擅长的英文高考英语真题阅读理解试题及答案解析

2021年1月20日发(作者：光碟机)
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Passage1
About 21
，
000 young people in 17 American states do not attend classes in school buildings
．

Instead
，
they receive their elementary and high school education by working at home on computers
．
The
Center for Education Reform says the United
States has 67 public “cyberschools
．
” and that is about twice as
many as two years ago
．


The money for students to attend a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they
live
．
Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools
．
They
also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well
．

Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed
．
These
people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools
．
They say
learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school
．

Whatever the judgement of cyberschools
，
they are getting more and more popular
．
For example
，
a new
cyberschool
called
Commonwealth
Connections
Academy
will
take
in
students
this
fall
．
It
will
serve
children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen
．

Children get free equipment for their online education
．
This includes a computer
，
a printer
，
books and
technical services
．
Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their
computers when necessary
．

Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another
．
But 56 such students who finished studies at
Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time
．
They were guests of honor at
their graduation
．

1
．
What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool
？

A
．
They have to take long bus rides to school
．







B
．
They study at home rather than in classrooms
．

C
．
They receive money from traditional public schools
．

D
．
They do well in traditional school programs
．

2
．
What is a problem with cyberschools
？

A
．
Their equipment costs a lot of money
．








B
．
They get little support from the state government
．

C
．
It is hard to know students' progress in learning
．

D
．
The students find it hard to make friends
．

3
．
Cyberschools are getting popular became _______
．



A
．
they are less expensive for students











B
．
their students can work at their own speed
C
．
their graduates are more successful in society



D
．
they serve students in a wider age range
4
．
We can infer that the author of the text is _______
．

A
．
unprejudiced in his description of cyberschools



B
．
excited about the future of cyberschools
C
．
doubtful about the quality of cyberschoois







D
．
disappointed at the development of cyberschools
Passage 2
Up
，
Up
，
and Away
！

An adventurer who became the first person to fly across the English Channel on a cluster of balloons
has launched a house into the sky just like in the hit movie Up-in reparation for a more ambitious journey
and a new record
．

Fearless Trappe
，
from North Carolina
，
stepped into the cartoon themed home before flying above the
Leon International Balloon Festival in Mexico more than a week ago
．

The
38-year-old
Trappe
was
using
the
event
as
a
warm-up
for
his
planned
trans-Atlantic
flight
scheduled for next summer
．
He aims to complete the 2
，
500-mile journey in a seven-foot lifeboat carried by
365 huge helium balloons
．

The
brave
man
is
learning
to
sail
a
lifeboat
，
in
case
he
needs
to
ditch
into
the
ocean
during
the
danger-filled adventure
．

He sill fly at between 18
，
000 feet and 25
，
000 feet
，
beating his previous world altitude record of 21
，
600 feet
，
and must fly uninterrupted a distance ten times longer than his previous world record of 230 miles
in order to succeed
．

The adventurer Trappe
，
who holds records for crossing the Alps
，
flying the most cluster balloons
，
and
the longest distance
，
has spent his entire career
，
building up to this ambitious plan
．

“I didn’t wake up one day and think
：
‘I’
going to fly across the Atlantic
，
’”he said
．
“Every attempt
before this was prepared for this fight
，
I’ve been training for a long time”
．

1
．
The adventurer flew across the English Channel to__________
．

A
．
test the balloons









B
．
launch a house
C
．
shoot a hit movie








D
．
prepare for breaking a record
2
．
To finish the journey
，
he will fly a distance of__________
．

A
．
2500 miles




B
．
18
，
000 feet




C
．
25
，
000 feet




D
．
230 miles
3
．
About the ambitious journey
，
which is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A
．
When he will fly










B
．
How high he sill fly

C
．
How far he will fly








D
．
How long it will take him
4
．
How many world records does Jonathan hold?
A
．
Two










B
．
Three







C
．
Four








D
．
Five
5
．
What does he last paragraph imply?
A
．
Trappe can’t sleep wo
rrying about the adventure
B
．
Trappe was born to set world records
C
．
Trappe always keeps his ambition in mind
D
．
Trappe never thought of crossing the Atlantic before

Passage 3
Every
day
we
go
to
school
and
listen
to
the
teacher
，
and
the
teacher
will
ask
us
some
questions
．
Sometimes
，
the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class
．
When you are telling
others in the class what you have found out about these topics
，
remember that they must be able to hear what
you are saying
．
You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat with friends---you are in a
slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent
，
waiting to hear what you have
to say
．
You must speak so that they can hear you---loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to
shout or appearing to force yourself
．

Remember
，
too
，
that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of
your school or a government official who might meet you
．
The person you are seeing will try to put you at
your ease but the situation is somewhat different from that of a ordinary conversation
．
You must take special
care that you can be heard
．

1
．
When you speak to the class
，
you should speak ______
．

A
．
as slowly as possible




B
．
in a low voice



C
．
loudly




D
．
forcefully
2
．
Usually
，
when you speak to the class
，
the class is _______
．





A
．
noisy















B
．
quiet








C
．
having a rest


D
．
serious
3 The situation in the class is ______ that in your house
．





A
．
not very different from















B
．
sometimes the same as



C
．
sometimes not the same as












D
．
not the same as
4
．
If you are having a conversation with an official
，
the most important thing for you is ______
．

A
．
to show your ability

















B
．
to be very gentle


C
．
to make sure that you can be heard





D
．
to put the official at ease
5
．
The main idea of this passage is ______
．

A
．
that we should talk in different ways in different situations


B
．
that we must speak loudly
C
．
that we must keep silent at any time
D
．
that we must talk with the class

Passage 4
South Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit in March 2013
，
which completed the first cycle of BRICS
summits
，
BRICS is an acronym for the powerful grouping of the world's leading up- and-coming economies
，
namely Brazil
，
Russia
，
India
，
China and South Africa
．
The BRICS aims to achieve peace
，
security
，
development and cooperation
．
It also seeks to contribute to the development of humanity and build a more
stable and fairer world
．

The
industry
leaders
from
the
business
communities
of
the
five
countries
agreed
that
the
BRICS
countries will actively support industrialization on the African continent in order to contribute significantly
to its development and to expand trade links between Africa and

BRICS
．
The global economic situation
，
though improving
，
continues to remain uncertain with the Euro-crisis a major concern
．
The task ahead is to
build on these developments and BRICS countries remain committed to the cause of promoting sustainable
growth
．
Greater economic cooperation among BRICS countries can be significantly important
，
which will
prove beneficial for global economic growth
．

According to Dr
．
Rob Davies
，
South African Minister of Trade and Industry
，
the African continent is
recognized as the second fastest growing continent after Asia
．
There are four drivers of the economic growth
in African continent
．
These are the boom in mineral products in the African continent
，
the development of
the
service
industries
，
the
benefit
of
not
having
the
financial
crisis
，
and
infrastructure(
基础设施 ）
development
．
Davies also adds that other BRICS countries have advantage of large populations providing
big
home
markets
for
their
products
．
The
South
African
population
is
small
compared
to
other
BRICS
countries
，
but if you add up numbers on continent then you have a critical mass that can support the new
industrial wave in Africa
：
That is why the South African needs to create large trading blocks across large
parts of African continent
．

1
．
“BRICS” refers to______
．

A
．

t
he most active economy group in today
’
s world
B
．

t
he most powerful economies in western world
C
．

l
eading countries with fast development of humanity
D
．

t
he most stable and secure countries in the world
2
．
From the text we know that industrialization in Africa will______
．

A
．
give financial supports to all African countries
B create trade opportunities for both Africa and BRICS

C make significant development in the powerful groups
D
．
expand sustainable economic cooperation in different continents
3
．
The author believes greater cooperation among BRICS will______
，

A
．
promote global economic growth



B
．
bring more challenges
C
．
narrow the gap of development






D
．
solve Europe’s economic crisis

4
．
Which of the following is the driver of the economic growth in Africa
？
______
．

A
．

T
he development of business industry
B
．

P
rotective exploration in mineral products
C
．

T
he recovery of the infrastructure
D
．

T
he benefits of having no financial crisis

Passage 5
What makes a person a scientist
？
Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those
of others
？
The answer is
“no”
．
It isn't the tools a scientist uses but how he uses these tools which makes him
a scientist
．
You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter
．
You will
probably
agree
，
too
，
that
knowing
how
to
investigate
，
how
to
discover
information
，
is
important
to
everyone
．
The scientist
，
however
，
goes one step further
；
he must be sure that he has a reasonable answer
to
his
questions and that his
answer he
gets
to
many questions is
into a large set
of ideas
about how the
world works
．

The scientist's knowledge must be exact
．
There's no room for half right or right just half the time
．
He
must be as nearly right as the conditions permit
．
What works under one set of conditions at one time must
work under the same conditions at other times
．
If the conditions are different
，
any changes the scientist
observes in a demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions
．

This is one reason why investigations are important in science
．
Albert Einstein
，
who developed the
Theory of Relativity
，
arrived at this theory through mathematics
．
The accuracy of his mathematics was later
tested
through
investigation
．
Einstein's
ideas
were
proved
to
be
correct
．
A
scientist
uses
many
tools
for
measurements
．
Then
the
measurements
are
used
to
make
mathematical
calculations
that
may
test
his
investigations
．

1
．
What makes a scientist according to the passage
？

A
．
The tools he uses
．












B
．
His ways of learning
．

C
．
The way he uses his tools
．





D
．
The various tools he uses
．

2
．
“…knowing how to investigate
，
how to discover information
，
is important to everyone
．
”The writer says
this to show_______
．

A
．
the importance of information
B
．
the difference between scientists and ordinary people
C
．
the importance of thinking
D
．
the difference between carpenters and ordinary people
3
．
A sound scientific theory should be one that_______
．

A
．
works under one set of conditions at one time and also works under the same conditions at other
times
B
．
leaves no room for improvement
C
．
doesn't allow any change even under different conditions
D
．
can be used for many purposes
4
．
What is the main idea of the passage
？

A
．
Scientists are different from ordinary people
．

B
．
The Theory of Relativity
．

C
．
Exactness is the core of science
．

D
．
Exactness and way of using tools are the keys to making of a scientist
．


Passage 6
A
lot
of
us
los
e
life’s
tough
battles
by
starting
a
fronta
l
attack
—
when
a
touch
of
humor
might
well
enable us to win
．
Consider the case of a young friend of mine
，
who hit a traffic jam on his way to work
shortly after receiving an ultimatum about being late on the job
．
Alth
ough there was a good reason for Sam’s
a
being
late
—
serious
illness
at
home
—
he
decided
that
this
by-now-
familiar
excuse
wouldn’t
work
any
longer
．
His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech
．

Yes
，
the boss was
．
Sam entered the office at 9
：
35
．
The place was as quiet as a locker room
；
everyone
was hard at work
．
Sam’s supervisor came up to him
．
Suddenly
，
Sam forced a grin and stretched out his
hand
．
“How do you do
！
” he said
．
“I’m Sam Maynard
．
I’m applying for a job
，
which
，
I understand
，
became
available just 35 minutes ago
．
Does the early bird get the worm
？
”

The room exploded in laughter
．
The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office
．
Sam
Maynard had saved his job
—
with the only tool that could win
，
a laugh
．

Humor is a most effective
，
yet frequently neglected
，
means of handling the difficult situations in our
lives
．
It can be used for patching up differences
，
apologizing
，
saying “no”
，
criticizing
，
getting the other
fellow to do what you want without his losing face
．
For some jobs
，
i
t’s the only tool that can succeed
．
It is
a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel
．
For example
，
many believe that
comedians
on
television
are
doing
more
today
for
racial
and
religious
tolerance
than
people
in
any
other
forum
．

1
．
Why was Sam late for his job
？

A
．
Because he was ill
．


















B
．
Because he got up late
．

C
．
Because he was caught in a traffic jam
．

D
．
He was busy applying for a new job
．

2
．
The main idea of this passage is ________
．

A
．
Sam Maynard saved his job with humor
B
．
humor is important in our lives
C
．
early bird gets the worm
D
．
humor can solve racial discriminations
3
．
The phrase “
clamped off
” in Paragraph 3 means ________
．

A
．
tried to hold back





B
．
tried to set





C
．
charged





D
．
gave out
4
．
Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage
？

A
．
Many lose life’s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor
．

B
．
It wasn’t the first time that Sam came late for his work
．

C
．
Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8
：
30
．

D
．
Humor is the most effective way of solving problems
．


Passage 7
BEIJING
，
March 9
—
The central government will require an
additional three
years of use for official
vehicles for ministers and governors to reduce the costs of purchasing new cars
，
media have reported
．

The new rule has been applied
among all Party
and
government departments nationwide
，
the
Beijing
News reported on Tuesday
．
The new rule has not yet been made public
，
said Li
，
a member of the Chinese
People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee
．

Under the
old rules
，
the cars used by minister-level officials
could be replaced as
often as
every
five
years
，
Li said
．
These officials will also keep the same cars when they assume new posts
，
he added
．

The
new
rule
also
reiterated
that
officials
ranking
below
minister-or-governor-levels
should
not
be
allocated cars
．
The cars possessed by their departments should be used on demand
．

“It violates the rules for lower
-ranking
—
even county-level- officials to be allocated cars
，
” Li said
．

Purchases
of
vehicles
for
official
use
have
been
heavily
investigated
，
as
they
account
for
a
large
expenditure of public funds every year
．

A survey on the Web news www
．
ifeng
．
com found 64 percent of respondents believed the new rule will
be difficult to carry out because it is related to officials’ i
nterests
．

“Local
government departments had halted approvals for requests
for such vehicles and had started to
work on new quotas under the new rules
，
” Li said
．
“The future reform of official vehicle use will introduce
market mechanisms and monetization
．
”

Premier Wen Jiabao said in the annual government work report on Saturday that expenditures on such
vehicles will not increase in 2011 compared with a year ago
．

Beijing’s standing deputy mayor Ji Lin last week said the municipal government will release the n
umber
of vehicles for official use in the capital as early as at the end of this month
．

Earlier this month
，
the Minister of Finance had published a rule regulating the budgets for such vehicles
．

1
．
What is the purpose of the new rule allocating vehicles among officials
？

A
．
To promote a low-carbon lifestyle
．

B
．
To cut down the present huge expenditures of purchasing cars
．

C
．
To make good use of budgets for official cars
．

D
．
To solve the problem of severe traffic jam
．

2
．
How often could the cars used by minister-level officials be replaced according to the new rule
？

A
．
Every 3 years
．

B
．
Every 5 years
．

C
．
Every 8 years
．

D
．
Every 10 years
．

3
．
What about the officials ranking below minister-or-governor levels in terms of official vehicles
？

A
．
They can still possess special cars
．

B
．
They can use their own private cars
．

C
．
They can use cars whenever officially necessary
．

D
．
They can be allocated second-hand cars
．

4
．
What is the public’s attitude toward the new rule’s fulfillment
？

A
．
Uncertain
．






B
．
Optimistic
．






C
．
Indifferent
．




D
．
Passive
5
．
From the passage
，
we can infer that_________
．

A
．
the government is determined to carry out the new rule
B
．
the new rule has not yet been made public
C
．
the new rule will benefit official’s interest

D
．
the new rule is applied to minister-level officials

Passage 8
Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States
，
yet she did
not start painting until she was in her late seventies
．
As she once said to herself
：

a rocking chair
，
waiting for someone to help me
．

．

She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State
，
one of five boys and five girls
．
At
twelve she left home and was in domestic service until
，
at twenty-seven
，
she married Thomas Moses
，
the
hired hand of one of her employers
．
They farmed most of their lives
，
first in Virginia and then in New York
State
，
at Eagle Bridge
．
She had ten children
，
of whom five survived
；
her husband died in 1927
．

Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby
，
but only changed
to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the
time
．
Her
pictures
were
first
sold
at
the
local
drugstore
and
at
a
market
and
were
soon
noticed
by
a
businessman who bought everything she painted
．
Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern
Art
，
and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York
．
Between the 1930's and her death
，
she produced
some 2
，
000 pictures
：
detailed and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long
，
with a
wonderful sense of color and form
．

，
and then I paint
it
．

1
．
According to the passage
，
Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to________
．

A
．
make herself beautiful















B
．
keep active
C
．
earn more money



















D
．
become famous
2
．
Grandma Moses spent most of her life________
．

A
．
nursing






B
．
painting






C
．
embroidering



D
．
farming
3
．
The underlined word “portrayals ”means________
．

A
．
descriptions



B
．
expressions


C
．
explanations




D
．
impressions
4
．
From
Grandma
Moses'
description
of
herself
in
the
first
paragraph
，
it
can
be
inferred
that
she
was________
．

A
．
independent



B
．
pretty








C
．
rich








D
．
nervous
5
．
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage
？

A
．
Grandma Moses
：
Her Life and Pictures
．

B
．
The Children of Grandma Moses
．

C
．
Grandma Moses
：
Her Best Exhibition
．

D
．
Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists
．


Passage 9
Scientists
say
they
now
have
p
roof
to
support
the
old?fashioned
advice
that
it’s
best
to
sleep
on
a
problem
．
They say sleep strengthens the memory and helps the brain organize the masses of information we
receive each day
．

The lead researcher Bob Stickgold at Harvard Medical School said
，
“Sleep helps us draw rules from our
experiences
．
It’s like knowing the difference between dogs and cats even if it’s hard to explain
．
”

The
US
research
team
studied
how
well
students
remembered
connections
between
words
and
symbols
，
reports New Scientist
．
They compared how the students performed if they had had a sleep between
seeing the words and having the test
，
and if they had not slept
．
They found that people were better able to
remember
lists
of
related
words
after
a
night’s
sleep
than
after
the
same
time
s
pent
awake
during
the
day
．
They also found it easier to remember themes that the words had in common
．
But they forgot around
one in four more themes if they had been awake
．

Prof
．
John Groeger
，
University of Surrey’s Sleep Research Centre
，
said
，
“People have been
trying for
years to find out what the purpose of sleep is
，
as we know that only certain parts of it have a restorative
value
．
”

“We form and store huge numbers of experiences in the head every day
，
and sleep seems to be the way
the brain deals with them all
．
”

1
．
The phrase “to sleep on a problem” in Paragraph 1 most likely means “________”
．

A
．
to pay full attention to a problem

B
．
to wait until the next day for a decision
C
．
to sleep to forget a problem

D
．
to have difficulty in sleeping
2
．
In the study by the US research team
，
students were asked to________
．

A
．
put together words of similar meanings
B
．
remember words and their meanings
C
．
show their knowledge of words
D
．
make up lists of related words
3
．
Which of the following may be easier to remember
？

A
．
Themes learned right before the test
．

B
．
Rules from personal experiences
．

C
．
Words learned before a good sleep
．

D
．
Ideas stored together in the brain
．

4
．
What may be the importance of the research
？

A
．
It shows that sleep may help us manage information
．

B
．
It helps find out the common themes of words
．

C
．
It tells us that more sleep can improve health
．

D
．
It proves the value of old-
fashioned advice
．


Passage 10
It’s 5
：
00 in the morning when the alarm rings in my ears
．
I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the
dark into the bathroom
．
I turn on the light and put on my glasses
．
The house is still as I walk downstairs
while
my
husband
and
three
kids
sleep
peacefully
．
Usually
I
go
for
a
long
run
，
but
today
I
choose
my
favorite exercise DVD insanity
．
Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes
．
My heart races as I face my
body to finish each movement
．
As I near the end of the exercise
，
I feel extremely tired
，
but a smile is of my
face
．
It’s a smile because the DVD is over
，
but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme
limit
．

Some people enjoy shopping
，
smoking
，
food
，
work
，
or even chocolate
．
But I need exercise to get
through each day
．
Some shake heads when they see me run through the town
．
Others get hurt when I refuse
to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake
．
They raise their eyebrows
，
surprised by my “no
thank you
，
” or by my choice to have a salad
．
Over the years
，
I have learned it’s okay to just say “no
．
” I
shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat
．

So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5
：
00 a
．
m
．？
What gives me the reason to just say to ice
cream
？
Commitment
．
A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety
，
increases
self
–
confidence and energy
，
extends life and above all improves my body shape
．
This is the point where a
smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just
right
．
It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out
．

1
．
Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning
？

A
．
Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully
．

B
．
Because she finishes her favorite exercise

C
．
Because she enjoys the interesting DVD
D
．
Because she feels a sense of achievement
2
．
Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2
？

A
．
She doesn’t like
others r politely
B
．
She likes to make others surprised

C
．
Others don’t understand what she does
．

D
．
Others try to help her by offering her food
3
．
What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean
？

A
．
Good health












B
．
Firm belief

C
．
A strong power










D
．
A regular half
4
．
What can we learn about the author from the text
？

A
．
She acts in a strange way
B
．
She wants to look different from others
C
．
She aims to develop a good body shape
D
．
She has difficult getting along with others

Passage 11
“Drink your milk
．
It’s good for you
！
” You’ve probably heard that many times
，
and it’s true
．
Milk
contains calcium
，
which is necessary for keeping bones and teeth healthy and strong
．
The US government
even requires milk as part of the National School Lunch Program
，
saying that students should drink one cup
of fat-free or low-fat milk every meal
．

However
，
a group of doctors asked the government to take it away from the lunch program
．
The US
‘Physician
Committee
for
Responsible
Medicine
(PCRM)
says
，
“Milk
is
high
in
sugar
，
fat
and
animal
protein
，
” all of which have negative effects on health
．
The PCRM says there are better and healthier ways to
get calcium such as eating beans
，
broccoli
，
cereals and tofu
．
Orange juice and soymilk that have calcium
added to them also supply the nutrient
．
“One of the only reasons people prefer milk is because it is going to
help build strong bones
，
” says Dr Neal Barnard
，
president of the PCRM
．
But milk may not be the best way
to get calcium your body needs
．

Of course
，
calcium is important for healthy bones and teeth
，
but there are other things that affect your
bone strength
，
such as genes
，
how much vitamin D you take in
，
and getting an hour’s worth of exercise
every day
．

Some people disagree with the idea that milk isn’t important
．
Keri Gans
，
an American Dietitian
，
says
“I don’t
think it’s irresponsible to
take this
beverage that children
enjoy
it very much
，
especially
among
those who are unable to meet their nutrient needs for the day
，
and remove it from the lunch line
．
”

The U
．
S government is now considering the request of the PCRM
，
but a decision may be a long way
off
．
Meanwhile
，
Marion Nestle
，
a professor puts it best
：
“Milk certainly has nutrients
．
Other food has the
same nutrients
．
It’s just food
．
As with other food
，
too much might be a problem
．
”

1
．
The U
．
S
．
government requires milk as part of the National School Lunch Program




．





A
．
as a result of the request of the PCRM
B
．
because milk is the best way to get calcium
C
．
as drinking milk is good for bones and teeth
D
．
because milk is known to be fat-free or low-fat
2
．
The PCRM proposed that milk be removed from the lunch program because




．





A
．
American children are taking in too much calcium and suffering it
B
．
drinking milk is not the best way to get the calcium your body needs
C
．
drinking milk has more negative effects than positive ones on health
D
．
new researches prove that milk is not high in calcium as beans or tofu
3
．
The underlined word “beverage” in the 4th paragraph probably means “







”
．


A
．
food
B
．
game
C
．
plan
D
．
drink
4
．
According to the author
，



．






Passage 12
Britain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 101
．
Mr
．
John Evans had
never found the time or money to make the trip from his home in Forest Fach
，
near Swansea
．
But
，
when
British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital he just could not refuse
．

He arrived at Paddington Station and smartly turned out in his best suit
，
favorite Panama hat and a red
rose in his buttonhole
．
“It’s very exciting
．
There’s no doubt about it
，
” he said
．

Until yesterday he had never been far from home
，
except for one trip to Aberdeen
．
“But I’ve been on
the seas to that faraway land called Ilfracombe 21 miles from home
，
” he joked
．

Mr Evans
，
who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales
，
almost made the journey to London
once before
，
at the turn of the century
．
“There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings return
from Swansea
—
too much I thought
．
All my money went to the family then
，
” he said
．

During the next two days Mr Evans will be taken on a short tour of London to see the sights
．
Top of his
list is a visit to the House of Parliament organized by his MP
，
Mr Gareth Wardell
．

The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided for him if he gets tired
．
“I don’t
like the chair
—
people will think I am getting old
．
” he said
．
His secret for a long and healthy life has been
well publicized
—
no wine
，
no tobacco and no anger
．

Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son
，
Amwell
，
he said jokingly
，
“I’m glad to see
they’ve given me a return ticket
．
”


1
．
The v
ery reason that Mr Evans didn’t go to see the world is that _________
．

A
．
he had already been on the seas to Ilfracombe
B
．
he was too busy to go too far away from home
A
．
milk should be removed from the lunch program
B
．
it is irresponsible to take milk out of the lunch line
C
．
it is up to the children to decide what to do with the milk
D
．
it will take a long time for the government to makes a final decision
C
．
he couldn’t afford both the time and the money

D
．
he believed “East or west
，
home is best”

2
．
Mr Evans didn’t like the wheelchair simply because _________
．

A
．
he was not used to traveling in it
B
．
the wheelchair was of poor quality and not easy to operate
C
．
he actually preferred walking to sitting in it at home
D
．
he thought he was still young enough to manage the trip
3
．
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
？

A
．
Mr Evans had to work hard to raise his family when young
．

B
．
The trip to London excited Mr Evans very much
．

C
．
Mr Evans could not really enjoy the trip because of his age
．

D
．
Humor was one of Mr Evans’ characters
．

4
．
The probable explanation to Mr Evans’ long life lies in _________
．

A
．
his good living habits










B
．
his hard working for the family
C
．
his sticking to his hometown




D
．
his living conditions near the Swansea

Passage 13
Getting rid of dirt
，
in the opinion of most people
，
is a good thing
．
However
，
there is nothing fixed about
attitudes to dirt
．

In the early 16
th
century
，
people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease
，
as
medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in
．
A particular
danger
was
thought
to
lie
in
public
baths
．
By
1538
，
the
French
king
had
closed
the
bath
houses
in
his
kingdom
．
So did the king of England in 1546
．
Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe
lived with dirt in a friendly way
．
Henry IV
，
King of France
，
was famously dirty
．
Upon learning that a
nobleman had taken a bath
，
the king ordered that
，
to avoid the attack of disease
，
the nobleman should not go
out
．

Though
the
belief
in
the
merit
of
dirt
was
long-lived
，
dirt
has
no
longer
been
regarded
as
a
nice
neighbor ever since the 18
th
century
．
Scientifically speaking
，
cleaning away dirt is good to health
．
Clean
water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease
．
Yet
，
it seems that standards of
cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War
Ⅱ．
Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea
；
clothes
need to be whiter than white
，
cloths ever softer
，
surfaces to shine
．
Has the hate for dirt
，
however
，
gone too
far
？

Attitudes
to
dirt
still
differ
hugely
nowadays
．
Many
first-time
parents
nervously
try
to
warn
their
children off touching dirt
，
which might be responsible for the spread of disease
．
On the contrary
，
Mary
Ruebush
，
an American immunologist
，
encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune
system
．
And the latter position is gaining some ground
．

1
．
The kings of France and England in the 16
th
century closed bath houses because






．

A
．
they lived healthily in a dirty environment
．

B
．
they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in

C
．
they believed disease could be spread in public baths
D
．
they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease
2
．
Which of the following best describes Henry

Ⅳ
’s attitude to bathing
？

A
．
Afraid
．





B
．
Curious
．


C
．
Approving
．


D
．
Uninterested
．

3
．
How does the passage mainly develop
？

A
．
By providing examples
．

B
．
By making comparisons
．

C
．
By following the order of time
．

D
．
By following the order of importance
．

4
．
What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
？

A
．
To stress the role of dirt
．

B
．
To introduce the history of dirt
．

C
．
To call attention to the danger of dirt
．

D
．
To present the change of views on dirt
．


Passage14
You wake up in the morning
，
the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been
looking forward to for a long time
．
Then the telephone rings
，
you say hello
，
and the drama starts
．
The person
on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that
there is nothing to look forward to
．
You are still in a wonderful mood
？
Impossible
！

Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness
．
It may not change what you think
，
but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time
．

Life brings ups and downs
，
but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to
offer
．
They only feel glad when they make others feel bad
．
No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or
respect
．

When
you
communicate
with
positive
people
，
your
spirit
stays
happy
and
therefore
more
positive
things are attracted
．
When the dagger(
匕首
) of a negative person is put in you
，
you feel the heavy feeling
that all in all
，
brings you down
．

Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people
．
This could be a co- worker
，
or a relative
．
In this case
，
say what needs to be said as little as possible
．
Sometimes it feels good to let out
your anger back to the negative person
，
but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they
won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that
．

Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized
．
The negative words of another at the
start of the day can cling to you throughout the rest of your day
，
which makes you feel bad and steals your
happiness
．
Life is too short to feel negative
．
Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible
．

1
．
The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______
．

A
．
make a comparison





C
．
introduce a topic








B
．
offer an evidence

D
．
describe a daily scene
2
．
How can negative people have effect on us
？

A
．
By influencing our emotion
．





B
．
By telling us the nature of life
．

C
．
By changing our ways of thinking
．


D
．
By comparing their attitudes to life with ours
．

3
．
Some negative people base their happiness on _______
．

A
．
other people’s pity for them


B
．
making other people unhappy
C
．
building up a positive attitude








D
．
other people’s respect for them

4
．
According to the passage
，
to reduce negative people’s influence on us
，
we are advised to ______
．

A
．
change negative people’s attitudes to life

B
．
show our dissatisfaction to negative people
C
．
make negative people feel ashamed of themselves
D
．
communicate with negative people as little as possible
5
．
What is the author’s attitude towards negative people
？

A
．
Favorable
．



B
．
Critical
．




C
．
Indifferent
．



D
．
Supportive
．


Passage 15
PALM COAST
，
when School Board Chairwoman
Sue Dickinson called her name Last Thursday night at Flagler Auditorium
．

Lee
，
a second-grade teacher at Belle Terre Elementary School
，
was named Flagler County’s T
eacher of