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1、阅读理解10Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on th

2、e way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.About an hour later，the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said，“Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very

3、worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train，”said the old man.“I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right，you don't have to buy another ticket，”said the conductor kindly. But the old man still(仍然) looked worried and said sadly，“Yo

4、u don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket，I can't remember my station. Where am I going? ”1. The old man bought a ticket _. A. after he got on the train B. before he got on the train C. when the conductor told him to buy one D. when he found he had no ticket with him 2.

5、 About an hour later，the conductor began _. A. to buy the tickets B. to look for the tickets C. to check(检查) the tickets D. to show the tickets 3. The conductor told the old man that he didn't need to buy another ticket because _. A. the man was very old B. he thought the old man had no money wi

6、th him C. the old man showed him the ticket D. he believed the old man 4. The old man still looked worried because _. A. he couldn't get on the train. B. he lost his ticket and a lot of money C. he thought his wife would get angry with him D. he forgot where he was going 5. Which of the followin

7、g(下列) is right? A. The old man went on the trip with his wife B. The old man didn't find his ticket C. The conductor was also an old man D. The old man had to buy another ticket 参考答案 1. B 第二段最后一句话表明。2. C 第三段第一句话表明。3. D 第四段第一行。4. D 最后一句话。5. B Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good la

8、nd again. They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth. Some places on th

9、e earth don't get much rain. But they still don't become desert. This is because some green plants are growing there.Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry places. Plants don't let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants don't let the wind blow the earth away. Whe

10、n a little bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water. Without the plants，the land can become a desert much more easily.1. Why can the land become a desert? A. Some places don't get much rain. B. Plants don't let the hot sun make the earth even drier. C. People don't keep the earth well

11、. D. Scientists haven't learnt enough about the deserts.2. Scientists _ to make the deserts into good land again. A. carry water B. grow food C. do nothing D. study a lot3. Which is not true? A. The land never stops becoming desert. B. Scientists ask the people to live in the deserts and grow fo

12、od there. C. People do bad things to the earth. D. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts.4. Why are green plants and grass helpful? A. They can hold the water. B. They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away.C. They can keep the earth wet. D. All the above are right.5. Which is the

13、best title(题目) for the passage? A. The Desert Problem. B. People Make Deserts. C. Green Plants and Grass. D. The Desert，the Tree and the Water. 参考答案 1. C（第一段说明。）2. D（文中第一句。）3. B（文中无此观点。）4. D（文中有说明。）5. A（全文谈论沙漠化问题。） 阅读理解2We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us k

14、now the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new netwo

15、rk system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the gover

16、nment, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made &#

17、39;surfing' (浏览) the Internet more convenient.Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.判断下列句子是否符合短

18、文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用 “F”表示。l. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.T F2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.T F3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.T F4. People didn't have enough software to get on-line conveniently u

19、ntil the early 1990s.T F参考答案：1F2T3F4T讲解：1第二段开头讲互联网是在60年代建立的，故至今历史已超过30年。2文中第二段阐明计算机网络工作状况不好(didn't work well)。3第三段中说明大学、医院等都被允许使用电脑，然而，计算机仍然很贵，并且网络很难使用。4由第三段最后几句介绍可知，到90年代，计算机便宜且好用。科学家也发展了软件使网上浏览更方便。而本题干用了notuntil句型，译为“直到90年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网”。阅读理解3Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They

20、 have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told th

21、e farmers about it.Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next t

22、o her asked.“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.“The most famous university?”“Oxford University (牛津).”Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”“Who'

23、s Fred Smith?”“He's my son.”“Does he study in the university, too?”“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”l. The story happened in _.A. AmericaB. FranceC. GermanyD. England2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because _.A. their son did well in his lessonsB. they have a big farmC. they have a good harvestD. their son studied at a middle school3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know _.A. her son finished middle schoolB. her son was ha