1、英语阅读- 1 -授课老师：吴老师AA young man asked Albert Einstein , the great German scientist , what the secret of success is. The scientist told him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days later the young man asked the same question again . Einstein was very annoyed He did not say anything ,but wrot
2、e a few words on a piece of paper . On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What does this mean ?” asked the young man .“A means “ success” explained the old scientist . “X stands for hard work ,Y for good method (方法) and Z Z means stop talking and get down to work.”1. The young man _.A. wanted to meet Einstein
3、B. wanted to be a great scientist like EinsteinC. was eager (渴望) to know the secret of successD. wanted to be a student of Einstein2. In Einsteins opinion the secret of success was _.A. to work with great energy (精力，活力)B. to study hard day and night 英语阅读- 2 -C. to learn from great scientistsD. to ra
4、ise (提出) questions as many as you could3. “Y” stands for _.A. hard work B. great energy C. great success D. good manner(方法)4. The word “annoyed” means _.A. angry B. sad C. lovely D. glad5. Einstein was a man who _A. liked to talk with young peopleB. liked to help othersC. liked to make friends with
5、young peopleD. liked to work , but didnt like to talkBBritish newspapers are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspapermen write as few words as possible .They tell their readers at once what happened ,where ,when and how it happened and what was the resul
6、t : how many people were killed ,what change was done and so on .Readers want the fact(事实) set out as fully and accurately as possible .Readers are also interested in the people who 英语阅读- 3 -have seen the accident. So a newspaperman always likes to get some information (信息)from someone who was there
7、, which can be given in the persons own words .Because he can use only a few words ,the newspaperman must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective(有效). Instead of “he called out in a loud voice”, he writes” he shouted”; instead of “the loose stones rolled noisily down the side of th
8、e mountain”, he will write” they thundered down the mountainside”. Because many of the readers arent very clever, and most of them are in a hurry.1. From the text, we learn that newspapermen write as few words as possible ,because readers_. A. want to know more about the newsB. take no interest in w
9、hat has happened C. have no time to read the news carefully D. pay much attention to the result2. The underlined word”one” in the text refers to _. A.word B.newspaperman C.reader D.person 3. Which of the following would best complete the text ?A. he will keep his writing short B. he wont care about
10、his writing 英语阅读- 4 -C. he will give nothing but information D. he wont make his writing good enough. 4. In what way do you think British newspapers have become smaller? A. In a page size. B. In number of readers.C. In number of pages. D. In number of copies5. Which of the following is true?A. Reade
11、rs are not satisfied with the short news. B. Not many people have time to read the long articles in newspapers.C. Readers find the language of the newspapers exciting.D. Newspapermen try to report as fully as possible.CThe story happened during the Second World War（战争）An old man lived in a small tow
12、n of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun , his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the frights . The old man was very sad . he didnt have enough food and was often hungry . And nobody h
13、elped him and he didnt know how to go in living .英语阅读- 5 -It was a very cold winter night . The old man couldnt go to sleep . He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen . He had to get up and begun to run in the room until he lay down on the ground. The nex
14、t morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village , but the villages were all poor and couldnt give him anything . He was too hungry to go to another village . He thought hard and found a way . He came to a police station and called ou
15、t , “Hitler is a foolish pig (希特勒是蠢猪)！Out came an old policeman at once . He took the old man into a room , gave him some bread and a cup of tea . Then he said , “Dont say in our village , sir !”“Im sorry, sir.” Said the old man . “I dont know its Hitlers hometown .”“No, no , sir.” The policeman sai
16、d in a hurry. “Its pigs hometown !”1. The old man was _.A. a German B. a French C. an Australian D. an Englishman 英语阅读- 6 -2. The old man was sad because _.A. his three sons all died during the warB. His three sons had to join the armyC. He had no food or clothesD. He lived in the small town alone3.
17、 The old man got up and ran in his room to _.A. keep healthyB. Forget he was sad and hungryC. Make him warm D. Find a way to forget he was hungry4. The old man shouted outside the police station because_A. he hated Hitler very muchB. he hoped the policeman could help himC. he wanted to make the poli
18、cemen angryD. he thought the he would be given some food in prison (监狱)5. Which statement is true?A. The old policeman hated Hitler , tooB. The old policeman found that the old man his best friendC. The old policeman would send the old man in prison英语阅读- 7 -D. The old policeman liked Hitler better t
19、han pigsDMiss Gorgers taught physices in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at
20、 the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “Thats very good,” Miss Gorgers answered; but t
21、hen one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes, Kate?”“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when its 11 oclock here its only 8 oclock in Los Angeles.”1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class .A. how to telephone B. about electricityC. about time zone（
22、时区） D. about sound英语阅读- 8 -2. Miss Gorgers asked this question because she wanted to know whether .A. it was easy to phone to Los AngelesB. her student could hear her from 75 feet awayC. her students had grasped（理解）her lessonD. sound waves were slower than electricity3. Tom thought that electricity
23、was .A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound wavesC. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves4. Kate thought Tom was wrong because .A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New YorkB. electricity was slower than sound waves C. Tom was not good at physics at
24、allD. Toms answer had nothing to do with sound waves5. Whose answer do you think is correct acoording to the law of physics?A. Toms B. Kates C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor BEIt was Mondy. Mrs Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.英语阅读- 9 -Considering that there was no bett
25、er way. Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it: “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling meat), and hes going to give you your lunch today.”Holding the piece of paper i
26、n its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the
27、butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded th
28、e dog as one of his customers (* people who buy something from a shop).But, the dog came again at four oclock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more 英语阅读- 10 -surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit
29、 puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!6. Mrs Smith treated her little dog quite .A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D.unfriendly7. It seemed that the dog knew w
30、ell that the paper Mrs Smith gave it .A. might do it much harm. B. could do it much goodC. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds8. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog .A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs SmithB. when he found that the words on the paper were not clearC. because he had sold out all the meat in his shopD. until he was paid enough by Mrs Smith9. From its experence, the dog found that .A. only the paper with Mrs Smiths words on it could
