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阅读理解B
1、Mr.Whitelivedinasmallvillage.Hisparentshadn'tenoughmoneytosendhimtoschool.Hehadtohelpthemtodosomethinginthefields.Buthedidn'tliketoliveinthepoorplace.Whenhewassixteen,hegottothetownandfoundworkinafactory.Threeyearslaterhebecametallandstrong.SohewassenttoAfricaasasoldier.Hestayedthereforfiveyearsandgotsomemoney.ThenhecamebacktoEnglandandboughtashopinasmalltown.NopeopleinthetownwenttoAfricaexcepthim.Andhehopedtheythoughthewasafamousmanandthattheycouldrespecthim.ThechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomestoriesandhislifeinAfrica.
OnedayafewchildrenaskedhimtotellthemsomethingabouttheanimalsinAfrica.Hetoldthemhowhefoughtwiththetigersandelephants.Hisstoriessurprisedthemallandsomepolicemenandworkerswenttolistentohim.Itmadehimhappier.Justamanwhotaughtgeographyinamiddleschoolpassedthere.Hestoppedtolistentohimforawhileandthensaid,"Couldyoupleasetellusarareanimal,sir?
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"Certainly,"saidMr.Turner."OnedayImetarhinoceros（犀牛）byariver…"
"Pleasewaitaminute,sir,"saidtheman."Therearen'tanyrhinocerosinAfricaatall!
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"It'srarejustbecausetherearen'tany!
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（1）、Mr.Whitewasborninafarmer'sfamily.
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（2）、Mr.Whitehopedtoberespectedbecausehewastherichestmanintheirtown.
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（3）、Thechildrenoftenaskedhimtotellthemsomethinginterestingbecauseheknewmorethananyotherpersoninthetown.
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（4）、AllpeoplebelievedMr.Whiteexceptthechildren.
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（5）、Mr.Whitewouldn'tliketoadmitthathewaswrong.
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2、IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorSouthAmerica,youflyoverforestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.Therearethousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.
However,theworld'sforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdownthetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythattherewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years.Whatwillhappeniftheydisappear?
Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromtheworld.Inalotofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Cropswillnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryoneintheworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.
（1）、Thepassagemainlytellsusabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofplants.
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（2）、Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.
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（3）、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.
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（4）、We'llhavemoreandgreaterforestsin20or30yearsinsomepeople'sview.
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（5）、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.
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3、Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists（心理学家）thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."or"Youaresuchasmartchild."
（1）、Theword"intelligent"inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.
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（2）、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.
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（3）、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.
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（4）、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.
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（5）、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.
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4、Amangotintoatrainandfoundhimselfsittingoppositeawomanwhoseemedtobeaboutthirty-fiveyearsold.Soontheybegantalkingtoeachother,andthemansaidtoher,"Doyouhaveafamily?
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"Yes,Ihaveoneson,"thewomananswered.
"Oh,really?
"saidtheman."Doeshesmoke?
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"No,he'snevertouchedacigarette,"thewomanreplied.
"That'sgood,"themancontinued."Idon'tsmokeeither.Tobaccoisverybadtoone'shealth.Anddoesyoursondrinkwine?
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"Oh,no,"thewomanansweredatonce."He'sneverdrunkadropofit."
"ThenIcongratulateyou,ma'am,"themansaid."Anddoesheevercomehomelateatnight?
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"No,never,"hisneighboranswered."Hegoestobedimmediatelyafterdinnereverynight."
"Well,"themansaid,"he'sawiseyoungman.Howoldishe?
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"He'ssixmonthsoldtoday.Buthewillgrowuptobeagentleman,"thewomanrepliedproudly.
（1）、Themanandthewomanaretalkingaboutthewoman'sson.
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（2）、Thewomanthinkshersonwillbeagentleman.
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（3）、Theconversationtookplaceonatrain.
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（4）、Theword"disappointed"probablybestdescribestheman'sfeelingattheendoftheconversation.
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（5）、Thewomanissoproudofhersonthatshedoesnotreallyunderstandwhattheman'squestionsmean.
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5、Mr.Youngranhisownbusinessandworkedveryhard.Hiswifewasafraidthathewouldgetsickifhecontinuedlikethat,sosheoftentriedtogethimtotakeavacation.Atlastshemanagedtopersuadehimtodoso,andshehopedthathewouldbeabletoenjoyhisvacationwithoutanydisturbance,sobeforetheyleft,Mrs.Youngwenttoseeherhusband'ssecretary.Shesaidtoher,"Myhusbandneedsavacationverymuch,sowhateverhappens,pleasedon'tbotherhimwithtelegramsandlettersaboutbusinessproblemswhileweareaway.Justwaittillwegetback."
AfterMr.andMrs.Younghadbeenawayaboutaweek,Mr.Youngreceivedaletterfromhissecretarywhichsaid,"Somethingterriblehappenedtoyourbusiness,butI'mnotgoingtobotheryouwithitwhileyouareenjoyingyourvacation."
（1）、Mr.Youngwastheownerofaprivatebusiness.
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（2）、Mrs.Youngworriedaboutherhusband'sbusiness.
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（3）、Mrs.Youngwasafraidthatherhusband'svacationmightbespoilt.
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（4）、Thesecretarydidn'texplaininherletterwhathadhappenedtoMr.Young'sbusiness,becauseshedidn'twanttospoilMr.Young'svacation.
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（5）、YoucanlearnfromthestorythatMr.Younghadastupidsecretary.
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6、HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureintheAmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmanypeoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.
SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsixteethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.Oneachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:
"buytheseteethandshowthemtoyourfriendsathome."Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsixofficerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.
Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeallday.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhadbought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.
（1）、Manyfamilieswantedtohaveasignatureofthegeneral.
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（2）、ThegeneralcamebacktoWashingtonaftertheFirstWorldWar.
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（3）、Thegeneralorderedhismentolookforallhisteethandbuyallofthem.
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（4）、Thefactthatthegeneral'snamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthatthegeneralwasfamous.
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（5）、Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost$1150.
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7、Theword"horsepower"wasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWatthadmadetheworld'sfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Hehadnowayoftellingpeopleexactlyhowpowerfulitwas,foratthattimetherewerenounitsformeasuringpower.
Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Hecalledthatunitonehorsepower.Withthisunithecouldmeasuretheworkhissteamenginecoulddo.
Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairononeminute.Hisenginecouldlifta33-poundweight100feetinoneminute.
Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorsepowerengine.
（1）、ThepassagesaysthatWattmadethefirstwidelyusedsteamengine.
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（2）、Wattwantedtofindawaytolifta3300-poundweight.
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（3）、Hemadeupaunitofmeasurementbasedonthestrengthofahorse.
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（4）、Onehorsepowerwouldequaltheweightofonehorse.
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（5）、ThepossibletitleforthispassageisTheOriginoftheTerm"Horsepower".
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8、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Buttherehavebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedr
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