高中英语阅读理解专题训练

2017-12-16 │ 高中英语

篇一:高一英语阅读理解专项训练.doc周周练

高一英语周周练

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Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn't exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin's work was making musical instruments. In his spare time he liked to play the violin. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was astonished to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!

1. The text is mainly about_________.

A. a strange man

B. an unusual party

C. how roller skating began

D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.

A. often gave others surprises B. was a gifted musician

C. invented the roller skatesD. was full of imagination

3. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to_______.

A. impress the party guestsB. arrive at the party sooner

C. test his invention D. show his skill in walking on wheels

4. What is the main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

A. The roller skates needed further improvement.

B. The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

C. Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

D. Merlin got himself into trouble.

B

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas (地区). Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, golden Delicious, and McIntosh.

Apples are different in colour, size, and taste. The colour of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart (酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce (苹果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1. It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are _______________

A. grown in France.B. sold everywhere.

C. very big. D. quite sweet.

2. Cold winter weather is good for _______________

A.the growth of apple trees.

B. producing large apples.

C. improving the taste of apples.

D. the increase of water in apples.

3. China, France and the United States are considered to _______________

A. be large producers of apples.

B. be large producers of applesauce.

C. have the longest history in apple production.

D. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries.

4. The word yielded in the last sentence means _______________

A. improved. B. increased.

C. produced. D. sold.

C

Dwight W. Morrow was an American ambassador (大使) to Mexico during the 1920s. He is remembered as a smart diplomat (外交家).① He is also remembered by his family and friends for his absentmindedness (心不在焉).Once while on a train, a conductor came to Morrow, asking for his ticket. He began to search his pockets. No ticket appeared. Morrow began searching his suitcase. "Never mind, sir." said the conductor, seeing how anxious

Morrow was becoming and trying to comfort (安慰) him. "When you find your ticket just post it to the station. I'm sure

you have it somewhere."

"I'm sure, too." said the diplomat as he went on with his search. "But I must find it. I need to know where I'm going!"

Another time Morrow got off a train in New York and hurried to a telegraph office, where, feeling not unlike a small boy who had got lost,② he sent the following to his secretary: "I am in New York but dont know why." Within minutes came the short reply: "You are not supposed to be in New York. You should be in Princeton giving a lecture."根据文章内容,选择正确答案:

1. The passage mainly shows Morrow's ____.

A. cleverness as a diplomat B. foolishness

C. sense of humor (幽默感) D. absentmindedness

2. Morrow was very upset (不安) when he couldnt find the ticket because____.

A. he had forgotten where he was going

B. he would be punished if he couldnt show his ticket

C. the conductor looked impatient(不耐烦的)

D. the conductor might think he was lying

3. When Morrow got off the train in New York, ____.

A. he forgot the address

B. he forget his suitcase

C. he did not know that he was in a wrong city

D. his secretary wasn`t there to meet him

难句注释

① He is remembered as a smart diplomat.

在别人的记忆中,他是个精明的外交家。

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Reading time:____

Reading speed: ____

② ...feeling not unlike a small boy who

had got lost... 感觉不啻于一个迷路的小男孩……

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"A robbery (抢劫案)..." a voice came from the radio. John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now ① closing.

It was 4 that he noticed the hitchhiker (搭便车者) by the road.② 5 even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car.

"To Midrille?" "Get in." The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was 6 that he had picked him up. The youngJohn 9 the news. He began to sweat (出汗) and his thoughts 10 nervously (紧张地) to all the money he was 11 .At the next small town he stopped his car and said, "I`m sorry. I’m so 12 that I can`t drive you to Midrille. I think I’ll find a The young man slowly 14 into his pocket. "This is it!" thought John. At that 15 moment he considered shouting Okay?"

The young man looked 17 . He insisted on 18 John the money. John watched until his 19 had disappeared from ③

根据文章内容,选择正确答案:

1. A. asleep B. early C. strong D. awake

2. A. on B. off C. up D. over

3. A. outside B. news C. speed D. way

4. A. there B. earlier C. then D. moment

5. A. Without B. After C. By D. For

6. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. sorry

7. A. wore B. owned C. had D. made

8. A. place B. subject C. question D. face

9. A. remembered B. thought C. heard D. forgot

10. A. got B. arrived C. changed D. turned

11. A. paying B. having C. carrying D. borrowing

12. A. afraid B. hungry C. cold D. sleepy

13. A. restaurant B. shop C. hotel D. station

14. A. reached B. forced C. got D. put

15. A. important B. very C. long D. short

16. A. knives B. photos C. handkerchiefs D. bills

17. A. frightened B. puzzled C. worried D. curious

18. A. giving B. offering C. handing D. returning

19. A. driver B. friend C. passenger D. thief

20. A. door B. gas C. window D. motor

篇二:高三英语阅读理解专项训练(含解析)

高三英语阅读理解专项训练(含解析)

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Sitting and eating quietly on his father’s lap, the 18-month-old was oblivious to the infection in his veins(血管).But his father a strong farmer, knew only too well. It was the same one that killed his wife four month ago, leaving him alone with four children. The man started to cry.

“When my wife died, I thought ,well, it is from God, but at least I have him.” he said. “Then I learned he is sick, too. I asked if there was medicine and the doctors said no.

HIV and AIDS have quietly arrived in this land. They remain almost completely underground, hidden in

ignorance(无知)and shame.

The father of the infected 18-month-old said his village teacher had never talked about AIDS. Nearly a year of tests on the father have found no HIV, and the old children are clear, but his smallest child tested positive(阳性)at ten months.

Six years earlier, his wife lost a baby and have several transfusions in Pakistan. After she became sick and was found to be infected, “I told the family her blood was not good and to avoid eating with her.” he said. “And I told them not to kiss his son, he burst into tears.

“I don’t know what to do,” he said; “I have sacrificed so much since my marriage.. I mortgaged (抵押)half my land to pay for her medical care.”

The father can do little for his son but keep his secret. There are no AIDS treatment centers in Afghanistan, only a single secret clinic in the capital that just monitors the disease, and no drugs are available.

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D. The underlined part “was oblivious to” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by______. was shocked by was afraid of was curious about was unaware of What happened to the man? He was diagnosed with AIDS just now He has no money to support the family His wife died of AIDS four weeks ago His youngest son was infected with AIDS

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It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that______ the wife had several blood transfusions the family knew how to avoid AIDS the farmer had little knowledge about AIDS the family loved the youngest son most Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? There are several AIDS treatment centers in Afghanistan The farmer will keep his son’s disease unknown to others The farmer sold his house to pay for his wife’s medial care Afghanistan’s medical conditions have been greatly improved.

文章大意:在阿富汗,因为无知以及其他方面的忌讳,艾滋病患者要么不知这种疾病的危害,要么而不敢公开自己患病的实情。

1 D 猜测词义题。 由后面的“But his father---knew only too well。It was the same one that killed his wife---”可知选D。阿富汗一个18个月大的孩子坐在他父亲的膝盖上安静的吃东西,很显然,他并不知道他患上了一种可怕而致命的传染病。 但他的父亲,一个身材魁梧的阿富汗农民,却对此一清二楚。

2 D 细节推断题。 从第一段和第二段的信息可知,这个男人的妻子四个月前死于艾滋病,如今小儿子也身患此病,且没有药物治疗,所以他伤心地哭了。

3 C 推理判断题。 从第五段这个男人所说的话“I told the family---tell them not to kiss the child”可知他不知道艾滋病的传播途径,从而反应了他对艾滋病不甚了解。

4 B 细节判断题。 有文章最后一段第一句“The father can do little for his son but keep his secret。”对于他的小儿子,他除了保守他感染艾滋病的秘密外,几乎束手无策。可知B项与事实相符。

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Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit .he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things: they should learn to do

without being taught, such as to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance

to find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to .Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规)work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer .Let the children learn what all educated persons must some day learn ,how to measure their own understanding, how to know what theyknow or do not know.

1 .According to the passage ,the best way for children to learn things is by______

A .listening to skilled people's advice

B .asking older people many questions.

C .making mistakes and having them corrected

D .doing what other people do

2 .which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

A. Give children correct answers.

B .Allow children to make mistakes.

C .Point out children's mistakes to them.

D. Let children mark their own work.

3. According to the writer, teachers in school should______

A. allow children to learn from each other

B. point out children's mistakes whenever found

C .correct children's mistakes as soon as possible

D. give children more book knowledge

4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ____

A. different from learning other skills

B. the same as learning other skills

C. more important than other skills

D. not really important skills

本文论述了什么才是最好的学习方法。老师应该做什么,不应该做什么。

1 D 主旨归纳题。 根据段意推理可知。

2 C 细节理解题。 从第一段推理可知。

3 A 细节理解题。 根据地一段第四句推知。

4 B 主旨归纳题。 根据第一段第五段可知。

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The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses(冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral(道德) freedom.

A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness(狂怒) makes error a fault.”

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to

govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also. (from )

1. What?s the main idea of the passage?

A. The importance of self- control.B. How to conquer oneself?

C. The relation between a man’s moral freedom and his feelings.

D. A man should keep cool.

2. What?s the meaning of “whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad”?

A. If you are mad, the gods will kill you.

B. If you lose your temper first, gods will kill you first.

C. If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.

D. If the gods want to kill you, they will make you mad first.

3. Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?

A. The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself.

B. You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.

C. You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.

D. Anger brings with folly and ends with regret.

4. Which of the following can?t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?

A. Be calm in arguing.B. Check your temper or anger by speaking low.

C. Keep your mouth shut.D. Try to make the other angry first.

1. A 主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 段的第 2 句 Self-control is at the root of all the advantages 及全文的内容可知,本文的大意是“自控的重要性”。故答案选 A。

2. D 语义理解题。根据上文 you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease 可知答案选 D。

3. C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 3 段的最后一句 You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him 可知,选项 C 与之矛盾。故答案选 C。

4. D 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段的第 2 句和第 3 句以及最后一句可以排除选项 A、B、C,从而得出答案为 D。

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Very old people do raise moral problems for almost everyone who comes in contact with them. Their

values—this can’t be repeated too often—are not necessarily our values. Physical comfort, cleanness and order are not necessarily the most important things. The social services from time to time find themselves faced with a flat with decaying food covered by small worms, and an old person lying alone in bed, taking no notice of the worms. But is it interfering(干涉) with personal freedom to insist that they go to live with some of their relatives so that they might be taken better care of? Some social workers, the ones who clear up the worms, think we are in danger of carrying this concept of personal freedom to the point where serious risks are being taken with the health and safety of the old.

Indeed, the old can be easily hurt or harmed. The body is like a car, it needs more mechanical maintenance(机械维修,保养) as it gets older. You can carry this comparison right through to the provision of spare parts. But never forget that such operations are painful experiences, however good the results will be. And at what point should you stop to treat the old body? Is it morally right to try to push off death by seeking the development of

篇三:高中英语阅读理解精题荟萃(附答案、解析、翻译)

阅读理解

Passage 1

There are stories about two U.S . presidents,Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don?t know if either story is true,but they are both interesting.The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact,he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper.he would write“all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn?t know how to spell.So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”.After a while,he shortened that term to“OK”.

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New York.Van Ben?s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club,and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.

Passage 1

这里要讲述Andrew Jackson 和Martin Van Buren这2届美国总统的小故事。这2个小故事也许可以解释美语中OK一词的来历。故事的真实性我们不得而知,不过内容却很有意思。

第一个解释来源于总统Andrew Jackson的故事。Andrew Jackson几乎没有受到过什么教育,事实上,他对于日常的读写都有困难。当收到重要文件的时候,在尝试阅读之后,还是让他的助手帮忙解释文件的内容。如果批准一份文件,Andrew Jackson就在上面写“all correct”。麻烦的是,他不知道怎么这2个单词怎么拼写,因此,实际上他在文件上写的是“ol korekt”。过了不久,他又把这2个单词缩写为“OK”。

第二个解释来源于总统Martin Van Buren的家乡的名字——纽约的Kinderhook。为了帮助Van Buren成为总统,他的朋友为此组织了一个社团。他们把这个社团叫做Old Kinderhook Club,社团中支持Van Buren的人都被称为“OK”

31.

A. believes both of the stories B.doesn?t believe a word of the stories

C.is not sure whether the stories are true D. is telling the stories just for fun

32. According to the passage, A.couldn?t draw up any documents at all B. didn?t like to read important papers by himself

C.often had his assistants sign documents for him D .wasn?t good at reading,writing or spelling

33.According to the first story, the term “OK” A. was approved of by President Jackson B.was the title of some Official documents

C.was first used by President JacksonD.was an old way to spell“all correct’’

34 .According to the second story,the term‘‘OK”

A.was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club” B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born

C.was the name of Van Buren?s clubD.was used to call Van Buren?s supporters in the election

35.According to the second story.the term“OK” A.by Van Buren B.in a presidential election

C.to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD.by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”

Passage 2

Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs,its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业),and most of the rest live in or around towns,small and large.Here the traditional picture is changing:every small town may still be very like other small towns,and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country,but most Americans do not live in small towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England,let alone France.The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day.As the rush to live out of town continues.rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses,so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment.

Passage 2

尽管美国幅员辽阔,而且土地所产出的粮食远远超过现有人口的需求,现今的美国却几乎完全是个都市化的国家。不足十分之一的人口在从事农业和林业,而剩余的大多数人都居住在大大小小的城镇中或者城镇的周围。传统的景象在这里不断发生着变化:小的城镇之间仍然彼此十分相似,典型的小城镇还是呈现出大家心目中的乡村的风貌;但是大部分的美国人却不再住在小城镇了。现在半数的人口都在大约30几个大都市地区(包括附近郊区的大型城市)——这种大都市地区的人口都在百万以上,总的都市人口数量远远超过德国和英国,更不用说法国了。城市和乡村的人口统计需要特别对待,因为我们所谓的住在乡村的人们,每天都会开车前往附近的城镇工作。当远离城镇居住的热潮持续的情况下,城镇周围的乡村地区逐渐盖满了房屋。那么说不定什么时候,一块乡村的地区就变成了城市的郊区。不过,典型的美国人还是越来越趋向于居住在大都市而不是小城镇的环境中。

36.If now America has 250 million people.how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? ( C )

A.About 25 million. B.More than 25 million.

C.Less than 25 million.D. Less than 225 million

37.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? ( C )

A.United States. B.Germany. C.France.D.England.

38.What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage? (A)

A .Of a large city with its suburbs. B.Of small and large towns.

C.Of urban areas. D.Of rural areas.

39.According to the passage,what can we learn about small towns in the United States?(B)

A Most small towns become gradually crowded B.Small towns are still similar to each other.

C.As the traditional picture is changing,towns are different. D .Small towns are turning into large cities

40.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb?( C )

A.Because they are the same. B.Because the rush takes place too quickly

C.Because the process is gradual. D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan

areas.

Passage 3

If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago,we should probably have to say that we could not remember But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day,we should be able to give an answer to the question.

It is the same in history Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country,but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to Write.For example,we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them.But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa. because they had not learned to write.

Sometimes.of course,even if the people cannot write,they may know something of the past.They have heard about it from older people,and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings,and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past.This we may call ?remembered history’.Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is,because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing.But where there are no written records,such spoken stories are often very helpful.

Passage 3

当我们被问起准确的说书一年之前的这个时候我们正在做什么,我们可能不得不承认记不得了。但是,如果我们有个册子,上面记录了每天我们做过什么的话,这个问题就不难给出答案了。

对于历史的记录也是如此。许多事情由于没有任何书面的记录而被人遗忘。有时也有人会对于他们国家发生的重要事件进行记录,但是这些记录往往毁于火灾或者战乱。有时也因为那个地方或那个时代的人不会写字,而根本不会有书面记录的存在。譬如说,因为中国4千年前的古人会写字而且给后人留下了很多文献,所以我们对那个时代的中国人十分了解;但是对于甚至2百年前的中非人,由于他们不会写字,而使我们对其几乎一无所知。

当然了,有的时候就算人们不会写字,对于过去的历史也会多少有些了解。也许是从老一辈的那里听说的,或者从一些由重大事件编出的歌曲和舞蹈中了解的——这些传说和歌舞是从很多辈人流传下来的。很多人都喜欢夸耀他们的父辈在过去的丰功伟绩,我们把这个叫做“remembered history”(记忆中的历史)。现在一些记忆中的历史已经变成了文字而保留了下来。由于反复经过口头传送的历史远比书面记录的历史变化大,这种历史不如书面历史那么精确和有价值。但是,在没有书面历史存在的时候,这种口头流传的故事就很有帮助了。

41. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?(D )

A.“Remembered history”,compared with written history,is less reliable

B.Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.

C.A written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questions.

D.Where there are no written records.there is no history.

42. A.there was nothing worth being written down at that time

B .the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record

C.the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire

D.the people there did not know how to write

43.“Remembered history”.

A.history based on a person?s imagination

B .stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth

C .songs and dances about the most important events

D .both B and C

44.“Remembered history” A. it is written down B .no written account is available

C.it proves to be timeD.people are interested in it

45 .The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we A.kept a written record of every past event B. not burnt their written records in wars

C.told exact stories of the most important happenings D.made more songs and dances

Passage 1

When Mrs.Joseph Groeger died recently in Vienna,Austria,people asked the obvious,“Why did she live to be 107?”Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100.Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in cities.In spite of the city’s image as an unhealthy place,city living often provides benefits that country living can lack.One factor seems to be important to the longevity(长寿)of those interviewed.

This factor is exercise.in the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a bus.Even taking public transportation often requires some walking.Smaller apartment houses have no elevators(电梯),and so people must climb stairs.City people can usually walk to local supermarkets Since parking spaces are hard to find,there is often no alternative to walking.

On the other hand,those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day.In fact,the opposite is often true.To go to school,work,or almost anywhere else,they must ride in cars. Passage 1

在奥地利的维也纳,最近当一位名为Joseph Groeger的老妇人过世的时候,人们忍不住要问:“为什么她可以活到107岁呢?”当对148个100岁以上的维也纳人进行调查之后,我们得出了答案。有点让人惊讶的是,这些人中的多数人都大部分的人生都是在都市生活的。尽管城市给我们的印象一直都是不利于健康的,但是城市生活往往提供一些乡村缺乏的便利。其中有一个就是这些被调查者长寿的重要因素。

这个因素就是锻炼。在城市,对于比较短的路程,往往走路比你等着坐公车去更快捷。就算去搭乘一些公共交通工具也经常要走一段路程。较小的公寓一般没有电梯,人们就不得不爬楼。城市人还经常步行去附近的超市买东西。在停车位如此难找的情况下,往往没有别的选择只有步行。

另一方面,那些住在乡村和郊区的人反而无需每天走路。事实上,他们每天都乘坐交通工具,去上学,去上班,或者去其他任何地方,都必须开车前往。

Passage 1

在奥地利的维也纳,最近当一位名为Joseph Groeger的老妇人过世的时候,人们忍不住要问:“为什么她可以活到107岁呢?”当对148个100岁以上的维也纳人进行调查之后,我们得出了答案。有点让人惊讶的是,这些人中的多数人都大部分的人生都是在都市生活的。尽管城市给我们的印象

一直都是不利于健康的,但是城市生活往往提供一些乡村缺乏的便利。其中有一个就是这些被调查者长寿的重要因素。

这个因素就是锻炼。在城市,对于比较短的路程,往往走路比你等着坐公车去更快捷。就算去搭乘一些公共交通工具也经常要走一段路程。较小的公寓一般没有电梯,人们就不得不爬楼。城市人还经常步行去附近的超市买东西。在停车位如此难找的情况下,往往没有别的选择只有步行。

另一方面,那些住在乡村和郊区的人反而无需每天走路。事实上,他们每天都乘坐交通工具,去上学,去上班,或者去其他任何地方,都必须开车前往。

31. A.the complaints of people in apartment houses B.the cause of Mrs Groeger?s death

C.the longevity of people like Mrs.Groeger D. the image of cities in general

32. A.benefits of walking B.occasions for walking in city life

C. comments made by city people D.problems of city living

33.To reach the third floor of a building. A. to take the elevator B.to walk up the stairsC.to ride in a car D.to find an alternative to walking

34. A.they don?t live near business areas B. they don?t need the exercise

C.they never have parking problems D.they can’t afford to take the bus

35. A.air pollution is not serious B.anyone can live to be 107

C.country people should move to the city D.walking is a healthful exercise

Passage 2

For any Englishman,there can never be any discussion as to who is the world?s greatest dramatist(剧作家).Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him:that of William Shakespeare Every Englishman has some knowledge,however slight,of the work of our greatest writer.All of US use words,phrases and quotations from Shakespeare?s writings that have become part of the common property of the English-speaking people.Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used,rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well—known proverbs and quotations.

Shakespeare,more perhaps than any other writer,makes full use of the great resources of the English language.Most of US use about five thousand words in our normal use of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand.

There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it.Such a study is well worth the effort(it is not,of course,recommended to beginners)even though some aspects of English usage,and the meaning of many words,have changed since Shakespeare?s day.

Passage 2

当提及谁是世界上最伟大的剧作家,对于每个英国人来说,答案都毫无疑义。只有一个名字值得这个称号——莎士比亚。对于我们这个最伟大的剧作家,每个英国人都有些了解,即使很少。从莎翁的剧作中我们拿来使用的单词,习语和引用,已经变成了英语使用者的通用词库中的一部分。很多

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