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本资料由学长特供在2011年6月11日为有复习基础的同学准备的复习资料,请尊重汇编人享有著作权----XX一下:
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Passage1
Long,longagotherewasaveryfoolishthief.Doyouknowwhathedidoneday?
Whenhewantedtostealthebellonhisneighbour'
sdoor,hewalkeduptothedoor,tookholdofthebellandpulledhard.Thebellmadeaveryloudnoise.Thethiefwasafraidandwenthome.
Thenhesatdowntothink,"
Imustdosomethingaboutthenoise,"
hesaid.Hethoughtandthought.Atlasthehadanidea."
Ah,I'
llputsomecottoninmyears.ThenIwon'
tbeabletohearthenoise."
Thenextdayhewenttothedoorofhisneighbour,andtookholdofthebell.Thistimehepulledevenharder.Thebellrangloudly,butthethiefdidnothearanything.Withanotherhardpullhegotthebellout.Justthentheneighbourcamerunningout.
"
Stealmybell?
I'
llteachyoualesson,"
theangrymanshouted.Andhehitthethiefonthenose.
Thefoolishthiefdidnotknowhowtheneighbourfoundouthewasstealingthebell."
Whydidhecomeoutjustthen?
"
hewondered.
1Thethiefwastryingtogethisneighbour'
sdoorbell.
A.TB.F
2.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisearssoasnottohearanything.
3.Theneighbourranoutprobablybecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen.
4.Theneighbourhitthethieftopunishhimforstealing.
5.Thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn'
thearthenoiseofthebell.
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Passage2
MissGreylivedinasmallhouse.Shewasoldanddidnotlikenoiseatall,soshewasverypleasedwhenhernoisyneighbormovedout.AyoungmanmovedinandMissGreythoughtthemanseemedtobequiet.
Butatthreeo’clockthenextmorning,thenoiseofadogwokeherup.Shethoughtshehadneverheardadogtherebefore.Itmustbetheyoungman’sdog.Soshetelephonedtheyoungman,saidsomethingbadaboutthedogandthenhungupthetelephonebeforehecouldanswer.Nothingmorehappeneduntilthreeo’clockthenextmorning.ThenMissGrey’stelephonerang,andwhensheanswered,avoicesaid,“Youtelephonedmetwenty-fourhoursago.NowI’verungyouuptosaythatIhaven’tadog.”
1.MissGreyfeltsorrywhenhernoisyneighbourmovedout.
2.MissGrey’snewneighbourwasasnoisyastheoldone.
3.Somenoisewokeherupintheearlymorning.
4.Shethoughtthenewneighbourhadbroughtadogwithhim.
5.TheyoungmanrangupMissGreyintheearlymorning,becausehewantedtopunishher.
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Passage3
Yesterdayevening,whenIwenttotownwithmymother,wemetastrangeoldman.Itwasraininghardandwehadnoumbrella.Weweretryingtogetintoataxiwhenhecameuptous.Hewascarryinganiceumbrellaandhesaidthathewouldgiveittousforonlyapound.Hehadforgottenhiswallet,hesaid,neededtaxi-faretogobackhome.Mymotherdidn’tbelievewhathehadsaidatfirst,andaskedhimalotofquestions.Buttheoldmandidn’tgetintoataxi.Wefollowedhimandfoundhewentintoapubandboughthimselfaglassofwhiskeywiththepound.Afterhedrankit,heputonhishatandtookuponeofthemanywetumbrellasthereandwentoffwiththenewone.Soonafterthat,hesolditagain.
1.Theoldmansoldanumbrellatothewriterandhermother.
2.Hegaveittothemforonlyapoundbecausehehadforgottenhiswalletandneededtaxifaretogobackhome.
3.Theumbrellawasworthmorethanonepound.
4.Theoldmansoldhisownumbrella.
5.Hewasanhonestman.
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Passage4
December25thisChristmasDay.Inmostcountriesitisthemostimportantdayintheyear.Allthepeoplecomebacktotheirhomestohavethedaywiththeirparentsortheirchildren.OnChristmasDaybellsringeverywhere.TheringingbellstellpeopleChristmasiscoming.Peoplesinganddancedayandnight.Theyhaveagoodtime.
MostfamiliesbuyaChristmastreefortheirchildren.Andtherearesomepresentshangingfromthetreehereandthere.Peoplealsoputpresentsinchildren’sstockings.Inmanyplaces,FatherChristmashimselfbringspresentstothem.Heisakindmanandinredclothes.Thereisabigbagonhisback.Inittherearealotofpresents.
Christmasisalsoadaywhenpeopleenjoyallkindsoffood.Butsomepoorpeoplehavenohomesandhaveonfoodtoeat.Theydieofcoldandhunger(饥饿)onChristmasDay.
1.Christmasisaveryimportantdayinsomecountriesinayear.
2.ManypeoplehaveagoodtimeonChristmasDay.
3.FatherChristmaswearsredclothes.
4.TherearealotofChristmastreesinFatherChristmas’bag.
5.SomepoorpeopledieonChristmasDaybecausetheyhavenohomesandno
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Passage5
OnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhecarriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow(弓).Hewasknownastheheroofahundredadventures.
Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagainhesenthimondifficulttasks.OnemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens(歌女).Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.
SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandthenextdayandthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthedistanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandahugehead.Hewasholdingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Soheaskedhimforhelp.
Atlasanswered,"
Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.CouldyouholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?
Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soontheskygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,hesaid,"
Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'
mgoingtoseethekingwiththeapples."
Herculesknewthathecouldn'
tfighthimbecauseoftheskyonhisback,Soheshouted:
Justoneminute'
shelp.Myshouldersarehurting,HoldtheskyforaminutewhileImakeacushion(垫子)formyshoulders."
Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandheldupthesky.
Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.
1.Herculeswasthetallestmanintheworld.
2.Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasksbecausethekingwantedtogetridofhim.
3.Atlaswasthegiantwhoheldupthesky.
4.AtlasgotthegoldenapplesforHerculesbecausehewantedtobethekinghimself.
5.HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.
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Passage6
“Getup,thewateriscoming.”YanXinzhi,directoroftheneighborhoodcommitteeofChaoyangStreet,Taiyuan,capitalofShanxiProvince,wouldknockatthedoorofeveryhouseholdatmidnighttohavepeoplecollectwater;
otherwise,thetapwaterwouldsoonrundrywheneveryoneinthecitygotupandjoinedthe“waterrush”inthemorning.Yan,anelderlyladyabout60,hadservedascommitteedirectorformorethan20years;
hermajorworkwastorouseherneighborsfromtheirsleeptogetwater.Astimewentby,residentscouldnotgotosleepbeforeoneo’clockinthemorning.
ChaoyangStreetwasnottheonlystreetinTaiyuanthatlackedwater,andTaiyuanwasnottheonlycityinChinawithwaterinshortsupply.
NiuMaosheng,MinisterofWaterResources,toldChinaTodaythatmorethan300citiesnationwidelackwater;
in108citiesthesituationhasbecomecritical.Theannualdeficitofwaterhasreached6billioncubicmeters,leadingtoalossofRMB200billion(approximatelyUS$24billion)inindustrialoutput.
1.Asneighborhoodcommitteedirector,themajorpartofYanXinzhi’sjobwastowakeupherneighborsatmidnighttogetwater.
2.ThepassagerevealsthatallthecitiesinChinasufferfromwatershortage.
3.Thepassageiswrittenbyawaterexpert.
4.ThelackofwaterhasleadtoalossofUS$24billioninindustrialoutput.
5.Xi’anisanothercitywithwaterinshortsupply.
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Passage7
Peoplewhocannottellallcolorsapartaresaidtobecolorblind.Mostcolor-blindpeoplecanseeyellowandblues,butconfuseredswithgreens.Itisveryrareforapersontobeblindtoallcolors,buttheymayseeeverythinginshadesofblack,white,andgray.
Itisinterestingtonotethatmanycolor-blindpeopledon’tevenrealizethattheyarecolor-blind.Theydon’tknowthatthecolorstheyareseeingandnamingarenottheactualcolorsthatpeoplewithnormalvisioncansee.Thiscanbeparticularlydangerouswhenacolor-blindpersonconfusestheredandgreenofatrafficlight.
Colorblindnessisthoughttobeinherited(遗传).Andalthoughdoctorshavethoughtupteststodetermine(测定)colorblindness,thereisnocuretotreatmentforit.
1.Acolor-blindpersoncantellcorrectlyredandgreen.
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2.Manycolor-blindpeopleareunaware(没意识到)thattheyarecolor-blind.
3.It’sespeciallydangerousforacolor-blindpersontocrossastreetwhentherearenotrafficlightsat