Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Are you planning a vacation? If you like hot and extremely dry summers, go to Phoenix, Arizona. For hot temperatures but lots of rain and thunderstorms, try Miami, Florida. If you want average temperatures and rainfall, St. Louis, Missouri, is the spot, or if you’re a cold weather fan, head to Fairbanks, Alaska. Its winters are very cold with little precipitation(冰雹). Each of these cities has a certain type of weather. The average weather for a place over many years is called climate, and in no two places in the world is it exactly the same. How can this be?
Many things in nature, such as sunshine, temperature, and precipitation, affect climate. Nearness to mountain, oceans, and large lakes affects it too. Another factor is altitude, or height above sea level. Air cools as altitude increases. So a city at a higher altitude may be colder than one at a lower altitude. Finally winds affect climate. They move heat and moisture between the oceans and continents. Winds keep the tropics(热带地区) from overheating. They keep the polar(极地的) regions from getting overly cold.
Climate changes over long periods of time. Some scientists think, for example, that the earth’s climate changed at the time of the dinosaurs. They think the dinosaurs died because of the change. What causes a climate to change? One possible cause may be changes in the sun. Sunspots, for example, are cool, dark spots that form on the sun. Sunspots may decrease precipitation on the earth and cause unusually dry periods. Changes in the atmosphere may change climate too. Volcanic eruptions(火山喷发), for instance, release solid particles into the air. These particles(微粒) may form a cloud that blocks out the sun’s heat. Human activity is another cause of climate change. Air pollution and the reduction of forest cover may have long –term effects on climate.
1. This passage is concerned with things that affect .
A. precipitation B.climate C.altitude D.sunspots
2. Change in climate may have caused .
A. dinosaurs to die
B. dark spots to form on the sun
C. volcanic eruption
D. air pollution
3. The effect of a volcanic eruption on climate may be to make it .
A.wetter B.dryer C. warmer D.colder
4. To help readers understand how climate can change, the writer uses .
A. examples
B. a story about the seashore
C. order of importance
D. a strong argument
5. Which of the following is the place of greatest altitude on a mountain?
A. the foot of the mountain
B. 8, 500 feet up the mountain
C. the top of the mountain
D. 15, 785 feet up the mountain
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. B 5.C
In the world, soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “Dream World Cups” in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan(迷)？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年) like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have______.
A. Many football fans B. a very good team
C. many football player D. a big playground
2.The next World Cup will be held in_______.
A.2006 B.2007 C.2005 D.2004
3. From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except_________.
A. people playing football
B. pictures of some football stars
C. a sunny sky
D. flowers
4. In “Dream World Cup”, the children drew the flags of some countries______.
A. to show their love for their owe country
B. to tell the people their stories
C. to show their good wishes for the football teams
D. to show their new ideas about football
5. Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.
A. they are interested in football
B. they are football fans
C. they think their favorite players are great
D. all of A, B and C
B A B C D
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it’s painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon（上午）. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自语) as: “Get up, John! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and- energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up（熬夜） late anyway. Counteract (对抗) your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam (鼓起干劲) and work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
1. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably________.
A. he is a lazy person
B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle
C. he is not sure when his energy is low
D. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening
2. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?
A. Unawareness of energy cycles.
B. Familiar monologues.
C. A change in a family member’s energy cycle.
D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.
3. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should________.
A. change his energy cycle
B. overcome his laziness
C. get up earlier than usual
D. go to bed earlier
4. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will___________.
A. help to keep your energy for the day’s work
B. help you to control your temper early in the day
C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work
D. keep your energy cycle under control all day
5. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.
B. Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.
C. Habits helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.
D. Children have energy cycles, too.
D A C A B
After practicing as a surgeon for several years. Dr. Ginoux decided to apply for membership in the American College of Surgeons (外科医生),a highly selective and distinguished professional organization.
As part of the application procedure, Dr. Ginoux was asked to prepare a list of all the operations performed in the previous seven years. Slowly, as she worked on the long list, she began to feel uncertain. She began to question some of her decisions. Had she used the best technique in that case? Maybe, in this case, she should have run one more test before operating? On the other hand, maybe she should have…Would the doctors on the selection committee understand that, as the only trained surgeon in the area, she usually could not get advice from others and therefore, had to rely completely on her own judgment? For the first time, Dr. Ginoux felt lonely and isolated.
The longer Dr. Ginoux worked on the application forms, the more depressed she became. As hope faded, she wondered if a “country doctor” had a realistic chance of being accepted by the American College of Surgeons.
1. Dr. Ginoux was working in______.
A. a large city
B. the American College of Surgeons
C. an area far from any big city
D. a selective organization
2. The application form must include______.
A. the decision procedure
B. a record of all operations
C. the best technique
D. a list of advice and judgments
3. It was most probable that Dr. Ginoux was_________.
A. a member in that organization
B. a well trained surgeon
C. a graduate from the American College of Surgeons
D. a distinguished surgeon in American
4. When filling the application forms, Dr. Ginoux began to be______.
A. realistic
B. distinguished
C. doubtful
D. decisive
5. When filling the forms, Dr Ginoux felt depressed because________.
A. she didn’t perform enough operations
B. some operations were unsuccessful
C. che didn’t get advice from the seletion committee
D. she was not sure about the operations
C B B C D
The first of April is commonly known as April Fools' Day, and it is customarily on this day to play a trick on a friend.
Pranks（恶作剧）performed on April Fool's Day range from the simple, (such as saying, "Your shoe's untied!), to the elaborate. Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common joke. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool!"
It isn't only children that like such jokes. Grownups like such pranks, too. The news media even gets involved. Some years ago, for example, a famous joke was played on the radio. A scientific correspondent reported that strange geological changes had resulted in weaker gravity in different parts of Britain. He asked listeners to jump up and down and see if they could jump higher than they normally could. Many people did. Not until twelve o'clock did the BBC gently remind its listeners it was April Fools’ Day that day.
It's simply a "for-fun-only" holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant, for he may be the next April Fool!
1. What’s the customary joke played on friends on April Fool’s Day?
A. To set a roommate’s alarm clock one hour before the usual hour.
B. To fool somebody by telling him his shoe laces are unfastened.
C. To report some gravity changes happened in certain part of Britain.
D. To ask listeners to jump up and down to see whether they can jump higher
2. The word “vigilant” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.
A. watchful
B. careful
C. careless
D. troublesome
3. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the holiday?
A. Ironic（讽刺）
B. Critical
C. Indifferent
D. Positive
4. According to the passage, what will people do if their friends are fooled by their pranks?
A. They will yield to his victim.
B. They will end up their tricks.
C. They will explain their pranks.
D. They will cry out “April Fool”.
5. Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. The origin of April Fool’s Day
B. The pranks of April Fool’s Day
C. The news media involved in jokes
D. Famous jokes of April Fool’s Day
1-5 BADDB
The sense of sound is one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us. Sound has a wasted product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any better.
Scientists, for several years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals. They are surprised by what they have learned. Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find. Noise pollution is a threat should be looked at carefully.
There is a saying about it being so noisy that you can’t hear yourself think. Doctors who study noise believe that we must sometimes hear ourselves think. If we don’t we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even worse mental problems.
Noise adds more tension (紧张) to a society that already that already faces enough stress.
But noise is not a new problem. In ancient Rome, people complained so much about noise that
the government stopped chariots (四轮马车) from moving through the streets at night!
Ways of making less noise are now being tested. There are even laws controlling noise. We can-
not return to the “good old days” of peace and quiet. But we can reduce noise--if we shout loudly enough about it.
1. Why are scientists surprised by the findings in their noise study?
A. Because the world is becoming more and more noisy.
B. Because they have learned that noise is also a kind of pollution.
C. Because noise is an unwanted waste for human beings.
D. Because people knew little about the danger of noise before.
2. What may be the result if we cannot hear ourselves think?
A. We may forget what we have thought about.
B. Our thoughts may be interfered.
C. We may have difficulty using the right words.
D. Our mind may be harmed
3. When the writer says we cannot return to the good old days, he means that _______________.
A. our society is becoming much worse than before
B. in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet life
C. the old days were much happier than the present time
D. it is impossible for us to deal with noise as we did before
4. From the last sentence of the passage we can learn that _________________.
A. we can put noise under control if our measures are effective
B. sometimes we have to should loudly so that others can hear us
C. shouting is a chief cause of noise pollution
D. it is important to warn people of the danger of noise pollution
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Only recently did people realize the harmfulness of noise.
B. Noise pollution is the worst kind of pollution we suffer from.
C. People are now trying to find ways to make noise as low as possible.
D. The writer thinks that it is almost impossible for people to avoid noise.
Key:A D B D C
College brings together people from all walks of life. There are so many different types of people in the world but if you go to a college campus, you are sure to find at least one of every kind. The great part about being here with so many different people is that you get to interact with some interesting characters and see how to deal with them. You will meet the people you dread the most, the smart-ass, the brain, or the unique spirit, but no matter who it is that is your worst nightmare to be around you will always be paired up with them in a group project. When you get into the real world you are not going to be able to pick your boss or coworkers.
Interacting with these people in college and living with different roommates will help you learn how to cooperate with the people in life you find so unpleasant. College life is fun. The fact that I have been here for a short time just means it has not yet been a life changing experience to me. If I were to give any tips on how to survive, it would not be how to survive college, but how to survive life. I would have to say that one should be outgoing and live life to the fullest. Meet new people whenever you can because they just may be a major influence in your life. Also, get your work done before you go out and party. Lastly, I would have to say, in life if you ever feel lost or alone, talk to someone about it. Everyone gets depressed at times in their life and there is always someone who will listen to your problems.
1. What is the theme of the passage?
A. Relationships in college.
B. Homework in college.
C. Freedom in college.
D. Partying in college.
2. What does the author say about group projects?
A. They are always unpleasant.
B. They are always difficult.
C. Partners may not cooperate.
D. Partners may be lazy.
3. Why does the author recommend meeting many new people?
A. They may become your best friends.
B. They may influence your life.
C. They may help you someday.
D. They make your life more fun.
4. How would you describe the author's personality?
A. Shy and underconfident.
B. Strong but quiet.
C. Extremely pessimistic.
D. Optimistic and outgoing.
5. What does the author say to do if you're depressed?
A. Go somewhere by yourself.
B. Talk to someone about it.
C. Try to forget about it.
D. See a psychologist immediately.
1-5 A C B D B
Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia - which now makes a great deal of the world’s paper - did not begin to make it until 1500. Most paper is made from wood. Paper-making is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa. Some of the wood used in the British paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway. One tree is needed for every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses up over a thousand trees a day. All over the world, trees are being cut down faster than they are being planted, so there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of next century.
When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of paper is used for books and newspaper, etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses.
1. Where was paper invented?
A. In China. B. In southern Europe.
C. In Scandinavia. D. In Britain.
2. Scandinavia began to make paper ____________.
A. in 1100 B. in 1400
C. in 1500 D. in the first century
3. Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need ____________.
A. half a tree B. one tree
C. two trees D. more than one tree
4. All over the world, trees are being cut down ____________ than they are being planted.
A. more slowly B. much faster
C. much more slowly D. faster
5. The latest things made of paper are ____________.
A. chairs B. tables C. clothes D. houses
Key: A C B D D
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