语篇理解

　　The old conditions of travel and the new conditions of most travel of today are exactly opposite. For in old travel, as on horseback or on foot now, you saw the country while you traveled. Many of your stopping places were for rest, or because night had fallen, and you could see nothing at night. Under the old system, therefore, a wise traveler might keep moving from day to day, slowly, in deed, but seeing something all the time, and learning what the country was through which he passed by, and talking with the people. But in the new system, he is shut up with his party and a good many other parties in a tight box with glass windows, and whirled on through dust if it be dusty, or rain if it be rainy, under arrangements which make it impossible to talk with the people of the country, and almost impossible to see what that country is.

1．The old conditions of travel are ______ the new ones.

[　　]

A．the same as

B．exactly the same as

C．very different from

D．exactly different from

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

[　　]

A．In the past people traveled on horseback.

B．In the past people made trips from day to day slowly.

C．In the past some wise travelers could make their trips even at night.

D．In the past people usually traveled slowly so that they could enjoy what they saw.

3．In the past travelers ______.

[　　]

A．could learn more than those of today during their trips

B．might continue their trips from night to night

C．could talk with the people and learn something about the country

D．could stop and enjoy the night when it became dark

4．In this passage the author suggests that ______.

[　　]

A．now people go on trips in trains, buses or planes

B．people on trips are not allowed to tall

C．people on trips are often caught in the rain

D．people on trips are often very dirty

5．The best title for this passage is ______.

[　　]

A．The Disadvantages of Travelling Today

B．Comparison of Travelling in the Past with That of Today

C．Contrast (对照) Between Travels in the Past and Today Travels

D．The Advantages of Travelling in the Past

　　Reading Comprehension

　　A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kylos. Ever since he left school (where I first knew him) he has traveled all over the world collecting animals for his own zoo. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animal on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of, was a flood not of water, but of people. I expect you have heard of my friend: he writes books about his travels, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he has collected. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.

　　My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week, (there is not enough water on the island though there is plenty all around it) , he found oil. He needs money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for a lifetime, but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo, and his life's work.

1．My friend lives ________.

[　　]

A．on an island in the middle of the great flood

B．at the school that we used to go to on Kylos

C．on a Greek island with six hundred animals

D．all over the world; he is always traveling

2．Since he left school ________.

[　　]

A．he has collected books about every sort of animal

B ．he has lived in zoos all the world

C．he has lived all the time on a Greek island raising animals

D．he has been traveling all over the world collecting animals

3．The flood, of which my friend was afraid, was ________.

[　　]

A．a flood of too many people

B．a great flood of water

C．a flood of too many animals on his island

D．a flood of oil

4．He pays for the food the animals eat by ________.

[　　]

A．collecting two examples of every animal

B．traveling all over the world

C．writing and selling books

D．selling the oil on his island

5．If he tells anybody about the oil ________.

[　　]

A．it will be the end of his life's work

B．he will have as many animals as he needs

C．he will not write any more books

D．people will no longer come and visit his zoo

语篇理解

　　Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes．To some extent（从某种程度上说） our intelligence（智力） is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius（天才） out of a child born with low intelligence．On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring（乏味的） environment（环境） will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether of not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways．

　　It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random（随意地） from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different．If on the other hand we take two identical twins（双胞胎） they will very likely be as intelligent as each other．Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar（相同的） intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth．

　　Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates（表明） that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other（联系）, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence．

1．The writer is in favor of the view that man's intelligence is given to him ______．

[　　]

A．at birth

B．through education

C．both at birth and through education

D．neither at birth nor through education

2．If a child is born with low intelligence, he can ______．

[　　]

A．never become a genius

B．still become a genius if he should be given special education

C．exceed（超过） his intelligence limits in rich surroundings

D．not reach his intelligence in his life

3．In the second paragraph “if we take two unrelated people at random from the population…” means if we ______．

[　　]

A．pick up any two persons

B．choose two persons who are relatives

C．take out two different persons

D．choose two persons with different intelligence

4．The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately is to show ______．

[　　]

A．the importance of their intelligence

B．the role of environment on intelligence

C．the importance of their positions

D．the part that birth plays

5．The best title of this passage can be ______．

[　　]

A．Surroundings

B．Intelligence

C．Dependence on Environment

D．Effect of Education

语篇理解

　　At Escarole, a small mountain town a few miles from Madrid, the Spanish king, Philip II, decided to build a palace which would serve as a royal court（皇家宫廷）, an art galley（画廊） and a tomb for the Spanish kings．

　　It took a little over one score of years for the workers to complete the magnificent task．Philip himself often inspected the construction（工程）, seated on a stone throne（皇座） placed on a hilltop two miles away．

　　Materials were brought from all parts of the world-stones from Italy, ironwork from England, fine woods from America．Paintings were searched for all over Europe．Many of them were also sent away again, Philip II being an extremely particular man who knew just what he wanted．Even a painting by El Greece, who had studied with two greatest artists, Titian and Tintoretto, in Venice, was not accepted．

　　Finally, in 1586, the great palace was completed, the final touches being made on the eve of the birthday of the saint（圣人） for whom the building was named-San Lorenzo．

1．How long did it take to build the palace?

[　　]

A．over 10 years　　　B．over 20 years

C．over 30 years　　　D．over 40 years

2．Which of the following statements is correct?

[　　]

A．Philip II often went to the construction to make a closer inspection．

B．The palace was built far from Madrid．

C．All the materials used were found near the construction．

D．The new palace would also be served as the final resting place for the Spanish kings．

3．The building was finished ______．

[　　]

A．on the day of San Lorenzo

B．shortly after San Lorenzo

C．just before San Lorenzo

D．not mentioned in this article

4．El Greco's picture ______．

[　　]

A．was not used

B．was placed in the palace

C．was studied by Titian and Tintoretto

D．was really painted in Venice

5．Philip II ______．

[　　]

A．was quite an expert in art

B．knew little about art

C．didn't accept El Greco

D．was a careless man

语篇理解

　　Most dog owners feel that their dogs are their best friends．Almost everyone likes dogs because they try hard to please their owners．One of my favorite stories is about a dog who wanted his owner to please him．

　　One of my friends has a large German shepherd（牧羊狗） named Jack．Every Sunday afternoon, my friend takes Jack for a walk in the park．Jack likes these long walks very much．

　　One Sunday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend．He stayed a long time, and he talked and talked．Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk, but the visitor didn't leave．Jack became very worried about his walk in the park．He walked around the room several times and then sat down directly in front of the visitor and looked at him．But the visitor paid no attention．He continued talking．Finally, Jack couldn't stand it any longer．He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later．He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth．

　　German shepherds aren't the only intelligent dogs．Another intelligent dog is a Seeing Eye dog．This is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things．We call these dogs Seeing Eye dogs because they are the “eye” of the blind people and they help them to “see”．Seeing Eye dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people．

1．The writer tells the story about the dog Jack to show that ______．

[　　]

A．it, like many other dogs, always tried to please its owner master

B．it, unlike many other dogs, always wanted its master to please it

C．it was more intelligent than many other dogs

D．it was the most faithful dog of his friend’s

2．Jack came to sit in front of the visitor in order to ______．

[　　]

A．please him

B．be pleased

C．ask him to leave immediately

D．invite him for a walk

3．The sentence “Finally, Jack couldn't stand it any longer．” Means ______．

[　　]

A．Jack could no longer put up with the visitor

B．Jack could no longer stand but the might sit down

C．Jack was very tired and wanted a rest

D．Jack was very angry with the visitor

4．Seeing Eye dogs ______．

[　　]

A．are more intelligent than German shepherds

B．have only one eye

C．help blind people go to special schools

D．help and see for blind people

5．Which of the following titles would be the best for the passage?

[　　]

A．Dogs-A Great Help to People

B．Dogs-Our Faithful Companions

C．An Introduction to Dogs

D．Famous Dogs in Germany

语篇理解

　　The first man to step out of a spaceship and “walk” in outer space was a Russian, Alexia Leon．And Edward White was the first American to take a “space walk”．It is very interesting to imagine what it is like to take a “walk” in space．

　　How did these two astronauts walk in space? Well, they did not actually walk in space with their feet．They floated there．That is because in space there is no earth under your feet to walk on．Space is empty．There is nothing around you and nothing under your feet at all．So how is it possible to walk with your feet? You can only float．What is more, as there is no up or down in space, to float on your stomach, or on your back, or on your head, all feels the same．It does not make any difference to you whether you look at the earth upside down or right side up．

　　A good way to help you to float in space is to use a jet gun．It pushes you much as a jet engine pushes a plane．It also helps you control your direction．And in order to keep you from moving too far away from your spaceship, you have to have a line with you and tie its other end to the spaceship, because it would be so easy to move too fast and drift so far into space that it would be difficult to get back to the spaceship．This line also carries oxygen for you to breathe, and messages from inside the spaceship and from the earth．

　　The first two men to work outside of a spaceship have already enjoyed “space walking”．Their experiments are the first step toward the building of space stations for the exploration of outer space．

1．This passage mainly tells us ______．

[　　]

A．how people walk in outer space

B．how people are sent into outer space

C．how people get back onto the earth from space

D．how people build space stations

2．Alexia Leon and Edward White were both ______．

[　　]

A．Russians　　　 B．Americans

C．spacemen　　　 D．Englishmen

3．In fact, Leon and Edward White both ______．

[　　]

A．walked　　　 B．ran

C．jumped　　　 D．floated

4．A jet gun is used to ______．

[　　]

A．push a plane up into the sky

B．help an astronaut float in space

C．help an astronaut control the direction in space

D．both B and C

5．In space the special line is used to carry oxygen for people to breathe and messages from the spaceship or the earth besides ______．

[　　]

A．keeping people from moving too far away from the spaceship

B．drifting so far into space

C．controlling the direction

D．getting back to the earth

　　Reading Comprehension

　　Inventors like Thomas Edison were called mad. Their inventions were made fun of. John Fitch, who invented the steamboat became so discouraged that he killed himself. Charles Goodyear's family lived in poverty while he carried on his experiments. When Charles Newbold's cast-iron plough first appeared, farmers refused to use it. They said it would poison the soil. In both England and America, the canal companies were opposed to the use of railroads because they feared the competition. Horse breeders fought the introduction of cars and trucks. In France, tailors destroyed sewing machines that were used to make clothes for the army. Weavers wrecked the home of Richard Arkwright, the inventor of the power loom. Everywhere resistance to invention was strong.

1．This passage is about ________.

[　　]

A．Thomas Edison

B．obstacles(障碍) to invention

C．how inventions were made

D．how inventions have changed our lives

2．The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that ________.

[　　]

A．inventions were called mad

B．resistance to inventions was strong

C．inventors have lived in poverty

D．farmers refused to use the cast-iron plough

3．The inventor of the power loom was ________.

[　　]

A．Richard Arkwright

B．Thomas Edison

C．John Fitch

D．Charles Newbold

4．Horse breeders fought the introduction of cars and trucks because ________.

[　　]

A．they were unsafe

B．the horse was more useful

C．the horse was stronger

D．they cared more about their own economic interests

5．The passage shows that in the past people generally ________.

[　　]

A．welcomed inventions

B．respected inventors

C．were short-sighted

D．were open-minded

语篇理解

　　On October 15, 1815, Napoleon disembarked in Saint Helena with those followers who voluntarily accompanying him into exile．

　　Napoleon settled down to a life of routine．He got up late, breakfasting about 10 a．m． , but seldom went out．He was free to go anywhere on the island so long as he was accompanied by an English officer, but he soon refused to comply(遵守) with this condition and so shut himself up in the grounds of Longed．He wrote and talked much．From 7 to 8 p．m．Napoleon had dinner, after which part of the evening was spent in reading aloud．Napoleon liked to hear the classics．Then they played cards．About midnight Napoleon went to bed．Some of his time was devoted to learning English and he eventually began reading English newspapers; but he also had a large number of French books sent from Europe, which he read attentively．

　　Napoleon showed the first signs of illness at the end of 1817; he seemed to have had an ulcer(溃疡) or a cancer of the stomach．From the beginning of 18/21, the illness became rapidly worse．From March, Napoleon was confined to bed．He died at 5:19 p．m．on May 5, not yet 52 years old．

(1) Napoleon lived in exile (流放) ______．

[　　]

A．alone

B．with his wife

C．with his son

D．with some of his supporters

(2) He became used to _____．

[　　]

A．a noisy life

B．a quiet life

C．a fixed and regular way of life

D．a happy life

(3) After supper Napoleon used to spend some time, ______．

[　　]

A．listening to the radio

B．seeing films

C．talking aloud

D．reading aloud

(4) He also liked learning English and was able to read English newspapers ______．

[　　]

A．quickly

B．finally

C．slowly

D．sadly

(5)He had been ______ until the end of 1817．

[　　]

A．in poor health

B．in good health

C．unhappy

D．kind

语篇理解

　　Mr．Frank shot well and once he had come in fourth(得第四名) in a competition．

　　Then he went to a big city on business．There he joined the local rifle club．The club had a very good team, which used to take part in a lot of important shooting competitions．One of these took place while Frank was with them．But one of the members of the club's team suddenly fell ill just before the match．The captain had heard of Mr． Frank．He therefore invited Mr．Frank to take the sick man's place．

　　Mr．Frank felt greatly happy to be asked to shoot for such a good team, but he also felt very nervous, because he was afraid of making a fool of himself．

　　In fact, he was so nervous that he could not keep his hands from trembling while he was shooting, with the result that he did very badly in the competition．When he took his score card to his captain, he said: “After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself．” The captain looked at the card for a few seconds and then said, “Well, you’d better take two bullets with you if you want to do that．”

(1) Mr．Frank once ______ in a competition．

[　　]

A．joined the fourth team

B．took the fourth place

C．was the fourth to start shooting

D．shot with the other three

(2) Why did Mr．Frank feel nervous to be asked to shoot for the team? Because ______．

[　　]

A．actually he was not good at shooting

B．he thought the captain and the other members would fool him

C．he was afraid of losing face before so many good shooters

D．he would lose a lot of money if he should fail

(3) When Frank said, “After seeing my score, I want to go outside and shoot myself”, he meant to say that ______．

[　　]

A．he want to practice shooting all by himself

B．he wanted to find out the reason for his failure

C．he was too ashamed of himself to remain inside and face the captain and the other members

D．he wanted to kill himself with the rifle

(4) By saying “You had better take two bullets with you if you want to do that”, the captain actually meant to say ______．

[　　]

A． “We haven't got so many bullets for you to practice shooting．”

B． “You can't improve your shooting with only one bullet．”

C． “You can't improve you shooting with only one bullet．”

D． “I don't believe you can keep your hands from shaking this time．”

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

[　　]

A．He fired several shots and they all missed the target．

B．The captain wasn't satisfied with Frank and laughed at him．

C．In the big city Frank was admitted to the local rifle club．

D．Frank could have done better in the competition．

语篇理解

   The most important diamonds are those we never see── the diamonds used in industry．Their value lies in their hardness, not their beauty, and in the thousands of jobs they do．

   Industrial diamonds make the needles for phonographs(唱机)．Diamonds cut through solid rock in search of oil．Doctors use diamonds too──often as a powder glued(粘) to paper or a wheel．Other diamond wheels cut and polish(磨光) stones and cut metal parts for all kinds of engines．They are also used to make wheels for grinding(磨碎) and polishing metals．

   Most marvelous of all are the diamond dies(模具)．These are flat diamonds through which small holes have been drilled(钻)．When metal is pulled through the small hole in the diamond, it comes out as thin wire．

   Cars, airplanes, nails, radios, refrigerators(电冰箱), and most electrical equipment could not be made without using industrial diamonds．

(1) The most important diamonds are those used ______．

[　　]

    A．for jewelry

    B．in industry

    C．as drilling bits

    D．both A and B

(2) The important quality in industrial diamonds is their ______．

[　　]

    A．color     B．hardness

    C．beauty    D．roughness(粗糙)

(3)A diamond die is a ______．

[　　]

   A．thin wire

   B．round, smooth diamond

   C．diamond with a small hole

   D．kind of drill

(4) The best title for this selection is ______． [ ]

    A．Diamonds at Work

    B．Man’s Best Friend

    C．Diamond Dies

    D．Grinding, Polishing and Cutting