四、阅读理解
阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。
A
Probably no other musical instrument(乐器)is as popular around the world as the guitar. Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.
People do not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some others say that an old form of the modem guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12 century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.
Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modem times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.
One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.
91. What is discussed about the guitar in paragraph one?
A. Its history in America.
B. Its value in the music world.
C. Its importance for music lovers.
D. Its use in musical performance.
92. Where could the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?
A. in Spain B. in Persia
C. in Egypt D. in America
93. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?
A. Andalusia B. Andres Segovia
C. Franz Schubert D. Piccolo Paganini
94. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Music and Musicians
B. The History of the Guitar
C. Music and Musical Instruments
D. The Most Popular Musical Instrument
B
With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities, people need to know the facts about rabies (狂犬病)，a fatal disease caused by animal bites. Despite vaccination (接种疫苗)programs, rabies is still very prevalent, and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come.
Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking，convulsions (抽搐)and inability to swallow liquids. It can even cause death. If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog，cat or other animal，you should not panic，but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of
soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment. If you own the animal which did the biting, you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.
95. Rabies is a kind of disease which .
A. causes heart attack
B. hurt one’s legs
C. causes nerve centre problem and breathing problem
D. strikes one’s brain
96. If a person is bitten by some kind of animal, you .
A. should be panic
B. should take him (her) to a big hospital right away
C. should help to clean the wound and ask the patient to have a good rest at home
D. should help to clean the wound and then take him (her) to a nearby hospital quickly as possible
97. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. What a Rabies B. The Horrible Rabies
C. What Are Animal Bites D. How to Control Rabies
C
Scientists listened to fish and found a volcano(火山). It is eight thousand feet tall. But it is on the floor of the ocean off the northeast coast of New Zealand. There the water is nine thousand feet deep ; it hides the volcano from view.
If it hadn’t been for the scientists，we still might not know of the volcano. These men were recording underwater noises. Most of these noises are made by fish. But the scientists heard a strange rumbling (隆隆声).They felt that no fish could make this sound，so they pulled instruments through the water and found the volcano.
98. Scientists discovered the volcano .
A. in the northern part of New Zealand
B. in New Zealand
C. in the ocean near New Zealand
D. in the eastern part of New Zealand
99. The volcano was not found sooner because .
A. it was covered by water
B. it was not exploding
C. people had little interest in volcanoes
D. no ships sailed near it
100. The scientists found the volcano by .
A. sighting it from an airplane
B. pulling instruments through the water
C. sending divers(潜水员)down
D. making a rumbling sound
D
Researchers have found that REM ( rapid eye movement) sleep is important to human beings. This type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each occurrence. The deeper a person’s sleep becomes, the longer the periods of rapid eye movement.
There are physical charges in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM (non-rapid eye movement) to REM sleep. Breathing becomes faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move quickly.
Accompanying these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM sleep. It is during REM sleep that a person dreams.
101. According to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night?
A. once B. twice
C. four of five times D. forty times
102. The word “deeper” in paragraph one is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A. heavier B. louder
C. stronger D. happier
103. Which of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep?
A. His eyes begin to move.
B. His breathing becomes faster.
C. His heart rate increases.
D. His eyes stop moving.
104. The subject of this passage is .
A. why people sleep
B. the human need for REM sleep
C. the characteristic of REM sleep
D. physical changes in the human body
E
There’s a time to get angry. And it，s best for your child if you do. Let’s say your child hits a playmate with a toy-hard enough to make the other child cry. How can you teach your child to feel sorry so he or she won’t do it again? Researchers say the best way for parents to react is to show their anger and to let the child know exactly why they are mad.
Many parents believe that it is best to control their feelings and to wait until they’re calm before scolding their children. But the mother or father who explains reasonably to a child, “Peter was crying because you hit him,”is not likely to attract much attention. Young children need to be scolded immediately, and strongly, before they’ll take criticism (批评)to heart.
When your young child does something wrong, scold him or her seriously at once. At the same time be sure to tell the child clearly what he or she has done wrong. An angry reaction without an immediate explanation does little good. Forbidding a child to play outside or not allowing him to watch TV as a punishment works well—but only when taken together with an explanation. Make certain your child understands that although his or her wrongdoing has made you angry, you still love him or her. Use simple, direct words such as, “You hurt Peter. How would you feel if he hit you? You must never, never hurt people. ” If your voice expresses strong feeling clearly, your message will carry enough weight.
105. According to researchers, how should parents react when their child did something wrong?
A. Ask the child not to do it again any time.
B. Let the child know what exactly happened.
C. Teach the child why and how to say sorry to others.
D. Show the child how angry they are and tell him or her why.
106. What do many parents think they should do with the wrong doer?
A. Speak strongly and angrily to him.
B. Hide their feelings when talking to him.
C. Explain immediately why he was wrong.
D. Calm themselves down before scolding him.
107. What could be the best tide for the text?
A. Best Ways to Stop Children’s Wrongdoings
B. Differences among Parents in Dealing with Children
C. Different ways to Deal with Children’s Wrongdoings
D. Research on Preventing Children from Hurting Others
五、补全对话
根据中文提示,把对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。 打句号的地方,用陈述句;打问号的地方,用疑问句。
提示:Jane和Michael商量周末去野餐。他们讨论要去什么地方,带些什么。Michael 建议邀请John和他的女朋友参加。最后他们决定星期六早上8点出发。
Jane ： How do you like the idea of having a picnic this Saturday?
Michael ： Wonderful. But 108 ?
Jane： What about going to the West Hills? It，s quite cool there.
Michael ： That’s a good idea. 109 to go with us?
Jane： OK. And we can ask them to prepare some drinks.
Michael ： 110 ?
Jane： You，d better buy some fruit, and sandwiches.
Michael ： 111 ?
Jane ： I like oranges, watermelons, grapes, and bananas.
Michael ： 112 ?
Jane ： How about 8 in the morning? We can get there in an hour and a half.
Michael ： OK. I’ll call John and tell him about our plan.
B
提示:Jason和Andrea在谈论他们的工作。Andrea在Thomas Cook Travel做导游工作， 经常陪人们去南美洲，如秘鲁。他很喜欢这份工作。Jason是位学生，在一家快餐店兼职。
Jason ： Where do you work, Andrea?
Andrea ：I 113 Thomas Cook Travel.
Jason ： Oh, really? What do you do there?
Andrea： I’m a guide. I take people 114 to countries in South America, like Peru.
Jason： That sounds interesting!
Andrea;Yes, 115 . I love it. And what do you do?
Jason ： I am a student, and I 116 ，too.
Andrea： Oh? Where do you work?
Jason ： 117 .
Andrea: Which restaurant?
Jason ： Hamburger Heaven.
参考答案
一、1、D 2、A 3、 C 4、B 5、D
6、D 7、A 8、 B 9、D 10、C
11、A 12、D 13、 B 14、C 15、B
16、A 17、D 18、 C 19、B 20、A
二、21、A 22、B 23、C 24、B 25、C 26、B
27、C 28、C 29、A 30、C 31、C
32、B 33、A 34、B 35、C
36、A 37、C 38、A 39、A 40、C
41、D 42、B 43、D 44、A 45、C
三、46、B 47、A 48、C 49、B 50、D 51、C
52、D 53、D 54、B 55、C 56、B 57、A
58、B 59、D 60、C
61、D 62、A 63、B 64、C 65、D 66、C
67、A 68、C 69、B 70、A 71、C 72、B
73、A 74、A 75、B
76、D 77、B 78、C 79、C 80、D 81、A
82、A 83、C 84、B 85、D 86、A 87、B
88、A 89、C 90、D
四、91、B 92、C 93、B 94、D 95、C
96、D 97、B 98、C 99、A
100、B 101、C 102、A 103、D 104、C
105、D 106、D 107、A
五、108、where shall we go
109、Shall we invite John and his girlfriend
110、What should I do then
111、What kind of fruit should I buy
112、When shall we start off
113、work for
114、on tours
115、it’s a great job
116、have a part-time job
117、In a fast-food restaurant.
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