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Blocks of “high-rise” flats have been built in 6. From the passage, we know that Sura Elmer is large numbers in London and in many other big cities. ____________. A.a Dutch Just after the Second World War these big, 7. Sura Elmer came to Shanghai, ____________. twenty-to-thirty storey buildings, hundreds of feet in D.according to an agreement between the hotels height, were thought to be the ideal solution to the in Shanghai and Amsterdam housing problem. For on the one hand, there was 8. Sura Elmer’s impression on his Chinese severe housing shortage, but on the other hand, there colleagues is that they ____________ than his was lack of space to build houses in urban areas. colleagues in the Netherlands. B. are Blocks of …… 1. There was a big housing problem after the Second World War ____________. A. in many big cities 2. Blocks of “high-rise” flats were thought to be the ideal solution to the housing problem, because ____________. D.they were built on less land and were able to house a lot more people 3. The sentence “Hundreds of the vast blocks had been built before anyone began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not.” means ____________. A. it was not until hundreds of the vast blocks had been built, people began to doubt about whether they were good solutions or not 4. The author takes a well-known British architect as an example to show us that ____________. B.even a well-known designer of the high-rises believes they are no good for people 5. What is the greatest danger for people living in a high-rise according to some experts? C.Developing criminal tendencies. 短文理解2 Sura Elmer came to Shanghai last July from the Netherlands, and will remain here for the next couple of years. He worked at the Holiday Inn Hotel as a sales manager, “One important part of my job consists in staying in contact with consultant-generals here. With a white face, it is easier for me to persuade people,” he said. Before working in Shanghai, he worked for a Holiday Inn Hotel in Amsterdam. He was transferred here by an arrangement between the hotels in Shanghai and Amsterdam. 。。。。。。
more serious 9. In the second paragraph, the sentence, “…accommodation and meals are freely available” means ____________. B. Sura Elmer eats and sleeps in the hotel free of charge 10. The thing that Sura Elmer dislikes in China is ____________.C.people spit on the ground 短文理解3 Passage 3 I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today.。。。。。。 11.From this passage, we know that the author ____________. C.realizes that it is more important to really develop oneself than just to store knowledge 12. By saying that she is “a junior student” in her college, the author means that she is ____________.A. a student in her third year in college 13. The author thinks the awards she has received ____________. D. don’t necessarily reflect her real self 14. The author fears that she will be of no use to society, mainly because ____________.B.she does not know how to communicate with others 15.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage, when the author says that she wants to find a part time job? D. She wants to get some shelter from the real world. 短文理解4 5
Dew’s Parker Adelaide 12, Nov. Dear Bob, I’m just writing to let you know our new address and to invite you to our house-warming party next Saturday. I’m sorry about the lack of warning, but we’ve been busy moving house and I’ve had little time for anything else. In any case, we only decided to hold the party last week when we found out that cost of moving was not as high as we thought and we had a little cash to spare. 。。。。。。 All the best Charles P.S. We can fix you up with a place to sleep – I guess you can put up with a mattress on the floor! 16.This passage is a letter of ____________.A.an informal invitation 17.When Charles writes, “I’m sorry about the lack of warning”, he means that he is sorry that ____________.
D. he is not able to write this letter to Bob earlier 518.Charles and his wife decided to hold the house-warming Fparty, mainly because ____________B. they still had a little money left to oafford the party r19.From the letter we eknow that the new house that Charles moved in sis ____________.C. in a new housing estate t20. In the sentence “Barbara and I hope that you can make it …”, the phrase “make it” iAs used to say that Bob can ____________.A. vmanage to attend their party e n u短文理解5 e Dear Uncle Ric, We were very sorry to hear that you are in hospital again, but I feel sure you’ll be out and about again soon. It doesn’t sound very serious this time according to Auntie Ivy and in any case you have already recovered from the operation so quickly. 。。。。。。 21．It is certain that Uncle Ric is in hospital ____________. A. again after having fully recovered from an operation 22.It is ____________ who wants to study history. C. James’s elder brother 23. In the second paragraph, the sentence “…he is sitting some examinations…” means that Malcolm is ____________.D. going to take some examinations 24. From the letter, we know that James wants to become a professional player, ____________.B. but Robin, his mother, does not like the idea 25. This is a ____________.B. private letter 短文理解6 Good children must be good students at school. They should work hard at all subjects and do what is given to them on time. They should develop the ability to care for themselves, to try not to depend too much on their parents, to think independently and to work 6
in a planned way. They ought to respect teachers, have a cooperative attit。。。。。。 26. The most suitable title for this passage would be ____________. C. What Good Children Should Be Like 27. One important ability good children are supposed to develop is ___________. A. to think independently 28. Good children should ____________.B. care for their parents, brothers and sisters 29. When there is disagreement between parents and children, good children should try to ____________.D.find a good resolution to the problem 30. In the last paragraph, the sentence “They never take it for granted that they are always in the right” means they never ____________. D.accept it as a matter of fact that they are always right 短文理解7 The AIDS virus has been around for a very long time, but the spread of the disease within the last twenty years or so on such a scale has caused real concern. It seems that in the 1980s the principal carriers of the disease were homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes. Now it is becoming evident that heterosexuals also spread the disease, that children can be born with the virus and that patients in hospitals are being infected too.。。。。。。 31. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? C.AIDS is a disease which has existed for a long time. 32. Who is easily infected with AIDS? D.All of the above. 33. In WHO’s opinion, what will help most effectively in fighting against the spread of AIDS? A.More education. 34. From the passage, we can see that the writer is not happy about ____________. B.the education the medical staff get on AIDS 35. Which of the following statements is not true
according to the passage? C.Great care has been taken to prevent the spread of AIDS everywhere in the world now. 短文理解8 \asked this question, most people would say no. They don't think they are the happiest of the people around them. They 。。。。。。 36. According to the author, most people would ____________ they are the happiest in the world. D.not think that 37. The author thinks that people quite often compare themselves with ____________.C.anyone they think is happier 38. What is not true about the young man the author once met with? B.Everything goes effortlessly right for him. 39. After talking with the young man about the Internet, the author realizes ____________. A. that he is mistaken in thinking nothing unhappy existed in the latter’s life 40. The significant conclusion the author draws about happiness is that ____________. D.true happiness lies in struggling to be happy 短文理解9 No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2,000 of them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Distinguished dailies like the Washington Po。。。。。。 41. There are more daily newspapers in ____________.B.the USA than in Britain or Japan 42. Most American newspapers try to entertain their readers because ____________. A. they have to compete with television 43. Many American newspapers attract readers of 7
different political persuasions by ____________. A. printing articles representing different political viewpoints 44. The word “press” in the second paragraph means ____________.C.newspapers 45. This passage is mainly about ____________.D.the characteristics of American ______NG 3. The most common use of the Internet is surfing the web. __F_____ 4. On average, people visit 13 websites a day. _______F 5. About 40% of adults use the Internet. _______T newspapers 短文理解10 Cash of all kinds, the French franc, the German mark, and the Italian lira, is bound to disappear physically. The paper notes and gold coins may soon become curious collections of the pre-electronic age. Digital money can replace every use of cash money. It is true that electronic money has been around for decades. 。。。。。。 46. The main point of the first paragraph in this passage is ____________. C.entire new forms of digital money will replace cash money 47. The advantage of digital money is ____________.A.it is efficient and easy to use 48. What is not true about the electronic cash, according to the passage? D.People don’t have to pay for anything when they go shopping anywhere. 49. In the sentence of the fourth paragraph, “The low cost of computer and communications has created a worldwide medium not just for finance…”, “a worldwide medium” refers to ____________.B.the Internet 50. The author is sure that ____________ will bring the whole world a brilliant future. C.IT projects of any kind 第五部分：短文理解（正误判断） 短文理解1 The Internet has become a part of everyday life for most Britons, says a report published this week by market research company Netinf。。。。。。 1. More than seven out of 10 people feel they can’t manage without the Internet. ______T 2. Young people use the Internet for emails mainly.
短文理解2 Tiny Tonga Launches Space Tourism Plan The tiny poverty-stricken South Pacific state of Tonga has always had serious problems raising money, and so it has always been entrepreneurial. It has sold Tongan passports to Hong Kong businessmen; it sold possible satellite broadcasting locations in space; it even officially changed to a different time zone to be the first country to welcome the new millennium.。。。。。。 6. Tonga was previously a rich country. __F__ 7. Tonga was the first country to welcome the new millennium on 1st January 2000. ___T_ 8. The US government wants to use Tonga to launch rockets. _F____ 9. There will be training before the tourists go into space. __T___ 10. It costs about $ 20 million to launch a spacecraft. __NG___ 短文理解3 Poll reveals TV news too negative A recent Time/CNN poll in the USA has discovered that 75% of people agreed that the news media is \63% found it \negative\73% and said they are \about the accuracy\of the news they are receiving. 。。。。。。 11. The majority of people polled think that the news media is accurate. F 12. There is not enough time to talk about a wider range of subjects on the news. T 13. 53% of all crimes committed are murders. F 8