阅读理解 Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins (废墟) of a water system (系统) for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some baths, as many as 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time.

　　Treating disease by bathing has been popular for centuries. Modem medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700’s it had also become popular in the United States.

　　For many years, frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided(避免), and perfume was often used to cover up body smells!

　　By the 1700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common. In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for example, a person was only allowed to take a bath every thirty days! That was a law!

　　Frequency of bathing today is partly a mater of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of disease. As a result, in the United States, people generally bathe often. Some people bathe once a day at least. They consider a daily bath necessary to good health.

1．Dirty bodies can ________.

[　　]

A．lose one’s business

B．cause good health

C．drive customers away

D．cause disease

2．The underlined word “perfume” probably means ________.

[　　]

A．a kind of matter with a good smell

B．good health

C．a strange smell

D．large wealth

3．Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Everybody in America takes a daily bath.

B．A bath a day keeps the doctor away.

C．The history of bathing.

D．Bathing has become easier and cheaper.

答案：D;A;C

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　　Editor's note: AWL is wellknown for its dictionaries and English language teaching materials. Some readers have written in to ask us for the latest information on high quality books on English speaking, so here we introduce two texts that aim to improve spoken English fluency(流利).

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　　Let's Speak (Beginner)

　　By Bev Dusuya, Nako Ozeki and Kevin Bergman

　　ISBN: 962001359X

　　Speak Up (PreIntermediate)

　　By Bev Kusuya, Nako Ozeki

　　ISBN: 058222505O

　　“Teach the students about your culture(文化) and help them talk about their own.”How often are these worthy goals kept from being achieved by the limitations of your beginnerlevel learners? Students at all levels want to talk about culture.

　　Topics include food, shopping, sports, fashion, the roles of men and women, health, music, and many more.

　　These are all thosen from surveys(调查) of over 15,000 students about their own interests in cross cultural communication.

　　“Let's Speak”and“Speak Up”share a special but excellent way that allows all students to take part.

　　The series has questions which start thinking and then help collect opinions about personal topics. Conversation practice is provided by readytouse models of basic exchanges on the topic. Also, the cultural information presented in the series comes in the form of interesting, relevant(相关的) facts and ideas from other countries through listening tasks and Culture Quiz exercises.

　　Team activities in books provide lively problemsolving games to enable sharing and comparison of cultural values.

　　“Let's Speak”is fit for entrylevel students of all ages.“Speak Up”provided for the needs of higher level beginners, offering the same careful listening and speaking help, but with slightly more openended discussion.

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1．In the sentence“Teach the students about your culture(文化) and help them talk about their own”, “your culture”here means the culture of ________.

[　　]

A．the English native speakers

B．the English learners

C．the readers of the two books

D．the readers of the newspaper

2．Which of the following are mentioned about the two books in the passage above?

a．publisher　　b．titles　　　c．content

d．writers　　　e．prices　　f．pages

g．book number

[　　]

3．The two books have in common everything except ________.

[　　]

A．the same interesting topics

B．the same level of learners

C．proper ways to excite the learners to talk

D．right kinds of activites for cultural communication

4．According to the passage, you can have at least ________ ways to be connected if you want to know something about AWL's books.

[　　]

5．The passage above is probably taken from the ________ section in a newspaper.

[　　]

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　　My father was a keen baseball fan．Whenever he could, Dad took me out to the park and pitched balls for me to hit．

　　One day at the park, a woman pushing a young boy in a wheelchair stopped to watch us play．My dad was over to them in a flash to ask if the child could join our game．The woman explained that her son had polio(小儿麻痹症)and wouldn't be able to get out of the chair．That didn't stop my dad．He placed the bat in the youngster's hand, pushed him out to home plate and assisted him in holding the bat．Then he yelled out to me, "Anne, pitch one in to us．"

　　I saw the delight in the boy's eyes, so I aimed at the bat and let the ball fly．The ball made contact with the bat(球拍)with an assist from my dad and the child screamed with joy．As I turned, I heard my dad singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game．

　　An hour later we all left the field, very tired but very happy．Dad told the mother to bring the boy back next Saturday and we would play another game．

　　Dad and I were at the field the next Saturday but the mother and son never came．Twenty years passed, with my dad gone, I had very mixed emotions about leaving the neighborhood Before moving I decided to take one last walk around the park where Dad and I had spent so many happy moments．Two Little League teams were on the field just about to start a game．I felt the sting of tears in my eyes as I watched the children play the game．

　　"Jeff, protect your base," one coach yelled．I cheered the runner on when the ball was hit far into the outfield．The coach turned and smiled, "I never thought I’d ever be a coach playing on this field．You see, I had polio as a child and was restricted to a wheelchair．Thanks to a man's assistance, I was able to hit the ball and hear him singing the song Take Me Out to the Ball Game．I believe that experience gave me the desire to walk again．I hope that some day I'll look up in the stands and see that man and his daughter again．I sure would like to thank him．"

(1)

The author was tearful when watching the children playing the game because _________．
[　　]
A．	she hadn't recovered from the loss of her father
B．	she was reminded of her father playing with her in the park
C．	she realized that her father hadn't received thanks from others
D．	she was moved by the son who became a coach twenty years later

(2)

Which is the right order of the following events? a．The author's father died． b．The author played with the boy． c．The author left the neighborhood． d．The author waited for the boy to turn up． e．The author saw the boy coaching a team．
[　　]
A．	d-b-e-a-c
B．	d-b-e-c-a
C．	b-d-a-c-e
D．	b-d-a-e-c

(3)

The passage conveys(表达)the message that _________．
[　　]
A．	the boy is a miracle
B．	the author's father is a hero
C．	a simple act of kindness can change a life
D．	ball games have a great effect on people's life

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　　At night, bats fly through the air, catching hundreds of insects and other small animals．But during the day, they hardly move at all．Instead, bats pass the time hanging upside down from a secret spot．

　　There are a couple of reasons why bats rest this way．First of all, it puts them in a position for takeoff．Unlike birds, bats can't fly into the air from the ground．Their wings don't produce enough lift to take off from a dead stop, and their hind legs are so small and underdeveloped that they can't run to build up the necessary takeoff speed．Instead, they use their front claws to climb to a high spot, and then fall into flight．

　　During the hours when most enemies are active, bats gather where few animals would think to look and most can't reach．This allows them to disappear from the world until night comes again．There's also little competition for these resting spots, as other flying animals don't have the ability to hang upside down．

　　Bats have a unique physiological adaptation that lets them hang around this way without using any energy．For you to hold your fist around an object tight, you contract(紧缩)several muscles in your arm, which are connected to your fingers by tendons(腱)；as one muscle contracts, it pulls a tendon, which pulls one of your fingers closed．A bat's talons(爪)close in the same way, except that their tendons are connected only to the upper body, not to a muscle．To hang upside down, a bat pulls its claws open with other muscles．To get the talons to take hold of the surface, the bat simply lets its body relax．The weight of the upper body pulls down on the tendons connected to the talons, causing them to hold tight．Therefore, the bat doesn't have to do anything to hang upside down．

(1)

Bats hang upside down because ________．
[　　]
A．	they haven't developed a pair of strong claws
B．	they can't start to fly from the ground directly
C．	they have no hind legs to support their body
D．	they can't find quiet places to stay during the day

(2)

The third paragraph tells us that bats' hanging upside down ________．
[　　]
A．	is to save their energy for night movement
B．	is a way to fight against flying animals
C．	is a great way to hide from danger
D．	is a skill to compete for the flying places

(3)

Why can bats hang upside down easily?
[　　]
A．	Because their upper body is light．
B．	Because they have strong muscles．
C．	Because their talons are linked to muscles tightly．
D．	Because their tendons are linked to their upper body．

(4)

What is the passage mainly about?
[　　]
A．	The living habits of bats．
B．	How and why bats hang upside down．
C．	The importance of bats' hanging upside down．
D．	How bats use their energy at night．

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　　JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov．10－A 14-year-old boy was arrested today after the rotten body of an 8-year-old girl who was his neighbor was found hidden in his bedroom．She had been stabbed and beaten．

　　The boy, Joshua Earl Patrick Philips, admitted and was charged with murder in the death of the girl, Maddie Clifton, who disappeared on Nov．3, Sheriff Nat Glover said．

　　Joshua, who has no criminal record, would not be eligible(合格的)for the death punishment because of his age．Detectives discovered a knife and a baseball bat believed to be the weapons used to kill the girl, the Sheriff said．

　　The girl had been stabbed at least nine times and was struck in the head, Sheriff Glover said at a news conference．The authorities did not say whether she has been attacked sexually, nor did they give motive for the attack．

　　The boy's mother, Melissa Philips, grew suspicious after the police searched her home on Monday and detected an odor(strange smell), the Sheriff said．This morning she pulled aside the frame of the bed, saw a child's feet and called an officer, he said．

　　Maddie's body was found under a sheet of wood supporting the frame of the water bed, which was filled, Sheriff Glover said, adding, “He put her under the bed and taped her up in it．”

　　Investigators believe the third-grader was killed in the boy's house shortly after she disappeared last Tuesday, touching off a widespread search．

　　On Friday, Maddie's parents, Steve and Sheila Clifton, made an earnest request for her return．

　　The boy's house, like others in the neighborhood, had been searched three times．During the third search on Monday, the mother had at first said she thought the odor came from family pets．

　　Hundreds of volunteers had sent thousands of leaflets with Maddie's picture since she disappeared that evening, about 30 minutes after she went out to play with friends．

　　The girl's house is one of the well-kept, single-family homes in the older working-class of Jacksonville．Yellow ribbons(丝带)still hung from the trees this morning．

(1)

Which of the following statement is not fit for the report?
[　　]
A．	After the girl disappeared, the police searched on a large scale(大规模地)．
B．	Quite a lot of people handed out lots of papers to look for the girl．
C．	The girl's parents are still waiting for their girl to come home safely on Friday morning．
D．	The police searched the boy's house and found the girl's body by a strange smell．

(2)

It can be inferred(推断)from the report that ________．
[　　]
A．	the girl was killed in the boy's home
B．	the girl was stabbed many times and struck by a baseball bat
C．	it is the first time that the boy has been charged
D．	the boy won't be put into prison

(3)

The words “motive” probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	reason
B．	action
C．	motion
D．	information

(4)

The man, Sheriff Glover, may be ________．
[　　]
A．	a reporter
B．	a government official
C．	the girl's father
D．	a person in charge of the case

阅读理解

　　Some say everyday miracles(奇迹)are predestined(注定的)－the right time for the appointed meeting．And it can happen anywhere．

　　In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother's Little League team in Lancaster, New York．It was an early evening in late July．Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game．Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give．The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest．His heart stopped．

　　When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid．Penny Brown hadn't planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(换班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance．She was given the night off．Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions．And he revived in the end．

　　After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life．He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time．

　　Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table．He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat．She was choking．

　　Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands．Then, using skills he'd first learned in Scouts．The food that was trapped in the woman's throat was freed．The color began to return to her face．

　　"The food was stuck．I couldn't breathe," she said．She thought she was dying．"I was very frightened．"

　　Who was the woman?

　　Penny Brown．

(1)

The author wrote the passage to show us that ________．
[　　]
A．	miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere
B．	whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day
C．	God will help those who give others a helping hand
D．	miracles won’t come without any difficulty sometimes

(2)

Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?
[　　]
A．	He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life
B．	He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills
C．	He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college
D．	He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke

(3)

The underlined word “revived”(paragraph3)most likely means ________．
[　　]
A．	came back to life
B．	became worse
C．	failed
D．	moved

(4)

Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?
[　　]
A．	She was invited to give the players directions
B．	She volunteered to give medical services
C．	She was a little worried about his son’s safety
D．	She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him

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