中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练题

中考英语考前阅读理解强化训练Reading material阅读理解

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1.Unless wespend moneyto spot and prevent asteroids now,one mightcrashinto Earthand destroylife as we knowit,say somescientists.（流星体）Asteroids arebigger versionsof themeteoroids thatrace across the night sky.Most orbitthe sun farfrom Earthand dontthreaten us.But there are alsothousands of asteroids whoseorbits putthemon a collision coursewith Earth.But$500million worthof newtelescopes rightnow,then spend$10million ayear for the next25years tolocate mostof thespace rocks.By thetime wespotafatal one,the scientists say,well have away tochange itscourse.（）Is itworth itTwo thingsexperts considerwhen judgingany riskare iHow likelythe eventis;（）2How badthe consequencesif theevent occurs.Experts thinkan asteroidbig enoughto destroylotsof lifemight strikeEarth onceevery500,000years.Sounds prettyrare butif onedid fall.It would be theend of the world.If we dont takecare of these bidasteroids,theyll takecare of us Jsays onescientist,its thatsimple.”（舰队,车队）The cure,though,might beworse thanthe disease.Do wereally wantfleets of（毁灭性）nuclear weaponssitting aroundon Earththe worldhas lessfear fromdoomsday rocksthanfrom a great nuclearfleet setagainst them.Said aNew YorkTimes article.

1.What doesthe passagesay about asteroids andmeteoroidsA.They areheavenly bodiesdifferent incomposition.B.They areheavenly bodiessimilar innature.C.They aremore asteroidsthan meteoroids.D.Asteroids aremore mysteriousthan meteoroids.

2.What doscientistssay about thecollision of an asteroidwith EarthA.It is very unlikelybut thedanger exists.B.Such acollision might occur onceevery25years.C.Collisions ofsmaller asteroids with Earthoccur moreoften thanexpected.D.Its stilltoo earlyto saywhether such acollisionmightoccur.

3.What dopeople thinkof thesuggestion ofusing nuclearweapons to alter thecourse ofneed to be（坚强的）tough-minded aboutkeeping gunsout of our schools and doeverything tokeep ourchildrensafe.”In March1997,a11-year-old boyand a13-year-old usinghand-guns andrifles shot dead fourchildrenand ateacher at a schoolin Jonesboro,Arkansas.In October,two werekilled andsevenwounded in a shootingat aMissisippi school.Two monthslater,a14-year-old boykilled threehighschool studentsand woundedfive inDaducab,Kentucky.（开除），“Most of the expulsions56per cent,were fromhigh schools,which havestudents fromabout age13,34per centwere fromjunior highschoolsand9per centwere fromelementaryschools.The reportsaid.

1.From the first paragraphwe can infer thatin the US schools.A.students enjoyshooting B.students areeager to be soldiersC.safety is a problemC.students canmake guns

2.The reportfrom theUS Department of Educationshows that.A.the numberof the expulsions is now largeB.the numberof theexpulsions iswrongC.there aresoldiers hidingamong the studentsD.guns areout ofcontrol in US schools

3.The mainidea ofparagraph fourshows us.A.some examplesof shootingsin US schoolsB.the Americans,feelingC.some famousschoolsD.that someteachers werekilled bystudents

4.How manystudents wereshotdeadin1997inUSschoolsA.10B.9C.12D.

225.From this passage we know that.A.every Americancannot havegunsB.only soldiersand policecan havegunsC.every Americancitizen canown gunsD.teachers haveno moneyto buyguns

9.It helpsus understand the worldbetter ifwe knowa little geography andhave some mapsat hand.But withmaps in Chinese only,misunderstanding ispossible instudying world events.Chinese namesare long,hard topronounce andwithout meaningto a foreigner.For the opening ofthe country mapsare importantand helpfuland neededbadly.I wishmaps various languages,such asthose usedin theUnited Nations,would comeout and besold in all bookstoresopen toChinese.

1.The writeris mainlytalking about.A.geography B.maps C.Chinese namesD.theopeningof thecountry

2.Knowing alittlegeographyand havingsomemaps inChineseonly,aforeigner.A.can studyworld eventseasilyB.can studyworld eventswithout misunderstandingC.cant studyworldeventswithout misunderstandingD.will felljoy instudying worldevents

3.What arethe difficultiesfor aforeigner to use amap inChineseA.A foreignerhas nowhereto buya mapB.All thebookstores onlyopen toChinese.C.The namesof Chinesepeople arelong,hard topronounce andwithout meaning.D.The namesof placeson amap inChinese arelong,hard topronounce andwithout meaning.

4.In theUnited Nationspeople usemaps in.A.foreign languagesonly B.Chinese onlyC.variouslanguagesD.English only

5.According to the passagemapsinforeign languageare badlyneeded.A.in acountry opento otherparts of the worldB.if acountry isgoing tojoin theUnited NationsC.when we are learninggeography

10.Do animals have a culture What do we mean byculture”Lately socialscientists havebegunto askif cultureis foundjust inhumans,or ifsome animalshave aculture too.When wespeak ofculture,wemeana wayof lifea groupof peoplehave incommon.Culture includesthe beliefsand attitudeswelearn.It is the patterns of behaviorthat helppeople tolive together.It is also the patternsof behavior thatmakeone groupof peopledifferent from another group.Our culturelets usmake up for havinglost outstrength,claws,long teeth,and otherdefenses.Instead weuse tools,cooperate withone another,and communicatewith language.But theseaspects ofhumanbehavior,or“culture,“can alsobe foundin thelives ofcertain animals.Animals canmake tools,for example.We usedto thinkthat theability to use toolswas the dividing line between humanbeings洲小猩猩）and otheranimals.Lately,however,we havefound thatthis is not thecase.ChimpanzeesdBcan notonly usetools but actually maketools themselves.Animals canalso shareknowledge witheachother anduse theirown languageto communicate.So it may beimportant forus to know that the linedividingus from animals isnot as clear aswe usedto think.A.A chimpanzeecan learntousesign languageto makesentencesB.Other animals can inventtoolsC.Knowledge andcommunication areno longersigns ofonly humanbehaviorD.The linedividing humanculture from animal cultureisnotasclearaswemight think

2.cCulture^^refers to.A.book languageof behaviorwe learnB.thepatternsofbehaviorwe learnC.traditional ideasD.peoples goodhabits

3.A chimpanzeesuse oftools means.A.animals arethe sameas human beingsB.animalscan be asclever ashuman beingsC.thedividinglinebetweenculture and animal cultureno longerexistsD.animals mayhave aculture likeour own

4.Which of the followingstatement istrue.A.The abilitytouselanguage separateshumanbeingsB.We canbe certainthat animalshaveaculture tooC.Social scientistsdoubt ifanimalshaveaculturetooD.Some traditionalideas aboutthe differencebetween humanbeings and animals may be wrongA.as aresult ofour culture,we havelost ourstrength,claws,long teeth,and otherdefensesB.our culturehas enabledus evenbetter thoughwe havelost ourstrength,claws,long teeth,and otherdefensesC.ourculturehas broughtback tous strength,claws,long teeth,and otherdefenses that we havelostture asksthatwelose ourstrength,claws,long teeth,and otherdefenses whichanimals still have Thekey:l.BABDC

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10.DBDDB完型填空AA studentpassed all the entranceexaminations beforehe wentto a_1_where heput his_2down for acourse ingeography,but afterthefirst lecture,he did not3_up anymore.When thestudent hadcome intothe15,the teachersaid,“I knowthat youattended myfirst lecture_16一.and afterthat you have been

17.rd liketoknowyou gotnearly everything_18“Oh,I amvery sorryabout that19,sirj answeredthestudent._20the examinationJrealized whatI_21have written.1would nothave made the mistakeif I had notbeen_22_by yourfirstlecture.^From this_23_we knowall thestudent whowas absent_24_the lectureswas bright,and knowhow to25by himself.B Mr Green wasdriving inhis caralong a_1country road.He had_2—to Londonwherehe haddrawn$50from thebank.He was now returninghome with the_

3.The policemanwrote downhis name and addressand putthe19_back intohis pocketandgave MrGreen a_20about dangerousdriving.Then MrGreen_21—up hiscar again anddrove on.He hadgiven upall_22—of his$50,but just as hedrove abouta mile,the23_required togetout.MrGreenstopped thecar.The mansaid,Thanks for the24_.Youve beengood to me.This isthe leastI cando in_

25.“And hehanded MrGreen thepolicemansnotebook.C Onemorning Mrs Smith washome aftershe hadbeen shopping.When shenear微波炉a rubbishdump,she noticeda microwavenot farthe sideof theroad.She stoppedher car andlooked theoven.“John is a goodshe saidto herself.Perhaps herepair this.Ill takeit homeandlet him.彳亍李箱She theoven andput itin theboot of hercar.Then shedrove on.A few警报器声kilometers later,she heardthe sirenof apolice carher.She lookedin thedrivingmirror anda policemanwaving toher totell herto pullto stop.“Can Isee yourlicence,please”he askedher.He downher name,and theof thecar.“Whafs wrong,office”MrsSmithasked.The policemandidnotreply.He lookedin thecar and then at the.“I found the microwaveoven a few ago,“she saidJTm justtaking ithome to see ifmyhusband canrepair it.The policemanat herfor amoment tosee ifshe wastelling the.“Thats nota microwaveoven,“he saidat last.Thats ourradar set.It was the startofaspeed trap.Do youifwe have it back”Mrs Smithsface turnedOh Jshe said,Im sorry.I wouldnthaveitif Tdknownwhat itwas.DIn Romethere wasonce a poor slavelname wasAndrocles.His masterwas a2man,and sounkindto him3at lastAndrocles ranaway.He hidhimself in a wild4for manydays;but therewasno5to befound,and hegrew soweak andsickthat hethought heshould

6.So oneday hecame into a largecave andlay down,and soonhe wasfast

7.Then Androclesgrew verybold andhe wentup tothe greatanimal totake a12at itslame paw.Thelion stoodquite stilland rubbedhis head13the mansshoulder.It seemedto say,--“I knowthat youwill,help meIt wasthelaw at that time2a slavewho ranaway fromhis masterhad tofight ahungry

3.So afiercelion was4upfor a wholeday withoutfood,andatime was5forthe fight.Then thehungry lioncame in and10atthepoor slave.Androcles gave agreat11,not of fear,butof joy.It washis oldfriend,the lionof thecave.The peoplewere verypleased withthe24and theysuggested thatAndrocles should be setfree.And soAndrocles gothis25and thelion wasgiven tohim forhis own..10AFWhen Columbusreturned homewiththenews of his l,he wasconsidered asthe herowho hadgivena newworld toSpain.2had sogreat respectbeen shownto any3man.But therewere somewho werejealous of嫉妒the

4.Who isthis Columbus,,they asked,“and5has hedoneIsn,t heapoorpilot fromItalyAnd could not any other seamensail across the oceanjust6he hasdone”One dayColumbus was ata7and severalof thesefellows were

8.They tried to makeColumbus

9.You havediscovered strangelands10the seajtheysaid.But wedont see11there shouldbe sobuchsaid aboutit.Anybody cansail acrossthe ocean;and anybodycan coastalong theislands on theother side,just asyouhavedone..It isthe12thing in the world.”ColumbusGBill White9s fatheris alawyer.In his1time helikes to go out in the2and tskepictures ofanimals.For a long time,Bill hadwanted togo withhis fatheron one ofhis

3.But hisfather didnttake Billalongwith him4he wasfifteen.As theyleft thehouse,thesunwas justbeginning to

21.Bill enjoyedbeing

22.As theywalkedacross thefields towardsome lowhills in the23,a deercame outof thewoods andstopped24a while.Bill raisedthe cameraand25the buttonat once.HA crow has longbeen partof manshistory.More thananyotherlthe crowhasbeen both9denounced andpraised.Some have2it asa messengerof evil.To the3,the crowis ahungry robberwho swoopsdown to4his cornshoots.Most peoIt is easy,therefore,to understand6the crowgot itsname intothe

7.Any personwho talksabouthimself orhis8is saidto crow^about himself.This meaningof the9came fromOld Englishor Freeh..But there isasaying aboutthecrowinAmerica thatis

10.A personmay be too11of himselfand saysomething in a12and boastfulway.Later,he mayabmit heis

13.Then heis“eating crow”.No oneknows howthis saying14started.But onestory aboutit15in aLouisiana newspaperin

1851.A manwho owneda boardinghouse16poor food,and hiscust omerscomplained aboutit.Onebay,they complainedso loudly17the ownerof thehouse laughedat themand said,“Why,I caneat18and enjoyit.”Some decided to19him.They killeda largecrow andcooked itand madeit20nice.Secretly,however,they21hot pepperand salt.They putthe tasty-looking dishbefore theowner and22him toeat.So,biing toocertain hasits price,if lateryou mustadmit youare wrong.You mayhave toswallowyour prideas wellas yourwords.And thatmaybe as25as eatingcrow.IOne brightwinter morninga strangerwalked downa smalltown street1for agrindstone tosharpenan axethat hecarried inhis hand,He meta youngsterand asked,My goodboy,does yourfather haveagrindstone^^「“Yes answeredthe boyl“You area fine fellow/9said the man.Will youlet mesharpen myaxe2it”The boywas pleasedto hear3called afinefellow.Yes,sir Just4me.”The manasked theboy hisnameandhow oldhe was.And asthey5atthegrindstone,the mansaid,You areoneof the nicestlads thatI have6seen.Now,will youjust turnthe stonea few7for me”The mansvoice waswarm andhis wordsof8madetheboy happierthan ever.And hewas9to helpthe man to grind,and sharpenhis axe.It washard

10.The boyturned thestone,againandagain.His handbegan to

11.He gotso tiredthathe thoughthe woulddie.Buthe12grinding andsharpening theaxe,13themancheered himon with14of highpraise.But suddenly,a17came overtheman.He wasno18such afriendly man.He didnot eventhankthe boy.19he toldhim torun alongnow,or hemight be20for school.This littlestory was21in theschool booksforthetime andbecame widely22all overthecountry.It gave23to manyunpleasant storiesabout peoplewith axestogrind,24who tryto getsomethingror themselvesbut25the factunder anfalse appearance.JMany youngpeople dreamnot ofla carbut ofa motorcycle.They knowthat ittskes2money tobuyand tooperate.With alittle oilthey can3for hours.Boys andgirls4a motorcyclecan getto5they wanttogovery fast.They donothave tostay6when thereisa lot of

7.They cango8the cars.Motorcycles arealso easyto parkif thereisno9on the street,people sometimes10the bikesontothe lawnor leavethem besidetheir houses.Girls andboys maylla motorcycleclub.Thee membersof theseclubs12and rideto places13state parksor lakes.D.1-5AC ABC6-10ADBDC11-15CACDA16-20BCDAB21-25DCABDE.1-5BADCA6-10BDCAB11-15DACBD16-20ACBDA21-25CBDAC.F.1-5DBACB6-10BDACD11-15ACBBD16-20ABDCA21-25DCBBAG.1-5BDACB6-1OB ADCA11-15BDCAB16-20DCABD21-25CABADH.1-5CADAB6-10CDABD11-15CABDC16-20ABDCA21-25CDABDI.1-5ABCBA6-1ODBC AB11-15BBABB16-20DBACC21-25DDABBKey:A,1-5ABCCB6-10DBABD11-15CABDA16-20ACBDC21-25BCDACJ.1-5BCDAC6-10ACDAB11-15BDABB16-20CDACB21-25DABCBasteroidsA.It soundspractical butitmaynot solve the problem.B.It maycreate moreproblems thanit mightsolve.C.It isa wasteof moneybecause acollision ofasteroids withEarth isvery unlikely.D.Further researchshouldbedone beforeit isproved applicable.

4.We canconclude from the passage that—A.While pushingasteroids offcourse nuclearweapons woulddestroy theworld.B.Asteroids racingacrossthenightskyare likelyto hitEarth inthe nearfuture.C.The worryaboutasteroidscanbeleft tofuture generationssince itis unlikelyto happenin ourlifetime.D.Workable solutionsstillhaveto befound topreventacollision ofasteroidswithEarth.

5..Which ofthe followingbest describesthe authorstone inthispassage

2.The lawsays that women shouldhave thechance ofdoing thesame jobsas menand earnthesame asthem.The realityisverydifferent.Women losebecause,25years afterthe EqualPay Act,many of themstill getpaid lessthan men.They losebecause theydo lower-paid jobswhich menjust wontconsider.And theylose they arethe oneswho interrupta careerto havechildren.All thisis reportedinanindependent studyordered bythe Governmentswomens unite.The biggestproblem isntequal payin workplaces such as factories.It isa sortof workwomen do.Make alist oflow-paid ofjobs_then considerwho doesthem.Try nurses,secretaries,cleaner,clerks,teachers inprimary schools,dinner ladies,and childcarehelpers.Not a lot of men amongthat group,are thereYetsome ofthose jobsare reallyimportant.Surely no one woulddeny thatabout nursesandteachers,for a start.So whydo wereward thepeople whodo themso poorlyThere canbe onlyone answer—becausethey arewomen.This isnot goingto beput rightovernight.But theGovernment,which employsalotofthem,,and otherbosses haveto makeastart.（可耻的）It isdisgraceful thatwe havegone intothe21sl Centurystill treatingwomen likesecond-class citizens.

1.Women shouldhave thechance ofdoing thesame jobsandbepaid equallyas men.A.after25yearsB.according tothe lawC.asaresultofthe EqualPay ActD.because womenare asstrong asmen

2.We canlearn from the textwhat the problem reallymatters is.A.that thewomen interrupta careerto havechildrenB.what sortof workwomen doC.because they are womenD.what anunfair paywomen getin workplaces.

3.Which ofthe followingbest describesthe writersideaA.Women shouldget equal pay forequal workto thatofmen.力口强B.Women shouldstrengthen themselves.C.The Governmentought toprotect womenagainst gettingpaid lessthan men.D.Some ofthe jobsthat womendo areof greatimportance.

4.When the writer saysThis isnot goingtobeput rightovernight”,he means.A.we mustsolvetheproblem veryquickly.B.thereisnot completelyfair thingall overtheworld.C.we needa longtime tochange theunfair reality.D.theproblemthatwomenlose willbe solvedsoon.

5.Which doyou thinkwouldbethe besttitle forthis passageA.Work to give womena fairpay deal.B.Time tochange thesituation.C.Equal work,equalpay.D.Should womenbe treatedlike second-class citizens

3.There havenever been many adventurers.You vanread storiesabout mencalled adventures.Butthey werereally businessmen.There wassomething theywanted-------------------------------a lady,ormoney,oracountry,or honor.And sothey gotit.But atrue adventure is different.He startswithout anyspecial purpose.He isready for anything hemay meet.There havebeenmanyhalf-adventurers.And theywere greatmen.History isrich withtheir stories.But eachofthemhad aspecialpurpose.They werenot followersof true adventure.In thebig cityof NewYork,Romance andAdventure arealways waiting.As wewalk alongthestreet,theyarewatching us.We lookup suddenlyand seea faceinawindow.The faceseems tointerest usstrangely.Or ina quietstreet,we heara cryof fearand paincoming from ahouse where noone lives.A cartakes ustoastrange door,instead ofto ourown.The dooropens andweare askedto enter.At everycorner,eyes looktoward us,or handsare raised,or fingerspoint Adventureisoffered.But fewofusare ready to accept.We arereadytodo onlythe thingswedoevery day.We wishtodo onlythe thingsthat everyoneelse does.We moveon;and someday wecome tothe endofalong quietlife.Then webegin tothink.Then,when itis toolate,wearesorry thatwe havenever knowntrueRomance andAdventure.

1.In the authors opinion,there aretrue adventures.A.many B.few C.no D.a few

2.In whatway doestheauthorsayatrueadventureis differentfroma business manA.He isready for anything hemay meet.B.He isnot interestedin money.C.He enjoysexcitement while abusinessman doesnot.D.A trueadventureisromantic,whileabusinessman isdull.

3.According tothe passage,a cryoffearand paincoming froma housewherenoonelivesinaquietstreet means.A.a numberB.a fightC.wealth D.adventure

4.The passagedoesnt mentionit,but wecaninferfrom thepassagethatwhen most people meetanoffer ofadventure,they will.A.grow angrybut curiousB.accept theofferC.grow embarrassedand rejectthe offerD.be frightenedand cryfor help.

5.When domostpeoplewish that they hadknown romanceand adventureA.When theyare young.B.When itinvolves abeautiful ladyor handsomeman.C.When somethinginterests themstrangely.D.When theyreach theendofalongquiet life.

4.Around theworld moreand more people aretaking part in dangeroussports andactivities.Ofcourse,there havealways beenpeople whohave lookedfor adventures——those whohave climbedthehighest mountains,traveled intounknown partsoftheworld orsailed insmall boatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeople wholook foran immediateexcitement froma riskyactivitywhich mayonly lastafewminutes oreven seconds.I wouldconsider bungee jumping tobeagood exampleof such an activity.You jumpfromahigh（）（有弹place perhapsa bridgeorahot-air balloon200metres abovethe groundwith anelastic性的）rope tiedto yourankles.You fallat upto150kilometres anhour untilthe ropestops youfromhitting the ground.Itissaid thatabout2million peoplearound theworld havenow triedbungeejumping.Other activitieswhich mostpeople wouldsay areas riskyas bungeejumping includejumping fromtall（悬崖）building anddiving intothe seafrom thetop ofhigh cliff.Why dopeople take partinsuchactivities asthese Somepsychologists suggestthat itis becauselife inmodern societieshas becomesafeand boring.Not verylong ago,diseases couldnot easilybe cured,and lifewas acontinuous battlefor（生存）.survival.Nowadays,according tomany people,life offerslittle excitement.They liveand work incomparatively safeconditions;they buyfood inshops;and thereare doctorsand hospitalsto lookafterthem ifthey becomeill.The answerfor someof thesepeople isto lookfor dangerin activities such asbungeejumping.

1.A besttitle forthe textis.A.Dangerous sports:what andwhyB.The boredomof modernlifeC.Bungee jumping:Is itreally dangerousD.The needfor excitement

2.More andmorepeopletoday.A.are tryingactivitiessuch as bungeejumpingB.are climbingthe highestmountainsC.are comingclose todeath insportsD.are lookingfor adventuressuchastraveling intounknown places

3.In bungeejumping,you.A.jump ashigh asyou canB.slide downa ropetotheground（系）C.attach yourselftoarope andfall tothe groundD.fall towardsthegroundwithout arope

4.People probablytakepartin dangeroussports nowadaysbecause.A.they havealotof freetimeB.they cango tohospital iftheyareinjuredC.their lifeis shortof excitementD.they nolonger needto huntfor food

5.The writerofthetext hasa attitudetowards dangeroussports.（肯定的）（否定的）（中立的）（紧张的）A.Positive B.negative C.neutral D.nervous

5.The reportcame tothe Britishon May21,

1949.The Germanbattleship Bismarck,the most（战舰）powerful warship intheworld,was movingout intothe AtlanticOcean.Her task:to destroytheships suppliesfrom theUnited Statesto war-torn England.The Britishhad fearedsuchatask.No warshipthey hadcould matchthe Bismarckin speedor in（海firepower.The Bismarckhad eight15-inch gunsand81small guns.She couldmove at30nautical上的）miles anhour.She wasbelieved tobe unsinkable.However,the Britishhad to sink her.They sentoutatask forceheaded bytheir bestbattleship Hoodtohunt downthe Bismarck.On May24,the Hoodfoundthe Bismarck.It wasa meetingthattheGerman commanderLuetjens didnot wanttosee.His orderswere todestroythe Britishships thatwere carryingsupplies,but tostay awayfromafight withBritish warships.（鱼雷）The battledidnt lastlong.The Bismarcksfirst torpedohit the Hood,which wentdowntaking allbut threeof her4,419men withher.But inthefight,the Bismarckwas slightlydamaged.Her commanderdecidedtorun forrepairs toFrance,which hadatthattime beentaken bythe speedandtheheavy fog,they lostsight ofher.For twodays,every Britishshipinthe Atlantictriedtofind the Bismarck,but withno success.Finally,she wassighted bya planefrom theair.The Bismarckwas hit.On themorning of May27,the lastbattle wasfought.Four Britishships firedon the Bismarck,andshe wasfinally sunk.

1.The Bismarcksailed intothe AtlanticOcean.A.tosinkthe HoodB.to gaincontrol ofFranceC.to cutoff Americansupplies toBritainD.to stopBritish warshipsreaching Germany

2.Many peoplebelieved thatthe Bismarckcouldnotbe defeatedbecause she.A.was fastand powerfulB.had moremen onboardC.was underLuetjens,command D.had biggerguns thanother ships

3.We learnfrom thetext thaton24ofMay.A.the Britishon thebattle againstthe BismarckB.theBismarckwon thebattle againstthe BritishC.the Britishgunfire damagedtheBismarckseriouslyD.theBismarcksucceeded inkeeping awayfrom the British

4.Luetjens triedto sailto Francein orderto.A.have theship repairedB.join theother GermansC.get helpfrom theFrench D.get awayfrom theBritish

5.Which ofthe followingistheimmediate causeofthesinking ofthe BismarckA.The Britishair strikes.B.The damagedone bytheHood.C.Gunfire fromtheBritishwarships.D.Luetjens5decision torun fbrFrance.

6.“I wouldalmost rathersee youdead.Bobert S.Cassatt,a leadingbanker ofPhiladelphia,shoutedwhen histwenty-year-old eldestdaughter announcedthat shewanted to become an artist.In the19lhcentury,playing atdrawing orpainting ondishes wasall rightfora young lady,but seriousworkin art（挤身于）was not.And when the youngladys familyracked amongthe bestof Philadelphiassocial（社会各界的）families,suchanidea couldnot evenbe considered.That washow MaryCassatt,born1844,began herstruggle asanartist.She didnot tremblebefore her（反对）father^anger,she opposedhim withcourage andat lastmade himchange hismind.Many Cassattgaveup hersocial positionand allthoughts ofa thousandandafamily,which in those timeswas（坚持），unthinkable forayounglady.In theend,after longyears ofhard workand perseveranceshebecame Americasmost importantwoman artistandtheinternationally recognizedleading womanpainterofthetime.（反应）

1.How didMr Cassattreact whenhis daughtermade herannouncementA.He fearedfor herlife.B.He wasvery angry.C.He nearlykilled her.D.He warnedher.

2.What infact wasMr Cassattsmain reasonin opposinghis daughterswishA.Drawing andpainting wassimply unthinkableamong ladiesinthosedays.B.He didnot believehis daughterwanted towork seriouslyinart.C.He believedan artistslife wouldbetoohard fbrhis daughter.D.Ladies ofgood familiessimply didnot becomeartists inthose times.

3.What madeMary Cassatfs“struggle“tobecomea recognizedartist especiallyhardA.She wasa womanB.Her fatheropposed her.C.She hadno social position.D.She didntcome froman artisfsfamily.

4.What dowe knowabout MaryCassatts marriageA.Her marriagefailed becauseshe nevergave athought toher husbandand family.B.She nevermamed becauseshe didnot wanttobejustawife andmother.C.After marriageshe decidedtogiveup herhusband ratherthan hercareer.D.She didnot marrybecause fora ladyofhersocialpositionto marrybelow herwas unthinkable.

5.What dowe knowabout RobertCassatfs characterfromthetext（固执的）A.He wasa cruelman.B.He wasa stubbornman.B.He knewnothing aboutart.D.He knewlittle abouthis daughter.（怪僻的）

7.1had justgone tobed aftera veryhard daywhenthephone rang.Itwasan eccentricfarmer.I hadnever methim beforealthough Ihad oftenheard peopletalk abouthim.He soundedquitenervous andhe hadbeen talkingforaminute orso beforeI understoodanything.Even thenI couldmakeout wasthat someonecalled Milly had hada verybad accident.I hadntthe slightestidea whoshe wasbutI obviouslyhad togo.It hadbeen snowingheavily thatI didntknow theway.Ihadbeen drivingfor atleast anhour whenIfinally foundhis place.He wasstanding there,waiting forme.It seemedMilly haddied.“She meantmoretomethan anyone...even myown wifb!”he said.I couldsee thathe hadbeen crying.I thought（丑闻）.something terriblehad takenplace,a possiblescandal I was evenmore shockedwhen hetoldme hehad puther inthe bam.I wouldntleave heroutinthe cold!”he said.Millyhadclearly beena secretlover ofhis.Iwasabout totell himhe couldnot expectme tocoveranything upwhen heopened thebarn door.He liftedhis candleand Isaw adark figureon theground.She wassuchagood cow!I wouldntlet anyonebutadoctor touchher!”he said,and burstinto tearsagain.

1.The underlinedphrase“make out“inthefirst paragraphmeans.A.expect B.understand C.see clearlyD.hear clearly

2.Before hearrived atthe farmershouse,the writerexpected tosee Millylying.A.on theground ofa barnB.onthefloor ofa roomC.in bedinaroom D.in bedinabarn

3.Whatdoweknowabout Millyfromthe storyA.She hadmet withan accidentB.She hadcaused ascandal.C.She wasseriously ill.D.She washidden somewhere.

4.The farmerwished thatthewritermight.A.look intothe matterB.bring Millyback tolifeC.free himfromascandal D.keep thewhole thinga secret

5.The personwho toldthestoryis probablya.A.farmer B.policeman C.country doctorD.newspaper reporter（开除）

8.More than6000children wereexpelled fromUSschoolslast yearfor bringingguns andbombsto school,theUSDepartmentofEducation saidon May

8.The departmentgaveareport ontheexpulsionsas sayinghandguns accountedfor58per centofthe一（步枪）6093expulsions in199697,against7per centfor riflesor shotgunsand35per centfor othertypesof firearms.（严惩）“The reportisaclear signthat ournations publicschools arecracking down“on studentswhobring gunsto school,Education SecretryRichard Rieysaid ina statement.“We。