2023年電大英語閱讀理解

閱讀理解1Passage1FoulshamHouseisafine,largehouseofthe1790s．ItstandsbytheRiverByer,intwenty—fivehectares(公頃)ofthebestfarmlandinthesouthwest．

ThehousewasbuiltbySmithson,andthestorygoesbacktoGeorge,thesonofKingofWhales,whofellinlovewiththebeautifulLadyKitty,atoneofthefirstFoulsham'swildwoods(野外)parties．ManyyearsagomanygreatmenrodeonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfinegirlstookteaintheGreenRoom．

Thehousehaseightbedrooms,threebathrooms(浴室),twoliving—rooms,andadining—roomwitharealAdamfireplace．Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver．Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindows,andwoodfloors．

Atthebackofthehousethereisroomforfourcars．ThethirdFoulshamoncekeptthere．Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1990s．

IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto：

Harvey．Platt,Longford＆Son

6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside．

1．FoulshamHouseis______．

A．a(chǎn)noldfarmhouse

B．a(chǎn)25—houseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

C．a(chǎn)largehouseforpeopletocometolistentoitsstory

D．a(chǎn)housewithahistoryofnearlytwohundredyears

2．Welearnfromthereadingthat______．

A．Smithsonbuiltthehouseforwildwoodparties

B．manyimportantpeoplehadbeentoFoulshamHouse

C．GeorgeandLadyKittylovedthehouseandhadmanypartieshere

D．theGreenRoomisaplaceformanygirlstomaketea

3．Thesentence'Itslibraryhasagoodviewovertheparkandtheriver,'means'______'．

A．Theparkandtherivercanbeseenclearlyfromthelibrary

B．Thelibraryhasapictureoftheparkandtheriveronthewall

C．Thelibrarywasbuiltintheparkbytheriver

D．Booksabouttheparkandtherivercanbereadinthelibrary

4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．The3rdFoulshamoftenrodehishorsesatthebackofthehouse．

B．Thehousehasaroomforfourcarsatthebackofthehouse．

C．Theroadbehindthehouseiswideenoughfor4carstogo．

D．Thereissomeparkingbehindthehouse．

5．Wecaninfer(推斷)thatHarvey______．

A．wantsthehousetomeettheneedsofmodernlife

B．wantspeopletoknowthehistoryofthehouse

C．wantstosellthehouse

D．wantssomemoneytomakethehousemeettoday'sneeds

KEY:1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.CPassage2E-mailisoneofthebiggestthreats(威脅)toyourhomecomputer.ByunderstandinghowE-mailworks,andbytakingsomestepsinhowyoudealwithreadingandwritingmessages,youcankeepthisthreatoutofyourcomputer.WhenyouexchangeE-mailwithsomeoneelse,themessagessentbetweenyouandthatpersonpassthroughseveralcomputersbeforetheyreachtheirplaces.ImaginethisconversationasitistakingplaceinanInternet“room”,avery,verybigroom.Anyone,ormoreexactly,anyprogramcanprobablyunderstandwhatisbeingsaid,becausemostInternetconversationsarenothiddeninanyway.Asaresult,othersmaybelisteningin,capturingwhatyousend,andusingitfortheirowngood.

E-mail-bornevirusesoftenarriveinattractive,fantasticappearances,muchlikethebeautifuladswereceivebywayoftraditionalmailthatismadetosellussomething.Bybeautifulappearances,aninfected(感染)E-mailmessageseemstobesomethingwewanttoreadfromsomeoneweknow,notameanvirusreadytodestroyordamageourcomputers.

TherearesomestepsthatyoucantaketohelpyoudecidewhattodowitheveryE-mailmessagewithanattachment(附件)thatyoureceive.Youshouldonlyreadamessagethatpassesallofthesetests:

1)TheKnowTest:IstheE-mailfromsomeonethatyouknow?

2)TheReceivedTest:HaveyoureceivedE-mailfromthissenderbefore?

3)TheExpectedTest:WereyouwaitingforE-mailwithanattachmentfromthissender?

4)TheMeaningTest:DothetopiclineoftheE-mailmessageandthenameoftheattachmentbothhavemeanings?

5)TheVirusTest:IstheE-mailinfected?

1.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideainthefirstparagraph?

A.WeshouldnotexchangeourE-mailwithsomeoneelse.

B.ItisdangeroustoreadandwriteE-mailmessagesathome.

C.WeshouldlearnhowE-mailworkstotakecareofourcomputers.

D.OurchatsoncomputersareusuallygoingoninabigInternetroom.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“capturing”probablymean?

A.takingB.hidingC.receivingD.destroying

3.AstheInternetisopentoanyone,weshould_________.

A.notreadandwritemessagesinourhomecomputers

B.notallowniceadvertisementstoreachourcomputers

C.stopourconversationswhilesomeoneislisteninginit

D.becarefulwiththeattractiveE-mailssentbystrangers

4.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

A.ThethreatsofE-mail.B.Thesafetyofhomecomputers.

C.TheE-mail-borneviruses.D.ThestepstoreceiveE-mailmessages.

KEY:1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

Passage3Afriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthebelly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmostgreatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople’srule.Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar(奇特旳)tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature(文學).Andthequestion,"HowshallIbegin?"onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced(有經(jīng)驗旳)enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter’sdrewthehorses____.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownrule

D.alloftheabove

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople’srule

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.

A.youdon’tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

4.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

5.Thetopicofthepassageis______.

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

Key:CDDCDPassage4Atraveller（旅行者）cameoutoftheairport（飛機場）Therewerealotoftaxis.Heaskedeverytaxi－driverhisname.Thenhetookthethirdone.Itcost5dollars（美元）fromtheairporttothehotel.“Howmuchdoesitcostforthewholeday?”themanasked.“100dollars,”saidthetaxi-driver.Thiswasverydear,butthemansaiditwasOK.

Thetaxi-drivertookthemaneverywhere.Heshowedhimalltheparksandmuseumsinthecity.Intheeveningtheywentbacktothehotel（旅館）.Thetravellergavethetaxi-driver100dollarsandsaid,“Whatabouttomorrow?”Thetaxi-driverlookedatthemanandsaid,“Tomorrow?It'sanother100dollars.”Butthemansaid,“That'sOK!Seeyoutomorrow.”Thetaxi-driverwasverypleased.

Thenextdaythetaxi-drivertookthetravellereverywhereagain.Theyvisited（參觀）alltheparksandmuseumsagain.Andintheeveningtheywentbacktothehotel.Themangavethetaxi-driver100dollarsagainandsaid,“I'mgoinghometomorrow.”Thetaxi-driverwassorrybecausehelikedthetravellerand,aboveall,100dollarsadaywasalotofmoney.“Soyou'regoinghome.Wheredoyoucomefrom?”heasked.“IcomefromNewYork.”“NewYork!”saidthetaxi-driver,“IhaveasisterinNewYork.HernameisSusannah.Doyouknowher?”“OfcourseIknowher.Shegaveme200dollarsforyou!”

1．Wheredidthetravellercomefrom?

A．EnglandB．AmericaC．CanadaD．France

2．Whydidthetravellertakethethirdtaxi?Because____.

A．theothertaxi-driveraskedformoremoney

B．thethirdtaxi-driverwasakind-hearted（熱心腸旳）man

C．hedidn'twanttospendhisownmoneyonthecomingvisit

D．theotherdriverdidn'tlikehim

3．Usuallythecostofthetravellingonedaymaybe____.

A．＄100B．＄200

C．lessthan＄100D．morethan＄200

4．Whoaskedthetravellertogivethemoneyforthetaxi-driver?

A．Thetraveller'ssister.B．Thetravellerhimself.

C．Nobody.D．Thedriver'ssister.

5．Thedriverwasunhappy____.

A．whenheheardthetraveller'slastwords

B．whenthetravelleraskedeverytaxi-driverhisname

C．whenthetravelleraskedhimforhissister'sname

D．duringthetwo-dayvisit

Key:BCCDAPassage5

Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheireverydaylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeoplesavemuchtime,andtheycanhelppeopleworkoutmanyproblemstheycan’tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetolearntousecomputers,excepttheoldpeople.

Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.Yetmanyofthechildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideoortosingKaraoke,insteadofstudying.Somanyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind,socomputersarelockedbyparentsintheboxes.

Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistsalsohatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosttheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.

Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbypeoplethemselves!

1.Computerisausefulmachinebecause_______.

A.ourcountryaskseveryonetolearnitwell

B.itcanhelpusalot

C.wecanuseittoplaygames

D.itcanhelpusworkoutdifficultproblems

2.Manyteachersandparentscomplainthat_______.

A.theirstudentsandchildrenuscomputerstoplaygames

B.computersletthemlosetheirjobs

C.computersmakethestudentsandchildrennotstudybetterthanbefore

D.computersbringpeoplealotoftrouble

3.Inthispassage,weknowcomputers________.

A.alsobringustrouble

B.bringushappinessonly

C.arehatedbypeople

D.arebadforpeople’shealth

4.Cancomputersreallyhelpchildrentostudy?

________.

A.Yes,theycan

B.It’shardtosay

C.No,theycan’t

D.Ofcoursenot

5.Howdoyouunderstandtheunder-linedsentenceofthispassage?Ithinkitmeans_______.

A.computersareusedbypeople

B.peoplecanlivewellwithoutcomputers

C.onemustdecidehowtousecomputers

D.computersarestrangemachines

Key:BAABCPassage6ThefirstMondayinSeptemberisLaborDayintheUnitedStates.Itmarkstheunofficialendofsummerandatraditionalsignalthatschoolisabouttostart.

ButnowpublicschoolsoftenbeginsometimeduringAugust.Theyhavedifferentreasonsforstartingearly.

TheTucsonUnifiedSchoolDistrictinArizonabeganclassesonAugusteleventh.CommunicationsDirectorChyrlHillLandersaystheearlierstarttimemakesitpossibleforstudentstotakesemester（學期）examsbeforewintervacationinDecember.ShesaystheschooldistrictalsowantstofollowacalendarsimilartothatofthenearbyUniversityofArizona.

ManyschoolsinVirginiastillopenthedayafterLaborDay.ButthepublicschoolsinMontgomeryCounty,inthesouthwesternpartofVirginia,beganclassesonAugusttwentieth.HumanResourcesDirectorMarkPashiersayshiscountyhasbeenopeningschoolsinAugustforatleastthepasteightyears.

Themainreason,hesays,istheteststhatschoolchildreninVirginiatakeeveryspring.Schoolofficialswantthestudentstohavethemosttimetoprepareforthem--whichmeansstartingtheyearbeforeLaborDay.

6.WhenistheAmericanLaborDay?

答案：thefirstMondayinSeptember

7.WhichdayshowsthatanewschoolsemesterwillbegininAmerica?

答案：ThefirstMondayinSeptember

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisthereasonwhytheTucsonUnifiedSchoolDistrictinArizonabeganclassesinAugust?

答案：Theearlierstarttimeenablesstudentstotakesemesterexamsbeforewintervacation.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

答案：AmericanpublicschoolswillstartaftertheAmericanLaborDay.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

答案：LaborDayandAmericanPublicschools

Passage7IfyouaskmostAmericans,theywouldsaytheirfavoriteseasonoftheyearissummer.Theweatheriswarm.Theydonothavetowearheavyclothestokeepwarm.Youngpeopledonothavetogotoschool.Theycandomanyactivitiesoutside,likeplayingsportsandswimmingatthebeachorthepool.Theylikethesunshineduringthedayandthewarmsummernights.Peoplehavewrittenandrecordedhundredsofsongsaboutsummer.Thesearesomeofourfavorites.

OneofthemostfamoussongsaboutsummerisfromGeorgeGershwin'sopera"PorgyandBess."Hewrotethemusicinnineteenthirty-five.TheoperatakesplaceinthesouthernUnitedStates.Itopenswiththesewords:"Summertimeandthelivin'iseasy.Fisharejumpin'andthecottonishigh."LeontynePricesingsthesong.

Thenineteenfiftiesandsixtiesproducedmanysongsaboutteenagersenjoyingtheirsummervacationfromschool.Thesongsareabouthavingfun,swimmingintheocean,drivingincars.However,forsometeenagers,summervacationwasnotallfunandgames.Someofthemhadtoworktoearnmoney.

11.WhydomostAmericanslikesummer?

答案：BothAandC.

12.Whydidpeoplewriteandrecordsomanysongsaboutsummer?

答案：Theylikesummer.

13.WhatisNOTtrueabout"PorgyandBess"?

答案：PorgyandBesswaswrittenbyLeontynePrice.

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

答案：Manysongsareaboutteenagershavingfuninsummer.

15.Pleasechooseanappropriatetitleforthepassage.

答案：SongsaboutSummer

Passage8Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean’sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.

SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonher.Shelikesbeinganonymous(匿名),talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwithquiteoften.

LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendon.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommon(共同旳)interestinrockmusicandmoderndance.Soitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithabig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.

WhenJean’sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhimsothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhensheknockedonDavid’sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!

1.Jeanspendsalotofhertimeonbecausesheis_______.

A.rich

B.famous

C.young

D.lonely

2.Jeanthought“David”wasspecialbecausehe_______.

A.madeherquitehappyon

B.wasfromSanFrancisco

C.sentherapictureofhimself

D.wastallandgood-looking

3.WhenJeanand“David”metandintroducedthemselvestoeachother,whofeltsurprised?

A.“David”.

B.Both“David”andJean.

C.Jean.

D.Neither“David”norJean.4．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Jeanhasgoteverythinginherlife.B.Both”David”andJeanenjoyrockmusicC.“David”didn’ttellJeanhisrealaddressD.Jean’sfamilymembersoftengettogether

5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Don’tbelievethoseyougettoknowonsoeasily.

B.Peopledon’tusetheirrealnamesonsooften.

C.Don’tgotomeetthoseyougettoknowon.

D.Peopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestootherson.Key:DABBAPassage9Afriend’sgrandfathercametoAmericafromBritain.Hewentintoacafeteria（自助餐廳）inlowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesatdownatanemptytableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Ofcoursenobodydid.Atlast,awomanwithaplatefulloffoodsatdowninfrontofhimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.“Startoutattheend,”shesaid,“Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheotherendthey’lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”“Isoonlearnedthat’showeverythingworksinAmerica,”thegrandfathertoldafriend.“Lifeislikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouliketopaythemoney.Youcanevengetsuccess,butyou’llnevergetifyouwaitforsomeonetobringtoyou.Youhavetogetupandgetityourself.”1.Theoldmanwas.A．English B．American C．Germany D．Canadian2.“Takehisorder”heremeans.A．havesomefoodbooked B．puteverythinginorderC．eatsomething D．takehisturn3.Whichofthefollowingsentenceistrue?A．Therewasnobodyeatinginthecafeteria.B．Thewomanwasafriendofthatman.C．Thewaitersdidn’tliketoservehimbecausehewasold.D．Thewomanhadn’tbeentoacafeteriaforthefirsttime.4.Fromthisstory,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould.A．takeyourorder B．knowhowacafeteriaworksC．getupagainifyoufail D．trytogeteverythingbyyourself5.Thebesttitleofthestoryis.A．FromBritaintoAmerica B．LifeisLikeaCafeteriainAmericaC．HowaCafeteriaWorked D．EatinginanAmericanCafeteriaKey:AADDBPassage10AmilliontouristsgotoBarcelonaeveryyear.TheywanttoseeAntonioGaude'schurch.Thisunusualchurchhasastrangehistory.GaudewasborninSpainin1852.Hehadtoworkandstudyatthesametime.Heoftenmissedclassesbecausehehadtowork,butonedayhedesignedaveryunusualshow-caseforanexhibitioninParis.Peoplebegantogivehimwork.Hedesignedhouses,officesandgardens.Theywereallveryunusual.Hewassoonrichandfamous.Thenarichbooksellersaid,"WillyoubuildachurchforthepoorpeopleofBarcelona?Iwillpay.Iwillbuildschoolsandworkshops,too.Theywillhelpthepeople.""Iwilldoit,"saidGaudi.Heworkedforfortyyears,buthecouldnotfinishthechurch.Itwastoobig.Heneeded$10,000,000.Hegaveallhismoneytothechurch.Hewaspooragainwhenhediedin1926,andonlythefrontofthechurchwasfinished.Butarchitects,engineersandtouristsfromallovertheworldcometoseeit.Itisverystrange,verymodernandveryrevolutionary.(1)、Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestfitsthepassage?A：Barcelona---aFamousCityB：AStrangeHistoryofAnUnusualChurchC：APoorArchitect'sUnusualWorksD：AntonioGaudi'sLife(2)、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A：GaudiwasaSpanisharchitectB：GaudidevotedmostofhislifetothebuildingofthechurchC：PeopleallovertheworldadmirethearchitectverymuchD：manytouristsgotoseeGaudi'sunfinishedchurch(3)、Gaudisometimesmissedclassesbecause______.A：hedidn'tlikeitB：hehadtoworkatthesametimeC：theyweretoodifficultD：hehadtobuildachurch(4)、Thechurchisunusualbecause______.A：it'sunfinishedB：it'sstrangeC：it'smodernD：alloftheabove(5)、Accordingtothepassage,Gaude______.A：sufferedalotinhislifeB：wasfullofsympathytothepoorC：alwayscreatedunusualworksD：bothBandCKey:CBBDD閱讀理解2PassageOneWhenweatherishot,yougotoalakeoranocean.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelcool.Why?Thesunmakestheearthhot,butitcannotmaketheweatherveryhot.Although,theairovertheearthbecomeshot,theairoverthewaterstayscool.Thehotairovertheearthrises.Thenthecoolairoverthewatermovesinandtakestheplaceofthehotair.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelthecoolairwhenitmovesin.Youfeelthewind,andthewindmakesyoufeelcool.Ofcourse,scientistscannotanswerallofourquestions.Ifweask,“Whyistheoceanfullofsalt?”scientistswillsaythatthesaltcomesformrocks.Whenarockgetsveryhotorverycold,itcracks.Rainfallsintothecracks.Therainthencarriesthesaltintotheearthandintotherivers.Theriverscarrythesaltintotheocean.Butthenweask,“Whathappenstothesaltintheocean?Theoceandoesnotgetmoresaltyeveryyear.”Scientistsarenotsureabouttheanswerothisquestion.Weknowalotaboutourworld.Buttherearestillmanyanswersthatwedonothave,andwearecurious.6.Themainideaofthepassageis____________.A.peoplefeelcoolwhentheyarenearalakeoranoceanB.scientistscanexplaineverythingwewanttoknowC.scientistscanexplainmanythingsexceptonethingD.thesaltintheoceancomesfromrocks7.Youfeelcoolwhenyouarenearalakeoranoceanbecause________.A.thewaterisnotsohotastheearth.B.theearthishotC.thewateriscolderthantheearthD.coolairfromthewatermovestowardstheland8.Nowscientistsknow_______.A.whatmakespeoplefeelcoolnearalakeoranoceaninsummerB.everythingabouttheoceanC.whytheoceandoesnotgetmoreandmoresaltyD.whathappenstothesaltintheocean9.Arockcrackswhen_________.A.rainfallsB.itgetsveryhotC.itgetsverycoldD.eitherBorC10.Peoplearealwayscuriousabouttheworldaroundthembecause___________.A.theyknownothingaboutitB.theyknowlittleaboutitC.thereareanswerstheydonothaveD.therearealotofinterestingstoriesaboutitPassageTwoIfyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentmaybeblamed,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthing,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,namessongsandstories,sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercises.Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfrompeople;practicesrememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.6.Someonecan’thaveagoodmemoryif________.A.hecan’treadorwriteB.hedoesn’tusehismemoryC.hisparentshaven’tagoodmemoryD.hedoesn’tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime7.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,_________________.A.theybecomeweakforever.B.theyarealwaysstrong.C.theybecomeweakbuttheyslowlybecomestrongagainD.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thewaythatyourmemoryworksisdifferentfromthatofyourarmsorlegs.B.Yourmemorybecomesweakifyoudonotgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.D.Agoodmemorycomesfromlesspractice.9.Fewpeopleknowthatitisonly______ifafriendhasapoormemory.A.hisownfaultB.hisparent’sfaultC.histeacher’sfaultD.hisgrandmothers’fault10.Thewriterwantstotellus___________.A.howtouseourarmsorlegsB.howtohavestrongarmsC.howtohaveagoodmemoryD.howtolearnfromthepeoplePassageThreeAmilliontouristsgotoBarcelonaeveryyear.TheywanttoseeAntonioGaude’schurch.Thisunusualchurchhasastrangehistory.GaudewasborninSpainin1852.Hehadtoworkandstudyatthesametime.Heoftenmissedclassesbecausehehadtowork,butonedayhedesignedaveryunusualshow-caseforanexhibitioninParis.Peoplebegantogivehimwork.Hedesignedhouses,officesandgardens.Theywereallveryunusual.Hewassoonrichandfamous.Thenarichbooksellersaid,“WillyoubuildachurchforthepoorpeopleofBarcelona?Iwillpay.Iwillbuildschoolsandworkshops,too.Theywillhelpthepeople.”“Iwilldoit,”saidGaudi.Heworkedforfortyyears,buthecouldnotfinishthechurch.Itwastoobig.Heneeded$10,000,000.Hegaveallhismoneytothechurch.Hewaspooragainwhenhediedin1926,andonlythefrontofthechurchwasfinished.Butarchitects,engineersandtouristsfromallovertheworldcometoseeit.Itisverystrange,verymodernandveryrevolutionary.6.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestfitsthepassage?A.Barcelona-----aFamousCityB.AStrangeHistoryofAnUnusualChurchC.APoorArchitect’sUnusualWorksD.AntonioGaudi’sLife7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.GaudiwasaSpanisharchitect.B.Gaudidevotedmostofhislifetothebuildingofthechurch.C.Peopleallovertheworldadmirethearchitectverymuch.D.ManytouristsgotoseeGaudi’sunfinishedchurch.8.Gaudisometimesmissedclassesbecause____________.A.hedidn’tlikeitB.hehadtoworkatthesametimeC.theyweretoodifficultD.hehadtobuildachurch9.Thechurchisunusualbecause______________.A.it’sunfi