英語II(1)期末復(fù)習(xí)-閱讀理解練習(xí)題

深圳電大蘇曼華

閱讀部分的短文類型包括應(yīng)用文、描述文、記敘文、闡明文或議論文等。在做閱讀理解

題時，要善于運用有效的閱讀措施，用較快的速度理解文章的大意，然后回答文后的題目。

這里有兒種措施供參照：

1.略讀：這種閱讀方式用于迅速瀏覽，理解文章大意。不能逐詞閱讀，而是按意群掃視，

連貫閱讀；不要拘泥于個別詞句的理解，尤其是時于回答問題無關(guān)緊要的詞，而要力爭

掌握通篇的中心意思：不是通過翻譯來理解，而是通過閱讀理解上下文的意思。略讀時

應(yīng)尤其注意文章的開始段、結(jié)束段、每段的首句和結(jié)尾句以及段落之間的連接詞語和文

章中的信息詞，它們往往是理解文章的關(guān)鍵。

2.查讀：這種閱讀方式適于尋找詳細細節(jié)。它的目的非常明確，即找到所需要的信息。平

常生活中我們對這一措施并不陌生。例如從人群中找出你認識的朋友，從貨架上找出你

想購置的商品，在書架上尋找一本你要找的書，從一本指南中找出某個單位的地址等，

都是運用這種措施。在查讀時，目光要自上而下，一目數(shù)行地尋視與答題有關(guān)的詞句，

與此無關(guān)的內(nèi)容要很快擦過。當(dāng)回答who,when,where等有關(guān)文章細節(jié)時，我們用這

種措施很快就能找到答案。

3.細讀：對于某些需要判斷或思索的問題，先要找到文章中的有關(guān)段落，然后逐句閱讀，

尤其對關(guān)鍵詞、關(guān)鍵句要仔細推敲，以便對其有較精確的理解，并弄清字里行間潛在的

意思。對不認識的單詞可根據(jù)上下文或自己的背景知識來推斷其含義。對難以看懂的長

句要借助語法知識來理解。對復(fù)雜的修飾語、插入句、倒裝句或較生僻的詞語，假如不

影響回答問題，不必深究。

4.對的把握句與句之間的關(guān)系：碰到讀不懂的句子只要繼續(xù)往下讀，往往就能找到理解該

句的線索。要學(xué)會識別句群，這樣有助于你更精確地把握某些難句所傳遞的信息、，也有

助于理清整個文章的脈絡(luò)。一定要抓住文章中的關(guān)聯(lián)詞。

5.帶著問題閱讀：在做閱讀理解題之前，先看文章后的問題，弄清需要回答的問題，然后

帶著這些問題邊閱讀邊找出答案。與答案無關(guān)的內(nèi)容可略過，由于考試時閱讀的目的很

明確，就是為了回答問題。有時并不需要完全理解全文內(nèi)容也能回答問題。

無論采用以上哪種措施，在考試時都應(yīng)首先迅速瀏覽文章及文章后的題目，然后到文章

中查找有關(guān)的信息，這就是我們一般所講的skimming(略讀)與scanning(迅速查讀)

技巧的緊密結(jié)合。

如下是期末考試的閱讀理解練習(xí)題

閱讀下列短文，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一種對的答案

Passage1(Unit3Activity6)7月題

TherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBri:ishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUK

wehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.

After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberof

divorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.But

therearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.Atpresentthemarriagerateinthe

UKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgone

downquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehigh

proportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentof

childrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.There

arequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawoman

ratherthanaman.

TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeans（hatthere'sbeen

quiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.

B.ThedecliningmarriagerateintheUK.

C.Theincreasingdivorceratein（heUK.

D.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.

2.During（helasttenyears,.

A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK

B.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUK

C.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK

D.40%ofchildrenwereborntosingleparentsintheUK

3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto.

A.declineB.soar（急劇上升）C.staystableD.notmentionedinthepassage

4.According（othepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.

B.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.

C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.

D.90percentofloneparentfamiliesarcheadedbywomen.

5.Thelastparagraphtellsus.

A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemoment

B.atpresentanyfamilyintheUKis2childrenatmost

C.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing

D.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow

（Key：l.C2.A3.B4.A5.D）

Passage2（作業(yè)2）

Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblem

ofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman'sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial（人

造的）substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanatural

substance（物所），suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.

Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbe

controlledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehome

thereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesin

packagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan't

bereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitlerproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsof

glass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlyto

buythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsoto（hrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollution

andwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelplosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,

excessuseandcarelessdisposal（處理）oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.

1.Themaincauseofpollutionis.

A.（hereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment

B.theproductionofnewindustrialgoods

C.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance

2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly__.

A.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizers

B.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasures

C.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts

3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause__.

A.airandwaterpollution

B.bothalitterproblemandawasteofresources

C.topayfortheservice

4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?

A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.Reduceexcessuse.C.Eating.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)ilter”meaninparagraph2?

A.bitsofwastethingsB.seriousproblemC.industrialpollution

（Key：LA2.C3.B4.C5.A）

Passage3（課外）

Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingto

eachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingour

conversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand-poof!-I

wascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeople

withoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseems

thatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedloconnectyoulo（heabsent.Nowi:makespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyI

wasinacarwiththreefiiends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthe

personontheotherendofhiscellphoneTherewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,

unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvancein

communicationstechnologyisasetback（退步）totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mail

andinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtoone

another.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmy

momhasaquestion.Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindex

goesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipe

youcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositat

thebank?Whytalkto(heclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardinto

theATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationor

beingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnology

devotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Giving

themupisn'tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyarcintendedtodo.It'stheirunintended

resultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneinthe

roomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?

1.Theauthor'sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel__.

A.unhappyB.funnyC.wonderful

2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans.

A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassing

B.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs

C.bothAandB

3.Accordingtotheauthor,【hemoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the

weare.

A.moreautomaticB.moredisconnectedC.closer

4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvancein

communicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?

A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeing

ortalkingtooneanother.

B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.

C.Alloftheabove.

5.Whatis(heunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.

B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.

C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere.

(Key：1.A2.C3.B4.C5.B)

Passage4(課外)1月題，7月題

Somepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairin

largecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“hike”.

Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,

somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmore

peoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthe

cityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.

Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.For

example,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbike

ridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatif

therewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.

Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslow

traffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhaveless

business.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.

Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyon

weekends.CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikefor

aBetterCitysaysthatthishnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.

1.Accordingtothepassage,sonicpeoplethinkthatbicycle.

A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancars

C.areriddenbymostpeopleinU.S.D.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems

2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby.

A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeriders

C.peoplelivingfarfromdowntownD.somestoreowners

3.“Bicyclelanes''probablymeans__.

A.narrowpassagesbetweenbuildingsforbicyclesB.roadsfullofbicycles

C.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonlyD.roadsforbicyclesonly

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.BikeforaBetterCitymembersridebicyclestowork.

B.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.

C.TheCentralParkissituatedinthedowntownsectionofNewYork.

D.Insomecitiesmanypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes.

5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__.

A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCity

B.AirPollutioninNewYorkCitybyCars

C.SpecialLanesforPassengers

D.ASolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork

(Key：1.D2.B3.C4.D5.D)

Passage5(Unit18Activity3)(作業(yè)2)1月題

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,41Londonisnotacity,-it

isanation/*Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnic

groups,isaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.Thecitywasfoundedbythe

Romansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowing

numberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.

ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.

NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.

NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainlivein

London(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%ofthe

AsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.

ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%of(hetotal

populationofLondon.

Therearcanestimated330,300refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecent

arrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.

Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybrid

cultures.

Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparents

maycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare

uskilledcross-culturaltravellers“withoutleaving(heirhome-town.

1.WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli'sstatementisanunderstatement?

BecarsehethinksLondonis___.

A.partoftheworldB.Evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld

C.notanationatallD.aminiatureworldthanksioitsgreatculturaldiversity

2.Londonisregardedas(hemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfacts

EXCEPTthat—.

A.within10years40%Londonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups

B.mostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinLondon,speakingover300languages

C.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyother

countries

D.Manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds

3.Ethnicminoritygroupsuillmakeup__oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

A.3.8%B.40%C.39%D.36%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon__.

A.youngpeoplearefor4mdifferentbackgrounds

B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironment

C.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures

D.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures

5.Thepassagemainlydealswith__.

A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondon

B.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondon

C.theculturaldiversityinLondon

D.thecontributionmadebythenewarrivalstoLondon

(Key：I.D2.D3.B4.D5.0

Passage6(Unit9Activity12)(作業(yè)1)1月題

Whowillstagethegames?

PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcity

spendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,

theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Bidding

forthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywill

notwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthegamesfromfivebidders

-Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2

Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?

Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupininJapan

andSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotels

andanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajor

constructionprojects-theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthe

buildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.

Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.

WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothe

country.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesare

permanentlyimproved.

1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystartsbeforethegamesarereallyheld.

A.twoyearsB.eightyearsC.oneyearD.tenyears

2.Beijingwasoneofthebiddersforthegames.

A.fourB.fiveC.tenD.three

3.TheWorldCupwasheldin.

A.JapanB.SouthKoreaC.ChinaD.AandB

4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?

A.Theextensionoftheunderground.B.Theimprovementoftheairport.

C.ThebuildingofnewmotorwaysD.Alloftheabove

5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.

B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.

C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.

D.Alloftheabove.

(Key：1.D2.B3.D4.D5.D)

Passage7(課外)

Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetidesofthebookson

theshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikea

jobIneedediostartsavingforcollege,so1saidyes.

Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformy

freshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudent

unionduringcollege.1mademapsfortheU.SForestService.Butsellingbookswasoneofthe

mostsatisfying.

Onedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Sheseemedfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwe

hadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI'vealways

rememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.

Yearslater,asatelevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersof

thelefthandlinkedtogether.HisfamilycouldnotaffordthecoiTectivesurgery,andtheboylived

inshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.

IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctoranda

nursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.

Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphis

repairedhandandsay,“Thankyou."Iwasovcijoycdandfilledwithastrongsenseofrev/ard.

AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingfor(hecustomers,notjustforthestore.

Todayit'sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helping

themmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefinda

goodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.

I.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?

A.Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.

B.Hehadalwayswantedtohaveajobinthatbookstoreandhesucceeded.

C.Helikedreadingbooks,sotriedtogetajobthere.

D.Hedidnotgotoschool,sohelookedforajobwhenhewas15.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because

A.heonlyhadtoworkafterschoolandgotgoodwages

B.ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimself

C.ithelpedhimpaytorhisfreshmanyearofcollege

D.hedidnotfeelthathewasworkingforthestore

3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwas.

A.worriedabouther

B.lessworriedabouther

C.unabletoforgether

D.proudofhimself

4.Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby.

A.persuadinghisbosstodothestoryonTV

B.persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTV

C.askingadoctortoperforintheoperationforfree

D.visitingtheboyin(herecoveryroomaftertheoperation

5.Themainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreis

A.itgiveshimsalaiy

B.itmakeshimfeelexcited

C.ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworld

D.itenableshimtowork

(Key:1.A2.B3.D4.B5.0

Passage8（課外）7月

PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.Paperwasnotmadeinsouthern

Europeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld's

paper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisan

importantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaand

SouthAfrica.Someofthev/oodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtrees

growninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeis

neededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuy

onedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcat

downfasterthantheyarcbeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginning

ofnextcentury.

Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Butthereare

manyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedfbrbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodfor

keepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,

tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaper

houses.

I.Wherewaspaperinvented?

A.InChina.B.InsouthernEurope.

C.InScandinavia.D.InBritain.

2.Scandinaviabegantomakepaper.

A.in1100B.in1400

C.in1500D.inthefirstcentury

3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaperwillneed.

A.halfatreeB.onetree

C.twotreesD.morethanonetree

4.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownthantheyarebeingplanted.

A.moreslowlyB.muchfaster

C.muchmoreslowlyD.faster

5.Thelatestthingsmadeofpaperare.

A.chairsB.:ables

C.clothesD.houses

（Key:1.A2.C3.B4.D5.D）

Passage9（課外）7月

Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbe

understoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearis

anotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglish

literature,aphraselike'hewentpaleandbegantotrembleJsuggeststhatthemaniseithervery

afraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,'heopenedhiseyeswide'isusedtosuggest

angerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedina

phraselike4theystretchedouttheirtongues!’uStretchingoutyourtonguevinEnglishisan

insultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.

ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybelterthanmenatrecognizingfear,

anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfindit

easiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Wecaneasilyunderstandwhatpeople,sgesturesmean.

B.Wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople.

C.Gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostpeoplebutwordsarenot.

D.Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople'gesturesreallymeansometimes.

2.People*sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecause.

A.peopleofdifferentsexesmayunderstandagesturedifferently

B.peoplespeakingdifferentlanguageshavedifferentfacialexpressions

C.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentinterpretations

D.peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions

3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat.

A.gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelings

B.gesturescanbemoreeffectivelyusedthanwordstoexpressfeelings

C.wordsarcoftenmoredifficulttounderstandthangestures

□.gesturesareusedasfrequenllyaswordstoexpressfeelings

4.Inthesameculture,people.

A.hardlyeverfailtounderstandeachother*sideasandfeelings

B.areequallyintelligenteveniftheyhavedifferentbackgrounds

C.almostallhavethesameunderstandingofthesamething

D.mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagecanbe.

A.GesturesB.Feelings

C.GesturesandFeelingsD.CultureandUnderstanding

(Key:1.D2.D3.A4.D5.C)

Passage10(課外)1月題

Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn'tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.Mum

pointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwatched,mouth

openinsurprise,Mumtookottherhatandcoatandgavethemtometohold.Shewalkedquietly

tothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.Shepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthe

nurselookedup,Mumnoddedandsaid,“Verydirtyfloors.M

uYes.rmgladthey?vefinallydecidedtocleanthem,“thenurseanswered.Shelookedat

Mumstrangelyandsaid,“Butaren'tyouworkinglate?”

Mumjustpushedharder,eachswipeofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.

Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.

AfteralongtimeMumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.Shequicklyput(hemopbackand

tookmyhand.Asweturnedtogooutofthedoor.Mumnoddedpolitelytothenurseandsaid,

wThankyou.”

Outside,Mumtoldme,“Kateisfine.Nofever.”

“Yousawher.Mum?”

“Ofcourse.Itoldheraboutthehospitalrules,andshewillnotexpectusuntiltomorrow.Dad

willstopworryingaswell.It*safinehospital.Butsuchfloors!Amopisnogood.Youneeda

brush.”

1.WhenshetookamopfromthesmallroomwhatMumreallywantedtodowas.

A.tocleanthefloorB.topleasethenurse

C.toseeapatientD.tosurprisethestory-teller

2.When(henursetalkedtoMumshethoughtMumwasa.

A.nurseB.visitor

C.patientD.cleaner

3.Afterreadingthestorywhatcanweinferaboutthe