阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　It was on January 24, 1848, that James Wilson Marshall discovered gold in the territory of California. The news spread quickly. Thousands rushed west. By 1849, the great gold was in full swing.

　　Towns and cities sprang up overnight. One year later, California had enough people to be taken into the Union as a state. Throughout the territory, thousands searched for gold. Besides food and blankets, they had picks and pans.

　　Some found veins of mountain rock thick with gold. These men got rich. Others “panned” for gold in the mountain streams. They were looking for the leftovers. They searched for chunks of gold that the rains had washed down from above.

　　Panning was the only way to find gold. One put dirt in a pan and added water. Then, the pan was swished around so that the water could wash the dirt. Slowly, the water was poured out of the pan. Each one hoped that the place he claimed (宣称) “panned out well” that is, turned up gold.

　　After the California gold rush the miners turned to farming and ranching (牧业). Some left for the state of Colorado where gold also had been discovered. For many, gold mining did not “pan out”. For a few, it panned out well. But in time, huge machines were built that could wash many tons of dirt at a time. “Panning” died out.

　　The word, however, remained in the language. Today, Americans still say, “It panned out well,” when something they have done pleases them.

　　In recent yeas, “pan” has taken on another meaning. Today, it also means to criticize. How it got this meaning is hard to discover. But critics (批评家) are always “panning” some writer, artist or singer.

　　Sometimes, critics may pan a movie or play so severely that no one will go to see it. This can also happen to a book, if critics pan it strongly enough. There have been times, however, when a play became highly successful, even though most of the critics panned it without mercy. The pans should have made the play a washout. But, as actors have pointed out, sometimes a critic's pan surprisingly turns up gold.

1．The whole passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．different fortunes of the earliest gold miners

B．the gold rush in California

C．the word “pen” and its expressions

D．some expressions created during the gold rush

2．We can know from the article that before the year 1849 ________.

[　　]

A．California was not a state of the Union

B．California had already had a large population

C．there were few towns and cities in California

D．there was not much gold left in California

3．What happened when the huge machine was built for the gold rush?

[　　]

A．The gold rush ended.

B．Many people turned to farming and ranching.

C．People gave up the way of panning in time.

D．It became more difficult to find gold.

4．The author intends to tell us in the last paragraph

[　　]

A．a critic's pan can cause different results to a book, or a play

B．another meaning of the word “pan”

C．a critic's pan can make a book, or a play an unexpected success

D．actors usually welcome a critic's pan

.

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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

They say that before long，we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite .Some people think that it's ridiculous to have that many channels．Their usual criticism goes something like this：

“I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch．No one needs to see that much TV．There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!”They also state that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place．

I think they’re missing the point．If the local library wanted to add another 5,000books,would

we say“That’s silly,we’ll never have time to read all those books．”?The point is that we would

have more choices．

I don’t believe that most people should watch more television And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from，we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching the tube．We would．however,have a better selection of programs to choose from．That means that the quality of our viewing time would improve．

I，for one，say that the more channels we can access，the better,Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time，I’ll just hit the“off”button．

41．The author’s main purpose of writing this article is to tell readers

A．his opinion about having more channels on TV

B．some people think it unnecessary to have so many TV channels

C．we will soon have more channels on TV

D．how to choose proper programs on TV

42．According to the passage，some people dislike having more channels because _______．

A．they already get enough channels on their TV

B．it's a waste of time to watch TV programs

C．some of the TV programs are poor in quality

D．they can’t afford enough time to watch so many programs

43．According to the author having more channels means_______．

A．having more good programs

B．having more choices

C．having more time to watch TV

D．getting more information over TV

44．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A  People usually don’t have enough time to see all the programs on TV．

B．More and more television networks are being set up

C．People will think it silly if the local library adds another 5．000 books．

D  If we have more channels，we can improve the quality of our viewing time．

.

 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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

    They say that before long，we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite .Some people think that it's ridiculous to have that many channels．Their usual criticism goes something like this：

    “I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch．No one needs to see that much TV．There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!”They also state that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place．

    I think they’re missing the point．If the local library wanted to add another 5,000books,would

 we say“That’s silly,we’ll never have time to read all those books．”?The point is that we would

 have more choices．

     I don’t believe that most people should watch more television And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from，we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching the tube．We would．however,have a better selection of programs to choose from．That means that the quality of our viewing time would improve．

    I，for one，say that the more channels we can access，the better,Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time，I’ll just hit the“off”button．

41．The author’s main purpose of writing this article is to tell readers

  A．his opinion about having more channels on TV

  B．some people think it unnecessary to have so many TV channels

  C．we will soon have more channels on TV

  D．how to choose proper programs on TV

42．According to the passage，some people dislike having more channels because _______．

  A．they already get enough channels on their TV

  B．it's a waste of time to watch TV programs

  C．some of the TV programs are poor in quality

  D．they can’t afford enough time to watch so many programs

43．According to the author having more channels means_______．

  A．having more good programs

  B．having more choices

  C．having more time to watch TV

  D．getting more information over TV

44．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

  A  People usually don’t have enough time to see all the programs on TV．

  B．More and more television networks are being set up

  C．People will think it silly if the local library adds another 5．000 books．

  D  If we have more channels，we can improve the quality of our viewing time．

President Obama，s plan last week to overhaul(改善)former president George W．Bush’s No Child left Behind program is an improvement on a good thin9．But it doesn’t go far enough.

    Obama outlined a goal that by 2020，all grade school and high school students ale on a path toward college and career readiness．

    However, what we need is a practical plan that not only requires all high school graduates to take at least two years of college but also makes it financially possible for them to do so. We’ve provided a free public education through the l2th grade．If we’re going to keep up—or catch up—with some other countries(1ike China)in preparing young people for careers，a 12-year education program no longer is enough．

    About 3 million students across the USA will graduate from high school this spring. But only 2 million will go on to college, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics(NCFES)．For the more than l million who won’t go on，money is a major factor．If tuition(学费)were free，about half of them could make up other COSTS from family or part—time jobs．

    Critics(批评家)of free college tuition will say we can’t afford it because of the federal deficit(联邦赤字)and other rising costs．Let’s see some government spending in detail：

  In the last nearly 10 years．the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost us $1 trillion(that’s $1，000 billion，or an average of$100 billion a year)．Federal money spent on public elementary and secondary education in the last year for which figures are available was$47 billion．If we end costly and unnecessary wars and nation—building efforts abroad，the federal government could provide more money on public education，for which state and local governments now carry most of the burden(负担)．

According to President Obama’s plan，in 10 years，    ．

   A．there will be no expensive and unnecessary Wars

   B．all grade and high school students can go to college

   C．the U．S．will catch up with China in career preparation

   D．students Call enjoy a l2-year public free education

If tuition were not charged．

A．about 2．5 million students could afford college education

B．about 2 million students could be provided chances of college education

C．over l million students still could not afford college education

D．about 3 million students could graduate from high school

The author may agree that President Obama’s plan

    A．has little to do with Gorge W．Bush’s program

    B. does not agree with the survey by NCFES

C．does not contain practical measures to achieve its goal

D．will lighten the burden of state and local governments

It can be inferred from the passage that

A．the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are expensive but necessary

B．the federal Can not provide more money on education

C，critics of free college tuition think little of the plan

D．President Obama’s plan might be hard to carry out

President Obama，s plan last week to overhaul(改善)former president George W．Bush’s No Child left Behind program is an improvement on a good thin9．But it doesn’t go far enough.

    Obama outlined a goal that by 2020，all grade school and high school students ale on a path toward college and career readiness．

    However, what we need is a practical plan that not only requires all high school graduates to take at least two years of college but also makes it financially possible for them to do so. We’ve provided a free public education through the l2th grade．If we’re going to keep up—or catch up—with some other countries(1ike China)in preparing young people for careers，a 12-year education program no longer is enough．

    About 3 million students across the USA will graduate from high school this spring. But only 2 million will go on to college, according to a survey by the National Center for Education Statistics(NCFES)．For the more than l million who won’t go on，money is a major factor．If tuition(学费)were free，about half of them could make up other COSTS from family or part—time jobs．

    Critics(批评家)of free college tuition will say we can’t afford it because of the federal deficit(联邦赤字)and other rising costs．Let’s see some government spending in detail：

  In the last nearly 10 years．the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have cost us $1 trillion(that’s $1，000 billion，or an average of$100 billion a year)．Federal money spent on public elementary and secondary education in the last year for which figures are available was$47 billion．If we end costly and unnecessary wars and nation—building efforts abroad，the federal government could provide more money on public education，for which state and local governments now carry most of the burden(负担)．

1.According to President Obama’s plan，in 10 years，    ．

   A．there will be no expensive and unnecessary Wars

   B．all grade and high school students can go to college

   C．the U．S．will catch up with China in career preparation

   D．students Call enjoy a l2-year public free education

2.If tuition were not charged．

A．about 2．5 million students could afford college education

B．about 2 million students could be provided chances of college education[来源:Zxxk.Com]

C．over l million students still could not afford college education

D．about 3 million students could graduate from high school

3.The author may agree that President Obama’s plan

    A．has little to do with Gorge W．Bush’s program

    B. does not agree with the survey by NCFES

C．does not contain practical measures to achieve its goal

D．will lighten the burden of state and local governments

4.It can be inferred from the passage that

A．the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are expensive but necessary

B．the federal Can not provide more money on education

C，critics of free college tuition think little of the plan

D．President Obama’s plan might be hard to carry out