Bob was a clever college student, but his family was poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.
One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop during the day time, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do all the accounts. In the hospital, of course, Bob was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher’s shop and in the hospital, Bob had to wear white clothes.
One evening in the hospital, Bob had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating - room. The woman already felt frightened when she thought about the operation. When she saw Bob coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.
"No! No!" she cried. "Not a butcher! I won’t let a butcher operate on me!" with these words ,she fainted away.
【小题1】根据第一段Bob was a clever college student, but his family was poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.描述,可知选C.
【小题2】根据第二段One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop during the day time, and another in a hospital at night.描述,可知选B.
【小题3】根据In the hospital, of course, Bob was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. 描述,可知选D.
【小题4】Bob had to work after class and during his holidays because_________.

A．his father told him to make more friends

B．he wanted to become a rich man

C．he couldn’t go on with his studies without enough money

D．he had nothing to do at home.

【小题5】One summer Bob_________.

A．wanted to become not only a butcher but also a doctor.

B．got two different jobs at two places

C．was free only at night

D．worked only during the daytime

【小题6】In the hospital, Bob’s job was_________.

A．to take care of the wounded soldiers

B．to give the doctor’s advice

C．to find out what was wrong with the sick people

D．to carry the sick people from one place to another

（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出最佳选项。

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they  1after having dinner together. They discussed the  2they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a   3house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a   4to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful  5for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know  6Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t  7very well. I met a   8who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to  9it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,  10it is worth it.”On hearing that, the other brothers were  11by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother  12her thank-you notes. She wrote:

“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to  13the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to  14.I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll  15use the automobile. The  16was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to  17plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost  18my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you were the  19son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so  20. I liked it very much. Thank you.”

1.A.fought          B.talked                C.studied           D.slept

2.A.gifts           B.chances           C.wishes                D.challenges

3.A.warm            B.big               C.safe              D.lonely

4.A.book            B.bike              C.car               D.bag

5.A.station         B.museum            C.library               D.theater

6.A.what            B.how               C.why               D.when

7.A.listen          B.feel              C.see               D.walk

8.A.nurse           B.writer                C.businessman       D.scientist

9.A.protect         B.beat              C.raise             D.teach

10.A.but                B.so                    C.unless                D.although

11.A.treated            B.impressed         C.threatened            D.hurt

12.A.sent out       B.put up                C.took out          D.picked up

13.A.sell               B.borrow            C.clean             D.visit

14.A.learn          B.work              C.exercise          D.travel

15.A.never          B.often             C.regularly         D.sometimes

16.A.future         B.hobby             C.idea              D.program

17.A.create         B.enjoy             C.bring             D.record

18.A.lost           B.admired           C.remained          D.discovered

19.A.same           B.last              C.next              D.only

20.A.strange            B.unpleasant            C.bitter                D.delicious

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31~50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出最佳选项。

Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they  31   after having dinner together. They discussed the  32   they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said,“I had a   33   house built for Mama.”The second said,“I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（经销商）send a   34   to her.”The third said,“I built a beautiful  35   for Mama.”The fourth said,“You know  36   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t  37   very well. I met a   38   who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to  39   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years,  40   it is worth it.”On hearing that, the other brothers were  41   by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother  42   her thank-you notes. She wrote:

“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to  43   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”

“Marvin, I am too old to  44  .I stay home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll  45   use the automobile. The  46   was good, although notpractical. Thanks.”

“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to  47   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost  48   my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”

“Dearest Melvin, you were the  49   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so  50  . I liked it very much. Thank you.”

31.A.fought                        B.talked                               C.studied                   D.slept

32.A.gifts                            B.chances                           C.wishes                              D.challenges

33.A.warm                          B.big                                     C.safe                                   D.lonely

34.A.book                            B.bike                                   C.car                                     D.bag

35.A.station                       B.museum                          C.library                               D.theater

36.A.what                           B.how                                   C.why                                   D.when

37.A.listen                          B.feel                                    C.see                                    D.walk

38.A.nurse                          B.writer                               C.businessman                  D.scientist

39.A.protect                       B.beat                                  C.raise                                 D.teach

40.A.but                              B.so                                      C.unless                               D.although

41.A.treated                      B.impressed                       C.threatened                     D.hurt

42.A.sent out            B.put up                               C.took out                           D.picked up

43.A.sell                              B.borrow                    C.clean                                 D.visit

44.A.learn                           B.work                                 C.exercise                           D.travel

45.A.never                          B.often                                 C.regularly                          D.sometimes

46.A.future                         B.hobby                               C.idea                                   D.program

47.A.create                        B.enjoy                                 C.bring                                 D.record

48.A.lost                    B.admired                           C.remained                         D.discovered

49.A.same                          B.last                                    C.next                                  D.only

50A.strange                       B.unpleasant                      C.bitter                                D.delicious

How far would you be willing to go to satisfy your need to know? Far enough to find out your possibility of dying from a terrible disease? These days that’s more than an academic question, as Tracy Smith reports in our Cover Story.

There are now more than a thousand genetic（基因的）tests, for everything from baldness to breast cancer, and the list is growing. Question is, do you really want to know what might eventually kill you? For instance, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’（老年痴呆症）.

“If I tell you that you have an increased risk of getting a terrible disease, that could weigh on your mind and make you anxious, through which you see the rest of your life as you wait for that disease to hit you. It could really mess you up.” Said Dr. Robert Green, a Harvard geneticist.

“Every ache and pain,” Smith suggested, could be understood as “the beginning of the end.”“That ’s right. If you ever worried you were at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, then every time you can’t find your car in the parking lot, you think the disease has started.”

Dr. Green has been thinking about this issue for years. He led a study of people who wanted to know if they were at a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s. It was thought that people who got bad news would, for lack of a better medical term, freak out. But Green and his team found that there was“no significant difference”between how people handled good news and possibly the worst news of their lives. In fact, most people think they can handle it. People who ask for the information usually can handle the information, good or bad, said Green.

71.The first paragraph is meant to__________.

A. ask some questions                        B. introduce the topic

C. satisfy readers’ curiosity                 D. describe an academic fact

【答案】B

【解析】通过两个问题引出话题。

72.Which of the following is true of James Watson？

A. He is strongly in favor of the present genetic tests.

B. He is more likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease.

C. He believes genetic mapping can help cure any disease.

D. He doesn’t want to know his chance of getting a disease.

【答案】D

【解析】根据第二段Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson, one of the first people to map their entire genetic makeup, is said to have asked not to be told if he were at a higher risk for Alzheimer’。“James Watson要求如果他的基因表明他有很高的老年痴呆症的可能不要告诉他。”

73.According to Paragraphs 3 and 4, if a person is at a higher genetic risk, it is__________.

A. advisable not to let him know          B. impossible to hide his disease

C. better to inform him immediately      D. necessary to remove his anxiety

【答案】A

【解析】根据这两个自然段可知，如果你提前被告知你将来可能患某种可怕的疾病会mess you up。

74.The underlined part“freak out”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“_________”.

A. break down                     B. drop out            C. leave off            D. turn away

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文But的转折，以及no significant difference可知，freak out的意思是A（精神垮掉）。

75.The study led by Dr. Green indicates that people__________.

A. prefer to hear good news         B. tend to find out the truth

C. can accept some bad news              D. have the right to be informed

【答案】C

【解析】根据第五段内容 In fact, most people think they can handle it可知答案选C.