阅读理解

　　I was a freshman in college when I met the Whites. They were completely different from my own family, yet I felt at home with them immediately, Jane White and I became friends at school, and her family welcomed me like a long lost cousin.

　　In my family, it was always important to place blame when anything bad happened.

　　“Who did this?” my mother would scream about a dirty kitchen. “This is all your fault, Katharine,” my father would insist when the cat got out or the dishwasher broke.

　　From the time we were little, my sister, brothers and T told on each other. We set a place for blame at the dinner table.

　　But the Whites didn't worry about who had done what. They picked up the pieces and moved on with their lives. The beauty of this was driven home to me the summer Jane died.

　　In July, the White sisters and I decided to take a car trip from their home in Florida to New York. The two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, were college students, and the youngest, Amy, had recently turned sixteen. Proud of having a new driver's licence(驾照), Amy was excited about practicing her driving on the trip. She showed off her licence to everyone she met.

　　The big sisters shared the driving of Sarah's new car during the first part of the trip, but when they reached less crowded areas, they let Amy take over. Somewhere in South Carolina, we pulled off the highway to eat. After lunch, Amy got behind the wheel. She came to a crossroads with a stop sign Whether she was nervous or just didn't see the sign no one would ever know, but Amy continued into the crossroads without stopping. The driver of a large truck, unable to stop in time, ran into our car.

　　Jane was killed immediately.

　　I was slightly injured. The most difficult thing that I've ever done was to call the Whites to tell them about the accident and that Jane had died. Painful as it was for me to lose a good friend, I knew that it was far worse for them to lose a child.

　　When Mr, and Mrs. White arrived at the hospital, they found their two daughters sharing a room. Sarah had a few cuts on the head; Amy's leg was broken. They hugged(拥抱) us all and cried tears of sadness and of joy at seeing their daughters. They wiped away the girls' tears and made a few jokes at Amy as she learned to use her crutches(拐杖).

　　To both of their daughters, and especially to Amy, over and over they simply said, “We're so glad that you're alive.”

　　I was astonished. No blame. No accusations.

　　Later, I asked the Whites why they never talked about the fact that Amy was driving and had run a stop sign.

　　Mrs. White said, “Jane's gone, and we miss her terribly. Nothing we say or do will ever bring her back. But Amy has her whole life ahead of her. How can she lead a full and happy life if she feels we blame her for her sister's death?”

　　They were right. Amy graduated from the University of California and got married several years ago. She works as a teacher of learning-disabled students. She's also a mother of two little girls of her own, the oldest named Jane.

1．The author of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Mrs. White's niece

B．Jane's school friend

C．The Whites' cousin

D．Sarah's friend from college

2．How did the author's parents differ from the Whites?

[　　]

A．The author's parents were less caring.

B．The author's parents were less loving.

C．The author's parents were less friendly.

D．The author's parents were less understanding.

3．How did the accident occur?

[　　]

A．Amy didn't stop at a crossroads and a truck hit their car.

B．Amy didn't know what to do when she saw the stop sign.

C．Amy didn't slow down so their car ran into a truck.

D．Amy didn't get off the highway at a crossroads.

4．The accident took place in ________.

[　　]

5．The Whites did not blame Amy for Jane's death because ________.

[　　]

A．they didn't want Amy to feel ashamed and sorry for the rest of her life

B．Amy was badly injured herself and they didn't want to add to her pain

C．they didn't want to blame their children in front of others

D．Amy was their youngest daughter and they loved her best

6．From the passage we can learn that ________.

[　　]

A．Amy has never recovered from the shock

B．Amy changed her job after the accident

C．Amy lost her memory after the accident

D．Amy has lived quite a normal life

阅读理解

　　First aid is emergency care for a victim(受害人) of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medical treatment is available. First aid may save a life or improve certain vital(性命攸关的) signs including pulse, temperature, an unobstructed(通畅的) airway, and breathing. In minor emergencies, first aid may prevent a victim's condition from worsening and provide relief from pain. First aid must be done as quickly as possible. In the case of the seriously injured, a few minutes can make a difference between complete recovery and loss of life.

　　First-aid measures depend upon a victim's needs and the provider's level of knowledge and skill. Knowing what not to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. Improperly moving a person with a neck injury, for example, can lead to permanent spinal injury and paralysis(永久性的脊髓伤害和瘫痪).

　　Despite the variety of injuries possible, several principles of first aid apply to all emergencies. The first step is to call for professional medical help. The victim, if conscious(有知觉的), should be reassured that medical aid has been requested, and asked for permission to provide any first aid. Next, assess(估计) the scene, asking other people or the injured person's family or friends about details of the injury or illness, any care that may have already been given, and preexisting conditions(原先就存在的疾病) such as diabetes(糖尿病) or heart trouble. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury, do not move the victim.

　　First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether life-threatening conditions exist. One method for evaluating(估计) a victim's condition is known by the acmnym(只取首字母) ABC, which stands for:

　　A－Airway: is it open and unobstructed?

　　B－Breathing; Is the person breathing? Look, listen, and feel for breathing.

　　C－Circulation: is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding externally(外表上)? Check skin color and temperature for additional indications of circulation problems.

　　Once obvious injuries have been evaluated, the injured person's head should be kept in a neutral position in line with the body. If no evidence exists to suggest potential skull(头骨) or spinal injury, place the injured person in a comfortable position. Positioned on one side, a victim can vomit(呕吐) without choking(窒息) or obstructing the airway.

1．Which one of the following practices is NOT right in the first aid?

[　　]

A．To check whether the victim is breathing.

B．To let the victim lie on one side.

C．To telephone a hospital at once.

D．To wait patiently for more skillful medical treatment before carrying out first aid.

2．The article implies that the provider of first aid should be especially careful ________.

[　　]

A．in handling the victim only if he learns that the victim has both diabetes and heart trouble

B．in handling the victim if he learns that the victim has diabetes or heart trouble

C．not to move the victim if he finds a medical bracelet on the victim

D．not to move the victim if he finds the accident scene to be unsafe

3．According to this article, first aid is usually provided by ________.

[　　]

A．professional doctors

B．the victim's family members

C．the victim's friends

D．those people who are not necessarily professional doctors

4．The purpose of the writer is to ________.

[　　]

A．give basic knowledge about how to practice first aid

B．give a brief introduction to the history of first aid

C．give some knowledge to anyone who may be injured in an accident

D．give warning that first aid is dangerous to those who do not know how to do it

阅读理解

　　When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or here boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.

　　Point 1　　The telephone creates the need to communicate(沟通), in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?

　　Point 2　　The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.

　　Point 3　　The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutdvh, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went.

　　Point 4　　The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near, but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!”

　　Point 5　　The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously(同时的) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.

1．How do you understand “Point 1－The telephone creates the need to communicate,…?”

[　　]

A．People don't communicate without telephone.

B．People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.

C．People communicate more since telephone has been created.

D．People communicate more because of more traffic.

2．Which of the following best shows people's attitude towards mobile phones?

[　　]

A．Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.

B．Mobile phones bring convenience as well as little secret to people.

C．Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.

D．Mobile phones are part of people's life.

3．Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people's life?

a．Point 1　　b．Point 2　　c．Point 3　　d．Point 4　　e．point 5

[　　]

4．It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through ________.

[　　]

A．the TV screen

B．a fax machine

C．the phone line hooked up to the computer

D．a microphone

5．The best heading for the passage is ________.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　It was an early September day, cool and bright and just right for running, and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course with a few high hills. Still, I felt energetic; despite the hills it was going to be a fine run.

　　Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno, a teacher from Mount Kiseo, New York. She too was running easily, moving along at my speed. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake(追上)her later on when she tired.

　　So I ran behind her. The course headed north for miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work.

　　Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to known him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. Yon don't chat during a race unless you feeling good, and Peggy plainly was.

　　Still, I was close enough to overtake her if she tired, so I didn't give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.

　　As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Peggy, was moving away-first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no help of catching her. She beat me soundly.

　　There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, slower and not nearly as skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differences. I have run with a number of women, and I can say it is often hard work.

1．What did the writer think of the race in the beginning?

[　　]

A．It would be hard work.

B．It would be an easy race.

C．It would be a test of his strenght.

D．It would be a good learning experience.

2．What worried the writer when Peggy greeted the young runner?

[　　]

A．Peggy overtook the young runner.

B．Peggy was running energetically.

C．Peggy was laughing as the writer.

D．Peggy paid no attention to the writer.

3．By saying “a long, punishing hill” (paragraph 5), the writer implies that ________.

[　　]

A．Peggy would fail to reach the hilltop

B．men are more skilled at climbing hills

C．overtaking Peggy would be easy

D．climbing the hill would be a demanding task

4．What lesson does the writer learn from the race?

[　　]

A．Women are as good as men in sport.

B．Women are better at climbing hills.

C．He should have more training in a cross-country race.

D．He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race.

阅读理解

　　Without most people realizing it, there has been revolution in office work over the last ten years. Before that time, large computers were only used by large rich companies that could afford the investment. With the advancement of techology, small computers have come onto the market which are capable of doing the work which used to be done by much larger and expensive computers, so now most smaller companies can use them.

　　The main development in small computers has been in the field of word processors, or WPS as they are often called, 40% of British offices are now estimated to have a word processor and this percentage is growing fast.

　　There are many advantages in using a word proccssor for both secretary and manager. The secretary is freed from a lot of daily work, such as re－typing letters and storing papers. He or she can use this time to do othe more interesting work for the boss. From a manager's point of view, secretarial time is being made better use of and money can be saved by doing daily job automatically outside office hours.

　　But is it all good? If a lot of daily secretarial work can be done autuomatically, surely this will mean that fewer secretaries will be needed. Another worry is the increasing medical problems related to work with visual display units(显示器). The case of a slow loss of sight among people using word processors seems to have risen greatly. It is also feared that if a woman works at a VDU for long hours, the unborn child in her body might be killed. Safety screens to put over a VDU have been invented but few companies in England bother to buy them.

　　Whatever the arguments for and against word processors, they are a key feature of this revolution in office practice.

1．Ten years ago, large computers were only used by large companies because ________.

[　　]

A．small companies did not have enough money to buy such expensive computers

B．large computers could not do the work that small companies can do today

C．large computers did not come onto the market

D．small companies did not need to use this new technology

2．According to the writer, the main progress made in office work over the last ten yeas is ________.

[　　]

A．the saving of time and money

B．the use of computers in big companies

C．the wide use of word processors

D．the decreasing number of secretaries

3．We can infer from the passage that with the use of word processors ________.

[　　]

A．some secretaries will lose their jobs

B．daily jobs can be done automatically outside office hours

C．medical problems related to work with a VDU have increased

D．the British companies will make less money

4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[　　]

A．There are both advantages and disadvantages in using a word processor

B．The British companies care much for the health of the people using word processors.

C．The technology in the field of computers has been greatly advanced over the last ten years.

D．Using word processors, secretaries can get more time to do more interesting work for their bosses.

5．From the passage we can draw the conclusion that ________.

[　　]

A．safety screens are of poor quality

B．working at VDU for a long time is good for one's health

C．more and more people in British offices will use word processors

D．British companies will need fewer and fewer managers

阅读理解

　　Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.

　　Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those. They care most about I know this from personal experience.

　　E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren't necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This let me share more time with my young daughter than I might have it she'd been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.

　　The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do some thing fun see a great movie perhaps－and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one you may tire of telling the story.

　　With E-mail you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.

　　E-mail is also an inexpensive way of staying in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.

　　We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don't take the place of any of the old ways.

1．The purpose of this passage is to ________.

[　　]

A．explain how to use the Internet

B．describe the writer's joy of keeping up with the latest technology

C．tell the merits(价值) and usefylness of the Internet

D．introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet

2．The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ________.

[　　]

A．spend less time working

B．have more free time with his child

C．work at home on weekends

D．work at a speed comfortable to him

3．According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one ________.

[　　]

A．reach a group of people at one time conveniently

B．keep one's communication as personal as possible C pass on much more information than the later

D．get in touch with one's friends faster than the later

4．The best title for this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Computer: New Technological Advances

B．Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship

C．Computers Have Made Life Easier

D．Intenet: a Convenient Tool for Communication

阅读理解

　　A robot can be found everywhere in the future. It may do all that human beings do.

　　As civilization(文明) progresses in the direction of technology, it has passed the point of supplying all the basic essentials(要素) of life－food, shelter, clothes, and warmth. Then we are faced with a choice between using technology to provide and fulfill(满足) needs which have been regarded as unnecessary and, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a given standard of living. In other words, we either raise out standard of living above that necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. I shall take it as automatic(自动的) that mankind has, by that time, chosen the latter alternative. Men will be working shorter and shorter hours in their paid employment. It follows that the housewife will also expect to be able to have more leisure(空闲) in her life without lowering her standard of living. It also follows that human domestic(家庭的) servants will have completely ceased(停止) to exist. Yet the great majority of the housewives will wish to be relieved(减轻) completely from the routine(日常的) operations of the home such as scrubbing the floors or the bath or the cooker, or washing clothes or washing up, or dusting or sweeping, or making beds.

1．From this passage, we can easily guess that if housewives expect to have more leisure they must ________.

[　　]

A．have more servants to serve them

B．make more money to buy what they want

C．get something done

D．have a robot about the house

2．Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．How women get rid of the hard housework.

B．We shall have more time to do what we like as technology develops.

C．If we earn a good standard of living, leave it at this level.

D．Great progress has been made in making robots.

3．We either raise our standard of living above that necessary for comfort…What does “that” here refer to?

[　　]

A．Shorter hours.

B．A given standard of living.

C．The basic essentials(要素) of life.

D．Robot about the house.

4．What time does mankind choose the latter alternative?

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A．After a robot can be found everywhere.

B．Before a robot can be found everywhere.

C．When the standard of living has been raised.

D．Before the standard of living has been raised.

5．In this passage, “latter alternative” refers to “________”.

[　　]

A．we leave the standard of living at this level

B．we work shorter hours

C．both A and B

D．our standard of living has been further improved

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　When having a meal, a European usually holds the knife in the right hand, and the fork in the left. He uses the knife and fork with his both hands. He keeps his knife and fork in his hands until he finishes eating.

　　But an American, on the opposite, may use just one hand whenever possible and keep the other hand on his lap. He uses the fork in his right hand to pick up fried potatoes. When he has to cut his meat, he changes his fork to the left hand and cuts it. Then he puts down the knife and changes his fork to his right hand to pick up the sliced meat. Then, perhaps, he will suddenly think of his coffee or orange. So he has to put down his fork in order to drink his coffee or orange. Now you can see, an American is busy all the time at the dinner table. By the way, Europeans usually have their coffee after meals, but many Americans prefer to have coffee during the meal.

　　If you are present at a formal dinner, you might be confused to find so many forks, knives and spoons put before you. You might be at a loss to know what to do with them. Don't worry. The rule is simple. You just use them in the order in which they lie, beginning from outside towards the plate. The small fork on the outside on the left is for salad. The spoon on the outside on the right is for soup. There is another little knife, called a butter spreader, on a bread－and－butter plate on the left. As the bread is passed, each guest helps himself and puts his pieces on the small plate. Next to the soup there will probably be the blunt knife for fish, which is smaller and blunter than other knives.

1．When do Europeans usually drink their coffee?

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A．Before meals.

B．After meals.

C．While they are having their meals.

D．They never drink coffee when they eat.

2．The right way to use the forks, knives and spoons is ________.

[　　]

A．to use whichever you like when necessary

B．to use them from the outside to the inside

C．to use them from the inside to the outside

D．to use them from the middle to both sides

3．The butter spreader is ________.

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4．The spoon on the outside on the right is for ________.

[　　]

5．The best title for this passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Eating Habit in America

B．Eating Habit in Europe

C．How to Use Forks, Knives and Spoons

D．Dining Customs of the West

阅读理解

　　Picasso, the famous Spanish painter, was born in 1881. His father was an art teacher. Picasso began to paint very early. He entered the Royal Academy of Art at the age of 15. After 1900 he spent much time in Paris living there from 1904 to 1947 when he moved to the south of France.

　　During his career Picasso moved from style to style with ease. He practiced sculpture－illustrated books and also showed great interest in pottery design and other fields of art.

　　Picasso produced a great number of drawings during his lifetime. No later artist of the school of Paris has replaced him in international influence.

　　Picasso is generally considered to be the top figure in 20th century French art. His paintings are now showed in leading European and American galleries.

1．The main idea of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Picasso is considered to be the most important figure in the 20th century French art

B．Picasso is a famous Spanish painter

C．Picasso spent much time in Paris living there from 1904 to 1907

D．Picasso's life and art

2．According to the passage, which is TRUE?

[　　]

A．He only drew paintings of the same kind.

B．He was interested in sculpture－illustrating books and pot－tery design.

C．Besides sculpture－illustrating books and pottery design he was interested in other field of art.

D．Picasso didn't like to live in Spain.

3．In the writer's opinion Picasso was ________.

[　　]

A．more important than any other French artist in international influence

B．more important than other Spanish artists in international influence

C．the most important figure in Spain

D．the most important figure in France

4．How long did he stay in Spain and France?

[　　]

A．Over 19 years in Spain and the rest life in France.

B．15 years in Spain and 43 years in Paris.

C．15 years in Spain and the rest life in Paris.

D．He did not stay so long in Paris as in Spain.

阅读理解

　　To find out how the name Canada came from we must go back to the 16th century. At that time, the French dreamed of discovering and controlling more land, of expanding(扩展) trade beyond their borders and of spreading their faith(信仰) across the world. In 1535, Francois I, king of France, ordered a navigator(航海家) named Jacques Cartier to explore(探险) the New World and search for a passage to India.

　　Cartier first arrived at the Gulf of the St. Lawrence, which he wanted to explore. He did not know what to expect but he hoped that this Gulf was just an arm of the ocean between two islands. If it was, he would soon be on his way to the Far East. So he sailed upstream along the St. Lawrence River. However, instead of reaching Asia he arrived at Quebec or Stadacona, as the Indians called. It was at this point that the term “Canada” entered the country's history. Apparently the word “Canada” came from an Indian word “Kanate”, which means community or village. Cartier first used it when he referred to Stadacona or Quebec. What a huge “village” Canada is!

1．What was Cattier ordered to do?

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A．To build a new country.

B．To find the New World.

C．To get in touch with the American Indians.

D．To know more about America and find a new way to Asia.

2．When Cartier reached the Gulf of St. Lawrence he hoped ________.

[　　]

A．he had got to the Far East

B．it was a water passage to the New World

C．it was a water passage to the East

D．he had sailed into the Pacific

3．In the 16th century, Quebec was ________.

[　　]

A．an Indian village

B．a little town in Canada

C．a village facing the Gulf of the St. Lawence

D．the place which we call Canada today

4．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．Quebec and Stadocona were two islands.

B．The Indian language for village in Stadacona.

C．Quebec and Stadacona were two villages in Canada.

D．Stadacona was what the Indians called Quebec.

5．Canada was first used to refer to ________.

[　　]