英语阅读理解
英语阅读理解六篇及答案

英语阅读理解六篇及答案第一篇Long ago men learned that the world of nature is built with mathematical exactness according to refined and powerful laws; every bee stokes its wings exactly 440 times a second to propel itself forty miles an hour; the eye of every fly has exactly 7,000 lenses; every spider’s thread is composed of 300 single threads.The progress of civilization itself can be measured by its range of mathematics. The early Egyptians know enough of geometry to build the pyramids and the Greeks used trigonometry to measure the circumference of the earth two thousand years before Columbus sailed. European civilization combined geometry and trigonometry with the decimal system of the Arabs to produce the maps with which the European explored the world. In a later century, mathematicians studied the pendulum(钟摆) of the newly invented clock and created the language of calculus to measure motion.The yardstick of measurement today must cover everything from units tinier than atoms to distance of millions of light years. Speed and accuracy are vital. Man can never send a rocket to Mars unless he knows the exact distanceto the planet. Since the slightest error could mean missing it by 30,000 miles. In navigating amid the planets and stars, man must have the help of some kind of machine calculators for fast and absolutely accurate information.1.The author shows how the exactness of nature’s laws is reflected in _____.A.the language of calculusB.the measurement of motionC.the creatures of natureD.the progress of civilization2.How is the second paragraph developed?A.By contrast.B.By classification.C.By making assumption.D.By giving example.3.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.standardB.accuracyC.methodD.process4.What can be inferred from the text?A.In ancient times people knew nothing about mathematics.B.The power of nature used to have a great influence on man.C.Progress in civilization demands ever better mathematical tools.D.Technology plays an important role in information collection.5.Where does the passage most probably come from?A.A new report.B.A book review.C.A science magazine.D.A maths textbook.第二篇Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If being corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s.In the same way, children learn to walk, run and whistle without being taught. They compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.But in school we teachers never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone correct them. We do all for him; as we act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him do it himself, let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it.If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in math or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such work? Our job should be to help the child learn how to measure his own understanding.The idea that there is a lot of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is out of date in such a complicated and rapidlychanging world. Anxious parents and teachers say, “But suppose then they fail to learn something necessary they will fail to get on in the world.” Don’t worry, they will go out into the world and learn it. Children will surely obtain more achievements as they grow up.1.Children improve themselves gradually by _____ and making comparisons.A.putting forward a planB.observing what others doC.asking teachers for helpD.giving advice to others2.The test suggests that learning to talk and learning to whistle are _____.A.not as useful as other skillsB.more practical than other skillsC.two basic and crucial learning skillsD.basically the same as learning other skills3.According to the text, it is NOT proposed to _____.A.offer the children some answer booksB.allow children to judge their own workC.point out children’s mistakes to them all the timeD.encourage children to work out with the help of others4.When students are checking science papers, teachers should _____.A.ask them to copy the answers downB.spend much time telling them the answersC.let them correct papers and help them outD.make some comments on a child5.The underlined “it” probably means _____ in the last paragraph.A.how to get along with othersB.how to help others in needC.how to make much moneyD.how to acquire practical skills第三篇Alibaba and Amazon already dominate the business of selling stuff online in their home markets. Increasingly, they are competing against each other on neutral ground. Both are spending billions of dollars on Asia—particularly Southeast Asia and India—as they look for a place that could repeat China’s explosive transformation into the world’s biggest online shopping market.Amazon has committed $5 billion to India, where it lures customers to sign up for its Prime service, which includes Western movies and television shows, for a small fraction of the $99 annual membership price in the United States. Alibaba has invested roughly 5500 million for stakes in both Paytm—India's largest mobile payments platform—and its e-commerce affiliate Paytm Mall.Alibaba’s bigger bet is in Southeast Asia. It has spent more than $2 billion to take control of Lazada, a five-year-old online shopping company based in Singapore and doing business in six countries. Last year, Lazada bought RedMart, the online retail grocery. But Southeast Asia is not China. A diffuse area of 600 million people, the region is divided by politics, language and culture. Some places are modem, like Singapore, other places lack the roads and other infrastructure to get people what they need. “It’s a mix of urban, semi-urban and rural areas, separated by large distances and—in thePhilippines and Indonesia—by water,” said Mike Booker, a partner at the Southeast Asian am of Bain. “Cash on delivery is still prevalent, and other local players are in the fray,” The challenges have forced Lazada, Aliaba’s biggest Southeast Asian operation, to get creative.In Vietnam, local post offices take customer returns and give cash refund. In Malaysia, customers can collect merchandise from lockers at 7·Eleven stores. And in the Philippines, Lazada uses gas station, a places where merchants can drop of their goods, for delivery personnel to pick up. “We’re in the super, super, super early days,” said Inanc Balci, who oversees Lazada operation in the Philippines.Alibaba’s international arm has seen its latest quarterly sales more than double in a year, in part from Lazada’s contribution. Still Lazada and its RedMart subsidiary remain a tiny and unprofitable part of Alibaba’s empire. Max Bittner, Lazada’s chief executive, said its Chinese parent has been willing to spend money to build is delivery capabilities and draw more customers. “E-commerce is an economy of scale game,” Mr. Bittner said. “I don’t feel constrained in any way. I can go after this opportunity with the amount of firepower Inced.”Amazon so far counts Singapore as i only Southeast Asian market, though industry experts widely expect it will expand into other countries, an Amazon spokeswoman declined to comment.Until recently, direct competition between Alibaba and Amazon has been rare. Amazon has modest presence in China. Alibaba sells goods in the United States through its AliExpress platform but has backed away from further expansion efforts.Southeast Asia could offer test of their vastly different business models on neutral turf.Amazon owns more of the inventory it sells. By contrast, most of Lazada’s sales come from outside vendors who use its platform as a digital middleman to reach customers. That approach, which keeps costs low, is similar to what Alibaba does in China. But in China, the company’s Taobao platform has been accused of offering counterfeit goods. Alibaba says it is working to fight fakes. Alibaba has a long lead over Amazon and is building up its infrastructure across Southeast Asia. In Indonesia, for example, it took a minority stake in August in another online marketplace, Tokopedia. Experts say Amazon could fight hack by offering online Western movies and television programs as it does in the United States, which could increase its appeal with younger customers.Amazon stumbled in Singapore initially when the service proved too popular, forcing it to turn away customers. But since then the two companies have amped up their efforts to deliver more quickly to a growing group of customers, competing in the market is likely to be expensive, thanks to customer price cuts and rebates in addition to expansion costs.1.Based on this report, Amazon ______.A.depends more on oversea suppliers than AlibabaB.had a smooth going in Singapore at the first timeC.paid more for investment than Alibaba in IndiaD.is determined to expand into other countries2.There are many challenging factors for Lazada, except for ______.A.local competitionB.powerful cohesionC.infrastructure constructionD.various cultures3.In Southeast Asia, ______.A.it is very popular for people to pay by cash when receiving their parcelsB.ecommerce has reached its culminationC.Alibaba is second to AmazonD.market-competing is far from expensive4.Mr. Bittner’s attitude towards the development of E-commerce is ______.A.aspiringB.disappointedC.doubtfulD.neutral5.The best title for this report may be ______.A.The Flourish of E-commerce in Southeast Asia and IndiaB.The Time for Amazon and AlibabaC.A New War for E-commerceD.A Shown down Brews Amazon and Alibaba, Far from Home第四篇The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States. The compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of Jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the Nazis, and especially the plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. While speaking out against Hitler’s atrocities, the American people generally favored isolationist policies and neutrality. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the President was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion.American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelt’s “quarantine the aggressor” speech at Chicago(1937) in which he severely criticized Hitler’s policies. Germany’s seizure of Austria and the Munich Pact for the partition of Czechoslovakia(1938) also aroused the American people. The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March, 1939, was another rude awakening to the menace of the Third Reich. In August, 1939, came the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The United States attempted to maintain neutrality in spite ofsympathy for the democracies arrayed against the Third Reich. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed the arms embargo and permitted “cash and carry” exports of arms to belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed(1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend-Lease Act(1941) authorized the President to sell, exchange, or lend materials to any country deemed necessary by him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain by exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish American bases in British territory in the Western Hemisphere. In August, 1940, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In December, 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. Immediately thereafter, Germany declared war on the United States.1.One item occurring before 1937 that the author does not mention in his list of actions that alienated the American public was _____.A.the burning of the Reichstag.B.German plans for conquest.C.Nazi barbarism.D.the persecution of religious groups.2.The Lend-Lease Act was designed to _____.A.help the British.B.strengthen the national defense of the United States.C.promote the Atlantic Charter.D.avenge Pearl Harbor.3.American Policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as being _____.A.watchfulB.isolationistC.peacefulD.indifferent4.The Neutrality Act of 1939 _____.A.permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.B.antagonized Japan.C.permitted the British to trade only with the Allies.D.led to Lend-Lease Act.5.We entered the war against Germany _____.A.because Germany declared war.B.because Japan was an ally of Germany.C.after Germany had signed the Nazi-soviet Pact.D.after peaceful efforts had failed.第五篇We once had a poster competition in our fifth grade art class."You could win prizes," our teacher told us as she wrote the poster information on the blackboard. She passed out sheets of construction paper while continuing, "The first prize is ten dollars. You just have to make sure that the words on the blackboard appear somewhere on your poster."We studied the board critically. Some of us looked with one eye and held up certain colors against the blackboard, rocking the sheets to the right or left while we conjured up our designs. Others twisted their hair around their fingers or chewed their erasers while deep in thought. We had plans for that ten-dollar grand prize, each and every one of us. I'm going to spend mine on candies, one hopeful would announce, while another practiced looking serious, wise and rich.Everyone in the class made a poster. Some of us used parts of those fancy paper napkins, while others used nothing but colored construction paper. Some of us used big designs, and some of us preferred to gather our art tidily down in one corner of our poster and let the space draw the viewer's attention to it. Some of us would wander past the good students' desks and then return to our own projects with a growing sense of hopelessness. It was yet another grownup trick of the sort they seemed especially fond of, making all of usbelieve we had a fair chance, and then always-always-rewarding the same old winners.I believe I drew a sailboat, but I can't say that with any certainty. I made it. I admired it. I determined it to be the very best of all of the posters I had seen, and then I turned it in.Minutes passed.No one came along to give me the grand prize, and then someone distracted me, and I probably never would have thought about that poster again.I was still sitting at my desk, thinking, What poster? When the teacher gave me an envelope with a ten-dollar bill in it and everyone in the class applauded for me.1.What was the teacher's requirement for the poster?A.It must appear in time.B.It must be done in class.C.It must be done on a construction sheet.D.It must include the words on the blackboard.2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 3 most probably means _____.A.formed an idea forB.made an outline forC.made some space forD.chose some colors for3.After the teacher's words, all the students in the class _____.A.looked very seriousB.thought they would be richC.began to think about their designsD.began to play games4.After seeing the good students' designs, some students _____. loved their own designs morethought they had a fair chanceput their own designs in a cornerthought they would not win the prize5.We can infer from the passage that the author _____.A.enjoyed grownup tricks very muchB.loved poster competitions very muchC.felt surprised to win the competitionD.became wise and rich after the competition第六篇Frenchmen attach great importance to education. They regard the cultivation of children as a social obligation. French education mixes warm romantic humor into its careful and severe education. I have ever heard such a story.It took place in an ordinary French family. One day, when the boy was playing basketball, the ball hit a vase off the shelf with its mouth knocked off a large piece. The vase was an antique handed down through generations from Bourbon Dynasty. To cover the great trouble, the boy glued the pieces together and put the vase back to its place panic-stricken.That evening his mother noticed the change on it. At dinnertime, she asked her boy if he had broken the vase. Being scared of punishment, the boy said by a sudden inspiration that a cat jumped in from the window and knocked the vase off the shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, for all the windows were closed before her leaving. However, she just said that it seemed it was her carelessness not to have the window tightly closed.Before going to bed, the boy found a note on his bed, on which he was asked to go to the study. The boy had thought he had gotten by under the false pretences, but then felt he couldn’t dodge the misfortune. Now that he hadalready lied, he made up his mind no matter what his mother said, he would disavow to the end.On seeing her son enter in fear, his mother took out a chocolate box and gave one piece of the chocolates to her son. “Baker, this chocolate is a reward for you, for you created a cat with your special imagination. ” Then, she put another chocolate in his hand. “This chocolate is a reward for your ability to restore. But the glue you used is for restoring paper materials; to restore a vase needs higher special technique. Tomorrow, let’s bring the vase to the artists to see how they make a craftwork intact as it was.” With that, she took the third chocolate, “The last chocolate stands for my apology. I shouldn’t have laid a vase in a place where it could so easily fall down. I wish you had not been scared, my little sweetheart.”“But, Mom, I ...” The boy tried to make something clear, but he awkwardly uttered nothing but some words. “Our talk is over. Good night, Baker!” She gave a soft kiss on his forehead and walked out of the study.The following days were the same as before. The only change was that the boy had never told a lie since then.No scolding. It looks unimaginably queer. In fact, the three chocolates are an alarm in the boy’s heart all the time. Sometimes, no punishment itself is a kind of punishment.1.What does the underlined word “dodge” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?A.avoidB.coverC.rescueD.bear2.How did the boy feel when he found the note on his bed?A.DoubtfulB.CalmC.UneasyD.Embarrassed3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The broken vase was beautifully restored.B.The three chocolates served as a reminder.C.The boy’s mother forgot to close the window.D.What the boy said was well prepared and designed.4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.A Beautiful LieB.An Antique VaseC.The French PunishmentD.The Change for the Better5.What does the author intend to tell us?A.Spare the rod and spoil the child.B.Forgiveness with love is a good education.C.An apology is more powerful than a punishment.D.The cultivation of children is parents’ priority.答案1.题干意为“作者展示了自然法则的精确性如何反映在_____中”。
英语阅读理解50篇

英语阅读理解50篇Reading comprehension is an essential skill in the English language. It involves understanding the meaning of a text, interpreting the information, and making inferences based on the content. To improve English reading comprehension, it is important to practice regularly and develop strategies for understanding different types of texts. Reading a variety of materials, such as novels, news articles, and academic papers, can help expand vocabulary and improve comprehension skills.One effective strategy for improving English reading comprehension is to actively engage with the text. This can involve asking questions, making predictions, and summarizing key points. By actively interacting with the material, readers can better understand the content and retain information more effectively. Additionally, practicing reading comprehension exercises and taking notes can help reinforce understanding and retention of the material.Another important aspect of improving English reading comprehension is building vocabulary. A strong vocabulary is crucial for understanding the nuances of language and grasping the meaning of unfamiliar words in a text. Reading a wide range of materials and using context clues can help expand vocabulary and improve comprehension skills. Additionally, using tools such as dictionaries and vocabulary-building apps can aid in learning new words and their meanings.Furthermore, understanding the cultural context of a text can greatly enhance English reading comprehension. Cultural references, idiomatic expressions, and historical context can all impact the meaning of a text. Therefore, it is important to familiarize oneself with the cultural background of the material being read in order to fully grasp its meaning and significance.In addition, practicing critical thinking skills can also improve English reading comprehension. Critical thinking involves analyzing and evaluating the content of atext, identifying key points, and making connections between ideas. By developing critical thinking skills, readers can better comprehend the underlying messages and themes of a text, as well as evaluate the credibility and validity of the information presented.Moreover, developing a reading routine and setting specific goals can help improve English reading comprehension. By dedicating regular time to reading and setting achievable goals, such as completing a certain number of pages or chapters each day, readers can build stamina and focus, leading to improved comprehension skills over time. Additionally, seeking feedback from teachers, peers, or tutors can provide valuable insights and guidance for further improvement.In conclusion, improving English reading comprehension requires regular practice, active engagement with the text, building vocabulary, understanding cultural context, developing critical thinking skills, and setting specific goals. By incorporating these strategies into one's readingroutine, readers can enhance their comprehension skills and gain a deeper understanding of the English language.。
英语文章阅读理解范文(5篇)

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If you want to learn about different sample formats and writing methods, please stay tuned!英语文章阅读理解范文(5篇)英语文章阅读理解范文第一篇_Leave him alone_ I yelled as I walked out of the orphanage gate and saw several of the Spring Park School bullies pushing the deaf kid around.I did not know the boy at all but I knew that we were about the same age, because of his size.He lived in the old white house across the street from the orphanage where I lived.I had seen him on his front porch several times doing absolutely nothing, eXcept just sitting there making funny like hand movements.In the summer time we didnt get much to eat for Sunday supper,eXcept watermelon and then we had to eat it outside behind the dining room so we would not make a mess on the tables inside.About the only time that I would see him was through the high chain-link fence that surrounded the orphanage when we ate our watermelon outside.The deaf kid started making all kind of hand signals, real fast like._You are a stupid idiot_ said the bigger of the two bullies as he pushed the boy down on the ground.The other bully ran around behind the boy and kicked him as hard as he could in the back.The deaf boys body started shaking all over and he curled up in a ball trying to shield and hide his face.He lookedlike he was trying to cry, or something but he just couldnt make any sounds, I dont think.I ran as fast as I could back through the orphanage gate and into the thick azalea bushes.I uncovered my home-made bow which I had constructed out of bamboo and string.I grabbed four arrows that were also made of bamboo and they had coca cola tops bent around the ends to make real sharp tips.Then I ran back out the gate with an arrow cocked in the bow and I just stood there quiet like, breathing real hard just daring either one of them to kick or touch the boy again._Youre a dumb freak just like him you big eared creep_ said one of the boys as he grabbed his friend and backed off far enough so that the arrow would not hit them._If youre so brave kick him again now_ I said, shaking like a leaf.The bigger of the two bullies ran up and kicked the deaf boy in the middle of his back as hard as he could and then he ran out of arrow range again.The boy jerked about and then made a sound that I will never forget for as long as I live.It was the sound like a whale makes when it has been harpooned and knows that it is about to die.I fired all four of my arrows at the two bullies as they ran away laughing about what they had done.I pulled the boy up off the ground and helped him back to his house which was about two blocks down the street from the school building.When we reached his home his sister told me that her brother was deaf but that he was not dumb like the two bullies said.That he was very smart but could not say or hear anything.I told her that he did make a sound when the bully kicked him in the back.She told me that I must be mistaken because all her brothers vocal cords had been removed during an eXperimental surgery, which had failed.The boy made one of those hand signs at me as I was about to leave.I asked his sister _if your brother is so smart then why is he doing things like that with his hands?_ She told me that he was saying that he loved me with his hands.I didnt say anything back to her at all because I didnt believe her.People cant talk with their hands and everybody knows that.People can only talk with their mouth.Almost every Sunday for the neXt year or two I could see the boy through the chain-link fence as we ate watermelon outside behind the dining room, during the summer time.He always made that same funny hand sign at me and I would just wave back at him, not knowing what else to do.On my very last day in the orphanage I was being chased bythe police.They told me that I was being sent off to the Florida School for Boys Reform School, at Marianna so I ran to get away from them.They chased me around the dining room building several times and finally I made a dash for the chain-link fence and tried to climb over in order to escape.I saw the deaf boy sitting there on his porch just looking at me as they pulled me down from the fence and handcuffed me.The boy, now about twelve jumped up and ran across San Diego Road, placed his fingers through the chain-link fence and just stood there looking at us.They dragged me by my legs, screaming and yelling for more than several hundred yards through the dirt and pine-straw to the waiting police car.All I could hear the entire time was the high pitched sound of that whale being harpooned again.As we pulled away in the police car I saw the deaf boy loosen his grip on the fence and slide very slowly to the ground and lower his head into the leaves and pine straw.That is when I realized that he probably really did love me and he wanted to save me because he thought that I too was making the whale sound.英语文章阅读理解范文第二篇Most people usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine.It played an important part in many kindsof vehicles several scores of years ago.Who invented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago.James Watt from a worker‟s family made the world first widely used steam engine.At first, he couldnt tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute.He named that unit one horse-power.In this way he could measure the work of his steam engine.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute.His engine could lift a 3300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.英语文章阅读理解范文第三篇Thanks for your letter.Im glad you like your school.I go to school from Monday to Friday.We have five classes in the morning and two in the afternoon.And we have many subjects to learn: Chinese, math, English, ., science, biology, music,history and so on.We also have many things to do after class.On Monday and Wednesday afternoons we play sports after class.OnTuesday afternoons some of us have a drawing class, and on Thursdays some have a dancing class.I like music, history and English.But my favorite is music.On Saturdays and Sundays I dont go to ually I go to the park and have a good time with my father and mother there.Love,Lin Fang( )1.Lin Fang has classes a day.A.fiveB.twoC.seven( )2.Some students on Tuesdays.A.play sportsB.have a drawing classC.have a dancing class( )3.Anna likes .A.historyB..C.her school( )4.Lin Fang likes best.A.musicB.EnglishC.history( )5.Lin Fang spends the weekends with in the park.A.AnnaB.her classmatesC.her parents英语文章阅读理解范文第四篇On February 14th,2000,my class went on a field trip to the beach.I had so much fun.When we returned to school,my teacher told me to go to the headmasters office.When I got into the office,I saw a police officer.Suddenly I realized somethingwas wrong.The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up.After that,we went to the hospital and waited.Time went slowly.Finally,we got to see our mother.It was terrible.On the neXt day,the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened.I was taking a rest that day.I knew it had something to do with my mother.I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better.How I wished that she had gotten better.When my teacher took me outside,my sister ran up to me.She started crying,Shes gone.Teresa,mommys gone.Shes dead.I couldnt believe it.We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital.Most of my family were there.The silence was terrible.I knew I had to say goodbye.Today when I look back,I still miss my mother very much,but I know that I will live.My mother was a strong mother,who had the biggest heart.My mother was an angel walking on the earth.I will always remember her as living.When someone is asked who their hero (英雄)is,they usually say someone famous,like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears.When someone asks me who my hero is,I tell them,my mother.My mother lives every day.That is what makes her a true hero.根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择选项。
英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析

英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)及解析一、阅读理解题及答案1. 阅读材料:问题:Why do Tom's parents worry about him?答案:A. They think he spends too much time on sports.2. 阅读材料:Lucy is a primary school teacher. She is very patient and always encourages her students to be confident. Many students like her because she makes learning fun.问题:What is Lucy's occupation?答案:B. Teacher二、解析1. 第一题解析:本题考查学生对文章细节的理解。
从阅读材料中可以看出,Tom的父母担心他因为过于沉迷篮球而忽视学业。
因此,正确答案为A。
2. 第二题解析:本题考查学生对文章主要人物职业的把握。
文章明确提到Lucy是一名小学老师,因此正确答案为B。
三、提高阅读理解能力的技巧1. 先读题目,再读文章。
这样可以在阅读时更有针对性地寻找答案。
2. 注意文章的和副,它们往往揭示了文章的主旨。
3. 留意文章中的关键词和主题句,这些往往是理解文章大意的关键。
4. 学会略读和扫读,快速获取文章大意,然后再进行细读寻找具体信息。
5. 遇到生词时,不要慌张,可以根据上下文推测词义。
四、实例解析阅读材料:问题:What is the purpose of the "Greening Greenfield" project?答案:C. To make the town more environmentally friendly and improve the quality of life.解析:本题考查学生对文章主旨的理解。
英语阅读理解150篇(详解版)

目录Unit One---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 PartA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1Text 1儿童教育和沟通结合-----------------------------------------------------------------1Text 2克隆人和动物--------------------------------------------------------------------------6Text 3太阳系内速度限制--------------------------------------------------------------------11Text 4互联网和电脑等新型通讯技术的应用--------------------------------------------15 Part B盗窃--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20Part C撒谎--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25翻译技巧补充:英译汉概述(一)------------------------------------------------------29Unit Two----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32 Part A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32Text 1加拿大社会的劣质服务---------------------------------------------------------------32 Text 2未来汽车---------------------------------------------------------------------------------36Text 3广告业是美国经济的晴雨表---------------------------------------------------------41 Text 4英国学业间断期------------------------------------------------------------------------46Part B生命进化历史---------------------------------------------------------------------------51Part C情感商机---------------------------------------------------------------------------------56翻译技巧补充:英译汉概述(二)------------------------------------------------------60Unit Three--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------63 Part A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------63Text 1美、加之间贸易摩擦------------------------------------------------------------------63 Text 2现代人对维多利亚时代英国人的看法---------------------------------------------68 Text 3探讨时尚---------------------------------------------------------------------------------72Text 4基因检测法用于侦破案件------------------------------------------------------------76 Part B立法机构在制定法律过程中的作用------------------------------------------------81 Part C美国黑人文学---------------------------------------------------------------------------86翻译技巧补充:词义的选择----------------------------------------------------------------89Unit Four------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91 Part A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------91Text 1五大湖环境状况--------------------------------------------------------------------------91 Text 2欧洲铁路-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------95 Text 3教师资格认证体系-----------------------------------------------------------------------99 Text 4美国食品药品管理局面临的困难-----------------------------------------------------105 Part B网上商务-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------110 Part C物种灭绝-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------116翻译技巧补充:词义的抽象与具体---------------------------------------------------------119 Unit Five--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------121 Part A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------121 Text 1鸡蛋中培养流感疫苗-----------------------------------------------------------------------121 Text 2国际数学评估反映美国教育问题--------------------------------------------------------126 Text 3美国经济不景气----------------------------------------------------------------------------131 Text 4全国防止虐待儿童协会-------------------------------------------------------------------137 Part B经济学角度解决垃圾收集问题----------------------------------------------------------142 Part C个人发明和大企业组织的研究----------------------------------------------------------147 翻译技巧补充:词性的转换---------------------------------------------------------------------151Part A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------153Text 1童工、教育和贫困--------------------------------------------------------------------------153 Text 2加州能源管制--------------------------------------------------------------------------------158 Text 3美国社会保障的私有化--------------------------------------------------------------------163 Text 4现代美容手术的普及-----------------------------------------------------------------------167 Part B演讲--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------172 Part C幻听--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------177翻译技巧补充:词汇的增译和减译------------------------------------------------------------180 Unit Seven-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------183 Part A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------183 Text 1全球经济滞胀----------------------------------------------------------------------------------183 Text 2印度妇女受到性别歧视----------------------------------------------------------------------189 Text 3梦成现实----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------193 Text 4新的教育体制观念----------------------------------------------------------------------------198 Part B优秀的领导者----------------------------------------------------------------------------------202 Part C英国人是政治动物----------------------------------------------------------------------------208 翻译技巧补充:重复译----------------------------------------------------------------------------211 Unit Eight----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------213 Part A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------213 Text 1外表的美与内在的美--------------------------------------------------------------------------213 Text 2生态环境与恐怖主义--------------------------------------------------------------------------218 Text 3网络信息安全性--------------------------------------------------------------------------------223 Text 4北美印第安音乐--------------------------------------------------------------------------------228 Part BB为青春期的变化做准备---------------------------------------------------------------------232 Part C地球日--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------237翻译技巧补充:正义反译和反义正译-----------------------------------------------------------240 Unit Nine------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------242 Part A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------242 Text 1美国解除飞机上使用手机的禁令-----------------------------------------------------------242 Text 2环境预防原则-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------247 Text 3索尼公司的管理--------------------------------------------------------------------------------253 Text 4音乐与政治--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------258 Part B人类艺术与动物类似行为的区别----------------------------------------------------------263 Part C社会保障----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------270翻译技巧补充:分译与合译-----------------------------------------------------------------------273 Unit Ten-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------276 Part A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------276 Text 1戏剧包含的要素-------------------------------------------------------------------------------276 Text 2节省更多时间来工作的观念----------------------------------------------------------------280 Text 3巴西足球运动事业现状----------------------------------------------------------------------286 Text 4游戏领域女性工作人员很少----------------------------------------------------------------292 Part B面试----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------297 Part C甘地的和平主义-------------------------------------------------------------------------------303翻译技巧补充:倒置法-----------------------------------------------------------------------------306 Unit Eleven--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------308Text 1企业绿色外衣现象---------------------------------------------------------------------------308 Text 2音乐物质文化---------------------------------------------------------------------------------313 Text 3肥胖问题---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------317 Text 4美国在联合国欠费问题---------------------------------------------------------------------323 Part B个人着装--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------327 Part C年轻的作家模仿莎士比亚----------------------------------------------------------------333翻译技巧补充:插入法---------------------------------------------------------------------------336 Unit Twelve-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------338 Part A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------338 Text 1新闻如何吸引读者--------------------------------------------------------------------------338 Text 2星际网络--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------343 Text 3荷兰艺术家及其作品-----------------------------------------------------------------------347 Text 4艾滋病最新治疗思路-----------------------------------------------------------------------352 Part B成为成功的老板-----------------------------------------------------------------------------357 Part C经济学史--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------363翻译技巧补充:重组法----------------------------------------------------------------------------365全书答案汇总------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------368 张剑曾鸣编著《英语阅读理解150篇》Part ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1No t long after the telephone was invented, I assume, a call was placed. The caller was a parent saying, “your child is bullying my child, and I want it stopped!” The bully's parent replied, “you must have the wrong number. My child is a little angel.”A trillion phone calls later, the conversation is the same. When children are teased or tyrannized, the parental impulse is to grab the phone and rant. But these days, as studies in the U.S. show bullying on the rise and parental supervision on the decline, researchers who study bullying say that calling moms and dads is more futile than ever. Such calls often lead to playground recriminations and don't really teach our kids any lessons about how to navigate the world and resolve conflicts.When you call parents, you want them to “extract the cruelty”from their bullying children, says Laura Kavesh, a child psychologist in Evanston, Illinois. “But many parents are blown away by the idea of their child being cruel. They won t believe it.”In a recent police department survey in Oak Harbor, Washington, 89% of local high school students said they had engaged in bullying behavior. Yet only 18% of parents thought their children would act as bullies.In a new U.S.PTA survey, 5% of parents support contacting other parents to deal with bullying. But many educators warn that those conversations can be misinterpreted, causing tempers to flare. Instead, they say, parents should get objective outsiders, like principals, to mediate.Meanwhile, if you get a call from a parent who is angry about your child's bullying, listen without getting defensive. That's what Laura McHugh of Castro Valley, California, did when a caller told her that her then 13-year-old son had spit in another boy's food.Her son had confessed, but the victim's mom “wanted to make sure my son hadn't given her son a nasty disease,” says McHugh, who apologized and promised to get her son tested for AIDS and other diseases. She knew the chance of contracting any disease this way was remote, but her promise calmed the mother and showed McHugh's son that his bad behaviour was being taken seriously. McHugh, founder of Parents Coach Kids, a group that teaches parenting skills, sent the mom the test results. All were negative.Remember: once you make a call, you might not like what you hear. If you have an itchy dialing finger, resist temptation. Put it in your pocket. [419 words]1.The word “bullying” probably means______.[A]frightening and hurting [B]teasing[C]behaving like a tyrant [D]laughing at2. Calling to a bully's parent.______.[A]has long existed but changed its content [B]is often done with careful thinking[C]often leads to blaming and misunderstanding [D]is used to warn the child not to do it again3. According to the surveys in the U.S., _______.[A]bullying among adults is also rising[B]parents are not supervising their children well[C]parents seldom believe bullies[D]most parents resort to calling to deal with bullying4. When bullying occurs, parents should_______.[A]help the bulling child get rid of cruelty [B]resort to the mediator[C]avoid getting too protective [D]resist the temptation of callingura McHugh promised to get the bullied boy tested for diseases because________.[A]her son confessed to being wrong [B]she was afraid to annoy the boy's parent[C]he was likely to be affected by these diseases[D]she wanted to teach her own son a lessonblow away *①to completely surprise sb., to affect intensely; overwhelm使大为惊讶;强烈影响,征服例:That concert blew me away.音乐会震撼了我。
英语英语阅读理解题20套带答案

(英语)英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1.阅读理解Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old. Angela Perri of Durham University, UK, and her colleagues have carried out fresh radiocarbon dating on the two dog skeletons that gave this date, discovered in the prehistoric Koster site in Illinois, and found they were even older: around 10,100 years old.A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas. The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadn't been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. The Stilwell II dog, which probably resembled a small English settler, was under what seemed to be the floor of a living area. It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia. By this time, people were already moving into North America from Siberia; there is evidence some reached Chile 18,500 years ago. Geneticists have found signs of at least three waves of migration over the following millennia. There is no evidence that domestic dogs accompanied them. “We don't know if dogs were part of the first waves of immigration to the Americas" says Luc Janssens of Ghent University in Belgium. "It could be so, but no archaeological bones have yet been found." It is "overwhelmingly probable" that some of the early settlers did bring dogs to the Americas, but they may not have had "the time or the spiritual compulsion to bury them", says Pat Shipman of Pennsylvania State University.(1)How old is the oldest known domestic dog in the Americas7A. About 9500 years.B. About 10,100 years.C. 10,190 years.D. 18,500 years.(2)The underlined word "butchered" in the fourth paragraph could be replaced by.A. killedB. boughtC. trainedD. raised(3)What is the attitude towards when tame dogs arrived in the Americas in the last three paragraphs?A. Undoubted.B. Unsure.C. Indifferent.D. Unconfident.(4)What is the main topic of this passage?A. The earliest domestic dog in the Americas.B. The first dog arriving in the Americas.C. How dogs were domesticated in the Americas.D. When the oldest dog was found in the Americas.【答案】(1) C(2)A(3)B(4)A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了大概一万年以前就在北美成为人类伙伴的狗的种类。
英语阅读理解10篇加答案

Some people say,“Extreme(极限的) sports are so dangerous. Why would anyone want to do them?”But the danger is what makes them so exciting. Keep reading to find out the most popular ones. Bungee jumping:People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years. In 1979,some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the world. Bungee jumping came to China in 1996. Skateboarding:At first,this sport was called “sidewalk surfing”. Skateboarders often jump high into the air,go down steps or slide(滑行) down rails on their boards. They wear baggy trousers so they can move more freely. Skydiving:This is probably the scariest(最惊险的) extreme sport. Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually free fall for a while and then open a parachute to slow down for a safe landing. Snowboarding:This became a winter Olympic sport in 1998. People tied their feet to the board with special shoes. They don't use any ski sticks. Then they ride down hills,jump high and do tricks. 1. What made bungee jumping popular all over the world? A. A history of hundreds of years. B. Jumping over a river in England. C. Coming to China in 1996. D. Jumping off a bridge in Britain. 2. In which sports do people jump from a plane or from a high place? A. Bungee jumping and skydiving. B. Skydiving and skateboarding. C. Bungee jumping and skateboarding. D. Snowboarding and skateboarding. 3. Why do some people like to do the extreme sports? A. It's exciting and safe. B. It's dangerous but exciting. C. It's scary but safe. D. It's easy to learn. Killer bees started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist in Sao Paulo wanted bees to make more honey(蜂蜜). So he put forty -six African bees with some Brazilian bees. The bees bred(繁殖) and made a new kind of bees. But the new bees were a mistake. They didn't want to make more honey. They wanted to attack. Then ,by accident ,twenty-six African bees escaped and bred with the Brazilian bees outside. Scientists could not control(控制) the problem. The bees increased fast. They went from Brazil to Venezuela. Then they went to Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390 miles a year. Each group of bees grows four times a year. This means one million new groups every five years. Why are people afraid of killer bees? People are afraid for two reasons. First ,the bees sting(叮) alot more times than usual bees. Killer bees can sting sixty times a minute nonstop for two hours. Second ,killer bees attack in groups. Four hundred bee stings can kill a person. Already several hundred people are dead. Now killer bees are in Texas. In a few years they will reach all over the United States. People can do nothing but wait. 1. After the African bees lived together with the Brazilian bees ,they ____. A. made more honey B. made a new kind of bees C. made a mistake D. wanted to attack 2. Why are people afraid of killer bees? A. They increase fast. B. Several hundred people are dead. C. They sting more and attack in groups. D. They're big and strong. 3. Where have killer bees reached now? A. North America. B. Brazil. C. Venezuela. D. All over the US. 4. The best title of the passage is “____”. A. How to Make More Honey B. Killer Bees C. A Foolish Scientist D. How to Feed Killer Bees 阅读理解 Paul got on the bus to go to town. It was very crowded ,and he had to stand for about five minutes. Then some of the passengers got off. Paul sat down next to a fat lady. She had several shopping-bags ,and Paul didn't have much room on the seat. He wasn't very comfortable. At last the bus got to the town. All the passengers started to get off. Paul was very polite so he stood up to let the fat lady get off before him. She said ,“Thank you.”Then she tried to get out of the seat with all her bags. But she couldn't move. She was stuck! Paul had to push the lady. The conductor pulled her. Finally they got her free. But she wasn't pleased. “I'll write to the bus company ,”she said.“I'll tell them not to make buses with such small seats. ” 根据短文内容,选择正确答案。
小学升初中英语阅读理解(52篇部分含答案)

英语阅读理解(一)It is Sunday today.The weather is fine. Bob and Jane are in the park. It is a big park. They can see many people there. They come here to have a rest after a week’s hard work and study. Some boys are playing chess on the grass. Some girls are sin ging and dancing. An old woman is reading a newspaper under a tall tree. A young man and his little son are playing with a toy car. How happy they are!判断正误,正确的在括号内写“T”,错误的写“F”()1. The weather is very good on Sunday.()2. Bob and Jane go to the park to work and study..()3. A young woman and her little son are playing with a toy car.()4. A lot of people are playing football on the grass.()5. All the people in the park look very happy.英语阅读理解(二)Aunt Judy’s birthday is coming. She will be 38 years ol d. Dad and Mum are going to take me to her house. She lives in Guangzhou. We are going to go there by train. Her birthday party will be on Saturday. We are leaving on Friday afternoon. And we are coming back on Sunday evening. I am going to give my dear Aunt Judy a picture . I am drawing it now. I am drawing some beautiful flowers. I am drawing a small dog, too. That’s because she likes dogs. The picture will be very nice.根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
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格致-2012专升本英语考前复习资料(阅读理解)There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain, although prices are clearly shown on the goods. There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accept their prices immediately. We know that the prices in some stores are a bit higher than those in Change Alley, but we also realize that to keep a store likeRobinson's is by no means cheap. Besides, in such places we shop in air-condition (空调) comfort. For all these, we pay a little extra.It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less. I once bought a Czechoslo- vakian glass butter-dish from Robinson's for a little under two dollars. I then went on to Change Alley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape, design and size, in one of the shops. I then asked about its price, and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it. "How much can you offer?" he shouted at me. I offered him exactly the same price I paid for the article and his reply was shockingly rude (粗鲁).I opened my bag, showed him my receipt, stared at him and walked out of his shop.A buyer in England expects to find the price of goods clearly shown, or, to be told exactly what the price is. He knows this is the lowest price that will be accepted. If he thinks the price is beyond what he can afford, he shrugs ( 耸耸) his shoulders and walks away. He does not attempt to bargain with the shopkeeper. Even if he showed annoyance or surprise, he would expect to be to that if the price was unacceptable, he should try elsewhere.1. The underlined word "haggling" (line 2, para. 1 ) in the text most probably means ________.A. accepting the prices immediatelyB. fixing the right cost for some goodsC. arguing about the price of somethingD. paying extra for comfortable shopping2. We can learn from the text that Robinson’s is a store which sellsA. expensive goodsB. air-conditionersC. Czechoslovakian goodsD. goods at a bargain price3. The writer asked about the price of a glass butter-dish in Change Alley because he wanted to ________.A. buy it at a lower priceB. change his dish for something elseC. find out if the shop assistant is politepare the prices of the dish in two stores4. Which of the following words best describes tile feeling of a British customer when" he shrugs his shoulders and walks away" ( line 3, para. 3 ) ?A. Frightened.B. Worded.C. Annoyed.D. Disappointed.5. What would probably happen if a customer does bargain with a shopkeeper in England?A. The customer would be advised to shop in other stores.B. The customer would get the goods at a lower price.C. They would discuss and then reach an agreement.D. They would quarrel about the price of the goods.答案: 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. ASome people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence of sport ---- the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams, they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself, he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for entire nation's hopes, dreams and reputation.A good example is the football World Cup. Football is third world's most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina to someone and the chances are that he' 11 think of football. In a sense, winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map.Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars, and even their houses, and spent all their money traveling to Argentina, where the finals were played.So, am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport? Certainly not! Do the Argentinean really believe that because eleven of their men proved the most skillful at football, their nation is in every way better than all others? Not really. But it's nice to know that you won and that in one way at least your country is the best.1. What is the author' s main purpose in the passage?A. To explain the role of sport.B. To compare Scotland with Argentina.C. To show that Argentina is better than all others.D. To prove that football is the world' s most important sport.2. In the second paragraph, the word "summit" means _______________ .A. awardB. summaryC. highest pointD. mountain top3. According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its ______________.A. obvious position on the mapB. successes in the football World CupC. excellence at most important sportsD. large number of sports fans and supporters4. According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will _____________.A. fail to succeedB. lose enjoymentC. be successfulD. be unreasonable5. What is the author's attitude towards international games?A. Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on a battlefield.B. Nations that win the football World Cup are regarded as best in all aspects.C. Nations that win in international games prove the best on the sports field at least.D. Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world-famous in many ways.答案 1. A 2.C 3. 4.B 5.CAt the first sight the planet Mars does not appear very welcome to any kind of life. It has very little oxygen and water, the temperature at night is below -50°C and winds of 100 miles per hour cause severe dust storms. However, the surface of the planet seems to show that water flowed across it some time in the past, and it is believed that there is enough ice at the poles to cover the planet with water if it melts. Although there is no life on the Mars now, some scientists think that there may have been some form of life long time ago. At that time, the planet had active volcanoes; the atmosphere was thicker and warmer; and there was water. In fact, in some ways the Mars may have been similar to the Earth, where life exists.Some people believe that the Mars could support life in the future if the right conditions were produced. The first step would be to warm the planet using certain gases which trap the Sun's heat in the planet's atmosphere. With warmth, water and carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), simple plants could begin to grow. These plants could slowly make the Mars more suitable for living. It is estimated that the whole process might take between 100,000 and 200,000 years. In the meantime, people could begin to live on the planet in special closed environments. They would provide a lot of useful information about conditions on the Marsand the problems connected with living there.1. Some scientists think there may have been life on the Mars in the past because_______________.A. there is no life there nowB. there is a large amount of water at the polesC. the Mars may be able to support life in the futureD. conditions may have been similar to those on the Earth2. There could be life on the Mars in the future if________________.A. it supported life in the pastB. certain gases are used to cool the planetC. the atmosphere can be heated enough to grow simple plantsD. the planet's volcanoes become as active as they were in the past3. People may be able to live on the Mars _________________.A. within the next 200,000 yearsB. only 200,000 years from nowC. only 150,000 years from nowD. as soon as the planet becomes cool enough4. The author's attitude towards the possibility of life on the Mars in the future is ____________.A. doubtfulB. positiveC. negativeD. uninterested5. Which is the best title for this passage?A. The Possibility of Life on the MarsB. Future Conditions on the MarsC. The Mars and the EarthD. A Study of the Climate of the Mars答案: 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 4. ASport is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes (运动员). Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example,learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents' and coaches' criticisms to heart and find a flaw(缺陷) in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today's youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport.Following a game many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters' performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcome. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout1. An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is___________________.A. to reduce their mental stressB. to increase their sense of successC. to make sports less competitiveD. to make sports more challenging2. According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that___________________.A. it can help them learn mom about societyB. it enables them to find flaws in themselvesC. it can provide them with valuable experiencesD. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves3. Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes________________.A. believing that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentB. without realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidenceC. in order to make them remember life's lessonsD. so as to put more pressure on them4. According the passage parents and coaches should__________________.A. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsB. help children to win every gameC. train children to cope with stressD. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports5. The author's purpose in writing the passage is __________________.A. to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutB. to persuade young children not to worry about criticismC. to stress the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenD. to discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragement答案: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. CMost cities and/or states in the U. S. collect a sales tax on almost everything you buy. You must ask when you move into a new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place, from one of two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. The New York City sales tax, for examples, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of $ 40 shoes you will actually have to pay $ 43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult (not to mention making everything more expensive). We say in America that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes.Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping. The Chinese people have happily put an end to tipping, but Westerners are still plagued with this indignity. Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, hotel bellboys, barbers and hairdressers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because it is expected that you, the customer, will make up the difference. If you don't, the service person can't earn a living. Tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much.There is another kind of tipping as well. You are generally expected to give something (either cash or a bottle of whisky) to the mailman and to your building "super" at Christmas time. You should discuss this also with neighbors and colleagues.1. The main idea of this passage is ______________.A. shopping and tippingB. sales and shoppingC. sales taxes and tippingD. sales taxes and people2. According to the passage, if you buy a pair of $ 50 shoes in the New York City, you payextra ____________as sales tax.A. $4.5B. $4C. $5D. $5.53. Usually, cab drivers _________________.A. get high wages from the employerB. get great benefits from the employerC. get low wages from the employerD. get high bonus from the employer4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. The Chinese people have to pay tips in western countries.B. The westerners don't have to pay high tips in their own country.C. Barbers, hotel bellboys and all sorts of other people can earn a living if they are not tipped.D. Tipping varies from place to place, generally in the area of 20% of your bill.5. Usually, taxable items and the amount of tax _________________.A. have no difference from place to place in the U. S.B. are over 15% in the U. S.C. have been put an end in the U. S.D. vary from place to place in the U. S.答案:1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. DIn 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage (饮料) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but be- cause few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it would be buried in landfills(垃圾填埋场). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second hand plastic.Today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled in the United States. The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them in- to fence posts, paint brushes, etc.As the New York experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish. A discard re- mains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life--and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. Without ad- equate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices for used materials.Shrinking landfill space, and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste management option. For every ton of waste recycled, a city avoids paying for its disposal, which, in parts of New York, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. Recycling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.46. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers?A. Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles.B. Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling.C. A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling.D. Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them.47. The returned plastic bottles in New York used to_______________.A. end up somewhere undergroundB. be turned into raw materialsC. have a second life valueD. be separated from other rubbish48. The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is______________.A. to sell them at a profitable priceB. how to turn them into useful thingsC. how to reduce their recycling costsD. to lower the prices for used materials49. Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because______________.A. local governments find it easy to manageB. recycling has great appeal for the joblessC. recycling causes little pollutionD. other methods are more expensive50. It can be concluded from the passage that__________________.A. rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materialsB. local governments in the U.S. can expect big profits from recyclingC. recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentallyD. landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal答案 1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. CCrime in the cities has had more publicity(宣扬)than crime in the suburbs, but in recent years many of the suburbs have found their crime rates increasing faster than those of the cities.One crime prevention aid is the Neighborhood Watch Program started five years ago and is sponsored by the National Sheriffs' Association. The aim is to get people to watch out for their neighbors. They are asked to be alert for any unusual activity, such as strangers who may be bringing since out of a house to an unfamiliar waiting vehicle. Vandalism(破坏行为)is also a target of the program. Children are matchless likely to run around with spray cans if they know that neighbors are alert and that they will probably be caught.The programmer should fit the specific neighborhood and be done with the knowledge and cooperation of the sheriff's office and the police department. So far, 2 300 programs have been set up with at least one in every state in the union. In some cases, neighborhood block clubs have been established to give is instructions. A National Neighborhood Watch Program has been set up, including one and one-half to seven million citizens at a federal government cost of 5 cents to 22 cents per person. The national office supplies Sheriffs and local office departments with program materials, crime prevention literature, and ideas on making homes more secure. Statistics show that this system works and is working better all the time.1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. There has been as much crime in the cities as in the suburbs.B. Crime increase at the same rate in both the cities and the suburbs.C. Crime rates increase more slowly in the cities than in the suburbs.D. There have been higher crime rates in the suburbs than in the cities.2. Which of the following activities is NOT affected by the Neighborhood Watch Program?A. Neighbors quarrel with each other.B. Strangers take things out of a house.C. Children run everywhere with spray cans.D. Vandals walk around the neighborhood.3. What is the purpose of the Neighborhood Watch Program?A. To replace the sheriff' and policeman's duties.B. To get the people together so they can become better friends.C. To make people less suspicious of their neighbors.D. To decrease the neighborhood crime rate.4. How far has the program gone?A. The federal government assists in financing a National Neighborhood Watch Program.B. Many thousands of neighborhoods have organized them.C. It costs the government between 22 and 25 cents per person.D. Some states haven't become involved yet.5. The national office contributes a lot to Neighborhood Watch Program including all the following actions except________________.A. providing program materials to local office departmentsB. supplying crime prevention literatureC. spreading preventive ideas in order to make neighborhood more secureD. setting up clubs to give instructions答案 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. DIn only two decades Asian American have become the fastest-growing US minority. As their children began moving up through the nation's schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was emerging. Their achievements are reflected in the nation's best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U. S. with a solid grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the promise of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are determined that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that stressfamily values and emphasize education.Both explanations for academic success worry Asian-Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial image. Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social isolation. Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.1. While making tremendous achievements at college, Asian-American students__________.A. feel they are mistreated because of limited knowledge of EnglishB. are afraid that their academic successes bear a strong Asian characterC. still worry about unfair treatment in societyD. generally feel it a shame to have to depend on their parents2. What are the major factors that determine the success of Asian Americans?A. A solid foundation in basic mathematics and Asian culture.B. Hard work and intelligence.C. Hard help and a limited knowledge of English.D. Asian culture and the American educational system.3. Few Asian-American students major in human sciences mainly because_______________.A. their English is not good enoughB. they are afraid they might meet with unfair judgment in these areasC. there is a wide difference between Asian and Western culturesD. they know little about American culture and society4. Why do the two "explanations" (Para. 3) worry Asian Americans?A. They are afraid that they would again be isolated from American society in general.B. People would think that Asian students rely on their parents for success.C. Asian-Americans would be a threat to other minorities.D. American academic achievements have taken on too strong at Asian character.5. The author's tone in this passage is___________________.A. sympatheticB. doubtfulC. criticalD. objective答案 1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. DFor an increasing number of students at American universities, old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nation's elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions and in law and business as well. "In addition to the doctors, we're going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California's (USC. School of Gerontology(老年学).Lawyers can specialize in "elder law", which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination(歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the eider market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money," one professor says.Margarita Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was "really bored with bacteria". So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying."1. "Old is suddenly in" (Para. 1) most probably means__________________.A. America has suddenly become a nation o5 old peopleB. gerontology has suddenly become popularC. more elderly professors are found on American campusesD. American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students2. With the aging of America, lawyers can benefit__________________.A. from the adoption of the "eider law"B. from rendering special services to the elderlyC. by enriching their professional knowledgeD. by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests3. Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?A. Retirees are more generous in spending money.B. They can employ more gerontologists.C. The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.D. There are more elderly people working than before.4. Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?A. Retirees who are business-minded.B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes.C. College graduates with an MBA or law degreeD. Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology.5. It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America's elderlypopulation______________.A. will provide good job opportunities in many areasB. will impose an unbearable burden on societyC. may lead to nursing-home abuse and age discriminationD. will create new fields of study in universities答案 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. ANormally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread to period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is re- corded and。