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阅读理解Passage1Mr.Wilsonwasawealthyindustrialistbuthewasnotsatisfiedwithlife.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnotagreewithhim.Thissituationlastedforsometime.Finallyafterseveralsleeplessnightshedecidedtoseehisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeofsurroundings.“Goabroad”hesaid.“ButIamnotgoodatforeignlanguages”saidMr.Wilson.“Itdoesn’tmatter”saidthedoctor.“Itwon’thurtyoutotalkalittleless.Goonavoyage.Takeplentyofexercisetrytoreduceyourweightandavoidrichfood.”威尔逊先生是一个富有的工业家但他并不满足于生活他睡得不太好他的食物不同意他的意见这种情况持续了一段时间最后经过了好几个失眠的夜晚他决定去看他的医生医生建议换个环境“出国”他说“但我不擅长外语威尔逊先生说“没关系”医生说“它不会伤害你说话少一点去航行带上足够的锻炼应尽量减少你的体重避免油腻的食物Mr.WilsonwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGermanandhadtocommunicatethroughgestures(手势).Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.Theinstructormadehimbendhiskneesswinghisarmsstretchhisneckandshakehisheadrapidly.Hehadtolieongroundandraisehisrightandleftlegsalternately(交替地).Afteratimehismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Heforgotthefinancial(财务的)crisisandtheimportanceofraisingthelevelofproduction.Heevenbegantonoticeindividualtreesandindividualbirds.威尔逊先生去了瑞士他不知道法语或德语沟通并透过手势手势他参加体育训练课程老师让他弯曲膝盖上摆动手臂、伸展他的脖子摇头迅速他不得不躺在地上提高他的左、右两腿交替交替地他生长在一段时间后肌肉坚硬牢固他忘记了财政危机财务的的重要性及生产水平的提高他甚至开始注重个人的树木和鸟类个体Finallyhereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhisimprovementwasonlytemporary.Soonhewasanormalbusinessmanagainworriedabouthispropertyhisprofitshissavingshisadvancementinatechnologicalsocietyandthingsingeneral.最后他回家了但不幸的是他的进步只是暂时的很快他是一个普通的商人再一次担心他的财产他的利润他的储蓄他在一个技术社会进步事情在一般
1.Mr.Wilsonwenttoseehisdoctorbecausehe______.A.hadlittletoeatB.didn’tfeelwellC.hadtosleepD.washurtonavoyage
2.ThedoctoradvisedMr.WilsontodowellEXCEPT______.A.eatrichfoodB.talklessC.changethesurroundingsD.takeplentyofexercise
3.Hecommunicatedwith______wheninSwitzerland.A.simplewordsB.pensorpencilsC.gesturesD.handshakes
4.WhenhetravelledabroadMr.Wilson______.A.learnedboxingB.raisedthelevelofproductionC.shockhisheadallthetimeD.forgotallabouthisbusiness
5.Inthelastparagraphtheword“temporary”means______.A.notdeepB.unimportantC.lastingforashorttimeD.developingveryslowlyPassage2CountyfairsinNewEnglandtownsoffergreatentertainment.Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecontestitisagoodideatorememberthesetips:firstmakesureyourstomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejustfinishedameal.Nextitishelpfultochoosethepieyouliketoeat.Thecreamtypesareagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethroatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsintherightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Toreachoutyourhandtohelptheeatingprocesswillresultinbeingkickedoutfromthecontest.Don’tjustsitonyourhandsifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourbackyouwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.在新英格兰内地的小镇郡集市提供丰富的娱乐一种流行的一项是吃派竞赛如果你想要参加比赛这是一个好主意记住这些提示:首先确定你的肚子几乎空了的食物浸大吃一整个馅饼能努力如果你刚刚结束了一顿饭其次它有助于选择你喜欢吃馅饼奶油类型是一个不错的选择他们滑下来的咽喉要容易得多把你的手放在正确的位置添加到获胜的机会伸出你的手来去帮助那些吃过程会导致从这种竞争中被淘汰别整天在你的手上如果你的手被绑在后面你的时候你不会被诱惑到利用他们Nowyouarereadytoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobjectofcourseistogetthebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople.Itisusuallybettertostartattheoutsideandworktowardthemiddle.Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeoplenearyouaredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdcheeryouup.Butdon’tlookup.Allyoushouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.现在你已准备好要表现出你的才华在吃馅饼对象当然是让馅饼底之前其他的人它通常是更好的开始在外面和工作向中间该方法为你提供了你一个目标要关注的尽量不注重什么其他的人靠近你正在做的事情从人群中让欢声鼓舞你但别抬头所有你应该考虑的是吃那东西的馅饼
1.Whereisapie-eatingcontestusuallyheldA.InafastfoodrestaurantB.AtashoppingcenterC.Atacountyfair.D.Inabar.
2.Whatshouldapersondobeforeenteringintothepie-eatingcontestA.Showhistalentineating.B.Preparetherighttypeofpietoeat.C.Practiceeatingapiequickly.D.Avoideatinganyfood.
3.WhereisapersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontestA.Onthetable.B.Underhisbottom.C.Behindhisback.D.Overhishead.
4.WhatsuggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequicklyA.Swallowingthepiewithwater.B.Eatingfromoutsidetowardsthecenter.C.Makingsurethecrowdcheeryouup.D.Holdingthepieintherightposition.
5.Itseemsthatpeoplewatchingthecontestare______.A.excitedandnoisyB.angryandanxiousC.calmandquietD.busyanddisturbingPassage3Crosswaswhatpeoplecallamysteryman.Wehadknownhimforoverfiveyearseversincehebecameamemberofourmodestclubbuthehadawayofkeepinghisprivatelifetohimself:inallbutunimportantdetails.Weknowhisaddressthoughhedidnoteverinviteustohishomeandhisagetoobutonlyinsignificantly(无关紧要的)mattersofthiskind.Itappearedthathedidnothavetoworkforalivingaswedidinourvariousways.Hehadoncementionedatasumofmoneyreceivedfromalaterelativeonwhichhemanagedtolivecomfortably.Hewasnotespeciallywell-dressedandhedidnotevenownacar.Attheageofforty-fivehewasstillabachelor.Sincemarriagewasnotasubjectheeverdiscussedwehadnomeansoffindingoutwhetherheregrettedthelackofawife.十字架是人们所说的一个未知的人我们知道他五年多了自从他成为俱乐部的一员我们的谦虚但是他有一种方式来为自己私人生活的全部但是不重要的细节我们知道他的地址虽然他不是曾经邀请我们去他家他的年纪太但只有轻微这类问题看来他不必须为生活而工作是在我们的方法多种多样他曾提到在一笔钱receiced相对上从一个晚他设法过得很舒服他不是特别衣着讲究的他甚至没有拥有一辆小汽车四十五岁的时候他还是一个单身汉自从他的婚姻不被讨论过一个主题我们根本没有任何手段查明是否后悔当初所缺乏的妻子Crossdisappearedsuddenlyfromourcircleandshortlyafterwecametolearnthefirstreallysolidfactsaboutourmysteryman.FromreportsthatappearedinthenewspapersaccompaniedbyphotographsofamanwegottoknowourMr.CrosshadbeenanoldhousebreakeroperatingchieflyintheLondonarea.Hehadpracticedalotofbreak-insformanyyearsuntilhewasarrestedandsenttoprison.突然间从我们的圈子十字架消失后不久便我们来学第一次真正的坚实的事实约出来的神秘人从报道出现在报纸上的照片伴随着一个人我们必须知道我们的先生曾是一名老housebreaker十字架、操作集中体现在伦敦地区他已经练习了很多闯入多年直到他被逮捕并被送进了监狱
1.WhywasCrosscalledamysterymanA.Becausehebecameamemberofaclub.B.Becausehedidn’ttellushisage.C.Becausehekepthisprivatelifeasecret.D.Becausehedidn’ttellushisaddress.
2.HowdidCrossmanagetolivecomfortablyaccordingtohisownmake-upstoryA.Heoperatedbreak-insinLondonarea.B.Hesavedmoneyfromsimpleclothing.C.Heworkedforalivingasmanyothersdid.D.Hereceivedsomemoneyfromadeadrelative.
3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Crossregrettedthelackofawife.B.Crossdidn’twork.C.Crossnevertalkedaboutmarriage.D.Crosswassingle.
4.Crossdisappearedsuddenlyfromourcirclebecause______.A.hehadtopracticehisprofessionalskillssecretlyB.hedoubtedhisappearancewouldcausetroubletohimselfC.heranawayfromtheprisonandhadtohidehimselfD.hewasarrestedbythepoliceforbreak-ins
5.WhatdidCrossturnouttobeA.Ahousekeeper.B.Athieftostealbybreakingintohouses.C.Anewspaperreportertotakephotographs.D.Apoliceman.Passage4Theeducationofficialsareconcernedaboutthestudentinvestmentcrazeinthestockmarketandtheyaretryingtoputthebrakesonit.Butstudentswhohaveearnedtheirtuitionandmorefromthestockmarkethavedifferentopinions.Theysaythattheycanmakeuseoftheknowledgeandreallifeexperiencetheygetbesidesmakingmoney.Theyquicklycometoanumberofreasonstojustifytheirinvolvementinthestockmarket.教育官员担心学生在股票市场上投资热潮他们正在努力阻止它但是学生们谁赢得了他们的学费和更多的从股票市场上有不同的见解他们说他们可以利用的知识和实际生活经验他们得到除了赚钱他们很快就来许多的理由来证明他们参与的股票市场Firstlystudentshaveforawhilebeenencouragedtotakepart-timejobstosupportthemselvesandgainworkexperience.Stockinvestmentislikeapart-timejob—exceptthatstudentsprobablymakemoremoneyfromitnowthatthemarketishot.首先学生至少一段时间内被鼓励学生从事业余工作养活自己和获取工作经验股票投资就像一个兼职job-except赚更多的钱学生可能从现在市场是热的Secondlystudentscanalsogainself-respectandconfidencefromsuccessfulinvestments.Failurewillteachthemalessonthatwillimprovecharacterandenrichexperience.Sotheyshouldn’tbedeniedthisopportunity.其次学生也可以获得自尊和信心从成功的投资失败会教他们一个教训将提高特征和丰富的经验所以他们不应该否认了这个机会Thirdlyinvestinginthestockmarketduringcollegeyearscanspeedupcareerdevelopmentforthosewhoareexpertatit.They’llhaveanadvantageinapplyingforrelatedjobssuchasatabrokeragefirm(证券公司)orfundmanagementcompany.第三在股票市场投资在大学里可以加快职业发展对那些专家他们会有一个优势在申请相关工作如在一个经纪公司证券公司或基金管理公司Despitetheirlackoffinancialresourcesandriskcontrolknow-howtheyarestilldreaming:IfthemarketcontinuestobehotI’llbeveryrichwhenIgraduate.尽管他们缺乏经费来源和风险控制技术他们还在做梦:如果市场继续热我将会很富有当我毕业Butifotherwise但是如果这样吗
1.Theeducationofficialsandthestudentsinvolvedinstockmarketdon’tagreewitheachotherfortheiropinionsare______.A.vagueB.oppositeC.wrongD.similar
2.Thestudentsfirstlyjustifytheirdecisioningoingoninvestinginstockmarket______.A.byanalyzingthedisadvantagesofpart-timejobsB.bylistingitsdissimilaritieswiththoseofpart-timejobsC.bymentioningtheirexperienceandgaininpart-timejobsD.bypointingoutitssimilaritiestoandadvantagesoverpart-timejobs.
3.WhydothosestudentsthinktheyshouldnotbedeniedthisinvestingopportunityA.Itisimportantforthemtogrowandgaininexperiencingsuccessandfailure.B.Theyneedthisopportunitytotrytheirluckininvestment.C.Itisimportantforthemtomakemoneyforself-respectandconfidence.D.Theyneedthisopportunitytolearnfromfailureinreallife.
4.WhatadvantagedothosestudentsthinktheywillgetfromtheirinvestingpracticeA.Theycanobtainfundfrommanagementcompanies.B.Theycouldliveabetterlifeandgraduaterich.C.Theycanfindbetterchanceinapplyingforrelatedjobs.D.Theymightspeeduptheircollegeyears’studies.
5.Fromthelastpartofthisarticlewecaninferthat______.A.lossofinvestmentinstockmarketwillbearareeventB.themarketwillcontinuetobehotasstudentsexpectC.thestudents’dreamofbecomingrichwillsurecometrueD.lackoffinancialresourcesandriskawarenessarestudents’majorproblemPassage5Acomputerisamachinedesignedtoperformworkmathematicallyandtostoreinformationthathasbeenfedintoit.Itisrunbyeithermechanicalorelectronicmeans.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcalculationworkinaveryshorttime.Alargecomputerforexamplecanaddorsubtractninethousandtimesasecondmultiply(乘)athousandtimesasecondordividefivehundredtimesasecond.Itspercentageoferrorisaboutoneinabilliondigits(数位)whilethepercentageoferrorbyhuman-beingsisaboutoneintwohundreddigits.计算机是一台机器设计来执行工作的数学模型来存储信息已经蔓延到它这是运行任何机械或电子手段这些机器就可以处理大量的计算工作在一个很短的时间一个大型计算机例如可以加上或减去第二乘九千次次乘第二或者将次一秒钟其比例的误差大约是十亿分之一个位数一些而中间的数位误差百分比的无限大约是二百分之一个数字Theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinitstransistors(晶体管).Itselectroniccircuits(线路)workathousandtimesfasterthanthenervecellsinthehumanbrain.Aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminutebutinordertoworkproperlyacomputermustbegiveninstructions—itmusebeprogrammed.电子计算机的核心在于它的晶体管晶体管它的电子电路线路工作一千倍的人类大脑的神经细胞一个问题这可能会需要一个人来解决两年可以解决计算机中一分钟但是为了正常工作计算机必须有instructions-it安海编程Computerscanbedesignedformanyspecializedpurposes—theycanbeusedtoguideairplaneflightsdirecttrafficeventoplaychess.Computersplayanimportantroleinmodernplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.计算机可以是专为众多专业purposes-they可以用来引导飞机的飞行指挥交通甚至下棋计算机在现代起着重要的作用的植物和工厂在世界各地
1.Whatisacomputer’spercentageoferrorA.Oneinamilliondigits.B.Oneintwohundreddigits.C.Zero.D.Oneinabilliondigits.
2.WhatisthefunctionofatransistorinacomputerA.Itisthesightsystemofacomputer.B.Itistheprogrammerofacomputer.C.Itistheheartofacomputer.D.Itisthenervesystemofacomputer.
3.Howlongdoesittakeacomputertodoatwoyears’calculationworkbyahumanbeingA.Oneday.B.Twoyears.C.Oneminute.D.Onesecond.
4.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassageA.Computersdonothavetobeinstructed.B.Humanbeingsdonothavetobeprogrammed.C.Humanbeingsmakefewererrors.D.Computerscannotwinachessgameoverhumanbeings.
5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.thefunctionofnervecellsB.theimportanceofcomputersC.theimportanceoftransistorsD.thefunctionofhumanbrainsPassage6DoyourememberthetimewhenpeoplewerealitternicerandgentlerwitheachotherIcertainlydo.AndIfeelthatmuchoftheworldhassomehowgottenawayformthat.ToooftenIseepeoplerushingintoelevatorswithoutgivingthoseinsideachanceoutfirstorneversaying“Thankyou”whenothersholdthedooropenforthem.Wegetlazy.Andinourlazinesswethinkthatsomethinglikeasimple“ThankYou”doesn’treallymatter.Butitcanmatterverymuch.Thefactisthatnomatterhownicelywedressorhowbeautifullywedecorateourhomewecan’tbetrulyelegantwithoutgoodmannersbecauseeleganceandgoodmannersalwaysgohandinhand.InfactIthinkofthegoodmannersasasortofhiddenbeautysecret.Haven’tyounoticedthatthekindestmostgenerouspeopleseemtokeepgettingprettierIt’sfunnyhowthathappens.Butitdoes.Takethelong-lostartofsaying“Thankyou”likewearingalittlemakeupormakingsureyourhairisneat.Gettingintothehabitofsaying“Thankyou”canmakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Goodmannersaddtoyouimagewhileanangryfacemakesthebestdressedpersonlookugly.你还记得那时候人们是一窝和温和的彼此更好吗我当然喜欢我认为世界上大部分不知怎么已经摆脱了形式而更多时候我看见人们冲进了电梯里面的人而不给予一个机会或从不先说“谢谢你”当别人把门打开我们变得懒惰和我们的懒惰我们认为有就像一句简单的“谢谢”无关紧要但是它能都无关紧要事实是无论多么好我们的穿着或有精美的装饰我们的家我们不能真正优雅礼貌因为没有优雅和良好的举止总是携手共进事实上我认为礼貌作为一种隐藏的美丽的秘密你没有注意到我曾经遇到最仁慈的、最慷慨的人似乎要变得更漂亮吗这很有趣有那么多这样的事情经常发生但是它是我的以失散多年的艺术的说“谢谢你”就像穿着一件小化妆或确保你的头发整洁进入习惯说“谢谢你”能让你自我感觉更好良好的举止给您加形象同时是一张生气的脸使人看了最佳穿着难看
1.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthepeopleofthepastA.Theywerewillingtospendmoretimeclothes.B.Theywerebettermannered.C.Theypaidmoreattentiontoothers’appearance.D.Theykeptsaying“Thankyou”alldaylong.
2.“Gohandinhand.”mostprobablymeansto______.A.shakehandswitheachotherB.becloselyrelatedC.beathandD.holdeachother’shand
3.AccordingtothewriterhowcouldwebestimproveourimageA.Bywearingfashionableclothes.B.Bynotputtingonalotofmake-up.C.Bybeingkindtoothers.D.Bynotrushingintotheelevators.
4.WhatisthefunnythingtheauthornoticedA.Makingothersfeelbetteristhelong-lostart.B.Lazypeopleareusuallynotabletokeeptheirhairneat.C.Goodmannersareasimportantasthebestclothing.D.Thekindestpeopleseemtobegettingprettier.
5.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Theimportanceofthegoodmanners.B.Thesecretofstayingpretty.C.Theartofsayingthankyou.D.Goodmannersinthepast.Passage7Amotherdogmaywanttobealonewhensheisreadytohavepuppies.Butyoucanstillhelp.Giveheraboxtoliein.Putsomepapersinthebox.Thenshecantearthemupforherpuppies.Itwillmakeagoodbedforthem.一位母亲的狗可能是想一个人呆着当她准备好让幼犬但是你仍然可以帮助送她一盒藏身把一些论文在盒子里然后她会撕裂他们来弥补她的小狗它将成为一个好床Themotherdogmighthaveonlyonepuppy.Butshecouldhaveasmanyas
12.Thebabiesdrinkmilkfromthemother.Theywilldothisuntiltheyareabout6weeksold.妈妈的狗可能只有一只小狗但她可以有多达12婴儿从母亲喝牛奶他们会这样做直到它们大约6个星期老了Newpuppiesareverysmall.Theselittlebabiesneedtheirmotherforeverything.Whentheyarefirstborntheirearsandeyesareclosed.Theycan’tevenwalk.Theirmothercleansandfeedsthem.Shemakessuretheyarenotcold.新的小狗是非常小的这些小婴儿需要他们的母亲为我所做的一切刚出生时他们的耳朵和眼睛都关门了他们甚至不能走路他们的母亲清洗尚且养活它她一定会保证不冷Inabout13to15daystheireyesopen.Thentheycansee.Theirearsopentoo.Sotheycanhear.Buttheystillcan’twalk.Theyjusteatandsleep.Theydon’tbegintowalkuntiltheyareabout3weeksold.大约在13到15天他们的眼睛开了然后他们就能看到了他们的耳朵太所以他们就可以听到但是他们仍然不能走路了他们只是吃和睡他们不开始走直到它们大约3个星期了Thepuppiesgetbiggerandbigger.Atabout6weekstheycanrunandplay.Theirteethhavecomein.Sotheycaneatfood.Nowtheydon’tneedtheirmotherallthetime.Thisisthetimewhenthepuppiesgetclosetopeople.Itisagoodtimetogetapuppyforapet.小狗变得越来越大在大约6个星期他们能奔跑和玩耍他们的牙齿已经进来了所以他们可以吃的食物现在他们不需要他们的母亲这是小狗的时候接近的人这是一个好时机来养个小狗作宠物
1.Accordingtothepassageamotherdogcouldhaveasmanyas______puppies.A.twelveB.sixC.fifteenD.one
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageA.Thepuppiesdrinkmilkfromtheirmothersuntilabout6weeks.B.Usuallyamotherdogjusthasonepuppy.C.Amotherdogneedsabedtohavepuppies.D.Amotherdogwantstobealonewhensheisreadytohavepuppies.
3.Weknowfromthepassagethat______.A.themotherdogdoesnothingforthebabies.B.puppiesbegintowalkwhentheyare6weeksold.C.puppiesopentheireyesandearswhentheyarefirstborn.D.puppiesdon’topentheireyesandearsuntiltheyare13-15days.
4.Thepassagetellsusthatapuppy______ataboutoneandhalfamonthold.A.stillneedtheirmotherforeverythingB.triestogetclosetopeopleC.can’trunandplayD.can’teatfoodevenwithteethcomingin
5.Thispassagemainlydiscusses______.A.puppydogsB.motherdogC.motherdogandpuppiesD.puppiesandpeoplePassage8Treesareusefultomaninthreeveryimportantways:theyprovidehimwoodandotherproducts;theygivehimshade;andtheyhelptopreventfloodsandprotectsoil.树木对人类是非常有用的在三个重要方面:他们提供木材和其他产品的他他们给他的荫下;他们帮助防止洪水和保护土壤Unfortunatelyinmanypartsoftheworldmanhasnotrealizedtheimportanceoftreesespeciallytheirkeyrolesinpreventingfloodsandprotectingsoil.Inhiseagernesstodrawquickprofitfromthetreeshehascutthemdowninlargenumberspitilessly.不幸的是在世界的许多地方人没有认识到树木的重要性特别是关键角色预防洪水和保护土壤他急切地想画在快速获利他从树上砍倒pitilessly大量Twothousandyearsagoarichandpowerfulcountrycutdownitstreestobuildwarshipswithwhichtogainitselfanempire.Itgainedtheempirebutitssoilbecamebareandpoor.Whentheempirefellintopiecesthecountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvation.二千年以前一个富强的国家砍伐树木建造军舰获得其本身成为一个帝国但是赢得了帝国的土壤变得光秃秃的和穷人当帝国就成碎片发现自己面临国家洪水和饥荒Evenwhenagovernmentrealizestheimportanceofaplentifulsupplyoftreesitisdifficultsometimestomakethepeoplerealizethis.Theycutdownthetreesbutaretoocarelessaboutplantingandlookingafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappearleavingthesoilunprotected.即使一个政府意识到了大量树木存在的重要性它是困难的有时使人们意识到这一点就砍伐树木但太讲究种植新树和照看因此慢慢消失离开森林土壤无防护的Asweknowtherootsoftreescanbreakthesoilupallowingtheraintosinkinthuspreventingfloodstosomeextent.Therootsoftreescanalsobindthesoilpreventingthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Withouttreestheraincarriesawaytherichtop-soilinwhichcropsgrow.Whenallthetop-soilisgonenothingremainsbutworthlessdesert.正如我们所知松树根能破坏土壤向上让雨陷进去防止洪水因此某种程度的影响树木的根可以也与土壤防止土壤不被冲走没有树木雨水携带了丰富的top-soil农作物生长的当所有的top-soil走了没有残余但毫无价值的沙漠
1.Accordingtothepassagetreesaremostusefultomanin.A.enablinghimtogainanempireB.keepinghimfromthehotsunshineC.enablinghimtodrawquickprofitD.protectingsoilandpreventfloods
2.Therichcountryfounditselffacedbyfloodsandstarvationbecause______.A.toomanytreeshadbeencutdownB.toomuchmoneyhadbeenspentC.theydidn’tbuildenoughwarshipsD.theempirehadfallentopieces
3.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat______.A.manisalwaysinbadneedoffirewoodB.manhasdonenothingtoprotectsoilC.mandoesn’thavearightattitudetowardstreesD.manisalwaystryingtogetquickprofit
4.InwhatwaycantreesprotectsoilA.Byallowingrainwatertosinkintosoil.B.Byhardeningsoilandkeepingsoilinposition.C.Bywashingtherichtop-soilaway.D.Bylooseningsoilandkeepingsoilinposition.
5.WhatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwithA.Thebenefitsoftrees.B.Differentattitudestowardtrees.C.Treescanpreventfloods.D.Soilprotection.Passage9TheengineofMargaret’scarwasnotrunningsmoothly.Thesparkplugsneededcleaning.Margaretcouldhavedonethejobherselfbutgarageshavespecialequipmentthatdoessuchthingsverythoroughly.这台发动机的玛格丽特的汽车是不平稳运行火花塞需要清洗玛格丽特能做这项工作但车库都有自己特殊的设备这样的事情很彻底LikeherfatherMargaretdidnotlikebeingovercharged.Sheknewthatgaragesdothissometimes.Sometimestheyevenchargeforworktheyhaveneverdone.Shetoldtherepairmanatthegaragenottodoanyextrawork;shejustwantedthesparkplugscleanedandnothingmore.Thensheleftsayingshewouldbebackinalittlewhile.像她父亲一样玛格丽特不喜欢被索要高价的她知道这样做有时泊位有时他们还负责的工作他们从未做过的事情她告诉修理工在车库不做任何额外的工作她只是想让火花塞清洁仅此而已然后她走了她说她会回到一会儿WhenMargaretcamebacktherepairmanhandedherabillfor$
10.Margaretknewthiswasmorethanitshouldcosttohavethesparkplugscleaned.Thentherepairmansaidhehadputnewonesin.Margaretdecidedshewasnotgoingtostandforthisandbegantogetangry.当玛格丽特回来了修理工递给她一项议案要求10美元玛格丽特知道这是成本超过它应该有火花塞的清洗然后修理工说他把新的玛格丽特决定她将不会容忍这种开始生气“Buttheplugswerewornout;whatelsecouldIdo”therepairmanprotested.“HowlongshouldthesenewsparkplugslastMorethanafewmonths”Margaretdemanded.“Ofcourse!Muchlongerthanthat!”therepairmansaidwithgreatemphasis.但插头穿坏了我还能做什么呢”修理工抗议道“多久应最后这些新的火花塞吗超过几个月”玛格丽特问道“当然!远比!”修理工说以极大的重视“Wellthenputtheoldonesbackin.IhadnewsparkplugsputinonlyafewmonthsagoandIhadthejobdonehere!”Margaretsaid.“哦那么把旧的了我有了新的火花塞将仅在几个月前我又有工作做在这里!”玛格丽特说
1.WhydidMargarethaveherplugscleanedatthegarageA.Garagescoulddothecleaningfreeofcharge.B.Shedidnotliketocleanherplugsathome.C.Shecouldnotcleanherplugsbyherself.D.Garageshavespecialequipmenttodoathoroughcleaning.
2.WhatdidMargarettelltherepairmantodoA.Cleanthesparkplugsonly.B.Checkhercarthoroughly.C.Changehersparkplugsonly.D.Doextraworkifnecessary.
3.InwhatwaywasMargaretlikeherfatherA.Theybothknewthepriceofthesparkplugs.B.Theybothhatedbeingoverchargedforservice.C.Theybothhatedcleaningtheirowncars.D.Theybothknewthegarageserviceverywell.
4.WhenMargaretcamebacktherepairman______.A.claimedthathehadlosttheoldplugsB.claimedthathehadchangedtheplugsC.hadfinishedcleaningtheplugsD.hadjuststartedworkingonhercar
5.WhydidMargarettelltherepairmantoputtheoldplugsbackinA.Becauseshewantedtosavenewplugsforfutureuse.B.Becauseshehadhadthemwellcleaned.C.Becauseshehadthemputinonlyafewmonthsago.D.Becauseshelikedcollectingoldplugs.Passage10IcomefromsoutheastLondononceafull-timethiefspecializinginpickingpockets.MysisterandIwereamongthemostsuccessfulpickpocketteamsinLondon.Weworkedinhotelhallsandtheatrepassagesairportsshoppingcentersandrestaurants.Nowwedon’tstealanymorebutpick-pocketingisstilleverywhere.SoIfeelitnecessarytohelpyouknowmoreaboutthiscrimeandprotectyourself.我来自东南伦敦一次贼从事专职采摘的口袋我和我的双胞胎姐姐是最成功的扒手球队在伦敦我们曾在酒店大厅和剧院通道、机场、购物中心和餐厅现在我们不偷了但仍然是假借无处不在所以我认为有必要帮助你知道更多关于这种犯罪和保护自己Professionalpickpocketsseenothingbuthandbagsjewelsandmoney.Mypreferredtargetwasthelonefemalehandbagatherrightsidetherightsidetobeexact.SoifI’mnexttoherIcanreachitwithmyrighthandacrossmybody.OnlyaboutonewomaninathousandcarriesherbagontheleftandIusedtosteerclearofthem.扒手看不见但专业手袋、珠宝和许多钱我喜欢的目标是单身女、手袋在她的右边右边要准确所以如果我到她的身边我可以到达我的右手穿过我的身体在一千年只有一个女人把她的包放在左边我用来避开他们Womenwhosebagsarehanginginfrontofthemaretrickyforthepickpocketasthereisn’tablindside.Ifyouwanttomakeitevenharderuseabagwithhandles.袋挂的女性在他们面前的是棘手为小偷没有弱点如果你想让它更加困难使用一个塞满手柄Formenoneofthebestplacestokeepawalletisinthebackpocketoftighttrousers.You’llfeelanyattemptstomoveit.Anothergoodplaceisinthebuttoned-upinsidepocketofajacket.There’sjustnowayin.Keepingawalletchainedtoabeltisanevenchoice.对于男性来说最好的地方是在保持一个钱包的紧身裤子后面口袋你会感到任何试图把它搬开另一个不错的地方是在buttoned-up里面的口袋的一件夹克确实没有方法保持一个钱包被拴在带是甚至选择Apickpocketneedstargetswhoarerelaxedandoffguard.Theperfectsettingisaclothingstorewherecustomersarecompletelyabsorbedintheitemstheychoosewhilewanderingaround.Thepresenceofauniformedsecurityguardalsohelpsbecauseafalsesenseofsecuritymakesapickpocket’sjobmuchsimpler.一个扒手需要目标是轻松而放松了警惕完美的设置一个服装店顾客是完全吸收的项目中漫步时他们选择一个穿制服的存在也帮助保安因为一种虚假的安全感使一个扒手的工作简单得多
1.Accordingtothespeakersheusedto______.A.staywithhersisterB.beasuccessfulteamleaderC.workinhotelsandairportsD.beathiefinLondon
2.Thepurposeofthespeakeristoletpeopleknow______.A.howtoavoidbeingstolenB.howtorecognizethepickpocketsC.howtoprotecttheirjewelsandmoneyD.howtostopthethiefandcrime
3.WhichofthefollowingindividualsismostlikelytobethetargetofthepickpocketA.Amanwhokeepsawalletinhisinsidepocket.B.Amanwhohangshiswalletinfrontofhim.C.Awomanalonewithahandbagonherrightside.D.Awomanalonewithahandbagonherleftside.
4.Inthespeaker’sopinionwhichofthefollowingmightbethebestplaceforamantokeephiswalletA.Inthebackpocketofhistighttrousers.B.Inthebagwithhandles.C.Inthechainedbag.D.Insidepocketofajacket.
5.WhatmakesclothingstoreaperfectsettingforpickpocketstofindtargetsA.Thecustomerstherearewanderingaround.B.Therearelotsofitemsforpeopletochoose.C.Thereareuniformedsecurityguardsaround.D.Thecustomerstherearerelaxedandoffguard.Passage11Mr.andMrs.Albinawith53childrenhavetheworld’slargestfamily.WhenpeoplehearabouttheAlbina’slargefamilythefirstquestiontheyaskis“HowisitpossibleHowcanonewomangivebirthto53childreninherlifetime”Theanswerissimple:EverytimeMrs.Albinagavebirthshehadtwinsortriplets.Shewasatripletherself;shethinksthat’swhyshealwayshadtwinsortriplets.先生和夫人Albina与53名儿童拥有世界上最大的家庭当人们听到的关于这个Albina的大的家庭他们问的第一个问题是:“这怎么可能呢一个人怎么能生孩子的女人在她的有生之年53呢”答案很简单:每次夫人她Albina生了双胞胎或三胞胎她是一个三人她认为自己就是为什么她总是双胞胎或三胞胎TheAlbinasmarriedwhenMrs.Albinawas12yearsoldandMr.Albinawas
30.Thechildrencamequicklyintwosandthrees.Thefirst21childrenwereboys.Mrs.Albinawantedadaughterverymuch.当婚的Albinas夫人Albina是12岁和先生Albina是30孩子们来得很快两地21个孩子是孩子的第一个Albina夫人非常想要一个女儿TheAlbinasspenttheearlyyearsoftheirmarriageinArgentina(阿根廷).ThentheydecidedtomovetoChile(智利).TotravelfromArgentinatoChiletheyhadtocrosstheAndesMountains.Mr.andMrs.Albinaandtheir21sonsmadethedifficulttwo-weekjourneyonmules.Onenighttherewasaterriblesnowstorminthemountains.DuringthesnowstormMrs.Albinagavebirthtotripletsaboyandtwogirls!Mrs.Albinanowhas16moregirlsincludingtwinswhoare15monthsold.花的Albinas结婚的那几年在阿根廷阿根廷后来他们则决定搬到智利智利旅行从阿根廷到智利他们不得不穿过安第斯山脉先生和夫人Albina21儿子和他们困难的旅程为期两周的骡子有一天晚上那是一次可怕的暴风雪在山上在暴风雪中Albina夫人生了三胞胎一个男孩和两个女孩!现在有16Albina夫人更多的女孩是谁包括15个月大的双胞胎老了TheoldestAlbinachildrenareintheirthirtiesandforties.Theyareontheirownnowbut18oftheAlbinachildrenstilllivewiththeirparents.Thefamilylivesinatwo-roomshelterinChile.Theyhaveelectricitybutnotoiletorrunningwater.Thechildrenwashinasmallbowlinthedustyyard.孩子是最古老的Albina三十到四十岁他们是在他们自己的现在但18Albina儿童仍和父母住在一起家庭住在一套两居室住所在智利他们有电但没有厕所或自来水孩子们用一个小碗里在满是灰尘的院子里
1.HowmanygirlshaveMr.andMrs.AlbinagotnowA.16B.21C.15D.
182.OnereasonthattheAlbinashave53childrenisthat______.A.theydidn’tknowbirthcontrolB.Mrs.AlbinamarriedtooearlyC.Mrs.AlbinawantedmoredaughtersD.theyalwaysgavebirthintwosandthrees
3.WhichofthefollowingwasahappyeventfortheAlbinasontheirwaytoChileA.givingbirthtotripletsB.ridingmulesC.enjoyingthesnowstormD.crossingtheMountains
4.WithsomanychildrentheAlbinasarelivinga______life.A.comfortableB.modernC.hardD.wealthy
5.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassageA.MoreBirthsPoorerLifeB.Mr.andMrs.AlbinaC.APoorFamilyinChileD.TheWorld’sLargestFamilyPassage12Learningaforeignlanguageisnotonlyamatterofreadingsomegrammarrulesandlearningsomevocabularywordsbutalsolearningaskill.It’sasmuchlikelearningtoswimorrideabike.Thatisyoumustnotonlyunderstandtheideasbutalsomakeyourbodyaccustomedtousingthatinformationinphysicalactivitywhichincludesspeakingwritingandreading.学习一门语言不仅仅是一种阅读一些语法规则和学习一些单词而且学习一种技能在很多像学习游泳或骑自行车那就是你不仅要了解思想也使你的身体习惯使用的信息中到强的体力活动包括口语、写作和阅读Youneedthennotonlytolearnandunderstandbutalsotopractice!Hereareafewsuggestionsoneffectivepracticetechniques.你需要……那么我们不仅学习和理解而且练习!这里有一些建议在有效实践技巧
1.Makeyourmouthorhanddowhatyourmindislearning.Studyoutloud.Studywithafriendandthusparticipateinspeakingandlistening.Trytowritesentencesorashortparagraphusingtheskillsyouhavepracticedwithyourownlips.让你口或手做你的头脑就是学习研究出来研究提供了一个朋友因此参加口语和听力试着写的句子或一段话使用技能你有你自己的嘴练习
2.Studyday-by-day.Youcan’tgetbyinaforeignlanguagecoursebycrammingatthelastminute.Youmaybeabletolearnvocabularyitemsthatwaybutyoucan’tteachyourmouthtousetheminsentences.日复一日的研究你不能勉强通过外语课程由聚集在最后一分钟才去做你可以学习词汇项目但是你不能教嘴来使用它们的句子
3.Sometimesgobackandreviewoldtopicsandvocabulary.Youlearnnewskillsonthebasisofoldones.Themoreyoureviewthefamiliarinformationandskillsthebetteryouwillbeabletotakeinnewones.有时回去复习旧的主题和词汇你学习新技能的基础上旧的检讨熟悉的信息和技能你会更好的能够在新的
4.Don’tbeafraidtomakemistakes.Makingmistakesispartoflearning.不要害怕犯错误犯错误是学习的一部分
1.Thefirstparagraphlaysstressonthefactthat______.A.memorizingvocabularywordsisnecessaryinlanguagelearningB.languagelearningisaprocessoflearningdifferentlanguageskillsC.readinggrammarrulesismoreimportantthananythingelseD.learningtoswimisquitesimilartolearningtorideabike
2.Thepurposeofreviewingoldtopicsis______.A.tothrowawaytheolduselessinformationB.toenjoythegoodideascontainedinthemC.tobuildupagoodbasisfornewskillsD.toavoidmakingmistakesinthefuture
3.Oneofthemajorbenefitsofstudyingwithafriendisthat______.A.onestudiesbetterwithafriendB.itmakesonetalkandlisteninaparticularlanguageC.itbuildsthefriendshipbetweentwofriendsD.friendscansharelearningmaterials
4.Crammingatthelastminuteisnogoodwhilelearningvocabularyitemsbecause______.A.onemaynotfindenoughtimetouseatthelastminuteB.anythinglearnedthatwaycanhardlybeputintouseC.nothingcanbelearnedthroughcrammingD.itisoflittleusetostudywithoutaclearpurpose
5.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassageA.WhyChildrenAreAbletoLearnaLanguageBetterthanGrown-upsB.WhyLearningaForeignLanguageIsMoreDifficultthanAnythingElseC.AnIntroductiontoLanguageTeachingandLearningD.AFewSuggestionsonStudyingaForeignLanguagePassage13InthebookFutureShockbyTofflerthewriterdescribesthegreatchangesinfamilylifebecauseofscienceandindustry.在这本书的作者参与未来冲击了家庭生活的巨大变化因为科学和工业InthepastwhenmoreAmericanslivedonfarmsthetypicalfamilyhadmanychildren.Inafarmfamilyparentsandtheirchildrenoftenlivedwithgrandparents.Oftentoounclesandauntslivednearby.ButwhenindustrybecamemoreimportantthanagricultureinAmericanlifefamiliesbecamesmallerbecauseindustryrequiresworkerwhoarereadyandabletomoveoffthelandandtomoveagainwhenevernecessary.Andlargerfamiliescannotbemovedfromplacetoplaceassmallerfamiliescan.Soatpresentpeopletendtohavesmallerfamilies.在过去当越来越多的美国人住在农场上典型的家庭有了很多孩子在一个农场家庭父母和他们的孩子常常住同爷爷奶奶往往叔叔和婶婶也住在附近但当工业比农业更为重要在美国生活的家庭开始变小了因为产业已准备就绪要求工人能移动脱离土地必要时再次搬迁和更大的家庭不能从一个地方搬到的地方在更小的家庭所以目前人们倾向于有小型的家庭Inthefuturebecauseofindustrializationatypicalfamilywillberequiredtomoveevenmoreoftenthannowsofamilieswillbeevensmaller.Thetypicalfamilymayremainchildlessandconsistonlyofamanandwoman.Asmallnumberoffamiliesmaytakeraisingchildrenastheirchiefwork.Atthesametimetheymayalsoraiseotherpeople’schildrenleavingthosefamiliesfreetomovefromjobtojob.在未来由于工业化典型的家庭要比现在移动更加频繁所以家庭将会更小普通的家庭可能不带孩子只有一个男人和一个女人少数家庭可以抚养孩子作为他们的主要工作同时他们也可以抚养其他人家的孩子把那些家庭自由地从一种工作转换到另一种工作
1.OnereasonwhyAmericanshadbigfamiliesinthepastwasthat_____.A.unclesandauntslivedtogetherwiththemB.theylivedonfarmsneartheirrelativesC.allAmericanslivedonfarmsD.threegenerationslivedtogetherinonefamily
2.Industryisdifferentfromagricultureinthat______.A.itismoreimportanttosmallerfamiliesB.itismoreimportantthanagricultureC.itneedsalotofworkerstoraisemorechildrenD.workersinindustryoftenneedtomove
3.Child-raisingfamiliesadoptchildren______.A.whoseparentsneedtomoveforworkB.whowanttoliveinadifferentfamilywithmorechildrenC.whoseparentsliveonfarmsanddonotwanttoeducatethemD.whodon’tliketostaywiththeirparents
4.Inthefuturemostfamilieswill______.A.notbefreetochangejobsB.raisemorechildrenC.raisechildrenastheirmainwork.D.haveonlythehusbandandthewife
5.ThebookFutureShockismainlyabout______.A.AmericansB.thegreatchangesinfamilylifeC.thegreatchangesinscienceandindustryD.AlvinTofflerPassage14Somedesertanimalscansurvivethesummerheatanddrynessbecausetheyareveryunusual.Thecamelforexamplecanexperienceandbearanincreaseinthetemperatureofitsbodyanditsbloodof9℃withoutanythingbadhappeningtoit.Inadditionitcandrinkalotofwateratonetomethenstoreenoughwaterinpartsofitsbodytosupplyitsneedsfortwoweeksormore.Thekangarooratontheotherhandgetsallthewateritneedsfromwaterthatitproduceswhenitbreathes.Howevermostanimalsneedtomaintainafairlyconstantbodytemperatureandwilldieifitrisesmorethan5℃.Thereforetheyneedtofindsomewaytostayawayfromtheheatofthesummersun.Norcanmanyanimalseitherstoreorproducewaterintheirbodiesasthecamelandkangarooratcan.Sotheymustfindwaystokeeptheirbodiesfromlosingwaterbecauseoftheheat.Becauseveryfewdesertanimalscansurvivethehightemperatureofatypicalsummer’sdaymostofthemareactiveonlyinthenight.Onlyafterthesunhassetdoesthedesertcomefullytolife.Thenightisrelativelycoolandthedarknessprovidesprotectionnotonlyfromthesunbutalsofromotheranimalsandfromthebirds.Sothecomingofdarknessisthesignalforthelargemajorityofanimalsandinsectstostartagaintheirsearchforwaterandfood.Whenmorningcomesmostofthemseekshelteragain:manygounderground;nearlyallfindsomedarkandcoolplacewheretheycankeepawayfromthesun’sheat.有些沙漠动物能存活夏季的炎热和干燥因为他们是非常不寻常的事骆驼例如可以经验和熊在温度增加的身体、血9℃没有坏事情发生了此外它会喝大量的水在一个时间储存足够的水然后在它的躯体部分提供其需要两个星期或者更长的时间袋鼠老鼠另一方面得到所有的水都需要水它可以提供当它的呼吸然而大多数动物需要保持一个相当恒定的体温并且将死如果它上升超过5℃因此他们需要找到某种方式远离炎热的夏季的阳光许多动物要么不能储存或产生水在他们的身体当骆驼和袋鼠老鼠能所以他们必须找到办法使自己的身体从失水因为天气太热因为很少沙漠动物才能生存下来的高温下一个典型的夏日的一天他们中大多数人是活跃的只有在夜间太阳落山之后才做了充分的生活沙漠来夜是较为凉爽、黑暗提供的保护不仅仅是来自太阳而且来自其他动物和从鸟类所以未来的黑暗是信号为绝大多数动物和昆虫重新开始寻找水和食物当早晨来临时他们中的大多数人再次寻求庇护:许多去找一些地下几乎所有的黑暗和凉爽的地方可以远离太阳的热量Formanyspeciesofinsectslivinginthedesertiseasierthanforanimals.Likemanydesertplantstheyhaveawaterproofskinwhichpreventswaterlossbecauseofthehightemperature.Inadditionsomespeciesspendallormostoftheirlifebelowground.Hereformostoftheyearatleastthereissomemoistureanditisgenerallycoolerthanonthesurface.Inthecaseofantsonlyadultsleavetheundergroundnestsandtheydosoonlytogatherfoodortodefendthenestagainstattack.许多种类的昆虫生活在沙漠动物是再容易不过了像许多沙漠植物他们有一个防水的皮肤防止水分流失因为高的温度此外一些物种花全部或大部分生活在地下在这里至少大部分时间里有一些水分而一般冷却器比在水面上在案件的蚂蚁只有成年人离开地下巢穴他们这样做的只是收集食物或保护鸟巢免受攻击
1.Comparedwithotherdesertanimalsthecamelcanbear______.A.onlyalittlechangeinbodytemperatureB.aconstantchangeinbodytemperatureC.averylowbodytemperatureD.abigincreaseinbodytemperature
2.Thekangarooratisdifferentfromotheranimalsinthat_____.A.itcanstorewaterinpartsofitsbodyB.itcandrinkalotofwateratatimeC.itcanproducewaterthroughbreathingD.itcanmaintaindifferentbodytemperatures
3.WhyisthedesertfullofactivityinsummernightsA.Becauseanimalscannotsleepatnight.B.Becauseitiseasytofindwateratnight.C.Becauseitiscoolerandsaferformostanimals.D.Becauseanimalscanfindfoodinthedark.
4.WhyisiteasyformanyspeciesofinsectstoliveinthedesertA.Becausetheyarenotafraidoftheheat.B.Becausetheyhaveawaterproofskin.C.Becauseitisnotdifficultforthemtosurvivethere.D.Becauseitisnotdifficultforthemtofindfoodthere.
5.Mostinsectslivebelowthegroundbecause______.A.itiseasyforthemtobuildneststhereB.itiseasytofindwaterthereC.itiseasiertofindfoodthereD.itiscoolertherethanonthesurfacePassage15Ifyoueverscreamedyourselfhoarsewatchingafootballgameorifyoueverranmilesalongariverbankyouknowthedelightofsportsandexerciseandtheirholdonourlives.Bothasspectatorandparticipantyoucannodoubtrecallmanyexperiencessomejoyfulothersbitter.Maybeyourememberthefearyoufeltatlearningtorideabicycleorthespiritofteamworkthatallowedyoutowinthefreestyleswimmingrelayatthetownpool如果你自己沙哑的声音尖叫看一场足球比赛或者如果你曾经跑英里沿着河岸的乐趣你知道运动和锻炼和他们的坚持我们的生活作为观众和参与毫无疑问你可以回忆起许多的经验一些快乐其他人全挂都是苦的也许你记得那怕你觉得学习骑自行车或团队的精神允许你赢得自由式游泳中继在市镇游泳池.Perhapsyoustillhearyourcoachyellingatyouorrecallyourfather’sconsolingwords“Wellyoudidyourbest.”Perhapssomemomentsinsportsgaveyouabetterunderstandingofyourcharactersuchasthetimeyouletafriendscoreabasketwhenyouyourselfmightjustaseasilyhavemadethepoints.Maybeyouareoneofthoseenthusiastsoflifetimesportsrunningorswimmingorbikingtokeepyourhearthealthy.Foryouitisnotsimplycompetitionthatexcitesyourblood:youenjoythethrillofyourbodyinactionandthejoyofmentalreleasethataccompaniesvigorousexerciseandthosemomentswillstandoutvividlyinyourlives.也许你还能听到你的教练对你大吼大叫或回忆起你的父亲安慰的话“哦你尽力了“也许某些时刻在运动给你一个更好的了解你的角色如时间你让一个朋友取得一个篮子里当你自己可能很容易使全取三分也许你是一个人终身体育爱好者跑步或游泳或骑单车去保持心脏健康对你这不是简单的热闹你的血液竞争:你喜欢你的身体的刺激作用和欢乐伴随剧烈的运动精神释放这些时刻将会引人注目地在你的生活中
1.Youscreamtoshowthatyougetexcitedwhen______.A.runningalongariverbankB.watchingafootballgameC.bikinginfearoffallingdownD.swimminginatownpool
2.Bothasspectatorandparticipantyoumusthavehadmanyexperiences______.A.mostjoyfulleastbitterB.nothingjoyfulnothingbitterC.morejoyfullessbitterD.somejoyfulothersbitter
3.WhichofthefollowingiscollectedinyourmemoryasbitterexperiencesA.Yourfather’sconsoling.B.Understandingyourselfbetter.C.Yourcoach’syellingD.Lettingafriendscoreabasket.
4.WhichofthefollowingiscollectedinmemoryasjoyfulexperiencesA.Yourspiritofteamworkhelpedtowinthefreestyleswimmingrelay.B.Thefearyoufeltatlearningtorideabicycle.C.Runningtokeepyourhearthealthy.D.Excitingyourbloodincompetition.
5.Somemomentsinexerciseandsportswillstandoutvividlyinone’slifebecause______.A.exercisesarevigorousandhoarseB.lifelongsportsbringlifelonghappinessC.simplecompetitionskeepone’sheartdelightedandhealthyD.thebodyactionandmentalreleasebringoutenjoyablethrillPassage16Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5000oreven50000yearsfromnowWecanonlymakeaguessofcoursebutwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanobviousexample.Manevenfivehundredyearsagowasshorterthanheistoday.Nowonaveragemenareaboutthreeinches
7.6cmtaller.Sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Againinthemodernworldweuseourbrainagreatdeal.Evensowearenowonlymakinguseofonlyabout20%ofourbrain’scapacity.Astimegoesonweshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore—andfinallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo:theheadinparticulartheforeheadwillgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infactweusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhandwetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.Theseasaresultarelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametimehoweverourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.男人就像会在未来-在5000年甚至50000年以后我们只能做一个猜想当然但我们可以相信他会不同于他今天的成就因为人是慢慢发生变化让我们把一个明显的例子男士在五百年前他今天要矮现在平均来说男人是大约3英寸
7.6厘米高所以我们可以假设人类会继续长高再次在现代世界我们用我们的大脑一个伟大的交易即便如此我们现在只有利用只有大约20%的人类大脑的能力随着时间的推移我们必须用我们的大脑最后我们将需要更大的交叉销售的问题!这很可能会导致一种物理变化太:头特别是额头将会越来越大现在我们的眼睛长在不断的使用事实上我们使用它们以至于他们经常变得越弱我们不得不戴眼镜但是在很长一段时间它是可能的人的眼睛会发展壮大另一方面我们往往会使较少的使用我们的手臂和腿这些结果可能变得虚弱然而与此同时我们的手指会变得更加敏感因为它们在现代生活中用得很多
1.HowdoestheauthorconvinceusthatfuturemanwillbedifferentfromtodayA.Byprovingthatmanhasbeenslowlychangingallthetime.B.Withmanyofhisconvincingstatistics.C.Withhisvividdetaileddescriptions.D.Bymakingwildguessaboutfuturemanin50000years.
2.Ifmenarenowaveragely70inchestallhowmanyinchesweretheyfivehundredyearsagoA.3inchesB.73inchesC.
7.6inchesD.67inches
3.Thefuturemanneedslargerbrainsbecause______.A.hewantstohaveaphysicallychangedbrain.B.healreadyuseshisbrainsagreatdealtoday.C.hewantstouseabout20%ofhisbrain’scapacity.D.hewillhavetousehisbrainsmoreandmore.
4.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthefuturemanA.Hisfingerswillbecomemoresensitive.B.Hisarmsandlegstendtogrowweaker.C.Hiseyeswillbecomeweakerforoveruse.D.Hislargerbrainsresultinaphysicalchange.
5.WhatisthemaintopicofthispassageA.Weakereyesightresultsfromlessuse.B.Manchangeswithtimegoingon.C.Man’sbrainkeepsgrowinglarger.D.Mangrowstallerwithtimegoingon.Passage17Themeaningoftimeisdifferentindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thusmisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromculturesthattreattimedifferently.时间是不同的意义在世界不同的地方因此从文化的人们之间出现误解治疗时间不同IntheUnitedStatesitisunusualtotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyinthedaywhileheisshavingorhavingbreakfastthetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedto赋予telephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m..Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghoursheassumes认为it’samatteroflifeanddeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.在美国有人是很不寻常的电话早上很早如果你每天一早就打电话给他而他刮胡子或吃早饭电话表明事情很重要需要立即的注意同样的意思是连接到电话赋予之后11点如果有人在睡觉时间收到一个电话他承担认为这是一个生死攸关的问题选择什么时候打电话传达了这个电话的重要性Insociallifetimeplaysaveryimportantrole.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butthisisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworlditmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.在社会生活中时间起着非常重要的作用在美国客人林清山倾向于认为他们不重视如果邀请参加晚宴延伸只有三或四天的时间在这个聚会的日期但这不是真实的在所有的国家在世界其他地区被认为是愚蠢的可以预约太远因为计划提前了约会超过一个星期就到了倾向于被遗忘
1.Theword“misunderstanding”canbeexplainedas______.A.standingonone’sowntwofeetB.failingtoattendapartyC.standinginone’swayD.failingtounderstandcorrectly
2.IfyoutelephonesomeoneearlyinthedayintheU.S.itmeans______.A.youwanttoshowyourconcernforhimB.youarenotkindenoughC.youhaveaveryimportantandurgentmatterD.youareexpectedtoexplainwhy
3.Theexpression”amatteroflifeanddeath”means______.A.anissueofthegreatestimportanceandemergencyB.averyimportantappointmentC.amatterofwhethersomeoneshouldliveordieD.astrongdesiretocommunicateA.isgiventoofarinadvanceB.isnotgivenearlyenoughC.isnotgivenrepeatedlyD.isgiventomanypeople
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassageA.IntheU.S.it’susualtotelephonesomeoneveryearlyorverylate.B.InAmericansociallifetimeplaysaveryimportantrole.C.Insomecountriesmakinganappointmenttooearlyinadvancemaybeconsideredfoolish.D.IntheU.S.timechosenfortelephonecallisimportant.Passage18DoyoustillrememberthefirsttimewemetItwasaSunday.Iwassadbecausemycathaddied.IwenttoGreenLaketobeapartofthebusyworldtoforgetit.Iwandered(徘徊)aimlesslyaroundthelake.SuddenlyIheardavoice.Iraisedmyheadandsawyoureyes.Theyweresoblueandbright.YouaskedmewhetherIcouldhelpyoutakeapicture.Ididwithouttheslightesthesitation.你还记得我们第一次见面的时候吗这是一个星期日我很难过因为我的猫已经死了我去了湖水绿成为它的一部分忙碌的世界把它忘掉了我在徘徊漫无目的绕着湖突然我听到一个声音我抬起头看见你的眼睛他们是如此的蓝色和光明的你问我是否能帮你拍张照片我所做的没有一丝犹豫AfterthatyousaidIlookedunhappy.Itoldyouthatmycathaddiedandyoutoldmeaboutyourdog.Wetalkedforalongtimethatafternoon.OurtopicsrangedfromShakespeare’splaytoLongfellow’spoetryfrominterestingstoriestothetraditionalChinesecustoms.Iwasreallygladthatyouwerefondofliteraturetoo.在那之后你说我看上去不高兴我告诉你我的猫死了你告诉我关于你的狗我们谈了很长时间下午我们的话题五花八门从莎士比亚的剧本朗费罗的诗从有趣的故事中国传统习俗我很高兴你喜欢文学也是Thenafteransweringaphonecallyouhadtoleaveinahurry.AlthoughitwasagreatpitythatIdidnotknowyournameandhowtogetintouchwithyouIwasinhighspiritsaftertalkingwithyou.然后接一个电话你不得不离开吧尽管这是一个非常遗憾的是我不知道你的名字和如何和你取得联系我兴高采烈在和你说话Thefollowingdaywasthefirstdayofmylasttermatcollege.ThelasttwoclassesthatmorningwereEnglishandAmericanpoetry.Wesatsilentlyintheclassroomtowaitforthenewteacher.Itwasagreatsurprisetoseeyouenteringtheclassroomandsayingyouwereourteacher.Icouldhardlybelievemyeyes.ItwaslikeaplotfromanovelorTVplay.YoutoldusyournamewasSamuelandwrotedownyoure-mailaddressandsaidwecoulde-mailyouatanytime.他第二天是我的最后一学期的第一天上大学最后两个班早晨是英国和美国的诗歌我们静静地坐在教室里等待这位新老师这是一个伟大的惊讶看到你一进教室说你是我们的老师我几乎不能相信我的眼睛它就像一块从小说或电视剧你告诉我们您的姓名是撒母耳写下你的电子邮件地址给你发电子邮件说我们可以在任何时间
1.WhydidthewritergotoGreenLakethatSundayA.Totakeapicturewiththeblue-eyetraveler.B.Towanderaimlesslyaroundthelake.C.Togetawayfromthesadnessabouthercat’sdeath.D.Toofferhelptothosewhoneeded.
2.Fromwhattheytalkedaboutwhentheyfirstmetitseemedthat______.A.theywerebothsadabouttheirdeadpatsB.bothShakespeareandLongfellowweretheirfamiliarfriendsC.bothShakespeareandLongfellowwroteinterestingstoriesD.theywerebothfondofliterature
3.Theblue-eyedtravelerleftthewriterinahurry______.A.afterleavinghisnameandaddressB.ingreatsorrowC.withouttellinghisnameandaddressD.inhighspirit
4.WhatmadethewritergreatlysurprisedonthefirstdayofherlasttermatcollegeA.GettingtoknowSamuelandhise-mailaddress.B.Havingfourclassesthatmorningandwaitingforanewteacher.C.ReadinganovelandwatchingaTVplay.D.Seeingtheblue-eyedtravelerinthepoetryclassastheteacher.
5.WhatconclusioncouldyoumostprobablydrawaboutthewriterA.ShefoundthatSamuelwasheroldfriend.B.Shewasthenasenioryearstudentatcollege.C.ShemajoredinEnglishandAmericanpoetry.D.Shestillrememberedherdearcat.Passage19Afamousdoctoronceattendedalittleboywhowasdangerouslyill.Thankstohisskillandcarehisyoungpatientrecoveredandwassoonabletogetupandrunaboutagain.Thechild’smotherwasverygratefulandshecalledonthedoctortothankhimforwhathehaddoneforherson.一个有名的医生曾经参加了一个小男孩危险的病了多亏了他的技能和关心他的年轻病人康复了很快就能站起来跑掉了孩子的母亲十分感激她呼吁医生感谢他为他所做的事情对她的儿子“Doctor”shesaid“youhavesavedmylittleboy’slife.Idonotknowhowtothankyouenough.IfeelthatmoneyalonecannotrepayyoubutIhavemadethislittlepursewithmyownhandsasasightofmygratitude.Ihopeyouwillacceptit.“医生”她说“你救了我的小男孩的生命我不知道该怎样感谢你才好我觉得钱本身不能报答你但我有这个小钱包用自己的双手因为看到了我的感激之情我希望你能接受它Thedoctorlookedatthatlittlepurseandsaidcoldly“Madamlittlepresentslikethatarenicebetweenfriendsbutadoctorneedstobepaidproperlyforhisattentions.医生看着那个小钱包冷冷地说:“夫人小礼物像好朋友之间而是医生需要支付适当他的殷勤”Theladywastoosurprisedandhurttoreplyforamoment.Thenshesaidquietly“perhapsyouwilltellmewhatyourfeeisdoctor”这位女士太惊讶了回答了一会儿然后她轻声说“也许你会告诉我你的费用是医生“Fiftypounds”heanswered.五十英镑”他说Theladyopenedthelittlepursethatshehadmadeandtookoutfourfifty-poundbanknotes.Shehandedoneofthemtothedoctorandputtheotherthreenotesbackintothepurse.Sheputthepurseintoherhandbagandsayinggood-byetothedoctorshewentoutoftheroom.女士打开小钱包拿出她四fifty-pound钞票她给其中一个医生把其他三个音符回钱包她把钱包到她的手提包和告别去看医生她走出了房间
1.Whathappenedtothewoman’ssonA.Hewasonceveryseriouslyill.B.Heaskedhismothertovisitthedoctor.C.Hegotupearlyandranaway.D.Herefusedtoseethedoctor.
2.WhydidtheladygivealittlepursemadebyherselftothedoctorA.Becausealittlepurseisalwaysasignofgratitude.B.Becauseshethoughtitwasnotenoughtorewardthedoctorwithmoney.C.Becausealittlepursewouldbeabletothankthedoctorenough.D.Becauseshethoughtthedoctorwouldliketohavealittlepresent.
3.Whywasn’tthedoctorwillingtoacceptthepurseA.Hetoldthewomanthatdoctorsneedmoreattention.B.Hetoldthewomantogivethepresenttoherfriend.C.Hewasannoyedfornotbeingpaidenough.D.Hefeltcoldwhenlookingatthelittlepurse.
4.HowdidthewomanfeelwhenthedoctorrefusedtotakethepurseshemadeA.DoubtedbutdelightedB.SadandsatisfiedC.HappybuthurtD.Surprisedandunhappy
5.Howmuchmoneywasthereinthewoman’spurseA.150poundsB.50poundsC.40poundsD.200poundsPassage20Tospeakforsuccessataspeechcontestafterenoughpreparationandpracticeyoustillneedconfidenceandfollowthetips(小建议)givenbelow:说话的演讲比赛成功做好充足的准备和实践之后你仍然需要信心遵循下面给出建议小建议:Firstdon’tjust“read”thewholespeech.Youdoofcourseneedabackupatyoursideincaseyouforgetwhatyouwanttosay.Oryoucanholdashortoutlineonlyforoccasionalglances.首先不要只是“读”整个演讲你做的事情当然需要一个备份在你们身边如果你忘了你想说什么了或者你可以持有一个短篇概要只有偶尔的眼神Duringthespeechtellyourselfthaterrorsareunavoidablebutthepointistofindsmartwaystomakeyourselfclear.Reduceanxietybypausingandtakingabreath.Ifyoufeelthatyou’vejustsaidsomethingfartooquicklyandthatyouraudiencecouldn’tkeepupsimplysay:“Letmejustgooverthatlastpointagain”.Ifyousuddenlyrealizedthatyou’vejustsaidsomethingwrongsimplysay:“OhsorrywhatIreallymeantwas…”Orifyouwanttoaddakeyfacttoyourargumentyoucouldsay:“Ishouldjustmentiononemorethingbeforemovingon.”There’ssomethingevenworsethatcanhappen:youcan’tthinkoftherightword.Don’tworry.Behonestaboutit.Insteadofstandingtheresweatingyoucouldsay:“Mymindisblank.YouknowIcan’tthinkoftherightwordforthis.”Thensuddenlysomeoneisremindingyouthattimeisalmostup.Nohurry.Takeyourtimeandsumupyourspeechinafewsentences.Finallydon’tforgettothankyouraudienceforlisteningtoyourspeech.在演讲过程中错误是不可避免的告诉自己但问题的关键是找到聪明的方法让自己清楚暂停以减少焦虑的口气如果你觉得你刚刚说什么你太快观众无法跟上干脆地说:“让我走过去再最后一点”如果你突然发现你刚才说错了话干脆地说:“哦对不起我真的什么意思是…如果你想增加一个关键事实来支持你的论点你就可以说:“我应该提到一件事在转会”有比这更糟糕的是那可能会发生:你想不出一个恰当的字眼来别担心诚实而不是站着那里出汗你可能会说:“我的意识是一片空白你知道我想不出一个恰当的字眼来”然后突然之间有人提醒你时间就要到了不急花点时间去总结你的演讲在几句话最后别忘了感谢你的听众听你的演说1Beforemakingaspeechthespeakershouldnothave______.A.anyconfidenceB.anypreparationC.anypracticeD.anycontest
2.Duringthespeechthespeakershouldnot______.A.glancetheoutlineB.readthewholespeechC.haveacopyofthespeechD.holdanoutline
3.Accordingtoauthor’stipsifthespeakerfelthehadsaidsomethingtooquicklyheshould______.A.forgetitandmoveonB.repeatthepointhehadjustsaidC.pauseandtakeabreathD.findsmartwaystoexit
4.Ifsomethingworsehappensduringthespeechthespeakershoulddefinitelyavoid______.A.apologizingB.beinghonestC.standingtheresweatingD.addingakeyfact
5.Ifthecontesthostisremindingthespeakerthathistimeisrunningoutthelatterhadbetter______.A.reducehisanxietyandcorrectalltheerrorshemadeduringthespeechB.hurryuptostoptalkingimmediatelyC.forgetaboutitandcontinuespeakingD.sumuphisspeechinafewsentencesandexpresshisthankstotheaudiencePassage21Earthquake!Peopleallaroundtheworldfearearthquakesbecausetheycausesomuchdamageanddeath.Considerthefollowingfacts:OneearthquakestruckSanFernandoofSouthernCaliforniaonJanuary
171994.Theearthquakecaused57deathsover5000injuriesandextensivebuildingdamage.ItwasreportedthattheearthquakewasoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersinU.S.historycausingmillionsofdollarsinpropertydamage.地震啦!全世界的人都因为他们害怕地震造成如此大的伤害和死亡考虑到下列事实情况:一个地震南加州圣费尔南多在1994年1月17日地震造成57人死亡超过5000人受伤和广泛的破坏建筑物据报道地震是最严重的自然灾害之一在美国历史上造成了数百万美元的财产损失OnJanuary171995theearthquakestrucksouth-centralJapan.Thisearthquakeresultedinover5400deathsandmanythousandsofinjuries.Thegreatdamagecostswere150milliondollarsbecauseithappenedinthebusinessareaofthecity.1995年1月17日的地震袭击了日本中南部的这次地震造成了5400人死亡成千上万的伤害伟大的损害成本是
1.5亿美元因为它发生在商务区的城市Thesestatistics统计数据areveryfrighteningbutinfactthenumberofearthquakeshasdecreasedinrecentyears.Howeverbecauseofimprovedworldcommunicationpeoplereceivemorenewsandinformationthaneverbefore.Wehavebeenabletolocatemoreearthquakeswithmoreearthquake-measuringstationsintheworld.这些统计数据统计数据很可怕但事实上一些地震近年来有所下降但是由于世界沟通的人得到改善更多的新闻和信息比以往任何时候都多我们已经能够找到更多更earthquake-measuring站发生在世界上的更大Manyscientistsaretryingtopredict预报earthquakesbutthesepredictionsareveryuncertain.Scientistscannotfigureouttheexactlocationtimeorforceofanearthquake.Furthermorethepredictedearthquakemaynottakeplace.Somostpeoplearetryingtodesignbuildingsandbridgesthatcansurviveearthquakes.Peoplecanreducelossoflifeinjuriesandpropertydamagebyproperlypreparingthemselvestheirhomesworkplacesandcommunitiesforamajorearthquake.许多科学家正在试图预测预报地震但这些预测都很不确定科学家不明白的确切地点、时间、或强迫的地震此外预测地震可能不会发生所以大多数人都尝试设计建筑和桥梁地震后还能存活人们可以减少脱发伤病生命和财产损害的只要适当地准备好要自己家园、工作场所和社区为一场大地震
1.WhywastheearthquakeinSanFernandooneoftheworstnaturaldisasters灾害inU.S.historyA.Becauseitcaused57deaths.B.Becauseitcaused5000moreinjuries.C.Becauseitcauseddeathsinjuriesandextensivebuildingdamage.D.Becauseitcausedinvisibledamage.
2.WhydidtheearthquakeonJanuary171995resultinsuchhugedamageinJapanA.Becauseitstruckthebusinessareaofthecity.B.Becauseitwasnotpredicted.C.BecauseitstruckJapanatmidnight.D.Becauseitcaughtthepeoplethereunprepared.
3.Howmanypeoplediedintheearthquakethatstrucksouth-centralJapanin1995A.About
5000.B.About
150.C.Manythousandsofdeaths.D.Morethan
5400.
4.WhycouldpeoplehearmoreaboutearthquakesinrecentyearsA.Becausewehavebeenabletolocatemoreearthquakesthanbefore.B.Becauseworldcommunicationhasbeengreatlyimproved.C.Becausewehavebuiltmanyearthquake-measuringstations.D.Becausethenumberofearthquakesisincreasing.
5.HowcanpeoplereducelossfromearthquakesaccordingtothepassageA.Bydesigningstructuresthatcansurviveearthquakes.B.Bymakingearthquakepredictionsmoreaccurate.C.Bybuildingmoreearthquake-measuringstations.D.Byrelyingmoreoncommunities.Passage22CalvinCoolidgethethirtiethpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmericawasapersonwhohatedtalkingnonsense废话;hehadnotimeforsmalltalk.ThefollowingtwostoriesclearlyshowhowCoolidgeenjoyedtalkinglittle.第三十任总统卡尔文·柯立芝美利坚合众国是一个人恨废话;胡言乱语他没有时间照顾谈谈心下面的两个故事如何喜欢讲话清楚地表明柯立芝少Whenhewasvice-president副总统CoolidgehadplentyofchancestotakepartinWashington’ssociallifeespeciallymanydinnerparties.Knowingnothingabouttheartofconversationhewasnotinanywaypopularamongtheladiesattheparties.当他副会长副总统柯立芝有大量的机会参加华盛顿的社交生活尤其是许多的宴会什么也不知道关于交谈的艺术他并不是在任何方式深受女士在当事人AtonepartythehostesstriedtohelpwiththeproblemandplacedhimnexttoAliceRooseveltdaughterofformerpresident.MissRooseveltbegantochatinherusualattractivemannerbuthereffortswerefarfrombeingabletomakethevice-presidentbecomeinterested.Intheendshesaid“I’msurethatgoingtoasmanydinnersasyoudoyoumustfeelterriblenotbeingtalkedto.”在一个派对女主人来帮助解决这一问题把他女儿爱丽丝旁边罗斯福美国前总统罗斯福小姐开始聊天用她平时吸引人的方式但她的努力还远没有能够使副主席产生了浓厚的兴趣最后她说:“我确信要尽可能多的晚餐因为你说了你一定会觉得可怕的不说话WithoutliftinghiseyesfromhisplateCoolidgeansweredinalowvoice“Wellamanhastoeatsomewhere.”他的眼睛从没有放弃他的盘子柯立芝说在一个低的声音“好吧一个人不得不吃某个地方去了”LaterwhenhewaspresidentandagainatthedinnerpartyCoolidgewasseatednexttoamostcleversocietywomanwhoseemedtomanagetochangeCoolidge’slife.“OhMr.President”shesaid“Youarealwayssoquiet.ImadeabettodaythatIcouldgetmorethantwowordsoutofyou.”Thepresidentbecameangryandthensaid“Youlose.后来当他是总统和又在宴会上柯立芝坐在旁边的女人最聪明的社会他们似乎设法改变柯立芝的生活“哦总统先生”她说“你总是这么安静我打赌我今天能得到更多比两个字了”总统生气了然后说:“你的了”
1.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassageA.CalvinCoolidgewasoncevice-presidentoftheUnitedStates.B.CalvinCoolidgewasthe30thpresidentoftheUnitedStates.C.CalvinCoolidgewasacleversocietyman.D.CalvinCoolidgewasamanoffewwords.
2.Thehostess______Calvin.A.didnotlikeB.triedtohelpC.heldmanydinnerpartiesforD.waslikedby
3.MissRoosevelt______.A.wasinterestedinCalvinB.madethevice-presidentinterestedinherconversationC.triedbutfailedtoinvolvethevice-presidentintalk.D.wasveryattractivetoCalvin
4.FromthetextwecanseethatCoolidge______.A.wasgoodatconversationB.didnotlikewomenC.wasterribleD.hadasenseofhumor
5.Coolidgesaidthatthewomanlostherbetbecause______.A.shewasnotcleverenoughB.shecouldn’tchangeCoolidge’slifeC.shecouldn’tgetmorethantwowordsoutofhimD.shewasangryPassage23CharlieChaplin查理·卓别林hasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Nooneelsehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoverlargeshoes.查理·卓别林查理·卓别林记录打破了让人笑不好吗没有其他人已经让整个世界作为一个小小的人笑的手杖和特大型的鞋子MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin’sartandhiscareer.Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadstoriesanddeephumanfeelingthatgetpeopleinvolved.ItisforthesereasonsthatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.已经写过很多关于卓别林的艺术和他的职业生涯那些称他是一个天才强调的共同特点是永恒的而且在他的工作它是一种艺术充满了悲伤的故事让人们觉得深人参与其中正是因为这些原因这个数字查理吸引了一代又一代Chaplin’slifehistorywritersagreethatCharlie’sunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondonhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Indeedhissufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.In1918hegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarI.Soperfectlywasitdonethateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateit.Theydeeplyappreciatedhisshortandhumorousperformance.Chaplingavelotsofperformancessatirizing讽刺thecrueltyofthemachineageandevenmakingfunofHitler希特勒.Chaplinandhisfunnyfilmscontinuetobepopularyearsafterhisdeath.卓别林的生活历史作家认为查理是不幸的早期贫困地区在伦敦了巨大的影响他的发展类型的电影他所作的事实上他的痛苦青年产生了一种持久的影响在1918年他将在战争中只有一个幽默的表演前几周美国士兵回家从第二次世界大战是我做的如此完美即使他发现他不可能返回士兵讨厌它他们深切的感谢他短暂的、幽默的表现卓别林给很多表演所引发的讽刺残酷的机器时代甚至取笑希特勒希特勒卓别林和他的滑稽电影继续流行年后死亡BDDCA
1.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutCharlieChaplinA.HemadefunofHitlerinhisfilms.B.HewasbornintheUSA.C.Hehadanunhappyearlylife.D.Hewasafunnyfilmactor.
2.AccordingtotheauthorChaplinhasbeenpopularwithgenerationaftergenerationmainlybecause_______.A.heattackedthecrueltyofthemachineageB.hesetthewholeworldlaughingC.hisworksamusedthereturningAmericansoldiersD.hisperformanceswithhumanfeelinggetpeopleinvolved他的表现与人类的情感得到人们的参与
3.AccordingtoCharlieChaplin’slifehistorywriters______hadastronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.A.thosewhodeeplyappreciatedhisperformanceB.WorldWarIin1918C.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhimD.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon
4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrueA.Chaplin’sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadstories.B.Chaplindidn’tinvolvehimselfinpoliticalaffairs.C.Chaplin’sfilmsareanartfilledwithtimelessqualitiesandsadstories.D.Chaplinbecamepopularyearsafterhisdeath
5.Thispassageis_____.A.writtenaboutCharlieChaplinB.writtenbyCharlieChaplinC.writtenforCharlieChaplinD.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-makingPassage24WhenIwasintheseventhgradeIhadalotoftroubleinreading.MymotherusedtositbymysideandexplaineachparagraphofeachschoolreadingassignmenttomebecauseIdidn’tunderstandwhatIwasreading.InclassItriedtohidethefactthatIcouldn’tread.MyteachersgaveusthelasttenminutesofclasstostartourreadinghomeworkandIwouldsitthereforthelasttenminutesofclassstaringatthepagepretendingIwasreadingit.IhadtowaituntilIgothomesomymothercouldexplainittome.ByeighthgradeIstartedcomprehensionalittleonmyownbutIstillreadslowlyatthattime.Iwentoutandtookacourseonspeed-readingthendevelopmyownwaytoreadfasterwithbetterresults.IstartedpracticingthesetechniqueseverydayandasIstartedtoreadfastermycomprehensionincreased.SoIwasabletoreadfasterwithbettercomprehension.Ifoundthatwhenyoureadslowlywordbywordyougetlostinthewordslosethebigpictureandyourcomprehensiondropped.Whenyoureadfasteryourcomprehensiondoesimprovebecauseinsteadofgettingwordsyouseethegeneralpicture.
1.Themainproblemthewriterhadinreadinginherseventhgradewasthat__A.shehaddifficultyinreadingandcomprehensionB.sheoftenforgotherschoolreadingassignmentsC.shealwayslookedelsewherewhenaskedtoreadD.shehadapoorvocabularyandverybadgrammar
2.Thewriter’sreadingabilityimprovedagreatdealmainlybecause______.A.shetookacourseonreadingslowlyB.shedevelopedherownwayofreadingC.shebecameaneighthgradestudentD.hermothermanagedtohelpherout
3.Afterreadingthispassagewecanseethewriterwrotethepassageinorderto______.A.provetheimportanceofhighereducationB.provetheimportanceoffastreadingforcomprehensionC.provetheimportanceofdifferentreadingskillsD.provetheimportanceofmother’shelp
4.Fromherownexperiencethewriterfoundthat______.A.inordertounderstandbetteronehastoreadslowlyB.manypeoplereadfastinordertosavetimeC.one’scomprehensiondropsifonereadstooslowlyD.onedoesnotpayenoughattentiontoinformationifonereadsfast
5.Thewriterwouldpretendtobereadinginthelast10minutesofclassbecause______.A.shehadtodowhatothersweredoing.B.hermotherhadtoldhertodosoC.shewasafraidofhertroubletobefoundoutD.thereadingclasswasterrible.阅读理解Passage1BACDCPassage2CDCBAPassage3CDADBPassage4BDACDPassage5DCCBBPassage6BBCDAPassage7ABDBCPassage8DACDAPassage9DABBCPassage10DACADPassage11DDACDPassage12BCBBDPassage13DDADBPassage14DCCBDPassage15BDCADPassage16ADDCBPassage17DCABAPassage18CDCDBPassage19ABCDDPassage20DBBCDPassage21CADBAPassage22CBCDCPassage23BDDCAPassage24ABBCC。