高一英语阅读理解

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Butterflies are common all over the world, but the ones in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries and there are more different kinds. Usually the male butterflies more brightly colored than the female. The female have bigger and heavier bodies, since they carry the eggs. The gay (鲜艳的) colors of the male help to attract (吸引) the female and the duller colors of the female make them less likely to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs.

Some butterflies have a bright pattern of colors on the upper surface of their wings, which show when they fly, but when they rest on a tree or leaf, they close their wings. On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown markings which look like the tree or leaf. They are then difficult to see. The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly. When its wings are close, it looks exactly like a dead leaf. There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf. When a bird is chasing a butterfly, and it close its wings, it seems to have disappeared completely.

Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes. When they are resting, and their wings are folded, these cannot be seen. When a bird sees one, and begins to attack it, the butterfly opens its wings. The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at it, and it is frightened to fly away. 1. Where are the butterflies always bigger and more brightly colored?

A. In the places where it is hot. B. In the places that are far from the sun. C. In the south. D. In the north.

2. Why do the female butterflies have bigger and heavier bodies?

A. They can help than to attract the male.

B. They can make them likely to be caught by enemies. C. They carry eggs.

D. They don't like to fly higher.

3. What are green and brown markings on the undersides of the butterflies' wings for?

A. The butterflies want to show them when they fly.

B. It is helpful for them to chase a bird.

C. When the butterflies close their wings, they disappeared completely. D. The markings can sometimes help to protect the butterflies.

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When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying, \"We have to go to work now\children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the \"work\" they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.

Stage schools often act as agencies (代理机构) to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name \"stage school\" are those few places where children attend full time with a training for the theatre and a general education.

A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary schoolwork and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?

Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 do 80 days.

The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

1. People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they're talking to ________.

A. attend a stage school B. are going to the theatre

C. have got some work to do D. love singing and dancing

2. In the writer's opinion, a good stage school should _________.

A. produce star performers

B. help pupils improve their study skills C. train pupils in language and performing arts D. provide a general education and stage training

3. \"Professional work\" as used in the text means_________.

A. ordinary school work B. money-making performances C. stage training at school

D. acting, singing or dancing after class

4. Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

A. He thinks highly of what they have to offer.

B. He favors an early start in the training of performing arts. C. He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows . D. He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached .

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Many people like cooking but never have much time for it. Helen Fry's new book Quick Cooking has been specially written for busy people. It has over 1,000 ways to cook dishes. The book is well written and the photographs and the drawings are clear. The book has a strong plastic cover. It is

easy to find your way around it, too. And busy people, notice this! Mrs Fry tells you how much time you need in order to get each dish ready.

Quick Cooking has four parts, one for each season. This helps you to use fresh fruit and vegetables when they are cheaper and, of course, better. There are a lot of exciting ideas from foreign countries, and most of the ways are not complicated(复杂的). You take something simple like a chicken or some cheese, and make an unusual dish out of it. For example, there are no fewer than 40 ways for cooking eggs! The beginner will have to find out a lot of things for him to try many of the ways as soon as he reads them. For people with little spare time, Helen Fry's Quick Cooking is of excellent value.

1. The writer writes this short passage in order to _________.

A. make you like cooking C. help you to cook eggs

B. let you know the book Quick Cooking D. teach you cooking

2. Helen Fry's book is called Quick Cooking because _________.

A. none of the dishes are complicated

B. there are over l,000 ways to cook dishes in it C. it is written for people who don't have much time D. it tells you how to cook all kinds of food quickly

3. Busy people should notice that________ .

A. it is easy to find your way around the book B. they are told how long each dish takes to cook C. there are photographs and drawings in this book D. the book has a strong cover

4. \"It is easy to find your way around it too. \"means _________.

A. it is easy to find things around the book

B. it is easy to find things in the supermarket to prepare the food in the book

C. it is easy to find the ways you want to cook dishes in the book D. it is easy to find the cover of the book 5. Once you read the book, you ______.

A. can't help trying the ways in it C. find most of it is about cooking eggs

B. find the cover is very strong D. find it very cheap

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Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street.

Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather , and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music.

Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star.

There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 1. Which of the following is talked in this passages?

2. When pop singers _________ , they will become national stars.

A. make much money C. are loved by all the young people

B. make a CD or tape

A. pop music, folk music C. pop music and western music

B. popular, folk and country music D. folk, pop and classical music

D. are wanted to sing on the radio

3. From the passage we know that country music is about the ________.

A. common life of Americans C. life of cowboys

B. country life and love stories D. school life in America

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. Most students in America like popular music.

B. Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving. C. Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving. D. Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go. 5. What would be the best title (标题) for this passage? A. American Music C. History of Music

B. Popular Music D. Western Music

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Since smoking is considered (认为) to be very dangerous to the health, it is especially difficult for children to buy cigarettes. Our shopkeeper, Mr. Soames, has always been careful about this. If his customers (顾客) are very young, he always asks them whom the cigarettes are for.

One day a little girl walked into his shop and asked twenty cigarettes. She had the exact amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure of herself. Mr Soames was so surprised by her confident (充满自信的) manner that he forgot to ask his usual questions. He asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted. The girl replied quickly and handed him the money. While he was giving her the cigarettes, Mr Soames said laughingly that she was so young and she should hide the packet in her pocket so as not to be found by a policeman. But the little girl did not seem to find this very funny. Without even smiling she took the packet and walked towards the door. Suddenly she stopped, turned round, and looked steadily at Mr Soames. There was a moment's deathly silence and Mr Soames wondered what she was going to say. All at once, in a clear voice, the girl said, \"My dad is a policeman.\" And with that she walked quickly out of the shop.

1.Mr Soames keeps a ________.

A. cigarette company C. grocery (杂货店)

B. fast-food restaurant D. small hotel

2.Why is it difficult for children to buy cigarettes?

A. Because they have no money.

B. Because people are very careful in selling cigarettes to children. C. Because cigarettes are very expensive. D. Because they don't know what cigarettes are.

3.Why did Mr Soames forget to ask the little girl his usual questions?

A. Because the little girl is his friend's daughter. B. Because the little girl is a policeman's daughter. C. Because the little girl was very sure of herself then. D. Because the little girl was buying cigarettes for others.

4.There are usually _______ in a packet.

A. one cigarette C. one thousand cigarettes

B. one hundred cigarettes D. twenty cigarettes

5.What does \"all at once\" mean in this passage? It means \"________. \" A. suddenly

B. quickly

C. right now

D. at least

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Mr. Young works in a city. He has a son called Richard. The boy is eight and studies at school. Last week their school year was over and he wouldn't stay in the hot city and wanted to go the cool village to see his grandparents and be on holiday there. Mr. Young had to take him there. On their way there, a traffic accident happened. Their bus ran very fast. Suddenly the driver found an old woman was crossing the road. He began to stop the bus, but it was too late. She was knocked down and soon died, and the bus hit a big tree and was badly damaged(损坏) . The people in the bus had to get off and

stay in a small hotel overnight. Mr. Young wouldn't let Richard see the dead woman, but the little boy had seen all.

After supper they both felt tired. Mr. Young moved his bed close to the boy's and turned off the light. A few minutes later Richard said, \"It's very dark in the room, isn't it?\"

Of course the man understood what it meant. He said, \"Yes, but everything is all right.\"

After a few more minutes' silence a small hand reached over and took Mr. Young's.

\"I' m holding your hand,\" said the boy. \"In case you'll be afraid!\"

1.Why would Richard spend his holiday at the village?

A. He enjoyed travelling.

B. It is hotter in the city and cooler at the village.

C. He had to go to the village to look after his grandparents. D. both A and B.

2.The old woman died _______.

A. at home C. in a hospital

B. from the accident D. in the fields

3.Richard and Mr. Young got off the bus, because _______

A. the bus was badly destroyed B. the bus had to be repaired C. they wanted to get off D. both A and B

4.Which statement is true?

A. Mr. Young was frightened. B. The boy was afraid.

C. After supper both Mr. Young and the boy were tired. D. Both B and C.

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Women earn less than men. For example, in 1988 the hourly wages of women in the U.S. were 16% less than those of men. The gap between male and female incomes varies (变化)with age. The gap between the labor incomes of young women and young men is much smaller than that between middle-aged women and men. It is also clear that jobs in which women are concentrated (集中) pay less. The larger the number of workers who are women is, the lower the average wages are.

Why do women earn less than men? Is the cause of the gap that women are looked down upon? If so, the government has to intervene (干涉), to force the employers to pay equal wages to equal jobs. However, there is no agreement among economists (经济学家) about the causes of the gap. One view argues that women have chosen low-paying jobs in which workers enjoy the freedom of entering and leaving the labor, which reduces their years of experience relative to men. Other people say the gap can also be explained by the difference in educational background. It is just the difference that cause the difference in productivity between men and women.

Much of the gap, however, has not been fully explained. It might be the result of some bias against women. What would happen if the government did intervene to increase the wages paid to women? One possibility is that incomes for women as a group might actually decline (下降). An increase in wage decreases the demanded (被需求的) quantity of labor input, and then the rate of hiring new workers declines. The result will be a surplus of labor. 1.The difference is not very obvious between __________.

A. young men and young women

B. middle-aged men and middle-aged women C. young men and middle-aged women D. young women and middle-aged men

2.Some economists believe women earn less than men partly because _________.

A. women are less experienced than men

B. women have more freedom in selecting their jobs C. there are more women than men in the labor D. they are only provided with low-paying jobs

3.Which of the following cannot be inferred from the second paragraph?

A. Women receive less education than men.

B. Goods produced by women are not as good as those by men. C. Women can' t make the same productivity as men.

D. Economists don' t think the causes of the gap are women' s being looked down upon.

4.What does author suggest that for the women workers the government should do?

A. To pay as much as men.

B. To explain why women are paid less. C. To force employers to hire less men. D. None of the above.

5.What would happen if women's wages were raised? A. The unemployment rate would go up.

B. Women as a group would earn more than before. C. Men as a group would earn less than before. D. The women would own more money than men.

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Nomads (游牧部落) are people who have no fixed homes but move regularly from place to place. Hunting peoples, such as the Bushmen, Pygmies (俾格米人，中非个子矮小的一种黑人) and

Australian aborigines (土著人) move in search of large animal population. Pastoral (适于放牧牛羊的) nomads, in the Middle East and Central Asia, move with the seasons to find pasture (牧场) for their animals. Other patrol peoples, also dependent on the seasons, grow crops but move to other places after their crops need no attention. Some agricultural workers, in the United States particularly, follow a nomadic life also, going northward during the growing and harvesting season and returning to the warmer southern regions in the winter. Generally speaking, the nomads' movements are regulated by the seasons and the effects of the seasons on plants and animal lives.

1.Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this paragraph?

2. The best title of this paragraph could be __________.

3. According to this paragraph, why do some nomadic people leave their crops after they grow them?

4.According to this paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Australian aborigines follow the movements of large groups of animals. A. Because their crops needn't be taken care of. B. Because they regret growing them. .

C. Because they can hunt many more animals in other places. D. Because their movements depend on the seasons, too.

A. Where There Is a Large Animal Population, There Are Nomads B. Characters of Nomads

C. Two Decisive Factors of Nomads' Movement

D. Some American Agricultural Workers-Nomadic Peoples of New Era A. There are still some nomadic peoples left in the modern world.

B. In search of large animal population, nomads move from one place to another. C. Seasons and their effects on plants and animal lives regulate nomads' movement . D. Bushmen, Pygmies and Australian aborigines are nomadic peoples.

B. Some American agricultural workers go back to the north for cold winter.

C. Nomads in the Middle East move with the seasons to look for pasture for their cattle. D. Some pastoral peoples also move from one place to another.

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Human beings have adapted (使……适应) to the physical world not by changing their physical nature but by adjusting (调整) their society. Animals and plants have made adjustments over long periods, by development of thorough and complete changes in their very organisms.

(有机组织) Hereditary (遗传的) differences meet needs of various environments. (环境) But among human beings, differences in head form and in other physical features (特征) are not, in most cases, clearly adaptive. Nor is it clear that mental capacities of races are different. As far as we know, the races are equally intelligent (聪明的) and equally capable of solving their problems of living together. The different ways of life, it seems, are social and learned differences and not physical and hereditary differences. It stands to reason, therefore, that man's adjustment to his surroundings should be studied in custom and institution (制度), not in anatomy (身体结构) and neural structure (神经系统的构造). 1.According to the paragraph, anyone who wanted to study human adaptation to environment should do so through the field of _______.

2.According to the paragraph, man has adapted to the physical world by changing _________.

3.In order to _________, animals have made adjustments over long periods by development of thorough and complete changes in their very organisms.

A. develop themselves

A. other physical feature C. head form

B. hereditary differences

D. social systems

A. physics C. archaeology (考古学)

B. sociology (社会学) D. medicine

B. adapt to their living surroundings C. have a larger population

D. have a greater number of offsprings (后代)

4.Which of the following ideas is the writer not in favour of?

A. Human beings have adapted to the world by the adjustment of their society. B. Head form of humans and their other features are basically not adaptive . C. Different races vary a lot in their intelligences.

D. Generally speaking, the races have equal abilities of solving their problems of living

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These days people more and more care for their weight. For example, as 70,000, 000 Americans are perhaps on weight- reducing diets, and weight control has become a very large business. There are different kinds of diet foods in the markets such as soft drinks, diet cakes, diet salad dressings. Dieters also spend much money on diet pills, exercise machines and so on. Each year scores of new diets become popular all over America. They have such name as the Miracle Diet, the Nine-Day Wonder Diet, and the Easy 24-Hour Diet. There is even one called the Ice Cream Diet, which advises the dieter to eat only ice cream for lunch and dinner! For dieters who cannot lose weight on their own, there are many well-prepared diet groups, which give them help and encouragement. 1.The word \"dieters\" means those who _________.

2.The control of weight has become a large business because _________.

A. a large number of Americans want to lose weight A. want to lose weight C. take weight-reducing diets

B. have important diets D. have healthy diets

B. weight-reducing diets are not cheap C. more and more people care for their weight D. there are many different kinds of diet foods

3.The meaning of \"Nine-Day Diet\" is that _________.

4.The writer _________ the diet foods can help one lose weight. A. is sure that C. doesn't understand

B. doesn't believe that D. wants to let us understand

A. the dieter is sure to lose some weight only in 9 days by taking the diet B. the dieter must have food 9 times a day C. the dieter shouldn't eat anything in 9 days D. the dieter needs 9 days

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PALO ALTO, California - \"Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter - even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,\" US researchers said last week.

A study of l92 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds ( 0.91 kg ) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet .

\"The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,\" said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician (儿科专家) at Stanford University.

\"American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and

videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,\" Robinson said .

In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.

Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.

\"One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories,\" Robinson said.

\"Another reason might be due to eating more meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more, \" Robinson said. 1.What does the author try to tell us in the first two paragraphs?

A. Children will get fatter if they eat too much. B. Children will get thinner if they eat less.

C. Children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TV D. Children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV

2.According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV ______.

A. is more than four hours a day B. is less than four hours a day C. doubled in the last twenty years D. is more than on any other activities

3.How much time are children suggested to spend on TV viewing every day? ________.

A. About six hours C. About three hours

B. About eight hours D. About one hour

4.Which one of the following is true?

A. Children usually eat fewer while watching TV. B. Children usually eat more while watching TV. C. Children usually eat nothing while watching TV. D. Children usually eat everything while watching TV.

5.Why can watching TV increase kids' weight according to the passage? A. They usually eat more while watching TV. B. They burn off fewer calories.

C. They change their diet while watching TV. D. Both A and B.

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If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like \"Shakespeare,\" \"Samuel Johnson,\" and \"Webster,\" but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn't even speak English-William the Conqueror.

Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived peoples belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region lived the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, though not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.

But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasants. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction (区别) between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing the farming, while the upper-class

Normans were doing most of the eating.

When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more \"foreign\" than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man's ambition.

1.The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were______.

2.Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?

3.Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?

4.What is the subject discussed in the text?

A. The history of Great Britain.

B. The similarity between English and French. C. The rule of England by William the Conqueror. D. The French influences on the English language . A. Most advertisements in France appear in English. B. They know little of the history of the English language. C. Many French words are similar to English ones. D. They know French better than German. A. president； lawyer； beef C. bread； field: sheep

B. president； bread； water D. folk； field； cow

A. Welsh and Scottish C. Celtic and Old English

B. Nordic and Germanic D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic

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In some parts of the United States, farming is easy. But farming has always been difficult in the northeastern corner of the country, which is called New England.

New England has many trees and thin, rocky soil. Anyone who has wanted to start a new farm there has had to work very hard. The first job has been cutting down the trees. The new job has been digging out the roots of the trees. Then the farmer has had the difficult job of removing stones from his land. This work of removing stones never really ends, because every winter more stones appear. They come up through the thin soil from the rocks below. Farmers have to keep removing stones from the fields. Even today, farms which have been worked on for two hundred years still keep producing more stones. That is why stone walls are used instead of fences in New England fields. The stone walls are not high and a man can easily climb over them. However, they keep the farmer's cows from joining those of his neighbour's .

1.Why do stones keep appearing?

A. The farmers need stones to build walls. B. The soil is too thin.

C. There are rocks below the soil. D. Both B and C.

2.New England lies in ________.

3.Why do the farmers build stone walls instead of fences?

A. The stone walls are not high and a person can easily climb over them. B. The stone walls can stop the cows from joining their neighbor's. C. There are too many stones. A. England C. South America

B. Canada D. North America

D. Both A and B.

4.According to the passage we know what the most difficult job for the farmers is _______. A. removing stones from their land B. digging out the roots of the trees C. cutting down the trees D. setting up stone walls

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English surnames have an interesting history. In early times people had just one name that they were given at birth. It might have been John or Hilda, for example. One name was quite enough. If someone mentioned Hilda or John, everyone knew who was meant because there would be only one Hilda or one John in a tiny village. But as time went on, small villages grew into towns. Then there might be five or six Johns and five or six Hildas all living in the same place. How were people to know which John or which Hilda was meant then?

One way of getting over the difficulty was by adding the name of the work the person did. Thus the man who was a cook might be called John the Cook. The man who weaved clothes might be called Joan the Weaver. Second names or, surnames as we now call them, had come into being. In time these surnames were given to a man' s children. So John Weaver's children would, perhaps, be called Hilda Weaver and Charles Weaver. And this is how we still use surnames today.

Another way of telling one person from another with the same name was by adding the place where they lived. Thus the two men in the same village, both with the name of Tom, might be known as Tom by the Wood and Tom in the Field. This would give rise to such surnames as Wood, Field, Street, Tree, Pond, Lake, Forest, etc.

The origin of many surnames is easy to find. But how others started is difficult to know. Only scholars who have studied the history of words can tell the origin of the more difficult ones, and even then they can' t always be sure.

1.In early times English people________.

A. had only one name given at birth

B. had two names: John and Hilda C. had two given names at birth D. had no name at birth

2.People found it difficult to distinguish people with only one name ________.

A. when they started to use it

B. when there were several people having the same name C. when people started to live in villages D. when villages grew into towns

3.Some English people got their second names according to their__________ .

A. trade C. social position

B. clothes D. family

4.People use wood as their surnames because ________.

A. they lived near a place where many trees grew B. they were farmers C. they lived in a village D. it was a common thing

5.The passage mainly tells us about________. A. how some English names started

B. why so many people were named John and Smith C. the history of the English words D. the history of the English people

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There is a saying that cats have nine lives. A recent study examined why. Scientists carried out a study of cats which had fallen out of windows of buildings. Nine out of ten remained (保持) alive after a fall of two storeys or more. One cat which fell from the thirty-second floor of a building only broke a tooth. Interestingly, the cats were in greatest danger of being killed if they fell from the seventh floor. Falling from either a less or greater height gave them a better chance of survival (幸存).

Damage to a body depends on how fast it hits the ground, which in turn depends on how far it has fallen. But it's not quite that simple, because, as an object falls through the air, the air holds it back and slows the object down. After a while the object stops accelerating and continues at a fixed speed. This is the terminal (极限的) speed. Bulky (肥胖的) things have a lower terminal speed because there is a larger area for the air to push up on. Heavy things have a higher terminal speed because they push down harder against the air. Cats have a lower terminal speed than falling people , for example , because they are quite bulky and not very heavy so that they hit the ground more slowly and are less likely to be hurt.

Then why does the seventh floor matter? This is the distance cats take to reach their terminal speed. After the seventh floor, they may relax (放松) and spread out their legs like a flying squirrel and change their falling position so that they may land on their feet. This would slow them down and allow their muscles to reduce the force of impact , and thus reduce the damage.

1.The underlined word \"accelerating\" in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. moving faster B. moving slower C. moving at a fixed speed D. moving at a normal speed

2.The scientists came to a conclusion that a fall from_________ floor was most likely to kill a cat.

A. sixth

B. eighth

C. thirty-third

D. seventh

3.Falling cat has a lower terminal speed than a falling man because it is ________.

A. bigger but heavier B. bigger and relatively lighter

C. lighter but relatively bigger D. smaller and lighter

4.A fall from higher than a seventh floor allows the falling cat_______.

A. to relax and spread out its legs and to land on a safer position B. to have time to reduce its falling speed C. to fall slower than from the sixth floor D. to reach the ground softly on its back

5.We can understand the passage with the knowledge of _________. A. chemistry

B. physics

C. history

D. biography

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I would like to say that I have a typical life, but most people would disagree. What I consider routine most people consider unusual: for my mother is dying.

Here' s a typical scenario: I come home from field hockey (曲棍球) practice to find my mother unconscious on the floor. Instead of watching television, calling friends or doing homework, I spend at least four hours in the emergency room. To me, giving up everything to help her is not only typical, it's my duty. I wouldn't do anything differently.

Just because it's \"routine\" doesn't mean it's not upsetting. Many nights I cry myself to sleep. I'm afraid to walk in the door because I might find my mom dead. It's tough to have people stare at you because your mother's in a wheelchair.

I love my mom, but sometimes that's the hardest part. It's tough to see someone you love deteriorate (恶化). I have trouble putting on a happy face and pretending everything's okay. When people ask what's wrong, or ask how she is doing, I have to say, \"It's heart problems\" or \"She' s doing the same.\" If I say anything more, I'll get upset. Mortality (致命性) is a hard pill to swallow-even when it is someone else's pill.

Dealing with death is a brutal task. It makes you grow up too fast and robs people of someone

they love. It loads on responsibilities you never thought you would have, Death sacrifices your feelings and leaves nothing in its wake. It makes you realize how serious the words \"irregular heartbeat\" and \"heart failure\" are. I'm not alone, either. I'm the daughter of a dying mother. 1.What's the trouble with the author?

A. Her mother was dying. C. She slept alone.

B. She had a hard headache. D. She would do housework herself.

2.Who finds mother unconscious on the floor in the scenario?

A. Her neighbor. C. The author' s sister.

B. The author. D. The author' s father.

3.What's the author' s reflect to mother unconscious ?

A. She stands there and does nothing. B. She calls for emergency aid. C. She is crying.

D. She becomes very helpless.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. Death sacrifices your feelings and leaves nothing in its wake . B. Dealing with death is a brutal task. C. The author doesn't love her mom.

D. The author is afraid to walk in the door when her mother is dying.

5.What's the best title for the passage? A. A Poor Girl. C. A Scenario.

B. A Good Mother.

D. I'm The Daughter of A Dying Mother.

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Advertisements (广告) GARDEN RESTAURANT

Telephone: 22706030

Address: 9020 Bridgeport Road

Open: Mon. to Fri .7:00 a.m. ～ 2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ～ 9:00 p.m. Sat.7:00 a.m. ～ 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ～ 9:00 p.m. Sun. 11:00 a.m. ～2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. ～ 9:00 p.m.

NEW YORK MUSEUM

Telephone: 773421

Address: Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St., New York

America's largest museum specializing in American history and art of our native people. Open: Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a. m. ～ 5:00 p. m. (Monday free) Sat. 9:00 a.m. ～ 1:00 p.m.

LANSDOWNE PARK SHOPPING CENTRE

Telephone: 33562367 Address: 5300 No. 3 Road

Mon., Tues. & Sat. 9:30 a.m. ～ 5:30 p.m. Wed., Thurs. & Fri .9:30 a.m. ～ 9:30 p.m. Sun. 11:00 a.m. ～ 5:00 p.m.

SKYLINE HOTEL

Telephone: 2278516l

Address: 3031 No. 3 Road (at Sea Island Way) The Hangar Den: Wed. to Sun. Dinner from 5:30 p. m. Coffee Shop: Mon. ～ Fri. from 6:00 a. m. Sat. from 6:30 a. m. Sun. from 7:00 a.m.

Mon. ～ Wed. to 10:00 p. m. Thurs. ～ Sun. to 11:00 p. m.

1.If you want to buy a new jean you'll have to go to _________.

A. 3031 No.3 Road C. 9020 Bridgeport Road

B. 5300 No.3 Road D. 1100 Chestnut Street

2.If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call _______.

3.You don't have to pay on Monday if you go to the ________.

4.If you want to enjoy yourself on Sunday mornings, you can go to the ________.

5.Visiting the New York Museum, you can learn about ________ . A. the history of America's native people C. the history of America

B. the history of New York

D. the art of New York

A. Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre C. Hangar Den

B. New York Museum

D. Coffee Shop

A. Skyline Hotel C. New York Museum

B. Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre D. Garden Restaurant

A. 22785161 or 22706030 C. 773421 or 22785161

B. 22706030 or 33562367 D. 33562367 or 22785161

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The United States is full of cars. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two or more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.

Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.

Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when children live more than a mile away from the school. When the children are too young to walk too far, their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children and the neighbours' children as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays, and so on. This is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four

men taking turns driving to the place where they all work.

More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars. 1.The United States is filled with cars, but _______.

A. not every family has a car

B. few families have two cars or even more C. every American has a car D. every family has a car

2.What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. Workers drive cars to offices and factories. B. Salesmen drive to carry their products. C. Farmers drive into cities to get supplies. D. Cars are widely used.

3.Which statement is true according to the third paragraph?

A. Small children are driven to school.

B. All children go to school by bus in some cities. C. Mothers drive their children who can't walk to school. D. School buses pick up all children.

4.Mothers form car pools in order that ________.

A. they can drive to school

B. they can take turns driving their children to school C. they reach school quickly

D. they can drive their children to school in time

5.The traffic (交通) in and around cities is a great problem because ________. A. too many cars are being driven B. there are too many car pools C. people put fewer cars on the roads D. there is less gas

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When Mark left school he did not really know what he wanted to do. He first worked in an office, but he found that it was very boring. He did the same things day after day. This was also the trouble with his second job in a car factory. He then decided he would like to work out of doors and got a job as a gardener working in one of London's many parks.

He now works much harder than he did in the office or at the factory, but his work is more different. There are, after all, four seasons in a year and each has its own special jobs for a gardener. He works hardest in the autumn and winter keeping the park tidy and preparing for the spring and summer. In the summer he can rest and feel proud that he has helped to make the park so beautiful. Many people visit the park then and he is always pleased when he hears them say how lovely it looks.

Mark has made a lot of friends during his four years at the park. Many office workers come every day to eat their sandwiches and feed the ducks. They often chat with him and are surprised to find that he once worked in an office.

1.Mark left his job in the car factory because ________.

A. the work is not interesting C. he wanted to work in an office

B. the factory had some trouble D. he had a better job in another factory

2.What does the underlined word \"boring\" mean in Paragraph One?

A. Busy

B. Poorly-paid

C. Dull

D. Dangerous

3.He can have some free time in the_______.

A. summer

B. autumn

C. winter

D. spring

4.Mark feels __________ when the visitors come to the park.

A. happy

B. sorry

C. angry

D. tired

5.Some office workers come to the park to _________. A. have lunch

B. see the duck

C. talk with Mark

D. work

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A wind is a current (气流) of air moving over the land or sea. The direction of a wind is the direction from which it has come, and not the direction in which it is going. For example, a south wind is blowing from the south towards the north. A wind vane (风向标) points in the direction of a wind. The strength of a wind can vary (变化) from a light breeze (微风) to a hurricane. The Beaufort Scale (蒲福风级) is the system that weathermen use to describe the strength and speed of a wind. Winds are produced because the pressure of the air is different in different places. Air flows from a region (区域) of high pressure to a region of low pressure, causing a wind. The heat of the sun on the earth pressure to a region of low pressure, causing a wind. The heat of the sun of the earth produced pressure differences and winds.

In the tropics (热带地区) the heat makes the air expand (膨胀). As it gets lighter and riser, cooler air from surrounding regions move in to take the place of rising air. This change causes winds to blow towards the tropics. These winds are called the trade winds. 1. A wind is _______.

A. the heat of the sun B. the cooler air C. a current of air moving

D. the direction from which the air has come

2. The direction of a wind is the direction _________.

A. In which it is going B. from which it has come

C. from which the heat has come D. in which the heat is going

3. The Beaufort Scale is the system that the weathermen use to describe________ .

A. the strength of a wind B. the speed of a wind C. the temperature of a wind D. both A and B

4. This passage tells us _________. A. the formation of a wind B. the heat of the sun C. the cooler air

D. the place of the rising air

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When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl, she fell off a horse and hurt her arm. Mrs. Kenny took her to a doctor in Toowoomba, Queensland. In the doctor's, Elizabeth saw many bottles of medicine standing in a row. Since then, she wanted to be a nurse. As soon as she was old enough, Elizabeth was trained in a hospital. After working for some time, she made a surprising discovery. Among her patients were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio (小儿麻痹症). Kenny tried putting hot cloth on their legs and washing them in a special way. The results were great. The children were able to use their legs again.

Most doctors would not believe that children could get well in such a simple way. Gradually, however, she became famous.

People from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive treatment by this wonderful nurse. She was invited to America where her methods were used in many hospitals. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for polio patients. Kenny died in 1952, but she will long be remembered for her fight against polio.

1. Queensland is the name of________.

A. a woman doctor B. a kind of disease of polio C. an American place D. an Australian place

2. The children who couldn't walk suffered from polio_______.

A. wanted to be nurses B. made a surprising discovery C. was trained in a hospital

D. were looked after well by Elizabeth Kenny

3. What was Kenny's surprising discovery?

A. There were so little polio patients around her.

B. She could make polio children recover in a simple way. C. Children suffering from polio had lost legs.

D. The children with hot cloth on their legs suffered from polio.

4. According to the text, which is most likely to be wrong _________.

A. That children could get well in such a simple way was not believed by a lot of doctors. B. People from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive

treatment by this wonderful nurse C. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for all the patients. D. She was invited to America where her methods were not used in many hospitals.

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There is a lake near a forest in Sweden. The water in the lake is very clear and everything is quiet and still. On the far side of the water is some farmland and further away, across the field, is an old church built on a hill. It has just stopped raining. The brook(小溪) flowing into the lake is full and there is still some half-melted (半融化的) snow from last winter on the ground.

The reason the water is so clear, and everything is so quiet and still, is that most of the plant and animal life in and around the lake is dead. There are no birds because all the fish and insects, which the birds need for food, have disappeared. Many trees in the forest are losing their leaves and bark (树皮), and are sick and dying. Others were blown down by the high winds of last winter. A farmer is working in a field planting something, but unless he plants a stronger kind of seed this year, the crop will be between 25 to 40 per cent lower than a few years ago. The stones of the old church tower are turning to powder and unless the tower is repaired soon, it will fall down.

All the death and destruction in this place is caused by the smoke coming out of factories and poisonous gases from cars and trucks. And yet this silent lake is hundreds of kilometers away from the nearest factory and highway.

1. What time of the year do you think it is _________.

A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter

2. Why are there no animals or birds in or around the lake? Because____________.

A. the weather is terribly cold B. the area is polluted C. the lake is quiet D. they have all been killed

3. Why does the farmer have to plant a stronger kind of seed? Because________.

A. the soil becomes less and less

B. few plant life can stand the weather there

C. the water in the lake can't be used to irrigate the field D. the soil there is be coming unfit for farming

4. The word \"destruction\" in the passage means \"being_______.

A. developed B. destroyed C. protected D. produced

5. What do you think is the best title of the passage?

A. A Beautiful Place of Interest. B. A Polluted Place. C. A Quiet Place in Sweden. D. A Faraway Mountain Area.

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Everything that is new or uncommon raises a pleasure in the imagination, and because it fills the soul with a pleasant surprise, satisfies its curiosity, and gives it an idea which it did not possess (拥有)before. We are too much familiar with one set of objects and tired out with so many repeated shows of the same things and whatever is new or uncommon contributes (促成)a little to vary(使变样)human life with the strangeness of its appearance: it serves us for a kind of refreshment(提神), and takes off that satiety (厌烦)we tend to complain of in our usual and ordinary activities. It is this variety that gives our mind something new and relieves (解脱)our attention from dwelling (滞留) too long and wasting itself on any particular object. It is this, likewise, that improves what is great or beautiful, and makes it afford our mind a double pleasure. Woods, fields, and meadows are at any season of the year pleasant to look upon but never so much as in the beginning of the spring, when they are all new and fresh and not yet too much familiar to the eye. For this reason there is nothing that makes a prospect more wonderful than rivers or sprays of water from fountains (喷泉)where the scene is constantly new. We are quickly tired with looking upon hills and valleys where everything remains fixed and settled in the

same place and manner, but find our thoughts a little excited and relieved at the sight of such objects as are ever in motion.

1. The author write the passage to______.

A. make the readers laugh

B. improve the readers' sense of beauty C. present the readers a new idea D. let the readers examine their mistakes

2. Why does the author think that fountains are wonderful?

A. Because the water is always moving. B. Because the fountains appear to be beautiful. C. Because many people go to watch the fountains. D. Because the water is very refreshing.

3. In which season does the author think are woods, fields and meadows the most pleasant to look upon?

A. Winter. B. Autumn. C. Spring. D. Any season.

4. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? A. The new is always better than the old.

B. The old must be replaced (替代)by the new for refreshment. C. People like new things and hate old things. D. Newness makes a thing wonderful.

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Attitude isn’t quite everything when it comes to being successful，but attitude plays a part in every stage of your life A poor attitude gets more people fired than any other single factor，and a good attitude gets people jobs and helps them keep those jobs more than any other factor．

Your attitude affects many people，from your family to the stranger on the street comer．Your attitude is particularly important when you face seemingly hopeless situations．Losing a job or friend because of a poor attitude is unfortunate—especially because a had attitude can be fixed．

You call find at least two ways to look at everything．A pessimist looks for difficulty in the opportunity，while an optimist looks for opportunity in the difficulty．A poet of long ago put the difference between optimism and pessimism this way：two men looked out from prison bars—one saw mud，the other saw stars． Unfortunately，many people look only at the problem and not at the opportunity that lies within the problem．Many employees complain about the difficulty of their jobs，for example，not realizing that if the job were simple，the employer would hire someone with less ability at a lower wage．A small coin can hide even the sun if you hold the coin close enough to your eye．So when you get too close to your problems，to think objectively about them．try to keep in mind how your vision can be obstructed．Take a step back，and look at the situation from a new angle． You can’t do anything to change the fact that a problem exists，but you can do a great deal to find the opportunity within that problem．You’re guaranteed a better tomorrow by doing your best today and developing a plan of action for the tomorrows that lie ahead．Just remember to maintain a positive mental attitude．

生词积累

1．pessimist n. 悲观（主义）者 2．objectively ad. 客观地

3．vision n. 幻觉，想象（力），幻想

1. What does the author mean by saying the first sentence in Paragraph1?

A. If you have a good attitude, you will be successful. B. Your attitude makes a great influence on your life.

C. Your attitude has nothing to do with your success. D. Your success is very important to your life.

2. In paragraph 3, the author shows us ________ .

A. two ways to look at everything

B. the definition of pessimist and optimist C. the ways to look for opportunity D. the ways to look out from prison bars

3. The author mentions the example of many employees in Paragraph 4 to tell people to _______ .

A. ignore the problem

B. look for opportunity in the problem C. wait for the problem to be solved D. make their jobs easy to do

4. The underlined word “obstructed” in Paragraph4 probably means ________ .

A. dropped B. blocked C. improved D. shared

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OTTUMWA—On Sunday a southeast Iowa girl donated a“piece of herself”so to say，to Locks of Love，an organization that provides hair pieces to children that experience medical hair loss．People of any age can donate hair to the cause as long as it is healthy and at least 10 inches long．Financially disadvantaged children receive the hair pieces，which increases their self-esteem and confidence． Jennifer Buckingham donated 14 inches of hair，but she had a little anxiety before the big cut came underway．

“I’m a little nervous，but not very，”Jennifer Buckingham said．

The 11-year-old has had only two professional hair cuts all her life．During both cuts，she donated over ten inches of hair to Locks of Love．Her parents weren’

t the ones who encouraged her to do it．

“When I was four years old，I saw it on TV．A little girl was donating it on the news and I told my morn I wanted to do it，”said Jennifer Buckingham． It took over three years to grow enough hair to donate，but Jennifer didn’t mind the wait．Jennifer’s mom，Janice Buckingham and other family members watched the process．Janice couldn’t be more proud of her daughter．

“I think it’s wonderful that she would care enough about strangers and wants to do something for them，”said Janice Buckingham．

The barber shop named Great Clips offers the Locks of Love program for anyone who is interested in donating their hair．They perform a free haircut and send the donation to Locks of Love．

“It’s a good cause and kids are more affected by loss of hair than adults are，”said Great Clips Manager Lisa Beard．

It’ll be another three years before Jennifer gets to donate again．Until then，her smile will spread to another child who will be grateful for her donation．

生词积累

1．self-esteem n. 自尊

2．donation n. 捐款，捐赠物，捐赠，赠送

1．What would be the best title for the text?

A．Donate Your Love to Locks of Love B．A Little Girl Makes a Big Donation C A Great love to Locks of Love D．The Self-esteem of an Iowa Girl

2．According to the text，if you want to donate your hair to Locks of Love，________．

A．you should not suffer any illness B．you should be under eleven years old C．your hair should be golden or black

D．your hair should be healthy and long enough

3．What does the underlined word“it”in the fifth paragraph refer to?

A．The organization Locks of Love． B．Donating hair to Locks of Love． C．A girl cutting her hair． D．The news on TV．

4．According to the text，we know that Jennifer ________．

A．had her hair cut once professionally before the donation B．got much support from her parents all the time C．didn’t feel nervous at all when donating her hair D．will pay for her haircut after the donation

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Using the Internet and CD-ROM Databases in the Library Bramley College now has full electronic information resources in the College Library to help you in your studies．On CD-ROM in the library we have about fifty databases．including many statistical sources．Want to know the average rainfall in Tokyo? It’s easy to find out．

You can conduct your own CD-ROM search for no charge，and you can print out your results on the library printers using your library photocopying card．Alternatively，you can download your results to disk，again for no charge，but bring your own USB flash disk or CD-ROM．If you are not sure how to conduct a search for yourself，librarians can do it for you，but we charge $5 each time for this service，no matter how long or how short a time it takes．

All library workstations have access to the Internet，so you can find the web based information you need quickly and easily．If you are unfamiliar with using the Internet，help is available in several ways．You can start with the online tutorial Netstart．The tutorial will take you through the basic steps to using the Internet，at any time convenient to you．If you prefer，ask one of the librarians for Internet advice (at times between 8:00 am and 12:00 am weekdays) or attend one of the

introductory group sessions that are held in the first two weeks of each term． A word of warning：demand for access to library workstations is very high，so you are strongly advised to book a workstation，and we have to limit your use to a maximum of one hour at any one time．Also，use of the computers is limited to students only，so you may be asked to show your Student Identification Card to make a booking while using the workstations．

生词积累

1．database n. 数据库

2．alternatively ad. 两者择一地 3．tutorial n. 指南

1．The passage is mainly intended for ________．

A．students D．citizens

2．If a librarian conducts the CD-ROM search for you three times，you should pay _____．

A．no fee

B．5 dollars

C．10 dollars

D．15

B．teachers

C．librarians

dollars

3．A librarian cad help you learn to use the Internet ________．

A．at any time if you are in need of help B．in the first three weeks of each term C．in the morning from Monday to Friday D．when the librarians are available

4．At any one time，a library workstation can be used for ________．

A．half a day

B．one hour

C．two hours

D．an

unlimited time