阅读理解 Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe . Years ago they knew many things about the moon . They knew how big it was and how far away it was from the earth . but they wanted 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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阅读理解

　　Scientists have always wanted to know more about the universe (宇宙) . Years ago they knew many things about the moon . They knew how big it was and how far away it was from the earth . but they wanted to know more about it . They thought the best way was to send men to the moon.

　　The moon is about 384,000 kilometres away from the earth . A plane can't fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometres away from the earth . But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket . How does a rocket fly? There is gas (气体) in the rocket . When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky .

　　Rockets can fly far into the space . Rockets with men in them have been to the moon . Several rockets without men in them have flown to another planet (行星) much farther away than the moon . One day rockets may be able to go to any place in space .

(1) Scientists have known ______ the moon is .

[　　]

A．how long

B．how heavy

C．how old

D．how big

(2) The earth is about 384,000 kilometres away from the ________.

[　　]

A．space

B．universe

C．sun

D．moon

(3) A plane can't fly to the moon because ________.

[　　]

A．there is no air above 240 kilometres away from the earth

B．there is no gas in the plane

C．the plane is not strong enough

D．the plane must be driven by a man

(4) The hot gas in the rocket is used for ________.

[　　]

A．keeping the air in the rocket fresh

B．keeping the men in the rocket warm

C．making the rocket fly up

D．cooking food for the men

(5) Several rockets without men in them have flown to ________.

[　　]

A．the stars

B．the satellites of the sun

C．the sun

D．another planet of the sun

答案：D;D;A;C;D

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阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案．

　Mr Jones and Mr Brown worked in the same office．One day Mr Jones said to Mr Brown, “We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening．Would you and your wife like to join us?”　　

　Mr Brown said, “Thank you very much．That is very kind of you　　．We are free that evening, I think．But I will telephone my wife and ask her．Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening．”So Mr Brown went to the other room and telephoned．When he came back, he looked very uneasy　　（心神不安的）．

　“What's the matter?”said Mr Jones．“ Did you speak to your wife?”“No,”ansewered Mr Brown．“She wasn't there．My small son answered the telephone．I said to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' and he answered, 'No, she is not in the house!' 'Where is she then?' I asked．'She is somewhere oustside!' 'What is she doing?' 'She is looking for me．'”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案．

(1) A small party will be held ________．　　　

[　　]

A．in seven days

B．in the evening

C．in the office

D．at Mr Brown's house

(2) Mr Jones invited _________ to the party．　　　

[　　]

A．Mr Brown

B．Mrs Brown

C．Mr and Mrs Brown

D．all his friends

(3) The telephone was _________．　　　

[　　]

A．in the same office

B．near the office

C．in the post-office

D．near Mr Jones' house

(4) Mr Brown spoke to _________ on the phone．　　　

[　　]

A．Mrs Brown

B．Mrs Jones

C．David

D．David's friend

(5) —Why was Mrs Brown looking for David ?　Because ________．

［　　］

A．He went out of the house

B．He was answering father's phone

C．David had lost his way

D．She didn't know David was at home.

阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　Most people began to count in tens because they had ten fingers on their hands. But in some countries, people counted on one hand and used the three parts of each of their four fingers. So they counted in twelves, not in tens.

　Perhaps because of this the Egyptians(埃及人) divided(分) the day into twelve hours, and later scientists divided the circle(圆) into twelve parts of 30°.

　People also used the number twelve parts. The old British money was the same, where was twelve pence(便士) in a shilling(先令). But strangely there were twenty shillings in a pound(英镑). Today the British use a different system(体系), with a hundred pence in a pound.

　Today many people in Europe still count eggs in twelves. They buy“a dozen(打开)”eggs in a shop, or they buy “half - a - dozen” eggs. They do not buy eggs in tens or fives.

(1) Some people counted things in groups of twelve because they .　　

　　　　　　[　　]

A．had ten fingers of their hands

B．had twelve fingers on their hands

C．counted on one hand which had four finger

D．counted on one hand and used the three parts on each of their four fingers.

(2) The Egyptians had hours a day.　

[　　]

A．ten　　　　　　　　　B．twelve

C．twenty　　　　　　　　D．twenty - four

(3) In the old British money there were pence in a pound.　　　

[　　]

A．twelve

B．one hundred

C．one hundred and twenty

D．two hundred and forty

(4) There are in British money now.　　　

[　　]

A．pounds, shillings and pence

B．pounds and shillings

C．shillings and pence

D．pounds and pence

(5) Many people in Europe don't buy eggs in tens or fives because .

[　　]

A．they are used to counting things in groups of twelve

B．eggs sold in fives or tens are much more expensive

C．they hate the number "five" and "ten"

D．they don't eat eggs very often

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

Dear Jack,

　I have been in England three months now． I hope you don't think I've forgotten you． There have been so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters．

　I shall soon be starting my studies at King's college． So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living． I won't tell you about London． There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at． I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here．

　I find some of the customs new and interesting． People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe． During the first new weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met． Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．

Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　 Bill

1．The writer came to London from ________．

[　　]

A．Asia　　　　　　B．Europe

C．America　　　　　D．Africa

2．The writer ________．　　　

[　　]

A．has never been to England

B．came to England just now

C．came to England three months ago

D．will come to England in three months

3．She has ________．　　　

[　　]

A．not written any letters

B．much time to write letters

C．no time to write letters

D．a little time to write letters

4．She came to London to ________．　　　

[　　]

A．study

B．make a living

C．learn British ways of living

D．learn about life there

5．Englishmen ________ when they meet．　　　

[　　]

A．do not often shake hands with friends

B．often shake hands with friends

C．raise their hats to all friends

D．do not raise their hats to friends

阅读理解

　　A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a station. The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

　　At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there. He was asleep. The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer, he was still there sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have waken him six times now, but why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.”

　　“Oh, no. I don' t want to send him away,” answered her husband.“You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill (帐单), and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again.”

(1) Who was the owner of the small restaurant?

[　　]

A．The farmer.

B．The wife.

C．The husband.

D．Both the men and the wife.

(2) Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight?

[　　]

A．Because they liked the restaurant.

B．Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains.

C．Because it was cheap to eat there.

D．Because you could sleep there after meal.

(3) Why was the farmer asleep at a table?

[　　]

A．Because he had missed the train.

B．Because he was too tired.

C．Because he was drunk.

D．The story does not tell us.

(4) The wife wanted to send the farmer away because ________.

[　　]

A．she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed

B．she didn't like him

C．she wanted to clean the table

D．she wanted the farmer to pay more

(5) The husband didn't want to send the farmer away because each time he woke him up, he could get ________ money from him.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　阅读下面短文并从文后每题所给选项A、B、C、D中选出合乎原文意思的选项，将其序号填入前面括号：

　　It was very difficult to find jobs in the northeast of England, and when John lost his job, he found it was impossible for him to get a new one . He had soon spent all his money, so he decided to go down to the south of the country . He was told that the things there were better, and that it was easier to find work . The best way to get there was by train. He went to the railway station and got into a train for the south .

　　He was the only passenger (乘客) in his compartment (车厢) when another man came in . He was carrying a gun and said to John, “Your money or your life!”

　　“I haven't got a penny,” John answered.

　　“Then why are you shaking so much?” the man with a gun asked angrily .

　　“Because I thought you were the ticket-collector and I haven't even got a ticket, ” answered John.

(1) It wasn't very ________ to find jobs in the northeast of England.

[　　]

(2) John wanted to find a new job in the south because ________ .

[　　]

A．he had no money left

B．it was easier to find a job

C．things were better in the south than in the northeast

D．he liked to work in the south

(3) He was going to London ________ .

[　　]

(4) He didn't buy a ticket because________ .

[　　]

A．he forgot to buy

B．the ticket-collector didn't find him

C．he had no money to buy

D．it was not necessary to buy

(5) What was the result / end of the short story?

[　　]

A．John didn't get to the south.

B．John got a job in the south.

C．John was killed by the robber (强盗).

D．The story didn't tell us .

阅读理解

　　Dong Jianhua was born in Shanghai in 1937 . His father was Dong Haoyun , the king of the ship in Hong Kong . Dong Jianhua was his elder son .

　　In 1949 when Dong Jianhua was eleven, he came to Hong Kong with his father. At the age of thirteen, he studied in Zhonghua Middle School. In 1954 he went to England to study the mechanical engineering (机械工程) . Five years later, he won a Bachelor of science in Liverpool University (大学) . Later he went to America and he worked in the General Electrical Company (公司) in America .

　　There he had stayed for ten years . He returned to Hong Kong again in 1969. In Hong Kong he helped his father do business in shipping and opened an air line from Hong Kong to Europe (欧洲) and America . Though he was born in a rich family, he lived a simple life . He never stressed the food or clothing . In his spare time he likes reading newspapers and studying Chinese history . He also likes sports .

　　On December 11, 1996, Dong Jianhua was elected (选举) the first senior officer of Hong Kong . He took office on July 1, 1997.

(1) Dong Jianhua is________ .

[　　]

(2) Which of the following is right about Dong Jianhua? ________ .

[　　]

A．He was born in Shanghai 52 years ago .

B．His father was a Bachelor of science

C．In 1957 he studied in Zhonghua Middle School

D．His father was a businessman

(3) When and where did he win a Bachelor of science?

[　　]

A．In 1954 and in England.

B．In 1959 and in Liverpool University .

C．In 1958 and in America .

D．In 1969 and in Hong Kong.

(4) When did he take office?

[　　]

A．On December 11, 1996 .

B．On June 1, 1997 .

C．On July 1, 1997 .

D．On January 1, 1997.

(5) Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．He doesn't like good food or simple clothing.

B．He likes good food and clothing .

C．He liked sports when he was studying in Zhonghua Middle school .

D．He doesn't care for (讲究) good food or clothing.

阅读理解

Henry Ford was the first one to build cars which were fast, reliable(可靠的) and cheap. He was able to sell millions of them because he ‘mass - produced’them, that is, he made a great many cars of exactly the same type. Henry Ford's father had hoped his son would become a farmer, but the young man did not like the idea and went to Detroit where he worked as a mechanic (维修工). By the time he was twenty - nine, in 1892, he had built his first car. The first ‘mass - produced’car in the world, the famous ‘Model T’, appeared in 1908 - five years after Henry had started his great Ford Motor Company. This car proved to be so popular that it remained unchanged for twenty years. Since Henry Ford's time, mass - production techniques have become common in industry and have reduced the price of a great many products otherwise they would be very expensive.

(1) Henry Ford was born in ________.

[　　]

(2) What advantages (好处) do mass - production techniques bring to industry?

[　　]

A．The products may remain unchanged for years.

B．The cost of the products can be reduced.

C．The price of the products will be high.

D．The quality of the products will be good.

(3) When was Ford Motor Company set up? In ________.

[　　]

(4) Ford went to Detroit and worked as a mechanic ________.

[　　]

A．against his father's will

B．to make a car for his farm

C．to try mass - production techniques

D．to change his ideas

(5) One of the famous ‘mass - produced’cars ‘Model T’was under production in ________.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　Susan Green is a typist (打字员). She works in an office. She goes to the office five days every week. She does not go to the office on Saturday and Sunday.

　　Susan gets to the office a few minutes before nine o'clock. She takes her hat and coat off and put them on a hook (衣钩) on the wall. Then she takes the cover (罩) off the typewriter(打字机). After that she sits at her desk and types until half past twelve. At half past twelve she put her had and coat on and goes out to lunch.

　　After lunch Susan goes back to the office. She usually works there until five o'clock. Then she goes home.

1．Susan goes to the office a few minutes after nine o'clock.

2．She gets to the office a few minutes after nine o'clock.

3．She puts her hat and coat on the hook on the door.

4．There is a typewriter with a cover on it in the office.

5．She finishes her work at about five.

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