电大《大学英语B》网考-阅读理解

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24>Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadn'tenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.

Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidn'tliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhe

wassixteen,hegottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametalland

strong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthereforfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.Then

hecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfrica

excepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.The

childrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.

OnedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheanimalsinAfrica.Hetold

themhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemen

andworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddle

schoolpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,“Couldyoupleasetellusa

rareanimal,sir?”

“Certainly,“saidMr.Turner.4tOnedayImetarhinoceros(犀牛)byariver...M

“Pleasewaitaminute,sir,"saidtheman."Therearen'tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!”

“It'srarejustbecausetherearen'tany!”

(1)>Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'sfamily.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethanany

otherpersoninthetown.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)、Mr.Whitewouldn'tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

25、MartinLutherKingwasablackminister,whobecameagreatleaderofthecivilrights

movementinthe1950sand1960s.

KingwasbomonJanuary15,1929inAtlanta,Georgia.Whenhewasyoung,hewasstrongly

influencedbyThoreauandIndianleaderMahatmaGandhi'sideaofnon-violentresistance.Having

receivedaPh.D(DoctorofPhilosophy)fromBostonUniversity,hebecameapoliticalandreligious

leaderofthenon-violentcivilrelightsmovementin1955.OnAugust28,1963,heledover250,000

AmericansonamarchinWashingtonD.C.tofightfortheCivilRightsLawtoguaranteeequalityfor

allpeople,anddeliveredhisbestknownspeech“IHaveaDream^^beforetheLincolnMemorial.The

“dream“isadreamofbrotherlyloveandequalityfortheBlackandWhite.Thus,hewasawardedthe

NobelPrizeforpeacein1964,buthewasmurderedfouryearslater.

Thoughhedied,hewasgreatlyrespectedandlovedbytheAmericans,boththewhiteandthe

black.ByvoteofCongressin1968,thethirdMondayofeveryJanuaryisnowafederalholidayin

LutherKing'shonor.Helivesinpeople'sheartsforever.

⑴、MartinLutherKingwasmurderedwhenhewas39yearsold.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、MartinLutherKingwasablackministeronly.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、MartinLutherKing'sDayhasbeenafederalholidayformorethan40years.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Theunderlinedword“delivered“inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby“gave”.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Thebesttitleforthispassageis“CivilRightsLaw”.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

26>Let'swatchtheweatherforecastontelevision.WemaygotoScotland,wemaygotoWales

orLondon.Wecandecideaftertheforecast.

“Goodmorning,andhereistheweatherforecastfortomorrow.NorthernScotlandwillbecold,

andtheremaybesnowoverHighGround.InthenorthofEnglanditwillbeawetdayandrainwill

moveintoWalesandtheMidlandsduringtheafternoon.EastAnglia(英格兰)willbegenerallydry,

anditwillbeabrightcleardaywithsunshine,butitmayrainduringtheevening.Inthesouthwestit

maybefoggyduringthemorning,buttheafternoonwillbeclear.Itmaybewindylaterintheday.^^

⑴、Thespeakerisplanningtogotravelingwithinthecountry.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、ThespeakercanflytoNorthernScotlandtomorrowmorning,becauseitwon'tbefoggythere

tomorrow.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、ItwillbeabrightcleardayinEastAugliatomorrow.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)^Theforecastmainlytellsusthewholecountrywillhavefineweathertomorrow.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)>Youcaninferfromthepassagethatnoneoftheplacesoffersidealweathertomorrowfortravel.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

27>NancyandPeterMcCalllikesports.Inthesummertheyswimandinthewintertheyski.

Theyareplanningskitripforthisweekend,buttheydon'tknowabouttheweather.It's7:30now,and

theyarelisteningtotheweatherreportontheradio.Theweathermanisgivingtheweatherforecastfor

theweekend.

“Fridayisgoingtobecoldandcloudy,butit'snotgoingtorain.Thetemperatureisgoingtobe

inthethirties.It'sgoingtosnowFridaynightandmaybeSaturdaymorning.Saturdayafternoonand

Sundayaregoingtobeclear,coldandsunny.”

NowNancyandPeterareexcited.Theweatherisgoingtobeperfectforaskitrip.Theyare

goingtohaveawonderfulweekendinthemountains.

⑴、NancyandPeterlistenedtotheweatherforecastfortheweekend.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、NancyandPeterareplanningatriptothevillagefortheweekend.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、ItisgoingtosnowFridaynightaccordingtotheweatherforecast.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、TheweatherwillbewarmandrainyonSunday.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)、NancyandPeteroftendosports.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

28>Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldget

sickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedto

persuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutany

disturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,“My

husbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon*tbotherhimwithtelegrams

andlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback.^^

AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhis

secretarywhichsaid,"Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butFmnotgoingtobotheryou

withitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation.^^

⑴、Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'sbusiness.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'svacationmightbespoilt.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Thesecretarydidn'texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'sbusiness,becauseshe

didn'twanttospoilMr.Young'svacation.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)>YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

29>ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingtosellit

becauseitishaunted(闹鬼的).Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecausehehearda

strangenoisecoiningfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedby

chairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewent

tobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhich

theghost(鬼)musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthave

comeinforafreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptit

evenifhegivesitaway.

⑴、Mr.Jameswastheownerofthepublichouse.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Mr.Jameshadnotturnedoffthelightsthatnight.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Mr.Jamesbuiltthehouse.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Mr.Jamesfoundsixtyemptybottles.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)^ThewriterofthepassagebelievesMr.James'story.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

30>Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomove

toanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecould

notaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.

ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontof

hisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhis

pocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsandreceived

anotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend“Bingo”.Heneverfoundoutthe

dog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonandit

wasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesof

chocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhisduty,Bingogotvery

angryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadtobribehimto

getintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagestokeepBingosuppliedwith

thatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.

⑴、Albertlivedthereformanyyears.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑵、Albertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Albertandthedogbecamefriendsayearago.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、ThedogvisitedAlberteverydaybecauseitwantedthechocolate.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)、Albert“hadtobribehim^^meanshehadtotakecareofhim.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

31>Doyoustillgetfreeplasticbagsfromthesupermarkets?Thingshavechanged.

Chinahasbannedfreeplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarkets,andpeoplehavetopayforusing

plasticbags.TherulestartedonJune1.Itcamebecauseourcountrytriedtomakelitterless.Making

super-thinplasticbagshasalsobeenbanned.

TheChineseonceusedabout3,000,000,000plasticshoppingbagsaday,andtheyhavecaused

pollutionoftheenvironment.Thebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollutionbecausethey

arenoteasytobreakandpeoplethrowthemawayhereandthere.SotheChinesepeopleare

encouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.

Whatkindofshoppingbagisthebesttobring?SomestudentsinChongqinghaveagoodidea.

Theymaketheirownshoppingbags.Theyuseoldclothestomakeclothbags,andsendthemtotheir

parentsaspresents.Theyalsoasktheirparentsandfriendstouseclothbagsinsteadofplasticones.

Theythinkitistheirdutytoprotecttheenvironment.

⑴、PeopleinChinahavetopayforusingplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarketsnow.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)>Chinamadethisrulebecauseplasticbagswerebadfortheenvironment.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、TheChinesepeopleareencouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、SomestudentsinChongqingbuyclothbagsfortheirparents.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)>Themainideaofthearticleisthebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollution.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

32、Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Most

rubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethings,wewouldsoonhavea

mountainofrubbish.

Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsidethecitytoadump.Oftenthecitydump

isplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmall

piecesandsentintothesewage(污水，排水)system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwater

fromtoilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.

Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grass

maybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthen

you'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.

Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefirebumseverythingexceptthe

metal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefood

partsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumus(腐殖

质),whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpmake

themgrow.

(1)>Youcanmostprobablyreadthiskindofpassageinatelephonebook.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑵、Themainideaofthepassageistotellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Theunderlinedword“sewage“inthesecondparagraphmeanslaundry.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)>Accordingtothepassage,thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagaintofeedplants.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Weshouldtakecareofausedmetalboxbyreusingandrecyclingit.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

33、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnow

haslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhow

itwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.

BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthe

snowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.

Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.

Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.

Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.The

waythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.

Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebroken

whentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,

iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thefallingsnowflakesaresmalland

hard.Iftheairwetandwarm,thesnowflakesarebigandsoft.

Wouldyoubesurprisedtoseesnowflakesasbigasyourheadfallingfromthesky?Ithappened

onceintheUnitedStates.Itcouldhappenagain.

⑴、Thefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellusthatsometimessnowhasdifferentcolors.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Notwosnowflakesarejustthesamesize,butallsnowflakesarehard.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Snowflakesbeginwithcloud.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Thebiggerthesnowflakesare,thesoftertheyare.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)>BlacksnowfellonlyinEuropeanCountries.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

34TheSpringFestivaltogetherwiththewinterholidaysoftenmeanssharingcakes,candiesand

otherdeliciousfoodwithfriendsandfamilies.Mostpeoplewilleatmorethantheyusuallydo.But

doctorsfindoutthatwhatyoueatmayaffecthowwellyourememberthings.Thisisbadnewsfor

peoplewhoeattoomuch.

Forgetfulnessseemstomanypeopleaninevitablepartofaging.Asourbodiesgrowolder,most

ofusfindthatmanythingsweshouldrememberareslippingoutofminds.Butnewfactsshowthatit

ispossibletoslowtime'seffectsonourminds.

Oncepeoplethoughtthatthebraincouldnotmakenewcells,butnowstudiesshowthatlearning

newthingscanhelpbraingrowandkeeptheillnessawayfromthebrain.

ProfessorEricKandel,aNobelPrizewinnerforhisstudyofthehumanmemory,saysthebest

waytosaveourmemoriesistokeepourbrainsingoodshape.Throughmentalexercise,hesays,

peoplecankeeptheirmemorieswellintotheir80sand90s.

AndMarkMattson,aprofessorattheNationalInstituteonAging,saysthatreducingtheamount

ofcaloriesfedtoolderratsandmicebythirtypercentcanbeagoodhelptolearningandmemory.

Whileitishardformanypeopletogoontheirdietlikethat,doctorstellusthatevensmallstepscan

makebigdifference.

(1)>Doctorsfindoutthateatingtoomuchmaybebadforyourmemory.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Theunderlinedword“slipping”inthesecondparagraphmeansforgettingimmediately.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Afamousdoctorthinksthatwecansaveourmemoriesthroughmentalexercise.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Thewriterthinksthatforgetfulnessisabigproblemwefaceaswegrowolder.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Doctorssaywecansaveourmemorieseventhroughsmalleffortsinourdiet.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

35、Mr.andMrs.Whitehadtwosonsandthreedaughters.OneSunday,Mrs.Whitesaidtoher

husband,^Thechildrendon'thaveanylessonstoday,andyouYefreetoo.There'sanewfunfair(

会)inthepark.Let'sallgotheretoplay.^^

Herhusbandsaid,"Iwanttofinishsomeworktoday.'"'oh,forgetit.Gothereandmakeour

childrenhappy.That'sthemostimportantwork"Mrs.Whitesaid.

SoMr.andMrs.Whitetooktheirchildrentothefunfair.Mr.Whitewasforty-fiveyearsold.But

heenjoyedthefunfairmorethanhischildren.Hehurriedfromonethingtoanother,andatelotsof

sweets.Oneofthechildrensaidtohermother,“Dadisjustlikeasmallchild,isn'the,Mom?”Mrs.

Whitedidn'twanttofollowherhusbandaroundanymoreatthattimeandanswered,“Heiseven

worsethanasmallchild,Mary,becausehemightspendmoremoneythanasmallchild.^^

(1)、TherewerefivechildrenintheWhitefamily.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^OneSunday,Mr.andMrs.Whitewantedtogotoashopwiththeirchildren.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

（3）、Mr.Whitelikedtheplacesomuchthatheboughtlotsofsweets.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

（4）、FromthestoryweknowMrs.WhitewasalittleangrywithMr.White.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Ofallthefamilymembers,Mr.WhiteenjoyedplayingtheremostthatSunday.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

36、SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleaguesforamealathome.

Youshouldnotbeupset（心烦意乱）ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn'tmean

theydon'tlikeyou.

Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m.,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattime

youshouldarrive.It'spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasapresent.

Doyouwanttobeextra（特别地）polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthe

wall.Butremember-nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.

You'llprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasa“starter"（第——道菜），then

you'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthenadessert（甜食），followedbycoffee.It'spoliteto

finisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwiththeirmeal,

butnoteveryonedoes.

Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,“DoyoumindifI

smokehere?^^

Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou,?letter.

Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBritishandAmericanpeoplesay,“thankyou,thankyou,andthank

you.^^allthetime.

（l）^IfyourEnglishorAmericanfriendsdon'tinviteyoutodinnerathome,itdoesn'tshowtheydon't

likeyou.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Whenyouareinvitedtogotoyourfriend'shome,youmaygoatanytime.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、InEnglandandAmerica,it'snotpolitetoaskthepriceofsomething.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Inthepassage,theorderoftheservingofamealismeatorfishwith

vegetables-dessert-soup-coffee.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)、You'dbetterwriteashort“Thankyou”lettertoyourhostsorgivethemacallifyouwanttobe

extrapolite.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

37>Peoplehavebeentalkingabouthealthforalongtimebecausepeopleknowtheimportanceof

it.People'sunderstandingofhealthalsobecomesdeeperwiththeprogressinscientificresearch.

Recentlytheterm“health“hascometohaveawidermeaningthanitusedto.Itnolongermeansjust

theabsenceofillness.Today,healthmeansthewell-beingofyourbody,yourmindandyour

relationshipwithotherpeople.Thisnewconceptofhealthiscloselyrelatedtoanotherterm—quality

oflife.Qualityoflifeisthedegreeofoverallsatisfactionthatapersongetsfromlife.

Whyhastheemphasisofhealthshiftedfromtheabsenceofdiseasetoabroaderfocusonthe

qualityofaperson'slife?Onereasonforthishastodowiththelengthandconditionsoflifethat

peoplecannowexpect.Medicaladvanceshavemadeitpossibleforpeopletodaytolivelonger,

healthierlives.Imagineforamomentthatyouwerebornintheyear1900.Youcouldhaveexpected

onaveragetoliveuntilabouttheageof47.Incontrast,ifyouwerebomintheyear1999,youcould

expecttolivetotheageof75.

(1)>Progressinscientificresearchleadstopeople'sdeeperunderstandingofhealth.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Accordingtothepassage,topeopleoftoday,healthmeansabsenceofillness.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Theemphasisofhealthhasshiftednowadaysbecausepeopleenjoybetterconditionsoflivingand

theycanlivelonger.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Wecaninferfromthepassagenowadaystheemphasisofhealthhasabroaderfocusbecauseof

improvementsinthequalityoffood.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Thispassageismainlyaboutdifferentunderstandingsoftheterm“heallh”.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

38、OnFebruary14thmanypeopleintheworldcelebrateanunusualholiday,St.Valentine'sDay,

aspecialdayforlovers.Theoriginofthisholidayisuncertainbutaccordingtoonestoryitgetsits

namefromaChristiannamedValentinewholivedinRomeduringthe3rdcenturyA.D.Hisjobwasto

performmarriagesforChristiancouples.Unfortunately,theEmperorofRomedidn'tallowChristian

marriages.Sotheyhadtobeperformedinsecret.FinallyValentinewasarrestedandputintoprison.

Whilehewasinprisonhefellinlovewiththedaughteroftheprisonguard.Afteroneyearthe

EmperorofferedtoreleaseValentineifhewouldstopperformingChristianmarriages.Valentine

refusedandsohewaskilledinFebruary,270A.D.BeforehewaskilledValentinesentaloveletterto

thedaughteroftheprisonguard.Hesignedtheletter“fromyourValentine”.Thatwasthefirst

Valentine.

TodayValentinesarecardsusuallyredandshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewrittenin

them.OnValentine'sDaytensofmillionsofpeoplesendandreceiveValentines.Whetheritisan

expensiveheart-shapedboxofchocolatesfromasecretadmirerorasimplehand-madecardfroma

child,aValentineisaveryspecialmessageoflove.

(1)>Thepassageismainlyaboutaspecialholiday.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Valentinewasputintoprisonbecausehesentalovelettertothedaughteroftheprisonguard.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、ItisbecauseherefusedtoaccepttheEmperor'sofferthatValentinewaskilled.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)>Valentinesarecardsusuallyred,andshapedlikeheartswithmessagesoflovewritteninthem.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)>PeoplesendValentinestoeachothernowadaystocelebrateValentine'sbirthday.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

39、Manhasalwayswantedtofly.Someofthegreatestmeninhistoryhadthoughtaboutthe

problem.Oneofthem,forexample,wasthegreatItalianartist,LeonardoDaVinci.Inthesixteenth

centuryhemadedesignsformachinesthatwouldfly,buttheywereneverbuilt.

Throughouthistory,otherlessfamousmenhadwantedtofly.AnexamplewasamaninEngland

800yearsago.Hemadeapairofwingsfromchickenfeathers.Thenhefixedthemtohisbodyand

jumpedintoairfromatallbuilding.Hedidnotflyveryfar.Instead,hefelltothegroundandbroke

everyboneinhisbody.

ThefirstrealstepstookplaceinFrance,in1783.Twobrothers,theMontgolfiers,madeavery

large“hotairballoon”.Theyknewthathotairrises.Whynotfillaballoonwithit?Theballoonwas

madeofclothandpaper.InSeptemberofthatyear,theKingandQueenofFrancecametoseethe

balloon.Theywatcheditcarrytheveryfirstairpassengersintothesky.Thepassengerswereasheep

andachicken.Wedonotknowhowtheyfeltaboutthetrip.Butwedoknowthatthetriplastedeight

minutesandthattheanimalslandedsafely.Twomonthslater,twomendidthesamething.Theyrose

aboveParisinaballoonofthesamekind.Theirtriplastedtwenty-fiveminutesandtheytraveled

abouteightkilometers.

⑴、LeonardoDaVincimadedesignsforflyingmachines.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、EighthundredyearsagoanEnglishmanmadeakindofflyingmachine.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)、Infact,theEnglishmanwhotriedtoflylosthislife.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、TheveryfirstairpassengersintheballoonweretwoFrenchmen.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)>ThetwoFrenchmenroseaboveParisinNovember1783.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

40、AfilmcrewwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thiswasin1868,

beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrew

setuptheequipment.Thesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorseback,butwhenthetime

cametoshoot,themanwastoodrunktoride.SomeonefromthecrewsawWinfieldandaskedhimif

hewouldridethehorsefor50dollars.saidWinfield,t4for50bucks,Tiljumpthatdamnhorse

overthemoon!^^

Topeopleinmanycountries,Winfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessface,asimplecowboywith

anadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeople

knowthatheis55,afamilymanwho'sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5

childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisingly,he'sareal,workingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhis

ranchinWyoming.

OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn'tchangedhimmuch.

Hesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsay,'Tvemetyou,knowyoufrom

somewhere.^Wheneverithappens,hesaysthathegetsembarrassed.

⑴、MarlborocommercialswereallowedontelevisioninAmericabefore1868.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Theword“prohibited“inthefirstparagraphmean“forbidden”.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)、Whentheyfilmedthead,Winfieldwastoodrunk.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Fromthepassage,weknowthatWinfieldwasarichman.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)^WhenpeoplerecognizedWinfield,hefeltuncomfortable.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

41>LastFridayastormtorethroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritoriesdestroyingfourteen

homes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothers

hadbrokenwindowsortornroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyinjuredandtakento

hospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerinjuries.Altogetherovertwohundredpeople

werehomelessasaresultofthestorm.

Afarmer,Mr.C.Y.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveran

hour.

“1wasinthekitchenwithmywifeandchildren,hesaid,“whenweheardaloudnoise.Afew

minuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus,wemanagedtoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmy

childrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safebutveryfrightened/'

Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshenoticedthatherhouse

wasshaking.Sherushedoutsideimmediatelywithherchildren.

“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,shesaid."Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”

Soldiershelpedto