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2009年4月收集的真题

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PassageOne

Whenweatherishot,yougotoalakeoranocean.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelcool.Why?

Thesunmakestheearthhot,butitcannotmaketheweatherveryhot.Although,theairovertheearthbecomeshot,theairoverthewaterstayscool.Thehotairovertheearthrises.

Thenthecoolairoverthewatermovesinandtakestheplaceofthehotair.Whenyouarenearalakeoranocean,youfeelthecoolairwhenitmovesin.Youfeelthewind,andthewindmakesyoufeelcool.

Ofcourse,scientistscannotanswerallofourquestions.Ifweask,“Whyistheoceanfullofsalt?

”scientistswillsaythatthesaltcomesformrocks.Whenarockgetsveryhotorverycold,itcracks.Rainfallsintothecracks.Therainthencarriesthesaltintotheearthandintotherivers.Theriverscarrythesaltintotheocean.Butthenweask,“Whathappenstothesaltintheocean?

Theoceandoesnotgetmoresaltyeveryyear.”Scientistsarenotsureabouttheanswerothisquestion.

Weknowalotaboutourworld.Buttherearestillmanyanswersthatwedonothave,andwearecurious.

6.Themainideaofthepassageis____________.

A.peoplefeelcoolwhentheyarenearalakeoranocean

B.scientistscanexplaineverythingwewanttoknow

C.scientistscanexplainmanythingsexceptonething

D.thesaltintheoceancomesfromrocks

7.Youfeelcoolwhenyouarenearalakeoranoceanbecause________.

A.thewaterisnotsohotastheearth.

B.theearthishot

C.thewateriscolderthantheearth

D.coolairfromthewatermovestowardstheland

8.Nowscientistsknow_______.

A.whatmakespeoplefeelcoolnearalakeoranoceaninsummer

B.everythingabouttheocean

C.whytheoceandoesnotgetmoreandmoresalty

D.whathappenstothesaltintheocean

9.Arockcrackswhen_________.

A.rainfallsB.itgetsveryhotC.itgetsverycoldD.eitherBorC

10.Peoplearealwayscuriousabouttheworldaroundthembecause___________.

A.theyknownothingaboutitB.theyknowlittleaboutit

C.thereareanswerstheydonothaveD.therearealotofinterestingstoriesaboutit

PassageTwo

Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,theywillbecomeweak,whenyoustartusingthemagain,theyslowlybecomestrongagain.Everybodyknowsthat.Yetmanypeopledonotseemtoknowthatmemoryworksinthesameway.

Whensomeonesaysthathehasagoodmemory,hereallymeansthathekeepshismemoryinpracticebyusingit.Whensomeoneelsesaysthathismemoryispoor,hereallymeansthathedoesnotgiveitenoughchancetobecomestrong.

Ifafriendsaysthathisarmsandlegsareweak,weknowitishisownfault.Butifhetellsusthathehasapoormemory,manyofusthinkthathisparentmaybeblamed,andfewofusknowthatitisjusthisownfault.Haveyoueverfoundthatsomepeoplecan’treadorwritebutusuallytheyhavebettermemories?

Thisisbecausetheycannotreadorwriteandtheyhavetorememberthing,theycannotwritethemdowninasmallnotebook.Theyhavetorememberdays,namessongsandstories,sotheirmemoryisthewholetimebeingexercises.

Soifyouwanttohaveagoodmemory,learnfrompeople;practicesrememberingthingsinawayasotherpeopledo.

6.Someonecan’thaveagoodmemoryif________.

A.hecan’treadorwriteB.hedoesn’tusehismemory

C.hisparentshaven’tagoodmemoryD.hedoesn’tusehisarmsorlegsforsometime

7.Ifyoudonotuseyourarmsoryourlegsforsometime,_________________.

A.theybecomeweakforever.

B.theyarealwaysstrong.

C.theybecomeweakbuttheyslowlybecomestrongagain

D.theybecomeweakandwon’tbecomestronguntilyouusethemagain.

8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thewaythatyourmemoryworksisdifferentfromthatofyourarmsorlegs.

B.Yourmemorybecomesweakifyoudonotgiveitenoughchanceforpractice.

C.Don’tlearnhowtoreadandwriteifyouwanttohaveabettermemory.

D.Agoodmemorycomesfromlesspractice.

9.Fewpeopleknowthatitisonly______ifafriendhasapoormemory.

A.hisownfaultB.hisparent’sfault

C.histeacher’sfaultD.hisgrandmothers’fault

10.Thewriterwantstotellus___________.

A.howtouseourarmsorlegsB.howtohavestrongarms

C.howtohaveagoodmemoryD.howtolearnfromthepeople

PassageThree

AmilliontouristsgotoBarcelonaeveryyear.TheywanttoseeAntonioGaude’schurch.Thisunusualchurchhasastrangehistory.GaudewasborninSpainin1852.Hehadtoworkandstudyatthesametime.Heoftenmissedclassesbecausehehadtowork,butonedayhedesignedaveryunusualshow-caseforanexhibitioninParis.Peoplebegantogivehimwork.Hedesignedhouses,officesandgardens.Theywereallveryunusual.Hewassoonrichandfamous.Thenarichbooksellersaid,“WillyoubuildachurchforthepoorpeopleofBarcelona?

Iwillpay.Iwillbuildschoolsandworkshops,too.Theywillhelpthepeople.”“Iwilldoit,”saidGaudi.Heworkedforfortyyears,buthecouldnotfinishthechurch.Itwastoobig.Heneeded$10,000,000.Hegaveallhismoneytothechurch.Hewaspooragainwhenhediedin1926,andonlythefrontofthechurchwasfinished.Butarchitects,engineersandtouristsfromallovertheworldcometoseeit.Itisverystrange,verymodernandveryrevolutionary.

6.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestfitsthepassage?

A.Barcelona-----aFamousCityB.AStrangeHistoryofAnUnusualChurch

C.APoorArchitect’sUnusualWorksD.AntonioGaudi’sLife

7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.GaudiwasaSpanisharchitect.

B.Gaudidevotedmostofhislifetothebuildingofthechurch.

C.Peopleallovertheworldadmirethearchitectverymuch.

D.ManytouristsgotoseeGaudi’sunfinishedchurch.

8.Gaudisometimesmissedclassesbecause____________.

A.hedidn’tlikeitB.hehadtoworkatthesametime

C.theyweretoodifficultD.hehadtobuildachurch

9.Thechurchisunusualbecause______________.

A.it’sunfinishedB.it’sstrangeC.it’smodernD.alloftheabove

10.Accordingtothepassage,Gaudi____________.

A.sufferedalotinhislifeB.wasfullofsympathytothepoor

C.alwayscreatedunusualworksD.bothBandC

PassageFour

Whatmustyoudowhenyoureceiveapresentforyourbirthday?

Youhavetositdownandwriteathank-younote.Thewords“Thankyou”areveryimportant.Wehavetousethemonsomanyoccasions.Wesaythemwhensomeonegivesusadrink,helpsustopickupthings,handsusaletter,lendsusbookorgivesusagift.

Anotherimportantwordis“please”.Manypeopleforgettouseit.Itisrudetoasksomeonetodosomethingwithoutsaying“please”.Wehavetouseitwhenweaskforsomething,too.Itmaybeabookorapencil,morericeormoresauce,helporadvice.Itmaybeintheclassroom,athome,atthebus-stoporoverthecounter.Wehavetouse“please”tomakeourrequestpleasant.

Wehavetolearntosay“sorry”too.Whenwehavehurtsomeone’sfeeling,wewillhavetogoupandsaywearesorry.Whenwehavetoldalieandfeelsorry,wewillhavetousethesameword.Whenwehaveforgottensomethingorbrokenapromise,wewillhavetoexplainwiththatword,too.“Sorry”isahealingword.Wecanmakepeopleforgetwrongsbyusingitsincerely.

Thesethreewordsaresimplebutimportant.Theyarepleasingwordstouseinanylanguage.

6.Whenwereceiveabirthdaypresent,wehaveto___________.

A.returnitB.giveittooneofourfriends

C.donothingD.writeathank-younote

7.Whensomeonehelpsustodosomething,weshould____________.

A.thankhimB.say“sorry”tohim

C.usetheword“please”D.notsayanything

8.Oneoftheimportantwordsinanylanguageis__________.

A.“hello”B.“yes”C.“no”D.“please”

9.Wehavetousetheword“please”whenwe___________.

A.hurtsomeone’sfeelingB.askforsomething

C.forgetsomethingD.breakapromise

10.Thethreeimportantwordsinanylanguageare__________.

A.“thanks”,“hello”and“goodbye”B.“yes”,“no”and“really”

C.“thanks”,“please”and“sorry”D.“well”,“please”and“pardon”

PassageFive

Mr.Perkinstoodatthebus-stopandwatchedthecarsgoby.ManyofthecarswerenewBeta400s,andmostofthemwereyellow.Mr.Perkinalwayswerethesameclothesasothermen,atethesamefoodasotherpeople,anddidthesamethingsafterwork,andattheendoftheweek,Mr.Perkindidnotliketobedifferent.

Thefollowingweek,MrPerkinboughtanew,brightyellowBeta400s.Hewassatisfiedwithit,anddrovetoworkinittheverynextday.Hewasevenmoresatisfiedwithhisnewcar,whenhesawalltheotherBeta400s,infront,behindandonbothsidesofhim.

Mr.Perkinparkedhiscarinabigcar-parknearhisoffice,andwalkedtherestoftheway.Butwhenhecamebackatfiveo’clock,thereweresomanybrightyellowBeta400sinthecar-parkthathedidnotknowwhichcarwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplepassingbygavehimalookhedidn’tlike.Sohestopped.

PoorMr.PerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntilhiswastheonlyyellowBeta400sinthecar-park.

6.Mr.PerkinwantedanewyellowBeta400sbecause________.

A.thebusdidnotcomeB.helikednewclothes,foodandcars

C.helikedtodothesameasotherpeopleD.helikedtobedifferentfromothers

7.Hedrovetoworkinhisnewcar________.

A.theverynextdayB.thedayheboughtit

C.aweekheboughtitD.onthedayhefirstwatchedthecarspassing

8.Hewassatisfiedwithhisnewcarbecause____________.

A．nooneelsehadayellowoneB.itwasthesameasothercarsallaroundhim

C.hew