阅读理解训练题75.doc

阅读理解训练题（七十五）
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　　London, （UPT via Xinhua）— Peter Scott, a 51 - year - old printer from northern England, has been given his second of two “piggy -back” hearts after removing of his own heart, the Hare filed Hospital said last week.
　　The hospital near London, which is specially good at heart operation, said Scott was in a satisfactory condition.
　　Doctors first linked Scott’s heart with the heart of a 13year - old girl in a “piggy -back” transplant （移植）to make up this own heart a week before, the hospital director David Blythe said.
　　Both beat well in step for four days until half - solid blood formed in a man - made valve （瓣膜）fixed in Scott’s own heart last year, Blythe said.
　　MOSCOW（Agencies via Xinhua）- A Russian Ilyushin62 airliner left for West Africa suddenly fell down shortly after take - off here, killing everyone on board.
　　It is not known how many passagers the 182 - seat aircraft was carrying when it went downward quickly to the ground just 10 kilometres from Sheremetyevo Airport.
　　But west African newspapers said the plane, which was heading for Sierra Leone, was about half full.
　　An official from Moscow’s Botkin Institute Hospital said, “No one could have been still alive in the accident. ”
　　“The accident was so serious, so horrible, that we did not need to give medical attention to anyone.”
　　West African officials have complained that the Russian government failed to inform them of the air accident, in which many Africans may have been killed.
　　Stavanger, Norway, March 28（AFP）-At least 28 oil workers died and 69 were missing today after the overturning of the 10, 000 ton Norwegian “Floating Hotel” Alexander Kiellan, in strong winds last night.
　　Another 128 workers have reportedly been rescued from the icy, storm- thrown North Sea waters midway between northeast England and Denmark in continuing search operations by British and Norwegian helicopters, planes and ships.
　　The disaster, called“the worst in our recent history” by Norwegian Premier Odvar Nordli, struck late yesterday when the four - level platform, used as a rest area for workers in the Nor the Seas Ekofisk Oil Field, overturned in a storm after one of its five huge legs gave way for unknown reasons. Yet the quality of construction was the last, Ken Harris, Chief Engineer said.
　　In Stavanger, Prime Minister Nordli thanked neighboring countries, with England heading the list, for their aid and in the rescue effort.
　　The Ekofick field has the heaviest oil platforms of all of shore sites in the world, with 1, 850 oil workers on them, including three other rest platforms.
　　56．What do you guess the word“piggy - back” means in the first item of news?
　　A. Greedy.　　　 B. Large.　　　　C. Dependent.　　 D. Fragile.
　　57．How many persons were killed in the air accident near Sheremtyevo Airport?
　　A. About 90.　　　　　　　　　　 B. About 180.
　　C. About 60.　　　　　　　　　　 D. About 120.
　　58．One of the legs of the four- level platform in the North Seas Elofisk Oil Field broke. Why?
　　A. Because of very strong winds.
　　B. Because the“ Floating Hotel”was turned over.
　　C. Because the quality of construction was bad.
　　D. The report doesn’t mention.
　　59．What do you learn from the news reports?
　　A. In the rescue effort for the Norwegian oil workers, England led some other countries.
　　B. Soon after the air accident doctors in Botkin Institute Hospital gave aids to the injured passengers.
　　C. Peter Scott was still in danger because half - solid blood formed.
　　D. The plat forms of North Seas Elko fish Oil Field are the heaviest in the world.
B
　　Four hundred and three babies are crying loudly. Do you know how to make them quiet in 41 seconds? There is an amazing new product on sale in Japan which does exactly this. It is an LP （a long - playing record）of sounds from inside a mo her’s body, which a hospital doctor recorded. In tests with the record she played the LP to 403 crying babies. After 41 seconds not one baby was crying and 161 of them were sleeping.
　　The record began as an experiment by Professor Hajime Minooka of the Nippon Medical University near Tokyo. He was looking for something natural that helps new- born babies go to sleep. The sound of the mother’s heart - beat and other body sounds are the things the babies heard inside their mothers. They feel safe and happy when they hear these sounds again. And they go to sleep.
　　Hospitals in Osaka and Tokyo are using the LP. 10, 000 young couples are using it too. Toshiba Music Company who make and sell the records are very happy. One and a half million couples marry every year in Japan. Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely be a hit!
　　60．“Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely be a hit!” The word “hit” means“________”
　　A. popularity　　　　　　　　　　B. amazement
　　C. strike　　　　　　　　　　　　D. experiment
　　61．What is true according to the passage?
　　A. About 55% of the crying babies fall asleep after 41 seconds hearing the LP.
　　B. The LP sounds were first recorded by Professor Hajime Minooka .
　　C. The LP is produced and sold by Toshiba Music Company.
　　D. One million and a half babies are born it Japan every year.
　　62．Babies feel ________when they hear these LP sounds.
　　A. the sounds to be their mothers’ voices
　　B. as ff they were inside their mothers
　　C. the music natural and soft
　　D. themselves sleeping together with their mothers
C
　　In many countries today, laws protect wildlife. In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.
　　About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today. The killing of game animals was carefully governed. Some animals were fully protected. Within the forest, nobody was allowed to cut trees, burn wood, or trap animals for their furs. Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park, so that other animals would not become uneasy.
　　The need for wildlife protection is greater now than ever before. About a thousand sorts of animals are in danger of extinction, and the speed at which they are being destroyed has been putting on. With mammals（哺乳i类动物）, for example, the speed of extinction is now about one sort every year; from A. D. 1 to 1800, the speed was about one sort every fifty years. Everywhere, men are trying to solve the problem of saving wildlife while caring for the world’s growing population.
　　63．This report says that the need for protecting wildlife________.
　　A. was understood centuries before this time
　　B. was described by and Indian writer about 2300 years ago
　　C. is met in many countries today
　　D. is carried out in forests as well as in national parks
　　64．The report says that in Indian forests of long ago________.
　　A. hunters were given permits to hunt game
　　B. only dangerous animals were to be killed
　　C. the killing of game animals was controlled
　　D. no killing of animals was allowed
　　65．According to the report, men trying to save wildlife are thinking about________ as well.
　　A. the animals in national parks
　　B. stricter laws against hunting
　　C. the trees in the forests
　　D. the needs of people
　　66．From the report we can learn ________.
　　A. the growth of the world’s population has meant greater danger to wildlife
　　B. about a thousand sorts of mammals are in danger of extinction
　　C. the speed of extinction of mammals is lower now than it was from A. D. 1 to 1800
　　D. hunters who kill endangered sorts of animals are seriously punished by law
　　67．The word“ extinction” in this report most properly means“________” .
　　A. falling. down　　　　　　　　　 B, dying out
　　C. growing up　　　　　　　　　　D. going away
D
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　　Then you’d be faced with double paying for one job because stopping the pay of an injured man would simply be out of the question.
　　You can prevent this kind of unproductive outgo on your payroll by providing your key man with the protection of Travelers Business Accident Insurance!
　　This insurance provides total medical expense and a weekly income in case a key man is disabled for some time. Should the disability prove everlasting, an income for life is certainty. Why not make out a list of your key men now? Then get together with Travelers Insurance Company, and let us tell you how little it costs to apply this much needed protection to your business.
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　　68．The above is most probably________．
　　A. a report　　　　　　　　　 B. a letter
　　C. an announcement　　　　　D. an advertisement
　　69．What is really true according to the above?
　　A. Travelers Insurance Company Provides services of accident insurance．
　　B. An important person of the firm has just had an accident．
　　C. Accident Insurance will protect the important person from accident．
　　D. Unfortunately the important person has become disabled．
　　70．Whom might the writing be mainly for?
　　A. An important person in a firm．
　　B. An employee of a firm．
　　C. The boss of a company．
　　D. Readers of a newspaper．
　　71．Why would the pay be doubled?
　　A. Because two persons are doing one job of the same．
　　B. Because the important job is worth double pay．
　　C. Because it is necessary that the injured person should be paid．
　　D. Because the double pay is for two persons．
　　72．Travelers Insurance Company ________ for a person insured．
　　A. will pay for all the cost of treatment
　　B. will pay the weekly income or even that of lifetime
　　C. won’t get much from the firm
　　D. will provide everlasting pension as well as medical expense
E
　　The class teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child．She encouraged all her pupils to have one , and sometimes arranged for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result．
　　One Friday morning the teacher told the class that those of them who had a hobby could have a holiday that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon．
　　So on Friday afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on condition that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to show, and to arranged them．
　　When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there．He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby．However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies（蝴蝶）in glass cases．After his teacher had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to leave．
　　“What are you doing, Tommy?” She asked．“Those things must remain here until tomorrow afternoon．That’s when the parents are coming to see them．”
　　“I know they are coming then, ” answered Tommy, “ and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are stolen．”
　　“But what has it got to do with your big brother?” asked the teacher．“Aren't the butterflies yours?”
　　“No, ” answered Tommy．“They belong to him.”
　　“But Tommy, you are supposed to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s ! ”said the teacher．
　　“I know that , ” answered Tommy．“My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies．”
　　73．What’s the best title for this passage?
　　A. Important Hobbies B. Tommy’s Hobby
　　C. Different Hobbies D. Hobby of Collecting Butterflies
　　74．The teacher________.
　　A. asked the pupils who were in her class to bring something they had made
B. was certain that her pupils were good at making things, so she wanted to show them to the parents.
　　C. invited the parents to come and see what the pupils had made
　　D. allowed the pupils who had hobbies not to go to class that Friday afternoon
　　75．After reading the passage the readers will laugh. Why?
　　A. Because Tommy was so lazy a boy.
　　B. Because the teacher knew so little about Tommy.
　　C. Because Tommy had made nothing at all.
　　D. Because Tommy had a strange idea about hobby.

阅读理解训练题（七十五）答案
56．C　提示：医学上的用语这个心脏不能是贪婪，大小无从谈起，这个心脏也不可能是易碎的，故答案应为C
57．A　提示：共182个座位，half full故大约90人。
58．D　提示：文中只说平台翻了没有说明原因。
59．A　提示：倒数第二段中的总理感谢邻国把英国放在首位说明英国的贡献最大。
60．A　提示：hit这里应为成功之意。popularity有人缘的amazement大吃一惊。 strike打击，experiment．因这一产品会受人欢迎故为A。
61．C　提示：根据最后一段Toshiba Music company who
62．B　提示：倒数第二段最后两句表明baby听到这些声音之后好象又听到了在母亲腹中时的声音。因而答案为B。
63．A　提示第二段内容表明300BC时人们就描述了这些情况。
64．C　提示：第二段最后部分表明不是所有的动物都不许捕杀。有的受到保护故为C。
65．D　提示：文章的最后一句说明D这一观点。
66．A　提示：人口增长的越快，对动物的危胁越大，而因则答案为A。其它不符合题意。
67．B　提示：数千种动物面临extinction一灭绝，故应为die out．
68．D　提示：显然本文为一个保险广告。
69．A
70．C　提示：决定为公司的重要人物们买保险的人员一定是Boss.
71．D　提示：一个人在病中另一个人在干这份工作而公司要发两份工资给两个人为D。　
72．C　提示：广告的最后一句how little it costs to apply ……说明答案。　　
73．B　提示：本文为hobby讲述关于Tommy's一个笑话，故用B最合适。
74．C　提示：从文章的第二段可以看出。
75．D　提示：因为本文是一个幽默故事，故看后一笑所笑的内容应为，Tommy对hobby的理解。
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