高二阅读100篇7

高中阅读理解100篇精选(一)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Hughie Erskine was in love. The girl he loved was Laura Merton, the daughter of a retired army officer. They were the best-looking couple in London, and had not a penny between them. Her father was very fond of Hughie, but would not hear of any engagement.“Come to me, my boy, when you have got ten thousand pounds of your own, and we will see about it,” he used to say; and Hughie looked very miserable in those days.One morning he went to see a great friend of his, Alan Trevor, who was a painter. When he came into the studio he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man. The beggar himself was standing on a platform in a corner of the room. He was a dried up old man with a lined face and a sad expression. Over his shoulder was thrown a rough brown coat, all torn and full of holes. His thick boots were old and mended, and with one hand he leaned on a rough stick, while with the other he held out his ancient hat for money.“Poor old fellow!” said Hughie. “How miserable he looks!”At that moment a servant came in and told Trevor that a man wanted to speak to him. Trevor went out.The old beggar-man sat down to rest for a moment. He looked so miserable that Hughie pitied him, and felt in his pockets to see what money he had. All he could find was a pound and some pennies. “Poor old fellow,” he thought to himself, “he wants it more than I do, but I shan’t have much moneymyself for a week or two”; and he walked across the room and slipped the pound into the beggar’s hand.The old man jumped, and a faint smile passed across his old lips. “Thank you, sir,” he said, “thank you.”That night Trevor to ld Hughie that the old “beggar” was Baron Hausberg, one of the richest men in Europe, who had asked him a month before to paint him as a beggar. He also said that he had told the old man all about the lovely Laura and the ten thousand pounds.The next morning, as he was at breakfast, an old gentleman brought Hughie a letter from Baron Hausberg. On the envelope was written, “A wedding present to Hughie Erskine and Laura Merton, from an old beggar”, and inside was a cheque for ten thousand pounds.1. The girl’s father .A. liked Hughie because he was rich.B. disliked HughieC. disliked Hughie because Hughie was poorD. liked Hughie but didn’t allow Hughie to marry his daughter2. Hughie gave some money to the beggar because .A. he was very richB. he was kind-hearted and showed mercy on the beggarC. the painter told him to do soD. the girl’s father told him to do so3. Which is true about Baron Hausberg?A. He was the girl’s fatherB. He was a painterC. He had a lot of wealthD. He was a beggar4. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. Hughie Erskine married Laura MertonB. Hughie Erskine didn’t marry Laura MertonC. Mr. Merton still didn’t agree to the marriageD. Hughie married the girl because he was good-looking5. We can learn from the text that .A. One should be good-lookingB. One should be poorC. One should be richD. One should be tender-hearted（二）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

高二英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Last year, when our three-year-old great-granddaughter Kylie was taken to see Santa Claus, she made sure to give him her wish list of toys. A week later, she ran into a different Santa in a mall. He stopped to ask what she wanted for Christmas. Kylie was surprised and let him know: “If you can't remember what I told you last week, how are you going to remember on Christmas Eve?”Mary Paul, Milwaukee, WisconsinAs my son Mike and I drove to the mall, we passed a Salvation Army Santa ringing his bell. “Mike,” I said, “there's Santa!” He shook his head. “That's just some guy in a Santa suit,” he said. It saddened me to think that maybe my son no longer believed in Santa, and we drove the rest of the way in silence. At the mall, we spotted another Santa greeting young believers. Suddenly, Mike took off toward him. Turning back to me, he shouted. “Now, there's the real Santa!”Michael E. Fahey, Huntley, IllinoisWe immigrated to America from China when I was six. Because I was shy and didn't speak English, I had few friends. My days were spent at home with my brother. Sometimes we'd help our neighbor Mr. Mueller pull weeds. One Christmas Day, there was a knock at the door. Grandma opened it, and there stood a big fellow in red with a snow-white beard, laughing, “Ho, ho, ho!” He handed out presents and made us laugh. I had so much fun. It was years later when I learned that our special Santa was our neighbor Mr. Mueller.Joanne Tang, Litchfield Park, Arizona（1）Why was Kylie surprised when running into a different Santa?A. Because she got what she wished.B. Because she knew who the Santa was.C. Because she wished to get another toy.D. Because she thought they were the same Santa.（2）What would Mike's parent feel as to Mike's different attitudes towards Santa?A. Angry.B. Sad.C. Confused.D. Understandable.（3）What did Mr. Mueller do on Christmas Day?A. He stood outside our house.B. He gave out gifts by acting as Santa.C. He continued to pull weeds.D. He stayed with us in our home.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了三个人的圣诞节经历。

20篇阅读理解高二语文在高中语文学习中，阅读理解是提升学生综合语文素养的重要环节。

高二阶段的学生已经具备了一定的阅读基础和理解能力，因此，高二语文的阅读理解材料往往更加深入和复杂，旨在培养学生的批判性思维和分析能力。

以下是20篇高二语文阅读理解的精选内容，旨在通过不同题材和风格的文本，帮助学生提升阅读和理解能力。

1. 《红楼梦》节选：通过阅读《红楼梦》中的经典片段，学生可以深入了解中国古典文学的精髓，同时学习如何分析人物性格和故事情节。

2. 《百年孤独》节选：这部魔幻现实主义的代表作，可以让学生接触到不同文化背景下的文学表达方式，学习如何理解复杂的叙事结构。

3. 《哈姆雷特》节选：莎士比亚的经典悲剧，通过阅读可以训练学生对戏剧文本的理解和分析，同时探讨人性的复杂性。

4. 《老人与海》节选：海明威的这部作品以其简洁有力的语言和深刻的主题，帮助学生学习如何从简练的叙述中挖掘深层含义。

5. 《边城》节选：沈从文的这部小说以其独特的乡土气息和人文关怀，让学生了解中国现代文学的特点。

6. 《骆驼祥子》节选：老舍的这部作品通过描绘一个普通人的生活，让学生理解社会变迁对个体命运的影响。

7. 《围城》节选：钱钟书的这部讽刺小说，以其犀利的笔触和丰富的语言，训练学生如何识别和分析讽刺手法。

8. 《巴黎圣母院》节选：雨果的这部作品通过丰富的人物塑造和复杂的情节设计，让学生学习如何欣赏和分析浪漫主义文学。

9. 《简·爱》节选：夏洛蒂·勃朗特的这部小说，以其女性视角和独立精神，让学生理解女性在文学中的形象和地位。

10. 《堂·吉诃德》节选：塞万提斯的这部讽刺小说，以其独特的幽默感和深刻的社会批判，让学生学习如何欣赏讽刺文学。

11. 《安娜·卡列尼娜》节选：托尔斯泰的这部作品通过复杂的人物关系和深刻的道德探讨，让学生理解现实主义文学的特点。

12. 《悲惨世界》节选：雨果的这部史诗般的作品，以其宏大的叙事和深刻的社会批判，让学生学习如何分析社会问题。

高二英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old. Angela Perri of Durham University, UK, and her colleagues have carried out fresh radiocarbon dating on the two dog skeletons that gave this date, discovered in the prehistoric Koster site in Illinois, and found they were even older: around 10,100 years old.A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas. The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadn't been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. The Stilwell II dog, which probably resembled a small English settler, was under what seemed to be the floor of a living area. It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia. By this time, people were already moving into North America from Siberia; there is evidence some reached Chile 18,500 years ago. Geneticists have found signs of at least three waves of migration over the following millennia. There is no evidence that domestic dogs accompanied them. “We don't know if dogs were part of the first waves of immigration to the Americas" says Luc Janssens of Ghent University in Belgium. "It could be so, but no archaeological bones have yet been found." It is "overwhelmingly probable" that some of the early settlers did bring dogs to the Americas, but they may not have had "the time or the spiritual compulsion to bury them", says Pat Shipman of Pennsylvania State University.（1）How old is the oldest known domestic dog in the Americas7A. About 9500 years.B. About 10,100 years.C. 10,190 years.D. 18,500 years.（2）The underlined word "butchered" in the fourth paragraph could be replaced by.A. killedB. boughtC. trainedD. raised（3）What is the attitude towards when tame dogs arrived in the Americas in the last three paragraphs?A. Undoubted.B. Unsure.C. Indifferent.D. Unconfident.（4）What is the main topic of this passage?A. The earliest domestic dog in the Americas.B. The first dog arriving in the Americas.C. How dogs were domesticated in the Americas.D. When the oldest dog was found in the Americas.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大概一万年以前就在北美成为人类伙伴的狗的种类。

高二阅读训练100篇（七）英语教学2009-09-01 11:22 阅读26 评论0字号：大中小No. 61 words: 472 suggested time : 6 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .When you are in another country, it is important to know their language, but it is equally impor-tant to know how to communicate nonverbally (不用语言的). Before saying anything, peop le com-municate nonverbally or by making gestures. According to an investigation (调查), only 30 to 35 percent of our communication is verbal. When people don't know the language, the m ost common way to communicate is through gestures. However, many gestures have different mea nings, or nomeaning at all, in different parts of the world.In the United States, for example, nodding your head up and down means "yes". In some parts of Greece and Turkey, however, this motion can mean "no". In Southeast Asia, nodding your headis a poli te way of saying “I’ve heard you”.In ancient Rome, when the emperor wanted to spare someone's life, he would pu t his thumb (拇指) up. Today in the United States, when someone puts his thumb up, it means "Everything is all right". However, in Sardinia and Greece, the gesture is insulting (无礼的) and should not be usedthere.In the United States, raising your clasped (握紧的) hands above your head mea ns "I'm thechampion" or "I'm the winner". It is the sign prizefighters (职业拳击手) make when the y win a fight. If a leading Russian statesman (政治家) made this gesture after a White House meeting, Americans would misunderstand and think that he means he is a winner. In Russia, however, it is a sign offriendship.There are other nonverbal signals that you should be aware of when you go to another country, such as the distance to maintain between speakers. Americans stand closer to each other than English people. English people don't like touching somebody or being t ouched. Now in America, touch is important. Friends touch each other on the arm, for examp le. They often put an armaround a friend when they say "Hello" or "Goodbye".1. It is very important to know how to communicate nonverbally when you are in anothercountry because ____________A. most people speak different languagesB. much of our communication is nonverbal on many occasionsC. people usually make gestures before saying anythingD. it's easy to learn how to express oneself through gestures2. If a native in Singapore nods his head up and down when you talk to him, he means " ___"A.y e sB.n oC. that's all rightD. I've heard you3. When the Russian leader put up his clasped hands after the meeting at the White Hou se,he ___________A.m e a n t R u s s i a w a s t h e w i n n e rB. was insulting AmericaC. was making a show of friendship for AmericaD. in fact meant n othing at all4. The gesture of putting one's thumb up should not be used when you are traveling in ____A.I t a l yB.t h e U n i t e d S t a t e sC. GreeceD. Southeast Asia5. When you are talking to English people, you should remember ____________A.n o t t o t o u c h t h e mB. t o stand close to themC.t o p u t a n a r m a r o u n d t h e mD. not to show your warmthNo. 62 words: 418 suggested time : 5.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccen tric (怪僻的) farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about hi m. Hesounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood a nything.Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had a very bad accident.I hadn'tthe slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. "She meant more to me than anyone.., even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal (丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn (厩). "I wouldn't leave her out in thecold!" he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could no t expect me tocover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure onthe ground. "She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!" h e said,and burst into tears again.1. The underlined phrase "make out" in the first paragraph means ________.A. expectB. understandC. see c learlyD. hear clearly2. Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Miily lying ___ _____.A. on the ground of a barnB. on the floor of a roomC. in bed in a roomD. in bed in a barn3. What do we know about Milly from the story?A. She had met with an accident.B. She had caused a scan dal.C. She was seriously iii.D. She was hidden somewhere.4. The farmer wished that the writer might __________.A. look into the matterB. bring Milly back to lifeC. free him from a scandalD. keep the whole th ing a secret5. The person who told the story is probably a ____________.A. farmerB. policemanC. country doctorD. newspaper reporterNo. 63 words: 506 suggested time : 6.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .When we walk through the city, we all experience a kind of information overload b ut we pay attention only to those that are important to us. We don't stop, we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straight ahead, and in doing so, we are not just protecting ourselv es but are avoidingoverloading other people as well.We make use of stereotypes (刻板的模式) as convenient ways to make quick judgemen tsabout situations and people around us. They may not always be accurate, and they can o ften bedangerously wrong, but they are used regularly.The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict experience. By using limit ed clues toprovide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our c ommun- ication. We may decide not to go to certain places because we believe they will not o ffersomething we enjoy.In the city, styles of dress are particularly important with regard to self prese ntation. Different groups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they can be easily recognized. It is becoming increasingly common for brand names to be placed on the outside of clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion a nd price instantly, and lets others tellat a distance whether an individual has similar tastes and is a suitable person to ass ociate with.In England, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions (区分), clothes, hairstyles, people's pronunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tend to be relatively fixed, although in the city w here greater variety is permitted,they are more likely to be secondary determining factors of friendship and associatio n.1. People walking in cities ignore the surroundings because __________.A. they don't wish to talk to other peopleB. everyone else is expressionlessC. the environment is already familiar to themD. there is too much info rmation to take in2. According to the passage, the main disadvantage of using stereotypes is that they _ _______.A. are likely to lead us into dangerous situationsB. may make us miss some pleasant e xperienceC. can rarely be relied onD. makes us mentally lazy3. From the passage we may conclude that ___________.A. stereotypes can help to understand people fullyB. people are becoming more interested in fashionC. dressing can send messages about individualsD. stereotypes can do more harm than good to people4. It would appear that in England, a person's class _____________.A. might be less important in making friends in a cityB. is mainly determined by his pronunciationC. plays less of a role than it did in the pastD. is something that can b e changed easilyNo. 64 words: 594 suggested time : 7.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy.They see the sights that Pomp eii is famous for its stadium (运动场) and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii's people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived inPompeii for almost 2,000 years.Once Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvi us, a grass-covered volcano (火山). Mount Vesuvius had not erupted (喷发) for centuries, so the pe ople ofPompeii felt safe. But they were not.In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain explod ed, anda huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashe s. Almost all ofhis people were dead.For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully Ginseppe and h is men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20,000 seats. Perhaps the most imp ortant of all, there are everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who l ived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know t hat the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread too, metal bread pans were in every b akery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread--a type of bread that is stil l sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filledwith a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.Gineseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientistsare still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.1. Why do large number of people come to Pompeii each year?A.T o v i s i t t h e v o l c a n o.B. To shop and eat ther e.C. To watch sports and plays.D. To see h ow Pompeiians lived.2. Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.B. The area produced the fine st wine in Italy.C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.3. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?A. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.4. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2,000 years ago?A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.B. They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.No. 65 words: 572 suggested time : 7 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouragi ng them touse the Internet has long been discussed in US.For some parents the Internet can seem like a forest, filled with danger for thei r children. But forest contain wonders and, with good guides, some education and a few preca utions (预防措施),the wilds of the Internet can be safe. "Kids have to be on-line. If we tel l our kids they can't enter theInternet we're cutting them off from their future," said an expert.Most kids have started to learn to use search engines. Many of them are great for f inding tensof interesting Internet sites, and they can also find places where you might not want your kids togo. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. But the most popular that was to limit entering would be to use what is known as a "content screener (过滤)". But this can't be wholly trusted, a nd the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what's OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet.Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is searching the Internet.A few other tips: Don't put the PC in a child's room but keep it in an area whe re mum or dadcan keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.--Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friend they make on-li ne.--Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially de tails likeaddress and phone number.--And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send themanything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.1. The passage is mainly about the subject of ___________.A. American children's going on-lineB. Internet in AmericaC.e n j o y i n g I n t e r n e tD. opposing Internet2. The best way to protect children from improper materials is ________.A. to fix a content screener in the computerB. to buy some search engin es for the childrenC. to be nearby when they are searching the InternetD. to talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong3. Which of the following is right according to the passage?A. Searching the Internet is the best method of educating children.B. Children's not having entered to Internet may have effect on their progress.C. Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children from going into In ternet.D. Search engines can help children to select materials fit for them.4. The passage tells most about ___________.A.s o f t w a r eB.g o o d g u i d e sC. precautionsD. education5. According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that ___________.A. software fit for children wants programmingB. a child who is o n-line is in dangerC.I n t e r n e t i s a f o r e s t f u l l o f d a n g e rD. Internet contains lots of harmful sitesNo. 66 words: 748 suggested time : 9 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney's entertainment parks in Califo rnia, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these places an almost universal attraction? W hat makes foreignkings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks?Well, one reason is the way they're treated once they get there. The people at Disne y go out oftheir way to serve their "guests", as they prefer to call them, and to see that they e njoy themselves.All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment byattending Disney University and taking "Traditions 1 ". Here, they learn about the com pany's history, how it is managed and why it is successful. They are shown how each departme nt relatesto the whole. All employees are shown how the part is important in making the park a s uccess.After passing "Traditions 1 ", the employees go on to more specialized training for their specific (具体的) jobs. No detail is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires four eight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much train ing for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, "What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take back to the campgrounds?... We need to know the answers orwhere to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party."Even Disney's managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the managers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week,the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail (单轨车), an d take upany of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree th at thisweek helps them to see the company's goals more clearly.All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disneyis considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As on e long-time business observer once said, "How Disney treats people, communicates with them, r ewardsthem, is in my view the very reason for his fifty years of success... I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling sa tisfaction and servingmillions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It is what Disney does best."1. The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees ___________.A. begin by receiving on-the-job trainingB. must learn several job sC.b e g i n a s t i c k e t t a k e r sD. have already attende d Disney University2. The main objective of the Disney employees is to ___________.A. learn all parts of the businessB. see that their gues ts enjoy themselvesC. be able to answer all kinds of questionsD. keep their important guest s happy3. Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to __________ _.A. set a good example for employeesB. remind themselves of their beginnings at DisneyC. gain a better view of the company's objectivesD. repla ce employees on holiday4. Which is the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tourist learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks.B. Disney attracts people almost from all over the world.C. Parades are regularly held in Disney's entertainment parks.D. Disney's managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.5. This passage is mainly about _____________.A. how Disney employees are trainedB. the history and traditions of the Disne y enterprisesC. why Disney enterprises make a lot of moneyD. the importance Disney places on serving people wellNo. 67 words: 618 suggested time : 7.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts (童子军), so I used to go camp ing everysummer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the riverand had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded (环绕) by cli ffs (崖). Ifsomeone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, w e had supperearly. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because eac h of us was afraidof looking very stupid, no one said anything.We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. Bu t no one moved towards the river--we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he l ooked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passingthrough our camp.An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep (悄悄移动) down by theriver so that we could see what the man was doing.Moving very slowly and keeping in th e shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everyt hing clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looki ng everywherecarefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewidered. We told the scout master what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but f inally suggestedwe go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What d id we see? I donot know.1. The writer in the text mainly tells us __________.A. the story of his childhoodB. a strange campin g experienceC. about a stranger by the riverD. about a good place for camping2. Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?A. They wanted to delay going to the river bank.B. They were waiting for th eir scoutmaster.C. They had a supper earlier than usual.D. They were talking while eating.3. The word "bewidered" in the text probably means __________.A. ashamedB. nervousC. unable to understan dD. eager to know something4. When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster _________.A. realized who the man wasB. started to worry about the manC. went back to look for the manD. felt it hard to belie ve the boys5. The writer still remembers the event because ____________.A. the boys acted foolishlyB. the campin g place is beautifulC. there has been no explanation for the eventD. he particularly enjoyed his camping that summerNo. 68 words: 620 suggested time : 7.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 ."If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!" That may seem a strang e thing to say.But touching things can help you to see them better.Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. The roundness, smoothness, coolness and heaviness are all part of the ball. When you feel all these things about the ball, youreally see it.With your skin, you can feel surprisingly well. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between a nickel (五分硬币) and a dime (一角硬币) in your pocket. You can fee l a tiny drop of wateron the back of your hand, or a puff (喷送) of air against your skin.You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wondered why some people likevery loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music as well as to hear them.Most of us like the feel of fur. We like to touch a fur coat or a fur collar (衣领).All children soon learn what "Don't touch" means. They hear it often. Yet most of u s keep righton touching things as we grow up.In stores, we touch things we might buy: food,clothin g, furniture.To see something well, we have to touch it.The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk barefoot. Warmsand, cool grass and a soft rug (地毯) all feel different under your feet.There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes an d try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothe s on your body, the airon your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them.Most exhibits in museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some thi ngs totouch. Their signs say, "Do touch !"There you can feel the shape of a gun, the smooth silk of a pillow (枕头), the roug h wood of anold chair. If you want to see better, reach out and touch it. Then you will really se e!1. Besides the title "Do touch!", other titles are given below. Which best fits this s tory?A. Things Feel Soft or Hard!B. Signs That Say, “Don't Touc h ! ”C. To see Better--feel!D. Hearing by Feeling!2. It is not easy to feel the shoes on your feet at first because _________.A. you wear them every dayB. they are roughC. they are too familiar to feelD. they are too he avy to feel3. In stores, people usually touch things __________.A. they likeB. they want to buyC. that are beautifulD. that are less expensive4. Some people like very loud music, because __________.A. it sounds beautifulB. it is popularC. they liked to hear loud musicD. they liked to hear loud music and fe el the sounds as well5. Which of the following statements is true to the passage?A. Touching is a better way to feel things than feeling.B. One can buy everything only by touching without seeing it.C. When buying something, one can touch it to see it better.D. All the children never touch when they hear "Don't touch!"No. 69 words: 484 suggested time : 6 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .Within a few short years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than boys, fo r reasons experts still fail to understand, according to a British study presented (递交) la st week to aninternational conference on smoking.Anti-smoking activists (积极分子) at the second "Tobacco or Health" conference in the Canary Islands pointed out that while adults(grown-ups) were giving up smoking in ever growing numbers,more and more young people were taking up the habit, particularly girls.One 15-year-old in four is a regular smoker, according to a study made in 27 coun tries in Europe and the United States, Canada and Israel-by Edinburgh University together wi th the WorldHealth Organization.In Western Europe, girls were more likely than boys to smoke. In Germany or in En gland, one third of the girls were smokers compared to one in four boys. In Eastern Europe, the girls "still fallbehind" those in the Western Europe but were "catching up" quickly, said the study.The study dealt with the behaviour of 15-year-old in seven European countries ove r four yearperiods between 1986 and 1998.The percentages of young women smoking went from 17 percent to 36 percent in Aust ria,from 17 percent to 28 percent in Norway, from 21 percent to 28 percent in Hungary.In the seven countries and regions studied Austria, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Swe den,Switzerland and Wales--more girls smoked than boys in 1998, with the exception of Hung ary.1. According to the article, more anti more _________ in Europe were giving up smokin g.A. adultsB. boysC. girlsD. old men2. The number of boy smokers is _________ that of girl smokers.A. larger thanB. as large asC. small er thanD. as small as3. The study was made by __________.A. Edinburgh UniversityB. the World Health OrganizationC. Oxford UniversityD. Edinburgh Universi ty and the World Health Organization4. The country where the number of young women smokers increases fastest is ________.A. NorwayB. AustriaC. Hungar yD. Sweden5. The main idea of the passage is __________.A. to introduce something about girl smokers in EuropeB. to report something interesting happened in EnglandC. to describe the present condition of European smokersD. to warn young people around the world against smokingNo. 70 words: 560 suggested time : 7 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .Finders, keepers?I worked for a short time as a cashier (出纳员) at a restaurant a few months ago;I also helped clear off the tables when it was especially busy. One night, just before Ch ristmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guess I should have checked it to find out who was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. Also, I imag ined that if the wallet contained any-thing valuable, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to t he counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and drier he descri-bed it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his sincere (真挚的) thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him "No". He immediately。

阅读·悦读·越读阅读是为了活着。

福楼拜如是说。

阅读是为了活得体面和高贵。

阅读令人睿智豁达优雅美丽。

阅读不能改变人生的长度，但它可以改变人生的宽度。

阅读让人生在有限的长度内，宽广辽远，波澜壮阔，奔腾汹涌，浩荡激越。

1、时文一枚：山盟（节选）余光中山，在那上面等他。

从一切历书以前，峻峻然，巍巍然，从五行和八卦以前，就在那上面等他了。

树，在那上面等他。

从汉时云秦时月从战国的鼓声以前，就在那上面。

就在那上面等他了。

虬虬蟠蟠，那原始林。

太阳，在那上面等他。

赫赫洪洪荒荒。

太阳就在玉山背后。

新铸的古铜锣。

当的一声轰响，天下就亮了。

是山的华裔。

登岛而不朝山，是无礼。

这山盟，一爽竟爽了20年。

其间他曾经屡次渡海，膜拜过太平洋和巴士海峡对岸，多少山。

在科罗拉多那山国一闭就闭了两年。

海拔一英里之上，高高晴晴冷冷，是六百多天的乡愁。

一万四千英尺以上的不毛高峰，狼牙交错，白森森将他禁锢在里面，远望也不能当归，高歌也不能当注。

他成了世界上最高的浪子，石囚。

只是山中的岁月，太长，太静了，连摇滚乐的电吉它也不能一声划破。

那种高高在上的岑寂，令他不安。

一场大劫正蹂躏着东方，多少族人在水里，火里，唯独他学桓景登高避难，过了两个重九还不下山。

簇簇的白尖白顶之上，反而怅然若失了。

爬啊爬啊爬到这上面来了又怎么样呢？四个小女孩在新大陆玩得很高兴。

她们只晓得新大陆，不晓得旧大陆。

“问君西游何时还。

畏途巉岩不可攀。

”忽然他觉得非常疲倦。

体魄魁梧的昆仑山，在远方喊他。

母亲喊孩子那样喊他回去。

那昆仑山系，所有横的岭侧的峰，上面所有的神话和传说。

落矶山美是美雄伟是雄伟，可惜没有回忆没有联想不神秘。

要神秘就要峨嵋山五台山普陀山武当山青城山庐山泰山，多少寺多少塔多少高僧、隐士、豪侠。

那一切固然令他神往，可是最最亲心的，是噶达素齐老峰。

那是昆仑山之根，黄河之源。

那不是朝山，是回家，回到一切的开始。

有一天应该站在那上面，下面摊开整幅青海高原，看黄河，一条初生的脐带，向星宿海吮取生命。

高中语文高考复习现代文阅读——散文专题训练（1-100篇）含答案解析学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、现代文阅读阅读下文，完成下列小题相思贾平凹①一个盒子，是原竹做成的，竹节的部分截下来，打磨，雕琢，玲珑剔透得万般可爱了，上边装一块活动的玻璃，这便是你的珍藏了。

下了班，或者吃着饭，或者要睡觉去，这盒子就放在你的手心，你屏住气凝视着，呼出的热气在玻璃上结成一层水珠。

盒子里边是一只蟋蟀样的昆虫，长长的腿，细细的触须，浑身金黄，像是一片跃动的金砾。

于是，你不自觉地就哼起评弹调来，在这漠漠的戈壁滩上，评弹调游丝一般的，铮铮飘远。

②唉，你是个粗糙的人，那额角，那鼻头，那方方的下巴颏子，使人想象着是用斧子砍出来的，除了两个眼镜片子，你身上还有闪亮的物件吗？头发总是乱的，胡子剪得七长八短，你应该是一个不修边幅的角色，竟偏偏玩这种玩意儿？！③你说，这是黄蛉，是你从老家带来的。

④这使人多么不理解！你的老家在苏州，苏州，是何等样一个美妙的地方啊，你生在那里，大学毕业后就到大西北来了。

大西北是寸草不生的玄武岩山，是有孤烟直长的大沙漠，你是学地质的，你已经在这里奔波了二十年。

二十年的帐篷，在沙山沙海里，犹如一叶小舟，冷月弯弯地照着，苏州城外的寒山寺的钟声，是能"夜半到客船"吗？妻子在望着你，相思的网撒满了脸面，她在打捞着远去的一颗爱的心。

你每年回去一次，每一次在门前植一丛慈竹，但是，你又走了，留给她的是一丛一丛竹叶的"个"字。

孩子已经六岁了，他的记忆里，你只是一个照片上的平面人，他在你植的竹园里喊着"爸爸"，你不能回答，你的竹园里却生出了无穷无尽的黄蛉，它们在鸣叫着，窸窸窣窣的，那是你的神经，是你的精灵，是你的乡思乡音。

所以，她捉住一只，装在这精巧的盒子里，在你再一次回去的时候，送给了你吗？⑤你拥抱着你的妻儿，求他们宽恕你，但你还是又一次走了，你说："祖国需要金子，大西北的沙漠里是有金子的，等十个金矿找到，我就回来了！"⑥一个竹子做成的盒子，一个盒子里装着的黄蛉，便和你从苏州出发，八千里路云和月，你们一起生活在了大西北。

高二年级语文阅读理解题在阅读以下文章时，请仔细分析作者的写作意图，理解文章的主旨，掌握文章的结构，体会作者的情感态度，并根据文章内容回答问题。

文章时间，是一条永不停息的河流，它悄无声息地流淌着，带走了我们的过去，也带来了我们的未来。

在这条河流中，每个人都是一艘小船，随着时间的波浪起伏，有时顺流而下，有时逆流而上。

我们无法预知未来，也无法回到过去，我们唯一能做的，就是珍惜现在，把握每一个当下。

在时间的河流中，我们经历了无数的风风雨雨。

童年的无忧无虑，少年的懵懂无知，青年的热血沸腾，中年的沉稳内敛，老年的淡泊宁静。

每一个阶段，都是时间河流中的一段旅程，每一次经历，都是时间河流中的一朵浪花。

我们在这河流中成长，也在这河流中老去。

然而，时间的河流并非总是平静的。

它有时波涛汹涌，让我们感到迷茫和恐惧；有时又平静如镜，让我们感到宁静和安详。

在这条河流中，我们学会了坚强，学会了勇敢，学会了面对困难和挑战。

我们学会了珍惜，学会了感恩，学会了在时间的河流中找到自己的位置。

时间的河流，也是一条充满智慧的河流。

它教会了我们许多人生的道理，让我们明白了生命的价值和意义。

它告诉我们，生命不在于长短，而在于我们如何度过；它告诉我们，成功不在于结果，而在于我们如何努力。

在时间的河流中，我们学会了思考，学会了反省，学会了在不断的探索中成长。

时间的河流，更是一条充满爱的河流。

它见证了我们的亲情、友情和爱情，见证了我们的成长和变化。

在这条河流中，我们学会了给予，学会了奉献，学会了在爱与被爱中找到幸福。

我们学会了珍惜身边的人，学会了珍惜每一份情感，学会了在时间的河流中传递爱的力量。

总之，时间的河流是一条神奇的河流，它让我们体验了人生的酸甜苦辣，让我们感受到了生命的丰富多彩。

在这条河流中，我们不断地学习，不断地成长，不断地寻找着属于自己的人生道路。

让我们珍惜时间，珍惜生命，珍惜在时间的河流中的每一次航行。

请根据以上文章内容，回答以下问题：1. 文章中提到的“时间的河流”象征着什么？2. 作者提到了人生的哪些阶段，并分别描述了这些阶段的特点？3. 文章中提到时间的河流有时波涛汹涌，有时平静如镜，这表达了作者怎样的情感态度？4. 作者认为时间的河流教会了我们哪些人生的道理？5. 文章最后，作者呼吁我们要珍惜什么？为什么？。

高二阅读训练100篇（三）英语教学 2009-09-01 11:12 阅读13 评论0字号：大中小No. 21 words: 516 suggested time : 6.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4.5 .Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapp ed car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escaperoute--through the boot.Mr. Johnson's car had finished up in a ditch at Romney Marsin, Kent after skidding on ic e and hitting a bank. "Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly," Mr.Johnson said. "I couldn't force the doors because they were jammed against the wells of the ditch and dared not open thewindows because I knew water would come folding in."Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sittingborrne, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle toescape.Later he said, "It was really a half penny which saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into boot. I hammered desperately with ahammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came."It took ten minutes to unscrew seat--and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. "It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear a s the car filledup."His hands and arms cut and bruised. Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer's wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Huddled in a blanket, he said, "That thirty minutes seemed like hours." Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last nig ht. Thevehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.1. What is the best title for this newspaper article?A. The Story of Mr. Johnson, a Sweet Sales Man.B. Car Boot Can Serve as the Best Escape Route.C. Driver Escapes Through Car Boot.D. The Driver Survived a Terrible Car Acci dent.2. Which of the following objects is crucial to Mr. Johnson?A. The hammer.B. The coin.C. The screw.D. The horn.3. Which statement is true according to the passage?A. Mr. Johnson's car stood on its boot as it fell down.B. Mr. Johnson could not escape from the door because it was full of sweet jam.C. Mr. Johnson's car accident was partly due to the slippery road.D. Mr. Johnson's struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the backset.4. "finally it gave" ( paragraph $ ) means that __________.A. luckily the door was torn away in the endB. at last the wrench went brokenC. the lock came open after all the effortsD. the chance was lost at the last min ute5. It may be inferred from the passage that ____________.A. the ditch was along a quiet country roadB. the accident happened in a clear wa rm dayC. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditchD. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attendedNo. 22 words: 380 suggested time : 4.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4.5 .A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first fo r what it contains the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to busin ess to fashion to science, and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspa per is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another arti cle allthe way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper off ers avariety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. Whatbrings this variety together in one place is its topicality,its immediate relation to what is hap pening in your world and your locality now. But immediacy and the speed of production that goe s with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient valu e.For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection, his own newspapers. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as y ou modify and apply thetechniques of reading.1. A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except __________.A. wide coverageB. similar styleC. speed in reporting newsD. popularity2. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers __________.A. usually read a newspaper selectivelyB. applying reading techniques skillfullyC. jump from one newspaper to anotherD. appreciate the variety of a newspaper3. The information reported in the newspaper ___________.A. will never changeB. influence people for everC. guides people's actionD. has momentary value4. A good newspaper offers "a variety" to readers because ___________.A. it tries to serve different readersB. it has to cover things that happen in a certain loc alityC. readers are difficult to pleaseD. readers like to mad different newspapers5. The best title for this passage would be ____________.A. The Importance of NewspaperB. The Characteristics of a Good NewspaperC. The Variety of a Good Newspaper .D. Some Suggestions on How to Read a News paperNo. 23 words: 435 suggested time : 5.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4.5 .Marshal Ney had been cut off from tile rest of the rearguard by great numbers. An atte mpt to fight through them failed with great losses, but the Marshal even then did not lose heart. As night was falling he turned round and marched his men back towards Russia and then wheel ed north- wards in the darkness and searched his way towards the river Dnieper. If the river wa s frozen, he might yet free himself. As he marched on, he heard the Russian artillery firing volle ys in triumph at beating an Imperial Marshal and his Corps. Ney at once ordered fires to be lit, as though he wascamping for the night, and pushed on again.At last he found the river. There was floating ice on it, enough to bear a man if he was c areful and jumped from floe to floe. A crops of tired men, with horses and guns, in such darkne ss, wasanother matter. But it was the last chance, and the risk had to be taken.Ney gave his men three hours rest before attempting to cross. In these three hours the st ragglers would close up, and the river might harden. He himself wrapped his coat around him an d spent the three hours sleeping as soundly as a child on the bank of the river. At midnight the passage of the Dnieper began in single line on the unsafe ice. The baggage and the guns wer e deserted, but most of the men got across and Ney rejoined the main body with about 900 me n and took up his postagain as commander of the rearguard.1. The situation that Marshal Ney was in was that ___________.A. his own men were much more than the rearguardB. he had been separated from the rearguardC. he had lost more men than the rearguard hadD. he had been deserted by the re arguard2. He went back towards Russia because ____________.A. he had lost many of his troopsB. he was following the rearguardC. It was too dark to continue fightingD. He was looking for a way of escape3. The Russian artillery was volleying because ____________.A. they had wiped out Marshal's troopsB. the battle was still going onC. they were sure of their victoryD. they were trying to frighten their enemy4. What was the main difficulty in trying to cross the river Dnieper?A. The men were extremely tired.B. The river Dnieper was not completely iced ove r.C. It was flowing fast in places.D. The horses would fall off the ice.5. Marshal Ney waited for three hours before crossing because ____________.A. he badly needed a restB. he knew the crossing would be hardC. he wanted to wait for all his menD. he wanted to wait for it to get lightNo. 24 words: 436 suggested time : 5.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4.5 .Nature never really throws anything away. Fallen trees, for example, become food for n ewones. People are different. Our litter (乱弃的物品) does not readily change form.We like our bottles and boxes, our metal cans, and our nylon fabrics. But getting rid of themwhen we are through with them is a huge problem.Choices must be about what to use, how to use it well, and the best way to get rid of it when we are through. One choice everyone can make is to throw things away only in places that are madefor the purpose.If we litter the ground with things, the results may be about to bother our children or gr andchil-dren.For example,a nylon stocking that is thrown away may last twenty to forty years.A wo ol sock could last one to four years.A plastic bag takes ten to twenty years to break up enough to disappear.Plastic rings that hold a six-pack of drinks together do not break down for a hundred year s.Litter is unsightly, annoying, or even dangerous. People must make choices. We must c hoose to use only what is needed, use it well, and to get rid of what is left over with concern f or ourselvesand others.People are different. Their litter does not readily change form for new ones.1. If a plastic ring that holds a six-pack of drinks is thrown under the bush in the park, itcould stay there without changing form for ___________A. 1--2 yearsB. I0--20 yearsC. 100 yearsD. ever2. What is the difference between people and nature in getting rid of things?A. Nature always reuses its garbage, but people do not.B. We should not use metal and plastic since there is no place to place them when we ar ethrough.C. People put their garbage where it belongs to, nature leaves its garbage wherever it f alls.D. Because of science, people have improved upon the methods of nature.3. In the sentence "Nature never really throws anything away", the write makes nature see mlike_________A. something that acts like a real personB. a factory that produces carsC. a machine that makes things automaticallyD. forces of the sun, the moon, and st ars4.What can be said about the problems that come with solid waste such as plastics and m etal?A. If things are piled in the wood, nature will care of getting rid of them.B. People must make choices to use things wisely and get rid of them carefully.C. People should stop using anything that will not decay quickly.D. Small plastic items will not cause serious problem.No. 25 words: 370 suggested time : 4.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4.5 .When we think of plants, most of us will think of things that grow from the ground and havegreen leaves, but there are plants that do not look or act like other plants. Some of these belong toa special class of plants called fungi.Fungi may appear almost everywhere. They commonly grow in damp places where they canget food and water easily. Because fungi do not have green leaves to make their own food, butfungi must take their food from animals, other plants or water. Some fungi live on dead or rottingwood, while others grow on living trees or in dirt or moss. Mushrooms are the best-known fungi.There are many kinds of mushrooms appearing in all shapes and sizes. For example, caulif lowermushrooms are found in forests from July to October.They can grow to be as heavy as fill y pounds! They commonly grow at the foot of trees. Squirrel's bread is another kind of wild mus hroom. Its appearance and use explain the origin of its name. These fungi look like small golden cakes.Squirrels can easily nibble them or carry them off to their nests to eat later.The mushrooms found in food stores are carefully grown by people who know they are safe to eat. Mushroom experts warn people never to touch or taste wild mushrooms because s ome ofthem are deadly. Even less dangerous ones can still make a person very sick.1. Fungi usually grow __________.A. in wet placesB. in places full of waterC. under big treesD. behind house s2. Green plants can ___________.A. easily make their own foodB. live on rotting leaves or in dirtC. be found only in the wildD. not be dangerous to people3. People are advised not to eat wild fungi because __________.A. it is unfit for main foodB. it may be dangerous to people's healthC. it doesn't taste so goodD. it has some strange smell that does harm to p eople4. Mushrooms bought from markets are safe to eat be cause __________.A. they are proved to be safeB. they are grown carefully by peopleC. they are safe wild fungiD. they are not warned by experts5. The word "fungi" in this passage means _____________.A. 食用菌B.菌类植物C.有毒菌类D.无叶植物No. 26 words: 520 suggested time : 6.5 minutes key: 1 2 3 4 5Why, you may wonder, should spiders be our fiends? Because they destroy so many i nsects, and insects include some of the greatest enemies of the human race. Insects would mak e itimpossible for us to live in the world they would devour all our crops and kill our cattle, if i t were not for the protection we get from insecteating animals. We owe a lot to the birds and be ats who eat insects, but all of them put together kill only a very small amount of the number de stroyed by spiders. Moreover, unlike some of the insect eaters, spiders never do the least harm to us or ourbelongings.Spiders are not insects, as many people think, nor even nearly related to them. One can tell thedifference almost at a glance for a spider always has eight legs and an insect never more than six.How many spiders are engaged in the work on our behalf? One authority on spiders mad e aresearch of the spiders and found that there were more than 2,250,000 in one acre; that is some- thing like 6,000,000 spiders of different kinds on a football field. Spiders are busy for at l east half the year in killing insects. It is impossible to make more than the wildest guess at how many they kill, but they are hungry creatures, not content with only three meals a day. It has b een estimated that time weight of all the insects destroyed by the spiders in Britain in one year would be greaterthan the total weight of all human beings in the country.1. Spiders should be our friends, because _____________.A. they only eat harmful insectsB. they are great insect-eating animalsC. they destroy large numbers of insects which do harm to the human raceD. their harmfulness is the least2. The difference between spiders and insects is that ____________.A. insects have only six legsB. insects only cat plantsC. spiders eat insectsD. spiders have more legs than insects3. One authority on spiders estimated _____________.A. that there were more than 2,250,000 insects in a grass field in the south of EnglandB. that every football field in England had 6,000,000 spidersC. the quantity of different spiders in England was very bigD. that there were 6,000,000 kinds of spiders on a football field4. In the last sentence the writer means ______________.A. experts on spiders know exactly how much spiders eat in one yearB. experts on spiders can only make an estimation of the weight of insets eaten by spidersC. authority on spiders know the weight of all the people in EnglandD. authority on spiders know both the weight of the insects eaten by spiders and the weig ht ofpeople in England5. Which one of the following statements is the main idea?A. Spiders, the greatest insects-eating animals, protect us from being destroyed by harmfulinsects mad they should be our friends.B. Spiders are not insects but in fact animals.C. There are great numbers of spiders engaged in destroying harmful insects on behalf o f thehuman race.D. The weight of the insects eaten by spiders in one year is greater than the weight of allpeople in England.No. 27 words: 520 suggested time : 6.5 minutes key: 1 2 3 4 5 .A breakthrough in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Union (EU) co uldbe brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the E U'sresearch effort in this field, according to the senior EU scientists engaged in experiments in solarenergy at EU's scientific laboratories at lspra, near Milan.The senior West German scientist in charge of the EU's solar energy programme, Mr.Joa chim Gretz, told reporters that at present levels of research spending, it was most unlikely that s olar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the EU's energy requirements even afte r the year 2010. But be said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the E U to thiswork it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decad e.Mr. Gretz figures out that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EU's needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion dollars in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of using more advanced technology in this fi eld itmight be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the EU's future energy needs.At present the EU spends about $ 2.6 million a year on solar research at Ispra, one of t he EU's official joint research centres, and another $ 3 million a year in indirect research with un iversitiesand other independent bodies.1. The phrase "be brought forward" most probably means __________.A. be expectedB. be completedC. be advancedD. be introduced2. Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on ____ __.A. enough fundingB. further experimentsC. advanced technologyD. well-equipped laboratories3. According to Mr.Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide __ ____.A. more than 3% of the EU needs after the year 2010B. only 3% of the EU needs before the year 2010C. less than 3% of the EU needs before the year 2010D. only 3% of the EU needs even after the year 20104. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. The EU spends one billion dollars on imported energy each year.B. At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any great progress in th eprovision of energy from the sun.C. The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investmen twere increased.D. The total yearly spending of the EU on solar energy research came to almost 6 million dollars.5. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ________.A. would lead to a big increase in research fundingB. would make it unnecessary to imp ort oilC. would make it possible to meet the future, energy needs of the EUD. would provide a much greater proportion of the EU's future energy needsNo. 28 words: 432 suggested time : 5.5 minutes key: 1 2 3 4 5 .He was a well--educated young man who grew up in a small town in south China. After years of hard work in a foreign country, he fulfilled his dream--to earn lots of money and marry hishometown sweetheart.It had never occurred to him that he would bring both jewels and death to his bride. No sooner had they married than the couple were tested positive for AIDS. Both found they had th e HumanImmunodeficiency Virus (HIV).The debilitating disease and the physical destruction that follows it killed the wife within sixmonths. The young man committed the suicide one year after his wife died, although his c onditionwas improving considerably. His last words were "I didn't expect AIDS to be so near to me. "He was one of the patients of Xu Lianzhi, an expert on AIDS in Beijing You' an Hospit al. "While recognizing that AIDS is extremely terrible, most Chinese still consider the disease far from themselves," said Xu, an amiable woman in her 50s. "Almost all my HIV/AIDS patients hadthe feeling that they could never catch this disease."The reality is that AIDS is no longer an "alien" thing to China. While it's true that AIDS hasnot reached epidemic proportions in China, the potential threat it brings is making itself felt in theworld's most populous country.1. The young man's bride was ___________.A. his sweetheart in a foreign countryB. his lover in his hometownC. his colleague in a foreign countryD. one of his students in his hometown2. It never came to the young man's mind that __________.A. he will be so rich but unhealthyB. he would give so many jewels to his brideC. he would have HIV and that it would spread to his wife and cause her deathD. he would marry his sweetheart, who died six months later3. The underlined word "alien" means ___________.A. familiarB. secretC. ordinaryD. foreign4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. In fact the young man was certain to die soon if he had not killed himself.B. Both the young man and his wife had not expected that they would have AIDS.C. It was too difficult for the young man to accept the fact that he had had AIDS.D. His wife's death did give the young man a terrible blow.5. What is the reality about AIDS in China now?A. AIDS is still far away from China.B. AIDS is epidemic in China because of its large population.C. AIDS is likely to become a threat to the lives of the Chinese people.D. Though China has a large population, AIDS cannot be epidemic in the future.NO. 29 words: 426 suggested time : 5.5 minutes key: 1 2 3 4 5. .If parents bring up a child with the only aim of taming the child into a genius, they will c ause a disaster. According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakeswhich ambitious parents make. Generally, expects, and will fail. Unrealistic parentalexpectations can cause great damage to children.However, if parents are not too unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, b ut are ambitious in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well--especially if the pa rentsare very supportive of their child.Michael Li is very luck. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by ta king him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him. They even drive him 59kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little abou t music,Michael's father plays the trumpet very well. However, he never makes Michael enter mu siccompetitions if he is unwilling.Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents aresuccessful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be assuccessful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are v eryunhappy when he does not win. "When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered," Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parentsand now he always seems quiet and unhappy.1. One of the worst mistakes any parent can make is to __________.A. pay much attention to their child's educationB. push the child into trying to achieve too muchC. make their child become a musicianD. help their child to succeed in the future2. Parents' ambition for their children is not wrong if __________.A. they prepare the future for their childrenB. they understand and help their childrenC. they themselves have been very successfulD. they are willing to pay for their educati on3. Michael Li is fortunate because __________.A. his father knows music and teaches him muchB. his parents are rich enough to supp ort himC. his mother doesn't know much about musicD. his parents help him in a sensible w ay4. The two examples show that ___________.A. it is important to let children develop in their own wayB. it is successful to let children develop without other's helpC. successful parents often have unsuccessful childrenD. the mare you help your children, the less they can achieveNo. 30 words: 490 suggested time : 6 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4.5 .In ancient Greece people knew about the curing powers of the sun, but this knowledge waslost. At the end of the nineteenth century a Danish doctor, Niels Finsen, began to study th e effectof sunlight on certain diseases, especially diseases of the skin.He was interested not only i n natural sunlight but also in man-produced rays. Sunlight began to play a more important part i n caring sickpeople.A Swiss doctor, Auguste Rollier, made full use of the sun in his hospital at Leysin, whic h is a small village high up in the Alps.He found that sunlight, fresh air and good food cure a gr eat manydisease. He was particularly successful in curing certain forms of tuberculosis with his "sun cure".There were a large number of children in Dr. Rol]ier's hospital. He decided to start a sc hoolwhere sick children could be cured and at the same time continue to learn. It was not long before his school was full. In winter, wearing only shorts, socks and boots, the children put on t heir skisafter breakfast and left the hospital They carried small desks and chairs as well as their sc hool- books. Their teacher led them over the snow until they reached a slope which faced the s un andwas free from cold winds. There they set out their desks and chairs, and school began.Although they wore hardly any clothes, Rollier's pupils were very seldom cold. That wa sbecause their bodies were full of energy, which they got from the sun. But the doctor knew thatsunshine can also be dangerous. If, for example, tuberculosis is attacking the lungs, unwise sun- bathing may do great harm. Today there is not just one school in the sun. There are seve ral in Switzerland, and since Switzerland is not the only country which has the fight conditions, t here aresimilar schools in other places.1. Two doctors were mentioned in the passage because __________.A. they both made use of sunlight to treat illnessB. they were the first to use sunlight for treatmentC. they were both famous European doctorsD. they used sunlight in very different ways2. Dr. Rollier set up a "sun-cure" school probably for the reason that _________.A. most children could stay in his hospitalB. children could study while being trea tedC. the school was expected to be full of pupilsD. the school was high up in the mou ntains3. Which of the following can best describe Dr. Rollier's school according to the fourth para graph?A. It is in the open and full of sunshine.B. It lies on a slope facing cold wind s.C. It is open only in winters.D. The pupils have classes in shorts.4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. "Sun-cure" schools are becoming popular everywhere.B. Switzerland is the only country where "sun-cure" schools are popular.C. Proper conditions are necessary for the running of a "sun-cure" school.D. "Sun-cure" schools are found in countries where there is a lot of sunshine.。

No. 1Although they may not die from lack of love, adults also need a great amount of affection (友情) and companionship. In the past, many people spent their entire lives in the communities in which they were born and raised. Many more people continued to live with their parents, brothers and sisters after they were married and had children of their own. By remaining in familiar communities with relatives nearby, families had enough opportunities for friendly contact and for support in time of trouble.Recent studies suggest that family arrangements in Western societies have not changed as much in the last few centuries as is generally believed. Yet most sociologists agree that in modern societies, there are fewer opportunities for friendship and support from relatives outside the imme- diate family. Parents and children often live apart from other relatives, and seldom visit them. Also, the family moves when a parent accepts a job in another place or when it decides to live in a better neighborhood. Together, loneliness and mobility(迁移) force immediate family members to dependheavily on one another for affection and companionship.Because the family is one of the few on going sources of affection and companionship in modern societies, a high percentage of people continue to marry, even though it is possible for a single man and woman to live together without marrying. On the other hand, because affection and companionship have become so important, families are more likely to break up if the husband's or wife's emotional (情感的) needs are not met within the family circle-even if 'all other family functions (功能) are being satisfactorily performed, and in this sense, affection and companionshiphave become the touchstone of the modem family.1. It is generally believed that ___________.A. many people spend their lives in familiar communitiesB. a person can easily get in touch with relatives in times of difficultyC. the organization of the family has changed a great dealD. western societies have not changed much in the past few years2. Sociological studies show that __________.A. the more the family moves, the less support it gets from its distant relativesB. parents and children live together to make up for the lack of relatives outside the familyC. family arrangements have changed and so there is little need for companion of relativesD. family members are separated from each other because of lack of support from relatives3. The word "touchstone" in the last paragraph may be replaced by ______.A. resultB. troubleC. functionD. standard4. In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to say ____________.A. affection and companionship are important for the family and they can be gained from nowhere but the familyB. affection and companionship can come from the family and at the same time safeguard the familyC. there are few ways to gain affection and companionship but the best way to get them is from the familyD. in modern societies a lot of families break up and it's just for a lack of affection and companionshipNo. 2* Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name, or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents.* Never reply to messages of bulletin board items that are: Suggestive / Obscene (下流的) / Ready to fight / Express intention to hurt / Make you feel uncomfortable.*Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house.*Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you feeluncomfortable.* Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.* Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you can't see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself/herself. Thus someone who says that "she is a 12-year-old girl" could really be an old man.* Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E-mail.* Get to know your "online friend" just as you get to know all of your friends.1. The best title for the passage may be __________.A. Warning Against Making Online FriendsB. Messages One Can Get on the InternetC. How to Make Friends on the InternetD. Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet2. The underlined word "misrepresent" in the passage means __________.A. make a wrong judgment aboutB. understand somebody wronglyC. give a wrong description ofD. form a wrong opinion about3. In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should _________.A. believe nobody on the NetB. be careful about the online friendsC. not be honest on the NetD. make friends with those you believe. No. 3There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over general language development and writing without holding him back with spelling.If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher's interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will write only words within his spelling range. That's why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to the content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priority had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improvement.1. Teachers differ in their opinions about ___________.A. the difficulties in teaching spellingB. the role of spelling in general language developmentC. the importance of the basic writing skillsD. the necessity of teaching spelling2. The expression "play safe" probably means ___________.A. to write carefullyB. to do as teachers sayC. to use dictionaries frequentlyD. to avoid using words one is not sure3. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that __________.A. students will be able to express their ideas more freelyB. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakesC. students will have more trust in writingD. students will learn to spell words correctly4. The writer seems to think that the teacher's judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is _____.A. reasonableB. unfairC. foolishD. careless5. The major point discussed in the passage is ___________.A. the importance of developing writing skillsB. the importance of spellingC. the correct way of marking compositionD. the relationship between spelling and the content of a compositionNo.4Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure--those who have climbed the highest mountains, travelled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky (冒险的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee jumping (蹦极跳) to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs (悬崖) Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people's lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured (治愈), and life was a continuous battle for survival (生存).Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.1. A best title for the text is __________.A. Dangerous Sports: What and WhyB. The Boredom of Modern LifeC. Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?D. The Need for Excitement2. More and more people today _________.A. are trying activities such as bungee jumpingB. are climbing the highest mountainsC. are coming close to death in sportsD. are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places3. In bungee jumping, you __________.A. jump as high as you canB. slide down a rope to the groundC. attach yourself to a rope and fall to the groundD. fall towards the ground without a rope4. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because ___.A. they have a lot of free timeB. they can go to hospital if they are injuredC. their life is short of excitementD. they no longer need to hunt for food5. The writer of the text has ______ attitude (态度) towards dangerous sports.A. positiveB. negativeC. neutralD. nervousNo. 5In the United States 84 colleges now accept just women. Most of them were established in the 19th century; they were designed to offer women the education they could not receive anywhere else. At that time major universitiesand colleges accepted only men. In the past 20 years many young women have chosen to study at colleges that accept both men and women. As a result some women's colleges decided to accept men students too. Others, however, refused to change. Now these schools are popular again.The president of Trinity College in Washington, D. C. said that by the end of the 1980s women began to recognize that studying at the same school with men did not mean women were having an equal chance to learn. The president of Smith College in Massachusetts says a women's college permits women to choose classes and activities freely. For example, she says that in women's college a higher percentage of students studies mathematics than in a college with both men and women.Educational experts say men students in the United States usually speak in class more than women students do. In a women's college, women feel freer to say what they think. Women's schools also bring out leadership capabilities in many women. Women are represented everywhere. For example, at a women's college every evening, office is held by a woman. Recent studies reportedly show that American women who went to Women's colleges are more likely to hold successful jobs later in life.1. Most of women's colleges were established ____________.A. to give women the education they could not receive anywhere elseB. to separate women from menC. to offer women special chances for workD. to help women have more study opportunities2. Some women's colleges decided to accept men students because __ _.A. teaching women is more difficult than teaching menB. many young women choose to study at colleges with both men and womenC. study with men is more challengedD. women and men can have equal chances of competition3. Why did women's schools become popular again?A. Because women could study mathematics only in women's colleges.B. Because women could not have equal chances to learn, if studying with men at the same school.C. Because men could not choose classes freely in women's colleges.D. Because there were more educational experts in women's colleges.4. From the passage we know that. __________.A. more and more women's colleges are being established nowB. more and more women like to study in colleges with both men and womenC. there are more women's colleges than colleges with both men and women in the USAD. both Trinity College and Smith College are women's colleges5. According to this passage, if a woman wants to hold successful jobs, she'd better ________.A. study in colleges with both men and womenB. study in Trinity CollegeC. learn from the president of Smith CollegeD. study in women's collegeNo. 6Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary (暂时的). This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation--for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic (长期的) loneliness usually lasts more than two yearsand has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person's social contacts, e.g. friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous, condition.1. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friends.B. Just ignore it.C. Go to see a doctor.D. Ask your teachers for guidance.2. "It" in the last sentence of the second paragraph refers to ________.A. temporary lonelinessB. situational lonelinessC. a new placeD. sleeplessness3. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that __________.A. one problem of loneliness is a person's social contactsB. we depend on various people for different reasonsC. lonely people don't have many social problemsD. lonely people don't have many friends4. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?A. Chronic loneliness can cause-family problems.B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness.C. Chronic loneliness can not be overcome.D. A, B, and C are all correct.5. What is the best title for the passage?A. Three Kinds of Loneliness.B. Loneliness and Diseases.C. Loneliness and Social Contacts.D. Chronic Loneliness.No. 7words: 382 suggested time: 4.5 minutes key: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 .Many university students dislike studying history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented in a boring manner. However, I'll never forget my American History professor, Dr. Williamson. Each event leaped from the pages of our text and became as real as the daily news report on the radio. My favorite lecture concerned the American Revolution. Dr. Williamson set the mood for the story by imitating Paul Revere, a well known silversmith, working in his shop. The American colonists were angry because of the British control over their lives. Revere felt that war between the British and the colonists was to come soon. Then, Dr Williamson told us about Revere rowing across the Charles River from Boston on April 18, 1775. I can see the professor now as he raised his hand to his forehead as if he were looking across the Charles River to the old North Church in Boston. Suddenly, Revere saw two lanterns, a signal which meant that the British would attack by sea. He jumped on his horse to warn the villagers of the attack. Professor Williamson reminded us that the first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts, the year before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. Never before had history seemed so alive to me. And all because a professor cared enough to put his heart into his teaching.1. Why does the speaker feel that most student dislike history? He believes that _____.A. history professors are poorly preparedB. professors fail to present facts in an interesting wayC. most students are lazyD. most students feel that history is a waste of time2. How aid Paul Revere earn a living? He was a __________.A. soldierB. blacksmithC. teacherD. Silversmith3. Where was the Old North Church located?A. In Boston.B. In Concord.C. In Lexington.D. In Britain.4. What did the two-lantern signal tell Revere? The British ________.A. would attack by seaB. would attack from the Charles RiverC. were willing to sing the Declaration of IndependenceD. had won the first two battles of the Revolution5. In which year were the first battles of the Revolution fought?A. In t774.B. In 1886.C. In 1775.D. In 1777.No. 8Sometimes it is impossible to deliver all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an inadequate or illegible address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just throw the mail away, so it becomes "dead mail".Dead mail is sent to one of the U.S. Postal Service's dead mail of. flees in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, St. Paul, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can end up in these offices in one year.The staff of the dead mail offices has variety of ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for clues that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages in the hope that something inside will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a computer so that people can call in and check to see if a missing item is there.However, all of this mail cannot simply be stored forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail has piled up, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, the public is invited to the offices and bins (储藏所) containing items found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the highest bidder(出价者).1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to deal with dead mail?A. To search for clues.B. To throw dead mail away.C. To open dead mail.D. To list dead mail on a computer.2. The staff in a dead mail office may open a package in order to find________A. some moneyB. some missing objectsC. an addressD. a computer3. The passage indicates that dead mail auctions are held___________A. once a yearB. twice a yearC. three times a yearD. four times a year4. Which may be the best title for the passage?A. Dead MailB. Mail AuctionC. Unknown MailD. The Dead Mail OfficeNo. 9Dear Irene,Many thanks for your letter of 20th December to Waiming and me. Waiming's mother sent it to us here in England. I thought I had better reply myself since, as you know, your brother is not very good at writing letters.You asked whether Waiming's application for a scholarship had been successful. Well, as you can see by now, it was. He is doing a one-year postgraduate course in world history here at Lancaster University. The little house we live in is near the university. We have to buy a used car which is necessary because the bus service here is very poor.We arrived in England at the beginning of September, and stayed in London for three weeks with my cousin Know, who owns a large restaurant there. This was the first time he had met my husband. Then we went to Cambridge for a week, where Waiming had to attend a meeting, and after that we came up to Lancaster and had two weeks to find somewhere to live and got organized before Waiming's course began. The weather has been quite a change from home. Last week we had some snow, the first we had ever seen. We went outside and threw snowballs at each other, just like children!We got on well with most of the English people we have met, although we had some difficulty at first understanding the northern accent.Well, that's about all our news. Waiming's course is going well, and if he passed his exams we will be free to return home in July. --Sally1. We can infer from the first paragraph that Irene _________.A. does not like writing letters very muchB. doesn't live with her mother nowC. was in England when she wrote her letterD. does not particularly like Sally2. When Irene wrote the letter she knew that __________.A. Waiming had applied for a scholarshipB. Waiming bought a used carC. Waiming's application for a scholarship had been successfulD. Waiming was doing a one-year postgraduate course in world history3. Waiming and Sally threw snowballs at each other because they __________.A. enjoyed playing in the snowB. had had an argumentC. felt very coldD. wanted to be like children4. When Sally wrote her letter, Waiming had been living in Lascaster for aboutA. three monthsB. three weeksC. five monthsD. five weekNo. 10At three a. m. , Jack Mills was sitting at the controls of the mail train. The train was made up of 13 cars. At the end of the train, 71 mailmen sat sorting the mail. Inside the second car, there were only five mailmen and 128 bags full of five-pound notes. This train had run more than 100 years without being robbed. At three minutes past three, Mills and his helper, David Whitby, saw a yellow warning light. They slowed the train, and then stopped, Whitby went to the telephone beside the track. It was out of order. Then he saw a man moving between the second and third cars. Before Whitby could give a warning, he was knocked down by two men. Mills was ordered to drive the train to a bridge that crossed a road. The last eleven cars with all the mailmen had been disconnected by the robbers. At the bridge, the bags of money were unloaded from the train and thrown into waiting trucks. One of the robbers who obviously knew the schedules of all the trains kept looking at his watch. At 3: 45 he said, "That will have to be enough. " The robbers escapedwith more than 2,500,000 pounds.1. The robbery took place _________.A. in the railway stationB. in the early morningC. after three o'clock in the afternoonD. after 3:452. The robbers _________ before the train stopped.A. were in the trainB. force Mills to stop the trainC. were waiting for the train to stopD. ordered Mills to go on driving3. Why didn't the other mailmen help the mailmen in the second car when the robbery happened?A. They were busy sorting mail.B. They didn't want to help the mailmen in the second car.C. The last eleven cars were separated from the front cars.D. They knew nothing about the robbery.4. One of the robbers kept looking at his watch because __________.A. he want to know the exact timeB. he enjoyed looking at his watchC. he didn't know when another train would comeD. they had to leave before another train came5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The train was out of order.B. The telephone was put out of order by the robbers.C. Whitby was an assistant driver.D. The robbers carried the money away by trucks.。