复习练习《阅读理解4》

1、阅读理解4We can express thoughts and feeli ngs and send sounds and pictures on our smartphones today . Wecan't send tastes , smells or touch . But some scientists in Britain are trying to develop a way for smartpho ne s to do that.To give users a sense of taste, Adrian David Cheok and someother scie

2、 ntists desig ned two electrodes （电极片）.“ You put these two electrodes in yourmouth, you put your tongue in between and then your tongue will get a virtual taste perception （虚拟味觉）in your brain , ” said Professor Cheok . They have already created sour , salty , sweet and bitter tastes .A device called

3、“ Seen tee ” permits users to have the sense of smell. Scien tists put aSeen tee into a smartpho ne, and it can spray （ 喷射）small clouds of fragrance , in cludi ngflowers , fruits and coffee . Professor Cheok says the person speaking can activate （激活）the device . Seen tee holds a container with about

4、 100 differe nt smells . The container must be replaced whe n all the smells run outThe sense of touch comes from a ring-like device. It is connected wirelessly to thesmartpho ne ."I can be in London and myfrie nd can be in Tokyo , and I can squeeze my fin gerand the n they'll get a squeeze

5、 on their fin ger through the Internet. It's a way of touchcommunication with small mobile devices," Professor Cheok said .Professor Cheok hopes devices like these will someday be added to houses. He says they may cha nge the future of Ion g-dista nee com mun icati on1. Adrian David Cheok a

6、nd some other scientists are trying to.A. make smartphones smallerB . make smartphones send sounds and picturesC . make smartphones send tastes , smells and touchD . make smartphones much cheaper2 . According to the passage , the tongue will get a virtual taste perceptionby.A. putt ing the smartph o

7、ne into the mouthB . touching two electrodes in the mouthC . touch ing the device called“ Seen tee ”D. connecting to a rin g-like device wirelessly3 . What does the underlined word “ fragranee ” mean ?A .痛苦 B .权利 C .香味 D .力量4 . From the third paragraph we can infer that.A . differe nt smells can be

8、put in side Seen teeB . the container can only holds 50 different smellsC . people n eed n't activate the device called Seen teeD . all the smells can be reused. so they won't fun out5 . What's the main idea of this passage?A . The history of Ion g-dista nee com mun icati onB . Future sm

9、artphones can send tastes, smells and touch .C . How smartph ones work .D. Smartph ones make people's com muni cati on convenientWhat do you do with tartUx?ard （蚯板箱）？ Young Austrahans play a box fight! They make cardboard boxes 加o cars, tanks and big aninls. Then they start a big eame up with th

10、e idea ten years more popular around the world.fight” Two Australiansago. Now it / becomingWhat is the monkey doing? It is drawing a picture! It lives at the Oakland Zoo in 饥 US. h isn't the only painter （画家）a! the zoo. Ekphants, giraffes, goats and other aniinah can ail paint. The zookwpers use

11、 food to guide Them,rates）mo history. He beM n37-yeaF-old recordL He ran16. S meters per minute. ThatBertie* lhe world*sis twice as st 俯 other tunics.fastest turtle, is Bntain.The n<xidles 出疋 so bright and colorful. But would you eal ihem for dinner? A Japanese seieniisi rnade chein. He used a sp

12、ecial dye to makethe noodles look like neon lights （霓虹灯. No one but the scienlist knows what the noodles taste like.1. Why do the young Australia ns make cars and tanks with cardboard boxes A . To make money.B . To play a fight game .C . To fight .D . To have a match2. How do the zookeepers make the

13、 animals paint?A . By teachi ng them skills .B . By showing them pictures .C . By guiding them with food .D . By showing them videos .3 . What is the other turtles' running speed?A . 8 . 4 meters per minuteB . 16 . 8 meters per minuteC . 33 . 6 meters per minuteD . 67 . 2 meters per minute4 . Fr

14、om Passage 4 , we can infer that “ dye ” is.A . somethi ng that can make people healthyB . somethi ng that can help people relaxC . somethi ng that makes food colorfulD . somethi ng that makes food delicious5 . Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A . Play ing a box fight is m

15、ore and more popular around the worldB . Only mon keys can paint pictures at the Oakla nd ZooC . Bertie from Britai n is the world's fastest turtleD. Only the scie ntist knows what the colorful hoodles taste likeSteali ng? Maybe, but in our 13-year-old mi nds we were justWe were not thinking abo

16、ut whose things they were . Wejust the best raspberries （ 山莓）in the n eighborhood .enjoying n ature's gift.knew the Jordans family hadSo on a Friday summer night, we secretly went into the Jordans ' backyard and startedpicking their sweet, juicy raspberries . There isn't anything that ta

17、stes better than fresh raspberries . As we were enjoying the delicious raspberries , suddenly the Jordans ' backyard lights came on , and Mr . Jordans ran outside“ What are you boys doing out here ?” he shouted as myfrie nds ran off in all direct ionsThey were too quick for the old gen tlema n t

18、o catch, and with in sec onds the boysdisappeared into the darkAll except meMr . Jordans shouted at me as he ran after medown the block to my house, where my mothertook over . My mother said sorry over and over againI felt so embarrassed （ 尴尬的）.Myfriends said they could hear every word she said to M

19、rJorda ns from our backyardMy friends laughed at me about it for days afterwardsAfter about a week of thisI could n't help but complain to my father."I don't think it's unfair at all. ” said Dad . “You took raspberries withoutasking ,and you got exactly the puni shme nt you should h

20、ave. ”“ But what about the other guys? ” I asked . “ They did n't get puni shed at all!”“ That's not my concern （关心）,nor should it be yours . ” said Dad . “ You can't controlwhat happens to other people . You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished forit . That sounds complet

21、ely fair to me. ”1. What does the phrase “ ellaoying nature's gift” refer to?A . Walking around their neighborhood .B . Seeing who has the best raspberries.C . Paying a visit to the Jordans' backyard .D . Picking the Jordans' raspberrie s without asking2. Hearing Mr . Jordans , shouting

22、, .A . the writer's friends ran off quicklyB . the writer tried to call her mother for helpC . all the boys were scared to cryD . all the boys played tricks on Mr. Jordans3 . What did the writer's mother say to Mr. Jorda ns?A . She told a lie to him .B . She praised the writer a lot.C . She

23、apologized to him .D . She promised to give him some colorful fruits.4 . Why did the writer thi nk it was un fair?A . Jorda ns did n't allow him to pick the raspberries.B . None of his friends helped him to escape that night.C . His enjoying nature's gift was mistaken as stealingD . He was p

24、uni shed while the others were n't5 . What less on did the writer's dad teach him?A . There's no fairness in the world.B . One should pay for his or her own mistakes.C . Parents only need to care for their own kids.D . Don't try to control others' behavior .（四）Joh n has bee n a h

25、eavy smoker for over 20 years. However, he fin ally decided to giveit up . So he paid a visit to a doctor to get some advice.The doctor told John he used to smoke too. “ When I first tried stopping it, ” he said ,"I told myself that cigarettes are awful and harmful to my health , dangerous to m

26、y family and damagi ng to my job . ”“ After this fight in my mind, I kept away from smoking for a while. But several dayslater I would wake up again and forget about my decision completely . Maybe smoking is not so terrible? ' I would find an excuse . And what if I don't smoke around my fami

27、ly and go where n obody can see me ?'"He kept stopp ing and the n start ingaga in . His rati on alizati onmade him pick up cigarettesaga in and aga in. Fin ally . he decided to try a differe nt strategy （策略）."I took a cigarette in my hand , looked at it and told myself: Yes, this cigar

28、ettewill make me happy . I want to smoke it . But I will stop! ' ” the doctor said excitedly .“ This strategy worked , and I have not smoked a cigarette since then . The reason I think I succeeded is that I did n't fool myself into trying to create a bad image of cigarettes . In stead , I ag

29、reed that I wan ted it, but I chose to con troI my desires.“ So be honest with yourself, ” said the doctor . “ Don't pretend you dislike playingcomputer games or eati ng fast food . In stead tell yourself that these things are all fine only if you can control your mind. Moderation is the key .”1

30、. The doctor first tried to give up smoking by.A. telling himself the harm smoking causesB . ask ing his family to remi nd himC . turning to his doctor for helpD . quitting his job and taking a special course2. During his first try to stop smoking, the doctor did the following EXCEPTA . fighti ng hi

31、s mindB . forgett ing about his decisi onC . smok ing time after timeD . stre ngthe ning his mind3 . What made the doctor's strategy work at last?A . Some medici ne helped .B . A bad image of cigarettes scared him.C . He just did nothing and he stopped.D . He revalued smok ing and refused it in

32、heart.4 . What does the underlined word “ Moderation ” mean in the last paragraph?A . Asking for advice from doctors.B . Self-contro1C . Fooling yourself .D . Knowing the truth .（五）The China Foun dati on for Poverty Alleviati on （中国扶会）has started a program to hire and train 100local womensubstitute

33、mothers （ 替代妈妈）to take care of left-behind childre n . The three-year program will select 100 villageschildren , ” said Liu Wenkui, secretarySichua n Prov ince and hire one woma n ifl each villageof the foundation . The" substitute n eed and help ing them with problems to 500 children. There wi

34、ll be aoffice and childre n's play ing spaceIt is a model to solve the problem of left-behindmothers "will do parents 'job findingout what the children.Each substitute mother will take care of about 300“ children's home” in each village to be the mother's.Their job is to provide

35、 quick service and discover.“ We wantwork , ” Liu said . “ We." The program in, we will start it inthe childre n's problemsThe program hopes to hire wome n aged 19 to 55 years old from the villages to hire full-time mothers ' to make sure they won't think about other want local wome

36、 n because they un dersta nd local la nguages and cultures Sichuan is an experiment , and Liu said , “ If it is a successful model the whole country . ”to take their children 过渡的）way to solve the problem , ” he added"If parents are forced to leave home to earn a livingand unablewith them , we a

37、re look ing for a tran siti on al （“left-behind” in Paragraph 1?.单身1. What's the Chin ese meaning of the un derl ined wordA .留守 B .遗弃 C .辍学 D2. How long will the program last?A.Three mon ths. B. A year .C.Three years . D. Ten years.3 . Who is possible to be a substitute mother?A . A girl at the

38、age of 18.B . A woman with a part-time job.C . A man from the local village.D . A woman who knows local Ianguage.4 . Which is NOT true accord ing to the passage?A . A substitute mother plays a role of parentsB . Each substitute mother will take care of about 300 to 500 childrenC . Each village will

39、have a“ children's home ”.D . The children's parents will pay for the substitute mother5 . What's the best title for the passage?A . Left-behind Children's ProblemsB . Substitute Mothers in VillagesC . Left-behind Women's ProblemsD . Substitute Children in VillagesA . CCTV-1 BCCT

40、V-4C . CCTV- 7 D . CCTV-102 . The Chief's Choiceis show nA . every dayC. five times a week.on weekends.once a week3 . What food does Chief Nicin troduce?A . Chinese foodTraditi onal food（六）Mrs . Wang enjoy cook ing and she ofte n watches some cook ing programs on TVTV programHostChannel & Ti

41、meWhal is it about?诲Wang XuevhunCCTV-l/2/4/79：D7-9：23Fntinn Monday to FridayIt iniroduces one delicious Chinese dish each time.The Chefs ChoiceAChef NicXjc Tingfeng.Zhejiang TVAf 21 ； 10 on Saturday1Xie Tinl'eng and many other famous amn travel around ihe world lo kwk for deliciuuH Rmx1l晶L«

42、WJ0iThe TasteNot knownCCTV 30At 22 ：45Fruin Monday lo SundayThe program tries to find rhe traditional dixhujf during the Spring Festival in the old times.- , - .-1. You can't watch The Chief's Choice onC. English food . D . Food around the world4. It is 21: 15 on Saturday . What program is M

43、rs . Wang probably watching?Chef NiC .Traveli ng around the worldThe Chef's Choice .The Taste .A . The Chef's Choice . B C . The TaSte.D5. Which of the following is TRUE?A . Xie Tingfeng is the host ofThe Taste tries to find food for the Spring Festival Chef Nic is shown three tirues a weekD

44、.B. Famous stars ofte n appear in C .（七）My parents turned mywhole world upside down when they told methey were getting a divorce （离婚）.I could n't believe our family was going to break up.Itchanged my life completely . My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town ,while my father and

45、brother , Bill , stayed in our house .And very soon I had my stepfather （继父）,Dan . Even though I was n't very nice to him,he n ever gave up on me .As time went on, I realized that we had some things in common especiallywhen it cameto movies and TV shows . We bega n to spe nd a lot of time togeth

46、er hanging out. It gave usa cha nee to talk and get to know each other.Better still, Dan was always around when I needed advice on school or friends. OnceI began to be warm to Dan , the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We oftenwent out to eat and took short trips had n ever had bef

47、ore.My father also found happ in ess.Fin ally , I discovered I had a happy family that Ihe remarried and had another child, my half-sister,Michellecha nge is not always for the worse. Sometimes,At 13. I lear ned an importa nt truthit is just what we n eed the most1. How many people were there in the

48、 writer's family before his parents got a divorce?2 . At first , the writerA . 1ikedBC . was unfriendly tois stepfather.could n't sta ndD. did n't trust3 . Which is NOT true about Dan?A . He was the writer's stepfather.B . He liked to take short trips.C . He had a daughter Michelle .

49、D . He gave advice on the writer's school or friends4 . The writer was a （n）.A . studentB . reporter C. teacher D . artist5 . What does the writer want to tell us through his story?A . Life is not easy for every one of us.B . Sometimes stepfather is better than father.C . He met too much trouble

50、 in his early years.D . Sometimes, change is just what we need the most（八）A famous violinistentersthe stage to perform a solo at a New York City musichall . Getting on stage is no small task for him. A brain disease he got as a child forceshim to walk with crutches （拐杖）.Seeing him walk across the st

51、age is hard to forget . He walks painfully , but gracefully , until he reaches his chair . He sits down slowly , puts his crutches on the floor and places his legs in the correct place. Then he picks up the violin, puts it under his chin , nodsto the con ductor and starts to play.But suddenly someth

52、ing goes wrong. The violinist finishes the first few parts of thepiece , but one of the stri ngs on his violi n breaks . Every one hears it clearly . People thi nk the violi nist will n eed to stop to find ano ther stri ng or violi n . But he does n't . In stead ,he stops for a moment, closes hi

53、s eyes and goes on . He plays from where he left off , witha passi on and power that people have n ever heard before.It is impossible to play with only three stri ngs. But this musicia n refuses to giveup . He seems to play the stri ngs in new ways to make the sounds he n eeded from the miss ing str

54、i ng .When he fini shes, every one in hall bursts into applause.The musician smiles and says, “ Sometimes it is up to the musician to find out how much music he can make with what he has 1efl.”1. There is something wrong with the violinist's.A. brain B . violin C. chin D . eyes2 . The first two

55、paragraphs aim to show that.A . the violinist is very famousB . it's hard for the violinist to do such workC . the violi nist is not con fide nt in himselfD . it took the violinist a lot of time to prepare3 . What does the violi nist do when his violi n stri ng breaks?A . He finds another string

56、B . He finds another violinC . He goes on playingD . He gives up playing4 . What message does the story tell us?A . A good musician can deal with every challengeB . Playing the violin is not an easy job.C . Learn how to be a good audieneeD . Make full use of what we still have（九）There is a town wher

57、e many wine sellers live. One day, news arrived that in two weeksthe king would visit . The leader of the town called an emergency meeting in the town square to give a speech, “ The king is arriving soon. We will present a general gift in the nameof the whole tow n. Every family must don ate a cup o

58、f their fin est wine and pour it i ntoa golden jar here in the town square. ” People left to find their best wineOne family began to discuss a way around this . They thought that if each person in the town poured a cup of wine into the jar , but their family brought a cup of water in stead . no one would notice the differenee. So why use their expensive wine?Late that