C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.

D.Hismotherdidn'thaveanyjobs.

36.Whathappened（whentheauthorwas4）?

A.Helearnedtosmoke.

B.Hewaslocked（inabasement）.

C.Hewasarrestedbythepolice.

D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.

37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Leonhardwasgood（atdrivingdogsleds）.

B.Theauthorspenthiswholechildhood（inAlaska）.

C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor'sfamilyafter1950.

D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaska.

38.Whatistheauthor'spurpose（ofwritingthetext）?

A.Tolookback（onhischildhood）（withadventures）.

B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaska.

C.Toexpress（howmuchhemissesLeonhard）.

D.Toshowoffhispride（inmakingtrouble）.

Passage4

MywifeLauraandIwere（onthebeach）,（withthreeofourchildren）,（takingpictures）（ofshorebirds）（nearourhome）（inAlaska）（whenwespottedabear）.Thebearwasthinandsmall,（movingaimlessly）.海滩照相，看到熊

（Justafewminuteslater）,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!

Thebearisrightbehindus！

”Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwards（tofrightenawayitsenemy）butwouldsuddenlystop（atthelastminute）.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback—thesign（迹象）（ofananimal）（thatisgoingin）（forthekill）.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.熊要杀戮

Iheldmycameratripod（三脚架）（inbothhands）（toformabarrier）（asthebearrushed）（intome）.Itshugeheadwaslevel（withmychestandshoulders）,andthetripodstuck（acrossitsmouth）.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.Iknew（Iwouldnotbeable）（toholdit）（forlong）.跟熊搏斗

（Evenso）,thiswasafight（Ihadtowin）:

Iwasall（thatstood）（betweenthebearandmyfamily）,（whowouldstandlittlechance）（ofrunningfaster）（thanabrownbear）.必须坚持

Thebearhit（atthecamera）,cuttingit（offthet