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{激励与沟通}国际沟通英语试题库国际沟通英语（1）总题库共653题I．ReadingComprehension32篇，每篇5题，合计160题）Passage1O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSyd

neyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain一八62.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedt

oteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTex

as,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,wh

ensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,h

ewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.After

hegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkan

dthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywo

uldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.

A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecauseA.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity3.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaperB.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownnameC.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisonersD.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis4.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.Keys1B2A3D4D5CPassage2Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!”“Well,”answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?”1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause________.A.hecouldn’taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto_______A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccessC.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and_______A.wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyB.againaskedMr.GreyformoneyC.wouldliketomakefriendswithhimD.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen5.Inthesecondparagraph,“…takeachance”means______.A.Mr.GrayhappenedtomeetastrangerB.Mr.GreyhadachancetohelpastrangerC.Mr.GreyhelpedastrangerbychanceD.Mr.GreytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthimKeys1D2C3B4B5DPassage3Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls(旋转)around.Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape(逃出)theearth’sgravityandcarryyouintospace.1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity”means.A.thepullofeverything.B.theforceofattraction(吸引)amongobjects.C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearthD.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.2.Whenyouslip(滑)youalwaysfalltothegroundbecauseA.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravityC.theearth’sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.3.GravityisstrongthatA.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.4.Becauseofgravity,A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.5.WecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecauseA.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan’tpullthespaceship.C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.Keys1C2B3D4C5APassage4Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(参议员)Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”“Why,no,”sheanswered.“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_____A.itwasanexpensivecarB.thedriverwasaproudladyC.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimitD.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause_____.A.thepolicemandidn’tknowherfriendsB.thepolicemandidn’tacceptherkindnessC.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishherD.shedidn’tknowthepoliceman’sname3.Thepolicemanwas_______.A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellowC.animpolitemanD.ashyman4.Thewomanwas_______.A.kind-heartedB.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherworkC.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends’powerfulpositionsD.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer5.Thepoliceman_______.A.hadnosenseofhumor(幽默)B.hadssenseofhumorC.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenselessKeys1C2C3A4C5BPassage5ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin一八21,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobeeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In一八49,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By一八57Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.1.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbeingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolB.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisC.AseriouseyeproblemstoppedherD.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates2.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbeingforadoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_______.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCityKeys1C2A3A4B5CPassage6Intoday’sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplaceandtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn’ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic(大蒜),theItaliansalleatspaghetti(细条实心面).andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite(明确的)ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes(陈规老套).Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions(流行式样),buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmoreC.smallerandlessD.biggerandless2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas.A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesameC.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame4.Nowadays,people’sideasofothernationalities.A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthesame5.Wedon’thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople_______.A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammesC.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammesKeys1C2B3C4C5DPassage7Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones(海葵)areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.”Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells(细胞)lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey______.A.loseweightB.liveinthedarknessC.areundergoodconditionsD.don’teatandarekeptinthedark2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals________.A.willdiewhentheybeeaballofcellsB.donotgrowoldC.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans______.A.growingoldB.theageofapersonC.gettingyoungerD.un-growing5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemonesKeys1D2B3D4A5CPassage8WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable(痛苦的),Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn’tbreathe.Workinginabakery(面包房)whenyouareallergicto(对…过敏)flourcanbepainful.ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisownpany.Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes(配

方).changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoom

uchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour(标准粉),wasbakedinabrickoven(烘炉).

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.W

inningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagai

nsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBakerC.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvereAllergy2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.

A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn’tlikethejob

C.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisownpany3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.A.hefoundedArnoldBakeryB.hetriedanewmethodofbakingC.hehelpedthepanyimprovetheirproductionD.hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Arnold’sbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.B.Arnold’sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.C.Arnold’sbreadwassoldatalowprice.D.Arnold’sbreadwasofpoorquality.5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.A.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.unhealthyKeys1B2A3C4D5APassage9Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry(=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewi

ngbeenear—sighted.ThenPeoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatare

faraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Ifthe

ywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewh

atiscalledastigmatism(散光).This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’

seyesbeecloudybecauseofcataracts(白内

障).Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateontheca

taractsandremovethem.Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlyd

ifferentangle(角

度).Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectouto

fyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroun

dithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfar

awayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.A.onlywhenwecanseewellB.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectlyC.evenifwecanseewellD.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct(模糊不清),oneisprobably.A.near-sightedB.far-sightedC.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.experienceB.imagineC.feelpainD.areaffectedwith4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfarawayC.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.A.oneeyebiggerthantheotherB.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshapeC.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperationD.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglassesKeys1C2A3D4D5BPassage10Themostimportantuseofdrifting(漂流)bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream(墨西哥湾流)mightexplainthisdifference.FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.Theyusedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed(密封的)bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.3.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?A.AmapoftheGulfStream.B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.C.Amapofoceancurrents.D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.4.WhatdidFranklindoinordertomakeanexactmap?A.Heparedhisownmapwithothermaps.B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.captains.C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.D.BothBandC.5.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthefirstparagraphmeans______.A.astreamofwaterB.acourseofeventsC.theflowofelectricityD.thesituationofthepresenttimeKeys1B2C3A4D5APassage11TheGuidanceDepartment(教导处)atBurrvilleHighSchoolhasastaff(职员)ofeleven.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents.Butthestaffseesalotofparents,too.“Parentmeetingsformaclearmonthlypattern,”saysMildredForeman,GuidanceDirector.“Thispatternstaysmuchthesamefromyeartoyear.ThebusymonthsareOctober,MarchandMay.”Septemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentsein,Mostofthesewanttodiscusstheschedules(日程安排).Octoberbringsmanybehaviour(行为)problems.Someparentsarecalledin.Othersebythemselves.ThingsquietdowninNovemberDecemberisaquietmonth.“It’stheholiday,”MsForemansays.“Peoplewanttoein,Iknow,buttheydecidetowaituntilafterNewYear’sDay.”ReportcardsgohomejustbeforeChristmasholidays.Badmarksbringparentsinasschoolreopens.ThishappensagaininMarch,anotherreportcardmonth.Mayisalwaystheyear’sbusiestmonth.That’swhenparentsrealizethattheirchildrenmightbeheldback(留级).TheyeintoseeifanythingcanbedonebeforethingsaredecidedinJune.1.“Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents”means______.A.theyhavemostoftheirworkdonebythestudentsB.mostoftheirworkisgettingridoftheirstudentsC.mostoftheirworkisdealingwiththestudentsD.theirworkismostlydonetogetherwiththestudents2.Inthesentence“Thestaffseesalotofparentstoo.”theword“see”canbereplacedwith“_____”.A.noticeB.understandC.arrangeD.meet3.Fromthediagram(图表),weknowthatthetotaloftheirmeetingsinAprilis______asmanyasthatinDecember.A.twiceB.aquarterC.halfD.two-thirds4.InMarch,eachofthestaffworkingintheGuidanceDepartmenthastointerview(会见)about______parents.A.10B.20C.一五D.55.Mayisalwaysthebusiestmonthbecausetheparentswantto______.A.discussscheduleswiththestaffB.havesomethingdonetohelptheirchildren’spromotion(升级)C.knowhowtheirchildrenaregettingonwiththeirlessonsD.dosomethinggoodfortheschoolorthestaffKeys1C2D3A4D5BPassage12Cantreestalk?Yes,butnotinwords.Scientistshavereasontobelievethattreesdomunicate(交际)witheachother.Notlongago,researcherslearnedsomesurprisingthings.Firstawillowtreeattackedinthewoodsbycaterpillars(毛虫)changedthechemistryofitsleavesandmadethemtastesoterriblethattheygottiredoftheleavesandstoppedeatingthem.Thenevenmoreastonishing,thetreesentoutaspecialsmellasignal(信号)causingitsneighborstochangethechemistryoftheirownleavesandmakethemlesstasty.Communication,ofcourse,doesn’tneedtobeinwords.Wecantalktoeachotherbysmiling,raisingourshouldersandmovingourhands.Weknowthatbirdsandanimalsuseawholevocabularyofsongs,sounds,andmovements.Beesdancetheirsignals,flyingincertainpatternsthattellotherbeeswheretofindnectar(花蜜)forhoney.Sowhyshouldn’ttreeshavewaysofsendingmessage?1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatcaterpillarsdonotfeedonleavesthat______.A.arelyingonthegroundB.haveanunpleasanttasteC.beesdon’tlikeD.haveanunfamiliarshape2.Thewillowtreedescribedinthepassageprotecteditselfby______.A.growingmorebranchesB.municatingwithbirdsandbeesC.changingitsleafchemistryD.shakingcaterpillarsoff3.Accordingtothepassage,thewillowtreewasabletomunicatewithothertreesby______.A.wavingitsbranchesB.givingoffaspecialsmellC.droppingitsleavesD.changingthecolourofitstrunk4.Accordingtothispassage,beesmunicateby______.A.makingspecialmovementB.touchingoneanotherC.smellingoneanotherD.makingunusualsound5.Theauthorbelievesthattheincidentdescribedinthepassage______.A.cannotbetakenseriouslyB.shouldnolongerbepermittedC.mustbecheckedmorethoroughlyD.seemspletelyreasonableKeys1B2C3B4A5DPassage一三Anoblemanandamerchantoncemetinaninn.Fortheirlunchtheybothorderedsoup.Whenitwasbrought,thenoblemantookaspoonful,butthesoupwassohotthatheburnedhismouthandtearscametohiseyes,Themerchantaskedhimwhyhewasweeping.Thenoblemanwasashamedtoadmit(承认)thathehadburnedhismouthandanswered,“Sir,Ioncehadabrotherwhomittedagreatcrime(犯罪),forwhichhewashanged.Iwasthinkingofhisdeath,andthatmademeweep.”Themerchantbelievedthisstoryandbegantoeathissoup.Hetooburnedhismouth,sothathehadtearsinhiseyes.Thenoblemannoticeditandaskedthemerchant,“Sir,whydoyouweep?”Themerchant,whonowsawthatthenoblemanhaddeceived(欺骗)him,answered,“Mylord(=master),Iamweepingbecauseyouwerenothangedtogetherwithyourbrother.”1.Thisstoryteachesus______.A.nottoeatininnsB.nottoeatsoupthatistoohotC.tocrywhenweburnourmouthD.nottobelieveeverythingyouhear2.Thenoblemandidnottellthetruthbecausehe______.A.wasanoblemanfeltashamedC.wasinaninnD.wasangry3.Thenoblemanshouldhave______.A.smiledwithjoyB.shoutedwithlaughterC.toldthetruthD.scoldedthewaiter4.Itisprobablethatthenobleman______.A.hadnobrotherwhowashangedB.hadaverygoodbrotherC.knewthesoupwastoohotD.hadnevereatensoup5.Themerchant’sanswershowedthatbe______.A.wasveryhappyB.believedthenoblemanC.wasangrywiththenoblemanD.hadkindheartKeys1D2B3C4A5CPassage14WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindacmodation(住所).Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofacmodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays”is‘vacaciones’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,th

eword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andt

hatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsign,th

eythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.

Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.whensomeo

neofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemor

e,However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’in

Frenchmeans‘No,thankyou.’1.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEnglandC.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar2.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.

A.theywouldbeabletopractisetheirEnglishB.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotelsC.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinnerD.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingacmodationthere3.“NOVACANCIES”inEnglishmeans______.A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays4.Ifyouseearoadsignthatsays‘Diversion’,youwill______.A.fallintoaholeB.havealotoffunandenjoyyourselfC.findthattheroadisblockedbycrowdsofpeople

D.havetotakeadifferentroad5.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench,I______.Adidn’treallywantanymorecoffeeB.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepotawayC.reallywantedsomemorecoffeeD.wantedtoexpressmypolitenessKeys1B2A3A4D5CPassage一五Abeautifulandverysuccessfulactresswasthestarofanewmusicalshow.Herhomewasinthecountry,butshedidn’twanttohavetogobackthereeverynight,sosherented(租用)anexpensiveflatinthecentreofthecity,boughtsomebeautifulfurniture(家具)andhiredamantopainttheroomsinnewcolours.Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershowbecauseeverybodywantedtoseeit,soshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswouldmakehimworkbetterandmorewillinglyforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsayinganything,andsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonth,whenshegotthepainter’sbill.Atthebottomofitwerethewords“FourhourswatchingMissHallsinganddance,£3,”withthisnote：“After5p.m.Igetfifteenshillingsanhourinsteadoftenshillings.”1.Inthearticle,“MissHall”wasthenameof______.A.aplacewherepeoplesanganddancedB.anunmarriedwomanC.ahallD.astreet2.Thewoman’sflatwassituated______.A.nearthecityB.nearherhomeC.inthemiddleofthecityD.bythesideofthecountryroad3.Theactressgavethepaintertwotickets,hopinghewould______.A.bepleasedB.asklessmoneyforhisworkC.chargemoremoneyforhisworkD.sayagoodwordforhermusicalshow4.Afterthepaintergottheticketsfromtheactress,he______.A.soldthemfor£3B.wenttowatchthemusicalshowC.paid£3forthemD.wasverythankfultoher5.Inthestory,______madeamistake.A.boththeactressandthepainterB.neithertheactressnorthepainterC.thepainterD.theactressKeys1B2C3A4B5APassage16Anapehasalargerbrainthananyanimalexceptman,thoughitismuchsmallerthanaman’sbrain.Apesallbelongtothehotcountriesoftheworld—tropicalAfricaandSouth—eastAsia.Thegorillaisthelargestoftheapes.Heisastallassixfeetwhenstandingupright.Manypeoplethinkthatgorillasareveryfierce.Theyareoftendescribedasstandinguprightlikeaman,beatingtheirfistsandroaring.Intheirhome,intheforestsofCetralAfrica,however,theyarenotatalllikethis,Theyarepeacefulanimalsandneverusetheirgreatstrengthunlessattacked.Eventhen,theyretreatiftheycan.Gorillashaveblackfacesandlong,black,hairycoats.Theyfeedduringthedayonplantsandfruit.Atnighttheoldmaleoftensleepsonthegroundatthefootofatree,whiletheotherseachmakeasleepingplatforminthetreebendingtheleafybranches.Besidesthis,gorillasclimbtreesveryseldom.1.Apeslivein.A.differentpartsoftheworldB.thecoldcountriesC.SouthAmericaandAfricaD.thecountriesofAfricaandSouth—eastAsia2.Anape’sbrainis.A.aslargeasaman’sbrainB.alotsmallerthanaman’sbrainC.largerthanthatofanyotheranimalincludingmanD.alotlargerthanaman’sbrain3.Agorillaisaboutsixfeettallwhenhe.A.standsonhislegsB.standonhisarmsC.roarsD.useshisgreatstrength4.Allgorillasliveon.A.vegetablesB.leavesandgrassC.plantsandfruitD.rice5.Duringthenightgorillausuallysleepintreesexcept.A.theoldfemalegorillaB.theoldmalegorillaC.theyounggorillasuptosixyearsoldD.thebabygorillasKeys1D2B3A4C5BPassage17ThemansittingoppositeRobertwastheFinancialController.Everybodycalledhim“theFC”forshort.Hemadeallthedecisionsaboutmoney.Robertneededsomemore.Thatwaswhyhehadtoseehim.Thetwomendidnotgetonverywell.Infact,theyhadalwaysdislikedeachother.“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion,”theFCsaid.Roberthaddifficultyincontrollinghimself,buthemanagedsomehow.Heexplainedthathewantedthemoneyinordertomakemoreprogrammes.“Andwhydoyouwanttodothat?”theFCaskedsharply.Again,Robertalmostlosthistemper.

“Becausemoreandmorepeoplearelisteningtomydepartment’sprogrammes.There’sgreat

demandforthem,”heanswered.TheFCdidnotseemtobelievehim.ButRoberthadareportonthenumbersoflistenerstoallEBCp

rogrammes.TheFCbecamelessconfident(自

信).Robertthrewthereportdownonthetableandtoldhimtoreadit.TheFClookedatitinsilence.Thefigures(数

字)provedthathehadbeenwrong,buthedidnotwanttoadmitit.“Well,”hefinallysaid,

“Imayhavemadeasmallmistake.”Robertnoticedtheword“may.”

Hegotuptoleave.Buthehadthefeelingthathewouldgetthemoneyafterall.1.InthestorytheFinancialControllerwasapersonwhowasinchargeofA.Robert’sdepartment’sprogrammes.B.EBCprogrammes.C.EBCmoney.D.bothBandC.2.“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion.”Here“outofthequestion”means

A.withoutanyquestionB.withsomequestion.C.impossible.D.possible.3.RobertdecidedtomakemoreprogrammesbecauseA.hewantedtomeettheneedsofthelisteners.B.“theFC”dislikedhimC.themembersofhisdepartmentwantedhimtodoso.D.hewantedtoshowhimselfoff.4.WhyweremoreandmorepeoplelisteningtoRobert’sprogrammes?A.Becausehealwayslosthistemper(脾气).B.Becausehedisliked“theFC.”C.Becausetheprogrammeswererichandtothetasteofthelisteners.D.Wedon’tknow.5.Whodoyouthinkwontheargument(争论)intheend?A.TheFinancialController.B.Robert.C.Nobody.D.Thelisteners.Keys1C2C3A4C5BPassage一八Notmanyyearsago,awealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEngland.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy—five,hegave£12,000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipment(设备)forachildren’splayground.Asaresultofhiskindness,manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.Duringtheirtalk,Johnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobeahundred.Thenewspapermanaskedhi