高一英语阅读理解练习及答案

高一英语阅读理解练习及答案高一英语阅读理解专练AWhenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera,twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist（存在）AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost,thetragedy（悲剧）occurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater.Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildrenTwochildrenwerequicklyrescued,butthethirddied.Thechild'sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers,LiuYeandHaoLongbiaoalsodiedofcoldandexhaustion（筋疲力尽）.ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday.Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake．Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp，theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren.Buttheicekeptbreaking,causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater.Luourvsiumisiwiuiiiuunuiigcermiuiuvsk示奠仪式）atthelake.Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation,buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger.1・Theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeans"”.employedB.mixedC.guidedD.happened2.Whenthethreestudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere・skatingontheiceB.takingphotosatthelakeC.havingapicnicD.walkingalongthelake3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A・Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall.B・HaoLongbiao'sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002.C・Theuniversitystudentsdidn'tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake.D.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.Itcanbeinferredthat・peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents'deaththeiceonthelakewasn'tstrongenoughtoskateonsomestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddoneheroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimesTheauthorwrotethepassageto.warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingonicecallonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudentstellusatragedyadviseuniversitystudentstocherish（珍惜）theirlivesBNooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon（外科医生）andpartofittakenout.Today,however,weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain.Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff，andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”.LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell'steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout．

Wellstriedagain，butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas，andthemandied．Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent．Itissinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears7・Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,hecouldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanythingC.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddoanythingUsingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto.A.heafraidofanythingB.feelpainC.wanttogotothepartiesD.beillIfamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he_A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortable

A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortable（舒服的）C.stillfeltpainD.woulddieOnewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggaswouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddieC.wouldneverfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalmKeys:1一5DBABB6-10BCBCBCsaid“Themoreyoulearn,themoreyouearn,”thepopsingerCyndiLauperassheacceptedherhighschooldiploma（证书）,attheageof35!AlthoughCyndimadeitwithoutahighschooldegree,mostpeopledon't.IntheUSAtoday,about75%ofjobsneedsomeeducationortechnicaltrainingfurtherthanhighschool.ThelowestwageearnersintheUSAarethosewithouthighschooldegrees;collegegraduates（毕业生）outearnthosewithoutacollegeeducation.Peoplewithmaster'sdegrees（硕士学位）outearnthosewithonlyabachelorsaid（学士学位）;andthehighestincomesofallareearnedbypeoplewithadvancedprofessionaloracademicdegrees.ThesegeneralizationsexplainwhymostofyoungAmericansgotocollege.However,despitetheaverages,morediplomasdon'talwaysmeanmoremoney.Manyskilledblue-collarworkers,salespeoplebusinessexecutives,andentrepreneursoutearncollegeprofessorsandscientificresearchers.Andgreatathletesandentertainersoutearneveryoneelse!CyndiLauper.hadbeenstudyinginhighschoolbeforeshewasthirty-fivewasn'tcleverbecauseshegraduatedfromhighschooltoolategotherhighschooldiplomawhenshewasalreadythirty-fiveD・didn'tlikestudyingAccordingtothepassage,.A.highschooldiplomaandhighschooldegreearethesamethingpeoplecan'tgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreepeoplemustgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreepeoplecangetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreeoreitherWhydomostAmericanyoungpeoplegotocollege?A.Becausetheirparentsforcethemtogotocollege.B・Becausetheycan'tgetajobiftheydon'tgotocollege.Becausethesituationofthesocietymakethemgotocollege.Becausetheylikestudying.Whatmaytheword“outearn”mean?A.Earningmoremoney.B.Earninglessmoney.C.Earningnomoney.D.Workingbetter.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Ifyoudon'thaveadiploma,youcan'tearnmoney.Thosewhohavediplomasalwaysearnmoremoneythanthosewhodon'thavediplomas.Lessdiplomasalwaysmeanlessmoney.Greatathletesmayearnmoremoneythanotherpeople.DRoosevelt'sactiveandclevermindhelpedhimgreatlythroughperiodsofhisillness.Assoonashecouldsitup,heworkedonhisstampcollection,begantowriteahistoryoftheUnitedStatesandabookaboutJohnPaulJones~anavyhero.Hewasalsoreadytotryanythingthatmighthelphimtogetwell.Amemberofhisfamilytellsthefollowing:Rooseveltgotagreatdealofphysicalexerciselatersimplybycrawlingaroundonthefloor.Althoughnowoverforty,hespenthourscrawlingaroundhislibraryfloorlikeachild.Thenhedecidedtolearnhowtogoupthestairsbyhimself.Dayafterdayhewouldpullhimselfupthestairsbythepowerofhishandsandarms.Heinsistedthathisfamilyandfriendswatchhimandtalkwithhim,togivetheimpressionthatwhathewasdoinganeverydayroutine（例行的）action.FromthispassageweknowthatRooseveltA.wasgoodatsportsB.couldn'tsitupC.wasastampcollectorD.wasonceseriouslyillJohnPaulJoneswas.themanwhowasreadytohelpRooseveltthewriterofthepassageofthemembersofRoosevelt'sfamilyaherointhenavyRooseveltliked.A.crawlingonthefloorB.readingandwritingC.physicalexerciseD.climbingstairsRoosevelthadalotofexerciseinordertogetpraisedbyhisfriendsandfamilymembersB.tellhisfriendshewashealthyC.getwellagainD.showhewasactiveandcleverAfteraperiodofexercise.Roosevelt.couldwalkupthestairswiththehelpofotherscouldcrawlupstairswithhisfeetcouldgetupstairswithoutanybodytohelphimcouldstandupandwalkforawhileKey:11--15CDCAD16--20DDBCCEJokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworldinhisownbackyard.Hesoldthestonetoadiamonddealerforoverthreehundredthousanddollars.InNewYork,thediamondwasresold.Thistimeforalmosteighthundredthousanddollars.Thetruevalueofadiamondisneverknownuntilithasbeencut.Oncecutsuccessfully,itsvaluecanincreaseathousandtimes.It'seasytounderstandwhytheowneroftheJokerdiamondwenttothebestdiamondcutterheknew,Kaplan.Thecutterstudiedthediamondfortwelvewholemonths.Whenhefelthewasreadytostartwork,hediscoveredaflaw（瑕疵）.Hehadtobeginwithhiscalculations（计算）alloveragain,orhemighthavemadethestoneuseless.Sixmoremonthspassed,andKaplanfinallysaidtotheowner,“Iamreadytostartmywork.Therewillbeoneexcellentdiamondthatwillbecomparabletoanyintheworld,pluselevensmalldiamondsoffirst-classquality•”Kaplanwaitedafewmoredaysuntilbefelthewasinthebestphysicalandmental（精神的）conditionpossible.Hepickeduphistoolsandheldhisbreathashemadethefirstblow.Thediamondsplit（切开）exactlyashepromised.Jokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworld.inaminuteB.atthefootofabigmountainC.inhisownbackyardD.inagarageAdiamonddealerisaperson,inthediamondbusinessB.whostoresdiamondsC.whocutsdiamondsD.whosellsdiamondsWhenthediamondwasresold,.A.thedealerlostalotofmoneyB.JokermadesomemoremoneyC.thedealergot800,000dollarsD.Kaplangot800,000dollarsTheownerofthediamondthoughtthatifthediamondwascutsuccessfullyitmightbeworth.A.$300,000B.$500,000C.$300,000,000D.$800,000,000Kaplanstudiedthediamondfor.A.oneandahalfyearsB.morethanhalfayearC.overeighteenmonthsD.morethannineteenmonthsKey:21〜25CACDCFThenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmoments—outsidethejeweller'sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe'dbetterb町anecklace.Hewasn'tusedtobuyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo'clock.When,halfanhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura,theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheoneshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlycomebacktobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.Agoodtitleforthispassageis.ACleverAssistantBuyingaBirthdayPresentHowtoChooseaNecklaceABraveYoungManTheword“overspending”inthispassagemeans.spendingtoomuchmoneyspendingtoomuchtimespendingmoretimethanheplannedspendingtoomuchtimeandtoomuchmoneyWhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface.

turnedpaleC.turnedyellowturnedpaleC.turnedyellowturnedredturnedblackJamesandLaurareachedtheshopat4:30B・5:00C・5:30D.6:00Jameswouldcomebacktobuywhathewantedbecause.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythingsthenecklacewasgoodLauralikedthenecklacetheassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautifulKeys:26-30AABCATheChineseinventedpaperin105A.D.Theymixedthebarkofatreeandrags（破布）withwater,putascreenintothemixture,andliftedoutathinpieceofwetpaper.Theydriedthepaperinthesun.TheChinesekepttheirsecretofhowtomakepaperuntilawarwithMuslimsintheninthcentury.TheartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughouttheMuslimworld.TheMayanIndiansinCentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhowtomakepaper,buttheirknowledgeneverspreadlotherestoftheworld.Forcenturies,allpaperwasmadebyhand.Ragswerethemainmaterial.ThenaFrenchscientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaperfromwood,too.Finally,intheeighteenthcentury.aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomakepaperfromwood.Whodiscoveredhowtomakepaper?TheChinese.B.ThePacificIslanders.TheMayanIndians.C.Alloftheabove.WhendidtheChineseinventpaperaccordingtothepassage?About1,800yearsago.B.About1,900yearsago.C.About2,000yearsago.D.About2,100yearsago.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantthingthathasmadeitpossibleforpapermakingindustrytodevelopsoquicklyinthelastfewcenturies?Newdiscoveries.B.Newinventions.C.Hardwork.D.Science.HowwaspapermakingintroducedintotherestoftheworldfromChina?A.Throughwars,B.ThroughtheMuslims.C.ThroughtheMayanIndians.D.ThroughthePacificIslanders.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheInventionofPaper.B.TheHistoryofPapermaking.DifferentWaysofMakingPaper.TheInventionofaPapermakingMachine.BeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadealivingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalledscribes（抄写员）。Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.MuchofithadtobedonefastinordertomeettheneedsoftheKing.thechurchandtraders.MostofthewritingwasinLatin（拉丁）,butsomeofitwasintheEnglishoftheday.AndnoonewasquitesurehowsomeEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrok（竖笔）thatalllookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters,i,u,v,mandn,Thus.fivestraightlinesinarowmightstandforuninuiuviormii.Asaresult.readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.Thescribessolved（解决）theprobleminpart,bychangingtheletterutoowhenitcamebeforem.norv.Thisishowsumandcumcamelobewrittenassomeandcome.Atsomepoint,too,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedbyuorv.Thus,intimeanewasaddedtosuchwordsaslive,have,dueandtrue.Itwasadded,butnotpronounced.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.Morethan500yearsagonopeoplemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.Whichofthefollowingisfalse?Oftenthescribeshadtoworkwithgreatspeed.ThespellingofsomeEnglishwordswaschanged.D.SomescribesofthedaywerequitesureaboutthespellingofmanyEnglishwords.Sometimespeoplecouldn'treadeasily.becausethereweretoomanyu'sandv'sinsonicEnglishwordsbecausemostofthewritingwasinLatinwhenthewritingwasinEnglishWhentilewritingwasdonehurriedlyThescribeschangedubeforemtoobecauseA・thechangehelpedthemwritefasterthechangemadereadingeasierumandomhadthesamepronunciationomwastherightorderItisbelievedthatsomescribesthoughtitimportanttoaddanetoeveryEnglishwordthelettereattheendofanywordshouldn'tbepronounceditnaturaltochangethespellingofsonicLatinwordsanEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherbynnorbyvMan'sFirstrealinventions,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.Alltransportationandmachineintheworlddependonit.Thewheelisthesimplestyetbutperhapsthemostremarkable（值得注意的）ofallinventions.Becausetherearenowheelsinnature~nolivingthingwasevercreatedwithwheels.How,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthecarcass（尸体）ofaheavyanimalthroughtheforestonlogmoreeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselvesweighedalot.Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoric（史前的）thinkertoimaginetwothinslices（薄片）oflogconnectedattheircentersbyastrongstick,thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdidandaxlecameintobeing,andwiththemthefirstcarts.Thewheelisimportantbecause.itwasman'sfirstrealinventionalltransportationdependsoniteverymachinedependsonitD.bothBandCThewheeliscalled.A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD・unusualItwasremarkableofmantoinventthewheelbecause.itledtomanyotherinventionsmanhadnouseforitthentherewerenowheelsinnatureD.alloftheaboveThewheelwasprobablyinventedbyA.agroupofearlyhuntersB.thefirstmenonearthagreatprehistoricthinkerthemanwhomadethefirstcartThisselectionsaysthatthefirstwheelmayhavebeena.A.groundpieceofstoneB.heavylogC.pieceofmentalD.sliceoflogKey:31—35DBDBB36—40CCDBD41-45DDBABJIn1865thefamousFrenchauthorJulesVernewrotetwobooks.OnewasentitledFromtheEarthtoTheMoonandtheotherwasentitledAroundTheMoon.InthesebooksJulesVernedescribedmanlandingonthemoon.In1969manactuallydidlandonthemoon.ManyofthedetailsoftherealmoonlandinghadbeendescribedwithamazingaccuracyinJulesVerne'sbooks.Forexample,JulesVerne'sspaceshiphadaninitialof36,000feetpersecond.Apollo11'sinitialspeedwas35,533feetpersecond.Last,JulesVerne'sspaceshiptook87hours,13minutes,and20secondstoreachthemoon.Apollo11took103hoursand3minutes.ThedoorofApollo11openedatexactly10:56p・m.onJuly20,1969,andamansteppedoutontothesurfaceofthemoon.JulesVernehadpredicteditwithgreataccuracyoverhundredandfouryearsearlier.WhatVernedescribedin“FromtheEarthtotheMoon”issimilartothe1969Apollo11landingonthemooninways.A.threeB.fourC.twoD.fiveTheunderlinedword“entitled”refersto■A.madeB.createdC.namedD.givenarightKIfyougotoBrisbane,Australia,youcaneasilygetasmallbookcalledDiscoverBrisbanefree.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurants,theshops,thecinemas,thestreets,thebuses,thetrains,thebanks,etc.Hereissomethingaboutbanksonpage49:ANZBankingGroupCnr.Greek&QueenSts2283228BankofNewZealand410QueenTOC\o"1-5"\h\zStreet2210411BankofQueensland229ElizabethStreet2293122CommonwealthBankingGroup240QueenStreet2373111NationalAustraliaBankLtd225AdelaideStreet2216422WestpacBankingCorp260QueenStreet2272666BankinghoursareMon.-Thu.9:30amto4pm.Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&PublicHolidays.Australiahasadecimalcurrency（十进币制）with100centstothedollar.Notesavailableare$100,$50,$20,$10,$5GoldCoinsare$2&$1Silvercoinsare:50,20,10&5centCoppercoinsare:2&1centYoucanfindANZBankingGrouponA・QueenStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreetD・thecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreetseemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreetOnSaturdays,youcangototoputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQueenslandC.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobankInAustralia,thebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.SaturdaysD.FridaysLWhoisthereamonguswhohasn'tdreamedofhavinghisorherownsmall(maybe,severalyearslater,evenbig)business,andhavingwonderfulfreedom,bothfromabossandfromthetimeclock:thefreedomtomakeupourownrulesforourwork,andourownplanes-■■arrangingourownhoursofwork?Thatwayworkwouldbebothpainlessandfun.Or,soweimagine.Well,infactitisn'tquiteassimpleasthat.Yes,itistruethatbeingthebosshasitssatisfactionsandthatyoucanarrangeyourworkinghoursfreelyifyouownyourownsmallbusiness.Butinthoseearlyyearsofstartingyourownbusiness,youshouldn'tthinkofafreeday,nottomentionflyingoffforamonth'svacation.Itisnotunusualfornewbusinessownerstoworkseventyoreightyhoursaweek,andifthereisadayoff,thatdaymightneedtobedevotedtoaccounting.Butthisnegativepicturedoesn'tdestroythebeautifulhopes.Thepossibilityofgettingsomethingwonderfulinreturn■■■bothmaterialandmental■■■continuestodrivethatlargenumberofpeoplewhostartupsmallbusinesseseachyearintheUnitedStates.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthateverybodyhopes.A.toruleothersB.tobehisorherownbossC.togetatimeworkD.tobefreefromworkMostnewbusinessownershaveto.A.workmorethan10hoursadayB.devotehimselftoaccountingC.flytosomeplacesintheworldD.haveadayoffinaweekTheexpression“negativepicture”mostprobablymeans“”.A.aterribleexperienceB.apoorpictureC.limitedfreedomD.unpleasantsituationsThebeautifulhopeswillneverbedestroyedbecausepeoplelovebeautifulthingsbynaturepeoplehaveastrongdesiretoseekpersonalgainssmallbusinessesmakebigmoneyeachyearintheUSsmallbusinesseshaveadvantagesoverbigcompaniesMGivingbackingFairWayTheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththestateprize.Theotherteams,disappointed,wereonthebusheadinghome.AndthenWestboroughinstructorGregRotanoticedsomethingwrongononeofthescorecards.A9hadbeenrecordedasa7.Theywerenotthestateprizewinner;WobumHighhadwon.“Noonewouldhaveknown,”saidWobum'sinstructor,BobDoran.ForRota,itwasn'tdifficultdecision:“Theprizewasn'tourstotake.”CoinStars“Collegestudentsarelazy,buttheyalsowanttohelp,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniagraduateDanaHork.Soshemadeiteasy,placingcupsinroomswherestudentscouldleavetheirsparecoins,andhandingoutcupstofirst-yearstudentstokeepintheirrooms.Her“ChangeforChange”efforthascollected$40,000forcharities（慈善机构）,whichweredecideduponbystudents.NeverForgottenAschoolinMassachusettsreceiveda$9.5millioncheckfromJacquesLeBermuth.Butittookofficialsseveraldaysofdiggingtodiscoverhisconnectiontotheschool.Recordsshowedtheonhardtimes,hewasofferedfreeroomandboard.LeBermuthbecameatrader,ownedsharesofAT&Tandlivedofftheearningsuntilhedied,atage89.WhatdidGregRotaprobablydointheend?A.TookphotosofDoranB.HadmeetingwithDoranC.ReturnedtheprizetotheorganizerD.ApologizedtoWobumHighschoolGregRota'sdecisionshowsthathewashonestB.politeC・carefulD・friendlyTheunderlinedword“change”inthesecondparagraphmeans.IdeaB.DecisionC.CupsD.Coins59WhatdidtheschoolofficialsdoafterreceivingthecheckfromMr.LeBermuth?Theytriedtofindoutwhyhegavethemthemoney.TheywenttoBelgiumtopaytheirrespectstohim.Theydugouttherecordsthatwereburiedunderground.Theydecidedtooffertheirstudentsfreeroomandboard.60.JacquesLeBermuthgavethemoneytotheschoolbecause.A.theschoolaskedforitB.HehadnoneedforthatmuchmoneyC.theschoolhadhelpedhiminthepastD.Hewantedtoberememberedbythestudents4650:ACCCD5155:DBADB5660:CADACNNewYork,September15.Duringaheavyrainfalllastnightabuscarrying42passengersslippedofftheroadonHighway28,killing36ofthepassengersandthedriver.AspokesmanfortheHighwayPatrol（巡逻队）whicharrivedatthesceneshortlyafter11:30p.m.estimated（估计）thattheaccidenthadhappenedabouthalfanhourbefore.TheinjuredandthedeadweresenttothenearesttownofValleyView.Atthepointwheretheaccidenthappenedtheroadhasathree-lane（三条行车线）highwaywithmanycurves（弯道）.Causeoftheaccidenthasnotbeenfullyfoundout.61．Inconsiderationofwhatcausedtheaccident,oneshouldpayattentionto.A・thecarelessdriverB・thenearesttownofValleyViewC・Highway28D・theroadwithmanycurves62.ItwasverylikelythattheaccidenthappenedA・after11:30hecityofNewYorkC・atorabout11:00p.m.D・inthetownofValleyView63・Howmanypeoplediedintheaccident?A・37B・36C・43D・42keys:DCAOTheUnitedStatesisalargecountry.FromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastitisabout3,000mileswide.TheAtlanticOceanisontheEastCoastandthePacificOceanisontheWestCoast.CanadaisthecountrytothenorthoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoisthecountrytothesouth.TherearemanyriversintheUnitedStates.ThemostimportantonesaretheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverinthecentralpartofthecountry,andtheColoradoandColumbiaRiverinwest.Thereare50statesintheUnitedStatestoday.TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld.ThisisbecauseofimmigrationsfromabroadthroughoutAmericanhistory.Thepopulationisnowovertwohundredmillion.Englishisthecommonlanguage.ThelargestcityintheUnitedStatesisNewYork.ItisonNewYorkBayandatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Itisabout3,000mileswide.fromCanadatoMexicoB・fromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastfromtheAtlanticOceantotheEastCoastfromthePacificOceantoCanada“TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld,”means.theAmericanpeopleincludenearlyalltheracesoftheworldthereareseveralmainracesintheUnitedStatestheAmericanpeoplearemadeupofthewhiteandtheblackpeopletheAmericanpeopleconsistofonlyoneraceWhatdoyouknowaboutNewYork?ItisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.Itisinthecentralpartofthecountry.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ItisatthemouthoftheMissouriRiver.NewYhecentralpartoftheU.S.ontheWestCoastatthemouthoftheMississippiRiveratthemouthoftheHudsonRiverWhichofthefollowingpicturesshowstherightpositionsofCanadaandMexico?(C==CanadaM—Mexico)keys:BACDDPIntheUnitedStates,itisnotusualtotelephonesomeoneearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephoneearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Soitiswiththetelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,hemaythinkthatit'samatteroflifeanddeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheUSAgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyreachesthemonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimeisnotthesameindifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently;beingontimeisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotontime,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheUSAnoonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessfriendforanhour;itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslateisexpectedtomakeashoutapology.Itheislessthan5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.69■Acallatmidnightwouldmean.thematterislessimportantB・thematteristoodifficulttohandlethematterrequiresimmediateattentionitisamatteroflifeanddeath70.Accordingtothepassage,timeplaysaveryimportantpartin.A.everydaylifeB.privatelifeC.gettingalongwithothersD.business71．Inthepassage,theauthorsuggeststhatinvitationcardsshouldbesent.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinallculturesthreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinsomeculturesthreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateintheUSAatyourchosentimeKeys:DCBQNapoleonagreedtoplansforatunnel（隧道）undertheEnglishChannelin1802.TheBritishbegandiggingonein1880.Neithertunnelwascompleted.Europehashadtowaituntiltheendofthe20thcenturyfortheChannelTunnel.Afternearlytwocenturiesofdreaming,theislandofGreatBritainisconnectedtoContinentalEuropeforthefirsttimesincetheIceAge,whenthetwolandmassesmovedapart.OnMay6,1994,Britain'sQueenElizabethIIandFrance'sPresidentMitterrandcarriedouttheofficialopening.TheQueenwasaccompanied（陪同）onhertrainjourneythroughthehistorictunnelbyoneofherRolls-Roycecarswhichwasplacedonthetrain.ThefollowingdaysawcelebrationstakingplaceinFolkestoneandCalais.Regularpublicservicesdidnotstartuntilthelatterpartof1994.QueenElizabethIIattheopening.tookhercarRolls-RoycethroughthetunneltookhercarwhichwasplacedonhertrainthroughthetunneltookhertrainthroughthetunneltookMitterrand'strainthroughthetunnelTheislandofGreatBritainis.connectedtoFranceallthetimeseparatedfromFrancewithatunnelC・separatedfromFranceallthetimejoinedtoFrancewiththetunnelWhichofthefollowingisright?Napoleonmadeplansforthetunnel.ThepubliccouldpassthroughthetunnelbytrainafterMay6,1994.C．Thetunnelwasbuiltfortwocenturies.D．ThetunnelwilldogreatgoodtoBritainandFrance.75．Before1994,onecouldgotoBritainfromFrance.A.onlybyshipB・byshiporplaneC.bycarortrainD.byship,carortrainkeys:DCBDRAbouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamancannotseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed.Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.yredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidof</PGN0007B.TXT/PGN>therodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible（看不见的）colorsaround.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?Womenaremorecareful.Therearefewcolor-blindwomen.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.D．WomenareweakerbutquickerinthinkingThispassageismainlyabout.A．coloranditssurpris