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    Reading Comprehension

    Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

    　　One of New York's most beautiful and valuable buildings is in danger. The New York Public Library, in the heart of the city at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue, may have to close its doors.

    　　The library is a very special place. Even though it is in the busiest part of the city, it has grass and trees around it, and benches for people to sit on. Even more unusual in crowded New York, its rooms are very large. The roof of the main reading room is fifty－one feet high. Here, a reader can sit and think and work in comfort.

    　　And what books there are to work with. The library has over thirty million books and paintings. It owns one of the first copies of a Shakespeare play, a Bible printed by Gutenberg in the 15th century, and a letter written by Columbus in which he tells of finding the new world.

    　　Every New Yorker can see and use the library's riches－ free. But the cost of running the library has risen rapidly in recent years, and the library does not have enough money to continue its work. In the past, it was opened every evening and also on Saturdays and Sundays. Now it is closed at those times, to save money.

    　　The library is trying in every possible way to raise more money to meet its increasing costs. Well－known New York writers and artists are trying to help. So are the universities, whose students use the library, and the governments of New York City State. But the problem remains serious.

    　　Yet a way must be found to save the library because, as one writer said, “The Public Library is the most important building in New York City－it contains all our knowledge.”

    1．What part of New York City is the Public Library at?

    [　　]

    A．It's very far from the heart of the city.

    B．It's at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue in the heart of the city.

    C．It's opposite the 42nd Street and the 5th Avenue crossing.

    D．Its doors face 42nd Street and other Avenues.

    2．Which of the following statements is true?

    [　　]

    A．There are so many books to work with in the library.

    B．It's possible to grow grass and trees in the heart of New York.

    C．The Library's costs are going down.

    D．The library needs more books and paintings.

    3．When is the library open now?

    [　　]

    A．It's open every day from morning to evening.

    B．It's open every day except Sunday from morning to evening.

    C．It's open every day except weekends from morning to afternoon.

    D．It's closed every evening.

    4．How much does a New Yorker have to pay to use the library?

    [　　]

    A．He doesn't have to pay anything to use the library.

    B．He used to pay nothing but now, has to pay a little money to use the library.

    C．He has to pay its increasing costs.

    D．Every New Yorker can visit the library's riches－ free, and use it without paying.

    5．Why is it important to save the library?

    [　　]

    A．Because it is one of New York's most valuable buildings.

    B．Because it contains all our knowledge.

    C．Because there are a lot of rooms, which readers can sit and think in comfort in.

    D．Because well－known New York writers and artists are trying to use it.

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    　　“What is the most important thing you've done in your life?” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers．

    　　The answer came to me in an instant．It's not the one I gave, because the situation was not right．As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people．But here's the true answer：

    　　The most important thing I've ever done occurred on October 8, 1990．I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn't seen for a while．Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other's lives．He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night．

    　　While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts．It was my friend's father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital．In a flash my friend wasin the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust．

    　　For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木鸡)．Then I tried to figure out what I should do．Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself．My friend's son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome．Be there for moral support? Well, maybe．But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they'd be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened．All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way．Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home．So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later．

    　　As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts．I now faced another problem．I couldn't leave the keys in the truck．So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys．

    　　When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting．As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife．I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next．Soon a doctor appeared．He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died．

    　　For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence．After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son．

    　　My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families．When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner．He came over and hugged me and started to cry．My friend's wife hugged me, too, and said, “Thanks for being here．”

    　　For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye．

    　　It's the most important thing I have ever done．

    　　The experience taught me two lessons．

    　　First：The most important thing I've ever done happened when I was completely helpless．None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation．Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome．All I could do was standing by and watching it happen．And yet it was critical that I do just that－just be there when someone needed me．

    　　Second：The most important thing I've done almost didn't happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life．Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organized them．These skills are critical for lawyers．When people come to us for help, they're often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically．But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel．Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital．

    　　From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn't the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve．The most important thing in life is the kids' team you coach or the poem you write－or the time when you're just somebody's friend．

    (1)

    When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    felt it was not an interesting question

    B．

    thought for a while and spoke his mind

    C．

    gave an answer from a lawyer's point of view

    D．

    didn't give the real answer

    (2)

    When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he had to stay with his family

    B．

    his friend did not need his help

    C．

    he would not be of much help

    D．

    the baby would be in the doctor's care

    (3)

    The purpose of the author's description of the scene at the hospital is to inform us that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he found out that he was in the way

    B．

    he would have felt guilty if he had not been there

    C．

    he regretted that he went too later

    D．

    his friend would have felt better if he had not been there

    (4)

    Which of the following is conveyed in this story?

    [　　]

    A．

    Family and relatives can not take the place of friends．

    B．

    More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble．

    C．

    It is best to be here when someone needs you．

    D．

    You can certainly help a friend if you want to．

    (5)

    The author learned from his own experience that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    what is taught in school is usually of no use

    B．

    a lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms

    C．

    a lawyer should know people's feeling first

    D．

    he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically

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    (CNN News)－In his work for a humanitarian(人道主义)agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?“I want to be president,”is an answer Kassenberg often hears from girls.
    But for all the admiration Kassenberg has for a youngster's ambition, the 53-year-old CARE aid worker knows that in Afghanistan, the idea of a female national leader remains unlikely to be realized in the immediate future. Only recently, women had suffered a lot under the rule of the militant(激进的)Taliban.
    The importance of education, especially for girls, is not ignored by the Afghan people or humanitarian agencies trying to improve their living conditions. That's why the World Bank partnered with CARE to investigate how education can succeed when there are increasing violent attacks on Afghan schools.
    “Knowledge on Fire”, CARE's education report made known to the public Monday, found that community-based schools are the most sound and workable in Afghanistan.“Education-related violence is an alarming trend in Afghanistan,”said Helene Gayle, president of CARE. “But this study suggests that an approach of building support for education at the local level can reduce the risks of attacks.”
    Because government school are often associated with a Kabul administration viewed by the Taliban as a pupper(傀儡政府)of the United States, they are likely to be attacked, Kassenberg said. And schools built with reconstruction dollars are associated with the military. Between January 2006 and December 2008, 1,053 education-related attacks or threats were reported in Afghanistan, according to CARE. The number of incidents was almost three times as much as that in 2005.
    【小题1】The World Bank cooperated with CARE in order to      .

    A．know how to educate Afghan boys and girls successfully during the war.
    B．know how to give money to Afghan boys and girls.
    C．know the condition of education in Afghan schools.
    D．know if the education of Afghan boys and girls is successful
    【小题2】 The passage implied that        .
    A．Afghan people suffered a lotB．Afghan boys suffered little
    C．Afghan girls didn't suffer at allD．Afghan girls suffered more than boys
    【小题3】Why have attacks on schools been on the rise since 2005?
    A．The Taliban thought schools are connected with the military.
    B．The Taliban thought the Kabul administration would cooperate with it.
    C．The Taliban thought schools were built by the American government.
    D．The Taliban thought schools were built with reconstruction dollars.
    【小题4】 According to the last paragraph, attacks on Afghan schools in 2005 amounted to     .
    A．670B．1, 053C．over 1,700D．about 350

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    (CNN News)－In his work for a humanitarian(人道主义)agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?“I want to be president,”is an answer Kassenberg often hears from girls.

       But for all the admiration Kassenberg has for a youngster's ambition, the 53-year-old CARE aid worker knows that in Afghanistan, the idea of a female national leader remains unlikely to be realized in the immediate future. Only recently, women had suffered a lot under the rule of the militant(激进的)Taliban.

      The importance of education, especially for girls, is not ignored by the Afghan people or humanitarian agencies trying to improve their living conditions. That's why the World Bank partnered with CARE to investigate how education can succeed when there are increasing violent attacks on Afghan schools.

      “Knowledge on Fire”, CARE's education report made known to the public Monday, found that community-based schools are the most sound and workable in Afghanistan.“Education-related violence is an alarming trend in Afghanistan,”said Helene Gayle, president of CARE. “But this study suggests that an approach of building support for education at the local level can reduce the risks of attacks.”

      Because government school are often associated with a Kabul administration viewed by the Taliban as a pupper(傀儡政府)of the United States, they are likely to be attacked, Kassenberg said. And schools built with reconstruction dollars are associated with the military. Between January 2006 and December 2008, 1,053 education-related attacks or threats were reported in Afghanistan, according to CARE. The number of incidents was almost three times as much as that in 2005.

    The World Bank cooperated with CARE in order to       .

    A. know how to educate Afghan boys and girls successfully during the war.

      B. know how to give money to Afghan boys and girls.

    C. know the condition of education in Afghan schools.

    D. know if the education of Afghan boys and girls is successful

    The passage implied that         .

      A. Afghan people suffered a lot               B. Afghan boys suffered little                           

      C. Afghan girls didn't suffer at all            D. Afghan girls suffered more than boys            

    Why have attacks on schools been on the rise since 2005?

    A. The Taliban thought schools are connected with the military.

      B. The Taliban thought the Kabul administration would cooperate with it.

    C. The Taliban thought schools were built by the American government.

    D. The Taliban thought schools were built with reconstruction dollars.

    According to the last paragraph, attacks on Afghan schools in 2005 amounted to      .

      A. 670               B. 1, 053               C. over 1,700        D. about 350  

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     (CNN News)－In his work for a humanitarian(人道主义)agency in Afghanistan, Lex Kassenberg asks an important question when he visits schoolchildren: What will you do when you grow up?“I want to be president,”is an answer Kassenberg often hears from girls.

       But for all the admiration Kassenberg has for a youngster's ambition, the 53-year-old CARE aid worker knows that in Afghanistan, the idea of a female national leader remains unlikely to be realized in the immediate future. Only recently, women had suffered a lot under the rule of the militant(激进的)Taliban.

      The importance of education, especially for girls, is not ignored by the Afghan people or humanitarian agencies trying to improve their living conditions. That's why the World Bank partnered with CARE to investigate how education can succeed when there are increasing violent attacks on Afghan schools.

      “Knowledge on Fire”, CARE's education report made known to the public Monday, found that community-based schools are the most sound and workable in Afghanistan.“Education-related violence is an alarming trend in Afghanistan,”said Helene Gayle, president of CARE. “But this study suggests that an approach of building support for education at the local level can reduce the risks of attacks.”

      Because government school are often associated with a Kabul administration viewed by the Taliban as a pupper(傀儡政府)of the United States, they are likely to be attacked, Kassenberg said. And schools built with reconstruction dollars are associated with the military. Between January 2006 and December 2008, 1,053 education-related attacks or threats were reported in Afghanistan, according to CARE. The number of incidents was almost three times as much as that in 2005.

    1.The World Bank cooperated with CARE in order to       .

    A. know how to educate Afghan boys and girls successfully during the war.

      B. know how to give money to Afghan boys and girls.

    C. know the condition of education in Afghan schools.

    D. know if the education of Afghan boys and girls is successful

    2. The passage implied that         .

      A. Afghan people suffered a lot               B. Afghan boys suffered little                           

      C. Afghan girls didn't suffer at all            D. Afghan girls suffered more than boys            

    3.Why have attacks on schools been on the rise since 2005?

    A. The Taliban thought schools are connected with the military.

      B. The Taliban thought the Kabul administration would cooperate with it.

    C. The Taliban thought schools were built by the American government.

    D. The Taliban thought schools were built with reconstruction dollars.

    4. According to the last paragraph, attacks on Afghan schools in 2005 amounted to      .

      A. 670               B. 1, 053               C. over 1,700         D. about 350  

     

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