快速阅读 1．Time: Words:273 Speed: Rate(%): Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea．Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man．The sea has provided man with food and a 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea．Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man．The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world．Today, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast．

　　In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive．Resources on land are beginning to be used up．The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of man’s needs．

　　The list of riches(财富)of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology is impressive．Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years．Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined．

　　Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food．The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practiced in the past mainly by oriental people．

　　Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy．Experts believe that the warm temperature of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship．Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy．

　　Technology is enabling man to explore ever more deeply under the sea．The development of strong, new materials has made this possible．

　　The technology to harvest the sea continues to improve．Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will have been largely solved．

(1)

The major things that the sea offers man are ________．
[　　]
A．	fish and oil
B．	minerals and oil
C．	warm temperature and ocean currents
D．	the food, energy sources, and minerals

(2)

The sea serves the needs of man because ________．
[　　]
A．	in provides man with food
B．	it offers oil to man
C．	it supplies man with minerals
D．	all of the above

(3)

We can conclude from this passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	the sea resources have largely been used up
B．	the sea, in the broad sense, has not yet been developed
C．	the problems that prevent us from using the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea have already been solved
D．	by the year 2000, the technology will have been food enough to exploit all the sea resources

(4)

The underlined words “oriental people” in the fourth paragraph probably mean ________．
[　　]
A．	the people in Asia
B．	African people
C．	European people
D．	American people

(5)

The best title for this passage is “________”．
[　　]
A．	Sea Harvest
B．	Sea Food
C．	Technology for Exploiting the Sea
D．	Man and the Sea

答案：1．D;2．D;3．B;4．A;5．D;
解析：

(1)	综合归纳题。文章第一段提到food，第二段提到many sources，而第三段、第五段分别提到many sources中的mineral和sources of energy，由此可以得出答案。
(3)	推理判断题。由文章最后两段判断。
(5)	综合判断题。整篇文章讲述的是人类与海洋的关系。人类开发利用海洋，海洋为人类提供食物和资源。

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　　Hundreds of Japanese fans at Bangkok's National Stadium fell into silence when the referee(裁判)whistled on Wednesday dusk(黄昏), ending Kashima Antlers' struggle to change their 3-4 failure to China's Shanghai Shenhua．

　　“This time the luck isn't on us,”said the Kashima Antlers coach(教练)Toninho Cerezo．

　　“But it's an exciting match,”said an anonymous(匿名的)official of the Asia Football Confederation(AFC)after the match．

　　If only judged by the number of shots, the match between Antlers and Shenhua was really an exciting one, which witnessed(见证)the most shots of seven in the AFC Champion League 2002/2003 quarter-final Group A．(A组四分之一决赛)

　　The shot of Chinese player Yang Guang in two minutes seemed to predict(预言)the high frequency of shooting at this game．

　　In less than 10 minutes, Shenhua's Chinese international Zhang Yuning scored one more goal for Shenhua．

　　Under the swift(快速)attack of Shenhua, Antlers' Takuya Nozawa pulled one goal back at the 25th minute, while Shenhua's Martinez Ascel scored the third goal in the 32nd minute．

　　The game grew more and more intense in the second half after Antler scored one more goal at the 14th minute．

　　Wishing to draw(打平)the rival, Antlers beefed up its attack, while the match was interrupted several times by controversial(有争议的)whistles．

　　But Shenhua's Martinez found the opportunity in about 80 minutes to have his second successful shoot, which almost set the result of the game．

　　Antlers' desperate efforts brought them one more goal a few minutes before the end, but it was too late and the game ended at 43．

　　In a later game, Thailand's BEC beat South Korea's Taejon Citizen 20．BEC and Antlers, which drew on Monday's match, will fight against Shenhua and Citizen respectively(各自)on Friday．Shenhua lost to Citizen by 12 on Monday．

(1)

What time did the match between Kashima Antlers and Shanghai Shenhua come to an end?
[　　]
A．	In the morning．
B．	At noon．
C．	Before daybreak．
D．	In the dusk．

(2)

What kind of match was it between Kashima Antlers and Shanghai Shenhua? It was ________．
[　　]
A．	a match in Chinese series A league
B．	a match in the AFC Champion League 2002/2003 quarter-final Group A
C．	a match between Japanese teams
D．	a match between Italian teams

(3)

How many goals did Martinez shoot?
[　　]
A．	1．
B．	2．
C．	3．
D．	4．

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A Trip by Balloon

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　　On July 1, 1859, four men, abundantly supplied with provisions, started on a trip by balloon from St．Louis to New York．At 7∶30, in the presence of thousands of spectators, the cords that kept the balloon earthbound were cut, and with considerable velocity it ascended to the height of two miles．Taking an easterly direction, it passed, in the course of the night and much of the next day, over Lake Erie and Niagara Falls．As it neared Lake Ontario the balloon encountered a hurricane, lost its ascending power, and rapidly sank toward the water．The provisions and some of the passengers’ clothing were tossed overboard．The balloon finally reached the shore, having traveled for 50 miles, just above the surface of the water．Here they were dragged over trees, hills and rocks, with their lives endangered every moment．Not one of them ever expected to reach the ground alive．

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　　One of the passengers, Mr．Wise, is perfectly satisfied with the success of the experiment, and believes that the Atlantic Ocean can be crossed by balloon．It is his intention to attempt such a voyage to England in the near future．Should he do so, there are few persons optimistic enough to believe he will succeed in his venture．

(1)

How many people came to see the balloon ascent?
[　　]
A．	1000．
B．	Less than 1000．
C．	More than 1000 but less than 2000．
D．	At least 2000．

(2)

When the cords were cut, the balloon ________．
[　　]
A．	went up slowly
B．	went up rapidly
C．	went down to the ground
D．	did not move

(3)

In the hurricane, the balloon sank toward ________．
[　　]
A．	Lake Ontario
B．	Lake Erie
C．	Niagara Falls
D．	the Atlantic Ocean

(4)

During the trip, the balloon averaged ________．
[　　]
A．	1200 miles a day
B．	90 miles an hour
C．	50 miles an hour
D．	60 miles an hour

(5)

How many people believed Mr．Wise would have a successful trip across the Atlantic?
[　　]
A．	Many．
B．	Quite a few．
C．	Not many．
D．	A considerable number．

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1．Traveling by Bus

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　　Why do people in all countries ride in buses to school, to work and to far places？Buses can go where trains and airplanes cannot．They do not cost as much to travel on．Even though they may not move as fast as airplanes and trains, they sometimes take people between two places faster．This is because they may travel a more direct way, or may leave more often, or at better times．

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　　Long distance buses go from state to state or country to country．They give people the chance to travel across huge stretches of land．These buses have comfortable seats that can be moved to different positions．They have places to store suitcases．Many have washrooms．All these things are important on a long trip．

(1)

Compared with trains and planes,　buses don’t have the advantage of ________．
[　　]
A．	cheap fare
B．	frequent travel
C．	safety
D．	directness

(2)

A large bus might carry ________ people．
[　　]
A．	at most seventy
B．	at least seventy
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(3)

Buses have different kinds, and they ________．
[　　]
A．	leave as frequently as possible
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D．	have seats as close as possible

(4)

Long-distance buses give people the chance to travel across ________．
[　　]
A．	huge and continuous sections of land
B．	large and beautiful land
C．	small but beautiful land
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(5)

Different kinds of buses are mentioned in this passage except ________．
[　　]
A．	short-distance buses
B．	direct buses
C．	school buses
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