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1.[阅读理解]Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is "yes". To some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with limited intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.<br> It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.<br> Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicate that environment as well as birth play a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.<br>
1 The writer is in favor of the view that man's intelligence is given to him _____.
A.at birth
B.both at birth and through education
C.through education
D.neither at birth nor through education
2 If a child is born with low intelligence, he can _____.
A.never become a genius
B.exceed his intelligence limits in rich surroundings
C.still become a genius if he should be given special education
D.not reach his intelligence in his life
3 In the second paragraph"if we take two unrelated people at random from the population"means if we _____.
A.pick any two persons
B.choose two persons who are relative
C.take out two different persons
D.choose two persons with different intelligence
4 The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows _____.
A.the importance of their intelligence
B.the importance of their position
C.the role of environment on intelligence
D.the part that birth place
5 The best title of this passage can be"_____".
A.Intelligence
B.Surroundings
C.Dependence of Environment
D.Effect of Education
正确答案:——BAACA——
2.[阅读理解]Many families in the United States have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, "What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything left to put away. "<br> Why isn't dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it. <br> No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there's a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies withhold gas from buyers，they can also make the price of gas go up． <br> Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you're spending too much on entertainment. Or if you're spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases. <br>
6 What has troubled many families in the United States? _____
A.A not-large-enough income.
B.Nothing is left over to put away.
C.The increasing cost of living.
D.A shortage of certain goods.
7 _____ determines the value of the dollar.
A.The government
B.The cost of living
C.The economist
D.The bank
8 Why does the cost of living keep increasing? _____
A.There are always shortages of goods.
B.The workers are getting lower and lower pay.
C.The government makes no interference.
D.People demand more and better goods.
9 According to the writer，_____ fully understand（s）why the cost of living keeps increasing.
A.some people
B.few people
C.only economists
D.no one
10 Which of the following is true? _____
A.Housewives needn't know anything happening to the market.
B.People are most concerned about the value of money.
C.There seems no need for everyone to know about the rising cost of living.
D.The prices will go up if more goods are produced.
正确答案:——CBDDB——
3.[阅读理解]Australia is the world's smallest continent and largest island, a relatively young nation established in an ancient land. Its development represents a triumph（胜利）over remoteness and a harsh landscape.<br> It is generally accepted that Australia's original inhabitants, the aboriginal（土著的）people, have lived on the continent for 40,000 to 60,000 years. They were also its sole（唯一的）human inhabitants until two centuries ago. Indonesian traders probably visited Australia's northwest but it was unknown to the rest of the world until the 1600s. A huge south land appeared on maps before 200 AD but its existence was not confirmed until the 17th century when Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch merchants ventured into Asia.<br> The first European settlement of the continent--by the British--began in 1788, on the site now occupied by Sydney, Australia's largest city. There were then about 1500 Europeans and an estimated 300,000 aboriginal people in Australia. The population has reached 2.25 million by 1881, 5.41 million by 1921 and 7.4 million by the end of World War II（1945）. It increased sharply, partly because of a large postwar immigration program, and reached more than 17 million in 1991, despite a decline that began in the 1970s in the natural increase and net immigration. The rate of population increase in the 40 years after world war II, about two percent, has halved.<br> Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, with about 70 percent of the population living in the 10 largest cities. Australians have a high standard of living by world standards. The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent in the world. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the largest star has six points for each of the states and one point for the territories, and the small stars form the Southern Cross - a prominent of the southern hemisphere night sky.<br>
11 The passage is written to _____.
A.present a general picture of Australia
B.persuade people to travel in Australia
C.tell people the history of Australia
D.describe the characteristic of Australia
12 The first sentence in paragraph 1 mainly suggests that _____.
A.Australia is a strange country
B.it is not easy to find Australia
C.Australia has contradictory（矛盾的）features
D.Australia is a continent and a country as well
13 Which statement about Australia's population can NOT be inferred? _____
A.The population change is a gradual increase.
B.The population increased rapidly for a time owing to the government's special policy.
C.The rates of population increase in different periods varied.
D.The rate of population increase before World War II was about one percent.
14 The word urbanized means _____.
A.of towns or cities
B.of emergency
C.of suburbs
D.of the countryside
15 Which of the following statements is NOT true? _____
A.The large star on the flag of Australia has seven points.
B.People were certain of Australia's existence before 200 AD because it had appeared on maps.
C.Australia enjoy relatively high standard of living compared with people in other countries.
D.The aboriginal people of Australia were its only human inhabitants before the 18th century.
正确答案:——ACDAB——
4.[阅读理解]Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit（学分）which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree is made up of thirty-six courses each lasting for one semester（学期）. A typical course is made up of three classes per week for fifteen weeks；while attending a university a student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester. Normally a student would expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. It is possible to spread the period of work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice. <br> For every course that he follows a student is given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is useful for the student to show to prospective（未来的）employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work, but in spite of this some students still find time for great activity in student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm（热心）. The effective（有效的）work of obeying rules is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities（权威）. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating has to appear before a student court. With the great numbers of students, the operation of the system does involve（牵涉，包含）a certain amount of activity. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in this career. <br>
16 Normally a student would at least attend _____ classes each week.
A.36
B.12
C.20
D.15
17 According to the first paragraph, an American student is allowed _____.
A.to live in a different university
B.to take a particular course in a different university
C.to live at home and drive to classes
D.to get two degrees from two different universities
18 American university students are usually under pressure of work because _____.
A.their academic performance will affect their future careers
B.they are heavily involved in student affairs
C.they have to observe university discipline
D.they want to run for positions of authority
19 Some students are enthusiastic for positions in student organizations probably because _____.
A.they hate the constant pressure and strain of their study
B.they will then be able to stay longer in the university
C.such positions help them get better jobs
D.such positions are usually well paid
20 The student organizations seem to be effective in _____.
A.dealing with the academic affairs of the university
B.ensuring that the students observe university rules
C.evaluating students' performance by bringing them before a court
D.keeping up the students' enthusiasm for social activities
正确答案:————
5.[阅读理解]Suppose we built a robot（机器人）to explore the planet Mars. We provide the robot with seeing detectors（探测器）to keep it away from danger. It is powered entirely by the sun. Should we program the robot to be equally active at all times? No. The robot would be using up energy at a time when it was not receiving any. So we would probably program it to stop its activity at night and to wake up at dawn the next morning. <br> According to the evolutionary（进化的）theory of sleep, evolution equipped us with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking for the same reason. The theory does not deny（否认）that sleep provides some important restorative functions（恢复功能）. It merely says that evolution has programmed us to perform those functions at a time when activity would be inefficient and possibly dangerous. However, sleep protects us only from the sort of trouble we might walk into；it does not protect us form trouble that comes looking for us. So we sleep well when we are in a familiar, safe place, but we sleep lightly, if at all, when we fear that bears will nose into the tent. <br> The evolutionary theory explains the differences in sleep among creatures. Why do cats, for instance, sleep so much, while horses sleep so little? Surely cats do not need five times as much repair and restoration as horses do. But cats can afford to have long periods of inactivity because they spend little time eating and are unlikely to be attacked while they sleep. Horses must spend almost all their waking hours eating, because what they eat is very low in energy value. Moreover, they cannot afford to sleep too long or too deeply, because their survival（生存）depends on their ability to run away from attackers. <br>
21 The author uses the example of the robot in space exploration to tell us _____.
A.the differences between robots and men
B.the reason why men need to sleep
C.about the need for robots to save power
D.about the danger of men working at night
22 Evolution has programmed man to sleep at night chiefly to help him _____.
A.keep up a regular pattern of life
B.prevent trouble that comes looking for him
C.avoid danger and inefficient labour
D.restore his bodily functions
23 According to the author, we cannot sleep well when we _____.
A.are worrying about our safety
B.are overworked
C.are in a tent
D.are away from home
24 Cats sleep much more than horses do partly because cats _____.
A.need more time for restoration
B.are unlikely to be attackers
C.are more alive than horses when they are awake
D.spend less time eating to get enough energy
25 Which of the following is the main idea of the passage? _____
A.Evolution has equipped all creatures with a regular pattern of sleeping and waking.
B.The study of sleep is an important part of the evolutionary theory.
C.Sleeping patterns must be taken into consideration in the designing of robots.
D.The sleeping pattern of a living creature is determined by the food it eats.
正确答案:————
6.[阅读理解]What do you do if you are hit in the mouth and one of your teeth is knocked out? A dentist may be able to put the tooth back in for you, but you have to get to the dentist first. In the meantime, you have to store the tooth so that it will stay healthy. <br> The simplest thing to do is to put the tooth back into your mouth, or you could put it in milk. Frank Courts, a dentist at the University of Florida, worked with other researchers to find the safest way of keeping knocked-out teeth. He tried putting teeth into milk, into water, and into cell-culture medium（细胞培养液）. He also tried just drying the teeth in the open air. He used teeth that had to be removed from people's mouth for various reasons. The teeth were put into one of the solutions（溶液）or stored in the air for an hour. Then cells from the root of the teeth were scraped（刮）off the teeth. Dr. Courts and the others then studied how healthy these cells were. <br> The cell-culture medium worked best to keep a knocked-out tooth healthy outside the mouth．However，few people keep cell-culture medium handy（手边的）at home or in school．The next best thing was milk．But Dr. Courts said that the best thing of all was to wash the tooth and put it right back into its socket（牙槽）in the mouth. For some people, though, this is just too painful or upsetting（令人心烦意乱的）. So milk will do, until you get your tooth（and your mouth）to a dentist. <br>
26 This passage is mainly about _____.
A.how a dentist can save a knocked-out tooth
B.how to keep a knocked-out tooth healthy
C.how Dr. Courts and other researchers made their experiments
D.how to put a knocked-out tooth into its socket
27 Dr. Courts tested _____.
A.man-made teeth
B.teeth dried in the open air
C.teeth pulled for various reasons
D.teeth put back in their sockets
28 The best way to keep a knocked-out tooth healthy outside the mouth is to store it _____.
A.in cell-culture medium
B.in milk
C.in water
D.in the open air
29 Milk can be used instead of cell-culture medium to put a knocked-out tooth in because _____.
A.milk works better to keep the tooth healthy
B.milk causes less pain
C.cell-culture medium is not usually handy
D.cell-culture medium is more expensive
30 "Dr. Courts said that the best of all was to wash the tooth and put it right back into its socket in the mouth." In the sentence, the word "best" means _____.
A.cheapest and healthiest
B.least painful and cheapest
C.quickest and least painful
D.easiest and healthiest
正确答案:————
7.[阅读理解]Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it when she said to father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead."<br> Dad，in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run，had forgotten to wear his safety belt - a mistake 75% of the US population make every day．The big question is why．<br> There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. <br> Myth Number One：It's best to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident. <br> Truth：Sorry, but any accident serious enough to"throw you clear"is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are you'll have travelled through a windshield（挡风玻璃）or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are "thrown clear". <br> Myth Number Two：Safety belts "trap" people in cars that are burning or sinking in water. <br> Truth：Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious（昏迷）due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them. <br> Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren't needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour（mph）. <br> Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters. <br>
31 Why did Elizabeth say to her father, "But, Dad, you can't be healthy if you're dead"? _____
A.He was driving at great speed.
B.He was running across the street.
C.He didn't have his safety belt on.
D.He didn't take his medicine on time.
32 The reason Elizabeth's father was in a hurry to get home was that he _____.
A.wasn't feeling very well
B.hated to drive in the dark
C.wanted to take some exercise
D.didn't want to be caught by the police
33 According to the text, to be "thrown clear" of a serious accident is very dangerous because you _____.
A.may be knocked down by other cars
B.may get seriously hurt going thrown out of the car
C.may find it impossible to get away from the seat
D.may get caught in the car door
34 Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe _____.
A.the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
B.they will be unable to think clearly in an accident
C.they will be caught when help comes
D.cars catch fire easily
35 What is the advice given in the text? _____
A.Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour.
B.Try your best to save yourself in a car accident.
C.Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving.
D.Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.
正确答案:————
8.[阅读理解]In many parts of the world，a young person's husband or wife is chosen by the person's parents．In the United States，the choice is usually made by the young people themselves．A few people now employ private companies to help them in their search for the right husband or wife．Such a company collects a great deal of information about each man and woman who is interested in marrying and puts the information on a card，which is called an IBM（国际商用机器公司）card． All the cards are then classified（分类）by a computer，a machine which organizes the cards into groups．The theory is that such a machine can make the best decision about matching the right man with the right woman because machines are not influenced by emotions（情感）．Mr. Walker and Miss Brown are such a couple．When they first met，they did not have much to talk of since everything was written on their cards．They are so perfectly matched that they seem to have everything in common．For instance，they have the same interests，future plans and even living styles．<br>
36 This passage is mainly about _____.
A.how to choose a husband or a wife in America
B.the computers in private companies
C.a new way that some people choose the right husband or wife in America
D.people who are interested in computers
37 Young people in the United States usually become husband and wife _____.
A.following their parents' decision
B.with the help of private companies
C.out of their own choices
D.after they study together in universities
38 In this passage the word "influence" means _____.
A.affect strongly
B.have feelings
C.get into trouble
D.become interested in
39 After all the cards are sent into a computer, the computer _____.
A.organizes them into groups and corrects some of the mistakes
B.makes the best decision about matching the right man with the right woman
C.will "asks" a certain man if he would like to marry a certain woman
D.will make some changes about the cards
40 Mr. Walker and Miss Brown didn't have much to talk of because _____.
A.they had known each other long before
B.they didn't want to be husband and wife
C.their information had been written on their cards
D.It was the first time they had met each other
正确答案:————
9.[阅读理解]Tim Berners-Lee is the man who wrote the software（软件）programme that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web. Britain played an important part in developing the first generation of computers. The parents of Tim Berners-Lee both worked on one of the earliest commercial（商业的）computers and talked about their work at home. As a child he would build models of computers from packaging material. After graduating from Oxford University he went on to the real thing. In the 1980s scientists were already communicating using a primitive version（原始版本）of e-mail. While working at a laboratory in Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a programme, which let him store these messages. This gave him another idea: write a programme that will let academics（学术界人士）from across the world share information on a single place. In 1990 he wrote the HTTP（服务程序所用的协议）and HTML（超文本链接标示语言）programmes which form the basis of the World Wide Web. <br> The next year his programmes were placed on to the Internet. Everyone was welcome to use them and improve them if they could. Programmers used his codes（编码）to work with different operating systems. New things like web browsers（浏览器）and search engines were developed. Between 1991 and 1994 the number of web pages rose from 10 to 100,000. <br> In 1994 Tim Berners-Lee formed the newly formed World Wide Web Consortium（协会），or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented（代表）by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone can share equally on the web. "The Web can help people understand the way that others live and love and are human. It helps us understand the humanity of people, "he says. <br>
41 From the lines we can infer that Tim Berners-Lee is _____.
A.British
B.American
C.Swiss
D.French
42 The main idea of this passage is _____.
A.when the Internet came into being
B.how Tim Berners-Lee formed W3C
C.why computers develop so rapidly
D.how the World Wide Web started
43 Scientists began to communicate using e-mail _____.
A.in 1980
B.after the 1980s
C.before 1990
D.in the 1960s
44 He made up his mind to write a programme that would let people from across the world share information on a single place when _____.
A.he was a child
B.he studied in Oxford University
C.he formed W3C
D.he worked at a lab in Switzerland
45 Which of the following is NOT true? _____
A.The number of web pages rose very rapidly in the 1990s.
B.Tim's programmes were placed on to the Internet in 1990.
C.The World Wide Web will have an effect on the social development.
D.Tim Berners-Lee made a great contribution to the computer science.
正确答案:————
10.[阅读理解]Long bus rides are like televisions shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end--with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste." "Drink Good'n Wet Root Beer." "Fill up with Pacific Gas." Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now!"<br> The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you've traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed--new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it's fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you've got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.<br> The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there's a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you've sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests--even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit. <br>
46 According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip? _____
A.Buses on the road.
B.Films on television.
C.Advertisements on the board.
D.Gas stations.
47 What is the purpose of this passage? _____
A.To give the writer's opinion about long bus trips.
B.To persuade you to take a long bus trip.
C.To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.
D.To describe the billboards along the road.
48 The writer of this passage would probably favor _____.
A.bus drivers who weren't reckless
B.driving alone
C.a television set on the bus
D.no billboards along the road
49 The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because _____.
A.the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun
B.they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between
C.the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses
D.both traveling and watching TV are not exciting
50 The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _____.
A.exciting
B.comfortable
C.tiring
D.boring
正确答案:————
11.[阅读理解]Although April did not bring us the rains we all hoped for, and although the Central Valley doesn't generally experience the sound and lightning that can go with those rains, it's still important for parents to be able to answer the youthful questions about thunder and lightning. <br> The reason these two wonders of nature are so difficult for many adults（成年人）to explain to children is that they are not very well understood by adults themselves. Fox example, did you know that the lightning we see flashing down to the earth from a cloud is actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth ? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when it's actually flashing up to a cloud from the earth? Our eyes trick us into thinking we see a downward motion when it's actually the other way around. But then, if we believed only what we think and we see, we'd still insist that the sun rises in the morning and sets at night. <br> Most lightning flashes take place inside a cloud, and only a relative few can be seen jumping between two clouds or between earth and a cloud. But, with about 2, 000 thunderstorms taking place above the earth every minute of the day and night, there's enough <u>activity</u> to produce about 100 lightning strikes on earth every second. <br> Parents can use thunder and lightning to help their children learn more about the world around them. When children understand that the light of lightning flashing reaches their eyes almost at the same moment, but the sound of the thunder takes about 5 seconds to travel just one mile, they can begin to time the interval（间隔）between the flash and the crash to learn how close they were to the actual spark（闪光）. <br>
51 According to the author, in the area of the Central Valley, _____.
A.rains usually come without thunder and lightning
B.it is usually dry in April
C.children pay no attention to the two natural wonders
D.parents are not interested in thunder and lightning
52 We believe that lightning is a downward motion because _____.
A.we were taught so by our sense of vision
B.we are taken in by our sense of vision
C.it is a common natural sight
D.it is a truth proved by science
53 What is true about lightning according to the passage? _____
A.Only a small number of lightning flashes occur on earth.
B.Lightning travels 5 times faster than thunder.
C.Lightning flashes usually jump from one cloud to another.
D.There are far more lightning strikes occurring on earth than we can imagine.
54 The underlined word"activity"is most closely related to the word（s）_____
A."cloud"
B."lightning strikes"
C."lightning flashes"
D."thunderstorms"
55 It can be concluded from passage that _____.
A.we should not believe what we see or hear
B.things moving downward are more noticeable
C.people often have wrong ideas about ordinary phenomena（现象）
D.adults are not as good as children in observing certain natural phenomena
正确答案:————
12.[阅读理解]Do you like to eat out? Do you like to eat quickly? Do you like inexpensive food ? Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons. In the past, people usually went to diners（小餐馆）for these reasons. In fact, many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons. <br> A man named Walter Scott had the first "diner" in 1872. It wasn't really a diner. It was only a food cart. People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food. These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal. The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs. In 1887, Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside. However, they did not sit down. Later, people built diners with counters and stools, and people sat down they ate. <br> Before long, many diners stayed open around the clock. In other words, people were able to eat in diner at any time. Diners changed in other ways, too. The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger. It included soup, favorite dishes, and a breakfast menu. In addition, diners soon became permanent buildings. They were no longer carts on wheels. <br> Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s. They are usually buildings with large windows. Inside, the diners have shining counters with stools, booths，tables and chairs．People can eat all three meals in a modern diner. <br> Today, many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King. However, the diner remains an American tradition（传统），and thousands of people still enjoy eating there. It was popular a century ago, and it is still popular today. <br>
56 A man named Walter Scott had the first "diner" in 1872. Why is the word "diner" in quotation marks（引号）? _____
A.Because it is spelled differently from "dinner".
B.Because the first diner was not what it is now.
C.Because diner was a new word.
D.Because it is a special kind of restaurant.
57 What meals did the first diners serve? _____
A.Only breakfast.
B.Only lunch.
C.Only night meals.
D.All of the above.
58 According to Paragraph 3, diners changed in _____.
A.two ways
B.three ways
C.four ways
D.five ways
59 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? _____
A.Diners existed before fast-food restaurants.
B.The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.
C.Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.
D.Sandwiches became bigger.
60 The main idea of the passage is that _____.
A.the diner is a traditional, popular place to eat in the United States
B.Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside
C.American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers
D.diners are different from fast-food restaurants in many ways
正确答案:————
13.[阅读理解]While traveling abroad（在国外）, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. "Send the money by telegram," he wrote, "to the Fisher Bank in P…" After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport（护照）. "Nothing has come for you," he was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, asking where the money was. There was no reply, and no money arrived for him. <br> In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for sixty days. When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The Clerk（职员）he spoke to was a new man. "Have you received $500 for me?" he asked, "My name is Jackson Frank." The clerk checked his books. "Yes, Mr. Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram - let me see - oh, more than two months ago. "<br> "We wondered where you were." He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order（汇单）read: "Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500 …" <br> "But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson." <br> "Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter 'J', but it's your money."<br> The clerk laughed. "A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, aren't we? And so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me." <br> Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said, "A human mistake - is that what you call it? I think some humans need kicking." <br>
61 Jackson didn't just go to his brother and get some money because _____.
A.he was afraid to see his brother
B.he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere
C.he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother
D.he knew that his brother had no money
62 A week after he had written to his brother, Jackson began _____.
A.telephoning the bank
B.visiting the bank
C.shouting at the clerks of the bank
D.explaining his problem to the clerks of the bank
63 Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because _____.
A.his brother hadn't sent him any money and he couldn't pay his hotel bill
B.he had spent almost all his money and couldn't pay his hotel bill
C.he had lost all his money and couldn't pay his hotel bill
D.his brother hadn't sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn't pay his hotel bill
64 Which of the following statements is true? _____
A.The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.
B.The money reached the wrong bank.
C.The money reached the bank after he was arrested.
D.The money reached the bank before he was arrested.
65 The clerks put his name under the wrong letter _____.
A.through carelessness
B.because they were human beings
C.because he had a strange name
D.by pronouncing his name incorrectly
正确答案:————
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