四、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,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。
Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold ,or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.
He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted t be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
“But you know, doctor,” he said, “ it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
1 The writer thinks that _______
A. health is more important than wealth
B. work is as important as studies
C. medicine is more important than pleasure
D. nothing is more important than money
2. The underlined part “he had never felt a healthier man ” means ______
A. he was feeling better than ever B. he wasn’t a healthy man
C. he was feeling worse than before D. he will be well again
3. From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man ____ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A. was a heavy smoker B. didn’t smoke so much
C. didn’t smoke D. began to learn to smoke
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.
B. The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things.
C. The man thanked the doctor.
D. The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice.
5.The author’s purpose to write the passage is to
A. tell people how to keep fit
B. tell people what a doctor will do if you are ill
C.tell a funny story about doctor
D.tell people that the doctor cured the old gentleman’s disease
Experts say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock” is the term specialists use when talking about the feelings that people have in a new environment. “There are three stages of culture shock,” say the specialists. In the first stage, the newcomers like their new environment. Then, when the fresh experience dies, they begin to hate the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life more.
There are some obvious factors in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The customs may be different. The public service systems---the telephone, post office, or transportation---may be difficult to work out. The simplest things seem to be big problems. The language may be difficult.
Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. But culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst culture shock are those who never had any difficulties in their home countries and were successful in their community. Coming to a new country, these people find they do not have the same established positions. They find themselves without a role, almost without an identity.
They have to build a new self-image.
Culture shock gives rises to a feeling of disorientation (迷惘). This feeling may be homesickness. When homesick, people feel like staying inside all the time. They want to protect themselves from the strange environment, and create and escape inside their room for a sense of security. This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term, but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture. Getting to know the new environment and gaining experience are the long-term solutions to the problem of culture shock. When people move to a new country, they _________.
A.will get used to their new surroundings with difficulty |
B.have well prepared for the new surroundings |
C.will get used to the culture of the country quickly |
D.will never be familiar with culture of the country |
According to the passage, factors that give rise to culture shock include all of the following except __________.
A.language communication | B.weather conditions and customs |
C.public service systems | D.homesickness |
When people are homesick, they tend to ________.
A.find some people to talk to | B.go outside to have a walk |
C.visit their friends far away | D.stay indoors all the time |
The writer tells us that the best way to overcome culture sho
ck is to _______.
A.protect ourselves from unfamiliar environment | B.develop a strange sense of self-protection |
C.get familiar with new culture | D.return to our own country |
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One hot night last July, when our new baby wouldn’t or couldn’t sleep, I tried everything I could think of: a warm bottle, songs gentle rocking. Nothing would settle him. Guessing that I had a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill of the hours till dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, and his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed out of the room, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate John Bellushi’s forty-fifth birthday.
My wife and I heard none of the baby that night, and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV himself.
I found in my baby’s behavior a symbol of the new generation. My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he merely spit upon them. When we read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools. We find that our students don’t read and they look down upon reading and scold those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have reached a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight about it? Let them watch it all they want! Why did the author bring a TV set into his son’s room?
A.To make his son keep quiet. | B.To spend the night by watching TV programs. |
C.In order not to let his son feel lonely. | D.To make his son go to sleep as soon as possible. |
The baby’s reaction to the TV program was _______ for the writer.
A.unexpected | B.encouraging | C.exciting | D.calm |
From this passage we know that the author is probably .
A.a doctor | B.a reporter | C.an editor | D.a teacher |
According to the passage, which is true of the school children?
A.They prefer reading to watching TV. |
B.They like watching TV after school. |
C.They would rather watch TV than read books. |
D.They like their teachers who teach them reading. |
Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure(压力). It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space” means “______”.
A.Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space |
B.Living space requirements are not always the same |
C.The world requires the same amount of living space |
D.Nobody needs a required amount of living space |
Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ______.
A.they have limited living space |
B.they are brought up in a large family |
C.it satisfies(满足) their psychological space needs |
D.the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth. |
B.Economic situation decides one’s amount of space needs. |
C.People in different countries demand(need) different psychological space. |
D.Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it has effect on your future. |
The best title for this passage is ______.
A.American Way of Living |
B.Psychological Space |
C.Space Needs in Different Countries |
D.Psychological Space and Economic Pressure |
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays (灰色) and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-minded and determined (意志坚定的). You wish to succeed and want other people to see you are successful. At least this is what psychologists (心理学家) tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference (爱好), and the effect (影响) that colors have on human beings. They tell us that we don’t choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
A yellow room makes us feel more cheerful (开心的) and more comfortable (舒服的) than a dark green one, and a red dress rings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black is depressing (压抑). Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends and your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don’t forget that anyone can guess a lot about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.According to this passage, _________.
A.one can choose his color preference |
B.one is born with his color preference |
C.one’s color preference is changeable |
D.one has to choose his favorite color as soon as he can see clearly |
We would pay attention to colors because _______.
A.colors do have effect on our moods(情绪) |
B.colors may have effect on our work and study |
C.light and bright colors make people happy |
D.you can know your friends better by the colors they like or dislike |
The main idea of this passage is ________.
A.one’s color preference shows one’s character |
B.you can brighten your life with wonderful colors |
C.psychologists have been studying the meaning of color preference |
D.one’s color preference has something to do with his character and colors have effects on human beings |
"I am feeling black" means ______.
A.I am feeling well | B.I am very happy |
C.I am excited | D.I am depressed |