第二部分 阅读理解(共计40分)
Ⅳ. Reading comprehension (本题共40分, A, D每小题1分, B, C, E每小题2分)
( A )
Nestwatch is a program to monitor nests(观察鸟巢).It was developed by the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.
( )56. Environmental problems are one of the things that cause the decline(减少) in the number of the kinds of bir ds. Nestwatch can help us to better understand the causes of the decline of the kinds of birds and give possible solutions to it. It aims to provide a nest-monitoring plan to follow the breeding patterns(繁殖模式) of all North American birds.
( )57. Nestwatch teaches people about the breeding of birds and encourages them to collect information on nests . The information includes where nests are, the kinds of nests and the number of eggs in them.
( )58. Anyone can check information on Nestwatch freely. Nestwatch makes it easy for people both to deal with their information on nests and to see other people’s information on nests.
( )59. We invite people of all ages who are interested in the natural world. Anyone is welcome to help monitor the success of the breeding of birds and better understand the danger they face.
( )60. The information from lots of people will be put together for people to learn more about the breeding of birds and the things that influence their populations across different places.
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage.
A. People to take part in Nestwatch B. Nestwatch is important.
C. Ways of using the information. D. Things involved (包括)in Nestwatch
E. Nestwatch is amazing. F. Aim to put the information together.
( B )
Want to say “hello” from Disneyland? Send a post card!
Beautiful scenes of paradise(乐园), wild animals, silly pictures—you can find them all in one place. Where? On a post card! Have people always sent post cards? No. Before post cards, people liked sealed(密封的) letters.
The idea for the first decorated(装饰) post card came to John P. Charlton in 1861.He thought a simple card with de corations would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, post cards with pictures appeared. By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was only for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back post card. Then people could write their note on the back left side and put the address on the right. During the early 1900s, the golden age of post cards, picture post cards became a craze of the world. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million post cards. Today, post cards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
( ) 61. We can see some silly pictures on the post cards.
( ) 62. Post cards were produced before sealed letters.
( ) 63. In 1861, the first decorated post card appeared.
( ) 64. Post cards were the most popular during the early 1900s.
( ) 65. Stamps, coins and post cards are the most popular collections in the world.
( C )
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to what you read.
( )66. If the Jacksons want to have dinner together this week, they can go to _______.
A. Anchor on Tuesday B. Robert’s Restaurant at 10:30 pm
C. Anchor on Saturday
( )67. You can go to Robert’s Restaurant when you are in _______.
A. Australia B. Britain C. France
( )68. Which of the following information can NOT be found in the two pictures?
A. Which day Anchor is closed? B. Anchor ’s phone number.
C. Robert’s Restaurant’s opening time.
( )69. Anchor is known for _______.
A. its homemade meals B. its service for parties
C. the Gardiner’s Corner
( ) 70. What are these two pictures?
A. Tickets B. Menus C. Advertisements
( D )
Once a wicked wizard(邪恶的巫师)was on a visit to a city and stole the tongues(舌头)from the sleeping people and cast a spell(施一个咒语)on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned these tongues to their owners. In very little time, that city was filled with the sound of people saying bad things about each other.
On seeing all this, the good wizard decided to do something. She cast a spell on the ears of the city people. Under this spell, no matter when the ears heard people saying bad things, they would close up so that nothing could be heard. Later, the tongues started to feel completely useless. When they realized this, they began to change by saying good things to each other.
Until today, the wicked wizard goes on casting the spell on tongues all over the world. But thanks to the good wizard, now people all realize that the best way to end something bad is to pay no attention to it.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage .Only one word for each blank.
Long ago, a wicked wizard (71) a city and stole the tongues from the sleeping people and cast a spell on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the wizard returned these tongues to their owners. In very little time that city was (72) of the sound of people saying bad things about each other. A good wizard knew this and she cast a spell on the ears of the city people. Under this spell, (73) the ears heard people saying bad things, they would close up and nothing could be heard.
Until today, the wicked wizard (74) casting the spell on tongues throughout the world. But because of the good wizard, now (75) realizes that the best way to end something bad is to pay no attention to it.
71 72 73 74 75
( E )
A TV program has become popular in China recently. It has made people all over China become interested in writing Chinese characters(汉字).
The increasing use of computers and smart phones has left most young people hardly able to write by hand. Many of them are even unable to remember the 10,000 characters used in daily life without electronic help.
CCTV started the Chinese Character Dictation Competition to improve the population’s handwriting skills. Contestants(参与者)on the show were school pupils, but it was found that 70 % of adults in the audience(观众)were unable to remember how to write the word “chan chu”.
Because computers allow people to type characters simply by entering pinyin, they don’t
need to remember how to write them. “The keyboard age has had a big influence on the handwriting of Chinese characters.”Guan Zhengwen, who designed and directed the show said.
He added that he hoped to encourage people to keep it alive as an art form.
Hao Mingjian, an editor of a magazine, putting his heart into Chinese characters, said,“Learning Chinese characters goes on throughout your life. If you stop using them for a long time, it is very likely that you will forget them.”
Answer the questions according to the passage.
76. Are Chinese people interested in writing Chinese characters now?
77. What has left most young people hardly able to write by hand?
78. Why did CCTV start the Chinese Character Dictation Competition?
79. How do computers allow people to type characters simply?
80. What can you learn from the passage?
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