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Passage1
ItwasverycoldlastSunday.PaulandhisfriendsAllen,BillandBettywenttothelakeafterbreakfast.Theybegantoskateontheice.Paulskatedbetterthanhisthreefriends.Heskatedfastanddidn’tknowapieceoficewasbroken.Hefellintothewater.Hisfriendswereafraidandcalledforhelp.Justthentwoworkerswalkedthereandheardthem.Theyrantherequicklyandhelpedtheboycomeoutofthewater.Thentheytookhimtoahospital.Paulandhisparentsthankedthemverymuch.
1.Whendidthechildrengoskating?
A.Afterbreakfast.B.Beforesupper.C.Afterlunch.D.Atlunch.
2.Howmanychildrenskatedonthelake?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.
3.Whoskatedbestofallthechildren?
A.Allendid.B.Pauldid.C.Billdid.D.Workerdid.
4.WhydidPaulfallintothewater?
A.Becauseheskatedfast.B.Becausehewasnotgoodatskating.
C.Becausehedidn’tknowtheicetherewasbroken.D.Becauseheskatedslow.
5.WhohelpedPaul?
A.Hisfriends.B.Hisparents.C.Twoworkers.D.Betty.
Key:
ABBCC
Passage2
Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?
Everyadvanceincommunicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.
Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.Youcan’tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthestation?
Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou…swipe(刷卡)yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?
Placingmoneyatthebank?
…talktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?
Prettysoonyouwon’thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?
1.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas____?
A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested
2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he_______.
A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddress
C.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail
3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation”inline2,paragraph2means______.
A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress
4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon’tneedto_______.
A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkers
C.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower
5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter_________.
A.ispleasedwiththemodernpaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers
C.doesn’twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology
Key:
ADCAB
Passage3
Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.
Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.
Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.
Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.
Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.
Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.
“Whyareyousad?
”askedtheant.
“I’mtheprisonerofagiant.”thegirltoldtheant.“Hewon’tletmegountilI’vemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley(大麦)andrye(黑麦)outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether.”
“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!
”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.
“Iknow,”thegirlcried,“andifIhaven’tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!
”
“Don’tcry,”theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”
Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.
Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.
Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.
1.Whatisanant?
A.Asmallanimal.B.Aninsect.C.Abird.D.Agiant.
2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?
A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.B.Whenitsavedtheant’slife.
C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.
3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?
A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.
C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.
4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?
A.Hewouldeather.B.Hewouldlethergo.
C.Hewouldtakeheraway.D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.
5.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl’slife?
A.ThegiantB.TheantC.Theant’sfriendsD.Hertears
Key:
BCDAD
Passage4
Myfriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed(移民入境检查)atEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainLowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Butnobodycametohim.Laterawomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.
“Startoutattheend,”shesaid.“Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheotherendhe’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”
“Isoonlearnedthat’showeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldmyfriend.“Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou’llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”
1.Wheredoyouthinktheoldmancamefrom?
A.Poland.B.Australia.C.Canada.D.Japan.
2.Fromthepassage,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould_________.
A.gethelpfromyourfriendsB.trytogetitbyyourself
C.knowhowacafeteriaworksD.getupagainifyoufail
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.
B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.
C.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeatinthecafeteria.
D.Althoughthewomandidn’tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.
4.Whatdoestheword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?
A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.B.Thesuccessonewantstoget.
C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.FromEasternEuropetoAmericaB.EatinginanAmericanCafeteria
C.HowtoEatinaCafeteriaD.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmerica
Key:
ABCBD
Passage5
Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld’sgreatestwonders.
“Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids(埃及金字塔)aretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:
thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”
“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”
Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?
”
Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”
Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.
Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?
”theyexclaimed.“Butthat’sasimplething.”
“Oh,no,it’snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit’swinterorsummer?
”
1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”inChinesemeans“_______”.
A.电冰箱B.洗衣机C.电风扇D.保温瓶
2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.
A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideas
C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon
3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause____.
A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptian
C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations
4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____.
A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputer
C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer
D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit
5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause______.
A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks
C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers
Key:
DBCCB
Passage6
IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyearofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.“Oh,wow,that’sreallydifficult,”hesayswithasmile.
“Therehavebeensomanything
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