绝密★启用并使用完毕前基础英语二模拟试题V.Reading Comprehension. (每题2分，共30分)AAfter breakfast the boys wandered out into the play-ground. Here the day-boys were gr adually assembling. They were sons of the local clergy, of the officers at the Depot, and of s uch manufacturers or men of business as the old town possessed. Presently a bell rang, and they all trooped into school. This consisted of a large, long room at opposite ends of which t wo under masters conducted the second and third forms, and of a smaller one, leading out of it, used by Mr. Watson, who taught the first form. To attach the preparatory to the senior school these three classes were known officially, on speech days and in reports, as upper, mid dle, and lower second. Philip was put in the last. The master, a red-faced man with a pleasa nt voice, was called Rice; he had a jolly manner with boys, and the time passed quickly. Phi lip was surprised when it was quarter to eleven and they were let out for ten minutes' rest.The whole school rushed noisily into the play-ground. The new boys were told to go in to the middle, while the others stationed themselves along opposite walls. They began to pl ay Pig in the Middle. The old boys ran from wall to wall while the new boys tried to catch t hem: when one was seized and the mystic words said - one, two, three, and a pig for me - he became a prisoner and, turning sides, helped to catch those who were still free. Philip sawa boy running past and tried to catch him, but his limp gave him no chance; and the runners, taking their opportunity, made straight for the ground he covered. Then one of them had the brilliant idea of imitating Philip’s clumsy run. Other boys saw it and began to laugh; thenthey all copied the first; and they ran round Philip, limping grotesquely, screaming with shri ll laughter. They lost their heads with the delight of their new amusement, and choked with helpless merriment. One of them tripped Philip up and he fell, heavily as he always fell, and cut his knee. They laughed all the louder when he got up. A boy pushed him from behind, a nd he would have fallen again if another had not caught him. The game was forgotten in the entertainment of Philip’s deformity. Philip was completely scared. He could not make out why they were laughing at him. His heart beat so that he could hardly breathe, and he was more frightened than he had ever been in his life. He stood still stupidly while the boys ran round him, mimicking and laughing; they shouted to him to try and catch them; but he did n ot move. He did not want them to see him run any more. He was using all his strength to pr event himself from crying.1. From the beginning of the passage we learn that ________.A. some pupils came from the local areaB. the school only accepted day-boysC. the school had only three classesD.Philips class was part of senior school2. What was Philip’s reaction to his class?A. He thought class was too short.B. He found his class surprising.C. He seemed to have enjoyed it.D. He wanted to change class.3. In the game Philip lost his ground because ________.A. the game wasn’t fit for new boys like himB. the playground wasn’t big enough for the gameC. he did not know the rules of the gameD. he could not run as quickly as other boys4. What did the boys do after Philip lost his ground?A. They continued with the game.B. They stopped to make fun of him.C. They changed to another game.D. They stopped and went inside.5.How did Philip feel in the end?A. He was ashamed of himself .B. He was very nervous.C. He was really horrified.D. He felt himself stupid.BElizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves. At the age of six months she was acquired, along with her sister, by John Ashley, a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholders. She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family. One day, Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a spade. M umbet protected her sister and took the blow instead. Furious, she left the house and refused to come back. When the Ashleys tried to make her return, Mumbet consulted a lawyer, Theodore Sedgewick. With his help, Mumbet sued(起诉) for her freedom.While serving the Ashleys, Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution. If the constitution said that all people were free and equal, then she thought it should apply to her. Eventually, Mumbet won her freedom---- the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.Strangely enough, after the trial, the Ashleys asked Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee. She declined and instead went to work for Segdewick. Mumbet died in 1829, but her legacy lived on in her many descendants(后裔). One of her great-grandchildren was W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the founder of the NAACP, and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts cemete ry where she was buried. It reads, in part: “She was born a slave and remained a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years. She could neither read nor write, yet in her own sphere she had no superior or equal.”6. What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?A. She was born a slaveB. She was a slaveholderC. She had a famous sisterD. She was born into a rich family7. Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?A. She found an employerB. She wanted to be a lawyerC. She was hit and got angryD. She had to take care of her sister8. What did Mumbet learn from discussions about the new consititution?A. She should always obey her owners’ ordersB. She should be as free and equal as whitesC. How to be a good servantD. How to apply for a job9. What did Mumbet do after the trial?A. She chose to work for a lawyerB. She found the NAACPC. She continued to serve the AshleysD. She went to live with her grandchildren10. What is the test mainly about?A. A story of a famous writer and spokespersonB. The friendship between a lawyer and a slaveC. The life of a brave African American womanD. A trial that shocked the whole worldCSparrow is a fast-food chain with 200 restaurants. Some years ago, the group to whichSparrow belonged was taken over by another company. Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining, the chain was generally in an unhealthy state. With more and more fast-food concepts reaching the market, the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention. And to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.Sparrow failed to grow for another two years. Until a new CEO, Carl Pearson, decided to build up its market share. He did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain, while customers of other fast-food chains were unwilling to turn away from them. Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand. The chain’s owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy’s restaurants. Pearson resisted, arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun. Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time. Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success, rather than customers’speeding power. Finally, the owner accepted his idea.The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast-food industry. The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original sons performed by a variety of stars. Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product, the intension was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image. For example, he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover. (营业额)These efforts paid off, and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast-food chains in the regions where it operated.11. Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO?A. The number of its customers was decliningB. Its customers found the food unhealthyC. It was in need of financial supportD. Most of its restaurants were closed12. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Customers of Sparrow restaurantsB. Sparrow restaurantsC. Customers of other fast-food chainsD. other fast-food chains13. For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign?A. To build a good relationship with the publicB.To stress the unusual tradition of SparrowC. To lean about customers; spending power.D. To meet the challenge from Marcy’s restaurants.14. The TV ads of Sparrow ________ .A. changed people’s views on pop starsB. amused the public with original songsC. focused on the superiority of its productsD. influenced the eating habits of the audience .15.What was Pearson’s achievement as a CEO?A. He managed to pay off Sparrow’s debts.B. He made Sparrow much more competitiveC. He helped Sparrow take over a companyD. He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees To stress the unusual tradition of SparrowVI.Paraphrase these sentences.(每题1分共10分）1.As he was very much fatigued,and it was past midnight,he concluded it was best to shut the door and go to bed.2. The merchant had no mind to sacrifice his daughters to the ugly monster.3. Love has powers more abundant,more profound,and more significant than the power of the propagation of the species.4.That seems true because of a phenomenon that sociologists call reference anxiety—or, more popularly, keeping up with the Joneses.5.The reason inner-city schools do so poorly is not that they don’t have enough money to spend,but that the funds they receive are sent into a bureaucratic black hole.6.Dumping more money into public education would fatten the wallets of those who feed the public education trough,but it wouldn’t lead to better student learning.7.Several important trends underlie the problem of teen pregnancy, setting the context within which prevention programs must operate.8.A key conclusion that emerges from all these sobering facts is this: Preventing teen pregnancy is critical to improving not only the lives of young women and men but also the future prospects of their children.9.We seem conditioned to think we do not have enough, even if objectively our lives are comfortable.10.Because of permanent eye damage contracted from numerous boxing matches, Hemingway was repeatedly rejected from service in the World War I.VII.Translate these Chinese sentences into English.（每题1分共10分）1. 千万不要与不诚实的人交往。