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1、ReadingTest65MINUTES,52QUESTIONSTurntoSection1ofyouranswersheettoanswerthequestionsinthissection.DIRECTIONSEachpassageorpairofpassagesbelowisfollowedbyanumberofquestions.Afterreadingeachpassageorpair,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedonWhatiSstatedorimpliedinthepassageorpassagesandinanyaccompany
2、inggraphics(suchasatableorgraph).QuestionsI-IOarebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThispassageisfromPaulLaurenceDunbeuTheSportUftheGods.Originallypublishedin1901.Thentheworkbegan.Themanwasindefatigable.Hewaslikethespiritofenergy.HewasineveryPlaCeaboutthestageatonce,leadingtheChCrUishowingUNthemsteps,rwisin
3、gsomeawkwardgirlintoshape.5shouting,gesticulating,abusingIhCpianist.Now,now,”heWOUldshout.MthcleftfootonUIalbeat.Bah,bah,stop!Youwalklikealioftinsoldiers.AreyourjointsIIsiy?DoyouWanEOlDLookhere,Taylor,if1didntknowyou.I,dlakeyouIOforatruck.Pickupyuurfi纪t,openyourmouth”,andmove,move,move!Oh!andhewould
4、drophisheadindespair.,diothinkthatvcgottodosomethingwiththesethingsintwoweekstw(weeks!Thenhewouldturntothemagainwitha15suddenreaccessionofeageincss,Now,atitagain,atitagain!Holdthatnote,holdil!Nowwhirl,andontheleftfoot.Stopthatmusic,stopitMissCoster,you*lllearnthatstepinaboutathousandyears,andvegotni
5、nehundredandninety-nineyearsandfifty20weekslesstimethanthattospare.Comehereandtrythatstepwithme.Don,tbeafraidtomove.StepIikCachickenonahotgriddle!Andsomeblushinggirlwouldcomeforwardandgothroughthestepalonebeforealltherest.2.5Kittyntemplatedthescenewithamindequallydividedbetweenfearandanger.Whatshoul
6、dshedoifheshouldsospeaktoher?Liketheothers,nodoubt,smilesheepishlyandobeyhim.Butshedidnotliketobchcvcil.Sefeltthattheindependencesowhichshehadknownfrombabyheedwouldassertitself,ndthatShcwouldtalkbackt。him,evenasHarticSterlingdid.Shefellscaredanddiscouraged*buteverynowandthenherfriendsmiledencouragin
7、glyUPOnheracrosstheranksofmoving:好singers.Fnially.however,herthoughtswerebrokeninuponbyhearingMr.Martincry:,Oh,quit,quit,andgorestyourselves,youancientpiecesofhickory,andletncfbgciyoufbraminutebeforeIgocrazy.i,Wheres山atnewgirlnow?”K(tyroseandwenttowardhim,tremblingsothatshecouldhardlywalk.Whatcanyou
8、do?*,1cansing/veryfaintly.*,We!1,ifthat,sthevoiceyou,regoingtosingin,therewon*tbemanythatllknowwhetherit,sgoodorbad.Well,let,shearsomething.Doyouknowanyofthese?*Andheranoverthetitlesofseveralsongs.She50knewsomeofthem,andheselectedone.Trythis.Here,Torn,playitforher.*ItwasanordealforIhCgirltogothrough
9、.Shehadneversungbeforeatanythingmoreformidablethanachurchconcert,whereonlyherimmediate5.5acquaintancesandtownspeoplewerepresent.Nowtosingbeforeallthesestrangepeople,themselvessingers,madeherfeelfaintandawkward.Butthecourageofdesperationcametoher,andshestruckintothesong.Atthefirsthervoicewaveredand60
10、threatenedtofailher.Itmustnot.Shechokedbackherfrightandforcedthemusicfromherlips.Whenshewasdone1shewasstartledtohearMartinburstintoaraucouslaugh.Suchhumiliation!Shehadfailed,andinsteadoftellingher,hewas65bringinghertoshamebeforethewholecompany.Thetearscameintohereyes,andshewasaboutgivingwaywhensheca
11、ughtareassuringnodandsmilefromHattieSterling,andseizedonthisasalasthope.70Haw,haw,haw!laughedMartin,haw,haw,haw!Thelittleonewasscared,see?SheWaSscared,d,youunderstand?Butdidyouseethegritshewentatitwith?Justtookthebitinherteethandgotaway.Hawlhaw,haw!Now,that,swhatJlike.Ifailyou75girlshadthatspirit,we
12、coulddosomethinginIWOweeks.Tryanotherone,girl.Ki(ty,shearthadsuddenlygrownlight.ShesangthesecondonebetterbecauseSomethingwithinherwassinging.Accordingtothepassage,KittypreferstothinkofherselfasthetypeofpersonwhoA)obedientlyfollowsallinstructions.B)consistentlymaintainshercomposure.C)directlydefiesat
13、temptstointimidateher,D)correctlyestimatesthelimitsofherskills.ThepassageindicatesthalHattieviewsKittyasafriendwhoA)deservesgtkteasingaboutherstagefright.B)needshearteningancnttontobolsterherconfidence.C)requiresinccs&anipamperingtofeelatease.D)seekscxcmpnhiftsfromA)openlyimpatienttopolitelytolerant
14、.B)obviouslydissatisliedtogenuinelyappreciative.C)utterlyscornfultocompletelydismayed.D)bitterlyresentfultoseeminglyhopeful.WhichchoiceProVideSrhebestevidenceirtheanswertothepreviousquestion?)Lines2-5(Hewas.pianist)B)Lines25-26,*Kitty.anger)C)Lines26-27CWhat.her*)D)Lines37-39(Oh,quit.crazyt)Asusedinline56,strangemostnearlymeansA)uncommon.B)peculiar.C)unfamiliar.D)awkward.ItcanbemostreasonablyinferredfromthepassagethatKittysinitialunderstandingofMr.Martin,sreactiontoherperformanceisA)essentiallysound,becauseshecountershissarcasmwithhostility.B)fundamentallyunrealistic,be