阅读理解

　　One day Mark Twain met a friend at the races in England. His friend came up to him and said: “I have no money left. I wish you would buy me a ticket back to London.”

　　“Well,”Mark Twain said, “I only have enough money for myself, but I will tell you what we will do. You can hide under my seat in the train and I will hide you with my legs.”The friend agreed.

　　Mark Twain, however, went to the ticket-office and bought two tickets. When the train pulled out his friend was safely under the seat. The inspector came around for the tickets. When Mark Twain gave the inspector two tickets, he asked: “Where is the other one?”

　　Looking at the inspector, the humorist said in a loud voice: “That is my friend's ticket. You see, he is a little strange and likes to ride under the seat.”

1．Mark Twain's friend came up to him because ________.

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A．he wanted to borrow some money from Mark Twain

B．he wanted Mark Twain to buy a ticket for him

C．he was poor

D．he wanted to buy a ticket for Mark Twain

2．The friend agreed ________.

[　　]

A．to hide Mark Twain with his legs

B．to hide under Mark Twain's seat

C．to buy two tickets

D．to lend money to Mark Twain

3．How many tickets did Mark Twain buy?

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4．The inspector came around ________.

[　　]

A．to get tickets

B．to check the tickets

C．to collect the tickets

D．to look for Mark Twain's friend

5．Which of the following sentences is true?

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A．The friend is a strange person.

B．The friend likes to hide under the seat.

C．Mark Twain didn't buy a ticket for his friend.

D．Mark Twain bought a ticket for his friend but played a joke on him.

阅读理解

　　The police in a big city were searching for a thief. At last they caught him. But while they were taking photos of him from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without a hat, he suddenly hit the policeman and ran away. They tried to catch him. But he got away.

　　Then a week later, the telephone rang in the police office, and somebody said, “You are looking for Bill Cross, aren't you?”

　　“Yes.”

　　“Well, he left here for Waterbridge an hour ago.”

　　Waterbridge was a small town about 100 kilometers away from the city. The city police at once sent four different photos of the thief to the police in Waterbridge.

　　Less than twelve hours later they got a telephone call from the police in Waterbridge.

　　“We have caught three of the men,” they said proudly, “and will catch the fourth this evening.”

1．The police in the big city took ________ photos of the thief.

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2．Bill Cross was the name of ________.

[　　]

A．the thief

B．the man who phoned the police

C．a policeman

D．a bridge between the city and the town

3．The police were told that the thief had gone to Waterbridge ________.

[　　]

A．a week before

B．an hour before

C．twelve hours before

D．by twelve o'clock

4．Which of the following is true?

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A．The city police gave the wrong information.

B．The city police gave the wrong photos.

C．The town police caught three thieves.

D．The town police caught three people.

5．From this story we know that the police in Waterbridge ________.

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阅读理解

    No air means death. Although we can't see it, there is air around us. So air is everything and it gives life to every living thing. Bad air makes people ill. We must have fresh air to keep us in good health.

    In the city there are a great many people and there are too many cars running on the roads. The gas which the cars spread out is full of poison. Every day we breathe it in again and again. This makes us feel sick.

    Besides so many cars, there are many factories too. From chimneys (烟囱) of these factories, we get the smoke usually in black and grey colour. This kind of smoke, when it mixes the air ,is dangerous to our health. It is because smoke contains many poisonous solids and gases. So in order to keep us healthy we have to go out to the countryside to breathe more fresh air. Or we can go up hills to get more fresh air.

1．Which of the following best explains that no air means death?

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A．Air gives life to every living thing.

B．Air can't be seen anywhere around us.

C．Bad air keeps people healthy.

D．Fresh air keeps people healthy.

2．Where do people usually breathe fresh air?

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3．Smoke from the chimneys is dangerous to our health ________.

[　　]

A．if it contains poisonous solids and gases

B．no matter how it spreads out

C．because it makes air dirty

D．when it is in black and grey colour

4．According to the passage, we know that ________.

[　　]

A．going up hills is very good to our health

B．smoke from chimneys is more serious than gas from cars

C．we shouldn't go out of doors as much as possible

D．a great many people have to breathe air in again and again

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

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阅读理解

    Mr Thompson did not learn to drive a car until he was almost thirty, because he was a very nervous person who always had the convenience (方便) of someone else to drive him-first his mother and then his wife. But at last he decided to take lessons, and managed to pass his driving test on the second try, although he still wasn't very good at parking.

    A week later he drove into town by himself and was trying to park between two other cars when he damaged one of them slightly.

    When he wrote to the insurance company (保险公司) about the accident, they sent him a form to fill in, and one of the questions on the form was, “How could the drive of the other car have prevented the accident from happening?”

    Mr Thompson thought for a minute and then wrote, “He could have parked his car on. another street. ”

1．Mr Thompson began to learn to drive ________.

[　　]

A．before he took lessons

B．with the help of his mother and his wife

C．when he was not nervous

D．in his late twenties

2．It was obvious that ________.

[　　]

A．Thompson learned quickly and very well

B．Thompson didn't pass the second try

C．Thompson had trouble in parking

D．Thompson worked in the insurance company

3．An accident happened ________.

[　　]

A．when Thompson was passing his second try

B．when Thompson was driving into town

C．not long after Thompson passed his driving test

D．when he was parking behind two other cars

4．The underlined word “him” refers to ________.

[　　]

A．a man from the insurance company

B．the man of the other car

C．the owner of the parking place

D．Thompson

5．Who do you think should answer for the accident?

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A．Mr Thompson.

B．The insurance company.

C．The driver of the other car.

D．Thompson and the driver of the other car.

阅读理解

　　American doctors say that mothers who smoke before their babies are born may slow the growth of their babies lungs. They say reduced lung growth could cause the babies to suffer breathing problems and lung disease later in life. Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts studied 1 100 children. The mothers of some of the children smoked, the other mothers did not. Doctors found that the lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than the lungs of the children whose mothers did not smoke, and that the children whose mothers smoked developed 20% more cold and breathing diseases than other children later in life.

　　Another recent study found that children had a greater chance of developing lung cancer if their mothers smoked. The study also showed that the danger of lung cancer increased only for sons and not for daughters, and that the father's smoking did not affect a child's chance of developing lung cancer.

1．Doctors in Boston studied 1 100 children to ________.

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A．examine whether these children were healthy

B．find out whether their mother had smoked

C．find why these children suffered breathing problems

D．look into the effect mothers' smoking had on their children

2．According to the text, which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．The lungs of the children whose mothers smoked were 8% less developed than those of other children.

B．Mothers who smoked did not reduce the growth of their children's lungs.

C．The children whose mothers hadn't smoked developed 20% more cold and breathing diseases than other children.

D．The lungs of the children whose mothers didn't smoke were 8% less developed than others.

3．Suppose John's father was a heavy smoker, so was Mary's mother. According to this text, ________.

[　　]

A．John is more likely to develop lung cancer

B．Mary is more likely to develop lung cancer

C．John and Mary have the same chance to develop lung cancer

D．Neither John nor Mary has the chance to develop lung cancer

4．The text is to ________.

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A．warn us of the danger of smoking before children

B．warn people with breathing problems not to smoke

C．warn us that mothers who smoke may affect their children's health

D．warn us that fathers who smoke may affect their children as mothers

阅读理解

　　New York , May 25?　　 Millions of volunteers (志愿者)joined in a long chain spreading 4 125 miles across the world's richest nation Sunday and burst into songs , reaching the highest development in the Hands Across America road to raise 50 million for the nation's homeless and hungry.

　　

　　The chain began with a 6-year-old homeless girl named Amy in New York's Buttery Park. It spread across 16 states and Washington, D.C. where it crossed the White House　　 to the Queen Mary's port in California. The last people in the line were Bill and Mary Jones and their five small children, who lived in a family shelter (收容所) for the homeless in Venice, California.

　　

　　The chain was not unbroken some gaps were planned for safety, others opened where there were not enough people to cover the ground. But along most of the route, the healthy joined the sick, beautiful film stars , homeless beggars , wealthy artists , poor children and President and Mrs Regan all took places in the long line.

　　

　　

1．What is the main idea of the passage?

　　

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A．Millions of volunteers support the poor.

　　 　　

B．The longest line is waiting for support.

　　 　　

C．The homeless and poor need help.

　　 　　

D．The richest nation faces the problem.　　 　　 　　

2．The underlined word “raise” in the first paragraph means _______.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．try to lift	B．manage to collect
C．bring up	D．join up

　　 　　 　　

3．From the article, we know that the volunteers were made up of ________.

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．both the homeless and the poor

　　

B．the government officials, including President Regan

　　

C．people in every field

　　

D．people of 16 states except Amy

　　 　　 　　

4．What do you think of the people in the chain spreading 4 125 miles?

　　

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A．They were hand in hand.	B．They were in good order.
C．They were troublesome.	D．They were planned for safety.

　　 　　 　　

5．Although the United States is a developed country, ________.

　　

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A．there is still a rebellion sometimes.

　　

B．there is still many people waiting for jobs

　　

C．there are still some family shelters

　　 　　 　　 　　

D．there are still many social problems to be solved.

阅读理解

    Zheng Xiaoying is a famous woman musician, who successfully conducted an orchestra (管弦乐团) at the 4th World Conference on Women, which China hosted in 1995.

    Over 30 years ago, when she was studying music abroad, Zheng had a dream of setting up a women's orchestra in China.

    Her dream has come true. In 1990, on International Women's Day, Zheng and 16 other women musicians announced the birth of China's first women's orchestra. Since then, the orchestra has given hundreds of concerts with great success.

    Zheng, who is in her sixties, considers music as important as life,“It is my duty to spread the seeds of love for music among people. ”she says.

1．This story is mainly about ________.

[　　]

A．the 4th World Conference on Women

B．China's first Women's Orchestra

C．Zheng Xiaoying a well-known woman musician

D．International Women's Day

2．The underlined phrase “setting up” means ________.

[　　]

3．The 4th World Conference on Women was held in China ________.

[　　]

A．in 1990

B．in 1995

C．in 1997

D．over 30 years ago

4．China's first Women's Orchestra was founded ________.

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5．Which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．Zheng once studied music abroad as her parents worked there.

B．Zheng is one of the founders of China's first Women's Orchestra.

C．China's first Women's Orchestra has given many concerts successfully since 1990.

D．China first Women's Orchestra is made up 17 women musicians.

阅读理解

　　A camera and a computer can “see” something that perhaps millions of pairs of eyes failed to see for 480 years: the Mona Lisa's lost necklace. The discovery about the famous painting was made by an American physicist in 1986.

　　The Mona Lisa, painted by the Italian, Leonardo da Vinci (达·芬奇) ,has been on show for many years in Paris. Now a row of white spots on the neck have been “seen”. They are said to be the remains of a necklace which the artist later painted over.

　　The painting will be examined further by using infra-red scanning (红外线扫描) techniques. Laser (激光) technology can be used to show what lies directly under the surface of the finished work, too. This will help us to understand how the artist draw the picture. Did he begin with a quick-made drawing or have second thoughts as he painted the picture?

　　This kind of knowledge will show us the famous artist at work. It may also help to explain Mona Lisa's smile, which has puzzled art lovers for centuries.

1．The best title of the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Leonardo da Vinci

B．The Mona Lisa's Puzzling smile

C．The Mona Lisa's Missing Necklace

D．The Infra-Red Scanning Techniques

2．People will make further research on the Mona Lisa's lost necklace because they want to know ________.

[　　]

A．who stole the necklace centuries ago

B．what the necklace was made of

C．more about Leonardo da Vinci's best paintings

D．more about Leonardo da Vinci and his works

3．The Mona Lisa is ________.

[　　]

A．a famous painting

B．Leonardo da Vinci's good friend

C．a woman who always smiles

D．a photo on show

4．We may know from the passage that the American physicist ________.

[　　]

A．has better eye-sight than most people

B．knows more about computer than most people

C．knows Leonardo da Vinci more than most people

D．has a better taste in art

5．Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

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A．Lenardo da Vinci finished the painting in 1506.

B．Something new about the Mona Lisa was discovered.

C．Infra-red scanning can see everything hidden.

D．A row of white spots on the neck was the missing necklace.

阅读理解

    Every Saturday, Nasreddin went to the market to buy food and other things. He put them into a big basket, but he was old and weak, so he always paid another man to carry the basket home for him. But one Saturday, while he was walking home in front of a man with the basket, the man ran away with it.

    The next Saturday, when Nasreddin went to the market again, a friend of his said, “Look, there he is! The man stole your things last week!”

    Nasreddin at once hid(藏) behind a shop, and stayed there until the man left the market.

    His friend was very surprised. “Why did you do that?”He asked.

    “Well,” said Nasrecddin,“that man was carrying my basket when he left me a week ago. He willwant me to play him for seven days' work, and that will cost me more than a basket full of things!”

1．Nasreddin went shopping ________.

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2．Nasreddin always paid another man to carry his basket home for him because ________.

[　　]

3．The man ran away with the basket when ________.

[　　]

A．he was walking after Nasreddin

B．he was walking before Nasreddin

C．Nasreddin was looking after his basket

D．Nasreddin was talking to another one with his basket

4．As soon as Nasreddin saw that man again, ________.

[　　]

A．he asked him for basket

B．he caught him at once

C．he did behind a shop at once

D．he paid him for seven days' work

5．Nasreddin thought it better to ________.

[　　]

A．ask the man to pay for seven days' work

B．catch the man later

C．let the man go with the basket

D．pay the man and let him go

阅读理解

　　Millions of words have been written about young people in the USA. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings, and others for young people.

　　Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under twenty-five make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of(掌管) the nation. Naturally their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and feel.

　　College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance before now. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is trouble in American families. Your country may be meeting such problems, too.

1．The writer of this passage that young American today ________.

[　　]

A．pay much attention to their own interest

B．know little about their parents

C．care about others very much

D．are much interested in writing about themselves

2．In America today young people under twenty-five ________.

[　　]

A．are making up a plan to improve the life of older people

B．are getting ready to take office in the near future

C．want to go to the colleges or universities

D．are nearly as many as 50 per cent of the population

3．College students in America today ________.

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A．have a strong sense of social justice (正义)

B．are in charge of important tasks of the nation

C．do not think much about social problems

D．can not tell right from wrong

4．According to this passage, old people must try ________.

[　　]

A．to be strict with their children

B．to understand their children

C．to teach their children how to think and act

D．to write about their children

5．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．There are few disagreements between the young and the old in American families.

B．In America the old people have not been given a fair chance.

C．It seems that not only the USA has such family trouble.

D．College students have different ideas from the others.