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1PartIReadingComprehension(共20题，每小题2分，共40分)Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Lifeisdifficult.Butlifeisnolongerdifficultoncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit.Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthattheirdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamilies,oreventheirnation.Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problemsdependingontheirnaturecauseinussadnessorlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswellasjoy.Yet,itisinthiswholeofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellssuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofthehumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblemsjustasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.1Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat.A.noteverybodyhasproblemsB.webecomestrongerbyfacingandsolvingtheproblemsoflifeC.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspainD.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems2.ThewriterprobablyusesjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphtoA.savespaceB.persuadereaders2C.makereaderslaughD.getreaders'attention3.Themainideaofparagraph3is.A.mostpeoplefeellifeiseasyB.thewriterfeelslifeiseasyC.thewriterlikestocomplainabouthisproblemsD.mostpeoplecomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare4.Accordingtothepassage,wegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto.A.encouragethemtolearnB.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingproblemsC.helpthemlearntodealwithpainD.teachthemhowtorespectforproblems5.ThesayingfromBenjaminFranklin“Thosethingsthathurt,instruct.”suggeststhat.A.wedonotlearnfromexperienceB.wedonotlearnwhenweareinpainC.painteachesusimportantlessonsD.paincannotbeavoidedPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:HarvardUniversityisonthebothsidesoftheChariesRiver.TheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStateswasfoundedin1636.In1638itwasnamedforJohnHarvard,itsfirstfounder.Duringthe1640sthecollegewasenlargedalthoughitwasshortofmoney.MeanttobeaninstitutionfortheeducationofPuritanministers(清教牧师),itgrewtobeaninstitutionofgeneraleducation,andnewandmoresubjectsandpolicieswereintroduced.Inthe18thcentury,particularlyunderJohnLeverett,thenumberofthestudentsandcampusequipmentincreasedwhilethereligiouscolordecreased.Initsearlyyears,thecollegewaslargelysupportedbytheEnglishcolonyandtheNewEnglandcommunityasawhole,butsupportsooncameintheformofgifts,andin1823thestatemoneywasreceivedforthelasttime.UnderCharlesW.Eliot,thecollegebecameagreatmodernuniversity.Itsbasiccoursesimprovedandenlarged,thegraduateschoolwassetupfor3thosewhofinishedtheirfour-yearundergraduatestudy,andthelawandmedicalschoolwerereorganized.EliotisalsofamousforhisintroductionoftheelectivesystematHarvard.BesidesHarvardCollege,theuniversityincludesschoolsofdivinity(1816),law(1817),artsandscience(1872),education(1920),engineering(1935),reorganizationofLawrenceScienceSchoolof1847,publicadministration(1935).Harvardalsohasschoolsofbusinessadministration(1908),medicine(1782),publichealth(1922),anddentalhealth(1941).RadcliffeCollegeforwomenisconnectedwithHarvard;itsstudentsaretaughtbyHarvardprofessorsandreceivediplomasgivenbyHarvard.Theuniversitylibrary,amongthenation'sfinest,housesover8millionvolumes,andtheFoggMuseumofArtisoneofthefinestuniversitymuseumsintheworld.Harvardiscloselyconnectedwithalargenumberofresearchinstitutionsaswell.6.HarvardUniversity.A.hasahistoryofmorethan450yearsB.wasenlargedinthemiddleofthe17thcenturyC.wasfirstmeanttobeaninstitutionforgeneraleducationsinceitsfoundationD.wasfoundedbyJohnLeverett7.OneofJohnLeverett'sgreatestcontributionstoHarvardUniversityismostprobablythat.A.hesetupHarvardUniversityB.hefreedHarvardUniversityfromthesupportofthestateC.hemadeHarvardaPuritanuniversityD.hehelpeddevelopgeneraleducationinHarvardUniversity8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightNOTbetrueaboutCharlesW.Eliot?A.Underhisleadership,HarvardUniversitybecameamodernuniversity.B.HeintroducedtheelectivesystematHarvardUniversity.C.HeimprovedandenlargedHarvardUniversity,makingitamodernuniversity.D.HetriedhardtoreducethereligiouscolourofHarvardUniversity.9.Basedonthepassage,between1816and1941Harvard.4A.hadatleast10moreschoolsaddeduptoitB.foundedLawrenceScienceSchoolC.wentthroughaperiodofslowprogressD.reorganizedHarvardCollege10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutHarvardUniversityaccordingtothepassage?A.Harvardisalargeandmodernuniversitywithalonghistory.B.Harvardhastheworld'sfinestlibrarywithits8millionofbooks.C.HarvardUniversityhasthenation'sbestartmuseum.D.RadcliffeCollegeformenisoneoftheschoolsofHarvardUniversity.Passage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:TheCertificatesinEnglishLanguagesSkills(CELS