A篇（限时12分钟）
Bill Fulton doesn’ t remember losing his wallet, but its return helped him remember the past. The leather stayed smooth and the cowboy design unblemished (完美无缺的). And when he looked inside, the contents brought back memories from 1946, when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers (露天看台) in the Baker Middle School gym.
Fulton’ s Social Security Card and bicycle license, bearing the address where he lived during his teenage years, were positioned in their respective compartments, apparently untouched since the year after World War Il ended.
Worker Nathan Osborne found the wallet —along with old homework, lost library books and a 1964 talent show program — while removing the bleachers for renovations on June 17. It was brought to Fulton’ s door the following day by Melanie Trindle, the Baker Middle School secretary.
Middle School Principal Mindi Vaughan said the brown pine bleachers were connected to the gym balcony’ s brick wall and had remained in the same place since the school, known as the Helen M. Stack Building, opened in 1936.
Fulton, 78, said he probably lost the wallet while cheering for the Baker High basketball team with a group of friends. Fulton said the bicycle ID was needed because he delivered medicine for Rodamar Drug.He was surprised, however, that his bicycle ID wasn’t inside. He said he always kept it there.
But rather than focus on what was inside the wallet, Fulton said the recovery has led him to reflect on his life — one that took him to the Korean War and Berlin before the return to Baker City. He worked at Ellingson Lumber Company for 30 years, from March 1964 to April 1994.
Since his retirement, Fulton has enjoyed spending time with his 11-year-old black dog, Smokey. The two often hike the nearby mountains.
Trindle’ s knock on the door, wallet in hand, induced a slight ripple in his life, prompting him to consider the times he hadn’t thought about in many years.
“Where did all the times go？” Fulton said with a deep sigh. “It’ s hard to believe that the t imes have gone so fast.”
[长难句解读]And when he looked inside，the contents brought back memories from 1946，when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers(露天看台)in the Baker Middle School gym.语意：当他看钱包里面时，里面的东西把他的记忆带回到了1946年，当时他显然是把钱包丢在了贝克中学体育场的露天看台上。本句是一个复合句。第一个when引导时间状语从句，第二个when引导非限制性定语从句，修饰1946。
1.When the wallet was found, it________.
A.was still in good condition
B.was a little damaged
C.had just lost color
D.was just repaired
2.The wallet was important to Fulton because ________.
A.he could get his bicycle ID back
B.it called up his memories of the past
C.it could help him to find his student ID
D.it made him think of his school days
3.Fulton lost the wallet when________.
A.he was doing his homework on the balcony bleachers
B.he was doing some exercise in the Baker Middle School gym
C.he was removing the bleachers for renovations on June 17
D.he was watching a basketball match with his friends
4.After he retired, Fulton________.
A.lived a peaceful and pleasant life
B.often regretted losing his wallet
C.lived a hard life by raising dogs in the mountains
D.quite missed his past life
5.Which of the following best describes Fulton’ s feeling when the wallet was returned?
A.Thankful.
B.Overjoyed.
C.Surprised.
D.Doubtful.
[答案详解]：本文是记叙文。一个丢失了几十年的钱包居然被找到，而且还给了失主。钱包勾起了失主对过去岁月的回忆。
1.[解析]细节理解题。从文章第一段第二句可知，钱包的皮还很光滑，上面的图案也保持完好，因此A项正确。[答案]A
2.[解析]推理判断题。综合全文尤其是第一段和最后一段的信息可知，钱包勾起了Fulton 对往昔岁月的回忆。[答案]B
3.[解析]细节理解题。从文章第五段可知，Fulton和朋友们在一起看篮球赛，在为一支篮球队助威时他丢失了钱包。[答案]D
4.[解析]推理判断题。分析文章倒数第二段可知，
Fulton退休以后经常牵着狗到山里散步，可见生活非常惬意。[答案] A5.[解析]推理判断题。文章虽然没有明确说明Fulton接到钱包时的反应，但丢了那么多年的钱包失而复得，他应该感到吃惊。[答案]C
B篇（限时12分钟）
Pop stars today enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty (皇室). Wherever they go, people turn out in their thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smiling, colorfully dressed idols.
The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls Royces, private helicopters or executive aeroplanes. They are surrounded by a permanent entourage(随从) of managers, press agents and bodyguards.
Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reported，for, like royalty, pop stars are news. If they enjoy many of the privileges of royalty, they certainly share many of the inconveniences as well.
It is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public.They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds who idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but public property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculated, for their rates of pay are great.
And why not? Society has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly. The great days of Hollywood have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame, wealth and adulation (奉承) on an all tim e scale. By today’ s standards, the excesses of
Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A single gramophone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did. The competition for the title “Top of the Pops” is fierce, but the rewards are truly huge.
It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way. Don’t the top men in industry earn enormous salaries for the service they perform to their companies and their countries?
Pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency — often more than large industrial companies —and the taxman can only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the exchequer(国库). So who would begrudge them their rewards?
It’ s all very well for people in boring jobs to complain abo ut the successes and rewards of others. People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg. For every famous star, there are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living.
A man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards. He has chosen security and peace of mind, so there will always be a limit to what he can earn. But a man who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top.
He knows that years of concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure.But he knows, too, that the rewards for success are very high indeed: they are the payback for the huge risks involved and once he makes it, he will certainly earn them. That’ s the essence of private enterprise.
1.The author develops the passage mainly by ________.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/d917928771.html,paring different ideas
B.giving explanations
C.inferring
D.listing typical examples
2.The underlined word “begrudge” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________.
A.be jealous of
B.be satisfied with
C.be anxious about
D.be crazy about
3.According to the passage, which of the following can match the view of the author?
A.He who laughs last laughs best.
B.If you venture nothing, you will gain nothing.
C.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
D.Success belongs to the persevering.
4.The author holds a(n) ________attitude towards the high income of pop stars.
A.critical
B.approval
C.optimistic
D.indifferent
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.People are blind in idolizing stars.
B.There is fierce competition in becoming pop stars.
C.The government taxes pop stars very little.
D.Pop stars’ life is more luxurious than that of royalty.
[答案详解]：明星的生活总是令人羡慕不已。他们的生活中有光鲜的一面：不菲的收入，以豪华汽车和私人飞机代步，一言一行都成为人们关注的焦点……然而，我们也应看到，他们活得很累，他们为成功所付出的艰辛和代价是一般人难以想象的。
1.[解析]篇章结构题。本文主要通过解释向读者阐明道理。[答案]B
2.[解析]词义猜测题。结合上下文的语境判断本句意为：谁会对他们所得到的感到妒忌、不满呢？接下来作者讲了一般人从事枯燥但稳定的工作，所以这里意思是：从事稳定工作的人会妒忌这些明星。[答案]A
3.[解析]推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，想成为明星就要冒更大的风险，然而一旦成功，回报也是丰厚的，那些选择了稳定工作的人是没有权利期待高额回报的。“If you venture nothing，you will gain nothing.”意为：不入虎穴，焉得虎子，即要成功就要冒险。[答案]B
4.[解析]推理判断题。根据全文可知，作者认为明星们理应得到高收入，因为他们为此付出了高昂的代价。[答案]B
5.[解析]细节判断题。根据文章最后一段的“He knows at the outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top.”以及第二段的最后一句可知答案。[答案]B