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科目: 來(lái)源: 題型:閱讀理解

On Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day we’d have for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins again. Last time I went down there was a couple of months ago and it was a dull cold day. Sunday couldn’t have been more different — clear skies and sunshine made it feel like summer, although it was still -25°C.
Six of us drove to the coast. It was the first time we’d been off the base on our own without our field assistant, so it had a slightly different feeling — more like a few friends going to the seaside than an Antarctic field trip! When we reached Windy Creek, we luckily caught sight of quite a few small flying seabirds, which are seldom seen there.
Once on the sea ice we found that some of the more curious penguins had wandered over from the main group to come and check us out. We’d been told that then they were nursing their chicks (剛孵出的幼雛) and they would be more careful and nervous than last time, but that didn’t seem to be the case. We walked across to the main group which were stretched for a couple of miles along the coast. We sat down for some sandwiches and soon found ourselves surrounded by many curious observers. Without any attackers on land, they were very brave and came within a meter of us to pose (擺姿勢(shì)) for photos.
Before heading back, we spent a few hours on the sea ice watching the penguins and their chicks, which had grown dramatically (明顯地) since our last visit.
It was such a nice day

  1. 1.

    When did the trip most probably happen?

    1. A.
      On a dull Sunday
    2. B.
      On a warm Sunday
    3. C.
      On a summer Sunday
    4. D.
      On a winter Sunday
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the six people ______.

    1. A.
      felt a little nervous
    2. B.
      felt a little excited
    3. C.
      were left all by themselves on their Antarctic base
    4. D.
      got bored with staying with their field assistant
  3. 3.

    What does the writer mean by saying “but that didn’t seem to be the case”?

    1. A.
      They were told a lie
    2. B.
      A wrong decision was made
    3. C.
      The truth was the opposite
    4. D.
      They didn’t believe what they were told
  4. 4.

    The six people did the following during the trip EXCEPT______.

    1. A.
      feed the penguins
    2. B.
      take pictures of the penguins
    3. C.
      enjoy watching flying seabirds
    4. D.
      watch the young penguins

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Americans: Restless? Illiterate(沒(méi)文化的)?
Americans are queer people: they can’t rest.They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world.But they can’t rest.They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conferences; they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full.But they can’t rest.The scenery rushes past them.They learn it.Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus.They hear them, but they don’t get them.They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers—they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something.So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker (殯葬工) gather them to a last conference.
Americans are queer people: they can’t read.They have more schools, and better schools and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe.But they can’t read.They print more books in a year than the French print.But they can’t read.They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every week.But they don’t read them.They’re too busy.They use them for fires and to make more paper with.They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each.But they read only page one.Their streets are full of huge signs.They won’t look at them.Their streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away.Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night.No one sees them.Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans.No one reads them.

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “queer ” means ___________.

    1. A.
      strange    
    2. B.
      difficult   
    3. C.
      forgetful  
    4. D.
      friendly
  2. 2.

    According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about ?

    1. A.
      When they are to allowed to.
    2. B.
      When they feel tired and sleepy
    3. C.
      When they stop breathing eventually     
    4. D.
      When they are seriously ill in bed
  3. 3.

    The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ___________.

    1. A.
      by driving there in person     
    2. B.
      when they are on the tour bus
    3. C.
      from books and magazines     
    4. D.
      by visiting them
  4. 4.

    Why does the writer write this passage?

    1. A.
      To tell people the Americans are illiterate
    2. B.
      To prove the Americans to be a queer nation
    3. C.
      To make fun of the American way of life
    4. D.
      To give the readers information about USA

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A person steps on what seems like solid ground but discovers with horror that the ground is giving way underfoot. The person struggles desperately but is trapped. There is no escape. Slowly the person sinks deeper and at last is gone. The solid ground was solid only in appearance. It was actually quicksand, which is a deep mass of fine sand mixed with water.
How is quicksand formed? Water pushes up from below the surface and is held by the sand. The grains of sand are forced apart by the water. They cannot hold any weight. The subsurface water may have come from a spring, a river, or a stream. Sometimes pools of water near beaches become filled with sand. When the soil under these pools does not allow for good drainage(排水), the sand can become stretches of quicksand.
Is it true that a person who steps into quicksand is doomed to die? No, for people have fought their way from quicksand to firm land again. It is panic(恐慌) that creates the condition that can result in death, for the more a person struggles, the worse matters become. Quick movements will make the sand yield for a time, but then it rushes back and settles solidly around the body.
People trapped in quicksand should either lie back with arms outstretched, or not move at all. When the weight of the sand around his body has displaced equals that person’s weight, the victim will stop sinking. With feet held still, and with slow movements of the arms, as in the backstroke(仰泳) in swimming, people have managed to roll to safety and reach firm ground.

  1. 1.

    Quick movements by a person trapped in quicksand will _______.

    1. A.
      help the person reach firm ground
    2. B.
      help prevent panic
    3. C.
      make the same sand yield temporarily
    4. D.
      make the sand hold the person’s weight
  2. 2.

    Quicksand is _______.

    1. A.
      a mass of fine sand mixed with water
    2. B.
      formed only along rivers
    3. C.
      found below subsurface water
    4. D.
      solid ground
  3. 3.

    Which statement does the article lead you to believe?

    1. A.
      Stretches of quicksand are found only under the sea.
    2. B.
      People should never try to escape from quicksand.
    3. C.
      It is hard to keep calm if you fall into quicksand.
    4. D.
      Only heavy people can be trapped in quicksand.
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly tells about _______.

    1. A.
      what solid ground looks like
    2. B.
      the nature of quicksand
    3. C.
      stepping into quicksand
    4. D.
      escaping from quicksand

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Last Sunday I made a visit to some new neighbors down the block. No specific purpose in mind, just an opportunity to sit at the kitchen table, have some tea and chat. As I did so, it occurred to me how rare the Sunday visit has become.
When I was a kid in the New Jersey of the 1960s, Sunday visits were routine. Most stores were closed, almost nobody worked, and the highways, as a result, were not the desperate steeplechases(障礙賽跑) they have become today. My family normally traveled eight city blocks to the home of my grandmother—the same house my father was raised in, where adults would sit on the front porch and chat while we children played hide-and-seek.
The Sunday visit was something to desire strongly. It was the repetition to church, our reward for an hour of devotion, an opportunity to take advantage of the fact that Dad was not at work, we were not in school, and there were no chores that couldn’t wait until Monday. Sunday was, indeed, different from all the other days of the week, because everyone seemed to be on the same schedule, which means that there was one day when everyone seemed to have time for everybody else.
Sunday as a day of rest is, or was, so deeply rooted in the culture that it’s surprising to consider that, in a short span of time, it has almost entirely lost this association. In my childhood, it was assumed that everyone would either be home or visiting someone else’s home on Sunday.
But now the question is, “What do you plan to DO this Sunday?” The answer can range from going to the mall to participating in a road race to jetting to Montreal for lunch. If one were to respond, “I’m making a Sunday visit to family,” such an answer would feel sepia-toned, an echo from another era.
I suppose I should be grateful to live in Maine, a state of small towns, abundant land and tight relationships. Even though folks work as hard here as they do anywhere else, the state’s powerfully rural cast(特質(zhì))still harbors at least remnants of the ethic of yesterday’s America, where people had to depend on one another in the face of economic vagaries(反復(fù)無(wú)常的情況)and a challenging environment.

  1. 1.

    The writer’s general impression of the Sunday in the past was a day when _______.

    1. A.
      everyone was paying a visit to some relative far away
    2. B.
      everyone seemed to be free and could have some leisure
    3. C.
      Dad was not at work while Mom was busy cleaning the house
    4. D.
      nearly every adult would go to church and children were not at school
  2. 2.

    In the fourth paragraph, the writer compares the response “I’m making a Sunday visit to family” to an echo from another era because _______.

    1. A.
      people nowadays prefer staying at home on Sunday
    2. B.
      such answers are rarely heard in our modern society
    3. C.
      people in the city dislike being disturbed on Sunday
    4. D.
      visiting someone on Sunday might take a lot of time
  3. 3.

    From the last paragraph we may infer that _______.

    1. A.
      people in Maine suffer more from economic depression and the changed environment
    2. B.
      people in Maine has abandoned their tradition and lived an absolute new life
    3. C.
      land in Maine is short, thus the relationship between people is tense
    4. D.
      people in Maine always help each other when they are in need
  4. 4.

    .Which word we may use to describe the writer’s attitude towards the Sunday today?

    1. A.
      Unsatisfied.
    2. B.
      Anxious.
    3. C.
      Treasured.
    4. D.
      Teased.

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Imagine living locked inside a closet.You can’t choose when and what to eat or how you will spend your time.You can’t even decide when the lights go on and off. Think about spending your whole life like this.
This is the life of lab animals.
Now consider the needs of these animals.Chimpanzees(黑猩猩),in their natural homes,are never separated from their families.They spend hours together every day.But in a lab,chimpanzees are put in cages alone.There are no families,only cold,hard cages,and loneliness that goes on for so many years that most of them lose their minds at last.
Worse yet are the experiments.Animals are given diseases they would never normally get.Experimenters force-feed(給……強(qiáng)行喂食) chemicals to them,conduct repeated surgeries(手術(shù)),and much more,Think of what it would be like to put up with these and then be thrown back into a cage,usually without any painkillers.Often animals see other animals being killed right in front of them.
Hundreds of thousands of animals are poisoned,blinded,and killed every year in product tests for shampoos,skin creams and new cancer drugs.Although more than 500 companies have stopped testing on animals,some of them still force chemicals into monkeys’ stomachs and rabbits’ eyes.
Although some facilities are better than others at caring for animals—not every lab worker kills a mouse by cutting off its head with scissors—there are no happy animals inside laboratories.Will the lab life end? When will it end?

  1. 1.

    The passage mainly tells us about       .

    1. A.
      animals’ lives in laboratories
    2. B.
      cruel experiments on animals
    3. C.
      the needs of animals in labs
    4. D.
      facilities used to care for animals
  2. 2.

    Animals in a lab         .
    ①are very cold,and in separate cages     
    ②feel lonely locked inside a cage
    ③aren’t fed anything but chemicals     
    ④are forced to undergo cruel tests
    ⑤are forced to eat chemicals

    1. A.
      ①③④
    2. B.
      ②③⑤
    3. C.
      ②④⑤
    4. D.
      ①④⑤
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the passage that _________.

    1. A.
      some companies have found ways to replace animal tests
    2. B.
      animals normally get no strange diseases
    3. C.
      animals are happy in labs with better facilities
    4. D.
      painkillers can change the results of experiments
  4. 4.

    The author’s attitude towards the future of animals for experiment can be described as _______.

    1. A.
      positive
    2. B.
      worried
    3. C.
      satisfied
    4. D.
      disappointed

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The winter holidays are a special time at the White House. Each year, about 44,000 people come to see the holiday decorations or to attend holiday parties at the President’s home in Washington, D.C.
I was able to attend a press preview of the holiday decorations recently, which was hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. This year’s theme for the decorations is “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” The decorations are all made of fresh flowers, garlands(花環(huán)), and fruits. The flowers will have to be changed every few days to keep the look fresh.
The main Christmas tree is in the Blue Room. It’s an 18-foot fir tree—tall enough that the chan-delier(吊燈) had to be removed to make room for it. Fresh white lilies(百合), crystal garlands, and white lights decorate the White House Christmas tree. The room smells of pine and lilies.
Mrs. Bush was asked whether she called the tree a holiday tree or a Christmas tree. “We know that Americans celebrate the season in a lot of different ways,” she said. “We’ll have a party and a reception here at the White House later during the month. But I think we’ve always called this the White House Christmas tree.”
Another centerpiece of the decorations each year is the gingerbread house(姜餅屋), made by chief Thaddeus Dubois.“This is his second gingerbread house,” Mrs. Bush said. “And this year Dubois painstakingly(辛苦地,辛勤地) made it special.” The gingerbread house was made with 100 pounds of gingerbread, 150 pounds of white and dark chocolate, and clear, poured sugar windows. A strand of white lights inside the Gingerbread White House made it glow.

  1. 1.

    Mrs. Bush chose “All Things Bright and Beautiful”as the theme for the decorations to ______.              .

    1. A.
      highlight nature’s beauty         
    2. B.
      show the great wealth of the family
    3. C.
      express her love of the country    
    4. D.
      differ from other people’s ideas
  2. 2.

    Which of the following can probably be used to describe the White House after the decorations?

    1. A.
      New and clean.               
    2. B.
      Elegant(高貴的) and beautiful.
    3. C.
      Smelly and shaky.             
    4. D.
      Luxurious(豪華的) and serious.
  3. 3.

    The passage is mainly about ______.             .

    1. A.
      how Americans observe Christmas       
    2. B.
      decorating the White House for holidays
    3. C.
      the differences between a holiday tree and a Christmas tree
    4. D.
      how to select a present for the White House

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Eleven leatherback turtles(凌皮龜) are swimming across the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos Islands in a "race" that will be tracked online to draw attention to the serious situation of the endangered creatures.
The turtles have been attached with satellite communication devices that give their positions, as they head South from their nesting sites on Costa Rica' s Playa Grande beach to their feeding grounds near the Galapagos, about 1,500km away.
Online participants can choose a turtle and track its course at http://www.great turtlerace.com. The winner will be the one that travels furthest in two weeks of swimming.
There is no prize for the winner of the race, aimed at highlighting the dangers to a creature that has graced (美化) the oceans for 100 million years.
Environmentalists say 95 percent of leatherbacks in the Pacific Ocean have vanished in the last 20 years due to human activity like fishing, poaching(偷獵) of their eggs and building near their nests.
Thousands of leatherbacks nested at Playa Grande 10 years ago, but the number has dropped to below 100 in the last 5 years.
The leatherback race will not be live because the turtles left Costa Rica at different times. Instead, environmentalist group Conservation International will provide a day-to-day showing of the first 14 days of their journeys simultaneously as if they were racing.
The event will raise funds to protect Playa Grande. It is being organized by groups such as Conservation International and Costa Rica' s Environment Ministry.

  1. 1.

    Why satellite communication devices were attached to the turtles?

    1. A.
      To prevent them from losing.                       
    2. B.
      To live broadcast the race.
    3. C.
      To communicate with the turtles.                  
    4. D.
      To make sure of the turtles' position.
  2. 2.

    You can watch the race by _________.

    1. A.
      going to the Pacific Ocean                           
    2. B.
      tracking its course online
    3. C.
      watching the program through TV                
    4. D.
      fixing some communication devices to the turtles
  3. 3.

    From the passage we know _________.

    1. A.
      the turtles will swim 14 days from their nesting sites to their feeding ground
    2. B.
      there are only eleven turtles left in the Pacific Ocean
    3. C.
      money will be raised to protect the endangered turtles
    4. D.
      Playa Grande is an organization by Environmentalists
  4. 4.

    The purpose for the text is to _________.

    1. A.
      throw people's attention to the endangered ocean animals
    2. B.
      accuse humans of what they have done to the ocean animals
    3. C.
      warn people of the dangers to ocean creatures
    4. D.
      tell people that the ocean won't be lively without turtles

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To wash yourself, you take a bath(洗澡) or a shower. Animals need to keep clean, too. How do animals clean themselves?
Cats lick(舔)themselves to keep their fur clean. Have you ever watched a pet cat clean itself?
Elephants take baths much as you do. But instead of jumping into the tub(浴缸), they walk into a river or lake.
Pigs also like to roll around in water. This keeps them clean and cool. If there is no clean water, they will roll in mud(泥)on a hot day. They do this to cool off. Pigs do not really like mud. They are happier in a nice, clean pond(水池).
Bats have a funny way to keep clean. They lick their thumbs to clean their ears!
Guess how polar bears clean themselves. They use snow, of course!
Some animals take baths in dust instead of water! The wombat(毛鼻袋熊) is an Australian animal with lots of fur. To get clean, it lies down. Then it covers itself with sand!
Birds clean themselves in many ways. Sometimes they wash in water. That’s why some people put birdbaths in their yard. At other times birds take dust baths, just like wombats. Birds also use their beaks(喙)to keep their feathers clean. They use their beaks the way you use a comb.
Sometimes a bird has itchy bugs(發(fā)癢的蟲(chóng)子)in its feathers. Birds may use ants to help them clean off the bugs. A bird will lie down on an ant nest. Then the ants will crawl on the bird. The ants make a kind of bug spray(噴霧)on the feathers;. Then the itchy bugs die!
Birds take baths in something else besides dust and ants! Some birds take “smoke baths” They sit on chimneys. They wave their wings in the smoke!

  1. 1.

    This passage mainly tells us       .

    1. A.
      why some people put birdbaths in their yard
    2. B.
      why birds allow ants to crawl on their body
    3. C.
      how animals cool off on hot days
    4. D.
      how some animals keep clean
  2. 2.

    What is a pig’s favorite way to get clean?

    1. A.
      Licking itself.
    2. B.
      Lying down on ants.
    3. C.
      Rolling in nice, thick mud.
    4. D.
      Taking a bath in clean water.
  3. 3.

    Which of the following animals use dust to clean themselves?

    1. A.
      Cats.
    2. B.
      Bats.
    3. C.
      Wombats.
    4. D.
      Ants.

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Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life.This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened.
On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt."Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago.She never wore it.She was saving it for a special occasion." he said.I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral (葬禮) of my sister, after her unexpected death.
He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral.Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion.Every day you're alive is a special occasion."
I'm thinking about his words, and they've changed the way I live my life.I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings.Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer."Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their importance on my vocabulary.If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing,I want to see and hear and do it now.
Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives.Every morning when I open my eyes.I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift.So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life.

  1. 1.

    Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it?

    1. A.
      She waited for a special occasion to wear it on.
    2. B.
      She wanted to keep it for someone else.
    3. C.
      She saved it till she grew up.
    4. D.
      She would give it to herself as a gift some day.
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word "cherish" mean?

    1. A.
      Treasure.
    2. B.
      Waste.
    3. C.
      Own.
    4. D.
      Save.
  3. 3.

    From his experience, the author learns that _______.

    1. A.
      everybody can have a happy life through efforts
    2. B.
      every day in our lives is worth cherishing
    3. C.
      enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives
    4. D.
      everybody will have some things left to do after his death
  4. 4.

    What does the author write this passage for?

    1. A.
      To show how to make good use of every day in life.
    2. B.
      To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law's words.
    3. C.
      To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life.
    4. D.
      To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life.
  5. 5.

    What's the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Every Day Is a Gift
    2. B.
      My Sister Jan
    3. C.
      What Is the Meaningful Life Like
    4. D.
      The Most Important Time in Your Life

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Baths and bathing have been considered of an important medical therapy to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a bath tub and water system built over 3 000 years ago. The Romans had warm public baths. In some public baths as many 3 000 persons could bathe at the same time.
Treating diseases by bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing, or hydrotherapy, first became popular in Europe and by the late 1 700’s also became popular in the United States.
For many years frequent bathing was believed to be bad for one’s health. Ordinary bathing just to be clean was avoided, and perfume(香水) was used to cover up body and smell.
By the 1 700’s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe more frequently.
In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were known as “the great unwashed”. In one American city, for example, a person could only take a bath every 30 days! That was a law.
Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase that chance of disease.    
Therefore in the United States people generally bathe often.

  1. 1.

    What does the word “hydrotherapy” underlined in the second paragraph refer to?

    1. A.
      A bathing tub.           
    2. B.
      Medical bathing.
    3. C.
      Ordinary bathing.          
    4. D.
      Warm public baths.
  2. 2.

    Until when did doctors believe that ordinary bathing was good for health?

    1. A.
      Until the 16th century    
    2. B.
      Until the 17th century.
    3. C.
      Until the 18th century.   
    4. D.
      Until the 19th century.
  3. 3.

    Where did the ordinary bathing first become popular according to the passage?

    1. A.
      In Africa.       
    2. B.
      In Europe.      
    3. C.
      In the US
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is not true?

    1. A.
      Bathing was important to Greeks and Romans.
    2. B.
      The Greek built water systems.
    3. C.
      The Greek had warm public baths.
    4. D.
      The Greek used bath tubs.
  5. 5.

    The passage is mainly about ______.

    1. A.
      bathing in the USA
    2. B.
      the good points and bad points of bathing
    3. C.
      the history of bathing
    4. D.
      the modern medical bathing

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