阅读理解

    Tom: I'm interested in gestures.

    Ellen: Are you? Gestures differ from country to country.

    Tom: Yes. Listening about gestures is a lot of fun.

    Ellen: I've noticed that Japanese women often cover their mouths when they laugh.

    Tom: They think it's impolite to show their teeth.

    Ellen: I once talked to some students from India. They moved their heads up and down when they meant “No”, and from side to side for “Yes”. That looked strange to us.

    Tom: Is that right? I thought nodding meant “Yes”in all parts of the world.

    Ellen: No, not in some parts of India. But those students said their gestures were so natural to them they couldn't change them.

    Tom: This is one of the most popular comics(滑稽剧) in my country. Do people in American comics jump his way when they are surprised?

    Ellen: Yes, they do. Comics always use big gestures, you know. (Ellen shows Tom a picture of a man.)

    Tom: I've often seen this picture. He is shrugging his shoulders(耸肩), isn't he?

    Ellen: Yes, he is. It means I don't care or I give up. How do you gesture with your hand when you mean “Come here” in Japan?

    Tom: We hold out our hand with the palm(手掌) down, and move it up and down.

    Ellen: That looks like “Sit down”, “Be quiet”, or “Get away” to us. When we mean “Come here”, hold out our hands with the palms upward, and move our fingers toward our bodies.

1．The main idea of this dialogue is ________.

[　　]

A．Americans, Japanese and Indians have different languages of gestures

B．Americans, Japanese and Indians have one and the same language of gestures

C．American, Japanese have one and the same language of gestures

D．Indians and Chinese have one and the same language of gestures

2．Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．Americans nod their heads to mean “No”.

B．Americans shrug their shoulders to show they are interested.

C．American women cover their mouths when they laugh.

D．Japanese women often cover their mouths when they laugh.

3．Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude(看法)?

[　　]

A．The language of Indian students' gestures is unlike the American one.

B．The language of Indian students' gestures is quite like the American one.

C．The language of Chinese students' gestures is quite like the American one.

D．The language of Japanese gestures has something to do with that of Chinese gestures.

4．In some parts of India, nodding means ________

[　　]

A．“Yes, I agree.”

B．“No, I don't agree.”

C．“Yes, I do.”

D．“No, I do.”

阅读理解

　　Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he looked at the television, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy.

　　Joe's friend, Fred Brown, said to him. “It is very bad to smoke.”

　　When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin. So he didn't buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin he went to Fred for help.

　　Fred said, “You must eat more.”So Joe did not smoke. But he ate chocolate, and he became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.

　　Fred said, “You must not eat chocolate.”So Joe stopped eating chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again but he was not happy, because he still smoke.

　　Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown was not his friend!

1．When Joe became thin the first time it was because ________.

[　　]

A．he smoked too much

B．he worried too much

C．he stopped smoking

D．he ate too little

2．The following sentences tell what happened to Joe. Which is the right order of the events?

a．He didn't smoke. He ate chocolate. He was fat. He was unhappy

b．He smoked. He didn't eat chocolate. He was thin. He was unhappy.

c．He smoked. He didn't eat chocolate. He was not fat. He was happy.

[　　]

3．In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred because ________.

[　　]

A．Fred's advice had brought him no good

B．he never liked being told what to do

C．he in fact had never really trusted Fred

D．Fred had given him the wrong advice on purpose (故意)

4．What kind of person would you say Joe was?

[　　]

A．He was not the kind of person who used his head much.

B．He had no will power to carry out a decision.

C．He was not happy to let others make decision for him.

D．He was always changing his mind and was never satisfied.

阅读理解

　　People realize that, although animals may not have the same intelligences as human beings, they are smart enough to learn certain things.

　　Dogs are extremely'useful as companions for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will always lead his blind master in the right direction and keep him out of danger. For example, seeing-eye dogs learn never to cross a busy road when cars are coming, even if their masters command them to do so.

　　Horses are also able to learn many things. Horses that are used for guarded or police duty must learn never to be frightened of noises, traffic, and other disturbances. Racing horses are able to run much faster than other horses, but they are also quite high strung(易紧张). Therefore, it is necessary for those people who train them to be very patient and understanding.

　　The moving pictures and television can use trained animals too. Some animals, such as monkeys and foxes, are easy to film. All you have to do is make a trail in front of the camera by dragging something that smells good to the animals over the ground. Big animals, such as lions and tigers, can be photographed as they bound happily back to their families and dinner. If a movie actor is nearby, the well trained animal will pay no attention to him. However, the audience may imagine that the actor escaped a terrible by the skin of his teeth.

1．Dogs who help blind people must learn ________.

[　　]

A．to obey all orders

B．to obey only safe orders

C．never to cross roads

D．to cross roads when commanded to do so

2．Race horses are hard to train because they are ________.

[　　]

A．faster than other horses

B．smaller than other horses

C．clever than other horses

D．more nervous than other horses

3．What does “make trail”mean here in the last paragraph?

[　　]

A．place something to attract the animal

B．give the animal a certain task

C．order the animal to do things

D．follow the animal to hunt

4．Lions can be photographed easily when ________.

[　　]

A．they are following a trail of something that smells good to them.

B．they are returning to their families

C．they have been trailed to work with other animals

D．they do not know a movie-actor is nearby

5．Which of the following statements is not true?

[　　]

A．Animals can be useful.

B．Dangerous wild animals can be trained.

C．The well-trained animals can learn the difference between the unwanted people and friends.

D．Animals can become interested in their tricks.

完形填空

　　Today 1 will 2 money in exchange for 3 and services. People use money to buy food, books and 4 other things 5 they need or want. When they 6 , they usually get paid 7 money.

　　

　　Most of the money today is 8 metal or paper. But people 9 all kinds of things as money. Out of the first 10 of money was shells.

　　

　　Shells were not the only thing used as money. In China, 11 and knives were used. In the Phillippine 12 , 13 was used as money 14 . 15 , monkey tails, and 16 were used as money 17 .

　　

　　The first metal coins were made in China. Different countries have used different metals 18 their money.

　　

　　But metal coins were 19 . Then paper money 20 to be used.

　　

　　

1．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．no one

B．every one

C．someone

D．anyone

　　 　　 　　

2．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．accept

B．spend

C．take

D．receive

　　 　　 　　

3．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．good

B．goods

C．a good

D．some good

　　 　　 　　

4．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．hundred of

B．hundreds of

C．hundred

D．a hundred of

　　 　　 　　

5．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．/

B．in which

C．whose

D．when

　　 　　 　　

6．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．worked

B．work

C．have worked

D．will work

　　 　　 　　

7．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．by

B．on

C．from

D．in

　　 　　 　　

8．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．made

B．made of

C．used

D．used for

　　 　　 　　

9．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．used to using	B．was used to use
C．used to use	D．is used to use

　　 　　

10．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．kinds

B．a kind

C．a sort

D．sort

　　 　　 　　

11．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．cloth

B．some cloth

C．a cloth

D．clothes

　　 　　 　　

12．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．Islands

B．Island

C．Lakes

D．Lake

　　 　　 　　

13．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．fishes

B．clothes

C．coins

D．rice

　　 　　 　　

14．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．for a long time	B．for long time
C．during long time	D．during time

　　 　　

15．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．Elephant trunk	B．Elephant feet
C．Elephant tusks	D．Elephant legs

　　 　　

16．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．salt

B．a salt

C．salts

D．some salts

　　 　　 　　

17．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．already

B．too

C．still

D．as well as

　　 　　 　　

18．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．to

B．with

C．for

D．at

　　 　　 　　

19．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．easy

B．uneasy

C．convenient

D．inconvenient

　　 　　 　　

20．

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．begin

B．begins

C．began

D．begun

　　 　　

阅读理解

　　Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start school by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school(or secondary school). The money for free public schools comes from Texas, and each state is responsible for its own educational system. State legislatures(立法机关) set the educational requirements but leave the management of the schools in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18, according to the laws of the individual(个别的) state. The Federal government contributes funds to the states for additional schools and school services.

　　

　　After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university or a specialized professional school? Either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high-school records. The cost of a college education is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50 percent of the college students work to help pay their college expenses.

　　

　　Only 2 percent of the population of the country cannot read and write.

　　

　　

1．Where does the money for public schools come from?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．From the Federal government.

　　 　　 　　

B．From the state legislatures.

　　 　　 　　

C．From Texas.

　　

D．From the parents of the school children.　　 　　 　　

2．What is the educational system in the United States based on?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．The Federal government.	B．Individual school.
C．Individual state.	D．Local communities.

　　 　　 　　

3．What percentage of the population is illiterate(文盲)?

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．50	B．2
C．4	D．6

4．How are college expenses of most students paid?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．They won earnings from part-time work.

　　

B．Scholarship from the schools, the government or private foundations.

　　

C．Taxes.

　　

D．Funds provided by state and cities.

阅读理解

    The huge population of China is indeed a very serious problem. The government has made great efforts to control the birth rate in recent years.

    But the work has encountered strong resistance, especially in rural areas, where both economy and culture are still backward, resulting in the birthrate rising again.

    Many people blame this on the feudal tradition that it was good to have more children to have more working hands. However, this is only half the story. In the countryside there are no pensions and no free medical care for the aged. Many young couples are afraid that once they are old, there will be nobody to care for them. So they want a son who can tend them all their lives.

    If we raise more funds for the elderly in rural areas and build more sanitariums(疗养院) and other institutions for them, the farmers can put their minds at rest.

    The majority of young couples nowadays are well educated even in the poverty-stricken areas. Although the feudal influence is strong, they can understand the importance of family planning. What worries them more is their own old age.

1．According to the passage, what's going on in China?

[　　]

A．The population is increasing quickly.

B．The population is decreasing quickly.

C．The population is completely under the control of the government.

D．The family planning policy is successful but there are still some problems.

2．Family planning policy is being carried out ________.

[　　]

A．only in big cities

B．all over the country

C．in developed areas

D．in poverty-stricken areas

3．Which of the following is not the reason for birth rate rising again in rural areas?

[　　]

A．The economy is still backward.

B．The feudal influence is strong.

C．There's no free medical care for the aged.

D．It cost less raising children in the countryside than in cities.

4．To relieve the farmers' worries, the government should ________.

[　　]

A．help the old as much as possible

B．raise more funds and build more sanitariums and other institutions

C．have young people well educated

D．make young people understand the importance of family planning.

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Controlling the birth rate has encountered strong resistance.

B．It is good to have more children to have more working hands.

C．The government has to solve some problems to control the birth rate.

D．The government has made great efforts to control the birth rate in recent years.

阅读理解

　　In Kansas City, Missouri, a computer helps firemen. The computer contains information about everyone of the 350 000 street addresses in the city. When firemen answer a call, the computer gives them important information about the burning building. The computer can give the location of the building and its size, type, and contents. In fact, the computer system has many different ways of helping fire fighters with their problems. For example, it can give medical information about sick people living in a burning builing. With this information, the fire men can take special care to find these sick persons and remove them quickly and safely from the burning building.

　　The speed of the computer is amazing. Within two or three seconds after a call is received, the computer provides necessary information for the firemen. The information it then sent to them by radio from the computer center in City Hall.

　　The Kansas City computer system also contains medical record of each of the city's 900 firemen. This kind of information is especially useful when a fire fighter is injured. With this medical information, doctors at the hospital can treat the injured firemen more quickly and easily.

　　Kansas City firemen themselves are thankful for the computer's help. The computer tells them about possible dangers ahead and helps them prepare for them. Many times the computer information helps to save lives and property. Sometimes the lives are those of firemen themselves!

1．What is the main idea of this passage?

[　　]

A．Computers are very fast.

B．These computers contain all the addresses in the city.

C．Computers can be used by doctors.

D．Computers help firemen in many ways.

2．Why does the computer contain medical records of each fireman?

[　　]

A．Because they live at 350 000 different addresses.

B．So doctors can treat injured fire fighters quickly.

C．Because they need medical examinations.

D．So they can be removed from burning buildings.

3．How does the computer help firemen?

[　　]

A．By helping them prepare for possible dangers.

B．By answering calls.

C．By sending information to City Hall.

D．By putting out fires.

4．Where is this computer containing medical records of each fireman?

[　　]

阅读理解

    Marlin Perkins' keen interest in animals, especially snakes, brought him a lot of trouble when he was young. His landlady never excused him for keeping snakes in his closet. After two years of college, he left school and found a job in a zoo, sweeping the sidewalks for 3 .50 a day. He was very happy about it because he could now watch animals and study them all day long. He soon became an offical in charge of reptiles (爬行动物) and then director of the Buffalo Zoo.

    Through his snake-hunting expeditions (探险), Perkins won his fame as a snake expert. His love for snakes is such that he thinks of them in terms of (根据) personalities. However, snakes do not have the universal appeal as he wishes. Even Perkns' most favorite animal Bushman, the 550-pound toughest African ape, was frightened by snakes. Bushman once escaped form his cage. Nothing could draw him back. Finally a keeper went to the reptile house, got three little snakes, and dangled(摇晃) them toward Bushman. The great ape nearly tore the palce apart getting back to the safety of his cage.

    Perkins likes all animals and takes more interest in them than many parents take in their own children. He keeps daily records on all the baby animals, takes their temperature and watches their diet (饮食)strictly. Speaking about his success, Perkins sums up his philosophy(哲学) of life as follows:“My life has taught me that the surest path to success is to find out what you most enjoy doing, then set about to do it.”

1．Perkins' first zoo job was ________.

[　　]

2．Bushman's reaction(反映) suggests that ________.

[　　]

3．Perkins believes the best way to success is to ________,

[　　]

4．According to the passage, Marlin Perkins entered his life work through ________.

[　　]

5．A good title for the passage would be ________.

[　　]

阅读理解

　　A famous doctor had cured a child of a very serious illness. The mother went to the doctor's office to thank him. “Doctor, ” she said, “there are some things I can't pay for. I thought you would want to accept this wallet which I made for you with my own hands. ”

　　“Madam, ” answered the doctor rudely, “I don't practise medicine for sentimental (感情的) reasons. You must pay me with money. Your bill is two thousand dollars.”

　　The lady opened the wallet, took out the five thousand dollars she had put in it and gave the doctor two thousand dollars.

1．The mother made the wallet with her own hands because ________.

[　　]

A．she didn't have enough money to pay the doctor

B．she thought she could express her gratefulness only in this way

C．the doctor had asked her to do so

D．she didn't want to pay the doctor with money

2．The doctor thought ________.

[　　]

A．the wallet was enough to pay for his treatment

B．the mother wouldn't give him anything except the wallet

C．the mother was so sentimental to give him a wallet besides money

D．there were a lot of money in the wallet

3．Hearing what the doctor said, the mother must have felt ________.

[　　]

4．If the doctor had not been rude to the lady, he would have received ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following can give the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．The lady could make a wallet.

B．The doctor cured the child.

C．The doctor got two thousand dollars.

D．The doctor's rudeness cost him money.

阅读理解

    Do you ever have days when everything seems to go wrong? Sarah Rosenbaum does. In fact, last week nothing seemed to go right for her at all…

　　

    On Monday her mom and dad were out, so Sarah decided to have a TV dinner. She wanted to switch the oven off at 7: 30 but she was practicing the cello, and it wasn't until 8 o'clock that she suddenly realized: she had forgotten her TV dinner ! She rushed into the kitchen, but it was too late- everything was black.

　　

    On Tuesday she offered to clean up the apartment for her parents. After she had vacuumed the carpets, she threw away a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines. The next day, dad asked where they were. He wanted to cut our an article he had seen in one of the computer magazines, and he was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown them away. On Wednesday she took Foxy for a walk in the park and lost him. She looked for him everywhere, but he had disappeared. The stupid dog came back later, but that was after Mrs Rosenbaum had telephoned nearly everybody in the neighborhood.

　　

    Thursday went all right until the evening. Sarah put the dirty things in the dish-washer and switched it on, but when she emptied it later, two of the glasses she had put in were broken. Her mom wasn't very pleased because she always washed the good glasses by hand.

　　

    Now it was Friday, and Sarah wanted to go the hamburger drive-in with Nacy, Bob and Mike that evening. But she had already spent her pocket money. In fact, she had spent it on Monday, just after mom had given it to her. “Shall I ask dad for the money for tonight?” She wondered. “After all the stupid things I did this week. ”

　　

　　

1．What happened to Sarah on Monday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　

A．She got everything black.

　　 　　

B．She ruined her TV dinner.

　　 　　

C．She forgot the time.

　　 　　

D．Her parents were out without her.

　　 　　 　　

2．On ________, Sarah found out that she had made a mistake to throw away ______ .

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．Tuesday, computer magazines

　　

B．Wednesday, a pile of old newspapers

　　

C．Wednesday, computer magazine

　　

D．Thurday, a pile of old newspapers and computer magazines

　　 　　 　　

3．Sarah's father was furious when he found out that Sarah had thrown the magazines away. “Furious” is close in meaning to

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．disappointed	B．curious
C．delighted	D．angry

　　 　　 　　

4．What made her worried on Friday?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　

A．She did all the stupid things that week.

　　

B．Her mother gave her pocket money on Monday.

　　

C．She broke two of the glasses.

　　

D．She had no money left to go to the hamburg drive-in with her friends.

　　 　　 　　

5．What is the best title for the passage?

　　

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

A．A Busy Week.	B．Everything Goes Well.
C．What a Week!	D．An Unlucky Girl.