第三部分 阅读理解(共20题,每小题2分,共40分)
“You can have the same neighbors for years,” the old man said. “You love them or you think you love them. And you hope that they love you. But do you really understand them?”
“Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years. We were good friends for all that time. I enjoy friendship-I’m sure it’s the best thing in the world. And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to wele it.”
“They were interesting and intelligent people; their home caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in my home. They were always losing things…money, keys, or watches. Pictures fell off the walls; the children fell out of beds…”
“I was their neighbor and their friend. Life was always interesting, never dull. Best of all I liked the whole family.”
“One day, I lit a fire in the garden and was burning some rubbish. After a while Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road.”
“’Morning Charlie,’ I said’ Lovely day, isn’t it’? He smiled at me and nodded. I went on with my work.”
“Twenty minutes later a policeman arrived. He walked into my garden and said,’ You’ll have to put out the fire. Your neighbor has plained to us. He doesn’t like the smell.’”
“My neighbor…?” I said
“Yes,” the policeman said .He took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp. He lives next door, doesn’t he?”
1. ________were neighbors in this storey.
A. The old man and his family B. Charlie Kemps and his family.
C. The old man and the Kemps D. Both A and B
2. The old man found that it was very strange that_________.
A. Charlie told the police about the fire B they often lost the things
C. the fire burst the whole of the Kemps’ house D Kemp smiled to him
3. How did the old man help the kemps?
A. he found the things they lost B. he thought they were interesting and intelligent
C. he lent them money D. he let them sleep in his house after the fires
4. The story shows that__________.
A. friendship is the best thing in the world B. we never really understand our friends
C. friendship with the Kemps was easy D. friendship with the Kemps was not easy
An Australian researcher is urging parents to load up their teenager’s backpack and make them walk to school.
Professor Leon Straker says students who walk or cycle to school are less likely to have back and neck pain. But the study of 1,202 Western Australian 14yearold found that 72% of students travelled to school by car or bus. Straker says the study suggests walking or cycling while carrying a schoolbag helps improve trunk (躯干) and spinal (脊柱的) muscle strength.
This helps reduce back pain because greater muscle strength improves support for the back during load carrying .Despite advocating that parents get their children moving,Straker warns bag load should not exceed (超过) 15% of body weight.
Straker says the study also stresses that neck pain is as common as back pain among young teenagers. This is an area that has been largely ignored,he says,but can be an important indicator of neck pain into adulthood.
For the study,students were asked a series of questions such as how long they carried their bags for,how they carried their schoolbags,the method of travel,and their perceptions(感觉) about the bag’s weight.
Straker says about half of all participants experienced back and neck pain,with slightly more females reporting neck pain. However,the gender (性别) difference may also be due to the fact that females have lower pain tolerance.
Studies from the 1980s found carrying a bag over one shoulder was most common among teenagers. However in this study 85% of participants carried their bag over both shoulders.
Straker believes the change has been driven partly through education campaigns,but also by increasing fashion status of backpacks and improved design.In the opinion of Leon Straker,parents should________.
A.reduce the load of their children’s schoolbags |
B.put more books in their children’s schoolbags |
C.get their children’s schoolbags ready for school |
D.ask their children to walk to school carrying schoolbags |
If a child weighs 40 kilograms,the weight of his schoolbag should be________.
A.no more than 15 kg |
B.less than 6 kg |
C.as heavy as 9 kg |
D.more than 6 kg |
We can learn from the passage that________.
A.most of the students in Australia walk to school |
B.neck pain is uncommon among young teenagers |
C.walking while carrying a backpack helps reduce back pain |
D.males are more likely to experience back pain than females |
According to the passage,what change has taken place since the 1980s?
A.How students carry their schoolbags. |
B.How heavy students’ schoolbags are. |
C.How students go to school every day. |
D.How long students carry their schoolbags for. |
Nuclearpowered aircraft carriers are considered one of the most important marine weapons in the 20th century. So far, only two countries in the world, the USA and France, have ever produced them. But these fearful fighting machines are about to enter Asia.
The US Navy said last month that one of its nine nuclearpowered aircraft carriers will be sent to Japan to replace the diesel(柴油)powered carrier Kitty Hawk in 2008. In an agreement on October 30, the two countries also planned to level up their military (军事的) cooperation and the USA called for Japan to take a larger role in alliance (联盟)military moves.
It will be the first time that a nuclearpowered carrier is based in Japan. Bombed by US forces in World War Ⅱ at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is the only world country to have been attacked by a nuclear weapon. Therefore, the citizens are highly sensitive to where nuclearpowered weapons are based.
“A radiation leak at Yokosuka would kill 100,000 people as far away as Tokyo, and could cause billions of dollars in damage,” said Masahiko Goto, leader of a protest group in Yokosuka. His group has collected more than 300,000 signatures of people across Japan opposed to the nuclear carrier.
The 44yearold Kitty Hawk, the US Navy's oldest active ship, has been based in Yokosuka since 1998. It had returned to the US to be decommissioned(废弃核武器) in 2008. The new carrier will travel faster, be capable of supporting longer operations and carry with it the Navy's most modern technology.
Experts pointed that this change is not only to strengthen the USJapan military alliance but also to keep the military power of China and North Korea within limits. However, even Japanese experts don't believe that the two countries are threats to the region.
“There is no need for Japan to have a nuclear carrier as defense,” said Tetsuo Maeda, an international relations professor at Tokyo International University. He said that the change of ship indicates an increased military capability in the region, much more than what is needed.With such a powerful weapon to enter its country, Japanese citizens ________.
A.are aware of its benefits to the country |
B.are anxious about its potential danger |
C.are curious about the advanced technology |
D.are against where the carrier will be based |
The replacement of the aircraft carrier is intended to________.
A.set up a kind of base in Japan |
B.strengthen the USJapan military alliance |
C.show Japan's greater military capability |
D.get rid of the dated marine weapon |
From the story, we learn that________.
A.no other countries except the USA and France possess aircraft carriers |
B.Japan has long planned to increase its military capability with new weapons |
C.Japan will be the first country in Asia to have a nuclear aircraft carrier |
D.Japan will be the third country to produce a nuclearpowered aircraft carrier |
By his remark in the last paragraph, the professor means that________.
A.he is quite confident of their military defense |
B.he is completely opposed to a new nuclear carrier |
C.what is needed is far more than a nuclear carrier |
D.it is unnecessary to guard against the two countries |
China_is_going_green. In order to reduce air pollution and oilshortages, automobile manufacturers have announced their plans to develop hybrid vehicles (混合燃料汽车) for the Chinese market. Toyota's hybrid car Prius will be ready to drive in China this week. Let's have a look at the new car.
Any vehicle is a hybrid when it combines two or more sources of power. Hybrid cars run off a rechargeable battery and gasoline. Hybrid cars have special engines, which are smaller than traditional gasoline engines. They run at 99 percent of their power when the car is cruising (匀速行驶). A specially designed battery motor provides extra power for running up hills or when extra acceleration is needed.
Step into a Prius, and turn on the engine. The first thing you notice is how much quieter it is than a traditional car. At this point, the car's gasoline engine is dormant (休眠). The electric motor will provide power until the car reaches about 24 km/h. If you stay at a low speed, you are effectively driving an electric car, with no gasoline being used, and no waste gas gives off.
The onboard(车载的) computer makes the decision about when to use a gas engine, when to go electric, and when to use a combination of the two. If you go over 24 km/h, when you step on the gas pedal (油门), you are actually telling the computer how fast you want to go.
The electronic motor recharges automatically using a set of batteries. When driving at high speed, the gasoline engine not only powers the car, but also charges the batteries. Any time you use the brake, the electric motor in the wheels will work like a generator and produce electricity to recharge the batteries. As a consequence, the car's batteries will last for around 200,000 miles.The author writes this passage mainly to________.
A.teach people how to drive a hybrid car |
B.introduce a new kind of “green” car |
C.show how to save their gasoline when driving a car |
D.announce plans to develop hybrid vehicles for China |
The first sentence probably refers to ________.
A.there will be more and more green land in China |
B.China is still young and lacking experience |
C.China's new cars are combinations of different green models |
D.China has started producing environmentally friendly cars |
Which of the followings is NOT true?
A.The hybrid cars reduce air pollution and oilshortages. |
B.The car's gasoline engine doesn't work until it reaches about 24 km/h. |
C.This kind of car is completely controlled by an onboard computer. |
D.A specially designed battery motor provides extra power when needed. |
What is the most important feature of hybrid cars?
A.They are powered by both a rechargeable battery and gasoline. |
B.They are much quieter than traditional cars. |
C.They only use 99 percent of their power to run up hills. |
D.They have smaller engines than traditional gasoline ones. |
There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared (培养). If an individual is handicapped (妨碍) environmentally, it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable.
The importance of environment in determining an individual's intelligence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an isolated community with poor educational opportunities. Mark was reared in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child, sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated intellectually. This environmental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were given tests to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities, the twins, having identical brains, would have tested at roughly the same level.This passage can be best titled_________.
A.Intelligence and Environment |
B.Measuring Your Intelligence |
C.The Case of Peter and Mark |
D.How the brain Influences Intelligence |
According to the passage, the average I.Q. is _____.
A.85 | B.125 | C.110 | D.100 |
The case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.
A.individual with identical brains seldom test at same level |
B.an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environment |
C.changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain |
D.lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence |
This passage suggests that an individual's I.Q.______.
A.can be increased by education |
B.stays the same throughout his life |
C.can be predicted at birth |
D.is determined by his childhood |
There are many places around the city and online to buy Las Vegas show tickets. With dozens of websites you can find at home, ticket box offices, Tix 4 Tonight (one of the two half-price ticket sellers) locations, and ticket sellers along the Las Vegas trip, you might wonder where you could find your best deal.
Major Shows
If you want to see one of the top shows in Las Vegas, you could buy your tickets online before your trip. Many of these shows sell out months ahead of time, so make sure you do your research.
Best Place to Buy Discounted (打折的) Tickets
If you want discounted tickets for Las Vegas shows, you should go to one of the four Tix 4 Tonight locations. These locations get tickets early in the morning or throughout the day if shows are not sold out. Do not expect to find discounted tickets here for the hottest shows in town such as one-night concerts or shows like Celine Dion’s. These seldom make their way to Tix 4 Tonight.
Coupon books (代金劵)
As you walk along the Las Vegas Strip, you are going to come across people handing out the Vegas Values coupon books or other coupons. These may help you find discounted coupons for various shows around town. Tickets bought with coupons have to be bought at the box office for the show. These are usually located near the theater used for the show.
On-Strip Sellers
If you see people standing on the Strip selling show tickets, make sure you avoid them. While a few of these sellers might be legitimate (合法的),they often cheat people by selling counterfeit (伪造的) tickets.
Catching a show in Las Vegas is one of the various activities people take part in every single day. While there is not one set place to be the best to buy tickets, make sure you get to see the show you want.If you want to see Celine Dion’s performance, you should buy the tickets __ _____.
A.from the tickets sellers along the Strip |
B.through online shopping |
C.at the Tix 4 Tonight locations |
D.on the day of the performance |
What’s the author’s purpose in writing this text?
A.To introduce various Las Vegas shows. |
B.To introduce the interesting places in Las Vegas. |
C.To tell people the ways of getting Las Vegas show tickets. |
D.To tell people the advantage of getting tickets online. |
In which part of a newspaper could we find the text?
A.Business. | B.News. | C.Travel. | D.Sports. |