阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Jim lived with his parents until he was 21 years old, and then he got a job in the office of a big factory in another town, so he left home. He found a comfortable little flat which had two rooms, a small kitchen and a bath-room, and he lived there on his own.

　　At first he cleaned it himself, but he did not want to have to go on doing this, so he was determined to find someone else to do it for him. He asked a lot of his fellow workers at the factory what they did about this, and at last one of the men said, “Oh, Mrs. Roper comes and cleans my flat regularly. She washes the dishes, irons my shirts and keeps the place neat and tidy and so on. I'll introduce her to you, if you like. She's a charming old lady. She does her best, but she hasn't got much energy.”

　　“Well, you'd better ask her to come and see me, please.” Jim answered. So the next evening Mrs. Roper came to see him, and she agreed with pleasure to come to his flat every morning for an hour. After she had been working for Jim for two weeks, he looked at the mirror in his bedroom and thought, “That mirror looks very dusty. Mrs. Roper's forgotten to clean it. I can write on it with my finger.”He wrote a message in the dust:“I'm coughing whenever I breathe because everything in this room is very dusty.”

　　He came home at seven o'clock that evening, and when he had eaten his supper, he went into his bedroom and looked at the mirror. “That silly woman still hasn't cleaned it!” he said to himself. “All it needs is a cloth!”

　　But then he bent down and saw a bottle in front of the mirror. “I didn't put that bottle there.” he thought. “Mrs. Roper must have left it.” He picked the bottle up and looked at it carefully.

　　“She's written some words on it.” he said to himself. He read the words. They were:“Cough medicine.”

1．Jim left home because ________.

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A．he got a more comfortable flat

B．he had to go to college there

C．his job was in another town

D．he became a manager of a factory

2．He asked other people ________.

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A．to introduce someone to him

B．to help clean his flat

C．how to keep his flat clean

D．to find someone to clean his flat

3．Mrs. Roper worked ________ a day for him.

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4．Which of the following is not true? ________.

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A．Mrs. Roper didn't clean his bedroom properly

B．Jim was not happy with Mrs. Roper's work

C．Jim wrote a message on a piece of paper

D．The mirror in the bedroom looked very dusty

5．Jim knew that Mrs. Roper ________.

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阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Ms. Hunter, who has loved music all her life, began her career (生涯)when she was only seven years old. She ran away from her home in Memphis, Tennessee because she'd heard that singers in Chicago were making ten dollars a week. Even though she was young and tiny, she was able to get a job, and people began to recognize her great talent. She travelled all over the world and became famous not only as a singer, but also as a songwriter.

　　During all those years, Ms. Hunter was very close to her mother, whom she brought from Memphis to live and travel with her. But when her mother died in1954, there was a sudden and total change in Ms. Hunter's life. A few days after mother's death, Ms. Hunter entered school and became a nurse. She gave up singing-forever, she thought.

　　For more than twenty-three years, she worked happily as a nurse at a New York hospital, where no one had any idea of her unusual past. Nor did they have much idea of her age. When they finally insisted she retire (退休), they believed she had reached age seventy. “I was eighty-two.” Ms. Hunter said with a smile.

She became terribly bored (烦恼) and told some of her old friends about it. One of them suggested that she should go back to singing. She did, and she has been busy ever since.

1．Ms. Hunter ran away from her home ________.

[　　]

A．in order to get more money

B．because she wanted to study music

C．in order to live with her mother

D．because she wanted to become a nurse

2．The word “talent” in the first paragraph most probably means ________.

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3．From the second paragraph we know that ________.

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A．Ms. Hunter was not good at singing

B．Ms. Hunter's mother wanted her to work in a hospital

C．Ms. Hunter had a deep love for her mother

D．Ms. Hunter was in poor health

4．In which year was Ms. Hunter born?

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5．Which is NOT true according to the text? ________.

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A．Ms. Hunter retired from hospital in1977．

B．At the age of59, Ms. Hunter entered school and became a nurse.

C．Ms. Hunter began to sing again after she reached age82．

D．After her mother's death, Ms. Hunter became a famous singer and song writer.

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Books are treasures because they bring us knowledge. Knowledge is valuable because it enriches our life and brings us happiness.

　　All great men in the history of mankind loved books. There is no genius without books, because books are the treasures of knowledge and knowledge is the source of success. A man is blind and does not even know what he is doing, if he is unable to read.

　　Books bring us pleasure as well as knowledge. They enable us to see through the past and to see into the future.

　　Macaulay (马考莱), the famous historian, once wrote to a little girl, “If anyone would make me the greatest king that ever lived with palaces, gardens, fine dinners, wines and hundreds of servants on condition that I should not read books, I would not be a king. I would rather be a poor man in a top room with plenty of books than a king who did not love reading.”

1．Books are treasures because they ________ us knowledge.

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2．Books bring us ________ as well as knowledge.

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3．In the second paragraph, the word “genius” means ________.

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4．The sentence “A man is blind and does not know even what he is doing if he is unable to read.”implies(含义是) ________.

[　　]

A．a man can't see and can't do anything if he is unable to read

B．a man can't see and doesn't know what to do if he is unable to read

C．a man is disabled if he is unable to read

D．a man knows little about the world around him if he is unable to read

5．The best title which serves the passage is ________.

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A．Books-Our Treasure of Knowledge

B．Books-My Life

C．I'd Rather Be a Poor Man

D．I Like Books

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　As you study music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music that tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.

　　Music is an expression of the people. As you study, you will find music of people at work, at play and in worship (崇拜). You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature and love of home.

　　Music is also an expression of the composer. As an artist, the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

　　Music can suggest activities and feelings which we all share. We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the artists of different times and places.

1．The best title of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Let's Enjoy Singing and Dancing

B．Let's Study Music

C．Music-An Expression of Composers

D．Music-A Suggestion of Feelings

2．In the first paragraph, the writer asks us to ________.

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A．look for pleasure in music

B．be friendly to music

C．express our feelings in music

D．discover the things and places in music

3．From the second paragraph, we know that ________.

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A．music is mainly of country

B．if we love music, we will love the country, nature and home

C．you may listen to music at work, or at play

D．music can express how people live, work and think

4．By means of music, the composer wishes that ________.

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A．you would study with them

B．you would share his feelings and ideas

C．you would express your own feelings

D．you would help to discover ways of using music and new kinds of musical expression.

5．The last paragraph tells that music makes it possible ________.

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A．that music can express activities and feelings at the same time

B．to bring understanding between people of different times and places

C．that people can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music at the same time.

D．that people of different times and places can get together

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Stereo sets with headphones started appearing in1979．The headphones were on the ears of walkers, bicycle riders and drivers. By the end of1982, more than10 million people around the world owner the tiny machines.

　　The owner of Sony, a Japanese company, invented the set. He wanted to be able to listen to music while playing tennis. Many companies now produce models. Some sets play cassette tapes, others play Am or Fm radio. A few even combine all three. The sets allow people to listen to their favourite music at its loudest without troubling anyone else.

　　As the sets grew more popular, some people began to worry about their use. One worry is about the danger of an accident on the street. A person wearing headphones can't always hear the horn of a car or a warning shout. That fact has led some states to take actions. By the end of 1982, nine states had passed laws that the use of headphones was not allowed by drivers. Some towns and cities also wanted to keep the persons walking in the street and bicycle riders from using headphones in the street.

　　Another worry is that the headphone set could destroy a listener's hearing. Scientists in Japan studied the hearing of 150 high school children who used headphones regularly. They found that eight children had a hearing loss. These eight children listened to headphones six hours a day. But when they stopped using the headphones, their hearing return.

1．The main reason that10 million people bought the headphones is probably that the sets ________.

[　　]

A．meet the need of people

B．can be used almost anywhere

C．keep out noises

D．play cassette tapes

2．In some states, it is against the law to wear headphones while ________.

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3．Headphones would probably be accepted in a library, because ________.

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A．no one else could hear the music

B．there are too many people in the libraries

C．the headphones are small

D．students use the libraries

4．The passage gives us the impression (印象) that headphones ________.

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A．always cause a hearing loss

B．are hard to use

C．should be used very carefully

D．should be used in proper cases

5．The scientists found that ________ out of150 children who used headphones regularly had their hearing lost.

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阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　The American does not join the discussion but watches the other guests. As he looks , he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess (女主人). She is staring ahead, her muscle contracting (收缩) slightly. With a slight gesture she summons the native boy standing behind her chair, and whispers to him. The boy listens with wide eyes and he quickly leaves.

　　Of the guests, none except the American notices this or see the boy place bows of milk just outside the open doors.

　　The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a boy means only one thing-bait (诱饵) for a snake. He realizes there must be a snake in the room. Three corners of the room are empty and in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course. There is only one place left-under the table.

1．There is a strange expression on the face of the hostess because ________.

[　　]

A．the American does not join the discussion

B．her muscles contract

C．she notices a snake under the table

D．the native boy stands behind her chair

2．Why are the boy's eyes wide open?

[　　]

A．The hostess is ill.

B．He is frightened by what the hostess tells him.

C．Something is wrong with him.

D．He is sorry to leave.

3．Who notices what the boy does?

[　　]

A．Only the American of the guests.

B．All of the guests.

C．No one but the hostess.

D．Nobody.

4．The boy put a bowl of milk outside the door because ________.

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A．he wants to feed the snake

B．he doesn't want to drink it

C．the American asks him to do so

D．he tries to lead the snake out of the room

5．Where may this story take place?

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阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Since 1939, scientists have done lots of experiments and studies to determine whether smoking is harmful to one's health. The results have been showing that there is a serious health risk. Research teams have made studies that shows that smoking, particularly cigarette smoking has something to do with a shortened life.

　　Cigarette smoking is believed by most research workers in this field to be an important factor in the development of cancer of the lungs and cancer of the throat. Male cigarette smokers have a higher death rate from heart disease than non-smoking males. (Female smokers are thought to be less affected because they do not breathe in the smoke so deeply. )

　　So give up smoking. If you don't smoke-don't start!

1．This passage mainly tells us ________.

[　　]

A．smoking is less dangerous to men

B．the results of the studies on smoking

C．how dangerous smoking is

D．both B and C

2．From the passage we know ________.

[　　]

A．tobacco smoking is much more dangerous than cigarette smoking

B．smoking is a good habit to some men

C．smoking can cause heart trouble to male smokers only

D．smoking certainly has something to do with some kinds of cancer

3．From the passage we know the writer is ________.

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4．Which is NOT true from the passage?

[　　]

A．Scientists have been studying smoking since people began to smoke.

B．Smoking can cause health risk to people, both smokers and non-smokers.

C．Generally speaking, non-smokers live longer than those who smoke.

D．If you smoke, give it up!

5．If you are a smoker and cannot give it up so soon, it would be better ________.

[　　]

A．not smoke so deeply

C．to see the doctor once a week

B．to use a pipe

D．to smoke only a packet a day

阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　Maxim Gorky was born of a worker's family. At the age of five, he lost his father. He spent his childhood mainly in his grandfather's home. When he was ten, his mother died of illness. His grandfather made him look for a job by himself. For ten years, young Gorky wandered about. He did whatever kinds of jobs he could find. He lived such a wandering life not because he liked it, but because he wanted to see the great land where he lived and the people around him.

　　The wandering life in those years made him deeply understand the pains of the working people and deeply hate the old Russian society. During that period he read books of all kinds with great interest, which provided him with rich materials to write his works later on.

1．Which of the following sentences is true?

[　　]

A．Gorky spent his childhood happily with his grandfather.

B．Gorky spent his childhood mainly with his parents.

C．Gorky's childhood was not a happy one.

D．Gorky's childhood was a very happy one.

2．The reason why young Gorky did all kinds of jobs and lived a wandering life is that ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to know more about his country and people

B．nobody liked him

C．he liked such a kind of life

D．his grandfather asked him to do so

3．Russia in Gorky's time was ________.

[　　]

A．a country that people liked

B．a dark country Gorky hated

C．a great socialist country

D．an advanced country

4．Gorky was such a man who ________.

[　　]

A．cared little about any people around him

B．loved his people deeply and hated his enemy deeply

C．cared much about himself

D．disliked the books

5．From the passage we know probably Gorky stopped his wandering life at about the age of ________.

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阅读理解。

　　A new law helps people with disabilities. The law says that people with disabilities must be able to get into and out of all public buildings. It also says special services must be offered to people who have special needs. Companies cannot offer to hire disabled workers.

　　Many businesses may have to change their building and services.

　　Ramps (坡道) must be built so people can get into building.

　　Movie theatres must have space for people in wheel chairs and seats for their friends to sit near them.

　　Lifts must have floor number in Braille (盲文)

　　This law will help millions of people. One woman who has been in a wheel (轮子) chair for many year said, “It's like a dream.”

1．According to the passage, we can see that ________.

[　　]

A．it will be difficult for the normal (正常) people to get into the public building

B．the buildings of all the businesses will have to be changed

C．most businesses used to offer special services to the disabled

D．it was difficult for the disabled workers to find jobs in the past

2．Ramps can help people ________.

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A．with hearing problems

B．who have difficulty in using their hands

C．who have difficulty in using their legs or feet

D．who don't like stairs

3．Elevators with floor numbers in Braille will be convenient (方便) for ________.

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4．What do you think the disabled would feel about the new law?

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A．They may think the new law reasonable.

B．Some of them are sure to be for the new law.

C．They must feel very excited and happy.

D．They feel it is like a dream.

5．The fact that the new law has been passed shows that ________.

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A．the governments has paid no attention to the disabled

B．the government wants to help them

C．normal people show mercy to the disabled

D．companies will hire millions of disabled people

阅读理解。

　　Joe Burns is a famous racing-driver. He is being interviewed on a sports programme.

　　Reporter: You've had a very dangerous life, haven't you, Joe? I mean, you've almost been killed several times, haven't you?

　　Joe: Yes, I suppose that's right.

　　Reporter: When was your worst accident?

　　Joe: It was during the British Grand Prix (英国汽车大赛). I ran into a wall. The car was completely broken and my left leg was broken. Luckily, nobody was killed.

　　Reporter: Was that the only time you had been… er… close to death?

　　Joe: No. Once, during the Mexican Grand Prix, two cars in front of me had a bad accident. One of them ran into the other. I drove away to avoid them and hit a fence. My car was badly damaged but luckily I was not hurt.

　　Reporter: You must enjoy danger. I mean, you wouldn't be a racing-driver if you didn't, would you?

　　Joe: I don't know about that. I had a very frightening experience not long ago. I was almost frightened to death. I thought I was going to be killed at any moment.

　　Reporter: Really? When was that? During your last race?

　　Joe: No, it was on my way to this studio. I had to drive through London during the lunch hour.

1．The conversation takes place when ________.

[　　]

A．Joe Burns is meeting with a reporter

B．Joe Burns wants a reporter to meet him

C．Joe Burns meets with the reporter by chance

D．Joe Burns is talking with a friend who is a reporter

2．Joe Burns has had a dangerous life because ________.

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3．Joe had his worst accident ________.

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4．During their conversation the reporter ________.

[　　]

A．would probably listen carefully and take notes

B．would not take notes

C．would pay no attention to what Joe said

D．had a frightening experience

5．Joe Burns ________.

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A．was frightened to drive through London during the lunch hour

B．thought he would be killed by the people

C．was frightened by the people who watched him driving through London

D．thought it frightening to drive through London during the lunch hour