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阅读理解(共12小题;每小题2分,满分24分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.
Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty.
1.The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _______ .
A. were foreigners B. didn't have tickets
C. made a loud noise D. didn't line up for the bus {007}
2.According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign country, you should ________.
A. learn the language of the country
B. understand the manners and customs of the country
C. have enough time and money
D. make friends with the people there
3.In India it is considered impolite ________.
A. to use the right hand for passing food at table.
B. to pass food with the left hand.
C. to eat food with your hands.
D. to help yourself at table.
4.The best title (题目) for this article is ________.
A. People's Everyday Life
B. Mind Your Manners
C. Shaking and Nodding Head
D. Taking a Bus in England
Mrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement(毕业典礼)speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academic achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t waste a minute living someone else’s dream,” she said. “It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy and you won’t find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the net.”
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago. “My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement. Unfortunately, schools like this don’t exist for every kid.” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond determines what they will become. “That’s when you find out what you’re really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail.” Overcoming difficulties has been the mark of many great people, she said, “Oprah was demoted(降职)from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey “And then there’s this guy Barack Obama, I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first race for Congress”, the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.”When choosing her high school, Mrs. Obama .
A.was willing to meet challenges |
B.was pushed to make a choice |
C.failed to find an ideal school |
D.wanted to study law |
By mentioning Oprah’s example, Mrs. Obama wanted to tell graduates .
A.to start as a news reporter |
B.to work hard to get promoted |
C.to be brave enough to risk failing |
D.not to waste time doing what they dislike |
What do we know about Mrs. Obama from the text?
A.This was the first time she gave a speech to graduates. |
B.She complained about her school life in her speech. |
C.She is a graduate of Tennessee State University. |
D.She is enthusiastic about public service. |
Mrs. Osama’s speech is aimed to .
A.show how Mr. and Mrs. Obama overcame difficulties. |
B.encourage graduates to face their future lives bravely. |
C.tell graduates that failure is a part of their lives and careers. |
D.to call on graduates to focus on public service. |
Where can you probably find this text?
A.On a news website. | B.In a politics book |
C.In a graduation paper. | D.On Mrs. Osama’s blog. |
The most frightening words in the English language are, “Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said, “I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”
“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”
“I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”
I noticed every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I looked down on the computer and asked her, “What do all you people do?”
“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”
“So when it goes down, you go down with it.”
“That’s good, sir.”
“How long will the computer be down? I wanted to know.”
“I have no idea. Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There’s no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it’s down it won’t answer us.”
After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said. “Let’s forget the computer—What about your planes? They are still flying, aren’t they?”
“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”
“Maybe I could, just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he is flying to Washington,” I suggested.
“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”
“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”
“I wouldn’t know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen. “Only ‘IT’ knows. It can’t tell me.”
By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.Where do you often hear the frightening words “Our computer is down”?
A.at the airport. | B.At the gate. |
C.On business | D.In the ticket office |
What could the girl in the ticket office do without asking the computer?
A.She could do nothing. |
B.She could write out a ticket. |
C.She could still sell a ticket. |
D.She could answer passengers’ questions. |
What does the underlined word “down” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.White | B.Broken | C.Black | D.Dark |
We can learn from the last paragraph that .
A.a modern computer won’t be down |
B.computers can take the place of human |
C.there will be great changes in computers |
D.sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people |
The best title for the article is .
A.Asking the Computer |
B.When the Computer Is Down |
C.The Computer of the Airport |
D.The Most Frightening Words |
With golden sunshine and a gentle breeze (微风), autumn is the most beautiful seasons in the year. This is a great time to go outside and have fun. Go to a valley to see red maple trees , go and pick fruit in an orchard or find an open field to fly your kite in.
However, for many high school students, these great activities may be just a dream. With plenty of work to do, they spend all their hours indoors, struggling for a high mark in their exams. Of course, study is one of the most important things for teenagers. But life is definitely much more than that.
Sometimes we spend so much time studying that we forget how to make life wonderful. In doing so, we lose the real purpose of life —to be a valuable and happy person. To enjoy just how great it is to be alive, we have to put down our books and pens and look around us. Students, take some exercise to improve your health, talk with your parents and friends for understanding and walk around outside to refresh (振作) your body and mind.
Going out and enjoying the beautiful countryside often helps our creativity in our work. Chinese craftsman, Lu Ban created a saw to help woodworkers. But if he hadn't walked outside, he would not have been inspired by a kind of toothed (锯齿状的) grass. We could also suppose if Newton hadn't rested under that apple tree, then he wouldn't have been hit by an apple, and his classic (经典的) theories would not have come out.
Going out is not only a break from hard work, but a chance to add to life experience. So come on, give your brain a good rest. Step out of the books and get your bag ready for an autumn outing. We are sure you will get much more than knowledge from the exciting journey.In which paragraph does the writer make a summary about his opinion?
A.Paragraph 1. | B.Paragraph 2. |
C.Paragraph 5. | D.Paragraph 4. |
Why is going out a dream for many high school students?
A.They are unhappy to do so. |
B.Their parents don’t allow them to do so. |
C.They have too much work to do for getting high marks in the exams. |
D.They think study is the most important thing for them. |
Which of the following ISN’T the reason for high school students’ going out?
A.To improve their health. |
B.To invent a new product. |
C.To develop their creativity. |
D.To refresh themselves. |
The passage is developed mainly by______________.
A.describing the beautiful scenery in Autumn |
B.pointing out the present situation of high school students |
C.making predictions (做预测) |
D.reasoning and giving examples |
What can you learn from the passage?
A.We should take an optimistic attitude towards life. |
B.Nature is power. |
C.Going out can make high school students get more. |
D.The author isn’t happy with our education at all. |
Want to stay away from colds? Put on a happy face.
Compared to unhappy people, those who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study. It's possible that being happy helps the body fight illnesses, say the researchers from New York University.
“It seems that positive(积极的) feelings may reduce (减少) the danger of illness,” said the study's chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were cheerful and lively caught coughs and colds less often. People who showed feelings were also less likely to tell their doctors that they felt ill.
In this study, Cohen's interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. During the interviews, the people told researchers about the happy or sad feelings they had that day. After the two weeks, the people were given colds by doctors and had to stay alone in a room for six days.
The result showed that everyone in the study was equally(相等地) likely to get ill. But for people who said they felt happy during the research period, their illness was less serious and lasted for a shorter time.
Cohen believes that when people experience positive feelings, their body may produce a chemical that helps fight illness and disease. So if you are worried about your health, look on the bright side more often.Which of the following was NOT a part of the study?
A.People talked about their feelings every day. |
B.People were kept alone for six days. |
C.People were given colds by doctors. |
D.People were made to feel unhappy. |
What did the study find?
A.People who felt happy never got ill. |
B.People's feelings didn't influence their health. |
C.People with good feelings became ill more easily. |
D.People with positive feelings had less serious illnesses.. |
According to Cohen, which of the following may help fight illness?
A.Eating. | B.Crying. | C.Laughing. | D.Sleeping. |
This passage is a/an_________.
A.advertisement | B.newspaper report |
C.story | D.scientist's diary |
What is the best title for this passage?
A.Smiles can fight colds | B.Cause of colds found |
C.The danger of colds | D.How people get sick |
One day a teacher was giving her young students a lesson on how the government works. She was trying to explain the principle(原理) of income tax(所得税).“You see,” she began, speaking slowly and carefully, “Each person who works must pay part of his or her salary( 薪水) to the government. If you make a high salary, your taxes are high. If you don’t make much money, your taxes are low.”“Is that clear?” she asked. “Does everyone understand the meaning of income tax?”. All the students nodded.“Are there any questions? ”sheasked. All the students shook their heads.“Very good!”she said. “Now, I would like you to take a piece of paper and write a short composition on the subject of income tax.”
Little Joey was a slow learner. He had lots of problems with spelling and grammar, but this time he at least seemed to understand the task. He took his pen and after a few minutes, he handed the teacher the following composition: Once I had a dog. His name was Tax. I opened the door and in come Tax.One day the teacher was trying to explain_________.
A.that everyone should pay income tax |
B.how the government was formed |
C.the basic principle of income tax |
D.how much tax one should pay for his or her income |
After the teacher’s explanation,_________.
A.each student seemed to understand the meaning of income tax |
B.many of the students were still puzzled |
C.all the students understood the meaning of income tax |
D.all the students shook their heads |
The students were asked to ________.
A.say something about income tax |
B.answer some questions about income tax |
C.write a composition on income tax |
D.explain the principle of income tax |
Little Joey____________.
A.was clear about the subject |
B.understood what income tax meant |
C.understood the teacher’s meaning |
D.wrote a short composition about his dog |
From the passage we know_______.
A.Joey’s composition was close to the topic |
B.“income tax” and “in come Tax” sounds alike |
C.little Joey was very clever |
D.“income tax” share the same meaning with “in come Tax” |