Module 4课时达标训练(十三)阅读理解AToday, people all over the world are moving out of small villages in the country to go and live in big, noisy cities. They are moving from the peaceful hills, mountains, fields, rivers and streams of the countryside to the busy world of streets, buildings, traffic and crowds. This movement from rural areas to urban_areas has been going on for over two hundred years.In many countries, the main reason why people come to live in towns and cities is work. After one or two large factories have been built in or near a town, people come to find work, and soon an industrial area begins to grow. There is usually a residential area nearby, where the factory workers can live. The families of these workers need schools, hospitals and shops, so more people come to live in the area to provide these services and a city grows.In every major city in the world, there is a business district where the big companies have their main offices. In the United States, this area is usually in the city centre downtown. It is here that you can see the huge skyscraper office blocks. The people who work here often travel a long way to work each day. Many of them live in the suburbs of the city, far away from the industrial area and the city centre. Some suburbs are very pleasant, with nice houses and big gardens. There are usually parks for children to play in and large department stores where you can buy all you need.But what is the future of the big cities? Will they continue to get bigger? Perhaps not. Some major cities have actually become smaller in the last ten years, and it is quite possible that one day we will see people moving out of the major cities and back into smaller towns and villages.1．We can easily know that the underlined phrase “urban areas”in paragraph 1 means “________”．A．areas of the countrysideB．areas of a town or cityC．areas near the countrysideD．areas near a town or city2．Why do people move to live in cities or towns?A．Because they can live more comfortably there.B．Because they prefer noisy life to peaceful life.C．Because they want to find work.D．Because they are sure of having better life there.3．In the United States many people work in the centre of a big city ________．A．while living on the far away edge of the cityB．and live thereC．but live in another cityD．but live far away out of the city4．We can infer that this movement from rural areas to urban areas________．A．has been going on for more than 2，000 yearsB．will continue in the futureC．may not continue in the futureD．is sure to stopBAs we all know, it was Thomas Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence(《独立宣言》). He wrote it in two weeks, and after a few changes, it was accepted by the Congress (国会). As a result, he became famous.Born in 1743 in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, a wonderful student at school and almost talented (天才的) lawyer later, was much interested in politics.Jefferson was elected the Governor of Virginia in 1779, and he was sent to France as the representative of the American government in 1784. Sixteen years later, at the age of 57, he was elected president after Washington and Adams.Far from a handsome man, he was tall with long arms and big hands. Jefferson, who was an amusing (令人愉快的) talker in conversation but a poor speaker, was generally goodnatured.Jefferson was regarded as a defender of freedom in America. As a president, he protected the right of free speech. Interestingly enough, in his eight years as president, Jefferson never vetoed (否决) a bill which the Congress had passed. He did a lot in organizing the new University of Virginia.Thomas Jefferson died on July the fourth, 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of American Independence.5．From the passage we can infer that America won its independence in ________．A．1786B．1800C．1842 D．17766．How old was Thomas Jefferson when he was elected President of the U．S.A.?A．He was 47. B．He was in his forties.C．He was 57. D．We don't know.7．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Jefferson was an amusing talker, but not good at speaking in public.B．Jefferson was not an easy person to get along with.C．Jefferson was not only very talented but also very handsome.D．Not being politically minded, Jefferson never vetoed a bill passed by the Congress.8．Jefferson died when he was ________．A．72 B．83C．73 D．92CWhen other nineyearold kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, Homeless to Har v ard: The Liz Murray Story, shown in late April.Liz Murray, a 22yearold American girl, has been writing a reallife story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drugaddicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What_drove_me_to_live_on_had_something_to_do_with_understanding,_by_understanding_th at_there_was_a_whole_other_way_of_being._I_had_only_experienced_a_small_part_of_the_soci ety，”she wrote in her book Breaking Night.She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS.“I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”Liz wants moviegoers (who often see films) to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”．9．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?a．Her mother died of AIDS.b．She worked at a petrol station.c．She got admitted into Harvard.d．The movie about her life was put on.e．She had trouble finding a place to sleep.A．b，a，e，c，d B．a，b，c，e，dC．e，d，b，a，c D．b，e，a，d，c10．The main idea of the passage is ________．A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard UniversityB．what a hard time Liz had in her childhoodC．why Liz loved her parents so muchD．how Liz struggled to change her life11．What actually made her go towards her goal?A．Envy and competition.B．Willpower and determination.C．Decisions and understanding.D．Love and respect for her parents.12．When she wrote “What drove me to live on ... I had only experienced a small part of the society”in, she meant that ________．A．she had little experience of social lifeB．she could hardly understand the societyC．she would do something for her own lifeD．she needed to travel more around the world课时达标训练(十三)语篇解读：也许有一天，曾经由农村涌向城市的人们会再次转向农村。
