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阅读理解练习1

PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,35points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)

Directions:Thereis1passageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachofthem,therearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NewFindingsinArchaeology

•SouthAmericaandMadagascarwerejoined70millionyearsago

Picture:Reuters

Anoldcroc:ThediscoveryinBrazilofanearlycompletefossilised

skeletonoftheprehistoriccrocodileUbera-basuchusterrificus,

above,supportstheoriesthatSouthAmericaandMadagascar

werejoined70millionyearsago.

•We'vealljustgot40,000yearsolder

TwoskullsfoundinAfricahavebeenidentifiedastheoldesthumanremainsknownto

science.Thefossilisedbonesfoundin1967wereoriginallythoughttobe130,000yearsold.Buta

re-datingofrocklayersnearthosewhichyieldedthefossilsshowedtheyareactuallyabout

195,000yearsold-fromthetimemodernhumansemerged.Theskulls,knownasOmoIandII,

pushbacktheknownpresenceofHomosapiensinAfricaby40,000years.Thepreviousoldest

Homosapiensskulls,datedtobetween154,000and160,000yearsold,werefoundnearavillage

calledHertointheafarregionofeasternEthiopia.OmoIandIIwereunearthedbyfamous

palaeontologistRichardLeakeyalongtheOmoRiverinsouthernEthiopia,nearthetownof

Kibish.OmoFsmoremodemfeaturesledtodisagreementamongexpertsoverwhethertheywere

thesameage.Therocksinwhichtheywerefoundshowtheyare,saidAustralianarchaeologist

ProfIanMcDougall,whomadethediscovery.HetoldscientificjournaltfcNature^^:“OmoIand

OmoIIarerelativelysecurelydatedto195,000yearsold,makingthemtheoldestanatomically

modernhumanfossilsyetrecovered.^^

Questions:

56.Bywhichmeanscouldthescientiststelltheageoffossilstheyhavefound?

A.Thebonesofthefossils.

B.Theplacewheretheywerefound.

C.Thehistoryofhumans.

D.Identifyingtherocklayersofthefossils.

57.Howmanyyearsolderhasourspeciesbecomebythenewdiscovery?

A.130,000.

B.40,000.

C.195,000.

D.Between154,000and160,000.

58.WhereweretheOmoIandIIfound?

A.NearHerto.

B.AlongtheOmoRiver.

C.NearKibish.

D.InAustralia.

59.Whatdoestheword“homosapiens"meaninthispassage?

A.Humanbeing.

B.Asampleoffossils.

C.Ariver.

D.Acountry.

60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsareNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThediscoveryofanoldcrocodileskeletoninBrazilmakespeoplebelievethatSouth

AmericaandMadagascarwerejoined70millionyearsago.

B.ProfIanMcDougallthoughtOmoIandIIweretheoldesthumanfossilsdiscovered.

C.ProfIanMcDougalldiscoveredthatOmoIandIIwerenotthesameage.

D.OmoIandIIwerediscoveredinsouthernEthiopia.

SectionBShortAnswerQuestions(20points)

Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedbyJOquestionsorunfinished

statements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords

(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions61to63arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

KingJames

BeforethelastshotofMichaelJordan*sfinalgamewiththeChicagoBulls,he

leftbehindamomentthatwillhanginthemindsofsportsfansthewayhedidinthe

air.Hisquickcrossoverdribble,withthehelpofatinyshove,sentUtahJazz

defenderByronRusselltothefloor.Wideopen,Jordannailedthegame-winning

jumpshot,andheandtheBullsclinchedtheirsixth-andJordan'slast-NBAtitle.

AttheRoseGardenArenainPortland,Ore.,lastWednesday,Cleveland

CHARGINGJams,nottwofullCavaliersstarLeBronJames,20,becametheyoungestplayertoreachoneofthe

yearsoutofhighschool,

handlestheball,playsdownlowtoughestperformancemilestonesinbasketball,the“tripledouble5*(doubledigitsin

andshootsfromdeep.IheCavs

arcnovcontenders.points,reboundsandassistsinasinglegame-hediditagainthreenightslater).

Duringoneplay,hisquickcrossoverdribble,sansshove,sentaPortlanddefender

veeringtothesideline.Wideopen,Jamesshotathreepointer.Swish.NothingbutMike.

EversinceJordan'sfirstretirementadozenyearsago,theNBAhassearchedfromChi-town

toChinaforastarasdominantandmarketableasHisAimess.

TheracetoreplaceJordanmayendwithoutawinner,butLeBronJames,injusthissecond

yearoutofSt.Vincent-St.MaryHighSchoolinAkron,Ohio,isalreadyfaraheadofthe

pretenders.Hisgameisspectacular.JamescombinesJordan*seaseatfillinguptheboxscore(and

thestands)witharuthlessinstincttowin,atraitthatHill,agentleman,andCarter,adiffident

performer,surelylack.AndlikeJordan,Jamesknowshecan'tdoitalone.Infact,heisacomplete

teamplayerwholovestopasstheballandmakehisteammatesbetter:IversonandBryantcan*t

claimmuchthere.

Thebiggestshockofall:themosthypedteenathleteofthiscentury,whosingle-handedly

puthighschoolbasketballonnationaltelevision,hasactuallyexceededtheungodlyexpectations

setbeforehim."TheKingJameseraishere"，saysMilwaukeeBucksheadcoachTerryPorter,

whoplayedagainstJordanformuchofhis17-yearprocareer.t4YoucouldarguethatLeBronis

kindofcarryingtheleaguerightnow.”

Questions:

61.Whatdoesthesentence"NothingbutMike?5indicate?

62.Hill,agentleman,andCarter,adiffidentperformerlack,comparedwithJordan.

63.CanyouguesswhatTerryPorterwasbeforehewasacoach?

Questions64to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Goodnews:OlympicchiefsvisitLondon.Bad

news:theyMlbetravelingbyTube

It*scrunchweekforLondon*sbidtohostthe2012Games

BYANDREWJOHNSONandJONATHANTHOMPSON

Conutei^sitingatStratfordineastLcrdon,vhichistheplanedsiteoftheWOOQ-seatOlyipicstadiunTDDUft,All®

SeniorgovernmentministersandBritishsportingheroeswillbeonhandtoextolthe

capitafsvirtueswhenthe12-memberInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)teamvisitsthis

weektoassesstheLondon2012bid.

Althoughmuchoftheirfour-dayvisitisexpectedtobespentintheexclusiveFourSeasons

HotelinCanaryWharfgrillingbidorganisersinquestionandanswersessions,theevaluation

commissionwillspendonedayvisitingLondon'sproposedvenues——andwilltakeatriponthe

Tube.Itcouldproveacostlyjourney.

London2012organisers,whohavespentupto£20montheproject,havepencilledintrips

totheproposedsites,includingtheplannedstadiumatStratford,theMillenniumDomeat

GreenwichandtheExCelcentreinDocklands.

However,thecommissioncaninsistonbeingtakenanywhere,includingthenewWembley

stadium,whichwillhostthefootball,ortothearcheryvenueatLord's,oreventoWimbledonor

Hackney.

Earlierthismonth,theMadridbidsufferedasetbackoverlackofaccommodations,which

wascriticisedbyIOCmembers.WilltransportproveLondons*Achilles*heel?OnFridayThe

IndependentonSundaysentfourreportersonvariousjourneysacrossLondontoputthetransport

infrastructuretothetest.

Questions:

64.HowmanypeoplecantheLondon'splannedOlympicstadiumhold?

65.HowmanyInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)memberswillvisitLondonandwhereare

theygoingtohavethequestionandanswersessions?

66.Whatdoes"tube"meaninAmericanEnglish?

67.London2012organisershavespentupto£20montheproject.Theproposedsitesinclude

atStratford,atGreenwichandinDocklands.

68.WhywasMadridcriticisedbyInternationalOlympicCommitteemembers?

69.TheIndependentonSundaysentfourreportersonfourjourneysacrossLondon.Thefour

journeysarefromCanaryWharftothefollowingdestinations:①,②,③,④.

70.WhatistheproblemwhichtheauthorsworriedaboutLondon*sbidtohostthe2012Olympic

Games?

SectionCTrue(T)orFalse(F)(10points)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisIpassagewith10statements.Readthepassageanddecide

whichofthestatementsattheenclofthepassagearetrueandwhicharefalse.Remembertowrite

theanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions71to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

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阅读理解练习2

PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)

SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)

Directions:Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachquestion,there

arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions51-55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Iwasdirty,smelly,hungryandsomewherebeneathallthat,suntanned.Itwastheendof

anInter-Railholiday.Mybodycouldn'ttakeanymorepunishment.Mymindcouldn'tdealwith

anymoreforeigntimetables,currenciesorlanguages.

“Neveragain,“Isaid,asIsteppedontohomeground.Isaidexactlythesamethingthe

followingyear.Andthenext.AllIhadtodowasbuyonetrainticketand,becauseIwasunder

twenty-fiveyearsold,IcouldspendawholemonthgoinganywhereIwantedinEurope.

Ordinarybedsareneverthesameonceyou'velearnttosleepinthecorridorofatrain,the

rhythmrockingyouintoadeepsleep.

Carryingallyourpossessionsonyourbackinarucksackmakesyouhaveaverybasic

approachtotravel,andencouragesincrediblewastefulnessthatcanleadtoburningsocksthat

havebecometooanti-social,andgettingridofbookswhenfinished.Ontheotherhand,this

wayoflookingatlifeisentirelyinthespiritofInter-Rail,fbrcoirunonsenseandreasoningcan

bethrownoutofthewindowalongwiththepaperbackbookandthesocks.Allittakesto

achievethiscarefreeattitudeisoneofthoseticketsinyourhand.

Anysystemthatenablesyoungpeopletotravelthroughcountriesatarateofmorethan

oneadaymustbeprettyspecial.Onthatfirsttrip,myfriendsand1wereatfirstunawareofthe

possibilitiesofthistypeoftrainticket,thinkingitwasjustaninexpensivewayofgettingtoand

fromourchosencamp-siteinsouthernFrance.Buttheideaofnon-stoptravelprovedtoo

tempting,fbrtherewasalwaysjustonemorecountryovertheborder,alwaysthatlittlebit

fiirthertogo.Andwhatdidtheextramilescostus?Nothing.

Wewerenotcompletelyuninterestedinculture.Butthiswasafirstholidaywithout

parents,asitwasformostotherInter-Railers,andinorganizingourowntimetableweleftout

everythingexceptthemostimmediatelyavailablesights.Thiswasthechancetoescapethe

guidedtour,anopportunitytodosomethingdifferent.Itookgreatprideinthefactthat,in

manyplaces,allIcouldbebotheredtoseewastheviewfromthestation.Wewerejustthereto

getby,andtohaveagoodtimedoingso.Inthiswewerenodifferentfrommostoftheother

Inter-Railerswithwhomwesharedcorridorfloors,foodandwater,moneyandmusic.

Theexcitementoftravelcomesfromthesuddenrealityofsomewherethatwaspreviously

justaname.Itisasifthecityinwhichyouarriveneveractuallyexisteduntilthetrainpullsin

atthestationandyouareabletoseeitwithyourowntiredeyesfbrthefirsttime.

Questions:

51.Attheendofhisfirsttrip,thewritersaid“Neveragain"because.

A.hefeltill

B.hedislikedtrains

C.hewastiredfromthejourney

D.hehadlostmoney

52.Whatdoesthewritermeanby“thiswayoflookingatlife^^inParagraph3?

A.Worryingaboutyourclothes.B.Throwingunwantedthingsaway.

C.Behavinginananti-socialway.D.Lookingafteryourpossessions.

53.WhydidthewriteroriginallybuyanInter-Railticket?

A.Togettooneplacecheaply.B.Tomeetotheryoungpeople.

C.Toseealotoffamousplaces.D.TogoonatourofEurope.

54.Whatthewriterlikedabouttravelingwithouthisparentswasthat.

A.hecouldseemoreinterestingplaces

B.hecouldspendmoretimesightseeing

C.hecouldstayawayfromhomelonger

D.hecouldmakehisowndecisions

55.Whatdoes"it"inLine3,Paragraph6,referto?

A.Aname.B.Thecity.C.Thetrain.D.Thestation.

SectionBYes/No/Notgiven(5points)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave5minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthe

questionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions56-60,mark

Y(forYes)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNo)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNotGiven)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheOutdoorCentre

Openingtimes

Watersports:10am-6pm

PlayPark:10am-5.30pm

Entrance/Carparkfees

Lowseason:Weekdays£2.00percarWeekends£3.00percar

Highseason:23July-11SeptemberWeekdaysandweekends£3.00percar

Feesareforcarswithfourpeople.Eachextrapersonis50p.Feestobepaidatthemain

office.

Thecenterisnotaprivateclub;itisanorganizationwhoseaimistoprovideoutdoor

sportsandrecreationfacilitiesforthepublic.

Groupvisitorsarerequestedtoinformthecenterinadvanceoftheirintendedvisit.

Windsurfing-One-daycourse

BeginnerwindsurfingcourseisofferedonSaturdaysandSundayswhentheweatheris

goodenough.Learningtowindsurfisalotoffun.Theexcitementwhenyousailacrossthe

waterforthefirsttimeisnoteasilyforgotten.Boardswithsmallsailsareavailablefor

beginners.

Coursefee:£32,50(thisincludesallequipment)

One-dayadventurecourse

Thisisanopportunityyouhavebeenwaitingfor.Comeandtrysailing,climbing,surfing

andarchery.Thiscourseisintendedtointroduceoutdooractivitiestoadultsinafun,leisurely

manner.Youdonotneedtobeextremelyfitortohavehadpreviousexperienceoftheactivities.

Allyouneedistobeinterested.

Coursefee:£22.50

PlayPark

ThePlayParkissuitableforchildrenfromtwototenyearsofage.Itisoneofthebestof

itstypeinthecountry.Ithassandandwaterplay,slides,largeballpool,playcastleandmuch,

muchmore.NextyearthecenterwillopenanewPlayPalaceandPlayShip.

Summeradventureholidays(for14-18yearsofage)

SailingClimbingWindsurfingFunGames

Statement:

SafetyisofprimaryimportanceattheOutdoorCenter.Allstaffmembersarefullytrained

inFirstAid,andqualifiedtoteachtheactivitiesonoffer.Wealsomakecertainthatallchildren

onlytakepartinactivitiesthataresuitablefortheirageandphysicalabilities.Forthis

programmechildrenmustbeabletoswim25metresandbeingoodphysicalhealth.

Statements:

56.InAugust,fourpeoplevisitingthecentretogetherbycarhavetopaymorethantwo

people.

57.Thecentrehasspecialequipmentforpeoplewholearntosail.

58.Theadventurecourseissuitableforbeginners.

59.ThecentreisplanningtoaddextrafacilitiestothePlayPark.

60.Summeradventureholidaysareopentoanychildbetweeneightandfourteenyears

whocanswim.

SectionCShortAnswerQuestions(20points)

Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinished

statements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinamaximumof10words.

RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

GoingtothebeachismanyAinericans1favoriteactivity.IntheareanearNewYorkCity,

ninemillionpeopleusedtogotothebeacheverysummer.Theywentswimmingintheocean

withoutgivingathoughttowhatwasunderwater.Butthosedaysarelonggone.

Inthesummerof1988,thegovernmentwasforcedtoshutdownbeachesallover

America.Manyofthebeacheshadtobeclosedbecausegarbagefromhospitalswasfoundin

thewater.Thegarbageincludedglassbottleswithsamplesofblood,andpeoplewereafraid

theymightgetAIDSfromtheblood.Wherethemedicalgarbagecamefromisanybody's

guess.Atsomebeaches,sewage(生?舌污水)wasfoundinthewater.

Americanswereshockedbythisstateofaffairs.Theyhadlongtakenfbrgrantedthat

oceanswerebigenoughtostayclean,evenifgarbageandsewageweredumpedinto

them.Peopledidn'tthinkoftheunderwatergarbagebecauseitwasoutofsight.

Someofthemostpollutedwatersstilllookbeautifulatfirstglance.SanFranciscoBayis

agoodexampleofabeautifulbaythafsfullofchemicals.Scientistsdiscoveredpollutionin

somelakesandriverswhentheyfoundfishwithrottingskin.InmanypartsofAmerica,

peoplearetoldnottoeattoomuchfishbecauseofpollution.

MostAmericancitiesputtheirgarbageintheground.ButNewYorkandafewother

citiesputtheirgarbageintheocean.BostonHarborissopollutedthatscientistssayitwon*t

recoveruntilthenextcenturyatbest.ThecityofBostonputsitssewageinthewater.The

governmenthasorderedthecitytobuildasewagetreatmentplant.

Cleaningupoceanswon'tbeeasy,butpeoplecannolongerignorethischallenge.

Questions:

61.MostAmericansusedtogotothebeachbecauseof.

62.OceanwatersaroundAmericahavebecomepollutedby.

63.Somepollutedwatersarestillbeautifulbecausepollutantssuchaschemicalsarehard

to.

64.Iffishliveinpollutedwaterspeopleshouldnot.

65.Theauthorofthispassageseemstosuggestthatpeopleshouldpaymoreattention

to.

PassageTwo

Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Therearecockroaches（蜂螂）everywhereonEarthexcepttheplacesthatarecoveredwith

ice.Scientistshavediscoveredabout3,500differentspeciesofcockroach.Thereisjustone

humanspecies!Cockroachescanbeanythinginsizefromaboutfivemmtoninecm.Although

fivemmisverysmall,ninecmisaslongasalargerat.

Itisverydifficulttocatchmostcockroaches.They“see”withthehairsontheirbodies.

Thesehairscanfeelthesmallestmovementintheair,sothecockroachesknowimmediately

somethingmoves,andruntosafety.

Ofallthespeciesofcockroach,fortunatelyonlythreeliveamonghumansandarea

seriousproblem.TheyaretheGerman,theOriental,andtheAmerican.Oneeggcaseofthe

Germancockroachcanproduceasmanyassevenmillioncockroachesin12months!

Ourmainproblemwithcockroachesisthatnotonlydotheylookuglytous,buttheyalso

carrydiseases.Theyarcparticularlydangerousinhospitalsastheyeatallkindsofhospital

wasteorgetitontheirbodies.Theycanthencarrythiswaste,whichmaycontaindangerous

bacteria,ontofoodwhichistheneatenbypeopleinthehospital.

Mostofthebacteriathatcausefoodpoisoninghavebeenfoundinthestomachsof

cockroaches,soitisimportantthatcockroachesshouldbekeptoutofrestaurantsandother

placeswherefoodisprepared.

Manypeopleworkandtrytodestroycockroaches,butassoonastheyfindonewayof

doingit,thecockroaches“learn“howtodealwithit.Electricitydoesnotalwayskillthemand

theycanavoidmostpoisonsor“learn“howtodealwithothers.Atonetime,scientiststhought

thatradiationwouldkillthem,buttheyhavebeenonEarthfbrabout300millionyears,andit

doesnotharmthemasmuchasitdoesus.

ItseemsprobablethatwhentherearenolongerhumanbeingslivingontheEarth,

cockroacheswillstillbehere.

Questions:

66.Cockroachesdonotliveinplaceswhereitis.

67.Cockroachesknowthatsomeoneorsomethingisnearbecause.

68.Cockroachescanbecausetheycarrybacteria.

69.Paragraph6saysthatitisverydifficultto.

70.Thepassageismainlyabout.

SectionDSummary(10points)

Directions:Inthispart,thereisonepassagefollowedbyasummary.Readthepassage

carefullyandcompletethesummarywiththeappropriatewordsfromthepassage.Remember

towriteth