阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Nearly half of all Americans go on to college ( a place of higher education ) when they leave school. Some colleges are small, with only a few hundred students, but some of the big state universities are huge, with up to 60,000 students. There are more than 2,600 universities in the USA, and nearly all colleges have both men and women students.

　　You can study many interesting subjects at college, in short or long courses, but if you want to get a degree, you have to study for at least four years. Classes start in September and go on to early June with a break in the middle.

　　In Britain, you can get a degree in a university, in a “Polytechnic”, or in some of the many colleges of further education. There are 42 universities in Britain. There are also many colleges in Britain that teach English as a foreign language. Some have short courses ( a few weeks or months), and some have one-or two-year courses.

　　University classes start September and go on until mid-June with two breaks, one at Christmas, and one at Easter. Most degrees take three years, but some take four.

1．If you go to an American college, ________.

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A．you must study for at least four years for a degree

B．you have to choose either long or short courses first

C．you are not free to choose the subjects you like

D．you can start studying at any time you like

2．In Britain, universities usually have ________.

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A．two terms B. three terms

C．less terms than those in America D. no holidays

3．If you want to get a degree in Britain, ________.

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A．you must study at a university for four years

B．it usually takes three years

C．you must take a short course in English

D．you have to go to a university instead of a college

4．A more suitable title for the passage might be ________.

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A．College students Abroad

B．Universities in the USA and the UK

C．Different Systems in Higher Education

D．Getting a Degree in Foreign Universities

阅读理解：

　　Most women in Ghanathe educated and illiterate (文盲), the urban and rural, the young and oldwork to earn an income in addition to maintaining their roles as housewives and mothers. Their reputation for economic independence, self-reliance, and hard work is well known and well deserved.

　　Nine out of ten women fifteen years of age and over are married. Women say they would like to have six or more children, and in fact an average of seven children is born to every women. In short, the normal life pattern for most Ghanaian women is to combine an active role in the economy with an active role as wife and mother of a large family.

　　How do these working mothers cope with their multiple responsibilities in the home and on the job? Some new ideas are being tried. One of these is family planning to help reduce family size. Another helpful solution is the Day-care Center, but this is available mainly in urban areas, and usually the fees are too high for the poor. Ghanaians realize that more day-care centers are needed. Ghana today is looking for new ways to meet the needs of women and their families, so women can continue to play their multiple roles both in the home and in the economy.

1．Which of the following may best summarize paragraph 1?

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A．Ghanaian women are quite unlucky.

B．Women in Ghana are independent.

C．Women in Ghana have double tasks.

D．Most mothers in Ghana are young.

2．“Their reputation is well deserved” in the first paragraph means ________.

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A．they have not been well respected

B．husbands want them to work harder

C．they should work harder

D．there are good reasons why they are respected

3．In fact a Ghanaian woman has on an average ________ children.

4．What new ideas are being tried to help Ghanaian women?

5．The author of this passage probably agrees that ________.

A．women should continue both their roles

B．women should not be so busy

C．women should not work

D．women should stay at home

阅读理解：

　　Body language is a very powerful tool of communication, not only between people but in the animal world as well.

　　In many instances, we produce idioms, which are all understandable by borrowing examples from animal communication.

　　For example, we know that a frightened cat will arch (拱起) its back high in a rigid curve (拱形). From this staring point we might hear the expression “He gets my back up” meaning “He makes me angry”.

　　In the same manner, we know that many animals, if challenged by attackers, will not turn and run away because this will encourage the attackers to attack them more forcefully. Instead, they will move backwards slowly to get out of harm's way, always still facing their attackers. We call this action “backing off” and it can be used just as well with humans as with animals.

　　In the case of humans, however, the back-off may not be physical but oral, as in using a kinder tone voice and gentler words instead of fighting against the attackers.

1．When a cat arches its back high in rigid curve, it shows that it is ________.

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2．In order not to be attacked by its enemy, the animal will ________.

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3．In the article “back off” means “________”.

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4．Which of the following is wrong according to the article?

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A．To learn knowledge, humans must learn from animals.

B．Both humans and animals have body languages.

C．Both humans and animals have ways of getting out of harm.

D．“Face your attackers” means to encourage yourself.

5．What is mentioned in this article belongs to a study of English ________.

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阅读理解：

　　“This is really a very fast game, the fastest one I have ever seen this year. Both sides are fighting for the ball all the time. The crowd loves every minute of it. They're shouting at the top of their voices.”

　　“Willis has the ball now. This is only his third game for England, but he's playing so well that it won't be his last, I'm quite sure. ”

　　“Willis passes the ball to Cotton. Cotton kicks it over the waiting Frenchmen towards the goal mouth. But he's too far away. Dupont picks it up easily, and throws it to Paton, on the left. ”

　　“France and England still have one goal each, and there are only two minutes left. But in that time, anything may happen. Paton kicks the ball across to Crozat. It's a beautiful kick, but Stevens jumps and just stops the ball with the side of his head. But Menier is there. He passes it to Crozat and Crozat, without waiting a second, puts the ball into the back of the goal. It takes everyone by surprise. I've never seen a goal like it.”

　　“And the game is over, France has won the cup.”

1．The crowd enjoys every minute of the game because ________.

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A．it's very fast and exciting

B．it's very fast but not exciting

C．neither side plays hard and fast all the time

D．both sides fight hard and shout loud all the time

2．It will not be Willis's last game for England because ________.

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3．Cotton cannot kick the ball into the goal - mouth because ________.

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A．the Frenchmen stop the ball with their heads

B．he is too far away

C．Dupont picks the ball up easily

D．Willis is too far away from him

4．Stevens jumps and ________.

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5．The underlined sentence “ But in that time, anything can happen” means ________.

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A．nothing more will happen to change the game

B．there is time for another goal

C．the game is nearly over

D．anything can happen after the game

阅读理解：

　　The sea world is divided into three main oceans, the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian and two smaller oceans, the Arctic or the Northern Ocean, and the Antarctic or the Southern Ocean. The Pacific is by far the largest of these, for it covers half the sea- area of the world. In addition to the oceans there are other areas of sea, such as the Red Sea, the Mediterranean, the North Sea, the Caribbean Sea (加勒比海) and the Black Sea.

　　The continents are entirely surrounded by what is called the “continental shelf” which slopes (倾斜) gradually to a depth of about 500 feet. This shelf is built up of sediment (沉积物) which has been brought down to the sea by the continental river. Where the land near the coast is low and flat, the continental shelf may extend thirty, forty or even more miles from the coast; where mountain ranges run parallel (平行的) to the sea and near to it ( as on the east coast of Africa), the shelf is narrowed to only a mile or two.

　　From the edge of the shelf the sea- bed slopes sharply downwards so that the depth of water from the surface rapidly becomes greater, down to perhaps 1,200 feet.

1．Choose a correct diagram (示意图) from the following according to the information given:

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A．

B．

C．

D．

2．Which of those is the biggest?

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3．The continental shelf is found ________.

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4．The greatest area of continental shelf is to be found ________.

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A．at a depth of 500 feet

B．near low, flat coastline

C．near mountain ranges paralleled to the sea

D．off the east coast of Africa

5．The depth of the continental shelf varies (不同，不等) from ________.

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阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped out into the passage (走廊). It was full of thick smoke.

　　I began to run, but as I was still only half- awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite (相反的) direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see flames all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle (捆，束) of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.

　　I saw a flaming doorway in front, put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terribly, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes suddenly gave a thin cry. I was taken aback and nearly dropped it. Then I saw a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a nightdress and a borrowed man's coat screamed (尖叫) as she saw me and came running madly.

　　“My baby! My baby!” she cried. The crowd cheered wildly as she took the smokeblackened bundle out of my arms. I had some difficulty in recognizing her. She was the Mayor's (市长的) wife, and I had saved her baby. I was a hero.

1．When I heard that the house was on fire ________.

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2．The expression “gave way” in paragraph 2 means ________.

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A．collapsed (suddenly break to pieces or fall down)

B．shook

C．moved

D．became hot

3．How did the author feel when he suddenly heard a weak cry from his bundle of clothes?

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4．This is a story about ________.

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A．a man who bravely (勇敢地) rescued a baby

B．a man who lived on the top floor of a house on fire

C．a man who tried hard to escape from a fire

D．a man who saved a baby by chance

阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　June 26

　　Last night when I was reading before the fire, a strange noise on the porch (走廊) outside announced (宣告) an unexpected visitor. When I looked up from the page, I came face to face with a bear looking in the window. It stood on its back legs, only a thin pane (框格玻璃) of glass between us. I grabbed the fire poker (拨火棒) and ran up into the loft (阁楼), pulling the ladder up behind me.

　　The bear must have been as frightened of me as I was of him because I heard him dash (hurry) off the porch. I waited a while, went quickly back down to put out the lamp, then back up again. I kept the ladder upstairs all night and slept badly, thinking the bear would be back any minute.

　　July 9

　　The bear or bears were back last night. They didn't get the little food I had left, but they did clamber (爬动) about on the porch. I discovered claw (爪) marks on the wooden board that I had fixed over the window...

　　July 12

　　...I ran into a bear cub (幼仔) this afternoon. On my way to the car we just crossed each other's path. I could have reached out and stroked him. In fact, this was my first reaction (反应), he looked so friendly and cuddly (可以拥抱的) . Fortunately, I knew better, one thing I learnt from a Disney film: never play with a bear cub because the mama is always nearby. She was. I saw her cross the creek (小溪) and move up the hill as I ran to the car and shut the door behind me....

1．On June 26, when the speaker was reading, a bear ________.

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A．came into his room

B．touched his face

C．was kept away from him by only a thin pane of glass

D．stood on its back legs and pulled the ladder up

2．The bear came and then went away quickly because ________.

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A．the speaker threatened the animal

B．the bear could not catch the man

C．the ladder was kept upstairs all night

D．the bear was also frightened

3．On July 9, the bears were back again and his time ________.

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A．the man was obviously ready to fight them

B．the man was very friendly to them

C．the man was still frightened and fixed a wooden board over the window of his room

D．the bears ate the food left by the man

4．On July 12, when the man met a bear cub, ________.

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5．A suitable title for the passage is ________.

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阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　In America, all children from six to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in “elementary” school and four or six years in “secondary” or “high” school. School education is free.

　　At the end of every school year, the child takes a test. If he does well, he goes into the next class (“grade”). If he doesn't do well, he has to repeat the grade.

　　Some schools have modern teaching equipment, like computers and closed circuit television, but there are also small country schools, with just one classroom.

　　At the end of their time at school, most students get a high school diploma (毕业证书). If they want to go on to college, they take college admission tests.

　　In Britain, all children from five to sixteen go to school. They spend six years in “primary” school, and then go on to “secondary” school.

　　In Britain there are “state”schools, which are free, and private (私立的) schools for which parents pay. Many British private schools are “boarding” schools. The children stay at school all the time, and only come home in the holidays. They usually wear uniforms (a certain type of clothing).

　　Teaching in both countries is usually quite informal. Students often work together in groups and go to the teacher only when they need help.

1．In America, school education is ________.

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2．If the child fails in a test, ________.

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3．In Britain, schools ________.

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A．are free for children

B．charge a fee (费用)

C．require students to come home only in holidays.

D．include state schools and private schools

4．Students in both countries ________.

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A．listen to the teacher all the time in class

B．seldom talk in class

C．often have group discussions in class

D．never ask any questions in class

5．A more suitable title for the passage might be ________.

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阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The most famous statuethe Sphinx (狮身人面像) in Egypt has been damaged (损坏). The experts are going to find out the cause to protect it.

　　The Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man. It was cut from limestone (石灰石) near Egypt's pyramids about 4,500 years ago. Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx's right shoulder.

　　To protect the statue from more harms, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature. The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself. The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx, for they have been eroding (侵蚀) the outside of the statue for centuries. The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from moredamage. They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it.

1．The most famous statue the Sphinx ________.

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A．has fallen down

B．is made of limestone

C．has been well protected although 4,600 years have passed

D．was in too poor a condition to be protected

2．Not until a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx's right shoulder ________.

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A．did the Sphinx begin to be damaged

B．did the experts take steps to protect it

C．did the polluted air begin to damage it

D．did the Sphinx begin to draw people's attention

3．The experts believe ________.

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A．they have ways to protect it from more damage

B．they can find ways to protect it if they know the cause

C．it will certainly fall down without the computer

D．the computer placed on it can protect it from further damage

阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　The sun can make the wind blow! The faraway sun can make air move across the earth in a wind.

　　First, sunshine heats the earth. Then the earth heats the air that is close to it. As the air gets warmer, it also gets lighter. Up it goes, while cooler air moves in to take its place. This is the kind of motion (运动) you can see in a turning wheelas one part is going up, another part in moving along the ground.

　　High above the earth, the warm air grows cool, and down it comes again. Once more the earth warms it. Again it rises, and the great wheel of air keeps turning.

　　You can feel it turning in a hot day at the seashore of beside a lake. The earth soaks(吸收)up more heat from the sun than the water does. This means that the air above the earth grows warm and light, while the air above the water stays cool. The warm, light air rises. Offshore, the cooler air begins to move. It flows in over the land to take the warm air's place. That is why you are likely to have a cool breeze at the shore on a sunshiny day.

　　Some winds are caused by the spinning (旋转) of the earth itself.

1．When the wind blows, it gets through the following steps except ________.

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A．the earth spins by itself

B．sunshine heats the earth

C．the earth heats the air that is close to it

D．warm air goes up and cool air moves in to take its place

2．Which of the following plays an important part in making the wind blow?

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3．Which of the following pictures can explain the form of the wind?

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A．

B．

C．

D．