阅读理解

　　One should be moderate in all things. Moderation is always the safest way to do things, and a virtue we should have. Let's take the student life for example. There are some students who study too hard and play too little, while there are others who play too much and study too little. On the one hand, it is harmful to his health if he does too few physical exercises, and on the other hand, it is harmful to his mind if he plays too much.

　　In the matter of eating, one also should be moderate. Don't eat too much or too little. Eating too much will make you sick, while eating too little will make you weak.

　　The man of progress is he who neither has too high an opinion of himself nor thinks too poorly of himself. If he thinks too high of himself, he is surely to become very proud, but if he has too poor an opinion of himself, he will have no courage to make an advance. Both conditions above will make you lose your aim in life. A broadminded man is he who always moves within the orbit of reasonableness. In any activities in one's life, moderation is one of the best ways to enjoy real happiness.

1．“Someone is moderation”means ________.

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A．he walks neither too fast nor too slowly

B．he shows good sense and never goes to extremes

C．he is not only safe but also successful

D．he is either tall or short

2．In the passage the writer suggests that the student should ________.

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A．only study hard without any time to play

B．spend most of his time playing different games

C．have much more time to study than to play

D．correctly arrange his time for study and play

3．According to the writer, one should eat ________.

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A．neither too much nor too little

B．food rich in fat

C．a little amount of food so as cat to be fat

D．as much food as one can if the food is tasty

4．If one wants to be broadminded, he must ________.

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A．be full of courage

B．enjoy real happiness

C．do everything reasonably

D．believe in himself

5．According to the writer's opinion, ________.

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A．thinking highly of yourself will lead to success

B．moderation can help you enjoy life

C．if you have no courage, you will think little of yourself

D．if there is no moderation, you will lose aim

阅读理解

　　Perhaps the biggest difference is in the growth of computers. Computers can think, can remember, can calculate faster than any human brain. A computer can hold more than a million fads in its memory. There are computers that are so big that they would fill this entire auditorium with machinery. Business and banks are now managed by computers. Student's grades, their marks are all managed by computers. If you work in America, you would receive your marks on little print out from the computer, not from your teachers. In America we pay bills. We have to pay our children's university study from a computer and I pay the computer who then writes me another letter to say, “ Thank you for your payment. You now own such and such amount. ”This is not even seen by a human being. It is all between me and computer. However, if a computer makes a mistake, that won't help you. If a computer makes a mistake about one of you, it is terribly difficult to correct that mistake. And sometimes a computer does make a mistake, that mistake is never learned by another computer and the same mistake will go into other computers. And it becomes terribly difficult for one single person to correct a mistake that has been made. So in many ways people have become the servant of computers who are bigger and cleverer than they are. Of course, computers speed up every operation because computers can immediately record, remember facts and produce new information that combines with these facts. It makes science possible. Modem science would not be possible without the computers to do the calculations.

1．In America, the students get their school reports from ________.

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2．“You now own such and such amount” means ________.

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A．you have made a big sum of money

B．you have got a lot of computers

C．you are told how much money left belong to you

D．you have lost your money and computer

3．If a computer makes a mistake, ________.

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A．another computer can correct this mistake

B．one person can easily correct this mistake

C．other computers can make the same mistake

D．other persons will make the same mistake

4．As mentioned by the text, why have computers become the master of people?

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A．Computers are as big and clever as people

B．Computers are bigger and cleverer than people

C．People are bigger and clever than computers

D．Computers have learned how to control human being

5．What is the main idea of this passage?

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A．Computers play the most important role in modern science and technology

B．People play the most important role in the new age of science and technology

C．Computers are widely used in America daily life

D．People have changed computers greatly

阅读理解

　　For years, judo(现代柔道) has been Japan's most popular sport. Now it is becoming popular in America, too. How does a judo match work?

　　First, two judo students bow to each other. This is a sign of respect and greeting. It is like shaking hands. Then each student tries to pin the other on his back for 30 seconds. Sometimes, a student pretends not to struggle. Then he suddenly throws the other off balance. Or he may lift the other up and throw him down in one motion. Another way to win is to hold your opponent in a painful grip. Then you force him to give up.

　　There is no kicking or hitting in judo. Your size and strength don't matter. The important things to have are balance, quick-ness, and the ability to think ahead.

　　A judo student wears loose pants and a loose jacket. A belt goes around his jacket. The colour of the belt tells how good he is at judo. Beginners wear white belts. Skilled students wear brown belts. Those who wear black belts are the most skilled of all.

　　At first, judo was taught as a form of self-defence. Used in this way, it can cripple or kill. But as a sport, it does not bring permanent injury or pain. In fact, judo is now called“a gentle art”. Those who learn judo skills also learn courtesy, respect for others and clear thinking.

1．This article ________.

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A．is mainly about the historical development of judo

B．describes judo as a form of self-defence

C．is mainly about how to defeat your opponent

D．describes judo as a sport

2．________, which is least important for understanding the main ides of this article.

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A．As a sport, judo doesn't bring permanent injury or pain

B．A judo, popular in America and Japan, teaches courtesy and clear thinking

C．Judo is a“gentle”sport that depends on balance and quickness rather than strength

D．A judo student wears loose pants and loose jacket

3．The statement that proves that judo can be a form of self-defence is that

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A．it is called a“gentle art”

B．it doesn't result in permanent injury or pain

C．it can cripple or kill

D．it requires the students to bow to each other before fighting

4．In this selection, “permanent” probably means ________.

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5．In the judo match, one should have ________.

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A．size and strength

B．balance and quickness .

C．weight and ability to think ahead

D．balance, quickness and the ability to think ahead rather than size and strength

阅读理解

　　If you have to miss one meal a day ( or if you want to do so), which meal will cause you fewest health problems? If they have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially dieters or very busy people) will choose to skip(跳过) breakfast.

　　However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast ( the meal which“ breaks”your“fast”which started the night before) to be the most important meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, we will have the energy and nutrients(营养物质) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力). Nevertheless, many people skip breakfast or substitute(代替) a donut(炸面圈) and a cup of coffee for a well-balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?

　　One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants(参与者) included both males and females who ranged in age from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given variety of breakfast, and sometimes they have to skip breakfast completely. Special tests, including blood tests and endurance tests, were set up to analyze(分析) how well the participants' bodies functioned when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast.

　　The results have shown that if a person eats an adequate(足够) breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently(高效) and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person's work involves mental activity. The study has shown that if schoolchildren eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast diet is inadequate.

1．In the word“breakfast”, “fast” probably means ________.

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2．Many experts in the field of health think ________.

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A．that one must miss one meal a day

B．that most people should skip breakfast

C．that to skip one meal a day is no good for one's health

D．that breakfast is the most important in a working day

3．According to this passage, those participating in the experiment ________.

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A．were adults

B．were males of different ages

C．were both teenagers and grown-ups

D．were mostly Young people under 20

4．During the experiment, these people were given ________, and sometimes they had to skip breakfast completely.

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A．different kinds of breakfast

B．very good breakfast

C．adequate breakfast

D．all kinds of meals

5．Special tests were set up to analyze how the participants' bodies functioned when ________.

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A．they had skipped breakfast

B．they had had breakfast

C．they had eaten particular breakfast

阅读理解

　　A French girl outside Buckingham Palace said:“I was so excited. I saw the Queen! She came out in a Rolls Royce. I've been interested in your royal family since I was a little girl. I have read all the stories—especially about Charles and Diana—in French newspapers and magazines. They tell me what your royal family really do. Your newspapers can't tell the truth about them!”?

　　An Italian boy, who was in Britain for the first time, talked about the weather. “I can't understand it. I have been here for over a week, and I still haven't seen any fog!”

　　A Japanese student from Tokyo said: “I have been in Britain since April, and I am living with a British family. I have noticed one big difference between British and Japanese families. British men do jobs like cooking, washing up and ironing. They are jobs which I have never seen Japanese men do. They think it is women's work. But I don't agree! ”

　　A German student, at a language school in Oxford said: “I thought Britain was a modem European country—you have been in the EEC for years now. So why do you still use miles, pints, and pounds, instead of kilometers, litres and kilos? And why do you still drive on the wrong side of the road?”

　　A Danish girl in Brighton said: “I came to Britain a month ago. I have noticed one very strange thing here. After British people have washed the dishes, they never rinse them. They just take them out of the dirty, soapy water and leave them dry!”

　　A Swedish girl said: “I have watched a lot of television since I arrived in Torquay two weeks ago. British television is wonderful. But the “programmes”which I enjoyed most are the advertisements. They are very funny or very clever, or both. Back home in Sweden we don't have any TV advertisements at all! ”

1．“It makes shopping very difficult. For example, I don't know what size shoes or jeans to ask for. ”From the passage we know ________ said so.

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2．“In fact the sun hasn't stopped shining—it is not at all like in old films and Dickens' novels. ” From the above we know ________ said so.

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3．“Surely it is not difficult to put them under the cold tap for a moment. ”Who said this?

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4．“I help too—my friends at home would be very surprised if they could see me. ”Whose opinion is it?

[　　]

5．“I enjoy guessing what they are for, you know beer or toothpaste or whatever, before they actually name the product. ”Toothpaste is a kind of material that we use to ________.

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　　When might you need to give blood for a personality(个性) test? The answer is that you need to do so when you ask for a job.

　　Some people believe that your blood hides no secrets. It shows the“real you. ”And the owners of certain blood groups might be particularly good or bad at certain tasks. This is the very reason why you could be asked to offer your blood group before being given a job.

　　The new idea was first carried out in Japan and now it has been brought over to other parts of the world. One important business company in Japan is quite special about its needs. “For our office members, we must have 30 percent of Group A and 15 percent of AB, 25 percent of 0 and 30 percent of B.”

　　Do you happen to know your own blood group? It seems that if you belong to blood group 0, you can get things done and sell the goods well. Blood group A are the thinkers, while blood group B are highly creative. And if you have problem, ask the A B s to solve them. So if you visited the Japanese company, you would find out the 0 types selling goods and A types keeping order in the office.

1．According to the passage, ________.

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A．four types of the blood were discovered by Japan

B．people of good blood might do their work very well

C．knowing your own blood group could get a job

D．more and more countries have accepted the new idea about blood groups

2．Creative persons, good salesmen, thinkers and problem-solvers are the four kinds of persons needed by the Japanese company. The proportion(比例) mentioned in the passage is ________ respectively.

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3．People belonging to blood group B might be good at

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A．sports and

B．smoothing away difficulties

C．doing office work

D．painting and writing

4．The passage seems to lead you to believe ________.

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A．your blood group could affect your work

B．blood type can never change your life

C．the idea about blood groups has little scientific basis

D．personality tests are exactly correct

5．This passage is mainly about ________.

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A．the origin of blood groups

B．the effect of the blood group on personality

C．the secret of blood groups

D．the new skill of hiring people

阅读理解

　　A chicken lays an egg. You feel sleepy. And a tree loses its leaves. All of these thin, and many more, happen in a certain way, at a certain time each day or each year. They take place became something calld an internal clock. The word internal means “inside of”, and the internal clock is inside a certain part of every plant and animal. For example, there is an internal clock in the head of a chicken.

　　The internal clock receives a signal, or message, from the world around it. Some of signals include lit, heat, darkness and cold. When the internal clock gets the signal, the body of the plant or animal produce a chemical that causes the living thing to do different action. For example, daylight signals the chicken's internal clack to make a chemical. Then this chemical causes the chicken to lay eggs.

　　People are learning a lot about internal clocks. Fanners have even learned how to fool a chicken's internal clock so that the chicken lays more eggs.

1．A signal is ________.

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2．The clock described in the story is called internal because it ________.

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A．means“inside of”

B．is inside every plant or animal

C．never stops running

D．produces a signal

3．In this story, one signal would be ________.

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4．In the chain of events below, what is missing?

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A．The chicken moves its body.

B．The chicken is fooled by the farmer.

C．The chicken makes a chemical.

D．The chicken sees the daylight.

5．What do you think farmers do to make chickens lay more egg? They ________.

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A．make the chickens do different actions

B．keep the chickens in a cooler place

C．feed the chickens a special chemical

阅读理解

　　The many moons of Jupiter travel around the planet in different directions.

　　Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. Over the years, scientists have found that Jupiter has its own small solar sys tem. Earth has one moon. Jupiter has at least sixteen and probably more.

　　Since there were so many moons, scientists began to number them. The numerals ( numbers ) tell the sequence, or order, in which the moons were found. They were slower to name the moons. All of Jupiter's moons raw have a name as well as a number.

　　The first five moons to be discovered are known as the “inner moons”. But they are not the closest to the planet. The closest is only 127600 kilometers away from Jupiter. All the inner moos circle the planet in courtier-clockwise direction, that is, opposite of the hands of a clock.

　　Jupiter's middle group of moons ere at least 11100000 kilometers fin the planet. They also eve in a counter-clockwise motion (moving). The four farthest moots are at least 20,700,000 kilometres away. These are called “outer moons”. They circle in a clockwise motion.

　　How marry more moons do you think will be discovered?

1．What does“solar system”in this article mean? ________.

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2．Things that travel in the same direction as the hands of a clack are said to be traveling in a ________.

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A．clockwise direction

B．counter-clockwise direction

C．same direction

D．different direction

3．Jupiter's ________ group of moons travel in a clockwise direction.

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4．The number given to Jupiter's moons tell ________.

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A．the order in which they were discovered

B．the order in which they travel

C．the order of their distance from Jupiter

D．the order of the names

5．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?________.

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A．None of Jupiter's moons have names

B．Most of Jupiter's moons circle clockwise

C．Jupiter's inner moors were discovered first

阅读理解

　　Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food? Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the pest, people usually went to dices for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.

　　A man named Walter Scott had the first“diner”in 1872. It wasn't really a diner. It was only a food cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers, who wanted a cup of coffee and late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled-eggs. In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diner with counters and stools and people sat down while eating.

　　Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in a diner at arty time. Diners changed in other ways too. The original(最初的) menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent(永久的) buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels.

　　Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually building with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths, tables and chairs. People can eat all three meals in a modem diner.

　　Today, many people eat in fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diners remain an American tradition, and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today.

1．The underlined word“diner”means ________.

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A．a word coming from the word“dinner”

B．a special kind of restaurant

C．a place for shopping

D．a place for dancing

2．What meal did the first diner serve?

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3．When people came to the diner built by Samuel Jones, people

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A．had to wait a long time before they got their food

B．had to stand while eating their food

C．all praised Samuel Jones for what he had done

D．had to cook the food by themselves

4．Soon after 1887, diners ________.

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A．didn't close until mid-night

B．closed only on Sundays

C．were in service all day long

D．served only soup and eggs

5．From this passage we know that ________.

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A．only poor people go, to diners

B．most people still eat in diners

C．few people go to eat in diners raw

D．diner is a traditional and popular place in the US

阅读理解

　　What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes a person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result d where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

　　We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Marry child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

　　Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly aid foolish thin. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did. ”or “You are such a smart child. ”

1．The words“intelligent”and“brilliant”in the first paragraph probably ________ mean while“dull”in the second paragraph means ________.

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A．bright and splendid, slow in thinking and understanding

B．pretty and handsome, ordinary-looking

C．and important, stupid

D．hopeful and helpful, careless

2．According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.

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A．a normal person, a funny person

B．a strong person, a weak person

C．a high intelligent person, a foolish or weak minded person

D．a famous person, an ordinary person

3．A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.

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A．whose parents are clever

B．often thinking about difficult problems

C．often helped by his parents and teaches

D．born with a good brain and putting it to active use

4．It is better for parents ________ .

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A．to praise and encourage their children more often

B．to be hard on their children

C．to leave their children alone with nothing to do

D．to give their children as much as possible

5．Which of the following is Not hue according to the article?

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A．Parents play an important part in their children's growth.

B．The lees you use your mind the dulls you may become.

C．Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.

D．What makes a person bright or stupid is mill under discussion.