阅读理解试卷

i. matchthe followingwordswiththeirdefinitionswithineachgroupof five wards. (1*10)variousmake or become suitableadaptdeal withchallenginghappencope withdifficult, but in an interesting wayoccurdifferentannualcontinue to live or existmessengera person who brings messagesexhaustedseparate and drive in many directionssurvivehappening once a yearscattervery tiredii. for each italicized word, choose the best meaning below. (1*15)1. the customer asks the salesman todemonstratehow to use the machine.a. expressb. showc. failure2. making mistakes isinevitable , so do not be discouraged.a. cannot be blamedb. cannot be avoidedc. cannot last long3. the fans werejubilant about the victory of their team.a. filled with great expectationsb. filled with great joyc. filled with great confidence4. thepollutionfromthechemicalfactoryisasourceofworryinthe neighborhood.a. causeb. resultc. river5. do theyobserve christmas day in that country?a. watchb. findc. celebrate6. whales areenormousanimals. you cannot imagine how big some whales are.a. hugeb. funnyc. strong7. there s been a boom in exports this year; the increase is tremendous.a. fallb. mistakec. growth8. thousands of people could die ofstarvationif the crops fail again.a. diseaseb. disasterc. hunger9. in old days, few people could earn enough tosustain their families.a. saveb. supportc. afford10. at last heattained the goal he had set for himself.精品资料a. completedb. trouble-makingc. lazy11. there is anunidentifiedobject in the sky. no one knows what it is.a. differentb. unknownc. irregular12. theremanymythsaboutthecauseofcancer;unfortunately,many people believe them.a. untrue beliefsb. true beliefsc. old beliefs13. she is verylean and thus weak, compared with other girls in the class.a. prettyb uglyc. thin14. after he failed his math exam, he has been feelingdepressedfor several weeks.a. happyb. angryc. low in spirits15. i bought this pair of shoes five years ago, and they are sodurableand im still wearing them now.a. good-lookingb. long-lastingc. fashionableiii. fill in each of the blanks with the given words in its proper form. (1*15)1. before playing the new game, yourself with the rules. (familiar)2. can you how big this company will be in ten yearstime? (visual)3. you must carry out your plan with (determine)4. he smiled in . obviously he was very pleased with what he had done. (satisfy)5. to run away at the first sight of danger is a action. (coward)6. the behaviorof the big boyfrightenedlittletom intocrying. (beast)7. the medicine is if taken in large quantities. (poison)8. adolf hitler is a dictator and tyrant. (pity)9. mary s dress is too long. she decides to it. (short)10. i cannot bear that noise any more. (deaf)11. theonly oftheaccidenttolduswhathefeltin thedisaster. (survive)12. tosay,thisabsent-mindedprofessorlefthisumbrellainthe classroom again. (need)13. the judge would give to his decision when new evidence came to light. (consider)14. your son is old enough to look after himself: i think you are about him. (anxiety)15. he didnothavetimeto finishhisnovel.thestoryremained . (complete)iv. fill in each of the blanks with a word from the box below. (1*10)likebush fruitpersonanimalwonderfulsnakebadeattreegardenmiddlethe snake was the most cunning1that the lord god had made. the2asked the woman,“did god really tell you not to3fruit from anytree in the garden?”“we may eat the“except the tree in thefruit of any tree in the4,”the woman answered,5of it. god told us not to eat the fruit of that6or even touch it; if we do, we will die.”the snake replied,“that s not true; you will not die. god said that because he knowsthat whenyoueat it,you willbe7godandknowwhatisgood and what is8.”the woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would beto eat, and she thoughthow9it wouldbe to becomewise.so shetook some of the10and ate it. then she gave some to her husband,and he also ate it.v. reading comprehension. (2*15)passage oneonce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. he set out one morning with his son to sell the horse before it died.the father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse tobe too tired. they met two men on the road who said, “why are you walking, farmer? you have a horse. it s a long way to market. ”the farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse, while his son walked.then they met two old women,“what are you doing up there, farmer? can t you see how tired the boy is?”so the farmer got down, and his son rodeinstead.next,threeold menstoppedthem,onesaid,“whyareyou walking, farmer? get up. its too hot for an old man like you to walk today. so the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.sometimelater,ayoungwomanpassedthem,“whyaren tyou walking? ”she asked,“it isn t far to the market. give your poor horse a rest.” so the farmer and his son got down once again. it is a fact that you cannotplease all the people all the time.1. the farmer wanted to sell the horse .a. before it was deadb. before it become too tiredc. before it market was overd. before it was as old as he was2. the two men on the road .a. asked how far it was to the marketb. said they thought the horse looked very tiredc. asked why the farmer was not riding on his horsed. told the farmer s son to get off the horse and walk3. the two old women said it was wrong for .a. the farmer to ride such a tired horseb. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedc. the boy to ride instead of his fatherd. only one person to ride such a long way4. the farmer got up behind his son because .a. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkb. the three old men stopped them on the roadc. he did not know why he was walkingd. his son could not ride the horse by himself5. the young woman was most sorry .a. for the old manb. for the farmer s young sonc. that it was not far to the marketd. for the horsepassage twoif you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. everybody knows that. yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. when someone says that he has a good memory, he really meansthat he keeps his memory inpracticeby usingit. whensomeoneelse says thathis memoryis poor,he reallymeansthathe doesnotgiveit enough chance to become strong. if a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过 错 ). but if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备 ), and few of us know that it is justhis own fault.haveyou ever found that some peoplecan t read or write but usually they have better memories? this is because they cannot reador write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. they have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memoryis thewholetimebeingexercised.so if you wantto havea good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering.6. the main reason for one has poor memory is that .a. his father or mother may have a poor memoryb. he does not use his name or legs for some timec. his memory is not often usedd. he can t read or write7. if you do not use your arms or legs for some time .a. you can t use them any moreb. they will become strongerc. they become weak and wont become strong until you use them again.d. they will become neither stronger nor weaker8. which of the following is not true?a. your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.b. yourmemory,likeyour armsor legs,becomesweakif you don t giveit enough chance for practice.c. don t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.d. a good memory comes from more practice.9. somepeoplecan t read or write,but they usuallyhavebetter memories, because .a. they have save much troubleb. they have saved much time to remember thingsc. they have to use their memories all the timed. they can t write everything in a little notebook10. which is the best title for this passage?a. don t stop using your arms or legsb. how to have a good memoryc. strong arms and good memoriesd. learn from the peoplepassage threenick petrels is a doctor in montreal. he works 60 hours a week. he takescare of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. hes been a doctor for ten years.dr. petrels gives his patients good medical advice. but he doesnt just tell his patients what to do. he also sings to them on television! dr. petrels has hisown tv show. the show is in italian, english and french. the doctor starts the showwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvice.heexplainsa medical problem or disease in simple language. after that, he sings another song.dr.petrelsproducesandperformsin hisownshoweveryweek.the program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.his dream is to perform( 表演) in las vegas. his favorite songs are love songs,and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. dr. petrels says,“i always loved to sing. all my problems are gone when i sing. ”but when dr. petrels was young, his father didn t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.some people tell dr. petrels he can help people more as a doctor. but dr.petrels says he helps people when he sings, too.“i like to make people smile. sometimesitsdifficulttomakeasickpersonsmile.medicineand entertainment( 娱 乐 ) both try to do the same thing. they try to make people feel good. ”11. dr. petrels works 60 hours a week, because he .a. gives his patients medical adviceb. takes care of 159 patients a weekc. sings on televisiond. has his own tv show12. dr. petrels , so he is called a singing doctor.a. has been a doctor for ten yearsb. always loved to singc. is popular with his patientsd. also sings to his patients on tv13. in his tv show, dr. petrel .a. sings and gives medical adviceb. sings about different diseasesc. starts to explain diseases with a songd. sings love songs he wrote14. dr. petrels show is popular .a. in las vegas.b. with his patientsc. with people who like his singingd. both b and c15. dr. petrels says he likes to .a. help people singb. go to the medical schoolc. do the same thingd. make people smilevi. write a summary for the following passage (no more than 80 words). (20)technological developments through the years have enabled us to do more with less effort. we have continuously looked for better ways of doing things. each invention andnewdevelopmenthas allowedus to extendour capabilities.todaywe see oneof the most dramatic （激动人心的）technologies ever developed the computer. it extends the capabilities of our minds.computershavesavedorganizationsmillionsof dollars.furthermore,thesesame computer systems have opened up new opportunities that would have gone undiscoveredor neglected( 忽略 ). thecomputermaymultiply （使增加）whatwe cando,and thereturn on investment is high. the growth of computer usage is surprising. on the otherhand, the computer can do serious damage. invasion of privacy(侵犯隐私 ), fraud( 欺诈 ), and computer-related mistakes are just a few shocking examples.the computer is like a double-edged sword. it has the ability to cut us free from some activities, but it can also cut deep into profits, personal privacy, and our society in general. how it