高中英语阅读理解专项训练
阅读理解训练题（一）
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Imagine a classroom missing the one thing that's long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing ? Paper. No notebooks, no textbooks, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.
A "paperless classroom" is what more and more schools are trying to achieve.
Students don't do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use palm (手掌) size, or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every student's personal computer.
Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject they're studying ? from maths to social science.
High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about the war in Afganistan (阿富汗) over one year ago.
"We could touch every side of the country through different sites ? from the forest to refugee camps (难民营)," she said. "Using a book that's three or four years old is impossible."
And exams can go online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own electronic grade book.
A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper. High school teacher Stephanie Sorrell in Kentucky, US, said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.
"Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers," she said.
But, with all this technology, there's always the risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or technical problems, paper textbooks are still widely available for these hi-tech students.
56. What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph, ―run out of ink at the critical moment‖, mean?
A. Pens may not write well at the critical moment.
B. Pens get lost easily, so you may not find them at the critical moment.
C. Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment.
D. Pens use ink, while pencils don't.
57. In a paperless classroom, what is a must?
A. Pens.
B. Computers.
C. Information.
D. Texts.
58. The high school teacher, Judy Herrell, used the example of her class to show that _______.
A. the Web could take them everywhere
B. the Web taught them a lot
C. the Web is a good tool for information
D. the Web, better than the textbooks, can give the latest and comprehensive (全面的) information
59. The paperless classrooms will benefit _____ the most.
A. students
B. teachers
C. trees
D. computers
60. What does the phrase in the last paragraph, ―break down‖, mean?
A.Break into pieces.
B. Stop working.
C. Fall down.
D. Lose control.
B
Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.
The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
―If kids know they’re working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity,‖ says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark, ―But it’s easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards.‖
A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for
ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.
In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued reward, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.
61.According to the passage, which is true?
A.All the researchers performance at work and school.
B.All the researchers think that rewards often destroy creativity.
C.Among the educators they think rewards can destroy creativity.
D.Even the careful use of a small money is harmful to the creativity.
62.What’s the meaning of ―approval‖? ________
A. Praise.
B. Happy.
C. Blame.
D. Feeling
63.According to the passage, which is true?
A. It doesn’t matter we give reward to the children according to their performances.
B. A reward will help a child increase his creativity.
C. In early grades, we can’t give children any rewards.
D. It doesn’t matter whether we tighten grading standards at university.
C
London has more than nine million visitors every year. They come and visit some of the most famous places in England: Big Ben, the Tower of London and the River Thames.
You can see some of the most interesting places in the city by getting on one of London's tour buses. It has an open roof and let you off at the places you want to visit.
Or you can take a ride on the London Eye. This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the River Thames. From the top you have wonderful views of the whole city.
The River Thames is London's main waterway. It has shaped the capital's landscape, history and geography. So one of the best ways of making sense of the city is to take a trip along the river. Much of the riverbank can now be walked along, particularly the south bank.
The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament (议会大厦), Big Ben, has become one of the main symbols of London. It rises up nearly 100m to a golden point above the clock and a 13-ton
bell. The sound of the bell, which you can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programmes, has become well-known throughout the nation.
No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London, in the eastern part of the city. After Big Ben, the Tower may be London's most visited tourist spot. It is Europe's oldest palace and prison.
Directly south is Tower Bridge, which is more than 100 years old.
Among all the palaces in London, Buckingham Palace (白金汉宫) is the most famous. It has been the main London home of the royal family since Queen Victoria moved there in 1837. You can visit some of the rooms in August and September. And most mornings of the year you can watch the soldiers outside hanging the guard.
About one hour by train out of London is the town of Windsor. Here you can visit another of the Queen's homes —Windsor Castle (温莎城堡). This wonderful building is Europe's biggest castle. There was a fire in 1992 and many of the rooms were badly burned. But now they are full of beautiful pictures, tables and chairs again.
Sight-seeing in London is great, but it can get very tiring. So, the best way to start the day is to fill up on an English breakfast.
For starters, have an egg, bacon, sausages (香肠), tomatoes, mushrooms, black pudding and fried bread. Then finish off with toast and jam, and a large pot of tea. You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel, and at many restaurants and cafes.
An English pub is a good place to stop for lunch and a drink. You can get hot or cold food and try one of England's many ales (淡色啤酒).
The English also like to have afternoon tea. This is toast and jam, or cake and another pot of tea.
Fish and chips are also a traditional English meal. So look out for fish and chip shops in cities as well as by the sea.
Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and cafes in London, and simply watch the busy world go by.
64．Which of the following is not suggested as one of the best ways to make sense of London?
A. Taking a trip along the Thames.
B. Subway.
C. Tour buses.
D. London
Eye.
65．According to the story, which place may be London's most visited tourist spot?
A. Buckingham Palace.
B. The Tower of London.
C. Big Ben.
D. The River Thames.
66．If you go to London in December, you will not be able to __________.
A. tour the city along the River Thames.
B. visit Windsor Castle
C. watch the soldiers outside the Buckingham Palace changing guards
D. tour the Buckingham Palace
67．The word "starters" in the last paragraph but four means ________.
A. the first course of the meal
B. beginner
C. the first time
D. those who haven't had an English breakfast
D
With the advent of fast food chains from the West such as McDona ld’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut, the Chinese are being introduced to a diet that markedly increases the death rate from certain diseases in any population.
The main killers in North America, the degenerative diseases such as heart attack and stroke as well as colon cancer, will become a way of death, not death, not life, in this country if the Chinese do not act quickly and compete with these health destroying food chains.
Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods such as pork, beef, including sugar, white flour, white noodles and even white rice, undermines one’s health. Deposits of animal fat cling to the walls of arteries, blocking the blood supply to various organs.
This causes diseases in almost every organ, but in particular it damages two of the most vital ones, the heart and brain.
Compare these problems with the excellent health one may enjoy if one consumes good Chinese food. The cook goes out every day, procures great-tasting, fresh vegetables, then cooks them for just a few minutes so that their nutritional value is preserved and afterwards serves them in a most artistic and elegant fashion. Please cling to your traditional ways of eating. They are far superior to those of the West.
Certainly the fast food chains make lots of money, but who wants to fill the pockets of a foreign food chain that proceeds to ruin the health of the Chinese people?
Another reason Western fast food restaurants make money is that the food they serve, which comes from assembly lines, will not attract bugs or spoil easily.
How the Chinese could patronize these fast food places when Chinese cook such delectable food, not just in this country but over the entire world, is beyond my comprehension.
Western restaurants are clean and tastefully decorated. Moreover, these restaurants also do indeed have ―good service and an inviting dining atmosphere‖. However, Chinese food chains could do likewise if they would organize themselves as the Western chains do.
These lessons in management and décor are the only ones worth learning from the invasion of this country by the Western fast food chains. In other words only imitate the style of the restaurants, not the content of the food or the menus in any way, shape or form.
Do not let the desire for money destroy the wonderful tradition that China has established in producing absolutely fantastically tasty as well as healthful food.
68．A diet high in animal foods and refined foods will cause diseases, in particular it damages _________.
A．the heart and brain B．the walls of arteriesC．all organs D．the blood
69．The reasons Western fast food restaurants make money are __________.
A．assembly lines that will not attract bugs or spoil easilyB．clean and tastefully decorated C．good service and an inviting dining atmosphere D．above of all
70．What will be worth learning from the Western fast food chains? _______
A．The content of the food. B．The menus.
C．The lessons in management and decoration.D．Shape or form of the food.
71．In the passage, the author thinks _________
A．Chinese should learn everything from Western fast food restaurants.
B．Chinese should say no to Western fast food.
C．Western fast food are good.D．Chinese food are bad.
E
Special trees that grow faster, fight pollution, produce better wood, and even sense chemical attacks are being planted by scientists in the US.
When 40 per cent of Hawaii's US$14 million-a-year papaya (木瓜)industry was destroyed by a virus five years ago, work began on creating genetically engineered trees.
Researchers successfully introduced seeds that were designed to resist the virus. Since then, more and more people have been testing genetically engineered trees.
Some researchers put special bacteria into trees to help them grow faster and produce better wood. Others are trying to create trees that can clean polluted soil.
Meanwhile fruit farmers are looking for trees that are strong enough to resist worms, and paper companies want trees that produce more wood and therefore more paper.
The Pentagon (五角大楼，美国国防部所在地) even gave the researchers US$500,000 this year after they developed a pine tree that changes its colours if it senses a chemical attack.
So far, the poplar, eucalyptus (杨树与桉树), apple and coffee trees are among those being engineered. All this is can be done today because we have a better understanding of tree genomes (基因组).
However, some people fear that the genetically engineered trees will cause dangerous results. They are worried that the new trees will breed with natural species and change the balance of the forest environment.
"It could be destructive," said Jim Diamond, an environmentalist. "Trees are what is left of our natural environment and home to many endangered species."
But researchers insist that science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-made dangers.
They hope to answer the critics by stopping the new trees from breeding, so their effect on the environment can be controlled.
72．Which kind of tree is not the ones that scientists are planting in the US?
A. Trees that worms can't hurt.
B. Trees that can protect themselves at a chemical attack.
C. Trees that can resist wind better.
D. Genetically engineered trees.
73．What caused the American scientists to work on special trees?
A. They think science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-made dangers.
B. Great numbers of trees have been lost due to attacks by viruses.
C. Researchers successfully introduced seeds designed to resist the virus.
D. Tree genomes are mapped out so scientists know how to improve trees.
74．Which of the following was probably the first kind of trees being engineered?
A. Papaya.
B. Pine.
C. Apple.
D. Poplar.
75．Why did critics think engineered trees dangerous? Because _______.
A. these trees can destroy the balance of nature
B. everything except trees has been genetically engineered
C. trees are home to many endangered species
D. these trees may affect normal trees
答案：
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阅读理解训练题（二）
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Haikou: A shark was killed after being dragged to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province, on Sunday afternoon.
It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area, a popular tourist site in Hainan.
Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long, l-ton shark by chance When they were fishing in sea water 1,000 metres deep near the beach.
Police temporarily protected the shark while oceanographers decided whether it was a species belonging to State protection.
Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers confirmed that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection.
The shark was believed to have drifted into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo. It had no open injuries but experts said they believed it suffered from internal bleeding.
Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel threatened by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative. Fu said he had never heard of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago.
However, police said they will improve the security system to safeguard tourists’ safety on the beach.
56．A possible title of the article should be .
A．Tourists in DangerB．Killing Whale Shark
C．Shark Caught in Beach AreaD．Whale Shark in Danger
57．From the article it can be learned .
A．the shark was caught because of obvious injuries B．the number of the whale shark may be small
C．typhoon Imbudo may have brought the shark to the area
D．it’s not unusual to see a shark on the beach
58．The underlined word―confirmed‖probably means .
A．saidB．believedC．thoughtD．made sure
B
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.
You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some
structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
59．Open education allows the students to .
A．grow as the educatedB．be responsible for their future
C．develop their own interestsD．discover subjects outside class
60．Open education may be a good idea for the students who .
A．enjoy learningB．worry about grades
C．do well in a traditional classroomD．are responsible for what they do in life.
61．Some students will do little in an open classroom because .
A．there are too few rulesB．they hate activities
C．open education is similar to the traditional educationD．they worry about the rules
62．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Some traditional teachers do not like it.B．Many teachers do not believe in open education.
C．Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.
D．The teacher’s feelings and atti tudes are important to the students.
63．Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
A．Open education is a really complex idea.
B．Open education is better than traditional education.
C．Teachers dislike open education.
D．The writer thinks that open education is a good idea in practice.
C
Pocket Tape-Recorders―Family and Home Magazine‖test what’s on the market now.
1）Pearlcorder S702 $64
This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight:240g.
2）Sony M9 $49.95
Small and very good looking, sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds
clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically but a red light shows if the machine is still running.
Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 195g.
3）Sony M400 $115
Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use . Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g.
4）Imperial OEM. MC $29.95
Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own make of cassette. No light to show it is on; no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.
Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 285g.
5）Philips 585 $80
Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light. Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g.
64．The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the .
A．Pearlcorder S702B．Sony M9 C．Sony M400D．Imperial OEM MC7
65．It you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose the .
A．Pearlcorder S702 B．Sony M9 C．Sony M400D．Philips 585
66．Which machine is unsuitable for general use?
A．Pearlcorder S702B．Imperial OEM MC7
C．Sony M400D．Philips 585
67．What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC7 have?
A．No light shows when it is onB．It requires a special cassette.
C．It picks up background noise.D．The record button makes a noise.
D
Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the
map had not told us. It was impossible to climb down into the Kingo valley. The river lay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical（垂直）.We couldn’t find any animal tracks, which usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground. We had somehow to break through to the river which would give us our direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands.
Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file. Progress was slow. Then, when we thought we had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feet to the water below. We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down. We climbed slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river. Happily we came downhill along its bank without having to cut our way. However, after a few miles the river entered a steep-sided gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a waterfall. There was no path alongside it and no way round it.
Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls. Without hesitation he climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it was. Having got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footballer who has scored goal, and cheerfully waving us on.
68．Having reached the highest point on their route, the travelers expected to be able to.
A．track animals to the river B．put away the maps they had been using
C．come near to the river from a different direction
D．get down to the river without much difficulty.
69．The travelers wanted to get to the river because .
A．it would lead them to the waterfallB．it would show them which way to go
C．it was the only possible way out of the mountains
D．it was a quicker way than going over the mountains
70．One reason why the travelers took so long to get to the river was that .
A．it was too hot to move quickly B．there was no proper path
C．they all tried to go different ways D．they could not follow the animal tracks
71．To get past the waterfall the guide had to .
A．use a fallen tree as a kind of bridge B．cross the river above the waterfall
C．slide down a steep river bank D．swing across the river from a high branch
*E*
Anxiety is the appropriate emotion when the immediate personal terror—of a volcano, an arrow, a stab（刺伤）in t he back and other disasters, all directed against one’s self-disappears.
The kind of world that produces anxiety is actually a world of relative safety, a world in which no one feels that he himself is facing sudden death. The anxiety exists as an uneasy state of mind, in which one has a feeling that something unspecified and indeterminable may go wrong. If the world seems to be going well, this produces anxiety—for good times may end. If the world is going badly—it may get worse. Anxiety tends to be withou t focus; the anxious person doesn’ t know whether to blame himself or other people. He isn’t sure whether it is the current year of the administration or a change in climate or the atom bomb that is to blame for this undefined sense of unease.
It is clear that we have developed a society which depends on having the right amount of anxiety to make it work…While we agree that too much anxiety is harmful to mental health, we have come to rely on anxiety to push us into seeing a doctor about a symptom which may indicate cancer, into checking up on that old life-insurance policy which may have out-of-date provisions in it, into having a conference with Billy’s teacher even though his report card looks all right.
People who are anxious enough keep their car insura nce up, have the brakes checked, don’t take a second drink when they have to drive. People who are too anxious either refuse to go into cars at all—and so complicate the ordinary course of life—or drive so tensely and carefully that they help cause acciden ts. People who aren’t anxious enough take chance after chance, which increases the terrible accidents of the roads.
72．According to the author, anxiety is the emotion when .
A．one is filled with a sudden sense of uneasiness B．one sees no immediate danger
C．one has a vague sense about his lifeD．one feels that the world may go badly
73．The author holds that .
A．anxiety is a good thing B．anxiety is a symptom of mental illness
C．some anxiety can lead to changes for the better D．no anxiety is bad for society
74．According to the author, accidents of the road tend to be caused by.
A．all those who are too anxiousB．all those who have anxiety
C．those who have no anxietyD．those who are not anxious enough
75．The best title for the passage would be.
A．One Man’s Thought about AnxietyB．The Right Amount of Anxiety
C．Anxiety versus SafetyD．Different Attitudes to Anxiety
答案
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阅读理解训练题（三）
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The total area of land on earth is about 149 million square kilometers, or about 39 percent of the total area of the earth.
The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level .The Eurasian land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers .The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania .The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is political in Asia .
The world’s largest peninsula（半岛）is Arabia ,with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres .
The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo (4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil .The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island (2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of Lake Huron. This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou lake, in which there are several islands.
56．The area of Tasmania, of New Zealand, of New Guinea and of the Pacific Islands add up to
about square kilometres .
A.8,935,500
B.1,320,900
C.7,614,600
D.16,550,100
57．Oceania is made up of .(Suppose I: Australia ;II: Tasmania and New Zealand ; III:
New Guinea and the Pacific Islands)
A.I and II
B.II and III
C.I and III
D.I,II and III
58．Which of the following diagrams （图解）shows the correct relationship between Manitoulin
Island(MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML) and the ―several islands‖ (SI) mentioned at the end of the passage ?
59．The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in.
A.a river
B.a lake
C.a sea
D.an ocean
B
Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea . People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like , mainly because tea was very expensive . It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity . Some of them were not sure how to use it . They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves . Then they served them mixed with butter and salt . They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches .
Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century . During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it .
At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea . Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it , but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added . She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk . Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did ,they also drank their tea with milk in it . Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk .
At first , tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening . No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess （公爵夫人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting ―a sinking feeling‖ as she called it . She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so , tea-time was born .
60．This passage mainly discusses.
A. the history of tea drinking in Britain
B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain
C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea
D. how tea-time was born
61．Tea became a popular drink in Britain .
A. in the eighteenth century
B. in the sixteenth century
C. in the seventeenth century
D. in the late seventeenth century
62．People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because.
A. it tasted like milk
B. it tasted more pleasant
C. it became a popular drink
D. Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy
the way she drank tea
63．We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the
influence of .
A. a famous French lady
B. the ancient Chinese
C. the upper(上层的) social class
D. people in Holland
C
Six chimps(猩猩) were introduced to a slot machine called the Chimp- O- Mat, which would give out one grape when a white coin was insert into the slot. When Dr Wolf showed a young chimp named Moos how he could win himself a grape by inserting a coin, Moos immediately
picked up another coin, pushed it into the slot, then stuck out his paw and waited for a grape to drop out..
Besides white coins, the chimps were given yellow coins to insert into the slot, but nothing came out because they were worthless. The chimps soon learned this fact. When a handful of white and yellow coins were thrown into the cage housing, Bula, Bimba and Alpha, the three chimps rushed for the white coins and never touched the yellow ones.
Now the chimps were madly in love with money. Would the six chimps value money enough to work for it? To find the answer, Dr Wolfe designed a work machine. The chimps were shown that when a large handle was lifted, they could pick one grape. When they had learned the skill of lifting the handle to get the grape, Dr Wolf made a change to the machines so that instead of the grape they would find a white coin. This coin would still buy them one grape at the Chimp- O- Mat.
Thus the complexity of getting a grape was not only doubled, but also the money to buy the grape could be achieved only by honest work. The handle they had to lift to get the coin weighed eighty pounds. Great effort is needed for a young chimp to raise that weight, yet the formerly lazy chimps not only quickly mastered the new operation, but also showed great eagerness to work for money.
64．The purpose of the Chimp- O- Mat experiment was to discover whether chimps would learn to________.
A. enjoy themselves
B. work together
C. use coins
D. operate a machine
65．In the first part of the experiment the chimps learned to __________.
A.tell the difference between the useful and the worthless coins
https://www.doczj.com/doc/2f14218425.html,e yellow coins to get grapes
C.wait for the grapes to drop out
D.buy grapes with coins
66．Which of the following shows the correct order of the things a chimp did in the second part of the experiment?
a.got a white coin
b.got a grape
c.lifted the heavy handle
d.inserted a coin into the Chimp- O- Mat
A. c a b d
B. c a d b
C. a b d c
D. a d c b
67．The passage showed that _________.
A. Dr Wolfe was disappointed with his experiment
B. The chimps could do everything if taught
C. The chimps were willing to work if something was paid back
D. The chimp’s understanding was as good as a man’s
D
Career education is instruction intended to help young people identify, choose, and prepare f or a career. Such instruction may focus on a person’s role in work, leisure, or family life. Career education differs from vocational education, which is designed to teach specific occupational skills.
Career education includes the formal and informal learning that occurs in the family, in the community, and in schools. In schools, career education consists of instructive activities included in many courses. These activities are designed to improve the attitudes, knowledge, and skills important for work roles. Career education helps students develop self- understanding and use it to plan their education and working life.
A complete career education program in school begins in kindergarten and continues at least through high school. Many colleges and universities also offer career education through their counseling(咨询) programs. In kindergartens and elementary schools, youngsters learn about different types of work. In middle schools or junior high school, children begin to explore the occupations and leisure activities that interest them most. In high school, students get more specific information about occupations and life styles. They may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessions where they learn how to make career decisions. They also should obtain the skills they need for further study or for a job after graduation. Counselors provide information on such matters as how to locate and apply for jobs and how to be successful in interviews. Teachers and counselors use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films about occupations or industries. Children may invite parents or other adults to come to school and describe their jobs. A student may accompany a worker on the job. Cooperative education combines classroom study with practical work experience.
68．According to the passage, which statement is true?
A. Career education is carried out in primary schools only.
B. Career education is carried out in middle schools only.
C. Career education is carried out in colleges only.
D. Career education is carried out in the whole process of people’s education –from kindergarten to university.
69．It may be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. not only teachers but also parents are responsible for youngsters’ career education
B. in high schools, students know more specific information about occupations
C. career education may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessions
D. teachers use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films
70．A child may get career education in all the following places EXCEPT _________.
A. schools
B. homes
C. communities
D. public places
71．The underlined word ―combine‖ in the last paragraph means ―to ________‖.
A. connect
B. force
C. provide
D. attempt
E
One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the ―cashless society‖ is not on the horizon----it’s alread y here.
While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to
emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.
Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.
72．According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to .
A. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishes
B. obtain more convenient services than other people do
C. enjoy greater trust from the storekeeper
D. cash money where he wishes to
73．From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that.
A. in the future all the Americans will use credit cards
B. credit cards are mainly used in the United States today
C. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash
D. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before
74．The phrase ―ring up sales‖ most probably means.
A. make an order of goods
B. record sales on a cash register
C. call the sales manager
D. keep track of the goods in stock
75．It can be inferred that .
A. computers will bring disaster
B. computer industry will not develop faster
C. computers will bring about more convenience to people’s life
D. None
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Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first