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阅读理解(续)一.本周教学内容：阅读理解（续）Passage1LastautumnIspentaweekatabighotelinLondon.Itwasoneofthosemodernhotelswhereeveryroomisthesamesizeandhasthesamefurniture,andlooksjustlikeeveryotherroom.Myroomwas311onthethirdfloor.Onenight,quitelate,Igotbacktothehotelafteraverygooddinnerwithsomefriends.Iwalkedintotheliftandpressedthebutton.Whentheliftstopped,Igotoutandwalkedtomyroom——orwhatIthoughtwasmyroom.WhenIopenedthedoorIsawanastonishingscene.Amanwaspointingarevolveratawomansittinginanarmchair,andthewomanwassayinginafrightenedvoice:“Pleasedon’tshootme!”Iturnedround,ranalongthecorridoranddownthestairs——Idaren’twaitforthelift——andfoundthenightporterinthehall.“Quick,”Icried,“someoneisbeingmurderedinmyroom.”Controllinghissurprise,hecamebackwithme,butwhenweopenedthedoorof311theroomwasempty.Theporterlookedatmestrangely,said:“Ithink,sir,youhadbettergotobed,”andleft.Iwastoobewilderedtoprotest,andthinkingthatImusthavehadtoomuchtodrink,Ifollowedhisadvice.Atleast,Ithought,Ihaven’theardarevolvershot.ThenextmorningImadesomeenquiries,andtheexplanationwasreallyquitesimple.Ihadgonetoroom411onthefloorabove,whereafamousactorandhiswifehadbeenrehearsingascenefromtheirnewplay.WhenItoldthemthatitwasIwhohadburstintotheirroom,theylaughedandgavemeatickettoseetheplayontheopeningnight.MultipleChoice:1.Thestorytookplace__________.A.lastwinter B.thisspring C.lastautumn D.lastnight2.Thesynonymof“astonish”is__________.A.act B.improve C.surprise D.find3.Thecouplewererehearsingasceneonthe__________floor.A.fourth B.third C.first D.second4.Thefamousactorandhiswife__________whenItoldthemthatitwasIwhohadburstintotheirroom.A.gavemeatickettoseetheplay B.criticizedmebadlyC.hatedmeverymuch D.scoldedme5.Whentheportercamebackwithmeandsawmyroomempty,hemademe__________.A.happy B.sad C.puzzled D.painfulPassage2About150yearsago,amusiciansatquietlyataconcertinViennawhilehisnewsymphonywasplayedforthefirsttime.Attheendhehadtofacetheaudiencetoknowthattheywereclappingwildly.Hewastotallydeaf.ThemusicianwasBeethoven,oneofthegreatestcomposerswhoeverlived.Beethovenwroteabout300piecesofmusic.Someofhismostbeautifulpieceshewroteafterhebecamedeaf.Itishardforanyonetobedeaf.Butprobablyitisworseforacomposerthananyoneelse.Thinkofnotbeingabletohearthemusicyouhavewritten!EvenasachildBeethovendidnothaveahappylife.Hisfather,whowasasingerwiththecourtbandinBonn,Germany,drankagreatdealandwaslazybesides.Whentheboywasonlyfour,hisfatherdecidedtomakeamusicianofhim.HourafterhourBeethovenhadtopractiseontheviolinandtheclavier.Wheneverhedidnotworkhard,hisfatherwascruel.Itisawonderthattheboydidnothatemusic.Helearnedsofastthathewasabletomakeaconcerttourwhenhewasonly11.Whenhewas17,thegreatMozartpraisedhim.AfewyearslaterBeethovenwenttoViennatostudywithHaydn.Soonhewaswritingagreatdealofmusichimself.Beethovenhadanuglyfaceandaverybadtemper.Buthealsohadagreatdealofcharm.ThewealthypeopleofViennainvitedhimtimeaftertimetotheirhomes.Theyforgavehimwhenhistemperflaredup.Illnessmadehimbecomedeafwhenhewasonly31.Duringtherestofhislifehewasoftenill.Hewasoftenworriedaboutmoney,too.Beethovenwrotelongcompositionsandshortones,gayonesandsadones,gentleonesandexcitingones.Hisninesymphoniesareamonghismasterpieces.MultipleChoice:6.“Whenhistemperflaredup”means:__________.A.whenhewasinhightemperature B.whenhistemperaturewashighC.whenhewasangry D.whenhewasintrouble.7.“Timeaftertime”means:__________.A.soon B.atonce C.repeatedly D.quietly8.“Thewealthypeople”means:__________.A.thecleverpeopleB.therichpeopleC.thehealthypeopleD.thewisepeople9.“Itisawonder”means:__________.A.itisafactB.itisnatural C.itisasurprisingD.itisexciting10.“Tomakeamusicianofhim”means:__________.A.towriteapieceofmusicabouthim B.towriteapieceofmusicforhimC.totrainhimtobeamusician D.toaskhimtowriteapieceofmusicPassage3Letustakealookatthechiefthinginthestory—thehumanbodyitself.Ahumanbodyappearstoberathersoftanddelicate,comparedwiththatofawildanimal,butitisactuallysurprisinglystrong.Indeed,itsverysoftnessandloosenessisanadvantage;itmakesmangoodatmovingaboutandfallingaboutinsafety.Manisthemostskillfulinmovementofalllivingthingsofhisownsize,becausehecandosomanydifferentthingswithhislimbs.Man’sgamesshowhowhecancontrolhisownbody.Nootherlandcreaturecanswimasskillfullyasman;nonehassuchvariedgrace;veryfewliveaslongashe;noneissostronginitsnaturalresistancetodisease.Thereforemanhasagreatadvantageinhisbattleagainsttherisksofdamageanddeaththatthreatenhim.Itisdifficulttokillhimsolongasheisfedandingoodhealth.Yeteverydaythousandsofpeopledieneedlessly,eventhoughmanisnaturallystrong,becausethosetwokillers,diseaseandstarvation,winthebattle.Oldage?Noonecanliveforever,soonemightsupposethatquitealargenumberofoldpeoplewouldcometotheendoftheirdayseveryyear.Thereis,however,anotherthingtoremember.Duringthetimeithastakenyoutoreadthispage,aconsiderablenumberofbabieshavebeenbornsomewhereintheworld—oneisborneveryoneandaquarterseconds!Ofthesebabies,onegroupcanbeexpectedtohaveagoodlonglifeofaboutseventyyears,becausetheywereluckyenoughtobebornincountrieswherelivingstandardsarehigh.Thedeadliestofallkillersarestarvationanddisease.Wecannotbecontentuntilwehavemasteredthem.Todosoisoneofthemostimportanttasksofourtimes.MultipleChoice:11.Thesoftnessandloosenessofman’sbodyisanadvantagebecauseit__________.A.makeshimstrong B.helpshimtoavoidinjuryC.madeshimresistanttodiseases D.keepshimingoodhealth12.Whyistheword‘different’initalics?A.Becauseitisnotimportant. B.Tomakeiteasiertoread.C.Tomakeitcleartosee. D.Foremphasis.13.Thesentencethatcouldbeconsideredthetopicsentencebegins__________.A.Letustakealook… B.Ahumanbodyappearstobe…C.Indeed,itsverysoftness… D.Manisthemostskillful…14.Thewritertellsusthat__________.A.therearemoreoldpeopledyingthantherearenewbabiesbeingbornB.therearemorenewbabiesbeingbornthanthereareoldpeopledyingC.thenumbersofoldpeopledyingandbabiesbornareaboutthesameD.noneoftheaboveanswersisright15.Whataccordingtothewriterisoneofthemostimportanttasksofourtime?A.Tokeeppeoplefromaging. B.Topractisebirth-control.C.Tomakepeoplestillstronger. D.Todoawaywithstarvationanddisease.Passage4In1957adoctorinSingaporenoticedthathospitalsweretreatinganunusualnumberofinfluenza-likecases.Influenzaissometimescalled“flu”ora“badcold”.Hetookspecimensfromthethroatsofpatientsandinhishospitalwasabletofindthevirusofthisinfluenza.Therearethreemaintypesoftheinfluenzavirus.ThemostimportantofthesearetypesAandB,eachofthemhavingseveralsub-groups.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusgroupA,buthedidnotknowthesub-group.HereportedtheoutbreaktotheWorldHealthOrganizationinGeneva.W.H.O.publishedtheimportantnewsalongsidereportsofasimilaroutbreakinHongKong,whereabout15-20%ofthepopulationhadbecomeill.AssoonastheLondondoctorsreceivedthepackageofthroatsamples,theybeganthestandardtests.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfatveryhighspeed,thevirushadmultipliedmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.Continuingtheircarefultests,thedoctorscheckedtheeffectofdrugsusedagainstalltheknownsubgroupsoftypeAvirusonthisvirus.Noneofthemgaveanyprotection.This,then,wassomethingnew;anewinfluenzavirusagainstwhichthepeopleoftheworldhadnoreadyhelpwhatsoever.Havingisolatedthevirustheywereworkingwith,thetwodoctorsnowconductedtestsinsomespeciallyselectedanimals,whichcontactinfluenzainthesamewayashumanbeingsdo.Inashorttimetheusualsignsofthediseaseappeared.Theseexperimentsrevealedthatthenewvirusspreadeasily,butthatitwasnotakiller.Scientists,likethegeneralpublic,calleditsimply“Asian”flu.MultipleChoice16.Theinfluenzaoutbreakmentionedinthepassagebeganin__________.A.HongKong B.Geneva C.Singapore D.Malaysia17.Influenzaissometimescalled__________.A.fever B.malaria C.runningnose D.badcold18.Notcountingthesub-groups,__________virus.A.thereisonlyonetypeofinfluenza B.therearetwomaintypesofinfluenzaC.therearethreemaintypesofinfluenzaD.therearemanymaintypesofinfluenza19.TheSingaporedoctorhelpedtheworldby__________.A.curingthosewithAsianflu B.killingthevirusthatcausedAsianfluD.findinganewinfluenzavirus D.reportingtheoutbreaktoGeneva20.TheAsianfluvirus__________.A.wasakiller B.wasveryweekC.couldreproduceveryquickly D.diedveryfastPassage5Thesedaysexperience,likemanyotherthings,isbecomingincreasinglyexpensive.One’sgotalottogetanexperience,evenanordinaryone.Notlongago,Iwantedtotreatmyfriendtoalunch.Whatwereallyneededwasagoodandquietplaceforsomeconversation,notabigmeal.SoIselectedonereservedforpeopleincludingmyselfwhobelongtoaparticularclub.Whatcouldbenicer?“Let’sgototheclub,”Itoldmyfriend.WhenIorderedadayinadvance,IwasaskedwhetherIwouldeata20yuanor50yuanlunch.Isaid“50yuan”.Ididn’trealize,untilIwasaskedtopayafterthelunch,that“50yuan”means“50yuanforeachperson.”Therewerefiveofustheotherday,andallofofusweresurprisedbythequalityofthe50yuanmeal（forall,wethought）.Thebillcameatlast;itwas310.40（250yuanforthefiveofusplusthechargesfordrinks,fruitsandairconditioning）.Ipayedthebillwithoutaword.WhatcouldIsay?itwasnottheclub’sfault.Itwasmyownignorancethatmademepaythelargestlunchbillofmylife.Onthewhole,itwasnotsomiserable;wehadagoodlunchandinabeautifulplace.Besides,theexperiencewasuniqueandwillhelpinlateryears.Tosupportthelogicofthelunchbill,Ihavedevelopedmyowncalculation:50yuanforthelunchand260.40fortheexperience.Thispaidexperiencehasmademetentimeswiser.MultipleChoice:21.Iorderedalunch__________.A.thedaybeforeB.soastohavebiglunchC.inorderthatwecouldhaveagoodconversationD.sothatImightintroducemyfriendtothemembersoftheclubwhichIbelongto22.IhadthoughtthatIhadorderedamealthatcost__________.A.me20yuan B.me50yuan C.us20yuaneach D.us50yuaneach23.Onthatday__________mademepaythelargestlunchbillinmylife.A.myfault B.mywisdom C.theclub’sfault D.theclub’signorance24.“Thispaidexperiencehasmademetentimeswiser.”Thissentenceexpressed__________.A.mythankstotheclub B.mypleasuretobetentimeswiserC.myanger D.mymodisty25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothisarticle?A.Iregrettedhavingpaidmuchmoneybecauseofmyignorance.B.Myfriendspaidthebill.C.Eachofmyfriendspaid62.80yuan.D.Theclubisagoodandquietplaceandthedinneritservesisbetterandcheaperthanothers.Passage6Idon’toftenlosethingsandI’mespeciallycarefulwithmoney,soIwasquitesurprisedwhenIreachedformywalletanditwasn’tthere.Atfirst,IthoughtitwaspossiblethatIcouldhaveleftitathome.ThenIrememberedtakingitouttopayforthetaxi,soIknewIhaditwithmejustbeforeIwalkedintotherestaurant.IwonderedifitwaspossiblethatitcouldhaveslippedoutofmypocketwhileIwaseatingdinner.Thinkingaboutthatpossibility,IturnedandwalkedbacktothetablewhereIhadbeensitting.Unfortunately,therewereseveralpeoplesittingatthetableatthetime,soIcalledawaiterandexplainedtohimthatmywallethadfallenoutofmypocketwhileIwassittingatthetableafewminutesearlier.Ihadthewaitergoovertothetabletoseeifmywalletwasonthefloor.Whilethewaiterwaslookingforit,themanageroftherestaurantcameuptomeandaskedmeifanythingwaswrong.Ididn’twanttogetalotofpeopleinvolvedintheproblem,butIknewIhadtogetthewalletback.Itoldthemanagerwhathadhappened.Hehadmedescribethewallettohim,andthenheinsistedthatIreportthemissingwallettothepolice.ItoldhimthatIdidn’tparticularlywanttogetthepoliceinvolvedinit;besides,IwasinahurrybecauseIhadanappointmentwithmydoctorinjustafewminutes,IexplainedtohimthatmybiggestworryatthemomentwashowIwasgoingtopaythecheck.Hetoldmenot