“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.” l. The story happened in ________.
A. America
B. France
C. Germany
D. England
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons B. they have a big farm C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
参考答案 ： 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C 讲解：
1．因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。
2．第一段最后一句讲“这使他们高兴”。“It”指代前一句讲的情况，即他们的儿子功课很好。 3．根据第三段文意判断。
4．第三段最后一句讲“所有人都开始听她讲。”故A不对；她这样做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不确切。
5．文章前面做了铺垫，讲Mrs．Turner 如何炫耀她儿子考上大学，结尾讲那个妇女说自己的儿子是教授不论真假，她是在阻止Mrs. Turner的炫耀。
阅读理解4
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may think, “He's so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can
use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.
A. only one meaning C. many different meanings
B. no meanings D. the same meaning
2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.
A. see
B. show
C. know
D. feel
3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”
A. interested in C. afraid of
B. angry about D. unhappy with
4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with C. worried about
B. strange to D. careful with
5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word
“cool”_________.
A. can be used instead of many words B. usually means something interesting C. can make your life colourful D. may not be as cool as it seems
参考答案 ： 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D 讲解： 1．见首句。
2．由“express”前后词义关系可推断出是“表达”的意思，与“show”同义。 3．由第二段首句可知。
4．由例子中的学生用cool 一词概括出他的所有感受，知cool词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏，是令人担忧的。 5．结合第4题的答案可做出选择。
参考答案 ： 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C 讲解：
1. 由短文最后一句“They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London”可知，最接近“for nearly 1,800 kilometres”，因此选A。
2. 由短文第2段倒数第3句“So they were able to change its weight”可知答案为D。
3. 从第3段可以看出，越往上温度越低，因此应选A。
4. 由短文最后一段倒数第2句“They came down in Poland...”可知答案为D。
5. 纵观全文可以看出答案C不正确。
阅读理解6
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can' t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.
1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have poor