英语阅读理(生活类）

英语阅读理解

生活类

1、Doyouloveholidaysbuthatetheincreaseweightthatfollows?Youarenotalone.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasureanddeliciousfoods.Manypeople,however,areworriedabouttheweightthatcomesalongwiththesedeliciousfoods.Withproperplanning,though,itispossibletocontrolyourweight.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon''thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou.Donotmissmeals.Beforeyonleavehomeforafeast(宴会),haveasmall,low-fatsnack(小吃).Thismayhelptokeepyoufromgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Beginwithclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.Alargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueatmayhelpyoufeelfull.Useasmallplate;alargeplatewillencourageyoutohavemorethanenough.Betternothavehigh-fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamyhavemuchfatinthem.Chooseleanmeat(瘦肉).Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Ifyouhaveasweettooth,trymints(薄荷)andfruits.Theydon’thavefatcontentascreamandchocolate.Don’tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A20-minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcess(过多的)calories.66.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymay______A.bringweightproblemsB.bringyoumuchtroubleinyourlifeC.makeyouworriedaboutyourfoodsD.makeyouhatedeliciousfoods67.Inordertoreallyenjoyyourholidayswithoutputtingonweight,you''dbetter__A.drinkmuchwaterandhavevegetablesonlyB.noteatthefoodinhighfatC.notacceptinvitationstofeastsD.turnawayfromdeliciousfoods68.Accordingtothepassage,___isanecessaryparttostopyoufromputtingonweight.A.vegetablesB.waterC.caloriesofenergyD.physicalexercise69.Manypeoplecan''thelpputtingonweightaftertheholidaysbecausethey_______.A.can''tcontrolthemselvesB.gototoomanyfeastsC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can''thelpturningawayfromthefoods70.Excesscaloriescanbefoundinyourbodyintheformof___.A.energyB.fatC.foodD.somethinginvisible(看不见)66—70ABDAB2JennywenttovisitherfriendsinNewYorklastweekend．HerfriendsmetherattheairportonFridayafternoonanddrovehertothehotel．TheyhaddinnerataChineserestaurantandwenttoseeafilmafterthat．JennyandherfriendssetoutearlyonSaturdaymorningforafarmandstayedthereuntilSundaymorning．Duringtheirstay,theywentfishingandswimminginthesmallriveronthefarm．Theyplayedfootballinthefieldandenjoyedabigmealaroundacampfire（篝火）,singinganddancingtilllateintothenight．NobodycouldgetupearlyonSundaymorning．SowhentheygotbacktoNewYorkCity,itwasaboutthreeo’clockintheafternoon．TheydroverighttotheairportbecauseJennydidn’twanttomissherplanebackhome．JennyonlystayedinNewYorkfortwonightsbutshehadagreattimewithherfriends．56．JennywenttoNewYork________．A．todosomeshoppingB．toseeherfriendsC．tospendhersummerholidayD．tofindajob57．HowdidJennygettoNewYork?A．Bytrain．B．Bybus．C．Byplane．D．Onfoot．58．WheredidJennyandherfriendsgoonSaturday?A．Tothefarm．B．TotheChineserestaurant．C．Totheairport．D．Totherailwaystation．59．WhendidJennygobackhome?A．OnSaturdayafternoon．B．OnSundaymorning．C．OnSaturdayevening．D．OnSundayafternoon．3Manyteenagers（青少年）feelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends．Theybelievethattheirfamilymembersdon’tknowthemaswellastheirfriendsdo．Inlargefamilies,itisquiteoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachotherandthentheycanonlygototheirfriendsforsomeideas．Itisveryimportantforteenagerstohaveonegoodfriendoragroupoffriends．Evenwhentheyarenotwiththeirfriends,theyusuallyspendalotoftimetalkingamongthemselvesonthephone．Thiscommunication（交际）isveryimportantinchildren’sgrowingup,becausefriendscandiscuss（讨论）something．Thesethingsaredifficulttosaytotheirfamilymembers．However,parentsoftentrytochoosetheirchildrenfriendsforthem．Someparentsmayevenstoptheirchildrenfrommeetingtheirgoodfriends．Haveyoueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions?Whochoosesyourfriends?Doyouchooseyourfriendsoryourfriendschooseyou?Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike?Youranswersarewelcome．60．Manyteenagersthinkthat____canunderstandthembetter．A．friendsB．brothersC．sistersD．parents61．Whenteenagershavesomethingdifficulttosaytotheirparents,theyusually____．A．stayaloneathomeB．fightwiththeirparentsC．discussitwiththeirfriendsD．gototheirbrothersandsistersforhelp62．Thesentence（句子）“Youranswersarewelcome．”means_______．A．YouarewelcometodiscussthequestionswithusB．We’vegotnoidea,soyouranswersarewelcomeC．YouranswersarealwaysrightD．Youcangiveusalltherightanswers63．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sattitude（态度）?A．Parentsshouldchoosefriendsfortheirchildren．B．Childrenshouldchooseeverythingtheylike．C．Parentsshouldunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．D．Teenagersshouldonlygototheirfriendsforhelp．4、To:[e-mail]:Li-Ming@yahoo,comSubject:Autumn!Date:29/098:02PMHello,Jenny!Iloveautumn!Mid-autumnFestivalisthisweek．Wewillwatchthemoontonight,andlookforChang’eandWuGang．Mymotherboughtmooncakes,andIhaveeatenmanyofthem!NationalDayisalsointheautumn,onOctober1．Mymotherandfatherwillnothavetoworkforthreedays!Wewilldomanythingstogether,IlikegoingtotheNationalDaycelebration（庆祝）．Thebestthinginautumnismybirthday;Iwillbefifteenyearsold．Good-bye!LiMingTo:[e-mail]:[e-mail]:ThanksgivingDate:29/099:12PMDearLiMing,Thankyouforyoure-mail!Iloveautumn,too．InCanada,wehaveanautumnholidaycalledThanksgiving．FamiliesalwayscelebrateThanksgivingtogether．Iwillgotomygrandmotherandgrandfather’shouse．Myuncles,auntsandtheirchildrenwillbethere,too．CanadianThanksgivingisinearlyOctober．IntheU．S．,theycelebrateThanks-givinginlateNovember．Haveagoodtimeonyourbirthday,LiMing!Onmybirthday,Ihaveacakewithcandles．Everyonesings‘HappyBirthday’．ThenIblowoutthecandles!Willyouhavecakeonyourbirthday?Yourfriend,Jenny68．AmericanscelebrateThanksgiving__laterthanCanadians．A．onemonthB．lessthantwomonthsC．twomonthsD．morethantwomonths69．WhatdoCanadiansusuallydoinThanksgiving?A．Eatcakes．B．Staytogether．C．Watchthemoon．D．Singthesong．70．WhatmustLiMingandJennyusewhentheywrotetoeachother?A．Pens．B．Paper．C．Computers．D.Telephones．5、Wealllongforfriendship,buthowtomakeafriend?“Thebesttimetomakeafriendisbeforeyouneedone.”JoyStevensaid.Thefollowingaresometipsforyou.PeopleequalfriendsFriendsusuallybeginwithstrangers.Gettingintouchwithotherpeopleisthefirststeptomakeafriend.Friendscan’tbemadeinemptyair.Bestfriendstaketimetomake.FriendsunderstandfriendsFriendsunderstandeachotherwhentalking.Manyunpleasantpersonalquarrelscanbeavoidedifyouwilltakethetimetounderstandothers’feelingsandpointsofview.FriendstouchfriendsTouchingisawarmfromofcommunicationbetweenfriends.Whenyouseebestfriendscommunicating,youwillnoticethemstandclosetogether,toucheachothercomfortablyandlistentoeachother.Sometimesafriendlytouchismorepowerfulthanwords.FriendspraisefriendsPraiseisapowerfultooltomakeafriend.Honestpraisecanaffect(影响)yourfriends’lives.Sotrytopraiseyourfriends,includingyourgeneralones.Friendscanloyal(忠诚的)andtrustworthyTrustandloyaltygohandinhandforfriends.Friendscansharesecretswithyou,becausegoodfriendsneverbreakconfidence(信心)andareloyalforever.59.FromJoySteven’swords,wecanconcludethat________A.afriendinneedisafriendindeedB.itisnevertoolatetomakeafriendC.itislatetomakeafriendwhenyouneedoneD.everyoneneedsafriendinhislife60.Tomakeandkeepmanyfriends,youneedtodothefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.getintouchwithpeopleB.understandyourfriendsC.praiseyourfriendsD.quarrelwithyourfriends61.Thepassagemainlytellsus______________.A.howtocommunicatewithafriendB.howtodevelopfriendshipC.whentomakeafriendD.howtopraiseafriend59.【解析】C依据第一段JoySteven的话Thebesttimetomakeafriendisbeforeyouneedone判断答案。60.【解析】D朋友之间的争吵是不可避免的，但未必是必须的。更为重要的是，D项在文中找不到依据。61.【解析】B虽然A、C、D项在文中都提到了，但属于枝节信息，而B项是文章谈论的主旨。6、Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedays,butlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16years,itisthatcommunicationisveryimportant,bothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalong.Withanyrelationship,youneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,youdriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparents,oranyoneelse,nottalkingtothemdoesn’tsolveanything.Communicationbeginswiththeconcerns(关心)ofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan’tjustcomehomefromschool,gouptoyourroomandignore(不理睬)everyone.Evenifyoujustsay“Hi”,andseehowtheirdaywasforfiveminutes,itisbetterthannothing.Ifyoulookeduptheword“communication”inadictionary,itwouldsay“theexchangeofideas,theconveyance（表达）ofinformation,correspondence（通信）,meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage”.Tomaintain(保持)agoodrelationship,youmustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeel,evenifit’sjustbywritinganote.Whendealingwithparents,youalwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeit,tellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosay,butaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworse.Thisisanexample:onenight,Sophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworks,butshedidn抰feelshecouldjustasktogohome.Thatwouldberude.Afterall,theyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.Needlesstosay,shewaslategettinghome.Herparentsweremadatfirst,notwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslate,theyweren抰asmadandlettheincidentgo.Communicationisthekeyfactorhere.IfSophie抯parentshadnotbeenwillingtolisten,Sophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftrouble.Communicationisn’taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie’s,tellingtheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication.66.Inthewriter’sview,dealingwithparentsis__________thanwithchildren.A.moredifficultB.easierC.moreuninterestingD.moreinteresting67.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis__________.A.theimportanceoffriendshipB.tomakeyourfeelingknowntoothersC.theimportanceofcommunicationD.thedisagreementbetweengenerations68.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunication,thekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat__________.A.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparentsB.theyshouldbeequalC.parentsplaytheleadingpartD.bothmaketheoppositeknowtheirfeelings69.Theexampleinthispassageprovesthat___________.A.Sophie’sparentsarewillingtolistentoherB.SophieisverypolitetoherparentsC.SophiedidwellinexplainingherbeinglateD.communicationisthesolution(解决办法)tomisunderstanding70.Allthefollowingstatementsarecorrectexcept“_______”.A.Ifyoudon’tagreewithothers,you’dbetterletthemknowB.Itisbettertosay“Hi”toothersthansaynothingC.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicate,walkawayD.Communicationisatwo-waydeal66.【解析】A依据文章第一段判断答案为A。67.【解析】C第二段的主题句为communicationisveryimportant。78.【解析】B从第五段的叙述，特别是tellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosay,butaskthempolitelytolistentoyou可以看出，作者认为与父母亲的交流重要的是平等。69.【解析】D文章首先论述了交流的重要性以及交流是消除误解、解决问题的方法，接着举例证明自己的观点。70.【解析】C依据Yellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworse判断C项错误。7、ItfeelslikeeverytimemymotherandIstarttohaveaconversation,itturnsintoanargument.Wetalkaboutsomethingassimpleasdinnerplansandsuddenly,mymotherwillpushtheconversationintoWorldWarIII.She抣ltalkaboutmylackofabrightfuturebecauseIdon抰plantobeadoctor.Andmuchtoherdisappointment,Idon抰wanttodoanyjobrelatedtoscience,either.Infact,whenIwaspushedtosaythatIplannedtomajor(主修)inEnglishandcommunications,shenearlyhadaheartattack.“Whycan’tyoubelikemyco-worker’sson?”shebemoansallthetime.Herco-worker’ssonreceivedafour-yearscholarshipandisnowearning70,000dollarsayearasanengineer.Idon’tknowwhattoanswerexceptthatIsimplycan抰belikeMr.PerfectasI抳ecalledtheunnamedco-worker抯son.Ican抰belikehim.I抦thetypeofpersonwholovestohelpoutinthecommunity,writeuntilthesungoesdown,andmostofall,wantstoachieveacareerbecauseIloveit,notbecauseoffame(名声)orsalary.Iunderstandwhymymotherisworriedaboutmyfuturemajor.I’veseenmymotherstruggletoraisemeonhersmallsalaryandworklonghours.Sheleavesthehousearound6:30amandusuallycomeshomearound5pmoreven6pm.However,Iwanthertoknowthatbybecomingadoctor,itdoesn’tmeanI’llbesuccessful.I’dratherfollowmydreamsandcreatemyownfuture.65.Whichofthefollowingtopicsdothewriterandhismotheroftentalkabout?A.Thewriter’sstudies.B.Thewriter’sfuturejobC.DinnerplansD.Warsaroundtheworld66.WecaninferfromParagraph1thatthewriter’smother____________.A.doesn’twantthewritertomajorinEnglishB.doesn’tthinkthewritershouldbeadoctorC.getsalongverywellwiththewriterD.doesn’tthinkworkinginthesciencefieldisagoodidea67.Theunderlinedword“bemoans”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_____________.A.agreesB.shoutsC.complainsD.smiles68.WhichoffollowingstatementsisprobableTRUEaboutthewriter?A.Hewantstobelikehismother’sco-worker’sson.B.Hewantstofindajobinhiscommunityinthefuture.C.Hedoesn’tthinkhismother’sco-worker’ssonisperfect.D.Hewantstodosomethinghereallylikesinthefuture.BACD8、Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That’swhatmorethan1,700kidstolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey(调查):①ScarymoviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams;③Thunderstorms,hurricanes(飓风),andotherhorribleweather;④Warandterrorism(恐怖行动);⑤Soundsheardatnight.Butnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Andwhatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealforsomeoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn’tonourlist.Whatisfear?Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it’sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat’sagoodthingbecausefearistheretoprotectus.We’rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.Thebabycries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.Realvs.PretendThebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstandmoreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam抯imaginationleadshimtothinkofwitches,hecantellhimself,揥aitaminute.They抮eonlypretendthings.Idon抰needtoworryaboutthem.?Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid’simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What’sundermybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere’snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.73.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thelistoffearsisnotcomplete.B.Thethingspeoplefearareofnobigfear.C.Kidshavemorefearsthanpeoplethink.D.Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.74.Inthewriter’sopinion,___________.A.havingasenseoffearisnotabadthingB.babieshaveaweaksenseoffearC.fearisnotsomethingthatwearebornwithD.notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings75.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?A.UglyB.UsualC.UnrealD.LovelyDAC9、Toomanypeoplewantotherstobetheirfriends,buttheydon’tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysomefriendshipsdon’tlastverylong.Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous(宽宏大量的)；beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudon抰tellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven抰beenhonest,youmayloseyourfriend抯trust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow.Youdon’thavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes,orenjoy,likeourhobbiesandyourinterests.Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeelings.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend.Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthemyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpwithaproblem.Somethingmaygowrongatschool.Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve.Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand.Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriend’splacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike(相同).Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriendships,youmustpracticehonesty.Generosityandunderstanding.56.Somefriendshipsdon’tlastverylongbecause.A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.B.theydon’tknowfriendshipissomethingseriousC.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipsreceivefriendshipsfromothersD.thosewhonevergiveothersfriendshipsreceivenofriendshipfromothers57.Accordingtothepassage,honestyis.A.asimportantasmoneyB.moreimportantthananythingelseC.somethingcountableD.thebaseofafriendship58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthepassage?A.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend.B.Alwaystellyourfriendthetruth.C.Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem.D.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendisofgreatvalue.59.Accordingtotheauthor,howdoyouhelpyourfriendknowyoubetter?A.AskyourfriendforeverythingB.Don’ttellthetruthtoyourfriendC.ShareyourideasandfeelingswithyourfriendD.Giveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothestoyourfriend.60.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A.AFriendinNeedIsaFriendIndeedB.HonestyIstheBestHabitC.HowtoBeaFriendD.ThreeImportantPointsinLifeDDACC科学知识类1、IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.揝tudyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,?explainedthescientists.56.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathsstudy57.Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans_______.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.asecondlanguagelearnerC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearner58.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat________.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime59.Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat_________.A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjectsC.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageD.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage2、Intoday’sInternetage,thedemandforonlinegamescontinuestogrow.OnlinecomputergamecentersexistinmanycitiesandtownsthroughoutAsia.Facingthepressuresofschoolandlife,peopletendtothevirtualworld,expectingadiversionfromtheseproblems.Toooften,however,theycanleadtoproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKorea.Thecountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh-speedInternetservices.Italsohasahighnumberofonlinegameplayersandrelatedproblems.In2002,ayoungmancollapsed(突然晕倒)anddiedwhileplayingonlinegames.Hehadbeenplayingalmostnonstopfor86hoursatanInternetcaf?Anotheryoungmankilledhissisterafterbecomingconfusedbetweentheonlineworldandreallife.A12-year-oldboystoleUS$16,000fromhisfatherandranawayfromhome.Hedidthistocontinuehisobsession(着迷)withanonlinegame.Suchproblems,however,don’tjusthappeninSouthKorea.TheyarespreadingtootherpartsofAsia,aswell.Whatkindsofpeopledeveloponlinegameaddiction?Whatdoestheproblemlooklike?Dr.SueHueiChen,aclinicalpsychologist,researchesInternetaddiction.Shediscoveredsomesignsofat-riskindividualssuchaslackfriendshipsandgoodsocialskills.Thoseproblemindividualsfeelitsocompulsivetoplayonlinegamesthattheycouldsacrificethingssuchasschoolorfamily.Theyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonline.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.Howmanyproblemgameplayersarethere?InmainlandChina,thepotentialnumberofproblemonlinegamersisalarming.In2004,theChinadailyreportedthatChinahad13.8milliononlinegameplayers.Furthermore,itstatedthat80percentofthesewereunder25andhadsignsofaddiction.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Makesuretokeepcontroloveryouronlinegameplaying.Ifyoudon’tcontrolit,itcangetcontrolofyou.68．Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A．ThedisadvantagesoftheInternet.B．TheonlinegameproblemsinAsia.C．Thepopularityofonlinegamesworldwide.D．Thecauseofonlinegameaddiction.69．Theunderlinedword“diversion”inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto__________.A．careerB．comfortC．escapeD．support70．AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Theyoungkiller’ssisterwaskilledinafictionalworldB．Onlinegameplayingisresponsiblefortheyoungman’sdeath.C．PeopleinSouthKoreahaveaccesstotheInternetmosteasily.D．Theteenageboystolemoneyduetohisplayinggamesonline.71．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．MostpeopleinAsiahavedevelopedanaddictiontoonlinegames.B．Onlinegameaddictionscausemanylife-and-deatharguementsinSouthKorea.C．LonelyandunsociablepeopleseemtomoreeasilydevelopInternetaddictions.D．Intheyear2004therewereatotalof13.8millionChinesevisitingtheInternet.72Whatarethesignsofat-riskindividuals?AfeelingitsocompulsivetoplayonlinegamesBbecomingupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.CfeelingtheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlineDAlltheabove56-59CCAB68-72BCACD3、Haveyoueverstayeduplate?Ifso,youknowthatnotgettingenoughsleepcanmakeyoutriedandgrumpy.Notsleepingenoughsleepcanalsomakeithardertothinkclearlythenextday.Sleepscientistshavelongknownthatgettingagoodnight’ssleepisveryimportant.Ithelpskidsbeabletodotheirbestduringtheday.Arecentstudyshowsthatsleephelpsimproveproblem-solvingskillsandcreative(创造性的)thinking.Forthestudy,twogroupsofstudentsansweredamathproblem.Thegroupthatsleptforeighthourssolvedtheproblemcorrectlymoreoftenthanthegroupthatdidnotgetenoughsleep.Whileyousleepatnight,yourbrainisbusydoingits“homework”.Itsortsout(整理)alltheinformationthatyougetintheday.Gettingenoughsleepeachnightcanimproveyourthinkingability.Thatwillsurelyhelpyoudoyourbestatschool.Expertssaythat,inreturn,canleadtobettergrades.55.Theunderlinedwordgrumpyinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.excitedandhappyB.activeandcreativeC.impatientandangryD.boredandweak56.Choosethebesttitleforthispassage.A.SleeptoSuccessB.ARecentStudyC.DoSleepWellD.TheMoreSleep,theBetterCA4、In2004，theWorldHealthOrganization，WHO，warnedofapossibleoutbreakofanotherseriousdiseasewhichmaybeevenmoredeadlythanSARS．TheWHObelievesthatitislikelythatbirdfluwillspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears．Ifitdoes，uptosevenmillionspeoplecoulddiefromthedisease．Diseaseslikebirdfluarecausedbyviruses，thatis，tinythingswhichchangeandbecomemoredangerousovertime．Whenanewtypeofacommonviruschanges，itmaybeabletogetpastthebody’simmune(免疫的)system．Ifthathappens，humansareingreatdangeruntilacureortreatmentbecomesavailable．Therehavealwaysbeenvirusesandpeoplealwaysgetsick，ofcourse，butaswesawwithSARS，thesituationismoredifficulttoday．Peopletravelmorethaneverbefore，whichmeansthatdiseasecanspreadquicklyandacrosslargeareas——infactthewholeworld．Scientistsarealreadyworkingondrugsthatwillpreventorlimittheeffectofanewvirus，buttheprocesstakestime．Itisjustasimportanttomakesurethatcountries，especiallypoorcountries，arepreparedtodealwiththedisease.Newdiseaseusuallyaffectpoorareasthemost，sowemusthelpdevelophealthcareinallcountries．68．Thesituationismoreserioustodaybecause．A．peopletravelmoreB．peopledon’teathealthyfoodC．therearen’tenoughhospitalsD．scientistscan’tfindacure69．Fromthispassageweknow．A．birdfluwillsurelyspreadtohumanbeingsinthenextfewyears．B．aviruschangesandbecomelessdangerousovertime．C．SARSis1ikelytocomeagaininsomeyears．D．poorareasusuallysuffersmorefromnewdiseasesthanrichareas．70．ThepossibletitleofthispassageisA．TheWorkofWHOB．ScientistsAreWorkingHardonDrugsforDiseasesC．WhatIsaVirusD．VirusChangesandCausesNewDiseasesOverTimACA5、Ifyouarehavingtroublefallingasleep,youareingoodcompany.About65%ofAmericanssaidtheyhavesleepingproblemsafewnightseachweek,accordingtoarecentstudybytheNationalSleepFoundation.Sleepingtoolittlecanleadtoahigherriskofbecomingfatandgettingdepressed(沮丧的).Butbeforeyougotoadoctorforadvice,itisworthexaminingyoursleepinghabitsonemoretime.Someofyourfavoriteeveninghabitsmayhavesomethingtodowiththesleepingproblems.SettingaBrightAlarmClockThelightofyourbrightalarmclockcanpreventyoufromfallingasleep.Youcanmakeyourroomasdarkaspossible.Coverthebrightnumberswithabookorconsiderbuyingasmalltravelclock.Yourcellphonealarmmayalsodothetrick.CountingSheepWhenyoujustcan’tfallasleep,it’suselesstostayinbedtocountsheep.Ifyou’vebeentryingtofallasleepformorethan30minutes,theNationalSleepFoundationsuggestsyougetuptodosomereadingorwatchTVforawhile.Suchactivitieswillmakeyousleepy.Beforeyouknowit,you’llbegoingbacktobedreallytired.3.ExercisingLateatNight?Daytimeworkouts(锻炼)willkeepyoufullofenergyforhours.That’swhyyoudon’twanttoexercisewithinthreehoursofhittingthesack.Fierce(剧烈的)physicalactivityraiseyourbodytemperatureandpumpsyourenergylevel—botharebadforagoodnight’ssleep.60.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstsentenceofthepassage?A.It’snotgoodtofailtofallasleepatnight.B.Peopleinagoodcompanyoftenhavesleepingproblems.C.Therearemanypeoplewhohavesleepingproblems.D.Youshouldfindsomeonetotalktoifyoucan’tfallasleep.61.Theunderlinedpart“hittingthesack”inthelastparagraphmeans“______”.A.goingbackhomeB.goingtobedC.goingtothegymC.fallingasleep62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Thebadresultsofgettingtoolittlesleep.B.Whythebrightalarmclockkeepsyouawake.C.Whattodoifyoucan’tfallasleepafter30minutes.D.WhywatchingTVandreadingbooksmakepeoplesleepy.63.Bywritingthepassage,thewritermainlywantstotellus_______.A.whysomanypeoplecan’tsleepwellatnightB.howtoenjoyagoodnight’ssleepC.thatsleepingproblemsaretroublingmoreandmorepeopleD.thatpeoplemaysolvetheirsleepingproblemsbysomehabitsCBDD6、Someinventionsaresouseful,butseemsosimple,thatwewonderwhynoonethoughtofthemlongago.Post-itNotes,thepiecesofpaperthatyoucanfastenalmostanywhereandthenremovewithoutleavinganysignthattheywerethere,areanexampleofsuchaninvention.Post-itNoteswereinventedabouttwentyyearsagobyArtFry,ascientistat3MCorporation.Theideafortheproductcamefromafrustratingexperienceheoftenhadwhilesinginginhischurchchoir.Fryusedpiecesofpaperasbookmarkstomarktheplacesinhisbookofsongs,butthesebookmarkswerealwaysfallingout.Heknewheneededabookmarkthatwouldstaywhereheputit,butthathecouldremovewithoutdamagingthepages.Aroundthattime,Fryheardaboutanewadhesive(粘合剂)thatacolleague(同事),Dr.SpenceSilver,hadcreated.Thisadhesivewasspecialbecauseitwassticky,butnottoosticky.Itwasstrongenoughtoholdpaperstogether,butweakenoughtonottearthepaperwhenitwasremoved.Frysawthatthenewadhesivecouldhelpsolvehisbookmarkproblem.Onemorning,Fryputsomeoftheadhesiveontheedgeofapieceofpaper.Justashehoped,itmadeaperfectbookmark.Ashorttimelater,Fryrealizedthathisnewinventionhadevenmoreusesthanbeingagreatbookmark.Hecametothisrealizationwhenhewroteanoteononeofhisnew"bookmarks"andattachedittoareporthewasgoingtogivetoacolleague.Soon,co-workerswereaskingFryformoresamples(样品)ofhisinventionsothattheycouldusethenewtypeofnotesthemselves.Fryandsomeotherpeopleat3Mbelievedsomuchinthenewproductthattheypersuadedthecompanytogiveawaythousandsofthe"stickypiecesofpaper"fortrialuse(试用).Whensomesalespeopleat3Mwenttoofficesandshowedworkersjusthowhelpfulthenewtypeofnotescouldbe,theyimmediatelyreceivedmanyorders.AsmoreandmorepeoplediscoveredhowusefulPost-itNotescouldbe,theproducttookoff.61.TheinventionofPost-itNotesshowedthatArtFry________.A.hadalotofknowledgeB.wasveryhard-workingC.wasgoodatcreativethinkingD.lovedhisjobinthechurch62.InwhatwaydidDr.SpencehelpArtFry?A.Theyworkedtogetherandoftendiscussedscience.B.HisinventionofaspecialadhesivemadeArt''sinventionpossible.C.Hepersuaded3MCorporationtogiveawaylotsofPost-itNotesfortrialuse.D.HecooperatedwithArtbyprovidingthenewadhesiveforArt.63.WhichofthefollowingisapossibleuseofPost-itNotes?A.Anoteonafriend''sdoor.B.Ane-mailtoafriend.C.Apostcardfromabroad.D.Anadinanewspaper.64.Theunderlinedphrase"tookoff"means_______.A.startedtoleavethegroundB.disappearedfromthemarketC.hadevenmoreusesD.becamepopularveryquickly65.ThebiggestadvantageofPost-itNotesis_______.A.itcanstayanywhereandleavenosignwhenremovedB.itisverycheaptouseC.itisgoodtowritenotesonD.itisverythinandbeautifulCBADA7、IntheUnitedStates,theterm"organic"hasalegalmeaningsetbytheDepartmentofAgriculture.Thedepartmenthasanofficiallabel(标签)tomarkproductsthathavemettherequirementsofitsNationalOrganicProgram.Organicproductsusuallycostmore,buttheirsalesaregrowing.Asaresult,soiscompetitiontolabelmoreproductsorganicbecausemanypeoplebelievetheyarehealthier.NowAgricultureDepartmentofficialsaretryingtodecidewhetherfishcanbecalledorganic.Therearerulesfororganicproduce,organicdairyproducts,organicmeatandchicken--butnothingaboutfish.Manyoperatorsoffishfarmsbelievetheycouldsellmorefishiftheycouldlabelthemorganic.Theindustrythatsellswild-caughtfishisalreadyunderpressurefromfarm-raisedseafood.ThatpressurecouldincreaseiftheAgricultureDepartmentapprovesproposedrequirementsforlabelingfishorganic.Earningtheorganiclabelrequirescontrolledconditions.Thequestioniswhetherfishthatswimwildandfree--likeAlaskansalmon--couldmeettheproposedrequirements.Yetfishfarmsmightnotallbeabletomeetthem,either.Someoperationsarecriticizedfortheirtreatmentoffishandtheriskofpollutiontowaterways.Fishfarmersandthewild-caughtindustryalsoargueaboutthepossiblepresenceofharmfulchemicalsineachother''sproducts.In2000,anadvisorycommitteeconsideredrequestsbyfishfarmerstocalltheirproductsorganic.Theexpertssaidfarm-raisedfishshouldbelabeledorganiconlyiftheywerefedalmostcompletelyorganicplantfood.Farmedfishoftenhavelittleornofishintheirdiet.Butthoseproposedguidelineswerenotused.In2005,theAgricultureDepartmentformedanothergrouptoexaminepossiblerequirements.Thistime,thecommitteesuggestedseveralkindsoffoodthatfarmedfishcouldeatandstillbecalledorganic.Adecisionaboutwhetherfishcanbesoldwiththeorganiclabelmaystilltaketwoyearsormore.Fornow,theAmericanfishingindustryhastodealwithgrowingcompetitionfromimportedseafood.Someforeigncompaniesalreadycalltheirfish"organic"because,theysay,itmeetstherequirementsoftheirowncountries.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.SearchforanswersaboutorganicfishB.HowtoraiseorganicfishC.ProposedrequirementsforraisingorganicfishD.Americanfishingindustryfacingpollution71.Companiesarecompetingtolabeltheirproductsorganicbecause_______.A.organicproductscostmore.B.theycanearnmoremoney.C.organicproductsarehealthier.D.theirsalesaregrowing.72.Theindustrysellingwild-caughtfishisunderpressurebecause_______.A.wild-caughtfisharelesslikelytobelabeledorganicthanfarm-raisedfish.B.theAgricultureDepartmentwillapproveproposedrequirements.C.therequirementstomeetarestrictlycontrolled.D.foreignseafoodarelabeledorganic.73.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_______.A.thereareyetnorulesaboutorganicfish.B.farmedfishdon’teatfish.C.wild-caughtfishindustryandfishfarmsfacethesamedifficultyinlabelingtheirfishorganic.D.theAgricultureDepartmentdoesn’tworkwellABAC8、WhilereadingabookinEnglish,everyfewlinesoftext,yourunacrossawordortwothatyoudon’tknow.Youlookupeverynewwordinthedictionary.Badmove.Allthatdoesslowyoudown.EvenelectricorCD–ROMdictionariescangetinthewayofyourreadingprogress.Adictionaryislikearoadmap.Itcanhelpyouifyougetlostandpointyouintherightdirection.Butifyoustoptolookatthe“map”eachtimeyoutakeastep,you’llgetnowherefast.OnyourEnglishlearning“journey”,adictionarycanbeahelpful“travelcompanion”--ifitisnotoverused.TohelpyoustartthinkinginEnglish,useanEnglish-to-Englishdictionary.Otherwise,youwillalwaysdependonyournativelanguageandenduptranslatinginyourhead.Agooddictionarycanhelpyoudomorethanjustfindthemeaningofaword.Itcanhelpyouverify(testandcheck)spelling,checkwordformsandgrammarusage,findexamplesentenceandlearnpronunciation.Somedictionariesevenprovideexercisestoteachyouhowtousetheirresources(资源).Taketimetogettoknowyourdictionary.Learnthepronunciationsymbols(符号).Understandwhattheabbreviations(缩写字)mean.Trytomastertheimportantgrammarrules.Lookforcharts,diagramsandliststhatmightbeusefulinthefuture.Youwilldiscoverhowhelpfulitcanbetomakefriendswithyourdictionary.Andastheysay,“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”64.WhydoweneedagoodEnglish-to-Englishdictionary?A.Becauseitisagoodfriend.B.Becauseitcanhelpustofindtherightdirectionifwegetlost.C.Withoutitwe’llalwaysdependonournativelanguageandenduptranslatinginourhead.D.BecauseitcanhelpustostartthinkinginEnglishandinChinese.65.Theunderlinedword“that”inthelastparagraphrefersto__________.A.pronunciationsymbolsandgrammarrulesB.abbreviationsandusageforgrammarrulesC.themeaningofaword,spellingandgrammarusageD.charts,diagramsandlists66.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementcanleadyoutobelieve?A.Themoreyouuseadictionary,thebetteryoucanunderstandthearticle.B.Themoreyouuseadictionary,thefasteryoumayread.C.Themoreyouusetheresourcesinadictionary,themoreyoucanbenefit(受益)fromit.D.Thebetteradictionaryis,themoreexpensiveitis.CDC9、WATERWaterisveryimportanttolivingthings.Withoutwatertherecanbenolifeontheearth.Allanimalsandplantsneedwater.Manalsoneedswater.Weneedwatertodrink,tocookourfoodandtocleanourselves.Waterisneededinoffices,factoriesandschools.Waterisneededeverywhere.Thereiswaterinseas,riversandlakes.Waterisfoundalmosteverywhere.Eveninthedesertpartoftheworld,thereissomewaterintheair.Youcannotseeorfeelitwhenitisapartoftheair.Thewaterintheseas,riversandlakesisaliquid,thewaterintheairisagas,andwecallitwatervapour(蒸气).Cloudsaremadeofwater.Theymaybemadeofverysmalldropsofwater.Theymayalsobemadeofsnowcrystals(结晶体).Snowcrystalsareveryverysmallcrystalsofice.Iceisfrozenwater.Itisasolid.Therecanbesnowandiceeverywhereinwinter.Watermaybeasolidoraliquidoragas.Whenitisasolid,itmaybeashardasastone.Whenitisaliquid,youcandrinkit.Whenitisagas,youcannotseeorfeelit.61.Wherecanwefindwater?A.Wecanfindwaterwhenitturnsintovapour.B.Watercanbefoundalmosteverywhere.C.Wecanseewaterindesertshereandthere.D.Waterisonlyinseasandrivers.62.WecandrinkwaterwhenitisA.aliquidB.asolidC.intheairD.turnedintoice63.CloudsaremadeofA.seas,riversandlakesB.blocksoficeC.verysmalldropsofwaterorsnowcrystalsD.solid,liquidandgas64.Waterhasthreestates(状态).TheyareA.ice,snowandairB.solid,vapour,snowC.dropsofwater,blocksoficeandcrystalsofwaterD.solid,liquidandgasBACD10、THEWAYTOREADFASTPerhapsyouhavebeentoldaboutsomehabits（习惯）whichstopapersonreadingfastandhavebeenstronglyaskedtobreakthosehabitswhichyoumighthave.Doyoustillhaveanyofthesebadhabits7Checkyourselfbyanswering"yes"or"no"tothesequestions:1.Doyoumoveyourlips(嘴唇)whenreadingsilently？2.Doyoupointtowordswithyourfingerasyouread?3.Doyoumoveyourheadfromsidetosideasyouread?4.Doyoureadonewordatatime?Ifyouanswer"yes"toanyofthesequestions,startatoncetobreakthehabit.Ifyoumoveyourlips,holdyourfingersoverthem,orholdapieceofpaperbetweenyourlipswhileyouarereading.Thenifyourlipsmove,youwillknowitandcanstopthem.Ifyoupointtowords,holdthetwosidesofyourbook,onesidewithyourlefthand,theothersidewithyourrighthand.Thenyouwillnothaveafreefingertouseinpointingwhilereading.Ifyoumoveyourhead,placeyourchin（下巴）inonehand,andholdyourheadstill(不动地，静止地).Ifyoureadnomorethanoneortwoorthreewordsatatime,youneedtoworkveryhardinlearningtotakeinmorewordsateachglance(看一眼)asyoureyestravelacrossthelinesofwords.69.YoumayholdyourfingersoveryourlipswhilereadingA.toholdapieceofpaperbetweenthemB.tostopyourselftalkingtoothersC.totellotherstobesilentD.tofeelwhetheryourlipsmoveornot70.Whenyoureyestravelacrossthelinesofwords,A.youneedtoreadthewordsoutB.youneedtolookateverywordcarefullyC.youneedtoreadseveralwordsatatimeD.youneedtoremembereveryword71.Whenyouread,A.don’tuseyourfingertopointtowordsB.don’tholdyourbookswithyourhandsC.don’tholdyourheadstillD.don’tdoanyofthethingsmentioned(提到)above.72.ThispassagemainlytalksaboutA.theimportanceoffastreadingB.thebadhabitsinreadingC.thewaytoreadfastD.bothAandBDCAC11、WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;thephone,thecar,thecooker,thecomputer,theTV,orherboyfriend,shesaid“thephone”.Personally,Icoulddowithoutthephoneentirely,whichmakesmeunusual.Becausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology.Point1Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,inthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffic.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnotexist,wouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?Point2Themobilephonemeansthatweareneveralone.“Themobilesavedmylife,”saysCrystalJohnstone.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinside,shemanagedtomakethecallthatbroughttheambulance(救护车)toherrescue.Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutsch,CarlNicolaisen,toringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatanytimeofdaytoaskwheretheyare,wheretheyaregoing,andhowtheirlastmeetingwent.Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesays,“WeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonear——butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!”Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneously(同时地)onchatlines(atleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn’tknowwhattotalkabout).Wecantalkacrosstheworld.Wecaneventalktoastronauts(ifyouknowany)whilethey’respace-walking.And,withthephonelinehookeduptothecomputer,wecanaccess(存取)theInternet,thebiggestlibraryonEarth.56．.Howdoyouunderstand‘Point1—Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate,6…’？A.Peopledon’tcommunicatewithouttelephone.B.Peoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthetelephone.C.Peoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeencreated.D.Peoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffic.57.Whichofthefollowingbestshowspeople’sattitudetowardsmobilephones?A.Mobilephoneshelppeopledealwiththeemergency.B.Mobilephonesbringconvenienceaswelllittlesecrettopeople.C.Mobilephonesaresoimportantandshouldbeencouraged.D.Mobilephonesarepartofpeople’slife.58.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphonesimprovepeople’slife?a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.A.c,dB.a,eC.a,cD.b,e59.Itispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslythrough.A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachineC.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.amicrophone60.Thebestheadingforthepassageis.A.phonePowerB.KindsofPhoneC.howtoUsePhonesD.AdvantageofPhonesCBDCA12、Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit''sforpracticinggrammarrulesandearninglistsofwords—thelongerthelists，thebetter．That''swrong．Languageisfortheexchange（交流）ofideasandinformation．It''smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan''tuseitfreely．ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan''tspeakcorrectlyorfluently（流利地）．Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes．Oneshouldn''tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage．Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too．Bernardsawoncewrote,"ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly．"ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake．They''reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage．Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,itisnolongerarule．Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright．Peoplenotonlymakehistory,theymakelanguage．Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage．Itcan''tmakeanotherpeople''slanguage．SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar,buttheyshouldn''toverdo（做过头）it．Theyshouldputcommunication（交际）first.64．Languageisusedto________.A．expressoneselfB．practisegrammarrulesB．talkwithforeignersonlyD．learnlistsofwords阿65．Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he________.A．nevermakesmistakesB．oftenmakesmistakesC．can''tavoidmakingmistakesD．alwaysmakesmistakes66．"ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly．"Thissentencemeansthat________.A．foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB．foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC．foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrulesD．foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish67．Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,weshould________.A．speakinChinesewayB．speakbytherulesC．speaktonativespeakersD．notbeafraidofmakingmistakes13、Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly(完全地)，fourthingsarenecessary.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselves,correctlywithconfidence(自信)andwithouthesitation(犹豫).Thirdly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisagreathelp,butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnomuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.Wemust“Learnthroughuse”.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.56.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare.A.understandingandspeakingB.hearing,speaking,readingandwritingC.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening57.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.Agoodmemory.B.Speaking.C.Practice.D.Writing.58.“Learnthroughuse”means.]A.weusealanguageinordertolearnitB.welearnforeignlanguageinordertouseitC.wecanlearnalanguagewellwhileweareusingitD.bothBandC56.【解析】B学习一门外语最重要的是听、说、读、写四种技能，A、C、D三项都不够全面。57.【解析】C在学习英语时，最重要的还是“练”（practice），古语说，熟能生巧（Practicemakesperfect），故选C。58.【解析】C“在用中学”，文章强调练习的重要性。A项颠倒了学与用的关系，B项虽对，却不合题意。14、ManyChinesestudentswhohavelearntEnglishformorethantenyearsarestillunabletospeakEnglishverywellwhentheymeetaforeigner.Theyseemtohavemasteredthebasiclanguagestructure(结构),butaconversationinEnglishwillmakethemfeeluneasy.Theyareafraidthatotherpeoplemightfindouttheirmistakes.It''suncommonthatmanystudentswhoarebadspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.ThisprovesthattheyareunabletoorganizetheirideainEnglish.Thecenteroftheproblemisthattheylackpracticeandconfidence(自信).Whyshouldyoubeafraid?Doyoufearthoseforeignerswithwhomyouarespeaking?Don''tbeshy,theywillnotlaughatyoujustforalittlemistakeyoumake.Thebestwaytogetridoftroubleistolearntospeakbyspeakingmore.Iamsurethatconstantpracticewillhelpyousucceed.64.What''sthebesttopicforthepassage?A.HowtoSpeaktoForeignersB.HowtoStudyEnglishWellC.HowtoOrganizetheIdeainEnglishD.PractiseSpeakingEnglishAlltheTime65.ManyChinesestudentscanwriteEnglishverywell,buttheycannotspeakEnglishfluentlybecause________A.theyseldommeetforeignersB.theyseldompractisespeakingEnglishC.theyhadnochancetospeakEnglishD.theythinkit''senoughtomasterthebasiclanguagestructureonly66.SomanyChinesestudentsareafraidspeaktoforeignersbecauseA.theyareafraidtheycan''tunderstandforeignersB.theydon''tthinktheirEnglishispoorC.theyworryaboutmakingmistakesintheirspeakingD.theydidn''ttikespeakingtoforeignersDBC15、Computersareveryimportanttomodernlife.Manypeoplethinkthatinthefuturecomputerswillbeusedinlotsofeverydaylife.Itisthoughtthatwewon’thavetogoshoppingbecausewewillbeabletogetmostthingswhicharesoldinshopsontheInternet.Therewillbenomorebooksbecausewewillbeabletogetalltextsfromcomputers.TheInternetwillbeusedtoplaygames,seefilmsandbuyfood.Mosttelephonecallswillbemadebycomputers,too.Somepeoplearegladaboutthesenewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating.Othersdonotthinkthatcomputerswillreplaceouroldways.Let’slookatbooks,forexample.Somepeoplethinkthatonedaywewillnotreadbooksmadeofpaper.Instead,wewillbuyandreadbooksusingcomputers.Wewillreadtextsonsmallpocketcomputers.Thecomputerswillkeepmanydifferentbooksinthematthesametime.Wewon’tneedtoturnlotsofpagesandpaperwillbesaved.Computerized(计算机化)bookswillbeusedmoreandmore.IsInternetshoppingsuchapleasureasgoingtotheshop?Manypeoplesayitisnot.Itisapleasuretogointoshopsandlookatthingsyouwanttobuy.Itisalsounlikelythatmanypeoplewillwanttoreadlargetextsonourcomputers.Becausepaperbookswillperhapsbemorefriendly.Maybecomputerswon’tchangethesetwohabits.61.Inparagraph1itisthoughtpeoplewillusecomputersfor_______.A.playinggames,shoppingandmakingtelephonecallsB.makingtelephonecalls,havingmealsandseeingfilmsC.seeingfilms,buyingfood,andgoingforholidaysD.playinggames,makingtelephonecallsandseeingthedoctor62.WhichreasonforusingcomputerizedbooksisNOTsaidinthepassage?A.Computerizedbookswon’tbeveryexpensive.B.Computerscankeepmanydifferentbooksinthem.C.Wewon’thavelotsofpages.D.Wewon’tneedanypaper.63.Paragraph4tells_______.A.abouttheoldandnewwaysofshoppingandcommunicatingB.iftheInternetwillchangeourhabitsC.aboutcomputerizedbooksD.aboutfutureusesofcomputers64.Thetitleforthispassageis_______.A.ComputerswillReplaceShopsandBooksB.ComputerswillbeUsedintheFutureC.ComputerswillDoEverythingforManD.HowComputersChangeOurHabits65.Accordingtothewriter’sview,whichisright?A.Computerswillreplaceeverythingcompletelyinourdailylifeinthefuture.B.Computerswillnotbeusedatallinourdailylifeinthefuture.C.Computerswillnotbeusedinshoppinginthefuture.D.Computerswillbringmoreandwiderusageinourdailylifeinthefuture.AABBD16、TeachingmaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.Youmaystartwiththesepagesfromthiswebsite—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.●AIsForLoveFlashcardsforlearningafewChinesewords●ListeningtothesoundofChinesePlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.●AfewChinesewordsEachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thesetoolscanhelp.●ZhongwensiteMorethanadictionary!●ClavisSinicaExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChinese[GB]or[BIG5],andgivesindividualword’sdefinition,pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thisisaveryusefultool.●ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryIfyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.●TheChineseOutpostPronunciation,CharacterandGrammerByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.●LearnCantonese/MandarinOnline●InternetBasedChineseTeachingandLearning●RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermanyIfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone.●WanfangDataAsanaffiliate(分支)ofChineseMinistryofScience&&Technology,WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservices,WanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculture,medicine,business,science,etc.71.Theunderlined(画线的)linesareprobablysome______.A.booksB.websitesC.tipsforlearningChineseD.dictionariesforlearningChinese72.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher’slectureC.anewspaperD.theInternet73.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter’sdefinition,pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you’dbettersurf______.A.ZhongwensiteB.AIsForLoveC.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords74.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,science,you’dbettersurf_____.A.LearnMandarinonlineB.WanfangDataC.RainlandkidsdiscoverChineseD.TheChineseOutpost75.Theunderlinedword“gateway”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagateB.aplacethroughwhichyoucangotoanotherplaceC.thespacewhenadoorisopenD.ameansofgettingorachievingsomethingBDCBD17、Itisbelievedthatittookabout800thousandto1millionyearsfortheearth''spopulationtoreachthe250milliontotalwhichexistedattheendofthefirstcenturyAD.Forsometimeafterthat,disease,famine(饥饿)andwarkeptthepopulationincreasedowntoarateof1percentayearsothatmorethan15centuriespassedbeforethepopulationreached500million.Butinthenext250years,upto1850,thepopulationoftheworldshotto1billionandtodayithasreached3.5billion.Scientistssaythatinthenext35yearsthepopulationoftheworldwilldouble,reachingalmost7billionbytheyear2010.Whenexpertsareaskedwhatarethemosteffectivemeasuresthatcanstopoverpopulation,theyreplythatatleastthreemeasurescanbeconsidered.(A)Increasingsourcesandsupplyoffoodforunder-developedcountries.(B)Increasingtheindustrializationofunder-developedcountries.(C)Controllingbirth.Theexpertsadd,however,thatnoneoftheabovemeasurescanbeeffectivebyitself,andthatallmustbecombinedintoonewholeprogram.Theyalsoagreethatwithoutcontrollingofbirths,anyothermeasuresaredoomed(注定)tofailure.68.Thepopulation_______becauseofdisease,famineandwar.A.didn''tincreaseB.becamelessC.increasedslowlyD.stillincreasedveryfast69.Thepopulationoftheworlddoubledbetweentheyear_______.A.1850andtodayB.100andtheyear1400C.100andtheyear1600D.1andtheyear10070.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.thericherthecountryis,thefasterthepopulationincrease.B.Birthcontrolisthemostimportantwaytocontrolthegrowthofpopulation.C.thepopulationinthedevelopedcountriesisincreasingfasterthanthatintheunderdevelopedcountries.D.Itisimpossibletocontroltheincreaseofthepopulation.71.Thepassagewaswrittenin________.A.1850B.1936C.2001D.197568-71CCBD18、WhenthesixverybeststudentsfromdifferentcitiesinGuangdongProvincealltogetherchoseuniversitiesinHongKong;whentheverybeststudentsofBeijingpickedupHKUniversitywhilegivingupthenearbyBeijingorQinghuaUniversity;whenthehighestenrollment(录取)rateofHongKongScienceandIndustryUniversityreached48:1,it’sthehightimetoaskwheretherealeducationheavenforstudentsinChinais.Yearsago,theanswercertainlywouldbe“BeijingorQinghuaUniversity”.Butnownoonecouldgivetheexactreactionwithouthesitation.TheonlysurethingisthatHKuniversitieshavegraduallyshowedanunusualattractiontoagreatmanymainlandstudents.It’snodoubttocallthisHKcraze(狂热),whichisevenoutoftheexpectationofthoseHKuniversitiesthemselves.www.HowcanHKuniversitiesshakethesteadyfoundationsofBeijingandQinghuaandattractsomanymainlandstudents?First,HongKonguniversitiesofferlarge-amountscholarship,especiallyforthetopstudentswhocanreceivethesumscholarshipasmuchas400,000HKdollars.Sincehighereducationhasbecomeakindofheavyburdenofmanyfamilies,it’seasytounderstandwhythereactiontothegenerousofferingofHKuniversitiesisgreat.Second,mostHKuniversitiesreceiveprofessorsandstudentsfromallovertheworldandcarryoutbilingual(双语)education.Thiskindofexcellentlanguageatmosphereisanotherattractionformainlandstudents.Furthermore,universitystudentsinHongKonghaveabetterchancetostudyabroadasexchangestudents.CanmainlandtopuniversitieslikeBeijingorQinghuaUniversitybecalmasbeforewhenfacingtheunexpectedcompetitionfromHK?Willtheytakerelevantmeasurestowinbackthetopstudentswhooncehelpthemsettheworldwidereputation?Timewillexplainit.ThefiercecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversitiescanbeagoodthingforanentireimprovementofeducationinChina.Aftertheawakeningandaction-takingofmainlanduniversities,theycanperformbettertogetherwithHKuniversities.Atleast,itremindedthemainlanduniversitiesthetuitionfees(学费)areamongstudents’topconcernwhentheyarechoosinguniversities.It’stimetomove..Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.SomethoughtsbroughtbytheenrollmentofHKuniversities.B.HighereducationinHongKong.C.ThecompetitionbetweenHKUniversityandBeijingUniversity.D.Thefallofmainlanduniversities.73.TopstudentsfrommainlandapplyforHKuniversitiesbecause________.A.manystudentsnowwouldlovetostudyabroadtogetabetterexperienceB.theyconcernonlyaboutthetuitionfeeswhenchoosinguniversitiesC.HKUniversitiesofferhigherscholarship,betterenvironmentandmoreopportunitiesfortheirfurtherstudyD.BeijingUniversityhaslostitsworldwidereputation74.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversities?A.Thegovernmentshouldtakerelevantmeasurestostopthisunfaircompetition.B.Mainlanduniversitieshadbetterlowertheirtuitionfeesandwinbackthetopstudents.C.UniversitiesbothinmainlandandinHKwouldgetanentireimprovementduringthecompetition.D.Itmayprobablycauseacompletelosstobothsidesintheend.75.FromthepassagewecanseeHKuniversities________.A.didn’tmeantoenrolltopstudentsfrommainlandB.didn’texpecttheirenrollmentofmainlandstudentswouldbesopopularC.havestrictenrollmentrulesandonly1outof48studentscangetthechancetostudythereD.areproudoftheirteachingstaffandfacilities.72-75ACCB