1、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia（蒙古）, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp（打饱嗝儿）after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countrie
2、s, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”.In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat.What are manners like in an East Af
3、rican town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to
4、know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends.1. In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that _. A . you are impolite B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C . your meal was not enough D . you are friendly with your host2. However, in som
5、e countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “_” A . Im full B . Im sorry C . I have had enough D . Excuse me, please3. In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should _. A . eat quickly B . sit still C . turn your back on others D . say “Be quick, please”4. People in an East African
6、town are being polite by _. A . waiting for a long time before visits B . sitting down beside others C . seeing a friend quickly D . trying not to see you5. We have good manners to show that we _. A . are different from other people B . dont want other people to worry us C . begin all manners in the
7、 same way D . want to be friends with other people【参考答案】15、BDCDD 史地常识型阅读理解More than 200 scientists have completed a twoyear study to identify the most natural and undeveloped areas on Earth.Their findings are reported in a new book called Wilderness：Earths Last Wild Places.The book describes 37 wild
8、erness areas around the world.Each has an area greater than 10,000 square kilometers.The study considered only areas where at least 70% of all plants are native.North and South America are home to the largest number of wilderness areas.There are 16 such areas, from southern Argentina to Alaska and n
9、orthern Canada.Africa has 8 wilderness areas, including thethick forests and the grasslands.Australia and New Guinea (几内亚) share 6 areas.Europe has 3 areas and Asia has 2.The Arabian Desert and Antarctica also are considered wilderness areas.The largest wilderness area is the Boreal Forest (北方森林)It
10、extends for 16million square kilometers south of the Arctic Circle.The Boreal Forest extends across Alaska, Canada, northern Europe and Russia.The smallest of the 37 wilderness areas is the Sundarbans.It is the worlds largest tidal mangrove forest (红树林)It covers 10,000 square kilometers of land at t
11、he mouth of the Ganges River in India and Bangladesh (孟加拉国)The study found that wilderness areas cover about 46% of the Earths land surface.However, they are home to less than 2.5% of the worlds population.Nineteen of the wilderness areas have only about one person for each square kilometer.Native p
12、eople usually live in these areas.Wilderness areas help to influence the worlds weather systems and rainfall.They are also home to many plants and animals.Population growth and the spread of agriculture and mining operations threaten wilderness areas.But just 7% of all such areas have some form of o
13、fficial protection.()1.What does the author think of the wilderness areas around the world in the book?APrimitive. BPermanent.CPrecious. DPerfect.()2.The writer describes the wilderness areas to show that they _.Aare worth the public supportBcan attract readers attentionCneed to be stressed as resou
14、rcesDare seen on every continent()3.According to the 4th paragraph, we can draw a conclusion that the 37 wilderness areas are _.Adeserted BcrowdedCuncontrolled Dundeveloped()4.As the result of the effect on nature, the wilderness areas on Earth should be _.Athought more of by the governmentsBexplore
15、d as natural habitats very soonCfurther made full use of at presentDdiscovered for their advantages of nature()5.The purpose of writing this text is to tell us _of the wilderness areas around the world.Athe importanceBthe situationCthe developmentDthe environment【解析】 本文为说明文。介绍荒野之地的基本分布及其意义。1C观点态度题。根
16、据文章最后两段所介绍的“wilderness areas”的作用(人类居住、动植物的家园、影响气候与降雨)可推断作者认为“wilderness areas”是“珍贵的”，故选C。2C逻辑推理题。全文介绍完了荒野之地在世界上的大致分布情况之后，指出它们是动植物的家园，也影响气候与降雨，由此可判断作者认为它们应该被作为一种资源去重视，从而得到保护，故选C。3D逻辑推理题。根据第四段“Nineteen of the wilderness areas have only about one person for each square kilometer.”可判断选D。4A逻辑推理题。根据最后一段“P
17、opulation growth and the spread of agriculture and mining operations threaten wilderness areas.But just 7% of all such areas have some form of official protection.”可判断选A。5B主旨大意题。根据全文重点介绍“wilderness areas”在世界上的主要分布情况及目前的状况，可判断选B。阅读理解。With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with
18、 the building of big industrial plants for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dustbin would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy of nothing else.The latest project is to t
19、ake a city of around half a million citizens and discover exactly what raw (未经加工的) materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal s
20、uch as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be treated like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear ope
21、n the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements (元素) from the heavy solids; after that rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits
22、of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final step.The first full-scale (全方位的) big recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dustbins, some big cities will be forced to build their own recyc
23、ling plants before long.7. The underlined phrase “be well on with” most probably means _ .A. have completed what was startedB. get ready to startC. have achieved a great deal inD. put an end to8. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process (过程) described in Paragraph 3?A. Breaking up wh
24、atever is breakable.B. Sharpening metal bars.C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.9. Whats the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?A. To deal with wastes more economically.B. To protect the environment from pollution.C. To g
25、et raw materials locally.D. To get advantage from those plants.10. The passage is mainly about .A. a cheap way to get energyB. the position of recycling plantsC. new ways of recycling wastesD. the probability of city environment【参考答案】710、CBA C 阅读理解-DThere are some very good things about open educati
26、on. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open
27、 classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.But many students will not do well in an open class
28、room. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it
29、is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers
30、who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In
31、 actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, need some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to fin
32、d subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.11. Open education allows the students to . A. grow as the educated B. be responsible for their future C. develop their own interests D. discover subjects outside class12. Open education may be a g
33、ood idea for the students who . A. enjoy traditional learning B. worry about grades C. do well in a traditional classroom D. are responsible for what they do13. Some students will do little in an open classroom because . A. there are too few rules B. they hate activities C. open education is meaning
34、less D. they worry about the rules14. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Some traditional teachers do not like it. B. Many teachers do not believe in open education. C. Teachers may have problems in open classrooms. D. Teachers feelings and attitudes are important to students.15. Which of the following best summarizes the passage? A. Open education is a really complex idea. B. Open education is better than traditional education. C. Traditional teachers dont believe in open education. D. The writer thinks open education is practical.【参考答案】1115、CBADA