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全国网络统考《计算机应用基础》选择题复习计算机基础知识阅读理解B24、Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadn'tenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidn'tliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhewassixteen,hegottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametallandstrong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthereforfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.ThenhecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfricaexcepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.ThechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.OnedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheanimalsinAfrica.Hetoldthemhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemenandworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddleschoolpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,“Couldyoupleasetellusarareanimal,sir?”“Certainly,”saidMr.Turner.“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)、Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.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,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrightsmovementinthe1950sand1960s.KingwasbornonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstronglyinfluencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi'sideaofnon-violentresistance.HavingreceivedaPh.D(DoctorofPhilosophy)fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligiousleaderofthenon-violentcivilrelightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityforallpeople,anddeliveredhisbestknownspeech“IHaveaDream”beforetheLincolnMemorial.TheThoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandtheblack.ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowafederalholidayinLutherKing'shonor.Helivesinpeople'sheartsforever.(1)、MartinLutherKingwasmurderedwhenhewas39yearsold.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、MartinLutherKingwasablackministeronly.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、MartinLutherKing'sDayhasbeenafederalholidayformorethan40years.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Theunderlinedword“delivered”inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby“gave”.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、Thebesttitleforthispassageis“CivilRightsLaw”.A：TB：F答案：B26、Let'swatchtheweatherforecastontelevision.WemaygotoScotland,wemaygotoWalesorLondon.Wecandecideaftertheforecast.“Goodmorning,andhereistheweatherforecastfortomorrow.NorthernScotlandwillbecold,andtheremaybesnowoverHighGround.InthenorthofEnglanditwillbeawetdayandrainwillmoveintoWalesandtheMidlandsduringtheafternoon.EastAnglia（英格兰）willbegenerallydry,anditwillbeabrightcleardaywithsunshine,butitmayrainduringtheevening.Inthesouthwestitmaybefoggyduringthemorning,buttheafternoonwillbeclear.Itmaybewindylaterintheday.”(1)、Thespeakerisplanningtogotravelingwithinthecountry.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、ThespeakercanflytoNorthernScotlandtomorrowmorning,becauseitwon'tbefoggytheretomorrow.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、ItwillbeabrightcleardayinEastAugliatomorrow.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Theforecastmainlytellsusthewholecountrywillhavefineweathertomorrow.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、Youcaninferfromthepassagethatnoneoftheplacesoffersidealweathertomorrowfortravel.A：TB：F答案：A27、NancyandPeterMcCalllikesports.Inthesummertheyswimandinthewintertheyski.Theyareplanningskitripforthisweekend,buttheydon'tknowabouttheweather.It's7:30now,andtheyarelisteningtotheweatherreportontheradio.Theweathermanisgivingtheweatherforecastfortheweekend.“Fridayisgoingtobecoldandcloudy,butit'snotgoingtorain.Thetemperatureisgoingtobeinthethirties.It'sgoingtosnowFridaynightandmaybeSaturdaymorning.SaturdayafternoonandSundayaregoingtobeclear,coldandsunny.”NowNancyandPeterareexcited.Theweatherisgoingtobeperfectforaskitrip.Theyaregoingtohaveawonderfulweekendinthemountains.(1)、NancyandPeterlistenedtotheweatherforecastfortheweekend.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、NancyandPeterareplanningatriptothevillagefortheweekend.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、ItisgoingtosnowFridaynightaccordingtotheweatherforecast.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、TheweatherwillbewarmandrainyonSunday.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、NancyandPeteroftendosports.A：TB：F答案：A28、Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.”AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,“Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,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)、Thesecretarydidn'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(闹鬼旳).Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecauseheheardastrangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedbychairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewenttobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhichtheghost(鬼)musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthavecomeinforafreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptitevenifhegivesitaway.(1)、Mr.Jameswastheownerofthepublichouse.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Mr.Jameshadnotturnedoffthelightsthatnight.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Mr.Jamesbuiltthehouse.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Mr.Jamesfoundsixtyemptybottles.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、ThewriterofthepassagebelievesMr.James'story.A：TB：F答案：B30、Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsandreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend“Bingo”.Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhisduty,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadtobribehimtogetintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagestokeepBingosuppliedwiththatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.(1)、Albertlivedthereformanyyears.A：TB：F答案：B(2)、Albertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Albertandthedogbecamefriendsayearago.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,andpeoplehavetopayforusingplasticbags.TherulestartedonJune1.Itcamebecauseourcountrytriedtomakelitterless.Makingsuper-thinplasticbagshasalsobeenbanned.TheChineseonceusedabout3,000,000,000plasticshoppingbagsaday,andtheyhavecausedpollutionoftheenvironment.Thebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollutionbecausetheyarenoteasytobreakandpeoplethrowthemawayhereandthere.SotheChinesepeopleareencouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.Whatkindofshoppingbagisthebesttobring?SomestudentsinChongqinghaveagoodidea.Theymaketheirownshoppingbags.Theyuseoldclothestomakeclothbags,andsendthemtotheirparentsaspresents.Theyalsoasktheirparentsandfriendstouseclothbagsinsteadofplasticones.Theythinkitistheirdutytoprotecttheenvironment.(1)、PeopleinChinahavetopayforusingplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarketsnow.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Chinamadethisrulebecauseplasticbagswerebadfortheenvironment.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、TheChinesepeopleareencouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.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'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethings,wewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsidethecitytoadump.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage（污水，排水）system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingexceptthemetal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumus（腐殖质）,whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpmakethemgrow.(1)、Youcanmostprobablyreadthiskindofpassageinatelephonebook.A：TB：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)、Weshouldtakecareofausedmetalboxbyreusingandrecyclingit.A：TB：F答案：A33、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesaresmallandhard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?IthappenedonceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.(1)、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,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,candiesandotherdeliciousfoodwithfriendsandfamilies.Mostpeoplewilleatmorethantheyusuallydo.Butdoctorsfindoutthatwhatyoueatmayaffecthowwellyourememberthings.Thisisbadnewsforpeoplewhoeattoomuch.Forgetfulnessseemstomanypeopleaninevitablepartofaging.Asourbodiesgrowolder,mostofusfindthatmanythingsweshouldrememberareslippingoutofminds.Butnewfactsshowthatitispossibletoslowtime'seffectsonourminds.Oncepeoplethoughtthatthebraincouldnotmakenewcells,butnowstudiesshowthatlearningnewthingscanhelpbraingrowandkeeptheillnessawayfromthebrain.ProfessorEricKandel,aNobelPrizewinnerforhisstudyofthehumanmemory,saysthebestwaytosaveourmemoriesistokeepourbrainsingoodshape.Throughmentalexercise,hesays,peoplecankeeptheirmemorieswellintotheir80sand90s.AndMarkMattson,aprofessorattheNationalInstituteonAging,saysthatreducingtheamountofcaloriesfedtoolderratsandmicebythirtypercentcanbeagoodhelptolearningandmemory.Whileitishardformanypeopletogoontheirdietlikethat,doctorstellusthatevensmallstepscanmakebigdifference.(1)、Doctorsfindoutthateatingtoomuchmaybebadforyourmemory.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Theunderlinedword“slipping”inthesecondparagraphmeansforgettingimmediately.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Afamousdoctorthinksthatwecansaveourmemoriesthroughmentalexercise.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Thewriterthinksthatforgetfulnessisabigproblemwefaceaswegrowolder.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、Doctorssaywecansaveourmemorieseventhroughsmalleffortsinourdiet.A：TB：F答案：A35、Mr.andMrs.Whitehadtwosonsandthreedaughters．OneSunday，Mrs.Whitesaidtoherhusband，”Thechildrendon'thaveanylessonstoday，andyou'refreetoo．There'sanewfunfair（庙会）inthepark．Let'sallgotheretoplay.”Herhusbandsaid，”Iwanttofinishsomeworktoday.”“oh,forgetit．Gothereandmakeourchildrenhappy．That'sthemostimportantwork”Mrs.Whitesaid.SoMr.andMrs.Whitetooktheirchildrentothefunfair．Mr.Whitewasforty-fiveyearsold.Butheenjoyedthefunfairmorethanhischildren.Hehurriedfromonethingtoanother，andatelotsofsweets.Oneofthechildrensaidtohermother，”Dadisjustlikeasmallchild，isn'the,Mom?”Mrs.Whitedidn'twanttofollowherhusbandaroundanymoreatthattimeandanswered，”Heisevenworsethanasmallchild，Mary，becausehemightspendmoremoneythanasmallchild.”(1)、TherewerefivechildrenintheWhitefamily.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.WhiteenjoyedplayingtheremostthatSunday.A：TB：F答案：A36、SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleaguesforamealathome.Youshouldnotbeupset(心烦意乱)ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasapresent.Doyouwanttobeextra(尤其地)polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember-nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasa“starter”(第一道菜),thenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthenadessert(甜食),followedbycoffee.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwiththeirmeal,butnoteveryonedoes.Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,“DoyoumindifIsmokehere?”Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBritishandAmericanpeoplesay,“thankyou,thankyou,andthankyou.”allthetime.(1)、IfyourEnglishorAmericanfriendsdon'tinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesn'tshowtheydon'tlikeyou.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Whenyouareinvitedtogotoyourfriend'shome,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”lettertoyourhostsorgivethemacallifyouwanttobeextrapolite.A：TB：F答案：A37、Peoplehavebeentalkingabouthealthforalongtimebecausepeopleknowtheimportanceofit.People'sunderstandingofhealthalsobecomesdeeperwiththeprogressinscientificresearch.Recentlytheterm“health”hascometohaveawidermeaningthanitusedto.Itnolongermeansjusttheabsenceofillness.Today,healthmeansthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyourrelationshipwithotherpeople.Thisnewconceptofhealthiscloselyrelatedtoanotherterm－qualityoflife.Qualityoflifeisthedegreeofoverallsatisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.Whyhastheemphasisofhealthshiftedfromtheabsenceofdiseasetoabroaderfocusonthequalityofaperson'slife?Onereasonforthishastodowiththelengthandconditionsoflifethatpeoplecannowexpect.Medicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleforpeopletodaytolivelonger,healthierlives.Imagineforamomentthatyouwerebornintheyear1900.Youcouldhaveexpectedonaveragetoliveuntilabouttheageof47.Incontrast,ifyouwerebornintheyear1999,youcouldexpecttolivetotheageof75.(1)、Progressinscientificresearchleadstopeople'sdeeperunderstandingofhealth.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Accordingtothepassage,topeopleoftoday,healthmeansabsenceofillness.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Theemphasisofhealthhasshiftednowadaysbecausepeopleenjoybetterconditionsoflivingandtheycanlivelonger.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Wecaninferfromthepassagenowadaystheemphasisofhealthhasabroaderfocusbecauseofimprovementsinthequalityoffood.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、Thispassageismainlyaboutdifferentunderstandingsoftheterm“health”.A：TB：F答案：A38、OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.Valentine'sDay,aspecialdayforlovers.TheoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryitgetsitsnamefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.HisjobwastoperformmarriagesforChristiancouples.Unfortunately,theEmperorofRomedidn'tallowChristianmarriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret.FinallyValentinewasarrestedandputintoprison.Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprisonguard.AfteroneyeartheEmperorofferedtoreleaseValentineifhewouldstopperformingChristianmarriages.ValentinerefusedandsohewaskilledinFebruary,270A.D.BeforehewaskilledValentinesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.Hesignedtheletter“fromyourValentine”.ThatwasthefirstValentine.TodayValentinesarecardsusuallyredandshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.OnValentine'sDaytensofmillionsofpeoplesendandreceiveValentines.Whetheritisanexpensiveheart-shapedboxofchocolatesfromasecretadmirerorasimplehand-madecardfromachild,aValentineisaveryspecialmessageoflove.(1)、Thepassageismainlyaboutaspecialholiday.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Valentinewasputintoprisonbecausehesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、ItisbecauseherefusedtoaccepttheEmperor'sofferthatValentinewaskilled.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Valentinesarecardsusuallyred,andshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.A：TB：F答案：A(5)、PeoplesendValentinestoeachothernowadaystocelebrateValentine'sbirthday.A：TB：F答案：B39、Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthoughtabouttheproblem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDaVinci.Inthesixteenthcenturyhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywereneverbuilt.Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.AnexamplewasamaninEngland800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixedthemtohisbodyandjumpedintoairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,hefelltothegroundandbrokeeveryboneinhisbody.ThefirstrealstepstookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,madeaverylarge“hotairballoon”.Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit?Theballoonwasmadeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueenofFrancecametoseetheballoon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersintothesky.Thepassengerswereasheepandachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltaboutthetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeightminutesandthattheanimalslandedsafely.Twomonthslater,twomendidthesamething.TheyroseaboveParisinaballoonofthesamekind.Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytraveledabouteightkilometers.(1)、LeonardoDaVincimadedesignsforflyingmachines.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishmanmadeakindofflyingmachine.A：TB：F答案：B(3)、Infact,theEnglishmanwhotriedtoflylosthislife.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、TheveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonweretwoFrenchmen.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、ThetwoFrenchmenroseaboveParisinNovember1783.A：TB：F答案：A40、AfilmcrewwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thiswasin1868,beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.Thesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorseback,butwhenthetimecametoshoot,themanwastoodrunktoride.SomeonefromthecrewsawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor50dollars.“Hell,”saidWinfield,“for50bucks,I'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!”Topeopleinmanycountries,Winfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessface,asimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55,afamilymanwho'sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisingly,he'sareal,workingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn'tchangedhimmuch.Hesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsay,“I'vemetyou,knowyoufromsomewhere.”Wheneverithappens,hesaysthathegetsembarrassed.(1)、MarlborocommercialswereallowedontelevisioninAmericabefore1868.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Theword“prohibited”inthefirstparagraphmean“forbidden”.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、Whentheyfilmedthead,Winfieldwastoodrunk.A：TB：F答案：B(4)、Fromthepassage,weknowthatWinfieldwasarichman.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、WhenpeoplerecognizedWinfield,hefeltuncomfortable.A：TB：F答案：A41、LastFridayastormtorethroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritoriesdestroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsortornroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyinjuredandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerinjuries.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessasaresultofthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.C.Y.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.“Iwasinthekitchenwithmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus,wemanagedtoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safebutveryfrightened.”Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshenoticedthatherhousewasshaking.Sherushedoutsideimmediatelywithherchildren.“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,”shesaid.“Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”SoldiershelpedtobringpeopleoutofthefloodedareaandtheWelfareDepartmentprovidedfood,clothesandshelter.(1)、Someofthepeopleweretakentohospitalbecausetheyhadbeenbadlyinjured.A：TB：F答案：A(2)、Whenthestormfirstbegan,Mr.Tanwasinsidehishouse.A：TB：F答案：A(3)、WhenMr.Tan'shousefelldown,onlyoneofhischildrenwasinsideit.A：TB：F答案：A(4)、Mrs.Wooandherfamilyescapedinjurybecauseherhusbandhadgonetowork.A：TB：F答案：B(5)、Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe“ATerribleStorm.”A：TB：F答案：A42、In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarence