高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)(一)

高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)（1）

閱讀理解（共20小題：每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportonthesea,twomilesawayonthecoast.Itis

thecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValencia.Thecityisamarketcentreforwhatis

producedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity（smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoa

busybusinesscity,withships,railways,clothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanold

partwithwhitebuildings,colouredroofs,andnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslong,wide

streetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyold

churchesandmuseums.Theuniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.The

cityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalof

Spain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela（委內(nèi)瑞拉）namedValencia.

l.Fromthetext,howmanyplaceshavethenameValencia?

A.one

B.two

C.three

D.four

2.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofValencia?

A.Thecolourofthebuilding

B.Thelengthofthestreets

C.Theageofthebuildings

D.Thecolouroftheroofs

3.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?

A.2ndcentury

B.8thcentury

C.13thcentury

D.20thecentury

4.WhatisValenciafamousfor?

A.Itsseaport

B.Itsuniversity

C.Itschurchesandmuseums

D.Itsparksandgardens

5.ThemainincomeofthecityofValenciaisfromits.

A.markets

B.business

C.factories

D.farming

B

Plantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisis

becauseplantscanmakefoodfromair,waterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefood

fromair,waterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.

Thereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolive.Thisiswhywefindthatthereareso

manyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyou,youwillfindthatthere

aretwokindsofplants：floweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmake

seeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseed,somehavetwo,three

orfour,andsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruit

withoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrow

fromspores（胚芽）。Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloat

intheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwet

andshadyplaces,theyusuallygrowintonewplants.

6.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat.

A.plantsareimportantforlife

B.plantscannotgrowwithoutair

C.therearemanyplantsintheworld

D.wecannotlivewithoutwater

7.Plantscanmakefoodfrom.

A.flower,waterandair

B.water,sunlightandair

C.air,waterandsoil

D.air,sunandlight

8.Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthepassage?

A.Ofalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportant

B.Sporesareseeds

C.Allfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseeds

D.Withoutplants,manwilldieout

9.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom.

A.amedicinebook

B.anovel

C.asciencemagazine

D.anexperimentreport

10.Theunderlinedword“protected“inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.damagedB.pollutedC.preventedD.guarded

C

Mrs.BlaketeachesEnglishinalargeschoolintheinnerareaofabigcityonthewestofcoast.

Evensinceshewasayounggirlzshehaswantedtobecomeateacher.Shehastaughteightyears

nowandhasn'tchangedhermind.Aftershegraduatedfromhighschool,shewentonto

college.Fouryearslater,shereceivedherbachelor,sdegree(BA)inEnglishandherteaching

certificate(證書)。Thenshewenttoteachinthesecondaryschoolsofherstate.Inthe

summers,Mrs.Blaketakesmoreclasses；shehopestogetamaster"sdegree(MA)。With

anMA,shewillreceiveahighersalaryandifpossible,shehopestogetadoctorJsdegreeas

well.TheschooldayatMrs.Blake'shighschool,likethatinmanyhighschoolsintheUnited

States,isdividedintoonehoureach.Mrs.Blakemustteachfiveoftheseperiods.Duringher

freeperiod,whichforherisfrom2to3P.M.,Mrs.Blakemustmeetwithparents,makeout

examinations,checkassignmentsatall,Mrs.Blakeworkscontinuouslyfromthetimeshe

arrivesatschoolinthemorningtillthetimesheleavesforhomelateintheafternoon.

11.HowlongisitsinceMrs.Blakegraduatedfrommiddleschool?

A.fouryears

B.eightyears

C.twelveyears

d.twentyyears

12.Accordingtothearticle,whichistherightorderofthedegreesapersoncanreceiveafter

goingtouniversity?

A.adoctor*sdegree-abachelor,sdegree-amaster'sdegree

B.abachelorTsdegree-amaster'sdegree-adoctor*sdegree

C.amaster'sdegree一abachelor,sdegree-adoctor'sdegree

D.abachelor'sdegree-adoctor'sdegree—amaster'sdegree

13.HowmanydegreeshasMrs.Blakeachievedsofar?

A.one

B.two

C.three

D.none

14.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?

A.Mrs.BlaketeachesintheinnerareaofbigcityontheeastoftheUnitedSates

B.Mrs.Blakehasturnedherwishofbecomingateacherintoreality.

C.Mrs.Blakeisstillstudyinginherholidaysinordertogethigherdegrees.

D.TheworkinghoursintheschoolwhereMrs.Blakeworksaresimilartothoseofmanyother

highschoolsinthestates.

15.Accordingtothatthirdparagraph,Mrs.Blakeisduringtheschoolday.

A.lonely

B.free

C.funny

D.busy

D

ToswimacrosstheEnglishChanneltakesatleastninehours.It'shardworkanditmakesyou

shortofbreath.Toflyoverthechanneltakesonlytwentyminutesaslongasyou'renotheldup

attheairport,butit'sanexpensivewaytotravel.Youcantravelbyhovercraft（氣墊船）ifyou

don,tmindthenoiseandthattakesfortyminutes.Otherwise,youcangobyboat,ifyou

rememberyoursea-sicknesspills.Allthesemeansoftransporthavetheirproblems,andthe

weary（厭煩的）traveleroftendreamsofbeingabletodrivetoFranceinhisowncar."Not

possible,yousay.Well,waitaminute.Peopleareonceagainconsideringtheideaofachannel

tunnelorbndgeJ,Thistime,thegreatLondonCouncil（議會(huì)）islookingintothepossibilityof

buildingachannellinkstraighttoLondon.Abridgewouldcostfarmorethanatunnel,butyou

wouldbeabletobyrailorbycaronabridge,yetatunnelwouldprovidearaillinkonly.Whyis

thisideabeingdiscussedagain?IsBritainrealizingtheneedforlinkswithEuropeasaresultof

joiningEEC?Well,perhaps,themainreason,though,isthatatunnelorbridgewould

reachthetwentysquarekilometersofLondon'sdiscusseddockland（船塢）°AlinkfromLondon

tothecontinentwouldstimulate（刺激）tradeandrevitalize（使重新具有活力）theport,and

wouldmakeLondonamaintradingcenterinEurope.WithalinkovertheChannel,youcould

buyyourfishandchipsinEnglandandbeabletoeattheminFrancewhiletheyarestillwarm!

16.FromthelineswecanseethatpeoplecrossedtheChannelbyinthepast.

A.air

B.boat

C.swimming

D.A,B,orC

17.ThewearytravelerthinksthebestwaytocrosstheChannelis.

A.byswimming

B.inhisowncar

C.byair

D.byhovercraft

18.Atunnelwouldcostabridge.

A.farlessthan

B.asmuchas

C.farmorethan

D.aslittleas

19.Accordingtothepassage,alinkfromLondontothecontinentwouldbe.

A.necessaryforitstrade

B.importantforitspolitics

C.usefulforitsindustry

D.helpfulforitsculture

20.Themainideaofthepassageis.

A.howtodevelopthetradeofLondon

B.whentocrosstheChannel

C.howtogettoEuropefromLondonmoreconveniently

D.whattodointhedevelopingoftraveling

參考答案：

1-5CCBDD6-10ABDCD11-15CBAAD16-20DBAAC

高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)（2）

A

Theskyusuallylookslightblue.Butifyouwenttothetopofthehighestmountain,wentto

thetopofthehighestmountain,wherethereislessairbetweenyouandthesuntoscatterthe

sunlight,theskywouldbedeep,darkblue.Andifyourodeinarockethighabovetheearth,

wherethereisnoairatalltoscatterthesunlight,theskywouldbesodarkthatitwouldbe

black.Sometimestheskydoesn'tlookblue.Atsunriseandsunset,thelightfromthesun

sometimesisscatteredinsuchawaythatyouseered,orange,andothercolorsinthesky.65.

Theskyusuallylookslightbluebecause.A.thesunislightandblueB.theairislightand

blueC.theairscattersthesunlightD.thesunlightisblue66.Theskylooksdarkbluewhen.

A.thereislessairbetweenyouandthesunB.thereishighmountainC.themountainishighest

D.youclimbamountain

67.Theskylooksblackif.

A.yourideinarocket

B.therocketishighinthesky

C.therocketishighabovetheearth

D.thereisnoairtoscatterthesunlight

68.Sometimestheskydoesn*tlookbluebecause.

A.thesunisrisingB.thesunissetting

C.theairhasdifferentcolors

D.thelightfromthesunisscatteredinadifferentway

69.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.TheSkyLooksBlue

B.WhytheSkyLooksColorful

C.TheBeautifulSunlight

D.SomethingAbouttheAir

B

MoreandmoreoftenweheardofpeopletalkingaboutKaraoke（卡拉OK）。Butwhaton

earthitisabout,stillremainsaquestionformanypeople.Karaokeisasortofacoustic

equipmentwhichwasinventedinJapanaroundthemiddleofthe1970's.Itmeans"aband

withoutpeople"inJapanese.Infact,itisjustamusictapewithoutwords.Thisequipmentfirst

appearedinsomepublichousesandsnackbars,andmainlyforthecustomerstoenjoy

themselves.MostofthemusicinKaraokewaspopularmusic.Therefore,attimes,when

anyonefeltlikeit,hemightsingsongstotheaccompanimentofthemusicthatcamefromthe

equipment.Shortlyafteritsinvention,Karaokewasspreadtothewholeworld.Itwas

introducedtoChinaandwaswelcomedbymanypeople.Althoughyouarenotagoodsinger,or

evensometimesyoumaysingoutoftune,youcanalwaysenjoyyourselfbysingingKaraoke.

70.Inthispassage"band"means"groupofpersons

A.whoplaygamesonthesportsground

B.whoplaymusictogether

C.livinginthesameneighborhood

D.doingthingstogetherunderaleaderandwithacommonpurpose

71.Karaokeisjusta.

A.cassettetapewithonlymusic

B.cassettetaperecorder

C.bandfromJapan

D.voicerecordingequipment

72.PeoplewenttopublichousesandsnackbarswhenKaraokeappeared.

A.tohaveagoodtime

B.tohavesomethingtodrink

C.togetsomethingtoeat

D.tobuytheequipment

73.Karaokewasspreadtothewholeworld.

A.assoonasitwasinvented

B.longbefore

C.notlongafteritwasinvented

D.beforelong

74.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.allpersonsliketoplayKaraoke

B.tointroduceKaraoketothepeople

C.Karaokeisawonderfulequipment

D.Karaokeisusedeverywhereincludingsnackbars

C

Guangzhou(Xinhua)------12peoplewerekilledand20injuredearlyyesterdaymorningwhen

theyjumpedfromaburningtraincarintothepathofanoncominggoodstraininSouthernChina.

WhenNo.247Wuchang------GuangzhoupassengertrainwaspassingtheDayaoshanTunnelin

GuangdongProvince,SouthChinaat00：17hoursyesterday,afirecausedbypassengers'

smokingbrokeoutonNo.17car.Theywantedtoextinguishfire.Asthetrainstoppedsome

frightenedpassengersjumpedfromwindows.12peoplewerecrushedtodeathand20others

injuredbyanorthwardpassinggoodstrain(No.1766)o

75.Inwhichdirectiondidthepassengertraintravel?

A.Northward.

B.Southward.

C.Eastward.

D.Westward.

76.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?

A.At00：17am.

B.At00：17pm.

C.Atseventeenpastone.

D.Atseventeentoone.

77.Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?

A.InWuchang.

B.InGuangzhou.

C.InHubei.

D.InGuangdong.

78.Forwhatdidthepassengertrainstop?

A.Toputoutthefire.

B.Toletthepassengersjumpout.

C.Tolettheothertrainpass.

D.Topickupsomeotherpassengers.

79.Whatwasthecauseofthefire?

A.Aheavyrain.

B.Hightemperature.

C.Carelessness.

D.Fear.

參考答案：

65-69CADDB70-74BAACC75-79BADAC

高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)（3）

A

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesand

awardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwould

neverhavethatsortofcareer（職業(yè)）。

Iwasn'tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn'tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstarted

thinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn'thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn'tthe

typetohaveacareer.

Ithenfoundmyselfajob,lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn'ttoobadatfirst.Butthe

problemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutfor

businessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she'dgiveme

timeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn'toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredand

fedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.

OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschool

withme.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgeta

qualification（資格證書）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn'tthinkIwouldbeaccepted

becauseIdidn'ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeand

theywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadto

leavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

NowI'vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknown

earlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren'ttopoftheclassatschool.

56.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls'family,theauthor.

A.waspaidforextrawork

B.oftenworkedlonghours

C.gotmuchhelpfromherboss

D.tookadayoffeveryotherweek

57.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?

A.Shefoundafull-timejob.

B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.

C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.

D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

58.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?

A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.

B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.

C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.

D.Onemustchoosethejobshelike.

B

Goodtooldesignisimportantinthepreventionofoveruseinjuries.Well-designedtoolsand

equipmentwillrequirelessforcetooperatethemandpreventawkward（別扭的）handpositions.

Theywillallowtheworkertokeeptheelbows（肘）nexttothebodytopreventdamagetothe

shoulderandarm.

Overuseinjuriescanthereforebepreventedorreducediftheemployerprovides,and

workersuse：

?powertoolsratherthanhavingtousemuscle（肌肉）power

?toolswithspeciallydesignedhandlesthatallowthewrist(手腕)tokeepstraight(See

figurel)oThismeansthathandsandwristsarekeptinthesamepositionastheywouldbeif

theywerehangingrelaxedataperson'sside

Figurel.Bendthetool,notthewrist

?toolswithhandlesthatcanbeheldcomfortablybythewholehand.Thismeanshavinga

selectionofsizes—rememberthattoolsthatprovideacomfortablefirmHoldforapersonwitha

verylargehandmaybeofnouseforsomeonewithaverysmallhand.Thisisaparticularly

importantconsiderationforwomenwhomayusetoolsoriginallydesignedformen.

?toolsthatdonotpressfingers(orflesh)betweenthehandles,andwhosehandlesdo

nothavesharpedgesorasmallsurfacearea.

59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GoodtoolDesignforWomen

B.ImportanceofGoodToolDesign

C.ToolDesignandPreventionofInjuries

D.OveruseofToolsandWorkerProtection

60.Whichofthefollowingdescribesawell-designedtool?

A.It'skeptclosetothebody.

B.Itfullyusesmusclepower.

C.Itmakesusersfeelrelaxed.

D.It'soperatedwithmoreforce.

61.WhatisFigure1usedtoshow?

A.Theeffectiveuseofthetool.

B.Thewayofoperatingthetool.

C.Theproperdesignofthehandle.

D.Thepurposeofbendingthewrist.

62.Inchoosingtoolsforwomen,ofthehandleisthemostimportant.

A.thesize

B.theedge

C.theshape

D.theposition

參考答案:

BCA,CDCA

高一英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)（4）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

WhenImethim,Ihadalotofangerinsideofme.PvelivedmywholelifeinSpanishHarlem,

butinmyneighborhood,thereareshoot-upsallthetime.Iknowkidswhohavebeenshotor

beatenup.Ihavefriendswhoendedupinprison.Icouldhaveendedupthatway,too,butMr.

Clarkwouldn'tletthathappen.

Mr.Clarkworkedlonghours,makingsureIdidmywork.Mygradesrose.Infact,thescores

ofourwholeclassrose.Oneday,hetookourclasstoseeThePhantomoftheOpera,andit

wasthefirsttimesomekidshadeverbeenoutofHarlem.Beforetheshow,hetreatedusto

dinneratarestaurantandtaughtusnottotalkwithourmouthsfull.Wedidnotwanttolethim

down.

Mr.ClarkwasselectedasDisney's2000TeacheroftheYear.Hesaidhewoulddrawthree

namesoutofahat；thosestudentswouldgowithhimtoLosAnglestogettheaward.Butwhen

thetimecametodrawnames,Mr.Clarksaid,"You'reallgoing.

Ongraduationday,therewerealotoftears.Wedidn'twanthisclasstoend.In2001,he

movedtoAtlanta,buthealwayskeptintouch.Hestartedgivinglecturesabouteducation,and

wroteabestsellingbookbasedonhisclassroomrules,TheEssential55.In2003,Mr.Clarktook

someofusonatriptoSouthAfricatodeliverschoolsuppliesandvisitorphanages（孤JL院）。It

wasthemostamazingexperienceofmylife.snowmydreamtoonedaystartagroupof

women'sclubs,

helpingpeoplefromallbackgrounds.

56.WithoutMr.Clark,thewriter.

A.mighthaveputintoprison

B.mightnothavewontheprize

C.mighthavejoinedawomen'sclub

D.mightnothavemovedtoAtlanta

57.TheEssential55is.

A.ashow

B.aspeech

C.aclassroomrule

D.abook

58.Howmanystudents'nameswerefinallydrawnoutofahatbyMr.Clark?

A.None

B.Three

C.Fifty-five

D.All

59.Inthepassage,thewriterintendstotellusthat.

A.Mr.ClarkwenttoSouthAfricabecausehelikedtraveling

B.Mr.Clarkhelpedtosetupagroupofwomen'sclubs

C.agoodteachercanraisehisorherstudents'score

D.agoodteacherhasagoodinfluenceonhisorherstudents

60.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsMr.Clark?

A.HespeakshighlyofMr.Clark.

B.HelooksdownuponMr.Clark.

C.Hedoesn'tshowhisattitudetowardsMr.Clark.

D.Hetakesaneutral（中立的）attitudetowardsMr.Clark.

B

Theevidenceforharmonymaynotbeobviousinsomefamilies.Butitseemsthatfouroutof

fiveyoungpeoplenowgetonwiththeirparents,whichistheoppositeofthepopularly-held

image（形象）ofunhappyteenagerslockedintheirroomafterendlessfamilyquarrels.

Animportantnewstudyintoteenageattitudessurprisinglyshowsthattheirfamilylifeismore

harmoniousthanithadeverbeeninthepast."Weweresurprisedbyjusthowpositive（肯定

的）today'syoungpeopleseemtobeabouttheirfamilies,saidonenumberoftheresearch

team."They'reexpectedtoberebellious（叛逆I的）andselfishbutactuallytheyhaveother

thingsontheirminds：theywantacarandmaterialgoods,andtheyworryaboutwhether

schoolisservingthemwell.There'smorenegotiation（商議）anddiscussionbetweenparents

andchildren,andchildrenexpecttotakepartinthefamilydecision-makingprocess.Theydon'

twanttorocktheboat（搗亂）。”

Soitseemsthatthisgenerationofparentsismuchmorelikelythanparentsof30yearsagoto

treattheirchildrenasfriends."Myparentsarehappytodiscussthingswithmeandwillingto

listentome,“says17-year-oldDanielLazall.a\alwaystellthewhenI'mgoingoutclubbing.As

longastheyknowwhatI?mdoing,they'refinewithme."SusanCrome,whoisnow21,

agrees."Lookingbackonthelast10years,therewasalotofwhatyoucouldcallnegotiation.

Forexample,aslongasTddoneallmyhomework,IcouldgooutonaSaturdaynight.ButI

thinkmygrandparentswerealotstricterwithmyparentsthanthat.”

Maybethispositiveviewoffamilylifeshouldnotbeunexpected.Itispossiblethattheideaof

teenagerebellionisnotrootedinrealfacts.Aresearchercomments（評(píng)論），uOursurprisethat

teenagerssaytheygetalongwellwiththeirparentscomesbecauseofabriefperiodinoursocial

historywhenteenagerswereregardedasdifferentbeings.Butthatideaofrebellingandbreaking

awayfromtheirparentsreallyonlyhappenedduringthatonetimeinthe1960swheneveryone

rebelled.Thenormalsituationthroughouthistoryhasbeenasmoothchangefromhelpingout

withthefamilybusinesstotakingitover.”

61.Whatisthepopulariftheteenagertoday?

A.Theyworryaboutschool.

B.Theydislikelivingwiththeirparents.

C.Theyhavetobelockedintoavoidtroubles.

D.Theyquarrelalotwithotherfamilymembers.

62.Thestudyshowsthatteenagersdon'twantto.

A.sharefamilyresponsibility

B.causetroubleintheirfamilies

C.goboatingwiththeirfamily

D.makefamilydecisions

63.Comparedwithparentsof30yearsago,today'sparents.

A.gotoclubsmoreoftenwiththeirchildren

B.aremuchstricterwiththeirchildren

C.carelessabouttheirchildren'slife

D.givetheirchildrenmorefreedom

64.Accordingtothewriter,teenagerebellion.

A.maybeafalsebelief

B.iscommonnowadays

C.existedonlyinthe1960s

D.resultedfromchangesinfamilies

65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Negotiationinfamily.

B.Educationinfamily.

C.Harmonyinfamily.

D.Teenagetroubleinfamily.

C

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeople

werewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefour

kilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorashe

usuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.

Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,

puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries

（食品雜貨），savingusfromhavingtowalkalonglongdistancesfromwherewelive.

IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthem

ourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstranger

evenboughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawayto

gettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirway

forsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.

Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfrom

strangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseit

strengthenedourfaithinhumanity（人性）asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemore

mindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactof

kindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.

66.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?

A.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.

B.Itwastheironlypossession（財(cái)產(chǎn)）。

C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.

D.Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.

67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweek

B.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmas

C.thestrangerbroughtoverthebike

D.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily

68.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?

A.Fromastranger.

B.Fromanewspaper.

C.FromTVnews

D.Fromradiobroadcasts.

69.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?

A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.

B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.

C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.

D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.

70.Fromthisstory,wecanseehumanityis.

A.selfish

B.commercial

C.kind

D.cold-hearted

D

Ofallsystemsofsymbols,languageisthemosthighlydeveloped.Ithasbeenpointedout

thathumanbeings,byagreement,canmakeanythingstandforanything.Humanbeingshave

agreed,inthecourseofcenturiesofmutual（相互的）dependency,toletthevariousnoises

thattheycanproducewiththeirlungs,throats,tongues,teeth,andlipssystematicallystand

forcertainhappeningsintheirnervoussystem.Wecallthatsystemofagreementslanguage.

Thereisnonecessaryconnectionbetweenthesymbolandthatwhichitstandsfor.Justas

socialpositionscanbesymbolizedbyfeatherswornonthehead,bygoldonthewatchchain,

orbyathousandotherthingsaccordingtoth