第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分 40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.
His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.
The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”
The puzzling Drake equation reads: N =" R*" x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”
56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. whether there exists life out of our planet
B. the possibility of his being able to find love
C. how to get rid of singledom
D. what math can do to serve our daily life
57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?
A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.
B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.
D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.
59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.
A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single
B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C. the result was based on his own criteria
D. there might be more dream date out of London
60. Which of the following statements is true?
A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.
D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

完形填空。
     A poor boy Howard Kelly was trying to make some money for school by selling goods. He found
that he had only one coin left. He was so  _1    that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his courage(勇气) when a lovely young    2 __    opened the door. Instead of asking
for a meal, he asked for a drink of  ___3__ . She smiled understandingly and brought him a  __4__glass
of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, “How much is it?”
     “You need pay nothing.” she replied. “Mother has __5__me never to accept pay for a __6__.” As
Howard __7_  that house, he not only felt stronger __8__ , but it also made him believe in God and the
human beings more. He was about to give up before this. 
     __9_ later, the young woman became very ill. She was sent to the big city,  Dr Howard Kelly, now
famous, was called in for the treatment(治疗). __10__When he heard the name of the __11__she
came from,
a _12__light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
He __13__her at once. From that day on, he gave   __14_ attention to her case and __15__  to do his
best to saveher life.
     After a long time, she recovered. The bill was sent to her room. She was ___16__to open it because
she
knew it would  ___17__ the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked at the bill and saw these
words on ne side of it,
     “Paid in full with __18__ .”
                    Dr Howard Kelly
     Tears of __19__  ran out of her eyes as she cried, “Thank you, _20___. Your love has got around
through human hearts and hands.”
(     )1.A. worried
(     )2.A. lady         
(     )3.A. water        
(     )4.A. hot          
(     )5.A. said to      
(     )6.A. happiness    
(     )7.A. went in      
(     )8.A. in body      
(     )9.A. Days         
(     )10.A. when         
(     )11.A. city         
(     )12A. quick        
(     )13. treated      
(     )14.A. special      
(     )15.A. wished       
(     )16.A. afraid       
(     )17.A. need         
(     )18.A. all her money
(     )19.A. comfort      
(     )20.A. Doctor       
B. milk
B. gentleman  
B. milk       
B. cold       
B. ordered    
B. kindness   
B. stayed in  
B. in mind    
B. Weeks      
B. where      
B. room       
B. happy      
B. realized   
B. much       
B. decided    
B. excited    
B. spend      
B. my pay    
B. joy        
B . Mother    


C. soup
C. doctor       
C. soup         
C. large        
C. allowed      
C. food         
C. left         
C. in courage   
C. Months       
C   . then      
C. town         
C. familiar     
C. recognized   
C. little       
C. hoped        
C. unable       
C. take         
C. love         
C. surprise     
C. Boy        

D. wine
D. mother           
D. wine             
D. small            
D. taught           
D. milk             
D. ran from         
D. in health        
D. Years            
D. that             
D. house            
D. strange          
D. saved            
D. large            
D. ordered          
D. certain          
D. cost             
D. a glass of milk  
D. sadness          
D. God            
阅读理解
    A university math tutor has discovered the science behind "singledom",finding that our chances of finding
the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000.Peter Backus,a tutor at the University of Warwick,published his
"Why I Don't Have a Girlfriend" paper after a threeyear love drought.
    His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation (德雷克等式),which
was first used to estimate the existence of extraterrestrial (地球以外) life.
    The results don't look promising for British singles.30yearold Mr Backus found that out of the 30 million
women in the UK,only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
    The dull equation takes into account the number of  women aged  24  to 34, living in his home city of
London,and who are single,meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
    The economics expert said: " There are  26 women in London with whom I  might have a wonderful
relationship.So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034%  chance of meeting one of  these
special people.That's a 1 in 285,000 chance,so it's not great."
    The puzzling Drake equation reads: N=R* x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L,and helped pioneering scientist
Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
    Mr Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date,which included
the percentage of women likely to find him attractive,and the number of girls aged 24~34 in London.He
said:"The research may sound depressing to people looking for love,but the_good_news_for_singles is,it's
probably not your fault!"
1.Mr Backus' discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about________.
A.whether there exists life out of our planet
B.the possibility of his being able to find love
C.how to get rid of singledom
D.what math can do to serve our daily life
2.What does Mr Backus think of the result of his research?
A.Optimistic.  
B.Depressing.  
C.Unrealistic.  
D.Exciting.
3.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Mr Backus' major research field is "singledom".
B.Mr Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C.Mr Backus' new thesis will surely be well received.
D.Mr Backus has been searching for love for long.
4.By "the good news for singles" in the last sentence,Mr Backus probably mean________.
A.you don't have to blame yourself for remaining single
B.maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C.the result was based on his own criteria
D.there might be more dream date out of London
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A.This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B.The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C.The writer doesn't really understand the Drake equation.
D.Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分 40分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.

His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.

The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.

The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.

The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”

The puzzling Drake equation reads: N = R* x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.

Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”

56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.

A. whether there exists life out of our planet

B. the possibility of his being able to find love

C. how to get rid of singledom

D. what math can do to serve our daily life

57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?

A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.

58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.

B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.

C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.

D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.

59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.

A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single

B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all

C. the result was based on his own criteria

D. there might be more dream date out of London

60. Which of the following statements is true?

A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.

B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.

C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.

D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.

His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.

The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.

The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.

The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”

The puzzling Drake equation reads: N = R* x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.

Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”

56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.

A. whether there exists life out of our planet

B. the possibility of his being able to find love

C. how to get rid of singledom

D. what math can do to serve our daily life

57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?

A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.

58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.

B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.

C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.

D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.

59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.

A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single  

B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all

C. the result was based on his own criteria

D. there might be more dream date out of London

60. Which of the following statements is true?

A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.

B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.

C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.

D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

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