阅读理解

　　Could an eagle carry off a human baby? Ever since we heard the story of Sinbad the Sailor, we've been told that a young human being was carried off by a big bird. Sinbad, so the story goes, was carried off by the Roc. The Roc a huge bird took Sinbad in his beak (喙) and flew him off to his nest in the mountains.

　　Sinbad and the Roc were only imaginary. But what about eagles? Can an eagle lift a baby?

　　Two scientists wanted to find them out. They climbed up into the high mountains and caught a golden eagle. They tied a heavy weight of eight-pound to its neck. Eight pounds, they felt, was about the right weight for a very young baby. Then they let the eagle loose. The eagle couldn't get off the ground!

1．Sinbad in this passage is ________.

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2．The clause “so the story goes” in the first paragraph means“________”.

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A．so the story disappears

B．just as the story tells

C．the story spreads so

D．so the story comes into being

3．Which of the following is true?

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A．Sinbad and the Roc were the true things in the life.

B．An eagle can't lift a human baby.

C．Two scientists tied an eight-pound baby to an eagle's neck.

D．Two scientists caught a golden eagle and kept it.

4．What did the two scientists want to find out?

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A．Whether an eagle can lift a baby or not.

B．Why an eagle can lift a baby.

C．They wanted to find a golden eagle.

D．Why the eagle couldn't get off the ground.

5．This passage is about ________.

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阅读理解

　　How men first learned to invent words is unknown, All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate (交际) with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to stand for those sounds and which could be written down, Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters, we call words.

　　The power of words, then, lies in their associations (联系) with the things they bring up before our minds, Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall(想起) to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.

1．One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions was that ________.

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A．they could agree upon certain signs with each other

B．they could write them down

C．they could communicate with each other

D．they could speak and write

2．What is true about words?

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A．They are used to express feelings only.

B．They can only be written down.

C．They are easy to speak.

D．They are certain sounds or combined letters which have meanings for us.

3．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．The more we read, the less we know.

B．The more we learn, the happier we will be.

C．The more we read and learn, the more learned we are.

D．The more we learn, the more meanings all words have for us.

4．According to the passage, we conclude that ________.

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A．words are the written forms of sounds

B．words can help us to learn more about the past

C．words are just the things we use to express out thoughts and feelings

D．words are only used to bring up something glad and sad in the past

5．The birth of language is ________.

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A．a question difficult to answer

B．a matter that is hidden or secret

C．a problem not yet solved

D．still unknown to people

阅读理解训练

　　There are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. A cyclist's appearance has something to do with this dislike. Motorcyclists frequently look dirty; in fact, they are dirty. On the road there is little to protect them from mud, bird droppings, etc. For practical reasons they often dress in old clothing which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars. For the same reason motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Perhaps this helps to explain why they are sometimes believed to have very bad natures. In old plays of long ago, bad characters usually wore black. In cowboy movies the “bad guys( = fellows)”usually wear black hats while the “good guys” wear lighter colors.

　　Something else about their appearance makes an unpleasant impression. In their practical protective clothing they look very much like the men on military (军事的) motorcycles in the movies of World War Ⅱ - cruel enemies who roared(咆哮) into peaceful villages filling peoples' hearts with fear.

　　Probably the machine itself also produces anger and fear. Motorcycles are noisy, thought some big trucks are even noisier. But trucks are big and carry heavy loads: they are accepted because they perform a needed service, making America move. Motorcycles, on the other hand, make an unpleasant noise just to give their riders pleasure. That is what is commonly thought. In the woods motorcycles frighten animals. Roaring along quiet streets, they wake sleeping families and made babies cry .

1．The main idea of this passage is ________ .

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A．why the average people dislike motorcycling

B．why motorcyclists dress in dark clothes

C．why the average people sometimes think motorcyclists have bad natures

D．why big trucks, though they are even noisier than motorcycles, are accepted

2．Motorcyclists usually wear dark colors because ________ .

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A．they want to copy“bad guys” in cowboy movies

B．they have bad natures

C．they are not easy to look dirty

D．they are less respectable than those who drive cars

3．Which of the following does NOT explain why a motorcyclist's appearance gives people unpleasant impression?

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A．Bad characters in old plays wore black

B．At night motorcyclists wake sleeping families

C．The “bad guys” in cowboys wear black hats

D．The men on military motorcycles in the movies of

World War Ⅱ wear similar protective clothing as motorcyclists do

4．Though they are even noisier than motorcycles, big trucks are usually accepted because ________ .

A．they carry heavy loads and give their drivers pleasure as well

B．they don't run along quiet streets

C．they are bigger, so it is natural for them to make louder noises

D．they play an important part in transport

阅读理解

　　The people on the earth belong to many different countries. We speak many different languages and have different ideas. We do not look alike and we do not talk alike. But we are all alike in one way. We are all humans born on the earth. All of us live and die on this planet. We have never known any other home.

　　Men believed for thousands of years that the earth was the centre of everything. They believed that the sun and the stars moved around us. It was said that the sun was put in the sky to give light and heat to our earth.

　　The old ideas of men should not surprise us. Most of us only believe what we see. The earth looks like the centre of everything from where we stand. One discovery after another proved that our earth is only a very small part of the great universe. They proved that the earth is one little planet moving round the sun. We do not believe that we are the centre any more.

　　The troth surprised many people. But in 1540, Copernicus, the great Polish astronomer, found proof that the earth goes round the sun. And he wrote his discoveries in a book which was printed in a few weeks before he died.

1．Which do you think is the best title for this passage?

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A．Where Humans from?

B．Our Planet, the Earth

C．What is the Earth?

D．Have you known the Earth?

2．As humans, where are we alike?

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A．Each of us can speak different languages.

B．Each of us lives in the same way.

C．Each of us can speak and think .

D．Each of us comes from different families.

3．Which is the old idea of man?

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A．The history of the earth was as long as thousands of years.

B．The stars moved around the sun and the sun around the earth.

C．Our planet was the centre of the universe.

D．It was only the earth that had light and heat.

4．Why do we easily think the sun moves around the earth?

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A．It is our eyes that make such a mistake.

B．It is our brain that makes a wrong judgement.

C．We stand where we shouldn't stand.

D．We see what we can see.

5．The truth that the earth moves around the sun surprised many people, which means ________ .

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A．it was impossible for them to believe others

B．it was possible for them to believe only in themselves

C．it was difficult for them to change the scientists' ideas

D．it wasn't easy for them to change their ideas

阅读理解

　　Robert Edwards was blinded in a car accident (事故) nine years ago. He also had poor hearing because of old age. One day he was walking near his home when a thunderstorm(雷雨) was coming. He stayed away from the rain under a tree and was struck by lightning(闪电) . He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below the tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later he awoke; he couldn't move his legs and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room appearing from time to time in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in nine years. Doctors believe that he has regained(恢复) his sight obviously from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the happening. The only possible explanation(解释) offered (提供) by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma (创伤) in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be regained was by another trauma.

1．Robert Edwards last his sight when he ________ .

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A．was nine

B．was knocked to the ground by lightning

C．was old

D．was hurt in a car

2．After he woke up, he first saw ________ .

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3．Which of the following is not true?

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A．He stood under a tree in order not to be wet in the rain.

B．He awoke with his face down in water.

C．Doctors could explain why he regained his sight.

D．He woke up about 20 minutes later.

4．When Edwards was struck by lightning, he was ________ .

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A．walking in the rain

B．standing under a tree

C．far away from his home

D．lying on the ground

5．Edwards regained his sight after the lightning struck him. What is the possible explanation?

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A．He had lost his sight for only nine years.

B．The lightning moved the feeling in his legs to his eyes.

C．He slept under the tree for about 20 minutes.

D．It was a heavy blow that blinded him, so only another heavy blow could regain his sight.

　　阅读理解训练

　　1．Share Flats Happy Valley big flat, 1 room ready for use immediately, quiet and convenient, fully furnished, park view, $ 6, 800 including bills with maid. Female nonsmoker, No pet. Sara 25720836 or 10077809.

　　2．Moving Sale 2 armchairs, red/brown at $ 400 each; coffee table, black, wood, $ 800; oil painting, big, $ 900; Tianjin carpet, green, 3×7, $ 600; double bed, $ 500; mirror, big, square, $ 500; fridge, big, double-door, $ 1000; old pictures, $ 140, up, each; plants, big and small. Tel: Weekend, 2521-6011/Weekday, 2524-5867.

　　3．Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted Required by busy electronics(电子) company to help with development of computer. Should have an electronics degree and some practical experience of working in an electronics laboratory . Hours 9∶30 a.m.-1∶00 p.m. Mon.-Fri.Fourteen days paid leave. Salary(工资) ￥6,598-10,230 dependent on experience. Letter of application to: Mis G Chan NOVA ELECTRONICS,45, Gordon Rd, Hung Hom Kowloon .

1．The one who put on the first ad probably wants to ________ .

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A．rent (租) a beautiful flat of her own in Happy Valley

B．find another lady to share the cost to rent a flat

C．share her room in a flat with whoever has no pet

D．take on a maid to look after herself

2．According to the ads, you may

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A．buy an old picture for $ 150

B．call at 25720836 and see a beautiful park

C．buy two armchairs for $ 400

D．hire a maid by paying $ 6,800

3．If you want to buy some old furniture, you should ________ .

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A．get in touch with NOVA ELECTRONICS

B．call at 2524-5867 any day except Monday

C．do it before you move to another place

D．call at either 2524-5867 on Monday or 2521-6011 on Saturday

4．Once you can get a part-time job in NOVA ELECTRONICS, ________ .

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A．you will be given 14 days off each year besides weekends

B．you will get $ 6, 598 each month no matter how experienced you are

C．you have to work at least 4 hours a day

阅读理解

　　A special lab at the university of Chicago is busy only at night. It is a dream lab where researchers are at work studying dreamers. Their findings have shown that everyone dreams from three to seven times a night. While the subjects-usually students-are asleep, special machines record their brain waves and eye movements as well as the body movements that tell the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects sleep soundly. Once the dream has started, the dreamer's eyes become more active. As soon as the machine shows that the dream is over, the sleeper is wakened up . He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleep-perhaps to dream some more. Researchers have found that if the dreamer is wakened immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even five more minutes, his memory of the dream will have gone.

1．According to the passage, researchers at the university are studying ________ .

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A．how long dreams last

B．the meaning of dreams

C．the process of dreams

D．dreamers while they dream

2．The word “subjects” in the passage refers to ________ .

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3．The findings have shown that ________ .

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A．everyone dreams every night

B．dreams are easily remembered

C．dreams are terrible

D．people dream only one dream a night

4．In the dream lab, the dream is recorded ________ .

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A．as soon as the student wakes in the morning

B．about five minutes later

C．immediately afterwards

D．after the dreamer dreams some more

5．A person would be most likely to remember the dream that ________ .

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A．was of most interest to him

B．took place immediately after he fell asleep

C．took place just before he woke up

D．both A and B

阅读理解

　　As late as 1800, women's only place was in the home. The idea of women in the business world was unthinkable. Men were certain that no woman could do a good job outside her home. This was such a widely accepted idea that when the well-known Bronte sisters began writing books in 1846, they had to sign their books with men's names instead.

　　Teaching was the first profession (职业)open to women soon after 1800. But even that was not an easy profession for women to enter because most schools and colleges were open only to men. Oberlin College in Ohio was the first college in America to accept women.

　　Hospital nursing became respectable work for women only after Nightingale became famous. Seeing that she was not only a nurse but also a rich and well-educated woman, people began to believe it was possible for women to nurse the sick and still be“ladies”. Miss Nightingale opened England's first training school for nurses in 1860.

　　The invention of the typewriter (打字机) in 1867 helped to bring women out of the home and into the business world. By1990, thousands of women were working at real jobs in schools, hospitals, and offices in both England and America. Some women even managed to become doctors or lawyers. The idea that women could work in the business world had been accepted.

1．Why couldn't women become teachers easily? Because ________.

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A．the first profession open to them was writing

B．most schools and colleges were open only to men

C．they wanted to be nurses instead

D．they had to work in the business world

2．The article suggests that ________ .

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A．a woman can do all kinds of professional jobs better than a man

B．women cannot learn to use typewriters

C．all nurses are rich and well-educated women

D．nursing is a good profession for women

3．The article is mainly about ________ .

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A．women in the business world

B．the famous Bronte sisters

C．schools and colleges in America

D．rights for American women

4．Which fact does the article lead you to believe? ________ .

A．The Bronte sisters thought that they were men

B．England's fist training school for nurses was in Ohio

C．There are more men than women in professional jobs

D．Women find it necessary to work harder than before

5．Which of the following is true?

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A．The first typewriter was made in 1970' s

B．Most women in England are doctors and lawyers

C．People's ideas about women's work have changed

D．The 18th century saw a changing world for women

阅读理解训练

　　Film stars may come and go, but Paul Newman's Career(事业) is longlasting. Newman has worked in films for 40 years. His most recent one opened in December.

　　The film is called“Nobody's Fool”. Newman plays a 60-year-old construction worker named Sully.

　　To some people, Sully seems to be a loser, But he has a lot of charm(魅力). His life changes when his son comes to town. Late in life, Sully learns to grow up.

　　“I've played a lot of characters and the character I play in ‘Nobody's Fool’ is closer to me than any other role I've done. ”says Newman.

　　Newman turned 70 years old on January 26, 1998. “Nobody's Fool”is his 52nd film. He has won two Oscars in his career.

　　Newman has found success in other aspects (方面) of life. He has been married 36 years. He took up car racing at the age of 47 and won prizes.

　　Twelve years ago, he started a food company called Newman's Own. He gives away all his money he has helping the poor.

1．The underlined sentence implies ___________.

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A． many film stars leave the screen after they've become successful

B． it is not easy for a film star to lose his or her charm

C． not all film stars can remain famous for a long time

D． film stars are successful not only on the screen

2．Newman likes the character of Sully because ___________.

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A． he finds a lot in the character that is new to him

B． he likes playing an ordinary person

C． he has never played such a wonderful role

D． he sees more of himself in Sully

3．Newman was born in ___________.

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4．The write of this passage mainly to ___________.

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A．prove that a person can be successful in many ways

B． show us a most recent film by Paul Newman

C． introduce a famous film star, Paul Newman

D． tell us about Sully, a moving character in a recent film

阅读理解

　　If you live in a country in northern Europe, you'll share your garden with all sorts of birds, animals and insects (昆虫). The swallows (燕子) will travel 8,000 kilometers or more to southern Africa. They'll come back in the spring.

　　In warm countries, where the winters are not very long or very cold, hibernation is not necessary. But in very cold parts of the world, like the far north of Russia, many animals hibernate; the ground is so hard that they cannot make a deep hole to spend the winter in. And animals in a large part of the northern hemisphere (北半球) spend every winter fast asleep.

　　A bear is a half-hibernating animal. A she-bear chooses her wintering place much more carefully because she is likely to have cubs(小熊) in it. It is nearly always a cave, and she covers the floor with grass or leaves to be sure of extra warmth. She hides as much food as possible in it. She sleeps until January, when the cubs are born. Even then she doesn't try to come out of hibernation. The cubs stay with her, drinking her milk and growing bigger and stronger week by week until spring arrives. To keep the milk supply going, the she-bear eats the food from her secret stores.

1． In northern Europe, people ___________all kinds of birds, animals and insects.

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2．The swallows travel very long distance from the north to the south, because ___________.

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A． they like travelling

B． they want to find their food there

C． they want to visit their friends there

D． the climate is warm in the south in winter

3．In warm places, animals ___________.

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A． need hibernating

B． don't need hibernating

C． never go out in winter

D． do much exercise

4． According to the passage, a she-bear has her babies in ___________.

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5． In the last sentence, “going”means ___________.

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