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1、閱讀理解 專題練習(xí) 〔A〕 閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。 1970 was the World Conservation〔保護〕Year. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger. They hoped that governments would act quickly in order to “conserve〞 nature. Here is one example of the problems. At one time there were 1，300 differe

2、nt plants，trees and flowers in Holland，but now only 860 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology〔技術(shù)〕. We are changing the earth，the air，the water，and everything that grows and lives. We can't live without these things. If we continue like this，we shall destroy ourselve

3、s. What will happen in the future？Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now？〞The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young people today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees，build bridges acro

4、ss rivers in forests，and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the 11-kilometre-long banks of the river. Young people may hear about conservation through a record called “NO ONE'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD〞. It was made by the Scatles，Cliff Richard and other sing

5、ers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals. 1. This passage is mainly about conserving ________. A. wild animals B. wild plants C. nature D. man 2. How many kinds of plants，trees and flowers have been destroyed by modern man and his technology in Holland？ A.1，300. B. 860. C.

6、440. D.1，000. 3. We know from the passage that there are ________. A. more trees in Holland now B. more flowers in Holland now C. fewer plants in Holland now D. fewer animals in Holland now 4. What does the underlined word “them〞 refer to？ A. All the people. B. Old people. C. Old

7、and young people. D. Young people. 5. We can guess from the passage that “NO ONE'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD〞 was ________. A. a book about saving the earth B. a song loved by young people C. a film about protecting wild animals D. a tape of songs calling on people to conserve nature 〔B

8、〕 閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。 Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk. Gestures〔手勢、姿勢〕are the “silent language〞 of every culture〔文化〕. We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say. It is important to know the body language of every country or we may

9、be misunderstood. In the United States，people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction. The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak，it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness. Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people，usually women，greet a fri

10、end with a hug〔擁抱〕. Space is important to Americans.When two people talk to each other，they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle，so they are not facing each other directly.Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close. They will move back to have their space.

11、If Americans touch another person by accident，they say “Pardon me〞 or “Excuse me〞. Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking. If you don't do so，it means you are bored，hiding something，or are not interested. But when you stare at someone，it is not polite. For

12、 Americans，thumbs-up means yes，very good，or well done. Thumbs-down means the opposite. To call a waiter，raise one hand to head level or above. To show you want the check，make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper. It is all right to point at things but not at people with

13、the hand and index finger〔食指〕. Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them. Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing〔使糊涂的〕. If you don't know what to do，the safest thing to do is to smile. 1. From the first

14、 paragraph we can learn that ________. A. gestures don't mean anything while talking B. gestures can help us to express ourselves C. we can learn a language well without body language D. only American people can use gestures 2. If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA，you should _

15、______. A. greet him with a hug B. place a hand on his shoulder C. shake his hand firmly D. shake his hand weakly 3. In the United States，people often ________. A. show their friendship by touching each other B. show their friendship by glancing at each other C. say “Pardon me〞 to

16、each other when they are talking D. get uncomfortable when you stand close to them 4. If you talk with an American friend，it's polite to ________. A. look up and down at your friend B. look at the other person in the eyes C. hide your opinion D. look at your watch now and then 5. When

17、 your friend gives you the thumbs up，he，in fact，________. A. shows his rudeness to you B. shows his anger to you C. expresses his satisfaction to you D. expresses his worries about you 〔C〕 閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。 China's Workforce Now at 540 Million 〔Xinhua〕China now has 540 million worker

18、s，47 percent of the total population，according to the recent fourth population census〔人口普查〕. The figure shows that the working population is now at a peak〔頂峰〕，so it is urgent〔緊急的〕for the country to employ〔雇用〕these rich labour resources〔資源〕 in economic construction〔經(jīng)濟建設(shè)〕. Experts usually regard m

19、en between the ages of 15 and 59，and women between 15 and 54，as people capable〔有能力的〕of working. The employed workforce is the total number employed among those capable of working. According to the census，the employment rates for the three age groups，20 to 24；25 to 29；and 30 to 34，are respectively

20、〔分別〕91，94. 4 and 94. 9. The unemployment rate in urban areas〔城市地區(qū)〕for people over 15 years of age is 2.5 percent. The survey〔調(diào)查〕has also shown that China's workforce has become younger. Its average age is 33. 7 years and about 50 percent of the employed workers are under 30. It is reckoned〔推斷〕

21、by the experts that younger workers are easy to teach new and modern technologies and management too. But they lack experience compared with old workers. They urge enterprises〔企業(yè)〕to strengthen technical training among young workers and promote〔促進(jìn)〕vocational education with the aim of improving wor

22、kers’ quality〔素質(zhì)〕. 1. What is the population of China according to the fourth population census？ A. It is about 540 million. B. It is about 1，180 million. C. It's about 1，150 million. D. It's about 270 million. 2. Experts take the men ________ as workforce. A. from 15 to 54?B. from 15

23、 to 59 C. from 25 to 29?D. from 20 to 24 3. There are 94. 4％ of people at work among the age group ________. A. 20 to 24?B. 25 to 29 C. 30 to 34?D. 24 to 39 4. The young workers should ________. A. be learning technologies B. be training themselves C. be improving their quality D. b

24、e urging themselves 5. In cities the rate of people who lose their jobs for more than ________ years is 2.5 percent. A. 33. 7?B. 25?C. 20?D. 15 〔D〕 用下面方框中所給動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，完成短文。并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成文后的選擇題。 take，travel，speak，spend，enjoy，need，may，feel，shop，come，can，go，say，visit， swim My wife and I〔1〕 ?two wee

25、ks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the best season〔2〕 ?England. The weather is usually quite good and there aren't too many travelers in October. We stayed in a small hotel in the West End. It was convenient〔方便的〕as we did most of our sightseeing on foot. Taxis were to

26、o expensive，we〔3〕 ?understand the bus routes〔路線〕，and my wife didn't enjoy〔4〕 ?on the underground. She said it made her〔5〕 ?shut in. We went to look at the places which all travelers see. We saw Buckingham Palace，the National Gallery and Piccadily Circus. We went〔6〕 in Oxford Street and spent too

27、much money. What we liked most，though，was〔7〕 ?to the theatre. We didn't have the chance to see such wonderful plays at home. A lot of people〔8〕 ?English food was very bad. We didn't think so. It's true that most of the restaurants are French or Italian or Chinese，but we had some very good meals.

28、In fact，we〔9〕 our holiday so much that we have already booked again for this year. We are going to take our umbrellas，though. I'm sure we〔10〕 them sometimes. 11. The writer and his wife think autumn is the best time to visit London，because ________. A. the weather is always good and there are on

29、ly a few travelers there B. the weather is always good and there are few travelers there C. the weather is usually good and not too many visitors come to England D. the weather is usually good and there are only a few people 12. The writer and his wife did most of their sightseeing ________.

30、 A. by taxi?????????? B. by bus C. on the underground D. by walking 13. The writer's wife didn't like traveling on the underground because ________. A. it was too crowded with visitors B. she felt as if she were in a closed box C. it was too difficult to get on it D. she felt the air wa

31、s too bad in it 14. What they liked most in London was ________. A. enjoying wonderful plays B. doing shopping C. visiting Buckingham Palace and the National Gallery D. having English food 15. They are going to spend their holiday again ________. A. in London B. in China C. in Franc

32、e D. in Italy 〔E〕 用下面方框中所給動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，完成短文。并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成文后的選擇題。 hold，get，watch，want，be，beat，have，work，look，win，seem，turn，change，decide，plan Football called soccer in the United States—is probably the most popular sport in the world today. It〔1〕 ?popular for a long time. But many years ago each count

33、ry〔2〕 ?different rules for its own football game. In 1863，a group of people met in England〔3〕 ?this. They wrote a set of rules for all countries to follow. They also〔4〕 ?for soccer teams from different countries to play against each other. The idea〔5〕 . These rules are the same today，more than 100

34、 years later. Now teams from all the world compete〔競爭〕in the famous World Cup. The Cup is a series〔系列〕of games which〔6〕 ?every four years. Teams from many countries play to see which is the best. Soccer is so popular today that it is not unusual for 600 million people〔7〕 World Cup match on televi

35、sion. How did the World Cup start？The soccer team from Uruguay〔8〕 ?the Olympic championship in soccer in 1924 and 1928，that country〔9〕 to have the first World Cup games in Montevideo in 1930. These first games were not very successful. Only thirteen teams arrived to play，and eight of them were fr

36、om South America. It did not〔10〕 like a world championship. The team from Uruguay won the Cup that first year. 11. In 1863 a group of people met in England _______. A. to write a set of rules for football B. to learn the rules for football C. to play for football teams from different countri

37、es D. to have matches between teams from different countries 12. As a sport，soccer _______. A. has been popular for a short period of time B. is popular only in South America and Asia C. is so popular that it can have as many as 600 million viewers during the World Cup on TV D. was playe

38、d throughout the world a hundred years ago 13. The rules written in 1863 are _______. A. the same as today's B. different from today's C. changed a lot D. only changed a little 14. The first World Cup took place _______. A. in 1924 B. in 1928 C. in 1930 D. in 1934 15. The first Wor

39、ld Cup was not successful because _______. A. the Olympic champion didn't take part B. it did not seem like a world championship C. all teams were from South America D. some of the teams arrived too late 〔F〕 用下面方框中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，完成短文。然后從II欄中選擇適宜的選項完成I欄中的題目。 allow，and，live，child，agree，find，

40、of， want，become，think，or，good，send，to，talk Sometimes teens need to have some time away from their families. They may want to move out of the family home for a while. Many parents will say no to this demand. But experts say it might be a good idea to let your teens live with a friend〔1〕 ?relativ

41、e〔親戚〕. “It was the break I needed at the time，〞said Richard Lerner. He is talking about the time he spent〔2〕 ?with his grandmother when he was 15. “It〔3〕 ?me to be a different person than I was with my parents，〞Lerner said. He now heads the Institute for Children，Youth and Families at Michigan

42、 State University. Experts say teens living away from their families can test new ways of thinking and getting along with people. They may see new solutions〔解答〕〔4〕 ?problems. This is different from running away，the experts stress. Runaways are often fleeing〔逃避〕serious problems. Some teens w

43、ho〔5〕 ?some time away from family attend a structured summer program. Others live for a while with a relative or with the family of a friend. If there is conflict〔沖突〕at home，having a teen live elsewhere can benefit〔受益〕other family members. It gives everyone space to develop〔6〕 ?relationships.

44、Joseph Kett teaches history at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He says living at home until the late ten years〔7〕 ?the norm〔準(zhǔn)那么〕only in recent times. “In the 17th century，children were often〔8〕 to live in other people's homes when they were about 10 or 11，〞he said. Peter Sheras te

45、aches education at the University of Virginia. He said parents should listen when a child wants to move out. They should try〔9〕 ?out why the child wants some time away. Often，parents can help the child find a safe stay during that time. In other cases，they can meet the〔10〕 needs at home. I 1

46、1. According to this passage，many parents think it . 12. When children seriously disagree with their parents，experts suggest that parents should . 13. In this passage “structured〞 means. 14. In history， . 15. Nowadays living away and running away from home . II A. teens often left th

47、eir parents B. organized C. unsafe for their children to live away from them D. interested E. let them live away from their families F. are very popular G. keep them in the house H. often worry parents and teachers 〔G〕 閱讀短文，完成句子。 Surfing—the art of riding a wave on a pointed—is the

48、 wildest，fastest natural water sport known to man. In recent years，it has developed into a major sport around the world，from Australia to South Africa. Australians brave〔挑戰(zhàn)〕man-eating sharks to ride the green waves Down Under；Hawaiian experts risk〔冒險〕their lives on huge，thirty foot swells〔浪濤〕against

49、 the wind of Oahu；Californians of all ages go out the year round. In winter，surf-riders put on life-suits to ride gray waves so cold that their flesh turns blue. ? Surfing is no sport for weak persons. Swimming a quarter of a mile or more，and pushing a surfboard out to where the swells are just ri

50、ght for riding，can be real work. Then，at exactly the right moment，you climb up the wave and go fast across the face of a powerful swell with the white water jumping at your feet. The huge wave hits at your shoulder，threatening〔威脅〕at any moment to smash〔打碎〕you flat. In the next several seconds，a cool

51、 head and lightening—quick action back to the pressure of the attacking wave will bring your board under control for growing in popularity〔流行〕as an international sport，and you're glad to be a member of this new water world. 1. According to the writer，surfing is an ? ?a . 2. The author believes

52、 that surfing ? ? ?sport. 3. To be a surf-rider，one should ? ? ?act quickly. 4. In order to experience what real surfing is，you must ? ?the swells your board. 5. You'll feel lucky when you ? ? ?the ?surfing. 〔H〕 The sky usually looks like blue. But if you went to the top of the highest m

53、ountain, where there is less air between you and the sun to scatter(分散) the sunlight, the sky would be dark blue. And if you rode in a spaceship high above the earth, where there is no air at all to scatter the sunlight, the sky would be so dark that it would be black. Sometimes the sky doesn't loo

54、k blue. At sunrise(日出) and sunset(日落), the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red, orange, and other colours in the sky. 1. The sky usually looks light blue because______.??? A. the sun is light and blue B. the air is light and blue C. the air scatters the sunli

55、ght D. the sunlight is light and blue. 2. When______, the sky looks dark blue.? A. there is less air between you and the sun B. there is a high mountain far away C. the mountains around us are very high D. you climb a very high mountain 3. If______, the sky looks black.????? A. you ride in a

56、 spaceship B. the spaceship is high in the sky C. the spaceship is high above the earth D. there is no air to scatter the sunlight 4. Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue because______.???? A. the sun always rises in the east B. the sun always in the west C. the air in the sky has different c

57、olours D. the light from the sun is scattered in a different way 5. Which of the following is the best title(標(biāo)題) for the story???? A. The Sky Looks Blue B. Why the Sky Looks Colorful C. The Beautiful Sunlight D. Something about the Air I Books on how to do things are very popular in America

58、today. There are about four to five thousand kinds of books with the title(標(biāo)題)“How to…〞. One book may tell you how to make more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it. And another may explain(說明) how to give your money away. Some “How To〞 books tell you how to choose a way of making a

59、living and how to succeed(成功) in it. However, if you fail, you can buy a book which is called “How to Turn Failure into Succeed〞. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Million.〞 If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to live on nothin

60、g〞. If you are unhappy with your wife, you can read “How to Love Every Minute of Your Life〞. There is even a book called “How to kill yourself.〞 1. In the first sentence of the first paragraph(段), “today〞 means______.?? A. this day B. the day when I was speaking C. now D. the day when the arti

61、cle was written 2. If you are sad, you can buy the book______.??? A. How to Read Books B. How to Live on Nothing C. How to Love every minute of Your Life D. How to Make a Million 3. There are ______ kinds of books with the title “How to…〞? A. four thousand or five thousand B. between four t

62、housand and five thousand C. more than four thousand D. less than five thousand 4. “How to〞 books are perhaps ______ to people.?? A. helpful B. not useful C. not helpful D. bad books 5. Which of the following is the best title for this article????? A. How to Kill Yourself B. How To C. How

63、 to Make a Million D. “How To〞 Books 〔J〕 John came from a small village. He was clever and did well in his lessons. After he had finished middle school, he went to college(大學(xué)). Once his father who drove a truck in a factory was hurt in a traffic accident and had to be in hospital. The old man was

64、 in great need of much money to be operated on. His family got into trouble at once. They sold all useful things to pay for the operation. The young man had to stop studying and found work in Mr. Howe's shop. Soon he was good at his work. He was kind to the shoppers and won their trust(信任). One day

65、 an old foreign woman in the shop and wanted one of the most expensive silk blouses. Just that kind of blouse was sold out. Before John told her about it, Mr. Howe brought out a cheaper one instead, and he made the young man charge(索價)very high, but John didn't agree with him. It made the man angry.

66、 He always made his employees(雇員) listen to him. So he decided to send the young man away. As John was waiting to be paid, the man told a joke. Though it wasn't funny(滑稽的) at all, all the employees laughed loudly. It made the man happy. Suddenly he stopped laughing and asked, “Why don't you laugh, young man? Don't you remember I've been sent away? Asked John. 1. John was ______.????? A. poor but honest (正直的) B. clever but strange C. rich but terrible D. able but bad 2. The family had to se