英語高考閱讀理解練習(xí)和答案

高考英語閱讀理解專項(xiàng)練習(xí)（及答案）

（一）

Itisnotalwayseasytounderstandinventionsandnewdevelopmentsinscience.Tounderstandfiber

optics（光纖）,however,youcantryanexperiment.

Putadroportwoofmileintotheglassofwater.Turnoffthelights.Shinethelightfromyour

flashlight（手電筒）throughthetopoftheglassatanangle（角度）ofabout45degrees.Putapieceof

whitepaperagainsttheglasswhenthebeam（光束）oflightisshining.Movethepapersoyoucansee

wherethebeamiscomingoutoftheglass.Youshouldseeaspotoflight.Someofthelighthaspassed

throughthewaterandthroughtheglass.Youseeitonthepaper.Youalsoseeanotherbeamgoingdown

intotheglass.Itisbeingreflecteddownintotheglass.

Nextmovetheflashlightsothatthebeamiscomingstraighterdown（30degrees）intothewater.You

willseethesamephenomenon:someofthelightisreflectedbackintotheglass.Andsomeescapesout.

Nowmovethebeamoflightfromtheflashlightslowlyupuntilyoucannotseeanylightescaping.This

pointiscalledthe“pointoftotalinternalreflection.^^Thewordinternalmeans"inside."Allthelightis

stayinginsidetheglass.Thereisnobeamshowingabrightspotonthewhitepaper.Allthelightenergyis

insidetheglass.

Theglassofmilkywaterislikeastrand（線）ofglass.Afiberoptictubeisabundleoflongthin

strandsofglass,reallymanytubes.However,theprinciple（原理）isthesame:atacertainangle,allthe

lightenergythatgoesintotheglassfibercomesouttheotherend.

Lightisenergy.Soundisenergy.Radiowavesandelectricityarebothenergy.Theycanallbechanged

intolight,andaslighttheycanalltravelalongaglassfiber.Lighttravelsattherateof186,000milesper

second.Therefore,amessagecantravelthatfastinaglassfiber.Thisistheprinciple,orlawofnature,that

makesfiberopticswork.

1.Whichfigureshowsthelaststepoftheexperiment?

2.Thepurposeoftheexperimentistotellus.

A.howfastlighttravels

B.howfiberopticsworks

C.howlighttravelsinaglassofwater

D.howfiberopticshelpsmankind

3.Intheexperiment,makesthebiggestdifference.

A.theangelatwhichtoshinethelightfromtheflashlight

B.theamountofwaterintheglassofmilk

C.thenumberofdropsofmilktopourintotheglassofwater

D.thesizeoftheholethroughwhichtoshinelightfromtheflashlight

4.Thelaststepistoprove.

A.nobeamisshownonthewhitepaperB.nolightcanbenoticedinsidetheglass

C.noreflectioncanbeseenD.noenergyiswasted

5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.ExperimentofLightTravelB.PrinciplesofFiberOptics

C.CommunicationonFiberOpticsD.TheoryofLightTravel

（二）

TheyoungmanarrivedontheMassachusettsbeachearlycarryingaradio,ashovel,andastrangeset

oftools:abricklayer9strowel,apaletteknife,spatulas,spoons,andaspraybottle.

Hewalkeddownnearthewater—thetidewasout—putdowntheradioandtunedittosoftrock.Then

heshoveledwetsandintoapilenearlyfourfeethighandasmanyfeetacross.Thenhecreateda

rectangular（長方形的）shape.

Afterthat,hesettoworkwithpaletteknife,spatulas,andspoons.Heshapedagracefultower,topped

walls,fashionedbeautifulbaywindows,andcarvedoutbigfrontgate.

Themanknewhissand.Hesmoothlyfinishedsomesurfacesandembroidered（雕亥ij）artisticdesigns

onothers.Astheshapesbegantodry,hegentlykeptthemslightlywetwithwaterfromthespraybottle,in

casetheymightbreakinthewind.

Allthistookhours.Peoplegathered.Atlasthestoodback,obviouslysatisfiedwithacastleworthyof

theAustriancountrysideorDisneyland.

Thenhegatheredhistoolsandradioandmovedthemuptodriersand.Hehadknownforawhilewhat

manyintherapt（全神貫注的）crowdstilloverlooked:thetidewascomingin.Notonlyhadhepracticed

hisartwithconfidenceandstyle,hehaddonesoagainstapowerful,immutable（不可抗拒的）deadline.

Asthecrowdlookedon,waterbegantolapatthebaseofthecastle.Inminutesitwassurrounded.

Thentherisingfloodbegantoeatintothebase,wallsfell,thetowerfell,andfinallythegate'sarchfell.

Moreminutespassed,andsmallwaveserasedbaywindowsandbattlements一soonnomorethanasmall

partwasleft.

Manyinthecrowdlookedterriblysad;somevoicedfearsanddiscouragement.Butthesculptor（雕塑

家）remainedcalm.Hehad,afterall,hadawonderfulday,makingbeautyoutofnothing,andwatchingit

returntonothingastimeandtidemovedon.

6.Inthisselection,whydidthesculptorstartearlyintheday?

A.Heknewthetidewasoutonthisparticularmorning.

B.Itgavetimeforthecrowdtogather.

C.Heneededthesuntohelpdrythesand.

D.Itwaseasiertobeginwithonlyafewpeoplearound.

7.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthatthesculptorwasanexpert?

A.Heattractedalargecrowd.B.Hecreatedbeautifuldetails.

C.Hewasabletofinishhiswork.D.Heshowedsatisfactiononhisface.

8.Inthisselection,whatdoestheincomingtidesignal?

A.Itistimetobeginworking.B.Itisdiebusiesttimeoftheday.

C.Itistheendofaday'swork.D.Itistimeforlookers-ontoleave.

9.Howdidthelookers-onreactwhenthetidebegantocomein?

A.Theytriedtosavethesandcastle.B.Theyweredisappointedtoseetheartruined.

C.Theywerenervousabouttheirownbelongings.D.Theyhelpedtheartistfinishthecastle.

10.Thereadercantellthatthesculptor'srewardforhisworkis.

A.paymentforhisworkB.attentionfromthecrowd

C.fameasanartistD.personalsatisfaction

（三）

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12.WhatdoyouknowaboutNewYorkCitysubwaylinesfromthereading?

A.Theysupplydoortodoortransportation.

B.Theyaredirectlyconnectedwiththeairport.

C.Theyrun24hours,365days,markedwithcolors.

D.Theyaremarkedwitheithernumbersorletters.

13.SupposeyouwanttogettoaManhattanhotelin23rdStreetfromtheairport,you'dbetter.

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C.takeSuperShuttleD.takeasubway

(四)

Duringtimesoftrouble,FranklinDelanoRooseveltspokefromasmallroomwithoutafireplacein

theWhiteHousebasementtomillionsofAmericans.Inhiscalmandconversationalmanner,hereassured

(使..恢復(fù)信心)thenationinthedepthsoftheGreatDepression(大蕭條)andthroughaWorldWar.

SaulBellowdescribedhisownexperienceoflisteningtoPresidentRoosevelt,holdthenationtogether,

usingonlyaradioandthepowerofhispersonality.

“IcanrecallwalkingeastwardontheChicagoMidway,drivershadpulledover,parkingbumperto

bumper,andturnedontheirradiostohearRoosevelt.Theyhadrolleddownthewindowsandopenedthe

cardoors.Everywherethesamevoice,itsoddEasternaccent,whichinanyoneelsewouldhaveangered

Midwesterners.Youcouldfollowwithoutmissingasinglewordasyouwalkedby.Youfeltjoinedtothese

unknowndrivers,menandwomen

ThenationneededtheassuranceofthoseFiresideChats,thefirstofwhichwasdeliveredonMarch12,

1933.Betweenaquarterandathirdoftheworkforcewasunemployed.EverybankinAmericahadbeen

closedforatleasteightdays.Ifshardforustoimagine.ItwasthehardesttimeoftheGreatDepression.

The“Fireside“wassymbolic(象征性的);mostofthechatscamefromasmallroomintheWhite

Housebasement.FrancesPerkins,Roosevelt'sSecretaryofLabor,describedthechangethatwouldcome

overhimjustbeforethebroadcasts:uHisfacewouldsmileandlightupasthoughhewereactuallysitting

onthefrontporch(門廊)orintheparlorwiththem.Peoplefeltthis,andcametorespectandlovehim.^^

Inthatfirstradiovisit,Rooseveltbeganbyexplaininghowthebankingsystemworked:"Whenyou

putmoneyinabank,thebankdoesnotplacethemoneyintoasafe—depositvault(金庫房).Itinvests

yourmoneyinmanydifferentformsofcredit—bonds,mortgages.^^Hewentontoannouncethatthebanks

wouldreopenthenextday.

14.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto.

A.giveexamplesofthepowerofradiobroadcasting

B.makepeopleexaminetheirattitudestowardmoney

C.suggestthatRooseveltwasAmerica'sgreatestpresident

D.showhowRooseveltreassuredAmericansduringhardtimes

15.Accordingtothearticle,theFiresideChatsraisedthehopesofAmericansbecausePresident

Roosevelt.

A.spoketotheminafriendlyandconfidenttone

B.explainedtothemhowtoinvesttheirmoney

C.wasopenabouthisownfearsforthecountry

D.usedhumortodrawtheirattentionawayfromtheirproblems

16.Thename"FiresideChats"wasprobablyintendedto.

A.demandlistenerstoprotectresources

B.encouragespiriteddiscussionamonglisteners

C.requestpeopletodesireforhopeandreassurance

D.persuadeAmericanstotalkwiththeirfamilies

17.SaulBellow'sdescriptionofhisownexperienceoflisteningtoPresidentRooseveltshows.

A.howpopularandencouragingRoosevelt'sFiresideChatswere

B.howeasilyRoosevelt'sFiresideChatscouldbeunderstood

C.whatgreatinterestgeneralpublictookinnationalaffairs

D.whatahardlifeAmericanshadinGreatDepression

（五）

ILWAUKEE,Feb.17TheDemocraticpresidentialnomination（民主黨總統(tǒng)提名）battleturnedintoa

two—mancontestonTuesdayasSenatorJohnKerrynarrowlydefeatedSenatorJohnEdwardsinthe

Wisconsinprimary（初選）.HowardDeansufferedasadthird-placeshowingthatDemocratssaidwould

effectivelyendhiscampaign（選舉活動(dòng)）.

ThefinishbyMr.EdwardssurprisedDemocratshere,aswellasthoseintheKerryandEdwards

camps,whohadbeenlookingforMr.KerrytopostanotherdecisivevictoryinWisconsin,basedonhis

performancesofarthisyear.

AnditsetthestageforwhatMr.Edwardssaidhehadlongwantedaftertryingtobreakthroughwhat

wasonceacrowdedfield:acleantwo-wayracewithMr.Kerry,playedoutoverarelativelylongperiod,

untilthenextbigprimaryday,March2.

“ThepeopleofWisconsinspokeloudlyandclearlytonight,9,Mr.Edwardssaidinajoyfulspeechto

supporters.4Theywantadebate.Theywantthiscampaigntocontinue.^^

Mr.Kerry,whosteppedouttogivehisvictoryspeechasMr.Edwardswasspeaking,knockinghimoff

livetelevision,madenomentionofthethinmargin（差數(shù)）.

Dr.Dean,theformergovernorofVermont,saidevenbeforethepollsclosedthathewouldcontinue

hiscampaignnomatterwhattheoutcomeinWisconsin,astateheoncesaidhehadtowin.

“Wearenotdone,“hesaidinhisspeechonTuesday.

ButleadingDemocratssaidthatinlightofhislatestdisappointingloss,theysawlittlehopeforhis

continuingasaseriouscandidate（《矣選人）.AndWhileMr.KerryandMr.Edwardsturnedtheirattentionto

March2,whentherewillbe10contests,Dr.DeanpreparedtoheadbacktohishomeinBurlingtonto

determinewheretotakehiscampaignfromhere.

18.TheresultoftheWisconsinprimaryalsosurprisedKerry'ssupportersbecause.

A.heonlysonanowlydefeatedthesecond

B.theydidn'texpectsuchadecisivevictory

C.theyneverthoughtthebattlebecamesuchatwo一mancontestsoquickly

D.hedidn'twinintheWisconsinprimary,whichwasunexpected

19.Thephrase“acleantwo—wayrace^^（inpara.3）heremeans.

A.amotorraceontwodifferentwaysbutinthesamedirection

B.araceoftwocarsrunningoncleanwaysindifferentdirections

C.acompetitionoftwopersonsinthepresidentialnominationbattle

D.atwo—personcompetitionwherethewinneriseasytodecide

20.WhentheWisconsinprimaryended,.

A.HowardDeanwouldendhiscampaign

B,JohnEdwardsfeltgreaterprogresswasmade

C.JohnKerryfeltproudofanothersuccess

D.Democratswouldeasilydeterminetheircandidateforthenextpresident

（六）

SomeofBeijingZoo'sanimalsaresufferingmenuchangesbecauseofthebirdfluspreadinAsia.

Gonearethelions'andtigers'delightful<6live^^chickendinners.Intheirmenu,instead,arerawbeef

andmutton.Whilethelionsandtigersgochickenless,thezoo'sbirdsarealsoreceivingsomespecialand

uncomfortabletreatmentthesedays.ThepeacocksinBadalingSafariAnimalWorld,whousedtobe

featuredintheparkandcouldwalkaroundshowingofftheirbeautifulfeathers,nowareforcedtostayin

cages.

AndturkeysattheBeijingZoo——believedtobemostlikelytosufferfromthebirdfluvirus——have

beenmovedoutoftheiroldhometoplacesseparatefromvisitors.Inmostcases,displayareaswithbirds

havebeenclosedforhealthreasons.

Yetagoodthingaboutthepresentsituationisthatthelivingconditionsofthezoo'sbirdsarebeing

improved,withkeeperskeepingthedisplayareascleanerandnotascrowdedasbefore.Almostallzoos

havedonemorefrequentcleaninganddisinfectionforbirdcages一measurestopreventinfection.

Inthisspecialperiod,pigeons（鴿子）arefrownedupon.InBeijing,manyhomingpigeonloversuse

balconies（陽臺(tái)）tobuildcagesforbirds.Mostneighboursarefedupwiththesecagessincetheycan

producewasteandfeathers.Nowthecity'shomingpigeonorganizationisaskingallitsmemberstostop

lettingpigeonsoutoftheircagesandkeepcagesclean.Still,pigeonsandsomeotherbirdsseemless

lovelytopeoplethanbefore.

AsaChinesenewspaperputit:"Doves,areyoustillangels?”

21.WhichofthefollowingshowsthemenuchangesintheBeijingZoo?

A.Thelionsandtigershave"live"chickendinners.

B?Thelionsandtigerseatrawbeefandmutton.

C.Thelionsandtigershavechickensonlyforsupper.

D.Thelionsandtigershavebeefandmuttonforpartofmeals.

22.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.turkeyshavebeenmovedoutofthezoobecauseofthebirdfluvirus

B.peacockshowsusedtobefreeofcharge

C.peoplecanhardlyseepeacockshowsintheBeijingZoonow

D.homingpigeonsaresafefromthebirdfluvirus

23.Theunderlinedsentenceinthetextmeans"

A.pigeonsreceivethebestcareB.peopleareworriedaboutpigeons

C.peoplefeeldispleasedwithpigeonsD.peopleshownointerestinpigeons

（七）

AwarenessWeeks（認(rèn)知宣傳周）havebecomearegularpartofBritain'sculturallandscapeoverthe

pastfewyears.Theystartedbackin1957,whenonecharity（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）,ChristianAid,decidedtomake

allitsmoney-raisingeffortsononetimeofyear.Itwasthoughtthatbydoingthistheywouldgetmore

publicityfortheircause.

Theywereright,andsoonothercharitiesandcampaign（活動(dòng)）groupsfollowedthem.Thesedays,

mostdonations（捐款）tocharityarenotcollectedonthestreets.Soinsteadofjustaskingformoney,

charitiesprefertospendtheirtime“raisingawareness^^—spreadingknowledgeoftheworktheydoorthe

causetheysupport.Theyalsocompetewithbusinessesandtradegroupswhouseawarenessweeksas

marketingcampaignsfortheirproducts.

Therearenow500awarenessweeksheldeveryyearintheUK.Noweekgoesbywithoutonegroup

oranothertryingtomaketheBritishpublicawareofsomething,withmostheldinMayorOctober.

Thedangerwithalltheseawarenessweeksisthatpeoplestarttobecomecynical（不信任）.Take

NationalSmileWeek,itseemslikeagreatidea.Lefsallmakeeachother'slifealittlebithappierwitha

friendlysmile.Butreallyit'sjustagroupofdentistsandcosmeticscompaniestryingtosellustoothpaste.

It'senoughtomakeyouwanttostartNationalForgetAboutItWeek.

“Peoplefeelthatmanyawarenesscampaignsarejustmarketingexercises,saysMsOrmiston,who

editstheAwarenessCampaignRegister,anewsletterwhichencouragespeoplewhorunAwarenessWeeks

tobecomemoreawareofeachother."But90percentofcampaignsarerunbytraditionalcharitiesornot

forgroupstomakemoney

“There'sstillnoofficialgroupforawarenesscampaignssaysMsOrmiston."Peoplecandowhat

theylike,whateverthesizeoftheirbudgets（經(jīng)費(fèi)）ortheirpublicrelationsmachinesallows

Thissituationhasledtocallsforlawstostoprealcharitieshavingtheireffortsovershadowedby

marketingcampaigns.Thiscouldbedonebymakingthetwogroupsholdtheirweeksatdifferenttimesor

stoppingbusinessesrunningimitation（模仿）charitycampaigns.

Butthereisanotherway.Maybeit'stimeforNationalWeakAwarenessWeek,especiallyforpeople

whoseawarenessofAwarenessWeeksisweak.

24.What'sthemainpurposeofawarenessweeksrunbycharitiesinBritain?

A.Toraisemoneyforcharities.B.Tospreadknowledgeofcharities.

C.Totakeupmarketingcampaigns.D.Toadvertisetheirgoodsforsale.

25.Whydopeoplestarttobecomecynicalaboutawarenessweeks?

A.Toomanyawarenessweeksmakepeoplefeelbored.

B.Peoplefeelmanyawarenessweeksarejustformarketingexercises.

C.Peoplehaveaweakawarenessofawarenessweeks.

D.Awarenessweeksareheldtoooftenandtoomuchmoneyisraised.

26.WhatdoesMsOrmistonthinkaboutawarenessweeks?

A.Mostoftheawarenessweeksshouldnotbeformakingmoney.

B.Officialgroupsshouldtaketheplaceofcharitiesinawarenesscampaigns.

C.Peoplecandowhattheylikeinawarenessweeks.

D.Peoplecangetlargerbudgetsthroughawarenesscampaigns.

27.Whichofthefollowingistherightmeasuretobetakentosolvetheproblemsinawarenesscampaigns?

A.Lawsshouldstopawarenessweeksrunbyrealcharities.

B,Thereshouldbelargepublicrelationsdepartmentsinawarenesscampaigns.

C.Businessandawarenesscampaignsshouldnotbeheldatthesameplace.

D.Marketingcampaignsshouldnotbeinthenameofcharityones.

28?What'sthewriter'sviewonAwarenessWeeks?

A.NationalForgetAboutItWeekshouldbeheldtostopawarenessweeks.

B.NationalSmileWeekisagreatideatoimprovepeople'slife.

C.NationalWeakAwarenessWeekcanhelppeoplebetterunderstandawarenessweeks.

D.AwarenessWeeksshouldbestoppedbecauseofmarketingcampaigns.

（A）

Chemicalsusedfbrindustrialprocessesoftencreatedangerousformsofwaste.Theamountofthese

chemicalshasrisenheavilyinthepastfewyears,asmoreareasoftheworldindustrializeandnew

productsareproduced.Over80,000differentchemicalsareusedinindustriesworld-wide.Aroundthe

worldhundredsofmillionsoftonsofharmfulwasteareproducedeachyear.Often,itisdifficultand

expensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostoretheminawaythatdoesnotendangerhumanlifeandthe

environment.

Everyyear,majorhealthproblemsresultfromharmfulwaste.Sadly,itisoftenaftersomeonehas

diedor,becomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakeactionsandreducelevelsofdumped（彳頃1到的）

harmfulwaste.In1989,aschoolinNewJerseyhadtobeclosedbecausestudentstherehadsufferedtoo

muchexposure（暴露）tochromium（絡(luò)）.Itwaslaterlearnedthatlargeamountsofchromiumhadbeen

dumpednearbyandblownovertotheschoolarea.

Researchhasbeendonetoprovideinformationontheeffectsofeverychemical.Becausewaste

chemicalsoftenmixtogether,itwillalsobenecessarytolearnhowthecombinationsofthesechemicals

affecthumanhealth.

Somegovernmentshaverealizedhowserioustheproblemisandaremakinglawstogetridof

harmfulwaste.Theyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedtoproduce.

Notonlygovernmentsbutthepublicaswellmustformpartofthesolution.Theycanchoosenotto

buythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofharmfulwaste,attempttoaffectpolicymakers,and

producelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthatwasteproductioncanbecut.Thewaste

canbereducedbyatleastone-thirdusingexistingtechnologiesandmethods.

29.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?

A.Theeffectofeverychemical.B.Problemsofharmfulwaste.

C.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocesses.D.Eventsrelatedtowastechemicals.

30.Fromthetextweknowthat.

A.chromiumcanpoisonpeoplewhenthereisawind

B.chromiumpollutionmakesthelocalgovernmentclosetheschool

C.somegovernmentsdon'trealizehowserioustheproblemsareuntilpeoplesufferalotfromharmful

waste

D.abouttwo-thirdsofthewastecanpollutetheenvironment

31.Whichofthefollowingleastmatchesthesolutionthewriterrefersto?

A.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesshouldbebanned.

B.Peoplecanmakeuseoftheexistingtechnologiesandmethodstoreducethewaste.

C.Policymakersmakelawstolimittheproductionofharmfulwaste.

D.Peoplechoosenottobuyproductswhichmayproduceharmfulwaste.

32.Thewriterofthetextthinksthat.

A.governmentsshouldhaveforbiddentheproductionofwastechemicals

B.mixedwastechemicalscanalwaysbestoredwithoutendangeringpeople

C.industriesmustnotproducewastechemicalswhichharmpeoplesomuch

D.everyonecandosomethingtohelpsolvetheproblemofwastechemicals

（九）

Banksviewonlinebankingasapowerful“value-added“tooltoattractandkeepnewcustomerswhile

helpingtoeliminatecostlypaperhandlingorteller（出納員）interactionsinanincreasinglycompetitive

bankingenvironment.

Today,mostlargenationalbanks,manylocalbanksandcreditunionsoffersomeformofonline

banking,variouslyknownasPCbanking,homebanking,electronicbankingorInternetbanking.Online

banksaresometimesreferredtoas"brick?to?click“banks,bothtotellthemfrom“brick-to-mortar“banks

thathaven'tyetofferedonlinebanking,aswellasfrom“virtual”（虛擬）banksthathavenophysical

branchesortellerswhatsoever.

Thechallenge（挑戰(zhàn)）forthebankingindustryhasbeentodesignthisnewservicechannelinsucha

waythatitscustomerswillreadilylearntouseandtrustit.Mostofthelargebankscannowofferfully

safe,fullyfunctional（功能的）onlinebankingfbrfreeorforasmallcost.Asmorebankssucceedonline

andmorecustomersusetheirsites,fullyfunctionalonlinebankingwilllikelybecomeascommonplaceas

automatedtellermachines（ATM）.

Onlinebankinghasalotofadvantages.Unlikeyourcomerbank,onlinebankingsitesneverclose;

they'reathand24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,andthey'reamouseclickaway.Ifyou'reoutofstate

orevenoutofthecountrywhenamoneyproblemappears,youcanlogoninstantlytoyouronlinebank

andtakecareofbusiness.Onlinebanksitesgenerallycarryoutandconfirm（確認(rèn)）dealsatorquicker

thanATMprocessingspeeds.Manyonlinebankingsitesnowofferfashionabletoolstohelpyoumanage

allofyourvaluableitemsmoreeffectively.

33.Theword“eliminate”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans"

A.keepB.removeC.reduceD.improve

34.Whatisthechallengeforthebankingindustryaccordingtothetext?

A.Tomakeonlinebankingattractive.B.Toopennewservicesallovertheworld.

C.Toofferonlinebankingforfree.D.Totakecareofbusiness24hoursaday.

35.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat.

A.“brick-to-click“banksareinfactanotherkindofphysicalbanks

B.thefunctionofa“brick-to-click"bankisascommonasthatofanATM

C.a"brick?to?mortar“bankisnobetterthanavirtualone

D.customerscandealwiththeirbankingbyamouseclick

36.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.BankingofVariousFormsB.ImprovementofBankingIndustry

C.DevelopmentofOnlineBankingD.Functionsofthe“Brick-to-Click"Bank

(十)

Anybodywhocanspeakonelanguagehas'thegift'tolearnanother.AddaLinguaphonecourse,and

thatpossibilitycanbecomearealityquic