英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案四.docx

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英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案四

英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案（四）

　Passage16

　　TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.

　　TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.

　　AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondoftea.Untilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinit,butonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasadded.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedid,sotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.

　　Atfirst,teawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheeveningNooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess（公爵夫人）foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro'clockstoppedhergettingasinkingfeelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandso,tea-timewasborn.

　　76.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain？

　　A）TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndia.

　　B）TeareachedBritainfromHolland.

　　C）TheBritonswerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodranktea.

　　D）Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonshadtea.

　　77.Thispassagemainlydiscusses　　　　　。

　　A）thehistoryofteadrinkinginBritain

　　B）howteabecameapopulardrinkinBritain

　　C）howtheBritonsgotthehabitofdrinkingtea

　　D）howtea-timewasborn

　　78.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain　　　　　。

　　A）ineighteenthcentury　　B）insixteenthcentury

　　C）inseventeenthcentury　　D）inthelateseventeenthcentury

　　79.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause　　　　　。

　　A）ittastedlikemilk

　　B）ittastedmorepleasant

　　C）itbecameapopulardrink

　　D）MadamedeSevingewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea

　　80.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof　　　　　。

　　A）afamousFrenchlady　　B）theancientChinese

　　C）theuppersocialclass　　D）peopleinHolland

　　Passage17

　　Amysteriousblackcloudapproachestheearth-ourplanet'sweatherisseverelyaffected.

　　ThroughouttherestofJuneandJulytemperaturesrosesteadilyallovertheEarth.IntheBritishislesthetemperatureclimbedthroughtheeighties,intothenineties,andmovedtowardsthehundredmark.Peoplecomplained,buttherewasnoseriousdisaster.

　　ThedeathnumberintheU.S.Remainedquitesmall,thankslargelytotheair-conditioningunitsthathadbeenfittedduringpreviousyearsandmonths.Temperaturesrosetothelimitofhumanendurancethroughoutthewholecountryandpeoplewereobligedtoremainindoorsforweeksonend.Occasionallyair-conditioningunitsfailedanditwasthenthatfatalitiesoccurred.

　　Conditionswereutterlydesperatethroughoutthetropics（热带地区）asmaybejudgedfromthefactthat7943speciesofplantsandanimalsbecametotallyextinct.Thesurvivalof　Manhimselfwasonlypossiblebecauseofthecavesandcellars（地窖）hewasabletodig.Nothingcouldbedonetoreducethehotairtemperature.Morethansevenhundredmillionpersonsareknowntohavelosttheirlives.

　　Eventuallythetemperatureofthesurfacewatersofthesearose,notsofastastheairtemperatureitistrue,butfastenoughtoproduceadangerousincreaseofhumidity（湿度）。

Itwasindeedthisincreasethatproducedthedisastrousconditionsjustremarked.MillionsofpeoplebetweenthelatitudesofCairoandtheCapeofGoodHopeweresubjectedtoachokingatmospherethatgrewdamperandhotterfromdaytoday.Allhumanmovementceased.Therewasnothingtobedonebuttoliebreathingquicklyasadogdoesinhotweather.

　　BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicslaybalancedbetweenlifeandtotaldeath.Thenquitesuddenlyraincloudsappearedoverthewholeglobe.Thetemperaturedeclinedalittle,duenodoubttothecloudsreflectingmoreoftheSun'sradiationbackintospace,Butconditionscouldnotbesaidtohaveimproved.Warmrainfelleverywhere,evenasfarnorthasIceland.Theinsectpopulationincreasedenormously,sincetheburninghotatmospherewasasfavorabletothemasitwasunfavorabletoManmanyotheranimals.

　　81.IntheBritishIslesthetemperature　　　　　。

　　A）stayedateighty　　　　　　B）rangedfromeightytoninety

　　C）approachedonehundred　　D）exceededthehundredmark

　　82.FewpeopleintheUnitedStateslosttheirlivesbecause　　　　　。

　　A）thetemperaturewastolerable

　　B）peopleremainedindoorsforweeks

　　C）thegovernmenthadtakeneffectivemeasurestoreducethehottemperature

　　D）peoplewereprovidedwiththemostcomfortableair-conditioners

　　83.MillionsofpeopleinCairo（开罗）andtheCapeofGoodHope（好望角）weresubjectedtoachokingatmospherebecause　　　　　。

　　A）thetemperaturegrewextremelyhot

　　B）thetemperaturebecamedamperandhotterasthehumidityofthesurfacewatersoftheseaincreased

　　C）theirconditionsweretoodangerous

　　D）nothingcouldbedonewiththehottemperature

　　84.BythefourthweekofJulyconditionsinthetropicsweresuchthat　　　　　。

　　A）humansurvivalwouldbeimpossible

　　B）moreandmorepeoplewouldlosetheirlives

　　C）fewerpeoplecouldbesaved

　　D）survivalordeathwasstillundecided

　　85.Theinsectpopulationincreaseddueto　　　　　。

　　A）thehotair　　B）thetropicalclimate　　C）therainclouds　　D）thedampatmosphere

　　Passage18

　　Inafamilywheretherolesofmenandwomenarenotsharplyseparatedandwheremanyhouseholdtasksaresharedtoagreaterorlesserextent,notionsofmalesuperiorityarehardtomaintain.Thepatternofsharingintasksandindecisionsmakesforequality,andthisinturnleadstofurthersharing.Insuchahome,thegrowingboyandgirllearntoacceptthatequalitymoreeasilythandidtheirparentsandtopreparemorefullyforparticipationinaworldcharacterizedbycooperationratherthanbythebattleofthesexes.

　　Iftheprocessgoestoofarandman'sroleisregardedaslessimportant-andthathashappenedinsomecases-weareasbadlyofasbefore,onlyinreverse.

　　ItistimetoreassesstheroleofthemanintheAmericanfamily.Wearegettingalittletiredofmonism（母亲崇拜）,-butwedon'twanttoexchangeitforaneo-popism（新父亲崇拜）。

Whatweneed,rather,istherecognitionthatbringingupchildreninvolvesapartnershipofequals.

　　Therearesignsthatpsychatrists,psychologists,socialworkers,andspecialistsonthefamilyarebecomingmoreawareofthepartmenplayandthattheyhavedecidedthatwomenshouldnotreceiveallthecredit（信任）-notalltheblame.Wehavealmostgivenupsayingthatawoman'splaceisthehome.Wearebeginning,however,oanalyzemen'splaceinthehomeandtoinsistthathedoeshaveaplaceinit.Noristhatplaceirrelevanttothehealthydevelopmentofthechild.

　　Thefamilyisacooperativeenterpriseforwhichitisdifficulttolaydownrules,becauseeachfamilyneedstoworkoutitsownwaysforsolvingitsownproblems.

　　Excessiveauthoritarianismhasunhappyconsequences,whetheritwearsskirtsortrousers,andtheidealofequalrightsandequalresponsibilitiesisconnectednotonlywithahealthydemocracy,butalsowithahealthyfamily.

　　86.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisveryconcernedwiththerolethat　　　　　。

　　A）parentsplayinbringinguptheirchildren

　　B）menplayinafamily

　　C）womenplayinafamily

　　D）equalityplaysinafamily

　　87.Theauthormeanstotellusthat　　　　　。

　　A）aman'splaceisinthehome

　　B）awoman'splaceisinthehome

　　C）awomanshouldbeequaltoaman

　　D）amanshouldhaveanequalshareinfamilymatters

　　88.Accordingtotheauthor,ahealthyfamilyshouldbebasedon　　　　　。

　　A）cooperation　　B）momism　　C）authoritarianism　　D）neo-popism

　　89.Whowillbenefitmostfromafamilypatternofsharingintasksanddecisions？

　　A）Thechildren.　　B）Theman.　C）Thewoman　　D）Thepsychologist.

　　90.Wemaysafelyconcludefromthepassagethat　　　　　。

　　A）malesuperioritymaintainsahealthyfamily

　　B）authorityanddemocracyareveryessentialtoahealthyfamily

　　C）authoritarianismdoesnogoodtoahealthyfamily

　　D）womenshouldbeequaltomen

　　Passage19

　　Idon'tthinkthereisanythingwrongwithyourblood.Thekeytoyourproblemisthatlongnap（打盹,小睡）afterdinner.Ifyoudidn'tsleepforhoursduringtheearlypartoftheevening,youwouldbemorereadytosleepatbedtime.Ifyoudidn'tnapafterdinner,youwouldnotwanttostayupsolate,andyouwouldnotfeeltheneedtotakeasleepingpill.Thepillisstillworkinginyoursystemwhenyougetupinthemorning.Thishelpsaccountforthefactthatyoufeeltiredallday.Youshouldgetoutofthehabitofsleepingduringtheevening.Rightafteryoureveningmeal,engageinsomesortofphysicalactivit