题目内容

Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

  The reporter was talking to them about being important.

  “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

  The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”

  The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

  The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”

  The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

  “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

  “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

  “Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”

1.This story happened in ________.

A. U.N.                         B. U.S.A.                              C. U.K.         D. P.R.C.

2.There are________in this passage.

A. three men        B. three women and one man 

C. four men       D. three men and one woman

3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.

A. had similar opinions about the reporter’s question          

B. disagreed with each other  

C. had been invited to the White House many times      

D. didn’t reply to the reporter

4.The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.

A. he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world

B. the President was really important because the president of another country called him

C. the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country

D. none of them was really important

5.The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.

A. the television reporter                      B. the owner of many buildings

C. the President                   D. the visitor to the White House

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析:这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一名记者采访了纽约当地的三个著名人士,询问他们对人物的重要性的认识;三人各自表达了自己不同的观点。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段开头一句a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses.及最后一句the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.可知,其中一名受访者是来自于纽约中心的房产商人,由此可推出故事发生在美国;故选B。

2.推理判断题。根据短文第五段“Do you agree with that?” she asked.可知,记者是一名女记者;第七段The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”和第九段the reporter and the other two men asked.可知,受访的三位是男性;故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第六段The man shook his head,可知,两人的观点是相矛盾的;故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文第六段的描述可知,当总统宁愿接待来客而不愿接来自于外国总统的电话时,表明该来客是很重要的;故选C。

5.词义猜测题。根据短文最后一段I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, 内容可知,当时在白宫里交谈的只有两个人,由此可知you指的就是the visitor to the White House,故选D。

考点:人生百味类短文阅读。

 

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  My stutter(口吃)had always been much of a problem.I'd had so many specialists for my   1   over the years.As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful(痛苦的)being a kid who stutters had been.It   2   hurt.

  “Hello! I'm Mrs.Claussen.I hear you're from Texas! "

  “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet.I really blew that

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  “Well, " she said with a   4   Smile.161've always liked Texas."

  She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

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  I   7   in my old school and was a pretty good tenor(男高音), but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up.It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well-and I could do it

    8   stuttering.Somehow Mrs.Claussen finally got me in the group.I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

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speech

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study

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dream

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fear

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maybe

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even

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still

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never

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instruction

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description

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introduction

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presentation

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shy

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cold

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weak

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kind

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silent

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simple

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direct

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stopped

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besides

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communicate

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report

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reply

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train

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share

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change

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follow

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advice

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continued

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The Chinese Medical Doctor Association released the 2013 China Sleep Quality Index (指数) on March 19 to mark World Sleep Day – March 21.
According to the index, nearly a quarter of Chinese people don’t sleep well. Half said that they feel tired after getting up and 15 percent people have trouble falling asleep.
Ye Jingying, a sleep expert at Beijing Tongren Hospital, says: “If people often wake up during the night, or always feel weak and tired in the day, they should pay attention to their sleep pattern (模式).”
Many people play with their cell phones or iPads before sleeping. The report said that this is one of the main reasons for bad sleep. Other reasons include stress and bad moods.
How to sleep well? Above all, get enough sleep. Seven to nine hours of sleep every night is perfect for an adult, and eight to nine hours is best for a teenager.
Forming good sleep habits is important. The report suggested that people need to keep away from digital devices (数码产品) for at least an hour before sleep. The lights keep their brains excited for a long while. Other suggestions include: try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays, and do the same relaxing things before bed each night, like listening to soft music.
【小题1】From Paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The longer you sleep, the better.
B.Many Chinese people don’t sleep well.
C.Many Chinese people don’t care about sleep.
D.Sleep is very important for our body and brain.
【小题2】Which of the following means that you sleep well?
A.You feel tired after getting up.
B.You can fall asleep within 20 minutes.
C.You wake up several times during the night.
D.You often do something boring until you feel sleepy.
【小题3】From the article, which of the following may NOT cause sleeping problems?
A.Reading a book late at night.
B.Having sad or angry feelings.
C.Playing with digital devices before sleeping.
D.Being under strong stress about their life or work.
【小题4】Which of the following helps teenagers sleep well?
A.They should do different things before sleeping.
B.They should sleep for more than nine hours a day.
C.They should not use any digital devices during the daytime.
D.They’d better go to sleep and get up at the same time every day.

My stutter(口吃)had always been much of a problem. I'd had so many specialists for my______35________ over the years. As l walked down the hallway to meet a new one, memories popped in my head of how painful(痛苦的)being a kid who stutters had been. It______36________ hurt.

    “Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!"

    “Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am…”My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest and my hands were dripping wet. I really blew that

______37________ .

    “Well," she said with a ______38________Smile. 161've always liked Texas."

    She turned out to be the best speech specialist I've ever had, not like those who

    told me to clap my hands while speaking. She was______39________.She spent the first several weeks just talking to me - asking me all kinds of questions about myself, especially my feelings. And she______40________ . She then began to teach me about the speech. Not just about my speech, but about everybody's.

       I______41________ in my old school and was a pretty good tenor(男高音), but I learned that the new school's singing group was all filled up. It was such bad news, for I thought that was the one thing I could really do well - and I could do it

______42________ stuttering. Somehow Mrs. Claussen finally got me in the group. I felt like she really cared about me as a person, not just a speech student.

     During the next two years, my speech didn't get much better - except with her. When I was in college, things got worse. I once even wondered if I would ever be able to______43________ ! It was a very depressing time, and I often felt alone. When I was feeling really sorry for myself, I remembered Mrs. Claussen had told me whether I could______44________ my speech was all up to me. She had told me not to fight for perfect speech, just better speech. She was right about that. I finally improved my speech greatly.

     Many years have passed, but I think of her from time to time, wondering if she had as much______45________  0n her other students as she had on me. I like to think that she did. Her name was Mrs. Claussen... and she______46_______ . I'II never forget her.

1.A. speech                     B. study                  C. dream                 D. fear

2.A. maybe                      B. even                            C. still                              D. never

3.A. instruction                 B. description                    C. introduction                   D. presentation

4.A. shy                           B. cold                              C. weak                   D. kind

5.A. silent                                 B. simple                 C. direct                            D. different

6.A. cried                        B. listened                C. waited                 D. stopped

7.A. sang                          B. spoke                            C. played                 D. clapped

8.A. against                      B. besides                   C. beyond                D. without

9.A. practise                    B. communicate                 C. report                           D. reply

10.A. train                               B. share                  C. change                D. follow

11.A. advice                    B. influence             C. dependence                  D. action

12.A. continued               B. taught                           C. agreed                D. cared

 

Sleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. However, many Chinese do not sleep well, and many do not pay enough attention to sleep.

The Chinese Medical Doctor Association released the 2013 China Sleep Quality Index (指数) on March 19 to mark World Sleep Day – March 21.

According to the index, nearly a quarter of Chinese people don’t sleep well. Half said that they feel tired after getting up and 15 percent people have trouble falling asleep.

Ye Jingying, a sleep expert at Beijing Tongren Hospital, says: “If people often wake up during the night, or always feel weak and tired in the day, they should pay attention to their sleep pattern (模式).”

Many people play with their cell phones or iPads before sleeping. The report said that this is one of the main reasons for bad sleep. Other reasons include stress and bad moods.

How to sleep well? Above all, get enough sleep. Seven to nine hours of sleep every night is perfect for an adult, and eight to nine hours is best for a teenager.

Forming good sleep habits is important. The report suggested that people need to keep away from digital devices (数码产品) for at least an hour before sleep. The lights keep their brains excited for a long while. Other suggestions include: try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays, and do the same relaxing things before bed each night, like listening to soft music.

1.From Paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The longer you sleep, the better.

B.Many Chinese people don’t sleep well.

C.Many Chinese people don’t care about sleep.

D.Sleep is very important for our body and brain.

2.Which of the following means that you sleep well?

A.You feel tired after getting up.

B.You can fall asleep within 20 minutes.

C.You wake up several times during the night.

D.You often do something boring until you feel sleepy.

3.From the article, which of the following may NOT cause sleeping problems?

A.Reading a book late at night.

B.Having sad or angry feelings.

C.Playing with digital devices before sleeping.

D.Being under strong stress about their life or work.

4.Which of the following helps teenagers sleep well?

A.They should do different things before sleeping.

B.They should sleep for more than nine hours a day.

C.They should not use any digital devices during the daytime.

D.They’d better go to sleep and get up at the same time every day.

 

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