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阅读理解专项训练（21） aa farmer had a cow. he took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. he telephoned the vet.“whats the problem?” the vet asked him when he arrived.“my cows ill,” the farmer said. “i dont know whats the matter with her. shes lying down and wont eat. shes making a strange noise.”the vet looked over the cow. shes certainly ill, he said, and she needs to take some very strong medicine.he took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, give her these. the pills should make her better.“how should i give them to her?” the farmer asked.the vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. thatll make it.the next day the vet came to the farm again. the farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“hows your cow?” the vet asked.“no change,” the farmer said, “and im feeling very strange myself.”“oh?” the vet said, why?“i did what you said,” the farmer answered. “i put the tube in the cows mouth and then put two pills down it.”“and?” the vet asked.“the cow blew first,” the farmer said.1.in the story, the vet must be _.a. the farmers friend b. a milk factory c. a hospital for cows d. a doctor for animals2.the farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _a. couldnt lie down b. didnt eat the pills c. couldnt make any noise d. was ill3.what medicine did the vet give the farmer?a. bottle of pills. b. a long tube. c. two pills. d. a small box. bdifferent weather makes people feel different. it influences (影响) health, intelligence (智力) and feelings.in august, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the united states. people there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month. in the northeast and the middle west, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. people in these states have more heart trouble after the weather changes in february or march.the weather can also influence intelligence. for example, in a 1983 report by scientists, iq (智商) of a group students were very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their iq was 10% below. the wind can help people have more intelligence. very hot weather, on the other hand (另一方面), can make it lower. students in many schools of the united states often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (july and august). weather also has a strong influence on peoples feelings. winter may be a bad time for thin people. they usually feel cold during these months. they might feel unhappy during cold weather. but fat people may have a hard time in hot summer. at about 18c, people become stronger.low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. people leave more bags on buses and in shops on low-pressure days. there are a “good weather” for word and health. people feel best at a temperature of about 18 centigrade (摄氏度). are you feeling sad, tired, forgetful, or unhappy today? it may be the weathers problem.6._ can have a bad effect (作用) on health.a. hot and wet weather b. good weather c. warm weather d. high intelligence7.people may have more intelligence when _ comes.a. a rain b. very hot weather c. a strong wind d. low air pressure8.low air pressure may make people _.a. forgetful b. sad c. angry d. tired c several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in america. one was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of new york. the reporter was talking to them about being important. “how do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. the banker thought for a few moments and then said, “i think anybody who is invited to the whiter house to meet the president of the united states is really important.”the reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “do you agree with that?” she asked.the man shook his head, “no. i think the president invites a lot of people to the white house. youd only be important if while you were visiting the president, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the president of the us said he was too busy to answer it.”the reporter turned to the third man. “do you think so?”“no, i dont.” he said. “i dont think that makes the visitor important. that makes the president important.”“then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“oh, i think if the visitor to the white house was talking to the president and the phone rang, and the president picked up the receiver, listened and then said, its for you.”11. this story happened in _.a. england b. america c. japan d. australia12.there are _ in this passage.a. two men and two women b. three men and one woman c. three women and one man d. four women13.the banker thought _.a.he was really important because he was a rich bankerb.the visitor to the white house was really importantc.the visitor who met the president of the united statesd. the reporter was really important14.the owner of the very large company thought _.a.she was really important because she owned one of the largest companiesb.the banker was really importantc.the owner of many buildings in the center of new york was really importantd. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the president, the president would not answer any telephone call dparagraph 1scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of people need. they say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day, they are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds; (2) citrus (柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal (谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.paragraph 2people in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. people in different countries eat at different times of the day. in some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. scientists say that none of the differences is really important. it doesnt matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned (罐装的) or frozen (冷冻的). it doesnt matter if a person eats dinner at 4 oclock in the afternoon or at eleven oclock at night. the important thing is what you eat every day.paragraph 3there are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on the earth. the first is to find some way to feed the worlds population so that no one is hungry. the second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.16.according to(依据)the scientists，which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch？ a. chicken, apples, cereal and cabbages. b. potatoes, carrots, rice and bread. c. oranges, bananas, fish and tomatoes. d. beef, pork, fish and milk,17.it is important for people to eat _.a.three times a day b. dinner at twelve oclock c. cooked food all the time