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開放英語3期末復(fù)習(xí)題及作業(yè)答案(三)IV.閱讀理解1.選擇題閱讀理解IOncethekingofIndiafellillandsentforhisdoctor.Thedoctorcame,examinedhimandsaid,“Youwillbewellagaininafewdaysifyoutakebull’smilk.”Thekingwasverysurprised,forhehadneverheardofabullthatgavemilk.“Howisitpossible?”heasked.“OrderGulbo,thescholar,togetitforyou.Hecandoanything.”ThedoctorwasanenemytoGulbo,andthoughtthiswouldbeawayofmakinghimsuffer.WhenthekingtoldGulbowhatthedoctorhadsaidandorderedhimtogetbull’smilk,Gulboimmediatelyunderstoodwhatthedoctorwastryingtodo.Whenhegothomehesatthinkinghowtogetoutofthedifficulties.Hisdaughter,seeinghimworried,askedwhatwasthemat(yī)ter.Onhearingwhatthekinghadaskedfor,shesaid,“Don’tworry,father,I’llhelpyou.”Thenextdayshetooksomeoldclothes,wenttothebankoftherivernearthepalace,andchoseaplacebelowtheking’sbedroomwindow.Inthemiddleofthenight,wheneveryonewasinbed,shestartedtodoherwashing.Shemadesomuchnoisethatthekingcouldnotsleep.Thekinggotveryangryandsetaguardtofindoutwhatwasthematter.Thesoldierfoundthegirl,andledhertotheking.“Whydoyouwashyourclotheshereatnight?”askedtheking.Thegirlpretendedtobeafraidandsaid,“Ihadtowashclothesatnight.Thisafternoonmyfat(yī)herhadababy.Iwasbusyalldaybecauseofthat.ThenIfoundtherewerenocleanclothesforthebaby,soIhadtocomeandwashthemnow.”“What!”criedtheking,“Areyoutryingtomakeafoolofme?Whoeverheardofamanhavingababy?”“Well,ifthekinghimselforderssomeonetogetbull’smilkforhim,whycan’tamanhaveababy?”Thekingsmiledandsaid,“YoumustbeGulbo’sdaughter.Goandtellyourfatherthathemaykeepthebull’kforhisbaby.”1.Accordingtothedoctorinthestory,theking’sillnesscanbecuredby____(dá)__(dá).B.drinkingbull’smilk2.ThedoctortoldthekingtoaskGulbotofindbull’kbecausehe______.B.hatedGulboverymuch3.HowdidGulbofeelaftergettingtheking’sorder?A.Hewasupset.4.WhydidGulbo’sdaughterwashclothesbelowtheking’sbedroomwindowatnight?D.Becauseshewantedthekingtonoticeher.5.Fromthedialoguebetweenthekingandthegirl,weknowthatafterhearingthegirl’sstory,theking___(dá)___.D.understoodthegirl’smeaning閱讀理解IIPeopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial(人造的)substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance(物質(zhì)),suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthat(yī)muchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousnee(cuò)dtocontrollitterandwaste.Feswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhat(yī)wedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal(解決)oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionis_A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironment2.MuchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonlyC.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancauseB.botha4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?B.Eating.5.What(yī)doestheunderlinedword“l(fā)itter”meaninparagraph2?C.bitsofwastethings閱讀理解IIIThousandsofyearsago,inthemiddleofanocean,milesfromthenearestisland,anunderseavolcanobrokeout.Thehotliquidpiledhigherandhigherandspreadwiderandwider.Inthisway,anislandroseupinthesea.Astimewenton,hotsunandcoolrainsmadetherocksplitandbreaktopieces.Seawavesdashedagainsttherock.Inthisway,soilandsandcameintobeing.Nothinglivedonthenakedsoil.Andthenthewindandbirdsbroughtplantseeds,spidersandotherlittlecreaturesthere.Onlyplantscouldgrowfirst.Onlythey,insunlight,couldproducefoodfromthemineralsofthesoil,waterandair.Whilemanyanimalslandedontheisland,theycouldfindnofood.Aspiderspunitswebinvain,becausetherewerenoinsectsforitswebtocatch.Insectscouldn’tstayuntiltherewereplantsforthemtoeat.Soplantshadtobethepioneerlifeonthisnewisland.1.Thepassagecenterson____(dá)______.D.howlifebeganonavolcano-producedisland2.Accordingtothepassage,theislandgotitsfirstsoilfrom_________C.itsownrock3.Theword“naked”(inpara.3)couldbereplacedbywhichofthefollowing?D.bare4.Theorderofcomingintobeingontheislandis__________.A.soil,plantsandanimals5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?C.Insectscouldnotliveontheislandwithoutplants.閱讀理解IVInthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople–nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages–haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat(yī).Theoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoat(yī)reebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500’s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondonshopswherechocolat(yī)edrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.Thepotat(yī)oisalsofromtheNewWo(hù)rld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe“Potat(yī)oFamine”of1845-6,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoemigratetoAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericat(yī)otheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.BrazilisnowtheWo(hù)rld’slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffee(cuò)isanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400’s.AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatherdnameKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereat(yī)tractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide-awake”feelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulat(yī)ionnowstartsthedaywith.1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?A.Food2.“Some”in“Somestillexisttoday”means_________.C.someshops3.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“PotatoFamine”becauseD.thepotatoharvestwasbad4.Coffee(cuò)originallycamefrom_C.Ethiopia5.TheArabiclegendisusedtoprovethat__(dá)D.coffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs閱讀理解VCrimePreventionInitiat(yī)ivesThechancesthatyouwillbeavictimofviolentcrimearelow.Butyoucanavoidriskinthefollowingways.ATHOME·Youshouldmakesureyourhouseorflatissecure.Alwayslockthedoorfromtheinsideatnight,butyoumustkeepthekeynearby,sothat(yī)youcanuseittogetoutquicklyifthereisafire.·Youmustnevergivekeystoworkmenastheycaneasilymakecopies.·Ifyouwakeupandhearaburglar,stayquietlyinbed.Pretendyouareasleep.Ifyoufeelmoreconfident,switchonthelightandmakealotofnoise;evenifyouareonyourownyoushouldcalloutloudlytoanimaginarycompanion,sothattheburglarthinksyouarenotaloneandrunsaway.Youshouldhaveaphoneoramobileinyourbedroomtoalertthepoliceimmediately.·Ifyoucomehomeandthinkyouseesignsofabreak-in,youshouldn’tgoin,theburglarmaybeinside.Youshouldgotoaneighbourandcallthepolice.ONTHESTREETAtnight:·Alwayswalkfacingthetraffic,sothatacarcannotpullupbehindyou.·Youmustn’tgothroughparksorwoods.·Ifyouthinksomeoneisfollowingyou,crosstheroadoneortwotimes.Ifheorshecontinuestofollowyou,gotoapuborotherpublicplace.·Alwayscarryyourbagclosetoyou,butcarryyourhousekeysinyourpocketsothatyoucanopenthedoorquickly.Ifsomeoneattacksyou-rememberyoursafetyismoreimportantthanyourproperty.1.ThispassagemainlyfocusesonA(yù).howtoavoidthecrimesbothathomeandinthestreet2.Ifyouwanttoguarantee(cuò)youaresecureat(yī)home,youshouldB.neverleavethekeystoworkmensincetheycaneasilymakecopies3.Basedonthepassage,ifyounoticesomeonefollowingyou,it’sbetterforyoutoB.gotopublicplaces4.Whyshouldyouhaveatelephoneinthebedroom?C.Becauseit’sconvenientforustoreporttothepoliceincasethereisaburglary..5.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatwemightbevictimsif_.A.wecannotpartwiththemoneywhenbeingattacked閱讀理解VIAnExtraordinaryChangeofDirectionMollyWilsonhadbee(cuò)nadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the-worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory.“Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn’tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan?50,000forcharity.Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,what(yī)didIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”1.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary”meaninthetitle?B.veryunusualandsurprising2.Thesentence“…myhusbandthoughtIwasbored…”inPara.4meantthat(yī)myhusbandthoughtIfeltA.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathome3.Theword“section”inPara.4mosbablymeanshereC.partoftherouteofsail4.Whichofthefollowingisnearest(closest)inmeaningto“rough”inthesentence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough…”inPara.5?C.notsmoothbecauseofhugewaves5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______A.thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancer閱讀理解VIITherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.Atpresentthemarriagerat(yī)eintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.2.Duringthelasttenyears,A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUK3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrat(yī)eintheUKtendstoB.soar(急劇上升)4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstat(yī)ementsisNOTtrue?A.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.5.ThelastparagraphtellsusD.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynow閱讀理解VIIISomepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershavee(cuò)venformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theyclaimthatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownsectionofthecityandthereforelessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbee(cuò)ntryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstree(cuò)ts,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterButnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstree(cuò)tssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughand1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles_D.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby_B.somebikeriders3.“Bicyclelanes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans___C.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?D.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanes.5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_DSolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork第四部分

閱讀理解閱讀下列短文,從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)對的答案,并在答題紙上寫出所選的字母符號(hào)。Passage1Iwas15whenIwalkedintoMcCarleyBookstoreandbegantolookoverthetitlesofthebooksontheshelves.Themanbehindthecounter,theownerofthebookstore,askedmeifIwouldlikeajob.Ineededtostartsavingforcollege,soIsaidyes.Iworkedafterschoolandduringsummersforminimumwagesandthejobhelpedpayformyfreshmanyearofcollege.Iworkedatmanyotherjobsafterwards:Imadecoffeeinthestudentunionduringcollege.ImademapsfortheU.SOnedayawomanaskedmeforbooksoncancer.Shesee(cuò)medfearful.Ishowedhereverythingwehadandfoundotherbookswecouldorder.ShelefttheshoplessworriedandI’vealwaysrememberedtheprideIfeltinhavinghelpedher.Yearslater,asat(yī)elevisionreporter,Iheardaboutapoorchildwhowasbornwithhisfingersofthelefthandlinkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthecorrectivesurgery,andtheboylivedinshame,hidinghislefthandinhispocket.IpersuadedmybosstoletmedothestoryonTV.Aftermystorywasbroadcast,adoctorandanursecalled,offeringtoperformthesurgeryforfree.Ivisitedtheboyintherecoveryroomaftertheoperation.Thefirstthinghedidwasholduphisrepairedhandandsay,“Thankyou.”Iwasoverjoyedandfilledwithastrongsenseofreward.AtMcCarleyBookstore,IalwaysfeltIwasworkingforthecustomers,notjustforthestore.Todayit’sthesame.NBCnewspaysmethesalary.ButIfeelthatIworkfortheviewers,helpingthemmakesenseoftheworld.MyworkingexperienceinMcCarleyBookstorehelpedmefindagoodsenseoftheworld,andmostimportantly,ithelpedmefindagoodsenseofmyself.1.HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarleyBookstore?A.

Hehappenedtowalkintotheshopandgotitbychance.2.Accordingtotheauthor,sellingbookswasoneofthemostsatisfyingjobexperiences,because________(dá)__(dá)__.B.

ithelpedhimunderstandtheworldandhimself3.Afterhehelpedthefearfulladylookingforbooksoncancer,theauthorwasD.

proudofhimself4.TheauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboybyB.

persuadinghisbosstolethimdothestoryonTV5.ThemainreasonthattheauthorthinkshispresentjobisthesameastheoneinthebookstoreisC.

ithelpspeoplemakesenseoftheworldPassage2PaperwasinventedbytheChineseinthefirstcenturyAD.PaperwasnotmadeinsouthernEuropeuntilabouttheyear1100.Scandinavia-whichnowmakesagreatdealoftheworld’spaper-didnotbegintomakeituntil1500.Mostpaperismadefromwood.Paper-makingisanimportantBritishindustryandpaperfromBritainissoldtomanycountriessuchasAustraliaandSouthAfrica.SomeofthewoodusedintheBritishpapermakingindustrycomesfromtree(cuò)sgrowninBritain,butwoodisalsoboughtfromothercountriessuchasNorway.Onetreeisneededforeveryfourhundredcopiesofafortynewspaper.IfhalftheadultsinBritainbuyonedailypaper,thisusesupoverathousandtreesaday.Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdownfasterthantheyarebeingplanted,sotheremaybeaseriousneedforpaperatthebeginningofnextcentury.Whenwethinkofpaper,wethinkofnewspaper,books,lettersandwritingpaper.Buttherearemanyotheruses.Onlyhalfofpaperisusedforbooksandnewspaper,etc.Paperisverygoodforkeepingyouwarm.Eachyear,moreandmorethingsaremadeofpaper.Nowwehearthatchairs,tables,andevenbedscanbemadeofpaper.Butthelatestinpapermakingseemstobepaperhouses.1.Wherewaspaperinvented?A.InChina.

2.ScandinaviabegantomakepaperC.in1500

3.Everyfourhundredcopiesofaforty-pagenewspaperwillneed

B.onetree4.Allovertheworld,tree(cuò)sarebeingcutdown____(dá)____(dá)___(dá)_thantheyarebeingplanted.

D.faster5.ThelatestthingsmadeofpaperareD.housesPassage3Weoftenusegesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthegesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.Itistruethat(yī)asmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.InChineseandinEnglishliterat(yī)ure,aphraselike‘hewentpaleandbegantotremble’suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,‘heopenedhiseyeswide’isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese,surprisecanbedescribedinaphraselike‘theystretchedouttheirtongues!’“Stretchingoutyourtongue”inEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferintheirabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenat(yī)recognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?D.

Itisdifficulttotellwhatpeople’gesturesreallymeansometimes.2.People’sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodindifferentculturesbecauseD.

peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeaningsaboutsomefacialexpressions3.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat(yī)A

gesturescanbeusedtoexpressfeelings4.Inthesameculture,peopleD.

mayhavedifferentabilitiestounderstandandexpressfeelings5.ThebesttitleforthispassagecanbeC

GesturesandFeelings

Passage4Afunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomat(yī)ic,thee(cuò)motionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasat(yī)thestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardat(yī)thepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositat(yī)thebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeelA.

unhappy2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeansD.bothAandB.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogs3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the____(dá)___(dá)__(dá)__(dá)weare.C.moredisconnected4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?D.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicat(yī)iontechnology,accordingtotheauthor?B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.Passage5Whowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternat(yī)ionalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2023gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2023inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthat(yī)tennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts__(dá)____(dá)______beforethegamesarereallyheld.D.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthe______(dá)_bidders

forthe2023games.B.five

3.TheWorldCup2023washeldinD.AandBA.Japan

B.SouthKorea

4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?

D.AlloftheaboveA.Thee(cuò)xtensionoftheunderground.

B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.Thebuildingofnewmotorways

5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?D.Alloftheabove.A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.Passage6Wewalkedinsoquietlythatthenurseatthedeskdidn’tevenlifthereyesfromthebook.MumpointedatabigchairbythedoorandIknewshewantedmetositdown.WhileIwat(yī)ched,mouthopeninsurprise,Mumtookoffherhatandcoat(yī)andgavethemtometohold.Shewalkedquietlytothesmallroombytheliftandtookoutawetmop.Shepushedthemoppastthedeskandasthenurselookedup,Mumnoddedandsaid,“Verydirtyfloors.”

“Yes.I’mgladthey’vefinallydecidedtocleanthem,”thenurseanswered.ShelookedatMumstrangelyandsaid,“Butaren’tyouworkinglate?”

Mumjustpushedharder,eachswipeofthemoptakingherfartherandfartherdownthehall.Iwatcheduntilshewasoutofsightandthenursehadturnedbacktowritinginthebigbook.

AfteralongtimeMumcameback.Hereyeswereshining.Shequicklyputthemopbackandtookmyhand.Asweturnedtogooutofthedoor,Mumnoddedpolitelytothenurseandsaid,“Thankyou.”

Outside,Mumtoldme,“Kateis

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