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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上阅读练习（A篇）Today , roller skating is easy and fun But a long time ago , it wasnt easy at all Before 1750 , the idea of skating didnt exist That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin Merlins work was making musical instruments In his spare time he liked to play the violin Joseph Merl

2、in was a man of ideas and dreams People called him a dreamer .One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball（化装舞会）He was very pleased and a little excited As the day of the party came near , Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party He had an idea He thought

3、 he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room .Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll Finally , he decided to put two wheels under each shoe These were the first roller skates Merlin was very proud of his invertion and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while pla

4、ying the violin .On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin Everyone was astonshed to see him There was just one problem Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates He rolled on and on Suddenly , he ran into a hugh mirror that was hanging on the wall Down fell the mirro

5、r , breaking to pieces Nobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time !1The text is mainly about _ .Aa strange manBan unusual partyChow roller skating beganDhow people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century2People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he _ .Aoften gave others surprisesBwas a gi

6、fted musicianCinvented the roller skatesDwas full of imagination3Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to _ .Aimpress the parry guestsBarrive at the party soonerCtest his inventionDshow his skill in walking on wheels4What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph ?ATh

7、e roller skates needed further improvementBThe party guests took Merlin for a fool .CMerlin succeeded beyond expectation .DMerlin got himself into trouble .（B篇）As I stood in front of the grave（墓）of President Richard Nixon , I was thinking about the time 25 years ago when this president helped bring

8、the United States and China closer together Young people of our two countries should help this relationship grow .This remark was made by a Shanghai student when speaking to his fellow students at the Nixon Library in California , U.S.Ahe was one of 80 middle school students from China attending a m

9、onth-longYouth SummitThe Summit was to mark the 25th anniversary（周年）of President Nixons journey to China , which was the turning point in ChinaU.Srelations .The Youth Summit was aimed at increasing understanding and friendship between young students of the two countries through visits and discussion

10、s Seventy-five American students were selected to visit China They also visited the Nixon Library on July 21 before leaving for Beijing the next day The head of the library said he was pleased to see the American and Chinese students talking and laughing together .One Chinese student said ,I didnt f

11、ind it particaularly difficult to talk with Americans We have our differences , but we have a lot in common Dialogue is good for us .1The wordsYouth Summitrefer to _ .Avisits to the Nixon LibraryBthe Chinese students visit to the U.S.Ca meeting discussing relations between China and the U.S.Dactivit

12、ies to strengthen the ties between the Chinese and American students2The student from Shanghai thought about the time 25 years ago because it was when Nixon _ .AdiedBvisited ChinaCbecame U.president .Dstarted building the library in his name3The text is mainly about _ .Athe ChinaU.SrelationsBthe Nix

13、on LibraryCPresident NixonDthe Youth Summit（C篇）At 9:00 Dick Spivaks bank telephoned and said his payment was late .The check is in the post ,Dick replied quickly At 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across town Arriving late , he explained that traffic（交通）had been bad That evening , Dicks girlfrie

14、nd wore a new dress , he hated it .It looks just great on you,he said .Three lies in one day ! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man Each time , he told himself that sometimes the truth causes too many problems Most of us tell much the same white lies , harmless untruths that help to save trouble

15、How often do we tell white lies ? It depends in part on our age , education , and even where we live According to one U.Sstudy , women are more truthful than men , and honesty increases as we get older .While most people use little white lies to make life easier , the majority of Americans care , ab

16、out honesty in both public and personal life They say that people today are less honest than they were ten years ago Althought it is believed that things are getting worse , lying seems to be an age-old human problem The French philospher（哲学家）Vauvenarges , writing in the eighteenth century , touched

17、 on the truth when he wrote ,All men are born truthful and die liars（说谎者）.1When the writer saysDick Spivak is just an ordinary man, he means _ .Ait is common that people tell white liesBDick could do nothing about bad trafficCit is common that people delay their paymentDDick found it hard to deal wi

18、th everyday problems2According to the text , most Americans _ .Ahate white liesBbelieve white liesCvalue honestyDconsider others dishonest3Vauvenarges remark suggests that _ .Alying is an age-old human problemBdishonesty increases as people get olderCpeople were dishonest in the 18th centuryDit is s

19、ocial conditions that make people tell lies（D篇）The report came to the British on May 21,1941 The German battleship Bismarck , the most powerful warship in the world , was moving out into the Atlantic Ocean Her task : to destoy the ships carrying supplies from the United States to war-torn England .T

20、he British had feared such a task No warship they had could match the Bismarck in speed or in firepower The Bismarck had eight 15-inch guns and 81 smaller guns She could move at 30 nautical miles（海里）an hour She was believed to be unsinkable .However , the British had to sink her They sent out a task

21、 force headed by their best battleship Hood to hunt down the Bismarck On May 24 , the Hood found the Bismarck .It was a meeting that the German commander Luetjens did not want to see His orders were to destroy the British ships that were carrying supplies , but to stay away from a fight with British

22、 warships .The battle didnt last long The Bismarcks first torpedo（鱼雷）hit the Hood , which went down taking all but three of her 1,419 men with her .But in the fight , the Bismarck was slightly damaged（损坏）Her commander decided to run for repairs to France , which had at that time been taken by the Ge

23、rmans The British force followed her However , because of the Bismarcks speed and the heavy fog , they lost sight of her .For two days , every British ship in the Atlantic tried to find the Bismarck , but with no success Finally , she was sighted by a plane from Ireland Trying to slow the Bismarck d

24、own so that their ships could catch up with her , the British fired at her from the air The Bismarck was hit .On the morning of May 27 , the last battle was fought Four British ships fired on the Bismarck , and she was finally sunk .1The Bismarck sailed into the Altantic Ocean _ .Ato sink the Hood B

25、to gain control of FranceCto cut off American supplies to BritainDto stop British warships reaching Germany2Many people believed that the Bismark could not be defeated because she _ .Awas fast and powerfulBhad more men on boardCwas under Luetjens command Dhad bigger guns than other ships3We learn fr

26、om the text that on 24 May _ .Athe British won the battle against the BismarckBthe Bismarck won the battle against the BritishCthe British gunfire damaged the Bismarck seriouslyDthe Bismarck succeeded in keeping away from the British4Luetjent tried to sail to France in order to _ .Ahave the ship rep

27、aired Bjoin the other GermansCget help from the FrenchDget away from the British5Which of the following is the immediate cause of the sinking of the Bismarck ?AThe British air strikes .BThe damage done by the Hood .CGunfire from the British warships .DLuetjens decision to run for France .（E篇）As pric

28、es and building costs keep rising , thedo-it-yourself（DIY）trend（趋势）in the U.Scontinues to grow .We needed furniture（家具）for our living room ,says John Ross ,and we just didnt have enough money to buy it So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs .John got married six months ago , and like ma

29、ny young people these days , they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house .Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died He has a full

30、-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory Last month , he received a car repair bill for $ 420 .I was deeply upset about it Now Ive finished a car repair course , I should be able to fix the car by myself .John and Jim are not unusual people Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living If you want to become ado-it-yourselfer, you can go to DIY classes And for those who dont have time to take a course , there are book that tell you how you