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2. According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because ____________.B. it helped him understand the world and himself 3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was D. proud of himself 4. The author decided to help the poor boy by B. persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV 5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is C. it helps people make sense of the world 九、In the last 500 years, nothing about people – not their clothes, 1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? A. Food 2. “Some” in “Some still exist today” means _________. C. some shops 3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because D. the potato harvest was bad 4.Coffee originally came from_C. Ethiopia 5.The Arabic legend is used to prove that __D.coffee drinks were first made by Arabs 十、I had two jobs growing up and they all helped shape my life.
1). The author thinks what he has learned from his first job is __________B. how to talk and behave properly 2). The phrase \D. working in different occupations 3). The author thinks his second job is _____ A. challenging_______. 4). The author compares his second job to _____ C. joining a baseball game_______. 5). The business lesson the author gets from selling shoes is _________C. never be afraid of taking risks 十一、John Preston lives in a flat in north London. He moved 1). What does the word \ 2). The word \ C. in bad condition 3). The word \ 4). The sentence \C. we have quite a few things to do 5). Which of the following is TRUE about June and Pete's house?D. It generally please them. 十二、\1). Which of the following learners is NOT mentioned in the passage?D. Sensory learner. 2). Which of the following is NOT true about the visual learners?D. They remember people's names quickly. 3). Which of the following describes best the auditory learners?B. They prefer to listen rather than watch. 4). From the fourth paragraph, the kinaesthetic learner tends to _________.C. do more physical exercises 5). According to the passage, the drawback of being a visual learner is ____A. he cannot concentrate on things 十三、Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor.
1. According to the doctor in the story, the king’s illness can be cured by ______. B. drinking bull’s milk 2. The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bull’s milk because he ______ B. hated Gulbo very much 3. How did Gulbo feel after getting the king’s order? A. He was upset.
4. Why did Gulbo’s daughter wash clothes below the king’s bedroom window at night? D. Because she wanted the king to notice her. 5. From the dialogue between the king and the girl, we know that after hearing the girl’s story, the king ______.D.understood the girl’s meaning 十四、PALO ALTO, California – ―Switching off the television may 1). The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ____________. D. children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV 2). According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV ___ A. is more than four hours a day 3). The time the group of children in the study spend on TV viewing every day is suggested to be about ___ C. three hours 4). Which one of the following is right?B. Children usually eat more while watching TV. 5). Why can watching TV increase kids' weight according to the passage? D. Both A and B. A. They usually eat more while watching TV. B. They burn off fewer calories.
十五、People all over the world today are beginning to hear 1. The main cause of pollution is _A .the release of artificial or natural substances into the environment 2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only C. all sides concerned would make more efforts 3. Food packages, bottles and tins for drinks can cause B. both a 4. Which of the following can not help solving the problem of pollution? B. Eating. 5. What does the underlined word “litter” mean in paragraph 2? C. bits of waste things 十六、Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. 1. Where was paper invented?A. In China. 2. Scandinavia began to make paper C. in 1500 3. Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need B. one tree 4. All over the world, trees are being cut down ____________ than they are being planted. D. faster 5. The latest things made of paper are D. houses 十七、People travel a lot with Heaven Air because they know Heaven Air is second to none.
1). Heaven Air is the name of __ B. an airline 2). Travelling with Heaven Air is ___ D. quick and safe 3). Heaven Air can take you to Paris ___ C. any time in a week 4). Most flights of Heaven Air go to ___ C. both big and small cities 5). According to the advertisement, Heaven Air believes it is ___ D. the best in the world
十八、Some people think they have an answer to the troubles 1. According to the passage, bicycles _D.are the solution to some city problems 2. The idea of special bicycle lanes is most favored by_B. some bike riders 3. “Bicycle lanes” in the third paragraph probably means ___C. special parts of the road for bicycle riders only 4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage? D. In New York City, many people use bikes as they have special lanes. 5. The best title for this passage is _ D Solution to Traffic Problem in New York 十九、There have been changes in all sorts of different 1. What does the passage mainly discuss? C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK. 2. During the last ten years, A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK 3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to B. soar (急剧上升) 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The highest divorce rate was around 1969. 5. The last paragraph tells us D. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now 二十、Thousands of years ago, in the middle of an ocean, 1. The passage centers on __________. D. how life began on a volcano-produced island 2.According to the passage, the island got its first soil from_________ C. its own rock 3.The word “naked” (in para. 3) could be replaced by which of the following? D. bare 4.The order of coming into being on the island is __________. A. soil, plants and animals 5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE ? C. Insects could not live on the island without plants. 二十一、We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? D. It is difficult to tell what people’ gestures really mean sometimes. 2. People’s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions 3. From the passage, we can conclude that A gestures can be used to express feelings 4. In the same culture, people D. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings 5. The best title for this passage can be C Gestures and Feelings 二十二、Who will stage the games? 1. Bidding for the Olympic Games usually starts ____________ before the games are really held. D. ten years 2. Beijing was one of the _______ bidders for the 2008games.B. five 3. The World Cup 2002 was held in D. A and B A. Japan B. South Korea 4. What construction projects did Beijing start after winning the bid? D. All of the above A. The extension of the underground. B. The improvement of the airport. C. The building of new motorways
5. Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games? D. All of the above. A. Because it has a major effect on the economy.
B. Because it brings international prestige to the country. C. Because the host cities are permanently improved.