高一英语阅读理解练习题

高一英语阅读理解练习题

A

Themajorityofastronauts(宇航员)fromAmericahavebeenmen.Atthestartofthespace

programmetherewasstrongresistancefromsomepeopleagainsthavingwomeninspace.

However,somewomenwereverykeentobecomeastronautsandintheendtheyweresuccessful.

In1978,NASAbeganthefirsttrainingprogrammeforwomenastronauts.

JudyResnickandChristaMcAuliffewerebothastronautsandtheywerebothwomen,butinmany

otherwaystheywereverydifferent.BothofthemwereonFlightSTS-5L-L.JudyResnickwas

bornin1949andstudiedengineeringatuniversityandwentontoobtainaPhDin1977.Shewasa

memberofthefirstgroupofwomenselectedforastronauttrainingin1978,andin1984,she

becamethesecondwomaninspace.Duringthatflight,shehelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellites

andshecarriedoutaprogrammeofresearch.Shewas,inmanyways,aprofessionalastronaut

whosewholelifewasdevotedtospacetravel.

ChristaMcAuliffewasbomin1948andshewasanastronautalmostbyaccident.In1984,NASA

decidedtofindateacherwhocouldaccompanyastronautsintospace.Theyhopedthatshewould

beabletocommunicatewithstudentsfromspaceandencourageeveryoneofthemtobe

interestedinspacetravel.Christawasasecondaryteacherinhistoryandsocialstudies.Shewasa

giftedteacherandshewasselectedfromover11,000applicantstogoonflightSTS-51-L.Shewas

alsoaverygoodcommunicatorandsheimmediatelyestablishedaverygoodrelationshipwiththe

newsmedia(radio,televisionandnewspapers).Itwaspartlybecauseofthisthattherewasagreat

dealofinterestandexcitementabouttheflight.Thousandsofstudentsinschoolsanduniversities

allaroundthecountrywerelookingforwardtocommunicatingwithChristainspace.Millionsof

peoplewerewatchingherflightwithgreatinterest.Itispartlybecauseoftheexcitementover

McAuliffe'splaceintheflightthatthedisasterin1986hadsuchaneffectonpeople.

56.Wecanlearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.

A.Judywasagainsttheideaofhavingwomeninspaceatfirst

B.Judywasthefirstwomanselectedforastronauttraining

C.Judyhelpedtolaunchthreenewsatellitesattheageof35

D.Judycarriedoutaprogrammeduringhersecondspacetravel

57.ChristaMcAuliffewaschosenfortrainingbecause.

A.shewaspopularwiththenewsmedia

B.sheexpectedtogivehistorylessonsinspace

C.shewasanexcellentteacherandcommunicator

D.shemadethestudentsinspaceveryexcited

58.ThereasonwhytherewasgreatinterestinFlightSTS-51-Listhat.

A.bothChristaandJudygotPhDdegreesinthesameyear

B.ayoungsecondaryschoolteacherwasontheflight

C.studentsweregoingtolearnmoreaboutspacetravel

D.itwasthefirsttimeforwomentotravelinspace

59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TwoAstronautsB.FlightSTS-51-L

C.TravellinginSpaceD.TheTrainingProgramme

B

What'son

OscarFilmThemesSymphonyConcert

FilmhighlightsaccompaniedbyliveperformancesofmoviethememusicbytheChinaOperaand

DanceDramaTheatreSymphonyOrchestra,whichhasrecordedthemusicformanyfilms.

FamiliartuneswillcomefromsuchflicksasTitanic,JurassicParkandWaterlooBridge.

Where:NationalityCulturalPalaceTheatreWhen:March8,7：30pmAdmission：80-380yuan

Tel：65287674ext508

FantasticViewAlltheWay

Themountainsinthisareaarenotveryhigh,butthevistasareexcellent.Thiswalkisgentleand

veryinteresting,goingthroughvalleys,overpasses,alongaridgeandthroughafewlittletranquil

villagesthatarelocatedinamazingplaces.Manysitesalongthewalkofferpanoramicviewofthe

surroundingmountains.

Where:Pinggu,northeastofBeijingWhen:March9,meet8：30amoutsideStarbucksatLido

Hotel,or9amatCapitalParadisefrontgate,return5pmAdmission:adults150yuan,children

100yuanTelmail:fjhikers@yahoo,co.uk

SpringGreetings

PaintingsinboldcolorsinatraditionalChinesestylebyyoungartistTianXifengaredisplayedto

welcomethespring.Tianisastudentoffamousbird-and-flowerpaintingartistWangQing.Hehas

wonseveralprizesatvariousnationalpaintingexhibitionsanddevelopedastyleemphasizing

vividclose-upsofnaturalscenes.

Where:MelodicGallery,14JianwaiDajie,oppositeFriendshipStoreWhen：tillMarch31,9am-

5PmAdmission:freeTel:65188123

Cala,MyDog

DirectedbyLuXuechang,starringGeYou.Thestoryisaboutamiddle-agedworkingman,

knownasLaoEr,whosechiefsourceofstabilityandcomfortinlifeishisdog,Cala.Oneday,

whenhiswifeisoutwalkingCala,apolicemanconfiscatestheunregisteredcanine.AsLaoEr

endeavorstorecoverhisdog,thedifficultcircumstancesofhislifearerevealed.Chinesewith

Englishsubtitle（字幕）.

Where:DongchuangTheatre,3Xinzhongjie,DongzhimenwaiWhen:March13and20,8:30pm

Admission:20yuanTel:64169253

60.IfyouareamusicloveryoucangotoonWomen'sDay.

A.CapitalParadiseB.DongchuangTheatre

C.CapitalGymnasiumD.NationalityCulturalPalaceTheatre

61.TheexhibitionheldinMelodicGallery.

A.isopentothepublicfrom7:30am-5pmtillApril1st.

B.presentstheworksbyTianXifengandhisteacher

C.istodisplaysomebird-and-flowerpaintings

D.coststheartloversmuchmoneytovisit

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.BothadultsandchildrencantakepartinthewalkinPinggu.

B.Evenyoudon'tknowEnglishyoucanenjoyCala,MyDog.

C.You'llhavetodial65188123tobookaticketforthefilm.

D.You'llhaveachoiceoftwomeetingplacesonMarch9th.

63.AHtheadvertisementsinthispassageareabout.

A.musicB.moviesC.exhibitionsD.entertainments

C

Mostepisodes（情况）ofabsent-mindedness-forgettingwhereyouleftsomethingorwondering

whyyoujustenteredaroom-arecausedbyasimplelackofattention,saysSchacter."You're

supposedtoremembersomething,butyouhaven'tencoded（译成密码）itdeeply.'1

Encoding,Schacterexplains,isaspecialwayofpayingattentiontoaneventthathasamajor

impact（影响）onrecallingitlater.Failuretoencodeproperlycancreateannoyingsituations.If

youputyourmobilephoneinapocket,forexample,anddon'tpayattentiontowhatyoudid

becauseyou'reinvolvedinaconversation,you'llprobablyforgetthatthephoneisinthejacket

nowhanginginyourwardrobe（衣柜）."Yourmemoryitselfisn'tfailingyou,"says

Schacter.''Rather,youdidn'tgiveyourmemorysystemtheinformationitneeded/*

Lackofinterestcanalsoleadtoabsent-mindedness,"Amanwhocanrecitesportsstatisticsfrom

30yearsago,"saysZelinski,Hmaynotremembertodropaletterinthemailbox.°Womenhave

slightlybettermemoriesthanmen,possiblybecausetheypaymoreattentiontotheirenvironment,

andmemorydependsonjustthat.

"Visualcuescanhelppreventabsent-mindedness",saysSchacter/'Butbesurethecueisclearand

available,"hecautions.Ifyouwanttoremembertotakeamedication（药物）withlunch,putthe

pillbottleonthekitchentable-donrtleaveitinthemedicinechestandwriteyourselfanotethat

youkeepinapocket.

Anothercommonepisodeofabsent-mindedness:walkingintoaroomandwonderingwhyyou're

there.Mostlikely,youwerethinkingaboutsomethingelse.nEveryonedoesthisfromtimeto

time,"saysZelinski.Thebestthingtodoistoreturntowhereyouwerebeforeenteringtheroom,

andyou'lllikelyremember.

64.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatencoding.

A.slowsdowntheprocessoflosingourmemories

B.helpsusunderstandourmemorysystembetter

C.getsustorecallsomethingfromourmemories

D.helpsustofindoutthemobilephoneinthepocket

65.Whydowomenhavebettermemoriesthanmen?

A.Theyseldomusetheirmobilephones.

B.Theyaremorenervousabouttheenvironment.

C.Theyaremoreinterestedinwhat'shappeningaroundthem.

D.Theyusuallytakesomespecialmedicinetoimprovememories.

66.ThesentenceunderlinedinParagraph4meansthat.

A.anoteinthepocketwilleasilygetlost

B.puttingsomethinginsightcanbeagoodreminder

C.takingmedicinecangetridofabsent-mindedness

D.peopleofabsent-mindednessmusttakemedicinewiththem

67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thecausesofabsent-mindedness.

B.Theenvironmentandmemory.

C.Awayofencodingandrecalling.

D.Theprocessofgradualmemoryloss.

D

Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexamination

systeminthenameofequality,others,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlytodestroyit.

Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunity（机会）andstandardsofachievement

mustregularlytestitspupils.Thestandardsmaybechanged-noexaminationisperfect-butto

havenoextemal（夕卜部的）testsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards.

Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexternal

examinationsorinanycontrolsinschoolsoronteachers.Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwould

dependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiency（实力）,theidealandthepuipose

ofeachteacher.

Withoutexternalexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespected

schoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem-aformoffavoritismwillreplaceequality.Atthe

moment,thebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificates（证45）toproveheor

sheissuitableforajob,whilethelackofacertificateshowstheunsuitabilityofadullchild

attendingawell-respectedschool.Thisdefenceofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearif

externalexaminationsweretakenaway,andthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbea

prisonerofhisorherschool'sfame（名誉）,unabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfrom

thefavouredschool.

Theopponents（对手）oftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforce

becausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils.Accordingtothesepeople,theremustbenospecial,

different,academicclass.Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferencein

sportoranyotherarea:alljobsorpostsshouldbefilledbyunsystematicselection.Theselection

wouldbemadebypeoplewhothemselvesareprobablyselectedbysomecomputer.

Thesepeoplearenotjustagainstschoolorganisation,butareatwarwiththewholeideaofmodem

competitivesocietyandtheyareusingchildreninschoolsfortheirdestructive（破坏性的）

purposes.Thereisnoreasonwhyweshouldallowsuchpeopletodeterminethewayourschools

areorganisedwhenitistotheobviousdisadvantageofthepupils,oftheschoolsandofour

societyasawhole.

68.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterthinksthat.

A.changingthestandardscouldmeantheendofequality

B.standardsmustkeepchanginginordertoachieveequality

C.therewouldbenostandardswithoutexternalexaminations

D.wecannothavestandardsbecauseexaminationsarenotperfect

69.Inthewriter'sopinion,whatwouldhappenifexternalexaminationsweretakenaway?

A.Therewouldbenomoreopportunitiesandnomoreexcellence.

B.Childrenfrompoorfamilieswouldnotbeabletochangeschools.

C.Goingtoafavouredschoolshouldbetheonlywaytogetagoodjob.

D.Schoolsforbrightchildrenwouldlosetheirfame.

70.Thesituationatthemomentisthat.

A.manychildrenwhoaresuitableforajobhavenoproofoftheirsuitability

B.aschool'sfameisnotimportant,aslongasachildhasacertificate.

C.childrenattendingwell-respectedschoolsneednotgetcertificates.

D.abrightchilddoesn*tneedacertificateatalltogetagoodjob.

71.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?

A.Moststudentsfrompoorfamiliescan'tgetagoodjob.

B.Somepeopleareusingstudentstodestroyoursociety.

C.Thewriterthinksitagoodwaytochooseajobbycomputer.

D.Theopponentsoftheexaminationwanttoreorganizeschools.

72.Theopponentswouldagreethat.

A.computersshouldbeselectedtotakeovermanyjobs

B.particularpeopleshouldnotbechosenforparticularjobs

C.well-respectedschoolsshouldbegotridofassoonaspossible

D.thestudentsarenotequallytreatediftheytakeexternalexaminations

E

Heworks10hoursaday,makesmorethanUS$98000ayear,doesn'tbothertotakeholidays,

dressesashepleases,he'sneverbeenhappierandislookingforanotherjob.This33-year-old,

white,university-educatedpersonisthetypicalInternetworker,accordingtoastudybythe

InternetStandard,aSanFrancisconewsmagazine.

Thereisalsoareasonablechancethathisemployerwillarrangehisdrycleaning,allowhimto

bringhisdogtowork,offerhimfreemassages（按摩）andgivehimstockoptions（股票自由买

卖权）.Andhestillthinkspeopleinotherfirmsaredoingbetter.

Thetypicalworker,itappears,notonlyenjoysanincomeaboutthreetimesthenationalaverage

butalsoenjoyshimself.Atpresent2.5millionpeopleareemployedbyInternetfirmsintheUS.

Theresultsofthestudygiveplentyofreasonswhysomanypeoplethinkthegrassisgreenerin

SiliconValley（硅谷）.

EvenaftertechstockssharplywentdowninApril,closingmanystar-ups,thereisstillamoodof

enthusiasm（热情）andspecialadvantageamongthosestillemployed.Sowhatmakes52percent

ofthem"veryhappy"?nDemandingwork"isgivenasthemainreasonandnsalaryMis

unsurprisinglyclosebehind.Thosequestionedinthestudyalsolistedworkingweekendsandlong

holidaysassignsofthepleasuresoftheworkplaces.

Only13percentwerepaidfortheextrahoursworkedwhile14percentputinmorethan12hours

workonanaverageday."Itwasn'tallaboutmoneynwroteMaryannThompsonintheintroduction

tothestudy,"Itwasfun.Whatotherjobcouldacollegeandgraduatewalkintoat10a.m.wearing

shortsandsandals?"Andspenddayswithhisdogathisfeet,workingonprojectsthatrequired

realbrainpower-thenleaveat9p.m.withabellyfulloffreefood,afewhappy-hourbeersand

abigfatcheck?Theaverageincomeworksoutat$104000withtheaveragebasicsalaryat

$84700.

73.ThejobasanInternetworker.

A.callsforstrictrulesB.allowsmuchfreedom

C.leavesmoretimeforhouseworkD.requiresshorterworkinghours

74.Thephrase"abigfatcheck"inthelastparagraphmeans.

A.tastyfoodB.beautifulclothesC.goodearningsD.healthybodies

75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.employerstrymanywaystosatisfytheirInternetworkers

B.youthsprefermuchmorefreedomintheirwork

C.Internetworkersearnmuchmorethananaverageworker

D.collegegraduatesaregreatlyattractedbyInternetwork

参考答案：56.C57.C58.B59.A60.D61.C62.C63.D64.C65.C

66.B67.A68.C69.A70.B71-75DDBCD

阅读文章并根据文意答题：A

"Mummy,Idon11knowwhattoplaywith."Steveinterruptshismother,whoistalkingtoafriend,

forthefourthtime."You'vegotaroomfulloftoys!"hismothersays,impatiently.Infactitisthe

jumbleoftoyswhichistoblameforfour-year-oldSteve'slackofinterestinhisdolls,carsand

stuffed(packed)animals.Eachmorninghetipsoutthreewashingbasketsoftoysalloverhisfloor,

listlesslypullsoutsomethingandshortlyafterisstandingathismother'sdeskorfollowingher

intothekitchensaying:"Mummy,Iambored."

Afamilytherapist(心理医生)explainswhychildrenloseinterestwhentheyhaveawhole"toy

shop"athome:''Accordingtotheirbraindevelopment,littlechildrenarenotinapositiontojudge

thequalityofavarietyofthingsatonce.Thereisalwaysjustonefavoritetoyforthemoment.All

therestisleftlyingabout."Whatcanparentsdotostoptheirchildrenfrombeingoversupplied

withtoys?Undernoconditionssimplymakesomethingdisappearwithoutthechild'sknowledge.

Ifhe/shetakesnomorenoticeofatoy,aparentcanaskifitcanbestoredorgivenaway.Be

warnedthoughthechildwillalwayssayhe/shewantsitthen!Atalkwithrelativesandfriends

mayalsohelp.Lynisthemotheroffour-year-oldJessie,andwelikeherway.Asmallsetof

shelvesinherchild'sroomholdsthetoysandbooksthatarethecurrent(atpresent)favorites.

Whenitseemstoherthatherdaughteristiredofthesetoys,theyputthemawayinaboxtogether

andselectsomeothertoysfromacupboardinanotherroom.Theboxof"old'*toysgoesintothe

cupboard.Whenherchildsayssheis"bored",theyalsogetsomethingfromhercupboard-itmay

besomethingshehashadforsometimebutbecauseshehasn*tseenitforawhileitisalmostlike

anewtoy.

Somefavoritetoysstayoutallthetime,andthereiscollectionofdollswhichsitsinthecorner,

butinthiswayLynhasfoundthatshehasfewertoystoputawayattheendofthedayandher

daughteralwayshassomething"fresh"toplaywith.

56.Steveinterruptedhismotherseveraltimesbecause.

A.hefeltuninterestedinhistoysB.hedislikedhismother'sguest

C.hedidn'thaveenoughtoystoplaywithD.hehopedhismotherwouldplaywithhim

57.Accordingtothetherapist,childrenoftencomplainthattheyhavenothingtoplaywithbecause

A.theycan'tplayaloneforalongtimeB.theyaretooyoungtoplaywithsomanytoys

C.theyaretoolazytopickouttheirfavourites

D.theylacktheabilitytovaluetoomanythingsatatime

58.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceof"jumble”？

A.Simplechoice.B.Mixtureindisorder.

C.Ordinaryappearance.D.Sameshape.

59.Whichistheadvicegiventoparentsinthetext?

A.Buyfewertoysfortheirchildren.

B.Formgoodhabitsfortheirchildren.

C.Sparesometimetoplaywiththeirchildren.

D.Putsometoysawaywithouttellingtheirchildren.

B

AttentionTimHortons

StainlessSteelTravelMugOwners

LidRecall-15ozStainlessSteelTravelMug

Afaultatthecuphasbeenrecognized.Thefaultmayresultinsomelidsliftingslightlyfromthe

bodyofthemug,andcouldprobablycauseinjuryfromhotliquidleaking.Therefore,wehave

givenanimmediatelidrecallnotice.

ThisRecallnoticeisrelatedonlytoTimHortons15ozStainlessSteelTravelMugssoldbetween

October2002andJanuary2003.Thebottomofthemugisstampedwithdistributor's(经销商)

name,''ThermoServ".Thereisnoprintingonthehandleofthemug.

AtTimHortons,wevalueourcustomers*safetyaboveanythingelse.So,whetheryourlidis

leakingornot,intheinterestofyoursafety,wearerequestingthatyoubringyourmugtoyour

nearestTimHortons(excludingEssoTimHortons),wheretheywillexchangethelidforanewlid

thatfitssafety.ThenewlidswillbeavailableFebruary1,2003;pleasedonotuseyourmuguntil

youexchangethelid.

Here'swhatyoudo:

*Pleasedonotuseyourmuguntilyouhaveexchangedthelidforanewone.

*NewlidswillbeavailableFebruary1,2003.

*ReturnyourtravelmugtoaTimHortonsstore(asofFebruary1,2003).

*Yourlidwillheexchangedforanewlid.

Ifyouprefertoreturntheentiremug,bringitbackatanytimeforafullrepayment.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthisrecall,pleasecontactusat:

TollFreeNumber:1-888-601-1616

8:30am-5:00pmEasternStandardTime

TimHortons

60.Thisadvertisementistryingto.

A.introduceanewtypeofmugsB.persuadepeopletobuyanewlid

C.informpeopleofexchangingalidD.warnagainstthedangerofusingthemug

61.Theadvertisementismainlyaimedatthosewho.

A.oftentravelaroundB.have15ozStainlessmugs

C.wanttobuy15ozstainlessmugsD.aresellingthemugs

62.Accordingtotheadvertisement,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Peopleshouldstopusingthemugimmediately.

B.Peoplecangetthemoneybackiftheyreturnthemug.

C.Peoplewithquestionscancallthecompanyfreeofcharge.

D.PeoplecanreturnthelidbetweenOctober2002andJanuary2003.

63-FromthepassagewecanlearnthatTimHortons.

A.isaclubfortravelersB.wantstomakemoremoney

C.caresaboutthecustomers'safety

D.isanorganizationhelpingcustomers

C

Zinc（锌）isoneofabout20elementsnecessaryforgoodhealth.Itispresentinthebodyinavery

smallamount,butitmakesitpossibleforimportantchemicalactionstobecarriedoutincells.

Scientistsarejustbeginningtodiscoverhowzincandotherelementswork.

Researchersfirststudiedzincasawaytospeedrecovery.Dr.WaltorPowys,formerlywiththe

UnitedStatesAirForce,notedthatthelaboratoryanimalsrecoveredfasterwhensomematters

wereaddedtotheirfood.Oneofthesematterswaszinc.Dr.Powyslatertestedthezinctreatment

onanAmericanairmanrecoveringfrommedicaloperations.Theairmanwhoreceivedzinc

sulphate（硫酸盐）recoveredinhalfoftheusualtime.Otherdoctorsstudiedpersonswhohada

numberofstrangedisorders.Thedoctorslearnedthatalloftheseproblemswerecausedbylackof

zincinthebody.Theytreatedthesedisorderssuccessfullybygivingthepatientszincsulphate.

Theamountofzincinthebodycanbefoundbyexaminingbloodandhair.Alackofthis

importantelementisnotuncommonamongpeopleinbothindustrialanddevelopingcountries.

Zincisfoundinmosthighprotein（蛋白质）foods,suchasmeatmilk,fishandeggs.Itisalso

foundinwholegrains.Butmanypeopledonoteatenoughofthesefoods.Foodmarketsshould

addtheseelementssothatmorepeoplecouldgetneededamountofthesenecessarymatters.

64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Scientistsfoundhowzincworksalongtimeago.

B.Peopleneedalargeamountofzinctobehealthy.

C.Zincallowsimportantchemicalactionstotakeplaceincells.

D.Zincmustbeusedinthecourseofmedicaloperation.

65.Oneoftheresultsfromthestudyofzincisthat.

A.there'sonlyalittlezincinthehumanbody

B.foodrichinproteincontainsmorezinc

C.somephysicalproblemsarecausedbylackofzinc

D.anypatientwhoreceiveszincsulphategetswellimmediately

66.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe.

A.ANewDiscoveryB.ZincandHealth

C.HowZincWorksD.AddZinctoYourFood

D

InOctober,1961.atCrowleyFieldinCincinnati,Ohio,anold,deafgentlemannamedWilliamE

HeystooduptothrowthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.MostpeopleatCrowleyFieldonthatday

probablydidnotrememberHoybecausehehadretired（退休）fromprofessionalbaseball58years

earlier,in1903.However,hehadbeenanoutstandingplayerandthedeafpeoplestilltalkabout

himandhisyearsinbaseball.

WilliamE.HoywashorninHouckstown,Ohio,onMay23,1862.Hebecamedeafwhenhewas

twoyearsold.HeattendedtheColumbusOhioSchoolforthedeaf.Aftergraduation,hestarted

playingbaseballwhileworkingasashoemaker.

Hoybeganplayingprofessionalbaseballin1886forOshkosh（Wisconsin）oftheNorthwestern

League.In1888,hestartedasanoutfielder（外场手）withtheoldWashingtonSenators.Hissmall

figureandspeedmadehimanoutstandingbaserunner.Hewasverygoodatstealingbasesduring

hiscareer.Inthe1888majorleagueseason,hestole82bases.HewasalsotheSenators'leading

hitterin1888.Hoywasclever;hethrewright-handedandbattedleft-handed.OnJune19,1889,

hethrewoutthreebatters（击球手）attheplatefromhisoutfieldposition.

ThearmsignalsusedbyjudgestodaytoshowballsandstrikesbeganbecauseofHoy.Thejudge

liftedhisrightarmtoshowthatthepitchwasastrike,andhisleftarmtosignalthatitwasaball.

Formanyyears,peopletalkedaboutHoy'slastballgamein1903.HewasplayingforLosAngeles

ofthePacificCoastWinterLeague.ItwasamemorablegamebecauseHoymadeawonderful

playwhichwonthegame.Itwasaveryfoggynightand,therefore,veryhardtoseetheball.Inthe

ninthinning（棒球的一局），withtwomenout,Hoymanagedtocatchaflyballtomakethethird

outinspiteofthefog.MsAngelesdefeatedtheiroppositionandwonthegame.

Afterheretired,Hoystayedbusy.HeranadairyfarmnearCincinnatifor20years.Healso

becameapublicspeakerandtraveledgivingspeeches.Untilafewyearsbeforehisdeath,hetook

4and10milewalksseveralmorningsaweek.OnDecember15,1961,WilliamHoydiedatthe

ageof99

67.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappeninHoy'slife?

a.Hoyworkedasashoemaker.

b.Hoybegantorunadiaryfarm.

c.Hoyplayedamemorablegameintheheavyfog.

d.HoythrewthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.

e.Hoybecamedeaf.

A.d,e,a,c,bB.e,a,C.b,dC.d,a,e,c,bD.e.a,b,c,d

68.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatHoyinhislateyears.

A.becamefamousB.ledarelaxedlife

C.traveledaroundtheworldD.wasingoodphysicalcondition

69.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.adeafplayerdevotedtothegameofbaseball

B.baseballgamerulesandimportantplayers

C.theriseinthesocialpositionofthedeafpeople

D.wherethebaseballjudgehandsignalscamefrom

70.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.Hoywasthegreatestbaseballplayerinhistime.

B.Speakingandlisteningarenotnecessaryinbaseballgames.

C.Thejudgehadtostudythehandsignalsveryseriously.

D.Hoy'sfamilyencouragedhimtobecomeabaseballplayer.

E

Americansareproudoftheirvarietyandindividuality（个性）,yettheyloveandrespectfewthings

morethanauniform,whetheritistheuniformofaliftoperatorortheuniformofafive-star

general.WhyareuniformssopopularintheUnitedStates?

Amongtheargumentsforuniforms,oneofthefirstisthatintheeyesofmostpeopletheylook

moreprofessionalthancivilian（百姓的）clothes.Peoplehavebecomeconditionedtoexpect

higherqualityfromamanwhowearsauniform.Thetelevisionrepairmanwhowearsauniformis

likelytoinspiremoretrustthanonewhoappearsincivilianclothes.Faithintheskillofagarage

mechanicisincreasedbyauniform.Whateasierwayisthereforanurse,apoliceman,a

hairdresser,orawaitertoloseprofessionalidentity（职业身份）thantostepoutofuniform?

Uniformsalsohavemanypracticalgoodpoints.Theyareoftenmorecomfortableandmore

lastingthancivilianclothes.

Primaryamongtheargumentagainstunifo