阅读理解

　Z. W. L. is a kind of new medicine. It is made specially for all kinds of stomach disease. If the patients take this medicine, their stomachaches or discomforts wilt soon disappear, and they will feel comfortable.

　　Z. W. L. stomach tablets are primarily suitable for the treatment of outpatients, since, as a rule, there is no need to stay in bed and no special diet is necessary. It is advisable to avoid food which is not easily digested(消化)(vegetables, some forms of cabbage, etc.) as well as any food which experience shows is tolerated(忍受)by the patient. In the case of doubt, always turn to the doctor for giving the treatment.

　　One or two tablets should be taken with water, three times a day after meals.

　　A dark color of the faeces(排泄物)is a normal side effect after taking Z. W. L. stomach tablets. There is no other poisonous or bad side effect.

　　In the case of doubt, don't forget to ask the doctor for advice.

　　Each pack contains fifty tablets.

　　Store medicines carefully. Keep away from children.

(1)When one takes the medicine, one ________

[　　]

A．need not stay in bed or have any special diet

B．must have bread

C．should lie in bed

D．must not go out

(2)The patient is advised to ________

[　　]

A．take one or two tablets each day

B．take the medicine before meals

C．take the medicine after rising in the morning and before going to bed

D．take three to six tablets per day

(3)What is the side effect of the medicine after one takes it?

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A．Patients are sick of food.

B．Many patients feel very tired

C．The color of the patients' faeces is dark.

D．The color of the patients' skin is red.

(4)Which of the following is not right according to the passage?

[　　]

A．You'd better not take food which is difficult to digest after taking the medicine.

B．It's advisable to store the medicine carefully keep away from children.

C．If you have any disease or discomfort, please take Z. W. L.

D．There are fifty tablets in every pack.

阅读理解

　　Mr.Fitzpatrick has given much attention to his“weight reduction”programs. Just last year, for example, when he was the main speaker at the company dinner, he said he had put on twenty pounds instead of losing the thirty he promised he would.

　　The year before that, he joined a health club. He exercised every day and ate less food. After three months, however, he began making excuses about why he couldn't go there more often.

　　Since the health failed to work, he joined Weight Watchers but stopped going because he was the only man there. And he hates following any of the diet programs. Fitz' latest action is to join a walking club to“walk off”the weight.

(1)Mr Fitzpatrick has tried at least ________ different ways to lose weight.

[　　]

A．two　　　　　　　B．three

C．four　　　　　　　D．five

(2)He was ________ when he spoke at the company dinner last year.

[　　]

A．lighter than the year before

B．heavier than the year before

C．with the Weight Watchers

D．planning to go on a diet

(3)He did not stay with the Weight Watcher because ________.

[　　]

A．he could not bear to feel unhappy

B．he felt uncomfortable being watched

C．he found that the walking club was better

D．he would not like to be with lots of women

(4)Mr Fitzpatrick may succeed in losing weight if ________.

[　　]

A．he goes back to the health club

B．he stops worrying too much

C．he sticks to a program long enough

D．he makes good excuses for his purposes

阅读理解

　　A team of scientists proved that seals had a very good sense of hearing. These men trained blind seals to expect food when they heard sounds. The seals always began snapping(猛咬) when a strong signal was sounded.

　　It was proved that even a soft signal, a considerable distance away, could make these sea animals respond. That should make the fisherman who makes much noise while working, or talks loudly, start thinking.

　　The same team of scientists also trained seals to recognize different sounds. One bell-tone meant food, two bell-tones meant no food. In the beginning, the seals made mistakes when the two bell-tones were sounded. They were given a light tap after each mistake. The seals were good learners. They easily learned to tell the difference between the sounds.

(1)Why was it necessary to use blind seals? Because they ________.

[　　]

A．were unable to use sight for clues

B．had better hearing

C．were waiting to be fed

D．were the only animals to be found

(2)To those seals strong signal meant ________.

[　　]

A．snapping　　　　　　　B．nothing

C．food　　　　　　　　　D．a light tap

(3)The article doesn't say directly but suggests that fishermen usually think ________

[　　]

A．seals have no good sense of hearing

B．seals have good sense of hearing

C．seals can only recognize bell sounds

D．seals can not hear soft or long distant sounds

(4)Which title will be the best to suit the article?

[　　]

A．Clever Seals

B．Smart Learners

C．An Underwater School

D．An Unknown School

阅读理解

　　“Depend on yourself”is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.

　　There have been many men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few. They could not depend upon them for an education. They saw how it was and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they become well-known.

　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils,“I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourself.”

　　Some young men don't try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. They can never gain achievements unless they see their weak points and change their coarse(粗谷). They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

(1)According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can ________.

[　　]

A．make his pupils worthy men

B．help his pupils find a way to be famous

C．help his pupils make themselves self-help and useful men

D．make his pupils men who are healthy and strong

(2)If young people depend on their own efforts ________.

[　　]

A．they are sure to be very famous in the world

B．they can be successful in their lives

C．they can live without their families

D．they no longer need any help

(3)From this article we can learn the writer ________.

[　　]

A．sings high praise for parents and teachers

B．is a man of strong character

C．speak highly of those who are struggling for success

D．feels it the most important of all to accept the advice of others.

(4)Which of the following titles fits this article best?

[　　]

A．What nature says to every man?

B．How to be famous?

C．Men must help each other

D．Depend on yourself

阅读理解

　　Is it possible that the people of the world today could agree upon a single international language that everyone would be able to speak and understand?

　　In the United Nations there are five official languages English, Chinese, Russian, French and Spanish. How about making one of them into an international language? English has been worked on for this purpose. A basic word list of about 850 English words named Basic English was made. These are the only verbs in the entire list:“come, go, give, keep, let, do, put, make, say, be, seem, may, will, have, send”. Writing in Basic English may require you to use a greater number of words——as in having to say“it came to my ears”instead of “I heard”——but you can still say anything you want to with about 850 different words and a few suffixes and prefixes. This is a much smaller number of words to have to memorize than the ordinary number offered to the students of a foreign language.

　　But people have always had a need to do more than simply“tell it as it is”. Language is for reporting not only one's work. For this, a language needs idioms, needs all kinds of grammar and style that reflect its history and development just as a person needs eyebrows. Is there some special reason why our lips should be a different color from our skin? Perhaps not, but this is how people——real people——are. For communication between people, languages in all diversity(各种各样)will remain to reflex the growth and soul of the societies that speak them.

(1)If we write a composition in Basic English, it will be ________.

[　　]

A．longer than usual

B．shorter than usual

C．hard for us to express what we want to

D．able to express ourselves in different style as we like to

(2)In the passage“tell it as it is”means ________.

[　　]

A．people can use Basic English to say what they want to

B．people think Basic English can express what they see or hear

C．people say what they want to according to the fact

D．tell something they like to

(3)This passage begins with a question. According to the writer's opinion, the answer to the question may be“________.”

[　　]

A．It will be possible in the future

B．It seems to be possible if people agree to use Basic English

C．It seems impossible that people can use a simple language to express themselves in various lives

D．It is impossible except that the five official UN languages are used at the same time

(4)Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．The words used in Basic English are strictly limited to 850, and nothing more.

B．Basic English seems not to be so easy to learn.

C．Basic English can be used to express our complicated thought easily.

D．Basic English is not a natural development of the English language.

阅读理解

　　If the salinity of ocean waters is analyzed, it is found to vary only slightly from place to place. Nevertheless, some of these small changes are important. There are three basic processes that cause a change in oceanic salinity. One of these is the subtraction(减少)of water from the ocean by means of evaporation(蒸发)conversion of liquid water to water vapor. In this manner, the salinity is increased, since the salts stay behind.

　　The opposite of evaporation is precipitation(降水), such as rain, by which water is added to the ocean. This may occur in areas of high rainfall or in coastal regions where rivers flow into the ocean.

　　Normally, in tropical regions where the sun is very strong, the ocean salinity is somewhat higher than it is in other parts of the world where there is not as much evaporation. Similarly, in coastal regions rivers dilute(稀释)the sea, salinity is somewhat lower than in other oceanic area.

　　A third process by which salinity may be altered is associated (关联)with the formation and melting of sea ice. When seawater is frozen, the dissolved(溶解的)materials are left behind. In this manner, seawater directly beneath freshly formed sea ice has a higher salinity than it did before the ice appeared. Of course, when this ice melts, it will tend to decrease the salinity of the surrounding water.

　　In the Weddle Sea, off America, the densest water in the oceans is formed as a result of this freezing process, which increases the salinity of cold water. This heavy water sinks and is found in the deeper portions of the oceans of the world.

(1)All of the following are processes that decrease salinity except ________.

[　　]

A．precipitation　　　　B．evaporation

C．rivers dilute　　　　D．sea ice melts

(2)The salinity of the oceanic water is generally higher in ________.

[　　]

A．tropical areas　　　　B．coastal region

C．turbulent areas　　　　D．rainy regions

(3)Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE, according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Various factors combine to cause variations in the salinity of water.

B．As a result of the formation of ocean ice water salinity decreases.

C．The salinity of the water near the bottom of the oceans is relatively high.

D．In coastal areas the ocean is diluted by rivers.

(4)The major points discussed in the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．the subtraction of water

B．the conversion of liquid water to water vapor

C．the salinity of ocean water

D．the effect of precipitation on the salinity of ocean water

阅读理解

　　Recent technological advances in manned and unmanned undersea vehicles have overcome some of the limitations of divers and diving equipment. Without a vehicle, divers often became slow-moving and their mental concentration(集中)became limited. Because of undersea pressure which affected their speech organs, communication among divers was difficult or impossible. But today, most oceanographers(海洋学家) make observations by means of instruments which are lowered into the ocean or make observations of samples taken from the water. Direct observations of the ocean floor are made not only by divers but also by deep-diving submarines. Some of these submarines can dive to depths of more than seven miles and cruise(巡游)at depths of fifteen thousand feet. Radio-equipped buoys(浮标)can be operated by remote control in order to transmit information back to land-based laboratories including data about water temperature, currents(水流)and weather.

(1)Divers have had problems in communicating underwater because ________.

[　　]

A．the pressure affected their speech organs

B．the vehicles they used have not been perfected.

C．they did not pronounce clearly.

D．the water destroyed their speech organs.

(2)This passage suggests that the successful exploration of the ocean depends upon ________.

[　　]

A．vehicles as well as divers

B．radio that divers use to communicate

C．controlling currents and the weather

D．the limitations of diving equipment.

(3)Undersea vehicles ________.

[　　]

A．are too small for a man to fit inside

B．are very slow to respond

C．have the same limitation that divers have

D．make direct observations of the ocean floor.

(4)Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．No divers make direct observations of the ocean floor now.

B．Not all the vehicles are operated by man.

C．Information includes the structure of the water molecule.

D．It's possible for the divers to communicate with each other.

阅读理解

　　Not everyone in the world requires the same amount(量) of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural(文化的) difference, not an economic(经济的) one. Knowing your own psychological(心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.

　　The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.

　　Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure(压力). It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.

(1)The first sentence in Paragraph 1“Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space”means“________”.

[　　]

A．Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space

B．Living space requirements are not always the same

C．The world requires the same amount of living space

D．Nobody needs a required amount of living space

(2)Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ________.

[　　]

A．they have limited living space

B．they are brought up in a large family

C．it satisfies(满足) their psychological space needs

D．the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents

(3)Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth.

B．Economic situation decides one's amount of space needs.

C．People in different countries demand (need) different psychological space.

D．Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it has effect on your future.

(4)The best title for this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．American Way of Living

B．Psychological Space

C．Space Needs in Different Countries

D．Psychological Space and Economic Pressure

阅读理解

　　What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist(乐观者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays(灰色)and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined(意志坚定的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists (心理学家)tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference(爱好), and the effect(影响)that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don't choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

　　A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful(开心的) and more comfortable(舒服的)than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing(压抑). Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.

　　Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.

(1)According to this passage, ________.

[　　]

A．one can choose his color preference

B．one is born with his color preference

C．one's color preference is changeable

D．one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly

(2)We would pay attention to colors because ________.

[　　]

A．colors do have effect on our moods(情绪)

B．colors may have effect on our work and study

C．light and bright colors make people happy

D．you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike

(3)The main idea of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．one's color preference shows one's character

B．you can brighten your life with wonderful colors

C．psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference

D．one's color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings

(4)The writer believes that in realizing the four modernizations of country, we need more people who love ________.

[　　]

A．yellow　　　　　B．red

C．green　　　　　 D．black

(5)“I am feeling black”means ________.

[　　]

A．I am feeling well

B．I am very happy

C．I am excited

D．I am depressed

阅读理解

　　Tim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software(软件) programme that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation(第一代)of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial(商业的) computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packaging material. After graduating from Oxford University he went onto the real thing. In the 1980's, scientists were already using a primitive version(原始版本)of E-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland Tim Berners-Lee wrote a programme which let him store these messages. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP(服务程序所用的协议) and HTML(超文本链接标示语言)programmes which form the basis of the World Wide Web.

　　The next year his programmes were placed on to the internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used his codes(编码) to work with different operating systems(系统). New things like web browsers(浏览器) and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages dose from 10 to 100000.

　　In 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web Consortium(协会)or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented(代表) by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can participate(参加) equally on the Web.

(1)The main idea of this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．when the internet appeared

B．how Tim Berners formed W3C

C．why computers develop so rapidly

D．how the World Wide Web started

(2)Scientists began to use E-mail ________.

[　　]

A．in 1980　　　　　B．after the 1980's

C．before 1990　　　D．in the 1960's

(3)Which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．The number of web pages rose very rapidly in the 1990's.

B．Tim's programmes were placed on to the internet in 1990.

C．The World Wide Web will have an effect(影响) on social development.

D．Tim Berners-Lee made a great contribution to the computer science.