第一篇：英語四級閱讀理解練習題 第119組

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A rapid means of long-distance transportation became a necessity for the United States as settlement spread ever farther west-ward.The early trains were impractical curiosities, and for a long time the railroad companies met with troublesome mechanical problems.The most serious ones were the construction of rails able to bear the load, and the development of a safe, effective stopping system.Once these were solved, the railroad was established as the best means of land transportation.By 1860 there were thousands of miles of railroads mountain ranges and reaching westward to the Mississippi.There were also regional southern and western lines.The high point in railroad building came with the construction of the first transcontinental system.In 1862 Congress authorized two western railroad companies to build lines from Nebraska westward and from California eastward to a meeting point, so as to complete a transcontinental crossing linking the Atlantic seaboard with the Pacific.The Government helped the railroads generously with money and land.Actual work on this project began four years later.The Central Pacific Company, starting from California, used Chinese labor, while the Union Pacific employed crews of Irish labourers.The two groups worked at remarkable speed, each trying to cover a greater distance than the other.In 1869 they met at a place called Promontory in what is now the state of Utah.Many visitors came there for the great occasion.There were joyous celebrations all over the country, with parades and the ringing of church bells to honor the great achievement.The railroad was very important in encouraging westward movement.It aim helped build up industry and farming by moving raw materials and by distributing products rapidly to distant markets.In linking towns and people to one another it helped unify the United States.請根據(jù)上面給出的內(nèi)容，來回答下面的單項選擇題（下列每小題備選答案中，只有一個符合題意的正確答案。每小題0分，共5題。）

1.The major problems with America's railroad system in the mid 19th centurylay in _____.A ：poor quality rails and unreliable stopping systems B ：lack of financial support for development C ：limited railroad lines

D ：lack of a transcontinental railroad 請選擇答案： A:B:C:D: 2.The building of the first transcontinental system

A ：brought about a rapid growth of industry and farming in the west B ：attracted many visitors to the construction sites C ：attracted labourers from Europe

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D ：encouraged people to travel all over the country 請選擇答案： A:B:C:D: 3.The best title for this passage would be _____.A ：Settlements Spread Westward

B ：The Coast-to-Coast Railroad: A Vital Link C ：American Railroad History

D ：The Importance of Railroads in the American Economy 請選擇答案： A:B:C:D: 4.The construction of the transcontinental railroad took _____.A ：9years B ：7years C ：4years D ：3yeras

請選擇答案： A:B:C:D: 5.What most likely made people think about a transcontinental railroad _____.A ：The possibility of government support for such a task.B ：The need to explore Utah.C ：The need to connect the east coast with the west.D ：The need to develop the railroad industry in the west.請選擇答案： A:B:C:D:

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第二篇：英語四級閱讀理解練習題及其解析

英語四級閱讀理解練習題及解析

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What is it about Americans and food? We love to eat,but we feel 1 about it afterward.We say we want only the best, but we strangely enjoy junkfood.We’re 2 with health and weight loss but face an unprecedented epidemic of obesity(肥胖).Perhaps the 3 to this ambivalence(矛盾情結)lies in our history.The first Europeans cameto this continent searching for new spices but went in vain.The first cash crop(經(jīng)濟作物)wasn’t eaten but smoked.Then there was Prohibition, intended to prohibit drinking butactually encouraging more 4 ways of doing it.The immigrant experience, too, has been one of inharmony.Do as Romans do meanseating what ―real Americans‖ eat, but our nation’s food has come to be 5 by imports—pizza,say, or hot dogs.And some of the country’s most treasured cooking comes from people whoarrived here in shackles.Perhaps it should come as no surprise then that food has been a medium for the nation’sdefining struggles, whether at the Boston Tea Party or the sit?ins at southern lunch counters.It is integral to our concepts of health and even morality whether one refrains from alcohol forreligious reasons or evades meat for political 6

But strong opinions have not brought 7.Americans are ambivalent about what they putin their mouths.We have become 8 of our foods, especially as we learn more about what theycontain.The 9 in food is still prosperous in the American consciousness.It’s no coincidence, then,that the first Thanksgiving holds the American imagination in such bondage(束縛).It’s whatwe eat—and how we 10 it with friends, family, and strangers—that help define America as acommunity today.A.answer I.creative

B.result J.belief

C.share K.suspicious

D.guilty L.certainty

E.constant M.obsessed

F.defined N.identify

G.vanish O.ideals

H.adapted

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1.D feel是一個系動詞，可以判斷此處應填入一個形容詞，通過上下文意思，以及后面介詞about, 可以確定選項為D項guilty, 短語feel guilty about sth.―對……感到有愧‖。全句的意思為―我們很愛吃，但是往往在吃完之后又有負罪感‖。

2.M be obsessed with 為固定搭配，原意為―被……附上/纏住/迷住心竅‖，放在本句表示―十分重視‖。全句的意思為―我們很關心健康和減肥，但肥胖卻又空前地在蔓延‖。

3.A 本句缺一個名詞作主語，并且根據(jù)和介詞to的搭配，可以推斷出正確選項answer.4.I本句根據(jù)more和ways可以判斷出需要填入一個形容詞構成比較級，根據(jù)上下文，表示―旨在禁止酗酒的禁酒令，卻激發(fā)了更多新奇的方法來酗酒‖，可以 確定I為正確選項。

5.F 本題較難。根據(jù)be 和by 確定應填入一個過去分詞。再根據(jù)上下文，上文表示―應該吃典型的美國人吃的食物‖，下文通過 but 轉折，表示實際上―美國的食物已經(jīng)被諸如比薩和熱狗這樣的舶來品所詮釋了‖，因此可以確定F為正確選項。

6.B政治結果，可根據(jù)宗教原因religious reasons來推斷此處填政治結果。

7.L由于橫線后面沒有賓語，可以確定不是形成bring的短語，這樣本句所缺的為一名詞，做bring的賓語。根據(jù)下文解釋，―美國人對他們所吃的食物的態(tài) 度是矛盾的‖，可以推出本句意義為―堅定的觀點也不是確定不變的‖。因此可以確定L為正確選項。

8.K系動詞become后應填入一個形容詞，和后面介詞of形成短語be/become suspicious of―對……感到懷疑‖。

9.J本句缺一個名詞作主語，并且根據(jù)和介詞in的搭配，可以推斷出正確選項belief，(have)belief in sth.― 相信……‖。

10.C本句是一般現(xiàn)在時，缺一個動詞，且和with 搭配，確定選項為share, share sth.withsb., ―與某人分享某事‖。

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Baekeland and Hartmann report that the ―short sleepers‖had been more or less average in their sleep needs until the men were in their teens.But atabout age 15 or so, the men voluntarily began cutting down their nightly sleep time becauseof pressures from school, work, and other activities.These men tended to view their nightlyperiods of unconsciousness as bothersome interruptions in their daily routines.In general, these ―short sleeps‖ appeared ambitious, active, energetic, cheerful,conformist(不動搖)in their opinions, and very sure about their career choices.They often heldseveral jobs at once, or workers full-or part-time while going to school.And many of them hada strong urge to appear ―normal‖ or ―acceptable‖ to their friends and associates.When asked to recall their dreams, the ―short sleepers‖ did poorly.More than this, theyseemed to prefer not remembering.In similar fashion, their usual way of dealing withpsychological problems was to deny that the problem existed, and then to keep busy in thehope that the trouble would go away.The sleep patterns of the ―short sleepers‖ were similar to, but less extreme than, sleeppatterns shown by many mental patients categorized as manic(瘋人).The ―long sleepers‖ were quite different indeed.Baekeland and Hartmann report thatthese young men had been lengthy sleeps since childhood.They seemed to enjoy their sleep,protected it, and were quite concerned when they were occasionally deprived of their desired 9hours of nightly bed rest.They tended to recall their dreams much better than did the ―shortsleepers.‖

Many of the ―long sleepers‖ were shy, anxious, introverted(內(nèi)向), inhibited(壓抑),passive, mildly depressed, and unsure of themselves(particularly in social situations).Severalopenly states that sleep was an escape from their daily problems.1.According to the report,______.A)many short sleepers need less sleep by nature

B)many short sleepers are obliged to reduce their nightly sleep time because they arebusy with their work

C)long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day

D)many long sleepers preserve their sleeping habit formed during their childhood

2.Many ―short sleepers‖ are likely to hold the view that _____.A)sleep is a withdrawal from the reality

B)sleep interferes with their sound judgement

C)sleep is the least expensive item on their routine program

D)sleep is the best way to deal with psychological troubles

3.It is stated in the third paragraph that short sleepers _____.A)are ideally vigorous even under the pressures of life

B)often neglect the consequences of inadequate sleep

C)do not know how to relax properly

D)are more unlikely to run into mental problems

4.When sometimes they cannot enjoy adequate sleep, the long sleepers might ____.A)appear disturbed

B)become energetic

C)feel dissatisfied

D)be extremely depressed

5.Which of the following is Not included in the passage?

A)If one sleeps inadequately, his performance suffers and his memory is weakened

B)The sleep patterns of short sleepers are exactly the sane as those shown by manymental patients

C)Long and short sleepers differ in their attitudes towards sleep

D)Short sleepers would be better off with more rest

【答案及詳解】

答案：DCBAB

貝克爾和哈特曼報道說，―睡眠少的人‖在未進入少年期之前，其正常睡眠時間大致與所需要的時間差不多。但到了15歲左右，由于學校、工作或其它 活動的地壓力，他們就故意地減少了夜間睡眠的時間。這些人持有這樣的觀點：夜間睡眠是一件令人討厭的事情，打斷了日常事務。

總的說來，這些―睡眠少的人‖表現(xiàn)得雄心勃勃、積極活躍、精力充沛、無意識樂觀豁達、立場堅定，對自己職業(yè)的選擇胸有成竹。他們往往同時從事幾 項工作，或者一邊上學讀書，一邊從事專職或兼職工作。其中許多人有強烈愿望，想在朋友和熟人面前表現(xiàn)得―正?！颞D合群‖。

當讓他們回憶夢境時，―睡眠少的人‖回憶不起什么來。更有甚者，他們似乎情愿什么都記不住。類似的情況是他們通常處理心理問題的方式：不承認問 題的存在，希望只要忙忙碌碌，麻煩總會過去的。

―睡眠少的人‖的睡眠模式與被劃入瘋子之類精神病患者的睡眠模式十分相似，只不過沒有那么嚴重而已。

―睡眠多的人‖情形則大不相同。貝克爾和哈特曼報道說，這些年輕人從小的，有抱負的睡眠就一直很長。他們好像注重睡眠，不讓睡眠受打攪。偶爾沒 有所需的9個小時夜間臥床休息，他們便會十分不安。他們比―睡眠少的人‖要更能回憶得起夢的內(nèi)容。許多―睡眠多的人‖靦腆、焦躁、內(nèi)向、壓抑、消極和稍微 有點兒沮喪，尤其在社交場合缺乏自信。好幾個人坦言，睡眠是擺脫每天煩惱的一種方式。

英語四級閱讀理解練習題及解析(3)

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Upon reaching an appropriate age(usually between 18and 21 years), children are encouraged, but not forced, to ―leave the nest‖ and begin anindependent life.After children leave home they often find social relationship and financialsupport outside the family.Parents do not arrange marriages for their children, nor do childrenusually ask permission of their parents to get married, Romantic love is most often the basisfor marriage in the United States;young adults meet their future spouses(配偶)through otherfriends, at jobs, and in organizations and religious institutions, Although children choose theirown spouses, they still hope their parents will approve of their choices.In many families, parents feel that children should make major life decisions bythemselves.A parent may try to influence a child to follow a particular profession but the childis free to choose another career.Sometimes children do precisely the opposite of what theirparents wish in order to assert their independence.A son may deliberately decide not to gointo his father’s business because of a fear that he will lose his autonomy in his father’sworkplace.This independence from parents is not an indication that parents and children donot love each other.Strong love between parents and children is universal and this is noexception in the American family Coexisting with such love in the American family are culturalvalues of self – reliance and independence.1.The writer discusses the marriage of young adults in order to show which of thefollowing?

A)They enjoy the freedom of choosing their spouses.B)They want to win the permission of their parents.C)They have a strong desire to become independent.D)They want to challenge the authority of their parents.2.Most young adults in the U.S.get married for the sake of ____.A)love

B)financial concern

C)their parents

D)family background

3.Based on the passage, it can be assumed that ______.A)American young adults are likely to follow the suit of their parents

B)most American people never make major decisions for their children

C)American young adults possess cultural values of independence

D)once a young person steps into his twenties, he will leave his home permanently

4.A son is unwilling to work in his father’s business mainly because _____.A)he wishes to make full use of what he has learnt in school

B)he wants to prove his independence

C)he wishes to do the opposite of what his parents approve of

D)he wants to show his love for his parents

5.The subject matter of this selection is _____.A)family values

B)marriage arrangements

C)the pursuit of a career

D)decision making

【答案及詳解】

答案： CACBA

子女一旦到適當年齡(通常是18至21歲)，要鼓勵而不是強迫他們―離開窩的，財政的巢‖，開始獨立生活。小孩離開家后，往往在外能夠與人交 往，并自謀出路。父母不為子女安排婚姻，子女結婚也通常無需獲得父母同意。在美國，浪漫的愛情往往是婚姻的基礎，青年人通過朋友在學校、單位、組織以及宗 教團體認識自己的，愛情的未來的伴侶。盡管子女自己擇偶，他們?nèi)匀幌Ｍ改改苷J同他們的選擇。

許多家庭的父母認為，應由子女自己來做他們生活中的重大決定。家長可能會設法影響子女去從事某一職業(yè)，但子女也有選擇其它職業(yè)的自由。有時為了 證實自己的獨立性，子女從事的工作正好與父母希望的相反。兒子可能執(zhí)意不去父親的企業(yè)工作，因為擔心在那里就不能獨立自主。這種不依靠父母的獨立性并不意 味著父母與子女之間缺乏愛心。父母和子女之間普遍都有摯愛，美國家庭也毫不例外。只不過在美國家庭之中，還融合了自主、獨立的文化價值觀念。

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Now let us look at how we read.When we read a printedtext, our eyes move across a page in short, jerky movement.We recognize words usually whenour eyes are still when they fixate.Each time they fixate, we see a group of words.This isknown as the recognition span or the visual span.The length of time ofr which the eyes stop---the duration of the fixation----varies considerably from person to person.It also vaies withinany one person according to his purpose in reading and his familiarity with the text.Furthermore, it can be affected by such factors as lighting and tiredness.Unfortunately, in the past, many reading improvement courses have concentrated toomuch on how our eyes move across the printed page.As a result of this misleading emphasison the purely visual aspects of reading, numerous exercises have been devised to train theeyes to see more words at one fixation.For instance, in some exercises, words are flashed onto a screen for, say, a tenth or a twentieth of a second.One of the exercises has requiredstudents to fix their eyes on some central point, taking in the words on either side.Such wordpatterns are often constructed in the shape of rather steep pyramids so the reader takes inmore and more words at each successive fixation.All these exercises are very clever, but it’sone thing to improve a person’s ability to see words and quite another thing to improve hisability to read a text efficiently.Reading requires the ability to understand the relationshipbetween words.Consequently, for these reasons, many experts have now begun to questionthe usefulness of eye training, especially since any approach which

trains a person to read isolated words and phrases would seem unlikely to help him inreading a continuous text.Q:

1.The time of the recognition span can be affected by the following facts except________.A.one’s familiarity with the text

B.one’s purpose in reading

C.the length of a group of words

D.lighting and tiredness

2.The author may believe that reading ______.A.requires a reader to take in more words at each fixation

B.requires a reader to see words more quickly

C.demands an deeply-participating mind

D.demands more mind than eyes What does the author mean by saying ―but it’s one thing to improve a person’s ability tosee words and quite another thing to improve his ability to read a text efficiently.‖ in thesecond parapraph?

A.The ability to see words is not needed when an efficient reading is conducted.B.The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve both the ability to see and tocomprehend words.C.The reading exercises mentioned can’t help to improve an efficient reading.D.The reading exercises mentioned has done a great job to improve one’s ability to seewords.4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The visual span is a word or a group of words we see each time.B.Many experts began to question the efficiency of eye training.C.The emphasis on the purely visual aspects is misleading.D.The eye training will help readers in reading a continuous text.5.The tune of the author in writing this article is ________

A critical

B neutral

C prssimistic

D optimistic

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答案：CCCDA

解題思路 C。事實細節(jié)題。第一段提到了影響視幅的因素：不同的人，不同的閱讀目的，對材料的熟悉程度，光線，疲勞。C―一組詞的長度‖不是能影響視幅的因素，是本 題的答案。

C。觀點態(tài)度題。作者在第二段第二句提到，眼睛訓練課程只注重了閱讀的視覺因素。倒數(shù)第二句書哦，閱讀要求具備理解單詞間關系的能力。因此選項C―閱讀需 要大腦的深度參與‖正確。作者沒有否定閱讀的視覺因素的必要性，但是也沒有說讀者應該練習拓寬視幅，加快閱讀速度。所以AB兩項都不正確。作者沒有對大腦 和眼睛在閱讀過程中的重要性進行對比，所以不選D C。作者在這句話中先是肯定了那些閱讀練習提高看單詞的能力，然后提出了有效閱讀概念。后面句中還指出，有效閱讀需要的是理解單詞間的聯(lián)系的能力。所以作者的 意思應該是那些(訓練眼睛的)閱讀練習對與有效的閱讀無益。B與文章相反。D句是蘊涵其中一個意思，卻不是作者想表達的方向。D。第二段最后一句說，眼睛訓練對于幫助讀者閱讀連貫文章無益，所以D是錯的，是本題答案。A。參考前面的結構剖析，作者寫本文的主要目的是對那些只關注閱讀的視覺因素的閱讀能力課程進行批判，所以答案應該是A。

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As is known to all, the organization and management ofwages and salaries are very complex.Generally speaking, the Accounts Department is __1__for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department is interested in discussions with theemployees about pay.If a firm wants to __2__ a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firmshould decide on a __3__ of job evaluation and ways of measuring the performance of itsemployees.In order to be __4__, that new pay structure will need agreement between TradeUnions and employers.In job evaluation, all of the requirements of each job are defined in adetailed job description.Each of thsoe requirements is given a value, usually in “points”, whichare __5__ together to give a total value for the job.For middle and higher management, aspecial method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, theirresponsibility, and their __6__ to solve problems.Because of the difficulty in measuringmanagement work, however, job grades for managers are often decided without __7__ to anevaluation system based on points.In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should __8__ the valueof each job with these in the job market.__9__, payment for a job should vary with anydifferences in the way that the job is performed.Where it is simple to measure the work done,as in the works done with hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen, for__10__ workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments areemployed.[A]compare

[B]responsible

[C]useful

[D]added

[E]find

[F]reference

[G]indirect

[H]method

[I]successful

[J]combined

[K]Necessarily

[L]capacity

[M]ability

[N]Basically

[O]adopt

Answers:

1.選B)。此處應填形容詞。原文意思為―會計部門...計算報酬‖，選項中的形容詞responsible―負責任的‖，useful―有用 的‖，indirect―間接的‖，successful―成功的‖，其中indirect不能與for連用，排除;剩余幾項中只有 B)responsible意義符合原句，其他均不符合，故排除。

2.選O)。此處應填動詞原形。本文主題就是采用一種新的工資和薪水制度時需要注意的問題，選項中的動詞原形有compare―比 較‖，find―找到‖，adopt―采納‖，分別帶入原文，只有adopt最符合原文意思，故選O).3.選H)。此處應填名詞。從原文看，and連接并列結構，所以要填的詞應與and后面的ways意思一致，選項中的名詞只有mathod = ways，故選H)method。

4.選I)。此處應填形容詞。上文說新的工資制度需要一套決定工作評估和衡量雇員表現(xiàn)的方法，說的是制度―是否有用‖的問題。這句說的時新的工 資制度執(zhí)行過程中的問題，勞資雙方先期達成一致是薪酬制度成功的必要條件。形容詞useful和successful，I)seccessful更符合原 文意思。

5.選D)。此處應填動詞。這個動詞的賓語是point―分值‖，把分值...起來to give a totalvalue“得出總分值”，選項中有added和combined，前者指―把...相加‖，后者意為―把...結合在一起‖，原文指將分值相加得出總 分，故D)added最符合文意。

6.選M)。此處應填名詞。首先solve problem―解決問題‖是經(jīng)理們應具備的能力，選項中的capacity與ability都可以表示―能力‖;前者強調的是理解的能力和接受事物的能 力，而后者強調實際應用的能力，故不難判斷解決問題的能力應該用M)ability。

7.選F)。此處應填名詞。前半句指出―因為管理工作很難評估，經(jīng)理的工作得分不需要參照基于分值的評估系統(tǒng)決定?！瑆ithout reference to為固定搭配，意思是―與...無關‖。故選F)reference。

8.選A)。此處應填動詞原形。原句中出現(xiàn)了the value of each job―每種工作的價值‖和thesein the job market―工作市場上的(工作價值)‖，說明人事部門通過比較兩種價值來計算工資制度。選項中只有compare表示―比較‖，所以A)正確。

9.選K)。此處應填副詞，修飾整句話。―報酬要隨工作表現(xiàn)各方面的不同而有所改變‖，選項中Necessarily―必須地‖與 Basically―基本地‖為副詞，分別帶入原文，―報酬...的變化是必須的‖更符合上下文意思，故排除N),選K)。

10.選G)。此處應填形容詞。前文中提到一種情況即simple to measure the work done“易于評估的工作”，通常用現(xiàn)金獎勵辦法;而...measurement is difficult―難于評估的‖，說明這些工作人員的工作不像手工工作那么直接，因而是間接的，故選項中只有G)indirect符合原句的意思。

英語四級閱讀理解練習題及解析(6)

【閱讀練習】

Americans are proud of their variety and individuality, yet they love and respect few things more than a uniform.Why are uniforms so __1__ in the United States?

Among the arguments for uniforms, one of the first is that in the eyes of most people they look more __2__ than civilian(百姓的)clothes.People have become conditioned to __3__ superior quality from a man who wears a uniform.The television repairman who wears a uniform tends to __4__ more trust than one who appears in civilian clothes.Faith in the __5__ of a garage mechanic is increased by a uniform.What an easier way is there for a nurse, a policeman, a barber, or a waiter to __6__ professional identity(身份)than to step out of uniform? Uniforms also have many __7__ benefits.They save on other clothes.They save on laundry bills.They are often more comfortable and more durable than civilian clothes.Primary among the arguments against uniforms is their lack of variety and the consequent loss of __8__ experienced by people who must wear them.Though there are many types of uniforms, the wearer of any particular type is generally stuck with it, without __9__, until retirement.When people look alike, they tend to think, speak, and act __10__, on the job at least.[A]skill

[B]popular

[C]get

[D]change

[E]similarly

[F]professional

[G]character

[H]individuality

[I]inspire

[J]differently

[K]expect

[L]practical

[M]recall

[N]lose

[O]ordinary

1.選B)。從文章的第一句they love and respect few thins more than a uniform“他們又無比熱愛和崇尚制服”，說明了制服在美國很受歡迎。因此選項B)popular符合原文意思。選項中的professional “職業(yè)的”、practical“實用的”和ordinary“普通的，平常的”都不符合第一段的意思。

2.選F)。此處應填形容詞。從more...than civilian clothes可知，此處要填的形容詞意思與civilian相對，說明制服的特點。選項中的形容詞中只有professional“職業(yè)的”和 civilian相對的，故F)正確。而pratical“實用的”和ordinary“平常的”意思都不能和civilian對應，故排除。

3.選K)。由be conditioned to do sth.“習慣于”可知，此處應填動詞原形。從前面的look more“看起來更...”和后面的tend to“傾向于”可知，這段要說明的是人們的主觀印象，應填入表示“期望(得到)”的單詞，只有K)expect符合原文語氣。選項中get“得到”與上下 文的語氣不符合。

4.選I)。此處應填動詞原形。從原文中“人們習慣...從穿制服的人那兒得到優(yōu)質服務?！笨芍?，人們更信任穿制服的人，即制服能使人產(chǎn)生信任 感。選項中的動詞原形中只有inspire“使產(chǎn)生”符合文章。

5.選A)。此處應填名詞。前面兩句表達了人們對穿制服的人更加信任的意思，那么對于garage mechanic“汽車修理工”來說，人們信任的是它的技術，而不是人品，故選項中只有A)skill符合原文意思。

6.選N)。此處應填動詞。...step out of uniform“脫掉制服”是對護士、警察等來說是......職業(yè)身份的很簡單的方式。脫下制服就是失去了職業(yè)身份，由此可以推知此處應填 N)lose。

7.選L)。此處應填形容詞，說明制服的其他有點。從下文“...節(jié)省購買其他衣服的開銷，節(jié)省洗衣費用，比便服更舒適也更耐穿”可知，制服除 了增加信任感還有實際的優(yōu)點。選項中的pratical“實用的”和ordinary“平常的”，很明顯L)pratical符合原文意思。

8.選H)。此處應填名詞。文章手段就說“美國人為自己的多元化和個性化感到高傲無比，然而他們又無比熱愛和崇尚制服”，其中包含制服使他們失 去自己的個性的意思，那么聯(lián)系第一段，此處指出的制服的缺點即為失去個性，故選項H)individuality正確。individuality強調與 他人特點的區(qū)別，而character指的是個人特定的內(nèi)在本質。

9.選D)。此處應填名詞。前面說制服讓人失去了個性，雖然有很多種制服，但穿上制服的人直至退休都是那件制服，所有是沒有變化的，故此處應填 change，故D)正確。

10.選E)。此處應填副詞，修飾動詞act。前面指出...look alike,they tend to...，說明此處填的詞和alike意思相近。選項種副詞有similarly和differently，很明顯，E)similarly與 alike意思相近，故選E)。

第三篇：2013年12月大學英語四級閱讀理解練習題(八)

口音是英國劃分等級階層的最大依據(jù)

As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system.『This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid.』① But it still exists below the surface.Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class ” and the “working class ”.(We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class ”, including the hereditary aristocracy, since it is extremely small in numbers;but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.The middle class consists chiefly of well-to-do businessmen and professional people of all kinds.The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers.The most obvious difference between them is in their accent.Middle-class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation ” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils.Typical working-class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated.One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two-class education system.To have been to a so-called “public school” immediately marks you out as one of the middle class.The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working-class people, and are usually more cultured.Their midday meal is “l(fā)unch ” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner ”, whereas the working man’s dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his smaller, late-evening meal is called supper.As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions.『Working-class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working-class incomes have grown so much recently that the

distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear.』②However, regardless of one ’s social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well-bred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a labourer with the same respect he gives an important businessman.Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike.Even the word “sir ”, except in school and in certain occupations(e.g.commerce, the army etc.sounds too servile to be commonly used.1.The middle class mainly refers to people ______.A.who were born as aristocrat B.who have the right to sit in the House of Lords C.who speak in many different local accents D.who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions 2.The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their ______.A.dress B.work C.accent D.meal 3.Why isn’t the word “sir ” commonly used in Britain?

A.Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.B.Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.C.Because it is an impolite word.D.Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.4.The “upper class” in England today ______.A.are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them

B.still uses old words like “Sir ” in their everyday life C.includes the hereditary aristocracy D.refers only to the royal family 5.Which of the following is not true about the English class system? A.It is an embarrassing subject for English people.B.Working-class students cannot receive a university education.C.The class system is much less rigid than it was.D.The class system still exists below the surface.詞匯與短語 1.convention n.習俗 2.embarrass v.使困窘 3.rigid adj.嚴格 4.hereditary adj.世襲的 5.manual adj.體力的 6.accent n.口音

7.received pronunciation adj.(英語的 標準發(fā)音 8.well-bred adj.有教養(yǎng)的 9.servility n.卑屈 10.occupation n.職業(yè)

長難句解析

①【解析】這是一個復合句，主句由“and ”引導的兩個并列句組成，“though ”引導的讓步狀語從句，也是由兩個并列的句子組成。

【譯文】盡管本世紀等級意識越來越淡，等級制度也越來越不嚴格，但對于英國人來說它仍是一個尷尬的話題，仍舊引以為恥。

②【解析】這是一個復合句，由“and ”引導的兩個并列句組成，“so ?that ”作“grown ”的狀語。

【譯文】勞工家庭中的孩子上大學成為非常平常的事情，此后他們也加入各種專業(yè)行當。勞工階層的工資近來也快速增長，使得兩個階層間的界線越來越模糊。

答案與詳解

【短文大意】本文主要講述英國等級意識雖然越來越淡，但在表層下，等級仍然存在。而“階層”的最大區(qū)別是他們的口音。

1.D 細節(jié)題。意為“那些比較富裕的生意人或有一定的職業(yè)的人”。見第一段的倒數(shù)第二句：中產(chǎn)階級主要包括富裕的生意人和有一定的職業(yè)的人。所以正確答案應該是 D。

2.C 細節(jié)題。意為“口音”。見第二段的第一句：他們之間最明顯的區(qū)別是他們的口音。所以正確答案應該是 C。

3.A 推斷題。意為“因為它聽起來太過謙卑，很可能會引起尷尬”。見文章的最后兩句：謙卑會引起尷尬和不悅。甚至像“先生”這樣的詞，除了在特定的職業(yè)中(如商業(yè)、軍隊 外，也不太常用，因為它聽起來太過謙卑。所以正確答案應該是 A。

4.C 細節(jié)題。A 選項前半是對的。上流社會人數(shù)很少，后半是錯的，媒體還在關注他們，注意一定要看清楚再選。B 選項相關內(nèi)容在文末。D 沒有提到。B 在第一段中間出現(xiàn)，是正確答案。

5.B 細節(jié)題。意為“來自工人階級家庭的學生不能接受大學教育”。見第三段第二句的前半句：來自工人階級家庭的學生接受大學教育并且某種職業(yè)的情況已十分普遍。所以選項 B的答案與文章不相符，是正確答案。

第四篇：英語閱讀理解練習題及答案

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man.He had a servant(仆人).He and the servant(仆人）loved wine and good food very much.Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house.The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison(毒藥)and some nice food in the house.You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue.After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal.Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground.When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine.He became very angry.He woke the servant up.But the servant told his story very well.He said a cat had eaten up everything.He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.()1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.A.the rich man

B.the servant

C.both A and B

D.neither A and B

()2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.A.the cat

B.himself

C.nobody

D.the servant

()3.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.A.there was in fact poison in the bottles

B.did not want the servant to drink his wine

C.he wanted to kill the cat

D.he wanted to kill the servant

()4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.A.the servant

B.cat

C.the rich man

D.nobody

()5.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.A.lazy

B.bad

C.clever

D.kind 譯文：

從前，有一個富翁。他有一個仆人（仆人）。他和仆人（仆人）喜愛葡萄酒和良好的食物非常。每次富人離開家鄉(xiāng)，仆人將喝葡萄酒，吃的所有食物中的好房子。財主知道他的仆人一樣，但他從來沒有被他的仆人這樣做。

一天早晨，當他離家出走，他的仆人說，“這里有兩瓶毒藥（毒藥）和一些不錯的食品在家里。你必須采取什么樣的?！半S著這些話，他走了出去。

但仆人知道，富人說是不真實的。在富人是遠離家鄉(xiāng)，他喜歡聚餐的空間。因為他喝太多，他是喝醉了倒在地上。當富人回來了，他無法找到自己的糧食和他的葡萄酒。他非常生氣。他醒來的仆人了。但是，仆人告訴他的故事非常好。他說，貓吃了一切。他害怕受到懲罰，所以他喝毒藥自殺。

（二）Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.Most American

Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up.They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs.They often write to their parents or telephone them.And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs.Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.Children are asked to do some work around their house.And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.()6.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.A.larger than

B.smaller than

C.as big as D.as small as

()7.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.A.get married

B.be free

C.find good jobs

D.study

()8.They visit their parents ________.A.on weekdays

B.on weekends

C.at any time

D.on holiday

()9.Which of the following statements is WRONG?

A.Children have the freedom to choose their own job.B.Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework.C.Parents think it important for children to make their own decision.D.When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home.()10.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.A.children can learn how to make money for themselves

B.their children required them to do so

C.they are rich

D.it is required by law 譯文：

大多數(shù)美國家庭都小于家庭在其他國家。大多數(shù)美國家庭有一個或兩個家長和一個或兩個孩子。

孩子在美國將離開自己的父母家中長大后。他們通常遠離他們的父母，因為他們想找到好工作。他們經(jīng)常寫信給他們的父母或電話他們。他們往往去訪問他們的父母在度假。

父母通常讓孩子選擇自己的就業(yè)機會。美國人認為，重要的青年人來決定他們的生活本身。

兒童被要求做一些工作，他們的房子周圍。而且在許多家庭，兒童是支付做一些家務勞動，使他們了解如何賺錢供自己使用。

（三）Can dolphins talk? Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds.They show their feelings with sounds.Dolphins travel in a group.We call a group of fish a “school”.They don’t study, but they travel together.Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school.They give information.They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid.They say “welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school.They

They make a few sounds above water.They make many more sounds under water.People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high.Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族館）.People can watch the dolphins in a show.Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium.They are sad and lonely（孤獨的）.There are many stories about dolphins.They help people.Sometimes they save somebody’s life.Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them.They say that dolphins bring good luck.Many people believe this.1.Dolphins show their feelings with ___________.A.pictures

B.words

C.water

D.sounds

2.People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds because ________.A.they are above the water

B.they are under the water

C.they are very high

D.they are very low

3.Which one is true according to the passage?

A.Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study

B.They don’t study, but they travel in a group

C.Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island.D.Dolphins like to kill people 譯文：

海豚可以談話？也許他們不能談論的話，但他們交談的聲音。他們表明自己的感情的聲音。

海豚旅行的一組。我們呼吁一群魚“學?！?。他們沒有研究，但他們一起旅行。

海豚跟其他海豚在學校。他們提供資料。他們告訴當他們感到高興的或悲傷或害怕的傾向。他們說，“歡迎”時，海豚又回到學校。他們談到當他們發(fā)揮。

他們提出一些聽起來水面。他們有更多的聲音在水中。人們無法聽到這些聲音，因為它們是非常，非常高。科學家使磁帶的聲音和研究。

有時人們捕捉海豚的一個大型水族館（水族館）。人們可以觀看海豚表演。海豚不喜歡離開自己的學校，一座水族館。它們是令人傷心和孤獨（孤獨的）。

有許多故事海豚。它們幫助人們。有時候，他們拯救別人的生命。海豚肉是好的，但人們不喜歡要殺死他們。他們說，海豚帶來好運。許多人相信這一點。

（四）All my friends at school smoked.My dad smoked;he didn’t want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid.They asked when I was going to grow up.So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn’t stop.But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me.I couldn’t run far, and I coughed every morning.I got very ill and decided to stop.It

w I have money for other things.If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack.And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be.For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age.What does smoking do to the heart? First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure.The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood.Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen.Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke.So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy –– not to smoke.Don’t copy your friends and other people who smoke.If you smoke, find out how to stop.Stopping isn’t easy, but you’ll be healthier, and....1.Who is more likely to have heart disease?

A.A smoker

B.A non-smoker

C.A 50-year-old person

2.What does the writer think of smoking?

A.It is good for his health

B.Smoking is bad for him

C.Is it neither good nor bad for his heath

3.What happens after the writer stopped smoking?

A.He becomes rich

B.He has more friends

C.He becomes healthier and has money to do other things.譯文：

我的所有朋友在學校吸煙。我爸爸抽煙，他不希望我抽煙，但我的朋友不停地說我是愚蠢的。他們問我要長大。所以我就開始當我還是16和一個月后，我不能停止。但兩年后，我能感覺到什么吸煙正在給我。我不能遠，我每天早上咳嗽。我病得很重，并決定停止。這是不容易的，但現(xiàn)在我已經(jīng)做到了，我感覺更好?，F(xiàn)在，我有足夠資金用于其它事上。

如果你吸煙，你的兩倍，可能死于心臟病發(fā)作。和你越是煙霧，越早心臟病發(fā)作可能。例如，一個50歲誰吸煙超過20支，每天的4倍更可能有心臟病比不吸煙的年齡相同。

吸煙是什么做的心？首先，它使心跳速度和增加血壓。在香煙煙霧中也減少了血液中的氧氣。因此，心臟必須加倍努力，以較少的氧。最后，您將動脈狹窄更快如果你吸煙。

因此如果您想降低您的機會越來越心臟病，答案是很簡單-不要吸煙。請勿復制您的朋友和其他人誰煙霧。如果你吸煙，了解如何停止。停車是不容易的，但你會更健康，并....答案：

（一）CDBAC

（二

BCDBA

（三）DCB

（四）ABC

第五篇：七年級英語閱讀理解練習題精選.

七年級英語閱讀理解練習題精選 1(關鍵詞：family /food 7A Unit1-6 Hello.I’m Meg.I’m 12 years old.I have a brother and a sister.My brother is 9 and my sister is only 4 years old.I like hamburgers and salad.My brother likes tomatoes and my sister likes ice cream.We have a small sports collection.We all like tennis.Today is my mother ’s birthday.Today is January 21st.There’s a big birthday cake on the table.How much is it? Do you know? It’s 7 dollars.Come to my mother’s birthday party and have some cake.根據(jù)短文選擇最佳答案。

1.How old is Meg’s brother? A.12.B.4.C.9.2.What does Meg like? A.Salad.B.Tomatoes.C.Ice cream.3.Does Meg’s sister like tennis? A.Yes, they do.B.Yes, she does.C.Yes, he does.4.When is her mother’s birthday? A.January 21st.B.January 31st.C.February 21st.5.How much is the cake? A.$12.B.$9.C.$7.6.Where is the birthday cake? A.On the TV.B.On the table.C.On the sofa.2(關鍵詞：family 7A Unit 3(關鍵詞：movie 7A Unit 9 I ’m going to see a movie with my friends this weekend.We love seeing movies, but we all like different kinds.I like to see thrillers and science fictions, my friend Sam loves action movies and comedies and my best friend, Lee, loves a good romance.Because we like different kinds of movies, it can be difficult to choose(選擇one to see.So we usually take turns(輪流to choose the movie.It’s my turn to choose this weekend, so we’re going

to see Harry Potter Ⅱ, a new movie.It’s number one at the box office, and everyone is saying what a great movie it is.I can’t wait!

1.How many kinds of movies does the writer talk about in the story? A.Six B.Five C.Four 2.Harry PotterⅡis ___ movie right now.A.a boring B.a popular C.an action 3.How do the writer and his friends choose which movie to see? _____ A.They like different kinds of movies.B.They let Lee choose which movie to see.C.They take turns to choose a movie to see.4.What is the main idea(中心意思of the story? ____ A.Choosing which movie to see can be difficult.B.It’s a good thing to see movie Harry Potter Ⅱ.C.Everyone likes the new movie Harry Potter Ⅱ.3(關鍵詞：name 7A Unit 1 Do you know from what English people get their family names? Finish the sentences after you read the story.你知道英國人的姓是怎么來的嗎? 閱讀下面的短文，完成句子。(2 min.107 words Everyone has a family name.But what does it mean? From what do family names come? First, some family names come from the place of their homes.If a man lives on or near a hill, his family name may be Hill.In England people’s names may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the wood or lake.Second, family names come from a person’s job.If a person is a cook, he may be Cook.Third, many people get their family names from their father’s given name.If you hear the name “Jackson ”, you know that he is the son of Jack.1.English people usually have ___________ ways to get their family names.2.Some people get their family names from _______________________________.3.Some people get their family names from________________________________.4.Some people get their family names from__________________________________.5.A person’s family name is Jackson, because he is_______________________.4(關鍵詞：food 7A Unit6 Everybody wants to be healthy.You know food is very important.There are many healthy foods.You can have more bananas, apples, oranges, tomatoes and lettuce because fruits and vegetables are good for you.But don’t eat too much chocolate.It’s not good for you.But don’t eat too much chocolate.It’s not good healthy food.Healthy food can make you grow and make you strong and happy.Remember there is a saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Sports can also keep you healthy.Get up early and do some sports every day.Don’t be lazy!You will be healthy and happy.1.Which is right? A.Everybody is healthy.B.We want to be healthy.C.We are important.2.What are healthy foods? A.Fruits and vegetables.B.Bananas, apples and chocolate.C.Fruits and chocolate.3.Why are healthy foods good for you? A.They make you happy.B.They make you grow strong.C.They make you grow and make you strong and happy.4.“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” means(意思是 ：

A.The doctor goes away when he sees an apple.B.The doctor runs away when you give him an apple.C.You eat an apple every day and you can be healthy.5.What keeps you healthy? A.Fruits and vegetables.B.Healthy food.C.Healthy food and sports.5(關鍵詞：meal / food 7B Unit 8 Americans usually eat three meals a day.Breakfast usually comes before eight o’clock in the morning.They usually have eggs, some meat, bread, fruit juice and coffee.Lunch is between twelve and one o’clock.It is like a light meal and working people must take lunch with them or get it near workplace.Children in school take sandwiches, fruit, and cookies with them or eat in school.Supper, the main meal, is between six and eight in the evening.People cook it carefully.They may have meat or chicken, turkey and duck.They may all have potatoes or rice, vegetables or salad.The drink is coffee, tea or milk.Then comes the dessert.1.Americans have breakfast.A.after eight o’clock B.at eight o’clock C.before eight o’clock in the morning D.in the morning

2.__is the most important meal in a day.A.Breakfast B.Lunch C.Meals D.Supper 3.What does “l(fā)ight ” mean in Chinese? ___A.重的B.有用的C.輕的D.不太重要的

4.Americans usually have breakfast and supper at ____ A.home B.office C.in school D.work place 5.When Americans have supper, _______ comes last.A.drink B.meat C.dessert D.vegetables 6(關鍵詞：supermarket / shop We go shopping almost every day.We have many choices of the places to buy things.Supermarket is the right place for you.There are some good points buying things at the supermarket.1.You buy things at the supermarket at a low price.You pay much more in the big store to buy the same goods.2.You decide what to buy all by yourself at the supermarket.And you don’t have troubles from the shop assistant at the big store.3.There are more choices of goods to buy at the supermarket.You can buy many things for a week’s use at a time: it saves us much money and time.In a word, it is better to buy things at a supermarket.判斷對與錯

_____1.The things at the supermarket are cheap._____2.You buy things from the shop assistant at the supermarket._____3.There’re all kinds of goods at the supermarket._____4.You spend much time to buy many things at the supermarket.(關鍵詞：travel / by plane /by train…

Many people like to travel by plane, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city.You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late.you can’t open the window.You can’t choose the food.Planes are fast, but they still take hours to get out of the airport and into the city.I like traveling by train.I think trains are safe.Railway stations are usually in cities.When you are late for a train you can catch another one.you can walk around in the train and open the windows.You can see many interesting things on your way.I know it takes a little more time.I also like cars.You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop.Also you can carry many things with you in a car.But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.1.Why do many people like to travel by plane? A.Because it is fast.B.Because it is safe.C.Because you can walk around in the plane.2.Which is not the good thing about the train? A.It is safe.B.It takes a little more time.C.You can open the windows.3.If you want to take a lot of things with you ,what do you take to go out? A.A bus B.A car.C.A train 4.What is the bad thing about the car ? A.you needn’t go to a station B.you can start your journey when you want to.C.There are too many cars on the road.5.What does the writer think of the plane ,train and car? A.he thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.B.He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.C.He likes to take a car because he has a car.8(關鍵詞：school trip 一般將來時

Now, here’s a plan about our school trip.We’ll spend the first four days inNewYork.We ’ll visit the city and some famous places like the Statue of Liberty(自由女神像We will go there by train.We won’t go by bus because the journey(旅程 is too long and we won’t have enough time to do every thing.There will be 80 students on the trip.we will travel in three groups, and we will be teachers in each group.I will join Group One.I hope that everyone on the trip will have a good time, but please remember that it is an educational(教育性的 visit not a holiday.There will be some time for swimming and other sports, but we are going to America to study the American culture(文化，We should speak English as much as possible(可能的

1.(The students are going to America to.A.enjoy the beautiful scenery B Study the American culture C do some sports 2.(Will the students go to New York? A Yes ,they will B.No, they won’t C We don’t know

3.(The students will stay in New York for days.A four B five C nine

4.(The students will travel to America by.A bus B train C boat 5.(Mrs Smith will join.A Group One B Group Two C Group Three 9(關鍵詞： numbers Many people don't think that the number 13 is a lucky number.Many hotels do not have a 13th floor.The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13.Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other people.They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.No one really knows why people do not like the number 13.Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count(數(shù) they used ten fingers and two hands.This made 12.They could not count more.Some Christians(基督徒 say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus(耶穌 was killed(被殺.In a story about the old Greek(希臘的 gods(神, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came.This made 13.It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.(1.There is often no floor number 13 in ___.A.restaurants B.countries C.hotels D.Greece(2.One way people can count is by using their __.A.fingers B.hotels C.tables D.gods(3.Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people.Or______.A.all of them will leave B.they will wait for two other people to come C.they will never come for dinner together D.they will ask one of them to leave(4.The Christian story and the Greek story both talk about_______.A.Jesus B.the number13 C.Balder D.Hotels(5.The story is about _________.A.the death of Jesus B.the person who killed Balder C.the way people count with their fingers D.why 13 is not a lucky number 10(關鍵詞：sandwiches Do you like sandwiches? Do you know the story of “sandwich ”?

Many years ago, in England an Earl(伯爵 of Sandwich liked playing cards.He liked to play for money.He played very well and he often played all day and all night.Once(曾經(jīng) he played for 24 hours without stopping.He didn’t stop to eat.His servants had to bring food to him.They gave him some meat and some bread, but he didn’t want to stop playing cards to eat them.He put the meat between two pieces of bread.In this way, he needn’t stop playing cards when he had the bread with meat.Later people call this kind of food “sandwich ” from his name.(1.The word “sandwich ” come from ____.A.America B.England C.China D.Japan(2.In Chinese, the word “servant ” means ____.A.仆人 B.父母 C.牌友 D.妻子

(3.The servants gave him some ____ to eat.A.meat B.bread C.fruit D.A and B(4.The Earl liked to play cards for ____.A.fun.B.money C.energy D.food(5.The Earl of Sandwich didn’t stop to eat because he ____.A.wasn’t hungry B.didn’t like sandwiches C.didn’t want to stop playing cards D.had no time 11(關鍵詞：chocolate Jimmy is a little boy.He likes chocolate very much.But his mother doesn’t let him eat much because it’s bad for his teeth.This Sunday is Jimmy’s the fifth birthday.His parents want to have a birthday party.They ask Jimmy’s grandpa to come to the party.His grandpa comes the day before Jimmy’s birthday.At night, mother tells Jimmy,“If you tell the God(上帝 what you want ,you will get it.”So Jimmy cries ,“I want a box of chocolate!”His mother says ,“Don ’t say it so loudly.The God can hear you.” Jimmy smiles and says, “But grandpa can’t.”

(1.Jimmy like.A.bananas B.chocolate C.candy D.cake(2.Jimmy is.A.four B.five C.six D.seven(3.comes to Jimmy’s party.A.Jimmy ’s friend B.Jimmy’s teacher C.Jimmy’s grandpa D.Jimmy’s grandma(4.Why does Jimmy cry loudly ? A.He thinks God can hear.B.He loves his mother very much.C.He wants to let his grandpa hear it.D.He can’t say it in low voice.(5.Which one is true ? A.Jimmy goes to school every day.B.Jimmy ’s mother doesn’t love him, because she doesn’t let him eat chocolate.C.Jimmy ’s grandpa does not come to his birthday party.D.The God can not hear Jimmy voice.12(關鍵詞： love /happy Where is Love? How can we find Love? Once a little boy wanted to meet Love.He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off.When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds.She looked very hungry.The boy gave her a pizza.She took it and smiled at him.The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke.She smiled once again.The boy was very happy.They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing.When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave.But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug.The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快樂on his face and asked what had made him so happy.“I had lunch with Love.She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman,s son was also surprised at his mother,s pleasure and asked why.“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.(1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was.A.looking for a seat in the park B.passing the street C.looking at some birds D.having a pizza(2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because.A.the old woman still felt hungry B.he wanted to see the smile again C.he didn,t like the drink D.the old woman paid him for it(3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile.A.after the little boy went home B.before it grew dark C.when she was drinking Coke D.after the little boy hugged her(4.The boy,s mother was surprised to see her son was very when the door opened.A.pleased B.sad C.unhappy D.angry(5.Which of the following is TRUE? A.The little boy failed to find Love.B.Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.D.The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.C.The little boy decided never to go home.13(關鍵詞：YaoMing 2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登臺on October23, 2002 and got 6 points(得分for the Houston Rockets in the game.The next day, he got 13 points is another game.Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basket-ball player.But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy.But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He asked that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge.“I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games, ” he said.Yao Ming speaks some English.Both he and his teammates can understand each other.They don’t think there is a language problem.While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力to the Rockets.The team has started having lessons to

learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.(1.Yao Ming got A.22 B.23 13 points on October C.24 D.26 , 2002.(2.Yao Ming said that.A.playing in the NBA was difficult C.he was an NBA star B.it was hard to watch NBA games on TV D.it was boring to play basketball(3.The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will.A.speak excellent English C.make NBA games easy B.bring new energy to the Rockets D.face new challenge(4.From the passage we can know that Yao Ming.A.will work hard for his team B.made the highest score in his first NBA game D.teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself C.can’t understand his teammates(5.The passage is probably.A.an advertisement 14(關鍵詞：policeman B.a notice C.a news report D.an instruction Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all.A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there.The city was very dirty and many people were poor.There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves.They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners” , but London had become very big and needed more policemen.So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or LondonPolice Force was started with 3,000 officers.Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses.Until 1920 all the police in London were men.Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.(1.In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid.A.a few B.nothing C.a little D.a lot(2.About 300 years ago, many people.A.wanted to leave London C.became policemen B.had big houses in London D.came to live in London(3.People didn’t leave their houses because.A.they had no money C.the city was not clean B.they were afraid of losing money D.they liked homes(4.The “Bow Street Runners”.A.stopped people stealing C.paid people to steal B.stole money D.stopped people riding horses(5.Today, police officers who ride horses

are paid.A.the same as their workmates C.half as much as their workmates B.more than their workmates D.less than their workmates