阅读专练
1.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。
The 30 miles of steep roads that snake through the mountains of Logan Canyon in Utah are enough to make most drivers′hands sweat. But Andersen, a 46-year-old father of four, wasn′t expecting any trouble on the road last New Year′s Eve, when he set off for a ski trip to the Bear River Mountains with nine-year-old daughter Mia, four-old son Baylor, and nine-year-old neighbor Kenya. Andersen had driven through the Canyon hundreds of times over the years.
The weather was fine-but the higher they drove, the more slippery the roads became. Rounding a sharp U-turn at mile marker473, Andersen saw a truck that had skated off the road and immediately tapped his brakes. In an instant, the car was sliding at 25 miles per hour toward the shoulder of the highway, then rolling down a steep ten-foot dam toward the extremely cold Logan River. As it hit the water, the car tipped toward the passenger side, hesitated, and then rolled onto its roof and sank into the river.
There was no time to tell the kids what to do. The crash had broken a few windows, and within seconds, the upside-down car was filled with water. “It was frightening how fast we were completely underwater,”remembers Andersen, a soft-spoken product development manager.“You′re thinking, is this how it′s all going to end？”
Having lost all sense of direction, Andersen began to search the freezing water for the kids. Mia had been right next to him in the front seat; now, in the blackness, he couldn′t find her.“I thought, if I don′t get out, maybe none of us are going to get out.” Andersen got out of his seat belt, swam through a broken window, and, deeply and quickly, breathed air at the surface. That′s when he saw a group of men, about ten in all, appear at the top of the dam. One after another, they raced down into the water. Helping onto safety all the three children, they began to shout at the father,“Who else is in the car？”Andersen says respectfully,“It was like the sight of angels （天使）.”
56. What might be the main reason. For the car accident？
A. The sharp U-turn.
B. The steep dam.
C. The sudden brake.
D. A truck hitting the car.
57. Andersen didn′t expect any trouble on the road because___________.
A. he was familiar with the road
B. he was good at driving
C. his hands didn′t have sweat
D. the weather was fine
58. What can be learned from the last paragraph？
A. Andersen lost conciousness in the water.B. Strangers helped Andersen out of the car.
C. Andersen liked Mia most among the children.
D. Strangers teamed together to save three children.
59. The underlined sentence is to express Andersen′s feeling of being___________.
A. tired
B. excited
C. doubtful
D. grateful
60. Which of the following can be the best title of the text？
A. Stay calm when in trouble
B. Drive rounding a U-turn
C. Miracle rescue from an icy river D. Mystery of the Bear River Mountains
2.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。
China improved the quality health care to its population, but observers say continued reforms are still needed to solve the problems caused by high costs and uneven （ 不均衡的） spread．
O’Leary, a Britain-based medical researcher who focuses on China, is "greatly impressed" by Being’s success in making sure the insurance programmers cover a very large percentage of the population.
But he says medical costs are still high, even for the insured．"So when health care costs are higher there are still out-of-pocket expenses, and that remains a major challenge," he says．Observers say out-of-pocket expenses are not affordable for many in rural areas, where a serious illness can make lower-income residents fall into poverty．
Another challenge is the uneven spread of China's health care reform．Compared with the urban areas many rural areas are still served by medical workers with little training．"At the village level rural doctors are often people who don't have regular medical training．But they're often providing all the services for the poorest people．" says O'Leary．
High drug prices, a lack of qualified doctors and nurses, and an aging population are still the problems as China improves its health care system．
China says that its healthcare system still fall far short of the public's demands for healthcare as well as the requirements of economic and social development．But many observers, including O'Leary, agree that China is making steady and positive progress toward providing quality health care for its citizens．"They are moving in the right direction," says O'Leary．"Trying to provide a universal health care system for 1．3 billion people is a huge task．But China will surely do better with its continuous efforts．"
61．O'Leary expressed satisfaction with the ______ of the insurance programmes of China．
A．rules
B．costsC．coverage
D．challenge
62．The underlined phrase "the insured" in Para 2 refers to______．
A．the qualified doctors and nursesB．the people who have health insuranceC．those old people without any childrenD．the farmers who get richer and richer
63．According to O’Leary, China faces many problems in improving health care system except________.
A．high drug prices
B．lack of qualified medical staffC．an aging population
D．lack of support of the people
64．What does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?
A．The urban areas don-, need Ac health care reform.B．Rural areas has a long way to go in health care reform.C．People in rural areas have no doctors to consult.D．Rural doctors are more qualified and hospitable.
65．From the passage we can learn, that Chinese health care
．
A．has improved, but more reforms are neededB．seems an impossible projectC．has achieved the greatest successD． are often criticized by foreigners
3.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。
The New Folk Sound Of Terry Collier attracted little interest when first released （发行） , and by the time it was championed on a music chart, Callier had long abandoned music for a career in computer programming．As a result, he returned to music to make many recordings with some leading young artists in Britain, making it the most successful period of his life．
Terry Callier was born into a poor family on May 24, 1945 and grew up in Chicago．He learned to practice the piano and began singing in groups in his teens．He released his first single, Look At Me Now in 1962．When offered a tour, he seemed to be a shining star soon．But then his mother stepped in, insisting that, at 17 , his place was not on the road but at home studying．
While attending college, he began performing in folk clubs and coffee houses．It was also when he started his songwriting．Callier continued to record and give live concerts through the 1970s touring with some famous popular singers．His combination of fierce guitar, wise lyrics(歌词） and sweet voices created a distinctive style known as jazz-folk．However, he had more success as a songwriter than as a singer when he sang his hit song The Love We Had Stays on My Mind in 1971．
In 1983 he abandoned music completely to attend his 12-year-old daughter after splitting up with his wife．He got a steady job at the University of Chicago and did not touch a guitar for years．Many years later, some DJs discovered his old recordings and began to play his songs in clubs．Though Callier was unwilling to get involved in music again, Callier was eventually persuaded to come back, which brought him more applauses than he had ever experienced．
56．From the first paragraph we can learn that Callier's delayed success led to ______．
A．loss of interest in music
B．a failure in his studyC．Ills artistic rebirth
D．the reunion of old friends
57．What was Callier's mother's attitude towards his dream of becoming a star?
A．supportive．
B．understanding．C．indifferent．
D．opposed．
58．Which is in the right order in Callier's story?
①He got a job in computer programming in Chicago university．②Writing songs became as successful as singing songs．③The New Folk Sound Of Terry Callier became most popular．④He managed to release the first single and was offered a tour．A．②④③①
B．④②①③
C．④①②③ D．④①③②
59．Terry Callier leave his career in music in 1983 because he ______．
A．was offered a better job in Chicago collegeB．had to accept his wife's adviceC．he wanted to take care of his daughterD．lost interest in sing and writing songs60．What can we learn about Callier from the last paragraph?
A．He reached a higher peak in his music career．B．Some DJs helped him to write new songs．C．He decided to give up his family for music．D．His songs were only suitable in clubs．
4.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
Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.
I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
57. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________
A. show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..
B. complain about getting books he didn’t want.
C. advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..
D. urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.
58. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________
A. unlimited number of Cosmo Books.
B. a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.
C. fifteen pounds and fifty pence.
D. a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.
59. It can be inferred that _______
A. Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.
B. Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.
C. Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.
D. Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.
60. The tone of the letter is that of _______
A. bitterness
B. respect
C. annoyance
D. humor
5.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 study by St.Louis University has found that a lovable dog named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, were about equally effective at reducing the loneliness of nursing home residents. The study confirmed previous findings that dogs have a good effect on nursing home residents.
Dr. Andrew Smith led the Stanford University team that built a home-assistance robot. “If humans can feel an emotional tie with robots, some day they could be not just our assistants, but also our companions,” he said.
To test whether residents responded better to Sparky, a trained dog, or the Sony-made robotic dog, researchers divided 38 nursing home residents into three groups at three long-term care centers in St. Louis.
One group had weekly 30-minute one-on-one visits with Sparky; another group had similar visits with AIBO; a control group had no contact with either dog. The groups’ respective levels of loneliness were tested by having them answer a number of questions at the beginning and near the end of the visits.
After two months, both groups that had contact with the dogs were less lonely and more attached. Most of the elderly regarded Sparky, a 9-year-old dog, as an audience for their life stories, said investigator Marian Banks.
“He listened attentively, wagged his tail, and allowed them to pet him,” said Banks, who adopted and trained Sparky after finding him in a street behind her home seven years ago.
Those who were together with AIBO took a little longer to warm to the robotic creature. Over time, however, they grew comfortable with him, and petted and talked to him. He would respond by wagging his tail, vocalizing, and blinking his lights..
“AIBO is charming once you start to interact with him,” said the study’s author, Dr. William Banks, “He’s an attractive sort of guy. He gives a feeling of being personal, not just a robot.”
53.Before the new study, it was known that ____.
A. robots were effective at reducing people’s loneliness
B. robots could build close connection with humans
C. dogs and robots were equally effective at reducing loneliness
D. dogs could help get rid of old people’s loneliness
54.Those who had contact with the robotic dog found that ___.
A. they didn’t feel comfortable with it
B. it was hard for them to interact with it
C. the robot’s vocalizing and blinking confused them
D. they weren’t comfortable with it at first
55.The findings of the researchers tell us that___.
A. robots are better at caring for old people than nurses
B .it’s easy for people to become close with robots
C. robots can to some degree replace dogs as companions for old people
D. every home will have a robot assistant one day
56.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Robots and Dogs Can Equally Cheer up the Elderly
B. Robots Serve People Better Than Thought
C. No More Lonely Old Age with Emotional Robots
D. Advanced Technology Used to Cheer up the Elderly
6.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
Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch offers a unique outdoor adventure camp for international students.
Students who come to Skinner Creek have the opportunity to learn English in an environment entirely different from a regular school setting. English classes are designed to meet the academic and spoken levels of each student. All English classes will be taught by instructors qualified in teaching English as a second language. All levels of English are available.
After class, students can enjoy many outdoor activities in a controlled and safe environment. Experienced managers and camp teachers will prepare each activity to the level appropriate for each student.
Students’ safety is a priority(优先考虑的事) for the staff of Skinner Creek ESL Guest Ranch. Students are monitored at all times and supervisors are in the cabins with the students at night. Staff members have St. John’s First Aid and Transportation and Wilderness First Aid. An emergency clinic is nearby and accessible 24 hours.
English Classes:
Class hours are from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am—2:00 pm with a one-hour break for lunch.
Students are challenged in reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building and conversational English.
Fun After-class Activities:
Great after-class activities include: horseback riding lessons, hiking, baseball, volleyball, badminton, mountain hiking, bonfires and much more.
Time to watch videos and TV and play games.
Experience Canadian family life.
Weekends:
Special all-day and overnight weekend activities include: camping, days at the lake(fishing, swimming and boating) and more.
Travel Information:
Students will be picked up at Vancouver airport and dropped off again for their individual flights. Transportation to and from the ranch will be provided as well as overnight stays in Vancouver.
Please contact the ranch directly for prices: skinnercreek@telus. net.
50.If you attend Skinner Creek Summer Camp, you will___.
A.sometimes have English Classes outdoors.
B.learn how to deal with dangers in the wild.
C.experience the traditional farmer lifestyle.
D.enjoy different sports activities after class
51.How many hours of English classes do students have every week in Skinner Creek?
A.20 hours
B. 28 hours
C. 25 hours
D. 35 hours
52.How will most students travel to Skinner Creek if they want to attend the camp?
A.By car
B. By air
C. By boat
D. By train
试卷答案
1.CADDC
2.CBDBA
3.CDBCA
4.DBBC
5.DDCA
6.DAB