专升本英语阅读理解50篇

专升本英语阅读理解50 篇

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One sho u ld be moderate（适度）in a ll things. Moderation i s a l ways the safes t way to do t h ing s and a v irtu e（品质）we shou ld have. Let's take th e stodcnt Ii fe for exam pl e. The re arc some students who s tu dy too hard a nd play 100 little, while there are o th ers who play too mu c h and study too linle. On o n e hand, it is harm fu l 10 his heallh i f h c ha s too few exercises, and on the o th e r hand, i t is harmful 10 h is mind if h c pl ays t oo mu c h.

In th e matter of eating, one a l so shou l d be m odera t e. Do not eat 100 much or 100 li ule. Too much eat in g wi ll m ake you s ick, whi l e 100 litt le eating will make yo u weak

T h e man of progrcss i s h e who neithcr has I OO h ig,h an opin i on of h imse lf nor Ihin ks lOO poorly of h imse lf. l f a man thinks 100 hig h ly of h imse l f, he is sure 10 become very pro ud, but ifhe has 100 poor an o pini on of h i m self, h e w ill ha ve no courage 10 make an adva n ce. Bo 由lh c cond 山ons above wi ll make you l ose your advancing a im. A broad m i nded man i s he w h o a l ways moves with in the o rbit （轨道）of rca onab l cness. W h c1hcr in any aetivilies in life, moderation i s one of the be t ways 10enjoy re a l happin css.

I . ''Someone c modcra1e" mea n s

A.he wa l ks neither 100 fast nor 100 s l owly

B.h e hasgood characters and good ways to do things

C. h e i s not on l y safe bu1 a l so successful

D. he i s e i1h crt a ll o r shor l

2.T h e ,vriter s u gge 1s that a st u dcn l shou l d

A, have much more time to st ud y 1han10 play

B.spend m ost of 1h c time playing difleren1 games

C.on l y study hard w i t h o ut any 1irne to play

D.correct l y arrange （安排）h i s time for study and play

3. Modcra1c eating m eans

A.eating as much food as o n e ca n if 1he food i s 1a t y

B.eating food ri ch of fa1

C.eati n g a proper amounl of food

D.eating either too much or 100 l i1t l e

4 , If one want to be br oad-minded. he must

A.believe in himself

B.be full of co u r age

C.enjoy rea l happine s

D, do every1h ing that i s reasonable

答案：B D C D

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Daniel Boone was born in the U n i ted States in 1734. He didn't go to schoo l a nd cou l dn't r ead, a lth ough h e l earned a ll about th e fo r csl , streams and hunting. He could move sile nt ly lik e an Indian l eaving no marks. He l oved to li ve alone in th e woods where nothing frightened him When he grew up, he married an d tri ed t o 沁ide down o n a farm. A year la t er, however, h e wasn't sa ti sfie d a nd decided t o go i nt o the unknown western land s, crossing the Appalachian Mou nt ai n s. Whe n he returned a 仆er l\vo years, hebecame famous for h is lo n g journey. He brought va lu ab l e an im a l sk in s and t o ld stories about the Indians.

After thi s, he cho沁10 keep travelling to unknown places. Once he lost t o the Indians in batt le and was taken away. T h e Indian. li ked him and bec"1me his frie n岱

Daniel Boone died a t the age of86.He i s remembered as a n ex p lo r c（-r探险者）a nd a p i o n eer who lived an exciting li fe in the early years of American nation

I . Daniel Boone's ea-rly li fe was mainly s p en t i n

A. l earn ing about nature

8. hunting wi th his friends

C. I 妞ming useful s kill s from the Indians

0 . s tud ying at home because he couldn't go 10 sc h ool

2. When he goi married, Daniel Boone firsi planned 10

A. set up a l arge 阮m

8. go on a journey with h is wife

C. find food, new land for his farm

D. li ve a peaceful life with his fam il y

3 . Daniel Boone became famous because

A, he travelled a l ot in th e western land s

B.h e wa. very good a t telling s to ries

C.h e fo und belier animal skins th an ot h ers

D, he was the first to climb th e Appalachian Mountains

4 , Why did the Indians want to make friends with h im?

A, Because the y wanted to learn from him.

8. Because he wan t ed to make peace with them

C. Because th ey wanted to make friends w ith w h i t e people.

0 . No reason is iold i n th i s article.

5.In thi s article, Daniel Boone is best described as ．

A.wann-h妞rtcd

8. strong

C. carefu l

0 . brave

答案：A DADD

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Sc ienti sts a r ound the wo rld ha ve been studyi n g t he warmi n g of wa t ers in the Pacific Ocea n known as El Nino. The appearance of El Ni n o is known to affect the weather around the world. Scien ti st s s till d o not completely understand ii. Yet th ey now find th ey can use ii t o t ell about the future in d i ffere nt a r eas of th e world.

One example i s the work of t\vo scien ti s t s a t Columb ia U n iversity i n New Yo r k, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshc l. A se i cntist of Z imb abwe, Roger Buckland worked wi th th em. They have fou nd th a t when E l Ni n o ap pea rs, Zimbabwe has l illle or no rain. Th i s means com cro p s in Zimbabwe are poor. The l ast El Nino wa. i n 1991 t o 1993.Tha t was whe n sou th eastern Africa s u ffe red a serious l ac k of rain.

T h e scie n tists ,vrote abou t th ei r recen t wo rk in the publication Natu re. Thei r computer program can tell whe n an El Ni n o will develop up to a year before it docs. They sugges t th at 伽s eou l d provide an effective early warning system fo r sou thern A 佑ca, and could prevent many people from starvi n g.

I . El N in o is kno,vn as

A, the changing of the w 灿her in so uthern Africa

B.the warm ing of wa t ers in the P ac i fic Ocean

C.the weather wh i ch brings drought（早灾）to Af ri ea

D, the wea ther ph e n ome n o n（现象）th at brings heavy rains to Africa

2. Sc ientist s study E l N in o in order thai

A, the y can pr ov ide a kind of ea rl y warning t o the plaee th a t will suffer from dr o u g ht

B. they can tell why Zimbabwe has Ii tile o r no rai n

C. they can do some re searc h wo r k in this field

D. the y can put a ll 小i s inf ormation in t o th eir computers.

3 , Wh i ch of the fo ll owing is tru e according to th e article?

A, Sc i en ti sts come to understand how E l Ni n o appears.

B.Three sc i entis t s 的m the U.S.A. work on this subject.

C.Sou thern Africa suffe re d a se ri ous drought and many people died from hung er

D.El N in o ha s some t h in g t o do wi t h Z im babwe'scro p s.

4, Wh i ch of the fo ll ow in g i s not true according t o the art i c l e'?

A, T h e com put er is ll. ed i n th i s resea rc h wor k

B.Sc i e nt is t s kn ow when an El Nino appears by means o f com puter program

C.1飞e sc i en ti sts published the ir results oflhe research wor k

D, Natu r e is the name of the article wriuen recently by the sc ien t ist s.

5.Choose the best title for this article.

A.Appearance of El Nino Pred icta b le（可预报的）

B.Drought in Z im babwe

C. Ea rl y warn in g sys tcr n

D. Weather in Africa

答案：B ADDA

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For years, business people in Weste rn E ur ope we re wo rri ed. They knew they co u ld not com pet e against b us in ess from th e U. S. The U nited Slates is much l a rger and had man y more re sources th an a n y Weste rn Eu r o伈an oo untry

Some E u ro p ean p eo pl e r ealized th a t th e European nati ons n eed 10 join t oge th e r 10 h e lp each other. lf 山ey could forget their l ang u age d i ffere n ces a nd th e d i ffere n ces in customs, t hey might become strong competit i on against ot h er countries

ln I958, six of the European co untri es----Bel gi u,m the Ne th e rl ands, Luxembourg, France, Gennany and Italy got t oge th er and decided to cooperat（e 合作）They ca ll e d th ei r group th e E ur o p ea n Economie Co mmunit y, or the Commo n Markel. These eoun tri es agreed io join the ir r esources t oge th er.

Within a few years, the E ur o pean Econom i e Commun t iy had wor k ed so well that its members were more prosperou（s 饮朵）t han many other Eu r o pean nations.Soon, o th er nations began_to reali_z:th adv antage（s好处）of the Common Market To d ay lh e Co mm on Markct includ es most of th e imp o rtant co unt ri es in Western E urop e. II i s he lping Wes tern Eu r ope to aga in take it s place a. a l ea d er among the indu s trial nation. of th e world.

I .From the pass a ge we kn ow the U. S. i s much ric he r than _ in r e. o ur ces.

A.any ot h er Western E ur o p e an coun trie s

B.any o th e r co un try in Western Eu r ope

C. an y co un t ry in Wes t ern Eu r ope

D, every cou nt ry in E urop e

2, T h e membe r s of the Eu r o p ea n Eco n o m ic Commun it y have de ve l oped fast beeau. e th e y

A.s hare th e ir re so urc es and produce m ore g oods

B.ean agai n take the place as a le ader

C.forget the d邮renc cs in th eir lang uage s and cus1oms

0 . have become s tr ong compet iti on a g ain s t the U. S.

3, Which s t a t emen t is true?

A,The Common Markel is oniy a poIiIical a ssoc iatio（n如切

B. The Commo n Markel i s an eco n omic and political as. oc画on.

C. The Commo n Market i s o n ly an economic a ssoc ia tio n

D. The Co mm on Market is n either an economic association nor a political one.

4 , In o rder t o _ the Wes t e rn E u ropean cou n tr ie s decided to coopcr a1e.

A.join t ogethe r t o found a united coun t ry

B.h elp eac h othe r t o smoot h aw a y t he di ffe r ences in c usto ms

C. wo rk and act together for common purp ose

D. fig ht against the U.S.

5. Today th e Commo n Mark e t has he lpe d _ aga in ta ke the place as a lea d er among th e indu s tri a l nations of th e world.

A.B elgi um, th e Nethe rland s, Luxembo\Jrg, F r ance, Germany an d h a l y

B.氐lgium, 山e Ne th e rl an d s, Luxem bourg, France, Germany, Italy and o t her co untri es

C.朊lgium, 加Netherlands , Luxembourg , France, Germany, Italy and othe r European co untri es

0.Belgi山n,the Ne山erlands,Luxembourg,France,Ge nnany,Italy a n d ot h er Wes t ern E urop ea n nations

答案：C ABC D

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Perhaps th e most famous th eory, th e s rnd y of body movement, was sugges t ed b y P r ofessor Ray Birdwhistell. He be li eves that ph ys i cal a ppearan ce is ofien c u lrura ll y（文化的）p r ogrammed. ln o ther words, we l earn ou r look. --- we arc n ot born w ith them. A ba by ha s generally unfonncd face feature.（特征） A bab y, according to Bird wh i st le, l ea rns where t o se t the eye br ows（眉毛）by looking at !hose a ro un d -··fam i ly and friends. This helps ex pl ain why !he people of some a re as of th e U n i t ed States l ook so much al ik e, New Eng l ande r s or Southe m ers ha v e certa in common face features that cannot be ex pl ained b y genetics（遗传学）The ex act s hape of the mouth i s n oi se t ai b irth, it is le a rn ed a fi er. In fact, the li nal mouth shape i s not fonncd until we ll after new t ee th arc set. For many, th i s can be well in to grown-ops. A hu sband and wife together for a long time often co m e t o l ook somcwhat al ike. We l earn o ur l ooks from those aro und us. 吓is i s perhaps why in a si n gle cou nt ry th e r e a rc area whe re p eop l e smile more than those in other areas.'In lhc U nited S 也tcs, for examp l e, the Sou t h is the part of t h e co un try w h ere the people s m i l e mos t frequently. In New Engla nd th ey sm il e l ess, and in th e western part of New York S阻e sti ll l ess. M an y Southerners fi nd cit i es such as New York cold and un frien dl y, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile l ess than people o n Peachtree S tr ee t in Atla n ta, Geo r g i

A. People in largely populated a re as also sm il e and gree t each other in public l es. than do people in sma ll t owns.

I , Ray Bird w h istle believes physical a ppea r ance

A. has li tt l e 10 do wi t h c u l tu re.

8. h as mu c h to do w ith cu lt\Jr e.

C.is eve r changing.

D.i s different from place t o place

2.Accord ing t o the pa sage, the fina l mouth shape is fonned

A.before birth.

B. a soon a o n e's te eth a rc newly se t.

C.somet im e a fler new t ee th are set.

D.around 15 years o ld.

3 , Ray Bird w h istle ca n te ll w hat area of the U n i ted States a person i s from b y

A, how much he or s h e s m i l es.

8. h ow he or she raises his or her cyebrows.

C. w hat he or she li kes bes t

D , t he way h e o r she talk s.

4, People w h o li ve _ a re m o re friendly

A. in largely pop u latedareas

8. in New York c ity

C.in the C O\Jn iry

D.in th e North

5, T h is pa sage m i ght ha v e b心n taken outof a book dealing w it h

A.physics

B.c hem istry

C.bi o l ogy

D.none of the a bo v e

答案：B BACD

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Over two tho u sa nd years ago Rome（罗马）was t he center of a huge emp i re. The R omans needed a way to move their large armies qu ickl y so that they cou l d p rotect th ei r huge co un try T h ey n eeded l and trade routc , so th ey jo ined all parts of their empire by a n et-wo rk of roads（公

路网）．

Beginning in 300 8 . C. , the Romans bu i lt road. in E ur ope, As i a and North Afriea. By 200A.D., the y had built 50,000 miles of almost straigh t roads.

To bu ild th ei r roads, the R omans moved away all so fi soil. They dug unt i l th ey r eac h ed hard ground. Then the y ad de d layers（层）of sto n e a nd o t he r t hings. The most i mport an t road were p aved（铺设）wi th lar ge flat（平）s t ones. Ma in R oman roads were sometimes as w id e as o u rs t o d ay.

To bu i ld their road., the R omans so m etimes had t o dig tunnels through mountains. But they d idn't have any m ac h i n c t o help th e m. So t h ey heated th e rock w ith fire an d then threw cold 认,ater over i t. When the rock cracked（裂），they dug it out. Roman so l d i e r s and slaves built the r oads

wi t h the ir hands and s i m ple tools, but th e r oads were so we ll bu i lt tha t th ey were used for hundreds of years.

I . The story t ells u s

A.building r oads w i thou t modem machines was R oman s o ldie rs' on l y job

B.ii w as no ca. y jo b for t h e R o man s t o bu ild their roads

C.people in ad v an ced co un tr i es still u e the o l d Roman叩y t o bu i l d their roads today

D, most people in the African countries sti ll use the o ld R o m a n way to dig their tunnels thr o u g h

the mountains

2.To build mountain roads. th e o l d Romans had t o ．

A.ex pl ode the rock before they started to dig

8. craek the rock w i th fire and cold w ater

C.dig through th e hard rock w ith th e i r hands

D.in ven t some ma chi n es to help th em w it h the w ork

3, On th e who l e, th e s t ory i s abou t

A. how to build up o ur modem roads toda y

8. Roman t oo l s in building a w ide s traight road

C.the Rom ans'roads bu ilt two th ousa nd years ago

D, the reason why th e R omanshad to build th e ir r oads

4, Why did the Romans bu i ld so many roads a t tha t t im e? It was because

A, their slaves and so ldi ers had t o do someth ing, o r, t h ey wo u ld have n ot h ing to do

8, they dared n o t sai l i n the ocean and th e road were th e ir on l y cho i ce

C.. they ne eded l an d trade road. and th e roads to move rhcir织and armies as q u i ck l y as pos.i b l e

D.the old R oman. w anted t o show h ow clever th ey were in building th e ro a ds

5, According to the passage, wh ich of th e following fo ur choices i s correct?

A.T h e o l d R omans fo und sofi soi l d i d n o t make a solid base for t he road.

B.lne Romans built road. o n ly on fl a t（平）l and

C . F l a t s t ones we r e m ostly used in th e r oads of Asia

D. T h e o l d R omans used to m ake use of th e sofiso i l「or the base of the i r roads i n Nort h Africa

答案：BB CC A

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r n o n e way of t h in k in g, failure is a part of l i fe. rn another way, f扣:lo re may be a way t owards

s uoce s. . The"sp ider s tory" is oflen told. Robert Bruce, leader of1heScot i n 1he 13th cenrury, was hiding in a cave from rhc Eng lish. He wa1c hcd a spider spinning a web（蜘蛛织网）The sp ider 1ricd to reach across a rough place in 1h e rock. He t ried six time s withou1s u ccess. On the seventh time h e !l!fil!M and went on 10 s p in his web. Bruce i s said to ha ve taken heart and to havegone o n 10 defeat the Eng l ish·.. Ed is o n, the in vento r of the lig h1bu l b, made hundred. of models 1h a1 failed

before he fo und the right way 10 mak e one.

So what? F i rst, a l ways think about you r f; 创urc. Whal eauscd 心We re co nd irions right? Were

you i n top from yourse lf? What ca n you c hange so 1hing s w ill go righ1 n ext rime?

Second, i s th e goal（目标）you're trying 10 re ae h the right one? Try to do some thin k ing a bou1wha t your real goals ma y be.Think a bo ut his question, "lf r do succeed i n 1h s i,whe re w i ll it get me?" 1bis m ay help you prevent fa ilure in th i ng s you shou ldn'1be doing印" vay The 1hird thing 10 bear in mind abou l fai lure is 1h a1 it's a part of l if e. Learn to " l i ve wit h you rs e l f'' even though yo u may ha ve fa il ed. Remember, "You c,1n t' w in them a ll."

I . This pa sage deals wi th two s id es of failure. ln paragraph I, the a uthor t alks mainly about

A. the va lue of failure

8. h ow people wo u ld f ail

C. famous failu 心

D . the cause of fai lur e

2.T h e underlined phrase " made i1''means

A.s u cceeded

8. fa ile d

C.gave

D.go1

3 .T he l esson th e spider taught Robert Bruce see m s

A, pr oduct i ve

B. s 四ig hl fonvard

C. sorrowfu l

D . dee p

4 , T h e a uthor 1ells you 10 d o all things except

A.T h e think about 1he cause of you r fa ilu re

B.to check out whether yo ur goals are righ1 for y ou

C. io consider fai l·ure as a part or life

0 . to bear in mind tha1 you wi ll n ever fa il in you r l ife

5.Wh i ch of the following i s NOT true?

A.Bruce and Ed is o n were successfu l exam p les

B.Fa ilure may be reg ard ed as a way 10,vard success

C.E di son learned a lot from the lc. son the sp id er taught Robert Bruce

D, One may oflen raise a quc. tio n whether h is goals are worth attempting.

答案：AADD C

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ln sport the sexes（性别）are separa t e. Women and men do n o t run or swi m i n the same r aces. Women are J es. s tr ong than men. That at leas t is wha t people say. Women are called 邮wea k er se,x or,i f men wa nt 10please them,th e fair sex.But boys and girls are t a ught together at 沁hools and universities. There a r e women who are famous Prime Ministers, scie nt isL and w rite rs And women live l onge r than m e n . A European woma n can expect 10 li ve un til the age of 74, a man o n ly until he i s 68 . Are women's bodies really w eake r'?

T h c fas 比s t men can run a mile i n unde r 4 minutes. The best women n 心d 4. 5 minutes Women's time are al 叩ys s l ower than men's, but some fac t s are a s urpris e. Some of the fastest women swimme r s to d ay are t 心nag e gi rl s. One of th em swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21. 2 沁con ds w h en s h e was on l y 16. The fir s t ' Tartan ' i n lilm was an Olympic swimmer, Jo hnn y

Weiss muller. Hi s fas t est 400 m e tr es was 4 m inu tes 49. I seco n ds, w h ic h i s 37 . 9 s e co n ds s l owe r t ha n a gi rl 50 yea r s l a t e r! T hi s d oe. n o t mean th a t women are catch in g me n u p. Co nd itio n s a re very d i ffere nt n ow and s p o rt i s mu ch mo r e serio u s.It is so s eri o u s that so m e wo m e n a t h le t e.ar e g i ve n hormo n e （荷尔蒙）inj ect i o ns（注射）．A i t he O l ym p ics a d oc t or has to c h eck wheth er t he wo m e n a lhl e t e. ar e rea ll y wo m e n or n o t. lt see m s sad tha t spo rt ha s s u c h p r o b le m s. L,I fe ca n be

very c o mp l i ca t ed（复杂的）w h e n th er e a re t wo se p ara t e sexes!

I , Women are called th e w e a k e r sex bec aw心

A, women d o as m u ch as m en

B. peo p le t h in k wome n are weaker t ha n men

C. s po rt i s easie r fo r m e n tha n fo r wome n

D. in spor t th e t wo sexes a re a l ways t oge th e r

2, W hi c h of the fo ll ow in g i s tru e?

A.B oys a nd g i rls st ud y 沁parat e l y every,v h e r e

B.Wo men do n o t run or swi m in r ace. with me n.

C. Famo u s P ri m e M ini s t ers ar e wo men

0 . M e n ca n ex p ec t to li ve l o n g e r t ha n wo men in Eu r ope.

3,“"T T h h a t a t leas t i s w ha t p eo p le s a y"m ea n s pe op l e

A . say o th e r thin gs , t oo

B.d o n't say th is m u c h

C.say thi s but ma y n ot thin k so

D.o nl y th i nk th is

4 , W h a l pro b le m s does spor t ha v e?

A.Some wo men a thlete s are ac t ua ll y m e n

B.So m e wom en a thl e t es are g i ve h o rm o n e in jectio n s .

C.Wo m en and m e n do n ot run o r sw i m in th e s am e r a c es.

D.lt i s di ffic ult 10 chec k whe t he r wome n ath l et e s a r e really wome n.

5. l n thi s pa s sage t h e a uth o r im pli es that

A, women are weaker t han we n , but fa. t e r

B.wo m e n a r e s l owe r th an men, b u t s t ro n ge r

C.m e n a r e n o t a l ways stro n ge r a nd fa s t e r th a n wome n

D.me n ar e fas比r and st r o ng e r than wo men

答案：BB C B C

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P eop l e b u r y tre asure 10 s t o p o th e r peo p le fr om taki n g i t. Th e y c h oose a q u i et p l ace, d i g a dee p h o l e a nd bu ry th e tr eas u re in i t. 11te n t h ey m ake a ma p o f whe re th e tr eas u re i s or ,vrite d o,vn o th er cl u es（线索）that wi ll h el p th em o r so m eo n e el se to fi nd it a ga in

In Britain a few years a go; a w ri t e r w r o t e abo ut some t reas u re that h e h a d b uri ed. H e p u t cl u es i n th e s t ory t o hel p r eaders fi nd i t. Tho u s and s o f p eo pl e hu n t ed f o r the 阮a su re. They du g h o l es a ll over Britain, h o p i n g to fi nd i t.

O n e of the mos t p o pul a r ad ven tur e s t o ri es ever ｀吐te n i s R o bert L o ui s Ste ph enso n's

、T r eas u red Is land', an exei t i ng story abo ut a yo un g boy, Ji m H a wk in s, who i s c aptur ed b y p ira t es and la ter fi nd some buri ed tre a. u re.

T h e n th ere is t h e tru e story a bout a ma n w h o h a d t o tr ave l ove r seas fo r a yea r. He did n ot

皿s t ba nk s, so h e b u ried h is l ife sav in gs in a park 吓e n h e we n t away. O n hi s re turn, h e 叽n t s t ra i g ht t o th e par k. But the par k was n o longe r th ere. In i t s pl a 心小e re was a hu ge buildin g An d t h e n th ere was th e man w h o b u如d hi s sav in gs, all in ban k n o t es, in a wate rp roo f（防水的）ba g. W h en h e d og i t u p years l a t e r, th e r e was n o th i ng l efi. Wo rm s a n d i nsc e ts h ad eat en th e b ag a nd every伽ng i n i t

And of co u rse, these arc stor i es abo ut p eo pl e w h o b u ry thing s and e it he r fo r ge t where th ey h ave b ur i 凶t hem or los e th e ma p.

Although it is true 如II p eo p le somet im es l ose the i r money because a bank fai l s, banks arc sti ll th e safe. t p lace 10 k ee p o ur savi n驴a n d t心sures

I , People w h o bury tr eas\J re usually

A. do n ol tru. t banks

C. want 10 l i ve in a quiet place.

2. The,vriter in Brit 、a in

A.really had buried so meth i n g.

B.star ted a nationwide tre as u re hunt.B. have a l ittle m o ne y D. expec t to l ose it

C. had l os t his tre asure and wan te d people 10 help him find i t.

D,cau.ed trou ble because p eo p le dug h ol e.eve l)'\?'hc re.

3 , `'Treasure I sl and"

A.i s a s tor y abou t p ira t es.

B.is abou t th e advent u resof Jim H awkins.

C.is t he most popular story ever "'" uen.

D, i s a we ll-kn ow n fairy tal e.

4, The man who buried h is money in a park

A.t houghthis money w as safe r 山ere than in a bank

B.travelled o n th e sea for a ye r a

C.go t his life sav in驴back aga in.

D, s ta ye d aw a y long e r 小a n he expec t ed.

5. F r om t hese storie we understand tha t

A, we cannot tru s t ban k s.

B.wes h ould not t rust anyone.

C. a waterproof bag is not pr oof ag a i n st worms an d i n sec t s.

D. in s 心ts cat a n yt h ing.

答案：A BBA C

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ln 1977, a de ad a uth or of dete c ti ve s to ries saved the li fe of a nineteen-month-old ba by in a most unusu a l way. The a uth o r was Agatha Christ i e, a gentle m a rri e d la dy and o ne of t he m ost s u cces ful writers of de t ectivesto ri es in the wo rld.

ln J une I977,a baby girl became se ri ous l y ill i n Qa ta（r卡塔尔），n ear Sand i Arabi（a沙特阿

拉伯）．Doc tors we re unab le to fi nd o ut th e cause of her ill nes s,so s h e was tlown to Londo n and se n t t o H a mm e r s mith H os p i t a l. A team of d oc t ors hurried t o examine the baby o nl y t o d i scover that th ey, 100 , were pu 立led by th e very unusual signs of illn 岱s. While they were having a discu. sion about th e baby's ii In es , a nurse ask ed to speak t o them

" Excuse me," sa i d N u rse Marsha Maitland,'' b u t l th i nk the ba by i s s u ffe rin g fro m thallium poisonin（g蛇中帝）”

" What makes you th ink that?" Dr. Brown as ked. 而all ium poisoning i s very r a re."

' 'A few days ago, l wa. reading a n ovel called?A P a l e H orse' b y Agatha Ch ri st i e," Nurse Maitland

ex pl a in ed. " ln t he book, somebo d y w沈s tha ll ium poison, and a ll th e signs ar e ex actl y the same a s the ba by' s . "

.,You are very carefu l and you may be right," ano th e r doctor s a id. " we'll carry out some tests and find out whe th er it's th a lli um（蛇）o r n ot."

Tests showe d that th e bab y had indeed been poisoned by tha llium. Once they kn ew th e cause of th e illn ess, the d octors were a b le to give th e baby the correct t reatment. She soon recovere d and was se nt ba ck to Qatar. La t e r o n it was pro ved th a t th e poison mighi ha ve come fro m a n ins ecticid（e 杀虫剂）usedi n Qatar

I . Who first suggested t he correct eau. e o f the baby's illness?

A. A Doc tor in Qatar.

8. N u 函Mai tl and

C.Dr. Brown.

D.Agatha Ch ri s tie.

2, Why was the bab y sent 10 London?

A. She was a British girl whose p aren t s we re work ing i n Qatar.

8. The h osp ital s in Qatar were fu ll a t that tim e.

C. She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.

D, T h e Qa tar d octors were not sure th ey could c u re her.

3. As far as we c an tell from passage, Agatha Ch ri st ie

A.had never even met this baby.

B.had spen t a l o n g time a a p o lic e officer

C.visi ted the ba by in th e hospital at Hammersmith

D, gave N urse Mai tl and some adv ice o n the phone

4. Nurse Maitland spoke t o th e d octors

A, whe n she heard th e m di scussing th e po 函bility oflhallium poison.

B.because s h e cou l d see tha t th e doc t o r s had made a mistake

C.10 suggest a possible reason for the patient's illn ess.

D, afte r s h e had read about a h orse w h ic h had been poisoned.

5, Wha t did th e doctor think of t he suggestio n which N u rse Maitlan d made?

A, They were very qu i ck to agree w ith her

8. They were unhappy over her in t e rrup tion

C.They sa i d that s h e was wrong because th a lliu m po i so n ing i s very rare.

D.They thought i i was a possibility wo rt h co n s i dering.

答案：B D ACD

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T h ere ha been, i n h is t ory, a man w h o was sw all owe d b y a w hal e an d J ive d t o t ell the ta l e. T h e man's name is James Bartley.

The re co rd s to pr ove h is unusual e灯如ence are i n t he British Admiralty

Bartley was making his firs t trip o n the w hal i n g s h ip Star o f the Eas t. S\Jd denl y th e l ookout found a hu ge wha le . The whalers knew i t was a huge w ha le by th e s i ze of the spray i t b lew int o t he air. They l owe re d th ei r sma ll boats. James B a rtle y was i n the first l ongboa t . The men rowed until they were close t o the w hal e. A ha rpoo（n鱼叉）was thro`'rt and it found it mark. It sank in to t he wha l e' s tlesh. The maddened beast jum ped out of the wa t er and broke the boat i nt o pieces Whe n the survivo r s we re p icke d up, James Bartley was missing.

Short l y before sunset, the w ha le was fi na lly ea u g ht. The 汹ilors ti ed t he wha le' s 仑色竺to t he s ide of t he sh ip

Because of th e hot weat he r it wa i mport an t that they cut u p the w ha le rig ht away. Ot he而se, t he meat wou ld beg in to rot and the o il wou l d begin t o spo il W hen they got t o the stomach, they felt somet h ing m oving about wildly. lney th o ught i t wou ld be a b ig fish st i ll a li ve in side. But when th ey ope n ed the stomach th ey found Jam es Bartley. After thi s trip, Bartley settled in Glouce. tcr, Eng lan d, and n eve r returned t o sea

I . This passage i s mainly abo\J I

A, how to hunt w ha les fo r th eir oil and meat

B. the ha rd a nd d ange r ous l ives that whalers had to li ve.

C. the d uties of eac h man o n a wha ling s h i p.

D, a man w h o wasswallowe d by a w ha le a nd li ved.

2. The sa il ors knew that someth in g was in the whale's sto ma ch because

A.t hey cou ld fee l i t moving abo u t wild y l

8. the wha l e seemed very hea vy

C.the wha l e was bu lgin g（鼓起来）at one spot

D.the ca pt a in h eard Bartley crying for h e lp

3, James Bartley never went t o sea again because

A. he wan te d different kinds of ad ve nt u re s.

8. of f ri g ht and shock.

C. h e was hurt by th e whale.

D. he ofte n got seasick.

4, T h e a uth o r, in t e lling James Bartley's story, give u. in fom田tion by

A.making u. la u g h

B.ral king a bout whal ing i n general.

C.

com paring w ha li n g to o th e r fis h ing

D.d r amat ic a ll（y戏剧性地）tell ing what happen ed.

5, T h e wo rd carcass re fers to t he

A, whale's rail .

B.w ha le' s s t omach

C.dead body of the w h ale.

D, whale's s id e

答案：DAB DC

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Mot i vat i o（n动机）t o satisfy one's n ee d s i s brough t about by"d rives",These"drives"do not de t erm ine m a n 飞behaviou r, but ra ther direct man's e n ergy t owards certain aims. For example, man's body r eq u i r es food, wh i ch is a bio l ogica l n eed, when this need comes up, m a n fee l s uncomfortable a nd his 由oughts t um t o gett ing food o r sa ti s fying that n eed. lfhe i s very h ung ry, it w ill d i ffic ult fo r h im to p ay enough attent ion to a n y thing excep t h is need for food While all men fee l hungry, th e r e i s m ore th a n o n e m e th od fo r helping free people of 小i s uncomfortable fee ling. How n eeds are sat i sfy in g depe n ds o n wha t we have been taught or what we have le arn ed from o ur ex p er ien ces. As we grow, we lea rn shat foods o u r soc i ety considers acceptab l e, and h ow th ey should be prep a red and ea t e n. ln some soc i ctic.s, fo r example, po rk i s consi de red a specia l food w h ile in o 山e r soc ie t i es i t is stric tl y fo r b idd en. ln some soc i et i es fish i s a l ways coo k ed,but in o小e r soc i e ti es raw（生的）fis h is pre ferred.T h e way i n wh i ch we sat i s fy a d ri ve is a l earned rcspon 沁Narure ha s not built a foo d - gelling 芯ponse in to man. He cannot just ea t whatever he wan t s of whenever there is f ood, h is sa ti s faction of 山e hunger dr ive, for example, i s lim ite d by 小e rules of a soc i ety. Although we are hunge r, according to the ru les of soc i ety, we s h o u ld not s i ca l foo d, e ven i f it be l o ngs someo n e wea k er than we arc.

I.According to th e pas.age, "drives"

A .can be b rough t abo\Jt b y m o t i邓ti on

8 . .can always d ec i de man's action

C . direct man's energy t owa r d certai n goa l s

D.follow man's m ot i vat i on.

2 is a b i o l ogica l n心d

A . Mot i va ti on B. Dri ve

C. Hunger

D. Ex p e rien ce

3. T h e ,vriter hopes t o t ell us that

A . man shou ld sat i s fy his b i o l ogica l needs w h eneve r n ecessary

B . man's n ee d s shou l d always be sa ti s fie d w i t h o\Jt any co nd i t ion

C . wha t man s h o u ld do i f he fee l s hungry

D. man's sa ti s fac ti on of needs i s lim ited by the rules ofa certain society

答案：CCD

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Wash ingt om,A pril4-The Un i te d Sta t es ha m ore than 90mi ll on fa mili es for t he firs t time ,but

r e ported tod y a

eac h con t a in s fewer peo p le on ave r age than e ve r,th e Censu.Burea（u统计局）

T h e 90,031,000 fam ili es in th e Un i ted S ta t es averaged 2.64 members each as of l ast Jul y I ''The reaso n is, in e ffec t, changes i n the age structu r e," exp l a ine d Ca mpbe ll Gi b son, a

p opu l a ti on re. earche r for t h e bu reau. Most Americans bo rn in th e grea t exp l osion of b irths after Wo rld War l1 are mow i n the i r 20's and 20's when they are m ost lik e l y t o set up fam ili es, he said .

T h e fac t that many are doing so in crea. ed the number of f am ilie. from 80.4mill i on in 1980 to 88.8 million in 1986 and past th e 90 million mark l a. t summer. At the same t im e, t he average number of peop l e per fam il y d r opped from 2.75 i n 1935 to 2.65 in 1986 and !hen t o 2.64,Mr Gibso n said.

By co mpari so n, t he 1970 Ccn. us found th e a verage family co nta i ned 3.15 people F am ilie s averaged more than four pcople in 1939 and more th an five in 1880.·n,e growing number of ever-s ma ller fam i lie. i s sti ll go in g o n, but M r Gi b son poi nt ed o ut th a t family grow t h was m o t the same a.p opu l a ti on in c re ase in th e 1970's.T h e same age factor（s因素）that arc inereasing lhe number of f am il ies also happened then,but in the1970's the pr oportio（n比例）of fam i l ies in cae h age group was also grow in g .

That has not eonri nu ed in lhe 1980's fo r a number of pos. i b l c rca. ons, Mr G ib so n said.

Fo exampl,in.t h e I880's_mo": young peo p le have cho_s n_to remaj~ho r.w ith_their parents ins t ea d of sett in g up h o u sekee p ing on t hei r own,as many did in th e 1970's. This co u ld 比caused b y lhc in creas ing cost of housing, h e sa id. Delays in marriage wh i le wa. n ot the o n ly fac t or

for the fami l y c han ges

I.T he sma ll e r figure of fam ili es reported here is

A. 1980

B. 80.400.000

C. 2.64

D. 90 m ili on

2.1-low d i d Mr G ib si n exp l a in lhe reaso n of the i n erca.e in fam i lies?

A . About 9.96mill i on n ew fami li es have been se t up si n ce 1980

B. All th e b i g fam il ies were sp l i t in to smaller o n es.

C . T h ere i s a 严t number of young people w h o are newly married.

D.T h ere was a great explos i o n of births during rh e p re seni Second Wo rl d War

3.What is t he re po rter's aititud（c态度）iowardthe p resent s ituation?

A.peopA le shou ld gel married at a l a1e r age

B . T h e average number of fam il y numbers sho u l d 比2.64.

C . Il 's not clear in lhc repor t

A. A. D. Yoong people s h ould set up housekeeping on th ei r own ,as many did i n the

1970's. —

4.Fro m t h e la. t paragraph we may inf e r that

A . delay i n marriage wi ll not h e lp t he num 如of f am ilie.

B . Delay in marriage i s t he major factor of the 伽n il y c han ges

C . T h e w ri ter felt sorry th at many young people now d e l ay t h eir marriage.

D. There mu. t 比some othe r fae t ors w h ic h have led t o lhe slower fam il y grow t h in the

1980's

答案：B CC D

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E v cry Ch in ese4anguagc 1ex1book SIartS OUI w it h Ih e standard ph rasc（s短．）语for gr心ting people; but as an American,I always found myse lf unable to speak free l y whe n i t came to s心in g gucslS off a t th e door. Just a good-b ye wou ld not do, ye t 小a t w a s all I had ever learned from th e t e rrib l e books. So I wou l d smile and n od,bowin（g鞠躬）l i k e a Japa n ese and search in g madly for wo rd s tha t wou ld smoo th over t h e vis i tor's l eaving and make them feel th ey wou ld 比＼velcome to come aga in. ln my unea se, I often h id behind t h e ski rt s of my Ch in ese husba nd's kindn ess T h en finally, listening to o th ers, I began to pick up t h e phrases t ha t eased re l ations h ips and sent pcople off n o t on l y sueces. fully but also skillfu ll y

Partings fo r t h e Ch in ese i n cl ud e a lot of n ecessary hab itual praetice. A lt hough I'm not expccted t o observe or even k n ow all th e rul es, as a fore i gner, l ' vc had t o l earn the exp r ess i o几s of

p o li teness and p rote（s t表示拒绝的话）at a le av e- r ak in g.

T h e Ch in ese feel t hey must s 忱a gues t off to the farthes t pos. ible po int-do,vn the nigh t of s ta irs t o the s tr eet 比l ow o r per ha p. a ll !he way t o t h e n eares t bus s t op. l've somet im es wa it ed ha lf

， ＇ an hour or more for m y hu.band t o return from see in g a g u e L o ff , s in ce h e's gone to the b us sto p and wa ited fo r th e next bus t o arrive

T ha t's very we ll , bui w h en I' m th e gues t being seen off, my protests are a l ways u seless . My hos 比 ss o r host, o r bolh, ins isL on see ing me down the s tai rs and we ll on my way, w i th my repe at ing th e ''Don't bother t o see me ofr ' at every l a nding . If I try t o go rast to discourage them from following , they are si mpl y ou t to th e di scom fort of hav in g t o run after me. B e ll e r to accep t the i n evita b le(不可避免的）．

B 灿 des, th a t 's going against

C h i n ese e u s t om, becau 沁 haste(doing th in 驴 qu i ckly) i s t o be avo i ded . Wha t d o you say whe n you part fro m someone?" Qo s l ow l y. " No t farewell or G odspee （d 祝福）b ，ut "Qo s l ow l y." To the C h i n ese i t m ean s "Take c are ," or'' W at ch your s t ep" ,or some such caution , but tr ans l at ed lite rall （y 字面意思）i t means "Qos l o w l y."

I. lt i s s 访t ed clearly !hat the "'filer

A. i s int eres t ed i n the Ch in ese-l anguage textbooks

B. i s pr o ud of being ab le t o greet people a t t h e doo r

C. i s unsatisfied w it h lh e Chinese -lang uage t extbooks

D. i s afraid of t hes t andar d ph ra 沁 s from lhc t extbooks

2. lt ca n be i n ferred th a t t h e wr i ter

A. speaks Chine 沁

B. li ves in the USA

C. d i slikes h er husba nd 's ways of see ing g u es t s off

D. r efu. es t o fo ll ow lhc C h in ese cu. t om of see ing guests off

3. According to th e pa ssage a ll o f t he following are necessary in the Chine 沁 partin 穸 excep t A 沁 eing th e guestsoff to th e the 酝 best po int

B. protesting again a nd again

C. running afte r th e guests

D. say in g"Qo s l ow l y."

4, The C h i n eselL e"go s l ow l y ." in th ei r partings so as to _ .

A. slow down t h e guests

B. a. k lhe g uesL t o take care

C. wish th e guests a happy journey

D. warn the g uests of danger on th eir way h ome

答案： C ACB

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11 wou ld be pl easant t o believe 1hat all young girls in the pa t got married for romantic r easo n s ; but the fac 1 is th a t many of 1h e m regarded marriage as th eir o nl y c hanc e t o ga in inde pende n ce from 1h ci r pa ren ts , t o have a pr o v ider , or to be a s. ured of a good p lace in s oc iet y. A coup l e of generat i o n s ago, an o ld maid of twenty-five did not have m u ch 10 look forward 10, s h e was more or l ess fated to remai n with her pa rent 's o r to l ive i n some rc la t i ve's home whe re s h e wou ld h e l p wi th the chores and the chi l dren. No t so any more . In th e first p lace , women rema in young much l o nger 1han 1h ey u.cd t o , and an un marr ie d woman of twe nty-eig h1o r th i rty does not fee l that her life i s ove r. Besides, since she is probably wor k i n g a nd su pportin g he rs e l f, s h e i s free t o marry o n ly when and if she choo ses . As a re s u lt, t oday's women te n （d 倾向）to marry l a t er in li fe. They have fewer c h i l d ren -or none at a ll- i f th ey prefer to devo 1c themselves to their p r ofession . The resu li i s a decline in the birthrate. The n C\v ro l e that women have developed fo r themselves has changed f am i l y lif e. Ch ild ren are raised di ff e rentl y ; they spend more time with adu lt s w h o a r c not th e ir pa rent s : bab y si tte rs , day -c are cen t er personnel, rel a ti ves, o r neighbors. W h ether 1h ey gain or lose in the proces. i s a hot!Y c bat ed q u !i o n . Some child ex pe rt s _bc_lie e th a_t y un ~g ch ild r _en mus_s 1pcn _all 1h e ir time w it h their mother i f th ey arc t o grow soun d in body and mind . Ot h ers t h i nk that c h i l d ren ge l more from a m other who spends with them "qua lity time " (a time of fun and re l axat i on sci aside for 1hem)rather 1han hours of fo rc ed and unhappy baby sitt in g. A nd many ch il d psyc h ologisL point ou 11h a 1 c h ild ren kepi in day-care centers evcry day are brighter than those raised a1 home. No matte r wha 1 i i i s, one thing about ch ild r a i sing to be cer t ai n of i s tha1 the l onge r 1h e child i s w ith

the mother, th e 比tter

I.. It ca n be c onc luded from the passage 1h ai

, .

A.women today have develo ped a n ew r o le i n family lif e

B.th e b i rthrate i s declining as a result of wome n's pursui（t追求）of careers

C. wo m e n have always b心n dependent on th e ir parents eve n after marriage

D. ch ildren must spend a ll their time with th e ir m o t h er if they are t o grow so und

2.The c hange i n women's a nitude t oward marriage resu lt s in all of th e fo ll owi ng EXCEPT

A.more a nd more women quit(leave) j o b s to t ake care of their children at hom e

B.wome n today t e nd to marry l a t e r than th ey did

C.wo m e n have J ess time ro raise ch ildren

D. more a nd more fam i lies remain childless

3.. People ha ve d 邮rent op ini on. over the question a to

A.how ch ild re n shou l d 比ra i sed

B.where children s h ould be raised

C.w hcrhcr children s h o u ld s t ay with their parents

D. how lo ng children s h ould stay with th e ir parents

4 . T he a uth o r suggests th a t

A.wo rking women shou l d n o t have ch ildr e n

B.c h ild ren shou ld bekept i n d ay-c a re centers all the time

C.young children should s t ay with their mother as long as possible

D. women should leave their wo rk to l ook after th ei r ch i ldren at home

答案：B ADC

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For years and years people ha ve been saying that th e rail ways are dead. "We can do without rail ways",people say as i f motorcars and planes have made th e railways unnecesary. We all keep hearing that trains areslow, that they lo se money, that they're dying. But this is far from the tru由In th ese days of expensive oi l, th e railways have become highly competitive wi th motorcars and planes. ff you wan t to carry people or goods from place to place. They are c h eape r than p la n es And they have much in c ommon w ith planes. A planegoes in a s traight line and so docs a railway What i s more, it takes you from the heart of a city int o the heart of a n o t h e r. lt docsn't l eave you as a pl ane docs, miles and miles from the city cente r. lt doesn't h old you up as a car d oes, in endless traffic jams. And a s i ng le train can carry goods which n o plan e or motorcar cou l d ever do Far from be ing dead, the railways are very mu c h a li ve, Modem railway l i n es give you a smoo th, untrou b led jo urn ey. \\'here else can you eat well, s l ee p in comfort, fee l safe and enjoy th e seene wh il e yo u are traveling a t speed at the same time? And we are on l y at the beginning. For we have just entered the age of（超速列车），trains traveling at150miles an h o ur and more. Soon we w i ll be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can' t IL e because we have not e n o ugh money 10 buy th e oil and p lanes we ean't fly in for the same reason

I. Some people thin k th e railways are unnecessary for man y r easo ns except th a t _

A . planes and motorcars have taken the plaee of trains

B. oil is expensive today

C . a in s a re s lo w

D. il ways l ose money

2.the \\'Titer's idea seems to be that

A . we can do w ithout railways

B. trains ha ve much in common wi th motorcars a nd planes

C . motorcars a nd planes are not as good as trains

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D. trains arc as good as m oto rc arsand p la n es

3.According t o the ,.,,iter, which of the followi ng i s not tru e?

A . ll i s cheaper t o travel by train than b y plane

B. e railway station is usually at the center of a city

C . en you get off the plane yo u wi ll find yourself right i n he city center

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D. motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does

4. The w riter thin ks that th e railways , far from be ing dad, a rc very much a li ve because _

.

A . can have a smoo th and 1m lrou ble d j o urn ey

8. we' l l not ha ve e n o u g h money 10 fly in pl anes

C . we can n ow tra ve l in supe r-fast tr a in s

D. a ll the a b ove

5. T h e be. I title for thi s pas. agc may be

A . No t th e E nd , but th e

B egi nning

8. W h ic h i s the Best: T r a in , Motorcar o r Plane

C. Tra in s Are More Compet i tive than Mortorear.; o r Planes

D. Oh , s uper-fast Tra in s

答案： BD C DA

( 1 7)

Whe n we ca n see we ll , we do n o t think about ou r eyes very o ft e n. II i s on l y w hen we ca nn o t sec perfectly th a t we co m e t o sec how im p o rta nt ou r eyes are.

Pe op le who are nearsighted can o n ly see things that are very c l o s e t o th ei r eyes. Many people who do a l ot of c l ose work, such as >vriti ng , readi ng and sewing , become nea rs ight ed. T hen th ey ha ve t o wear glasses i n or d er to see distant things cle a rl y .

Pe op le who are fars ighte （d 近视的）suffer fro m ju s t the o ppo s ite pr ob l em . They can sec thing s that are far away, but they ha ve d i ffic u lty rea ding a book un le.s they h ol d it a t arm 's length lfthey w ant t o do much reading , th ey mu. t ge t g l asses t oo

Other p eople d o not see clearly bccau. e their eyes a re n o t exac tl y th e righ t shape . Th i s , to o , can be co rre c ted by glasses . Some people 's eyes become cloudy because of catar act （s 白内陪） Long ago these people ofte n beca me blind. Now , however , it is p oss ibl e t o ope rat e o n the cataract s and remo v e them.

When night fa ll s, co l ours become fainter t o th e eye and fina ll y disappear. After yo ur eyes h ave gro""'used t o th e dark , you can sec belier if you use th e sides o f yo ur eyes rather than th e ce n ters. Sometimes , a fter dark, yo u sec a small thing t o o ne side of yo u , wh i ch seems t o d isappe ar if yo u tum you head in it s d ir ect i on . This i s because when you tum yo u r he ad , yo u ar e l ooki n g at the thing t oo 小 rectl y . Men o n g uard duty sometimes th in k the y sec some thing moving t o one si d e of them. When th ey tum to l ook straigh t at it , the y cannot see it any m o re , and they be lie ve th ey were mistaken . However, th is mistake happens because th e ce nter of the eye, wh i ch is very 沁 ns iti v （e 敏感的）i n daylight , i s n o t as 沁 邱 iti v e a s th e sides o f the eyes after dark

I . We don't know th a t o ur eye. are ofgreat im p orta nce until _ .

A . we think abou t o ur eyes

B . we cannot see clearly

C . we wear gla ses

D . we have t o do mu e h reading

2. According to th e pas.age , a is more l ik ely to be n earsighted .

A . tail or 8 . doctor C. guard 0 . p ain t e r

3. Those who s u ffe r fro m cataract s

A . w ill become b lind

B . cannot be c ured （治愈）

C . may be cu re d

D. must m ove t o o th e r p l ace s

4. People w h o are farsig hted

A . cannot do a l ot of close work w ith o ut glasses

B. can o nl y see things th a t are ve r y close t o the i r eyes

C . have d 而c u lt y re ad ing a b oo k if they h o l d i t at arm's leng th

D. have the same problem a s th e nearsighted people

5. t o see a small thing at night, i t i s beu er t o look

A . with wide open e yes

B . w i th h alf- s hut o r n arrowe d eyes

C . stra ig ht ai i t

D. in a sl ightl y di1Te ren1di re c t i o n

答案：B ACA D

(18}

Sha ng ha i: Ca r rent a l 硉赁）ar e beco min g in cr ea s i ng l y po pu l ar as an in expensive＼炖y o f t ak in g to t h e r oads. Bu s in ess peop le, fo rei g n ers and fa mili es a li k e ar e 仑t..Qf the gr ow in g ind us try.

The fi r s t car re nt al Jinn o pen ed in Shan gha i in I992 a n d n ow I2 ca r rent a l pl aye r s a re i n ch e game, wi由m ore t han I I,500 e a rs o n t h e ir books.

The lar gest p l aye r-S h an gh ai b i n s h i t o 田i s m C ar R e ntal Ce ntr e has I0,000 ca r s fro m d el u xe 沁d a n（s豪华轿车）and m i ni va n（s 微型车）t o l a r ge passe n ge r b u se..S an t ana sedans are小e b i g fctte i te.

F inn s ca n a ttra c t en o u g h cus t o m ers, fo r 70 perc ent o f th ei r ca r s e v e ry mo nt h. Th is fig u re

s h oo!S up d urin g h olidays li k e N a tio n al 伪y, Labo ur D ay a n d N e w Year's D ay, ＼山h so m c r eco rdin g I00 pe rce n t l eas in g氓出）

T h e m ajo r mark e t force t e.ts in th e grow in g pop u la ti o n o f ex p a t ri a t（e移居国外）and wh i te-co ll a r e mp l oyers , w h o e an a 恼rd 山e n ew se r v i ce, sa id Zh u a n gY u, mar k eti n g m a n ger of S han g hai An g e l Ca r R e ntal Co.

I . M ore a nd m o r e pe op l e pr efer t o r en t a car b e cau.e _

fi rm s p rovi d e c hea p cars

t he cars peop l e rent are b euer th an t h c ir ow n

i t costs l ess w h e n t akin g t o t h e roads

i t i s ex p e n s i ve t o travel by tr a in o r b us

2.Fro m t h e pa.s a ge we ca n l earn th a t

A , 70% of th e wh i te 心li ar e mp l oyers ren t cars o n t he i r h o lid ays

B . a lm os t a ll t he ca r s i n the 佑m a re re n te d o n ho l i da ys

C , more a nd more cars a re re nt e d b e ca u se th e p o p u l a ti o n is gr ow ing

D. p e opl e ca n o n ly re n t Sa nt a n a se dan s i n ca r rental fi rm s

3.T h e un de rlin e d ph呤“ t ak ing ad v an tag e o f" i n the fi rst p a ra gr a ph m ea n s _ .

A. u沁

B. e n joymen t

C. ben efi t

D. in teres t

答案：C B C

(19)

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吃hu t o an e nd Asc m in Lo nd o n

C h i n a's n ew p re mier, Zh u R o n 旬i i s 10 a tt end t he S eco n d Asia-E u rope M ee tin g(Asem) and vis i t Bri ta in a nd F ran c e 沁we en Ma rch 31 a n d Apr il 7 in h is first fore ign tr i p si n ce t ak in g offi c e.

P a g c 2

?Laid-off wo r kers

B eij ing w i ll tak e m easu r e to h e lp1h e c it y' s laid-off wo r kers fin d n ew j o b s thi s yea r

P a g e 3

?Fam il y re fo rm

C h ina

D a il y ca rri es a comme nt ary(评论)o n fam il y p l a nning policy, w h ic h i s c ru c i a（l 关系重大）to t h e co un try's future.

Pagc4

?B ank i n g r efo rm

T h e S h ang ha i B ra n c h of th e P eop le's B a nk of C hin a i s p re paring t o ini ti at（e开始若手）a se r ies of re fo rm s to i m pr ove servic s e

P a g e 5

?Ed u cat i o n r eform

A co m plete re fo rm in C h i n c e lan g u ag e t each ing is called f o r in prima ry a n d seco n dary e duc at i o n

P age 9

H ealthy o ld man

Two C h i n e. c Worl d War Tl pil ots keep h ea l t h y in th ei r 80s thr o u gh r egu l ar exercise p rogram m s e Page 10

I . T h e above s ect i o n may possi b ly appear o n _ of Ch ina D a ily

A. P a g e 3 8. P age I C. P age 6 D. p agelO

2.. F r o m th e headl i n e we ex p ec t there wi ll比一j o b cha n ces fo r l a i d-off wo rk ers i n B e iji ng thi s ye,ar

A. fewe r 8. e n o u g h C. m ore D. n o

3.Pr em ier Z h u will go 10 E u rope 10

A. a u e n d Asc m in P a ri s

8. visi t Bri ta in and Fra n ce fr o m ma rc h 10 Ap r il

C.ha ve hi s firs1 foreign t rip

D.a u end th e m eeti n g a nd pa y a n offic i a l vis i t t o Bri t a in an d F r a n ce

4. We c an in fer1ha1 C h i n es e l an g ua g e l each in g in p rim ary an d seco n dary s chool s al p r ese nl _ .

A. i s s at is fa ctory 8. m ceL th e demand of the soc i e t y

C. n ee d s i mp rove m e nt

D. in1cre.ts studen t s

答案：B CDC

(20)

Co u ld a C D p l a y er, a l aptopco mp u t e r o r a h a nd-h e l d vi d eo gamesen d an airl in e off co u rse?

U n l es. you ar e bo rn w i th fea t h e rs, flyi n g req u ires fai t h. Pa.sc n gcrs have t o be li eve , o n ce o n boar d t he pl ane, t ha t a 227000kg ma ch in e mov in g extre me l y fa.t in t he ai r i s fi rm ly in t h e p il o t's co nt ro l. Tha t fa i th was s h a ken la s t week by a repo rt t ha t a DC-10 p lan e co mi ng int o New Yor k's Ke nn e d y ai rp o rt rec cn(ly almos t crashe（d控毁）when a p asse n ger in t h e fir s t cl ass tu m凶o n hi s p o r ta b l e co mp act d i sc pl aye r

T h e story, firs t pub lishe d i n Ti m e Ma gaz in e, set off peo p le's co n ce rn. Can a irp l an es rea ll y be made t o cha n ge t h e ir co u rses b y so m e th i n g a. s m all as a ba tt ery-powered C D p l aye r? O r a v id eo-game m ach in e? O r any o f a d oz en e l ectro nic ga d geL（小器具）a nd com put ers tha t p ass engers re gu l arly carry o n bo ard'/

A l tho u gh i t ma y so und im poss ib le, it ca n' t be rul ed o ut. Every elect ri cal device crea t es a ce rt'a in a mo unt of rad i a ti o n. Porta b le ph o n es, re m ote-con tr o l t oys an d othe r radio tra n smi tt e r s s end ou t s ign a l s th a i ca n carry fo r k il o m e t ers, a nd their \J s.e o n p lan es h a. l o n g b een cassette p la yers, t a p e recor d ersa nd l a p top co mput ers, w h ic h make f a r l ess electromag n et i c(电磁的）n o i se.

Now th ere is in creas i n g pr oof t ha t even th es e gadgcL may b e p\Jr t in g ai r craft at risk. A ,val k man-type rad i o t un凶to a n FM stat i o n p rod u ces osci ll at i o n s(振荡）th a t ca n reac h I.Sm to 3.Sm-far e n ough,i n so m e pl a n es, t o r eac h t h e n av i ga ti o（n导航）eq u i p m en t in a nd a ro un d th e coc kp i（t驾驶员座舱）

No pl a n es have cras h e d a n d n o li v e s ha ve bee n l os t-so far. But Time Ma gaz i ne h as got qu i t e few_p ilo t re po rt s lin k in g_a s e ri o"ano r al i cs（”异例）to a w d1c va n e ty of e l cc Ir0n ic g ad gcts, fro m l apt o p comp u ters t o Ni nt e n do Ga m e B oys. ln o n e strik in g exa mpl e, a p l an e fly in g o u t o f

C h ic a go s 伐r t ed go in g off co u rse wh i le it s VO R d i a l s b ecame un c l ear a nd danc 凶around. W hen

t he pa sse n ger in seat 9-D t u rned o 扦h i s l apt o p, th e repo rt s la tes, th e " pa nel l i gh t s imm edi at ely bri g hten e d a nd a ll na vig a tio n a ids ret urn ed to n o rm a l."

T h e U.S. Fe d e r al A v i at i o n Adm ini s t rat i o n, pr essed b y p i loL t o puni s h th e gadge t h o l ders o n boar d, p ub lish ed a n a d v i sory l a t e l a s t week t ha t Delt a A i rli n e. h as a lr eady ma de l o n ge r i ts list o f for b idde n d ev i ces t o i n cl ud e v id eo p l a y ba ck mac h in es and C D p layers.

W it h t he a rri v al of n ew "fly-b y-w i re" a irc raft, w hi ch a re h ea v il y comp u terize d and even mo r e ea s i l y to be i nt e r fere d w ith, passe n gers may have to go ba ck t o r ead in g paperbacks and wa t c h i n g t h e in-lligh t m ovies.

I.. The pu rposeof t h i s a rt icle i s to in fo rm t h e rea d erso

A.t he ri sks co nn ec te d wi th Oying mode m c omp u terize d p l anes

B.th e co n d i t i o n s co nn e ct ed wi th tak in g offa nd l a ndin g in m odemp lan es

C.th e risks co nn ected w i t h u si n g e l ec tr o ni c device s wh i le flyi n g in mode m p la n e s

、 D. t he cond i tio n. co nn ected with silt i n g wi t h in 3.5m off the cockp i t in a modem plane

2, The fo ll owi n g are fou r points made in t he article , Which i s t he right order of what happened?

I) Many pilots have reported incidc n l of interference

2) It is poss ib le th a t e l ectrica l devices are dangerous.

3) Della A i rlines have for b idde n CD p la yers

4) Passengers put th ei r trust in pilo

A l ，平，4

B .4,2,1,3 C.2,3,4,1 D.4,3,1,2

3 , Wh i ch one of the followi n g sta t eme n ts is tru e according to th e in fonnat i on presented?

A. Remote-control toys a r e likely to produce rad i atio n

B. A D C -10 almost cras h ed whi l e taking off from Ch i cago ai 叩Ort.

C. Walkma n rad i os g i ve off signals that can c arry fo r severa l k i lo m etc 岱

D. The greatest ri s k to DC- IO planes comes from electromagnetic interference.

4. . According t o t he U .S. Federa l Aviation Adminis t rat i on, th e 比 s t advice to offer someone w h o was about to t rave l o n a plane wou l d 比

A. don't usea n y e le ctron i c devices wh il e yo u r p la n e is in t he air

B. make s u re t ha t you are 3.5m from t h e eockpi t befo r e using e l ec tr o n ic de v ices

C. rune in to AM r ad i o statio n s w h ile using your wa l kman if th e plane i s i n t he air

D. chec k on whether t he e l ec tr o n ic devices you p l an t o take o n boar d ha ve been for b idde n

答案： CBAD

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Random House wi ll ha v e abou t !000 山 Je s on show at th e I 998 Beijing International B ook Fair

T h e 山 l es conta in dictionaries. R eference books o n studying a b ro ,ad

improvement books and many best-selling novels

comp ut er books, self - Among t h e ti tl es, Random House ha s cho 沁 n 20 10 sell t o Chinese r eaders at special prices through ma il or d e r.

阳 nd om House we lc o mes read 叩 10 visit its s h ops to take a careful, l ook at th e books and t a k e t h e c hanc e 10 ta l k wi th the a sis tan L .

Both Beijing Wa n g fujing Foreign Language Bookstore and Shanghai Foreign Language Bookstore are also exhibit in g R ando m House books in their bookstore during t he book fa ir and t hro u g h o ut September . Then a ddr esses of t h e two books t ores are as fo ll o ws.

Beijing Wangfujing Fore ign Language Bookstore 3rd floor , 235 Wangfuji n g Street

Beijing 100006,Te l (010)65126349

Shanghai fo rei gn Language Bookstore

4th floo r , 390 Fuzhou R oad

Shanghai 200001, Te l (021)63223107

I.Random Ho \J se is a _ publishing house.

A . C h inese

B . Beijing

C . foreign 2. In th e article ''Boo k Fa i r" means

D. Sha n g ha i

A . an exhibition of t he book. B. researc h of t he books

C. imp r ovementof the books D . a discussion of t h e b ook.

3.The Book fai r was h e l d in

A. Shangha i B . Ch in a

C. Shanghai Foreign La n g ua ge Book. tore D . Beijing

4. T h e ti t l e of the a rt icl e is

A . Beijing Sells Books

C . Book Fair in Sha n ghai

B. Random House a t Book Fai r D. R 印 dom Ho u se We l co me Readers

答案： CADB

(22)

凡 e you thinking of writing someo n e a l et t er ? Ca ll in stead . Il isn'1 th a t expensive , especia ll y w hen you ca ll d u rin g th e even in , g night , or wee k end hours . ln fact, yo u can make a ien-rninutc ca ll an'f\vhcre in th e cont in enta l Uni t ed Stales for ju. t $2.60

For even greater sav in g, a l wa ys d i a l direct, Iha! i s , w i th o ut an opera t o r 's help. Rate （s 资，）费

on d i rect ca ll s are lower a 仆e r fi v e o'clock i n the e v en in g and lowest after e l eve n o'c l ock at n igh t

and pay phone ca ll s require th e services of an operato r, a nd th ey cost Coll心t, person-t o-pers,o n

more th an direct calls.

Need to ca ll ou t of 小c country? Now calls t o many oversea. p l aces may be dialed direc t C h eck you r t elep h o n e directio n for overseas area codes

Nex t time you have good n ews,or yo u just want to stay in t ouc,h remember,a phone call means so mu c h more th a n a letter. This ha been a message from Southern Bell Telep h one Company.

I. According to this pa.sage, when is a dia l telephone call cheapest?

A. During weckcnd hours. 8 .After 5 i n the e v eni n g.

C. D urin g wo rkin g h ours.

D. After 11 at night

2.To make a ten-minute ca ll costs $2.60, if you are in New York and wan t to be co nn ected w i t h a person m

A. A l aska 8 . Los Ange l es C. Hawaii D. Mexico ci t y

3.What type of ca ll req u i res less money?

A.A d irect dial ca ll.

B.A co ll心I ca ll.

C. A p e r son-to-p erso n cal l.

D.A ca ll from a pay ph o n e.

4.What shou l d o n e do i n order to make an overseas call?

A. Dial th e opera t o r.

8 . Ca ll t e ll Soo t hem Bell Te l ephone Company .

C.C h eck th e phone book for the overseas ope r ator's numbe r so th a t he can help you

D.C h eck the phone boo k for overseas area codes so th a t you ca n dial direct

5.T h is passage is _ .

A. an article 8 . l eller C. a ta lk D. a dia l ogue

答案：DB ADC

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One e v eni n g 祖er dinne r, M r. a nd Mrs. Tisic h ca ll ed a fami l y meeting. " We' ve had 10 make a d而cult decis i on," Mr . Tis i ch announeed. ' ' You see, your m o山er has been o知r ed a p ost as codi r ec t or of a television sta ti on in C h icago. Unfortu na tely, 小e sta ti on is n o l h ere. AOe r t h in ki n g l ong and hard abo\J1 i t, we've co n cl ud ed 1ha1 the ri g ht decis i o n is to move to C h icago."

Marc looked shoc k ed, whi l e his s i s t e r Raehel breat h lessly started asking w hen they' d 比mo v in g. ''I t' s surpris in g, bu t exciting!" she sa id. Marc s imp ly sa id, " We can'! go-l can't l eave all my friends. l'd rather stay here and li v e wi th Tommy Lyons!"

T h e Tisichs hoped 如ll b y th e time th ey moved in August, Ma r c wou l d grow more acc u. t omed10the idea of l eaving.However,he showed n o signs of accepting t h e ne｀'S,refusing t o paek his be l ongings.

Whe n th e morning of th e move arrived, Marc wa nowhere 10 be found. Hi s parents called To mm y Lyons's house, but Mrs. Lyons sa id s h e hadn't seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly eonceme,d whi l e h er husba nd fe lt angry wi th their son fo r beha v i n g so irresponsibly Whal th ey didn't know was th a t Marc had started wa l k in g over to Tommy's h ou.e, w ith a fa in t idea of h i ding in t h e Lyon＄飞atti（c阁楼）for a few days.'But so me t h in g ha ppened on th e way as Marc wa lk ed pa t all th e familiar lands ca 沁of t h e n eig hborh ood; the fence t ha t h e and his mother pa i nt ed, 小e tree th ai he and h i s sister used 10climb, th e park where h e and h is fa小er ofien

t ook evening wa l ks 10g 灿er. How much wo u ld th ese mean without h is family, w h o make th em spec i a l in t he fi rst place'/ Marc didn't take th e t im e to answer t ha t que stion b\Jt i n stead hurried back to h i s h ouse, wonderi n g if 山e re were any m o ving car t o n（s纸板箱）th e right si让t o hold his re co rd collec t ion.

I.T h e co nfli ct in 小is story was cau. ed b y

A. Marc and R ac h el' s different tempers

8 . a quarrel be t wee n Tommy Lyons and Marc

C.Marc's d i sagreementwi th h is parents abo\Jt their move

D.Mr. and M r s. T i sich' s remark of Mare's i rrespons ibili ty

2 , Marc and Rachel's r eac ti ons to th e move were sim il a r in th e way that both were

A. su rpri sed 8. angry and u pset

C. aru(iou. for more de面I s

D. wo rri ed about packing

3.The r eason for Marc's go in g home was1ha1

A.hedid not want t o be l efi behind

B.he rea li zed h is fam il y was essent ial t o h im

C.he hoped 10 reach an agreement w i th his parents

D.he wished to be a m ore responsible person

4 . What wou ld most l ike l y happen next?

A.Marc wou ld bring h is re co rds over t o the Lyo n s's h ou. e.

B.Mr. and Mrs. T i sic h would call the pol i ce.

C.Marc wo u ld j oi n h i s fami l y fo r h ouse moving

D.Mr. a nd M r s. T i sich wou ld start searc h ingfo r Marc

答案：C ABC

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Britain's oldest man made h is first visi t to Londo n yesterday a t the age of I,J O M,r Jo hn Evans had never fo und the time or the money- to make th e t ri p from h i s home near Swansea. But, when British Rail offered h i m an all-expense-spai d b irth day tr ip to the ca pi ta l, he just cou ld not refu se.

U n til yes t erday h e had n ever been far from home,excep t fo r one trip to Abe rd ee,n Mr Evans's, w h o s 沁nt 60 years wo r 伈n g a a miner in Sou th Wa l es, a l mos t made th e journey to Lo nd o n once before, a t t h e tum of the cen tur y." The re was a trip to the W h i t e C it y but ii was ten s h ill ing s (I sh illing=! /20 p ound) return from Swansea-too much T thought All my money went to t he fa mil y then," he sa id.

During th e next t wodays Mr. Eva n s ,viii be taken o n a wh i s tl e-s t op tour of London to see th e sig h ts.Top of h i s list is a vis i t t o the Houses of Pa rliame n（t国会）

T h e on l y arrangement he d 心s n o t care fo r is t he whee lch ai r provided t o move h im about i f he gets tired,'' I d o n' t like t hecha i r busine s-people will so th ink ram gell in g o ld," hesaid His secret for a l ong and h ea l t h y li fe ha s been we ll publicized-no a l co h o l, n o cigare t te and n o ang,e r Before setting off from Swansea w ith his76-year-o l d son,Amwe,l he qu i pp,ed"I'm glad to see they' ve g i ven me a return ticke t."

I , It was rep orted th a t Mr. Eva n s's h ea lth y l ong li fe wa to a cer ta i n ex tent due to h i s

,A wine d rinking ,B proper s m oking

C, m ild t e mp er 0. sen. e of h um or

2 , Wh i ch of the fo ll owingstatements is true?

A,A sing l e trip from M,r Evans's home t o t h e W h i t e City u.ed t o be ten s h i llings

B,The firs t place fo r M,r E v ans to visi t is t h e Houses of P arliame nt.

C, He apprec戊ted peop l e's a rnmgeme nt ofa whee lch ai r during h is vis it

,D M,r Evans once made th e journey t o London at the tum of th e ce n t u ry.

3 , T h e wo rd" qu ip" in the l as t se nten ce most p robably means

,A t o make a w itt y re mar k B. toexp re s. a happy m essage

C. t o make a wis h

D. t o te ll a joke

4 . What mig ht be the best ti t l e for t h i s passage?

A, I JO-Year-Old T ouris t B. Secret for Lo n g and Hea l thy L if e

C. F re e R eturn Ticket

D.S ighIt seeing in Lo nd o n

答案：C BAA

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AIQ几E Bolivia-more th a n 80 peop l e di e d and a1 )也st 100 we r e pro v e d i nj ured i n the de v a tat in g earthq ua ke l as t F rida y, sa id B o li v ia 's national Civi l De fenseServ ic e director Lu i s Montero.

The ean hqua ke, w h ic h m 妞sured 6.6 degree, hi t thi s distant area of ea tem Bo li v ia ea rl y Friday morni n g.

T h e small towns of AiquiJc a nd Totora, some 620 kilometres and 645 kil omctr心cas t of La Paz s epara t ely had a bad effect. Both have bee n declared disaster a re as.

Scores of peop l e are missing, and as m a n y a s 15 000 we re l eft h omelc.s. At l eas t 950 homes

in the area have been damaged, and a. many as 600 destroyed, Montero said

I. ln the firs t paragraph," dcvastatin旷means

A. frightening

B. astonish in g

C. surprising

D. destroying

2.The cen t re of the ea rt hqua k e i s _ .

A. Aiquile and La P砬

B. Aiquilc and Totora

C. L a P 釭a nd Totora

D. B o li via a nd La Paz

3.How many peop l e suffered the disa. t er?

A. abou t 180

B. a lot more t han 15000

C. on l y 80

D. more than 1000

4.The title of t he article i s proba b ly

A.T h e Bigge. t Earthquake

B.The Earth qu ake H i辽诩s tem Bolivia

C.More t han 80 People Died

C. 950 Homes Damaged, 600 Homes Destroyed

答案：DBBB

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rr doesn' 1 come as a surprise to you t o reali 纪tha t it makes no difference wha t you r ead or s tud y if you can't remember it. You just waste you r va lu able time. Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourse l f from forge tting.

One dependable aid tha t does help you remem be r w hal you study is to ha ve a s 沁1fic pu巾ose o r reason fo r readi n g. You remember bette r w ha t you r ead when you know w h y you're re ad ing.

Why does a cle r k in a store go away and l eave you when your r ep l y to her offer to h elp is ''N o, thank yo u. l'mju. t lookin'g ? Both you and she know t ha t i f you a ren' t sure w hai you w础，you are n o t li ke l y to find it. But suppose you say instead, ' 'Yes, th ank you. I want a pair of su n g l asses." She says," Right 伽s way, please." And you a nd she arc off-bo th eager to look for exactly wha t yo u w an t.

It's quite t he same wi th your studying.If you c h oose a book at random（随惹，）”j u st loo炉for nothing in particular, yo u are likely t o get j u st th a t-n othi n g. B ut if you do know w ha t you wan t, and if you have th e righ t boo,k you are a l mos t sure to get it.You r r easo n s wi ll v ary; t h ey wi ll include reading or studyi n g "to fi n d out more about",' 'to understand the reason for'', "to fi nd out how" .A good st ud ent has a clear purpo 沁or rea. on fo r what he is doing

T h is is th e way it works. Before you sta rt to study, you say to yourself some thing like thi s:' '[ ,vant to know why Stephen Vi n cent Bene t happened ro wri t e abou t Ameriea. I'm read in g 如s art i c l e to find ou t." Or, "lam go in g10go over thi s story t o sec what lif e was li ke in med i e va（l中世纪的）Eng l and."Because yo u know w ha t you are re ad ing or s t ud ying,you relate t he i n format i o n t o your purpo 沁and remember it belier

Reading is not one sing l e activity. At l eas t two important processes go o n a t the same rime As yo u read, you take in id eas rap i d l y and acc u ra t ely. But a t the same time you exp re s. your own id eas t o you r self as you re act to wha t you read. You ha ve a kind of mental conversation with the autho r. If you express yo ur ideas orally, they may sound like th is:" Y 心，I agree. Thai's my o pini on too." or 飞J mmmm, I t h o u g ht rhai record w a s br oken much earlier. I'd bcuer c h eck t hose dates," or' 'But there are some other facts to be co n s id ered !" You don't just si t th e re taking in id eas-yo u do somet h i n g e l沁，an d th a t some thing else i s very import an t.

This extra proces. of th ink i n g abo\Jt wha t you re ad includ es judging it, relating i t to wha t you a lr eady know, and using it for you r o,vn purposes. ln ot h er words, a good r eader is a critieal r eader One p a rt of cr itic a l r eading,a.you have disco v ered,is t o distin guish(ffl认）betwee n fac t s and opin i ons. Facts can be cheeked by ev id ence( 证据）Opinions arc o n e' s o＼叩persona l react i os n

出处）Still a n othe r part is drawing acc u rate Another part of e rit i cal re ading i s judging sou r c（e

conclus i o n s.

I , If you ca nn ot remember wha t you r ead o r study

A.it is no surp ri沁

B.it means yo u have not really learned any thing

C.it means yo u have not c h osen th e ri g ht book