阅读理解 On the coast of Cuba lived an old fisherman. He was thin and had many deep lines in the back ——青夏教育精英家教网—

阅读理解

On the coast of Cuba lived an old fisherman. He was thin and had many deep lines in the back of his neck. His skin was very brown, and his hands were marked by pulling heavy fish at the end of ropes. But all these marks were old. Every part of him seemed old except his eyes. They were cheerful and the same color as the sea.

　　For eighty days he did not catch any fish. People said that the old man was unlucky. But the old man still loved the sea. He was still strong and a good fisherman. On the eighty fifth day the old man sailed farther out to sea than any of the other boats. He sailed to where the water was very deep. Then he felt fishing-line being pulled gently by a big fish which was swimming very deep in the water.

　　The fish was so powerful that it pulled the boat after it. It took the small boat far out to sea. The old man could no longer see the land.

　　“Fish,” he said softly, aloud, “I'll stay with you until I am dead.”

（1）The old man's eyes were _______ .

[　　]

A. very brown

B. full of fear and pain

C. cheerful

D. not able to see the sea clearly

（2）We may infer that the old man _______ .

[　　]

A. just came to the sea for a holiday

B. had lived on the coast for a long time

C. was very sick and weak

D. did not have money to buy fish

（3）On the eighty fifth day the old man _______ .

[　　]

A. sailed far out to the sea

B. stopped fishing

C. sailed with a strong fisherman

D. waited for a big fish to come

（4）Which of the following statement is true?

[　　]

A. The fish in his net was big but weak.

B. The fish pulled the old man into the sea.

C. The fish was killed by the old man.

D. The old man drowned in the sea.

（5）The sentence“Fish, I'll stay with you until I am dead”means the old man _______ .

[　　]

A. had to wait for death

B. wanted to live with the fish

C. could do nothing

D. was brave and had strong will

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　　LONDON--A morning's train ride away, across the Channel. English kids talk about Liverpool's soccer team in a Paris pub.

　　Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.

　　In the 19 century, Charles Dickens compared the two great rival（竞争的）cities, London and Paris, in “A Tale of Two Cities.”These days, it might be A Tale of One City.

　　Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitor's broken French and respond in polite English.

　　As Jobs grew lack at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union frees them from immigration and customs.

　　Paris, rich in beauty, is more attractive. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.

　　“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,”said Trevor Wheeler, a banker.

　　Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees.“I am French, but I'll stay in London,”she said.

　　There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago.“I think people laugh more in Paris,”she said.

　　In fact, London and Paris, with their obvious new similarities, are beyond the old descriptions. As the European Union gradually loosened controls, Londoners flocked into Paris to shop, eat and buy property.

　　“Both cities have changed beyond recognition. ”said Larry Collins, a writer and sometimes a Londoner.

　　Like most people who know both well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably.

　　“I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s, and is still a wonderful place.”Collins said.

　　“But if I had to choose, it would be London. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”

　　But certainly not cheaper.

　　In fancy parts of London, rents can be twice than those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

　　Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

　　Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough to they don't have to choose.

　　“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is so structured,”she said.“In London, you can be who you want. No one cares.”

（1）The best title for this passage is ______ .

[　　]

A. Londoners and Parisians

B. A Modem Tale of Two Cities

C. The Similarity of Two Cities

D. Fancy London and Fashionable Paris

（2）We can infer from the text ______ .

[　　]

A. Paris and London have become perfect partners

B. London feels more full of life

C. life in Paris is structured

D. Paris and London have become fierce competitors

（3）The underlined word“flocked”probably means ______ .

[　　]

A. came in large numbers

B. flew a long way

C. rushed hurriedly

D. drove long distances

（4）Living in Paris, you may find ______ .

[　　]

A. life is better

B. things are cheaper

C. more attractive people

D. a job easily

（5）From the passage we can know ______ .

[　　]

A. the two cities have developed very fast

B. London is better than Paris now

C. Paris is a favorite place for all journalism students

D. people in both London and Paris now lead a regular life

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　　On June 17, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day they refused the offer as follows:

　　We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are certain that you mean to do us good by your suggestion; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be displeased if our ideas of this kind of education happen not to be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces; they were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, and they knew little little of every means of living in the woods...they were totally good for noting.

　　We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send us a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them.

（1）The passage is about ______ .

[　　]

A. the talk between the Indians and the officials

B. the colleges of the northern provinces

C. the educational values of the Indians

D. the problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteenth century

（2）The Indians' chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to _____ .

[　　]

A. Politely refuse a friendly offer

B. express their opinions on equal treatment

C. show their pride

D. describe Indian customs

（3）According to the letter, the Indians believed that ______ .

[　　]

A. it would be better for their boy to receive some schooling

B. they were being hurt by the offer

C. they knew more about science that the officials

D. they had a better way of education young men

（4）Different from the officials' view of education, the Indians thought _____ .

[　　]

A. young women should also be educated

B. they had different objects of education

C. they taught different branches of science

D. they should teach the sons of the officials first

（5）The mood of the letter as a whole is best described as ______ .

[　　]

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Basic Photography

　　This is an eight-hour course for beginners who want to learn how to use a 35mm camera. The teacher will cover such areas as kinds of films, lights, and lenses（镜头）. Bring your own 35mm camera to class.

　　Course charge:$ 50

Jan. 10,12,17,19 Tue. 6~8 p.m.

　　Marianne Adams is a professional photographer whose photographs appear in many magazines.

Understanding Computers

　　This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can't do, and how to use them.

　　Course charge:$ 75

　　Equipment charge: $ 10

Jan.14,21,28 Sat. 9~11:50 a.m.

　　Joseph Saimders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twelve years of experience is the computer field.

Stop Smoking

　　Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.

　　Course charge: $ 30

　　Jan.4,11,25 Mon.4~7p.m.

　　Dr John Goode is a practising psychologist（心里学家）who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

Typing

　　This course on week-days is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. You are tested in the first class and practise at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

　　Course charge: $ 125

　　Materials charge: $ 25

　　Two hours each evening for two weeks.

　　New classes begin every two weeks.

　　This course is taught by a number of business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.

（1）The work“professional”in this advertisement most probably means “ ______ ”.

[　　]

（2）The shortest course is ______ .

[　　]

A．Basic Photography

B．Understanding Computers

C．Stop Smoking

D．Typing

（3）A course which can do something good for your health will cost _____ .

[　　]

（4）There are typing courses ______ .

[　　]

A. on Saturdays and Sundays

B. from Monday to Friday

C. from Monday to Saturday

D. on each day in the week

（5）This advertisement probably is put on in _____ .

[　　]

A．England

B．The USA

C．Canada

D．New Urbarn University

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　　I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be most wonderful thing in the word.

　　Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother.“But the desk,”she'd said again, “is for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

　　They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was“too emotional”. But she lived“on the surface”.

　　As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

　　I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

　　My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

　　Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.

　　Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

(1)The writer began to love her mother's desk ________.

[　　]

A. after Mother died

B. before she became a writer

C. when she was a child

D. when Mother gave in to her

(2)The passage shows that ________.

[　　]

A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words

D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

(3)The word“gulf”in the passage means ________.

[　　]

A. deep understanding between the old and the young

B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C. free talks between mother and daughter

D. part of the sea going far in land

(4)What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?

[　　]

A. She had never received the letter.

B. For years, she often talked about the letter.

C. She didn't forgive her daughter at all in her life.

D. She read the letter again ad again till she died.

(5)What's the best title(题目)of the passage?

[　　]

A. My Letter to Mother.

B. Mother and Children.

C. My Mother's Desk.

D. Talks between mother and me.

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　　Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right beneath their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. No one even called the police. Was gunman cruel? Was it lack of feeling about one's fellow man?

　　“Not so,”say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to find out the reasons why people didn't act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency(紧急情况).

　　Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the sidewalk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma(昏迷)from diabetes(糖尿病)? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?

　　Is the smoking coming into the room from a leak in the air conditioning? Is it “stea, pipes”or is it really smoke from a fire? It's not always easy to tell if you are facing a real emergency.

　　Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible. He must feel that he must help, or the person won't get the help he needs.

　　The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be “tested”. Some came alone. some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The receptionist started them off on the “test”. Then she went into the next room. A curtain divided the “testing room”and the room in which she went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of file cabinets falling and a cry for help. All of this had been pre-recorded on a tape recorder.

　　Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.

　　In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn't. They do not feel any direct responsibility.

　　Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that people were emotional, they sweated, they had trembling hands. They felt the other persons' trouble. But they didn't trouble. But they didn't act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with.

(1)The purpose of this passage is to explain ________

[　　]

A．why people fail to act in emergencies

B．when people will be tested in emergencies

C．what people will do in emergencies

D．how people feel in emergencies

(2)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．When a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency.

B．When a person tries to help others, he should know whether they need his help.

C．A person must take full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if he wants to help.

D．A person with a heart attack needs help badly.

(3)The researchers have conducted an experiment to prove that people will act in emergencies when ________

[　　]

A．they are in pairs.

B．they are in groups.

C．they are alone.

D．they are with their friends.

(4)The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that ________.

[　　]

A．they are afraid of emergencies

B．they are reluctant(不情愿的)to get themselves involved

C．others will act if they themselves hesitate

D．they do not feel any direct responsibility for those who need help

(5)The author suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．we shouldn't blame a person if he fails to help

B．a person must feel guilty if he fails to help

C．people should be responsible for themselves in emergencies

D．when you are in trouble, people will help you anyway

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　　Everywhere you will always find “the white-haired boy”, sometimes called “the fair-haired boy”. He gets special treatment, as if he were above everybody else. You will find him in school, in college, at home, or where you work.

　　In school, he is a teacher's pet, her darling who can do nothing wrong. Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her. He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean. He is always raising his hand, ready with an answer to the teacher's questions. And he knows all the answers. He “gets into your hair”, especially if you are at the bottom of the class and the teacher thinks you are stupid. How you hate the brat!

　　At college, he walks--more often strides -- across the school grounds as if he owned them. Sometimes he wears a colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter proudly worn on the front of it. What broad shoulders, what muscles he has! He makes the girls happy by just smiling at them. He has the mark of success on him.

　　At home,“the fair-haired boy”is mother's choice, her favorite. Sometimes, he is the oldest son at times the youngest. If you are in between, you are out of luck.

　　On the job, you meet another one of these “White-haired boys”, you can't escape them. For some strange reason, he is the man who is always moved ahead. He gets better and better jobs, with more and more money. But you stand still ,wondering why, and trying to explain to yourself why you hate him so much.

　　Then, you discover that there are others who share your feelings, ready to “let their hair down” to tell you their private thoughts. One of them asks,“What does he have that I haven't got.”You ask yourself the same question.

　　Finally, there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it perhaps because he has been made boss and you find yourself working for him?

(1)From the passage we can know that “the white-haired” boy is ________

[　　]

A．a boy with white hair.

B．a boy who is treated with favour.

C．a very bright boy.

D．a boy looks wiser than others.

(2)In the second paragraph, the underlined part means ________

[　　]

A．he upsets you.

B．he troubles you.

C．he plays a joke on you.

D．he pulls your hair.

(3)From the third paragraph, we can see that “the white-haired boy” ________

[　　]

A．is usually smarter than other students.

B．looks very proud of himself.

C．succeeds in everything that he does.

D．always smiles at the girls.

(4)Which of the following is considered to be the most unlucky child at home?

[　　]

A．The first-born child.

B．The last-born child.

C．The middle child.

D．The only child.

(5)From paragraph 5, we can know that “to the moved ahead” means ________

[　　]

A．to move to a different place.

B．to go on moving.

C．to get touched.

D．to get promoted(提升)

阅读理解

　　The story of Diego Maradona, the Argentinian (阿根廷) football player, is the story of rise and fall of a poor man who became a world star, but paid the price of fame (名誉). He is now at the end of a career (职业生涯) which saw him as the bright star of World Cup Football. In the 1990s,this career has come into the poor performance on the field, drug-taking, speaking ill of football officials, being forbidden and finally facing court (法庭) action in which he has had the defend charges (指控) of shooting at several reporters.

　　Maradona was born in the poor area of Furito in Buenos Aires. Early in his life, he was able to realize a dream of most poor boys, the dream that is the way out of poverty-trap through success in sport. Sport in the world around is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background (背景) is.

　　Diego Maradona is one of eight children. His father is an Italian and mother an Italian. The games of football played in the ditty street outside his small white storeyed home in Furito were to provide him with a passport (护照) out of the small home. Today, poorly dressed boys still run and kick balls around the street from which a hero traveled to become one of the world's great football artists.

　　Football expert Francis Corneo found Diego's gift. He says that the young played “a natural” and there was nothing he could teach him. He had never seen anyone played like him in his thirty years' life.

(1)In the second paragraph of this passage, what does the underlines word “poverty-trap” mean?

[　　]

A. The position in society.

B. Extremely poor condition one's life.

C. Poor living conditions which are hard to escape from.

D. Becoming wealthy in the future.

(2)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A. Maradona's performance is not as good as before on the field.

B. He will be brought in an action against his bad deed.

C. He shows no respect for some football officials.

D. Francis Corneo found a gift and gave it to Maradona.

(3)Sport is an activity open to all people, no matter what their background is. The sentence tells us ________.

[　　]

A. everybody enjoys sport and could turn a dream into reality

B. through sport everybody may be successful and become a famous star in the world no matter how poor he used to be

C. if one wants to be a famous sport star, he must have special background

D. people from working-class families will never get international success

(4)We can infer from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A. Maradona will face a possible term if found guilty (有罪) on the shooting charges

B. background is very important for sports

C. Maradona is as famous as a football star before

D. Maradona is doing so well in playing football that he can't be knocked out

(5)Where does Diego Maradona come from?

[　　]

A. Europe.

B. Africa.

C. North America.

D. South America.

阅读理解

　　All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.

　　Sports changed with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.

　　Games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities. Tile Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.

　　Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.

　　Some sports or games go back to thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball arc rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

　　People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person's character (性格). One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace (体面).

(1)According to this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A. people began to play about one hundred years ago

B. about 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they played

C. basketball has a longer history than volleyball

D. not all the games have a long history ________.

(2)According to this passage we know that ________.

[　　]

A. sports help to train a person's character

B. people swim only because there are a lot of rivers in their country

C. people from different countries may not be able to understand each other before a game

D. sports and games can develop the friendship between people all over the world

(3)The writer didn't tell us in this passage that ________.

[　　]

A. basketball was invented in America

B. sports change with the season

C. games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities

D. football is played all over the world

(4)People all over the world enjoy sports because ________.

[　　]

A. sports are interesting

B. sports help to keep people healthy, happy and to live longer

C. sports help to train one's character

D. all of the above

(5)From this passage we can see that ________.

[　　]

A. sports and games are unimportant things that people do

B. sports and games should be treated (对待) only as amusement (娱乐活动)

C. sports and games are only useful to the old

D. none of the above is true

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　　Dawn Fraser was born in Australia in 1937． She was one of the strongest women swimmers ever. She broke twenty-seven world records.

　　Dawn was very tough. She always said what she felt. She was often in trouble. When she was fourteen she was stopped from swimming for a year and a half. As a swimmer she often upset (扰乱) the people who controlled the sports.

　　In 1956 Dawn broke one of the oldest records in swimming. She swam the 100 meters free-style in 64．5 seconds. The free-style is the fastest way of swimming. In 1964 Dawn became the first woman to take less than one minute for 100 meters. Today the record is 54．73 seconds.

　　In 1956 at the Olympic Games in Melbourne,Australia,Dawn won the gold medal in the 100 meters free-style for the first time. Four years later at the Olympic Games in Rome,Italy,she won the gold medal again. However,she was in trouble again. She refused to swim for Australia in another swimming event.

　　Sadly,Dawn's father died of cancer soon after the Game in Rome. Three years later Dawn was travelling with her mother by car. Dawn was driving. The car crashed(撞车). Dawn's mother died,Dawn hurt her neck badly,but a few months later she won the gold medal in the 100 meters free-style at the Olympic Games in Tokyo,Japan.

　　But she was in trouble again. She did not wear the Australia swimsuit. Dawn also liked fun. She stole a Japanese policeman's bike. The police ran after her. She cycled to the Japanese Emperor's (皇帝) garden,which no ordinary people were allowed into. She tried to swim in the lake there. The police arrested (逮捕) her.

　　The people who controlled professional (职业的) swimming in Australia stopped Dawn from swimming for ten years. She never swam again.

(1)The world record which is less than one minute for the 100 meters free-style was set in _______.

[　　]

(2)According to the passage,Dawn Fraser won ________ at _______ different Olympic Games.

[　　]

　　A．three events;three

　　B．the same event;three

　　C．four gold medals;four