高中英语阅读理解综合练习

高中英语阅读理解综合练习

Passage1

Sometimestherearequestionsinourmindswhichwewouldliketoaskpeople,butwearetooshy

orembarrassed（为难的）Atothertimeswefeelitiswrongtotroubleotherswithourproblems,orarepreventedfrom

askingbyourfearofbeingcriticied.

Oftenthereneedbenosuchfearbecauseotherpeoplehaveundergone（经历）thesamequestionings,dousor

worriesasourselves,andmanyadultsorteenagefriendsareonlytoopleasedtosharetheirknowledgeorexperience

withus.Indeed,inmanycasestheyalsolearnsomething,andmuchunnecessaryworryisprevented.

YoumayusethisQuestionTimetoaskanythingaboutlifethatyoudon'tunderstand,oranyquestionofa

personalorgeneralnaturethathaseithertroubledyoufbrsometimeorarisenrecently.Inordertoprotectyour

feelings,whichyoumaynotwantexposed,writethequestiondown（incapitalsifyouwish）onaslipofpaperwithout

yournameonit.Thenfoldthepaperandhandittoyourteacherwhowillsortthequestionsoutathomebeforethe

lessontakesplace.Hewillrespectthefactthatthequestionsareaskedinconfidence（秘密地）;theyshould,however,be

sensibleandhonestones.

Duringthelessontheteacherwillreadoutaquestion,andthencallupononeortwovolunteersfromtheclassto

offertheiropinionsbeforegivinghisown.Theclassshouldregardbothquestionsandanswersandthediscussionthat

arisesfromthemasconfidentialtoavoidbreakingthetrustthequestionerhasplacedinthelesson,andtomake

possiblefurtherdiscussionofsimilarproblemsonanotheroccasion.ltisalsohelpfultorememberthattheanswers

givenrepresentonlyoneortwopointsofview—someoneelsemightanswerthemquitedifferently.

1.Sometimeswehavequestions,butwewouldnotliketoaskpeoplebecause

A.wearenotsureaboutourquestions

B.weareafraidofbeingcriticied

C.weareafraidofbeingindifficulty

D.weonlybelieveinourselves

2.Theauthorsuggeststhatinordernottobeknown,youshould

A.trytoavoidaskingquestions

B.givethequestionpaperwithoutthenameonittoyourteacher

C.discussthequestionswithyourgroup

D.sortthequestionsoutathomeandthentellthemtoyourteacher

3.Theauthortellsusthat

A.inclassweshouldvaluethespeakers*questionsoranswerstoshowourtrust

B.inpublicwemaylearnsomethingtoavoidunnecessaryworry

C.Ifsbettertowriteyourquestionsdownthantoaskthemorally

D.onlythosewhoaskquestionsinconfidencearesensibleandhonest

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ChineseMainland,HongKong,TaiwanJoinHandsinSARSResearch

TheWorldHealthOrganiationsaysthenumberofSARS（非典型性肺炎）casesworlidehasreached

2,960.Thoughhalfoftheaffectedpatientshaverecovered,newcasesarestillbeingreportedandthecauseofthe

diseasehasstillnotbeenpinpointed.TheChinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanareallamongthe23countries

andregionstryingtocopewiththeepidemic（传染病）.

SouthChina'sGuangdongProvinceisoneoftheareashardesthitbySARS.It'salsowherethefirstcaseofthe

diseasewasrcported.ObserverssaythesituationinGuangdonghassteadilyimprovedwithasharpdownturninthe

numberofaffectedpatients.Sofar,over83percentofthepatientshaverecoveredandbeenreleasedfromhospital.

“Firstofall,weneedtounderstandthatSARSisanepidemicandthehumanimmunity（免疫性）tothedisease

isthereforeweak.But,fromwhatwehaveexperiencedandobserved,thereisnoreasontopanic.Thcdisease's

infbetiousness（传染性）isbeingweakenedasitpassesfromonegrouptoanother.saidhongNanshan,directorof

GuangdongTeamforSARSPreventionandTreatment.

Thedirectorsaysthekeytofightingthediseasenowliesinfindingthecauseanddevelopingavaccine（疫

苗）.Thiscallsforconcertedcooperationwithintheinternationalmedicalcommunity.Sofar,theChinesemainlandand

HongKonghavebeenworkingwelltogether.

TheSARSsituationinTaiwanoffersamorereassuringpicture.Sofaralittleover20peoplehavebeen

afleeted,withnodeathsrcported.Taiwanmedicalexpertssaythisisinpartduetoeffectivequarantine（隔离）of

suspectedpatients.Butmainlandcooperationwiththeislandhassofarbeenconfinedtotheindividuallevel.

“WehavecooperatedwiththeUSCenterforDiseaseControlandtheHongKongHealthDepartment.Recently

TaiwanofficialshavebeentoHongKongtolearnfromtheregion'sexperience.Afterall,HongKongisnowthe

epicenter（中心）ofSARSandhasdevelopedsomeeffectivewaystodiagnose（诊断）thedisease.saidhang

CangnengfromTaiwanXinguangHospital.

ExpertsfromthemainlandandTaiwanarepushingforgreatercooperation（合作）inthefield.Ajointseminarby

allthreesideswillbeheldlaterthismonth.Questionsrelatingtothevirus'sprofileandthecausewillbediscussedat

lengthtoshedlightontheremainingquestionsaboutthedisease.

1Thepassagemainlytellsus

A.SARSisadiseasewhichcannotbecontrolled

B.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanwillcooperatesoastodealwithSARS

C.Chinesemainland,HongKongandTaiwanaretheareashardesthitbySARS

D.howtopreventandtreatSARS

2.SARSisadisease

A.whichcanbedealtwithveryeasily

B.whoseinfectiousnessisweakenedwhenitpassesfromoneareatoanother

C.whichdoesnotendangerpatients'lives

D.whichpassedfromothercountriestoChina

3.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatA.abouthalfofthepatientswithSARSdied

B.whenthepassagewaswrittentherewereabout2,960peoplewithSARSinGuangdong

C.therearenotmorethan20patientswithSARSinTaiwanandnodeathswerereported

D.TaiwanwouldliketocooperatewithChinesemainlandandHongKongtodealwithSARS

4.Theunderlinedword“panic”inParagraph3isclosesttoinmeaning.

A.beangryB.besurprisedC.scareD.delight

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CliveWalkerischairmanoftheWildernessTrustofSouthernAfrica,founderoftheLapalalaWilderness

School,anexhibitingwilderlifcartistandauthorofsevealnaturalhistorybooks.Assuch,Walkerisrecognisedasone

ofSouthAfrica'sforemostconservationists（环保人士）一andallround（多才的）goodguy.

Hehasfoughttoprotecttheblackandwhiterhinoceros——targetsforruthless（无情的）huntersbecausetheir

horn（角）getshighpricesinAsiancountries一andthroughthewildernessschool,hastaughtthousandsofchildren

fromSouthAfricaandoverseasaboutnatureandconservation.

HislatestprojectisanapplicationtotheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCultural

Organiation（UNESCO）tohavetheWaterbergareainSouthAfrica'sNorthernProvincebecomeabiosphere

reserve（生物圈保护区）.WalkerbelievesthefutureofconservationinSouthAfricaliesineducationandinprivate

gamereserves.

In1981Walkerwaspointtaking（定点导游）adultsonwildernesswalks.Atthatpoint,hedecidedhewantedto

“dosomethingforchildren^throughtheestablishmentofanenvironmentalschool/'ConitaandIwerepreparedto

lookatchildrenwhoseparentscouldaffordit,andthosechildrenwhocamefrombackgroundswhoseparentscould

neverdoit.AfterthatConitaandIsetouttofindaplacethatwouldbesafe,sufficientlyclosetothemainareasof

JohannesburgandPretoria,bemalaria（疟病）free,havewaterandbebenefittoeducationontheenvironment.They

foundthisinLapalala.Inthefirstyear,30children——10ofthemblacksfromSoweto-werepresenttovisitthe

reserve.Nowadays,3,000childrenayearspendtimethere.Thoseluckyenoughtovisithiswildernessschoolwill

see一amongmanyspecies—whiterhino,warthogsandredhartebeests."WhatmadeitreallybadwaswhenI

startedmixingblackchildrenwithwhitechildren.,9WhenaneighbourreportedWalkertothesecuritypoliceandat

lasthewasaskedattheirnotoriousheadquarters,Walkersaid”toldthemthatallIwastryingtoachievewastogive

childrenofSouthAfrica,regardlessoftheirbackground,anunderstandingofconservationandawarenessthatour

survivaldependssomuchonit.”

Walkersurvivedthequestioningafterhispointsuccessfully,theschoolremainedopen-andatleast45,000

childrenandteachershavehadthepleasureofexperi

encingtheLapalalaWildernessanditsabundantwildlifeoverthepast19years

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothetext?

A45,000childrenandteachersayearspendtimetheretoenjoythepleasureofexperiencingtheLapalalaWilderness.

B.Inthepast19years,itwaswhollyonlywhitepeoplewhocouldaffordsuchatrip.

C.AspecialconservationistwhotriedtoopenuptheNature'sattractionstotheblackpeopleofSouthAfricaraninto

trouble.

D.ThoseluckyenoughstudentsinWalkefsWildernessSchoolwillseesome

commonspecieslikeasmiludeer,Africanelephantandredhartebeests.

2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CliveWalkerandHisWildernessTrust

B.AllroundGoodGuy

C.PreservingAfrica'sWildlifeKingdom

D.LapalalaWilderness

3.Howmanypersonsareexactlymentionedinthetext?

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

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JonathanJameslookslikejustanotherkidabouttograduatefromhighschool.Butthis19yearoldSwedeis

anythingbutordinary,fromthecomputerinhisparents'homehehelpstheUSFederalBureauofInvestigation（FBI）

findouttheworld*smostwantedcybercriminals（网络犯罪分子）.

JonathanfirstmadeheadlineswhenheandanotherSwede,FredrikBjoerck,foundoutthemakerofthe

“Melissa"virus（病毒）inMarch1999.HecametotheaidoftheFBIagainonMay7,findingoutthesuspected（嫌疑

的）senderofthedangerousILOVEYOU^^virus.ThesuspectwascaughtinManilaonMay8.

Jonathan'sspecialskillsareinhotdemandasofficialsaroundtheworldexpressalarmat

the^virtual^crimewave.Inbetweenstudyingforfinalexams,hangingoutwithfriendsandrefereeinghisyounger

brother'sfootballmatches,thequiet,gentleteenageralsogiveslessonsonesecurity（电子安全）tolargecompanies.He

readsalotandexchangesinformationwithothercomputerexpertstoknowmuchaboutthelatesttricksofthehacker

（黑客）trade.

Manycompanieshavealreadytriedtoemployhim,butheisnotinterestedatthemoment.Instead,heplansto

beginlawschoolintheautumnatSweden'sUppsalaUniversityandstartuphisowne-securitycompany.

AlthoughheworkswiththeFBInow,hisfamilyinsistshe*sjusf'aregularkid/'Jonathanisagreatkid,hehas

hisfriendsandhedoesalotmorethanjustp

laywiththecomputer,MhislittlesisterTessasaid,addingthathehelpstheFBIbecause“helikestohelp”，not

becausehe'slookingforfameandrecognition.

Whentheworldwashitbythe“LoveBug^virus,Jonathanwastoobusypreparingaspeechone-securityto

lookintotheproblem“FinallyonMay7,1hadsomefreetime,soIbeganlooking.vWithinafewhours,hehadfound

thesuspectandemailedhismethodandresultstotheFBI.Hesaidhisworkonthe"Melissa^virus,whichtookthree

weekstosolve,wasabighelpinfindingthesuspectsoquickly“ThistimeIknewexactlywheretostart,!knewwhat

todisregardandwhattolookat.”

1.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat------------

A.SwedishkidhelpsFBIfindoutthemostwantedcybercriminals

B.Jonathanisreallyaquiet,gentleandordinaryboy

C.manycompanieswanttheyoungcomputerexperttojoinin

D.anycybercriminalswillsurelybefoundoutwherevertheyare

2.ThepublicstartedtoknowsomethingaboutJonathanjustfrom------------

A.hishelpingtheUSFBItofindoutthesenderofthedangerous641LOVEYOU^virus

B.hisworktogetherwithFredrikBjoercktofindoutthemakerofthe“Melissa”virus

C.hislittlesister'stalkabouthisgoodqualitiesasaregularkidandagoodprogrammer

D.hisspeechonesecuritytomanycomputercompaniesafterhisfightagainsthackers

3FromJonathan'ssuccessinfindingoutthesenderofthedangerousILOVEYOU^viruswecaninferthat------------

A.wherethere'sawill,there'saway

B.experienceisknowledge

C.hardworkleadstosuccess

D.failureisthemotherofsuccess

4.WhatdoweknowaboutJonathan?

A.Heisagoodfamehunterwithvariousabilities.

B.Hcissuchabravefighterthatanycriminalwillfeelafraid.

C.Heisanexpertonsecurity,notinterestedinrunningacompany.

D.Heisaregularkidbutdoessomethingunusual.

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FormerUSVicePresidentAlGore,whocameclosetowinningthepresidencytwoyearsago,saidhewillnot

runin2004,andprobablywillnothaveanotheropportunitytoseektheWhiteHouse.

ThoughGorewouldhavebeenafrighteningDemocratic（民主党的）mainrunner,hisdecisiontogiveupthe

2004raceprobablyhelpedhisparty'schancesinthegeneralelectionagainstPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,Democrats

said.

ManydidnotwanttoseeBushGoreII.

“Thelastcampaignwasanextremelydifficultone,“GoretoldCBSTVshow"60Minutes^onSunday.

Whilesayinghestillhadtheenergyanddrivetorunagain,Gorerecognied,"Therearealotofpeoplewithin

theDemocraticPartywhofeltexhausted（bythe2000race）...whofeltlike,OK,4don*twanttogothroughthat

again.9AndI'mfranklysensitivetothatfeeling.,,

InnearlytwodoeninterviewsafterGoreannouncedhisplans,Democratsdutifullyclaimedtheirpartyhadlost

atopcandidate,butoneafteranother,theypraisedGorefortakinganearlyexitfromaprimaryracehecouldhave

won,sparingthemarepeat.

Gore,54,saidhewasmakinghisdecision<4inthefullunderstandingthatitprobablymeansthatIwillnever

haveanotheropportunitytorunforpresidcnt.^^

Partyactivists（激进主义分子）blamedGoreforlosingdespiteaboomingeconomyandeightyearsofa

Democraticadministration.GoreevenlosthishomestateofTennessee,avictorytherewouldhavegivenhimthe

WhiteHouse.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.GoreWasCriticiedB.GoreDecidesNottoFightBushin2004

C.FormerUSVicePresidentAlGoreD.AlGoreandGorgeBush

2.WhydoyouthinkGorehasdecidesnottorunin2004accordingtothispassage?

A.Becauseheisquiteold.

B.Becausemanypeopleareagainsthim.

C.BecausehequiteunderstandsthefeelingsofalotofDemocraticmembers.

D.Becausehedoesn'twanttobePresidentofUS.

3.WhatwasGore'sfeelingwhenhemadehisdecision?

A.Delight.B.Sad.C.Regretful.D.Calm.

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Priscilla-Ouchida'suenergyefficienthouseturnedouttobeahorribledrcam.Whensheandherengineer

husbandmarriedafewyearsago,theybuilta$100,000,three-bedroomhomeinCalifornia.Tightlysealedtoprevent

airleaks,thehousewasequippedwithsmalldoublepaned（双层玻璃）windowsandseveralotherenergysaving

features.Problemsbeganassoonasthecouplemovedin,however.Priscilla'seyesburned.Herthroatwasconstantly

dry.Shesufferedfromheadachesandcouldhardlysleep.ltwasasthoughshehadsuddenlydevelopedastrange

illness.

Expertsfinallytracedthecauseofherillncss.Theleveloffbrmaldchyde（甲醛）gasinherkitchenwastwicethe

maximumallowedbyfederalstandardsforchemicalworkers.Thesourceofthegas?Hernewkitchencabinetsand

walltowallcarpeting.

TheOuchidasarevictimsofindoorairpollution,whichisnotgivensufficientattentionpartlybecauseofthe

nation'sdrivetosaveenergy.Theproblemitselfisn*tnew."Theindoorenvironmentwasdirtylongbeforeenergy

conservationcamealong,“saysMoschandreas,apollutionscientistatGeometTechnologiesinMaryland/'Energy

conservationhastendedtoaccentuatethesituationinsomecases.”

Theproblemappearstobemoretroublesomeinnewlyconstructedhomesratherthanoldones.Backinthedays

whenenergywascheap,homebuildersdidn'tworrymuchaboutunsealedcracks.Becauseofsuchleaks,theairinan

averagehomewasrepacedbyfreshoutdoorairaboutonceanhour.Asaresult,thepollutantsgeneratedinmost

householdsseldombuiltuptodangerouslevels.

1.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheOuchidas1house----

A.iswellworththemoneyspentonitsconstruction

B.isalmostfaultlessformthepointofenergyconservation

C.failedtomeetenergyconservationstandards

D.vvasdesignedandconstructedinascientificway

2.WhatmaketheOuchidas*newhouseahorribledream?

A.Lackoffreshair.B.Poorqualityofbuildingmaterials.

C.Gasleakageinthekitchen.D.Thenewlypaintedwalls.

3.Theword“accentuate”（Para.3）mostprobablymeans-----------"

A.relieveB.accelerateC.worsenD.improve

4.Whywerecracksinoldhousesnotabigconcern?

A.Becauseindoorcleanlinesswasnotemphasied.

B.Becauseenergyusedtobeinexpensive.

C.Becauseenvironmentalprotectionwasgiventoppriority.

D.Becausetheyweretechnicallyunavoidable.

5.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfromanarticleentitled----------

A.EnergyconservationB.HouseBuilding

CrisisC.AirPollutionIndoors

D.TrapsinBuildingConstruction

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MoreandmoreprivateschoolsarebeingsetupinChinathesedays,endingthestatemonopolyofthecountry's

educationalsystem.Althoughprivateschoolsarestillontheexperimentalstageandaremuchmoreexpensiveas

comparedwiththepublicschools,thereisnolackofapplicationfbrenrollment.

Peoplewelcomeprivateschoolsfbrgoodreasons.Firstofall,thoseschoolsarerelievingourgovernmentof

partoftheburdensoffinancingsomanyschools.Second,parentsarewillingtosendtheironlychildtobetterschools

evenifitcostsmore.Andhavingmoremoneythanthegovernmentfundedpublicschools,thoseprivateschoolscan

attractbetterteachers.Theycanalsoofferbetterenvironmentsincludingsuperiorlivingfacilitiesandmoreadvanced

teachingequipments.However,adequatemoneydoesn*tguaranteegoodeducation.Ifnotwellguidedandproperly

disciplined,theprivilegedyoungchildrenmightturnouttobenewarist

ocrats,andthereforeunfitfbrourhighlycompetitivemodernsociety.

1.Theprivateschoolsindeedhavesomethingbetterthanthepublicschoolsbutnot----

A.livingconditionB.teachersC.students

□.advancedteachingequipments

2.Whicharethereasonsforpeoplewelcometheprivateschool?----------

athegovernment.

b.Theybreakthetraditionaleducationalsystem.

c.Moremoneyisconnectedwithhigherqualityofteaching.

d.Parentsdon'tneedtotakechargeofchildrensomuchlikebefore

e.Parentshopetheirchildrenactmorewonderful.

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

3.Thewriterislikelytotalkabout----------inthenextparagraph

A.privateschoolshavemoreadvantagesthanweimagine

B.howtheprivateschoolsguidestudenttotherightway

C.therearesomedisadvantagesintheprivateschools

D.howthepublicschoolscompetewiththeprivateschools

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Ayoungmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers.Whenhegotohome,hewent

upstairstohislivingroomandputthemon.Hefoundthattheywereabouttwoinchestoolong.

Hewentdownstairs,wherehismotherandhistwosisterswerewashinguptheteathingsinthe

kitchen."Thesenewtrousersaretoolong,^^hesaid."Theyneedtobecutshortbyabouttwoinches.Wouldoneofyou

minddoingthisforme,please?”Hismotherandsisterswerebusyandnoneofthemsaidanything.

Butassoonashismotherfinishedwashingup,shewentupstairstoherson'sroomandcutthetrousersshort

bytwoinches.Shecamedownstairswithoutsayinganythingtoherdaughters.

Later,aftersupper,theeldersisterrememberedherbrother'strousers.Shewasakindheartedgirl,soshewent

quietlyupstairswithoutsayinganythingtoanyone,andshortedthetrousersbytwoinches.

theyoungersisterwenttothecinema,butwhenshecameback,she,too,rememberedwhatherbrotherhad

said.Sosheranupstairswithherscissors,needle,andthread,andtooktwoinchesoffthelegsofthenewtrousers.

Youcanimaginethelookontheyoungman,sfacewhenheputthetrousersonthenextmorning

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

A.theyoungmanoncewentintotownandboughthimselfapairoftrousers

B.theyoungman'snewtrouserswerecuttooshort

C.theyoungman'smotherandsistershatedtospeaktoeachother

D.theyoungmanwaslovedbyhismotherandsistersverymuch2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Theyoungmanwasverysilly

B.Theyoungman'smotherandsistersneverspoketoeachother.

C.Everyoneinhisfamilywasreadytohelphim.

D.Theyoungmanlivedinaquiethouse.

3.Whydidn*ttheyoungman*smotherandsistersgivehimareplyafterheaskedoneofthemtocuthistrousersshort?

A.Becausetheydidnotknowhowtoanswerhim.

B.Becausetheyweretoobusytoanswerhim.

C.Becausetheywereusedtokeepingsilencewhentheywerebusy.

D.Becauseoneofthemwantedtodoit.

4Whatwouldtheyoungmanfeelwhenheputthetrousersonthenextmorning?

A.Worried.B.Cry.C.Surprising.D.Sad.

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Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters（通勤者）rushtoandfrom

theirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenonbicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworush

hours-oneinthemorningandoneintheevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrush

hours.InAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,they

rushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.

InTokyo,there'sabigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways.Thetrainsare

verycrowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhen

thedoorsdose.Theymakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.

InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork.Tohailacab,manypeoplestandatcrossroads

andraisetwofingers.Thismeansthey'llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!

They'llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate。

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）duringrushhours.Thecity

can'tmakeitsstreetswidebanditcan*tbuildnewhighways,becauseitdoesn*twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsites

inthecity,suchastheForumandtheColosseum.lttookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubway

system.Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinterestto

archaeologists（考古学家）.

Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeople

whodrivetoandfromworktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.

Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Rushhourtrafficseemsto

beauniversalproblem.

1.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare----

A.speciallanesonhighwaysB.manycommuters

C.fourrushhoursD.manycarsonthestreet

2.MostofthecoinmutersinTokyo----

A.takesubwaytrainstoworkB.arepackers

C.taketaxistoworkD.carrybriefcasestowork

3.To“hailacab^meansto-----

A.paydoublethenormalfareB.trytogetacab

C.prefertotaketaxisD.tostandatcrossroads

4.WhydidittakealongtimetobuildasubwasysteminRome?

A.Becausethestreetswereverycrowded.

B.Becausetherearemanyhistoricsites.

C.Becausetheworkersdiscoveredmanyartifactsandplacesofinterest.

D.Becausethetrafficalwaysstoppedtheconstruction

5.Commutersincarpoolsprobably---

A.liveinthecity

B.takcthesubwaytowork

C.savemoneyongasandparkingfees

D.havespeciallicenseplates（牌照）

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Everyyearmoreandmoreplantsandanimalsdisappearnevertobeseenagain.Strangely,itisthemost

intelligentbutmostthoughtlessanimalthatiscausingmostoftheproblems一man.Natureisverycarefullybalanced

andifthisbalanceisdisturbed,animalscandisappearalarmingly（令人担忧地）fast.Everyday,thousandsofspeciesof

animalsdrawclosertoextinction.Therearecountlessnumbersofspecieswhichmaybecomeextinctbeforetheyare

evendiscovered.

Inmanylakesthefisharedying.Fishermenareworriedbecauseeveryyeartherearefewerfishandsomelakes

havenofishatall.Scientistsarebeginningtogetworriedtoo.Whatiskillingthefish?

Theproblemisacidrain.Acidrainisakindofairpollution.ltiscausedbyfactoriesthatburncoaloroilor

gas.Thesefactoriessendsmokehighintotheair.Thewindoftencarriesthesmokefarfromthefactories.Someofthe

harmfulsubstancesinthesmokemaycomedownwiththerainhundredsofmilesaway.

Theraininmanyplacesisn*tnaturalandcleananymore.It'sfullofacidchemicals.Whenitfallsinlakes,it

changesthemtoo.Thelakesbecomemoreacidic.Acidwaterislikevinegarorlemonjuice.lthurtswhenitgetsin

youreyes.Italsokillstheplantsandanimalsthatusuallyliveinlakewater.Thatiswhythefisharedyinginlakes.

Butdeadfishmaybejustthebeginningoftheproblem.Scientistsarefindingothereffectsofacidrain.Insome

largeareastreesaredying.Notjustonetreehereandthere,butwholeforests.Atfirstscientistscouldn*tunderstand

why.Therewerenobugsordiseasesinthesetrees.Theweatherwasnotdry.Butnowtheythinkthattherainwasthe

cause.Acidrainismakingtheearthmoreacidicintheseareas.Somekindsoftreescannotliveinthesoilthatisvery

acidic.

Nowscientistsarcalsobeginningtostudytheeffectsofacidrainonlargeranimals.Forexample,theybelieve

thatsomedeerinPolandarelesshealthybecauseofacidrain.Ifdeerarehurtbytherain,whataboutpeople?Thisis

thequestionmanypeoplearebeginningtoask.Nooneknowstheansweryet.Butitisanimportantquestionforusall.

1.Everyyearthousandsofspeciesofanimals------------

A.arehuntedfortheirmeatandskins

B.migratetootherplaces

C.starvetodeath

D.dieout

2Acidrainiscausedby------------

A.naturalgas

B.theoone(臭氧)layerdepletion(损耗)

C.acidiclakewater

D.emissionsofindustrialenterprises

3Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Deadfishinlakesistheonlyproblemcausedbyacidrain

B.Scientistsaresurethatacidrainisnotharmfulfbrmankind.

C.Ifwedon*tmakeanattempttostopacidrainwemayneverseesomeanimalsagain.

D.There'snoreasontoworryaboutseveraltreesthatdiedofsomeunknowndisease.

4.Whatisnotmentionedinthetext?

A.Acidr