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（二） 阅读理解阅读下面短文，请从每小题给出的四个备这项中，选出最佳选项。1We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched with mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, Very dirty floor.Yes, Im glad they finally decided to clean them, the nurse answered. She looked at Mum and said, But arent you working late? Mum just pushed harder, each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time, Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said Thank you. Outside, Mum told me, Dagmar is fine. No fever. You saw her, Mum? Of course, I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. Its a fine hospital, but such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.( ) 1. When she took a mop from the small room. What Mum really wanted to do was_. A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse C. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller( ) 2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a_. A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner( ) 3. After reading the story what can we infer(推断) about the hospital? A. Its a childrens hospital B. It has strict rules about visiting hour C. The conditions there are very bad D. The nurses and doctors there dont work hard( ) 4. From the passage we know that Dagmar is most likely(可能地) _ . A. the story-tellers sister B. Mums friend C. the story-tellers classmate D. Dads boss( ) 5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? A. Strange B. Warm-hearted C. Clever D. Hard-working2Some people have very good memories, and can easily learn quite long poems (诗) by heart. There are other people. They can only remember things when they have been said again and again. The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said that he could walk down any long street in London and then tell you the name of every shop he had passed. Many of the great men of the world have had wonderful memories. A good memory is a great help in learning of language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child. A mans mind is rather like a camera, but it takes photos not only of what we see but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. When we take a real photo with a camera, there is much to do before the photo is finished and ready to show, to our friends. In the same way there is much work to be done before we can keep a picture for ever in our minds. Memory is the diary we all carry about with us.( ) 1. Some people are good at _. A. learning long poems B. remembering things C. taking photos D. keeping a diary( ) 2. Others can only remember things _. A. by repeating them B. by hearing, smelling and tasting C. by learning a foreign language D. by keeping a picture( ) 3. Charles Dickens _. A. didnt live in his own country B. had a very good camera C. spoke two foreign languages as easily as English D. had a very good memory( ) 4. A good memory helps you _. A. keep a picture for ever B. tell others the name of every shop in London C. learn a language D. hear, smell and taste( ) 5. Remembering a thing is rather like _. A. learning a poem B. taking a photo C. learning English D. feeling a thing3In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Pads. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of USA independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt ill the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28th, 1886. As you might: expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can fide an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.( ) 1. According to the passage, people of_ gave people of the United States the Statue of Liberty. A. England B. France C. Germany D. Spain( ) 2. The same man, who made_in Pads, designed the inner support system of the Statue of Liberty. A. the cathedral of Notre Dame B. tile Sacre Coeur Church C. the Eiffel Tower D. the Sorbonne university( ) 3. The Statue of Liberty was built in_ , and rebuilt in _ . A. England, the United States B. the United States, France C. France, England D. France, the United States( ) 4. According to the passage, the United States received the Statue of Liberty as a gift for its_anniversary of independence from England. A. 100th B. 200th C. 150th D. 50th( ) 5. Based on information given in the last paragraph, there are_steps from the bottom of the statue to the head of the statue. A. a hundred and sixty-eight B. one hundred and sixtyC. a hundred and eight D. sixty-eight4Patrick arrived in America a week ago. At first he thought his English learned in the middle school was good enough. He was sure he could deal with any situation. He thought he would call a taxi on his arrival and talk with the driver to ask about the American ways. But very different from his idea, he found he could hardly understand the driver, nor did the driver understand him. It seemed to him that his efforts in those years learning English had gone to waste. Reading his mind the driver said, Well, dont get worried! Never lose heart. In a few months, youll be able to speak English as well as I do. Yes, Patrick thought. He would put in more practice. He would consider himself as a complete beginner in American English.( ) 1. Patrick is_. A. an American B. an Englishman C. from an English-speaking country D. from a country whose language is not English( ) 2. Patrick had wanted to ask about the American ways because_. A. an American city has a lot of roads B. he wanted to know the way to some places C. he wanted to know the American habits and customs D. he was afraid of traffic accidents( ) 3. He and the driver didnt understand each other because_. A. of the generation gap B. of the language problem C. the driver was not an American D. Patrick spoke too fast( ) 4. Reading his mind means _. A. finding what he thought B. reading the book in his mind C. recognizing Patrick D. researching his idea( ) 5. At the end of the story Patrick thought_. A. he would find the difference between his English and American English B. the English he had learned was not real English C. he would make a new start in English D. he would consider about his way of learning5Many American students have part-time jobs. This is necessary because higher education in the United States is not free, but costs a large amount of money. It is difficult for parents who are not very rich to provide (提供) children with all the money they need at school, so students themselves have to try to earn (挣得) money. It is possible for them to work on campus. Their school may hire them as teaching assistants, secretaries, workers in offices and libraries, waiters or waitresses in restaurants. They can work as long as 24 hours a week and are paid by the hour. It is also possible for them to work outside their school in factories, stores and supermarkets, or help families to clean rooms, do repair or baby sitting (照顾小孩) At many colleges, the summer holidays are as long as three to four months. This is a very good chance for students to work full-time somewhere and get more than they can from part-time jobs. American students are usually active in class. They like to ask questions and enjoy discussions, A professors lecture may be interrupted (中断) from time to time by questions. This does not annoy him because questions show that students are listening to him attentively and using their heads. Some students like to work independently (独立地) on the subjects they have chosen. To these students the library is more important, for they rely more on books in the library than on lectures that are given by their teachers. In short, many American students like to be independent!( ) 1. Many American students have part-time jobs because_. A. higher education in the United States in free of charge B. the cost of higher education there is very great C. some parents dont have enough money to keep their children at school D. Both B and C( ) 2. They can get part-time jobs_. A. either on campus or outside their school B. only in the summer holidays C. as waiters or waitresses in offices and libraries D. as repairmen or baby-sitters in stores and supermarkets( ) 3. Students like their summer holidays because_. A. they are almost half a year long B. they can have a happy time C. they can work full-time and get more money D. they are prevented from part-time jobs( ) 4. Professors are not annoyed at students questions, thinking that_. A. students dislike discussions B. students get them into trouble C. students dont have to go to the lectures D. students work hard and think deeply( ) 5. The library is more important to_. A. those who rely more on books than on lectures B. those who like to read all sorts of books C. professors who can borrow many books D. the students who rely on books in the library only6Rivers can be young, middle-aged and old. Young rivers are the ones that are busy cutting out valleys (河谷) shaped tike the letter V as they rush down from mountains. The running water and pieces of rock sweep down the river and rub away the land. These pieces of rock become small round stones and sand and soil is washed down the river in the form of mud (泥). After many thousands of years, the mountains and slopes (斜坡) on either side of the river are worn down. As the river bed is less steep (陡峭), the water is not in such a hurry. The valley becomes wider and its shape is more like the letter U. This is a middle-aged river. An old river has almost finished the job of wearing away the land. The land along its banks is fiat. The water moves slowly, except at flood times and carries only fine mud. It winds like letters through the wide plain (平原).( ) 1. Rivers are in a hurry when theyre_ . A. old B. middle - aged C. on their way to the sea D. young( ) 2. V-shaped river are cut by_ . A. people B. wide rivers C. middle - aged rivers D. young rivers( ) 3. When stones are swept down a river, they become_. A. sharp B. round C. heavier D. harder( ) 4. In its old age, the river_ . A. is always running very fast B. has a wide valley C has no hills left on its sides D. no longer wears away any land( ) 5. The banks along old river are usually very . A. steep B. flat C. narrow D. wide7 Office calls are, perhaps, the most difficult and the most important part of a secretarys work, The first impression (印象) that a client (客户) receives about a business is very often through a telephone, contact (联系). A caller who is left hanging on hold will get the feeling that he or she has been forgottenor ignored (忽视). If a call is answered rudely, the caller may become angry. And if the call is not sent to the right person, the caller may feel that he or she is getting the runaround. Laura Needham is a secretary of a large company . As a good office secretary, Laura knows that a secretary must be pleasant and helpful, no matter how busy she is or what kind of mood (情绪) she may be in. She knows she must be calm (平静的), if a caller is angry; also of course, she knows she can never allow herself to get angry. If she doesnt have the information the caller asks for, she must know who does have the information . Finally she knows how to screen telephone calls, that is, which calls to refer to her boss, which calls to refer to other people and, which calls to handle herself. A well handled telephone call will give the caller a good impression of the company he or she is dealing with.( ) 1. According to the passage, a good secretary finds it_to handle office calls well. A. tiring B. bring C. important D. easy( ) 2. It is often through_that a customer receives his/her first impression about a business. A. telephone contacts B. newspaper ads C. radio and telegrams D. memory( ) 3. If a call is answered_, the caller will get angry. A. respectfully B. impolitely C. in time D. quite properly( ) 4. Runaround in the first paragraph means . A. a useful answer B. a good answer C. a not-so-warm welcome. D. an unhelpful answer( ) 5. Laura knows quite well a secretary must be . A. pleasant B. helpful C. calm D. all of the above8The whole world seemed to be black and empty. The sky was black with bright, shining stars that never twinkled. The sun, white, round and burning, seemed to hang in the black space. This was the scene that spread before the eyes of the first astronaut (宇航员) who left his spaceship to walk in outer space. The name of this Soviet astronaut was Leonov; and the date was March, 18, 1965. Several months later, an American astronaut did the same thing. Both of these space walkers had spent months before their flight learning how to control their movements under the strange conditions that they would find in outer space. Wearing their thick space suits, theylearned to deal with (处理) conditions where there is neither weight nor gravity (引力), neither up nor down. We do not realize how much we depend on the earths gravity. When there is no gravity, our feet no longer stay on the ground. We float around in the air and the slightest touch may send us floating off in the opposite direction. In the laboratories (实验室) where astronauts are trained for their journeys, the conditions are like those of flight. It takes time for them to prepare for the great changes that take place in space. When the spaceship leaves the earth at very high speed, the astronauts feel as if they are being crushed (挤) against the spaceship floor. Later, when they are far away from the earth and there is no more gravity, they find they are unable to stay in one place. Simple actions, such as eating and drinking, become very difficult. You may have some idea of what the astronauts have to deal with if you try to drink a glass of water while standing on your head or while just lying down.( ) 1. Such a scene spread _before the eyes of the first astronaut when he was walking in space: A. The sun was shining so brightly that the black sky looked white. B. Millions of stars were twinkling in the black sky. C. The sky was so black that the white sun became dark. D. In the black sky, the far brighter, burning sun could be seen. And much brighter stars could also be seen, which did not twinkle.( ) 2. According to the passage, we know that_. A. in outer space the two space walkers learned to walk for several months B. the two astronauts left their spaceships but never came back C. the two astronauts walked in space in the same month D. the astronaut Leonov was the first space walker in mans history( ) 3. Before walking in space, the two astronauts were given special training so that_ . A. they could deal with conditions on earth B. they might know the up and down in outer space C. they could learn to control their movements in outer space D. they could learn to walk in space with no thick space snits on( ) 4. The gravity of the earth_. A. makes men floating on earth B. keeps m