阅读理解

　　When speaking of mathematics in East Asia, it is necessary to describe its development in China, Korea, and Japan as a whole. Mathematicians from these countries can be considered as part of the same mathematical community. Besides, these scholars usually wrote with Chinese characters and thus could read one another's texts.

　　The common basis for the development of mathematics in East Asia was books that were written in China from the 1st through the 13th century, to which most of the later works refer. For this period, the two main sources, the references found in the texts and those given in a list of books arranged for the dynastic annals(朝代编年史)indicate that there are many lacunae(空白) in the books that have existed. The oldest existing works survived because they became official books.

　　In the 17th century few ancient Chinese mathematical works were known, and those that were known were not fully understood. Afterwards, as Chinese mathematicians began to realize European achievements, they began to look for such works throughout the country. Editions of the texts they found began to appear at the end of the 18th century and have become the main sources for the history of Chinese mathematics. Discoveries of new sources are now rare。contrary to the situation for Arabic mathematics, for example. However, in the 20th century a mathematical book was discovered in a grave dating from the 2nd or 3rd century, which pushed back by more than three centuries what was previously known about the subject.

1．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Ancient China, Korea and Japan shared the same tradition in mathematical study.

B．Many Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians used to work in the same community.

C．The ancient Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians led the world in the field of mathematics.

D．Ancient Korean and Japanese mathematicians learned mathematics from their Chinese teachers.

2．The source of mathematics is traced back to books written _____.

[　　]

A．in China

B．in Japan

C．in Korea

D．in all the three countries

3．When Chinese mathematicians came to know European mathematics, they _____.

[　　]

A．found the Chinese mathematics history was longer than they had known

B．found ancient Chinese mathematics better than western mathematics

C．began to search for Chinese mathematics achievements in history literature

D．began to write books in mathematics in Chinese

4．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Mathematics in China

B．Mathematies in Ancient China

C．Mathematics in Ancient Asia

D．The Origin of Mathematics

阅读理解

　　In the 19th century, Americans from the eastern states moved to west to settle in the rich new lands along tile Pacific Coast. The most difficult part of their trip was crossing the “Great American Desert”in the western part of the United States by horse and wagon. The western desert can be very dangerous. There is little water and there are few trees. But tile desert also has scenery of great beauty. Tall towers of red and yellow stone rise sharply from the flat, sandy valley floor. The scene has been photographed many times and appears on movies and on TV.

　　In Arizona, man-made dams across the Colorado River have made two large lakes in the middle of the dry desert country. At Lake Powell, the red stone arch of rainbow bridge rises high above the blue lake. There are few roads. Many areas of Lake Powell's shore can only be reached by boat or on foot. But hikers in this empty desert land sometimes find very old native American pictures, painted on the rocks.

　　In Death Valley. California, the summer temperature rises to 130-165 F. There is less than two inches of rain each year. Death Valley is the lowest place in America--925 meters below sea level. In the 1800s, many travelers died when they tried to cross this waterless valley in the terrible heat.

　　Although the desert is dry and seems empty, there is plenty of life if you look closely. Snakes, rats have learned how to live in the desert heat. They live underground and come out at night, when it is cool. Plants such as cacti need very little water. When it does rain in the desert, plants grow quickly, and flowers open in a single day. For a short time, the desert is covered with brilliant colors.

1．In the 19th century, Americans moved from the east to the west because they _____.

[　　]

A．enjoy the trip

B．wanted to make their home there

C．wanted to find new grassland there

D．had no water to drink

2．From the passage, we can conclude that _____.

[　　]

A．the western desert is a good place for people to live in

B．there is little water but there are many trees in the desert

C．the desert is dangerous but it is full of beauty

D．till now, people know little about the desert

3．In the 1800s many travelers died in Death Valley because of _____.

[　　]

A．illness　　　 B．high temperature

C．mud water　　D．poisonous water

4．In the desert, animals will die _____.

[　　]

A．if they move about

B．if they can't make holes underground

C．if they come out at night

D．if they drink much water

阅读理解

　　Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems by heart. There are other people who can only remember things when they have said them over and over.

　　Charles Dickens, the famous English author, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many great men of the world have had wonderful memories.

　　A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. Some children--like boys and girls who live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school it is not easy to learn a second language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well.

　　The human mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photographs not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photograph with a camera, there is much to do before the photograph is finished and ready to show to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can make a picture remain forever in the mind.

1．How do most people remember things according to the text?

[　　]

A．Most people remember things as soon as they come across them.

B．Most people remember things through repeating them over and over.

C．Most people remember things by accident.

D．Most people remember things with others reminding.

2．A person, like Charles Dickens, _____.

[　　]

A．likes remembering the names of the shops

B．can write novels by memory

C．can learn languages very quickly

D．can learn things easily by heart

3．What should we do with the photographs we have taken in order to show them to our friends?

A．We should remember what we have taken.

B．The film has to be developed first.

C．Make a picture remain forever in our minds.

D．Take a real photograph with our friends.

4．Good memory is important _____.

[　　]

A．only in learning a foreign language

B．because it is very helpful in learning languages

C．if we should memorize a long poem

D．to do any job

5．According to the text which of the following statements is right?

[　　]

A．Only great men have good memory.

B．Memory is important only in learning foreign languages.

C．Memory is like a camera in some ways.

D．Memory is a camera.

阅读理解

　　“Privacy” is translated as“yin si”in Chinese. Traditionally, in the Chinese mind,“yin si”is associated with that which is closed or unfair. If someone is said to have“yin si”, meddlers (好事者) will be attracted to pry(打探)into his or her affairs. So people always state that they don't have“yin si”.

　　On the contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy. Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others. One who is too curious and who spreads rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.

　　In the evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner. In China, when people mention bars, something bad usually comes to mind. But here, the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid out place. People spoke quite softly, afraid of interrupting their neighbors, and sat face to face as they drank, sometimes three or five persons sitting together.

　　This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception(传统观念), so I wanted to take a picture. Sonia stopped me:“Don't you see these people are pouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, secret lovers. They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others. They wouldn't want to leave any trace of their having come here. So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”

　　Is there privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonia's friends married a talented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce(离婚). The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse. The husband didn't realize that this is not tolerated in the U.S. He thought that being a couple was like being one person; why couldn't he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room--not only in three-dimensional(三维) space, but in the heart.

1．What is the main idea of the text?

[　　]

A．The understanding of“privacy”is different in China and America.

B．There is privacy between husband and wife in America.

C．Everyone has the right to privacy.

D．Everyone in every country needs room for himself.

2．Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because _____.

[　　]

A．taking pictures in a bar was not allowed in America

B．taking pictures in a bar would interrupt the neighbors

C．people who came here are colleagues，friends or secret lovers

D．taking pictures in a bar would violate other people's right to privacy

3．One of Sonia's friends wanted a divorce because _____.

[　　]

A．she thought her husband was not clever enough

B．her husband always opened her letters

C．her husband always looked through her purse

D．her husband didn't respect her right to privacy

4．Which of the following statements is NOT the Americans' understanding of privacy?

[　　]

A．Privacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.

B．Other people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.

C．There is privacy even between couples.

D．The right to privacy shouldn't be violated by others.

5．According to this text, we can infer that in America we can do all the following except _____.

[　　]

A．declaring that we have privacy

B．going to a bar with friends

C．asking your friends about their marriage

D．taking pictures in a national park

阅读理解

　　Black Americans make up eleven and a half percent of the total population of the United States. They are the descendants(后裔) of Africans who had been brought to America as slaves in the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Civil War (1861-1865) between the Northern States of the U.S. and the slave holding Southern States, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which ended slavery in the United States.

　　For a few years after the war, the freed slaves had the same rights as all White Americans--according to the law. Actually, however, many, perhaps most, could not exercise their rights to the full, as they were uneducated and ignorant (无知的); moreover, they had no land or other means of production. So they were largely at the mercy of their former masters. Black Americans continued to be treated unfairly despite their liberation. It was not long before the former slave-owners got back political power in the Southern States and began to pass state laws to push the black people into slavery again. Besides effectively taking away the black people's right to vote, they passed laws to keep white and black people separated and to prevent blacks from getting certain jobs.

　　It was not until almost a century later that blacks began to demand their rights as American citizens. They struggled against racism and all of the state discrimination(歧视) laws. The Civil Rights Movement was at its height in the early 1960's and in 1964，the Civil Rights Act was passed，making discrimination in all public places illegal. Today legal discrimination is ended but social discrimination is still widespread. Black Americans and all other minority peoples in the United States will never be free and equal until they have economic freedom and cultural equality.

1．What is the main idea about the text?

[　　]

A．Black Americans' life in the United States.

B．The ending of legal discrimination against Black Americans.

C．The history of slavery and racial discrimination and the black people's struggles against them.

D．Black Americans' eagerness to have their equal rights.

2．Which of the following is NOT a reason why most black people could not fully exercise their rights?

[　　]

A．The law did not provide as many rights as possible for them.

B．They received little education and were lack of knowledge.

C．They had no land and could not work.

D．They were economically dependent on others and could make livings on their own.

3．What does the underlined word“illegal”mean in Paragraph 3?

[　　]

A．stopped　　　　B．lawless

C．allowed　　　　D．ended

4．Which of the following is the most important for people who want to get real freedom?

[　　]

A．Political power.

B．Power of economy and culture.

C．Weapons in their hands for struggle.

D．The help of White Americans.

阅读理解

　　One night in December 1757, Dr Manette, a young doctor in Paris, was walking by the Seine when he was stopped by two noblemen the Marquis of Evremonde brothers, and forced into a carriage(四轮马车) to visit two patients, a pretty girl about twenty and a peasant boy around seventeen, the girl's younger brother. Struck by(被……迷住) the beauty of the girl, the two noblemen had taken her by force and tortured(折磨) her husband to death. Her father had died in deep sorrow and her brother had come to take his revenge on(向……报仇) the two noblemen, but only fell another victim(受难者) by the younger nobleman's sword(剑). When the doctor arrived there, the girl was obviously mad, keeping shouting and crying. The boy was dying of a sword wound, yet refused the doctor's check and treatment(治疗). He died soon, and so did his sister later. When the doctor returned home, he wrote a letter to the Minister accusing(控告) the two noblemen of killing the innocent(无辜的). But, unfortunately, the letter fell into the hands of the two noblemen. The next day Dr Manette was kidnapped(绑架) and thrown into the Bastille secretly. Two years later Dr Manette's wife died in anguish(极度悲痛), leaving behind her a daughter, who was then taken to London and brought up there by Miss Pross under the care of Mr Lorry, an English banker and a good friend of Dr Manette's.

1．The story began _____ of the 1750's.

[　　]

A．at the beginning　　　B．during the later half

C．at the end　　　　　　D．during the first half

2．A“patient”is someone who _____.

[　　]

A．needs medical treatment

B．is rather patient

C．wants mental(精神的) comfort

D．is young and beautiful

3．Dr Manette's wife died in _____.

[　　]

A．1757　　　B．1759

C．1755　　　D．1789

4．Dr Manette's daughter spent her early childhood in _____ with her parents and then was taken to _____ and brought up there under the care of Mr Lorry.

[　　]

A．London; Paris　　　B．Paris; London

C．Paris; Paris　　　 D．London; London

5．Which of the following statements are NOT true?

a．Dr Manette worked as a lawyer in Paris.

b．Dr Manette stopped two noblemen one night in December 1757 while they were walking by the Seine.

c．The girl's father went mad when he heard the sad story about his daughter.

d．The girl's younger brother came to kill the two noblemen in revenge for his sister but he didn't succeed.

e．The younger nobleman killed the boy with his sword.

f．Dr Manette wrote the Minister a letter disclosing the whole affair(事情), which threw the two noblemen into the Bastille.

g．When she knew that her husband had been kidnapped，Mrs Manette went mad and killed herself at once.

[　　]

A．a, b, c, d,e　　　　B．a, c, d, e, f

C．a, c, d, f, g　　　　D．a, b, c, f, g

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the days we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity (成熟)--or so we hope. We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle (奇迹) of growth in others, as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? That's a different story.

　　Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented (以年轻人为中心)American cluture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes,“You're as young as you feel.”Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least“young at heart”.

　　Many older Americans find the“golden years”to be anything but golden. Economically,“senior citizens”often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination. In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.

　　Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living longer. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged“baby boomers”are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles (皱纹)are“in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers.

1．Growing up is a wonderful thing because _____.

[　　]

A．people can celebrate their birthdays

B．people can become more mature and wiser

C．people can receive many presents

D．people will feel younger at heart

2．We can infer from the second paragraph that _____.

[　　]

A．young people lack experience and wisdom

B．American older people often joke about their old age

C．American culture is very young

D．different countries have different opinions on the old age

3．The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 3) means“_____.”

[　　]

A．The golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical care

B．The old people in America are leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing

C．The old in America have to retire at the age of 65

D．American social security benefits are not good

4．From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word“in”can be replaced by _____.

[　　]

A．serious　　　　　　　　　　B．bad

C．disappearing slowly　　　　　D．growing fast

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　THE PERSON DISCOVERING A FIRE WILL:

　　※OPERATE THE NEAREST FIRE ALARM.

　　(This will cause the Alarm Bells to ring, and also send a signal to the telephone switchboard operator who will immediately call the Fire Brigade.)

　　※ATTACK THE FIRE WITH AVAILABLE(现有的)EQUIPMENT, IF IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.

　　FIRE ALARM BELLS

　　The Fire Alarm Bells will ring either in the area of A Block (Workshops and Administration Offices) or in the area of B Block (Teaching Block), and C Block (Sports Hall). Those in the area where the Alarm Bells are tinging should take action as indicated below. Others should continue with their work.

　　ON HEARING YOUR FIRE ALARM

　　※Those in class: will go to the Meeting Place under instructions given by the teacher.

　　※Those elsewhere: will go to the Meeting Place by the most sensible route, and stay near the Head of their Department.

　　MEETING PLACE

　　The Meeting Place is the playing field which is south of the Sports Hall.　Here names will be checked.

　　PROCEDURE

　　※Move quietly

　　※Do Not stop to collect your personal belongings.

　　※Do Not attempt to pass others on your way to the Meeting Place.

　　※Do Not use the knife.

　　FIRE ALARMS

　　Fire alarms are situated as follows:

　　※Administrative Offices

　　At the Reception Desk: at the east end of the connecting corridor; outside the kitchen door; back of the stage in the Main Hall.

　　※Teaching Block

　　At the bottom of both stairways and on each landing.

　　※Workshops

　　Outside Machine Shop No. 1: Engineering Machine Shop No. 2.

　　※Sports Hall

　　Inside the entrance lobby.

1．Everyone in the block where the Fire Alarm Bells have rung must gather together in _____.

[　　]

A．another block　　　　　　B．the administration offices

C．the Meeting Place　　　　D．the Sports Hall

2．Imagine you are a typist in the administration office. When a fire breaks out in the Sports Hall, what should you do according to the fire instructions?

[　　]

A．Look for the fire-fighting equipment.

B．Go quickly to the Meeting Place.

C．Go to the reception desk.

D．Carry on with the work you are doing.

3．Imagine you are a teacher, what is your first duty in case of fire?

[　　]

A．To check the names of your students from a list.

B．To lead your students to the Meeting Place.

C．To get detailed instructions from your Head of Department.

D．To guard the stairways and landings.

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, then you probably know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from the great rise in the cases of burglary (偷盗) and attack.

　　Figures show an ever-increasing crime rate but it is only too easy to imagine“It will never happen to me”. Unfortunately, statistics (统计数字) show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

　　Fortunately, there is something definite which you can do. Protect alarms can help to protect your house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable.

　　You must remember that owning a burglar alarm is no indication that your house is packed with valuable possessions. It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.

　　Send now for our free leaflet (活页)telling you how we can protect alarm your house quickly, easily and cheaply. Complete and tear off the slip (纸条) below and post it to us. Postage is free. Also, telephone us on 3276721 where we have a round-the-clock (二十四小时) answering service. It costs nothing to find out about Protect Alarms.

1．Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that _____.

[　　]

A．more burglars are being caught than ever before

B．people have more possessions to worry about nowadays

C．burglars are more at risk than they used to be

D．homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays

2．It seems that people who live in cities are _____.

[　　]

A．more often victims than those living in other areas

B．of the opinion that statistics are wrong

C．twice as well as people living in other areas

D．of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes

3．The writers of this text wants to give the impression that the protect alarm system is _____.

[　　]

A．elementary　　　　　　B．everlasting

C．experimental　　　　　D．economical

4．The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _____.

[　　]

A．show burglars that you have something worth stealing

B．persuade burglars not to break into your house

C．make the burglars' job less complicated

D．persuade burglars to try again another time

5．In order to find out more information about this alarm system, one can _____.

[　　]

A．buy a leaflet

B．write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope

C．sign a contract

D．phone at any time of day or night

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　The Red Cross is an international organization which cares for people who are in need of help. A man in a Paris hospital who needs blood, a woman in Mexico who has been injured in an accident, and a family in India that has lost their home in a storm may all be aided by the Red Cross The Red Cross exists in nearly every country around the globe. The world Red Cross organization is sometimes called the“Red Crescent”, the“Red Mogen David”, the“Sun”, and the“Red Lion”. All of these share a common goal of trying to help people in need.

　　The ideas of forming an organization to help the sick and the wounded during a war started with Jean Henri Duant. In 1859, he observed how people were suffering on a battle field in Italy, He wanted to help all the wounded people, paying no attention to which side they were fighting for. The most important result of his work was an international treaty (agreement made and signed between nations)called Geneva Convention. It protects prisoners of war, the sick and the wounded, as well as other citizens during war.

　　The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the world provides a number of services for the public, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid, explaining water safety, artificial respiration and providing blood.

1．As an international organization, the Red Cross _____.

[　　]

A．is the name its branch in every country shares in common

B．has its branch in every single country

C．offers people paid services, not caring which side they are on

D．serves the people in need without demanding pay

2．_____ was the father of the ARC.

[　　]

A．Jean Henri Duant　　　　B．Mogen David

C．Clara Barton　　　　　　D．Uncle Sam

3．The International Red Cross was founded _____.

[　　]

A．in 1859　　　　　　B．in 1881

C．in 1914　　　　　　D．in 1864

4．The underlined word“aided”means _____.

[　　]

A．care for　　　　　　B．help

C．serve　　　　　　　D．show mercy to

5．To be a member of the Red Cross, what do you think the most important quality one should have is _____.

[　　]

A．devotion　　　　　　B．wealth

C．young　　　　　　　D．bravery