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阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项
A
“HowcanIlearnEnglishwell?
”Thisisaquestionmanystudentsask.Inmyopinion,themosteffectivewayistolearnlessonsbyheart.Ifyoucanrecitethetextandwriteitout,you’velearneditfairlywell.Andifyoucantell,inyourownwords,whatthelessonsaysyou’reaverysuccessfullearnerindeed.YourEnglishwillbequiteperfect.
Thisisadifficulttask.However,ifyoutrytolearnbyheartonlypartofeachlesson,you’llfinditnothalfsohardasyoumighthavethought.
Learningthisway,youwillmakerapidprogress.Ofcourse,writingisalsonecessary.IthelpsyoualotonourwaytosuccessinEnglish.
Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.Youshouldbeabletolaughatjokesandbeshockedatbadnews.WhenusingEnglish,trytoforgetyourmothertongue.Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.So,nevertrytoseeEnglishthroughtranslation.
56.Inthewriter’sopinion,themosteffectivewayinlearningEnglishis________.
A.topractisespeaking,writingandfeelingit
B.toforgetyourownnativelanguage
C.totranslateeverythingintohisownlanguage
D.tomemorizetheEnglishwordsandgrammaticalrules
57.“Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.”Thissentencemeansthatmemorizingyourownlanguagecan________.
A.helpyoutostudyEnglishwell
B.stopyoumasteringEnglish
C.makeEnglisheasytolearn
D.helpyounoticemistakes
58.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.“tofeelthelanguage”heremeans________.
A.togetaknowledgeofEnglishbytouching
B.tobeabletoreadandwriteEnglish
C.totranslateEnglishintoyourownbyimagining
D.tobeabletoexperiencetherichsensationofthelanguage
B
Whenwecanseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwecometoseehowimportantoureyesare.
Peoplewhoarenearsightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Manypeoplewhodoalotofclosework,suchaswritingandreading,becomenearsighted.Thentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoseedistantthingsclearly.
Peoplewhoarefarsightedfacejusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglassestoo.
Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.
Whennightfalls,colorsbecomefaintertotheeyesandfinallydisappear.Afteryoureyeshavegrownusedtothedark,youcanseebetterifyouusethesideofyoureyesratherthanthecenters.Sometimes,afterdark,youseeasmallthingtoonesideofyou,whichseemstodisappearifyouturnyourheadinitsdirection.Thisisbecausewhenyouturnyourhead,youarelookingatthethingtoodirectly.Menonguarddutysometimesthinktheyseesomethingmovingtoonesideofthem.Whentheyturntolookstraightatit,theycannotseeitanymore,andtheybelievetheyweremistaken.However,thismistakehappensbecausethecenteroftheeye,whichisverysensitiveindaylight,isnotassensitiveasthesidesoftheeyeafterdark.
59.Wedon’tknowthatoureyesareofgreatimportanceuntil________.
A.wethinkaboutoureyes
B.wecannotseeclearly
C.wewearglasses
D.wehavetodomuchreading
60.Accordingtothepassage,a________ismorelikelytobenearsighted.
A.tailorB.doctorC.guardD.painter
61.Peoplewhoarefarsighted________.
A.cannotdoalotofcloseworkwithoutglasses
B.canonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes
C.havedifficultyreadingabookiftheyholditatarm’slength
D.havethesameproblemasthenearsightedpeople
62.Toseeasmallthingatnight,itisbettertolook________.
A.withwideopeneyes
B.withhalfshutornarrowedeyes
C.straightatit
D.inaslightlydifferentdirection
C
Treesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways:
theygivehimwoodandotherusefulthings,theygivehimcoolplaces,andtheyhelptostopdroughtandflood.
Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,sohehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.
Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenworse:
forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil-maketherainin-andalsobindthesoil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.
63.Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanis________.
A.theyhelphimtomakemoney
B.theygivehimcool
C.theygivehimwoodandotherthings
D.theyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloods
64.Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause________.
A.manytreeshavebeencutdownbyman
B.newtreesarenotwelllookedafter
C.manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtrees
D.alltheabove
65.Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause________.
A.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoil
B.therearetoomanyrainfalls
C.strongwindsbringalotofsand
D.therearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.
66.Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?
A.TreesandMan
B.TheFunctionofTreeWood
C.HowdoPeopledowithTrees?
D.TheUsageofTreeRoots
D
Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.
WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theywillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!
Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.
AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”
67.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________.
A.usefortheirschoolwork
B.accesstheInternet
C.workathome
D.connectthemtolibraries
68.Whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks(引号)?
A.Theydon’treallytalk.
B.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.
C.Laptopshavespeakers.
D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.
69.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?
A.Allteachersusecomputers.
B.1500studentshavelaptops.
C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.
D.Studentstherecandoeverything.
70.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.
A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnology
B.travelaroundtheworld
C.getinformationfromaroundtheworld
D.havefreelaptops
71.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Theprogramissuccessful.
B.Theprogramisnotworkable.
C.Theprogramistooexpensive.
D.Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.
E
Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:
ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthings:
theylearntodowithoutbeingtaughttowalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicycle,comparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whattheansweristothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.
Ifitisamatterofrightanswer,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteac