Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the largest cities in the world.It is also one of the world's most modern cities.Twice last century, the city was destroyed and rebuilt.In 1823 a major earthquake struck the city.Thousands of people were killed and millions were left homeless as buildings fell down and fires broke out throughout Tokyo.It took seven years to rebuild the city.During World War Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again.As a result of these disasters there is nothing of old Tokyo remaining in the downtown area.
After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city.Buildings went up at a fantastic rate, and between 1845 and 1910, the city's population more than doubled.Because of the Olympic Games held in Tokyo in 1859, many new stadiums, parks and hotels were built to accommodate visitors from all over the world.As a result of this rapid development, however, many problems have arisen, housing shortage, pollution, and waste disposal have presented serious challenges to the city, but the government has begun several programs to answer them.
(1)
What kind of city is Tokyo?
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A.
A historic city.
B.
A world famous seaport.
C.
A highly modernized city.
D.
A most attractive city for travellers.
(2)
Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the passage?
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A.
Housing shortage.
B.
Waste disposal.
C.
Heavy traffic.
D.
Pollution.
(3)
What has brought so many problems to Tokyo today?
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A.
An earthquake and the Second World War.
B.
The foreign occupation(占领)after the war.
C.
The population explosion between 1845 and 1910.
D.
The rapid development of the city after the war.
(4)
What is the main idea of the passage?
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A.
A modern city is better than an old one.
B.
Tokyo has developed rapidly but it is faced with new problems.
Tokyo:the world’s oldest man, retired Japanese silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji, died in his home at the age of 114, on Monday.Family members found him dead on his mattress.Born on March 23, 1989, Chuganji worked as a silkworm breeder and bank employee after leaving school.He also served as a community welfare officer.He had been in good health, talking daily with his family members.
Washington:every American dislikes people who talk on cellphones while driving, even those are guilty of the practice.In the State of New Jersey, 84 percent of 968 cellphone owners said in a recent telephone survey that they would support a state ban on the use of cellphones while driving.However, 42 percent of cellphone owners also said they used the devices“very often”or“sometimes”while driving.Although most agree that the banning is good, only 38 percent believed such a ban would be easy to enforce.
New York:a woman in the US who was being attacked by a vicious dog said she was saved from further harm when her 13-year-old daughter distracted the canine by screaming“ You want a piece of me?”and kicked it repeatedly in the head.Jane Howell said she and her daughter, Elizabeth, were taking a walk around the neighbourhood on Saturday, evening when they came across the big dog, unchained.
(1)
The main idea of the second paragraph is ________.
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A.
most Americans don’t like cellphones
B.
a ban on the use of cellphones has been made
C.
few people use cellphones while driving
D.
using cellphones while driving will be banned because most Americans don’t like it
(2)
The three pieces of news are all about ________.
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A.
science
B.
daily life
C.
sports
D.
law
(3)
The woman in the US ________.
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A.
was not harmed by the dog
B.
was raising the dog when it attacked her
C.
was protected from being seriously hurt by her daughter
D.
had escaped when her daughter was kicking the dog
(4)
From the news we can infer ________.
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A.
Chuganji was living alone when he died
B.
the woman’s 13-year-old daughter was brave enough
C.
cellphones are not good devices
D.
it’s easy to enforce the ban on the use of cellphones while driving
(5)
“Vicious”in the third paragraph means ________.
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A.
bad
B.
kind
C.
unchained
D.
ugly
阅读理解:
By 2050…
Futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050.
TV channels will have disappeared.Instead, people will choose a program from a“menu”and a computer will send the program directly to the television.Today, we can use the World Wide Web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers away.By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computer.
Cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars will have computers to control the speed and there won't be any accidents.Today, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours.Today, the United Sates Space Shuttle can go into space and land on Earth again.By 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours.
Robots will have replaced people in factories.Many factories already use robots.Big companies prefer robots-they don't ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a day.By 2050, we will see robots everywhere-in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homes.
Medical technology will have conquered many diseases.Today, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hear.By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear again.
Scientists will have discovered how to control genes.Scientists have already produced clones of animals.By 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they have.Scientists will be able to do these things, but should they?
(1)
Which of the following can NOT be realized today?
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A.
Reading newspapers on a computer.
B.
Making a space shuttle go into space and land on Earth again.
C.
Creating cloned animals.
D.
Choosing TV programs freely from a“menu”.
(2)
According to the text, some big companies prefer robots to human workers because human workers ________.
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A.
can work 24 hours a day
B.
often ask for more pay
C.
are not clever enough
D.
are often late for work
(3)
From the 6th paragraph we can infer that ________.
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A.
there will be no blind and deaf people by 2050
B.
few diseases will attack people
C.
electronic devices will be connected directly to the brain to help each other
D.
medical technology will be more effective by 2050
(4)
What's the author's attitude towards the cloning technology?
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A.
The author does not agree on the use of cloning technology.
B.
The author thinks human cloning is impossible.
C.
The author does not really support the idea of human cloning.