电大《英语II（1）》期末复习资料（4）之阅读理解

第四部分  阅读理解（共计30分，每小题3分）

26—35小题：阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

Passage 1 （2012年1月、2011年7月试题）   (答案: 1. A     2. D     3. C    4. D    5. B)

A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.

I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! – I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation.

The park was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.

The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.

Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback (退步) to the closeness of human interaction. With e—mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.

As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good—morning to the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?

More and more, I find myself hiding behind e—mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn’t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.

I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice—mail telephone, and an e—mail account. Giving them up isn’t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It’s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee—whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out “Gee whiz”?

1. The author’s experience of walking in a park with a friend recently made him feel _____________.

A. unhappy   B.   funny   C.   sunny     D.    wonderful

2. According to the author, human contact in a park means ____________.

A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing

B. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs

C. talking on the mobile phone and getting connected with the other people

D. both A and B

3. According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the ___________ we are.

A. more automatic   B. easier   C. more disconnected   D. closer

4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?

A. With e—mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.

B. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.

C. If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine.

D. All of the above.

5. What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the author?

A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere.

B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.

C. It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected.

D. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere.

 

Passage 2  (2011年1月试题、Unit 12 单元)  （答案：1.B   2.A   3.C   4.A  5.B ）

We have two cats at home. One is named Milo and the other Mamma Milo is a boy cat. Boy cats are called ‘Tom’. We think that Mamma is Milo’s mother. That is why we gave her the name Mamma. We didn’t buy Milo or Mama. They were stray cats and didn’t have anywhere to live. They started coming into garden. They did not look very healthy, so we started giving them milk. Then they started coming into the house, so we adopted them. Because he didn’t have a home when he was a kitten, Milo is not very fit. We have to take him to the vet once every three months for a special injection. They have lived with us now for 5 years.

1.Sarah got the cats ________.

A. before she moved into her house  

B. after she moved into the house

C. when she moved into the house

2.Sarah thinks _______.

A. Milo is a boy          B. both cats are boys      C. both cats are girls

3.Mamma was named ‘Mamma’because ______

A. Sarah likes the name    B.she is girl         C.they think she is Milo’s mother

4.Milo and Mamma were _______

A. free to get             B.cheap to get                   C. expensive to get

5. Milo is not very fit because______.

A. he visits the vet for an injection    B. he was a stray     C. he is old now

 

Passage 3 (2010年 7月、2008年1月试题 ) （答案1. D    2.D     3. B     4. D    5. C）

Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city,  — it is a nation.” Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of different ethnic groups, is a world.

Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world.  The city was founded by the Romans and since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.  

Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups, including the growing number of Londoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain.

Children of Caribbean—Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian—Irish couples. None of them will be English but all of them will be Londoners.

Most of Britain's ethnic minority residents live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages.

Nearly all of the African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58% respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of Britain live in London.

The largest migrant community is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of the total population of London.

There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivals coming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan.

Young people, in particular, are skilled at dealing with a large number of different and hybrid cultures.

They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents may come from several different backgrounds and their friends and partners do also. They are “skilled cross—cultural travellers” without leaving their home—town.

1．Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraeli’s statement is an understatement?

Because he thinks London is _________.

A. part of the word           B. even larger than some countries in the world  

C. not a nation at all           D. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity

2. London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that _________.

A. within 10 years 40%Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups

B. most of Britain’s ethnic minority residents live in London, s peaking over 300 languages

C. London accommodates about 330，000 refugees and asylum seekers from many

other countries

D. many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds

3. Ethnic minority groups will make up _________ of the London population in the future.

A. 3. 8%           B.  4 0%           C. 3 9%         D. 3 6%

4. The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _________.

A. young people are from different backgrounds

B. young people are raised in a multicultural environment

C. young people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid cultures

D. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures

5. The passage mainly deals with _________.

A．the advantage of hybrid cultures in London

B．the composition of the population in London

C. they cultural diversity in London

D. the contribution made by the new arrivals to London

 

Passage 4  （2010年1月试题）  答案：1. A   2. B   3.C   4.B   5.A

Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons and Anna is the youngest in the family, but she’s twenty—five now. Anna was not well when she was little．It was a very worrying time and she stayed at home a lot，She was seen first by the local doctors' and then she was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife who mainly to take care of her then．I am not very good at looking after little children．I suppose I am a bit traditional in that way. But when she grew up a bit，we spent a lot of time together. We loved walking and talking and discussing life．We still love it today. We get on very well.

Although she looks like me ( tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin ), she takes after her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother she’s attractive.

She loves looking after animals ——— she has two dogs，three cats and a goat．She lives in a little house in the country. I like animals too. I like riding and hunting，but Anna hates hunting．She thinks it’s cruel. We discuss it a lot.

She is quiet and a bit shy with strangers. I am more outgoing and I love meeting new people．But she’s not boring ————— actually，she’s very funny．She always has lots of stories of her life in the country. She’s an art and music teacher in a little village school.

she is very good—natured．Anna says we brought her up well，and she is going to bring her children up to be honest and loyal. But I think she was easy to bring up．I don’t remember ever telling her off.

1. According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she ________

A. got an illness      B. was very queer               C. didn’t look like the author

2.It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is  ______ .

A. his advantage     B. mainly a woman’s responsibility  C. really enjoyable.

3. What does “take after “ mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?

A. Look after        B. be different from.              C. look like.

4.My daughter and I have little in common in terms of ______ .

A. loving walking and talking      B. character          C. loving animals

5. From the passage, we can see the author’s description of his daughter is _______ .

A .affectionate                  B. humorous          C. critical

 

Passage 5 (2009年7月试题)  (答案:1. C   2.B  3. B    4.A    5.C)

A survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media and politicians. A similar survey carried out 5 years ago showed that 50% of people thought that what politicians said was usually not true, and that 35% of people thought that what they saw on the television or read in newspapers was not true. Now both those figures have increased sharply, to 80% of people not believing politicians and 70% not believing the television or newspapers. Experts thinks that those figures are not going to come down in the near future.

Stories about politicians and journalists taking money from businessmen have caused the public to stop trusting them. Also politicians keep making promises that they do not keep. Mr. Smith of York said, “When the politicians make new laws, they only help their friends, not people like me”. Mrs. Marley of Leeds said, “The newspapers and television are not interested in what is true; they are only interested in money for advertising”.

It has got worse recently as more people can get news from the Internet and learn if the journalists and politicians are telling the truth or not. What can our politicians and journalists do? The only answer is to be more honest.

1. The number of people believing politicians and journalists has_______.

A. Increased    B.  not changed   C. decreased

2. Experts think this problem_______.

A. will get better soon  B.  will not get better soon  C. will get worse soon

3. Stories say businessmen give money to_______.

A.   Politicians   B.  politicians and journalists   C. journalists

4. Mr. Smith thinks politicians make laws______.

A.   to help their friends   B.  to help him  C. to help everybody

5. People can now check stories using_______.

A.   the newspapers  B.  the television   C .the Internet

 

Passage 6  （2009年1月试题） 答案: 1.B   2.A   3.C   4.C   5.A

An Extraordinary Change of Direction

Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.

She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, “When I decided to do the round—the—world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia.   I wanted to do the whole ten—month journey.”

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn’t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of the men couldn’t move because he had broken his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.”

By the end of October last year, she had raised more than £50,000 for charity.

She says, “Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it’s the same as being a dancer. Before I left on the trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.”

1. What does the word “extraordinary” mean in the title?

A. very ordinary    B. very unusual and surprising  

C. not special      D.  extreme

2. The sentence “…my husband thought I was bored …” in Para.   4 meant that my husband thought I felt_________.

A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children  

D. sad because all the children left me when they grew up

3. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here _________.  

A. group of people                   B. part of the training    

C. part of the route of sail              D. part of the job

4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “rough” in the sentence “One night the sea was very rough …” in Para. 5?

A. not exact                          B. difficult  

C. not smooth because of huge waves      D. pleasant

5. The last paragraph suggests that _________.

A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer

B. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn’t do anything before the journey

C. she should be kind to other team members during the trip

D. she should not forget dancing during the trip

 

Passage 7   (2009年1月试题)   答案: 1.A  2.C  3.B  4.B   5.C

People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man’s release of completely new and often artificial (人造的) substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.  

Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments would make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which can’t be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a great waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting out unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.

1. The main cause of pollution is __________.

A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment

B. the production of new industrial goods

C. increased amounts of a natural substance  

D. our ever—increasing population

2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only __________.

A. people would pay more attention to the problem

B. governments would take effective measures

C. all sides concerned would make more efforts

D. farmers would use less artificial fertilizers

3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause __________.

A. air and water pollution   B.  both a litter problem and a waster of resources

C. to pay for the service    D. to produce the receipt

4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution?

A. Cutting out unnecessary buying.    B.  Eating.

C. Reduce excess use.    D. Carefully dispose our daily products.

5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2?

A. not many          B.   serious problem  C.   bits of waste things    D.    industrial pollution

 

Passage 8  （2008年7月试题）  (答案: 1. D     2. B      3. D      4. D      5. D)

Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders have to use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea — they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too far from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

1.     According to the passage, bicycles ____D________.

A. are more convenient than cars                      B. are safer traffic tools than cars

C. are ridden by most people in the U.S                 D. are the solution to some city problems

2.   The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by ______B______.

A. the city government                                 B. some bike riders

C. people living far from downtown                    D. some store owners

3.     “Bicycle lanes” in the third paragraph probably means _____C_______.

A. narrow passages between buildings for bicycles         B. roads full of bicycles

C. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only          D. roads for bicycles only

4.   Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work.   D  

B. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes.

C. The Central Park is closed to cars on weekends.

D. In New York City, many people use bikes as they have special lanes.

5.  The best title for this passage is _____D_______.

A. Traffic Crowding in New York City     B. Air Pollution in New York City by Cars

C. Special Lanes for Passengers          D. Solution to Traffic Problem in New York

 

Passage 9  (2008年7月试题、2008年1月试题 、形成性考核册)

答案：(1. D     2. B      3. D      4. D      5. D)

 

Who will stage the games?

Preparing for the Olympics Games is a huge undertaking. Just like the athletes, the host city spends years getting ready for the event. Before deciding which city will host the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has to examine bids from all over the world. Bidding for the games begins about ten years in advance. Without preparing a very strong bid1, a city will not win the competition to host the games. Beijing was chosen for the 2008 games from five bidders — Osaka, Paris, Toronto and Istanbul.2

Why does it take so long to prepare?

Building the infrastructure costs huge amounts of money. Holding the World Cup in 2002 in Japan and South Korea, for example, meant that ten new stadiums had to be built, as well as many hotels and an improved transport system. In Beijing, after winning the bid the government began major construction projects — the extension of the underground, the improvement of the airport and the building of new motorways3. Each host city must also build an Olympic village for the athletes. By planting trees and creating parks, the city becomes more attractive for tourists.

Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games?

Hosting the games has a major effect on the economy and brings international prestige to the country. Thousands and thousands of visitors come to the games and the host cities are permanently improved.

1. Bidding for the Olympic Games usually starts  ____________  before the games are really held.

A. two years                B. eight years               C. one year                  D. ten years

2. Beijing was one of the _______ bidders  for the 2008games.

A. four                    B. five                        C. ten                      D. three

3. The World Cup 2002 was held in _____________.

A. Japan               B. South Korea                 C. China                     D. A and B

4. What construction projects did Beijing start after winning the bid?

A. The extension of the underground.                 B. The improvement of the airport.

C. The building of new motorways                     D. All of the above

5. Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games?

A. Because it has a major effect on the economy.

B. Because it brings international prestige to the country.

C. Because the host cities are permanently improved.

D. All of the above.

 

Passage 10  ( 2007年7月试题、Unit 3 Extract 2 )  答案： 1.C  2.A  3.B   4.A   5.D

There have been changes in all sorts of different areas of British society. In recent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of couples who get divorced.

After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in the number of divorces. The rate increased steadily and in recent years has increased much more rapidly. But there are also quite a lot of people who do actually get married. At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone down since the number of people who marry has gone down quite a lot in the last 20 years, but more significantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people now live together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born in the UK are born to couples who aren't married or are born to lone parents. There are quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these are headed by a woman rather than a man.

The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which means that there's been quite a decline in the birth rate in the UK along with other European countries.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The declining divorce rate in the UK.   B.  The declining marriage rate in the UK.

C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK.   D. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.

2. During the last ten years, __________.

A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK

B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK

C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK

D. 40% of children were born to single parents in the UK

3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to __________.

A. decline   B.  soar (急剧上升)  C. stay stable   D. not mentioned in the passage

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The highest divorce rate was around 1969.  B. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.

C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent.         D. 90 percent of lone parent families are headed by women.

5. The last paragraph tells us __________.

A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment

B. at present any family in the UK is 2 children at most

C. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing

D. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now

 

Passage 11   (2007年1月试题)   答案：1．B    2．D    3．A    4．C    5．C  

I had two jobs growing up and they all helped shape my life.

When I was about 12, I started caddying (当球童) at a nearby country club.  All the kids in the neighborhood did it, and I liked it a lot. I got to watch people who were generally pretty wealthy. They were businessmen and doctors. I would listen to them talking about things and see how they behaved with each other. It was like a fly on the wall at a meeting.

The second job was at a shoe store. I constantly met people from all walks of life and the challenge was exciting. 1' d start bringing them different kinds of shoes and get right down there and put them on their feet. If they didn't like a certain shoe, I always tried to be thinking ahead to a pair they might like better, h was like stepping up to the plate in a baseball game. Every time someone walked into that store, I was going to bat and taking a swing. I never wanted to let a customer get out of that store without buying a pair of shoes to his satisfaction. This job helped teach me an important business lesson You have to take risks in business. If you take s risk and fail, get up to bat and swing again.

1. The author thinks what he has learned from his first job is

A. how to learn to like a job       B. how to talk and behave properly

C. how to become wealthy        D. how to listen to people

2. The phrase "people from all walks of life" in the third paragraph means people __    

A. walking in different ways               B. having different interests in life

C. coming from different parts of the city     D. working in different occupations

3. The author thinks his second job is

A. challenging     B. important     C. different       D. satisfying

4. The author compares his second job to

A. a fly on the wall at a meeting       B. stepping into a golf course

C. joining a baseball game            D. taking a bat to swing

5. The business lesson the author gets from sealing shoes is

A. thinking ahead of the customers      B. trying every possible way to satisfy a customer

C. never be afraid of taking risks        D. never let go anyone walking into tile shop

 

Passage 12  (2007年1月试题)  (答案: 1. C     2. D    3. B    4. D     5. D)

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”

“Yes. I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum nodded politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”

Outside, Mum told me, “Kate is fine. No fever.”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”

1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ____________.

A. to clean the floor                         B. to please the nurse

C. to see a patient                            D. to surprise the story—teller

2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ____________.

A. nurse           B. visitor      C. patient          D. cleaner

3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?

A. It is a children’s hospital.  

B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.

C. The nurses and doctors there don’t work hard.

D.  A lot of patients come to this hospital every day.

4. Why did Mum go to see Kate in the hospital?

A. To give her some message about Dad.  B. To make sure her room was clean.

C. To check that she was still there.       D. To find out how she was.

5. Which of the following words best describes Mum?

A. Polite.                 B. Patient.      C. Changeable.                      D. Clever.

 

Passage 13 （2006年7月试题）   （答案：1.A   2. D   3.A   4.C    5.B）

A 15—year—old boy, who was first found guilty of theft at the age of 12，was convicted of stealing 22 charity boxes yesterday from local shops.  He was arrested while he was dressed a woman, and he was pretending to be a representative of the Charity Help Aids.

The boy had been arrested 80 times before，and neighbors say that he had committed over 1，000 offences. One local person said，“He’s always in court. We’ve had enough of him.” He had been sent to a young people’s prison on two occasions and had been convicted that times — for burglary，robbery and criminal damage.

At the trial the jury heard evidence from the shop owners. One of  them had finally led the police because of what he had said after his mobile phone rang. He had answered the call and had started swearing. “It was only at that point. “ the shop owner said,” That realized it was not the usual lady who collects the boxes.

After the verdict，his mother, who had give evidence in the case, said that she was enable to control her son. The judge told the court that problems of the family could be to the absence of a father.

The judge will sentence the boy next Tuesday.

1. The boy stole from          

A. shops     B. charity shops    C, charity boxes in shops       D. offices

2. He stole          

A. 80 boxes        B. 15 boxes      C. 1，OOO boxes       D. 22 boxes

3. He had been sent to prison        

A. twice        B. 80 times      C. 22 times           D. 1，000 times

4. When did one of the shop owners realize the boy was a fake(冒充的)charity lady?

A. When the boy's phone rang              B. When the boy was dressed as a woman.

C. When the boy began swearing(骂人).    D. When the boy wanted to run away.

5. The judge said the reason for the problems was               .

A, the boy's father                   B.  the absence of the boy's father

C. the boy's mother                  D. the boy himself

 

Passage 14  (2006年7月试题)  (Key: 1. A    2. C     3. B      4. D      5. D)

Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia — which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper — did not begin to make it until 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Paper—making is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa.   Some of the wood used in the British paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway. One tree is needed for every four hundred copies of a forty—page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses up over a thousand trees a day. All over the world, trees are being cut down faster than they are being planted, so there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of next century.

When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of paper is used for books and newspaper, etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses.

1. Where was paper invented?

A. In China.                         B. In southern Europe.     C. In Scandinavia.         D. In Britain.

2. Scandinavia began to make paper ____________.

A. in 1100             B. in 1400    C. in 1500               D. in the first century

3. Every four hundred copies of a forty—page newspaper will need ____________.

A. half a tree            B. one tree    C. two trees                 D. more than one tree

4. All over the world, trees are being cut down ____________ than they are being planted.

A. more slowly                   B. much faster    C. much more slowly                D. faster

5. The latest things made of paper are ____________.

A. chairs                        B. tables     C. clothes                       D. houses

 

Passage 15  (2006年7月试题)  (答案: 1. A    2. C     3. B      4. D      5. D)

We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways.

It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying . Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like ‘he went pale and began to tremble’ suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, ‘he opened his eyes wide’ is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like ‘they stretched out their tongues!’ “Stretching out your tongue” in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.

Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people’s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.

1. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. We can easily understand what people’s gestures mean.

B. Words can be better understood by older people.

C. Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not.

D.  It is difficult to tell what people’ gestures really mean sometimes.

2. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because ____________.

A. people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently

B. people speaking different languages have different facial expressions

C. people of different ages may have different interpretations

D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions

3. From the passage, we can conclude that ____________.

A .gestures can be used to express feelings

B.  gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelings

C. words are often more difficult to understand than gestures

D. gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings

4. In the same culture, people ____________.

A. hardly ever fail to understand each other’s ideas and feelings

B. are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds

C. almost all have the same understanding of the same thing

D. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings

5. The best title for this passage can be ____________.

A .Gestures               B.  Feelings   C. Gestures and Feelings    D. Culture and Understanding

 

Passage 16  (2006年7月试题、Unit 16 Activity2)（答案：1. A   2.D   3. A  4. C   5.B）

A 15—year—old boy, who was first found guilty of theft at the age of 12，was convicted of stealing 22 charity boxes yesterday from local shops.  He was arrested while he was dressed a woman, and he was pretending to be a representative of the Charity Help Aids.

The boy had been arrested 80 times before，and neighbors say that he had committed over 1，000 offences. One local person said，“He’s always in court. We’ve had enough of him.” He had been sent to a young people’s prison on two occasions and had been convicted that times — for burglary，robbery and criminal damage.

At the trial the jury heard evidence from the shop owners. One of them had finally led the police because of what he had said after his mobile phone rang. He had answered the call and had started swearing. “It was only at that point. “ the shop owner said,” That realized it was not the usual lady who collects the boxes.

After the verdict，his mother, who had give evidence in the case, said that she was enable to control her son. The judge told the court that problems of the family could be to the absence of a father.

The judge will sentence the boy next Tuesday.

1. The boy stole from          

A. shops         B. charity shops    C. charity boxes in shops       D. offices

2. He stole

A. 80 boxes      B. 15 boxes    C. 1，OOO boxes         D. 22 boxes

3. He had been sent to prison

A. twice       B. 80 times      C. 22 times             D. 1，000 times

4. When did one of the shop owners realize the boy was a fake(冒充的)charity lady?

A. When the boy's phone rang

B. When the boy was dressed as a woman.

C. When the boy began swearing(骂人).

D. When the boy wanted to run away.

5. The judge said the reason for the problems was_.

A. the boy's father                   B. the absence of the boy's father

C. the boy's mother                  D. the boy himself

 

Passage 17  (2006 年1月试题)   答案：1.C  2.A  3.C   4.D   5.B

When companies need new employees, they usually place advertisements in newspapers in order to attract as many applicants as possible. But many large well—known companies hire new people frequently without putting advertisements in newspapers, because they already have many resumes on file. Therefore, it is not always best to apply only to companies that place ads in newspapers. A person looking for a job is advised to send his resume with a cover letter to a well—known company even if a position is not then open. He can follow up with a telephone call to inquire if his resume has been received and if any jobs are available. If the company has not a job at that time, he can ask that they keep his material on file and contact him in the future when something is available.

Sometimes if a company is not hiring at the time, a letter explaining that a position is not currently available will be sent. If a person sends a letter and resume to company that is not then hiring and later sees an advertisement in the newspaper for a job with that company, he should call the company to make certain they have his material on file and will consider him for the position. So, a person has nothing to lose and everything to gain by sending in his resume.

1. What kind of companies are the best choice for a person to write to find a job?

A. Companies that place ads in newspapers.

B. Small trading companies.

C. Larger, well—known companies.

D. The companies which are looking for new personnel now.

2. Which of the following is not true?

A. A person looking for a job should only apply to companies that advertise in newspapers.

B. Many larger, well—known companies hire new people frequently.

C. A person looking for a job is advised to send his resume with a cover letter to a well—known company even if a position is not then open.

D. When companies decide to hire new people they usually place an ad in the newspaper to attract as many people as possible.

3. When people are looking for jobs, what should they send to companies, according to the passage?

A. A resume and recent photos.

B. A cove letter and an application.

C. A resume and a cover letter.

D. Only a phone call.

4. If you sent your resume to a company that isn’t hiring at that time, what might company do?

A. The company would call you and tell you they have no position now.

B. The company would probably hire you anyway.

C. The company would not write back because they are not interested in you.

D. The company might write back and tell you that there is no position available at that time.

5. True or False: Large companies always place ads in newspapers when they want to hire new people.

A. True     B. False.     C. The passage doesn’t mention this.    D. Both B and C.

 

Passage 18  (2007年7月试题、2006年1月试题) 答案：1.D  2.B   3.C  4.D  5.D

Some people think they have an answer to the troubles of automobile crowding and dirty air in large cities. Their answer is the bicycle, or “bike”.

In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. In New York City, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They claim that if more people rode bicycles to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city and therefore less dirty air from car engines.

For several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw bicycle lanes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes more people would use bikes.

But no bicycle lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business. And most people live too from downtown to travel by bike.

The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. Only on weekends, Central Park is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bicycles only. But Bike for a Better City says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown.

1. According to the passage, some people think that bicycle      .

A. are more convenient than cars         B. are safer traffic tools than cars

C. are ridden by most people in U.S       D. are the solution to some city problems

2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by      .

A. the city government               B. some bike riders

C. people living far from downtown     D. some store owners

3. “Bicycle lanes” probably means      .

A. narrow passages between buildings for bicycles

B. roads full of bicycles

C. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only

D. roads for bicycles only

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?      .

A. Bike for a Better City members ride bicycles to work.

B. Sometimes accidents may occur when cars and bikes are on the same lanes.

C. The Central Park is situated in the downtown section of New York.

D. In some cities many people use bikes as they have special lanes.

5. The best title for passage is      .

A. Traffic Crowding in New York City

B. Air Pollution in New York City by Cars

C. Special Lanes for Passengers

D. A Solution to Traffic Problem in New York

Passage  19 （2005年7月试题）答案：1.C  2.D  3.B   4.C  5.C

Children in the UK have to go to school from the age of five for 11 years. When they are two or three years old, they sometimes go to a nursery school, but they don't have to. The first school is called a primary school, and in this school children study a range of basic subjects, such as reading, writing and mathematics. There is a National Curriculum which all state schools must follow, but which private schools are —: of required to follow.  Most children go to state schools，where the parents don't have to pay. About 6%of children go to private schools, where the parents have to pay fees. These can be very expensive.

At the age of 11，most children change schools and go to a secondary school. They have to stay at this school for five years as schooling is compulsory in the UK until the age of 16. In many secondary schools children have to wear a uniform for the first five years, but often in the last two years they don' t have to.  At 16，children take examinations in a range of different subjects. This examination is called the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE).  After that they may stay at school for two or three more years to take Advanced— level examinations (A—levels) or they may leave. They can, for example, leave school and go to a further education college to take A—levels, or vocational qualifications(diplomas).  Or they can leave to find jobs.    

Over 20%of students in the UK go on to higher education(university or college) to take degrees or diplomas. This figure is rising and will soon be 30%—40%. Because English continues to be a highly important world language,  many foreign students want to go to university in the UK. They believe that good English will help them to find better jobs and have a more successful career.  As well as this, many students think that they will benefit from the ideas in Western universities. So, many further education colleges and universities offer foundation courses for  foreign students to prepare for university study in the UK.

Question 41—45

1. Children in the UK have to go to school from the age of ________.

A. six for 12 years    C. five for 11 years    B. six for 11 years     D. five for 12 years

2. In a primary school, children in the UK must study ________

A. reading        B. writing   C. mathematics    D. all of above

3. At the age of 11，most children in the UK have to stay at a secondary school for________

A．four years     B. five years    C．six years      D. seven years

4. Now, of students in the UK go on to higher education to take degrees or diplomas. ________

A. about 20%     B. 20%  C. over 20%      D. 10%

5. Many foreign students want to go to university in the UK because

A. they want to learn English

B. they believe that they will benefit from the ideas in Western universities

C. Both A and B

D. they want to save a lot of money

 

Passage 20 （2005年7月试题）答案：1.A   2.C  3.A  4.C   5.B

Everybody knows that words can carry messages.  People communicate with words. Books, magazines, "I'V and radio and films all help us to know what is going on in the world and what people are thinking about.

Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly.  Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.  When you put up your hand in class, the teacher knows that you want to say something or ask a question.

You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example，a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take.  A sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. Signs on doors tell you where to go in or out.  Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of signs around you and you receive messages from them all the time.  For instance，the road sign P tells you where to leave your car, where as the sign H tells you where to find a hospital. People can communicate in many ways without words.  For example, an artist can use his drawings to tell about beautiful mountains seas and many other things.

Question 46—50

1. Choose the best title for this passage.

A. Ways for Communication             B. The Best Way for Communication

C. They Only Way for Communication    D. Words Can Carry Messages

2. How can people communicate with each other?

A. With words only.

B. Only without words.

C. Either with words or without words.

D. Just by using different kinds of signs.

3. Which of the following is not a way for communication without words?

A. A cry for help.                  B. A smile on your face.

C. Putting up your hands in class.       D. Nodding your head.

4. What does the road sign P tell people?

A.  You can go into the park.         B. You can please everyone.

C. You can leave your car there.        D. You can cross the street there.

5.  Which sign should you follow if you need a doctor?

A. D         B. H    C. O         D. P

 

Passage 21 （2005年1月试题、Unit 18单元）答案：1．C    2．B    3．D    4．C    5．A

East London has traditionally been an area which has attracted immigrants. The chance to find jobs in London has led to immigrants from many different parts of the world living there. Also, because it was the home of London's docks, it was easy for people to get there by strip. One famous building in Brick Lane has been a church, a synagogue and is now a mosque. Nowadays this part of London, which is known as the East End, is home to people from many different parts of the world, including Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. This means that there are many shops and restaurants selling ethnic food. In the past the East End was one of the poorest parts of London, but now it is becoming more fashionable and house prices are rising rapidly. This is because many people want to live near to where they work in the centre of the city. Also improved transport links to both other parts of London and to other countries via the Channel Tunnel train station and Docklands Airport have attracted more people to the area.  

1. East London__      

A. has never been a home for immigrants

B. has recently become a home for immigrants

C. has always been a home for immigrants

D. was a home for immigrants in the past

2. Immigrants are attracted by __      

A. low house prices     B. jobs      C. ethnic food         D. lovely weather

3. London's docks were __       '

A. easy to reach by plane              B. crowded with ships and workers

C. a good place to find work           D. mainly in East London

4. East London__      

A. is a cheap place to live in

B. has never been a cheap place to live in

C. used to be a cheap place to live in

D. used to be a expensive place to live in

5. House prices are rising rapidly because

A. it has good transport links and more people want to live there near the center of London

B. there are lots of jobs in East London

C. there are lots of good shops and restaurants

D. it is a region of attractive scenery

 

Passage 22 （2005年1月试题）答案：1．D    2．D    3．A    4．B    5．C

Today in the West, probably the area that has the best jobs for young people is that of computer programming and technology. However, the field is very competitive and so you have to be good. Whereas nearly all graduates, in the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, could expect to walk into good jobs, this was not the case in the 1980s and nor is it in the 1990s.

Instead, the computer world requires specialized skills and it is not enough just to have a degree, in fact, you need to have had a lot of computer experience, which is difficult when you are in your early 20s.  Most good science and computer graduates go into industry, research and business but the less good ones go into teaching. As a result, Britain is very short of good science and computer teachers and this is an unsatisfactory situation if it continues, in the future.

In spite of a lack of good teachers, many very young people do have some computer skills these days. In the 1960s and 1970s it was virtually unknown for ordinary homes to have a computer. However, now it is very common, and even children as young as 5 or 6 learn to “play” with computers. Some teenagers seem to spend most of their lives in front of computers, teaching themselves, and thus will get the better jobs after school and/or university graduation.

On the whole, all educated young westerners need basic computer skills in almost every job these days and this is indeed a big difference between the past and the present. The pace of life is faster and electronic means are necessary to keep up with. Thus young people these days need even more skills than they did previously to get the best jobs.

1. Not all graduates could expect to get good jobs in the__      

A. 1960s               B. 1960s and 1970s

C. 1980s               D. 1980s and 1990s

2. In order to get a job in computer programming and technology, you have to have__      

A. a degree        B. experience     C. skills           D. all of the three

3. What does the word "virtually" mean in the third paragraph?

A. It means “almost” .                 B. It means "extremely".

C. It means “completely”.               D. It means "indeed".

4. Which of the following statements in true according the passage?

A.   It is not good for children to work on computer because they "play" with them.

B.  Young people have to have more skills to get good jobs.

C. Teaching computer programming is considered one of the best jobs now.

D. As the field of computer is very competitive, few young people want to walk into it.

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. It tells you how you can get s job in computer programming and technology.

B. It  tells  you  that  there  are  not  many  good  teachers  to  teach  computer programming.

C. It tells you that computer skills and knowledge are now playing a more important  role in finding a good job.  

D. It tells you the difference between the past and the present in the computer   world.

 

Passage 23 (2004年7月试题)   (答案: 1. D     2. C      3. B      4. D      5. A)

Did you know there are some very special dogs doing good work in our hospital wards? These are PAT 2 (Pets As Therapy) dogs. Doctors and nurses are recognizing the benefits of pets more and more — particularly for children, people with mental illnesses and elderly people who are separated from their own pets or have had to give up their pets.

Stroking and playing with a pet is a calming experience and something to look forward to. One hospital reported that a man with a mental illness, who hadn't spoken for years, first stroked and played with a visiting dog and then started talking to it.

Today, around 4,500 dogs and 50 cats and their volunteer owners are at work in the UK bringing comfort and pleasure to over 100,000 people in hospital.

There are many other ‘working dogs’.  There are guard dogs, police dogs, hunting dogs and dogs for the blind. Disabled people benefit greatly. Take the case of Alan Smythe, who has to visit hospital every month. Some things are difficult for him because he is in a wheelchair. But his life has altered dramatically since he got a dog, Tess, from the charity 'Dogs for the Disabled'. ‘She helps me to get dressed, and she brings me my socks and shoes. She fetches the newspaper from the shop, and she passes me the phone when it rings. I feel so much better too. It's like having a really good friend. She comes with me to hospital. Once, she saved my life. I am a diabetic and one day my blood sugar level dropped, and when I was going into a coma she went next door and she alerted my neighbor. He gave me an insulin injection.’

1. Doctors and nurses think pets are particularly helpful for ______________.

A. children                  

B. people with mental illnesses

C. old people who can’t live with their pets or have to give up their pets

D. all of the above people

2. Today __________ people in hospital get the help of dogs and cats and their   owners.

A. 4,500         B.  50          C. 100,000        D.10,000

3. Alan got the dog from ___________.

A. the hospital     B.  the charity        C. a shop       D. his friend

4. Which of the following that Tess CAN NOT help Alan do?

A. get  dressed                     B. bring socks and shoes

C. pass the phone when it rings         D. buy newspaper from the shop

5. When Alan was going to a coma, Tess went to his _______’s home for help.

A. neighbor        B. doctor        C. friend       D. daughter

 

Passage 24 ( 2004年7月试题)  （答案：1．B    2．A    3．D    4．B    5．A）

Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enough money to university where he’s studying law. The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.

Last Monday their term was over. Robert said to his father on the telephone that he was going to travel in a small country during his summer holiday. His father agreed to his plan and posted some money to him. So he started four days ago. Their plane landed the only air—port of the country safely. He took a taxi and got to a hotel in the center of the capital. He felt hungry and tired. So he had a dinner and then a good sleep. This morning he was all right and was going to visit some places of interest. He met an English visitor while he was having breakfast and the man told him to be careful of thieves.

Robert thanked the man and left. But he thought he was smart(机灵的)and strong and he decided to have a try. He brought out a piece of paper and wrote on it,” A pig has stolen my wallet(钱包)！“Then he put the note into his empty wallet. After that he put the wallet into a pocket and set off . He did all carefully and hoped to fine out who would steal it .

“Everything went well,” Robert thought to himself after he had returned to the hotel. He brought out his wallet and put his money into it again. He had a look at the note. To his surprise, it was rewritten. It said,” Your uncle has touched your wallet!”

1. Robert can study in the university because       .

A. he wants to be a lawyer   B. his father is a rich farmer

C. he’s smart and strong    D. he keeps his wallet well

2. The English visitor thought _     .

A. there were a lot of thieves in the city     B. Robert could deal with the thieves

C. It was dangerous to travel in the city     D. Robert had to take good care of himself.

3. Robert brought his money out of his wallet because       .

A. he had to pay for the meals and the room     B. he had to find a  place to put the note

C. he wanted to buy something for his parents    D. he was afraid to lose his money

4. Robert put the note in the wallet because _     .

A. he wasn’t afraid of the thieves     B. he hoped to make fun of the thieves

C. he wanted to show he was smart    D. he wondered if the thieves could read

5. In fact,      .

A. the thief made fun of Robert                  B. Robert was smart enough

C. the thieves weren’t able to steal Robert’s wallet   D. Robert’s uncle had rewritten the note in his wallet.

 

Passage 25  (2004年1月试题)   （答案：1. D  2. A  3. B  4. C  5. A  ）

Now work or lack of work is becoming a major social problem in the world. It is part of our daily routine as it takes up one half of our waking life. If we don't have work or if we have unsatisfactory work, then our lives are likely to be miserable and empty. It is in this respect that certain industrialized countries now have a particular problem. Out of a working population of about 25 million, at least 3 million are unemployed. This represents just under 10~~ of the workforce. It is a terrible waste.

Reflect to the problems mentioned above is the difficulty of finding a good job worthy of one's qualifications. Only a small minority of people ever make it to university. Therefore only a very small percentage of people have the opportunity to qualify for the top jobs or for truly professional careers. Yet increasingly, more and more graduates fail to find work.

For many of us who have always enjoyed having a satisfying job, it is hard to imagine. the misery of those who are permanently out of work. Long term unemployment is similar to a disease.  The unemployed find it difficult to find accommodation or to pay for accommodation, and without an address, it is difficult to claim benefits. The problems of unpleasant work or no work are likely to get worse before they get better. It will be something that the next century in particular must take very seriously.

51. Work is part of our daily routine because it takes up _________

A. one half of our live

B. one third of our life

C. one half of our working hours

D. one half of our waking life

52. In certain industrialized countries, out of a working population of about 25 million, ________

A. at least 3 million are unemployed

B. more than 3 million are unemployed

C. one third of 25 million are unemployed

D. on fourth of 25 million are unemployed

53. According to the passage, it is ________

A. easy for graduates to find work

B. difficult for more and more graduates to find work

C. easy for graduates to find top jobs

D. difficult for graduates to become the governors.

54. Paragraph 2 talks about a related problem _________

A. that few people manage to get to university

B. that graduates often don't find jobs easily

C. of finding a good job that matches qualifications

D. that many people manage to get to university

55. Paragraph 3 concludes the passage by __

A. re—stating the importance of having a job.  

B. talking about problems of proper accommodation.

C. looking forward to the next century.

D. looking for a good job someday.

 

Passage 26  (2004年1月试题) （答案：1. D   2. C   3. B  4. C  5. A ）

On Oct. 12, 1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed. Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright spots crossing and the computers were working much slower. To find out what was happening, they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers. To their horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses (病毒) ! Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.

It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks. They all had excellent education. They created the viruses just to show their intelligence (才智). This kind of computer viruses are named Jerusalem viruses. These viruses can stay in computers for a long time. When the time comes, they will attack the computers by lowering the functions, damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.

We now come to know that Jerusalem viruses often attack computers on Fridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computers. Among the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the U. S. But till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.

1. The group of young men created the viruses to _______

A, test their good ability                    B. damage all the computers

C. play a trick on operators of the computers    D. tell the world that they were intelligent

2. According to the passage, computer viruses seem to —— .

A. exist in any computers             B. have been in nature for years

C. be difficult to get rid of at present    D. be able to be got rid of in the near future

3. The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that

A. the computers affected by the viruses can no longer be used

B. all the information stored in the computers is gone

C. the normal programs are damaged

D. the computer's functions are lowered

4. Jerusalem viruses often attack computers on——.              

A. Saturdays        B. Sundays    C. Fridays      D. Mondays

5. According to the passage which of the following is true?

A. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses.

B. The Jerusalem viruses are a great harm to human health.

C. Last year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses.

D. The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time.

 

Passage 27   (答案: 1. A    2. B     3. D    4. B     5. C)

I was 15 when I walked into Mc Carley Bookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, the owner of the bookstore, asked me if I would like a job.  I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes.

I worked after school and during summers for minimum wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I worked at many other jobs afterwards: I made coffee in the student union during college. I made maps for the U.S Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying.

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had and found other books we could order. She left the shop less worried and I’ve always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a television reporter, I heard about a poor child who was born with his fingers of the left hand linked together. His family could not afford the corrective surgery, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his left hand in his pocket.

I persuaded my boss to let me do the story on TV. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the surgery for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” I was overjoyed and filled with a strong sense of reward.

At McCarley Bookstore, I always felt I was working for the customers, not just for the store. Today it’s the same. NBC news pays me the salary. But I feel that I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world. My working experience in McCarley Bookstore helped me find a good sense of the world, and most importantly, it helped me find a good sense of myself.

1. How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore?

A. He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance.

B. He had always wanted to have a job in that bookstore and he succeeded.

C. He liked reading books, so tried to get a job there.

D. He did not go to school, so he looked for a job when he was 15.

2. According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because ____________.

A. he only had to work after school and got good wages

B. it helped him understand the world and himself

C. it helped him pay for his freshman year of college

D. he did not feel that he was working for the store

3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was ____________.

A. worried about her     B. less worried about her

C. unable to forget her    D. proud of himself

4. The author decided to help the poor boy by ____________.

A. persuading his boss to do the story on TV

B. persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV

C. asking a doctor to perform the operation for free

D. visiting the boy in the recovery room after the operation

5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is ____________.

A. it gives him salary                       B. it makes him feel excited

C. it helps people make sense of the world      D.  it enables him to work

 

 

Passage 28     (答案: 1. D      2. C       3. B      4. C      5. A)

10th August, 2004

Dear Sirs,

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, PMC Company is a major producer of technically advanced machinery and chemicals for industry and agriculture.

With a history dating back to 1884, PMC has grown to become one of the 100 largest industrial companies in the United States, with 2000’s sales in excess（超过） of $2 billion. All over the world, PMC has about 41,600 employees at 129 factories in 32 states, such as New York state, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, etc. and 15 foreign countries.

We believe PMC to be one of the leaders of the packaging industry both in the U.S. and abroad. Through our own research, development and engineering efforts, we believe we are able to exchange views on and discuss the latest technical aspects of the industry.

PMC’s packaging expertise (专长) is mainly in the following areas:

— Packaging and paper box making machinery

— Wrapping machines for varying uses

Faithfully yours,

General Manager

PMC Co. Ltd.

1. The company wants to sell ____________.

A. industrial products               B. agricultural products

C. technical services                             D.  machinery and chemicals

2. Where is the Head Office of the company?

A. In New York state.    B.   In North Carolina.    C.  In Chicago, Illinois.       D.  In Pennsylvania.   

3. When did the company’s annual sales exceed $2 billion?

A. In the year of 1884. B.  In the year of 2000. C. In the year of 2004.    D. In the year of 2002.

4. The company thinks ____________.

A. it is one of the 15 largest companies in the world

B. it develops its relationship with China only for its own benefit

C. it plays a leading role in the world’s packaging industry

D. it should open some new companies abroad

5. The letter is written to ____________.

A. its customers in the States and abroad    B. its headquarters

C. its customers abroad                  D. its employees in the 32 states and 15 foreign countries

 

Passage 29  (形成性考核册)    （答案：1.B  2.B  3. A  4.D  5.D）

Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, examined him and said, “You will be well again in a few days if you take bull’s milk.” The king was very surprised, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it possible?” he asked.

“Order Gulbo, the scholar, to get it for you. He can do anything.” The doctor was an enemy to Gulbo, and thought this would be a way of making him suffer. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bull’s milk, Gulbo immediately understood what the doctor was trying to do.

When he got home he sat thinking how to get out of the difficulties. His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the matter. On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Don’t worry, father, I’ll help you.”

The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and chose a place below the king’s bedroom window. In the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and set a guard to find out what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to the king. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” asked the king.

The girl pretended to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby, so I had to come and wash them now.”  

“What!” cried the king, “Are you trying to make a fool of me? Who ever heard of a man having a baby?”

“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get bull’s milk for him, why can’t a man have a baby?”

The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbo’s daughter. Go and tell your father that he may keep the bull’s milk for his baby.”

1. According to the doctor in the story, the king’s illness can be cured by ______.

A. making Gulbo suffer    B. drinking bull’s milk

C. seeing another doctor   D. feeding him with cow’s milk                                                        

2. The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bull’s milk because he ______.

A. admired Gulbo greatly       B. hated Gulbo very much

C. thought Gulbo was a scholar.  D. tried to make Gulbo another doctor                                      

3. How did Gulbo feel after getting the king’s order?

A. He was upset.          B. He was excited.

C. He was surpriseDd.     D.  He was disappointed.                                                                        

4. Why did Gulbo’s daughter wash clothes below the king’s bedroom window at night?

A. Because she was forced to do it.       B. Because she often washed clothes there.

C. Because she enjoyed washing clothes there.   D. Because she wanted the king to notice her.                                

5. From the dialogue between the king and the girl, we know that after hearing the girl’s story, the king ______.

A. wanted to see the baby         B. became angry with her

C. thought the girl was a fool      D. understood the girl’s meaning          

 

Passage 30 （形成性考核册）（答案: 1.D   2.C   3.D   4.A    5.C）

Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, miles from the nearest island, an undersea volcano broke out. The hot liquid piled higher and higher and spread wider and wider. In this way, an island rose up in the sea.  

As time went on, hot sun and cool rains made the rock split and break to pieces. Sea waves dashed against the rock. In this way, soil and sand came into being.

Nothing lived on the naked soil. And then the wind and birds brought plant seeds, spiders and other little creatures there. Only plants could grow first. Only they, in sunlight, could produce food from the minerals of the soil, water and air. While many animals landed on the island, they could find no food. A spider spun its web in vain, because there were no insects for its web to catch. Insects couldn’t stay until there were plants for them to eat. So plants had to be the pioneer life on this new island.

1. The passage centers on __________.

A. how an undersea volcano broke out                B. how an island rose up in the sea

C. how soil was formed on a new island       D. how life began on a volcano—produced island

2.According to the passage, the island got its first soil from __________.

A. sea waves              B. the sand brought by the wind  

C. its own rock           D. cool rains

3.The word “naked” (in para. 3) could be replaced by which of the following?

A. hidden          B. new           C. mysterious                       D.  bare

4.The order of coming into being on the island is __________.

A. soil, plants and animals               B. soil, little creatures and plants

C. soil, birds and plants                    D.  oil, human beings and animals

5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE ?

A. Spiders were the first life that could live on the island.

B. The island is far away from any piece of land.

C. Insects could not live on the island without plants.

D.  Plants were brought to the island by human being.

 

Passage 31 (形成性考核册)  （答案: 1.A   2.C   3.D   4.C    5.D）

In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, ideas, or languages – has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.

　 The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845—6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.  

　 There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia.   It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.

　 According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd name Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide—awake” feeling that one—third of the world’s population now starts the day with.

1.   According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?

A. Food               B. Chocolate           C. Potato                            D. Coffee

2.   “Some” in “Some still exist today” means _________.

A. some cocoa trees               B. some chocolate drinks                        

C. some shops               D. some South American Indians

3.   Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because _________.

A. they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else

B. they were forced to emigrate to America

C. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato

D. the potato harvest was bad

4. Coffee originally came from_________.

A. Brazil         B. Colombia   C. Ethiopia         D.  Arabia

5. The Arabic legend is used to prove that _________.

A. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi

B. coffee was first discovered by Kaldi’s goats

C. coffee was first discovered in south American countries

D. coffee drinks were first made by Arabs

 

Passage 32（答案: 1.A   2.B   3.B   4.C   5.A）

Crime Prevention Initiatives

The chances that you will be a victim of violent crime are low. But you can avoid risk in the following ways.

AT HOME

．        You should make sure your house or flat is secure. Always lock the door from the inside at night, but you must keep the key nearby, so that you can use it to get out quickly if there is a fire.

．        You must never give keys to workmen as they can easily make copies.

．        If you wake up and hear a burglar, stay quietly in bed.  Pretend you are asleep. If you feel more confident, switch on the light and make a lot of noise; even if you are on your own you should call out loudly to an imaginary companion, so that the burglar thinks you are not alone and runs away. You should have a phone or a mobile in your bedroom to alert the police immediately.

．        If you come home and think you see signs of a break—in, you shouldn’t go in, the burglar may be inside. You should go to a neighbor and call the police.

ON THE STREET

At night:

．        Always walk facing the traffic, so that a car cannot pull up behind you.

．        You mustn’t go through parks or woods.

．        If you think someone is following you, cross the road one or two times. If he or she continues to follow you, go to a pub or other public place.

．        Always carry your bag close to you, but carry your house keys in your pocket so that you can open the door quickly. If someone attacks you — remember your safety is more important than your property.

1. This passage mainly focuses on ________.

A. how to avoid the crimes both at home and in the street

B. where to stay if you want to be safe

C. what you should do at home if there is a burglary

D. how to avoid the crime at night in the street

2. If you want to guarantee you are secure at home, you should _________. 　

A. always lock the door and put the key in a secret place far away from the door

B. never leave the keys to workmen since they can easily make copies

C. keep silent all the time even if you are on your own when a burglar steals into your house  

D. go in immediately when you suspect (怀疑) someone is breaking into your house

3. Based on the passage, if you notice someone following you, it’s better for you to _________.

A. shout loudly                     B. go to public places

C. stop, turn around and look at him    D. run quickly

4. Why should you have a telephone in the bedroom?

A.   Because we might use it to alert the burglary.

B.  Because it’s convenient for us to talk to our friends while lying on bed.

C. Because it’s convenient for us to report to the police in case there is a burglary.

D. Because it we might use it to make a phone call at midnight.

5. From the passage, we can infer that we might be victims if _________.

A. we cannot part with the money when being attacked  

B. we always walk facing the traffic

C. we don’t walk in the empty street  

D. we carry too much cash

 

Passage 33  (期末复习指导册、Unit 2  Activity 11 )

（答案：1.C   2. B  3.B  4.C  5.A）

Mrs. Sharp, a large, red—faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a “new town” in the countryside outside London, since 1958. before that she lived in Bethnal green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.

She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she always worked.

As the family grew, they moved out of their parents’ house to a flat, it was in the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. ”All my family used to live around Denby Street,” said Mrs. sharp, “and we were always in and out of each other’s houses.” When she went to the shops, she used to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister or another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market.

“You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to you or you were at school with them.” she said.

When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, “all my sister and neighbors would help—————they used to come and make a cup of tea, or help in some other way.” and every Saturday night there was a family party. It was at Mrs. Sharp’s mother’s house. “of course we all know each other very well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbor who was always poking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping. But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like.”

1. Why did Mrs. sharp have to move to green leans?   C    

A. Because she had to work there.

B. Because she didn’t like the old place at all

C. Because her house in the down area was knocked down

2. When she got married, she lived ____B______

A. together with her parents all the time

B. together with her parents for some time

C. far away from her parents’ house

3. What did she know so many people?    B    

A. Because she was easy going

B. Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates

C. Because she was good at making friends with people

4. The sentence “ I had one neighbor who was always poking her nose into our business.” in the last Para.   means ____C_____

A.   I had one neighbor who was always warm—hearted

B.  I had one neighbor who was always ready to help us

C. I had one neighbor who always showed her in our private affairs

5. What doer this passage mainly deal with?  ____A_____

A. What the extended family is like

B. The relationship between Mrs. Sharp and her neighbor

C. What Mrs. Sharp’s life in the “new town”

 

Passage 34 ( 期末复习指导书   Unit 1  Activity 1 )

（答案：1.C  2.B   3.A   4.B   5.B）

When I was a little girl, my brother and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didn’t use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued.

On the day of the world cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. At 2 o’clock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn’t watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.

England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.

We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.

1.this passage mainly tells us ______C_______.

A.   The author and her brother used to like stamps very much

B.  The author had a very kind mother

C. The author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps

2. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ___B____

A.   during the week

B.  on Saturdays

C. on Sundays

3. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn’t tell us why. Do you think why she did that?    A  

A. She wanted to give them a surprise

B. She doubled if she would get the stamps

C. She forgot to do that

4. What does the sentence “we were over the moon.” mean?  __B____

A. We jumped high

B. We were extremely happy about it

C. We watched the moon for a long time

5. What is the best title for this passage?  __B____

A. My childhood

B. A precious stamp

C. A memorable experience in collecting stamps

Passage 35  （答案：1. A      2. D    3. C    44. B   5. B）

Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers（青少年） live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo—taking (摄影)or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.

When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1. In one special program in New York State, young and older people ______.

A. are friendly to one another

B. teach one another new ways of building houses

C. do not work together

D. spent eight weeks together, working as farmers

2. All the members work some time every day mainly to __________.

A. lead a busy life                        B. learn new skills of farming

C. get used to life on the farm               D. find value and pleasure in work

3. Living together, ______________.

A. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults made

B. the members don’t have to obey rules

C. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together

D. the members have no free time except on weekends

4. What happens if someone breaks a rule?

A. They talk about the person who has broken the rule.

B. They discuss the problem in the whole group.

C. They blame the person who has broken the rule.

D. They ask a lot of questions.

5. The last paragraph shows that the teenager thins his experience in the program is _________.

A. disappointing（令人失望的）  B. helpful  C. tiring（让人疲惫的） D. unpleasant

 

Passage 36   （答案：1. B     2. D    3. C    44. C  5. D）

People travel a lot with Heaven Air because they know they will get what they want. They want to go quickly and safely across the land, across the sea or right across the world, and they know Heaven Air will take them where they want to go whenever they want to go. Heaven Air flies all the newest and fastest planes to more towns and cities of the world than any other airlines.

Do you want to go to Paris, Washington, Tokyo? Heaven Air will take you there, at all times of the day or night, right through the week. But Heaven Air flies not only to the biggest cities, we also fly two or three times a week to towns and cities in the very center of Asia, Africa and South America.  

People fly with Heaven Air because they know they will leave on time and arrive on time. They know that they will receive the best food and watch the best films.

Heaven Air is second to none.

1). Heaven Air is the name of ____________.

A. a plane   B.  an airline    C. a travel service   D. an advertising program

2). Traveling with Heaven Air is ____________.

A. comfortable but expensive   B. cheap and pleasant

C. exciting but tiring          D. quick and safe

3). Heaven Air can take you to Paris ____________.

A. on weekends only      B. just on weekdays

C. any time in a week     D. two or three times a week

4). Most flights of Heaven Air go to ____________.

A. big cities                 B. small towns    

C. both big and small cities    D. the very center of Asia

5). According to the advertisement, Heaven Air believes it is ____________.

A. the second biggest in the world   B.  the second best in the world

C. the biggest in the world          D. the best in the world

 

Passage 37（答案：1.C      2.D      3.B      4.A      5.B ）

The fridge is considered a necessity. It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label: "store in the refrigerator."

In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily. The milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher(肉商), the baker, and the ice—cream man delivered two or three times a week. The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus (剩余) bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten fooD. Thirty years on food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.

The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. A vast way of well—tried techniques already existed——natural cooling, drying, smoking salting, sugaring, bottling...

What refrigeration did promote was marketing——marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.

Consequently, most of the world's fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. Every winter, millions of fridges hum away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially—cooled space inside an artificially? Heated house—while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.

The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant, If you don't believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers (汉堡包), but at least you'll get rid of that terrible hum.

1. The statement "In my fridgeless fifties childhood, I was fed well and healthily."

( Line 1, ParA.   2) suggests that _______.

A) the author was well—fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fifties

B) the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fifties

C) there was no fridge in the author's home in the 1950s.

D) the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s

2. Why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?

A) People would not buy more food than was necessary.

B) Food was delivered to people two or three times a week.

C) Food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.

D) People had effective ways to preserve their food.

3. Who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?

A) Inventors B) Consumers

C) Manufacturers D) Traveling salesmen

4. Which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridge's

negative effect on the environment?

A) "Hum away continuously" B) "Climatically almost unnecessary"

C) "Artificially? cooled space" D) "With mild temperatures"

5. What is the author's overall attitude toward fridges?

A) Neutral B) Critical C) Objective D) Compromising

 

Passage 38   （答案：1.C      2.A      3.D      4.A      5.B ）

The human brain contains 10 thousand million cells and each of these may have a thousand connections. Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and cause us to dismiss the possibility of making a machine with humanlike ability, but now that we have grown used to moving forward at such a pace we can be less sure. Quite soon, in only 10 or 20 years perhaps, we will be able to assemble a machine as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will. It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent by loading in the right software (软件) or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.

I think it certain that in decades, not centuries, machines of silicon (硅) will arise first to rival and then exceed their human ancestors. Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design. In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves. Silicon will have ended carbon's long control. And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.

As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans and as their cost declines through economies of scale we may use them to expand our frontiers, first on earth through their ability to withstand environments, harmful to ourselves. Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mineD. Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age will bring and the technology it will provide, the construction of a vast, man—created world in space, home to thousands or millions of people, will be within our power.

1. In what way can we make a machine intelligent?

A) By making it work in such environments as deserts, oceans or space.

B) By working hard for 10 or 20 years.

C) By either properly programming it or changing its structure.

D )By reproducing it.

2. What does the writer think about machines with human—like ability?

A) He believes they will be useful to human beings.

B) He believes that they will control us in the future.

C) He is not quite sure in what way they may influence us.

D) He doesn't consider the construction of such machines possible.

3. The word carbon( Line 4, para. 2)  stands for" _______"

A) intelligent robots B) a chemical element

C) an organic substance D) human beings

4. A robot can be used to expand our frontiers when _______.

A) its intelligence and cost are beyond question

B) it is able to bear the rough environment

C) it is made as complex as the human brain

D) its architecture is different from that of the present ones

5. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

A) after the installation of a great number of cells and connections, robots will be capable of self—reproduction.

B) with the rapid development of technology, people have come to realize the possibility of making a machine with human—like ability.

C) once we make a machine as complex as the human brain, it will possess

intelligence

D) robots will have control of the vast, man—made world in space.

 

 

Passage 39 （2005年7月试题、Unit 15 Activity 13）(答案：1.B   2.C  3.B 4.C  5.C 6.B)

Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the road. About 700,000 new cars have been sold in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that many used cars have been traded.

The country’s 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world' s largest two—wheel market. But because there are still big differences in people's incomes, the roads are  full of a whole variety of vehicles, lots of them not motorized.

A ride with a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavor of a typical Indian—style traffic jam    with all kinds of vehicles held up in city streets or in long lines on narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart pulled by one animal or another.  "India has everything on the roads,.， the taxi driver says.“ You have to watch out for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows，donkeys and even elephants.  Three things are recommended to drive here, a horn，brakes and good luck.” Just then we were stopped by a young boy end his cow.

Given the hazard, it’s not surprising that special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blessed.

1. What is the number of second—hand cars traded in the last twelve months? It’s _______ .

A. 700,000   B.1,400,000     C.350,000

2.Why is India the world’s largest two—wheeled economy?

A. Because there are 3 million people in India.

B. Because there are so many bicycles.

C. Because there are so many motorcycles and scooters.

3.Why are there so many different types of vehicles in India?

A. Because one family has a lot of different types of vehicle.

B. Because the amount of money people have to spend is so different.

C. Because there are many farm animals in the cities.

4.Why are motor vehicles often held up?

A. Because the roads are very bad.

B. Because there are problems with the steering.

C. Because there are a lot of slow animal carts on the roads.

5.Which three things are most important in India?

A. The brakes, the tyres and the steering wheel.

B. The steering wheel ,the brakes and luck.

C. the brakes, the horn and luck.

6. Why is the special ceremony not surprising?

A. Because Indians are very religious（信仰宗教的）.

B. Because driving in India is often dangerous.

C. Because Indian cars are not reliable(可靠的)

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