20．Pride and Prejudice for the Modern Woman
Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice（《傲慢與偏見》），Jane Austen's most famous work，might be updated，200years on．Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence．But today she would certainly have had a very different life，as would her characters．Here's my own suggestion．
It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men，however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism．
"My dear husband，"said his hopeful wife one day，"have you heard that the local store，standing empty for so long，is taken over by a bright young businesswoman？"
Her dull and indifferent （漠不關(guān)心的） husband replied that he had not．"But it is，it is，"she replied excitedly．Mr Dull-Husband made no reply．
"Don't you want to know her plans？"she cried with some impatience．
"Well，clearly you think it matters to your silly little head…so I'd better listen．"
"Well，my dear，the rumour（傳言）is that she has already set up a series of successful businesses in northern England，though how a woman can know anything about that is beyond me"．She will move in herself next month．"
"What is her name？"
"Bingley．"
"Is she married or single？"
"What a question!And none of your business．But her coming will be a fine thing for our five boys．"
"How so？How can it possibly affect them？"
"My dear love； those lazy boys need something to wake them up．There are bound to be （注定） jobs going．"
"Is that her point in settling here？Surely as a woman she has simply taken a fancy to the place．"
"Nonsense，my love，how little you've noticed the world has changed．She's got a first-rate degree and some sort of business qualification，I'm told．She surely needs one of our boys!Perhaps you might give her a call．"
"Me？No．Perhaps you can take an interest．You still have your looks，after all．She may even offer you a job．"
"Oh，that's not likely．These new chances belong to the younger generation．But now you mention it，I think I'll go along all the same．"
And Mrs．Bennet went along．That was 10years ago．She is now managing director of a FTSE-listed company．
It would remain the case，of course，that Mrs．Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board，that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues，her bonus of a more"female"dimension and her lifespan （年限） among the city's business leaders shorter than theirs．Still，she'd no doubt have enjoyed Davos-and might even have hobnobbed （攀談） with influential figures．

32．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Austen was born 200years ago．
B．Austen rewrote Pride and Prejudice．
C．Austen's updated work gains popularity．
D．Austen's success lies in her wisdom．
33．The underlined part in the passage suggests that Mrs BennetA．
A．had mixed feelings of admiration and surprise about Bingley
B．felt kind of worried and doubtful about Bingley
C．was extremely anxious to meet Bingley
D．had a great curiosity about Bingley
34．In the eyes of Mrs．Bennet，Bingley surely needed one of their boys toC．
A．get married to              
B．help her move in
C．work for her                              
D．take over her store
35．What does the writer intend to tell us？D
A．Women with brains can also be as successful as men．
B．Women have to pay a high price for success．
C．A judgment must be made free from prejudice．
D．Sex discrimination （歧視） still exists nowadays．

分析 本文是一篇記敘文．作者虛擬了一個類似于200年前簡．奧斯丁的《傲慢與偏見》的故事．主人翁班內(nèi)特太太聽說一個聰明年輕的女商人要來他們家附近接管一家商店，她對她充滿了驚訝羨慕等的復(fù)雜情感，但同時卻不忘借此為她的孩子謀一份工作，自己也趁機進了公司，成為其中的一名懂事，但薪水，獎金都比男性低，說明女性依然在遭受歧視．

解答 DACD
32．答案D．考查細節(jié)題．從文章的第二段的句子：Austen's popularity is rooted in her intelligence．可知奧斯丁的成功在于她的智慧．選D．A項錯誤，因為這本書是200年前寫的，不是奧斯丁是200年前出生的．B項是根據(jù)文章的第一句話，可知是人們想象的《傲慢與偏見》更新版，不是奧斯丁重寫的．C項錯誤因為文章沒有說更新作品收到歡迎．選D
33．答案A．句意理解題．這句話的理解關(guān)鍵是beyond me的解釋，這個詞組是"超出我的理解"，我不能理解一個女性是怎么知道這些東西的，說明Mrs Bennet對Bingley既敬佩又驚訝．選A
34．答案C．推理判斷題．從文章的句子：There are bound to be jobs going．和倒數(shù)第二段的句子：You still have your looks，after all．She may even offer you a job．可以推斷出，Mrs Bennet認為Bingley會需要她的兒子工作．選C．
35．答案D．推理判斷題．從文章的最后一段的內(nèi)容：Mrs Bennet would be one of very few women on the company board，that her salary would be lower than her male colleagues，可知公司委員會的女性還是很少，Mrs Bennet的獎金還是比男性同事要少．可知性別歧視還是存在．選D．

點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點．

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C．It makes cycling skilled lessons become what teenagers must learn in all subjects．
D．It will help teenagers to solve the problems about cycling．
30．What can we learn from the second paragraph？A
A．Most vehicles the Dutch use are bikes．
B．There are more people than bikes in the Netherlands．
C．Most vehicles the Dutch use are buses．
D．The bike is the only vehicle for the Dutch to work．
31．Which of the following about cycling in the Netherlands is TRUE？D
A．Cycling is regarded as eco-friendly exercise．
B．Cycling is considered as a way to entertain．
C．Cycling is looked on as a way to lose weight．
D．Cycling is thought of as part of their everyday life．

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12．______ the youth _____the rising sun at 8or 9o'clock a．m，Mao ze dong expressed his great hope for the young man．（　�。�
A．Comparing； withB．Compared； toC．Compared； withD．Comparing； to

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9．One sixth of undergraduates （本科生） in  Beijing this year have registered at a driving school．The students，mostly from majors such as business management or international trade，will finish there driving courses within 20 days or so．
Training costs have dropped to，2，600yuan for students，according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing．The price is not really low，but students will accept it，seeing it as an investment （投資） in their future．Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job．But a driver's permit has become another factor．
"In the job market，owning a driver's permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student's competitiveness for a good position，"says Zhou Yang，an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law．
Cars will become a necessary part of many people's lives in the coming years，and it's difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pressures on working people's time．"Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive．We senior students have plenty of spare time，plenty of opportunities to learn．"
Xu Jian，an official at the driving school，said undergraduates were very able and serious，and could grasp in an hour what it took ordinary people four hours to learn．In this driving school，middle-aged people，young women and college students are the main customers．
To get a driver's permit，a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours'practice before the final road test．
21．The undergraduates are learning to drive because．B
A．they like to drive cars
B．they need this skill to find a good job．
C．most of them will be able to buy cars in the future
D．they want to become full-time drivers after graduation
22．Which of the following is Xu Jian's opinion of students learning to drive？D
A．He decided it was a waste of money and time．
B．He thought they must learn it at school．
C．He thought they would spend three times more time．
D．He agreed that young people had an advantage in learning to drive．
23．Which of the following would be the best title of this passage？A
A．Students Learn to Drive 　  
B．Welcome to Driving School
C．It's Better to Learn to Drive at College
D．Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now．

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10．I was always told that the three Ps，patience，positive thinking and perseverance（堅持，恒心，毅力），were a sure path（61）tosuccess．But this advice does not always work as planned．My high school maths exam is one example．The exam，（62）whichwas originally to be held in our classroom，（63）was changed（change）to the library at the last minute．This，（64）however，didn't bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject．I（65）patiently（patient） walked to the library，took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax（66）myself．But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question．I had no idea how to do it．I tried to stay positive and persevered（67）till/untilI finally found the solution．With the problem solved，I felt proud（68）ofmy achievement．（69）Unfortunately（fortunate），I then noticed that I had just 10minutes left（70）to complete（complete） the rest．

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