阅读理解 I used to be frustrated when I got trapped in the train station in New York. When this happened, I spent time observing people and found that the New York City trains formed an underground NYC . 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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     I used to be frustrated when I got "trapped" in the train station in New York. When this happened,
I spent time "observing" people and found that the New York City trains formed "an underground
"NYC".
     I met all kinds of people there. Sitting in the trains coming from suburban like Queens and Brooklyn,
I saw babysitters and house keepers, in white or pink uniforms, carrying a shopping bag with lunch and
another prettier bag for their makeup. Some gentlemen in suits get squeezed in between ladies, reading
the New York Times, holding Starbucks coffees and a piece of napkin.
     The passengers' skin color would get lighter as the train went from suburban areas to uptown NYC.
Clothes brands changed from "Nike" and "Babyphat" to "Armani" and "Prada".
    Getting lost is not embarrassing at all. Even New Yorkers who have lived in the city for 20 years need
to check out the map before going to a new place by train. People from other states are just as confused
as foreigners when they are "thrown" underground.
     It was funny when people carrying big backpacks and holding maps, asked me where they could
transfer while I was trying to find an exit. "I'm sorry; I am trying to find my way out too." I felt really bad
about not helping them. To my surprise, the two guys with blue eyes didn't look disappointed at all. They
laughed and told me, "Oh, we are wondering if there's really an exit because we have been walking
around here for 10 minutes and we still don't know where to transfer to the uptown train!"
     NYC trains are just like doors rotating (旋转) on and on. If I hadn't got lost several times, I might not
have had the chance to stop and see what was happening outside my block.

1. According to the article, what kind of people has the author seen in the subway?
a.babysitters and housekeepers in uniforms
b.people wearing "Armani" and "Prada"
c.gentlemen with newspapers and maps
d.foreign women carrying a shopping bag with lunch and their makeup
e.foreigners checking out the map before going to new place by train
A. abc
B. bcd
C. cde
D. abe

2. What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A. People of lighter skin color are less likely to live in the uptown NYC.
B. People in the suburban areas never wear "Armani" and "Prada".
C. People of different backgrounds travel by subway in NYC.
D. People of a better financial status usually don't take the subway.

3. Which of the following statement is TRUE about the author according to the article?
A. She found observing people in NYC trains quite frustrating.
B. She came to be grateful for the time when she lost her way in the subway.
C. She realized that only foreigners like her got trapped in the subway.
D. She was embarrassed when she had to ask the way in the subway.

4. What is the best title of the article?
A. An experience of taking the subway in NYC
B. The subway service in NYC
C. Busy life in uptown NYC
D. An Underground "NYC"

1-4: ACBD

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“I THIRST”

Each day water-related diseases kill 3 900 of the world's children

　　Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. More than 2.6 billion people lack basic sanitation(卫生设备) .

　　The combination proves deadly. Each year, diseases related to inadequate water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world. Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty.

　　Consider these facts:

　　●The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers.

　　●Only 58 percent of children in sub-Saharan Africa are drinking safe water, and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet.

　　●Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to water-borne diseases.

　　Here are three ways you can help:

　　1) Write Congress

　　Current U.S. foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen. Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad.

　　2) Sponsor a project with a faith-based organization

　　Many U.S. religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad. Simply put, a single project by a U. S. organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people.

　　3) Support nonprofit water organizations

　　Numerous U.S. -based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in community-led projects related to drinking water and sanitation. Like the sample of nonprofits noted as follows, some organizations are large, others small-scale; some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America. Support them generously.

1．The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate that ________ .

[　　]

A．poverty can result in water-borne diseases

B．people have no access to clean drinking water

C．women's rights are denied in some developing countries

D．safe drinking water should be a primary concern

2．The intended readers of the passage are ________ .

[　　]

A．Americans

B．overseas sponsors

C．Congressmen

D．U . S. -based water organizations

3．The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to ________ .

[　　]

A．get rid of water-related diseases in developing countries

B．donate money to people short of water through religious groups

C．fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem

D．take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations

4．What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．A variety of companies and their worldwide operation.

B．A list of nonprofit water organizations to make contact with.

C．Some ways to get financial aids from U.S. Congress.

D．A few water resources exploited by some world-famous organizations.

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“I thirst”

　　Each day waterrelated diseases killed 3, 900 of the world’s children

　　Across the world, 1.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water．More than 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation．(卫生设备)

　　The combination proves deadly．Each year, diseases related to inadequate(不适当的)water and sanitation kill between 2 and 5 million people and cause an estimated 80 percent of all sicknesses in the developing world．Safe drinking water is a precondition for health and the fight against child death rate, inequality between men and women, and poverty．

　　Consider these facts：

　　●The average distance that women in Africa and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kilometers．

　　●Only 58 percent of children in subSaharan Africa are drinking safe water, and only 37 percent of children in South Asia have access to even a basic toilet．

　　●Each year in India alone, 73 million working days are lost to waterborne diseases．

　　Here are three ways you can help：

　　(1)Write Congress

　　Current(当前的)U．S．foreign aid for drinking water and sanitation budgets only one dollar per year per American citizen．Few members of Congress have ever received a letter from voters about clean drinking water abroad．

　　(2)Sponsor(赞助)a project with a faithbased organization

　　Many U．S．religious groups already sponsor water and sanitation projects, working with partner organizations abroad．Simply put a single project by a U．S．organization can make safe water a reality for thousands of people．

　　(3)Support nonprofit water organizations

　　Numerous U．S．based nonprofits work skillfully abroad in communityled projects related to drinking water and sanitation．Like the sample of nonprofits noted as follows：some organizations are large, other smallscale, some operate worldwide, others are devoted to certain areas in Africa, Asia, or Latin America．Support them generously．

(1)

The three facts presented in the passage are used to illustrate(举例说明)that _________．
[　　]
A．	poverty can result in waterborne diseases
B．	people have no access to clean drinking water
C．	women’s rights are denied(拒绝)in some developing countries
D．	safe drinking water should be a primary concern

(2)

The intended readers of the passage are _________．
[　　]
A．	Americans
B．	overseas sponsors
C．	Congressmen
D．	U．S．based water organizations

(3)

The main purpose of the passage is to call on people to _________．
[　　]
A．	get rid of waterrelated diseases in developing countries
B．	donate money to people short of water through religious groups
C．	fight against the worldwide water shortage and sanitation problem
D．	take joint action in support of some nonprofit water organizations

第三节阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）

President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe (失言) in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports program for people with intellectual disabilities.

Obama made the mistake during an interview on Thursday night on “The Tonight Show” with host Jay Leno, the first time a sitting U.S. president had been on the show.

Talking about living in the White House, Obama said he had been practicing his bowling in the home’s bowling alley and had scored a 129 out of a possible 300.

It was an improvement on the embarrassing 37 he had rolled during a stop on the presidential campaign trail a year ago. “It’s like—it was like Special Olympics or something,” Obama said.

The Special Olympics is a global nonprofit organization serving some 200 million people with intellectual disabilities, with a presence in nearly 200 countries worldwide.

Soon after the Jay Leno interview, Obama telephoned Special Olympics chairman Tim Shriver to apologize.

Shriver told ABC’s “Good Morning America” television show that Obama had apologized “in a way that I think was very moving” and that he said “he did not intend to humiliate (羞辱) the population, didn’t want to embarrass or give anybody any more reason for pain or kind of suffering.”

Shriver said people should gain a lesson from the incident.

“I think it’s important to see that words hurt. Words do matter. And these words in some respect, can be seen as humiliating or a put-down to people with special needs, do cause pain. And they do result in stereotypes,” Shriver said.

White House spokesman Bill Burton said Obama “made an offhand remark making fun of his own bowling that was in no way intended to look down upon the Special Olympics.”

“He thinks that the Special Olympics are a wonderful program that gives an opportunity to shine to people with disabilities from around the world,” Burton said.

1. What does the underlined word “akin” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. skillful B. similar C. appealing D. superior

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Obama loves sports and is especially gifted at bowling.

B. Obama apologized for his remarks via ABC’s TV show.

C. The Special Olympics are for various disabled people.

D. The Special Olympics don’t intend to make any money.

3. What does Shriver mean by saying people should gain a lesson from the incident?

A. Disabled people cannot be humiliated. B. One should be careful with his words.

C. An apology for wrong words is wanted. D. Words matter even more than actions.

4. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. Obama receiving a TV interview B. Obama looking down on the disabled

C. Obama apologizing for his gaffe D. Obama being attacked for his words

第四节阅读理解（20×2分）

James Langston Hughes finally arrived in New York on September 4, 1921 to attend Colombia University. Langston felt frustrated at Colombia due to the discrimination of his white classmates. His grades began to suffer and finally he left and looked for a job.

Job were still hard to come by for most blacks. He longed to work on a ship that would sail abroad. After much persistence, he headed to Africa on a freighter ( 货船 ). Hughes was disturbed by the African tribes’ lack of political and economical freedom. The Africans considered him white because of his brown skin and stranded dark hair. It was here that he met a mulatto （白黑混血）child who was ignored by the Africans and the whites. This was a sourced of inspiration for his play, “Mulatto”.

Hughes found work on another freighter and ended up in Pairs. While there he worked at a night club that featured southern cooking and jazz performers. While moving on to Italy, Hughed was robbed and left stranded (helpless) wanting to return to the United States. He tried to get a job on a ship heading for the U.S.A. but was told they only hired the white. In this depressed state of mind he wrote, “I, Too, Sing America.”

He returned to America and found the Harlem Renaissance was spreading across racial boundaries（种族界线）. Many black poets and authors were now published in mainstream publications. Hughes was warmly welcomed by his peers （同辈）and recognized for the poetry he wrote while traveling.

56. What inspired James Hughes to white the play “Mulatto”?

A. Neither the African nor the whites took care of a mulatto child he met.

B. The African did not like white people.

C. Blacks found it hard to find a decent job.

D. There was no political nor economical freedom in Africa.

57. How did Hughes pay for his trip from Africa to Paris?

A. He sold his poems. B. He got a job on ship.

C. He worked for a night club. D. His African friends gave him some money. 58 . What happened to Hughes at Colombia University?

A. His white classmates were kind and helpful to him.

B. He was recognized as a promising poet.

C. He graduated with honors.

D. He was very disappointed.