1、阅读理解1Passage 1 Have you ever seen a moon that looks unbelievably big? 1. To what do we (all of these)2. The main purpose inform.3. The author mysterious.4. The moon looks it is near the horizon 5. The autumn moon helps farmers see Passage 2 Strange thing happens to time when you travel. 1. The best
2、title How Time Changes Around the World.2. The difference is one hour.3. From this selection is divided into five time zones.4. The international the point where a new day begins.5. If you cross the ahead one hour in each new time zone.Passage 3 The diner is only a humble restaurant, but it has a sp
3、ecial place in American life. 1. Whats the main idea of paragraph 2? The attraction of different people.2. The purpose of the last paragraph is to give a summary of the whole passage.3. Why do truck drivers like a diner? Its a haven against loneliness.4. Diners rattact many different kinds of people
4、.5. Diners are fascinating.Passage 4 Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises 1. Doctors have long known that one may lose his hearing when he hears a terribly loud noise.2. This passage suggests that ones hearing will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for only little
5、 more than one second.3. According to this passage, one conclusion you can draw is that aspirin makes hearing damage from loud noise worse.4. Millions of Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they take too much aspirin.5. The purpose of the experiment the American scientist did w
6、as to find whether aspirin would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noises.Passage 5Just two months ago, Ana, a teenager, was preparing for 1. Ana realizes that she must do well on the exam .2. Ana has been studying English for seven years.3. Ana experiences difficulty with the professo
7、rs lectures.4. Ana tells the interviewers about her family.5. The best main idea for the first paragraph is Ana comes through with flying colorsPassage6 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. 1. A postage stamps value to collectors is raised if a mistake is
8、 made in the printing.2. In 1847 most countries of the world were not yet using postage stamps.3. In 1847, the mistake on the locally printed postage stamps was in the wording4. 16800 is the collectors value of the Twopenny Blue.5. The valuable stamps were designed by British printers.Passage 7 The
9、communications explosion is on the scale of the rail, automobile or telephone 1. By saying that he takes may images of his children, the author wants to display the influence of communications on life .2. The author most probably thinks the communications dust is amazing.阅读理解23. Which of the followi
10、ng statements about the low-orbit satellites is true? The low-orbit satellites would replace towers and poles functionally.4. According to the passage, an optical-fiber audio-video link can enable us to talk and see each other no matter where we are.5. The phrase “each one”(Line2, para.5) can be bes
11、t replaced by each car.Passage 8 Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper and plastic kind of way. 1. According to the present regulations of Japan, the recycling of paper and plastic will be the responsibility of the consumers.2. Which of the following is NOT the character of pla
12、stics? It retains its original strength through reprocessing.3. According to the passage, the term “plastic sandwich” refers to a kind of plastics with different integration in each layer.4. In the passage, it is implied but NOT stated that 21-inch TV with magnesium case isnt very popular so far.5.
13、The author writes this passage in order to inform.Passage 9 A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustice 1. The author thought of his friends question as a good one because like his friend, he also thought life was unfair.2. Surrendering to the fact that life is
14、nt fair will make us know its our duty to perfect things.3. The second paragraph of the passage mainly discusses its nice to accept the injustice of life.4. In the last paragraph, “this very basic fact” refers to the fact that life isnt and wont be fair.5. From the passage, we can learn that the aut
15、hors attitude to life is positive.Passage 10 People appear to be born to compute. The numerical skills of children develop so 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? The development of mathematical ability in children.2. 2.From the passage we can know that children begin to master simple counting s
16、oon after they learn to walk and talk.3. In this passage the authors attitude towards “childrens numerical skills” is objective.4. According to the study of psychology, children didnt think that quantity is unchanged as water pours from one glass to another with a different shape.5. Which of the fol
17、lowing statements would be the author most likely disapprove of? Children learn mathematics naturally and easily.Passage 11 A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, 1. As is indicated in the passage, the technology of superconductivity is still under development2.
18、 The new technology differs from the others in that it is being cultivated in research labs around the world .3. What does the author most probably think of the changes the new technology will bring to the world? Dramatic.4. From the passage, we may conclude that Asian scientists gain the lead in th
19、e growth of the new technology.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? Superconductivity: A New Technology.Passage12 People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot, 1. The word “repulsive” most probably means “disgusting”2. We can infe
20、r from the second paragraph that when collecting the snails, the author was angry because 阅读理解3they might damage his beloved plants.3. The author finds that snails are the most controversial food4. The best title of this passage might be “One Mans Meat is Another Mans Poison “5. As indicated in the
21、passage , people love different foods mainly because They learn to eat certain foods in their families.Passage13 All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun. 1.The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT atomic power.2.Radiant energy is stored as car
22、bon compounds by plants.3. The suns energy provides us with all EXCEPT water4.The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is absorbed by the earthsatmosphere 5.Of the suns total output of radiant energy,the earth receives a very small portionPassage14 The market is a concept .If
23、you are growing tomatoes in you backyard for sale you 66.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? B whats the market? 67.All of the following acts are producing for the market EXCEPT attending a night school68.You are buying from the market when you dine at a restaurant69.The
24、word “real ”in the last paragraph may most probably mean concrete70.In what way is the market very real for eacj person or businessmen who is making and selling something? It tells you what to producePassage15 X-rays were first discovered by a German scientist, Wilhelm Konrad Rontgen,in 1985,1.what
25、puzzled Rontgen one day during his experiment was some radiation coming through the covered tube.2.The screen didnt stop glowing even when it was moved to the next room3.Rontgen put his hand between the rays and a photographic plate in order to find out more about the rays4.The rays proved to be inc
26、apable of passing through bone5.From the passage ,we know X-rays are invisiblePassage16 Body clocks 1.According to the passage, one can help maintain balance in the “body clock”2.Irregular signs shown by “body clock” may serve as a warning of possible illnesses3.We tend to do physical exercise early
27、 in the afternoon because our body is most active ten4.The author suggests that the best time to study is at night5.According to the passage we are most likely to day-dream every hour in the day time.Passage17 Plastic are materials which are softened by heat san set into lasting form1.The word “symp
28、athetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means agreeable.2.It can be concluded from this passage that plastics are cheap as antiques3.Which of the following is necessary to create any type of plastics? Carbon4.Plastics that harden into permanent shapes are called thermosetting.5.Which of the following i
29、s the best title for the passage? The Development of plastics as an Modern MPassage18 When we analyze the salt salinity of ocean waters, we find that it varies only slightly 1.This passage mainly tells us about The causes of the variation in oceanic salinity.2.It can be inferred from the passage tha
30、t increase in the salinity of ocean waters is caused by evaporation.3.Which of the following is not that cause of the decrease in the oceanic salinity? Formation of sea ice.4.Which of the following statements is true according to the whole passage? The temperature of the water has much to do with th
31、e oceanic salinity.阅读理解45.The purpose of mentioning the Weddell Sea is to give an example of cold-water salinity.Passage19 The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure ,1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage? Approaches to the Science of Meteorology.2.T
32、he predictions of synoptic meteorologists are directly based on the preparation and study of weather maps.3.Which of the following is not referred to be the author as a field whose needs are served by weather forecasting? Sports4.The author implies that increased accuracy in weather forecasting will
33、 lead to greater protection of human life and property.5.In the last sentence of the passage ,the phrase “these tools” refers to mathematics and physicsPassage20 As we have seen, the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from 1.Today medical care is placing more stress on removing p
34、eoples bad living habits.2.In the first paragraph, people are reminded that good health is more than not being ill.3.Traditionally, a person is considered” well” if he is free from any kind of disease.4.According to the author, the true meaning of “wellness” is for people to strive to maintain the b
35、est possible health.5.According to what the author advocates, which of the following groups of people would be considered healthy? People who try to be as healthy as possible, regardless of their limitations.Passage21 If you want to teach your children how to say sorry , you must be good at 1.If a m
36、other adds “but” to an apology, the child may feel that he owes her an apology.2.According to the author, saying “Im sorry you re upset” most probably means “Im aware youre upset, but Im not to blame”3.It is not advisable to use the general, all-covering apology because it is vague and ineffective4.
37、We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry their ages should be taken into account.5.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is not as simple at it seemsPassage22 Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able 1.Accor
38、ding to the author, knowing the cause of the misery will help shorten the duration of the illness.2.We learn from the passage that over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery cause by a cold or the flu.3.According to the passage, to combat the flu effectively, one should take medicine upo
39、n catching the disease.4.Which of the following symptoms will distinguish the flu from a cold? A high temperature5.If children have flu-like symptoms, their parents are advised not to give them aspirin.Passage23 Sign has become a scientific hot button. Only in the past 20 years have specialists 1. T
40、he study of sign language is thought to be a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language.2.The present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by an English teacher in a university for the deaf.3.According to Stokoe, sign language is a genuine language4.Most educators objected
41、to Stokoes idea because they thought a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds.5.Stokoes argument is based on his belief that language is a product of the brain.Passage24 It is hard to track the blue whale, the oceans largest creature, which has almost 阅读理解51.The passage is chiefly ab
42、out the civilian use of a military detection system.2.The underwater listening system was originally designed to trace and locate enemy vessels.3.The deep-sea listening system makes use of the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound.4.It can be inferred from the passage that m
43、ilitary technology has great potential in civilian use5. Which of the following is true about the U.S Navy underwater listening network? It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists.Passage25 You never see them , but theyre with you every time you fly. They record 1.What dose the author say ab
44、out the black box? It is an indispensable device in an airplane2.What information could be found from the black box on the Yemeni airliner? Date for analyzing the cause of the crash.3.Why was the black box redesign in 1965? The early models often got damaged in the crash.4.Why did the Federal Aviati
45、on Authority require the black boxes be painted orange or yellow? To makethem easily identifiable.5.What do we know about the black boxer from Air France Flight 447? There is still a good chance of their being recovered.Passage26 New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk
46、.Its now 1.What is the authors attitude toward high-teach communications equipment? Positive2.With the increased use of high-teach communications equipment, businesspeople are attaching more importance to their overseas business.3.In this passage, “out of sight and out of main” (lines2-3,part.3) pro
47、bably means missing opportunities for promotion when abroad4.According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today? Ability to speak the clients language.5.The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can better
48、 control the whole negotiation process.Passage27 A properly designed electricalsystem1.when there is some Produce dangerous heat2.Want will circuit breaks It will cut the electrity3.Whats the function of To supply electrity4.Through electrity wiring The electrity meteroutside5.How does a circuit bre
49、aker It cuts off electrity supplyPassage28 Every hour the sun beams onto earth1.From the first a technology2.What is the percentage of Less than one thousandth3.Where can photovoltaic cells on rooftops4.In solar thermal power as a heat source5.By what can the suns By moveable mirrorsPassage29 Researchers say people traveling1.The main reason A polluted air2.Those who would be women driving in a car3.Which of the following Pollutants from vehicles4.People living near highways more likely to die阅读理解65.Which of the fol
