英語閱讀理解練習及答案

高一英語閱讀理解專練

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Whenmanypeoplearewoniedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemodernera,two

universitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstill

exist（存在）AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost,thetragedy（悲居U）occurredonthe

afternoonofDecember14,2002whenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingcheng

ParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothefreezingwater.

Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttothe

rescueofthechildrenTwochildrenwerequicklyrescued,butthethirddied.Thechild*sbodywas

notfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers,LiuYeandHaoLongbiao,alsodiedofcoldand

exhaustion（筋疲力盡）.ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfound

untilthenextday.Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfrom

thelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake.Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp,

theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren.Buttheicekeptbreaking,causing

mostofthemtofallintotheicywater.

Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies（祭奠儀式）atthelake.

Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptin

hospitalforfurtherobservation,buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger.

1.Theunderlinedword“occurred''heremeans"

A.employedB.mixedC.guidedD.happened

2.Whenthethreestudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere.

A.skatingontheiceB.takingphotosatthelake

C.havingapicnicD.walkingalongthelake

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall.

B.HaoLongbiao'sbodywasfoundonDecember14,2002.

C.Theuniversitystudentsdidn'tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake.

D.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.

4.Itcanbeinferredthat.

A.peoplethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents*death

B.theiceonthelakewasn'tstrongenoughtoskateon

C.somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhaddone

D.heroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmoderntimes

5.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.

A.warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingonice

B.callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudents

C.tellusatragedy

D.adviseuniversitystudentstocherish（珍惜）theirlives

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Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon（夕卜科醫(yī)生）andpartofit

takenout.Today,however,weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesick

personfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappy

conditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallits

pain.

Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.The

sickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.He

couldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomand

theheartsofthosewhowatched.

Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled“l(fā)aughing

gas”?LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotry

it.Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthat

peopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperiment

onhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.

Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWelFsteeth.Wellsfeltnopain

atall.

Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshould

have.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.

Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsnever

forgotthisterribleevent.

6.Itissinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.

A.afewmoreyearsB.notlongC.fewyearsD.twothousandyears

7.Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,he.

A.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanything

C.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddoanything

8.Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto.

A.heafraidofanythingB.feelpain

C.wanttogotothepartiesD.beill

9.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he—

A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortable（舒服的）

C.stillfeltpainD.woulddie

10.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas.

A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddie

C.wouldneverfeelpainD.wouldbeverycalm

Keys:1-5DBABB6-10BCBCB

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叮hemoreyoulearn,themoreyouearn,“saidthepopsingerCyndiLauperassheacceptedher

highschooldiploma（證書）,attheageof35!AlthoughCyndimadeitwithoutahighschool

degree,mostpeopledon*t.IntheUSAtoday,about75%ofjobsneedsomeeducationortechnical

trainingfurtherthanhighschool.ThelowestwageearnersintheUSAarethosewithouthigh

schooldegrees;collegegraduates（畢業(yè)生）outearnthosewithoutacollegeeducation.Peoplewith

master'sdegrees（碩士學位）outearnthosewithonlyabachelor（學士學位）；andthehighest

incomesofallareearnedbypeoplewithadvancedprofessionaloracademicdegrees.These

generalizationsexplainwhymostofyoungAmericansgotocollege.However,despitethe

averages,morediplomasdon'talwaysmeanmoremoney.Manyskilledblue-collarworkers,

salespeoplebusinessexecutives,andentrepreneursoutearncollegeprofessorsandscientific

researchers.Andgreatathletesandentertainersoutearneveryoneelse!

11.CyndiLauper.

A.hadbeenstudyinginhighschoolbeforeshewasthirty-five

B.wasn'tcleverbecauseshegraduatedfromhighschooltoolate

C.gotherhighschooldiplomawhenshewasalreadythirty-five

D.didn'tlikestudying

12.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.highschooldiplomaandhighschooldegreearethesamething

B.peoplecan'tgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegree

C.peoplemustgetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegree

D.peoplecangetbothhighschooldiplomaanddegreeoreither

13.WhydomostAmericanyoungpeoplegotocollege?

A.Becausetheirparentsforcethemtogotocollege.

B.Becausetheycan'tgetajobiftheydon'tgotocollege.

C.Becausethesituationofthesocietymakethemgotocollege.

D.Becausetheylikestudying.

14.Whatmaytheword"outearn"mean?

A.Earningmoremoney.B.Earninglessmoney.

C.Earningnomoney.D.Workingbetter.

15.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Ifyoudon'thaveadiploma,youcan'tearnmoney.

B.Thosewhohavediplomasalwaysearnmoremoneythanthosewhodon'thavediplomas.

C.Lessdiplomasalwaysmeanlessmoney.

D.Greatathletesmayearnmoremoneythanotherpeople.

D

Roosevelt'sactiveandclevermindhelpedhimgreatlythroughperiodsofhisillness.Assoonas

hecouldsitup,heworkedonhisstampcollection,begantowriteahistoryoftheUnitedStates

andabookaboutJohnPaulJones—anavyhero.Hewasalsoreadytotryanythingthatmighthelp

himtogetwell.Amemberofhisfamilytellsthefollowing:Rooseveltgotagreatdealofphysical

exerciselatersimplybycrawlingaroundonthefloor.Althoughnowoverforty,hespenthours

crawlingaroundhislibraryfloorlikeachild.Thenhedecidedtolearnhowtogoupthestairsby

himself.Dayafterdayhewouldpullhimselfupthestairsbythepowerofhishandsandarms.He

insistedthathisfamilyandfriendswatchhimandtalkwithhim,togivetheimpressionthatwhat

hewasdoinganeverydayroutine（例行的）action.

16.FromthispassageweknowthatRoosevelt.

A.wasgoodatsportsB.couldn'tsitup

C.wasastampcollectorD.wasonceseriouslyill

17.JohnPaulJoneswas.

A.themanwhowasreadytohelpRoosevelt

B.thewriterofthepassage

C.ofthemembersofRoosevelt'sfamily

D.aherointhenavy

18.Rooseveltliked.

A.crawlingonthefloorB.readingandwriting

C.physicalexerciseD.climbingstairs

19.Roosevelthadalotofexerciseinorderto.

A.getpraisedbyhisfriendsandfamilymembersB.tellhisfriendshewashealthy

C.getwellagainD.showhewasactiveandclever

20.Afteraperiodofexercise.Roosevelt.

A.couldwalkupthestairswiththehelpofothers

B.couldcrawlupstairswithhisfeet

C.couldgetupstairswithoutanybodytohelphim

D.couldstandupandwalkforawhile

Key:ll-15CDCAD16-20DDBCC

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Jokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworldinhisownbackyard.Hesoldthestoneto

adiamonddealerforoverthreehundredthousanddollars.InNewYork,thediamondwasresold.

Thistimeforalmosteighthundredthousanddollars.Thetruevalueofadiamondisneverknown

untilithasbeencut.Oncecutsuccessfully,itsvaluecanincreaseathousandtimes.It'seasyto

understandwhytheowneroftheJokerdiamondwenttothebestdiamondcutterheknew,Kaplan.

Thecutterstudiedthediamondfortwelvewholemonths.

Whenhefelthewasreadytostartwork,hediscoveredaflaw（瑕疵）.Hehadtobeginwith

hiscalculations（計算）alloveragain,orhemighthavemadethestoneuseless.Sixmoremonths

passed,andKaplanfinallysaidtotheowner,“Iamreadytostartmywork.Therewillbeone

excellentdiamondthatwillbecomparabletoanyintheworld,pluselevensmalldiamondsof

first-classquality."Kaplanwaitedafewmoredaysuntilbefelthewasinthebestphysicaland

mental（精神的）conditionpossible.Hepickeduphistoolsandheldhisbreathashemadethefirst

blow.Thediamondsplit（切開）exactlyashepromised.

21.Jokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsintheworld.

A.inaminuteB.atthefootofabigmountain

C.inhisownbackyardD.inagarage

22.Adiamonddealerisaperson,

A.inthediamondbusinessB.whostoresdiamonds

C.whocutsdiamondsD.whosellsdiamonds

23.Whenthediamondwasresold,.

A.thedealerlostalotofmoneyB.Jokermadesomemoremoney

C.thedealergot800,000dollarsD.Kaplangot800,000dollars

24.Theownerofthediamondthoughtthatifthediamondwascutsuccessfullyitmight

beworth.

A.$300,000B.$500,000C.$300,000,000D.$800,000,000

25.Kaplanstudiedthediamondfor.

A.oneandahalfyearsB.morethanhalfayear

C.overeighteenmonthsD.morethannineteenmonths

Key:21-25CACDC

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Thenervous-lookingyoungmanhadwaitedforafewmoments-outsidethejeweller'sbefore

hegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfeltarushof

bloodtohisfaceasheexplainedhewouldbebringinginhisfuturewifetochooseabirthday

present.Theassistantlistenedcarefullyandtoldhimhe'dbetterbuyanecklace.Hewasn'tusedto

buyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionastoa

reasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesandhelpedhimto

choose.AtlastJameschoseoneandlefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo'clock.When,half

anhourlaterthanplanned,Jamesdidreturntotheshopwithhisfuturewife,Laura,theassistant

actedasifshehadneverseenhimbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,she

firstbroughtoutsomeinexpensiveonesforthemtochoose,andthengavethemtheoneshehad

prepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlycome

backtobuywhathewantedwhenhegotmarried.

26.Agoodtitleforthispassageis.

A.ACleverAssistant

B.BuyingaBirthdayPresent

C.HowtoChooseaNecklace

D.ABraveYoungMan

27.Theword“overspending“inthispassagemeans.

A.spendingtoomuchmoney

B.spendingtoomuchtime

C.spendingmoretimethanheplanned

D.spendingtoomuchtimeandtoomuchmoney

28.WhenJamestoldtheassistantwhyhewantedtobuyapresent,hisface.

A.turnedpaleB.turnedred

C.turnedyellowD.turnedblack

29.JamesandLaurareachedtheshopat

A.4:30B.5:00C.5:30D.6:00

30.Jameswouldcomebacktobuywhathewantedbecause.

A.theassistantknewhowtosatisfythepeoplewhocametobuythings

B.thenecklacewasgood

C.Lauralikedthenecklace

D.theassistantwhoservedJameswasverybeautiful

Keys:26-30AABCA

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TheChineseinventedpaperin105A.D.Theymixedthebarkofatreeandrags（破布）with

water,putascreenintothemixture,andliftedoutathinpieceofwetpaper.Theydriedthepaper

inthesun.

TheChinesekepttheirsecretofhowtomakepaperuntilawarwithMuslimsintheninth

century.TheartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughouttheMuslimworld.

TheMayanIndiansinCentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhowtomake

paper,buttheirknowledgeneverspreadlotherestoftheworld.

Forcenturies,allpaperwasmadebyhand.Ragswerethemainmaterial.ThenaFrench

scientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaperfromwood,too.Finally,intheeighteenth

century,aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomakepaperfromwood.

31.Whodiscoveredhowtomakepaper?

A.TheChinese.B.ThePacificIslanders.

C.TheMayanIndians.C.Alloftheabove.

32.WhendidtheChineseinventpaperaccordingtothepassage?

A.About1,800yearsago.B.About1,900yearsago.

C.About2,000yearsago.D.About2,100yearsago.

33.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantthingthathasmadeitpossibleforpapermaking

industrytodevelopsoquicklyinthelastfewcenturies?

A.Newdiscoveries.B.Newinventions.

C.Hardwork.D.Science.

34.HowwaspapermakingintroducedintotherestoftheworldfromChina?

A.Throughwars,B.ThroughtheMuslims.

C.ThroughtheMayanIndians.D.ThroughthePacificIslanders.

35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheInventionofPaper.B.TheHistoryofPapermaking.

C.DifferentWaysofMakingPaper.

D.TheInventionofaPapermakingMachine.

BeforetheprintwasbroughttoEnglandin1476,everythingwaswrittenbyhand.Thefew

peoplewhoknewhowtowriteweretrainedinschoolssetupbythechurch.Thosewhomadea

livingbywritingforotherpeoplewerecalledscribes（抄寫員）。

Theworkofscribeswasnoteasy.Muchofithadtobedonefastinordertomeettheneedsof

theKing,thechurchandtraders.MostofthewritingwasinLatin（拉丁）,butsomeofitwasinthe

Englishoftheday.AndnoonewasquitesurehowsomeEnglishwordsshouldbespelled.

Oneproblemwasthatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrok（豎筆）thatall

lookedlikeeachother.Amongthemweretheletters,i,u,v,mandn,Thus.fivestraightlinesina

rowmightstandforuninuiuviormii.

Asaresult.readingwassometimesdifficult,especiallywhenthewritingwasdoneinahurry.

Thescribessolved（解決）theprobleminpart,bychangingtheletterutoowhenitcamebefore

m.norv.Thisishowsumandcumcamelobewrittenassomeandcome.

Atsomepoint,too,thescribesseemedtohavedecidedthatnoEnglishwordshouldbeendedbyu

orv.Thus,intimeanewasaddedtosuchwordsaslive,have,dueandtrue.Itwasadded,butnot

pronounced.

36.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.EverythinghasbeenwrittenbyhandinEnglishsince1476.

B.Morethan500yearsagonopeoplemadealivingbywritingforotherpeople.

C.Thechurchsetupschoolstotrainscribesbefore1476.

D.ScribesinEnglandworkedonlyforkingsandtraders.

37.Whichofthefollowingisfalse?

A.Oftenthescribeshadtoworkwithgreatspeed.

B.ThespellingofsomeEnglishwordswaschanged.

D.SomescribesofthedaywerequitesureaboutthespellingofmanyEnglishwords.

38.Sometimespeoplecouldn'treadeasily.

A.becausethereweretoomanyu'sandv'sinsonicEnglishwords

B.becausemostofthewritingwasinLatin

C.whenthewritingwasinEnglish

D.Whentilewritingwasdonehurriedly

39.Thescribeschangedubeforemtoobecause

A.thechangehelpedthemwritefaster

B.thechangemadereadingeasier

C.umandomhadthesamepronunciation

D.omwastherightorder

40.Itisbelievedthatsomescribesthought

A.itimportanttoaddanetoeveryEnglishword

B.thelettereattheendofanywordshouldn'tbepronounced

C.itnaturaltochangethespellingofsonicLatinwords

D.anEnglishwordshouldbeendedneitherbynnorbyv

Man'sFirstrealinventions,andoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhistory,wasthewheel.

Alltransportationandmachineintheworlddependonit.

Thewheelisthesimplestyetbutperhapsthemostremarkable（值得注意的）ofallinventions.

Becausetherearenowheelsinnature—nolivingthingwasevercreatedwithwheels.How,then,

didmancometoinventthewheel?

Perhapssomeearlyhuntersfoundthattheycouldrollthecarcass（尸體）ofaheavyanimal

throughtheforestonlogmoreeasilythantheycouldcarryit.However,thelogsthemselves

weighedalot.

Itmusthavetakenagreatprehistoric（史前的）Ihinkertoimaginetwothinslices（薄片）oflog

connectedattheircentersbyastrongstick,thiswouldrollalongjustasthelogsdidandaxlecame

intobeing,andwiththemthefirstcarts.

41.Thewheelisimportantbecause.

itwasman'sfirstrealinvention

B.alltransportationdependsonit

C.everymachinedependsonitD.bothBandC

42.Thewheeliscalled.

A.simpleB.complicatedC.strangeD.unusual

43.Itwasremarkableofmantoinventthewheelbecause.

itledtomanyotherinventions

manhadnouseforitthen

C.therewerenowheelsinnatureD.alloftheabove

44.Thewheelwasprobablyinventedby.

A.agroupofearlyhuntersB.thefirstmenonearth

agreatprehistoricthinker

D.themanwhomadethefirstcart

45.Thisselectionsaysthatthefirstwheelmayhavebeena.

A.groundpieceofstoneB.heavylogC.pieceofmentalD.sliceoflog

Key:31—35DBDBB36—40CCDBD41-45DDBAB

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In1865thefamousFrenchauthorJulesVernewrotetwobooks.OnewasentitledFromtheEarth

toTheMoonandtheotherwasentitledAroundTheMoon.InthesebooksJulesVernedescribed

manlandingonthemoon.In1969manactuallydidlandonthemoon.Manyofthedetailsofthe

realmoonlandinghadbeendescribedwithamazingaccuracyinJulesVerne'sbooks.Forexample,

JulesVerne'sspaceshiphadaninitialof36,000feetpersecond.Apollo11'sinitialspeedwas

35,533feetpersecond.Last,JulesVerne'sspaceshiptook87hours,13minutes,and20secondsto

reachthemoon.Apollo11took103hoursand3minutes.ThedoorofApollo11openedatexactly

10:56p.m.onJuly20,1969,andamansteppedoutontothesurfaceofthemoon.JulesVernehad

predicteditwithgreataccuracyoverhundredandfouryearsearlier.

46.WhatVernedescribedin“FromtheEarthtotheMoon^^issimilartothe1969Apollo11

landingonthemooninways.

A.threeB.fourC.twoD.five

47.Theunderlinedwordutentitled^^refersto.

A.madeB.createdC.namedD.givenaright

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IfyougotoBrisbane,Australia,youcaneasilygetasmallbookcalledDiscoverBrisbanefree.

ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurants,theshops,thecinemas,the

streets,thebuses,thetrains,thebanks,etc.Hereissomethingaboutbanksonpage49:

ANZBankingGroup

Cnr.Greek&QueenSts2283228

BankofNewZealand

410QueenStreet2210411

BankofQueensland

229ElizabethStreet2293122

CommonwealthBankingGroup

240QueenStreet2373111

NationalAustraliaBankLtd

225AdelaideStreet2216422

WestpacBankingCorp

260QueenStreet2272666

BankinghoursareMon.-Thu.9:30amto4pm.Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&

PublicHolidays.

Australiahasadecimalcurrency（十進幣制）with100centstothedollar.

Notesavailableare$100,$50,$20,$10,$5

GoldCoinsare$2&$1

Silvercoinsare:50,20,10&5cent

Coppercoinsare:2&1cent

48.YoucanfindANZBankingGroupon.

A.QueenStreetB.ElizabethStreet

C.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreet

D.thecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreet

49.seemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.

GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreet

C.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreet

50.OnSaturdays,youcangototoputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.

A.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQueensland

C.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobank

51.InAustralia,thebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson.

A.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.SaturdaysD.Fridays

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Whoisthereamonguswhohasn'tdreamedofhavinghisorherownsmall(maybe,severalyears

later,evenbig)business,andhavingwonderfulfreedom,bothfromabossandfromthetimeclock:

thefreedomtomakeupourownrulesforourwork,andourownplanes-arrangingourown

hoursofwork?Thatwayworkwouldbebothpainlessandfun.Or,soweimagine.

Well,infactitisn'tquiteassimpleasthat.Yes,itistruethatbeingdiebosshasitssatisfactions

andthatyoucanarrangeyourworkinghoursfreelyifyouownyourownsmallbusiness.Butin

thoseearlyyearsofstartingyourownbusiness,youshouldn'tthinkofafreeday,nottomention

flyingoffforamonth'svacation.Itisnotunusualfornewbusinessownerstoworkseventyor

eightyhoursaweek,andifthereisadayoff,thatdaymightneedtobedevotedtoaccounting.

Butthisnegativepicturedoesn'tdestroythebeautifulhopes.Thepossibilityofgettingsomething

wonderfulinreturn-bothmaterialandmental-continuestodrivethatlargenumberofpeople

whostartupsmallbusinesseseachyearintheUnitedStates.

52.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthateverybodyhopes.

A.toruleothersB.tobehisorherownboss

C.togetatimeworkD.tobefreefromwork

53.Mostnewbusinessownershaveto.

A.workmorethan10hoursadayB.devotehimselftoaccounting

C.flytosomeplacesintheworldD.haveadayoffinaweek

54.Theexpression"negativepicture^^mostprobablymeans"

A.aterribleexperienceB.apoorpicture

C.limitedfreedomD.unpleasantsituations

55.Thebeautifulhopeswillneverbedestroyedbecause.

A.peoplelovebeautifulthingsbynature

B.peoplehaveastrongdesiretoseekpersonalgains

C.smallbusinessesmakebigmoneyeachyearintheUS

D.smallbusinesseshaveadvantagesoverbigcompanies

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Givingbacking

FairWay

TheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththestateprize.The

otherteams,disappointed,wereonthebusheadinghome.AndthenWestboroughinstructorGreg

Rotanoticedsomethingwrongononeofthescorecards.A9hadbeenrecordedasa7.Theywere

notthestateprizewinner;WoburnHighhadwon."NoonewouldhaveknownJsaidWobum's

instructor,BobDoran.ForRota,itwasn'tdifficultdecision:“Theprizewasn'tourstotake.^^

CoinStars

“Collegestudentsarelazy,buttheyalsowanttohelp,“saysUniversityofPennsylvaniagraduate

DanaHork.Soshemadeiteasy,placingcupsinroomswherestudentscouldleavetheirspare

coins,andhandingoutcupstofirst-yearstudentstokeepintheirrooms.Her“ChangeforChange”

efforthascollected$40,000forcharities(慈善機構),whichweredecideduponbystudents.

NeverForgotten

AschoolinMassachusettsreceiveda$9.5millioncheckfromJacquesLeBermuth.Butittook

officialsseveraldaysofdiggingtodiscoverhisconnectiontotheschool.Recordsshowedtheon

hardtimes,hewasofferedfreeroomandboard.LeBermuthbecameatrader,ownedsharesof

AT&Tandlivedofftheearningsuntilhedied,atage89.

56.WhatdidGregRotaprobablydointheend?

A.TookphotosofDoranB.HadmeetingwithDoran

C.ReturnedtheprizetotheorganizerD.ApologizedtoWoburnHighschool

57.GregRota'sdecisionshowsthathewas.

A.honestB.politeC.carefulD.friendly

58.Theunderlinedword“change“inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.IdeaB.DecisionC.CupsD.Coins

59WhatdidtheschoolofficialsdoafterreceivingthecheckfromMr.LeBermuth?

A.Theytriedtofindoutwhyhegavethemthemoney.

B.TheywenttoBelgiumtopaytheirrespectstohim.

C.Theydugouttherecordsthatwereburiedunderground.

D.Theydecidedtooffertheirstudentsfreeroomandboard.

60.JacquesLeBermuthgavethemoneytotheschoolbecause.

A.theschoolaskedforitB.Hehadnoneedforthatmuchmoney

C.theschoolhadhelpedhiminthepastD.Hewantedtoberememberedbythestudents

46—50:ACCCD51--55:DBADB56--60:CADAC

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NewYork,September15.Duringaheavyrainfalllastnightabuscarrying42passengersslipped

offtheroadonHighway28,killing36ofthepassengersandthedriver.

AspokesmanfortheHighwayPatrol（巡邏隊）whicharrivedatthesceneshortlyafter11:30p.

m.estimated（估計）thattheaccidenthadhappenedabouthalfanhourbefore.Theinjuredand

thedeadweresenttothenearesttownofValleyView.

Atthepointwheretheaccidenthappenedtheroadhasathree-lane（三條行車線）highwaywith

manycurves（彎道）.Causeoftheaccidenthasnotbeenfullyfoundout.

61.Inconsiderationofwhatcausedtheaccident,oneshouldpayattentionto.

A.thecarelessdriver

B.thenearesttownofValleyView

C.Highway28

D.theroadwithmanycurves

62.Itwasverylikelythattheaccidenthappened.

A.after11:30p.m.

B.inthecityofNewYork

C.atorabout11:00p.m.

D.inthetownofValleyView

63.Howmanypeoplediedintheaccident?

A.37B.36C.43D.42

keys:DCA

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TheUnitedStatesisalargecountry.FromtheEastCoasttotheWestCoastitisabout3,000

mileswide.TheAtlanticOceanisontheEastCoastandth