- 477.00 KB
- 2022-08-16 发布
- 1、本文档由用户上传,淘文库整理发布,可阅读全部内容。
- 2、本文档内容版权归属内容提供方,所产生的收益全部归内容提供方所有。如果您对本文有版权争议,请立即联系网站客服。
- 3、本文档由用户上传,本站不保证质量和数量令人满意,可能有诸多瑕疵,付费之前,请仔细阅读内容确认后进行付费下载。
- 网站客服QQ:403074932
69宜宾龍翔教育【001】LittleTomdownthestreetcallsourdog"Thekeepdog".Zipisasheepdog.ButwhenTomtriestosay"Seep",itcomesout"keep".AndinawayTomisright.Zipisalwaysbringingthingshoemforustokeep!I'lltellyouaboutsomeofthem.Zip'sfirstpresentwasashoe.Itwasmadeofgreensilk.Wedidn'tknowhowZipfoundtheshoe.ButafteramomentMary,mybigsister,toldmetheshoehadastrangesmell.Inodded(点头)andheldmynose."Whatdoyouthinkitis?""Itsmellslikesomethingforcleaning.Ithinksomeonetriedtocleanaspot(污点)offtheshoe.Thenheputitatthedoortodry.""AlongcameZip.Andgood-byeshoe!"Isaid."Weshouldtakeitback.""Wecan't".saidmysistter."MaybelittleTomisright,"Marysaid."MaybeZipisakeepdog!"1.ThewriterandMarydidn'tknow______.A.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasB.howZipcarrieditsfirstpresenthomeC.whoownedZip'sfirstpresentD.whatZip'sfirstpresentwasmadeof2.TomcallsZip"thekeepdog"because______.A.thedoglikeskeepingthingsB.thedoglikesplayingwithshoesC.hedoesn'tknowthedog'snameD.hecan'tpronouncetheword"sheep"well3.Whatmadetheshoestrangewas______.A.itscolour B.itssmellC.itssize D.thatitwasasilkone4.Theword"keep"inthelastsentencemeans"_____"A.keepingthingsforitselfB.bringingthingsforothertokeepC.notlettingitrunaboutD.takingcareofasmallchild5.Wecanknowfromthereadingthatthedog_____.A.likestogivepresentstopeopleB.hasbeenkeptinatthewriter'shomeC.hasbroughtsometroubleD.likestobecalled"thekeepdog"Key:1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C\n69宜宾龍翔教育【002】Anoldladyinaplanehadablanket(毯子)overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,Iamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell.”Butshecontinuedtohide.Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon’tlikeplanesandIamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonething,”Shecontinuedkindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”1.Anoldladyhad_________.A.glasses B.ablanketoverherhead C.acoat D.abasket2.A.Shedidn’twantto________.A.takeitoff B.turnitoff C.geton D.talkaboutit3._________spoketoher.A.Theairhostess B.Themannexttoher C.herhusband D.oneofherfriends4.Theoldladyhadneverbeen_________before.A.abroad B.home C.inaplane D.inhospital5.Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing________.A.toflyagain B.totravel C.togoabroad D.togohomeKey:1-5BAACA【003】DicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,"I'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworkthere.""Whereareyougoingtostaythere?"hiswifeasked."Idon'tknowyet."Dickanswered."Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram(电报),"hiswifesaid."Allright,"Dickanswered.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaid,"NowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner."Hefoundataxi(出租车)andthedriversaid,"Wheredoyouwanttogo?"ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.\n69宜宾龍翔教育"Whichhotelaremythingsin?"hesaid,"AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,"Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice."Choosetherightanswer1.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing(观光)D.hishomewasthere2.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,tooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork3.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shouse.4.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager(经理)ofhishotel.B.Thepoliceoffice.C.Thetaxidriver.D.Hiswife.5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.Key:1-5BABDC【004】BobandJimonceworkedinthesamefactory.Oneday,BoblentJimtendollars,butthenJimlefthisworkandwenttoworkinanothertownwithoutpayingbackthemoney.Bobdidn'tseeJimforayear,andthenheknewfromanotherfriendthatJimwasinanothertownandstayingatahotel.Sohewenttheretoseehimlateintheevening.WhenhegottoJim'sroom,hesawhisshoesnearthedoor."Well,hemustbein,"hethought,andknockedagain,andsaid,"Iknowyouarein,Jim.Yourshoesareouthere.""I'vegoneoutinmyboots,"answeredJim.\n69宜宾龍翔教育TrueorFalse1.BobandJimonceworkedindifferentfactories.2.OnedayJimborrowedtendollarsfromBob.3.JimpaidbackthemoneytoBobandwenttoworkinanothertownlater.4.Bobhadn'tseenJimforayearwhenhelearnedthatJimwasinanothertown. Key:1-4FTFT【005】Ithinkthemostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgettingupinthemorning.Heisalmostsickwhenmymothercalls,"Herbert!It'sseveno'clock!Getup!"Herbertanswers,"I'mcoming!"andgoesrightbacktosleep.I'mnotatalllikemybrother.Idon'tliketogotobedatnightbutIdon'tmindgettingupinthemorning.Iusuallywakeupbeforemymothercallsme.Ijumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomtotakeashower.Igetdressed,brushmyteeth,combmyhair,andgetreadytogodownstairsforbreakfastassoonasmymothercalls.ButnotHerbert.Hejustsleeps.Amilitaryband(军乐队)inourbedroomcouldnotwakehimup.Icallhimandsay,"Getup!Mumwillbeupheretopullyououtofbedifyoudon'tgetupimmediately!"Buthejustsleeps.AftercallingafewmoretimesmymotherhastocomeupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbed.It'sthatwayeverydaywithmylittlebrother.Perhapssomedayhe'lllearntogetupontime,butIreallydon'tthinkso.TrueorFalse1.Themostterriblethinginlifeformylittlebrotherisgoingtoschool. 2.I'mnotlikemybrotherbecauseIliketogotobedearlyatnightandgetupearlyinthemorning.3.Iusuallyjumpoutofbedandgointothebathroomforashowerbeforemymothercalls.4.Whenmothercalls,Herbertdoesn'tanswerandremainsinbed.5.MymotheroftenhastogoupstairsandpullHerbertoutofbedasherefusestogetup.6.SometimeswehavetosendforamilitarybandtowakeHerbertup.7.ThewriterthinkssomedayHerbertwilllearntogetupontime.Key:1-7.FTTFTFF【006】InEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience(经历)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelate\n69宜宾龍翔教育afternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.Ifyoudon'ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheday.1.WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?A.BecausetheymayhavefourseasonsinonedayB.BecausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweatherC.BecausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspringD.Becausetheskyissunnyallday2.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen_________come,thereisaheavyrain.A.sunshineandsnowB.blackcloudsC.summerandwinterD.springandautumn3."Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter."Means"itissometimestoo______inwinter."A.warmB.coolC.coldD.rainy4.InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause________.A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEnglandC.theyaregoingtosellthemD.theyaretheirfavouritethings5.Thebesttitle(标题)forthispassageis________.A.BadSeasonsB.SummerorWinterC.TheWeatherinEnglandD.StrangeEnglishPeopleKEY:ABABC【007】MrBrownwasgoingawayforaweek.Beforeheleft,hesaidtohisson,"ifanyoneasksforme,youcantellhimthatyourfatherhasbeenoutfordoingsomething,andwillbebackinaweek,thenbesuretoaskhimtositdownforacupoftea.""OK,Dad,"saidhisson.Buthewasafraidhissoncouldn'trememberthis,hewrotethesewordsdownonapieceofpaperandgaveittohim.Hissonputitintohissmallpocket,tookitoutandlookedatiteverynowandthen.\n69宜宾龍翔教育Fourdayspassed,butnoonecametoseehisfather.Theboythoughtthattherewasnomantocomeandthatthepieceofpaperwasofnomoreuseforhim,soheburntitthatevening.Thenextafternoon,someoneknockedatthedoor.Theboyopenedit.Amanwasstandingatthedoorandsaid,"Whereisyourfather?"Theboyputhishandintohispocketatonceandlookedforthepieceofpaper.Hecouldnotfindit.Hesuddenlyrememberedhehadburntit,soheshouted,"Nomore."Themanwasverysurprised.Heasked,"Nomore?Imetyourfatherlastweek.Whendidithappen?""Burntyesterdayevening."1.MrBrowntoldhissonthat_____.A.hewouldbeawayfromhomeforfourdaysB.hewouldbebackinsevendaysC.hewouldbebackinamonthD.helikedacupoftea2.MrBrownwrotethewordsdownon________.A.thewallB.thedoorC.apieceofpaperD.hisson'spocket3.Amancametovisittheboy'sfatheron________.A.theseconddayB.thethirddayC.thefourthdayD.thefifthday4.Themanwasverysurprisedbecause_________.A.hethoughtthechild'sfatherwasdeadB.thechilddidn'taskhimtositdownC.thechildgavehimacupofteaD.hecouldn'tfindthatpieceofpaper5.Whatwasburnt?___________.A.ThepieceofpaperB.MrSmithC.ThevisitorD.TheboyKEY:BCDAA【008】Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessary(必要的)todothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.1."What'sthematter?""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI…"2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.""Ithinkyou'dbetter…"3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost…"Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext(上下文)helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especially(尤其)spokenEnglish.\n69宜宾龍翔教育1.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.A.theimportanceof"guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime2.fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis_________.A."…soIdidn'thaveagoodtime." B."…soIwenttobedverylate."C."….SoIfeltunhappy." D."…soIgotupveryearly."3.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is________.A."Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."C."Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."4.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is______.A."…sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."B."…sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen."C."…sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers."D."..sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."5.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)thatguessingis_______inlearningaforeignlanguage.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglishKEY:ABADB【009】UncleLiandUncleWangaregoodfriends.Theylivenexttoeachotherandtheirfarmsarebothatthefootofthemountain.Sotheycanhelpeachother.Butneitherofthemlikestousehishead.They'rebothpoorthoughtheyworkhard.Mostvillagershavebuiltnewhouses,buttheystillliveinthelowandbrokenhouses.Theyneverfindoutwhy.OnceUncleLiwenttotowntobuysomemedicineforhiswife.Inthetownheheardtheapplesinacitywereexpensive.HetoldUncleWangaboutitassoonashewentback.Theydecidedtocarrysomeapplestothecity.Theyborrowedsomemoneyfromtheir\n69宜宾龍翔教育friendsandboughtnearly1,000kilogramsofapplesinthevillagesandcarriedthemtothecityonatractor.Badluck!Alotofappleshasalreadybeencarriedtherewhentheyarrived.Afewdayslatertheyhadtosellthematalowprice(价格)。Theyfeltunhappyandreturnedtotheirvillage."Ican'tunderstandwhywesustained(蒙受)lossesinbusinesswhileothersalwaysprofit(盈利)"UncleLiaskedoneday."Thetractorwastoosmall"UncleWangsaidwithoutthinking."We'llcarrymoreapplesonatrucknexttime!""Iagree!"saidUncleLi."Howfoolish(傻的)wewere!"1.UncleLiandUncleWangliveinthelowandbrokenhousesbecause__________.A.theyhopetosavemoneyB.they'rebothpoorC.theirfarmsareatthefootofthemountainD.they'renotfarfromtheirfarms2.Thetwofarmerscarriedtheapplestothecityto_________.A.makeajourney B.visitsomeplacesofinterestC.meettheirfriends D.makeaprofit3.thetowfarmershadtoselltheirapplesatalowpricebecause________.A.theirsweren'tasgoodastheothers'B.theirsweremuchlessthantheothers'C.alotofappleshadbeenalreadycarriedtothecityD.theyforgottocarrythemonatruck4.UncleLiandUncleWangwereunhappybecause_________.A.theyhadsustainedlossesinbusinessB.theyhadlostsomemoneyinthecityC.somethingwaswrongwiththetractorD.otherpeopleprofitedinthecity5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thetwofarmersfoundoutwhytheywerepoor.B.Thetwofarmerswillsoongetrich.C.Neitherofthefarmersisclever.D.Thetwofarmersdecidedtobuyatruck.KEY:BDCAC【010】OnChristmasEve─thenightbeforeChristmasDay─childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.\n69宜宾龍翔教育FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn'treal.InJimandKate'shouse,"FatherChristmas"isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn'tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn'tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho"FatherChristmas"reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1.ChristmasEveis__________.A.thenightofChristmasDay B.theeveningofChristmasDayC.ChristmasDay D.thenightbeforeChristmasDay2.FatherChristmasoftenputspresents________.A.intochildren'shats B.intochildren'sstockingsC.underchildren'sbeds D.intochildren'sshoes3.Whenthechildrenwereveryyoung,__________.A.theydidn'tknowwhoFatherChristmaswasB.theyknewthatFatherChristmaswasn'trealC.theythoughttheirfatherwasFatherChristmasD.theyknewwhoputthepresentsintotheirstockings4.Whenthechildrenareolder,they__________.A.knowthatFatherChristmasisrealB.asktheirmothertofilltheirstockingswithpresentsC.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfatherD.knowthatFatherChristmasisreallytheirfriend5.FatherChristmascomesintothehousethroughthe________.A.chimney B.backdoor C.frontdoor D.window.KEY:DBACA【011】Tofindoutwhetherbees(蜜蜂)canseecolours,thefollowingexperimentismade.Aroundtableisputinagarden,andonthetableisapieceofbluecardboard(硬纸版)withadropofsyrup(糖浆)onit.Afterashorttime,beescometothesyrup.Thebeesthenflytotheirhive(蜂房)andgivethesyruptootherbeesinthehive.Thentheyreturntothefeeding-placewhichtheyhavefound.Afterawhile,thebluecardboardwiththesyruponitistakenaway.Insteadofthiscard,abluecardisnowputontheleftsideofthefirst\n69宜宾龍翔教育feeding-placeandaredcardtoitsright.Thesenewcardshavenosyruponthem.Verysoonbeesarriveagain,andflystraighttothebluecard.Nonegototheredcard.Picture11.Howmanycardsdoyouneedtopreparefortheexperiment?A.Two:oneblueandoneredB.Three:twoblueandoneredC.Three:oneblueandtworedD.Four:twoblueandtwored2.IfPicture1belowshowsthetabletopduringStep1oftheexperiment,whichofA,B,C,DinPicture2showsthetabletopduringStep2?Picture23.DuringStep2oftheexperiment,thebeesgoto________.A.thebluecardwithsyruponitB.thenewbluecardwithnosyruponitC.theemptyspacewheretheoriginal(原先的)bluecardwasD.thenewbluecardwithsyruponitontheleftoftheredcard4.Theexperimenthasproved(证明)thatbees________.A.cannotseecolors B.canseecolorsC.cannotseeblue D.cannotseered5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeesLoveBlue B.BeesLoveSyrupC.Bees,ColorandSyrup D.CanBeesSeeColor?Keys:1-5BCBBD 【012】Nowsatellitesarehelpingtoforecast(预报)theweather.Theyareinspace,andtheycanreachanypartoftheworld.Thesatellitestakepicturesoftheatmosphere(大气),becausethisiswheretheweatherforms(形成).Theysendthesepicturestotheweatherstations.Someteorologists(气象学家)canseetheweatherofanypartoftheworld.Fromthepictures,thescientistscanoftensayhowtheweatherwillchange.Today,nearlyfivehundredweatherstationsinsixtycountriesreceivesatellitepictures.Whentheyreceivenewpictures,themeteorologistscompare(比较)themwithearlierones.Perhapstheymayfindthatthecloudshavechangedduringthelastfewhours.Thismaymeanthattheweatheronthegroundmaysoonchange,too.Intheirnextweatherforecast,themeteorologistscansaythis.Sotheweathersatellitesareagreathelptothemeteorologists.Beforesatelliteswereinvented,thescientistscouldforecasttheweatherforabout24or48hours.Nowtheycanmakegoodforecastsforthreeorfivedays.Soon,perhaps,theymaybeabletoforecasttheweatherforaweekormoreahead(提前).\n69宜宾龍翔教育1.Satellitestravel_____________.A.inspace B.intheatmosphereC.abovetheground D.abovespace2.Whydoweusetheweathersatellitestotakepicturesoftheatmosphere?Because__________.A.theweathersatellitescandoiteasilyB.cloudsformthereC.theweatherformsthereD.thepicturescanforecasttheweather3.Meteorologistsforecasttheweather__________.A.whentheyhavereceivedsatellitepicturesB.aftertheyhavecomparednewsatellitepictureswithearlieronesC.beforetheyreceivedsatellitepicturesD.duringtheystudysatellitepictures4.Maybewe’llsoonbeabletoforecasttheweatherfor________.A.oneday B.twodaysC.fivedays D.sevendaysorevenlonger5.Themain(主要的)ideaofthispassageisthatsatellitesarenowusedin_________.A.takingpicturesoftheatmosphereB.receivingpicturesoftheatmosphereC.doingotherworkinmanywaysD.weatherforecastingKeys:1-5ACBDD【013】Inalmosteverybiguniversity(大学)intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances(机会)tomovetheballtenyards(码).Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints(点.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.\n69宜宾龍翔教育Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.Thepassagetalksabout___________.A.football B.howtoplayfootballC.Americansports D.Americanfootball2.Wecan_______thefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.A.kick B.throw C.runwith D.catch3.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because___________.A.tenyardsisalongwayB.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenearC.theplayingfieldisverylargeD.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone4.Ifthey_________,theteamswillplayonJanuary1.A.receivesixpointsB.playelevengamesintheseasonC.arethebestteamsD.movetheballtotheendofthefield5.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?A.Jumping B.Dancing C.Crying D.ShoutingKeys:1-5DABCC【014】“Whohasmorequestions,ateacherorastudent?”Aboutthisquestionagreatlearnedmantoldhisstudentthatnobodydoesbutateacher.Thestudentgotpuzzled.Withasmile,theteacherdrewtwocircles(圆).Within(在……里面)thelargeroneismyknowledgeofthings,andwithinthesmalleroneisyours.Outofthecirclesisstillunknowntobothofus.Sincemineislarger,asyoucansee,thelinethatmarksoutthecircleislonger.Thatmakesitclearthatwhohasmorechances(机会)tofacesomethingstillunknown.1.Thegreatlearnedmanbelievedthat________.A.ateacherhasmorequestionsB.astudenthasmorequestionsC.bothateacherandastudenthavequestionsD.everyone,exceptateacher,hasmorequestions\n69宜宾龍翔教育2.Thestudentthoughtthat________.A.astudent’sknowledgeislessthanhisteacher’sbecauseitcomesfromtheteacherB.ateachercannotnecessarilyanswerallthequestionshisstudentsaskC.thosewhohavelessknowledgehavemorequestionsD.anyonewholearnsmorehasmorequestions3.Attheendofthestory,thegreatlearnedmanconcluded(推断)that________.A.astudentshouldlearnfromhisteacherB.ateacherdoesnothavesomanyquestionsashisstudentC.astudentknowsmorethanhisteacherD.ateacherhasmorechancestofacewhathedoesn’tknow4.WhichofthefollowingtopicscanNOTexpresstheideaofthestory?A.YouWillNeverLearnEnoughB.ATeacherandHisStudentC.ThereIsNoLimittoKnowledgeD.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn5.Wecanoftenfindsuchanarticlein________.A.thePalaceMuseum B.anybookC.anewspaperofmagazine D.Anencyclopedia(百科全书)Keys:1-5ACDBA【015】Snowfellonthemountain.Itsnowedandsnowed.Thesnowdidnotmelt(融化).Itbecamedeepandheavy.Thesnowonthebottompressed(挤压)together.,itbecameice.Theicewasverywideandthick.Itbegantomovedownthemountain.Itwaslikeariverofice.Itwasaglacier(冰河).Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewinches(英寸)eachday.Asitmoved,ittookrocksanddirtwithit.Itchangedtheland.Insomeplaces,itlefthills.Insomeplaces,whentheglaciermelted,itmaderiversandlakes.Amillionyearsago,thereweremanybigglaciers.Glacierscoveredmanypartsoftheworld.Theglacierschangedtheland.Glaciersarestillatworktoday.AglacierinthenorthofCanadaiscuttinganewpath(路)downthesideofamountain.Thisglacierwillchangetheland,too.1.ThesnowthatfellonthemountainA.becamesnowman B.melted C.becameice D.turnedtorain2.Thewordinthestorythatmeansariveroficeis__________.\n69宜宾龍翔教育3.Thestorysays,“Thesnowdidnotmelt.Itbecamedeepandheavy”.Theworditmeans____.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.TherearenotasmanyglaciersasthereusedtobeB.Glaciersdonotchangethelandastheymoveoverit.C.Glaciersarefoundonlyinwarmplaces.5.Howfastdidtheglaciermove?(Whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyonceayear.B.Sometimestheglaciermovedovertenmileseachday.C.Sometimestheglaciermovedonlyafewincheseachday.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat_______.A.snowisheavy B.thehighlandneverchangesC.glacierschangedthelandKey:1.C 2.glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C【016】Longago,peopleinRome(罗马)talkedtooneanotherinLatin(拉丁文).PupilsinschoollearnedtoreadandwriteinLatin.BooksareinLatin.SomeRomans(罗马人)wenttootherpartsoftheworld.Theytooktheirlanguagewiththem.SoonLatinwasusedinmanycountries.Itbecameaworldlanguage.PeopleinothercountriesdidnottalkinLatinthesameway.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittle.Astimewentby,theymademorechanges.AtlasttheydidnottalkinLatinanymore.Newlanguageshadcomefromtheoldone.PeopledonottalktooneanotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords.Youdo,too.Street,wall,city,andsaltaresomeoftheLatinwordsweuse.Youareapupilinschool.PupilisaLatinword.Itmeans“littledoll”.1.Latinwasusedbypeoplein_____.A.Rome B.theUnitedStates C.Greece(希腊) D.Texas2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanswhatpeoplespeakandwriteis______3.Thestorysays,“PeopledonottalktoeachotherinLatintoday.ButtheystillusemanyLatinwords,”Thewordtheymeans________.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Itisnotgoodtochangealanguage.B.Pupilsinschoolstodayplaywithdolls.C.NotmanypeoplecanreadLatintoday.\n69宜宾龍翔教育5.WhathappenedtoLatinwhenitwastakentoothercountries?(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook?)A.Ineachland,peopletalkedabouteachother.B.Ineachland,theychangedthelanguagealittleC.Ineachland,thechildrenhadtospeaksomeLatin.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat________.A.RomansdidnotliketostayhomeB.peopleinoldRometalkedalottoeachother.C.Latinchangedasitmovedfromlandtoland.Key:1.A 2.language 3.people 4.C 5.B 6.C【017】ALegWalkingRightHerearesomesigns+-x…,thesignsareverydifferent.Theymeanverydifferentthings.Whenyouseethem,youknowwhattodo.Thissign+meansthatyouwilladdsomenumerals.Thissign—meansthatyouwilltakeonenumeralawayfromanother.Youwillsubtract(减去).Whatwillyoudowhenyouseexand…?Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember.Lookatthesetwosigns….TheancientEgyptiansusedthesesigns.Apictureofalegwalkingtothelefttoldthemtoaddsomenumerals.Apictureofalegwalkingtotherighttoldthemtosubtract.Inthe1500speopleusedthisprinted(印刷的)sign&toaddnumerals.Afterawhilethesignbegantolooklikethis….Later,thesignbecame+.Howmuchis2…2?1.Whatdoyoudowhenyouseethissign+?A.Walkaway B.Writeanumeral C.Readasign D.Add2.Thewordinthestorythatmeanstotakeonenumeralawayfromanotheris_____.3.Thestorysays,“Oursignsareeasytoread.Theyareeasysignstoremember”.Thewordtheymeans______.4.Whichofthefollowingdoesthisstoryleadtobelieve?A.EgyptianscouldnotaddnumeralstogetherB.AllEgyptianshadtwoleftlegs.C.Oursignsarenothardtounderstand5.Whatdidthesigntoaddnumeralsbegintolooklike(whichsentenceisexactlyliketheoneinyourbook)?A.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis….\n69宜宾龍翔教育B.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis+.C.Afterawhile,thesignbegantolooklikethis&.6.Themainideaofthewholestoryisthat______.A.thesignsforaddingandsubtractinghavechanged.B.Peoplecouldnotwriteinthe1500sC.theoldsignsweregoodforEgyptiansbutnotforusKey:1.D2.substract3.signs4.C5.A6.A【018】Mexico'sneighboursaretheUnitedStatestothenorthandGuatemalaandBelizetothesouth.MexicoisaboutonequarterofthesizeoftheUnitedStates.Mexicohasmorethanninetymillionpeople.ThelanguageofMexicoisSpanish.ThismakesMexicotheworld'slargestSpanish-speakingcountry.MexicoCityisthecapitalandlargestcityofMexico.Thecityisalsoveryhigh.Itis7349feethigh(2240metres).Thismakesitoneofthehighestcapitalcitiesintheworld.Thepopulation,ofMexicoCitygrowsbiggereveryday.Aboutthirtymillionpeoplelivethere.Ithasmorepeoplethananyothercityintheworld,evenmorethanTokyo.Mexicoalsohasitsspecialities.ManyofthefoodsweeatstartedinMexico.Foodslikebeans,maize,avocados,tomatoes,peanuts,chilipeppers,vanilla,andchocolatecomefromMexico.Mexicoisalsofamousforitscactus(仙人掌)plants.Mexicohasmorekindsofcactusthananyothercountry.(Words:161Minutes:3)1.Mexicois____theUSA.A.onthesouthof B.onthenorthofC.apartof D.aslargeas2.Mexicansspeak______.A.English C.FrenchB.Spanish D.Latin(拉丁语)3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MexicoCityisthecapitalofMexico.B.ThepopulationofMexicoCityis30,000,000.C.Tokyoisoneofthecitieswiththelargestpopulation.D.MexicoCityisthehighestcityintheworld.4.Tomatoeswereoriginally(最初)grownin______.A.America B.Spain C.Tokyo D.Mexico5.Thebesttitle(题目)ofthepassageis___.A.MexicoCity B.Mexico'splantsC.Mexico D.Mexico'spopulation\n69宜宾龍翔教育[Key]1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C【019】ATriptotheForestOnedayBobtooktwoofhisfriendsin-tothemountains.Theyputuptheirtents(帐篷)andthenrodeofftoaforesttoseehowthetreesweregrowing.Intheafternoonwhentheywereabouttenkilometresfromtheircamp(营地),itstart-edtosnow.Moreandmoresnowfell.SoonBobcouldhardlyseehishandsbeforehisface.Hecouldnotfindtheroad.Bobknewthereweretworoads.Oneroadwenttothecamp,andtheotherwenttohishouse.Butallwaswhitesnow.Everythingwasthesame.Howcouldhetakehisfriendsbacktothecamp?Bobhadanidea.Thehorses!Letthehorsestakethemback!Butwhatwouldhap-penifthehorsestooktheroadtohishouse?Thatwouldbeatripofthirty-fivekilometresinsuchcoldweather!Itwasgettinglate.Theyrodeonandon.Atlastthehorsesstopped.Wherewerethey?Noneofthemcouldtell.Johnlookedaround.Whatwasthatunderthetree?Itwasoneoftheirtents!1.Johnandhistwofriendswenttotheforestto____.A.buildtheircampB.findtheirwayhomeC.enjoythemountainsinthesnowD.watchthetreesintheforest2.Theycouldnotfindtheirwaybackbe-cause____.A.therewasonlyoneroadtotheircampB.theycouldn'tdecidewhichofthetworoadsledtotheirtentsC.therewerenoroadsinthemountainsatallD.everythingwascoveredbythewhitesnow3.Itisclearthattheywantedthehorsestotakethemto____.A.John'shouse B.thecampC.theforest D.themountains4.Thehorsesstoppedbecause____.A.itwasgettinglateB.theyweretiredafterrunningforalongwayC.theyknewthattheyhadgottothecampD.theyhadseenJohn'shouse5.Thestoryhappened____.A.onacoldwinterdayB.onadarksnowyeveningC.inacoldcampfarfromvillagesD.atnightwhennothingcouldbeseen[Key]1.D 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A\n69宜宾龍翔教育【020】Twofarmerswereontheirwayhomeoneeveningafterahardday'swork.Bothweretired.Theyhappenedtolookupattheskyandsawablackcloudoverhead."Ah!"saidonefarmer,"tomorrowweshallhaverainandthericewillgrowwell."Thesecondanswered,"Nonsense(胡说),therainwillonlykillthecrops(庄稼)."Sotheybegantoquarrel(争吵).Justthenathirdfarmercamealongandaskedthemwhytheywerequarreling.Bothfarmersexplainedabouttheblackcloud."Whatcloud?"askedthethirdfarmer.Theyalllookedatthesky.Thecloudwasnolongerthere.Choosetherightanswer1.Thetwofarmerswere_____.A.goinghomeB.goingtothefieldC.goingtoworkD.goingtoseetheirfriend2.Thetwofarmers_____onthatday.A.hadaholidayB.didn'tworkC.workedhardD.wantedtoquarrelwitheachother3.Whenthereareblackblockcloudsinthesky,_____.A.itwillrainsoonB.itwillbefineC.itwillgethotD.thesunisshiningbrightly4.Thetwofarmersfoughtinwordsbecause_____.A.theywerehungryB.itrainedC.onesaidtherainwoulddogoodtothecropsandtheotherdidn'tthinksoD.theybothhopedforrain5.Thethirdfarmercamewithandsaidtotheothertwo.He_____.A.wantedtomakefriendswiththemB.joinedtheminthequarrelC.wantedtoknowwhytheywerequarrelingD.hadnothingstodo6.Howmanyfarmerssaidthattherainwouldbehelpful?_____.A.None B.One C.Two D.ThreeKeys:ACACCB【021】\n69宜宾龍翔教育Rentingacolortelevisionmakesmoresensethanbuying.Here’swhy:1.Thelongeryourent(租),thelessyoupay.Eachyearthemonthlyrateisreduced.Youcanreachalowrateofnotmuchmorethan$12aweek.2.Serviceisfastandfree.Wecanhaveyoursetinstalled(安装)intwodays.Ifanythinggoeswrong,we’llhaveitfixedthesamedayorlendyouanothersetwhilewe’remendingit.Anddon’tforget:serviceandsparepartsarefree!3.Ifyoudon’thaveanaerial(天线),we’llinstalloneforyou,andthatwillbefree,too.Allyouhavetopayistheinstallationcharge(安装费)!4.Youcanchoosefromallkindsofmodels,andwhat’smore,ifafteracertainperiodoftime,andyouwouldlikeanewmodel,youcanchange.How’sthatforservice?5.Nodeposit(押金)isneeded.Youpayonlythemonthlyrentalfee.Butifyoupayinadvance,youcansavemoney.Paytwelvemonths’feeswhenyoubegintohire,andwe’llgiveyouamonth’shirewithoutcharge.6.Ifyoudecidethatyouwanttostoprentingandbuythesetyouhaveonhire,thiscanbearranged—withagenerousallowance(折扣)forthefeesalreadypaid.1.Fromthepassageweknow_______________________.A.themoreyourent,thelessyoupayB.thelowestweeklyrentalfeeismuchmorethan$12C.thelongeryourent,thelessyoupayD.ifyourentaTVsetforalongtime,serviceandsparepartswillbefree2.Whatisthegoodofpayingtwelvemonths’feeswhenyoubegintohire?A.Oneandahalfmonths’hirefreeofcharge.B.Onemonth’shirefreeofcharge.C.Halfamonth’shirefreeofcharge.D.One-fourthofamonth’shirefreeofcharge.3.Whatdoes“payinadvance”mean?A.Youpaytherentforaperiodoftimebeforeyouactuallygetthetelevision.B.Yougoaheadandpaytherent.C.Youpaytherentinfrontofanyone.D.Youwillbethefirsttopaytherent.4.Ifyouwanttorentacolortelevision,____________________.A.leasingcompany(租赁公司)canhaveyoursetinstalledthesamedayB.youcanhaveachoiceofsetstorent\n69宜宾龍翔教育C.leasingcompanywillinstallanaerialforyoufreeofchargeD.youmusthaveanaerial5.Thispassageisa(an)_______________________.A.bookB.reportC.advertisementD.picture Key:1-5CBABC 【022】Wehaveknownforalongtimethatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimeofday.Thisissofamiliarthatthereseemstobenoneedtoaskthereasonforit.Yetnoonereallyunderstandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocess(过程)isnotassimpleaswemightthink,asrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant(连续的)darkness.Wemightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenastheynormallydo.Infact,theycontinuedtoopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysterious(神秘的)wayofknowingthetime.Theirsenseoftimedoesnotdependoninformationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof“innerclock”.Thisdiscovery(发现)maynotseemtobeveryimportant.However,itwaslaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutalsoanimals—includingman—havethis“innerclock”whichcontrolstheworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluences(影响)theiractivities.Men,then,arealsoinfluencedbythismysteriouspower.Whetherwewishitornot,itaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasourneedforsleep,ourneedforfood.Inthepast,thisdidnotmatterverymuchbecausepeoplelivedinnaturalcondition.Inthemodernworld,thingsaredifferent;nowtherearespacemen,airplanepilotsand,inordinarylife,alotofpeoplewhohavetoworkatnight.Itwouldbeveryuseful,then,toknowmoreaboutthe“innerclock”.Suchordinarythingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.1.Arecentexperimentshowedthat________________.A.differentflowersopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofdayB.fortheiropeningandclosing,flowersdonotneedinformationfromtheoutsideworldC.flowersareinfluencedbyweaklightevenwhentheyareinadarkroomD.flowerscanbeusedfortellingthetime2.The“innerclock”_________________________.A.isanunimportantdiscoveryB.isonlyfoundinanimalsC.hasnotbeenunderstoodbyfarD.hasaneffectonhumanlife\n69宜宾龍翔教育3.Furtherstudyofthe“innerclock”willbeusefulbecause________________.A.itmighthelpusinsomewayB.wedonotyetunderstandplantsandanimalswellenoughC.thenumberofspacemenandairplanepilotsisfastincreasingD.weshouldtrytolivemorenaturallythanwedonow4.Keptinconstantdarkness,flowers________________________.A.willnotopenorcloseasusualB.willnotopenanylongerC.willopenastheydoinnaturalconditionsD.willalwaysremaininfullblossom(开花)5.________________haveamysteriouspowerofknowingtimewithoutinformationfromtheoutsideworld.A.AnimalsincludingmanaswellasplantsB.AlllivingthingsexceptmanC.FlowersaretheonlythingsintheworldthatD.NeitheranimalsnorplantsKey:1-5BDACA【023】.Intheolddays,inLondon,thesmog(烟雾)wasverythick.Carandbusdrivers___________todriveveryslowly:theycould___________seetheroadinfrontofthemevenduringthedaytime.Peopledidnotlikegoingoutinthesmog.Iftheyhadtogoout,they_____________“smogmask(防雾面具)”overtheirfaces.InDecember1952,avery________darkcloudcamedownoverLondon.Itwasthe________smogLondonershadeverhad._________ofitwasbadfactorysmoke.Nearlyfiftypeoplediedinroadaccidents.Butmanymorepeoplebecameunhealthy(nothealthy).Thesmogwasvery_________foroldpeopleandchildren.Onemansaid,“Thestreetswerealmost____________becausepeoplestayedathomeasmuchas__________.Theairwasverythick,andyoucouldalmostcutitwithaknife.”Afterthreeweeks,thesmogbeganto___________.Butinthefollowingweeksandmonthsover4,000peoplediedasaresultofthesmog.(had,hardly,wore,thick,worst,Most/Much,dangerous,empty,possible,lift)【024】.Thereareafewdifferentr_____(1)whypeopleusesmalltalk.Thefirst,andmostobvious,istobreakanuncomfortables____(2).Anotherreason,however,issimplytokillt____(3).Thatiswhyitissocommontomakesmalltalkwhenyouarew____(4)forsomething.Somepeoplemakesmalltalkinordertobep____(5).Youmaynotfeell_____(6)chattingwithanyoneataparty,butitisr____(7)tojustsitinacornerby\n69宜宾龍翔教育yourself.Aftersomeonei____(8)youtoanotherperson,youdonotknowanythingaboutthem,soinordertoshowapolitei____(9)ingettingtoknowthembetter,youhavetostartwithsomesmalltalk.AndrememberinanEnglish-speakingenvironmentitisoftenb____(10)tomakeafewmistakesthantosaynothingatall!(reasons;silence;time;waiting;polite;like;rude;introduce;intention;better)【025】Onecoldwintermorning,anoldwomanhadto(see)herdoctor.Shetoldthedoctorthatherrightleghurt,andsometimesshe(couldnot)walk.Sheaskedhimwhatwas(wrong),asshenever(had)suchfeeling.Thedocterlookedherovercarefully,thenhesaid,"youareingood(health)forawomanofyourage.Ithinkthetroubleinyourrightlegisjustamatterofoldagecatchingupwithyou.Wegetallkindsofillness(when)wegetoder.Thetroublewillalmostcertainly(express)inspring.""Idon`tthinkso,doctor!"shesaid,"Myleftlegis(wrong),anditisthesame(age)asmyright"【026】TodayisAprilFools'Day,sowecouldcheatourEnglishteacher-MissZhang.Weeraseredthelessons'names,andc_____Englishintophysics.WhenMissZhangcameintothec_____,allofuspretendedtobetakenbyabigs_____,andsaidtoher.“MissZhang,pleaselookattheschooltimetable.It'stimeforphysics,notforEnglish.”Afterh_____thesewords,shereallyb_____us.Shesaid,“I'msorry,boysandgirls.It'smyfault.”Andshewasg_____outoftheclassroom.Whenwesawthis,wealll_____.Oh,MissZhangknewwhathadhappened.Shecamebackandlaughed,too.Thenshetookalotofp_____ofpaperoutofherbagandsaid,“Today,let'shaveanexam.”“Wewereallshocked.ButMissZhangb_____tolaughagain.“Ladiesandgentlemen,it'sAprilFools'Day”(changedclassroomsecrethearingbelivedgonelaughedpagesbegan)【027】IwasborninNewYork,butIgrewupinSanFrancisco.IbegantoliveinLondon25yearsago.IfIamaskednoww____(76)Iwanttoliveforever,IwouldsayLondon.ButIwila____(77)beAmerican.SanFrancisco,likeLondon,hasmanyparks.EverydaymysisterandIweret____(78)toplayintheparksaschildren.Ididn'tgotoschool.IonlyhadthreehoursofformaleducationwhenIwasfive.Iwassenttoschoolinthemorningbutcamehomeatnoononthefirstday.IsaidIdidn’te____(79)itandhadn’tlearnedanything.Myparentsthoughtthatschoolwasunsuirableforme.Theya____(80)withme,soIneverwentbackto\n69宜宾龍翔教育school.Thenmymothertaughtmeandmytwosistersathome.Inthew____(81)ofanEnglishiladywhohadgoodeducation.Welearnedlanguagesandreadingmoresciencesandmaths.Sometimesshetaughth____(82),butwealsohadotherteachers.Theyaskedustotakelessonseveryday.AboutonceaweekwewenttoGoldenGatePark.Whilewewerew_____(83),mymothertaughtmetoreadmusic.OnedayIsawalittletoytraininthewindowofashopandIremembernowI’dliketohaveit.Ic_____(84)say“r”whenIwassmall.MymothersaidifIcouldsayan“r”well,Iwouldhavethetoytrain.Ipracticedandpracticed.ThenonemorningIwokeeverybodyupwithmy“r”.Igotthetoytrain,IusuallygotthingIwantedinlife,butIworkh___(85)forthem.【028】 Australiahasalotoflovelyanimals.Youcannotfindthemanywhereelseintheworld.Themostfamousonesarekangaroosandkoalas.ThekangarooisthesymbolofAustralia.Theyhavelargeeyesandeats.Theydon'twalk,theyjump.Theyusetheirstrongbacklegs.Theycanjumpat74kilometresperhour.Theycangooverninemetresinonejump.Kangaroomothershavepouchestocarrytheirbabies.Thebabiesstayinsidetogetmilkandkeepwarm.KangaroosareeverywhereinAustralia.TheyareonTV,inbooksandintheshops.Butdoyouknowthatmillionsofkangaroosarekilledeveryyear?Therearetoomanyofthem.Thereareabout20to25millionkangaroosinAustralia.That'smorethanthenumberofpeopleinthecounery.Somekangaroosgohumgrybecausethereisnotenoughfoodtoeat.TheybreakintofarmsforfoodFarmersareveryangrywiththem.ThekoalaisanotherfamousAustraliananimal.Theylooklikebears,andhavesmalleyesandbignoses.Theyeatleavesfromgumtrees.Koalashavea.Theyuseittomarktheirhome----"Thisismyplace,youcan'tcomein!"likekangaroos,akoalababylivesinitsmother'spouch,too.()1.Ifwewanttoseekangaroosandkoalasinnaturalforests.wecangoto________. A.China B.France C.Australia()2.Whatdoesakangaroolooklike? A.Itlookslikeabear. B.Ithasbigeyesanders. C.Ithassmalleyesandbignoses.()3.Thework"pouch"means__________. A.育儿袋 B。肌肉 C。尾巴\n69宜宾龍翔教育()4.WhichisNOTTRUE?____________ A.Thekangarooscangooverninemetresinonejump. B.Koalaslikeeatingleavesfromgumtrees. C.Koalasusetheirvoicestomarktheirhomes()5.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?________. A.Kangaroosandkoalas. B.BeautifulAustralia C.Howtoprotectkangaroosandkoalas.【029】 Aperson,likeacommodity(商品),needspackaging.Butgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirable.Alittleexaggeration,however,doesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalway,itisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.Askilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment(装饰),sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeing,livelyandlovely. Ayoungperson,especiallyafemale,shiningwithbeautyandfulloflife,hasallthefavorgrantedbyGod.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youth,however,comesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinthroughplainsmountainsandjungles,runningitscourseasitshould.Youhavereallylivedyourlife,whichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeusofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainisitselfabeautifulsceneoffairyland.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony(和谐)withnature,forharmonyitselfisbeauty,whiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder’scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxe(betterquality)editionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith. Aslongasonefindwhereonstands,oneknowshowtopackageoneself,justasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging. 1.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat________. A.peopleshouldbepackedatallages B.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialway C.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpacking D.properpackingmakespeopleattractive 2.Forthemiddle-aged,attractiveness________. A.hardlyexists\n69宜宾龍翔教育 B.isthestrongest C.comesfromtheinside D.comesfromtheappearance 3.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople________. A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebook B.experiencealotandhaverichknowledgeoflife C.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformation D.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairylands 【030】Anartist(画家)wenttoabeautifulpartofthecountryforaholidayandstayedwithafarmer.Everydayhewentoutwithhispaintsandbrushes(颜料和画笔)andpaintedtillevening.Whenitgotdarkhewentbacktothefarmandhadagooddinnerbeforehewenttobed.Attheendofhisholidayhewantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmersaid,"No,Idon`twantmoney.Butgivemeoneofyourpictures.What`smoney?Inaweekitwillallbefinished,butyourpicturewillstillbehere."Theartistswasverypleasedandthankedthefarmerforsayingsuchkindthingsabouthispictures.Thefarmersmiledandanswered,"It`snotthat.IhaveasoninLondon.Hewantstobecomeanartist.Whenhecomeshomenextmonth,I`llshowhimyourpicture,andhewillnotwanttobeanartistanymore,Ithink."61.Theartistwenttothecountrysideto________.A.visithisoldfriendB.spendhisholidayC.visitthefarmerD.Thankthefarmer62.Everyday,theartist_______.A.wentouttohelpthefarmertodosomefarmingB.wentouttovisithisfriendsC.paintedpicturesD.enjoyedthebeautifulscenery63.Theartistwantedtopaythefarmer,butthefarmer____.A.wantedmuchmoremoneyB.wantednothingC.didn`twantanymoneyatallD.wantedoneofhispicturesinsteadofmoney64.Theartistthoughtthefarmerwantedapictureofhisbecause_______.\n69宜宾龍翔教育A.thefarmerwasanartisttooB.thefarmerlikedhispicturesverymuchC.thefarmerwantedtogiveittohissonasapresentD.thefarmerwasrich65.Afterhearingthefarmer`swords,perhapstheartistwouldbe______.A.veryworriedB.veryhappyC.verythankfulD.verydisappointed【031】Long,longagotherewasnozero.Towritethenumbersixty-threepeoplewrote63.Towritesixhundredandthree,peoplewrote63.Thespacebetweensixandthreewastheretomean."notany"tens.Sometimespeopledidnotrememberthespace.Itwashardtoseeandread.Laterpeopleusedadottoholdthespace.Sixhundredandthreelookedlikethis6.3.Butthedotwashardtosee.Sopeopleputacirclearounditlikethis6⊙3.Thenpeoplecouldseethedot.Theyrememberedthespace.atlast,onlythecirclearoundthedotwasused.Itwaslikeazero.Thisisonestoryofhowthezerocametobeused.Nowzerohasmanyimportantuses.Zerotellshowmany.Canyoutellsomeotherwaysofusingzero?66.Long,longagopeopledidn`tknowhowto____.A.writeBwritezeroC.writenumbersD.sixty-three67.Long,longagoiftheywrotetwohundred-eight,peoplewrote_____.A.28B.28C.228D.20868.Later______wasusedtomeanspace.A."notany"B.letter"0"C.zeroD.adot69.Peopleusedcircles_____________.A.torememberwaysB.toremembernumbersC.nottoforgetthespaceD.tomeannothing70.Thestorytellsus_____.A.howzerocametobeusedB.howtowritezeroC.what`stheuseofzeroD.thatzeromeansadot,acircleorspace【032】IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerofPisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.\n69宜宾龍翔教育ManyyearslaterfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatiswasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitreallydoesleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon`tlikeitleansoverthecity.Idonotthinkit`sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown,itis600yearsold.whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect,itseemstosay.Andwhocares?Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let`stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.71.Thispassageisabout_______.A.ItalianpizzaB.Italy`sproblemsC.HowtheLeaningTowerofPisagotitsnameD.WhythewriterlikesPisa72.ThewriterusedtothinkPisa______.A.inSpainB.notveryfamousC.notthesameaspizzaD.thesameaspizza73.TheLeaningTowerofPisais_______.A.modernB.fallingdownC.600yearsold60yearsold-74.Thewriter________.A.doesn`tlikewhatthetowerlookslikeB.likeswhatthetowerlookslikeC.thinksit`sthemostbeautifultowerinItalyD.doesn`tliketowers75.ThewriterlikestheLeaningTowerofPisabecause________.A.it`soldB.it`sperfectC.itsellspizzaD.it`simperfect【033】Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears. \n69宜宾龍翔教育Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled“Dream(梦幻)WorldCups”inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabulebrightsky.Theywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflags(旗帜)ofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere. Areyouafootballfan(迷)?TheWorldCupmakedsmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagers(青少年)likeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan. 1.IfacountrywantstotakepartintheWorldCup,shemusthave______. A.Manyfootballfans B.averygoodteam C.manyfootballplayer D.abigplayground 2.ThenextWorldCupwillbeheldin_______. A.2006 B.2007 C.2005 D.20043.Fromthepassage,inthepicturechildrendrewmanythingsexcept_________. A.peopleplayingfootball B.picturesofsomefootballstars C.asunnysky D.flowers 4.In“DreamWorldCup”,thechildrendrewtheflagsofsomecountries______.A.toshowtheirlovefortheirowecountry B.totellthepeopletheirstoriesC.toshowtheirgoodwishesforthefootballteamsD.toshowtheirnewideasaboutfootball5.Manyteenagersowethepicturesofsomefootballstarsbecause______.A.theyareinterestedinfootball B.theyarefootballfansC.theythinktheirfavouriteplayersaregreatD.allofA,BandC【034】In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartis.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera(照相机).Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhiagarden.Thatwasthefirstphoto. Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotography(摄影术)wasin1837.Thatyear,Daguere,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisreadingroom.Heusedanewkindofcamerainadifferentway.Inhispictureyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestthing.ThiskindofphotowascalledaDaguerreotype. Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sway.Travelersbroughtbackwonderfulphotosfromallaroundtheworld.peopletookpictureoffamousbuildings,citiesandmountains. Inabout1840,photographywasdeveloped.Thenphotographerscouldtakepictureofpeopleandmovingthings.Thatwasnotsimple.Thephotographershadtocarryalotoffilmandothermachines.Butthisdidnotstopthem,forexample,someintheUnitedStatesworkedsohard. MathewBradywasafamousAmericanphotographers.Hetookmanypictureofgread\n69宜宾龍翔教育people.Thepicturewereunusualbeausetheywereverylifelike(栩栩如生的) Photographersalsobecameonekindofartbytheendofthe19thcentury.Somephotodwerenorjustcooiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedandfeelings,likeotherkindsofart. 6.ThefirstphototakenbyNiepcewasapicturteof____________ A.hisbusiness B.hishouse C.hisgarden D.hiswindow 7.TheDaguerrotypewas____________.A.aFrenchman B.akindofpicture C.akindofcamera D.aphotographer 8.Ifaphotographerwantedtotakepicturesofmovingthingsintheyearof1840j,hehadto__________. A.watchlotsoffilms B.buyanexpensivecamera C.stopinmostcities D.takemanyfilmsandsomethingelsewithhim. 9.MathewBrady______________. A.wasverylifelike B.wasfamousforhisunusualpictures C.wasquitestrong D.tookmanypicturesofmovingpeople 10.Thispassagetellsus_____________. A.howphotographywasdeveloped B.howtoshowyourideasandfeelingsinpicturesC.howtotakepicturesintheworld D.howtousedifferentcameras 【035】Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽车)Asmallcarcanhold(容纳)fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded(拥挤).Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases(衣箱)whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.11.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled____________.A.amotorcar B.amotorhome C.amotorbike D.abigtruck12.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they__________.A.soldtheiroldhouse B.movedtotheirgrandparents’houseC.builtanewplaceforavan D.soldtheirsecondcar\n69宜宾龍翔教育13.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith__________.A.ababy B.muchmoney C.morethantwochildren D.interestinvans14.Americansusuallyusemotorhomer____________.A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholiday B.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembersC.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekends D.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday15.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause___________.A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreeB.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidaysC.somepeoplethinkmotorhomesarecheapD.bigfamiliescanputmorethingsinmotorhomes【036】Surtseywasbornin1963.Scientistssawthebirthofthisisland.Itbeganat7.30a.m.on14thNovember.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.Theboatmovedunderthecaptain’s(船长)feet.Henoticedastrangesmell.Hesawsomeblacksmoke.Avolcano(火山)wasbreakingout.Red-hotrocks,fireandsmokewererushingupfromthebottom(底部)ofthesea.Theislandgrewquickly.Itwas10metershighthenextdayand60metershighon18thNovember.Scientistsflewtheretowatch.Itwasexciting.Smokeandfirewerestillrushingup.Piecesofred-hotrockwereflyingintotheairandfallingintothesea.Theseawasboilingandtherewasastrangelightinthesky.Surtseygrewandgrew.ThenitstoppedinJune1967.Itwas175metershighand2kilometerslong.AndlifewasalreadycomingtoSurtsey.Plantsgrew.Birdscame.Somescientistsbuiltahouse.Theywanttolearnaboutthisyoungisland.Anewislandislikeanewworld.16.Surtseyis______.A.anislandnotfarfromIceland B.anewvolcano C.afishingboat D.aplaceinIceland17.Scientistsflewthere______.A.towatchthebirthoftheisland B.tosavethefishingboatC.tolearnabouttheisland D.tobuildahouse18.Whendidscientistflytheretowatch?A.Beforethevolcanobrokeout. B.Assoonasthevolcanobrokeout.C.Aboutfourdaysafterthevolcanobrokeout. D.Afterthevolcanostoppedrushingup.19.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.a.Thecaptainfoundtheboatwasmoving. b.Anewislandappearedinthesea.c.Fire,smokeandrockswereseenrushingup. d.AfishingboatwasnearIceland.e.Theislandgrewquickly.A.d-a-c-b-e B.a-b-c-d-e C.a-b-e-c-d D.b-e-d-a-c20.Thebesttitleofthisarticleis________.A.Anewisland B.Thebirthofanisland\n69宜宾龍翔教育C.Anewworld D.ScientistsdiscoveredSurtsey 【037】OnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon(气球).TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope(绳子),anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight(重量).Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen’sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sothey climbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPoland heavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!21.Threemenflewinballoon________.A.fornearly1,800kilometers B.toanothercityC.tovisitPoland D.morethanacenturyago22.Themetalboxwasusedfor________.A.carryingthebagsofsand‘ ’ B.keepingdrinking-waterC.carryingropesofthebasket D.changingweight23.Whentheballoonwentuphigher,________.A.thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofall B.TheysawthesungodownC.Theymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknives D.Theycouldseeablackholeontheground24.Theballoonlanded________.A.inLondon B.onthesea C.onalake D.inaforeigncountry25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?________A.Thethreemenstartedtheirjourneybeforethesunrose.B.Theballoonbegantogoupwhentheythrewbagsofsandoutofthebasket.C.Whentheypulledtheboxintothebasket,theballoonbegantoclimbup.D.Thethreemenhadtolandbecausetheyfeltcold.答案:1.B2.A3.B4.C5.D6.C7.B8.D 9.B10.A11.B12.D13.C14.A15.B16.A 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.B 21.A 22.D 23.A 24.D 25.B【038】\n69宜宾龍翔教育AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneBultler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft(救生艇)intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Siboney,theymetsomewhales(鲸鱼).“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater–twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw(生的).Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks(鲨鱼)cametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.”Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.Sothecaptain(船长)carriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.【039】April1,2000DearFrancis,IreceivedyourveryniceChristmascardnearlyoneandone–halfyearsago.IamsorryithastakenmesolongtotellyouhowhappyIwastohearfromyou!IwillalwaysrememberhowbeautifulyousangattheveryspecialChinaculturenightthesummerof1998.WhenIcamebackfromChinawantedtolearnmorestudies.IwasacceptedattheuniversityofTexasandhavebeenastudentthereforalmostthreesemesters.Tograduate,Imuststudyaforeignlanguageforfoursemesters.IwouldliketolearnChinesebuttheydonotteachitthere,soIwouldhavetogotoadifferentuniversity.IhaveaChinesefriend,Jing,inmybiologyclass.Sheisverynice.Thisweekabadtornadostruckthetownwheremydaughterworksbutshewasnothurt.Itdidnearly$500,000,000ofdestructionbutlessthan10peoplewerekilled.Wearehappyaboutthat.NoneoftheteacherswhowenttoChina,atleasttoJingzhou,kneweachotherbeforegoing.However,beingtogethermadeusfriends.Lastweekwasspringbreakfromschool.IflewtothehomeofPollyandLoisinMinnesota,about2400kilometresfromme,tovisitandtotalkabouthowmuchwemissedChinaandallourfriendsthere.Doyourememberthem?TheysaidAndyhadbeentovisitthem.Hecametowatchabasketballgamebetweenhisstate,Wisconsin,andMinnesota.Theytoldmeifhecangetenoughmoney,hewillgobacktoChinathissummer.PollyhasanewspaperroutetohelpearnmoneytogotoChinaeachsummer.ShewalksfromhousetohousetodeliverthenewspaperssoshewillbeusedtowalkingwhenshegetstoChina.WhileIwasthere,Ihelpedher.MyhusbandandIhavefourchildren,threegirlsandoneboy.OurboyisnotmarriedHeis\n69宜宾龍翔教育26yearsoldandworksasacomputeranalystOuryoungestdaughterisstayinghomefromworksinceshehadherbabyboysixmonthsago.Heisverychubbyandhappy.Didyougetmarriedyet?Doyouhavegoodstudentsthisyear?IthinkmaybeIdidwritetobothyouandyourstudentof1998namedWangFeng.IfIdid,please,forgivemeforforgetting.SomanypeoplefromChinawrotetome,Ican’trememberwhoIanswered.Iwouldlovetohearfromyou.Yourfriend,Mary–JoStevenson()1.Franciswrotetohisfriendin______.A.April,1998B.April,1999C.November,1998D.November,1999()2.______wouldliketolearnChinese.A.JingB.PollyanyandLoisC.WangFengD.Mary-Jo()3.Thisweekthewriterishappyabout______.A.Thedaughterisallright.B.Thedaughterhas$500,000,000.C.Thedaughterismarried\D.Thedaughterhasababyboy.()4.Therewasaballgamein______.A.TexasB.JingzhouC.WisconsinD.Minnesota()5.______doesn’tworknow.A.AndyB.FranisC.HergirlD.Herboy【040】Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoudroppedastoneintowater.Doyourememberhowthewavesstarted?Theybeganwherethestonemetthewaterandthenmovedoutward.Justaswavesinwatertaketimetomove,sosoundtakestimetomoveinair.Soundtakestimetotravel.Perhapsyouhavenoticedthetimethatpassesbetweenaflashoflightningandthethunder.Youmayhaveheardthesoundofabaseballbathittingaballaninstantafteryousawithappen.Bothlightandsoundtaketimetotravel.However,thereisagreatdealofdifferenceintheirspeed.Inonesecond,soundcantravelabout1,000feetthroughair.Duringthissametime,lightcantravelmovethan186,000miles!Whensomethingmakesasoundsomedistanceaway,youcanoftenseetheactionbeforeyouhearthesound.Assoundtravels,vibrationsarepassedonfromonemoleculetoanother.Thefartherthesoundhastotravel,thelongerittakes.()1.Whichoftheseiswrong?A.“Soundandwave”mean“水花和水波”.\n69宜宾龍翔教育B.“Lightningandthunder”mean“闪电和雷声”.C.“Instantandsecond”mean“瞬息和秒钟”.D.“Actionandvibration”mean“动作和振动”.()2.Soundtakestimetomoveinairjustas______.A.wavesB.trainsC.busesD.cars()3.Whenwedropastoneintowater,wecansee______.A.nothingB.thewavesstartwherethestonemeetsthewaterandthenmoveoutwardC.thewavesstartfarfromthestoneD.bothAandC()4.Whichoftheseisright?A.Youmayhearthesoundofabaseballbathittingaball,thenseetheaction.B.Youmayhearthethunderbeforeyouseeaflashoflightning.C.Lighttakesnotimetotravel.D.Thefartherthelighthastotravel,thelongerittakes.()5.Whichoftheseisnotright?A.Inonesecond,soundcantravelabout340metresthroughair.B.Inonesecond,lightcantravelabout300,000,000metres.C.Onefootislongerthanonemetre.D.Onemetresisshorterthanonemiles.【041】How to Get Along Well with Others In our daily life, we have to come into contact with people in every walk of life.Therefore, it is very important for us to know how to get along with other people. To get well along with others and win their friendships, we must observe strictly the following words. To begin with, we need to be honest with others and shouh{ always say what we mean. Lies will surely make people stay far away from us in the long run. After all,honesty is the best policy. Second, we have to be humble enough. If we are proud in public, we can hardly win other's respect, not to mention "friendship" Finally, we must not be selfish. We should learn how to show concern for others.Allinall,aslongaswedoaccordingtowhatismentionedabove,wewillactuallyfinditeasytogetalongwellwithothers.Thus,aconstantfriendshipwillbedevelopedwiththepeoplearound.【042】BooksAsiswellknown,booksteachustolearnlife,truth,scienceandmanyotherusefulthings.Theyincreaseourknowledge,broadenourmindsandstrengthenourcharacter.Inother\n69宜宾龍翔教育words,theyareourgoodteachersandwisefriends.Thisisthereasonwhyourparentsalwaysencourageustoreadmorebooks.Readingisagoodthing,butwemustpayGREatattentiontothechoiceofbooks.Itistruethatwecanderivebenefitsfromgoodbooks.However,badbookswilldousmoreharmthangood.【043】BePatrioticIt is the duty of every citizen to make the country rich and powerful (To make the country rich and strong is...). In order to accomplish this object one must be patriotic (love his country). I consider this an unchangeable truth.How can a student love his country (be patriotic)? I find my answer very simple and clear. He must study hard and store up knowledge so as to serve his (the) country in the future. If every student can do according to what I said, the country will certainly be rich and powerful.【044】Scientistshavelearnedalotaboutthekindsoffoodpeopleneed.Theysaythatthereareseveralldndsoffoodthatpeopleshouldeateveryday.Theyare:(1)greenandyellowvegetablesofallkinds;(2)citrusfruitsandtomatoes;(3)potatoesandotherfruitsandvegetables;(4)meatofallkinds,fishandeggs;(5)milkandfoodsmadefrommilk;(6)breadorcereal,riceisalsointhiskindoffood;(7)butter,orsomethinglikebutter. Peopleindifferentcountriesandareaseatdifferentkindsofthings.Foodarecookedandeateninmanydifferentkindsofways.Peopleindifferentcountrieseatatdifferenttimesoftheday.Insomeplacespeopleeatonceortwiceaday;inothercountriespeopleeatthreeorfourtimesaday.Scientistssaythatnoneofthedifferenceisreallyimportant.Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherfoodsareeatenraworcooked,cannedorfrozen.itdoesn'tmatterifapersoneatsdinnerat4o'clockintheafternoonorateleveno'clockatnight.Theimportantthingiswhatyoueateveryday. Nowadaystherearetwoproblemsinfeedingthelargenumberofpeopleintheearth.Thefirstistofindsomewaytofeedtheworld'spopulationsothatnooneishungry.Thesecondistomakesurethatpeopleeverywherehavetherightkindsoffoodtomakethemgrowtobestrongandhealthy.【045】Mostofthetime,magiciansgivegoodshows,buteverymagicianhasgivenashowthatwasterribleorhastriedtodoatrickthatdidn’tgoright.HowardThurston,afamousmagician,madesome 36 mistakesonthestage(舞台).\n69宜宾龍翔教育Thurstondidafamous 37 trickwithagirl.Thegirlclimbedintoabox.Thentheboxwaspulledupabovethestage.Thurstonshouted,“Iasia,garawallah, 38!”Theboxopened–andthegirlwasgone.“Wonderful!Wonderful!”Onenight,aftertheshow,amanaskedthemagician,“Pleasetellme 39 youlearnedyourmagicwords?”Thurstonanswered,“I’vetraveledinIndiaandoftenheard‘garawallah’inthestreetsthere.IthoughtitwasagoodwordforanIndian 40.”Themansmiledandsaid,“I’mfromIndia.Thatwordmeans‘Hey,bus’!”AnothermistakestayedinThurston’sshow.Inonetrick,hecutoffthe 41 oftwochickensandtwoducksandputtheirbodiesinsideamagicbox.Thenheopenedtheboxandfoundfourlivingbirdswithheadsonthem.Thisisthewaythetrickwasdone.Thebirds’headsweretiedundertheirwings.Thenfalseheadsweretiedonthebirds 42 theywerebroughtonthestage.Thurstoncutoffthesefalseheadsandputthebirdsinthebox.Hishelperwasalsointhebox.Hecouldnotputnewfalseheadsonthebirds 43 thanhecoulduntiethetrueheads.SoafterThurstonputthebirdsinsidethebox,hishelpertiedonfalseheads.Onenight,the 44 madeamistake.Hetiedthechickenheadsontheducksandthentiedtheduckheadsonthechickens.Thebirdscameoutofthebox,sothemagicianhadtosay,“Look!Howmagicmy 45 are!”Andthepeoplelaughedandlaughed.36.A.interest B.interesting C.interested 37.A.Indian B.Chinese C.European38.A.come B.go C.appear39.A.which B.where C.that40.A.words B.trick C.magician41.A.heads B.wings C.feet42.A.after B.when C.before43.A.slower B.faster C.easier44.A.magician B.helper C.visitor45.A.birds B.ducks C.tricks【046】AtahospitalinIllinois,doctorsandpatientsdressupasclownsandputonlittleplaystomakeeachotherlaugh.AhospitalinNewYorkputsfunnybooksinitslibraryforpatients.Canlaughtermakesickpeoplefeelbetter?Scientiststhinklaughtercanhelpsickpeoplefeellesspainandgetbettermorequickly.Thisnewideaisbeingtaughttostudentsinmedicalschool.Doctorshaveknownforalongtimethatstress,loneliness,lackoffriendsandfamilycanharmsickpeople.Nowtheyarelearningthatlaughtercanhelppatientsfeelhealthier.Somedoctorsareusingthisnewresearchtomaketheirpatientsfeelbetter.AtaCaliforniahospital,peoplewhohavecancerswapstoriesandclownaround(说笑话)\n69宜宾龍翔教育withafamousperformerwhohashadcancersurgery(外科手术).Laughtercanbegoodmedicine.【047】MyBrother’sintheDryer! DustinTarbell,7,andhislittlebrotherDavid,4yearsold,wereattheirbabysitter’shouse.Suddenly,Dustinheardscreamsfromtheclothesdryer.Themachinewason,andDavidwastumblingaroundinside! Justbefore,DustinandDavidwereplayinghide-and-seekwithfriends.Therewerenoclothesinthedryer,andDavidgotinsidetohide.Thenanotherchildclosedthedoorandturnedthedryeron.Dustinpulledopenthedoorofthedryerandreachedinside.Usuallyadryerstopswhensomeoneopensthedoor,butthismachinewasbroken,anditkeptturningasDavidscreamed. Dustingrabbedhisbrother’sshirt.Hetriedtopullhimout,buthecouldn’t.Hefelthisarmstwist,buthehungon.ThenDustinheardhisarmscrack.Hestilldidn’tletgo.Finallythedryerstopped,andDustinpulledDavidout. Dustinwenttothehospital.Hehadtwobrokenarms.Buthesmiledashehuggedhislittlebrother.KimandRobinTarbell,theboys’parents,saidtheywereveryproudoftheirsonDustin.Davidsaid,“Dustin’sasuperhero!” Later,thebabysittertriedtofixthedryer.Hewasastrongman.Hetriedtostopthedryerwithhishands,buthecouldn’tstopit.Nobodycouldunderstandhowabig,strongmancouldn’tstopthedryer,buta7-year-oldboycould.Everyonesaid,“It’samiracle.”【048】Basketballisstillayounggame.It’soverahundredyearsold.Inthewinterof1891,acertaincollegewashavingsometroublewithitsboystudents.Theweatherwasbadandthestudentshadtostayindoors.Astheycouldn’tplayoutdoors,theywereunhappy,andsomeevengotintofightsfromtimetotime.SomeoftheteachersatthecollegeaskedDrNaismithtoinventagamesothatthestudentsmighthavesomethingtoplayat.Itwasnoteasytoinventsuchagamebecauseithadtobeplayedindoors,andthecourt(院子)wasnotverylarge.\n69宜宾龍翔教育DrNaismiththoughtforafewdaysandinventedakindofballgame.Itwasafast,wonderfulgamewithmuchmovingandpassingoftheball.(54)Itwasplayedbetweentwoteams.Tomakeascore,theballhadtobethrownintothebaskettenfeetabovetheflooronthewall.Ateachendofthecourttherewassuchabasket.AtfirstDrNaismithwantedtothrowtheballintoabox.Ashecouldnotfindboxesoftherightsize,hehadtousefruitbasketinstead.That’swhythegamegotitsname.【049】WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence"Howdoyoudo?"asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.Languagesdonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It'simportanttomaster(掌握)therules(规则)forwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakerputswordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan'tunderstandthespeaker'ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges.Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn'tchange.Let'sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences:"Sheonlylikesapples."&"Onlyshelikesapples.""Ihaveseenthefilmalready."&"Ihavealreadyseenthefilm."WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespirit(精神实质)ofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.15.Fromthepassageweknowthat_whenwearelearningEnglish.A.weshouldn'tputeverywordintoourownlanguageB.weshouldlookupeverywordinthedictionaryC.weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguageD.wemustreadwordbyword16.Thewriterthinksitis____inlearningEnglish.A.difficulttounderstanddifferentsoundsB.possibletorememberthewordorderC.importanttomastertherulesindifferentways\n69宜宾龍翔教育D.easytomastertherulesforwordorder17.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.themeaningofanEnglishsentencealwayschangeswiththeorderofthewordsB.theorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentenceC.sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaningD.iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferent18."Sheonlylikesapples."________A.isthesameas"Onlyshelikesapples."B.isdifferentfrom"Onlyshelikesapples."C.means"Shelikesfruitexceptapples."D.means"Shedoesn'tlikeapples."19.Whichisthebesttitle(标题)forthispassage?A.DifferentOrders,DifferentMeaningsB.HowtoSpeakEnglishC.HowtoPutEnglishintoOurOwnLanguageD.HowtoLearnEnglish【050】JackSmithgothisschoolreportfromhisclassteacher,MrPercyBrown.MrBrownToldJackhewasoneofthebeststudentsintheclassandhewasneverlateforclass.Jackwasveryhappytohearthesewords.Inmathclasses,hewasalwaysthefirstonetoanswertheteacher’squestions.Buthissciencewasnotsogood.Hisscienceteachersaidthathewasnothardworkingandaskedhimtospendmoretimeonitnectterm.Jackthoughtitwasright.Hemustcatchupwithothersinscience.Helikedforeignlanguageverymuch.InEnglish,hislisteningwasbetterthanreading.ButhisreadinginFrenchwasmuchbetter.Hewasverygoodatrememberingnewwords.Ofallthesubjects,historywastheworst.Hishistoryteachertoldhimtoworkhardernextterm.Healwayshelpedhisgeographyteacherinclass,becausehelikedgeographyverymuch.\n69宜宾龍翔教育Jackcoulddanceverywell.Summervacationwascoming.Hehadmoreleisuretime,andhecoulddothingsheliked.【051】InTheAirMattandhiswifelivedinthecountry.Mattwasverystingy(吝啬)andhatedspendingmoney.Onedayafair(集市)cametothenearbytown.“Let’sgotothefair,Matt,”hiswifesaid,“Wehaven’tbeenanywhereforalongtime.”Mattthoughtaboutthisforawhile.Heknewhewouldhavetospendmoneyatthefair.Atlasthesaid,“Allright,butI’mnotgoingtospendmuchmoney.We’lllookatthings,butwewon’tbuyanything.”Theywenttothefairandlookedatallthethingstobuy.ThereweremanythingsMatt’swifewantedtobuy,buthewouldnotletherspendanymoney.Then,inanearbyfield,theysawasmallairplane.“Funflight!”thenoticesaid,“$10for10minutes.”Matthadneverbeeninanairplaneandhewantedtogoonafunflight.However,hedidn’twanttohavetopayforhiswife,aswell.“I’veonlygot$10,”hetoldthepilot.(飞行员).“Canmywifecomewithmeforfree?”Thepilotwasn’tsellingmanytickets,sohesaid,“I’llmakeabargainwithyou.Ifyourwifedoesn’tscreamorshout,shecanhaveafreeflight.”Mattagreed,andgotintothesmallairplanewithhiswife.Thepilottookoffandmadehisairplanedoallkindsofthings.Atonemomentitwasflyingupsidedown.Whentheplanelanded,thepilotsaid,“O.K.yourwifedidn’tmakeasound.Shecanhaveherridefree.”“Thankyou,”Mattsaid.“itwasn’teasyforher,youknow,especially(尤其)whenshefellout.”【052】Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.butmostmistakesareaboutpeople."DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?""WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJim,asafriend,reallyfeelgoodaboutit?Ordidheenvymyluck?""AndwasPaulfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?"Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad. Butwhenwelookback,itistoolate. Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends,orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeanings.Andifwedonotreallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,"You'realuckydog!"(你真幸运!)Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,"You'realuckyguy(人,家伙)!",thatisbeingfriendly.But"aluckydog?"Thereisabitofenvyinthosewords.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesnotthinkyoudeserveyourluck. "Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor"isanotherphrasethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutosee\n69宜宾龍翔教育yourproblem.Butthisphrasecontainsthethoughtthatyourproblemisnotatallimportant. Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Iswhathesaysshownbythetoneofvoice?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveyouranothermistake. 1.Whenthewriterrecalls(回想)someofthethingsthathappenedbetweenhimandhisfriends,he_______. A.feelshappy,thinkinghownicehisfriendsweretohim B.feelshemightnothaveunderstoodhisfriends'truefeelings C.thinkitamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend D.issorrythathisfriendslethimdown 2.Whenthewritertalksaboutsomeonesaying,"You'realuckydog!",heissayingthat______. A.thespeakerisjustfriendly B.thissentencesuggeststhesameas"You'realuckyguy!" C.theword"dog"shouldnotbeusedtoapplytopeople D.sometimesthewordsshowthatthespeakerisabitenvious 3.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto______. A.avoid(避免)mistakesaboutmoneyandfriends B.getanideaoffriendlypeople C.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou D.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem 4.Thewritersuggeststhat______betrusted. A.everybodyB.nobodyC.allthepeopleD.notallthepeople【053】TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card(信用卡)fraud.YourcardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalWebsite(网站).Websitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcare.On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmaynever receivethegoodstheythoughttheybought. Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber----orselltheinformationovertheInternet. Computershackers(黑客)havebrokendownsecurity(安全)systems,raisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.Severalmonthsago,25000customersofCDUniverse,anon-linemusicretailer(批发商),werenotlucky.Theirnames,addressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS$157828togetbacktheinformation. Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainston-linefraud.MastercardisworkingonplansforWeb-onlycreditcard,withalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingon-line. However,thereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated. Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirm'son-linerules:UnderBritishlaw,cardholdersareresponsible(对…负有责任的)forthefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulentspending.\n69宜宾龍翔教育 Andshoponlyatsecuresites:Sendyourcredit-cardinformationonlyiftheWebsiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem. Ifthesecurityisinplace,aletterwillappearinthebottomright-handcornerofyourscreen.theWebsiteaddressmayalsostartwithhttps://----theextra"s"standsforsecure.Ifindoubt,giveyourcredit-cardinformationoverthetelephone. Keepyourpasswordsafe:Mostonlinesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacinganorder.Treatyourpasswordswithcare. 5.WhatdomostpeopleworryabouttheInternetaccordingtothispassage? A.Alotofstolencredit-cardsweresoldontheInternet. B.FraudontheInternet. C.ManyWebsitesaredestroyed. D.ManyillegalWebsitesareontheInternet. 6.Whatisthemeaningof"fraud"? A.cheating B.sale C.payment D.safety 7.Howcanthethievesgettheinformationofthecredit-card? A.Thecustomersgivethemtheinformation. B.ThethievesstealtheinformationfromWebsites. C.Thecustomersselltheinformationtothem. D.BothAandB. 8.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthepassagegivetoyou? A.Four. B.Three. C.Five. D.Six. 9.Youareshoppingonthesite:http://www.shopping.com,andyouwanttobuyaTVset,whatdoesthisarticlesuggestdoing? A.OrdertheTVsetatonce. B.DonotbuytheTVsetonthissite. C.E-mailthesiteyourcredit-cardinformation. D.TellthesiteyourpasswordandbuytheTVsetforyou.【054】FiveHundredTimesInthetrafficcourtofalargemid-westerncity,ayoungladywasbroughtbeforethejudgetoansweraticketgivenherfordrivingthrougharedlight.Sheexplainedtohishonorthatshewasaschoolteacherandrequestedanimmediatedisposalofhercaseinorderthatshemighthastenontoherclasses.Awildgleamcameintothejudge'seye."Youareaschoolteacher,eh?"saidhe."Madam,Ishallrealizemylifelongambition.Sitdownatthattableandwrite'Iwentthrougharedlight'fivehundredtimes."【055】Knowingthebestwaytostudywillhelpyoutobeabetterstudent.Byusingyourtimereasonably,youcandoyourhomeworkmorequickly.Learningtostudyisnotdifficult.Thefirstthingtorememberisthatyoumustbewilling(乐意)tolearn.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoumustalwayslikethesubject.Itdoesmean,however,thatyoumustbewillingto\n69宜宾龍翔教育dowhateverisnecessary.Trytounderstandwhyitisimportantandhowitwillhelpyoudoandlearnotherthingsnowandlater.Knowingmathematicsfactswillbeusefulinyourwholelife.Knowinghowtospellmakesanykindofwritingeasier.Sometimesasubjectthatyouthinkisuninterestingwillbeexcitingwhenyoubegintoworkatitandunderstanditmoreclearly.Learningthingscanbefunifyouarewillingtoworkwiththem.Here’ssomeadviceforyou:haveacertaintimeeachdayandaquietplacewithgoodlightingforstudy,sothatyoucanconcentrate(集中)onyourstudywithoutinterruptions(中断);haveeverythingreadybeforeyousitdowntostudy,adictionary,paper,apenandbooks,ormaybealapcomputer;besureyouunderstandwhatyoushouldlearnbeforeyoustart;readcarefullyandpayspecialattention(注意)tothemostimportantthings;whenmemorizing(记忆),firstfindoutthemainpartsandthenrecitethewholething;checkyourhomeworkafteryoufinishit;neverforgettheimportanceofreviewandpreview(预习);aboveall,useyourheadandtryyourbesttousewhateveryou’velearned,Inthisway,youwillsurelybeamongthetopstudentsinyourclass.【056】MyfavouritesportIliketable-tennis,chessandfootball。Footballismyfavouritesport。I'mgoodatplayingfootball。Ithinkit'seasyforme。Ihavemyfavouritefootballplayer。HeisShevchenko。He'sinACMilanClub。IwanttoteafamousfootballplayerlikeShevchenko。Ioftenplayfootballwithmyfatheratweekends。OnSundayIliketowatchfootballmatches。 【057】Nightafternight,shecametotuckmein,evenlongaftermychildhoodyears.Followingherlongstandingcustom,she'dleandownandpushmylonghairoutoftheway,thenkissmyforehead.Idon'trememberwhenitfirststartedannoyingme—herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidannoyme,fortheyfeltwork-wornandroughagainstmyyoungskin.Finally,onenight,Ishoutedoutather,"Don'tdothatanymore—yourhandsaretoorough!"Shedidn'tsayanythinginreply.Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththatfamiliarexpressionofherlove.Timeaftertime,withthepassingyears,mythoughtsreturnedtothatnight.BythenImissedmymother'shands,missedhergoodnightkissonmyforehead.Sometimestheincidentseemedveryclose,sometimesfaraway.Butalwaysitlurked,inthebackofmymind.Well,theyearshavepassed,andI'mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinhermid-seventies,andthosehandsIoncethoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.She'sbeenourdoctor,reachingintoamedicinecabinetfortheremedytocalmayounggirl'sstomachorsoothetheboy'sscrapedknee.Shecooksthebestfriedchickenintheworld...getsstainsoutofbluejeanslikeInevercould...\n69宜宾龍翔教育Now,myownchildrenaregrownandgone.MomnolongerhasDad,andonspecialoccasions,Ifindmyselfdrawnnextdoortospendthenightwithher.SoitwaslateonThanksgivingEve,asIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouth,afamiliarhandhesitantlyrunacrossmyfacetobrushthehairfrommyforehead.Thenakiss,eversogently,touchedmybrow.Inmymemory,forthethousandthtime,Irecalledthenightmyyoungvoicecomplained,"Don'tdothatanymore—yourhandsaretoorough!"CatchingMom'shandinhand,IblurtedouthowsorryIwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe'dremember,asIdid.ButMomdidn'tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten—andforgiven—longago.Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanewappreciationformygentlemotherandhercaringhands.AndtheguiltthatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound.【058】Iworkfor7up"!Fourbestfriendsmetatthehospitalsincetheirwivesweregivingbirthstotheirbabies.Thenursecomesuptothefirstmanandsays,"Congratulations,yougottwins."Themansaid"Howstrange,I'mthemanagerofMinnesotaTwins."Afterawhilethenursecomesuptothesecondmanandsays,"Congratulations,yougottriplets."Manwaslike"Hmmm,strangeIworkedasadirectorforthe"3musketeers."Finally,thenursecomesuptothethirdmanandsays"Congratulations,yougottwinstoo"Manishappyandsays,"Ironic,Iworkforthehotel"4Seasons."Allthreeofthemarehappyuntiltheyseetheirlastbuddyjumpingallovertheplace,cursingGodandbanginghisheadonthewall.Theyaskedhimwhat'swrongandheanswered,"What'swrong?Iworkfor7up"!【059】ABoyandHisTreeAlongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittleboylovedtocomeandplayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedtothetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow…Helovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.Timewentby…Thelittleboyhadgrownupandhenolongerplayedaroundthetree.Oneday,theboycamebacktothetreeandlookedsad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreeaskedtheboy.“Iamnolongerakid,Idon’tplayaroundtreesanymore.”Theboyreplied,“Iwanttoys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”“Sorry,butIdon’thavemoney…butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,youwillhavemoney.”Theboywassoexcited.Hepickedalltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboydidn’tcomebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetree\n69宜宾龍翔教育wassad.Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.“Comeandplaywithme.”Thetreesaid.“Idon’thavetimetoplay.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahouseforshelter.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon’thaveahouse.Butyoucancutoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesofthetreeandlefthappily.Thetreewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboydidn’tappearsincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewasdelighted.“Comeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.“Iamsadandgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunktobuildtheboat.Youcansailandbehappy.”Sotheboycutthetreetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailinganddidnotshowupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.Nomoreapplesforyou.”thetreesaid.“Idon’thaveteethtobite.”Theboyreplied.“Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon.”“Iamtoooldforthatnow.”theboysaid.“Ireallywanttogiveyousomething…theonlythingleftismydyingroots.”Thetreesaidwithtears.“Idon’tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”Theboyreplied.“Good!Oldtreerootsarethebestplacetoleanonandrest.Comehere,pleasesitdownwithmeandhavearest.”Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears…Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparent.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad…Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Nomatterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethereandgiveeverythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusaretreatingourparents.【060】Iwenttothreecitiestoplayduringlastsummerholidays.TheyareBeijing,DalianandHuHehot.IwenttoBeijingmorethaneighttimes.BeijingisthecapitalofChina.It’sabigcity.IamveryfamiliarwithBeijing.IttakesanhourandfortyminutesfromNantongtoBeijingbyplane.TherearemanytallbuildingsinBeijing.It’samoderncity.MyfamilyvisitedtheGreatWall,theSummerPalace,thePalaceMuseum,theBeihaiPark,theSpaceMuseum,etc.IwenttothecountrysideofBeijingtogoboatingandfishing.Itwasveryinteresting.IwentshoppinginWangFuJing.Iboughtlotsofsouvenirsandotherthings.IlikeeatingBeijingsnacks.Theyaredelicious.Don’tmissBeijingDuck.Itisreallynice.Dalianisabeautifulcity.DalianisclosetoBeijing.Ispent5ominutesontheplane.Dalianisnearthesea.Ismelledthesaltintheair.Theroadsareclean.Therearelotsoftreesandflowersneartheroads.TherearemanyesplanadesandJapanesebuildings.Therearesomefountainsinoneoftheesplanades.Somepeopleflewkitesandwalkedontheesplanades.Wewenttoseethebeachandthesea.Theseaisblue.Thereweremanyswimmersinthesea.Ilayonthebeachtoseethesky.Dalianisaveryniceplacetolivein.\n69宜宾龍翔教育HuhehotisinInnerMongol.Therearelotsoflargegrasslands.Thegrasslandsareendless.Theskyisbrightblue.Therewerealotofhorsesandsheep.Theywererunningoreatinggrass.Irodeahorseonthegrassland.Ipickedsomecolourfulflowers.Wedrankteawithmilk.Thereisasmalldesert,itwasveryhotwhenIwalkedonit.Thesandcouldsing.Thesetripshelpedmeopenmyeyes.Ienjoyedmyday.【061】Asummaryofthephysicalandchemicalnatureoflifemustbegin,notontheEarth,butintheSun;infact,attheSun'sverycenter.ItisherethatistobefoundthesourceoftheenergythattheSunconstantlypoursoutintospaceaslightandheat.ThisenergyislibratedatthecenteroftheSunasbillionsuponbillionsofnucleiofhydrogenatomscollidewitheachotherandfusetogethertoformnucleiofhelium,andindoingso,releasesomeoftheenergythatisstoredinthenucleiofatoms.TheoutputoflightandheatoftheSunrequiresthatsome600milliontonsofhydrogenbeconvertedintoheliumintheSuneverysecond.ThistheSunhasbeendoingforseveralthousandsofmillionsofyear.thenuclearenergyisreleasedattheSun'scenterashigh-energygammaradiation,aformofelectromagneticradiationlikelightandradiowaves,onlyofverymuchshorterwavelength.ThisgammaradiationisabsorbedbyatomsinsidetheSuntobereemittedatslightlylongerwavelengths.Thisradiation,initsturnisabsorbedandreemitted.Astheenergyfiltersthroughthelayersofthesolarinterior,itpassesthroughtheX-raypartofthespectrumeventuallybecominglight.Atthisstage,ithasreachedwhatwecallthesolarsurface,andcanescapeintospacewithoutbeingabsorbedfurtherbysolaratoms.AverysmallfractionoftheSun'slightandheatisemittedinsuchdirectionsthatafterpassingunhinderedthroughinterplanetaryspace,ithitstheEarth.【062】skillsofchildrendevelopsoearlyandsoinexorablythatitiseasytoimagineaninternalclockofmathematicalmaturityguidingtheirgrowth.Notlongafterlearningtowalkandtalk,theycansetthetablewithimpressaccuracy---oneknife,onespoon,onefork,foreachofthefivechairs.Soontheyarecapableofnothingthattheyhaveplacedfiveknives,spoonsandforksonthetableand,abitlater,thatthisamountstofifteenpiecesofsilverware.Havingthusmasteredaddition,theymoveontosubtraction.Itseemsalmostreasonabletoexpectthatifachildweresecludedonadesertislandatbirthandretrievedsevenyearslater,heorshecouldenterasecondenterasecond-grademathematicsclasswithoutanyseriousproblemsofintellectualadjustment.Ofcourse,thetruthisnotsosimple.Thiscentury,theworkofcognitivepsychologistshasilluminatedthesubtleformsofdailylearningonwhichintellectualprogressdepends.Childrenwereobservedastheyslowlygrasped-----or,asthecasemightbe,bumpedinto-----conceptsthatadultstakeforquantityisunchangedaswaterpoursfromashortglassintoatallthinone.Psychologistshavesincedemonstratedthatyoungchildren,\n69宜宾龍翔教育askedtocountthepencilsinapile,readilyreportthenumberofblueorredpencils,butmustbecoaxedintofindingthetotal.Suchstudieshavesuggestedthattherudimentsofmathematicsaremasteredgradually,andwitheffort.Theyhavealsosuggestedthattheveryconceptofabstractnumbers------theideaofaoneness,atwoness,athreenessthatappliestoanyclassofobjectsandisaprerequisitefordoinganythingmoremathematicallydemandingthansettingatable-----isitselffarfrominnate【063】TypesofSpeechStandardusageincludesthosewordsandexpressionsunderstood,used,andacceptedbyamajorityofthespeakersofalanguageinanysituationregardlessofthelevelofformality.Assuch,thesewordsandexpressionsarewelldefinedandlistedinstandarddictionaries.Colloquialisms,ontheotherhand,arefamiliarwordsandidiomsthatareunderstoodbyalmostallspeakersofalanguageandusedininformalspeechorwriting,butnotconsideredappropriateformoreformalsituations.Almostallidiomaticexpressionsarecolloquiallanguage.Slang,however,referstowordsandexpressionsunderstoodbyalargenumberofspeakersbutnotacceptedasgood,formalusagebythemajority.Colloquialexpressionsandevenslangmaybefoundinstandarddictionariesbutwillbesoidentified.Bothcolloquialusageandslangaremorecommoninspeechthaninwriting.Colloquialspeechoftenpassesintostandardspeech.Someslangalsopassesintostandardspeech,butotherslangexpressionsenjoymomentarypopularityfollowedbyobscurity.Insomecases,themajorityneveracceptscertainslangphrasesbutneverthelessretainsthemintheircollectivememories.Everygenerationseemstorequireitsownsetofwordstodescribefamiliarobjectsandevents.Ithasbeenpointedoutbyanumberoflinguiststhatthreeculturalconditionsarenecessaryforthecreationofalargebodyofslangexpressions.First,theintroductionandacceptanceofnewobjectsandsituationsinthesociety;second,adiversepopulationwithalargenumberofsubgroups;third,associationamongthesubgroupsandthemajoritypopulation.Finally,itisworthnotingthattheterms"standard""colloquial"and"slang"existonlyasabstractlabelsforscholarswhostudylanguage.Onlyatinynumberofthespeakersofanylanguagewillbeawarethattheyareusingcolloquialorslangexpressions.MostspeakersofEnglishwill,duringappropriatesituations,selectanduseallthreetypesofexpressions.【064】Asfoodistothebody,soislearningtothemind.Ourbodiesgrowandmusclesdevelopwiththeintakeofadequatenutritiousfood.Likewise,weshouldkeeplearningdaybydaytomaintainourkeenmentalpowerandexpandourintellectualcapacity.Constantlearningsuppliesuswithinexhaustiblefuelfordrivingustosharpenourpowerofreasoning,analysis,andjudgment.Learningincessantlyisthesurestwaytokeeppacewiththetimesintheinformationage,andaninfallible\n69宜宾龍翔教育warrantofsuccessintimesofuncertainty.Oncelearningstops,vegetationsetsin.Itisacommonfallacytoregardschoolastheonlyworkshopfortheacquisitionofknowledge.Onthecontrary,learningshouldbeanever-endingprocess,fromthecradletothegrave.Withtheworldeverchangingsofast,theceasefromlearningforjustafewdayswillmakeapersonlagbehind.What'sworse,theanimalisticinstinctdormantdeepinoursubconsciousnesswillcometolife,weakeningourwilltopursueournobleideal,sappingourdeterminationtosweepawayobstaclestooursuccessandstranglingourdesirefortherefinementofourcharacter.Lackoflearningwillinevitablyleadtothestagnationofthemind,orevenworse,itsfossilization,Therefore,tostaymentallyyoung,wehavetotakelearningasalifelongcareer.【065】Inmyopinion,theschoolworknowbeingassignedtohighschoolstudentsistooheavy.Whileitistruethatstudentsneedtostudy,theyneedotherthingsaswelliftheyaretogrowintohealthyandwell-roundedadults.Highschoolstudentsshouldbeallowedmoretimeforplay.Playingisnotwastingtime,assomethink.Itgivesthemphysicalexercise,andalsoexercisestheirimagination.Whichtendstobestifledbytoomuchstudy.Finally,thepressureputonhighschoolstudentsbyexcessiveschoolworkcancauseseriousstress,whichisunhealthyphysicallyandmentally.Idonotadvocatetheeliminationofschoolwork.Idothink,however,thatareductionofthecurrentheavyloadwouldbebeneficialtostudentsandtothesocietyasawhole. Losttimeisneverfoundagain.ThisissomethingwhichIlearnedveryclearlylastsemester.Ispentsomuchtimefoolingaroundthatmygradesbegantosuffer.Ifinallyrealizedthatsomethinghadtobedone.Itwastimeforachange.NowIhaveanewplanforusingmytimewisely.Ihavesetmyalarmclockaheadhalfanhour.Thiswillgivemeaheadstartontheday.IhavealsodecidedtokeepalogofwhatIdoandwhenIdoit.LookingbackonwhatI’vedonewillgivemesomeideasonhowtoreorganizemytime.【066】 Workandplaydonotcontradicteachother;infact,theycomplementeachother.Asthesayinggoes,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy."Alifeburdenedwithworkleadsyounowhere,foryouwouldgettiredandboredwithyourdailyroutinework.Ontheotherhand,properrecreationwillrelievethetensionanddiscomfortofourmonotonouslifebecauseitoffersyouvariouswaystoletoutyourpent-upemotions. WhatIusuallydotorelaxafterschoolisjoggingandwatchingmovies.UsuallyIdon'tsparetimeforexercise,butIvaluethephysicaleducationclassatschool.Joggingseveralroundsinthefieldcertainlyrelievestheday'spressure.On\n69宜宾龍翔教育weekends,I'llcatchthemorningmovieformyvisualenjoyment.Ifeelrevivedandenergeticforanotherweek'swork-load.【067】 Myfirstjobwasatacrammingschool.ItwasthreeyearsagowhenIjustgraduatedfromjuniorhighschoolandfinishedtheentranceexamination.sinceIhadnothingtodothatsummer,Idecidedtofindajob,tastingthejoyofindependence.Iwasresponsibleforansweringthetelephoneandtakingthemessage.Iworkedeighthoursaday,sixdaysaweek.TheworkwasnotdifficultnorheavytomeandIguessIdidwell.ThemostdelightedthingwasperhapsthatIcouldspendthemoneyIearnedallbymyself.【068】 Sportshelpeveryonetokeephealthy,happy,andefficient.SoIpayspecialattentiontogames,especiallytable-tennis.Tabletennisismyfavoritegame.Iplayitalmosteveryday.Table-tennisisanidealgameforusbecauseitbringsthewholebodyintoaction.Itstrengthensourmuscles,expandsourlungs,promotesthecirculationoftheblood,andcausesahealthyactionoftheskin.Besides,itisveryamusinganddoesnotcostusmuchmoney.Table-tennisisverymoderate;itisnotsoroughasfootball.Itisanindoorgameandcanbeplayedevenonrainydays.Thus,itismyfavoritekindofexercise.【069】 Onemorningafoxsawacock.Hethought,"Thisismybreakfast.'' Hecameuptothecockandsaid,"Iknowyoucansingverywell.Canyousingforme?''Thecockwasglad.Hecloseshiseyesandbegantosing.Thefoxsawthatandcaughthiminhismouthandcarriedhimaway. Thepeopleinthefieldsawthefox.Theycried,"Look,look!Thefoxiscarryingthecockaway.'' Thecocksaidtothefox,"MrFox,doyouunderstand?Thepeoplesayyouarecarryingtheircockaway.Tellthemitisyours.Nottheirs.''Thefoxopenedhismouthandsaid,"Thecockismine,notyours.''Justthenthecockranawayfromthefoxandfledintothetree.【070】\n69宜宾龍翔教育 Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity." TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappy,thantoberichandafraid."【071】TheImportanceofConfidenceWhateveronedoes,oneshoulddoitwithconfidence.Ifonehasnoconfidence,thereislittlepossibilitythatonecanachieveanythingwhenfacedwithhardships.Thistruthseemstobeself-evident.Inreality,however,wedoseealotofpeoplewhoalwayscomplainthattheylacktheabilitytodosomethingorthattheirdifficultiesaretoogreattoovercome.Forsome,thismightbetrue.Butformanyothers,thisonlyshowsthattheyhavelostheart.Whydosomepeopleoftenfeelfrustratedeventhoughtheyarecapableofdoingsomething?Inthefirstplace,thesepeopledon’thaveacorrectestimateofthemselves.Secondly,thereisanotherpossibilitythattheyexaggeratethedifficulties.【072】MydayIamastudent。IgotoschoolfromMondaytoFriaday。InthemorningIgetupattentosix。ThenIwashmyface。Ihavemybreakfastatsixo'clock。AfterbreakfastIgotoschool。IusuallytakebustoschoolButifIgetupsolate,Iwillgobycar。Ibegintoclassateight。Ihavefourclassatmorning。Atnoon,Ihavenotimetogohome。SoIhavemylunchatschool。Attwoo'clock,Iplayfootballwithnyfriends。Myclassesareoveratfourthirty。AfterthatIgohomeandgethomeattwentypastfive。Ihavesupperwithmyparentsatsix。Iofteneatmeat,fish,andsomevegtables。SometimesIeatdumplings。AftersupperIdothewashing。ThenIdomyhomeworkorlistentothepopmusic。Igotobedabouttenthirty。【073】\n69宜宾龍翔教育LetYourMindWonderUntilrecentlydaydreamingwasgenerallyconsideredeitherawasteoftimeorasymptomofneurotictendencies,andhabitualdaydreamingwasregardedasevidenceofmaladjustmentoranescapefromlife’srealitiesandresponsibilities.Itwasbelievedthathabitualdaydreamingwouldeventuallydistancepeoplefromsocietyandreducetheireffectivenessincopingwithrealproblems.Atitsbest,daydreamingwasconsideredacompensatorysubstitutefortherealthingsinlife.Aswithanythingcarriedtoexcess,daydreamingcanbeharmful.Therearealwaysthosewhowouldubstitutefantasylivesfortherewardsofrealactivity.Butsuchextremesarerelativelyrare,andthereisagrowingbodyofevidencetosupportthefactthatmostpeoplesufferfromalackofdaydreamingratherthananexcessofit.Wearenowbeginningtolearnhowvaluableitreallyisandthatwhenindividualsarecompletelypreventedfromdaydreaming,theiremotionalbalancecanbedisturbed.Notonlyaretheylessabletodealwiththepressuresofday-to-dayexistence,butalsotheirself-controlandself-directionbecomeendangered.Recentresearchindicatesthatdaydreamingispartofdailylifeandthatacertainamounteachdayisessentialformaintainingequilibrium.Daydreaming,sciencehasdiscovered,isaneffectiverelaxationtechnique.Butitsbeneficialeffectsgobeyondthis.Experimentsshowthatdaydreamingsignificantlycontributestointellectualgrowth,powersofconcentration,andtheabilitytointeractandcommunicatewithothers.【074】StopWaitingWeconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetterafterwegetmarried,haveababy,thenanother.Thenwearefrustratedthatthekidsaren’toldenoughandwe’llbemorecontentwhentheyare.Afterthatwe’refrustratedthatwehaveteenagerstodealwith.Wewillcertainlybehappywhentheyareoutofthatstage.Wetellourselvesthatourlifewillbecompletewhenourspousegetshisorheracttogether,whenwegetanicercar,areabletogoonanicevacation,whenweretire.Thetruthis,there’snobettertimetobehappythanrightnow.Yourlifewillalwaysbefilledwithchallenges.It’sbesttoadmitthistoyourselfanddecidetobehappyanyway.OneofmyfavoritequotescomesfromAlfredD’Souza.Hesaid,“Foralongtimeithadseemedtomethatlifewasabouttobegin—reallife.Buttherewasalwayssomeobstacleintheway,somethingtobegottenthroughfirst,someunfinishedbusiness,timestilltobeserved,adebttobepaid.Thenlifewouldbegin.Atlastitdawnedonmethattheseobstaclesweremylife.”Thisperspectivehashelpedmetoseethatthereisnowaytohappiness.Happinessistheway.Stopwaitinguntilyoufinishschool,untilyougobacktoschool,untilyoulosetenpounds,untilyougaintenpounds,untilyouhavekids,untilyourkidsleavethehouse,untilyoustartwork,untilyouretire,untilyougetmarried,untilyougetdivorced,untilFridaynight,untilSundaymorning,untilyougetanewcarorhome,untilyourcarorhomeispaidoff,untilspring,untilsummer,untilfall,untilwinter,untilyouareoffwelfare,untilthefirstorfifteenth,untilyoursongcomeson,untilyou’vehadadrink,untilyou’ve\n69宜宾龍翔教育soberedup,untilyoudie,untilyouarebornagaintodecidethatthereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy.【075】Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebellyorthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiartohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasytoworkinthatway.Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature.Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperiencedenoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwillneveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning. 【076】WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertoputanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo?”asanexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?ItmustbeawrongsentenceIyourownlanguage.Languagedonotjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomastertherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthesentencesputwordsinawrongorder,thelistenerscan’tunderstandthespeakers’sentenceseasily.Sometimeswhentheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchange.Let’sseethedifferencebetweenthetwopairsofsentences.“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”“I’veseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakersdo. 【077】Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan. Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded.Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.\n69宜宾龍翔教育 Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcaseswhentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents'home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents. Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.【078】 Intheworld,socceroffootballisthemostpopularsport.ThisisbecausemanycountrieshavewonderfulteamsfortheWorldCup.TheWorldCupisheldeveryfouryears. Toremember2002FIFAWorldCup,childrenfromdifferentcountriesandmorethan60childrenfromJapaneseschoolscametogetherandspentthreeweekendsdrawingabigpicturecalled‘DreamWorldCup’inJapan.Thechildrendrewanimals,flowersandpeopleplayingsoccerunderabluebrightsky.ThywishedeachfootballteamgoodluckbydrawingtheflagsofallthecountriesthatwilltakepartintheWorldCupinJapanandSouthKorea.ThepicturewasputupinaparknearaplaygroundinYokohama.Somefootballteamswillhavegamesthere. Areyouafootballfan?TheWorldCupmakesmoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfootballTeenagerslikeplayingandwatchingfootball.Manyofthemlovesomefootballstarssomuchthattheygetthepicturesoftheirfavouriteplayersonthewallsoftheirrooms.ThatisthewaytoshowtheirlovefortheWorldCupaschildreninJapan.【079】EveryyearseveralthousandpeoplearekilledontheroadsinGreatBritain.Everyyearbetweenoneandtwohundredthousandpeoplearehurt.Thesepeoplearekilledorhurtinroadaccidents.Therearerulestomaketheroadssafe,butpeopledon'talwaysobeytherules.Theyarecareless.Ifeverybodyobeystherules,theroadswillbemuchsafer.Howcanwemaketheroadssafer?Rememberthisrule.InGreatBritaintraffickeepstotheleft.Carsandbusesandbikesmustallkeeptotheleftsideoftheroad.Inmostothercountriestraffickeepstotheright.Beforecrossingtheroad,stopandlookbothways.Lookrightandleft.Then.ifyouaresurethattheroadisclear,itissafetocrosstheroad.Wemustteachyoungchildrento\n69宜宾龍翔教育crosstheroadsafely.Wemustalwaysgivethemagoodexample.Smallchildrenmustn'tplayinthestreet.【080】Canwelivewithoutsalt?No,saltisveryimportanttous,weneedsaltinourfood.Animalsneedit,too.Mostofthesaltinourcountrycomesfromthesea.Peopledigverybigpoolsandletseawaterin.Whenthesundriesupthewater,peoplecangetsaltfromtheground.Thesaltiswhite,cleanandbeautiful.TherearealotofsaltwellsinSichuan.Asaltwellismuchlikeawaterwell.Peoplebringthewellwateruptothegroundandthendryitinbigjarsoverfire.Inthisway,theygetsalt.Wecanalsogetsaltfromsaltmines.Asaltminemaybefoundundertheground.Someyearsago,peopleinJiangxifoundabigsaltmineandsoonopenedit.Peopletheredon'tneedsaltfromotherplacesanymore.Inthenorthwestofourcountry,therearemanysaltlakes.Someoftheselakesareverybig.Thesalteveninabiglakewillbeenoughforourpeopleforcenturies.【081】Iwillalwaysremembermymother‘slastfewdaysinthisworld. OnFebruary14th,2000,myclasswentonafieldtriptothebeach.Ihadsomuchfun.Whenwereturnedtoschool,myteachertoldmetogototheheadmaster‘soffice.WhenIgotintotheoffice,Isawapoliceofficer.SuddenlyIrealizedsomethingwaswrong.Thepoliceofficertoldmewhathadhappenedandwewenttopickmysisterup.Afterthat,wewenttothehospitalandwaited.Timewentslowly.Finally,wegottoseeourmother.Itwasterrible. Onthenextday,theheadmastercameandtoldmytwoteacherswhathadhappened.Iwastakingarestthatday.Iknewithadsomethingtodowithmymother.Ikeptthinkingthatsheeitherdiedorhadgottenbetter.HowIwishedthatshehadgottenbetter.Whenmyteachertookmeoutside,mysisterranuptome.Shestartedcrying,“She‘sgone.Teresa,mommy’sgone.She‘sdead.”Icouldn’tbelieveit.Wejumpedintothecaranddrovestraighttothehospital.Mostofmyfamilywerethere.Thesilencewasterrible.IknewIhadtosaygoodbye. TodaywhenIlookback,Istillmissmymotherverymuch,butIknowthatIwilllive.Mymotherwasastrongmother,whohadthebiggestheart.Mymotherwasanangelwalkingontheearth.Iwillalwaysrememberherasliving.Whensomeoneisaskedwhotheirherois,theyusuallysaysomeonefamous,likeMichaelJordanorBritneySpears.Whensomeoneasksmewhomyherois,Itellthem,mymother.Mymotherliveseveryday.Thatiswhatmakesheratruehero.\n69宜宾龍翔教育【082】In1995,OseolaMcCartygaveapresentof$150000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Shewantedtohelppoorstudents.Itwasaverygenerousthingtodo.Butherfriendsandneighborsweresurprised.McCartywasagoodwoman.Shewenttochurch.Shewasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.ButeveryoneinhertownknewthatMcCartywasnotrich.Infact,shewaspoor. Howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesomuchmoney?OseolaMcCartywasbornin1908inHattiesburg,Mississippi.Shehadtoleaveschoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily.Shetookajobwashingclothes.Sheearnedonlyafewdollarsaday.Oseolawashedtheclothesbyhand.Thenshehungtheclothestodry.Shedidthisfornearly80years.Inthe1960s,sheboughtanautomaticwasheranddryer.Butshegavethemaway.Shedidnotthinktheygottheclothescleanenough!Atthattime,manypeoplestartedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers.McCartydidnothavemuchwork,soshestartedtoironclothesinstead. McCartynevermarriedorhadchildren.Herlifewasverysimple.Shewenttoworkandtochurch.ShereadherBible.Shehadablack-and-whitetelevision.Butshedidnotwatchitverymuch.Ithadonlyonechannel. McCartysavedmoneyallherlifeandeventuallyhadabout$250000.Whenshewas86,alawyerhelpedhermakeawill.Sheleftmoneytothechurch,herrelatives,andtheuniversity.McCartyjustwantedtohelpothers.Shedidnotthinkshewasaspecialperson.Butthenpeoplefoundoutaboutherpresenttotheuniversity.Shereceivedmanyhonors.Sheevenflewinanairplaneforthefirsttime!OseolaMcCartydiedin1999.Shewasashyandordinarywomanwhobecamefamous.【083】Americansliketotravelonvacations.TodaymoreandmoretravelersintheUnitedStatesarespendingnightsatsmallhouses(1)innsinsteadofhotels.Theygeta(2)forthenightandthebreakfastforthenextmorning. Roomsforthenightinprivatehomeswithbreakfast(3)popularwihttravelersinEuropeformanyyears. Inthepastfive(4)tenyears,thesebed-and-breakfastplaceshavebecomepopularintheUnitedStates,ManyoftheseAmerica'sbed-and-breakfastinns(5)oldhistoricbuildings.Somebe-and-breakfastinnshaveonly(6)rooms.Othersare(7).Someinnsdonotprovidetelephonesortelevisionsintheroomswhile(8)do. Stayingatabed-and-breakfastinnismuchdifferentfrom(9)atahotel.Usuallythecostismuchless.Stayingataninnisalmostlikevisitingsomeone'shome.Theownersareglad(10)abouttheareaandtheinterestingplacestovisit.Manytravelerssaytheyenjoythechancetomeetlocalfamilies. 1.A.andB.butC.orD.then 2.A.roomB.gardenC.homeD.house 3.A.isB.hasbeenC.havebeenD.hadbeen\n69宜宾龍翔教育 4.A.ofB.atC.inD.to 5.A.wereB.areC.isD.was 6.A.afewB.fewC.littleD.alittle 7.A.muchlargerB.morelargerC.thelargestD.large 8.A.anotherB.theotherC.othersD.other 9.A.stayB.stayingC.tostayD.stays 10.A.tellingB.totellC.tellD.tells CACDB/AACBB【084】In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilmmakerWaltDisney.HehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkinDisney'scartoonfilmforchildren.WhenWaltDisneyheardNash'svoice,hesaid,"Stop!That'sourduck!"TheduckwasthenowfamousDonaldDuck,whofirstappearedin1934inthefilmTheWiseLittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehissailorjacketandhat.LaterthatyearhebecameastarafteraneightminuteMickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiencelikedhimbecausehewaslazyandgreedy,andbecausehelosthistemperveryquickly.AndtheylovedhisvoicewhenhebecameangrywithMickey'seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMousehimself,probablybecausehewasn'tagoody-goodylikeMickey.Inthe1930s,40sand50sDonaldandhisfriendsMickey,GoofyandPlutomadehundredsofDisneycartoons.HealsomadeeducationalfilmsabouttheplaceoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyinthehome.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared--therewerenomorenewcartoons.ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary,1985.Buttoday'schildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsontelevisionandhearthatfamousvoice.【085】MrBakerworkedinasmalltown.TwoweeksagohisfriendshelpedhimtofindworkinNewYork.Soheandhiswifeweregoingtomovetoabuidinginthebigcity.MrBakerwantedtoliveinaroomonthefirstfloorandhecouldgoforawalkbythebeautifulgardenaftersupper.Buthiswifehopedtoliveonthesecondfloor."Thereisenoughsunlight阳光),Ithink.Andwecanwatchtheflowersinthegardenbythewindows,"saidthewoman.MrBakerthoughtshewasrightandagreedwithher.ItwasSaturday.Alltheirfriendscametohelpthem.Theyweretiredbutstillheldaparty,MrBakergotnicefoodready.Theyate,drankalot.Thentheysanganddanced.Itlastedalongtime.\n69宜宾龍翔教育Suddenlythetelephonerang,MrBakerwenttoanswerit.Thenhesaidtoherhusbandproudly(自豪地)"Luckilyyouhavelistenedtome!Themandownstairscomplainedonthetelephonethatthenoiseinourroomsmakesthemnotfallasleep!"【086】Inalmosteverybiguniversity(大学)intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances(机会)tomovetheballtenyards(码).Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints(点).Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.1.InAmericanfootballplayerscan_____.A.onlykicktheballB.onlythrowtheballC.onlycarrytheballD.kick,thorwandcarrytheball2.Ifateamwantstogetpoints,ithastomovetheball_______.A.10yearsB.40yearsC.awayfromitsownendD.totheotherend3.Mostteamsplaygamesin______.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter4.Whendothebestplayagain?A.AtChristmasB.BeforetheseasonendsC.OnNewYear'sDayD.Onthelastdayoftheseason5.Whichisthebesttitileforthepassage?A.AmericanFootballB.MostPeopleLikeFootball\n69宜宾龍翔教育C.ManyPeopleEnjoyWatchingFootballGamesD.AmericanFootballIsNotLikeSoccer【087】 Intheworldtoday,allofthepeopleneedrecreation(消遣).Wecan'tworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeephealthyandenjoylife. Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularformistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbasketballandfootball.Therearealsoindividual(个人的)sports,suchasswimmingandrunning.Skatingandmountainclimbingarethemostpopularrecreationforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoor. NoteveryonewhoenjoyssportslikestotakepartinthemManypeoplelikewatchingthemonTVorlisteningtothemontheradio.Somanypeoplelikesomeformsofindoorrecreation,suchaswatchingTV,singinganddancing. Itdoesn'tmatterwhetherwelikeindoorrecreationortakepartinoutdoorsports.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotime,andenjoysomeformsofrecreation。【088】In spainthereoncelivedakingandhewasveryfondofjokes.“I’llgiveabagfullofgoldtothepersonwhocantellmethebeststory.There’sonlyonerule:ItmustbeastorywhichIcannotbelieve,IfIcanbelieveit,thenIwon’tgiveawaythebagofgold.”Peoplecametothekingfromallpartsofthecountry.Theybroughtstrangeandwonderfulstories.Thekingsatinhispalaceandlistenedtoallthestories.Heenjoyedthemverymuch,buttoeachpersonhesaid,“Icanbelievethatstory.Itcouldhappenanditmaybetrue.SoIwon’tgiveyouthebagofgold.”\n69宜宾龍翔教育 Atlastapooroldmancametothepalace.Hewascarryingahugestonejar.Theoldmanwentintotheking’sroomandsaid,“Oh,King,yourgoodfatherwasonceapoormanandmyfatherwasrich.Theywereverygoodfriends.Myfathergavetoyourfatheralargejar,likethisone,anditwasfullofgold.Yourfatherpromisedtogivebackthegoldwhenhebecamerich.buthedidn’tgiveitback.NowIampoorandyouarerice,andIwantthegold.” Thekingsaid,“Idon’tbelievethatstory.Thejarisverybig,Thereisn’tenoughgoldinallmycountrytofillthatjar.Myfatherdidn’ttellmeanythingaboutalargejarfullofgold.” “Allright,”theoldmansaid.“nevermind.Ifyoudon’tbelievedthestory,givemethebagofgold,please.” Thekingrememberedtherule,andhegavetheoldmanabagofgold.【089】AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders,“CanIcommunicate(交流)withAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?"LearnersofEnglishoftenask,“WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?”DoyouknowanydifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.\n69宜宾龍翔教育Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?”WhileAmericanssay“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen?”Pronunciation(发音)issometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundthe“r”inthewordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SomespeakersofBritishEnglishdon'tsoundthe“r”inthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary(词汇).Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish.But“color”and“honor”areAmerican.Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spelling,andvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.6.TheimportanceofthedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishis_______.A.greatB.quitegreatC.fairlygreatD.notgreatatall7.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Americansalwayssound(发音)the“r”.B.AllBritishEnglishspeakerssoundthe“r”.C.BritishEnglishspeakersusuallysoundthe“r”.D.MostAmericanssoundthe“r”.8.______,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.A.NearlyB.PartlyC.OnthewholeD.Formostpeople9.Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A.SpeakersofBritishandAmericanEnglishusethesamelanguage.B.BritishandAmericanEnglisharetwokindsoflanguages.C.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.D.Thewriterstresses(强调)thedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.\n69宜宾龍翔教育【090】Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.Theybelievethattheirfamilymembers,andinparticulartheirparents,don’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo.Inlargefamilies,itisquiteoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforadvice.Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoracircleoffriends.Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephone.Thiscommunicationisveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingup,becausefriendscandiscusssomethingdifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers.However,parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildren’sfriendsforthem.Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends.Thequestionof“choice”isaninterestingone.Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochoosesyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike?Youranswersarewelcome.1.Manyteenagersthinktheir_______knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.A.friendsB.parentsC.brothersandsistersD.familymembers2.Whenteenagersstayalone,theusualwayofcommunicationis_______.A.togototheirfriendsB.totalkwiththeirparentsC.tohaveadiscussionwiththeirfamilybyphoneD.totalkwiththeirfriendsonthephone3.Whichofthefollowingisdifferentinmeaningfromthesentence“Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends”?A.Someparentsmayevennotallowtheirchildrentomeettheirgoodfriends.B.Someparentsmayevenasktheirchildrentostayawayfromtheirgoodfriends.C.Someparentsmaynotevenlettheirchildrenmeettheirgoodfriends.D.Someparentsmaywanttheirchildrentostoptomeettheirgoodfriends.4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Parentsshouldlikeeverythingtheirchildrenenjoy.B.Inallfamilieschildrencanchooseeverythingtheylike.C.Parentsshouldtrytheirbesttounderstandtheirchildrenbetter.D.Teenagerscanonlygototheirfriendsforhelp.5.Thesentence“Youranswersarewelcome.”Means_______.A.Youarewelcometohaveadiscussionwithus.B.We’vegotnoidea,soyouranswersarewelcome.C.Youranswersarealwayscorrect.D.Youcangiveusalltherightanswers.【091】\n69宜宾龍翔教育YearsagoAmericanpioneersmovedwesttowardtheocean.Therewerenoroadsforthemtotravelonandnobridgesontheriversforthemtocrosson.Someofthepioneerstraveledonfootandsomerodehorsesormules.Buemostofthemusedcoveredwagonswhichwerepulledbystrongoxen.Allthewagonswereverylargeandfilledwithflour,salt,cornmeal,bedding,toolsandevenfurniture.Ontheirwaywest,therearemanydangers.Itwasverydifficultforthemtocrossdeeprivers.Awagoncouldbreaklooseandfloatedawayandturnedover.Herdsofbuffaloontheplainscouldbedangerous.Whilegreatnumbersofthemracedacrossthelang,theycouldsmashanythingintheirpath.TherewasalsodangerfromIndians.Theydidnotwelcomethewhitemenwhohadcometotaketheirlandaway.ThewhitemencamefromtheeastandpushedtheIndiansfartherandfartherwest.Thewhitementookthelandandkilledthebuffalo.WhichwastheIndian'ssourceoffoodandclothing.TheIndianswereoftenunfriendlybecauseofthis.Thefirstpioneersfacedthesekindsofdangersontheirtripwest.Thentherailwayswerebuiltandtheycrossedthewholecountry.NowmencouldgofromtownsintheEasttotownsintheWestinonlyaweek.Itopenedupnewlandsforsettlement.Dangeroustripsincoveredwagonswerenolongerneeded.Manyyearshavegonebysincethepioneerswentoverthemountains.Theybuiltroadsandrailroads,theybuilthomesandbridges.Butindoingallthis,theyalsopushedtheIndiansfromtheirhomes.【092】Thefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59B.C.Inthe700'stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularnewspaperuntil1609,whenonewasstartedinCermany.ThefirstregularnewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620,In1961,anEglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.thefirstdailyEglishnwespaperwastheDAILYCOURANT,ItcameoutinMarch1702.Tn1609,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefiestAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished,thegovermentstoppedthepaper.In1704,JonecompbellstartedtheBostonNewsletter,thefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyintheAmericancolonies,By1760,thecolonieshadmorethan30dailynewspapers.THerearenowabout18..darlypapersintheUSA.【093】ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-old?AlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,orsowethought.Weboughtthelatestrage,Baby-Sitter”sClubdolls,andadollhouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,shesaidthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,withallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglast-minutegifts,totakethetimetoselectthe“rightbike”forourlittlegirl.So,itwasChristmasEvearound9:00p.m.,withAlmieandher\n69宜宾龍翔教育six-year-oldbrother,Dylanwasintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.“WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclayandwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelin(抵价)forarealbike?”herdadasked.“Thisisanexpensiveitemandsheis“suchabiggirl,”itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.”Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.“DoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”“Yes.”Isaid.Almiehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I”dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!41.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.a.Thegirlaskedforanewbike.b.Thegirlopenedthelittleheart-shapedpackage.c.Theparentsboughtthegirlamodernandpopulardoll.d.Thefathermadethegirlabikewithclay.e.Thegirlwouldratherkeeptheclaybikethangetarealone.A.a,b,c,e,dB.a,c,d,b,eC.a,c,b,d,eD.a,b,d,c,e42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theparentswantedthegirltokeeptheclaybikeinsteadofarealone.B.Thegirlweptbecauseshedidn”tlikethepresentatall.C.Thegirllovedthespecialgiftmadebyherfather.D.Theparentsignoredthedaughter”sdesireforabike.43.WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?A.Hewantedhisdaughtertobuyarealone.\n69宜宾龍翔教育B.Hedidn”twanttodisappointhisdaughter.C.Hethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.D.Hewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.44.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?A.Theparentswouldneverbuytheirdaughterarealbike.B.Theparentsfeltsorryfortheirdaughter.C.Theparentsweremovedandfeltproudoftheirdaughter.D.Theparentsshouldn”thavecheatedtheirdaughter.【094】Abeautifulandverysuccessfulactress(女演员)wasthestarforanewmusicalshow.Herhomewasinthecountryside,butshedidnotwanttogobackthereeverynight,sosheboughtanexpensivehouseinthecentreofthecity,gotsomebeautifulfurnitureandgotamantopainttheroomsinnewcolours.Itwasverydifficulttogetticketsforhershow,becauseeverybodywantedtoseeit.Soshedecidedtogivethepaintertwoofthebestseats.Shehopedthatthiswouldmakehimworkbetterforher.Hetooktheticketswithoutsayinganything,andsheheardnomoreaboutthemuntiltheendofthemonth,whenshegotthepainter’sbill(帐单).Atthebottomofitwerethesewords:“FourhourswatchingMissHallsinganddance:3pounds,”withthisnote:“After5p.m.Iget15shillings(先令)anhourinsteadof10shillings.”56.Theactressboughtahouseinthecentreofthecitybecause_______. A.shelikedtoliveinthebusiestplace. B.shedidn’tliketoliveinthecountry. C.herhomewasfarawayfromwheresheworked. D.shedidn’twanttogobacktoherhometownanylonger.57.Inordertomakethepainterworkbetterforher,theactress___________. A.gavehimtwoticketsforhershow B.sanganddancedforhimforhours C.paidhim3pounds D.decidedtopayhim15shillingsanhour58.Theactressgotthepainter’sbill______. A.toaskforthemoneyofhispaintingwork. B.toasktopayforhiswatchinghershow C.inwhichheshowedhisthanksforthetickets D.inwhichheexpressedhisdissatisfaction\n69宜宾龍翔教育59.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatonepoundis___________shillings. A.10 B.12 C.20 D.1560.Whatkindofmanwasthepainter? A.Hewasacarefulman. B.Hewasapoorman. C.Hewasnotfriendlytoothers. D.Heknewlittleaboutmusicanddances.【095】SamandMikeworkedinthesameofficeandtheywerefriendlytoeachother.Theyoftentookholidaytogether.Lastsummer,thetwoyoungmenwenttoabigcityBytheseafortheirholiday.Theyvisitedafewplaceofinterest,swamintheseaandthenlayonthesandsorwentoutforawalkaftersupper.Theyhadagoodtimethere.Butoneday,whentheywereswimming,asharkswamtoSamandpulledthepooryoungmantothebottom.Mikeheardhimcallingforhelpandswamtohiminahurry,butitwastoolate.Thesharkhadswallowed(eaten)Sam.Mikewasverysadandreturnedtohiscityalone.Inthetrain,hethoughthard.Sam’smotherhadaheartdisease.HeaskedHisfriendRobertwhoworkedinthehospitaltogotherewithhim.“Badnewsforyou,Mrs.Smith.Sam’sswimmingsuitwasswallowedbyashark.”“Itdoesn’tmatter,Icanbuyanewoneforhim.Butwherewasheatthemoment?”“Hewasintheswimmingsuit!”【096】Lifeislikethefourseasons.NowIamveryold,butwhenIwasyoung,itwasthespringofmylife.Iwasborn,IplayedalotandthenIstartedschool.Ilearnmanynewthings. Likesa flower,Igrewbiggereveryday.Therewere happydaysandsorrowfuldays:somedaysthesunshone,and somedaysitdidn't. Inmytwenties,Ihadagoodjob,Iwasstongandhappy.Thenimarriedandhadachild.Inthosedays,Ididn'thavemuchtimetothink.EverydayIwasbusyandworkedveryhard.Andso,Istartedtogetsomewhitehairs.Thesummerofmylifepassedquickly.\n69宜宾龍翔教育 Thenthedaysgotshorter.Leavesfellfromthetrees.Mychildwasauniversitystudent,andthenanengineer.Myhomewasmuchquieter.Istartedwalkingmoreslowly.OnedayIstoppedworking,Ihadmoretime.Iunderstoodthiswasmyautumn,abeautifultimewhenthetreeschangedcolorandgaveusdiliciousfruits. Butthedayskeptgettingshorterandcolder.Winterhascome.Iamolderandweaker.Iknow Idon'thavemanydaysleft.butIwillenjoythemtotheend.【097】Whenmanbegantosearchtheskies.hesawalotofthings.Intheuniverse.theearthseemedtobejustasmallbitofdust.Itisonlyasmallplanet.andtravelsaroundthesun.Thesun.togetherwithitsplanets.travels.travelsintheMillkyWay.ourgalaxy.TheMillkyWayhasaboutthirtybillionstarslikeoursun.andisoneofaboutahundredmilliongalaxiesintheuniverse.Becausethespaceissogreat.itisdifficulttoworkouthowfarawayastaris.Insteadofkilometers.wehavelight-years.Alightyearmeansthedistancelighttravelsinoneyear.Ournearestneighborgalaxyismorethan900000light-yearsawayfromtheearth.【098】Thegoldengatebridgejoinsthebeautifulcityofsanfranciscowithitssuburbstothenorth,eachday,aboutonehundredthousandcarscrossthebridge.takingpeopletoandfromthecity,morethanhalfofthemcrossthebridgeduringthemorningandeveningrushhours,asaresult,thetripisnotpleasant. now,however,thereisatleastonegroupofhappycommuters,therearethepeoplewhotravelunderthebridgeinsteadofonit,theygotoworkbyboatandenjoyitsomuchthatmostofthemsaytheywillnevergobycaragain, theboattheytakeisthelarge,quiet,comfortable'goldengate'.commuterscanenjoythesun ontheboat,inthemorningtheycan havebreakfastinthecoffeeshop,andintheeveningtheycanhaveadrinkinthebarwhiletheyarelookingatsanfrancisco'sfamoussceneandthenearbyhills. thetriptakesonlythirtyminutesandisnotveryexpensive,butbestofall,beingonaboatseemstomakepeoplefeelmorefriendlytowardseachother,twocommuterswhometonthe'goldengate'havealreadygotmarried, becausetheboathasbeensosuccessful,thereareplanstouseother,stilllargerboats,thereisalsoaplanforahigh-speedboatthatwillmakethetripinonlyfifteenminutes,noteveryoneishappyaboutthat,'alotofpeopledon'twanttogetthetripfaster,'saidonecommuter,'theyfeelthathalfanhourisjustenoughtimetorest.【099】\n69宜宾龍翔教育Knowingaboutyourselfmeansnotonlythatyoufindwhatyouaregoodatandwhatyoulike,italsomeansdiscoveringwhatyouarenotgoodatandwhatyoudon’tlike.Bothhelpyoutoseeyouraiminlife.Althoughmoststudentswouldbeunhappyiftheyfoundthattheyhadfailedanadvancedmathcourse,theyhaveactuallylearnedagreatdealaboutthemselves.Theyknowtheyshouldnotbecomeengineersorphysicalscientist,andthattheyshouldnotbegoodataccountingwork.Sofailingcanhelpastudenttoleadamuchhappierlifeheorshedrawstherightconclusionfromthefailing.Theymaythendecideontheiraimandchoosethekindofworktheywouldliketodo.Itisimpossibletodecidewhetherornotyoulikesomethinguntilyouhavetriedit.Ifyoudecidethatyouwouldliketoplaytheviolin,youneedtotakemorethanonelessonbeforeyoucanknowwhetheryouhaveanyinterestorability.It’snotenoughtowanttobeaviolinist.Youalsohavetolikethehardandlongtrainingbeforeyoubecomeone.Ifyouwouldenjoybeingagreatviolinistbuthatethework,forgetit.It’sagoodplantotryasmanyaspossiblewhenyouarestillyoung.Andthenyouwillcometoawisedecision.1.Ifyousayyoureallyknowyourself,_________________.A.youknowwhatyouaregoodat.B.youhavegotthewholepictureofyourself.C.youkeepinmindyouraiminlife.D.youhavelessyoudon’tlikethanwhatyoulike.2.Thewritersuggests____________________.A.failureisabettermirrorB.advancedmathcourseshelpyoutoknowyourselves.C.successismorehelpful.D.whenoneisunhappyhegetstoknowhimselfbetter.3.Failingcanturnintosomethinggood___________________.A.ifyouhaveaiminlifeandgetthejobyouwishtohaveB.ifyouleadahappierlifeC.ifyourdecisionisrightD.ifyoulearnsomethingfromit4.Theexampleof“playingtheviolin”inParagraph3and4impliesthat_________________.A.ifyoudon’tlikemusic,don’tpracticetheviolinB.ittakesmorethanonelessontolearntoplaytheviolin.C.youcandecideonlyafteryouhavetried.D.youcanbecomeagreatviolinistonlyafterhardandlongtraining.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?\n69宜宾龍翔教育A.Youhaveenoughtimebeforeyoucometoawisedecision.B.Themoreexperiences,thebetterdecisionyouwillhave.C.Testideas,compareandthendecide.D.Peoplealwaysmakehastydecisions.答案:B,A,D,C,D【100】InBritainyouareallowedtodriveacarwhenyouareseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicensebeforeyoucanstart.Whenyouarelearning,someonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyoubecauseyouaren’tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalone.Youdon’thavetogotoadrivingschool–---afriendcanteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn’tallowedtotakethemoneyforthelessonunlesshe’sgotateacher’slicense.Beforeyouareallowedtohaveafulllicense,youhavetotakeadrivingtest.Youcantakeatestinyourowncar,butithastobefitfortheroad.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafewquestions.Ifyoudon’tpassthetest,youareallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970awomanpassedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons.Whenyou’vepassedyourtest,youdon’thavetotakeitagain,andyouareallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulike.Britain’soldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof100.Before1904everyonewasallowedtodrive,evenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicense.Buttheydidn’thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardriving,before1878,carsweren’tallowedtogofasterthanfourmilesanhour,andsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.()1.Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessaryforayoungmanwhowantstodriveacaralone?A.Heshouldreachtheageof17.B.Heshouldgetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense.C.Heshouldlearntodriveinadrivingschool.D.Heshouldpassadrivingtesttogetafulllicense()2.Apersoncan’ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe________.A.haslearnttodriveinadrivingschool.B.hasafulldrivinglicense.C.hasafulllicenseandateacher’slicense.D.isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense()3.Inthedrivingtest,one_____________.A.mustn’tdrivehiscar,eventhoughthecarisfitfortheroad.B.isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometime.C.hastobeexaminedonlyincardrivingskills\n69宜宾龍翔教育D.mustdriveroundformorethananhour()4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Thereisnolimittotheageofamanwhodrivesacar.B.Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.C.Therewasaspeedlimittocarsbefore1878D.Acardriverdidn’thavetogetalimitlicenseuntil1935.()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______________.A.DrivinglicensesinBritain.B.TestsforBritainpeople.C.Drivingcars.D.YoungMen’sdrivinglicenses答案:C,C,B,D,A