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阅读理解B
42、Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.
Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.
Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.
Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.
Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,thetearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.
Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.
"Whyareyousad?
"askedtheant.
"I'mtheprisonerofagiant."thegirltoldtheant."Hewon'tletmegountilrvemadethreeseparateheapsofgrain,barley大麦）andrye（黑麦）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyareallmixedtogether."
"Thatwilltakeyouamonth!
"theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.
"Iknow,"thegirlcried,"andifIhaven'tfinishedbytomorrow,thegiantwilleatmeforhissupper!
"
"Don'tcry,"theantsaid,"myfriendsandIwillhelpyou."
Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.
Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.
Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.
（1）、Theantwasplayingwhenitranhereandthere.
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T
B：
F
答案：
B
（2）、Thedropofwaterfellontheantwhenitwasnearlydying.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
（3）、Theyounggirlwascryingbecauseshewantedtohavesupper.A：
T
B：
F
答案：
B
（4）、Thegiantwouldeatthegirlifshefailedtodothework.
A：
T
B：
F
答案：
A
（5）、Theant'sfriendssavedthegirl'slife.
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T
B：
F
答案：
A
43、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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答案：
A
（2）、Forestsarehomesfordifferentkindsofanimals.
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T
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F
答案：
A
（3）、Theneedformorewoodandmorelandhelptoprotectourforests.A：
TB：
F答案：
B
（4）、We'llhavemoreandgreaterforestsnin20or30yearsinsome
people'sview.
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TB：
F答案：
B
（5）、Thewriterthinksitnecessarytoprotecttheforests.A：
TB：
F答案：
A
44、VeryfewpeoplewerecomingtoeatattheWhiteRose
Restaurant,anditsownerdidn'tknowwhattodo.Thefoodinhisrestaurantwascheapandgood,butnobodyseemedtowanttoeatthere.
Thenhedidsomethingthatchangedallthat,andinafewweekshisrestaurantwasalwaysfullofmenandtheirladyfriends.Wheneveragentlemancamewithalady,asmilingwaitergaveeachofthemabeautifulmenu.Themenuslookedexactlythesameontheoutside,buttherewasanimportantdifferenceinside.Themenuthatthewaiterhandedtothemangavethecorrectpriceforeachdishandeachbottleofwine;whilethemenuthathehandedtotheladygaveamuchhigherprice!
Sowhenthemancalmlyordereddishafterdishandwineafterwine,theladythoughthewasmuchmoregenerousthanhereallywas!
（1）、Thewaitergaveabeautifulmenutotheguestswhenagentlemanandhisladyfriendcameintotherestaurant.A：
TB：
F答案：
B
（2）、Themenusfortheguestswerethesameontheoutsidebutdifferentinside.
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TB：
F答案：
A
（3）、Themaleguestcouldremaincalmwhenheordereddishafterdishbecausehewasrich.
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T
B：
F答案：
B
（4）、Theladythoughtofherfriendverygenerousafteramealatthisrestaurant.
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TB：
F答案：
A
（5）、Thestorymainlysuggeststhatpeopleliketogotoexpensiverestaurants.
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TB：
F答案：
B
45、Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,
AlbertHallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhislandlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorechocolate.
ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertreturnedhomeoneeveningandfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondofanimalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolateinhispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthereagain.Itheldupitspawsandreceivedanotherpieceofchocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo".Heneverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquiteclearthathepreferredchocolatetobones.Hesoongrewdissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalargebaraday.IfatanytimeAlbertneglectedhisduty,Bingogotveryangryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.AlbertwasnowatBingo'smercyandhadtobribehimtogetintohisownhouse!
HespentsuchalargepartofhisweeklywagestokeepBingosuppliedwiththatintheendhehadtomovesomewhereelse.
（1）、Albertlivedthereformanyyears.
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T
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F答案：
B
（2）、Albertwasmovingbecausehedidnotliketheplace.
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T
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F答案：
B
（3）、Albertandthedogbecamefriendsayearago.
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T
B：
F
答案：
A
（4）、ThedogvisitedAlberteverydaybecauseitwantedthechocolate.
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T
B：
F
答案：
A
（5）、Albert"hadtobribehim"meanshehadtotakecareofhim.
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T
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F答案：
B
46、Languagesareremarkablycomplexandwonderfully
complicatedorgansofculture.Theycontainthequickestandthemostefficientmeansofcommunicatingwithintheirrespectiveculture.Tolearnaforeignlanguageistolearnanotherculture.Inthewordsofapoetandphilosopher,"Asmanylanguagesasonespeaks,somanylivesonelives."Acultureanditslanguageareasnecessaryasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.Inlearningaforeignlanguage,thebestbeginningwouldbestartingwiththenon-languageelementsofthelanguage:
itsgestures,itsbodylanguage,etc.EyecontactisextremelyimportantinEnglish.Directeyecontactleadstounderstanding,or,astheEnglishsayinggoes,seeingeye-to-eye.Wecanneverseeeye-to-eyewithanativespeakerofEnglishuntilwehavelearnedtolookdirectlyintohiseyes.
（1）、ThebesttitleforthispassageisLanguageandCulture.
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T
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F
答案：
A
（2）、Accordingtothispassage,theonlywaytolearnaforeignlanguageistobeginbylearningitsbodylanguage.
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T
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F答案：
B
（3）、Accordingtothispassage,gesturesarepicturesinalanguage.
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T
B：
F答案：
B
（4）、TolearnaforeignIanguageistolearnanotherculture.
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T
B:
F答案：
A
（5）、Directeyecontactleadstounderstandinginallcultures.
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T
B:
F答案：
B
47、Takingawayacity'srubbishisabigjob.Everydaytruckscomeintoacitytocollectit.Mostrubbishismadeupofthingswecan'teatoruse.Ifwekeptthesethings,wewouldsoonhaveamountainofrubbish.
Insomecitiestherubbishiscollectedandtakenoutsidethecitytoadump.Oftenthecitydumpisplacedwherethegroundisloworthereisabighole.Thekitchenrubbishisbrokenintosmallpiecesandsentintothesewage（污水，排水）system.Thesewagesystemtakesawaytheusedwaterfromtoilets,bathtubsandotherplaces.
Tokeepmiceandfliesaway,someearthisusedtocoverthenewlydumpedrubbish.Later,grassmaybeplantedontherubbish-filledland.Finally,ahouseoraschoolmaybebuiltthere,andthenyou'dneverknowthatthishadoncebeenanoldrubbishdump.
Inothercitiestherubbishisburntinspecialplaces.Thefireburnseverythingexceptthemetal.Sometimesthemetalcanbeusedagaininfactorieswherethingsaremadeofmetal.Thefoodpartsofrubbishareputinspecialpileswheretheyslowlychangeintosomethingcalledhumus（腐殖质）,whichlookslikeblackearth.Itisrichwiththekindsofthingsthatfeedplantsandhelpmakethemgrow.
（1）、Youcanmostprobablyreadthiskindofpassageinatelephonebook.A:
T
B:
F答案：
B
（2）、Themainideaofthepassageistotellpeopletotakeusefulthingsoutofrubbish.
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T
B:
F
答案：
B
（3）、Theunderlinedword"sewage"inthesecondparagraphmeanslaundry.
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T
B：
F
答案：
B
（4）、Accordingtothepassage,thefoodpartsofrubbishcanbeusedagaintofeedplants.
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T
B：
F
答案：
A
（5）、Weshouldtakecareofausedmetalboxbyreusingandrecyclingit.
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T
B：
F
答案：
A
48、Snowflakeslooklikewhitestarsfallingfromthesky.Butthere
havebeentimeswhensnowhaslookedred,green,yellow,orblack.Therehavebeensnowflakesofalmosteverycolor.Thinkhowitwouldseemtohavecoloredsnowflakescomingdownallaroundyou.
BlacksnowfellinFranceoneyear.AnotheryeargreysnowfellinJapan.Itwasfoundthatthesnowwasmixedwithashes.Thismadeitlookdark.Redsnowhadcomedowninothercountries.Whenthishappened,thesnowwasmixedwithreddust.
Mostsnowlookswhite,butitisreallythecolorofice.Snowisicethatcomesfromsnowcloud.Eachsnowflakebeginswithasmalldropoffrozenwater.Morewaterformsaroundthisdrop.Thewaythewaterfreezesgivesthesnowflakesitsshape.
Notwosnowflakesareeverjustthesamesizeorshape.Sometimesthesnowflakesarebrokenwhentheycomedown.Othersnowflakesmeltastheyfall.Allsnowflakesareflatandhavesixsides,iftheyarenotbrokenormelted.Whentheairiscoldanddry,thef
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