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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
    
     Is the woman pictured on the right more attractive than the woman on the left?
     The photograph on the right was changed using a new "beauty making" computer program, which
uses a mathematical formula involving 234 measurements of distances between facial features to get a
theoretically more attractive version, while keeping the basic appearance of the face unchanged. Unlike
changes done in fashion magazine photos, wrinkles were not smoothed and hair color was not changed.
     The program is the latest attempt to combine beauty and science, a subject that has drawn increasing
academic interest in the last decade.
     Studies have shown there is surprising agreement among people of different cultures about what
makes a face attractive. Most important is symmetry (勻稱), along with youthfulness, skin smoothness
and vivid eyes and hair color. Yet, like the many other scientific or mathematical attempts to define
beauty, this software program raises complex and difficult questions about the understanding of beauty.
     "How can they prove something is more or less beautiful?" said Lois Banner, a history professor at
Chicago University, who studies changing beauty standards. "There can never be a single standard of
beauty because so much of it is culturally influenced."
     After viewing "before" and "after" photographs of different people, Banner said the original faces
were more attractive. "Irregular beauty is the real beauty," said Banner, adding that attempts to measure
beauty are driven by the media's efforts to define beauty and who is beautiful.
     Martina Eckstut, the woman whose photo was beautified for this article, said she was struck by how
different she looked. "I think the 'after' picture looks great, but it doesn't really look like me at all." She
added, "I would like to keep my original face."
     For centuries people have tried to define a universal ideal of beauty. "The first reaction we have to
faces will be based on face symmetry." said Alexander Nehamas, a professor who has written about
beauty. "But in real life we don't just see a face. We see faces as people express their emotions and
ideas, and all those aspects of the face are essential to our deciding whether a face or a person is
beautiful."
1. How does the "beauty making" computer program work?
A. It changes the distances between facial features.
B. It smoothes the skin and softens the color of the hair.
C. It repairs imperfect facial appearance by using a mathematical formula.
D. It replaces the original face with a similar one.
2. According to Banner, ______.
A. there is no such thing as beauty
B. irregular beauty is more attractive than symmetrical beauty in every culture
C. the media is to blame for measuring beauty
D. it is impossible to show that one thing is more beautiful than another
3. After seeing her beautified photo, Martina Eckstut was ______.
A. shocked because her face looked ugly
B. prefer to get her face changed although it didn't look like her at all
C. amazed by the attractiveness but refused to change her face in reality
D. confused by how different she looked and had no idea what to do
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Beauty lies in face symmetry.
B. There is no single standard or definition of beauty.
C. People of different cultures can hardly reach any agreement on beauty.
D. Science should be used to help us create beauty.
5. The purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. criticize the attempts to create artificial beauty
B. introduce a beauty program and a discussion about beauty
C. discuss what makes a person beautiful
D. to encourage people to change their appearance

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world. Weboholism, a twentieth century
disease, affects people from different ages. They surf the Net, use email and speak in chat rooms. They
spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habit. They cannot stop, and it affects
their lives. Decades ago, no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that
could affect the social and physical life of computer users. This obsessional behavior has affected
teenagers and college students. They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different
websites.
     They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this
situation. They spend all free time surfing and don't concentrated on homework, so this addiction
influences their grades and success at school. Because they can find everything on the websites, they
hang out there. Moreover, this addiction to websites influences their social life.
     They spend more time in front of computers than with their friends. The relation with their friends
changes. The virtual life becomes more important than their real life. They have a new language that
they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.
     Because of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live
with their virtual friends. They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met
in their life. Although they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real live friends
they have known all their life. It is a problem for the future. This addictive behavior is beginning to affect
the entire world.
1. The main idea of the passage is about ______.  
A. the cause of weboholism  
B. the advantage of weboholism
C. the popularity of weboholism  
D. the influence of weboholism
2. The underlined world "obsessional" in the second paragraph probably means ______.
A. attractive  
B. addictive  
C. professional  
D. potential  
3. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. weboholism has the greatest effect on teenagers
B. students can hardly balance real and virtual life
C. people are addicted to games on the Internet          
D. virtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway
4. Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?
A. It contributes to the development of the web.
B. The chat room language may change social culture.
C. The problem will be getting more and more serious later.      
D. People addicted to the web often become inactive in real life.
5. The author's attitude towards weboholism is that of being ______.
A. optimistic    
B. neutral      
C. critical  
D. acceptable

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     Maurice Sendak's children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, published in 1963, has become
very successful throughout the years and was made into a movie earlier this year.
     The book's main character is a boy named Max who gets into trouble with his mother and is sent
to bed without any supper. Before long, Max's room magically becomes a forest, and he sails away
to a land where monsters(怪物,怪獸) live. Max isn't scared, though, and becomes king of the wild
things, but after a while, he begins feeling homesick. Max sails back home and his supper is still hot
when he arrives in his bedroom.
     Many teachers and professors like this story and use it to help children develop creativity and
imagination. Melina Davis, an education professor, said she likes how the book contains a couple
of pages that have only pictures on them. "This allows children to shape the story themselves," she
said.
     The book contains a few of larger words that some parents worry may confuse children, but
experts say those words help improve children's reading skills and challenge them.
     Davis said the book is well written which helps kids get involved in the story. "The book talks
about what all children go through, like 'I was naughty but my mommy still loves me'," Davis said.
The book also encourages children to face their fears. "I think it's really good to show that Max
makes friends with the monsters," Davis said. "Kids can find out monsters aren't always the thing
under the bed that's going to scare them. I think this is good because it shows that the children can
go to scary places but still have a positive experience."
     Since the book has been successful throughout the years, a movie was recently made and many
people are excited to see it. Davis said she thinks the movie will be wonderful but it might be a little
scary for younger children. "You don't want bad dreams over a book that's extremely wonderful,"
Davis said.
1. Teachers and professors like the book because it helps children ______.
A. understand pictures                      
B. improve reading skills
C. face their fear bravely                  
D. become more imaginative
2. Why does the book contain some larger words?
A. To make the story more formal.    
B. To help challenge the children's reading skills.
C. To encourage the children to learn more new words.          
D. To help children better understand the story.
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The character Max is brave enough in the story.        
B. Max was sent to the forest as punishment.
C. People of all ages are in favor of the book.            
D. The movie based on the book proves to be a great success.
4. What does Davis think of the movie?
A. She thinks children of all ages will love it.  
B. She encourages children to see it to fight against their fear.
C. She worries that it might be too frightening for some children.
D. She believes it will be a better choice for children than the book.
5. What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To advise parents to help children to improve their reading skills.        
B. To comment on a famous children's book.
C. To encourage children to face their fear and become more imaginative.        
D. To introduce a movie based on a children's book.

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科目： 來源：甘肅省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
       Some problems are difficult to solve!  But there are a lot of number expressions that can help.
For example,if we put two and two together,we might come up with the right answer. We know that
two heads are better than one. It is always better to work with another person to solve a problem.
       Sometimes we can kill two birds with one stone. That is, we can complete two goals with only
one effort or action. But we must remember that two wrongs don't make a right. If someone does
something bad to you,you should not do the same to him.
       If you are going out with your girlfriend,or boyfriend,you do not want another friend to go along
on your date. You can just say to your friend:twos company, three's a crowd.
      A young child in school has to learn the three Rs. These important skills are reading, writing and
arithmetic.  These three words do not all start with the 1etter R,but they have the sound of R. Teachers
will give three cheers when their pupils do a good job.
     Some of my friends were confused and did not understand their schoolwork. They were at sixes
and sevens. In fact,they did not care whether they could finish high school. They saw 1ittle difference
between the two choices. But they were really happy when they completed their studies and graduated
from high school. They were in seventh heaven. They were on cloud nine.
     Last year,one of my friends applied for a better job at her office. I did not think she would get it. I
thought she had a hundred to one shot at the job. Other people at her office thought her chances were
a million to one. One reason was that she had been caught catching forty winks(打盹)  at the office. She
slept at her desk for short periods during the day. But her supervisor appointed her to the new job at
the eleventh hour-at the very last minute. I guess her lucky number came up.
1. What does the text mainly discuss?
A. How to solve the difficult problems. 
B. Differences between English number expressions. 
C. A number of English expressions using numbers. 
D. When and where to use the different number expressions.
2. The underlined sentence "two's company,three's a crowd" is______.
A.  an invitation    
B.  a refusal    
C. an apology  
D. a greeting
3. If you want to express someone's delight,you can say______.
A. He can kill two birds with one stone    
B. He has got three cheers
C. He is at sixes and sevens                
D. He is on cloud nine
4. The writer thinks it is_______ that makes her friend find the new job. 
A. her good luck              
B. her good fame
C. her workmates help          
D. her supervisors neglect of duty

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：完形填空

完形填空。
     A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
     Walking up to a department store's cloth counter, a(n)  1   young woman said, "I want to buy this
material for a new dress. How much does it cost?"
     "Only one   2   per yard," replied the smirking (自鳴得意的) male clerk.
     Not to be taken back by the funny words, the woman said," That's fine! I'll take ten yards."
     With   3   written all over his face, the clerk   4   measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it
out teasingly,  5   forward to receive his "  6   ".
     The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and pointed to a little old man standing beside
her. "Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me," she   7   .
     He was no doubt disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are  8         when others
do not   9   their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be dropped. These three
particular   10   and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
     1. Expect too much  11   .When others say, "Thank you," or in any way to show their gratitude, be
happy. It is a gift!
     2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and    12  
your joy with others.
     3. Expect not to be  13   . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need.
  14   them and move on.
     Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more   15         right away!
(     )1. A. tricky      
(     )2. A. kiss        
(     )3. A. happiness    
(     )4. A. hurriedly    
(     )5. A. setting      
(     )6. A. reward      
(     )7. A. smiled      
(     )8. A. encouraged  
(     )9. A. live up to  
(     )10. A. reasonable  
(     )11. A. profit      
(     )12. A. spare      
(     )13. A. put down    
(     )14. A. Forgive    
(     )15. A. happiness   		B. attractive    
B. pay           
B. enjoyment    
B. slowly        
B. sitting      
B. payment       
B. begged        
B. disappointed    
B. go against    
B. proper        
B. kiss          
B. share        
B. let down      
B. Punish       
B. encouragement   		C. ugly        
C. dollar      
C. expectation  
C. patiently    
C. leaning      
C. bonus        
C. waved       
C. annoyed      
C. go without    
C. unimportant  
C. appreciation  
C. make          
C. taken down    
C. Blame        
C. excitement    		 D. generous        
D. cent            
D. courage        
D. curiously      
D. taking          
D. money          
D. thought        
D. surprised      
D. hope for        
D. unrealistic    
D. disappointment  
D. control        
D. thrown down    
D. Praise          
D. pride          

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     In Europe, people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a
system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag (曲折的) method.
Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually
change their forks to the left hand when they have to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the
Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises.
      A  few explanations for this American style are as follows:?
     (1) Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to
keep our working tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently.?
     (2) Americans, the master of the New World are rebels (叛逆者).They use the zigzag method to
break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England.
Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.
     (3) Forced to do so, they respond by "playing" with the silver.?
     Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans
recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence (無知) of form.
Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of
tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as
an instant defense against the uninvited intruders (入侵者). However, such alertness (警覺) is out
of place in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans
juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork
is worth any number of them holding blades(刀).?
1. Americans use _______ to hold their fork to pick up the salad.?
A. the right hand
B. the left hand?
C. both hands  
D. either of the two hands?
2. As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the 
    Old World to_____.?
A. show their independence of Mother England?
B. show their disrespect to Mother England?
C. add a new tradition to those in Mother England?
D. show off their creativeness to Mother England?
3. In the last sentence, the word "juggle" probably means ____________.?
A. hold      
B. play with        
C. pick up            
D. lay down?
4. Also in the last sentence, the two "them" refer to ____________.?
A. Americans              
B. Europeans and Americans separately?
C. Americans and Europeans separately            
D. Europeans                    
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ?
A. European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand.
B. The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics.?
C. The zigzag eating method has become an American feature.?
D. European people will use the American method because of its efficiency.

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

信息匹配。
         Ever wonder what President  George "Dubya" Bush will be doing once he leaves the White House?
Well．we wondered too and voted for him to run a hot dog stand．in the city that never sleeps New
York! 

     Life's tough in the Stone Age．Fortunately our man Sam has got your brain to help him out! He's
got to find food,make weapons,survive tigers,and keep his girlfriend Lucy happy! So let's get prehistoric
and help Sam in this crazy adventure．

     Hit the snow slopes with this snowboarding game．Perform special skills on your snowboard to
collect points．Pump air into your stride by timing your jumps carefully while negotiating 3 killer
kickers．Whatever you do - Have fun!

     Add logic,fun and load of color and what do you get? The crazy cube!  And we promise you, it's
the craziest cube you'll come across this side of the universe．Rack your brains crazy in this totally
addicting puzzle game and beat the colored cube! 

     Put your hard hat on…because we're going under construction! This addictive puzzle game will have
you constructing for hours! Build beautiful towers using colorful building blocks．

     Fight to conquer the universe in this strategic space simulation game．Play as a space commander
and protect your imperial star base from enemies．Become the most powerful air force and fulfill your
one and only mission:complete space dominance!

請閱讀以下的人員資料,然后匹配人員與相關(guān)游戲.
1．Sammy is a girl with a logical mind．She would like to play the kind of games that can not only
       practice her intelligence but Call challenge her memory as well．
2．Amy has always been interested in politics and loves to play jokes on politicians．As a result,
      any game that concerns government officials would interest her．
3．Jack is a student who is keen on architecture．He has problem in concentrating himself on a
      piece of work．He hopes to find a game that can suit his interest and help him focus his mind on it．
4．William is a sports fan who would like to take up extreme sports．But he isn't allowed to try
       such kind of dangerous sport,SO he could only find some relevant games to play．
5．Teddy is a film lover．After seeing the film The Star Wars,he imagined that he could one day be
      a commander,leading his soldiers to protect his planet from being invaded．

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili.
     When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own business. She said she didn't want to stay
at home and work as a housewife: "It's a waste of life." Lili became so busy that she spent less and less
time with me. She didn't help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words, "so that you can develop
your independence". We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents' meetings.
     Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be under
control. I want to be perfect and I don't expect other people to help me. I push myself hard to achieve
my goals.
     After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.
     In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I
was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.
     That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles
around them.
     She took me to see a therapist (治療師). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was
like a wheel spinning (旋轉(zhuǎn)) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me. I
only realized it when my body couldn't stand the pressure anymore. At these words, Lili burst into tears.
"It's all my fault, she's just a kid and I didn't have time to take care of her…To be honest, I had never
seen Lili cry before.
     After that, Lili began to spend more time at home, cooking and dragging me to do sports. I realized
she was the one who would always be there when I was in real trouble. No mom is perfect, but she is
the one who really cares about her kid.                           
1. Lili quitted her job and started her own business because _________.
A. she wanted to make more money
B. she was not willing to look after me
C. she didn't want to waste her life
D. she likes keeping busy
2. We quarreled because __________.
A. she began to spend less and less time with me
B. she didn't help me with my schoolwork.
C. she seldom attended the parents' meetings in my school.
D. Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.
3. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most women don't want to be a housewife.
B. Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home.  
C. We need to understand our mothers' busy life.
D. Although mothers are not perfect, they all love the children
4. Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman.
B. Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist.
C. I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies.
D. I only realized my life was like a wheel when my body couldn't stand the pressure anymore.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Mom Does Care.                      
B. A Busy but Successful Mother.
C. Change From Mother to Businessman.    
D. A Student's Opinion on Mother.

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     Millions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesn't always come
home with them. Airline identification tags(標(biāo)簽) can come loose, and the bags go who-knows-where.
And passengers leave all kinds of things on planes.
     The airlines collect the items and, for 90 days, attempt to find their owners. They don't keep them,
since they're not in the warehouse business. And by law, they cannot sell the bags, because the airlines
might be tempted to deliberately misplace luggage.
     So once insurance companies have paid for lost bags and their contents, and they no longer belong
to passengers, a unique store in the little town of Scottsboro, Alabama, buys them. The "Unclaimed
Baggage Center," is so popular that the building, which is set up like a department store, is the
number-one tourist attraction in all of Alabama. More than one million visitors stop in each year and
take one of the store's shopping carts on a hunt for treasures.
     Each day, clerks bring out 7,000 new items, and veteran(老練的)shoppers rush to paw over them.
You can find everything from precious jewels to hockey sticks, best-selling novels, leather jackets,
tape recorders, surfboards, even half -used tubes of toothpaste.
     The store's own laundry washes or cleans all the clothes found in luggage, then sells them. The
Unclaimed Baggage Center has found guns, illegal drugs and even a live rattlesnake.
     The store has a little museum where some of its most unusual acquisitions(獲得物) have been
preserved. They include highland bagpipes, a burial mask from an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, and a
medieval suit of armor.
     Statistics indicate that less than one-half of one percent of luggage checked on U.S. carriers is
permanently lost and available to the store.
1. Paragraph1 shows that many passengers lose their luggage because______.
A. they are forgetful
B. they are in a hurry
C. there is no lost and found office in many airports
D. the owners of some luggage can't be identified
2. The reason why the airlines cannot sell the bags is that ______.
A. they have to find the owners 
B. they are likely to make a profit on the bags on purpose 
C. some bags are expensive
D. they have to keep the bags as long as possible
3. The Unclaimed Baggage Center is very popular because______.
A. there's a large variety of goods.
B. all the things there are very cheap.
C. visitors may purchase something undervalued.
D. Visitors will enjoy some amusing activities there.
4. What can we infer from the passage? 
A. A little museum will keep all the precious unclaimed baggage.
B. The percentage of passengers who lose their baggage for ever is small.
C. The things in the Unclaimed Baggage Center are articles for daily use.
D. People are not allowed to buy the illegal things in the store.
5. What is the main purpose of the passage? 
A. To introduce how the unclaimed baggage in the airports is handled in America.
B. To introduce an attractive place to tourists.
C. To remind passengers of taking care of their baggage.
D. To advise the airlines to find the owners of the unclaimed baggage.

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科目： 來源：廣東省模擬題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解
     When you're an employee of a company, no matter the size, it's common to see co-workers
promoted, or transferred to a different department. But there is another way to move around-by
creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn't actively looking
for a different job.
     In 2007, I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service
representative in the distributions services department. I processed requests for distributions from
our annuity(養(yǎng)老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a
form, for example, or might have omitted security information. To solve the problem, I'd mail the
person a letter.
     The company had been through several combinations, so in our department alone we had a
collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked
with the letters, the more I saw how they could be improved. Some had overlapping information
and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry
terminology(專業(yè)術(shù)語) wasn't standard across all the versions.
     When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed
revamping. She said I should stop what I'd been doing and start the new work. In a relatively short
time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an
informal job change until a managers' meeting several months later.
     At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division's
entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect
person for the job-me. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks,
but I was able to show that the work had value, and I was officially promoted and given a raise in
November 2009.
1. According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true?
A .The author admired those who got a promotion in his company.
B. The author tried his best to get a promotion in his company
C. The author was eager to seek another job.
D. It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions.
2. Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some information needed to be united.  
B. Some information was overlooked.
C. Some had grammatical mistakes.    
D. Industry terminology didn't meet the standard.
3. The underlined word "revamping" in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to         .
A. improving    
B.  rebuilding    
C.  repeating    
D.  strengthening
4.The author started to review the letters when         .
A. he was hired by the company    
B. his department supervisor agreed his idea
C. he was recommended at a managers' meeting              
D. he was promoted
5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Where there is will, there is a way.
B. Don't let the chance go, when it comes.
C. Creating a position, and earning a promotion.
D. Ways to get a promotion.

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