课程作业
一、Dialogues (一共25题，每题4分。)
试题1 (4分)
【260801】 -- Wendy, I'd like you tomeet my brother Sam.
-- _____
A． I am Wendy.
B． I heard about you.
C． Nice to meet you.
D． Ok.
C。标准答案为：C
试题2 (4分)
【260803】 -- Would you mind changingseats with me?
-- _____.
A． Yes, you can
B． Of course. I'd liketo
C． No, I don't mind
D． Certainly, pleasedo
C。标准答案为：C
试题3 (4分)
【260804】 -- Is that Mr. White?
-- _____.
A． Yes, White speaking
B． Yes, go on
C． Yes, can I helpyou?
D． What do you want?
C。标准答案为：A
试题4 (4分)
【260805】 -- I'd like to make acollect call to 352-3558.
-- _____.
A． Who shall I say isphoning?
B． And you are?
C． Who are you?
D． Who is speaking?
A。标准答案为：A
试题5 (4分)
【260808】 -- Is this 792-3021?
-- _____.
A． No
B． Wrong number
C． What's your number?
D． No, this is792-3025
A。标准答案为：D
试题6 (4分)
【260810】 -- Hello. I'd like to speakto Mr. Reynolds.
-- _____.
A． I'm sorry he's notin right now
B． No, you can't
C． Sorry, you can't
D． Ok, go on
A。标准答案为：A
试题7 (4分)
【260811】 -- I'm trying to contact afriend Fred Ashley.
-- _____.
A． I don't know him
B． Wrong number
C． Just a moment
D． I see
C。标准答案为：C
试题8 (4分)
【260813】 -- It's a pleasure to meetyou.
-- _____.
A． Thank you
B． You too
C． Me too
D． It's so nice of you
A。标准答案为：C
试题9 (4分)
【260815】 -- Mrs. Smith, I'd like tointroduce a friend of mine, Johnny Depp.
-- _____
A． Hi.
B． How do you do?
C． Hello.
D． Are you ok?
B。标准答案为：B
试题10 (4分)
【260816】 -- My plane leaves at 7:25.
-- _____
A． OK.
B． Well, goodbye andhave a good trip!
C． Why tell me?
D． Remember to look meup.
B。标准答案为：B
试题11 (4分)
【260817】 -- I wish you wouldn't playthe TV so loud.
-- _____
A． Sorry. Where areyou trying to sleep?
B． Is it loud?
C． I don't think it isloud.
D． Why?
A。标准答案为：A
试题12 (4分)
【260818】 -- Could I use yourdictionary for a while?
-- _____.
A． It's well
B． It doesn't matter
C． By all means
D． I have no idea
A。标准答案为：C
试题13 (4分)
【260819】 -- I'd better be going.
-- _____
A． You sure?
B． So soon?
C． Why not?
D． Really?
B。标准答案为：B
试题14 (4分)
【260820】 -- Thanks very much. It wasa great party!
-- _____.
A． Not at all
B． I did it quitebadly
C． It's nothing
D． It was our pleasure
D。标准答案为：D
试题15 (4分)
【260822】 -- Congratulations on yoursuccess
-- _____
A． Thank you verymuch.
B． Oh, no, no.
C． No, I didn't dovery well.
D． Sorry, I couldn'tbe any better.
A。标准答案为：A
试题16 (4分)
【260823】 -- How could I get to thehospital, please?
-- _____
A． I don't know.
B． You can asksomebody else.
C． Sorry, I am a strangerhere too. Why not ask the police over there?
D． Don't ask me. Idon't know.
。标准答案为：C
试题17 (4分)
【260829】 -- Sorry I kept youwaiting.
-- _____.
A． I'm sorry too
B． I don't care
C． That's all right.There is no hurry
D． No, not at all
C。标准答案为：C
试题18 (4分)
【260830】 -- Shall we have dinnertogether tonight?
-- _____.
A． No, I already haveplans
B． I'd love to but I'mbusy tonight
C． No, I don't likebeing with you
D． I will think aboutit
。标准答案为：B
试题19 (4分)
【260833】 -- Mary, this is Joe'sbrother David.
-- _____
A． I'm very glad tomeet you.
B． Really?
C． Hello!
D． Are you ok?
A。标准答案为：A
试题20 (4分)
【260834】 -- Thank you for awonderful meal.
-- _____
A． It's not good.
B． It's just simplemeal.
C． I'm glad youenjoyed it.
D． You are so nice.
C。标准答案为：C
试题21 (4分)
【260835】 -- Why don't you stay alittle longer?
-- _____
A． I wish I could, butit's already late.
B． I don't want to.
C． I couldn't.
D． Thank you verymuch.
A。标准答案为：A
试题22 (4分)
【260836】 -- Do you think you couldlend me some of your records?
-- _____.
A． No, no way
B． No, I couldn't
C． No, I can't
D． I'm not sure. I'llhave to think about it
D。标准答案为：C
试题23 (4分)
【260838】 -- Thank you for a veryenjoyable evening.
-- _____
A． Don't mention it. Ihope you can come again soon.
B． Oh, I know.
C． Yes, I agree.
D． Yes, I think so,too.
A。标准答案为：A
试题24 (4分)
【260839】 -- I'm afraid I spilledcoffee on the tablecloth.
-- _____
A． No, don't mentionit.
B． That's good.
C． Oh, don't worryabout it.
D． Oh, no, no.
C。标准答案为：C
试题25 (4分)
【260841】 -- I feel terrible, butI've just broken your vase.
-- _____.
A． Never mind
B． It's not your fault
C． It's nothing to getupset about
D． Forget it
C。标准答案为：C
综合练习
1、Readingcomprehension
【260889】 A greenhouse is a buildingmade of glass which is used for keeping plants when the outside temperature islow. In a similar way there are several gases in the atmosphere which trap（捕捉）the heatproduced by the sun and prevent it from escaping. These gases are knownas"greenhouse gases"，and the way in which they trap heat in the atmosphere is called the"greenhouse effect". This is not simply air pollution. Most of themain greenhouse gases exist naturally in small amounts in our atmosphere, andwithout them earth would be 30 degrees colder and human life would not exist.In other words, the greenhouse effect is a natural course which is to somedegree helpful to us.
The problem is that in the last century anda half, we have been putting too many of these gases into the earth'satmosphere by burning large quantities of coal and oil and by cutting downforests. The rapid increase in greenhouse gases is making the world warmer. Theworld's temperature has already gone up by half a degree this century, and thesea level has risen by 10 centimetres. If the amount of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in theatmosphere doubles, there will probably be a rise in the earth's temperature ofbetween 1 and 4 degrees. This may seem a small increase, but it would be enoughto cause major changes in geography and agriculture. Large areas of the worldwould be flooded, and some areas would become dry and unable to produce crops.It is important, too, to consider that there may be a delay of about 30 yearsin the greenhouse effect. This means that we are probably experiencing only nowthe effect of the gases put into the atmosphere before the 1960s. Since then,our use of these gases has greatly increased.
1. The"greenhouseeffect"means _____.
A. the way in which gases areused for keeping plants warm
B. a natural course which is somedegree helpful to us
C. the way"greenhousegases"trap heat on the earth
D. the whole course in whichgreenhouse gases prevent heat
2. If there were no greenhouse effect, _____.
A. no plants would grow on ourplanet
B. earth would be thirty degreescolder
C. man could not live on theearth
D. All of the above answers arecorrect
3. Which of the following is NOT true? _____
A. Burning too much coal and oilproduces lots of greenhouse gases.
B. It has become warmer on theearth now than in the past.
C. Gases put into the atmospherenow will affect the earth years later.
D. The temperature in agreenhouse is as high as that in the atmosphere.
4. Suppose the earth's temperature rose by 3 degrees, _____.
A. great harm would be done tomankind
B. the sea level would go by 10centimetres
C. all the land in the worldwould be flooded
D. crops would be unable to growon the earth
5. This passage mainly deals with _____.
A. the concept（概念）and harmof greenhouse effect
B. the relation between greenhouse gases and man
C. the concept and change ofgreenhouse effect
D. the effect of the rise of theearth's temperature
答案： BDDAC 答案
2、Readingcomprehension
【260880】 I arrived in the UnitedStated on February 6, 1966, but I remember my first day here very clearly. Myfriend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at threeo'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but Iwas too excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to myhotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and Istared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty. Myfriend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left me because he had to go backto work. He promised to return the nextday.
Shortly after my friend had left, I went toa restaurant near hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn't speak aword of English, I couldn't tell the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset andstarted to make some gestures, but the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, Iordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner, Istarted to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movietheatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I continuedto walk around the city. I wanted to see everything on my first day. I knew itwas impossible, but I wanted to try.
When I returned to the hotel, I was tiredout, but I couldn't sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirensduring the night. I lay awake and thought about New York. It was a very big andinteresting city with many tall buildings, big cars, and full of noise and busypeople. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.
1. On the way to his hotel, thewriter _____.
A. was silent all the time
B. kept talking to his friend
C. looked out of the window withgreat interest
D. showed his friend something hebrought with him
2. He went to _____ to get something to eat.
A. atea house
B. a pub
C. a café room
D. a nearby restaurant
3. He did not have what he really wanted, because _____.
A. he only made some gestures
B. he did not order at all
C. he could not make himselfunderstood
D. the waiter was unwilling toserve
4. The waiter _____.
A. knew what he would order
B. finally understood what hesaid
C. took the order through hisgestures
D. served the same thing the manat the next table was having
5. After dinner, he _____.
A. walked back to the hotel rightaway
B. had a walking tour about thecity
C. went to the movies
D. did some shopping on Broadway
答案： CDCDB 答案
3、Reading comprehension
【260870】 Maybe ten-year-oldElizabeth put it when she said to father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthyif you're dead."
Dad，in a hurry to gethome before dark so he could go for a run，had forgotten towear his safety belt - a mistake 75% of the US population make every day．The bigquestion is why．
There have been many myths about safetybelts ever since their first appearance in cars forty years ago. The followingare three of the most common.
Myth Number One：It's best tobe "thrown clear" of a serious accident.
Truth：Sorry, but anyaccident serious enough to"throw you clear"is also going to beserious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll havetravelled through a windshield（挡风玻璃）or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a caraccident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are "thrownclear".
Myth Number Two：Safety belts"trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth：Sorry again, butstudies show that people knocked unconscious（昏迷）due to notwearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. Peoplewearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear headto free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren'tneeded at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour（mph）.
Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mphhit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equalto diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
1. Why did Elizabeth say to herfather, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"? _____
A. He was driving at great speed.
B. He was running across thestreet.
C. He didn't have his safety belton.
D. He didn't take his medicine ontime.
2. The reason Elizabeth's father was in a hurry to get home was that he_____.
A. wasn't feeling very well
B. hated to drive in the dark
C. wanted to take some exercise
D. didn't want to be caught bythe police
3. According to the text, to be "thrown clear" of a seriousaccident is very dangerous because you _____.
A. may be knocked down by othercars
B. may get seriously hurt goingthrown out of the car
C. may find it impossible to getaway from the seat
D. may get caught in the car door
4. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt becausethey believe _____.
A. the belt prevents them fromescaping in an accident
B. they will be unable to thinkclearly in an accident
C. they will be caught when helpcomes
D. cars catch fire easily
5. What is the advice given in the text? _____
A. Never drive faster than 30miles an hour.
B. Try your best to save yourselfin a car accident.
C. Never forget to wear thesafety belt while driving.
D. Drive slowly while you're notwearing a safety belt.
答案： CCBAC 答案
4、Readingcomprehension
【260873】 Long bus rides are liketelevisions shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end--withcommercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials areunavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutesa billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super CleanToothpaste." "Drink Good'n Wet Root Beer." "Fill up withPacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the televisionset off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy ItNow!"
The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, evenif you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed--newhouses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style ofdriving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If thedriver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as asuspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver moveinto the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitementdies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Foodalways makes bus rides more interesting. But you've got to be careful of whatkind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty betweenstops.
The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it willsoon be over and there's a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seatof course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've sat withyour legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrests--even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at nomore ways to sit.
1. According to the passage, whatdo the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? _____
A. Buses on the road.
B. Films on television.
C. Advertisements on the board.
D. Gas stations.
2. What is the purpose of this passage? _____
A. To give the writer's opinionabout long bus trips.
B. To persuade you to take a longbus trip.
C. To explain how bus trips andtelevision shows differ.
D. To describe the billboardsalong the road.
3. The writer of this passage would probably favor _____.
A. bus drivers who weren'treckless
B. driving alone
C. a television set on the bus
D. no billboards along the road
4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because _____.
A. the commercials both on TVshows and on billboards along the road are fun
B. they both have a beginning, amiddle, and an end, with commercials in between
C. the drivers are alwaysreckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D. both traveling and watching TVare not exciting
5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like thebeginning because both are _____.
A. exciting
B. comfortable
C. tiring
D. boring
答案： CADBA 答案
5、Readingcomprehension
【260859】 Normally a student mustattend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course whichhe attends gives him a credit（学分）which he may count towards a degree. In many American universitiesthe total work for a degree is made up of thirty-six courses each lasting forone semester（学期）. A typical course is made up of three classes per week for fifteenweeks；while attending a university a student will probably attend four orfive courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take fouryears attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period ofwork for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student tomove between one university and another during his degree course, though thisis not in fact done as a regular practice.
For every course that he follows a studentis given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is useful for the studentto show to prospective（未来的）employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work,but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity instudent affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse muchenthusiasm（热心）. The effective（有效的）work of obeying rules is usually performed by students who advisethe academic authorities（权威）. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example,by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the great numbers ofstudents, the operation of the system does involve（牵涉，包含）acertain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions ofauthority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in thiscareer.
1. Normally a student would atleast attend _____ classes each week.
A. 36
B. 12
C. 20
D. 15
2. According to the first paragraph, an American student is allowed_____.
A. to live in a differentuniversity
B. to take a particular course ina different university
C. to live at home and drive toclasses
D. to get two degrees from twodifferent universities
3. American university students are usually under pressure of workbecause _____.
A. their academic performancewill affect their future careers
B. they are heavily involved instudent affairs
C. they have to observeuniversity discipline
D. they want to run for positionsof authority
4. Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizationsprobably because _____.
A. they hate the constantpressure and strain of their study
B. they will then be able to staylonger in the university
C. such positions help them getbetter jobs
D. such positions are usuallywell paid
5. The student organizations seem to be effective in _____.
A. dealing with the academicaffairs of the university
B. ensuring that the studentsobserve university rules
C. evaluating students'performance by bringing them before a court
D. keeping up the students'enthusiasm for social activities
答案： BBACB 答案
6、Readingcomprehension
【260857】 Many families in the UnitedStates have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding itdifficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, "Whathappens to all my money? I never seem to have anything left to put away. "
Why isn't dollar worth as much as it usedto be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But thevalue of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the costof living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that family mustpay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, andmedical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly,so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, youcannot buy as many things with it.
No one fully understands why the cost ofliving keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers canmake prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend,so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, theprices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there's a shortage of goods,the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas,the price of gas goes up. When companies withhold gas from buyers，they canalso make the price of gas go up．
Families need to know what happens to theirmoney. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many peopleplan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expensesadd up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you'respending too much on entertainment. Or if you're spending too much on clothes,you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your moneywisely as the cost of living increases.
1. What has troubled manyfamilies in the United States? _____
A. A not-large-enough income.
B. Nothing is left over to putaway.
C. The increasing cost of living.
D. A shortage of certain goods.
2. _____ determines the value of the dollar.
A. The government
B. The cost of living
C. The economist
D. The bank
3. Why does the cost of living keep increasing? _____
A. There are always shortages ofgoods.
B. The workers are getting lowerand lower pay.
C. The government makes nointerference.
D. People demand more and bettergoods.
4. According to the writer，_____ fully understand（s）why the cost of living keeps increasing.
A. some people
B. few people
C. only economists
D. no one
5. Which of the following is true? _____
A. Housewives needn't knowanything happening to the market.
B. People are most concernedabout the value of money.
C. There seems no need foreveryone to know about the rising cost of living.
D. The prices will go up if moregoods are produced.
答案： CBDDB 答案
7、Readingcomprehension
【260867】 Very soon a computer willbe able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any languagefor you， too. It's just one more incredible result of the development ofmicroprocessors - those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as "siliconchips". So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax.In a couple of years you won't need the international language of English.
Already Texas Instruments in the United Statesis developing an electronic translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary,for example, who wants to type a letter from the boss to a businessman inSweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter inSpanish. The letter will appear on a television screen. After a few seconds thetranslated letter will appear on another television screen in Stockholm inperfect Swedish. And that's not all. Soon a computer will be able to teach youEnglish, if you really want to learn the language. You'll sit in front of atelevision screen and practise endless structures. The computer will tell youwhen you are correct and when you are wrong. It will even talk to you becausethe silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And cleverprogrammers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make.
So think of it．You will beable to teach yourself at your own pace．You will waste verylittle time，and you can work at home．And if after allthat，you still can't speak English，you can always usethe translating machine．In a few years，therefore，perhaps there will be no need for BBC Modern English，or BBCEnglish by Radio programmes - no more textbooks or teachers of English．Instead ofbuying an exciting new textbook，the computer will ask you to replace it with a microprocessor．Fast，reliable andefficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to you．Think ofthat，no more tears or embarrassing moments．One little problemis that a computer can't laugh yet - but the scientists are working on it．Happylearning！
1. Silicon chips are _____.
A. microprocessors
B. the result of the developmentof microprocessors
C. the computer itself
D. parts of microprocessors
2. According to the writer, "you won't need the internationallanguage of English" because _____.
A. learning English will nolonger be a difficult task
B. textbooks are no longernecessary
C. it's better to buy a computerthan to go to classes
D. the computer will be able to translate any language for you
3. If a Spanish secretary wants to translate a letter, all he or shewill have to do is _____.
A. push a button and wait
B. use any kind of typewriter totype the letter
C. type it for the machine to dothe translating
D. type the letter and tellsomeone else to do translation
4. You will _____ if you use a computer to learn the language.
A. waste much of your time
B. speak better English
C. need no translating machine
D. do everything at your own pace
5. This passage is mainly about _____.
A. someone who learns Englishwith the help of a computer
B. the computer teaching thelanguage
C. fast, reliable and efficientlanguage learning
D. what language learning couldbe like when computerized
答案： ADCDD 答案
8、Readingcomprehension
【260887】 Australia is the world'ssmallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established inan ancient land. Its development represents a triumph（胜利）overremoteness and a harsh landscape.
It is generally accepted that Australia'soriginal inhabitants, the aboriginal（土著的）people, havelived on the continent for 40,000 to 60,000 years. They were also its sole（唯一的）humaninhabitants until two centuries ago. Indonesian traders probably visited Australia'snorthwest but it was unknown to the rest of the world until the 1600s. A hugesouth land appeared on maps before 200 AD but its existence was not confirmeduntil the 17th century when Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch merchants venturedinto Asia.
The first European settlement of thecontinent--by the British--began in 1788, on the site now occupied by Sydney,Australia's largest city. There were then about 1500 Europeans and an estimated300,000 aboriginal people in Australia. The population has reached 2.25 millionby 1881, 5.41 million by 1921 and 7.4 million by the end of World War II（1945）. Itincreased sharply, partly because of a large postwar immigration program, andreached more than 17 million in 1991, despite a decline that began in the 1970sin the natural increase and net immigration. The rate of population increase inthe 40 years after world war II, about two percent, has halved.
Australia is one of the most urbanizedcountries in the world, with about 70 percent of the population living in the10 largest cities. Australians have a high standard of living by worldstandards. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continentin the world. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain,the largest star has six points for each of the states and one point for theterritories, and the small stars form the Southern Cross - a prominent of thesouthern hemisphere night sky.
1. The passage is written to_____.
A. present a general picture ofAustralia
B. persuade people to travel inAustralia
C. tell people the history ofAustralia
D. describe the characteristic ofAustralia
2. The first sentence in paragraph 1 mainly suggests that _____.
A. Australia is a strange country
B. it is not easy to findAustralia
C. Australia has contradictory（矛盾的）features
D. Australia is a continent and acountry as well
3. Which statement about Australia's population can NOT be inferred?_____
A. The population change is agradual increase.
B. The population increasedrapidly for a time owing to the government's special policy.
C. The rates of populationincrease in different periods varied.
D. The rate of populationincrease before World War II was about one percent.
4. The word urbanized means _____.
A. of towns or cities
B. of emergency
C. of suburbs
D. of the countryside
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____
A. The large star on the flag ofAustralia has seven points.
B. People were certain ofAustralia's existence before 200 AD because it had appeared on maps.
C. Australia enjoy relativelyhigh standard of living compared with people in other countries.
D. The aboriginal people ofAustralia were its only human inhabitants before the 18th century.
答案： ACDAB 答案
9、Readingcomprehension
【260866】 In many parts of the world，a youngperson's husband or wife is chosen by the person's parents．In theUnited States，the choice is usually made by the young people themselves．A few peoplenow employ private companies to help them in their search for the right husbandor wife．Such a company collects a great deal of information about each manand woman who is interested in marrying and puts the information on a card，which iscalled an IBM（国际商用机器公司）card． All the cards are then classified（分类）by a computer，a machinewhich organizes the cards into groups．The theory is thatsuch a machine can make the best decision about matching the right man with theright woman because machines are not influenced by emotions（情感）．Mr.Walker and Miss Brown are such a couple．When they first met，they did nothave much to talk of since everything was written on their cards．They are soperfectly matched that they seem to have everything in common．For instance，they havethe same interests，future plans and even living styles．
1. This passage is mainly about_____.
A. how to choose a husband or awife in America
B. the computers in privatecompanies
the computers in private companies
C. a new way that some peoplechoose the right husband or wife in America
D. people who are interested incomputers
2. Young people in the United States usuallybecome husband and wife _____.
A. following their parents'decision
B. with the help of privatecompanies
C. out of their own choices
D. after they study together inuniversities
3. In this passage the word "influence" means _____.
A. affect strongly
B. have feelings
C. get into trouble
D. become interested in
4. After all the cards are sent into a computer, the computer _____.
A. organizes them into groups andcorrects some of the mistakes
B. makes the best decision aboutmatching the right man with the right woman
C. will "asks" acertain man if he would like to marry a certain woman
D. will make some changes aboutthe cards
5. Mr. Walker and Miss Brown didn't have much to talk of because _____.
A. they had known each other longbefore
B. they didn't want to be husbandand wife
C. their information had beenwritten on their cards
D. It was the first time they hadmet each other
答案： CCABC 答案
10、Readingcomprehension
【260879】 Prehistoric men and womenenjoyed a more varied diet（饮食）than people do now, since they ate species（种类）of plantand several hundred thousand types of living things. But only a tiny percentageof these were ever domesticated（驯化）. Modern shops have hastened a trend towards specialization whichbegan in the earliest days of agriculture. The food of rich countries hasbecome cheaper relative to wages. It is speedily distributed in supermarkets,but the choice annually becomes less and less great. Even individual foodsthemselves become more standardized. We live in the world of the carrotspecially blunted in order to avoid making a hole in the bag, and the tomatogrown to meet a demand for a standard weight of eighteen tomatoes to a kilo.Siri von Reis Altschul asks: "Only the tree major cereals（谷物）andperhaps ten other widely cultivated species stand between famine and survivalfor the world's human population and a handful of drug plants has servedWestern civilization for several thousand years. A rather obvious questionarises: are we missing something?" After all, there are 800,000 species ofplant on earth.
1. In prehistoric times people _____.
A. ate much more than we do today
B. lived mainly on plant food
C. had a wide-ranging diet
D. were more fussy about whatthey ate
2. Most of us have come to expect _____.
A. no variation in our diet
B. areduction in food supplies
C. a specialist diet
D. food conforming to a setstandard
3. The specialization of food was started by _____.
A. the emergence of supermarkets
B. the rise of agriculture
C. the rich countries
D. the modern shops
4. According to the passage, people in the West today survive on _____.
A. carrots and tomatoes
B. several thousand types ofplants and cereals
C. a very small number ofcultivated foods
D. special species planted onethousand years age
5. The conclusion seems to be that we _____.
A. could make use of more naturalspecies
B. don't cultivate the right kindof food
C. produce more food than we need
D. cultivate too many differentspecies
答案： CCBCA 答案
11、Readingcomprehension
【260862】 Are some people bornclever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environmentand our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is"yes". To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and noamount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with limitedintelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment willdevelop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and variedsurroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth,whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. Thisview, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is tosome extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationshipbetween two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus ifwe take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely thattheir degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the otherhand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent aseach other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usuallyhave similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence dependson birth.
Imagine now that we take two identicaltwins 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 wouldsoon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicate thatenvironment as well as birth play a part. This conclusion is also suggested bythe fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are notrelated at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
1. The writer is in favor of theview that man's intelligence is given to him _____.
A. at birth
B. both at birth and througheducation
C. through education
D. neither at birth nor througheducation
2. If a child is born with low intelligence, he can _____.
A. never become a genius
B. exceed his intelligence limitsin rich surroundings
C. still become a genius if heshould be given special education
D. not reach his intelligence inhis life
3. In the second paragraph"if we take two unrelated people atrandom from the population"means if we _____.
A. pick any two persons
B. choose two persons who arerelative
C. take out two different persons
D. choose two persons withdifferent intelligence
4. The example of the twins going to a university and to a factoryseparately shows _____.
A. the importance of theirintelligence
B. the importance of theirposition
C. the role of environment onintelligence
D. the part that birth place
5. The best title of this passage can be"_____".
A. Intelligence
B. Surroundings
C. Dependence of Environment
D. Effect of Education
答案： BAACA 答案
12、Readingcomprehension
【260891】 Although April did notbring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn'tgenerally experience the sound and lightning that can go with those rains, it'sstill important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions aboutthunder and lightning.
The reason these two wonders of nature areso difficult for many adults（成年人）to explain to children is that they are not very well understood byadults themselves. Fox example, did youknow that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud isactually flashing up to a cloud from the earth ? Our eyes trick us intothinking we see a downward motion when it's actually flashing up to a cloudfrom the earth? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion whenit's actually the other way around. But then, if we believed only what we thinkand we see, we'd still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets atnight.
Most lightning flashes take place inside acloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds orbetween earth and a cloud. But, with about 2, 000 thunderstorms taking placeabove the earth every minute of the day and night, there's enough activity toproduce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second.
Parents can use thunder and lightning tohelp their children learn more about the world around them. When childrenunderstand that the light of lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost atthe same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to traveljust one mile, they can begin to time the interval（间隔）betweenthe flash and the crash to learn how close they were to the actual spark（闪光）.
1. According to the author, inthe area of the Central Valley, _____.
A. rains usually come withoutthunder and lightning
B. it is usually dry in April
C. children pay no attention tothe two natural wonders
D. parents are not interested inthunder and lightning
2. We believe that lightning is a downward motion because _____.
A. we were taught so by our senseof vision
B. we are taken in by our senseof vision
C. it is a common natural sight
D. it is a truth proved byscience
3. What is true about lightning according to the passage? _____
A. Only a small number oflightning flashes occur on earth.
B. Lightning travels 5 timesfaster than thunder.
C. Lightning flashes usually jumpfrom one cloud to another.
D. There are far more lightningstrikes occurring on earth than we can imagine.
4. The underlined word"activity"is most closely related to theword（s）_____
A. "cloud"
B. "lightning strikes"
C. "lightning flashes"
D. "thunderstorms"
5. It can be concluded from passage that _____.
A. we should not believe what wesee or hear
B. things moving downward aremore noticeable
C. people often have wrong ideasabout ordinary phenomena（现象）
D. adults are not as good as children in observing certain naturalphenomena
答案： ABDDC 答案
13、Readingcomprehension
【260888】 That afternoon Molly almostdanced along the street, as she walked home with her father from the station.They had seen Mrs. Gibson and Cynthia off to London. She wished her stepmotherwould take herself of to London more often. "Well now, dad," shesaid, "I'm going to have you all to myself for a whole week. You must bevery obedient."
"I hope you aren't to boss me, Molly.You're walking me out of breath already. We mustn't pass Mrs. Goodmays in ourhurry." They crossed the street to speak to Mrs. Goodmays, one of thedoctor's patients. "We've just been seeing my wife and her daughter toLondon. They've gone up for a week." "Dear me, to London, and onlyfor a week!" said Mrs. Goodmays, with surprise. "It seems hardlyworth the packing. It'll be lonely for you, Molly, without yourstep-sister."
"Yes," said Molly, suddenlyfeeling as if she ought to have taken this view of the case. "I'll missCynthia."
"And you, Dr. Gibson, I hope you won'tfeel like a widower once again. You must come and have supper with me oneevening. What about Tuesday?"
Dr. Gibson felt a sharp blow on his legfrom the toe of Molly's shoe, but even so he accepted the invitation, much tothe old lady's satisfaction. A moment later Molly said to him, "How couldyou go and waste one of our precious evening! We've only got five now. I'vebeen planning all sorts of things for us to do tonight." "What sortof things?"
"Oh, I don't know. Things you used tolike." She looked at him boldly. "Forbidden things now." Herfather's eyes lit up, but his face remained serious. "I'm not going to bepulled down, Molly. With hard work and sensible guidance I've reached a veryfair height of civilized behaviour, and there I'm going to stay." "Ohno，you are not. We're having bread and cheese for supper tonight, inarmchairs in front of the TV! And you shall wear your dressing -gown atbreakfast tomorrow and every morning for a week! And you shall read the paperat the dining-table! That's only a start. I haven't finished by a long wayyet."
1. What were Molly's feelings asthey walked home? _____
A. She wished she had gone toLondon too.
B. She was delighted to be alonewith her father.
C. She was looking forward toMrs. Gibson's return.
D. She hated being apart fromCynthia.
2. Mrs. Gibson was _____.
A. Dr. Gibson's mother
B. Molly's mother
C. Cynthia's daughter
D. the doctor's wife
3. From the passage we can be certain that _____.
A. the doctor's first wife haddied
B. Mrs. Gibson had no children ofher own
C. Mrs. Gibson had never beenmarried before
D. the doctor had never hadanother wife
4. When Molly kicked her father _____.
A. she meant him to turn down theinvitation
B. it seems to have been a pureaccident
C. it was a sign that Tuesday wasinconvenient
D. it showed she was pleased tohave been invited
5. What was Molly's father afraid of? _____
A. He feared he might lose hisposition as a doctor.
B. He suspected Molly wanted himto do something criminal.
C. He thought Molly wouldencourage his old bad habits.
D. He believed Molly was tryingto make him leave his wife.
答案： BDAAC 答案
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