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When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess(公主)in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator"s(解说者的)part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn"t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard. 
It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions(蒲公英)popping through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. "I think I am going to dig up all these weeds, "she said. "From now on, we"ll have only roses in this garden. "
"But I like dandelions, "I protested. "All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!"
My mother looked at me seriously. "Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn"t it?" she asked thoughtfully. I nodded. "And that is true of people, too, " she added. 
When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth. 
  “But you will be a beautiful narrator, ”she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her. 
Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you, ”she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower, laughing that I was perhaps the only person who would keep such a weed. 
小题1:The girl did not play the role of the princess mainly because . 
A.she felt nervous on the stage.
B.she lost her interest in that role.
C.she preferred the role of the narrator
D.she had difficulty memorizing her words
小题2:Why did the mother suggest a walk in the garden?
A.To remove the dandelions
B.To enjoy the garden scene
C.to have a talk with her daughter.
D.to help her daughter with the play.
小题3:What is the main idea of the story?
A. Everybody can find his or her own way to success. 
B. Everybody has his or her own value in the world. 
C. Everybody should learn to play different roles
D Everybody has some unforgettable memory. 
答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
解析

试题分析:文章通过妈妈教育女儿的一个故事告诉我们在这个世界上每个人都有自己存在的价值
小题1:A 细节题。根据第一段2,3行But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head.我登上舞台就大脑一片空白,说明我很紧张。故A正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据文章第二段,说明妈妈带我去花园散步正是为了和我好好谈谈,消除我心中的痛苦和纠结,走出那阴影。故C正确。
小题3:B 主旨大意题。文章通过妈妈的解释every flower gives pleasure in its own way,that is true of people, too说明每朵花都能给别人带来快乐,人也一样。每个人都有自己存在的价值,故B正确。
点评:本文有很强的教育意义,告诉我们每个人都有自己存在的价值与意义,所以我们一定要珍惜。在阅读解题的时候要注意细节的把握,关键词要做好标识,以提高效率。
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When a Swedish ship that sank(沉) in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century.  In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.
Underwater archaeology(考古)-the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water-is really a product of the last 50 years.  The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸),underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the  5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.
Underwater archaeology can provide facts abut the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6, 000 years.  There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people’s way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the world"s knowledge of history, but they have to fight two enemies.  One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors.  Once sold, these objects are lost to experts.  The second enemy is dredging machines(挖掘机)often used to repair ports. These machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.
小题1:What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?
A.To provide background information of the topic
B.To attract readers" attention to the topic
C.To use an example to support the topic
D.To offer basic knowledge of the topic
小题2:The aim of underwater archaeology is to    .
A.exploit(开发)water bodies B.search for underwater life
C.study underwater artifacts D.examine underwater environment
小题3:Underwater archaeologists are worried because_____.
A.sea hunters have better diving equipment 
B.their knowledge of world history is limited 
C.dredging machines cause damage to the ports 
D.sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research
小题4:What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce a young branch(分支) of learning.
B.To discuss the scientists’ problems.  
C.To explain people’s way of life in the past.  
D.To describe the sunken ships.

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Blogs (博客) are the place where young people go to show their hearts, to express their anger, sorrow or disappointment, and even to gossip (说别人的闲话).
Many people enjoy the freedom in blogging. Some, however, find that putting one’s life online can have a price. The blogs of some students in America were stopped by the government for some time because they posted threatening words to their teachers on their blogs.
A recent study finds that nearly a fifth of teens who surf the Internet have their own blogs. And 38 % of teens say they read other people’s blogs. By comparison, about a tenth of adults have their own blogs and a quarter say they read other people’s online magazines.
With the development of the Internet, more and more people will be attracted by blogging.
In another study, 79% of teens agree that people at their age aren’t careful enough when giving out information about themselves online. Besides, careless blogging can also influence blog readers. When you are angry or unhappy, your blog is the first place you turn to. The words you post then may not be rational which you may regret later. To minimize (使减到最小) the negative influence, change the safety setting and make such posts “personal” so that only you can read them.
As long as you are careful with what you post, blogging is a great means of staying in touch with friends and displaying one’s creative works.
小题1:Blogs are the place where people __________.
A.go online to have a chat
B.go online to enjoy freedom
C.exchange their views online
D.go online to express themselves freely
小题2:The fact that some American students’ blogs were stopped is used to show that __________.
A.people should not put their life online
B.American students are limited in blogging
C.anyone who gets on the Web has his blog
D.people should be careful with what they write
小题3:The underlined word “rational” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________.
A.strangeB.perfect
C.helpfulD.reasonable
小题4:The passage is mainly about __________.
A.the use people make of blogs
B.the number of people who have blogs
C.advantages and disadvantages of blogs
D.the author’s suggestions about blogging

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Scientists are trying to make the deserts ,which get very little rain, into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts,so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time.
Why is more and more land becoming desert?Scientists think that people make deserts.People are doing bad things to the earth against the scientists’ wish.
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain. But they still don’t become deserts.This is because some green plants are growing there.Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places.Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier. Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away.When a bit of rain falls,the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become desert more easily.
小题1:Deserts ____________ .
A.never have any plants or animals in them
B.can all be turned into good land before long
C.are becoming smaller and smaller
D.get very little rain
小题2:More and more land is becoming desert  because____________.
A.plants can’t grow there
B.there is not enough rain
C.people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do
D.scientists know little about the deserts
小题3:Small green plants are very important to dry places because ________
A.they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier
B.they don’t let the wind blow the soil away
C.they hold water
D.All of the above.
小题4:After reading this passage, we learn that _____________ .
A.plants can keep dry land from becoming desert
B.it is good to get rid of the grass in the deserts
C.all places without much rain will become deserts
D.it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them

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We’ve heard about radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan reaching American shores. Experts say so far there is no reason to worry, and point out that we meet radiation every day. Where and how? NPR’s Renee Montagne posed that question to Peter Caracappa, a radiation safety officer and professor of nuclear engineering.
MONTAGNE: How many things emit radiation?
Dr CARACAPPA: Well, radiation and radioactive material is a part of nature. So everything that’s living has some amount of radiation coming from it—a very small amout. Plus there’s radiation in the ground and the air.
So the extremes are uranium in the soil to bananas?
Yes.
By the way, why do bananas have radiation?
Bananas have a lot of potassium(钾). And a small amount of potassium naturally is called potassium 40, which is radioactive
What’s the difference between radiation that’s harmful and not harmful?
Well, the term radiation can apply to a lot of different things. But the harmful radiation is ionizing(离子)radiation. It has enough energy that it can make chemical changes in material. We could get ionizing radiation from an X-ray, for example. It’s the kind of radiation that causes cancer.
The broader definition of radiation includes a lot of things that we call non-ionizing radiation. That includes everything like radio waves and visible light and your microwave.
So what then is the largest contributor of ionizing radiation?
For the natural sources of ionizing radiation, actually the biggest chunk of that tends to come from radon(氡), which is a radioactive material that is present in the air. It can become a concern when it builds up in low-lying areas of homes like basements.
Would it be fair to say that most people do not need to worry about the danger of being exposed to radiation?
I would say that the everyday exposure to radioation that we meet contributes an extremely tiny risk to our life or to our health compared to all of the other risks that we meet in our day-to-day life.
小题1:We can infer from the first paragraph that radiation is______.
A.rareB.powerfulC.dangerousD.common
小题2:The passage may be _______.
A.an interviewB.an argumentC.a talk show programD.a science report
小题3:Whether radiation is harmful or not depends on______.
A.whether it has a small amount of potassium
B.whether it changes chemical in materials.
C.whether it has energy to change materials
D.whether it is visible in life
小题4:The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.
A.advise on how to protect us from radiation
B.analyze what causes radiation in daily life
C.warn people of the danger of radiation
D.expect people not to fear everyday radiation

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Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold---this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It"s easy to understand why the owner of Joker"s diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵) . He had to begin his calculations all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable one excellent diamond of first-class quality (质量)  " Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition(条件) possible. He picked up his tools (工具) and held his breath as he made the diamond exactly as he promised.
小题1:Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world_________.
A.in a minuteB.at the foot of a big mountain
C.in his own back yardD.in a garage (汽车库)
小题2:A diamond dealer is a person ___________.
A.in the diamond businessB.who stole diamonds
C.who cuts diamondsD.who sells diamonds
小题3:When the diamond was resold,____________.
A.the dealer lost a lot of money
B.Joker made some more money
C.the dealer got 800, 000 dollars
D.Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
小题4:The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth_________.
A.$ 300, 000B.$ 500,000
C.$ 300, 000D.$ 800,000,000
小题5:Kaplan studied the diamond for____________.
A.more than one and a half years
B.more than half a year
C.over eight months
D.more than nineteen months

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