高一英语阅读理解练习及答案

高一英语阅读理解专练AWhenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera，twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist（存在）AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost，thetragedy（悲剧）occurredontheafternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater．

Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildren

Twochildrenwerequicklyrescued，butthethirddied．Thechild'sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers，LiuYeandHaoLongbiao，alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion（筋疲力尽）.ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday．Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake．Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp，theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren．Buttheicekeptbreaking，causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater．

Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies（祭奠仪式）atthelake．Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation，buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger．1．Theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeans“＿＿＿＿”．

A.employedB.mixedC.guidedD.happened

2．Whenthethreestudentsfellintowater，theuniversitystudentswere＿＿＿＿＿．

A.skatingontheiceB.takingphotosatthelake

C.havingapicnicD.walkingalongthelake

3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？

A.Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall．

B.HaoLongbiao’sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002．

C．Theuniversitystudentsdidn’tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake．

D.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger．

4．Itcanbeinferredthat＿＿＿＿．

A.peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents'death

B.theiceonthelakewasn'tstrongenoughtoskateon

C.somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddone

D.heroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimes

5．Theauthorwrotethepassageto＿＿＿＿．

A.warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingonice

B.callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudents

C.tellusatragedy

D

BNooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon（外科医生）andpartofittakenout．Today，however，weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation．Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep，andwhenheawakes，theoperationisfinished．Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew．Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain．

Longago，operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything．Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff，andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched．

Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“laughinggas”．LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica．Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit．Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing，butonemanataparty，HoraceWells，noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas．Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself．Heaskedafriendtohelphim．

Wellstooksomeofthegas，andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell’steeth．Wellsfeltnopainatall．

Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas，hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave．Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout．

Wellstriedagain，butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas，andthemandied．Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent．

6．Itis＿＿＿＿sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain．

A.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears

7．Longago，whenthesickmanwasoperatedon，he＿＿＿＿．

A.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanything

C.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddoanything

8．Usingthelaughinggas，thepeopledidnotseemto＿＿＿＿．

A.heafraidofanythingB.feelpainC.wanttogotothepartiesD.beill

9．Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton，he＿＿＿＿＿．

A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortable（舒服的）

C.stillfeltpainD.woulddie

10.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas＿＿＿．

A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddie

C.wouldneverfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalmKeys:1－5DBABB6－10BCBCBC“Themoreyoulearn,themoreyouearn,”saidthepopsingerCyndiLauperassheacceptedherhighschooldiploma(证书),attheageof35!AlthoughCyndimadeitwithoutahighschooldegree,mostpeopledon't.IntheUSAtoday,about75%ofjobsneedsomeeducationortechnicaltrainingfurtherthanhighschool.ThelowestwageearnersintheUSAarethosewithouthighschooldegrees;collegegraduates(毕业生)outearnthosewithoutacollegeeducation.Peoplewith

A.$300,000B.$500,000C.$300,000,00025.Kaplanstudiedthediamondfor_______.

A.oneandahalfyearsB.morethanhalfayear

C.overeighteenmonthsD.morethannineteenmonthsKey:21～25CACDCF

Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmoments—outsidethejeweller’sbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushofbloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthdaypresent.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe’dbetterbuyanecklace.Hewasn’tusedtobuyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionastoareasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimtochoose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo’clock.When,halfanhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura,theassistantactedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheoneshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlycomebacktobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.26.Agoodtitleforthispassageis________.

A.ACleverAssistant

B.BuyingaBirthdayPresent

C.HowtoChooseaNecklace

D.ABraveYoungMan27.Theword“overspending”inthispassagemeans__________.

A.spendingtoomuchmoney

B.spendingtoomuchtime

C.spendingmoretimethanheplanned

D.spendingtoomuchtimeandtoomuchmoney28.WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface_______.

A.turnedpale

B.turnedred

C.turnedyellow

D.turnedblack29.JamesandLaurareachedtheshopat

A.4:30

B.5:00

C.5:30

D.6:0030.Jameswouldcomebacktobuywhathewantedbecause_______.

A.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythings

B.thenecklacewasgood

C.LauralikedthenecklaceD.theassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautifulKeys:26-30AABCA

TheChineseinventedpaperin105A.D.Theymixedthebarkofatreeandrags(破布)withwater,putascreenintothemixture,andliftedoutathinpieceofwetpaper.Theydriedthepaperinthesun.

TheChinesekepttheirsecretofhowtomakepaperuntilawarwithMuslimsintheninthcentury.TheartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughouttheMuslimworld.

TheMayanIndiansinCentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhowtomakepaper,buttheirknowledgeneverspreadlotherestoftheworld.

Forcenturies,allpaperwasmadebyhand.Ragswerethemainmaterial.ThenaFrenchscientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaperfromwood,too.Finally,intheeighteenthcentury.aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomakepaperfromwood.31.Whodiscoveredhowtomakepaper?

A.TheChinese.

B.ThePacificIslanders.

C.TheMayanIndians.

C.Alloftheabove.32.WhendidtheChineseinventpaperaccordingtothepassage?

A.About1,800yearsago.

B.About1,900yearsago.

C.About2,000yearsago.

D.About2,100yearsago.33.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantthingthathasmadeitpossibleforpapermakingindustrytodevelopsoquicklyinthelastfewcenturies?

A.Newdiscoveries.

B.Newinventions.

C.Hardwork.

D.Science.34.HowwaspapermakingintroducedintotherestoftheworldfromChina?

A.Throughwars,

B.ThroughtheMuslims.

C.ThroughtheMayanIndians.

D.ThroughthePacificIslanders.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheInventionofPaper.

B.TheHistoryofPapermaking.

C.DifferentWaysofMakingPaper.

D.TheInventionofaPapermakingMachine.H

BeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefewpeoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadealivingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalledscribes(抄写员)。

Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.MuchofithadtobedonefastinordertomeettheneedsoftheKing.thechurchandtraders.MostofthewritingwasinLatin(拉丁),butsomeofitwasintheEnglishoftheday.AndnoonewasquitesurehowsomeEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.

Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrok（竖笔）thatalllookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters,i,u,v,mandn,Thus.fivestraightlinesinarowmightstandforuninuiuviormii.

Asaresult.readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.

Thescribessolved(解决)theprobleminpart,bychangingtheletterutoowhenitcamebeforem.norv.Thisishowsumandcumcamelobewrittenassomeandcome.Atsomepoint,too,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedbyuorv.Thus,intimeanewasaddedtosuchwordsaslive,have,dueandtrue.Itwasadded,butnotpronounced.36.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.B.Morethan500yearsagonopeoplemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.C.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.D.ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.37.Whichofthefollowingisfalse?A.Oftenthescribeshadtoworkwithgreatspeed.B.ThespellingofsomeEnglishwordswaschanged.D.SomescribesofthedaywerequitesureaboutthespellingofmanyEnglishwords.38.Sometimespeoplecouldn’treadeasily_____________.A.becausethereweretoomanyu’sandv’sinsonicEnglishwordsB.becausemostofthewritingwasinLatinC.whenthewritingwasinEnglishD.Whentilewritingwasdonehurriedly39.ThescribeschangedubeforemtoobecauseA.thechangehelpedthemwritefasterB.thechangemadereadingeasierC.umandomhadthesamepronunciationD.omwastherightorder40.Itisbelievedthatsomescribesthought

A.itimportanttoaddanetoeveryEnglishword

B.thelettereattheendofanywordshouldn'tbepronounced

C.itnaturaltochangethespellingofsonicLatinwords

D.anEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherbynnorbyvI

Man'sFirstrealinventions,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.Alltransportationandmachineintheworlddependonit.

Thewheelisthesimplestyetbutperhapsthemostremarkable(值得注意的)ofallinventions.Becausetherearenowheelsinnature—nolivingthingwasevercreatedwithwheels.How,then,didmancometoinventthewheel?Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthecarcass(尸体)ofaheavyanimalthroughtheforestonlogmoreeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselvesweighedalot.

Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoric(史前的)thinkertoimaginetwothinslices(薄片)oflogconnectedattheircentersbyastrongstick,thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdidandaxlecameintobeing,andwiththemthefirstcarts.41.Thewheelisimportantbecause_______.itwasman’sfirstrealinventionB.alltransportationdependsonitC.everymachinedependsonitD.bothBandC42.Thewheeliscalled_______.A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual43.Itwasremarkableofmantoinventthewheelbecause______.itledtomanyotherinventionsmanhadnouseforitthenC.therewerenowheelsinnatureD.alloftheabove44.Thewheelwasprobablyinventedby_______.A.agroupofearlyhuntersB.thefirstmenonearthagreatprehistoricthinkerD.themanwhomadethefirstcart45.Thisselectionsaysthatthefirstwheelmayhavebeena______.A.groundpieceofstoneB.heavylogC.pieceofmentalD.sliceoflogKey:31—35DBDBB

36—40CCDBD

41-45

DDBABJIn1865thefamousFrenchauthorJulesVernewrotetwobooks.OnewasentitledFromtheEarthtoTheMoonandtheotherwasentitledAroundTheMoon.InthesebooksJulesVernedescribedmanlandingonthemoon.In1969manactuallydidlandonthemoon.ManyofthedetailsoftherealmoonlandinghadbeendescribedwithamazingaccuracyinJulesVerne’sbooks.Forexample,JulesVerne’sspaceshiphadaninitialof36,000feetpersecond.Apollo11’sinitialspeedwas35,533feetpersecond.Last,JulesVerne’sspaceshiptook87hours,13minutes,and20secondstoreachthemoon.Apollo11took103hoursand3minutes.ThedoorofApollo11openedatexactly10:56p.m.onJuly20,1969,andamansteppedoutontothesurfaceofthemoon.JulesVernehadpredicteditwithgreataccuracyoverhundredandfouryearsearlier.46.WhatVernedescribedin“FromtheEarthtotheMoon”issimilartothe1969Apollo11landingonthemoonin_______ways.A.threeB.fourC.twoD.five47.Theunderlinedword“entitled”refersto________.A.madeB.createdC.namedD.givenarightKIfyougotoBrisbane,Australia,youcaneasilygetasmallbookcalledDiscoverBrisbanefree.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginANZBankingGroupCnr.Greek&QueenSts------------------------------------------2283228BankofNewZealand410QueenStreet-------------------------------------------------2210411BankofQueensland229ElizabethStreet----------------------------------------------2293122CommonwealthBankingGroup240QueenStreet-------------------------------------------------2373111NationalAustraliaBankLtd225AdelaideStreet-----------------------------------------------2216422WestpacBankingCorp260QueenStreet-------------------------------------------------2272666BankinghoursareMon.-Thu.9:30amto4pm.Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&PublicHolidays.Australiahasadecimalcurrency（十进币制）with100centstothedollar.Notesavailableare$100,$50,$20,$10,$5GoldCoinsare$2&$1Silvercoinsare:50,20,10&5centCoppercoinsare:2&1cent48.YoucanfindANZBankingGroupon_______.A.QueenStreetB.C.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreetD.thecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreet49._____seemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreet50.OnSaturdays,youcangoto_____toputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.A.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQueensland

C.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobank51.InAustralia,thebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson______.A.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.Saturdays

D.FridaysLWhoisthereamonguswhohasn’tdreamedofhavinghisorherownsmall(maybe,severalyearslater,evenbig)business,andhavingwonderfulfreedom,bothfromabossandfromthetimeclock:thefreedomtomakeupourownrulesforourwork,andourownplanes---arrangingourownhoursofwork?Thatwayworkwouldbebothpainlessandfun.Or,soweimagine.Well,infactitisn’tquiteassimpleasthat.Yes,itistruethatbeingthebosshasitssatisfactionsandthatyoucanarrangeyourworkinghoursfreelyifyouownyourownsmallbusiness.Butinthoseearlyyearsofstartingyourownbusiness,youshouldn’tthinkofafreeday,nottomentionflyingoffforamonth’svacation.Itisnotunusualfornewbusinessownerstoworkseventyoreightyhoursaweek,andifthereisadayoff,thatdaymightneedtobedevotedtoaccounting.Butthisnegativepicturedoesn’tdestroythebeautifulhopes.Thepossibilityofgettingsomethingwonderfulinreturn---bothmaterialandmental---continuestodrivethatlargenumberofpeoplewhostartupsmallbusinesseseachyearintheUnitedStates.52.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthateverybodyhopes_____.A.toruleothersB.tobehisorherownbossC.togetatimeworkD.tobefreefromwork53.Mostnewbusinessownershaveto_______.A.workmorethan10hoursadayB.devotehimselftoaccountingC.flytosomeplacesintheworldD.haveadayoffinaweek54.Theexpression“negativepicture”mostprobablymeans“_____________”.A.aterribleexperienceB.apoorpictureC.limitedfreedomD.unpleasantsituations55.Thebeautifulhopeswillneverbedestroyedbecause_____.A.peoplelovebeautifulthingsbynatureB.peoplehaveastrongdesiretoseekpersonalgainsC.smallbusinessesmakebigmoneyeachyearintheUSD.smallbusinesseshaveadvantagesoverbigcompaniesMGivingbackingFairWayTheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththestateprize.Theotherteams,disappointed,wereonthebusheadinghome.AndthenWestboroughinstructorGregRotanoticedsomethingwrongononeofthescorecards.A9hadbeenrecordedasa7.Theywerenotthestateprizewinner;WobumHighhadwon.“Noonewouldhaveknown,”saidWobum’sinstructor,BobDoran.ForCoinStars“Collegestudentsarelazy,buttheyalsowanttohelp,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniaNeverForgottenAschoolinMassachusettsreceiveda$9.5millioncheckfromJacquesLeBermuth.Butittookofficialsseveraldaysofdiggingtodiscoverhisconnectiontotheschool.Recordsshowedtheonhardtimes,hewasofferedfreeroomandboard.LeBermuthbecameatrader,ownedsharesofAT&Tandlivedofftheearningsuntilhedied,atage89.56.WhatdidGregRotaprobablydointheend?

A.TookphotosofDoran

B.HadmeetingwithDoran

C.Returnedtheprizetotheorganizer

D.ApologizedtoWobum57.GregRota’sdecisionshowsthathewas______.A.honestB.politeC.carefulD.friendly58.Theunderlinedword“change”inthesecondparagraphmeans_______.A.IdeaB.DecisionC.CupsD.Coins59WhatdidtheschoolofficialsdoafterreceivingthecheckfromMr.LeBermuth?A.Theytriedtofindoutwhyhegavethemthemoney.B.TheywenttoBelgiumtopaytheirrespectstohim.C.Theydugouttherecordsthatwereburiedunderground.D.Theydecidedtooffertheirstudentsfreeroomandboard.60.JacquesLeBermuthgavethemoneytotheschoolbecause__________.A.theschoolaskedforitB.HehadnoneedforthatmuchmoneyC.theschoolhadhelpedhiminthepastD.Hewantedtoberememberedbythestudents

46---50:ACCCD51---55:DBADB56----60:CADACNNewYork,September15.Duringaheavyrainfalllastnightabuscarrying42passengersslippedofftheroadonHighway28,killing36ofthepassengersandthedriver.AspokesmanfortheHighwayPatrol(巡逻队)whicharrivedatthesceneshortlyafter11:30p.m.

estimated(估计)thattheaccidenthadhappenedabouthalfanhourbefore.TheinjuredandthedeadweresenttothenearesttownofValleyView.Atthepointwheretheaccidenthappenedtheroadhasathree-lane(三条行车线)highwaywithmanycurves(弯道).Causeoftheaccidenthasnotbeenfullyfoundout.61．Inconsiderationofwhatcausedtheaccident,oneshouldpayattentionto________.A．thecarelessdriverB．thenearesttownofValleyViewC．Highway28D．theroadwithmanycurves62．Itwasverylikelythattheaccidenthappened________.A．after11:30p.m.B．inthecityofNewYorkC．atorabout11:00p.m.D．inthetownofValleyView63．Howmanypeoplediedintheaccident?A．37B．36C．43D．42keys:DCAOTheUnitedStatesisalargecountry.FromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastitisabout3,000mileswide.TheAtlanticOceanisontheEastCoastandthePacificOceanisontheWestCoast.CanadaisthecountrytothenorthoftheUnitedStatesandMexicoisthecountrytothesouth.TherearemanyriversintheUnitedStates.ThemostimportantonesaretheMississippiRiverandtheMissouriRiverinthecentralpartofthecountry,andtheColoradoandColumbiaRiverinwest.Thereare50statesintheUnitedStatestoday.

TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld.ThisisbecauseofimmigrationsfromabroadthroughoutAmericanhistory.Thepopulationisnowovertwohundredmillion.Englishisthecommonlanguage.ThelargestcityintheUnitedStatesisNewYork.ItisonNewYorkBayandatthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.64.Itisabout3,000mileswide_________.A.fromCanadatoMexicoB.fromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastC.fromtheAtlanticOceantotheEastCoastD.fromthePacificOceantoCanada65.“TheAmericanpeopleareofalmosteveryraceintheworld,”means________.A.theAmericanpeopleincludenearlyalltheracesoftheworldB.thereareseveralmainracesintheUnitedStatesC.theAmericanpeoplearemadeupofthewhiteandtheblackpeopleD.theAmericanpeopleconsistofonlyonerace66.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYork?A.ItisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.B.Itisinthecentralpartofthecountry.C.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.D.ItisatthemouthoftheMissouriRiver.67.NewYorkis________.A.inthecentralpartoftheU.S.B.ontheWestCoastC.atthemouthoftheMississippiRiverD.atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver68.WhichofthefollowingpicturesshowstherightpositionsofCanadaandMexico?(C==CanadaM—Mexico)keys:BACDDPIntheUnitedStates,itisnotusualtotelephonesomeoneearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephoneearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Soitiswiththetelephonecallsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,hemaythinkthatit’samatteroflifeanddeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheUSAgueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyreachesthemonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimeisnotthesameindifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently;beingontimeisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotontime,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheUSAnoonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessfriendforanhour;itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslateisexpectedtomakeashoutapology.Itheislessthan5minuteslate,hewillsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.69．Acallatmidnightwouldmean_________.A.thematterislessimportantB.thematteristoodifficulttohandleC.thematterrequiresimmediateattentionD.itisamatteroflifeanddeath70．Accordingtothepassage,timeplaysaveryimportantpartin_______.A.everydaylife

B.privatelifeC.gettingalongwithothers

D.business71．Inthepassage,theauthorsuggeststhatinvitationcardsshouldbesent________.A.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinallculturesB.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateinsomeculturesC.threeorfourdaysbeforethepartydateintheUSAD.atyourchosentimeKeys:DCBQNapoleonagreedtoplansforatunnel(隧道)undertheEnglishChannelin1802.TheBritishbegandiggingonein1880.Neithertunnelwascompleted.Europehashadtowaituntiltheendofthe20thcenturyfortheChannelTunnel.Afternearlytwocenturiesofdreaming,theislandofOnMay6,1994,Britain'sQueenElizabethⅡandFrance'sPresidentMitterrandcarriedouttheofficialopening.TheQueenwasaccompanied(陪同)onhertrainjourneythroughthehistorictunnelbyoneofherRolls-Roycecarswhichwasplacedonthetrain.ThefollowingdaysawcelebrationstakingplaceinFolkestoneandCalais.Regularpublicservicesdidnotstartuntilthelatterpartof1994.72．QueenElizabethⅡ________attheopening.A．tookhercarRolls-RoycethroughthetunnelB．tookhercarwhichwasplacedonhertrainthroughthetunnelC．tookhertrainthroughthetunnelD．tookMitterrand'strainthroughthetunnel73．TheislandofGreatBritainis________.A．connectedtoFranceallthetimeB．separatedfromFrancewithatunnelC．separatedfromFranceallthetimeD．joinedtoFrancewiththetunnel74．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Napoleonmadeplansforthetunnel.B．ThepubliccouldpassthroughthetunnelbytrainafterMay6,1994.C．Thetunnelwasbuiltfortwocenturies.D．ThetunnelwilldogreatgoodtoBritainandFrance.75．Before1994,onecouldgotoBritainfromFrance________.A．onlybyshipB．byshiporplaneC．bycarortrainD．byship,carortrainkeys:DCBD

RAbouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier,onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamancannotseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen-astrangeworldindeed.Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.Someinsectshave