阅读理解

　　Some people seem to have a knack (诀窍) for learning languages. They can pick up new vocabulary,master roles of grammar,and learn to write in the new language more quickly than others. They do not seem to be any cleverer than others,so what makes language learning so much easier for them? Perhaps if we take a close look at these successful language learners,we may discover a few of the techniques which make language learning easier for them.

　　First of all,successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher;they discover their own way to learn the language. Instead of waiting for the teacher to explain,they try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues (线索) and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong,they guess again. They try to learn form their mistakes. Successful language learning is active learning. Therefore,successful learners do not wait for a chance to use the language;they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things;they are willing to make mistakes and try again. When communication is difficult,they can accept information that is inexact or incomplete. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.

　　Finally successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practise using the language regularly because they want to learn with it.

　　What kind of language learner are you? If you are a successful language learner,you have probably been learning independently,actively,and purposefully. On the other hand,if your language learning has been less than successful,you might do well to try some of the techniques discussed above.

(1)If you want to be a successful language learner,you should ________.

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A. be cleverer than others

B. learn the language independently,actively,and purposefully

C. master the rules of grammar

D. remember the meaning of every word

(2)Independent language learning means ________.

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A. one cannot learn a language well without a teacher

B. one should try not to make any mistakes

C. one should try to understand for himself what he is learning

D. one should ask his teacher to explain the difficult points

(3)An active language learner is one who ________.

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A. makes use of any chance to practise the language

B. tries to accept as much information as he can

C. thinks it more important to know the meaning of every word

D. is waiting for difficult communication with others

(4)The last sentence of the passage suggests that ________.

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A. unsuccessful language learners should try the techniques of successful language learners

B. less successful language learners try to use successful language learning techniques

C. there are different techniques for language learners to try

D. less successful language learning is the result of using these techniques

(5)The author writes this article to

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A. answer some questions about language learning

B. explain why language learning is difficult

C. tell us which language learning technique is more helpful

D. encourage language learners to use these techniques

阅读理解

　　English words don't stay the same. People need new words for new ideas and new inventions. Different words come into use,or older words are used in a new way.

　　English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico,and“tea”came from China and so on. Now a great many of new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries,too. New words can be formed in other ways. For example,some can be formed by adding two words together.“Weekend”and“cookbook”are made up of two parts. Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word“photo”was made from“photograph”by cutting off the end of the longer word. “Plane” was made by cutting off the front part of“airplane”. The names of people and products can become new words. Our“sandwich”was named after a man named Sandwich and“sello”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.

(1)New English words are needed because ________.

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A. people use old words in a new way

B. people need a new way to explain things

C. the world is changing and developing quickly

D. new ideas and new inventions come about quickly

(2)Which of the following words was taken to England from another country?

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(3)We know from the passage that ________.

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A. new science words are shorter than the old ones

B. the best way to make a new word is adding words together

C. some new English words come from company names

D. most new English words are borrowed form other languages

(4)How many ways of developing English words does the passage tell us?

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(5)The main idea of the passage is ________.

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A. that the English language is always changing

B. that there are new ideas in English today

C. how people name new products and inventions

D. how the change of languages goes on in the world

阅读理解　　

Our eating habits are very important for good health and a strong body. There are times when most of us would rather eat sweets and ice-cream than meat and rice. Sweets and ice-cream are not bad for the stomach if we eat them at the end of a meal. If we eat them before a meal, they may take away our appetite (胃口). It's important for us to eat our meals at the same time each day. When we feel hungry, it's said that our body needs food. When we feel angry or excited we may not want to eat. Along time ago, in England, some judges used to decide whether a man was telling the truth by giving him some dry bread. If the man could not swallow (吞) the bread, it was a sign that he wasn't telling the truth. He was telling lies. Although this seems very strange and foolish, it is in deed an excellent way of finding out the truth. A man who is worrying about something has difficulty in swallowing anything dry. Because he is worrying, he loses his appetite and does not want to eat.

(1)Why do we want to develop good eating habits? Because we want to ________.

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(2)It's good to eat sweets and ice-cream ________.

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A. after the meal

B. before the meal

C. when we are hungry

D. when we want to

(3)We had better have our meals ________.

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A. at any lime each day

B. at regular time each day

C. when our work is over

D. when the meal is ready

(4)According to judges in old England, if a man tells a lie, he can ________.

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A. eat or drink wine

B. eat a lot of dry bread

C. hardly eat dry bread

D. swallow dry bread easily

(5)The best title of the passage is ________.

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A. Anger and Health

B. Food and Health

C. Good Appetite

D. Poor Appetite

阅读理解

　　Before he turned to the historical novel,Walter Scott wrote poems,most of which were based on love and fighting. But soon he discovered that he could not write poems as good as Byron's,and so he turned away from it;but as a historical novelist,he seemed to be the best of his time. He read the older novelists,and himself began to write his first novel Waverley in 1805． It appeared in 1814 and for the next eighteen years Scott wrote novel after novel. In 1826 he lost all his money through the business failure of his publisher and printer. He owed $100,000,but refused the money with which his friends offered to help him. He sat down to pay the huge debt by writing,but died before he could do so. However,his books brought in enough money after his death to pay the last pound．

　　The modern world is very different from Scott's world．It does not admire glory(光荣) in battle as much as the men of Scott's day,partly because there are so many other dangerous events to remember. Space travel is more exciting to us than fighting with swords. These facts have made Scott's novels interest fewer people;yet we must admire his power of description (描写) His characters,especially the unusual ones,are well drawn. He left so much that few people can read all of it.

(1)Walter Scott gave up writing poems because_________.

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A．he was tired of doing so

B．he had to turn away from writing

C．he knew more about novels than poems

D．he didn't think he could make greater achievements in it than Byron

(2)Scott's first novel________.

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A．was published in 1805

B．wasn't published until 1814

C．took him about 18 years

D．was finished with the help of the older novelists

(3)Which of the following statements is true?

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A．When Scott got in debt,no one would help him.

B．Scott sold all his books in order to pay off his debt.

C．Scott failed to pay off his debt before his death.

D．When Scott got in debt,he was offered enough money to pay it.

(4)What did Scott mainly write about in his novel?

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(5)Which of the following is true?

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A．Lots of people were interested in Scott's novels in his day.

B．Fighting with swords is an exciting event for us to remember.

C．Scott was much admired in battle.

D．Helped by his friends,Scott managed to pay off his debt at last.

阅读理解

　　Proverbs (谚语) are 匀quite common in spoken English. We do not normally use them in a composition or letter. But more often than not it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean.

　　Here are a few examples:

　　1)“Once bitten,twice shy.” If a dog bites me,I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it again. This proverb is also used to apply to (适用) many things. If you have been cheated at a shop,you will not go to the same shop again.

　　2)“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” if I am a hunter,trying to catch birds,it is better to catch one bird than to see two birds in a bush which I can't catch. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.

　　3)“Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup).” When too many people do something,they get in each other's way.

　　4)“To pour oil on troubled water”is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea,another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However,it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.

　　5)“Don't be a dog in a manger (槽)” means “Don't be selfish”. In a stable (马厩),the manger is the place where the horse's food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food．The dog does not want to eat the hay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.

　　6)“He is sitting on the fence” means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence (篱笆) between two opposing sides,perhaps waiting to see which side will win.

　　7)“He who pays the piper calls the tune. ” A piper is a musician. The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan,he can say how it will be carried out.

　　8)“You can't get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. For example,you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man.

(1)Peter had a bicycle which was much too small for him but he did not want to let his younger brother ride it. His mother was angry and said to him,“_______”

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A．You can't get blood out of a stone

B．Don't be a dog in a manger

C．The early bird gets the worm

D．Don't be a horse in the manger

(2)Mr and Mrs. Smith had a quarrel. Their friend,Mr. Brown,went to mediate (调解)in them. When he came back,he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by ________.

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A．pouring oil on troubled water

B．getting blood out of a stone

C．being a dog in a manger

D．not pouring oil on water

(3)Mr Wang paid for a new school. Some people did not like the design of the school but they did not argue with Mr. Wang because ________.

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A．he was sitting on the fence

B．once bitten,twice shy

C．he who pays the piper calls the tune

D．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

(4)Mrs Chen wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs. Chen disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. Then she said,“I won't go there again because________.”

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A．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

B．I am sitting on the fence

C．once bitten,twice shy

D．too many cooks spoil the soup

(5)Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought if he went to Singapore he might get a much better job with more money and a large house. His wife did not want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that________.

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A．he who plays the piper calls the tune

B．too many cooks spoil the soup

C．you can't get blood out of a stone

D．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

阅读理解

　　Many television programmes are very realistic．One who watches TV often feels that whatever happened in the film could well happen to him. With only a little imagination,every man in the street becomes a thief,a spy or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend's house. In it,a young girl had been followed and murdered．She felt a little frightened,walking to the station. She took a train back to the centre of the city. There were a lot of people travelling with her,so she felt much safer.

　　A man sitting opposite to her reading a newspaper,glanced at her. She thought nothing of it until she saw him staring at her. Remembering the film and feeling very uncomfortable,she got off the train and went to the bus-stop. When he got on the same bus as she did ,she found that he was following her. As long as she had been with other people she Wasn't frightened,but when she got off the bus,the streets were almost empty. She walked as quickly as she could．She could hear footsteps following her,but she didn't dare to look around．After what seemed to have been hours,but was in fact only a few minutes she reached the front door. She felt for her keys,but was unable to find them,because she was so frightened．The footsteps stopped behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck,however,she heard a pleasant voice. “I apologize if I frightened you. I'm your new neighbour. I thought I recognized you in the train,but I wasn't sure. ”

(1)Jane felt frightened,walking to the station,because ________.

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A．she had seen a murder on television

B．she was being followed

C．she had been at her friend's house

D．she was a girl of rich imagination

(2)Jane's friend lived_______ her.

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A．very near to

B．a short distance away from

C．a long way away from

D．next to

(3)Jane was really frightened because________.

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A．the man who followed was her new neighbour

B．the man apologized

C．the street was empty

D．she thought she met a murderer

(4)The man put his hand on her shoulder. He meant to _______ Jane.

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(5)A girl will be frightened if _________.

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A．she often watches TV

B．she is followed by a stranger for a long time

C．she meets her neighbour suddenly

D．she feels a hand on her shoulder

阅读理解

　　Pop music is the name for different forms of popular,commercial music．It had its beginning in the United States of America and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock 'n' roll;”another was “blues” . A more recent development is “folk-rock”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world;it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier,and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It's a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value,but the work of some pop singers,e.g. the Beatles,Bob Dylan,the groups like Floyd and Crosby,Stills and Nash,is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the word．

(1)All of the following forms belong to pop music except_______.

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(2)According to the article,the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was______it is today.

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A．much greater than

B．much smaller than

C．as great as

D．as small as

(3)Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．No pop music is on a high musical level.

B．Much pop music is very artistic．

C．Pop music is highly artistic．

D．Not all pop music is without artistic value.

(4)The passage says that ________has now begun to rule musical stage productions.

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(5)“It is a big industry”means that _______.

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A．it makes a lot of musical instruments

B．it is a big musical and commercial business

C．the pop singers are very hardworking

D．pop music is on a very high musical level

阅读理解

　　1970 was World Conservation (保护) Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to conserve the nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1300 different plants,trees and flowers in Holland but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modem man and his technology. We are changing the earth,the air and water and everything that grows and lives. We can' t live without these things. If we continue like this,we shall destroy ourselves.

　　What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask“What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world.They plant trees,build bridges across rivers in forests,and so on In a small town in the US a large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometres of theft river.Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “No one's going to change our world.” It was made by the Beaties Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.

(1) There axe few plants,trees and flowers in Holland now 

became______.

　　A. there has been a lot of conservation in Holland

　　B.Holland does not need so many plants,trees and flowers

　　C.many plants,trees and flowers do not grow there any more

　　D.some plants,trecs and flowers are dangerous

(2)  We shall destroy ourselves if we don' t change________.

　　A. the United Nations

　　B.modern technology

　　C.our rivers and forests

　　D.the government of Holland

(3) “No one's going to change our world” was________.

A.an important book published in 1970

B.an idea that nobody would accept

C. a record calling all people to conserve nature

D.a rule worked out by the United Nations

(4)  What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?

A.We should plant more trees and flowers.

B.We should dean the hanks of our rivers.

C.We should know what will happen in the future.

D.We should know what we must do and begin to do now.

(5)  What's the main idea of the passage?

A.1970 was World Conservation Year.

B. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in anger.

C. Conservation is necessary.

D. It is the young people who are helping to save our world.

阅读理解

　　The real problem with pollution is people -- the way people think about their environment. We're all unwilling to accept the fact that our natural resources are fixed,in fact,since the earth was created．We want to go on using virgin (原始的) materials. We aren't educated to reusing resources,or even placing a value on “waste” products. We're a crisis (危机) society. Now,we are fearful of losing the use of our water and air by pollution. From one point,it's probably a good thing that we care about them because now we'll begin to adjust (调整) our thinking on the values of natural resources and reuse. We once thought of water and air as free. They're not,not any more free than the land is ,people haven't wanted to be educated on the part they must play in settling our environmental problems.

(1)From the very beginning of the earth,our natural resources are ________.

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(2)The environmental crisis can be turned around and settled if people ________.

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　　A．insist on using virgin materials

　　B．change their basic ideas

　　C．are educated well

　　D．clean up their rivers and lakes

(3)One of the important points in this passage is that________.

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　　A．people should get some education about recycling

　　B．governments ought to pay more money for education

　　C．we should control the usage of virgin materials

　　D．people might have known how to use the limited resources

(4)It can be concluded from the sentence “We're a crisis society” that ________.

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　　A．there is pollution in our country

　　B．we must take action as soon as possible

　　C．we have difficulty in finding ways to settle environmental problems

　　D．we are sad because of our crisis society

(5)The solution to the environmental problems lies in the fact that________.

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　　A．people are educated on the part they must play

　　B．people know what recycling means

　　C．we stop people from wasting

　　D．people know the values of natural resources

阅读理解

　　Phone books have white,blue and yellow pages. The white pages list people with phones by last name. The blue pages contain numbers of city services,government services and public schools. Business and professional services are listed in a special directory-the Yellow pages.

　　The area covered by one area code may be small or large. For example,New York City has one code area,but so does the whole state of Oregon. There is an area code of the map of the US and Canada in the front of the white pages.

　　Pay phones have numbers in the US. This means you can call a friend at a phone booth (电话亭). Or if you are making a long distance call and run out of money,give the number on your phone to the person you're talking to. Then hang up the receiver and they can call you back.

　　If you make a long distance call and get a wrong number,call the operator and explain what happened．This means that you can make the call again to the right number without having to pay more money;or you can have the phone company mail you a credit coupon that has the same value as the phone call.

　　Some companies advertise a service called WATS. You can dial a special number without a long distance charge. These are called “toll-free numbers” and the area code for all of them is 800. WATS means Wide Area Telephone Service.

(1)In the yellow pages,you can find a list of _________.

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　　A．people with phones

　　B．public schools

　　C．professional services

　　D．city services

(2)You can find an area code map _________.

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　　A．in the white pages

　　B．in the yellow pages

　　C．in the blue pages

　　D．in all the pages above

(3)If you run out of money when making a long distance call,________.

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　　A．you can tell the one on the phone your phone number and wait to be called back

　　B．you can tell the one on the phone your number,hold on and wait to be called back

　　C．you must hang up and stop making any calls

　　D．you have to run out and borrow some money

(4)A credit coupon ________.

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　　A．is used to buy a phone

　　B．has no value at all

　　C．has more value than the phone call

　　D．has the same value as the phone call

(5)The underlined phrases “toll-free numbers” means ________.

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　　A．an area code

　　B．a telephone service

　　C．a free long distance call

　　D．WATS