第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Online TV Toolbar is a new kind of online TV system with channels in over 140 countries . With one single software you can enjoy watching thousands of worldwide channels with pictures of perfect quality . Online TV Toolbar is popular with business travelers or those people who are away from home or country . You can watch TV on your computer without need for a TV card . “ Is that possible ?” you may ask . Yes , everything is possible on Online TV Toolbar in a few simple steps .
Online TV Toolbar is very easy to use . It will allow you to add your favorite channels to your personal list for easy viewing . The most important feature of our Online TV Toolbar is that there are channels from over 100 countries around the world . Moreover you can use 1,000 channels free of cost . Online TV Toolbar is very simple and it’s totally free to watch live TV , movies and videos . It has lots of choices and you can use any kind of channel from any country and you can watch right away ! Let me show you the steps .
After downloading , you can see some small icons on the top of the toolbar and you can see a small TV-like icon over the toolbar . They are the very sections（部分）of programs and you can choose any program from any country’s channels and press the play button ; within a matter of a few seconds you can start viewing the most perfect programs from the channels on your windows media player . Online TV Toolbar allows the user to watch TV without having to experience the annoyances（使人烦恼的事）of a website . Interestingly , on our Online TV Toolbar there is no extra equipment required for watching TV . It supports all major media types .
You can feel really happy with one software .
56. Online TV Toolbar is liked by those who are traveling abroad because_____.
A. it is the new generation online TV system with many channels
B. it is simple and easy to use with programs in over 140 countries
C. travelers can watch TV on the computer without need for a TV card
D. travelers can enjoy their favorite channels at any time
57. According to the author , Online TV Toolbar provides us with_____.
A. more than 140 channels B. a very good picture quality
C. software for doing business online D. easy TV-viewing for a little fee
58. Which of the following is the right step of using Online TV Toolbar ?
a. picking out a channel
b. pressing the play button
c. downloading the software
d. finding a small icon over the toolbar
A. a—b—c—d B. a—c—b—d C.c—d—b—a D. c—d—a—b
59. We can learn from the passage that Online TV Toolbar_____.
A. is the new way to enjoy Internet TV on your computer
B. is a tool for adding your favorite channels to your personal list
C. should be used only with windows media player on the computer
D. should be used with additional equipment required for TV-viewing
Will it matter if you don't take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains. If a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention to class.
Opposite to what many people believe, if you don't eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.During the test, those who were tested were given ________.
| A．no breakfast at all | B．very rich breakfast |
| C．little food for breakfast | D．different breakfast or none |
According to the passage, if a student does not eat breakfast, ________.
| A．he will fall ill |
| B．he will fail to listen to his teacher |
| C．he will not make progress in his studies |
| D．his mind will work more slowly |
The results of the test show that ________.
| A．breakfast has great effect on work and studies |
| B．breakfast has little to do with a person’s work |
| C．a person will work better if he has a simple breakfast |
| D．those working with brains should have much for breakfast |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Poor breakfasts affect those who work with brains. |
| B．Morning diet may cause one to get fatter. |
| C．Reducing lunch and supper is of less value in weight losing. |
| D．Eating less in lunch and supper may help to lose weight. |
Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.
There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.The first paragraph tells us ________.
| A．none needs friends |
| B．we always need friends around us |
| C．making friends is the need in people's life |
| D．we need to be alone |
Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?
| A．A house. | B．A room. | C．A library. | D．A village. |
If people have friends, they would live longer, because ________.
| A．they feel happier and healthier |
| B．they get a lot of help from their friends |
| C．they take better care of themselves |
| D．both A and C |
This passage tells us ________.
| A．that people are all friends | B．that people need friends |
| C．how to get to know friends | D．how to name a place |
Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school．She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil．Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes． As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there．Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person．
One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her．She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed, she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face．He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully．
Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off．How did Mrs. Janes sing?
| A．She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard． |
| B．She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice． |
| C．She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well． |
| D．She sang terribly, she was no singer at all． |
Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?
| A．Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air． |
| B．Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family． |
| C．Because she lived in a small house far away． |
| D．Because she was afraid to practise the high tones． |
Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?
| A．Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car． |
| B．Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes． |
| C．Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes． |
| D．Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes． |
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GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell ￥25 (in bookstores) ￥18 (online) Gone With the Wind is a best-seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War． Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy． She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time． |
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| A LITTLE PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18．3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s ．Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life． Then her father died and Sara lost everything． She had to learn to do with her changed life． Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty (贫穷) and the scorn (嘲笑) of her fellows． It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes for children． |
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PETER PAN Author: J．M Barrie ￥15 (in bookstores) ￥12 (online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John, and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never—Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up． The children are happy and lovely． (with 2 tapes) |
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| UNCLE TOM’S CABIN Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ￥20 (in bookstores) The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin talked about the struggle (斗争) between free states and slave states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago． |
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THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥35 (in bookstores)￥30 (online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan (孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house． Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship, and the magic (魔法) of nature, the brave girl brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life． |
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All of the following books have children as their main characters (主角) except ______．
| A．PETER PAN | B．GONE WITH THE WIND |
| C．A LITTLE PRINCESS | D．THE SECRET GARDEN |
We can know from the passage that _________．
| A．there are only three books with tapes |
| B．we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores |
| C．two of the above books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett |
| D．THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥5 cheaper in bookstores than online |
Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of _________．
a．the power of hope b．friendship c．her uncle d．nature’s magic
| A．a b c | B．a c d | C．b c d | D．a b d |
Which of the following about the books is mentioned in this passage?
| A．What Sara did to help her fellows． |
| B．Why Peter Pan wouldn’t grow up． |
| C．What kind of woman Scarlett is． |
| D．How Marry Lennox came into her uncle’s house． |
Another thing an astronaut has to learn about is eating in space．Food is weightless, just as men are．
Food for space has to be packed in special ways．Some of it goes into tubes that a man can squeeze into his mouth．Bite-sized cookies are packed in plastic．
There is a good reason for covering each bite．The plastic keeps pieces of food from traveling in the spaceship．On the earth very small pieces of food would simply fall to the floor．But gravity doesn’t pull them to the floor when they are out of the plastic in a spaceship．They move here and there and can get into a man’s eyes or into the spaceship’s instruments． If any of the instruments is blocked, the astronauts may have trouble getting safely home．
As astronauts travel on longer space trips, they must take time to sleep． An astronaut can fit himself to his seat with a kind of seat belt. Or, if he wants to, he can sleep in a sleeping bag which is fixed in place under his seat．But be careful he must put his hands under the belt when he goes to sleep．This is because he is really afraid that he might touch one of controls that isn’t supposed to be touched until later．Why would astronauts cover each bite of food in space？____
| A．Because small pieces of food would fall down to the floor． |
| B．Because weightless pieces of food might make trouble when they travel around． |
| C．Because they haven’t enough food for longer trips． |
| D．Because astronauts don’t want to waste food． |
In a spaceship, astronauts can ____．
| A．walk just as they do on the earth． |
| B．not eat anything because it’s dangerous． |
| C．control the spaceship when they are sleeping． |
| D．not litter small things or it will make trouble． |
Why does an astronaut put his hand under his belt when he sleeps？____
| A．Because he thinks it is comfortable to sleep in that way in space． |
| B．Because he doesn’t want to touch any controls when he sleeps． |
| C．Because the instruments of the spaceship are easily broken． |
| D．Because he is afraid that the seat will move． |
The best title of this article is ____．
| A．Eating and Sleeping in Space |
| B．How Astronauts Eat in Space |
| C．Food for Space |
| D．How Astronauts Sleep in Space |