阅读理解.

　　We have just climbed out of a spaceship onto the surface of the moon. Behind us is the ship, half in the sunlight and half in the deep shadow. A few miles ahead is a wall of mountains against the black sky. And there, as though resting on the mountains, is a great ball of light, beautifully coloured in blue and brown with a patch of dazzling white at the top. It is our own far-away world----the earth.

　　We take step and rise like prize jumpers-up, float and down again. Hopping (or jumping ) carefully, we explore the valleys, the sloping crater(火山口) walls, the shadowy crater floors.

　　Not a sound can be heard----there is no air to carry sound. No wind, there are no smells. There are no plants or animals. There is nothing but rock and dust, blinding sunlight and cold black shadows.

(1) This passage is written as though ________.

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A．you were on the earth

B．you were on the moon with the writer

C．the writer were on the earth looking at the moon

D．the writer were on the moon

(2) The great ball above the mountain is ________.

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(3) To move on the moon man would ________.

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(4) The moon is a silent world because it has no ________ in it.

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(5) In exploring the moon's surface, you would not find ________.

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阅读理解。

As civilization develops in the direction of technology, it's no longer so difficult to supply the human beings with enough food, houses, clothes and warmth. Then we'll be faced with a choice between using technology to meet more needs which have by far been regarded as unnecessary or, on the other hand, using technology to reduce the number of hours of work which a man must do in order to earn a certain standard(标准) of living above what is necessary for comfort and happiness or we leave it at this level and work shorter hours. It seems to be sure that, by that time, mankind will choose to work shorter and shorter hours in their paid jobs. It follows that the housewives will also expect to be able to have more spare time in their life without lowering the standard of living. It also follows that there will be no human servants working for others doing the housework. It is not supposed that housewives will do all the housework themselves----robots will do it instead!

(1) Which of the following best explains the main idea of the passage?

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A．Technology is important in the development of civilization.

B．To live unnecessary better or to work shorter hours?

C．What part will robots play in the life of the future mankind?

D．Housewives and servants of the future.

(2) Which of the following does the writer agree with?

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A．The higher the standard of living is, the better.

B．The present standard of living is high enough for mankind.

C．Instead of hoping for too high a standard of living, mankind should use technology to help themselves work shorter and shorter hours.

D．Housewives should take servants' place to do the housework

(3) As is mentioned in the passage, ________

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A．food, houses, clothes and warmth are no longer problems to mankind now

B．mankind will be faced with a choice as civilization develops in the direction of technology

C．a man will be paid less if he works shorter hours.

D．a man will be paid more to work shorter hours.

(4) Which is not true according to the passage?

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A．There will be no human servants; housewives will do the job themselves.

B．There will be no human servants; non-human servants will take their place.

C．Housewives will have more spare time; they will be free from much housework.

D．Robots will come into our daily life; they will help us enjoy more spare time.

(5) Which of the following is the right order of the development of civilization?

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a．Man begins to work shorter hours.

b．Food, houses, clothes and warmth are no longer problems for human beings.

c．Human beings are faced with a choice between suing technology to meet more human needs or to reduce the number of hours of work.

d．Men as well as housewives enjoy more space time; servants that do the housework no longer exist.

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阅读理解

　　Most people agree that there will be changes in the future. However, many people don't agree on what the changes will be, especially when we look further and further ahead.

　　Changes that may come soon the easier to be predicated (预报). That is because they may have already started. Also, there has not been enough time for great unknowns to start up and affect the changes.

　　One change that most people agree on is that the world will have more people. In part this is because of better health care. Older people will live longer, and fewer babies will die.

　　Another change that many people agree on is that oil and its products will cost more. Oil is a natural resource (资源). We are beginning to use it up. As we use up more oil, there will be less left in the world. That will make the remaining oil worth more money. So the remaining oil will cost its users more.

　　America has built a spaceship. This spaceship will soon travel almost weekly between the earth and space just above Earth's atmosphere. America's spaceship will change the way we view space travel. In the past, only a few highly-trained people went into space. Soon the spaceship will take many kinds of people and things. Room on the spaceship has even been bought for the science students in the Clear Creek School District near Houston, Texas. College students are going too. Businesses are also planning to send workers and machines into space.

(1) Changes that may come soon are easier to be predicted , because ________.

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A．most people agree that there will be changes in the future

B．the changes may have already taken place

C．the changes will start soon

D．people have done something to make the changes start

(2) The world will have more people because ________.

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A．the medical treatment will be better

B．older people will live longer

C．almost no babies will die

(3) The remaining oil will cost more money because ________.

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A．it is an important natural resource

B．cars, ships and planes use oil

C．there will be less oil to use

D．people will use more oil

(4) “America's spaceship will change the way we view space travel” “View” here means ________.

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(5) The spaceship will also change the way we view space travel by sending ________ into space.

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A．more highly-trained people

B．more kinds of people and things

C．college students

D．workers and machines

阅读理解

　　It was fine and warm one afternoon, and Will decided to go for a bicycle ride in the country. He was enjoying the sunshine and the peaceful roads, and when he came to a steep hill he let his bicycle run down it much too fast. But there was a sharp bend at the bottom of the hill. When he was nearly there, a dog rushed out of a farmyard, barking and jumping up at him.

　　Will put his brakes on. He managed not to hit the dog, but he was going too fast to get round the bend safely. The bicycle ran across the road and hit the bank at the other side. Fortunately, no traffic was passing, so there was no danger of collision. As Will was picking himself up, the farmer came out. When he saw that there was no damage, he brought Will back to the farmhouse and gave him a glass of fresh milk.

　　Will was soon ready to go on with his ride.“All's well that ends well,”he said to the farmer when they wished each other goodbye.

(1) In the second paragraph, “collision”means ________.

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(2) When a dog rushed out, Will ________.

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A．got round the bend safely

B．had to hit the dog

C．tried to stop his bicycle

D．let his bicycle run down the hill

(3) From the passage, we can see that ________.

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A．there was a dog by the roadside

B．Will's bicycle was damaged badly

C．no harm was done to Will in the end

D．Will and the farmer were good friends

(4) Which of the following is right?

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A．The accident was not caused by the farmer's dog.

B．Will was careful when he ran down the hill.

C．Will's bicycle was knocked down by the dog.

D．Will hit the bank of the road and fell to the ground.

(5) “All's well that ends well” means ________.

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A．Everything is going very well

B．It is all that ends well

C．All that is well ends well

D．All that ends well is well

阅读理解

　　People who travel a lot fly with Bel Air because they know they will get what they want.

　　They want to go quickly, and safely, across the country, across the sea , or right across the world and they know Bel Air will take them where they want to go, when they want to go. Bel Air flies all the newest and fastest planes, to more towns and cities, in more countries of the world, than any other airline.

　　Do you want to go to Paris. Washington, Tokyo? Bel Air will take you there, at all times of the day or night, right through the week, but Bel Air flies not only to the big cities in the rich countries we fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very heart of Asia, Africa and South America.

　　People who travel a lot fly with Bel air, because they know they will leave on time, and arrive on time: They know the food they will receive and films they will watch will be of the very best.

　　Bel Air is second to none. When you fly, fly with Bel Air.

(1) Bel Air says that experienced travellers choose to fly with it because ________.

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A．it offers everything a passenger needs

B．its planes fly to distant places

C．it has more planes than other airlines

D．its passengers can watch films on its planes

(2) Bel Ais flies to big cities like Paris ________.

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(3) Bel Air flies to ________.

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(4) “Bel Air is second to none”means ________.

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A．Bel Air is one of the best two airlines

B．only one airline is better than Bel Air

C．no other airline is better than Bel Air

D．Bel Air is among the best airline

(5) The passage was written ________.

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A．to give people information about airline

B．to persuade people to fly with Bel Air

C．to tell people about airline service

D．to show people the fastest way of traveling

阅读理解

　　Over a hundred years ago people in London were surprised to see a very unusual boat sailing up the Thames River. The boat was eighty feet long, flat-bottomed, with big wooden eye on both sides in the front and was colorfully painted at the back .

　　People came to know it was a sailing boat from Fuzhou in distant China. The boat had sailed round the Cape of Good Hope (好望角) , up the western coast of Africa and finally to England. It had covered fifteen thousand miles-more than half of the distance round the world .

　　Although it was unexpected, the Chinese were warmly welcomed. The boat carried goods such as silk and tea as well as a number of gifts from the Emperor of China for the Queen of England .

　　People had always mistakenly thought of the Chinese as a people not used to sea. However, from centuries of trading and sailing in dangerous seas, the Chinese had learned how to build good boats and sail them well. The coming of this sailing boat to London proved once again that the Chinese could sail to distant countries in the world.

(1) The Chinese sailing boat arrived in London ________.

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(2) The boat was considered unusual because ________.

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A．it was a small wooden boat

B．it carried Chinese silk and tea

C．it had travelled fifteen thousand miles

D．it looked strange in several ways

(3) According to this article, which of the following is TRUE?

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A．The distance round the earth measures less than thirty thousand miles.

B．The Chinses Emperor gave silk and tea to the English Queen as gifts.

C．The Chinese boat came to London by accident.

D．The Chinese people were not good at sailing in dangerous seas.

(4) The boat reached London by sailing ________.

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A．round the southern end of Africa

B．up the west coast of England

C．through the Arctic Ocean

D．round Asia and Europe

(5) The writer wants to prove that a long time ago the Chinese ________.

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A．carried silk, tea and other goods to England

B．could reach many parts of the world by sea

C．could sail along the Thames River

D．surprised Londoners with an unusual boat

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　In the future cookers will be ready for you to cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch．Television will tell you prices at the shops and news and entertainment(娱乐) ．Videophone will bring pictures as well as sound．Machine will control temperature, lighting, entertainment, washing and gardening．Lighting serves as wall paper and it will make your room look nicer．

　At work, robots will take over most jobs in factories．Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week．Holidays will get longer．Men and women will retire at the same age．The home will become the centre of entertainment through television and electronic games． More people will eat out than they do today, also they will have a lot more kinds of food．

　There will be more foreign travels．Non-stop flights will be cheap．Hobbies(嗜好) and education will become more and more important．

(1)The main idea of this passage is that _____．　　　

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A．there will be great changes in your work and life next century

B．you'll eat more and work less in the year 2001

C．people will spend less time at home next century than they do today

D．hobbies and education will become more and more important

(2) Machines will control temperature so that ______．　　　

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A．you won't run a fever any more

B．you won't feel hot in summer or cold in winter

C．rivers won't freeze in winter

D．there'll be no temperature

(3) “Non-stop” flights means ______．　　　

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A．the plane will not stop on the way

B．the plane will be always flying, without a stop

C．the plane won't stop but you can get off the plane

D．the plane will fly anywhere as you like

(4) Life in the 21st century will be ______．　　　

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A．more exciting and enjoyable

B．easier but less interesting as machines or robots will do most jobs instead of you

C．simpler and easier so that you won't need high education any more

D．too expensive and more people will go to have fast food．

阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　A fox, being caught in a trap (陷井), was glad to flee by leaving his tail behind him; but upon coming into the world, he began to feel ashamed (耻辱) of losing his tail and almost wished he had died rather than come away without it. However, to make best of the bad matter, he called a meeting of the rest of the foxes, and proposed that all should follow his example. “You have no idea,” said he, “of the ease and comfort with which I now move about; I could never have believed it if I had not tried it myself; but really, when one comes to think it over, a tail is such an ugly, useless, unnecessary thing on us, that the only wonder is that, as foxes, we could have put up with it so long. I propose, therefore, my worthy brothers, that you all do according to the experience that I am most willing to tell you that all foxes from this day forward cut off their tails.” Upon this, one of the oldest stepped forward, and said, “I'd rather think, my friend, that you would not have advised us to part with our tails if there were any chance of getting your own again.”

(1) As soon as the fox was out of the trap, he __________.　　　

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A． was glad that he had lost his tail

B． was worried that he had lost his tail

C． thought little about the tail

D． was lucky to meet the others

(2) He said that without the tail he __________.　　　

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A． could enjoy ease and comfort

B． couldn't run

C． could run as fast as before

D． the hunter wouldn't find him

(3) He said that it was good for the foxes __________.　　　

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A． to keep their tails

B． to part with their legs

C． to cut off their tails

D． to hide their tails

(4) One of the oldest foxes .　　　　　　

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A． agreed with him

B． cut off his tail

C． disclosed his trick

D． made the others agree with him

(5) The fox who lost his tail _________ what he himself said. 

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A． believed

B． didn't believe

C． wouldn't believe

D． half believed

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

    These days, experiences, like many other things, are becoming increasingly expensive. One has got to pay a lot for them, even an ordinary one.Not long ago, I wanted to invite my friends to lunch. What we really needed was a good and quiet place so that we could talk, not a　　 big meal. So I selected one club. I belong to that club, too.What could be nicer? "Let's go to the club." I told my friends.

    When I ordered a day in advance, I was asked whether I would have a 20 yuan or 30 yuan lunch. I said, "30 yuan." I didn't realize, until I was asked to pay after the lunch, that 30 yuan was for each person.

    There were five people that day, and all　　 of us were surprised by the quality of the 30 yuan meal (for all, we thought). The bill came at last: it was 216.40 (150 for the five of us plus the money for drinks, fruits and air conditioning(空调). I paid the bill without a　　 word.

    What could I say? It was not the club's fault(过失). It was　　 my own ignorance(无知) that made me pay the largest bill in my life.On the whole , it was not so bad; we had a good lunch and at　　 a quiet place. Besides, this experience will help in later years.To support my idea, I have developed my own calculation　　 (算法). 30 yuan for the lunch and 186.40 for the experience.This experience has made me ten times wiser.

　　 (1) Many things are becoming _____.

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　　 A. less experience　　　　

　　 B. are not so experience as before　　

　　 C. as expensive as before　　

　　 D. more expensive

　　 (2) I ordered a lunch ______.

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　　 　　A. the other day　　

　　 　　B. so as to have a good feed

　　 　　C. so that we could have a grand party　　

　　 　　D. to introduce my friends to the members of my club　　

　　 (3) I thought that I had ordered a meal that cost _____.　　

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　　A. me 20 yuan　　　　 B. me 30 yuan　　 　　

　　 　　C. us 20 yuan each　　D. us 30 yuan each　　

　　 (4) What do you think makes me pay the largest lunch bill　　 　　in my life? 　　

[    ]　　 　　

　　A. My fault　　　　　　B. My mistake　　 　　

　　 　　C. The club's trick　　D. The club's mistake　　

　　 (5) "This experience has made me ten times wiser"　　 expressed ____.　　

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A. my thanks to the club　　

　　 B. my pleasure to be ten times wiser　　 　　

C. my honesty　　　　　　

D. my anger

阅读理解

    WELLINGTON——An old taxi driver in New Zealand was fined ￥100 and had his driver license(执照)called off(取消)a month and all because he was "working too hard". Norman Elvy, 60, is said to have been working　　 seven days a week for the past 37 years. And he has been in trouble twice this year for failing to take a 24 -hour break at least every seven days, local(当地的)newspapers reported recently." I thought the government wanted us to work harder." he said to the judge(法庭).

　　 (1) Norman Elvy was fined ￥100 because______.

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A. he worked every day　　　　

B. he worked for 37 years　　

C. he worked the whole day　　

D. he was too hard

(2) Because he didn't take a 24 - hour rest at least every seven days,_____.

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A. he had two car accidents　　

B. he had his car broken down　　

C. he could hardly control his car　　

D. he was punished twice by the police

(3) Norman Elvy was a kind of man who______.

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A. loved his car very much　　

B. was devoted to his work　　

C. liked money very much　　

D. didn't know how to enjoy himself

(4) Which of the following is true?

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A. He was in trouble for working hard. 　　

B. He shouldn't have worked hard.　　

C. He should relax himself now and then. 　　

D. The government wanted him to work harder.