第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
What’s On?
Electric Underground
7.30pm-1.00am Freeat the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who’s playing in your area? We’re bringing you an evening oflive rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested inbecoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successfulrecord producer. He’s going to talk about how you can find the right person toproduce you music.
Gee Whizz
8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy atKaleidoscope
Come and see GeeWhizz perform. He’s the funniest stand-up comedian onthe comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest tothe oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinksand snacks(快餐).
Simon’s Workshop
5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays atVictoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. Theworkshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways ofmaking people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years’ experienceof teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simonwill give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. CharlotteStone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering onthe piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas andpasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open allday, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
1. Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?
A. JulesSkye.
B. Gee Whizz.
C. Charlotte Stone.
D. James Pickering.
2. At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?
A. The CyclopsTheatre
B. Kaleidoscope
C. Victoria Stage
D. Pizza World
3. What do we know about Simon’s Workshop?
A. It requiresmembership status.
B. It lasts three hourseach time.
C. It is run by a comedy club.
D. Itis held every Wednesday.
4. When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?
A. 5.00pm-7.30pm.
B. 7.30pm-1.00am.
C. 8.00pm-11.00pm.
D.8.30pm-10.30pm.
B
Five years ago, when I taught artat a school in Seattle, I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a termto find out something about my students. I put a small set of Tinkertoys infront of each student, and said:”Make something out of the Tinkertoys. You have45 minutes today - and 45minutes each day for the rest of the week.”
A few students hesitated to start.They waited to see the rest of the class would do. Several others checked theinstructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided.Another group built something out of their own imaginations.
Once I had a boy who workedexperimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time. His constructions filled ashelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home. I wasdelighted at the presence of such a student. Here was an exceptionally creativemind at work. His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant inclass whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.
Encouraging this kind of thinkinghas a downside. I ran the risk of losing those students who had a differentstyle of thinking. Without fail one would declare, ”But I’m just not creative.”
“Do you dream at night when you’reasleep?”
“Oh, sure.”
“So tell me one of your mostinteresting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads. “That’s prettycreative. Who does that for you?”
“Nobody. I do it.”
“Really-at night, when you’reasleep?”
“Sure.”zxx.k
“Try doing it in the daytime, inclass, okay?”
5. The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to ________?
A. know more about the students
B.make the lessons more exciting
C. raise the students’ interest in art
D. teach the students about toy design
6. What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. He liked to help his teacher.
B. He preferred to study alone.
C. He was active in class.
D. He wasimaginative.
7. What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Mistake.
B. Drawback.
C. Difficulty.
D. Burden.
8. Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?
A. To help themto see their creativity.
B. To find outabout their sleeping habits.
C. To help them to improve their memory.
D. To find out about their ways of thinking.