【英语】2018届二轮复习高考阅读理解试题六（生活类含解析）（29页）

【英语】2018届二轮复习高考阅读理解试题六（生活类含解析）（29页）

‎2018届二轮复习英语阅读理解试题六（生活类）‎ ‎(1)‎ Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we won’t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.‎ Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating(交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.‎ Let’s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won’t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized(计算机化) books will be used more and more.‎ Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go in to shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won’t change these two habits.‎ ‎1. In paragraph(段落)1 it is thought people will use computers for _______.‎ A. playing games, shopping and making telephone calls B. making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films C. seeing films, buying food, and going for holidays D. playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor ‎2. Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?‎ A. Computerized books won’t be very expensive.‎ B. Computers can keep many different books in them.‎ C. We won’t have lots of pages.‎ D. We won’t need any paper.‎ ‎3. Paragraph 4 tells _______.‎ A. about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating B. if the Internet will change our habits C. about computerized books D. about future uses of computers ‎4. The title for this passage is _______.‎ A. Computers will Replace Shops and Books B. Computers Are the Future C. Computers will Do Everything for Man D. How Computers Change Our Habits ‎ ‎【答案与解析】本文主要叙述计算机在未来生活中的应用以及计算机能否改变我们的一些生活习惯的问题。‎ ‎1. A。细节题。在第一自然段中我们可知在未来计算机会涉及到我们日常生活的方方面面，其中提到了购物、玩游戏、看电影和打电话。‎ ‎2. A。细节题。从文章的第三自然段中可知计算机可同时贮存许多本书，这样我们就不再看书本了，并且还节约了纸，computerized(计算机化) books 被使用的越来越多。但有一点理由没有说，那就是 computerized books 是非常贵的。‎ ‎3. B。语义理解题。计算机虽给我们带来了许多便利，但有些人仍然喜欢到商店购物，paper books 仍旧受许多人的青睐，那么这 Internet 将是否改变人们的习惯呢？ ‎ ‎4. B。主旨题。纵读全文(特别是开头的两句)可知，计算机与我们的生活息息相关，所以说…computers are the future。‎ ‎(2)‎ Paragraph 1‎ Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and ‎ foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.‎ Paragraph 2 ‎ People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw(生的) or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 o’clock in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.‎ Paragraph 3‎ There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry.‎ The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.‎ ‎1. According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?‎ A. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread C. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes D. beef, pork, fish, milk ‎2. It is important for people to eat _______.‎ A. three times a day B. dinner at twelve o’clock C. cooked food all the day D. something from each of the seven kinds of food every day ‎3. People in different countries and different places of the world _______.‎ A. has the right kinds of food to eat B. cooks their food in the same way C. has their meals at the same time D. eat food in different ways ‎4. Which of the following is NOT true?‎ A. People in some places don’t have enough to eat.‎ B. There are too many people in the world.‎ C. One of the problems is that no one is hungry.‎ D. The scientists are trying to make people grow to be strong and healthy.‎ ‎5. If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?‎ A. When people eat their lunch B. What to do with the two problems C. How to cook food in different ways D. Why people eat different kinds of food ‎【答案与解析】文章第1段叙述人们每天必需的七类食品；第2段说明了最重要的是吃的是什么；最后一段介绍了要解决的两个问题。‎ ‎1. A。细节判断题。根据文章中科学家所提供的人们每天必须的7类食品，可知作中餐食品的 A 类最佳。‎ ‎2. D。细节题。根据Paragraph 2可知人们每天吃几餐不重要；在哪个时间进食不重要；吃生的或熟的、罐装的或冷冻的食品不重要，重要的是人们必须吃到这七类食品的每一种。‎ ‎3. D。细节题。根据文章内容，不同的国家和地区，人们进食的方法也不一样。‎ ‎4. C。细节题。在 Paragraph 3里要解决的二个问题之一就是 find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry(找到解决饥饿问题的方法)。所以C项说法是错误的。‎ ‎5. B。推断题。在 Paragraph 3里提到要解决的两个问题，如果有 Paragraph 4，那么应该就是议论如何来解决这两个问题。‎ ‎(3)‎ Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500‎ ‎ B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.‎ Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.‎ No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.‎ Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.‎ ‎1. After studying works of art made at different times in history, the scientists found _______.‎ A. the art began from 1,500 B.C.‎ B. the works of art ended in the 1950s C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed ‎2. How many people in the world are left-handed now?‎ A. Less than one sixth. B. More than a half.‎ C. About 40%. D. The passage doesn’t tell us.‎ ‎3. What is the hand for most people used to do?‎ A. It’s used to find or hold things.‎ B. It’s used to work with things.‎ C. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.‎ D. It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems.‎ ‎4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?‎ A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.‎ B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.‎ C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.‎ D. Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed.‎ ‎5. The best title for this passage is _______.‎ A. Scientists’ New Inventions B. Left-handed People C. Which Hand D. Different Brains, Different Hands ‎ ‎【答案与解析】本文主要说明了为什么有的人习惯用右手，有的人习惯用左手。‎ ‎1. C。细节题。在第1段中我们可找到这样的句子…Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed，所以答案是 C。‎ ‎2. A。细节题。根据句子 Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed 我们可知现在世界人口中有10%—15%的人是 left-handed，那么与此数接近的应该是 less than one sixth(不到六分之一)。‎ ‎3. A。细节题。根据文章第2段第3句可知对大多数人而言，手用来 find or hold things。‎ ‎4. B。判断题。根据文章内容，惯用左手的人比惯用右手的人聪明是没有依据的。‎ ‎5. C ‎。主旨题。文章告诉我们：有些人习惯用右手做事，有的人习惯用左手做事， 而这种差异到底是怎样产生的呢？没有知道真正的原因，所以选 C。‎ ‎(4)‎ ‎“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!”‎ That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better.‎ Your eyes can tell you that glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is.‎ When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it.‎ With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too.‎ You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music.‎ All children soon learn what “Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things we might buy, such as food, clothes and so on. To see something well, we have to touch it.‎ The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor. All feel different under your feet.‎ There are ways of learning to see well by feeling.‎ One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!‎ Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch! There you can feel everything on show. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you’ll really see!”‎ ‎1. By touching things _______.‎ A. you will have a strange feeling B. you will learn how to reach out C. you can tell the difference between them D. you can tell what colors they are ‎2. Which of the following can be the best title of the story?‎ A. Touching by Feeling B. To See or to Feel C. To See Better — Feel D. Ways of Feeling ‎3. When people buy things in shops, they often _______.‎ A. try them on first B. put their right hand on them C. just has a look D. feel and touch them ‎4. Why does it say, “At first, it is not easy to feel these things?”‎ A. The things are used by people, too.‎ B. People are used to the things.‎ C. People know how to use the things.‎ D. The things are easy to feel.‎ ‎5. Which of the following is true?‎ A. Touching can help people learn things better.‎ B. Our feet, fingers, hands and skin can help us enjoy music.‎ C. People have to learn to see by feeling as they grow up.‎ D. Visitors cannot feel the things on show in some museums.‎ ‎【答案与解析】这篇文章通过许多例子告诉我们触摸的重要性。只有触摸才能真正地、更好地了解物体。‎ ‎1. C。判断题。全文告诉你通过触摸你可以知道许多靠肉眼不能分辨的东西。touch可以让你知道物体的不同点。‎ ‎2. C。主旨题。根据文章中出现的 When you feel all these about the ball, you really see it 以及 To see something well, we have to touch it 和 …to see well by feeling 等我们可以推测出只有触摸，我们才能更好的看到并了解这个物体。因此答案为 C。‎ ‎3. D。细节题。文章第7段第2行作者谈到我们在可能要买东西的时候会去触摸它，像食物、衣服等等。由此句可知在买衣服时我们会去感觉和触摸它。‎ ‎4. B。细节题。作者叫你去 feel the shoes on your feet...，但一开始人们并不习惯去感觉它们，因为 you are too used to them。由此可知答案为 B。‎ ‎5. A。判断题。全文的中心就是告诉我们触摸能帮助人们了解事物。因此答案是 A。‎ ‎(5)‎ Read the following time table and then answer the following question.‎ Train Time Table lv. (Leave) Boston Ar. (Arrive) Midway Ar. New York ‎5:10 AM EX.(Except)Sun. 7:00 AM 10:45 AM ‎7:10 AM Daily 9:00 AM 12:45 PM ‎9:10 AM Ex. Sat. & Sun. 11:00 AM 2:45 PM ‎10:00 AM Ex. Hol.(Holiday) 11:45 AM …‎ ‎1:15 PM Daily 3:15 PM 5:45 PM ‎3:40 PM Ex. Hol. 5:40 PM 8:15 PM ‎5:20 PM Daily 7:20 PM 9:55 PM ‎1. What is the shortest time between Boston and New York by train?‎ A. 5 hours 35 minutes B. 5 hours 5 minutes C. 4 hours 30 minutes D. 4 hours 25 minutes ‎2. How many trains have to spend over five hours on the way from Boston to New York?‎ A. 5 B. 3 C. 7 D. 2‎ ‎3. On Christmas Day, how many trains at least can you take from Boston to New York?‎ A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3‎ ‎【答案与解析】本文为从Boston 到New York的列车时间表。‎ ‎1.C。计算比较题。通过计算可发现从Boston 到New York的1:15 PM列车只需要4 hours 30 minutes可推知此题答案为C。‎ ‎2.B。计算题。通过计算可发现5:10 AM、7:10 AM、9:10 AM这三辆列车从Boston 到New York需要五个多小时，由此可推知此题答案为B。‎ ‎3. D。判断题。因为圣诞节属于节日，所以不能乘坐 10:00 AM Ex. Hol. 和 3：40 PM Ex. Hol. 这两班列车，而圣诞节又可能是星期六或星期天，所以有不能乘坐5：10 AM Ex. Sun. 和 9:10 AM Ex. Sat. & Sun. 这两班列车。这样一定能乘坐的就只有三班车了。故选D。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ (6)‎ ‎ Can you remember any of the bad habits you used to have when you were very young? Perhaps, as a baby, you used to suck your thumb(拇指). Of course, you do not do that any more, but you can surely remember your mother’s efforts to train you. The good habits you now have in such matters as personal cleanliness were part of this early training.‎ ‎ We may not suck our thumbs any more, but as we get older we get other bad habits. We can’t give them up easily, either.(Anyone who has tried to give up smoking knows this very well!) Each period brings its own problems. In babyhood, it’s thumb-sucking; in childhood, it’s nail-biting; in our teens, it’s smoking; in middle-age, it’s over-eating, and so on. And if anyone tells you that he has no bad habits, you can be sure that he must have the worst habit of all.‎ ‎1. Generally speaking, a child likes ______.‎ ‎ A. sucking thumbs B. biting nails C. smoking D. eating too much ‎2. According to the passage, now we have good habits such as personal cleanliness, for which we benefit from _______.‎ A. the social conditions B. some strict rules C. our friends’ kind help D. our mothers’ early training ‎3. At the end of the story the writer says "And if anyone tells you that he has no bad habits, you can be sure that he must have the worst habit of all". Here what do you suppose the worst habit is?‎ A. Reading. B. Playing. C. Walking. D. Lying.‎ ‎4. Which of the following is NOT true to the passage?‎ A. It is very difficult to get rid of our habits.‎ B. At different ages people have different bad habits.‎ C. Giving up smoking is as difficult as giving up other bad habits.‎ D. Sucking thumbs is a young child’s bad habit.‎ ‎【答案与解析】本文主要讲人在不同的年龄阶段有不同的坏习惯，并且这些习惯都是很难改掉的。‎ ‎1. B。细节题。根据 …in childhood, it’s nail-biting 可知答案为B。‎ ‎2. D。细节题。根据第1段 …your mother’s efforts to train you. The good habits you now have in such matters as personal cleanliness were part of this early training 可知答案为D。‎ ‎3. D。判断题。根据常识每个人或多或少都有一点坏习惯，所以说如果一个人说他没有坏习惯，他就是在说谎；而在所有的这些坏习惯中，说谎是个最大的坏习惯。所以此题答案为D。‎ ‎4. D。细节题。根据原文A、B、C 三项说法是正确的；根据原文第2段 In babyhood, it’s thumb-sucking; in childhood, it’s nail-biting 可知 D 项说法是错误的，所以此题答案为 D。‎ ‎ (7)‎ How do you address(称呼) people in English when you want to talk to them? The following may be some simple rules the beginners should follow.‎ ‎1. When talking to strangers there is often no special form of address in English. Usually, if you want to catch the attention of a stranger it is necessary to use such phrases as “Excuse me”. ‎ ‎2. In British English “Sir” and “Madam” are considered to be too formal(正式) for most situations. They are used mostly to customers(顾客) in shops or restaurants. While in American English “Sir” and “Madam” are not so formal and are commonly used between strangers, especially with older people whose names you don’t know.‎ ‎ 3. When you talk to some people you know, you can use their names. If you are friends, use their first names; if your relationship is more formal, use “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Ms”, etc, before their family names.‎ ‎4. There are many other forms of address which can be used between friends and strangers. However, many of these are limited in use. For example, “pal” and “mate” can be used between strangers, but are usually only used by men talking to other men.‎ ‎1. According to the passage, “Excuse me” is mainly used to ______.‎ ‎ A. address a person you don’t know B. apologize to others ‎ C. catch the attention of a stranger D. suggest good manners ‎2. If John Smith is your best friend, according to the passage you should often call him ______.‎ ‎ A. John B. Smith C. Mr John D. Mr Smith ‎3. Which of the following is NOT true?‎ ‎ A. “Sir” and “Madam” are used more often in America than in England.‎ ‎ B. People often use “Mr”, “Mrs” or “Ms” before the first names of those people who they don’t know very well.‎ C. “Pal” and “mate” are usually only used between men.‎ D. While addressing friends, people just use their first names ‎4. The passage is most likely taken from an English _______.‎ A. textbook B. card C. storybook D. grammar book ‎【答案与解析】本文主要介绍了在英国当你想和他人谈话时，怎样称呼他们才最合适。‎ ‎1. C。细节题。根据第1条 if you want to catch the attention of a strange it is necessary to use such phrases as “Excuse me” 可知答案为 C。‎ ‎2. A。细节题。根据第3条 If you are friends, use their first names 可知答案为 A。‎ ‎3. B。细节题。根据原文可知 A、C、D 三项说法是正确的；根据第3条 if your relationship is more formal, use “Mr.”, “Mrs.”, etc, before their family names可知 B 项说法是错误的，所以此题答案为 B。‎ ‎4. A。判断题。根据常识可知 card(卡片)、storybook(故事书)、grammar book(语法书)里都不能有这种文章，只有 textbook(课本)中才可能有这种文章，所以答案为 A。‎ ‎ (9)‎ People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.‎ Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”‎ There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved, even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood(心情).‎ ‎1. Why do fewer people cook now?‎ A. They are lazy. B. They are too busy.‎ C. Many people don’t like cooking. D. They don’t like family meals.‎ ‎2. A parent spends an hour making cookies _______. ‎ A. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth B. only to send a message C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes D. often to show her or his love ‎3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _______. ‎ A. makes us happy B. makes us be interested in cooking C. makes us pay attention to our mood ‎ D. makes us love others ‎4. What’s the main idea of this passage?‎ A. Family meals are important. B. How to make cookies.‎ C. People are too busy to cook. D. Homemade cookies taste better ‎【答案与解析】本文讲述了人们很喜欢家常饭菜的原因。因为家里做的饭菜代表着美味、温暖、爱心，同时给家人带来心情的愉悦。‎ ‎1. B。文章第1句people are so busy...(人们太忙了，所以很多人没时间在家做饭)，根据此句可知如今人们很少在家做饭的原因是B。‎ ‎2. A。文章第2段说父母传递的一个信息是：我用了一个小时给你做饭，如果你爱我，你要在15分钟内吃完。由此可推知如果用了一个小时做饭，显示了他们对小孩的爱。‎ ‎3. A。家常饭菜让人闻了会怎样？文章第3段第2句可告诉我们：家常饭的香味能够让不同年龄的人高兴。由此可知选A。‎ ‎4. A。文章通过写人们对家常菜的喜爱及家常菜给人们带来的快乐说明在家做饭是很重要的。‎ ‎ (12)‎ One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?” Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the go, walking along the streets, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He’ll probably say, “Fine, I’m all right,” but you have put a bug(小虫子) in his ear—maybe now he’s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked(忽略) that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else “How do you feel?” Every question has its time and place. It’s perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train, or sitting at his desk working, it’s silly to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays, was in his eighties, someone asked him. “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach ‎ my age”, he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.” ‎ ‎1. According to the writer, greetings such as “How do you feel?” _______. A. show one’s consideration for others B. are a good way to make friends C. are proper to ask a man in action D. generally make one feel uneasy 2. The question “How do you feel?” seems to be correct and suitable when asked of  _______. A. a man working at his desk B. a person having lost a close friend C. a stranger who looks somewhat worried D. a friend who is ill 3. George Bernard Shaw’s reply in the passage shows his _______. A. cheerfulness                      B. cleverness    C. ability                           D. politeness 4. “You’ve put a bug in his ear” means that you’ve _______. A. made him laugh                    B. shown concern for him C. made fun of him                   D. given him some kind of warning ‎【答案与解析】文章告诉我们，在通常情况下，我们不宜用How do you feel? 来问候别人，除非你是看去看望住院的好友。‎ ‎1. D。判断题。根据第1句话One silly question I simply can’t stand is “How do you feel?” 可以看出作者的鲜明观点。‎ ‎2. D。语义理解题。根据 It’s perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask “How do you feel?” if you’re visiting a close friend in the hospital 可以看出答案选D。‎ ‎3. B。判断题。从最后一句话，即萧伯纳的答语“When you reach my age,” he said, “either you feel all right or you’re dead.” 可以看出他的聪明所在。‎ ‎4. D。语义理解题。从第1段中的 It starts worrying him a little 可以判断出该句的含义。‎ ‎(13)‎ A strange thing happens to nearly everybody at night. They turn off the lights, pull up the covers and close their eyes. Six or seven sleeping hours later, they wake up again. Strange, isn’t it? ‎ Sleep puzzles science. Scientists and doctors would rather talk about why one can’t fall asleep. They are not sure what causes sleep. The best conditions for sleep are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place are important, too. They advise against two in bed.‎ Strange things happen during sleep. For example, they move often. You would feel tired if you didn’t. You also dream. Part of your brain is still awake when you dream. Dreaming happens when the memory and imagination in parts of your brain are still awake. Experiments have shown most of us dream in color. Bad dreams may be caused by stomachache. Don’t worry if you dream. Some great stories and poems were begun while their writers slept.‎ ‎1. Sleep puzzles scientists because they are not certain _______. ‎ A. why one can’t fall asleep B. why one wakes up ‎ C. both A and B D. what causes sleep ‎ ‎2. The best conditions for sleep are _______. ‎ A. good health B. a meal neither too big nor too small ‎ C. no worries D. good health, limited meal, no worries and a good place ‎ ‎3. You would feel tired during sleep if you _______. ‎ A. moved too often B. slept on your back ‎ C. didn’t move D. went to sleep late ‎4. The best title for the passage is _______. ‎ A. How Can You Get a Good Sleep ‎ B. The Strangeness of Sleep ‎ C. What Happens During Sleep ‎ D. The Causes of Dream ‎ ‎【答案与解析】人为什么要睡觉？怎样才能睡得香呢？睡觉时为什么做梦呢？做梦要紧吗？本文一一进行了解答。‎ ‎1. D。语义理解题。只要看到第2段第3句话They are not sure what causes sleep.，答案不言自明。‎ ‎2. D。语义理解题。由第2段第四、五句话 The best conditions for sleep are good health and meal neither too big nor too small. No worries and a comfortable place are important, too可知答案。‎ ‎3. C。语义理解题。由第3段第3句话 You would feel tired if you didn’t (move) 可知答案。‎ ‎4. B。从文章意思来看，A项明显不符，C项内容片面，D项文中没有说明，所以应选B项。‎ ‎(14)‎ When you buy a T-shirt, or a fur coat in a store, it often carries a label(标签) telling who made it or from what store it was bought. Indeed, some labels show the dress is famous and it is very expensive, so buyers secretly wish they might be carried forever. On the other hand, buyers who deal with the cheapest products(产品) would be pleased to do away with labels entirely. ‎ However, There is another label more important than the one showing from which store the dress was bought. When a person buys a fur coat, or a jacket, from a store, a label telling what the product is made of should be carried to it. ‎ ‎ This label is required by law. Besides telling what the product on show is made of, the label should be in clear English and be where one can find it easily. The information on the label must be the truth. ‎ The reason for this label is that most buyers today aren’t expert enough to know exactly what kind of fur or material they are buying. The buyer must believe in the store that sells the products or in what the labels say. ‎ ‎1. The law requires that furs carry a _______. ‎ A. clean label B. clear label C. white label D. secret label ‎2. In the article, the author says a little about _______. ‎ A. black — market furs B. managers’ office C. chemical laboratories D. clothing stores ‎ ‎3. This article mainly refers to _______. ‎ A. making furs and clothes B. protecting buyers with law ‎ C. keeping the buyer informed D. businessmen and sellers ‎ ‎4. The author doesn’t agree that ______. ‎ A. buyers buy the clothes without labels B. clothing stores sell cheap dresses ‎ C. all the products have labels D. labels are not true ‎5. Which of the following is true? ‎ A. A T-Shirt seldom carries a label. ‎ B. A fur coat with a high price often carries a false label. ‎ C. A label only says what material the product is made of. ‎ D. Not all buyers know the material they are buying. ‎ ‎【答案与解析】衣服上都有标签，根据法律规定，标签上的内容必须真实，因为许多顾客不能确切知道他们所买衣服的质地。‎ ‎1. B。语义理解题。从第3段内容可以判断。‎ ‎2. D。判断题。从文章内容来看，A、B、C三项内容根本没提到，只有D项内容略有涉猎。‎ ‎3. C。主旨题。文章主要是告诉人们衣服标签的作用，所以，答案选C。‎ ‎4. D。判断题。从文章叙述的语气，特别是第3段最后一句话The information on the label must be the truth. 可以看出作者的态度。‎ ‎5. D。判断题。从最后一段第1句话The reason for this label is that most buyers today aren’t expert enough to know exactly what kind of fur or material they are buying 可以做出正确判断。‎ ‎ (15)‎ When I asked my daughter which item she would keep: the phone, the car, the ‎ cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology. ‎ Point 1 The telephone creates need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?‎ Point 2  The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车)to her rescue. ‎ Point 3  The mobile phone removes our secret. It allows Manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at any time of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and how their last meeting went. ‎ Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near — but we didn't meet for the first two weeks!” ‎ Point 5  The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously(同时地) on chat lines(at least my daughter does. I wouldn't know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts(if you know any) while they're space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth. ‎ ‎1. How do you understand “ Point 1—The telephone creates the need to communicate” ?‎ A. People don't communicate without telephone. B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone. C. People communicate more since telephone has been created. D. People communicate more because of more traffic. ‎ ‎2. Which points do you think best support the idea that phones improve people's ‎ life?‎ A. Point 3 and point 4 B. Point 1 and point 5‎ C. Point 1 and point 3 D. Point 2 and point 5‎ ‎3. It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through _______.‎ A. the TV screen B. a fax machine C. the phone line hooked up to the computer D. a microphone ‎【答案与解析】本文阐述了电话不仅仅改变了我们的生活，其好处不胜枚举。‎ ‎1. C。语义理解题。第2段最后一句话If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about? 已经作了最好的解释。‎ ‎2. D。判断题。因为Point 1讲的是The telephone creates need to communicate，Point 3讲的是The mobile removes our secret, Point 4讲的是The telephone separates us，只有Point 2和Point 5是讲phones improve people's life。‎ ‎3. C。细节题。根据Point 5中的 Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously on chat lines可知答案为C。‎ ‎(16) ‎ Many Japanese never take their vacations they should enjoy, but with the coming of “Golden Week”, a series(系列) of holidays following one after another in late April and early May, they pour out of the country by tens of thousands. The most popular place they go to is Hawaii, but Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan are also favoured. The typical Japanese abroad, as it is reported, travel for about a week and spends, as average, $2, 800 on airline tickets, hotels and gifts for friends and relatives. It may seem high, but it’s cheap for the Japanese, who would have to spend a lot more if they spend a week touring (making a journey) their own country.‎ ‎1. Many Japanese _______.‎ A. don’t enjoy taking vacations B. enjoy touring in Golden Week C. don’t have vacations D. enjoy staying at home ‎2. The period in late April and early May is called Golden Week because _______.‎ A. the week is made of gold days 　　　　　　‎ B. it is warm for people to tour C. holidays come one after another in this period　　　　‎ D. it is still spring then ‎3. Which of the following is true?‎ A. The Japanese never enjoy travelling more than one week.‎ B. The Japanese like best to travel to some part in the U. S. by air.‎ C. Travelling at home cost less than abroad for the Japanese.‎ D. Hawaii is the most beautiful place to visit in Asia.‎ ‎4. Which is the best title for the passage?‎ A. Vacations for the Japanese　　　　　　　　‎ B. Costs of Travelling in Japan C. Places the Japanese Enjoy Travelling to　　‎ D. Japanese in Golden Week ‎【答案与解析】本文报道了日本人黄金周的活动情况。‎ ‎1. B。细节题。根据第1句后面的并列分句…they pour out of the country by tens of thousands可推知此题答案为B。‎ ‎2. C。细节题。根据第1句后面的并列分句a series(系列)of holidays following one after another可推知此题答案为C。‎ ‎3. B。细节题。根据第2句The most popular place they go to is Hawaii及后面的$2, 800 on airline tickets可推知此题答案为B。‎ ‎4. D。主旨题。根据文章内容，就可以很容易推出答案为D。‎ ‎ (18)‎ Last week the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”, so of course his secretary gave it to him unopened. As he was very busy, ‎ the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. Then he opened it and a ￡10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:‎ Dear sir, ‎ In 1935 I got engaged. But unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was six months without a job and then I got work again. But of course was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring. The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring.‎ My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (良心) all these years. At the time the ring cost ￡2 so I reckon (估计) that is about ￡10 at today’s price. And I am sending you that amount.‎ ‎ Yours truly, ‎ A customer ‎“Well, well, well,” said the manager, “life is full of surprises!” ‎ ‎1. The best headline for this article would be _______.‎ A. A Customer Pays His Bill ‎ B. An Old Jeweler’s Shop C. The Manager and the Letter ‎ D. A Letter with ￡10 ‎ ‎2. Why didn’t the secretary open the letter? Because _______.‎ A. he was very busy B. it was a personal letter C. there was a ￡10 note in it D. the letter was unimportant ‎3. What happened to the writer of the letter in 1935?‎ A. He was engaged to a girl. B. He was out of work for six months.‎ C. He lost a ring. D. Both A and B.‎ ‎4. What was true about the assistant?‎ A. She lost her job.‎ B. She was short of money.‎ C. She was called away while serving the customer.‎ D. She put one of the rings in her pocket.‎ ‎【答案与解析】本文讲述了珠宝店的老板收到一封付款信的故事。‎ ‎1. A。主旨题。根据故事的内容：珠宝店的老板收到一封顾客付款信，可推知此题答案为 A。‎ ‎2. B。细节题。根据文章第 1 段第 1 句 …the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”… 可推知此题答案为 B。‎ ‎3. D。推断题。根据来信的第 1 句I got engaged 和第 3 句 I was six months without a job… 可推知此题答案为 D。‎ ‎4. C。细节题。根据为来信第1段倒数第3句 The assistant brought some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment… 可推知此题答案为 C。‎ ‎(19)‎ Chemists have been studying why people cry. They say the body produces two kinds of tears. One kind cleans out the eye if it gets dirt in it. But when people cry because of their feelings, these tears have poisonous chemicals in them. The body is getting rid of chemicals produced by strong feelings.‎ In the United States men have heart diseases more often than women do. Doctors say heart disease and some other diseases are related(有关的) to the pressures of living and working in a modern society. Perhaps men suffer more from these diseases because they do not cry enough. And it is possible that as more and more women work outside the home, they will also suffer from more pressure. Then everyone will need to cry more.‎ ‎1. Which of the following is happening now?‎ A. More men than women are now crying.‎ B. More women are now working outside their homes.‎ C. Heart diseases are on the rise. ‎ D. The poison found in tears is killing more and more people ‎2. What is living in a modern society doing to some people?‎ A. Making them cry.‎ B. Driving them mad. ‎ C. Making them produce chemicals.‎ D. Giving them heart diseases. ‎ ‎3. Why do people cry?‎ A. To get rid of poisonous substances produced by strong feelings.‎ B. Because they have to work outside their homes.‎ C. Because they don’t know how to prevent heart diseases.‎ D. For no reason at all.‎ ‎【答案与解析】本文介绍了眼泪的种类和作用，并建议在现代社会人们都需要多哭泣。‎ ‎1. B。细节题。根据文章第 2 段倒数第 2 句 …it is possible that as more and more women work outside the home, they will also suffer from more pressure 可推知此题答案为 B。‎ ‎2. D。推断题。根据文章第 2 段第 2 句 Doctors say heart disease and some other diseases are related to the pressures of living and working in a modern society 可推知此题答案为 D。‎ ‎3. A。主旨题。根据文章首、尾句及全文内容可推知此题答案为 A。‎ ‎(20)‎ HOW TO QUIT SMOKING When thinking about quitting (giving up)…‎ List all the reasons why you want to quit. Every night before going to bed, repeat one of the reasons 10 times.‎ Decide positively that you want to quit. Try to avoid negative(消极的) thoughts about how difficult it might be. Develop strong personal reasons in addition to your health and obligations(责任) to others. For example, think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks, rushing out to buy a pack, hunting for a light, etc. Set a date for quitting — perhaps a special day like your birthday or a holiday. If you smoke heavily at work, quit during your vacation. Make the date sacred seriously, and don’t ‎ let anything change it. Begin to condition yourself physically; start a modest(适度的) exercise; drink more water; get plenty of rest.‎ Immediately after quitting…‎ The first few days after you quit, spend as much free time as possible in places where smoking is prohibited(forbidden), e.g. libraries, museums, theatres, departments stores, etc.‎ ‎ Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice. Try to avoid wine, coffee, and other drinks which remind you of cigarette smoking.‎ ‎ Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette.‎ ‎ If you miss the sensation(感觉) of having a cigarette in your hand, play with something else-a pencil, a pen or a ruler.‎ ‎ If you miss having something in your mouth, try a toothpick or a fake(仿制的) cigarette.‎ ‎1. Which of the following statements is best supported by the author?‎ ‎ A. Whenever you feel like a cigarette, try to forget it by starting a conversation with someone.‎ ‎ B. Try to be an ice-breaker before asking for a light.‎ ‎ C. If you miss the sensation of having a cigarette in your mouth, play with a pen.‎ ‎ D. Every night before going to bed, repeat the reasons 10 times.‎ ‎2. From the passage, we know smokers _______.‎ ‎ A. waste a lot of time smoking ‎ B. have to stop to smoke from time to time ‎ C. can only quit smoking during their holiday ‎ D. start a modest and easy exercise ‎ ‎3. The author suggested _______.‎ ‎ A. all kinds of drinks be avoided immediately after quitting ‎ B. drinking water and fruit juice immediately after quitting ‎ C. trying low-tar(低焦油) cigarettes immediately after quitting ‎ D. spending as much time as possible in public places ‎ ‎4. If the article is in a newspaper, which section it is in?‎ ‎ A. Sports. B. News. C. Health D. Culture.‎ ‎【答案与解释】众所周知，吸烟有害健康，但对烟民来说戒烟并非易事。作者从烟民开始实施戒烟和戒烟成功初期两个时段向读者提出了很多很好的建议。‎ ‎1. A。细节题。根据 Strike up a conversation with someone instead of a match for a cigarette 可知答案。‎ ‎2. A。细节题。根据 …think of all the time you waste taking cigarette breaks… 可知答案。‎ ‎3. B。细节题。根据 Drink large quantities of water and fruit juice 可知答案。‎ ‎4. C。主旨题。根据常识，戒烟是为了健康，故选C。‎ ‎(21) ‎ When you are travelling, whether on business or for pleasure, you often need to stay in a hotel. The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided above all according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels with very few services, where the prices are low, or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts, where you could spend all the money you have in the bank for one very comfortable night. ‎ There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some want to live, rather than just stay, in a hotel; the hotels which are designed to meet their needs are called residential hotels. However, most people who stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday. ‎ In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in large hotels, there are also suites(套房), which include two or more rooms connected together—perhaps a bed-room and a living room. They are for people who are very rich or very important. ‎ ‎1. One’s choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to _______. ‎ A. how much one is willing to pay for a night B. whether one is travelling on business or for pleasure C. whether the hotel is in the central part of a city D. how good the services of the hotel are ‎2. If the president of a certain country comes, he will _______. ‎ A. live in a new hotel with a suite B. stay in a single room of a hotel C. stay in a double room of a hotel D. stay in a suite of a modern hotel ‎3. If a person stays in a modern hotel with latest comforts for a night, _______. ‎ A. he will become poor B. he has to pay a lot of money C. he has to spend all the money he has in the bank D. he has to pay some money ‎4. The title of the article is probably _______. ‎ A. Rooms of a Hotel B. Cost of a Hotel C. Hotels D. People staying in Hotels ‎【答案与解析】我们出行时少不了要住宾馆，在选择房间时，我们不仅仅只考虑经济实惠，还要考虑宾馆的服务态度和个人实情等。‎ ‎1. A。细节题。从第 1 段第 2 句 The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided above all according to how much money you want to spend 可知答案为 A。‎ ‎2. D。判断题。第3段中讲 there are also suites…for people who are very rich or very important，而总统自然是很重要的人物，故选 D。 ‎ ‎3. B。判断题。从第 1 段最后一句话中的 …or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts, where you could spend all the money you have in the bank for one very comfortable night可以做出正确判断。‎ ‎4. D。主旨题。综合文章内容可知，答案应该是 D。 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(24)‎ ‎218 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 28774‎ May 7th, 2002‎ Social Security Administration ‎2119 Main Street Philadelphia, PA 28000‎ Dear Social Security, ‎ I am applying for a new Social Security Card. ‎ I lost my old one last week, I was walking home from the subway station, and I pulled a tissue(纸巾)out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. My card was in my wallet.‎ Please send me a new card. If you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to the address at the top of the page. If it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address. I am moving on May 23rd to 103 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 28445‎ If you can send my new card within two weeks, I would be very pleased. I am applying for a new job at Ventura Savings Bank, and I know they will want to have my Social Security Number. Unfortunately I have forgotten it, so I will need my card to find out. On my old card I was called Victoria Matthews. Since then I have gotten married. Please issue my new card in my married name: Victoria Villata. In case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number, my date of birth was September 11, 1985. Thank you very much.‎ Sincerely Victoria Villata ‎1. Why does Mrs. Villata need a new Social Security Card?‎ A. She is moving.‎ B. She lost the old one.‎ C. She has just gotten married. ‎ D. She doesn’t remember her Social Security Number.‎ ‎2. Why does Mrs. Villata give the Social Security Administration her date of birth?‎ A. She wants them to know old she is.‎ B. She is afraid they may have lost her Social security Card. ‎ C. She thinks it will help them track down her Social Security Number.‎ D. She thinks that the older she is, the more social Security she will get.‎ ‎3. Which part of Victoria Villata’s letter is LEAST important to the Social Security administration?‎ A. The fact that she has changed her name.‎ B. The fact that her card should be send to a new address.‎ C. The fact that she needs a replacement of Social Security Card. ‎ D. The fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue our of her pocket.‎ ‎【答案与解析】“我”因丢失了社会安全卡，所以，向社会安全局申办一个新的安全卡。‎ ‎1. B。判断题。书信正文的第 2 段第 1 句话I lost my old one last week 已明显告知我申办新的社会安全卡的原因。‎ ‎2. C。语义理解题。从书信最后一段最后一句话In case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number可以做出正确选择。‎ ‎3. D。判断题。从 4 个选项来看，A、B、C三项内容对社会安全局来说当然重要，至于Victoria Villata 是怎样丢失钱包的对他们肯定不重要。‎