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　　     Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters　　 of the United States, yet she had only just begun painting in her　　 late seventies. As she once said of herself: "I would never sit back　　 in a rocking-chair,waiting for someone to help me."

　　

　　     She was born on a farm in New York State. At twelve she left home　　 and was in a service until at twenty-seven, she married Thoma Moses,　　 the tenant of hers. They farmed most of their lives. She had ten　　 children of whom five survived (幸存); her husband died in 1927.

　　

　　     Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery　　 (刺绣的) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age　　 because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep　　 busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at an exhibition,　　 and were soon noticed by a business man who bought everything she　　 painted. Three of the pictures were shown in the Museum of Modern Art,　　 and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the　　 1930's and her death she produced some 2.000 pictures: careful and　　 lively pictures of the country life she had known, with a wonderful　　 sense of color and form.

　　

(1) Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

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A. Grandma Moses 　　

B. The Children of Grandma Moses

C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Pictures　　 　　

D. Grandma Moses and Her First Exhibition　　   

(2)From Grandma Moses's words of herself in the first paragraph,   it can be inferred that she was ________.　　　　　　 

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A. independent (独立的) 　　B. pretty　　 　　C. rich 　　D. alone   

(3)According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because  she wanted to _______.

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A. make her home beautiful　　 　　B. keep active 　　

C. improve her salary　　 　　　　 D. gain an international fame　　  

(4)Grandma Moses spent most of her life ____.

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A. nursing 　　 B. painting　　 　　 

C. farming 　　 D. embroidering　　   

(5)From the passage,we may conclude that Grandma Moses is a _____.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

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A. mother of many children 　　 B. hardworking woman 　　 

C. serious artist 　　  　　    D. successful painter

阅读理解训练

　　Raising pets is not a new thing in China, but recently it has taken on a new meaning.

　　

　　A famous Chinese saying, “wan wu sang zhi”has it that riding a hobby destroys one's will to make progress. The saying had been so popular that even today many people still consider raising pets as a hobby of the idle (游手好闲)。

　　

　　Things have changed much recently and now raising pets has become a popular pastime, resulting in a successful pet care industry.

　　

　　Pet food is sold in almost all supermarkets and many specialty stores for getting needs have been established.

　　

　　Animal hospitals provide various medical services for sick dogs and cats, and pet exchange fairs are held regularly. At the China International Pet Show which took place recently in Beijing, more than 100 factories from across the country exhibited their products. Thousands of dealers and pet owners went to the show.

　　

　　“People's swollen pockets make it possible for many to raise pets, a hobby that used to be enjoyed only by the wealthy." said Wang Wei, who works with the National Kennel Association of China.

　　

　　Wang Yuyan, vice president of the Small Animals Protection Association, agrees,“In many films and novels, having a pet is used as a symbol of wealth. That's not a complete picture.” Wang added that pets are friends in the real sense of the word, not just playthings.“Anyone with a loving nature can raise pets.” Still, the high cost of keeping a pet is something many people have to think about. “I like dogs and cats. But I have neither time. nor money to raise them. ”said Li Jun. in her 40' s a civil servant from Beijing.

　　

　　The cost of raising a dog is high in Beijing, where registration (登记)is a must for all dogs and costs 5 , 000 yuan for each animal. In addition, pet owners must pay for regular injection of Vaccines(疫苗). Most of all, dog food is quite expensive.

　　

　　Unlike his mother, Li Jun' s 10 -year -old son, Li Qiyu, dreams of the day he will have his own pet.“I hope I can have a dog in my house. ” he said.

　　

(1) The famous Chinese saying in this passage means ________.

　　

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A．Chinese people haven' t any hobbies

　　

B．small animals are enemies of the Chinese people

　　

C．raising pets was popular in poor families

　　

D．raising pets has nothing to do with great people in China.

　　

(2) Things have changed much recently, because ________.

　　

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A．people have all become kind - hearted

　　

B．small animals have no places to live in

　　

C．people's living condition is improving

　　

D．more and more people are out of work

　　

(3) In big cities in China today, raising pets ________.

　　

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A．has changed people' s life

　　

B．has destroyed some families

　　

C．has met much difficulty

　　

D．has bought much business for some people

　　

(4) According to Wang Yuyan' s opinion, raising pets ________.

　　

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A．is a necessary job for us all

　　

B．is harmless for most people

　　

C．should be a hobby of the rich people

　　

D．will make the poor happy

　　

(5) In Beijing, raising a dog is ________.

　　

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A．more expensive than raising a bird

B．a dangerous hobby

C．the most popular hobby

D．a dream for all the children

阅读理解

　　A conversation often depends on questions to keep it going in the direction you want it to go. The one who asks the questions in a conversation usually controls the conversation. Various techniques may be necessary to get different sorts of information from different people. Most people are very polite in the way they ask a stranger about something. If you are more direct, you may appear to be very rube! Anyway, personal questions have to be expressed tactfully.

　　

(1) If people want to continues his conversation, they' d better keep on ________.

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A．answering questions given by the others

B．asking questions

C．telling interesting things

D．talking something directly

(2) It' s usually ________ to gather information from different people .

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(3) According to the passage, the word “tactfully” means ________.

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(4) It' s clear that personal questions ________.

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A．can be asked directly

B．must be asked directly

C．ought not to be asked directly

D．can' t be asked at all

(5) What does the writer mainly talk about?

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阅读理解

　　Valencia is in the east part of Spain .It has port on the sea , two miles away on the coast . It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

　　The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city . Most of the city' s money is made from farming . It is also a busy business city, with ships , railways , cloths and machine factories .

　　Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modem part has long , wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well - known for its parks and gardens . It has many old churches and museums .The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.

　　The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century . In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela (委内瑞拉) named Valencia.

(1) From the text , how many places have the name Valencia?

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(2) What is the main difference between the two parts of the city ?

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A．The colour of the buildings .

B．The length of the streets .

C．The age of the buildings.

D．The colour of the roofs .

(3) When was Valencia the most important city in Spain ?

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A．2nd century

B．8th century

C．13th century

D．20th century

(4) What is Valencia famous for ?

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A．Its seaport

B．Its University.

C．Its churches and museums.

D．Its parks and gardens

(5) The main income of the city of Valencia from its ________.

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阅读理解

　　The first telegraph cable (电缆) was laid under the sea between England and France in 1850. Cables are very much thicker and heavier than telegraph wires. There are a number of reasons for this. One reason is that the salt water of the sea harms ordinary telegraph wires, and so they have to be protected. Another is that, because electricity passes easily through water, wires have to be covered to prevent electric signals which are passing through them from escaping and getting lost in the sea. A third reason is that cables have to be very strong or they will break while they are being laid on the bottom of the sea from a ship sailing on the surface.

(1) People put the first cable on the bottom of the sea between England and France ________ .

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A．about half a century ago

B．in the Middle Ages

C．in the middle of the 18th century

D．in the middle of the 19th century

(2) Ordinary telegraph wires have to be protected in the sea because________ .

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A．they are not thick enough

B．they are not strong enough

C．salt water of the sea is very harmful to them

D．they are made of metal

(3) Electricity signals easily escape and get lost________ .

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(4) Cables under the sea have to be made very strong, otherwise ________ .

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A．the sailing ship may break them

B．fishes may bite them

C．they may rise above the water

D．they may break when being laid down into the sea from a ship

(5) The main idea of the passage is________ .

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A．Electricity passes easily through water

B．It is difficult to lay cables into the sea

C．Ordinary telegraph wires can't be kept long under the sea

D．The reasons why telegraph cables are much thicker and heavier than telegraph wires

阅读理解

　　Mr. Anderson lives in a big city in America. Last year he came to England to visit the small town which his father had come from.

　　There was a big, square garden in this town. One day, while Mr. Anderson was walking past, he stopped outside and looked in. There was beautiful grass in the middle of the garden. It was green and short and soft.

　　A gardener was watering it, and Mr. Anderson said to him, “Good morning. Is this your garden?”

　　“No”, answered the gardener, “It isn't mine, but I work here. ”

　　“How do people get such beautiful lawns?” Mr. Anderson asked, “Ours are never as good as this. ”

　　The gardener stopped his work and looked at Mr. Anderson. Then he said, “you come from America, don't you?”

　　Mr. Anderson answered, “Yes, but my father came from this town. ”

　　“Well,” the gardener said, “It's easy to grow lawns like this. ” He asked Mr. Anderson to come in , and said , “Let me tell you about it. ”

　　Mr. Anderson went into the garden. “My name's Anderson , ” he said to the gardener , “Joe Anderson. What's yours?”

　　“My name's Gray. ” the gardener answered. “Pete Gray. Now about the lawns. First we sow (plant) our seeds; then when the grass appears, we pull all the weeds out; after that, we cut the grass every week, we water it every day when the weather is very dry during the summer season, and we sometimes roll it (press it down with a special roller). ”

　　“Oh,” Mr. Anderson answered, “That's very interesting, Pete. And how long does it take before the lawn becomes like this?”

　　The gardener thought for a few moments and then answered, “Oh, about 400 years.”

(1) Mr. Anderson left ________ for ________ last year.

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(2) One day, Mr. Anderson stopped outside the garden because ________ .

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(3) Mr. Anderson came into the garden because ________ .

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A．he found the beautiful lawns in it

B．his father had come from there

C．how to plant lawns was very interesting

D．the gardener asked him in

(4) The gardeners water the grass ________ .

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(5) Which is true?

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A．Both grass and weeds come up when they plant seeds.

B．Mr. Anderson thought it was hard to make such a beautiful garden.

C．Mr. Anderson told the gardener where he had come from, so he knew it.

D．It took a few years to make such beautiful lawns

阅读理解

　　And so back to our question: What's dictionary for, and how, in 1962, can it best do what it ought to do? The demands are simple. The common reader turns to a dictionary for information about the spelling, pronunciation, meaning, and right use of words. He wants to know what is current (现行的) and correct. But he wants—and has a right to—the truth, the full truth. And the full truth about any language, and especially American English today, is that there are many areas in which certainly is impossible and the implication is misleading.

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　　So with pronunciation. A citizen listening to his radio might notice that James B. Conant, Bernard Barnch, and D Wight D. Eisenhower pronounce economics as Eckuhnomiks, while A. Whitney Griswold, Adlai Stevenson and Herber Hoover pronounce it Edkuhnomiks. He turns to the dictionary to see which of the two pronunciations is “right” and finds that they are both acceptable.

(1) The writer was probably________ .

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A．an Australian

B．an American

C．an Englishman

D．a person who often uses a dictionary

(2) The passage mainly tells us ________ .

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A．how to use a dictionary

B．what a dictionary is for

C．the word “economics” has two pronunciations

D．language cannot always be absolute (绝对)

(3) James B. Conant, Bernard Barnch, Dwight D. Eisehowever, A. Whiteney Griswold , Adlai Stevenson and Herbert Hoover ________ .

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A．are all famous people

B．are always pronouncing differently

C．are people who often use dictionaries

D．are citizens who often listen to the radio

(4) A citizen listens to his radio in order to________ .

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A．notice the pronunciations of the word “economics”

B．notice the pronunciations of James B. Conant, Bernard Barnch, Dwight D. Eisenhower, A. Whiteney Griswold, Adlai Steveson and HerbertHoover

C．know the full truth about American English today

D．know news and other information

(5) What do you turn to a dictionary for?

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A．You can know how to spell, pronounce, understand or use a word.

B．You can know what a dictionary is for.

C．You can know the full truth about any language.

D．You can know the two pronunciations of economics are both acceptable.

阅读理解。

　　Everybody knows that words can carry messages. People communicate (交流) with words. Books, magazines, TV and radio and films all help us to communicate with others. They all help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

　　Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad. When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask a question. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “No”, you nod and people know you are saying “Yes”.

　　Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many ways without words. For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains, about the sea and many other things.

(1) Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．It is most popular way for man to communicate with words.

B．Words are the only way for man to communicate.

C．Using radio is one of the ways for man to communicate.

D．TV can help people to know the world better.

(2) Besides words, ________ can not be used to express oneself.

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(3) Which of the following signs is usually used to show you the direction?

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(4) How does an artist often carry messages to people?

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(5) We can communicate with others in many ways. Which of the following is right?

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阅读理解。

　　In the near future some parts of the world may soon have a new kind of television. It is called high definition television or H-D-T-V. The main difference between H-D-T-V and normal television is the picture. It is more clear and detailed (明细). This is because H-D-T-V has many more points and lines that make a television image (图像). Every colour television picture contains thousands of red, green and blue points, They all come together as an image in the eye of the person

watching. The points are organized in lines that go across the television screen. There are more than 500 lines in a normal television. H-D-T-V has two times as many. To get this clear picture, you must have a big screen. Experts say people using a small screen will see little difference.

　　H-D-T-V also has clear sound. It is like the sound on a compact disc player (激光电唱机), or CD. All these improvements make H-D-T-V very costly. One kind in Japan now sells for more than 20 000 dollars. In the future, the cost is expected to be about 2 000 dollars. A major problem with H-D-T-V is its broadcast signal. The signal is bigger than for normal, because it carries more electronic in formation.

(1) The main difference between an H-D-T-V and a normal television is ________.

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A．that the picture of normal TV is normal

B．that H-D-T-V is new and good

C．that H-D-T-V is so new that not all parts of the world have got it at present

D．that the picture of an H-D-T-V is more clear and detailed

(2) A colour TV image is ________.

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A．made up of thousands of red, green and blue points

B．formed by the above-mentioned red, green and blue points which are organized in lines that go across the TV screen

C．a black-and-white picture

D．both A and B

(3) An H-D-T-V has ________ lines.

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(4) If you want to get a clear and detailed picture from an H-D-T-V, you ________.

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A．must have the bigger signal for H-D-T-V

B．have to get a big screen

C．should have a compact disc player

D．both A and B

(5) According to the passage, which of the following is right?

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A．The H-D-T-V sets are not popular now because they are too expensive for most people.

B．The signal for an H-D-T-V is not bigger than that for the normal TV.

C．In the future an H-D-T-V will cost 10 times as much as it costs now.

D．In the future an H-D-T-V will be cheaper only because 2 000 dollars will be just equal to 20 000 dollars.

阅读理解

　　Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and she went to New York City and settled down there when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters seeking, admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. So determined was she, that she taught school and gave music lessons to earn money for her education.

　　In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye infection forced her to give up the idea.

　　Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also established the first medical school for women .

(1) Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

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A．She couldn't get admitted to medical school .

B．She decided to further her education in Paris .

C．A serious eye illness stopped her search .

D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.

(2) What almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming a doctor?

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A．She was a woman .

B．She wrote too many letters .

C．She couldn't graduate from medical school .

D．She couldn't establish her hospital

(3) How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital ?

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(4) All of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except ________ .

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A．she became the first woman physician

B．she was the first woman surgeon

C．she and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

D．she established the first medical school for women

(5) The underlined work “seeking” in the lst paragraph mostly means ________ .

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