英語閱讀訓(xùn)練(含答案)

經(jīng)典word整理文檔，僅參考，雙擊此處可刪除頁眉頁腳。本資料屬于網(wǎng)絡(luò)整理，如有侵權(quán)，請(qǐng)聯(lián)系刪除，謝謝！英語閱讀專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練閱讀訓(xùn)練（1）TheBritishNationalHealthService(NHS)wassetupin1948andwasdesignedtoprovideequalbasichealthcare,freeofcharge,foreverybodyinthecountry.Beforethistimehealthcarehadtobepaidforbyindividuals.NowadayscentralgovernmentisdirectlyresponsiblefortheNHSalthoughitisadministeredbylocalhealthauthorities.About83percentofthecostofthehealthserviceispaidforbygeneraltaxationandtherestismetfromtheNationalInsurancecontributionspaidbythoseinwork.Therearechargesforprescriptionanddentalcarebutmanypeople,suchaschildren,pregnantwomen,pensioners,andthoseonIncomeSupport,areexemptfrompayment.Mostpeopleareregisteredwithalocaldoctor(aGP,orGeneralPractitioner)whoisincreasinglylikelytobepartofahealthcentrewhichservesthecommunity.AsthepopulationofBritaingetsolder,thehospitalservicenowtreatsmorepatientsthanbefore,althoughpatientsspendlesstimeinhospital.NHShospitals—manyofwhichwerebuiltinthenineteenthcentury—providenearlyhalfamillionbedsandhaveover480,000medicalstaff.TheNHSisthebiggestemployerinEuropealthoughBritainactuallyspendslessperpersononhealthcarethanmostofherEuropeanneighbours.Duringthe1980stherewasconsiderablerestructuringoftheHealthServicewithanincreasedemphasisonmanagerialefficiencyandtheprivatizationofsomeservices(forexample,cleaning).Attheendofthe1980sthegovernmentintroducedproposalsforfurtherreformoftheNHS,includingallowingsomehospitalstobeself-governing,andencouragingGPstocompeteforpatients.PatientswouldbeabletochooseandchangetheirfamilydoctormoreeasilyandGPswouldhavemorefinancialresponsibility.ThepoliticalquestionscontinueofhowmuchmoneyshouldbeprovidedtosupporttheNHSandwhereitshouldcomefrom.1.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.-1-A.theoriginalaimoftheNHSwastoprovideequalbasichealthcareforeverybodyB.peopledidn’thavetopayforhealthcaresincetheNHSwassetupC.patientswerechargedforreceivinghealthcarebefore1948D.theNHSwasanorganizationwhichgavefreeadvicetovillagers2.WhatdoweknowabouttheNHS?A.It’smanagedbythecentralgovernment.B.ItscostismainlypaidforbytheNationalInsurancecontributions.C.IthiresmorepeoplethananyotherunitinEurope.D.Fewerpatientsgotoitshospitalsthanbeforebecausetheyspendlessonhealthcare.3.AllthefollowingstatementsaboutGPsaretrueexceptthatthey______.A.takecareofthelocalpeople’shealthB.oftentakepartincompetitionstoseewhoisthebestC.workunderhighpressurenowadaysD.havemoreresponsibilitiesthanbefore4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exempt”probablymean?A.sufferingD.freeB.differentC.prevented5.ThebiggestproblemfortheNHSis______.A.manyhospitalsaretoooldtobeusedB.someservicesareinthechargeofindividualsC.moreandmorepatientsgotoGPsfortreatmentD.thereisnotenoughmoneyforfurtherreform閱讀訓(xùn)練（2）-2-PRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGERWANTEDAwell-knownprintingcompany,nowwellestablishedintheUKandintheFarEast,wishestosetupamanufacturingbaseinEurope.Anexperiencedmanager,responsibletotheProductionDirector,isrequiredtoassistinsettingupthedepartmentandwillthentakechargeoftheday-to-daywork.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillhavehadexperienceofmodernmethodsandmachinesespeciallyintheprinting,multicolourworkandfinishingprocesses,he/shewillhavehadatleastthreeyears’experienceincost-effectivemanagement.AgoodworkingknowledgeofEnglishisessential.Weofferexcellentpayandprospects,with4week’sholidayayearpluspublicholidays,acompanycar,andacompanypensionschemInterviewswillbearrangedinthenearestcitytoapplicant’shome.Write,withCV,tothePersonnelManager,Box32507,DailyNews,KemsworthStreet,Comston.UnitedKingdomSG18637AH.-3-AninternationallyrecognizedprintingcompanyisseekingtosetupamanufacturingplantinEurope.Weareappointinganassistant(maleorfemale)toourPrintProductionManager.Thejob-holderwillcarryoutdutiesinvolvingthebuyingofpaperandoffinishingequipment,willliaise(聯(lián)絡(luò))withthesupervisorsofthevariousproductionlines,andwillassisttheProductionManager.Atleastthreeyears’experienceononeormorelinesaswellassupervisoryexperienceisneeded.AworkingknowledgeofEnglishisrequiredtocommunicatewithcolleaguesintheUK.Weofferexcellentpay,prospects,holidays,pensionscheme,sickpay,etc.WritetotheManager,Box3526.BroadStreet,Northby,MillshireBK57PX.6.Boththeprintingcompanies______.A.arewell-knownallovertheworldB.requireatleastthreeyears’experienceC.offerexcellentpayandsickpayD.prefertohireamanmanager7.Accordingtothefirstadvertisement,theapplicantlivinginasmallvillagewill______.A.getintouchwiththePersonalManagerbytelephoneB.gettheresultonTVC.beinterviewedinacityD.writetoBox3526togetmoreinformation8.Wecaninferfromthetwoadvertisementsthat______.A.thecompanieswanttodobusinessinEuropeandFarEast.B.carsarenecessaryforthesuccessfulapplicants.C.thecompanieshaven’tgottelephonestosavemoney.-4-D.applicantsshouldwritetothecompanyfirst.閱讀訓(xùn)練（3）BEIJING,Nov.dollarhitanotherrecordlowagainsttheeuroonFriday,withtheEuropeancurrencyclimbingabove$1.32forthefirsttime.Thegreen-backfelltoitslowestinnearlyfiveyearsagainsttheyenthesameday.By1943EST,thedollarwastradingatUS$1.3265pereuro,comparedwithUS$1.3270inthinlateNewYorktrade.Itwasat102.55yen,littlechangedfromNewYorkaftertouching102.37,alevelnotseensinceMarch2000,inLondon.JapaneseFinanceMinisterSadakazuTanigakirepeatedhiswarningagainstdollarweakness,threateningtotakeactionagainstsuddenmoves,butmarketparticipantssaidsuchverbalintervention(口頭干涉)hadlonglostitsclout.TraderswereexpectingmarketliquiditytoremainthinonFridaybecauseoftheextendedU.S.holiday.Insuchthintrading,manysaidafallinthedollarpast102yenandUS$1.33pereurowasarealpossibility.Referringtorecentcurrencymovementsas“brutal”,EuropeanCentralBankchiefJean-ClaudeTrichet,whoisthemostvocalEuropeanpolicymakerondollarweakness,isduetomakecommentsinRiodeJaneiro,alongwithECBcouncilmemberandSpanishcentralbankgovernorJaimeCaruana.Introducedin1999asthecommoncurrencyfor12Europeancountries,theeurodroppedagainstthedollarbuthasrisensome60percentsincehittinganall-timelowof82U.S.centsinOctober2000.9.Whatdoes“thegreen-back”refertointhefirstparagraph?A.U.S.dollarC.TheeuroB.AnotherrecordD.Europeancurrency10.HowdidSadakazuTanigakifeelaboutdollarweakness?-5-A.Excited11.Theunderlinedword“brutal”probablymeans______.A.crueltyB.helpC.criticismD.apology12.Accordingtosomepeople,itwaspossibleforthedollartotrade______.B.PuzzledC.worriedD.DisappointedA.at1.3265pereuroC.at1.3270pereuroB.at1.32pereuroD.at1.331pereuro閱讀訓(xùn)練（4）Ablackholeiscreatedwhenalargestarburnsout.Likeoursun,starsareunbelievablyhotfurnacesthatburntheirownmatterasfuel.Whenmostofthefuelisusedup,thestarbeginstodie.Thedeathofastarisnotaquietevent.Firstthereisahugeexplosion.Asitsouterlayerisblastedoffintospace,thedyingstarshinesasbrightlyasabillionsuns.Aftertheexplosiongravitypullsinwhat’sleftofthestar.Astheoutsideofthestarsinkstowardthecenter,thestargetssmallerandsmaller.Thematerialthestarismadeofbecomestightlypackedtogether.Astarissodensethatateaspoonofmatterfromitweighsbillionofpounds.Themorethestarshrinks,thestrongerthegravityinsideitbecomes.Soonthestarisverytiny,andthegravitypullingitinisunbelievablystrong.Infact,thegravityissostrongthatitevenpullslightintothestar!Sinceallthelightispulledin,nonecangoout.Thestarbecomesblackwhenthereisnolight.Thenablackholeisborn!That’swhatweknowaboutblackholes.Whatwedon’tknowisthis:Whathappensinsideablackholeafterthestarhasbeensqueezedintoatinyball?Doesitkeepgettingsmallerandsmallerforever?Suchapossibilityishardtoimagine.Butiftheblackholedoesn’tkeepshrinking,whathappenstoit?Somescientiststhinkblackholesarelikedoorwaystoanotherworld.Theysaythatasthestardisappearsfromouruniverse,itgoesintoanotheruniverse.In-6-otherwordsablackholeinouruniversecouldturnintoa“whitehole”inadifferentuniverse.Astheblackholeswallowslight,thewhiteholeshinesbrightly—somewhereelse.Butwhere?Adifferentplace,perhaps,oradifferenttime—manyyearsinthepastorfuture.Couldyoutravelthroughablackhole?Rightnow,no.Nothingweknowofcouldgointoablackholewithoutbeingcrushed.Sofarthetimebeing,blackholemustremainamystery.Blackholesareamystery—butthathasn’tstoppedscientistsfromdreamingaboutthem.Onescientistsuggestedthatinthefuturewemightmakeuseofthepowerofblackholes.TheywouldsupplyallofEarth’senergyneeds,withplentytospare.Anotherscientistwonderedifablackholecouldsomedaybeusedtoswallowearthlysortofhugewasteinthesky!13.Whenthestarbeginstodie______.A.thereisnofuelleftinitB.itsouterlayergoesintospacefirstC.ahugeexplosionwillhappenD.itdoesn’tgiveofflightanylonger14.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’thelpproduceablackhole?A.Thegravityinsidethestarisverystrong.B.Thelightcan’tgooutofthestar.C.ThestarbecomessmallerandsmallerD.Thedyingstarshinesverybrightly.15.Theblackhole______.A.continuesbecomingsmallerandsmallerallthetimeB.goesintoanotheruniverseandbecomesawhiteholeC.canpullineverythingweknowofintheworldD.willappearatanotherplaceatadifferenttime16.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ANewScientificDiscovery:BlackHolesB.HowDoBlackHolesComeIntoBeing?C.WhatAreBlackHoles?D.TravelThroughABlackHole-7-閱讀訓(xùn)練（5）Anti-birdflucontingency(意外事故)measures,includingaproposaltoseparatepoultryfromhumansandaseriesoftrafficandlogistics(后勤)measureswillbediscussedattheLegislativeCouncil'sFoodSafetyandEnvironmentalHygienePanelmeetingnextmonth.SecretaryforHealth,WelfareandFoodDrYorkChowsaysthecontingencyplanwouldcomeintoforceifanoutbreakoccurrednearHongKong.Speakingonaradiotalkshowthismorning,DrChowsaidtheseparationofpoultryfromhumanspolicy,whichwillbedeterminedafteradecisionwhethertosetupacentralslaughteringhouseorseveralregionalones,wouldbebasedonthedemandforlivechickens.Hepointedoutthatatpresenttherewere30,000livechickensimportedfromtheMainlandand30,000suppliedlocally.Ifthisdemandpersisted,therewouldbenocentralslaughteringhouseorwholesalepointthatcouldhandlesuchanamountandregionalslaughteringhousescouldbethechoice.Headdedthatbuildingofregionalslaughteringhousestooktime,butstressedtheneedtostudytheviewsofthepublicandthesectorbeforeafinaldecisionwasmade.Regardingavianfluvaccinationforhumans,DrChowsaiditwasstillbeingdeveloped.Headdedthatitmaynotbereliableinthecaseofanoutbreakasrecordsshowvaccinationcanonlyoffer5%protectionagainstavirus.HesaidHongKonghadmoreexperienceandexpertisethanneighbouringterritoriesinthefightagainstviraloutbreaks,andwaswillingtoofferthemhelp.Headdedtherewasno“boundary”forinfectiousdiseasesclosecooperationamongdifferentcountrieshadtobemaintainedtofightagainstapossibleoutbreak.17.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat______.-8-A.thegovernmentisplanningtotakestrongactiontofightagainstbirdfluB.anoutbreakwhichhappenednearHongKongmadepeopleveryfrightenedC.anti-birdflucontingencymeasureswillcomeintousenextmonthD.DrYorkChowwillorganizeameetingtodiscussthecontingencyplan18.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwaytofightagainstbirdfluisto______.A.separatepoultryfromhumansB.setupacentralslaughteringhouseC.setupseveralregionalslaughteringhousesD.getavianfluvaccination19.Whenthefinaldecisionwillbemademainlydependson______.A.thedemandforlivechickensB.theviewsofthepublicC.theadvicefromexpertsD.thetimewhenregionalslaughteringhouseswillbefinished20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisn’tDrYorkChow’sopinion?A.HongKongisbetteratdealingwithviraloutbreaksthanitsneighbours.B.Infectiousdiseasescouldhappeninanycountry.C.OtherterritoriesshouldaskHongKongforhelpbecauseithasmoreexperience.D.Cooperationisquitenecessarywhendangeriscoming.閱讀訓(xùn)練（5）Theprivateautomobile（私家車）haslongplayedanimportantroleintheUnitedStates.Infact,ithasbecomeanecessaryandimportantpartoftheAmericanwayoflife.In1986,sixty-ninepercentofAmericanfamiliesownedatleastonecar,andthirty-eightpercenthadmorethanone.Bygivingworkersrapidtransportation,theautomobilehasfreedthemfromhavingtoliveneartheirplaceofwork.Thishasencouragedthegrowthofthecities,butithasalsoledtotrafficproblems.Forfarmfamiliestheautomobileisveryhelpful.Ithasmadeitpossibleforthemtotraveltotownveryoftenforbusinessandforpleasure,andalso-9-totransporttheirchildrentodistantschools.Familylifehasbeenaffected（影響）invariousways,Thecarhelpstokeepfamiliestogetherwhenitisusedforpicnics,outings,andothersharedexperiences.However,whenteenagechildrenhavetheuseofthecar,theirparentscan'tkeepaneyeonthem.Thereisagreatdangerifthedriverhasbeendrinkingalcoholortakingdrugs,orshowingoffbyspeedingorbreakingdowntrafficlaws.Mothersofvictims（受害者）ofsuchaccidentshaveformedanorganizationcalledMADD（MothersAgainstDrunkDriving）.Thesewomenwanttopreventfurthertragedies（悲?。?Theyhaveworkedtoencouragethegovernmenttolimittheyoungestdrinkingage,Studentshaveformedasimilarorganization,SADD（StudentsAgainstDrunkandarespreadingthesamemessageamongtheirfriends.FormanyAmericanstheautomobileisanecessity.Butforsome,itisalsoamarkofsocialpositionandforyoungpeople,asignofbecominganadult.Altogether,carsmeanverymuchtoAmericans.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Carshaveencouragedthegrowthofthecities.B.Carscanbringfamiliestogetherwhentheygoforpicnics.C.Carshaveenabledpeopletolivefarfromtheirplaceofwork.D.Carshelpcityfamiliestotransporttheirchildrentofarawayschools.22.Whathasbeendonetodealwiththeproblemofdrunkdriving?A.Patentshavepaidmoreattentiontotheirchildren.B.Someorganizationshavebeensetupagainstdrunkdriving.C.Mothershavetriedtopersuadetheirchildrennottodrinkalcohol.D.Universitystudentshaveaskedthegovernmenttosolvetheproblem.23.Wecaninferfromthetextthat____________inAmerica.A.itwillbemoredifficultforpeopletogetnewcarsB.parentswillnotallowtheirchildrentohavetheirowncarsC.thegovernmentwillencouragepeopletousepublictransportationD.carswillstillbepopularthoughtheyhavecausedmanyproblems-10-閱讀訓(xùn)練（6）PrincetonUniversityLocationTheUniversityisinPrinceton,NewJersey.Itisanhour'strainridesouthofNewYorkCityandanhour'strainridenorthofPhiladelphia.StudentsThereare4,600undergraduates（本科生）.Therearealso1,900graduatestudents,butPrincetonisunusualamonguniversitiesinhavingastudentbodymadeuplargelyofundergraduates.FacultyPrincetonhasabout700full-timefacultymembersThereareanother300orsopart-timeandvisitingfaculty.AllfacultymembersatPrincetonareexpectedtoteachandresearch.DegreesPrincetonofferstwoundergraduatedegrees:theofarts（A.B.）degreeandthebachelorofscienceinengineering（B.S.E.）degree.AcademicYearAnacademicyearrunsfromSeptembertolateMayandlaststwotermsandAnormalcourseloadisfourorfivecoursesperterm,althoughmanystudentstakeextracourses.ResidencesPrincetonprovideshousingforallundergraduatestudents.Freshmenandsecond-yearstudentsarerequiredtospendtheirfirsttwoyearsinoneoffivecolleges.Eachcollegehasitsowndininghall,commonroomsandcomputercenters.FeesandExpenses（AcademicYear2004-2005）Tuition（學(xué)費(fèi)）:$29,910Roomandboard:$8,387Otherexpensestelephone,etc.）:$3,083Total:$41,380-11-24.HowmanykindsoffacultymembersarethereinPrincetonUniversity?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.25.InPrincetonUniversity,anundergraduatewillpayatleast________fortheAcademicYearA.$41,3802004-2005besidestuition.B.$52,850C.$11,470D.$8,38726.InwhatwayisPrincetonUniversitydifferentfromotherAmericanuniversitiesaccordingtothetext?A.Ithasfivecolleges.B.Itsstudentsaremainlyundergraduates.C.Itprovideshousingforallundergraduatestudents.D.AllthefacultymembersatPrincetonareexpectedtoteachandresearch.27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Princetonofferstwoundergraduatedegrees.B.AnacademicyearlastsaboutninemonthsinPrincetonUniversity.C.Undergraduatesshouldspendtheirfirsttwoyearsinoneoffivecolleges.D.It'saboutanhour'strainridefromPrincetonUniversitytothenorthofNewYorkCity.閱讀訓(xùn)練（7）Sometimes,somethingthatisconsideredtobenegativeturnsouttobeanadvantageonthejob.Thoughheisonlyl8yearsoldandblind,SuleymanGokyigitisamongthetopcomputertechniciansandprogrammersatInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.,alargesoftwarecompanywithseveralofficesacrosstheUnitedStates."AfterourcompanyunitedwithanotheronelastOctober,twodifferentcomputernetworksweredrivinguscrazy,"recallsDouglasBraun,theInteliDatapresident."Wecouldn'tevensendtoeachother.”InthreeweeksMrGokyigitcreatedthesoftwareneededtoconnectthetwonetworks."Noneofthe-12-company's350otheremployeescouldhavedonethejobinthreemonths,"saysMr.Braun."Suleymancan'see'intotheheartofthecomputer.”Mr.Gokyigfi'sgift,asMr.Brauncallsit,isanunusualabilitytoformanideaoftheinsideofamachine."ThecomputerpermitsmetoreachoutintotheworldanddoalmostanythingIwanttodo,"saysMr.GokyigitTheyoungprogrammerisathomewithhardwareaswell,thankspartlytoahighlydevelopedsenseoftouch.MitziNowakowski,anofficemanageratInteliData,remembershowheeasilydisconnectedandreconnectedtheircomputersystemsduringamovelastyear."Throughfeel,Suleymancanfindthepositionofconnectors,pinsandwiresmuchfasterthanmostotherpeoplewithsight,"hesays.Muchofthestudentprogrammer'sspeedcomesfromhisabilitynottobeinterruptedwhileatthecomputer.Whentyping,helistenscarefullytothesynthesizer（合成器）.Hislong,thinfingersflyoverthekeyboard."Nothingseemstoshakehisattention,"saysMrs.Nowakowski,hisboss.Mr.Gokyigitistheonlycompanyemployeewhoisavailable（可找到的）24hoursaday."Weconsiderhimourtopproblemsolver."saysMr.Braun.28.AccordingtoMr.Braun,Suleyman________________A.canworkwondersoncomputerB.isthebesttechnicianintheworldC.hasdoneahardjobinthreemonthsD.hasunitedInteliDataTechnologiesCorp.withanothercomputercompany29.Theunderlinedpart"isathomewithhardware"{paragraph4）means_________A.isgoodatdealingwithcomputerhardwareB.isfondofcomputerhardwareC.workswithcomputerhardwareathomeD.feelscomfortablewhenworkingwithcomputerhardware30.Suleymanwasquickwhileatthecomputermostlybecauseof______-13-A.hisblindnessB.hisattentiononthesynthesizerD.hisabilitynottobeinterruptedC.hislong,thinfingers31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Computertechniciansaremorelikelytobegifted.B.One'sdisadvantagesmayprovetobeadvantages.C.Thedisabledcanalsoplayanimportantroleinsociety.D.Topcomputerscientistshaveunusualabilitiestoformideasofcomputers.閱讀訓(xùn)練（8）Doyouwanttoliveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswillonedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthehumanlifespan.“Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality（永生）,”saidMichaelZey,aMontclairStateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture."Ithinkby2075wewillseeitandthat'saconservativeestimate（保守的估計(jì)）."AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology（納米技術(shù)）makeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast."ThereisagreatpushsothatpeoplecanlivefromI20to180years,"hesaid."Somehavesuggestedthatthereisnolimitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years."However,manyscientistswhospecializeinageingaredoubtfulaboutitandsaythehumanbodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandlessdisease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive."It-14-remainstobeseenifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?"saidLeonardPoon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCenter."Atpresentpeoplewhocouldgettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall."32.Bysaying"weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality",MichaelZeymeans_______A.theybelievethatthereisnolimitoflivingB.theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlonglivingC.theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforeverD.theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan33.DonaldLouria’sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat_______.A.peoplecanlivefrom120to180B.itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanliveC.thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120yearsD.itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture34.Theunderlined"it"（paragraph4）refersto________.A.agreatpushB.theideaoflivingbeyondthepresentlifespanC.theideaoflivingfrom200to300yearsD.theconservativeestimate35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.LivingLongerorNotB.Science,TechnologyandLongLivingD.HealthyLifestyleandLongLivingC.NoLimitforHumanLife閱讀訓(xùn)練（9）OneofBritain'sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatch-15-suspected（可疑的）policekillerDavidBieber--andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofuptorewardmoney.VickiBrown,30,playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,whohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryears,toldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber'sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding.Shesaid:"Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheywerethere.”ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecameoftheguestwhocheckedinat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear'sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisface.Shesaid:"Hedidn'tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyeVicki,theonlyemployeeonduty,calledherbossesMargaret,64,andhusbandStanMcKale,65,whophonedthepoliceat11pm.OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunston,Gateshead,atabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes."Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapolicemansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?'.Myheartmissedabeat."Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey."Irealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartofthehotel,soI-16-wenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman'sroom,butIcouldseethepassage.Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed36.Theunderlinedphrase"beinlinefor"（paragraph1）means__A.getB.bepaidC.askforD.own37.VickibecamesuspiciousofDavidBieberbecause__________.A.thepolicecalledherB.helookedverystrangeC.hecametothehotelwithlittleluggageD.hecametothehotelthedaybeforeNewYear'sEve38.Vicki’sheartmissedabeatbecause_________.A.thephonewentagainB.shewouldbefamousC.thepolicemenhadalreadyarrivedD.shesaw20policemeninthecarpark39.DavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin________.A.thepassageB.theman'sroomC.Vicki'sbedroomD.thetopfloorroom40.Thewholeeventprobablylastedabout_______hoursfromthemomentBiebercametothehoteltothearrivalofsomearmedofficers.A.6B.8C.11D.14閱讀訓(xùn)練（10）Testsmostelementaryandhigh-schoolstudentsintheUnitedStatesunfavorableinfluenceonscienceandmath-17-teaching，accordingtoanew＄1millionstudyperformedfortheNationalScienceFoundation．Andbecauseschoolswithhighminorityenrollments（入學(xué)）generallyplaceagreaterreliance（相信）onscoresfromthesetests，thestudytendstobe“agapininstructionalemphasesbetweenhighandlowminorityclassroomsthatdiffersfromournationalconcernforthequalityofeducation．”GeorgeandhiscolleaguesatBostonCollegeanalyzednotonlythesixmostwidelyusednationalstandardizedtests，butalsothetestsdesignedtofourmostcommonlyusedscienceandmathtextsinfourth-grade，eighth-grade，andhigh-schoolclassrooms．Thoughcurriculum（teachingprogram）expertsarguethatschoolsshouldplacegreateremphasisonproblemsolvingandreasoning，thenewstudyshowsthatthetestsfocusonlower-levelskills—primarilymechanicalmemorizationofroutineResearcherssurveyedmorethan2，200mathandscienceinstructors，interviewingindepthsome300teachersandadministrators．Especiallyinschoolswithhighminorityreportedfeelingpressuredtohelpstudentsperformwellonthesestatesjudgeschoolsandsomeschoolsdetermineteacherassignments（工作安排）basedonstudents'testscores．“Withsomuchworry，”Madaussays，“teachersfeelforcedtofocustheirinstructionondrillingwhatthetestswillmeasure—attheexpenseofthemorevaluable，higher-levelskills．”41．Theauthorofthisarticlestatesthat_____．A．thetestsdon'taffectteachinginmostelementaryandhighschoolsB．thescienceandmathteachingisinfluencedbythepresenttestsC．nostudyisperformedontestsfortheNationalScienceFoundationD．theUnitedStatesexertsastronginfluenceonscienceandmathteaching42．Itcanbeinferredthatinhighminorityclassrooms_____．A．thestudentscannotgethighscorefromthetestsB．scoresfromthetestsarenotimportant-18-C．instructionalemphasesareunfavourableD．teachingdoesn'tfocusonthequalityofeducation43．Accordingtothesecondparagraph，thestudyha