国家开放大学专科《理工英语1》一平台机考第三大题阅读理解选择题库

国家开放大学专科《理工英语1》一平台机考总题库第三大题阅读理解选择题说明：2024年7月整理，适用于国家开放大学专科学员一平台期末机考考试。本大题共包含5小题，每小题4分，共计20分。阅读短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选择一个正确答案。首字母A★A4yearKid,whodoesnotknowwhatanEmailoraChatAppis,praystoGod:“Hey,Lord,Pleasemakemeasmartphone”.ThisyoungkidisaskingsuchawishfromGod,becauseheseesthathisparentsathomearecompletelygluedto(专注于)thismagicaldevicecalledsmartphoneandhasnotimetolookupathim.Thesmartphoneisgettingmoreattentioninthehousethanthechild.Hisparentsarepresenttherephysically,buttheirmindsaresomewhereelse.It’ssotruethatthisdevicehasbecomeaninseparablepartofourdaytodaylife,andweareaddictedtoit.Wewillstartfeelingrestlessifwedonotlooktoourphoneafterafewminutes.Wereactfastertoaphonebeeporamessagecomparedtoacallbyafamilymemberfromadifferentroom.Weallneedtocomeoutofthishead-downsyndrome.Weallneedtoconnectandcommunicateinrealworld.Weneedtoputthistechnologytogooduseandnotbecomeaslave.Sowhatshallwedo?It’ssimple:thesolutioniscalled“digitalbreak”.Thismeans,whenyoureturnhomefromwork,yousimplyturnofformute(静音)allyourdigitaldevicesforafewhourseveryday,oratleastonceinawhile.Whatdoyoudothen?Youcanshareyourtimewiththefamily,chattingwithyourwifeorhusband,playinggameswithyourkids,doingthingswithotherfamilymembers,etc.inreallife.Youwillsoonrealizetheworldoutsidethesmartphoneismuchmoreenjoyable.特别提醒：本题共5个小题,需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Whydidthe4yearKidaskforasmartphonefromGod?A.BecausehewantedtosendemailstohisfriendsB.Becausehewantedtochatwithhisfriends.C.Becausehisparentsalwaysgluedtosmartphonewhentheywereathome[答案]C[单选题]◆Weareaddictedtothesmartphone,whichdoesn’tmean__________.A.wearebecomingitsslave.B.westartfeelingrestlessifwedonotlookatourphoneafterafewminutes.C.wereactfastertoaphonebeepthantoacallfromfamilymemberinadifferentroom.[答案]A[单选题]◆Howcanwesolvetheproblemofaddictiontothesmartphone?Byturningofformuteitforafewhourseveryday,and__________..A.playgameswithyourkidsB.sharetimewithyourfamilyC.BothAandB[答案]C[单选题]◆Whyisitcalledhead-downsyndromewhenweareaddictingtothesmartphone?A.Becausewearelookingdownwhenweread.B.Becausewearelookingupwhenweread.C.Becauseweareheadingdownwhenweread[答案]A[单选题]◆Accordingtothepassagehowoftenweneedadigitalbreak?A.Afewhourseveryday,oratleastonceinawhile.B.Afewhourseveryweek,oratleastonceeverytenminutes.C.Afewhourseveryday,oratleastonceeverytenminutes.[答案]AAirpollutionPeopleandairpollutionareofteninthesameplaces.Thismeansthatcitieswithlargepopulationshavethebiggestproblemofdirtyair.Airpollutioniscausedbymanydifferentthings.Amajorkindofairpollutionisthegasfromcars.Statistics(统计资料)showthat93percentofallautotripsarewithincities.Anothermajorkindofdirtyairistheburningofcoalandoilforenergy.Thisenergyisneededtomakeelectricity.Ofcourse,muchmoreelectricityisusedinthecitythaninthecountry.Ontheaverage,wethrowawaymorerubbishthantheyearbefore.Theburningofrubbishmakesairpollutionevenworse.Manymajorindustriesarealsoresponsibleforthedirtyairinthearoundcities.Thefumes(烟)fromiron,steel,chemical,andpetrolproductionaddparticles(微粒)totheair.Theeffectsofairpollutionrangefrommildheadachestodeath.Thelevelsofpollutionfoundinheavytrafficmaycauseheadachesforlossofclearvision.Wherevercoalandoilareusedforfuel,fumesmaykilltreesandplantsandcausemetaltocorrode(腐蚀).Insomeofthelargercities,thesefumesendangerthelivesofhumanbeingsbycontributingtolungdiseasesandcausingearlydeath.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Thekeypointofthepassageisthat________.A.thecauseofairpollutionispeopleB.thecausesandtheeffectsofairpollutionarebothfoundincitiesC.theeffectsofairpollutionrangefromheadachestodeath[答案]B[单选题]◆Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.topersuadepeopletostoppollutingtheairB.totellthecausesofairpollutionC.totellwhycitiesarebadplacestolive[答案]A[单选题]◆Whyisairpollutionmoregraveinthecitythaninthecountry?A.Becausetherearelargerpopulationsincities.B.Becausetheairinthecityisdirty.C.Becausetherearemuchmoregasfumesfromcarsandburningofcoalandoilforenergyinthecitythaninthecountry.[答案]C[单选题]◆Thefumesfromcoalandoilmaycausemetal________.A.tocorrodeB.totwistC.toturnblack[答案]A[单选题]◆Inlargercities,thefumesfromcoalandoilmaycontributeto________.A.heartdiseaseB.lossofclearvisionC.lungdiseases[答案]CAnebook(alsoreferredtoasanelectronicbook,eBook,ore-book)isadigitalversion(版本)ofaprintbookthatyoudownloadandread.Butifyouwanttoreadanebook,youmusthaveanEbookReader,whichisakindoffreesoftwareusedbyyourcomputer.MakesureyouhaveinstalledtheappropriateReaderbeforeyoudownloadyourebookfromtheInternet.Thesoftwareallowsyoutoturnthewordsonthescreenintothesizeyoulike.Italsohelpsyouturnpagesandchangeyourviewingoptions(计算机屏幕上的阅读选择).Ebooksareafunalternativetoregularbooks.Youcandownloadthemtoanycomputersandcreateyourownlibraryofhundredsoftitles.Ifyouloadthemontoyourportablecomputer,youcantakethemwithyouwhenyoutravel.Someebooksareeveninteractive!Bestofall,whenyouorderanebook,theirisnowaitingandnoshippingcharges.Theamountoftimeittakestodownloadyourebookdependsonthespeedofyourconnectionandthesizeofyourebook.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Fromthispassage,welearnthatanebook__________.A.canbefoundinanylibrary

B.canbereaddirectlyfromtheInternet

C.canbereadwhenspecialsoftwareisinstalled[答案]C[单选题]◆TheEbookReaderisusedfor__________.

A.readinganebookyou’vedownloaded

B.turningaprintbookintoadigitalversionC.downloadinganebookfromtheInternet[答案]C[单选题]◆Fromthispassage,wecanlearnthat__________.

A.youcanreadanebookonalaptopwhenyoutravelB.youcanorderanebookusingtheEbookReaderC.theebooksorderedhavetobeshippedtoyou[答案]A[单选题]◆WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Anebookisorderedinthesamewayasaprintbookis.B.Thesizeofthewordsinanebookcannotbechanged.C.Thedownloadingtimeisdecidedbytheebook’ssize.[答案]C[单选题]◆Thepassageismainlyabout__________.

A.abetterwaytodownloadanEbookB.anewkindofbook-theEbooksC.thenewversionofEbooks

[答案]BAnoldladyinaplanehadablanket(毯子)overherheadandshedidnotwanttotakeitoff.Theairhostessspoketoher,buttheoldladysaid,“Ihaveneverbeeninaplanebefore,andIamfrightened.Iamgoingtokeepthisblanketovermyheaduntilwearebackonthegroundagain!”Thenthecaptaincame.Hesaid,“Madam,lamthecaptainofthisplane.Theweatherisfine,therearenocloudsinthesky,andeverythingisgoingverywell."Butshecontinuedtohide.

Sothecaptainturnedandstartedtogoback.Thentheoldladylookedoutfromundertheblanketwithoneeyeandsaid,“Iamsorry,youngman,butIdon’tlikeplanesandlamnevergoingtoflyagain.ButI’llsayonething,”Shecontinuedkindly,“Youandyourwifekeepyourplaneveryclean!”

特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Anoldladyhad__________.

A.glasses

B.ablanketoverherhead

C.acoat

[答案]B[单选题]◆Shedidn’twantto__________.

A.takeofftheblanketB.turnoffthelight

C.takeoffthehat

[答案]A[单选题]◆__________spoketoher.

A.TheairhostessB.Themannexttoher

C.herhusband

[答案]A[单选题]◆Theoldladyhadneverbeen__________before.

A.abroad

B.home

C.inaplane

[答案]C[单选题]◆Thewomandidn’tlikeplanesandshewasnevergoing__________.

A.toflyagain

B.totravel

C.togoabroad[答案]A首字母B★Buildingahousecostsquitealotofmoney.Supposeyouplantobuildahouse.Yourfirststepwillbetofindarightpieceofland.Yourchoicewilldependonmanydifferentthings.Youwillprobablytrytofindasunnyplace,withpleasantsurroundings(环境)nearshopsandbusstops,nottoofarfromyourfriendsandtheplacewhereyouwork.Nextyouwillfindagoodbuilder,andtogetherwiththebuilderyouwillworkoutaplan.Thebuilderwilldrawtheplan.Itwillshowthenumberofrooms,theirpositionandsize,andotherparts,whichmustbenoticed,suchaswindows,doors,andelectricoutlets.Thebuilderwillworkouthowmuchmoneyisneededtobuildyourhouse.Hewillworkoutthecostofthewood,bricks,theglass,andeverythingelsethatmustbeusedinbuildingthehouse.Lateron,whenhestartstobuild,thisestimate(预算)mustbecorrectedandrevised(修订).Hisestimateisbasedonexistingprices,butpricesofsuchthingsmaychange,andmanyotherthingsmayhappenbetweenthetimewhenhemakestheestimateandthetimewhenhebuildsthehouse.Whenthebuildergiveshisestimate,youmaywishtochangeyourplan.(Youmayalsowishtochangeyourbuilder,ifhisestimateistoohigh!)Youmayfindthatthehouseyouwantedatfirstcoststoomuch,orthatyoucanspendalittlemoreandaddsomethingtoyourplan.Thebuilder’sestimatedependsontheplan,butthefinalplandependsonthebuilder’sestimate.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Thebesttitleofthispassageis__________.A.BuildingaHouseCostsMuchMoneyB.EstimateIsImportantC.PlanningaHouse[答案]C[单选题]◆Thefirstthingforapersontobuildahouseis__________.A.togetasmuchmoneyaspossibleB.tofindasuitablepieceoflandC.toworkoutaplan[答案]B[单选题]◆Thephrase“drawtheplan”inParagraph2means__________.A.makingapictureofabuildingoraroomB.makingaplanC.workingoutaplan[答案]A[单选题]◆Whenthebuilderstartstobuildahouse,hisestimatewillhavetobecorrectedandrevisedbecause________.A.itiswronglyworkedoutbyaworkmanB.thefutureownerofthehousethinkstheestimateissohighthathecannotaffordthebuildingC.thepricesofbuildingmaterialsandtheexpensesoflabormaybedifferentfromtheoriginalpricesandexpenses[答案]C[单选题]◆Whatistherelationshipbetweentheestimateandtheplan?A.Theplandependsontheestimate.B.Theplanhasnothingtodowiththeestimate.C.Theestimateandtheplandependoneachother.[答案]C首字母CCarcrashesarethetopkillerofAmericanteenagers.Mostofthecrashesresultfromdistracteddriving-notpayingattentiontotheroad.RyanDidonewasafifteen-year-oldpassengerinacarthathitatree.Hewasoneofthenation’smorethanthirtythousandvictimsoftrafficcrashesin2008.Nearlyfourthousanddeaths,abouttwelvepercentinvolveddriversagefifteentotwenty.Ryan’sfather,ThomasDidone,isapolicecaptaininMarylan.Itwasaninexperienced,immaturedriverdrivingatnightwithacarloadofkids.Hewasdistracted,hewasgoingtoofast,anditendedupcausingonedeathandsomeseriouslyinjured.Hesharesthestoryofhisson’sdeathtohelpeducateteensandtheirfamiliesaboutdistracteddriving.JimJenningsfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaysthenumberonecauseofdistracted-drivingaccidentsisthemobilephone.Hesaystalkingonthephoneorreachingforitislikedrinkingfourbeersanddriving.Ifyou’retextingwhiledriving,youaretwenty-threetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthansomebodywhoisn’t.Governmentandprivategroupsareusingpublicserviceannouncementsandeventstobringmoreattentiontotheproblem.Forexample,theinsuranceindustryrecentlyheldasafetyeventforteendrivers.Atfirst,nineteen-year-oldKevinSchumanneasilyavoidedlarge,inflatabledollsthrowninfrontofthecartorepresentchildren.Healsoavoidedorangeconesrepresentingtheedgeoftheroad.Then,aspartofthetest,hestartedtexting.Hehitseveralconesandatleastonedoll.That’swhatreallyopeneduptheexperienceformetoprovehowbaditistoreallytextanddrive.DebbiePickfordofAllstateInsurancesaysteensareespeciallyatriskfromdistracteddriving-andnotjustbecausetheylackexperienceontheroads.Accordingtotheresearch,teensdon’treallyhavefullydevelopedbrainsuntilthey’retwenty-fiveyearsold.Youputthosetwothingstogetherandyougetamuch,muchhigherrisk.Anewlawproposesagraduateddriverlicensingsystem.Graduatedmeansteenagersstartwithrestrictionslikeonnightdrivingandnumbersofpassengers.Theycouldnotgetafulldriver’slicenseuntilageeighteen.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Accordingtothepassage,__________isthemostlikelytoleadtoatrafficaccidentwhileyouaredriving.A.textingonthemobilephoneB.reachingforacellphone.C.talkingonthemobilephone[答案]A[单选题]◆Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat__________.A.driverswhoresultedinnearly4,000deathsareteenagersB.over30,000victimshavediedfromtrafficcrashessofarC.itwasatnightthatRyanDidonediedfromacaraccident[答案]B[单选题]◆Asafetyeventheldbyinsuranceindustrywasmeantto__________.A.attractmoreteenagerstotakepartinitB.drawenoughattentiontoteenagers’distracteddrivingC.makemoreteenagerspracticeavoidinglargebarriers[答案]B[单选题]◆Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout__________.A.muchhigherriskB.teenbraindevelopmentC.measurestobetaken[答案]C[单选题]◆Ofallthefollowing,whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CarCrashes-theTopKiller.B.DistractedDriving-Let’sAvoid!C.DrunkenDriving-DangerousEnough！[答案]BCarsareanimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.Withoutacarmostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoorhedoesn’tfeelreallypoorwhenhehadacar.HenryFordwasthemanwhofirststartedmakingcarsinlargenumbers.Heprobablydidn’tknowhowmuchthecarwasgoingtoaffectAmericanculture.ThecarmadetheUnitedStatedanationonwheels.AndithelpedmaketheUnitedStateswhatitistoday.TherearethreemainreasonswhythecarbecomessopopularintheUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisahugeoneandAmericansliketomovearoundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableandcheapestformoftransportation.Withacarpeoplecangoanyplacewithoutspendingalotofmoney.ThesecondreasoncarsarepopularisthefactthattheUnitedStatesneverreallydevelopedanefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Long-distancetrainshaveneverbeenascommoninthecountryastheyareinotherpartsoftheworld.Nowadaysthereisagoodsystemofair-serviceprovidedbyplanes.Butitistooexpensivetobeusedfrequently.Thethirdreasonisthemostimportantone,though.TheAmericanspiritofindependenceiswhatreallymadecarspopular.Americansdon’tliketowaitforabus,oratrainorevenaplane.Theydon’tliketohavetofollowanexactschedule.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoscheduletheirowntime.AndthisisthefreedomthatAmericanswantmosttohave.ThegasshortagehascausedabigproblemforAmericans.Buttheanswerwillnotbeabiggersystemofpublictransportation.Therealsolutionwillhavetobeanewkindofcar,onethatdoesnotusesomuchgas.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆WecanlearnfromthispassagethatAmericans__________.A.spendalotofmoneytravelingbycarB.travelalotintheircarsC.seldomtravelbyplane[答案]B[单选题]◆WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.IntheUnitedStateseventhepoorowncars.B.IntheUnitedStatesallthepoorhavenocars.C.AnAmericanwillfeelpoorunlesshehasacar.[答案]C[单选题]◆Inthewriter’sopinion,carsarepopularintheUnitedStatesmainlybecause__________.A.AmericansliketoplantheirowntimeB.TheUnitedStatesdoesnothaveenoughpublictransportationC.Americanswillnotfeelpoorwhentheytravelintheircars[答案]A[单选题]◆“Anationonwheels”inthesecondparagraphmeansthat__________.A.everyoneintheUnitedStatesownsacarB.theUnitedStatesproducesmostofthecarsintheworldC.carsplayanimportantpartinAmerican’life[答案]B[单选题]◆Therealsolutiontothegasshortageproblemis__________.A.tomakelesscarsB.todevelopapublictransportationsystemC.tomakegas-savingcars[答案]C首字母DDicklivedinEngland.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswife,“I’mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI’vegotsomeworkthere.”“Whereareyougoingtostaythere?”hiswifeasked.“Idon’tknowyet.”Dickanswered.“Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram,”hiswifesaid.“Allright,”Dickanswered.

HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.

Intheeveninghedidn’thaveanywork,sohewenttoacinema.Hecameoutatnineo’clockandsaid,“NowI’mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.”

Hefoundataxiandthedriversaid,“Wheredoyouwanttogo?”ButDickdidn’trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.

“Whichhotelaremythingsin?”hesaid,“AndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?"Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostoffice.Therehesenthiswifeanothertelegram,andinithewrote,“Pleasesendmemyaddressatthispostoffice.”

特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆DickflewtoNewYorkbecause__________.

A.hewentthereforaholiday

B.hegotworkthere

C.hewentthereforsightseeing

[答案]B[单选题]◆Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?

A.Becauseshedidn’tknowhisaddressyet.

B.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYork,too.

C.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram.

[答案]A[单选题]◆WheredidDickstayinNewYork?

A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.

C.Inarestaurant.

[答案]B[单选题]◆Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?

A.Hiswife.

B.Thepoliceoffice.

C.Thetaxidriver.

[答案]A[单选题]◆Dickwantedtogobackto__________inataxi.

A.therestaurantB.hisownhome

C.hishotel

[答案]C首字母HHigh-speedrailisatypeofrailtransportthatoperatessignificantlyfasterthantraditionalrailtraffic,usinganintegratedsystemofspecializedrollingstockanddedicatedtracks.Whilethereisnosinglestandardthatappliesworldwide,newlinesinexcessof250km/hrandexistinglinesinexcessof200km/hrarewidelyconsideredtobehigh-speed,withsomeextendingthedefinitiontoincludemuchlowerspeeds(e.g.160km/hr)inareasforwhichthesespeedsstillrepresentsignificantimprovements.ThefirstsuchsystembeganoperationsinJapanin1964andwaswidelyknownasthebullettrain.High-speedtrainsnormallyoperateonstandardgaugetracksofcontinuouslyweldedrailongrade-separatedright-of-waythatincorporatesalargeturningradiusinitsdesign.Manycountrieshavedevelopedhigh-speedrailtoconnectmajorcities,includingAustria,Belgium,China,France,Germany,Italy,Japan,Poland,Portugal,Russia,SouthKorea,Sweden,Taiwan,turkey,UnitedKingdom,UnitedStatesandUzbekistan.OnlyinEuropedoesHSRcrossinternationalborders.Chinahas16,000kmofHSR,accountingfor60percentoftheworld’stotal.Whilehigh-speedrailisusuallydesignedforpassengertravel,somehigh-speedsystemsalsoofferfreightservice.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆High-speedrailisatypeofrailtransportthatoperatessignificantly__________thantraditionalrailtraffic.A.fasterB.slowerC.asfastas[答案]A[单选题]◆Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.thereisnosinglestandardthatappliesworldwide.B.thereisastandardthatappliesworldwideC.therearetwostandardsthatapplyworldwide[答案]A[单选题]◆WhendidthefirstsuchsystemwidelyknownasthebullettrainbeginoperationsinJapan?A.in1964B.in1966C.in1946[答案]C[单选题]◆Theunderlinedword“freight”attheendoftheparagraphmeans__________.A.MilitaryB.CargoC.health[答案]B[单选题]◆Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe“__________”.A.TraditionalRailTrafficB.theBulletTrainC.High-speedRail[答案]B★Housingisthelivingplacesforhumanbeings.Asthepopulationkeepsclimbing,peopleinthecityhavetofacetherealitythathousingisinshortsupply.Tosolvethisproblem,NewYorkcityplannersarechallengingtraditionandstartingtodesignmore“microunits.”Micros,alsoknownas“hostel-style”apartments,usuallyofferlessthan200squarefeet(18.5squaremeters)inarea.Couldyouimaginelivingin150squarefeet(14squaremeters)?Theseunitsusuallyhaveonlyroomforabed,atablemin-fridgeandthebasiclivingessentials.Whyisthemicroapartmentsoappealing?Thereasonsareratherstraightforward.Itisperfectforsinglepeoplewhodon’thavealotofthings.Itcanalsomeettheneedofpeoplewhoareshortoncashbutdeterminedtoliveintheirownplaces.MicroapartmentsareverycommonincitieslikeTokyoandHongKong,wheretherearesomanypeopleliving.NowthistinyhousingsolutionisgaininggroundinurbanareasintheU.S.,andCanada.ThemicroapartmentisanexperimentinsimplicityinAmericanculture.Sosmall-scalehomelifeispartofahottrendinU.S.realestate.Somepeopleareproudofit.Someofthemcanfindthehumorandfunintheirsmallplaces.Butnoteveryoneisinfavorofthetrend.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆Accordingtothepassage,thenextbigtrendinU.S.realestateis__________.A.bighouseB.microapartmentC.traditionalhouse[答案]B[单选题]◆Asthepopulationkeepsclimbing,peopleinthecityhavetofacetherealitythat__________.A.housingisinshortsupplyB.housingisverysufficientC.housingisaluxurygoods[答案]A[单选题]◆Whyisthemicroapartmentsoappealing?A.Itmeetstheneedofsomeone.B.It’sverystrange.C.It’sexcellent.[答案]A[单选题]◆Microapartmentsareverycommoninsomecitieslike__________.A.BeijingB.LondonC.Tokyo[答案]C[单选题]◆Howdopeoplethinkofthemicroapartment?A.Everyonelikesitverymuch.B.Somepeoplethinkit’shumorousandfun.C.Noteveryoneisinfavorofthetrend.[答案]C首字母IInEngland,peopleoftentalkabouttheweatherbecausetheycanexperience(经历)fourseasonsinoneday.Inthemorningtheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.Anhourlaterblackcloudscomeandthenitrainshard.Theweathergetsalittlecold.Inthelateafternoontheskywillbesunny,thesunwillbegintoshine,anditwillbesummeratthistimeofaday.

InEngland,peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter,orhavewinterinsummer.Soinwintertheycanswimsometimes,andinsummersometimestheyshouldtakewarmclothes.WhenyougotoEngland,youwillseethatsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakeanumbrella(伞)oraraincoatwiththeminthesunnymorning,butyoushouldnotlaughatthem.

Ifyoudon’ttakeanumbrellaoraraincoat,youwillregret(后悔)laterintheday.

特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆WhydopeopleinEnglandoftentalkabouttheweather?

A.Becausetheymayhavefourseasonsinoneday.

B.Becausetheyoftenhaveverygoodweather.

C.Becausetheweatheriswarmjustlikeinspring.

[答案]A[单选题]◆Fromthestoryweknowthatwhen__________come,thereisaheavyrain.

A.sunshineandsnowB.blackclouds

C.summerandwinter

[答案]B[单选题]◆“Peoplecanalsohavesummerinwinter.”Means“itissometimestoo__________inwinter.”

A.warm

B.rainy

C.cold

[答案]A[单选题]◆InthesunnymorningsomeEnglishpeopleusuallytakearaincoatoranumbrellawiththembecause______.

A.theirfriendsaskthemtodosoB.itoftenrainsinEngland

C.theyaretheirfavoritethings

[答案]B[单选题]◆Thebesttitle(标题)forthispassagewouldbe“__________”.

A.BadSeasons

B.StrangeEnglishPeople

C.TheWeatherinEngland

[答案]C首字母L★London’sRiverThameshastwenty-sevenbridges.ButTowerBridge,thefirstbridgeovertheThamesasyoutraveltoLondonfromthesea,isthemostfamousofthemall.WhatmakesTowerBridgesoexciting?Whydovisitorscomefromallovertheworldtoseeit?ThethingthatissurprisingaboutTowerBridgeisthatitisopeninthemiddle.ItdoesthistoletthebigshipsthroughtothePoolofLondon.Ifyouareluckyenoughtoseethebridgewithitstwoopeningarmshighintheair,youwillneverforgetit.OnitsnorthsidestandstheTowerofLondonitself.Althoughtheylookthesameage,theTowerisalmostathousandyearsold,andTowerBridgeisonlyaboutonehundred,itwasbuiltinthe1890s.Byl850,everyoneagreedthatabridgeacrosstheThamesneartheTowerwasmostnecessary.Butthedesignersarguedaboutthenewbridgeforanotherthirtyyears.Thistooksolongbecausetheyhadtwobigproblems.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选题]◆TowerBridgeis__________.A.aboutonethousandyearsoldB.theoldestandthemostfamousbridgeinLondonC.thefirstoneyoucanseewhenyougofromtheseatoLondon[答案]C[单选题]◆TheTowerofLondonis__________.A.acrossfromtheThamesB.onthenorthofTowerBridgeC.inthemiddleofTowerBridge[答案]B[单选题]◆WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcanseethebridgewithitstwoopeningarmshighintheairatanytime.B.By1850everybodythoughtitmostnecessarytohaveabridgebuiltacrosstheThamesneartheTower.C.Ittookthedesignersthirtyyearstoargueaboutthebridgebeforeitwasbuilt.[答案]A[单选题]◆TheTowerBridgeisopeninthemiddleinorderto__________.A.makeitspecialB.attract(吸引)morepeoplefromtheworldtoseeitC.letthebigshipthroughtothePoolofLondon[答案]C[单选题]◆WhenwastheTowerBridgebuilt?A.Athousandyearsago.B.Ahundredyearsago.C.Fivethousandyearsago.[答案]B首字母MMobilephonehasbecomeaproblemformiddleschools.SomemiddleschoolsinAustraliahavebanned(禁止)studentsfromcarryingmobilephonesduringschoolhours.Mobilephoneuseamongchildrenhasbecomeaproblemfortheschoolthisyear.SeveralchildrenhavegotmobilephonesasChristmasgifts,teacherssaidmobilephoneuseisadistraction(娱乐)tostudentsduringschoolhoursanditalsogivesteacherssomuchtroubleintheirclassrooms.Teacherswerealsosayingthatsometimesstudentsmightusephonemessagestocheatduringexams.Shesaidsomeschoolshadtriedtobanmobilephones.Someparentsfeltunhappybecausetheycouldn’tgetintouchwiththeirchildren.Manyteacherssaidstudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool,butiftherewasagoodreason,theycouldleavetheirphonesatschooloffice.Theyalsosaidthereweremanyreasonswhythestudentsshouldnothavemobilephonesatschool:theywereeasytoloseandwereadistractionfromstudies.Manypeoplesaythattheyunderstandwhyparentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavephones,buttheythinkschoolsshouldletthestudentsknowwhentheycanusetheirmobilephones.特别提醒：本题共5个小题，需要拉动答题框右边的滚动条使5个试题显示出来做答！！[单选