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1、阅读理解精练13阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（一）Education is not an end， but a means to an end. In other words， we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable时兴的 to think that by free
2、 education for allwhether rich or poor， clever or stupidone can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees， they refused to do what the
3、y think “low” work， and， in fact， work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor， we can live without education， but we die if we ha
4、ve no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses， we should get terrible diseases in our townsIn fact， when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life， it means that we must be educated in such a way that， firstly， each of us can do whatever work sui
5、ted to his brains and ability and， secondly， that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society， and that it is very bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.1. The writer of this passage thinks that _.A. education can settle all of
6、the worlds problemsB. free education for all probably leads to a perfect worldC. free education wont help to solve social problemsD. all the social problems cant be solved by education2. The writer wants to prove that _.A. our society needs all kinds of jobsB. our society needs free education for al
7、lC. a farmer is more important than a professorD. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think “low” work3. according to the passage， _.A. work with hands is dirty and shamefulB. work with hands is low workC. work with hands is the most importantD. we cant regard work with hands as lo
8、w work4. The purpose of education is _.A. to choose a system of educationB. to prepare children mainly for their future workC. to let everyone receive education fit for himD. to build a perfect world5. The passage tells us about _ of education.A. the means B. the systemC. the value D. the type（二）Und
9、erground vegetable gardenPeople living more than three thousand meters above sea level find it difficult to raise vegetables all year long. People living in the highlands of Peru and Bolivia， for example， cannot grow vegetables outdoors during the months of May through September. It is very cold in
10、the highlands at that time of year. If traditional farming methods are used， vegetables will not survive.However， there is another way to grow vegetables throughout the year in cold areas. It is a method of gardening developed by a private agency called World Neighbors. The method uses “hot houses”
11、built below ground. A hot house is a building covered with plastic or glass in which vegetables or flowers are grown. The traditional hot house is built above ground.The air temperature is cold in the highlands of Peru and Bolivia during the winter. But， the winter sun is hot. So， World Neighbors ad
12、vises farmers there to build hot houses below ground. The design is simple. The material does not cost much. Here is how World Neighbors says to build it： Dig a hole two and one-half meters wide and six meters long. Make it about two meters deep. Build wall with a door in one end of the hole. Dig st
13、eps from the ground down to the door.Now， build a wall along the top edge of the hole. Make it about one-half meters tall. Earth bricks work fine. Build two shorter walls on the ends.These will be uneven; one side will be as high as the existing wall. The other side will be at ground level. Leave a
14、small opening in each of these sloping walls. This prevents the hot house from becoming too hot. Now， make the roof. Build a wood frame. Cover it with clear plastic. Connect it to the brick walls.The underground hot house we have described is large enough for two raised vegetable beds. Each is one m
15、eter wide and six meters long. Each is seeded and watered just as if it were in a garden above ground.The dirt walls protect the growing plants from the cold. The clear plastic roof permits the suns heat to enter. At night， the roof should be covered with straw. This helps prevent cold air from ente
16、ring. An underground hot house this size will provide enough vegetables for one family. Groups needing more vegetables can make it bigger.1. If you lived in Peru， you _.A. should raise the special kinds of vegetables that can endure coldB. could not plant at allC. had to work out some new unusual pl
17、ansD. would not have many vegetables to eat2. To our surprise， the “hot houses” invented by World Neighbors are _.A. covered with a transparent plastic ceiling B. built under groundC. quite small D. hotter than3. The hot house can be kept warm by using _.A. a big oven B. an electricity heaterC. the
18、heat of the earths interior D. the sun shine4. The measure to prevent the hot house from becoming too hot is to _.A. make the roof slopedB. dig holes on the wallsC. make the wall not verticalD. make the walls shorter than the ground level5. according to the passage， the method suggested by World Nei
19、ghbors is _.A. new and difficult B. uneasy to explainC. at trial step D. simple and practical（三）Sometimes it is impossible to deliver all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an inadequate or illegible address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just throw th
20、e mail away， so it becomes “dead mail”.Dead mail is sent to one of the U. S. Postal Services dead mail offices in Atlanta， New York， Philadelphia， St. Paul， and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can end up in these offices in one year.The staff of the dead mail offices has a variety
21、 of ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all， they look for clues that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages in the hope that something inside will show where the package comes from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a computer so that people can ca
22、ll in and check to see if a missing item is there. However， all of this mail cannot simply be stored forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail has piled up， the dead mail offices hold public auctions. Every three months， the public is invited to the offices and bins containing i
23、tems found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the highest bidder.1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to deal with dead mail？A. To search for clues.B. To throw dead mail away.C. To open dead mail.D. To list dead mail on a computer.2. The staff in a dead mail office may open a
24、package in order to find _.A. some money B. some missing objectsC. an address D. a computer3. The passage indicates that dead mail auctions are held _.A. once a year B. twice a yearC. three times a year D. four times a year4. Which is the best title for the passage？A. Dead Mail B. Mail AuctionC. Unk
25、nown Mail D. The Dead Mail Office（四）When you are reading something in English， you may often meet with a new word. Whats the best way to know it？ You may look it up in an English-Chinese Dictionary. It will tell you a lot about the word： the pronunciation， the part of speech， the Chinese meaning and
26、 also how to use this word. But how can you know where the word is in thousands of English words？ How to find it in the dictionary both quickly and correctly？First， all the English words are arranged in the alphabetical order In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A，
27、 B， C， D That means， if there are two words “general” and “monitor”， “general” will be certainly before “monitor”. Then if there are two words both beginning with the same letter， you may look at the second letter. Then the third， the fourth For example， “before” is before “begin”， “foreigner” befor
28、e “forest”， etc. Do you understand how to look up a word in a dictionary？The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope youll use it as often as possible in your English learning.1. according to the passage， if we dont know a word， wed better _.A. think hardB. write it again and againC. ask our tea
29、cher or classmateD. look it up in a dictionary2. When you look up a word in the English-Chinese Dictionary， you should understand not only its Chinese meaning， but also _.A. its pronunciationB. its part of speechC. the use of itD. A， B and C3. In the English-Chinese Dictionary， the first part is _.A
30、. the words beginning with the letter AB. the words beginning with the letter BC. the simple wordsD. the very short words4. Here are four words： （1） regular （2） relative （3） reject （4） religion.The right order in the English-Chinese Dictionary is _.A. （1）， （2）， （3）， （4）B. （1）， （3）， （2）， （4）C. （2）， （
31、3）， （4）， （1）D. （3）， （1）， （4）， （2）5. The English-Chinese Dictionary is _.A. useful in our Chinese learningB. our good friend in learning ChineseC. a good friend in our English learningD. not useful in learning English（五）For Jennifer， the word ceramics usually reminded her about pottery. Today as she
32、listened to Dr. Kramer， the word took on a new sense. “Your aunt has broken the bone in her hip， Jennifer. Age has taken its tax on her bone structure， so we need to replace her hip with a new one made out of ceramics and metal. Ive described the program to your aunt， and now she must decide if she
33、wants to undergo surgery.” Jennifer was unsettled by Dr. Kramers advice. However， her mind was set at ease when she heard her aunt say， “A ceramic hip is no big deal， Jennifer！ Why， there are people whove lost arms and legs and now have artificial limbs that work nearly as well as the natural ones.
34、There are artificial hearts for people whose hearts have failed to work properly. All these advances offer new life for folks like me.” “Aunt Nancy， you sound like a medical advertisement，”Jennifer interrupted. “From now on， Ill call you my robot aunt！” “I like that！” Aunt Nancy said， “Never doubt t
35、hat your robot aunt would prefer having a natural hip， but if its a choice between a useless hip and a useful one， then Ill take the artificial one.”1. Jennifer describes Aunt Nancy as sounding “like a medical advertisement” because Aunt Nancy _.A. knew much about the replacement of body partsB. sol
36、d medical productsC. praised the hospital doctorD. wrote an article about replacement surgery2. The author of the story seems to_.A. oppose the use of artificial body partsB. take pity on JenniferC. support the use of artificial body partsD. be anxious for surgical patients3. The term “robot-aunt” s
37、uggests that Aunt Nancy_.A. will have the ability to walk againB. will have a nonhuman part， as does a robotC. has a natural hipD. will have strength beyond that of most humans4. What will probably happen next？A. Jennifer will ask Aunt Nancy to reconsider her decision.B. Dr. Kramer will refuse to pe
38、rform the operation.C. Aunt Nancy will be operated on by Dr. Kramer.D. Jennifer will persuade her aunt to put off the operation.参考答案与解析（一）本文论述了教育不是终点，但是通向终点的一个方法，教育的目的是为了使人们适应生活。1. D。概括题。通过阅读全文可知教育并不能解决所有的问题，故答案为 D。2. A。推理判断题。由that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society， and that it i
39、s very bad to be ashamed of ones work（所有的职业都是社会所必须的，而不应该歧视任何一个人的工作），故可推出此题答案为A。3. D。推理判断题。从 we can live without education， but we die if we have no food（没有受教育，我们还有生命，但若没有食物，我们就不可能生活），意指我们不应该歧视那些体力活，故答案选D。4. B。事实细节题。文中第1段最后一句Our purpose is to fit them for life（教育的目的是为了使他们适应以后的生活和工作）可知答案为B。5. C。主旨大意题。
40、本文主要讲教育的目的是为了使人更好的适应生活，即指教育对社会的价值问题，从 Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society 可推知答案选C。（二）本文介绍了在高原地区种植农作物是很困难的，但是我们可以在地下种植作物。1. C。细节题。从there is another way to grow vegetables throughout the year in cold areas. It is a method of gardening可知答案选C。2. B。细节题。从 World Neighbors ad
41、vises farmers there to build hot houses below ground 可知答案选B。3. D。细节题。由原文The clear plastic roof permits the suns heat to enter可知答案为D（the suns heat=the sun shine）。4. B。细节题。从 Leave a small opening in each of these sloping walls. This prevents the hot house from becoming too hot可知答案为B。5. D。推断题。由通过阅读全文可知
42、此方法既简单又实用，故答案选D。（三）本文主要是讲有关dead mail 的形成以及邮局对dead mail 的处理方法。1. B。事实细节题。根据文中的they look for cluesthey open packagesDead mail will also be listed on a computer so that可知，选项A、C、D均提到了，但没有提到期To throw dead mail away 故选B。2. C。事实细节题。根据第3段中的 they open packages in the hope that something inside will show wher
43、e the package came from or is going to 可知答案为C。3. D。事实细节题。根据文中的 all of this mail cannot simply be stored forever Every three months 可推出答案为D。4. A。主旨大意题。文章主要谈及Dead Mail及其处理方法，故答案选A。（四）本文主要告诉人们如何查字典的。1. D。事实细节题。根据 You may look it up in an English Chinese Dictionary 可知答案为D。2. D。事实细节题。根据 It will tell you
44、a lot about the word： the pronunciation， the part of speech， the Chinese meaning and also how to use this word可知答案为D。3. A。推理判断题。根据 In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the letter A， B， C， D可知答案为A。4. B。事实细节题。根据 In the dictionary you can first see the words beginning with the l
45、etter A， B， C， D可知字典上的单词排序是以英文字母的排序为基础的，因此答案为B。5. C。推理判断题。根据 The dictionary will be your good friend. I hope youll use it as often as possible in your English learning可知汉英字典是我们英语学习中的好帮手。故答案为C。（五）本文是讲医生要用制陶术给Nancy换臀。Nancy同意接受手术。1. A。推理判断题。根据 A ceramic hip is no big deal， Jennifer！ Why， there are peop
46、le whove lost arms and legs and now have artificial人造的 limbs肢 that work nearly as well as the natural ones. There are artificial hearts for people whose hearts have failed to work properly. All these advances offer new life for folks like me 可知Nancy用人造肢和人造心脏解释陶瓷臀，非常详细以致于Jennifer认为她听起来像在做广告。故答案为A。2.
47、C。推理判断题。根据Nancy 对人造身体部位的理解All these advances offer new life for folks like me由此可推断作者的态度是支持的。故答案为C。3. B。推理判断题。根据“I like that！” Aunt Nancy said及文章最后 then Ill take the artificial one.可推知Aunt Nancy同意换陶瓷臀，也就是说要有一个非人类的部位。故可推断答案为B。4. C。推理判断题。根据Dr. Kramer说的话we need to replace her hip with a new one made out of ceramics and metal 和Aunt Nancy的态度