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英语专科

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英语专科

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72

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陆晔

Part I

Reading Comprehension

Passage One

The last few days before Christmas passed quickly and it was soon Christmas Eve.

That night when everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn't sleep. He still couldn't think of

what

he

wanted

his

special

Christmas

present

to

be.

He

wondered

how

Santa

would

know what to bring him if he didn't know himself.

As

he

was

sitting

up

in

bed,

Bunny

heard

a

big

noise

on

the

roof

and

a

sound

downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and raced down

the hall to the stairs hoping to catch a glimpse of the old fellow before Santa departed

for his next stop.

By the time Bunny reached the bottom of the stairs, though, everything was again

silent.

Brightly

wrapped presents

were piled under the Christmas tree, but

Santa was

gone. A little disappointed, Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry.

Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see

what was making the noise.

Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and mournful eyes.

Bunny might have mistaken the creature for a dog, if it hadn't been for the antlers (

鹿角

)

on his head.

replied Ralph,

are famous for?

敏感的

) stomach when it

comes

to

flying,

replied

Ralph.

everyone

expected

me

to

pull

Santa's

sled,

so

when it was my turn I gave it a try.

I'm

afraid

I just wasn't cut out for the job. Now I'm stuck here and I don't know

how to get back to the North Pole.

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said

Bunny.

As

he

made

the

offer,

Bunny

suddenly

realized

the

special

present

he

wanted from Santa was a new friend!

1. Why couldn't Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve?

A

．

He was looking forward to seeing his special present.

B

．

He wanted to take a look at Santa when he came at night.

C

．

He was disturbed by a noise on the roof of his house.

D

．

He was thinking what present to ask from Santa.

From the third sentence of the first paragraph we know that the answer is D.

D

．

He was thinking what present to ask from Santa.

2. Why did Bunny feel disappointed?

A.

Santa left before he could have a look at him.

B.

Santa didn't bring the special present he wanted.

C.

Everything was silent and there was no sign of Santa coming.

D.

There was a pile of presents under the Christmas tree but nothing for him.

The third paragraph tells us Bunny felt disappointed because Santa left before he

could have a look at him. So the answer is A.

A.

Santa left before he could have a look at him.

3. What do we learn about reindeer from the passage?

A.

They make big noises while they are flying.

B.

They look like dogs except for the antlers.

C.

They are all especially good at pulling sleds.

D.

They suffer stomachaches when they take to the air.

The last sentence of the fifth paragraph tells us the answer should be B.

B.

They look like dogs except for the antlers.

4. Why didn't Ralph go with the other seven reindeer?

A.

He got stuck in the chimney.

B.

Bunny asked him to stay.

C.

He was air-sick.

D.

He didn't know how to get back to the North Pole.

From the ninth paragraph we know that the answer is C.

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C.

He was air-sick.

5. This passage seems to tell us that ________.

A.

Santa knows what present a child wants without even being told

B.

reindeer are hired to bring presents to children on Christmas Eve

C.

if a child stays awake on Christmas Eve, he could catch a glimpse of Santa

D.

parents take great care when choosing Christmas presents for their children

From

the

whole

passage,

we

know

that

the

answer

should

be

Santa

knows

what

present a child wants without even being told. The answer is A.

A.

Santa knows what present a child wants without even being told

Passage Two

A

study

suggests

that

dirty

air

can

reduce

lung

development.

Researchers

at

the

University

of

Southern

California

in

Los

Angeles

published

their

work

in

the

England

Journal

of

Medicine

About

one

thousand

seven

hundred

children

from

different communities in Southern California took part in the study.

The scientists tested the children every year for eight years, starting at age ten. They say

this

is

the

longest

study

ever

done

on

air

pollution

and

the

health

of

children.

The

scientists

found

that

children

who

lived

in

areas

with

the

dirtiest

air

were

five

times

more likely to grow up with weak lungs.

Many

were

using

less

than

eighty

percent

of

normal

lung

strength

to

breathe.

The

damage from dirty air was as bad as that found in children with parents

who smoke.

Children with reduced lung power may suffer more severe effects from a common cold,

for example. But the researchers express greater concerns about long-term effects.

They say adults normally begin to lose one percent of their lung power each year

after age twenty. The doctors note that weak lung activity is the second leading cause of

early deaths among adults. The first is smoking. By the time people are eighteen, their

lungs are fully developed, or close to it. The doctors say it is impossible to recover from

any damage.

Researchers say they are still not sure how air pollution affects lung development.

They believe that pollution affects the tiny air spaces where oxygen and carbon dioxide

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