Book4-U3-课外阅读.doc

M4U3 Reading 练习一、阅读文章，了解其大意，然后选择正确选项填空。 The measure of mans real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. Thomas Macaulay Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette ONeill gave an arithmetic (1) _ to our class. When the papers were (2) _ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the (3) _ mistakes throughout the test. There is nothing really new about (4) _ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs ONeill (5) _ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to (6) _ after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs ONeill asked no questions, and she didnt (7) _ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the (8) _ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to (9) _ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times. I dont (10) _ about the order eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single (11) _ of my life. Thirty years after being (12) _ to Macaulays words, they still seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a (13) _ to measure ourselves rather than others. Few of us are asked to make (14) _ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called (15) _ daily to make a great many personal decisions. (16) _ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the (17) _ change received at the store be forgotten or (18) _? Nobody will know except (19) _. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always (20) _ to live with someone you respect.1. A. testB. problemC. paperD. lesson2. A. examinedB. completedC. markedD. answer3. A. easyB. funnyC. sameD. serious4. A. lyingB. cheatingC. guessingD. discussing5. A. didntB. didC. wouldD. wouldnt6. A. comeB. leaveC. remainD. apologize7. A. excuseB. rejectC. helpD. scold8. A. aboveB. commonC. followingD. unusual9. A. repeatB. getC. putD. copy10. A. worryB. knowC. hearD. talk11. A. chanceB. incidentC. lessonD. memory12. A. referredB. shownC. broughtD. introduced13. A. wayB. sentenceC. choiceD. reason14. A. quickB. wiseC. greatD. personal15. A. outB. forC. upD. upon16. A. ShouldB. MustC. WouldD. Need17. A. extraB. smallC. someD. necessary18. A. paidB. rememberedC. sharedD. returned19. A. meB. youC. usD. them20. A. easierB. more naturalC. betterD. more peaceful二、阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。 The journey to the moon has been the first step towards future exploration in space. The distance between the Moon and the Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between the Earth and other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away! Traveling to the planets will be mans next aim. Such travels will be more difficult than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous. Recently, two American spaceships, Virkings 1 and 2, landed on Mars, trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed nor ruled out. Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is very dense and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earths atmosphere. Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on the Earth, but man should realize the Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it.1. According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be _.A. much easier and even more interestingB. for more exciting and dangerousC. mans final aimD. mans first aim2. Which of the following is not true?A. Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon.B. The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars.C. Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth.D. All the planets are much farther to the earth than the moon.3. From the passage, we can guess _.A. there is life on MarsB. there is no life on MarsC. the atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of VenusD. scientists will have little hope to find the answers4. Man can live on under the conditions of _.A. much too hot surfaceB. the same pressure as we get on the earth C. normal atmosphere as we have on the earthD. Both B and C5. Scientists think we should take care of our earth because _.A. no other planets are to take the place of the earthB. everything needed is provided by the earthC. the only home of man will be the earth for a long timeD. the dream to find another home for man will come true2