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阅读理解训练题(四十)
A
Ican’tcounthowmanytimespeoplehavecomplained,whileshakingtheirheadsinobviousdisappointment,“justdon’tknowwhatiswithteenagerstoday.”
TheotherdayIwasinmycaronmywaytothefarmersmarketwhenIpassestwoteensstandingbythesideoftheroadwithacarwashsign,mycarwasfilthyandmyheartwasfull,soIpulledover.Therewasagroupdirectingthecarsandanothergroupsprayingthemdown.Assponges(海绵)werewipedovereverysquareinchofmydirtycar,Isatenjoyingthelittlewaterbattles.IwasamazedathowfourteentofifteenteenagershaddevotedtheirSaturdaytowashingcars.
AfterIhandedthematwenty-dollarbillIaskedwhattheywereraisingmoneyfor.Theyexplainedtomethatafriendoftheirs,C.T.Schmitz,hadrecentlydiedofcancer.Hewasonlyfifteenyearsold.Hehadgonetoschoolwithalotoftheteenagerswhoweretherethatday;eachofthemhadmemoriesofaboysweeterthananytheyhadknown.HisfriendKevinhaddecidedtoputthiscarwashtogetherbecausehewantedtohonorhisfriendandalsobringtogetherhisclassmateswithhisboyscouttroop(童子军).Hetoldmethattheywantedtoplantatreeinfrontoftheirschoolandiftheyraiseenoughmoneytheywouldputaplaque(匾)therealso.BothwouldbeinmemoryoftheirfriendC.T.
Theyhandedmeabagofhomemadecookieswithmyreceiptsaying“ThanksforhelpingusplantatreeofC.T.
Yeah!
Idon’tknowwhatiswithteenagerstoday!
56.Theboyswereraisingmoneybecausetheyintendedto.
A.buyaplaquefortheirschoolB.helpthosewhosufferedfromcancer
C.plantatreeinmemoryoftheirfriendD.putaplaquenearhisfriend’shome
57.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatC.TSchmizwas.
A.kind-heartedbutlonelyB.braveandpopularwithhisclassmates
C.shyandsensitiveD.aboyyoucangetagoodimpressionof
58.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“filthy”inparagraph2probablymean?
A.NewB.dirtyC.good-lookingD.ordinary
59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthearticle?
A.TeenagerstodayB.Aspecialday
C.MyviewonteenagersD.Anexcitingexperience
B
ItwasonJanuary24,1848,thatJamesWilsonMarshalldiscoveredgoldintheterritoryofCalifornia.Thenewsspreadquickly.Thousandsrushedwest.By1894,thegreatgoldwasinfullswing.
Townsandcitiessprangupovernight.Oneyearlater,CaliforniahadenoughpeopletobetakenintotheUnionasastate.Throughouttheterritory,thousandssearchedforgold.Bedisesfoodandblanketstheyhadpicksandpans.
Somefoundveinsofmountainrockthickwithgold.Thesemengotrich.
Others“panned”forgoldinthemountainstreams,Theywerelookingfortheleftovers.Theysearchedforchunksofgoldthattherainshadwasheddownfromabove.
Panningwastheonlywaytofindgold.Oneputdirtinapanandaddedwater.Thenthepanwasswishedaroundsothatthewatercouldwashthedirt.Slowly,thewaterwaspouredoutofthepan.Eachonehopedthattheplaceheclaimed“pannedoutwell”——thatis,turnedupgold.
ThewordCaliforniagoldrushtheminersturnedtofarmingandranching(牧业).SomeleftforthestateofColoradowheregoldalsohadbeendiscovered.Formany,goldminingdidnot“panout”.Forafew,itpannedoutwell.Butintime,hugemachineswerebuiltthatcouldwashmanytonsofdirtatatime,“Panning”diedout.
Theword,however,remainedinthelanguage.Today,Americansstillsay,“Itpannedoutwell,”whensomethingtheyhavedonepleasesthem.
Inrecentyears,“pan”hastakenonanothermeaning.Today,italsomeanstocriticize.Howitgotthismeaningishardtodiscover.Butcritics(批评家)arealways“panning”somewriter,artistorsinger.
Sometimes,criticsmaypanamovieorplaysoseverlythatnoonewillgotoseeit.Thiscanalsohappentoabook,ifcriticspanitstronglyenough,Therehavebeentimes,however,whenaplaybecamehighlysuccessful,eventhoughmostofthecriticspanneditwithoutmercy.Thepansshouldhavemadetheplayawashout.But,asactorshavepointedout,sometimesacritic’spansurprisinglyturnsupgold.
60.Thewholepassageismainlyabout.
A.differentfortunesoftheearliestgoldminersB.thegoldrushinCalifornia
C.theword“pan”anditsexpressionsD.someexpressionscreatedduringthegoldrush
61.Wecanknowfromthearticlethatbeforetheyear1894.
A.CaliforniawasnotastateoftheUnionB.Californiahadalreadyhadalargepopulation
C.TherewerefewtownsandcitiesinCaliforniaD.TherewasnotmuchgoldleftinCalifornia
62.Whathappenedwhenthehugemachinewasbuiltforthegoldrush?
A.Thegoldrushended.B.Manypeopleturnedtofarmingandranching
C.Peoplegaveupthewayofpanningintime.D.Itbecamemoredifficulttofindgold
63.Theauthorintendstotellusinthelastparagraph.
A.acritic’spancancausedifferentresultstoabook,oraplay
B.anothermeaningoftheword“pan”
C.acritic’spancanmakeabook,oraplayanunexpectedsuccess
D.actorsusuallywelcomeacritic’span
C
IloveCharlesBarkleylikeabrotherbutwedisagreefromtimetotime.Here’sanexampleofwhatImean:
IdisagreewithwhatCharlessaysinhisNikecommercial,theoneinwhichheinsist,“Iamnotarolemodel.”Charles,youcandenybeingarolemodelallyouwant,butwedon’tchoosetoberolemodels,wearechosen.Ouronlychoiceiswhethertobeagoodrolemodelorabadone.
Idon’tthinkwecanacceptallthegloryandthemoneythatcomeswithbeingafamousathleteandnotaccepttheresponsibilityofbeingarolemodel,ofknowingthatkidsandevensomeadultsarewatchingusandlookingforustosetanexample.
Ilovebeingarolemodel,andItrytobeapositiveone.Thatdoesn’tmeanIalwayssucceed.I’mnotsaint(圣贤的).Imakemistakes,andsometimesIdochildishthings.
Butyoudon’thavetobeperfecttobeagoodrolemodel,andpeopleshouldn’texpectperfection.IfIweredecidingwhetherabasketballplayerwasapositiverolemodel,Iwouldwanttoknow:
Doesheinfluencepeople’slivesinapositivewayawayfromthecourt(球场)?
Howmuchhashegivenofhimself,intimeorinmoney,tohelppeoplewholookuptohim?
Doeshedisplaythevalues——likehonestyanddetermination——thatarepartofbeingagoodperson?
Kidshavelotsofotherrolemodels——teachers,moviesstars,athletes,evenotherkids.Asathletes,wecan’ttaketheplaceofparents,butwecanhelpreinforce(巩固)whattheytrytoteachtheirkids.
Constantlybeingwatchedbythepubliccanbehardtostandattimes.Idon’tthinkmostpeoplecanimaginewhatit’sliketobewatchedthatcloselyeveryminuteofeveryday.
Butthegoodthingsaboutbeingarolemodeloutweighthebad,It’sagreatfeelingtothinkyou’reasmallpartofthereasonthatakiddecidedtogiveschoolanothertryinsteadofdroppingoutorthatakidhadthestrengthtowalkawaywhensomeoneofferedhimdrugs.ButonethingIwouldencourageparentstodoistoremindtheirkidsthatnomatterwhichathletestheylookupto,therearenoperfecthumanbeings.Thatway,ifthekid’sheroesshouldmakemistakes,itwon’tseemliketheendoftheworldtothem.
64.Theauthorofthisarticleholdstheopinionthat
A.afamousathleteoughttosetagoodexampletothepublic
B.afamousathleteneedn’tbearolemodelifhedoesn’twantto
C.afamousathletecan’tdenybeingarolemodelD.it’shardtobearolemodel
65.Accordingtotheauthor,apositiverolemodel
A.canwinmoremoneyandfameB.arenotallowedtomakemistakes
C.arethemostimportantexamplesachildcanfollow
D.canhavesomepositiveinfluenceonpeople’sfollow
66.Theunderlinedword“outweigh”inthelastparagraphprobablemeans
A.begreaterthanB.beworsethanC.belessthanD.belighterthan
67.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythelastparagraph?
A.Agoodrolemodelcanstopchildrentakingdrugs.
B.Kidsusuallyexpecttoomuchoftheirrolemodels
C.DroppingoutofschoolsandtakingdrugsarethetwomostseriousproblemsAmericankidsface.
D.Kidsdropoutofschoolortakedrugsifseeingtheirheroesmakemistakes.
68.Theauthorofthisarticleisprobably
A.anadmirerofCharlesBarkleyB.afamousathletehimself
C.asportsreporterD.afamouswriter
D
ThelatestFOXnewshasmadeseveralpolls(民意测验)recentlyanditshowsthatmorethan1to10AmericansaresomewhatconfidentthatIraqiPresidentSaddamHusseinwillcooperatewiththeUNweaponsinspectors.Mosthavelittleornoconfidence.Pollingwasconductedbytelephoneintheevening.Thesampleis900registeredvotersnationwidewithamarginoferrorof+/-3percentagepoints.
1.DoyousupportoropposeU.Smilitaryactiontodisarm(解除武装)IraqandremoveIraqiPresidentSaddamHussein.
Support
Oppose
(notsure)
10-20Nov.02
68%
18
14
22-23Oct.02
62%
27
11
8-9Octo.02
72%
17
11
24-25Sep.02
58%
27
15
8-9Sep.02
66%
22
12
6-7Aug.02
69%
22
9
9-10Jul.02
72%
18
10
30Apr-1May.02
70%
20
10
30-31Jan.02
74%
15
11
28-29Nov.01
77%
22
11
2.HowconfidentareyouthatIraqiPresidentSaddamHusseinwillcooperatefullywiththeUNinspectionteam.
1.Veryconfident
2%
2.Somewhatconfident
10
3.Notveryconfident
31
4.Notatallconfident
53
5.(Notsure)
4
3.HowconfidentareyouthattheUNinspectionteamwillactuallyannounceviolations(违反)byIraq,knowingthataviolationcouldpossiblyleadtowar?
1.Veryconfident
27%
2.Somewhatconfident
35
3.Notveryconfident
15
4.Notatallconfident
11
5.(Notsure)
12
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