阅读理解训练题(七十八).doc

阅读理解训练题（七十八）ABy LOS ANGELES TIMESPublished on 2002 - 02 - 10Posted on 2002 -01 - 18 105954Nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate（命运）of US journalist Daniel Pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers （绑匪）and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome pert city Karachi, Pakistan.Pearl, a 38 - year - old Wall Street Journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in Karachi. An email allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of Pakistani prisoners being held at the US naval base in Cuba. The searches were started last Friday night by an email claiming that Pearl had been killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of Karachi.”Pearl has worked for The Wall Street Journal for 12 years and is now their South Asia bureau chief. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from Stanford University with a bachelors degree in communications. He joined The Wall Street Journal in November 1990, first as a reporter in the Atlanta bureau. In 1993 he moved to the Washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.The members of a radical（激进的）Islamic group in Pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say Pearl is a member of the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. But Pearls employers have angrily denied（否认）that he is the agent（代理）of any government.Pearls French wife, Marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.For the past few weeks the couple have been living in Karachi while Pearl tried to arrange an interview with Mubarak Ali Shah Gilani, head of the small militant Islamic group Tanzeem ul-Fuqra.56We can see from the text that_.A. Pearl has been murderedB. Pearl has escaped from his kidnappersC. Pearl is in dangerD. Pearls fate still remains in question57According to the text, Pearl most probably disappeared_.A. on January 4, 2002B. on January 26, 2002C. on January 4, 2002D. on January 11, 200258Pearls disappearance has something to do with_.A. Tanzeem ul - FuqraB. a radical Islamic group in PakistanC. the US naval base in Cuba.D. the Israeli intelligence serviceB218 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA28774May 7th, 2002Social Security Administration2119 Main StreetPhiladelphia, PA28000Dear Social Security, I am applying for a new Social Security Card.I lost my old one last week. I was walking home from the subway station, and I pulled a tissue （纸巾）out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. My card was in my wallet. Please send me a new card. ff you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to the address at the top of the page. If it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address. I am moving on May 23rd to: 103 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA28445If you can send my new card within two weeks, I would be very pleased. I am applying for a new job at Ventura Savings Bank, and I know they will want to have my Social Security Number. Unfortunately I have forgotten it, so I will need my card to find out. On my old card I was called Victoria Matthews. Since then I have gotten married. Please issue my new card in my married name: Victoria Villata. In case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number, my date of birth was September 11, 1985. Thank you very much.SincerelyVictoria Villata59Why does Mrs. Villata need a new Social Security Card?A. She is moving.B. She lost the old one.C. She has just gotten married.D. She doesnt remember her Social Security Number.60Why does Mrs. Villata give the Social Security Administration her date of birth?A. She wants them to know how old she is.B. She is afraid they may have lost her Social Security Card.C. She thinks it will help them track down her Social Security Number.D. She thinks that the older she is, the more Social Security she will get.61Which part of Victoria Villatas letter is LEAST important to the Social Security Administration?A. The fact that she has changed her name.B. The fact that her card should be mailed to a new address.C. The fact that she needs a replacement Social Security Card.D. The fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket.CWater SafetyTo Rescue a Drowning PersonDont jump in to save a drowning person unless you are a trained lifesaver. The victim may pull you under.Instead, try to toss（抛）a life preserver if you have one. Anything that will float can save the persons life. A beach ball, a vacuum jug, or a picnic chest will also help. The National Safety Council points out that many drowning could be prevented if people knew all the common objects that float well enough to help a drowning person.If you are in a boat, or you can find one, use the boat to try to reach the person in trouble. Turn the boat so the victim can grab the stern. Dont stand up to help the victim. Stay seated so the boat wont overturn. Try to balance the boat as the person climbs aboard. If the boat overturns, stay hanging on to the side for a while to relax before trying to right it.62What kind of things should you throw to a person in trouble in the water?A. A belt.B. A cardboard box.C. Something that floats.D. Something large and heavy.63Which sentence belongs to the empty box?You see some-one in trouble in the water.Steer（驾驶）boat towards the person.Remain seated. Balance boat as person climbs aboard.A. Jump into water and swim to them.B. Paddle the boat towards the coast.C. Stand up and shout for help.D. Turn rear（后部）of boat towards the person in the water.64The first paragraph helps the reader understand why_.A. there are so few drowning accidentsB. people are often drowned themselves when they try to save a drowning personC. so many drowning people are able to save themselvesD. it is important to drink plenty of fluids before swimming65Where would you be most likely to find a passage like this?A. In a home medical encyclopedia（百科全书）.B. In a humorous story about a couple who sail around the world.C. In a newspaper account of the National Cup sailing competition.D. In a science text.DDr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants（参加者）are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the worlds funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researches want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.This is a subject that has long interested psychologists（心理学家）and philosophers（哲学家）. Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that society expects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves.By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence （证据）to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, ”said Dr.Wiseman. “Males use humour to appear superior（优越）to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play. ”Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. the British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “Youre a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for 500?” “Yes. Whats the second question?”The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I dont know, but lets say yes, just to be safe.Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.66Scientist started“ the laugh lab” project_A. to find the funniest joke in European countriesB. to know what funny people are from different nations and culturesC. to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humourD. to get more personal details about participants67We can infer from the passage that_.A. most of the people all over he world are completely honestB. psychologists and philosophers take interest in the “laugh lab” projectC. ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at allD. people tell the ruth about themselves only when they laugh68What is the main idea of the 4th and 5th paragraph?A. Man and woman have different senses of humour.B. male and female have similar senses of humour.C. About 10, 000 jokes have been submitted from September 2001 to December 2001.D. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make conclusions.69The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans_.A. to show thane French people have a better sense of humourB. to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humour”C. to show people from different nations have different senses of humourD. to prove that the Germans have no sense of humour70Which statement is true according to the passage?A. The jokes by computer are less funny than those by humans.B. The Germans cannot find the submitted jokes amusing.C. Males are better at word play compared with women.D. Females like to use humour to show that they are superior.ERome -Doctors and medical groups around the world last weekend reacted with strong opposition to the news that an Italian specialist is on the brink of cloning the first human baby. Dr. Severino Antinori, who is the head of a hospital in Rome, has been referred to in an Arab newspaper as claiming that one of his patients is eight weeks pregnant（怀孕）with a cloned baby.Antinori refused to comment on the reports, but in March 2001 he said he hoped to produce a cloned embryo （卵）for implantation within two years. So far seven different kinds of mammals have already successfully cloned, including sheep, cats and most recently rabbits.Doctors showed their doubt and were strongly opposed although they admit that human cloning would finally come true unless there was a world wide ban on the practice. Professor Rudolf Jaenisch of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: “I find it astonishing that people do this where the result can be foretold that it will not be a normal baby. It is using humans as guinea pigs. It makes people feel sick. ”But Ronald Green, director of the Ethics institute at Darmouth College in the US, said it is unlikely that an eight - week - old pregnancy would lead to a birth.So far all cloned animals have suffered from some different serious disorders, many of them dying soon after their births .Doctors are opposed to human cloning because they are worried about the welfare of the cloned child if there is one.“There are no benefits of cloned human beings, just harm, ”said Dr. Michael Wilks of the UK.71What do the underlined words “on the brink of” in the first paragr