阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

　　The nature of what is news may change. What basically makes news is what affects our livesand the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though. It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic (基因) engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we doas we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.

　　It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted(传送) electronically from the Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact, I'm pretty sure that is how it will happen in future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read - say, sport and international news.

　　I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media (媒体). They actually feed off each other. Some people once foresee that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet, it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

1．What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．The Best Way to Get News

B．The Changes of Media

C．Make Your Own Newspaper

D．The Future of Newspaper

2．In the writer's opinion, in the future, ________.

[　　]

A．newspapers will not be printed in publishing houses any longer

B．more big political affairs, wars and disasters will make news

C．newspapers will cover more scientific research

D．more and more people will read newspapers

3．What will probably be on in the newspaper made by yourself?

[　　]

A．Sports and international news.

B．A menu of all the news.

C．The most important news.

D．What you are interested in.

4．From the passage, we can infer ________.

[　　]

A．newspapers will win the competition among the different media

B．newspapers will stay with us together with other media

C．television will take the place of newspaper

D．the writer believe some media will die out

5．The word “feed off” in the last paragraph means ________.

[　　]

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Plagiarism is one of the most serious problems in schools and colleges. It has occurred as long as there have been teaches and students, but the recent growth of the Internet has made it much worse. Recent studies show 30% of all students may be plagiarizing on every written homework they've done. What is plagiarism? It is using other's ideas and words without clearly mentioning where the information is from.

　　The ways to avoid plagiarism are:

　　* Put in quotations (引号) everything that comes directly from the text.

　　* Paraphrase (转述), but be sure you aren't just rearranging or replacing a few words. Instead, read over what you'll paraphrase carefully; close the text so that you can't see any of it; and write out the idea quite in your own words. Then check your paraphrase to make sure you haven't accidentally used the same expressions.

　　In US and UK universities, plagiarism is considered as cheating or dishonesty with punishment from a zero for the homework to a failing grade for the subject, to a loss of all grades for that term or an expel (开除) from the university for at least two terms.

　　Several methods are taken in US universities to stop students' plagiarizing on line. Some colleges are experimenting with a program that can control the computer's operating system during the test. Teaches also go to www. turnitin. com to catch cheaters. However, students need to be made clear of the reason why plagiarizing is wrong.

1．The word plagiarism means ________.

[　　]

A．cheating in the exams

B．putting other's words in quotations

C．rewriting other's articles

D．stealing other's ideas or words

2．Which of the following is not acceptable to avoid plagiarism ________.

[　　]

A．Rearranging word orders or changing some phrases

B．Explaining other's ideas all in our own words

C．Mentioning where the information is from

D．Putting other's words in quotations

3．In the US and UK universities, the most serious punishment for plagiarists is ________.

[　　]

A．being expelled from the university for some time

B．getting a failing grade for the subject

C．losing all the grades for that term

D．getting a zero for the homework

4．What's the best way to stop students plagiarizing?

[　　]

A．To use a program that hepls control the computer's operating system.

B．To make it clear for students that plagiarism is wrong.

C．To use services offered by a certain website.

D．To make stricter rules to punish playiarists.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Nanning: With the number of college graduates climbing to a record high this yearsome 2.12 million are entering the job market, an increase of 670,000, or 46.2 percent, over last year, many people are asking if China's fist “McDonald's generation”, born in the early 1980s, can stand the intense competition and find a place in the job market. They say this will be a test of both China's job market and its carefree younger generation.

　　“Do not worry. We'll get whatever we want,” they tell each other to ease their own anxiety.

　　Born in the early days of the country's reform and opening to the outside world, growing up in the market economy, the youngsters, familiar with McDonald's and Mickey Mouse, love to eat hamburgers, and wear foreign-brand jeans and T-shirts and worship Bill Gates. Compared with their parents, they enjoy more freedom in looking for a joband with that freedom come burdens.

　　These college graduates are seen scouring recruitment information in newspapers and journals, the Internet and job markets nationwide.

　　Shortly after hotel management major Hao Wenhua, a young woman from Chongqing in Southwest China, failed the recruitment test of a five-star hotel in Guilin, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, She appeared at a job market in Nanning, approximately 300 kilometers from Guilin, looking rather tired.

　　Many businesses and companies say that they would take on experienced staff rather than the new graduates who are short of the experience of how to succeed in today's fastpaced society.

1．Which of the following groups of people belongs to China's fist McDonald's generation?

[　　]

A．People who were born in the early days of China's reform and opening to the outside world.

B．People who like to eat hamburgers and wear foreigh-brand clothes.

C．People who admire Bill Gates.

D．People who lack the experience of how to succeed in today's fast changing world.

2．Which of the following explanation is closest in meaning with the underlined word “scouring” in the passage?

[　　]

3．What can we infer from the story of Hao Wenhua in the passage? We can infer ________.

[　　]

A．that there are many chances to find jobs in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

B．that hotel management is not a good major in college

C．that there is intense competition in the job market

D．that many businesses and companies don't like new college graduates

4．What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Fierce competition in the job market.

B．McDonald's generation has grown up.

C．McDonald's generation faces job hunt.

D．The number of college graduates climbs to the highest point.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It's an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we're using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons' unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.

　　We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.

　　You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phone rings, but try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don't guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn't mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.

　　Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other's unconscious mind.

　　Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other's mind, especially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other's mind through time spent together; the other is that there is ususlly a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child's eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this is the person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother's deep desire to protect her child from harm.

1．Telepathy turns up when we ________.

[　　]

A．sense a close friend in danger

B．use the five senses together

C．recall things from our memory

D．think of a stranger

2．You're better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ________.

[　　]

A．can feel your mom is in danger

B．receive a friend's call as you wish

C．can tell who knocks at your door

D．dream of a friend dreaming of you

3．Which is NOT the way to help people gain Telepathy?

[　　]

A．Help them have a strong desire to communicate.

B．Help them link up their unconscious minds.

C．Let them spend much time together.

D．Separate them all the time.

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Responsibility:

　　Provide service for the project in Chongqing.

　　Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work.

　　Responsible for file management, customer service for students and parents.

　　Requirements:

　　College degree and above.

　　Good English and computer skills.

　　Related working experience in the international organization.

　　Patient, careful, supportive. Has strong teamwork spirit.

　　Responsibility:

　　Conduct English teaching according to British education system.

　　Requirements:

　　University degree and above in English major or normal Englsih.

　　Eager to learn and open - minded with creativity.

　　With deep understanding and respect for different cultures. (Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply for this position)

　　Responsibility:

　　Responsible for the local management of marketing and sales activities according to the instruction from the head office.

　　Collect related information to the head office.

　　Develop relationship with local media and customers.

　　Requirements:

　　College degree and above with good English (speaking and writing).

　　With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred.

　　Working experience in the international organization is a must.

　　Good communication and presentation skills.

　　Responsibility:

　　Accountant (会计) work for Chongqing office and project.

　　Perform the finance (金融) management locally according to the rules and policy of the company.

　　Requirements:

　　College degree and above in finance area.

　　Good English and computer skills.

　　Good sense of finance management.

　　At least two years of experience as accountant in the international organization is a must.

　　Self - management, hard - working, independent and able to deal with pressure.

　　You can go to http://www.51job.com for the information.

　　Please mail or fax your resume (both in English and Chinese), diploma, training certificates (证书) and expected salary to the following address within two weeks. Please write “应聘”on the envelope. No personal visit or telephone call before that. Your materials will be kept in AGE files.

　　Add: Room 1607, Plaza Building, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400100

　　Fax No: 02363728428

　　E - mail: acercq@cta.cq.cn

1．If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply for the position as ________.

[　　]

A．a project management assistant

B．an English teacher

C．a marketing assistant

D．an accountant

2．If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you'd better say, ________.

[　　]

A．you always have new ideas and can't wait to see them realized

B．you can decide everything for yourself and have your plan carried out

C．you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions

D．you are good at persuading others to follow you

3．If you want to apply a position, you can ________.

[　　]

A．go to the company or make a phone call at any time

B．go to acercq@cta.cq.cn for the information about the employment

C．tell the company how much money you want for your position

D．write about yourself either in English or in Chinese

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　From e - mail to on - line shopping, you may think you've heard everything there to know about the electronic frontier (新领域). But with hundreds of thousands of Web pages being added weekly, there are plenty of surprises out there. Here are some of the most intriguing(有迷惑力的).

　　……

　　Put your kid on a greeting card. Here is how: simply take some pictures with a regular camera, and then ask the photo service to develop them digitally (数字化). For a small fee, you'll receive your photos on a disk, Put that into your computerand, with a few clicks of the mouse, you can view your photos on the screen. With a few more keystrokes, you can attach (使……附在) the photos to e-mail and send them to friends and relatives worldwide.

　　Sign on to one or several greeting card's Web sites (www. cardcentral. net is an index of more than 1200 electronic card sites) and create an electronic birthday or holiday card. Using your digital photos, you can paste your grandchildren onto the cover.

　　If you don't want to use your own photos, go to cards. amzon.com to browse (浏览) hundreds of images in over 30 categoriesall of which you can attach to an electronic greeting card for free. For a nominal fee you can choose from a library of 75,000 images as www.photodisc.com.

　　Call Australia for free. To have a telephone conversation over the Internet, the person you want to talk to no longer needs a computer. Now all you need to talk to someone in Sydney is one computer with speakers, a microphone, a sound card and some software (available at www. vocaltec.com or microsoft.com). Typically, you'll pay a monthly fee (usually under $ 20 ) to a service provider, but after that, the calls themselves are local. Sound quality is the same as that of a cell phone.

　　Even if you don't have a computer, you can still use the Web to reduce your long distance phone costs. Some companies offer a service that lets you use an ordinary phone to call another ordinary phone, but charge only a few cents per minute for U. S. calls, because they send them through the Internet.

　　Today 48 percent of American homes have computersa figure that is expected to climb to 60 percent by 2003．And by the end of the next decade, Americans will likely be spending more time shopping, banking, investing and learning on the Internet than in the real world. If you can't do or find something on the Net today, you probably can tomorrow.

1．Over the Internet, you ________.

[　　]

A．can hear everything there

B．will meet with plenty of surprises which come out every week

C．will hear the things about the electronic frontier

D．can find some things are very interesting

2．From the passage we can infer that ________.

[　　]

A．fewer people will use the Internet in the following ten years

B．more people will study in the regular school by the end of the next decade

C．fewer people will go to the regular school in the following ten years

D．more money will be needed for a long distance call by the end of the next decade

3．If you want to attach a photo to your e - mail, you have to ________ it.

[　　]

4．Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

A．A telephone conversation over the Internet can be carried out without computers.

B．Over the Internet, the receiver of the phone conversation doesn't need a computer.

C．The phone conversations over the Internet are much cheaper.

D．The long - distance calls are local themselves.

5．What is the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．From E - mail to on - Line Shopping

B．Surprising Things You Can Do on - Line

C．Kids on Greeting Cards

D．Free Calls over the Internet

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Most offences (犯罪行为), particularly break - ins, assaults (袭击) and hit - and - run car incidents leave traces such as broken glass, blood, fibres or hairs. All these can be left at the scene of offences, moved to a victim (受害者), carried away by the offender or exchanged when cars knock into each other. Legal medical experts are taught during their training that “every contact leaves a trace,” meaning that the criminal leaves something at the scene of crime. The first stage of any investigation, therefore, is careful examination of the scene and the collection of anything useful found there.

　　Today's well - equipped lab can help the police use everything they find in their investigation. Taking finger - prints, for example, is still one of the most well - known methods used by the police. However, this matching of fingerprints has been revolutionized by computers. A larger number of fingerprints can now be studied withina much shorter time. The use of various types of radiation makes it possible that even fingerprints left on human skin can now be recognized.

　　The smallest bit of a man's skin, hair or blood left at the scene of a crime can also be matched to an offender with certainty by using a technique called DNA profiling or finger printing. DNA is a substance present in every cell of the body; and everyone (except twins ) has a special DNA profile. A certain DNA profile can be studied and compared with the DNA profile such as blood, found at the scene of a crime. Careful study of traces left at the scene of a crime is now possible with the electronic microscope. In theory, there are limits to the use of science in law cases. This is encouraging because the forensic pathologists (法医病理学家) say that the most powerful deterrent (威慑) to crimes is not so much the fear of punishment as the certainty of discovery.

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．When a car accident takes place, traces of the offending car will be either left in one of the cars or both.

B．In order to collect evidence (证据), the police must investigate the scene of a crime.

C．The theory “every contact leaves a trace” is taught to cheer up the police to carry on different investigations.

D．It is very important to keep the scene of a crime as it was when the crime took place.

2．The computer helps to ________.

[　　]

A．study a fingerprint on human skin

B．study or examine bigger fingerprints

C．store more fingerprints

D．match a large number of fingerprints in a much shorter period of time

3．The evidence of the DNA profiles is accepted by the judges because ________.

[　　]

A．DNA profile are different from one another (except twins)

B．even twins have different DNA profile

C．it's easy to find the DNA profile at the scene of crime

D．it's impossible to destroy the DNA profile once it is left

4．Which of the following could be used as the best title for this passage?

[　　]

A．The Importance of the Fingerprint Study

B．Crimes and Their Traces

C．The Science of the Investigation of a Crime

D．The Development of Forensic Science

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Before you buy a jet printer (喷墨打印机), you'd better decide in advance how much printing you need to do. Then you can print test pages using a variety of printers, a good way to get a quick picture of what a machine can really do. After that, check the specification (说明书) carefully. Here are factors to consider.

　　Resolution: Resolution refers to the number of dots that a printer lays down per inch of paper. Higher - resolution printers theoretically produce more detailed images with more lifelike colors than lower - resolution printers. But resolution doesn't tell the whole tale; some printers are just better at photos while others are better at texts.

　　Speed: After resolution, the most important factor for many buyers is speed. More money buys a faster printer, which is important if you frequently print long texts.

　　Duty cycle: This is the number of pages per month a printer can produce without selfdestroying. It differs from a few hundred pages to thousands. Overwork your printer and it will probably break down, always at the worst possible moment. For ordinary home and school use, duty cycle isn't important, but if you are in a busy office, or you are printing drafts (草稿) of a book, spend a few dollars more for a heavier - duty machine.

　　Ink consumption: Gillette came up with the idea a century ago-sell razors (刮胡刀) cheap and they'll buy your blades (刀片) forever. Printer producers have taken this to heart. In fact, the reason you can buy a decent ink jet for $ 100 is that you'll be buying $30 ink cartridges for life, particularly if you tarn out party invitation, greeting cards, buttons, calendars and other projects. As a rule, low - end printers cost more to operate because their cartridges are smaller and require more frequent replacement.

1．Which of the following can produce the clearest printings of pictures?

[　　]

A．A faster printer with higher resolution.

B．A higher resolution printer.

C．A right kind of printer with higher resolution.

D．A heavier - duty and higher resolution printer.

2．Supposing Smith is a writer, the best printer for him to buy is ________.

[　　]

A．a low-end printer

B．an expensive printer

C．a higher resolution printer

D．a heavier - duty printer

3．In the writer's opinion, you can buy a decent ink jet printer at $ 100 because ________.

[　　]

A．the high price will encourage you to buy $ 30 ink cartridges instead all your life

B．the producer is afraid that you will buy $ 30 ink cartridges instead of the ink jet

C．the low price will keep you buying $ 30 ink cartridges one after another

D．the printer can't work well without the decent ink jet

4．What is the most important in choosing the right ink jet printer?

[　　]

A．Selecting the cheapest one.

B．Buying the most advanced one.

C．Meeting your own requirement.

D．Printing test pages with a variety of printers.

阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　TREASURES of Titanic as well as the captain's logbook may reappear to the public. RMS Titanic Company declared recently that it was ready to search the interior part of the wreckage for the first time.

　　Since 1985 when the wreckage of the luxury boat was found, the RMS has made five attempts to search it. But all the actions were confined (被限制) to the exterior (＝outer part ) of the cabin (客舱). This time, divers will use a controlled diving machine and enter the boat to make a careful search.

　　The boat is gradually eroded. This will be the last chance to seek all the treasures (worth about $ 300 million).

　　Michel Navratil, the last male survivor of the Titanic disaster, has died at the age of 92．

　　Navratil, who became a noted philosopher (哲学家), was nearly four in 1912 when his father left his mother and took him aboard the Titanic.

　　After the vessel struck the iceberg, his father put the boy into a life boat and went down with the ship.

　　Navratil said that the Titanic disaster had heavily influenced his career as a philosopher. He recalled the last words of his father as he kissed goodbye to the boy; tell your mother that I loved her dearly and still do.

　　After the death of M. Navratil, two British and two American women, all in their nineties, are the last survivors of the disaster.

1．Why didn't the RMS search the interior part of the wreckage of Titanic before?

[　　]

A．Because it was forbidden to do so then.

B．Because no divers dared to enter it.

C．Because it was very difficult to enter it without advanced machines.

D．Because they didn't know there were so many treasures.

2．The first piece of news seems to tell us that ________.

[　　]

A．no success has been made in searching the boat

B．the captain's logbook is also of great value

C．the treasures will remain all right for long under the sea

D．The disaster occurred in 1985

3．Which of the following is true about the Titanic disaster and Navratil?

[　　]

A．It made Navratil sad all life.

B．It left Navratil bad luck and a very poor boy.

C．It had ruined Navratil's family.

D．It had great effect on Navratil's job as a philosopher.

4．Which of the following might be the best headline for the second news story?

[　　]

A．Last Survivor of Titanic Dies.

B．Story of a Survivor of Titanic.

C．last Man Who Survived Titanic Dies at 92.

D．A Noted Philosopher Who Had a Lucky Escape.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案。

　　SEATTLE, WASHINGON - More than 100 people - young and old - stand up and clap their hands for “a great lady who always loved America.” A senator (参议员) shakes her hand and tells her she is a very important American citizen. But the tiny old woman sits quietly at a table, unable to hear many of the nice things everyone is saying about her.

　　Asano Kanzaki is the woman's name. This evening she become a citizen, 81 years after coming to the United States. Those 81 years have been filled with hard work and life in a prison camp during the World War Ⅱ. Those years have also been filled with raising a family with honor in a new country.

　　Mrs Kanzaki came to Seattle in September 1917. She married Kenichiro Kanzaki just a few months before she left Japan. At that time, Japanese could not become citizens. They could not own houses or live in some neighborhoods.

　　On Devember 7,1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. The next day Kenichiro was taken to prison. Because he was in the Japanese army when he was younger. A few months later, Asano and her five children joined Kenichiro in a prison camp in Idaho. By then, the Kenichiro boys were young men. “American is your country, and you must fight for it,” their father told them.

　　Akira, the oldest, volouteered (自愿参加) for the U. S. Army because of the honor he felt for his family and his country. He was killed in Italy in November 1944．After the war, Asano and her family went back to Seattle. For the first time, Japanese who had come to the U. S. could become citizens if they took classes. She and her husband were working so hand that they did not have time for the class. At time passed, the children married husbands and wives from different cultures. They were an all - American family.

　　Jenichiro died in 1968, and Asano moved to a small house. After her one hundredth birthday, she made a big decision. “There is not much time left. I need to become an American citizen.” Why now, after so many years? Her youngest son, Hitoshi, said, “Family has always been important to my mother. She comes from a culture that tells you that you must bring honor to your family. Her citizenship brings great honor to her and her family name.”

1．Kanzaki became a United States citzen in ________.

[　　]

2．Kanzaki's children probably got American citizenship earlier than their mother because ________.

[　　]

A．they studied and passed a test

B．they married Americans

C．they were born in America

D．they lived in America long enough

3．What happened when the U. S. and Japan were fighting World War Ⅱ?

[　　]

A．The Kanzaki family went back to Seattle.

B．Many Japanese people were sent to prison camps.

C．The Kanzaki family were living in Idaho.

D．Kanzaki's sons all volunteered for the U.S. Army.

4．Which of the followings can best explain the reason why Mrs Kanzaki wanted to become a citizen?

[　　]

A．Her husband told her to.

B．She was persuaded by the U.S. government.

C．She wanted to honor her family.

D．Her children wanted her to.

5．The best title for the newspaper report is “________”.

[　　]

A．100 - Year- Old Woman Becomes U. S. Citizen

B．Asano Janzaki - the Pride of America

C．Citizenship is an Honor For Americans

D．A Storey About A Japanese Family in the U.S.