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语篇提能Ⅰ.阅读理解In1994Iwrotealetter.Istuckitinanenvelope,putitawayandcompletelyforgotaboutit.Itwasn'tuntilwemovedintoournewhomein2006thatIfounditagain.Iopenedit.Thisiswhatitsaid：DearSherri，Bythetimeyoureadthisyouwillbe30.Attheageof18Ihavesomanyhopesanddreamsaboutwhereyou'llbenow.RightnowIhopethatyouhavetravelledandseeneverythingyou'vealwayswantedto.Ifeverythinggoesaccordingtoplanyou'llbelivinginAustraliainabighouseinasmalltownoutsideofabigcitywithalotofland,adog,yourhusbandGwynnandtwobeautifulchildren.Hopefullyyouhaveacareerinthemedicalfield,maybedoingresearchingenetics(遗传学).GwynnwillbeacomputerprogrammerwhoisfromSouthAfrica.However,ifthingsdon'tgoaccordingtoplanforyou,Iwishyouallthelove,happinessandjoyintheworld.Don'tsettleforanythinglessthanthebestsincethatisabsolutelywhatyoudeserve(应该得到)．Livelong,behappyandlivelifetoitsfullest.Love,Sherri,age18WhenIreadthisforthefirsttimesincewritingitIwasamazed.SomuchofwhatIhadwantedformyselfhadcometrue.Ididtravel,althoughIhadn'tseeneverythingIwantedto.Ididmarrythemanofmydreams.IlivedinAustraliafornearlyfouryears.Ihadacareerinbiologyforabouttenyears.Ihavetwolovelykids.Ihavenotonedogbuttwodogs.Myhusbandisacomputerprogrammer.IsupposethesewerethingsthatIreallydidwant.Evenso,nothingwaseasy.Travellingoverseaswasabigdeal.Havingneverbeenawayfrommyfamily,movingtoAustraliaforseveralyearswasahugedecision.Ifinditfascinating(有趣的)howthedreamsofalittlegirlcanbecomeagrownwoman'sreality.Howaboutwritingaletternowtoyourselfin,say,10yearsfromnow?It'saninterestingexperiment.1．Whentheauthorfoundtheletterinthenewhouse,________.A.shecouldn'trememberwhatshehadwrittenB.shedecidedtoreaditonher30thbirthdayC.shedidn'trealizeitwasaletterfromherselfD.sheknewitwasaletterfullofhope答案与解析A细节理解题。从“completelyforgotaboutit”和“WhenIreadthisforthefirsttimesincewritingitIwasamazed”可知作者完全不记得自己写了这封信，信里写些什么。2．WhatdidSherriwanttobewhenshewas18?A.Afilmstar.B.Abiologist.C.Adoctor.D.Acomputerprogrammer.答案与解析C推理判断题。从信里说的“Hopefullyyouhaveacareerinthemedicalfield”可推断，Sherri在18岁的时候想成为医护人员，可能是个医生。3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisTRUE?A.Shecouldn'tbelievethatshehadalreadyrealizedmostofherdreams.B.ShewasbornandbroughtupinAustralia.C.Shedecidedtohavetwodogswhenshewas18.D.Shewrotetheletter12yearsagoasajoke.答案与解析A正误判断题。从“SomuchofwhatIhadwantedformyselfhadcometrue”以及信中和自己实际情况的对比可知，作者简直无法相信，自己实现了大部分愿望。4．Fromthearticlewecanlearnthattheauthor________.A.thinksitisfunnythatshehadthesedreamswhenshewasyoungB.feelssorrythatshemovedtoAustraliaC.isapersonwhoiseasilysatisfiedD.hashighexpectationsforherselfandworkshardtoachievehergoals答案与解析D推理判断题。从最后一段中作者陈述自己的辛苦历程以及“Ifinditfascinating(有趣的)howthedreamsofalittlegirlcanbecomeagrownwoman'sreality”可推断D正确。Ⅱ.阅读理解七选五WhyRentTextbooks?Textbookrentingisnowanewfashionamongcollegestudents.__1__Let'sexaminecarefullyfurtherandseewhyrentingbooksisacost­effectivewaywithoutshellingtoomuchmoneyfromyourpocket.Givesvalueforyourmoney__2__Thosenon­majorsubjects,arebetteracquiredthroughrenting.Itsavesonemoneyandhelpsyougiveoutthemoneyyousaveonsomeotherpersonalpossessionsyouneedincollege.__3__SavestimeYoucansaveagreatdealoftimewhenrentingatextbook.Insteadofbrowsingyourwayforhourstryingtolookforbetterdealsonline,youcansimplygotoapopularbookrentingmarketplaceonlineandjustorderaway.__4__UserFriendlyAsidefrombeingabletosavemoneyandtime,__5__Imaginetryingtoscanthevirtualbookshelfandcheckingoncommentsofprevioususersandfiguringoutwhichonesgotbadcommentsandwhichhadgreatones.Itcouldbefunatfirstbutifyouareshortoftime,theprocesscanbecomeannoying.Ifyourentbooks,youwillonlybeneedingthebook'sISBNnumberandfinditrightaway.Nomoretime­wastingsitesearch.A.rentingtextbooksbringsconveniencetoallusers.B.Thereisliterallynoneedtoskimforhours.C.Theideaofrentingoneneverexistedsincethebookareaffordableinlibraries.D.Researchwasmadetofindoutifrentinghelpsonesavemoneyandtimeratherthanbuynewtextbooks.E.Rentingtextbooksallowsyoutosaveatleast50%offthestandardretailprice(零售价)foreachitem.F.Rentingtextbooksisarelativelynewideaforeveryone,indeed.G.Youdon'thavetobuyallofyourtextbooks.答案1.D2.G3.E4.B5.A