最新2019年高考英语阅读理解题冲刺练习40篇

高考英语阅读理解题冲刺练习40篇

Exercise1

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In 1947 the pilot of a small aeroplane saw nine strange objects in the sky over Washington, USA. He said that they looked like saucers. Newspapers printed his story under the headline “Flying Saucers”. Since then, all over the world, people have reported similar strange flying objects. No one knows what they are or where they come from. Some people say that they do not exist, but many others say that they have seen them. Usually people on the ground have seen them but not always. Airline pilots also have reported seeing them and so have astronauts---the men who fly in spaceships.

Perhaps some people saw them only in their imagination or illusion (幻觉，错觉) . Perhaps some people made a mistake . But airline pilots and astronauts do not usually make mistakes of this kind. Captain Ed Mitchell, the sixth man to walk on the moon, said in 1974 that he believes that some \saucers\real. Many other people now believe that these strange flying objects are visiting the earth from other worlds in space.

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The American government tried to find out more about these objects. It listened to a great many people who said they had seen them. But the Government Committee could not decide on what the objects were. It called them UFOs, which is short for Unidentified Flying Objects . Some even say they have seen people in the flying saucers! In 1964, a driver of a police car in New Mexico saw a UFO landing a mile away. When he reached it, there were two small figures standing near it. They looked like little men. When he reported on his radio, they got inside the object and flew away.

In 1973 two men were out fishing in Mississippi River. They say they saw a UFO shaped like an egg. There were three creatures like men but their skins were silver in colour. They had no eyes, and their mouths were just slits (裂缝) , Their noses and ears were pointed. They made the fishermen get inside the UFO for a while. Then the creatures photographed them and took them to the place where they had been fishing.

There are many other similar stories. Some are probably untrue but some may be true. No one knows.

56. The American government tried to ____.

A. look for the flying objects B. know where the objects come from

C. learn more about UFOs D. report more about UFOs

57. According to the passage, the name \____.

A. a pilot of a small plane B. an official in Washington C. an editor of a newspaper D. the man who flies in saucers 58. The purpose of this passage is to tell us ____.

A.the shape of UFOs B.how to observe UFOs C. the danger of UFOs D.what we know about UFOs

59. It is implied in the passage that the author ____.

A. does not believe at all about the existence of UFOs B. believes that UFOs are real objects flying in the sky

C. is not sure whether there are UFOs or not D. thinks UFOs come from other planets

B

The beautiful Gothic stone dormitories (宿舍) in which the college freshmen lived were surrounded by a very high but equally beautiful black iron fence. This was to keep the City out.

Jersey led herself into the quadrangle (四方院子) with a key. Inside, the landscaping was cool and green. Immense old wooden doors, heavy as coffin lids, led into the Commons.

Four weeks before the end of freshman year, and Jersey was still in awe of the campus. Still thrilled that she was here, attending the best college in the nation. Her father had graduated back when the school was all men, and she had been brought up on his college stories.

Jersey went to her mail slot, opened it, and found a letter from home. Jersey loved mails. Going to college was worth it just for the mail. She ripped open the letter, which had only one word. ENJOY! said Dad’s handwriting. Wrapped in his letterhead was a hundred dollar bill. Jersey laughed to herself. Dad was so tickled that his little girl was attending his Alma Mater(母校) . All year long he had been celebrating by sending money.

Ooooh, goody! she thought. I'm going to get those shoes Mai found at the Downtown Mall.

Mai was one of Jersey’s two roommates, a serious competitor for World's Best Shopper. While lesser shoppers found anything in any store, Mai zeroed in on terrific bargains at every counter. And Jersey's other roommate, Susan, had unbelievably good fashion sense. Susan could take some disgusting (令人厌恶的) orange-and- turquoise (青绿色) scarf(围巾) ---not fit for a preschooler's bath towel---pair it with just the right shirt and necklace, and make herself look like a million dollars.

Jersey's proud father was under the impression that she was enjoying classes, boys, dorm life, and the coast---and she was---but better than anything, Jersey enjoyed shopping with Mai and Susan.

Unfortunately, Mai and Susan had labs on Mondays and, being dedicated future research scientists, would work right through dinner. Shopping alone rots, thought Jersey, who cares about shoes unless Mai and Susan are along to giggle and criticize and compare? The hundred dollars burned, dying to be spent. . .

60. Which of the following is NOT true about the college Jersey went to? A. It was once a college only for boys. B. It carried a strong authority in the country.

C.Jersey's father had been a student in this college. D.It was fenced up to keep the City out.

61. The underlined part means ____.

A. respectful with fear B. proud of C. excited with horror D. regretful

62. Which is NOT right about Mai?

A. She had a good sense of fashion and wanted to compete for the World's Best Shopper.

B. She was always able to buy something at a good price.

Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; wood was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-term climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word \ For the interests of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our fore-fathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone's daily life. To know about the water table (水位) in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds(水滨) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield ( produce) their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, nature trees, because living space for most of man's fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume (容积) above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.

71. According to the author the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ____.

A. they had no idea about scientific forestry B. they had little or no sense of environmental protection

C. they did not realize the importance of nature study D. they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials

72. It can be inferred from the passage that earlier generations didn't realize ____.

A. the interdependence of water, soil, and living things B. the importance of the proper land use

C. the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floods D. the extraordinary rapid growth of population

73. With a view to correcting the mistakes of our forefathers, the author suggests that ____.

A. we plant more trees B. we be taught environmental science, as well as the science of plants

C. environmental education be directed toward everyone D.we return to nature

74. What does the author imply (express indirectly) by saying \space. . . also in cubic volume above the earth\

A. Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller. B. Our living space should be measured in cubic volume. C.We need to take some measures to protect space.

D.We must create better living conditions for both birds and animals. 75. The underlined word \probably is closest to the meaning of____.

A. put back B. bring back C.keep D. protect Key

56.C由短文第一段末句可知。57.B根据短文第二段第二句话可知。 58.A根据短文第二段最后两句This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was in the records可以看出，在纽约市某银行的总出纳员计算机犯罪被暴露，是由于他的名字在破获的非法赌博的记录中被发现的。

59.D这是一道结论方面的问题。全文叙述了窃贼用计算机犯罪的情况，我们再根据短文最后一段中一位官员所说的“I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing---the ones who really know how a computer words”,就可以得出将会有更多的真正的计算机专家所引起的计算机犯罪的结论。

60.B文章中谈到的Michael是想象出来的，但他的生活方式在今天的电脑时代是存在的。

61.D选项A、B、C在文中都可找到具体内容。

62.A文章中谈到了B、C选项的事情，接下来作者最有可能谈A项中的事情，文章中主要谈现代科技对个人生活方式的种种影响，故排除D。

63.B文章第一自然段提到The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings,此句为全文的中心，故最佳答案为B。 64.Cblend...into one=mix，故选C。

65.D根据导数的二段可知答案。66.B第二段第二句与B吻合。 67.A第五段第二句有暗示。

68.D敏感话题”是这篇文章的中心内容。touchy表示“难以处理的；易发火的”。

69.C爱好为无关紧要的闲谈，可以把对方轻轻松松地引入正题。 70.C双方不熟悉便问对方“为什么是单身?”显然不礼貌。 71.C这是考词意，只有too具有“太，过于”之意。 72.B此题是给Noah Ark Project定义，见第一段，故选B。 73.A文中第六段首句话中提到。

74.C主旨题，全文各段均围绕如何挽救panda而展开论述。

75.D此题为细节确认，见第三段首句。 Exercise2

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Love Creates Power

I don't know how many good teachers there are in the world, but I feel it is deeply important for a student who is in trouble to meet a good teacher.

I had a math teacher who hates to see struggling math students. He always ridicules the slow students when he gets a chance. For example, the teacher looks down upon a student due to her failure in math. It's not that this student is stupid but rather she has no interest in math. The math teacher always gives the girl the cold shoulder and says this girl is the stupidest student he has ever seen. One time this student got the lowest score on a math exam, the teacher made fun of her and then let other students guess who had the worst score. When that student had some questions to ask the teacher, he was impatient with her.

Finally, the girl said to me that paradise is very far from her. Every day she feels Eden, but there is no way to reach it. She feels that she is a tiny lantern which is placed into the water and will slowly drift out to sea until it can't be seen. What a lonely vision that is!

All students have different abilities because each of them is unique. No one can foretell (预示) their future. The teachers should learn how to treat the slower students properly, how to encourage them and not to hurt their feelings. Please leave a bit of love for these special students. \is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving,\Mother Terasa. After all, love can create power.

56. The underline word \A. praise B. laugh at C. speak loudly D. smile happily

57. The writer attacks the maths teacher strongly, but he asks_____. A. teachers to treat the poor students as their own sons and daughters B. all people collect money to support the special students C. teachers to leave their love for the slower students

D. educational departments to fire those teachers who don't care for the poor students

B

Artificial(假的) flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from

natural flowers. In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure. The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world. In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph.

The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States. Although it was never completed. It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details. Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure. The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.

58. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers B.The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph

C. Flowers Native to the United States D. Material Used for Artificial Flowers

59. It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and

Rudolph was to _____.

A. create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew B. do a thorough study of plant structure

C. make a copy of one member of each United States flower family D. show that glass are more realistic than wax flowers 60.The underlined word \

A. the intention B. the collection C. one member D .each flower family

61. Which of the following is NOT included in the display at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University?

A. Models of 164 families of flowering plants. B. Magnified details of flower parts.

C. Several species of native birds. D. A group of diseased fruits.

62. Which of the following statements is true of the flowers at Harvard University?

A. They form a completed collection. B.They have a marvelous fragrance.

C. They are loaned to schools for classroom use. D.They use authentic representations.

C

Regular child care provided outside home or by someone other than the mother does not in itself undermine (削弱) healthy emotional connections between mothers and their 15-month-old infants (幼儿), according to a long-term national study. The finding holds even if care begins during the first 3 months after birth and runs for 30 hours or more per week.

Among infants who receive unkind and unresponsive care from their mothers, however, the mother-care relationship may be damaged. \This research helps us put apart complexities (复杂性) regarding child care that have not previously been studied in detail,\主张) Jay Belsky, a psychologist at Pennsylvania State University. Belsky and several of his colleagues announced their findings last week at the international conference.

The investigation consists of 1,153 children and their families living in or near Boston. The youngsters, no more than 1 month old when entered the study in 1991, will be tracked until the age of 7. Experimenters gave questionnaires (问卷) to mothers in their homes and videotaped baby caretakers interacting with the kids at ages 1, 6, and 15 months. Independent observers rated the quality of each child care efforts and

noted infant nervousness. Unlike most previous studies, this one allows researchers to observe each caretakers' personality at child nursing, and kids' emotional reaction by the equipment. After taking family factors into consideration, other psychologists state that the researchers found no relation between the quality of child care and infants' response. But the experimenters contend that the boys who spent more than 30 hours per week in child care exhibited more emotion for their mothers than other boys who didn’t, and the girls who spent the same hours per week in child care showed a modest (适度的) rise in this emotion. Therefore, quality of child care outside home plays an important role on the connection between mothers and infants.

63. From the first paragraph we know that _____. A. mother care is the best according to a national study

B. child care outside home is the best in accordance with the study C. regular child care outside home may play a role as a mother

D. connections between mothers and infants are damaged by outside care 64. According to the passage, unresponsive care from a mother may _____.

A. ruin a kid's growth B.harm the mother-child tie C. injure a baby's emotional reaction D. spoil child's personality

65. Jay Belsky implies that the study of child care _____. A. was not much done in detail in the past B.was never carried out in the past

C. was greatly ignored by psychologists and researchers D.was interesting, but very difficult to make discovery

66. The main difference between the investigation and the previous ones is that _____.

A. the researchers started with only one month old infants

B. the researchers could rate the quality of child care efforts and analyzed them soon

C. the researchers were able to give the questionnaires to mothers in their homes

D. video equipment enabled researchers to observe what was happening directly

67. The girls who received the same hours of child care outside home as the boys show _____.

A. more emotion for their mothers B. less emotion for their mothers

C. a modest rise in mental development D.a slight decline in the personality development

D

Some people take lots of exercise. Others keep to strict diets. But according to recent research, the best way to live a long and happy life is simple. Get a dog.

\have known for many years that the company of a pet can increase well-being in a number of ways, says Dr Bonnie Beaver, an animal behaviors specialist at Texas University.

\survival rates of heart attack victims with pets are much greater than those of people without pets.\

According to Dr Beaver, pet owners are less likely to need a doctor. They recover more quickly when they do get ill. They have lower blood pressure, take more exercise and are more socially active.

Above all, they are happier. Seventy percent of the families Dr Beaver surveyed said that their family environment was happier after they got a pet. And this is what Dr Beaver and other researchers are trying to achieve. They want to find a scientific link between human happiness and a long life.

There is no final answer to this question yet, but it seems to be something to do with emotional ties. People with someone or something to love live longer. \

some are very helpful,\animal is, the more it benefits our health. As the saying goes, \to be loved, get a dog.\

Pet ownership benefits men and women equally. Other life experiences divide the sexes\more sensitive to bad marriages than their husbands because they work harder at their relationships, says Dr Janice Glaser of Ohio State University .

The message seems to be that a woman is better off with a good dog than a bad husband. Yet in some ways, men are similar to dogs. They like getting dirty and making a mess. They forget birthdays. They can disappear for days. How can they be better trained?

68. According to the author, the company of a pet does good to a person in the following ways except _____.

A. having less chance of dying of heart attacks B. being more active in society

C. having their family environment improve D. being better off than others

69. It can be inferred from the article that _____.

A. a woman may prefer to have the company of a good dog than that of a bad husband

B. scientists are sure about the relationship between happiness and a long life

C. all life experience have different effect on men and women D. women can benefit more from owning a pet than men can 70. In what kind of tone do you think the author write the passage? A. Realistic and serious. B. Delighted and hopeful. C. Angry and pitiful. D. light and humorous.

71. Which of the following do you think would be the best title of the passage?

A. Relationship between Humans and Pets B. Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad

C. Want to Be Loved? Get a Dog D. Pets and Family Life

E

We spend our leisure hours efficiently for higher production, live by even when time does not matter, modernize our homes and speed the machinery of living in order that we can go to the most places and do the most things in the shortest period of time possible. We try to eat, sleep, and talk efficiently. Even on holidays and Sundays, the efficient man relaxes on timetable with one eye on the clock and the other on an appointment sheet.

To squeeze the most out of each shining hour we have shortened the opera, quickened the pace of the movie and put culture in pocket-sized packages. We make the busy bee look like a lazy creature, the ant like sluggard. We live sixty- mile- a-minute and the great efficiency smiles. We wish we could return to that pleasant day when we considered time a friend instead of an enemy, when we did things willingly and because we wanted to, rather than because our timetable called for it. But that of course would not be efficiency, and we Americans must be efficient. 72. The phrase that best expresses main idea of this passage is ______. A. the modern pace B.our interest in shorten operas

C. how to make the best use of leisure time D. planning our time scientifically

73. According to the passage, which of following is a necessity? A. Shortened opera performances. B. Quickened paces of movies. C. Working on holidays. D. Speeded-up work efficiency.

74. The \A. were able to act of our own free will B.did not feel guilty about wasting time

C. seemed to have better weather D. did not have so many enemies

75. The word \

A. an enemy B. a human being C. a hard worker D. a slow-moving person Key

56.B 考词义猜测。根据前一句的意思，我们知道老师恨那些反应慢、数学学得不好的学生。从关键词“hate”“slow”，我们可以猜测ridicule一词是贬义词。故选B。

57.C 考查文章细节，从文章第四段中可以得到答案。

58.A 考综合概括能力，概括文章的题目。主要讲玻璃花的收集,故选A。

59.C 考逻辑推理能力，从第二段第一行可以推断出来。 60.B 根据上下文。可以猜测出it是collection。 61.C 考事实确认。从第二段中可以得知。

62.D 考分析判断。通过通读语篇，我们可以得出一个结论，在哈佛植物博物馆中展出的这些花都是艺术珍品。

63.C 该题考的是对事实的确认，文章第一段的第一行就提到了。 64.B 考文章细节，从第二段第一行就可以找到答案。

65.A 考推理判断，从文章第二段“regarding child care that have not

previously been studied in detail，这句话中可以推断出来。

66.D 考事实确认，文章最后一段第五行，作者明确表明现在研究和过去研究的区别是通过仪器来观察。

67.A 考文章细节，the girl who spent the same hours per week in a child care showed a modest rise in this emotion.

68.C 考对整篇文章的理解。养宠物不是改善家庭环境，而是使家庭环境更愉快、和谐。

69.A 考推理判断，可以从文章最后一段找到。

70.D 猜作者意图。做这样的题，应该先通读语篇，掌握大意，再领悟作者的写作意图。

71.B 考综合概括能力，概括文章的题目。这篇文章幽默、诙谐，说有时丈夫还不如四条腿的宠物。

72.A 考概括文章中心，本篇作者主要讲现代生活节奏快。

73.D74.B 考理解词义。75.D 考词义猜测。根据前后句，可猜出来。 Exercise3

A

In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paperwork, because they are fast, flexible, and do not make mistakes. As one banker said,\humans, computers never have a bad day.\And they are honest. Many banks advertise that their transactions are \by

human hands\and therefore safe from human temptation. Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have no conscience (良心) and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.

Computer criminals don't use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witness and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. The head teller at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half billion dollars in just four years.No one noticed this theft because he moved the money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the teller claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else's account. This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal (非法的) gambling operation, his name was in the records.

Some employees use the computer's power to get revenge (报复) on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather than her professional life. She was given thirty day’s notice. In those thirty days, she erased all the company's computerized records.

Most computer criminals have been minor employees. Now police wonder if this is the tip of the iceberg . As one official says,\have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing---the ones who really know how a computer works.\56. Which feature of computers makes computer theft possible? A. They are fast, flexible and accurate. B. They usually \C. They have no conscience. D. They are honest. 57. It is hard to catch computer criminals because ____.

A. computers forget who used them B. computer criminals seldom bear witness or leave evidence

C. computer criminals don't use weapons D. computers simply do what they are told

58. A certain head teller at a New York City bank was exposed when ____. A. his name was found in illegal gambling records

B. he was replacing the missing money from someone else's account C. a customer questioned the balance in his account D. the police broke up an illegal gambling operation 59. What conclusion can a reader draw from the passage? A. Computer criminals are minor employees.

B. Of all crimes, computer theft is but \C. Computer crimes are all so poorly done.

D. There is more computer crime out there committed by real experts.

B

Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn't talk to any other human beings, and he doesn't see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his life style is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.

The world of business is one area which technology is isolating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access (接通) to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they're dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers' salaries will be automatically paid into their bank accounts (帐户), making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will

stand in line to receive their pay or cash their checks. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts.

Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainments is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now, fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.

60. The sentence, \means ____.

A. Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true

B. Michael is not a real person, but the life style does exist C. Michael has ambitions but he can't wake his dreams come true D. Michael is a person full of imagination and his style is common

nowadays

61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Clerks will be able to work at home. B. One can play baseball on the computer.

C. One can listen to music without disturbing others. D. One can borrow books from libraries at home.

62. What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph? A. Games and sports. B. Personal banking. C. Music and films. D. International business.

63. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. We may no longer need to communicate with other human beings. B. Modern technology seems to be separating human beings. C. We may no longer need to work in the office.

D. Modern technology makes it possible for us to work and entertain ourselves at home.

C

Your mobile phone rings, and instead of the usual electronic signals, it's playing your favourite music. A friend sends your favourite song to cheer you up. One day, a record company might forward new records and music, videos to your phone.

The mobile business is getting into the music business. For the moment, the interest is in pleasant ring tones, but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phones---all purpose gadgets (小玩意儿) that blend phone, personal stereo, video player and Internet browser into one.

Finally, record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their cell phone numbers.

The fans could pass music or songs along to friends---a kind of musical trading card. Unlike Internet tracks, mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control, said former record industry official Ralph Simon, who is now chairman of Your mobile, based in Santa Monic, California.

\you pass a song along to other phones through a network, each phone can be charged,\收费站). There's more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet.\

Massachusetts-based Converse is offering a service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friends. Finally, people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them along. The company is sure that people will want to use

music to reach out and touch someone.

\mobile phone is not a listening machine, and you'll be disappointed if you think you can change it to a radio,\a creative manager for Converse in Israel. \someone sends you a song while you' re on vacation, you appreciate the feeling.\

64. The underlined word \means _ ___.

A. send B. become C. mix D. compare

65. \Converse\in the sixth paragraph probably refers to ____.

A. a person B. a city in Israel C. a state of the USA D. a company

66. Record companies ____ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phones.

A. are worried about B. are interested in C. try hard to stop D. take no notice of

67. According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to ____ through mobile phone network than through the Inlcrnet.

A. protect copyright of music works B. send personal messages

C. pass along songs and music D. send voice mail

D

Immediately after introductions are made, there is usually a period of time in which impersonal of trivial subjects are discussed. This type of conversation, called \talk\is important because it often helps to maintain conversations and it can lead into interesting discussions. Usually people start small talk by asking about things like family, work, school, or sports. They ask each other questions like \this area?\, \you have any brothers or sisters?\, \do you work?\common for people to ask such questions as: \\do you like living here?\and \do you do?\, which means \private.

But it is uncommon and considered impolite to ask questions about a person’s salary, such as \how someone paid for something, for example: \much does your house cost?\to ask older people their age, especially women. It is not polite to ask

people questions about politics or religion unless you know them very well.

68. The main meaning of this passage is about ____ .

A. very important topic B. very necessary topic C. political topic D. touchy topic

69. Immediately after introductions asking about a person's ____ can lead into useful discussion.

A. wages B. payment C. hobby D. belief in God 70. If you don’t know each other very well, you mustn’t ask ___ . A. “Do you like to play the piano?” B. “What is your attitude towards this film?”

C. “Why are you single?” D. “How do you like fishing or hunting?”

71. Asking a married couple with no children \children?\A. so B. as C. too D. still

E

With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone (克隆) the animal and save the endangered species . That's a more similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been

undertaking for the past five years in a project called \ Noah's Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos (胚胎) , semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M'S College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.

It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds and reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete. \nuclear transfer (核子移植) of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available (capable of being used) panda eggs could be a major problem,\several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy (having a baby) . It takes a long time and it's difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk,

so it is worth the effort. \Project at Texas A & M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

“They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We're both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there's a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It's a research that is very much needed.\

72. The aim of \

A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas B. save endangered animals from dying out

C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another

73. According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack of ____.

A. available panda eggs B. host animals C. qualified researchers D. enough money

74. The best title for the passage may be ____.

A. China's Success in Pandas Cloning B. The First Cloned Panda in the World

C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas D. China---the Native

Place of Pandas Forever

75. From the passage we know that ____ .

A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog B. scientists try to implant a panda's egg into a rabbit

C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century Key

56.C由短文第一段末句可知。 57.B根据短文第二段第二句话可知。

58.A根据短文第二段最后两句This man was caught only because he was a gambler. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was in the records可以看出，在纽约市某银行的总出纳员计算机犯罪被暴露，是由于他的名字在破获的非法赌博的记录中被发现的。

59.D这是一道结论方面的问题。全文叙述了窃贼用计算机犯罪的情况，我们再根据短文最后一段中一位官员所说的“I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing---the ones who really know how a computer words”,就可以得出将会有更多的真正的计算机专家所引起的计算机犯罪的结论。

60.B文章中谈到的Michael是想象出来的，但他的生活方式在今天的电脑时代是存在的。

61.D选项A、B、C在文中都可找到具体内容。

62.A文章中谈到了B、C选项的事情，接下来作者最有可能谈A项中的事情，文章中主要谈现代科技对个人生活方式的种种影响，故排除D。

63.B文章第一自然段提到The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings,此句为全文的中心，故最佳答案为B。 64.Cblend...into one=mix，故选C。 65.D根据导数的二段可知答案。 66.B第二段第二句与B吻合。 67.A 第五段第二句有暗示。

68.D“敏感话题”是这篇文章的中心内容。touchy表示“难以处理的；易发火的”。

69.C爱好为无关紧要的闲谈，可以把对方轻轻松松地引入正题。 70.C双方不熟悉便问对方“为什么是单身?”显然不礼貌。 71.C这是考词意，只有too具有“太，过于”之意。 72.B此题是给Noah Ark Project定义，见第一段，故选B。 73.A文中第六段首句话中提到。

74.C主旨题，全文各段均围绕如何挽救panda而展开论述。 75.D此题为细节确认，见第三段首句。 Exercise4

A

Getting a new PC is one thing. Keeping it running smoothly is quite another. While a personal computer should continue to perform well for years, users know that system unsteadiness does exist. Yet you can reduce it to the smallest amout by following the tips below. First, put in as little software as possible. You'll have fewer software-related problems and the system is easier to manage.

Second, you should ensure that you have as much memory (RAM) in your PC as you need. If you run Windows 98, your computer should have at least 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more. You can also get by with 128 MB of RAM if you use Windows NT or Windows 2 000, but these operating systems will run much more smoothly if you have 256 MB of RAM or more.

Third, make sure you buy good hardware. No-name products may be cheaper and sometimes just as good as name-brand products, but name-brand products usually became well-known because of their steadiness. It's wise to buy products from famous companies because

Windows will more often support the hardware that you buy. If you are starting out with computers, it's also a good idea to buy ready-made systems from major manufacturers (制造商). They are likely to have been tested thoroughly with your operating system, and you will generally experience fewer problems.

Fourth, do prepare for disaster. No matter how well your system runs when you get it, the day will come when it will need to be replaced. Hopefully, you will replace it because technology has become outdated, but you may need to replace it also because the hard drive crashes or you begin experiencing problems that no one can figure out. That’s why it s important to copy your important information regularly. Whether you use a tape backup device or a CD-RW drive, it’s important to make a regular backup plan and stick to it.

56. What does the underlined word\

A. System unsteadiness. B. A personal computer. C. To perform well. D. Getting a new PC.

57. If you want to use Windows 2 000 but your computer only has 64 MB, what will you have to do?

A. Change its RAM for at least 256 MB. B. Put in good software in your computer.

C. Enlarge its memory to at least 128 MB. D. Buy another new computer to match it.

58. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. your computer will save the important information when its hard drive crashes

B. your computer might lose all the information it stores when it crashes C. you must not put in much software D. you'd better use 128 MB of RAM if you run Windows NT

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The Tips You Must Follow B. How to Start Out with a Computer

C. How to Use Your PC Better D. How to Keep Your PC Steady

B

Your blood makes a round trip through your body in less than a minute, thousands of times a day. It travels through tubes called blood vessels. There are three main kinds of blood vessels---arteries, veins, and capillaries (毛细血管) . When blood is pumped out of your heart it goes into your largest arteries. These branch into smaller arteries, which branch into still smaller ones. The blood flows from the smallest arteries into your capillaries.

Capillaries are bridges between your arteries and your veins. They are the tiniest blood vessels, so small that you cannot see them without a microscope. Blood travels from the capillaries into tiny veins. These lead to larger and still larger veins. Finally, the largest veins take the blood back to your heart.

Blood feeds your cells, cleans them, and works to keep them healthy. It carries food and oxygen to every cell of your body. The food and oxygen get into your cells by passing through the thin walls of your capillaries.

Blood cleans all your cells by picking up wastes from them. The wastes pass from your cells, through the capillary walls, into your blood. The wastes called urea and uric acid are carried by the blood to your body and urine. The waste gas called carbon dioxide is carried by the blood to your lungs. It leaves your body when you breathe out.

Blood also protects you. It has special cells in it that fight germs. The cells in your blood that fight germs are called \an army for your body. They kill harmful germs that get into your blood. When a large number of germs enter your body, the number of white cell \The white cell soldiers attack the germs and kill them. The used white

cells and dead germs form the thick yellow liquid called pus. If the pus is inside a sore on your skin, it may leak out.

60. How many round trips may your blood make through your body a day?

A. 500 times. B. 1 000 times. C. 1 440 times. D. 1 500 times.

61. How does blood travel around your body?

A. arteries - capillaries - veins B. capillaries - veins - arteries C. veins - capillaries - arteries D. capillaries - arteries - veins 62. Which one is TRUE?

A. Blood can only protect you. B. All the cells in the blood can fight germs.

C. Carbon dioxide leaves your body when you breathe out.

D. The food and oxygen can pass through the capillaries, but wastes can't. 63. Which topic isn't mentioned in the article?

A. How does blood travel around your body? B. Why do you need blood?

C. How do your special blood cells fight germs? D. What are germs?

C

Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about.

British physicist Stephen Hawking, possibly the world's most famous scientist after Albert Einstein, gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in August.

An illness left him unable to move any part of his body except for three fingers. But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol (偶像).

His books, such as A Brief History of Time (《时间简史》), become bestsellers in Chinese bookstores. \helps people expand their horizons and become interested in science,\Zhejiang University.

Indeed, experts don't think it likely that Hawking's lectures and profound (深奥的) ideas will be easily understood by the average person. But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young people.

And the \his visit has made people ask: How can China produce more top scientists like Hawking?

\(培养) top scientists will take as much work to change society as to educate the scientists themselves,\said Zhang Fan. Zhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and will be a sophomore (大学二年级学

生) at Trinity College in October, 2002.

In Britain, Zhang said, teachers inspire students to have a general understanding of the subjects they are interested in. And they encourage students to develop new ideas, which helps them to nurture their creativity. In China, the Ministry of Education (教育部) has encouraged schools to provide quality education to tap (开发) students potential (潜力). \hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations (想象力) and solve problems on our own,\said Lu Jie, a Junior Three students in Sanfan Middle School in Beijing.

64. From this essay ____ have made young people take Hawking as their idol.

A. the fact that Hawking is a famous physicist B. Hawking’s lecture in Zhejiang and Beijing

C. Hawking’s continuing efforts in science D. the fact that Hawking can just move three fingers

65. In paragraph 4, what's the meaning of \A. knowledge B. sight C.the range of one's knowledge D. mind 66. From this essay, which of the following statements is true? A. Hawking brought a fever to China.

B. Hawking’s lectures and profound ideas will not be easily understood by

the average people.

C. In order to nurture top scientists, teachers should solve all the problems for the students.

D. In China most schools provide quality education to tap students potential.

67. The last three paragraphs mainly tell us ____ .

A. we should reform our education in order to nurture more top scientists B. we have to do a lot of work to educate the scientists themselves C. in order to nurture more top scientists, schools should provide quality education

D. to have more excellent scientists, teachers should help students use their imaginations and solve problems on their own 68. In writer’s opinion, Hawking’s visit will NOT ____.

A. expand many people’s horizons B. help people become interested in science

C. do good to the education of China D. help average people understand his profound ideas well

D

Among all the malignancies, lung cancer is the biggest killer: more than 10,000 Americans a year die of the disease. Giving up smoking is one

of obvious ways to reduce the risk, but another answer may lie in the kitchen. According to a new report, even heavy smokers may be protected from developing lung cancer by a simple dietary measure: a daily portion of carrots , spinach or any other vegetable or fruit containing a form of vitamin A called carotene.

The finding, published in the British medical journal The Lancet, is a part of a long-range investigation of diet and disease . Since 1957 a team of American researchers has monitored the dietary habits and medical histories of 2,000 middle-aged men employed by the Western Electric Co. in

Chicago.

Led

by

Dr

Richard

Shekelle

of

Chicago's

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, the researchers recently began to sort out the links between the subjects' dietary patterns and cancer. Other studies of animals and humans have suggested that Vitamin A offers some protection against lung cancer. The correlation seemed logical, explains Shekelle, since vitamin A is essential for the growth of the epithelial (上皮) tissue that lines the airways of the lungs.

Vegetables: But the earlier research did not distinguish between two different forms of the vitamin, \found mainly in liver and dairy products like milk, cheese, butter and eggs. But vitamin A is also made in the body from carotene, which is abundant

in a variety of vegetables and fruits, including carrots, spinach, squash, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and apples.

In the Western Electric study, Shekelle and his colleagues found little correlation between the incidence of lung cancer and the consumption of foods containing preformed vitamin A. But when they examined the data on carotene intake, they discovered a significant relationship. Among the 488 men who had the lowest level of carotene consumption, there were fourteen cases of lung cancer; in a group of the same size that ate the most carotene, only two cases developed. The apparent protective effect of carotene help even for longtime smokers but to a lesser degree. Further studies will be necessary before the link between lung cancer and carotene can be firmly established. In the meantime, researchers warn against large numbers of vitamin A pills, because the tablets contain a form of the chemical that can be extremely toxic in high doses. Instead, they advise a well-balanced diet that includes foods rich in carotene. For a smoker, a half-cup of carrots every day might possible make the difference between life and death. 69. Dr Richard Shekelle ____.

A. is leading the nutrition study B. works in a Chicago medical center

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