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1、人们不能洗澡。18世纪时人们认为洗掉灰尘对身体有好处，能阻止疾病。而现在，人们对灰尘有不同看法，有人认为不能碰灰尘，而有人认为灰尘能增强免疫力。5The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because _.Athey lived healthily in a dirty environmentBthey thought bath houses were too dirty to stay inCthey believed disease could be spread in public ba

2、thsDthey considered bathing as the cause of skin disease答案：C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二、三句话可知。人们认为公共浴池是特别危险的，法国和英国的国王都关闭了他们的浴池，由此可知C项正确。6Which of the following best describes Henry IVs attitude to bathing?AAfraid. BCurious.CApproving. DUninterested.A。推理判断题。根据短文第二段最后两句话可知，享利四世以脏出名，当他得知有人洗澡，为了避免疾病侵袭，他下令不准这人出门。由此

3、可知享利四世对于洗澡是相当害怕的。7. How does the passage mainly develop?A. By providing examples. B. By making comparisons.C. By following the order of time. D. By following the order of importance.细节理解题，本文是以时间为线索进行写作的。先写16世纪人们对灰尘的态度，然后是17世纪，最后写到今天人们的态度。8What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To stre

4、ss the role of dirt. B. To introduce the history of dirt.C. To call attention to the danger of dirt. D. To present the change of views on dirt.D。整篇文章作者陈述了三个不同的时间，人们对待灰尘的看法，由此向我们展示了人们对灰尘观点的改变。While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to stayin

5、g in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain （TPCGB）, which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, showe heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any l

6、eg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.But it is not just the extra-tall whose needs are not being met. The average night of the population has been increasing ye the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.“The bedding industry says a b

7、ed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a king-size bed at 66（6 feet and 6 inches） is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 63 bed caters for less than half of the male population.” Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.” Sililarly,

8、restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewhere.Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat HousesCaledoman Hotl in Edinburgh, 66beds are now put in as standard

9、after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.（ ） 1. What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?A. To provide better services. B. To rebuild hotels and restaurants. C. To draw public attention to the needs of the tall.D. To attract more people to become its members.（ ） 2

10、. Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heinricy?A. 72. B. 7 C. 66 D. 63（ ） 3. What may happen to restaurants with small tables?A. They may lose some customers. B. They may start businesses elsewhere.C. They have to find easy chairs to match the tables.D. They have

11、 to provide enough space for the long-legged.（ ） 4. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh? A. Tall people pay more for larger beds. B. 66beds have taken the place of 63beds.C. Special rooms are kept for Americans. D. Guest rooms are standardized.【解题导语】说明文。主要讲述一个英国的高个子组织TPCGP在六个月以

12、前向宾馆和酒店发起的针对高个子的一些特殊需求的活动。64. 答案C 细节理解题。由第二段的which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants.可知TPCGP是为了让公众注意高个子的一些特殊需求。65. 答案B细节理解题。由倒数第三段Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “seven-foot beds would work fine.”可知。66. 答案A推理题。由倒数第

13、二段的内容可知，如果饭店使用小的桌子，自然就失去了高个子这样一类群体的顾客。选A。67. 答案B。ACD在文中均是无中生有，在文中无对应内容。由倒数第一段可知66beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans. B项正确。较难题目特训：科普知识类Scientists have found what look like caves on Mars（火星）, and say they could be protecting life

14、 from the planets terrible environment.The first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASAs Mars Odyssey orbiter. Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.“If there is life on

15、Mars, there is a good chance youd find it in caves,” said Jut Wynne, one of the researchers who noticed the features while working on a US Geological Survey Mars Cave Detection Program.Jonathan Clarke, a geologist with the Mars Society of Australia, yesterday described the discovery as exciting.One

16、photo taken at night by an infrared imager（红外线成像器） showed one hole to be unusually warm,suggesting hot air trapped during the day is flowing out.“I said:Wow, thats a cave. ” Dr. Clarke said excitedly. “People have been looking for these for a long time;now we have found them.”He agreed such caves wo

17、uld be perfect places to hunt for life escaping from the bitterly cold,radiation-soaked（充满辐射的）,dry surface.“Tiny drops of water could collect inside,” he said. “If there are gases coming out, they could provide energy for a whole range of bacteria. A cave is also a protection from radiation; the sur

18、face of Mars is exposed to high levels of space radiation.The caves probably formed when tube-shaped lava flows（管状岩浆流） spread across the planet long ago. The outside of the tubes cooled,forming solid walls, while something hotter inside allowed the remaining lava to flow out, forming caves.”1. What

19、does the passage mainly talk about?A. How the caves were formed on Mars.B. How scientists found these caves on Mars.C. Caves on Mars may be full of hot air or a sign of life.D. Scientists have completely recognized the surface of Mars.2. We can learn from the passage that.A. water has already been f

20、ound on MarsB. the scientists found all the caves at nightC. it is certain that there is life in these cavesD. the surface of Mars is bitterly cold,radiation-soaked and dry3. According to the passage,Dr. Clarke was so excited because.A. such caves could provide energy for lifeB. they had finally fou

21、nd the caves on MarsC. such caves would be perfect places to hunt for lifeD. scientists had long been looking for these caves4. Necessary condition for life on Mars mentioned in the passage may include.A. lava and energyB. water and radiation from spaceC. gases and lavaD. water and protection from r

22、adiation【参考答案】19.1-4 CDBD阅读理解-BCassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husbands income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The familys old

23、farm house has become a chicken bourse its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms. Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said,“The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so its a win-win situation all around.”The

24、y are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy（经济）, have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an incr

25、ease in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country hacek been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.George C. Ball Jr. owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, dou

26、ble the average growth of last five years. Mr. Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking use in me cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.（ ） 1. What does the word“residents” in Paragraph l probably refer to?