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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
One winter evening, a storekeeper was going to close up his shop. Suddenly he saw Seth, a lazy, good-for-nothing fellow grab a pound of fresh butter and hide it in his hat. No sooner had the storekeeper seen the act than he hit upon exactly the right revenge (报复). He would punish the thief, and satisfy his own appetite for fun.
Seth had his hat on his head, and the butter in his hat. He was anxious to leave. However, the rightful owner of the butter offered him a cup of hot drink, took him by the shoulders and planted him in a seat close to the stove. The grocer stuffed in the stove as many sticks of wood as he could possibly fit inside.
Seth already could feel the butter settling down closer to his hair, so he jumped up, declaring that he must go.
“Sit down; don’t be in such a hurry,” replied the grocer, pushing him back into the chair again.
Streak after streak of the butter came pouring from under the poor man’s hat. The fun-loving grocer kept on stuffing wood into the stove. Then, as if surprised, he remarked, “You seem to be sweating as if you were warm! Let me put your hat away for you.”
“No!” exclaimed poor Seth at last, unable to stand it a moment longer. “No, I must go; let me out.”
A greasy（油腻的）waterfall of butter was now pouring down the poor man’s face and neck, soaking（浸泡）into his clothes, and trickling down his body into his boots. He was bathed in oil from head to toe.
Just as his victim rushed out the door, the grocer said, “I think the fun I’ve had out of you is worth the money, so I shan’t charge you for that pound of butter in your hat.”
41. Why did Seth put the butter in his hat?
A. Because he just wanted to play a trick on the grocer.
B. Because he had nowhere to put the butter but in the hat.
C. Because he wanted to revenge himself on the grocer.
D. Because he didn’t want to pay for the butter.
42. What is NOT the action that the grocer took as a revenge?
A. The grocer offered Seth a cup of hot drink.
B. The grocer forced Seth to take a seat near the stove.
C. The grocer overcharged Seth for the butter.
D. The grocer offered to take off Seth’s hat.
43. What was the purpose of the grocer’s hospitality(好客)?
A. He wanted to punish Seth.
B. He wanted to be kind to Seth.
C. He wanted to make friends with Seth.
D. He wanted to sell more of his goods.
44. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Great fun B. The right revenge
C. A fun-loving grocer D. A foolish customer
B
No longer the hobby of adults alone, knitting (编织) is now considered cool for all ages. Now, let’s look at the story of Sander Pickard in Berthoud.
Sander is an eight-year-old boy who is on a task to break the world record for finger knitting, a type of knitting done without needles. The last count of Sander’s knitting string was 188 meters, though it is much longer now.
Knitting has created interest among Sander’s classmates in Berthoud. “Max, Jacob, Anoka, Rheine, and Josh have helped Sander add to the going-for-the-world-record knitting,” said the teacher. So many different people have contributed to the task, and it is colorful. “It looks like a giant beautiful butterfly. The girls at school help him by knitting in colors.”
Sander’s interest in knitting originated not only from his mother’s influence, but from Lisa Bauer, who teaches knitting at Berthoud Library. Bauer’s love of knitting began as a child, and became stronger and stronger. As a former school teacher, Bauer has done research on the benefits of introducing children to knitting. “Knitting makes talkative children quiet, and helps them pay attention to what they are doing. It offers children pleasure in the course, and when they finally finish a piece of knitting, they get excited and are satisfied.” Bauer said, “Using both hands makes children smarter, by stimulating a lot of different nerve centers in the brain.”
To pass time while riding in the car, watching TV, or listening to the radio at home, Sander often knits. While not working on breaking world records, Sander enjoys knitting, lying in a hammock (吊床) between two branches of his home’s apple tree. It provides a perfect place for finger knitting!
45. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. the fashion in modern times
B. Lisa Bauer’s research on the benefits of knitting
C. how Sander broke the knitting record
D. Sander’s knitting and his task to break the record
46. According to Lisa Bauer, what can a boy benefit from knitting?
A. Knitting helps him to kill time.
B. Knitting can make his sense of color better.
C. He can learn how to work with other children.
D. He can focus himself on doing something.
47. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “stimulating”?
A. Making something change a lot.
B. Making something keep working.
C. Making something more active.
D. Making something much slower.
48. According to the 4th paragraph, after finishing a piece of knitting, a child probably says ________
A. “Oh, my God! I’m tired to death.”
B. “It’s boring. I’ll never do it again!”
C. “Oh, yeah! Look, I made it!”
D. “I’m hungry. Give me some bread!”
C
The Antarctic Icecap is the largest supply of fresh water，representing nearly 2％of the world’s total of fresh and salt water. As can be seen from the table below, the amount of water in our atmosphere is over 10 times as much as the water in all the rivers taken together. The fresh water actually available for human use in lakes and rivers and the accessible ground water amount to only about one-third of 1％of the world’s total water supply.
Surface area(sq mi)
Volume(cu mi)
Percentage of total
Salt water
The oceans
139,500,000
317,000,000
97.2％
Inland seas and
saline lakes
270,000
25,000
0.008
Fresh water
Freshwater lakes
330,000
30,000
0.009
All rivers(average level)
－
300
0.0001
Antarctic Icecap
6,000,000
6,300,000
1.9
Arctic Icecap and glaciers
900,000
680,000
0. 21
Water in the atmosphere
197,000,000
3,100
0. 001
Ground water within half
a mile from surface
a mile from surface
－
1,000,000
0. 31
Deep-lying ground water
－
1,000,000
0. 31
Total (rounded)
－
326,000,000
100.00
49. It can be seen from the table______.
A. humans will have to use sea water in the future
B. there is enough fresh water for man to use
C. Water in the atmosphere is the least
D. sea water takes up about 97％of the water on earth
50. The fresh water that humans can use is _________.
A. about 1,086,700 cu mi B. about 6,300,000 cu mi
C. about 680,000 cu mi D. about 2,000,000 cu mi
51. Where does the majority of fresh water exist?
A. In Arctic Icecap and glaciers. B. In Deep ground.
C. In the Antarctic Icecap. D. In the atmosphere.
52. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Fresh Water in the World B. Water Supply of the World
C. Salt Water of the Earth D. Protection of the Water in the World
D
Hidden in our subconsciousness (潜意识) is a perfect mental picture. We see ourselves on a long trip that goes across the continent. We are traveling by train. Out the windows, we think in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle feeding on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, or row upon row of corn and wheat, of flat lands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of city skylines and village halls.
But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will pull into the station. Bands will be playing and flags waving. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will come true and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a completed jigsaw（拼图玩具）puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles (通道), regretting the minutes for loitering — waiting, waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the station, that will be it!” we cry. “When I’m 38.” “When I buy a new 450SL Mercdes Benz!” “When I put the last kid through college.” “When I have paid off the debts!” “When I get a promotion.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live happily ever after! ”
Sooner or later, we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.
“Relish (appreciate) the moment” is a good motto, actually it isn’t the burdens of today that drive man mad. It is the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today.
So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. Then the station will come soon enough.
53. Why does the author describe the mental picture?
A. To lead us into a perfect world.
B. To let people enjoy the scenery.
C. To introduce an actual trip of his.
D. To compare it to our life’s journey.
54. How do people feel when they’re on their trip?
A. Puzzled. B. Happy. C. Relaxed. D. Impatient.
55. What does the author mean by “Regret and fear are twin thieves who rob us of today” in Paragraph 5?
A. Regret and fear are responsible for the loss of today.
B. We must be careful of the two thieves: regret and fear.
C. regret and fear stop us from enjoying our present life.
D. We’re frequently challenged by the two: regret and fear.
56. Why does the author write the passage?
A. To teach us a good lesson.
B. To tell us the right attitude to life.
C. To advice us to forget our worries.
D. To stop us wandering along the aisles.
E
Do you always forget where you placed your keys or your purse? What was the name of the movie you saw last week? The major cause of your forgetfulness may be linked to what you store in your body, not in your short-term memory bank.
Tests continue to show that people with enough Vitamin B-2 do well in memory exams. The “B” could stand for “brain”, if you’re one of many with limited instant recall. And the number one source of that vitamin is sunflower seeds.
Even when you’re sleeping or relaxing, your brain is still at work. Although it makes up just two percent of your total body weight, it uses up to 30% of the calories you take in each day. For it to work properly, it must be fed. Even if you’re not a breakfast eater, that meal is the best way to prepare your brain for the day. A quick and easy English muffin with peanut and butter in it, a glass of milk, and an orange, might be what your brain may be asking you the first thing in the morning when you feel your head is in a fog. Having sunflower seeds and fruit between meals adds more muscle to that hungry, demanding organ. Vitamin B-1 also helps the memory, and that is found in eggs, meats and nuts. In Chinese culture, walnuts (核桃) are known as the fruit for a long life because it is believed that they feed both the kidneys and the brain. And according to Chinese culture, if you keep those two important organs in good working order, you’ll live longer.
However forgetful you are, just keep in mind the letter “B”, which will help you to “bear in mind almost everything” even on those days when life’s challenges are sending you in a billion directions.
57.The underlined word “muffin” in the third paragraph probably means _________ .
A. menu B. dinner C. calorie D. cookie
58. In the passage, Chinese culture is mentioned to________.
A. support the idea of long life
B. show the importance of vitamin B-1
C. warn the readers of two organs
D. remind us of walnuts and sunflower seeds
59. What can we conclude from the passage?
A. What we eat seems more important than what we learn in terms of memory.
B. Two percent of our brain is still active when we are sleeping or relaxing.
C. It doesn’t make much difference to our brain whether we have breakfast or not.
D. Life’s challenges have no effect on our memory, if dealt with in a proper way.
60. The best title for the passage could be ________.
A. Causes of Memory Loss B. Vitamin B-2 and Memory
C. Forgetful? But not Brain D. Chinese Culture of Long Life
41—40 DCAB 45—48 DDCC 49 — 52 DACB 53—56 DDCB
57—60 DBAC
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