阅读理解

　　Every night she listened to her father going around the house, looking at the doors and windows. She heard the back door closed, she could hear the fastener of the front window click, and the restless pad of his feet going back to try the front door. It wasn't only the outside doors he locked. He locked the empty kitchen too. He was locking something out, but obviously it was something capable of entering into his first defenses. He raised his second line all the way up to bed.

　　In fourteen years, she thought unhappily, the house would be his. He had paid twenty-five pounds down and the rest he was paying month by month as rent. Of course, he was in the habit of saying,“yes,”he repeated,“I've improved the property,”looking around for a nail to drive in, a weed to uproot. It was more than a sense of property; it was a sense of honesty. Some people who bought their homes through the society let them go to rack and ruin and then cleared out.

　　She stood with her ear against the wall, a small, dark, angry, immature(不成熟)figure. There was no more to be heard from the other room; but in her inner ear she still heard the foot-steps of a property owner, the tap-tap of a hammer, the scrape of a spade, the whistle of radiator(散热器)steam, a key turning, a bolt pushed home, the little busy sounds of men building barriers(栏栅). She stood lost in thought.

(1)The underlined word“pad”in the first paragraph most probably means ________.

[　　]

A．footprint　　　　　　　B．footstep

C．locking the door　　　　D．kicking the door

(2)Which of the following feeling does the passage lead you believe?

[　　]

A．Tenseness.　　　　B．Disappointment.

C．Peace　　　　　　D．Happiness.

(3)From the passage we can see that the father is ________?

[　　]

A．kind to his daughter and neighbors

B．cruel to his daughter and neighbors

C．not easy to change his mind.

D．careful about his appearance.

(4)All of the following are TRUE EXCEPT that ________.

[　　]

A．the father built his defenses carefully

B．Some property owners let their homes go worse

C．the daughter was not very developed

D．the father punished the girl when she was young

阅读理解

　　Americans are always in a hurry, they seem to be under permanent pressure to think that there is something more to do the next moment. This fast pace is reflected in the popularity of fast-food restaurants, one-stop stations and micro-ovens. They hate to waste their time and would frown if their time is wasted by interruptions or by poor service. They appreciate the practice of doing things as quickly as possible, as in their eyes,“patience is the virtue of asses.”

　　In contract, people in Indonesia believe in“rubber time”, to the extent that time can stretch or shrink. In Africa, people who do something in a rush are actually asking for trouble; they'd be suspected of trying to cheat! In their culture, a slow unusual, worth doubt.

　　Here is a contract between the slow pace people (SPP) and the fast pace people(FPP);

　　◇SPP－Consider an appointment as a target to achieve, if possible.

　　　FPP－take a promise seriously and try to keep it by all means.

　　◇SPP－are dedicated to people and human relationship.

　　　FPP－are devoted to work rather than to human relationship.

　　　SPP－change plans easily.

　　　FPP－follow and stick to the plans.

　　◇SPP－decide to be punctual or not based on human relationship.

　　　FPP－stress punctuality.

　　◇SPP－show strong tendency to build lifetime friendship.

　　　FPP-are used to short-term relationship.

(1)Which of the following statements indicates that Americans are leading a fast-pace life?

[　　]

A．Americans have modern kitchen equipment.

B．Fast-food restaurants are popular with Americans.

C．Almost every American family owns a car.

D．There are a lot of railway stations in the United States.

(2)The underlined phrase“one-stop stations”probably means ________.

[　　]

A．A bus stop is not far from one another

B．There are a number of police stations in the United States

C．There are a lot of gas stations here and there, and it is one-stop distance between them.

D．It is a long way from a gas station to the next one

(3)In which country people who do something in a rush are suspected of trying to cheat?

[　　]

A．Venezuela　　　　　　B．Italy

C．Vietnam　　　　　　　D．Zambia

(4)If a person cares more for human relationship than his job, he must belong to ________.

[　　]

A．the fast pace people

B．the slow pace people

C．the lazy people

D．the clever people

阅读理解

　　Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), was so good at his profession that he was able to made his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he prospered(成功)by selling his small but genuine collection of early U. S. autographs(亲笔签名).Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating(模仿)signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To lessen the chance of detection(察觉), he sent his forgeries(伪造品)to England and Canada for sale and circulation(流通).

　　In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden(少女) lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General“Stonewall”Jackson. Far several years Miss Fanny's financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

(1)Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?

[　　]

A．There was a greater demand there than in America.

B．There was less chance of being detected there.

C．Britain was Spring's birthplace.

D．The prices were higher in England and Canada.

(2)After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for ________.

[　　]

A．Southern money

B．signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

C．Southern manuscripts and letters

D．Civil War battle plants

(3)Robert Spring spent 15 years ________.

[　　]

A．as a forger

B．corresponding with Miss Fanny Jackson

C．running a bookstore in Philadelphia.

D．as a respectable dealer

(4)Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?

[　　]

A．The only daughter of General“Stonewall”Jackson.

B．A little-known girl who sold her father's paper to Robert Spring.

C．Robert Spring's daughter

D．An imaginary person created by Spring

阅读理解

　　Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence(智力) developed by our environment (环境) and our experience?

　　Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. Our intelligence is partly given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in an uninteresting environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and changing surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.

　　It is easy to show that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the most closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical(孪生) twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this early suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

　　Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is tiring and uninteresting. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this shows that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close connection with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.

(1)The writer is in favour of the view that man's intelligence is given to him ________.

[　　]

A．at birth

B．through education

C．both at birth and through education

D．neither at birth nor through education

(2)In the second paragraph,“if we take two unrelated people at random from the population…”means“if we ________”.

[　　]

A．pick up any two persons

B．choose two persons who are relatives

C．take out two different persons

D．choose two persons with different intelligence

(3)The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately show ________.

[　　]

A．the importance of their intelligence

B．the effect of environment on intelligence

C．the importance of their positions

D．the part that birth plays

(4)The best title of this passage can be ________.

[　　]

A．Dependence on Environment

B．Intelligence

C．Surroundings

D．Effect of Education

阅读理解

　　Imaging the amazing life of the man who created the company which produced such wonders as“Toy Story”,“The Lion King”, and“Snow White”. Everyone is familiar with that simple but popular line.“It's a small world after all.”This line was created by Walt Disney Pictures and has been made true through the depiction of hundreds of world famous fairy tales and the creation of the world famous Disneyland fun-parks.

　　For decades, cartoon characters from the movies produced by Disney have been entertaining people worldwide. So what kind of person was this genius of imagination——Walt Disney, the man who created the Disney Kingdom?

　　Marc Eliot has recently published a biography on Walt Disney and has many intriguing real life stories to tell. The book titled“Walt Disney”has already been published in 18 countries and 16 languages. Over 450000 copies have been sold worldwide, showing the world's fascination with this legendary storyteller.

　　“All the books that were written about him before mine were compiled with the help of the studio and his family, so there is always one (fixed) view of him,”Eliot said in a recent interview.“I took a different view. I did not get any help from anybody. I think it is good to have a balance of viewpoints.”

(1)“It is a small world after all.”means ________.

[　　]

A．the world is too small to live in

B．the world is not very small for us to live

C．we don't like the small world very much

D．we have to try to make the small world more wonderful

(2)Toy Story, The Lion King, and Snow White are ________.

[　　]

A．for children to watch

B．for old persons to watch

C．for adults to watch

D．all above

(3)Marc Eliot's book will tell people ________.

[　　]

A．something about the films that have been made by Disney

B．about the studio and film in Disneyland

C．something about Disney in different view

D．it is good to have a balance of viewpoints

(4)We can infer from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．many people want to read something about Disney

B．it is not easy to find cartoon-makers

C．many people enjoy watching cartoon

D．watching cartoon will waste you a lot of time

(5)Which is NOT right?

[　　]

A．Many people are familiar with that simple but popular line.

B．Walt Disney wasted a lot of money to make more cartoons.

C．A biography on Walt Disney has been published recently.

D．Readers can find a lot stories about Walt Disney.

阅读理解

　　Recently, a professor of philosophy(哲学)in the United States has written a book called“Money and the Meaning of Life”. He, has discovered that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to keep a record of every penny they spend for a week. From the way they spend their money, they can see what they really value in life.

　　He says our relation with others often becomes clearly defined when money enters the pictures. You might have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn't. This person may say that he has a certain feeling, but if it is not carried out in the money world, there is something less real about it.

　　Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it to be very important. The author interviewed some millionaires in researching his book.

　　Question: What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?

　　Answer: The most surprising thing is how people give me so much respect. I am nothing. I don't know much. All I am is rich.

　　People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it for? How much do I need for any given purpose in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back the idea that money is an instrument rather than the end. Money plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

(1)According to the first paragraph, people have not realized ________.

[　　]

A．how important money is in their day-to-day life

B．how one spends money shows what is important to him

C．that money is more important than their philosophy of life

D．that their understanding of life is more important than money

(2)The author seems to believe that asking your friend to lend you some money ________.

[　　]

A．is a good way to test your friendship

B．will do harm to your friendship

C．will strengthen your friendship

D．is a good way to break off your friendship

(3)What can we learn about the millionaire from his answer in the interview?

[　　]

A．He does not feel that he is well educated

B．He does not think that he is a very important person

C．He does not think that being rich deserves(值得)so much attention

D．He does not consider himself to be very successful

(4)What does the American professor of philosophy want to explain in his book?

[　　]

A．Money is an end.

B．Money is a means.

C．Money is everything.

D．Money is unimportant.

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案．

　Mr and Mrs Jones very seldom go out in the evening, but last Saturday, Mrs Jones said to her husband, “There's a good film at the cinema tonight．Can we go and see it? ”

　Mr Jones was quite happy about it, so they went．And both of them enjoyed the film．

　They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock, got into their car and began driving home．It was quite dark．Then Mrs Jones said, “Look, Bill．A woman's running along the road very fast, and a man's running after her．Can you see them?”

　Mr Jones said, “Yes, I can．”He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can I help you?”

　“No, thank you,”the woman said, but did not stop running．“My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the last one washes the dishes at home!”

(1) Mr and Mrs Jones ______ go to the cinema．　　　

[　　]

A．often　　　B．seldom　　　C．never　　　D．hated to

(2) What did they do when they came out of the cinema?　　　

[　　]

A．They began walking home．

B．They began running home．

C．They began driving home．

D．They began watching the race given by a man and a woman．

(3) What did they see on the road?　　　

[　　]

A．Nothing because it was very dark．

B．A man and a woman were playing a game．

C．A man was running after a woman．

D．A woman was running after a man．

(4) The man was ______．　　　

[　　]

A．a robber　　　　　　　B．a policeman

C．running after a chief　　　D．the woman's husband

(5) Why were the woman and her husband running?　　　

[　　]

A．Because the woman's husband was angry with her．

B．Because the last one always washed the dishes at home．

C．They were anxious to go home to look after their children．

D．They were doing exercise．

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    What makes it rain? Rain falls from clouds for the same reason that anything falls to earth. The earth's gravity(引力)pulls it. But every cloud is made of water droplets(微滴)or ice crystals(结晶). Why doesn't rain or snow fall continuously from all clouds? The droplets or ice　　 crystals in clouds are very small. The effect of gravity on them is tiny.

    Droplets and ice crystals act like dust in the air which　　 is made visible in the rays of sunlight. To the careless observer, dust seems to act in a totally disorderly way, moving about freely without fixed direction. But in fact dust particles(微粒)are much larger than water droplets and they finally fall. The cloud droplet of ordinary size is only 1/2500 inch in diameter (直径). It is so small that it would take sixteen hours to fall half a mile in perfectly still air, and it does　　 not fall out of moving air at all. Only when the droplet grows to a diameter of 1/125 inch or larger can it fall from the cloud. The ordinary raindrop has a million times as much water as a tiny cloud droplet. The growth of a cloud droplet to a size large enough to fall out is the cause of rain.

　　 (1)  Why don't all ice crystals in clouds immediately fall to earth?

[    ]

A. They are hardly affected by the force of gravity. 　　 　　   

B. The earth's gravity keeps them from falling. 　　 　　   

C. The clouds prevent them from falling. 

D. The heat from the sun's rays makes them turn into steam. 　　 　　

(2)  What conclusion can we draw from drops of water larger  than 1/120 inch in diameter?　　

[    ]

A. They fall to the ground slowly. 　　 　　   

B. In moving air they fall at a speed of thirty-two miles per 　　 hour

C. In still air they would fall to earth. 　　 　　   

D. The earth's gravity has no effect on them.　　  　　 　　

(3) If air kept perfectly still for forty-eight hours, a cloud droplet would fall ________.　　

[    ]

A. 1/2 miles　　

B. 3/2 miles　　

C. 2 miles　　

D. 5/2 miles 　　

(4) What is the main topic of this passage? 

[    ]

A. Types of droplets　　　　　　 

B. Droplets and ice crystals　　 　　   

C. How gravity affects clouds　　

D. The cause of rain 　　

(5) According to the passage, which of the following is  not true?　　

[    ]

A. Cloud droplets can fall to earth as dust particles.  　　   

B. Though dust particles are very small, we can see them moving in the rays of sunlight. 　　   

C. Cloud droplets don't fall at all in moving air. 

D. If a cloud droplet grows to a size large enough, it will fall to earth. 

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    I've worked all my life. I've done men's jobs. I've done everything.　　 I've used screw drivers,electric drills, and punch presses. I really know　　 what it means to do man's work. What gets me is, you work all your life　　 like a dog. You pay your taxes into these government programs. But　　 still, when you need help, the people that are paid to help you act like　　 it's coming out of their own pockets.

    My husband George had a stroke not long ago. I've always worked all　　 my life and I never had to do this before. But when George had the　　 stroke I know I needed some help. I had to quit my job to take care of　　 him.

    So I went down to the welfare and told them I needed help. We were　　 living with my son at the time. The welfare people said that since we　　 were staying there, they had to take care of us. If we wanted help, we'd　　 have to move out. The trouble was we didn't have anything at all, and　　 George was in the hospital.

    When I knew I needed some help, I went up here to this place called　　 Hub Center where they're supposed to help people. Well, I told this　　 young kid that was working there that we were starving and didn't have　　 the money to pay our rent or buy our medicine. Well, he started writing　　 something down on a slip of paper, and he wrote for the longest time.　　 Then he gave it to me and he said,"Take this paper to 1631 Vine Street　　 and they'll give you a sandwich."said."Thanks for nothing, kid".

    I never was so embarrassed in all my life. I thought well. I know　　 I have to be going mad. I just have to be, this just can't be happening.

(1)  From the information in the passage, you can infer(推论)that  the author thinks that the person at Hub Center was ________. 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］　　 　　　　 A. lying to her　　　　B. not really interested in her　　 　　　　 C. cheating her　　　　D. making fun of her problems　　 　　  

(2)  When the author goes to the welfare office, she needs help 　　 because she ________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］　　 　　　　 A. wants to quit her job　　 　　　　 B. wants to move out of her son's house　　 　　　　 C. has to take care of George　　 　　　　 D. can't get help at Hub Center　　 　　 　　  

(3)  A."punch press" is most likely a ________.　　　　    ［　　］　　 　　　　 A. screwdriver　　　　　　B. farm machine　　 　　　　 C. factory machine　　　　D. electric drill　　 　　  

(4)  From the information in the passage, you can infer that the 　　 　　　　 writer thought that she should get government benefits because　　 　　　　 she ________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］　　 　　　　 A. was too old to work　　　　B. had paid her taxes　　 　　　　 C. had asked for them　　　　 D. was working in a factory　　 　　  

(5)  When the author talks about asking for help from the　　 　　　　 government, her tone is ________.　　　　　　　　  ［　　］　　 　　　　 A. frightened　　B. desperate　　c. lazy　　D. upset

阅读理解训练

　　Time talks. It speaks more plainly (明白地) than words. Time communicates(交流)in many ways.

　　Consider the different parts of the day, for example. The time of the day when something is done can give a special meaning to the event. Factory managers in the United States fully realize the importance of an announcement made during the middle of the morning or afternoon that takes everyone away from his work.

　　In the United States . it is not customary(通常的，习惯的) to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving (刮脸) or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very urgent (紧急的) and requires immediate attention. It is the same with telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he probably thinks it is a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.

　　The meanings of time differ in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstanding arises (出现) between people from cultures (文化) that treat time differently . In the United States, people tend (趋向于) to think of time as something fixed in nature, something from which one can not escape. As a rule, .Americans think of time as a road into the future, along which one progresses. The road has many sections (段) , which are to be kept separate… “one thing at a time” . Thus, an American may feel angry when he has made an appointment (约会) with someone and then finds a lot of other things happening at the same time.

　　Americans look ahead and are concerned(与……有关系) almost entirely with the future. The American idea of the future is limited, however. It is the foreseeable future and not the future of involving (牵连) many centuries. Since time has much different meanings in different cultures, communication is often difficult. We will understand each other a little better if we can keep this fact in mind.

(1) According to the passage, an announcement made during the day in a factory must be very important because ____.

[　　]

A．it interrupts the work of all employees

B．it is made by the manager

C．it makes everyone lose his job

D．it communicates in many ways

(2) In the United States, a phone call made after 11:00 p. m. is considered ________ in the view of the writer.

[　　]

A．as important as one made in the morning

B．impolite since it disturbs the receiver's sleep

C．to be a threat (恐吓) to the receiver's life

D．even more urgent than one made early in the morning.

(3) An .American may feel angry if ________.

[　　]

A．he is to deal with many things at one appointed time

B．people from different cultures misunderstand him

C．he cannot escape from something fixed in nature

D．others do not keep things separate

(4) The expression “the foreseeable future” could be most suitably replaced by ________.

[　　]

A．the future that will not be far away

B．the future that one looks forward to

C．the future toward which one makes progress

D．the future which involves centuries

(5) The writer concludes that people of different countries will understand each other better if ________ .

[　　]

A．they know how to communicate with each other

B．they are concerned with the future

C．they learn the way time communicates

D．they keep in mind that different cultures treat time differently