1、精品阅读训练（1）AFor almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the worlds tallest skyscraper（摩天大楼）. The building reaches a height of 1, 250 feet. It has 102 floors. The use of steel frames made its height possible. Steel walls can rise height without needing to be thick. Steel frame
2、 construction is strong. All plates are fixed firmly together by metal bolts（螺栓）called rivets （铆钉）. When set in place, rivets are usuall red- hot. One end is already rounded. A riveter uses a special hammer to shape the other end. Then the rivet cools. It holds the plates firmly. High winds can move
3、 this strong building. A wind of a hundred miles an hour has caused it to move almost one and a half inches.1The writer says that the Empire State Building _.A. hasnt been finishedB. is in New York CityC. is the tallest skyscraper in the world nowD. had fewer floors than the New World Trade Center2I
4、n steel -frame building, the bottom walls_ .A. must be very thickB. must be roundedC. are usually red - hotD. do not need to be thick3Rivets are described as being _.A. picked up by tools when red -hotB. hit by tools when red - hotC. usually caught in a holeD. usually put in place when red - hot4The
5、 word“ plates” in this article might mean _ in Chinese.A. 盘子B. 钢板C. 横木板 D. 铜牌BTernang, Mon, more than 10, 000 people were made homeless in Ternang after six days of continuous heavy rain. The wooden bridge across the river has been swept away, . The town is cut by flood waters. At the fifth mile Jal
6、an Tengku, the water is not two metres deep. It is closed to all traffic. Motorists going south are advised to use Jalan Hisamuddin. Flooding first appeared at mid - afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People moving to higher ground were just in time to escape from the flood. Most of the peop
7、le had to leave their possessions behind. Helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society, the whole town was moved out of danger. They are new houses near the town of Tulang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unfortunate people, ” a government official said, “ In fact, money, food and cl
8、othing have begun to come in from organizations and people. ”According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be totally covered. So far nobody has been reported dead.5Motorists to the south were advised to _.A. return homeB. stay at home in Jalan
9、 HisamuddinC. move to higher groundD. travel by Jalan Hisamuddin6The flood victims（受害者）first escaped to _.A. the nearby townB. Jalan HisamuddinC. higher groundD. Tulang7The people are staying _.A. at a newspaper officeB. at a police stationC. in Tulang D. on their roof tops8The flood is expected to_
10、.A. go downB. cause more rainC. get worse D. kill more peopleCFor years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earths natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.Indoor air p
11、ollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye-pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（ 污染 物） can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer, Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to notice the problem in
12、the early 1970s. It is that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using manmade building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases. As t
13、he problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plants leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In e
14、xchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different c
15、hemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.6Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because _.A. the man - made building materi
16、als let out dangerous gases inside housesB. there may be more harmful gases outside housesC. the flow of air indoors is limitedD. indoor air pollution can make a person seriously ill10The indoor air pollution is caused_.A. by the building method through which the builders want to save energyB. by th
17、e limit of the flow of air between inside and outsideC. by the building things which are made of man - made materialsD. not only by the limit of air - flow but also by the man made materials11The most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants because_.A. they may let out mor
18、e oxygen which people needB. they can absorb different kinds of the harmful indoor chemicalsC. they can take in all kinds of indoor pollutantsD. they can make your house prettier and more healthyDWe are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and dont do a good job. Here ar
19、e some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience（听众）. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you Prepare your speech.
20、 Then try to arrange（安排） your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.Dont talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few s
21、econds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what youve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.12“Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare yo
22、ur speech.”means that while preparing your speech, you must _.A. put your shoes aside and put on theirsB. try their shoes to see if they fit youC. wear the shoes with the same size as theirsD. try to imagine yourself to be in their position13When he is giving his speech, the speaker is to _.A. let h
23、is eyes rest to the subjectB. follow the audience step by stepC. face the audience in a natural wayD. look up and down from time to time14During the course of the speech it isnt right for a speaker to_.A. think nothing of the audienceB. speak in a loud voiceC. take a short stop at timesD. refer to t
24、he notes once in a while15Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?_.A. How to Remember the Audience?B. How to Improve One s Speech?C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech?D. How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech?EIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their chil
25、dren to be responsible （有责任的）for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children b
26、elieve they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Carlas fifth - grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a prefect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they ha
27、d missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate （评价）your childs work at home. Dont always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Lear
28、ning is a process（过程）of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.16The whole passage deals with _.A. social educationB. school educationC. family educationD. pre - school education14T
29、he author thinks that_.A. there is no way to get children to help at homeB. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will becomeC. it is very difficult to make children responsible for houseworkD. children can be forced to help with housework18The article
30、 gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate（评价）your childs work at home. That is to _.A. praise his success B. promise him a tripC. give him a punishment D. promise him a ball game19The author advises readers to_.A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingB. take pride in Carlas f
31、ifth - grade teacherC. do as what Carlas teacher did in educating childrenD. follow Carlas example because she never fails in the test20Having read the last paragraph, we can conclude that _.A. pride goes before a fallB. practice makes perfectC. no pains, no gainsD. failure is the mother of success
32、答案1B提示：第一句话中“有四十年帝国大厦为全球最高，表明现在已不最高，但其位于纽约将不会变。2D提示：第一段中“steel walls can rise high without needing to be thick”即为答案。3D提示：第一段中“when set in place，rivets are usually red-hot”即为答案。4B5D6C7C8C6A提示：第二段中下面两句可以说明问题“To do this, they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside.”“The
33、se materials are now known to let out harmful gases.”10D提示：同64。11B提示：本文最后两句即为答案。12D13C14A15B16C提示：本文一开头就点击题目家庭教育。14B提示：本文倒数第二段可说明问题，在教育孩子问题上，表扬和鼓励是必不可少的。18A提示：倒数第二段有这样一句话，“Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt done”.16C提示：本文第三段肯定了Carla的教学方法，第四段第一句告诉你“You can use the same techniq
34、ue when you evaluate your childs work at home ”.20D提示：A的大意为“胜不骄、败不馁”。B为“熟能生巧”。C为“不劳、不获”。D为“失败乃成功之母”，故D为答案。精品阅读训练（1）AFor almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the worlds tallest skyscraper（摩天大楼）. The building reaches a height of 1, 250 feet. It has 102 floors. The use of s
35、teel frames made its height possible. Steel walls can rise height without needing to be thick. Steel frame construction is strong. All plates are fixed firmly together by metal bolts（螺栓）called rivets （铆钉）. When set in place, rivets are usuall red- hot. One end is already rounded. A riveter uses a sp
36、ecial hammer to shape the other end. Then the rivet cools. It holds the plates firmly. High winds can move this strong building. A wind of a hundred miles an hour has caused it to move almost one and a half inches.1The writer says that the Empire State Building _.A. hasnt been finishedB. is in New Y
37、ork CityC. is the tallest skyscraper in the world nowD. had fewer floors than the New World Trade Center2In steel -frame building, the bottom walls_ .A. must be very thickB. must be roundedC. are usually red - hotD. do not need to be thick3Rivets are described as being _.A. picked up by tools when r
38、ed -hotB. hit by tools when red - hotC. usually caught in a holeD. usually put in place when red - hot4The word“ plates” in this article might mean _ in Chinese.A. 盘子B. 钢板C. 横木板 D. 铜牌BTernang, Mon, more than 10, 000 people were made homeless in Ternang after six days of continuous heavy rain. The wo
39、oden bridge across the river has been swept away, . The town is cut by flood waters. At the fifth mile Jalan Tengku, the water is not two metres deep. It is closed to all traffic. Motorists going south are advised to use Jalan Hisamuddin. Flooding first appeared at mid - afternoon yesterday along th
40、e river banks. People moving to higher ground were just in time to escape from the flood. Most of the people had to leave their possessions behind. Helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society, the whole town was moved out of danger. They are new houses near the town of Tulang. “Everything possible
41、 is being done to help the unfortunate people, ” a government official said, “ In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from organizations and people. ”According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be totally covered. So far nobo
42、dy has been reported dead.5Motorists to the south were advised to _.A. return homeB. stay at home in Jalan HisamuddinC. move to higher groundD. travel by Jalan Hisamuddin6The flood victims（受害者）first escaped to _.A. the nearby townB. Jalan HisamuddinC. higher groundD. Tulang7The people are staying _.
43、A. at a newspaper officeB. at a police stationC. in Tulang D. on their roof tops8The flood is expected to_.A. go downB. cause more rainC. get worse D. kill more peopleCFor years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earths natural conditions. Some believe the air ins
44、ide many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye-pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（ 污染 物） can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer, Most scientis
45、ts agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s. It is that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They
46、 also began using manmade building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building green plants. Scientists do not really know
47、how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plants leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants in
48、side for every nine square metres of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.6Generally speaking,
49、 indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because _.A. the man - made building materials let out dangerous gases inside housesB. there may be more harmful gases outside housesC. the flow of air indoors is limitedD. indoor air pollution can make a person seriously ill10The indoor
50、 air pollution is caused_.A. by the building method through which the builders want to save energyB. by the limit of the flow of air between inside and outsideC. by the building things which are made of man - made materialsD. not only by the limit of air - flow but also by the man made materials11Th
51、e most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants because_.A. they may let out more oxygen which people needB. they can absorb different kinds of the harmful indoor chemicalsC. they can take in all kinds of indoor pollutantsD. they can make your house prettier and more health
52、yDWe are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and dont do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience（听众）. W
53、ho are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you Prepare your speech. Then try to arrange（安排） your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.Dont talk over their heads or talk down to th
54、em. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what youve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so
55、that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.12“Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.”means that while preparing your speech, you must _.A. put your shoes aside and put on theirsB. try their shoes to see if they fit youC. wear the shoes with the same size as theirsD. t
56、ry to imagine yourself to be in their position13When he is giving his speech, the speaker is to _.A. let his eyes rest to the subjectB. follow the audience step by stepC. face the audience in a natural wayD. look up and down from time to time14During the course of the speech it isnt right for a spea
57、ker to_.A. think nothing of the audienceB. speak in a loud voiceC. take a short stop at timesD. refer to the notes once in a while15Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?_.A. How to Remember the Audience?B. How to Improve One s Speech?C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech?D. How
58、to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech?EIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible （有责任的）for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can nev
59、er do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Carlas fifth - grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a prefec
60、t test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate （评价）your childs work at home. Dont always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he ha
61、snt done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learning is a process（过程）of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.16The whole
62、passage deals with _.A. social educationB. school educationC. family educationD. pre - school education14The author thinks that_.A. there is no way to get children to help at homeB. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will becomeC. it is very difficu
63、lt to make children responsible for houseworkD. children can be forced to help with housework18The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate（评价）your childs work at home. That is to _.A. praise his success B. promise him a tripC. give him a punishment D. promise him a ball game19The au
64、thor advises readers to_.A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingB. take pride in Carlas fifth - grade teacherC. do as what Carlas teacher did in educating childrenD. follow Carlas example because she never fails in the test20Having read the last paragraph, we can conclude that _.A.
65、pride goes before a fallB. practice makes perfectC. no pains, no gainsD. failure is the mother of success 答案1B提示：第一句话中“有四十年帝国大厦为全球最高，表明现在已不最高，但其位于纽约将不会变。2D提示：第一段中“steel walls can rise high without needing to be thick”即为答案。3D提示：第一段中“when set in place，rivets are usually red-hot”即为答案。4B5D6C7C8C6A提示：第二段
66、中下面两句可以说明问题“To do this, they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside.”“These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.”10D提示：同64。11B提示：本文最后两句即为答案。12D13C14A15B16C提示：本文一开头就点击题目家庭教育。14B提示：本文倒数第二段可说明问题，在教育孩子问题上，表扬和鼓励是必不可少的。18A提示：倒数第二段有这样一句话，“Talk about what he has
67、 done right, not about what he hasnt done”.16C提示：本文第三段肯定了Carla的教学方法，第四段第一句告诉你“You can use the same technique when you evaluate your childs work at home ”.20D提示：A的大意为“胜不骄、败不馁”。B为“熟能生巧”。C为“不劳、不获”。D为“失败乃成功之母”，故D为答案。精品阅读训练（2）ASome time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didnt th
68、ink there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldnt oven look at my chair.The second
69、 shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefull
70、y and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “Ill give you twenty pounds. ”“It s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, its nothing.”Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with
71、it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“Ill buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ Youve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but Ive changed my mind. Im sorry, Ill give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped.
72、“I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ Youre right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for meI wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “We dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But Ill mend this fo
73、r you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.1We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _.A. was rather impoliteB. was warmly receivedC. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair2The e
74、xpression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _.A. changed his mind B. accepted the offerC. saw the writers purposeD. decided to help the writer3How much did the writer pay?A. 5.B. 7. C. 20.D. 27.4From the text, we can learn that the writer was _ A. hanestB. carefulC. smar
75、t D. funnyBLife on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if
76、 plants had not been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy.The first plants to exist out of the water were pr
77、obably certain kinds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（进化）took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots（根）,and some had
78、got tree -like forms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.5The main idea of the first
79、 paragraph is _.A. life on land probably began 430 years agoB. the first animal on land came from oceansC. there wouldnt be animals without plantsD. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy6Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Algae has e
80、xisted for more than 430 million years.B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.7Plants with roots appeared about _ million years ago.A. 430B. 300 C. 330 D. 1008According to the
81、passage, _ appeared earlier than _.A. apples; oranges B. oranges; applesC. oranges; rosesD. algae; wheatCThe dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft （飞船）“Shenzhou ” on December 30 at the Jiuqua
82、n Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive（连续的 ）and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacec
83、raft system, said all the functions （功能） designed for manned flights have withstood （经受住）the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.China launched the “Shenzhou ”, “Shenzhou ”and “Shenzhou ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.“Shouzhou
84、 ” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou ”craft in all test flights.Chinas manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese
85、astronauts are sent into space.Leading scientists in charge of Chinas manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou ” laid a solid foundation for the countrys future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after comple
86、ting seven experiments in space.Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.9How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. Not mentioned.10Chinas manned flight programme began in _.A. 1992 B. Oct
87、ober 1996.C. 1999 D. January 200311As a matter of fact, _ .A. “Shenzhou ”has been launchedB. “Shenzhou ” was a manned spacecraftC. “Shenzhou ”and“ Shenzhou ” were not launched in the same yearD. the dream of man flying into outer space has come true in China12Which is the most suitable title for the
88、 passage?A. The Successful Launching of “Shenzhou ”.B. The Landing of “Shenzhou ”.C. Chin as Manned Flight Programme.D. The Third Country Sending a Person into Outer Space.DMore surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and t
89、hriving（旺盛的）. As Skolnich notes, Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline（衰退）in the early 1970s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce（离婚）rate needs to be taken in this pr
90、o- marriage context: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains by far the preferred way of life for the vast majority of the people in our society.What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty- five years ago, the typical American family consisted of
91、 the husband, the wife, and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children, and there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wifes previous marriage, or the husbands, or both. Sometimes these children spend all
92、 of their time with one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses （配偶）Thus, one can find every type of tamely arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriages; marriages with “full - time” child
93、ren from both the present and former marriages; marriages with“full- time”children from the present marriage and“ part- time”children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half- brothers and half - sisters. It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight gr
94、andparents! These are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family. But even so, even in the midst of all this, there remains one constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.13By calling Americans a marrying people the writer means that _.A. Americans are more traditiona
95、l than EuropeansB. Americans expect more out of marriage than EuropeansC. there are more married couples in the USA than in EuropeD. more of Americans, as compared with Europeans, prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age14Divorced Americans _ .A. prefer the way they liveB. will most likel
96、y remarryC. have lost interest in marriageD. are the majority of people in the society15Which of the following can be presented as the picture of todays American families？A. Which types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.B. A typical American family consists of only a husband and
97、 a wife.C. Americans prefer to have more kids than before.D. There are no nuclear families any more.16Though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, _ .A. the majority of Americans still have faith in marriageB. the functions of marriage remain unchangedC. most American
98、s prefer a second marriageD. most Americans prefer to be singleEMany people believe the glare（炫目的光）from snow causes snowblindness. Yet, with dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snowblindness ,when exposed to several hours of“ snow light”.The
99、 United States army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow -covered country. Rather ,a mans eyes frequently find nothing to focus on （聚集） in a broad space of snow- covered without- grass land. So his gaze continually moves and jumps back and forth ov
100、er the entire landscape in search of something to look at. Finding something, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become tired and the eye muscles ache. Nature makes up for this discomfort by producing more and more fluid （流 体） which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers t
101、he eyeball in increasing quantity until it makes eyes difficult to see dearly, and the result is total, even though for a short time, snowblindness.Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts（侦察兵）ahead of the troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes,
102、creating a dotted line as they cross completely snow - covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark - colored objects ahead on which they can focus too. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to
103、 see, stop searching the snow -blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time. the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a continuous white land is overcome.17To prevent snowblindness caused by the strong l
104、ight from snow, wearing glasses or not _.A. depends on whether the snow is white enoughB. makes no differenceC. makes much differenceD. depends on whether the snow is thick18When the eyes are tired, tears flow out _.A. to clear the visionB. to make the eyes stop searchingC. to make the vision unclea
105、rD. to produce more and more liquid19Snowblindness can be avoided _.A. by moving ones gaze back and forthB. by walking ahead and keeping looking aroundC. by making up for the discomfort of ones eyesD. by providing the eyes with something to focus on20What is the probable meaning of the underlined pa
106、rt “Their gaze is arrested” （in paragraph 3 ） ?A. They get something to look at.B. They can only look at one spot.C. Their eyes are clear.D. They cant see freely.答案1D在第一家商店，店家连看都不看一眼，可见他想请人修椅子被拒绝了，后来在第二、三、四家也被拒绝。2C从对方的回答“我知道你想干啥，你想让我帮你修椅子”可知他的计谋被识破。3A“我”主动提出给七英镑作为维修费，而“他”很好（a very nice man），提出“fiver
107、”，可见它的意思是五英镑。4C从文中不难看出“我”是什么样的人：随机应变，灵活。5C第一段有这句话：no animals could have been living if plants hadnt been on land first.6A第一段说陆地上的生命出现于430 million years ago，第二段说海藻是最早的植物。7C最早出现的植物在四亿三千万年前，一亿年后植物开始生根，即三亿三千万年前。8D从第二段最后可知，长根的植物比结子的植物要早,因此选D。9A第二段提到“神舟四号”使中国有望继俄美之后第三个载人飞船的国家，因此选A。10A第六段第一句说中国在1992年开始这一工程
108、。11B文中说神舟系列飞船都有载人功能（all the functions designed for manned flights），但还没有将人送入太空。12A全文围绕“神舟四号”的成功发射展开描写。13D第一段第二句说more of us marry，at a younger age.句中relative to表示“与比较”。14B第一段最后一句：80的离婚再婚，大多数人更喜欢婚姻生活。15A文中提到美国家庭构成的变化：every type of family arrangment，“与传统的核心家庭有巨大变化”，因此选A。16A全文始终贯穿这个观点：大多数美国人喜欢并过着婚姻生活，可见美
109、国人对婚姻是有信心的。17B第一段提到戴不戴眼镜都会产生“雪盲”的症状，如头疼，流泪甚至雪盲。18C第二段结尾部分说此时泪水流出来充满眼眶，眼睛看不清，导致雪盲。19D第三段提到的侦察兵的做法告诉我们，雪盲的产生是因为在雪地里眼睛找不到具体目标，由于寻找不到看的物体才产生雪盲。人们就将灌木上的雪去掉，扔一些深色物体，其目的是D。20A划线句子后面说“眼睛盯着灌木，找到东西可看”，因此选A。精品阅读训练（2）ASome time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didnt think there would
110、be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldnt oven look at my chair.The second shop, though sl
111、ightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes
112、, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “Ill give you twenty pounds. ”“It s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, its nothing.”Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh
113、, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“Ill buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？ Youve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but Ive changed my mind. Im sorry, Ill give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you
114、 want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ Youre right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,Would you mend this chair for meI wouldnt have agreed to do it,” he said. “We dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But Ill mend this for you, shall we
115、say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.1We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _.A. was rather impoliteB. was warmly receivedC. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chairD. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair2The expression “the p
116、enny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _.A. changed his mind B. accepted the offerC. saw the writers purposeD. decided to help the writer3How much did the writer pay?A. 5.B. 7. C. 20.D. 27.4From the text, we can learn that the writer was _ A. hanestB. carefulC. smart D. funnyBLife
117、on land probably began about 430 million years ago, though it has existed in the water for perhaps as much as 3,000 million years. When we think of the first thing on land, we probably think of strange animals coming out of the oceans, but in fact no animals could have been living if plants had not
118、been on land first. Plants had to be on land before animals arrived. They supplied the first land animals with the surrounding and food necessity, since they, the plants, are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy.The first plants to exist out of the water were probably certain k
119、inds of algae（海藻）which were followed by other plants that grew close to the ground and needed water in which to reproduce. Once the move to land had been made, however, evolution（进化）took place quickly. By the end of 100 million years, plants had developed their roots（根）,and some had got tree -like f
120、orms since height was very important in gaining sunlight. About 300 million years ago, much of the world was covered with forests of huge trees. In most ways they were like modern trees. They had roots, leaves, wood, but mostly they had not developed seeds.5The main idea of the first paragraph is _.
121、A. life on land probably began 430 years agoB. the first animal on land came from oceansC. there wouldnt be animals without plantsD. plants are the only form of life that is able to get and store energy6Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Algae has existed for more
122、than 430 million years.B. It is impossible that algae might be the earliest plant on land.C. Plants get food from animals in the oceans.D. Evolution began after animals appeared on land.7Plants with roots appeared about _ million years ago.A. 430B. 300 C. 330 D. 1008According to the passage, _ appea
123、red earlier than _.A. apples; oranges B. oranges; applesC. oranges; rosesD. algae; wheatCThe dream of flying into outer space, cherished by the Chinese people for centuries, will soon come true.China launched its fourth unmanned spacecraft （飞船）“Shenzhou ” on December 30 at the Jiuquan Satellite Laun
124、ch Centre in Gansu Province. It was the 27th consecutive（连续的 ）and successful launch of China - made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own following Russia and the USA.Qi Faren，leading designer of the spacecraft system, sai
125、d all the functions （功能） designed for manned flights have withstood （经受住）the test of three previous, successful launches and return landings of the “Shenzhou” spaceships.China launched the “Shenzhou ”, “Shenzhou ”and “Shenzhou ”spacecrafts in 1999,2001 and 2002 respectively.“Shouzhou ” was to make i
126、t a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work. All parts of the application system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou ”craft in all test flights.Chinas manned flight programme began in 1992. A number of unmanned test flights will be launched before Chinese astronauts are s
127、ent into space.Leading scientists in charge of Chinas manned space programme said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou ” laid a solid foundation for the countrys future task of sending Chinese astronauts to outer space.The spacecraft returned to the earth on January 5, after completing seven exper
128、iments in space.Officials at the centre said that“ Shenzhou ”, a manned spacecraft, is expected to be launched later this year.9How many countries can send a person into space on its own by now？A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. Not mentioned.10Chinas manned flight programme began in _.A. 1992 B. October 1996.C. 199
129、9 D. January 200311As a matter of fact, _ .A. “Shenzhou ”has been launchedB. “Shenzhou ” was a manned spacecraftC. “Shenzhou ”and“ Shenzhou ” were not launched in the same yearD. the dream of man flying into outer space has come true in China12Which is the most suitable title for the passage?A. The
130、Successful Launching of “Shenzhou ”.B. The Landing of “Shenzhou ”.C. Chin as Manned Flight Programme.D. The Third Country Sending a Person into Outer Space.DMore surprising, perhaps, than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that marriage itself is alive and thriving（旺盛的）. As
131、 Skolnich notes, Americans are a marrying people: relative to Europeans, more of us marry and we marry at a younger age. Moreover, after a decline（衰退）in the early 1970s, the rate of marriage in the United States is now increasing. Even the divorce（离婚）rate needs to be taken in this pro- marriage cont
132、ext: some 80 percent of divorced individuals remarry. Thus, marriage remains by far the preferred way of life for the vast majority of the people in our society.What has changed more than marriage is the nuclear family. Twenty- five years ago, the typical American family consisted of the husband, th
133、e wife, and two or three children. Now, there are many marriages in which couples have decided not to have any children, and there are many marriages where at least some of the children are from the wifes previous marriage, or the husbands, or both. Sometimes these children spend all of their time w
134、ith one parent from the former marriage; sometimes they are shared between the two former spouses （配偶）Thus, one can find every type of tamely arrangement. There are marriages without children; marriages with children from only the present marriages; marriages with “full - time” children from both th
135、e present and former marriages; marriages with“full- time”children from the present marriage and“ part- time”children from former marriages. There are stepfathers, stepmothers, half- brothers and half - sisters. It is not all that unusual for a child to have four parents and eight grandparents! Thes
136、e are enormous changes from the traditional nuclear family. But even so, even in the midst of all this, there remains one constant: most Americans spend most of their adult lives married.13By calling Americans a marrying people the writer means that _.A. Americans are more traditional than Europeans
137、B. Americans expect more out of marriage than EuropeansC. there are more married couples in the USA than in EuropeD. more of Americans, as compared with Europeans, prefer marriage and they accept it at a younger age14Divorced Americans _ .A. prefer the way they liveB. will most likely remarryC. have
138、 lost interest in marriageD. are the majority of people in the society15Which of the following can be presented as the picture of todays American families？A. Which types of family arrangements have become socially acceptable.B. A typical American family consists of only a husband and a wife.C. Ameri
139、cans prefer to have more kids than before.D. There are no nuclear families any more.16Though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families, _ .A. the majority of Americans still have faith in marriageB. the functions of marriage remain unchangedC. most Americans prefer a secon
140、d marriageD. most Americans prefer to be singleEMany people believe the glare（炫目的光）from snow causes snowblindness. Yet, with dark glasses or not, they find themselves suffering from headaches and watering eyes, and even snowblindness ,when exposed to several hours of“ snow light”.The United States a
141、rmy has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness in troops in a snow -covered country. Rather ,a mans eyes frequently find nothing to focus on （聚集） in a broad space of snow- covered without- grass land. So his gaze continually moves and jumps back and forth over the entire la
142、ndscape in search of something to look at. Finding something, hour after hour, the eyes never stop searching and the eyeballs become tired and the eye muscles ache. Nature makes up for this discomfort by producing more and more fluid （流 体） which covers the eyeball. The fluid covers the eyeball in in
143、creasing quantity until it makes eyes difficult to see dearly, and the result is total, even though for a short time, snowblindness.Experiments led the Army to a simple method of overcoming this problem. Scouts（侦察兵）ahead of the troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotte
144、d line as they cross completely snow - covered landscape. Even the scouts themselves throw lightweight, dark - colored objects ahead on which they can focus too. The men following can then see something. Their gaze is arrested. Their eyes focus on a bush and having found something to see, stop searc
145、hing the snow -blanketed landscape. By focusing their attention on one object at a time. the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the problem of crossing a continuous white land is overcome.17To prevent snowblindness caused by the strong light from snow,
146、wearing glasses or not _.A. depends on whether the snow is white enoughB. makes no differenceC. makes much differenceD. depends on whether the snow is thick18When the eyes are tired, tears flow out _.A. to clear the visionB. to make the eyes stop searchingC. to make the vision unclearD. to produce m
147、ore and more liquid19Snowblindness can be avoided _.A. by moving ones gaze back and forthB. by walking ahead and keeping looking aroundC. by making up for the discomfort of ones eyesD. by providing the eyes with something to focus on20What is the probable meaning of the underlined part “Their gaze i
148、s arrested” （in paragraph 3 ） ?A. They get something to look at.B. They can only look at one spot.C. Their eyes are clear.D. They cant see freely.答案1D在第一家商店，店家连看都不看一眼，可见他想请人修椅子被拒绝了，后来在第二、三、四家也被拒绝。2C从对方的回答“我知道你想干啥，你想让我帮你修椅子”可知他的计谋被识破。3A“我”主动提出给七英镑作为维修费，而“他”很好（a very nice man），提出“fiver”，可见它的意思是五英镑。4C从
149、文中不难看出“我”是什么样的人：随机应变，灵活。5C第一段有这句话：no animals could have been living if plants hadnt been on land first.6A第一段说陆地上的生命出现于430 million years ago，第二段说海藻是最早的植物。7C最早出现的植物在四亿三千万年前，一亿年后植物开始生根，即三亿三千万年前。8D从第二段最后可知，长根的植物比结子的植物要早,因此选D。9A第二段提到“神舟四号”使中国有望继俄美之后第三个载人飞船的国家，因此选A。10A第六段第一句说中国在1992年开始这一工程。11B文中说神舟系列飞船都有载
150、人功能（all the functions designed for manned flights），但还没有将人送入太空。12A全文围绕“神舟四号”的成功发射展开描写。13D第一段第二句说more of us marry，at a younger age.句中relative to表示“与比较”。14B第一段最后一句：80的离婚再婚，大多数人更喜欢婚姻生活。15A文中提到美国家庭构成的变化：every type of family arrangment，“与传统的核心家庭有巨大变化”，因此选A。16A全文始终贯穿这个观点：大多数美国人喜欢并过着婚姻生活，可见美国人对婚姻是有信心的。17B第一
151、段提到戴不戴眼镜都会产生“雪盲”的症状，如头疼，流泪甚至雪盲。18C第二段结尾部分说此时泪水流出来充满眼眶，眼睛看不清，导致雪盲。19D第三段提到的侦察兵的做法告诉我们，雪盲的产生是因为在雪地里眼睛找不到具体目标，由于寻找不到看的物体才产生雪盲。人们就将灌木上的雪去掉，扔一些深色物体，其目的是D。20A划线句子后面说“眼睛盯着灌木，找到东西可看”，因此选A。精品阅读训练（3）ADear Sir,Im writing to complain about the service offered by your company.I told your service department on No
152、vember 21 that my washing machine needed repairing, Your service engineers have since been here four timeson December 1l, December 19, December 25 and January 5The problem was found out on the first visit and the wrong parts were brought by different engineers on the two next visits. The correct par
153、t was fitted by the first engineer on the fourth visit.In short, my complaints are:aI had to wait three weeks for an engineer to call and nearly two months for the machine to be repaired.bThe engineers who called on December 19 and December 25 had been given wrong information by the company, which m
154、ade me take two half days off unnecessarily.cThe first and fourth visits lasted a total of thirty minutes. But in the invoice （发票）, I have to pay for four visits of four hours work. I will not be paying the invoice for their mistakes and I do hope to receive your answers to these complaints.Yours,Ro
155、bert White1Roberts main purpose in writing to the company is to tell the company _.A. how its service department is operatingB. how its different engineers came for the repairC. that two of the engineers didnt give him any helpD. that he refuses to pay the company for their mistakes2The first of Rob
156、erts complaints is that_.A. it took him three weeks to have the machine repairedB. it took him nearly sixty days to get his machine repairedC. it had been almost two months before the first engineer cameD. it took the engineer 3 weeks to find out something wrong with the machine.3The second and thir
157、d engineers brought the wrong parts because_.A. the company didnt tell them exactly what they should doB. the company didnt tell them where the correct parts wereC. they were not sure about whether the machine worked or notD. they hadnt been told where the right parts should be fitted.4It can be inf
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163、ss connections with ChinaCIt is a matter of common observation that although money income keeps going up over the years, we never seem to become richer. Prices are rising continuously. This condition is what we call inflation: the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes les
164、s valuable. We have got used to higher and higher rates of inflation in recent years. What could be bought twenty years ago for one pound now costs well over 2 pounds. And at present this rate of inflation seems to be rising rather than falling. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the sa
165、me rate as prices do. One might think that inflation doesnt matter. But it does .When money is losing value it also loses one of the qualities of a good moneystability（稳定）of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes an unsuitable means of delayed payment. Nobody wants to
166、hold a wasting possession, so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore simply simulates（刺激）our spending and discourages saving.8From the passage we can know that inflation is a situation in which_.A. everyones incomes riseB. money will hold its valueC. we can watch
167、our money growD. money constantly loses its value9In the writers view, if incomes and prices rise at the same rate, _.A. inflation maybe still be a problemB. we have nothing to worry aboutC. inflation is no longer a problemD. we will become richer and richer10Under inflation people are likely to _.A
168、. go to the bank more often than usualB. save more money since their incomes riseC. spend money quickly rather than to save itD. keep money at home instead of going to banks11We can conclude according to the passage that _.A. the writer is a goverment officialB. the writer is worried about inflation
169、C. the writer encourages people to spend moneyD. the writer has become richer because of inflationD“Most experiences of absent - mindednessforgetting where you left something or wondering why you just entered a roomare caused by a simple lack of attention, ” says Schacter. “Youre supposed to remembe
170、r something, but you havent encoded（编码） it deeply.”Encoding, Schacter explains, is a special way of paying attention to an event that has a major impression on recalling it later. Failure to encode properly can create troublesome situations. If youput your mobile phone in a pocket, for example, and
171、dont pay attention to what you did because youre involved in a conversation, youll probably forget that the phone is in the jacket now hanging in your cupboard.“ Your memory itself isnt failing you, ” says Schacter, “Rather, you didnt give your memory system the information it needed.”Lack of intere
172、st can also lead to absent -mindedness. “A man who can recite sports statistics from 30 years ago, ” says Zelinski, “ may not remember to drop a letter in the mailbox.”Women have slightly better memories than men, possibly because they pay more attention to their environment, and memory relies on ju
173、st that.“Visual cues（ 视觉提示 ）can help prevent absent- mindedness, ”says Schacter, “But be sure the cue is clear and available. ”If you want to remember to take a medicine with lunch, put the pill bottle on the kitchen tabledont leave it in the medicine box and write yourself a note that you keep in a
174、 pocket.Another common experience of absent - mindedness: walking into a room and wondering why youre there. Most likely, you were thinking about something else. “Everyone does this from time to time, ”says Zelinski. “The best thing to do is to return to where you were before entering the room, and
175、youll likely remember.”12The writer of the passage thinks that encoding properly is very important because _.A. it enables us to recall something from our memoryB. it slows down the process of losing our memoryC. it helps us understand our memory system betterD. it helps us to get back to where we w
176、ere13One possible reason why women have a little better memories than men is that_.A. they rely more on the environmentB. they have a wider range of interestsC. they have an unusual power of focusing their attentionD. they are more interested in whats happening around them14Why can a note in the poc
177、ket hardly serve as a reminder? _.A. It will easily get lostB. It is out of your sightC. Its not clear enough for you to readD. It might get mixed up with other things15From the last paragraph we can learn that_.A. repetition might help improve our memoryB. memory depends to a certain extent on the
178、environmentC. wed better return to where we were if we forget thingsD. we should think about something else while doing one thing16The passage is mainly about _.A. the memory system of personsB. a way of encoding and recallingC. the causes of absent - mindednessD. the impression of the environment o
179、n memoryEWhat should you think about when you try to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others, These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English ma
180、y be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect
181、 value.Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at mental work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills.If you have had a part - time job on Saturday or in the summer, think what you gained fr
182、om it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the insid
183、e in a part - time job.Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance,
184、may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not feel sorry about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.17The first paragraph of the passage is mainly about _.A. the indirect value of school workB. the importance of being goo
185、d at all subjectsC. knowing ones strong or weak subjects at schoolD. using school performance to help to choose a career18In the writers opinion, for a student to have a part - time job is probably _.A. a good way to find out his weak pointsB. one of the best ways of earning extra moneyC. of great u
186、se for his work in the futureD. a waste of time he could have spent on study19If a students school record is not good, according to the passage, he_ .A. may do well in his future workB. wont be able to find a suitable jobC. may be a complete failure in the futureD. will regret not having worked hard
187、er at school20The whole passage centers around _.A. knowing oneself in looking for a jobB. developing ones abilities useful in schoolC. gaining much knowledge by working hard at schoolD. choosing a career according to what one is skilled in参考答案1D根据作者列举的a、b、c三个理由意为拒绝付钱2B两月接近六十天3A4B根据列举C条第一句，Robert只承认
188、半小时的费用5C第一段说的中国经济，第二段中的taking place here every day说明是最新消息，故选C6A本文提供的信息为商业，经济信息，因此只对商人有用7B根据文章中提到的网址，应是知道如何操作电脑8D本文第三句解释的很清楚9AIf in the real world our money incomes go upBut it does这一句即为答案10C11B纵观全文可知，本文作者为通货臌涨而担忧12A第二段第一、二句即为答案13D本文第三段即为答案14B本文第四段说的视觉提示，放进口袋看不见15B周围环境可提示人要做什么16C全文每一段谈论的都是absent-mind
189、edness17D在学校较擅长科目有助于选择职业，第一段通过几个实例证明了这一点18C本文第三段阐释了兼职对日后就业的重要性19A本文最后一段最后两句告诉你，在校学习成绩不好等于你将来工作的就一定不好20D根据自己所长选择职业是本文的主题精品阅读训练（4）AA lot of management training each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention（保护力） of
190、 quality employees-a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale（标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants（参加者）, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice
191、almost breaking, said, “It was a 19 baseball glove.”Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an interim（临时的） position while she looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He
192、needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store
193、manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son
194、 yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we cant pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but
195、 we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”The thoughtfulness, empathy and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball
196、 glove.1Among many of the problems in the service industry, talked about in this passage, is .Ahow to ensure his employees high pay Bhow to attract more customersChow to look carefully after the employees Dhow to keep the good employees from leaving2Although a new manager, Cynthia would do her job w
197、ell in keeping quality employees because she .Ahad mastered all the courses for the managerBhad already formed good relationship with the employeesCknow the way how to deal with her employeesDhad her own personal experience3This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for manage
198、rs to let their employees know .Ahow much they can get for their job. Bwhat good positions they can get laterCthey are very necessary to the business Dthey are nice as well as useful4The story told in this passage tells us that employees care about .Aonly how large a pay they can getBlove from the m
199、anaging people rather than only moneyCif their children could be properly taken care ofDwhat position they can be offeredBWhatever our differences as human beings are, we all think were more like the rest of the animal world than we realize. It is said that we share 40 per cent of our genetic（遗传的）st
200、ructure with the simple worm.But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the human genome（染色体组）.To help them do this, they turned to the worm. T
201、he nematode（线虫类的）worm is one of the earliest creatures on planet earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better.What the worm told Sir John
202、 and his colleagues was that each of cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions that are coded in our genetic make-up.Many of the diseases that humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When
203、 the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death.5Sir John Sulston got a
204、Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has .Afound that human beings are similar to the wornBgot the fact we share 40 per cent of our genetic structure with the simple wormCfound the computer which controls each of the cells in the human bodyDproved that cell death is programmed6People might be serious
205、ly ill if the cells in heir body .Agrow without being instructedBdie regularlyCfail to follow peoples instructionsDdevelop in the human body7The underlined word “they” (paragraph 5) refers to .Acell deathsBdiseasesCinstructionsDcells8What is the subject discussed in the text?AThe theory of programme
206、d cell deaths. BA great scientistSir John Sulston.CThe programmed human life. DDangerous diseases.CSports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiet
207、y or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning ab
208、out oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that
209、their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters many take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷） in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome o
210、f the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more atte
211、ntion to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure),
212、 which can lead to burnout.9According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that .Ait can help them learn more about societyBit teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesCit enables them to find flaws in themselvesDit can provide them with valuable experiences10Many coache
213、s and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes .Awithout realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidenceBin order to make them remember lifes lessonsCbelieving that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentDso as to put more pressure on them11According to the passage pa
214、rents and coaches should .Ahelp children to win every gameBpay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsCenable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsDtrain children to deal with stress12The authors purpose in writing the passage is .Ato persuade young children not to worry about
215、 criticismBto emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenCto discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementDto teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutDAfter the September 11 terrorist attacks, some high schools in America wanted the students to pledge allegiance（宣誓效忠）
216、 to the flag. Is it necessary or not? Lets see how the kids think of this requirement.Lea Mouallem, Marymount High SchoolI believe that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a way of reminding our country that no matter what happens, we are united. I dont think our president wants us to go and join the
217、 army now, but he wants to tell us that we will be able to overcome the disaster as a whole nation that is working together.Harry Chin, 15, Culver City High SchoolI am not for the Pledge of Allegiance and I am not against the Pledge of Allegiance because I just say it so many times that it loses mea
218、ning. I say it every day at school in the second period. It doesnt mean anything any more.David Tran, 15, Warren High School.The Pledge of Allegiance is another sign of country. We should have some respect to it. It many schools, we dont say the Pledge every morning-we just stand up and let the Nati
219、onal anthem ring through the silence. We said the Pledge of Allegiance on Sept. 12.Danny Maryanor, 16, Santa Monica High SchoolI wonder why we were suddenly asked to recite the Pledge when many of us stopped after elementary school; and the Pledge was recited before the play of “Ode to Joy” （欢乐颂）wit
220、h recorders. This was not to express patriotism（爱国主义）, or even to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11.I feel I cannot support a nation that in this time of crisis looks outward for revenge（报复）instead of inward for peace. Perhaps we should think more about our problems.13Saying the Pledge
221、 of Allegiance to the flag first appeared in American schools .Aafter Sept. 11, 2000Bbefore Sept. 11, 2001Con Sept. 11, 2001Dafter Sept, 11, 200114Who were for the Pledge of Allegiance?ALea Mouallem; David TranBHarry Chin; Danny MaryanorCLea Mouallem; Danny MaryanorDHarry Chin; David Tran15Which of
222、the following is TRUE?AHarry Chin thought the government required them to join the army.BLea Mouallem thought the Pledge of Allegiance of no meaning.CDanny Maryanor felt the terrorist attacks happened partly because of Americas own problem. DThe Pledge of Allegiance is of another country.16According
223、 to the passage, it can be imagined that .Aall high school students say yes to the Pledge of Allegiance.Ball high school students say no to the Pledge of Allegiance.Call kids dont agree to the requirement of saying the Pledge of Allegiance.Dall high schools will require their students to pledge alle
224、giance to the flag.E “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these de
225、velopments really improve the quality of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you l
226、ose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not eve
227、n any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940
228、s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight
229、over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Dont be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at ca
230、rtain times of the day. Dont check your e-mail every day.Dont reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.17The passage is mainly about .Aproblem with technology Bimprovements of our life with technologyCthe important
231、 roles technology plays in our everyday lifeDmajor changes which will be likely to happen to technology18The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to .Ashare a truth about life Btell us what life was like long time agoCmake us wonder what causes
232、 such a thing to happenDpoint out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same19Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? Because .Athey liked to live simple livesBthey were curious about how people lived without modern inventionsCthey were troubled by modern i
233、nventionsDliving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them20What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?ABusy on lineBFreeCBe able toDBe found by others.参考答案1-5DDCBD 6-10ABADA 11-15BBBAC 15-20CAABD精品阅读训练（4）AA lot of management trainin
234、g each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention（保护力） of quality employees-a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale（标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants
235、（参加者）, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a 19 baseball glove.”Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an interim（临时的） position while s
236、he looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bill
237、s. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left som
238、e part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how importan
239、t he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we cant pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”The thoughtfulness, empathy and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly tha
240、t people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.1Among many of the problems in the service industry, talked about in this passage, is .Ahow to ensure his employees high pay Bhow to attract more cus
241、tomersChow to look carefully after the employees Dhow to keep the good employees from leaving2Although a new manager, Cynthia would do her job well in keeping quality employees because she .Ahad mastered all the courses for the managerBhad already formed good relationship with the employeesCknow the
242、 way how to deal with her employeesDhad her own personal experience3This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for managers to let their employees know .Ahow much they can get for their job. Bwhat good positions they can get laterCthey are very necessary to the business Dthey
243、are nice as well as useful4The story told in this passage tells us that employees care about .Aonly how large a pay they can getBlove from the managing people rather than only moneyCif their children could be properly taken care ofDwhat position they can be offeredBWhatever our differences as human
244、beings are, we all think were more like the rest of the animal world than we realize. It is said that we share 40 per cent of our genetic（遗传的）structure with the simple worm.But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institut
245、e in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the human genome（染色体组）.To help them do this, they turned to the worm. The nematode（线虫类的）worm is one of the earliest creatures on planet earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completely transparent and spends its entire li
246、fe digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better.What the worm told Sir John and his colleagues was that each of cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions th
247、at are coded in our genetic make-up.Many of the diseases that humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, incr
248、easing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death.5Sir John Sulston got a Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has .Afound that human beings are similar to the wornBgot the fact we share 40 per cent of our genetic structure with th
249、e simple wormCfound the computer which controls each of the cells in the human bodyDproved that cell death is programmed6People might be seriously ill if the cells in heir body .Agrow without being instructedBdie regularlyCfail to follow peoples instructionsDdevelop in the human body7The underlined
250、word “they” (paragraph 5) refers to .Acell deathsBdiseasesCinstructionsDcells8What is the subject discussed in the text?AThe theory of programmed cell deaths. BA great scientistSir John Sulston.CThe programmed human life. DDangerous diseases.CSports is not only physically challenging, but it can als
251、o mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been d
252、escribed as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make f
253、riends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters many take their parents and coaches criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷） in
254、 themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In todays youth sport setting, young athletes may be
255、worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that po
256、sitive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout.9According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that .Ait can help them learn more about societyBit teaches them
257、how to set realistic goals for themselvesCit enables them to find flaws in themselvesDit can provide them with valuable experiences10Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes .Awithout realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidenceBin order to make them remember
258、lifes lessonsCbelieving that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentDso as to put more pressure on them11According to the passage parents and coaches should .Ahelp children to win every gameBpay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsCenable children to understand the positive as
259、pect of sportsDtrain children to deal with stress12The authors purpose in writing the passage is .Ato persuade young children not to worry about criticismBto emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenCto discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementDto teach young ath
260、letes how to avoid burnoutDAfter the September 11 terrorist attacks, some high schools in America wanted the students to pledge allegiance（宣誓效忠） to the flag. Is it necessary or not? Lets see how the kids think of this requirement.Lea Mouallem, Marymount High SchoolI believe that saying the Pledge of
261、 Allegiance is a way of reminding our country that no matter what happens, we are united. I dont think our president wants us to go and join the army now, but he wants to tell us that we will be able to overcome the disaster as a whole nation that is working together.Harry Chin, 15, Culver City High
262、 SchoolI am not for the Pledge of Allegiance and I am not against the Pledge of Allegiance because I just say it so many times that it loses meaning. I say it every day at school in the second period. It doesnt mean anything any more.David Tran, 15, Warren High School.The Pledge of Allegiance is ano
263、ther sign of country. We should have some respect to it. It many schools, we dont say the Pledge every morning-we just stand up and let the National anthem ring through the silence. We said the Pledge of Allegiance on Sept. 12.Danny Maryanor, 16, Santa Monica High SchoolI wonder why we were suddenly
264、 asked to recite the Pledge when many of us stopped after elementary school; and the Pledge was recited before the play of “Ode to Joy” （欢乐颂）with recorders. This was not to express patriotism（爱国主义）, or even to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11.I feel I cannot support a nation that in t
265、his time of crisis looks outward for revenge（报复）instead of inward for peace. Perhaps we should think more about our problems.13Saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag first appeared in American schools .Aafter Sept. 11, 2000Bbefore Sept. 11, 2001Con Sept. 11, 2001Dafter Sept, 11, 200114Who were
266、for the Pledge of Allegiance?ALea Mouallem; David TranBHarry Chin; Danny MaryanorCLea Mouallem; Danny MaryanorDHarry Chin; David Tran15Which of the following is TRUE?AHarry Chin thought the government required them to join the army.BLea Mouallem thought the Pledge of Allegiance of no meaning.CDanny
267、Maryanor felt the terrorist attacks happened partly because of Americas own problem. DThe Pledge of Allegiance is of another country.16According to the passage, it can be imagined that .Aall high school students say yes to the Pledge of Allegiance.Ball high school students say no to the Pledge of Al
268、legiance.Call kids dont agree to the requirement of saying the Pledge of Allegiance.Dall high schools will require their students to pledge allegiance to the flag.E “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citize
269、n who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ messag
270、e from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they o
271、ften leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like witho
272、ut all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She belie
273、ved life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked thin
274、gs.”Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Dont be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at cartain times of the day. Dont check your e-mail every day.Dont reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at
275、first, but it soon gets annoying.17The passage is mainly about .Aproblem with technology Bimprovements of our life with technologyCthe important roles technology plays in our everyday lifeDmajor changes which will be likely to happen to technology18The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rom
276、e said at the beginning of the story in order to .Ashare a truth about life Btell us what life was like long time agoCmake us wonder what causes such a thing to happenDpoint out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same19Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s ho
277、use? Because .Athey liked to live simple livesBthey were curious about how people lived without modern inventionsCthey were troubled by modern inventionsDliving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them20What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by th
278、e writer mean?ABusy on lineBFreeCBe able toDBe found by others.参考答案1-5DDCBD 6-10ABADA 11-15BBBAC 15-20CAABD精品阅读训练（5）AX-rays were first discovered by a German scientist , Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen , in 1895 , almost by accident . He and several other scientists were experimenting with passing electric c
279、urrents through certain gases in a special glass tube from which the air had been moved . One day Rontgen noticed that , even when the tube was covered with black paper , some strange kind of radiation was coming through and making a screen nearby glow. Rontgen could not see anything coming out of t
280、he tube ,but then he discovered that if he put the screen in the next room on the other side of a closed door , the rays could pass not only through black paper but also through wood .The next thing he found out was that if he put his hand between the rays and a photographic plate , the rays would p
281、rint a shadow of the bony framework of his hand on the plate .In fact , the rays could pass as easily through the fleshy part of his hand as through the black paper , but hardly at all through the bone . So Rontgen made the first X-ray picture of a hand , showing just how the bones in the hand fit t
282、ogether .1What puzzled Rontgen one day during his experiment was .Asome passing electric current Bsome radiation coming through the covered tube Cthe black-paper-covered tube Dthe screen nearby 2The screen didnt stop glowing even when .Ait was moved to the next room Bit was moved to the other side o
283、f the room Cthe door was closed Dthe black paper was moved from the tube 3Rontgen put his hand between the rays and a photographic plate in order to .Astop the radiation Bmake an X-ray photo of it Cfind out more about the rays Dsee through the bones of his hand 4The rays proved to be incapable ( 不能的
284、)of passing through .Awood Bflesh Cbone Dblack paper 5From the passage , we know X-rays are .Ainvisible Bchangeable CwhiteDbright BA shopping center is a place where many different shops and stores are collected under one roof . You can buy everything there , and there are also banks restaurants and
285、 , sometimes , a post office .There are other places in the United States which are called five-and ten-cent stores because they used to sell things for 5 to 10 cents . Today they sell almost anything and some of the things cost several dollars . Supermarkets are found in all the cities . They sell
286、food and many other goods . You walk around the supermarket , choose the things you want , put them into a special basket prepared by the store and pay for them all together at the door . Supermarkets often stay open later than other stores .Stores are usually open every day of the week except on Su
287、nday . Some close on Saturdays in July and August .6The shops and stores in a shopping center are .Aclose to your house Bon the top of a big roof Cin the same building Dnear banks and restaurants 7A five-and-ten-cent store usually sells .Asmall and cheap things Bexpensive things Cthings worth a few
288、dollars Deverything you need in the house 8 have baskets ready for people to carry the things they are going to buy .AShopping centers BSupermarkets CFive-and-ten-cent stores DFine stores in America 9Which of the following can be the topic of the article ?AWhat a shopping Center is BWhy people like
289、supermarket COld and new stores DThree types of Places for shopping 10This article suggests that people cannot buy things .Afrom Monday to Friday Bon Sundays Cin July and August Don Saturdays CHOLIDAY HOMES IN MALLORCAHoliday apartments in Mallorcan sailing and fishing port-quiet even in summer seas
290、on beautifully situated apartments with views of sea and mountains , yet near to shops and restaurants . Cars and bicycles for hire . Sailing and sports clubs nearby .ITALY IN COMFORTLuxury（豪华的）coach (=carriage ) tours of Italy , out of normal holiday season . 21 leisurely（休闲） days to visit five Ita
291、lian cities starting from London 1st May , 1st September . The tours are guided by professor Martin Davis , formerly Head of Italian Studies , London University . See the arts and culture of history Italy .KIBBUTZ HOLIDAYS IN ISRAELWorking holidays on a kibbutz(cooperative farm ) in Israel . All nat
292、ionalities welcome for one of three months , if prepared to work morning with kibbutz members . Accommodation (住), food and trip to historic sights all provided free-you pay only for the special low-cost return flight .TWO WEEKS ON A CARRIBBEAN ISLANDTwo-week holidays in the luxurious Hotel Splendid
293、 , on a lovely beach with golden sands and deep-blue sea . Tennis , golf , sailing and all water sports . Trips and tours around the islands arranged . Near to town of Castries with lively evening entertainment（娱乐）dancing to local bands .1st November-31st March=$720 per person 1st April-31th October
294、=850 per person Jack and his wife Mary , who have recently retired ,want to see places of cultural and historic interest abroad , but Mary hates flying .Peter and Maria , university students , want to travel as far as possible on very little money , and would like to know a country by working there
295、for three months with other young people .Michael , a young computer programmer , has been working hard and needs holiday to relax in winter . He would like to go somewhere warm and sunny , where he can swim in the sea , and he enjoys sports and dancing .Harry and Kate , both teachers and their two
296、teenage sons , have to take their holiday during the school summer holidays . There must be plenty for the boys to do , although Harry and Kate want beautiful scenery , good food and wine and peace .11Michael would most enjoy , where you can go in winter .Aspending two weeks in the splendid hotel on
297、 the Caribbean island .Bvisiting five Italian cities starting from London Cseeing splendid arts and culture of historic city Ddriving cars and bicycles along the seaside 12The most suitable holiday for Peter and Maria would be , as it is cheap and sounds very interesting .Athe summer holiday in Mall
298、orca Bthe tours guided by a professor Cthe kibbutz in Israel Dthe tours arranged near to town of Castries 13The best holiday for Jack and Mary would be .Athe leisurely 21-day coach tour of Italy Bthe working holidays for 1-3months on a farm Cthe splendid 14-day trip around the islands Dthe interesti
299、ng 2-week stay in luxurious hotel 14Harry and Kate and their sons would like , which is quiet even in the busy summer season .Aa holiday working on a kibbutz in Israel Ba holiday visiting ancients cities by coach in Italy Ca holiday hotel on a lovely beach on the Caribbean island Da holiday apartmen
300、t in the fishing port in Mallorca DThe dream of flying into outer space , owned by the Chinese people for centuries , will soon come true . China launched（发射）its fourth unmanned spacecraft “Shenzhou IV” on December 30, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province . It was the 27th consec
301、utive and successful launch of China-made rockets since October 1996. This launch has made it more realistic for China to send a person into space on its own-following Russia and US.China launched the “Shenzhou I” , “Shenzhou II”and “Shenzhou III” spacecraft in 1999 ,2001 and 2002separately .“Shenzh
302、ou IV” was to make it a more comfortable place in which astronauts can live and work . All parts of the application（应用）system for manned flight are aboard the “Shenzhou IV” craft in all test flights . Chinas manned flight program began in 1992 .A number of unmanned test flights will be launched befo
303、re Chinese astronauts are sent into space .Leading scientists in charge of Chinas manned space program said the successful launch of the “Shenzhou IV” showed that China had the ability of sending its astronauts to outer space . The spacecraft returned to Earth on January 5 , after completing seven e
304、xperiments in space . Officials in the center said that “Shenzhou V” , a manned spacecraft , is expected to be launched later this year .15When did “Shenzhou” manned flight project begin according to the text ?AIn 1992BIn 1996CIn 1999DIn 200216The underlined（下画线）word “consecutive” means .Adifficult
305、Bcontinuous Cfrequent Dcommon 17How long did it take the “Shenzhou IV” to fly in space and land successfully ?A5 days B6 days C7days D8 days EBeijing is a safe place to live in and visit as the “atypical pneumonia” (非典)also known as “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” (SARS)has been brought under ef
306、fective control , the nations health minister said yesterday .“The daily living and work order of the Chinese people , including residents in Guangdong , is as normal ,” he said , stressing（强调）that various preventive measures will be undertaken to protect the health of expatriates（流动人口）living , visi
307、ting or attending meetings in the capital .The minister , who held a press conference yesterday , appealed （呼吁）to some foreign organizations and companies which had cancelled（取消）their staffs trips to China to reconsider their decisions .Also yesterday , Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao urged
308、some countries not to misunderstand the situation and not to disturb normal exchanges with China . He said China has experience in preventing and treating the disease , and the number of SARS cases is falling dramatically .He said 1,190 SARS cases had been reported by March 31 , with 1153 in South C
309、hinas Guangdong Province . There have been 46 deaths from the disease on the Chinese mainland and 40 in Guangdong .Among all of the cases , 934 people had been cured and released from hospital911 in Guangdong , eight in the nearby Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and one in Beijing .18Of 1,190 SARS
310、cases , .A6 patients died in Beijing and Guangxi B23 patients alive are outside Guangdong C202 patients are still in hospital D210 patients are still under treatment in hospital 19After the disease appeared in China , .Asome countries stopped normal exchanges with China Bpeople from abroad came to C
311、hina on business as usual Cforeign reporters didnt tell the truth about the disease Dthe disease didnt bring about changes to peoples lives 20The press conference was held .Ato invite foreigners to come to China Bto tell reporters of the numbers of death Cto make sure no more people will die from th
312、e disease Dto make some facts clear to the public , especially to foreigners 参考答案1-5BACCA 6-10CABDB 11-15ACADA 16-20BCDAD精品阅读训练（6）AWhen I was younger, bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Ian, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at all.I named
313、Ian after my uncle when I compared Ians long arms and legs to his. One night I ran up to Uncle Ian at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle（哈哈笑）escaped his lips. I guess he didnt understand how important it was to me.Even if U
314、ncle Ian didnt think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed him in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Ian was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne（科隆香水）I used on him years ago makes him still smell “pret
315、ty”.For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me. He was my best friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls. I begged him
316、 to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to talk to him again.It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian. I know now that maturity（成熟）doesnt only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your childhood and acting you
317、ng sometimes.Ian has been with me since I was six years old holding him in my arms connects me to my past and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.1Which of the following is not true according to the text?ABedtime used to be the writers favourite part of the day because of the stuf
318、fed monkey.BUncle Ian liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer.CThe writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.DYears later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monkey Ian.2The writer loved Monkey Ian deeply because _.Ahe could understand her Bhe was a fashionable
319、monkeyChe could talk with her Dhe was her most honest listener3We can learn from the text that the writer believes _.Akeeping stuffed animals is babyishBmaturity doesnt mean growing up and taking on more responsibilityCone should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he has grown u
320、pDhuman beings should be kind to animals4We can infer from the text that _.Athe writer is still a teenager Bthe writer is now a middle-aged womanCMonkey Ian got angry for being left alone DUncle Ian has a monkey-like faceB“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millennium（千年）, wa
321、s made up of three parts“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was b
322、orn in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkiens becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien served in World W
323、ar I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapters of Tolki
324、ens imaginative work “The Hobbit”.Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural（乡村的）class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. On the way, he meets
325、the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.One of Tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens book would be h
326、is ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so creative th
327、at they hold readersnew and old after their publication.5What can we learn from the text?A “The Lord of the Rings” didnt sell well in the last millennium.BPeople know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.CTolkien was quite familiar with Old English.DTolkien knew very well about differen
328、t kinds of local languages in Africa.6What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?AHobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.BHobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.CHobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.DHobbit was a group of p
329、eople who were mostly dwarves.7Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?AOne of Tolkiens students.BStanley Unwins son.CAllen & Unwin.DBilbo Baggins.8What is mainly discussed in the text?A “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.BA completely new masterwork in the new millen
330、nium.Ca famous professor at Oxford University.DThe power of the magic ring.9Which of the following shows the right order of Mr J.R.R.Tolkiens life experience?aHe had his “The Hobbit” published.bHe became a member of the lnklings. cHe served in World WardHe became an undergraduate at Oxford.eHis work
331、 “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.fHe moved to England to live with his aunt.Af-d-b-c-a-eBf-d-c-b-a-eCf-c-d-b-e-aDd-f-c-a-b-eCThis Weeks Highlights1.Visit the new College of Engineering Alumni Web for coming events, photo collections, and career services.2.Reunion Weekend 2004 is just aroun
332、d the corner, and we invite you back to BU to take part in all the fun.BU Breaking News1.Boston University Professor demands Napping at the Workplace in His Speech.(3/18)2.Boston University Hosts Discussion on Putin, U.S.-Russian ties for Future.(3/11)3.BU Physicist Receives Boltzmann Award For Exce
333、llent Work In Physics at the Conference.(3/8)Features1.Learn more about the Young Alumni Council, serving alumni up to 15 years out of BU.2Offer students jobs for earning income to pay their taxes.Student Village will be the center of BU life.1.Four BU students share their homeschooling experiences,
334、 and the lessons they learned.2.Scientists at the South End will study the worlds most The Alumni MagazineWinter 2003dangerous microbes（微生物）, and develop measures to bioterrorism.10Which of the following statements is true according to the webpage?AAlumni Web cares about BUs scientific research rath
335、er than international situations.BBU provides students with homeschooling.CReunion Weekend 2004 is one of the most important news of this week.DAmumni Web was set up 15 years ago.11The underlined word “around the corner” probably means “_”.Ain the immediate futureBat presentCin the distant futureDar
336、ound here12If you are a biology student at BU, what is most probably your first choice after you finish reading the webpage?AWatch the video of the Discussion.BBuy the magazine Bostonia.CWatch the video of the Conference.DBook tickets for the Reunion Weekend.DAmerican researchers say drinking tea ma
337、y help strengthen the bodys defense system against infection（感染）. Doctors at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, did the study. The team studied a chemical found in black, green, oolong and pekoe tea. This chemical is an amino acid（氨基酸）called L-theanine. The scientists say it may i
338、ncrease the strength of gamma delta T cells. Thats the letter T, not the drink. Gamma delta T cells are part of the bodys defenses.First, the researchers mixed some of these cells with antigens（抗原）found in the amino acid. Antigens help the body react to infection. Then the scientists added some bact
339、eria（细菌）. Within twenty-four hours, the cells produced a lot of interferon, a substance that fights infection. Cells not mixed with the antigens did not produce interferon.In the second part of the study, eleven people drank five to six cups of black tea every day. Ten other people drank the same am
340、ount of instant coffee. That is dried coffee mixed with hot water.Two weeks later, and again two weeks after that, the researchers tested the blood of all twenty-one people. They also looked at what happened when they added bacteria to the blood cells. They found that the tea drinkers produced five
341、times more interferon after they started drinking tea. The coffee drinkers did not produce interferon.Doctor Jack Bukowski led the study. He says the antigens added to the gamma delta T cells were responsible for the increased reaction to the bacteria. He says the study also showed that the cells we
342、re able to remember the bacteria and fight them again the next time.Earlier research already has found that tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer. Doctor Bukowski says the new study must be repeated with more people. If the findings prove to be true, he says, then tea drinking might also hel
343、p protect against bacterial infections. He says the amino acid L-theanine could be removed from tea and used as a drug to strengthen the bodys defenses.13We may know from the text that _ can be found in different kinds of tea.AGamma delta T cells BL-theanine CinterferonDbacteria14Tea may help streng
344、then the bodys defense system because it helps _.Athe body to produce more interferon Bthe body to produce more gamma delta T cellsCto add some bacteria to the blood cells Dto mix antigens with some of the cells in the body15According to Dr Bukowski, _.Athe findings of the study have already proved
345、to be trueBhe has taken some amino acid L-theanine from tea and made a drug with itCfurther study is needed to prove the findings trueDhe is not sure whether tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer16What would be the best title for this Text?ATea Is Better Than Coffee.BTea May Help Fight Infec
346、tionCTea Can Help Prevent Cancer.DOur Body Needs TeaEMaybe you never opened that account, but someone else did someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud（造假）. When an imposter uses your name, your credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their
347、 own purpose in short, when someone takes your personal information without your knowledge its a crime, pure and simple.The biggest problem is that you may not know your identity（身份）has been stolen until you notice that somethings wrong: you may get bills for a credit card account you never opened,
348、your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, a billing cycle may pass without your receiving a statement, or you may see charges on your bills that you didnt sign for, and even dont know anything about.If someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests t
349、hat you take three actions immediately.First, contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit offices. Tell them to flag your file with a fraud alert（警告）including a statement that creditors should get your permission before opening any new accounts in your name.Then, ask the credit o
350、ffices for copies of your credit reports. Credit offices must give you a free copy of your report if it is not correct because of fraud. Review your reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized（侵权的）changes made to your present account
351、s. In a few months, order new copies of your reports to check your corrections and changes, and to make sure no new fraudulent activity has occurred.17Whats the subject discussed in the text?A.What you should do if your credit card is stolen. BWhat you should do if your identity is stolen.C.What an
352、imposter always does to make money. DWhat the Federal Trade Commission is about.18What should you do first when you find your identity is stolen?AInform creditors not to open any new accounts in your name without your permission.BAsk for copies of your credit reports and make sure no other frauds ha
353、ve been made.CKeep ordering new copies to check what you have already changed and corrected.DAlways lock your ID card in your cupboard in case it should be stolen.19What is the most difficult thing for people to deal with identity frauds?ANo measures can work on the billing cycle. BThere is no stric
354、t law for this kind of behaviors.CIt might be a long time before you realize that. DThe FTC does nothing except for three suggestions.20Which is the least possible if a fraud has happened to you?AYou may have debts in your credit card.BYou may find charges on your bills unauthorized.CA new credit ca
355、rd may be opened in your name.DThe fraud departments can find out the imposter right away参考答案1-5BDCAC 6-10DBABC 11-15ABBAC 16-20BBACD精品阅读训练（6）AWhen I was younger, bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Ian, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no pressure at
356、all.I named Ian after my uncle when I compared Ians long arms and legs to his. One night I ran up to Uncle Ian at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle（哈哈笑）escaped his lips. I guess he didnt understand how important it was to
357、me.Even if Uncle Ian didnt think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed him in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Ian was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne（科隆香水）I used on him years ago makes him still
358、 smell “pretty”.For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me. He was my best friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears and dolls.
359、I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to talk to him again.It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian. I know now that maturity（成熟）doesnt only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your childhood an
360、d acting young sometimes.Ian has been with me since I was six years old holding him in my arms connects me to my past and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.1Which of the following is not true according to the text?ABedtime used to be the writers favourite part of the day because
361、 of the stuffed monkey.BUncle Ian liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer.CThe writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.DYears later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monkey Ian.2The writer loved Monkey Ian deeply because _.Ahe could understand her Bhe was a
362、fashionable monkeyChe could talk with her Dhe was her most honest listener3We can learn from the text that the writer believes _.Akeeping stuffed animals is babyishBmaturity doesnt mean growing up and taking on more responsibilityCone should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes even when he
363、 has grown upDhuman beings should be kind to animals4We can infer from the text that _.Athe writer is still a teenager Bthe writer is now a middle-aged womanCMonkey Ian got angry for being left alone DUncle Ian has a monkey-like faceB“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in the new millen
364、nium（千年）, was made up of three parts“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.John Ronald Reuel T
365、olkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkiens becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.After graduating from Oxford, Tolkien serve
366、d in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listening to chapt
367、ers of Tolkiens imaginative work “The Hobbit”.Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural（乡村的）class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒）. On the wa
368、y, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.One of Tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a childrens boo
369、k would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series of books so
370、 creative that they hold readersnew and old after their publication.5What can we learn from the text?A “The Lord of the Rings” didnt sell well in the last millennium.BPeople know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.CTolkien was quite familiar with Old English.DTolkien knew very well ab
371、out different kinds of local languages in Africa.6What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?AHobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.BHobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.CHobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.DHobbit was
372、a group of people who were mostly dwarves.7Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?AOne of Tolkiens students.BStanley Unwins son.CAllen & Unwin.DBilbo Baggins.8What is mainly discussed in the text?A “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.BA completely new masterwork in th
373、e new millennium.Ca famous professor at Oxford University.DThe power of the magic ring.9Which of the following shows the right order of Mr J.R.R.Tolkiens life experience?aHe had his “The Hobbit” published.bHe became a member of the lnklings. cHe served in World WardHe became an undergraduate at Oxfo
374、rd.eHis work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.fHe moved to England to live with his aunt.Af-d-b-c-a-eBf-d-c-b-a-eCf-c-d-b-e-aDd-f-c-a-b-eCThis Weeks Highlights1.Visit the new College of Engineering Alumni Web for coming events, photo collections, and career services.2.Reunion Weekend 2004 i
375、s just around the corner, and we invite you back to BU to take part in all the fun.BU Breaking News1.Boston University Professor demands Napping at the Workplace in His Speech.(3/18)2.Boston University Hosts Discussion on Putin, U.S.-Russian ties for Future.(3/11)3.BU Physicist Receives Boltzmann Aw
376、ard For Excellent Work In Physics at the Conference.(3/8)Features1.Learn more about the Young Alumni Council, serving alumni up to 15 years out of BU.2Offer students jobs for earning income to pay their taxes.Student Village will be the center of BU life.1.Four BU students share their homeschooling
377、experiences, and the lessons they learned.2.Scientists at the South End will study the worlds most The Alumni MagazineWinter 2003dangerous microbes（微生物）, and develop measures to bioterrorism.10Which of the following statements is true according to the webpage?AAlumni Web cares about BUs scientific r
378、esearch rather than international situations.BBU provides students with homeschooling.CReunion Weekend 2004 is one of the most important news of this week.DAmumni Web was set up 15 years ago.11The underlined word “around the corner” probably means “_”.Ain the immediate futureBat presentCin the dista
379、nt futureDaround here12If you are a biology student at BU, what is most probably your first choice after you finish reading the webpage?AWatch the video of the Discussion.BBuy the magazine Bostonia.CWatch the video of the Conference.DBook tickets for the Reunion Weekend.DAmerican researchers say dri
380、nking tea may help strengthen the bodys defense system against infection（感染）. Doctors at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, did the study. The team studied a chemical found in black, green, oolong and pekoe tea. This chemical is an amino acid（氨基酸）called L-theanine. The scientists
381、say it may increase the strength of gamma delta T cells. Thats the letter T, not the drink. Gamma delta T cells are part of the bodys defenses.First, the researchers mixed some of these cells with antigens（抗原）found in the amino acid. Antigens help the body react to infection. Then the scientists add
382、ed some bacteria（细菌）. Within twenty-four hours, the cells produced a lot of interferon, a substance that fights infection. Cells not mixed with the antigens did not produce interferon.In the second part of the study, eleven people drank five to six cups of black tea every day. Ten other people drank
383、 the same amount of instant coffee. That is dried coffee mixed with hot water.Two weeks later, and again two weeks after that, the researchers tested the blood of all twenty-one people. They also looked at what happened when they added bacteria to the blood cells. They found that the tea drinkers pr
384、oduced five times more interferon after they started drinking tea. The coffee drinkers did not produce interferon.Doctor Jack Bukowski led the study. He says the antigens added to the gamma delta T cells were responsible for the increased reaction to the bacteria. He says the study also showed that
385、the cells were able to remember the bacteria and fight them again the next time.Earlier research already has found that tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer. Doctor Bukowski says the new study must be repeated with more people. If the findings prove to be true, he says, then tea drinking mi
386、ght also help protect against bacterial infections. He says the amino acid L-theanine could be removed from tea and used as a drug to strengthen the bodys defenses.13We may know from the text that _ can be found in different kinds of tea.AGamma delta T cells BL-theanine CinterferonDbacteria14Tea may
387、 help strengthen the bodys defense system because it helps _.Athe body to produce more interferon Bthe body to produce more gamma delta T cellsCto add some bacteria to the blood cells Dto mix antigens with some of the cells in the body15According to Dr Bukowski, _.Athe findings of the study have alr
388、eady proved to be trueBhe has taken some amino acid L-theanine from tea and made a drug with itCfurther study is needed to prove the findings trueDhe is not sure whether tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer16What would be the best title for this Text?ATea Is Better Than Coffee.BTea May Help
389、 Fight InfectionCTea Can Help Prevent Cancer.DOur Body Needs TeaEMaybe you never opened that account, but someone else did someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud（造假）. When an imposter uses your name, your credit card number, or some other piece of your personal informati
390、on for their own purpose in short, when someone takes your personal information without your knowledge its a crime, pure and simple.The biggest problem is that you may not know your identity（身份）has been stolen until you notice that somethings wrong: you may get bills for a credit card account you ne
391、ver opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, a billing cycle may pass without your receiving a statement, or you may see charges on your bills that you didnt sign for, and even dont know anything about.If someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC
392、) suggests that you take three actions immediately.First, contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit offices. Tell them to flag your file with a fraud alert（警告）including a statement that creditors should get your permission before opening any new accounts in your name.Then, ask
393、the credit offices for copies of your credit reports. Credit offices must give you a free copy of your report if it is not correct because of fraud. Review your reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized（侵权的）changes made to your pre
394、sent accounts. In a few months, order new copies of your reports to check your corrections and changes, and to make sure no new fraudulent activity has occurred.17Whats the subject discussed in the text?A.What you should do if your credit card is stolen. BWhat you should do if your identity is stole
395、n.C.What an imposter always does to make money. DWhat the Federal Trade Commission is about.18What should you do first when you find your identity is stolen?AInform creditors not to open any new accounts in your name without your permission.BAsk for copies of your credit reports and make sure no oth
396、er frauds have been made.CKeep ordering new copies to check what you have already changed and corrected.DAlways lock your ID card in your cupboard in case it should be stolen.19What is the most difficult thing for people to deal with identity frauds?ANo measures can work on the billing cycle. BThere
397、 is no strict law for this kind of behaviors.CIt might be a long time before you realize that. DThe FTC does nothing except for three suggestions.20Which is the least possible if a fraud has happened to you?AYou may have debts in your credit card.BYou may find charges on your bills unauthorized.CA n
398、ew credit card may be opened in your name.DThe fraud departments can find out the imposter right away参考答案1-5BDCAC 6-10DBABC 11-15ABBAC 16-20BBACD精品阅读训练（6）AWhen I was younger, bedtime was always my favourite part of the day. Wearing soft pajamas and with Ian, my stuffed monkey, in my arms, I felt no
399、pressure at all.I named Ian after my uncle when I compared Ians long arms and legs to his. One night I ran up to Uncle Ian at a family party and told him I had named my monkey after him. His eyebrows wrinkled in confusion, then a chuckle（哈哈笑）escaped his lips. I guess he didnt understand how importan
400、t it was to me.Even if Uncle Ian didnt think my monkey was special, I certainly did. I dressed him in a white baby nightgown. My mother thought that Ian was the best-dressed stuffed animal in the world. Yes, he was certainly a fashionable creature. The strong cologne（科隆香水）I used on him years ago mak
401、es him still smell “pretty”.For a long time, Ian went everywhere with me. He was my best friend, and I told him everything. But when I turned twelve, I realized I was too old for stuffed animals. I thought people would think I was babyish, so I put him in the cupboard with the rest of my teddy bears
402、 and dolls. I begged him to understand why I was doing this, but at the same time I longed to talk to him again.It took me several years to realize that it was OK to miss Ian. I know now that maturity（成熟）doesnt only mean growing up and taking on more responsibility. It also means holding on to your
403、childhood and acting young sometimes.Ian has been with me since I was six years old holding him in my arms connects me to my past and my present as I continue to grow and understand myself.1Which of the following is not true according to the text?ABedtime used to be the writers favourite part of the
404、 day because of the stuffed monkey.BUncle Ian liked the stuffed monkey as much as the writer.CThe writer used to carry the monkey with her wherever she went.DYears later the writer realized that it was not wrong to miss Monkey Ian.2The writer loved Monkey Ian deeply because _.Ahe could understand he
405、r Bhe was a fashionable monkeyChe could talk with her Dhe was her most honest listener3We can learn from the text that the writer believes _.Akeeping stuffed animals is babyishBmaturity doesnt mean growing up and taking on more responsibilityCone should keep to his childhood and act young sometimes
406、even when he has grown upDhuman beings should be kind to animals4We can infer from the text that _.Athe writer is still a teenager Bthe writer is now a middle-aged womanCMonkey Ian got angry for being left alone DUncle Ian has a monkey-like faceB“The Lord of the Rings”, one of the best sellers in th
407、e new millennium（千年）, was made up of three parts“The Fellowship of the Ring”, “Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. Millions upon millions of people have read it in over 25 different languages, but fewer know about the author and the history of the composition of the creative materwork.John Ro
408、nald Reuel Tolkien was born in South Africa in 1892. His parents died when he was a child. Living in England with his aunt, Tolkien and his cousins made up play languages, a hobby that led to Tolkiens becoming skilled in Welsh, Greek, Gothic, Old Norse and Anglo-Saxon.After graduating from Oxford, T
409、olkien served in World War I. In 1917, while recovering from trench fever, he began composing the mythology for The Rings. As a professor of Anglo-Saxon in 1930s at Oxford, Tolkien was part of an informal discussion group called the Inklings, which included several writers. The group was soon listen
410、ing to chapters of Tolkiens imaginative work “The Hobbit”.Hobbit was a name Tolkien created for a local people that could best be described as half-sized members of the English rural（乡村的）class. Hobbits live in hillside holes. One of them, Bilbo Baggins, looks for treasures with a group of dwarves（侏儒
411、）. On the way, he meets the twisted, pitiful creature Gollum, from whom he sees a golden ring that makes the holder invisible.One of Tolkiens students persuaded her employer, publisher Allen & Unwin, to look at a draft（草稿）. The chairman of the firm, Stanley Unwin, thought that the best judge for a c
412、hildrens book would be his ten-year-old son. The boy earned a shilling for reporting back that the adventure was exciting, and “The Hobbit” was published in 1937.It sold so well that Unwin asked for a continuation. Over a dozen years later, in 1954, Tolkien produced “The Lord of the Rings”, a series
413、 of books so creative that they hold readersnew and old after their publication.5What can we learn from the text?A “The Lord of the Rings” didnt sell well in the last millennium.BPeople know better about Tolkien himself than about his works.CTolkien was quite familiar with Old English.DTolkien knew
414、very well about different kinds of local languages in Africa.6What can we learn about “Hobbit” that Tolkien created in his works?AHobbit was a race living in English downtown areas.BHobbit was a local people who were very tall and strong.CHobbit was a social group of people who lived in old castles.
415、DHobbit was a group of people who were mostly dwarves.7Which of the following helped most in making “The Hobbit” published?AOne of Tolkiens students.BStanley Unwins son.CAllen & Unwin.DBilbo Baggins.8What is mainly discussed in the text?A “The Lord of the Rings” and its writer.BA completely new mast
416、erwork in the new millennium.Ca famous professor at Oxford University.DThe power of the magic ring.9Which of the following shows the right order of Mr J.R.R.Tolkiens life experience?aHe had his “The Hobbit” published.bHe became a member of the lnklings. cHe served in World WardHe became an undergrad
417、uate at Oxford.eHis work “The Lord of the Rings” came to the world.fHe moved to England to live with his aunt.Af-d-b-c-a-eBf-d-c-b-a-eCf-c-d-b-e-aDd-f-c-a-b-eCThis Weeks Highlights1.Visit the new College of Engineering Alumni Web for coming events, photo collections, and career services.2.Reunion We
418、ekend 2004 is just around the corner, and we invite you back to BU to take part in all the fun.BU Breaking News1.Boston University Professor demands Napping at the Workplace in His Speech.(3/18)2.Boston University Hosts Discussion on Putin, U.S.-Russian ties for Future.(3/11)3.BU Physicist Receives
419、Boltzmann Award For Excellent Work In Physics at the Conference.(3/8)Features1.Learn more about the Young Alumni Council, serving alumni up to 15 years out of BU.2Offer students jobs for earning income to pay their taxes.Student Village will be the center of BU life.1.Four BU students share their ho
420、meschooling experiences, and the lessons they learned.2.Scientists at the South End will study the worlds most The Alumni MagazineWinter 2003dangerous microbes（微生物）, and develop measures to bioterrorism.10Which of the following statements is true according to the webpage?AAlumni Web cares about BUs
421、scientific research rather than international situations.BBU provides students with homeschooling.CReunion Weekend 2004 is one of the most important news of this week.DAmumni Web was set up 15 years ago.11The underlined word “around the corner” probably means “_”.Ain the immediate futureBat presentC
422、in the distant futureDaround here12If you are a biology student at BU, what is most probably your first choice after you finish reading the webpage?AWatch the video of the Discussion.BBuy the magazine Bostonia.CWatch the video of the Conference.DBook tickets for the Reunion Weekend.DAmerican researc
423、hers say drinking tea may help strengthen the bodys defense system against infection（感染）. Doctors at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, did the study. The team studied a chemical found in black, green, oolong and pekoe tea. This chemical is an amino acid（氨基酸）called L-theanine. The
424、 scientists say it may increase the strength of gamma delta T cells. Thats the letter T, not the drink. Gamma delta T cells are part of the bodys defenses.First, the researchers mixed some of these cells with antigens（抗原）found in the amino acid. Antigens help the body react to infection. Then the sc
425、ientists added some bacteria（细菌）. Within twenty-four hours, the cells produced a lot of interferon, a substance that fights infection. Cells not mixed with the antigens did not produce interferon.In the second part of the study, eleven people drank five to six cups of black tea every day. Ten other
426、people drank the same amount of instant coffee. That is dried coffee mixed with hot water.Two weeks later, and again two weeks after that, the researchers tested the blood of all twenty-one people. They also looked at what happened when they added bacteria to the blood cells. They found that the tea
427、 drinkers produced five times more interferon after they started drinking tea. The coffee drinkers did not produce interferon.Doctor Jack Bukowski led the study. He says the antigens added to the gamma delta T cells were responsible for the increased reaction to the bacteria. He says the study also
428、showed that the cells were able to remember the bacteria and fight them again the next time.Earlier research already has found that tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer. Doctor Bukowski says the new study must be repeated with more people. If the findings prove to be true, he says, then tea
429、 drinking might also help protect against bacterial infections. He says the amino acid L-theanine could be removed from tea and used as a drug to strengthen the bodys defenses.13We may know from the text that _ can be found in different kinds of tea.AGamma delta T cells BL-theanine CinterferonDbacte
430、ria14Tea may help strengthen the bodys defense system because it helps _.Athe body to produce more interferon Bthe body to produce more gamma delta T cellsCto add some bacteria to the blood cells Dto mix antigens with some of the cells in the body15According to Dr Bukowski, _.Athe findings of the st
431、udy have already proved to be trueBhe has taken some amino acid L-theanine from tea and made a drug with itCfurther study is needed to prove the findings trueDhe is not sure whether tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer16What would be the best title for this Text?ATea Is Better Than Coffee.B
432、Tea May Help Fight InfectionCTea Can Help Prevent Cancer.DOur Body Needs TeaEMaybe you never opened that account, but someone else did someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud（造假）. When an imposter uses your name, your credit card number, or some other piece of your person
433、al information for their own purpose in short, when someone takes your personal information without your knowledge its a crime, pure and simple.The biggest problem is that you may not know your identity（身份）has been stolen until you notice that somethings wrong: you may get bills for a credit card ac
434、count you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, a billing cycle may pass without your receiving a statement, or you may see charges on your bills that you didnt sign for, and even dont know anything about.If someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Com
435、mission (FTC) suggests that you take three actions immediately.First, contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit offices. Tell them to flag your file with a fraud alert（警告）including a statement that creditors should get your permission before opening any new accounts in your nam
436、e.Then, ask the credit offices for copies of your credit reports. Credit offices must give you a free copy of your report if it is not correct because of fraud. Review your reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized（侵权的）changes made
437、 to your present accounts. In a few months, order new copies of your reports to check your corrections and changes, and to make sure no new fraudulent activity has occurred.17Whats the subject discussed in the text?A.What you should do if your credit card is stolen. BWhat you should do if your ident
438、ity is stolen.C.What an imposter always does to make money. DWhat the Federal Trade Commission is about.18What should you do first when you find your identity is stolen?AInform creditors not to open any new accounts in your name without your permission.BAsk for copies of your credit reports and make
439、 sure no other frauds have been made.CKeep ordering new copies to check what you have already changed and corrected.DAlways lock your ID card in your cupboard in case it should be stolen.19What is the most difficult thing for people to deal with identity frauds?ANo measures can work on the billing c
440、ycle. BThere is no strict law for this kind of behaviors.CIt might be a long time before you realize that. DThe FTC does nothing except for three suggestions.20Which is the least possible if a fraud has happened to you?AYou may have debts in your credit card.BYou may find charges on your bills unaut
441、horized.CA new credit card may be opened in your name.DThe fraud departments can find out the imposter right away精品阅读训练（7）AWe arranged that Kissinger（基辛格）would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back. There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay
442、in bed and not be seen by the press. Then with President Yaphas help, he would be taken to an airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China.Kissingers trip was given the name Polo after Marco Polo, another Western traveler who made history by journeying to China. Everything
443、 went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their own activities.Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack
444、of any direct communication facilities（联络设备）between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan, it would still be important to keep it secret, so before Kissinger left, we agreed on a single code word-Eureka-
445、which he would use if his mission（任务，使命）was successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.On July 11, Al Haig, who knew our code word, phoned to say that a cable（电报）from Kissinger had arrived.“Whats the message? ”I asked . “Eureka, ”he replied. 1Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because .Ahe ha
446、d a stomachache Bhe needed President Yaphas help in carrying out a secret planChe did not want to be seen by the pressDhe would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back.2The reporters in Islamabad believed that .AMarco Polo made a trip to China BKissinger would make a jourey to China.CKissinger
447、was making arrangements for their activities. DKissinger was sick.3Washington would have no word form Kissinger while he was in China, mainly because .Ahis trip must be kept secrect BPresident Yapha would not fly together with KissingerCCommunication between China and Islamabad was impossibleDAl Hai
448、g would phone to the author to tell him about Kissingers trip.4From the passage we can infer that Kissingers cable carrying the message“Eureka”must have been sent .Abefore he had leftBeijing Bsoon after he had returned to Pakistan from China.Cas soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11Dbefore
449、 he returned to Pakistan on July 11BGood evening. Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his American counterpart Bill Clinton have acknowledged their political differences, but they wrapped up their historic summit（高级会晤）emphasizing（强调）the importance of their common interest. As Mark Thun reports from Wa
450、shington, the two leaders hammered out agreements on a number of issues（问题，争论点）,although human rights remains a sticking point.The two sides came to agreements over plenty of items, which could shake the world for a long time to come. The most important is probably the high-level dialogues and consu
451、ltations（磋商）. The Presidents will visit each other regularly, there will be a Washington-Beijing communications link for direct contact, and there will be regular exchanges or visits by cabinet（内阁）and other officials on political and security（安全）issues. On nuclear cooperation, Mr Clinton promises th
452、e sale of nuclear technology to China for peaceful use, something not possible now with an American ban after the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown（严厉取缔）.The two countries have agreed to strengthen military maritime safety（加强海军方面的安全合作）.And Beijing and Washington are both working towards Chinas entry into the
453、 WTO, with China aiming to make substantial tariff reductions（大幅度降低关税）. Taiwan is considered the most important issue, but theres little breakthrough（突破）here. The two sides agreed that there should be only one China, and that the Chinese should be allowed to resolve the problem by themselves. Its ov
454、er the matter of human rights which the two countries have the most obvious differences.The autumn air might have been chilly（寒冷的），but the welcoming ceremony for the Chinese President was anything but cold. Mr and Mrs Jiang Zemin were greeted by the American President and the First Lady. The two hea
455、ds of state inspected the honour guard and national anthems were played with the twenty-one gun salute as the background. With a chime swinging leisurely only a few steps away, President Bill Clinton spoke of a better future,“Let us strengthen the bonds between us, let us pursue common causes, let u
456、s address our differences openly and with respect, let us build a better world for our children.”And Mr Jiang gave a similarly optimistic reply, partly in English, “Let us, the Chinese and the Americans, join hands, and together with people around the world, work hard to bring about the new century
457、of peace, stability and the prosperity.” 5What style is this short passage?ATV news broadcasting. BA document（文件）on state affairs.CA summary of Bill Clintons speech at the welcoming ceremony for the Chinese President. DA newspaper report.6“The autumn air might have been chilly, but the welcoming cer
458、emony for the Chinese President was anything but cold.”What does the sentence mean to the reader or the listener?AEven though the weather was cold, all the people at the welcoming ceremony still felt fairly warm.BBoth the autumn air and the welcoming ceremony were not a bit warm.CPeople thought it r
459、eally interesting to hold the warm ceremony in the chilly autumn air.DPeople at the ceremony talked about anything but the cold weather.7After the meeting of the two presidents, we can hope that .Athe two countries will together devote themselves to the study of nuclear weaponsBTaiwan will soon come
460、 back to the embrace of its motherlandCChina will adopt the same system as that of the USADthe two presidents will call on each other regularly, which will make the two sides understand each other better.8What President Bill Clinton spoke of at the ceremony shows that .Ahe hopes for a better future
461、for the two sides with better understandingBhe sincerely hopes that the children in the two contries will grow well and healthilyChe hopes that all the world will understand why the two countries have joined togetherDhe thinks that only by addressing their differences openly and with respect can the
462、y build a better world for the children.CFour months ago Mrs B ordered a rug from a store, which promised to deliver it in about two weeks. Three weeks passed, but the rug did not arrive. When Mrs B telephoned the store to talk about it, she was told that the rug had been lost and that the store wou
463、ld send her another one.Weeks later, when Mrs B telephoned again, the store told her that the second rug had been delivered and left on her front porch（门廓）.She didnt believe the story, as she had been at home as usual, and her doorbell was in good working order. However, the store promised her that
464、a third rug would be delivered within a week. It wasnt. What could she do? How could she get action?Mrs B did what many other Americans have done-with excellent results. She wrote a letter to the newspaper in her town, explaining the problem. A few days later her letter appeared in the newspaper and
465、 this sentence was printed below it:“The store found a way to safely deliver your rug immediately after hearing from us.”In this age of machines, it is often hard to get action from businesses that have made mistakes. An individual（个别的）person can complain, but his complaints may accomplish nothing.
466、Luckily, newspapers now employ people to help with such problems, and the results are published in a special section of the paper.Mrs Bs letter appeared in a column called Mr FLX-IT. During the same week the following letter from Mrs J was printed in the ACTION LINE column of another newspaper.“Many
467、 weeks ago I bought some living room furniture from the House and Garden Shop in Parkkersvile. They have set three delivery dates, and each time I had to stay home from work and wait for the truck, which never came. I have called the store at least fifteen times, and each time they said they would l
468、ook for the furniture. This has been going on for two months. I guess they are still looking.”The ACTION LINE writers reply was printed below Mrs Js letter:“They found it. Action Line made one telephone call to the president of the company, who told us: the customer will get satisfaction. The furnit
469、ure was found, and it arrived at your home yesterday.”9It seemed that the purpose of Action Line in a newspaper was to .Aemploy people and publish their letters of complaintsBhelp consumers correcting wrongs and getting problems solvedCfind what was lost by the business and delivered them to the con
470、sumersDmake telephone calls to the consumers and business which had made mistakes10How long was if after Mrs B called the store again that she wrote to the local newspaper?AAbout a week.BThree weeks.CTwo weeks.DFour months.11The passage points out that in the machine age peoples complaints usually .
471、Abring about mistakesBcause more serious troubleCprove uselessDprove effective12The passage implies that .Athere are too many mistakes in businesses to be corrected nowadays.Bcustomers can find what they have lost through the help of newspapersCnewspapers will be the only means that can help people
472、solve problems of all kindsDthe influence（影响）of newspapers can sometimes solve problems when individual efforts have failedDThe producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted（抵制）in the market places despite their products obvious advantages. Furthermore, the advertising expenditur
473、e（费用）for instant coffee was far greater than that for regular coffee. Efforts were made to find the cause of the consumers（消费者）seemingly unreasonable resistance to the product. The reason given by most people was dislike for the taste. The producers doubt that there might be deeper reasons, however.
474、 This was confirmed (证实，确信) by one of motivation researchs classic studies, one often cited (引用) in the trade. Mason Haire of the University of California constructed two shopping lists that were identical except for one item. There were six items common to both lists: hamburger, carrots, bread, bak
475、ing powder, canned peaches, and potatoes, with the brands or amounts specified. The seventh item, in fifth place on both lists, read “11b. Maxwell House coffee” on one list and “Nescafe instant coffee” on the other. One list was given to each one in a group of fifty women, and the other list to thos
476、e in another group of the same size. The women were asked to study their lists and then to describe, as far as they could, the kind of woman ( personality and character ) who would draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those who had received the list including instant coffee described a housewi
477、fe who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand, only one woman in the other group described the housewife, who had included regular coffee on her list as lazy; only six of that group suggested that she was a poor planner. Eight women felt that the instant-coffee user was probably not a good w
478、ife! No one in the other group drew such a conclusion about the housewife who intended to buy regular coffee.13The result of the investigation showed that .Awomen who used regular coffee were good plannersBmost of the women investigated were good at reasonsCmany women believed that wives who used in
479、stant coffee were lazyDhousewives who used instant coffee were lazy14In the study, the women were supposed to give the opinions about .A.which was better, instant coffee or regular coffee Bwomens attitude towards shoppingCthe necessity of making such a shopping listDthe personality of a woman who wo
480、uld prepare such a list15Judging by the result of the study many women were not interested in instant coffee because .Athey didnt trust advertisements Binstant coffee was not suited to their tasteCthey wanted to show that they were intelligentDthey had a sense of shame about using instant coffee16Th
481、e word “instant ” probably has the meaning of .Awhich can be made up slowly for useBwhich can be made up quickly for useCexpensiveDcheapEHere are four pieces of news from China Daily:SHANGHAI The Huachen Group, which has put 83 million yuan in the development of the ecommerce market since its offici
482、al registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims so serve tourists from all over the world,but especially from Europe and the United State where credit cards are popularly used. After opening th
483、e www. Chinaecent. com website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.SYDNEY The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australias G
484、reat Barrier Reef during the torch relay（火炬接力）following a successful test.Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday.Burning at 2,000 degrees, the tor
485、ch is expected to remain alight（点燃着的）three metres under-water because of a special kind of technology which creates a “fierce flame” too powerful to be drowned out by water. Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare from oxygenproducing chemicals.BEIJ
486、ING The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory. “Taiwan Independence” in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of Chinas central government.“We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he
487、 does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and persongages in Taiwan who favor（赞同）the one China principle.” says the statesman, which was released（发布）by the
488、Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.HAIKOU Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South Chinas Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled（走私）into China. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan,
489、said a customs officer, they discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid（回避）being examined. The boat was registered（登记）in the coastal city of Xiamen in East Chinas Fuji
490、an Province. All eight suspects（疑犯）aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.17Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?ABecause they are from developed countries.BBecause the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards.CBecause pe
491、ople in these countries travel much more than other countries.DBecause they have more computers than others.18Which of the following statements is Not true according to the second piece of news?AThe whole torch relay will be held three metres underwater.BThe underwater journey of the torch will play
492、 an important part in Olympic history.CA test has been made before this activity.DSome chemicals will help the flame burn by the producing oxygen.19Which is the best title for the third piece of news?AReady to Fight. BNo Good End. CWait and See.DPeace Comes First.20Which of the following best explai
493、ns the underlined word “disguised” in the last piece of news?AMade different from normal.BDesigned for a good purpose.CHidden. DPretended.参考答案1-5BDABA 6-10ADABA 11-15CDCDD 16-20BBACA精品阅读训练（7）AWe arranged that Kissinger（基辛格）would fly to Vietnam early in July and then stop in Pakistan on the way back.
494、 There he would develop a stomachache that would require him to stay in bed and not be seen by the press. Then with President Yaphas help, he would be taken to an airport where a Pakistani jet would fly him over the mountains to China.Kissingers trip was given the name Polo after Marco Polo, another
495、 Western traveler who made history by journeying to China. Everything went quite smoothly. His slight illness in Islamabad received only small attention from reporters covering him. They accepted the story that he would be kept shut up for at least a few days and began making arrangements for their
496、own activities.Because of the need for complete secrecy and the lack of any direct communication facilities（联络设备）between Beijing and Washington, I knew that we would have no word from Kissinger while he was in China. Even after he had returned to Pakistan, it would still be important to keep it secr
497、et, so before Kissinger left, we agreed on a single code word-Eureka-which he would use if his mission（任务，使命）was successful and the presidential trip had been arranged.On July 11, Al Haig, who knew our code word, phoned to say that a cable（电报）from Kissinger had arrived.“Whats the message? ”I asked .
498、 “Eureka, ”he replied. 1Kissinger stopped in Pakistan because .Ahe had a stomachache Bhe needed President Yaphas help in carrying out a secret planChe did not want to be seen by the pressDhe would like to take a Pakistani jet on his way back.2The reporters in Islamabad believed that .AMarco Polo mad
499、e a trip to China BKissinger would make a jourey to China.CKissinger was making arrangements for their activities. DKissinger was sick.3Washington would have no word form Kissinger while he was in China, mainly because .Ahis trip must be kept secrect BPresident Yapha would not fly together with Kiss
500、ingerCCommunication between China and Islamabad was impossibleDAl Haig would phone to the author to tell him about Kissingers trip.4From the passage we can infer that Kissingers cable carrying the message“Eureka”must have been sent .Abefore he had leftBeijing Bsoon after he had returned to Pakistan
501、from China.Cas soon as he had arrived in Washington on July 11Dbefore he returned to Pakistan on July 11BGood evening. Chinese President Jiang Zemin and his American counterpart Bill Clinton have acknowledged their political differences, but they wrapped up their historic summit（高级会晤）emphasizing（强调）
502、the importance of their common interest. As Mark Thun reports from Washington, the two leaders hammered out agreements on a number of issues（问题，争论点）,although human rights remains a sticking point.The two sides came to agreements over plenty of items, which could shake the world for a long time to co
503、me. The most important is probably the high-level dialogues and consultations（磋商）. The Presidents will visit each other regularly, there will be a Washington-Beijing communications link for direct contact, and there will be regular exchanges or visits by cabinet（内阁）and other officials on political a
504、nd security（安全）issues. On nuclear cooperation, Mr Clinton promises the sale of nuclear technology to China for peaceful use, something not possible now with an American ban after the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown（严厉取缔）.The two countries have agreed to strengthen military maritime safety（加强海军方面的安全合作）.And
505、Beijing and Washington are both working towards Chinas entry into the WTO, with China aiming to make substantial tariff reductions（大幅度降低关税）. Taiwan is considered the most important issue, but theres little breakthrough（突破）here. The two sides agreed that there should be only one China, and that the C
506、hinese should be allowed to resolve the problem by themselves. Its over the matter of human rights which the two countries have the most obvious differences.The autumn air might have been chilly（寒冷的），but the welcoming ceremony for the Chinese President was anything but cold. Mr and Mrs Jiang Zemin w
507、ere greeted by the American President and the First Lady. The two heads of state inspected the honour guard and national anthems were played with the twenty-one gun salute as the background. With a chime swinging leisurely only a few steps away, President Bill Clinton spoke of a better future,“Let u
508、s strengthen the bonds between us, let us pursue common causes, let us address our differences openly and with respect, let us build a better world for our children.”And Mr Jiang gave a similarly optimistic reply, partly in English, “Let us, the Chinese and the Americans, join hands, and together wi
509、th people around the world, work hard to bring about the new century of peace, stability and the prosperity.” 5What style is this short passage?ATV news broadcasting. BA document（文件）on state affairs.CA summary of Bill Clintons speech at the welcoming ceremony for the Chinese President. DA newspaper
510、report.6“The autumn air might have been chilly, but the welcoming ceremony for the Chinese President was anything but cold.”What does the sentence mean to the reader or the listener?AEven though the weather was cold, all the people at the welcoming ceremony still felt fairly warm.BBoth the autumn ai
511、r and the welcoming ceremony were not a bit warm.CPeople thought it really interesting to hold the warm ceremony in the chilly autumn air.DPeople at the ceremony talked about anything but the cold weather.7After the meeting of the two presidents, we can hope that .Athe two countries will together de
512、vote themselves to the study of nuclear weaponsBTaiwan will soon come back to the embrace of its motherlandCChina will adopt the same system as that of the USADthe two presidents will call on each other regularly, which will make the two sides understand each other better.8What President Bill Clinto
513、n spoke of at the ceremony shows that .Ahe hopes for a better future for the two sides with better understandingBhe sincerely hopes that the children in the two contries will grow well and healthilyChe hopes that all the world will understand why the two countries have joined togetherDhe thinks that
514、 only by addressing their differences openly and with respect can they build a better world for the children.CFour months ago Mrs B ordered a rug from a store, which promised to deliver it in about two weeks. Three weeks passed, but the rug did not arrive. When Mrs B telephoned the store to talk abo
515、ut it, she was told that the rug had been lost and that the store would send her another one.Weeks later, when Mrs B telephoned again, the store told her that the second rug had been delivered and left on her front porch（门廓）.She didnt believe the story, as she had been at home as usual, and her door
516、bell was in good working order. However, the store promised her that a third rug would be delivered within a week. It wasnt. What could she do? How could she get action?Mrs B did what many other Americans have done-with excellent results. She wrote a letter to the newspaper in her town, explaining t
517、he problem. A few days later her letter appeared in the newspaper and this sentence was printed below it:“The store found a way to safely deliver your rug immediately after hearing from us.”In this age of machines, it is often hard to get action from businesses that have made mistakes. An individual
518、（个别的）person can complain, but his complaints may accomplish nothing. Luckily, newspapers now employ people to help with such problems, and the results are published in a special section of the paper.Mrs Bs letter appeared in a column called Mr FLX-IT. During the same week the following letter from M
519、rs J was printed in the ACTION LINE column of another newspaper.“Many weeks ago I bought some living room furniture from the House and Garden Shop in Parkkersvile. They have set three delivery dates, and each time I had to stay home from work and wait for the truck, which never came. I have called t
520、he store at least fifteen times, and each time they said they would look for the furniture. This has been going on for two months. I guess they are still looking.”The ACTION LINE writers reply was printed below Mrs Js letter:“They found it. Action Line made one telephone call to the president of the
521、 company, who told us: the customer will get satisfaction. The furniture was found, and it arrived at your home yesterday.”9It seemed that the purpose of Action Line in a newspaper was to .Aemploy people and publish their letters of complaintsBhelp consumers correcting wrongs and getting problems so
522、lvedCfind what was lost by the business and delivered them to the consumersDmake telephone calls to the consumers and business which had made mistakes10How long was if after Mrs B called the store again that she wrote to the local newspaper?AAbout a week.BThree weeks.CTwo weeks.DFour months.11The pa
523、ssage points out that in the machine age peoples complaints usually .Abring about mistakesBcause more serious troubleCprove uselessDprove effective12The passage implies that .Athere are too many mistakes in businesses to be corrected nowadays.Bcustomers can find what they have lost through the help
524、of newspapersCnewspapers will be the only means that can help people solve problems of all kindsDthe influence（影响）of newspapers can sometimes solve problems when individual efforts have failedDThe producers of instant coffee found their product strongly resisted（抵制）in the market places despite their
525、 products obvious advantages. Furthermore, the advertising expenditure（费用）for instant coffee was far greater than that for regular coffee. Efforts were made to find the cause of the consumers（消费者）seemingly unreasonable resistance to the product. The reason given by most people was dislike for the ta
526、ste. The producers doubt that there might be deeper reasons, however. This was confirmed (证实，确信) by one of motivation researchs classic studies, one often cited (引用) in the trade. Mason Haire of the University of California constructed two shopping lists that were identical except for one item. Ther
527、e were six items common to both lists: hamburger, carrots, bread, baking powder, canned peaches, and potatoes, with the brands or amounts specified. The seventh item, in fifth place on both lists, read “11b. Maxwell House coffee” on one list and “Nescafe instant coffee” on the other. One list was gi
528、ven to each one in a group of fifty women, and the other list to those in another group of the same size. The women were asked to study their lists and then to describe, as far as they could, the kind of woman ( personality and character ) who would draw up that shopping list. Nearly half of those w
529、ho had received the list including instant coffee described a housewife who was lazy and a poor planner. On the other hand, only one woman in the other group described the housewife, who had included regular coffee on her list as lazy; only six of that group suggested that she was a poor planner. Ei
530、ght women felt that the instant-coffee user was probably not a good wife! No one in the other group drew such a conclusion about the housewife who intended to buy regular coffee.13The result of the investigation showed that .Awomen who used regular coffee were good plannersBmost of the women investi
531、gated were good at reasonsCmany women believed that wives who used instant coffee were lazyDhousewives who used instant coffee were lazy14In the study, the women were supposed to give the opinions about .A.which was better, instant coffee or regular coffee Bwomens attitude towards shoppingCthe neces
532、sity of making such a shopping listDthe personality of a woman who would prepare such a list15Judging by the result of the study many women were not interested in instant coffee because .Athey didnt trust advertisements Binstant coffee was not suited to their tasteCthey wanted to show that they were
533、 intelligentDthey had a sense of shame about using instant coffee16The word “instant ” probably has the meaning of .Awhich can be made up slowly for useBwhich can be made up quickly for useCexpensiveDcheapEHere are four pieces of news from China Daily:SHANGHAI The Huachen Group, which has put 83 mil
534、lion yuan in the development of the ecommerce market since its official registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims so serve tourists from all over the world,but especially from Europe and the
535、 United State where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www. Chinaecent. com website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.S
536、YDNEY The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australias Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay（火炬接力）following a successful test.Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic
537、 history, organizers said yesterday.Burning at 2,000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain alight（点燃着的）three metres under-water because of a special kind of technology which creates a “fierce flame” too powerful to be drowned out by water. Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said
538、the flame would burn like a flare from oxygenproducing chemicals.BEIJING The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory. “Taiwan Independence” in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of Chinas central government.“We
539、should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and persongages in Taiwan who favor（赞同）the on
540、e China principle.” says the statesman, which was released（发布）by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.HAIKOU Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South Chinas Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled（走私）into China.
541、The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan, said a customs officer, they discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid（回避）being examined. The boa
542、t was registered（登记）in the coastal city of Xiamen in East Chinas Fujian Province. All eight suspects（疑犯）aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.17Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?ABecause they are from developed countries.BBecause the payments o
543、f hotels and services should be made through credit cards.CBecause people in these countries travel much more than other countries.DBecause they have more computers than others.18Which of the following statements is Not true according to the second piece of news?AThe whole torch relay will be held t
544、hree metres underwater.BThe underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history.CA test has been made before this activity.DSome chemicals will help the flame burn by the producing oxygen.19Which is the best title for the third piece of news?AReady to Fight. BNo Good End.
545、CWait and See.DPeace Comes First.20Which of the following best explains the underlined word “disguised” in the last piece of news?AMade different from normal.BDesigned for a good purpose.CHidden. DPretended.参考答案1-5BDABA 6-10ADABA 11-15CDCDD 16-20BBACA精品阅读训练（8）ADear editor, Several days ago, I heard
546、that a dear friend of mine had killed herself. I was deep in sorrow by the sudden news. I cant keep calm any longer. Im always thinking about life and death. Life is so precious. If we can slip into death in an impulsive (冲动的) moment, what use in all our efforts and hopes? Our families, our ambition
547、s, everything is flung into total darkness. And death allows no time for regret. Nevertheless, the suicide rate increases year by year, particularly of young people. Reasons may vary from person to person, yet I think they share something in common. First, todays young people are morally weak. They
548、hunger for success but can not face failure; they are eager to be understood but afraid of opening their hearts to others. They live in a wide world, from east to west, ancient to present, but their hearts beat in a narrow desert, closed tight, unable to communicate. Each becomes an isolated fortres
549、s (孤堡), lonely, and weak. My friend is a good example of that. As a young teacher, she was devoted to her work but was disappointed with her students occasional failures. She fell in love with a colleague but he deserted her. With no close friends, disappointed at work and in love, death seemed to h
550、er the only remaining choice and she took it. Another reason for the weakness of todays youth, in my opinion, comes from societys pressures. The young are forced to try too hard to succeed. On the other hand, society refuses to accept that children sometimes do fail. But failure is more important be
551、cause it can teach the young how to win next time. What can we do to save the desperate young?1. The passage wants to tell us . A. a lot of young people choose death to escape from the society B. the number of people who take suicide is larger and larger C. the young people should go to see doctors
552、to solve the spiritual problemsD. the reason why the young kill themselves lies in two main kinds2. In the writers opinion, failure is .A. the mother of success B. the key to success C. good for the young D. bad for the young3. Among the following, which one is NOT the cause of “my friends death”?A.
553、 She has too much societys pressure. B. She is not well content with her work.C. She is disappointed in love. D. She doesnt get on well with others.4. The passage suggests those people would be most likely to take suicide.A. who are alone B. who are weak-mindedC. who fail in love D. who suffer from
554、societys pressuresB Amy tan, the American-born daughter of Chinese immigrants, received the Commonwealth Gold Award in 1989 for her first work of fiction, the best-selling Joy Luck Club. The sixteen stories that make up the work alternate (交替) the tales of four Chinese immigrant mothers and their Am
555、ericanized daughters, in an exploration of the generational and cultural tensions (紧张关系) experienced by many first-generation daughters of immigrants. Tans parents, like many immigrants, had high expectations for their children and often set puzzling standards, expecting Amy and her two brothers to
556、think like Chinese but to speak perfect English, be excellent at school work, and take advantage of every situation that might lead to success. Tan, however, rebelled (反叛) against her parents expectations and devoted herself to being thoroughly American and dreaming of being a fiction writer. Tan go
557、t a bachelors degree in English and linguistics (语言学) and a masters degree in linguistics and established herself as a highly successful business writer. Tan, however, was not satisfied in spite of her material success. Turning to her life long dream, she wrote her first short story, “Endgame,” and
558、then a second, “Waiting between the trees.” In 1987 Tan visited her half-sisters in China with her mother, a trip that proved to be a turning point in her life and career. Tan felt a sense of completeness, a tie with the country and its culture that she had never expected. Returning from China, Tan
559、was surprised to learn that on the strength of her short stories she had received an advance from a publisher. Tan closed her business and wrote the remaining stories for the Joy Luck Club. It was a great success, well received by the public and appearing on the New York Times bestseller list. It ha
560、s been translated into seventeen languages, including Chinese, and was made into a movie in 1993.5. What is the writers main purpose in this passage? A. To analyze (分析)Amy Tans works. B. To support Amy Tans decision to become a fiction writer. C. To present Amy Tans personal experiences. D. To criti
561、cize Amy Tans rebellion against her parents.6. According to the passage, Amy Tans visit to China . A. was disappointing B. had a great pushing effect on her. C. was not surprising in the least. D. was a trip she had always dreamed of taking.7. The underlined words “the work” in paragraph 1 refer to
562、.A. stories B. writing C. Commonwealth Club Gold Award D. Joy Luck Club8. It can be concluded from this passage that . A. parents dont know how to educate their children. B. Tan did not use personal experience in her writing. C. Tan made the right decision when she closed her business. D. Tan thinks
563、 and lives more in an American way than in a Chinese way.CBRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons.Good newsFree museums. No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities. Pop music. Britain is the only country to rival (与比敌) the US on this score.Bl
564、ack cabs. London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are never enough of them at weekends or night.Choice of food. Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedish restaurants.Fashion. Not only do fashion followers love deeply and respect highly brand names such as Vivienne We
565、stwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.Bad news Poor service. “Its part of the image of the place. People can dine out on the rudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton, of Luton Universitys International Tourism Research Center. Poor public transport. Trains
566、 and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists, although the over-crowded London tube is unbelievable popular. Lack of languages. Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitors very far, even in the tourist traps . Rain. Still in the number one complaint.No air-conditioning. S
567、o that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable as the down-pours.Overpriced hotels. The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotel rooms is Denmark.Licensing hours. Alcohol (酒) is in short supply after 11p.m. even in “24-hour cities.”9. What do tourists complain most?A. Poor s
568、ervice. B. Poor public transport. C. Rain. D. Overpriced hotels.10. What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage? A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US. B. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US. C. Pop music in Britain is worse than that in
569、the US. D. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.11.When is alcohol not able to get easily?A. At 9:00 p.m. B. At 10:00 p.m. C. At 11:00 p.m. D. At 12:00p.m.12. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. You have to pay to visit the museums. B. Its very cheap to
570、 travel by taxi there.C. You cannot find Chinese food there. D. The public transport is poor there.D When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, wh
571、ich makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology. Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone ta
572、lking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about? Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and S
573、kipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance to her rescues. Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are go
574、ing, and how their last meeting went. Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antomella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near-but we didnt meet for the first two weeks!” Point 5 The telephone allows us
575、 to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers at once on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldnt know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while theyre space-walking. And, with the phone lin
576、e hooked up to the computer, we can access to the Internet, the biggest library on Earth. 13. How do you understand “Point 1-The telephone creates the need to communicate?”A. People dont communicate without telephone.B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.C. People communicat
577、e more since telephone has been created.D. People communicate more because of more traffic.14. Which of the following best shows peoples attitude towards mobile phones?A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well as little secret to people.C. Mobile
578、 phones are so important and should be encouraged.D. Mobile phones are part of peoples life.15Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve peoples life? a. Point 1 b. Point 2 c. Point 3 d. Point 4 e. Point 5A. c, b B. a, e C. a, c D. b, e 16. The best heading for the passage is .A.
579、 Phone Power B. Kinds of PhoneC. How to Use Phones D. Advantage of PhonesEAlthough we already know a great deal about influenza, and although the World Health Organizations is constantly collecting detailed information from its chain of influenza reference laboratories throughout the world, it is ex
580、tremely difficult for epidemiologists, who study infectious (传染的) diseases, to predict when and where the next flu epidemic(流感) will occur, and how serious it will be. There are three kinds of influenza virus, known as A, B and C. Influenza C virus is relatively stable and causes mild infections tha
581、t do not spread far through the population. The A and B types are unstable, and are responsible for the epidemics that cause frequent concern. Following any virus attack, the human body builds up antibodies which can be changed into immunity（免疫力） to that strain of virus but a virus with the ability
582、to change its character is able to bypass this protection. Variability is less developed in the influenza B virus, which affects only human beings. As influenza B virus may cause a widespread epidemic but will have little effect if introduced into the same community soon afterwards, since nearly eve
583、ryone will have built up antibodies and will be immune. The influenza A virus, which affects animals also, is extremely unstable and is responsible for some of the worst outbreaks of the disease, such as the world epidemic, of 1918&1919, when about half the worlds population were infected and about
584、twenty million people died, some from pneumonia caused by the virus itself and some from secondary complication caused by bacteria. Accurate prediction is difficult because of the complication of the factors. A particular virus may be related to one to which some of the population have partial invol
585、ved immunity. The extent to which it will spread will depend on factors such as its own strength, or virulence, the ease with which it can be transmitted and the strength of the opposition in encounters. Scientists, however, have a reliable general picture of the world situation. 17. Which of the fo
586、llowing is the most appropriate title for the passage?A. Symptoms of Influenza. B. Man Vs Influenza Virus. C. World Health Organization: Forefront against Influenza Virus. D. Variability of Influenza Virus.18. What does the author say about the influenza B virus? A. B Virus is relatively stable and
587、causes mild infections that do not spread far through the population.B. B Virus is unstable, and is responsible for the epidemics that cause frequent concern.C. B virus is extremely unstable and is responsible for some of the worst outbreaks of the disease.D. B virus has a very developed variability
588、, and it affects only human beings.19. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor contributing to the extent to which a virus spreads?A. The strength of the virus. B. The strength of the opposition. C. The virus encounters the ease with which the virus can be transmitted. D. The immunity th
589、e virus can bring about.20. This article is quite probably . A. a piece of news B. a special science report C. an introduction to a book D. a scientific fiction参考答案1-5DCDBC 6-10BDDCB 11-15DDCBD 16-20ABBDB 精品阅读训练 （ 9 ）ATim was born after his elder brother and sister. He could learn many things from t
590、hem. Soon, he developed his own way of doing things by developing his mind through his interest in creating stories. He would read more than most children and he gathered his inspiration from history books. In school, his athletic interests were basketball and track, especially high jump. When he fo
591、und he could jump a little higher than most students, he decided that jumping over a high bar would be his specialty.Tim continued his learning interest in history which included serious college study, and a Masters degree. He is now a university professor at a small university in Los Angeles. In th
592、e United States there are many schools that have history departments. There are large universities with as many as 60 thousand students and small universities with as few as 2000 students. His degree from a large university with a strong history department has helped him get a good job.Tim and Kelli
593、 like cats. They have two of them and they are special members of the family. Their grey and white cat is Toby. The coal black colored cat is called Buddha because he sits so quietly. Cats are popular with many people in America.1Which of the following statements is true?ATim is the second child in
594、his familyBTim has a younger sister.CTim is the third child in his family.DTim is the only child in his family.2What was he good at when he was at school?ABasketballBHigh jumpCRunningDFootball3We can infer from the above passage that .Aall the Americans like to keep catsBthe cat is called Buddha bec
595、ause he is always quietCthe population of a small university is only one third of that of the largest oneDit is easier for a graduate from a large university with a famous department to do job hunting.BWhat to do if a fire starts?Imagine its late at night. You hear the smoke detectors go off. You sm
596、ell smoke when you wake up. Do you know what to do?If a fire starts in your home, remember your escape plan and leave as quickly as possible. Keep the following things in mind to make a safe escape.Call“Fire!”to warn everyone in your family.If you know where the fire is, close as many doors as possi
597、ble between you and the fire.If youre in bed, roll out of bed and onto the floor. Crawl on the floor next to a wall. Being near the ground makes it easier to breathe. If possible, cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth.Feel the entire surface of a door before you open it. If the door is warm or
598、hot, do not open it. The fire is probably right outside your room. Find another way to leave the room. If the door is cool, open it a little.Look out and try to see the fire. If it is safe, leave the room. Remember to stay on the floor.If your clothes catch fire, stop immediately. Drop to the ground
599、 and roll. Remember：Stop, drop and roll.Call the fire department from outside and wait for help to arrive.4What is the first thing you should do if a fire starts in your home?ACall the fire departmentBCall“Fire”to warn your family members.CCollect your favorite belongings to save from the burning ho
600、use.DHave a white sheet from a window to let the fire department know where to go.5What should you do if a fire starts and you are in bed?AJump out of bed and run away.BRoll out of bed and stand on the floor.CStay in bed and then jump out of the window.DRoll out of bed and onto the floor.6What is no
601、t true according to the passage?ANever go back into a burning building.BIf your clothes catch fire, stop moving immediately.CYou should call the fire department before you leave the burning building.DCover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth if possible.CThirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese bei
602、ng killed right below their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police, Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling about ones fellowman?“Not so, ”say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to research int
603、o the reasons why people didnt act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency（紧急情况）. Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma（昏迷）from a headache? Or is he about to
604、sleep off a drunk?Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak（漏洞）in the air conditioning? Is it“steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? Its not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally r
605、esponsible（负责任的）. He must feel that he must help, or the person wont get the help he needs.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be“tested.” Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The researc
606、hers started them off on the“tests.”Then they went into the next room. A curtain divided the“testing room”and the room into which they went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of book shelves falling and a cry for help. All of this had been prerecorded on a tape recorder.Eight out of ten of
607、 the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, neednt. They do not feel and direct responsibilit
608、y.Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that the people were shocked, they sweated, and they had trembling hands. They felt the other persons trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they wer
609、e with. 7The purpose of this passage is .A.to explain why people fail to act in emergencies B.to explain when people will act in emergenciesC.to explain what people will do in emergencies D.to explain how people feel in emergencies8Which of the following is NOT true?AWhen a person tries to help othe
610、rs, he must be clear that there is a real emergency. BWhen a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth his help.CA person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if wants to help.DA person with a heart attack needs the most.9The main reason w
611、hy people fail to act when they stay together is that .Athey are afraid of emergenciesBthey are not willing to get themselves involvedCothers will act if they themselves hesitateDthey do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help.10The author suggests that .Awe shouldnt blame a perso
612、n if he fails to act in emergenciesBa person must feel guilty if he fails to helpCpeople should be responsible for themselves in emergenciesDwhen you are in trouble, people will help you anywayDAnimation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move.Since earliest times, people have alw
613、ays been astonished by movement. But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retranslate it and recreate it. To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector（放映机）.In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible.
614、 You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do.A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties. Felix was a wonderful cat. He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail, using i
615、t as a handle and then putting it back.Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the home of the moving picture industry. The famous Walt Disney cartoon characters came to life after 1928. Popeye the Sailor and his girl friend Olive Oyo were born at Max Ficischer in 1933.But to
616、be an animator, you dont have to be a professional（专业人士）. It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all. All you have to do is to draw directly on to an empty film and then run the film through a projector. 11What does the passage mainly discuss?AAnimal world
617、.BMovie camera.CCartoon making.DMovement.12Which of the following statements is TRUE?APeople were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the last century.BPat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character.CIt is impossible to make cartoon characters do what they are designed to do.DIn
618、ancient times people were surprised by movement.13According to the passage, Felix the Cat .Awas created by the American cartoonist FelixBwas designed by Pat Sullivan in the early twentieth centuryCwas unable to do what natural cats could not doDwas created in the United States in the nineteenth cent
619、ury14It can be inferred from the passage that .AWalt Disneys cartoon characters were born earlier that Pat SullivansBonly professionals can create cartoon charactersCPopeye the Sailor and Olive Oyo were famous cartoonistsDthe cartoon industry started in the United States15Which of the following stat
620、ements best describes the authors attitude towards cartoon making?ACartoon making is an easy job. Anyone can do it.BOnly trained people can be employed in cartoon making industry.CAnyone can make cartoons under the instructions of professionals.DCartoon making is no easy job. You have to spend much
621、time drawing onto the empty film.EOne of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age（ROSLA）has been that it will bring us some way nearer to“equality of opportunity”.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of succe
622、ss for clever children. It would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete. It is obvious, for instance, that many children from less wealthy homes reach university or do well in other ways. Unfortunately we now have plenty of
623、proofs that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence（智力）of all male 18 to 20 year olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had
624、left school at 15.It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. One study of 5,000 children from birth to 21 years old shows that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 1
625、6 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.It is clear from this and many other proofs that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizesmoney, social respectability, and inter
626、esting jobswhich higher education gives. It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social background. Their parents often need the extra money another money-earner would bring in; they dont value education for itself because their own was probably dull and u
627、nhappy. It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “its up to you”.16It is hoped that ROSLA will give all children .Aa more enjoyable time at schoolBthe same chances in societyCthe right to a better schoolDhigher scores in intelligence t
628、ests17People would like to think that .Aequal numbers of poor and wealthy children reach universityBthose with the least money get the best educationCintelligent children are always selected by the systemDonly really clever children do well18Working class children are thought to be at a disadvantage
629、 because .Amany of the clever ones leave school early Bfewer go to university than ever beforeC.more than half leave school when they are 16 Dfewer boys than girls stay at school after 1619Many children leave school early because .Atheir social background makes them unhappyBthey have to give somethi
630、ng to their familys incomeCtheir school is a dull and unhappy placeDtheir parents dont allow them to make their own decisions20This article shows that equal opportunity in education .Ais a thing of the pastBhas not yet been achieved Cis there for those who deserve（值得拥有）it Dhas greatly improved our s
631、ociety参考答案1-5CBDBD 6-10CBCDA 11-15CABDA 16-20BCABB 精品阅读训练 （10）A In Kansas at the turn of the century, Edwin and Amy Earhar doted on （溺爱）their active daughters, Amelia and Muriel. Edwin gave the girls footballs and rifles, while Amy shocked the community by dressing them in gym suits instead of skirt
632、s. Edwins job caused the family to move from town to town, and the girls interest in rough sports and shooting rats raised eyebrows wherever they went. Amelias parents did not pressure her to reform as she grew older, even when she dabbled（轻率地对待） in the domains of science and automobile mechanics. B
633、ut in 1920, when she went aloft（在空中） at an air show and returned home determined to learn how to fly, even her liberal Parents hesitated. They soon gave in, however, and within months Amelia was flying a Kinner Airster her mother helped her buy. 1. According to the passage, Edwin gave the girls whic
634、h of the following items? A. An airplane B. Footballs C. An automobile D. Gym suits 2. It may be inferred from the passage that, at the turn of the century, it was LEAST common for girls to_. A. wear skirts B. have doting parents C. move from town to town D. play with rifles 3. In what way did Ameli
635、as mother help Amelia in her career? A. By helping her to buy a plane B. by taking her to an air show C. By pressuring her to become a pilot D. By giving her flying lessonsBDecades before the American Revolution of 1776, Jesse Fish, a native New Yorker, retreated to an Island off St. Augustine, Flor
636、ida, to escape an unpleasant family situation. In time he became Floridas first orange baron(巨商) and his oranges were in great demand in London throughout the 1770s. The English found them juicy and sweet and preferred them to other varieties, even though they had thin skins and were hard to peel.Th
637、ere would probably have been other successful commercial growers before Fish if Florida had not been under Spanish rule for some two hundred years. Columbus first brought seeds for citrus（柑桔）trees to the New World and planted them in the Antilles. But most likely it was Pone de Leon who introduced o
638、ranges to the North American continent when he discovered Florida in 1513. For a time, each Spanish sailor on a ship bound for America was required by law to carry one hundred seeds with him. Later because seeds tended to dry out, all Spanish ships were required to carry young orange trees. The Span
639、iards planted citrus trees only for medicinal purposes, however. They saw no need to start commercial groves(园林) because oranges were so abundant in Spain.4.What is the main topic of the passage?A.The role of Florida in the American Revolution.B.The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon in 1513.C.Th
640、e history of the cultivation of oranges in Florida.D.The popularity of Florida oranges in London in the 1770s.5.Jesse Fish went to Florida to _.A.grow oranges commercially B.buy an island off St. AugustineC.get away from his family D.work for the British government6.Londoners liked the oranges grown
641、 by Jesse Fish because they_A.had a lot of juiceB.were not too sweetC.were not hard to peelD.had thin skins7.According to the passage, Spanish vessels began to bring orange tree seedlings to North America when _.A.the United States agricultural laws were revisedB.ambitious sailors began to transport
642、 seeds secretlyC.doctors reported a lack of medical suppliesD.authorities realized that seeds did not travel well8.According to the passage Florida oranges were valued by the Spanish primarily _.A.as a medium of exchange B.for their unusual seedsC.for their medical use D.as a source of food for sail
643、orsCA multinational (跨国的) company engaged in real estate with its headquarters in New York is urgently looking for an Executive Secretary reporting to the Business Development Director.Applicants should have a pleasant appearance, mature and tactful(机敏的) personality ,and be able to organize work eff
644、iciently under pressure. There should be at least 3 years secretarial experience working at directors level. Good shorthand skills, and a very high standard of both written and spoken English are required. A command of Putonghua and good computer skills will be an advantage.The successful applicant
645、will be offered an attractive benefits package, along with the potential of highly rewarding career progression in the expanding operations. Individuals currently earning less than $ 1,500 p.m. are not likely to be considered for interview. Please apply with full resume, a recent photo, expected sal
646、ary and contact phone number to Box 8197 SCM Post.9.Which of the following is not a requirement for the job advertised?A.At least 3 years experience as a secretary.B.A basic command of written and spoken English.C.Experience in real estate. D.Good skills in taking quick notes.10.What should an appli
647、cant submit together with his or her application?A. A current address B. A signed contractC. A request for salary D. A recommendation11.This passage would most probably be found in _.A. an index B. a textbookC. a newspaper D. a catalogDEmployees need several kinds of satisfactions if they are to rem
648、ain productive andenthusiastic in industry. They need to know that their working conditions are safe and adequate for the kind of work they do. Also, they need reasonable hours of work in order to make their jobs acceptable. If they must work overtime several nights a week, their take-home pay may b
649、e higher, but their efficiency and feelings about their jobs will decline（下降）.In addition to agreeable working conditions, employees need to have adequate compensation(补偿) for the work they do. Today potential employees also examine the benefits package management offers to compare them with other c
650、ompanies. If one company offers stocks, insurance, vacations, and even child care, other industries must follow suit, or they lose out on hiring the best employees. Adequacy of working conditions and financial compensation are hardly enough, however, to keep employees satisfied for long. Employees a
651、lso need to feel confident of managements abilities to organize the company. The employer who pays well and has a new modern plant to display their product may still lose the loyalty and devotion of employees through lack of attention to details and disorganization. One recent research study showed
652、that more than half the small businesses failed not due to lack of money but due to the employers lack of management skill.12.Which of the following could probably be the main idea of this passage?A.Employees can improve their income in many ways.B.Employees can hardly be satisfied.C.Employers shoul
653、d be skillful in management. D.Job satisfaction is tied to benefits13.The writer of this passage advises that_.A.employers should pay their employees as much as possibleB.employees should know about their working conditions clearlyC.normal working hours are good for keeping efficiencyD.safety is the
654、 chief concern in improving working conditions14.Todays employees know how to protect their benefits by _.A.making comparisons between different companiesB.examining their agreements with the employerC.asking for compensation for what they do D.changing their jobs more often than before15.If a compa
655、ny wants to hire excellent employees, it should _.A.offer agreeable working conditions to its employeesB.examine its employees and make selection strictlyC.take great care of the welfare of their employeesD.catch up with other companies in providing other benefits than wages16.The most important thi
656、ng for a company to keep its employees loyal and energetic is _.A.to raise their salary from time to time B.to maintain an effective managementC.to be skillful in organizing their work D.to pay attention to the development of products EUnderground water reserves in eastern England are critically low
657、 and for some people water restrictions may only be days away. Areas affected include East Sussex, Kent and Essex. East Anglia is among the worst hit areas, with the situation in Lincolnshire “particularly acute (严重)”.Yorkshire Water is still trying to recover from a drought last year and water is b
658、eing pumped from the west of the country to the east to cope with an acute shortage.The concern over areas which depend heavily on underground water reserves is also reported in the New Civil Engineer. It suggests that ground water levels have sunk to a record low and river flows have fallen as Brit
659、ain recorded its third lowest rainfall for March and April this century. The journal also claims that some areas could be facing the worst drought in memory.The problems stem from the dry winter of 1988-89 which preceded (先于) a long summer of drought followed by barely average rainfall in the East o
660、f England last winter.A spokesman for the Water Authorities Association said areas dependent on surface water had made up for two years of dry weather while areas dependent on underground water reserves had never totally recovered. “I know that some of the water companies in these areas are already
661、giving warnings to customers to use water sensibly as they are already in some difficulty.”17.What happened in East Anglia?A. Water restrictions. B. A severe shortage of water supply.C. Recovery from a drought. D. Overflow of underground water.18.From the passage, we learn that before Britain report
662、ed its third lowest rainfall_.A.there was likely to be no rain for a long time B.there was likely to be an average rainfallC.underground and surface water was adequateD.surface water was short but underground water adequate19.From the spokesman, we can infer that _.A.generally Britain has much rainf
663、all all the year roundB.usually after March or April it begins to rain in BritainC.in the worst hit areas underground water remains acuteD.some areas have failed to pump water from the west to the east20.What does the writer try to tell us?A. Water Authorities Association gives a call to East Britain. B.Some water companies are in difficulty.C.East Britain faces early water restrictions. D.The drought will continue for a long time.参考答案1-5BDACC 6-10ADCCC 11-15CCCAD 16-20BBACC
