大学英语阅读理解

1.

"Family"isofcourseanelasticword.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheir

societyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingofHfamily"initsnarrow,

peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheralonein

theirownhouseasaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriage

indicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily—hencethe

tremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthe

woman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.The

man*sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherhusband.Hewillbe

entirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenew

home.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.

Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,aunts

oruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewiththem-theyaretheirownmasters.

ReadersofnovelslikeJaneAustin*sHPrideandPrejudice0willknowthatin

formertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswasarrangedbythegirl's

parents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheir

daughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragementtoleadhim

eventuallytoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegirlwas

protectedandmaintainedintheparents*home,andthefinancialreliefof

gettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumof

moneycalledadowry.Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajob

whentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheir

marriage.Thishashadtworesults.Agirlchoosesherownhusband,andshe

getsnodowry.

1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Familyisofcourseanelasticword*'?B

CA.Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.

CB.Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword.

Cc.Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.

CD.Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.

2.ForanEnglishfamily,thehusband'sdutyis.C

CA.supportingthefamilywhilethewife'sisfinancial

□B.defendingthefamilywhilethewife'sisrunningthehome

CC.financialwhilethewife'sisrunningthehome

CD.independentwhilethewife*sisdependent

3.Everythingisdecidedinafamily.A

A.bythecouple

CB.withthehelpoftheirparents

CC.bybrothersandsisters

JD.withthehelpofauntsanduncles

4.Whatistrueconcerningthebook*'PrideandPrejudice*'?C

CA.Itisthebestbookonmarriage.

CB.Itisahandbookofmarriage.

Cc.ItgivesquitesomeideaofEnglishsociallifeinthepast.

CD.Itprovidesalotofinformationofformer-timewealthyfamilies.

5.WithregardtomarriageinBritain,present-daygirlsdifferfromformer-time

girlsin.C

□A.therighttogetmarried

□B.moreparentalsupport

CC.choosinghusbands

CD.socialposition

2.

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountry,

citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofa

society:opportunitiesforeducation,employment,andentertainment.They

alsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:violentcrime,racialconflict,and

poverty.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansocietyischanging.

AfterWorldWar11,cityresidentsbecamewealthier,moreprosperous.They

hadmorechildren.Theyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheir

apartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthe

suburbs,areasnearacitywherepeoplelive.Theseareareaswithoutmany

officesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmerican"dream"wastohavea

houseinthesuburbs.

Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe

1950sarenowadults.They,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.Many

youngprofessionals,doctors,lawyers,andexecutives,aremovingbackintothe

city.Manyaresingle;othersaremarried,butoftenwithoutchildren.They

preferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthe

fuelshortage;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthe

cityoffers.Anewclassismovingintothecity—awealthier,moremobileclass.

Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitieswere

dying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonly

problemsandconflicts.Onethingissure:Manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.

1.Paragraph1.B

□A.explainswhyAmericancitiesarechanging

CB.isadescriptionofcities

CC.showsthatAmericancitieshavemanyproblems

CD.says:Americancitiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety

2.Inthe1950stheAmerican"dream"was_____.D

CA.tohaveacolorTVset

□B.tohaveabigcar

CC.tobuyanapartmentinthecity

CD.tobuyanewhouseinthesuburbs

3.Inparagraph3,theauthorgivesreasonswhypeoplewanttolivein

cities.B

CA.two

CB.three

CC.four

CD.five

4.Accordingtothearticle,citiesare.B

CA.sick

CB.aliveagain

CC.living

CD.dying

5.Themovementofpeopletoandfromthecitycanexplain.A

A.socialchanges

JB.violentcrime

CC.racialconflict

CD.thebestaspectsofasociety

3.

Sugarissomuchapartofourmodernlifethatweonlyreallythinkaboutit

when,forsomereason,wecannotobtainit.Ithasbeenknowntomanforat

least3,000years,buthascomeintocommonuseonlyinmoderntimes.Until

quiterecentlyitwasconsideredasamedicineandasaluxuryfortheveryrich

only.

Sugaris,then,veryimportanttoourcivilization.Butwhatexactlyisit?Of

course,mostofusrecognizesugarimmediatelyasthesweetmaterialwhichwe

putincoffeeorcakes.Thiscommonformofsugarisderivedfromtwoplants:

thesugarcane(atypeofgrasswhichgrowstoaheightoftwentyfeet)andthe

sugarbeet(whichgrowsunderground).Butthereareinfactmanytypesof

sugar,andthechemistrecognizeshundredsofdifferentvarieties,eachcoming

fromadifferentsource.

About90%ofthesugarisproducedasfood.Only10%isusedinindustry

forpurposesotherthanfoodproduction.Yetsugarhasgreatpossibilitiesforuse

asthebasisofchemicals.Itcanevenbeusedformakingplastics.Inthefuture

thesepotentialuseswillcertainlybedevelopedmorethaninthepast.

Therearemanyreasonswhyweshouldincreasetheproductionofsugar.

Mostimportantisthatitisoneofthemosthighlyconcentratedofenergyfoods.

Thussugarcaneandsugarbeetproduceanaverageof7,000,000caloriesper

acre.Inthiswaytheyhavetheadvantageoverpotatoeswhichgiveonly

4,000,000,whilethefigureforwheatandbeansis2,000,000each.Sothree

acresoflandgrowingwheat,beansandpotatoesgiveonlyslightlymoreenergy

thanoneacreofsugar.

1.TheheadingofParagraph1maybe_________.B

CA.WhatSugarIs

CB.SugarThroughtheAges

CC.TheAdvantagesofSugar

CD.PresentandFutureUsesofSugar

2.Thethirdparagraphemphasizes.D

JA.about90%ofsugarisusedasfood

CB.only10%isusedinindustry

CC.sugarisusedformakingplastic

CD.futureusesofsugar

3.Sugarhasbeenusedwidely.B

CA.for3,000years

CB.inmoderntimes

CC.quiterecently

CD.for300years

4.Howmanycommonformsofsugarareexemplifiedinthispassage?A

CA.One.

CB.Two.

CC.Onehundred.

CD.Severalhundreds.

5.Themainreasonwhyweshouldincreasetheproductionofsugaris

.B

CA.ittastessweet

CB.wecansaveplentyofland

CC.wecangetmorefood

CD.ifsoneoftheleasthighlyconcentratedofenergyfoods

4.

Ofmanyproblemsintheworldtoday,noneisaswidespread,orasold,as

crime.Crimehasmanyforms,includingcrimesagainstproperty,person,and

government.Crime,inallitsforms,penetrateseverylayerofsocietyand

toucheseveryhumanbeing.Youmayneverhavebeenrobbed,butyousuffer

theincreasedcostofstore-boughtitemsbecauseofother'sshopliftingandyou

payhighertaxesbecauseofother'staxevasion.Perhapsyourhouseisnot

worthasmuchtodayasitwasafewyearsagobecauseoftheincreasedcrime

rateinyourneighborhood,ormaybeyourbusinessisnotdoingaswellasit

usedtobecausetourismisdownduetoincreasedterrorisminyourpartofthe

world.Whateveryoudo,whereveryougo,youareavictimofcrimewhether

youlikeitornot,whetheryouknowitornot.

Crime,especiallyviolentcrime,hasrisentoapointwheremanypeopleare

afraidtowalkaloneintheirownneighbourhoods,afraidtoopentheirdoorafter

dark.

Expertargueswhetherthenumberofcrimescommittedisactuallyonthe

rise.Thisissueisparticularlytrueincasesoffamilyviolence,theabuseof

husbands,wivesorchildren.Throughoutmuchofhistory,casesoffamily

violenceandneglectoftenwentunreportedbecauseoftheattitudeofsociety,

whichconsideredfamilymatterstobeprivate.

1.WhichdescriptionaboutcrimeisNOTcorrect,accordingtothepassage?D

CA.Itisthemostwidespreadproblem.

CB.Ithasthemostdistantorigin.

CC.Ithasmanyforms.

CD.Ithasverylittletodowithordinarypeople.

2."Taxevasion"inthefirstparagraphmeans___.A

CA."notpayingduetaxes',

CB."imposingtaxesonothers"

Cc.'*collectingtaxes**

CD."payingoverduetaxes*1

3.Accordingtotheauthor,peoplebecamevictimsofcrime___.B

CA.onlywhentheyarerobbedorkidnapped

CB.eventheyarenotdirectlyinvolvedinanycrime

CC.whentheywitnesssomecrimescenes

CD.becausetheytendtocommitcertaincrime

4.Violentcrimenowadays.C

CA.ismostwidespread

CB.arousesgreatestattention

C.issevererthaneverbefore

JD.makespeoplelessself-confident

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.B

CA.casesoffamilyviolenceareontherise

CB.therehavebeenmorecasesoffamilyviolencethanthoserecorded

CC.casesoffamilyviolencearefewerthanthoseofothercrimes

CD.victimsoffamilyviolencedon'treportforfearoflosingface

5.

Longhoursatthescreencancauseachingeyes,blurredvisionandheadaches,

expertssay.Infact,eyestrainsurpassesevenwristpainasthetopphysical

complaintamongheavycomputerusers.

Whenpeeringintothecomputerscreen,theeye'sfocusingmuscleisat

constanttension.Likeanymuscle,itfeelssorewhenoverloaded.Andwhen

someonespendsalotoftimelookingatsomethingclose,theeyemusclecan

getstuckonthenear-focussettingandhavedifficultyrelaxing,leavingthe

persontemporarilynearsighted,aconditioncalledaccommodativespasm(痉挛)

thatcanlastsecondsorhours.

Thisiswhyafterlookingatamonitorallday,somecomputerworkers

complainthattheirdistancevisionisblurredwhentheyattempttodrivehome.

Thelettersonthescreenarenotasclearlydefinedasonaprintedpage.

Takeamagnifyingglasstoyourmonitorandyou'llseetheletters,eachmade

upofpinpointsourcesoflight,havenosharpedges.Butthoseliquidcrystal

display(LCD)monitors,likethosefoundonlaptopcomputers,areeasieronthe

eyesbecausetheydisplaysharperimages.

Andstudieshaveshownthatwhenpeopleareworkingonacomputer,their

rateofblinkinggoesdownbytwo-thirds,whichcanresultindry,stingingeyes.

Thisisespeciallyaproblemforcontact-lenseswearers.

1.___usedtobethebiggestphysicalproblemthatcomputerusershad.D

CA.Dryeyes

CB.Blurredvision

CC.Headache

CD.Wristpain

2.Workinghoursbeforethescreenwill.A

□A.imposetoomuchburdenontheeye'sfocusingmuscle

CB.bringaboutnear-sightedness

CC.makeitdifficultfortheusertolearndriving

□D.magnifythelettersonthescreen

3.LCDmonitorsarebetterintermsofeyeprotectingbecause__.D

CA.theyaremoreexpensive

CB.theywillnotblurtheuser*seyes

CC.theybringaboutnoeyeproblems

CD.theydisplayletterswithsharpedges

4.Dry,stingingeyesarecausedby__.A

□A.lowerrateofblinkingofthecomputeruser*seyes

CB.lettersonthescreenwithoutanyedges

Cc.overburdenonthefocusingmuscle

CD.aconstanttension

5.Whichgroupofpeoplearemostlikelytogetdry,stingingeyes?D

CA.Drivers.

CB.Doctors.

CC.Glasseswearers.

CD.Contact-lenseswearers.

6.

Convenient,nutritious,cheapandavailableyearround,carrotsarenotjustfor

rabbits.ButtheEasterBunnywouldcertainlyapproveofacarrotdishaspartof

aholidaymeal.

Becauseoftheirnaturalsweetness,carrotshavelongbeenpartofthe

dessertmenuaswellasthesaladbar.IntheMiddleAges,carrotswereusedin

sweetcakesandotherdesserts.TheyarestillusedinsweetsintheMiddleEast

andAsia,andareoftenpreservedinjams.InCalifornia,carrotjuiceispopular.

CarrotswerefirstcultivatedincentralAsiaandtheMiddleEast,andusedas

amedicineratherthanasavegetable.Butcarrotsweren'talwaysorange.Inthe

10thcentury,theywerewhiteorpurple.TheDutchdevelopedorangecarrotsin

the1600s.

Carrotsareagreatconveniencefood.They'reinexpensiveandavailable

yearround.Andevenchildrenwhowon*ttouchothervegetableseatcarrots.

Choosecarrotswithabright,evencolorandsmoothskin.Avoidlimp（萎德

的）ones,whicharepasttheirprime.Pickmedium-sizedcarrots,whichare

sweeterandmoreflavorfulthansmallones,andmoretenderthanlarger,more

maturecarrots.

Beforestoring,cutoffanygreens,sincetheycanabsorbmoisture.Avoid

storingcarrotsnearapples,whichemitagasthatcangivecarrotsabittertaste.

1.Whichisnotanadvantageofcarrotsmentionedinthepassage?C

CA.Easytoget.

CB.Fullofnutrients.

CC.Afavoritefoodforrabbits.

CD.Sweetness.

2.Carrotswerefirstusedto___.A

CA.dealwithillnesses

CB.makesweets

Cc.absorbmoisture

CD.feedrabbits

3.Carrotswereprobably___in12th.C

CA.red

CB.orange

CC.white

CD.green

4.Whatkindofcarrotstastebest?C

CA.Small,freshones.

cB.Big,smoothones.

C.Medium-sized,smoothones.

CD.Big,limpones.

5.Accordingtothepassage,carrots____.D

CA.arenotusedinsweetsnowadays

CB.arethemostnutritiousfoodforchildren

CC.canbeusedtocurecancers

CD.cannotbeputtogetherwithapples

7.

TheSwedesareamongthemostcharmingpeoplesinEurope.Andtheircharm

comesfromanapparentcontradictioninthenationalcharacter.Theyare

extremelyconservativeinsocialrelationships;withinthefamilyandwhen

meetingfriendsandbusinessacquaintances,theirconductisgovernedbystrict

socialpatterns.Atthesametime,theyareoneofthemostintellectually

progressivepeopleintheworld.Theyarealwaysopentonewideas.

AllsocialoccasionsinSwedenareregulatedbyrulesandtraditions.And

thesetraditionsareexpressedinaspecificritual（仪式）madeupofformalbows,

handshakes,andgreetings.WhenavisitorentersaSwedishhome,heis

invariablyreceivedwitha"Welcome'1;whenheleaves,hishostwilltellhim"You

willbewelcomeagain'1.Thesecharmingphrasesareanindestructiblepartof

Swedishsociallifeandtheygiveitanold-worldflavorofgoodmanners.

EquallyattractiveistheSwedishacceptanceofmoderntechnological

equipment.AtravelerneverneedstosearchforatelephoneinSweden:

telephoneboothsareplacedatregularintervalsalongthemainstreetsand

highways.Andinchurch,forexample,longbenchesarefittedwithhearingaids

forworshipperswhomaybehardofhearing.Swedishhomesareamongthe

bestequippedintheworldandtravelersinSwedenfindtheirjourneysmade

easybytheuseofthemostefficientmoderndevices.

1.ThecontradictionoftheSwedescanbefoundin___.B

CA.theirstrictnessinsocialactivitiesandfriendlinessinentertaining

guests

CB.theirconservedattitudetowardssocialrelationshipsandopennessto

initiativeideas

C.theirclearlysetsocialpatternsandenthusiasmaboutbigparties

CD.theirspecificritualandconcernaboutgoodmanners

2."Invariably1'inthesecondparagraphcanbebestreplacedwith__.D

□A."often"

口B."usually"

CC."sometimes"

□D."always"

3.ItcannotbeinferredfromthepassagethattheSwedesare___.A

CA.hard-working

□B.polite

CC.considerate

CD.efficient

4.Accordingtothepassage,theSwedishsocialritualdoesn'tinclude___.D

□A.greetings

□B.bows

CC.handshaking

CD.embraces

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?C

CA.Peoplecanhearthepriestmoreclearlywiththehearingaidsinthe

church.

CB.TheSwedes'homesareamongthebestequippedonesintheworld.

CC.TravelerswillbemostsatisfiedwhentravelinginSweden.

CD.It'sveryconvenienttomakeacallinboothsinSweden.

8.

Thefirstcelebrationsinhonorofmotherswereheldinthespringinancient

Greece.TheypaidtributetoRhea,theMotheroftheGods.

IntheUnitedStates,JuliaWardHowesuggestedtheideaofMother'sDayin

1872.Howe,whowrotethewordstotheBattleHymnoftheRepublic,saw

Mother'sDayasbeingdedicatedtopeace.

AnnaJarvisofPhiladelphiaiscreditedwithbringingabouttheofficial

observanceofMother'sDay.Hercampaigntoestablishsuchaholidaybeganas

aremembranceofhermother,whodiedin1905andwhohad,inthelate19th

century,triedtoestablish"Mother'sFriendshipDays"asawaytohealthescars

oftheCivilWar.

Twoyearsafterhermotherdied,JavisheldaceremonyinGrafton,West

Virginiatohonorher.Shewassomovedbytheproceedingsthatshebegana

massivecampaigntoadoptaformalholidayhonoringmothers.In1910,West

VirginiabecamethefirststatetorecognizeMother*sDay.Ayearlater,nearly

everystateofficiallymarkedtheday.In1914,PresidentWoodrowWilson

officiallyproclaimedMother'sDayasanationalholidaytobeheldonthesecond

SundayofMay.

Today,manycelebrationsofMother*sDayareheldthroughouttheworld.

Althoughtheydonotallfallatthesametime,suchcountriesasDenmark,

Finland,Italy,Turkey,AustraliaandBelgiumalsocelebrateMother*sDayonthe

samedayastheUnitedStates.

1.Mother'sDaywasregardedasanationwideofficialholidayintheL).S.in

.D

口A.1872

□B.1905

匚C.1910

□D.1914

2.HowesuggestedpeopletoobserveMother'sDayfor__.A

CA.peace

CB.comfortingmothers

CC.love

CD.honoringGod

3.Javis'mother___.C

CA.workedhardtogainofficialrecognitionofMother'sDay

CB.helpstarttheobservanceofMother'sFriendshipDays

CC.wantedtodosomethingtohelppeoplerecoverfromtheCivilWar

cD.instructedJavistostartacampaignforMother*sDay

4.JavisstartedthecampaignforMother'sDayin___.C

□A.1872

口B.1905

匚C.1907

□D.1910

5.WhichdescriptionaboutMother'sDayistrue?C

CA.HowewasthefirstpersoncomingupwiththeideaofMother'sDay.

口B.JavisstartedthecampaignforMother'sDayattherequestofher

mother.

CC.Mother'sDaydoesn:tnecessarilyfallsonthesameday.

CD.AlltheStatesintheU.S.startedtoobserveMother*sDaybefore1910.

9.

Withthecurrentmoodofglobaluncertaintyandaneconomicrecession,people

arelikelytosufferfromincreasedstress,depressionandanxiety.These

psychologicalsymptoms,inanewtwisttotheoldsayingofHmindovermatter',,

canleadtoactualphysicalproblems.

Themindandthebodyareintegratedsystem.It*slikeaweb.Ifonepartis

disturbed,itwilldirectly,orindirectly,affectanotherpart.Hence,psychological

andemotionalreactionswilltriggerphysicalresponses.

Whenapersonfeelsathreattohiswell-being,thebrainreactsbyreleasing

chemicals.Forexample,theadrenalglandinthebrainmayreleaseadrenaline

（肾上腺素）whichpreparesthebodytorespondtophysicalthreats.Thebrain*s

neuro-chemistryprogramsapersontoreactinoneoftheclassicways:fight,

flightorfright.

Areyousleepingwell?Areyoueatingwell?Areyouworkingorstudyingwell?

Anymentalhealthproblemwouldaffectthesethreeareasofbehavior.Some

peopledealwithstressandanxietybyturningtoreligion,othersbytalkingto

friendsandfamily.Butthereareotheroptions.

Exerciseisagoodoutlet.Playagame.Gojogging.Youwillbeconcentrating

ondoingsomething.Thereisatargettobeachievedandwilloccupyyourmind.

GoKaraokesinginganddancingwithfriends.Theworstthingtodoissitat

homeandthink.

1.Whatdoes"mindovermatter'*inthefirstparagraphmean?C

A.Mindisbetterthanmatter.

□B.Neverloseyourmind.

CC.Mindismoreimportant.

CD.Thinkbeforeyouact.

2.Themindandthebodyare___.C

□A.irrelative

CB.isolated

CC.interrelated

CD.interchangeable

3.WhichisNOToneoftheclassicwaysthatpeoplereacttostress?D

CA.Trytostrugglewithit.

CB.Trytoescapefromit.

CC.Becomeworried.

CD.Startafightwithothers.

4.WhichisNOTlistedasawaytoreleasestress?D

CA.Talkingtopeopleclosetoyou.

CB.Believinginareligion.

CC.Doingjogging.

CD.Goingtoseeadoctor.

5.PeoplecanNOTreducestressthrough___.D

CA.talking

CB.dancing

CC.exercising

D.drinking

10

Narcissuswasahandsomeyouth.Hislovelyfaceandgracefulformwerethe

admirationofallwholookeduponhim.Andheknewit.Hewassoproudthathe

thoughtnoonebuthimselfwasworthytoseehisyouthfulbeauty.Narcissus

avoidedallcompany,justroamedthewoodedhillseveryday,madlyinlovewith

himself.

Whenhewasdelightfullywanderingaboutthroughthewoodsoneday,a

woodnymph（仙女），Echobyname,caughtsightofhim.Shefellinloveforhim

atonce.JoyfullymovingdowntowardsNarcissus,shestretchedoutherloving

arms.Toherdisappointment,however,theyoungmanroughlybrushedher

asideandwentbywithoutsomuchasaglanceather.Thepoornymphblushed

andquicklywithdrewtoashadyspot,followingtheobjectofherlovewithher

longingeyes.

PresentlyNarcissusstoppedtodrinkfromalittlebrook.Kneelingdownon

theside,hesawalovelyfaceintheclearwater.Hesmiledandwassmiledback

to.Thinkingthatitmustbeabeautyinlovewithhim,hebentdowntokissher.

Butassoonashetouchedtheclearsurfacethelovelyfacevanished.Theyouth

wasnowdesperate.Neverhadhebeendespisedlikethatbefore.Dayandnight,

hestayedatthestreamwithoutdrinkingandeating.Beforelonghedied,never

suspectingthathisnymphwasnoneotherthanhisownimageinthebrook.The

godstookpityonthefaircorpseandturneditintoaflowerbearinghisname.

Echosawallthis,slowlyshefadedawayfordespisedlove,untilatlast

nothingremainedofherexcepthervoice.

1.Thestoryismostprobablyadaptedfrom___.D

CA.legendarystories

CB.fairytales

CC.folklore

CD.Greecemythology

2.Narcissus___.A

CA.wasdeeplyinlovewithhimself

CB.refusedEcho'slovecruelly

CC.ranintoabeautifulgirlatalake

CD.madefriendswithEcho

3.Echo___.C

CA.wasabeautifulnymphlivinginwater

CB.lovedNarcissusforhisbeautifulreflection

CC.lovedNarcissusatfirstglance

CD.savedNarcissus'life

4.Narcissusfinallydiedbecause___.C

CA.hecommittedsuicide

CB.Echotookrevengeonhim

Cc.hepassedhisreflectiononthewaterforhislover

CD.hewantedtochangeintoflower

5.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatnarcissusnowadaysrefersto___.A

CA.akindofflowergrowinginwater

CB.tragiclove

CC.akindofflowergrowinginwood

D.despisedlove

Hawaii,agroupofislandslocatedabout2,400mileswestofCalifornia,

becamethefiftiethstateoftheUnitedStatesin1959.Theislandscontain

manyvolcanoes,someof1eruptfromtimetotime.Manyplantsthrive

there,2sugarcane,pineapplesandtropicalflowers.Hawaii3by

exportingalloftheseandalso4tour