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Reading comprehension
一、
The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep.A few dogs started barking at it.The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety .That didn't stop the elephant.It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people.The villagers were scared and angry..Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess. Parbati Barua's father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer.He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk.He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up--how to catch wild elephants. Parbati hasn't always lived in the jungle.After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city.But Parbati never got used to being there and many years lat-er she went back to her old fife."Life in the city is too dull.Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase," she says. But Parbati doesn't catch elephants just for fun."My work," she says, "is to rescue man from elephants, and to keep elephants safe from man. " And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land.It is now fighting back.Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill. The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion.A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. "Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them.They are also more loyal than humans." She said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal.An elephant princess indeed!
1.For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to__________.
A.get long lasting excitement B.keep both man and elephants safe C.send them back to the jungle D.make the angry elephants tame
2.Before Parbati studied in a hoarding school, __________.
A.she spent her time hunting with her father
B.she learned how to sing love songs
C.she had already been called an elephant princess
D.she was taught how to hunt tigers
3.Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge he cause__________.
A.they are caught and sent for heavy work
B.illegal hunters capture them and kill them
C.they are attacked and their land gets limited
D.dogs often bark at them and chase them
4.The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India__________.
A.people easily fall victim to elephants' attacks
B.the man-elephant relationship is getting worse
C.elephant tamers are in short supply
D.dogs are as powerful as elephants
二、
More than l0 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝).The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste with-in.Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green.It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside.But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the |fit-and-miss pineapples we had known.In no time, the De]Monte Cold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the world' s best-selling pineapple variety ,and delivering natural levels of sweetness .in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple .In nutrition (营养)it was all good news too.This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C (维生素C)than the old green variety.Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases.People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit.The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater. Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep market to itself .But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte' s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market.
1.We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is ()
A.green outside and sweet inside
B.good-looking outside and soft inside
C.yellowy-gold outside and hard inside
D.a little soft outside and sweet inside
2.Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?()
A.Because it was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.
B.Because it was less sweet and good for health.
C.Because it was developed by Del Monte.
D.Because it was used as medicine.
3.The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something()
A.that people enjoy eating B.that is always present C.that is difficult to get D.that people use as a gift
4.We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte()
A.slowed other companies to develop pineapples
B.succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself
C.tried hard to control the pineapple market
D.planned to help the other companies
三、
Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east? It can take five hours to go west-east from New York(NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY.The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet(喷射) stream.The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic.The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction. 2.What would happen if the gravity on Earth was suddenly turned off? Supposing we could magically turn off gravity .Would buildings and other structures(建筑物)float away? What happened would depend on how strongly the things were attached to the Earth.The Earth is moving at quite a speed, moving at over a thousand miles per hours.If you turn something around your head on a string( 细绳), it goes around in a circle until you let go of the string.Then it flies off in a straight line. Switching off' gravity would be like letting go of the string.Things not attached to the Earth would fly off in a straight line.People in buildings would suddenly shoot up-wards at a great speed until they hit the ceiling.Most things outside would fly off into space.
1.What information can we get from the first passage?()
A.It is the jet stream that affects how fast airplanes fly
B.Planes go slower when they are moving with the wind
C.It takes more time to fly from NY to London than from London to NY
D.The jet stream always blows from the east to the west across the Atlantic
2.The underlined word "shoot" in the 2nd passage probably means()
A.send for B.move quickly C.come out D.grow quickly
3.It can be inferred that without gravity ()
A.buildings and other structures would float away
B.trees and buildings would not easily fly off
C.something around your head would not fly away
D.everything outside buildings would fly off into space
4.Where can we most probably read this text?()
A.In a research paper B.In a short story C.In a travel magazine D.In a student's book
四、
When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground.I was living in Conyers, Georgia, the summer it all happened.I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade.Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way .It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement.As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls ,and old clothes.I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can.It was paint.I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green. "Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day.Get some paint brushes.We are fixing to paint." She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work.We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard.There on the road in front of my house, we painted bit stripes (条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道 ). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow.It was fantastic! The sun was starting to sink.I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car .It was my mother.I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece.The car pulled slowly into the drive-way and from the look on my mother's face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble. My mother shut the car door and walked towards me.Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now!" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute ,angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art. "Now go clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement. Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone.I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.
1.What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?()
A.To introduce Stephanie to her.
B.To prevent her from seeing his painting.
C.To put the materials back in the yard.
D.To show his artwork to her.
2.In his mother's eyes, the writer__________.
A.was a born artist B.always caused trouble C.was a problem solver D.worked very hard
3.The underlined word "rainbow" in the sixth paragraph refers to__________.
A.the rainbow in the sky B.the stripes on the pavement C.something imaginative and fun D.important lessons learned in childhood
4.It can be learned from the passage that parents should__________.
A.encourage children to paint
B.value friendship among children
C.discover the hidden talent in children
D.protect rather than destroy children's dreams
五、
One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe.
The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said. "I'm here to help you, Madam, Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson. " Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.
Bul Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, "If you really want to repay me. next time you see someone in need, help the mand think of me. "
After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small care where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕 ) o Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan's words.
She paid with a hundred -dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: "Some-body once helped me the way I'm helping you. If you want to pay me back. continue being kind to others. " Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.
Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. "'Bryan Anderson my dear...you're not going to believe what just happened...'"
1.When the lady saw Bryan. she was worried because she thought()
A.he may hurt her
B.he wasn't going to stop
C.he couldn't help her
D.she didn't have enough money
2.What can we learn about the old lady from the story?()
A.She was never kind to others.
B.She was usually quite careless.
C.She was probably very rich.
D.She was not a very good driver.
3.The underlined expression '" giving a hand to "" ( Paragraph 3 ) is closest in meaning to()
A.questioning
B.helping
C.hurting
D.calling
4.The underlined word "" it" ( Paragraph 5 ) refers to "()"
A.the change
B.the bill
C.the note
D.the order
5.Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress?()
A.Was the old lady an angel?
B.Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind.
C.Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe.
D."Bryan Anderson my dear...you're not going to believe what just happened..."
六、
A chemical important of brain development may play a role in explaining why some people are genetically (由基因决定地)likely to suffer from anxiety and could lead to new treatments, the U.S. researchers said.
They said highly anxious rats which were kept had very low levels of a brain chemical calked fibroblast growth factor 2 or FGF2, compared with rats that were more relaxed. But when they improved the anxious rats' living conditions -- giving them new toys to explore and a bigger cage to live in -- levels of this brain chemical increased and they became less anxious.
"The levels of this brain chemical increased in response to the experiences that the rats were exposed to. It also decreased their anxiety". Javier Perez of the University of Michigan said in a telephone interview. "It made them behave the same way as the rats that were relaxed", he said.
In a former study of people who were severely depressed before they died, the team found the gene that makes FGF2 was producing very low levels of the growth factor, which is known primarily for organizing the brain during development and repairing it after injury.
Perez thinks the brain chemical may be a marker for genetic vulnerability (脆弱性)to anxiety and depression. But it can also respond to changes in the environment in a positive way, possibly by preserving new brain cells.
While both the calm and anxious rats produced the same number of new brain cells, these cells were less likely to survive in the high-anxiety rats, the team found. Giving the rats better living conditions or injecting them with FGF2 helped improve cell survival.
"This discovery may pave the way for new, more specific treatments for anxiety that will not be based on sedation(药物镇静), but will instead fight the real cause of the disease," Dr. Pier Vineenzo Piazza from France said in a statement.
1.We know from the passage that with the levels of FGF2 decreasing, the rats will()
A.die of anxiety soon
B.suffer from a headache
C.become more relaxed
D.become more anxious
2.What' s the better way to increase the levels of FGF2?()
A.Introducing more companions to the anxious rats.
B.In proving the living conditions of the anxious rats.
C.Injecting the anxious rats with some special medicine.
D.Giving the anxious rats more time to relax.
3.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refers to()
A.the team
B.the gene
C.the growth factor
D.the brain
4.What' s the main influence of the new discovery?()
A.Doctors won't use any medicine to cure anxiety.
B.Doctors may treat anxiety more efficiently.
C.Doctors will find the real case of anxiety.
D.Doctors may find new medicine for anxiety.
5.Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage?()
A.Anxious rats and relaxed rats.
B.Anxiety a serious mental disease.
C.Scientific research into the brain is important.
D.Brain chemical may play a key role in anxiety.
七、
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my morn a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my morn gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kcmmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it. "
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, 1could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later I returned to school walking on my own!
When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit, my morn lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment ,I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $ 2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel( 汽车旅馆) for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly. Morn was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother's words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the word--Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
1.What Kemmons'mom often told him during his childhood was()
A.caring
B.moving
C.encouraging
D.interesting
2.According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?()
A.Doctors
B.Nurses
C.Friends
D.Mom
3.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?()
A.His terrible experience in the hotel.
B.His previous business success at various levels.
C.His mom's support.
D.His wife's suggestion.
4.Which of the following best describes Kemmons' mother?()
A.Modest, helpful and hardworking.
B.Loving, supportive and strong-willed.
C.Careful, helpful and beautiful.
5.Which of the following led to Kemmons' success according to the passage?()
A.Self-confidence, had work, higher education and a poor family.
B.Mom's encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.
C.Clear goals, Mom's encouragement, a poor family and higher education.
D.Mom's encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.
八、
Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri (MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
"To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density ( 密谋) ", said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. "The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries. "
Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro ! nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
"People hear the word ' nuclear' and think of something very dangerous," he said, "However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems. "
His new idea is not only in the battery's size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon's battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
"The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体绘声绘色) of the solid semiconductor," Kwon said,"By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem. "
Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Re-search Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery's power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.
1.Which of the following is TRUE of Jae Kwon?()
A.He teaches chemistry at MU.
B.He developed a chemical battery.
C.He is working on a nuclear energy source.
D.He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.
2.Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4()
A.to show chemical batteries are widely applied
B.to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used
C.to describe a nuclear-powered system
D.to introduce various energy sources
3.Liquid semiconductor is used to()
A.get rid of the radioactive waste
B.test the power of nuclear batteries
C.decrease the size of nuclear batteries
D.reduce the damage to lattice structure
4.According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery()
A.uses a solid semiconductor
B.will soon replace the present ones
C.could be extremely thin
D.has passed the final test
5.The text is most probably a()
A.science news report
B.book review
C.newspaper ad
D.science fiction story
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