阅读理解训练

　　There are stock markets (股票市场) in large cities in many countries. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are among the largest and most well-known. The stock market, also called stock exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or a company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or a company.

　　Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks and try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

　　Of course, investing(投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but sometimes even if a factory or a company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

　　No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling(赌博). All are eager to make money by“gambling” in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to“gamble”.Indeed, the stock market is an attractive part of the business world.

(1)If you are an investor, you ________ in the stock market.

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A．can always make money

B．can tell exactly when the stock goes up or down

C．may sometimes lose money

D．your gambling is always safe

(2)The passage mainly wants to tell us ________.

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A．how to buy or sell shares

B．the stock market is like a gambling house

C．the ABC of stock markets

D．investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

(3)Which of the following is not right?

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A．Going to the stock market is like gambling

B．The stock will always go up if a factory or company does a good job

C．People buy or sell stocks in the hope of making money

D．People who are not rich will probably become rich by buying or selling stocks

(4)Factories and companies are pleased that so many people“gamble”, because ________.

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A．they can make them rich

B．they need more people to work for them

C．they need their money to do business

D．some people win and some lose

阅读理解

　　“We are more than half way now. It's only two miles farther to the inn (小旅店) ,”said the driver.

　　“I'm glad of that!”answered the stranger. He wanted to say more but the east wind blew right down his throat whenever he tried to speak.

　　“You don't feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western Country. There is none of this coldness,”he said, adding,“and wetness”.

　　“You'll have a cold drive going back,”he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times that he were in his warm old hunter's clothes which he had often worn in the worst of weather in the Northwest.

“I shall not lave to go back!”said the girl in a loud voice, with eager pleasantness. “I'm on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the inn”.

(1)How far was the drive from the train to the inn? ________.

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(2)The driver was ________.

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(3)From the passage we know that the two speakers are facing ________.

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(4)According to the stranger, in the West the winters are ________.

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(5)After leaving the stranger at the inn, the driver ________.

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A．had to return to the railway station

B．was going home

C．was going to see the inn keeper

D．had to leave by train

阅读理解

　　It is possible that the weather of the world may be changing, Some scientists imagine that this could even mean the beginning of another ice age. The effects of such a change in weather on human population of the world would be frightening.

Recent research suggests that the warming trend(倾向)of the past hundred years or so may be coming to an end. During the past ten years. scientists tell us that the temperature of the world has dropped a little. This would have effects on wind and rain in the weather picture.

　　Scientists believe clouds may be an important factor (因素) in changing the amount of heat on the earth. Another possibility is that man's agriculture and industry ways may affect the natural weather.

(1)The weather of the world seems to be getting ________.

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(2)The temperature of the world in the past ten years has dropped a little ________.

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A．because wind and rain changed the weather

B．the drop in the temperature would have effects on wind and rain

C．because wind and rain did not change the weather

D．the drop in the temperature would not have effects on wind and rain

(3)The main factor in changing the amount of heat on the earth is ________.

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A．man's agriculture and industry ways

B．natural weather

C．wind and rain

D．clouds

(4)Scientists imagine such a change in weather on human population would be ________.

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(5)The warming weather of the past hundred years may ________.

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阅读理解。

　　Now, we're always bearing about accidents, and when we're in a car we try to drive carefully, but how many of us take the same degree of care in our homes? Any large hospital will tell you the number of accidents that happen in the home is almost the same as those on the road. I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've thought a lot about how and why these accidents happen and what we can do to prevent them.

　　One of the commonest and most dangerous causes of home accidents is wrong and careless use of electrical equipment (设备). People will continue to use a loose plug (插头) or pull out a plug without first turning off the power. In spite of warnings, one will carry an electric heater (电炉) into the bathroom when he is going to have a bath. Sometimes one forgets to cut off the power before mending a lamp or something else. All this will cause accidents. So the rule about anything that works by electricity is: Switch off before you touch anything and don't pretend you know when you actually don't.

　　If you've got children in the house, it's always best to keep medicines of any kind out of their reach. Otherwise, they may be taken for candies or a new kind of drink. When there are older people living with you, you have to take particular care in a number of ways in order to make them safe and happy.

　　Fire, of course, is always a risk. So, remember not to dry clothes in front of fires; or leave stoves in the middle of rooms where they can easily be knocked over. And don't forget to keep the children away from fire. Smoking, too, may cause fire. So you'd better give it up.

　　Safety first may mean a little more time and care, but it may save you a lot of trouble.

(1)The writer thinks the reason why there are so many accidents in our homes is that we are ________.

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A．less careful in our homes than in a car

B．more careful in our homes than in a car

C．as careful in our homes as in a car

D．not so careful in a car as in our homes

(2)One of the most dangerous and most common cause of home accidents is ________.

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A．continuing to use loose plugs

B．taking a bath with an electric heater in the room

C．mending a lamp without cutting of the power

D．using electrical equipment in an improper way

(3)The writer advises you ________ about the use of electrical equipment.

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A．to appear as if you know everything 

B．to pretend that you don't know anything

C．to pretended that you know everything

D．not to think you know everything

(4)It's best to keep medicines in places that children can't ________.

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(5)One way to prevent fires at home is to ________.

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A．leave stoves in the middle of the rooms

B．dry clothes near stoves

C．tell children to stay away from fire

D．smoke away from fires

阅读理解。

　　One day Burton took his children to the zoo. He told them to be ready at two o'clock, but they weren't all ready then: little Tommy couldn't find his shoes. He could find his brown shoes, but he couldn't find his black shoes, and wanted to wear his black shoes to the zoo. At a quarter past two his brothers and sisters told him to wear his brown shoes. Their mother waved goodbye and told them to enjoy their trip to the zoo. Then she sat down to read a book in the empty, quiet house.

　　When they got to the zoo, Burton told the children to stay with; he didn't want them to get lost in the zoo. Little Tommy asked his father to buy some food for the bears; but his father answered:“Look at that notice, Tommy. It tells us not to feed the animals.”

　　“Why does it tell us not to feed the animals?”asked Tommy.

　　“Because they get a lot of food already.”said Burton.“And people often try to give them the wrong food; that's bad for the animals.”

　　At three o'clock the dolphin (海豚) show began. All the Burtons wanted to see it, so Mr. Burton bought seven tickets and took the children down to the dolphinarium(海豚馆). The dolphins did a lot of tricks: they jumped up into the air and flew through hoops (大铁圈) over the water; they caught rubber rings with their noses; and they played‘basketball’with red and yellow balls. The trainer blew his whistle when he wanted the dolphins to do something, and when they did it he gave them some fish.

　　“How can the dolphins do all those tricks?”asked the little Tommy.

　　“Because they are very intelligent (聪明的),”said his big brother.“They can understand when their trainer tells them to do something; and they like to do tricks (耍把戏). because he always gives them some fish when they do them.”

　　“That's good,”said Tommy.“I like to do tricks too; why doesn't Father give me some candies (糖果) when I do them?”

(1)Burton ________ the house at two o'clock.

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(2)Tommy was looking for ________.

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(3)Burton told his children ________.

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(4)________ the animals the wrong food.

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(5)The dolphins played basketball ________.

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阅读理解。

　　I was in a strange city I didn't know at all, and what's more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in newspaper seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.

　　About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway station.

(1)The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because ________.

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A．he had no money to buy a ticket

B．he wanted to lose himself in the city

C．he tried to know the city in this way

D．it was late and there were no buses passing by

(2)The newspaper-seller ________.

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A．didn't know where the hotel was

B．didn't understand what the writer said

C．could understand what the writer said

D．didn't want to take the money from the writer

(3)From the story we know that the policeman ________.

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A．was kind but didn't know the way

B．told the writer where to take a train

C．knew what the writer really meant

D．was cold-hearted and didn't help the writer

(4)What do you think would happen towards the end of the story?

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A．The writer got closer to the hotel where he stayed.

B．The writer got to the hotel with the policeman's help.

C．The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.

D．The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.

(5)In your opinion, what was the writer's real trouble?

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A．He didn't know the city at all.

B．He couldn't speak the language.

C．He went too far in the wrong bus.

D．He followed the policeman's direction.

阅读理解。

John made sure that he had locked up the house, got into his car, and drove along the street he lived at until he came to the main road. He turned left onto it and got into the fast lane(车道). Soon he was heading for the airport where he was to catch the 4:30 flight to Stockholm. There wasn't much traffic on the road, just a few large trucks, one or two buses to spare. But he did not want to stop on the way, so he kept a fixed speed. After three quarters of an hour the familiar airport building were just ahead of him and he drove into the car park and found somewhere to park his car. Then, having checked that all the doors were locked, he got out. He looked up as a huge airplane passed directly overhead. Half an hour later as his own plane took off, the horrible thought came to him that he had turned off the freezer in which there was about a hundred pounds worth of food.

(1)John wanted to go ________.

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A．shopping

B．to a European city

C．to the airport to see somebody off

D．to the airport to take a plane to Australia

(2)Most probably John left his house ________.

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(3)It took John about 45 minutes to get to the airport because ________.

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A．he drove his car at a high speed-he was in a hurry

B．he lived too far away from the airport----he had to drive very fast

C．he didn't want to get to the airport too early----he left his house a bit too early

D．he could not drive fast----there was too much traffic on the road

(4)When the plane took off, John ________.

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A．should be very pleased; he would get to Stockholm soon

B．must be very sad; he was too late to catch it

C．might be a bit sleepy; he had not slept well during the night

D．became worried; he had forgot to do something that he should have done before he left his house

(5)What kind of man do you think John was?

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A．He was absent-minded; he always forgot things.

B．He was kind; he left a lot of food at home for his neighbours when he was away.

C．He tried to be careful; but he was not careful enough.

D．He was very greedy.

阅读理解。

　　I felt encouraged by his words and began to swim more calmly. But my clothes stuck to me like a heavy weight. I could hardly stay above the surface.

　　Counsel saw this.“Shall I cut them?”he asked.

　　With a knife he cut my clothes from top to bottom and took off quickly while I swam for both of us.

　　Then I did the same for Counsel, and we continued to swim near each other.

　　But we were in serious trouble. The crew might not have noticed our disappearance. And if they had, they could not return because the rudder(舵) had broken. Counsel thought of all this, and calmly made his plans. We decided to wait for the ship as long as possible, because we had no other hope of safety. I suggested that we save our strength so that both of us would not be tired out at the same time. This was how we did it: While one of us lay on his back, quite still, with arms crossed and legs stretched out(伸直), the other would swim and push him along. We changed every ten minutes or so. In this way we could swim for hours, perhaps till daylight. The crash(破裂声) of the ship and the whale (鲸) had appeared at about eleven o'clock. We had about eight hours to swim before daylight. This seemed possible, if the sea remained calm.

(1)What happened to the man who told the story?

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A．He and his companion got into the water to test their strength.

B．He jumped into the water to save the broken rudder.

C．He was knocked into the water by his enemy.

D．He was throw into the sea when the ship struck a whale.

(2)Why did the two men cut their clothes?

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A．Because no people helped them to take off their clothes.

B．Because they couldn't take off their clothes on the sea.

C．Because they wanted to get rid of their clothes quickly.

D．Because they wanted to make lifebuoys (救生圈) with their clothes.

(3)What does the word“still”in the last paragraph mean? It means ________.

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(4)In order to save their strength, ________.

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A．one of them pushed the other while swimming and then they changed

B．they both swam calmly

C．they crossed their arms and stretched their legs on the water

D．they lay on their backs instead of swimming

(5)Which one of the following is true?

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A．Neither of the two men was good swimmers.

B．The sea was calm before eleven o'clock that night.

C．The story took place at night.

D．The two men had to swim eight hours to catch up with the ship.

阅读理解

　　One day Mrs Perry said to her husband, “Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies' club at Mrs Young's house at lunch time today. And I want to go to it .I'll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”

　　“Oh, yes,”her husband answered, “that's quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

　　“This tin of fish.”Mrs Perry said, “And there are some cold boiled potatoes and some beans here, too.”

　　“Good,”Mr Perry answered, “I'll have a good lunch.”

　　So Mrs Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young's house, and at three o'clock she came home.

　　“Was your fish nice, Jack?” asked she.

　　“Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered.

　　“Why are they hurting?”

　　“Well, The words on the tin were ‘Open tin and stand in hot water for five minutes’.”

(1)Mrs Perry went to the meeting because ________.

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A．she had something to do with the ladies' club

B．she was a member of the ladies' club

C．she wanted to join the club

D．she was a friend of Mrs Young's

(2)Mrs Perry left some food for Jack's lunch because ________.

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A．she didn't like cooking

B．Jack knew nothing about cooking

C．she wanted Jack to have a good time

D．she wanted to go to the meeting very much

(3)Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．Mrs Perry arrived at Mrs Young's before lunch.

B．Mr Perry had a good lunch.

C．Mrs Perry went home at three o'clock

D．Mr Perry liked fish

(4)Jack had his feet hurt ________.

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A．when he was opening the tin

B．when he was helping himself to the fish

C．before he opened the tin

D．after he opened the tin

(5)“Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes” means ________.

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A．you should open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes

B．you should open the tin but not stand in hot water for five minutes

C．you should not open the tin but stand in hot water for five minutes

D．you should open the tin and let it stand in hot water for five minutes

阅读理解

　　One day while I was reading in the room, I heard a voice coming from next door. “Block party tonight.” Right then I realized summer had arrived in North Dakota.

　　I'll tell you there is nobody who enjoys summer more than North Dakotans, possibly because it takes such a long time to get here. We come out of our cocoons shutting and opening our eyes in the sun and ready to go. We like summer as a girl likes diamonds. We rush to the parks and the swimming pools and the sports fields and the paths and the lakes. You ask a dozen North Dakotans what summer means to them and you will get a dozen different answers .

(1)We can conclude that in North Dakota ________.

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A．a block party is an early sign of summer

B．indoor sports are popular in winter

C．the people are strong and healthy

D．winter snows are usually deep

(2)To the North Dakotans winter probably seems ________.

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(3)The sentence “You ask a dozen…get a dozen different answers” shows that North Dakotan ________.

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(4)Which of the following can best show North Dakotans enjoy outdoor sports?

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A．We come out of our cocoons…

B．We rush to the parks and the swimming pools…

C．We like summer as a girl likes diamonds.

D．There is nobody who enjoys summer more than North Dakotans.

(5)Cloose a title for the passage.

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