2020年度山西省普通专升本选拔考试英语阅读理解综合练习题阅读理解51篇

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山西省普通专升本选拔考试英语阅读理解综合

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Passage1

Sometimestherearequestionsinourminds

whichwewouldliketoaskpeople,butwearetoo

shyorembarrassed（为难的）Atothertimeswe

feelitiswrongtotroubleotherswithour

problems,orarepreventedfromaskingbyour

fearofbeingcriticised.

Oftenthereneedbenosuchfearbecause

otherpeoplehaveundergone（经历）thesame

questionings,dousorworriesasourselves,and

manyadultsorteenagefriendsareonlytoo

pleasedtosharetheirknowledgeorexperience

withus.Indeed,inmanycasestheyalsolearn

something,andmuchunnecessaryworryis

prevented.

YoumayusethisQuestionTimetoask

anythingaboutlifethatyoudon*tunderstand,or

anyquestionofapersonalorgeneralnature

thathaseithertroubledyouforsometimeor

arisenrecently.Inordertoprotectyour

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feelings,whichyoumaynotwantexposed,write

thequestiondown(incapitalsifyouwish)ona

slipofpaperwithoutyournameonit.Thenfold

thepaperandhandittoyourteacherwhowill

sortthequestionsoutathomebeforethelesson

takesplace.Hewillrespectthefactthatthe

questionsareaskedincon仔dence(秘密地);they

should,however,besensibleandhonestones.

Duringthelessontheteacherwillreadout

aquestion,andthencallupononeortwo

volunteersfromtheclasstooffertheiropinions

beforegivinghisown.Theclassshouldregard

bothquestionsandanswersandthediscussion

thatarisesfromthemasconfidentialtoavoid

breakingthetrustthequestionerhasplacedin

thelesson,andtomakepossiblefurther

discussionofsimilarproblemsonanother

occasion.ltisalsohelpfultorememberthatthe

answersgivenrepresentonlyoneortwopoints

ofview——someoneelsemightanswerthemquite

l.Sometimeswehavequestions,butwewould

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notliketoaskpeoplebecause

A.wearenotsureaboutourquestions

B.weareafraidofbeingcriticised

C.weareafraidofbeingindifficulty

D.weonlybelieveinourselves

2.Theauthorsuggeststhatinordernottobe

known,youshould

A.trytoavoidaskingquestions

B.givethequestionpaperwithoutthenameonit

toyourteacher

C.discussthequestionswithyourgroup

D.sortthequestionsoutathomeandthentell

themtoyourteacher

3.Theauthortellsusthat

A.inclassweshouldvaluethespeakers1

questionsoranswerstoshowourtrust

B.inpublicwemaylearnsomethingtoavoid

unnecessaryworry

C.Ifsbettertowriteyourquestionsdownthan

D.onlythosewhoaskquestionsinconfidenceare

sensibleandhonest

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Passage2

ChineseMainland,HongKong,Taiwan

TheWorldHealthGermanizationsaysthe

numberofSARS（非典型性肺炎）casesworlide

hasreached2,960.Thoughhalfoftheaffected

patientshaverecovered,newcasesarestillbeing

reportedandthecauseofthediseasehasstill

notbeenpinpointed.TheChinese

mainland,HongKongandTaiwanareallamong

the23countriesandregionstryingtocopewith

theepidemic（传染病

SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceisone

oftheareashardesthitbySARS.Ifsalsowhere

thefirstcaseofthediseasewas

reported.Observerssaythesituationin

Guangdonghassteadilyimprovedwithasharp

downturninthenumberofaffectedpatients.So

far,over83percentofthepatientshave

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“Firstofall,weneedtounderstandthat

SARSisanepidemicandthehuman

immunity（免疫性）tothediseaseistherefore

weak.But,fromwhatwehaveexperiencedand

observed,thereisnoreasontopanic.The

disease'sinfectiousness（传染性）isbeing

weakenedasitpassesfromonegroupto

another,"saidhongNanshan,directorof

GuangdongTeamforSARSPreventionand

Treatment.

Thedirectorsaysthekeytofightingthe

diseasenowliesinfindingthecauseand

developingavaccine（疫苗）.Thiscallsfor

concertedcooperationwithintheinternational

medicalcommunity.Sofar,theChinesemainland

andHongKonghavebeenworkingwell

together.

TheSARSsituationinTaiwanoffersa

morereassuringpicture.Sofaralittleover20

peoplehavebeenaffected,withnodeaths

reported.Taiwanmedicalexpertssaythisisin

partduetoeffectivequarantine（隔离）of

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suspectedpatients.Butmainlandcooperation

withtheislandhassofarbeenconfinedtothe

“WehavecooperatedwiththeUSCenter

forDiseaseControlandtheHongKongHealth

Department.RecentlyTaiwanofficialshavebeen

toHongKongtolearnfromtheregion's

experience.Afterall,HongKongisnowthe

epicenter（中）ofSARSandhasdeveloped

someeffectivewaystodiagnose（诊断）the

disease."saidhangCangnengfromTaiwan

XinguangHospital.

ExpertsfromthemainlandandTaiwanare

pushingforgreatercooperation（合作）inthe

field.Ajointseminarbyallthreesideswillbe

heldlaterthismonth.Questionsrelatingtothe

virus,sprofileandthecausewillbediscussedat

lengthtoshedlightontheremainingquestions

aboutthedisease.

IThepassagemainlytellsus

A.SARSisadiseasewhichcannotbecontrolled

B.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwan

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willcooperatesoastodealwithSARS

C.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanare

theareashardesthitbySARS

D.howtopreventandtreatSARS

2.SARSisadisease

A.whichcanbedealtwithveryeasily

B.whoseinfectiousnessisweakenedwhenit

passesfromoneareatoanother

C.whichdoesnotendangerpatients*lives

D.whichpassedfromothercountriestoChina

3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat

A.abouthalfofthepatientswithSARS

died_______

B.whenthepassagewaswrittentherewere

about2,960peoplewithSARSinGuangdong

C.therearenotmorethan20patientswith

SARSinTaiwanandnodeathswerereported

D.TaiwanwouldliketocooperatewithChinese

mainlandandHongKongtodealwithSARS

4.Theunderlinedword"panic^inParagraph3

isclosesttoinmeaning.

A.beangryB.besurprisedC.scareD.delight

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Passage3

CliveWalkerischairmanofthe

WildernessTrustofSouthernAfrica,founderof

theLapalalaWildernessSchool,anexhibiting

wilderlifeartistandauthorofseveralnatural

historybooks.Assuch,Walkerisrecognisedas

oneofSouthAfrica*sforemost

conservationists（环保人士）一andallround（多才

的）goodguy.

Hehasfoughttoprotecttheblackand

whiterhinoceros-targetsforruthless（无情的）

huntersbecausetheirhorn（角）getshighprices

inAsiancountries——andthroughthewilderness

school,hastaughtthousandsofchildrenfrom

SouthAfricaandoverseasaboutnatureand

conservation.

Hislatestprojectisanapplicationtothe

UnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,and

CulturalGermanization（UNESCO）tohavethe

WaterbergareainSouthAfrica*sNorthern

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Provincebecomeabiospherereserve（生物圈保

护区）.Walkerbelievesthefutureofconservation

inSouthAfricaliesineducationandinprivate

gamereserves.

In1981Walkerwaspointtaking（定点导游）

adultsonwildernesswalks.Atthatpoint,he

decidedhewantedto“dosomethingfor

children^throughtheestablishmentofan

environmentalschool.^ConitaandIwere

preparedtolookatchildrenwhoseparents

couldaffordit,andthosechildrenwhocame

frombackgroundswhoseparentscouldneverdo

it.AfterthatConitaandIsetouttofindaplace

thatwouldbesafe,sufficientlyclosetothemain

areasofJohannesburgandPretoria,be

malaria（疟病_______________

toeducationontheenvironment.Theyfound

thisinLapalala.Inthefirstyear,30children一10

ofthemblacksfromSoweto-werepresentto

visitthereserve.Nowadays,3,000childrenayear

spendtimethere.Thoseluckyenoughtovisithis

wildernessschoolwillsee——amongmany

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species——whiterhino,warthogsandred

whenIstartedmixingblackchildrenwithwhite

children."WhenaneighbourreportedWalkerto

thesecuritypoliceandatlasthewasaskedat

theirnotoriousheadquarters,Walkersaid“Itold

themthatallIwastryingtoachievewastogive

childrenofSouthAfrica,regardlessoftheir

background,anunderstandingofconservation

andawarenessthatoursurvivaldependsso

muchonit.”

Walkersurvivedthequestioningafter

hispointsuccessfully,theschoolremained

open一andatleast45,000childrenandteachers

havehadthepleasureofexperiencingthe

LapalalaWildernessanditsabundantwildlife

overthepast19years

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsis

trueaccordingtothetext?

A45,000childrenandteachersayearspendtime

theretoenjoythepleasureofexperiencingthe

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LapalalaWilderness.

B.Inthepast19years,itwaswhollyonlywhite

peoplewhocouldaffordsuchatrip.

C.Aspecialconservationistwhotriedtoopenup

theNature'sattractionstotheblackpeopleof

SouthAfricaranintotrouble.

D.ThoseluckyenoughstudentsinWalker's

WildernessSchoolwillseesome

commonspecieslikeasmiludeer,African

elephantandredhartebeests.

2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CliveWalkerandHisWildernessTrust

B.AllroundGoodGuy

C.PreservingAfrica*sWildlifeKingdom

D.LapalalaWilderness

3.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedin

thetext?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

Passage4

JonathanJameslookslikejustanother

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kidabouttograduatefromhighschool.Butthis

19yearoldSwedeisanythingbutordinary,from

thecomputerinhisparents*homehehelpsthe

USFederalBureauofInvestigation（FBI）find

outtheworld*smostwantedcybercriminals（网

络犯罪分子）.

Jonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenhe

andanotherSwede,FredrikBjoerck,foundout

themakerofthe"Melissa”virus（病毒）inMarch

1999.HecametotheaidoftheFBIagainon

May7,findingoutthesuspected（嫌疑的）sender

ofthedangerousILOVEYOU”virus.The

suspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.

Jonathan'sspecialskillsareinhot

demandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpress

alarmatthe^virtual^crimewave.Inbetween

studyingforfinalexams,hangingoutwith

friendsandrefereeinghisyoungerbrother's

footballmatches,thequiet,gentleteenageralso

giveslessonsonsecurity（电子安全）tolarge

companies.Hereadsalotandexchanges

informationwithothercomputerexpertsto

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knowmuchaboutthelatesttricksofthehacker

（黑客）trade.

Manycompanieshavealreadytriedto

employhim,butheisnotinterestedatthe

moment.Instead,heplanstobeginlawschoolin

theautumnatSweden'sUppsalaUniversityand

startuphisowne-securitycompany.

AlthoughheworkswiththeFBInow,his

familyinsistshe'sjust66aregularkid."Jonathan

isagreatkid,hehashisfriendsandhedoesalot

morethanjustp

laywiththecomputer,9,hislittlesister

Tessasaid,addingthathehelpstheFBIbecause

“helikestohelp”，notbecausehe*slookingfor

fameandrecognition.

Whentheworldwashitbythe"Love

Bug,9virus,Jonathanwastoobusypreparinga

speechone-securitytolookintothe

problem^FinallyonMay7,1hadsomefree

time,soIbeganlooking."Withinafewhours,he

hadfoundthesuspectandemailedhismethod

andresultstotheFBLHesaidhisworkonthe

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uMelissa,9virus,whichtookthreeweeksto

solve,wasabighelpinfindingthesuspectso

quickly^ThistimeIknewexactlywhereto

start,Iknewwhattodisregardandwhattolook

1.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat

A.SwedishkidhelpsFBIfindoutthemost

wantedcybercriminals

B.Jonathanisreallyaquiet,gentleandordinary

boy

C.manycompanieswanttheyoungcomputer

experttojoinin

D.anycybercriminalswillsurelybefoundout

wherevertheyare

2.Thepublicstartedtoknowsomethingabout

Jonathanjustfrom------------

A.hishelpingtheUSFBItofindoutthesender

B.hisworktogetherwithFredrikBjoerckto

findoutthemakeroftheuMelissa,9virus

C.hislittlesister'stalkabouthisgoodqualities

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asaregularkidandagoodprogrammer

companiesafterhisfightagainsthackers

3FromJonathan'ssuccessinfindingoutthe

senderofthedangerous661LOVEYOU”virus

wecaninferthat------------------

A.wherethere*sawill,there*saway

B.experienceisknowledge

C.hardworkleadstosuccess

D.failureisthemotherofsuccess

4.WhatdoweknowaboutJonathan?

A.Heisagoodfamehunterwithvarious

abilities.

B.Heissuchabravefighterthatanycriminal

willfeelafraid.

C.Heisanexpertonsecurity,notinterestedin

runningacompany.

D.Heisaregularkidbutdoessomething

unusual.

Passage5

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FormerUSVicePresidentAlGore,who

cameclosetowinningthepresidencytwoyears

ago,saidhewillnotrunin,andprobablywill

nothaveanotheropportunitytoseektheWhite

House.

ThoughGorewouldhavebeena

frighteningDemocratic(民主党的)main

runner,hisdecisiontogiveuptherace

probablyhelpedhisparty*schancesinthe

generalelectionagainstPresidentGeorge

W.Bush,Democratssaid.

ManydidnotwanttoseeBushGoreII.

“Thelastcampaignwasanextremely

difficultone,“GoretoldCBSTVshow“60

Minutes,9onSunday.

Whilesayinghestillhadtheenergyand

drivetorunagain,Gorerecognied,“Therearea

lotofpeoplewithintheDemocraticPartywho

feltexhausted(bytherace)...whofelt

like,OK,6Idon'twanttogothroughthat

again.9AndI'mfranklysensitivetothatfeeling."

InnearlytwodoeninterviewsafterGore

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announcedhisplans,Democratsdutifully

claimedtheirpartyhadlostatopcandidate,but

oneafteranother,theypraisedGorefortaking

anearlyexitfromaprimaryracehecouldhave

won,sparingthemarepeat.

Gore,54,saidhewasmakinghis

decision^inthefullunderstandingthatit

probablymeansthatIwillneverhaveanother

opportunitytorunforpresident.”

Partyactivists（激进主义分子）blamed

Goreforlosingdespiteaboomingeconomyand

eightyearsofaDemocraticadministration.Gore

evenlosthishomestateofTennessee,avictory

therewouldhavegivenhimtheWhiteHouse.

l.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitlefor

thispassage?

A.GoreWasCriticized

B.GoreDecidesNottoFightBushin

C.FormerUSVicePresidentAlGore

D.A1GoreandGorgeBush

2.WhydoyouthinkGorehasdecidesnottorun

inaccordingtothispassage?

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A.Becauseheisquiteold.

B.Becausemanypeopleareagainsthim.

C.Becausehequiteunderstandsthefeelingsofa

lotofDemocraticmembers.

D.Becausehedoesn'twanttobePresidentof

US.

3.WhatwasGore'sfeelingwhenhemadehis

decision?

A.Delight.B.Sad.C.Regretful.

D.Calm.

Priscilla一Ouchida's

horribledream.Whensheandherengineer

husbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta

$100,000,three-bedroomhomein

California.Tightlysealedtopreventairleaks,the

housewasequippedwithsmalldoublepaned（双

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层玻璃）windowsandseveralotherenergy

savingfeatures.Problemsbeganassoonasthe

couplemovedin,however.Priscilla'seyes

burned.Herthroatwasconstantlydry.She

sufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardly

sleep.ltwasasthoughshehadsuddenly

developedastrangeillness.

Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofher

illness.Thelevelofformaldehyde（甲醛）gasin

herkitchenwastwicethemaximumallowedby

federalstandardsforchemicalworkers.The

sourceofthegas?Hernewkitchencabinetsand

walltowallcarpeting.

TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorair

pollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattention

partlybecauseofthenation'sdrivetosave

energy.Theproblemitselfisn'tnew.^Theindoor

environmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergy

conservationcamealong,“says

Moschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeomet

TechnologiesinMaryland.66Energyconservation

hastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsome

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Theproblemappearstobemore

troublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesrather

thanoldones.Backinthedayswhenenergywas

cheap,homebuildersdidn'tworrymuchabout

unsealedcracks.Becauseofsuchleaks,theairin

anaveragehomewasrepacedbyfreshoutdoor

airaboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutants

generatedinmosthouseholdsseldombuiltupto

dangerouslevels.

1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatthe

Ouchidas*house------

A.iswellworththemoneyspentonits

construction

B.isalmostfaultlessformthepointofenergy

conservation

C.failedtomeetenergyconservationstandards

D.wasdesignedandconstructedinascientific

way

2.WhatmaketheOuchidastnewhousea

horribledream?

A.Lackoffreshair.B.Poorqualityofbuilding

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materials.

C.Gasleakageinthekitchen.D.Thenewly

paintedwalls.

3.Thewordwaccentuate,9(Para.3)mostprobably

means”.------------“

A.relieveB.accelerateC.worsen

D.improve

4.Whywerecracksinoldhousesnotabig

concern?

A.Becauseindoorcleanlinesswasnot

emphasized.

B.Becauseenergyusedtobeinexpensive.

C.Becauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiven

toppriority.

D.Becausetheyweretechnicallyunavoidable.

5.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfroman

articleentitled------------

A.EnergyconservationB.HouseBuilding

Crisis

C.AirPollutionIndoorsD.Trapsin

BuildingConstruction

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Passage7

Moreandmoreprivateschoolsarebeing

setupinChinathesedays,endingthestate

monopolyofthecountry*seducational

system.Althoughprivateschoolsarestillonthe

experimentalstageandaremuchmore

expensiveascomparedwiththepublic

schools,thereisnolackofapplicationfor

enrollment.

Peoplewelcomeprivateschoolsforgood

reasons.Firstofall,thoseschoolsarerelieving

ourgovernmentofpartoftheburdensof

financingsomanyschools.Second,parentsare

willingtosendtheironlychildtobetterschools

evenifitcostsmore.Andhavingmoremoney

schools,thoseprivateschoolscanattractbetter

teachers.Theycanalsoofferbetter

environmentsincludingsuperiorlivingfacilities

andmoreadvancedteaching

equipments.However,adequatemoneydoesn*t

guaranteegoodeducation.Ifnotwellguidedand

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properlydisciplined,theprivilegedyoung

childrenmightturnouttobenew

aristocrats,andthereforeunfitforourhighly

competitivemodernsociety.

1.Theprivateschoolsindeedhavesomething

betterthanthepublicschoolsbutnot------

A.IivingconditionB.teachers

C.students

D.advancedteachingequipments

2.Whicharethereasonsforpeoplewelcomethe

privateschool?------------

athegovernment.

b.Theybreakthetraditionaleducationalsystem.

c.Moremoneyisconnectedwithhigherquality

ofteaching.

d.Parentsdon'tneedtotakechargeofchildren

somuchlikebefore

e.Parentshopetheirchildrenactmore

wonderful.

A.a,b,cB.a,c,dC.a,b,eD.a,c,e

3.Thewriterislikelytotalkabout-----------in

thenextparagraph

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A.privateschoolshavemoreadvantagesthanwe

imagine

B.howtheprivateschoolsguidestudenttothe

rightway

C.therearesomedisadvantagesintheprivate

schools

D.howthepublicschoolscompetewiththe

privateschools

Passage8

Ayoungmanoncewentintotownand

boughthimselfapairoftrousers.Whenhegoto

home,hewentupstairstohislivingroomand

putthemon.Hefoundthattheywereabouttwo

inchestoolong.

Hewentdownstairs,wherehismother

andhistwosisterswerewashingupthetea

thingsinthekitchen.“Thesenewtrousersare

toolong,”hesaid."Theyneedtobecutshortby

abouttwoinches.Wouldoneofyouminddoing

thisforme,please?,,Hismotherandsisterswere

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busyandnoneofthemsaidanything.

Butassoonashismotherfinished

washingup,shewentupstairstoherson'sroom

andcutthetrousersshortbytwoinches.She

camedownstairswithoutsayinganythingtoher

daughters.

Later,aftersupper,theeldersister

rememberedherbrother'strousers.Shewasa

kindheartedgirl,soshewentquietlyupstairs

withoutsayinganythingtoanyone,andshorted

thetrousersbytwoinches.

theyoungersisterwenttothe

cinema,butwhenshecame

back,she,too,rememberedwhatherbrotherhad

said.Sosheranupstairswithher

scissors,needle,andthread,andtooktwoinches

offthelegsofthenewtrousers.

Youcanimaginethelookontheyoung

man*sfacewhenheputthetrousersonthenext

morning

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat------------

A.theyoungmanoncewentintotownand

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boughthimselfapairoftrousers

B.theyoungman'snewtrouserswerecuttoo

short

C.theyoungman'smotherandsistershatedto

speaktoeachother

D.theyoungmanwaslovedbyhismotherand

sistersverymuch2.Whatcanweinferfromthe

passage?

A.Theyoungmanwasverysilly

B.Theyoungman'smotherandsistersnever

spoketoeachother.

C.Everyoneinhisfamilywasreadytohelphim.

D.Theyoungmanlivedinaquiethouse.

3.Whydidn*ttheyoungman'smotherand

sistersgivehimareplyafterheaskedoneof

themtocuthistrousersshort?

A.Becausetheydidnotknowhowtoanswer

him.

B.Becausetheyweretoobusytoanswerhim.

C.Becausetheywereusedtokeepingsilence

whentheywerebusy.

D.Becauseoneofthemwantedtodoit.

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4Whatwouldtheyoungmanfeelwhenheput

thetrousersonthenextmorning?

A.Worried.B.Cry.C.Surprising.

D.Sad.

Passage9

Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmany

bigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters（通勤者）

rushtoandfromtheirjobsin

cars,buses,subways,trains,andevenon

bicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshave

tworushhours——oneinthemorningandonein

theevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsofthe

world,therearefourrushhours.InAthensand

Rome,forexample,manyworkersgohomefor

lunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,they

rushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmore

hours.

InTokyo,there'sabigrushhour

underground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotake

thesubways.Thetrainsarevery

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crowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswear

whiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersinto

thetrainswhenthedoorsclose.Theymakesure

thatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsare

insidethetrains.

InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotake

taxistogettowork.Tohailacab,manypeople

standatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers.This

meansthey*11paythecabdriverdoublethe

usualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!

They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate。

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwith

automobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）during

rushhours.Thecitycan'tmakeitsstreets

widebanditcan'tbuildnewhighways,becauseit

doesn'twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesin

thecity,suchastheForumandtheColosseum.lt

tookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanew

subwaysystem.Constructionhadtostopevery

timeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscovered

placesofinteresttoarchaeologists（考古学家）.

Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanes

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onhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsof

threeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfrom

worktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasand

parkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.

Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbe

difficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Rush

hourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem.

1.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrush

hoursbecausethereare------

A.speciallanesonhighways

B.manycommuters

C.fourrushhours

D.manycarsonthestreet

2.MostofthecommutersinTokyo----

A.takesubwaytrainstowork

B.arepackers

C.taketaxistowork

D.carrybriefcasestowork

3.To“hailacab,9meansto------

A.paydoublethenormalfareB.tryto

getacab

C.prefertotaketaxisD.tostand

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atcrossroads

4.Whydidittakealongtimetobuildasubway

systeminRome?

A.Becausethestreetswereverycrowded.

B.Becausetherearemanyhistoricsites.

C.Becausetheworkersdiscoveredmany

artifactsandplacesofinterest.

D.Becausethetrafficalwaysstoppedthe

construction

5.Commutersincarpoolsprobably------

A.liveinthecity

B.takethesubwaytowork

C.savemoneyongasandparkingfees

D.havespeciallicenseplates（牌照）

Passage10

Everyyearmoreandmoreplantsand

animalsdisappearnevertobeseen

again.Strangely,itisthemostintelligentbut

mostthoughtlessanimalthatiscausingmostof

theproblems一man.Natureisverycarefully

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balancedandifthisbalanceisdisturbed,animals

candisappearalarmingly（令人担忧地）

fast.Everyday,thousandsofspeciesofanimals

drawclosertoextinction.Therearecountless

numbersofspecieswhichmaybecomeextinct

beforetheyareevendiscovered.

Inmanylakesthefishare

dying.Fishermenareworriedbecauseeveryyear

therearefewerfishandsomelakeshavenofish

atall.Scientistsarebeginningtogetworried

too.Whatiskillingthefish?

Theproblemisacidrain.Acidrainisa

kindofairpollution.ltiscausedbyfactories

thatburncoaloroilorgas.Thesefactoriessend

smokehighintotheair.Thewindoftencarries

thesmokefarfromthefactories.Someofthe

harmfulsubstancesinthesmokemaycome

downwiththerainhundredsofmilesaway.

Theraininmanyplacesisn*tnaturaland

cleananymore.Ifsfullofacidchemicals.When

itfallsinlakes,itchangesthemtoo.Thelakes

becomemoreacidic.Acidwaterislikevinegaror

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lemonjuice.lthurtswhenitgetsinyoureyes.lt

alsokillstheplantsandanimalsthatusuallylive

inlakewater.Thatiswhythefisharedyingin

lakes.

Butdeadfishmaybejustthebeginningof

theproblem.Scientistsarefindingothereffects

ofacidrain.Insomelargeareastreesare

dying.Notjustonetreehereandthere,butwhole

forests.Atfirstscientistscouldn'tunderstand

why.Therewerenobugsordiseasesinthese

trees.Theweatherwasnotdry.Butnowthey

thinkthattherainwasthecause.Acidrainis

makingtheearthmoreacidicinthese

areas.Somekindsoftreescannotliveinthesoil

thatisveryacidic.

Nowscientistsarealsobeginningtostudy

theeffectsofacidrainonlargeranimals.For

example,theybelievethatsomedeerinPoland

arelesshealthybecauseofacidrain.Ifdeerare

hurtbytherain,whataboutpeople?Thisisthe

questionmanypeoplearebeginningtoask.No

oneknowstheansweryet.Butitisanimportant

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questionforusall.

1.Everyyearthousandsofspeciesofanima