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阅读理解B
阅读理解B
1、Howmenfirstlearnttoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,calledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtopresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspokenorwritteninletters,wecallwords.
Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations-thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingincreases.
Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandemotions.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandvulgar.
1)、Theoriginoflanguageis_________.
A.alegendhandeddownfromthepast
B.amatterthatishiddenorsecret
C.aquestiondifficulttoanswer
D.aproblemnotyetsolved
答案:
D
2)、Whatistrueaboutwords?
A.Theyareusedtoexpressfeelingsonly.
B.Theycannotbewrittendown.
C.Theyaresimplysounds.
D.Theyaremysterious.
答案:
C
3)、Therealpowerofwordsconsistsintheir______.
A.properties
B.characteristics
C.peculiarity
D.representativefunction
答案:
D
4)、By“association”inthelastparagraph,theauthormeans______.
A.aspecialquality
B.ajoiningofideasinthemind
C.anappearancewhichispuzzling
D.astrangefeature
答案:
B
5)、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherealpoetisNOTtrue?
A.Heisnomorethanamasterofwords.
B.Hecanconveyhisideasinwordswhichsinglikemusic.
C.Hecanmovementotears.
D.Hisstyleisalwayscharming.
答案:
A
2、Therearethreekindsofgoals:
short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.
Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberememberedthatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation,long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymunchwithouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddatetheoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.
Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustonetermofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumoveastepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucompleteeachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletiondatesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.
Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Lifeisnotastaticthing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.
1)、Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot_______.
A.ifwecannotreachsolidshort-termgoals
B.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals
C.ifwehavedreamsofthefuture
D.ifweputforwardsomeplans
答案:
B
2)、Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon______.
A.adailybasis
B.yourachievementinaweek
C.currentactivities
D.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted
答案:
D
3)、Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,________.
A.wewillwinfinalsuccess
B.weareoverwhelmed
C.wewillbuildupourconfidencetoachievesuccess
D.weshouldhavestrongdesireforsettingnewgoals
答案:
C
4)、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
_______
A.Lifeisadynamicthing.
B.Weshouldsetuplong-termgoals.
C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.
D.Thelimitationoflong-termgoals.
答案:
C
5)、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?
_______
A.Thelong-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuchwithoutachievingshort-termgoals.
B.Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.
C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusneverallowingalong-termgoaltolimitus.
D.Weshouldoftenaddnewshort-termgoalstowhathavebeencompleted.
答案:
C
3、Whatmakesapersonascientist?
Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers?
Theansweris“no”.Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.
Thescientist’sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,andEinstein’sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Thenthemeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.
1)、Whatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?
________
A.Thetoolsheuses.
B.Thewayheuseshistools.
C.Hiswaysoflearning.
D.Thevarioustoolsheuses.
答案:
B
2)、Theunderlinedpartinthepassageshows_______.
A.theimportanceofinformation
B.theimportanceofthinking
C.thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeople
D.thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs
答案:
C
3)、Asoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethat_________.
A.worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimes
B.doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditions
C.canbeusedformanypurposes
D.leavesnoroomforimprovement
答案:
A
4)、TheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate__________.
A.thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscience
B.thataccuracyofmathematics
C.thatinvestigationsareimportantinscience
D.thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations
答案:
C
5)、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
________
A.Thetheoryofrelativity.
B.Exactnessisthecoreofscience.
C.Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.
D.Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.
答案:
D
4、MorganReeshasalwaysbeenagoodbusinessman.Heusedtoownthreepetrolstationsandwasbusymostofthetime.Whenhewas65,thenormalretirementage,hedecidedthathedidn'twanttostop,sohecarriedonworkingforanothertwoyears.Eventually,whenhewasnearly68,hiswife,Dolly,askedhimtoretirebecauseshewantedtoenjoytheiroldagetogether.Reluctantly,hehandedoverthebusinesstohisson.
Buthewasunhappy.Hedidn'tknowwhattodowithhimself.Althoughhereadalotofbooksandhewentonholidaytointerestingplaceswithhiswife,hewasboredandbegantogetdepressedbecausehehatedbeingretired.
Thenonedayhesawanadvertisementinthenewspaperand,withouttellinghiswife,heboughtasmallcrockery(陶器)factory.Thenextweekhetoldhisfamily.Theywerehorrifiedandworried.Theythoughthewastoooldat71tostartworkagain.
Heisnow76andhehasexpandedthecompanyconsiderably.Hehasincreasedthenumberofstafffrom6to24andhehasfoundmanynewcustomersfortheproducts.Hehasdevelopedtheexportmarketandhasimprovedprofitsby200%.Hehasopenedanewdesignofficeandemployedthreeyoungdesigners.Theyhavebeenallovertheworldtogetnewideas,andoneofthemhasgonetoFrancethisweektoamajortradefair.Mostimportantly,hehasn'tbeenboredsinceheboughtthefactory.
1)、ThetopicsentenceofPara.1is______.
A.MorganReeshasalwaysbeenagoodbusinessman
B.heusedtoownthreepetrolstationsandwasbusymostofthetime
C.whenMorganReeswas65,hegotretired
D.reluctantly,hehandedoverthebusinesstohisson
答案:
A
2)、ThetopicsentenceofPara.2is______.
A.hedidn'tknowwhattodowithhimself
B.hewentonholidaytointerestingplaceswithhiswife
C.hewasunhappyafterhegotretired
D.noneofthem
答案:
C
3)、WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbestexpressthemainideaofPara.3?
A.Onedayhesawanadvertisementinthenewspaper.
B.Heboughtasmallcrockeryfactoryinsecretandstartedworkagain.
C.Hetoldhisfamilyheboughtasmallcrockeryfactory.
D.Hisfamilywashorrifiedandworriedwhentheylearnedheboughtthesmallfactory.
答案:
B
4)、Whatisthecentralideaofthelastparagraph?
A.MorganReeshasworkeduntilheis76.
B.MorganReeshasdevelopedtheexportmarketandimprovedtheprofitsby200%.
C.MorganReeshasn'tbeenboredsinceheboughtthefactory.
D.Sinc