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模拟试题三

PartOne　ReadingComprehension（40分）

窗体顶端

PassageOne

　　Marek’swasafarmerwholivedinavillagefaraway.Onedayhebecameveryill,andeveryonethoughthewoulddie.Theysentforadoctor,whoarrivedtwodayslaterandexaminedthesickman.Thedoctoraskedforapenandsomepapertowritedownthenameofthemedicine.Buttherewasnopenorpaperinthevillage,becausenoonecouldreadorwrite.

　　Thedoctorpickedupapieceofburntwoodfromthefire.Usingthewood,hewrotethenamesofthemedicineonthedoorofthehouse.“Getthismedicineforhim,”hesaid,“andhewillsoongetbetter.”

　　Marek’sfamilyandfriendsdidnotknowwhattodo.Theycouldnotreadthestrangewriting.Thenthevillagebakerhadanidea.Hetookoffthedoorofthehouse,putitinhiscartanddrovetothenearesttown.Heboughtthemedicine,andMarekwassoonwellagain.Hewouldnotletanyonewashthemagicwordsfromthedoor.

　1.PeopleinthevillagethoughtMarekwoulddiesince__________.A

A.hewasseriouslyill

B.hewasbadlywounded

C.doctorscoulddonothingforhim

D.hesaidhewoulddie

　2.Ittookthedoctortwodaystoreachthevillagebecause____________.C

A.hehadtopreparesomemedicine

B.therewasanaccidentonhiswaytothevillage

C.thevillagewasfarfromthetown

D.hehaddifficultyinfindingthevillage

　3.Whenthedoctorarrived,he_____________.B

A.gavethemedicinetoMarek

B.gaveMarekacarefulcheck-up

C.becameverytiredandtookarest

D.askedMarektotellhimabouthisconditions

　4.Thedoctorwanted___________afterthecarefulexamination.C

A.tolightafire

B.thedoorofthehouse

C.apenandsomepaper

D.tosendMarektohospital

　5.Itwas__________thatmadeMarekwellagain.B

A.thedoor

B.themedicine

C.thebaker

D.theexamination

PassageTwo

　　Touseitseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butactuallytheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainstrain.Itsfirstusewasasashadeagainstthesun!

Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,waybackintheeleventhcentury.

　　WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:

itbecameasymbolofhonorandauthority.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybyroyaltyorbythoseinhighoffice.

　　InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.AndtheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece.ButitisbelievedthatthefirstpersonsinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.

　　DuringtheMiddleAge,theuseoftheumbrellapracticallydisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitwasconsideredasymbolofpowerandauthority.By1680,theumbrellaappearedinFrance,andlateroninEngland.

　　Bytheeighteenthcentury,theumbrellawasusedagainstrainthroughoutmostofEurope.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterweight.Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythatwomen’sumbrellasbegantobemade,inawholevarietyofcolors.

　6.Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstinvented____________.A

A.inancientChina

B.inancientEgypt

C.inancientGreece

D.inancientRome

　7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueabouttheumbrella?

A.Nooneexactlyknowswhowastheinventoroftheumbrella.

B.Theumbrellawasfirstinventedtobeusedasprotectionagainstthesun..

C.Theumbrellachangedmuchintheeighteenthcentury.

D.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrella.

　8.Astrangefeatureoftheumbrella’suseisthatitwasusedas_____________.C

A.protectionagainstrain

B.ashadeagainstthesun

C.asymbolofhonorandpower

D.women’sdecoration

　9.InEurope,theumbrellawasfirstusedagainsttherain_______________.C

A.duringtheMiddleAges

B.bytheeighteenthcentury

C.inRome

D.inGreece

　10.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout____________.D

A.whenandhowtheumbrellawasinvented

B.whytheumbrellawassopopularinEurope

C.thedevelopmentoftheumbrella

D.thehistoryanduseoftheumbrella

PassageC

　　Apartfromwomen’sownhappiness,theneedsofthecommunitymustbeconsidered.Modernsocietycannotwelldowithoutthecontributionthatwomencanmakeintheprofessionsandotherkindsofwork.Thereisaseriousshortageofnursesandteachers,tomentiononlytwooftheoccupationsfollowedbywomen.Itisawastetogiveyearsoftrainingatpublicexpenseonlytohavethequalifiedteacherornursemarryafterayearortwoandbelostforevertoherprofession.Thetraining,itistrue,willhelpherinherdutiesasamother,butifshecontinuedtowork,herservicewouldbemorewidelyuseful.Manyfactoriesandshops,too,arelargelystaffedbywomen,manyofthemmarried.Whileherethequestionoftrainingisnotsoimportant,industryandtradewouldbeseriouslyshortofstaffifmarriedwomendidnotwork.

Wecanseethenthattherearegoodreasonsforregardingitaddesirablethatmarriedwomenshouldhavesomeoccupationoutsidethehome.However,thereareseriousobjections.Schoolsdonotkeepchildrenoccupiedthewholedayandschoolholidaysarelong.Themother’sworkingdaywillalmostcertainlyendwellaftertheschooldayandherholidaywillnotbeginatthesametimeasherchildren’s.Therewillbethereforeaperiodwhenchildrenarenottakencareofunlessasubstituteforthemotherisavailable,orunlessitbecomesmoregenerallypossibleforwomentoworkpart-time.Thereseemtobesomegroundsforbelievingthatthereismorebadbehavioramongthechildrenofworkingmothersthanamongthoseofmotherswhostayathome,butmoreevidenceisrequiredbeforewecanbecertainofthis.Whatwecanbecertainof,however,isthatmanywomendosuccessfullycombineacareerwithrunningahome,andthatmanymorewillcontinuetodoso.

　11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTgivenasareasonwhymarriedwomenshouldgoouttowork?

A.Theywouldbehappier.

B.Theirtrainingisusefulinthehome.

C.Theyareneededinanumberofoccupations.

D.Manyfactoriesandshopsdependonemployingwomen.

　12.Accordingtothewriter,nursesandteachersoughttocarryontheiroccupationaftermarriagebecause__________.B

A.theycannotresign

B.theirtrainingshouldnotbewasted

C.theywanttobefinanciallyindependent

D.theymuststillimprovethemselvesasmothers

　13.Thewriterbelievesthat__________.D

A.schoolholidaysaretoolong

B.theschooldaysshouldbelonger

C.onlymarriedwomenshouldhaveanoccupationoutsidethehome

D.thechildrenofworkingmothersmaynotbeattendedtoforpartofthetime.

　14.Accordingtothewriter,onepossiblewayforthechildrenofworkingmotherstobeattendedtois_________.C

A.thatschoolskeepchildrenoccupiedthewholeday

B.thattheirmotherschangetheiroccupations

C.thattheirmothersdonotworkfull-time

D.thattheirmothersshouldstayathome

　15.Thewriterbelievesthatbadbehavioramongthechildrenofmotherswhodonotworkis_______amongthechildrenofworkingmothers.C

A.greaterthan

B.aboutthesameas

C.possiblylessthan

D.suspectedtobemorethan

PassageD

　　Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?

Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?

Strangelyenough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

　　Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.

　　Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosupportedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.

　16.Accordingtothepassage,achild_____________.A

A.bornwithlowintelligencewillneverbecomeagenius

B.bornwithlowintelligencebecomeageniusthroughspecialeducation

C.livinginrichandvariedsurroundingswilldevelophisintelligencebeyondthelimitsfixedatbirth

D.livinginaboringsituationwillnotdevelophisintelligenceatall

　17.Asfarasintelligenceisconcerned,mostexpertsnowbelievethat_________.C

A.birthismoreimportantthanenvironment

B.environmentplaysamoreimportantrolethanbirth

C.birthandenvironmen

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