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阅读理解

阅读下列 短文，从每题所给的

A

、

B

C

、

D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Editor

:

Today our topic is part-time job. Are they good for school children or not

Headmaster

: Certainly not. Children have got two full-time jobs already: growing up

and going to

school. Part-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.

Mrs. White:

I agree. I know school hours are short, but there’s homework as well,

and children need a lot of sleep.

Mr.

White:

Y

oung

children,

perhaps

some

boys,

stay

at

school

until

they’re

eighteen

or

nineteen.

A

part-

time

job

can’t

harm

them.

In

fact,

it’s

good

for

them.

They

earn

their

pocket

money

instead

of

asking

their

parents

for

it.

And

they

see

something of the world outside school.

Businessman:

You’re

quite

right.

Boys

learn

a

lot

from

a

part

-time

job.

And

we

mustn’t

forget

that

some

families

need

the

extra

money.

If

the

pupils

didn’t

take

part-

time jobs, they couldn’t stay at school.

Editor:

Well, we have got two for, and two against. What do our readers think?

61. Who have the same opinion?

A. Headmaster and .

B. Editor and .

C. Mr. and Mrs. White.

D. Businessman and Headmaster.

62. Mrs. White thinks the young children maybe ________.

A. need to stay at school until they are eighteen or nineteen

A.

need to have some pocket money

C. should see something of the world outside school

D. need to have a lot of sleep

63. What does the editor think of part-time jobs?

A.

They

can

help

students

from

poor

families.

B.

They

are

good

for

school

children.

C. They cannot harm school children.

D. We are not told.

B

The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags

(

破布

)

with

water,

put

a

screen

into

the

mixture,

and

lifted

out

a

thin

piece

of

wet

paper. They dried the paper in the sun.

The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in

the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world.

The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how

to make paper, but their knowledge never spread to the rest of the world.

For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a

French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in

the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.

64. Who discovered how to make paper?

A. The Chinese.

B. The Pacific Islanders.

C. The Mayan Indians.

D. All of the above.

65. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?

A. About 1 ,800 years ago.

B. About 1, 900 years ago.

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C. About 2, 000 years ago.

D. About 2, 100 years ago.

66. How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China?

A. Through wars.

B. Through the Muslims.

C. Through the Mayan Indians.

D. Through the Pacific Islanders.

67. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. The Invention of Paper.

B. The History of Papermaking.

C.

Different

Ways

of

Making

Paper.

D.

The

Invention

of

a

Papermaking

Machine.

C

Until

late

in

the

20th

century,

most

Americans

spent

time

with

people

of

generations. Now mid-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until

they

are

old

themselves.

That’s

because

we

group

people

by

age.

We

put

our

three-year-olds

together

in

day- care

center,

our

13-year-olds

in

school

and

sports

activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?

We live away from the old for many reasons: young people sometimes avoid the

old to get

rid of fears for aging and dying.

It is much harder to watch someone we

love

disappear

before

our

eyes.

Sometimes

it’s

so

hard

that

we

stay

away

from

the

people who need us most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered

that they often save the young.

A

reporter

moved

her

family

onto

a

block

filled

with

old

people.

At

first

her

children

were

disappointed.

But

the

reporter

baked

banana

bread

for

the

neighbors

and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends,

with whom they shared food, stories and projects. “My children have never been less

lonely,” the reporter said.

The

young,

in

turn,

save

the

old.

Once

I

was

in

a

rest

home

when

a

visitor

showed up with a baby. She was immediately surrounded. People who hadn’t gotten

out

of

bed

in

a

week

suddenly

were

ringing

for

a

wheelchair.

Even

those

who

had

seemed

asleep

wake

up

to

watch

the

child.

Babies

have

an

astonishing

power

to

comfort and cure.

Grandparents

are

a

special

case.

They

give

grandchildren

a

feeling

of

security

and continuity. As my husband put

it, “my grandparents

gave me a deep sense that

things would turn out right

in the end.”

Grandchildren

speak

of

attention

they

don’t

get

from

worried

parents.

“My

parents

were

always

telling

me

to

hurry

up,

and

my

grandparents

told

me

to

slow

down,” one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships

with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer, more trusting.

68. Now in an American family, people can find that ____.

A.

children never live with their parents

B.

not all working people live with their parents

C.

aged people are supported by their grandchildren

D.

grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

69. The reason why old people are left alone may be that ____.

A.

the old don’t like to live in a big family

B.

the young can’t get enough money to support the old

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C.

different generations have different lifestyles

D.

the old are too weak to live with the young

70. The fact that the reporter told us shows that ___.

A. old people in America lead a hard life

B. old people in America enjoy banana

bread

C.

she

had

no

time

to

take

care

of

her

children

D.

old

people

are

easy

to

get

along with

71. Seeing a baby, the old people get excited because ____.

A. they had never seen a baby before

B. the baby was clever and beautiful

C. the baby brought

them the image of life

D. the baby’s

mother

would take

care of them

D

When thinking about quitting(

停止

)

smoking…

List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat

one of the reasons 10 times.

Decide

positively

that

you

want

to

quit.

Try

to

avoid

negative

thoughts

about

how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons as well as your health and

responsibility to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette

breaks,

rushing

out

to

buy

a

pack,

hunting

a

light,

etc.

Set

a

date

for

quitting

---

perhaps a special day like your birthday, a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit

during your vacation. Make the date holy seriously, and don't let anything change it.

Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest (

适当的

) exercise; drink more

water; get plenty of rest.

Immediately after quitting...

The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places

where smoking is prohibited, e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, department stores, etc.

Drink

large

quantities

of

water

and

fruit

juice.

Try

to

avoid

wine,

coffee,

and

other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.

Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.

If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something

else - a pencil, a pen, a ruler. If you miss having something in your mouth, try a fake

(

仿制的

) cigarette.

72. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by sleeping.

B. Try to start a conversation before asking for a light.

C. If you miss the feeling of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.

D. Every night before going to bed, repeat all the reasons 10 times.

73. From the passage, we know smokers __________.

A. should drink a lot of coffee

B. have to stop to smoke from time to

time

C. should drink a lot of wine

D. should not do any exercise

74. According to the passage, what does the underlined word “prohibited” mean?

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A. forbidden (

禁止

)

B. allowed

C. received

welcomed

75. If the passage is in a newspaper, which section is it in?

A. Sports

B. News

C. Health

D.

D. Culture

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项

(A

、

B

、

C

和

D)

中，选出最佳选项。

Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her exams were over and

Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.

“Farah

，

aren’t you going to invite Hafsa

？

”her mother had been her best friend since

childhood.

“Mother

，

you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we

can be friends with

，

”Farah answered.

“Really

？

And what are the rules

？

”her mother asked.

“Well

，

only very pretty girls can be part of our Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”

“I cannot believe it

，

”her mother said angrily.

As Farah left the kitchen

，

her father called

her from the living room.

Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah

，

what has

happened to your grades

？

You have failed in Mathematics

，

”her father said.

Farah had no truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little

time for studies.

“Farah

，

it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(

补考

).If your grades don’t improve

then

，

I’ll cancel(

取消

) your trip to Spain.”

Farah went to her room and called Gina

，

the leader of Purple Girls Club

，

“Gina

，

can you help me

to complete my notes before the exams

？

”

Gina laughed.“Exams

？

Who cares about exams

？

”

One by one

，

she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.

Farah knew Hafsa would help also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her

，

but Hafsa said

，

“If

you need any help

，

just let me can study together till your exams.”

Next Monday

，

as two friends entered the school together

，

Gina called out.

“Farah

，

you know our cannot be friends with those w

ho do not belong to our club.”

“Gina

，

I have a new rule about friendship

，

”Farah replied.

【解题导语】

< /p>

Farah

参加了一个都是漂亮女孩子的团体，为此抛弃了多年的 挚友

Hafsa

，

但是当

Farah

需要帮助的时候，只有

Hafsa

愿意提供帮助。

56

．

After

Farah

became

a

member

of

Purple

Girls

Club

，

she

chose

a

friend

according

to

a

person

’s________.

A

．

looks

B

．

usual activitie

4

C

．

grades

D

．

favorite color

解析：选

A

。细节理解题。结合文章的

pretty girls

及

And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.

可知，

Farah

加入

Purple Girls Clu b

之后，是根据人的长相选择朋友的。故答案选

A

项。

57

．

Farah became pale after going to her father because________.

A

．

he didn

’t allow her to go to Spai

B

．

she didn’t do well in her exam

C

．

she had to leave Purple Girls Clu

D

．

he asked her to improve her grade

解析：选

B

Farah

看到父亲手中的成绩 报告单脸色的变化，及父亲对她的

质问可知，她考试没有考好。故答案选

B

项。

58

．

Which word can best describe Hafsa?

A

．

Silly.

B

．

Beautiful.

C

．

Rude.

D

．

Kind.

< br>解析：选

D

。推理

判断题

。由文章的

If you need any help

，

just let me know.

可知虽然

Farah

伤了

H afsa

的心，但是在看

到朋友需要帮助的时候，她还是伸出了 援助之手。故答案选

D

项。

59

．

What lesson can we learn from the passage?

A

．

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

B

．

A perfect friend will never be found.

C

．

Be slow in choosing a friend.

D

．

Friendship can be developed easily.

解析：选

A

。推理

判断题

。

Farah

参加了一个名为

Purple Girls Club

的小团体，在这个团体里都是漂亮 的女孩，

Farah

为此抛弃了自己多年的挚友

Hafsa

，但是当

Farah

需要帮助的时候，只有

Hafsa

愿意提供帮

助，这个故事说明了患难之交才是真朋友。

People all need friends because nobody wants to be lonely and a friend can help you in good and

bad ’ve made friends since childhood

，

but you still don’t know who your true friends

are some signs to tell you if your friend is a true friend

：

Always honest

Honesty is important to keep a relationship alive.A true friend always tells you the may be

hard sometimes but lying can destroy a is important that your friend speaks honestly

and never makes up stories.

______________________

There are always periods in

your life when

you have problems or difficulties.A true friend will

always have time to listen to your problems and give may not be able to offer a solution

to

your

problems

but

the

fact

that

your

friend

made

time

to

listen

is

a

sign

he/she

cares

for

friend

is

not

a

true

friend

if

he/she

can

never

make

time

for

you

when

you

are

in

also need to be reasonable and accept that your friend also has other things to do so

he/she can’t always listen immediately to your problems.

Always respectful(

尊敬的

)

A true friend will always respect your opinion no matter whether he/she agrees or true

friend may disagree but never insists that he/she is correct.

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