1、阅读专练1.Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able
2、to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp（安培） current to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode（二极管）. The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phon
3、e charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the systems keeper must buy a scratch cardfor as little as a dollaron which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial
4、 number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The companys server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit.Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scr
5、atch cardswhich Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 monthsthe user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.In that case, he would go then through the same process a
6、gain, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate. Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and affordably. According to Eight19s figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends ar
7、ound $10 a month on oilenough to fuel a couple of smoky lampsplus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19s basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even che
8、aper. 41. The underlined word “get round” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _ .A. make use of B. come up with C. look into D. deal with 42. What should the user do when the electricity in the battery is used up?A. Buy a scratch card. B. Recharge it outside.C. Buy another solar cell.D. Return
9、 it to the company.43. How much would users pay for the cell and scratch cards before they own a 2.5-watt solar cell?A. Around $10. B. Around $80. C. Around $90. D. Around $180.44. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.A. Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cellB.
10、 using the solar cell would help Kenyan families save money C. few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricityD. the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells 45. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch.B. Eight19: a
11、creative British Company.C. Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free.D. Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy.2.Many of us mistakenly believe that its wrong to think we have any good qualities. We may spend a lot of time blaming ourselves for our negative qualities, thinking that self cr
12、iticism is the key to improving our performance. However, a constant focus on our supposed shortcomings can stop our efforts to make friends with other people. How can we believe that others could like us if we believe our inner being is flawed（有缺陷）? If someone seems to dislike you, the reason for t
13、hat dislike might have little or nothing to do with you. The person who doesnt like you might be fearful, or shallow, or busy or shy. Perhaps you and that person are simply a mismatch for each other at this particular time. Dont take yourself out of the game by deciding that your flaws are bigger th
14、an your good qualities. In fact, some of the very qualities you consider to be flaws may be irresistible to someone else. For all the factors that might cause one person to reject you, there are at least as many factors that will work in your favor with someone else. You might be thirty pounds over
15、your ideal weight, but you may have a wonderful laugh and a real enthusiasm for life. There are many people who dont mind your extra pounds. You may drive a shabby car, but you might be a great dancer and a loyal friend. There are people out there looking for loyalty, or fun, or sweetness, or wisdom
16、, and the package it comes in is not important. If you are worried that you are not beautiful enough to attract friends, keep in mind that not everyone is looking for physical beauty in their friends. You can decide to feel inferior（自卑） because you dont have much money and you dont drive a nice car.
17、 You can believe that this is the reason that you dont have many friends in your life. On the other hand, if you are very wealthy you may be suspicious that everyone is after your money and that nobody really likes you as a person. The point is that you can focus on just about anything and believe i
18、ts the reason you do not have friends and cannot make any. 36. According to the author _ plays an important role in making friends.A. admitting your shortcomings B. self criticism C. modesty D. confidence37. If you are not liked by a person, _ .A. you should find the reason in yourselfB. youd better
19、 talk with the person face to faceC. you may not be the one to be blamedD. you and that person misunderstand each other38. We can learn from the third paragraph that _ .A. your good qualities may turn out to be your flawsB. your weakness may also be your strengths in some wayC. your negative qualiti
20、es cause a person to reject youD. youll have few friends if your flaws are bigger than your good qualities39. Which of the following is true according to the author?A. It is important to lose weight.B. It is easier for a wealthy person to make friends.C. Inner qualities are more important than physi
21、cal appearance.D. If you are not beautiful enough, try to improve your physical beauty.40. What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write?A. How to find your good qualities.B. How to make friends.C. How to make self criticism.D. How to lose weight.3.Until last summer
22、 I had a very comfortable life: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get me into a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, my graduation. We never had to worry about today.Before last summer I neve
23、r thought much about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose lives are controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensive program. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States. I am a
24、 tribal member in Mozambique, a country of southeast Africa. Every meal, I make the fire for my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep the fuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is ever given.I feed the hen and three rabbits their dinner. I grow att
25、ached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldnt. I name them. Im not getting enough to eat; its time to decide whether or not to kill the rabbits. I feel pain but its a privileged childs pain because I know I will soon be eating again. Thats not true for a lot of other children around the world.
26、Growing up comfortably in the U.S., Ive never had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was only a simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to help find practical ways to defeat hunger. So Ive become president of Roots and Shoots, a group working t
27、o improve local environments for people and animals. Im also working to create a program at my high school called the “Safe Passage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And Ive got plans to do more.Im often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do. Now, I t
28、ry to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When I eat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend the same feeling to others.I believe in offering help to those who need it. 31. What is true about the author before last summer?A. Her life was under gr
29、eat pressure.B. Her life was well-planned.C. She didnt have to worry about the future.D. She had to worry about her dinner32. We can learn from the second paragraph that _.A. the author raised some rabbits as petsB. the author took part in a two-week program in AfricaC. the author had a very difficu
30、lt life in the “Tribal Village”D. the author never thought about poor people after the program33. The author feel pain because _ .A. she is a privileged childB. she is not getting enough to eatC. she doesnt want to kill the rabbitsD. she cant go back to her regular life34. What does the underlined w
31、ord “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. Reality B. Experience C. Imagination D. Imitation 35. What influence did the authors experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her?A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others.B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents.C. It has made h
32、er life more comfortable. D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others.4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Six years ago, I walked into a local animal shelter on a cold,rainy day. Although my house was already full of cats anddogs, I still couldnt resist an occasional visit to the shelter. This
33、 time as I was walking down the row of pensfull of barking dogs I noticed a small boy looking into one of them. He had a malnourished（营养不良的） looking body and a bony face with a bignose sticking out of the middle of it. He was looking at a small, golden dog. Its bony ribs wereshowing and its thin tai
34、l was folded between its legs. It wasnt beggingfor attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the cornerinstead. The boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrongwith it. “It was probably abused and abandoned”, I said. “That is why itis so scared.”The boy immediately turned to a
35、n older lady and said, “Grandma, I wantthis one.” The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill outthe adoption forms. I followed and asked about the boy. I found out thathed had a rough start in life too. She had just gotten custody（监护权） of himafter the state had taken him from his pare
36、nts. She had hoped getting adog would make it easier on him. I looked back at him, holding his scaredpuppy, and said a prayer for them both.It was yesterday. I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny,spring day. Then in a green front yard I saw the boy. His teenage body wastall and str
37、ong. His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into hissmiling face. He was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shininggolden hair. His little act of love and kindness had indeed gone a longway. It had saved a dogs life, healed his own heart, and given thismiddle-aged man fresh hope for us
38、 all.26. The author entered the animal shelter because _ .A. he loves dogs and petsB. it was too cold outsideC. he wanted to buy a dog D. he wanted to see the boy27. The reason why the dog was so scared is that _ .A. it was afraid of the coldB. it had been ill-treatedC. it was frightened by the boyD
39、. it was frightened by the author28 . Why did the boy want to adopt the golden dog? A. Because the dog looked attractive.B. Because his grandma also liked the dog.C. Because they had something in common.D. Because the author advised him to adopt it.29.The Grandma wanted the boy to adopt a dog so tha
40、t _ .A. his life could be easierB. he could play balls with itC. he could forget about his parentsD. the dog could be taken good care of2. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?A. The author is a kind-hearted old man.B. The boys nose has become smaller than before.C. The author enjoys watching
41、people playing with dogs.D. Both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily.5.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum（课程）; financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classro
42、om for a day to learn how far their money will go in the real world. What looks like a shopping mall is actually an educational field trip experience for a group of young people. Finance Park is a special facility where students apply what they have been taught in class about money management. “They
43、 become, essentially, adults for the day,” says Alice Reilly, social studies coordinator for Fairfax County Public Schools. “They are asked to develop a budget for 18 line items that you and I might have in our budget; things like utilities, insurance, groceries, housing.” Each budget item is repres
44、ented by a storefront where students collect an option sheet. Students must refer to a card that shows their income and their family size, when they choose what to buy. Theres also a stock ticker so students can keep track of shares in their portfolios（投资组合）. The facility opened last year in Fairfax
45、, Virginia. It is the fifteenth Finance Park built in the last decade by Junior Achievement USA, a non-profit organization dedicated to preparing young people for financial success. “Since the financial crisis, the demand for Finance Parks around the country has grown exponentially, says Ed Grenier,
46、 president of the Washington, DC chapter. We have a number under way in the planning and building stages.” Financial literacy has only recently become part of the regular curriculum in Fairfax County.“Some students, some teachers, some schools did it, but now it is much more systematic, Reilly says,
47、 and it is much more consistent to ensure that all students get this background information.” That is why every eighth grade student in Fairfax County will eventually spend a day here.Thirteen-year-old Sam says she has learned an important life lesson. “I didnt know how expensive everything would be
48、.” Anthony, also 13, is looking forward to telling his parents what he learned. “Ill probably tell them I want to stay a kid a little longer and take my time to become an adult.” This isnt the end of financial studies for Anthony and the other students here. Virginia is one of 13 states which requir
49、es students to take a financial education in high school in order to graduate.67.What is the aim of this Finance Park?A . To raise enough money for the secondary schools in Virginia. B. To enable students to apply money management knowledge to practice. C. To provide students in Virginia with specia
50、l chances for Advanced Placement. D. To direct students in Washington,D.C. to learn more about money management.68.Who is expected to spend a whole day in the Finance Park?A .Young people all over Virginia. B. Junior students in Washington,D.C. C. Eighth graders in Fairfax County. D. Eighth graders
51、parents in Virginia. 69.What can we learn from this passage?A . Extra curriculum is necessary in secondary schools. B. Fairfax County Public Schools set a good example.C. An organization helps youth in U.S. for financial success. D. Financial Literacy is very popular in Washington,D.C.70.It can be i
52、nferred from the passage that _.A . Alice Reilly developed a budget for 18 items in the Finance Park. B. ED Grenier was against building more finance parks in U.S.A. C. Sam did quite well in managing his budge in the Finance Park. D. Anthony came to know that adult life wasnt as good as expected.6.阅
53、读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Mrs. Amatuli was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time,I was getting ready to eat my same old tuna fish(金枪鱼)sandwich and suddenly Mrs. Amatuli asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the
54、cafeteria.I was thrilled. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family,and I always carried my lunch and brought the bag back home to use again the next day. My sandwiches were either bologna(大香肠)or tuna fish. It rarely varied beyond that. You can understand my deligh
55、t when I had the opportunity to buy a hot lunch.When we finished lunch that day. Mrs. Amatuli took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didnt care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her precious attention so I was very quiet as she explained. You see，she
56、 was Catholic and she told me that Catholics didnt eat red meat on Fridaysthey ate fish on Fridays.Oh,I couldnt wait to get home and tell my mama that from now on 1 wanted tuna fish on Fridays. After my mama understood why，she gladly fixed tuna fish for me on Fridays. She even fixed it on brown brea
57、d because she knew Mrs. Amatuli liked brown bread. From then on. every Friday I could get in line with the rest of the kids for a hot lunch. I didnt care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria foodit tasted divine to me!I realize now that Mrs. Amatuli could have fixed herself a tuna sandwic
58、h of Friday. But she bought my sandwich because she saw a 1ittle girl who was thrilled over the simple act of having a hot lunch. I will never forget her for her compassion and generosity and what I should do is to follow her example.63. Mrs.Arnatuli bought the writers sand wish because_.A. she was
59、tired of cafeteria foodB. she hated getting in line with kidsC. she didnt eat red meat on FridayD. she wanted to show care to the writer64. What can we learn about the cafeteria food?A. It was terrific. B. It was terrible.C. The writer enjoyed it. D. Most kids were fond of it.65.The underlined word
60、divine in Paragraph 5 means_.A. perfect B. sweet C. unpleasant D. special66. Which of the following can best show the theme of this text?A. It is hard to please all.B. Better to give than to receive.C. Love makes the world go around.D. The more you offer,the more you are rewa rded.试卷答案1.DBCBA2.DCBCA3.BCCDA4.ABCAD5.BCCD6.DCAC
