Some recent reports on the death penalty have brought some interesting responses from readers all over the country. Although I really don’t like to make fun of people who oppose the death penalty because they are so sincere, I wish they would come up with some new arguments to replace the worn-out ones.

For example, many said something like this : “Wouldn’t it be better to keep the killers alive so psychiatrists（精神科醫(yī)生）can study them in order to find out what makes them the way they are?”

It takes the average psychiatrist about five years to figure why a guy wants to stop for two drinks after work and won’t quit smoking. So how long do you think it will take him to determine why somebody with an IQ of 92 decided to murder the little old lady who lives next door? Besides, we have a huge number of killers in our prisons—more than enough to keep all the nation’s psychiatrists busy for the next 20 years.

Another standard is: “The purpose of the law should be to protect society, not to give cruel punishment, such as the death penalty.”

In that case ,we should tear down all the prisons and let all the criminals go because most people would consider a long period in prison to be cruel punishment--especially those who are locked up. Even 30 days in the Cook County Prison is no picnic.

And: “What gives society the right to take a life if an individual can’t?” The individuals who make up society give it that right. Societies perform many functions that individuals can’t. We can’t carry guns and shoot people, but we give that right to police.

Words can not explain the suffering the families of murder victim are left to live with. The families suffer a terrible loss, and they live with terrible memories. The knowledge that the killers are alive and will probably remain alive and cared for you by society is extremely painful. Probably, people who oppose the death penalty should try explaining to these people how cruel it is to kill someone.

1．What’s the writer’s attitude towards death penalty?

       A．Death penalty is a must.

       B．Death penalty doesn’t solve all the problems.

       C．Death penalty should be practiced more carefully.

       D．Death penalty should only be used on murderers.

2．How many arguments against death penalty are discussed in the passage?

       A．Two                   B．Three                  C．Four                   D．Five

3．What does the last sentence of the text suggest?

       A．It’s cruel to use death penalty to kill someone.

       B．Murder victims need more comfort from the society.

       C．Opponents of death penalty should offer explanations.

       D．Murderers should be put to death as the punishment.

4．The author develops the passage by         .

       A．providing typical examples of death penalty

       B．following the natural time order

       C．presenting and analyzing ideas

       D．comparing opinions from different fields

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：重慶市南開(kāi)中學(xué)2010屆高三上學(xué)期期末測(cè)試 題型：閱讀理解


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Some recent reports on the death penalty have brought some interesting responses from
readers all over the country. Although I really don’t like to make fun of people who oppose the
death penalty because they are so sincere, I wish they would come up with some new arguments to
replace the worn-out ones.
For example, many said something like this : “Wouldn’t it be better to keep the killers alive so
psychiatrists（精神科醫(yī)生）can study them in order to find out what makes them the way they are?”
It takes the average psychiatrist about five years to figure why a guy wants to stop for two drinks after work and won’t quit smoking. So how long do you think it will take him to determine why somebody with an IQ of 92 decided to murder the little old lady who lives next door? Besides, we have a huge number of killers in our prisons—more than enough to keep all the nation’s psychiatrists busy for the next 20 years.
Another standard is: “The purpose of the law should be to protect society, not to give cruel punishment, such as the death penalty.”
In that case ,we should tear down all the prisons and let all the criminals go because most people would consider a long period in prison to be cruel punishment--especially those who are locked up. Even 30 days in the Cook County Prison is no picnic.
And: “What gives society the right to take a life if an individual can’t?” The individuals who make up society give it that right. Societies perform many functions that individuals can’t. We can’t carry guns and shoot people, but we give that right to police.
Words can not explain the suffering the families of murder victim are left to live with. The families suffer a terrible loss, and they live with terrible memories. The knowledge that the killers are alive and will probably remain alive and cared for you by society is extremely painful. Probably, people who oppose the death penalty should try explaining to these people how cruel it is to kill someone.
72．What’s the writer’s attitude towards death penalty?
A．Death penalty is a must.
B．Death penalty doesn’t solve all the problems.
C．Death penalty should be practiced more carefully.
D．Death penalty should only be used on murderers.
73．How many arguments against death penalty are discussed in the passage?
A．Two  B．Three       C．Four  D．Five
74．What does the last sentence of the text suggest?
A．It’s cruel to use death penalty to kill someone.
B．Murder victims need more comfort from the society.
C．Opponents of death penalty should offer explanations.
D．Murderers should be put to death as the punishment.
75．The author develops the passage by         .
A．providing typical examples of death penalty
B．following the natural time order
C．presenting and analyzing ideas
D．comparing opinions from different fields

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2011浙江杭州二中高三5月模擬英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：填空題

閱讀下列材料，從所給的六個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。
Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根據(jù)自己在音樂(lè)方面的興趣（61---65）選擇適合自己的音樂(lè)會(huì)，閱讀下面音樂(lè)會(huì)的介紹（A、B、C、D、E和F），選出適合他們的音樂(lè)會(huì)，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)的標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。
【小題1】. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he
hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This
weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western
music.
【小題2】.. Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her
parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t
care much about how much the ticket might cost.
【小題3】. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his
girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.
【小題4】. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a
part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not
earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.
【小題5】.            
. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend
concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according
to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.
A                                       B

Prince of the piano: Clayderman has established a truly international career as a best-selling recording artist and concert performer. He has recorded over 1,000 melodies and created a “New Romantic” style through a repertoire which combines his “trademark” originals with classics and pop standards. In fact, despite his natural shyness and reserve, he is completely in his element on stage; a Richard Clayderman concert is a real “Spectacular”.
Place: The Great Hall of the People
Time: 8:00---10:00 pm, August 7
Price: 180---1,680 yuan
Tel: 7310-5268
Raymond’s Solo Concert: Raymond, the talented singer who shifts freely between musical, folk songs and hip hop, is to give a solo concert this weekend. The event will be part of the Asian tour promoting his new album. His concert has very high ticket prices, but his fans have bought tickets worth one million yuan in just four days.
Place: Grand Theatre
Time: 8:30---10---30 pm, August 6
Price: 280---2,000 yuan
Tel: 7310-4568
 
C                                     D
Live Music: Audiences in the city will be able to make a date with one of the most famous German orchestras on the evening of Aug. 10 at Century Theatre. Conducted by
Florian Stubenvoll, the orchestra will perform 11 classics including Beethoven’s “Fledermaus Overture”, Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40”, and four pieces by Johann Strauss.
Place: Century theatre
Time: 8:00---10:30 pm, August 10
Price: 120---680 yuan
Tel: 7310-6668
Beijing Rocks: “The Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans special performance. Eight Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience can even decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Place: Worker’s Stadium
Time: 8:00---11:30 pm, August 4,8,9
Price: 90---680 yuan
Tel: 7310-5818
 
E                                       F
Jazz Night: Enjoy real American jazz from Hebie Brown, the famous trumpet player. He’s coming with his new 7-piece band, Herbie’s Heroes. Herbie is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t expect to get much sleep. This is Herbie’s third visit to China. Get your tickets quickly.
Place: The jazz club
Time: 10:00pm till late, August 7,9,11
Price: 100---200 yuan
Tel: 7310-2938
Scottish Dancing: Want to get your body some exercise while enjoying live music? Take your partner here and get ready to dance till you drop. Scottish dancing is fun and easy to learn. There will be instructors demonstrating the dances. The live band is also excellent.
Place: Jack Stein’s
Time: 7:30---10:30 pm, August 5---7
Price: 70 yuan including one drink
Tel: 7810:1968
 

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Several recent studies have found that being randomly (隨機(jī)地) assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性)of conflict.

Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and cause students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships.

An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.

In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye – the only black student on his freshman year floor -said that "if you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove."

Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.

According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.

An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester.

Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings. "This may be the first time that some of these students have interacted, and lived, with someone of a different race," she said.

At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing.

"One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly," said Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley. "This is the definition of integration."

"I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes（老一套，模式） and reinforced stereotypes," said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years added that while some conflicts "provided more multicultural acceptance and melding (融合)," there were also "jarring（不和諧的）cultural confrontations（對(duì)抗）."

The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.

Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.

1.What can we learn from some recent studies?

A．Conflicts between students of different races are unavoidable.

B．Students of different races are prejudiced against each other.

C．Interracial lodging does more harm than good.

D．Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes.

2.What does Sam Boakye's remark mean?

A．White students tend to look down upon their black peers.

B．Black students can compete with their white peers academically.

C．Black students feel somewhat embarrassed among white peers during the freshman year.

D．Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed.

3.What does the Indiana University study show?

A．Interracial roommates are more likely to fall out.

B．Few white students like sharing a room with a black peer.

C．Roommates of different races just don't get along.

D．Assigning students' lodging randomly is not a good policy.

4.What does Alec Webley consider to be the "definition of integration"?

A．Students of different races are required to share a room.

B．Interracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen.

C．Lodging is assigned to students of different races without exception.

D．The school randomly assigns roommates without regard to race.

5.What does Grace Kao say about interracial lodging?

A．It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study.

B．Schools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging.

C．Students' racial background should be considered before lodging is assigned.

D．Experienced resident advisors should be assigned to handle the problems.

 

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A. An Acrobatic (雜技) Soul

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present "The Soul of China", where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.

Time: 7:30pm, September 13-19

Place: the Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujingdajie Street, Dongcheng District

B. Exhibitions Joint Show

A group ink painting exhibition is running at the ltuangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

Time: 9am-5pm until September 10

Place: Huangshicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Road, Dongcheng District

C. Oil Paintings                   

The Wanfang Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wonderful variety of life in unique styles.

Time: 9am-4pm until September 15

Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District

D. Literature Museum

The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers a study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.

Time: 9am-4pm, daily

Place: 45 Anyuandonglu Road, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)

E. Concerts

Beijing rocks: "The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock" is set to bring rock fans out next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. Audiences will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a crowd.

Time: September 16

Place: The Olympic Center

F. Belgium Orchestra

La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate(紀(jì)念) the 250th anniversary of Bach's death.

Time: 7:30pm, September 11-14

Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

閱讀下面待選人的信息，然后匹配他／她所選的活動(dòng)：

1.Wang Lin: Wang Lin is a university student who studies music. He hopes to hear some live examples of foreign music from a western band.

2.Simon: Simon is interested in Chinese literature, so he came to China with his parents. During his stay in Beijing, he wants to learn more about Chinese contemporary Literature.

3.Li Hua: Li Hua is an eighteen-year-old boy. He is studying in a high school. After many months of hard studying, he is tired of his lessons. He would like to experience something adventurous.

4.Alice: Alice is an American girl who studies art at Beijing University. She has no classes on September 14. She hopes to enjoy some wonderful oil paintings.

5.Victoria: Victoria is fond of Chinese music. She hopes to listen to various songs performed by different bands. She doesn't care what kinds of songs they are.

 

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  The people below are all looking for something interesting to relax themselves. After the description of these people, there is information about six amusements A-F. Decide which amusement would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61-65 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one amusement which you don’t need to use.

______ 1. Li Ling is a university student who studies music. He hopes to get some practical experience of foreign music from western band.

______ 2. Albert is interested in Chinese literature, so he came to China with his parents. During his stay in Beijing. He wants to know more about Chinese contemporary Literature.

______ 3. Li hua is a eighteen-year-old boy. He is studying in a high school. After many month’s study, he is tired of his lessons. He would like to experience something adventurous.

______ 4. Alice is an American girl who studies Art in Beijing University. She has no classes on September 14. She hopes she can enjoy some wonderful oil paintings.

______5. Victoria is fond of Chinese music. She hopes to listen to various songs performed by different bands. She doesn’t care much about what kinds of songs they are.

 

A. An acrobatic (雜技)soul: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down you spine as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.

Time: 7:30p.m, September 13-19

Place: capital Theatre, 22 Wang Fujing Dajie, Dong Cheng District

 

B. Exhibitions

Joint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

Time: 9a.m-5p.m. until September 10

Place: Huang shicheng Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Djie, Dongcheng District

C. Oil paintings: The Wanfung Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture（捕捉） the wonderous variety of life in unique（獨(dú)特的） styles.

Time: 9a.m-4pm until September 15

Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dong Cheng District

D. Literature Museum: The Nation Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature form 1919 to 1949.

Time: 9a.m-4p.m, daily

Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)

E. Concerts

Beijing rocks: “The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.

Time: September 16

Place: The Olympic Center

F. Belgium Orchestra (管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)): La Petite Band, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium will perform in Beijing at he Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate（紀(jì)念） the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.

Time: 7:30p.,. September 11-14

Place: Grand theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

 

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