阅读理解训练（12）AOnce there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果). One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are exposed to the sun th e most are the sweetest.So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. H e managed to pick up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an att empt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling a nd remained helplessly hanging on the tree.Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immedi ately came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him. Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arr ived - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were ve ry curious to see what he would do, as he was famous in solvi ng many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very c omplicated ones. He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the hanging man.That’s what everybody wanted - that he came down. But how ? Now everybody was tense(紧张), as to what would happen next! Some wanted to punish th e sage, but they didn’t. The sage picked another stone and thr ew it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge（报仇）.He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe to start going down. And he ma de it! Everybody was amazed.However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood th ere, realizing that the man really helped him because he indu ced him to try his best and save himself. “I should be thankful and not angry.”1．What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?A．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.B．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.C．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.2．How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone? A．He was nervous. B．He kept silent. C．He was angry. D ．He felt surprised.3．What do you think motivated the man to climb down?A．Courage. B. Assistance. C．Carefulness. D．Revenge.4．From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .A．on the tree for the longest time B．hidden in the mid dle of a treeC．on the very top of the a tree D．exposed to sunlight less often参考答案1—4 ACDCBWe often smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in d ifferent cultures may be different. Depending on different cultu res, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also i ndicate embarrassment. The following examples show this po int of view:In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the smile a lo t. Every one smiles at each other, this nonverbal communicati on shows being friendly in the . However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but a lso a way to avoid being embarrassed. Chinese people like s miling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarras sment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adul ts in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encourageme nt and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might bl ush with smile. To avoid serious misunderstanding, people wh o engage in intercultural communication should be able to un derstand the meaning of smiling appropriately. Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, different cultures have different mean ings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very h eartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions. However, m ost Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends.5. We can use smile to express all of the following feelings ex cept_________,A. joy and happinessB. amusementC. embarrassmentD. fear6. People often smile at each other in the because_________.A. they are very happyB. they want to show they are frien dlyC. they want to hide their true feelingsD. they want to avoid embarrassment7. In , seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to ________.A. laugh at himB. avoid his own embarrassmentC. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boyD. show his politeness8. What is mainly talked about in the passage?A. People smile at times.B. Smiling can express different feeli ngs depending on different cultures.C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese peopl e.D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.参考答案5—8DBCBCThe driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bl eed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a d ozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anyt hing to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by anoth er van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and br ought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support aft er being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl’s pare nts, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her. Polic e said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. Howev er, the indifference of the bystanders shown in the video has s hocked the public, as Internet forums have boiled with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public. But in recent years, the perception of adecline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materi alism are recognized to be affecting society’s values.On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to deat h on the blood from his nose. Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to he lp an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should e xempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed a rticle published on Monday that the worry of responsibility sho uld not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.9. What happened to the two-year-old girl?A. Nobody helped her after she was struck by two differen t vans.B. She died immediately after she was hit a second time.C. An old trash collector saved her and attracted her moth er’s attention.D. Journalists from TVS captured her story by using a ca mera.10. From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?A. The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love a nd respect for him/ her.B. He/she would be awarded by the government.C. He/she would be condemned by the public.D. He/she would have to worry about legal responsibility.11 In recent years, society’s values are believed to be affected by________.A. people’s awarenessB. the indifference of by standersC. profit and materialismD. the morals of society12. Where is the article probably taken from?A. A news report.B. A fashion magazine.C. A science fiction .D. An education column.参考答案9—12CACADMost people are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scienti sts studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Toda y, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work wit h things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a perso n’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre f or thinking and doing problems. These findings show that mor e artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among peo ple in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are b orn. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the ge ne(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or l ive with.Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.13. What is the hand for most people used to do?A. It’s used to find or hold things.B. It’s used to work with things.C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.14. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT tr ue?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people be come left-handed.15. The best title for this passage is _______.A. Scientists’ New InventionsB. Left-handed PeopleC. Which HandD. Different Brains, Different Hands参考答案13—15ABC阅读理解训练（12）AOnce there was a man who liked to eat mangoes(芒果). One day he decided to get the sweetest mango from the very top of the tree. Mangoes w hich are exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick up a few sw eet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree.Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sti cks, but could do little to help him. Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arri ved - a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he woul d do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and sometimes very c omplicated ones. He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the h anging man.That’s what everybody wanted - that he came down. But how? Now everybody was tense(紧张), as to what would happen next! Some wanted to punish the sage, but they didn’t. The sag e picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great determination to come down and take revenge （报仇）.He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches which were safe t o start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.However, the rescued man found the sage gone. He stood there, realizing that the man reall y helped him because he induced him to try his best and save himself. “I should be thankful and not angry.”1．What happened after he had picked a few sweet reddish mangoes?A．He remained hanging helplessly on the tree.B．He slipped and fell to the ground suddenly.C．He was climbing down quickly but carefully.D．He shouted loudly for help but no one helped.2．How did the man feel when the sage hit him with a stone?A．He was nervous. B．He kept silent. C．He was angry. D．He felt surprised.3．What do you think motivated the man to climb down?A．Courage. B. Assistance. C．Carefulness. D．Revenge.4．From the story we know that the sweetest mango must be the one .A．on the tree for the longest time B．hidden in the middle of a treeC．on the very top of the a tree D．exposed to sunlight less often参考答案1—4 ACDCBWe often smile at times. However, the meaning of a smile in different cultures may be differe nt. Depending on different cultures, smiling can express joy and amusement, but it can also i ndicate embarrassment. The following examples show this point of view:In an attempt to be open and friendly, people in the smile a lot. Every one smiles at each oth er, this nonverbal communication shows being friendly in the . However，in China, smiling is not only an expression of happiness, but also a way to avoid being embar rassed. Chinese people like smiling when they are embarrassed in order to avoid embarrass ment. Smiling is a kind of good will but not sneer（嘲笑）. For example: When a child falls off from a bike, the adults in China may smile, which is a kind of gentle encouragement and may not be a kind of impolite laugh.When a person from the United States might blush（脸红）with embarrassment or become offensive, a Chinese might blush with smile. To avoid seriou s misunderstanding, people who engage in intercultural communication should be able to un derstand the meaning of smiling appropriately. Related to the smile is the laugh. Also, differe nt cultures have different meanings about laugh. For example, Americans can enjoy a very h eartfelt belly (腹部) laugh that comes from the deepest emotions. However, most Chinese seldom laugh that way because they are thought to be silly except among close friends.5. We can use smile to express all of the following feelings except_________,A. joy and happinessB. amusementC. embarrassmentD. fear6. People often smile at each other in the because_________.A. they are very happyB. they want to show they are friendlyC. they want to hide their true feelingsD. they want to avoid embarrassment7. In , seeing a child falls off a bike, an adult will smile in order to ________.A. laugh at himB. avoid his own embarrassmentC. avoid embarrassment and encourage the boyD. show his politeness8. What is mainly talked about in the passage?A. People smile at times.B. Smiling can express different feelings depending on different cult ures.C. Americans are more open and friendly than Chinese people.D. The Chinese people often hide their true feelings.参考答案5—8DBCBCThe driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anyt hing to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash c ollector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains i n a deep coma. The girl’s parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her. Polic e said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the indifference of the bysta nders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have boiled with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public. But in recent years, the perception of a d ecline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are recognized to be affecti ng society’s values.On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, an d he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose. Some have linked the absence o f good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell wa s accused of harming her.A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt（免除）models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma. Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.9. What happened to the two-year-old girl?A. Nobody helped her after she was struck by two different vans.B. She died immediately after she was hit a second time.C. An old trash collector saved her and attracted her mother’s attention.D. Journalists from TVS captured her story by using a camera.10. From the passage, what would happen if someone helped others selflessly in the past?A. The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her.B. He/she would be awarded by the government.C. He/she would be condemned by the public.D. He/she would have to worry about legal responsibility.11 In recent years, society’s values are believed to be affected by________.A. people’s awarenessB. the indifference of bystandersC. profit and materialismD. the morals of society12. Where is the article probably taken from?A. A news report.B. A fashion magazine.C. A science fiction.D. An education column.参考答案9—12CACADMost people are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made a t different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are ri ght-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work wit h things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of t he brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The l eft-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t hap pen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t h ave to.13. What is the hand for most people used to do?A. It’s used to find or hold things.B. It’s used to work with things.C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.14. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.15. The best title for this passage is _______.A. Scientists’ New InventionsB. Left-handed PeopleC. Which HandD. Different Brains, Different Hands参考答案13—15ABC。
