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1、I．Readingcomprehension（2’x20=40’）Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.PassageOneQuestions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.W
2、henschoolwasout,Ihurriedtofindmysisterandgetoutoftheschoolyardbeforeseeinganybodyinmyclass.ButBarbaraandherfriendshadbeatenustotheplaygroundentranceandtheyseemedtobewaitingforus.Barbarasaid,“Sonowyou’reintheAclass.”Shesoundedimpressed.“What’stheAclass?”Iasked.Everybodymadesu
3、perioryetfaintlyenviousgigglingsounds.“Well,whydidyouthinktheteachermovedyoutothefrontoftheroom,dopey?Didn’tyouknowyouwereintheCclassbefore,wayinthebackoftheroom?”OfcourseIhadn’tknown.TheWenatcheefifthgradewasbiggerthanmywholeschoolwhichhadbeeninNorthDakota,andtheideaofsubdi
4、visions（分班）withinagradehadneveroccurredtome.ThesubdividingforthefirstmarkingperiodhadbeendonebeforeIcametotheschool,andIhadnever,inthesixweeksI’dbeenthere,talkedtoanyonelongenoughtofindoutabouttheA,B,andCclasses.IstillcouldnotunderstandwhythathadmadesuchadifferencetoBarbaraa
5、ndherfriends.Ididn’tyetknowthatitwasshamefulanddirtytobeatransient（临时的）laborerandridiculoustobefromNorthDakota.Ithoughtlivinginatentwasmorefunthanlivinginahouse.Ididn’tknowthatweweregypsies,really(howthatthoughtwouldhaveexcitedmethen!),andthatwewereregardedwiththesuspicionfe
6、ltbythosewhoplanttowardthosewhodonotplant.Itdidn’toccurtomethatwewerealllookeduponasonemoreoftheuntrustworthynaturalphenomena,driftinghereandtherelikemistsorwinds.Ididn’tknowthatIwastheonlychildwhohadcampedontheBaumann’slandevertogetoutoftheCclass.Ididn’tknowthatschooladmini
7、stratorsandcivicleadersheldconferencestotalkabouttheproblemoftransientlaborers.IonlyknewthatfortwohappydaysIwalkedtoschoolwithBarbaraandherfriends,playedhopscotchandjumpedropewiththematclassintervals,andwaseveninvitedintothehouseforsomegingerale—astrangedrinkIhadnevertastedb
8、efore.1.Thetoneofthispassageasawholeis________.A.reflectiveB.enthusiasticC.
