閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題九

1、閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題（九）AConsulates （領(lǐng)事館）exist to help citizens abroad to help themselves. Every year millions of people go abroad for pleasure or profit （禾U潤）.There are consular officers ready to do what they can to help if people get into difficulties, but for all sorts of reas ons there are limits to what they

2、 can do. Most times things go well for travellers abroad but occasi on ally things go wrong.So, whether you are an experie need traveller or a first timer, going by yourself, with the family or a group there are things you should do before you go. Think about money sand tickets well in adva nee. Tak

3、e eno ugh money in clud ing eno ugh to pay your retur n fare, and hold on to it. Better still, buy return tickets in the first place. In an emergency （ 緊急情況 ）a consul （領(lǐng)事館） will con tact relatives or friends and ask them to help you with money or tickets. But there's no law that says a con sul h

4、as to lend you money and if he even tually does （and it will have to be repaid） he will want to be satisfied first that you really do have no money and there is no one else you know who can help.It is also importa nt to take out proper in sura nee （ 保險）for everyth ing from car breakdow ns to loss of

5、 life. A con sul cannot pay your medical or any other bills, nor can he do the work of local travel represe ntatives or motori ng orga ni zati ons.56. What is the author trying to do in the text?A. To inform people about laws abroad.C. To expla in how to visit a con sulate.57. Why would somebody rea

6、d the text?A. To know how to con tact a con sul.C. To know whe n to con tact a con sul.B. To describe an international problem.D. To give advice about con sulates.B. To find out how to make a complaint （ 抱怨）.D. To find out where a con sul lives.58. You can borrow money from a con sul if youA. n eed

7、to stay' abroad Ion ger.B. have to help a relativeC. have no other financial （資金）meansD. need to have your car repaired59. Which of the followi ng no tices would you see in Con sular Office?A.CONSULAR OFFICEIn an emerge ncy you may con tact your consul. He may give you advice but you should not

8、rely on being given finan cial help.B.CONSULAR OFFICEIn an emerge ncy you may con tact this office. Your consul can always help with hospital and den tal costs.C.CONSULAR OFFICEYou may con tact your con sul if you have run out of mon ey. He will arrange for you to receive help if you cannot pay your

9、 bills.D.CONSULAR OFFICEYour consul is here to help you. It' your car has broke n dow n or you me experiencing travel difficulties of any kind. con tact your con sul.Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my s

10、on's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing （回響 ） across the playground,Mickey turned around and

11、 gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted （沸騰 ）.O'Donnel had scored!Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome （綜合癥 ）and for him there is no such th

12、ing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody

13、won!"For a moment I held mybreath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, j

14、oining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied,"It was a tie.Everybody won."60. What was the score of the soccer match?A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor

15、.C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.D. Everybody won because of Mickey'sgoal.61. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 meansA. cheerB. cryC. laughter D. silence62. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?A. The result of the match would fai

16、l his son.B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.D. His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.63. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. both teams liked and respected MickeyB. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goalC. Mickey

17、 didn't mind though his goal was wrongD. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won64. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is .A. to tell a joke to make readers laughB. to suggest we should not mind losingC. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a gameD. to presen

18、t his son's fine qualities of understanding othersCWHAT'S ONSTAGERussian dances: The famous "Little White Birth" Dance Troupe will travel from Russia to prese nt performa nces in Beiji ng.The troupe, foun ded in 1948, is famous for their comb in ati on of Russia n folk dances and c

19、lassical dancing art.It has bee n in vited by the Beiji ng Foreig n Culture Excha nge Co to give four performa nces in Beiji ng.Tickets are available （可得至U的）through ticket hotl in es a nd website such as www. paio. com. cn, www. chinaticket, com and www. ticket, elong. com.Time: 7: 30 pm, Ja nuary 1

20、8 - 21Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135, Xiwai Dajie, Xicbe ng DistrictTel: 6606-4258EXHIBITIONSKite show: All together 81 kites collected by the China National Art Museum is on show in the Yan hua ng Art Museum.Kong Xiangze, an expert on Chinese kites, published a book on kites, expla ining the origins o

21、f the Kite-makingprocess. Theexhibited kites arc made in a traditional Chin ese style.Time: 9 am-5 pm un til February 11Place: 9 Huizho ng LuTel: 6491-2902CONCERTSFolk music: A con cert of classics of Chin ese folk music will greet audie nces on the first day of the Year of Snake at the Beijing Conc

22、ert Hall.The China Song and Dance Ensemble will perform doze ns of traditi onal in strume ntal pieces, such as "Full of Joy", "Colourful Cloud Chasing the Moon." and "Spring Festival Suite."Time: 7: 30 pm, Ja nuary 24Place: 1, Beixinhuajie, Xicheng DistrictTel: 6559-828

23、5EXENTSFlower festival: The Beijing Botanical Garden is bringing people a blooming festival with the beautiful flowers in its tropical （ 熱帶） pla nts gree nhouse.The garden has introduced nearly 80 kinds of flowers abroad for the exhibiti on.There is also an exhibition of potted narcissus （水仙）Iandsca

24、pes （風(fēng)景）.More than 300 mini Iandscapes involving imported narcissus will be displayed, people can get a preview of the show by visiting www. beiji ngbd, com, the garde n's website.Time: 8:30 am-5 pm un til Jan uary 28 Place: Wofosi Lu n ear the Fraga nt Hills Tel: 8259-554765. Suppose you are to

25、o far away from Beijing or you can't spare time to go there in person, which of the follow ing show can you enjoy all the same?A. Russia n dan ces. B. Kite show C. Folk music D. Flower festival66. The phrase "get a preview of" used in the passage means.A. watch in adva neeB. see clearl

26、yC. get good positi on of D. get a gen eral idea of67. If you and vour classmates have a free evening to ,pe nd on the 19th of Janu ary, which is a useful number to call?A. 6606-4258B. 6491-2902 C. 6559-8285 D. 8259-5547DBEUING （Associated Press 美聯(lián)社 ） -China has a growing middle class, a tradition （

27、 傳統(tǒng) ） of expecting education and 21 million new babies every year. Selling educatioinal toys should be easy.While China may be the world's biggest toy-maker, much of the best is exported （出品 ）.Department stores here do not have enough high-quality toys. It is said that the demand for educational

28、 toys is low.A US company', BabyCare, is trying to change that with a new way to sell toys in China.BabyCare works basically together with doctors in Beijing hospitals.People who join thecompany's "mother' club" get lectures and newsletters on baby and child development at no e

29、xtra cost, if they agree to spend 18 dollars a month on the company's educational toys and childcare books."We want to build a seven-year relationship with those people," said Matthew J. Estes, BabyCare's president. "It starts during pregnancy （孕期 ）, when the anxiety and needs

30、 are highest." BabyCare works on a one-to-one basis. Doctors, nurses, and teachers paid by BabyCare advise parents, explaining toy's that are designed for children at each stage （ 階段 ） of development to age six.BabyCare opened its first store in China last June in a shopping center in centr

31、al Beijing and another near Beijing Zoo. It plans to have 80 stores in China within six years.It is a new model for China and develops a market in young children's education and health that no other companies are in.68. What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?A. Educational toy's and

32、 foreign toy markets.B. Problems with China's toy market and education.C. Reasons for pushing sales of educational toys in China.D. Baby population and various kinds of toys made in China.69. Which of the following is a fact according to the passage?A. Club members buy BabyCare products for free

33、 child-care advice.B. Doctors in Beijing help in making BabyCare products.C. Parents are. encouraged to pay $ t8 for club activities.D. BabyCare trains Chinese doctors at no extra cost.70. BabyCare is developing its business in China by .A. opening stores in Beijing hospitalsB. offering 18-month cou

34、rses on child-careC. setting up children's education centersD. forming close relationships with parents71. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Mother's Club in China.B. BabyCare and Doctors.C. American Company Model. D. Educational Toys On.Experts have

35、put forward detailed plans tot a tunnel （ 隧道 ） to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers-more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province

36、brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored （共同發(fā)展 ） by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.Fujian is the province where beth proposed routes would begin.There is no direct passenger access （ 通道 ） between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment.Experts

37、say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits.A professor of Tsinghua university said, "A speci

38、al feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction."For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River began

39、 in the 1950s.The Xiamen conference focused （ 集中 ） on the longest southern route., which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that travelling from Xiamen to Jinmen by