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例题一

PeopleinCaliforniawilllikelyvote（投票）againnextyear.ThevotewillbeaboutIndiancasinos（娱乐场）.ThehighestcourtinCaliforniasaidthatcasinosbreakthelaw.

SomepeopledonotwantcasinosinCalifornia.Otherpeopledowantcasinos.Thesepeoplecannotagree.

Thesetwosidesargue（争论）.Theyeachthinktheirreasonsarebetter.Theybothwanttowin.

Thetribes（部族）havelawyers.Thelawyersaretryingtogetpermission（允许）forthetribestobuildcasinos.Theyaretalkingtotheleaderofthestateaboutit.

Theyarealsogettingsignatures（签名）.Theyhopetochangethelaw.Theywantittobeokaytogamble（赌博）inCalifornia.

（）1.WhatdosomepeoplewanttodoinCalifornia?

ATheywanttoworkincasinosinCalifornia.

BTheydonotwantcasinosinCalifornia.

CTheywanttoargueincasinosinCalifornia.

DTheywanttobreakthelawinCalifornia.

（）2.Whatwillpeoplevoteaboutnextyear?

AWhowillbecomepresident?

BGivingmoneytohelpsettingupschoolsinCalifornia

CBuildingcasinosinCalifornia.

DWhowillbetheleaderofthetribe?

（）3.Whyarethetribesgettingsignatures?

AToseewhohasthebestwrithing.

BTosignpeopleupforgamblinglessons.

CToseewhichsidehasmorepeople.

DTotrytochangethelaw.

例题二

Thepriceofmilkmaybegoingup.Thesewasnotenoughraininsomepartsofthecountrylastyear.Thismaymeantheagallon（加仑）ofmilkwillcost41centsmoreafterOctober1.

ACaliforniacourtwantstokeepthecostdown.Californiaalreadyhashighmilkprices.Thecourtdoesnotwantthecosttogoanyhigher.

Highmilkpriceswillbeveryhardforsomepeople.Familieswithmanychildrenbutalotofmilk.Thepoorandotherpeoplewithoutmuchmoneywillalsobehurtbyhigherprices.

ThecourtsaidthatmoremilkfromotherstatescanbesoldinCalifornia.Thepriceofmilkfromotherstatesmightnotbesohigh.Somestatesgotenoughrain,sotheircostdidnotgoup.

Peoplewillbuythecheapermilk.Thiswillmakeallthemilksellerslower（降低）theirprices.Ifyoudonot,theirmilkwillnotsell.

（）1.Whathappenedtomakethecostofmilkgoup?

APeoplestoppedbuyingmilk.BPeoplehavenomoneytobuymilk.

CTherewasnotenoughrain.DFarmerslosttheircows.

（）2.WhydoestheCaliforniacourtwanttokeepthecostdown?

ABecausethewillmakemoney.BBecausetheydrinkalotofmilk

CBecausemoremilkcanbesoldinCalifornia

DBecauseitwillbehardforsomepeopletobuymilk.

（）3.Whywouldallthemilksellershavetolowertheirprices?

ABecausetheywanttodoso.BBecausenoonewouldbuytheirmilk,ifnot.

CBecausetheydonotcareaboutmakingmoney.

DBecausetheirmilkisnotgood.

例题三

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathome.Youshouldnottobeupset（心烦意乱的）ifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou.

Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.mandendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It’spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.

Usuallydinnersstartwithdrinksandsnacks（点心）.Doyouwanttobeextrapolite?

Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butrememberthatit’snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.

Inmanyfamilies,thehusbandsitsatonendofthetableandthewifesitsattheotherend.Theyeatwiththeirguests.

You’llprobablystartthemealwithsoupofsomethingsmall,thenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthedessert（甜点）,followedbycoffee.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwant.

Didyouenjoytheevening?

Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosay“thankyou,thankyou,thankyou”allthetime.

（）1.Ifyouwanttobeapoliteguest,youshouldn’t__________.

AcomeatapropertimeBbringsomegiftstoyourhost

Csaysomethingniceaboutthehost’sroom

Daskhowmuchthehost’sfurniture（家具）is

（）2.Whatisnotconsideredasaproperbehavior（行为）?

AToeatupeverythingonyourplate.

BToaskformoreifyoureallylikeit.

CToleavesomefoodtoshowyouarenotgreedy.

DTocallyourhostthenextdaytoexpressyourthanks.

（）3.Wecanlearnformthepassagethat______.

Ausuallytherearedrinksinthebeginning

Bthelastcourseofthemealisusuallysoup

Cdessertisusuallyservedbeforethemaincourse

Dattheendofthecourseicecreamisoftenserved

例题四

Mostpeoplewanttowork,butithasbecomemoredifficultintoday’sworldtofindworkforeverybody.Theeconomy（经济）oftheworldneedtogrowby4%eachyearjusttokeeptheoldnumberofjobsforpeople.Oftenthisisnotpossible,andsomorepeopleareoutofwork（失业）.Somepeoplehavenojobsnowbecausenewmachinescandotheworkofmanypeopleinashorttime.Also,machinesofnotaskformoremoneyandlongerholiday.Inallofthecountriesoftheworld,machinesaretakingworkfrompeople,notonlyinfactoriesbutalsoonthefarms.Onemachinecanoftendotheworkoffortypeople.About75000peoplearemovingtocitiesadaytolookforjobs,butonly70%ofthemcanfindjobs.

（）1.Whyaremorepeopleoutofwork?

ABecausetheyarenotcleverBBecausetheycan’tdoalotofworkonthefarm

CBecausetheycan’tdoalotofworkinthefactory

DBecausenewmachinescandotheworkofmanypeopleinashorttime

例题五

Haveyoueverlookedataglobeoftheearth?

ItshowstheSouthPoleatthebottomoftheworld.ThelandaroundtheSouthPoleiscalledAntarctica（南极洲）.

AntarcticaisalandthatisstillintheIceAge.Coldwindsblowblizzards（暴风雪）ofsnowtowardthesea.Sometimesthewindsblowalmost200milesanhour.Thewindsneverstopblowing.Antarcticais“thehomeofthewind”

ScientistsformmanycountriesgotoAntarctica.Theywanttoknowmoreaboutit.Theystudytheweather.Theystudythewaytheicemoves.Theystudymanythings.

SomescientistsbelievetheearthmaywarmupsomedayinAntarctica.Ifitdoes,theicecapwhichcoversthelandmanymelt（融化）.Thismaltedicecapwouldfilltheoceans.Theoceanswouldrise.Theicecapwouldnolongerweighdown（以重量压下）theland.Theybelievethelandwouldrise,too.

SomedayourmapsofAntarcticamaylookverydifferent.

（）1.Antarcticaisalandthatisvery________.

AcoldBhotCdryDwet

（）2.Fromthepassagewecaninfer（推断出）that___________.

AmanypeopleliveinAntarcticaBonlyscientistscanliveinAntarctica

CpeoplecannotliveinAntarcticaDnoonehasbeentoAntarctica

（）3.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

ATheearthisnowcoveredwithicecaps.

BThewindhasahomeinAntarctica

CTheoceanswillrisesoon.

DWearestilllearningaboutAntarctica

例题六

Tomisvisitingmeforafewdays.HearrivedlastTuesday,sohe’sbeenhereforsixdays.Ihaven’tseenhimsinceJune,1992,buthe’sjustlikehealwayswas.Hehasn’tchangedabit.Hetalkstoomuch,heeatstoomuch,hesmokestoomuch,andhestaysuptoolateatnight.

I’vebeenlateforgoingtobedeverynightsincehegothere.I’velistenedtohimforhourseverynight.He’stalkedabouteverything.He’sonlybeenheresinceTuesday,andI’veheardhiswholelifestory.Lastnight,hetalkedforseveralhoursabouthisoldschooldays.ThenightbeforehetalkedabouthistriptoEurope.Andthenightbeforethathetalkedabouthisjob.Hehashadthisjobforonlythreemonths.Buthedoesn’tlikeit.Hewantstofindabetterone.He’shadtendifferentjobssince1992,andhehasn’tlikedanyofthem.Hesaidhedidn’tknowwhyhecouldn’tfindagoodjob.IthinkIknowwhattheproblemis.Ithinkhe’slikedhisjobs,buthisbosseshaven’tlikedhim.Iguessthateverybosshe’shadsince1992hasthought,“Wouldyoubegoodenoughtoshutupforafewminutes?

”

（）1.Thispassagewaswrittenon____________.

AMondayBTuesdayCWednesdayDThursday

（）2.FromthepassageweknowthatTom_________.

AhasbeenverybustBhasbeenhereforafewdays

ChaschangedhisbadhabitsDhaslivedaquitelife

（）3.Tomhaschangedhisjobs__________.

AeighttimesBninetimesCtentimesDeleventimes

（）4.Tom’sbosseshaven’tlikedhimbecause_____________.

AhealwaysshutsupthedoorBhedoesn’tworkhard

Chedoesn’tlikehisjobDhealwaystalkstoomuch

（）5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____________.

ATom’sJobsBTom’sBossesCTom’sVisitDTom’sSchooldays

例题七

MostAmericansenjoymovingfromplacetoplace.Forexample,theyoftendrivetheircars120to160kilometersawayjusttohavedinnerwithafriendorevenflytoEuropejustforwatchingafootballmatch.Insomestatesonlyonepersoninfivelivesinaplaceformorethanfiveyears.Onemaybeborninonecity,andgotoschoolinanother.Hemayfinishhismiddleschoolintwoorthreecities,andthenattendacollegefaracrossthecountry.Whenhehasenteredbusiness,hemaypossiblymovefromjobtojob.Movingfromonejobtoanother,whichiscalled“job-hopping”,isaverycommonpracticeintheUnitedStates.

Job-hoppingdoesgoodtoworkers,becauseeverychangeofajobgivesthemachancetomoveuptoahigherpositionandtogetbetterpay.Andjob-hoppingalsogivesbossesthechancetogetnewideasandskillsthatdifferentpeoplebringtotheircompaniesandfactories.

（）1.Accordingtothispassage,Americansoftentravel____________.

Ainordertohavedinnerwiththeirfriends

BinordertofindajobCinordertowatchfootballmatches

Dtoenjoythemselves

（）2.Theunderlinedword“attend”means_________.

AleaveBgiveupCgotoDdropout

（）3.Fromthepassagewecan