
阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.
Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响)the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?
56. This passage mainly tells us that it's important to _______.
A. know how to shop carefully B. know how to compare prices
C. make the right choices D. learn everything at school
57. We need “life skills” _______.
A. to know how to choose a part-time job B. to live useful and happy lives
C. to compare brands and prices D. to learn things at school
58. According to this passage, we make choices _______.
A. every day B. some days C. once a month D. once a year
59. From the passage we know that our choice can affect _______.
A. nobody B. just ourselves
C. the people around us D. the prices of the things
B
Wanted, Someone for a Kiss
We're looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM. You'll work on the station's music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.
Father Christmas
We're looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit.
Working days: Every Saturday from November 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10∶30-16∶00.
Excellent pay.
Please contact (联系) the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne.
Accountants Assistant
When you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.
Wealden District Council
Software Trainer
If you are aged 2445 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of £15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) to Mrs R. Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.
60.Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?
A.Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100. B.Mrs Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.
C.The Enterprise Shopping Centre. D.Wealden District Council.
61.We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who________.
A.is aged between 24 and 40 B.may do some training work
C.should deal with general duties D.can work for about a month
62.Which position is open to recent school graduates?
A.Producer, London Kiss. B.Father Christmas.
C.Accountants Assistant. D.Software Trainer.
63.What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?
A.One with GCSE grade C level. B.One with some office experience.
C.One having good computer knowledge.
D.One trained in producing music programmes.
C
I work in a nursing home and my job is to take care of the elderly.
This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for, Alice, had gone through a difficult time. She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home”.
Alice had thought her daughter was coming to visit her on Christmas day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that that happy moment was not going to happen, she was very sad. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy, I hated the idea of her being alone on the holiday!
On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night.
Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got her a seat where her friends could see her as they came in. Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit with her.
The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.
The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift: the smile on Alice’s face.
. The underlined word “dementia” in Paragraph 2 probably is _____.
A. an illness B. a letter C. a house D. a plan
65. From the passage we can learn that Alice _____.
A. didn’t like living in the nursing home
B. was thrown out by her daughter
C. returned to her home after leaving the hospital
D. expected to spend Christmas with her daughter
66. Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve according to the story?
A. In her old house. B. In her old neighborhood church.
C. In the nursing home. D. In the hospital.
67. What is the best title for this passage?
A. A special candlelight Christmas Eve B. The dream of an old lonely lady
C. A real present D. The true love
D
The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.
Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two "little people" and some cheese(奶酪).
The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can't change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, can't do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.
68. What does the text mainly discuss
A. Never change in our life B. Change when you like to do
C. Change with the changes D. Pay attention to the changes.
69. The underlined word "four"(paragraph 3)refers to ______.
A. Mice and little people B. Students C. Cheese D. Readers
70. In our lives, we should learn from _________.
A. mice B. little people C. Chris D. Spence Johnson
71. Which of the following statements is true
A. The author is Britain
B. There are three terms in every school.
C. Most teens don't understand Chris' story
D. The book tells teens how to face changes in their lives
E
When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t got a television. People think that we are very strange. “But what do you do in the evening?”,they are always asking. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages. This is particularly useful as we often go abroad for our holidays. I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together. Sometimes there are power cuts and we have no electricity in the house. This does not worry us, we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before. Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do. On such evenings our house is very full ---they all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.
72. The couple have not got a television, because .
A. they are not rich enough
B. they are strange people
C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways
D. they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts
73. Both of them are interested in .
A. learning languages B. traveling
C. staying home alone D. watching people play games
74. At night when there is no electricity, the couple .
A. have to stare at the walls B. can do nothing but sit in silence
C. will have many visitors D. have to go out for candles
75. The best title for this passage is _____.
A. Why Do We Need a Television? B. Candle! But No Electricity!
C. Different Friends, Different Hobbies. D. We Go Without Televisions!
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