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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

While shell-like roofs, unlike anything else in the world, make the Sydney Opera House an image of timeless beauty. It is famous for being a symbol, not only of a city, but a whole country and condition too.
Its creator, Danish architect Jorn Utzon , turned 85 last Wednesday. And he was awarded the Prizker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture, on April 6. But Utzon has never seen his Opera House.
The story began in 1957 when Utzon won an international competition to design an opera house in Sydney.
But not everyone was enthusiastic (热心的 ) . Utzon left his Opera project in 1966 after an argument with the local government and a storm of public criticism over the building’s design. It was not completed until seven years later and Utzon has never returned to Australia to see the result of his work.
“Utzon made a building well ahead of its time, and he persevered (坚持) through criticism to build a building that changed the image of an entire country,” said Frank Gehry, a Pritzer Architecture Prize judge.
Although the Sydney Opera House was Utzon’s masterpiece, it damaged his career. Upon his return to Denmark, he found work hard to come by , so he become a teacher at a university in Hawaii.
Utzon said he once saw posters of the Opera House. The interiors were different from his design. But, he said, “There is no regret, for it gave me such a wonderful experience in Australia and towards which I only have love and appreciation .”
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth opened the Opera House in 1973, and it now holds around 3000 events every year. It is recognized as one of the great symbolic buildings of the 20th century

1.
The Sydney Opera House was completed_____
1. A.
  in 1957
2. B.
  in 1906
3. C.
  in 1973
4. D.
  in 1980
2.
Utzon has never seen his Opera House because _______
1. A.
  it has white shell-like roofs, unlike anything else in the world
2. B.
  its creator is Danish architect, who returned to Denmark
3. C.
  he was not awarded the Pritzker Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of Architecture
4. D.
  he argued with the local government and was criticized over his design
3.
The underlined word “come by” in Paragraph 6 means ______
1. A.
  find
2. B.
  pass
3. C.
  hire
4. D.
  develop

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in almost the same words, but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as formal texts. It is always much better to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what , in the actual situation of the time and the child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.
A change made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or making him sad thinking. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who have read fairy stories were more often sorry for cruelty than those who had not. As to fears, there are, I think, some cases of children being dangerously terrified by some fairy story. Often, however, this arises(出现) from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.
There also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants, witches, two-headed dragons, magic carpets, etc. do not exist; and that, instead of being fond of the strange side in fairy tales, the child should be taught to learn the reality by studying history. I find such people, I must say so peculiar(奇怪的)that I don’t know how to argue with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to Philadelphia on a stick or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was their beloved girl-friend.
No fairy story ever declared to be a description of the real world and no clever child has ever believed that it was

1.
The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is______
1. A.
  repeated without any change
2. B.
  treated as a joke
3. C.
  set in the present
4. D.
  given some changes by the parent
2.
According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is____
1. A.
  heard for the first time
2. B.
  in a realistic setting
3. C.
  repeated too often
4. D.
  told in a different way
3.
The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that______
1. A.
  fairy stories are still being made up
2. B.
  people try to modernize old fairy stories
3. C.
  there is some misunderstanding about fairy tales
4. D.
  There is more concern for children’s fears nowadays
4.
One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that_____
1. A.
  they are full of imagination
2. B.
  they are not interesting
3. C.
  they just make up the stories which are far from the truth
4. D.
  they make teachers of history difficult to teach

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

It’s not easy being a teenager---nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you.
Expect a lot from your child, just not everything. Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving; consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he’ll refuse to talk. Instead, let him attempt to solve things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy(隐私). Never read him his mail or listen in on personal conversions.
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for 15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation (节制). Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job

1.
Why is it not easy being a teenager or a parent of a teenager?
1. A.
  Because the teenager is very naughty
2. B.
  Because the parent always expects a lot from the child
3. C.
  Because you can make your child feel hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself
4. D.
  Because the teenager wants his or her own space
2.
The main purpose of the text is to tell parents
1. A.
  how to get along with a teenager
2. B.
  how to respect a teenager
3. C.
  how to understand a teenager
4. D.
  how to help a teenager grow up
3.
The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager
1. A.
  to use the phone in a sensible way
2. B.
  to pay for his own telephone
3. C.
  to share the phone quickly
4. D.
  to answer the phone quickly
4.
What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?
1. A.
  Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs
2. B.
  Give him advice only when necessary
3. C.
  Let him have his own telephone
4. D.
  Not talk about personal things with him

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influenced(影响) by Krenkel and St. John for five years.
For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do. As Confucious once said, “At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”

1.
What is the text mainly about?
1. A.
  Learning to paint in later life
2. B.
  How to paint watercolors
3. C.
  An artist-turned teacher
4. D.
  Life after retirement
2.
The author started drawing again in 1995 because_________
1. A.
  he hoped to draw a picture of his father
2. B.
  he couldn’t stop missing his father
3. C.
  he had more time after retirement
4. D.
  he liked animals and landscapes
3.
We can infer from the text that the author__________
1. A.
  had been taught by Krenkel and St. John
2. B.
  painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
3. C.
  believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors
4. D.
  started his retirement life at the age of severty
4.
How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
1. A.
  Very enjoyable
2. B.
  A bit regretful
3. C.
  Rather busy
4. D.
  Fairly dull

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April to mark the anniversary of the founding of WHO in 1948. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of public health concern in the world.
The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes(中风). If left uncontrolled, high blood pressure can also cause blindness, irregularities of the heartbeat and heart failure. The risk of developing these complications is higher in the presence of other risk factors such as diabetes(糖尿病). One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure and this increases with age, from 1 in 10 people in their 20s and 30s to 5 in 10 people in their 50s. High blood pressure is most common in some low-income countries in Africa, with over 40% of adults in many African countries thought to be affected.
However, high blood pressure is both preventable and treatable. In some developed countries, prevention and treatment of it has brought about a reduction in deaths from heart disease. The risk of developing high blood pressure can be reduced by: reducing salt intake; eating a balanced diet; avoiding harmful use of alcohol; taking regular physical activity; keeping a healthy body weight; and avoiding tobacco use.
The final and most important goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes, which includes as follows:
1.to raise awareness of the causes and consequences of high blood pressure;
2.to provide information on how to prevent high blood pressure
3.to encourage adults to check their blood pressure and to follow the advice of health-care professionals

1.
High blood pressure can cause medical problems like_____
1. A.
  heart diseases, strokes and blindness
2. B.
  strokes, heart failure and diabetes
3. C.
  heart attacks, blindness and diabetes
4. D.
  heart troubles,strokes and cancers
2.
Who are most likely to be affected by high blood pressure?
1. A.
  Those who are in their 20s
2. B.
  Those who are in their 30s
3. C.
  Those who are in their 40s
4. D.
  Those who are in their 50s
3.
Which of the following can NOT reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure?
1. A.
  Less salt intake
2. B.
  Putting on weight
3. C.
  Regular exercise
4. D.
  No smoking
4.
The text is mainly about______
1. A.
  the theme for World Health Day 2013
2. B.
  the causes of high blood pressure
3. C.
  the treatment of heart attacks and strokes
4. D.
  how to reduce the risk of high blood pressure

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科目： 来源： 题型：阅读理解

Some people would go through anything just to achieve their dream. Kasia Siwosz is proof. For the final year student on the university women’s tennis team, the road to Berkeley, University of California was met with poor advice and misinformation from her home country and two unsuccessful stops along the way that fell short of expectations.
Born in Poland, Siwosz began playing tennis at seven years old and developed the skills that helped her earn a top-50 ranking among the ITF Junior division(国际网球联会青少年赛). Siwosz wanted to do more with her life than just play tennis, which led her to seek chances that would also allow her to obtain a top education. While most who grow up in the U.S. are naturally accustomed to the American tradition of collegiate(大学的) sports, such a custom is not as familiar in a country like Poland. “There’s no collegiate sports in Poland and no culture of sports and academic(学术的) study there. You can only do one, not both,” Siwosz said.
Her desire to have a quality education led her to America to follow her dream. While Siwosz was talented enough to begin her collegiate tennis career, she could only attend community college because she missed the deadline to apply to four-year schools, mainly due to misinformation provided in her home country of Poland.
When she had earned all her credits and was able to transfer(转学), Siwosz made the decision to attend Baylor in Texas. Her friends from Poland put in a good word for the university, saying that it was a good fit because there were many international players at Baylor. “I thought it would be a good idea, but it really wasn’t what I thought it would be,” Siwosz said. “I wasn’t happy at Baylor. The level of tennis was high, but the academic standards were no match and I just wanted more.”
After one year at Baylor, Siwosz’s luck finally began to change when she made the decision to transfer to Berkeley, which was due in large part to Lee, a former Berkeley student. Lee, who is a keen tennis player himself, met Siwosz four years ago in Texas. “I knew she was unhappy there,” he said. “I saw the opportunity for her to come here.” Siwosz visited Lee in Berkeley. “I ended up loving this place and this school,” Siwosz said. “I came here a lot over the summer, I gave it a shot and I ended up with a Berkeley education and a spot on one of the best college tennis teams in the country.”

1.
What does “two unsuccessful stops” (Paragraph 1) refer to?
1. A.
  Poland and the U.S
2. B.
  Baylor and Berkeley
3. C.
  The community college and Baylor
4. D.
  The ITF Junior division and the Berkeley tennis team
2.
Why did Siwosz want to leave her homeland for America?
1. A.
  Poland had no culture of sports
2. B.
  Berkeley had always been her dream university
3. C.
  She wanted to play tennis and have a good education
4. D.
  She wanted to improve her tennis skills and get a higher ranking
3.
Why did she leave Baylor?
1. A.
  The level of tennis there was not high
2. B.
  It was not suitable for international students
3. C.
  She couldn’t get along with her friends there
4. D.
  She was not satisfied with the education level there
4.
The phrase “gave it a shot” (Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to ______
1. A.
  had a try
2. B.
  shot a tennis ball
3. C.
  took a picture
4. D.
  waved goodbye
5.
What is the main idea of the passage?
1. A.
  How Siwosz left Poland
2. B.
  How Siwosz realized her dream
3. C.
  How Siwosz became a top tennis player
4. D.
  How Siwosz transferred from Baylor to Berkeley

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Which animal has the fastest snapping jaw (颚)? If you're guessing a shark or perhaps a larger animal, you'll have to think smaller. The trapjaw ant, which lives in Central and South America, moves its mouth parts at 35 to 63 meters per second. Another way to think about this is that the ant's jaws close at 125 to 233 kilometers per hour. That's 2, 300 times faster than the blink of an eye.
Scientists were able to measure the amazing jaw speed using highspeed video techniques. Sheila Patek, a biologist, says the key is that the jaws have a springy (有弹性的) system, which is critical in getting explosive (爆发性的) speeds.
Consider a bow and arrow. If you try to throw an arrow with your arm, it won't go very far. If you use a bow, elastic energy stored in the bow is released almost instantly when you release the arrow with your finger or a latch. The combination of the springy bow and latch mechanism is what makes the arrow zoom through the air.
Maybe even more amazing than how fast these ants grab food or even enemies is how they use this same energy to move. As the ant closes its jaws, it uses them to push off the ground—all faster than the eye can see without slow motion video. A snap of the jaw can send an ant up to 8.3 centimeters into the air. That's like someone who is 1.7 meters jumping 13 meters high! Not only can they quickly escape from enemies, but often a group of ants will start jumping all at once. It would be hard for their enemies to grab just one.
People have suspected the ants used their jaws to jump for over a century, but could only prove it with today's modern video equipment

1.
The fast speed of the trapjaw ant's jaw lies in ________
1. A.
  its light body
2. B.
  its springy system
3. C.
  its living environment
4. D.
  the length of its jaw
2.
The passage uses “a bow and arrow” as an example to show ________
1. A.
  how an arrow gets so much energy to fly
2. B.
  why the trapjaw ants have springy system
3. C.
  why the trapjaw ants jaws move so fast
4. D.
  how a bow and arrow works
3.
Which of the following may amaze the scientists most?
1. A.
  How high the ants can leap by using their jaws
2. B.
  How quickly the trapjaw ants can move on the ground
3. C.
  How wonderfully the springy system in the trapjaw ants' jaws works
4. D.
  How quickly the trapjaw ants can grab food or enemies
4.
According to the passage, the trapjaw ants' jaws keep them safe because ________
1. A.
  they can catch their enemies easily with their jaws
2. B.
  their jaws make them difficult to recognize
3. C.
  their jaws help them find food easily
4. D.
  their jaws help them escape from their enemies

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Television in the United States is free. To pay for programs, there are many advertisements. Often these advertisements are short plays with actors. The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily.
We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table. They have been married for a long time. They are not speaking to each other. They haven't spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years. The husband is reading his newspaper. We can't see his face. The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him. Today, she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time. The husband picks up his cup. He isn't very interested. He tastes his coffee. Suddenly he puts down his newspaper. Something is different.! Can it be the coffee? He takes another taste. It's wonderful! He smiles. He looks at his wife and says in amazement,
"Doris, when did you cut your hair?"
Doris is pleased. She answers, "Two months ago."
Doris asks, "Herbie, when did your hair begin to turn gray?"
He replies, "A long time ago."
Doris says, "Oh, very handsome."
Now they aren't bored any more. Breakfast is different. Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives?

1.
In the television advertisement, Doris looks bored because ______
1. A.
  she doesn't like the breakfast that morning
2. B.
  she has been married to Herbie for a long time
3. C.
  Her husband doesn't care much for her
4. D.
  Herbie isn't interested in the breakfast she cooks
2.
The TV advertisement wants to tell the viewers ______
1. A.
  to have an immediate try at the new coffee
2. B.
  to have a good laugh at the good couple
3. C.
  that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee
4. D.
  that advertisements can certainly increase goods production
3.
What does the author mean by saying the last sentence?
1. A.
  What kind of coffee can change people's lives?
2. B.
  How can a new kind of coffee change people's lives?
3. C.
  Nice coffee can change one's life
4. D.
  A new kind of coffee costs quite a lot
4.
This text is mainly about ______
1. A.
  who pays for TV programs in the United States
2. B.
  what a TV advertisement is usually like in the USA
3. C.
  why long married couples dislike speaking to each other
4. D.
  what made Herbie and Doris not bored any more

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For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead. “ We can do without railways.” People say…as if motorcars and planes have made the railways unnecessary. We all keep hearing that trains are slow, that they lose money, and that they’re dying .But this is far from the truth: in these days of expensive oil, the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes. If you want to carry people or goods from place to place, they are cheaper than planes. And they have much in common with planes. A plane goes in a straight line and so does a railway. What is more, it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another. It doesn’t leave you up as a plane does, miles and miles from the city center. It doesn’t hold you up as a car does, in endless traffic jams, and a single train carry goods which a plane or a motorcar could never do.
Far from being dead, the railways are very much alive. Modern railway lines give you a smooth, untroubled journey. Where else can you eat well, sleep in comfort, feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning, for we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, trains traveling at 150 miles an hour and more. Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorcars we can’t use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can’t fly for the same reason

1.
Some people think the railways are unnecessary for many reasons except that
1. A.
  planes and motorcars have taken the place of trains
2. B.
  oil is expensive today
3. C.
  trains are slow
4. D.
  railways lose money
2.
According to the writer, which of the following is Not true?
1. A.
  It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane
2. B.
  The railway station is usually at the center of the city
3. C.
  When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center
4. D.
  No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does
3.
The writer thinks that the railways, far from being dead, are very much alive because
1. A.
  we can have a smooth and untroubled journey
2. B.
  we’ll not have enough money to fly in planes
3. C.
  we can now travel in super-fast train
4. D.
  all of the above
4.
The best title for this passage may be” ”
1. A.
  Not the End but the Beginning
2. B.
  Which is the Best: Train, Motorcar or Plane
3. C.
  Trains are More Competitive than Motorcars or Planes
4. D.
  Oh, Super-fast Trains

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Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he has sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.
Then, consider this: you might be in a state of sub-health. Sub-health, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline（界限）state between health and disease.
According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of sub-healthy people are middle-aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week.
Symptoms include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia,anger,and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortness of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs.
The key to preventing and recovering from sub-health,according to some medical experts,is to from good liwing habits,alternate work and rest,exercise regularly,and take park in open air activities.
As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits,fish because they are rich in nutritional elements—vitamins and other elements that are important to the body.Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding sub-health

1.
According to this passage, which of the following is true?
1. A.
  When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay at home and keep silent
2. B.
  When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine
3. C.
  When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries
4. D.
  When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself
2.
It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _________
1. A.
  they have used up their energy
2. B.
  they have lost their living hopes
3. C.
  they have more pressure in life and work
4. D.
  they begin to get older
3.
The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ________
1. A.
  work hard
2. B.
  sleep more
3. C.
  form good living habits
4. D.
  take more medicine
4.
The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to _________
1. A.
  arrange by turns
2. B.
  cause to take place
3. C.
  keep oneself busy with
4. D.
  get tired of

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The Sydney Opera House was completed_____

Utzon has never seen his Opera House because _______

The underlined word “come by” in Paragraph 6 means ______

The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is______

According to the passage, great fear can take place in a child when the story is____

The author’s mention of sticks and telephones is meant to suggest that______

One of the reasons why some people are not in favor of fairy tales is that_____

Why is it not easy being a teenager or a parent of a teenager?

The main purpose of the text is to tell parents

The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager

What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?

What is the text mainly about?

The author started drawing again in 1995 because_________

We can infer from the text that the author__________

How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?

High blood pressure can cause medical problems like_____

Who are most likely to be affected by high blood pressure?

Which of the following can NOT reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure?

The text is mainly about______

What does “two unsuccessful stops” (Paragraph 1) refer to?

Why did Siwosz want to leave her homeland for America?

Why did she leave Baylor?

The phrase “gave it a shot” (Paragraph 5) is closest in meaning to ______

What is the main idea of the passage?

The fast speed of the trap­jaw ant's jaw lies in ________

The passage uses “a bow and arrow” as an example to show ________

Which of the following may amaze the scientists most?

According to the passage, the trap­jaw ants' jaws keep them safe because ________

In the television advertisement, Doris looks bored because ______

The TV advertisement wants to tell the viewers ______

What does the author mean by saying the last sentence?

This text is mainly about ______

Some people think the railways are unnecessary for many reasons except that

According to the writer, which of the following is Not true?

The writer thinks that the railways, far from being dead, are very much alive because

The best title for this passage may be” ”

According to this passage, which of the following is true?

It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _________

The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ________

The underlined word “alternate” in this passage is closest in meaning to _________

The fast speed of the trapjaw ant's jaw lies in ________

According to the passage, the trapjaw ants' jaws keep them safe because ________