【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 , with a self－deprecating sense of humour. On the whole, Australia is a society without hierarchies(等級(jí)制度), an attitude generally held to stem from its prisoner beginnings.Yet, contrary to widespread belief, very few Australians have true prisoner origins. Within only one generation of the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, Australia had bee a nation of immigrants. Originally ing almost entirely from the British Isles, today one in three Australians es from elsewhere. Australia’s liberal postwar immigration policies led to an influx of survivors from war－torn Europe, most notably Greeks, Italians, Poles and Germans.The emphasis has shifted in recent years and today the majority of new immigrants are from Southeast Asia. Today Australia is a “blend of nations” and although some racism exists, it has generally been a successful experiment and the country is justifiably proud to have one of the most harmonious multicultural munities in the world.45．What does the writer mean by saying “It takes a sharp ear to identify regional accents.” in the first paragraph?A. Australians speak standard English with no local accents whatsoever.B. You have to practice a lot to learn to understand the different accents.C. The Australian regional accents are very difficult to understand indeed.D. There is not much difference between the accents in different areas of Australia.46．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Most Australians have ancestors who were prisoners.B. The Australian economy is dependent on sheep exports.C. The majority of people living in Australia e from Europe.D. The pace of life is different in the city and in the country.47．The underlined pronoun “it” in the final paragraph refers to “______”．A. munity B. racismC. blend of nations D. Southeast Asia48．We can infer from the passage that ______.A. there are no signs of Australia’s colonial past in its modern citiesB. Australia’s recent immigration policy encourages immigrants from Southeast AsiaC. immigrants from Southeast Asia have brought racial problemsD. “riding on sheep’s back” resulted in slow development in rural munities49．This passage mainly focuses on Australia’s ______.A. society B. economyC. racial problems D. history[答案]這是一篇介紹澳大利亞的文章。45．D。句意理解題。從文章第一段前兩句可以看出，在澳大利亞，不管是城市還是鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)，人們的生活方式并沒(méi)有很大的差異，如果要辯認(rèn)地方口音的話，需要有很好的耳朵才行，所以選D。46．D。正誤判斷題。從文章第二段的前四句話可以看出D項(xiàng)正確。47．C。詞義推斷題。從最后一段第二句中的“Today Australia is a ‘blend of nations’ and although some racism exists...”可以看出這里的“it”表示的是多國(guó)家的融合，所以選C。48．B。推理判斷題。從文章最后一段可以看出，現(xiàn)在有越來(lái)越多的東南亞人移民去澳大利亞，可推知選B。49．A。主旨大意題。從整篇文章我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，這是一篇主要講述澳大利亞社會(huì)的文章，所以選A。C(2008北京卷)Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute，” answered a weak, elderly voice.After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing，” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”“Oh, you’re such a good man.” she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown？”“It’s not the shortest way，” I answered quickly.“Oh, I’m in no hurry，” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(臨終醫(yī)院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(計(jì)價(jià)器)．For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, “I’m tired. Let’s go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I owe you？” she asked.“Nothing.” I said.“You have to make a living，” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers，” I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”50．The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.A. show she was familiar with the cityB. see some places for the last timeC. let the driver earn more moneyD. reach the destination on time51．The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.A. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advanceD. was in a hurry to take other passengers52．What can we learn from the story?A. Giving is always a pleasure.B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.[答案]作者回顧了20年前的一段往事：一天凌晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)半，他去接一位乘客，一個(gè)馬上要被送到臨終醫(yī)院的80多歲的老太太。應(yīng)老人的要求，他緩慢地開(kāi)車陪同老太太在市區(qū)駛過(guò)她熟悉的工作和生活過(guò)的地方。天亮了，他把老太太送到了目的地，卻執(zhí)意分文不收。50．B?？疾橥评砼袛唷奈恼碌臄⑹隹?，老太太說(shuō)她馬上要被送到臨終醫(yī)院，剩下的日子不多，并指引我在市區(qū)緩慢行駛，走過(guò)她學(xué)習(xí)、工作和生活過(guò)的地方。從這些信息看，她這樣做的目的是B，即為了最后看一眼這些有著她的回憶的地方。51．A。考查推理判斷。作者在開(kāi)車陪同老太太幾個(gè)小時(shí)后，執(zhí)意不收取一分錢的車費(fèi)，并擁抱老太太和她告別。從文章的敘述可知，作者不收錢的原因是A，為了讓老太太在到臨終醫(yī)院之前充分享受人間的溫暖。52．C?？疾橥评砼袛?。本文介紹作者開(kāi)出租時(shí)的一次載客經(jīng)歷。從文章的敘述，我們看見(jiàn)作者誠(chéng)實(shí)和助人為樂(lè)的善良之心：他將老太太攙扶到車上，再幫她拿行李，善解人意的他緩慢地帶著老太太行駛在街頭。老太太說(shuō)，“你給了一個(gè)老太太快樂(lè)的時(shí)刻”。D(2009廣東)Lisa was running late. Lisa, 25, had a lot to do at work, plus visitors on the way: her parents were ing in for Thanksgiving from her hometown. But as she hurried down the subway stairs, she started to feel unfortably warm. By the time she got to the platform, Lisa felt weak and tired—maybe it hadn’t been a good idea to give blood the night before, she