2019最新电大题型题 阅读理解B

新电题型题 阅读理解B


1The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfied with the condition of the property so John Preston called a meeting to discuss things last week At the meeting John suggested setting up a residents' committee Everyone was so worried and angry about the agent's inactivity that they agreed and they elected John as Chairman of the committee Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agent and tired of complaining about the flats Although the agent was responsible for the flats they thought that he didn't do enough Therefore John was asked to write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the management of the flats
The next service payment was due at the end of the month However they agreed not to pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property They decided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month They all went away very pleased with themselves
1）Why did John Preston call a meeting last week
ABecause the residents were dissatisfied with the present residents' committee
BBecause the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats
CBecause some residents requested to change the present residents' committee
DBecause he wanted to become Chairman of the committee
答案：B
2）Who elected John as Chairman of the committee
AThe agent
BThe residents
CThe committee
DAcacia Grove
答案：B
3）What does the word inactivity mean in the third sentence in Para 1
AWeakness
BProgress
CState
DLack of actions
答案：D
4）What does the word due mean in the first sentence of Para 2？
Ato be paid
Bproper
Cowed
Dlarge
答案：A
5）When did they agree to pay the next service payment
AAt the end of the month
BWithin one month
CWhen they were happy with the plans to improve the property
DThe agent would tell them
答案：C
2Careful and careless are different as fire and water But it is strange that quite a few scientists have both these qualities They are both careful and careless Newton（牛顿） the famous English scientist was such a person
Once Newton invited a friend to dinner at home When they were ready to eat Newton left to get a bottle of wine But after his friend had waited for a long time Newton still didn't come back At last his friend found Newton in his lab When Newton was going to get the bottle of wine he suddenly had a new idea for his experiment So he quite forgot his friend and the dinner Another time Newton was leading a horse up a mountain and held the rein（缰绳）in his hand While he was walking he kept thinking about problems When he got to the top of the mountain he found that the rein was not in his hand and that the horse was gone
Einstein（爱斯坦）was another example Once he was waiting for a friend at a bridge While waiting he became lost in thought It started to rain The rain kept on for some time When he took out a piece of paper to write something down the paper was wet and then he knew that it was raining But after he put the paper into his pocket he forgot he was standing in the rain again

1）When Newton and his friend began to eat Newton had a new idea for his experiment
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答案：B
2）Newton was riding his horse up to the mountain top
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答案：B
3）Einstein kept thinking in the rain
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答案：A
4）Newton and Einstein were careless about their lives and careful in their studies
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答案：A
5）All scientists are both careful and careless like Newton and Einstein
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答案：B
3Oil is so important that it is sometimes called black gold Almost half of our energy comes from oil We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes offices and schools Many everyday things are made from oil Your shirt may have oil in the material The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil
Oil is hard to find because it is trapped deep under the earth Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace if it leaked out of the ground Today however we have many ways of finding oil One tool measures the pull of gravity Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil Another tool is sound waves Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them
We need a lot of oil and we are using up the oil wells we know about Soon we must find new ways of looking for this black gold
1）From this passage we can know oil is a source of energy
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答案：A
2）According to the passage we can tell that oil is found only under water
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答案：B
3）Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds
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答案：A
4）Many things are made from oil
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答案：A
5）The main idea of the whole story is that oil is important for us but hard to find
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4Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train car or bus even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent With the same money one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own
Then in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings one can enjoy the fresh clean air of the country If one likes gardens one can spend one’s free time digging planting watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden Then when the flowers and vegetables come up one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature
Some people however take no interest in country things for them happiness lies in the town with its cinemas and theatres beautiful shops and busy streets dancehalls and restaurants Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night
1）Which of the following statements is NOT true_________
APeople who love Nature prefer to live outside the city
BPeople who work in London prefer to live in the country
CSome people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London
DMany nature lovers though working in London prefer to live outside the city
答案：B
2）With the same money ________ one can buy a little house with a garden in the country
Agetting a small flat with a garden
Bhaving a small flat with a garden
Crenting a small flat without a garden
Dbuying a small flat without a garden
答案：C
3）When the garden is in blossom it means that one ________ has been rewarded
Aliving in the country
Bhaving spent time working in the garden
Chaving a garden of his own
Dhaving been digging planting and watering
答案：B
4）People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London
Atheir life was meaningless
Btheir life was invaluable
Cthey didn’t deserve a happy life
Dthey were not worthy of their happy life
答案：A
5）The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________
Adeal with
Bdo away with
Cescape from
Dprevent from
答案：C
5Mr Perkin stood at the busstop and watched the cars go by Many of the cars were new Beta 400s and most of them were yellow Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men ate the same food as other people and did the same things after work and at the end of the week Mr Perkin did not like to be different
The following week Mr Perkin bought a new bright yellow Beta 400s He was satisfied with it and drove to work in it the very next day He was even more satisfied with his new car when he saw all the other Beta 400s in front behind and on both sides of him
Mr Perkin parked his car in a big carpark near his office and walked the rest of the way But when he came back at five o'clock there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the carpark that he did not know which car was his He tried his key in some of the cars but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like So he stopped
Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the carpark

1）Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because he liked to do the same as other people
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2）He drove to work in his new car the very next day
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答案：A
3）He was satisfied with his new car because other cars were not as bright as his
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答案：B
4）People gave him a look because he had a nice new car
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答案：B
5）Mr Perkin had to wait until there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the carpark
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答案：A
6Many people now keep animals as pets Numerous people have cats and dogs in their houses Other people like fish caged birds tortoises and even snakes monkeys or lions Millions of dollars and much time are spent every year on pet food equipment taming and medical treatment
Of course there are some people who do not look after their pets properly or are even cruel to them For this reason a royal society was created in 1824 in Britain to prevent cruel treatment of animals
In contrast to the love of pets is the fact that blood sports still exist in most countries People go hunting foxes elephants pandas ducks rabbits and other animals or go fishing not because they need the meat to eat but just for pleasure In some countries blood sports like bull fighting and cock fighting are common and hunting rare animals for commercial purposes has brought about an even more serious problem in the protection of the ecosystem
It is strange that people love certain animals but enjoy killing others in cruel ways too
1）Most people spend a large amount of money and time taking care of their pets
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答案：A
2）Horse racing is a blood sport
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答案：B
3）The speaker's attitude toward blood sports is that they are cruel
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答案：A
4）Illegel killing of rare animals seems to affect the earth's ecosystem most seriously
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答案：A
5）The passage mainly implys that rare animals should be killed for profits
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答案：B
7Long ago there was a rich man He had a very big house with a lot of treasures He had many servants to look after it for a few days One day two silver saucers were stolen from the cupboard After a few days another two saucers were stolen again The rich man was very angry He thought Someone must have stolen them I must catch the thief or another two saucers would be stolen in a few days
Then he had an idea He called in all his servants and said Some of my silver saucers have disappeared Someone among you must have taken them Who has taken them
The servants looked at one another and kept quiet The rich man said I shall catch the thief myself I am giving each of you a stick Look all the sticks are of the same length Keep the sticks Bring them back tomorrow The thief's stick will grow two centimeters longer
That evening Salleh one of the servants went home sadly His wife asked him Why are you so sad this evening
This stick will grow two centimeters longer tomorrow because I have taken the silver saucers he said
Oh don't worry Cut off two centimeters from the stick his wife said In other words your stick will be of the same length as any of the other sticks
When Salleh heard this he was very happy At once he cut off two centimeters from the stick with a knife
The next day each of the servants brought back his stick The rich man then measured each of the sticks He found Salleh's stick shorter by two centimeters Salleh was the thief He was caught and put into prison The rich man got back the stolen saucers

1）The silver saucers were kept in a box
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答案：B
2）The rich man found six silver saucers were stolen
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答案：B
3）The rich man gave each of his servants a stick of the same length
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4）The next day the rich man knew that Salleh was the thief because Salleh's stick was shorter by two centimeters
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5）Salleh did as what his wife told him
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8Many years ago there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for people of this town But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help In the center of the main road into the town he placed a very large stone Then he hid behind a tree and waited Soon an old man came along with his cow
Who put his stone in the center of the road said the old man but he did not try to remove the stone Instead with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued his way
Another man came along and did the same thing then another came and another All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road but none of them tried to remove it Later in the afternoon a young man came along He saw the stone and said The night will be very dark Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone The young man then began to move the stone He pushed and pulled with all his strength to remove it How great was his surprise at last when under the stone he found a bag of money and a piece of paper with these words This money is for the first honest man who removes this stone from the road

1）The rich man wanted to find out whether the people of the town were worthy of his help

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2）The man put a sack of rice in the center of the road
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答案：B
3）Most people tried to move the stone away
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答案：B
4）The young man found a bag of money and a letter under the stone
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答案：A
5）A very rich man wanted to do something for the poor people of the city
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9JeanMichael Lourdis was a promising young pianist But when the young man played it seemed to him as if his hands were iron He worried so much about his playing that he became oversensitive （度敏感） to the comments of his playing Unfortunately in those days a critic（批评家） was not considered a critic unless he found something wrong This attitude of the critics would often leave the young man ready to give up his dream and return home
He was invited to play in Helsinki The rich the famous the leaders of State were all there JeanMichael had one of those days when everything went wrong That night as he played he felt as if it were the worst concert of his young life The next day in the newspapers some of the comments were so unkind The young musician was painful
That day as he sat in his hotel room in total despair（绝） there came a knocking at his door He had a visitor The famous Finnish composer（作曲家） Jean Sibelius had come by to congratulate the young pianist on his performance JeanMichael asked how he thought of that and began to quote some of the newspaper critics Hands of iron No imagination Little skill no joy Don't you hear what they say he asked
Jean Sibelius looked at young JeanMichael and said Remember son there is no city in the world where they have erected a statue（雕） for a critic

1）According to the passage JeanMichael Lourdis cared too much about what the critics had said

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2）A critic in those days usually said kind and encouraging words to musicians


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3）The young musician was painful because some of the comments were so unkind
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4）The comments mentioned all EXCEPT little skill

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5）Jean Sibelius came to visit the young musician because he wanted to tell the young man his performance was great

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10Gladys Holm was a secretary(秘书) She worked in an office all her life Gladys earned(挣) about 15000 a year She died when she was 86 years old And she left a big surprise 18 million She gave the money to a children's hospital
Gladys Holm never got married or had any children But she always liked children and she wanted to help them When her friend's daughter was ill in hospital Gladys brought her a teddy bear After that she visited the hospital many times Every time she visited she brought teddy bears for those children After that people started to call Gladys the Teddy Bear Lady
Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money She lived in a small house outside Chicago Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire A family friend said She always gave us nice presents and things but we didn't know she was rich
How did Gladys get so much money She asked her boss how to earn more money and she listened to what he said She bought the stocks(股票) that he told her to buy and she got very rich Before she died she talked to her friends about giving something to the children's hospital No one knew that the something was 18 million
1）Gladys Holm often gave children teddy bears because she liked children very much
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2）Gladys was called the Teddy Bear Lady
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3）Everyone was surprised that Gladys lived such a long life
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答案：B
4）She got rich as she did another job in the hospital
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5）When Gladys Holm became a millionaire she still lived in the same way
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11In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy knew history and geography little
Once the French officer in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were invited The Italian Minister（臣） came very late A young lady who knew him saw him enter the ballroom and asked why he was so late
Oh nothing important answered the Minister Our head forgot to take his letters with him and went back to his hotel to bring them If he had left them in Brazil we should have had to wait at least six months for them
Is Brazil so far from Rome asked the lady who knew very little geography
It is in the New World said the Minister
In the New World repeated the lady in great surprise
Yes in the New World which was discovered by Christopher Columbus
When the young lady heard this she rushed into the middle of the ballroom and shouted as loud as she could
Ladies and gentlemen have you heard the latest news A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus
1）The head left his letters in the hotel
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2）The minister left his letters in his office
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3）The young lady shouted because she knew the Minister
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4）Her shouting showed she was lack of knowledge
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5）The best title for the passage is 'An Ignorant Italian Woman'
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12There are three kinds of goals shortterm mediumrange and longterm goals
Shortterm goals are those that usually deal with current activities which we can apply on a daily basis Such goals can be achieved in a week or less or two weeks or possibly months It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation longterm goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid shortterm goals Upon completing our shortterm goals we should date the occasion and then add new shortterm goals that will build on those that have been completed
The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the shortterm goals They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year or they could even extend for several years Any time you move a step at a time you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed As you complete each step you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed And as your list of completion dates grow your motivation and desire will increase
Longterm goals may be related to our dreams of the future They might cover five years or more Life is not a static thing We should never allow a longterm goal to limit us or our course of action
1）Our longterm goals mean a lot _______
Aif we cannot reach solid shortterm goals
Bif we complete the shortterm goals
Cif we have dreams of the future
Dif we put forward some plans
答案：B
2）New shortterm goals are built upon______
Aa daily basis
Byour achievement in a week
Ccurrent activities
Dthe goals that have been completed
答案：D
3）When we complete each step of our goals ________
Awe will win final success
Bwe are overwhelmed
Cwe will build up our confidence to achieve success
Dwe should have strong desire for setting new goals
答案：C
4）What is the main idea of this passage _______
ALife is a dynamic thing
BWe should set up longterm goals
CDifferent kinds of goals in life
DThe limitation of longterm goals
答案：C
5）Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage _______
AThe longterm goals cannot amount to very much without achieving shortterm goals
BThe intermediate goals build on the foundation of the shortterm goals
CLife is a static thing thus never allowing a longterm goal to limit us
DWe should often add new shortterm goals to what have been completed
答案：C
13One way that scientists learn about man is by studying animals such as mice and monkeys The scientists in this laboratory are experimenting on mice They are studying the relationship between diet and health At this time over one hundred experiments are being done in this laboratory
In one of these experiments the scientists are studying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health The mice are in three groups All three groups are receiving the same healthy diet But the amount of food that each group is receiving is different The first group is eating one cup of food each day the second group is eating two cups and the third group of mice is eating three cups
After three years the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day The mice in this group are thinner than normal mice But they are more active Most of the day they are running playing with one another and using the equipment in their cages Also they are living longer Mice usually live for two years Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years
The second group of mice is normal weight They are healthy too They are active but not as active as the thinner mice But they are only living about two years not the three years or more of the thinner mice
The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups Most of the day these mice are eating or sleeping They are not very active These mice are living longer than the scientists thought about a year and a half But they aren't as healthy They're sick more often than the other two groups
1）The scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between the amount of food and diet
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2）The first two groups are receiving the most food
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3）The first group is the thinnest because they do not have a healthy diet
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答案：B
4）Normal mice usually live for two years
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5）The text tells us that people who eat less and exercise more will live longer
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14Modern life is impossible without traveling The fastest way of traveling is by plane With a modern airliner you can travel in one day to places which it takes a month or more to get to a hundred years ago
Traveling by train is slower than by plane but it has its advantages You can see the country when you are traveling through Modern trains have comfortable seats and diningcars They make even the longest journey enjoyable
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible There are large liners and river boats You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them Ships are not so fast as trains or planes but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday
Many people like to travel by car You can make your own timetable You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day just as you like You can stop wherever you wish where there is something interesting to see at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meat or at a hotel to spend the night That is why traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips while people usually take a train or plane when they are traveling on business

1）From the passage we know the fastest way of traveling is by plane
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2）The underlined word They in the passage refers to comfortable seats and diningcars
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3）If we travel by car we can make our own timetable
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4）When people travel on business they usually take a plane or a car
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5）Four ways of traveling are mentioned in the passage
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15Peter wondered why he didn't have many friends The reason was he was always taking never giving
One day Peter told Bill I'd like to give a party on Saturday I'd like you to come and bring Martha too Thanks Peter We'd be happy to come Perhaps you'd like to bring your violin You and Martha sing well together I'm sure everyone will want you to sing for us That was how Peter began to plan his party Next he asked another friend Betty to bring a cake You make the best cake in the world Betty and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party He didn't forget to ask something from each one of them He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house They agreed
The party was a big success However as the guests were leaving they said Thank you to Bill and Martha for the music Betty for the cake the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work To Peter they just said Thanks for the invitation
1）The party was held at Peter's house
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2）Betty made the best cake
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3）All his friends liked Peter
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4）Peter did everything to give the party
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5）From the story we can see Peter was a selfish man
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16Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground They are always boasting They say things like My Dad's car is bigger than your Dad's and My Mom is smarter than yours They particularly like to boast about their families
There were three little boys Harry Ted and Gavin who were always boasting Gavin was the worst Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive
Whatever the others said he could always go on better One day when they were walking to school Harry said My father had a bath twice a week Ted spoke next That's nothing he said Having a bath twice a week is dirty My father has a bath every day sometimes twice a day Ted looked at Gavin Now it was his turn But what could he say This time Ted thought I'm going to win Gavin didn't know what to say He couldn't say that his father had a bath three times a day That was silly He walked on in silence Ted smiled at Harryand Harry smiled back They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin They reached the school gates Still Gavin said nothing They went into class Morning breaklunch time and afternoon break all passed Still Gavin said nothing We've won Ted said to Harry but he spoke too soon On the way home Gavin said My Dad is so clean that he doesn't have to bathe at all
1）According to the passagethe meaning of the word boast is to talk big
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2）Harry boasted about the number of times his father had a bath every week
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3）Gavin boasted the most
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4）Ted's father often had a bath twice a day
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5）He spoke too soon in the last paragraph means he was wrong
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17Americans like many people elsewhere in the world like to invite friends to their homes for an evening of food drink and conversation Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the United States are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world But as most people in the United States have no servants their dinner parties at home are decidedly informal As many new small homes have no separate dining room or just have very small dining space guests can also serve themselves and eat in the living room holding their plates or trays on their knees
A more enjoyable form of entertainment is the picnic Americans are great picnickers and almost every family has a picnic basket Summer invitations are often for a picnic at a park or in the open countryside Unless hamburgers or hot dogs are cooked over a fire picnic food is usually cold － sandwiches salads potato chips pickles Watermelon is a favorite dessert followed very often by baseball for the young and active and naps for the old and weary
1）Americans like to invite their friends over to dinner at their homes
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2）Most Americans prefer informal parties because they cannot afford formal ones
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答案：B
3）Guests sit and eat at an informal dinner in the dining room or in the living room
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4）According to the passage people seldom have hot food at a picnic
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5）The picnic is considered a more enjoyable form of meal because a dessert is always serveal
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18Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it It is true People usually begin their talks with Isn't it a nice day Do you think it will rain What a fine day etc
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like But they hardly agree with each other One man may say Do you see how cloudy it is in the east It's going to rain tomorrow Another man will say No it's going to be fine tomorrow
People often look for the weather they want When a farmer needs water he looks for something to tell him it's going to rain he won't believe anything else When friends have a travel they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says But he doesn't always tell us what we want and once in a while he makes a mistake Still he probably comes closer to being correct than anyone else
1）Nobody does anything about the weather means nobody can change weather
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2）Talking about the weather is a common way to start a talk
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3）Many people hope the weather will be like what they like it to be
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4）A weatherman probably is a man who can change weather
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答案：B
5）The weatherman always gives correct information
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19A film crew was at the Circle Five Ranch to film a Marlboro commercial This was in 1868 before they prohibited cigarette ads from American television Darrell Winfield was watching the crew set up the equipment The scene included an actor crossing a river on horseback but when the time came to shoot the man was too drunk to ride Someone from the crew saw Winfield and asked him if he would ride the horse for 50 dollars Hell said Winfield for 50 bucks I'll jump that damn horse over the moon
To people in many countries Winfield is just a familiar but nameless face a simple cowboy with an advertising message about a connection between the West and a brand of cigarettes Few people know that he is 55 a family man who's been married to the same woman for 37 years and has 5 children and 7 grandchildren Most surprisingly he's a real working cowboy who raises horses in his ranch in Wyoming
One of the most striking things about the Marlboro Man is that success hasn't changed him much He says that complete strangers sometimes come up to him and say I've met youknow you from somewhere Whenever it happens he says that he gets embarrassed


1）Marlboro commercials were allowed on television in America before 1868
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2）The word prohibited in the first paragraph mean forbidden
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3）When they filmed the ad Winfield was too drunk
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答案：B
4）From the passage we know that Winfield was a rich man
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5）When people recognized Winfield he felt uncomfortable
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20Nowadays any Chinese can enjoy the luxury (奢侈) of owning a private car if he or she has enough money to buy it Having a car of your own means no more traveling on crowded buses or subway trains and you can drop off the children at school on the way What's more it also means that you can enjoy the weekends and holidays better because with a car you can go to places where the regular buses and trains do not go to
However besides the advantages of owning a car there are also disadvantages of owning a car On one hand with the increasing number of the private cars the roads are becoming more and more crowded and it often makes the journey hard and more and more traffic accidents happen On the other hand we know the prices of gasoline and repairs are constantly rising so it is very expensive to run a car You have to pay more for a license and insurance
Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of owning a car we can make a conclusion that the advantages of owning a car outweigh (超) the disadvantages Therefore it seems that China should increase its output of cars and make the private car market larger The result would be that cars would become cheaper and cheaper

1）Private cars can take you to places where the regular buses do not go
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2）The roads are crowded because of the rising number of private cars
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3）If the private car market becomes larger cars will become cheaper and cheaper
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4）According to the writer to take a bus is better than to drive a car
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5）The best title for the passage is The Market of the Private Cars
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21Johnny Kelley is 86 years old He has just run the last eleven kilometers of the Boston Marathon It took him one hour and fifteen minutes to run the eleven kilometrers After his run he went to the hospital center The nurse was surprised and pleased to see his blood pressure was 139 over 84 She told him that his blood pressure was very good Then she said I wish mine were that good
Johnny Kelley is known as the great grandfather of the Boston Marathon He ran all the 42 kilometres of the marathon 61 times This year was the second time that he has cut back and run only part of it Kelley holds the record(保持记录) for running more Boston Marathon than anyone else
Thousands of people cry come on(加油) to him as he runs Today an 11yearold boy called out to Kelley Hey Mr Kelley you are great Great man Kelley smiles and thanks people as he runs It's wonderful he said people come out to shake my hand I am welcomed by thousands of people I think a lot of them thought I ran the whole race And maybe they congratulated me because they know me after all these years and they don't know the other runners
1）Kelley is known as the great grandfather of Boston Marathon because Kelley ran all the 42 kilometres of Boston Marathon 61 times
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2）When Kelley said it was wonderful he meant that he was welcomed by thousands of people
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3）Kelley holds the record for running the fastest
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4）Kelley went to the hospital center after the race to have a good rest
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5）Johnny Kelley was very old but quite healthy
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22Here is a story told an American general (军) who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War Everybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes
Soon after the war the general returned to Washington One day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled out A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops (古玩店) at 5 each On each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home The general got angry He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital They were away from the office all day In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought They had collected 175 teeth
1）The general's teeth were sold in the museum
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2）In the evening the officers went back with all the teeth which cost 175
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3）The general felt angry when he heard his teeth were sold
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4）There was the general's picture on the label of each tooth
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5）The general ordered his men to look for his teeth and buy all of them
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23Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools Some middle schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones during school hours
Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents and more students will want them
Mary Bluett an official said Mobile phone use is a distraction(分心事) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams
She said that some schools tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn't get in touch with their children
Many teachers said that students should not have mobile phones at school but if there was a good reason they could leave their phones at school office They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones but they think that schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones
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2）Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones when they are at school
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3）The underlined word cheat means 核
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4）Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children during school hours
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5）The passage tells us that students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
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24On a practical level teachers need a wide variety of skills and abilities They have to be ready to spend many hours at home planning their lessons and preparing homework They have to be well organized in class patient with students able to appear bright and interested even if they are in fact tired or unhappy and lively enough to control a group of young people for almost 200 days a year Outside the classroom they may have to prepare teaching materials to choose books to use as texts to help organize the work of other teachers or to organize spare time activities for students
If you think that you have all the necessary qualities you may feel that you would like to be a teacher If you live in the United States one way to decide is by joining a club for future teachers such as Student Action for Education Clubs like this give advice about your field and also allow you to watch teachers at work attend meetings and experiment with teaching methods and equipment You could also talk with the job advisor at your school or university Finally you could try teaching a younger student or becoming an advisor at a summer camp for children Any activity in which you are dealing with children will help you decide whether you have a calling for teaching
1）A teacher should show a firm mind that is able to control tiredness and unhappiness
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2）The first paragraph is mainly about how to plan lessons and prepare homework
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3）The second paragraph is about ways to decide whether teaching should be one's future employment
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4）Student Action for Education is an activity at a summer camp
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5）The author suggests that talking with job advisors will help you make decisions on taking a teaching job
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25Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 330 am by a forceful pull King the family dog was trying to pull her out of the bed Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire from her parent's room Pearl's screams awaked her mother Fern and father Howard who had recently been in hospital for lung disease Helping Howard to a firstfloor window Fern told him to climb out then ran to her daughter
Still inside King appeared at Pearl's window making squeaking (短促尖) sounds When running toward Pearl's bedroom Fern realized her husband hadn't yet escaped She made her way back through the smoke and flames following King's sound to where Howard lay semiconscious (半昏迷) on the floor Fern helped him get outside King came out only after both were safe
As day dawned the Carlsons saw that King's paws were badly burnt and his entire body was burnt too His chain collar had gotten so hot that it burnt his throat making it impossible for him to bark () normally Only after the sevenyearold dog refused food did they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realize that King who slept outside had bitten through a wood door to warn his family
1）According to the story the first one who was completely out of danger could be Fern
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2）King was the family's dog
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3）When the master's room caught fire the dog waked Pearl up
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4）After reading this story we've learnt that the dog was badly burned and not able to eat
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5）From this story it can be inferred that the dog is man's best friend
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26A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes a man came up and knocked at the window to ask the time The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch It's 8 am he said Then he went to sleep again
But soon he woke up because a second person was knocking at the window Sir do you have the time he asked The driver looked at his watch again and told the man it was 830 am
At this rate () he could not have a good rest so he wrote a short note and put it up on the window for all to see It said I don't have the time
Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep A few minutes later a third person came along and began knocking at the window Hey sir he said it's a quarter to nine
1）He was woken up again by the second person a few minutes later
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2）The driver stopped his car because he was very tired
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3）The driver had a very good rest after he put up the note on the window
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4）The third person came to knock at the window to tell him the time
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5）According to this passage we know that the driver didn't have his own house
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27Newspapers along with reporting the news educate entertain and give opinions An important way of reading a large bigcity newspaper is to put it into different sections Can you find these separate sections world news national and local news sports business entertainment opinions ads Does your newspaper have other sections
News stories give facts not the reporters' opinions Some newspaper editorials (社) come out with the writer's name but many newspapers only carry editorials without putting the writers' names on
You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper For example you can expect headlines (新闻标题) to leave out unnecessary words You can expect to find the most important facts in the lead paragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story You can expect important news items to be on the front page You can expect less important items to be on the inside pages
Most of all the more you know about news of the present time the more you will understand what is in the newspaper Important stories are generally presented one day and followed up on following days So an important way to read newspapers is reading one frequently
1）Important news items are usually on the inside pages
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2）A good way to read a newspaper is to find separate sections and read according to your needs
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3）Newspaper headlines contain no unnecessary words
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4）If you are reading for major facts in the news stories you should read the headlines only
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5）The writer suggests that we should read one newspaper frequently
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28A man got into a train and found himself sitting opposite a woman who seemed to be about thirtyfive years old Soon they began talking to each other and the man said to her Do you have a family
Yes I have one son the woman answered
Oh really said the man Does he smoke
No he's never touched a cigarette the woman replied
That's good the man continued I don't smoke either Tobacco is very bad to one's health And does your son drink wine
Oh no the woman answered at once He's never drunk a drop of it
Then I congratulate you ma'am the man said And does he ever come home late at night
No never his neighbor answered He goes to bed immediately after dinner every night
Well the man said he's a wise young man How old is he
He's six months old today But he will grow up to be a gentleman the woman replied proudly
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2）The woman thinks her son will be a gentleman
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3）The conversation took place on a train
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4）The word disappointed probably best describes the man's feeling at the end of the conversation
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5）The woman is so proud of her son that she does not really understand what the man's questions mean
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29Large modern cities are too big to control They impose their own living conditions on the people who live in them Citydwellers（居住城市）have to adopt an unnatural way of life They lose touch with the land and the rhythm of nature so that they are hardly conscious of the seasons
A few flowers in a public park may remind people that it is spring or summer and a few leaves on the roadside may remind them that it is autumn Beyond that what is going on in nature seems totally unrelated to them All the simple good things of life such as sunshine and fresh air are far away Tall buildings blot out（…遮住） the sun and waste gases from cars pollute the air Even the distinction between day and night is lost In the night it is almost as bright and noisy as it is in the day and people are busy with what they hope to deal with
The funny thing about it all is that citydwellers pay dearly for living in the city The prices for houses are so high that it is often impossible for ordinary people to buy a house of their own High rents must be paid for small flats which even country hens would dislike to live in Moreover the cost of living is very high Everything you buy is likely to be more expensive than it would be in the country
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4）Thecost of living in large modern cities is very low
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5）It can be inferred from the passage that the author loves nature and hopes to be close to it
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30No one knows who made the first ice cream Some people think that water ices and milk ices may have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and four thousand years ago In time the dish reached India The Indians in turn may have passed on the secret to the Arabs and Persians The Persians called their dish Sharbat from which our word sherbet（冰冻果子露）comes
Marco Polo an Italian who traveled widely in the thirteenth century noted that he found the Chinese had long been making ices out of fruit juices and milk From the fourteenth century on ices became popular first in Venice and then throughout Italy
In 1533 when Catherine de Medicis left Italy to marry the future King Henry Ⅱof France she took her cooks with her They made desserts the French had never tasted before Among them was ice cream For each day of the wedding festivities(庆祝活动庆典) Catherine's cooks prepared a different flavor of her favorite dessertice cream
At first ice cream was a luxury(奢侈品) in France Only rich people had money to buy it Then in 1660 a young man from Sicily Francisco Procopio arrived in Paris He opened a shop that sold ice cream at prices people could afford Procopio'sicecream parlor(店堂) became so popular that other shops were opened
About 1640 King Charles I introduced ice cream to England He had heard it was popular in Italy and France He served ice cream for dessert at a banquet(宴会) The surprise dish was a great success The King ordered his cook to keep the recipe(制作方法) for ice cream a secret Charles felt that only royalty(王室) should serve the dessert But the secret soon leaked out Ice cream quickly became popular in England too
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3）Ice cream was unknown in France until 1640

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4）Ice cream was introduced to England by King Charles I
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5）Development of ice cream in France and other countries is discussed in the passage
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31I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film Titanic last Friday I learned in the newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office (售票处) in Richland Hills any day between 1000 and 400 Since I work from 900 to 530 the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45minute lunch time It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good But if you are lucky you can make the round trip in 45 minutes
Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus By the time I saw one come around the corner there was not enough time left to make the trip So I had to go back to the office The same thing happened on Tuesday and again on Wednesday On Thursday my luck changed I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes But when I got there I found a long line of people at the box office I heard one man say that he had been waiting in line for over an hour I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line I caught the next bus and went back across the town
By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car It was expensive but I felt that it would be worth it to see the film The trip by car only took 10 minutes but it felt like an hour to me When I reached the cinema I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickets
1）He tried to go to the cinema every day but he only got there three times
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2）It seems that the writer of the story works in a small town
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3）The underlined word delighted may be replaced (换) by surprised
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4）The writer could buy the tickets neither before nor after work hours
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5）The best title of the story is Ticket sold out
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32Today the official language of the United Sates and most of Canada is English However French almost became the official language because of a war
The French and Indian War was fought between 1754 and 1763 The name of this war is not accurate because the war was actually between England and France The Indian fought on the side of the French
France and England were trying to gain control of North America France held Canada and England held part of what is now the United States However France tried to expand its land by moving southward into New York Pennsylvania Ohio and Virginia When the French built a fort on the Ohio River the residents in Virginia sent George Washington to attack the fort in 1754 However the French defeated Washington
The French aided by Indians outsmarted（更精明） the English and won many early battles Later the British began to do well against the French In the final battle in Quebec Canada General Wolfe of England faced General Montcalm from France Both general died in this battle but the English outlasted（……持久）the French and won the battle Thus most of North America today has the English culture and language
1）A good title for this selection is The French and Indian War
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2）Most of North America today has the English culture and language
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3）General Wolfe died in France
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4）Washington lost his battle at the fort on the Ohio River at the end of the war
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5）Both general died in the final battle
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33Chinese New Year which is also called the Spring Festival（节目） is the most important festival in China The holiday begins on the first day of the new cycle（循环）of the moon which occurs in late January or early February The celebration will last 2 weeks
In the week before the New Year families clean their houses in order to sweep away all the bad lucks
On the evening before the New Year families gather for a big feast（盛宴） They prepare all kinds of dishes and dumplings（饺子） At midnight they set off fireworks（焰火）
On the first day of the New Year people put on new clothes and then they take gifts to friends and relatives The adults（成）usually give new year bonus（压岁钱）to their children
During the Spring Festival the most special activity is the dragon and lion dances As many as 50 or more people support special dragons and lions which are made of cloth while dancing down the street
The celebrations end with the Lantern Festival（元宵节）on the 15th day of the 1stmonth of the lunar year
1）The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival
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3）In order to get away the bad lucks in the old days in the week before the Spring Festival people light fireworks
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4）On the first day of the Spring Festival the children are given some money
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5）The dragons and lions which people use in the dances are made of metal
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34In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney's cartoon（动画片） film for children When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice he saidStop That's our duck
The duck was the nowfamous Donald Duck who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat Later that year he became a star after an eightminute Mickey Mouse film The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy and because he lost his temper very quickly And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself probably because he wasn't a goodygoodylike Mickey
In the 1930s 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world and safety in the home Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappearedthere were no more new cartoons
Clarence Nash died in February 1985 But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice
1）Walt Disney made Donald Duck film
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2）The first Donald Duck film was made in 1934
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3）Clarence Nash was a filmmaker
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4）The underlined word audience in the second paragraph means readers
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5）The underlined word goodygoody in the second paragraph means a person who likes to appear to be faultless in behavior

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35One evening a little girl was sitting with her father in the living room They were both reading Her father was reading the newspaper and she was reading a book but every once in a while she sounded a word that she didn't understand and asked him to explain it to her
Daddy she said what's a gossip
a gossip said her father is someone who repeats unpleasant things about other people someone who talks about people behind their back
Oh she said you mean like Mrs Stein
That's right said her father and he continued reading his paper
A few moments later she interrupted him again
Daddy she said what's a bore
A bore said her father trying to be patient is a person who is not interesting a person who talks about himself all the time for example
Oh you mean someone like Mr Kelly she asked
Exactly answered her father returning to his paper
Daddy she said with a question in her voice
Yes said her father losing his patience What is it now
Daddy said the little girl what's a pain in the neck
Her father put down his newspaper looked at her kindly saying A pain in the neck is a girl who keeps asking her father questions while he is trying to read the newspaper
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2）The little girl's father was reading newspaper
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3）When the little girl asked her father questions he tried to answer her
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4）The little girl asked her father two questions
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5）The phrase a pain in the neck means that someone hurts his neck and he feels pain
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36What makes a person a scientist Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others The answer is no It is not the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter You will probably agree too that knowing how to investigate how to discover information is important to everyone The scientist however goes one step further he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas about how the world works
The scientist’s knowledge must be exact There is no room for half right or right just half the time He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit What works under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times If the conditions are different any changes the scientist observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions This is one reason that investigations are important in science Albert Einstein who developed the Theory of Relativity arrived at this theory through mathematics The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations and Einstein’s ideas were shown to be correct A scientist uses many tools for measurements Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations
1）What makes a scientist according to the passage ________
AThe tools he uses
BThe way he uses his tools
CHis ways of learning
DThe various tools he uses
答案：B
2）The underlined part in the passage shows_______
Athe importance of information
Bthe importance of thinking
Cthe difference between scientists and ordinary people
Dthe difference between carpenters and people with other jobs
答案：C
3）A sound scientific theory should be one that _________
Aworks not only under one set of conditions at one time but also under the same conditions at other times
Bdoes not allow any changes even under different conditions
Ccan be used for many purposes
Dleaves no room for improvement
答案：A
4）The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate __________
Athat measurements are keys to success in science
Bthat accuracy of mathematics
Cthat investigations are important in science
Dthat the mathematical calculations may test his investigations
答案：C
5）What is the main idea of the passage ________
AThe theory of relativity
BExactness is the core of science
CScientists are different from ordinary people
DExactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist
答案：D
37She is a cute quiet girl As a daughter she has no secrets from her mother who is very pleased with her But these days she has become not so open as before She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key Her mother cannot help worrying about her What will I do if she falls in love which is too early for her age After all she is reaching the dangerous time These thoughts have caused trouble in the mother’s mind
One weekend the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmates and would return late This was the first time her mother had agreed and she couldn’t help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before The mother waited till nine She decided to go out to meet her daughter Just at that time she heard the noise of a car parking She went to the window and saw her daughter waving goodbye to a boy Her heart missed a beat When the girl came in the mother was watching TV pretending nothing had happened Mum I’m back Yeah Sorry to be late Still sitting up Yes Oh that…Who is that boy The daughter got a surprise Ah…He is my monitor He gave me a lift on his way home Mum I’m going to bed All right Go to sleep early
The next morning when the mother went to the daughter’s room to do some cleaning she found her diary left on the bed After a few minutes’ thinking she at last opened it to the page of the night before It read Mum it is love that made you ask but it would show your understanding of me if you hadn’t
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2）The mother used to be pleased with her daughter
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3）The daughter was surprised because her mother knew she stayed with a boy that night
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4）The mother found her daughter's diary because the girl forgot to lock her diary and left it on the bed
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5）The article tells parents that children need more understanding than love
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38Six people were travelling in a compartment（包厢） on a train Five of them were quiet and well behaved but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers
At a station this young man got out with his two heavy bags None of the other passengers helped him but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away Then he opened the window and shouted to the young man You left something behind in the compartment Then he closed the windows again
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two bags He was very tired when he arrived but he shouted through the window What did I leave behind
As the train began to move again the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said A very bad impression
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2）The sixth young man was impolite
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3）Having heard the shout the young man was frightened
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4）The young man left something unpleasant in the train
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5）The other passengers were not happy with the young man's behavior
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39New York London Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in There are many interesting things to see and to do You can go to different kinds of museums parks and cinemas You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world
But there are some problems in big cities too The cost of living is high and there are too many people in some places of big cities Every year many people move to the cities because there are some chances to find good jobs to study at good schools and to see good doctors But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in Also too many people in a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean
Some people enjoy living in big cities but others do not Before people move to big cities they should think about the problems of living there
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2）In big cities people can go to different kinds of museums
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3）The writer advises people not to move to a big city without thinking about the problems there
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4）Big cities have problems too
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5）The best title for this passage is Advantages of living in Big cities
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40A man was traveling abroad in a small red car One day he left the car and went shopping When he came back its roof was badly damaged Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it The man did not believe them but they took him to a circus which was near there The owner of the elephant said I am very sorry My elephant has a big round red chair He thought that your car was his chair and he sat on it Then he gave the man a letter in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage When the man got back to his own country the customs officers would not believe his story They said You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that they believed him
1）The car was damaged because there was a traffic accident
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2）A man was traveling abroad in a red car
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3）The circus man said that he would pay for all of the damage
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4）When the man got back to his country the customs officers didn't believe his words
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5）The letter from the police made the officers believe him
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41Bill and Fred are students and they're good friends They don't have much money so when it is time for their holidays Bill says Let's take our holidays in a trailer Fred It's cheaper than a hotel I can borrow my father's trailer Fred is very happy and they begin their holidays
They want to get up early the next morning to go fishing but they don't have a clock
That's all right Bill Fred says I put these small pieces of bread on the roof(房顶) of the trailer at night and they will wake us up in the morning
Bill is very surprised but he doesn't say a word Fred is right Early the next morning some small birds come down on the roof to eat the bread and they make a lot of noise Bill and Fred get up when they hear the noise
1）A trailer is something like a house
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2）Bill and Fred take their holidays in a trailer because they do not have enough money
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3）Their first problem is to find the place for their holiday
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4）Bill thinks out a good way to get up early
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5）The birds come down on the roof to eat the bread
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42When friends come to visit us in the evening they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches It isn’t that our friends are all very busy it is just that we haven’t got a television People think that we are very strange But what do you do in the evening they are always asking The answer is very simple Both my wife and I have hobbies We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together．
Sometimes there are power cuts(断电) and we have no electricity in the house This does not worry us we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before Our friends however are lostno television So they don’t know what to do On such evenings our house is very full and they all come to us They all have a good time Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television everybody talks and plays games．
1）Their friends don't like to stay at the couple's house as there is not a television
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2）The couple have not got a television because they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways
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3）At night when there is no electricity the couple can do nothing but sit in silence
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4）The writer tries to tell us that life is enjoyable with many friends
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5）The best title for this passage may be We Go Without Televisions
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43Bob was happy He was at a new school and the other students were friendly Hi Bob they said But some students said Hi Peter Bob didn't understand He asked another student Why do some students call me Peter
Oh that's easy to answer the students said Peter was a student here last year Now he goes to a different school You look like Peter Some students think that you're Peter
Bob wanted to meet Peter He got Peter's address from a student and went to Peter's house Peter opened the door Bob couldn't believe his eyes He looked really like Peter Bob and Peter had the same color eyes and the same smile They had the same black hair They also had the same birthday And they both were adopted（领养） by two different families
Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers Soon after the boys were born one family adopted Bob and another family adopted Peter Bob's family never knew about Peter and Peter's family never knew about Bob
Bob and Peter's story was in the newspaper There was a photo of Bob and Peter next to the story A young man named John saw the photo in the newspaper John couldn't believe his eyes He looked really like Bob and Peter He had the same color eyes and the same smile He had the same black hair He had the same birthday And he too was adopted by another family
Later John met Bob and Peter When Bob and Peter saw John they couldn't believe their eyes John looked really like them Why did John look really like Bob and Peter You can guess Bob and Peter are not twins Bob Peter and John are triplets（三胞胎）
1）Bob was happy at a new school
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2）Some students thought Bob was Peter
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3）Bob saw Peter at school
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4）John knew the story from a book
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5）Bob Peter and John were triplets
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44We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers Our car was full of flowers inside On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights and there my wife saw the bookshelf It stood outside a furniture shop Buy it she said at once We'll carry it home on the roofrack（车顶架） I've always wanted one like that
What could I do Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack It was tall and narrow quite heavy too
As it was getting darker I drove slowly Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening The police even stopped traffic to let us through Carrying furniture was a good idea
After a time my wife said There's a long line of cars behind Why don't they overtake（超车） Just at that time a police car did overtake The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past But then with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic The police car stopped at our village church One of the officers came to me
Right sir he said Do you need any more help now
I didn't quite understand Thanks officer I said You've been very kind I live just down the road
He was looking at our things first at the flowers then at the bookshelf Well well he said and laughed It's a bookshelf you've got there We thought it waser something else
My wife began to laugh Suddenly I understood why the police drove here I smiled at the officer Yes it's a bookshelf but thanks again I drove home as fast as I could
1）Carrying furniture was a good idea as other drivers would let him go first
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2）From the story we know that the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
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3）The police were rude with the writer and his wife
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4）The writer's wife laughed as now she knew the mistake the police had made
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5）The officers began to realize they had made a mistake before arriving at the church
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45Our child's behavior is greatly influenced by the way we react to what he has done Our reactions help to determine whether our child will repeat his behavior or whether he will do something different This statement is a very important part of a principle of behavioral psychology
The principle states that a behavior is influenced or affected by how the environment people places and things immediately responds to the behavior Perhaps without realizing it you have used this principle many times
On the occasion when you told your child what a good boy he was after he cleaned up his room you used the principle When you sent your child to his room for fighting with his brother you used the principle When I gave Kim a cookie after she started to cry I used the principle In each of these examples a particular behavior occurred first cleaning up a room fighting and crying
In addition there was a reaction to each behavior the child was praised sent to his room or given a cookie By these actions we have influenced the previous behaviors and have helped to determine whether those behaviors will occur again in the future

1）The lecture is mainly about Children's behavior and our response
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2）The lecture is based on the principle in behavioral psychology
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3）The audience at this lecture might be social workers
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4）According to the lecture the child was sent to his room as a kind of reward
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5）People places and things are elements of environment meant by the lecturer
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46A famous American writer was visiting Japan last year He went to a university to talk to a large group of students As most of them could not understand English he had to have an interpreter（翻译员）
In his talk he told an interesting story He spoke for a long time and then stopped for the interpreter to put into Japanese But he was very surprised that the interpreter did this in a very few words and all the students began to laugh
After the talk the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him Now please tell me how you could put my long story into a very short Japanese one
I didn't tell the story at all the man answered with a smile I only said 'Our American friend has just told a very interesting story Now please laugh all of you
1）The interpreter helped the students to understand a few of the writer's words

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2）The famous writer talked to the students in their language

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3）The students laughed because the interpreter told them to do so

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4）So the students knew nothing of the story

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5）An interpreter must know all the languages

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47I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre（剧院）box office in Richland Hills any day between 1000 and 400 Since I work from 9 o'clock to 530 the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45minute lunch break Unluckily the theatre is on the other side of the town and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good But if you are lucky you can make the round trip in 45 minutes
Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus By the time I saw one come around the corner there was not enough time left to make the trip so I gave up and went back to the office The same thing happened on Tuesday and again on Wednesday On Thursday my luck changed I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes When I got there however I found a long line of people at the box office I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line I caught the next bus and headed back across the town By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi It was not cheap but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes but it felt like an hour to me When I got to the theatre I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line The reason I quickly discovered was that they had already sold all the tickets
1）The writer may be a salesman
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2）He learned that there would be a concert last Friday over the radio
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3）He tried to go to the theatre every day but only managed to get there one time
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4）He failed to get the ticket on Friday because the tickets had been sold out
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5）The underlined word relieved means pleased
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48My grandparents can be good fun They are retired so they don't work anymore My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67 but they are not too old to be active They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater Sometimes they take me out too We have a good time They also go on great holidays Last year they went to China and walked along the Great Wall
Sometimes my grandparents like to criticize me They think that children today have an easy life Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand They tell me over and over how they had to start work at 16 They know that I will go on to university and won't be getting a job until I am 22 They also think that I have too many possessions such as mobile phones computers and PSPs When they were young they did not have anything like that What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age so do I It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they had when they were my age
1）My grandparents sometimes criticize me One reason is that children today have an easy life
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2）Grandparents don't work anymore because they are tired
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3）Grandparents had the same kinds of things as people of their age when they were young
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4）The sentence but they are not too old to be active means that they are old so they are not active
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5）My grandparents don't understand many things about my life
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49A young man who refused to give his name dived into the river yesterday morning to save a twelveyearold boy The boy was in danger in the river He had been swimming in the river and caught his foot between two concrete posts under the bridge He shouted out for help At the time a young man was riding across the bridge on his bicycle He quickly got down and dived into the river He then freed the boy's foot and helped him to the river bank where a small crowd had collected The boy thanked his rescuer sincerely then ran off down the road He was last seen climbing over a gate before disappearing over the top of the hill The young man who was about 20 years of age said I don't blame the boy for not giving his name Why should he If he wants to swim in the river that's his business And if I want to help him that's mine You can not have my name either He then ran back to the bridge got his bicycle and rode away
1）The young man jumped into the river immediately when he saw the boy in danger
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2）The 12yearold boy had his foot caught between two concrete posts in the river
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3）The little boy thanked the young man after being rescued
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4）The young man heard help when he was running across the bridge
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5）The young man was about 24 years old
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50Great changes have been made in family life because of science and industry
In the past when more Americans lived on farms the typical family had many children In a farm family parents and their children often lived with grandparents Often too uncles and aunts lived nearby But when industry became more important than agriculture in American life families became smaller because industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land and to move again whenever necessary And large families can not be moved from place to place as smaller families can So at present people tend to have smaller families
In the future because of industrialization a typical family will be required to move even more often than now so families will be even smaller The typical family may remain childless and consists only of a man and a woman A small number of families may take child raising as their chief work At the same time they may also raise other people's children leaving those families free to move from job to job
1）The passage discusses influence of science and industry on American families
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2）Families of the past the present and the future are described in the passage
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3）People no longer want to have children
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4）Grandparents will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future
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5）Large families cannot fit in with a highly industrialized society
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51Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman He used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time When he was 65 the normal retirement age he decided that he didn't want to stop so he carried on working for another two years Eventually when he was nearly 68 his wife Dolly asked him to retire because she wanted to enjoy their old age together Reluctantly he handed over the business to his son
But he was unhappy He didn't know what to do with himself Although he read a lot of books and he went on holiday to interesting places with his wife he was bored and began to get depressed because he hated being retired
Then one day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper and without telling his wife he bought a small crockery (陶器) factory The next week he told his family They were horrified and worried They thought he was too old at 71 to start work again
He is now 76 and he has expanded the company considerably He has increased the number of staff from 6 to 24 and he has found many new customers for the products He has developed the export market and has improved profits by 200 He has opened a new design office and employed three young designers They have been all over the world to get new ideas and one of them has gone to France this week to a major trade fair Most importantly he hasn't been bored since he bought the factory
1）The topic sentence of Para 1 is ______
AMorgan Rees has always been a good businessman
Bhe used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time
Cwhen Morgan Rees was 65 he got retired
Dreluctantly he handed over the business to his son
答案：A
2）The topic sentence of Para 2 is ______
Ahe didn't know what to do with himself
Bhe went on holiday to interesting places with his wife
Che was unhappy after he got retired
Dnone of them
答案：C
3）Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of Para 3
AOne day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper
BHe bought a small crockery factory in secret and started work again
CHe told his family he bought a small crockery factory
DHis family was horrified and worried when they learned he bought the small factory
答案：B
4）What is the central idea of the last paragraph
AMorgan Rees has worked until he is 76
BMorgan Rees has developed the export market and improved the profits by 200
CMorgan Rees hasn't been bored since he bought the factory
DSince he started working again Morgan Rees has expanded the company considerably which has enriched his retired life
答案：D
5）The passage mainly deals with ______
Awhy Morgan Rees bought a small crockery factory
Bhow Morgan Rees lived his retired life more happily by turning to work again
Chow Moran Rees became a good businessman
Dhow Moran Rees expanded the company considerably
答案：B
52When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for oneyear stay they did not bring very many things with them They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using The renting of home furnishings (bed tables dishes and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them People who are international business or government officials foreign students airline workers young married couples people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like Meanwhile they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy
One family who now have a large beautiful home of their own liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things But usually people don’t like to tell others about it The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new and they are not sure what their neighbors might think
1）Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses
ASelling home furnishings
BRenting furnished apartments
CSelling used furniture
DRenting home furnishings
答案：D
2）Why do some people prefer to rent furniture
ABecause the furniture they get in this way is new
BBecause it saves them a lot of money
CBecause it saves them much trouble and money
DBecause they can always get better quality furniture in this way
答案：C
3）What can you infer from the passage
AThe idea of renting furniture is not acceptable
BRenting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town
COnly those who don’t have enough money to rent furniture
DPeople usually grow to like the furniture they have rented
答案：B
4）Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage
ARent or Buy
BA New Way of Getting Home Furnishings
CFurnished Apartments
DA New Idea
答案：B
5）Young people liked renting home furniture because_________
Athey have less money
Bthey don’t want to buy old furniture
Cthe new furniture is of good quality
Dthey don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture
答案：D
53Once James Thornhill a famous English painter was asked to paint some pictures on the walls of the king's palace in England
Then workers were sent for and a big platform（台子）was made
With the help of a worker Thornhill started painting on the platform They worked for a whole year and at last the pictures were ready
Thornhill was happy when he looked at the pictures for they were really beautiful He looked at them for a long time and then took one step back and looked again Now the pictures were even more beautiful He took another step then another Finally he was at the very edge of the platform but he didn't know it because he was thinking of his pictures
The worker saw everything What should I do he thought Thornhill was at the very edge of the platform If I cry out he will take another step fall off it and surely be killed So the worker quickly took some paint（漆）and threw it at the pictures
What are you doing cried the painter running quickly forward to his pictures
1）James Thornhill was an English ______
Aworker
Bartist
Cking
Dwriter
答案：B
2）He was ordered to ______
Apaint the wall of the king's palace in England
Bpaint some pictures on the wall of the palace
Cbuild a big platform in front of the palace
Dput up some new pictures on the old wall
答案：B
3）It took them ______ to finish the pictures
Aa month
Ba week
Ctwelve months
Dhalf a month
答案：C
4）James Thornhill felt that the ______ he was from the pictures the ______ they were
Anearer…more beautiful
Bfarther…more ugly
Cfarther…more beautiful
Dhigher above…more goodlooking
答案：C
5）The worker threw some paint at the pictures in order to ______
Asave James' life
Bdestroy the picture
Cmake the picture more beautiful
Dmake the king angry
答案：A
54When I was a little girl my brothers and I collected stamps for many years My mother didn't use to work during the week but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued (发行)
On the day of the World Cup football final in London in 1966 we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final When we were having lunch my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won but she didn't tell us why At 2 o'clock my mother went back to work as usual while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home Although she wasn't watching the match she was listening to it on the radio
England won 42 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office As we burst in my mother was standing behind the counter She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp We were over the moon
We still have it todayand perhaps it is worth a lot of money
1）This passage mainly tells us ______
Athe author and her brother used to like stamps very much
Bthe author had a very kind mother
Cthe author and her brothers had an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps
Dtheir mother used to support them by working in the post office
答案：C
2）According to the passage her mother worked in the post office ______
Aduring the week
Bon Saturdays
Con Sundays
Dfor six days
答案：B
3）Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won but she didn't tell them why Why do you think she did that
AShe wanted to give them a surprise
BShe doubted if she would get the stamps
CShe forgot to do that
DShe thought it unnecessary to tell them the reason
答案：A
4）What does the sentence We were over the moon mean
AWe jumped high
BWe were extremely happy about it
CWe watched the moon for a long time
DWe couldn't sleep the whole night
答案：B
5）What is the best title for this passage
AMy Childhood
BMy Mother
CA Precious Stamp
DA Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps
答案：D
55Tom had a few days' holiday so he said I'm going to the north by train He put on his best clothes took a small bag and got into the train He had a beautiful hat and he often put his head out of the window during the trip and looked at the hills and rivers But the wind took his hat off
Tom quickly took up his old bag and threw it out of the window too
The other people in the train laughed Is your bag going to bring your beautiful hat backthey asked
No Tom answered but there's no name and no address in my hat and there is a name and an address on the bag Someone is going to find both of them near each other and he's going to send me the bag and the hat
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2）Tom went to the north to have a holiday with a hat and a bag
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3）Tom liked to see the beautiful hills and rivers
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4）Tom thought he was going to lose his hat
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5）Tom thought he was clever to throw his bag out
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