阅读理解训练题-68.doc

阅读理解训练题（六十八）AFor almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the worlds tallest skyscraper（摩天大楼）. The building reaches a height of 1, 250 feet. It has 102 floors. The use of steel frames made its height possible. Steel walls can rise height without needing to be thick. Steel frame construction is strong. All plates are fixed firmly together by metal bolts（螺栓）called rivets （铆钉）. When set in place, rivets are usuall red- hot. One end is already rounded. A riveter uses a special hammer to shape the other end. Then the rivet cools. It holds the plates firmly. High winds can move this strong building. A wind of a hundred miles an hour has caused it to move almost one and a half inches.56The writer says that the Empire State Building _.A. hasnt been finishedB. is in New York CityC. is the tallest skyscraper in the world nowD. had fewer floors than the New World Trade Center57In steel -frame building, the bottom walls_ .A. must be very thickB. must be roundedC. are usually red - hotD. do not need to be thick58Rivets are described as being _.A. picked up by tools when red -hotB. hit by tools when red - hotC. usually caught in a holeD. usually put in place when red - hot59The word“ plates” in this article might mean _ in Chinese.A. 盘子B. 钢板C. 横木板 D. 铜牌BTernang, Mon, more than 10, 000 people were made homeless in Ternang after six days of continuous heavy rain. The wooden bridge across the river has been swept away, . The town is cut by flood waters. At the fifth mile Jalan Tengku, the water is not two metres deep. It is closed to all traffic. Motorists going south are advised to use Jalan Hisamuddin. Flooding first appeared at mid - afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People moving to higher ground were just in time to escape from the flood. Most of the people had to leave their possessions behind. Helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society, the whole town was moved out of danger. They are new houses near the town of Tulang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unfortunate people, ” a government official said, “ In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from organizations and people. ”According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be totally covered. So far nobody has been reported dead.60Motorists to the south were advised to _.A. return homeB. stay at home in Jalan HisamuddinC. move to higher groundD. travel by Jalan Hisamuddin61The flood victims（受害者）first escaped to _.A. the nearby townB. Jalan HisamuddinC. higher groundD. Tulang62The people are staying _.A. at a newspaper officeB. at a police stationC. in Tulang D. on their roof tops63The flood is expected to_.A. go downB. cause more rainC. get worse D. kill more peopleCFor years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earths natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye-pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（ 污染 物） can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer, Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s. It is that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using manmade building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plants leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.64Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because _.A. the man - made building materials let out dangerous gases inside housesB. there may be more harmful gases outside housesC. the flow of air indoors is limitedD. indoor air pollution can make a person seriously ill65The indoor air pollution is caused_.A. by the building method through which the builders want to save energyB. by the limit of the flow of air between inside and outsideC. by the building things which are made of man - made materialsD. not only by the limit of air - flow but also by the man made materials66The most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants because_.A. they may let out more oxygen which people needB. they can absorb different kinds of the harmful indoor chemicalsC. they can take in all kinds of indoor pollutantsD. they can make your house prettier and more healthyDWe are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and dont do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience（听众）. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you Prepare your speech. Then try to arrange（安排） your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.Dont talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what youve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together.67“Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.”means that while preparing your speech, you must _.A. put your shoes aside and put on theirsB. try their shoes to see if they fit youC. wear the shoes with the same size as theirsD. try to imagine yourself to be in their position68When he is giving his speech, the speaker is to _.A. let his eyes rest to the subjectB. follow the audience step by stepC. face the audience in a natural wayD. look up and down from time to time69During the course of the speech it isnt right for a speaker to_.A. think nothing of the audienceB. speak in a loud voiceC. take a short stop at timesD. refer to the notes once in a while70Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?_.A. How to Remember the Audience?B. How to Improve One s Speech?C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech?D. How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech?EIt is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible （有责任的）for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.My daughter Carlas fifth - grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a prefect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.You can use the same technique when you evaluate （评价）your childs work at home. Dont always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasnt done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.Learning is a process（过程）of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.71The whole passage deals with _.A. social educationB. school educationC. family educationD. pre - school education72The author thinks that_.A. there is no way to get children to help at homeB. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will becomeC. it is very difficult to make children responsible for houseworkD. children can be forced to help with housework73The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate（评价）your childs work at home. That is to _.A. praise his success B. promise him a tripC. give him a punishment D. promise him a ball game74The author advises readers to_.A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teachingB. take pride in Carlas fifth - grade teacherC.