中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练2

中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练

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阅读理解（一）

1.Unlesswespendmoneytospot（认出，发现）andpreventasteroids（小行星）now,one

mightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.

Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星体）thatraceacrossthenightsky.Most

orbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.Buttherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhose

orbitsputthemonacollisioncoursewithEarth.

But$500millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow,thenspend$10millionayearforthe

next25yearstolocatemostofthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotafatalone,thescientistssay,

we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare（i）Howlikelytheevent

is;（2）Howbadtheconsequencesiftheeventoccurs.Expertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughto

destroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500,000years.Soundsprettyrarebutifonedid

fall.Itwouldbetheendoftheworld.t4Ifwedon'ttakecareofthesebidasteroids,they'lltakecare

ofus,“saysonescientist,“it'sthatsimple.”

Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.Dowereallywantfleets（舰队，车队）of

nuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?”theworldhaslessfearfromdoomsday（毁灭性）rocks

thanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstthem.^^SaidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

1.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

C.Theyaremoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

2.WhatdoscientistssayaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

A.Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerexists.

B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery25years.

C.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

D.It'sstilltooearlytosaywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.

3.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstoalterthecourseof

asteroids?

A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.

D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisprovedapplicable.

4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_

A.Whilepushingasteroidsoffcoursenuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld.

B.AsteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture.

C.Theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceitisunlikelytohappenin

ourlifetime.

D.WorkablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventacollisionofasteroidswithEarth.

5..Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'stoneinthispassage?

A.Optimistic（乐观的）B.Critical（批评的）C.Objective（客观的）D.Arbitrary（武断的）

2.Thelawsaysthatwomenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsasmenandearn

thesameasthem.

Therealityisverydifferent.Womenlosebecause,25yearsaftertheEqualPayAct,many

ofthemstillgetpaidlessthanmen.

Theylosebecausetheydolower-paidjobswhichmenjustwon'tconsider:Andtheylose

theyaretheoneswhointeiruptacareertohavechildren.

AllthisisreportedinanindependentstudyorderedbytheGovernment'swomen'sunite.

Thebiggestproblemisn'tequalpayinworkplacessuchasfactories.Itisasortofwork

womendo.

Makealistoflow-paidofjobs_thenconsiderwhodoesthem.

Trynurses,secretaries,cleaner,clerks,teachersinprimaryschools,dinnerladies,andchild

carehelpers.Notalotofmenamongthatgroup,arethere?

Yetsomeofthosejobsarereallyimportant.Surelynoonewoulddenythataboutnursesand

teachers,forastart.

Sowhydowerewardthepeoplewhodothemsopoorly?Therecanbeonlyoneanswer-

becausetheyarewomen.

Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight.ButtheGovernment,whichemploysalotof

them,,andotherbosseshavetomakeastart.

Itisdisgraceful（可耻的）thatwehavegoneintothe21slCenturystilltreatingwomenlike

second-classcitizens.

1.Womenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsandbepaidequallyasmen.

A.after25years

B.accordingtothelaw

C.asaresultoftheEqualPayAct

D.becausewomenareasstrongasmen

2.Wecanlearnfromthetextwhattheproblemreallymattersis.

A.thatthewomeninterruptacareertohavechildren

B.whatsortofworkwomendo

C.becausetheyarewomen

D.whatanunfairpaywomengetinworkplaces.

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter'sidea?

A.Womenshouldgelequalpayforequalworktothatofmen.

B.Womenshouldstrengthen力口强themselves.

C.TheGovernmentoughttoprotectwomenagainstgettingpaidlessthanmen.

D.Someofthejobsthatwomendoareofgreatimportance.

4.Whenthewritersays“Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight^^,hemeans.

A.wemustsolvetheproblemveryquickly.

B.thereisnotcompletelyfairthingallovertheworld.

C.weneedalongtimetochangetheunfairreality.

D.theproblemthatwomenlosewillbesolvedsoon.

5.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Worktogivewomenafairpaydeal.

B.Timetochangethesituation.

C.Equalwork,equalpay.

D.Shouldwomenbetreatedlikesecond-classcitizens?

3.Therehaveneverbeenmanyadventurers.Youvanreadstoriesaboutmencalled

adventures.Buttheywerereallybusinessmen.Therewassomethingtheywanted-----alady,or

money,oracountry,orhonor.Andsotheygotit.Butatrueadventureisdifferent.Hestarts

withoutanyspecialpurpose.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.

Therehavebeenmanyhalf-adventurers.Andtheyweregreatmen.Historyisrichwiththeir

stories.Buteachofthemhadaspecialpurpose.Theywerenotfollowersoftrueadventure.

InthebigcityofNewYork,RomanceandAdventurearealwayswaiting.

Aswewalkalongthestreet,theyarewatchingus.Welookupsuddenlyandseeafaceina

window.Thefaceseemstointerestusstrangely.Orinaquietstreet,wehearacryoffearandpain

comingfromahousewherenoonelives.Acartakesustoastrangedoor,insteadoftoourown.

Thedooropensandweareaskedtoenter.Ateverycorner,eyeslooktowardus,orhandsare

raised,orfingerspoint.Adventureisoffered.

Butfewofusarereadytoaccept.Wearereadytodoonlythethingswedoeveryday.We

wishtodoonlythethingsthateveryoneelsedoes.Wemoveon;andsomedaywecometotheend

ofalongquietlife.Thenwebegintothink.Then,whenitistoolate,wearesorrythatwehave

neverknowntrueRomanceandAdventure.

1.Intheauthor'sopinion,therearetrueadventures.

A.manyB.fewC.noD.afew

2.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorsayatrueadventureisdifferentfromabusinessman?

A.Heisreadyforanythinghemaymeet.

B.Heisnotinterestedinmoney.

C.Heenjoysexcitementwhileabusinessmandoesnot.

D.Atrueadventureisromantic,whileabusinessmanisdull.

3.Accordingtothepassage,acryoffearandpaincoiningfromahousewherenoonelivesin

aquietstreetmeans_.

A.anumberB.afightC.wealthD.adventure

4.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit,butwecaninferfromthepassagethatwhenmostpeople

meetanofferofadventure,theywill.

A.growangrybutcurious

B.accepttheoffer

C.growembarrassedandrejecttheoffer

D.befrightenedandcryforhelp.

5.Whendomostpeoplewishthattheyhadknownromanceandadventure?

A.Whentheyareyoung.

B.Whenitinvolvesabeautifulladyorhandsomeman.

C.Whensomethingintereststhemstrangely.

D.Whentheyreachtheendofalongquietlife.

4.Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.

Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures--thosewhohave

climbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboats

acrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitement

fromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfroma

highplace（perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon）200metresabovethegroundwithanelastic（有

弹性的）ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyou

fromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtried

bungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumping

includejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.（悬崖）

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecause

lifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseasescouldnoteasily

becured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.（生存）.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkin

comparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolook

afterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerin

activitiessuchasbungeejumping.

1.Abesttitleforthetextis____.

A.Dangeroussports:whatandwhy

B.Theboredomofmodemlife

C.Bungeejumping:Isitreallydangerous?

D.Theneedforexcitement

2.Moreandmorepeopletoday.

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping

B.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.arecomingclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces

3.Inbungeejumping,you____.

A.jumpashighasyoucan

B.slidedownaropetotheground

C.attach（系）yourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope

4.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause.

A.theyhavealotoffreetime

B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.theirlifeisshortofexcitement

D.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood

5.Thewriterofthetexthasaattitudetowardsdangeroussports.

A.Positive（肯定的）B.negative（否定的）C.neutral（中立的）D.nervous（紧张的）

5.ThereportcametotheBritishonMay21,1949.TheGermanbattleshipBismarck,themost

powerfulwarship（战舰）intheworld,wasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroy

theshipssuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEngland.

TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeed

orinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81smallguns.Shecouldmoveat30

nautical（海上的）milesanhour.Shewasbelievedtobeunsinkable.

However,theBritishhadtosinkher.Theysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbest

battleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24,theHoodfoundtheBismarck.

ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttosee.Hisorderswere

todestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsupplies,buttostayawayfromafightwithBritish

warships.

Thebattledidn'tlastlong.TheBismarck'sfirsttorpedo（鱼雷）hittheHood,whichwent

downtakingallbutthreeofher4,419menwithher.

Butinthefight,theBismarckwasslightlydamaged.Hercommanderdecidedtorunfor

repairstoFrance,whichhadatthattimebeentakenbythespeedandtheheavyfog,theylostsight

ofher.

Fortwodays,everyBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarck,butwithno

success.Finally,shewassightedbyaplanefromtheair.TheBismarckwashit.

OnthemorningofMay27,thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredontheBismarck,

andshewasfinallysunk.

1.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOcean.

A.tosinktheHood

B.togaincontrolofFrance

C.tocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritain

D.tostopBritishwarshipsreachingGermany

2.ManypeoplebelievedthattheBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshe.

A.wasfastandpowerfulB.hadmoremenonboard

C.wasunderLuetjens,commandD.hadbiggergunsthanotherships

3.Welearnfromthetextthaton24ofMay.

A.theBritishonthebattleagainsttheBismarck

B.theBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritish

C.theBritishgunfiredamagedtheBismarckseriously

D.theBismarcksucceededinkeepingawayfromtheBritish

4.LuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinorderto.

A.havetheshiprepairedB.jointheotherGermans

C.gethelpfromtheFrenchD.getawayfromtheBritish

5.WhichofthefollowingistheimmediatecauseofthesinkingoftheBismarck?

A.TheBritishairstrikes.

B.ThedamagedonebytheHood.

C.GunfirefromtheBritishwarships.

D.Luetjens,decisiontorunforFrance.

6.“Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead.^^BobertS.Cassatt,aleadingbankerofPhiladelphia,

shoutedwhenhistwenty-year-oldeldestdaughterannouncedthatshewantedtobecomeanartist.

Inthe19thcentury,playingatdrawingorpaintingondisheswasallrightforayounglady,but

seriousworkinartwasnot.Andwhentheyounglady'sfamilyrackedamong（挤身于）thebestof

Philadelphia^social（社会各界的）families,suchanideacouldnotevenbeconsidered.

ThatwashowMaryCassatt,bom1844,beganherstruggleasanartist.Shedidnottremble

beforeherfather'sanger,sheopposed（反对）himwithcourageandatlastmadehimchangehis

mind.ManyCassattgaveuphersocialpositionandallthoughtsofathousandandafamily,which

inthosetimeswasunthinkableforayounglady.Intheend,afterlongyearsofhardworkand

perseverance（坚持），shebecameAmerica'smostimportantwomanartistandtheinternationally

recognizedleadingwomanpainterofthetime.

1.HowdidMrCassattreact（反应）whenhisdaughtermadeherannouncement?

A.Hefearedforherlife.B.Hewasveryangry.

C.Henearlykilledher.D.Hewarnedher.

2.WhatinfactwasMrCassatt^mainreasoninopposinghisdaughter'swish?

A.Drawingandpaintingwassimplyunthinkableamongladiesinthosedays.

B.Hedidnotbelievehisdaughterwantedtoworkseriouslyinart.

C.Hebelievedanartist'slifewouldbetoohardforhisdaughter.

D.Ladiesofgoodfamiliessimplydidnotbecomeartistsinthosetimes.

3.WhatmadeMaryCassatt's"struggle“tobecomearecognizedartistespeciallyhard?

A.ShewasawomanB.Herfatheropposedher.

C.Shehadnosocialposition.D.Shedidn'tcomefromanartist'sfamily.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatt'smarriage?

A.Hermaniagefailedbecauseshenevergaveathoughttoherhusbandandfamily.

B.Shenevermarriedbecauseshedidnotwanttobejustawifeandmother.

C.Aftermarriageshedecidedtogiveupherhusbandratherthanhercareer.

D.Shedidnotmarrybecauseforaladyofhersocialpositiontomarrybelowherwasunthinkable.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertCassatt'scharacterfromthetext?

A.Hewasacruelman.B.Hewasastubborn（固执的）man.

B.Heknewnothingaboutart.D.Heknewlittleabouthisdaughter.

7.1hadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasaneccentric（怪僻的）

farmer.IhadnevermethimbeforealthoughIhadoftenheardpeopletalkabouthim.Hesounded

quitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenI

couldmakeoutwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadaverybadaccident.Ihadn'ttheslightest

ideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.

IthadbeensnowingheavilythatIdidn'tknowtheway.Ihadbeendrivingforatleastanhour

whenIfinallyfoundhisplace.Hewasstandingthere,waitingforme.ItseemedMillyhaddied.

“Shemeantmoretomethananyone...evenmyownwife!”hesaid.Icouldseethathehadbeen

crying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplace,apossiblescandal（丑闻）.Iwasevenmore

shockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebam."Iwouldn'tleaveheroutinthecold!”he

said.

Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmeto

coveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureon

theground.4€Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn'tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!”hesaid,

andburstintotearsagain.

1.Theunderlinedphrase“makeout“inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.expectB.understandC.seeclearlyD.hearclearly

2.Beforehearrivedatthefarmer'shouse,thewriterexpectedtoseeMillylying.

A.onthegroundofabarnB.onthefloorofaroom

C.inbedinaroomD.inbedinabarn

3.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?

A.ShehadmetwithanaccidentB.Shehadcausedascandal.

C.Shewasseriouslyill.D.Shewashiddensomewhere.

4.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight.

A.lookintothematterB.bringMillybacktolife

C.freehimfromascandalD.keepthewholethingasecret

5.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya.

A.farmerB.policemanC.countrydoctorD.newspaperreporter

8.Morethan6000childrenwereexpelled（开除）fromUSschoolslastyearforbringingguns

andbombstoschool,theUSDepartmentofEducationsaidonMay8.

Thedepartmentgaveareportontheexpulsionsassayinghandgunsaccountedfor58percent

ofthe6093expulsionsin1996—97,against7percentforrifles（步枪）orshotgunsand35percent

forothertypesoffirearms.

“Thereportisaclearsignthatournation'spublicschoolsarecrackingdown（严惩）“on

studentswhobringgunstoschool,''EducationSecretryRichardRieysaidinastatement.14We

needtobetough・minded（坚强的）aboutkeepinggunsoutofourschoolsanddoeverythingto

keepourchildrensafe.”

InMarch1997,a11-year-oldboyanda13-year-oldusinghand-gunsandriflesshotdeadfour

childrenandateacherataschoolinJonesboro,Arkansas.InOctober,twowerekilledandseven

woundedinashootingataMissisippischool.Twomonthslater,a14-year-oldboykilledthree

highschoolstudentsandwoundedfiveinDaducab,Kentucky.

“Mostoftheexpulsions（开除），56percent,werefromhighschools,whichhavestudentsfrom

aboutage13,34percentwerefromjuniorhighschoolsand9percentwerefromelementary

schools.,,Thereportsaid.

1.FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatintheUSschools.

A.studentsenjoyshootingB.studentsareeagertobesoldiers

C.safetyisaproblemC.studentscanmakeguns

2.ThereportfromtheUSDepartmentofEducationshowsthat.

A.thenumberoftheexpulsionsisnowlarge

B.thenumberoftheexpulsionsiswrong

C.therearesoldiershidingamongthestudents

D.gunsareoutofcontrolinUSschools

3.Themainideaofparagraphfourshowsus.

A.someexamplesofshootingsinUSschools

B.theAmericans,feeling

C.somefamousschools

D.thatsometeacherswerekilledbystudents

4.Howmanystudentswereshotdeadin1997inUSschools?

A.10B,9C.12D.22

5.Fromthispassageweknowthat.

A.everyAmericancannothaveguns

B.onlysoldiersandpolicecanhaveguns

C.everyAmericancitizencanownguns

D.teachershavenomoneytobuyguns

9.Ithelpsusunderstandtheworldbetterifweknowalittlegeographyandhavesomemaps

athand.ButwithmapsinChineseonly,misunderstandingispossibleinstudyingworld

events.Chinesenamesarelong,hardtopronounceandwithoutmeaningtoaforeigner.For

theopeningofthecountrymapsareimportantandhelpfulandneededbadly.

Iwishmapsvariouslanguages,suchasthoseusedintheUnitedNations,wouldcomeoutand

besoldinallbookstoresopentoChinese.

1.Thewriterismainlytalkingabout.

A.geographyB.mapsC.ChinesenamesD.theopeningofthecountry

2.KnowingalittlegeographyandhavingsomemapsinChineseonly,aforeigner.

A.canstudyworldeventseasily

B.canstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstanding

C.can'tstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstanding

D.willfelljoyinstudyingworldevents

3.WhatarethedifficultiesforaforeignertouseamapinChinese?

A.Aforeignerhasnowheretobuyamap

B.AllthebookstoresonlyopentoChinese.

C.ThenamesofChinesepeoplearelong,hardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.

D.ThenamesofplacesonamapinChinesearelong,hardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.

4.IntheUnitedNationspeopleusemapsin__.

A.foreignlanguagesonlyB.Chineseonly

C.variouslanguagesD.Englishonly

5.Accordingtothepassagemapsinforeignlanguagearebadlyneeded.

A.inacountryopentootherpartsoftheworld

B.ifacountryisgoingtojointheUnitedNations

C.whenwearelearninggeography

D.iftherearenomapsinbookstoresopentoChinese

10.Doanimalshaveaculture?Whatdowemeanby“culture?”Latelysocialscientistshave

beguntoaskifcultureisfoundjustinhumans,orifsomeanimalshaveaculturetoo.Whenwe

speak,ofculture,wemeanawayoflifeagroupofpeoplehaveincommon.Cultureincludesthe

beliefsandattitudeswelearn.Itisthepatternsofbehaviorthathelppeopletolivetogether.Itis

alsothepatternsofbehaviorthatmakeonegroupofpeopledifferentfromanothergroup.

Ourcultureletsusmakeupforhavinglostoutstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses.

Insteadweusetools,cooperatewithoneanother,andcommunicatewithlanguage.Butthese

aspectsofhumanbehavior,or“culture,“canalsobefoundinthelivesofcertainanimals.Animals

canmaketools,forexample.Weusedtothinkthattheabilitytousetoolswasthedividingline

betweenhumanbeingsandotheranimals.Lately,however,wehavefoundthatthisisnotthecase.

Chimpanzees（非洲小猩猩）cannotonlyusetoolsbutactuallymaketoolsthemselves.Animals

canalsoshareknowledgewitheachotherandusetheirownlanguagetocommunicate.Soitmay

beimportantforustoknowthatthelinedividingusfromanimalsisnotasclearasweusedto

think.

1.Choosethestatementthatbestexpressesthemainidea..

A.Achimpanzeecanlearntousesignlanguagetomakesentences

B.Otheranimalscaninventtools

C.Knowledgeandcommunicationarenolongersignsofonlyhumanbehavior

D.Thelinedividinghumanculturefromanimalcultureisnotasclearaswemightthink

2.“Culture”refersto.

A.booklanguageofbehaviorwelearn

B.thepatternsofbehaviorwelearn

C.traditionalideas

D.people'sgoodhabits

3.Achimpanzee'suseoftoolsmeans

A.animalsarethesameashumanbeings

B.animalscanbeascleverashumanbeings

C.thedividinglinebetweencultureandanimalculturenolongerexists

D.animalsmayhaveaculturelikeourown

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?.

A.Theabilitytouselanguageseparateshumanbeings

B.Wecanbecertainthatanimalshaveaculturetoo

C.Socialscientistsdoubtifanimalshaveaculturetoo

D.Sometraditionalideasaboutthedifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandanimalsmaybewrong

5.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph“Ourculturelets7usmakeupforhavinglostour

strength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses“means.

A.asaresultofourculture,wehavelostourstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenses

B.ourculturehasenabledusevenbetterthoughwehavelostourstrength,claws,longteeth,and

otherdefenses

C.ourculturehasbroughtbacktousstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefensesthatwehave

lost

D.ourcultureasksthatweloseourstrength,claws,longteeth,andotherdefenseswhichanimals

stillhave

Thekey:

l.BABDC

2.BBACA

3.BADCD

4.AACCC

5.CABAC

6.BAABD

7.BCABC

8.CDABC

9.BCDCA

10.DBDDB

完型填空：（A）

Astudentpassedalltheentranceexaminationsbeforehewenttoa_1_whereheputhis

_2downforacourseingeography,butafterthefirstlecture,hedidnot___3_upanymore.

Theteachernoticedthestudent's_4_,andthoughtthathehadchangedto___5_

course.However,hewasverysurprisedattheboy's_6—onthelistofstudentswhointendedto

take_7___examinationattheendoftheterm.

Theteacherhadprepareda_8_examinationpaper,which,followedhislecturesvery

—9—,andhewaseagartosee10___thisstudentwouldanswerthequestions.He_11_bad

answers,butitturned_12_thathecouldfindonlyonesmall13___.Hewentthroughhepaper

overagain,buthegotthe_14___result.Sohesentforthestudent.

Whenthestudenthadcomeintothe_15___,theteachersaid,“Iknowthatyouattendedmy

firstlecture_16_andafterthatyouhavebeen17___.I'dliketoknowyougotnearlyeverything

_18—.

“Oh,Iamverysorryaboutthat19___,sir,"answeredthestudent._20___theexamination,1

realizedwhatI_21___havewritten.1wouldnothavemadethemistakeifIhadnotbeen_22_

byyourfirstlectureZ,

Fromthis_23_weknowallthestudentwhowasabsent_24—thelectureswasbright,and

knowhowto25___byhimself.

l.A.collegeB.factoryC.companyD.school

2.A.numberB.nameC.addressD.marks

3.A.riseB.standC.turnD.got

4.A.carelessnessB.prideC.absence0.activities

5.A.otherB.anotherC.interestingD.modern

6.A.gradeB.ageC.addressD.name

7.A.middleB.geographyC.lastD.important

8.A.difficultB.longC.verygoodD.simply

9.A.nearlyB.closelyC.sharplyD.clearly

10.A.whatB.thatC.whenD.how

11.A.meantB.waitedforC.expected0.imagined

12.A.outB.upC.offD.on

13.A.markB.mistakeC.number0.shortcoming

14.A.differentB.unexpectedC.surprisingD.same

15.A.officeB.hotelC.restaurantD.lab

16.A.onlyB.onceC.attentivelyD.gladly

17.A.disappearedB.fleeingC.absentD.gone

18.A.correctlyB.rightC.wrongD.known

19.A.absenceB.actionC.examinationD.mistake

20.A.Bef