Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose. the best answer that can answer the question.

　　Americans have contributed(做出贡献) to many art forms, but jazz, a type of music, is one of the art form that was started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz. Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs, the slaves songs and religious(宗教) music. Improvisation(即兴创作) is an important part of jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played. Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the south.

　　Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.

1．Which of the following is TRUE?

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A．Jazz is now popular all over the world.

B．Jazz is now a kind of religious music.

C．Jazz is now only played in bars and clubs.

D．Jazz is now played a little different sometimes.

2．From the passage it can be inferred that ________.

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A．New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced

B．The American people are all jazz lovers

C．Jazz is merely sung by the black

D．Jazz may become more popular as time goes on

3．It took about ________ years to make jazz popular in the United States.

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4．The underlined word “created” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ________.

[　　]

5．What can be the best title of this passage?

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A．American Art Forms

B．The Development of Jazz

C．The Music of Black Americans

D．The Birthplace of Jazz

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　Dolphins are not fish, but warm－blooded animals. "I hey live in groups, and speak to each other in their own language. In this they arc like other animals, such as bees and birds. But dolphins are very different from almost all land animals. Their brain is nearly the same size as our own, and they live a long time－at least twenty or thirty years.

　　Like some animals, dolphins use sound to help them find their way around. They also make these sounds to talk to each other and to help them find food. We now know they do not use their ears to receive these sounds, but the lower part of the mouth, called the jaw.

　　Strangely, dolphins seem to like man, and for thousands of years there have been stories about the dolphin and its friendship with people.

　　There is a story about sailors in the 19th century. In a dangerous part of the sea off the coast of New Zealand, they learnt to look for a dolphin called Jack. From 1871 to 1903 Jack met every boat in the area and showed it the way. Then in 1903 a passenger on a boat called the Penguin shot and wounded Jack. He recovered and for nine years more continued to guide all ships through the area－except for the Penguin.

　　Today, some people continue to kill dolphins, but many countries of the world now protect them and in these places it is against the law to kill them.

1．Dolphins are different from many other animals in that they ________.

[　　]

A．live in groups

B．have large brains

C．are warm－blooded

D．have their own language

2．Which of the following does the dolphin use to help it find its way around?

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3．Why did the sailors off the coast of New Zealand look for Jack?

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A．He was lonely and liked to be with people.

B．They enjoyed playing with him.

C．He was seriously wounded.

D．They wanted his help.

4．By telling the story of Jack the writer wanted to show that ________.

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A．dolphins are friendly and clever

B．people are cruel to animals

C．Jack is different from other dolphins

D．Dolphins should be protected by law

5．What does the underlined sentence tell use?

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A．Penguins used to guide the ships passing by.

B．There used to be penguins on the boat.

C．Jack guided for all ships except the boat called the Penguin.

D．Jack recovered with the help of the penguin.

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　Animals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.

　　Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.

　　Why should people care? Because we need animals, and because once they are gone, there will never be any more.

　　Animals are more than just beautiful and interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems.

　　For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers' stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.

　　Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.

　　Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals or plants on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.

1．Animals are important to us mainly because ________.

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A．they give us a source of food

B．they are beautiful and lovely

C．they keep the balance of nature

D．they give us a lot of pleasure

2．What has happened to the animals on the earth?

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A．Hundreds of kinds of animals are gone forever.

B．Many kinds of animals have died out.

C．About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.

D．All kinds of animals arc in danger.

3．Why do people kill animals?

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A．They kill animals for something they need.

B．They kill animals to raise some money.

C．Animals destroy their natural resources.

D．Animals create many problems.

4．Which of the following is nor true?

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A．People care much about animals because they need them.

B．Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.

C．Killing all rats and mice may cause some new problems.

D．People must not kill any animals or plants.

5．What can we conclude from the fact that quite a few countries have passed laws protecting animals in danger

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A．Every person will know the importance of protecting wild animals.

B．Animals in danger will not be killed any more.

C．The number of some animals in danger will increase.

D．Animals in danger will be kept away from people.

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　In the future cookers will be ready for you to cook a complete meal at the touch of switch. Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment. Videophone will bring pictures as well as sound. Machines will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, washing and gardening. Lighting serves as wallpaper and it will make your room look nicer.

　　At work, robots will take over most jobs in factories. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer. Men and women will retire at the same age. The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out more often than they do today, also they will have a lot more kinds of food.

　　There will be more foreign travels. Non－stop flights will be cheaper. Hobbies and education will become more and more important.

1．The main idea of this passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．there will be great changes in your work and life next century

B．you'll eat more and work less in the year 2001

C．people will spend less time at home next century than they do now

D．hobbies and education will become more and more important

2．Machines will control temperature so that ________.

[　　]

A．you won't run a fever any more

B．you won't feel hot in summer or cold in winter

C．rivers won't freeze in winter

D．there'll be no temperature

3．You can get light from ________.

[　　]

4．“Non－stop” flights means ________.

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A．the plane will not stop on the way

B．the plane will be always flying, without a stop

C．the plane won't stop but you can get off the plane

D．the plane will fly anywhere as you like

5．Life in the 21st century will be ________.

[　　]

A．more exciting and enjoyable

B．easier but less interesting as machines or robots will do most jobs instead of you

C．simpler and easier so that you won't need high education any more

D．too expensive and more people will go to have fast food

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　One morning in April, Jim Reed checked his e－mail. He found a strange message on the e－mail. It was from a woman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He had talked to her on c mail many times in the last ten days. All the other messages were fun and interesting to read. This message was different.

　　The message said, “Good－bye loved kowihn yu I amj leavig.”

　　Mr Reed was frightened by the message. He tried to understand the words that were not spelled right. He quickly wrote a message to his new friend.

　　“What do you mean by the message you just sent me?”

　　He waited but did not get an answer. He wrote back, “Please talk to me.”

　　Finally, she wrote, “I m falllljg aseep wat ti sat gildgye tin y frnds.” Mr Reed thought hard about this message. “Is she going to kill herself?” he thought.

　　“What is your phone number?” he typed. The woman sent a phone number. Mr Reed called. At first the phone was busy. Then it just rang and rang. He called help in Pittsburgh. They connected him with the police. Reed told his story. Then he told them what his friend wrote.

　　The police and paramedics quickly went to the woman's house. When she didn't answer the doorbell, they broke in. they found her on the floor near the computer. She told them, “I took 60 pills.” The paramedics rushed her to the hospital.

　　“Mr Reed did a great job of saving this woman,” the police captain said. “If he hadn't guessed at the e－message, she would be dead now.” the woman is fine now, and she thanks Mr Reed for saving her life.

1．How did Mr Reed meet his new friends?

[　　]

A．By writing letters.

B．By sending e－mail.

C．By meeting them.

D．By talking over the phone.

2．How long did they write e－mail to each other?

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A．Less than ten days.

B．More than ten days.

C．Ten days exactly.

D．Ten days or so.

3．What was different about the e－mail message this time?

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A．The words were not spelled right.

B．His friend suddenly said goodbye to him.

C．His friend said she wanted to go home.

D．She said she wanted to go to bed.

4．How did the woman try to kill herself?

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A．She had too much wine.

B．She slept too much.

C．She had too much pills.

D．She hadn't eaten anything for days.

5．Which of the following is closest to “I m falllljg aseep wat ti sat gildgye tin y frnds”?

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A．I am falling asleep want to say goodbye to my friends.

B．I am feeling a sheep what till sat guilty to my friends.

C．I am falling a sheep want till say good day to your friends.

D．I am falling my sleep what to say to get a tin for my friends.

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　Not very long, the computer was a strange machine. Not many people understood it. Not many people said yes to it. Today much of that is changing. The first computer system was introduced for use in business in the mid－1950s, Since then, the number of computer systems used in business, government offices, ad institutions has grown rapidly. In 1975, about 250,000 systems were in use in the United States. This is growing by tens of thousands every year.

　　The electric computer is an important factor in our lives. Each year we use computer more and more to help us to collect data and to provide us with in formation. At one time people thought computers were only useful to banks, department stores, and governments. But today the rapidly increasing number of computers are used for many other purposes. Have you ever stopped to think how you are affected by a computer? The clothes you wear were probably made with the help of a computer. The newspaper you read could have been edited and typed by a computer. Even radio programmes are often prepared by computers.

　　Computers today are playing important roles in education, transportation and medicine. They are used to predict the weather, to examine the ocean, and to develop defense systems. They are being used by businesses, governments, and institutions. There is no reason to think that their uses will become a greater part of our lives.

　　The influence of the computer is great. The list of its uses could go on and on. Computers now affect millions of people in countless ways every day.

1．Before the 1950s the computer was ________.

[　　]

A．widely used

B．no use at all

C．not understood by many people

D．liked by people

2．The computer today is ________ than it was before.

[　　]

A．reduced

B．increasing fast

C．not changed

D．increasing slowly

3．The computer today is ________ than it was before.

[　　]

A．less useful

B．the same as in the 1960s

C．more useful

D．less important

4．The writer thinks our lives are affected, but we ________.

[　　]

A．don't quite notice it

B．have known it clearly

C．don't want to know about it

D．don't like it

5．Although the first computer system was only introduced in the mid－1950s, computers now affect millions of people in countless ways every day. This means the writer ________.

[　　]

A．doesn't like computers

B．liked computers

C．thinks computers have developed rapidly

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　I had been sleeping in the living room, but that night I got up and went to the bedroom where my mom was sleeping. I was lying on the bed with my mom, when all of a sudden the door burst open and the police came in pointing guns. They told everybody to put their hands up. I was scared(害怕). My mom had needle in her purse, and she was arrested(逮捕). She told me it was a friend's, but it had really been her needle. She used to lie to me.

　　I finally called my grandmother on night when my mom was doing drugs(毒品). I didn't want to see her using drugs any more. My grandmother came to pick me up, and I felt that my grandmother was the one person who was there for me. She took care of me and got me all the things I needed.

　　After some time, my mom moved in with us at my grandma's house. She got a job at a restaurant, but' she was still using drugs. One night she borrowed my grandma's car to go to work. She brought back the car and left a note saying that she'd be back later. That was at one o'clock in the morning. She didn't come back when she said she would. I was worried about her, so we called Deann a to ask if she had seen her, but she didn't know where my mom was, either. No one could find her.

　　We didn't hear from my mom for six months. We didn't know it then, but she had been accepted by a recovery house and was getting off the drugs.

　　Then one day my mom called. She sounded differently happy. She was off the drugs. She told me that she had felt that God would make her die after all the bad things she had done, and she had become very afraid. She decided to get clean and that she wanted to have a better life.

　　My mom and I have better relationship now that she is clean and sober(穿着朴素的). We get to spend more time together, and we have more fun. But most of all, we are both happier. Now we're telling the truth. There are no more lies. We share everything, no matter what. My mom is my best friend, more than anyone else is. I am proud of her, and I love her more than ever.

1．Why did the police arrest the mother?

[　　]

A．Because she used to lie to me.

B．Because she used drugs.

C．Because she didn't go out to work.

D．Because she stole the drugs.

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the writer?

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A．The mother often lied to him.

B．His grandma took care of him and sent him to school.

C．His mother left home for she was in need of money.

D．The mother was busy with a job at a restaurant and got off drugs.

3．From the passage, we can know that the boy ________.

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A．thought his mother would have died without the help of the police

B．hated his mother using drugs

C．believed only the restaurant could help his mother get off the drugs

D．her mother had never told lies to him

4．What does a “recovery house” probably mean?

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A．A place in which we can enjoy ourselves.

B．A place where doctors are working.

C．A place where patients using drugs are treated.

D．A place in which criminals(罪犯) are kept.

5．Which of the following can be the best title?

[　　]

A．Using Drugs

B．I Love Her More Than Ever

C．Good Policeman

D．The Recovery House

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　With the eyes of the world turned toward Beijing, China's capital was awarded the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games on July 13, 2001 in Moscow. People will remember this historic moment and a new page will be written in the Olympic history.

　　The celebration extended to all the Chinese who live abroad, uniting them with their homeland. Through the Games, China and the world will be bound closer together than ever. Looking ahead to 2008, it is clear that the opportunities are vast. In staging a most memorable Games in history, the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) will provide its corporate(市政的) partners with an opportunity to invite the world in and introduce China to the world.

　　A poll(民意调查) conducted by the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee(奥运会申办委员会) showed that 94.6％ of the Chinese people supported the bid. This huge good will and enthusiastic support of the Games will translate into exceptionally high levels of recognition and support across the country for those companies who sponsor(赞助) the Games.

1．Beijing was awarded the right to host Olympic Games in ________________.

[　　]

2．________ celebrated the event.

[　　]

A．The Chinese home and abroad

B．The Chinese who live abroad

C．All the people who live in China

D．People from all countries

3．BOCOG sees the Games as an opportunity to ________.

[　　]

A．earn much money

B．show China is a strong country

C．promote better understanding between China and the world

D．introduce Beijing to the world

4．The poll was done by ________.

[　　]

A．BOCOCG

B．BCGBC

C．Beijing Government

D．the Chinese government

5．Seeing the result of the poll, those companies who sponsor the Games will ________.

[　　]

A．find it is not necessary for them to give money

B．believe their investment will pay off

C．feel uncertain whether to give money to the Games

D．feel they are doing something for the country

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　The first modern Games were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Starting in 1900, women began to compete in a few sports. Today women medal in almost all competitions.

　　Since 1896, with only three exceptions, the Games have been held in cities around the world. The exceptions have been 1916, 1940, and 1944. No Olympic Games took place in those years because of World Wars Ⅰ and Ⅱ. There have been some rocky moments in the history of the Games. At times countries have refused to attend the Games because of opposing political views.

　　In 1992, it was decided that the Olympic Winter Games would be held again in 1994 and again every four years thereafter. The Summer Games would continue in years divisible by four.

　　The growth of technology has also touched the Games. In 1912 the judging of race results was aided (helped) by electrical times. In 1936, the Olympic Games were broadcast by radio for the first time and broadcast to televised theaters in Berlin. Televised coverage began with the 960 Games in Rome.

　　In spite of all the changes, the ideals of the Olympic Games are the same. They are held in the hope of promoting world peace, understanding, and fair and friendly athletic competition.

1．The first modern Olympic Games ________.

[　　]

A．were held in 1900

B．were held in Athens

C．includes many events for women

D．includes a few events for women

2．Which of the following is not the reason why certain Olympic Games were not held?

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A．Some countries were too poor to hold the Games.

B．World War I and World War II stopped them.

C．Some countries had some opposite political ideas.

D．Some countries refused to take part in the Games.

3．What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

[　　]

A．The Summer Games are held four years after the Winter Games.

B．The Winter Games are held four years after the Summer Games.

C．The Summer Games are held every four years.

D．Four countries will compete to host the Summer Games.

4．What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?

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A．The popularity of the Olympic Games.

B．The growing number of countries that take part in the Olympic Games.

C．More people want to watch the Games.

D．Advanced technology helps more people to enjoy the Games.

5．Generally speaking, ________.

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A．there are more events for men than for women

B．without technology there would have been no Olympic Games

C．the ideals for the Olympic Games do not change over time

D．wars will never stop the Games from being held

Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　One of New York's most beautiful and valuable buildings is in danger. The New York Public Library, in the heart of the city at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, may have to close its doors.

　　The library is a very special place. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it, and benches for people to sit on. Even more unusual in crowded New York, its rooms are very large. The roof of the main reading room is fifty－one feet high. Here, a reader can sit and think and work in comfort.

　　And what books there are to work with. The library has over thirty million books and paintings. It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare play, a Bible printed by Gutenberg in the 15th century, and a letter written by Columbus in which he tells of finding the new world.

　　Every New Yorker can see and use the library's riches－ free. But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years, and the library does not have enough money to continue its work. In the past, it was opened every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times, to save money.

　　The library is trying in every possible way to raise more money to meet its increasing costs. Well－known New York writers and artists are trying to help. So are the universities, whose students use the library, and the governments of New York City State. But the problem remains serious.

　　Yet a way must be found to save the library because, as one writer said, “The Public Library is the most important building in New York City－it contains all our knowledge.”

1．What part of New York City is the Public Library at?

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A．It's very far from the heart of the city.

B．It's at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue in the heart of the city.

C．It's opposite the 42nd Street and the 5th Avenue crossing.

D．Its doors face 42nd Street and other Avenues.

2．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．There are so many books to work with in the library.

B．It's possible to grow grass and trees in the heart of New York.

C．The Library's costs are going down.

D．The library needs more books and paintings.

3．When is the library open now?

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A．It's open every day from morning to evening.

B．It's open every day except Sunday from morning to evening.

C．It's open every day except weekends from morning to afternoon.

D．It's closed every evening.

4．How much does a New Yorker have to pay to use the library?

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A．He doesn't have to pay anything to use the library.

B．He used to pay nothing but now, has to pay a little money to use the library.

C．He has to pay its increasing costs.

D．Every New Yorker can visit the library's riches－ free, and use it without paying.

5．Why is it important to save the library?

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A．Because it is one of New York's most valuable buildings.

B．Because it contains all our knowledge.

C．Because there are a lot of rooms, which readers can sit and think in comfort in.

D．Because well－known New York writers and artists are trying to use it.