英语阅读模拟试题b

“英语阅读(1)”模拟试题B

PartI

Questions1-10arebasedonPassage1.

Passage1

Paris

It'sabeautifulcity!Veryromantic!There,ssuchalottosee.There's

ahugecathedral.Theresastrangeirontower.There'sariverwhich

goesthroughthemiddleofthecity.Therearelotsofwonderfulart

galleries.Andit'sfarfromEuroDisney.

Kairo

TherearebroadavenuesbesidetheNileandnarrowstreetsintheoldcity.

Therearemosquesandmarkets,shopsandmuseums.Somanythingstosee.

AndthePyramidsarejustoutsidethecity,too.

Fillinthefollowingblanksandcompletetheideasbasedonthe

informationyougetfrompassages1&2.(20points,2pointseach.)

InParisyoumayfindmanythingssuchas

1.

2._________________________

3._

4._

5.YoumaygotoveryeasilyfromParisforthecityis

quiteclosetoit.

6.ArivercalledgothroughEgypt.

7.InEgyptyoumaygoalongavenuesbesidetheriver.

8.Thestreetsintheoldcityarequite.

9.YouhavetogotoseePyramids.

10.arethethingsthatyou'veseldomseenelsewhere.

PartII

Passage2

FridayMetAnne&walkedtoschoolwithher.Ireallylikeher.Richard

wasstillinbedwhenIleft!He,ssolazy!1stlessonGeography.Itwas

BORING!SawRichardrunningpastthewindowduringGeog.Met“thegang'

atbreaktime.Sophiewantedtoplayagame,buttheothersallsaid'No'.

Sophiecried.Ifeelsorryforhersometimes.Richardcaughtusuponthe

wayhomesoAnneandIcouldn,ttalk.Iwasreallyannoyed.Hejustkept

onaboutsomethingTonyHatchdidinMaths.Hislotarestupid!Andnow

hewon,tlendmehisT-shirt.SuperplayonTV-amysterystory.Ilove

mysteries!Mumletmestayuptoseetheend.

Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethertheyaretrueor

falsebasedontheinformationyougetfrompassage2.WriteTfortrue

ifyouthinkthestatementistrueandFforfalseifyouthinkit'sfalse.

Writeyouranswersontheanswersheet.(20points,2pointseach.)

11.ThewriterofthispassagewalkedtoschoolaloneonFriday.

12.ThewriterlikesAnneverymuch.

13.Richardgotupbeforethewriterleftforschool.

14.Thewriterlikesthe1stlessonverymuch.

15.Richarddidn,tattendGeographylessononFriday.

16.AllagreedtoplayagamesuggestedbySophie.

17.Richard,Anneandthewriterwalkedhometogether.

18.RichardagreedtolendmehisT-shirt.

19.Thewriterlovemysterystory.

20.ThewriterwenttobedlateonFriday.

PartIII

Questions21-30arebasedonPassage3.

Passage3

IfNotforMyMother...

'Howareyousportsfans”IamGuHao,hostingthesummaryofthisweek's

sports,andI'mveryhappytohaveyourradiotunedintothisstation…'

On1June1995,whenthevoiceofGuHaocameoverthewavesfromthe

ZhengzhouEconomicBroadcastingStationinHenanProvince,hishumorous

styleandoriginalviewonsportswasexactlythesortofthinghisstation

directorandpartnershadbeenlookingfor.Gubrokenewgroundaswell,

beingthefirstblindtalk-showhostinChina.

ThisachievementdidnotgounnoticedinChina.Ontheeveningof22

December,atChinaCentralTelevision,sstudiosforthelivebroadcast

of'SportsSalon,'GuHaoexpresseddeepgratitudetohismother,Gu

Baozhi,beforemillionsofviewers,sayingthatheowedhisentirelife

toherkindnessandcare.Withouther,hewouldnothavehadtheconfidence

orthecouragetofighthisdisability.Whenaskedwhathewouldliketo

seeifhecouldhavenormaleyesightforoneinstant,hesaidwithout

hesitationhewouldlovetoseehismother.Soontherewerephonecalls

comingintotheTVstationfromallpartsofthecountry,extending

traditionalChinesegreetingsandblessingstoGuBaozhi.Gu'smother,

meanwhile,hasbeenpromotedtodeputydeanattheHenanEngineering

Institute,inchargeofteaching.

GuHaowasbornon14January,1972,duringasnowstorminZhengzhou.His

father,whowasworkinginLuoyangatthetime,hurriedbacktoseehis

newbornson.Whenhewas100daysold,Dr.Han,oneoftheneighbors,

suggestedGuBaozhitakethebabytothehospitalforacheckup.Dr.Han

hadnoticedthebaby'seyeswerenotfocusing.

AttheophthalmologicalinstituteatHenan'sPeople1sHospital,Dr.Ma

Zhenxi,anationallyrenownedoculist,said,afterexaminingthechild,

thathewassufferingfromacongenitaldisorderofhyperplasiabehind

thetunicfibrosaduetoanadhesionofthecorneatothepupil.There

isstillnoknowncureforthisaffliction.

Gu'smother,nowindespair,tookGuHaotoseveralhospitalsinBeijing.

AttheinstituteofophthalmologyatBeijing,swell-knownTongren

Hospital,thechiefsurgeonexaminedGuHaoforawholedayandfinally

simplyshookhishead.GuwasthenexaminedbytheBeijingUnionMedical

CollegeHospital,theNo.301HospitaloftheChinesePeople,sLiberation

Army,theAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineandmanyothers,but

alltonoavail.Therewasnocureforhiscondition.

GuBaozhiwondered,whyhadthishappenedtoherchild?Forseveraldays,

shewasinshock,unabletoeatorsleet.Shewastoldbysometosend

herbabyawaytothecountrysideandhaveanother.Evenherhusbandthought

thatmightbeforthebest,butGuBaozhiwouldnothearofit.

Herhusbanddidnotwanttheburdenofablindchildandsixmonthslater

divorcedGuBaozhitomarrysomeoneelse.Itwaslefttothemotheralone

tobringupherhandicappedbaby.Herloveforherinnocentchildwas

strongenoughtogiveherthenecessarycourage.Once,whenshehadahigh

fever,sheheardhimcrying.Guhaohadtriedtopourheracupofwater

buthadspiltitinsteadandscaldedhisfoot.Afewyearsearlier,thought

allchildrenfallwhentheystartwalking,GuBaozhiagonizedwatching

herblindchildfallandcryandfallandcryagainuntilhesucceeded

intakinghisfirststep.

ThehardesttimecameinSeptember1984,when12-year-oldGuhaowentto

theZhengzhouSchoolfortheBlind,20kilometersfromhome.Everyday

theyhadtoriseatfive,andshehadtofetchhimafterwork,anexhausting

task.LaterGudrewsuccorfromhismother*sspiritandbegantolearn

rapidly,practisingBraillebyfillinginapieceofmodelboardwith

milletgrain.Onedarknight,sheheardasoundinhisroomandsawhim

hardatwork.Shesatwithhimuntilthenextmorning.Asaresultofsuch

dedication.GuHaowasthefirststudenttomasterreadingandwriting

Braille.

ThenGuhadtoleavehomeforboardingschool.Guhaobumpedintowalls

whentryingtofindaclassroomorhisbedinthedormitory.Whengoing

tothetoilethesteppedintotheurinal.Backhomeattheweekends,he

onlytoldhismotherallthepleasantthingsthathadhappened.

Itissadforawomantobealone.In1987,GuBaozhiremarried,toamember

ofthediplomaticcor;ps.However,thereweremoreproblems.Herhusband

expectedhertogoabroadwithhimandhadgonethroughalltheformalities.

Accordingtoregulations,onlyshealonecouldaccompanyhim,butnotGu

Hao.Shehadtodecidewhethertogowithherhusbandorstayandtake

careofherson.Finallyshestayedandtheambassadorhadtogobyhimself.

TheviewersaskedGuHaohowhecouldwatchsportsifhewasblind,and

whyhelikedsportstobeginwith.Gu'shouseattheZhengzhouEngineering

Instituteissimpleandclean.Tehreisapairofracketsanda

seventy-positioncertificateforGuBaozhi(whotookpartinHenan's

middle-agedandelderping-pongcompetition)hangingonthewallofthe

livingroom.GuBaozhisaidthatshelikessports,butespecially

ping-pong.Once,whenGuHaohadbeenaloneforawholeday,heaskedhis

motherwhyshecamehomesolateandwhatshehaddone.Shesaidshehad

beenplayingping-pong,andhewantedtoknowwhatthatwas.Whatshe

describedsofascinatedhimthatitawakenedhisinterestandinthatway

hismotheraccidentallybecamehissportsmentor!

Sincethetimeofhisdiagnosis,Gubaozhiwouldnothearoftheword

'disabled'todescribeherson.Whenthechildcouldrun,shetookhim

walkinganddescribedthingstohim,suchasbigtrees,greenlawns,

flowers,littlebirds,highbuildings,flathouses,carsandplanes.

Whenevertheymetsomeonesheknew,sheaskedGuHaotosayhello,sothat

GuHaofeltwarmthandfriendliness.Hismotherboughthimlittletreats

tolearnbytouch.Shetookhimtotheparkonceaweekandgavehimall

thepleasuresthatsightedchildrencouldenjoy.

Whenthechildwasoldenough,GuBaozhitoldhimChineseandforeignfairy

taleseveryday,includingstoriesaboutHelenKeller,theblindChinese

musicianAhBing,andthedisableZhangHaidi.Shetriedtopointoutthat

thedisabledcanbeusefultosociety.ThisspurredGuhaoontodo

somethingworthwhilewithhislife.Hismothertaughthimtodoasmuch

houseworkashecouldmanage.Althoughthereweretheusualparentand

childarguments,hismotherneverbeatorscoldedhim.Shealwaysreasoned

withhimandtreatedhisopinionswithrespect.

GuBaozhithoughtaboutherson'scareerearlyonandoversawhisstudies

carefully.GuHaowasmusicallygiftedandlearnedsongsquickly.His

motherboughthimamouthorgan,anelectronicorganandanaccordionand

savedupforhimtohavelessons.Thechildstudiedveryhardandsoon

couldplay150Chineseandforeignsongs.Heevenwonaprizeatone

competition,buthisdreamwastodevotehimselftosports.

Oneday16yearsago,eight-year-oldGuHaohappenedtooverhearalive

broadcastofafootballmatchbetweenChinaandThailand.Hewas

enthralledbytheexcitingcommentary,andaskedhismotherwhata

footballlookedlikeandwhysomanypeopleenjoyedthisparticularsport.

Hesaidhewantedtoplaytoo,andbeganenvisioningaplayingfieldin

hismind.EverydayhelistenedtosportsprogrammeonTVandtheradio.

Whenhewasaskedhowhe'saw'thesportsmatches,hesaidhismother

andhesharedsamepairofeyes.

Inordertodevelophisinterestinsportsfurther.GuBaozhisubscribed

tonewspapersandperiodicals,suchasSoccer,ChinaSportsandNew

PhysicalCulture,andreadthemfortwohourseverydaytoGuHaofor15

years.Shecutout,recordedandclassifiedimportantsportsmaterialfor

him.Withhercarefulnurturing,GuHaograduallybecameawalking

encyclopaediaontheworldofsports.

GuHaohasachievedfamebecauseofhisloveforspots.Duringthe11th

AsianGamesin1990,heansweredallthequestionsonallthecompetitions

forthreehoursfromtworeportersoftheHenanPeople'sBroadcasting

Station.Later,becauseofthisprogram,thetworeporterswona

nationwideprize.SincethenGuHaohaswrittensportssummaries,andin

march1993,hisarticleswerebroadcastbytheCentralPeople's

BroadcastingStation.InMay1995,hewasinvitedtobethespecialhost

ofanewprogram'AWeeklySummaryonSport'duringtheZhengzhou

EconomicStation,speaklisteninghours.

GuHao'ssuccesscanbeattributedtoGuBaozhi,hismother.Ifanyone,

likethismotherandson,issteadfastandperseveringinthefaceof

difficulty,thingswillsurelychangeforthebetter.Thereishopefor

fulfillmentinthelivesofthedisabled.

ReadthefollowingstatementsandthenchooseananswerfromA,BandC

thatcanbestcompletethestatementsbaseontheinformationyougetfrom

passage4.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.(20points,2points

each)

21.GuHaoon1June,1995.

A.wasinterviewedforajobattheZhengzhouEconomicBroadcasting

Station

B.startedtohostasportsprogrammeonradio

C.wasinvitedtotheZhengzhouEconomicBroadcastingStationasaguest

speaker

22.ThespecialthingaboutGuHaois

A.heisthefirsttalk-showhostinChina

B.heisthefirstsportshostinChina

C.heisthefirstblindtalk-showhostinChina

23.GuHaothinkshismother,GuBaozhiis

A.kind

B.caring

C.bothAandB

24.ThefirstthingthatGuHaowouldlovetoseeis

ifhecouldhavenormaleyesightforoneinstants.

A.histeacher

B.hismother

C.hisfather

25.GuBaozhiismostprobably

A.anengineer

B.adeanofadepartment

C.ateacher

26.GuHaowasborn

A.inwinter

B.on14February,1972

C.inLuoYang,HeNanProvince

27.Dr.MaZhenxi

A.isGu'sneighbour

B.isawell-knowndoctor

C.isworkingatTongrenHospital

28.GuHaowasbroughtupby

A.hismotheralone

B.hisparents

C.hisgrandparents

29.TheschoolthatGuHaowenttoin1984

A.wasveryhardonchildren

B.was20metersawayfromhome

C.wasfortheblind

30.GuBaozhilikessports,especially.

A.football

B.ping-pong

C.volleyball

PartIV

Questions3140arebasedonPassage4.

Passage4

IlearnedverysooninourrelationshipthatKathywasjealous.Shedid

notliketothinkthatIhadanythingthatshedidnothave.Wewouldhave

greatfungoingoutshopping.However,ifIbought,say,adressfora

party,andshethoughtmydresswasbetterthanhers,shewouldstartto

sayslightlyunkindthingsaboutit.Icouldnotunderstandthisatall,

andevennowitpuzzlesme.

Theotherproblemwasmymother.ShethoughtKathywascommon.Shethought

Kathyhadabadinfluenceoverme.SheevendislikedKathyJswayof

speaking.Shethoughtherpronunciationwascommon.MumdislikedKathy

andlookeddownonherandkepttellingmetostopseeingher.Ifever

Iinvitedherintothehouse,shewouldbeangryandtellmeoffassoon

asKathywasgone.

ThankstoKathyIhadawonderfulyearattheTech.AsaresultIlooked

forwardtogoingouttowork.IftheTechcouldbesuchfun,socouldwork!

PerhapsIfoolishlyimaginedthatwhereverIwentIwouldmeetanother

Kathy.Butattheendofthatwonderfulyeartwothingshappenedthat

destroyedoutfriendship.

Thestudentsalwayscelebratedtheendofthecollegeyearwitha

fancy-dressdance.Itwasabigevent.Butunfortunately,KathyandIhad

madeotherarrangementsforthedayofthedance.Wehadbookedtogoto

atheatre.Wehadtalkedforagesofgoing,andatlastwehadourtickets.

Forusthiswasabigevent.Thenwerealisedthatthestudents'dance

wasonthesameday.Itwasashame.Butourheartsweresetonthetheatre.

ThenKathycameroundtoseeme.Motherwasinatthetime,andIhave

tospeaktoheronthedoorstop.ItoldherIcouldn'taskherinbecause

myMumhadabadheadache.Shesmiledandsaidshewassorryaboutmy

mother1sbadhead.ButIwassuresheknewwhathadreallyhappened.

Butshecarriedonsmilingandthenshesaid:aVmsorrybutIcan't

cometothetheatrewithyou.Mybrother?scomehomeandhewantsmeto

takehimtothedance.Ican'tlethimdown.Ihardlyeverseehim.And

he'dboughttheticketsbeforehetoldmeaboutit.”

ShemusthaveseenthatIwasdisappointed.Icouldn'tbelieveshecould

letmedown.SheknewhowmuchIhadlookedforwardtothetheatretrip.

Shehardlyeversawherbrother.Kathyhadoftensaidthatherparents

wereworriedabouthim,andthattheywereconvincedhewasgettinginto

trouble.

Beforesheleft,shegavemethetheatreticketsaying:"TakeyourMum

toseetheshow.Idon'twantanymoneyfortheticket.”

Iwasalmostintears.Aftershehadgone,Mumwasverykindand

understanding.uTherearen,tmanyfriendsyoucantrust,“shesaid.

AndshemademepromisethatIwouldneverseeKathyagain.Iagreed,and

feltthatwastheleastIcoulddobywayofrevengeformydisappointment.

Readpassage4andthendecidewhetherstatements31-40aretrueorfalse.

WriteTforTrueifyouthinkthestatementistrueandFforFalseif

youthinkitisfalse.Writeyouranswersagainstthenumberoftheitem

onyouranswersheet.(20points,2pointseach.)

31.Kathywasjealous.

32.ThewritersmotherlikedKathyverymuch.

33.ThewriterandKathyhadbeenfriendssincetheywenttoprimary

school.

34.Thewriterstayedatthetechnicalcollegefortwoyears.

35.ThewriterandKathydidn'tgotothetheatretogether.

36.Thewriterdidn'tletKathyinbecausehermotherwasill.

37.Kathyandherbrotherwerebothputtoprisonforstealing.

38.ThewriterknewclearlywhyKathyhaddonetheshoplifting.

39.ThewriterwasnotsorryatallforlosingsuchafriendasKathy.

40.Thewriter'smotherthoughtshedidtherightthingtoKathy.

PartV

Questions41-45arebasedonPassage5.

Passage5

Kiteflyingisthespotofsendingupintotheair,bymeansofthewind,

alightframecoveredwithpaper,plasticorcloth.Theframecanbeone

ofmanydifferentshapesandisattachedtoalongstringheldinthehand

orwoundonadrum.Kiteshavealonghistoryofpracticalapplication

andmanydifferenttypesofkitehavebeendevelopedtoservevarious

purposes.

TheancientChineseusedbird-kitestocarryropesacrossriversand

valleys.Thecurrentfoldingkitewhichwilldiveexcitinglyisan

improvedtypeofsuchakite.Withitslongflatbodyandsinglepairof

bird-likewings,itlooksjustlikealargebirdintheair.Themodern

versionisusuallymadeoftissue-paperratherthanthetraditionalsilk.

Man-liftingkitesweredevelopedinancienttime,againbytheChinese,

forgettinginformationfromwalledcitiesandarmycamps.Infact,as

recentlyasWorldWarII,GermanU-boatsflewkitesfromtheirtowersto

liftpeopleintotheairtowatchtheland.Thesekites,whicharenolonger

inexistence,weremadeoflight-weightcloth.Theyweremuchlargerand

strongerthantheChineseones.Theirdesign,however