阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最 佳答案。

    Many men tried to fly like birds. They made wings (翅膀) 1 themselves usually of feathers, and tried to fly 2 moving their 3 as a bird 4 . None of them 5 . A bird has a very 6 body but very strong wing 7 . A man, 8 the opposite, has a 9 body and not very strong arm muscles (肌肉). A man will 10 fly like a bird. His muscles are not strong enough. He can only fly properly 11 with an engine (发动机).There is a kind of plane which 12 an engine. It 13 a glider (滑翔机). It is very light and can carry 14 one or two people. It is pulled into the air, 15 flying a kite,usually from a 16 place. If there is a good 17 it can rise into the air and sometimes cover a long 18 but usually it soon glides softly back to 19 .

　　    Some men don't find sitting in a glider 20 . They want to glide by 21 wings, like the "bird men" of old 22 . But thewings of the modern "bird men" are 23 . They are 24 . They are not made 25 feathers.

 1. A. of　　　　　　　　　　 B. on 　　   C. for　　　　　　　　　　D. in　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　2. A. with　　　　　　　　   B. in 　　   C. through　　　　　　　　D. by　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　3. A. wings　　　　　　　　  B. bodies 　　   C. arms　　　　　　　　   D. hands　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　4. A. made　　　　　　　　   B. does 　　   C. makes　　　　　　　　  D. did　　　　　　　　　　［　　］ 　　5. A. success　　　　　　　　B. succeeded 　　   C. successful　　　　　　 D. successfully　　　　   ［　　］ 　　6. A. beautiful　　　　　　  B. wonderful 　　   C. heavy　　　　　　　　  D. light　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　7. A. muscles　　　　　　　　B. eyes 　　   C. feathers　　　　　　   D. types　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　8. A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. at 　　   C. to　　　　　　　　　　 D. on　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　9. A. strong　　　　　　　　 B. heavy 　　   C. light　　　　　　　　  D. straight　　　　　　   ［　　］    10. A. never　　　　　　　　  B. still 　　   C. hardly　　　　　　　　 D. also　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    11. A. by train　　　　　　   B. on a car 　　   C. in a plane　　　　　　 D. on a bird　　　　　　  ［　　］    12. A. has　　　　　　　　　　B. does not have 　　   C. does　　　　　　　　   D. makes　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    13. A. calls　　　　　　　　  B. names 　　   C. is called　　　　　　  D. is carried　　　　　　 ［　　］    14. A. only　　　　　　　　   B. not 　　   C. never　　　　　　　　  D. still　　　　　　　　  ［　　］    15. A. rather　　　　　　　　 B. just as 　　   C. rather like　　　　　　D. by　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］    16. A. low　　　　　　　　　　B. modern 　　   C. usual　　　　　　　　  D. high　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    17. A. wind　　　　　　　　   B. cloud 　　   C. rain　　　　　　　　   D. snow　　　　　　　　   ［　　］    18. A. roads　　　　　　　　  B. far 　　   C. streets　　　　　　　　D. way　　　　　　　　　　［　　］    19. A. the air　　　　　　　　B. the sky 　　   C. the earth　　　　　　  D. the place　　　　　　  ［　　］    20. A. interesting too　　　　B. too interesting 　　   C. enough interesting　　 D. interesting enough　　 ［　　］    21. A. making　　　　　　　　 B. doing 　　   C. moving　　　　　　　　 D. wearing　　　　　　　　［　　］    22. A. times　　　　　　　　  B. places 　　   C. air　　　　　　　　　　D. sky　　　　　　　　　　［　　］    23. A. same　　　　　　　　   B. new 　　   C. different　　　　　　  D. beautiful　　　　　　  ［　　］    24. A. light and strong　　   B. straight and light 　　   C. straight and strong　　D. straight and heavily   ［　　］    25. A. up　　　　　　　　　　 B. of 　　   C. from　　　　　　　　   D. with　　　　　　　　   ［　　］

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

　　Chinese cigarette packs will have skulls(骷髅),blackened teeth or diseased lungs printed on them in the latest effort to deal with smoking,but one expert said the images may actually attract younger people to take up the habit.

　　The images would have to take up at least 30 percent of the pack's surface area under rrules that would come into force from January 2009.It was part of a plan that would also see tobacco advertising banned in China by 2011.Similar images are already printed on packs in countries including Singapore,Thailand and Canada.

　　Chinese are the world's most enthusiastic smokers,with a growing market of more than 300 million making it a magnet for cigarette companies and a focus of international health concern.China has banned smoking on public transport,but it is still allwed in many public places such as restaurants,and it is not uncommon to see people smoking in hospitals.

　　The average age people take up smoking in some parts of the country had hallen to as low as just over 10.And the new measures could make the problem worse,according to Zhao Cuiping,a youth expert."In analysis over the past decade(十年) on what young people like,they far prefer skulls and other scary images to cats or dogs,"she said.

　　Chinese cigarettes are also among the cheapest in the world and a packet can cost as little as eight US. cents.

　　The country needs to take effective measures to cut down smoking or the habit could end up killing 2.2 million Chinese a year by 2020,the World Health Organization said in May.

　　56.The new designs will be adopted on cigarette packs ______.

　　　A.to attract young people     B.increase tobacco sales

　　　C.as trade mardks           D.as health warnings

　　57.We can infer from the article that nobody is allowed to smoke while _____ in China now.

　　　A.staying in a hospital B.taking a bus ride C.eating outsede D.walking in the street

　　58.Zhao Cuiping seemed to think that teenagers would ______.

　　　A.enjoy the new cigarette packs

　　　B.dislike the new measures

　　　C.be the last to give up their smoking habit

　　　D.prefer to have pet animals on the packs

　　59.All the paragraphs support the idea that China's smoking problem is serious except ____.

　　　A.Paragraph 1 B.Paragraphs 1 and 2 C.Paragraphs 1and 5 D.Paragraphs 2,5 and 6

 

The primate brain is larger than 　　 of other animals.

A.those　　　　　B.what　　　　　C.this　　　　　D.that

Anna lived on the side of a valley．One summer, there was a very big 　     , and a lot of houses down below Anna＇s were washed away．Anna＇s house was 　   enough to escape the flood, so when the water had      and the other houses were 　    there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud（泥）, her house was just all right．

 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,   　 Anna took in one of the families that had lost 　   in the flood and she 　    her home with them until it was 　  　 for them to rebuild their house．

 Anna＇s friends were 　  when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to 　   ．

 “Well,” Anna  　    her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very  　   , because her husband had been killed in the 　   　  and she had a lot of children I have now．The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to 　      only one present to all of us．Now I’ll go and get it．’ She came back with a  　    who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents．‘Here’s our 　   ,she said to her children．

 The children were 　   and happy to get such a present．They 　   the little girl, and she grew up as their sister．Such was that Christmas present．”

1.A．accident    B．flood         C．fire            D．earthquake

2.A．below       B．big           C．high           D．small

3.A．reduced     B．come         C．disappeared      D．appeared 

4.A．rising       B．standing       C．flowing         D．falling    

5.A．so         B．for            C．but             D．since

6.A．nothing    B．anything       C．something        D．everything

7.A．gave       B．shared        C．found           D．built

8.A．necessary  B．important      C．obvious          D．possible

9.A．worried    B．disappointed   C．satisfied          D．puzzled

10.A．them      B．him          C．herself           D．us

11.A．supply     B．grow         C．support          D．educate

12.A．asked for  B．talked with     C．turned up         D．explained to

13.A．sad       B．rich           C．poor            D．happy

14.A．storm     B．rain           C．war            D．flood

15.A．because   B．which         C．that            D．as

16.A．get       B．make         C．send             D．buy          

17.A．boy      B．student        C．teacher          D．girl

18.A．child     B．daughter       C．present          D．sister        

19.A．angry     B．lovely         C．excited          D．sorry

20.A．disliked   B．gained         C．led             D．welcomed

 

Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.

But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.

The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.

A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.

Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.

Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School, with its hard tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.

But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.

One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.

The life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. The most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.

In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.

Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.

We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favor when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.

Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.

We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without other living things around us we are less than human.

1.What is the author’s firm belief?

　　A. People seek nature in different ways.

　　B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild.

　　C. People have quite different ideas of nature.

　　D. People must make more efforts to study nature.

2.What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?

　　A. Personal freedom.　　            B. Things that are natural.

　　C. Urban surroundings.　　          D. Things that are purchased.

3.What does a study in Sweden show?

　　A. The natural environment can help children learn better.

　　B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.

　　C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.

　　D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.

4.Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.

　  A. tend to develop a strong love for science　    

B. are more likely to dream about wildlife

　  C. tend to be physically tougher in adulthood　   

D. are less likely to be involved in bullying

5.What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?

　　A. Find more effective drugs for them.　　   

B. Provide more green spaces for them.

　　C. Place them under more personal care.　　

D. Engage them in more meaningful activities

6. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?

　　A. They look on life optimistically.　　    B. They enjoy a life of better quality.

C. They are able to live longer.            D. They become good-humored