14年高考英语阅读理解训练50篇

2009年高考英语阅读理解训练50篇

阅读理解训练50篇（1）

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Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwith

it.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdisease,stomachproblems,headaches,emotional

problemsandpossiblycancer.

Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeopleexpressanger

openlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithanger,andscreamandyell.Butotherpeople

keeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.

Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson*s

healththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangry,thebrainreleasesthesamehor­

mones（荷尔蒙）.Theyspeedtheheartrate,raisebloodpressure,orsugarintotheblood,etC.In

generalthepersonfeelsexcitedandreadytoact.

Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.Theybelieve

thatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,andthey

believethatthosewhokeeptheirangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.

Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmit

thatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,thendecideifthecauseisserious

enoughtogetangryabout.Ifitis,theysay,“Donotexpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntil

yourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.^^

Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmade

youangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthananger.

1.“Damagingemotion^^meansthat.

A.theemotionisharmlessB.theemotionisharmful

C.thefeelingisverystrongD.thefeelingishard

2.Whatstatementisright?

A.Wereyouangry,youwouldbecancered（得癌症）.

B.Onceyouareangry,youmustbecancered.

C.Angryasyouareoften,youcan'tbecancered,

D,Angermaycauseyouacancer.

3.Expressingangerviolentlyrepressingitaccordingtosomescientists.

A.isjustthesameasB.ismoreharmfulthan

C.isnobetterthanD.ismuchbetterthan

4.Accordingtotheauthor,you'dbetter.

A.neverbeangry

B.coolitdownbeforeyouexpressit

C.laughandlaughwhenyougetangry

D.admityouarewrongwhenyouareangry

Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.No

schoolIhaveevertaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.

Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriorityd尤先）itmustbe

givenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencouragea

childtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththe

complexities（复杂性）ofspelling.

Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocal（焦点的）pointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabright

childwillbelikelyto“playsafe”.Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,

choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseof

dictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.

Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonal

experience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingis

terrible."ItmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupiFstechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwas

alsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomitted（省略）toreadtheessay,whichcontained

somebeautifulexpressionsofthechild*sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodraw

attentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhis

disappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation（动机）toseek

improvement.

1.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout.

A.hedifficultiesinteachingspelling

B.theroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopment

C.thecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskills

D.thenecessityofteachingspelling

2.Theunderlinedexpression“playsafe“probablymeans.

A.towritecarefully

B.todoasteacherssay

C.tousedictionariesfrequently

D.toavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureof

3.Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat.

A.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreely

B.studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwriting

C.studentswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakes

D.studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers

4.Theauthorseemstothinkthattheteacher'sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis

A.unfairB.reasonableC.foolishD.careless

Perhapsthemostfamoustheory,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggestedbyProfessor

RayBirdwhistelLHebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoftenculturallyprogrammed.Inother

words,welearnourlooks・・・wearenotbornwiththem.

Ababyhasgenerallyinformedfacefeatures.Ababy,accordingtoBirdwhistell,learnswhere

tosettheeyebrowsbylookingatthosearoundfamilyandfriends.Thishelpsexplainwhythe

peopleofsomeareasoftheUSlooksmuchalike.

NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertaincommonfacefeaturesthatcannotbeexplained

bygenetics（遗传学）.Theexactshapeofthemouthisnotsetatbirth,itislearnedafter.Infact,

thefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwellafternewteethareset.Formany,thiscanbewell

intogrown-ups.Ahusbandandwifetogetherforalongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalike.

Welearnourlooksfromthosearoundus.

Thisisperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmilemorethanthosein

otherareas.IntheUS,forexample,thesouthisthepartofthecountrywherethepeoplesmile

mostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmileless,andinthewesternpartofNewYorkStatesstill

less.ManysouthernersfindcitiessuchasNewYorkcoldandunfriendly,partlybecausepeoplein

MadisonAvenuesmilelessthanpeopleonPeachtreeStreetinAtlanta,Georgia.Peopleinlargely

populatedareasalsosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthanpeopleinsmalltownsdo.

1.RayBirdwhistellbelievesthatphysicalappearance.

A.haslittletodowithcultureB.hasmuchtodomuchculture

C.iseverchangingD.isdifferentfromplacetoplace

2.Accordingtothepassage,thefinalmouthshapeisformed.

A.beforebirthB.assoonasone'steetharenewlyset

C.sometimeafternewteetharesetD.around15yearsold

3.RayBirdwhistellcantellwhatareaoftheUSapersonisfromby.

A・howmuchheorshesmilesB.howheorsheraisehisorhereyebrows

C,whatheorshelikesbestD.thewayheorshetalks

4.Peoplewholivearemorefriendly.

A.inlargelypopulatedareasB.inNewYorkCity

C.inthecountryD.intheNorth

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EFLTEACHERS

SummerPosts

Onceagainwerequire10excellentTEFLTeachersforoursummerprogram.Large

thriving(兴旺)Arels-Felcoschooloffersspecialpackagetoqualified,TEFLexperienced

teachers.S1,500andfreeaccommodationfor200hoursteachingfrom2July-24August.Overtime

available.GoodPossibilityoflongertermandpermanentposts.Shortercontractsavailable.

LettersofapplicationandC.V.toTeacherRecruitment(征募)(Dept.E),ChurchillHouse

School,40—42SpencerSquare,Ramsgate,KentCT119LD.

Fax:(0843)584827.

Established20years.RecognizedbytheBritishCouncilandamemberofArels-Felco.

1.Whatdoes“package“intheadvertisementreferto?

A.Thesalary.B.Thenumberoftheteachinghours

C.Thefreeaccommodationprovided.D.Alltheabove.

2.Someteachersmaybeableto.

A.accomplishthejobaheadofschedule

B.quitthejobwhentheychoosetodoso

C.enjoyfreeaccommodationforalongertime

D.continueworkingattheschoolafterthesummer

3.Arels-Felcoisprobably.

A.acompanyB.thenameofaschool

C.aneducationalorganizationD.ahousingagency

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California-UpsetbythewarinIraq,JuliaWilsonexpressedherangerandimpatiencewith

PresidentBushlastspringonherwebpageonMyS.Shepostedapictureofthe

president,wrote“KillBush“acrossthetopanddrewaswordstabbinghisoutstretchedhand.She

laterreplacedherpageafterlearninginhereighth-gradehistoryclassthatsuchthreatsarea

federaloffense.

Itwastoolate,FederalauthoritieshadfoundthepageandplacedWilsonontheirchecklist.

Theyfinallyreachedherthisweekinherbiologyclass.TheM-year-oldwastakenoutofclass

Wednesdayandquestionedforabout15minutesbytwoSecretServiceagents.Theincidenthas

upsetherparents,whosaidtheagentsshouldhaveincludedthemwhenquestioningtheirdaughter.

Theteenagersaidtheagents'questioningledhertotears.44Iwasn'tdangerous,“saidWilson,

anhonorstudentwhodescribesherselfaspoliticallyenthusiastic."Tmapeace-lovingperson.Tm

againstthewarinIraq.Tmnotgoingtokillthepresident.^^

Hermother,KirstieWilson,saidtwoagentsshowedupatthefamily'shomeWednesday

afternoon,questionedherandpromisedtoreturnonceherdaughterwashomefromschool.

Aftertheyleft,KirstieWilsonsentanextmessagetoherdaughter'scallphone,askingherto

comestraighthomeandtellingherthattwomenfromthesecretservicewantedtotalkwithher.

Butmomentslater,KirstieWilsonreceivedatextmessagefromherdaughtersayingagents

hadpulledheroutofclass.

JuliaWilsonsaidtheagentsthreatenedher,sayingshecouldbesenttocourtformakingthe

threat.4<Theyyelledatmealot,"shesaid."Theywereunnecessarilymean.”

Wilsonandherparentssaidtheagentswerejustifiedinquestioningheroverher

MySposting.Buttheysaidtheagentswenttoofarbynotwaitinguntilshewasoutof

schoolandtheagentsshouldhavemorequicklyfiguredouttheyweren'tdealingwithareal

danger.

AssistantPrincipalPaulRobinonsaidtheagentsgavehimtheimpressionthegirfsmother

knewtheywereplanningtoquestionherdaughteratschool.Thereisnolegalrequirementthat

parentsbenotified.

“Thishasbeenanon-goingproblem."saidAnnBrick,alawyerwiththeAmericanCivil

LibertiesUnioninSanFrancisco.

FormergovernorsPeteWilsonandGrayDavisvetoed（否决）billsthatwouldhaverequired

thatparentsgivepermissionorbepresentwhentheirchildrenarequestionedatschoolbylaw

enforcementofficers.

1.JuliaWilsonwasquestionedbecause.

A.shewantedtokillPresidentBush

B.shesetupthewebsiteM

C.theagentsthoughtshemightbeathreattothefederal

D.shewasapeace-lovingperson

2.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.JuliaWilsonwillbeputintoprisonformakingathreat.

B.KirtieWilsonthoughtitwrongtoquestionherdaughterinschoolwithoutthem.

C.AssistantprincipalthoughttherewasnoneedtoinformJulia'sparentswhenquestioning

her.

D.AnnBrickbelievesthatteenagersshouldnotbepoliticallyenthusiastic.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mean"meaninthetext?

A.cruelandviolentB.poisonous

C.kind-heartedD.unfair

4.Theauthorwrotethisstorymainlyto.

A.struggleagainstthewarinIraqstartedbytheUS

B.discusswhetherparentsshouldbeincludedwhenchildrenarequestioned

C.warnteenagersnottopostwebpagesonwebsites

D.criticizetheformergovernorswhovetoedthebill

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WhenNathanWinogradannouncedthathewasleavinghisjobasalawyerinCaliforniato

runananimalshelterinTompkinsCounty,NewYork,hisfatherlookedathimforalongminute

andthenasked,“Whatdodogsandcatsneedalawyerfor?”

Themovemeantgivingupeightweeks'vacation,anofficewithaviewoftheSanFrancisco

Bayandabighouseamongtheredwoods,andmovingtoaruralareaknowforitsharshwinters.

ButWinograd^wife,Jennifer,alsoananimallover,wasallforit.Sotheypackedeverythingthey

owned,andwithtwoyoungchildren,plustwodogs,andabunchofcatsWinogradhadrescued,

drovecross-country.

Onthesecondday,theyhadnoroomforsixmorepuppiestheyreceived.Theyfoundanold

horsetrough,filleditwithhayandnestledtheanimalsinside.Theyplaceditnexttothefrontdesk,

andwithinadayortwo,allsixhadhomes,adoptedbypeoplewhowalkedintotheshelterand

couldn'tresist.

Blinddogs,catswithmissinglimbs—allfindhomes.t4Thereisnodogorcattooold,too

uglyortooundesirablenottobeadoptedbysomeone,saysWinograd.

Today,TompkinsCountyisconsideredtheonlyno-killcountyintheUnitedStates.Nineout

oftendogscatsthatcomethroughtheshelterdoorsaresaved.Onlyanimalswithincurable

injuriesorillnesses,andthetrulyevil,areputdown.Thenationalaverageishalfofalldogsand

70percentofcats,totalingmorethanfourmillionanimalslastyearalone.

Eventhoughhedrivesanoldcarthatleakswhenitrains,andhisfamilylivesonatight

budgetwhilehisclassmatesfromStanfordLawearnsix-figuresalaries,Winogradsayshe'sdoing

whathe'dalwayswantedtodowhenhegrewup;runananimalshelterandsavealltheanimals.

Asayoungdistrictlawyer,hekepthisgoalinmind,startingwhenheraisedhisfirstanimal

crueltycase.Amanwasaccusedofintentionallysettinghisbrowncatonfire.Winogradmadehis

case,andtheabusiveownerwassentencedtoprison.

Itwasthefirstofmanysuchcases,andheraisedeachwithvigor.Butthesenselessviolence,

neglectandignoranceneverfailedtoshockhim.Hedecidedsimply,“Ineedtogettotheother

sideandstartsavingtheseanimals.^^

Now,Winogradishelpingtosavethousands,evenmillions,'Tmconvincedthatanokill

nationispossible,Tmjustheretryingtoshortenthetimeuntilitarrives.,,

1.Whatwashisfather'sresponsewhenNathanWinogradlefthisjobasalawyerinCalifornia?

A.Hewasallforit.B.Hewasstronglyagainstit.

C.Hewasgreatlypuzzled.D.Hewasveryangry.

2.HowdidWinogradsuccessfullysavesomanyanimals?

A.Hekeptalltherejectedanimalsinalargeshelter.

B.Helettheanimalsadoptedbypeoplewhovisitedtheshelter.

C.Hesoldsomeoftheanimalsandgetsomemoney.

D.Hedeliveredtheanimalstothelocalgovernment.

3.Whichcouldbetherightorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?

a.WinogradandJennifersetupananimalshelter.

b.WinogradandJenniferleadacomfortablelife.

c.WinogradandJennifergotmarriedandhadtwochildren.

d.Winogradandhisfamilylivedonatightbugget.

e.Winogradworkedagainstanimalcrueltyasalawyer.

f.WinogradworkedasalawyerinCalifornia

g.WinogradandJennifermovedtoTompkinsCounty.

A.f-c-b-g-a-e-dB.f-e-d-e-a-g-bC.g-a-c-b-f-e-dD.e-d-g-a-f-c-d

4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BeingRichisImportantB.Animals,OurBestFriends

C.NoPetLeftbehindD.TheWinogradFamily

七

Thiswebsiteismeantfortheshortstoryandforthoseinterestedinreadinglightarticles.

Ifyouhavea“classic“shortstoryyouwouldlikeaddedhere,pleasedon'lbeshyabout

e-mailingmeinthisregardasIwouldbehappytogiveyourfavoritestoryconsideration.Ihavea

fairlylargecollectionofshortstories;however,ifyouwanttosendastorytome,Iwould

appreciatedit(thiswouldsavemescanningtime).

Pleasenotethreethingsaboutthissite.One,someofthebiographiesarenotavailable(the

focusofthissiteisthestory,notthebiographies).IftheyarenotinthebookfromwhichIam

scanningthestory,Iwillnotgothroughmycollectionlookingforabio.Two,Iwillbefocusing

onshortershortstories.NoTolstoiorF.ScottFitzgeraldhere(unlessyouarewillingtosendme

thestoryreadytogoonline)!MaybesomedayIwillwanttospendanentiredayortwoonone

story,butnotatthistime.Three,Ihavenosummariesoranalyses,soyouneedn'task.Ireadshort

storiesoften,butonlyfortheenjoymentofdoingso.IhaveverylittledesiretoanalyzewhatIam

readingforthatdeep,hiddenmeaning.

Fewerandfewerpeoplethesedaysreadshortstories.Thisisunfortunate-sofewwillever

experiencethejoythatreadingsuchfineworkcangive.Thegoalofthissiteistogiveanicecross

sectionofshortstoriesinthehopethattheseshortstorieswillexcitethesepeopleinto

rediscoveringthisexcellentsourceofentertainment.

Happyreading!Ohyes,visitthebanneredsitesonthispage.Thisishowwesurviveandthus

keepthisfreesiteonline.Ifyouarefamiliarwiththecostsinvolvedwithbandwidth,youwill

understandthatasitesuchasthisonerequiresalotofbandwidth(asitisvisitedheavily),which

canbequiteexpensive.So,ifyouappreciatethiscollection,gobuysomething.Thankyou!

1.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whatthewebsitefocuseson

B.howtoemailshortstoriestothewebsite

C.whyfewerandfewerpeopleenjoyreading

D.howtofindshortstoriesonthiswebsites

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthebookmentionedinthispassage?

A.Itcontainedmanyclassicalworkswithanalyses

B.Itwaswrittenbytheauthorandadvertisedhere.

C.therearemanybiographiesinthisbook.

D.It'sacollectionofshortstoriesofthiswebsite.

3.Howisthewebsitekeptfreeonline?

A.Thewebsitereceivesmuchdonationfromsociety.

B.Thewebsitegotmuchmoneyfromadvertisementsonit.

C.Thewebsiteearnsmoneybysellingbookswhichcollectstoriesofthewebsite.

D.Everyreaderpaysforwhattheyreadbeforereadingit.

4.Thepurposeofwritingthisarticleisto.

A.advertisehisorherwebsiteandbooks

B.explainhowthiswebsiteiskept

C.explainwhothiswebsiteisfor

D.discusswhetherweshouldreadonline

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ChanukahFestival

Activitiesforkidsofallages

Sunday,December179:00am―4:00pm

JoinusonDecember17lh,2006（2nddayofHanukkah）forourannualHanukkahFamilyFun

Festforanexcitingdayoffunactivitiesforthewholefamily.TheHazimirChoirwillprovide

holidaymusicalentertainment.DrumTaleswillpresent“TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah"show.

Therewillbeceramic（陶瓷）paintingofdreidles,menorahs（烛台），andotherHanukkahitemsfor

thekids.Andfunfoods,crafts（手工艺）andactivitieswillbehappeningthroughouttheday.Bring

thewholefamilyandenjoyafun—filledday!

11:30—JollyFolliespuppetshowAges2-12

Afunmuppet（提线木偶）stylemusicalholidaystoryfollowedbyaHanukkahsingalong

featuringthe“Chipmunks“andotherfavoritecharacters.Adult:$7Child$5

1:30—HazamirTeenChoir

SponsoredbytheBermanandLernerfamiliesinmemoryofCantorMosesL.Snyder

3:15一DrumTalespresentsTheHeartyStoryofHanukkah

DrumTalesisfun,interactivepercussive（打击乐）andmusical.Itismuchlikethe

traditionaldrumcircleconcept.Itcombinesstorytelling,musicalinstrumentationandsong.Each

participantsisgivenapercussiveinstrumentwhichbecomestheirmediaoftransportationtofar

awaylandsandexoticplaces,toridethewavesofmysteryofanunfoldingplot,andintothedeep

realmofimaginationandthecolorfulbeyond.Drumming,rhyming,rapping,clinking,shaking

andclapping,thisperformancewillleaveyoufeelingrefreshedafterhavingreturnedfroma

journeythroughthesestories!Audits$7Child$5

Plusfoodandfunfortheentirefamily

CraftswithBBYOandYoungJudea

CeramicpaintingwithJackandJill

PShirtfunwithComputerAdventures

FunwithCyber-Connection

Vendors

Specialvisitby"ChanukahBubby”

1.Howmuchdoesafamilyofthree（akidandparents）havetopayiftheyattendJollyFollies

puppetshow?

A.$21.B.$15.C.$19.D.$17.

2.WhatfeelingwillyounotexperienceifyouattendtheDrumTales?

A.Mystery.B.Imagination.C.ExoticismD.Horror.

3.Ifyourfamilyarefreeat1:30,whatactivitycanyoutakepartin?

A.DrumTales:TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah.

B.HazamirTeenChoir.

C.JollyFolliespuppetshow.

D.Cartoonfilms.

4.WhatisnotincludedintheChanukahFestival?

A.Ceramicpainting.B.Funfoods.

C.Computeradventures.D.Fashionshow.

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Neverforgetwhereyoucomefrom

ManyofusrememberthetouchingtelevisionadvertisementwheretheactorIronEyesCody

shedsatearoverlitter.SuchNativeimagesareoftenusedtoconveytheideaofsavingmother

earth.Peoplewhoacceptthisimagefinditdifficulttobringtogetherwhattheyhaveseenofsome

reservations—shabbyhomes,brokencars,underfeddogs,weedsinwinds,andcoalstripmines.

ThosewhomostromanticizeAmericanIndiansarethequickesttobedisappointedanddiscover

thatthingsarenotasgoodastheyhaveoncebelieved.However,Indians?relationshipwiththe

landismuchmorecomplicated（复杂的）thanthosetwoblackandwhiteimageswhichappearedin

thetelevision.

Historically,tribal（部落的）peoplearoundtheglobehavehadclosetieswiththeearth.Lakota

historianVineDeloria,Jr.,tellsthestoryofthePoncapeoplewhoweretakenfromtheirrange

overacenturyagoandtransportedagainsttheirwilltoOklahoma.Otherwisehealthy,manyPonca

wastedanddiedfromnootherclearcausethanseparationfromtheirhome.AsCherylCrazyBull

saysinthisissue,4tThelandisourrelative.Withoutland,tribalpeoplelosetheiridentity-the

landalongwithlanguage,spiritualbeliefs,andsocialsystemsdistinguishestribalpeoplefrom

others.^^

TomanypeopleintheUnitedStates,theIndianreservationisanembarrassment.Itrepresents

theAmericanversionofracialseperation——aprisonwithoutwallswherethegovernmentconfined

IndianstokeepthemapartfromotherAmericans.ToIndianpeoplethereservationishome,

regardlessofwhatitlookslike.Theyhavespiritual,emotional,andfamilyties.Manyoftheir

relativesstilllivethereorareburiedthere,andtheircreationstoriesarecenteredthere.

Americanstendtopulluprootsandseparatefromtheirbirthplace,movingfromcitytocity

manytimes.Manyofusnon-Indianshavenevervisitedtheplaceswhereourancestorsare

buriedorthehouseswhereourparentswereborn.WesternnationsuseEarthinthesameway,asif

wecangotoanotherplanetwhentheairandwaterbecometoodirty.Ontheotherhand,tribesare

veryfamiliarwiththeconceptoflimitedresource.Theycannotgetanotherreservationiftheirs

becomestoopolluted.

1.Whatdoesthewritermainlyintendtostateinthispassage?

A.AmericanIndiansaredisappointedwiththeirlivingenvironment.

B.AmericanIndiansleadamiserablelifenow.

C.Televisionadvertisementscanhaveanunexpectedeffectonpeople.

D.Landisveryimportanttopeople,especiallytribalpeople.

2.TheauthorincludedthestoryofthePoncapeopleinthisarticlemainlytostate.

A.thecloserelationshipbetweentribalpeopleandland

B.thepovertyofthetribalpeople

C.thelonghistoryofthePoncapeople

D.thegreatchangesofthePoncapeople

slife

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Americanscanuselandastheylikeandthengotoanotherplace.

B.Peopleinthewestdon'tliketotravelfromcitytocity.

C.Tribalpeoplehavethesameconceptoftheresourcesasthenon-Indians.

D.Thereservationshavebothpositiveandnegative（负面的）effectsonIndianpeople'slife.

4.Whattopicdoesthisarticlefocuson?

A.FamilylifeoftheIndians.

B.People'sattitudetowardsland.

C.Thehistoryoftribalpeople.

D.Environmentalpollutionnowadays.

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Theoctopus's（章鱼）reputationasahuman-killerisn^simplyanexaggeration（夸张）——

itisatotalmyth.Theoctopuscanindeedbeadeadlyhunter,butonlyofitsnaturalvictims.Some

shellfish（壳类动物）andanoccasionalsickorincautiousfishhavereasontobefrightenedofthis

multi-armedhunter,butapersonismuchtoolargetointeresteventhebiggestoctopus.Eventhe

largestamongoctopiismuchsmallerthanmostpeopleimagine.Farfrombeinglargeenoughto

swallowaship,asmonsteroctopiinmovieshavebeenknowntodo,thelargestoctopus,foundon

thePacificcoast,weighsaround110poundsandgrowstonomorethantenfeetinwidth.

Thehard,parrot-likebeak（喙）ofanoctopusisnotusedforattackingdeep-seadivers,butfor

cuttingopenshellfish.Indeed,theoctopuspossessessuchatinythroatthatitcannotswallowlarge

piecesofmeat.Instead,itfeedsbypouringdigestivejuicesintoitsvictims,andthensuckingup

thesoupyremains.Ashellfishthatfindsitselfinthegraspofanoctopushasonlyashorttimeto

live.Buthumanbeingsareperfectlysafe.Still,peoplerarelycaretogocloseenoughtothese

carefulcreaturestogetagoodlookatthem.

1.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A