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阅读理解训练题（十三）AThe total area of land on earth is about 149 million square kilometers, or about 39 percent of the total area of the earth.The average height of the land is about 750 metres above the sea level .The Eurasian（欧亚的）land mass is the largest with an area of 54,527,600 square kilometers .The smallest continent is the Australian mainland, with an area of about 7,614,600 square kilometers, which together with Tasmania, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands, is described as Oceania .The total area of Oceania is about 8,935,500 square kilometres, including West Iran which is political in Asia .The worlds largest peninsula（半岛）is Arabia ,with an area of about 3,327,500 square kilometres .The largest island in the world is Greenland, with an area of about 2,175,600 square kilometres. The largest island surrounded by fresh water is the Ilha de Marajo (4,022 square kilometres) in the mouth of the Amazon River, Brazil .The largest island in a lake is Manitoulin Island (2,766 square kilometres) in the Canadian section of Lake Huron . This island itself has on it a lake of 106 square kilometres called Manitou lake, in which there are several islands.56The area of Tasmania, of New Zealand, of New Guinea and of the Pacific Islands add up to about square kilometres .A.8,935,500B.1,320,900C.7,614,600D.16,550,10057Oceania is made up of .(Suppose I: Australia ;II: Tasmania and New Zealand ; III: New Guinea and the Pacific Is lands )A.I and II B.II and IIIC.I and IIID.I,II and III58Which of the following diagrams （图解）shows the correct relationship between Manitoulin Island(MI), Lake Huron (LH), Manitou Lake (ML) and the “several islands” (SI) mentioned at the end of the passage ?59The largest island surrounded by fresh water is in .A.a river B.a lake C.a sea D.an ocean B Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea . People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like , mainly because tea was very expensive . It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity . Some of them were not sure how to use it . They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves . Then they served them mixed with butter and salt . They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches .Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century . During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it .At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of tea . Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it , but one day a famous French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added . She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk . Because she was such a great lady that her friends thought they must copy everything she did ,they also drank their tea with milk in it . Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk .At first , tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening . No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess （公爵夫人）found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four oclock stopped her getting “a sinking feeling” as she called it . She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so , tea-time was born .60This passage mainly discusses .A. the history of tea drinking in Britain B. how tea became a popular drink in Britain C. how the Britons got the habit of drinking tea D. how tea-time was born 61Tea became a popular drink in Britain .A. in the eighteenth century B. in the sixteenth century C. in the seventeenth century D. in the late seventeenth century62People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because .A. it tasted like milk B. it tasted more pleasant C. it became a popular drink D. Madame de Sevinge was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea 63We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of .A. a famous French lady B. the ancient Chinese C. the upper(上层的) social class D. people in Holland C Six chimps(猩猩) were introduced to a slot machine called the Chimp- O- Mat, which would give out one grape when a white coin was insert into the slot. When Dr Wolf showed a young chimp named Moos how he could win himself a grape by inserting a coin, Moos immediately picked up another coin, pushed it into the slot, then stuck out his paw and waited for a grape to drop out.Besides white coins, the chimps were given yellow coins to insert into the slot, but nothing came out because they were worthless. The chimps soon learned this fact. When a handful of white and yellow coins were thrown into the cage housing, Bula, Bimba and Alpha, the three chimps rushed for the white coins and never touched the yellow ones.Now the chimps were madly in love with money. Would the six chimps value money enough to work for it? To find the answer, Dr Wolfe designed a work machine. The chimps were shown that when a large handle was lifted, they could pick one grape. When they had learned the skill of lifting the handle to get the grape, Dr Wolf made a change to the machines so that instead of the grape they would find a white coin. This coin would still buy them one grape at the Chimp- O- Mat.Thus the complexity of getting a grape was not only doubled, but also the money to buy the grape could be achieved only by honest work. The handle they had to lift to get the coin weighed eighty pounds. Great effort is needed for a young chimp to raise that weight, yet the formerly lazy chimps not only quickly mastered the new operation, but also showed great eagerness to work for money.64The purpose of the Chimp- O- Mat experiment was to discover whether chimps would learn to_. A. enjoy themselves B. work together C. use coins D. operate a machine65In the first part of the experiment the chimps learned to _.A. tell the difference between the useful and the worthless coins B. use yellow coins to get grapesC. wait for the grapes to drop out D.buy grapes with coins66Which of the following shows the correct order of the things a chimp did in the second part of the experiment? a. got a white coinb. got a grapec. lifted the heavy handled. inserted a coin into the Chimp- O- MatA. c a b d B. c a d b C. a b d c D. a d c b67The passage showed that _.A. Dr Wolfe was disappointed with his experimentB. The chimps could do everything if taughtC. The chimps were willing to work if something was paid backD. The chimps understanding was as good as a mans DCareer education is instruction intended to help young people identify, choose, and prepare for a career. Such instruction may focus on a persons role in work, leisure, or family life. Career education differs from vocational education, which is designed to teach specific occupational skills.Career education includes the formal and informal learning that occurs in the family, in the community, and in schools. In schools, career education consists of instructive activities included in many courses. These activities are designed to improve the attitudes, knowledge, and skills important for work roles. Career education helps students develop self- understanding and use it to plan their education and working life.A complete career education program in school begins in kindergarten and continues at least through high school. Many colleges and universities also offer career education through their counseling(咨询) programs. In kindergartens and elementary schools, youngsters learn about different types of work. In middle schools or junior high school, children begin to explore the occupations and leisure activities that interest them most. In high school, students get more specific information about occupations and life styles. They may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessions where they learn how to make career decisions. They also should obtain the skills they need for further study or for a job after graduation. Counselors provide information on such matters as how to locate and apply for jobs and how to be successful in interviews. Teachers and counselors use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films about occupations or industries. Children may invite parents or other adults to come to school and describe their jobs. A student may accompany a worker on the job. Cooperative education combines classroom study with practical work experience.68According to the passage, which statement is true?A. Career education is carried out in primary schools only.B. Career education is carried out in middle schools only.C. Career education is carried out in colleges only.D. Career education is carried out in the whole process of peoples education from kindergarten to university.69It may be inferred from the passage that _. A. not only teachers but also parents are responsible for youngsters career educationB. in high schools, students know more specific information about occupationsC. career education may be in classroom, small group, or individual sessionsD. teachers use a variety of methods to provide career education, including films70A child may get career education in all the following places EXCEPT _.A. schools B. homes C. communities D. public places71The underlined word “combine” in the last paragraph means “to _”.A. connect B. force C. provide D. attempt EOne hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the “cashless society” is not on the horizon-its already here.While computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. And they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric utilities to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.72According to the passage, the credit card enables its owner to .A. withdraw as much money from the bank as he wishesB. obtain more convenient services than other people doC. enjoy greater trust from the storekeeperD. cash money where he wishes to73From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that .A. in the future all the Americans will use credit cardsB. credit cards are mainly used in the United States todayC. nowadays many Americans do not pay in cashD. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before74The phrase “ring up sales” most probably means .A. make an order of goods B. record sales on a cash registerC. call the sales manager D. keep track of the goods in stock75It can be inferred that .A. computers will bring disaster B. computer industry will not develop fasterC. computers will bring about more convenience to peoples life D. 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