閱讀理解考試

1、閱讀理解考試作者:日期:I. Match the following words with their definitions within each group of five wards. (1*10)variousmake or become suitableadaptdeal withchalle nginghappencope withdifficult, but in an in terest ing wayoccurdiffere ntannualcontinue to live or existmesse ngera pers on who brings messagesexh

2、austedseparate and drive in many directi onssurvivehappe ning once a yearscattervery tiredII. For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below. (1*15)1. The customer asks the salesma n ttemon stratehow to use the machi ne.A. expressB. showC. failure2. Making mistakes isi nevitable, so do not

3、be discouraged.A. cannot be blamedB. cannot be avoidedC. canno t last long3. The fans werejubilant about the victory of their team.A. filled with great expectati ons B. filled with great joyC. filled with great con fide nce4. The pollution from the chemical factory is a source of worry in the n eigh

4、borhood.A. causeB. resultC. river5. Do they observeChristmas Day in that coun try?A. watchB. findC. celebrate6. Whales areeno rmousa ni mals. You cannot imagi ne how big some whales are.A. hugeB. funnyC. strong7. Therebee n aboom in exports this year; the in crease is treme ndous.A. fallB. mistakeC.

5、 growth8. Thousands of people could die olstarvation if the crops fail again.A. diseaseB. disasterC. hun ger9. In old days, few people could earn eno ugh tcsusta in their families.A. saveB. supportC. afford10. At last heattained the goal he had set for himself.A. completed B. trouble-maki ng C. lazy

6、11. There is anunidentified object in the sky. No one knows what it is.A. differe ntB. unknown C. irregular12. There many myths about the cause of cancer; unfortunately, many people believe them.A. un true beliefs B. true beliefsC. old beliefs13. She is verylea n and thus weak, compared with other g

7、irls in the class.A. prettyB uglyC. thin14. After he failed his math exam, he has been feeling depressedfor several weeks.A. happyB. angryC. low in spirits15. I bought this pair of shoes five years ago, and they are so durable and Im still weari ng them now.A. good-look ingB. l on g-lasti ngC. fashi

8、 on ableIII. Fill in each of the blanks with the given words in its proper form. (1*15)1. Before playing the new game,yourself with the rules. (familiar)2. Can youhow big this company will be in ten years time? (visual)3. You must carry out your plan with(determine)4. He smiled in. Obviously he was

9、very pleased with what he had done.(satisfy)5. To run away at the first sight of dan ger is aaction. (coward)6. Thebehavior of the big boy frightened Little Tom into crying. (beast)7. The medicine isif taken in large quantities. (poison)8. Adolf Hitler is adictator and tyrant. (pity)9. Marys dress i

10、s too long. She decides toit. (short)10. I cannot bear thatnoise any more. (deaf)11. The onlyof the accident told us what he felt in the disaster. (survive)12. to say, this abse nt-min ded professor left his umbrella in the classroomaga in. (n eed)13. The judge would giveto his decisi on whe n new e

11、vide nee came to light.(con sider)14. Your son is old eno ugh to look after himself: I thi nk you areabout him.(an xiety)15. He did not have time to finish his novel. The story remained .(complete)IV. Fill in each of the bla nks with a word from the box below. (1*10)likean imalwon derfulsn akebadbus

12、hfruiteattreegarde nmiddlepers onThe sn ake was the most cunning 1 that the Lord God had made. The 2 asked the woman. Did God really tell you not to 3 fruit from anytree in the garde n?We may eat the fruit of any tree in the 4: the woman answered, exceptthe tree in the 5 of it. God told us not to ea

13、t the fruit of that 6 or eve n touch it; if we do, we will die. ”The snake replied, Thats not true; you will not die. God said that because he knows that whe n you eat it, you will be 7 God and know what is good and what is 8The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to

14、 eat, and she thought how 9 it would be to become wise. So she took some of the 10 and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.V. Read ing comprehe nsion. (2*15)Passage OneOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning with

15、 his son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, Why are you walk ing, farmer? You have a horse. Its a long way to market” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the h

16、orse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, What are you doing up there, farmer? Cant you see how tired the boy is?” So the farmer got dow n, and his son rode in stead. Next, three old men stopped them, one said, Why are you walking, farmer? Get up. It s too hot for an old man like you t

17、o walk today. So the farmer got up behind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, “ Why aru walking? ” she asked, “It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest. So the farmer and his son got dow n once aga in .It is a fact that you cannot please all the people

18、 all the time.1. The farmer wan ted to sell the horse.A. before it was deadB. before it become too tiredC. before it market was overD. before it was as old as he was2. The two men on the road.A. asked how far it was to the marketB. said they thought the horse looked very tiredC. asked why the farmer

19、 was not ridi ng on his horseD. told the farmer s sonto get off the horse and walk3. The two old wome n said it was wrong for.A. the farmer to ride such a tired horseB. the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC. the boy to ride in stead of his fatherD. only one pers on to ride such a long way4.

20、 The farmer got up beh ind his son because.A. the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB. the three old men stopped them on the roadC. he did not know why he was walki ngD. his son could not ride the horse by himself5. The young woma n was most sorry.A. for the old manB. for the farmer s young

21、 sonC. that it was not far to the marketD. for the horsePassage TwoIf you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; whe n you start using them aga in, they slowly become strong aga in. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way

22、. When some one says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. Whe n some one else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it eno ugh cha nee to become stron g. If a frie nd says that his arms and legs are weak, we know t

23、hat it is his own fault（過錯(cuò)）.But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his pare nts are to blame（受責(zé)備）, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannotr

24、ead or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little no tebook. They have to remember days, n ames, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice rememberi ng.6. The main reas o

25、n for one has poor memory is that.A. his father or mother may have a poor memoryB. He does not use his n ame or legs for some timeC. his memory is not ofte n usedD. he can t read otew7. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time.A. you can t use them any moreB. they will become stro ngerC. th

26、ey become weak and won t become strong until you use them again.D. they will become neither stronger nor weaker8. Which of the followi ng is NOT true?A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don t give it eno ughcha nee for

27、 practice.C. Don t learn how to read and write if you want to have a betteemory.D. A good memory comes from more practice.9. Some people can tead or write, but they usually have better memories,because.A. they have save much troubleB. they have saved much time to remember thingsC. they have to use t

28、heir memories all the timeD. they can t write everything in a little notebook10. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Don t Stop Using Your Arms or LegsB. How to Have a Good MemoryC. Stro ng Arms and Good MemoriesD. Lear n From the PeoplePassage ThreeNick Petrels is a doctor in Mon treal. He

29、works 60 hours a week. He takes care of159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He s been a doctor for ten yeaDr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn jU st tell hispatients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The sh

30、ow is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and the n gives medical advice. He expla ins a medical problem or disease in simple Ian guage. After that, he sings ano ther song.Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular wit

31、h his patie nts and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform （表演）in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love son gs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “l(fā)always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing. ” But when Dr. Petreyowas，his fa

32、ther didn t want him to be a sin ger, so he went to medical school.Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrelssays he helps people when he sings, too.IIike to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainmen娛樂）bot

33、h try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”11. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he.A. gives his patie nts medical adviceB. takes care of 159 patie nts a weekC. sings on televisi onD. has his own TV show12. Dr. Petrels, so he is called a singing doctor.A. has bee n a doc

34、tor for ten yearsB. always loved to singC. is popular with his patie ntsD. also sings to his patie nts on TV13. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel.A. sings and gives medical adviceB. sings about differe nt diseasesC. starts to expla in diseases with a songD. sings love songs he wrote14. Dr. Petrels show is

35、popular.A. in Las Vegas.B. with his patie ntsC. with people who like his si ngi ngD. both B and C15. Dr. Petrels says he likes to.A. help people sing.C. do the same thingB. go to the medical schoolD. make people smileVI. Write a summary for the followi ng passage （no more tha n 80 words）. （20）Tech n

36、o logical developme nts through the years have en abled us to do more with less effort. We have continuously looked for better ways of doing things. Each invention and new development has allowed us to extend our capabilities. Today we see one of the most dramatic （激 動(dòng)人心的） tech no logies ever develo

37、ped the computer. It exte nds the capabilities of our min ds.Computers have saved orga ni zati ons millio ns of dollars. Furthermore, these same computer systems have opened up new opportunities that would have gone undiscovered or neglected（ 忽略）. The computer may multiply （使 增加） what we can do, and the return on investment is high. The growth of computer usage is surprising. On the other hand, the computer can do serious damage. Invasion of privacy（侵犯隱私）,fraud（欺詐）,and computer-related mistakes are just a few shock ing examples.The computer is like a double-edged sword. It has t