III.阅读理解
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30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 the centre of London there is a tall white building with the name “Bush House”. It is the home of BBC English.
BBC is the abbreviation of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is an organization maintained by the government, providing British people with broadcasting and TV service.
At first, BBC was established as a private business. It began to broadcast on February 14, 1922. In 1927, it was reorganized and replaced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In November, 1936, it became the first TV broadcasting corporation in the world with TV programmes broadcast.
BBC provides people with the latest news, entertainment and education. These programmes are not under the control of the government. Nor are they affected by other organizations. In the meantime, BBC does not express its own opinion on international affairs or public policy.
BBC has two TV channels, covering the whole country, that is BBC-1 and BBC-2 and three radio broadcast webs, one for family service, another for entertaining programmes, the third for special interesting programmes. The third web broadcasts four programmes. They are classical music, teaching programmes, sports and famous arts and common knowledge. BBC programmes include foreign language programmes, broadcast in 35 foreign languages.
The BBC World Service sends radio programmes around the world in 42 languages. With a regular audience of about 140 million listeners, it reaches more people than any other ternational broadcaster. The World Service also prepares news programmes for its sister television organization and is responsible for a major new gathering service getting information form the world’s media. The World Service receives a direct grant from the British Parliament for operating international broadcasting.
BBC English is part of the BBC World Service. BBC English is for people who want to improve their English. It broadcasts all kind of programmes, which change from month to month. There is a special grammar programme for explaining difficult grammar points. There are programmes about life in Britian. There is also a programme about the differences between written and spoken English. English lessons are broadcast every day on the radio with explanations in English and other languages. They are the easiest to follow. For example, BBC English broadcasts programmes for China with explanations in Chinese.
It is not difficult to find out information about the programmes. You can write to BBC English and ask for any information you need.
It is necessary to use a short-wave radio to pick up the programmes. Sometimes it is difficult to receive them clearly. If you do have difficulties, it is better to try once again another day.
36.BBC English broadcasts all kinds of programmes ____.
A.which change from month to month B.which change regularly
C.in special grammar rules D.by explaining different grammar points
37.If one needs any information from BBC English, one can ____.
A.get it easily free of charge B.get it easily by paying something
C.hardly get it without paying anything D.seldom get it just by writing a letter
38.I think all the programmes from BBC English is of great use to you. This sentence means ____.
A.I think all the programmes from BBC English is very great
B.BBC English has many great useful programmes.
C.You can use all the programmes from BBC English
D.All programmes from BBC English are very useful for me
My house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.
If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN (个人身份号码)to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.
Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.
The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.
I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.
I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?” What does the passage mainly discuss?
| A.How to develop a new system. | B.The function of the PIN. |
| C.A home for the future. | D.Easy life in the future. |
What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?
| A.To let readers know why his ideas are new. |
| B.To let readers know how special his house is. |
| C.To explain the importance of the PIN and the console. |
| D.To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are. |
The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.
| A.it has been controlled by computers |
| B.you can make a telephone call anywhere |
| C.it has your favorite music following you |
| D.the writer is able to change his new idea into practice |
What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?
| A.An IT expert. | B.A famous doctor. |
| C.An idealist | D.An experienced teacher. |
What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?
| A.turns on the lights | B.play music |
| C.get a telephone call | D.go swimming |
We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration(迁移)is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters(龙虾). Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to __________ .
| A.give birth | B.enjoy warmer weather |
| C.find food more easily | D.find beautiful places |
The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in __________ .
| A.salt water | B.rivers | C.fresh water | D.its birthplace |
The mice in northern Europe move when __________ .
| A.they give birth | B.the weather is bad |
| C.the place gets too crowded | D.they haven’t enough food |
The lobsters move __________ .
| A.to the fresh water | B.to the sea floor |
| C.at a certain time | D.to find more food |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A.Animals move in order to find food more easily. |
| B.The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration. |
| C.Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel. |
| D.Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, but sometimes we don’t. |
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their heart into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.The Internet cannot be used for __________.
| A.studying | B.shopping | C.thinking | D.playing |
When the computer was invented, it was__________.
| A.large and worked quickly | B.small and worked slowly |
| C.large but worked slowly | D.small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about __________.
| A.1960 | B.1970 | C.1980 | D.1985 |
Which of the following is true?
| A.Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B.Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”. |
| C.These “unreal friends” often meet each other. |
| D.Students know the friends on the Internet very well. |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
| A.It is wonderful. | B.It can make students study harder. |
| C.It is not good for students. | D.It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.“This is a holdup,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave.
Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(晕倒).
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired(退休), but I’m always thinking of our bank. That's why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes(趾). Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”This passage tells us ______.
| A.a serious case | B.one part of a play |
| C.a humorous story | D.a meaningful story |
Which of the following do you think is true?
| A.George wanted to protect the money for the bank. |
| B.George had been thinking of taking money away. |
| C.This bank had been robbed several times. |
| D.Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day. |
Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?
| A.His stealing money was disclosed. |
| B.Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him. |
| C.Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him. |
| D.Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back. |
In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.
| A.to make everyone work hard |
| B.to keep everyone standing straight |
| C.to make everyone do a kind of exercise |
| D.to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger |
Which sentence can be used to end the story?
| A.George turned cold with fear. | B.George turned red with anger. |
| C.George was pleased with the end. | D.George was disappointed with the end. |
“I never expected that I would be so busy. Why can’t there be 25 hours in a day?” complained Liu Ran in Hong Kong as mid – term exams were going on.
The 18 – year – old girl was Shandong Province’s top scorer in this year’s college entrance examination. After graduating from Tai’ an No. 1 High School, she chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong, although two famous universities in mainland promised her a place.
“I want to experience a more international school and social life in Hong Kong. I’m majoring in(主修)journalism, so Hong Kong will surly help widen my horizons,” Liu said.
It is two months since Liu first set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food and language problems.
“The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food, but it’s convenient to cook for ourselves in our dormitory if we like. People speak Cantonese and almost all classes are in English,” Liu explained.
Her English and Cantonese are now both improving, but she still needs more time to adapt to the new environment.
“I’m happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western cultures, there is so much to discover and learn,” she said.
Liu has 18 credit hours of classes every week and 23 non – credit hours every other week. She has signed up for four associations including the Chinese Language Debating Team and the drama club. Essays, book reports and presentations also take plenty of time to prepare.What would be the best title for the text?
| A.Hong Kong dreams | B.Looking for a job in Hong Kong |
| C.Social life in Hong Kong | D.the Chinese University of Hong Kong |
Liu Ran chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
A.to s ee more of an international school and social life |
| B.in order to enrich her experiences |
| C.because it is more famous than any university in mainland |
| D.Both A and B |
Which of the following statement is NOT true?
| A.She is improving her English and Cantonese. |
| B.She is allowed to cook in the dormitory. |
| C.She is too busy to join in activities outside class. |
| D.She hasn’t adapted herself to the new environment. |
From the passage we can infer that she waswith her school life.
| A.satisfied | B.unhappy |
| C.bored | D.disappointed |