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1、學(xué)習(xí)一-好資料Reading Comprehension(January, 2015)Passage 1Packaging is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate some one to buy a product. For example, a small child may ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in

2、 the picture tha n in breakfast food. Pictures for chi Id re n to color or to cut out, games printed on a package or small gifts in side a box also motivate many chi Id re n to buy products, or to ask their parents to buy for them.Some packages suggest that a buyer w川 get something for nothing. Food

3、 products sold in reusable container are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container may cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the pro

4、duct.The size of the package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has Size ” or “ FamilySize " painted on it. This suggeis that the large size has the most products for the least money. But that is not always true. To find out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of t

5、he basic unit.The information on the package should provide some answers.But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product in side can do that.1. As used in the passagetjie word “ motiva

6、te “ most probably means.A) making one deep in thoughtB) supplying a thought or feeling that makes one actC) providing a story that makes one moveD) making one believe what he does is just right2. A buyer will get something for nothing most probably means that.A) a buyer will get something useful fr

7、ee of chargeB) a buyer will get what he pays forC) a buyer will gain more than he losesD) a buyer will not get what he wants3. People are likely to buy the product sold in a glass or dish because.A) they believe the cost of the container is in eluded in the cost of the productB) the container is too

8、 attractiveC) they think they can get the container for freeD) they have no other choice4. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?.A) Package is often a successful advertisementB) Children are often encouraged to buy a product by its package with attractive picturesC) A bu

9、yer is also attracted by the size of the containerD) On seeing a well-designed container, a buyer often neglects what is in it5. What suggestion does the author give in the passage? .A) The quality of the container has nothing to do with the quality of the productB) Don ' t buy the producthrch i

10、s sold in a glass or dishC) A buyer should get what he needs mostD) The best choice for a buyer is to get a product in a plain packages wester nChina is pushi ng forward a nation wide trial on fortified (強化的)food, in a bid to the health of its citizens. About 30,000 people from the countryhave used

11、fortified flour for two years. Their diets had been improved. This experienee will be promoted throughout the country and fortified oil and rice have also been introduced across the country.Fortified food refers to food with nutrients (營養(yǎng))added, such as vitamins, calcium and iron.The nutrition progr

12、am is expected to be in eluded in the key projects for the country Wth Five- Year Plan (2006-2010). A series of rules and regulations, such as nutrition rules and production startdards for fortified flour, will come into effect.The in take of some nutrients, such as fat, protei n and calories is oft

13、en excessive, but some other nutrients, such as vitamins, are lacking in some diets, according to some experts.At the moment there are three ways to improve public nutrition - a balaneed diet, food fortificati on and nutritional suppleme nts(補充).However, due to China* massive population and its unba

14、laneed economic development, food fortification is thought to be the best way of improving public nutrition in a short period of time.China started fortifying food in 2002, while developed court tries such as the Un ited States have more than 50 years of such experienee.u Fortifiedfoods do not sell

15、well, as the public still knows little about it." Somd ewperts pointe1. What is the purpose for China to push forward the plan on fortified food?.A) To improve the health of its citizensB) To advise its citizens to use fortified flourC) To introduce fortified oil and riceD) To introduce 3 ways

16、to improve public nutrition2. What are added to fortified food?更多精品文檔A) VitaminsB) Calcium and ironC) Fat, protein and caloriesD) Both A and B3. Where is the nutrition program expected to be in eluded?.A) In a series of rules and regulationsB) In nutrition rulesthC) In the key projects for the count

17、ry Five-YeaA PlanD) In production startdards4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?.A) Some nutrients are lacking in some dietsB) China started fortifying food nearly around years earlier than U.S.C) Food fortification is thought to be the best way of improving public nutrition nowD) There

18、 are 3 ways to improve public nutrition at the moment5. Why don ' t the fortified foods sell well?.A) Because the public know little about themB) Because the prices are higherC) Because fortified foods don ' t taste goodD) Because fat, protein and calories in fortified foods are often excess

19、iveA moment1 drilling by the dentists may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we dema nd the “ n eedle n that deade ns the n erves around the tooth.Now it' s trueethhuman body has developed millions of ne

20、rves to be highly aware of what goes on both in side and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without ournerves-and our brain,which is a bundie ofnerves 一一 we would n't kno w what' happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with

21、 any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain.But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian Fakir who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This ability that some humans have developed to handle p

22、ain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude towards it. If the dentist says,will hurt a littleit helps us to accept the pain.pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain

23、is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.1. The purpose of this passage is mainly to tell us.A) that pain is good for usB) to stop taking theneedle ” at the dentistC) how to handle painD) how to avoid torture2. The sense of pain can.A) let us know wha

24、t ' s going on in any part of our bodyB) make us open to tortureC) make us pay for our sensitivityD) help us get more sensations3. The best way to ease pain is to.A) do what the Indian Fakirs do B) welcome itC) know about it in advanee D) treat it as an interesting sensation4. In the first sente

25、nceof the last paragraph the word "withstanding probably meansA) accepting B) avoidingC) handling D) curing5. “We pay for our sensitivityn (paragraph 2) meansA) it was fortunate for humans to have developed this sensitivityB) we suffer because of this sensitivityC) we know very well how to cope

26、 with sensations of painD) we have to pay the dentist for his treatment of our teethPassage 4Governments at all levels face a tough task in better managing and serving migrant populatio ns.The mun icipal gover nment of Shan ghai carried out a reside nee certificate system in 2002, granting migra nt

27、laborers some treatments enjoyed by their urba n court terparts. In Shen zhe n,the reside nee certificate has in eluded healthcare, educatio n and many other contents. The government of Beijing is also working on a local regulation about migrant population management that has aroused much attention.

28、It is not only a specific issue of migrant population management and service but also an issue concerriihAsocial welfare, public products, management mechanisms and humanrights.For more tha n half a century, perma nent reside nee reg i strati on has bee n the sole criterion (標(biāo)準(zhǔn))for one to enjoy urba

29、n public products such as healthcare, education, employment and social security. Migrant workers, though contributing to the local economy, can' bnjoy such products equally. Sometimes they are even guarded or discriminated (歧 視)against.Migrant populations cannot have a sense of belonging to the

30、city they live in, which is no good for social order and stability and will bring negative impacts to the man ageme nt.Scien tific, rati on al (合理的)and just social policies and laws will build our society in a positive way. Migrant laborers, especially those who have realized stable employment in th

31、e city, should be granted treatme nt equal to their urba n court terparts.1. How long has the perma nent reside nee registrati on bee n the sole criteri on? .A) For more than 20 yearsB) For more than 40 yearsC) For more than 50 yearsD) For more than 100 years2. Which of the following is NOT mentione

32、d in the passage?.A) It is in 2002 that the mun icipal gover nmen t of Shan ghai carried out a reside nee certificate systemB) It is in Shen zhe nthat the reside nee certificate has i ncluded healthcare, educati on and many other contentsC) It is the compulsory education of migrant children that all

33、 municipal governments should pay attention toD) It is in Beijing that the government is working on a local regulation about migrant population management3. We can infer from the passage that.A) Migrant populations want to settle in citiesB) Migrant workers play an important role in local economyC)

34、Migrant workers are all trouble-makersD) Migrant workers will move out of cities sooner or later4. What' s the author' s purpose in writing the passage?.A) To argue for the importanee of equal rights for all citizens.B) To explain the importanee of migrant workers.C) To show the importanee o

35、f social stability.D) To indicate the importanee of municipal governments of all cities.5. The best title for the passage is.A) Equal rights for migrantsB) Social order and stabilityC) Migrant population managementD) Migrant population servicePassage 5Although one might not think so from some of the

36、 criticism of it, advertising is essentialto the kind of society in which people in the United Kingdom, and a very considerable proportion of the world at large, live. Advertising is indispensable as a means of communicating with others, of telling them about the goods and services that are provided

37、, and of which most of them would never get to hear at all if it were not for advertising. And advertising is extremely helpful to promote a rising startdard of living.In talking about advertising, one should not think only in terms of a commercial on television, or an advertisement in the newspaper

38、sor periodicals. In its widest sense, advertisi ng in eludes a host of other activities such as packagi ng, shop displays an di n the senseof communication- -even the spokenword of the salesman. After all, the resources of advertising are to be found in the market place.For many years it was con sid

39、ered that it was eno ugh to produce goods and supply services. It is only more recently that it has become increasingly understood that the manufacture of goods is a waste of resources unless those goods can be sold at a fair price within a reas on able time spa n. In the competitive society in whic

40、h we live, it is importa nt that we go out and sell what we have, and advertising plays an important role in this aspect, whether selling at home or in export markets.About two percent of the UK gross national product is relied on advertising. But it must not be thought that this advertising tries t

41、o sell goods to consumers who do not want them. Certainly, advertising does try to attract the interest of the potential consumer, but if the article when purchased does not match up to the startdards that the advertising suggests that it will, it is obviously exceedingly unlikely that the article w

42、川 sell well.1. According to the text, advertising is important to.A) every potential consumer in the worldB) large court tries in the worldC) people with a high startdard of livingD) a large number of people in the world2. Advertising has its origins in.A) shop window displays and the wrapping of go

43、odsB) face to face contact between sellers and buyersC) the communicative abilities of a trained sales personD) articles in newspapers and magazines3. People have realized that resources are wasted if goods.A) are not of lasting valueB) are not sold at a high priceC) remain unsold for a long timeD)

44、remained unsold in export markets4. The text makes a point that goods will sell well ifA) advertisements show the true value of themB) eno ugh money is spe nt on advertisi ngC) advertisements are well designedD) they are of high quality5. The best title of this passage would be.A) Ben efits of Adver

45、tisi ngB) A Brief History of Advertising in the UKC) Limitations of AdvertisingD) Production and AdvertisingPassage 6In ancient times the most importa nt exami nations were spoke n, not writte n. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving sp

46、eeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advaneed degreeshad to discuss questionsin their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testi ng can didates for the doctor' s

47、 degree.Gen erally, however, moder n exami natio ns are writte n. Two types of tests are commonly used in modern schools. The first type is sometimes called an It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of whi

48、ch has only one correct answer. Along with each questi on the teacher writes the correct an swer a nd also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.The stude nt has just one task: he must recog nizethe correct an swer a nd copy its letter (or nu

49、mber) on his exami nation paper.For testing a student ' s memory of facts andhelsilajte;ttve test has advantages. It can be scored very quickly by the teacher or even by a machine. In a short time the teacher can find out a great deal about the student' s range of knowledge.For testing some

50、kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.1. This passage is mainly about .A) exami nations in ancient timesB) modern exami nationsC) how to do well in an examinationD) how to set questi ons for

51、an exami nation2. To get a doctor' s degree, one has to.A) say poetry aloudB) give speechesC) discuss questions in his field with expertsD) both A and B3. The objective test is not very satisfactory because.A) it is easy and quick to scoreB) the teacher can find out a great deal about the studen

52、ts f臺 nge of knowledge in a short timeC) it shows how deeply the student has thought about the subjectD) it contains element of luck4. Which of the following statements about the objective test is NOT true?.A) Students who have not learned the material properly may fail to recognize the correct answ

53、er.B) Each question has more than one correct answer.C) A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.D) The objective test has advantagesfor testing a student memory of facts and details.5. The next paragraph will probably deal with.A) the other type of exami nati

54、onB) the advantages of the objective testC) how students guess the correct answer without really knowing the material objectMD) exartBBfations in the ancient timesPassage 7In Britain arrangements for inviting and entertaining guests at a wedding are usually the responsibility of the bride' s fam

55、ily. In most cases it is nsaaimlA feAiisbns ofboth families who are invited but when the bride' s father is a businessman of some kind,the wedding reception may provide a useful occasion for establishing social connections with clients or, customers and other people whose good will may be of adv

56、antage to him.It is, however, the bride s mother who has the job of sending out the formal printed invitation cards.In the case of a church wedding, the vicar (priest) of each parish (教區(qū))in which the cerem ony bride and bridegroom live is no rmally in formed about a month in adva nee of the cerem on

57、y so that an announ ceme nt of the comi ng weddi ng can be made in church on each of three Sun days before it takes place. Anyone who may know of an existi ngmarriage of either partner is ordered to give information about it, though this means of avoiding bigamy (重婚罪)must have been more effective in

58、 the days when people moved about the world less than they do today. Often up to a hundred or more people attend the religious service and thebride usually wears the traditi onal long white dress a nd veil, while her bride-maids, who are often children, wear long dress in attractive colors. This may also happen in the case of a civil wedding in a register office but is probably less usual.The recepti on which follows may be held in a restaura nt, a local hall or, whe n thereare few guests, in the bride' s own home. Recife 抽 rwetprovided, a