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　　Kong Zi, also called Confucius(551-479 B．C), and Socrates(469-399 B．C)lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetime there was no contact(聯(lián)系)between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn ,shaped their societies．

　　Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China．The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban．The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical(激進(jìn)的)than Confucius．Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rules how to govern effectively．Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake．Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went out to government service．

　　Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life：” Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you．” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart．Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom．He believed that the superior class should rule the inferior(下層的)classes．

　　For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern．For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of the society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations．

　　Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes．

(1)

Which of the following is TURE according to the first paragraph?

[　　]

A．

Socrates and Confucius had much in common,

B．

Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas．

C．

The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas．

D．

There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece．

(2)

Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that ________．

[　　]

A．

all men were equal when they were born

B．

the lower classed should be ruled by the upper class

C．

the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom

D．

people should not ask others to do what they did not want to

(3)

What made some people different from others according to Confucius?

[　　]

A．

Family．

B．

Potential．

C．

Knowledge．

D．

Community．

(4)

This passage is organized in the pattern of ________．

[　　]

A．

time and events

B．

comparison and contrast

C．

cause and effect

D．

definition and classification

答案：1．C;2．B;3．C;4．B;
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Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music．Forbes Magazine reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars every year．“It doesn't make sense．”says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a miillion dollars a year when he was popular, in 1950s．“Performers aren't worth this kind of money．In fact, noboby is．”But the rock stars' admirers seem to disagree．Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records．They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person．Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many．In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang “American Pie”．Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an extra two cents on every single record of the song．Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10, 000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket．After paying expense, Young leaves with about 18, 000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening．How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars pouring in like water? Most of the young stars simply show the money around．England's Elton John gave someone a ＄38, 000 Rolls Royce car and bought himself 5, 000 pairs of eyeglasses then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N．He also bought himself two cars, “one for each foot．”Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane．Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys．Then when they need money again, they do another tour．They save no money and live from hand to mouth．After two or three years riches and fame(名聲)are gone．Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers．But new stars have arrived to take his place．

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This passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

the success of a rock star

B．

the way rock stars live

C．

rich rock stars

D．

the admirers of rock stars

(2)

What makes the rock stars Neil Young paid for a performance?

[　　]

A．

Luck．

B．

A wonderful performance．

C．

Their own music．

D．

Ability．

(3)

How much expense does Neil Young pay for a performance?

[　　]

A．

＄10, 000．

B．

＄18, 000．

C．

＄32, 000．

D．

＄38, 000．

(4)

According to the passage, the underlined phrase “from hand to mouth” means ________．

[　　]

A．

they have to earn money by hand

B．

they know how to spend money in a reasonable way

C．

they earn money only for their immediate enjoyment

D．

they steal to feed their mouth when they need money

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Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music．Forbes Magazine reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars every year．“It doesn’t make sense,” says Johnny Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular, in 1950s．“Performers aren’t worth this kind of money．In fact, nobody is．” But the rock stars’ admirers seem to disagree．Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records．They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person．Luck is a key word for explaining the success of many．In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang “American Pie”．Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an extra two cents on every single record of the song．Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience of 10 000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket．After paying expense, Young leaves with about 18 000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening．How do the rock stars use their money?What do they do when the money stars pouring in like water?Most of the young stars simply show the money around．England’s Elton John gave someone a ＄38 000 Rolls Royce car and bought himself 5000 pairs of eyeglasses then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-N．He also bought himself two cars, “one for each foot”．Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane．Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys．Then when they need money again, they do another tour．They save no money and live from hand to mouth．After two or three years riches and fame(名聲)are gone．Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers．But new stars have arrived to take his place．

(1)

This passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

the success of a rock star

B．

the way rock stars live

C．

rich rock stars

D．

the admirers of rock stars

(2)

What makes the rock stars Neil Young paid for a performance?

[　　]

A．

Luck．

B．

A wonderful performance．

C．

Their own music．

D．

Ability．

(3)

How much expense does Neil Young pay for a performance?

[　　]

A．

＄10 000．

B．

＄18 000．

C．

＄32 000．

D．

＄38 000．

(4)

According to the passage, the underlined phrase “from hand to mouth” means ________．

[　　]

A．

they have to earn money by hand

B．

they know how to spend money in a reasonable way

C．

they earn money only for their immediate enjoyment

D．

they steal to feed their mouth when they need money

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　　Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money to listen to rock music．Forbes Magazine reports that at least fifty rock stars have incomes between two million and six million dollars per year．

　　“It doesn't make sense,”says Johany Mathis, one of the older music millionaires, who made a million dollars a year when he was popular in 1950s．“Performers aren't worth this kind of money．In fact, nobody is．”

　　But the rock star's admirers seem to disagree．Those who love rock music spend about two billion dollars a year for records．They pay 150 million to see rock stars in person．

　　Luck is a key word for explaining the success of money．In 1972 one of the luckiest was Kon Mclean, who wrote and sang“American Pie”．Mclean writes his own music, so he earns an additional(附加的)two cents on every single record of the song．

　　Neil Young who performs in torn blue jeans, sometimes sings to an audience(觀眾)of 10, 000, each of whom has paid five dollars for a ticket．After paying expenses, Young leaves with about ＄18, 000 in his blue jeans at the end of an evening．

　　How do the rock stars use their money?What do they do when the money starts pouring in like water?Most of the young stars simply show the money around．England's Eltom John gave someone a ＄38, 000 Rolls Royce car and bought himself 5, 000 pairs of eyeglasses, then lighted up and spelt E-L-T-O-M．He also bought himself two cars, “one for each foot”．

　　Many rock stars live like Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane．Those performers return from a tour, pay their bills, and buy new toys．Then when they need money again, they do another tour．They save no money and live from hand to mouth．

　　In the end the rock stars' life is unrewarding．After two or three years riches and fame are gone．Left with his memories and his tax problems, the lonely ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to attract strangers．New stars have arrived to take his place．

(1)

This passage is mainly about ________．

[　　]

A．

the success of a rock star

B．

the way rock stars live

C．

rich rock stars

D．

the admirers of rock stars

(2)

What makes most of the rock stars successful in making money?

[　　]

A．

Luck．

B．

A wonderful performance．

C．

Their own music．

D．

Ability．

(3)

How much expense does Neil Young pay for a performance?

[　　]

A．

＄10, 000

B．

＄18, 000

C．

＄32, 000

D．

＄38, 000

(4)

According to the passage, the underlined phrase“from hand to mouth”means ________．

[　　]

A．

they have to earn money by hand

B．

they know how to spend money in a reasonable way

C．

they earn money only for their immediate enjoyment

D．

they steal to feed their mouth when they need money

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　　A boat constructed from thousands of plastic bottles sailed into Sydney Harbor on Monday, completing a 4-month trans-Pacific voyage to show the benefits of recycling．

　　The 60-foot“Plastiki”, made from 12,500 bottles, was greeted by hundreds of supporters as it ended its 15,000-kilometer journey．

　　“It has been a great adventure,”said the leader of the journey David de Rothschild, who comes from a well-known British banking family．“We're so excited to be here．”

　　The“Plastiki”－named after the 1947 Kon-Tiki raft(筏)sailed across the Pacific by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl－set off from San Francisco in March．

　　The boat, carrying six crew members(船員), travelled through the north Pacific and made stops in the Line Islands, Western Samoa and New Caledonia before leaving for Australia．

　　The“Plastiki”relied on renewable energy and got its power from sunlight and wind．They were able to keep in touch with supporters via satellite through a website, blogs, and use of social-networking-sites such as Twitter．

　　Captain Jo Royle said sailing the“Plastiki”was“completely different”to any other boat they had ever sailed, but“she's got here without ever a doubt in any of our minds”．

　　De Rothschild said the idea for the journey came to him after he read a United Nations report in 2006 that said pollution-and particularly plastic waste-was seriously threatening the world's oceans．

　　And while he said the influence of the voyage had gone beyond his expectations, they also faced serious problems during the voyage．

　　“Here you are in the middle of nowhere seeing these plastic items．They photo-degrade(光降解), get smaller and smaller, until they end up getting swallowed by fish which are then eaten by people,”he said．

　　The United Nations Environment Program says there is a large amount of trash in every square kilometer of the world's oceans, and another 6.4 million tons of plastic is thrown into seas each year．

　　The“Plastiki”will be on display at Sydney's Maritime Museum for the next month．

(1)

According to the passage, the voyage started from ________．

[　　]

A．

the Line Islands

B．

San Francisco

C．

Sydney

D．

New Caledonia

(2)

Which of the following is TRUE about the“Plastiki”?

[　　]

A．

It carried a crew of six and a passenger．

B．

It was named after an Australian explorer．

C．

It travelled across the north Atlantic．

D．

It was powered by renewable energy．

(3)

By saying“she's got here without ever a doubt in any of our minds”, Royle meant that ________．

[　　]

A．

the boat had always been in top condition

B．

he sometimes doubted the condition of the boat

C．

the crew had always been confident about the journey

D．

some of the sailors had been doubtful about the journey

(4)

What would be the best title for the passage?'

[　　]

A．

Plastic items end up getting swallowed by fish

B．

Floating plastic threatening the world's oceans

C．

“Plastiki”bottle ship to be on display in Sydney

D．

Boat made from plastic bottles completes Pacific Voyage

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