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第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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Canadian short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Eighty-two-year-old Munro is only the 13th woman to win the 112-year-old prize.

Munro didn’t publish her first collection of short stories until she was 37 years old, but her stories have always been well-received. Lots of her stories share similar themes and characters, but each story has its own twists and turns.

Even though she’s won Canada’s most famous literary award, the Giller Prize, twice, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature is the cherry on top of Munro’s career. “It brings this incredible recognition, both of her and her career, and of the dedication to the short story,” said one person.

Along with the well-respected title comes 1.3 million dollars. Munro said everything was “so surprising and wonderful” and that she was “dazed by all the attention and affection that has been coming my way.”

Munro knew she was in the running——she was named the second-most likely person to win this year’s prize, after Haruki Murakami (村上春树）of Japan——but she never thought that she would win.

Munro’s win also represents the long way Canadian writers have come. “When I began writing there was a very small community of Canadian writers and little attention was paid by the world. Now Canadian writers are read, admired and respected around the globe,” Munro said on Thursday.

She is technically not the first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, but many like to think that she is. In 1976 Saul Bellow, who was born in Quebec but moved to Chicago when he was still a child, won the prize. Even though he was born in Canada, he is mostly considered to be an American writer.

“This is a win for us all. Canadians, by our very nature, are not very nationalistic,” said Geoffrey Taylor. “But things like this suddenly make you want to find a flag.”

She wasn’t sure if she would keep writing if she won the prize, saying that it would be “nice to go out with a bang. But this may change my mind.”

1. What is the feature of Munro’s stories?

A. They have their own complicated contents. B. They have similar story backgrounds.

C. They have specific themes for children. D. They have the same characters in each book.

2. For Munro, the Nobel Prize is an award for______.

A. her love for Canadian culture B. her devotion to the short story

C. her special form of writing D. her career of editing short stories

3. What is implied in the sixth paragraph?

A. Canadian writers paid little attention to the prize.

B. Canadian writers are just a small community.

C. Canadian writers have long been ignored.

D. Canadians have a long way to win the prize.

4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. How Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize

B. An introduction to the Nobel Prize in Literature

C. Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize in Literature

D. A world famous writer, Alice Munro

B

The Adventure Guides Program

New Member Information for the Adventure Guides Program （ for children aged 4—12）

What Is the Adventure Guides Program All about?

The objectives of the program are:

● Fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child

● Increased understanding of one another

● Expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body

● Great memories

● Fun!!!

Parent and Child Will Be Joining…

The nationwide affilicated（隶属的） program sponsored by local YMCA’s and part of the National Council of YMCA’s

A smaller group of families called a “circle”

What Is the Time Commitment?

● Program runs from October to May （ending with the Memorial Day Parade）

● One “circle” activity per month （ one circle decides on fees and dates）

Additional all participant activities （scheduled by Wilton Family Y） —additional fees and registration required．

Outing Dates: To Be Announced

What Do I Do Now?

● Registration is on-going． Registration forms are available online under “Registration”．

● You will be notified by the Wilton Family Y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is．

● You will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take place．

Fees:

Participant: Full Child or Family member $110．00 / Program member $200．00

Sibling: Full child or Family member $75．00 / Program member $150．00

Adult: Family member FREE / Program member $125．00

Wilton Family Y Contact Information:

Geoff Malyszka Teen Director 762-8384 ext．224

E-mail: gmalyszka@wiltonymca． org

Kim Murphy Early Childhood Ed． Director762-8384 ext．214

E-mail: kmurphy@wiltonymca． org

5．Which of the following is true about “circle”?

A．You and your children will make up a “circle”．

B．A “circle” activity will be held once a month．

C．You have the right of choosing your “circle” leader．

D．You are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”．

6．What information can you get from the passage？

A．There is no extra fees for additional all participant activities．

B．The program will be held only in October and May

C．You can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext．224．

D．It has not been decided yet when you will go out．

7．The passage is mainly written for _____．

A．parents and their children

B．adventurous travelers

C．international students

D．children with bad memories

C

You’re in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater．You listen to their conversation:

“I can’t believe it — Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find．Isn’t it beautiful? And it’s a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome．”

They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater．It’s nice and the price is right．You’ve never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish．They must know．So, you buy it．You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency．They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes．

Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating．If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too．This is the secret of undercover marketing．Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it．

Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don’t pay attention to traditional advertising．This is particularly true of the MTV generation — consumers between the age of 18 and 34．It’s a golden group．They have a lot of money to spend, but they don’t trust ads．

So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go．Some people might call this practice misleading, but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative．“Look at traditional advertising．Its effectiveness is decreasing．” It is true, because everyone knows an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something．However, you don’t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance．

8．The two attractive young women were talking so as to ______．

A．get the sweater at a lower price B．be heard by people around

C．be admired by other shoppers D．decide on buying the sweater

9．Lorenzo Bertolla is ______．

A．a very popular male singer B．an advertising agency

C．a clothing company in Rome D．the brand name of clothes

10．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Traditional advertising will soon disappear in the market．

B．The MTV generation tends to be more easily influenced by all kinds of ads．

C．That traditional advertising is too direct may lead to its decreasing effectiveness．

D．Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government．

11．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Two Attractive Shoppers B．Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters

C．Ways of Advertising D．Undercover Marketing

D

Researchers have claimed that the 'cool kids' are just as likely to get bullied as unpopular children - and that the consequences could be greater for them. Researchers say the bullying of popular children was an 'invisible crime' as many refused to acknowledge problems for fear of ruining their standing. They also found becoming more popular both increases the risk of getting bullied and worsens the negative consequences of being victimized.

Study found that popular children feel they have further to fall. Females and physically or socially weak youth are also victimized at particularly high rates, according to the study, but most impressive was that relatively popular youth are always among the ranks of the victims.

The study found that the risk of being bullied increases as adolescents climb their school's social ladder — up until they approach the very top, when the risk stops.

The students at the top, approximately the 5 percent most popular kids in school, sit just above the trouble, possibly because their extremely high status puts them out of reach of any rivals.

The study looked at the social networks of 4,000 youths in three counties in North Carolina. Study subjects from 19 schools, enrolled in grades eight through 10, were asked various questions and asked to name their five closest friends.

From this, the authors were able to construct social networks resembling large webs of friendships with a dense hub in the center made up of the most popular students.

The study found victims of bullies suffered psychological, social and academic consequences, and they experienced high levels of anxiety, anger and depression.

“Most of these bad consequences were worse for high-status targets, because while socially marginal youth are often brutally bullied, a single bullying event may be particularly psychologically and socially damaging for popular stud