【2015年小抄版】電大大學(xué)英語閱讀理解b

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1、IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsfor

thousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsand

thousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.

However,theworld'sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetrees

becauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeany

forestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?

Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotof

placesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrain

veryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswill

bedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.

(l)^Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、We'llhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsomepeople'sview.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

2、Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeonandpartofittakenout.

Today,however,weneedn*tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoa

kindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairly

new.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveoperationfeltallitspain.

Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Soonafter

1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled''laughinggas”.Laughinggasbecame

knowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheirtime

laughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhenthey

wereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.

Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWelPsteeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.

Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.The

mancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.

Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsnever

forgotthisterribleevent.

(1)、Itisnotlongsinceamanfeltallthepainwhilebeingoperated.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,hecouldfeelnothing.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)>Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopleseemedtofeelpainduringtheoperation.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,hestillfeltpain.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)>Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggaswoulddie.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

3、Inchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcan

havefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.They

willbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.How

doIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualitiesofcharacter,especially

understanding,honestyandreliability(可靠).

Agoodfriend,aboveallelse,triestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquickto

judge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splace,andhetriesto

thinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.

Atthesametime,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaultsinothers.Henoticestheir

goodpoints.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptme.

Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependonagoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehe

willmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavor,hewill

dohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.

WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundafriend!

⑴、Thewriterthinksthatoneoftheimportantqualitiesinchoosingafriendisunderstanding.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends,youwillbelucky.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Goodfriendsneedtounderstandeachother'sfeelings.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Thispassageismainlydiscussingthequalitiesofafriend.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、ThemeaningofthephraseMafairweatherfriend"underlinedinthe1stparagraphisafriendwho

sharesdifficultieswithyou.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

4、ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingtosellit

becauseitishaunted(鬧鬼的).Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecausehehearda

strangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedby

chairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewent

tobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhich

theghost(鬼)musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthave

comeinforafreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptit

evenifhegivesitaway.

(l)^Mr.Jameswastheownerofthepublichouse.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Mr.Jameshadnotturnedoffthelightsthatnight.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Mr.Jamesbuiltthehouse.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Mr.Jamesfoundsixtyemptybottles.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、ThewriterofthepassagebelievesMr.James'story.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

5、Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,AlbertHallwasforcedtomoveto

anewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecould

notaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.

ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontof

hisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhis

pocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsandreceived

anotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo1'.Heneverfoundoutthe

dog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonandit

wasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesof

chocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhisduty.Bingogotvery

angryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadtobribehimto

getintohisownhouse!HespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagestokeepBingosuppliedwith

thatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.

⑴、Albertlivedthereformanyyears.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)、Albertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Albertandthedogbecamefriendsayearago.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、ThedogvisitedAlberteverydaybecauseitwantedthechocolate.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Albert"hadtobribehim"meanshehadtotakecareofhim.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

6、Doyoustillgetfreeplasticbagsfromthesupermarkets?Thingshavechanged.

Chinahasbannedfreeplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarkets,andpeoplehavetopayforusing

plasticbags.TherulestartedonJune1.Itcamebecauseourcountrytriedtomakelitterless.Making

super-thinplasticbagshasalsobeenbanned.

TheChineseonceusedabout3,000,000,000plasticshoppingbagsaday,andtheyhavecaused

pollutionoftheenvironment.Thebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollutionbecausethey

arenoteasytobreakandpeoplethrowthemawayhereandthere.SotheChinesepeopleare

encouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.

Whatkindofshoppingbagisthebesttobring?SomestudentsinChongqinghaveagoodidea.

Theymaketheirownshoppingbags.Theyuseoldclothestomakeclothbags,andsendthemtotheir

parentsaspresents.Theyalsoasktheirparentsandfriendstouseclothbagsinsteadofplasticones.

Theythinkitistheirdutytoprotecttheenvironment.

⑴、PeopleinChinahavetopayforusingplasticbagsatshopsandsupermarketsnow.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、Chinamadethisrulebecauseplasticbagswerebadfortheenvironment.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)^TheChinesepeopleareencouragedtobringtheirownbagsforshopping.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、SomestudentsinChongqingbuyclothbagsfortheirparents.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Themainideaofthearticleisthebagshavebecomeamaincauseofplasticpollution.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

7、MyAuntEdithwasawidowof50,workingasasecretary,whendoctorsdiscoveredwhatwas

thenthoughttobeaveryseriousheartdisease.

AuntEdithdidn'tacceptdefeateasily.Shebeganstudyingmedicalreportsinthelibraryandfound

anarticleinamagazineaboutawell-knownheartsurgeon,Dr.MichaelDeBakey,ofHouston,Texas.

Hehadsavedthelifeofsomeonewiththesamedisease.Thearticlesaidhisfeeswereveryhigh;Aunt

Edithcouldn'tpossiblypaythem.Butcouldhetellherofsomeonewhosefeesshecouldpay?

SoAuntEdithwrotetohim.Shesimplylistedherreasonsforwantingtolive:herthreechildren,

whowouldbeontheirowninthreeorfourmoreyears;herlittle-girldreamoftravelingandseeingthe

world.Therewasn'tawordofself-pity-onlywarmthandhumorandthejoyofliving.Shemailedthe

letter,notreallyexpectingananswer.

Afewdayslater,mydoorbellrang.AuntEdithdidn'twaittocomein;shestoodinthehalland

readaloud:

Yourbeautifullettermovedmeverydeeply.IfyoucancometoHouston,therewillbe

nochargeforeitherthehospitalortheoperation.

Signed:MichaelDeBakey

(1)、AuntEdithstoppedworkingasasecretarywhensheknewshehadaveryseriousheartdisease.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑵、FromthestorywecanseeAuntEdithaccepteddefeateasily.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、InAuntEdith'slettertothedoctor,sheshowedshewaswarm,humorousandenjoyingliving.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、WhenAuntEdithmailedherletter,shedidn'texpectthedoctorwouldgiveherareply.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)>MichaelDeBakeymainlytoldAuntEdithintheletterthatherdiseasewassoseriousthathe

couldn'tcureher.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

8、In1933anunknownAmericancalledClarenceNashwenttoseethefilmmakerWaltDisney.

HehadanunusualvoiceandhewantedtoworkinDisney'scartoon(動(dòng)畫片)filmforchildren.When

WaltDisneyheardNash'svoice,hesaid,"Stop!That'sourduck!"

Theduckwasthenow-famousDonaldDuck,whofirstappearedin1934inthefilmTheWise

LittleHen.Donaldlivedinanoldhouseboatandworehissailorjacketandhat.Laterthatyearhe

becameastarafteraneight-minuteMickeyMousefilm.Thecinemaaudiencelikedhimbecausehe

waslazyandgreedy,andbecausehelosthistemperveryquickly.Andtheylovedhisvoicewhenhe

becameangrywithMickey'seightnephews.SoonDonaldwasmorepopularthanMickeyMouse

himself,probablybecausehewasn'tagoody-goodylikeMickey.

Inthe1930s,40sand50sDonaldandhisfriendsMickey,GoofyandPlutomadehundredsof

Disneycartoons.HealsomadeeducationalfilmsabouttheplaceoftheUSAintheworldandsafetyin

thehome.Thenin1966DonaldDuckandhisvoicedisappeared-therewerenomorenewcartoons.

ClarenceNashdiedinFebruary,1985.Buttoday'schildrencanstillseetheoldcartoonsontelevision

andhearthatfamousvoice.

(l)^WaltDisneymadeDonaldDuckfilm.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、ThefirstDonaldDuckfilmwasmadein1934.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、ClarenceNashwasafilm-maker.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Theunderlinedword"audience"inthesecondparagraphmeansreaders.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)>Theunderlinedword"goody-goody"inthesecondparagraphmeansapersonwholikestoappear

tobefaultlessinbehavior.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

9、PeopleoftensaythattheEnglishman'shomeishiscastle.Theymeanthatthehomeisvery

importantandpersonal.MostpeopleinBritainliveinhousesratherthanflats,andmanypeopleown

theirhomes.Thismeansthattheycanmakethempersonal,andchangetheminanywaytheylike.

Mosthouseshaveagarden,evenifitisasmallone,andthegardenisusuallyloved.Thehouseand

thegardenaretheprivatespaceofaperson.Inacrowdedcityapersonknowsthatheorshehasa

privatespacewhichisonlyforhimselforherselfandforinvitedfriends.

Peopleusuallyliketomarktheirspace.Ifyouareonthebeachyoumayhavespreadyourtowels

aroundyou;intherainyoumayhaveputyourcoatorsmallbagontheseatbesideyou;inalibrary

youmayspreadyourbooksaroundyou.

OnceIwastravelingonatraintoLondon.1wasonasectionforfourpeopleandtherewasa

tablebetweenus.Themanoppositetomehadhisbriefcaseonthetable.Therewasnospaceonmy

sideofthetableatall.Iwasunhappy.Ithoughthethoughtthatheownedthewholetable.Ihadbeen

readingabookaboutnonverbal(非語言的)communicationsoItookvariouspapersoutofmybag

andputthemonhiscase!When1didthishesuddenlybecameangryandhiseyesnearlypoppedout

(突出)ofhishead.Ihadtakenuphisspace!AfewminuteslaterItookmypapersoffinordertoread

them.Heimmediatelymovedhiscasetohissideofthetable.

⑴、ThehomemattersgreatlytoEnglishmen.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、TheBritishcanownprivatespacelikethehouseandthegarden.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)^AccordingtoParagraph2,ifyouspreadyourbooksaroundyouinalibrary,itmeansyouwant

totellothersthespacebelongstoyou.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Themanoppositetothewritershowedthatheownedthewholetablebyreadingabook.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)>Thewritertriedtogetbackhisspacebymovingthecaseoffthetable.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

10^Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon(夕卜科醫(yī)生)andpartof

ittakenout.Today,however,weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingofpainduringtheoperation.Thesick

personfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappy

conditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveanoperationfeltallhis

pain.

Longago,operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesick

manhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelall

thepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthose

whowatched.

Soonafter1770,JosephPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled"laughinggas”.Laughing

gasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspent

theirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpain

whentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendto

helphim.

Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWelfsteeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.

Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.The

mancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.

Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsneverforgot

thisterribleevent.

⑴、Itisafewmoreyearssinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)、Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,hecouldfeelallthepain.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)>Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemtofeelpain.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,hestillfeltpain.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggaswouldlaughallthetime.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

11、Thetotalareaoflandonearthisabout149millionsquarekilometers,orabout29percentof

thetotalareaoftheearth.

Theaverageheightofthelandisabout750metresabovethesealevel.TheEurasian(歐亞大陸

的)landmassisthelargestwithanareaof54,527,600squarekilometers.Thesmallestcontinentis

theAustralianmainland,withanareaofabout7,614,600squarekilometers,whichtogetherwith

Tasmania,NewZealand,NewGuineaandthePacificIslands,isdescribedasOceania.Thetotalarea

ofOceaniaisabout8,935,500squarekilometres,includingWiestIranwhichispoliticalinAsia.

Theworld'slargestpeninsula(半島)isArabia,withanareaofabout3,327,500squarekilometres.

ThelargestislandintheworldisGreenland,withanareaofabout2,175,600squarekilometres.

ThelargestislandsurroundedbyfreshwateristheIlhadeMarajo(4,022squarekilometres)inthe

mouthoftheAmazonRiver,Brazil.ThelargestislandinalakeisManitoulinIsland(2,766square

kilometres)intheCanadiansectionofLakeHuron.Thisislanditselfhasonitalakeof106square

kilometrescalledManitouLake,inwhichthereareseveralislands.

⑴、Thetotalareaoftheworldisabout211millionsquarekilometers.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)、TheareaofTasmania,NewZealand,NewGuineaandthePacificIslandsaddsuptoabout

1,320,900squarekilometres.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)>OceaniaismadeupofAustralia,NewGuineaandthePacificIslands.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、AsmentionedinthepassagethereareseveralislandsinManitouLake.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑸、Thelargestislandsurroundedbyfreshwaterisinariver.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

12、Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthy,happyandhelp

themtolivelonger.

Sportschangewiththeseason.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.

Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorses

orcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsports,too.

Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.Football,forexample,has

spreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmany

rivers.

Somesportsorgamesgobacktothousandsofyearsago,likerunningorjumping.Chineseboxing,

forexample,hasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisa

hundredyearsoldyet.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.

Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother,butafteragamethey

oftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.Onelearnstofighthardbutfight

fair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace.

⑴、Accordingtothispassageweknowthatpeoplebegantoplayaboutonehundredyearsago.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(2)、Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethatbasketballwasinventedinAmerica.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑶、Peopleallovertheworldenjoysportsbecausesportsareinteresting.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Fromthispassagewecanseethataccordingtotheauthorsportsandgamesaresignificanttoour

lifeinmanyrespects.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(5)、Thewriter'sattitudetowardssportsispositive.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

13、ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungry,buttherewasnotanymeatinthehouse.Mrs.

Smithtookapieceofpaper,andwrotethefollowingwordsonit:"Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.

"Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:"Takethistothebutcherandhe'sgoingtogive

youyourlunchtoday/*Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouth,thedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethe

papertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefully,recognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwriting

andsoondiditashewasaskedto.Thedogwasveryhappy,andatethemeatupatonce.Atnoon,the

dogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit,hegaveithalf

apoundofmeatoncemore.Thenextday,thedogcameagainexactlyatnoonstillwithapieceof

paperinthemouth.Thistime,thebutcherdidnottakealookatpaper,andgavethedogitsmeat,for

hehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers.But,thedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthe

samethinghappenedonceagain,lbthebutcher'smoresurprise,itcameforthethirdtimeatsix

o'clock,andbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.Hesaidtohimself,

"Thisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?”Lookingatthepiece

ofpaper,hefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!

(1)、Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquitekindly.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、ThedogseemedtoknowthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveitmightdomuchharm.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑶、Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedogbeforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywritten

byMrs.Smith.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Thedogalwayswenttothebutcher'swithapieceofpaper,becauseitfoundthatthepaperonly

withMrs.Smith'swordscouldbringitmeat.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Attheendofthestory,you'llfindthatthebutcherfoundhimselfcheatedbythecleveranimal.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

14、InSydneythereisaspeciallong-distancerunningracecalledtheCitytoSurf.Theracetakes

placeonthesecondSundayinAugusteveryyear.Morethan23,000peoplerunintherace.

Theraceis14kilometerslong.Itstartsinthecenterofthecityandfinishesatasurfbeachcalled

Bondi.Thatiswhyit*scalledtheCitytoSurf.

AllkindsofpeoplerunintheCitytoSurf.Somepeopletaketheirsmallchildreninstrollers.

Otherpeopletaketheirdogsonthelead.

Blindpeopleinwheelchairsalsotakepartintherace.Oldpeopletakepartintheracetoo.In

1981theoldestrunnerwasan81-year-oldmanandhissisterLinda,76wasthelastrunnertofinish.

Attheendoftheraceanofficialwritesdowntherunner'snamesandrunningtimes.The

newspaperprintsthenamesandrunningtimesofthecompetitorsafewdayslater.

In1981thefirstrunnertookjust40minutestoruntherace.Thelastrunnertooktwoandahalf

hours.

Thefirstmanandthefirstwomantocrossthefinishinglineeachreceivedatrophyandafreetrip

toSanFranciscointheUnitedStates.Theretheyraninanotherlong-distancerace.

⑴、Anannuallong-distancerunningraceinSydneyis"TheCitytoSurf.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

⑵、TheracestartsincenterSydneyandfinishesatBondi.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(3)、Theraceisheldinwinter.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(4)、Localcitizenstakepartintherace.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Old-agedrunnersareespeciallyencouragedtojointherace.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

15>RamonwasveryproudofhisdogBlackie.Wheneverhegotachance,hewouldaskhisdog

toamusehisfriendswithsometricks.

OnedayRamonwenttovisithisfriendFrankwhowassickathomewithabadcold.HHoware

youfeeling?"askedRamon.MWorsethanyesterday,*'repliedFrank."Ihaveaterriblecough,and

there'snotadropofmedicineinthehouse."

"Cheerup,Frank.I'llsendBlackietothelocaldrugstoreforsomecoughsyrup(糖漿).He'llbe

backinaminute,beforeyouknowit."Ramonputafive-dollarbillinBlackie'smouthandthedogran

downthestreet."Andkeepthechange/1Ramonshoutedafterhim.

“Oh,Ramon,don'tbesilly.Youknowthatdogwon'tbebackwithanymedicine."HOhyes,he

will,“repliedRamon.Halfanhourlater,however,Blackiehadnotreturned.Ramonwasfeeling

embarrassed,andfeltangryathisfriend'slittlesmile.

“Somethinghashappenedtohim,Tmsure,1'saidRamon.*'Heobeysmeasarule.1'Justthen

FranksawBlackieatadistance.Hehurriedtoopenthedoorandlethimin.Frankwasshockedtosee

abottleofmedicineinthedog'smouth.

MGoodboy,*'saidRamon,"butwhattookyousolong?"Blackieranovertothewindow,barking

andwagging(擺動(dòng))histail.Ramonglancedoutandsawaboneoutside.

(l)^Frank'scoldhadworsenedandhehadnomedicineathome.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)^Ramoncalledforadoctor.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)、RamonfeltembarrassedwhenBlackiewaslate.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Blackiebarkedattheboneoutsidethewindowbecausehewantedtohaveit.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(5)NThestorymainlyimpliesdogsareafteralldogs,howeverclevertheyare.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

16>Weatherhasagreatinfluenceonpeople.Itinfluencespeople'shealth,intelligence(智力)and

feelings.

InAugust,itisveryhotinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Peopletherehaveheartdisease

(疾病)andotherkindofhealthproblemsduringthemonth.IntheNortheastandMiddleWest,itis

veryhotatsometimesandverycoldatothertimes.Peopleintheseplacesmayhaveheartdisease

aftertheweatherchangesinFebruaryorMarch.

Theweathercanalsoinfluenceintelligence.Forexample,ina1982studybyscientists,theIQ

scoresofagroupofstudentswereveryhighduringastorm,butafterthestormtheirIQscoreswere

lowerthanusuallevel.Sostormscanincreaseintelligence.However,veryhotweathercanlowerit.

StudentsintheUnitedSlatesoftendobadlyonexamsinthehotmonthsoftheyear.

Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople'sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthin

people.Theyusuallyfeelcoldduringthesemonthsandtheymayfeelunhappyduringcoldweather.In

hotsummerweather,ontheotherhand,fatpeoplemayfeelunhappy.Thesummerheatmaymake

themtiredandtheyareeasytogetangry.

Areyoufeelingsick,sad,tiredorveryintelligenttoday?Theweathermaybethecause.

⑴、Ifthinpeoplefeelunhappy,theweathermaybeverycold.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(2)、StudentsintheU.S.usuallydobadlyonexamsinDecember.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

(3)>PeopleintheNortheastofAmericausuallyhaveheartdiseaseinMarch.

A：T

B：F

答案：A

(4)、Stormscanincreasestudent'sIQ.Thisdiscoverywasmadeby1982students.

A：T

B：F

答案：B

⑸、Thebesttitleforthispassageis''WeatherandHealth."

A：T

B：F

答案：A

17>Computerscaninjureyou.Mostotherinjurieshappensuddenly.Forexample,ifyoufalloff

abikeandbreakyourarms,ithappensveryquickly.Butcomputerinjurieshappenslowly.

Youprobablyknowhowtorideabikesafely.Nowlearntouseacomputersafely.

Youreyes

Toomuchlightcaninjureyoureyes,soneversittooclosetoacomputerscreen.Youreyes

shouldbeatleast50cmfromthescreen.Remembertolookawayfromitsometimes.Thisgivesyour

eyesarest.

Whenyouuseacomputer,thewindowshouldbeonyourleftoryourright.Ifitisbehindyou,

thelightwillreflecton（反射）thescre