阅读理解People used sundials(日晷) to tell the time in ancient times. It was very difficult to calculate time before the invention of clocks.The Chinese invented the first mechanical clock (机械钟) in 1088. One hundred andninety-five years later, the British invented the first clock in Europe. The Germans invented the alarm clock 67 years later.The Italians invented the first pocket watch in 1462. Early watches were different from today’s in two ways. First, they only had an hour hand. Second, you had to keep them in your pocket. People called them “pocket clocks”.The first wrist watches(腕表) came from Switzerland, 328 years after the first pocket clock was invented. But they did not become popular until a hundred years later.Digital(数码的) clocks and watches came from the US. Shops started to sell them in 1971. At that time, they were the newest invention in timekeeping.Today there are many kinds of watches. Some are very cheap, some are very expensive, and some can even speak and tell you the time! Clocks and watches have come a long way.1．The first clock in Europe was invented in ________.A．1383B．1293C．1283D．12732．The right match about the clock is ________.A．American— the alarm clockB．Germans—the first pocket watchC．British—The first wrist watchesD．Chinese—the first mechanical clock3．Which is true according to the passage?A．Chinese first invented the clock.B．The first pocket watch had two hands.C．The first wrist watches became popular very quickly.D．People used alarm clock to tell time in ancient times.4．The main idea of the last paragraph is ________.A．The watches are different in kindB．The price of the watches is differentC．Different people have different watchesD．The watches were invented in different countriesNumbers are used everywhere. In Chinese culture, some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky based on the Chinese characters that the numbers sound similar to.For example, the word for the number 8 sounds similar to the word for “making a fortune”. So, people consider it a very lucky number. Some people will even spend a lot of money having 8s in their phone numbers or vehicle license plate（车牌照）numbers. The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 p.m. on August 8, 2008.The number 9 is also a lucky number because of its connection to the emperors of China. There were nine dragons on emperors’ robes (龙袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon had nine children. The number 9 also stands for “long-lasting”. That’s why a man always proposes to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.So what’s a “bad luck” number in Chia? It might be 4. Many Chinese people see 4 as a bad luck number because it sounds similar to the character for “death”.Because of this, many buildings skip the fourth floor and simply call it the fifth floor. In Hong Kong, some buildings even skip all floors numbered with 4.5．Which is not the reason why the number 9 is a lucky number?A．It also stands for “long-lasting”B．It was connected to the emperors of China.C．A man always proposes to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.D．It based on the Chinese characters the number 9 sounds similar to .6．We may not see the floor number_______ in the building in HongKong.A．18B．9C．14D．207．_______numbers are mentioned in the passage from one to nine?A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five8．The main idea of the passage is _______.A．Why numbers are used everywhereB．What the numbers sound similar toC．What the numbers are in Chinese cultureD．What the lucky or unlucky numbers based onTina graduated from college. Several days later, she got a new job and would work in the biggest company in her city. Her friends admired her very much.On her first workday, Tina arrived at 8:45 a.m. She took the lift to the 11th floor, and a clerk showed her where her desk was. As a green hand, she didn’t know what to do, so she tried to talk to the girls who sat near her in the office. However, they were not friendly to her. After a while, a young boss came in. Tina was surprised that the boss was not the old man who interviewed her several days ago. The boss gave her a lot of reports to write. But when she began to write, she found that she had much trouble understanding the reports. She spent almost the whole day trying to do the work. At 5:30 p.m., it was time to go home.Although most of the reports weren’t finished, she got into the lift. On the 10th floor, she met John, the old man who interviewed her several days ago. “Tina!” he said, “Why didn’t you work with us today?” All of a sudden, Tina realized she mistook the 11th floor for the 10th floor. “Oh, my God!” she answered, “______” After hearing this, John couldn’t help laughing.9．The underlined words “green hand” most probably mean a person ______.A．who wears in greenB．caring about the environmentC．doing well in gardeningD．without experience10．Tina was surprised because ________.A．her colleagues were not friendly to herB．she was given too many reports to writeC．the young boss wasn’t the man who interviewed herD．she went to the wrong floor11．Tina spent almost ______ to write the reports.A．the whole nightB．the whole morningC．the whole afternoonD．the whole day12．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Tina’s friend admired her only because she got a new job.B．The girls sitting near Tina were unfriendly to her.C．Tina arrived at the company at 5:30 a.m. on her first workday.D．Tina went to the 10th floor on that day.13．“________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.A．I forgot the interview date!B．I have finished all the reports!C．I have been in the wrong office all day!D．I forgot to finish the task.Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their everyday life. For example, they can help people save much time, and they can help people do hard work.Today more and more families have computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help their children improve their studies. But many of the children use computers to play games, watch movies or chat, instead of studying. Many teachers and parents complain that computers make children fall behind. So many parents don’t allow their children to play computers again.In some other countries, even some scientists hate computers. They say computers let some people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble.Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be up to people themselves.14．Why do we say the computer is a useful machine?A．Because it can help us a lot.B．Because it can help us to find jobs.C．Because we can use it to play games.D．Because our country asks us to learn it.15．What do many teachers and parents complain about?A．Computers let them lose their jobs.B．Computers make children fall behind.C．Computes bring people a lot of trouble.D．Their students and children use computers to play games.16．In this passage we know computers ______.A．are hated by peopleB．also bring us troubleC．bring us happiness onlyD．are bad for people’s health17．What does the underlined word “complain” mean?A．抱怨B．赞赏C．考虑D．解释Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at he machine and it will be able to tell who you are.The eye-recognition (眼睛识别) programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology (技术) will take the place of (取代) all other ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are working on other systems (系统). Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.In the future your computer will be looking you in the eye. So smile!18．In the near future, we don’t need carry our bank card because ________.A．there is no need for us toB．the machine read our eyesC．our eyes are quite differentD．our eyes has a special ability19．How many ways of finding people are mentioned in this passage?A．3B．4C．5D．620．What is the advantage of eye-recognition ?A．Eyes will never get older.B．Eyes will often get dirty.C．Eyes will not get dirty easily.D．Eyes will always be changing.21．What is the passage mainly about?A．People are very afraid of the eye-recognition.B．People are very interested in eye-recognition.C．Scientists are doing something about recognition.D．Scientists are finding out new ways of recognition.Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean! Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings? Since then, when I wanted to judge someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.22．When the author couldn’t see the woman through the window, ________.A．he worried about her B．he was a little disappointedC．he thought she should have cleaned it D．he wanted to help her clean it23．The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.A．the woman’s window was dirty B．the writer’s window was dirtyC．the woman lived nearby D．the writer was near sighted24．The underlined sentence “It dawn on me” probably means _________.A．I began to understand it B．it cheered me upC．I could see myself in the window D．it began to get light25．What does the author want to tell us?A．One shouldn’t criticize others very often.B．One should often make his windows clean.C．One must judge himself before he judges others.D．One mustn’t judge a person through his dirty window.Now I am a businessman. When I was in high school, I lost my wallet. I needed gas for my old car. After I paid for the gas, I left my wallet on the bumper (保险杠) and drove away. After some time, the phone rang and a man asked me if I lost my wallet. I checked my bag and found it wasn’t there. Then he told me where to pick up my wallet and asked me to come to get it. I thanked him about 10 times for finding my wallet. While I didn’t want to insult (侮辱) him by giving him some money, I really felt like giving something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do for him,and he said, “Just pass it on.”It was about 10 years later that I picked up a wallet too. I almost stepped (踩) on it! It took me several days to find the owner of the wallet. It was a young man. He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet. When I returned his wallet, he was surprised that his money was still in the wallet and he tried to hand me $2,000. I told him, “No, thanks, but just pass it on.” “Yes, I will,” he said.26．Why did the writer NOT give the man any money to thank him?A．Because the man was very rich.B．Because the man stole the writer’s wallet.C．Because the writer didn’t want to insult him.D．Because there was no money in the writer’s wallet.27．What does the man mean by “Just pass it on”?A．He wanted the author to take good care of the wallet.B．He wanted the author to give the wallet to him.C．He wanted the author to go home.D．He wanted the author to pass on the kindness to others.28．What happened to the writer about ten years later?A．He lost his car.B．He stepped on a wallet.C．He lost his wallet again.D．He picked up a wallet too.29．How long did it take the writer to find the owner of the wallet?A．Several minutes.B．Several hours.C．Several days.D．Several weeks.30．What can we know from the last paragraph?A．The writer accepted the young man’s money.B．The young man would help others like the writer.C．The writer was angry with the young man.D．The writer bought another wallet later.Known as “Super Dan”, China’s badminton player Lin Dan is one of the greatest badminton players in history. Four months ago, Lin announced (宣布) his retirement (退役) through his personal Weibo account. Here is what he wrote:From 2000 to 2020, I’ve been through four Olympics and I never thought about stopping my career before. But now it’s time for me to say goodbye. And it’s actually so hard for me.At nearly 37 years old, my physical condition won’t allow me to fight with my teammates anymore. In the future, I wish to spend more time with my family.I want to thank my country that nurtured (养育) me, my coaches (教练) who trained me, my family who always stayed with me, my fans who supported me and my opponents (对手) who encouraged me to be better. I wish to tell all of you who are having dreams to stay hungry: Go fight for your dreams.Fans were hoping to see Lin in the Tokyo Olympics, which has been put off to the summer of 2021 because of COVID-19, but Lin couldn’t make it.31．Where did Lin Dan announce his retirement?A．On TV.B．On the radio.C．In the newspaper.D．On the Internet. 32．How old was Lin Dan when he took part in his first Olympics?A．At about 17.B．At about 21.C．At the age of 30.D．At nearly 37. 33．What stopped Lin from playing badminton?A．His teammates.B．His family.C．His physical condition.D．His losing interest.34．How did Lin feel about his retirement?A．Lucky and happy.B．Difficult and frightened.C．Happy and thankful.D．Sad and thankful.35．What is the best title of the passage?A．Lin Dan missed the Tokyo OlympicsB．“Super Dan” says goodbye to badmintonC．Follow Lin Dan to fight for your own dreamsD．Meet 37-year-old Lin Dan on his Weibo accountDo you still remember the summer holiday last year? When you think back on it, you might think of many of your happy times. But how do you store these things in your mind? By using your memory. Memory is the ability to remember things. Memorizing happens in a special area in our brain. When something happens, your brain records (记录) the important information and puts it in that area. That is what we call “memory”.Scientists say that there are two kinds of memory—shortterm memory and longterm memory. Your shortterm memory can only last for a few seconds to a few minutes. But longterm memory is able to save information for a long period of time. People usually remember with shortterm memory, and then forget things quickly after they experience them. They learn about something one day, but forget half of it the next day. A week later, they remember just a third of what they have learnt. So people forget things easily without memorizing again and again.Scientists agree that people remember things in different ways. Some remember things betterwith the help of pictures. Others remember better when they take in the information by hearing it. But one thing is for sure, if you remember things with different ways together, you can get a better result. For example, try imaging pictures with English words, and at the same time listening to recordings of the words. Maybe studying English won’t be a difficult thing.36．The underlined word “store” in Paragraph 1 means ________.A．keep B．carry C．discuss D．imagine 37．What can we learn about the long-term memory from the passage?A．Long-term memory is the most important way of memorizing.B．Long-term memory lasts shorter than short-term memory.C．Long-term memory can save information about one week.D．People can get long-term memory by memorizing again and again.38．According to the scientists, how can people remember things better?A．By connecting sounds with pictures.B．By taking in information with smell.C．By connecting pictures with English words.D．By remembering with the help of pictures and sounds.39．What is the passage mainly about?A．Some different types of memory.B．Some difficulties in learning English. C．Some interesting facts about memory.D．Some ways to improve memory.40．In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article?A．Fashion.B．Sports.C．Science.D．Stories.参考答案1．C2．D3．A4．A【导语】本文主要介绍了钟表的起源和历史。
