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第二部分阅读理解
Passage7
Somepeopleliketoliveinhouseofthepast.Theymaychoosetoliveinawoodenhouse.Theysaytheseofhousesareeasytobuildandwarminwinter.Othersliketoliveinhousesofthefuture.Theymayliveinahousewhichgetsitsenergyfromthesun.
Afewotherpeopleliketoliveinhousesthathavecharacteristics(特征)ofboththepastandfuture.Thesepeoplemayliveinahouseundertheground.Manypeoplethinkundergroundhousesarecoldanddark,butthatisnottrue.Thesehouseshavespecialwindowsintherooforlargewindowsononeside.Thesewindowsgivethehousesalotoflight.
Theideaofundergroundhousesisveryold.PeopleinthepastlivedinundergroundhousesandundergroundcitiesinChina,JapanandCanada.Somecountriesalsobuildundergroundfactoriesandstore-houses(仓库)toholdthings.
Intheunitedstates,morepeoplearebeginningtobuildundergroundhousessincetheysaveopenlandforparks,gardensandsportfields.Undergroundhousesalsosaveenergy.Theyuseonlyalittleenergytostaywarmorcool.Ownersofthesehouseslikethem.JohnBoardisanarchitect(建筑师)whobuiltanundergroundhouseinNewYork.Hiswife,Barbaraisanoutdoorperson,butshelikesherundergroundhome.“It’sperfect.Iloveit.”shesays.
31.Oneexampleofhousesofthepastis___A___houses.
A.woodenB.coldC.sunnyD.warm
32.PeopleintheUnitedStatesbegintobuildundergroundhousesbecause___A___.
A.undergroundhousescansaveopenlandandenergy
B.it’seasiertobuildsuchhousesintheUnitedStates
C.peopletherelikesportsD.peopletherehatetoliveincities
33.Undergroundhousesare___A___.
A.neithercoldnordarkB.notrealhousesC.bothcoldandoldD.housesofthepast
34.UndergroundhousesareallofthefollowingEXCEPT____A_____.
A.bothwarmandcoolB.builtundertheground
C.moreandmorepopularintheUnitedStatesD.usinglessenergythanordinaryhouses
35.TheexampleoftheBonardsshowsthat_____B____.
A.manypeoplehaveundergroundhomesB.undergroundhousescanmakenicehomes
C.undergroundcitieswillbebuiltbyJohnBonard
D.peopledon’treallyliketogooutoftheirhomes
Passage8
Everyoneisprovidedbynaturewithasetoffinger-printsentirelydifferentfromthoseofeverybodyelse.Itisnowacceptedasascientificfactthatnotwopeoplehavethesamefinger-printsThetenfinger-printsofonepersonalwaysdifferfromthecompletesetofanother.Butthatisnotall.Theprintofeachseparatefingerofapersondiffersfromhisprintsofallotherfingersandfromtheprintsofotherfingersintheworld.Someonehascalculatedthechancethataprintmadebyonepersonwillbethesameasaprintmadebyanotherandthecalculationshowsthatthechanceissosmallthatforallpracticalpurpose,itdoesn’texist.
Thepolice,therefore,alwaysrecordfinger-prints,ifpossible,theyareanunfailingcluetoidentifywhenoncetheyhavebeenobtained.Finger-printidentificationasitisknownandpracticedtodayisofcomparatively(相当地)recentorigin.ItfirstcametothenoticeofmodernpoliceforcesinIndia.Finger-printswerefoundsovaluabletherethattheywerelateradoptedbythepoliceofothercountries.Theyacceptedaslegalevidenceinacourtoflaw;ifaman’sprintsarefoundonthesceneofthecrime,itistakenforgrantedthathewasthere,thoughwhenandwhyhewasthereareotherquestions.
36.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?
C
A.Finger-printsmeanallinacourtoflaw.B."Twopersonsarerarely,ifever,alike."
C.Man’sdifferentfinger-printsarereliableguidetoidentity.
D.Peopledifferinfinger-printsandinappearance.
37.Finger-printswerefirstnoticedby___A____.
A.IndianpoliceforcesB.IndianlawyersC.IndiangovernmentD.Indianmedialfields
38.Thispresent-daymethodofidentifyingpeoplewasdeveloped___D___.
A.bymistakeB.inancienttimeC.bychanceD.quiterecently
39.Theprintofeachseparatefinger____D_____.
A.isdifferentfromtheprintofanyotherfingerintheworld
B.sometimesdiffersfromtheprintofanyotherfingerintheworld
C.isalwayssimilartoothersD.isprobablyentirelythesameastheprintsofotherfingers
40.Thepolicerecordfinger-prints____D___.
A.whenevergrantedB.asaninternationallaw
C.asawaytostudymankindD.wheneverpossible
Passage9
InthebookFutureShockwrittenbyToffler,thewriterdescribesthegreatchangesinfamilylifebecauseofscienceandindustry.
Inthepast,when,moreAmericanslivedonfarms,thetypicalfamilyhadmanychildren.Inafarmfamily,parentsandtheirchildrenoftenlivedwithgrandparents.Oftentoo,unclesandauntslivednearby.ButwhenindustrybecamemoreimportantthanagricultureinAmericanlife,familiesbecamesmallerbecauseindustryneedsworkerswhoarereadyandabletomoreoffthelandandtomoveagainwhenevernecessary.
Inthefuture,becauseofindustrialization,atypicalfamilywillhavetomoveevenmoreoftenthannow,sofamilieswillbeevensmaller.Thetypicalfamilyremainchildlessandconsistonlyofamanandawoman.Asmallernumberoffamiliesmaytakeraisingchildrenastheirchiefwork.Atthesametimetheymayalsoraiseotherpeople‘schildren,leavingthosefamiliesfreetomovefromjobtojob.
41.OnereasonwhyAmericanshadbigfamiliesinthepastwasthat___D__.
AunclesandauntslivedtogetherwiththemBtheylivedonfarmsneartheirrelatives
CallAmericanslivedonfarmsDthreegenerationslivedtogetherinonefamily
42.Industryisdifferentfromagricultureinthat___D___.
AitismoreimportanttosmallerfamiliesBitismoreimportantthanagriculture
CitneedsalotofworkerstoraisemorechildrenDworkersinindustryoftenneedtomove
43.Child-raisingfamiliesadoptchildren_A_____.
A.whoseparentsarenotabletogivethemagoodlifeandeducation
Bwhowanttoliveinadifferentfamilywithmorechildren
Cwhoseparentsliveonfarmsanddonotwanttoeducatethem
Dwhoarenothavingagoodtimewiththeirparents
44.Inthefuture,mostfamilieswill___D___."
AnotbefreetochangejobsBraisemorechildren
Craisechildrenastheirmainwork.Dhaveonlythehusbandandthewife
45.ThebookFutureShockismainlyabout__B____.
A.AmericansBthegreatchangesinfamilylife
CthegreatchangesinscienceandindustryD.AlvinToffler
Passage10
Startedin1636,HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Yale,Princeton,ColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvard.
Intheearlyyears,theseschoolsweremuchalike,onlyyoungmanwenttocollage.AllthestudentstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnLatin,GreekandHebrew(希伯来语).Littlewasknownaboutsciencethenandonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownaboutthewould.Whenthestudentgraduatedmostofthembecameministersorteachers.
In1782Howardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowanttobecomedoctors.Laterlawyerscouldreceivethei8rtraininginHoward’slawschool.In1825,besidesLatinandGreek;HowardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.
AsknowledgeincreasedHowardandothercollagesbegantoteachmanynewsubjectsthatinterestedthem.
46.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were___A_____.
A.FrenchandGermanB.Latin,Green,FrenchandGerman
C.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.LatinandGreek
47.Asknowledgeincreased,collegesbegantoteach____D___.
A.everythingthatwasknownB.lawandsomethingaboutmedicine
C.thesubjectsthatinterestedstudentsD.manynewsubjects
48.TheoldestuniversityintheUSis____D_____.
A.Princeton B.ColumbiaC.Yale D.Harvard
49.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,___C___.
A.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscienceB.graduatesbecamelawyersorteachers
C.collegesanduniversitieswerealmostthesame
D.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges
50.Onthewhole,thepassageisabout_____C______.
A.theworld-famouscollegesinAmericaB.howtostartauniversity
C.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches
Passage11
Lately,plantsthatareusuallyonlygrownoutdoorshavefoundtheirwayintoinsidesspaces,Thereareafewsimplereasonswhythishappens.
Themoderninsideenvironmentcanbeagoodplaceforawidevarietyofoutdoorplants.Plantsthatordinarilycannotgrowincolderoutdoorweathercanbeprotectedbythewarmerinsidespaces.Plantsthatusedtobefoundonlyoutside,suchastrees,havebecomemoreandmorepopularasdecorations(装饰)insidehouses.Orchids(兰花),whichwereonceonlyfoundinhotplaces,havebeguntogrowwellininsideplaces.
Onereasonthatthemodernhomehasmadeoutdoorplantsmorepracticalisthemodernuseofwindows,Inthepastwindowswereusedlessofteninbuildingsthantheyaretoday.Itispartlybecauseoftheabilityoflargewindowstoadmitalargequantityoflightfromthesunandtokeeptheheatinatthesametime,thatmanyoutdoorplantshavebeenabletomaketheirmoveinside.
Itistruethatmostoftheplantsthathavebeensuccessfulinmovinginsidehavebeensmall.Thebestvarietiesarethesmallonesthatmakeexcellentdecorationswhereotherplantsprovedifficulttogrow.Althoughsometreescanbegrowninside.itisnotlikelythelargervarietiescanbeused.Unfortunately,mosthomesjustdon’thavethespacetogrowamonkeytree(猕猴树).
51.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith____D____.
A.theabilityoflargewindows
B.thedifficultyofmovingmonkeytreesintohomes
C
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