阅读理解

　　If you wish to become a better reader, you'd better pay attention to the following important points about rate (速度、速率) , or speed of reading .

　　First of all, you should know why you are reading and what you are going to find out. Knowing this will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

　　Then you should know some things should be read slowly throughout . Examples are direction for making or doing something, arthmatic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

　　Besides you should also know some thing should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, newsy (有很多消息) letters from friends, items (本地的) , or bits of news from local (一条，一则) , or hometown papers; telling what is happening to friends and neighbours .

　　In some of your reading, you must change your speed to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

1．According to this passage, in your reading you must know ________.

[　　]

2．A tale about fairies should be read ________.

[　　]

A．rapidly throughout

B．slowly throughout

C．carefully throughout

D．change your speed from fast to slow

3．A book about knowledge of the nature should be read ________.

[　　]

A．rapidly throughout

B．slowly throughout

C．either rapidly or slowly throughout

D．neither rapidly nor slowly throughout

4．________ should be read slowly.

[　　]

A．Novels

B．Letters

C．All newspapers and magazines

D．Something full of important information

5．In this passage the author advises us to ________.

[　　]

A．change our speed of reading now and then

B．fit our speed to our needs

C．be better readers

D．remember the important ideas

阅读理解

　　If you wish to become a better reader, you'd better pay attention to the following important points about rate (速度、速率) , or speed of reading .

　　First of all, you should know why you are reading and what you are going to find out. Knowing this will often help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.

　　Then you should know some things should be read slowly throughout . Examples are direction for making or doing something, arthmatic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.

　　Besides you should also know some thing should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyment, newsy (有很多消息) letters from friends, items (本地的) , or bits of news from local (一条，一则) , or hometown papers; telling what is happening to friends and neighbours .

　　In some of your reading, you must change your speed to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas which must be remembered.

1．According to this passage, in your reading you must know ________.

[　　]

2．A tale about fairies should be read ________.

[　　]

A．rapidly throughout

B．slowly throughout

C．carefully throughout

D．change your speed from fast to slow

3．A book about knowledge of the nature should be read ________.

[　　]

A．rapidly throughout

B．slowly throughout

C．either rapidly or slowly throughout

D．neither rapidly nor slowly throughout

4．________ should be read slowly.

[　　]

A．Novels

B．Letters

C．All newspapers and magazines

D．Something full of important information

5．In this passage the author advises us to ________.

[　　]

A．change our speed of reading now and then

B．fit our speed to our needs

C．be better readers

D．remember the important ideas

One year ago, I traveled 15,000 kilometers from Australia to the US. I am from a beachside town in the   16  of Sydney, and thought there would be almost no   17  differences between my home country and my 18  . I was surprised at how wrong I was, and at  19  different the two countries could be.

The United States is   20  in almost every aspect. The buildings are gigantic (巨大的) and so are the people who   21  and work in them. At mealtimes, the portions (份额) often   22  to me to be big enough for three or four people. I once   23  a baked potato which turned out to be bigger than my head! This was a big   24  for me.

The longer I spent in the US, the more I started to   25  smaller differences like the culture of   26  in restaurants. In Australia we don’t tend to give a tip   27  the service has been really excellent. In the US you tip for   28  everything, even at the hairdresser. Waiters and shop assistants   29  to be given 15 percent of the bill, although in places   30 New York or Washington DC, a tip can be as much as 20 percent.

  31 , I also became more wary (谨慎的) of believing the stereotypes (成见) I had heard at home as I traveled. Not all Americans are ignorant of geography, for example.

Despite this, certain stereotypes about places did seem to   32  true for me. There is an immense (强烈的) sense of speed in New York. Everyone   33  to and fro, and very seldom takes time to   34  the moment. This is very different from the Australian lifestyle. Australians are laid back. Even in a major city like Sydney, we “Aussies” take time to “stop and smell the roses”---very different from our American counterparts.

Navigating (驾驭) the culture divide between Australia and the US was challenging at times. But I took up that   35  and learned a lot from it. It was an adventure.

1.                A．heart          B．city            C．center   D．suburbs

2.                A．cultural         B．commercial      C．economic D．scientific

3.                A．home town      B．departure       C．location  D．destination

4.                A．how           B．why            C．however  D．where

5.                A．big            B．modern         C．small D．fashionable

6.                A．travel          B．survive         C．live  D．serve

7.                A．happened       B．seemed         C．proved   D．managed

8.                A．brought        B．ordered        C．designed  D．fetched

9.                A．laughter        B．pleasure        C．shock    D．embarrassment

10.               A．prefer         B．notice          C．tell   D．appreciate

11.               A．serving         B．tipping         C．donating   D．toasting

12.               A．unless         B．if             C．when D．since

13.               A．rarely          B．mostly         C．almost D．hardly

14.               A．try            B．wait           C．think D．expect

15.               A．like            B．along          C．for   D．in

16.               A．So            B．Therefore       C．However  D．But

17.               A．come          B．become        C．turn  D．get

18.               A．walks          B．drives          C．wanders   D．rushes

19.               A．depend on      B．reflect on       C．spy on D．watch on

20.               A．experience     B．job            C．challenge  D．business

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Our holidays were coming to an end but we had not yet realized our plan to drive to Dalat. Our   36   about Dalat with its shining cherry blossoms (花) and scenic views were   37   us to start our journey.

Then one morning our dream   38  . We hired a car and drove   39  to Dalat early in the morning. Splendid landscapes   40  on either side of the road   41   before us. The refreshing morning breeze was caressing (抚摸) our skin and in   42   spirits we were singing merrily.

When we reached Blao Pass, we saw a white   43   in front of us. We   44   down the pass. It seemed to us that the young girl in the white car did not want to be   45  as she was driving at full speed. Suddenly she lost  46  of her car; it turned to the left and crashed into the slope and   47  .

Quite frightened, we braked   48   and jumped out of our car. We turned her car over and pulled out the girl who was   49   in the car. The girl had narrowly escaped death. She was shivering like an aspen (白杨) leaf. In spite of her   50 , she looked very beautiful, just like an angel. When she had   51  from her panic, she timidly (胆小地) thanked us for having rescued her, then she looked at her flat   52  in despair.

Reading her thoughts, we took off our shirts and began to   53   the punctured tyre. We then put on the   54   wheel for her. As soon as the work had been done, we started our  55   again and followed Da Huong Lan—the girl we had helped.

36．A．thoughts    B．ideas C．suggestions       D．stories

37．A．promising  B．telling         C．urging         D．refusing

38．A．came true B．woke up     C．took place D．broke out

39．A．back   B．again C．slowly         D．straight

40．A．at dusk       B．at night      C．at dawn     D．at noon

41．A．disappeared       B．unfolded    C．grown         D．developed

42．A．strange      B．fresh  C．high   D．low

43．A．bus     B．car     C．dog    D．cat

44．A．walked       B．ran     C．climbed      D．sped

45．A．overtaken  B．beaten       C．discovered          D．known

46．A．anger          B．control       C．life      D．memory

47．A．left     B．stopped     C．returned    D．overturned

48．A．highly          B．successfully        C．hard   D．hardly

49．A．trapped      B．locked         C．thrown       D．found

50．A．pleasure    B．death          C．shock D．wake

51．A．came B．recovered  C．learned      D．turned

52．A．tyre    B．chair  C．car     D．leg

53．A．repair         B．remove      C．throw         D．check

54．A．other B．new   C．second-hand      D．spare

65．A．journey       B．voyage       C．passage     D．umbrella

In order to get the film shooting finished in time, we have to ______our work but it doesn’t mean some parts will be ______.