1、閱讀理解一、閱讀理解（共16小題；共32.0 分）ABritish HumorIs it true that the British laugh at different things from people in other countries? Let's have a lookat what we laugh at in Brita in.To the British, the powerful and important are often figures of fun. It's not just politicians（ 政治家）who make us laugh

2、quietly, but anyone whose job it is to tell other people what to do and who take themselves too seriously. We giggle at authority（ 權威）,but also, kindly with anyone who is treated un fairly. We know they can't win, but if they do so sometimes, it's even funnier. Our clow ns are often silly pe

3、ople doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things and winning.The British laugh when other people might feel very worried. People say that the British are coldand un willi ng to show their feeli ngs and this is expressed in our humor. I don't really thi

4、nk that's truebut I know that we do have a strong sense of irony（ 反諷）.“ Not very pleasant ” , we say after someterrible experienee. Along with this, is our love of understatement（ 輕描淡寫）."It's a bit windy today”we might say in the middle of a typho on, or“ There's a slight problem” w

5、he n someth ing has gone 1seriously wrong.A British comedian will often begin by saying“ Have you ever noticed?” We find humor inordin ary, bori ng life, especially its n egative aspects. As well as this, we find it amus ing to tell jokes about things that have gone wrong for us, rather tha n not me

6、n ti oning them in case we look stupid. Our funny stories might start with" I'm such an idiot, I did something really stupid yesterday”Another thing that can make it difficult to understand“ British humor ” ughthat we don't always l<or even smile whe n we say somethi ng funny. We oft

7、e nkeep a straight'face” even whe n we're mak inga joke.So, is the British sense of humor uniq ue? Well, probably no t. It is the comb in ati on of all thesefeatures that make the British laugh and mak e so many other people ask“ Why is that funny? ”1. Which of the following is the British h

8、umor?A. The British laugh at themselvesB. The British laugh at things that are rudeC. The British laugh whe n they meet bori ng peopleD. The British laugh whe n they think things are funny2. The un derl ined phraseA. look con fusedkeep a straight facemean sthe BritishB.stop laugh ingC. make a faceD.

9、seem expressi onl ess3. The writer thinksA. the British politicia ns are funny peopleB. the British sometimes laugh whe n others might cryC. the British like to tell jokes in pleasant situationsD. the British humor is easy for other people to un dersta ndBWild ani mals are our frien ds, but many of

10、them are gett ing fewer and fewer. We should try to protect them. The four an imals below are now in dan ger.Tibeta n An telopesTibetan antelopes （藏羚羊）are medium-sized animals. They mainly feed on grass. They are usually found in groups of about 20. They are killed for their wool, which is warm, sof

11、t and fine and can be made into expensive clothes. Although people can get the wool without killing the animals, people simply kill them before tak ing the wool. The nu mber of them is dropp ing year by year. There are less than 75,000 Tibeta n an telopes left i n the world, dow n from a millio n 50

12、 years ago.Golden Mon keysGolde n mon keys are mainly found in Sichua n, Gan su, Shanxi prov in ces and Shengnon gjia mountainous area of Hubei Provi nee. Golde n mon keys have golde n-orange fur. They move around in the daytime, usually in groups of as many as 100 to 200 heads, or 20 to 30 heads. T

13、hey feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos. But people are destro ying the environment where they live. Trees and bamboos are disappeari ng, so golde n mon keys have less and less to eat.Elepha ntsElepha nts are very big and strong. They are bigger tha n any other ani mals on land. They are grey

14、 and have long trunks and tusks. They have poor eyesight, but very good heari ng and smell. They can lift heavy things and break dow n bran ches with their trun ks. Elepha nts are very frien dly towards each other and towards their neighbours. Normally, they live in a group for many years. Young mal

15、e elepha nts do no t leave the group un til they are about 12 years old. Now, there are very few elepha nts in the world. The nu mber of them is beco ming smaller and smaller because their livi ng areas are used for farming. Also, people hunt them for their tusks.WolvesWolves are not very big. They

16、have grey fur. Wolves have very good eyesight,heari ng and smell. Wolves' food is various. They eat animals,insects and snails. They are friendly to each other and neverattack people. They do not kill for fun. Wolves are in dan ger, too. They are losi ng their livi ng areas because people cut do

17、w n forests. Soon they will have no home or food.4. Tibeta n an telopes usually live in groups of about A. 20B. 30C. 100D. 2005. Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?A. Tibeta n an telopes.C.Elepha nts.B. Golde n mon keys.D. Wolves6. Which of the follow ing senten ces is right?A. T

18、here are less tha n 7,500 Tibeta n an telopes left in the world now.B. Golde n mon keys usually move around duri ng the ni ght.C. Elepha nts have good eyesight, but very poor heari ng and smell.D. Wolves are frien dly to each other and they n ever attack people.7. What can be the best title of the p

19、assage?B. How To Hunt Wild Ani malsD. How To Train The An imalsA. Wild Ani mals In Da ngerC. An imals In The zooCHave you seen Avatar（阿凡達）？It's a popular movie this year. It is three-dimensional（3D）, so you may have to wear a special pair of glasses to see it. The 3D glasses make the images圖像）fr

20、om the movie look like they are coming straight at you.More and more 3D movies are coming to theaters. Some say that 3D TV sets will come into our homes in the n ear future. Three-dime nsional tech no logy can make TV and movies more excit ing. But people with eye problems may get headaches if they

21、spe nd too much time watch ing 3D movies. Why?When we look at an object, each eye sees it at a different angle（角度）.Our eyes send the two images to our brain, and the brain puts them together. That's how we see depth.Three-dime nsional tech no logy uses two film projectors（ 投影機）.One projects a le

22、ft eye image and the other projects a right eye image. 3D glasses allow us to see a differe nt image in each eye.There are a lot of people walk ing around with very small eye problems, for example an eye muscle imbalanee. Under normal situations, the brain can get used to their eyes so they can see

23、things n ormally.But whe n they are watch ing a 3D movie, the images projected to their eyes can't be put together by their brai n.So the brain needs to work harder at“ reading ” the imageasTh ao mtaese people to get dizzy or develop headaches.Dr Joh n Haga n, an eye doctor in Kan sas City, said

24、 some people who do not see depth no rmally cannot see in 3D at all.He said people whose eyes can't focus on（聚焦）the same object at once will have trouble seeing 3D images.8. When we wear a pair of 3D glasses, .A. our brain will get a differe nt image from each eyeB. our brain will put the differ

25、e nt objects togetherC. our eyes will focus on the same object easilyD. our eyes will see an object at the same an gle9. What does the underlined words“ normal situations ” mean?A. When people see things n ormallyB. When people have no eye problemsC. When people don't have a headacheD. When peop

26、le aren't see ing a 3D movie10. What does the writer want to tell us in this passage?A. Seeing 3D movies can bring us eye problemsB. Not all the people can watch 3D imagesC. The 3D glasses make the movie seem aliveD. The 3D movies will be very popular soonDIf En glish means en dless new words, d

27、ifficult grammar and sometimes stra nge pronun ciati on, you are wrong. Have n't you no ticed that you have become cleverer since you started to lear n a Ian guage?Accord ing to a new study by a British uni versity, lear ning a sec ond Ian guage can lead to an in crease in your brain power. Rese

28、archers found that learning other Ianguages changes grey ma卄er. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles（肌肉）.A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke En glish. They were compared with a group of "early bili nguals&quo

29、t; who had lear nt a sec ond Ian guage before the age of five, as well as a nu mber of later lear ners.Scans掃扌苗）showed that grey matter density（密度）in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a sec ond Ian guage. But the Ion ger a pers on waited before masteri ng a new Ian guage, th

30、e smaller the differe nee."Our findings suggest that the structure（結構）of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a sec ond Ian guage," said the scie ntists.It mea ns that the cha nge itself in crease the ability to lear n.Professor Dylan Vauhan Jones of the University of Wales h

31、as researched the link between the bilingualism and maths skills. "Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible（ 靈活的 ）," he said. "You are going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas."The findings were matc

32、hed in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. "Studying a language means you get an entrance to an

33、other world," explained the scientists.11. What does the writer talk about in the passage?A. Useful methods must be used in language learning.B. We should keep learning a second language abroad.C. Language can help us communicate with each other.D. Second language learning can improve our mind.

34、12. What does the underlined phrase "grey matter" refer to?A. The memory of the brain.B. Our body language.C. A certain part of the brain.D. A kind of dark color.13. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Learning a second language can help us find a good job quickly.B.

35、 Dr. Mechelli made the experiment among three different groups.C. Learning a second language is the same as studying other subjects.D. The earlier we learn a second language, the more money we pay.EWhen the earthquake hit Japan on March 11, workers in a supermarket in Japan didn't run away when

36、they felt the shaking. Instead, they held on to the shelves and tried to stop the goods from falling down.Reporters from NHK, the country's largest TV station, stayed calm in front of cameras during the earthquake, even though some were facing real danger.The earthquake was the most powerful one

37、 to hit Japan in the country's history. But Japan's reaction（ 反應 ） to the accident has shown that it is the most earthquake-perpared country in the world. The calm that Japanese showed during and after the quake has impressed the world.This is because Japan has“ an earthquake culture” . Japanese people are taught how to prepare forand react to earthquake from a young age.One way kids lear n about earthquake safety is from the carto on character Maruko, a 9-year-old student. In an episode（片段）from Chibi Maruko-Chan櫻桃小丸子，Maruko has to we