阅读理解Passage 1Have you ever seen a moon……1. To what do we compare….D. A11 of these2. The main purpose…..A. inform3.The author knew….. A. mysterious4.The moon looks bigger if…B. it is near the horizon5.The autumn moon….D. helps farmers see as they harvest their crops Passage 2Strange thing happens to time…….1. The best title….. B. How Time Changes Around the World2. The difference in…..C one hour3. From this selection…...C. is divided into five time zones4.The international date……C. the point where a new day begins5. If you cross……A. ahead one hour in each new time zonePassage 3Holidays in the United States……1. The govemment of the United……C. 3-day2. Workers in the United……D. Tuesday to Friday3.Which statement is NOT…..D. All the workers have a half-month vacation4. The reason why……A. no one can be found to take his place5. Which of the following…….D. Something About the holidays and Vacation in the U.SPassage 4Sarah Winchester was a very………1. What did Sarah keep……C. Making it bigger2. The story says…. A. 7 floors3. Who did the work….C. Carpenters and plumbers and other workers4. How long did…..B. For38 years5. Sarah‟s house was…..C. when she died Passage 5The diner is only……1.What‟s the main….A. The attraction ofdiners to different people2. The purpose of….C. give a summaryof the whole passage3. Why do truck……C. It’s a havenagainst loneliness4. Diners attract….B. many differentkinds of people5. Diners are…..D. fascinatingPassage 6In the past two years……..1.The word ……embrace”……A. make useof2.It can be concluded……D. bicycle saleswill continue to rise3.The bicycle is……A. enjoying a strongrevival4.The reader can….C. concerned withthe quality of their lives5.In the sentence……A. a rapid increasein salePassage 7Doctors have known for…….1.Doctors have long….C. one may losehis hearing when he hears a terriblyloud noise2.This passage suggests…..B. will bedamaged even if he has heard a loudnoise for only little more than onesecond3.According to this….C. makes hearingdamage from loud noise worselions of Americans…..D. take toomuch aspirin5.The purpose of…..D. whether aspirinwould increase the temporary hearingdamage from loud noisesPassage 8Just two months ago……1. Ana realizes that……B. she must dowell on the exam2. Ana has been…..A. seven years3. Ana experiences difficulty…..C. theprofessor’s lectures4. Ana tells the…..B. her family5. The best main…..C. Ana comesthrough with flying colorsPassage 9Any mistake made in……1. A postage stamp‟s….C. a mistake ismade in the printing2. In 1847 most…..A. not yet usingpostage stamps3. In 1847, the mistake…..C. wording4. $16800 is the…..B. the TwopennyBlue5. The valuable stamps….D. BritishprintersPassage 10In the English educational……..1. The purpose of …D. describe threetests that the English educationalsystem is based on2. The exam for the….A. fifleen3. We may conclude…..A. the exam thatis taken at age eighteen is narrowerthan the other two exams4.The passage suggests….B. schooling isvery closely controlled in England5. As used in the…..A. to take the riskPassage 11For centuries, in the countries1. What can we know….B. It is hard totame them.2.Thailand was once…B. white elephantwas a national symbol until the 1920s3.Why is the Thai….A. Because theelephants are no longer useful to theirowners.4.Which of the…..D. Today the elephantpopulation is estimated at 5150.5. The passage is…..C. a research reportPassage 12The communications explosion……1. By saying that….C. display theinfluence of communications on life2. The author most….B. amazing3. Which of the…..C. The low-orbitsatellites would replace towers andpoles functionally.4.According to the….A. talk and seeeach other no matter where we are5.The phrase “each one”….B. each carPassage 13Many private institutions……1. According to the…. D. theircharacteristics2. The author used…..A. get intodifficulties3. We can reasonably….B. privateschools4. Which of the….D. Private schools aremore profitable than public schools5. Which of the…..C. Nationalawareness and support.Passage 14Japan is getting tough about…..1. According to the….C. the consumers2. Which of the following….B. It retainsits original strength throughreprocessing.3. According to the…..B. a kind ofplastics with different integration ineach layer4. In the passage….C. 21-inch TV withmagnesium case isn’t very popular sofar5. The author writes….A. informPassage 15A friend of mine……1. The author thought….C. 1ike hisfriend, he also thought life was unfair2. Surrendering to the…..D. make asknow it’s our duty to perfect things3. The second paragraph….A. it’s nice toaccept the injustice of life4. In the last paragraph…..B. 1ife isn’tand won’t be fair5. From the passage…..A. positivePassage 16People appear to be…….1.What does the…..A.The development of mathematical ability in children2.From the passage…..B.begin to master simple counting soon after they learn to walk and talk3. In this passage……D. objective4. According to the…….A. didn’t think5.Which of the….A.Children 1cam mathematics naturally and easily. Passage 17The small coastal…….1. The first two…..D. Broome is simple but vast2. Sun Pictures is…..B. the audience call either sit on chairs or on the grass3. Gregory Peck is ……C. a movie star4. The “non-ticket holder”……C. all insect which comes to the theater by incident5. It can be inferred……C. the Sun PicturesPassage 18A new technology is going…….1. As is indicated……B. is still under development2. The new technology…..C. it is being cultivated in research labs around the world3. What does the author……D. Dramatic4. From the passage…..A. Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technology5.Which of the following…..B. Superconductivity:A New Technology Passage 19More surprising, perhaps……1.By calling Americans…..B.more Americans prefer marriage and at a younger age than Europeans2.From the first…..A.traditional marriage now runs into difficulty3.Which of the following….D.Many types of family rearrangements havebecome socially acceptable4.“Part-time”children…..C.are sharedbetween the two former spouses5.Even though great…..C. the vastmajority of Americans still have faith inmarriagePassage 20People become quite…….1. The word “repulsive”…..A. disgusting2. We can infer from…..B. was angrybecause they might damage his belovedplants3. The author finds…..C. are the mostcontroversial food4. The best title of…..A. One Mail’sMeat is Another Mall’s Poison5. As indicated in the….B. they learn toeat certain foods in their familiesPassage 21All the useful energy…….1. The sun is the source…..C. atomicpower2. Radiant energy is…..A. plants3. The sun‟s energy……C. water4. The largest part….B. absorbed by theearth’s atmosphere.5. Of the sun‟s total…..D. a very smallportionPassage 22The market is a concept……1. Which of the following….B. What isthe Market?2. All of the following….C attending anight school3. You are buying…..D. dine at arestaurant4. The word “real” in…..D. concrete5. In what way is…..A. It tells you whatto producePassage 23X-rays were first discovered……1. What puzzled Rontgen….B. someradiation coming through the coveredtube2. The screen didn‟t…..A. it was movedto the next room3. Rontgen put his hand….C. find outmore about the rays4. The rays proved to be…..C. bone5. From the passage…..A. invisiblePassage 24“Body clocks” are biological……1. According to the….A. one can helpmaintain balance in the “body clock”2. Irregular signs shown….B. possibleillnesses3. We tend to do physical…..D. our bodyis most active then4. The author suggests…..A. at night5. According to the….B. every hour inthe day timePassage 25Plastics are materials……1. The word “sympathetic”…..B.agreeable2. It can be concluded…..D. plastics arecheap as antiques3. Which of the following….A. Carbon4. Plastics that harden…..D.thermosetting5. Which of the following…..C. TheDevelopment of Plastics as a ModemMaterialPassage 26When we analyze the…….1.This passage mainly……B. the causesof the variation in oceanic salinity2.It can be inferred……C. evaporation3.Which of the following ……C.Formation of sea ice4.Which of the following…..D. Thetemperature of the water has much todo with the oceanic salinity.5.The purpose of …..A. to give anexample of cold-water salinityPassage 27The science of meteorology………1. Which of the following…..C.Approaches to the Science ofMeteorology2. The predictions of …..B. preparationand study of weather maps3. Which of the following….D. Sports4. The author implies…..B. greaterprotection of human life and property5. In the last sentence….C. mathematicsand physicsPassage 28As we have seen…….1. Today medical care…..C. removingpeople’s bad li ving habits2. In the first paragraph…..A. good healthis more than not being ill3. Traditionally, a person….D. is freefrom any kind of disease4. According to the author…..B. to striveto maintain the best possible health5. According to what….C. People whotry to be as healthy as possible,regardless of their limitations.Passage 29If you want to teach……1. If a mother adds…..D. the child mayfeel that he owes her an apology2. According to the author…..B. I’maware you’re upset. but I'm not toblame3. It is not advisable….C. it is vague andineffective4. We learn from the….B. their agesshould be taken into account5. It can be inferred……D. not as simpleas it seemsPassage 30Scratchy throats, stuffy noses……1. According to the author….A. shortenthe duration of the illness2. We learn from ……D.over-the-counter drags can be taken toease the misery caused by a cold or theflu3. According to the passage……C. one should take medicine upon catching the disease4. Which of the following…..B. A high temperature5. If children have flu-like…..A. are advised not to give them aspirin Passage 31Sign has become a scientific……1. The study of sign…..B. a challenge to traditional views on the nature of language2. The present growing…..C. an English teacher in a university for the deaf3. According to Stokoe…..B. a genuine language4. Most educators objected…..D. a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds5. Stokoe‟s argument is…..D. 1anguage isa product of the brainPassage 32It is hard to track the…..1. The passage is…A. the civilian use ofa military detection system2. The underwater….D. to trace and locate enemy vessels3. The deep-sea….D. the unique property of layers of ocean water in transmitting sound4. It can be inferred…..B military technology has great potential in civilian use5. Which of the…..B. It is now partly accessible to civilian scientists Passage 33You never see them….1. What does the…..D. It is an indispensable device on all airplane.2. What information…..A. Data for analyzing the cause of the crash.3. Why was the black…..C. The early models often got damaged in the crash4. Why did the Federal….C. To make them easily identifiable5. What do we know…..A. There is still a good chance of their being recovered Passage 34New technology links the……1. What is the author‟s…..D. Positive2. With the increased….C. are attaching more importance to their overseas business3. In this passage…..C. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad4. According to the passage…..B. Ability to speak the client’s language.5. The advantage of …….A. better control the whole negotiation process。