【高考预测】
阅读理解是我们学习英语的主要目的之一，是我们获取外来信息的重要途径。阅读理解是综合读者各方面知识的过程，通过阅读能看出作者的主要意图和文章的基调；从有关资料中汲取有用的东西；对不重要情节或信息一带而过；根据阅读目的和材料的难易程度调整阅读速度和方法；根据作者的描述得出自己的结论；掌握并利用语境猜测词的多种含义的；根据阅读材料快速读懂图表；根据短文的内容填空等等。
一、命题趋向
1.阅读材料更趋向于真实性、实用性和教育性
关注实际生活的选材特点在近年的NMET阅读理解试题中已经呈现出明显的增强趋势。这种趋势与当前基础教育的改革要求是一致的。中学生语言学习的根本目的应当与基础教育的根本目标一致，即:学会求知、学会做事、学会合作、学会做人。真实性和适用性选材是生感到陌生的短语。如B篇中有to look the otherway；E篇中的in the great majority of等。这些短语的出现在一定的程度上加大了难度，但符合《考试说明》的要求，也体现了语言学习的适用性和灵活性。
5.填空题
填空题则重在要求考生从文中获取信息，然后转述文章的内容，这不是抄袭照搬，它对运用语言提出了较高的要求。可以说，填空题的能力要求在阅读题之上。填空题是考查学生的阅读和书面表达的能力，复习的关键还是要加强基本功。
二、提高阅读理解能力的途径
1.平时多阅读。
如英文报纸、杂志、读物，这样可以培养良好的阅读习惯，克服对生词的恐惧心理，从而达到提高阅读速度和阅读能力的目的。根据不同情况调整阅读速度，要知道在什么时候快读，什么时候慢读。一般说来，对我们有用或重要的信息我们就要放慢速度，对我们不重要的信息可以一带而过，这样才可以在整体上提高阅读速度。
2.扩大知识面。
要对社会、科学、文学、史地、艺术等多个领域特别是有关英美等国家的情况都要有所了解。
3.积累适合自己的阅读技巧和做题方法，在做题时做到有的放矢。
4.扩大词汇量。
有限的词汇量必然影响你的阅读能力的提高。生词的含义只有在上下文中才能完全展现出来，并易于被记住、理解、掌握；同时还可以利用构词法记忆单词，这对于阅读是特别有用。
三、阅读理解试题的易错点点睛
历届高考阅读试题基本上可以分为五类:1.理解认定事实试题。2.猜测词义或短语试题。3.推理判断试题。4.归纳概括试题。5.填空题。一般来说，高考阅读理解试题的易错点点睛都是从这几个方面来展开的。下面我们以部分英语高考试题的阅读理解部分来认识一下这些个易错点点睛。
1.
Chances
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career(职业).
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls.
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school wih me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification(资格证书) if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part
time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full
— time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
1
What is the author’s present job?
A. Working part —time in a college.
B. Taking care of children for a family.
C. Helping children with their schoolwork.
D. Looking after children at a kindergarten.
2
When staying with the two girls’family, the author
.
A. was paid for extra work
B. often worked long hours
C. got much help from her boss
D. took a day off every other week
3
Why did the author leave her first job?
A. She found a full —time job.
B. She was fed up with children.
C. She decided to attend a part —time course.
D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.
4
What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A. Less successful students can still have a career.
B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C. Hard work makes an excellent student.
D. One must choose the job she like.
试题分析
第1题考查考生对所读短文细节理解的能力。文章最后一段说明了“Now I’ve got a full—time job there．”故选D．
第2题考查考生对所读短文作出简单判断和推理的能力。文中第三段说，尽管she’d
give me time off the next．但是it didn’t often work out．因此，选B.
第3题考查考生阐述主旨事实和相关细节的能力。在朋友的劝说下，最终作者还是听从了。
第4题考查考生对作者的意图和态度的理解能力。本文作者从读书时的表现不优秀，从而认为自己后来不会有自己的事业，到后来有了career，D项最能说明主题。
2.(2017精选模拟)
1
What does Passage①tell us about the boy?
A. He was injured in the head when he was 14.
B. He has waited for the pay out for a long time.
C. He has lived in the same place since the accident.
D. He was run over by a taxi when riding on the pavement.
2
What can we learn about Lee and Collier counties from Passage②?
A. They both became safe places.
B. They won the same place in a race.
C. They had the same number of accidents.
D. They joined hands in reducing accidents.
3
Which passage would give more information on the prevention of road accidents?
A.①
B.②
C.③
D. ④
试题分析
第1题考查考生阐述主旨的事实和相关细节的能力。George出事时是3岁，而现在是十四岁，等待这个判决的时间是够长的了。故选B.
第2题考查考生了解用以阐述主旨的事实和相关细节的能力。虽然事故次数是一样的低(21)，但并没有说成为安全地方，所以选项C是正确的。
第3题考查考生对所读短文作出简单判断和推理的能力。综合四则报导，只有有对于事故安全保护的介绍，所以D项是最佳答案。
3.(典型例题北)
My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time”, and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made 3
The sentence“.., he even made the honor roll” means that“
.”
A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parenter—teacher meeting
B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades
C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around
D. he was even on the list of the best students at school
4
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.
Children in single — parent families often have
mental problems.
B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.
D. School education doesn’t work without full support
from parents.
试题分析
第1题考查考生在上下文中猜测词(组)意义的能力。短文开始就讲述My teenage son Karl became with drawn，接着I tried to do my best to talk to him.But the more I tried，the more he pulled away.这就对became withdrawn作了解释，所以C项是最佳答案。
第2题考查考生对所读短文作出简单判断和推理的能力。根据文章第三段接电话的情况以及文章最后一段中儿子对母亲说的话，就可以推断出silence的原因是too moved to say anything to the mother.故选A项。
第3题考查考生理解个别句子意义的能力。原文在 he even made the honor roll下面划了横线，根据上下文，应该理解成“上了学校优秀学生荣誉册”，所以选择D项。
第4题,考查考生对文章主旨要义的理解。答案是B项。从文章中出现的
sent him to the school adviser, begged him, felt so powerless, got down on my knees, pleaded for help , I’m at the end of my rope, I’m giving the whole thing up to you, I choked up and all my disappoint-ment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger, I love my son but I just don’t know what to do, It’s out of my hands 一连串的叙述中，我们看到的是一位平凡母亲的无私伟大的母爱。
4. (2017精选模拟)
8:30 PM
Outlook
Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of help you discover the answer.
10:00 PM
Science/Health
Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers.
After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss— exercise and eating a low — salt, low—fat food— lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr. Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension drugs.
1
The main purpose of writing these three texts is
A. to invite people to see films
B. to invite people to topic discussions
C. to attract more students to attend lectures
D. to attract more people to watch TV programs
2
From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about
A. story tellers
B. famous stars
C. film companies
D. music fans
3
Who will be most probably interested in Discovery ?
A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.
B. Children who are good at mathematics.
C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.
D. Children who are interested in playing chess.
4
In Science / Health, “Johns Hopkins” is
.
A. a famous university
B. a medical center
C. a well
known doctor
D. a drug company
5
According to the third text, which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug?
A. Exercise plus a healthy diet.
B. Loss of thirteen pounds in weight.
C. Six months of exercise without drugs.
D. Low — salt and low— fat food.
试题分析
第1题考查考生对作者的意图和态度的理解能力。作者将电视节目预告单广而告之，就是为了to attract more people to watch TV programs，所以D项是正确的。
第2题考查考生阐述主旨的事实和相关细节的能力。从Outlook广告中，我们所得知的大量信息都与famousstars有关，所以B项是正确的。
第3题考查考生能根据所读材料进行判断推理和引申的能力。希望自己的孩子成为genius是每个为人父母者的心愿。因此选C.
第4题考查考生根据上下文猜测词(组)意义的能力。根据广告，我们得知John Hopkins是a medical center。所以选B.
第5题考查考生所读教材作出简单判断和推理的能力。广告中those devoted to weight loss—exercise and eating a low—salt，low—fat food—lost about 13 pounds and became fitter一句可推断出Hypertension drugs具有相同效力的应该是A项。
5. (2017精选模拟)
The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet (彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.
On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth’s atmosphere (大气层) with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed.
Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole.
The wall of water, a kilometer high, the Earth . The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldn’t live through the cold climate that followed and they died out . Will we meet the same and?
1
What is mainly described in the passage?
A. A historic discovery.
B. An event of imagination.
C. A research on space.
D. A scientific adventure.
2
When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes
A. an earthquake
B. damages to cities
C. an Earth explosion
D. huge waves
3
Why can’t the northern half of the earth escape for long?
A. Because the land is covered with water.
B. Because the light and heat from the sun can not reach the earth.
C. Because people there can not live at the temperature of zero.
D. Because wars break out among countries.
4
By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove __ .
A. animals could not live in the cold climate
B.
what
happened
65
million
years, ago
was
aninvented story
C. the human beings will die out in 2094
D. the Earth could be hit by other objects in space
试题分析
第1题考查考生理解文章主旨要义的能力。这是一篇科幻读物，作者幻想了2049年所发生的彗星撞击南半球的事。连作者自己都发出提问，Could it really happen?可以推断只是想像而已。所以选B.
第2题考查考生阐述主旨事实和相关细节的能力。由文章第二段可知，当the remaining longer. As a matter of fact, the number of U. S. citizens 85 years old and older is growing six times as fast as the rest of the population. It is also largely due to the old
growing of the “baby boomers”, the generation born after World WarⅡ. In 1957, over 4.3 million babies were born. More than 75 million Americans were born between 1946 and 1964, the largest generation in U.S. history. In less than twenty pears, millions of they will become elderly people.
The “graying” of the U. S. will greatly affect the nation’s family and workforce. One likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit; it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family. The other likely development will be a change in the proportion (比例) of the nation’s workforce. In 1989 there were 3.5 workers for every person 65 and older; by the year 2030, them will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older.
Title 1.
Number of citizens 65
Or older
2.
By 2020 By 2030
39 million 51 million 65 million
3.
4.
6.
8.
—multigeneratiomal family
5.
7.
9.
to citizens 65 or older
10.
By 2030
3.5:1
2:1
试题分析
第1空填 Graying USA.本文讲述了美国人口老龄化的问题，套用文中graying一词最恰当。
第2空填By 2010.与空格后by 2020，by 2030成对比应当是by 2010。
第3空填Causes／reasons.后者是老龄化的两个原因。一个是民众长寿了(Citizens’longer living)，一个是二战后生育高峰期时出生的人年龄大了(Baby boomers’old growing).
第4空填Citizens’longer living.同上。
第5空填Effects／Results.文章以下谈论的是老龄化到来的两个大的影响，一是Family unit change，一是 Workforce
proportion change.前者导致了Nuclear family，后者导致了Workers to citizens 65 or older.
第6空填Family unit change.同上。
第7空填Workforce proportion change.同上。
第8空填Nuclear family.同上。
第9空填Workers.同上。
第10空填In 1989.同上。
7.
Equipped only with a pair of binoculars (双筒望远镜) and ready to spend long hours waiting in all ethers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch(红腹灰雀). Britain’s brid-watchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport. But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime, with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feather friends.
Devoted birdwatchers, those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Sibrian bird are fast being joined by a new breed of foolower whose interest is satiated by watching a few finches ( 雀科鸣鸟) on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden.
Almost three milion UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest, "Ste- phen Moss said in his newly published book—A Bird in the Bush: a social History of Birdwatching —which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman’s numbers of birdwatchers.” said David Gromack the editor of Bird Watching magazine. “The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment.”
1
The word “satiated” in paragraph 2 can best be replaced
by.
A. affected
B. shared
C. satisfied
D. narrowed
2
What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora
chrysoptera was put on the network?
A. Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent.
B. Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird.
C. Many birdwatchers loged on to the website for details.
D. Bird watchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird.
3
Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the
passage?
A. Television wildlife programmes started the popularpastime of birdwatching.
B. The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching.
C. Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers.
D. The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment.
4
The passage mainly tells us about __ in UK.
A. the history of birdwatching
B. a growing passion for birdwatching
C. the impact of media on birdwatching
D. birdwatching as a popular expensive sport
试题分析
1.C
第二段中谈到人们跋涉数英里来看鸟，看到雀科鸣鸟或在后花园安装个鸟箱使他们的兴趣得到了满足。
2.B
文中第五段“the next day…，where it ad settled”一句中看出有许多观鸟者去看这个鸟。
3.A
从第7段可以看出电视有关野生动物的节目有助于观鸟活动的流行。
4.B
总揽全文可知观鸟已经引起越来越多人的关注。
8. (2017精选模拟)
Directions:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A - F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Goods for auction sales
B. Definition of bidding
C. Way to sell more goods by auction
D. Auction sales in history
E. Brief introduction to autions
F. Making a larger profit as an auctioneer
1.
Acutions are public sales of goods, conducted by an officially aproved auctioneer.
He aske the crowd assembled in the auction-room to make offers, or" bids", for the various items on sale. He encourages buyers to bid highter figures and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods. This is caled" knocking down" the goods, for the bidding ends when the auctioneer strikes a small hammer on a table at which he stands.
2.
The ancient Roman probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning "increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the goods taken in war. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,goods were often sold "by the candle", a short candle was lit by he auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
3.
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, skins, wool, tea, furs, silk and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art.
4.
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by potential buyers. If the advertisement can not give full details, catalogues are printed and each group of goods to be sold together called a" lot", is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot I and continue in the order of numbers:he may wait until he notices
the fact than certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in.
5.
The auctioneer’s services are paid for in the form of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible. He will not waste time by starting the bid- ding too low. He will also play on the opponents among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other.
试题分析
1. E.从第一句可以看出是对拍卖的简单介绍。
2. D.HeancientRoman提示在讲拍卖的历史。
3. A“goods，coffee，skins”等提示该段在讲拍卖的货物。
4. C从讲“lot”可以推断出讲的是拍卖货物的方式。
5. F最后一段谈到了拍卖人和“are pald for in the form of...”应与利润有关。
【典型习题导练】
Passage 1
Christopher Reeve ( 1952 - 典型例题as an American actor, famous for his film portrayal of following, especially among college students.
In 1984, Reeve won critical cheers for his role as a 19th century southern lawyer in The Bostonians.
On May 27,1995, Reeve was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the neck down after being thrown from his horse and largely retired from the production of films after his paralysis. With his wife Dana, he opened the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center, devoted to teaching paralyzed people to live more independently.
1
According to the passage, we can get the conclusion thatthe play Love of Life __
.
A. gained a great success
B. changed Reeve’s life completely
C. is just a relaxation for most audience
D. talks about serious political problems
答案:C
解析:从前文的soap opera可猜测出。
2
The underlined part in the third paragraph shows that Reeve
.
A. enjoyed different kinds of roles related to high technology
B. did not like to play the role of the Superman because of the danger
C. was an ambitious actor who intended to play all kinds of characters
D. was a peace-loving man, who hates weapons and all the military actions
答案:C
解析:文中He was a stage actor at heart有暗示。
3
The word “cult”in the fourth paragraph probably means
A. popular fashion
B. lovely and interesting
C. of the present time
D. bad — tempered dog
答案:A
解析:从although引导的状语从句可以推断出答案。
4
On May 27,1995, Reeve __
.
A. acted out the role of a lawyer in The Bostonians
B. fell down during the horse - riding and became paralyzed
C. won critical cheers for his performance in Somewhere in Time
D. opened the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
答案:B
解析:最后一段第一句。
Passage 2
A historic journey across the Solar System reached its end on Friday as a little probe (探测器) took a big step for human knowledge.
The US$3 billion Cassini — Huygens mission (使命), a joint project of NASA and the European and Italian space agencies was launched in 1997 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to study Saturn, its rings, its moons and its magnetosphere—which surrounds it.
Huygens was named after the Dutch scientist who discovered Titan in 1655, NASA officials said.
Some science team members monitoring the flight at the European Space Agency’s atmosphere. This is the moment scientists have been waiting for. This data will then be sent back to Cassini, which will relay it to scientists have been waiting for. This data will then be sent back to Cassini, which will relay it to NASA’s Deep Space Network in California and on to ESA controllers in Darmstadt, Germany. Scientists believe the organic chem- ical reactions taking place on Titan are similar to the process that gave rise to life on the Earth.
Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen, like the Earth, but its surface temperature of about minus 180~C makes it im- proper to life.
Titan, believed to be the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere, is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto.
1
Huygens was named after
A. an ESA mission manager
B. a Dutch scientist who discovered Saturn in 1655
C. an astronomer who first discovered Titan
D. scientists from NASA and the European and Italian
space agencies
答案:C
解析:文中第三段。
2
What does “the yellow—skied moon”refer to?
A. Saturn.
B. Titan.
C. The moon around the earth.
D. Solar System.
答案:B
解析:科学家要研究的是Saturn，但探测器着路地是Titan，即它的卫星。
3
According to the text, the following statements are all true except
.
A. scientists think Titan is bigger than Mercury and Pinto
B. the information to be collected by Huygens will be sent back to Cassini, then to NASA’s Deep Space Network and last to ESA controllers
C.some science team members have waited decades and seen the first of 750 images and other scientific readings from the yellow-skied moon
D. only NASA has been working for the project of Huygens
答案:D
Passage 3
People’s tastes in recreation differ widely. At a recent festival of pop music in the Isle of for many miles along cliffs that look out on the Atlantic or the English Channel. Another path, lying inland, goes along the range of mountains in the north of England. It is called the Pennine Way. Here, the long—distance walker and the nature—lover can find much to enjoy, without feeling breathless closed by large numbers of their fellows.
Yet few people make full use of the national parks set up for everyone’s benefit. The commonest thing nowadays is for family groups to motor out to a beautiful spot and park their cars in the lay—by(路边停车). A picnic basket is produced, along with a folding table and chairs, a kettle and a movable stove. They then settle down to a picnic in the lay—by beside the car. Clearly their idea of enjoyment is to get into the fresh air and among the country sights and sounds without having to walk a yard. They seem almost to like to hear and to smell the traffic.
1
Which of the following would be the best title for this text?.
A. Good Traveling Guide
B. Various Recreation Tastes
C. Attractive National Parks
D. Enjoyable Traveling Ways
答案:B
解析:文章叙述的是英国的不同的休闲方式。
2
The underlined part “many young fans found themselves broken”means that
.
A. thieves broke into their houses
B. they had no money with them
C. they were worn out after the festival
D. a quarrel broke out among themselves
答案:B
解析:后面交待，去外地听歌后返回有困难以及有许多的小偷，最有可能的是B项。
3
What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. Traditional British people care for natural peace and beauty.
B. The UK is much too crowded to have any unspoiled country.
C. The Pennine Way goes along mountains in the south of England.
D. Any modem development of industry is controlled in
the UK.
答案:A
解析:虽然英国有很多的open unspoiled country，但人们还是喜欢到野外。
4
Today many families prefer motoring to a place of natural scenery mainly because
.
A. they can park their cars in lay
by for free
B. they can have a pleasant picnic beside the car
C. they can enjoy the natural beauty without walking
D.
they
can
hear
and
smell
the
traffic
in
the unspoiled country
答案:C
解析:最后一段说明了情况。
Passage 4
Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.
The largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.
“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age. "said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.
“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of weaker as they age.
1
The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph
probably relers to
.
A. health
B. long life
C. ageing
D. effect
答案:B
解析:文章阐述了心脏功能是女性比男性长寿的因素之一，这里当然是指长寿了。
2
The text mainly talks about __.
A. men’s heart cells
B. women’s ageing process
C. the gender difference
D. hearts and long life
答案:D
3
According to the text, the UK scientists have known that
.
A. women have more cells than men when they are bom
B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat
C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age
D. women never lose their pumping power with age
答案:C
解析:心脏功能逐渐衰退的原因(第四段)。
4
If you want to live longer, you should __
.
A. enable your heart to beat much faster
B. find out the reason for ageing
C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy
D. prevent your cells from being lost
答案:C
解析:最后一段可以推断。
5
We can know from the passage that
.
A. the reason why ageing takes a greater loss on the male
heart has been found out
B. scientists are on the way to finding out why the male
heart loses more of the cells
C. the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater loss
women over 79 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20
答案:B
解析:知道了女性比男性长寿的原因，但why the male heart loses more of the cells却不清the restaurant. People on the street stared at Minh. In Vietnam, friends often hold hands. Minh found out that people in America are not used to men holding hands.
Minh pham is going through a process known as reso- cialization. Socialization is the process in which a person learns to live in a society.
Everyone goes through this process. Minh went through it when he lived in Vietnam. But the Vietnamese way of life. When Minh came to Ameri- ca, he had to learn a new way of life. He had to learn how to live in a new society. Minh has learned a lot about American life in two years. He still has a lot to learn. The process of resocialization can take many years.
1
The main idea of the passage is that
.
A. it takes time to get used to a new society
B. it is not so easy to travel from one country to another
C. it needs time and energy to act independently
D. it is necessary to learn about other countries
答案:A
解析:本文叙述了Minh在异国他乡生活的故事，主要是谈到风俗习惯问题。
2
The passage expresses that Minh did not understand why the elderly man and woman were not __.
A. helping their children
B. shopping with their children
C. holding hands
D. using a stepladder
答案:B
3
According to the passage, people stared at Minh and his
friend because Mirth and his friend were
.
A. Vietnamese
B. holding hands
C. fighting
D. not dressed like Americans
答案:B
解析:在美国，男子一般是不牵手的，所以别人看着他们(第五段)。
4
The underlined word
“resoclahzation”
means
.
A. keeping one’s own way of life
B. keeping up with others
C. a process of learning how to live in a new society
D. understanding a new culture
答案:C
解析:接下来的一句就是解释。
Passage 6
People usually think of "stress’ as something the world inflicts on them. Worries are blamed for all kinds of illness,
From asthma(气喘) to headaches, from high blood pressure to stomachache. And we often blame other people for making
is feel bad: when we call someone “a pain in the neck”, we are describing the physical and psychological effect they have on us.
But although it is tempting to regard stress as some nasty germ attacking us from outside, the truth is that we are
largely responsible for what stress does to our bodies. Once, we make ourselves aware of how our bodies respond to worry,
fear, anger and fatigue ( all of which are forms of stress), we can start learning to relax.
Pains in the neck are a very common stress complaint. Some people get a pain in the neck from driving, others from
working at an office desk. I call “ keyboard neck” , which
tends to strike when I am hunched over my computer keyboard worrying about an approaching deadline. (Arthritis or bone injuries might also give you a pain in the neck, dcourse, but I suspect that these are a much less common cause than muscular tension. )
It would be easy to blame these pains on
“had pasture (姿势)” . Hunching your shoulders up to your ears is certainly not a relaxing way of sitting. But we should first think about why we adopt this posture. In fact, it is an instinctive way of reacting to a situation, which alarms or worries us. It is a defensive posture—and many people find that they tend to make their hands into a fist or grip their steering wheel or the arms of a chair at the same time.
1
According to the passage, people suffer from stress because
.
A. they tend to regard stress as nasty
B. the hurry of city life makes them worried
C. they do not know how to get along with others
D. they have no idea how to relax themselves
答案:D
解析:从文中第二段最后一句话可知。
2
Who is least likely to suffer from a pain in the neck?
A. A driver.
B. A typist.
C. A cleaner.
D. A white - cellar worker.
答案:C
解析:从文中第三段第二、三句可知，文中没有提到C。
3
It is told in the text that people adopt “bad posture”
.
A. to fend Off their worries
B. to control themselves
C. to control themselves
D. to get used to the situation
答案:A
解析:最后一段指出In fact，it is an instinctive way of reacting to a situation，which alarms or worries us.
4
What does the text mainly tell us?
A. What causes stomach illnesses.
B. What causes stress in daily life.
C. How to deal with stress.
D. How to deal with pains.
答案:B
解析:作者在文中想告知读者引起紧张的原因。
Passage 7
What happens when employees have access to all a company’s financial information over an intranet? The company grows.
There was widespread fear and consternation(惊恐) in our company when we decided to put all our financial information,
including salaries,
on
our wide
area network
same ups and downs as our competitors. And I can’t say we are always happier; we have the same squabbles (争吵) as in other workplaces. But we do have a great deal of trust here, and our employees stick with us. When we have tough financial times, our 170 employees know that nobody’s siphoning (吸) off money from the company and that they’ve got to make the pie bigger if they’re going to get a bigger piece.
1
From the passage we can learn that __
.
A. most business firms have adopted OBM
B. only a few businesses dare to publish their financial information
C. it is a good thing to let your competitors know your financial information
D. OBM can result in greater profits
答案:B
解析:从最后一段可知一般的公司都不愿将财务公开。
2
What does the underlined word “books” mean in the text?
A. The books that the company owned.
B. The books stored in the writer’s house in Blacksburg.
C. Records of money received and spent.
D. Sheets of paper bound together for writing.
答案:C
3
According to the writer his way of managing his company
.
A. makes his company more profitable than his competitors.
B. has created a trusty atmosphere in the company.
C. makes his employees more financially knowledgeable.
D.enable his employees to have a bigger piece of the pie.
答案:B
解析:从文中最后一段But we do havea great deal of trust here，and our employees stick with us可以推断出。
4
Why did the writer make his company’s financial information open?
A. A business writer told him to do so.
B. His wife cannot keep it a secret.
C. He found it no use keeping it secret.
D. The employees asked him to do so.
答案:C
解析:从第三段we say no reason to keep any secrets 可推断出。
Passage 8
ORPHANS whose parents died of AIDS in Henan Province have been given new hope. Last week the provincial government answered the children’s cries by promising 60
million through dirty needles and infected blood use. As a doctor, Gao believed she should help: over the last eight years she has visited over 1,000 AIDS and HIV patients and published thousands of pamphlets on AIDS awareness. With her help, hundreds of orphans have returned to school or found foster families.
“It’s a disaster for tile whole nation, not only for inno- cent patients and their families,” she explained. Gao is delighted that so many childless families offer to foster orphans. But there is still much that can be done to support these chil- dren. “I hope that warm— hearted high school ancients will also reach out and offer a helping hand.”she said.
1
Gao Yaojie is __
A. an official of the Henan provincial government
B. a doctor
C. an aids infected parent
D. a high school teacher
答案:B
解析:由第二段可知。
2
The passage mainly talks about __
A. the dangers of aids
B. how the government helped those orphans
C. how Gao Yaojie helped the orphans
D. the serious aids problem in Henan
答案:C
解析:全文介绍了高耀洁怎样宣传艾滋病知识以及怎样帮助孤儿。
3
Gao Yaojie was named one of the 典型例题ople of Year because
.
A. the government would not answer the children’s cry without her
B. she used her own money to start to promote AIDS
C. she is a doctor
D. she visited over 1,000 AIDS and HIV patients
答案:A
4
The government promised 60 million yuan __
A. to reward Gao Yaojie
B. to help to treat AIDS patient
C. to help the children whose parents died of AIDS
D. to build new hospital
答案:C
解析:第一段有说明。
Passage 9
Psychological noise refers to forces within a communicator tor that prevent the ability of expressing or understanding a message correctly. For example, an outdoor person might exaggerate (夸大) the size and number of the fish he caught in order to convince ( = make... believe) himself and others of his talents. In the same way a student might become so upset upon learning that she failed a test that she would he unable ( perhaps “unwilling” is a better word ) to understand clearly where she went wrong. Indeed, psychological noise is a very important communication problem.
Butt the linear (线性的) model, in spite of its advantages, incorrectly suggests that communication flows in one direction, from sender to receiver. Although some types of messages ( printed and broadcasted message, for example) do flow in a one-
way, linear manner, most types of communication, especially the interpersonal variety, are two-way exchanges. To put it differently, the linear view takes no notice of the fact that receivers react to messages by sending other messages of their own.
Consider, for example, the importance of a friend’s yawn as you describe your romantic problems. Or imagine the blush you may see as you tell one of your dirty jokes to a new friend.
Nonverbal ( Not using words ) behaviors like these show that most face —to—face communication is a two-way affair. The discernible (可辨别的) reply of a receiver to a sender’s message is called feedback. Not all feedback is nonverbal, of course. Sometimes it is oral, as when you ask an instructor questions about an upcoming test or volunteer your opinion of a friend’s new haircut. In other cases it is written, as when you answer the questions on a midterm exam or reply to a letter from a faraway friend.
1
Which of the following is considered to be a psychological noise?
A. A person likes to tell others his achievements.
B. A person goes fishing every day instead of going to work.
C. A person often guesses too high a value for his ability.
D. A person talks without noticing other’s reaction.
答案:C
解析:一个人对自己能力的过高估计就是心理干扰，从第一段心理干扰的举例可知。
2
When a person is upset
.
A. he suffers from psychological noise
B. he is likely to have a communication problem
C. he is unwilling to know the result of his exam
D. he usually does not know what is wrong with her
答案:B
解析:某人若神情沮丧，则有可能是交流出现了问题。
3
The linear view holds that
.
A. communication flows heavily one way
B. communication is a two- way exchange
C. a receiver reacts to the sender in his own way
D. a person does not have to notice a receiver’s reply
答案:A
解析:线性观点认为，交流大多是单向的。
4
The last paragraph uses examples to describe the idea that
.
A. most types of communication are two -way exchanges
B. undesirable reactions often go with conversations
C. most communications are completed by nonverbal behaviors
D. discernible reply can be given in many ways
答案:A
解析:作者在第三段举例中说明了上段阐述的观点。
Passage 10
When researchers made their first clone of an animal, Dolly the Sheep, in 1997, one doctor said: “The genie is out of the bottle.”But then he tried to actually create the “genie” by making a human clone.
Dr. Panayiotis Zavos told the public on October 5 that he could create the first cloned human before the end of the year. He is an expert on human copying and breeding from the University of Kentucky in the United States.
His workers have been stopped from carrying out research in most European Union countries, but Zavos said that fact was not slowing progress.
“It is going well enough so we may try the first production of cloned embryos(晶胚) in the very near future. That is, three or four months from now,” Cypriot— born (在浦路斯出生的) Zavos said. He moved to the United States over 30 years ago.
Human cloning could, in effect, create a copy of another living or dead person.
But Zavos insisted there was nothing harmful in the project. As an expert on human reproduction, he said he is only interested in helping couples who cannot naturally have babies to have a child.
“We are not interested in cloning people like bin Ladea, Michael Jackson or Michael Jordan.”the doctor added.
“We are only interested in helping a father who does not have the ability to have a biological child of his own.”
Zavos said thousands of childless people from ail over the world are helping in their research.
He would not say where the research is under way, but indicated that it is in more than one country.
1
The sentence “The genie is out of the bottle”here means
.
A. something bad is coming.
B. we have now succeeded in cloning human.
C. human cloning is actually a kind of test-tube babies.
D. we are now still doing some secret experiments.
答案:B
解析:出自《渔夫和妖怪》。妖怪从罐子里出来比喻不好的事即将发生。
2
According to Dr. Panayiotis Zavos,
.
A. their work was stopped from advancing by E. U
B. he will continue his try and is sure to succeed
C. he is interested in cloning and breeding babies
D. cloning human is easy enough work
答案:C
解析:第四段说明了此意。
3
We may infer from this passage that __.
A. some famous people can not be cloned at present
B. Dr. Panayiotis Zavos is interested in children
C. his research is under way in many countries
D. many people support Dr. Panayiotis Zavos’ work
答案:A
4
The best tifie for this passage is __
A. Cloning, Good or Bad
B. Who Really Need Cloning
C. First Human Cloning Arriving Soon
D. How Far Cloning Goes
答案:D
解析:本文介绍了Dr.Zavos以及他的工作，坦言人类克隆即将到来的科技信息。
Passage 11
Although the women’s rights movement in the United States is thought of a recent development, its beginnings becket hack over one hundred and seventy years. At that time United States. By the time many women were attending college,
and increasing numbers were entering professions which had before been forbidden to women. A limited number of women even held high academic and government positions. In spite of all this progress, “career women” were largely restricted to (受限制) teaching, nursing, and office work.
The Women’s Liberation movement, which developed during the 1960s, has focused on economic rights such as “equal pay for equal work”. In addition, some groups have stressed psychological and social equality. The main purpose of Women’s Liberation is to free women from the restricted role which society has given to them. It seeks to enable them to choose between a career and the home—or to choose the two. It claims that society as a whole would benefit if every person were allowed to develop his or her abilities and use them to the full. Women’s Liberation believes that the state ment in the United States Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal” really means “all human beings are created equal”.
1
We know from this passage that
over one hundred
seventy years ago.
A. women were considered as children by the law
B.
women
cared
nothing
about
how
their
family lives were
C. women were not allowed to decide how to spend their money or how to teach children
D. no women worked outside their homes
答案:D
2
The underlined word “assemble” in the second paragraph probably means __
.
A. to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision
B. to produce many copies of a book, magazine, or newspaper
C. not to take part in an event or not to buy or use something as a protest
D. to bring a group of people together in one place for a particular purpose
答案:A
解析:从本词后的women’s RiShts Convention以及其后文可知。
3
Which of the following is true?
A. Women mainly paid their attention on how they were paid in the 1960s.
B. Women asked to change “all men are created equal”into “all human beings are created equal.”
C. No states have ever provided women with jobs in the government.
D. In the 1920s, women were limited to being teachers, nurses or office workers.
答案:B
解析:第四段第一句话。
4
What would be the best title for this passage.’?
A. Equal Pay for Equal Work.
B. Women’s Liberation in the United States.
C. Women, Their Past and Present.
D. Women’s Lives in the United States.
答案:A
解析:本文讲述的中心问题是美国妇女解放运动的历史。
Passage 12
If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language.?
According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power.
Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter.
This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.
The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language.
A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world.”explained the scientists.
1
The main subject talked about in this passage is __
.
A. man’s ability of learning a second language
B. language can help brain power
C. language learning and maths study
D. science on learning a second language
答案:C
解析:第一段就是本文的中心概括，即“语言学习可以提高你的智力”。
2
In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise”
in order to
.
A. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a language
B. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language
C. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well
D. say language is also a kind of physical labor
答案:D
解析:作者用体育锻炼能促进肌肉发育健全的类比来说明上述观点。
3
The underlined word “bilingual” probably means
A. a second language learner
B. a person who can speak two languages
C. an active language learner
D. a researcher on language learning
答案:C
4
We may know from the scientific findings that
.
A. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language
B. the experience of learning a second language has bad
effect on people’s brain
C. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time
D. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density i
答案:A
5
In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that
.
early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjects
Italian is the best choice for you as a second language
you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language
D. learning a second language is the same asstudying maths
答案:B
解析:作者最后两段是对中心论点的继续说明。
Passage 13
The Tang Dynasty was probably the period when the Silk Road was at its busiest. One important center on the road was the city of Chang’ an, where present
day Xi’ an now stands. Chang’ an was the capital city of this dynasty and by about 750 AD it had become a strong and successful capital of around two million people. Because of the chances for trade, a number of foreigners from countries bordering China lived in the city.
The markets at this time in Chang’an were perhaps the most exciting markets anywhere in the world.
They sold goods from India, Africa, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Iran and other Arab countries and many items in the markets would have been completely new to some of the buyers. Interesting animals were sold together with exotic (奇异的) plants and strange medicines.
Dried animals, dried foods and dried plants were laid out for sale next to rare seeds and spices.
B. they could be transported far more easily by traders from different countries
C. they were lighter for the camels to carry wherever the
traders wanted to go
D. the market traders could store them for longer time and sell them more easily
答案:B
3
By saying “China was still largely a mysterious country to the outside world” the author refers to the fact that
A. China was a large country that was totally unknown to the outside world
B. to a great extent China was little known or understood
by the outside world
C. most of China was misunderstood by the outside world
D. a large part of China was mysterious to the outside world
答案:C
解析:此句是指当时在很大程度上中国对于外面的世界来说是很神秘的这样一个事实。
Passage 14
The whole body is covered with skin. The surface of the skin is dead(like the hair and the nails) ,but it is made from a living layer(层)just under the surface. The outside dead layers wear off(磨损)all the time, with new ones replacing them, and the body forms a totally new skin every three weeks.
The skin protects the body from the outside world and it passes information from the outside. It helps to keep water in the body and to keep the body at the same temperature. Bacteria (细菌) can’t get in through the skin unless it is damaged.
If the weather is cold, the blood vessels (血管) in the skin squeeze down, or contract(收 “tan”(晒黑) in the sun. This happens when the body produces extra colour cells in the skin for protection. In the sun, the skin produces a vitamin (vitamin D) which is needed for strong bones.
1
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Our hair and nails are dead like the surface of the skin.
B. There is skin all over our body.
C. The skin of our bodies will be completely different in three weeks.
D. The surface of the skin is made of a living layer.
答案:D
2
The second paragraph mainly tells us about __
A. the functions of the skin
B. the information from the outside
C. the water in the body
D. the temperature of the body
答案:A
3
Bacteria will get in through the skin _
_.
A. when one’s skin is numb
B. when one is iii
C. when the skin is cut
D. when the sweat glands produce more sweat
答案:C
4
When the weather is cold, the skin will contract in order to
,
A. allow more blood is cold
B. make the skin look blue
C. keep warmth
D. help the body lose heat
答案:C
5
The color of the skin is determined by
.
A. the rays of the strong sun
B. color cells
C. top layers of the skin
D. vitamin D
答案:B
Passage 15
US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is likely to visit China at an “appropriate” time phone provider Nokia stayed out in front in 典型例题ith sales of 207.6 million units, giving it a market share of 30.4 per cent. Motorola moved to No 2, just ahead of the South Korean company Samsung.
SIX male penguins at a German zoo are proving stubbornly resistant to females brought in from Sweden to make them into breeding. Of the ten male penguins at the zoo, six have formed into “homosexual”couples and have shown no interest in the females, making breeding an impossibility. So the zoo imported the four female penguins from Sweden last month, full of hope that the new arrivals could “turn” the males. But so far, the boys are remaining strictly with the boys.
l.
countries are mentioned in the pieces of news.
答案: Seven.
2.
will probably reach the sales of 735 million units in 典型例题案: Cell-phones.
3.From the fourth piece of news we know that
.
答案: the scientists haven’t succeeded in doing their experiment.
4.
Give a suitable headlines for the first piece of news.
答案: US Defense Secretary Visit Likely
Passage 16
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At Career Builder. com we combine the power of new search technology with top— notch products and services to give you full control over the Science and Biotech job search process. We offer many ways to get the job searching done.
Search Science and Biotech Jobs by Location: Target your search for Science and Biotech jobs by city or state. Start broad by selecting a desired state, or narrow your search quickly by targeting a top city. With nationwide job opportunities, there are unlimited possibilities.
Search Science and Biotech Jobs by Job type: Refine your search by selecting a specific job type. If you are certain about your expertise or specialty, narrow your search quickly and search only the jobs that are fit for you.
Search Science and Biotech Jobs by Company: Who are the top companies hiring in Science and Biotech? Search, explore and find out more about our preferred Science and Biotech employers.
From cutting-edge corporate firms to thriving small businesses, Career Builder. com partners with the nation’s top companies to bring you better Science and Biotech jobs faster.根据短文的内容适当的单词形式填空，(每空一词)
Items Contents
The passage probably The
1
Career Builder. Com offers The top companies’
2
hiring in Science and Biotech.
The probable purpose of writing this passage To make you
3
their
4
more often
答案: 1.Intenet.开头字母要大写。本文是一篇网站的广告，来自互联网是最恰当的。
2.names,根据广告内容，Career Builder.com 所能提供的只是公司听名称而己。
3.click
4.website广告的目的当然是希望你更多地点击它了。
Passage 17
An old Indian story says that the game of chess was invented by Sissa Ben, Prime India! In fact, he would have needed 8,466,744,073,709, 511,615 grains, which would be as much as that they would produce in about 2,000 years!
Now the king found himself deep in debt to his minister. He had either to face the terrible trouble all his life or to cut off Sissa’s head, which, it is said, he finally chose.
根据短文的内容，用适当的单词形式填空，(每空一词)
Items Contents
A
bag of wheat was enough for The first
1
square
The inventor of the game of chess An ancient Indian
2
.
The king was glad to know that Sissa only wanted some wheat because
wheat was not
3
and didn’t seem
4
.
答案: 1.19。由第三段中the bag was emptied before the 20th square可以推断出。
2.official.故事发生在古代。
3.expensive／dear.
4.much.文中the minister要的是wheat，而国王以为不贵，也认为不多。
Passage 18
One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity(繁荣). During the recovery period there is ever-growing expansion of existing facilities (设施), and new facilities for production am created. More business is created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever-growing optimism about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or “heavy”industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass, and rubber industries. Roads are required, thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and supplies of raw materials, including farmers. This increase purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused among the various portions of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops spiraling upwards.
This is the end of the expansion phase.
Irems Contents
A good indicator(指示物)of a period Machine
1
The underlined word “ones”refers to
2
In the next paragph the writer will discuss another
3
of the business cycle
答案: 1.tools.从文中可知，经济增长，产业扩张。但无论什么行业的大规模扩张，都离不开tools。
2.business.ones代替前一部分中的可数名词，根据and平行结构和more与old等可推知。
3.phase／period.全文是讨论business cycle的。已经讨论了经济增长，产业扩张这一内容，这与文章开头的第二句相吻合。接下来肯定就要讨论这一情况的对立面，从全文最后两句可知。
Passage 19
The people below are at an airport and looking for somewhere to eat. Read the description and help them find a right place.
Ken is in a hurry as he is late for his flight. He needs a quick cold drink.
Jamila is meeting her uncle whose flight arrives at 12: 30. She left home early and wants to have a hot meal before he comes, while is able to see the exit door in order not to miss him.
Diane’s midday flight has been delayed. The airline has offered to pay for a complete lunch if she sends them her receipt. So she has decided to accept the offer and have a three - course meal.
Jorge and his children want a place where they can serve themselves as they each like different things to eat. They don’t mind whether they have hot or cold food.
Carolyn and her friend had arrived too soon for their
morning flight. They got up very early and now they want a
hot drink and something sweet to eat with it.
Your Guide to Restaurants and Bars
Real Cool
Have you got a sweet tooth? Then this is the place for
you. Enjoy one of our special hamburgers all cooked on the spot. Try our hot chocolate drinks or have a cup of fresh coffee while you wait.
Open 11:30 -23:00
Seafood & Salad Bar
Recently opened and already a favorite with all our passengers. Help yourself to our delicious cold fish and salads. There’s always something different on the menu.
Close to the departure gates to save your time. Our friendly staff will make sure you don’t miss your flight !
Open 10:00 -21:00
Sandwich Side
In a hurry? Then enjoy one of our freshly-made sandwiches. Choose from five different kinds of bread and we’ll put whatever you like on top ! A complete meal in itself and great value for money! Opens all day Cafe Rapide
This cafe is near the Arrival point. It offers quick freshly prepared hot dishes. Ideal for people waiting for family or friends or just those who enjoy watching the world go by.
Open 06:00 -22:00
Tea and Coffee House
We serve six different kinds of tea and coffee along with various cakes, biscuits and cookies. You will find us near the entrance to the shopping galleries.
Open 24 hours
根据短文内容填写下列表格
Persons Eating places
Jamila
1
Jorge and his children
2
Carolyn and her friend
3
Danie seemed to have a free lunch if she showed her
4
答案: 1.Cafe Rapide.Jamila的要求是吃上一顿快餐并且在出口处看到想要等待的人。
2.Seafood &Salad Bar.Jorge和孩子的口味各不相同，喜欢吃自助餐。
3.Tea& Coffee House.Carolyn和朋友想喝点热饮并且吃点甜食。注意他们had arrived too soon for their morning flight是关键。
4.receipt.
Passage 20
(Washington Post, Nov. 21)—Fire swept from the kitchen through the Casino of the hearing is coming back -and it’s wonderful,”she said.
Mrs. Webb, 26, is said to be the first woman in Britain to have her hearing brought back by acupuncture, the needle treatment widely practised in China.
After six months’treatment she can listen to music again, carry on a conversation with the aid of a hearing aid , and she has got a job as a typist.
Mrs. Webb began to lose her hearing at the age of 12 after a serious illness. “By the age of 20 I had no hearingwhatever.
“A friend told me about acupuncture and I went weekly for treatment. One night when I was in the kitchen I heard a weak sound and realized it was my musical kettle boiling. I went weak at the knees. My heating has slowly improved since.”
Her husband David, a 26-year-old manager, said , “She is so happy and excited by the results and is continuing the treatment.”
Items Contents
Method of curing Mrs. Webb’s disease It was 1
that cured Mrs. Webb of deafnes
Many guests were awakened
at dawn The reasonis they
2
.
“I went wead at the knees”
means “I was extremely
3
”
答案: 1.acupuncture.
2.heard the noise.据第一则资讯第三段可以填出答案。
3.delighted／glad／pleased／excited／joyful.经针灸治疗后能听见水壶的哨声，当然是很高兴。
Passage 21
Ever since news of widespread food recalls caused by a carcinogenic dye broke,there said. “Our embassy to Britain asked them how the dye got that name and whether the dye had something to do with our country. But they told us there was no relationship.”
The FSA, an independent food security watchboy in Britain, received a letter from the Sudanese embassy last week.
“They asked us why the dye is named Sudan,however, we also do not know how it got the name,” she said. “People found the dye in 1883 and ave it the name. Nobody knows the reason, and we cannot give any explanation before we find out.”
Sudan dyes, which include Sudan-1 to 4, are red dyes (颜料) sued for colouring solvents(溶济) , oils, waxes ,petrol, and shoe and floor polishes. They are classified as carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
1
What does the underlined word mean in paragraph one?
A. Causing cancer.
B. Having side effect.
C. Containing poison.
D. Poisonous.
答案: A
解析:根据“They are classified…Research on Cancer”可知该词与癌症有关，故可推断出“致癌的”。
2
How did the Sudan-1 get its name?
A. The dye is often produced in Sudan.
B. The dye has something to do with the country named Sudan.
C. Nobody is sure of the origin of the name.
D. Many foods produced in Sudan contain the dye.
答案:C
解析:从到数第二段可推断出。
3
We can infer from the passage that __
A. the Sudan government is paying much attention to the food safety.
B. Sudan-1 is often used to be added to the food
C. peele didn’t realize the danger of Sudan-1 until 典型例题 many food shops will be dosed down
答案:B
解析:根据第三段可推断出。
4
Which of the following is the best title?
A. Keep away from Sudan-1
B. No Sudan-1 dye links to the country
C. How Sudan-1 dye got its name?
D. Pay attention to the food safety
答案:B
解析:本文主要讲“苏丹红”与苏丹这个国家是否有联系的问题。
Passage 22
Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end—with connercials(商业广告 ) thrown in Every three or four minutes. The commercials are you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food
you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. the seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the The end comes just at no more ways to sit.
1
According to the passage,what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?
A. Buses on the road.
B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements on the billboards.
D. Gas stations.
答案:C
解析:文章的第一段中，作者讲述了乘客在坐长途车中所的是广告牌。
2
What is the purpose of this passage?
A. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.
B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D. To describe the billboards along the road.
答案:A
解析:全文都是作者对乘车长途旅行中的广告的意见和看法。
3
The writer of this passage would probably
faveor
.
A. bus drivers who aren’treckless
B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus
D. no billboards along the road
答案:D
解析:从第三段可看出作者不太喜欢沿途的广告牌。
4
The writer eles long bus rides are like TV shows because
.
A. The commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C. the drivers are always reckiess on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting
答案:B
5
The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are __.
A. exciting
B. comfortable
C. tiring
D. boring
答案:A
解析:由第三段第一句和第二句可知。
Passage 23
Today’s business cards are getting increasingly complicated (复杂的). In addition to you can achieve, the more likely it is that you decisions will be the right ones. Videoconferencing not only allows you to speak to people in different places,but also note facial expresions and gestures that let
you know what the other person is really thinking. Meetings
are made more effective by sharing documents ( 文件) and
computer applications that a simple telephone cannot manage.
Increasingly, organizations are discovering the competitive advantages and the
C. simple telephone can make meetings more effective by providing documents
D. videoconferencing will become the most important
means of communication in the future
答案:B
3
What does the underlined word “interaction” m Para. 3 mean?
A. Movement towards each other.
B. Communication with each other.
C. Achievement made by someone.
D. Discussion among a group of people.
答案:B
解析:意为相互作用，相互交流。
4
Which of the following best explains why videconferencing is a practical reality?
A. Which of the following best explains why videocnferencing is a practical reality?
B. It uses less electricity than other meeting tools.
C. It’s able to improve the quality of meeting tools.
D. It has more advantages over other meeting tools.
答案:D
解析:它具有超越其他会议模式的优势。
Passage
24
In October, 1961, at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, and old, deaf gentleman named Wiliam E. Hoy stood up to throw out the first ball of the World Series. Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because’ he had retired ( 退休 ) from professional baseball 58years earlier. However, he has been an outstanding player and the deaf community still talks about him and his years in baseball. William E. Boy was born in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23,1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation, he started playing semi-pro baseball while working as a shoemaker.
Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshkosh(Wisconsin) of the Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the pennant(锦旗) for the year.
Hoy married Anna Marie Lowery. The Hoys had many friends. Since they could not hear a doorbell or a knock on the door, Hoy put a baseball in a groove (槽) by the door-bell. The pulling of the bell knocked the ball onto the floor. Ther vibrations announced the visitor.
After he retired, Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and travelled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death, he took 4 and 10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961 ,William Hoy died at the age of 99.
1
Hoy retired from professional baseball in __
A. 1903
B. 1886
C. 1941
D. 1691
答案:A
解析:文中说Hoy在58年前退出垒球运动，1961 年去世，时间推算为1903年。
2
It can be inferred from the text that
A. Hoy’s wife was also deaf
B. Hoy did badly in the 1888 major league season
C. Hoy had very bad eyesight
D. Hoy stopped taking exercise shortly before he died
答案:A
解析:以第五段可断定他的妻子也是聋哑人。
3
The underlined word “vibrations” in Para.5 probably
refers to
.
A. postmen
B. men servants
C. doorbells
D. shaking movements o the ball
垒球的影响。
Passage 25
Adult Basic Education(ABE)and GED Preparaton
Task
The Adult Basic Education Department serves a huge propulation of learner. Our task is to teach basic skills and help learners to get more knowledge to function effectively as a family member, citizen, worker, and lifelong learner in a changing world.
Description
ABE is a non-credit ( 非学分生的) progarm of self-improvement designed to improve basic skills for students who are of different educational levels. Developments of reading, writing, and maths skills are paid special attention to.
As well as life skills, imploy-ability, and technology.
Students without highschool diplomas also have opportunities to prepare for the GED exams in the five subject areas: writing, social studies, science, literature,and maths.
Prerequisties
ABE classes are open to anyone 18 or over who desires to improve basic reading, writing, and maths skills at the precollege level. Students who are 16 or 17 must first obtain an offical release from high school befor attending class. To be accepted, students must attend an Educational Planning Session. During the Educational Planning Session students will be give an overview of the ABE programs as well as PCC polities, fees, etc. Stuents will also have their reading, writing, and maths abilities assessed during the Educational Planning Session. The results of their assessments will help the teachers develop individual programs of study for students to guide them toward their personal goal. Students needing special help must get in touch with the office for students with Disabilities (503-977-4341)at leat two weeks before the session is held.
Course
ABE 0741: Beginning Literacy
ABE 0742: Beginning
ABE 0743: Intermediate I
ABE 0744: Intermediate
ABE 0745: Secondary I
ABE 0746: Secondary
( Includes preparation for the GED Test)
1
The ABE department serves an aim to __
.
A. provide learners with basic knowledge and skills to fit in with society
B. help learners successfully get a job in a
changing world
C. offer diplomas to those who fail to finish secondary education
D. provide students with opportunities to prepare for the
ED exams
答案:A
解析:根据文章第一段的第二句可知，ABE的目标为传授社会需要的基本技能和知识。
2
A 17-year-old is not accepted to ABE classes only because
.
A. he is below 18
B. he can’t offer a high school diploma
C. he left school without official permission
D. he is assessed poor in learning perfomance
答案:C
解析:不被接受的原因是没有学校的正式允许。
3.
What is the Education Planning Session intended for?
A. An assessment of students’ basic skill levels.
B. Helping students be better at the four basic skills.
C. Finding out whether they can be accepted to ABE classes.
D. Providing special help to disabled students.
答案:A
解析:主要是评估学生的基本技能。
4
Different courses are offered to different students according to _
_.
A. their own choices
B. the assessments during the Education planning Session
C. their performances in school
D. how much they pay for the courses
答案:B
解析:学生选学不同的课程是以评估的结果为依据。
Passage 26
BY LOS ANGELES TIMES
Published on 典型例题—10
Posted on 典型例题—18 10:59
Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no elear The members of a radical(激进的)Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say pearl is a member os the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But pearl’s employers have angrily decided that he is the agent of any government.
For the past few weeks the couple have been riving in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.
1
We can see from the text that
.
A. Pearl has been murdered
B. Pearl has escaped from his kidnappers
C. Pearl is in danger
D. Pearl’s fate still remains in question
答案:D
解析:从第一段可知，Pearl的命运还未确定。
2
According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared __
.
A. on January 24,典型例题
B. on January 26,典型例题 C. on January 4,典型例题
D. on January 11,典型例题:C
3
Pearl’s disappearance has something to do with
.
A. Tanzeem ul-Fuqra
B. a radical islamic group in Pkistan
C. the US naval base in Cuba
D. the Israeli intelligence service
答案:B
解析:从倒数第二段可推断出。
Passage 27
DYDNEY 典型例题-01 08:33 Mother of two, Jillian ;eade, had to choose between her
“It was really terrible because I was surfing —I was really surfing on a wave I wasn’t supposed to be on,” he said. “As an exerienced suffer, when I saw the wave come I realized something was wrong, but I couldn’t escape because misurf board was tied to my ankle.”
His wife Vicki and son Jake looked on in horror from hotel balcony as he crashed towards the shore. Luchily, he stayedatop his board until he reached the hotel, jumped of and got to safety as the ocean rolled back to feed a much larger tsuami wave on its way The family regrouped and ran to, safety just minutes before a giant tsunami wave 10 metre high.
1
When the waves struch,the father brad __
A. reported the disaster to Sky News television
B. was watching a drama on TV in the hotel
C. tried to find his son lost in the waters
D. watched things going on, unable to do anything
答案:D
解析:从第三段可推断出。
2
the underlined word “him” refers to
.
A. an old man
B. Lachie
C. Brad
D. Blake
答案:B
She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for
ever. But,at neary 500 yeas of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to Louvre Museum where it is house.
“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lise is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the Museum said. Visitors have noticed change but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist uset and their current chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lise every
year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very
interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to
be smiling, and when you look at her, she stop,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard university. “It’s because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less
suited to looking at shadows. Da Vingce painted the smile in
shadows.”
However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as
mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much
that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I inl519.
In 1911, The painting was stolen from the Louvre by a
former employee, who took it out of the museum, hidden underder his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War Ⅱ, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
1
We can infer from the text that
.
A. the Mona Lise is proved to be able to last another 500 years
B. Mona Lisa’s beauty is fading gradually with 500 years passing by
C. the Mona Lise has been catching people’s wide attention in the past 500 years
D. Mona Lisa does not look out of date though painted 500 years ago
答案:B
e.It was hidden and protected against Germans.
A. b-a-d-e-c
B. d-e-c-b-a
C. d-a-e-c-b
D. b-c-a-d-e
答案:A
解析:由最后两段可排出顺序。
4
It may add to the difficulty in repairing the painting that
.
A. experts haven’t noticed changes in its shape as visitors do
B. it is likely to be stolen again when it’s under repair
C. it is uncertain which country, Italy or France, should take charge
D. experts aren’t sure about the materials and the chemical state of its oil paint
答案:D
解析:从第三段可推断出。
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