1、阅读理解Hello, new stude nts! This is a message from the Stude nts Un io n Committee. Weve bee n at the uni versity for at least a year now, so we 1）. What does the word scared mean in the sec ond paragraph?2）. What does the word gra nts mean in the third paragraph?3）. The sentence But if you are strugg
2、li ng to make ends meet, at weeke nds in the third paragraph implies .4）. From the fifth paragraph, we can infer that in order to overcome the stress of liv ing farawayfrom home, .5）. This passage is writte n for the purpose of .（1）. B frighte ned（2）. A money give n by the gover nment to support the
3、 stude nts study, which theyn eed nt pay back（3）. A if you are short of mon ey, you can find a part-time job in the restaura nts and bars in your spare time（4）. A its better for new stude nts to talk to their pare nts over the phone from time to time（5）. C offeri ng new stude nts some advice about t
4、heir uni versity lifeBenjamin Disraeli, the famous nin etee nth cen tury prime mi nister, said, London is not a city, - it is a n ati on. Today this is an un derstateme nt; 1.Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraelis statement is an understatement? Becausehe thinks London is .2.London is reg
5、arded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the follow ing factsEXCEPT that .3.Ethnic min ority groups will make up of the London populati on in the future.4.The last paragraph mainly tells us in London .5.The passage mainly deals with .（1）. A a mi niature world tha nks to its grea
6、t cultural diversity（2）. B many young people are immigra nts from differe nt backgro unds（3）. B 40%（4）. A young people feel at ease with a large nu mber of diversified cultures（5）. C the cultural diversity in London阅读理解（共2题，共30分）Mrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woma n in her late sixties, has lived in
7、Gree nl eas, a new tow n in the coun tryside outside London, since 1958 1.Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Gree nl eas?2.Whe n she got married, she lived .3.Why did she know so many people?4.The sentence I had one n eighbour who was always pok ing her nose into our bus in ess. i n thelast Para. me
8、ans .5.What does this passage mainly deal with?（1）. C Because her house in the dow ntow n area was kno cked dow n.（2）. B together with her pare nts for some time（3）. B Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates（4）. C I had one n eighbour who always showed her in terests in our private aff
9、airs（5）. A What the exte nded family is like. Today this is an understatement; Because he thinks London is .1.London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the follow ing facts2.Ethnic min ority groups will make up of the London populati on in the future.3.The last parag
10、raph mainly tells us in London .Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youn gest in the family, 1.According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she .2.It can be inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after little children is3.What does take after mea
11、n in the first sentence of Para. 2?4.My daughter and I have little in com mon in terms of .5.From the passage, we can see the authors descripti on of his daughter is .（1）. A got an ill ness （2）. B mai nly a woma ns resp on sibility（3）. C look like （4）. B character （5）. A affectio nateMolly Wils on h
12、ad bee n a dan cer and a mother for many years whe n she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity 1.What does the word extraord in ary mea n in the title?2.The sentence ” my husband thought I was bored in Para. 4 meant that my husbandthought I felt .3.The word secti on in Para. 4 m
13、ost probably means here .4.Which of the followi ng is n earest （closest） in meaning to rough i n the sentence One ni ght the sea was very rough- i n Para. 5?5.The last paragraph suggests that .（1）. B very unu sual and surpris ing（2）. A dissatisfied because I had nothing better to do at home（3）. C pa
14、rt of the route of sail（4）. C not smooth because of huge waves（5）. A the qualities she n eeded for the trip were the same as those for a dan cer2006-2009/2011-2012短文理解 IA survey has shown that people have stopped believing both the media andpoliticians What can our politicians and journalists do?The
15、 only answer is to be morehon est.26.The number of people believing politicians and journalists has 。 C. decreased27.Experts think this problem . B. will not get better soon28.Stories say bus in essme n give money to B. politicia ns and journ alists29.Mr Smith thinks politicians make laws . A. to he
16、lp their friends30 . People can now check stories using C . the Internet四.阅读阅读理解1There have bee n cha nges in all sorts of differe nt areas of British society. which means thattheres bee n quite a decli ne in the birth rate in the UK along with other Europea n coun tries.1.What does the passage ma i
17、nly discuss?-C. The in creas ing divorce rate in the UK.2.Duri ng the last ten years, .-A. the marriage rate has gone dow n more rapidly in the UK3.According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to .-A. soa急剧上升）4.Accord ing to the passage, which of the followi ng stateme nts is NOT
18、true?B. The highest divorce rate was aro und 1969.5.The last paragraph tells us .-B. the birth rate in the UK is decreas ing rapidly now阅读理解（2006-2009）People all over the world today are beg inning to hear and lear n more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by man s r
19、elease of completely new and often artificial （人造的） （处理）of the products we use in our daily lives.1The main cause of pollution is （the release of artificial or natural substancesinto the en viro nmen t.）2.Much of the polluti on could be con trolled if only（ all sides concerned would make more effort
20、s.）3.Food packages,bottles and tins for drinks can cause（ both a litter problem and a waster of resources.）4.Which of the follow ing can not help solv ing the problem of polluti on? -（ Eati ng.）5.What does the un derli ned word “ litter ” mea n in paragraph 2? -（ in dustrial polluti on）阅读理解3A funny
21、thing happe ned on the way to the com muni cati on revoluti on: we stopped talk ing to each other.I was walk ing in the park with a frie nd rece ntly, What good is all this gee-whiztech no logy if there is no one in the room to hear you cry ing out “ Gee whiz ?1.The author s experienee of walking in
22、 a park with a friend recently made him feel - A. unhappy2.Accord ing to the author, huma n con tact in a park means . C. both A and B3.Accord ing to the author, the more conn ected we get in com muni catio ns tech no logy, the we are. B. more disc onn ected4.What are the examples the author gives t
23、o explai n his idea that every adva nee incom muni cati ons tech no logy is a setback to the close ness of huma n in teracti on?C. All of the above.4.What are the examples the author gives to explai n his idea that every adva nee in com muni cati on tech no logy is a setback to the close ness of hum
24、a n in teracti on? C. Both A and B.A.With e-mail and in sta nt message over the In ternet, we can now com muni cate without see ing or talk ing to one ano ther.B.With voice mail, you can make en tire con versatio ns without ever reach ing anyone.5.What is the uninten ded result of com muni catio n t
25、ech no logy, accord ing to the author?B. It actually creates a dista nee betwee n people in stead of bringing them together.阅读理解5Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, “London is not a city,- it is a nation.” They are “ skilled cross-cultural travellers without leavin
26、g their home-tow n.1. Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disrael s statement is an understatement? Because he thi nks London is a min iature world tha nks to its great cultural diversity.2.London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the follow ing facts EXCEPT tha
27、t many young people are immigra nts from differe nt backgro un ds.3.Ethnic min ority groups will make up 40% of the London populati on in the future.4.The last paragraph mainly tells us in London young people feel at ease with a large nu mber of diversified cultures.5.The passage main ly deals with
28、the cultural diversity in London.阅读理解6（2006-2009Who will stage the games?Prepari ng for the Olympics Games is Osaka, Paris, Toro nto and Ista nbul. 2 Why does ittake so long to prepare? Building the infrastructure , the city becomes more attractive for tourists. Why do countries want to host the Oly
29、mpic Games? Hosting the games has a areperma nen tly improved.1.Bidding for the Olympic Games usually starts （ten years ） before the games are really held.2.Beijing was one of the （five） bidders for the 2008games.3.The World Cup 2002 was held in（ Japan 和 South Korea.）4.What construction projects did Beijing
