阅读理解。
Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he has a car.
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to change American culture. The car made the United States a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.
There are three main reasons why the car became so popular in the United States First of all the country is a big one and Americans like to move around it. The car makes the travel the most comfortable and cheapest. With a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money. The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed a practical and cheap public travel system. Long distance trains have never been as common in the United States as they are in other parts of the world. Now there is a good system of air- service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used often.
The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like waiting for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’t like to have to follow an exact timetable. A car gives them the freedom to plan their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.
Less oil has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real answer will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much oil. 1.Which of the following statements is TRUE? A In the United States even the poor own cars. B In the United States all the poor have no cars. C When an American has a car, he will never be poor. D An American will feel poor unless he has a car. 2.We can learn from this passage that Americans ______.
A spend a lot of money traveling by car B travel a lot in their cars C seldom travel by plane D use public traffic often 3.Which of the following is not told in the passage? A Buses, trains and planes are not comfortable
B Traveling by car is not expensive.
C Americans have the spirit of independence D Americans often move from place to place
4.In the writer’s opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because ___. A Americans like to plan their own time
B The United States does not have enough public transportation C Americans will not feel poor when they travel in their cars D Americans cannot move around without their own cars
5. “A nation on wheels” in the second paragraph means that _______. A everyone in the United States owns a car
B the United States produces most of the cars in the world C cars play an important part in American’ life
D the United States depend on car industry for its development 【参考答案】1—4、DBAAC
【阅读理解】
“I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”
Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：
“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”
“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”
There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.
1．What activity was organized for the school reunion?
A．Sightseeing in the park. B．A picnic on the school playground. C．Telling stories about past events. D．Graduates' reports in the old building. 2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates' speech. B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates' ways of teaching. C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities. D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.
3. We can learn from Ms. Yates' speech that she________. A. kept track of her students' progress B. gave her students advice on their careers C. attended her students' college graduations D. went to her students' wedding ceremonies 4. What was Ms. Yates' belief in teaching teenagers? A. Teachers' knowledge is the key to students' achievements. B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced. C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed. D. Students' respect is the best reward for teachers. 5. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates? A. Reliable and devoted. B. Tough and generous. C. Proud but patient. D. Strict but caring.
【要点综述】Barditch High School组织学生、教师重聚。在聚会上Ms. Yates的一席发言打动了所有的人。
1. C 信息理解题。根据第一段中的 “Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days.”可知答案。
2. B 推理判断题。根据第二段描述在Ms. Yates要开始讲话时学生们的表现可知，学生们对老师过去对他们的种种教学方式是有些反感的。
3. A 信息理解题。通读Ms. Yates的发言，特别是从 “…but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students.”中可知答案。
4. C 信息理解题。根据 “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me”可知答案。
5. D 推理判断题。从 第二段最后一句“…made them work harder than all the other teachers combined”以及 “…I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students”可知答案。
语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【全国新课标卷题型】
There was once a beautiful girl who hated herself because she was blind. She also hated everyone else, except her__1__(love) boyfriend who was considerate and was always there to help her. One day she told her boyfriend, “You__2__(be) so kind to me and if I could only see the world, I would marry you.”
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. Doctors spent several hours doing__3__(operate) for her and the boy accompanied her at the bedside all the time. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, her boyfriend__4__(include), of course. He asked her, “Now__5__you can see the world, will you marry me？” The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind, too.
The sight of__6__ugly closed eyelids shocked her and made her feel sick. She had not expected that, and__7__thought of looking at them in the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left__8__tears and a few days later sent a note to her，__9__said，“Please take good care of your eyes, my dear, because before they are yours, they were__10__！”
After reading the words, the girl burst out crying, regretting what she had done to the boy.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______ 【参考答案】：
1.loving 2.are 3.operation 4.included 5.that 6.his 7.the 8.in 9.which 10.mine
语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】
Alice: Hi, Peter! I saw you on the 7 o'clock news last night.
Peter: Oh, yeah.
Alice: So tell us what happened.
Peter: I__1__(walk) alone on the beach when I heard someone __2__(call) out for help. I looked up and there on the headland was a little kid. He had climbed up the cliff(悬崖)and was stuck.
Alice: What did you do then?
Peter: My first thought was to run and get help, but the boy was crying. He looked as though he would fall at__3__moment. So I climbed up to get him down. The rocks were very loose, and I almost__4__(slip) a couple of times. I was beginning to think__5__wasn't a good idea to climb up there alone and that I __6__(get) help first. Then I reached the boy.__7__， I couldn't get him down. We were both stuck. Alice: And what did you do then?
Peter: I shouted for help. Pretty soon there came__8__small crowd on the beach. One of them called the Coast Rescue Service. About five minutes__9__there appeared a helicopter overhead, and we__10__(rescue)．
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______ 【参考答案】：
1.was walking 2.calling 3.any 4.slipped 5.it
6.should have got 7.However 8.a 9.later 10.were rescued
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