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It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is_. A. its convenience B. the degrees nation-wide recognition C. the economic benefit(利益) it will bring about D. the hot fields the training will help people to enter5. How many ways are mentioned in the ad for people to get in touch with the Harcourt Learning Direct?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 【答案与解析】文章是一则业余培训班的招生广告。1. C。推理判断题。根据 With Harcourt, you study at home, in your spare time so you dont have to give up your present job while you train for a better one(你可以在家，业余时间接受培训)可知答案选C。2. B。事实细节题。文章中提到in the low tuition price you pay，但没说具体多少学费，故答案选B。3. C。推理判断题。从Your education is nationally recognized 和If companies like these recognize the value of our training, you can be sure that employees in your area will, too!可知答案C正确。4. C。推理判断题。从Prepare for promotions, pay raises, even start a business of your own可推知答案C正确。5. D。事实细节题。文章共提到四种联系方式：(1)sending today for FREE information (2)fill the coupon (3)mail coupon (4)call，即答案选D。Last July, my 12-year-old car died on Californias Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured Id just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just cant leave you here,” she said. “This isnt the nicest place. Ill give you a ride home.” “Youll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed (困惑). “No, Ill take you in my car,” she said. “Its a long way,” I protested. “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “Im just passing the favor along, ” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldnt hear of it. “That wouldnt make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” 1. Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?A. He wondered how long he had bus. B. No driver would give him a ride. C. He didnt know the routes. D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi. 2. Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was _. A. very quiet and peacefulB. dark without street lightsC. neither clean nor beautifulD. a little unsafe3. Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?A. No bus would come at the time. B. A taxi ride would be more comfortable. C. He became impatient and a bit worried. D. He knew the driver would never return. 4. The bus driver drove the writer home later because _. A. she happened to go in the same directionB. she wanted to other peopleC. her brother told her to do soD. she wanted to earn more money5. The bus driver hoped that the writer _. A. would do as she didB. would keep her in memoryC. would give the money to othersD. would do her a favor 【答案与解析】本文讲述了一位好心的公共汽车司机给作者提供帮助的故事。1. A。推理判断题。根据Four more lights, she said. There take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night可知答案为A。2. D。推理判断题。根据I just cant leave you here, this isnt the nicest place. Ill give you a ride home(晚上这里不安全，我将送你回家)可知答案为D。3. C。推理判断题。根据After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home作者在这里等了很久都不见有车来，因此他应该是着急了，所以有搭的士车回家的想法，即答案选C。4. B。推理判断题。从司机的回答Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along 可知他只是想帮助别人，即答案选B。可知他只是想帮助别人，即答案选B。5. A。事实细节题。从司机和作者的对话中可知她只是想为他人做些好事，比较四个选项可知此题最佳答案为A。Pretco阅读理解模拟练习A new school term begins, Is anything new at your school? Sichuan students are getting an extra(额外的)hour to sleep in the morning.This year, Sichuan schools decided that students should start classes later. This should help them feel less tired, For Junior high schools, the first classes wil begin no earlier than 8:30 am.The changes have made students happy. Liu Xian, 15, said his class was excted by the news on the first day of school. “Its so good we can get up later!”said Liu.Liu studies in Chengdu No.4 Middle School. He used to get up at 6:40 am. Now he can get up at 7:40 am because class doesnt start until 8:40 am.Wu Hongli, 15, said the new timetable is .“I used to drink coffee every night or I would feel to sleepy to finish my homework, ”said Wu. “Now I can finish it without coffee.”She used to get up at 6:30 am. Now she can get up at 7:30 am.Wu Honglis mother was happy, too. She thought more sleep would help her daughter grow taller.But some parents worried that more sleep would mean less learning. There used to be five classes in the morning. Now there are only four.Many teachers, though, say the changes better. “Students used to doze(瞌睡)for the first two classes in the morning,”said Wu Zongping, an English teacher at Chendu No.12 Middle School. “But now they look fine and they learn much better than before.”1.What made the Sichuan middle school students happy?A.The new school term began.B.Their schools took on a new look.C.They felt a little bit tired.D.They could get up later.2.In the new term, the first class in the morning in middle schools started at about .A.7:00 B.7:30 C.8:00 D.8:303.Why was Liu Xian excited at the news on the first day of school?A.There were many changes in his school.B.he could sleep one more hour in the morning.C.He could study in Chengdu No.4 Middle School.D.He would have only five classes in the morning.4. Why did some of the students changes of the school timetable?A. They thought their children would lose an hour for learning.B. They didnt like the changes for the sleeping time.C. They were afraid that their children would grow taller.D. They would have only five classes in the morning.5.What did the teachers think of the changes of the school timetable?A.They didnt like the changes.B.They could use the timetable more easily.C.They spoke highly of the changes.D.They looked fine when they taught.DDBACErik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not to lead a full and active life.Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbingMount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at 13,000 feet above sea level-in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America. And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbedMount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about top of the world.” (280)1. When was Erik born?A. In 1968. B. In 1995. C. In 1967. D. In 1969.2. What was unusual about his wedding?A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.C. .His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.D. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level.3. What is Eriks special method for climbing a mountain?A. He takes his girlfriend with him.B. He does his share of the jobs.C. He uses two long .D. He keeps a good team around him.4. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?a. He topped Mount McKinley.b. He became blind.c. He challenged Mount Everest.d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, a, e, d, cC. a, b, e, d, c D. b a, c, d，eADCBI have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happen to be that put-upon member of society - a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and the like, the more I am convinced the things are being run solely to suit the firm, the system, or the union. There seems to be an deceptive(欺骗的) new motto(座右铭) for so-called “service” organizations - Staff Before Service.How often, for example, have you queued for what seems like hours at the Post Office or the supermarket because there were not enough staff on duty to man all the service grilles(窗口) or checkout counters? Surely in these days of high unemployment it must be possible to hire cashiers and counter staff. Yet supermarkets, hinting darkly at higher prices, claim that uncovering all their cash registers at any one time would increase overheads. And the Post Office says we cannot expect all their service grilles to be occupied “at times when demand is low”.It is the same with hotels. Because waiters finish when it suits them, dining rooms close earlier or menu choice is cut short. As for us guests, we just have to put up with it. There is also the nonsense of so many friendly hotel night porters having been thrown out of their jobs in the interests of “efficiency” and replaced by coin-eating machines which offer everything from lager to laxatives(从贮藏啤酒到通便剂). Not to mention the creeping threat of the tea-making kit in your room: a kettle with a mixed collection of tea bags, plastic milk cartons and lump sugar. Who wants to wake up to a raw teabag? I do not, especially when I am paying for “service”.Can it be stopped, this worsening of service, this growing attitude that the customer is always a nuisance? I angrily hope so because it is happening, sadly, in all walks of life.Our only hope is to hammer home our anger whenever and wherever we can and, if all else fails, bring back into practice that other, older slogan - Take Our Custom(买卖) Elsewhere.1. The writer feels that nowadays a customer _.A) deserves the lowest status in societyB) is unworthy of proper considerationC) receives high quality treatmentD) is the victim of modern organizations2 The writer argues that the quality of service is changing because _.A) customers demands have greatly changedB) the staff receive more consideration than customersC) customers needs have become more complexD) the staff are less considerate than their employers3. According to the writer, long queues at counters are caused by _.A) inadequate staffing arrangementB) difficulties in hiring C) lack of cooperation between staff membersD) deliberate understaffing4. Service organizations claim that keeping all checkout counters operated would result in _A) demands by cashiers for a pay raiseB) insignificant benefits for the customersC)a rise in the price for providing serviceD) the need to purchase more expensive equipment5. The old-style hotel porters disappeared mainly because_.A) few people are willing to do that kind of jobB) machines are more reliable than human beingsC) the personal touch is no longer appreciatedD) automation has provided cheaper alternatives6.The writer suggests that a customer _.A) be patient when queuing before checkout countersB) put up with the rude manners of the staffC) try to control his temper when ill-treatedD) go to other places where DBDCDDConsumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” study published by Consumers International Friday .Among the reports more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings，a German fertilizer described itself as “ earthworm friendly”， it was “non-polluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”The study was written and researched by Britains National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.“ While many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna Fielder .The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.The report focused on claims made by specific products , such as detergent (洗涤剂) insect sprays and by some garden products . It did not test the claims, to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September,1999.Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.“Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,” said report researcher Philip Page.“Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.” he said.The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly” and “non-polluting” cannot be verified. “What we are now pushing for