2013年1月期末考试英语Ⅱ(1)阅读理解.doc

第三部分：阅读理解（30分）四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）短文理解1 An Extraordinary Change or Direction Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity. As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team. She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home. She says, “When I decided to do the round- the world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.” Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadnt prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldnt move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.” By the end of October last year, she had raised more than 50,000 pounds for charity. She says, “ Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, its the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.”26. What does the word “extraordinary” mean in the title? _B_A. very ordinaryB. very unusual and surprisingC. not specialD. extreme27. The sentence “ my husband thought I was bored “ in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt _A_.A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at homeB. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back homeC. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of childrenD. sad because all the children left me when they grow up28. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here _C_A. group of peopleB. part of the trainingC. part of the route of sailD. part of the job29. Which of the following is nearest ( closest) in meaning to “rough” in the sentence “One night the sea was very rough” in Para. 5? _C_A. not exactB. difficultC. not smooth because of huge wavesD. pleasant30. The last paragraph suggests that _A_.A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancerB. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she neednt do anything before the journeyC. she should be kind to other team members during the tripD. she should not forget dancing during the trip短文理解 2In the last 500 years, nothing about peoplenot their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the Worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It is first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.31. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? _A_A.FoodB. Potato C.ChocolateD. Coffee32. “Some” in “Some still exist today” refers to _C_.A. some cocoa trees B. some shopsC. some chocolate drinks D. some South American Indians33. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _D_.A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else.B. they were forced to emigrate to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potatoD. the potato harvest was bad34. Coffee originally came from _C_.A.BrazilB. Colombia C. Ethiopia D. Arabia35. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _D_.A. coffee was first discovered by KaldiB. coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goatsC. coffee was first discovered in South American countriesD. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs第三部分：阅读理解（30分）四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）短文理解1PAT the Dog Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? These are PAT ( Pets As Therapy) dogs. Doctors and nurses are recognizing the benefits of pets more and more particularly for children, people with mental illnesses and elderly people who are separated from their own pets or have had to give up their pets. Stroking and playing with a pet is a calming experience and something to look forward to. One hospital reported that a man with a mental illness, who hadnt spoken for years, first stroked and played with a visiting dog and then started talking to it. Today, around 4,500 dogs and 50 cats and their volunteer owners are at work in the UK bringing comfort and pleasure to over 100,000 people in hospital. There are many other “working dogs”. There are guard dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs and dogs for the blind. Disabled people benefit greatly. Take the case of Alan Smythe, who has to visit hospital every month. Some things are difficult for him because he is in a wheelchair. But his life has altered dramatically since he got a god, Tess, from the charity “Dogs for the Disabled”. “She helps me to get dressed, and she brings me my socks and shoes. She fetches the newspaper from the shop, and she passes me the phone when it rings. I feel so much better too. Its like having a really good friend. She comes with me to hospital. Once, she saved my life. I am a diabetic and one day my blood sugar level dropped, and when I was going into a coma she went next door and she alerted my neighbour. He gave me an insulin injection.”26. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage? _B_A. All the dogs are allowed into the hospitals to visit the patients.B. Only some special dogs can help the patients feel better.C. Doctors and nurses doubt if pets can bring comfort to the patients.D. Doctors and nurses are aware pets will bring benefits to all the patients.27. Pets are particularly beneficial to the following EXCEPT _C_.A. childrenB. people with mental illnessC. the elderly people who live aloneD. the elderly people who have to live apart from their pets28. The first sentence of Para. 2 suggests _D_.A. touching and playing with a pet makes people nervous and anxiousB. pets can make people become quiet and attentiveC. people feel uncomfortable when they touch and play with a petD. people feel relaxed and hopeful when they touch and play with a pet29. The dog helps Alan do the following EXCEPT _D_.A. She helps her get dressedB. She accompanies her to the hospitalC. She gets the newspaper for herD. She picks up the phone for her30. The sentence “when I was going to a comma” means that _C_.A. when I got hungryB. when I felt asleepC. when I became unconsciousD. when I fell down on the floor短文理解 2 A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other. I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and poof! I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation. The part was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the high way, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM? More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didnt really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier. I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isnt a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. Its their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?31. The authors experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _A_.A. unhappy B. funny C. sunny D. wonderful32. According to the author, human contact in a park means _D_.A. looking at each other and saying hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC. talking on the mobile phone and getting connected with the other peopleD. both A and B33. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the _C_ we are.A. more automatic B. easier C. more disconnected D. closer34. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?_D_A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine.D. All of the above35. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?_B_A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere/B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.C. It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected.D. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere.第三部分：阅读理解（30分）四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。（每题2分，共20分）短文理解1 People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pullution. Pollution is caused either by mans release of completely new and often artificial substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance, such as oil from oil tankers into the sea. Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cant be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal of the products we use in our daily lives.26. The main cause of pollution is _A_.A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environmentB. the production of new industrial goodsC. increased amounts of a natural substanceD. our ever-increasing population27. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only _C_.A. people would pay more attention to the problemB. governments would take effective measuresC. all sides concerned would make more effortsD. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers28. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause _B_.A. air and water pollutionB. both a litter problem and a waste of resourcesC. to pay for the serviceD. to produce the receipt29. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?_B_A. Cutting out unnecessary buyingB. EatingC. Reduce excess useD. Carefully dispose our daily products30. What does the underlined word litter” mean in paragraph 2?_C_A. not manyB. serious problemC. bits of waste thingsD. industrial pollution短文理解2 Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city, it it a nation.” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world. Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children of CaribbeanChinese marriages will go to school with children of RussianIrish couples. None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners. Most of Britains ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages. Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of London. There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from East