阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。

    The man from the West stopped and drew back his arm."You're not Jimmy　　 Wells". He said in a quick and angry way, " Twenty years is a long time,　　 but not long enough to change a man's nose from a Roman to pug."

    "It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one," said the tall man,　　 "You've been under arrest for ten minutes, Silky Bob. Chicago thinks　　 you may have dropped over our way and phones us she wants to have a　　 word with you. Going quietly, are you? That's sensible. Now before we　　 go to the station here's a note I was asked to hand you. You may read　　 it here at the window. It's from Patrolman Wells."

    The man from the West opened the little piece of paper handed him.　　 His hand was steady when he began to read, but it trembled a little by　　 the time he'd finished. The note was rather short.

    Bob: I was at the right place on time. When you struck the match to　　 light your cigar I saw it was the face wanted in Chicago. Somehow I　　 couldn't do it myself, so I went around and got a plain clothes man　　 (便衣) to do the job.

(1)The man from the West had been waiting for________. ［　　  ］    

   A. his friend　　B. his companion    C. Bob　　　　   D. Jimmy 

(2) The man from the West must have broken the law______.［　　  ］    

   A. in Chicago　　B. in New York　　    C. in the West   D. somewhere else 

(3) The man from the West recognized the tall man not to be the one he 　　    had been waiting for because the tall man__________.　　［　　  ］    

   A. had a different accent  B. had a different nose    

   C. was much taller　　　　 D. said" Chicago wants to talk with you." 

(4)The two men might have walked_________________.　　　　［　　  ］    

   A. for ten minutes　　 B. arm in arm    

   C. face to face　　　　D. both A and B 

(5)We can suppose Jim_______________.　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　  ］    

   A. was afraid of the man from the West    

   B. got another man to help him    

   C. had an appointment 20 years ago 

   D.had something else to do and couldn't come himself

阅读理解训练

　　Kangaroos live only in Australia and on the island near it. Not many people knew they were there until about 200 yeas ago. At that time, Captain Cook sailed to Australia from England.

　　He and his men had travelled halfway around the world. They needed food for the long trip home. Captain Cook sent a few sailors ashore to get food .

　　When the sailor returned, they brought with them a big gray animal. The men's eyes were being opened wide.

　　“Look at his tail,”said one, “It must be four feet long！”

　　“What's the animal called?” asked the captain.

　　“We tried to get the people to tell us,” answered a sailor, “They kept saying ‘Kangaroo’. They wouldn't say anything else.”

　　“Kangaroo,” said Captain Cook, “That's a good name. It sounds as queer as he Cooks . ” Captain cook carefully noted this word in his word book.

　　The missionaries (传教士) who later came to Australia were anxious to see a kangaroo but their questions were met with puzzled looks. They soon discovered that the native who answered Cook's question was really saying, “I don't know what you're pointing at.”This is how the word “Kangaroo ”has come into use.

(1)Which sentence below best expresses the main idea?

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A．Captain Cook's sailor had a sense of humor.

B．Native Australians could not speak English.

C．Some words have fascinating origins (起源)

D．Captain Cook was fond of animals.

(2)What does the passage want to tell us?

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A．The far reaching influence of missionaries.

B．The unusual origin of certain names.

C．The importance of accurate dictionaries.

D．Kangaroos had no name before Cook's men found them.

(3)The passage could be entitled “______”

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阅读理解

　　Alaska, which was called Russian America before it was sold to the United States, joined the Unions as the forty-ninth state in 1959 .

　　Alaska is now the largest of all the 50 states of the U.S.A. It was in 1867 that President A. Johnson's Secretary of State (国务卿) , Seward , bought Alaska from the Russians at a cost of 7．2million. The buying of the huge northern land seemed at first something foolishly done. Not only was Alaska difficult to reach, but it was also hard to live in and it appeared to have no importance in time of war. Besides, there are volcanoes (火山) there as Alaska lies on the Pacific “ring of fire”. In Alaska large treeless areas are covered. with snow all the year. For these reasons the buying of Alaska was called “Seward's Folly (愚蠢) ”at that time.

　　However, in 1886, gold was found in Alaska, and people poured into this land. Since then other important natural resources were discovered, including oil. But most people visit Alaska in order to see the endless beauty of nature that northern land shows to them. For example, there are about 11,000 islands in Alaska. And in a certain area of Alaska the sun does not set for eighty - two days every year.

(1)Alaska is now ______ of the Union .

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(2)Alaska joined the Union as a state ______.

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A．92 years after Seward bought it

B．92 years before Seward bought it

C．as soon as it was sold to the U.S.

D．as soon as gold was found there

(3)The buying of Alaska was called “Seward's Folly” at that time because ______.

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A．it was difficult to reach and hard to live in

B．it appeared to have no importance in time of war

C．people only knew there were volcanoes there but didn't know it was rich in natural resources

D．of all the above reasons

(4)Now most people come to Alaska in order to ______.

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(5)In Alaska ______ for eighty - two days.

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阅读理解

　　Bremen, Germany - A 25 - year - old German with no flying experience stole a light plane and flew it around aimlessly for three hours while he tried to kill himself, police said yesterday. He stole the single engine Cessna 150 at Oldenburg-Hatten Airport about 40 kilometres west of Bremen on Sunday afternoon . Dicter Goepel , 50 , an experienced pilot and flight instructor (导航员) at Bremen Airport, negotiated (谈判) over the radio with the man, a spokesman said. Officials closed down Bremen Airport for an hour while Goepel talked the man down to a safe landing on his second attempt.

(1)The young man who stole the place _______.

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(2)The young man tried to kill himself ______.

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A．because he had some trouble in money

B．because he had some trouble in marriage

C．he found no place to land on

D．no reason is given

(3)The stolen plane ______.

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A．equipped with one engine landed safely

B．was a two-seater sailplane

C．was newly built

D．was destroyed by the young man

(4)The officials closed down Bremen Airport for an hour _______.

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A．in order to let the man land safely

B．in order to arrest him

C．because the airport couldn't be used then

D．because there was no room for the plane

(5)After reading the passage, we can decide the man ______.

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A．killed himself

B．was taken down by Goepel

C．landed safely at Bremen Airport

D．flew away

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　The American does not join the discussion but watches the other guests. As he looks , he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess (女主人). She is staring ahead, her muscle contracting (收缩) slightly. With a slight gesture she summons the native boy standing behind her chair, and whispers to him. The boy listens with wide eyes and he quickly leaves.

　　Of the guests, none except the American notices this or see the boy place bows of milk just outside the open doors.

　　The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a boy means only one thing-bait (诱饵) for a snake. He realizes there must be a snake in the room. Three corners of the room are empty and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left-under the table.

(1)There is a strange expression on the face of the hostess because ________.

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A．the American does not join the discussion

B．her muscles contract

C．she notices a snake under the table

D．the native boy stands behind her chair

(2)Why are the boy's eyes wide open?

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A．The hostess is ill.

B．He is frightened by what the hostess tells him.

C．Something is wrong with him.

D．He is sorry to leave.

(3)Who notices what the boy does?

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A．Only the American of the guests.

B．All of the guests.

C．No one but the hostess.

D．Nobody.

(4)The boy put a bowl of milk outside the door because ________.

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A．he wants to feed the snake

B．he doesn't want to drink it

C．the American asks him to do so

D．he tries to lead the snake out of the room

(5)Where may this story take place?

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阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Since 1939, scientists have done lots of experiments and studies to determine whether smoking is harmful to one's health. The results have been showing that there is a serious health risk. Research teams have made studies that shows that smoking, particularly cigarette smoking has something to do with a shortened life.

　　Cigarette smoking is believed by most research workers in this field to be an important factor in the development of cancer of the lungs and cancer of the throat. Male cigarette smokers have a higher death rate from heart disease than non-smoking males. (Female smokers are thought to be less affected because they do not breathe in the smoke so deeply. )

　　So give up smoking. If you don't smoke-don't start!

(1)This passage mainly tells us ________.

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A．smoking is less dangerous to men

B．the results of the studies on smoking

C．how dangerous smoking is

D．both B and C

(2)From the passage we know ________.

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A．tobacco smoking is much more dangerous than cigarette smoking

B．smoking is a good habit to some men

C．smoking can cause heart trouble to male smokers only

D．smoking certainly has something to do with some kinds of cancer

(3)From the passage we know the writer is ________.

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(4)Which is NOT true from the passage?

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A．Scientists have been studying smoking since people began to smoke.

B．Smoking can cause health risk to people, both smokers and non-smokers.

C．Generally speaking, non-smokers live longer than those who smoke.

D．If you smoke, give it up!

(5)If you are a smoker and cannot give it up so soon, it would be better ________.

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A．not smoke so deeply

C．to see the doctor once a week

B．to use a pipe

D．to smoke only a packet a day

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Maxim Gorky was born of a worker's family. At the age of five, he lost his father. He spent his childhood mainly in his grandfather's home. When he was ten, his mother died of illness. His grandfather made him look for a job by himself. For ten years, young Gorky wandered about. He did whatever kinds of jobs he could find. He lived such a wandering life not because he liked it, but because he wanted to see the great land where he lived and the people around him.

　　The wandering life in those years made him deeply understand the pains of the working people and deeply hate the old Russian society. During that period he read books of all kinds with great interest, which provided him with rich materials to write his works later on.

(1)Which of the following sentences is true?

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A．Gorky spent his childhood happily with his grandfather.

B．Gorky spent his childhood mainly with his parents.

C．Gorky's childhood was not a happy one.

D．Gorky's childhood was a very happy one.

(2)The reason why young Gorky did all kinds of jobs and lived a wandering life is that ________.

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A．he wanted to know more about his country and people

B．nobody liked him

C．he liked such a kind of life

D．his grandfather asked him to do so

(3)Russia in Gorky's time was ________.

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A．a country that people liked

B．a dark country Gorky hated

C．a great socialist country

D．an advanced country

(4)Gorky was such a man who ________.

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A．cared little about any people around him

B．loved his people deeply and hated his enemy deeply

C．cared much about himself

D．disliked the books

(5)From the passage we know probably Gorky stopped his wandering life at about the age of ________.

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阅读理解。

　　A new law helps people with disabilities. The law says that people with disabilities must be able to get into and out of all public buildings. It also says special services must be offered to people who have special needs. Companies cannot offer to hire disabled workers.

　　Many businesses may have to change their building and services.

　　Ramps (坡道) must be built so people can get into building.

　　Movie theatres must have space for people in wheel chairs and seats for their friends to sit near them.

　　Lifts must have floor number in Braille (盲文)

　　This law will help millions of people. One woman who has been in a wheel (轮子) chair for many year said, “It's like a dream.”

(1)According to the passage, we can see that ________.

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A．it will be difficult for the normal (正常) people to get into the public building

B．the buildings of all the businesses will have to be changed

C．most businesses used to offer special services to the disabled

D．it was difficult for the disabled workers to find jobs in the past

(2)Ramps can help people ________.

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A．with hearing problems

B．who have difficulty in using their hands

C．who have difficulty in using their legs or feet

D．who don't like stairs

(3)Elevators with floor numbers in Braille will be convenient (方便) for ________.

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(4)What do you think the disabled would feel about the new law?

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A．They may think the new law reasonable.

B．Some of them are sure to be for the new law.

C．They must feel very excited and happy.

D．They feel it is like a dream.

(5)The fact that the new law has been passed shows that ________.

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A．the governments has paid no attention to the disabled

B．the government wants to help them

C．normal people show mercy to the disabled

D．companies will hire millions of disabled people

阅读理解

　　Joe Burns is a famous racing-driver. He is being interviewed on a sports programme.

　　Reporter: You've had a very dangerous life, haven't you, Joe? I mean, you've almost been killed several times, haven't you?

　　Joe: Yes, I suppose that's right.

　　Reporter: When was your worst accident?

　　Joe: It was during the British Grand Prix (英国汽车大赛). I ran into a wall. The car was completely broken and my left leg was broken. Luckily, nobody was killed.

　　Reporter: Was that the only time you had been… er… close to death?

　　Joe: No. Once, during the Mexican Grand Prix, two cars in front of me had a bad accident. One of them ran into the other. I drove away to avoid them and hit a fence. My car was badly damaged but luckily I was not hurt.

　　Reporter: You must enjoy danger. I mean, you wouldn't be a racing-driver if you didn't, would you?

　　Joe: I don't know about that. I had a very frightening experience not long ago. I was almost frightened to death. I thought I was going to be killed at any moment.

　　Reporter: Really? When was that? During your last race?

　　Joe: No, it was on my way to this studio. I had to drive through London during the lunch hour.

(1)The conversation takes place when ________.

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A．Joe Burns is meeting with a reporter

B．Joe Burns wants a reporter to meet him

C．Joe Burns meets with the reporter by chance

D．Joe Burns is talking with a friend who is a reporter

(2)Joe Burns has had a dangerous life because ________.

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(3)Joe had his worst accident ________.

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(4)During their conversation the reporter ________.

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A．would probably listen carefully and take notes

B．would not take notes

C．would pay no attention to what Joe said

D．had a frightening experience

(5)Joe Burns ________.

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A．was frightened to drive through London during the lunch hour

B．thought he would be killed by the people

C．was frightened by the people who watched him driving through London

D．thought it frightening to drive through London during the lunch hour

阅读理解

　　When buying a house, you must be sure to have it checked for termites (白蚁). A termite is much like an ant in its communal (群居的) habits, although physically the two insects are different.

　　Like those of ants, termite colonies (群体) consist of different classes, with its own particular job. The most perfectly formed termites, both male and female, make up the reproductive class. They have eyes, hard body walls, and fully developed wing. A pair of reproductive termites founds the colony. When new reproductive termites develop, they leave to form another colony. They use their wings only this on time and then break them off.

　　The worker termites are small, blind, and wingless, with soft bodies. They make up the majority of the colony and do all the work. Soldiers are also wingless and blind but are larger than the workers and have hard heads and strong jaws and legs. They defend the colony and are cared for by the workers.

　　The male and female of the reproductive class remain inside a closed-in cell where the female lays thousands of eggs. The workers place the eggs in cells and care for them.

(1)How are termites like ants?

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A．They live in communities, and each class has a specific duty.

B．Their bodies are the same shape.

C．The king and queen are imprisoned (关押).

D．The females' reproductive capacities are the same.

(2)Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．All termites have wings.

B．Some termites cannot fly.

C．Workers are smaller than soldiers.

D．Termites do not fly often.

(3)Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?

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A．Thousands of termites may move together to develop a new colony.

B．The male and female reproductives don't go outdoors except to form a new colony.

C．There are more soldiers than workers.

D．A worker could easily kill soldier.

(4)What termites are blind and wingless, with strong bodies?

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(5)The underlined word “founds”in paragraph 2 means“________”.

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