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1、阅读理解B24、Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadn'tenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidn'tliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhewassixteen,hegottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametallandstrong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthere

2、forfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.ThenhecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfricaexcepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.ThechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.Onedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheani

3、malsinAfrica.Hetoldthemhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemenandworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddleschoolpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,“Couldyoupleasetellusarareanimal,sir?“Certainly,”saidMr.T

4、urner.“OnedayImetarhinoceros(犀牛)byariver“Pleasewaitaminute,sir,”saidtheman.“Therearen'tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!”“It'srarejustbecausetherearen'tany!”(1)、Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'sfamily.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、The

5、childrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.A ： TB： F答案： A(4)、AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.A:TB:F答案：B(5)、Mr.Whitewouldn'tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.A:TB:F答案：A25、MartinLutherKingwasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilright

6、smovementinthe1950sand1960s.KingwasbornonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstronglyinfluencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi'sideaofnon-violentresistance.HavingreceivedaPh.D(DoctorofPhilosophy)fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleaderofthenon-violentcivilr

7、elightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityforallpeople,anddeliveredhisbestknownspeech“IHaveaDream"beforetheLincolnMemorial.The“dream"isadreamofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasaw

8、ardedtheNobelPrizeforpeacein1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandtheblack.ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowafederalholidayinLutherKing'shonor.Helivesinpeople'sheartsforever.(1)、MartinLutherKingwasmu

9、rderedwhenhewas39yearsold.A:TB:F答案：A(2)、MartinLutherKingwasablackministeronly.A:TB:F答案：B(3)、MartinLutherKing'sDayhasbeenafederalholidayformorethan40years.A ： TB： F答案： A(4) 、 The underlined worddelivered”inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedbygaveB：F答案：ACivil Rights Law(5)、Thebesttitleforthispassag

10、eisB：F答案：B26、Let'swatchtheweatherforecastontelevision.WemaygotoScotland,wemaygotoWalesorLondon.Wecandecideaftertheforecast.“Goodmorning,andhereistheweatherforecastfortomorrow.NorthernScotlandwillbecold,andtheremaybesnowoverHighGround.InthenorthofEnglanditwillbeawetdayandrainwillmoveintoWalesandt

11、heMidlandsduringtheafternoon.EastAnglia(英格兰)willbegenerallydry,anditwillbeabrightcleardaywithsunshine,butitmayrainduringtheevening.Inthesouthwestitmaybefoggyduringthemorning,buttheafternoonwillbeclear.Itmaybewindylaterintheday.(1) 、Thespeakerisplanningtogotravelingwithinthecountry.B：F答案：A(2) 、Thespe

12、akercanflytoNorthernScotlandtomorrowmorning,becauseitwon'tbefoggytheretomorrow.A：TB：F答案：A(3) 、ItwillbeabrightcleardayinEastAugliatomorrow.B：F答案：B(4) 、Theforecastmainlytellsusthewholecountrywillhavefineweathertomorrow.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、Youcaninferfromthepassagethatnoneoftheplacesoffersidealweatherto

13、morrowfortravel.A：TB：F答案：A27、NancyandPeterMcCalllikesports.Inthesummertheyswimandinthewintertheyski.Theyareplanningskitripforthisweekend,buttheydon'tknowabouttheweather.It's7:30now,andtheyarelisteningtotheweatherreportontheradio.Theweathermanisgivingtheweatherforecastfortheweekend.“Fridayisg

14、oingtobecoldandcloudy,butit'snotgoingtorain.Thetemperatureisgoingtobeinthethirties.It'sgoingtosnowFridaynightandmaybeSaturdaymorning.SaturdayafternoonandSundayaregoingtobeclear,coldandsunny.NowNancyandPeterareexcited.Theweatherisgoingtobeperfectforaskitrip.Theyaregoingtohaveawonderfulweekend

15、inthemountains.(1) 、NancyandPeterlistenedtotheweatherforecastfortheweekend.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、NancyandPeterareplanningatriptothevillagefortheweekend.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、ItisgoingtosnowFridaynightaccordingtotheweatherforecast.B：F答案：A(4) 、TheweatherwillbewarmandrainyonSunday.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、NancyandPeteroftendo

16、sports.A：TB：F答案：A28 、Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseehe

17、rhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterri

18、blehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.”(1) 、Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'sbusiness.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'svacationmightbespoilt.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Thesecretary

19、didn'texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'sbusiness,becauseshedidn'twanttospoilMr.Young'svacation.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.A：TB：F答案：A29 、ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingtosellitbecauseitishaunted(闹鬼

20、的).Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichthe

21、ghost(鬼)musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptitevenifhegivesitaway.(1) 、Mr.Jameswastheownerofthepublichouse.B：F答案：A(2) 、Mr.Jameshadnotturnedoffthelightsthatnight.B：F答案：B(3) 、Mr.Jamesbuilttheh

22、ouse.(4) 、Mr.Jamesfoundsixtyemptybottles.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、ThewriterofthepassagebelievesMr.James'story.A：TB：F答案：B30 、Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorec

23、hocolate.ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsandreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfrien

24、d“Bingo”.Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhisduty,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimo

25、penthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadtobribehimtogetintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagestokeepBingosuppliedwiththatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.(1) 、Albertlivedthereformanyyears.A：TB：F答案：B(2) 、Albertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Albertandthedogbec

26、amefriendsayearago.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、ThedogvisitedAlberteverydaybecauseitwantedthechocolate.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、Albert“hadtobribehim”meanshehadtotakecareofhim.A：TB：F答案：B31、Doyoustillgetfreeplasticbagsfromthesupermarkets?Thingshavechanged.Chinahasbannedfreeplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarkets,andpeoplehavetopay

27、forusingplasticbags.TherulestartedonJune1.Itcamebecauseourcountrytriedtomakelitterless.Makingsuper-thinplasticbagshasalsobeenbanned.TheChineseonceusedabout3,000,000,000plasticshoppingbagsaday,andtheyhavecausedpollutionoftheenvironment.Thebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollutionbecausetheyarenoteas

28、ytobreakandpeoplethrowthemawayhereandthere.SotheChinesepeopleareencouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.Whatkindofshoppingbagisthebesttobring?SomestudentsinChongqinghaveagoodidea.Theymaketheirownshoppingbags.Theyuseoldclothestomakeclothbags,andsendthemtotheirparentsaspresents.Theyalsoasktheirparent

29、sandfriendstouseclothbagsinsteadofplasticones.Theythinkitistheirdutytoprotecttheenvironment.(1) 、PeopleinChinahavetopayforusingplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarketsnow.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Chinamadethisrulebecauseplasticbagswerebadfortheenvironment.A ： TB:F答案：A(3)、TheChinesepeopleareencouragedtobringtheirownb

30、agsforshopping.A: TB: F答案：A(4)、SomestudentsinChongqingbuyclothbagsfortheirparents.A: TB: F答案：B(5)、Themainideaofthearticleisthebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollution.A: TB: F答案：B32、Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan'te

31、atoruse.Ifwekeptthesethings,wewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsidethecitytoadump.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage(污水，排水)system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfrom

32、toilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefirebu

33、rnseverythingexceptthemetal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumus(腐殖质),whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpmakethemgrow.、Youcanmostprobablyreadth

34、iskindofpassageinatelephonebook.B：F答案：B(2) 、Themainideaofthepassageistotellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Theunderlinedword“sewage”inthesecondparagraphmeanslaundry.A：TB：F答案：B(4) 、Accordingtothepassage,thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagaintofeedplants.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、Weshouldtakecar

35、eofausedmetalboxbyreusingandrecyclingit.A：TB：F答案：A33、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.An

36、otheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewater

37、formsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesare

38、smallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?IthappenedonceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.(1) 、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,

39、butallsnowflakesarehard.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.A：TB：F答案：B(4) 、Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、BlacksnowfellonlyinEuropeanCountries.A：TB：F答案：B34、TheSpringFestivaltogetherwiththewinterholidaysoftenmeanssharingcakes,candiesandotherdeliciousfoodwithfriendsandfa

40、milies.Mostpeoplewilleatmorethantheyusuallydo.Butdoctorsfindoutthatwhatyoueatmayaffecthowwellyourememberthings.Thisisbadnewsforpeoplewhoeattoomuch.Forgetfulnessseemstomanypeopleaninevitablepartofaging.Asourbodiesgrowolder,mostofusfindthatmanythingsweshouldrememberareslippingoutofminds.Butnewfactssho

41、wthatitispossibletoslowtime'seffectsonourminds.Oncepeoplethoughtthatthebraincouldnotmakenewcells,butnowstudiesshowthatlearningnewthingscanhelpbraingrowandkeeptheillnessawayfromthebrain.ProfessorEricKandel,aNobelPrizewinnerforhisstudyofthehumanmemory,saysthebestwaytosaveourmemoriesistokeepourbrai

42、nsingoodshape.Throughmentalexercise,hesays,peoplecankeeptheirmemorieswellintotheir80sand90s.AndMarkMattson,aprofessorattheNationalInstituteonAging,saysthatreducingtheamountofcaloriesfedtoolderratsandmicebythirtypercentcanbeagoodhelptolearningandmemory.Whileitishardformanypeopletogoontheirdietliketha

43、t,doctorstellusthatevensmallstepscanmakebigdifference.、Doctorsfindoutthateatingtoomuchmaybebadforyourmemory.A: TB: F答案：A(2)、Theunderlinedwordaslipping"inthesecondparagraphmeansforgettingimmediately.A: TB: F答案：B(3)、Afamousdoctorthinksthatwecansaveourmemoriesthroughmentalexercise.A: TB: F答案：A(4)、

44、Thewriterthinksthatforgetfulnessisabigproblemwefaceaswegrowolder.A: TB: F答案：A(5)、Doctorssaywecansaveourmemorieseventhroughsmalleffortsinourdiet.A: TB: F答案：A35、Mr.andMrs.WhitehadtwosonsandthreedaughtersOneSunday，Mrs.Whitesaidtoherhusband，”Thechildrendon'thaveanylessonstoday，andyou'refreetooTh

45、ere'sanewfunfair(庙会)intheparkLet'sallgotheretoplay.”Herhusbandsaid，”Iwanttofinishsomeworktoday.”“oh,forgetitGothereandmakeourchildrenhappyThat'sthemostimportantwork”Mrs.Whitesaid.SoMr.andMrs.WhitetooktheirchildrentothefunfairMr.Whitewasforty-fiveyearsold.Butheenjoyedthefunfairmorethanhis

46、children.Hehurriedfromonethingtoanother，andatelotsofsweets.Oneofthechildrensaidtohermother，”Dadisjustlikeasmallchild，isn'the,Mom?”Mrs.Whitedidn'twanttofollowherhusbandaroundanymoreatthattimeandanswered，”Heisevenworsethanasmallchild，Mary，becausehemightspendmoremoneythanasmallchild.”(1) 、There

47、werefivechildrenintheWhitefamily.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、OneSunday，Mr.andMrs.Whitewantedtogotoashopwiththeirchildren.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Mr.Whitelikedtheplacesomuchthatheboughtlotsofsweets.A：TB：F答案：B(4) 、FromthestoryweknowMrs.WhitewasalittleangrywithMr.White.A：TB：F答案：A(5) 、Ofallthefamilymembers,Mr.Whiteenjoyedpla

48、yingtheremostthatSunday.A：TB：F答案：A36、SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleaguesforamealathome.Youshouldnotbeupset(心烦意乱)ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyous

49、houldarrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasapresent.Doyouwanttobeextra(特别地)polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember-nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasa“starter”(第一道菜),thenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithv

50、egetables,andthenadessert(甜食),followedbycoffee.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwiththeirmeal,butnoteveryonedoes.Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,“DoyoumindifIsmokehere?”Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextda

51、y,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBritishandAmericanpeoplesay,“thankyou,thankyou,andthankyou.”allthetime.(1) 、IfyourEnglishorAmericanfriendsdon'tinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesn'tshowtheydon'tlikeyou.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Whenyouareinvitedtogotoyourfriend'shome,

52、youmaygoatanytime.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、InEnglandandAmerica,it'snotpolitetoaskthepriceofsomething.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Inthepassage,theorderoftheservingofamealismeatorfishwithvegetables-dessert-soup-coffee.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、You'dbetterwriteashort“Thankyou”lettertoyourhostsorgivethemacallifyouwanttobeextrapo

53、lite.A：TB：F答案：A37、Peoplehavebeentalkingabouthealthforalongtimebecausepeopleknowtheimportanceofit.People'sunderstandingofhealthalsobecomesdeeperwiththeprogressinscientificresearch.Recentlytheterm“health”hascometohaveawidermeaningthanitusedto.Itnolongermeansjusttheabsenceofillness.Today,healthmean

54、sthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyourrelationshipwithotherpeople.Thisnewconceptofhealthiscloselyrelatedtoanothertermqualityoflife.Qualityoflifeisthedegreeofoverallsatisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.Whyhastheemphasisofhealthshiftedfromtheabsenceofdiseasetoabroaderfocusonthequalityofaperson'sl

55、ife?Onereasonforthishastodowiththelengthandconditionsoflifethatpeoplecannowexpect.Medicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleforpeopletodaytolivelonger,healthierlives.Imagineforamomentthatyouwerebornintheyear1900.Youcouldhaveexpectedonaveragetoliveuntilabouttheageof47.Incontrast,ifyouwerebornintheyear1999,you

56、couldexpecttolivetotheageof75.(1) 、Progressinscientificresearchleadstopeople'sdeeperunderstandingofhealth.A：TB：F答案：A(2) 、Accordingtothepassage,topeopleoftoday,healthmeansabsenceofillness.A：TB：F答案：B(3) 、Theemphasisofhealthhasshiftednowadaysbecausepeopleenjoybetterconditionsoflivingandtheycanlivel

57、onger.A：TB：F答案：A(4) 、Wecaninferfromthepassagenowadaystheemphasisofhealthhasabroaderfocusbecauseofimprovementsinthequalityoffood.A：TB：F答案：B(5) 、Thispassageismainlyaboutdifferentunderstandingsoftheterm“healthB：F答案：A38 、OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.Valentine'sDay,a

58、specialdayforlovers.TheoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryitgetsitsnamefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.HisjobwastoperformmarriagesforChristiancouples.Unfortunately,theEmperorofRomedidn'tallowChristianmarriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret.FinallyValentinewasarrestedandputintoprison.Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprisonguard.AfteroneyeartheEmperorofferedtoreleaseValentineifhewouldstopperformingChristianmarriages.Va