阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上画勾。

　　My grandfather used to have a beautiful gold pocket watch. He wore it on a fine gold chain across the front of his waistcoat, and when I was small he promised to leave it to me in his will.

　　“When I'm gone,” he said, “this is going to be yours.”

　　Unfortunately that will never happen now. About three months ago, my grandfather came up to London to visit us. The first Sunday morning after he arrived, my youngest son said he wanted to go to the park.

　　“We'll do better than that,” said my grandfather, “we'll go and feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square.” So off they went. They got home about tea-time and my grandfather was looking very upset.

　　“My watch,” he said, “it's gone. Someone must have stolen it while we were feeding the pigeons.”

　　“Did you tell the police?” I asked.

　　“No,” he said, “I didn't think it would do any good.”

　　“You should have reported it,” I said. “Perhaps you just lost it.”

　　“No,” he replied, shaking his head. “Someone must have taken it. But I know what I'm going to do.”

　　My grandfather put an advertisement in the Personal Column of the Evening Standard and Evening News for a week.

　　A few minutes after one on an afternoon, a small, nervous man, wearing a cloth cap, approached my grandfather. “Excuse me, Sir,” he asked, “are you the gentleman enquiring about his pocket watch?”

　　My grandfather nodded. “Well, you must understand, Sir, that I didn't have it, but the gentleman who did has asked me to give it back.”

　　From the pocket of his rather dirty overcoat, he produced my grandfather's watch. My grandfather was delighted. He paid the man 100 pounds, as promised, fixed the watch chain back where they belonged, and solemnly shook hands with the little man.

　　My grandfather went back to the bus stop. He thought he would like to have another look at his watch. So, smiling to himself, he unbuttoned his coat and looked down. The smile froze on his lips. The watch and chain were no longer there.

1．On the first morning Grandfather insisted on going to the Trafalgar Square because ________.

[　　]

A．he might talk to different people

B．he would be able to take a long walk

C．he liked the views there

D．he could feed the pigeons there

2．Grandfather didn't call the police when he found his watch missing because ________.

[　　]

A．he though it would be useless

B．he feared it would cost a great deal of money

C．he was afraid of the policemen

D．he had been disappointed by the police before

3．When Grandfather met a small man on an afternoon, ________.

[　　]

A．he paid him 100 dollars to the man for the watch

B．he thanked the man for finding the watch

C．the man denied having stolen the watch

D．the man gave him the watch for free

4．Grandfather realized at last that ________.

[　　]

A．the small man had always been innocent (清白的，无辜的)

B．it must have been the small man who had stolen his watch

C．it was wise for him to have found the thief in his own way

D．his watch had been changed into a cheap watch

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上画勾。

　　A new era is coming. Call it what you will: the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates to a fundamental (基础的，基本的) change in the way we work. Already we're partly there, the percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically in the Western world. Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan (two thirds or more are in many of these countries) are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise. More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part-time jobs. More people are self-employed. But the breath of the economic transformation can't be measured by numbers alone, because it is also giving rise to a new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held opinions about jobs and careers, the skills needed to succeed, even the relation between individuals and employersall these are being challenged.

　　We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may he ahead. No one looking ahead 20 years possibly could have foreseen the ways in which a single invention, the chip (芯片), would transform our world thanks to its applications in personal computers, digital communications and factory robots. Tomorrow's achievements in biotechnology or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of dramatic changes. But one thing is certain: information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who possess it, whether they work in manufacturing or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth. Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read and write. The ability to solve problems by applying information instead of performing routine tasks will be valued above all else. If you look ahead 10 years, information service will be leading the way. It will be the way you do your job.

1．Information age means ________.

[　　]

A．the service industry is depending more and more on the female work force

B．manufacturing industries are steadily increasing

C．people find it harder and harder to earn a living by working in factories

D．most of the job opportunities can now be found in the service industry

2．Knowledge society brings about a great change that ________.

[　　]

A．the difference between the employee and employer has become smaller

B．people's traditional concepts about work no longer hold true

C．most people have to take part-time jobs

D．people have to change their jobs from time to time

3．What does the author mean by referring to computers and other inventions?

[　　]

A．People should be able to respond quickly to the advancement of technology.

B．Future achievements in technology will bring about big changes.

C．The importance of high technology has been overlooked.

D．Computer science will play a leading role in the future information services.

4．The future will probably belong to those who ________.

[　　]

A．possess and know how to make use of information

B．give full play to their brain potential

C．involve themselves in service industries

D．look ahead instead of looking back

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上画勾。

　　It would be impossible for most people to publish 400 books even m dozens of lifetimes. But author extraordinary Isaac Asimov has produced that remarkable output during his 41-year book career and shows no signs of slowing down.

　　Many Asimov's science and science fiction works deal with space travelsuch as his classic Foundation Trilogyyet, Asimov himself is a serious homebody. He would be perfectly happy never leaving his Manhattan apartment, where he lives with his wife, psychiatrist author Janet Jeppson. “I travel in my writing to the far ends of the universe,” he says, “so I don't have to travel in real life.” And that includes going into space. Even if invited, he wouldn't want to go.

　　But he enthusiastically supports the space movement, serving on the NSS Board of Governors. Asimov, a workaholic who says he wants to end his days “face down on my typewriter” spends eight hours a day, seven days a week at the keyboard. The Russian-born son of American immigrants, Asimov (1920 ～ ) began writing science fiction at age 11. His first story appeared in print when he was 18. As he continued writing, he completed college, earning a Ph.D. in chemistry.

　　Known mainly as a science fiction writer, Asimov is also an essayist, journalist, biographer and humorist. Over the years, he has won dozens of awards, including the title Grandmaster of Science Fiction.

1．After his 41 years of writing, Isaac Asimov ________.

[　　]

A．stops writing

B．slows down

C．produces no more books

D．still keeps on writing

2．The reason why many Asimov's science and science fiction works deal with space travel is that ________.

[　　]

A．he had traveled to the far ends of the universe

B．he traveled a lot

C．he is a writer of rich imagination

D．both A and B

3．Asimov has produced so many books, because ________.

[　　]

A．he supports the space movement

B．he is a workaholic

C．he spends too much time writing

D．both B and C

4．When did his first story appear in print?

[　　]

A．When he was eleven.

B．When he was eighteen.

C．When he completed college.

D．When he earned a Ph.D.in chemistry.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上划勾。

　　Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.

　　Dear Drew Carter,

　　Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!

Love,

Dad and Mom

and many friends

　　The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Diane Susan to Mr. Robert Brent Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarke of Herford, Texas.

　　A spring wedding is planned in Houston.

　　Mr. and Mrs. K. Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr. Stanley Foss, son of Mrs. John Sipe Ada, Minnesota.

　　The wedding will be in early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.

　　Miss Stephanie Story and Mr. Todd Warren Kurio were married on February 5, at half past seven o'clock in the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brule Story Jr. of Dallas. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stanley Kurio of Austin.

1．What would be the best title for the first advertisement?

[　　]

A．We love you.

B．Happy 1st birthday.

C．One year old.

D．Our one-year-old son.

2．Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married ________.

[　　]

A．in a church

B．where Clarke's parents live

C．against their parents' will

D．to Lawlis's parents' joy

3．Who are now a married couple?

[　　]

A．Lawlis and Clarke.

B．Dang Isbell and Foss.

C．Story and Kurio.

D．The text doesn't say.

4．Who got or will get married in spring?

[　　]

A．Not only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.

B．Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.

C．Either Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上划勾。

　　It doesn't make any difference how long your speech is. Unless you tune in the first 60 seconds, the chances are they will tune you out.

　　Take the fellow who opens: “On my way over to the club tonight, I ran into a bum (流浪汉) who asked me for $ 49.50 for a cup of coffee. I told him he'd do much better if he asked for a quarter. He said, “Do you think I'm going into the Ritz in these clothes?” We know his purpose: to win his audience over with humor. His bit of humor, however, has no connection with his speech. He has his audience laughing at the wrong time. Once you have an audience laughing it's hard to get them to switch to an entirely different train of thought. There is nothing wrong with humor in a speech as long as it has something to do with the purpose of his speech. To open a speech with humor just to be entertaining invites an almost sure “turnoff” for the remainder of the talk.

1．What, in a speech, determines its failure or success

[　　]

A．The purpose of the speech.

B．A sense of humor.

C．The opening remarks.

D．A forceful ending.

2．If a speaker decides to be humorous, his humor should ________.

[　　]

A．be connected with his subject

B．make his audience laugh

C．be fresh and different

D．be reserved for the end

3．The underlined words mean ________.

[　　]

A．to make your audience go away at once

B．likely to cause your audience to lose interest

C．to switch their thoughts to other things

D．likely to have your audience laugh with you

4．Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．The opening part of your speech should not be long.

B．Humor is important in the success of your speech.

C．Your humor should be relevant (相关的) and timely.

D．An outstanding speech is full of jokes.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上划勾。

　　One of the United States' most pressing social problems is the breakdown of the two-parent family. Today, millions of American children grow up without fathers. Too often, these children lack the love and guidance they badly need and which they would ordinarily receive from two responsible parents. Traditionally, American parents have placed the needs of their children above their own. At present, however, nearly one half of all new marriages end in divorce, with often troubling results for the children involved. Worse, every year, thousands of teenage, unmarried Americans become mother outside the context of marriage altogether, with generally disastrous results for the mothers and children alike and for American society more generally. However, Chinese continue to value intact (完整的) marriages. This is not to say that Chinese marriages are all perfectthey certainly are not, judging from increasing rates of divorce and extramarital affairsbut the willingness of Chinese to set aside their own needs and stay together for the sake of the children is admirable and worthy of study.

　　Families, in whatever form they may take, are important to Americans. If one was to ask a group of Americans what is dearest to them, the majority would say “family”. And yet, so many Americans spend much more time at work-that is, beyond the formal forty-hour work week-than they do with their own families. Obviously, the American economy is one of the most powerful in the world, owing in large measure to “workaholism”. It seems to me that Chinese generally find a better balance between work and family needs than many Americans do. I don't see the number of workaholics in China that I do in the United States (or American organizations in China). Instead, average Chinese tend to head home right after work (in the office or field), have meals together, and spend time with their spouses and children. In addition, Chinese tend to make more time for grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins than many Americans; in many cases, multigenerational families live together. Of course, like many facts of Chinese society, this is all changing; increasing numbers of “New Chinese” are working longer hours and spending less time with their families than ever before. Still, while Americans do value their loved ones, I think we have something to learn from the Chinese about finding the proper balance between work and family.

1．The main point of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．family plays a very important role in American

B．there is something about family for Americans to learn from China

C．a proper balance between work and family needs to be found for Americans

D．the Chinese have a proper balance between work and play

2．According to the passage, the traditional American family value is ________.

[　　]

A．Americans love their families more than their jobs

B．Americans often set aside their children's needs

C．Americans have a strong work ethic (伦理)

D．American parents place the needs of their children above their own

3．It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．in the author's eyes, the breakdown of the two-parent family in China will be more serious than that in the U. S. in the future

B．today young Americans should sacrifice (牺牲) their material comforts in the interests of their children's future

C．Chinese marriage is said to be all perfect

D．at present, nearly one half of all new marriages end in divorce in China

4．What does the author think according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Children living in one-parent families badly need their parents' love and guidance.

B．Children with one-parent need their parents' financial support badly.

C．Chinese value intact marriage more than before.

D．Work is dearest to most Chinese.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上划勾。

　　Last week I took my five-year-old son, Robert, to the Science Museum. He had always enjoyed going to museums, particularly those where you can press buttons to make things work. He did not much like the sort where there are bones and bits of pots in glass cases; but I told him the Science Museum was not like this.

　　When I mentioned to him that we were going to the Science Museum, he looked puzzled. He asked me what there was to see there, and when I replied that there was a collection of cars, trains and aero-planes, and an imitation coalmine that you could walk into, he looked even more puzzled. But there was nothing he liked better than climbing on old railway engines, so he smiled and said he would come. I told him that we would see models of all the world's most famous ships, and of all the most useful machines that men had invented over the years; I told him that there was a part of a space ship that you could go into, and imagine that you were far away from the Earth; and I said that we would probably see a film showing the development of science from earliest times to the present day.

　　But there was one thing I hadn't prepared my son for. Every afternoon at four o'clock, a man switched on a very powerful electric current and makes it jump between two terminals, like a flash of lightning. There were notices making it clear that there would be a bright flash and a loud bangbut I had no idea just how loud it would be.

　　When four o'clock came, we stood with a large crowd of people near to where this event would take place. I lifted Robert up onto my shoulders so that he would be able to see the flash more clearlyand we waited. We had not waited more than a minute or so, when a very bright flash jumped across the terminals, and at the same time, a very loud bang made everyone in the audience jump. I could feel Robert shaking with the sudden shock of the noise. I lifted him back down onto the floor, and we left the museum.

　　He said nothing until we were outside in the street. Then he looked up at me and said, “Why do they call it the Science Museum? It seems a very funny name to me.”

1．The sort of museum that Robert liked was one where ________.

[　　]

A．he could climb on things to make them work

B．there were lots of bones and pots in glass cases

C．there were glass cases full of things that had once worked

D．he could press buttons so as to make things work

2．I told him that the Science Museum contained ________.

[　　]

A．transport of all sorts and a life-size model of a coalmine

B．a real coalmine and lots of different types of transport

C．old railway engines that worked at the touch of a button

D．a coalmine in which you feel you are far away from the Earth

3．I said that there would be models of ________.

[　　]

A．science from earliest times to the present day

B．the Earth as seen from part of a spaceship

C．all sorts of machines and famous ships

D．machines that you could go into

4．I thought we might see a film about ________.

[　　]

A．the development of transport over the years

B．the history of space-flight from earliest times to the present

C．man's understanding and use of all sorts of machines

D．the history and growth of man's knowledge about the world

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在正确选项上划勾。

　　In many ways, the earliest stages of photography are the most satisfying. Learning to handle the controls is easy and comes quickly, and you can measure the results m terms of sharp and correctly exposed pictures. Once you have mastered that, you can start on the second stage of your photographic career. Applying these basic skills in a wide range of situations to give the pictures you want, focusing on what you see through the viewfinder and turning that into the most effective picture becomes totally interesting.

　　All good photographs have one thing in common: there is no doubt what the subject of the picture is meant to be. Focus, exposure and composition all lead your eye to the same point, they all make the subject of the picture stand out. Every photographer must apply those same standards to his or her work, not only to the finished results but to the subject before he or she takes it. Always work out quite clearly what the subject of the picture is to be and why you are taking the picture. For example, “I am going to take a picture of this street to show the different styles and ages of the buildings and that people have been living, working and shopping in them since time began.” By doing this you have a better idea of what to include in the picture and what to leave out. How often have you been shown photographs taken by people away on a trip somewhere? The commentary is always similar, something about “the car park is out of the picture to the left”, or “you can't quite see from this picture but if you go up the street”. The photographs are usually confusing collections of buildings, people, parked cars, possibly a distant glimpse of an ancient church, and best of all, a figure which you are told is Aunt Henrietta, disappearing in the middle distance. When photographers show you their pictures, they have a clear idea of what they want to bring to your attention, but it often does not appear in the picture. If they had given just a little of their time to think about their future commentary before taking the picture, then the picture would relate its own story. Good pictures communicate quickly and easily.

1．What does the author mean by saying “in many ways, the earliest stages of photography are the most satisfying”?

[　　]

A．The skills of photography are not as satisfactory nowadays as before.

B．The earliest pictures were the best pictures people have ever taken.

C．The present-day photography depends more on technology than on art.

D．Learning to produce a sharp and correctly exposed picture is only the first step in photography and is easily learned.

2．What will it bring you if you decide the purpose of the photograph in advance?

[　　]

A．Allows you to leave out unnecessary material.

B．Allows you to stand in the best place.

C．Helps you to vary the subjects of your pictures.

D．Means you waste less time.

3．Many photographers fail because ________.

[　　]

A．their pictures include the buildings and people

B．the details are out of focus in their pictures

C．the subjects of their pictures are not obvious

D．the explanation given for their pictures is confusing

4．What book is this passage most likely taken from?

[　　]

A．A book on photography for the expert.

B．A book on how to photograph people.

C．A book on choosing the right camera.

D．A book on improving photographic techniques.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A newspaper in Helsinki, Finland, recently published a cartoon of a baby with a mobile phone, telling his parents that his diaper (尿布) needed changing. But it's hardly a joke.

　　Helsinki is home to Nokia, the mobile-phone maker. It's one of the most “mobile” cities in the world: About 92 percent of its households have at least one mobile phone. And the kids start young.

　　“A relatively normal age to get a mobile phone is now 7,” says Jan Virkki, marketing manager for a mobile-phone company. Among the second graders at the Kulosaari Elementary School, the most popular object of desire this year is not a Barbie or a Gameboy. It is a Nokia mobile phone with a picture of their own choice on the screen.

　　“One of the first things we discuss when school starts is the rules for mobile phones,” says Tiia Korppi, a teacher. Among the rules: You have to put it away out of sight. You cannot turn it on. You cannot send text messages to your friends, or play amusing tunes (令人发笑的曲调) in class, or call your parents or call for a pizza during history.

1．The author uses the newspaper cartoon to show that ________.

[　　]

A．he is good at telling jokes

B．he cares much for children

C．mobile phones are toys for new-born babies

D．mobile phones are widely used in Finland

2．The passage is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．different uses of mobile phones

B．a successful mobile-phone maker

C．effects of mobile phones on children

阅读理解

　　This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The president and First Lady will pay a visit to Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.

　　Reports from China say China wants closer ties between China and the U. S. and Western Europe. A group of Chinese scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.

　　Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers' union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.

　　In news about health, scientists in Cailfornia report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical magazine, the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.

1．From the news we know that ________.

[　　]

A．the president is visiting Africa

B．China wants to improve the relation between the U.S. and Western Europe

C．a group of Chinese scientists will visit the U.S.

D．the president and the First Lady will visit China

2．It is reported that in Miami ________.

[　　]

A．the mayor has agreed with the teachers' union

B．students in city schools haven't been to school for two weeks

C．the mayor is trying to close the schools

D．the teachers' strike will last long

3．The news about health tells us that ________.

[　　]

A．no heart disease will be found if women don't drink coffee

B．anyone who drinks two cups of coffee a day will suffer from heart disease

C．the more coffee women drink, the more chance they'll get to have heart disease.

D．women's heart disease has something to do with their drinking of coffee

4．According to the news, a number of scientists ________.

[　　]

A．are going to visit ten countries

B．from ten nations will join in the tour

C．from ten countries will pay a visit to China

D．are going to have a discussion with Chinese leaders.