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阅读理解1波浪

『阅读理解【1】：

波浪』

.Wavesarebeautifultolookat,buttheycandestroyshipsatsea,aswellashousesandbuildingsneartheshore.Whatcauseswaves?

Mostwavesarecausedbywindsblowingoverthesurfaceofthewater.Thesunheatstheearth,causingtheairtoriseandthewindstoblow.Thewindsblowacrossthesea,pushinglittlewavesintobiggerandbiggerones.

Thesizeofawavedependsonhowstrongthewindis,howlongitblows,andhowlargethebodyofwateris.Inasmallbaybigwaveswillneverbuildup.Butatseathewindcanbuildupgiant,powerfulwaves.

Arulesaysthattheheightofawave（inmeters）willusuallybenomorethanone-tenthofthewind’sspeed（inkilometers）.Inotherwords,whenthewindisblowingat120kilometersperhour,mostwaveswillbeabouttwelvemiters.Ofcourse,somewavesmaycombinetoformgiantwavesthataremuchhigher.In1933theUnitedStatesNavyreportedthelargestmeasuredwaveinhistory.ItroseinthePacificOceantoaheightofthirty-fourmeters.

1.______cause（s）waves.

A.ThesunB.TheearthC.TheairD.Thewinds

2.Thesizeofawavedependson________factors.

A.oneB.threeC.twoD.four

3.Bigwaveswillbuildup_____.

A.neartheshoreB.overthesurfaceofwater

C.inasmallbayD.atsea

4.Asarule,theheightofawaveis_____one-tenthofthewave’sspeed.

A.nomorethanB.morethanC.nolessthanD.lessthan

注释：

1.giantn.巨人,大力士,巨大的动物或植物,伟人,天才

adj.庞大的,巨大的

Shakespeareisagiantamongwriters.

莎士比亚是一位文坛巨匠。

2.nomorethanadv.只是

morethanenough太多,够多,十二分

lessthan小于,决不

nolessthanconj.正如

答案：

1:

D2:

B3:

D4:

A

阅读理解【2】：

树与环境』

Duringitsgrowth,alargetreetakesinbymeansofitsrootsmanytonsofwater.Yetthetreeretainsonlyaverylittleofthiswater,perhaps1%,inthegrowthprocessofthecells.Therestisgivenoffthroughitsleavesintotheatmosphere.

Thesequantitiesaresignificant.Evenasmalltree,suchasafruit-tree,givesofffourgallonsofwaterintotheaireveryhour.Anoaktree,withperhapsaquarterofamillionleaves,givesoffmorethanathousandgallonsadayinsummertime.

Whenwethinkofawholeforest,thetotalmustclearlybevast,eventhoughtheamountsvaryaccordingtothekindoftree.

Atreecanbeseenasakindofpumpwithtwopurposes.Itisalwayssuckingupwaterfromtheground,whichwouldotherwisebecomefarmorelooselycomposed.Atthesametime,itincreasesthehumidity（湿度）ofthesurroundingland,whichwouldotherwisebemuchdrier.

Treesandfrostsalsoactabreakwater（防水堤）againstrainstorms,which,especiallyonhillsides,wouldotherwisewashawaymuchofthetopsoil,botharoundthetreesandlowerdown.Therichhumus（腐殖土壤）thatformstheflooroftheforestsactsasasponge（海绵）.Itholdsfarmorewaterthanthebareearthwouldbeabletohold.

Thewaterthatisnotrequiredbythetreepassesthroughtothesubsoilinanorderlymanner,feedingthesprings,thestreamsandriversofthearea.

Aswellasprotectingthesoilfromthefulleffectofrain,thetreesprotectitalsofromerosion（腐蚀，侵蚀）causedbywind;forwindcanblowawaybearsoilassurelyaswatercanwashitaway.

习题：

1.“Whenwethinkofawholeforest,thetotalmustclearlybevast,eventhoughtheamountsvaryaccordingtothekindoftree.”Inthissentence,hetotalrefersto__________.

A:

allthetreesinawholeforest

B:

allthewatertakeninbythetreesinawholeforest

C:

allthewatergivenoffbythetreesinawholeforest

D:

bothBandC

2.Thewater_____passesthroughtothesubsoilinanorderlymanner.

A:

requiringnotbythetrees

B:

requirednotbythetrees

C:

notrequiringbythetrees

D:

notrequiredbythetrees

3.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.

A:

TreesandWater

B:

TeesandForests

C:

TreesandSoil

D:

TeesandSurroundings.

注释：

1giveoff（散）发出（蒸气）,发散（光线）

2significantadj.有意义的,重大的,重要的

3pumpn.抽水机；打气机；唧筒

抽气；打气；（用抽水机）取水

Abicyclepumpputsairintothetires.

自行车打气筒把空气打进轮胎里。

4otherwiseadv.另外,否则,不同地,别的方式

adj.另外的,其他方面的

5surroundingadj.周围的，附近的

n.[pl.]周围的事物,环境

socialsurroundings

社会环境

railwaysurroundings

铁路周围环境

6require需要

Thefloorrequireswashing.

地板该洗了。

Irequiretwochildrentohelpme.

我需要两个孩子来帮我的忙。

要求

Allpassengersarerequiredtoshowtheirtickets.

所有乘客都必须出示车票。

答案：

1C2D3D

PartIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SectionAReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherearefourreadingpassagesfollowedby20questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4optionsmarkedA,B,CandD,youshoulddecideonthebestoneandmarkyourresponseontheANSWERSHEET.

PassageOne

ThemanofManySecrets------HarryHoudini------wasoneofthegreatestAmericanentertainersinthetheaterthiscentury.Hewasamanfamousforhisescapes-fromprisoncells,fromwoodenboxesfloatinginrivers,fromlockedtanksfullofwater.HeappearedintheatersalloverEuropeandAmerica.CrowdscametoseethegreatHoudiniandhis"magic"tricks.

Ofcourse,hissecretwasnotmagic,orsupernaturalpowers.Itwassimplystrength.Hehadabilitytomovehistoesaswellashemovedhisfingers.Hecouldmovehisbodyintoalmostanypositionhewanted.

Houdinistartedworkingintheentertainmentworldwhenhewas17,in1891.HeandhisYorkclub.TheycalledthemselvestheHoudinibrothers.WhenHarrymarriedin1894,heandhiswifeBessworkedtogetherasmagicianandassistant,butforalongtimetheywerenotsuccessful.ThenHarryperformedhisfirstprisonescape,inChicagoin1898.Harrypersuadedadetectivetolethimtrytoescapefromtheprison,andheinvitedthelocalnewspapermantowatch.

ItwasthepublicitythatcamefromthisthatstartedHarryHoudini'ssuccess.Harryhadfingerstrainedtoescapefromhandcuffs（手铐）andtoestrainedtoescapefromanklechains,buthisbiggestsecretwashowheunlockedtheprisondoors.Everytimehewentintotheprisoncell,Bessgavehimakissforgoodluck-andasmallskeletonkey,whichisakeythatfitsmanylockspassedquicklyfromhermouthtohis.

Harryusedtheseprisonescapestobuildhisfame.Hearrangedtoescapefromthelocaljailofeverytownhevisited.Intheafternoon,thepeopleofthetownwouldreadaboutitintheirlocalnewspapers,andintheeveningeveryseatinthelocaltheaterwouldbefull.Whatwastheresult?

World-widefame,andanamerememberedtoday.

31.Accordingtothepassage,Houdini'ssuccessinprisonescapedependson______.

A.hismagictricksandinhumanpowers

B.hisspecialtricksandskeletonkey

C.hisunusualabilityandskeletonkey

D.thisinhumantalentsandmagictricks

32.Inthefourthparagraph,theword"this"refersto_______.

A.theprevioussentence

B.thepublicity

C.theplace,Chicago

D.thetime,1898

33.Accordingtothepassage,howdidHoudinigetthekeywhichhelpedhimunlockprisondoor?

A.Hetookthekeyfromhiswife'smouth.

B.Hiswifepassedittohishandwhilekissinghim.

C.Hiswifegaveittohimbyamagictrick.

D.Hegotitinhismouththroughakissbyhiswife.

34.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatHoudinibecamefamous_________.

A.whenhewasabout24

B.whenhewasabout17

C.aftertheyear1894

D.Beforetheyear1898

35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?

A.HoudiniusedtobeafamousmagicianintheUSA.

B.HoudiniwasfirstrecognizedwidelyinChicago.

C.Houdinienteredtheentertainmentworldtogetherwithhiswife.

D.Houdiniowedhisgreatsuccesstohissmallskeletonkey.

PassageTwo

TheannualcampaigntomakeSingapore'sthreemillionpeoplemorepoliteendedyesterdayandwasimmediatelyfollowedbyanotherdrivetogetthemtobepunctual.

Tardinessisnotyetacriminaloffenceintheislandrepublic,andtheNationalPunctualityWorkingCommitteecanonlyusegentlepersuasion."Beingontimemeansbeingconsiderate",saidcommitteechairmanTohWengCheong.Previousdrivesmadelittleheadwayinchangingadeeplyrootedhabitthatseemsoddlyoutofplaceinthisotherwiseefficientcity-state.TardinessatdinnerpartiesisusuallyattributedtoChinesetradition,abeliefthatolderandmoreimportantguestswereexpectedtomakeanentranceaftertheothers.

Meanwhile,officialswillassesstheresultsofthe15thannualcourtesycampaign,aHK$2.4milliondrivetopersuadeSingaporeanstomindtheirmanners.Earliercourtesycampaignsusedposters,films,advertisementsinnewspapersandmagazinestoportrayconsideratebehaviour.Thepublicitythisyearstressedcourtesythroughexamplesofdiscourtesy.Fewcountriesuseelaboratepubliccampaignstochangebehaviourandraisecivicconsciousness.TheyhavebeenawayoflifeinSingaporeformorethan30years.Some,likethecourtesydrive,dealwithbasichabitsandculture.Octoberwasfirstdeclared"SpeakMandarinMonth"in1978,anefforttowipeoutregionalChinesedialectsinfavouroftheofficialtongue.

Othersfocusonproblemsoftheday.Thepolicelaunchedadrivein1989tostopabuseoftheemergencyphonenumber999,becauseonecallinfivewasofthenuisanceornon-emergencyvariety.Somecampaignshavebeensosuccessfulthattheyhavebeenfrom3.5percentin1960to1.2percentin1980,andfamilieswhocanafforditarenowencouragedto"HaveThreeorMore".Bytheearly1980s,thegrowthofcampaignsinspiredoneexhaustednewspapercolumnisttosuggesta"takeyourcampaignsseriouslycampaign."

36.Inthepassage,theword"tardiness"（line1,para.2）mostprobablymeans______.

A.punctuality

B.impoliteness

C.dishonesty

D.lateness

37.ThecourtesydrivewaslaunchedinSingaporeto_________.

A.developappropriatepers