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阅读练习题1Passage 1 Someone said to a man, “Travel and see the world.” He answered, “Why should I? People are the same everywhere. They are born. They are babies. They are children. They are adults. They grow old. They die. While they are alive, they have the same emotions. They feel love and hate, happiness and sadness, security and fear, pride and shame, comfort and discomfort. That is why I dont want to travel. I can learn everything here. Im going to stay home.” The man was right. He was also wrong. People are the same, but people are also different. They all have the same pattern of life birth, young, old age, death. But these stages of life have different values in different cultures. Also, while all people have the same emotions, the causes of these emotions are different. A situation that may bring happiness in one place may not bring happiness in another place. For example, in many countries old age is a happy time. Young people in these countries show respect to the old people. Young people listen when old people speak because they believe that an old person is a wise person. In that kind of society old people receive honor, privilege and satisfaction. In Korea, old people are honored and respected.1. The man didnt want to travel because he .A. was too old and was going to die B. could not speak a foreign language C. believed that people are the same everywhere and have the same emotions D. thought that it was more comfortable for him to stay at home 2. The word “security” in the first paragraph might mean . A. safety B. care C. danger D. freedom3. All over the world people are the same because . A. they have the same stages of life B. they have the same emotions C. they have the same habits and customs D. both A and B4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. People are the same, but people are also different. B. Stages of life have different values in different cultures. C. All people have the same emotions, such as love and hate, happiness and sadness, etc. D. All people feel the same emotions in the same situations. 5. The word “privilege” in the third paragraph means . A. special gifts B. special rights C. special care D. special treatmentPassage2People use money to buy food, books and hundreds of other things they need. When they work, they usually get paid in money.Most of the money used today is made of metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kind of money was shellsIn China, cloth and knives were used as money. Elephant tusks, monkey tail and salt were used in some parts in the world. Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some islands. Some animals were used as money, too.The first copper coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting story from the days of shell money till today.1. People usually use money _.A. for buying food B. to buy everything they likeC. to buy books and food D. to get something2. Long, long ago people all over the world used to make money with _.A. the same metal B. the same paperC. the different D. all kinds of things3. In the past, the ancient Chinese used to have cloth and knives _.A. as a tool B. as money C. as a money D. as a kind of goods4. People would like to have _ to buy everything.A. gold B. coins C. paper money D. silver5. The first paper money looked _ like a note.A. at least B. at most C. most D. muchPassage 3People used to dream of flying like birds. Now this dream has been true for a long time. They have built airplanes of different sizes and different types to meet various needs. And there are lots of ways for people to fly, too.Huge jets like Boeing 747 can carry hundreds of people. These giant planes often fly thousands of miles across the ocean. Crop dusters fly low and spray the crops with chemicals to keep bugs away. Water bombers help fight forest fires by dumping tons of water on the burning trees. Helicopters takeoff and land straight up and down. They can also stay in the air without moving. Because of these, people have used them to do rescue work. Military jets fly very, very fast. Their noses look like needles and such a shape can make it easier for them to speed through the air. There are also other ways for people to fly, such as hot-air balloons, gliders, spacecraft, etc. Astronauts have landed on the moon and some day they will visit Mars. Spacecraft have already visited far-away planets and sent information back to Earth. Airplanes carry millions of people every year. Flying has brought people a lot of fun and enjoyment in addition to service and convenience.1. It seems that mans dream of flying has been realized by _.A. the giant jets B. the help ofbirdsC. the invention of airplanes D. the brave astronauts2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an airplane function to meet the needs of the people ?A.To carry passengers are across long distance.B.To carry chemicals to military bases.C.To help fight forest fires. D. To help fight crop bugs.3. How many types of airplane are mentioned in the second paragraph ? A.Five B.Six C.Seven D.Eight4. In this passage it is NOT stated that _.A.astronauts have landed on the moon B. Boeing 747 can fly thousands of milesC. needle-shaped noses make jets speed up easier. D. astronauts have landed on Mars.5. Flying across the ocean and far into the space has mainly brought people _.A.service, convenience and information B. fun, enjoyment and experience C. nearer to the far-away planets D. nearer to the moon and marsPassage 4A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper. “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didnt get it back.”“How did you write your advertisement ?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant.Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No.10 Broad Street.”“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, Ill buy you a new one.”The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesnt wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street. He is well know.”This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in, and his own was among the number. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.1. According to the first advertisement, anyone who _ would receive ten shillings.A.found the umbrella B. gave a messageC. left the umbrella at No.10 Broad Street D. left the umbrella in the City Church 2. The result of the first advertisement was that _.A. the man got his umbrella back B. the man wasted some money advertisingC. nobody found the missing umbrella D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church 3. A merchant asked _.A. when he lost his umbrella B. how he wrote his advertisement C. where he lost his umbrella D. what he did after losing his umbrella4. The merchant suggested that the man should _.A. buy a new umbrella B. go on looking for his umbrella C. write another and better advertisement D. report to the police5. Why did the merchant say “I often advertise and find that it pays me well”?A.He knew how to advertise. B. He had more money for advertisingC. He found it easy to advertise. D.He had a friend in the newspaper where he advertised Passage 5Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings.Perhaps you have seen some animals doing quite skillful things at a circus. If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward. The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them.Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers both old and modern times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near. But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories. Birds with good eyesight are being used to watch out for fault in small steel balls that are being made in one factory. Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be trained one day to gather crops and even drive trains.1. What made scientists think that animals can be trained to for us one day ?A. Animals are very skillful at a circus.B. Animals are big and strong.C. Some animals are good at doing many things.D. Animals like to get a reward.2. The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit _.A. before it plays a trickB. when it is hungryC. after it has done the trickD. when it starts to play a trick 3. According to some scientists, many animals may be trained to do given jobs if they know _.A. who their trainers areB. they will get a reward C. they will be praised by their trainersD. something dangerous will happen to them4. According to the third paragraph, birds including geese are used in many ways except _.A. making noise to warn a strangers approachingB. giving warning against the enemys comingC. guarding a house and leading the blindD. watching out for fault in small steel products5. Which of the following is NOT true ?A. Scientists consider apes may drive trains some day.B. Apes have worked in some factories.C. People have not yet used apes to gather crops.D. Apes may not be used to gather crops some day.Passage 6If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to given an answer to the question. It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4000 years ago , because they could write and leave written record s for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write. Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history”. Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records , such spoken stories are often very helpful. 1.Which of the following ideas is not conveyed(表达) in the passage ? A “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable. B Written records of the past plays a most important role in our learning of the human history.C A written account of our daily activities helps us to be able to answer any questions. D Where there are no written records, there is no history.2. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because _. A there was nothing worth being written down at that time B the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record C the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire D the people there had not know how to write 3. “Remembered history” refers to _. A history based on a persons imagination B stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth C songs and dances about the most important events D both B and C 4. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when _. A. it is written down B. no written account is available C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it 5.It can be inferred from the passage that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if our ancestors had _. A. kept a written record of every past event B. not burnt their written records in wars C. told exact stories of the most important happenings D. made more songs and dances Passage7“In the old days”, as one wife said, “the husband was the husband and the wife was the wifeand they each had their own way of going on. Her job was to look after him.” The wife wouldnt stand for it nowadays. Husbands help with the children now. They stay more in the home and have more interest in the home. We shall give some examples of what husbands do in consequence, firstly, in sharing work with their wives, and secondly, in their largely independent domain of house repairing. Some husbands, as well as doing much of the heavy work in the home, carrying the coals and emptying the rubbish, act as assistants to their wives for at least part of the day. Mr Hammond washes up the dishes every night and lays the breakfast for the morning. Mr Clark sa