现代远程教育英语统考阅读理解Ｂ练习题！

现代远程教育英语统考阅读理解Ｂ练习题！

1、    If you travel by air across the center of Africa or South America, you fly over forests for thousands of kilometers. These great forests are the oceans of trees. There are thousands and thousands of different kinds of plants and animals.
    However, the world's forests are getting smaller all the time. We are cutting down the trees because we need wood, and we need more farmland. Some people say that there will not be any forests like these in 20 or 30 years. What will happen if they disappear?
    If we cut down our forests, a lot of plants and animals will disappear from the world. In a lot of places the new farmland will soon look like the old deserts. Crops will not grow there. It will not rain very often, and the weather will get very hot. Perhaps the climate of the world will change. This will be dangerous for everyone in the world. That is why we must take care of our forests.

(1)、The passage mainly tells us about the importance of taking care of plants.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Forests are homes for different kinds of animals.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、The need for more wood and more land help to protect our forests.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、We'll have more and greater forestsn in 20 or 30 years in some people's view.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The writer thinks it necessary to protect the forests.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

2、    No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon and part of it taken out. Today, however, we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain.
    Long ago, operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called "laughing gas". Laughing gas became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him.
    Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.
    As he didn't know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.
    Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.

(1)、It is not long since a man felt all the pain while being operated.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he could feel nothing.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Using the laughing gas, the people seemed to feel pain during the operation.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he still felt pain.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、One who took too much of the laughing gas would die.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

3、    In choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. You can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend? I look for certain qualities of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).
    A good friend, above all else, tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.
    At the same time, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.
    Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.
    When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!

(1)、The writer thinks that one of the important qualities in choosing a friend is understanding.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、If you have fair weather friends, you will be lucky.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Good friends need to understand each other's feelings.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、This passage is mainly discussing the qualities of a friend.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The meaning of the phrase "a fair weather friend" underlined in the 1st paragraph is a friend who shares difficulties with you.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

4、    A public house which was recently bought by Mr. James is up for sale. He is going to sell it because it is haunted (闹鬼的). He told me that he could not go to sleep one night because he heard a strange noise coming from the bar. The next morning, he found that the doors had been blocked by chairs and the furniture had been moved. Though Mr. James had turned the lights off before he went to bed, they were on in the morning. He also said that he had found five empty whisky bottles which the ghost (鬼) must have drunk the night before. When I suggested that some villagers must have come in for a free drink, he shook his head. The villagers have told him that they will not accept it even if he gives it away.

(1)、Mr. James was the owner of the public house.    
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Mr. James had not turned off the lights that night.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Mr. James built the house.      
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、Mr. James found sixty empty bottles.   
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The writer of the passage believes Mr. James' story.   
A：T
B：F
答案：B

5、    After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised his landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.
    It all began a year ago when Albert returned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day. If at any time Albert neglected his duty, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to bribe him to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep Bingo supplied with that in the end he had to move somewhere else.

(1)、Albert lived there for many years.                
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、Albert was moving because he did not like the place.                  
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Albert and the dog became friends a year ago.          
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、The dog visited Albert every day because it wanted the chocolate.    
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、Albert "had to bribe him" means he had to take care of him.            
A：T
B：F
答案：B

6、    Do you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things have changed.
    China has banned free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin plastic bags has also been banned.
    The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are not easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.
    What kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is their duty to protect the environment.

(1)、People in China have to pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets now.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the environment.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、The Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、Some students in Chongqing buy cloth bags for their parents.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The main idea of the article is the bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

7、My Aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said his fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn't possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?
So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years; her little-girl dream of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn't a word of self-pity－only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn't wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:
             Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.
                                                     Signed :Michael DeBakey

(1)、Aunt Edith stopped working as a secretary when she knew she had a very serious heart disease.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、From the story we can see Aunt Edith accepted defeat easily.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、In Aunt Edith's letter to the doctor, she showed she was warm, humorous and enjoying living.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、When Aunt Edith mailed her letter, she didn't expect the doctor would give her a reply.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、Michael DeBakey mainly told Aunt Edith in the letter that her disease was so serious that he couldn't cure her.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

8、In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney's cartoon（动画片） film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he said,"Stop! That's our duck!"
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goody-goody like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 40s and 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared---there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today's children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.

(1)、Walt Disney made Donald Duck film.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、The first Donald Duck film was made in 1934.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、Clarence Nash was a film-maker.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、The underlined word "audience" in the second paragraph means readers.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The underlined word "goody-goody" in the second paragraph means a person who likes to appear to be faultless in behavior.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

9、People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them personal, and change them in any way they like. Most houses have a garden, even if it is a small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private space of a person. In a crowded city a person knows that he or she has a private space which is only for himself or herself and for invited friends.
People usually like to mark their space. If you are on the beach you may have spread your towels around you; in the rain you may have put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may spread your books around you.
    Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was on a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man opposite to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no space on my side of the table at all. I was unhappy. I thought he thought that he owned the whole table. I had been reading a book about nonverbal （非语言的） communication so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his case! When I did this he suddenly became angry and his eyes nearly popped out （突出）of his head. I had taken up his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table.

(1)、The home matters greatly to Englishmen.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、The British can own private space like the house and the garden.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、According to Paragraph 2, if you spread your books around you in a library, it means  you want to tell others the space belongs to you.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、The man opposite to the writer showed that he owned the whole table by reading a book.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The writer tried to get back his space by moving the case off the table.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

10、    No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生） and part of it taken out. Today, however, we needn't worry about feeling of pain during the operation. The sick person falls into a kind of sleep, and when he awakes, the operation is finished. But these happy conditions are fairly new. It is not many years since a man who had to have an operation felt all his pain.
    Long ago, operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything. The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off, and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched.
    Soon after 1770, Joseph Priestley discovered a gas which is now called "laughing gas". Laughing gas became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself. He asked a friend to help him.
   Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Well's teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.
   As he didn't know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.
   Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.

(1)、It is a few more years since a man being operated felt all the pain.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、Long ago, when the sick man was operated on，he could feel all the pain.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to feel pain.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he still felt pain.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、One who took too much of the laughing gas would laugh all the time.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

11、The total area of land on earth is about 149 million square kilometers, or about 29 percent of the total area of the earth.
The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level. The Eurasian（欧亚大陆的） land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers. The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania.The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is political in Asia.
The world's largest peninsula（半岛） is Arabia, with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres. The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres.   
The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo (4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil. The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island (2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of Lake Huron. This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou Lake, in which there are several islands.

(1)、The total area of the world is about 211 million square kilometers.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、The area of Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands adds up to about 1,320,900 square kilometres.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、Oceania is made up of Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、As mentioned in the passage there are several islands in Manitou Lake.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in a river.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

12、All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy, happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the season. People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities. The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports, too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person's character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.

(1)、According to this passage we know that people began to play about one hundred years ago.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、The writer didn't tell us in this passage that basketball was invented in America.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、People all over the world enjoy sports because sports are interesting.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、From this passage we can see that according to the author sports and games are significant to our life in many respects.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The writer's attitude towards sports is positive.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

13、    It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: "Give my dog half a pound of meat. " Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: "Take this to the butcher and he's going to give you your lunch today." Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once. At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more. The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon still with a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers. But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, "This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today? " Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

(1)、Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite kindly.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、The dog seemed to know that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it might do much harm.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、The butcher did not give any meat to the dog before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith .
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、The dog always went to the butcher's with a piece of paper, because it found that the paper only with Mrs. Smith's words could bring it meat.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、At the end of the story, you'll find that the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

14、    In Sydney there is a special long-distance running race called the City to Surf. The race takes place on the second Sunday in August every year. More than 23,000 people run in the race.
    The race is 14 kilometers long. It starts in the center of the city and finishes at a surf beach called Bondi. That is why it's called the City to Surf.
    All kinds of people run in the City to Surf. Some people take their small children in strollers. Other people take their dogs on the lead.
    Blind people in wheelchairs also take part in the race. Old people take part in the race too. In 1981 the oldest runner was an 81-year-old man and his sister Linda, 76 was the last runner to finish.
    At the end of the race an official writes down the runner's names and running times. The newspaper prints the names and running times of the competitors a few days later.
    In 1981 the first runner took just 40 minutes to run the race. The last runner took two and a half hours.
    The first man and the first woman to cross the finishing line each received a trophy and a free trip to San Francisco in the United States. There they ran in another long-distance race. 

(1)、An annual long-distance running race in Sydney is "The City to Surf".                     
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、The race starts in center Sydney and finishes at Bondi.                               
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、The race is held in winter.                            
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、Local citizens take part in the race.                         
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、Old-aged runners are especially encouraged to join the race.          
A：T
B：F
答案：B

15、    Ramon was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got a chance, he would ask his dog to amuse his friends with some tricks.
    One day Ramon went to visit his friend Frank who was sick at home with a bad cold. "How are you feeling?" asked Ramon. "Worse than yesterday," replied Frank. "I have a terrible cough, and there's not a drop of medicine in the house."
    "Cheer up, Frank. I'll send Blackie to the local drugstore for some cough syrup (糖浆). He'll be back in a minute, before you know it." Ramon put a five-dollar bill in Blackie's mouth and the dog ran down the street. "And keep the change," Ramon shouted after him.
    "Oh, Ramon, don't be silly. You know that dog won't be back with any medicine." "Oh yes, he will," replied Ramon. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Ramon was feeling embarrassed, and felt angry at his friend's little smile.
    "Something has happened to him, I'm sure," said Ramon. "He obeys me as a rule." Just then Frank saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Frank was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dog's mouth.
    "Good boy," said Ramon, "but what took you so long?" Blackie ran over to the window, barking and wagging (摆动) his tail. Ramon glanced out and saw a bone outside.

(1)、Frank's cold had worsened and he had no medicine at home.                           
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Ramon called for a doctor.                           
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Ramon felt embarrassed when Blackie was late.             
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、Blackie barked at the bone outside the window because he wanted to have it.      
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The story mainly implies dogs are after all dogs, however clever they are.                      
A：T
B：F
答案：A

16、    Weather has a great influence on people. It influences people's health, intelligence (智力) and feelings.
    In August, it is very hot in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart disease (疾病) and other kind of health problems during the month. In the Northeast and Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these places may have heart disease after the weather changes in February or March.
    The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1982 study by scientists, the IQ scores of a group of students were very high during a storm, but after the storm their IQ scores were lower than usual level. So storms can increase intelligence. However, very hot weather can lower it. Students in the United States often do badly on exams in the hot months of the year.
    Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months and they may feel unhappy during cold weather. In hot summer weather, on the other hand, fat people may feel unhappy. The summer heat may make them tired and they are easy to get angry.
Are you feeling sick, sad, tired or very intelligent today? The weather may be the cause.

(1)、If thin people feel unhappy, the weather may be very cold.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Students in the U.S. usually do badly on exams in December.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、People in the Northeast of America usually have heart disease in March.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、Storms can increase student's IQ. This discovery was made by 1982 students.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The best title for this passage is "Weather and Health."
A：T
B：F
答案：A

17、    Computers can injure you. Most other injuries happen suddenly. For example，if you fall off a bike and break your arms，it happens very quickly. But computer injuries happen slowly.
    You probably know how to ride a bike safely. Now learn to use a computer safely.
    Your eyes
    Too much light can injure your eyes，so never sit too close to a computer screen. Your eyes should be at least 50cm from the screen. Remember to look away from it sometimes. This gives your eyes a rest.
    When you use a computer, the window should be on your left or your right. If it is behind you, the light will reflect on (反射) the screen. If the window is in front of you, the sun and the screen will both shine into your eyes.
    Your hands and wrists
    Hand and wrist injuries can happen because the hands and wrists are moved in the same way hundreds of times. If you use a keyboard for a long time，follow these three rules:1) Rest your wrists on some thing. 2) Keep your elbows (肘) at the same height as the keyboard. 3) Stop sometimes and exercise your hands，wrists and fingers in a different way.
    Your back
    Some people sit for many hours in front of a computer. If you sit in the wrong way，you can injure your back or your neck. So you should sit with your back straight. The top part of the screen should be in front of your eyes. Your forearms，wrists，hands and the upper part of your legs should all be parallel (平行) to the floor. If you are sitting for a long time，get up every 30 minutes and exercise your arms，legs and neck.
    Enjoy your computer，but use it safely.

(1)、A computer screen may injure your eyes if your eyes are too close to it.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Hand and wrist injuries are caused when you get plenty of exercise.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Your eyes and hands will be safe if you often take rests from working.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、It is good for your back and neck if you sit in the right way.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The best title for the text is "How to Protect Your Eyes."
A：T
B：F
答案：B

18、    Foulsham House is a fine，large house of the l790s. It stands by the River Byre，in twenty-five hectares (公顷) of the best farmland in the southwest.
    The house was built by Smithson，and the story goes back to George，the son of King of Whales，who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty，at one of the first Foulsham's wild woods (野外) parties. Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room.
    The house has eight bedrooms，three bathrooms，two living-rooms，and a dining-room with a real Adam fire-place. Its library has a good view over the park and the river. All rooms are light and airy，with good，high windows，and wood floors.
    At the back of the house there is room for four cars. The third Foulsham once kept horses there. In many other ways，this house of the l790s meets the needs of the 1990s.
    If you wish to know more about Foulsham House，write to:
    Harvey. Platt，Longford & Sons 6，Castle Green，Gilham，Byreside.

(1)、Foulsham House is a house with a history of more than two hundred years.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、We learn from the reading that Smithson built the house for wild woods parties.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、The sentence "Its library has a good view over the park and the river" means " The park and the river can be seen clearly from the library ".
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、The third Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、We can infer (推断) that Harvey  wants to sell the house.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

19、    Do you want to know something about the history of weather? Don't look at the sky. Don't look for old weather reports. Looking at the tree rings is more important. Some weather reports go back only one century，but some trees can show us an exact record of the weather even further back.
    It's clear that a tree would grow best in a climate with lots of sunlight and rainfall. It is also expected that little sunlight or rainfall would limit the growth of a tree. The change from a favorable (有利的) to an unfavorable climate can be reading the tree rings in tree trunk. To find out the weather of ten years ago，count the rings of a tree trunk from the outside to the inside. If the tenth ring is far from the other rings，then we are sure that lots of sunny and rainy weather happened. If the rings are close together，then the climate was bad for the tree.
    Studying tree rings is important not only for the history of the weather，but also for the history of man. In a place of New Mexico you can find only sand－no trees and no people. However，many centuries ago a lot of people lived there. They left suddenly. Why?
    A scientist studied the dead tree rings which had grown there. He decided that the people had to leave because they had cut down all the trees. Trees were used to make fires and buildings. So, after the people cut down the trees，they had to move.

(1)、It is understood that in a favorable climate tree rings grow far from each other.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Trees brought lots of sunlight and rainfall.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、The scientists are interested in studying tree rings because they can tell whether the climate was favorable or not.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、Studying dead tree rings shows how the people left.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The people had to leave the place of New Mexico because they had cut down all the trees.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

20、    The world is not hungry，but it is thirsty. It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of water. Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we can't drink or use for watering plants directly. Man can only drink and use the 3% the water that comes from rivers and lakes. And we can't even use all of that，because some of it has been polluted.
    Now more water is needed. The problem is: can we avoid a serious water shortage later on? First，we should all learn how to save water. Secondly，we should find out the ways to reuse it. Scientists have always been making study in this field. Today，in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers. But it can be used again. Even if every large city reused its water，still there would not be enough. What could people turn to next?
    The sea seems to have the best answer. There is a lot of water in the sea. All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water. This is expensive，but it's already in use in many parts of the world. Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it. So you see，if we can find a way out，we'll be in no danger of drying up.

(1)、The world is thirsty because about 97% of water on the earth can't be drunk or used for watering plants directly.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、3% of water on the earth is sea water.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、From the passage we learn that today in most large cities water is used only once.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、To avoid the serious water shortage，we should make dirty water clean and then reuse it.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The title of the passage should be" How to Save Water ".
A：T
B：F
答案：A

21、The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was badly run and people's lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792, to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put in prison. In September 1792, the monarchy was abolished. In the same year, Louis was executed. A few months later his wife, Marie, also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte.

(1)、What's this passage about?
A：France.
B：King Louis.
C：The French Revolution.
D：Europe.
答案：C

(2)、Which did not happen in 1789?
A：The French Revolution broke out.
B：The national economy was developing rapidly.
C：The government wasn't well run.
D：King Louis XIV was in power.
答案：B

(3)、Where were the political prisoners kept?
A：In Versailles.
B：In Austria.
C：In Prussia.
D：In Bastille.
答案：D

(4)、What does the underlined word "abolished" mean?
A：Put off.
B：Established
C：United
D：Ended
答案：D

(5)、What was NOT the effect of the Revolution?
A：July 14 has become the French National Day.
B：It brought some impact on the other European kings.
C：Louis's wife, Marie was killed.
D：The king tried to control the national parliament.
答案：D

22、       A foreigner's first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush - often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands (任务). Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.
       Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don't, waiters will hurry you.
       You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don't take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else "wasting"it beyond a certain courtesy point.
      The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, patience is not a high priority. Many of us have what might be called "a short fuse." We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some return - be this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.
    Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee that may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly.

(1)、Which of the following statements is wrong? ___________
A：Americans seem to be always under pressure.
B：Americans attach less importance to patience.
C：Americans don't care much about ritual socializing.
D： Americans are impolite to their business colleagues.
答案：D

(2)、In the fourth paragraph, "a high priority"means ___________.
A：a less important thing
B：a first concern
C：a good business
D：an attractive gift
答案：B

(3)、Americans evaluate a business colleague ________.
A：through social courtesy
B：through prolonged business talks
C：by establishing business relations
D：by learning about their past performance
答案：D

(4)、This passage mainly talks about __________.
A：how Americans treasure their time
B： how busy Americans are every day
C：how Americans do business with foreigners
D： what American way of life is like
答案：A

(5)、We can infer from the passage that the author's tone in writing is ________.
A：critical
B：ironical
C：praiseful
D：objective
答案：C

23、Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends. As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales (称). Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn't lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.
"What's wrong with this girl?" He said, "Why doesn't she hurry up?" He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first. He was in a hurry to get a good seat.
Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, "Why are you so upset? There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a hand with my luggage?"
      The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.

(1)、Maria's story happened _______
A：when she was leaving America
B：on her way back to Santo Domingo
C： before she left the USA
D：when she arrived at the airport
答案：D

(2)、You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to ______ at the airport.

A：help carry people's luggage
B：ask people to pick up the luggage
C：check people's luggage
D：take care of people's luggage
答案：C

(3)、 "Why are you so upset?" Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be _____.

A：surprised and worried
B：sad and angry
C：unhappy and worried
D：sad and sorry
答案：C

(4)、 "Everyone was looking at him with disapproval."This sentence means that the people around felt ____.
A：worried about Maria
B：worried about the man
C：sorry for Maria's manners
D：sorry for the man's manners
答案：D

(5)、The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that _____ .
A：she was young but behaved properly
B：she would not have left home alone
C：everyone around her was wrong
D：it was not good that nobody offered to help her
答案：A

24、Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. Your education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching, that is, tutoring in math and English.
You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.
 Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors---he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.
I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service…and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too, showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.

(1)、What is the purpose of the talk?  ____________

A：To explain a new requirement for graduation.
B：To interest students in a new community program.
C：To discuss the problems of elementary school students.
D：To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.
答案：B

(2)、What is the purpose of the program that the dean describes? __________

A：To find jobs for graduating students.
B：To help education majors prepare for final exams.
C：To offer tutorials to elementary school students.
D：To provide funding for a community service project.
答案：C

(3)、What does Professor Dodge do? ____________

A：He advises students to participate in the special program.
B：He teaches part-time in an elementary school.
C：He observes elementary school students in the classroom
D：He helps students prepare their resumes.
答案：A

(4)、What should students interested in the tutorials do? __________
A：Contact the elementary school.
B：Sign up for a special class.
C：Submit a resume to the dean.
D：Talk to Professor Dodge.
答案：D

(5)、Whom do you think the speaker addresses to? _________
A：Faculty
B：Students
C：Freshman
D：Graduating students of the university.
答案：B

25、Paper is one of the most important products ever invented by man. Wide spread use of written language would not have been possible without some cheap and practical material to write on. The invention of paper meant that more people could be educated because more books could be printed and distributed. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge.
How much paper do you use every year? Probably you cannot answer that question quickly. In 1900 the world's use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries.
Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a water plant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment.

(1)、What's the meaning of the underlined word 'parchment'? _________
A：The skin of young animals.
B：A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals.
C：The paper used by European countries.
D：The paper of Egypt.
答案：B

(2)、Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the invention of paper? ________
A：More jobs could be provided than before.
B：More people could be educated than before.
C：More books could be printed and distributed.
D：More ways could be used to exchange knowledge.
答案：A

(3)、When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? ___________
A：Around 1400.
B：Around 1900.
C：Around 400.
D：Around 900.
答案：A

(4)、Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? _______
A：China.
B：Sweden.
C：Egypt.
D：Japan.
答案：B

(5)、What is the main idea of this short talk? _________

A：More and more paper is being consumed nowadays.
B：Paper enables people to receive education more easily.
C：The invention of paper is of great significance to man.
D：Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records.
答案：C

26、It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become "in". Between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4:30 pm, college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who can't wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they're a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960's, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people's lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems.

(1)、What is soap opera?
A：Plays based on science fiction stories.
B：Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C：The daytime serial dramas on TV.
D：Popular documentary films on TV.
答案：C

(2)、What can be the best title of the passage?
A：College student viewers.
B：Favorite TV serials.
C：Soap opera fans.
D：College-age viewers.
答案：C

(3)、Which is NOT the reason why the soap opera has suddenly become "in" among American  young people ?

A：Because the viewers want to be happy and to enjoy themselves.
B：Because the soap opera makes young people feel close to their people.
C：Because the viewers can find themselves in the soap opera characters.
D：Because the young people have to bear the responsibilities for their troubles.
答案：D

(4)、What can we learn from the passage? _________
A：College students like soap operas more than any other social groups.
B：Young people of sixties liked soap operas more than people today.
C：young viewers have turned themselves from the seriousness of sixties to enjoyment now.
D：The young as a whole are trying to look for happy love but in vain.
答案：C

(5)、What message does the author want to convey to us? _________
A：The people's favorites to drama works have been changed for a long time.
B：The people's favorites to drama works change along with the times.
C：The people's favorites to drama works is changed by the soap opera.
D：The people's favorites have changed the drama works.
答案：B

27、Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own. 
Then, in the country one can really get away from the noise and hurry of busy working lives. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has got the reward together with those who have shared the secret of Nature. 
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight's (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.

(1)、Which of the following statements is NOT true?_________
A：People who love Nature prefer to live outside the city.
B：People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C：Some people enjoying city life prefer to work and live inside London.
D：Many nature lovers, though working in London, prefer to live outside the city.
答案：B

(2)、With the same money ________, one can buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A：getting a small flat with a garden
B：having a small flat with a garden
C：renting a small flat without a garden
D：buying a small flat without a garden
答案：C

(3)、When the garden is in blossom, it means that one ________ has been rewarded.
A：living in the country
B： having spent time working in the garden
C： having a garden of his own
D：having been digging, planting and watering
答案：B

(4)、People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live  outside London. 
A：their life was meaningless
B： their life was invaluable
C：they didn't deserve a happy life 
D：they were not worthy of their happy life
答案：A

(5)、The underlined phrase get away from in the 3rd paragraph refers to ________.
A：deal with
B：do away with
C：escape from
D：prevent from
答案：C

28、By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others - they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation's consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us - an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science. 
Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity (明星), who are legendary, who somehow mange to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death - such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.

(1)、The passage mainly deals with ______.
A：life and death
B：heroes and heroines
C：heroes and icons 
D：icons and celebrities
答案：C

(2)、Heroes and heroines are usually _________. 
A：courageous
B：exemplary
C：self-sacrificing
D：all of the above
答案：D

(3)、Which of the following statements is wrong? _________
A：Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth.
B：Superstars are famous for being famous.
C：One's look can contribute to being famous.
D：Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times.
答案：D

(4)、Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love________.
A：when she was 19
B：when she became a princess
C： just before her death
D：after she gave birth to a prince
答案：C

(5)、What is more likely to set an icon's status? ________ 
A：Good looks.
B：Tragic and early death.
C：Personal attraction.
D：The quality of one's story.
答案：B

29、       There are three kinds of goals: short-term, medium-range and long-term goals.
       Short-term goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.
      The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of completion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase.
      Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.

(1)、Our long-term goals mean a lot _______.
A：if we cannot reach solid short-term goals
B：if we complete the short-term goals
C：if we have dreams of the future
D：if we put forward some plans
答案：B

(2)、New short-term goals are built upon______.
A：a daily basis
B：your achievement in a week
C：current activities
D：the goals that have been completed
答案：D

(3)、When we complete each step of our goals, ________.

A：we will win final success
B： we are overwhelmed
C：we will build up our confidence to achieve success
D：we should have strong desire for setting new goals
答案：C

(4)、What is the main idea of this passage? _______
A：Life is a dynamic thing.
B：We should set up long-term goals.
C：Different kinds of goals in life.
D：The limitation of long-term goals.
答案：C

(5)、Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage? _______
A：The long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without achieving short-term goals.
B：The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals.
C：Life is a static thing, thus never allowing a long-term goal to limit us.
D：We should often add new short-term goals to what have been completed.
答案：C

30、How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, unlike animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and feelings, actions and things, so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs, called letters, which could be combined to present those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken or written in letters, we call words.
The power of words, then, lies in their associations - the things they bring up before our minds. Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something increases.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions. This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style. Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music and which by their position and association can move men to tears. We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

(1)、The origin of language is _________.

A：a legend handed down from the past
B：a matter that is hidden or secret
C：a question difficult to answer
D：a problem not yet solved
答案：D

(2)、What is true about words? _______
A：They are used to express feelings only.
B：They can not be written down.
C：They are simply sounds.
D：They are mysterious.
答案：C

(3)、The real power of words consists in their ______.
A：properties
B：characteristics
C：peculiarity
D：representative function
答案：D

(4)、By "association" in the last paragraph, the author means ______.
A：a special quality
B： a joining of ideas in the mind
C：an appearance which is puzzling
D：a strange feature
答案：B

(5)、Which of the following statements about the real poet is NOT true? _________

A：He is no more than a master of words.
B：He can convey his ideas in words which sing like music.
C：He can move men to tears.
D：His style is always charming.
答案：A

31、No one knows who made the first ice cream. Some people think that water ices and milk ices may have been made by the Chinese between three thousand and four thousand years ago. In time, the dish reached India. The Indians, in turn, may have passed on the secret to the Arabs and Persians. The Persians called their dish Sharbat, from which our word sherbet（冰冻果子露） comes.
Marco Polo, an Italian who traveled widely in the thirteenth century, noted that he found the Chinese had long been making ices out of fruit juices and milk. From the fourteenth century on, ices became popular, first in Venice and then throughout Italy.
In 1533, when Catherine de Medicis left Italy to marry the future King Henry Ⅱof France, she took her cooks with her. They made desserts the French had never tasted before. Among them was "ice cream". For each day of the wedding festivities（庆祝活动，庆典） Catherine's cooks prepared a different flavor of her favorite dessert-"ice cream."
At first ice cream was a luxury in France. Only rich people had money to buy it. Then, in 1660, a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio, arrived in Paris. He opened a shop that sold ice cream at prices people could afford. Procopio's"ice-cream parlor " became so popular that other shops were opened.
About 1640, King Charles I introduced ice cream to England. He had heard it was popular in Italy and France. He served ice cream for dessert at a banquet. The surprise dish was a great success. The King ordered his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a secret. Charles felt that only royalty should serve the dessert. But the secret soon leaked out. Ice cream quickly became popular in England too.

(1)、This passage is mainly about the history of ice cream.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、Marco Polo's remark shows that he traveled in India.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Ice cream was unknown in France until 1640.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、Ice cream was introduced to England by King Charles I.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、Development of ice cream in France and other countries is discussed in the passage.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

32、    Can trees talk? Yes, but not in words. Scientists have reason to believe that trees do communicate with each other. Not long ago, researchers learned some surprising things. First a willow tree attacked in the woods by caterpillars (毛虫) changed the chemistry of its leaves and made them taste so terrible that they got tired of the leaves and stopped eating them. Then even more astonishing, the tree sent out a special smell--a signal causing its neighbors to change the chemistry of their own leaves and make them less tasty.
    Communication, of course, doesn't need to be in words. We can talk to each other by smiling, raising our shoulders and moving our hands. We know that birds and animals use a whole vocabulary of songs, sounds, and movements. Bees dance their signals, flying in certain patterns that tell other bees where to find nectar (花蜜) for honey. So why shouldn't trees have ways of sending message?

(1)、It's implied that caterpillars do not feed on leaves that have an unpleasant taste.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、The willow tree described in the passage protects itself by growing more branches.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、The willow tree was able to communicate with other trees by giving off a special smell.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、It can be inferred from the passage that bees communicate by making special movements.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The author holds that the incident described in the passage must be checked more thoroughly.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

33、    The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.
    Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.
    In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.
    What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.
    In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation and that air travel was useful.

(1)、Her engine went wrong when Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, she changed her direction and landed in Ireland.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、According to the passage, Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights was to show that aviation was not just for men.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、Amelia Earhart was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、"A Dangerous Flight from North America to England" would be the best title for the passage.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

34、    Mark Twain was a famous writer. He wrote many famous stories which are still popular in many countries today. Mark Twain was also famous in his day as a public speaker. In his public speeches Twain liked to tell stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and to play jokes on his friends. One day, one friend, John, lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare for him.
   "But I don't have enough money to pay both your fare and my fare,"Mark Twain said.
    John didn't know what to do. He was worried.
   "We can do this,"said Mark Twain."We can get on the train and when the conductor comes to take the tickets, you can hide under my seat."
    Later, however, on the train, when the conductor came, Mark Twain gave him two tickets - one for himself and one for John. Then in a loud voice, Mark Twain explained:
    "My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he prefers to lie on the floor under the seat. He doesn't like to sit on the seat."
    Of course, everyone in the train then looked at the poor friend under the seat and laughed at him.

(1)、The passage states that Mark Twain is famous not only for his writing but also for his public speeches.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、According to the passage, Mark Twain didn't buy train tickets for his friends.

A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、Mark Twain didn't have enough money to buy a ticket for John.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、Mark Twain gave the conductor some money in order to help John.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、John lied on the floor under the seat because Mark Twain played a joke on him.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

35、    A farmer had once made a purchase of a fine fat sheep, hoping to offer it up to the Buddha. While he was leading it home, four thieves saw him and made up their minds to steal the sheep. They knew him to be an honest person and one who thought of no more harm in others than he had in himself. They dared not take the sheep away from him  by force, for they were too near the city. Therefore, they thought hard and got an idea: they first parted company and then came to the man as if they had come from several distinct parts.
    The first thief came up to the farm and said, "My good old man, why are you leading this dog?"
    At this moment the second thief, coming from another direction, cried to him, "Poor old man, where have you stolen this dog?"And immediately after these words, the third thief came up and asked the farmer,"Where are you going with this handsome greyhound?"
    The poor farmer began to doubt whether the sheep was a sheep or not. But the fourth robber put him quite beside himself by coming near him and asking what the dog cost him.
    The farmer began to think and got the conclusion that the four men, who came from different directions, could not all be wrong. He believed that the sheep he was leading was a dog. On realizing this, the farmer went back quickly to the market to demand his money from the person who sold him the dog, leaving the dog with the four thieves.

(1)、The farmer bought a sheep in the city.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、The four thieves decided to play a trick to get the sleep because the farmer was honest and could be easily cheated by their tricks.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、The farmer began to have a doubt when the third thief called his sheep a dog.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、The four thieves knew about the farmer.

A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The farmer was cheated by the four thieves.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

36、One way that scientists learn about man is by studying animals, such as mice and monkeys. The scientists in this laboratory are experimenting on mice. They are studying the relationship between diet and health. At this time, over one hundred experiments are being done in this laboratory.
In one of these experiments, the scientists are studying the relationship between the amount of food the mice eat and their health. The mice are in three groups. All three groups are receiving the same healthy diet. But the amount of food that each group is receiving is different. The first group is eating one cup of food each day, the second group is eating two cups, and the third group of mice is eating three cups.
After three years, the healthiest group is the one that is only eating one cup of food each day. The mice in this group are thinner than normal mice. But they are more active. Most of the day, they are running, playing with one another, and using the equipment in their cages. Also, they are living longer. Mice usually live for two years. Most of the mice in this group are still alive after three years.
The second group of mice is normal weight. They are healthy, too. They are active, but not as active as the thinner mice. But they are only living about two years, not the three years or more of the thinner mice.
    The last group of mice is receiving more food than the other two groups. Most of the day, these mice are eating or sleeping. They are not very active. These mice are living longer than the scientists thought - about a year and a half. But they aren't as healthy. They're sick more often than the other two groups.

(1)、The scientists in the laboratory are studying the relationship between the amount of food and diet.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、The first two groups are receiving the most food.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、The first group is the thinnest because they do not have a healthy diet.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、Normal mice usually live for two years.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The text tells us that people who eat less and exercise more will live longer.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

37、Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off and on again when you return. A sensor will detect the presence of a human and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.
     The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the firemen. It will also call the police, should the sensors detect an intruder（非法闯入者）. You will open the door using your personal card--the one you use for shopping--maybe using a number known only to you.

(1)、The author intends to tell the readers that in year 2040 there will be no switches for lights and heaters.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(2)、According to the passage, people will save much trouble with the help of advanced technology.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(3)、According to the author, in 2040, new technology will free us from the keys we use today.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、Thanks to computers, in 2040 people will be controlled by computers.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(5)、The best title for the passage is "The Development of Science and Technology".
A：T
B：F
答案：B

38、Australia is nearly as large as the United States, but most of it is too dry for people to live in. Around this dry part are large sheep and cow farms. A few of them are as large as the smallest states in America. Often the nearest neighbors are several hundred kilometers away.
    The two-way radio is very important to people who live on these great Australian farms. It works much like a telephone. A person can listen to someone else talk and then give an answer. For example, people on the large farms could talk to a doctor far away. They could tell the doctor about someone who was ill, and the doctor could let them know how to look after the sick person.
    As the large farms were so far from towns, the children could not go to school. Radio schools were started for them in some places. At a certain time each day, boys and girls turn on their radios and listen to teachers in cities far away.
    Families on the large farms wanted to give news to their neighbors. The program "Round Robin" talks by radio was started to keep families in touch with each other. They could talk about who was going away and who was ill. The men could talk about their sheep and cows and how much money the markets would pay for them. In many ways the radio became a newspaper for the farm people of Australia.

(1)、From the first paragraph, we know there are some very large farms in Australia.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、"The two-way radio" in the 2nd paragraph is useful for children only.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、The "the sick person" in the second paragraph means the person who is ill.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(4)、The children on the large farms far away could have lessons on the radios.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、All the Australians live on dry places, and they use radios in many ways.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

39、"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings. "Cool" can be used to convey feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool." You may think, "He's so cool." when you see your favorite football player.
We all maximize(最大化) the meaning of "Cool". You can use it instead of many words such as "new" or "surprising". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they had visited. On one student's paper was just one sentence, "It's cool." Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and how he felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity of words. Without "Cool", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word "Cool"? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

(1)、We know that the word "cool" has had many different meanings.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(2)、The word "convey" (Para.1) means feel.
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(3)、If you are unhappy with something, you may say, "It's cool."
A：T
B：F
答案：B

(4)、The writer takes an example to show he is worried about the way the word is used.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

(5)、The writer suggests that the word "cool" may not be as cool as it seems.
A：T
B：F
答案：A

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