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阅读理解专题

TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.WeknowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelike

Robinson'sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-condition（空调）comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.

ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslo-vakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson'sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit."Howmuchcanyouoffer?

"heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthearticleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude（粗鲁）.Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.

AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford,heshrugs（耸耸）hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetothatifthepricewasunacceptable,heshouldtryelsewhere.

1.Theunderlinedword"haggling"（line2,Para.1）inthetextmostprobablymeans________.

A.acceptingthepricesimmediately

B.fixingtherightcostforsomegoods

C.arguingaboutthepriceofsomething

D.payingextraforcomfortableshopping

2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinson’sisastorewhichsells

A.expensivegoodsB.air-conditioners

C.CzechoslovakiangoodsD.goodsatabargainprice

3.Thewriteraskedaboutthepriceofaglassbutter-dishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedto________.

A.buyitatalowerprice

B.changehisdishforsomethingelse

C.findoutiftheshopassistantispolite

D.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores

4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestilefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen"heshrugshisshouldersandwalksaway"（line3,para.3）?

A.Frightened.B.Worded.C.Annoyed.D.Disappointed.

5.WhatwouldprobablyhappenifacustomerdoesbargainwithashopkeeperinEngland?

A.Thecustomerwouldbeadvisedtoshopinotherstores.

B.Thecustomerwouldgetthegoodsatalowerprice.

C.Theywoulddiscussandthenreachanagreement.

D.Theywouldquarrelaboutthepriceofthegoods.

答案：

1.C2.A3.A4.D5.A

Somepeoplearguethatthepressureoninternationalsportsmenandsportswomenkillstheessenceofsport----thepursuitofpersonalexcellence.Childrenkickafootballaroundforfun.Whentheygetolderandplayforlocalschoolteams,theybecomecompetitivebuttheystillenjoyplaying.Theindividualrepresentinghiscountrycannotaffordtothinkaboutenjoyinghimself,hehastothinkonlyaboutwinning.Heisresponsibleforentirenation'shopes,dreamsandreputation.

AgoodexampleisthefootballWorldCup.Footballisthirdworld'smostimportantsport.WinningtheWorldCupisperhapsthesummitofinternationalsportingsuccess.MentionArgentinatosomeoneandthechancesarethathe'11thinkoffootball.Inasense,winningtheWorldCupputArgentinaonthemap.

SportsfansandsupportersgetquiteunreasonableabouttheWorldCup.PeopleinEnglandfeltthattheircountrywassomehowimportantaftertheywonin1966.LastyearthousandsofScotssoldtheircars,andeventheirhouses,andspentalltheirmoneytravelingtoArgentina,wherethefinalswereplayed.

So,amIarguingthatinternationalcompetitionkillstheideaofsport?

Certainlynot!

DotheArgentineanreallybelievethatbecauseelevenoftheirmenprovedthemostskillfulatfootball,theirnationisineverywaybetterthanallothers?

Notreally.Butit'snicetoknowthatyouwonandthatinonewayatleastyourcountryisthebest.

1.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinthepassage?

A.Toexplaintheroleofsport.

B.TocompareScotlandwithArgentina.

C.ToshowthatArgentinaisbetterthanallothers.

D.Toprovethatfootballistheworld'smostimportantsport.

2.Inthesecondparagraph,theword"summit"means_______________.

A.awardB.summary

C.highestpointD.mountaintop

3.Accordingtothepassage,Argentinaisworld-famousbecauseofits______________.

A.obviouspositiononthemap

B.successesinthefootballWorldCup

C.excellenceatmostimportantsports

D.largenumberofsportsfansandsupporters

4.Accordingtothepassage,ifasportsmanonlythinksaboutwinning,hewill_____________.

A.failtosucceedB.loseenjoyment

C.besuccessfulD.beunreasonable

5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsinternationalgames?

A.Nationsthatmeetonafootballfieldareunlikelytomeetonabattlefield.

B.NationsthatwinthefootballWorldCupareregardedasbestinallaspects.

C.Nationsthatwinininternationalgamesprovethebestonthesportsfieldatleast.

D.Nationsthatgivemuchattentiontointernationalcompetitionsareworld-famousinmanyways.

答案：

1.A2.C3.B4.B5.C

AtthefirstsighttheplanetMarsdoesnotappearverywelcometoanykindoflife.Ithasverylittleoxygenandwater,thetemperatureatnightisbelow-50°Candwindsof100milesperhourcausesevereduststorms.However,thesurfaceoftheplanetseemstoshowthatwaterflowedacrossitsometimeinthepast,anditisbelievedthatthereisenoughiceatthepolestocovertheplanetwithwaterifitmelts.AlthoughthereisnolifeontheMarsnow,somescientiststhinkthattheremayhavebeensomeformoflifelongtimeago.Atthattime,theplanethadactivevolcanoes;theatmospherewasthickerandwarmer;andtherewaswater.Infact,insomewaystheMarsmayhavebeensimilartotheEarth,wherelifeexists.

SomepeoplebelievethattheMarscouldsupportlifeinthefutureiftherightconditionswereproduced.ThefirststepwouldbetowarmtheplanetusingcertaingaseswhichtraptheSun'sheatintheplanet'satmosphere.Withwarmth,waterandcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）,simpleplantscouldbegintogrow.TheseplantscouldslowlymaketheMarsmoresuitableforliving.Itisestimatedthatthewholeprocessmighttakebetween100,000and200,000years.Inthemeantime,peoplecouldbegintoliveontheplanetinspecialclosedenvironments.TheywouldprovidealotofusefulinformationaboutconditionsontheMarsandtheproblemsconnectedwithlivingthere.

1.SomescientiststhinktheremayhavebeenlifeontheMarsinthepastbecause_______________.

A.thereisnolifetherenow

B.thereisalargeamountofwateratthepoles

C.theMarsmaybeabletosupportlifeinthefuture

D.conditionsmayhavebeensimilartothoseontheEarth

2.TherecouldbelifeontheMarsinthefutureif________________.

A.itsupportedlifeinthepast

B.certaingasesareusedtocooltheplanet

C.theatmospherecanbeheatedenoughtogrowsimpleplants

D.theplanet'svolcanoesbecomeasactiveastheywereinthepast

3.PeoplemaybeabletoliveontheMars_________________.

A.withinthenext200,000years

B.only200,000yearsfromnow

C.only150,000yearsfromnow

D.assoonastheplanetbecomescoolenough

4.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthepossibilityoflifeontheMarsinthefutureis____________.

A.doubtfulB.positiveC.negativeD.uninterested

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ThePossibilityofLifeontheMars

B.FutureConditionsontheMars

C.TheMarsandtheEarth

D.AStudyoftheClimateoftheMars

答案：

1.D2.C3.A4.B4.A

PassageOne

Sportisnotonlyphysicallychallenging,butitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoaches,parents,andotherteammates,aswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes（运动员）.Stresscanbephysical,emotional,orpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.Burnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyable.

Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.Thesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplace.Youngathletescan,forexample,learnhowtocooperatewithothers,makefriends,andgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeaware,atalltimes,thattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents'andcoaches'criticismstoheartandfindaflaw（缺陷）inthemselves.

Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday'syouthsportsetting,youngathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.

Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters'performances.Positivereinforcementshouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcome.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Again,criticismcancreatehighlevelsofstress,whichcanleadtoburnout

1.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis___________________.

A.toreducetheirmentalstressB.toincreasetheirsens