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摘要：(10-11.山东省临清实验高中高二上期中) Americans don’t like using Mr．Mr. or Miss．So.if they don’t use your last name or titles, that really doesn’t mean any ． A．1ack respect B．1acking respecting C．1acking respecting D．1ack of respect

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　　There are about 22 million non-European Americans, mainly Black Americans, Red Indians, Latin Americans and other peoples．

　　The Red Indians number about 600,000．They are the natives of America．They look somewhat like Tibetans．They are not red, but brown．They were called Indians by mistake．When Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, he thought he had landed in India and called the people Indians．

　　The Black people had a sad history．Nearly all of them are descendants(后裔)of Africans brought from Africa to America sold as slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries．Today, they are about 21 million in number or 11 percent of total American population．Most of them lived in the South till the 1930s and since then more and more were leaving the South to look for work in the industrial North．Today, 60 percent of Black Americans live in New York, Chicago and other big cities．

　　Mexicans who belong to Latin Americans are the 2nd biggest minority nationality．Most of them are immigrant(移民)farm workers．The Puerto Ricans, from the island of Puerto Rica off the coast of Florida, live mostly in the slums(贫民窟)of big cities like New York and Chicago．These two peoples like the Afro-Americans mostly live below the poverty line．

　　There are Chinese people living in America, too－almost a quarter of million(the exact figure is 236,000)．Many of them went to America about 100 years ago to build the railways there．They suffered a great deal．Today, most Chinese Americans live in California(a state facing the Pacific Ocean)and New York, and also in Hawaii, and archipelago(群岛)in the mid-Pacific, which is counted as the 50th state of the U．S．A．

(1)

Which of the following shows the right relationship among the population of American minorities?
[　　]
A．	American natives＞Blacks＞Mexicans＞Chinese
B．	Red Indians＞Afro-Americans＞Chinese
C．	Blacks＞Mexicans＞European Americans＞American Indians
D．	Black Americans＞Mexicans＞Indians＞Chinese

(2)

Which of the following shows the right historical order? a．The Afro-Americans were brought to American． b．Lots of Chinese people built the railways in the U．S．A． c．Columbus found the "New World"． d．Hawaii became one of the states of the U．S．A． e．The Black Americans left the South for the North．
[　　]
A．	c－a－b－e－d
B．	c－b－e－d－a
C．	a－e－c－d－b
D．	d－c－b－a－e

(3)

According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
[　　]
A．	Puerto Rica is among the 50 states of the U．S．A．
B．	Columbus was the first to call American Indians Red Indians．
C．	Most of the American minorities used to live a happy life．
D．	Black Americans and Puerto Ricans have begun to move from the countryside to big cities．

(4)

Which of the following maps gives the fight positions of the given places?(　　)

(C－California；F－Florida；H－Hawaii；N－New York：P－Puerto Rica Island)

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　　The journey to the moon has been the first step towards exploration(探险)in space．The distance between the Moon and Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between Earth and the other planes．Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away!Travelling to the planets will be man’s next aim．Such travels will be more challengingthan the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous．

　　Recently, two American spaceships, Vikings 1 and 2, landed on Mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it．So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed nor ruled out．Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus(金星)is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there．Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense(稠)and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earth’s atmosphere．

　　Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on Earth, but man should realize Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it．

　　宇宙飞行多么令人向往。宇宙的奥秘常给我们带来无限的遐想。我们能找到和地球一样的星球吗？我们能到地球以外的星球上做客吗？科学家们的回答是肯定的。

(1)

According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be ________．
[　　]
A．	much easier and even more interesting
B．	far more exciting and dangerous
C．	man’s final aim
D．	man’s first step

(2)

Which of the following is NOT true?
[　　]
A．	Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon．
B．	The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars．
C．	Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth．
D．	All the planets are much farther to the earth．

(3)

From the passage, we can guess ________．
[　　]
A．	there is life on Mars
B．	there is no life on Mars
C．	the atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of Venus
D．	scientists will have little hope to find the life on Mars

(4)

Man can live on under the condition of ________．
[　　]
A．	much too hot surface
B．	the same pressure as we get on earth
C．	normal atmosphere as we have on earth
D．	Both B and C．

(5)

Scientists think we should take care of our earth because ________．
[　　]
A．	no other planets are to take the place of the earth
B．	everything needed is provided by the earth
C．	the only home of man will be the earth for a long time
D．	the dream to find another home for man will come true

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　　The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus．Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and they have brought their music with them．This mixing of people and music has created American music．

　　Music is a very important part of our lives．Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking．Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth．Others remind of the people we love．Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music．Every nation has a national song like the American “The Star-Spangled Banner”．In the US, high schools and colleges have school songs, too．

　　Music is a part of the history of America．It expresses the problems and feelings of its people．As the years pass, the music grows and changes．

　　Modern science has also changed music．Inventions like records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders, and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music．They have helped to make music an important form of international communication．

　　American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern“pop”, is known around the world．Music is one of America’s most important exports．It brings the people of the world together．Even when people cannot understand the same language, they can share the same music．Many people learn and practice English by singing songs, understanding American music can help you understand American people．“Put a dime(10 cents)in the juke box(自动点唱机), baby．” Let’s listen to the music!

(1)

The article mainly tells us about ________．
[　　]
A．	how American music developed
B．	when American music developed
C．	what American music is
D．	why American music is so popular

(2)

From the text we know that ________．
[　　]
A．	American music has spread all over the world
B．	American music began in the 1550s
C．	American music is special
D．	American music has changed modern science in the US

(3)

The last paragraph probably means that ________．
[　　]
A．	American music is very popular
B．	American music is not known by people all over the world
C．	Ameican music can help us understand American people, their history and culture
D．	American music is important in our lives

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Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension
Section A
Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s intelligence．But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people．
The so-called “non-intelligence factors” include one’s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits．After a 30-year follow up study of 8,000 males, American psychologists50that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence51      , but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will power and self-confidence．
52people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to      53     these factors．
Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies．They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition（营养不良） or laziness, but they never take54consideration these non-intelligence factors．At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire into these, as reasons55students do poorly．They simply give them more courses and exercises, or56     criticize or laugh at them．After all, these students lose self-confidence．Some of them just feel defeated and57themselves up as hopeless．Others may go astray（堕落）because they are sick of learning．An investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46．5 percent of them were58of learning, because of examinations, 36．4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and consciousness and 10．3 percent were sick of learning．
It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main      59
to intelligence development in teenagers．It even causes an imbalance between physiological and 　60　 development among a few students．
If we don’t start now to61the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation．Some experts have put forward62about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors．
First, parents and teachers should63understand teenage psychology．On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning，      64their interests and toughening their willpower．
50．A．came out B．found out     C．made out     D．worked out
51．A．in itself    B．by itself       C．itself         D．on its own
52．A．Though    B．Nevertheless     C．However      D．Moreover
53．A．believing        B．studying      C．Cultivating   D．developing
54．A．for      B．in             C．into          D．over
55．A．why     B．that          C．when          D．how
56．A．ever     B．even         C．still          D．more
57．A．put       B．get           C．handle         D．give
58．A．afraid       B．ahead              C．aware          D．ashamed
59．A．difficulty B．question       C．threat              D．obstacle
60．A．intelligent B．characteristic C．psychological   D．physical
61．A．practice    B．Thrust         C．strengthen     D urge
62．A．projects    B．warnings      C．suggestions      D．decision
63．A．fully     B．greatly        C．very         D．highly
64．A．insuring    B．going              C．encouraging    D．Exciting

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　　In the northeast of the USA there are six small states. Together they are called New England. The most important state of New England is Massachusetts. Its capital city is Boston, with a population of just over half a million, which is the biggest city in New England. Greater Boston is make up of 78 cities and towns. It has a population of nearly 3 million, which is half the population of Massachusetts.

　　Boston was founded in 1630. The American Revolution began here when the people of Boston took up their arms to fight their English rulers.

　　The Boston tea is famous in America. Americans were very fond of tea, and much tea was brought to the port of Boston. The British government was looking for more ways to get money out of America. So it put a big tax on tea. They made the Bostonians angry. They rushed to the port and then onto a ship there. They threw all the tea into sea. This led to a war between the people of Boston and the British soldiers.

　　Thus the American Revolution began.

(1) What do you think Greater Boston is?

[　　]

A．Another name for Boston City.

B．Another city in Massachusetts.

C．An area in Massachusetts where Boston is.

D．A city that is greater than the city of Boston.

(2) The state of Massachusetts has a population of ________.

[　　]

A．half a million

B．about 6 million

C．nearly 3 million