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1、阅读理解1、Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. (1)A postage stamps value to collectors is raised if (a mistake is made in the printing)(2)In 1847 most countries of the world were (not yet using postage stamps)(3)In 1847, the mistake on the locally printed pos

2、tage stamps was in the (wording)(4)$ 16800 is the collectors value of (the Two penny Blue)(5)The valuable stamps were designed by (British printers)2、As we have seen , the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing disease to preventing disease-especially in terms of changing

3、 our many(1)today medical care is placing more stress on( removing peoples bad living habits)(2)in the first paragraph people are reminded that (good health is more than not being ill)(3)traditionally a person is considered well if he (is free from any kind of disease)(4)According to the author the

4、true meaning of wellness is for people (to strive to maintain the beat possible health)(5)according to what the author advocates which of the following groups of people would be considered health?(people who try to be as healthy as possible regardless of their limitations)3、A new technology is going

5、 to ripe one that could transform our daily lives (1)as is indicated in the passage the technology of superconductivity (is still under development)(2)the new technology differs from the others in that (it is being cultivated in research labs around the world)(3)what doer the author most probably th

6、ink of the changes the new technology will bring to the world?(dramatic)(4)from the passage we may conclude that (Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technology)(5)which of the following would be the best title for the passage?(superconductivity: a new technology)4、All the useful

7、 energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun .(1)the sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT(atomic power)(2)radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by (plants)(3)the suns energy provides us with all except (water)(4)the largest part of the light energy direct

8、ed towards the earth is (absorbed by the earths atmosphere)(5)of the suns total output of radiant energy the earth receives (a very small portion)5、A friend of mine in response to a conversation we were having about the injustice of life(1)the author though of his friends question as a good one beca

9、use (like his friend he also though life was unfair)(2)surrendering to the fact that life isnt fair will (make us know its our duty to prefer things)(3)the second paragraph of the passage mainly discusses (its nice to accept the injustice of life)(4)in the last paragraph this very basic fact refers

10、to the fact that (life isnt and wont be fair)(5)from the passage we can learn that the authors attitude to life is (positive)6、“Body clocks are biological methods controlling body activities.(1)According to the passage(one can help maintain balance in the body clock)(2)Irregular signs shown by body

11、clocks may serve as a warning of(possible illnesses)(3)We tend to do physical exercise early in the afternoon because(our body is most active then)(4)The author suggests that the best time to study is (at night)(5)According to the passage we are most likely to day-dream(every hour in the day time)7、

12、Doctors have known for a long time that extremely loud noises can cause hearing damage or loss.(1)Doctors have long know that (one may lose his hearing when he hears a terribly loud noise.)(2)This passage suggests that ones hearing (will be damaged even if he has heard a loud noise for only little m

13、ore than one second)(3)According to this passage, one conclusion you can draw is that aspirin(makes hearing damage four grams daily)(4)Millions of Americans are in danger of suffering hearing loss because they(take too much aspirin)(5)The purpose of the experiment the American scientist did was to f

14、ind (whether aspirin would increase the temporary hearing damage from loud noises)8、Everybody in the city uses mobile phones today.(1)mobile phones uses to (be powerful enough to send a persons voice to faraway places)(2)what do we learn from the article about todays mobile phones?(they are small an

15、d easy to use)(3)which of the following translations of the message is not correct?(will I C U B4 2 moro ?-will I see you after tomorrow?)(4)why does the writer write this article?(to introduce how mobile phones works and how it is used)(5)which of the following is true according to the article?(tod

16、ay sending short message is a popular way of using mobile phones)9、For centuries, in the countries of south and Southeast Asia the elephant has been an intimate part of the culture, economy and religion.(1)What can we know about African elephants from the passage?(It is hard to tame them)(2)Thailand

17、 was once called “Land of the White Elephant because (white elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s)(3)Why is the Thai elephant “out of work, according to the author?(Because the elephant are no longer useful to their owners.)(4)Which of the following statements is true about the elephant pop

18、ulation at various times?(Today the elephant population is estimated at 5 150)(5)The passage is most probably from (a research report).10、Have you ever seen a moon that unbelievably big?1To what do we compare the size of the harvest moon?(All of these)2The main purpose of the article is to (inform).

19、3The author knew most people find the moon(mysterious).4The moon looks bigger if (it is near the horizon ).5The autumn moon (helps farmers see as they harvest their crops).11、Holidays in the United States usually occur at least once a month.(1)The government of the United States makes it a rule for

20、workers to have a (3-day)(2)Workers in the United States sometimes work from(Tuesday to Friday)(3)Which statement is NOT true according to this passage(All the workers have a half-month vacation)(4)The reason why someone has to divide his vacation into several parts is that (no one can be found to t

21、ake his place)(5)Which of the following is the best title for this passage(Something About the holidays and Vacation in the U.S.)12、In the past two years, millions of Americans have suddenly embraced the bicycles as if it were a startling new invention.(1)The word “embrace in the first sentence is c

22、losest in meaning to (make use of)(2)It can be concluded that if people continue to concern themselves with air pollution and physical fitness,(bicycle sales will continue to rise)(3)The bicycle is (enjoying a strong revival)(4)The reader can also conclude that Americans are (concerned with the qual

23、ity of their lives)(5)In the sentence “.and this isnt Americas first bicycle boom .The word “boom means(a rapid increase in price )13、In the English educational system, students take three very important examinations.(1)The purpose of this passage is to (describe the three tests that the English edu

24、cational system is based on)(2)The exam for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate of Education is administrated at the age of (fifteen).(3)We may conclude from the passage that (the exam that is taken at age eighteen is narrower than the other two exams)(4)The passage suggests that (schoolin

25、g is very closely controlled in England)(5)As used in the last sentence ,the word “venture means (to take the risk)14、In our country the power grid standard frequency is 50HZ.(1)In our country , for the power grid with a capacity of 3000mw and above , the allowable frequency deviation is (0.2 HZ)(2)

26、in the power grid with a capacity less than 3000mw , the deviation between electric clock and standard clock (GPS) should not be larger than(60s)(3)the running of electric clock can reflect the variation of power grid frequency as the motive part of the electric clock is (an AC single-phase synchron

27、ous motor)(4)in the power grid with a capacity of 3000MW and above , the accidental frequency is (over or under 500.2 HZ)(5)the primary frequency regulation power plant undertakes the frequency regulation of the power grid and keep the frequency within(500.1 HZ)15、If you want to teach your children

28、how to say sorry , you must be good at saying it yourself.(1)if a mother adds but to an apology (the child may feel that he owes her an apology)(2)according to the author saying Im sorry youre upset most probably means (Im aware youre upset but Im not to blame)(3)it is not advisable to use the gener

29、al all-covering apology because (it is vague and ineffctive)(4)we learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry (their ages should be taken into account)(5)it can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is (not as simple as it seems)16、It is hard to track the bl

30、ue whale the oceans largest creature which has almost been killed off by (1)the passage is chiefly about (the civilian use of a military detection system)(2)the underwater listening system was originally designed (to trace and locate enemy vessels)(3)the deep-sea listening systems makes use of (the

31、unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound)(4)it can be inferred from the passage that (military technology has great potential in civilian use)(5)which of the following is true about the U.S navy underwater listening network?(it is now partly accessible to civilian scientists)17

32、、Just two months ago, Ana, a teenager, was preparing for an important exam.(1)Ana realizes that (she must do well on the exam)(2)Ana has been studying English for (seven years)(3)Ana experiences difficulty English for (the professors lectures)(4)Ana tells the interviewers about (her family)(5)The be

33、st main idea for the first paragraph is (Ana comes through with flying colors)18、Japan is getting tough about recycling-and not in the paper kind of way.(1)according to the present regulations of Japan the recycling of paper and plastic will be the responsibility of (the consumers)(2)which of the fo

34、llowing is not the character of plastic?(it retains its original strength through reprocessing)(3)according to the passage the term plastic sandwich refers to (a kind of plastics with different integration in each layer)(4)in the passage it is implies but out states that (21-inch TV with magnesium c

35、ase isnt very popular so far)(5)the author writes this passage in order to (inform)19、More surprising perhaps than the current difficulties of traditional marriage is the fact that(1)by calling Americans marrying people the author means that (more American prefer marriage and at a younger age than E

36、uropeans)(2)from the first paragraph we can know that (traditional marriage now runs into difficulty)(3)which of the following can be presented as the picture of todays American families? (many types of families rearrangements have become socially acceptable)(4)part-time children (are shared between

37、 the two former spouses)(5)even though great changes have taken place in the structure of American families (the vast majority of American still have faith in marriage)20、Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger.(1)According to the authors opinion, schools are b

38、ad businesses because of (their characteristics)(2)The author used the phrase “go under in Para.3 to mean(get into difficulties)(3)We can reasonably conclude from this passage that the author made an appeal to the public in order to support(private schools )(4)Which of the following is NOT mentioned

39、 about private schools?(Private schools are more profitable than pubic schools )(5)which of the following ways could possibly save private schools?(National awareness and support)21、New technology links the world as never before.(1)what is the authors attitude toward high-tech communications equipme

40、nt?(positive)(2)with the increased use of high- tech communications equipment businesspeople (are attaching more importance to their overseas business )(3)in this passage out of sign and out of mind (line 2-3 para. 3 )probably means (missing opportunities for promotion when abroad)(4)according to th

41、e passage what is an important consideration of international corporations inemploying people today?(ability to speak the clients language)(5)the advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can (better control the whole negotiation process)22、Nowadays more and more people have

42、 their own cars.(1)which of the following is NOT one of the problems we have with cars today?(money)(2)according to the article if we have little cars in the future (the streets will be less crowded)(3)little cars are more suitable for (daily life)(4)a little car is likely to be (one third the size

43、of)todays car.(5)large cars and little cars (can be used for different purposes)23、People appear to be born to compute .(1)what does the passage mainly discuss?(the development of mathematical ability in children)(2)from the passage we can know that children (begin to master simple counting soon aft

44、er they learn to walk and walk)(3)in this passage the authors attitude towards children numerical skills is (objective)(4)according to the study of psychology children (didnt think) that quantity is unchanged as water pours from one glass to another with a different shape.(5)which of the following s

45、tatements would be the author most likely disapprove of?(children learn mathematics naturally and easily)24、People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot .(1)the word repulsive most probably means (disgusting)(2)we can infer from the second paragraph that wh

46、en collecting the snails the author (was angry because they might damage his beloved plants)(3)the author finds that snails (are the most controversial food)(4)the best title of this passage might be (one mans meat is another mans poison )(5)as indicated in the passage people love different foods ma

47、inly because (they learn to eat certain foods in their families )25、Plastics are materials which are softened by heat and set into lasting form when shaped in a mold.(1)The word symparhetic in paragraph 2 most probably means(agreeable)(2)It can be concluded from this passage that(plastics are cheap

48、as antiques )(3)Which of the following is necessary to create any type of plastics(Carbon)(4)Plastics that harden into permanent shapes are called(thermosetting)(5)Which of the following is the best title for the passage(The Development of Plastics as a Modern Material)26、Strange thing happens to ti

49、me when you travel.(1)The best title for this selection is How Time Changes Around the World.(2)The difference in time between zones is (one hour)(3)From this selection it seems true that the Atlantic Ocean(is divided into five time zones)(4)The international date line is the name for(the point wher

50、e a new day begins)(5)If you cross the ocean going east, you set you clock(ahead one hour in each new time zone)27、Sarah Winchester was a very rich woman.(1)What did Sarah keep doing to her house?(Making it cleaner.)(2)The story that Sarahs house had (7 floors)(3)Who did the work on Sarahs house ? (

51、Engineers and other workers.)(4)How long did the work on the house continue?(For 38 years.)(5)Sarahs house was finished (when she died)28、Scratchy throats stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery but being able to tell if the cause is a cold or flu(1)according to the author knowing the cause of

52、the misery will help (shorten the duration of the illness)(2)we learn from the passage that (over-the-counter drugs can be taken to ease the misery caused by a cold or the flu)(3)according to the passage to combat the flu effectively(one should take medicine upon catching the disease)(4)which of the

53、 following symptoms will distinguish the flu from a cold ?(a high temperature)(5)if children have flu-like symptoms their parents (are advised not to give them aspirin)29、Sign has become a scientific hot button.(1)the study of sign language is thought to be (a challenge to traditional views on the n

54、ature of language)(2)the present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by (an English teacher in a university for the deaf)(3)according to Stokoe sign language is(a genuine language)(4)most educators objected to stokoes idea because they though (a language could only exist in the form of

55、speech sounds)(5)stokoes argument is based on his belief that (language is a product of the brain)30、The communications explosion is on the scale of the rail ,automobile or telephone revolution.(1)By saying that he takes may images of his children , the author wants to (display the influence of comm

56、unications on life)(2)The author most probably thinks the communications dust is (amazing)(3)Which of the following statements about the low-orbit satellites is true?(The low-orbit satellites would replace towers and poles functionally.)(4)According to the passage, an optical-fiber audio-video link

57、can enable us to (talk and see each other no matter where we are)(5)The phrase “each one(Line 2,Para .5)can be best replaced by (each car)31、The cause of the decline of north Africa is popularly is popularly attributed to(1)what do people usually think contributed to the decline of north Africa (cli

58、matic factors)(2)the main idea of this passage is (climatic changes coupled with forest abuse result in the decrease of forests in north African)(3)which of the following is the ultimate reason for the decline of tropical rain forests?(human abuse of forests)(4)increase in the temperature of tropica

59、l soil (may lead to the loss of organic nitrogen in it)(5)from this passage we can infer that the authors attitude towards the theory of some geologists is (favorable)32、The diner is only a humble restaurant ,but it has a special place in American life.(1)Whats the main idea of paragraph2?(The attra

60、ction of diners to different people.)(2)The purpose of the last paragraph is to (give a summary of the whole passage)(3)Why do truck drivers like a diner?(Its a haven against loneliness.)(4)Diners attract (many different kinds of people)(5)dinners are (fascinating)33、The small coastal town of broom