笔试部分(共120分)

第I卷

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A、B、 C、D四篇短文共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

A

What’s On?

Trouble in Mind

Alice Childress won an Off-Broadway award in 1956 for this story of a black actress rehearsing a play with a white director who increasingly finds it impossible for the show to go on. Tanya Moodie and Joseph Marcell star in the play directed by Laurence Boswell.

8.30p.m.—10.30p.m, Theatre Royal. Box office: 01225 448844.

Lazarus

Inspired by the sci-fi (science fiction) novel and movie, The Man Who Fell to Earth, this musical deals with a hero, Thomas Newton. Likely to be the autumn’s hottest ticket, the score includes new songs composed by Bowie.

7.00p.m.—9.00p.m., King’s Cross theatre. Box office: 0844 871 7604.

The Gaul

On the night of 8 February 1974, a fisherman FV Gaul disappeared off the coast of Norway. For people on board, waiting for news was great suffering. Theories began to come up, including the possibility that the boat had fallen victim to cold war. Even when he was discovered, many still felt there were questions that remained unanswered. Mark Babych directs Janet Plater’s play.

8.00p.m.—11.00 p.m., Royal Shakespeare theatre. Box office: 01482 323638.

The Suppliant Women

It is a new version of Aeschylus’s 2,500-year-old play about a group of women seeking shelter who make the long journey to escape forced marriage. It was written by David Greig and directed by Ramin Gray. An ancient piece asks a contemporary question: when we are introuble, who will open their doors and give us a harbor?

8.30p.m.—10.00p.m, Hampstead theatre. Box office: 0131 248 4848.

1. In which theatre can the audience enjoy Joseph Marcell’s performance?

A. Hampstead theatre. B. Royal Shakespeare theatre.

C. King’s Cross theatre. D. Theatre Royal.

2. Which one will probably sell best?

A. Trouble in Mind. B. Lazarus.

C. The Gaul. D. The Suppliant Women.

B

“Hi Dave, how are you today? Just thought I’d let you know what I’m doing,” the e-mail would read. Or “Sorry you’re going. I’ve had a good time and that would probably have had something to do with you, so thanks.”

In some ways, the relaxed attitude was shocking, says Melville. But it was a sign of how students’ understanding of their role has changed. “They have a more independent view of the university, and they feel free to comment,” said Melville.

A committee, led by Melville, was set up earlier this year to explore the change in students’ attitudes towards teachers.

“This is something being driven by young people,” said Melville. “They live surrounded by different kinds of electronic resources. They use social networking tools and things like Wikipedia. The first group of these students is now at university.”

Students do not regard teaching staff in the same way as previous students did. “Because Web 2.0, Google, Wikipedia are all about being able to change things yourself, students expect to be able to do this as well,” said Melville.

There have been other changes in the student-teacher relationship. If students choose to study through a social networking group, they are in control. They don’t always make staff welcome, and they are free to decide which staff members they allow in.

“Almost everybody who gets into using these kinds of technologies, it appears, becomes much shallower in their research,” said Melville.

4. Who is Dave most probably in the first paragraph?

A. a high school studentB. a university student

C. a teacherD. an online pen friend

5. We can find the following changes in the student-teacher relationship EXCEPT

_____.

A. it becomes much more relaxed than before

B. students are more at ease to comment

C. students have the say in choosing teachers to welcome into their social group

D. teachers are no longer regarded as knowledgeable and necessary

6. What is the change in attitudes rooted in according to Melville?

A. The first group of students at university.

B. The electronic resources.

C.The society.

D. Wikipedia.

7. What may be the disadvantages of using the technologies?

A. Students have more information resources besides from teachers.

B. Technologies keep them from doing deep research.

C. Teachers cannot control or influence their students at all.

D. Students spend too much time on online games.

C

Sandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did in Miss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20th century, everyone calls her “ageless.” Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s who’ve had birthdays recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. Halle Berry, for example. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. “This Is What 49 Looks Like,” it said. Seriously, if that’s what 49 looks like, I must be 71.However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today she’d look old for her age.

The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical nonsurgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become less expensive, and ordinary people of my daughter’s age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that we used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? It’s all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. They’ll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old. I’ve already seen “Sexy at 70” headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to their graves looking hot?

I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if you’re working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if you’ve known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you can’t stop the clock.

8. In the author’s eyes, Sandra Bullock _____.

A. doesn’t deserve her fame

B. doesn’t look her age at all

C. behaves like a young woman

D. looks younger than Halle Berry

9. The example of Grace Kelly is given to show _____.

A. physical beauty never lasts long

B. there is no such thing as agelessness

C. people’s attitude towards aging has changed

D. stars pay too much attention to their appearance

10. Where do the author’s concerns about anti-aging techniques lie?

A. They expose people to danger.

B. They make people feel stressed.

C. They are too expensive for ordinary people.

D. They encourage comparisons among people.

11. What’s the purpose of the text?

A. To show the burden of youth.

B. To offer tips on how to look hot.

C. To advise people to accept aging.