阅读理解.doc

、阅读理解（本大题20个小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的4个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上的相应位置。AAmericans think much about timeFrom children they learn to value timeAs children , they are taught to be on time to go to school , to work and to do everythingWhen they are having a good time , they say that time fliesWhen a person is dying , they say he is living on borrowed time Time is moneyTime is knowledgeTime is everying in AmericaA working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a weekThis is the working timeIn his spare time , he also works hard for moneyEven on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usualIn the street you can hardly see that a man walks slowlyThey walk very fastIn fact , they are running They love time because time can bring money and a lot of thingsBut sometimes they also hate time , because they feel they have become servants of the clock 36What do the Americans teach their children to do on time?_ATo go to school BTo work CTo do everying DBoth A,B and C37In the working peoples spare time , they may_Ago out for a trip Bplay footballCwork hard for more money Ddrink beer38How many days may a working American work in a week?_A6B7C5D239Why do Americans usually walking fast in the street? Because they _Avalue time Blike staying at home Care afraid to meet others Dlove to run40The writer mainly talks about _in the passageAchildrenBmoney ClifeDtimeBEditor ：Today our topic is part-time jobsAre they good for school children or not?Headmaster ：Certainly notChildren have got 2 full-time jobs already ：growing up and going to schoolPart-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class MrsWhite ：I agreeI know school hours are short , but there is homework , tooChildren need a lot of sleep MrWhite :Young children perhaps , but some boys stay at school until they are eighteen or nineteenA part-time job can not do harm to themIn fact , it is good for themThey get their pocket moneyIf the pupils from poor families do not take part-time jobs , they can not stay at school Businessman :Well , two of you agree and two dontWhat do our readers think?41The headmaster thinks that students _Ashould take part-time jobsBshould not take part-time jobsCalways fall asleep in classDcan grow up if they take part-time jobs42Who have the same idea?AMrand MrsWhiteBThe editor and MrWhiteCThe headmaster and MrsWhiteDThe businessman and the headmaster43The businessman thinks that part-time jobs can _Abe good for the school studentsBonly help the students from poor familiesConly help the students from rich familiesDmake the students spend a lot of money44MrsWhite thinks the young children need to _Astay at school until they are 18 or 19Bsee something outside schoolChave some pocket moneyDhave a lot of sleep45Which is the best title for the passage?A Part-time JobsB Can Children Take Part-time Jobs?C Full-time JobsD It is Good to Take Part-time JobsCIt is said that as the population of a city grows, so do its problemsPollution, too many cars, and crowded streets are just a few of these difficultiesOne way to help with these problems is city trainsTrains traveling to different parts of a city mean fewer cars and buses on our roads, cleaner air, and more open streetsIn recent years, cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai have all built city train lines The first city train line in China was built in BeijingThe oldest part of the train line, from Beijing Zhan to Ping Guo Yuan was opened in 1969Its length was 236 kilometersAs the city grew after 1980, so did the need for more trainsA newer train line was built to help move people around the city centreThe 16-kilometre-long circle (环形) line was finished in 1987Since that time even more train stations have been built and today the train lines in the city are over 50 kilometers long For the 2008 Olympic Games, the trains of Beijing will be very importantIt is thought that most of the people who go to watch the different sports during the Games will travel using trains46The passage tells us about _ Athe problems in big cities Bcity trains Cthe history of BeijingD2008 Olympic Games47How long was the first train line in Beijing AAbout 16 kilometers BAbout 23.6 kilometersCAbout 33 kilometers DAbout 50 kilometers48In 1977, which of the following places in Beijing could you go to by train AChao Yang Men BAn Ding MenCPing Guo YuanDHe Ping Men49what does the underlined word crowded mean in the first paragraph?A笔直的 B拥挤的C宽阔的D曲折的50Which of the following is true AIn 2008, the Beijing train line will be nearly 40 years oldBThe larger population a city has the fewer problems it facesCMore and more cities are building undergrounds for the 2008 Olympic GamesDThere are 5 stations on the circle line in BeijingDThe United States is one of the greatest fruit-growing countries in the worldFine red apples come from Washington and New YorkGolden oranges come from Southern California and FloridaFruit grows in all parts of AmericaThe kind of fruit that is grown depends on the weather in each placeOrange trees cannot be grown where temperatures drop below freezingSouthern California and Florida are far away from each other, but their weather is much the sameThey do not often have freezing temperaturesIn Washington, apple trees are planted near the Atlantic OceanIn New York, they grow near the Great LakesApple trees are often planted near waterWater temperature changes more slowly than land temperatureNear water the temperature does not drop so fastThere is less change of frost in later spring or early autumnFrost can kill applesAmerica has many kinds of weatherIt has many kinds of soilBecause of this, we grow and eat more fruit than any other country in the world51Near water, the temperature changes _AfasterBslowerCnot at allDthe same as elsewhere52The story does not say this, but from what we have read, we can tell that_Amost fruits grow anywhere in the United StatesBfreezing temperatures are good for fruitCthe same fruit can be grown in different placesDfruits can only be grown near water53How fast does water temperature change?AWater temperature does not change so fast as land temperature doesBWater and land temperat