passage One (Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice) In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned．There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging．Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence – as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other．What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all．We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged．The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing．We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute．The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing．No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us．
The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to get a hearing．They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement．If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution．Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake．In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme．The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us．Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law．
Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each other’s problems．And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information．'Talk, talk, talk,’the advocates of violence say,‘all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser．’It’s rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge．After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser．‘Possible, my lord,’the barrister replied,‘none the wiser, but surely far better informed．’Knowledge
is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve．
1．What is the best title for this passage?
[A]Advocating Violence．
[B]Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice．
[C]Important People on Both Sides See Violence As a Legitimate Solution．
[D]The Instincts of Human Race Are Thirsty for Violence．
2．Recorded history has taught us ___________
[A]violence never solves anything．
[B]nothing．
[C]the bloodshed means nothing．
[D]everything．
3．It can be inferred that truly reasonable men ___________
[A]can’t get a hearing．
[B]are looked down upon．
[C]are persecuted．
[D]Have difficulty in advocating law enforcement．
4．“He was none the wiser” means ___________
[A]he was not at all wise in listening．
[B]He was not at all wiser than nothing before．
[C]He gains nothing after listening．
[D]He makes no sense of the argument．
5．According the author the best way to solve race prejudice is ___________
[A]law enforcement．
[B]knowledge．
[C]nonviolence．
[D]Mopping up the violent mess．
Vocabulary
1．acute 严重的，剧烈的，敏锐的
2．loot v．抢劫，掠夺；n．赃物
3．pillage v．抢劫，掠夺
4．crunch v．吱嘎吱嘎咬或嚼某物；n．碎裂声
eg．when it comes to the crunch = if/when the decisive moment comes．当关键时刻来到时。
5．war-paint 出战前涂于身上的颜料。（美印第安战士用）
6．come to light = become known 显露，为人所知
7．sap 剥削，使伤元气，破坏
I was sapped by months of hospital treatment．我住院治疗几个月，大伤元气。
8．mop up 擦去，对付，处理
9．wake 船迹，航迹
in the wake of sth． = come after 随某事之后到来。
难句译注
1．What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all．
【结构简析】when it comes to the crunch = when / if the decisive moment comes．当关键时刻来到时。
【参考译文】真正令人可怖的，令人绝望的是，在关键时刻，人们意识到我们一点儿也没有进步/前进。
2．Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake．
【结构简析】in the wake of 在…之后。
【参考译文】由于我们不得不清理掉暴力之后所留下的烂摊子，我们的力量因此削弱了。
3．After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser．
【结构简析】none + the + 比较级。固定用法，义：not at all 一点儿也不。EX: After the treatment, he is none the better．治疗后，他并没有因此见好，（一点儿也不见好）。
【参考译文】听了律师的长篇解释，法官抱怨说他一无所获，并不因此变得聪明些。
4．Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom．
【参考译文】知识是智慧的必要的先决条件。结合上下文这里意思是：了解情况是解决问题的先决条件。句子后面的解释：知识是指了解它欲以解决暴力制造的恶行。
答案详解
1．B。暴力难以消除种族偏见。文章一开始就提出有些国家种族偏见严重，而暴力却是公认的一种解决方法。白人采用暴力镇压，黑人以防火、掠抢为反抗。而双方的大人物平静地论及暴力，似乎这是一种合法的解决方案。作者就此指出人类的进步只在于表面――衣饰等，人类的本能没有改变。整个有记录历史的文件没有教会人类任何东西。这是真正令人可怕的事件。
第二段论及真正有理智的懂得解决方案所在的人鼓吹法制，人们不停。他们反而收到轻视、迫害。作者就此提出假设，答出真正的解决方案嗜法制，以法治理。
第三段进一步说明“交流、对话”是了解双方问题的前提，即使暴力者不同意，但知道暴力制造它假装要解决的罪恶，是智慧聪明的必要前提。
A．鼓吹暴力。C．双方重要人物都把暴力作为合法的解决方案。D．人类的本性是嗜
暴性。
2．B。没有什么。第一段中就明确提出整个人类有记录历史又长又臭的暴力文件记录，一点都没有教给我们任何东西。
A．暴力解决不了任何事情。C．杀戮（流血）没有任何意义。D．一切。
3．D。在鼓吹法制方面有困难。答案在第二段，真正有理智的人鼓吹法制，遭到同类们的轻视、不信任和迫害。他们发现要人倾听他们的意见越来越困难。
A．人们不听。B．遭人轻视。C．遭人迫害。这三项都包含在D项内。
4．C。听后无所得。None the wiser一点也不比以前聪明（这是按字面翻译）。实际就是C项。
A．在倾听别人上他一点也不聪明。B．他和以前一个样。D．他听不懂论点。
A法制。第二段最后一句，如果我们在法律的构架中进行工作，真正的持久的解决总是能实现的。第二段第二句，他们遭到迫害是因为他们鼓吹法制这种显然令人不能容忍的事。
B．知识。C．非暴力。D．处理暴力带来的混乱
Passage Two (The Tourist Trade Contributes Absolutely Nothing to Increasing Understanding between Nations)
The tourist trade is booming. With all this coming and going, you’d expect greater understanding to develop between the nations of the world. Not a bit of it! Superb systems of communication by air, sea and land make it possible for us to visit each other’s countries at a moderate cost. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybody’s grasp? The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneered at. Modern travelers enjoy a level of comfort which the lords and ladies on grand tours in the old days couldn’t have dreamed of. But what’s the sense of this mass exchange of populations if the nations of the world remain basically ignorant of each other?
Many tourist organizations are directly responsible for this state of affairs. They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population. The modern tourist leads a cosseted, sheltered life. He lives at international hotels, where he eats his international food and sips his international drink while he gazes at the natives from a distance. Conducted tours to places of interest are carefully censored. The tourist is allowed to see only what the organizers want him to see and no more. A strict schedule makes it impossible for the tourist to wander off on his own; and anyway, language is always a barrier, so he is only too happy to be protected in this way. At its very worst, this leads to a new and hideous kind of colonization. The summer quarters of the inhabitants of the cite universitaire: are temporarily reestablished on the island of Corfu. Blackpool is recreated at Torremolinos where the traveler goes not to eat paella, but fish and chips.
The sad thing about this situation is that it leads to the persistence of national stereotypes. We don’t see the people of other nations as they really are, but as we have been brought up to believe they are. You can test this for yourself. Take five nationalities, say, French, German, English, American and Italian. Now in your mind, match them with these five adjectives: musical, amorous, cold, pedantic, native. Far from providing us with any insight into the national characteristics of the peoples just mentioned, these adjectives actually act as barriers. So when you set out on your travels, the only characteristics you notice are those which confirm your preconceptions. You come away with the highly unoriginal and inaccurate impression that, say, ‘Anglo-Saxons are hypocrites’ of that ‘Latin peoples shout a lot’. You only have to make a few foreign friends to understand how absurd and harmful national stereotypes are. But how can you make foreign friends when the tourist trade does its best to prevent you?
Carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous. Wild generalizations stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact—how trite it sounds! – That all people are human. We are all similar to each other and at the same time all unique.
1. The best title for this passage is ___________
[A] tourism contributes nothing to increasing understanding between nations.
[B] Tourism is tiresome.
[C] Conducted tour is dull.
[D] tourism really does something to one’s country.
2. What is the author’s attitude toward tourism?
[A] apprehensive.
[B] negative.
[C] critical.
[D] appreciative.
3. Which word in the following is the best to summarize Latin people shout a lot?
[A] silent.
[B] noisy.
[C] lively.
[D] active.
4. The purpose of the author’s criticism is to point out ___________
[A] conducted tour is disappointing.
[B] the way of touring should be changed.
[C] when traveling, you notice characteristics which confirm preconception.
[D] national stereotypes should be changed.
5. What is ‘grand tour’ now?
[A] moderate cost.
[B] local sight-seeing is investigated by the tourist organization.
[C] people enjoy the first-rate comforts.
[D] everybody can enjoy the ‘grand tour’.
Vocabulary
1. superb 卓越的，杰出的，第一流的
2. moderate 中庸的，中等的，适度的
3. grand tour 大旅行，指旧时英国富家子弟教育中，到欧洲大陆观光的旅行，为学业必经阶段。
4. package tour 由旅行社代办而费用与路线、日程固定的假日旅游。也可用package holiday。
5. chartered flight 包机航班
6. set out to do sth. = begin a job with a particular aim 开始做某事，决心/打算做……
7. cosset 宠爱，溺爱，纵容
8. conducted tour = guided tour 有人指导/引到下的参观，有导游的旅游
9. censor 检查
10. wander off 离开原处/正道，离群，漫步，漫游
11. quarters 住处，营
12. paella 西班牙什锦饭
13. chip 炸马铃薯条（土豆条）
14. amorous 多情的，色情的
15. pedantic 学究式的，卖弄学问的
16. generalization 归纳，概括
17. stir up 惹起，煽动，挑起
18. trite 陈腐的，老一套的
难句译注
1. What was once the ‘grand tour’, reserved for only the very rich, is now within everybody’s grasp.
【结构简析】within sb.’s grasp.某人理解/了解，为某人所能抓到的。
【参考译文】一度只有最富有者专享的“大旅行”现在人人都可获得。
2. The package tour and chartered flights are not to be sneered at.
【参考译文】旅行社包办的旅游，包机航班决不会遭人耻笑。
3. They deliberately set out to protect their clients from too much contact with the local population.
【参考译文】旅行社有意使他们的谷底和当地居民少接触。
4. The modern tourist heads a cosseted sheltered life.
【参考译文】现代旅行者过的使爱护有加与世隔绝的生活。
5. Conducted tours to places of interest are carefully censored.
【参考译文】有人指导下参观一些静电收到组织者――旅行社仔细的检查核准。
6. A strict schedule makes it impossible for the tourist to wander off on his own; and anyway, language is always barrier, so he is only too happy to be protected in this way.
【结构简析】only too + 形容词/分词 = very非常。
【参考译文】严格致密的计划值得旅行者不可能自己一个人到处闲逛；再说，至少语言总是个障碍，所以他对这样保护非常高兴。
7. At its very worst, this leads to a new and hideous kind of colonization.
【结构简析】at one’s worst 在情况最坏的时候。
【参考译文】最糟的时候，这种保护会导致形成一种新型而又可怕的殖民现象。
8. Carried to an extreme, stereotypes can be positively dangerous.
【结构简析】carried to an extreme (to an excess )如果做得过分。
【参考译文】如果走向极端，模式化的想法会非常危险。
9. Wild generalizations stir up racial hatred and blind us to the basic fact.
【参考译文】野蛮（乱七八糟）的概括/归纳会激起种族仇恨，使我们对这基本事实视而不见。
答案详解
1. A。旅游对增进民族了解毫无建树。第二段开始点出，许多旅游组织直接负责旅游事宜，他们有意识不让旅游者接触当地居民，让他们过着一种关怀备至又与世隔绝的生活。住的是国际饭店，吃的是国际食品，喝的是国际饮料，在原处观看当地居民。严格有序的计划使旅游者难以自己一人闲逛，语言的障碍，又使他们乐意接受保护。第三段涉及坚持民族模式化――老一套的想法，所以一开始旅游，你见到的民族特性就只是证实了你自己设想的基本事实――所有人民都是人类。只有交朋友才能知道民族模式是多么荒谬、有害，可是旅行社竭力制止，你又怎么能交上外国朋友呢？这一切说明A项对。
B.旅游很累。
C.导游观光很单调乏味。
D.旅游确实对国家有贡献。
2. C。批评。
3. B。吵吵闹闹的。
4. B。旅游的方式应改变。整篇文章（除第一段外）都环绕旅游方式不理想来进行批评。第二段集中在导游观光使旅游者难以和当地人民接触。第三段，见到的只是证实了旅游者本人事先形成的思想/先入之见，旅游根本达不到了解对方的目的。第四段讲了民族固定模式（先入之见的模式）的可怕后果。要使人懂得所有的人们都是人类，彼此相似，又各具特点，就得改变旅游的方式。
A.导游观光令人失望。C.旅游时，你见到的特性证实了你的先入之见。D.民族模式应当改变。这三条都是批评的具体内容。
5. D。人人都能享受大旅游。大旅行是专指英国富家子弟上学中的一门课程－到欧洲大陆观光。不是人人都能享受。这里用grand tour表示人人都能享受类似grand tour的一切，甚至超过，如第一段指出：现代旅游者享受的舒适设施，达到了大旅行中老爷、小姐们做梦都没有想到的水平。海陆空高级交流联络通讯系统，使人们有可能钱花得不多就能访问、观光别的国家。所以说，曾是有钱人专享的大旅行，普通人也能领略。“grand tour”有引号，表明作为比喻。
A.费用不高。文内是费用合适、中等、恰当。
B.当地观光受组织审查。
C.人们喜欢一流舒适设施。
高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（29） 阅读理解 When did you last visit a shopping mall? In many places, the answer would be"last weekend．" Some people go even more often．Why? Malls offer goods andservices all in one place: food, clothing, things for their houses, entertainment, evenmedical services．So, are they one of the highlights of modern civilization?Environmental activists would say no and would go even further, arguing thatconsumer behavior is causing a huge environmental disaster．They cause consumers' ignorance of the side effect of their shopping—urban sprawl （扩大）． Social scientists agree that patterns of development have changed the landscape alot．Before 1950, most people lived in towns or cities and either walked to work ortook public transportation．Only very wealthy people had automobiles．Farmers livedin rural areas or far-away villages and came into town only when they needed thingsthey couldn't produce themselves．If you stared at the landscape you would see townssurrounded by the countryside． Now automobiles become affordable and people are quick to make use of them．Ambitious workers could live in suburbs, just outside cities, which have started togrow rapidly．As long as there is lots of cheap land there, no one pays much attentionto the usage of that land．Malls, fast food restaurants, cinemas, and such spread out inlarge, flat buildings．These one-storey buildings and their parking lot take up too muchspace．Many farmers think they are better off selling their land than growing crops．Noone has realized once the land is built up in urban sprawl, the good farming land willbe ruined forever．There is no way to preserve （保护） it．Only in recent years have people come to miss the old way of life as they havelooked into the problems of unconditional growth．Now people realize that urbansprawl has come with serious environmental problems．The bad effects that sprawlbrings about include air and water pollution, loss of agricultural land, traffic jams, andso on．Many scholars think it's time to analyze the problems better so we can developproper policies to control further sprawl．Some think the best way to do is to educatecitizens．
部编人教版八年级语文现代文阅读练习题(含答案) 一、现代文阅读 1．现代文阅读阅读下面文章，完成后面小题 向大海也能要“药” 刘诗瑶 ①前不久，由中国海洋大学、中国科学院上海药物研究所和上海绿谷制药联合研发的治疗阿尔茨海默症新药“甘露寡糖二酸”（GV—971）顺利完成临床Ⅲ期试验，在新药研制上迈过了最关键的一步。该药物是从海藻中提取的海洋寡糖类分子，其新颖的作用模式与独特的多靶作用特征，为阿尔茨海默症药物研发开辟了新路径。 ②海洋约占地球表面积的71%，是巨大的生物资源库。以海洋生物和海洋矿物中的有效成分为基础开发的药物就是海洋药物。据中国海洋大学、青岛海洋科学与技术试点国家实验室学委会主任管华诗院士介绍，目前认识和开发的海洋药物主要来自海洋生物资源。 ③人类主要生活在陆地上，所研发的药物主要来源于陆地，但使用多了，就有可能产生耐药性。于是，人们将目光转向了浩瀚深邃的海洋。 ④除了够新，海洋药物还够“奇”。据管华诗介绍，为了适应在深海环境中的生存、繁衍、防御等活动，深海生物进化出了独特的基因，耐寒耐热耐高压等，能够产生结构奇特、活性多样显著的海洋天然产物，它们为现代创新药物研发提供了重要结构信息，是肿瘤、心脑血管疾病、免疫性疾病、神经系统疾病等人类重大疾病药物先导化合物发现的重要源泉。 ⑤半个多世纪以来，全球共有13个海洋创新药物被批准上市，其中管华诗院士1985年开发上市的我国首个海洋新药藻酸双酯钠（PSS）就是其中之一。进入21世纪后，海洋药物的开发和上市速度明显加快，十几年间，先后有8个海洋药物被美国FDA（食品药品监督管理局）或欧盟EMEA（欧洲药品评估局）批准上市。到2016年，海洋药物的全球市场达到86亿美元，已成为蓝色经济发展中的重要一极。 ⑥据了解，世界各国尤其是美国、日本及欧盟等国家纷纷制订相应计划，斥巨资开发海洋生物资源，海洋药物已经成为国际医药领域竞争的热点。 ⑦但向大海要“药”，并不容易。 ⑧首先是采样难。要“药”的第一步是到海里获取海洋天然产物，海洋生物活性物质结构特异而复杂，且含量极微。这需要深海设备的支撑，这对于任何国家来说都是一笔不小的投入。其次是培养难，从海洋采集完生物资源，仅仅是完成了最前端步骤，还需在陆地上充分模拟海洋环境，对生物进行培养，延续研究。 ⑨“再次是研发难，从化合物到活性化合物、先导化合物、候选药物，最终通过Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ期临床试验形成市场上的药物，链条上任何一个环节出问题，都会让新药‘夭折’。”自然资源部第三海洋研究所杨献文研究员表示，若无企业参与，单纯依靠高校和科研院所很难进行新药研发。 ⑩尽管困难重重，我国科研人员和制药公司依然坚持不懈地进行海洋药物开发，并取得了一定成果。自然资源部第三海洋研究所、中科院海洋所、中国海洋大学、中山大学等科研院所及高校都是海洋药物开发的重要力量。 （选自《人民日报》，2018年07月27日）
高中基础英语阅读理解3 Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him. It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen. “I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.” 1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______. A. he was a driver B. he worked in a factory C. he had a lot of work to do D. he had worked there for a long time 2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______. A. she couldn’t find any work B. she thought he r husband was tired C. her husband spent all time in gambling D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling 3. _______, so he was put into lockup. A. Mr. Lang often gambled B. Mr. Lang was late for work C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police 4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______. A. he didn’t love her any longer B. he wouldn’t stop gambling C. he had been put into lockup D. he was hardly sent away by the factory 5. Which of the following is right? A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again. B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen. C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon. D. The boy hoped his mother to come back. (2) Dear Sir, I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it. I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned. Yours truly
passage One (Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice) In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned．There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging．Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence – as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other．What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all．We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged．The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing．We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute．The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing．No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us． The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to get a hearing．They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement．If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution．Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake．In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme．The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us．Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law． Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each other’s problems．And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information．'Talk, talk, talk,’the advocates of violence say,‘all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser．’It’s rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge．After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser．‘Possible, my lord,’the barrister replied,‘none the wiser, but surely far better informed．’Knowledge
八年级语文记叙文阅读理解及答案 记叙文是以记人、叙事、写景、状物为主，以写人物的经历和事物发展变化为主要内容的一种文体形式。下面是小编整理的八年级语文记叙文阅读理解及答案，欢迎大家阅读参考，希望帮助到大家。 记叙文阅读理解【一】 故乡的麦子 马国福 ①要离开故乡了，临走时母亲给我装了几双她亲手刺绣的鞋垫。父亲站在门口似乎欲言又止，木讷地思量着什么。父母亲执意要送我到车站，被我拦住了。我说家离车站这么近，你们歇着，我很快就到了。别离如针，我怕这针扎在父母脆弱的心上，让和儿子享受短暂相聚欢愉的他们心里生疼。 ②告别了父母，到了车站，就在我上车门的那一刻，我听到身后有人在喊我，扭头一看，是父亲，他气喘吁吁地向我挥手。由于患有骨质增生，腿脚不灵便的他连走带跑地扑向即将发动的汽车，手里攥着一个小小的蓝布包。嘴里喊着，等等，等等!把这个带上。 ③我停下来，父亲蹒跚着赶过来，把布包塞到我手里。他说：这把麦子你带着吧。我愣住了，以为听觉错误，赶紧问：带什么?父亲说：一把我亲手种的麦子。我感到有些好笑，我在城里工作，又不种庄稼，这么远的路，带一把不起眼的麦子干啥? ④父亲似乎看透了我的心思，缓缓地说，想家的时候，可以拿
出来看看，闻闻麦子的味道，心里也会舒坦些。父亲的举动，让我觉得有种不可理喻的拙愚。 ⑤车里的乘客都上齐了，司机不耐烦地按着喇叭催促着我赶紧上车。我把麦子装进包里，对父亲说：阿大，你回去吧。你们不要担心，我到南方后会给你们常打电话的。 ⑥两天后我回到了南方的家里，打开包裹，随手就把那包麦子扔在阳台上。 ⑦时间久了，我也忘记了那包带着土腥的麦子。 或许是远离家乡的缘故，每到节假日，我总会莫名地感伤，尽管自己工作生活的环境比起高原的环境好多了，我总觉得心里缺少些什么。有段时间，由于俗世的牵绊，我的状态不是很好，困顿的时候常常给家里打电话。每次通完电话，父亲总要问他给我的麦子是否放好了，并提醒我把麦子拿出来经常晒晒，不要生霉。 有次通完电话，想起父亲的念叨，就从阳台上拿出那包麦子，在灯光下铺开。金黄的麦粒一粒一粒，仿佛一颗颗来自远方的眼睛，慈爱地盯着我。这黄，让我想起了父母亲土地一样的容颜，想起了故乡的大地上，那些埋头躬耕的人们。我捡起几颗麦子放在鼻子下嗅嗅，土腥里和着淡淡的麦香，是太阳的味道，土地的味道，也是父母的味道，有一种说不出的感觉。 顿时，我有想流泪的冲动，是感伤，亦是幸福。蜗居城市，我还能拥有一把来自故乡的麦子。 每一粒麦子里栖居着故乡。一粒粒麦子就是故乡的版图，弯曲
一、中考英语阅读理解汇编 1．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 For many years, sales of garlic in California had been little because of the much cheaper garlic from China. This year, however, California garlic sales are rising because American government increases tariffs （关税） on Chinese products. Christopher, a garlic grower in California, is manager of his company and he said, "In a perfect world, we would love to see the tariffs on China." Tariffs on Chinese garlic rose from 10% to 25% on May 9, 2019, and the reason is that U.S President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Chinese products worth of $200 billion. Since then, Chinese buyers have almost stopped buying soybeans from the United States and American soybean farmers are now getting worried. Not everyone likes the garlic tariffs in the U.S. Last July Christopher expressed his support on Trump's policy （政策）. However, officials from McCormick and Company Inc. didn't agree with the policy. McCormick's CEO, Lawrence told Reuters （路透社）that without Chinese garlic America can't go. Actually ,the trade war （贸易战） between China and America is a sign of American hegemony （霸权）, and it will destroy American economy and U.S government will lose its trust from other countries in the world. （1）From the passage we infer （推理） that ________. A. America is buying garlic from China as much as before B. American soybean farmers make money as much as before C. China is still buying crops from America as much as before D. Garlic growers in California are making more money than before （2）Why is less Chinese garlic bought by America this year? A. Because enough garlic is grown in California. B. Because American government has increased tax （税收） on Chinese garlic. C. Because China is not buying soybeans from America. D. Because companies support American government. （3）What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to? A. China B. the trade C. American hegemony D. a sign （4）How much tariff did American government increase on Chinese garlic On May 9, 2019? A. 15％ B. 25％ C. 10％ D. 35％ （5）According to the passage, who disagrees with the America policy of having tariffs on Chinese products?
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passage One (Violence Can Do Nothing to Diminish Race Prejudice) In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned．There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries where the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging．Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence – as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other．What is really frightening, what really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all．We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instincts remain basically unchanged．The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing．We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute．The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering mean nothing．No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wonder what hit us． The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and herder to get a hearing．They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement．If half the energy that goes into violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution．Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that violence leaves in its wake．In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social programme．The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us．Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing we work within the framework of the law． Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each other’s problems．And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information．'Talk, talk, talk,’the advocates of violence say,‘all you ever
2018 英语专八阅读练习题及答案 英语专业八级针对的对象是英语及相关专业大四学生。非英语及相 关专业与非在校生无法参加考试。英语专业八级考试(TEM-8),全称为 全国高校英语专业八级考试。应届毕业生网小编为大家整理了2018 英 语专八阅读练习题及答案汇总，供各位考生参考。 Exploration of the Titanic After resting on the ocean floor, split asunder and rusting, for nearly three-quarters of a century, a great ship seemed to cone alive again. The saga of the White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, carrying more than 1,500 passengers to their death, has been celebrated in print and on film, in poetry and song. But last week what had been legendary suddenly became real. As they viewed videotapes and photographs of the sunken leviathan, millions of people around the world could sense her mass, her eerie quiet and the ruined splendor of a lost age. Watching on television, they vicariously joined the undersea craft Alvin and Jason Jr. (J.J.) as they toured the wreckage of the luxury liner, wandering across the decks past corroded bollards, peering into the officers quarters and through rust-curtained portholes. Views of the railings where doomed passengers and crewmembers stood evoked images of the moonless night 74years ago when the great ship slipped beneath the waves. The two-minute videotape and nine photographs, all in color and shot 12,500ft.under the North Atlantic, were a tiny sample of 60 hours of video and 60,000 stills garnered during the twelve-day exploration. They are released at a Washington press conference conducted by Marine Geologist Robert Ballard, 44, who led the teams from the Wood Hole Oceanographic
八年级语文（课外）阅读训练 （一）儿子的创意毕淑敏 有一天，儿子突然说：“我准备到日本旅游一次。”因为她经常异想天开，我置之不理。 他说：“咦，你为什么不表态？难道不觉得我很勇敢吗？” 我说：“是啊是啊，很勇敢，可世上很多事并不单是勇敢就够用。比如这件事吧，还得有钱。” 她很郑重地说：“这上面写着，举办一个有关宗教博物馆建筑的创意征文比赛。金牌获得者，免费到日本观光旅游。”说着，把一本海外刊物递给我。 我看也不看地说：“关于宗教，你懂得多少？关于建筑，你懂得多少？金牌银牌历来只有一块，多么激烈的争夺。你还是好好做功课吧。” 他毫不气馁地说：“可是我有创意啊。比如这个博物馆里可以点燃藏香，给人一种浓郁的宗教气氛；比如这个博物馆里可以卖斋饭，让参观的人色香味立体地感受宗教。比如……” 我打断他说：“别比如了，人家征的是建筑创意，要像悉尼的贝克状大歌剧院，有独特的风格。我记得你小时候连积木都搭不好，还奢谈什么建筑！” 十几岁的儿子好脾气，不理睬我的挖苦，自语道：“在地面挖一个巨大的深坑，就要100米吧，然后把这个博物馆建在底下……” 我说：“噢，那不成了地下宫殿？” 儿子不理我，遐想着说：“博物馆和大地粗糙的岩石泥土间要留有空隙，再用透明的建筑材料砌成外墙，这样参观的人们时时刻刻会感到土地的存在，产生一种神秘感。从底下向阳光明媚的地面攀升，会有人的自豪感。地面部分设计成螺旋状的飞梯，象征着人类将向宇宙探索……”他在空中比画了一个上大下小的图形。 我不客气地打断他：“挖到地下那么深的地方，会有矿泉水涌出来，你想过没有？再说什么样的建筑材料，可以长久地保持你所要求的透明度？还有你设计的飞梯，空中的螺旋状，多危险！还有……“ 儿子摆摆手说：“妈妈，您说的问题都是问题。不过那是工程师们需要解决的问题，不关我的创意。妈妈，您知道什么是创意吗？那就是最富有创造性的意见啊！“我叹了一口气说：“好了，随你瞎想好了。不过我要提醒你一句，对于一个学生来说，我以为最好的创意莫过于一个好成绩了。“ 儿子在电脑上完成了他的创意。 很长时间过去了，在我们几乎将这件事淡忘的时候，儿子收到了一个那家征文举办部门寄
1.A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night(英语阅读理解) A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, pull up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven sleeping hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn't it? 一个奇怪的事情发生在几乎每个人身上，并且都在晚上。他们关上灯，拉上了窗帘和闭上他们的眼睛。六或七小时的睡眠后，他们再次醒来。奇怪，不是吗？ Sleep is a great puzzle. Scientists and doctors would like to talk about why one can't fall asleep. They are not so sure what causes sleep. 睡眠是一个伟大的谜。科学家和医生谈谈为什么不能入睡。他们不知道什么是睡眠的原因。 You will sleep best both when you are in good health and when you don't eat too much or too little. No worries and a comfortable place to sleep are important, too.你会睡得最好当你身体健康时，你不要吃太多或太少。不用担心，一个舒适的睡眠环境是重要的。 Strange things happen during sleep. For example, you often move. You would feel tired ever if you didn't move. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination parts of your brain are still awake. 奇怪的事情发生在睡眠期间。例如，你经常搬家。你会觉得累，如果你没有动。你也做梦。你大脑的一部分仍然是清醒的时候，您也做梦。做梦时发生的记忆和想象的部分你的大脑仍然清醒。 Don't worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were finished while the writers were dreaming. 别担心，如果你有梦想。一些伟大的故事和诗歌的作家会完成梦想。 根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误( F) 。 1. A strange thing happens to only someone at night.T 2. Scientists and doctors are both sure what causes people's sleep.F 3. When you are in good health, you can sleep very well at night.T 4. The writer means that some dreams are good for people.T 5. If you eat too much or too little before sleep, you won't sleep well.T 2. At the Barber's Shop 在理发店 Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he 杰克去一家理发店剪了头发，但是当他出来时，他 was not happy with the result. When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed 是不满意的结果。当他的朋友鲍波看到他时，他笑了 and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?" 说，“你的头发怎么了，杰克？” Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied 杰克说，“我今天尝试了新的理发店，因为我不是很满意 with my old one, but this one seems even worse." 旧的，但是这一次似乎更差。” Bob agreed. "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what 他同意了。”是的，我想你是对的，杰克。现在我要告诉你 to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, 做的时候，你走进一家理发店下时间：看所有理发师的头发， find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."