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1、阅读理解专项练习第一部分Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal the bell on his neighbors door, he walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home. Then he sat down t

2、o think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea, “Ah, Ill put some cotton in my ears. Then I wont be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell

3、 rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? Ill teach you a lesson,” the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was s

4、tealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered.1The neighbor hit the thief to punish him for stealing. A： T B： F答案： A 2The neighbor ran out probably because he knew his doorbell was being stolen. A： T B： F答案： A 3The thief put some cotton in his ears so as not to hear anything. A： T B

5、： F答案： A4 The thief thought the neighbor couldnt hear the noise of the bell. A： T B： F答案： A5 The thief was trying to get his neighbors doorbell. A： T B： F答案： ALets watch the weather forecast on television. We may go to Scotland, we may go to Wales or London. We can decide after the forecast.“Good mo

6、rning, and here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Northern Scotland will be cold, and there may be snow over High Ground. In the north of England it will be a wet day and rain will move into Wales and the Midlands during the afternoon. East Anglia（英格兰）will be generally dry, and it will be a brig

7、ht clear day with sunshine, but it may rain during the evening. In the southwest it may be foggy during the morning, but the afternoon will be clear. It may be windy later in the day.”1. The speaker is planning to go traveling within the country. A：TB：F答案：A2. The speaker can fly to Northern Scotland

8、 tomorrow morning, because it wont be foggy there tomorrow. A：TB：F答案：A3. It will be a bright clear day in East Anglia tomorrow. A：TB：F答案：B4. The forecast mainly tells us the whole country will have fine weather tomorrow. A：TB：F答案：B5. You can infer from the passage that none of the places offers idea

9、l weather tomorrow for travel.A：TB：F答案：AA young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiance（未婚妻）. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he

10、had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for hi

11、s fiance. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea

12、struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “When the servant enters the room, he will drop it.”On the birthday of his fiance the young man was very excited.Everything happened as had been planne

13、d. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybodys face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.1. The story took place in the United States. A：T B：F答案： B2. The young mans family was poor while the beau

14、tiful girl is rich, according to the passage. A：T B：F答案： A3. The young man wanted to buy a present as a Christmas gift for the girl. A：T B：F答案： B4. The shop manager came to talk to the young man, because he was poorly dressed. A：T B：F答案： B5. On the birthday of his fiance, the young man was excited b

15、ecause the girl was in love with him. A：T B：F答案： BOur childs behavior is greatly influenced by the way we react to what he has done. Our reactions help to determine whether our child will repeat his behavior or whether he will do something different. This statement is a very important part of a prin

16、ciple of behavioral psychology.The principle states that a behavior is influenced or affected by how the environment - people, places and things - immediately responds to the behavior. Perhaps without realizing it, you have used this principle many times.On the occasion when you told your child what

17、 a good boy he was after he cleaned up his room, you used the principle. When you sent your child to his room for fighting with his brother, you used the principle. When I gave Kim a cookie after she started to cry, I used the principle. In each of these examples, a particular behavior occurred firs

18、t - cleaning up a room, fighting, and crying.In addition, there was a reaction to each behavior - the child was praised, sent to his room, or given a cookie. By these actions, we have influenced the previous behaviors and have helped to determine whether those behaviors will occur again in the futur

19、e.1. The lecture is mainly about Childrens behavior and our response. A：T B：F答案： A2. The lecture is based on the principle in behavioral psychology. A：T B：F答案： A3. The audience at this lecture might be social workers. A：T B：F答案： B4. According to the lecture, the child was sent to his room as a kind

20、of reward. A：T B：F答案： B5. People, places and things are elements of “environment” meant by the lecturer. A：T B：F答案： AMartin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s.King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he w

21、as young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhis idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963,

22、he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech “I Have a Dream”before the Lincoln Memorial. The “dream” is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he

23、 was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther Kings honor. He li

24、ves in peoples hearts forever.1. Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old.A：TB：F答案：A2. Martin Luther King was a black minister only.A：TB：F答案：B3. Martin Luther Kings Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years.A：TB：F答案：A4. The underlined word “delivered” in the second paragr

25、aph could be replaced by “gave”.A：TB：F答案：A5. The best title for this passage is “Civil Rights Law”.A：TB：F答案：BTaking away a citys rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we cant eat or use. If we kept these things, we would soon have a

26、mountain of rubbish.In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside the city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage（污水，排水）system. The sewage system takes away the used

27、 water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then youd never know that this had once been an old rubbish d

28、ump.In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything except the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus（腐殖质）, whi

29、ch looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.1. You can most probably read this kind of passage in a telephone book.A：TB：F答案：B2. The main idea of the passage is to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish.A：TB：F答案：B3. The underlined

30、word “sewage” in the second paragraph means laundry.A：TB：F答案：B4. According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again to feed plants.A：TB：F答案：A5. We should take care of a used metal box by reusing and recycling it.A：TB：F答案：AMr. White lived in a small village. His parents hadnt enoug

31、h money to send him to school. He had to help them to do something in the fields. But he didnt like to live in the poor place. When he was sixteen, he got to the town and found work in a factory. Three years later he became tall and strong. So he was sent to Africa as a soldier. He stayed there for

32、five years and got some money. Then he came back to England and bought a shop in a small town. No people in the town went to Africa except him. And he hoped they thought he was a famous man and that they could respect him. The children often asked him to tell them some stories and his life in Africa

33、.One day a few children asked him to tell them something about the animals in Africa. He told them how he fought with the tigers and elephants. His stories surprised them all and some policemen and workers went to listen to him. It made him happier. Just a man who taught geography in a middle school

34、 passed there. He stopped to listen to him for a while and then said, Could you please tell us a rare animal, sir?Certainly, said Mr. Turner. One day I met a rhinoceros（犀牛） by a riverPlease wait a minute, sir, said the man. There arent any rhinoceros in Africa at all!Its rare just because there aren

35、t any! 1. Mr. White was born in a farmers family.A：TB：F答案：A2. Mr. White hoped to be respected because he was the richest man in their town.A：TB：F答案：B3. The children often asked him to tell them something interesting because he knew more than any other person in the town.A：TB：F答案：A4. All people belie

36、ved Mr. White except the children.A：TB：F答案：B5. Mr. White wouldnt like to admit that he was wrong.A：TB：F答案：AThe workers who brought the girl to the orphanage (孤儿院) knew little about her. The streets where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ag

37、o. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something elseto be independent. At twenty-one，she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary. And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ord

38、inary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name，Mary Cheung，was known to everybody.Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the com

39、petition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager，she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasnt good enough.” she says. Luckily，she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to h

40、elp her.Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987，she had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of h

41、er work in many placesChina, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.1. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage，she had lived in the streets for many years. A：T B：F 答案： A2. The sentence “”orphanage girls could be somet

42、hing” means that orphanage girls could be popular and successful.A：T B：F 答案： A3. Her life changed in 1985. A：T B：F 答案： B4. This passage is probably taken from a novel. A：T B：F 答案： B5. Marys boyfriend was good at English. A：T B：F 答案： ADo you still get free plastic bags from the supermarkets? Things h

43、ave changed.China has banned free plastic bags at shops and supermarkets, and people have to pay for using plastic bags. The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less. Making super-thin plastic bags has also been banned.The Chinese once used about 3,000,000,000 pl

44、astic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are not easy to break and people throw them away here and there. So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.What kind of sh

45、opping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags. They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They think it is th

46、eir duty to protect the environment.1. People in China have to pay for using plastic bags at shops and supermarkets now.A：TB：F答案：A2. China made this rule because plastic bags were bad for the environment.A：TB：F答案：A3. The Chinese people are encouraged to bring their own bags for shopping.A：TB：F答案：A4.

47、 Some students in Chongqing buy cloth bags for their parents.A：TB：F答案：B5. The main idea of the article is the bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution.A：TB：F答案：BSome British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues for a meal at home. You should not be upset (心烦意乱) if your

48、 English friends dont invite you home. It doesnt mean they dont like you.Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p.m., and end at about 11. Ask your hosts what time you should arrive. Its polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present.Do you want to be extra (特别地) polite?

49、Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall. But remember - not to ask how much things cost.Youll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a starter (第一道菜), then youll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert (甜食), followed by coffee. Its polite to finish

50、 everything on your plate and to take more if you want it. Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does.Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, Do you mind if I smoke here?Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a

51、short thank you letter. Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say, thank you, thank you, and thank you. all the time.1. If your English or American friends dont invite you to dinner at home, it doesnt show they dont like you.A：TB：F答案：A2. When you are invited to go to your fr

52、iends home, you may go at any time.A：TB：F答案：B3. In England and America, its not polite to ask the price of something.A：TB：F答案：A4. In the passage, the order of the serving of a meal is meat or fish with vegetables-dessert-soup-coffee.A：TB：F答案：B5. Youd better write a short Thank you letter to your hos

53、ts or give them a call if you want to be extra polite.A：TB：F答案：A第二部分One dictionary broadly defines the word “crisis” as “a crucial turning point in the progress of an affair or of a series of events, as in politics, business, a story, or play ” This paper will attempt to define a much narrower but e

54、xtremely significant aspect of crisis: personal crisis. Sometimes our more or less steady progress through life comes to a jolting halt. Something unexpected, shocking, frightening, threatening, and disastrous happens- a crisis. Such a development can disturb relationships, interfere with work effic

55、iency, and cause confusion, disorganization, and serious emotional upheaval. Solutions that have worked for us in solving past problems no longer prove adequate. As anxiety increases, our powers to cope with it correspondingly decrease. The crisis quickly leads to frustration: we feel helpless eithe

56、r to escape from the problem or to resolve it successfully. Many people think of crisis as being connected only with unhappy or unpleasant events. This is not the case. Crisis can occur as a result of any change. Even on what is generally welcomed: marriage, birth of a child, graduation from school

57、or college, or election to public office.Crises are generally of two types. First, there are the expected, maturational (成熟过程的) crises we experience at times of life development and change. Examples of this include a childs first enrollment in school or his transfer at a later age to a new school. T

58、here events may precipitate (加快促成) a crisis both for the younger and his parents. Another time when crisis can be expected is during adolescence.The second type of crisis is the unexpected, accidental kind. This can stem from many sources becoming involved in a legal suit, having an automobile crash

59、, being fired from a job, losing a large sum of money, or falling suddenly ill. Severe illness will create a crisis not only for the individual concerned but also for his family. And an illness may itself be caused by an emotional crisis, such as the death of a spouse, offspring, or other family mem

60、bersIn a recent attitude survey, researchers gathered information to determine which crisis situation in life was most likely to precede illness. The study showed that the three most stressful life events were death of a spouse, divorce, and marital separation. Other events that fell toward the top