Reading comprehension (3)
A. True or False..(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F表示)(7分)
A reporter shows that:52% of married(已婚的) women in England go out to work.What do people in England think of"working wives"? The answers are as follows:
Men
Women
Agree
70%
80%
Disagree
10%
20%
Don't know
20%
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We asked readers to write and tell us about their ideas. Here are some letters we have received :
Now there are over one million men who are out of work in England. If a woman gets a job, she would put on more man out of work. Perhaps that man has a wife and ten children to support. Let women stay at home where they belong. ---Mr Smith
I am a mother of twelve children. When I go to work, my husband looks after the children. He is very good with the children and enjoys staying at home with them. And I enjoy my Job as a bus driver.
---Mrs Boot
( )1. According to the answers, most women like to go out to work after they get married .
( ) 2. 48% of married women in England don't go out to work.
( ) 3. This passage is probably from a newspaper or a magazine.
( ) 4.More than one million men are out of work in England now.
( )5. Mr Smith thinks women should stay at home after getting married.(
( )6. Mrs Boot’s husband doesn’t like staying at home but he has to.
( )7. Mrs Boots likes her job as a bus driver.
B. Choose the best answer.(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案)(7分)
A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell(门铃) began to ring. It was already twelve o’ clock, but what could thedoctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and open the door.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. "How do you do? "said the man. " Can you go to a place out of town? It's quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way. ”
“Certainly,”said the doctor."I’m quite ready.I can come t once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor s car, and they drove off.
They drive on for a long time. Then the man said, " Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing e patient?”
“There is no patient, " said the man. "Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn't he? There are no taxis this time of the night, buta doctor often makes night calls,so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”
( )8. The doctor was sleeping when______________.
A. somebody knocked at the door B. the telephone started to ring
C. the doorbell started to ring D. somebody talked to him
( )9. The man's home is_______________.
A. far away from the town B. near the town C. in the town D. next to the town
( )10. The man asked the doctor to
A. go out for a walk B. play together C. see a patient D. go to a place out of town
( )11. What did the man really want to do?
A. Fool the doctor B. Give the doctor money.
C. Get home in the doctors car D. Play a joke on the doctor
( )12. This story happened_______________.
A early in the morning B In the evening C. late at night D. after supper
( )13. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There was no patient B. The man was not clever
C. The doctor was fooled D. The doctor was strict(严格的,严厉的) in his work ( )14. What do you think of the man?
A. He was foolish B. He was clever. C. He was kind D. He was serious.
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)(14分)
Mary and her parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tallbuilding. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He owned a toy company. oneday Donald gave Mary, a 4-year old girl, a new 15 . She played with the toy and said, This is fun!"A few weeks later Donald gave her 16 this toy. She played with it. She said, " I’m not interested 17 this toy. It doesn’t work. "For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good ideas about he toys. They became good friends.
When Mary was thirteen years old. Donald 18 her a new ball. The ball had a balloon inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in colors. She wanted to 19 rice or beans in it to make it noisy. Donald got her ideas. They made a great success.
That Christmas Donald gave Mary an 20 gift. He made her a vice- president(副董事长) of the toy company. Her job was to see if the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, and 21 she had to go home to do her homework. Mary was busy. She had little time to be with her family. She knew that she should work hard.
( )15. A. computer B. book C. toy D. bag
( )16. A. other B. another C. others D. the other
( )17. A. at B. to C. with D. In
( )18. A. paid B. called C. bought D. showed
( )19. A grow B. eat C .put D. cook
( )20. A. good B .amazing C. wonderful D. useful
( )21.A.so B. but C.or D .then
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.(在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词,首字母已给)(14分)
Kate wants to be a nurse and works for s 22 people. She knows they need her help. Last summer Kate b 23 her leg. The pain was so great that she could not even walk. Her parents took her to the h 24 by car and she had to
stay there for about one month. She couldn't leave her bed for the first few days, so she was not very happy.
One day a nurse came to her bed and said with a s 25 "You' l get better soon. You can walk again. Try to be happy! "The nurse was very kind and they becamefriends.
She now understands that the work of nurses is very i 26 because they can give hope to sick people.
Kate is now thinking about her f 27 She often talks with her parents about it. Kate knows what she should do to be a good nurse, and she is studying very h 28 at school
22.___________ 23.___________ 24.____________ 25.___________ 26.___________ 27.___________ 28.__________
E. Answer the questions.(根据短文内容,回答下列问题)(14分)
Maybe you don't want to be a good cook, but you want to have a healthy eating habit. Now more and more young people are fatter and fatter because of what they eat every day. How to prevent (预防 )it? Please read the book Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less. The writer Dr. Walter Willet is a professor at Harvard School of Public Health. It takes him many years to finish the book.
As the saying goes,”Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day; teach him to fish, and hell eat for a lifetime. “The book is very useful, it can teach you how to eat and help increase(增加) enjoyment.
The book is for the people who love food. It offers a useful programme that shows people how they can lose weight( 减肥) by eating delicious food and making simple changes in what they eat every day. It’s important for people to take in some protein(蛋白质) as well as carbohydrates(碳水化合物). After reading the book, you don’t need to eat less food to lose weight. So why not have a try!
29. Where does Dr. Walter Willet work?
30. What is the book written about?
31. Does it take Dr Walter Willet many years to write the book?
32. What does the writer think of the book?
33. How can people lose weigh according to this book?
34. Do you have to eat less food to lose weight after you read the book?
W hat does the writer write the passage for?
Reading comprehension (3)
1.T 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.T 6. F 7. T 8.C 9.A 10. D 11. D 12.C 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. D 18.C 19. C 20. B 21.D 22.sick 23.broke 24. hospital 25. smile 26. important 27. future 28.hard 29.At Harvard School of Public Health. 30. A healthy eating habit. 31. Yes, it does 32. It is useful. 33. By eating delicious food and making simple changes in what they eat every day. 34. No, I don't. 35. How to lose weight.