2013届高一英语名校月考分类汇编之阅读理解5
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es a hot topic among people. Here are some of their opinions
China is a developing country and women now show their abilities as freely as men do. The modern world is a stage for them to show who they are and what they want.
―Nancy , 14
One of the girls looks like Jolin Tsai . In Singapore, a show of this kind is called Superstar. I think the petition like this is a good chance for the young girls with the dreams of stage. As for The Super Girl, I hope I can see one international super star ing out from this year's petition .
―Linda , 16
I am worried about these super girls. They are educated in different ways. At their ages, they should be spending more time at school , not on the stage. What are they learning? And for what?
―John , 15
36. What do people think about The Super Girl ?
A. It was loved by all the people B. Different people have different ideas
C. All the young people enjoyed it very much D. It is not popular among people
37. Nancy thinks that .
A. men could do better than women
B. the modern world is a stage for women to show where they go
C. women can do much better than men now
D. women can show their abilities as freely as men do
38.Linda hopes to see from The Super Girl.
A. a show called Superstar in Singapore B. a girl with the name of Jolin Tsai
C. an international superstar ing out D. some young girls with dreams of the stage
39.John worries about the super girls because these girls .
A. don't spend enough time studying at school B. spend too much time studying at school
C. show their abilities in their free time D. are educated in the same way
B
More than 20 million kids in the United States live with one parent. Separation and divorce are the most mon reasons for this. In other cases, the mom and dad may never have lived together, or one of them may have died.
Living with one parent instead of two can bring about a lot of emotions. These feelings can be pretty strong, and they can be confusing, too. You might feel terribly sad and angry because your parents divorced.
Single parents are often working parents because someone needs to earn money to buy food, clothing, and a place to live in. Having a job means your mom or dad is able to provide these things and more for you. People work for other reasons, too. A job can let a person use his or her special talents and skills. A job can be important because it helps people in the munity.
But even though you might understand why your mom or dad has to work, sometimes it can be hard to aept. This can be especially true during the summer or school vacations. You’re home, they’re gone, and the days can seem really long.
It can be tough when you don’t have enough time with your dad or mom. When you live with one parent, that person reallly has to do the work of two people. Besides a job, your mom or dad is responsible for caring for the kids, the house, the yard, the car and the pets. So what can you do ?
One of the best ways is to hold a family meeting. Talk about everyone’s schedule for work, school, and activities. You can also talk about what jobs around the house need to be done every day. You might want to help your parent cook dinner sometimes. That can be both fun and helpful to your parent. Maybe you can also schedule a weekly game or a movie at night.
40. What are the main reasons for kids’ living with one parent?
A. Separation and divorce. B. A lot of emotions.
C. Working and caring for the kids. D. Working parents.
41. Which of the following statements is NOT true aording to the passage?
A. Some kids live with one parent for the other’s death.
B. Living with one parent can cause a lot of emotions.
C. Working means a mom or dad is able to provide things for their kids.
D. Kids can also talk about what jobs in their school can be done at a family meeting.
42.It can be inferred from the underlined sentence (in Paragraph 4 ) that ______
A. the kid in the pany of friends does want help
B. the kid who plays with both parents does need their love
C. the kid lacks both parents’ love does feel lonely
D. the kid who understands parents’ work does be helpful
43. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Living with a single parent B. Single parents and work
C. How to work with a single parent D. Schedules for work
C
Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food ,get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.
Proper nutrition (营养) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel”(燃料).Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein ,like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.
Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little a amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality.Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.
Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise firms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (寿命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.
If everybody, were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.
44. Aording to the passage,_______.
A .we should always keep fit
B. if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep
C. one can eat a lot to stay in good shape
D. one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy
45.In order to keep good health, _______ .
A. we should eat a lot of sweets B. one needs a large amount of fat
C. people should eat aording to the foods nutrition D. we must try to sleep now and then
46. Eating more and sleeping less_______.
A. can keep healthy B. is no good for you
C. gets you more energy D. will keep your personality
47.The writer explains ______in this passage.
A. how to eat B. the importance of doing exercise
C. how to keep healthy D. what to eat
48.The title of the article should be___________ .
A. Eating and Exercising B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body
C. Staying Healthy D. Sleeping Well
D
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51.What can we infer from the advertisement?
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April 21st in 2006 was the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ. She is one of the most famous women in the world. Here are some interesting stories about the Queen.
Queen Elizabeth Ⅱis the fortieth monarch(君主) since 1066. She has been the queen of Great Britain for 54 years. During her 54-year reign(统治), she has made over 250 official visit to 129 different countries, including China in 1986. She has also hosted more than 90 formal dinners for those important people from foreign leaders. When she visits foreign countries or hosts formal dinners, the Queen often receives presents from foreign leaders. Some unusual presents include animals like jaguars and sloths from Brazil, and black beavers from Canada.
The Queen is a great animal lover and she is known for her love of dogs. So far, the Queen has had more than 30 dogs. She is also really fond of horses and good at feeding horses. Her horses have won major races several times.
The Queen usually sends a telegram(电报) of congratulations to her people who are 100 years old on their hundredth birthday. Perhaps she will send herself on in twenty years. It’s not impossible, since all her family members have enjoyed a long life. The Queen’s mother died in 2002 at the age of 101.
52. When did Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ bee the queen of Great Britain?
A. In 1950 B. In 1952 C. In 1006 D. In 1986
53. Aording to the passage, we can guess that jaguars and sloths are two kinds of .
A. plants B. animals C. trees D. flowers
54. The Queen likes animals and she loves .
A. cats B. dogs C. horses D. both B and C
55. At the age of 100, any person in Britain may .
A. send a telegram to the Queen B. receive a telegram from the Queen
C. celebrate his/her birthday D. meet the Queen
29. 【2013•浙江省杭州中学下学期期中】
阅读理解 (共15 题, 每题2分, 满分30分)
( A )
The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space showed it as a solid ball covered by brown land masses and blue-green oceans. We had never seen the Earth from that distance before. To us, it appeared as though the Earth had always looked that way and always would. Scientists now know, however, that the surface of the Earth is not as permanent as we thought.
Scientists explain that the surface of our pla is always moving. Continents moves about the Earth like huge ships at sea. They float on pieces of the Earth’s outer skin. New outer skin is created as melted rock pushed up from below the ocean floor. Old outer skin is destroyed as it rolls down into the hot area and melts again.
Only since the 1960s have scientists really began to understand that the pla Earth is a great living machine. Some experts have said this new understanding is one of the most important revolutions in scientific thought. The revolution is based on the work of scientists who study the movement of the continents―a science called plate tectonics.
The modern story of plate tectonics begins with the German scientist Alfred Wegener. Before World War One, Wegener argued that the continents had moved and were still moving. He said the idea first ourred to him when he observed that the coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. He proposed that the two continents might have been one and then split apart.
Wegener was not the first person to wonder about the shape of the continents. About 500 years ago, explorers thought about it when they made the first maps of Americas. The explorers noted the east coast of North America and South America would fit almost exactly into the west coast of Europe and South Africa. What the explorers did not do, but Wegener did, was to investigate the idea that the continents move.
41. What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage？
A. The first breath-taking pictures of the Earth taken from space.
B. Human’s recognition of the earth’s surface.
C. The German scientist Alfred Wegener.
D. The early explorers’ discovery.
42. Which of the following is true aording to the passage？
A. We didn’t see the Earth from far away until we saw the picture taken in the space.
B. Our ancient thought that the surface of the earth is still.
C. Alfred Wegener was not the first person to investigate the idea that the continents move.
D. The coastline of India and Africa fit together.
43. The last word of the third paragraph “tectonics” mean “________”.
A. study of construction B. study of architecture
C. earth surface D. structural geology
44. What did the explorers find？
A. The coastlines of South America and Africa could fit together.
B. The coastlines of North America and Africa could fit together.
C. The east coastlines of North America and the west coast of Europe could fit together.
D. The coastlines of North America and India could fit together.
( B )
In a time of low academic (学术的) achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement and economic suess, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者) listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for suessful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.
In the recent parison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. 62 percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性发展的) Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.
Like in America, there is diversity (多样性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential (潜力) development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools.
Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children's chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.
45. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.
A. Japanese parents pay more attention to preschool education than American parents
B. Japan's economic suess is a result of its scientific achievements
C. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction
D. Japan's higher education is better than theirs
46. Most American respondents believe that preschools should also attach importance to _______.
A. problem solving B. group experience
C. parental guidance D. individually oriented development
47. In Japan's preschool education, the focus is on ________.
A. preparing children academically B. developing children's artistic interests
C. tapping children's potential D. shaping children's character
48. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?
A. They can do better in their future studies.
B. They can gain more group experience there.
C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up.
D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.
( C )
A few years ago, I was going round a supermarket with a journalist who was researching an article on the carbon cost of food. We trailed up and down the aisles with the Dictaphone running, and she plied me with questions: "What about these bananas? How about the cheese? That's anic, so it must be better, right? Is the lettuce harmless? Should we have e here by bus?"
Though working as an environmental consultant (顾问), I was pitifully unable to answer most of her questions. And it struck me that this was part of a wider problem. Almost everything we do has a carbon footprint of some kind, but how do we know what it is? Should we avoid leaving our television sets on, or boycott plastic bags, or stop flying, or all of the above?
The result of my consideration is a new book, How Bad Are Bananas?, which tries to bridge the gap(缺陷) in our knowledge of the way in which what we buy, and how we live, affects the world around us. And the good news is that it's perfectly possible to cut our carbon emissions（排放）without taking the fun out of life ? if we are prepared to be creative and open-minded about a few of our worst habits.
Calculating carbon footprints can be terribly plicated, but we don't need to make the figures too exact before we can start making sensible choices. Even quite a basic understanding can lead to surprising conclusions. For example, watching television usually turns out to be one of the lower-carbon activities. A single economy flight from London to Hong Kong and back has the footprint of about 300,000 plastic bags, or a quarter of a British citizen's typical annual carbon footprint of 15 tons. A single red rose, grown out of season, is as bad as four and a half kilos of bananas, mostly because one has been grown out of doors and the other has been green-housed.
Those numbers aren't exact, but they are good enough to make us think hard about how to live a greener life.
49. The journalist asked the author many questions about ________________.
A. the prices of vegetablesB. the carbon cost of food
C. how to grow vegetables D. how to keep food fresh
50. In the first two paragraphs, the author mainly ___________.
A. tells us why he wrote his new book
B. shows us how he is interested in green food
C. explain what a carbon footprint is
D. discusses the importance of energy saving
51. What does the underlined word “one” mean?
A. Carbon footprint B. Season C.The rose D. The banana
（ D ）
Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don’t talk. Gestures are the “silent language” of every culture. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country, or we may be misunderstood.
In the United States, people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness of unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other’s arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women, greet a friend with a hug.
Space is important to Americans. When two people talk to each other, they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly. Americans get unfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to their space. If Americans touch another person by aident, they say, “Pardon me” or “Excuse me”. Americans like to look the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don’t do so, it means you are bored, hiding something, or are not interested. But then you stare at someone, it is not polite.
For Americans, Thumbs-up means yes, very good, or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter, raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger. Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and put them on the head when they admire them.
52. From the first paragraph we can learn that ________.
A. gestures don’t mean anything while talking
B. gestures can help us to express ourselves
C. we can learn a language well without body language
D. only American people can use gestures
53. In the United States, people often ________.
A. show their friendship by touching each other
B. show their friendship by glancing at each other
C. say “Pardon me” to each other when they’re talking
D. get unfortable when you sit close to them
54. If you talk with an American friend, it’s polite to ________.
A. look up and down at your friend
B. look the other person in the eye
C. hide your opinion
D. look at your watch now and then
55. When your friend gives you the thumbs-up, he, in fact, ________.
A. shows his rudeness to you
B. shows his anger to you
C. expresses his satisfaction to you
D. expresses his worries about you
30. 【2013•浙江省嘉兴一中下学期期中】
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。
A
Every year, it costs British students more and more to attend university. Students are graduating with larger and larger debts. So is a college degree really worth it?
In 2006, the UK government started to allow universities in England and Wales to charge British students tuition fees (学费). As a result, more than 80 percent of students in England and Wales now take out a student loan (贷款) in order to go to university.
They use the loan to pay for tuition fees and living expenses. Although the interest on student loans is quite low, it begins as soon as the student receives the loan.
The average student in England and Wales now graduates from university with a debt of around $12,000 (122,952yuan). It means graduates have to struggle to pay rent on a flat, because they have to start paying back the student loan when they reach the April after graduating. If you start to earn over $ 15,000 (153,639yuan) a year, the government takes repayments directly from your monthly salary.
You might think that a person with a degree would find it easy to get a well-paid job. However, most people in “white collar jobs” seem to have a degree, so there is a lot of petition. Also, British panies tend to value work experience over a piece of paper.
All of the above is beginning to make British people question whether a university degree is really worth the money. Even before the credit crisis started, the BBC stated: “The number of British students at UK universities has fallen for the first time in recent history, from 1.97 million in 2007 to 1.96 million last year (2008).”
“Student poverty” is now considered a real problem. Meanwhile, the British universities offer more and more of the available places to richer international students rather than poorer British students. What does the future hold for British higher education?
61. What makes British students question the worth of a university degree?
A. Higher university expenses. B. Lower education quality.
C. A higher interest rate on student loans D. Grater difficulty obtaining student loans.
62. Aording to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. University tuition fees in all parts of Britain have been on the rise since 2006.
B. Interest on a student loan starts as soon as the student receives it.
C. People have always questioned the worth of a university degree.
D. University graduates need to pay off their loans right upon graduation.
63. Which of the following is NOT a factor that concerns a British university graduate?
A. Fierce petition in the job market. B. The burden of a large debt.
C. Lack of experience. D. Fewer job openings.
64. What is the title of this passage?
A. Student poverty B. Is college worth it?
C. The UK government started to charge students tuition fees.
D. British students use the loan to pay for tuition fees and living expenses.
B
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bicycles to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.
For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes（车道）for bicycles only on some of the main streets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are aidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea―they say it will slow traffic. Some storeowners on the main streets don’t like the idea―they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park―the largest place of open ground in New York―is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only.
But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.
65. In New York, a group of bike riders______.
A. are keeping practising for health
B. have no cars of their own
C. are plaining（埋怨）there are not enough buses
D. are trying to settle the problem of air pollution
66. The bike riders suggest that______.
A. bicycles should be used instead of cars
B. bicycle lanes should be drawn
C. fewer buses or cars should be used
D. the number of special lanes should be increased
67. The advantage of the special lanes is that______.
A. they will make cars and buses run slowly
B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks
C. they will make the city more beautiful
D. the lanes will prevent aidents
68. The government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn______.
A. so that everyone is disappointed
B. because there are different opinions
C. because most people travel by train
D. because Bike for a Better City is not strong enough
C
Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise. Leadership means power, mands, respect and, most important, encourages achievement. Unlike vitamin C, leadership skills can’t be easily swallowed down. They must be carefully cultivated.
Different from popular belief, most good leaders are made, not born. They learn their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they develop? How do they (and how can you ) get others to follow?
Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity (慷慨) that’s never fotten.
Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism (批评), which often hurts rather than helps. Kenh Blanchard, the author of The One-Minute Manager, agrees. “Catch people doing something right!” he says. Then tell everyone about it.
Take informed risk. (冒险). “The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise,” says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz. “Sky divers don’t go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes beforehand.”
Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us usually wait for others to take charge. But if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail --- and not die a thousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again.
Encourage enthusiasm.（热情） “When people understand the importance of work, they lend their mental strengths,” says Lee Ducat. But when they get excited about the work, all their energy gets poured into the job. That’s a great force! Is this the best way to create excitement? Be enthusiastic yourself - You will be followed by everyone.
69. The underlined word “cultivated”(paragraph 1）roughly means ______．
A. encouraged B. pared C. examined D. developed
70. The part “Always give credit” tells us that a leader should ______．
A. give helpful criticism
B. regard others as real heroes
C. praise people for their good performances
D. praise everyone
71. To be a good leader, you should ______．
A. not be afraid of any risksB. think twice before taking risks
C. try to avoid any possible failuresD. know what a thoughtless exercise is
72. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Leadership Is of Skills and Techniques
B. Leadership Is Very Important
C. Not Many Can Be Leaders
D. How to Be a Leader
D
First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and Turkey. The earthquakes keep ing hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something evil (邪恶的) is happening underfoot.
It’s not.
While it may seem as if there are more earthquakes ourring, there really aren’t. the problem is what’s happening above ground, not underground, experts say.
More people are moving into big cities that happen to be built in quake zones, and they’re rapidly putting up buildings that can’t withstand (经受) earthquakes, scientists believe.
And around-the-clock news coverage (报道) and better earthquake monitoring make it seem as if earthquakes are ever-present.
“I can definitely tell you that the world is not ing to an end,” said Bob Holdsworth, an expert in tectonics (筑造学) at Durharn University in the UK.
A 7.0 magnitude quake in January killed more than 230,000 people in Haiti. Last month, an 8.8 magnitude quake--- the fifth-strongest since 1900―killed more than 900 people in Chile. And two weeks ago, a 6.0 magnitude quake struck rural eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people.
On average, there are 134 earthquakes a year that have a magnitude between 6.0 and 6.9, aording to the US Geological Survey. This year is off to a fast start with 40 so far―more than in most years for that time period.
But that’s because the 8.8 quake in Chile generated a large number of strong aftershocks, and so many quakes this early in the year skews (扭曲) the picture, said Paul Earle, a US seismologist (地震学家).
Also, it’s not the number of quakes, but their devastating (破坏性的) impacts that gain attention, with the death tolls (死亡人数) largely due to construction standards and crowding, Earle added. “The standard mantra (咒语) is earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do, ” he said.
There have been more deaths over the past decades from earthquakes, said University of Colorado geologist Roger Bilham. In an opinion column last month in the journal Nature, Bilham called for better construction standards in the world’s big cities.
Of the 130 cities worldwide with populations of more than 1 million, more than half are prone (倾向于) to earthquakes, Bilham said.
Developing nations, where populations are booming, don’t pay attention to earthquake preparedness, Bilham said.” If you have a problem feeding yourself, you’re not really going to worry about earthquakes.”
Another reason quakes seem worse is that we’re paying attention more. The Haiti earthquake quickly followed by the 8.8 in Chile made everyone start to think.
But it won’t last, said US disaster researcher Deniis Mileti. “People are paying attention to the violent pla we’ve always lived on,” Mileti said.” e back in another six months if there has been no earthquakes, most people will have fotten it again. ”
73. What is the main idea of the article?
A. The number of earthquakes is increasing this year.
B. The reasons why earthquakes are so devastating.
C. The reasons why recent earthquakes have struck large cities.
D. Why earthquakes seem to be more serious this year.
74. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the seeming increase in earthquakes this year，
aording to the article?
A. Greater underground activity.
B. A larger number of buildings prone to damage during earthquakes.
C. Around-the-clock news coverage.
D. Better earthquake monitoring.
75. Aording to the article, it is safe to say that ______.
A. there is an evil force beneath the world’s surface
B. large cities are always built in quake zones
C. enough attention has been paid to reducing the impact of earthquakes
D. the earthquake in Chili caused many aftershocks.
76. Aording to the article, the greater damage of earthquakes this year can be mainly caused by ______.
A. the ourrence of larger earthquakes
B. insufficient warnings about earthquakes
C. poor construction standards and overcrowding
D. an increase in large cities
四．阅读理解：61-64 ABDB 65-68 DBDB 69-72 DCBD 73-76 DADC
77-81 CBDAF
31. 【2013•浙江省东北三校下学期期中联考】
阅读下列4篇短文, 选出最佳选项(共24分,每小题1.5分)
A
A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small pany in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was hard for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift―$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an aident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty .”says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million―they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They preferred parison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches gave away their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy―a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents―should enrich the whole munity and last for generations to e.
Neighbors helping neighbors―that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
61. Aording to the text, the Fusses __________.
A. were employed by a truck pany B. led a difficult life
C. worked in a school cafeteria D. lost their home
62. What can we learn about the Hatches?
A. They had their children during the Great Depression.
B. They left the old house to live on their family farm.
C. They gave away their possessions（财产）to their neighbors.
D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.
63. Why would the Hatches go from store to store?
A. They decided to open a store. B. They wanted to save money.
C. They couldn’t afford expensive things. D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.
64. What Sandy Van Weelden said mainly tells us that the Hatches were __________.
A. understanding B. kindC. childlike D. wealthy
B
Young visitors to museums often plain (抱怨) about having museum feet，the tired feeling one gets after spending too much time in a museum．A case of museum feet makes one feel like saying： “This is boring．I could have done the painting myself．When can we sit down? What time is it?”
Studies of museum behavior show that the average visitor spends about four seconds looking at one object．For young visitors，the time can be even shorter．Children are more interested in smells，sounds，and the “feel” of a place than looking at a work of art．If they stay in a museum too long，they will feel tired and bee impatient．
To avoid museum feet，try not to have children look at too many things in one visit．It is reported that young visitors get more out of a visit if they focus on no more than nine objects．One and a half hours is the ideal(理想的)time to keep their eyes and minds sharp，and their feet happy.
65．When a child gets “museum feet”, he or she feels_____ ．
A．bored B. interested C. pleased D. angry
66．To attract more children，museums should offer more ____．
A. reading materials B. works of art C. lively things D. fortable shoes
67．Children can learn a lot from a visit to a museum if they spend _____.
A. less than 4 seconds looking at 1 object B. a whole morning focusing on 19 objects
C. the time together with their parents D. 1.5 hours focusing on 9 objects
68．What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The cause of museum feet and how to avoid them．
B. How to build better museums for children．
C. How to prevent children from getting museum feet．
D. Why more children get museum feet than adults．
C
I'm writing this letter slowly because I know you can't read fast. We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most aidents happened within 20 miles from your home, so we moved.
I won't be able to send you the address because the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they moved so that they wouldn't have to change their address. This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure it works so well though: last week I put a load in and pulled the chain (拉链) and haven't seen them since. The weather isn't bad here. It only rained twice last week; the first time for three days and the second time for four days. About that coat you wanted me to send you, your uncle Stanley said it would be too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on so we cut them off and put them in the pockets.
John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were really worried because it took him two hours to get me and your father out. Your sister had a baby this morning, but I haven't found out what it is yet. The baby looks just like your brother.
Uncle Ted fell in a whiskey vat（桶）last week. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off playfully and drowned. We had him cremated（焚化）and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up trunk. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. You other two friends were in back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tail gate down.
There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
Love, Mom
P.S. I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.
69. From the passage, we can infer that _____.
A. here is the letter by a son for his father
B. here is the letter by a mother for her son
C. the family moved to a new and nice place because it is really good there
D. the writer's daughter has got a male baby
70. Which of the following statements is TRUE aording to the passage?
A. The number of the family is four, including the new-born baby.
B. The son can't send his parents a letter because the address was taken by the other family.
C. The son will receive a coat with the buttons detached (拆下).
D. None is true.
71. The underlined word "it"(Para.3) refers to _____.
A. the thing that the baby was born B. the baby
C. the son's father D. the son's mother
72. What is the reason why the family moved to a new place?
A. The son asked them to do so .
B. The place is really nice and the climate there is not bad, too.
C. His dad read in the newspaper most aidents happened within 20 miles from their home.
D. His sister had a baby, so they wanted to find a fine place.
D
Chocolate is good for your heart, skin and brain. Usually, people think that chocolate is bad for their health. They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”. Now they should bite their tongues! Evidence is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways:
A happier heart
Scientists at Harvard University recently examined 136 studies on cocoa ― the main ingredient in chocolate ― and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart. Studies have shown increased blood flow is good for heart. These are the results of cocoa’s chemicals, which seem to prevent both cell damage and inflammation(炎症).
Better blood pressure
If yours is high, chocolate may help. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw their blood pressure drop quickly.
Muscle magic
Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout (锻炼). In a small study at Indiana University, people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks.
Better for your skin
German researchers gave 24 women a half-cup of special cocoa every day. After three months, the women’s skin was moister (滑润的) and smoother. The research shows that chocolate helps protect and increase blood flow to the skin, improving its appearance.
Brain gains
It sounds almost too good to be true, but research suggests that chocolate may improve your memory, attention span, reaction time, and problem-solving skills by increasing blood flow to the brain.
73. What can’t we get from chocolate aording to the text?
A. A healthy heart. B. Smooth skin.
C. A good memory. D. A beautiful figure.
74. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph?
A. Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.
B. Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.
C. Drinking milk can keep you energetic at work.
D. We should drink chocolate milk between times when we work hard.
75. The conclusion that chocolate may help lower blood pressure was made by______.
A. scientists at Harvard University
B. Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University
C. scientists at Indiana University
D. German researchers
76. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Chocolate, a Healthy Food B. More Chocolate, Less Health
C. Chocolate and Blood Pressure D. Advice on Eating Chocolate
32. 【2013•重庆万州二中下学期期中】
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C D和E）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
The Fourth “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking petition is to be held in Shanghai.
anizers: China Daily and Shanghai Broadcasting work.
Co-ordinater: China University English Speaking Association （CUESA）.
Co-sponsors（联办单位）: English Speaking Union （ESU）, Lotus Software （China）Co. Ltd., Times Publishing Group of Singapore, Hilton Shanghai, Pearson Education, Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press.
Date: March 26（Friday）, 1999.
Place: Hilton Shanghai.
petition Format （形式）: Each student will present a prepared speech on the given topic, followed by a three -minute off - hand speech and a three - minute question and answer period with the judges.
Prepared speech period: six minutes.
Q & A period: three minutes.
Speech topic: People and Nature: In search of harmony （和谐）in a new age ＋ your personal opinion. （Topics for the off-hand speech will be given on the day of petition）.
Prizes: Besides books and certificates （证书）, the top two winners will be offered scholarships（奖学金） to travel to the annual international English -speaking petition which will be held by the English Speaking Union in London in May, 1999. The third and fourth place winners will be offered a study trip to Singapore, sponsored by the Times Publishing Group. The fifth through 10th place winners will be offered cash prizes. All the petitors will receive certificates from the English Speaking Union and book prizes provided by Pearson Education and Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press. The teachers of the top winners will also receive a one - year membership to the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language（IATEFL）
56．The main purpose of this passage is ________.
A. to invite you to take part in the petition
B. to tell you some information about the petition
C. to help to improve your spoken English
D. to show you how to win the petition
57．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the Shanghai English Speaking petition?________.
A. Where and when it will take place.
B. Its programs.
C. What each winner will be offered.
D. The number of its petitors.
58．Suppose you get the sixth place, you’ll________ .
A. travel to London for free.
B. bee a one - year member of IATEFL
C. get some money, some books and a certificate
D. get a chance to study in Singapore
59. An “off- hand speech” is________.
A. a speech not longer than three minutes
B. a speech without preparation
C. a speech with a piece of paper in hand
D. a speech which is well prepared
B
Parents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops. New research has determined that the ability to quantify may develop much sooner than most parents realize.
Kristy vanMarle, professor of the University of Missouri, has determined that contrary to what previous studies have shown, infants（婴儿）are able to quantify substances（物质）―like sand or water―as early as 10 months. As long as the difference between the two substances is large enough, infants will choose the larger amount, especially when it es to food.
With the assistance of her team researchers, vanMarle tested the quantifying skills of babies by presenting them with two cups: one containing a small amount of food, and one containing a larger amount. Consistently, the babies chose the larger amount.
“Several studies throughout the last 15 years have shown that infants are very good at telling how many objects they see; however, infants don’t seem to count things like water or sand,” vanMarle said. “What we’re saying is that they can quantify substances; it’s just much harder. The infants can see how much food goes into each cup and pare that in their memories. They decide which amount is larger, and they almost always select the larger one.”
This information further refutes（驳斥）the long-held idea that babies “know nothing of the world,” vanMarle said.
“Since psychologists have begun studying infants with sensitive measures, we’ve discovered a lot of early abilities. I think for parents, it should be exciting to know that there’s somebody in there that has some fundamental and basic knowledge of the world, and that knowledge is guiding their development,” vanMarle said.
In the future, vanMarle says this kind of study could be linked to a child’s progress in math-related skills, although programs marketed to increase those abilities, such as “Baby Einstein,” still have mixed reviews when it es to academic study.
60. The quantifying ability refers to the ability to .
A. choose between different substances
B. get much knowledge of the world
C. describe the quantity of something
D. obtain math-related skills
61. What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4?
A. The process of doing research.
B. The scientific findings.
C. The final choice of infants.
D. The observation of infants’ behavior.
62. Babies choose the larger amount of food .
A. by saying numbersB. with the help of parents
C. on personal preferenceD. through their natural abilities
63. What’s the best title of the text?
A. Breakthrough in Baby Studies
B. Amazing Baby-training Ideas
C. Early Human Abilities
D. Unique Quantifying Methods
C
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family．Once I came out of the kitchen, plaining, “Mom, I can't peel potatoes．I have only one hand.”
Mom never looked up from sewing．"You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes," she told me. “And don't ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel bar to the next．When it was my turn, I shook my head．Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying．
That night I told Mom about it．She hugged me, and I saw her "we'll see about that" look． The next afternoon, she took me back to school．At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars．
"Now, pull up with your right arm," she advised．She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other arm．Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung （横档） I reached．I'd never fet the next time, crossing the rungs．I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open．
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing．I could hear Mom e into my room．"Mom," I said, weeping, "none of the girls would dance with me．"
For a long time, I didn't hear anything．Then she said, "Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat．" Her voice was soft and weak．I glanced at her to see tears running down her cheeks．Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf．She had never let me see her tears．
64. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom's attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?
A．Cruel． B．Serious． C Strict． D．Cold．
65. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ____．
A. the skill to circle round a bar
B. the skill to throw and catch things
C. the speed of one's hand movement
D. the strength and skill to hang and swing
66. What does the sentence "I saw her 'we'll see about that' look" imply?
A．Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it．
B．What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity．
C．Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher．
D．The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up．
67. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ____．
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B. the child's experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child's growth
D
We often hear the phrase:“You’ve a greater chance of being struck by lightning.” It is used to describe something that hasn’t got much chance of happening. However, the mon saying undermines(掩盖) the very real dangers of lightning. Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal. Lightning strikes are the second most mon cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US. The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those73 people die. That means more people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes. Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters.
So to raise awareness, the US has made June 22 to 28 National Lightning Safety Week. It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lightning and provide safety tips during thunderstorms. “If you hear thunder , you are in danger from lightning,” said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross.“Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any minute, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until after the storm has ended. The single most important thing to remember is to seek hiding place,”Lopes said.
Summer is the high time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips:
Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields.
If you can count less than ten seconds between a thunder and a lightning flash, take cover inside the nearest building.
Do not stand under a tree.
Get off bicycles or motorcycles.
Crouch down(蹲下)if there is no hiding place.
Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers.
68. The popular opinion about being struck by lightening is that .
A. there is a greater chance for being killed by lightening than any other natural disaster
B. it is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters
C. the chance for a person to be struck by lightening is very small
D. it is impossible for people to be killed by lightening
69. The average death rate of being struck by lightening in US is about .
A.18% B.50% C.30% D.73%
70. Among all the safety tips, the most important one is that when you hear thunder in the open air， .
A. just stand by your bicycles and motorcycles
B. quickly find a place to go inside
C. count ten seconds between a thunder and a lightening
D. don’t have a hair drier in your hand
71. Aording to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. There are more people killed by tornadoes and hurricanes than by lightening in US each year.
B. There are on average 5 persons killed by lightening in Nepal each day.
C. The death rate of being stuck by lightening is much higher than by other natural disasters.
D. The National Lightening Safety Week is made to warn the public against lightening.
E
In our life, we face situations where we are either asked to choose between trust and disbelief. Many of us would say we have to choose trust over disbelief. Actually we are given intellectual(智力的) power to choose what we want, and what we choose certainly need not be the one that sounds pleasing. That is, we can choose both trust and disbelief, but we have to know when to choose between these two
We should all realize that we are living in a world which is unfortunately mixed with people of various types. We have been given the power of judging who we are working with and who we are partnering with. We cannot give an excuse for believing a scheming(诡计多端的)person, just because he looked or sounded nice, unless we consider ourselves mentally unskillful.
This world was there before us and it does not owe us a single thing. We are asked to take care of ourselves and our belongings. Trust, too, has to be saved for the deserving(值得的) people. When we give trust universally to all, we end up troubled by the undeserving mon cheat. People say trust is life. True! But only wisely exercised trust is life.
When we start a conversation with someone, the first things that we usually notice would be their dress, behavior, style and their language. What sometimes we all fet to look at is the person’s intention. Now how to look at a person’s intention is a lesson everybody has to learn for themselves in their own way -- there is no single standard for it. But it is certainly possible to discover the purpose if we seek a little bit more.
Certainly a false offer of friendship or guidance cannot stand undiscovered for long; we are therefore called to exercise disbelief over trust at least momentarily till we find out that we certainly are in agreement with a mutual(相互的)good-willed person.
The world teaches you lots of lessons and if we are willing, we can learn all that we want.
72. In the first paragraph, the author ________.
A. concentrates on the reason why we make different choices
B. focuses on how to choose between trust and disbelief
C. suggests that trust should be wisely exercised
D. implies that people are forced to make the choice
73. The underlined sentence means __________
A. trust and disbelief go hand in hand with each other.
B. disbelief is necessary if you aren’t wise
C. trust is established if two people know each other
D. doubt may serve as the precondition for trust
74. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. people who we are working with are in fact those who we are partnering with
B. the first thing we notice tends to mislead our judgment
C. the mentally healthy people will not judge a person by his looks
D. the standards of looking at a person’s intention are various
75. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?
A. Trust or Disbelief?B. Trust Is Life.
C. Trust over Disbelief? D.When to Choose between Trust and Disbelief?
阅读：56-60CDCBC 61 -65 BDACD 66―70ADCAB 71―75 DCDBA
33. 【2013•重庆西南师大附中下学期期中】
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
In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When
the explorers (探险者) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”
H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on
the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.
Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel” , a tunnel (隧道) connecting England and France , is now plete.
But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a work of underground systems, called “Alice Cities,” The designers imagine using surface space for pubic parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.
Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness, H. G. Wells’ “moon people” would agree. Would you?
21．The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people”_______.
A. knew so much about the earth B. understood their language
C. lived in so many underground citiesD. were ahead of them in space technology
22．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.B. Using the earth’s inner space.
C. Meeting the “moon people” again.D. Traveling to outer space.
23．What sort of underground systems are already here with us?
A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.
B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.
C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.
D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.
24．What would be the beat title for the article?
A. Alice Cities―cities of the futureB. Space travel with H. G. Wells
C. Enjoy living underground D. Building down, not up
B
Vincent van Gogh was the son of a pastor (牧师) in Holland. Around his early twenties he decided to bee an artist. He felt that color was his main influence and he used it to express himself. The way he painted was very unusual during the late 1800s because he paid much attention to colorful abstract (抽象的) art. Van Gogh had many paintings that have changed the way we look at art. His paintings weren’t popular during his lifetime because of an illness that was possibly a mental disorder (精神混乱). However they are now considered to be the most popular forms of art in the world today. In what ways can we appreciate his paintings?
Learn about the artistic style of expressionism. In van Gogh’s artwork, the style that he used was expressionism, which was the only one of this kind pared to other paintings.
Look for key symbols that would help you understand his artwork better such as the background of the objects.
Try to understand the artist’s aims. You can do this by watching the use of colors, angles (角度) and the subject. Knowing the artist’s aims, you will be able to understand why he created the work.
Take what you have learned from the artwork and put it in your feelings to see how it affects you and is related to you. This will allow you to make a connection with the artist.
25．The article is mainly about _____.
A. how we should appreciate van Gogh’s paintings
B. why van Gogh wanted to bee an artist
C. why van Gogh wasn’t famous in his lifetime
D. how van Gogh expressed himself in paintings
26．Van Gogh wanted to bee an artist because _____.
A. his father was a famous artist
B. he grew up in a religious culture
C. he had a serious mental illness
D. he liked to express himself with color
27．Aording to the passage, which of the following about van Gogh is NOT true?
A. Expressionism was usually used to describe his work.
B. He was likely to have suffered from a mental disorder.
C. When he was alive, his artwork wasn’t popular.
D. There are a lot of ways that his artwork is different from others’.
28．In this passage, we are told that _____.
A. only after death can painters bee famous
B. van Gogh’s illness helped him paint
C. van Gogh’s paintings were difficult to understand
D. we can’t understand van Gogh’s feelings from his artwork
C
You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn’t really dead. With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s suess depends on careful timing. For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion (爆炸) just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls too.
29．Stuntmen are those who ______.
A. often dress up as actors
B. prefer to lead dangerous lives
C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions
D. often fight each other for their lives
30．When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.
A. he needs little protection B. he will be covered with a mattress
C. his life is endangered D. his safety is generally all right
31．Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a suessful stunt performance?
A. Strength. B. Exactness. C. Speed. D. Carefulness.
32．What can be inferred from the author’s example of the Norwegian stuntman?
A. Sometimes an aident can happen to a stuntman.
B. The percentage of serious aidents is high.
C. Parachutes must be of good quality.
D. The cliff is too high.
D
It seems school children all over the world plain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of previous Prime Minister Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school?
Japan
High schools have canteens（食堂）, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles(泡菜) and vegetables.
Students take home a menu for the ing month containing notes on nutrition（营养）value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers(剩饭) at the end of the month receives a prize.
Untied States
A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances (定量) of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, and calories.
Australia
Meat pies, sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to children’s health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus.
Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twice a week. Healthier green-labelled foods such as sushi (寿司), sandwiches, corn and watermelon, however, are available every day.
In some schools, students have a choice of up to 89 foods to choose from, including popcorn and rice.
South Africa
Most of South Africa’s schools do not serve meals at all. Classes end at 1:30pm and students get their own lunches. Many students bring food from home, usually sandwiches.
Fast food and fried food sell the best among students, which has led to a rise in obesity among children. But as more people began to realize the fact that being too fat may cause different diseases, some schools in towns have led the way towards better nutrition. Now students at these schools are provided with lunches of porridge with vegetables, such as cabbages, onions, beans, carrots and tomatoes.
33．What does the underlined word “obesity” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Nutrition. B. Addiction. C. Food shortage. D. Overweight.
34．We can infer from the passage that ________.
A. a typical menu from a US school consists of enough nutrition.
B. most students in South Africa eat their lunch at home.
C. many schools in Australia have traffic lights outside their school.
D. you can have whatever you like in school canteens in Japan.
35．What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Schools should try to satisfy the needs of students.
B. Schools serve different foods from country to country.
C. Food served in the US is the best of all.
D. School children all over the world dislike their school food.
36．The article is written for ________.
A. parents B. schoolmasters
C. students of your age D. nutritionists
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Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.
“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara Mlintock, a geicist（遗传学家）who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally aepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach（巴赫）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote, “Years wrinkle（使生皱纹）the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”
Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. Patricia Mallrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money.”
If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her depression（抑郁）that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “I am persuaded to call Layton a genius.”
We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses ― finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.
37．Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A. Enthusiasm plays an important part in suess.
B. If you don't have enthusiasm, you can achieve nothing.
C. Enthusiastic people never consider money and fame.
D. Enthusiastic people can gain great fame and honor.
38．The author mentions cellist Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ________.
A. music can arouse people’s enthusiasm
B. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to sueed
C. enthusiasm can make people feel young
D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy
39．How many examples are given in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
40．The author holds the view that ________.
A. enthusiastic people will never get old
B. enthusiasm can make you sueed and enjoy life
C. enthusiasm is more important than experience
D. enthusiasm can give people more suess and fame
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