2010-12英语B统考巡讲材料之二---阅读理解(学生版)

第一部分 蓝皮书中的阅读理解文章 （最重要，“点播中心”有讲解录像）

蓝皮书上6套英语B模拟试题当中，一共有18篇阅读理解文章，必须完全掌握，你肯定会遇到其中的一篇。

第二部分 补充阅读材料部分（18篇，必看) Passage 1

The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secrets there. Scuba（水肺，自携式潜水呼吸器） diving is a new sport today. It can take you into a wonderful undersea world.

You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are like a school bus. Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.

During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you can't dive too deep. And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.

The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It is cold, and it is dark, too. The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.

Besides the coldness and the darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger - other animals. Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. However, some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals' meal.

(1)、People want to dive in the sea because ____________. A：they want to catch fish

B：they want to find the secrets of the undersea world C：the sea is deep

D：there are all kinds of plants in the sea

(2)、In the daytime, when you dive in the sea, you ___________. A：can see everything green and blue B：can't be in danger C：can catch nothing

D：can't see anything clearly

(3)、How many dangers will animals meet under the deep sea? A：One. B：Two. C：Three. D：Four.

(4)、When you do scuba diving, you can _______________.

A：stay in deep water for a long time B：dive very, very deep C：live in deep water easily D：dive freely without any dangers (5)、Which of the following is WRONG?

A：One animal finds something to eat, and it may be eaten by others.

B：At the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, many animals can find their way by hearing and feeling.

C：The deeper the sea is, the darker and colder it is.

D：At the depth of 3,000 feet under the sea, all animals can find their way by seeing. 答案： B- -A- C- A-D Passage 2

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The Spring Festival together with the winter holidays often means sharing cakes, candies and other delicious food with friends and families. Most people will eat more than they usually do. But doctors find out that what you eat may affect how well you remember things. This is bad news for people who eat too much.

Forgetfulness seems to many people an inevitable part of aging. As our bodies grow older, most of us find that many things we should remember are slipping out of minds. But new facts show that it is possible to slow time's effects on our minds.

Once people thought that the brain could not make new cells, but now studies show that learning new things can help brain grow and keep the illness away from the brain.

Professor Eric Kandel, a Nobel Prize winner for his study of the human memory, says the best way to save our memories is to keep our brains in good shape. Through mental exercise, he says, people can keep their memories whole into their 80s and 90s.

And Mark Mattson, a professor at the National Institute on Aging, says that reducing the amount of calories fed to older rats and mice by thirty percent can be a good help to learning and memory. While it is hard for many people to go on their diet like that, doctors tell us that even small steps can make big difference.

(1)、Doctors find out that _____________may be bad for your memory. A：delicious food B：eating too much C：drinking too much D：doing exercise

(2)、The underlined word \"slipping\" in this passage means _____________. A：leaving quietly B：forgetting slowly C：growing fast D：coming badly

(3)、Who thinks that we can save our memories through mental exercise? A：Nobel. B：Mark Mattson. C：Eric Kandel. D：A famous doctor.

(4)、The writer thinks that _____________is a big problem we face as we grow older. A：illness B：cell C：diet D：forgetfulness

(5)、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A：It was believed that nothing new could help brain grow. B：It is possible for us to slow time's effects on our bodies.

C：It was not easy for many people to go on their diet ten years ago. D：It is very important for the old to fight forgetfulness. 答案： B- A- C- D- A

Passage 3

Oil is so important that it is sometimes called \"black gold\". Almost half of our energy comes from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to heat our homes, offices and schools. Many

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everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you wash your hands with might also be made from oil. Your favorite plastic toy is made from oil.

Oil is hard to find, because it is trapped deep under the earth. Once the only way people knew there was oil someplace if it leaked out of the ground. Today, however, we have many ways of finding oil. One tool measures the pull of gravity. Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. Another tool is sound waves. Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use them to find the rocks that have oil in them.

We need a lot of oil, and we are using up the oil wells we know about. Soon we must find new ways of looking for this \"black gold\".

(1)、From this passage, we can know oil is _______________. A：a kind of rocks B：a source of energy C：black gold D：black rocks

(2)、According to the passage, we can tell that ___________. A：oil is found in rocks B：oil runs in rivers

C：oil is found only under water D：oil runs very fast

(3)、Which of the following isn't the way to help find oil?

A：Sound waves travel through different kinds of rocks at different speeds. B：People measure the pull of gravity to know if there is oil.

C：Sound waves tell us where the oil has leaked out of the ground. D：People know there is oil if it leaks out of the ground.

(4)、Which of the following does the passage lead you to believe? A：Oil was firstly found by measuring gravity. B：Many things are made from oil. C：We will never run out of oil.

D：Our lives would be very different if we didn't have oil.

(5)、The main idea of the whole story is that ___________. A：many things are made from oil

B：we must find new ways of looking for oil C：people spend a lot of time looking for oil D：oil is important for us but hard to find 答案： B –A- C- B- D

Passge 4

The dark smoke that comes out of stacks(大烟囱) or from a burning dump(垃圾) contains tiny bits of solid or liquid matter. The smoke also contains many gases, most of which cannot be seen. Altogether, they make up the serious problems of air pollution. In so many places it keeps us from seeing the sun, irritate(刺痛) our eyes, causes us to cough and makes us ill.

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Air pollution can spread from city to city. It even spreads from one country to another. Some northern European countries have had \"black snow\" from pollutants that have traveled through the air from other countries and have fallen with the snow. So air pollution is a global problem. It can kill babies, older people and those who have respiratory(呼吸) disease. In 1952, four thousands people die in one week as a result of a serious air pollution breakout in London. In 1948 in a small town of Pennsylvania, 20 people died in a four - day period of air pollution. As often found in cities, air pollution increases the risks of lung disease, such as bronchitis and asthma. Of course, smoking and other factors help to cause these illnesses, too, but these causes have increased greatly during recent years as air pollution has become worse.

(1)、Which of the following is NOT true about the \"black snow\" incident? A：It happened in the northern European countries.

B：It happened there because air pollution in these countries was most serious. C：Pollutants that fell with snow made it dirty. D：It is a global problem.

(2)、Who can be killed by air pollution? A：Earth and plants. B：Stones and birds.

C：Those who suffer from respiratory illnesses. D：Both A and C.

(3)、How many people died of air pollution in Pennsylvania in 1948? A：4,000. B：20. C：None. D：4020.

(4)、What are bronchitis and asthma? A：Different types of headaches. B：Lung disease. C：Heart diseases.

D：Different types of stomach aches.

(5)、According to the passage, air pollution increases people's chance of getting ______? A：Headache. B：A lung disease. C：Stomachache. D：Nervous breakdown. 答案：B-C-B-B-B

Passage 5

As long as the sun shines, the earth will not run out of energy. The sun pours more energy on earth than we can ever use. Most of that energy comes to us as heat and light. Energy from the sun is called solar energy.

Anything to do with the sun is called \"solar\". The word began with the Roman word for the sun and their god of the sun, who was called Sol. Solar energy is a safe kind of energy. It doesn't make pollution or have dangerous leftovers. That is why scientists and investors are experimenting

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with ways of harnessing（治理利用）the sun to do some of the jobs fossil fuels have been doing. But to make the sun do work like that, they have to solve some problems. They have to collect the sun's energy. Collecting sunshine is not easy, unless you are a plant. Sunshine is not easy to store, either. You can't fill a tank with it or put it in the wood box. You can not move it through a pipe or a wire. You can not just turn it on.

(1)、What form does most of solar energy take to reach us? A：Light. B：Heat. C：gas. D：both A and B.

(2)、Where does the word \"solar\" come from?

A：Greek. B：Roman. C：Old English. D：Chinese.

(3)、Which of the following is NOT true of solar energy? A：It is a safe energy. B：It is a green energy.

C：It may cause pollution to the air. D：It is endless.

(4)、What are the problems facing scientists who want to use solar energy? A：It is not easy to collect. B：It is not easy to store. C：It is not easy to find out. D：both A and B.

(5)、What is the writer's purpose of writing the passage? A：To give a brief introduction to solar energy.

B：To explain the reason why it is not easy to make solar energy. C：To give information about the advantages of solar energy. D：To give a brief introduction to the word \"solar\". 答案：D-B-C-D-A

Passage 6

The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should know his subject, but he can make mistakes if he is willing to learn. His personality is as important as his scholarship. The ideal teacher must be enthusiastic. He must never teach anything he himself is not interested in. He should be a bit of an actor and he should not be afraid to show his feelings and express his likes and dislikes. He must like his students and respect them, but he must also respect himself and take pride in his work. Otherwise, he can not respect his students and win respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an understanding of his students and be able to relate to them. He needs students' understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind, encouraging, and helpful and he should

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motivate his students to seek knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students as individuals and acknowledge their differences. He must know how to encourage the self-development and growth of each of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and improves himself along with his students.

(1)、Which of the following is the least important in judging an ideal teacher according to the passage?

A：His age and appearance. B：His personality. C：His scholarship. D：His attitude towards his students.

(2)、Can an ideal teacher make mistakes?

A：No. He should be very careful not to make any mistakes. B：Yes. Because he knows too little.

C：No. He should always be the authority to his students. D：Yes. But he should be willing to learn.

(3)、What relationship should be set up between an ideal teacher and his students according to the passage?

A：Mutual respect and understanding. B：Mutual encouragement and help. C：Mutual aid and affection.

D：Mutual support and inspiration.

(4)、How does an ideal teacher view his students? A：As talented young people. B：As different from each other. C：As self-centered individuals.

D：As understanding, respectful individuals.

(5)、Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? A：An ideal teacher should seldom set an example for his students.

B：Teachers and students benefit each other in the process of teaching and learning. C：Students should never expect their teachers to be ideal.

D：Anyone who is trying to improve himself constantly is an ideal teacher. 答案：A-D-A-B-B

Passage 7

Education in the United States is usually divided into four levels. These are early children, elementary, secondary and higher education. School attendance is required in every state of the country, and in most states students must attend school from the age of 6 to 16.

The first level is early childhood education. Its main purpose is to prepare children for school. The second level is elementary education. Education at this level is divided into six or eight grades, and children learn reading, arithmetic, writing, social studies and science. They also have art, music and physical education.

The third level is secondary education. It is for junior and senior high school students. Some students take courses to prepare themselves for college. Other students take technical or vocational courses that prepare them for jobs after they graduate from high school.

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Higher education continues after high school. There are many kinds of institutions of higher education. Technical institutes offer two-year programs in electronics, engineering, business and other subjects. After two years at a junior college, students receive an associate degree and then they can continue at a four-year college.

(1)、What topic does the passage mainly discuss? A：Education policy in the USA.

B：The four levels of American education.

C：The purpose of American education at different levels.

D：The subjects offered at different levels of American education.

(2)、Is school attendance required in the USA? A：Yes, it is required in the whole country. B：Yes, but only in some states.

C：Yes, it is required in most states of the country. D：Yes, but not until children reach the age of 16.

(3)、At what level(s) are programs of technical and vocational courses offered? A：The 1st and 2nd levels. B：The 2nd and 3rd levels. C：The 3rd and 4th levels. D：The 4th levels only.

(4)、How many grades is the second level of the education divided into? A：Six or eight. B：Five or seven. C：Four or six. D：Seven or Nine

(5)、What would most probably be talked about in the next paragraph? A：Undergraduate education.

B：Post-graduate（研究生）education. C：Pre-school education. D：Adult education. 答案：B-A-C-A-B Passage 8

Pubs are supposed to be the Englishman's favorite meeting place, where he can get together with a few friends over a pint of beer and talk about football, or horse racing, or business.

You may notice that the pub is the place for men, but not for women. Even now it is still not quite respectable for a woman to go into a pub alone; she must have a man to escort(护卫) and protect her. Perhaps that is partly why pubs depress me - they are intended mainly to provide for male interests, which are often pretty narrow. I think this male-dominated atmosphere also reminds me of my life back at school, or in the army, neither of which is an experience I much want to relive.

However, I'm obviously in the minority. Most Englishmen have their local pubs, where they can escape from the pressures of family life or work, and if they are lucky, tell their troubles to a pretty barmaid. Indeed, many men dream of retiring from their 9 - 5 jobs and buying a little country pub, where they imagine they'll be the host of a seven-night-a-week party. This dream usually dies when cleaning up spilled beer at one o'clock in the morning.

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Still, there's pub for every type of man, from the city sophisticate to the rural primitive, and a man for every type of pub. And I must admit that, for someone who doesn't like them, I spent a lot of time in pubs of various kinds.

(1)、For what do Englishmen go to the pubs? A：They go there to make friends.

B：They go to meet and talk with their friends over some beer. C：They go there to see the pretty barmaid. D：They go there to do business dealings. (2)、What doesn't the speaker like about the pubs? A：The smell of alcohol and tobacco.

B：The complaints men make about their family life. C：The male-dominated atmosphere. D：The spilled beer all around. (3)、What are many men dreaming of?

A：Owning a pub and living like having a party every night. B：Taking their female friends to their own favorite pubs. C：Retiring from their present jobs.

D：Freeing themselves from the pressures of their family life and work. (4)、Which of the following can be learned from the passage? A：The speaker is a feminist.

B：The speaker is nostalgic about his school days.

C：The speaker never goes to pubs with his female friends. D：The speaker was once an armyman. (5)、What can you conclude from the passage?

A：The speaker doesn't like the atmosphere in the pubs very much, so he hardly goes there. B：More and more women are now going to pubs.

C：Pubs are the only place where Englishmen can complain about their pressures of life and work.

D：Different types of pubs in Britain cater to the taste of different types of men. 答案：B-C-A-D-D Passage 9

I am going to tell you a story about two drivers who wanted to park their cars in the same parking space.

The man who arrived at the parking space first was rather old with gray hair. He was driving a large Rolls Royce. The beautiful car stopped just in front of the parking space. Then the driver turned his head and very slowly began to reverse his car into the space.

Just as he was doing this, a young man in a Mini came up from behind. He noticed the space and drove straight in, nose first. The older driver in the Rolls Royce stopped his car suddenly. He was very angry and red in the face. He wound down his window and looked at the young man. But the young man wasn't sorry. He had got out his car now and he was laughing. \"You have to be young to do that!\" he said to the older driver and pointed at the Mini and at the space he had just taken.

The older man said nothing. He just began to reverse his Rolls Royce again and crashed into the Mini very hard. There was not much of the Mini left when the older driver had finished. The young man watched what was happening and couldn't believe his eyes. He was angry and very red in the face. The older driver looked out of the window and smiled. \"You have to be rich to do that,\"

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he said.

(1)、What is the story about?

A：Two drivers happened to crash into each other in a parking space.

B：Two cars crashed into each other due to the drivers' dispute over a parking space. C：One driver tried to park their cars in one small parking space.

D：The parking space was too small to hold two cars at the same time.

(2)、What do you know about the two drivers?

A：The young driver was quicker than the older driver. B：Each of them had an expensive car.

C：They didn't see each other while they were getting into the same parking space. D：Both of them were good at driving.

(3)、What did the older driver mean when he said, \"You have to be rich to do that\"? A：You are not rich enough to buy a new car like mine.

B：You are too poor to contend with me for the parking space. C：You are not rich enough to park your car here. D：Only rich people dare to do that.

(4)、Which of the following statements about the young driver can NOT be inferred? A：He hadn't expected the older driver to react so strongly.

B：He hadn't thought the older driver had that much daring in him. C：He was shocked to see what had become of his car. D：He had expected his defeat.

(5)、Which of the following proverbs is NOT suitable to describe the story? A：Tit for tat. B：The young and the aged will never agree. C：Win at first and lose at last. D：First come, first served. 答案：B-A-D-D-B

Passage 10 A City of the World

Most people imagine New York to be a city of skyscrapers. Perhaps too, they associate the city with the World Trade Center, the Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue, Times Square, the United

Nations, and Central Park and so on. Except for the Statue of Liberty, all these places are in one part of the city, that is, Manhattan, which seems to be an island of skyscrapers.

The city is also a place where the headquarters of the United Nations is located. People from all over the world live in the city and work at the United Nations. The translators working at the UN must speak one of the five official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. The World Trade Center is a \"United Nations of Commerce\" along the Hudson River. The towers of the World Trade Center are 405 meters high, and each has 110 floors. Together the two towers have 48,600 windows. Three of the 102 elevators in each tower can take you from the first to the 11th floor in one minute. Besides, there are international banks, government offices,

transportation companies, restaurants and import and export businesses inside the twin towers. The lobby of a building is usually on the ground floor, but at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky!

(1)、Why is the passage entitle \"A City of the World\"？

A：Because thousands of foreign tourists come to visit the city every year. B：Because people in the city speak different languages.

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C：Because the United Nations and the World Trade Center are in the city. D：Because all major international organizations are located in the city. 答案：C

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(3)、Why does the passage say the World Trade Center is a \"United States of Commerce\"? A：Because it is attached to the United States.

B：Because international banks, import and export businesses and many other commercial and financial bodies are located here.

C：Because an international trade fair is held here every year. D：Because the UN controls its work. 答案：B

(4)、The passage says, \"…at the World Trade Center there are lobbies in the sky!\" What does it mean?

A：There are no lobbies in the building of the World Trade Center. B：There are no lobbies on each floor. C：The lobbies are not open to public. D：There are lobbies on very high floors. 答案：D

(5)、Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage? A：The city's development.

B：The world-famous buildings in the city. C：The tower of the World Trade Center. D：The official languages spoken at the UN. 答案：A

Paasage 11

Pearl Carlson was shaken awake at 3:30 a.m. by a forceful pull. King, the family dog, was trying to pull her out of the bed. Then she smelled smoke and heard the sound of fire from her

parent's room. Pearl's screams awaked her mother, Fern, and father, Howard, who had recently been in hospital for lung disease. Helping Howard to a first-floor window, Fern told him to climb out, then ran to her daughter.

Still inside, King appeared at Pearl's window, making squeaking (短促尖叫) sounds. When running toward Pearl's bedroom, Fern realized her husband hadn't yet escaped. She made her way back through the smoke and flames, following King's sound to where Howard lay semiconscious (半昏迷) on the floor. Fern helped him get outside. King came out only after both were safe.

As day dawned, the Carlsons saw that King's paws were badly burnt, and his entire body was burnt, too. His chain collar had gotten so hot that it burnt his throat, making it impossible for him to bark (叫) normally. Only after the seven-year-old dog refused food did they find pieces of wood in his mouth and realize that King, who slept outside, had bitten through a wood door to warn his family.

(1)、Who was King in the story?

A：The family's son B：The family's daughter C：The family dog D：The master

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(2)、According to the story, the first one who was completely out of danger could be _______. A：Howard B：Fern C：Pearl and Fern D：Pearl

(3)、When the master's room caught fire, _______. A：the dog was sleeping in Pearl's room B：the dog waked Pearl up

C：the dog just slept outside the master's house

D：the dog did nothing but barking outside the master's house

(4)、After reading this story, we've learnt that the following statements could be reasonable except _______.

A：the dog made a big hole in the door B：the dog awoke mother first

C：the dog was the last one to escape from the burning room D：the dog was badly burned and not able to eat

(5)、From this story it can be inferred that ______. A：Pearl loves her parents very much B：Howard is the best man of the family

C：The woman loves her children more deeply than her husband D：The dog is man's best friend 答案：C-D-B-B -D

Passage 12

9、When weather is hot, you go to a lake or an ocean. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel cool. Why? The sun makes the earth hot, but it cannot make the weather very hot. Although the air over the earth becomes hot, the air over the water stays cool. The hot air over the earth rises. Then the cool air over the water moves in and takes the place of the hot air. When you are near a lake or an ocean, you feel the cool air when it moves in. You feel the wind, and the wind makes you feel cool.

Of course, scientists cannot answer all of our questions. If we ask, \"Why is the ocean full of salt?\" scientists will say that the salt comes from rocks. When a rock gets very hot or very cold, it cracks. Rain falls into the cracks. The rain then carries the salt into the earth and into the rivers. The rivers carry the salt into the ocean. But then we ask, \"What happens to the salt in the ocean? The ocean does not get more salty every year.\" Scientists are not sure about the answer to this question. We know a lot about our world. But there are still many answers that we do not have, and we are curious.

(1)、The main idea of the passage is ______.

A：people feel cool when they are near a lake or an ocean B：scientists can explain everything we want to know C：scientists can explain many things except one thing D：the salt in the ocean comes from rocks

(2)、You feel cool when you are near a lake or an ocean because ______. A：the water is not so hot as the earth

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B：the earth is hot

C：the water is colder than the earth

D：cool air from the water moves towards the land

(3)、Now scientists know ______.

A：what makes people feel cool near a lake or an ocean in summer B：everything about the ocean

C：why the ocean does not get more and more salty D：what happens to the salt in the ocean

(4)、A rock cracks when ______. A：rain falls B：it gets very hot C：it gets very cold D：either B or C

(5)、People are always curious about the world around them because ______. A：they know nothing about it B：they know little about it

C：there are answers they do not have

D：there are a lot of interesting stories about it 答案：A-D-A-D-C Pasage 13

A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They want to see Antonio Gaude's church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaude was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon rich and famous. Then a rich

bookseller said, \"Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people.\" \"I will do it,\" said Gaudi. He worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed $10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world come to see it. It is very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.

(1)、Which of the following titles best fits the passage? A：Barcelona--- a Famous City

B：A Strange History of An Unusual Church C：A Poor Architect's Unusual Works D：Antonio Gaudi's Life

(2)、Which of the following is NOT true? A：Gaudi was a Spanish architect

B：Gaudi devoted most of his life to the building of the church C：People all over the world admire the architect very much D：many tourists go to see Gaudi's unfinished church

(3)、Gaudi sometimes missed classes because ______.

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A：he didn't like it

B：he had to work at the same time C：they were too difficult D：he had to build a church

(4)、The church is unusual because ______. A：it's unfinished B：it's strange C：it's modern D：all of the above

(5)、According to the passage, Gaude ______. A：suffered a lot in his life

B：was full of sympathy to the poor C：always created unusual works D：both B and C 答案：C-B-B-D-D

Passage 14

What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? You have to sit down and write a thank-you note. The words \"Thank you\" are very important. We have to use them on so many occasions. We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book or gives us a gift.

Another important word is \"please\". Many people forget to use it. It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying \"please\". We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more sauce, help or advice. It may be in the classroom, at home, at the bus-stop or over the counter. We have to use \"please\" to make our request pleasant.

We have to learn to say \"sorry\" too. When we have hurt someone's feeling, we will have to go up and say we are sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we will have to use the same word. When we have forgotten something or broken a promise, we will have to explain with that word, too. \"Sorry\" is a healing word. We can make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.

These three words are simple but important. They are pleasing words to use in any language.

(1)、When we receive a birthday present, we have to ______. A：return it B：give it to one of our friends C：do nothing D：write a thank-you note

(2)、When someone helps us to do something, we should ______. A：thank him B：say \"sorry\" to him C：use the word \"please\" D：not say anything

(3)、One of the important words in any language is ______. A：\"hello\" B：\"yes\" C：\"no\" D：\"please\"

(4)、We have to use the word \"please\" when we ______. A：hurt someone's feeling B：ask for something

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C：receive a present D：have told a lie

(5)、The three important words in any language are ______. A：\"thanks\B：\"yes\

C：\"thanks\D：\"well', \"please\" and \"pardon\" 答案：D-A-D-B-C

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Bill turned the key in the heavy lock and put it calmly in his pocket. He did so from a certain kind of fear. This was the only entrance to the house. Though Tom would be away for at least three days, Bill had a strange feeling of his nearness. In the stillness he seemed to hear Tom's voice. He turned round quickly, but there was only the girl.

The girl carrying an oil lamp led Bill upstairs. She stopped and raised the lamp in each doorway, staring at him meanwhile. Satisfied he was the only guest, Bill came to the last door. \"You sleep here, sir,\" she said, giving him the lamp. \"Your friend slept here, too.\" \"Good night, miss,\" he said politely.

Her lips moved in reply, but he didn't catch the words. Her eyes never for a moment left his face. He stepped in, and as he turned to close the door she was still standing there. In the silence he felt a little terrified now.

He shut the door in the girl's face then, leaving her in the dark. He opened it again almost at once. She had disappeared without a sound. A deep mistrust suddenly came to him. Why had that girl stared at him so?

(1)、Why did Bill take the key with him? A：To let him in, when he returned. B：To prevent Tom from returning.

C：To stop any enemy being let into the house. D：To keep the girl in the house.

(2)、We know from the story that Tom had ______. A：left there three days before B：felt quite as afraid as Bill was C：stayed there for three days D：slept there the night before

(3)、Bill was surprised when he turned round, because ______. A：Tom was not in the room

B：he hadn't expected to find Tom there

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C：there was no danger behind him D：the woman were there

(4)、Although Bill said good night to the girl, she ______. A：gave him a rude answer B：did not leave him C：refused to look at him D：said nothing to him

(5)、Bill didn't trust the girl because ______. A：he had never seen her before B：of the way she moved about C：she left quietly

D：of the way she looked at him 答案：B-A-D-B-D

Passage 16

The aim of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires a right way, or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.

The best time for reading is morning, because in the morning, the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason, we can get good result.

In studying we must have patience. If we have not known a text well, we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.

When we are studying, we must put our hearts into the book, or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.

We must always ask \"whys\". If it is not well understood, write it down and ask our teachers or our parents, or friends. In any possible way, we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.

Though there are many ways for studying, yet the above mentioned will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so. (1)、The passage tells us ______. A：the importance of reading B：to read in the morning

C：to pay attention to the ways of studying D：to have patience in studying

(2)、The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying. A：three B：four C：five D：many

(3)、We'd better read in the morning because ______. A：it's hard to remember what we have learned B：the air is fresh and the mind is clear C：it's difficult to get good results D：we have more time 答案：C-B-B

(4)、If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read, it is ______. A：easy to understand it well B：better to get something from it

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C：impossible for us to get much from it D：possible to learn much from it

(5)、In studying we must always ask \"whys\" in order to ______. A：understand the book well B：write down the questions C：remember the new words

D：get some questions to ask our teachers 答案：C-B-B –C-A

Passage 17

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember thing, they cannot write them down in a small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.

(1)、Someone can't have a good memory if ______. A：he can't read or write

B：he doesn't use his memory

C：his parents haven't a good memory

D：he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time

(2)、If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, ______. A：you can't use them any more B：they will become stronger

C：they become weak but they slowly become strong again

D：they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again

(3)、Which of the following is true?

A：The way that your memory works is different from that of your arms or legs. B：Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice. C：Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory. D：A good memory comes from less practice.

(4)、Few people know that it is only _______if a friend has a poor memory.

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A：his own fault B：his parents' fault

C：his teachers' fault D：his grandmother's fault

(5)、The writer wants to tell us ______. A：how to use our arms or legs B：how to have strong arms C：how to have a good memory D：how to learn from the people 答案：B-D-B-B-C

Passage 18

In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children's Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Children's Village started. The letters SOS stand for \"Save Our Souls.\" This means \"Please help us!\". An SOS Children's Village gives help to orphans.

Hermann Gmeiner's idea for helping orphans soon spread all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children's Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village are grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children's Villages.

In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them. The children go to school, they go out with their friends and they go into town. (1)、An orphan is a child ______. A：who has no brother B：who has no sister C：who has no parents D：all of the above

(2)、Which of the following statement came last? A：People gave Gmeiner some money.

B：There were many orphans at the end of the war.

C：Gmeiner built the first SOS Children's Village with the money people gave him. D：A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.

(3)、How many houses are there in the biggest SOS Children's Villages? A：Seven and ten. B：Forty or fifty. C：170. D：About 30.

(4)、We can conclude from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from ______.

A：governments B：special organizations C：the orphans themselves D：people in general (5)、Which of the following can best summarize the work a woman in an SOS Village does for each group of children?

A：She gives the children a lot of love and kindness.

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B：She lives with each group of children. C：She cooks the meals for children. D：She looks after them. 答案：C-C-B-D-D

蓝皮书上最容易译错的10个句子

1. Transistors are small in size and light in weight. 晶体管的体积小，重量轻。

2. In an age of plenty, we feel spiritual hunger.

在这个物质财富充裕的时代，我们感到精神上的饥渴。

3. Various substances differ widely in their magnetic characteristics. 各种材料的磁性有很大的不同。

4. In Foreign Languages Department，a checking machine is used to correct the students' test papers.外语教研部用阅卷机给学生批卷。

5. The most common samples of inorganic materials are the gases of the atmosphere, water, rocks, etc. 大气中的气体、水、岩石都是无机物中最普通的实例。 6. There is a large amount of energy wasted due to friction. 由于摩擦而损耗了大量的能量。

7. Karsh was praised as a master portraitist, often working in black and white, influenced by great painters of the past. 卡什被人们誉为人像大师，由于受到历史上一些著名画家的影响，他在拍摄中经常运用黑白摄影。

8. In no other country in the world can you find such plants as this one. 像这种的植物在世界上的其它任何一个国家中都找不到。 9. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

10. All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事总是由难而易

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