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第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
A Subway Superhero
Wesley Autrey can"t fly, but he is still being called a real-life Superman! Last week, the brave 50-year-old rescued Cameron Hollopeter, 20, from being hit by a train. The train was entering a subway station in New York City. The young man had fallen from the station"s platform and onto the train tracks a few feet below.
Autrey, a construction worker and Navy veteran(老兵), was with his two young daughters when he saw Hollopeter fall. Autrey made a quick decision and jumped onto the tracks. He then rolled himself and Hollopeter into a gap, or opening, between the rails. Autrey used his own body to protect the young man.
Five of the train’s cars passed over the two before stopping completely. The two men were both unharmed. Hollopeter’s stepmother, Rachel Hollopeter, called Autrey an “angel”. Autrey visited the New York Film Academy student in the hospital on Wednesday.
For his bravery, Autrey was given a hero"s welcome at City Hall. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Autrey with the Bronze Medallion (铜奖章). It is the city"’s highest award for achievements by its citizens. Mayor Bloomberg called Audrey “ a great man-a man who makes us all proud to be New Yorkers."
After the ceremony at City Hall, a limousine (豪华轿车)took Autrey to a meeting with multimillionaire businessman Donald Trump. Trump awarded Autrey with $ 10,000. The heroic father also received $ 5,000 from the New York Film Academy, a trip to Disney World, and one year of free sub way rides.
Even after all this attention; Autrey still doesn"t see himself as a Superman.” I did it out of a split-second reaction," Autrey said on CBS" The Early Show. "And if I had to do it again, I probably would."
56. Wesley Autrey is still being called a real-life Superman because
A. he can rescue anybody in danger as he has the ability to fly
B. he rescued a young man from being hit by a running train
C. he protected his daughters from harm in a subway station
D. he succeeded in stopping a train from running over a passenger
57. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. When he saw Hollopeter fall, Wesley Autrey was waiting for someone alone.
B. When he saw Hollopeter fall, he thought over a long period of time before he jumped onto the tracks.
C. After he saw Hollopeter fall, he made a quick decision and pulled the young man out of the track as soon as possible.
D. After he saw Hollopeter fall, he quickly made a decision to protect Hollopeter from harm.
58. In order to honor Autrey"s bravery,New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave Autrey_____as a reward.
A. a cheque of $10,000 B. a limousine
C. the Bronze Medallion D. a cheque of $5,000
59. It can be inferred that if Autrey met with another accident like this one, he
A. would not do it again for he was afraid of losing his own life
B. would do it again for getting another piece of Bronze Medallion
C. would do it again so as to get another 15000-dollar cheque as a prize
D. would also do it out of his own conscience
答案
56-59 BDCD
解析
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试题【第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。AA Subway Superhe】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
C.
Here are two letters from our readers expressing their concern about school assessment (评价):
(l)
Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades (学习成绩). Fortunately, most educators realize that students have different interests and abilities. However, grade-based assessment is still very common. Grades often hold back creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for music, drama and sports. Grades are also an unfair measure of a student’s ability. I do not demand, as some extremists do, that grades should no longer be recorded. However, I do believe that less importance should be placed on. grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional(可选择的) at Village High School.
Magdalena Smith, President
Drama Club
(2)
Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions( 功能). First, grades get students to work at their highest level of competence (能力 ). Second, they act as an encouragement for hard-working students and as a warming to those who are not. Finally, grades are an effective standard by which to measure students" achievement. Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university.
I"ve spoken with a number of students who have jobs, and most of them say that they were hired mainly because of their grades. My grades helped me get a part-time job and will help me into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.
Simon Harper, Member,
Science Club
64. Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone who
A. insists grades should become optional in the near future
B. believe in the advantages of assessment based on grades
C. is concerned about improving students" creativity
D. supports using students" interests to measure their abilities
65. Magdalena Smith thinks it is important for .
A. educators to assess the students by grades
B. educators to pay more attention to grades
C. students to compete for better grades
D. students to take part in music, drama, and sports
66. According to the letters, which of the following is TRUE about Village High School?
A. Grades are effective in every way.
B. Grades hold back students" creativity. .
C. Grades bring about unnecessary worries.
D. Grades are still in use at present. .
67. What are the two letters mainly about?
A. The role that grades should play in assessing students.
B. The importance of art and music in students" life.
C. The need to have a standard measure for students" success.
D. The reasons why grades shouldn"t be used to assess students.
D
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent, person’s intelligence is fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随意地) from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We should soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
68. The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him
A. at birth B. through education
C. both at birth and through education D. neither at birth nor through education
69. If a child is born with low intelligence, he is unlikely to
A. become a genius so long as he or she works hard enough
B. still become a genius if he should be given special education
C. go beyond his intelligence limits even in rich surroundings
D. never reaches his intelligence limits in his life
70. The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows
A. the importance of their intelligence
B. the role of environment on intelligence
C. the importance of their positions
D. the part that birth plays
71. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Surroundings B. Intelligence
C. Dependence on Environment D. Effect of Education
56.If people want to do well in an exam.they have to work hard .
A.every day in a year. B.for most of the month
C.for only a few days D.late at night
57.If people want to learn English well, they .
A.only need to learn grammar B.must often practise English
C.have to go to England D.should go to bed early
58.It’s important to a few days before the exam.
A.play too much B.have a good sleep
C.read the question papers D.have a good drink
59.The best title for the passage is
A.An Important Exam B.An Easy Exam
C.Get Ready for an Exam D.How to Pass an Exam
B
A mosquito is an insect that is found all over the world.There are thousands of different kinds of mosquitoes in many different sizes and colors.The female mosquito needs blood from vertebrates (脊椎动物)to lay eggs and produce more mosquitoes.She has a special part of her mouth that she uses to suck blood,and her saliva(spit)thins the blood so she can drink it.In fact.It’s the mosquito’s saliva that makes the bites itch(痒)!
A person who gets bitten by a mosquito will notice a wheal,which is a bump around the bite.
The wheal will be round,with pink or red around the edge and white in the middle.The wheal will
itch a lot.Soon the wheal will disappear, but the itch will stay.
If you’ve been bitten by a mosquito,wash the bite with soap and water.Put on some calamine lotion to help stop the itching,or an adult can find an anti-itch cream at the drugstore for you.Placing an ice pack on the bite may also help.Tell an adult you’ve been bitten by a mosquito,especially if you live in the eastern United States.But if you develop an allergic reaction and feel dizzy or sick,tell a doctor immediately.He can treat allergic reactions with sole medicine.
The best way to avoid mosquito bites is to wear an insect repellent.Repellents that include one of these ingredients are best:BEET and lemon eucalyptus.Ask a parent to help you apply them.
Since mosquitoes lay their eggs in water,it’s also a good idea to empty out buckets,flower pots,toys and other things in your yard that may have collected water during a rainstorm.And when it’s possible,you’d better wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants to keep mosquitoes away from your skin.
60.What makes you itch after the mosquitoes’bites?
A.A bump around the bite. B.The mosquito’s saliva.
C.Some calamine lotion. D.An antic-itch cream.
61.The underlined word“wheal”(Paragraph 2)is closest in meaning to________.
A.a small mouth that can prevent an insect
B.a small mark after an insect bite that usually itches
C.an illness after an insect bite that always spreads nearby
D.an illness from mosquitoes’ bites and other pollution diseases
62.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A.There are thousands of mosquitoes in the same sizes and colors.
B.The wheal will never disappear forever but the itch will disappear soon.
C.Ask a doctor for some medicine if you develop an allergic reaction for the bite.
D.Ask a parent for an insect repellent if you see mosquitoes laying their eggs in water.
Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming. Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body"s temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops. Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.
The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming. They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统) because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm. Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water. A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.
The main benefits(or advantages) of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing. As one 70-year-old woman says. "When I go into the water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."
51. The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that_____ .
A. they should be easy to make friends with
B. they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months
C. they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February
D. they must reach the age of 60
52. Doctors _____ .
A. encourage people to take part in cold-water swimming actively
B. point out the possible danger of blood illness during cold-water swimming
C. believe swimming is helpful both in winter and in summer
D. have different ideas about the medical effects of cold-water swimming
53. According to the passage, some doctors believe it is true that _____ .
A. you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue
B. cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter
C. cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high
D. Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water
54. The Polar Bears like to swim all the year round, for _____ .
A. they can remain young B. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter
C. they find it enjoyable and interesting D. they might meet fewer troubles in life
55. The passage is mainly about _____ .
a group of cold-water swimming lovers B. the polar bears" life
C. doctors" ideas about cold-water swimming D. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club
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