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阅读理解

二、阅读理解

Passage1

WhenIbegintolookbackonallfriendswhomIhavehad,IquicklycametotheconclusionthatJerrywasthemostimportantandhadthegreatesteffectuponmylife.HisfamilymovedtomyblockwhenIwasonly10.Jerrywas15atthetime,butthefactthathewassomucholderthanmeseemedtomakenodifferencetohim.Iwasverygladthathelikedme.Wetooklongwalkstogether,onwhichhewouldtellmestorieshehadheardformTVandradioprograms.

Butasmonthswentby,achangecameintoourfriendship.Jerryalmoststoppedcomingbythehouse,andeverytimeIwenttohishouseortelephoned,heputmeoffwithsomeexcusessuchas“I'mstudyingnow”or“I'vegotsomejobstodoforMum”.Whenwepassedonthestreet,hewouldstillgivemeawarmsmileandfriendlywavewitha“Hi,kid”,buthewouldhardlyeverstoptotalk.FinallyIrealizedthathewasnolongerinterestedinmeandthathistastehadchanged.Inoticedhimwithagirlonceinawhileandseveraltimessawhimgoingoutinhisfamily'scaronaFridayorSaturdaynight.Isimplycouldn'tunderstandwhatwassogreataboutgirlsandparties.

ButIwashurtwhenhefinallymademeknowthatourfriendshipwasatanend.Ofcoursehedidn'treallymeantohurtme,butitwasalongtimebeforeIrealizedthatitwasanageproblemthatcausedthebreak.Therewereaworldofdifferencesbetweentheideasandinterestsofa17-year-oldanda12-year-old.NowthatI'moversixteenmyself,Irealizedthis,andthehurtIgotthenhasbecomehappymemoriesofthegoodtimeswewereoncetogether.Iwonderifmillionsofotherboysandgirlshavehadasimilarexperience.

1.WhenthewriterandJerryfirstmet,Jerrywas______.答案（B）

A.10yearsoldB.5yearsolderthanthewriter

C.ofthesameageasthewriterD.thewriter'sclassmate

2.Theirfriendshiplastedfor______.答案（C）

A.afewyearsB.afewweeks

C.afewmonthsD.afewhours

3.Jerrystoppedplayingwiththewriterbecause______.答案（D）

A.thewriterhadchangedB.hewasbusywithhisstudy

C.hehassomejobstodoD.hewasnotinterestedinthewriter

4.Whenachangecameintheirfriendship,thewriter______.答案（B）

A.accepteditatonceB.couldn'tunderstandhisfriendforalongtime

C.stoppedvisitinghisfriendD.startedgoingtopartieswithgirls

5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.答案（A）

A.theagedifferenceplaysapartinfriendship

B.friendshipisthemostimportantthingforchildren

C.manyboysandgirlshaveasimilarexperienceasthewriter

D.“friendsaremadeinwineandtestedintears”

Passage2

Downtheentrancehalloftheschoolwalkfoureighth-gradestudents.Eachoneiscarryingasmallbasketwithasingleegginside.Soonmorestudentsjointhem-eachoneofthemisalsocarryingabasketwithanegg.Theeggsinabasketarepartofanewschoolprogramthathelpsyoungpeopleunderstandthathavingababyisagreatduty.

Atthebeginningoftheprogram,theteacherputsthestudentsinpairs-onegirlandoneboy.Eachpairgetsanegg,whichtheymusttakecareoffortwoweeks.Forthosefourteendays,thestudentshavetotakecareoftheeggsasthoughtheywererealbabies.Studentswhoseeggsgetbrokenhavetostartthetwoweeksalloveragainwithanewegg.

Onepersonineachpairmusthavetheeggwithhimorheratalltimes-twenty-fourhoursaday.Atnotimecantheylettheeggbeoutofsight."Ifateachercatchesyouwithoutyouregg,"saidonestudent,"shemakesyougogetit.Theyarereallystrict."Theteachersalsomakethestudentsspendhalfanhoureachdaysittingwiththeeggandjustwatchingit.Thatcangetprettyboring.Butit'salsosomethingthatparentsspendalotoftimedoing.

Childrensaythattheprogramhashelpedthemunderstandthedutiesinvolvedinhavingachild."Itwasreallyhard,"saidonestudent,"Youhadtothinkallthetimeabouttheegg."

6.Thepurposeoftheprogramistohelpstudentsgrasptheideaof______.答案（B）

A.carryingabasketwithaneggB.bringingupababy

C.layingeggsD.studyinghardatschool

7.Atthebeginning,______.答案（B）

A.onlyonestudentjoinedtheprogramB.fourstudentsinallwereinterestedintheprogram

C.eightstudentsbecamemembersoftheprogramD.morestudentsthanteacherslikedtheprogram

8.InthethirdlineofParagraph2,"they"refersto______.答案（C）

A.teachersB.studentsC.eggsD.programs

9.Whyshouldthestudentsintheprogramspendhalfanhoureachdaysittingwithaneggandjustwatchingit?

答案（C）

A.Becauseitisveryboringtohavetheeggwiththematalltimes.

B.Becausetheteachersinthisprogramareverystrict.

C.Becauseonlyinthiswaycanstudentsunderstandparentsintakingcareofchildren.

D.Becauseifstudentsdonotdoit,theywillfailintheexamination.

10.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.答案（D）

A.aprogramistheonlywaytoeducatechildren

B.onehastothinkaboutaprogramallthetime

C.onlyonechildgraspsthepurposeoftheprogram

D.theprogramisofhelptochildren'sunderstandingofparents

Passage3

Wesaythatapersonhasgoodmannersifheorshebehavespolitelyandiskindandhelpfultoothers.Everyonelikesapersonwithgoodmannersbutnoonelikesapersonwithbadmanners.“Yes”,youmaysay,“butwhataregoodmanners?

HowdoIknowwhattodoandwhatnottodo?

”

Peopleallovertheworldagreethatbeingwell-manneredreallymeansbeingkindandhelpingothers,especiallytothoseolderorweakerthanourselves.Ifyourememberthis,youwillnotgoveryfarwrong.

Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.

Heneverlaughsatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble.Instead,hetriestohelpthem.Heisalwayskind,nevercruel,eithertopeopleortoanimals.Whenpeoplearewaitingforabus,orinapostoffice,hetakeshisturn.Hedoesnotpushtothefrontofthequeue.Inthebus,hegiveshisseattoanoldpersonoraladywhoisstanding.Ifheaccidentallybumpsintosomeone,orgetsintheirway,hesays,“excuseme”or“I'msorry”.

Hesays“please”whenmakingarequest,and“thankyou”whenhereceivessomething.Hestandsupwhenspeakingtoaladyoranolderperson,andhedoesnotsitdownuntiltheotherpersonisseated.Hedoesnotinterruptotherpeoplewhentheyaretalking.Hedoesnottalktoomuchhimself.Hedoesnottalkloudlyorlaughloudlyinpublic.Wheneating,hedoesnotspeakwithhismouthfulloffood.Heusesahandkerchiefwhenhesneezesorcoughs.

11.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredasbeingwell-mannered?

答案（C）

A.LaughingattheweakerB.Behavingimpolitely

C.HelpingolderpeopleD.Beingkindtoourselves

12.Ifyoutrytobekindandhelpfultoothers,you______.答案（C）

A.willmakeamistakeB.willbecompletelywrong

C.willbeconsideredverypoliteD.willnotberegardedasbeingwell-mannered

13.Whenwaitingforabus,awell-manneredpersonshould______.答案（D）

A.trytostandinthefrontofthelineB.lineupinaqueue

C.givehisseattoaladyD.standwhereheisandwaitforhisturn

14.Accordingtothispassage,apoliteperson______.答案（A）

A.willnotbreakintoother'sconversation

B.willdomostofthetalkingwhenspeakingwithothers

C.willsitdownbeforeanolderpersondoes

D.willnotspeakwithouthismouthfulloffoodwheneating

15.Theword"accidentally"（Line5,Para.4）means______.答案（B）

A.onpurposeB.byaccidentC.inanaccidentD.willingly

Passage4

Ourchild'sbehaviorisgreatlyinfluencedbythewaywereacttowhathehasdone.Ourreactionshelptodeterminewhetherourchildwillrepeathisbehaviororwhetherhewilldosomethingdifferent.Thisstatementisaveryimportantpartofaprincipleofbehavioralpsychology.

Theprinciplestatesthatabehaviorisinfluencedoraffectedbyhowtheenvironment----people,placesandthings----immediatelyrespondstothebehavior.Perhapswithoutrealizingit,youhaveusedthisprinciplemanytimes.

Ontheoccasionwhenyoutoldyourchildwhatagoodboyhewasafterhecleaneduphisroom,youusedtheprinciple.Whenyousentyourchildtohisroomforfightingwithhisbrother,youusedtheprinciple.WhenIgaveKimacookieaftershestartedtocry,Iusedtheprinciple.Ineachoftheseexamples,aparticularbehavioroccurredfirst----cleaninguparoom,fighting,andcrying.

Inaddition,therewasareactiontoeachbehavior----thechildwaspraised,senttohisroom,orgivenacookie.Bytheseactions,wehaveinfluencedthepreviousbehaviorsandhavehelpedtodeterminewhetherthosebehaviorswilloccuragaininthefuture.

16.Whatisthelecturemainlyabout?

答案（C）

A.Childrenandenvironmentalprotection.B.Children'sbehaviorandfighting.

C.Children'sbehaviorandourresponse.D.Childrenandprinciples.

17.Onwhatkindofprincipleisthelecturebased?

答案（B）

A.Aprincipleinchemistry.B.Aprincipleinbehavioralpsychology.

C.Aprincipleinphysics.D.Aprincipleingeology.

18.Whodoyouthinktheaudienceatthislecturemightbe?

答案（D）

A.Teachers.B.Doctors.C.Socialworkers.D.Parents.

19.Accordingtothelecture,whywasthechildsenttohisroom?

答案（A）

A.Asakindofpunishment.B.Asakindofreward.

C.Asanexperimentontheprinciple.D.Asanexampleoftheprinciple.

20.Whatdoesthelecturermeanby"environment"?

答案（C）

A.Rooms,cookiesandtoys.B.Water,airandforest.

C.People,placesandthings.D.Family,schoolandfriends.

Passage5

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