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阅读理解训练题（三十二）
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On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.
If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症) as a child, and so he has braces(支架) on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches(双拐).
He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.
But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars(小节), one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap(嘣断)——it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.
We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage——to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.
The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.
When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smiled, wiped the sweat from this brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.”
56．By saying “getting on stage is no small achievement for him”, the author really means ___.
A．it’s very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
B．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabled
C．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to face such a large audience
D．it’s really great achievements for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings
57．When one of the strings broke, people thought Itzhak Perlman would __________.
A．go on playing with the remaining three strings B．give up playing
C．change or repair his violin D．get off the stage with shame
58．Itzhak Perlman ___________ when one of the strings of the violin broke.
A．gave up playing B．didn’t know what to do
C．went on playing the same piece of music
D．went on playing a different piece of music
59．What did the audience feel when Itzhak Perlman finished playing?
A．Surprised B．Disappointed C．Moved D．Satisfied
60．Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is ____________.
A．clever B．strong willed C．humourous D．quite skilled
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Come rain or come shine, it’s important to know how to check the weather forecast when you live abroad.
A quick look at the newspaper can tell whether you should carry an umbrella, sunscreen or a warm coat when you go out to face the world.
A weather report usually comes with the heading “Weather Outlook” or just simply “Weather”. To put as much information as possible into a small space, a weather report has some unusual language. Words are chosen not for their attractiveness, but for their simplicity and directness.
A weather report has these sections: a general forecast, a detailed forecast, the previous day’s reading, world weather, pollution levels, and times and tides.
Most forecasts begin with a “general situation” report with general characteristics(特点) of that day’s weather. Forecasts do not generally use normal sentences, but make use of verbs, adjectives and adverbs instead. For example, “Brief sunny periods and heavy thunder showers later.” People scan a weather page rather than spending a long time on it, so writers do not need full sentences.
Following the general forecast is more detailed information. In Britain, which is a small country, and the US, which is large, there are geographical separations like Northern, East coast, and so on. The focus is not on attractive sentences, but immediacy.
There are of course temperature forecasts. Depending on where you are, they will be in Celsius or Fahrenheit. In Britain, temperatures are given in both. In the US, only Fahrenheit is used. To go from Fahrenheit to Celsius, take away 32 from the temperature and divide by 1.8.
Most newspapers also have a brief list of weather conditions in major cities around the world.
With pollution becoming a global problem, many forecasts give the day’s pollution levels. This may be important for asthma sufferers and people who are affected by air quality levels. In the summer, pollen levels (flower seeds in the air) are sometimes listed to help hay fever sufferers.
There is usually information also on when the sun will rise and set. This is useful for farmers and other early risers.
61．If the highest temperature in London is 68F, then it is _________ in the Celsius scale.
A．30 B．20 C．10 D．40
62．If you are asked to write a weather report, you must make sure the language you use is ___.
A．interesting B．simple and direct C．unusual D．brief and attractive
63．The writer of this passage mainly wants to tell us _________ when we live abroad.
A．how to write a weather forecast B．where to find a weather forecast
C．when we most need a weather forecast
D．what information we can get from a weather forecast
64．If you have a hay fever when you are out on a summer, you will pay special attention to _____. A．pollution level B．the changes of temperature
C．the time the sun rises and sets D．pollen levels
C
At Turkish Airlines, it’s been one year since our first voyage in China. A time spent on providing nothing short of the finest, friendliest and most reliable air travel service around. A service which offers flyers simple booking, easy check－in, not to mention excellent in－flight services and entertainment.
It is with great pleasure then that we announce the introduction of the 3rd flight in our weekly service. From Beijing and Shanghai, we take you through both history and time. Flying over the Silk Road you arrive in the ancient capital of Istanbul at sunrise — an unforgettable experience — and from there we connect you to a further 100 destinations worldwide.
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65．The purpose of this passage is __________.
A．to introduce a new flight service by Turkish Airlines
B．to show Turkish Airlines offers the best service in the world
C．to invite you to visit Istanbul from China
D．to announce the cheapest flight from Beijing to Istanbul
66．If you buy a 3rd –flight ticket, which is the right route of flight?
A．Shanghai→North Africa→Istanbul B．Beijing→Istanbul→Middle East
C．Shanghai→Europe→Middle East D．Beijing→Istanbul→Shanghai
67．If you want to go to North Africa tomorrow (July 20) with Turkish Airlines, how much will you have to pay for the flight?
A．More than 5000 yuan B．As much as 7500 yuan
C．No more than 7500 yuan D．Less than 5000 yuan
D
In early 1977, the authorities(当局) announced that the end of manual labor and arranged some type of work of us to do in the courtyard. The free time also allowed me to hunt what became two of my favorite hobbies on Robben Island; gardening and tennis.
To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life. One can feel fulfilled by washing one’s clothes so that they are particularly clean. Just as one takes pride in important tasks outside of prison, one can find the same pride in doing small things inside prison.
Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard. For years, they refused without offering a reason. But finally they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden on a narrow patch of earth against the far wall.
The soil in the courtyard was dry and rocky. In order to start my garden, I had to remove a great many rocks to allow the plants room to grow.
The authorities supplied me with seeds. I at first planted tomatoes, chilies, and onions——hardy plants that did not require rich earth or constant care. The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved.
I began to order books on gardening. I studied different gardening techniques and types of fertilizers. I did not have many of the materials that the book discussed, but I learned through trial and error. For a time, I attempted to grow peanuts(花生), and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. It was one of my few failures.
A garden was one of the few things in prison that one could control. To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it and harvest it, offered a simple but long- lasting satisfaction. The sense of being the owner of the small patch of earth offered a taste of freedom.
68．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．In order to keep alive in prison, one must be interested in doing small things.
B．One factor that the writer formed his two favorite favorite hobbies was his manual labor.
C．The writer asked to be permitted to start a garden, but was refused with a clear reason.
D．The condition of the writer’s garden was fairly good.
69．Why did the writer devote himself to attending a garden?
A．To kill his spare time and forget his sufferings.
B．To harvest vegetables and provide himself with food.
C．To gain satisfaction and sense the freedom as a human being.
D．To hide his political opinions by working hard in the garden.
70．The underlined word “It” in this passage refers to __
A．learning through trial and error B．attempting to grow peanuts
C．using different soils and fertilizers D．studying different gardening techniques
71．What’s the main topic that is stated in the passage?
A．It’s hard to attend a garden. B．How to plant vegetables in prison.
C．Owning garden is a great pleasure. D．Madela’s garden in prison
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The Colosseum(圆形大剧场) and Trevi Fountain(许愿泉) aren’t even mentioned in a hot-off –the –press guide to Rome. Instead, the pocketbook provides a guide to survival for homeless people in the Eternal(不朽) City. Some 5,000 people are homeless in Italy’s capital and up to 50,000 people are dependent on others for help——especially the elderly and the disabled, according to the Sant’ Egidio religious charity which drew up the book.
The 2003 edition of “Where to Eat, Sleep and Wash”, which has been called the “Poor-Man’s Michelin Guide (《米其林指南》) to Rome,” tells the needy and homeless where to find shelters, soup kitchens, public baths and health services. Demand for the book has skyrocketed since it was first published in 1990. The group printed 2,000 copies of the first edition but this year 13,000 copies of the 148-page “Bible” were printed, highlighting 760 locations(场所) that provide services for the needy.
“It contains the secrets to survival in Rome,” said Mario Marazziti, a spokesman for the Sant’Egidio community. “This is a different face of Rome, and the guide tells us how to deal with its problems.” “Because of the economic crisis, more and more people are falling below the poverty line,” Marazziti added.
Indeed, it was the death of a beggar in 1983 after ambulance workers refused to pick him up that inspired Sant’Egidio to start publishing its pocket-sized guides to Rome. For the first time, San’t Egidio also included a fold-out plastic-coated map with symbols representing all of the eating, sleeping and washing hot spots across the city. Although the Golosseum is not marked in the guide, it appears on this map. “But it’s just a reference,” Marazziti said. “The normal Rome that tourists look at is a background for us.”
72．Some famous places in Rome are not mentioned in the guide because ____________.
A．the homeless people in the city can’t afford to visit them
B．the poor in the city are forbidden to go there
C．they are not so important to the homeless people in the city
D．beggars in the city never go there
73．The underlined word “skyrocket” in the second paragraph probably means _________.
A．increase sharply B．fly in the sky C．need badly D．attract greatly
74．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The book contains the secrets to get money in Rome.
B．The fact that a beggar died made San’t Egidio publish the guide.
C．The author sings high praise for Rome.
D．The Colosseum is not marked in the guide because it is well known.
75．The guide is called “Bible” because _________.
A．it is as useful as the Bible B．the poor use it as a bible
C．it is as popular as the Bible D．it is of great value to the homeless people

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