高中英語(yǔ)閱讀表達(dá)

2010年閱讀表達(dá)新編

Passage1

Forthousandsofyears,manhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Apples,whichareabout

85percentwater,growalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas.

AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.

Therearevariouskindsofapples,butaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrown

forsale.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDelicious,golden

Delicious,andMcIntosh.

Applesaredifferentincolor,size,andtaste.Thecoloroftheskinmaybered,green,

oryellow.Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargestThetaste

maybesweetortart(酸的).Generally,sweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesare

usedtomakeapplesauce.

Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemeters.Theydobestinareasthathavevery

coldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thiscoldperiodisgoodforthe

tree.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(Nomorethan10words)

2.Whichseasonisgoodforthegrowthofappletrees?(Nomorethan15words)

3.Howmanycountriesareconsideredtobelargeproducersofapples?Whatarethey?(No

morethanlOwords)

4.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedword“yielded”inEnglish.(Nomorethan5words)

5.Whatgoodeffectsdoappleshaveonpeople?(Nomorethan20words)

Passage2

Allherlife,mymotherwantedbusychildren.Itwasveryimportantthatherhouse

shouldremainatalltimescleanandtidy.

Youcouldturnyourbackforamomentinmymother'shouse,leaveahalf-written

letteronthediningroomtable,amagazineopenonthechair,andturnaroundtofindthat

mymotherhadputitbackwhereitbelonged,assheexplained.

Mywife,ononeofherfirstvisitstomymother'shouse,placedapacketofbiscuitson

anendtableandwenttothekitchentofetchadrink.Whenshereturned,shefoundthe

packethadbeenremoved.Confused,shesetdownherdrinkandwentbacktothekitchen

formorebiscuits,onlytoreturntofindthatherdrinkhaddisappeared.Uptothenshehad

guessedthateveryoneinmyfamilyheldontotheirdrinks,soasnottomakewaterringson

theendtables.Nowsheknowsbetter.Thesedisappearanceshadaconfusingeffectonour

family.Wewereallinclinedto(有.??的傾向)forgetfulness.Anditwascommonforoneof

us,uponreturningfromthebathroom,tofindthateverysignofherworkinprogresshad

disappearedsuddenly."DoyourememberwhatIwasdoing?”wasaquestionfrequently

asked,butrarelyanswered?;

Nowmysisterhasdevelopedasecond-handloveofcleanwindows,andmybrother

doesthecleaninginhishouse,perhapstoavoidhavingtobetheonetohithisfeet.Itry

nottothinkaboutittoomuch,butIhaveatthislatertimestartedtodustthefurniture

onceaweek.s

Wehaveallbecomebusypersons.

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?(Nomorethan15words)

2.Whycouldn'ttheauthor'swifefindherbiscuitsanddrinkinhismother'shouse?(No

morethanlOwords)

3.Whywasthequestion“DoyourememberwhatIwasdoing“frequentlyasked?

(Nomorethan25words)

4.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedwords“setdowninEnglish.”(Nomorethan5words

5.Doyoulikethepersonwhoisalwayskeepeverythingclean?Whyorwhynot?

(Nomorethan25words)

Passage3

Thevolcanoisoneofthemostsurprisingfrighteningforcesofnature.Maybeyou

haveseenpicturesofthese“fireworks”ofnature.Sometimeswhenavolcanoerupts,avery

largewallofmeltedrockmovesdownthesideofamountain.Itlookslikea“riveroffire.”

Sometimesvolcanoesexplode,throwingthemeltedrockandasheshighintotheair.But

wheredoesthismeltedrockcomefrom?

Theearthismadeupofmanylayers(層).Thetoplayerthatweseeiscalledthe

crust.Underthecrustaremanylayersofhardrock,Butfar,farbeneaththecrustwhose

rockissohot,thatitissoft.Insomeplacesitevenmelts.Themeltedrockiscalledmagma.

Sometimesthemagmabreaksouttothesurfacethroughcracks(裂縫)inthecrust.These

cracksarevolcanoes.

Mostpeoplethinkofmountainswhentheythinkofvolcanoes.Butnoteverymountain

isavolcano.Avolcanoissimplytheopeningintheearthfromwhichthemagmaescapes.

Thehotmagmaorlavaasitiscalled,coolsandbuildsuponthesurfaceoftheearth.Over

thousandsofyears,thispileofcooledlavacangrowtobevery,verybig.Forexample,the

highestmountaininAfrica,Kilimanjaro,isavolcano.Ittowersmorethan16,000feet

abovethegroundaroundit.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?(Nomorethan5words)

2.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedword“erupts”inEnglish.(Nomorethan7words)

3.Whatisavolcano?(Nomorethan17words)

4.Whatistheearthmadeupof?(Nomorethan10words)

5.Whenyouthinkofvolcanoes,doyouthinkofmountains?Why?

(Nomorethan30words)

Passage4

Insomeways,theUnitedStateshasmadesomeprogress.Firesnolongerdestroy

18,000buildingsastheydidintheGreatChicagoFireof1871,orkillhalfatownof2,400

people,astheydidthesamenightinPeshtigo,Wisconsin.OtherthantheBeverlyHill

SupperClubfireinKentuckyin1977,ithasbeenfourdecadessincemorethan100

Americansdiedinafire.

Butevenwithsuchsuccesses,theUnitedStatesstillhasoneoftheworstfiredeath

ratesintheworld.Safetyexpertssaytheproblemisneithermoneynortechnology,butthe

indifferenceofacountrythatjustwillnottakefiresseriouslyenough.

Americanfiredepartmentsaresomeoftheworld'sfastestandbestequipped.They

havetobe.TheUnitedStateshastwiceJapan'spopulation,and40timesasmanyfires.It

spendsfarlessonpreventingfiresthanonfightingthem.AndAmericanfire-safetylessons

areaimedalmostentirelyatchildren,whodieinlargenumbersinfiresbutwho,against

popularbeliefs,startveryfewofthem.

Expertssaytheerrorisanopinionthatfiresarenotreallyanyone'sfault.Thatisnot

soinothercountries,wherebothpubliceducationandthelawtreatfiresaseithera

personalfailingoracrime.Japanhasmanywoodhouses;ofthe48firesinworldhistory

thatburnedmorethan10,000buildings,Japanhashad27.Punishmentforcausingabig

firecanbeassevereaslifeimprisonment.

IntheUnitedStates,mosteducationdollarsarespentinelementaryschools.But,the

lessonsareaimedattoolimitedanumberofpeople;just9percentofallfiredeathsare

causedbychildrenplayingwithmatches.

TheUnitedStatescontinuestodependmoreontechnologythanlawsorsocial

pressure.Therearesmokedetectorsin85percentofallhomes.Somelocalbuildinglaws

nowrequirehomesprinklers(噴水裝置).Newheatersandironsshutthemselvesoffifthey

aretipped.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(Nomorethan12words)

2.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedword“indifference”inEnglish.(Nomorethan10words)

3.Whoaregiventhefire-safetylessonsmostly?(Nomorethan7words)

4.Howdoothercountriestreatfires?(Nomorethan19words)

5.Doesyourschoolhassomefirepreventionmeasurestakenforthestudents'safetyandif

soexplainbrieflyhowthemeasureworks?(Nomorethan35words)

Passage5

Today,duetonumerousmedicalandscientificadvances,peoplearelivinglongerthan

everbefore.Butyouhavetobegoodtoyourbody,mind,andsoul.Thefollowingtipsarea

goodstartforgettingyouonyourwaytolivingalongandhealthylife.

Eatabalanceddiet—onethatisrichinfruits,vegetables,wholegrains,andfiberand

lowinsaturatedfat,transfat,andcholesterol.Awell-balanceddietcanprovideyourbody

withtheessentialnutrientsneededtoachieveandmaintainoptimum(最佳的)health.

Bephysicallyactive-trytoincorporate30minutesofactivityintoyourday,everyday.

Theoptionsareendless;startwalkingonthebeachinthemornings,tryjoggingwitha

friend,orgoforabikerideintheafternoons.Makesureyouchooseactivitiesthatyou

enjoy,thatwayyou*llbemorelikelytomakethemahabit.

Getregularpreventivecheck-ups-seeyourdoctorregularly;rememberyourdoctoris

yourpartnerinhealthcare.Byhavingregularcheck-ups,youmaybeabletocatchsmall

problemsbeforetheybecomebigones.

Besafe-usecommonsenseandbesfreeZsmarf(適應(yīng)都市生活的).Don'tputyourselfin

situationsthatarequestionable.Alwayswearyourseatbeltandbikehelmet.Don*tgofora

run,walk,orjogatnightbyyourself.Keepyourhomewelllitandfreeofthingsthat

couldmakeyoufall.

Stayintouchwithfamilyandfriends-gettoknowyourneighbors.Takethetimetobe

involvedwithyourcommunity.Bycreatingastrongsocialnetwork,youwillnotonlyhave

friendstocelebratewithwhengoodthingshappen,butalsoasupportsystemindifficult

times.

Keepapositiveattitude-studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhohaveapositiveattitude

tendtolivelonger,andleadhealthierandhappierlives.Trytofindthehumorinlife.And

remembertolaugh.

1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?(Nomorethan10words.)

2.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedword“tips”inEnglish(Nomorethan5words)

3.Whydoweneedtogetregularcheck-ups?(Nomorethan10words.)

4.Whatshouldyoupayattentiontowhendoingactivities?(Nomorethan15words.)

5.Whatshouldyoudotokeepapositiveattitude?(Nomorethan10words.)

Passage6

Theworld'sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.Atthetime,thegovernmentwas

lookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthe

cityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriages(the

taxisofthosedays)togetaround,Thecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeit

possibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeople

hadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogettoandfromwork,they

wouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpeasethepressureoftoo

manypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.Fromtheseproblems,theideaofthe

LondonUnderground,thefirstsubwaysystem,wasborn.

TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays,but

thefirsttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.Asteamtrainpulledthecarsalongthe

firstundergroundtrackwhichwassixkilometers(3.7miles)long.About30,000peoplegot

onthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseats(standingupwhile

thetrainwasmovingwasnotallowed)andpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.

However,thesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsoot(煙

灰)，aswellaschemicalgases.Fanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheairclean

enoughforpeopletobreathe.Evenwithitsproblems,ridingtheUndergrounddidbecome

popular.Itcarriedninemillionridersinitsfirstyear.

ModernsubwayshavecomealongwaysincetheearlydaysoftheLondon

Underground.Todaythereare94largeundergroundrapidtransitsystemsaroundthe

world.ThebusiestofthesesubwaysystemsistheTokyoMetrowhichopenedin1927.This

efficientsubwayhastwobillionridersperyear,and“pushers”workontheplatforms

duringbusytraffichourstohelppushridersontotrains.Attimes,subwaycarshavebeen

packedwithupto300people!Shoppingmallsbuiltinhightrafficstationswhereriders

movefromonetraintoanotherhavealsohelpedthepopularityofsubwaysinTokyo.

StationslikethefamousGinzaSugoEkiGinzaConsolidatedStationincludeunderground

departmentstore,supermarkets,restaurants,andspecialtyshops.Shoppersneverhaveto

goaboveground!

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?(Nomorethan10words)

2.WhatproblemsledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground?(Nomore

than15words)

3.Accordingtothepassage,whydidfirstLondonsubwayneedfansinthetunnels?(The

reasonshouldbeansweredwithin20words)

4.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“attimes”inEnglish.(Nomore5words)

5.Whataretheadvantagesofsubwayaccordingtoyouropinion??(Nomorethan10

words)

Passage7

Technologyistheapplicationofknowledgetoproduction.Thankstomodern

technology,wehavebeenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforce.New

machinesandnewmethodshavehelpedcutdowntimeandexpensewhileincreasing

overalloutput.Thishasmeantmoreproductionandahigherstandardofliving.Formost

ofusinAmerica,moderntechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhywecanhavecarsand

televisionsets.However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountoffoodavailabletous,

bymeansofmodernfarmingmachineryandanimalbreedingtechniques,andhas

extendedourlifespanviamedicaltechnology.

Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?Inlarge

measuretheanswerdependsontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwidely.Ifwekeep

makingprogressaswehaveoverthepastfiftyyears,theanswerisdefinitelyyes.The

advancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchanddevelopment,andthelatest

statisticsshowthattheUnitedStatesiscontinuingtopumpbillionsofdollarsannuallyinto

suchefforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresourceswemaywellfind

technologicalsubstitutes(代用品)formanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.

Therefore,inthefinalanalysisthethreemajorfactorsofproduction(land,laborand

capital)areallinfluencedbytechnology.Whenweneednewskillsontechniquesin

medicine,peoplewillstartdevelopingnewtechnologytomeetthoseneeds.Asequipment

provestobesloworinefficient,newmachineswillbeinvented.Technologyrespondstoour

needsinhelpingusmaintainourstandardofliving.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(Nomorethan10words.)

2.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“cutdown"inEnglish.

3.Accordingtothepassage,inwhatwaycanwelivelonger?(Nomorethan10words.)

4.Accordingtothepassage,howcanwefindtechnologicalsubstitutesinthefuture?(No

morethan15words)

5.Whatdoyouthinkpeoplecanbenefitfromthetechnology?(Nomorethan20words.)

Passage8

Letchildrenjudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeing

correctedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousand

timesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhim

use.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople's.In

thesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearntodowithoutbeing

taughttowalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicyclecomparetheirownperformanceswith

thoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.

Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemfor

himself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistake

unlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkout,

withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whattheansweristo

thatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.

Ifitisamatterofrightanswer,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimthe

answerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpaper.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimetosuch

routinework?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan'tfindthe

waytogettherightanswerLetthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsome

daylearn,howtomeasuretheirownunderstanding,howtoknowwhattheyknowordo

notknow.

1.Accordingtothepassage,howdoesachildlearntospeakcorrectly?(Nomorethan10

words)

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthebestwayforchildrentolearnthings?(Nomore

than10words)

3.Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldteachersdoinschool?(Nomorethan10words)

4.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“workout”inEnglish.(Nomorethan5words)

5.Accordingtothepassagewhydoteachersseldomgivestudentschancetocorrecttheir

ownmistakes?(Thereasonshouldbeansweredwithinnomorethan20words)

Passage9

Thediamondisthehardestnaturalsubstanceintheworld.Whatcausesthis

super-hardness?

Pressureandheataretheanswers.Thepressurehastobeclosetotwomillionpounds.

That'spersquareinch.Muchheatisrequiredtoo.Expertssayover5,000degrees.Tomake

adiamond,onemorethingisneeded.Thisisblackcarbon.Pressure,heat,andcarbon

combine.Theycreateasparklingdiamond.Theverybestarecolorless.Paleblue

stones-veryrare-arehighqualitytoo.

Wheredomostdiamondscomefrom?Over97percentcomefromAfrica.Thefirst

diamondinAfricawasnotfoundbyminers.Childrenfoundit,in1866.Theywereplaying

inashallowstream.Onepickedup"aprettypebble**.The"pebble"(鵝卵石)wasplaced

onthemantelofthefireplace.Itwassoonforgotten.Muchlater,aguestnoticedthe

sparkle.Heurgedthefarmertohavethestonelookedat?Hedid.Hetookittoanexpertin

town.The"pebble"provedtobeadiamondworth$2,500.Thatwasasmallfortunein

thosedays.Today,theminesinAfricahaveproducedover1billiondollarsworthof

diamonds.

NotalldiamondsarefoundinAfrica.Brazilwasabigproducerinearliertimes.The

famousgem(寶石)theStaroftheSouthwasfoundinBrazilin1853.

ThegemthePresidentVargaswasfoundmorerecentlyinBrazil.Thiswasin1938.A

poorprospector(采礦者)foundthestone.ItwasintheSanAntonioRiver.Itweighed726.

6carats.Themansoldthestonefor$10,000toalocalbroker.Thebrokeralmost

immediatelyresoldit.Hegotabout$425,000.

1.Accordingtothepassage,howwasadiamondformed?(Nomorethan15words)

2.Howdidthefirstdiamondfind?(Nomorethan15words)

3.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“l(fā)ookedat”inEnglish.(Nomorethan5words)

4.Inwhichpartoftheworldarediamondsmostlyfoundaccordingtothepassage?

5.Howmanyfamousgemswerementionedinthepassage?Andwhataretheirnames?

Passage10

FormostAmericans,acleanglassofwaterisjustafaucet(水龍頭)away.Butformany

oftheworld'spoorestpeople,it'shardtoget.

OnWednesday,theUnitedNations(UN)markedWorldWaterDaybytryingtocutthe

numberofpeoplewithoutgooddrinkingwater—onebillionhumanbeingsworldwide-in

half.Inthenexttenyears,theUNwillworkwithgovernmentsaroundtheworldtoreduce

theshortage.

Withoutcleanwaternearby,manypeopleusewaterthatisnotclean.InIndia,many

peoplebatheandwashtheirclothesinriversthatarepollutedbyhumanwaste.

AccordingtotheUN,nothavingenoughcleanwaterandsanitation(衛(wèi)生設(shè)施)causes

morethanthreemilliondeathsayear.

“Thelinksbetweenwaterandhumanhealtharepowerful,saidDrLeeJongWook,

director-generaloftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).“Wecannotlivewithoutclean

water?'

Infact,theInternationalFederationoftheRedCrosssaidthatquickreactionafterlast

year'sAsiantsunamihadstoppeddisease.Theagencyprovidedcleanwatertonearly

500,000peopleinIndonesiaandSriLankaafterthetsunami.

WorldWaterDaywasfirstcelebratedin1993.Sincethen,itiscelebratedeachyear

onMarch22.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?(Nomorethan10words)

2.PleaseexplaintheunderlinedphraseUcut...inhalf5inEnglish.(Nomorethan5words)

3.Whycan'tmanypeopleintheworldgetcleanwater?(Nomorethan15words)

4.Whatisthepurposeofthewritertomentionthetsunamiinparagraph6.(Nomorethan

15words)

5.WhatisthereasontocelebrateWorldWaterDay?(Thereasonshouldbeanswered

within20words)

Passage11

Wetriedsohardtomakethingsbetterforourkid'sthatwemadethemworse.Formy

grandchildren,I*dknowbetter.

I*dreallylikeforthemtoknowabouthand-me-downclothesandhome-madeice-cream.

Ireallywould.

Mycherishedgrandson,Ihopeyoulearnhumility(謙虛)bysurvivingfailureandthat

youlearntobehonestevenwhennooneislooking.

Ihopeyoulearntomakeyourbedandwashthecar-andIhopenobodygivesyoua

brand-newcarwhenyouaresixteen.

Itwillbegoodifatleastonetimeyoucanseeababycalfborn,andyouhaveagood

friendtobewithyouifyoueverhavetoputyourolddogtosleep.

Ihopeyougetablackeyefightingforsomethingyoubelievein.

Ihopeyouhavetoshareabedroomwithyouryoungerbrother.Anditisallrightto

drawalinedownthemiddleoftheroom,butwhenhewantstocrawlunderthecovers

withyoubecausehe'sscared,Ihopeyou*11lethim.

AndwhenyouwanttoseeaDisneymovieandyourkidbrotherwantstotagalong,I

hopeyoutakehim.

Ihopeyouhavetowalkuphillwithyourfriendsandthatyouliveinatownwhereyou

candoitsafely.

ThesethingsIwishforyou-toughtimesanddisappointment;hardworkand

happiness.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whomwillbetheletterwrittento?(Nomorethan5words)

2.Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“hand-me-downclothes”inEnglish.(Nomorethan

5words)

3.Whydoesthewritermeanbysaying“Ihopenobodygivesyouabrand-newcarwhen

youaresixteen/9(Nomorethan20words)

4.Inparagraph7,whatisthepurposeofthewriterbysaying“hopeyoutosharea

bedroomwithyouryoungerbrother."(Nomorethan15words)

5.Whichofthewishesdoyouthinkisthebestforyou?Why?(Thereasonshouldbe

answeredwithin30words.

Passage12

Allovertheworldmothersandfathersteachtheirchildrenmanners.Otherchildren

mayhavemannersthatarenotlikeyours.Thereareallkindsofmanners.

Manyyearsago,childrenwhohadgoodmannerswereseenandnotheard.Theykept

quitequietifgrown-upsweretalking.Today,well-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.

Sometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplaces.

SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwith

them.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoud

“burp”afteryoufinisheating.Burpingwouldshowthatyoulikedyourfood.

Insomecountries,ifyougivealoudburp,youaretoldtosay“excuseme,please.”

InmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogetherButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbad

mannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowgoodmannersbyturningtheirbackson

otherswhiletheyeat.

WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.They

arebeingpolite.Youmayseeafriend.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepolite,youwill

sitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalkto

you.

SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabia.Youshouldwalkbehindtheothertentsuntilyou

cometohistent.Ifyoupassinfrontoftheothertents,you'llbeaskedintoeachone.The

peoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.

Mannersaredifferentallovertheworld.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannersbegin

inthesameway.Peopleneededwaystoshowthattheywantedtobefriends.

1.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?(Nomorethan10words)

2.Whatdoestheword“tent”probablymean?(Nomorethan5words)

3.Inwhichcountrydoyouthinkaloudburpaftereatingisagoodmanneraccordingto

thepassage?

4.Whatarewell-manneredpeopleexpectedtoactinsomepartsofPolynesiaduringeating?

(Nomorethan10words)

5.WhatisthegoodmannerduringeatinginChina?(Open)(Nomorethan20words)

Passage13

Footballis,Ibelieve,themostpopulargameinEngland:onehasonlytogotothe

importantmatchestoseethis.Richandpoor,youngandold,onecanseethemallthere,

shoutingforonesideortheother.

Toastranger,oneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutfootballinEnglandisthegreat

knowledgeofthegamewhicheventhesmallestboyseemstohave.Hecantellyouthe

namesoftheplayersinmostoftheimportantteams.Hewilltellyouwhoheexpectswill

winsuchamatch,andhisopinionisusuallyasgoodasthatofmenthreeorfourtimeshis

age.

MostschoolsinEnglandtakefootballseriously—muchmoreseriouslythannearlyall

Europeanschools,wherelessonsareallveryimportantandgamesareleftforthechildren

themselves.InEnglanditisbelievedthateducationisnotonlyamatterfillingaboy'smind

withfactsintheclassroom;educationalsomeansthetrainingofcharacter;andoneofthe

bestwaysoftrainingcharacterisbymeansofgames,especiallyteamgames,whereaboy

orgirlhastolearntoworkwithothersforhisorherteam,insteadofworkingforoneself

alone.Theschoolthereforeplansgamesandmatchesforitsstudent.Footballisagood

teamgame.Itisgoodbothforthebodyandthemind.ThafswhyitiseveryschooPsgame

inEngland.

1.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“this”inParagraphl?(Nomorethan10words)

2.WhatdoschoolboysinEnglandseemtobeaboutfootballgames?(Nomorethan15

words)

3.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?(Nomorethan5words)

4.Whatbeliefdopeopleholdoneducation?(Nomorethan30words)

5.WhydomostschoolsinEnglandtakefootballseriously?(Nomorethan25words)

Passaga14

Whatwillpeopledieof100yearsfromnow?Ifyouthinkthatisasimplequestion,you

havenotbeenpayingattentiontotherevolutionthatistakingplaceinbio-technology.

Withthehelpofnewmedicine,thehumanbodywilllastaverylongtime.Deathwillcome

mainlyfromaccidents,murderandwar.Today9sleadingkillers,suchasheartdisease,

cancer,andagingitself,willbecomedistantmemories.

Indiscussionoftechnologicalchanges,theInternetgetsmostoftheattentionthesedays.

Butthechangeinmedicinecanbetherealtechnologicaleventofourtimes.Howlongcan

humanslive?Humanbrainswereknowntodecidethefinaldeath.Cellsarethebasicunits

ofalllivingthings,anduntilrecently,scientistsweresurethatthelifeofcellscouldnotgo

muchbeyond120yearsbecausethebasicmaterialsofcell,suchasthoseofbraincells,

wouldnotlastforever.Buttheupperlimitswillbebrokenbynowmedicine.Sometimes

between2050