英语II(1)Unit1-18-阅读理解答案

Unit1-6

Part IV Reading Comprehension

Passage 1 P 8表示课本页码(答案1-5:CBABD)

1. This passage mainly tells us __________.

A. the author and her brother used to like stamps very much

B. the author had a very kind mother

C. the author and her brother had an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps

D. their mother used to support them by working in the post office

2. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office ________.

A. during the week

B. on Saturdays

C. on Sundays

D. for six days

3. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didn't tell them why. Why do you think she did that?

A. She wanted to give them a surprise.

B. She doubted if she would get the stamps.

C. She forgot to do that.

D. She thought it unnecessary to tell them the reason.

4. What does the sentence "We were over the moon." mean?

A. We jumped high.

B. We were extremely happy about it.

C. We watched the moon for a long time.

D. We couldn't sleep the whole night.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

A. My Childhood

B. My Mother

C. A Precious Stamp

D. A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps

Passage 2 P18(答案1-5:ABCDD)

1. According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she _

A. got an illness

B. was very queer

C. didn't look like the author

D. was very outgoing

2. It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is_____

A. part of a man?s responsibility

B. mainly a woman's responsibility

C. really enjoyable

D. his advantage

3. What does "take after" mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?

A. 6ook after.

B. be different from.

C. look like

D. love

4. My daughter and I have little in common in terms of _____

A. loving walking and talking

B.appearance

C. loving animals

D.character

5. From the passage, we can see the author's description of his daughter is----------- .

A.negative否定

B. Humorous幽默

C. Critical批判

D. affectionate慈爱

Passage 3 P25(答案1-5:CDBCA)

1. Why did Mrs Sharp have to move to Greenleas?

A. Because she had to work there

B. Because she didn?t like the old place at all

C. Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down

D. Because she wanted to move the countryside.

2. When she got married, she lived

A. together with her parents all the time

B. alone all the time

C. far away from her patents? house

D. together with her parents for some time

3.Why did she know so many people?

A. Because she was easy going

B. Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates

C. Because she worked nearby.

D. Because she was good at making friends with people

4. The sentence “I had one neighbor who was always poking her nose into our business爱管闲事.” In the last Para.. means

A. I had one neighbor who was always warm-hearted

B. I had one neighbor who was always ready to help up

C.I had one neighbor who always showed her interests in our private affairs

D. None of the above

5. What does this passage mainly deal with ?

A. What the extended family is like.

B. The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbour

C.How Mrs. Sharp brings her children up.

D.What Mrs Sharp?s life is like in the “new town”.

Passage 4 P 41(答案1-5:BADAC)

1.What does this passage mainly deal with?

A. How to take care of the old people.

B. Lily‘s daily experience as a carer of her 91-year-old mother.

C. Whether Lily should send her mother to the old people?s home.

D. What Lily?s mother?s daily life is like.

2.Their breakfast from Monday to Saturday usually includes ____

A. toast

B. bacon and eggs

C. tea

D. both A and B

3.Which of the following is TRUE, based on the passage?

A.Lily?s mother wakes up earlier than her.

B.Lily?s mother reads newspaper over the breakfast.

C.Lily?s mother makes the tea herself every morning.

D.They usually have breakfast together at home.

4.From the passage, we learn Lily?s mother _____

A. is good looking

B. goes out very frequently

C. has her hair cut at home

D. can bear he long-time loneliness at home

5.How does Lily feel about caring for her mother?

A.She regards it as a fantastic job.

B.She is bored with it and thinks about sending her to an old people?s home.

C.She feels she is bound by it but she has no other better choice.

D.None of the above.

Passage 5 P49(答案1-5:ACBDB)

1 The topic sentence of paragraph 1 is _______.

A. Morgan Rees has always been a good businessman.

B. He used to own three petrol stations and was busy most of the time.

C. When Morgan Rees was 65, he retried.

D. Reluctantly, he handed over the business to his son.

2 The topic sentence of Paragraph 2 is _____.

A. He didn?t know what to do with himself.

B. He went on holiday to interesting places with his wife.

C. He was unhappy after he retired.

D. none of them

3. Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of Paragraph3?

A. One day he saw an advertisement in the newspaper.

B. He bought a small crockery factory in secret and started work again.

C. He told his family he bought a small crockery factory.

D. His family was horried and worried when they learned he bought the small crockery factory.

4. What is the central idea of the last paragraph?

A. Morgan Rees has worked until he is 76.

B. Morgan Rees has developed the export market and improved the profits by 200%.

C. Morgan Rees hasn?t been bored since he bought the factory.

D. Since he started working again, Morgan Rees has expanded the comopany considerably, which has enriched his retired life.

5. The passage mainly deals with_____.

A. why Morgan Rees bought a samll crockery factory.

B. how Morgan Rees lived his retired life more happily by turning to work again.

C. how Morgan Rees became a good businessman.

D. how Morgan Rees expanded the company considerably.

Passage 6 P 57 (答案1-5:DABAD)

1.Why did he (the second speaker) give up his first job?

A.Because he could not earn enough money.

B.Because he disliked selling double-glazing.

C.Because the company he had worked with only cared about money.

D.Both B and C

2.It can be inferred from the passage that ____

A.he got the job as a journalist mainly by chance.

B.he prepared himself very well for being a journalist

C.the editor decided to recruit him when they met for the first time.

D.he was good at making up stories

3.Why did he give up journalism to sail full-time?

A.Because he thought it was toiling to travel to different places to seek news.

B.Because he was bored with the fact that journalists took delight in reporting terrible

things.

C.Because he disagreed with other journalists on the changes in Russia.

D.Because he had worked as a journalist for so long a time.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ____

A.he prefers to look after children rather than go back to find a proper job.

B.he cannot return to work since his children are too small

C.he decides to go back to work when his children grow up

D.he dislikes staying with children all day

5.What does the word “chaotic” mean in the last paragraph?

A. important

B. exciting

C. annoying

D. disorderly

Passage 7 P270(答案1-5:DABAD)

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. The declining divorce rate in the UK.

B. The declining marriage rate in the UK.

C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK.

D.Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.

2. During the last ten years, __________.

A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UK

B. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UK

C. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in the UK

D. 40% of children were born to single parents in the UK

3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to __________.

A. decline

B. soar

C. stay stable

D. not mentioned in the passage

4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.. The highest divorce rate was around 1969.

B. The marriage rate has gone down in recent years.

C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent.

D. 90 percent of lone parent families are headed by women.

5. The last paragraph tells us __________.

A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the moment

B. ar present many family in the UK is 2 children at most

C. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasing

D. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now

Passage 8 P67 (答案1-5:BACCA)

1. What does the word “extraordinary” mean in the title?

A. very ordinary

B. very unusual and surprising

C. not special

D. extreme

2. The sentence “…my husband thought I was bored …” in Para. 4 meant that my husband thought I felt_________.

A. dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home

B. annoyed because I had to wait long for my children to come back home

C. happy because I could do something I was interested in instead of taking care of children

D. sad because all the children left me when they grew up

3. The word “section” in Para. 4 most probably means here _________.

A. group of people

B. part of the training

C. part of the route of sail

D. part of the job

4. Which of the following is nearest (closest) in meaning to “rough” in the sentence “One night the sea was very rough …” in Para. 5?

A. not exact

B. difficult

C. not smooth because of huge waves

D. pleasant

5. The last paragraph suggests that _________.

A. the qualities she needed for the trip were the same as those for a dancer

B. many years of dancing had already prepared her for the sail completely, so she needn?t do anything before the journey

C. she should be kind to other team members during the trip

D. she should not forget dancing during the trip

Passage 9 (答案1-5:BADBA)

Robert was born in a small town in England. His father has a farm and can supply him enoug h money to university where he?s studying law. The young man studies hard and hopes to be a famous lawyer.

Last Monday their term was over. Robert said to his father on the telephone that he was going to travel in a small country during his summer holiday. His father agreed to his plan and posted

some money to him. So he started four days ago. Their plane landed the only airport of the country safely. He took a taxi and got to a hotel in the center of the capital. He felt hungry and tired. So he had a dinner and then a good sleep. This morning he was all right and was going to visit some places of interest. He met an English visitor while he was having breakfast and the man told him to be careful of thieves.

Robert thanked the man and left. But he thought he was smart and strong and he decided to have a try . He brought out a piece of paper and wrote on it, “A pig has stolen my wallet (钱包)！Then he put the note into his empty wallet. After that he put the wallet into a pocket and set off. He did all carefully and hoped to find out who would steal it.

“Everything went well,” Robert thought to himself after he returned to the hotel. He brought out his wallet and put his money into it again. He had a look at the note. To his surprise, it was rewritten. It said, “Your uncle has touched your wallet!”

1.Robert can study in the university because ______

A. he wants to be a lawyer

B. his father is a rich farmer

C. he?s smart and strong

D. he keeps his wallet well.

2.The English visitor thought______________.

A. there were a lot of thieves in the city

B. Robert could deal with the thieves

C. It was dangerous to travel in the city.

D. Robert had to take good care of himself

3.Robert brought his money out of his wallet because___________.

A. he had to pay for the meals and the room.

B. he had to find a place to put the note

C. he wanted to buy something for his parents

D. he was afraid to lose his money

4.Robert put the note in the wallet because ___.

A. he wasn?t afraid of the thieves

B. he hoped to make fun of the thieves

C. he wanted to show he was smart

D. he wondered if the thieves could read

5.In fact, _____.

A. the thief made fun of Robert

B. Robert was smart enough

C. the thieves were?t able to steal Rober?s wallet.

D. Robert?s uncle had rewritten the note in his wallet

Passage 10 (答案1-5:ABDBC)

I was 15 when I walked into McCarley Bookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, the owner of the bookstore, asked me if I would like a job. I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes.

I worked after school and during summers for minimum wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I worked at many other jobs afterwards: I made coffee in the student union during college. I made maps for the U.S Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying.

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had and found other books we could order. She left the shop less worried and I?ve always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a television reporter, I heard about a poor child who was born with his fingers of the left hand linked together. His family could not afford the corrective surgery, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his left hand in his pocket.

I persuaded my boss to let me do the story on TV. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and

a nurse called, offering to perform the surgery for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” I was overjoyed and filled with a strong sense of reward.

At McCarley Bookstore, I always felt I was working for the customers, not just for the store. Today it?s the same. NBC news pays me the salary. But I feel that I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world. My working experience in McCarley Bookstore helped me find a good sense of the world, and most importantly, it helped me find a good sense of myself.

1. How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore?

A. He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance.

B. He had always wanted to have a job in that bookstore and he succeeded.

C. He liked reading books, so tried to get a job there.

D. He did not go to school, so he looked for a job when he was 15.

2. According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because ____________.

A. he only had to work after school and got good wages

B. it helped him understand the world and himself

C. it helped him pay for his freshman year of college

D. he did not feel that he was working for the store

3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was ____________.

A. worried about her

B. less worried about her

C. unable to forget her

D. proud of himself

4. The author decided to help the poor boy by ____________.

A. persuading his boss to do the story on TV

B. persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV

C. asking a doctor to perform the operation for free

D. visiting the boy in the recovery room after the operation

5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is ____________.

A. it gives him salary

B. it makes him feel excited

C. it helps people make sense of the world

D. it enables him to work

Passage 11(答案1-5:ACCDA)

Lillian Hanson,a college student,expects to graduate in about two years．What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age一73 years．She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time,for27 years．

When Lillian Hanson graduated from high school,she went to the bank to borrow money for

further education．The banker gave her no encouragement．He didn't think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college．He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm．So Lillian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college．Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education．When her children were grown,she tried again．

She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is to sit in class for long periods of time．Because she is not as quick as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around classes to keep from getting stiff(不灵活)．At the beginning of a course in using the computer,the other students all stood up to give her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were．

1.Mrs Hanson couldn?t go to college immediately after she graduated from high school

because____________.

A. she hadn't got enough money B．she was a country girl

C．the banker ordered her not to borrow any money

D．the banker thought she should raise a family of nine children

2.Mrs Hanson wanted to borrow money from the bank____________.

A. to support her family

B. because she was 73 years old

C. to fnrther her education at college

D. as she was much older than her classmates

3.In the college,what makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is ____________.

A. the fact that she is poor

B. that she has a family of nine children

C. that she is 73 years old

D. that she is quick in learning

4.The computer students welcomed Mrs Hanson warmly because________.

A. she had got an excellent result in the exam

B. she was good at telling funny stories

C. they wanted to get her help in their studies

D. they were deeply moved by her spirit

5.Mrs Hanson is the sort of person who____________.

A. cares for study very much

B. 1ikes to borrow money from the bank

C. never misses a chance to talk

D. tries to save money for her family

Passage 12(答案1-5:CADBC)

Bill cooper is portfolio (证券投资) manager of the $13 billion Value Trust Funds, one of the best mutual funds of the last decade．He is the only fund manager to perform the best for nine years in a row．

Cooper?s interes?s in stocks (证券) began at the age of nine，when he noticed his father reading something in the newspaper. It looked different from sports or TV programs．So Bill asked his father what it was．His father explained that he was reading the financial pages．His father pointed to a column w ith some company?s logo in it. “If you owned a share of this company，” he told his young boy，“You?d have 25 cents more today than you had yesterday．”

Young Cooper asked，“You can make money without doing any work?” His father replied yes．So Bill responded, “Well，that?s what I want to do．”

With this idea, he made his way out of his secondary school and into the university．He

worked very hard at his studies of finance．When he got his first job in a bank，he found that a university degree is nott a sign that one is a finished product，but an indication a person is prepared for Iife．He is now making big money, yet he knows clearly that is based on hard work．1.In the sentence of the first paragraph，“He is the only fund manager to perform the best for

nine years in a row”, the phrase“for nine years in a row”means____________in America. A. for nine years in a line B. for nine years as if rowing a boatr

C. for nine years running

D. for nine years fighting and quarreling

2.It was____________that Bill learned his finance ABC when he was only nine years old．

A. through his father‘s explanation

B. from the financial pages in the newspaper

C. from hjs father?s reading

D. with his father?s help

3.It was the idea that____________that attracted the young boy．

A. if one owned a share of some company，he will have 25 cents more every day

B. if one buys a share，he will have more money

C. one can make money without working in a bank

D. one can make money through buying stocks

4.From the passage，we know that Bill?s success lies in his____________．

A. good luck

B. hard work

C. early awareness of how to make money

D. firm belief in making money

5.Bill Cooper soon learnt after his graduation that a university degree____________．

A. meant nothing in a bank

B. did mean that one was finished

C. only indicated that one was ready to start his career

D. indicated that one was ready to produce more

Passage 13 (答案1-5:BDACC)

I had two jobs growing up and they all helped shape my life

When 1 was about 12I started caddying at a nearby country clubAll the kids in the neighborhood did itand I liked it a lotI got to watch people who were generally pretty wealthyThey were businessmen and doctorsI would listen to them taiking about things and see how they behaved with each otherIt was like a fly on the wall at a meeting

The second job was at a shoe storeI constantly met people from all walks of life and the challenge was excitingId start bringing them different kinds of shoes and get right down there and put them on their feetIf they didnt like a certain shoeI always tried to be thinking ahead to a pair they might like better. It was like stepping up to the plate in a baseball gameEvery time someone walked into that storeI was going to bat and taking a swingI never wanted to let a customer get out of that store without buying a pair of shoes to his satisfaction

This job helped teach me an important business lessonYou have to take risks in businessIf you take a risk and failget up to bat and swing again

1.The author thinks what he has learned from his first job is____________.

A. how to learn to like ajob

B. how to talk and behave properly

C. how to become wealthy

D. how to listen to people

2.The phrase people from all walks of life in the third paragraph means people____________.

A. walking in different ways

B. having different interests in fife

C. coming from different parts of the city

D. working in different occupations

3.The author thinks his second job is____________.

A. challenging

B. important

C. different

D. satisfying

4.The author compares his second job to ____________

A. a fly on the wall at a meeting

B. stepping into a golf course

C. joining a baseball game Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV

D. taking a bat to swing

5.The business lesson the author gets from selling shoes is____________

A. thinking ahead of the customers

B. trying every possible way to satisfy a customer

C. never be afraid of taking risks

D. never let go anyone walking into the shop

Passage 14(答案1-5:CBDBC)

Until the twentieth century cigarette smoking was not a widespread habit．The cigarette industry started in the 1870's with the development of cigarette manufacturing machines．It helped produce great numbers of cigarettes very quickly and reduced the price greatly．And consequently more and more people,both men and women,began to smoke cigarettes．Men as a group,however,smoke more than women．But the highest proportion of smokers are found in the age group of 24 -44．regardless of sex difference．

Income,education,and occupation all play a part in determining a person's smoking habits．City people smoke more than people living on farms．Well-educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer years of schooling and lower incomes．On the other hand, if a well-educated man with a higher income smokes at all,he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day．

The situation is somewhat different for woman．There are slightly more smokers among women with hilgher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower education groups．These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily．Among teenagers the picture is similar．There are fewer teenage smokers from upper-income,well-educated families,and fewer from families living in farm areas．High school students who are preparing for college are less likely to smoke than those who do not plan to continue their education after high school．Children are most likely to start smoking if one or both of their parents smoke．

1.When did cigarette smoking begin to become a widespread habit among men and women

according to the author?

A. Before 1870's B．In the year of 1870

C．When cigarettes were made in large numbers

D．When women began to smoke cigarettes

2.Among which age group of people are you likely to find the highest proportion of cigarette

smokers according to the passage?

A. Teenagers

B. People in their thirties

C. People over fifty

D. Students under twenty

3.Which of the following has little to do with a person's smoking habit?

A. How much money he earns

B. What kind of job he does

C. How much education he's got

D. How long he has worked

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Well-paid men with good education are more likely to smoke

B. Women with high family incomes and good education are more likely to smoke

C. Generally speaking,well-educated women with higher incomes smoke very few cigarettes

D. Well-educated men usually smoke more packs of cigarettes than well-educated women

5.What does the author mean by saying 'Among teenagers the picture is similar, In the last

paragraph?

A. Teenagers smoke as many cigarettes as adults

B. There are as many teenager smokers as adult smokers

C. Family income and education have much the same effect on forming smoking habits among teenagers

D. Teenager smokers have a picture that looks similar to that of adult smokers.

Passage 15(答案1-5:DBDDC)

“But I iust paid $1.69 for this bottle of wine last week．How come the price is now $2.25? What?s going on?”

There are at least three things going on that have caused the price of wine to rise．All have to do with the supply and demand factors of economics．

The first factor is that people drinking more wine than ever before．This demand for more wine has increased overall wine sales in America at the rate of 15 percent a year．

The second factor is that the supply of wine has stayed relatively the same,which means that the same number of bottles is produced each year．Wine producers are trying to open up new land to grow more grapes (葡萄)．But in at least three wine producing areas of the world—France,Germany,and California—new vineyards(葡萄园)will not be available in the near future．Wines are produced in other countries,such as Italy, Spain and Australia,but none of these countries will be able to fill the demand for good wines．

The third factor is that costs of wine production are increasing．The men who make wine are asking for more money,and the machinery needed to press the grapes is becoming more expensive. When the demand for something is greater than the supply, prices go up．When production costs,meaning the price of labor and machinery,rise,the producer adds this increase to the price of the wine．

1.From the first paragraph．we know that the speaker is____________.

A. asking about the price

B. worrying about the price

C. bargaining over the price

D. complaining about the price

2.The three factors mentioned in the passage cause____________.

A. the sales of wine to increase

B. the price of wine to go up

C. the production of wine to decrease

D. more and more people to drink wine

3.The supply of wine has remained the same partly because____________.

A. wine producing countries are unwilling to increase their production

B. new vineyards will not be opened up in such countries as Australia

C. countries like Italy and Spain can't supply enough good wines

D. the production of wine has ceased to increase

4.What does “production costs” refer to in the last paragraph?

A. The price of grapes and machines

B. The cost of land and transportation

C. The price of wine and wine bottles

D. The cost of manpower and equipment

5.The author?s purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

A. persuade people to drink less wine

B. tell people where to get the best wine

C. explain why the price of wine is rising

D. show that wine is popular with Americans Passage 16(答案1-5:DDADC)

We often use gestures to express our feelings,but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways．

It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language．So does laughter or crying．Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world．In Chinese and in English literature,a phrase like 'he went pale and began to tremble,suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock．However, 'he opened his eyes wide'is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it means surprise．In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like 'they stretched out their tongues!' ……Stretching out your tongue'in English is an insulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.

Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to understand and express feelings．Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear,anger,love and happiness on people's faces．Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do．

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. We can easily understand what people's gestures mean

B. Words can be better understood by older people

C. Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not

D. It is difficult to tell what people'gestures really mean sometimes

2.People?s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures because__________.

A. people of different sexes may understand a gesture differently

B. people speaking different languages have different facial expressions

C. people of different ages may have different interpretations

D. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressions

3.From the passage, we can conclude that____________

A. gestures can be used to express feelings

B. gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feeling

C. words are often more difficult to understand than gestures

D. gestures are used as frequently as words to express feelings

4.In the same culture,people ____________

A. hardly ever fail to understand each other's ideas and feelings

B. are equally intelligent even if they have different backgrounds

C. almost all have the same understanding of the same thing

D. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings

5.The best title for this passage can be____________.

A. Gestures

B. Feelings

C. Gestures and Feelings

D. Culture and Understanding

Passage 17(答案1-5:BABDD)

Airline companies are responsible for transporting your luggage．If you cannot recover it at the point of arrival,you must inform the airline immediately．They will carry out the necessary search．If the luggage is recovered,it will be delivered to your place of residence．If you wish to insure your luggage,you may do so at your own expense.

Some airlines restrict luggage weight to 44 pounds(20 kg)；in other cases,there is no weight restriction,but you are not allowed more than two pieces of luggage．Inquire about luggage allowances from the airline with which you will be traveling．However,you must pay extra for excess luggage,which is not reimbursed (补偿) by Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA)．

Each suitcase,bag or package must be clearly labeled with your name and destination．If you do not know the exact destination address at the time of your departure, 1abel your luggage in care of(由……代收)the executing agency whose name appears in the Training Agreement,using the following model：

Surname,first name

Name of your country

Address ofthe executing agency

City,country,postal code Telephone number of executing agency

If you do not have this information,please label your luggage with the name and address of the institution you are to attend in Canada．If none of these details are available,you can use CIDA?s address.

1.If you can?t find your luggage at the point of arrival,airline companies will try to find it

and____.

A. ask you to insure your luggage B．deliver it to where you live

C．inform you about its recovery D．ask you to pay some money for it

2.Before taking your air trip,you have to make sure____________.

A. of the restrictions on luggage

B. of the insurance for luggage

C. who will pay for the excess luggage

D. how much CIDA will pay for the excess luggage

3.The charge for the excess luggage should be paid by ____________.

A. CIDA

B. the passenger

C. the insurance company

D. the executing agency

4.In case you have no idea at all where to send your luggage,you can first send it to the address

of________provided you have the information．

A. the institution you are to attend

B. the airline you travel with

C. the Canadian International Development Agency

D. the executing agency given in the Training Agreement

5.The passage is mainly about CIDA?s advice on____________.

A. the charge of your luggage

B. the handling of your luggage

C. the insurance of your luggage

D. the transportation of your luggage

Unit7-12

Part IV Reading Comprehension

Passage 1 P92

1. What does the word "replaced" mean in the sixth line in paragraph 1 ?

A. renewed

B. refilled

C. put back

D. recovered

2. The word "shabby" in the last line of paragraph 1 means _________.

A. satisfactory

B. in good condition

C. in bad condition

D. attractive

3. The word "drawback" most likely means _________.

A. advantage

B. disadvantage

C. return

D. feature

4. The sentence "we have a list of things to do as long as your arm" means _________.

A. we have to use our arms to do a lot of things

B. we have few things to do

C. we have quite a few things to do

D. we have nothing to do

5. Which of the following is TRUE about June and Pete's house?

A. It's detached one with a large garden.

B. It's a located near the centre of London.

C. It was in a good state when they bought it.

D. It generally please them.

Passage 2 P116

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. All the dogs are allowed into the hospitals to visit the patients.

B. Only some special dogs can help the patients feel better.

C. Doctors and nurses doubt if pets can bring comfort to the patients.

D. Doctors and nurses are aware pets will bring benefits to all the patients.

2. Pets are particularly beneficial to the following EXCEPT ______________.

A. children

B. people with mental illnesses

C. the elderly people who live alone

D. the elderly people who have to live apart from their pets

3. The first sentence of Para. 2 suggests ____________.

A. touching and playing with a pet makes people nervous and anxious

B. pets can make people become quiet and attentive

C. people feel uncomfortable when they touch and play with a pet

D. people feel relaxed and hopeful when they touch and play with a pet

4. The dog helps Alan do the following EXCEPT_________.

A. She helps her get dressed

B. She accompanies her to the hospital

C. She gets the newspaper for her

D. She picks up the phone for her

5. The sentence “when I was going to a comma…”means that _________.

A. when I got hungry…

B. when I felt asleep…

C. when I became unconscious…

D. when I fell down on the floor…

Passage 3 P 140

1.In the second paragraph, the word ―endosing‖ means _____.

A. supporting

B. disapproving

C. arguing against

D. giving up

2.What does the word ―sedentary‖ mean in the second paragraph?

A. fat

B. inactive

C. fit

D. dangerous

3.It can be inferred from the third paragraph that_____.

A.the new study contradicts the previous research

B.the new study is based on the previous research

C.the new study is similar to the previous research

D.the new study concludes being overweight is also the cause of death.

4.What can we infer about the British Government‘s attitude in the last paragraph?

A.It‘s indifferent to the research of last year.

B.It has approved of the previous research.

C.It is not concernted about the nation‘s health.

D.It has approved of the new study.

5.What‘s the author‘s attitude according to the passage?

A. Indifferent.

B. Subjective

C. Objective

D. Critical

Passage 4

May you wish upon a thousand stars? May you catch a million fireflies? Get started with choosing a motorhome or a travel trailer．And then you may realize just how much you learn when you look at life through the eyes of a traveler．For Don and Mary，their motorhome trip experience has been priceless．About six years ago，they took their first motorhome trip together．And the family enjoyed it so much that soon they were making a lifestyle decision．

―The only thing we were ever really happy doing was traveling．‖says Mary．―So we decided to live in the home we love best．‖

After some consideration，the couple decided to home-school their children．Now the road is their classroom，and far from missing educational experiences，they are citizens of the world．The family visits museums and relates the travel to the children‘s studies．On the road，they meet people from many cultures and walks of life．And they are connected too to the world．Their motorhome is complete with computer，satellite dish，TV and GPS．The family consider themselves lucky and have some advice for other families．―Don‘t wait to spend time with your children．Get a motorhome and take weekend trips and vacations together．You will enrich your kids‘lives and become closer as a family.‖

1.From the passage，we know for sure that Don and Mary are____________.

A. good friends

B. boyfriend and girlfriend

C. husband and wife

D. brother and sister

2.In the third paragraph，when Mary said，―So we decided to live in the home we love

best，‖the home she refers to is actually____________.

A. the school for her children

B. the museums they visit

C. the road as her children‘s classr oom

D. her motorhome

3.Which of the following sentences do you think is most suitable to describe the education

their children get?

A. They learn a lot more than ordinary school kids

B. They miss educational experiences

C. They visit museums and relate the visits to studies

D. They meet people from many cultures and walks of life

4.At the end of the fourth paragraph，the shortened word GPS stands for____________

A. General Place Situation

B. Global Positioning System

C. Ground P1ay Site

D. Guide Planet Study

5.The family consider themselves lucky because____________.

A. their life is rich and they stay closer to each other

B. they have made a lifestyle decision

C. their motorhome trip experience is priceless

D. all of the above

Passage 5

A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.

I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and – poof! I was cut off as if I had become absent from the conversation.

The part was filled with people talking on their cell phones. They were passing people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs. It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.

The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car with three friends. The driver hushed the rest of us because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone. There we were, four friends driving down the high way, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.

Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.

As almost every contact between human beings gets automatic, the emotional distance index goes up. Pumping gas at the station? Why say good-morning to the assistant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact? Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to the clerk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM?

More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn‘t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.

I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn‘t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It‘s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the room to hear you crying out ―Gee whiz‖?

1.The author‘s experience of walking in a park with a friend recen tly made him feel

________.

A. unhappy

B. funny

C. sunny

D. wonderful

2.According to the author, human contact in a park means _________.

A. looking at each other and saying hello when passing

B. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogs

C. talking on the mobile phone and getting connected with the other people

D. both A and B

3.According to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, the

____ we are.

A. more automatic

B. easier

C. more disconnected

D. closer

4.What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in

communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction?________ A.With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without

seeing or talking to one another.

B.With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.

C.If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine.

D.All of the above

5.What is the unintended result of communication technology, according to the

author?_________

A. It makes communication easier and conversation possible everywhere/

B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.

C. It makes every contact between human beings automatic and makes people feel connected.

D. It makes human contacts limitless with electronic voices everywhere.

Passage 6

Dear Folks，

I‘ve been here for about three weeks and already I have so much to tell you．New York is nothing like I thought．Compared to Lanzhou，the buildings are much taller，and the streets are less crowded．There aren‘t as many people downtown because most people liv e in the suburbs．I haven‘t seen anything yet．I guess it will take a lot more time than just a few weeks．

As you know，I‘m living in the dormitory．It isn‘t as luxurious as a hotel，but it‘s less costly than a room anywhere else．My roommate comes from Egypt，bu t she doesn‘t speak English as well as I do．I think she‘s worried about that．

My first week of classes was not as easy as I had expected．The campus is so big that it was difficult to find the right building sometimes．But my professors seem to be OK，except they gave us a lot of work to do．I hope I can keep up．America doesn‘t have the same kind of

system as China，so it will take me time to catch on．

Well，no matter how much I like it here，I really miss home．The food doesn‘t taste all that good，and of course，I miss you and my room and all my friends．I don‘t know if I can have the same type of friends as I did back home．Students in America seem less interested in their studies than my Chinese friends back in Lanzhou，and I think they like to have more fun. I‘ll wa it and see．But I do love you all and think of you all the time．Sometimes I even want to go home．But I know I must follow my route to finish my education．

Please take care of yourselves and write to me soon．

Love

Yichen

1.According to Yichen，New York____________.

A. is just so big B．has less people

C．is full of buildings D．1ooks very different from what she expected

2.Yichen lives in a dormitory，because____________.

A. it is the cheapest

B. it is luxurious

C. she can share it with someone

D. she can live on the campus

3.The most difficult thing at the moment for Yichen in her learning is____________.

A. to find the right classroom building

B. not being able to speak good English

C. to keep up in a different learning environment

D. to do a lot of homework

4.Yichen seems to be________friends with American students．

A. confident in making

B. 1ess confident in making

C. unwilling to make

D. happy to make

5.On her arrival in New York，Yichen compares things and people with those

in____________.

A. Egypt

B. America

C. school

D. Lanzhou

Passage 7

Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century ADPaper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100Scandinaviawhich now makes a great deal of the worlds paperdid not begin to make it until 1500Most paper is made from woodPaper-making is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South AfricaSome of the wood used in the British paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway. One tree is needed for every four hundred copies of a fortypage newspaperIf half the adults in Britain buy one daily paperthis uses up over a thousand trees a dayAll over the worldtrees are being cut down faster than they are being plantedso there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of next century?.

When we think of paperwe think of newspaperbooksletters and writing paperBut there are many other usesOnly half of paper is used for books and newspaperetcPaper is very good for keeping you warm. Each yearmore and more things are made of paperNow we hear that chairstablesand even beds can be made of paperBut the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses.

1.Where was paper invented?

A. In China

B. In southern Europe

C. In Scandinavia

D. In Britain

2.Scandinavia began to make paper____________.

A. in 1100

B. in 1400

C. in 1500

D. in the first century

3.Every four hundred copies of a fortypage newspaper will need____________.

A. half a tree

B. one tree

C. two trees

D. more than one tree

4.All Over the worldtrees are being cut down________than they are being planted.

A. more slowly

B. much faster

C. much more slowly

D. faster

5.The latest things made of paper are____________.

A. chairs

B. tables

C. clothes

D. houses

Passage 8

My mother raised me as best as she could，taking on odd jobs in the neighborhood for money．Still without a father to tell me how to act and what was expected of me, I felt lost．I wandered for years and got involved with tough guys on the East Side of New York．They would fight madly over a dropped coin．They would steal to get what they wanted．I wanted to be like them．

It was lucky for me that I left the city and entered a world of discipline, after following my mother‘s advice. During three years of military service，I had time to rethink my life，and my thoughts often ran to mother．I realized suddenly just how much of a heartache I must have been to her，how little I had noticed her. When my father left this world，my mother was completely alone．To support us，my mother cleaned aprtments and took in washing and ironing from the neighbors．And as she worked hard at this labor，she kept her head high．Each week she would bring a pile of books home from the library and read to us．My mother had wanted nothing more，than for me to turn into an honest responsible man．But I had acted against her．Finally，almost too late I had the sense to feel shame．Ten years passed and I returned to the apartment on the East Side．I knew I wou|dn‘t fall back in with the wrong people，although I still wasn‘t sure where 1 was heading．My mother，I could tell，was worried about me. In my neighborhood, to become a police officer or a firefighter was a mark of significant social success and achievement．For me it was an opportunity for a real start in life．I wondered if 1 was up to it, but I knew that it was time to try．When I found myself in the big hall raising my hands to take the firefighter‘s oath(誓言)of office, my mother was sitting a few rows behind with a smile of relief．She knew that at last 1 was off on life‘s road and moving steadily．Her smile said．―My job is finally done.‖

1.From this story, we may guess that the East Side of New York must be

a____________area..

A. commercial B．rich C．poor D．distant

2.The author used to behave himself____________.

A. oddly

B. toughly

C. remarkably

D. badly

3.From the context, we understand that ―odd jobs‖ in the first paragraph refer to

jobs________.

A. of cleaning, washing and ironing

B. which are not regular or fixed

C. which one can make extra money with

D. with house work

4.In the first sentence of the second paragraph，the author says，―It was lucky for me

that…‖The lucky experience he talks about here is his experience of________.

A. the three years of military service

B. 1eaving a world of discipline

C. 1eaving the city and his mother

D. remembering the books his mother read to her children

5.What is not true according to the passage?

A. After her husband died, his mother did all available jobs to support the family

B. The author was surprised that he was accepted as a firefighter

C. The author finally realized that his mother always wanted him to be an honest and responsible man.

D. In face of poverty，his mother never lowered her head．She bravely struggled on

Passage 9

PALO ALTO, California------―Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter------ even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,‖ US researchers said last week.

A study of 192 third and fourth graders, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds(0.9kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.

―The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,‖said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician(儿科专家) at Stanford University.

―American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing video games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,‖ Robinson said.

In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies? annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.

Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continued their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet or took part in any extra exercise.

―One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around more and burning off calories,‖ Robinson said.

―Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some s tudies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,‖ Robinson said.

1.The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ________.

A. children will get fatter if they eat too much

B. children will get thinner if they eat less

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