高考英语阅读理解考前冲刺训练2

高考英语阅读理解考前冲刺训练 2（十二） Long after the 1998 World Cup was won, disappointed fans were still blaming the refereeing ( 裁 判 ) decisions that denied victory to their team. A researcher was ordered to study the performance of some top referees. The researcher organized an experimental tournament (锦标赛) involving four youth teams. Each match lasted an hour, divided into three periods of inutes during which different referees were in charge. Observers noted down the referees’ mistakes, of which there were 61 over the tournament. Changed into a standard match of 90 minutes, each referee made almost 23 mistakes, a remarkably high number. The researcher then studied the videotapes to analyze the matches in detail. Surprisingly, he found that mistakes were more likely when the referees were close to the incident. When the officials got it right, they were, on average, 17 meters away from the action. The average distance in the case of mistakes was 12 meters. The research shows the optimum (最佳的) distance is about 29 meters. There also seemed to be an optimum speed. Correct decisions came when the referees were moving at a speed of about 2 meters per second. The average speed for mistakes was 4 meters per second. If FIFA, football’s international ruling body, wants to improve the standard of refereeing at the next World Cup, it should encourage referees to keep their eyes on the action from a distance, rather than rushing to keep up with the ball, the researcher argues. He also says that FIFA’s insistence that referees should retire at the age of 45 may be misguided. If keeping up with the actions is not so important, their physical condition is less important. 1. The experiment was meant to _____. A. review the refereeing decisions at the 1998 World Cup B. find the causes of mistakes made by football referees C. relieve the disappointed fans’ anger D. help the players to win the World Cup 2. The number of refereeing mistakes in the experimental matches was _____. A. above average B. below average C. quite unexpected D. quite normal 3. The findings of the experiment show that _____. A. mistakes are less likely when a referee stays in one place B. the farther the referee is from the incident, the fewer the mistakes C. the more slowly the referee runs, the more likely mistakes will occur D. mistakes are more likely when a referee keeps close to the ball 4. It is suggested in the text that FIFA should _____. A. punish the referees who made serious mistakes B. revise its rules for being football referees C. use more referees in a football match D. change the winner of the 1998 World Cup （十三） The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New. For centuries it kept the Americans from being discovered by the people of Europe. Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. One idea was that it reached out to “the edge of the world.” Sailors were afraid that they might sail right off the earth. Another idea was that at the equator（赤道）the ocean would be boiling hot. The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles (6,000km) wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest it is about 2,000 miles (3,m) wide. Two things make the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual. For so large an ocean it has very few islands. Also, it is the world’s saltiest ocean. There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But suppose no more rain fell into it and no more water was brought to it by rivers. It would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than two miles (3.2km) deep, but in places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near Puerto Rico. This “deep” measures 30,246 feet-almost six miles (9.6km). One of the longest mountain ranges of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic. This mountain range runs north and south down the middle of the ocean. The tops of a few of the mountains reach up above the sea and make islands. Several hundred miles eastward from Florida there is a part of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. Here the water is quiet, for there is little wind. In the days of sailing vessels（船）the crew were afraid they would be becalmed（停滞不前）here. Sometimes they were. Today the Atlantic is a great highway. It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one. Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves. Icebergs float down from the Far North across the paths of ships. We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller. Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it. A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days. Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four! 1. Which world is the Old World? A. Africa B. Europe C. Asia D. All of above 2. What caused people to be unwilling to explore the Atlantic? A. There are no ships big enough to get across the Ocean. B. Sailors were afraid of being lost in the Ocean. C. The Atlantic Ocean was very unusual because it has few islands and the saltiest water. D. Many incorrect ideas such as “the edge of the world”, “the equator with boiling hot water”, made people think the Ocean was full of danger. 3. What is the topic of the fifth paragraph? A. How deep the water is B. How to measure the water in the Atlantic Ocean C. How much water the Ocean holds. D. How rain affects the Ocean water. 4. We can learn from the text that ______. A. the Atlantic is the largest ocean on earth B. one of the longest mountain ranges lies in the Atlantic C. the Atlantic has a lot of islands in it D. sailing on the Atlantic Ocean is always quiet, smooth and safe （十四） Colorful kites are a common sight in China in the spring. Kites have also played an important part in the history of science. In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin did a number of experiments in which he showed what electricity was and how it could be used. Here is how he described one of his experiments in his diary. “In June 1752, I wanted to show that electricity and lightning are the same. I built a strong kite and waited for bad weather. When the first thunderstorm came, I took my kite and a condenser on a walk in the fields. The kite flew high in the rainy sky, but nothing happened. I was beginning to think that the experiment would not work. Just then, I saw some of the hairs on the string stand up. The string was getting charged（充电了的）! I brought my finger close to the sky, and felt a light but very clear electric shock. Others followed even before the whole string was wet, and I was able to collect and store a great of electricity into the condenser. This experiment proves my idea true”. This is how the kite was made. First you build the frame of the kite by making a small cross of two pieces light wood. Tie the corners of the handkerchief to the points of the cross. And then add a tail to the frame and tie a long string to the cross so you can control the kite. The next three steps are very important. First, fix a very sharp piece of metal, pointing a foot or more above the frame, to the top of the longest stick of the cross. Second, fasten a key to the end of the long string. Third, tie silk ribbon（带）to the string, just above the key. This ribbon, which must not get wet, will protect you from the electricity. Fly your kite when a thunderstorm appears to be coming on. Stand inside a door or under some cover, so that the silk ribbon does not get wet. You can collect and store the electricity with the condenser and use it for other experiments. 1. What may be a “condenser” in the second paragraph? A. A tool used for making kites. B. A device for receiving and storing electric charge. C. Something like umbrella to keep you from the rain. D. Something to protect you from being shocked. 2. In the experiment when Franklin saw some of the hairs on the string stand up, he knew _____. A. electricity and lightning were the same B. his experiment proved his idea right C. the string got charged D. he would collect a great deal of electricity 3. If you got electric shock while doing the experiment, there could be something wrong with _____. A. the ribbon tied at the end of the kite B. the metal fixed to the top of the kite C. the strength of the frame D. the silk ribbon above the key 4. Which of the following can be the appropriate title of the passage? A. Flying Kites in Bad Weather. B. How to Make a Kite. C. How to Collect Electricity. D. The Key to Success. （十五） You have been badly injured in a car accident, it is necessary to give you a blood in blood transfusion because you lost a great deal of blood in the accident, however, special care must be taken in selecting new blood for you. If the blood is too different from your own, the transfusion could kill you. There are four basic types of blood: A, B, AB and O. A single test can tell us a person’s blood type. Everybody is born with one of these four types of blood. Blood type, like hair color and height, is inherited from parents. Because of the substances contained in each type, the four group must be transfused carefully. Basically, A and B cannot be mixed. A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. O can give to any other group; so it is often called the universal donor. For the opposite reason, AB is sometimes called the universal recipient. However, because there can be so many reactions in transfusions, patients usually receive only salt or plasma（血浆）until their blood can be matched as exactly as possible in the blood bank of the hospital. In this way, it is possible to avoid any bad reactions to the transfusion. There is a relationship between your blood type and your nationality. Among the Europeans, about 42 percent have type A while 45 percent have type O. The rarest is type AB. Other races have different percentage. For example, some American Indian groups have nearly 100 percent type O. 1. Which of the following diagrams shows the correct relationship in blood transfusions? （giving blood to →） A B A B A. B. AB O AB O A B A B C. D. AB O AB O 2. Usually, a person who has been injured and lost too much blood should be given a blood transfusion ______. A. after he has a good rest B. after he receives salt or plasma C. right after the accident happens D. before there are so many reactions 3. If the blood is too different from the injured, the transfusion ______. A. can help him greatly B. could save him C. could kill him D. can injure him 4. The writer suggests that the third most common blood type among the Europeans is ______. A. B B. A C. AB D. O 5. The passage mainly tells us that ______. A. there is only one type of blood in a person’s body B. a person’s blood type is decided by hair and height C. a person’s blood type can be changed into another D. there are four basic types of blood in a person’s body （十六） With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what a Texas A & M University researchers have been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark.” Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs, embryos（胚胎）, semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. If certain species should become extinct, Dr. Duane Kraemer, a professor in Texas A & M’s College of Veterinary Medicine, says there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future. It is estimated that as many as 2,000 species of mammals, birds, reptiles will become extinct in over 100 years. The panda, native only to China, is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years. This week, Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal. The entire procedure could take from three to five years to complete. “The nuclear transfer（核子移植）of one species to another is not easy, and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem,” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy ( 怀 孕 ). It takes a long time and it’s difficult, but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk, so it is worth the effort,” adds Kraemer, who it one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M, the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog. “They are trying to do something that’s never been done, and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn form what they are attempting to do. It’s a research that is very much needed.” 1. The aim of “Noah’s Ark” project is to . A. make efforts to clone the endangered pandas B. save endangered animals from dying out C. collect DNA of endangered animals to study D. transfer the nuclear of one animal to another 2. According to Professor Kraemer, the major problem in cloning pandas would be the lack to . A. available panda eggs B. host animals C. qualified researchers D. enough money 3. The best title for the passage may be . A. China’s Success in Pandas Cloning B. The First Cloned Panda in the World C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas D. China－the Native Place of Pandas Forever 4. From the passage we know that . A. Kraemer and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog B. scientists try to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit C. Kraemer will work with Chinese scientists in clone researches D. about two thousand of species will probably die out in a century （十七） As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of the USA and Canada, is now without any living things. Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight, Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years because the first organisms（生物体）to be affected are either plants or plankton. But these organisms are the food of fish and birds and other creatures. When this food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it’s not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river’s edge or on the seashore that people realize what is happening. Where do the substances which pollute the water come from? There are two main sources of sewage（污水）and industrial waste . As more detergent（洗涤剂）is used in the home, so more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas . Detergents harm water birds, dissolving the natural substances which keep their feathers water - proof. Sewage itself, if not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful as there are many highly poisonous things in it, such as copper and lead（铅）. So, if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: sewage and industrial waste must be made clear before flowing into the water. It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once. 1. Pollution of water is noticed ______. A. when the first organisms are affected B. when a good many fish and birds die C. when poisonous things are poured into water D. as soon as the balance of nature is destroyed 2. The living things die because there is no _____ in the lake or river. A. water B. fish C. poison D. oxygen 3. Which of the following is harmful according to the passage? A. Organisms B. Plants and plankton in the water C. Waste water from cleaning D. Industrial waste made clear before flowing into the water. 4. The way to stop water pollution is to ______. A. realize the serious situation clearly B. put oxygen into the river C. make the waste material harmless before flowing into the water D. make special room in the sea for our rubbish （十八） In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph. The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States. After 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities. Mathew Brady was a well - known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life - like and full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible. In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy films readymade in rolls（卷）. So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshot”. Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawing. Photography also turned into a form of art by the end of the 10th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms. 1. The passage is mainly about _____. A. the invention of cameras B. a kind of new art - photography C. the development of photography D. the important dates in the history of photography 2. The first pictures of a war were taken by _____. A. a French photographer in the 1840s B. an American photographer in the 1860s C. a German reporter in the 1880s D. a French artist in the 1890s 3. Photography can also be an art form because artists can _____. A. take anything they like B. keep a record of real life C. take photos of the famous D. show ideas and feeling in pictures 4. According to the passage, which of the followings shows the correct order? a．Photographs became popular in newspapers. b．Photographers carried processing equipment while taking pictures. c．The invention of small handheld cameras made photography easier. d．Daguerre invented a kind of photograph called daguerreotype. e．Brady took pictures of famous people. A. e, a, d, b, c B. d, b, e, c, a C. b, e, c, a, d D. d, c, e, a, b （十九） China Mobile, the country’s largest mobile communications operator, has accounted for nearly 40 percent of revenues (税收) in the domestic telecoms market. That puts it at the top of the six major telecoms operators in the nation, according to the latest official statistics. The other five are: China Telecom, 31.1 percent; China Netcom, 16.6 percent; and China Unicom, 13.4 percent; China Satellite Communications Corp and China Rilcom, 1.5 percent. Mobile communications and the IP phone business have gradually replaced traditional long-distance calls. Mobile communications account for 28.5 percent of the total long-distance communications business. IP phones have 41.4 percent, while traditional long-distance calls are down to 30.1 percent. In another ranking, Nokia, Motorola, Bird, TCL and Siemens came in as the top five mobile phone sellers in China in the first half of this year, according to South Daily. They report also says that during this period, China produced 82 million handsets (including GSM, GPRS and CDMA phones) and sold 80 million. Of the phones sold, 37 million were exported to other countries. Analysts point out that China’s lack of key technologies and its heavy dependence on overseas technologies have proved to be an obstacle for development of home-made phone makers. 1. From the passage, which is NOT true? A. China Mobile is China’s largest mobile phone sellers. B. China Mobile is China’s largest mobile communications operator. C. China Mobile has covered nearly two fifths of the income in the telecoms market in China. D. China Mobile has taken the first place in the telecoms market. 2. Mobile communications have gradually taken the place of . A. IP phone service B. traditional long-distance calls C. traditional telephones D. telecom operators 3. Which has the similar meaning to the underlined word “obstacle”? A. Difficulty B. Problem C. Puzzle D. Factor 4. Which do you believe to be true? A. Nokia is a very popular foreign phone seller B. China produced and sold most of the mobile phones to other countries C. Mobile communications account for the most part of the total long-distance communications D. China has had quite advanced core technologies （二十） Wind is the great maker of waves. There are exceptions, such as the tidal (潮汐的) waves sometimes produced by earthquakes under the sea . But the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea. Now before constructing an imaginary life history of a typical wave, we need to know certain physical things about it. A wave has height, from trough (low point) to crest (high point). It has length -- the distance from this crest to that of the following wave. The period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding crests to pass a fixed point. None of these things stays the same --- for all depend upon the wind, upon the depth of the water and many other matters. The water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. Each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position. And it is fortunate that this is so. For if the huge masses of water that make up a wave actually moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible. If we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way: Speed = wavelength × frequency Here, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests), frequency means the number of cycles per second. 1. What causes waves? A. Earthquakes and nothing else B. Only wind C. Wind causes most waves D. Wind causes some waves 2. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. The water of a wave moves away across the sea. B. The water of a wave remains almost at the same place. C. The water of a wave goes with the passing of the wave. D. The length of a wave means the distance from the top of a wave to the bottom. 3. The speed of Wave 1 is 100 cm/s, frequency 10. The frequency of Wave 2 is 300, while its speed is twice that of Wave 1. Which of the following is right? A. The wavelengths of the two are equal. B. The wavelength of Wave 1 is 10 times longer than that of Wave 2. C. The wavelength of Wave 2 is longer than that of Wave 1. D. The wavelength of Wave 1 is longer than that of Wave 2. （廿一） Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer（扫盲志愿 者）. The training I received, though excellent, did not tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn’t know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn’t always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words, she could not write out a shopping list. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence, which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read, pride was written all over her face, and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience, I was proud of myself as well. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did. 1. What did the author do last summer? A. She worked in the supermarket. B. She helped someone to learn to read. C. She gave single mothers the help they needed. D. She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer. 2. Why didn’t Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first? A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket. B. Because she lived far away from the bus stop. C. Because she couldn’t afford the bus ticket. D. Because she couldn’t find the right bus. 3. How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket? A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket. B. She asked others to take her to the right place. C. She managed to find the goods by their looks. D. She remembered the names of the goods. 4. Which of the following statements is true about Marie? A. Marie could do things she had not been able to do before. B. Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son. C. Marie decided to continue her studies in school D. Marie paid for her own lessons. （廿二） When John Milton, writer of “Paradise Lost”, entered Cambridge University, in 1625, he was already skilled in Latin after seven years of studying it as his second language at St. Paul’s School, London. Like all English boys who prepared for college in grammar schools, he had learned not only to read Latin but also to speak and write it smoothly and correctly. His pronunciation of Latin was English, however, and seemed to have sounded strange to his friends when he later visited Italy. Schoolboys gained their skill in Latin in a bitter way. They kept in mind the rules to make learning by heart easier. They first made a word-for-word translation and then an idiomatic translation into English. As they increased their skill, they translated their English back into Latin without referring to the book and then compared their translation with the original. The schoolmaster was always at hand to encourage them. All schoolmasters believed Latin should be beaten in. After several years of study, the boys began to write compositions in imitation of the Latin writers they read. And as they began to read Latin poems, they began to write poems in Latin. Because Milton was already a poet at ten, his poems were much better than those painfully put together by the other boys. During the seven years Milton spent at university, he made regular use of his command of Latin. He wrote some excellent Latin poems, which he published among his works in 1645. 1. What does the passage mainly tell about? A. How John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost”. B. How John Milton studied Latin. C. How John Milton became famous. D. How John Milton became a poet. 2. Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin? A. It has a strong Italian accent. B. It has an uncommon accent. C. It was natural and easy to understand. D. It was bad and difficult to understand. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. A. Milton’s training in Latin was similar to that of the other boys B. Milton hadn’t learned any foreign language except Latin before going to college C. Milton’s Italian friends helped him with Latin when talking D. Milton's classmates learned Latin harder but worse than Milton 4. Which of the following is suggested in the passage? A. The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin. B. The schoolmaster usually stood beside the boys with a stick in his hand. C. The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory. D. Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin. 5. What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” that the writer wishes you to understand? A. Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin. B. Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin. C. Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time. D. Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way. （廿三） Though war is something people hate, Director Feng Xiaoning often exposes his audience to it. “If we don’t impress the audience, who are without the painful experience of war, with the cruel injury to life and human nature war causes, how can we bring them a love of peace and objection to war?” asked the director with a glance in his eyes. After Red River Valley and Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River, both of which star Chinese model and actress Ning Jing, Feng drew a satisfactory full stop to his war trilogy (三部曲) last month with Purple Sunset. The film tells a story which took place in 1945, at the very moment when World War II was drawing to an end. A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman soldier flee into a forest, where they seize a Japanese girl. They follow the girl in the hope that she will take them out of the forest, but instead they arrive in a Japanese base. Humanity ( 人 道 主 义) prevents them from killing the young, innocent (无辜的) victim of Japanese militarism. This humanity, the longing for peace and eagerness to survive, make the three unite. “If people are touched by justice, tolerance (容忍) and unselfishness, I think I have achieved my goal,” Feng said. Feng admits that there are violent and bloody scenes in the film, such as tanks fighting and Japanese burning Chinese people alive, to show the cruelty of the war. But that’s never his personal preference, he says. “Everyone who has watched my films can tell how much I detest war,” he said. “I wrote all the things for my war films by myself. Whenever I finished one, I felt as though I had suffered great pain.” Feng regards every one of his productions as an opportunity to learn about human nature and humanity. In spite of violent scenes which frighten and sicken the audience, a balance is sought with beautiful scenery. Just like the snowy mountains in Red River Valley and the grand plateau (高原) in Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River, a beautiful vast grassland appears in this film. “I used to study art, and I appreciate beautiful things,” Feng said. “I believe that films should offer the audience a chance to enjoy beauty.” 1. Director Feng Xiaoning shot war film because _____. A. he was deeply interested in such a topic B. he wanted to give the audience the painful experience of war C. he hoped to arouse people’s love of peace and objection to war D. he dreamed of becoming a world-famous director 2. All of the following belong to Feng’s war trilogy except _____. A. Red River Valley B. Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River C. Purple Sunset D. In the Mood for Love 3. A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman solider seized a Japanese girl so that _____. A. they could find the Japanese base easily B. she could take them out of the forest C. they could kill her for revenge D. it would cause the Japanese militarism to give in 4. Scenes of Japanese burning Chinese people alive in the film are to ______. A. show that war is cruel B. attract people’s interest C. show Feng’s personal preference in dealing with details D. make the film moving and interesting 5. The underlined word “detest” in this passage refers to _____. A. hate B. like C. flee D. know about （廿四） HUNTSVILLE —The body of a 19-year-old Oakville man who lost his own lift to save his friend was pulled from the muddy waters of Clarke Lake near here yesterday. Sannjeev Michael Watson was last seen Sunday morning when he pushed his 17-year-old companion back into their overturned canoe, then disappeared after swimming off to get back the paddles（桨）. “His friend couldn’t swim that well, so my son saved him first and ended up giving his life,” said his mother Mona Watson. Her son, a strong swimmer, and his friend were heading out in the canoe（独木舟）to watch the sun rise over the lake about 12 kilometers west of Huntsville when the canoe turned over. “It was still dark and foggy,” said Constable Harry Rawluk of the Huntsville detachment of the Provincial Police. “Neither man was wearing a life jacket and there were none in the canoe”, said Rawluk. Each ship or boat is required to be equipped with a life jacket for each occupant but they do not have to be worn at all times. When Watson disappeared, the friend used his hands to paddle 300 meters to the shore to get help. “His friend is extremely upset in mind. He keeps saying over and over, He gave his life to save me,” said Watson. “The incident helped to show the importance of life jackets,” said Rawluk, “We can’t emphasize enough how important it is for all boaters to wear life jackets even on a small lake like this one,” he said. Yesterday, the family, including his father and Michael’s two brothers, helped each other on the dock until OPP divers found the body about 2: 30p. m. There were other tragedies（悲剧）as two men drowned and two boaters went missing, Mike Walsh, 27, of Tweed, drowned about 6 a. m. Sunday while canoeing with a man and a woman on Stoco Lake, just north of Billeville, when the boat tipped over. “None of the occupants were wearing life jackets at the time and there was only one paddle aboard,” said Belleville OPP sergeant Paul Murray. Mattherw Salei, 22 of Toronto, is believed to have drowned after falling out of an outboard motor boat on Lake Huron near Port Franks the day before yesterday. A friend swam to shore. This afternoon Kyle Johnson, 19, drowned while camping near Kenora. The talented junior hockey player from Winnipeg was by himself when he slipped on some rocks, hit his head and drowned, police said. Meanwhile, an underwater search of Lake Scugog nesr Caesarea failed to find the body of a 17-year-old Stouffville youth who drowned early Saturday while canoeing with a friend. REPORTED BY ROBERT AVERY. 1. Which of the following is the best title for the news story? A. LACK OF LIFE JACKETS BLAMED FOR TRAGEDY B. COURAGEOUS MAN DROWNS AFTER SAVING HIS FRIEND C. POLICE WARNS PEOPLE OF DANGER BOATING ON LAKES D. BODY OF DROWNED MAN FOUND IN CLARKE LAKE 2. According to Rawluk, if Michael _____, he wouldn’t have drowned. A. had not tried to get back the paddles B. had not tried to save his friend C. had been a weaker swimmer D. had worn a life jacket 3. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story? a．Michael pushed his friend back into the canoe and swam to get back the paddles. b．Michael and his friend set off to the west of Huntsville. c．Michael’s body was found in the waters of Lake Clarke. d．The friend mandated to paddle to the shore. e．The canoe turned upside down. A. b, e, a, c, d B. c, d, a, e, b C. b, e, a, d, c D. d, c, a, e, b 4. How many people drowned at the weekend according to the passage? A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6 阅读理解（Reading） （十二）BCDB （十三）DDCB （十四）BCDD （十五）DBCAA （十六）BACD （十七）BDCC （十八）CBDB （十九）ABAA （二十）CBD （廿一）BDCA （廿二）BBACD （廿三）CDBAA （廿四）ADCB