高中英语阅读理解之三

22、（1分）

WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandby

car.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmefbradviceabouthowtofindaccommodation（住

所）.Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat6bedandbreakfasfhouses,becausethiskind

ofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththe

family.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.

“Wedidn'tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses/9theysaid,"becausewefoundthat

mostfamilieswereawayonholiday.^^

Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.Myfriends

spokelittleEnglish,andtheythoughttVACANCIES,meant'holidays9,becausethe

Spanishwordfbr'holidays”is6vacaciones\Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethe

signoutsidesaid'VACANCLES',whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Then

myfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid'NOVACANCIESbecausethey

thoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.But

theyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!

Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.

InSpanish,theword"DIVERSION9meansfiin.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmen

arerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssaw

theword"DIVERSION9onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefiin.

Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.

Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.Oncein

Paris,whensomeoneofferedmesomemore,coffee,Isaid'Thankyou'inFrench.I

meantthatIwouldlikesomemore,However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastaken

away!LaterIfoundoutthat'Thankyou'inFrenchmeans'Mo,thankyou.'

1.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout.

A.learningEnglishB.findingplacestostayinEngland

C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroadsD.goingtoEnglandbycar

2.1suggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause.

A.theywouldbeabletopractisetheirEnglish

B.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotels

C.itwouldbeconvenientfbrthemtohavedinner

D.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere

3.“NOVACANCIES^^inEnglishmeans.

A.nofreeroomsB.freeroomsC.notawayonholidayD.holidays

4.Ifyouseearoadsignthatsays"Diversion9,youwill.

A.fallintoahole

B.havealotoffunandenjoyyourself

C.findthattheroadisblockedbycrowdsofpeople

D.havetotakeadifferentroad

5.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid'Thankyou,inFrench,I.

Adidn'treallywantanymorecoffeeB.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepot

away

C.reallywantedsomemorecoffeeD.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness

6.1wassurprisedwhenthecoffeepotwastakenawaybecauseI.

A.hadn'tfinisheddrinkingmycoffeeB.wasexpectinganothercupofcoffee

C.meantthatIdidn'twantanymoreD.wasnevermisunderstood

23、（1分）

Abeautifulandverysuccessfulactresswasthestarofanewmusicalshow.Her

homewasinthecountry,butshedidn'twanttohavetogobackthereeverynight,so

sherented（租用）anexpensiveflatinthecentreofthecity,boughtsomebeautiful

furniture（家具）andhiredamantopainttheroomsinnewcolours.

Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershowbecauseeverybodywantedtoseeit,

soshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswould

makehimworkbetterandmorewillinglyforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsaying

anything,andsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonth,whenshegot

thepainter'sbill.Atthebottomofitwerethewords“FourhourswatchingMissHall

singanddance,£3,“withthisnote："After5p.m.Igetfifteenshillingsanhour

insteadoftenshillings.”

1.Inthearticle,"MissHall“wasthenameof.

A.aplacewherepeoplesanganddancedB.anunmarriedwoman

C.ahallD.astreet

2.Thewoman'sflatwassituated.

A.nearthecityB.nearherhome

C.inthemiddleofthecityD.bythesideofthecountryroad

3.Theactressgavethepaintertwotickets,hopinghewould.

A.bepleasedB.asklessmoneyforhiswork

C.chargemoremoneyforhisworkD.sayagoodwordforhermusicalshow

4.Afterthepaintergottheticketsfromtheactress,he.

A.soldthemfbr£3B.wenttowatchthemusicalshow

C.paid£3forthemD.wasverythankfultoher

5.Inthestory,madeamistake.

A.boththeactressandthepainterB.neithertheactressnorthepainter

C.thepainterD.theactress

24、（1分）

ThebasenjiisacentralAfricanhuntingdog.ItcomesfromacountrycalledChad,

whichisnorthoftheCentralAfricanRepublic.Thebasenjiwaswell一knownasthe

“silentdog”becausefbrcenturiesnobasenjishaseverbeenknowntobark（吠）.Then

atadogshowinLondonin1953,abasenjiactuallybarked.

Aswellasbeingclever,basenjisareknownfortheirnaturalcourageandarestill

popularhuntingdogsinAfrica.ButinAmericapeoplekeepthemmainlybecausethey

aregentleandfulloffun.Thebasenjihasanunusualhabit,itwashesitselfallover

likeacat.Itisamiddle一sizeddog,16or17incheshighfromtheshoulder.Itweighs

about20pounds.Abasenji'scoatisshortandsilky.Itmaybebrown,white,orgold,

oramixtureofthesethreecolours.

1.Basenjiswerefirstfound.

A.inAfrica,EuropeandAmericaB.inbothAfricaandAmerica

C.incentralAfricaD.inNorthAfrica

2.WhatmadeBasenjissospecial?

A.Theywerefunnyenoughtomakepeoplelaugh.

B.OneofthembarkedatadogshowinLondon.

C.Theywereatruefriendofman.

D.Theywerebornquietdogs.

3.Americanslikebasenjisbecausetheyare.

A.pleasantB.prettyC.cleanD.quiet

4.Inwhatwayarebasenjislikecats?

A.Theymakegentlesoundsinsteadofbarking.

B.Theyarefondofpeopleandlooklikecats.

C.Theycleanthemselvesallover.

D.Theyhaveshort,silkyfur.

5.Basenjisaregoodhuntersbecausetheyare.

A.strongB.fearlessC.therightcolourD.therightweight

25、(1分)

阅读理解。

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.Hisreal

namewaswilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoung

boyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedto

teachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,Henry

wenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthen

hadajobinabankWhensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank,O.Henrywas

believedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethree

yearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewentto

NewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthe

poorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetalesweretheywouldfinish

withasuddenchangeattheendtothereader'ssurprise.

l.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.livedinNewYorkb.workedinabankc.travelledtoTexasd.wasputin

prisone.hadanewspaperf.learnedtowritestories

(A)e.c.f.b.d.a.(B)c.b.e.d.a.f.(C)e.b.d.c.a.f(D)c.e.b.d.f.a.

2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecause.

(A)theyhadsurpriseending(B)theywereeasytounderstand

(C)theyshowedhisloveforthepoor(D)theywereaboutNewYorkCity

3.0.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.

(A)peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper

(B)peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis

(C)hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners

(D)hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

4.WhatdoyouknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

(A)Hewaswell-educated(B)Hewasverygoodatlearning

(C)hewasdevotedtothepoor(D)Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork

5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

(A)Hislifeinsidetheprison(B)Thenewspaperarticleshewrote

(C)ThecityandpeopleofNewYork(D)Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy

26、(1分)

Anapehasalargerbrainthananyanimalexceptman,thoughitismuchsmaller

thanaman'sbrain.Apesallbelongtothehotcountriesoftheworld-tropicalAfrica

andSouth-eastAsia.

Thegorillaisthelargestoftheapes.Heisastallassixfeetwhenstandingupright.

Manypeoplethinkthatgorillasareveryfierce.Theyareoftendescribedasstanding

uprightlikeaman,beatingtheirfistsandroaring.Intheirhome,intheforestsof

CetralAfrica,however,theyarenotatalllikethis,Theyarepeacefulanimalsand

neverusetheirgreatstrengthunlessattacked.Eventhen,theyretreatiftheycan.

Gorillashaveblackfacesandlong,black,hairycoats.Theyfeedduringthedayon

plantsandfruit.Atnighttheoldmaleoftensleepsonthegroundatthefootofatree,

whiletheotherseachmakeasleepingplatforminthetreebendingtheleafybranches.

Besidesthis,gorillasclimbtreesveryseldom.

1.Apeslivein.

A.differentpartsoftheworldB.thecoldcountries

C.SouthAmericaandAfricaD.thecountriesofAfricaandSouth-eastAsia

2.Anape'sbrainis.

A.aslargeasaman'sbrainB.alotsmallerthanaman'sbrain

C.largerthanthatofanyotheranimalincludingmanD.alotlargerthanaman's

brain

3.Agorillaisaboutsixfeettallwhenhe.

A.standsonhislegsB.standonhisarms

C.roarsD.useshisgreatstrength

4.Allgorillasliveon.

A.vegetablesB.leavesandgrassC.plantsandfruitD.rice

5.Duringthenightgorillausuallysleepintreesexcept.

A.theoldfemalegorillaB.theoldmalegorilla

C.theyounggorillasuptosixyearsoldD.thebabygorillas

27、(1分)

SamandJoewereastronauts.Therewasonceaverydangeroustripandthemore

experiencedastronautsknewtherewasonlyasmallchanceofcomingbackalive(活

着).SamandJoe,however,thoughtitwouldbeexcitingthoughalittledangerous,

“we'rethebestmenforthejob,“theysaidtotheboss."Theremaybeproblems,but

wecanfindtheanswers?9"They'rethelastpeopleI'dtrustythoughttheboss."But

alltheotherastronautshaverefusedtogo.”

Oncetheywereinspace,Joehadtogooutsidetomakesomerepairs.Whenthe

repairsweredone,hetriedtogetbackinsidethespaceship.Butthedoorwaslocked.

Heknockedbuttherewasnoanswer.Heknockedagain,louderthistime,andagain

noanswercame.Thenhehitthedoorashardashecouldandfinallyavoicesaid,

“Who'sthere?""It'sme!Whoelsecoulditbe?"shoutedJoe.Samlethiminallright

butyoucanimaginethatJoeneveraskedtogoonatripwithSamagain!

1.Mostoftheastronautswereunwillingtogoonatripbecause.

A.therewaslittlechanceofbeingselectedB.theyweren'texperiencedenough

C.theythoughttheymightgetkilledD.itwasn'texcitingenough

2.WhywereSamandJoechosen?

A.Thebosswantedthemtogetmoreexperience.

B.Thebosstrustedthemmorethananyoneelse.

C.Theywerethelastpeoplewhowantedtogo.

D.Theyweretheonlymenwhoofferedtogo.

3.WhatdidSamandJoethinkthetripwouldbelike?

A.Therewouldbeseriousproblems.B.Therewouldn'tbeanydanger.

C.Itwouldbelongandtiring.D.Itwouldbeexciting.

4.Joedidn'twanttoworkwithSamagainprobablybecausehethoughtSam.

A.wasveryslowandpossiblydeafB.didn'tknowhowtooperatethedoor

C.waslessexperiencedthanhewasD.didn'tknowhowtodorepairs

5.Thewritertellsthisstoryto.

A.showthedangeroussideoftheastronauts5life

B.showthefunnysideoftheastronauts9life

C.makepeoplelaugh

D.makepeoplethink

28、（1分）

Moscow,Russia（Spacenews）一“Thecomputerisabetterchessplayer,insisted

ViktorProzorov,theloser."Itseemedasifitwerelaughingaftereverygoodmove.I

knowIshouldhavebeatenitforthesakeofmankind（为人类着想），butIjust

couldn'twin,“heannouncedandshookhisheadsadly.

Prozorov'sdisappointmentwassharedbyseveralgrandmasterswhowerepresent,

someofwhomweresoupsetthattheyshoutedatthemachine.Manychessplayers

saidthatthismeanttheendofchesschampionships（锦标赛）aroundtheworld,since

thefunhadbeentakenoutofthegame.

Thecomputerwalked-orrather,rolled一awaywith5,000dollarsinprizemoney

andlimiteditsremarkstoasetofnoisesandlights.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthisnewspaperarticle?

A.5,000dollarsgoestoacomputer!B.Newinvention,alaughingcomputer!

C.World'sbestchessplayerbeaten!D.Computerdefeatsmaninchess!

2.HowdidsomeofthegrandmastersfeelaboutthechessgamebetweenProzorov

andthecomputer?

A.Theythoughtthatthegamewasnofun.

B.Theythoughtthatthegamewasn'tfair.

C.TheyagreedthatProzorovdidn'tplaywell.

D.Theywereunhappythatthecomputerhadwon.

3.WhatwasitthatProzorovfeltmostbitter（懊恼）about?

A.Thathedidn'twinthe$5,000.B.Thathehadn'ttriedhisbest.

C.Thathehadlosttoamachine.D.Thatthiswastheendofthechessgame.

4.Afterwinningthegame,thecomputer.

A.laughedB.walkedaway

C.madesomeremarksD.gaveoutsomelightsandsounds

5.Manychessplayersfeltthatplayingwithacomputerwould.

A.makethegametougherB.makethegamelessinteresting

C.makemanappearfoolishD.makemanloselotsofmoney

29、（1分）

“Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead,“RobertS.Cassatt,aleadingbanker（银行家）

ofPhiladelphia,shoutedwhenhistwenty-year-oldeldestdaughterannouncedthatshe

wantedtobecomeanartist.Inthe19thcentury,playingatdrawingorpaintingon

disheswasallrightforayounglady,butseriousworkinartwasnot.Andwhenthe

younglady'sfamilyrankedamong（跻身于）thebestofPhiladelphia'ssocial（社交界

的）families,suchanideacouldnotevenbeconsidered.

ThatwashowMaryCassatt,born1844,beganherstruggleasanartist.Shedidnot

tremblebeforeherfather'sanger.Instead,sheopposed（抗拒）himwithcourageand

atlastmadehimchangehismind.MaryCassattgaveuphersocialposition（社会地

位）andallthoughtofahusbandandafamily,whichinthosetimeswasunthinkable

forayounglady.Intheend,afterlongyearsofhardworkandperseverance（坚持），

shebecameAmerica'smostimportantwomanartistandtheinternationallyrecognized

leadingwomanpainterofthetime.

1.HowdidMr.Cassattreact（反应）whenhisdaughtermadeherannouncement?

A.Hefearedforherlife.B.Hewasveryangry.

C.Henearlykilledher.D.Hewarnedher.

2.WhatinfactwasMr.Cassatt'smainreasoninopposinghisdaughter'swish?

A.Drawingandpaintingwassimplyunthinkableamongladiesinthosedays.

B.Hedidnotbelievehisdaughterwantedtoworkseriouslyinart.

C.Hebelievedanartist'slifewouldbetoohardforhisdaughter.

D.Ladiesofgoodfamiliessimplydidnotbecomeartistsinthosetimes.

3.WhatmadeMaryCassatfs"struggle“tobecomearecognizedartistespeciallyhard?

A.Shewasawoman.B.Herfatheropposedher.

C.Shehadnosocialposition.D.Shedidnotcomefromanartisfsfamily.

4.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatt'smarriage（婚姻）？

A.Hermarriagefailedbecauseshenevergaveathoughttoherhusbandandfamily.

B.Shenevermarriedbecauseshedidnotwanttobejustawifeandmother.

C.Aftermarriageshedecidetogiveupherhusbandratherthanhercareer（事业）.

D.Shedidnotmarrybecauseforaladyofhersocialpositiontomarrybelowher

wasunthinkable.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertCassatt'scharacterfromthetext?

A.HewasacruelmanB.Hewasastubborn（固执的）man

C.HeknewnothingaboutartD.Heknewlittleabouthisdaughter

6.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatt'scharacter?

A.Shewasbraveingoingagainstoldideas

B.Shegottiredofalwaysobeyingherfather

C.Shehatedplayingatdrawingandpainting

D.Shedidnotmindbeingpooratall

7.Aswelearnfromthetext,whichofthefollowingwasgenerallyconsideredthe

mostimportantinthelifeofawomanintheU.S.inMaryCassatt'stimes?

A.MoneyB.CareerC.MarriageD.Courage

30、（1分）

Annealingisawayofmakingmetalsofterbyheatingitandthenlettingitcool

veryslowly.Ifmetalisheatedandthencooledveryquickly,forexamplebydipping

（浸）itinwater,itwillbeveryhardbutalsoverybrittle（脆）thatis,itwillbreakeasily.

Metalthathasbeenannealedissoftbutdoesnotbreakaseasily.Itispossibletomake

metalashardorassoftasiswished,byannealingit.Themetalisheated,andallowed

tocoolslowlyfbracertainlengthoftime.Thelongertheheatedmetaltakestocool

slowly,thesofteritbecomes.Annealingcanalsobeusedonothermaterial,suchas

glass.

1.Annealingcanmakemetal.

A.hardandtough（韧）B.hardbutbrittleC.softbuttoughD.softandbrittle

2.Whydopeopleputhotmetalinwater?

A.TomakeithardB.Tomakeitsoft.C.Tomakeitcool.D.Tomakeitbrittle.

3.Inannealing,therequiredhardnessofametaldependon.

A.thequantityofwaterusedB.thetemperatureofthemetal

C.thesoftnessofthemetalD.thetimingoftheoperation

4.Assuggestedbythetext,howcanglassbemadelessbrittle?

A.Itcanbeheatedanthencooledquickly.B.Itcanbecooledandthenheated

slowly.

C.Itcanbeheatedandthencooledslowly.D.Itcanbecooledandthenheated

quickly.

31、（1分）

Awell-knownoldmanwasbeinginterviewed（采访）andwasaskedifitwas

correctthathehadjustcelebratedhisninety一ninthbirthday.

"That'sright.^saidtheoldman.“Ninety—nineyearsold,andIhaven'tanenemy

intheworld.They'realldead.”

“Well,sir,"saidtheinterviewer,“Ihopeverymuchtohavethehonourof

interviewingyouonyourhundredthbirthday.^^

Theoldmanlookedattheyoundmanclosely,andsaid,"Ican'tseewhyyou

shouldn't.Youlookfitandhealthytome!”

1.Theoldmansaidhehadnotanenemyintheworld,whichshowsthathewasa

very.

A.friendlymanhenevermadeanyenemies

B.healthymanhelivedlongerthanallhisenemies

C.luckymanhisenemieshadalldied

D.terriblemanhehadgotridofallhisenemies

2.Whentheinterviewersaidthathehopedverymuchtohavethehonourof

interviewingtheoldmanagainthefollowingyear,.

A.hewastryingtomaketheoldmanhappy

B.hewishedhehimselfwouldliveanotheryear

C.hedidnotbelievetheoldmanwouldlivetobeonehundred

D.hedidnotbelievehewouldinterviewtheoldmanagain

3.Whentheoldmansaid"Ican'tseewhyyoushouldn't”,whathemeantwas：

A."Youmusttrytoliveanotheryeartointerviewmeagainnextyear.”

B."Ofcourse,youcanseemeagainsinceyou'resofitandhealthy.^^

C."IfIlivetoahundredyears,youshouldinterviewmeagain.”

D.“Unlessyouliveanotheryear,youwouldn'tbeabletointerviewmeagain.”

4.Whatkindofmanwouldyousaytheoldmanwas?

A.Hewassilly.B.Hewasunpleasant.

C.Hewasveryproundandsureofhishealth.D.Hewasveryimpolitetoyoung

people.

32、（1分）

JoeandHelenMillshadtwosmallchildren.Onewassixandtheotherfour.They

alwaysresistedgoingtobed,andHelenwasalwayscomplaining（抱怨）aboutthis

andaskingJoeforhelp.Butashedidnotcomehomeuntilaftertheyhadgone,tobed

duringtheweek,hewasunabletohelpexceptatweekends.

Joeconsideredhimselfagoodsinger,butreallyhisvoicewasnotatallmusical.

However,hedecidedthat,ifhesangtothechildrenwhentheywenttobed,itwould

helpthemtorelax,andtheywouldsoongotosleep.

HedidthiseverySaturdayandSundaynightuntilheheardhissmallson

whisperedtohisyoungersister,"Ifyoupretendthatyou'reasleep,hestops.”

1.Thechildrenalwaysresistedgoingtobed,which.

A.madeHelensufferalotB.satisfiedtheirmother

C.HelenwasnotsatisfiedwithD.gaveHelenmuchtrouble

2.Thehusbandcouldn'thelpthewifetolookafterthechildren.

A.becausehereturnedfromworktoolateB.sincehisvoicesoundedlikea

singer's

C.exceptonSaturdayandSunday

D.forhedidnotcomehomeuntilafterthechildrenhadgonetobedweekends

3.Joeworked.

A.alltheweekincludingSaturdayandSunday

B.duringtheweekincludingtheweekends

C.everydaybutSaturdayandSunday

D.everyweekexceptonSunday

4.Whichofthefollowingconclusionscanwedrawfromtheabovestory?

A.Joe'ssongdidhelpthechildrentorelax.

B.WithJoe'shelp,thechildrenwenttosleep.

C.Thewifemustbethankfultoherhusbandforthegreathelp.

D.Thechildrenweresotiredoftheirfather'svoicethattheypretendedtobeasleep.

5.Thisjoketellsabout.

A.JoeandHelenB.Helen'strouble

C.Joe'sfooleryD.thebrightideaofthetwosmallchildren

33、（1分）

Ariihaslearnthowtotypefbrseveralyears.Still,hetypesratherslowly,andhe

canonlyspelloutwordsoffourlettersorless.ButAriiisdoingquitewellforadog.

Heisblack,white,andbrown.Heusesaspecialtypewriterithasshallow

bowl-likekeysthatareabouttwoincheswide.Hisownercallsouttheletter,thedog

hitsthekeyswiththisnose.

Ariidoesverywellattyping“gooddog”.Butheseemstohaveabitoftrouble

whenheisaskedtospellout“baddog”.

1.Ariiisthenameof.

A.atypist（打字员）B.achildC.adogD.aman

2.ThemainpurposeofthestoryistotellusthatAriiis.

A.averybadtypistB.unusuallyclever

C.averygoodtypistD.slowandnotclever

3.HowdoyouthinkAriilearnedtotype?

A.Hewashelpedtodoitbyadog.B.Hediditwiththehelpofhismaster.

C.Hestarteddoingitnaturallyseveralyearsago.D.Hediditfbraliving.

4.ThewritertellsusthatArii'stypewriter.

A.hasonlyasmallnumberofkeysB.issmallerthananordinarytypewriter

C.islargerthananordinarytypewriterD.sometimesgivesyouabitoftrouble

34、（1分）

SchoolsandparentsinShenzhenCityhavebeenaskedtotakebettercareof

children'seyesightas45percentofthem,werefoundtobeshortsighted.Toomuch

reading,poorlightingandtoomuchTVareblamed.Ofthecity'shighschool

graduates,whoappliedtoattendcollegethissummer,two—thirdshadtohavetheir

choiceslimitedbecauseofpooreyesight,ShenzhenSpecialZone（特区）Dailysaid.

1.Thispieceofnewswasreportedby.

A.People'sDailyB.ShenzhenSpecialZoneDaily

C.schoolinShenzhenCityD.parentsinShenzhenCity

2.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.criticizechildrenwhoareshortsighted

B.blameparentsandschoolsfbrchildren'sbeingshortsighted

C.askthehighschoolgraduatestopayattentiontotheireyesight

D.drawpeople'sspecialattentiontoeyehygiene（卫生）

3.OnlyofthechildreninShenzhenCityhavegoodeyesight.

A.45percentB.lessthanhalfC.55percentD.two—thirds

4.Generallyspeaking,highschoolstudentshaveeyesightthanprimaryschool

students.

A.poorerB.stillbetterC.poorD.brighter

5.Becauseofbeingshortsightedmanyschoolgraduates.

A.weren'tallowedtoentercollegeB.couldn'tgraduatefromhighschool

C.couldn'tchoosetostudywhattheylikedbestD.losttheirlimitedtime

6.Inordertoprotecttheireyes,childrenshouldn't.

A.readbooksB.wearglassesC.maketheireyestootiredD.seethingsfaraway

35、（1分）

SINGAPORE-AnotherThaiworkerdiedinhissleeplastFriday,thesecondsuch

deathinthepastthreedaysandthe10thsincethebeginningoftheyear.Thongehai

Sombattra,22,issaidtobetheyoungesttohavediedmysteriouslythisyear.Atotalof

10youngThaiconstructionworkersintheirlate20sand30swhoappearedwelland

healthywhentheywenttobedhavediedsincethebeginningofthisyear.Theywere

eitherfounddeadinthemorningorhaddiedsuddenlyinthemiddleonthenightafter

somedifficultyinbreathing.

FromChinaDaily,March19,1990

1.Accordingtothepassage.

A.Tenpeoplediedmysteriouslyduringthelastthreedays

B.Twopeoplediedmysteriouslyduringthelastthreedays

C.Twopeoplehavediedmysteriouslysincethebeginningoftheyear

D.TenpeoplediedmysteriouslybeforelastFriday

2.Duringthepastthreedays,ThongchaiSombattradiedlastFriday,theotherpassed

away.

A.lastMondayB.lastThursdayC.lastThursdayD.lastSunday

3.ThongchaiSombattra,whodiedmysteriously,.

A.wasaged22B.wasinhismidtwenties

C.wasnotmorethan20yearsoldD.wasnearly30yearsold

4.BesidesThongchaiSombattra,theotherscouldbe.

A.from25yearsoldto38yearsoldB.from20yearsoldto39yearsold

C.from21yearsoldto39yearsoldD.from29yearsoldto38yearsold

5.causedthetenThaiconstructionworkers9death.

A.AnunexpectedaccidentB.Highbloodpressure

C.HearttroubleD.Somethingthatwasunknown

36、（1分）

ThemansittingoppositeRobertwastheFinancialController.Everybodycalled

him“theFC“forshort.Hemadeallthedecisionsaboutmoney.Robertneededsome

more.Thatwaswhyhehadtoseehim.Thetwomendidnotgetonverywell.Infact,

theyhadalwaysdislikedeachother.

“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion/9theFCsaid.Roberthaddifficultyin

controllinghimself,buthemanagedsomehow.Heexplainedthathewantedthe

moneyinordertomakemoreprogrammes.

“Andwhydoyouwanttodothat?”theFCaskedsharply.Again,Robertalmost

losthistemper."Becausemoreandmorepeoplearelisteningtomydepartment's

programmes.There9sgreatdemandforthem,^^heanswered.

TheFCdidnotseemtobelievehim.ButRoberthadareportonthenumbersof

listenerstoallEBCprogrammes.TheFCbecamelessconfident（自信）.Robertthrew

thereportdownonthetableandtoldhimtoreadit.

TheFClookedatitinsilence.Thefigures（数字）provedthathehadbeenwrong,

buthedidnotwanttoadmitit."Well,“hefinallysaid,“Imayhavemadeasmall

mistake.,9Robertnoticedtheword"may."Hegotuptoleave.Buthehadthefeeling

thathewouldgetthemoneyafterall.

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