如果没有我2011年秋开放英语(3)复习题第五部分

2020年12月11日发(作者：崔建民)
第五部分 判断正误
阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确（ T）、错误（F），还是文字中没有涉及相关信
息（NG）。
Passage 1
Lily is 70 years old and she takes care of her 91-year-old mother. She told us about caring for
her mother.
I wake up early every day, it’s usually about 6.30 am, and wait until I hear Tilly, my mum, moving
about. Then I make her a cup of tea. At about half past seven she gets up and we have breakfast
together. We normally just have toast, but on Sundays we always have bacon and eggs. After breakfast
she reads the newspaper, then she sits by the window and waves to the neighbours as they walk
by.
She hardly ever goes out but she is very proud of her personal appearance, so she goes to the
hairdresser once a month.
She doesn’t like being left on her own for very long, so I always arrange for a neighbour to
come and sit with her when I go out. Now and again, my friend and neighbour, Joan, comes to spend
the day with her, and I can go and have lunch with another friend, May, who lives in town.
I have a brother, Syd. He comes to stay two or three times a year. He is very good and keeps in
touch, but he lives 300 miles away. Once a year, he collects mum and takes her to stay with him
in London for a week. She doesn’t really like going because it’s a long journey, but I need
the rest.
Sally, the nurse, comes to see mum regularly. My next-door neighbour, Jack, often calls in. In
the evening we usually watch TV and we sometimes play cards. Mum is fantastic for her age. But
I can never decide to go anywhere spontaneously. I always have to plan it, so I feel a bit trapped.
But what is the alternative? An old people’s home? I couldn’t do that to my mother.
1. Lily wakes before her mother.
2. Joan sometimes spends the day with Lily’s mother.
3. Tilly is satisfied with her hairdresser.
4. Lily’s brother comes to visit every three weeks.
5. Lily and her mother play cards more than they watch TV.
(Key: 1. T 2. T 3. NG 4. F 5. F)
Passage 2
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My grandfather was a very interesting man. He died when I was 11, but I remember he used to tell
me stories about his early life. He told me one about how he used to race dogs. They raced greyhound,
a very fast type of dog. My grandfather had a dog that was very fast and usually won the races.
The men used to bet on the dogs and try to win money. One day before a race, a friend of my
grandfather’s suggested that they bet on a different dog and make my grandfather’s dog lose
the race. My grandfather had no job, so this seemed an easy way to make money. On the day of the
race, my grandfather and his friend fed the dog lots of cakes so it wouldn’t want to run. Then
they took it for a long walk so it was tired. They bet on another dog, but when the race was run,
my grandfather’s dog won anyway, so they lost all their money and didn’t win anything!
1. The author’s grandfather doesn’t tell stories now.
2. His dog always won when it raced.
3. The author’s grandfather usually won lots of money.
4. The author’s grandfather and his friend fed the dog cakes to make it strong.
5. The author’s grandfather and his friend bet on a dog which didn’t win.
(Key: 1. T 2. F 3. NG 4. F 5. T)
Passage 3
The ancient Olympic Games were part of a religious festival in honour of the Greek god Zeus, the
father of all Greek gods and goddesses. The festival and games were held in Olympia, a religious
sanctuary. The athletes came to Olympia from all parts of the Greek world, from as far as Spain
in the west and Turkey in the east.
The ancient Olympic Games began in the year 776 BC when Koroibos, a cook from the city of Elis,
won a 200-metre-long race. They took place for a period of 617 years until the last games were
held in AD 393.
In the ancient games, athletes received prizes worth large amounts of money. In fact the word
“ athlete ” is an ancient Greek word, meaning “ one who competes for a prize ”. Although women
did not compete in the games, there was a separate festival held at the same time in honour of
Hera, wife of Zeus. At this festival unmarried girls competed in foot races.
The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that
was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was named after a village called Marathon
where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to
Athens by soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles
was therefore adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race.
The Olympic flag was introduced in 1908 and carries the symbol of five linked rings. Which represent
the five continents – Africa, America, Asia, Australasia and Europe. The Olympic flame was first
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carried in the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. There was no torch relay in the ancient Olympic
Games. The first torch relay in the modern Olympic Games was staged in Berlin in 1936.
1. The ancient Greeks held the first Olympic Games in 617 BC.
2. The ancient Greeks held the Olympic Games for 393 years.
3. They did not allow women to compete in the ancient Olympic Games.
4. They first used the Olympic flag in 1908.
5. Both the Olympic Games and the Marathon Race are very popular for old and young people in many
countries of the world.
(Key: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. NG)
短文理解1
The Internet has become a part of everyday life for most Britons, says a report published this
week by market research company Netinfo.
Just over 70% of people questioned for the survey said the net had become essential. The survey
reveals that emailing friends and others is the nation’s favourite Internet activity. It also
found that people spend an average of seven hours a week online, visiting 13 different websites
in seven days. But 10% of all those who surf the net ate doing it for more than 20 hours a week.
Just over 2,000 adults in Britain were interviewed for the report. The study found almost 19 million
people in the UK – four in ten adults – regularly went online. But the number of new users has
slowed down. Numbers online grew by just 11% over the past 12 months compared with 33% the previous
year.
The report also reveals the increasing importance of the silver surfer. According to the report
the number of older people online grew by more than 40% over the past year. People aged over 55
now make up 17% of the UK Internet population.
The survey also discovered that many workers surf the net for personal reasons while at work.
Almost three-quarters of workers with Internet access admitted using it for pleasure, usually
to email friends and family. According to Bill Wills, author of the survey, many employees expect
some flexibility, and most employers re willing to accept this. ‘However, employers are less
likely to be understanding, if you’re downloading movies or introducing an unfriendly virus to
your company network,’ he said.
1. More than seven out of 10 people feel they can’t manage without the Internet. ______
2. Young people use the Internet for emails mainly. ______
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3. The most common use of the Internet is surfing the web. _______
4. On average, people visit 13 websites a day. _______
5. About 40% of adults use the Internet. _______
短文理解2
The tiny poverty-stricken South Pacific state of Tonga has always had serious problems raising
money, and so it has always been entrepreneurial. It has sold Tongan passports to Hong Kong
businessmen; it sold possible satellite broadcasting locations in space; it even officially
changed to a different time zone to be the first country to welcome the new millennium.
Now Tonga’s latest money-making venture is a plan to become the world center of space tourism.
The Tonga government has made an agreement with a US company to allow it to use one of its 170
islands to launch rockets that will take tourists on week-long trips into space at a cost of US$$ 10
– 20 billion a year, they calculate that the budget of $$ 8 million per trip will not be enough
to pay for the required technology.
6. Tonga was previously a rich country. ____
7. Tonga was the first country to welcome the new millennium on 1
st
January 2000. ____
8. The US government wants to use Tonga to launch rockets. _____
9. There will be training before the tourists go into space. _____
10. It costs about $$ 20 million to launch a spacecraft. _____
短文理解3
Poll reveals TV news too negative
A recent TimeCNN poll in the USA has discovered that 75% of people agreed that the news media
is
accuracy
Local news programmes in the USA are so dominated by stories of violence and crime that other
topics like government, education and the environment are left with little airtime.1 Network
broadcaster John Walters claimed, “This lack of information has resulted in negative feelings
towards the media.”
Crime reports, which often serve as lead stories, make up an average of 30.2% of news time on
local TV news programmes in the USA. Media researcher Bob Smith reported, “53% of crime reports
are about murder, but it is one of the least frequently committed crimes.” Another media study
revealed that 42% of all local TV news broadcasts are stories about crime, disaster and war.
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One possible reason for this is that local television news is ratings driven2. Some market research
suggests that viewers like to see stories of crime and violence, which increases the ratings of
newscasts. Higher ratings mean higher advertising revenues. Mike Adams, a television executive,
explained,
station makes comes from news.
Many experts believe a steady diet of violence-oriented news broadcasts has serious effects. A
spokesman for the National Television Violence Committee stated, “There are three main risks
associated with viewing media violence. People learn aggressive behaviour. They become
desensitised to real-world violence. These lead to an increased fear of being a victim of violence,
resulting in mistrust of others.”
11. The majority of people polled think that the news media is accurate.
12. There is not enough time to talk about a wider range of subjects on the news.
13. 53% of all crimes committed are murders.
14. Advertising companies invest in TV programmes with high ratings.
15. TV stations make too much money from news.
短文理解4
When Steven King published his book
Riding the Bullet
, around two million people downloaded it
from the Internet within hours. It was the first time that an electronic book had done big business,
and it was a wake- up call for the publishing industry.
An electronic book, or e-book, is simply a version of a book that allows you to store and display
it digitally. There are already thousands of classic and best-selling titles available on websites
such as .
E-book technology allows you to carry around a whole library in a small unit.

You can also highlight
a word to bring up its definition or increase the font size if you have bad eyesight. In fact,
e-book readers are being developed for people who are visually impaired or dyslexic.
Another advantage is that it lets you buy books in segments and carry them around easily, which
should appeal to students. In fact, the University of South Dakota is planning to give hand-held
devices to all its students to help them in their studies.
However, for all this, the current e-book readers are unlikely to make it big. A recent report
predicted sales of just 1.9 million in the next 5 years. And the reason? E-books are more difficult
to read and they are just not as attractive as the printed word.
16. The writer warns that the publishing industry should be ready for an important change.
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17. E-books will become much cheaper in the near future.
18. One advantage of e-books is that you can find the meanings of individual words
easily.
19. Students will use libraries less in the future.
of e-books are expected to increase rapidly in the
future.
短文理解（正误判断）答案
1. T 2. NG 3. F 4. F 5. T
6. F 7. T 8. F 9. T 10. NG
11. F 12. T 13. F 14. T 15. NG
16. T 17. NG 18. T 19. NG 20. F

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