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英语-阅读理解（十三）

（总分：

90.00，做题时间：

90分钟）

FIVE-DAYWEATHER

TODAY

TOMORROW

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

High29

Low21

Variablycloudy

Sunrise:

6:

35a.m.

Sunset:

8:

04p.m.

High28

Low20

Mainlycloudy

withisolated

showers

endinginthe

afternoon

Sunrise:

6:

36a.rn.

Sunset:

8:

02p.m.

High27

Low19

Sunnywith

cloudyperiods

developingin

theafternoon

Sunrise:

6:

38a.m.

Sunset:

8:

00p.m.

High26

Low17

Thundershowers

（POP8O%）

Sunrise:

6:

40a.m.

Sunset:

7:

57p.m.

High24

Low16

Windywith

thundershowers

andpossibly

storminthe

north

Sunrise:

6:

42a.m.

Sunset:

7:

55p.m.

（分数：

10.00）

（1）.Whichdayisbestforapicnicbasedontheinformationmthetable?

A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.D.Monday.（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（2）.Whatdoes"POP"probablymean?

A.Placesofpresence.B.Patternsofpresence.

C.Periodofpresence.D.Probabilityofpresence.（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（3）.Disastrousweathermayoccuron______.

A.FridayB.SaturdayC.MondayD.Tuesday（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（4）.Whattrendcanbefoundfromtheinformationgiveninthetable?

A.Thedaysarebecominglonger.

B.Thenightsaregettinglonger.

C.Thedaysaregrowingwarmer.

D.Theweatheristurningbetter.（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（5）.Whatdayhasthegreatesttemperaturedifferencebetweendayandnight?

A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Saturday.D.Sunday.（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

Everycountrytendstoacceptitsownwayoflifeasbeingthenormaloneandtopraiseorcriticizeothersastheyaresimilartoordifferentfromit.Andunfortunately,ourpictureofthepeopleandthewayoflifeofothercountriesisoftenadistorted（曲解的）one.

Hereisagreatargumentinfavorofforeigntravelandlearningforeignlanguages.Itisonlybytravelingin,orlivinginacountryandgettingtoknowitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguagethatonecanfindoutwhatacountryanditspeoplearereallylike.Andhowdifferenttheknowledgeonegainsthiswayfrequentlyturnsouttobefromthesecond-handinformationgatheredfromothersources!

Howoftenwefindthattheforeignerswhomwethoughttobesuchdifferentpeoplefromourselvesarenotverydifferentafterall!

Differencesbetweenpeoplesdo,ofcourse,existand,onehopes,willalwayscontinuetodoso.Theworldwillbeadullplaceindeedwhenallthedifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike,andsomepeoplemightsaythatwearerapidlyapproachingthisstateofaffairs.Withthemuchgreaterrapidityandeaseoftravel,theremightseemtobesometruthinthisatleastasfarasEuropeisconcerned.Howeverthismaybe.AtleastthegreatereaseoftraveltodayhasrevealedtomorepeoplethaneverbeforethattheEnglishmanorFrenchmanorGermanisnotsomedifferentkindofanimalfromthemselves.

（分数：

10.00）

（1）.Everycountrycriticizeswaysoflifeinothercountriesbecausetheyare______.

A.distortedB.normal

C.similartoeachotherD.differentfromitsown（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（2）.Onewhotravelsinaforeigncountryandlearnsitslanguagewill______.

A.findoutwhatitspeoplearelike

B.argueinfavorofthiscountryandthelanguage

C.knowthecountryanditspeoplebetter

D.likeitsinhabitantsandtheirlanguage（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（3）.Theknowledgeonegainsbytravelinginaforeigncountryisoften______.

A.fromsecond-handinformation

B.gatheredfromothersourcesthanfromitsinhabitants

C.gainedfromtheargumentsaboutthecountry

D.differentfromwhatonehadbeforethetravel（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（4）.Differencesbetweenpeoples______.

A.willgraduallydisappearbecauseofeaseoftravel

B.doexisteventhoughdifferentnationalitiesbehaveexactlyalike

C.willalwayscontinuetoexistandtheworldwillbeadullplace

D.willnotexistasonehopes（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（5）."However"（Line5,Para.3）mostprobablymeant______.

A.SomewhatB.Bywhatevermeans

C.AnyhowD.Nomatterwhat（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

Whatisexactlyalie?

Isitanythingwesaywhichweknowisuntrue?

Orisitsomethingmorethanthat?

Forexample,supposeafriendwantstoborrowsomemoneyfromyou,yousay,"IwishIcouldhelpyoubutI'mshortofmoneymyself."Infact,youarenotshortofmoney,butyourfriendisinthehabitofnotpayinghisdebtsandyoudon'twanttohurthisfeelingsbyremindinghimofthis.Isthisreallyalie?

Ascientificstudyoflyingshowswomenarebetterliarsthanmen,particularlywhentellingawhitelie,suchaswhenawomanatapartytellsanotherwomanthatshelikesherdresswhenshereallythinksitlooksterrible.However,thisisonlyonesideofthestory.Otherresearchesshowthatmenaremorelikelytotellmoreseriouslies,suchasmakingapromisewhichtheyhavenointentionoffulfilling.Thisisthekindofliepoliticiansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeparticularlyskilledat:

theliefromwhichtheliarhopestoprofitorgaininsomeway.

Researchhasalsobeendoneintothewaypeople'sbehaviorchangesinanumberofsmall,apparentlyunimportantwayswhentheylie.Ithasbeenfoundthatiftheyaresittingdownatthesametime,theytendtomoveaboutintheirchairsmorethanusual.Tothetrainedobservertheyaresaying"IwishIweresomewhereelsenow./

（分数：

10.00）

（1）.Thispassagetellsusthat______.

A.tellingliesisoftennecessaryinordertoavoidbeingdefeated

B.tellingliesisoftenbadbecausepeopleoughtnottobedishonest

C.tellingliesissometimesnecessaryinordernottohurtsomeoneelse'sfeelings

D.tellingliesisnotbadatallinmostcases（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（2）.InParagraph2,"womenarebetterliarsthanmen"probablymeans______.

A.womenarebetterattellingliesthanmen

B.womenliarsarebetteracceptedthanmen

C.womenhaveabetterintentionwhentellinglies

D.womentellfewerliesthanmendo（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（3）."Awhitelie"means______.

A.aliethatiscompletelyunbelievable

B.aliethatistoldwithagoodwill

C.aliethatisalwaysbelievable

D.aliethatoftenhasanevilpurpose（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（4）.Politiciansandbusinessmenaresupposedtobeskilledattellingthekindoflies______.

A.fromwhichtheymaygainsomeadvantages

B.thatseemstobebelievable

C.thatwomenaremostlikelytobelieve

D.withwhichtheycanhavebetterrelationshipwithothers（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（5）.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.

A.thereisasimplewayoffindingoutifsomeoneislying

B.fromsomewayspeoplebehavewecanknowtheyarelying

C.certainemotionsareproofoflying

D.insomesituationswomenaremostlikelytothinkbusinessmenaredishonest（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

Firefightersareoftenaskedtospeaktoschoolandcommunitygroupsabouttheimportanceoffiresafety,particularlyfirepreventionanddetection.Becausesmokedetectorsreducetheriskofdyinginafirebyhalf,firefightersoftenprovideaudienceswithinformationonhowtoinstalltheseprotectivedevicesintheirhomes.

Specifically,theytellthemthesethings:

Asmokedetectorshouldbeplacedoneachfloorofahome.Whilesleeping,peopleareinparticulardangerofanemergentfire,andtheremustbeadetectoroutsideeachsleepingarea.Agoodsiteforadetectorwouldbeahallwaythatrunsbetweenlivingspacesandbedrooms.

Becauseofthedead-airspacethatmightbemissedbyhotairbouncingaroundaboveafire,smokedetectorsshouldbeinstalledeitherontheceilingatleastfourinchesfromthenearestwall,orhighonawallatleastfour,butnofurtherthantwelveinchesfromtheceiling.

Detectorsshouldnotbemountednearwindows,entrances,orotherplaceswheredrafts（过堂风）mightdirectthesmokeawayfromtheunit.Norshouldtheybeplacedinkitchensandgarages,wherecookingandgasfumesarelikelytocausefalsealarms.

（分数：

10.00）

（1）.Oneresponsibilityofafirefighteristo______.

A.installsmokedetectorsinresidents'homes

B.checkifsmokedetectorsareproperlyinstalled

C.developfiresafetyprogramsforschools

D.speaktoresidentsabouthowtopreventfires（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（2）.Comparedwithhomeswithoutsmokedetectors,homeswiththemgivetheirownersa50%betterchanceof______.

A.survivingafireB.preventingafire

C.detectingahiddenfireD.notgettinginjuredinafire（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（3）.Asmokedetectormustalwaysbeplaced______.

A.onanylevelofahome

B.outsideallbedroomsinahome

C.inallhallwaysofahome

D.inkitchenswherefiresaremostlikelytostart（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（4）.Thepassageimpliesthatdead-airspaceismostlikelytobefound______.

A.onaceilingfourinchesawayfromawall

B.nearanopenwindow

C.closetowhereawallmeetsaceiling

D.inkitchensandgarages（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

（5）.Whatisthefocusofthispassage?

A.Howfirefighterscarryouttheirresponsibilities.

B.Theproperinstallationofhomesmokedetectors.

C.Thedetectionofdead-airspaceonwallsandceilings.

D.Howsmokedetectorspreventfiresinhomes.（分数：

2.00）

 A.

 B.

 C.

 D.

Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheircombinations--t