Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgeti-优题课

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Once there lived an old man．He liked gold better than anything else in the world．He often said，“If I have enough gold，I will be the happiest man in the world．”
One day when he was traveling in the desert(沙漠)，the old man lost his way．He was very hungry and thirsty，but there were only rocks and sand around him．Just then，he found a bag lying on the sand．He hoped he would find water and food in it．He took up the bag and opened it．He saw that the bag was full of gold．He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying．
Now the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world．
53．The old man liked best before he traveled in the desert．
A．food B．bags C．books D．gold
54．When he lost his way，he wanted to get．
A．some food and water B．some rocks and sand
C．bags full of gold D．a map
55．What did he do with the bag?．
A．He didn't take it up B．He brought it home
C．He threw it away D．He cried
56．The old man didn't become the happiest man when he got the bag of gold because．
A．the bag was too small B．the gold wasn't his
C．he was very coldD．he had nothing to eat．
57．In the end，the old man knew that gold was in the world．
A．the best thing B．not the best thing
C．the best important D．better than anything

C
Stepping into a pool of water is common enough ,but who could ever imagine stopping into a pool of fish ?In February of 1974, Bill Tapp ,an Australian farmer ,saw a rain of fish that covered his farm . How surprised he must have been when he heard many fish hitting against his roof!
What caused this strange occurrence ?This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish .The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm.
When it is spring in the northern part of the world ,it is fall in Australia, Throughout the autumn season ,terrible storms arise and rains flood the land .The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum（真空） cleaners, collecting seaweed ,pieces of wood , and even schools of fish .
The second thing，a dictionary will tell you the pronunciation．Most dictionaries give phonetic(语音的)，or sound alphabet(音标)．The phonetic alphabet shows pronunciation．The third thing，a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words．You can look up a word and find out what it means．Many words have more than one meaning，and a good dictionary will tell you au of the word's meanings．For example，in English the common word“get”has over 20 different meanings．
49．Many words have_____________ ．
A．several meanings B．one meaning C．few meanings D．no meaning
50．A good dictionary will tell you____________．
A．more of word's pronunciationB．more of the word's meanings
C．more of grammar D．more of the word's spelling．
51．Phonetic alphabets are used to show．
A．handwritings B．spelling C．meanings D．pronunciation
52．How many important things will most dictionaries tell you?
A．Four B．Five C．Three D．Two

B
Shopping carts are such a ubiquitous presence in stores today that it is hard to imagine a time without them．And yet it wasn’t until the year 1937 when the first shopping cart was introduced．
The shopping cart was the brainchild of Sylvan Goldman，the owner of a grocery food chain in 0klahoma．Goldman noticed that his customers struggled to carry their food in heavy hand-held baskets．He decided there must be an easier way for his costomers to carry the food around in his supermarkets．Observing a folding chair, Goldman decided to use that as the prototype for his new shopping cart.
With the aid of a mechanic, Fred Young ,Goldman designed the first shopping cart based on the folding chair.Wheels were placed where the bottoms of the chair legs were. In place of the chair seat, Young and Goldman , placed two metal baskets on top of each other. This cart could be stored by folding it up like a folding chair．
At first there was a bit of difficulty getting the public to accept shopping carts．Men thought using them was effeminate(女人气的)while younger women considered the use of the shopping carts to carry products around to be somewhat unstylish．Goldman solved this problem by hiring men and women models to use shopping carts in his stores．In addition，store greeters instructed customers in how to use the shopping carts．In short order，the shopping carts became incredibly popular because it made shopping much easier for customers．By 1940 the popularity of shopping carts had grown to such an extent that there was a 7 year waiting list in store orders for new shopping carts．
45.. The underlined word“ubiquitous”is closest in meaning to”_________”．
A．strange B．pleasant C．common D．possible
46.. The idea of shopping carts came from _____________．
A．Goldman’ s imagination B．customers’needs
C．Fred Young’ s suggestion C．other shops’examples
47.. Why was it difficult to get the public to accept shopping carts at first?
A．Both men and women were afraid they would not look good if they used them．
B. People thought it unnecessary to use them because they never did much shopping．
C. The early shopping carts were too difficult to use．
D. Only men and women models were supposed to use such modern things．
48.. How popular did Goldman’s invention finally become?
A．Men and women models used shopping carts in his stores．
B．Store greeters instructed customers in how to use the shopping carts．
C．Some stores had to wait several years to get his shopping carts．
D．His shopping carts had improved so much that both men and women liked to use them．

第二部分阅读理解(共25小题，每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分，共45分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。并将选项的字母标号填入题前的答题表内。
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It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew nearer，her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade，or so we thought．We bought the latest rages，Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls，and a doll house．Then，much to our surprise。on December 23rd，she said that she“really wanted a bike more than anything else”．
It was just too late，what with all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts，to take the time to select the“right bike”for our little girl．So here we were---Christmas Eve around 9：00 P．M，with Almie and her six-year-old brother，Dylan，nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is‘such a big girl’，and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．
On Christmas morning，we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally，she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming，I said，“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied．“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment，we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!
41.．Which is the right time order of the following events?
a．The girl asked for a new bike．
b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package．
c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll．
d．The father made the girl a bike with clay．
e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
A a, b, c ,e d B a, c, d, b, e C．a，c，b，d，e D．a，b，d，e，e
42.．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．
43.．Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
A．Because he wanted to buy a real one，but he had no money．
B．Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．
44.．What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
A．The parents were happy and encouraged．
B．The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．
D．The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．

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During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old and up. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.
This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women economic (经济的) position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married their school-leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to fuller part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage (婚姻), with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.
71.We are told that in a family about 1900________.
A.few children died before they were five
B.seven or eight children lived to be more than five
C.the youngest child would be fifteen
D.four or five children died when they were five
72.One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she______.
A.is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves
B.does not like children herself
C.needn’t worry about food for her children
D.can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty
73.Many girls are now likely to_______.
A.give up their jobs for good after they are married
B.leave school as soon as they can
C.marry so that they can get a job
D.continue working until they are going to have a baby
74.According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _______.
A.stay at home after leaving school
B.marry men younger than themselves
C.start working again in life
D.marry while still at school
75.Now a husband probably_________.
A.plays a greater part in looking after children
B.helps his wife by doing much of the housework
C.feels dissatisfied with his part in the family
D.takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home