阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　Charles White is one of the top artists in America. He is now probably the country's best known Negro artist, who does most of his work about Negro life.

　　White grew up in Chicago. For his seventh birthday his mother bought him a set of oil paints. One day he pulled down the window curtain and used them to paint on. His first prize for painting was a good scolding from his mother.

　　In high school he was often truant until he won a school prize for his art work. Then he began to study art seriously.

　　While he paints, he listens to music, often the gospel kind that is based on the Bible (圣经).“I have to have sounds”, he insists. “I can't paint in silence”.

　　He never takes a vacation from art, for he is unhappy when he isn't working.

If a painting doesn't seem right, he will start over again completely, “No matter how long I've gone on it or how big it is”.

　　Today a White drawing sells for $ 1500．His paintings sell for $ 18000 to $ 25000.

1．What could be the best title?

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A．A Prize, A Painting.

B．Charles White: A Well-known Negro.

C．Hard Work.

D．Thoughts From the Bible.

2．Charles' mother scolded him because ________.

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A．he had painted on the curtain

B．he wasted lots of money

C．he had not won the prize

D．he was using his set of oil paints

3．White was a truant ________.

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A．all through his high school education

B．after he won a prize for his art work

C．before he won a prize for his art work

D．because he liked to paint very much

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　One of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug(药) used against disease. The wartime use of penicillin(青霉素)saved thousands of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia(肺炎) caused eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War, the rate(比率)went down to less than one percent. In addition, penicillin was instrumental (有助于) in keeping wounds from getting infected(感染)and in helping to speed the healing process(愈合过程), of those wounds that did become infected.

1．According to the author, the most important weapon in the Second War was ________.

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2．From the passage, we know that ________ of America soldiers in the First World War died of pneumonia.

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3．Why did much fewer soldiers die of pneumonia in the Second World War?

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A．Because there were fewer soldiers.

B．As there were fewer diseases.

C．Because the use of penicillin.

D．As soldiers were clever.

4．Penicillin was not used ________ in the Second World War.

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5．What would be the title of this passage?

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阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项．

　　Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind as she practised. How patient and loving her father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly (特别地) difficult pieces! She was making progress (进步), very good progress, and that was very good. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, her four-year-old brother, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Merianne was practising. One evening at sundown the father patted(拍) Marianne's shoulder, saying she had done very well. All the moment Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece.

　　What a joke that was. Picking up his baby son, the father laughed, tapped his tiny nose and said, “Look at your small hands. why, you can't span(够得着)the note yet. You must wait, little man. You must wait.”

　　There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play one of the classics. After dinner Marianne helped wash the dishes when the father lit his pipe(烟斗).

　　But the pipe went out. He was on his feet. “Listen,” he said in a awed tone(感叹语气).“Listen, Marianne is playing that piece better than ever.”

　　But Marianne was washing pots in the kitchen.

　　His wife following, he went upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his pipe in the other. he pushed open the door, and found little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. “I love it so,” said the child.

　　It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.

1．Mozart was ________.

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A．the little brother of Marianne

B．the pupil of Marianne

C．the son of Marianne

D．the daughter of Marianne

2．Mozart learned how to play the piano ________.

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A．at school

B．when his father taught his sister

C．after his father taught him

D．after his sister taught him music lessons

3．One evening when Wolfgang wanted to play one of the classics his father ________.

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A．allowed him to do so once

B．persuaded(说服) him not to do so

C．asked him to wait for a moment

D．asked him to wait for a few years

4．His father refused to let him play one of the classics because he thought ________.

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A．he was too young to play

B．he was too stupid to play

C．he was not good at playing

D．he didn't work hard at music

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出最佳选项．

　　Indianapolis is the capital and largest city of Indiana, USA. With a population of 744 000, it is one of the largest cities in the world that cannot be reached by water. However, Indianapolis is a city through which many railways, roads, buses and planes pass. There are many factories which make trucks, farm tools, and electrical things. These factories cause little pollution (污染) for the city. Butler University, well-known for engineering, and the law and medical schools of Indiana University, are in the city center. Nearby is the Indianapolis race course, where the nation's most famous car race is held each year on May 30th.

　　If you visited Indianapolis you would be able to find your way around easily because most of the streets cross each other like a chessboard(棋盘). In the center of the city, called the Circle, stands the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, 100meters high. Also in the center there are many buildings made of the famous Indiana stone, which makes them white in color.

1．What is Indianapolis best known for?

[　　]

A．Its yearly motor race.

B．Its schools and libraries.

C．Its universities and medical schools.

D．Its Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.

2．From the text, what do we learn about the size of Indianapolis?

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A．It is the largest city in the U S A.

B．It has a population of over a million.

C．It has a population of under a million.

D．It is one of the largest cities in the world.

3．It is easy for a stranger to go about in the city because ________.

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A．most of the buildings are in the center of the city

B．there are many different ways of traveling there

C．the buildings are very close to each other

D．the city is planned in squares(正方形)

4．Many buildings in Indianapolis are white because ________.

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A．they are painted white every year

B．the Indiana people keep them clean

C．they are made of a special stone

D．there is little pollution from factories

阅读理解

　　Five years ago David Smith wore an eve suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict(迷) .” he jokes. “I usually carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change my clothes that got wrinkled (皱的) .” Today David wears casual(休闲) clothes — khaki pants and a sports shirt — to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. “I'm working harder than ever, ” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”

　　More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on Friday .This became known as “dress-down Friday” or“ casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing. ”said business adviser Maisy Lones.

　　Why have so marry companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work, ”says the owner of a software company , “so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative (保守的) dress code. ”Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study made by Levi Strauss Company, 85 percent of employers (雇主) said that they believe that casual dress improves worker morale (士气) . Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work. Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day” . said one person. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes. ”

1．David refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict ”because ________.

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A．he often wears khaki pants and a sports shirt

B．he couldn't stand a clean appearance

C．he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time

D．he didn't want to spend much money on clothes

2．David Smith wears casual clothes now, because ________.

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A．they make him feel at ease when working

B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes

C．he looks handsome in casual clothes

D．he no longer works for the company

3．Which of the following is FALSE according to the passage ?

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A．Many workers don't like to dress up conservatively.

B．Comfortable clothes make workers more productive.

C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers.

D．All the employers in the US are for casual office wear.

4．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．Company workers slatted to dress down about twenty years ago.

B．“Dress-down Friday”was first given as a favor from employees.

C．Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.

D．Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.

阅读理解

　　Sometimes in the month of November, a special event happens in the sky that observers may remember for a lifetime. The event is more than a meteor shower(流星雨) . It is a meteor storm .

　　Meteors are pieces of rock from space that burn up in our atmosphere(大气) . Meteor showers happen when the Earth passes through a large amount of space material during its orbit (按轨道运行) around the sun.

　　However, thousands of meteors fall during a meteor storm. Some of them may briefly shine brighter than any star in the sky.

　　The Leonid meteor shower happens every November. In most years, it is not unusual. Leonid meteors fall at an average rate of only fifteen each hour. But every thirty-three years art object passes through our solar system(太阳系) that changes the Leonid meteor shower.

　　A comet(彗星) is a large body of gas, ice and rock. Comets leave behind these materials as they orbit the sun. Each year around November 18th, the Earth passes through material left behind by a comet called Tempel-Tuttle .

　　In the February of 1998, comet Tempel-Tuttle returned to the inner solar system. Astronomers(天文学家) have found that the Leonid meteor shower can become very active for about five years after the appearance of that comet.

　　Astronomers also have discovered that each appearance of comet Tempel-Tuttle leaves behind a different path of material. This discovery has permitted astronomers to know when the Leonid meteor shower may be most intense. Some astronomers believe the Leonids this month may be a meteor storm .

　　In 1833, observers in the eastern United States saw an intense meteor storm. One person estimated that meteors fell at a rate of ten-thousand an hour above West Point, New York. In 1966, people in the western United States saw another intense Leonid meteor storm.

　　This year, astronomers believe that there will he two periods of heavy meteor activity starting on November 18th. At Ten Hours Universal Time, observers in North America should see a large number of meteors .

　　Another period of meteor activity should happen at about Eighteen Hours Universal Time. Observers in East Asia and western Australia will see it best. Astronomers who have researched the Leonids say the best chance to see a meteor storm may he this year and next year.

1．This passage mainly tells us about a kind of ________.

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A．stranger weather

B．strange material

C．atmospheric phenomenon(大气现象)

D．comet called Tempel-Tuttle

2．The writer thinks that when people see a meteor storm they will be ________.

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3．When a meteor storm happens, winch of the following will NOT happen?

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A．Rocks from space run into our atmosphere.

B．The Earth passes through a large amount of space material.

C．A comet orbits the Earth.

D．Meteors fall heavily.

4．How do astronomers know the Leonid this month may be a meteor storm?

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A．From the appearance of comets .

B．From the different types of Tempel-Tuttle when a comet appears.

C．Because the Tempel-Tuttle returned to the inner solar system.

D．Because every thirty-five years an object passes through materials left by the Tempel-Tuttle.

阅读理解

　　What do those countries in the world have in common? People are killing each other or driving others out of their families. Why is this hap pening? Very simple, really: in each h of these places, and elsewhere in the world, one group of people believes that another group is different from them and dangerous to them. It has been thus throughout history. How different are humans from each other?

　　We come in different colors: red, blank, white, yellow and brown; we have a variety of political systems, social systems, religious views(宗教信仰) or none at all; we are different in mind, have different educational systems, different socio-economic classes. We speak different languages, and have different customs and dresses.

　　If we were to break each of these further, we would have quite a long list of qualities and characteristics that make humans appear to be different from each other. I say they appear to be different , because most of what I have listed stands for what we see or hear, not what is true of human. Man is man everywhere, which is only because where he lives. when he lives there, with whom he lives there, and all have effect on how he lives, that is, what he believes, what he wears, his customs, his gods, his language and so on. These are man-made fact that each group develops over time living together, facing the same problems, needing and desiring the same things. They are his culture. The truth is that we are much more the same than different. If you wear one type of clothing and I wear another, we both wear some kind of clothing. Our culture demands it. If you speak one language and I another, we both speak so that others will understand us. We must communicate with each other. Nothing is gained by giving too many differences, but much lost . If we understood our differences as the ones of culture, then we could make our world more peaceful.

　　Difference doesn't mean better or worse, right or wrong . It means only that differences have been made by society. Differences produce variety of thought, feeling and action, and that can be very helpful to work out human problems peacefully.

1．We've learned from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．people are different

B．people are the same

C．people are different because of their cultures

D．people are the same in every way except their cultures

2．People in those countries fight each other for ________.

[　　]

A．they have different colors

B．they have different customs and dresses

C．they have different education systems

D．some people think that other people arc different and harmful to them

3．If we pay much attention to differences ________.

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A．we'll get something

B．we'll produce problems

C．we'll develop

D．nothing will be lost

阅读理解

　　Population and Size

　　With a population of 610,700, Milwaukee is the 19th largest city in the country and the largest in Wisconsin. The four-country city area ( Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, end Waukesha counties) has a population of 1.5 million. The city of Milwaukee covers needy 96 square miles.

　　Location

　　Milwaukee is positioned in the center of the Midwest, in the Southeast comer of Wisconsin, settled along a high steep cliff on Lake Michigan's western shore.

　　Climate

　　Lake Michigan the climate a great deal, cooling the city in the warm months and moderating (缓和) cold temperatures in the winter. This is known as the “lake effect” . Milwaukee has four distinct seasons.

　　It is suggested that when participating in night-time summer activities downtown one have a light jacket on hand.

　　General References

　　Transportation

　　Milwaukee is only eight miles north of General Mitchell International Airport. The Milwaukee County Transit System provides bus service throughout the downtown area including areas of Greater Milwaukee. There are many taxi and limousine(豪华轿车) services available for your needs. Milwaukee is a regular stop for Amtrak Greyhound Bus lines .

　　Local Ordinances(法令)

　　Bars are open until 2 a. m. Liquor stores are open seven days a week. Legal drinking age in Winsconsin is 21, state sales tae is 5% . There is an additional 0.6% sales tax charge in Milwaukee County.

1．The passage is part of a(n) ________ according to your idea.

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A．official visitors' guide

B．newspaper advertiser

C．news reporter

D．poster in the street

2．If you want to get more information about the city, which number should you dial?

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3．If you want to buy something $ 20 in price in Milwaukee County, how much should you pay exactly?

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4．Which of the following is rat mentioned as a means of transportation in Milwaukee?

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阅读理解

　　The trees arrived by post, a half-open parcel . They were thin and straight, rather like arrows but with shiny leaves at one end and muddy roots at the other. Terry and his father took them down the garden and planted them in their prepared places . Terry had great hopes of the middle tree, now set in the holy spot where Henry, his cat run over, had been laid to rest a year before. The nine trees made an avenue(大街) down one side of the garden, where there was already a fifteen-foot stone wall between the garden and the backyards of the Jenkins Street houses.

　　“Why do we want a mw of trees as well as a wall?” Terry asked his father.

　　His father said, “For privacy(隐私) .These trees grow very thickly. ”

　　His father's love of privacy often puzzled Terry, who was not one to keep himself to himself, but he could see part of the point here. The houses in Jerkins Street were on higher ground. His friend Leslie lived in number twelve, and Leslie had only to stand on a box to see right over the wall.

　　“Will the trees grow higher than the wall? ”Terry asked then. “Oh, yes, twice, as high if not more. It'll take a few years but they'll grow.”

　　So they were going to have nine trees thirty feet tall, to keep them from being overlooked(俯视) . Terry wondered why this was so desirable (值得做的) . He said, “Our garden is very pretty. Why can't we let the people over the wall see it? That wouldn't be showing off, would it?”

　　“'No, I don't think it would be, ”his father said, “yet some people might feel a bit less happy if they can always see a good thing that is not theirs. We don't want to be the cause of any jealousy(嫉妒) if we can help it.”

　　This consideration for other people's feelings must be a grown-up thing, Terry thought. It was not his idea of how to run things. He said, “These trees seem a lot of trouble to stop people being jealous of us.”

　　His father looked at him. “It isn't much trouble, Terry. ”he said. “These trees will grow without help from us. They'll be beautiful. And listen to them. You can already hear them whispering to us in the wind. ”

1．Part of the garden is called a holy spot for ________.

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A．a cat was buried there

B．Henry had been run over there

C．Terry's tree was planted in that spot

D．it was right in front of Leslie's house

2．Terry's father was a man who ________.

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A．was proud of his garden and liked showing it off

B．was very sociable towards his neighbours

C．preferred to keep himself to himself

D．felt jealous of the people in Jenkins Street

3．Why were the trees planted in front of the wall?

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A．Because that was where they would grow best.

B．To improve the appearance of the wall.

C．To hide the ugly sight of Jenkins Street.

D．To stop people looking into the garden.

4．The thing that might have made the neighbours feel lees happy was ________.

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A．the row of trees

B．the well-kept

C．the wall

D．the privacy of the place

5．What did Terry not agree with?

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A．Letting outsides see the garden.

B．The height of the houses in Jerkins Street.

C．His father's concern for people's feeling .

D．The way Leslie managed to take over the wall.

阅读理解

　　Marry people who work in London prefer to live outside it , and to go to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.

　　One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to hire . With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own.

　　Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even thought one has to get up earlier and spend mom time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evening, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the one hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward(报答) of one who has shared the secret of nature.

　　Some people, however, take no interest in country things. For them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was rat worth living if they had to live outside London. An occasional(偶尔的) walk in one of the parks and a fortnight's visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want , the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.

1．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．People who like country things prefer to live outside the city .

B．People who work in London prefer to live in the country.

C．Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people working in London prefer to live inside London.

D．Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people working in London prefer to live outside London.

2．When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those have the reward of one who has shared the secret of nature.

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A．who live in the country

B．who have spent time working in the garden

C．who have a garden of their own

D．who have been digging, planting and watering

3．People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that ________if they had to live outside London.

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A．their life was meaningless

B．their life was valuable

C．they didn't deserve(理应得到) a happy life

D．they were not worthy of their happy life

4．The underlined words “the rest” refer to ________.

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A．the rest time

B．the rest people

C．the rest of the country

D．the rest of the parks and of the sea