Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(误会): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.

【小题1】
A.workB.schoolC.homeD.table
【小题2】
A.to B.byC.fromD.on
【小题3】
A.afraidB.worriedC.wonderingD.sure
【小题4】
A.foodB.lifeC.languageD.travel
【小题5】
A.lateB.wrongC.rightD.early
【小题6】
A.sayB.tellC.mean D.call
【小题7】
A.got B.worked C.spoken D.arrived
【小题8】
A.help B.stay with C.lift D.drive
【小题9】
A.by B.in C.with D.on
【小题10】
A.policemanB.shopC.phoneD.gate
【小题11】
A.listeningB.talkingC.saying D.coming
【小题12】
A.phoningB.arrivingC.journeyD.drive
【小题13】
A.offB.backC.insideD.down
【小题14】
A.watchingB.learningC.bringingD.leaving
【小题15】
A.walkB.sleepC.restD.meal
【小题16】
A.meetB.quarrelC.get outD.phone
【小题17】
A.showedB.calledC.explainedD.pardoned
【小题18】
A.visitB.presentC.callD.meal
【小题19】
A.downB.upC.outD.back
【小题20】
A.oneB.firstC.anotherD.down

Where on Earth are you? Navigators (导航员) use lines of latitude and lines of longitude to locate places. Lines of latitude run east and west around Earth. On a map or globe, these lines appear as running sideways or horizontally. Lines of longitude run north and south around Earth. These lines go up and down or vertically on a map or globe. These lines create an imaginary graph paper on the Earth. They make it possible to find an absolute, or exact, location on Earth. They even allow us to give an absolute location to a place out in the middle of the ocean.
Lines of latitude tell us how far north or south of the Equator we are. Sailors have used primitive navigation tools, like astrolabes, since ancient times. The astrolabe uses the sun and stars to find an approximate location. Using such tools, they have been able to approximate their distance from the equator. Although their instruments may not have been the high quality we have now, they were incredibly accurate (精确) for their time.
Lines of longitude tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian (本初子午线) we are. Sailors constantly looked for new ways to increase their navigation skills. Still, it wasn’t until the 18th century that they were able to measure degrees of longitude. They would have been very envious of the technology available to us today.
When we use lines of latitude and longitude together, we can get a very precise location. If we want to identify the absolute location of a point, we look where the latitude and longitude lines cross nearest to that point. We use the coordinates (坐标) for that point as its address. Many maps today include degrees of latitude and longitude.
【小题1】______ make it possible for people to find an exact place on Earth.

A.LatitudesB.LongitudesC.NavigatorsD.Sailors
【小题2】The second paragraph mainly talks about _______.
A.the function of latitudeB.the use of the equator
C.the invention of astrolabeD.the high quality instruments
【小题3】 Why do maps include degrees of latitude and longitude?
A.To help trade expeditions.B.To locate a precise place.
C.To cross the lines of the nearest point.D.To identify how far a place is.
【小题4】The best title for this passage is ____________.
A.The map and the globeB.Latitude and longitude
C.The equator and the prime meridianD.Absolute coordinates


第二部分:阅读理解(第一节20小题, 第二节5小题;每小题2分, 满分50分)
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken rudely, “Your services are no longer needed.” Nate left the building filled with despair. By the time he reached home, he was in a deep depression. When he entered his house, he blurted out to his wife Sophia, “I lost my job. I am a complete, utter failure.” A tense silence followed. Then a smile crept across Sophia’s face. “What great news!” she responded.
“Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write.”
“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,” YC he objected, completely without hope. “If I struggle to be an author, then what will we live on? Where will the money come from?” Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of cash. “Where on earth did you get this?” Nate gasped. “To whom does it belong?”
“It’s ours!” Sophia replied. “I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could so you would have your chance. Now there is enough to last us a whole year.”
What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece. The book is The Scarlet Letter. Sophia had an even greater achievement, and she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous master.   
41.Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph?
A.Sophia was very disappointed to hear the news  
B.Nate was too sad to speak any more
C.Sophia was thinking of how to encourage Nate  
D.Neither husband nor wife had any idea what to do
42.Sophia saved money because ______.
A.she knew her husband would lose his job one day  
B.she knew their life would be in difficulty
C.she was very careful with money  
D.she was trying to help her husband in every possible way
43.From the passage we can know that Sophia was ______.
A.kind and brave                                    B.careful and encouraging
C.friendly and warm-hearted                    D.honest and determined
44.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Sophia’s Achievement.                        B.A great writer’s struggle to success.
C.Great encouragement in hard times.      D.Failure is the mother of success.

Where on Earth are you? Navigators (导航员) use lines of latitude and lines of longitude to locate places. Lines of latitude run east and west around Earth. On a map or globe, these lines appear as running sideways or horizontally. Lines of longitude run north and south around Earth. These lines go up and down or vertically on a map or globe. These lines create an imaginary graph paper on the Earth. They make it possible to find an absolute, or exact, location on Earth. They even allow us to give an absolute location to a place out in the middle of the ocean.

Lines of latitude tell us how far north or south of the Equator we are. Sailors have used primitive navigation tools, like astrolabes, since ancient times. The astrolabe uses the sun and stars to find an approximate location. Using such tools, they have been able to approximate their distance from the equator. Although their instruments may not have been the high quality we have now, they were incredibly accurate (精确) for their time.

Lines of longitude tell us how far east or west of the prime meridian (本初子午线) we are. Sailors constantly looked for new ways to increase their navigation skills. Still, it wasn’t until the 18th century that they were able to measure degrees of longitude. They would have been very envious of the technology available to us today.

When we use lines of latitude and longitude together, we can get a very precise location. If we want to identify the absolute location of a point, we look where the latitude and longitude lines cross nearest to that point. We use the coordinates (坐标) for that point as its address. Many maps today include degrees of latitude and longitude.

1.______ make it possible for people to find an exact place on Earth.

A.Latitudes          B.Longitudes         C.Navigators         D.Sailors

2.The second paragraph mainly talks about _______.

A.the function of latitude                   B.the use of the equator

C.the invention of astrolabe                 D.the high quality instruments

3. Why do maps include degrees of latitude and longitude?

A.To help trade expeditions.                 B.To locate a precise place.

C.To cross the lines of the nearest point.       D.To identify how far a place is.

4.The best title for this passage is ____________.

A.The map and the globe                   B.Latitude and longitude

C.The equator and the prime meridian         D.Absolute coordinates

 

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