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1、精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 英文阅读懂得Passage 1 There are stories about two US . presidents,Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren,which attempt to explain the American English term OK We donthey are both interestingt know if either story is true,but The first explanation is based on the fact that President J
2、ackson had very little educationIn fact,he had difficulty reading and writingWhen important papers came to Jackson,he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they saidIf he approved of a paperhe would writ e“ all correctThe problem was that he didnt know how to spellSo what he re
3、ally wrote was“ ol korektAfter a while ,he shortened that term to“ OK”The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born,Kinderhook,New YorkVan Bnren s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club ,and anyone who suppo
4、rted Van Buren was called “ OK”31The author A. believes both of the stories BdoesnCis not sure whether the stories are true t believe a word of the storie D. is telling the stories just for fun 32. According to the passage,President Jackson Acouldn t draw up any documents at all B. didnt like to rea
5、d important papers by himself Coften had his assistants sign documents for him D .wasn t good at reading,writing or spelling 33According to the first story, the term A. was approved of by President Jackson Bwas the title of some Official documents Cwas first used by President Jackson Dwas an old way
6、 to spell“ all correct34 .According to the second story,the termOK”Awas the short way to sayold Kinderhook Club Bmeant the place where President Van Buren was born Cwas the name of Van Burens club Dwas used to call Van Burens supporters in the election 35According to the second storythe term“ OK” wa
7、s first used _Aby Van Buren Bin a presidential election Old Kinderhook Cto organize the Old Kinderhook Club D by the members of theClub ”Passage 2 Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs,its people are by now almost entirel
8、y an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry林业,and most of the rest live in or around towns,small and largeHere the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns,and the typical small town may represent a widel
9、y accepted view of the country,but most Americans do not live in small towns any 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页,共 23 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - moreHalf the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people eacha larger proportion than in G
10、ermany or England,let alone FranceThe statistics统计 of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each dayAs the rush to live out of town continuesrural areas within reach of towns are g
11、radually filled with houses,so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment36If now America has 250 million peoplehow many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry.
12、 AAbout 25 million BMore than 25 million CLess than 25 millionD. Less than 225 million 37Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas. AUnited StatesBGermanyCFranceDEngland38Whats the meaning of the wordA .Of a large city with its suburbs“
13、metropolitan” in the middle of the passage. BOf small and large townsCOf urban areasDOf rural areas39According to the passage,what can we learn about small towns in the United States. A Most small towns become gradually crowded BSmall towns are still similar to each otherCAs the traditional picture
14、is changing,towns are differentturning into large cities D .Small towns are 40Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb. ABecause they are the sameCBecause the process is gradualmetropolitan areasBBecause the rush takes place too quickly DBecause more and more Americans live in
15、Passage 3 If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago,we should probably have to say that we could not remember But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day,we should be able to give an answer to the question. It is the same in history Many things hav
16、e been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country,but often it was destroyed by fire or in a warSometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not kn
17、ow how to WriteFor example,we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4,000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after themBut we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa because they had not learned
18、 to writeSometimesof course,even if the people cannot write,they may know something of the pastThey have heard about it from older people,and often songs and dances and stories have 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页,共 23 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - been made about the most important happenings,and these have
19、been sung and acted and told for many generations For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the pastThis we may call remembered historySome of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is,because words are much more easily changed when
20、 used again and again in speech than when copied in writingBut where there are no written records,such spoken stories are often very helpful41. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage. A“ Remembered history,compared with written history,is less reliable BWritten records of the p
21、ast play the most important role in our learning of the human historyCA written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questionsDWhere there are no written recordsthere is no history42We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because _ Athere was nothing
22、worth being written down at that time B .the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record Cthe written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire Dthe people there did not know how to write 43“ Remembered history” refers to _Ahistory based on a persons imagination B .stories of important ha
23、ppenings passed down from mouth to mouth C .songs and dances about the most important events D .both B and C 44“ Remembered historyA. it is written down Cit proves to be time ” is regarded as valuable only when _. B .no written account is available Dpeople are interested in it 45 .The passage sugges
24、ts that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people had _ Akept a written record of every past event B. not burnt their written records in wars Ctold exact stories of the most important happenings dances Dmade more songs and Passage4 When MrsJoseph Groeger die
25、d recently in Vienna,Austria,people asked the obvious,“ Why did she live to be 107.” Answers were provided by a survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100Somewhat surprising was the fact that the majority had lived most of their lives in citiesIn spite of the ci
26、ty image as an unhealthy place,city living often provides benefits that country living can lack One factor seems to be important to the longevity长寿of those interviewedThis factor is exercisein the cities it is often faster to walk short distances than to wait for a busEven taking public transportati
27、on often requires some walkingSmaller apartment houses have no elevators电梯 ,and so people must climb stairsCity people can usually 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页,共 23 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - walk to local supermarkets Since parking spaces are hard to find ,there is often no alternative to walkingOn the
28、 other hand,those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every dayIn fact,the opposite is often trueTo go to school,work,or almost anywhere else,they must ride in cars31The Vienna survey may help to explain _ Athe complaints of people in apartment houses Bthe cause of Mrs Groegers d
29、eathCthe longevity of people like MrsGroeger D. the image of cities in general 32The purpose of the second paragraph is to list some _ Abenefits of walking Boccasions for walking in city life C. comments made by city people Dproblems of city living 33To reach the third floor of a buildingit would pr
30、obably be most healthful _ A. to take the elevator Bto walk up the stairs Cto ride in a car Dto find an alternative to walking 34People who live in the country probably do more driving than walking because _ Athey don t live near business areas B. they dont need the exerciseCthey never have parking
31、problems Dthey can t afford to take the bus35A conclusion that can be drawn from this passage is that _ Aair pollution is not serious Banyone can live to be 107 Ccountry people should move to the city Dwalking is a healthful exercise Passage 5 For any Englishman,there can never be any discussion as
32、to who is the world greatest dramatist剧作家 Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare Every Englishman has some knowledge,however slight,of the work of our greatest writerAll of US use words,phrases and quotations from Shakespeares writings that have become part of t
33、he common property of the English-speaking peopleMost of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used,rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well known proverbs and quotationsShakespeare,more perhaps than any ot
34、her writer,makes full use of the great resources of the English languageMost of US use about five thousand words in our normal use of English；Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English
35、 language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used itSuch a study is well worth the effortit is not,of course,recommended to beginnerseven though some aspects of English usage,and the meaning of many words,have changed since Shakespeare s day36. English people _ Ahave never discus
36、sed who is the worlds greatest dramatist第 4 页,共 23 页Bnever discuss any issue concerning the worlds greatest dramatistCare sure who is the worlds greatest dramatist名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - Ddo not care who is the worlds greatest poet and dramatis37Every Englishman knows _ Amore or
37、 less about Shakespeare Call Shakespeares writings 38Which of the following is true. BShakespeare,but only slightly Donly the name of the greatest English writer AWe use all the words,phrases and quotations from ShakespeareS writings BShakespeare s writings have become the property of those who are
38、learning to speak EnglishC It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origins of the words they use D All the words people use are taken from the writings of Shakespeare DActors and 39What does the word “ proverb ” mean.AFamiliar sayings BShakespeare s playsCComplaintsactresses40Why i
39、s it worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English. AEnglish words have changed a lot since ShakespeareS timeBBy doing SO one can be fully aware of the richness of the English language C. English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeares timeD. Beginners ma
40、y have difficulty learning some aspects of English usage Passage 6 Trees are useful to man in three very important ways ：they provide him wood and other products；they give him shade；and they help to prevent drought干旱 and floodsUnfortunately,in many parts of the world,man has not realized that the th
41、ird of these services is the most importantIn his eagerness to draw quick profit from the trees,he has cut them down in large numbers Two thousand years ago,a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build warships,with which to gain itself an empire It gained the empire but,without its trees
42、,its soil became bare and poorWhen the empire fell to pieces,the country found itself faced by floods and starvationEven where a government realizes the importance of a plentiful supply of trees,it is difficult sometimes to make the people realize thisThey cut down the trees but are too careless to
43、plant and look after new trees So,unless the government has a good system of control,or can educate the people,the forests slowly disappear This does not only mean that there will be fewer treesThe results are even more serious：for where there are trees,their roots break the soil up,allowing the rai
44、n to sink in, and also bind the soilThis prevents the soil from being washed awayBut where there are no trees,the rainfalls on hard ground and flows away on the surface,and this causes floods and the rain carries away the rich topsoil in which crops grow When a11 the topsoil is gonenothing remains b
45、ut worthless desert41Trees are useful to man mainly in three ways,the most important of which is that they can _ A. keep him from the hot sunshine Benable him to build warships 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页,共 23 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - Cmake him draw quick profit from them 42 It s a great pity that _D
46、 .protect him from droughts and floods Aman is only interested in building empires Bman is eager to profit from trees Cman hasnt realized the importance of trees to him D. man hasn t found out that he has lost all trees 43Sooner or later the forests will disappear _A. unless a country has a plenty supply of trees their trees Bunless people stop cutting down Cunless aIl people are taught the importance of planting tree