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精品文档Passage 56Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 3:30 a.m. by a forceful pull. King, the family dog, was trying to pull her out of the bed. Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire from her parents room. Pearls screams awaked her mother, Fern, and father, Howard, who had recently been in hospital for lung disease. Helping Howard to a first-floor window, Fern told him to climb out, then ran to her daughter.Still inside, King appeared at Pearls window, making squeaking(短促尖叫) sounds. When running toward Pearls bedroom, Fern realized her husband hadnt yet escaped. She made her way back through the smoke and flames, following Kings sound to where Howard lay semiconscious (半昏迷) on the floor. Fern helped him get outside. King came out only after both were safe.As day dawned, the Carlsons saw that Kings paws were badly burnt, and his entire body was burnt, too. His chain collar had gotten so hot that it burnt his throat, making it impossible for him to bark(叫) normally. Only after the seven-year-old dog refused food did they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realize that King, who slept outside, had bitten through a wood door to warn his family.1. Who was King in the story?A. The familys son B. The familys daughterC. The family dog D. The master2. According to the story, the first one who was completely out of danger could be _.A. Howard B. Fern C. Pearl and Fern D. Pearl3. When the masters room caught fire, _.A. the dog was sleeping in Pearls room B. the dog waked Pearl upC. the dog just slept outside the masters houseD. the dog did nothing but barking outside the masters house4. After reading this story, weve learnt that the following statements could be reasonable except _.A. the dog made a big hole in the door B. the dog awoke mother firstC. the dog was the last one to escape from the burning room D. 缺5. From this story it can be inferred that _.A. Pearl loves her parents very much B. Howard is the best man of the familyC. The woman loves her children more deeply than her husbandD. The dog is mans best friendPassage 57As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of energy. The sun pours more energy on earth than we can ever use. Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy.Anything to do with the sun is called “solar”. The word began with the Roman word for the sun and their god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe kind of energy. It doesnt make pollution or have dangerous leftovers. That is why scientists and investors are experimenting with ways of harnessing(治理利用) the sun to do some of the jobs fossil fuels have been doing.But to make the sun do work like that, they have to solve some problems. They have to collect the suns energy. Collecting sunshine is not easy, unless you are a plant. Sunshine is not easy to store, either. You cant fill a tank with it or put it in the wood box. You can not move it through a pipe or a wire. You can not just turn it on.1. What form does most of solar energy take to reach us?A. LightB. HeatC. Gas.D. Both A and B2. Where does the word “solar” came from?A. GreekB. RomanC. Old EnglishD. Chinese3. Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy?A. It is a safe energy. B. It is a green energy.C. It may cause pollution to the air. D. It is endless.4. What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy?A. It is not easy to collect. B. It is not easy to store.C. It is not easy to find out. D. Both A and B5. What is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A. To give a brief introduction to solar energy.B. To explain the reason why it is not easy to make solar energy.C. To give information about the advantages of solar energy.D. To give a brief introduction to the word “solar”.Passage 58A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They went to see Antonio Gaudis church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaudi was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon very rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said, “Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people.” “I will do it,” said Gaudi. He worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed $10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when died he in 1926, and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world come to see it. It was very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.1. Which of the following titles best fits the passage?A. Barcelonaa Famous City B. A Strange History of an Unusual ChurchC. A Poor Architects Unusual Work D. Antonio Gaudis Life2. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Gaudi was a Spanish architect.B. Gaudi devoted most of his life to the building of the church.C. People all over the world admire the architect very much.D. Many tourists go to see Gaudis unfinished church.3. Gaudi sometimes missed classes because_.A. he didnt like it. B. he had to work at the same time.C. they were too difficult D. he had to build a church4. The church is unusual because_.A. its unfinished. B. its strangeC. its modern D. all of the above5. According to the passage, Gaudi_.A. suffered a lot in his life B. was full of sympathy to the poorC. always created unusual works. D. Both B and CPassage 59The dark smoke that comes out from of stacks(大烟囱) or from a burning dump(垃圾) contains tiny bits of solid or liquid matter. The smoke also contains many gases, most of which can not been seen. Altogether, they make up the serious problems of air pollution. In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritate(刺痛) our eyes, causes us to cough and makes us ill.Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had “black snow” from pollutants that have traveled trough the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies, older people and those who have respiratory(呼吸) disease. In 1952, four thousands people die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948 in a small town of Pennsylvania, 20 people died in four-day period of air pollution. As often found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of lung disease, such as bronchitis and asthma. Of course, smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses, too, but these causes have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse.1. Which of the following is NOT true about the “black snow” incident?A. It happened in the northern European countries.B. It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious.C. Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty. D. It is a global problem.2. Who can be killed by air pollution?A. Earth and plants.B. Stones and birds.C. Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses.D. Both A and C.3. How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948?A. 4,000B. 20.C. None.D. 4020.4. What are bronchitis and asthma?A. Different types of headaches.B. Lung disease.C. Heart diseases.D. Different types of stomach aches.5. According to the passage, air pollution increase peoples chance of getting _?A. Headache. B. A lung disease. C. Stomachache. D.Nervous breakdown.Passage 60 如果你长时间不用你的胳膊或腿，他们将会变得虚弱无力 If 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 means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor he really means that he does not give it enough chance(机会) 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 just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things they can write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.(225 words)1. The main reason(主要原因) for one with poor memory is that _.A. his father or mother may have a poor memoryB. he does not use his arms or legs for some timeC. his memory is not often used D. he cant