高中英語(yǔ)專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練閱讀理解

高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解

（1）

AShoePattern

Harryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchand

hopehecanbecomeafamousman.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.

Theycallhimatsixinthemorning,afterbreakfasthisfathertakeshimtoschoolinacarandin

theafternoon,assoonastheyoungmancomesback,thesupperisready.Ofcourse,henever

washeshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.

OnceHarry'sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.

Leaving,hetoldhiswifetotakegoodcareoftheirson.Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddid

allwhatherhusbanddidbefore.Andtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbed.

Nowtheyoungmangotintotrouble.Hecouldn'tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismother

toldhim.Evenhedidn'tknowwheretogetonthebus!

YesterdayHarry'smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairin

theshop.Buthedidn'tknowhowtochoose.Thewomanhadasigh（嘆息）andgavehimashoe

pattern（鞋樣）andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.It'sSaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn't

gotoschool.Withapoliceman'shelp,hefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.The

manbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoose.Whenhewastryingonapair,suddenlyhe

rememberedsomethingandtookthemoff.Themanwassurprisedandasked,"What'sthematter,

youngman?”

'Tmsorry,Tvelefttheshoepatternathome!"

1.alwaysdoessomehouseworkinthemorning.

A.Harry'sfatherB.Harry'smotherC.HarryD.Nobody

2.Harry'sparentsdoallinsteadofhimbecause.

A.he'stooyoungB.hehaspoorhealth

C.he'sbusywithhisstudiesD.theyhopehespendsalltimeonstudies

3.Thewomanhadtolookafterhersonbyherselfbecause.

A.herhusbandwasn'tathome

B.shewasstrongerthanherhusband

C.sheknewtheyoungmanwell

D.shewasfreerthanherhusband

4.WhenthemanwasinLondon,.

A.HarryhadtostayathomeB.Harrydidn'tfindthebusstop

C.HarryfellbehindinhisclassD.Harrywouldn'tgotoschool

5.Thewomantoldhersontobuyapairofshoesbecause.

A.shedidn'tknowwhatkindheneeded

B.shewasbusywiththehousework

C.somethingwaswrongwithher

D.shewantedhersontodosomethinghimself

6.Infact,.

A.Harrywantedhismothertobuyshoesforhim

B.Harrydidn'tbelievehimself

C.Harrywouldn'tlistentohismother

D.Harrywasstrongenoughtobuyshoesfbrhimself

(2)

Son'sHelp

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewas

anablewomananddidallthehousework.Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimandhe

neverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.Afewfriendsofhis

likedgambling(賭博)andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanything

exceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevision,watchesandsoon.

Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn'tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthepolice.Heandhis

friendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup(拘留所),

hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.

ItwasNewYear'sDay.Mr.Langdidn'tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogamble

again.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.He

toldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutside.Theywaitedfora

longtimeanddidn'tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopenedthedoor

andincameafewpolicemen.

“Isawthereweren'tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,“saidtheboy,“soIwenttothecrossing

andaskedsometocome.”

1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause.

A.hewasadriver

B.heworkedinafactory

C.hehadalotofworktodo

D.hehadworkedtherefbralongtime

2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause.

A.shecouldn'tfindanywork

B.shethoughtherhusbandwastired

C.herhusbandspentalltimeingambling

D.shewouldn'tstopherhusbandgambling

3.,sohewasputintolockup.

A.Mr.Langoftengambled

B.Mr.Langwaslatefbrwork

C.Mr.Langdidn'thelphiswifeathome

D.Mr.Langwasn'tpolitetothepolice

4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause.

A.hedidn'tloveheranylonger

B.hewouldn'tstopgambling

C.hehadbeenputintolockup

D.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory

5.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.

B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.

C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.

D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

(3)

VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRoseRestaurant,anditsownerdidnot

knowwhattodo.Thepricewasreasonableandthefoodwasofgoodquality,butnobodyseemed

towanttoeatthere.

Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantisalwaysfull

ofmenwiththeirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancameinwithalady,asmilingwaitergave

eachofthemamenu（菜單），Themenulookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasan

importantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaitergavetothemansuppliedthecorrectprice

foreachdishandeachbottleofwine,whilethemenuthathegavetotheladysuppliedamuch

higherprice!Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,thelady

thoughthewasmuchmoregenerous（慷慨）thanhereallywas.

1.Whydidn'tpeoplecometotheWhiteRoseRestauranttoeatatfirst?

A.Becausethepricewashigh.B.Becausethefoodwastoocheap.

C.Becausethefoodwasnotgood.D.Thepassagedidn'tmention.

2.Accordingtothepassagewecanconcludethatthepeoplewhoeatatthisrestaurantare

mostly.

A.pooroldpeopleB.richyoungpeople

C.menwiththeirgirlfriendsD.parentswiththeirchildren

3.Thedifferencebetweenthetwokindsofmenuliein.

A.thecolorB.theshapeC.thepriceD.thefood

4.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthatwhenmenwiththeirgirlfriendseatatthis

restaurant,thefoodwaspaid.

A.alwaysbytheladiesonlyB.alwaysbythemenonly

C.sometimesbytheladiesD.eitherbythemenorbytheladies

5.Accordingtothepassagewecanknowthat,generallyspeaking,.

A.menaremoregenerousthanwomen

B.womenaremoregenerousthanmen

C.menliketheirladyfriendstobegenerous

D.womenliketheirmenfriendstobegenerous

（4）

It*seighto'clockandthetimeforMorningNewHighlights（最精彩部分）.Onepersonwas

killedandtwowereinjuredinacaraccidentjustthirtyminutesago.Causeoftheaccidentisnot

yetfoundout.AgreatfiresweptthroughastorehousenexttotheFultonRiverearlythismorning,

causingabout$3,000,000indamage.Thefirewhichbrokeoutatabout2:30wasfinallyputoutat

5:30.ThatwastheMorningNewsHighlights,DanVernereporting.

1.Accordingtothepassagethecaraccidenthappenedat.

A.8:00B.7:30C.2:30D.8:30

2.Howmanypiecesofnewsarereportedintheshortpassage?

A.Two.B.Three.C.One.D.Four.

3.Theabovepassagemayprobablyappear.

A.inthenewspaperB.inamagazine

C.ontheradioD.onthetelephone

（5）

Thecomputerisausefulmachine.Itisthemostimportantinventioninmanyyears.The

oldestkindofcomputeristheabacus（算盤），usedinChinacenturiesago,butthefirstlarge,

modemcomputerwasbuiltin1946.Acomputerthencoulddomathsproblemsquitefast.

Todaycomputersareusedinmanywaysandcandomanykindsofwork.Inafewyearsthe

computermaytouchthelifeofeveryone,evenpeopleinfarawayvillages.

Inthelastfewyears,therehavebeengreatchangesincomputers.Theyaregettingsmaller

andsmaller,andcomputingfasterandfaster,Manyscientistsagreethatcomputerscannowdo

manythings,buttheycannotdoeverything.Whoknowswhatthecomputersoftomorrowwillbe

like?Willcomputersbringgoodthingsorbadthingstopeople?Thescientistsoftodaywillhave

todecidehowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

1.Thecomputerisamachine.

A.helpfulB.strangeC.largeD.dangerous

2.Thefirstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltaboutyearsago.

A.afewB.fortyC.sixtyD.eighty

3.Thecomputersoftodayarethanbefore.

A.biggerB.fewerC.smallerD.taller

4.Computerscando.

A.everythingB.anythingC.nothingD.lotsofthings

5.Thescientistsoftodayhowtousethecomputersoftomorrow.

A.maydecideB.mustdecideC.canmakeD.needn'tmake

（6）

Onceagroupof17-year-oldschoolboysdecidedtobreaktheworldbasketballmarathon

record（馬拉松記錄）.Theywantedtoplayforninetyhoursandthatistoaddsixhourstothe

record.Eachteamhadnineplayers,withfiveatatime.Theboysdecidedeachpersonwouldplay

21.5hoursandthenrestfor2hours.Thentheystartedat6o'clockintheevening.

Thefirstnightwasveryhardfortheplayers.Whenitwastheirturntorest,theyweretoo

excited（興奮的）tofallasleepatonce.

Aftersleepingforashorttime,theyhadtoplayagain.Onthesecondnight,theyfellasleep

assoonastheystopped.Someofthemhadtroublewiththeirfeetandhands,buttheonlyserious

problemwasapsychological（心理上的）one.Eachboywasthinking：whyamIdoingthis?How

canIplayanylonger?Afterthethirdnight,theplayersknewtheycouldfinishtheninetyhours.

Thebasketballonthefourthnightwasveryslow.Butinthefinalhours,theplayersgotbetter.For

thelastfewminutes,theplayerslookedasfreshaswhentheystarted.Howhappyeveryonewas!

1.Inthestory,therewereschoolboysplayingbasketballmarathon.

A.9B.14C.17D.18

2.Beforethisbasketballmarathon,theworldrecordwas.

A.84hoursB.86hoursC.90hoursD.96hours

3.Thefirstnightwashardfortheplayerstofallasleepbecause.

A.theyweretooexcitedB.theyonlysleptforashorttime

C.noonewatchedthemplayD.itwasverylong

4.”...theplayerslookedasfreshaswhentheystarted”here“fresh“means.

A.新鮮的B.興奮不已的

C.精神飽滿的D.傷痕累累的

5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiswrong?

A.Someoftheboyswerehurtwhentheyplayed.

B.Itwashardfortheplayerstofallasleepatnight.

C.Theboysstartedplayingat6o'clockintheevening.

D.Intheend,alltheboysfelthappy.

(7)

Everypeopleusesitsownspecialwordtoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someofthese

expressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularfbrjustashorttime.Onesuch

Americanexpressionis“Where'sthebeef?”Ilisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaid

tobe.Intheearly1980s“Where'sthebeef?"wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsinthe

UnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryoneusingitatthetime.

Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathana

hamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmall

restaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald's”.Raybecameoneof

therichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.

Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburger

restaurants.Onecompanycalled“Wendy's"saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldby

McDonald'soranyoneelse.TheWendy'sCompanybegantousetheexpression“Where'sthe

beef?'tomakepeopleknowthatWendy'shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy'stelevision

advertisementshowedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwas

verybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteata

hamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef."Where'sthebeef?”sheshoutedinafunnyway.The

advertisementforWendy'shamburgerrestaurantswassuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryone

beganusingtheexpression“Where'sthebeef?”.

1.startedMcDonald'srestaurant.

A.RayB.McDonaldC.WendyD.Threeoldwomen

2.Otherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought.

A.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowprice

B.hamburgerswereeasytomake

C.beefwasverypopularinAmerica

D.theycouldmakealotofmoney

3.Wendy'smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody.

A.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgers

B.byatelevisionadvertisement

C.whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinit

D.attheMcDonald'srestaurant

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpression“Where'sthebeef?^^means.

A.Thebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobe

B.Thehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobe

C.Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe

D.Wendy'sisthebiggest

(8)

StudentsinmanycountriesarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmallchildren.

Othersareteen-agers.Manyareadults.Somelearnatschool,othersbythemselves.Afewlearn

Englishbylearningthelanguageovertheradio,onTV,orinfilm.Onemustworkhardtolearn

anotherlanguage.

WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthisquestion.Many

boysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheirsubjectsrequiredforstudy.They

studytheirownlanguageandmathsandEnglish:Somepeoplelearnitbecauseitisusefulfortheir

work.ManypeoplelearnEnglishfortheirwork.ManypeoplelearnEnglishfortheirhigher

studies,becauseatcollegeoruniversitysomeoftheirbooksareinEnglish.Otherpeoplelearn

EnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspapersormagazinesinEnglish.

1.PeoplelearnEnglish.

A.atschoolB.overtheradioC.onTVD.notallinthesameway

2.DifferentkindsofpeoplewanttolearnEnglish.

A.togetherwithothersubjectsB.fordifferentreasons

C.fortheirworkD.forhigherstudiesatcolleges

3.Fromthispassageweknowthat.

A.wecanlearnEnglisheasily

B.Englishisverydifficulttolearn

C.Englishislearnedbymostpeopleintheworld

D.Englishisausefullanguagebutonemustworkhardtolearn

4.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Wedon'tneedtolearnanyforeignlanguages.

B.WecandowellinallourworkwithoutEnglish.

C.Englishisthemostimportantsubjectinschools.

D.WeshouldlearnEnglishbecauseweneedtofacetheworld.

（9）

Napoleonagreedtoplansforatunnel（隧道）undertheEnglishChannelin1802.TheBritish

begandiggingonein1880.Neithertunnelwascompleted.Europehashadtowaituntiltheendof

the20thcenturyfortheChannelTunnel.Afternearlytwocenturiesofdreaming,theislandof

GreatBritainisconnectedtoContinentalEuropeforthefirsttimesincetheIceAge,whenthetwo

landmassesmovedapart.

OnMay6,1994,Britain'sQueenElizabethandFrance'sPresidentMitterrandcarriedoutthe

officialopening.TheQueenwasaccompanied（陪同）onhertrainjourneythroughthehistoric

tunnelbyoneofherRolls-Roycecarswhichwasplacedonthetrain.Thefollowingdaysaw

celebrationstakingplaceinFolkestoneandCalais.Regularpublicservicesdidnotstartuntilthe

latterpartof1994.

1.TheislandofGreatBritainis.

A.connectedtoFranceallthetime

B.separatedfromFrancewithatunnel

C.separatedfromFranceallthetime

D.joinedtoFrancewiththetunnel

2.QueenElizabethattheopening.

A.tookhercarRolls-Roycethroughthetunnel

B.tookhercarwhichwasplacedonhertrainthroughthetunnel

C.tookhertrainthroughthetunnel

D.tookMitterrand'strainthroughthetunnel

3.Before1994,onecouldgotoBritainfromFrance.

A.onlybyshipB.byshiporplane

C.bycarortrainD.byship,carortrain

4.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Napoleonmadeplansforthetunnel.

B.ThepubliccouldpassthroughthetunnelbytrainafterMay6,1994.

C.Thetunnelwasbuiltfortwocenturies.

D.ThetunnelwilldogreatgoodtoBritainandFrance.

（10）

TheUnitedStateshasmanydifferentkindsofclimates.Onthenorthwestcoast,the

temperaturechangesverylittlebetweensummerandwinter,butthenorthcentralstateshavea

verydifferentkindofclimate.Inthosestates,peoplewearlightclothesinsummer,andtheyneed

heavywoolenclothesinwinter.

Inthesouthwestmast,theclimateisrainyandwarmduringthewinter,butthesummerisdry

andhot.InthenortheastoftheUnitedStates,summertemperaturesareverydifferentfromwinter

temperatures.Summerisusuallyhot,andwinterisusuallycold.Springtemperaturesarewarm,

andfalltemperaturesarecool.

Yearsago,peopleinthecoldpartsoftheUnitedStatesdidn'toftengetfreshvegetablesand

freshfruitsduringthesummer.Today,however,trucksandtrainscarryfruitsandvegetablesvery

quicklytoallpartsoftheUnitedStates.Inthisway,Americans“sendtheirclimates^^topeoplein

otherstates.

1.Thesummerandwintertemperaturesarealmostthesame.

A.inthenortheasternstatesB.onthenorthcentralstates

C.onthewesternstatesD.onthenorthwestcoast

2.Theword“fall”inthispassagemeans.

A.dropB.downC.autumnD.spring

3.Todaypeoplecangetfreshvegetablesandfruits.

A.inthenorthcentralstatesB.ineverypartoftheUSA

C.inthecoldpartsoftheUSAD.inthesouthwestpartoftheUSA

4.FromthispassageweknowthattheclimateoftheUnitedStates.

A.isalwaysverycold

B.iswarminwinter

C.iswidelydifferent

D.changesverylittlebetweensummerandwinter

5.FromParagraph2weknowthattheclimateofthesouthwestcoastis.（請(qǐng)結(jié)合所

學(xué)的地理知識(shí)作答）

A.Maritime（海洋性）climate

B.Savanna（熱帶草原）climate

C.Mediterranean（地中海）climate

D.Tropicalrainforest（熱帶雨林）climate

（H）

Putanicecubefromyourfridgeintoaglassofwater.Youhaveapieceofstring（線）10

centimeterslong.Theproblemistotakeoutthatpieceoficewiththehelpofthestring.Butyou

mustnottouchtheicewithyourfingers.

Youmayaskyourfriendstotrytodothatwhenyouarehavingdinnertogether.Thereisa

saltcellaronthetable.Youmustusesaltwhenyoucarryoutthisexperiment.

Firstyouputthestringacrossthepieceofice.Thenputsomesaltontheice.Saltmakesice

melt(融化).Theiceroundthestringwillbegintomelt.Butwhenitmelts,itwillloseheat.The

coldicecubewillmakethesaltwaterfreezeagain.

Afteraminuteortwoyoumayraisethepieceofstringandwithityouwillraiseyourpiece

ofice!

Thisexperimentcanbeveryusefultoyou.If,forexample,thereisicenearthedoorofyour

house,youmustuseverymuchsalttomeltalltheice.Ifyoudon'tputenoughsalt,thewaterwill

freezeagain.

1.Wemustusewhenwecarryoutthisexperiment.

A.fridgeB.somefoodC.atableD.somesalt

2.Howlongwillittaketocarryoutthisexperiment?

A.Morethanthreeminutes.B.Fiveminutesorso.

C.Onlyoneminuteortwo.D.Abouttenminutes.

3.Whatisthetaskofthisexperiment?

A.Puttheicecubeintotheglassofwaterwiththehelpofthestring.

B.Takeouttheicecubeintheglassofwaterwiththehelpofthestring.

C.Takeouttheicecubeintheglassofwaterwithyourfingers.

D.Putsomesaltontheicecubeandthenputthestringacrossit.

4.Howmanythingsatleastareusedinthisexperiment?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Six.D.Seven.

5.Wecanlearnsomethingaboutfromthepassage.

A.PhysicsB.biologyC.chemistryD.maths

(12)

IntheUS,peoplepreferwaitingfbratabletosittingwithpeopletheydon'tknow.This

meansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailable,evenifalargeoneis.If

youaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon'tknow,itisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithout

askingifitwilldisturbthem.

AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.

Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfree,andifyouordercoffee,youmaygetafreerefill.

Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurants,

thoughtheyusuallydomakerulesfbrbars.Especiallyinlargecities,storesmaybeopen24hours

aday.

Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeople.Ifyoucan'tfinishyourmeal

butwouldliketoenjoythefoodlater,askyourwaitressorwaiterfora“doggiebag”.Itmayhave

apictureofadogonit,buteverybodyknowsyou'retakingthefoodforyourself.

Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.Somepeoplehave“Sundaydinner5'.

Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.

Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemeal,either.

Atipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleave.Insome

restaurants,acheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneythere.Thenthewaiteror

waitressbringsyouyourchange.

1.Whichstatementistrue?

A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon'tknow.

B.Ahostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetable.

C.Americanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon'tknow.

D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemind

theirsmoking.

2.Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?

A.breadB.butterC.coffeeD.coldwater

3.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?

A.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagfortheirdogs.

B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.

C.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagandenjoythefoodlater.

D.Theyaskthewaitressorwaitertokeepthefoodfbrthem.

4.Sundaydinneris.

A.adinnerintheeveningB.Abignoonmeal

C.abiglunchonSundayD.AsupperonSunday

（13）

Computersareveryimportanttomodernlife.Manypeoplethinkthatinthefuturecomputers

willbeusedinlotsofeverydaylife.Itisthoughtthatwewon'thavetogoshoppingbecausewe

wil]beabletogetmostthingswhicharesoldinshopsontheInternet.Therewillbenomore

booksbecausewewillbeabletogetalltextsfromcomputers.TheInternetwillbeusedtoplay

games,seefilmsandbuyfood.Mosttelephonecallswillbemadebycomputers,too.

Somepeoplearegladaboutthesenewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating（交際）.Others

donotthinkthatcomputerswillreplaceouroldways.

Let'slookatbooks,forexample.Somepeoplethinkthatonedaywewillnotreadbooks

madeofpaper.Instead,wewillbuyandreadbooksusingcomputers.Wewillreadtextsonsmall

pocketcomputers.Thecomputerswillkeepmanydifferentbooksinthematthesametime.We

won'tneedtoturnlotsofpagesandpaperwillbesaved.Computerized（計(jì)算機(jī)化）bookswillbe

usedmoreandmore.

IsInternetshoppingsuchapleasureasgoingtotheshop?Manypeoplesayitisnot.Itisa

pleasuretogointoshopsandlookatthingsyouwanttobuy.Itisalsounlikelythatmanypeople

willwanttoreadlargetextsonourcomputers.Becausepaperbookswillperhapsbemorefriendly.

Maybecomputerswon'tchangethesetwohabits.

1.Inparagraph（段落）1itisthoughtpeoplewillusecomputersfor.

A.playinggames,shoppingandmakingtelephonecalls

B.makingtelephonecalls,havingmealsandseeingfilms

C.seeingfilms,buyingfood,andgoingforholidays

D.playinggames,makingtelephonecallsandseeingthedoctor

2.WhichreasonforusingcomputerizedbooksisNOTsaidinthepassage?

A.Computerizedbookswon'tbeveryexpensive.

B.Computerscankeepmanydifferentbooksinthem.

C.Wewon'thavelotsofpages.

D.Wewon'tneedanypaper.

3.Paragraph4tells.

A.abouttheoldandnewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating

B.iftheInternetwillchangeourhabits

C.aboutcomputerizedbooks

D.aboutfutureusesofcomputers

4.Thetitleforthispassageis.

A.ComputerswillReplaceShopsandBooks

B.ComputersAretheFuture

C.ComputerswillDoEverythingforMan

D.HowComputersChangeOurHabits

（14）

Whenyouaretravelling,whetheronbusinessorforpleasure,youoftenneedtostayina

hotel.Thekindofhotelyouchooseprobablyisdecidedaboveallaccordingtohowmuchmoney

youwanttospend.Therearesmallhotelswithveryfewservices,wherethepricesarelow,or

therearelargehotelswithalltheverylatestcomforts,whereyoucouldspendallthemoneyyou

haveinthebankforoneverycomfortablenight.

Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofpeoplewhogotohotels