阅读理解
Passage 1．
Tom worked in a factory and was busy all day long. One Sunday morning, he decided to go to a park to take a rest in the sunshine. After he got on a bus, Tom bought a ticket. Then he put the ticket in his cap and began to look for a seat. Soon he forgot where he had put the ticket. After a while, a ticket-inspector came to find out whether everybody had bought the ticket. When he asked Tom to show his ticket, Tom searched every pocket of his, but couldn‘t find it. He was fined (罚款) five dollars. Then he got off the bus, entered a park and seated himself on a chair. It was not until he took off his cap that he found where the ticket was, but it was too late.
6. After Tom got on the bus, he ＿＿＿ .（Ｃ）
C. bought a ticket
7. Tom put the ticket ＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. in his cap
8. ＿＿＿came after a moment.（Ｂ）
B. A ticket-inspector
9. Tom had to pay＿＿＿dollars as a fine. （Ｂ）
B. five
10. Tom found his ticket when he ＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. took off his cap
Passage 2:
Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human and turn the system on, and when the human leave it will turn them off again.
The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the firemen. It will also call the police should the sensors detect an intruder. You will open the door using your personal card--- the one you use for shopping---maybe using
a number known only to you.
11. The author intends to tell the readers that in year 2040＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. lights and heaters will switch on and off automatically.
12. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? ＿＿＿（Ｄ）
D.People will save trouble with the help of advanced technology.
13. According to the author, in 2040, new technology ＿.（Ｂ）
B. will free us from the keys we use today.
14. Thanks to computers, in 2040 people ＿＿. （Ｄ）
D. will have more fun at home.
15. What is the best title for the passage? ＿＿（Ａ）
A. Life in the Year 2040.
Passage 3:
Here is a piece of history. People don‘t learn it at school. In 1778, the Britain had the strongest navy in the world. They laughed at the small navy of America. At that time America wanted to be free from Britain. One American captain thought he would like to show the British that they were stronger than the Britain. On the night of April 24, 1778, Captain John Paul quietly brought his ship Ranger to White Haven, in the northeast of England. As soon as he reached White Haven he took a group of his men to one of the inns of the town. He went into it, and then had a drink with them. When all this was over, the Americans left White Haven and moved away. After that the British didn‘t say they had the strongest navy in the world.
6. Before 1778, whose navy is stronger?（Ｂ）
B. The British
7. Where is the White Haven? （Ｃ）
C. In the northeast of England
8. How did the American navy show the British that they were strong? （Ｃ）
C. It was not mentioned.
9. Where did John Paul go after he reached the White Haven?（Ａ）
A. A small inn
10. After the night of April 24,1778, who has the strongest navy in the world? （Ｂ）
B. The American
Passage 4:
One way that scientists learn 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.
11.The scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between＿＿＿. （Ｂ）
B. the amount of the food the mice eat and their health.
12. ＿＿＿receiving the most food.（Ｃ）
C. The third group is
D. The first two groups are
13. The first group is the thinnest because ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. both B and C.
14. How long do normal mice live? ＿＿＿（Ｂ）
B. Two years
15. What does the text tell us? （Ａ）
A. People who eat less and exercise more will live longer. Passage 5:
President Abraham Lincoln often visited hospitals to talk with wounded(受伤的) soldiers during the Civil War. Once, doctors pointed out a young soldier who was near death and Lincoln went over to his beside.
―Is there anything I can do for you?‖ asked the President. The soldier obviously didn‘t recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to say in a low vo ice,‖ Would you please write a letter to my mother?‖
A pen and paper were provided and the President carefully began writing down what the young man was able to say:‖ My dear mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I‘m afraid I‘m not going to recover(痊愈). Don‘t grieve too much for me, please. Kiss Mary and John for me. May God bless you and father.‖
The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added,‖ Written for your son by Abraham Lincoln.‖
The young man asked to see the letter and was astonished when he discovered who had written it.‖ Are you really the President?‖ he asked.
―Yes, I am.‖ Lincoln replied quietly. Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.
―Would you please hold my hand?‖the soldier asked.‖ It will help to see me through the send.‖
In the quiet room, the tall President took the boy‘s hand in his and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.
6. Lincoln often visited hospitals ＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. to see wounded soldiers and show his concern to them.
7. The soldier whom Lincoln talked with＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. didn‘t know Lincoln was standing before his bed until his death.
8. The soldier felt ＿＿＿when he found it was Lincoln who wrote the letter for him.（Ｄ）
D. surprised
9. Which of the following is true according to the passage?（Ｃ）
C. Lincoln knew the soldier was near death and to see him.
10. According to passage it can be seen that Lincoln＿＿. （Ｂ）
B. cared much about his soldiers.
Passage 6:
There was once a man in South America who had a parrot(鹦鹉)，a pet bird that could imitate(模拟)，human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Cotano. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say‖ Cotono‖ but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird, but gradually he lost his temper.‖ You stupid bird! Why can‘t you learn to say that One word! Say ?Cotano‘ or I‘ll kill you!‖ But the parrot would not say it . Many times , the man screamed(大声叫) , ―Say ?Cotano‘ or I‘ll kill you!‖ But the bird would never repeat the name. Finally the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house.‖ You are even more stupid than the chickens!‖
In the chicken house, there were four old chickens waiting to be killed for Sunday‘s dinner. The next morning, when he went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens, the parrot was screaming at the fourth,‖ Say ?Cotono‘ or I‘ll kill you!‖11. Why couldn‘t the parrot say the name of his native town?（D）
D. The reason is not mentioned in the story.
12. Why did the man lose his temper? （D）
D. Because the bird failed to say the name of the town.
13.Who killed the three chickens? （C）
C. The pet bird
14. Why was the man shocked at the scene the next morning?（A）
A. The bird had finally understood his threat.
15. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? （A）
A. The man loved his parrot very much and always treated it kindly.
Passage 7:
Different weather makes people feel different. It influences people‘s health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. In the Northeast and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March.
The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in 1983, scientists reported that IQ of a group of students was very high when a strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% below. The wind can help people have intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make IQ lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year.
Weather also has a strong influence on people‘s feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold. They might feel unhappy during cold winter. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.
Low air pressure may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low air pressure days. There is a kind of good weather for work and health. People feel better and became stronger at a temperature of about 10℃.
Are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? It may be the weather‘s problem.
6. ＿＿＿can have a bad influence on health.（Ａ）
A. Hot and wet weather
7. People may be more intelligent when ＿comes.（Ｃ）
C. a wind
8. People may be forgetful ＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. on low air pressure days.
9. In good weather of 18℃, ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. People are in better health.
10. The writer wants to tell us that＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. weather influence people‘s life.
Passage 8:
My wealthy uncle was dying . He wanted to leave me his entire fortune, which was about half a million dollars. There was one condition,: I must be married before he died. If not, I wouldn‘t receive a cent.
I was not a greedy man, but I thought half a million dollars was a rather high price for keeping my freedom. I decided to make the great sacrifice. It was easier said than done. The doctor was certain my uncle would be dead within a fortnight(两周). That put me in a difficult position. You see, besides being forty years old, I was also ugly. I had no lady friends. I couldn‘t possibly advertise myself as wealthy until after my marriage. Advertise! What a good idea!
I ran an advertisement in one of the popular Sunday newspapers. To my surprise and joy, I received over a thousand replies. I spent hours opening the letters.
My heart sank. I couldn‘t possibly read all the letters. Times was running out. In despair, I burnt all the letters. No choice was better than a bad choice. In this dejected(灰心的) state of mind, I went to see a good friend. He was a waiter in a restaurant. I told him my problem. ―If you are really serious,‖ he said, ―I can recommend my sister. She‘s an excellent cook and a good housekeeper. She is all alone now.‖
― But is she interested in marriage?‖ I asked .
11. The writer wanted to marry because ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. half a million dollars was too much to lose.
12.His biggest problem in finding a wife was ＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. that he was forty and ugly.
13. He burnt all the letters because＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. he couldn‘t read them.
14. He went to the restaurant ＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. to get advice from his friend there.
Passage 9;
When we can see well, we don‘t think about our eyes very often. It is only when we can not see perfectly that we come to see how important our eyes are.
People who are nearsighted(近视) can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Many people who do a lot of close work, such as writing or reading, become nearsighted. Then they have to wear glassed in order to see distant things clearly.
People who are farsighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty reading a book if they hold it near. If they want to do much reading, they must get glassed too.
Eyes are very important and they are our friends. We should protect our eyes all the time.
6. We don‘t know that our eyes are of great importance until ＿＿. （Ｂ）
B. we cannot see clearly.
7. According to the passage, a ＿＿＿is more likely to be nearsighted.（Ａ）
A. teacher
8. A nearsighted person usually ＿＿＿. （Ｂ）B. wears glasses
9.People who are farsighted ＿＿＿. （Ａ）
A. cannot do a lot of close work without glasses.
10. Eyes are very important to us because＿＿＿。（Ｃ）
C. we cannot see anything without them.
Passage 10:
Jessie lived in the country, but one year she decided to visit the capital city to do some shopping and to see the sights. She staged at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find. On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market , she passed a beggar. He was holding up a notice which said,‖ Bl ind from birth. Please give generously.‖
Jessie felt sorry for the blind beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl.
―Thank you,‖ he said.
On the third day, however, Jessie did not have a dollar coin, she had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar‘s bowl.
―What have I done wrong?‖ the beggar said,‖ Why are you so stingy(吝啬) today?‖ Jessie was very surprised by what the beggar said.
―How do you know I haven‘t given you a dollar?‖ she said,‖ if you are blind you can‘t know what coin I put into your bowl.‖
―Ah,‖ explained the beggar,‖ the truth is I‘m not blind. I‘m just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he‘s on holiday.‖
―On holiday!‖ Jessie exclaimed.‖ And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?‖
―He goes into the country,‖ the man said,‖ and take photographs. He‘s a very good photographer.‖
11. Where was the beggar sitting?（Ａ）
A. Between Jessie‘s hotel and the market.
12. On the first day--- （Ｂ）
B. Jessie gave the blind man some money.
13. On the third day, the blind man ---（Ｃ）
C. noticed that Jessie had only given him fifty cents.
14. Where did the regular beggar to on holiday? （Ａ）
A. To the countryside.
15. The beggar Jessie gave money to ---.（Ｂ）
B. is working for his beggar friend.
Passage 11:
In England, people like to talk about the weather because the weather does not always stay the same in one day. In the morning it is warm just like in spring and autumn. An hour later black clouds come, and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be clear; the sun will begin to shine; it will be summer at this time of day. In England , you can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter you can swim sometimes and in summer sometimes you should take warm clothes. In England , you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella with them when they go out in the morning though it is sunny, and you should not laugh at them. If you don‘t take an umbrella , you will regret later in the day.
6.The weather in England ＿＿＿. （Ａ）
A. usually changes in one day.
7.In England , people usually take ＿＿＿with them.（Ｃ）
C. umbrella
8. In summer in England , you sometimes should take ＿＿＿with you. （Ａ）
A. warm clothes
9. Why people will regret later if they don‘t take an umbrella? （Ａ）
A. Because they will be caught by the rain.
10. In England, what people most like to take about is ＿＿. （Ａ）
A. an umbrella
Passage 12:
A Dog For Sale
A man walked into a pet shop one day with a large and very ugly dog. It had long hair, short legs, no tail and a very wet nose.
―Good morning, sir,‖ the owner of the pet shop said.‖ How can I help you?‖
― I want to sell this dog.‖
The pet shop owner looked at the dog and shook his head. ―I‘m sorry. I can‘t give you anything for that animal. No one will want to buy him.‖
―Why not?‖ asked the man.‖ He‘s clean, well-behaved and healthy.‖
―Look at him, sir,‖ said the pet shop owner. ―He hasn‘t got a tail, his legs are too short and his hair‘s too long. Who would want to buy such a dog?‖
―Well, I guess you‘re right,‖ the man said. ― But he can talk.‖
―What do you mean he can talk?‖ the pet shop owner asked.
―Yes, he can speak perfect English. Just listen.‖ The man answered.
The dog then spoke.
―It‘s true, sir.‖ he said . ― I am the world‘s greatest talking dog. I‘ve been to America and talked to the President at the White House in Washington. I‘ve talked to the Queen of England and the Emperor of Japan. Please buy me, sir. This man is very cruel to me. He makes me work too hard and doesn‘t feed me very well. He never takes me for a walk or gives me a bath. Sometimes he leaves me alone for weeks. I‘m so unhappy, sir. Please buy me and find a good home for me.‖
11. What did the dog owner want to do?（Ｂ）
B. To sell his dog.
12. The pet shop owner didn‘t want to buy at first because the dog＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. wasn‘t good-looking
13. The dog said that he ＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. had met and spoken to important people
14. The pet shop owner was delighted by ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. the animal‘s ability to talk
15. Why did the dog owner want to sell his dog?（Ｂ）
B. Because he can earn a big sum of money by selling the dog. Passage 13:
Let me tell you a story about Bert and Mildred Bunbridge, who were very forgetful. For example, Mildred would forget to cook dinner, or Bert would go to work on Sunday, thinking it was Monday. One summer they were to take a long plane trip. What do you suppose happened? Well, they got to the airport with only ten minutes to spare. So time was short. They just had to buy some flight insurance first. After all, who knows what will happen on a plane flight? They quickly put some coins into a machine and out came their insurance policy(保险单).
― Who would get the money if we crash, I wonder.‖ Asked Mildred.
―My mother, of course,‖ her husband replied.
―We‘ll mail the policy to her. Now quick, give me a stamp, will you?‖ he said. ― The plane‘s going to take off in another minute.‖
Bert put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it in the mail box, and suddenly let out a cry. What happened, do you suppose? He had mailed their plane tickets to his mother! 7.Which of the following is true about Bert and Mildred according to this passage?（Ａ）
A. It was very easy for them to forget things.
8. What did they get after putting coins into a machine?（Ｄ）
D. Flight insurance policy.
9. According to Bert and Mildred‘s decision, who would get the insurance money if their plane crashed? （Ｃ）
C.Bert‘s mothers
10. When did Bert realize that he had put the plane tickets in the envelope? （Ｄ）
D. After he put the envelope into the mail box.
Passage 14:
If you like looking at more places or people , travel by bus. Buses don‘t go very fast in the centre of London. In general, London buses are red and double-deckers (双层汽车)。They have a driver and a conductor.
When you have got on the bus, the conductor says, ―Tickets , please!‖ You say where you want to go; he tells you how much to pay, you pay him and he gives you a ticket.
A lot of London bus drivers and conductors come from the west Indies.
There are other sorts of buses in London, too. The red single-decker buses have a driver but no conductor. You pay the same price for a short journey as for a long journey.
The green buses are called the Green Line. Those buses cross London, but they don‘t stop very often. They are mainly for people who live a little way out of London and who travel in and out.
6.When you＿＿＿the bus, you pay the conductor and get
a ticket.（Ａ）
A. get on
7.The red double-decker buses have＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. a conductor and a driver
8. There are＿＿＿kinds of buses in London. （Ｂ）
B. three
9. The correct statement is ＿＿＿. （Ａ）
A. many London bus conductors are from West Indies.
10. The green buses are mainly for people who＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. live outside of London
Passage 15:
Today Newton is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in it. They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a great number of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed many people.
The Government ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they didn‘t kill many. The Government promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats everyday. A Government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.
After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the government offices. The Government officer thought that people were stealing dad rats from the pile. He ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it, soon there were no more rats, and the Government didn‘t pay any more money.
11. Newton is a place which＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. is very clean
12. When the Government first ordered the people to kill rats, the people＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. were too lazy to kill many rats.
13. The people killed rats＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. to get money from the government
14. A deep hole was dug so that＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. people would kill more rats
15. What‘s the best topic for this passage? （Ｃ）
C. How Newton Became a Very Clean Place
Passage 16:
Rose was studying to be a doctor, but now she did not have much money. Her uncle Tom was rich. As he has no children, he loved Rose very much. He always gave her very good birthday presents.
When uncle Tom‘s birthday was coming, Rose wanted to buy something nice for him, but he was so rich, and she did not know what to get for him. She went from one shop to another in the town. At last she told a shop assistant her problem and asked for her help.
―I‘m sure you have many people with the same problem. What do you have for a man if he has already got everything?‖ Rose asked.
The shop assistant thought for a minute, and answered . ― Envy(嫉妒). Only envy.‖
6. Rose often got presents from her uncle because＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. he loved her very much.
7. Rose did not know what present she should buy for her uncle because ＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. he had got everything
D. he did not like a present
8. Rose went to different shops ＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. but did not find anything good
9. Rose asked the shop assistant to ＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. tell her what to buy
10. The assistant ＿＿＿Rose. （Ｂ）B. could not help
Passage 17:
How to apply for a free mailbox?
First you have to connect to the Internet and go to the home pages of the ICP providing free mailboxes. Then you will find an icon showing ―apply for a free mailbox‖. Click the icon, an agreement about the rules for using the free mailbox will appear. If you want to go on, click the icon‖ I agree‖. Then you have to fill in a form about your basic personal data, and the name and pin of the mailbox. The pin is the key to the mailbox. After finishing these, you will get a mailbox like this: your name @mail server ( For example: tvguide@https://www.doczj.com/doc/b46623368.html,. ―The mailbox is separated into two parts by a separator ―@‖, which is read as ―at‖.The former part is the name of the mailbox. The latter is the domain name(域名) of the mail server. All mail to you will be received by the server and put into your mailbox you can read this mail on any computer in the world, as long as you have the name and pin of the mailbox.
11. If you want to sent or receive an e-mail , you should first ＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. apply for a mailbox
12. When you get a FREE mailbox, you can send an e-mail ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. without paying any money
13.Here is an e-mail address ―Johnbrown@https://www.doczj.com/doc/b46623368.html,‖,what is the mailbox‘s name?（Ｃ）
C. Johnbrown
14. The writer mainly wants to tell us how to ＿＿＿in this passage. （Ｃ）
C. apply for a free e-mail box
15.What does the underlined word ―pin‖ mean in this passage? （Ａ）
A. personal identification
Passage 18:
There are many kinds of ants in the world that always live in companies . They are the most hard-working creatures and most of them make their nests under ground. The small black ants that we see running back and forth in the grass are the same ants that bother us by coming to our picnics uninvited. They are not trying to be harmful, but are only doing the house keeping job they were made for.
They are nature‘s clean-up crew . One of these ants, scouting(搜索) in the grass , finds the trail of an injured beetle. In some mysterious way the news spreads. Soon there are two ants, then a few more. Then a dozen or more are running around the beetle. Enough ants will come to put an end to it.
Then the beetle is dead, the ants carry it away to their underground nests . They leave nothing in the grass but empty shell.
11. The ants that come to our picnic are ＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. doing their job
12. According to this passage, the black ant‘s job is to ＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. clean up the grass
13. As soon as an ant finds an injured insect , it ＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. let others ants know
14. More ants learn about the beetle ＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. from other ants
15. The ants clean the grass by ＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. carrying away everything but the shell.
Passage 19:
Happiness is for everyone. You don‘t need to envy those people who have beautiful houses with large garden and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble in school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of you; when you get success , your friends will say congratulations to you. And when you do something nice to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness . If you notice a bit of them, you can see the happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because have something else that can‘t be bought with money. You meet with difficulties , you can loudly you are happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转的) door. When it closes, it also opens . If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
6. These who have big houses may often feel ＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. lonely
7. When you fall behind in your study in school, your teachers and classmate will ＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. help you out
8. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress? （Ｂ）
B. Congratulations to you
9. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?（Ａ）
A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.
10. Which of the following is the passage mainly about? （Ｂ）
B. Happiness
Passage 20:
In November 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt and some of his friends went on a hunting trip to Mississippi. After hours of searching , Roosevelt and his group had not come across any wild animals. Finally , the group did track down and surrounded a helpless bear. One of the guides asked the President to shoot the bear so he could win a hunting trophy(奖励)。The President raised his riffle first and then put down his gun, letting the poor bear go. News reporters throughout the country reported the story, spreading Roosevelt‘s kind act.
Not long after this report, a famous cartoonist names Clifford Benyman draw a cartoon based on Roosevelt‘s rescue of the bear. When a store owner in Brooklyn saw the cartoon, he decided to make toy bears to sell in his shop. He asked the President Roosevelt for permission to use the name ―Teddy‘s Bear‖ for his toys, as a reminder of the bear Roosevelt had set free.
Nowadays, everyone knows these toys as Teddy Bears, but few people knew that they were named after President and his friends ―Teddy‖ Roosevelt.
11. Roosevelt and his friends went to Mississippi for ＿＿＿in November 1902.（Ｄ）
D. hunting
12. The reason that one guide asked Roosevelt to shoot the bear was ＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. the president could get the hunting prize.
13. The news reporter‘s reported the story about Roosevelt for ＿＿＿.（Ｂ）
B. the president‘s kindness
14. ＿＿knew how the toy was named Teddy‘s Bear. （Ｃ）
C Few people D. Everyone
15.According to the whole passage, the toy Teddy‘s Bear is named after ＿＿＿. （Ｄ）
D. President Roosevelt
Passage 21:
In the last 500 years, nothing about people----not their clothes ideas , or languages---has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500‘s . And although is was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London , shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the new world . Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the ― potatoes famine‖ of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their motherland and move to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South American to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world‘s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia, a country in Africa . It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400‘s.
According to an Arabic legend ,coffee was discovered when a person named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried to and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the world‘s population now starts the day with .
13.Thousands of Irish people starved during the ― potatoes famine‖ because＿＿＿.（Ａ）
A. they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything else.
14. Which country is the largest coffee producer? （Ａ）
A. Brazil
15. Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?（Ｂ）
B. Coffee is native to Colombia
Passage 22:
Two clever children---Peter,11, and his sister, Karen,9 , found a stolen car in woods near Saikung yesterday morning. The pleased owner, Mrs. Judy Roberts , said that she would take the children out of to dinner to show her thanks.
The two children were studying at Sai Kung Primary School. They were walking along a path on their way to school when they noticed a car covered with branches which were pulled down from a tree. The children were a bit surprised because very few people parked their cars there. They looked inside the car but there was nobody in it.
What did the children do then? They made a note of the type of the car and its color. Peter also wrote down the number of the car. When they got to school, they told their teacher what they had seen. The matter was reported to the police station.
After the police collected some important information, Mrs. J. Rober was traced.
― I lost my car two days ago and I have been very sad . I‘m glad to have it found now. I really have to thank Peter and Karen and I will take them out to dinner . I‘m also going to write to the headmaster of Sai Kung Primary School to speak highly of the teachers .‖ Mrs. Roberts said.
Peter and Karen‘s teachers were proud of these two small detectives. ― Peter and Karen are not only good students but also responsible members of the society,‖ the headmaster, Mr. Smith said.
6. The children were surprised to see the car because＿.（Ａ）
A. people did not usually park a car there.
7. The matter was reported to the police station. ―The matter‖ refers to (指代) ＿＿＿。（Ｂ）
B. the discovery of the car
8. Mrs. J. Roberts was traced . The word ―traced‖ means＿＿＿. （Ｂ）
B. found
9. Mrs. Roberts wrote to Mr. Smith to ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. praise the teachers of Sai Kung Primary School
10. The best title for the passage is ＿＿＿.（Ｃ）
C. Two Little ― Detectives‖
Passage 23:
I began to smoke when I was in high school. My parents didn‘t care much. They both smoked, and my elder brother did, too. In school, the teachers talked against smoking, but the cigarette advertisements were so exciting. The men in the ads were so good-looking and so successful, and the women were well, they were beautiful and sophisticated.
I read a book called how to stop smoking. The writer said that smoking wastes time, and that cigarettes costs lot of money. Ten years later, everyone began to hear about the negative effects of cigarette smoke: lung disease, cancer, and heart problems. After that, there was a health warning on every pack of cigarettes.
Then two events made me think of giving up smoking. First, I started to cough. I thought it was just a cold, but it didn‘t get better. Second , my brother got lung cancer. He got sicker and sicker. My brother and I used to smoke cigarettes together over twenty years, and we smoked our last cigarettes together the day before he died. I sat with him in his hospital room, and I decided to quit. ― No more cigarettes, ever.‖ I said to myself.
However, it was very hard to stop. I tried several times to quit on my own---without success. Finally, I ran out of excuses----I might say my excuses went up in smoke. I joined the ―stop smoking‖program at the local hospital, which also ended up in failure.
11. what is the author‘s main problem?（Ｃ）
C. He tried to give up smoking but failed.
12. What did the cigarette advertisement Not tell the audience when the author was young?（Ｂ）
B. Smoking is dangerous.
13. The disadvantages of smoking in the book the author read do NOT include that ＿＿＿. （Ｃ）
C. it has negative effects on people‘s health
14. The author did all he could to give up smoking EXCEPT ＿＿＿.（Ｄ）
D. buying some medicines for quitting smoking
15.What does the last paragraph in the passage try to tell us?（Ａ）
A. Smoking is hard to give up
Passage 24:
Peter arrived home and discovered that he had forgotten his door key. He rang the bell, but nobody came to open the door. He rang again, and waited , but still there was no answer. He walked around the house to see if he could find an open window. But they were al closed. It was beginning to rain and he did not know what to do. Dorothy, his wife, had obviously gone out, and he did not know where she had gone, or when she would return. He waited for half an hour. Still nobody came. Finally feeling wet and could be angry, he picked up a big stone and threw it through the kitchen window and was climbing through it. When he heard the front door open, his wife came back.
11. What happened to Peter one day?（Ａ）
A. He didn‘t take his door key with him
12. What was the weather like? （Ｃ）
C. It was raining
13. What did he do at last to get into his house?（Ａ）
A. He threw a big stone through a window.
14. When did his wife come back?（Ｂ）
B.His wife came back after he had broken the kitchen window.
15. Peter walked around the house to see if he could find that ＿＿＿. （Ａ）
A. a window was open
Passage 25:
When John and Victoria falls arrived in New York from London for a one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had neither planned to buy a house of their own nor planned to buy lots of furniture. They were going to rent a house either with furniture or they would buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new way that more and more people were using in settling down in new places. The renting of home furnishings-beds, tables, dishes, and so on, has become one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States.
What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people do:
international business people, government officials , airline (航空公司) workers , young married couples---people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city( or country) to another. They are saved the trouble and 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 furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find that 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 they don‘t like to tell people about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.
14. One reason that people rent home furnishings is that＿＿＿.（C）
C. they don‘t have to move their furniture all the time
15. To the family who have a large, beautiful home of their own, renting furniture is ＿＿＿.（B）
B. a secret
Passage 26:
Air is all around us. It is around us as we walk and play From the time we were born, air is all around on every side. When we sit down , it is around us. We live in air. All living things need air. Living things cannot live without air. When we are working or running, we need more air. When we are asleep , we need less air, We live in air, but we can‘t see it. We can feel it when it is moving. Moving air is called wind. How can you make it move? Here is one way. Hold an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What you feel is the air.
6. When we are asleep, we also need ＿＿＿air.（A）
A. a little
7. When we go to bed, air is ＿＿＿.（C）
C. around us
8. If there is no air, we can only live＿＿＿. （C）
C. for a few minutes
9. When air moves , it is called ＿＿＿.（B）
B. wind
10. We can ＿＿＿air when it moves. （A）
A. feel
Passage 27:
Breaking the News
A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery(彩票) . Her son and his wife heard the news on the radio ―How are we going to tell your mother?‖ the wife asked. ― The shock might kill her.‖
― That‘s true,‖ the son said . ― Per haps we‘d better speak to her doctor about it. He‘ll know how to break (告诉) the news to her gently.‖
They explained the situation to the old lady‘s doctor.
― I‘m glad you told me,‖ he said, ― A shock, even a happy one, could give her a heart attack. Leave it to me. I‘ll find a way of breaking the news to her.‖
He thought about the problem for several days , then decided what he would say . He called on (拜访) the old lady and sat by her beside. He took her hand in his. ― Let‘s play a game, my dear,‖ he said. ― ? Let‘s Pretend‘game.‖―Oh ,yes,‖ the old lady said. ― I love ?Let‘s Pretend‘game.‖
― Good.I‘ll ask you a question first,‖ the doctor said.‖ Then you can tell me one.‖
He pretended to think for a few minutes. Then he said, ― Tell me, what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery?‖ ― Oh,that‘s an easy one,‖the old lady said. ― I‘d give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years. Doctor!‖
But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.
11. Why didn‘t the man and his wife tell his mother the good news immediately?（B）
B. They didn‘t want her to die of (死于) shock
12. They doctor was worried that the news （D）
D. would bring on(引发) a heart attack
13. The doctor went to the old lady‘s house（C）
C. to tell her the news
14. Why was the doctor lying on the floor? （D）
D. He had died of shock
15. Which of the following is NOT true? （D）
D. The doctor envied(羡慕) the old lady‘s money and was killed by her.
Passage 28:
A lawyer, an artist and a musician got lost in the woods . At last they came to a farmer‘s house and asked if he could let them stay for the night.
―Sure,‖ the farmer said. ― But I‘ve got room for only two of you in the house. The other one will have to sleep in the barn（牲畜棚）with the animals, and the smell is very hard there.‖ ―I‘ll sleep in the barn,‖ the artist said .
Half an hour later, a knock was heard on the farmer‘s door, and there stood the artist, saying, ― I can‘t take the smell.‖ ―All right,‖ said the lawyer, ―I‘ll sleep in the barn.‖ And he went off.
After a while there was another knock on the door. ―I felt terrible with the smell from the bad food,‖ the lawyer said in an angry way.
― You‘ve two sissies(女人气的男子),‖said the musician. ―I‘ll sleep in the barn.‖
Thirty minutes later, came another knock . When they opened the door, there stood all the animals from the barn.
6. The lawyer, artist and musician came to a farmer‘s house because they ＿＿.（A）
A. couldn‘t find their way in the woods
7. One of them had to sleep in the barn for the reason that ＿＿. （A）
A.the farmer didn‘t have enough room for the three of them.
8. The artist wanted to sleep in the barn as he ＿＿.（C）
C. didn‘t think that the smell was so terrible
9. From the story we see that the musician was ＿＿. （C）
C. clever
10. They saw all the animals standing in front of the door because ＿＿.（B）
B. the musician drove them out of the barn.
Passage 29:
After retiring from 30 years of teaching, Ethell Pepper could easily have decided to sit and relax and enjoy a peaceful retirement . But that kind of life is not for Ethell Pepper. ― I just wanted to do something different . If you are going to participate in life, do it. Don‘t just sit down and look out of the window.‖ She says. At 60, she decided to become one of the pioneer participants in a program at the University of California. The program offers campus housing and classes to people over sixty. She enrolled in a class called Human Relationships and a Diverse Society. ― I taught my minority students in my English and drama classes in high school for 20 years. But in this course, I found out a lot about other cultures that I didn‘t know them. One of the more important lessons that I‘m learning is to perceive, not to judge.‖ Older adults can add to the educational resources of university by bringing with them a lot of valuable experience. Their presence on campus helps break some long believes on aging. Young students may have fears of growing older. But that kind of fear can be reduced as they see that older people can be active, healthy , and continue to contribute to society. The younger students can begin to see aging as a natural part of living.
11. What did Ethell do when she was 68?（D）
D. She entered university
12. How long did Ethell teach minority students? （D）
D. 30 years
13. Why did Ethell go back to college again?（B）
B.Because she wanted to do something different and continue her study
14. What do elderly people contribute to the university? They ＿＿. （B）
B. bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.
15. What‘s the most important lesson Ethell is learning?（C）
C. She is learning to perceive, not to judge
Passage 30:
When my fifteen-year-old son does speak, he often says one of the two things, either ―Okay‖ or―No problem‖.
―No prob lem‖ has been my son‘s philosophy of life. Whenever you asked him how he was doing in school, he always said ―No problem‖. But the fact was he had failed every course. He had even failed English.
― How can you fail English?‖
―Yeah,‖ he said.
Hoping to see an answer that he had something to do with question, I said again. ― Please tell me how can you fail English?‖
― I don‘t know, Dad,‖ he said.
―Son, you didn‘t really fail English, did you? Because you can understand people who speak English, can‘t you? And when you talk , they can understand you, can‘t they?‖ I got angrier. ―All you need is maybe leaving you out in the wilderness with no food or money in the middle of winter. Just a dollar to make a collect call saying that you‘re ready to study.‖
―No problem,‖ he said.
6. The son ＿＿.（A）
A. tells his father nothing about his study. 7. How is the son doing with his lessons?（B）
B. Not so well
8. The father and the son‘s native language is ＿＿. （B）
B. English
9. What‘s the real reason for the son‘s failure in his lessons according to the father? （B）
B. He doesn‘t work hard at his lessons.
10. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage? （A）
A. The father is going to sent his son to the wildness. Passage 31:
Madison Avenue in New York is a well-known place in the U.S. It is the place where many advertising companies have their offices. And advertising is one of the biggest businesses in America.
The same kinds of things are produced and sold by many different companies in the U.S. Many different companies sell cars; many others sell oil . Many different companies sell clothes, tires , and so on. Each company wants the public to buy its products . By advertising these companies make the public interested in what they want to sell
Each company pays advertisers to tell the public about its products. Suppose a company has a new breakfast cereal (谷类食物) that it wants to sell. In an advertising office an Madison Avenue plans are made for telling the public about this product. The advertising company takes beautiful pictures of people eating the cereal. These pictures appear in newspapers or magazines , and also on TV.
Here is an example of a TV advertisement telling the public about a new breakfast cereal.
It shows a well-known basketball player eating a big bowl of WAKE-UPS. We know it is WAKE-UPS because the box is beside him on the table.
Basketball player: I always start my day with WAKE-UPS, the cereal made especially for people like me.
I have to have good health. WAKE-UPS can make me strong . If you want to be strong and have good health, eat WAKE-UPS every morning!
11. Madison Avenue is well-known because＿＿.（C）
C. there are many advertising companies there.
12.In order to persuade the public to buy its products, a company should ＿＿.（D）
D. advertise its products.
13. If a company wants to sell a new breakfast cereal, it ＿＿.（A）
A. will have to pay an advertiser to make advertising plans.
14. MAKE-UPS is ＿＿.（A）
A. the name of a breakfast cereal.
15. The best title for this text is ＿＿.（D）
D. The Big Business of Advertising
Passage 32:
Two years ago, my husband bought me a bike . If you live in a town, it is often faster than a car and you don‘t have to worry about parking. You leave it anywhere. As it has a seat at the back and a basket at the front. I can take my little daughter to school, to the library, to the shops, the weather.
I use it most in summer when, the weather is warm and dry. It can be very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and the rain is heavy.
You must, of course, be careful on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem, though. One day I went shopping and came back to find my front wheel missing. It was a long walk to the bicycle shop. Now I have three strong locks.
My husband uses my bicycle sometimes for short journeys. He says it is better than waiting for a bus. He still uses his car for longer journeys, but I think that all day‘s sitting down is making him fat and lazy. On my bicycle I get a lot of exercises and fresh air, and this makes me feel a lot younger.
11. The writer‘s husband bought her ＿two years ago.（A）
A. a new car
12. A bike is better than a car because ＿＿.（B）
B. it is often faster in a town
13. The writer often uses her bike＿＿.（C）
C. in summer
14. You must be ＿＿when you ride a bike , for there are some problems. （A）
A. careful
15. Riding a bike ＿and it can make you feel younger. （A）
A. is a good exercise
Passage 33:
Life in secondary school is interesting but busy. The students wear uniforms (校服) and go to school five days a week. There are six periods every day , and each period is 45 minutes long. The timetable is very full. They have two hour‘s homework every night and sometimes it takes much longer. My son goes to school by bike at 7:00 in the morning and usually gets home at 5:30 in the afternoon. Each of the student wants to be the top student and gets high marks in the exam.
Their school has beautiful houses and a big playground. They usually play ball games on it after class. The students hope the headmaster and teachers will treat them like grown-up people.
6. The students in secondary school wear ＿＿.（A）
A. the same dress
7. The students have ＿＿periods every day. （A）
A. six
8. The students in this school do their homework for nearly ＿＿every day.（B）
B. two hours or more
9. The author‘s son goes to school ＿＿in the morning. （A）
A. at 7:00
10. The students expect that the headmaster and teachers will ＿＿.（C）
C. regard them as grown-ups
Passage 34:
Dear Mrs.Huggett,
You may remember that we have discussed the noise your children made while practicing their musical instruments. You agreed to make sure that they would stop practicing in the evening.
You can imagine my surprise, then , when I realized that nothing had changed and the situation was continuing as before. I find it difficult to stay in the house and I invent any excuse to go out for the evening to be away from the terrible noise. Much as I think music, I had had enough , and to be frank, I am not prepared to put up with the situation any more.
I think it is high time you realized your responsibilities as a member of the community, and I must warn you that unless you do something about the situation I will be forced to take legal action.
I have sent a copy of this letter to my lawyer.
Yours sincerely,
R.G.Barge
6. Mr. Barge feels angry because ＿＿.
D. Mrs. Huggett has broken her promise.
7. Which of the following statements is true about Mr. Barge according to the passage?（B）
B. Mr. Barge likes music but he doesn‘t like the noise
8. Mr. Barge is prepared to ＿＿. （D）
D. take Mrs. Huggett to court if the situation continues.
9. Mrs. Huggett agreed to stop her children practicing in the evenings ＿＿.（A）
A. before Mr. Barge wrote her this letter
10. Which of the following statements is true about Mrs. Huggett according to the passage?（B）
B. She is a member who doesn‘t keep her promise Passage 35:
In 1896, Einstein went to Zurich(苏黎世) to study Physics. There he met a girl from Hungry. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought them together and they became good friends. Before long they fell in love. In 1903, when Einstein was 24, he merried Marits, who was 4 years older than he.
After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. She was sure that her husband would succeed. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from their home.
In 1914, Einstein moved to Berlin and settled down there. At that time his theory proved to be correct and he had became famous all over the world. But it was not long before the First World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who was on holiday in Switzerland couldn‘t come back to Berlin any more. The war not only stopped Einstein‘s work but also broke up the warm, happy family. In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced(离婚)。11．From this passage , we can see that Marits was ＿＿when married.（D）
D.28
12. We can learn from the passage that Marits ＿＿.（A）
A. greatly helped Einstein with his research work
13. The last paragraph mainly tells us ＿＿. （A）
A. Why Einstein and Marits got divorced.
14. Why did Einstein and Marits get divorced?（B）
B.Because the war stopped Marits from coming back to Berlin.
15. The writer wanted to tell us that ＿＿. （D）
D.we should remember Marits when talking about Einstein‘s theory.
Passage 36:
In recent years, progress in medical technology has made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some people, including some doctors, do not support these life-extending ways, and they say that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become very bad. They say that people should be allowed to die with respect and to decide when they want to die.
Others say that life under any conditions is better than death. They also say that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible.
So the argument goes on and on without any clear answer.
6. The best title of this passage is ＿＿.（B）
B. Life and Death
7. People can now live longer than in the past. It is because of ＿＿.（A）
A. the progress of medical technology.
8. According to the writer‘s idea, ＿＿.（D）
D. none of the above.
9. The expression ― life-extending ways‖in this passage means＿＿.（C）
C. ways to make people live longer.
10. Which of the following is true according to the passage? （A）
A. The argument hadn‘t ended yet.
Passage 37:
Many 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 b e 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.‖
11. What did the rich man want to find out?（C）
C. If the people of the town were worthy of his help. 12. What did he put in the centre of the road? （A）
A. A very large stone
13. Which of the following statements is true? （C）
C. Most people did nothing but complaining.
14. What did the young man find under the stone?（D）
D. Both A and B
15. A very rich man wanted to do something for ＿＿. （D）
D. the people of the town.
Passage 38:
The moon looks near, but it is very far away. It is 380,000 kilometers away from our earth. Man now can go to the moon in a spaceship. It takes more than three days to get to the moon. A spaceship flies at about eleven kilometers a second.
In 1969 two Americans got to the moon in a spaceship. They got out the spaceship and walked for a few minutes. It is too hot in the day and too cold at night. And there is no air or water on the moon. We all know living things need water and air.
Everything on the moon is much lighter than on the earth. Walking on the moon is just like jumping and flying.
A person can jump much higher on the moon than on the earth.
6. It is ＿＿from us to the moon.（B）
B. very far
7. It takes ＿＿to reach the moon by spaceship.（A）
A. over three days
8. There is ＿＿life on the moon.（D）
D. no
9. It is ＿＿on the moon. （B）
B. very hot during the day
10. Everything on the earth is much ＿＿than on the moon. （D）
D. lighter
Passage 39:
Now, you‘ll be coming here to brush up your English, so you‘ll want to make as much conversation as possible. Whatever you do , don‘t stay in a place full of overseas students, especially if they come from our country. This if fatal. Don‘t believe all the stories you hear about how unfriendly the English are. It‘s just that many of them are a little shy, and they have this idea about minding their own business. In a train, or restaurant, for example, or anywhere also they will talk to you; but you must break the ice first. Then see them talk! Any subject will do---the weather, their dogs, food, pardon me, not any subject. Don‘t be nosy(爱打听的) about their private life, their incomes and expenditures , or their ages . These English worship (尊重) their privacy. Avoid religion too. The best place to talk is in pubs, but as you are a girl, go with someone else, and don‘t go to the pubs in Piccadilly, Leicester Square and so on. Find one near where you are living and go there regularly. Someone‘s bound to talk to you. Oh! Make sure to let them see you are a foreigner. Pretend to have difficulty in ordering , or something. That should be easy enough.
11. The writer suggests that they had better not stay in a place where there are ＿＿.（D）
D. a lot of overseas students
12. According to the passage, we should believe ＿ .（C）
C. the English mostly friendly
13. We can talk about anything with English except . （C）
C. their incomes
14.According to the passage, which of the following facts is TRUE?（B）
B. We can talk about something with the English in a train.
15. The best place to talk to the English is ＿＿.（C）
C. in a pub
Passage 40:
All big cities are quite similar. Living in a modern Asian city is not very different from living in an American city. However, the same cannot be said about living on farms.
In many parts of the world, farmers and their families live in villages or towns. In the United States , each family lives on its own fields. Instead of traveling to the fields every morning , American farmers stay on their land throughout the week. They travel to the nearest town on Saturday for shopping or on Sunday for church. The children ride on buses to large schools for all the farm families living in the area. In some areas, there are small schools for a few families and the children.
Of course, life keeps changing for everyone including farmers. Today there are cars, goods and televisions . And of course there are modern machines for farming, All of these have changed farm life.
For many years, farming in America was often a lonely living. Farmers had to deal with their own problems, instead of getting help from others. They now have learned to try new methods , and trust their own ideas instead of following old days.
6. All big cities‘ life is ＿＿.（A）
A. nearly the same
7. American farmers stay on their land ＿＿. （A）
A. all the time
8. Which of the following is NOT true?（B）
B. The farmers have to go to church besides on Sundays.
9. In the last sentence of the passage, the word ―means‖ ＿＿. （A）
A. ways
10. What would be the best title for this passage?（D）
D. Farm Life in the United States
Passage 41:
One day a bookseller(书商) let a big box of books fall on his foot. ―Go to see the doctor,‖ said his wife. ―No,‖ he said. ―I‘ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I‘ll ask him about my foot. If I go to see him, I‘ll have to pay him.‖
On the next day the doctor came into the shop for some books. When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it.
―You must put that foot in hot water every night. Then you must put something on it,‖ said the doctor.
He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. ―Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night,‖ he said.
―Thank you,‖ said the bookseller. ―And now, sir, here are your books.‖
―How much?‖ said the doctor.
―Two pounds‖,
―Good,‖ said the doctor. ―I shall not have to pay you anything.‖
―Why?‖ asked the bookseller.
―I told you about your foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my house, I ask them to pay me one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their house, I want two pounds. And I came here, didn‘t I?‖
11.What happened to the bookseller one day?（B）
B. His foot was wounded by a box of books
12. The bookseller‘s wife asked him ＿＿.（C）
C. to go to see the doctor
13.The bookseller didn‘t take his wife‘s advice because＿＿.（D）
D. he didn‘t want to pay the doctor
C. nothing
15. The bookseller paid ＿＿money for seeing the doctor in the end.（A）
A. more
Passage 42:
We were sorry that we had to ask the young man to leave the job. It was not that he was unpopular with the other people in the office. Everyone liked him. Nor was it that he was incapable. He had plenty of abilities . The problem was that so much of his work was unsatisfactory, it wasn‘t good enough . Sometimes he would leave a job unfinished , and never come back to complete it. Other times his writing would be so illegible that you couldn‘t read it. Or he might disappear from the office for an hour or so with no explanation of where he had been. Once or twice he sat unoccupied (不做事) for a while, doing nothing at all, until someone noticed him and gave him some work . I supposed he felt that we had mistreated him that we had not been fair to him. But I didn‘t think we had misjudged him. We didn‘t make up our minds until we had given him every chance to show what he could do. However, I confessed that it made me uncomfortable to tell him that he had lost his job. A person sent replace him the next week.
6. From the passage, the young man was asked to leave the job because____.（C）
A. he was unpopular
C. he was irresponsible(不负责的)
7. In the passage ―illegible‖ (in Line5) refers to ____.（A）
A. difficult or impossible to read
8. We learn from the passage that the author did the following Except ____.（A）
A. misjudging the young man
9. The author felt ____ to tell the young man he had lost the job.（D）
D. uncomfortable
10. ____ will take the young man‘s place next week.（B）
B. a person recommended by an employment agency Passage 43:
More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US schools last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May8.
The department gave a report to the expulsions (开除) as saying hand guns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996-1997, against 7 percent for rifles or shotguns and 35 percent fro other types of firearms.
―The report is a clear sign that our nation‘s public schools are cracking down on students (who bring guns to school,‖Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement. ―We need to be tough—minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keeping our children safe.‖
In March 1997 , an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky.
Most of the expulsions, 56 percents , were from high school, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9 percent were from elementary schools, the report said.
11. From the first paragraph, we can infer that in the US schools ____ .（C）
C. safety is a problem
12. The report from the US Department of Education shows that ____.（D）
D. guns are out of control in the US schools
13. The main idea of Paragraph 4 shows US ____.（A）
A. some examples of shooting in US schools
14. How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools?（A）
A. 10
15. From this passage we know that ____.（C）
C. every American citizen can own guns
Passage 44:
Most Americans believe that good education is quite necessary to democracy and social progress. Even during their colonial time the settlers attached great importance to setting up schools for their children, because these puritans were firm believers in education. They tried hard to establish enough schools for their children. The schools were not only to teach children how to read, write and calculate but also to train clergymen. The first college, Harvard, was set up in Massachusetts in 1636. Soon after, the colonial government passed a law requiring every town of more than 40 families to have a school and school master. By the mid-eighteenth century several well-known colleges were founded, including Columbia in New York and Princeton in New Jersey. They were used to train young people.
Education did not develop very fast in the South where big plantation owners did not want to build schools for the children of the poor workers and slaves. Children from rich families usually went to England for higher education. This was one the reasons why the South developed more slowly than the North.
Colonial schools laid the foundation for America educational system in which all the American schools were left to the care of communities or local authority. Compulsory education has been carried out and primary and secondary education has been open to American children free of charge for many years.
6.
Education in most Americans' eyes is _____.（A）
A. quite necessary for social development and democracy
7.Which of the following was not a task of school?（D）
D To send children to British universities.
8.The south America developed slowly because _____.（D）
D education developed quite slowly in the south
9.American educational system was built _____.（A）
A on the basis of colonial educational system
10.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （A）
A Princeton University was founded around 1750s. Passage 45:
Worldwide fame burst upon Albert Einstein on November 7, 1919, when British astronomers announced they had found the first confirmation of Einstein's general relativity theory. Einstein had already become known in scientific circles because of his two astonishing theories: the Special Theory of Relativity, published in 1905 when he was only twenty-six and a minor clerk in the Swiss patent office, and the General Theory of Relativity, advanced between 1913 and 1915. He was considered so brilliant by other scientists that in 1914 he was invited to join the prestigious Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and to become head of the research branch at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. He accepted the offer and moved to Berlin.
11.Why did Einstein become famous on November 7, 1919?（D）
D Scientist had conclusive proof of the General Theory of Relativity.
12.Einstein's general relativity theory was first presented to the scientific community in_____. （C）
C1915
13.The passage implies that before the Special Theory of Relativity was published, Einstein was_____.（C）
C unknown in scientific circles
14.According to the passage, Albert Einstein was NOT_____.（B）
B famous at the age of 25
15.How does the author seem to feel about Albert Einstein?（C）
C Impressed.
Passage 46:
Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually tailored stores with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience(服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted, ― Fall down on your faces!‖ They did, and the terrible grassland fire swept over them and they weren‘t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick, and who do you think had the best ?---why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.
6. What‘s the main idea of this passage?（D）
D. The grandma‘s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.
Passage 47:
When Bill was very young, they had been in love. Many nights they had spent walking, talking together. Then something not very important had come between them, and they didn‘t speak . Inpulsively( 冲动之下), she had married a man she thought she loved. Bill went away , bitter about women. Yesterday, walking across Washington Square, she saw him for the first time in years.
―Bill Valker,‖she said. He stopped. At first he did not recognize her , to him she liked so old. ―Mary!‖ Unconsciously, she lifted her face as though wanting a kiss, but he held out his hand. She took it, ―I live in New York now‖, she said. ―Oh‖—smiling politely . Then a little frown (皱眉) came quickly between his eyes. ― Always wondered what happened to you, Bill.‖ ―I‘m a lawyer. Nice firm, way downtown‖,―Married yet?‖― Sure. Two kids.‖
A great many people went past them through the park. It was late afternoon. Nearly sunset. Cold.
― And your hu sband?‖ he asked her, ― We have three children. I work in Columbia.‖
― You‘re looking very….‖( he wanted to say old) ―…well,‖ he said.
She understood. She had been older than he in Ohio.
― We live on Central Park West.‖ She said. ― Come and see us somet ime.‖
―Sure,‖he replied, ―You and your husband must have dinner with my family some night. Any night. Incille and I‘d love to have you.‖
The leaves fell slowly from the trees in the square. Fell without wind . She felt a little sick.
― We‘d love it,‖she answered , ―There‘s my bus,‖she said. He held out his hand. ―Good-bye.‖
―When …‖ she wanted to say , but the bus was ready to pull off. Suddenly she shrieked very loudly, ― Good-bye!‖
11. Mary and Bill broke up because _____.（D）
D. Nothing important.
Passage 48:
If you‘ve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals, you have become one of the millions who write in a special , short form of English. Throughout the world, every night children and their elders are ― talking‖ online---many of them are talking at the same time.
It‘s fast: trying talking to six people once. It‘s convenient: three or four woods per change . It takes cleverness, concentration and quick fingers.
And it requires very simple language. There‘s neither time no space for explanations. Why waste precious time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB(=be right back ) will do? Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (= pardon me foe jumping in ).
Interested in whom you‘re talking to ? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal‘s age, sex and location. You may get 15/M/NY as a reply from your pal.
If something makes you laugh, say you‘re OTF(= on the floor), or LOL,(laughing out loud), or join the two into ROTFL (= rolling on the floor laughing ).
And when it‘s time to get back to work or go to bed , you type GTG(=got to go ) or TTYL,(= talk to you later).
People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeling , as it takes more time to hold down the ―shift‖ key and use capitals. Punctuation is going too.
6.When people are online, they talk by -----.（D）
D. making use of an especially short form of English.
7. The Internet makes many people in the world-----.（A）
A. t alking at the same time
8. The sentence ― There‘s neither time nor space for explanations ― means that ____.（C）
C.people online have to express themselves in a simple way.
9. If you get 19/M/HK as an answer to your A/S/L, it means -____.（B）
B. you are talking to a boy 19 years old and he lives in Hong Kong.
10. Which of the following is a way to save online time?
A. People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks. Passage 49:
It is now commonly known that AIDS is a deadly disease . It does great damage to human being‘s immune system(免疫系统)，weakening resistance to disease and leading to death due to utter weakness. To this day , there are no existing drugs, that can kill the AIDS virus . It is a deadly battle between science and AIDS.
This is only one side of the story. Although it cannot be cured, AIDS is preventable . For those who have not caught the disease, the knowledge of preventive measures seems to be the most powerful weapon at hand.
Since the discovery of the first AIDS patient in 1985, the number of HIV carriers(艾滋病毒携带者) has been on an alarming rise in China and statistics show that young people are the more likely victims of AIDS. Nationwide there are 214 million people between ages of 13 and 22 , most of whom are students. If no measures are taken to protect these young people, it is almost certain that the threat of AIDS will be real to them. There has been a great deal of misinformation concerning the transmission of AIDS.
One of the most misleading myths (神话) is that AIDS can be transmitted by casual physical contact such as kissing , shaking hands or sharing food containers. Surveys and investigations conducted in some universities show that half of those people questioned are not clear about how AIDS is transmitted , not to mention how it is prevented.
11.. Why does the passage say that AIDS is a deadly disease?（C）
C. Because we haven‘t found a sure cure for the disease yet.
12. By ― This is only one side of the story ― (Para 2.) the author suggests that ____ .（C）
C. although we can‘t cure AIDS, we can manage to prevent
against it
13. According to the passage, what has happened in China since the first AIDS patient in 1985?（A）
A. More and more people have become HIV carriers.
14. Surveys carried out in some universities show that ____.（D）
D.many students have no idea how people become AIDS victims.
15. Which of the following may be the proper for the passage?（B）
B. AIDS----A Deadly AIDS
Passage 50:
Down the entrance hall of the school walk four eight-grade students. Each one is carrying a small basket with a single egg inside. Soon more students join them----each one of them is also carrying a basket with an egg. The eggs in a basket are part of a new school program that helps young people understand that having a baby is a great duty.
At the beginning of the program, the teacher puts the students in pairs----one girl and one boy. Each pair gets an egg, which they must take care of for two weeks. For those fourteen days , the students have to take care of the eggs as though they were real babies. Students whose eggs get broken have to start the two weeks all over again with a new egg.
One person in each pair must have the egg with him or her at all times---twenty ---four hours a day. At no time can they let the egg be out of sight. ―If a teacher catches you without your egg, ―said one student, ―she makes you go get it . They are really strict.‖The teachers also make the students spend half an hour each day sitting with the egg and just watching it. That can get pretty boring. But it is also something that parents spend a lot of time doing.
Children say that the program has helped them understand the duties involved in having a child. ―It also really hard,‖ said one student, ―You had to think all the time about the egg.‖
6. The purpose of the program is to help students grasp the idea of ________.（B）
B. bringing up a baby
7. At the beginning ________.（B）
B. four students in all were interested in the program
8. In the third line of paragraph 2,‖they‖ refers to ________ （C）
C. eggs
9. Why should the students in the program spend half an hour each day sitting with an egg and just watching it?（C）C. Because only in this way can students understand parents in taking care of children.
10. From the last paragraph , we can infer that________.（D）
D.the program is of help to children‘s understanding of parents
Passage 51:
Technology today has stolen away our voices and robbed our children of memories. I‘ve been keeping count of how often people sing around the house these days. The fact is , they don‘t.
My earliest memories are of my mother crooning lullabies as she rocked each infant in turn. She said she ―didn‘t have a singing voice.‖ But her low, wavering alto will always mean comfort to me. Every time I have sat through the night with a feverish baby or held a preschooler through a nightmare, the melodies returned, words appearing and disappearing like fragments of a dream but held together by the hum of love.
Today, young mothers are routinely presented with Lullaby tapes at the baby shower. When baby cries, the idea goes, they will be able to switch on the high-tech audio system and the little one will drift off----the voices of strangers in his ears, perfectly on pitch. If I had my way, new parents would learn the songs themselves, throw out their stereos, and give their child the gift of their own sleepy voices through the midnight hours.
These days, when we go on a trip, my daughters take along tiny personal stereos and headphones. They are lost in their private worlds , and I can‘t help wishing that at least here, in the car my girls would be obliged to listen to their mother‘s voice raised in lost-words-again, sure-I‘m –out –of—tune songs that they might then pass down to another generation . Those sophisticated earphones have robbed them of something I think every kid should carry from childhood car trips into adulthood.
11.Which of the following can not describe mother‘s lullaby according to the writer?（D）
D.It‘s less beautiful than recorded music
12. What do young mothers often do now?（A）
A. They prefer lullaby tapes to comfort the baby
13.What does the sentence ―the little one will drift off‖(para.3) mean?（C）
C. The baby will slowly fall asleep
14. What‘s the writer‘s attitude towards lullaby tapes and high-tech audio system?（B）
B. negative
15. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（A）
A.Children will have wonderful memories if their mothers sing lullaby to them instead of using tapes.
passage 52:
A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée(未婚妻). The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond … but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the center of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many
pieces. The manager said: ―When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.‖
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited.
Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody‘s face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.
6. The story took place __________.（B）
B. in England
7. Which of the following is true?（A）
A. The young man‘s family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich
8. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?（C）
C Her birthday was coming soon
9. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man?（B）
B. He looked pale and sad
10. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because __________ .（D）
D. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through Passage 53:
One morning when we had been riding on our bikes for five hours, we came to a bridge where the railway crossed a pond. For 30 feet where was nothing but the widely-spaced wooden sleepers under our wheels, and nothing to stop us falling into the streaming pond below if we lost our balance. Right under the bridge lay the body of a dead cow. I watched Mat as he came near to the bridge and rode straight over, without ever , showing down. I stopped.
―What‘s up?‖ he cried out from the other side.
―I‘m not riding over that thing. If I slip, I‘ll be in there with that co w,‖―There‘s nothing to it. I just did it, didn‘t I?‖―You‘re stronger and taller. My feet don‘t touch the ground. You do it for me!‖Mat said strength didn‘t come into it and rode off. I knew he would give me at least an hour before coming to help. The sun burned my face, and sweat ran off my forehead. Try myself rather wait for Mat to help. I rode back to get a good run-up and over I went. Mat was that right: all the difficulties were in the mind.
11. Which of the following about the bridge is a danger to the girl? __________（A）
A. There was a 30 foot drop to the water below
12. She stopped as she __________.（B）
B. suddenly saw the dead cow below
13. Mat believed that __________.（D）
D. there was no difference between them in strength
14. Mat rode away leaving the girl because he __________（B）
B. felt she should overcome her fear by herself
15. What made the girl finally decide to ride across the bridge? __________（C）
C. She knew she couldn‘t stay where she was any longer Passage 54:
In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film maker 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 said, ― Stop!. That‘s our duck!‘
The duck was the now- famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film the Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and bore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy, 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 goody-goody like 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 disappeared--- there 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.
6. Who made Donald Duck film?（C）
C. Walt Disney
7. When was the first Donald Duck film made?（B）
B. In 1934
8. Who was Clarence Nash ? （B）
B. Donald Duck‘s voice
9. The underlined word ―audience‖ in the second paragraph means -----.（D）
D. the people who watch a film at a cinema.
10. The underline word ―goody-goody‖in the second paragraph means a person who---（D）
D. dislike to be faulty in behavior
Passage 55:
No 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(关冻果子露) comes.
Marco Polo, an Italian who traveled widely in the thirteen 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 II of 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 Catherine‘s cooks prepared a different flavor of her favorite dessert---―ice cream.‖
At first ice cream was a luxury 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‘s―ice-cream parlor‖ 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. The surprise dish was a great success. The King ordered his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a secret. Charles felt that only royalty should serve the dessert. But the secret soon leaked out. Ice cream quickly became popular in England too.
6. This passage is mainly about ________.（D）
D. the history of ice cream
7. Marco Polo‘s remark shows that he traveled in ________.（A）
A. China
8. Ice cream was known in France untill________.（A）
A. 1533
9. Ice cream was introduced to England by ________.（C）
C. King Charles I
10. What will be probably discussed in the paragraphs following this passage? （C）
C. Development of ice cream in England
Passage56:
My Aunt Edith was a widow( 寡妇) of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith didn‘t accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well- known heart surgeon( 外科医生), Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said his fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn‘t possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay? So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years; he little- girl dream of traveling and seeing the world . There wasn‘t a word of self-pity- ---only warmth, and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn‘t wait to come in ; she stood in the hall and read aloud.
Four beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.
6. Aunt Edith _______ when she knew she had a very serious heart disease.（B）
B.didn‘t lose hope
Passage 57:
Sydney, the capital of New South Wales , has a populations of more than three million. It is not only Australia‘s oldest and largest city but also its chief manufacturing centre and business port as well as the largest centre for selling wool in the world.
Besides, Sydney is also a city with 30 golden beaches nearly. In Sydney if you say you are going skiing, it often means water-skiing. If you are going to Kosciusko, you are probably going snow-skiing.
The harbour of Sydney is spanned(横跨) by the famous arch and overlooked by the dramatic Sydney Opera House. The Opera House has great white curving( 弧形的) roofs and is described as one of the greatest buildings in the 20th century.
There are old classic buildings in Sydney as well, such as St. James Church, Hyde Park Barracks and Parliament House. Of course there are also modern skyscrapers.
It is estimated that by the end of the 20th century there will be five million people living in the metropolitan of Sydney.
11. Sydney is certainly _______ .（D）
D. selling more wool than any other place in the world. Passage 58
Laws have been written to govern the use of American national Flag, and to ensure proper respect for the flag. Custom has also governed the common practice in regard to its use. All the armed services have precise regulations on how to display the national flag. This may vary somewhat from the general rules. The national flag should be raised and lowered by hand. Do not raise the flag while it is folded , Unfold the flag first , and then hoist it quickly to the top of the flagpole. Lower it slowly and with dignity. Place no objects on or over the flag. Do not use the flag as part of a costume or athletic uniform.
Do not print it upon cushions , handkerchiefs, paper napkins or boxes. A federal law provides that the trademark can not be registered if it comprises the flag , or badgers of the US. When the flag is used to unveil a statue or monument , it shouldn‘t serve as a covering of the object to be unveiled.
If it is displayed on such occasions , do not allow the flag to fall to the ground , but let it be carried high up in the air to form a feature of the ceremony. Take every precaution to prevent the flag from soiled. It should not be allowed to touch the ground or floor , nor to brush against objects. 11.How do Americans ensure proper respect for the national flag?（A）
A. By making laws.
12.What is the regulation regarding the raising of the American National Flag?（B）
B. It should be raised quickly by hand.
13.How should the American National Flag be displayed at an unveiling ceremony? （D）
D. It should be carried high up in the air.
14.what do we learn about the use of the American National Flag? （C）
C. There are precise regulations and customs to be followed.
15.What is American s‘ attitude towards their National Flag? （B）
B. Respect
Passage 59
It has been reported that in colleges across the United States , the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become ―in‖. Between the hours of 11a.m. and 4:30p.m. ,college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can‘t wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
Actually , soaps are more than a college favorite ; they are a youth favorite. When school is out , high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman
admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960‘s , it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The moon of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.
Now , seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera , which is known for showing trouble in people‘ lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character , who like college-age viewer , is looking for happy love , and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.
16.What is soap opera?（C）
C. The daytime serial dramas on TV.
17.What can be the best titles of the passage? （C）
C. Soap opera fans
18.Which are not the reason why the soap opera suddenly becomes ―in‖ according to the passage?（D）
D. Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
19.What can we learn from the passage? （C）
C. Young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
20.What message does the author want to convey to us? （B）
B.The people‘s favorites to drama works change along with the times.
Passage 60
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words , the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men , unlike animals , somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings , actions and things ,so that they could communicate with each other ; and that later they agreed upon certain signs , called letters , which could be combined to present those sounds , and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters , we call words.
The power of words , then , lies in their associations-the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience ; and the longer we live , the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past ; and the more we read and learn , the more the number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all , the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately ,or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.
21.The origin of language is ______ （D）
D. a problem not yet solved
22.What is true about words? （C）
C. They are simply sounds
23.The real power of words lies in their ____ （D）D. representative function
24.By ―association‖ , the author means _____ （B）
B. a joining of ideas in the mind
25.Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true （A）
A. He is no more than a master of words
Passage 61
No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生）and part of it taken out．Today，however，we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation．The sick person falls into a kind of sleep，and when he awakes，the operation is finished．But these happy conditions are fairly new．It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．
Long ago，operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him．He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off，and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．
Soon after 1770，Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called ―laughing gas‖．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it．Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．
As he didn't know enough about laughing gas，he gave a man less gas than he should have．The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．
Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．
1．It is ＿＿＿＿since a man being operated felt all the pain．（C）
C．few years
2．Long ago，when the sick man was operated on，he ＿＿＿＿．（C）
C．could feel all the pain
3．Using the laughing gas，the people did not seem to ＿＿＿＿．（B）
B．feel pain
4．If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he ＿＿. （C）
C．still felt pain
5．One who took too much of the laughing gas ＿＿＿．（B）
B．would die
Passage 62
Barbara Jordan, one of the most respected lawyers and politicians in the United States, was the first black woman from the South to be elected to Congress.
She was born in Houston, Texas, on February 21, 1936. Right from the start, she set high standards for herself in school．
In high school, Miss Jordan decided to become a lawyer．At Texas Southern University she studied political
science and history and graduated in 1956 at the top of her class．By 1959 she had earned a law degree from Boston University．
Miss Jordan began practicing law at her parents‘ dining room table．Three years later she opened her own office. The restless Miss Jordan first broke into politics in 1966，becoming the first black woman elected to the Texas senate. After an impressive record as a state senator, she entered the national scene．
In 1972 she won a seat in the U．S．House Of Representatives．During her time in office she was devoted to helping minorities，the poor, and the elderly．―My approach is to respect the humanity of everybody，‖she once said. That‘ just the way Barbara Jordan was．
1．Miss Jordan decided to become a lawyer________.（B）B. when she was in high school
2．What did she study at Boston University?________. （B）B．Law
3. The word ―restless‖ in Paragraph5means in its sentence_______．（D）
D. not satisfied with the life she was living and wanting to have some new experience
4．In her political life she won _______in 1972．（D）
D．a seat in the U．S．Congress
5．Miss Jordan was the first black woman_________. （B）B．from the South to be elected to Congress
Passage 63
Many a young person tell me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people，but I also explain that there's a big difference between being a writer and writing．In most cases they are dreaming of wealth and fame，not the long hours alone at a typewriter. ―You‘ve got to want to write,‖ I say to them, ―not want to be a writer.‖
The reality is that writing is a lonely，private and poor-paying affair only a few writers were kissed by fortune, however there are thousands more whose work is never rewarded．When I did a 20-year career in the U．S．Coast Guard lo become a freelance writer, I had no proposals at all. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York department building. I did n‘t even care that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a good writer.
After a year I still hadn‘t got a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that I hardly made enough to eat．But I knew 1 wanted to write．I had dreamed about it for years．I wasn't going to be one of those people who did wondering ―What if‖. I would keep putting my dream to the test，even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．
This is the Shadow land of hope，and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
1l. The passage is meant to_______．（A）
A．warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience
12．What can be concluded from the passage? _______.（D）D．The chances for a writer t0 become successful are small
13．Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career?
_______．（B）
B．Because he hadn't seen a change for the better
14．The word ―people‖ in the sentence―…people who did wonde ring…‘‘in Paragraph 3 refers to those _______．（A）A．who think a lot without making a decision
15.―Shadowland '‘in the last sentence refers to_______．（C）C．the state of uncertainty before one's final goal is reached
Passage 64
I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The ad. in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o‘clock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute 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 _______. B a clerk
2. Where did he learn that there would be a concert last Friday? _______.C From the newspaper
3. He tried to go to the theatre every day but only managed to get there _______.C Twice
4. He failed to get the ticket on Friday because _______. B the tickets had been sold ou t
5. The word "relieved" in the last sentence means _______.
A "pleased"
Passage 65
Everyone knows what a needle is. Of course there are needles for sewing machines, needles for injection, you name it. But few people think of the wonder a needle works in the hands of those who practice acupuncture.
During the past ten years of so, I have been suffering from a terrible headache. It seems to be getting from bad to worse these days. Last night I got a sudden pain in my head. It was so terrible that I could hardly bear it. Although I swallowed all kinds of pain-killers, I didn‘t feel any better. It seemed that there was nothing I could do but phone for a doctor. One of our neighbors happened to be with us. He was not a doctor, but he timidly offered his help, saying ―Do you mind if I tried acupuncture on you? These needles may possibly do you some good.‖ I agreed. In a moment, he had taken out
a few needles from his purse. Without a moment‘s delay, he fixed a few needles into the skin on my head here and there. Before long, I felt thoroughly relieved.
Just then, the doctor sped through my house and said, ―Where is our patient?‖
―Sorry, Doctor, You are too late. It‘s killed!‖ I answered in delight.
It‘s a miracle, isn‘t it?
1. The word ''name'' in the first paragraph means to B name as many kinds of needle as you can think of
2. The underlined phrase ―from bad to worse‖ in the second paragraph refers to the man's
. C headache
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The neighbor fixed needles on his own head.
4. "You are too late. It's killed." means that .
C. before the doctor came the man's headache was already cured.
5. The passage tells us that .
C. the effect of acupuncture on the man was unbelievable. Passage 66
Wang Yani was born in 1975 in Gongcheng, China. Even when she was a baby, she loved to draw lines everywhere. Seeing this, her father decided to help her. He gave her paint, brushes and paper. She practiced hard and improved very quickly. Soon her lines became flowers, trees and animals. Some of her pictures were shown in an art exhibition in Shanghai at the age of 4.
By age six, Yani had made over 4,000 paintings. She loved to draw animals, especially monkeys and cats. Although her father was good at drawing, he didn‘t give her any art lessons. He even stopped painting his own pictures. Instead, he often took the little girl to parks and zoos to get ideas for her work. In this way, Yani developed her own style of painting with bright colours. All he pictures were different from others.
At the age of 8, one of her monkey paintings was made into a Chinese stamp. Later, she started to draw pictures of country scenery and people. And when she was just 14, she became the youngest person to have personal shows in Washington D. C. and many other cities around the world.
1. Wang Yani' s pictures were first shown ______.
B in Shanghai
2. She was especially good at drawing ______ before she was eight.
A monkeys and cats
3. Why did her father take her to zoos and parks?
D Because he wanted the girl to get ideas for her work.
4. When did Yani have her personal shows in Washington D.
C.?
D At the age of 14.
5. Which of the following is true?
A She had a style of painting with bright colours. Passage 67
Nowadays there are more and more ways of going on holiday. More and more people go abroad every year. Some people even go on two or three holidays a year.
There are two types of holidaymakers. The first kind always goes to the seaside when they go on holiday. Their one and only aim is to have a good time by sunbathing and putting their feet up. They are not a bit interested in local specialties(特产). At mealtimes, if they can get a plate of British ―fish and chips‖, they‘re more than happy! They spend their days in the sunshine and their evenings getting drunk, then sleep soundly. If this sort of person forgets to pack the suntan oil, he or she will undoubtedly come home as red as a lobster(龙虾).
The other type of holidaymakers goes to every country to increase their knowledge of foreign lands. They make use of the chance to travel to improve their world knowledge. For them, going on holiday is educational. Consequently, this sort of travelers will move from place to place every few days. If they visit lots of places in a short span of time, there is no way that they can get a proper feel of a place or fully appreciate the local food and wine.
Whichever type of holiday chosen, everybody has the same aim: to put their work to the back of their minds, have as much fun as possible and come home happy and relaxed. 1. The aim of the first type of holidaymakers is ________. A all of fhe relow
2. Why do the second sort of holidaymakers keep on moving from place to place? C They want to see more of the outside world.
3. If a person visits too many places in a short time, _____.
D. he won't get a true impression of any place
4. One thing is common for all holidaymakers. That is _____. B they want to relax themselves
5. Which may be the best title for this passage? B Two Types of Holidaymakers
Passage 68
The first English window was just a narrow opening in the wall. It was cut long, so that it would let in as much light as possible, and it is narrow in order to keep out the bad weather. However, the narrow opening lit in more wind than light. This is why it was called ―the wind‘s eye‖. The word window itself comes from two old Norway(挪威) words for wind and eye.
Before windows were used, the ancient halls and castles of Northern Europe and Britain were dark and smoky. Their great rooms were high, with only a hole in the roof to let out the smoke from the cooking fires.
As time went on, people wanted more light and air in their rooms. They made the wind‘s eye wider so as to let in air and light as much as possible. They spread canvas(帆布) across the window to keep out the bad weather.
1. The first English window was a . B narrow opening in the wall
2. The window got its name . A. from two old Norway words for wind and eye
3. In the ancient halls of Britain, smoke went out through . D. a hole in the roof
4. People made the wind's eyes wider mainly to . A. let in air and light as much as possible
5. What is the best title for the passage? C The
大学英语（B）模拟试题8及解析第一部分：交际用语（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分） 1. May I use your bike for a moment? C A. It's well. B. It doesn't matter. C. By all means. D. I have no idea. 2. How do you do? Glad to meet you. B A. Fine. How are you? B. How do you do? Glad to meet you, too. C. How are you? Thank you! D. Nice. How are you? 3. Hi, is Mary there, please? A A. Hold on. I’ll get her. B. No, she isn't here.
C. Yes, she lives here. D. Yes, what do you want? 4. Would you mind changing seats with me? C A. Yes, you can. B. Of course, I like to. C. No, I don't mind. D. Certainly, please do. 5. Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? A A. I' d rather stay here if you don' t mind. B. Sorry, I don’t like neither. C. Certainly, why not? D. Yes, we like these two places. 第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分） Passage 1 How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they
一、交际英语 1、May I move your bag a little and take this seat?_______________. A：I don't mind B：It doesn't matter C：You do it please D：Go ahead 答案： D 2、- ________________- You too! A：Merry Christmas! B：What a beautiful day! C：Help yourself! D：It's very kind of you! 答案： A 3、- Who's speaking?- This is Tom . A：speaks B：spoken C：speaking D：saying 答案： C 4、- Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest post office?- __________ Oh yes! Two blocks away from here at the Green Avenue. You can't miss it. A：I beg your pardon? B：What do you mean? C：You're welcome. D：Mm, let me think. 答案： D 5、- Could I speak to Don Watkins, please？- _______________ A：Speaking, please. B：Oh, how are you？ C：I'm listening. D：I'm Don. 答案： A 一、交际英语 1、May I move your bag a little and take this seat?_______________. A：I don't mind
阅读理解 B 42、Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech "I Have a Dream" before the Lincoln Memorial. The "dream" is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later. Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever. (1)、Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old. A：T B：F 答案：A (2)、Martin Luther King was a black minister only. A：T B：F 答案：B (3)、Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years. A：T B：F 答案：A (4)、The underlined word "delivered" in the second paragraph could be replaced by "gave". A：T B：F 答案：A (5)、The best title for this passage is "Civil Rights Law". A：T B：F 答案：B 43、A public house which was recently bought by Mr. James is up for sale. He is going to sell it because it is haunted (闹鬼的). He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. James had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost (鬼) must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, he shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept it even if he gives it away. (1)、Mr. James was the owner of the public house. A：T B：F 答案：A (2)、Mr. James had not turned off the lights that night. A：T B：F 答案：B (3)、Mr. James built the house. A：T B：F 答案：B (4)、Mr. James found sixty empty bottles. A：T B：F 答案：B (5)、The writer of the passage believes Mr. James' story. A：T B：F 答案：B 44、Great 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. A：T B：F 答案：A (2)、Families of the past, the present and the future are described in the passage. A：T B：F 答案：A (3)、People no longer want to have children. A：T B：F 答案：B (4)、Grandparents will take the chief responsibility of raising children in the future. A：T B：F 答案：B (5)、Large families cannot fit in with a highly industrialized society. A：T B：F 答案：A 45、My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere. The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar! They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all this. I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more. Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too!
大学英语B统考电大网院网考模拟试题5 大学英语B5 一、交际英语 1、--- Happy New Year to you and your parents!-- ________________. A：No,thank you B：You are happy, too C：Yes, we are happy D：The same to you 答案：D 2、- I have passed the English exam. - _______. Congratulations! A：Sorry B：Good luck C：Come on D：Well done 答案：D 3、-- Please help yourself to the seafood.-- ________ A：No, I can't. B：Sorry, I can't help. C：Well, seafood don't suit. D：Thanks, but I don't like seafood. 答案：D 4、- This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs.- _______ A：You may ask for help. B：I'll give you a hand. C：Please do me a favor. D：I'd come to help. 答案：B 5、- Wow! This is a marvelous room! I've never known you're so artistic.- ______ A：Great, I am very art-conscious.
Passage 1 Many 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 countr y. If one likes garden, 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, dance-halls 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? A. People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city. B. All the people who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London. D. Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside. 2. With the same money needed for ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. getting a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3. When the garden is in blossom, the one ________ has been rewarded. A. living in the country B. having spent time working in the garden. C. having a garden of his own. D. having been digging, planting and watering 4. People who think happiness lies in the city life would feel that ________ if they had to live outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they didn’t deserve a happy life D. they were not worthy of their happy life 5. The underlined phrase “get away from” in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________. A. deal with B. do away with C. escape from D. prevent from 很多在伦敦工作的人喜欢住在伦敦郊外，然后每天乘火车、汽车和公交车去上班或上学。这也就意味着他们不得不早出晚归。
写作B 9、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1．你最喜欢哪本书； 2．你喜欢的理由。 The Book I Like Best 10、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1．你特别喜欢的食物； 2．你喜欢的理由。 My Favourite Food 11、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1.你在英语学习中遇到什么困难； 2.你如何克服这些困难。 How to Overcome Difficulties in My English Studies 12、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1.介绍家庭主要成员； 2.描述令你难忘的家庭活动。 My Family 13、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1.自学的优点； 2.自学中遇到的主要困难。 Self-study 14、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 1.介绍你的一位好朋友； 2.描述你们的友谊。 My Best Friend 15、写作 Instructions:建议你在30分钟内，根据下面所给的题目和提纲用英语写出一篇不少于80词的短文。 Which is more important, Health or Wealth? 1.介绍你对健康与财富之间关系的看法； 2.简述你持有以上看法的理由。
一、交际英语 1.-I'mlookingforashirtformyfather. -_________ A.Whatsizedoyouwear? B.WhatcanIdoforyou? C.Howaboutthisone? D.Whatsizedoesyourfatherwear? 答案：D 2.-Pleasehelpyourselftotheseafood. -________ A.No,Ican't. B.Sorry,Ican'thelp. C.Well,seafooddon'tsuit. D.Well,I'mafraidIdon'tlikeseafood. 答案：D 3.-________ -Heteachesphysicsinaschool. A.Whatdoesyourfatherdo? B.Whoisyourfather? C.Whatisyourfatherdoing? D.Whereisyourfathernow? 答案：A 4.-Hey,Tom,what'sup? -__________ A.Yes,definitely! B.Oh,notmuch. C.Whatishappeninginyourlife? D.Youarelucky. 答案：B 5.-Who'sspeaking? -ThisisTom________. A.speaks B.spoken C.speaking D.saying
答案：C 电大、各类远程网络教育统考大学英语B、计算机应用基础统考辅导全套题库，精心整理并归类完毕，全中文翻译，视频教程讲解，零基础一次性通过，索取请加QQ： 二、阅读理解 HighintheSwissAlpsmanyyearsago,therelivedalonelyshepherd（牧羊人） boywholongedforafriendtosharehisevenings.（很多年以前，在瑞士阿尔卑斯山上住着一个牧羊人，他 期望能找到一个朋友在夜晚与他为伴。）Onenighthesawthreeoldmen,eachholdingaglass. Thefirstoldmansaid：“Drinkthisliquidandyoushallbevictoriousinbattle.” Thesecondoldmansaid：“Drinkthisliquidandyoushallhavecountlessriches.” Thelastoldmansaid：“Iofferyouthehappinessofmusic-----thehorn（号角）.” Theboychosethethirdglass,Thenextday,hecameuponagreathorn,tenfeetinlength,Whenheputhislipstoit,ab eautifulmelody（旋律）floatedacrossthevalley.Hehadfoundafriend. Sogoesthelegend（传说） ofthehorn.acrossthemountainsides.Eventoday,onaquietsummerevening,itsmusiccanbeheardfloatingamongth epeaks. 6.Thepassagetellsushislonelyjobabouttheshepherdboy. A.T B.F 答案：A 7.Theboychoosetodrinktheglassofferedbythelastoldmanbecausetheboywasthirsty. A.T B.F 答案：B 8.Aftertheshepherdboyfoundthehorn,hediscovereditwaslikeanew-foundfriend. A.T B.F 答案：A 9.TodaythehornisheardintheSwissAlpswhenitrains. A.T B.F 答案：B 10.TheLegendoftheHornwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage. A.T B.F 答案：A IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.（在美国通常不会在清
一、交际英语 1、- I have an appointment with Dr. Edward.- ______________ A：Please wait for a minute. B：Are you sick? C：Tell me about your appointment. D：Dr. Edward didn't tell me. 答案：A 2、May I move your bag a little and take this seat?______ _____________. A：I don't mind B：It doesn't matter C：You do it please D：Go ahead 答案：D 3、- This box is too heavy for me to carry it upstairs.- ______________ A：You may ask for help. B：I'll give you a hand. C：Please do me a favor. D：I'd come to help. 答案：B 4、- _______ - Well, they got there last Wednesday. So about a week. A：When did your parents arrive in Paris? B：How long have your parents been in Paris? C：Did your parents arrive in Paris last Wednesday? D：When will your parents go to Paris？ 答案：B 5、- Thank you for inviting me.- ______________ A：I really had a happy time. B：Oh, it's too late. C：Thank you for coming. D：Oh, so slowly? 答案： C 二、阅读理解 1、Computers can injure you.电脑会伤害到你。Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example，if you fall off a bike and break your arms，it happens very quickly. But computer injuries
四、完型填空 Everyone has hobbies. A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. People who take up hobbies are hobbyists. They paint pictures, sing pop songs, ___1___ music instruments and collect stamps or other things. They grow flowers, ___2___ fishing and hunting. They climb mountains, swim, skate and play games. People today have ___3___ time than ever for hobbies. In early times, people were ___4___ busy making a living to have hobbies. Nowadays machines have taken the place of many workers. More people retire at an earlier age. They have hobbies ___5___ these activities offer them enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. (1)、 A：because B：more C：play D：go E：too 答案：C (2)、 A：because B：more C：play D：go E：too 答案：D (3)、 A：because B：more C：play D：go E：too 答案：B (4)、 A：because B：more C：play D：go E：too 答案：E (5)、
阅读理解B 1、Mr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadn't enough money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didn't like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa. One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, "Could you please tell us a rare animal, sir?" "Certainly," said Mr. Turner. "One day I met a rhinoceros（犀牛）by a river…" "Please wait a minute, sir," said the man. "There aren't any rhinoceros in Africa at all!" "It's rare just because there aren't any!" (1)、Mr. White was born in a farmer's family. A：T B：F (2)、Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town. A：T B：F (3)、The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knew more than any other person in the town. A：T B：F (4)、All people believed Mr. White except the children. A：T B：F (5)、Mr. White wouldn't like to admit that he was wrong. A：T B：F 2、If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of trees. There are thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals. However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time. We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years. What will happen if they disappear? If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world. In a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot. Perhaps the climate of the world will change. This will be dangerous for everyone in the world. That is why we must take care of our forests. (1)、The passage mainly tells us about the importance of taking care of plants. A：T B：F (2)、Forests are homes for different kinds of animals. A：T B：F (3)、The need for more wood and more land help to protect our forests. A：T B：F (4)、We'll have more and greater forests in 20 or 30 years in some people's view. A：T B：F (5)、The writer thinks it necessary to protect the forests. A：T B：F
2019年电大远程网络教育《大学英语B》统考试 题真题附答案两份合集 试题一 一、交际英语 1、- Thank you for inviting me.- _______ A：I really had a happy time. B：Oh, it's too late. C：Thank you for coming. D：Oh, so slowly? 答案：C 2、- Hello, may I talk to the director now?- _________ A：Sorry, he is busy at the moment. B：No, you can't. C：Sorry, you can't. D：I don't know. 答案：A 3、-- Must I take a taxi?-- No, you ________ . You can take my car. A：had better to B：don't C：must not D：don't have to 答案：D
4、－Could you help me put up the signs on the wall? －_______. A：No problem B：I hope so C：That's all right D：That's a good idea 答案：A 5、- Mr. Jones, this is Sean, an English teacher from the United States.- ________ A：What can I do for you? B：Nice to meet you. C：Please keep in touch. D：Haven't seen you for ages. 答案：B 二、阅读理解 1、、There are many kinds of ants in the world that always live in companies. 世界上总以群居生活的蚂蚁有很多种。They are the most hard-working creatures and most of them make their nests under ground. The small black ants that we see running back and forth in the grass are the same ants that bother us by coming to our picnics uninvited. They are not trying to be harmful, but are only doing