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1、阅读理解考试阅读理解考试作者:日期:I. Match the following wards. (1*10)words with their defi niti ons with in each group of fivevariousmake or become suitableada ptdeal withchalle nginghappencope withdifficult, but in an in terest ing wayoccurdiffere ntannualcontinue to live or existmesse ngera person who brings mes

2、sagesexhaustedsep arate and drive in many directi onssurvivehappening once a yearscattervery tiredII.For each italicized word, choose the best meaning below. (1*15)1.The customer asks the salesma n dtemon stratehow to use the machi ne.A.exp ress B. show C. failure2.Making mistakes isi nevitable, so

3、do not be discouraged.A.cannot be blamed B. cannot be avoidedC. canno t last long3.The fans werejubila nt about the victory of their team.A.filled with great exp ectati ons B. filled with great joyC. filled with great con fide nee4.The pollution from the chemical factory is a source of worry in the

4、n eighborhood.A.cause B. result C. river5.Do they observeChristmas Day in that coun try?A.watch B. find C. celebrate6.Whales areeno rmousa ni mals. You cannot imagi ne how big some whales are.A.huge B. funny C. strong7.Therebee n aboom in exp orts this year; the in crease is treme ndous.A.fall B. mi

5、stake C. growth8.Thousa nds of people could die ofetarvati on if the crops fail aga in.A.disease B. disaster C. hun ger9.In old days, few people could earn eno ugh tesusta in their families.A.save B. support C. afford10.At last heatta ined the goal he had set for himself.A.comp leted B. trouble-maki

6、 ng C. lazy11.There is anuniden tified object in the sky. No one knows what it is.A.differe nt B. unknown C. irregular12.There many myths about the cause of cancer; unfortunately, many people believe them.A.un true beliefs B. true beliefs C. old beliefs13.She is verylea n and thus weak, comp ared wi

7、th other girls in the class.A.B ugly C. thinhis math exam, he has been feeling depressedfor severalp retty14.After he failedweeks.A. happy15.I bought this pair of shoes five years ago, and they are so durable and Im still weari ng them now.C. fashi on ableA. good-look ing B. Ion g-last ingIII. Fill

8、in each of the bla nks with the give n words in its proper form. (1*15)Before p layi ng the new game, yourself with the rules. (familiar)Can you how big this company will be in ten years time? (visual)You must carry out your p la n with (determi ne)He smiled in . Obviously he was very pl eased with

9、what he had done.(satisfy)To run away at the first sight of dan ger is a action. (coward)The behavior of the big boy frighte ned Little Tom into crying. (beast)The medici ne is if take n in large qua ntities. (poison)Adolf Hitler is a dictator and tyra nt. (pi ty)Marys dress is too long. She decides

10、 to it. (short)no ise any more. (deaf)1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.I cannot bear that11.The only of the accide nt told us what he felt in the disaster. (survive)12. to say, this abse nt-min ded pro fessor left his umbrella in the classroomaga in. (n eed)13.to his decisi on whe n new evide nee came to light.

11、The judge would giveabout him.(con sider)14.Your son is old eno ugh to look after himself: I thi nk you are(an xiety)15.He did not have time to finish his novel. The story remained(co mp lete)IV.Fill in each of the bla nks with a word from the box below. (1*10)likean imalwon derfulsn akebadbushfruit

12、eattreegarde nmiddlepersonThe sn ake was the most cunning 1 that the Lord God had made. The 2 asked the woman, Did God really tell you not to 3 fruit from any tree in the garde n?We may eat the fruit of any tree in the 4 : the woman answered, exceptthe tree in the 5 of it. God told us not to eat the

13、 fruit of that 6 or eve n touch it; if we do, we will die. ”The sn ake rep lied, Thats not true; you will not die. God said that because he knows that whe n you eat it, you will be 7 God and know what is good and what is 8 .：The woma n saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be t

14、o eat, and she thought how 9 it would be to become wise. So she took some of the 10 and ate it. Then she gave some to her husba nd, and he also ate it.V.Read ing comp rehe nsion. (2*15)Passage OneOnce there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He set out one morning wi

15、th his son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired. They met two men on the road who said, Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. Its a long way to market.” The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the

16、 horse, while his son walked.Then they met two old women, What are you doing up there, farmer? Cant you see how tired the boy is?” So the farmer got dow n, and his son rode in stead. Next, three old men stopped them, one said, Why are you walk ing, farmer? Get up .It s too hot for an old man like yo

17、u to walk today. So the farmer got up beh ind his son, and they rode on.Some time later, a young woman passed them, “ Why aru walking? ”she asked, “It isnt far to the market. Give your poor horse a rest. So the farmer and his son got dow n once aga in .It is a fact that you cannot p lease all the pe

18、ople all the time.1.The farmer wan ted to sell the horseA.before it was deadB.before it become too tiredC.before it market was overD.before it was as old as he was2.The two men on the road .A.asked how far it was to the marketB.said they thought the horse looked very tiredC.asked why the farmer was

19、not ridi ng on his horseD.told the farmer s sohto get off the horse and walk3. The two old wome n said it was wrong for A.the farmer to ride such a tired horseB.the farmer to ride while his young son walkedC.the boy to ride in stead of his fatherD.only one person to ride such a long way4.The farmer

20、got up beh ind his son because _A.the old man said it was too hot for him to walkB.the three old men stopped them on the roadC.he did not know why he was walki ngD.his son could not ride the horse by himself5.The young woma n was most sorryA.for the old manB.for the farmer s young sonC.that it was n

21、ot far to the marketD.for the horseP assage TwoIf you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; whe n you start using them aga in, they slowly become strong aga in. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When some one says

22、 that he has a good memory, he really means that he kee ps his memory in p ractice by using it. Whe n some one else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it eno ugh cha nee to become stron g. If a frie nd says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own

23、fault（过令昔）.But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame（受责备）, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannotread or write and t

24、hey have to remember thin gs; they cannot write dow n in a little no tebook. They have to remember days, n ames, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, lear n from the people: P ractice rememberi ng.6.The main reas on for one has p

25、oor memory is that .A.his father or mother may have a poor memoryB.He does not use his n ame or legs for some timeC.his memory is not ofte n usedD.he can t read oiew7.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time .A.you can t use them any moreB.they will become stro ngerC.they become weak and wo

26、n t become strong until you use them again.D.they will become n either stron ger nor weaker8.Which of the followi ng is NOT true?A.Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.B.t give it eno ughYour memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don cha nee for p ractice.C.Don t lear

27、n how to read and write if you want to have a betlieemory.D.A good memory comes from more p ractice.9.Some people can tead or write, but they usually have better memories, because .A.they have save much troubleB.they have saved much time to remember thingsC.they have to use their memories all the ti

28、meD.they can t write everything in a little notebook10.Which is the best title for this passage?A.Don t Stop Using Your Arms or LegsB.How to Have a Good MemoryC.Stro ng Arms and Good MemoriesD.Lear n From the PeopleP assage ThreeNick P etrels is a doctor in Mon treal. He works 60 hours a week. He ta

29、kes care of159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He s been a doctor for ten yeaDr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn jU st tell hisp atie nts what to do. He also sings to them on televisio n! Dr. P etrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italia n, En gl

30、ish and Fren ch. The doctor starts the show with a song and the n gives medical advice. He explains a medical p roblem or disease in simple Ian guage. After that, he sings ano ther song.Dr. P etrels p roduces and p erforms in his own show every week. The p rogram is very popu lar with his p atie nts

31、 and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to p erform （表演）in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love son gs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “lalways loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing. ” But when Dr. Petreyouns，his father didn t want him to be a sin ger, so he went to medical school.Some people tell Dr. P etrels he can hel p people more as a doctor. But Dr. P etrelssays he helps people whe n he sin gs, too.llike to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. Medici ne and en tert