英语重修试题及答案 2.docx
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英语重修试题及答案2
TestTwo
ReadingComprehension
Passage 1
LastThursdayanoldchapcametoourschooltotalkabouttheevilsofsmoking.Hesaidhewouldn'tgoonfortoolong,andwesawhimtakehiswristwatchoffandlayitonthetable.Ican'trememberwhathesaidaboutsmokingbecauseSlaterandIhadotherthingstothinkabout.Hefinishedwhenthebellrangforplaytime,andtheheadmastertoldustogoout.Slaterhappenedtoslip.
IntheplaygroundSlatershowedmethewatch.Heputitonhiswrist,anditlookedlovely.IwaswishingthatI'dbeentheonetoslipbythetable,becauseitwasabeautifulwatch,goldbythelookofit.Theheadmastercameoutsidethen,andtheoldboywaswithhim.Theywalkedabout,lookingaroundandtalkingallthetime.Afterabitthebellrang,andwegotintoourlines,readytogoin.
Theheadmastersaid,"I'vegotalittlejobforyouboys.Thisgentleman,ourlecturer,hasjustlosthiswatchintheplayground.It'shappenedbefore,hesays---itjustslipsoffhiswrist.Solookaroundforit,willyouSeeifyou'recleverenoughtofindit.I'venodoubttheboywhodoessowillgetausefulreward"
Well,ofcourse,Slaterwasn'tgoingtomissachancelikethat.He'sjustabouttheluckiestdevilintheschool---rewardsjustdropintohishands.Weallwalkedabouttheplayground,lookingforthewatch.AndIwasn'tabitsurprisedwhenSlaterbentdownasifhewaspickingsomethingup.Thenhehurriedpastmetowardstheoldman.
"Whereareyougoing"Icalledout,thoughIknewverywellwherehewasgoing."Wheredoyouthink"hecalledback.
AndthenextminutetherewasSlater,allsmiles,handingoverthewatchtotheoldfellowandhangingaboutforthereward.
Butthelecturerdidn'tseematallpleased.InfacthelookedquitereadytoputaknifeinSlater'sheart---untiltheheadmasterburstoutlaughing.Thentheybothlaughed.Slatertoldmeafterwardsthattheoldmanhadn'tevensaid"Thankyou"forthewatch.
ThethingthatpuzzledusmostofallwasthatSlaterdidn'tgetanyreward.Whenheremindedtheheadmasteraboutit,theheadmastersaid:
"Ahyes,wemustn'tforgetthatIsaid‘ausefulreward’,didn'tI"AndthenhegaveSlaterabigsheetofpaperandtoldhimtowriteacompositionontheevilsofsmoking.Slatersayshehasn'tgotacluewhattowrite.
1.Whatweretheboysthinkingaboutduringthelecture?
A)Theywerenotthinkingaboutanything.
B)Theywerethinkingabouttheevilsofsmoking.
C)Aboutthewatch---howtogetit,perhaps.
D)Theythoughtthattheheadmasterwasveryclever.
2.Whydidthestory-tellerwishthathehadslipped?
A)Becauseitwasabeautifulwatch.
B)Hethoughthecouldhavetakenthewatchifhehadslipped.
C)Ifthathadhappened,thewatchwouldn'thavebeenlost.
D)Inthatcasehewouldn'thavegivenitbacktothelecturer.
3."Theheadmastercameoutsidethen,andtheoldboywaswithhim."Whowastheoldboy?
A)Anoldstudent. B)Thelecturer. C)Theheadmaster'sson. D)Aservant.
4.WhenSlater"bentdown",whatwashetryingtodo?
A)Hehadtobenddowninordertopickupthewatch.
B)Hewastryingtohidethefactthathehadfoundthewatch.
C)Thewatchhadslippedoffhiswrist,andhewastryingtopickitup.
D)Hewaspretendingtohavefoundsomething.
5.Whydidn'tSlatergetthekindofrewardheexpected?
A)Theheadmasterhadforgotit,probably.
B)Becausethelecturerdidnotagreetogivehimanyreward.
C)Becausetheheadmasternevermeanttogivetheusualkindofrewardtoanyone.
D)Becausetheheadmasterdidnotkeephisword.
Passage 2
Manypoorpeoplemadegoodmoneybysellingtheirownliving,healthyteeth.Youngpeople'steethwereinspecialdemand.Dentistswithrich,gap-toothedpatientsoftenhadseverallive-toothsellersathandreadytohavetheirteethpulled.Theideawastogetthebestmatchandfitforthepatient. MissSmith'ssecond-from-the-middletoothmightbenogood.ButmaybeMrBrown'sthird-leftwouldfitherladyship'ssocket.Someofthedoubleextractionstookplacerightonthespot.Thebadtoothwouldbehauledout.Thenthenewlydrawnliveonewouldbepoppedintothesocket.Strangethoughitmayseemthesetransplantssometimesworked.Atleasttheywouldlastforayearortwo.Butthey,likeivoryteeth,hadtobetiedfirmlytotherealteethnexttothem.
Insomecases,neithercarvedteethnortransplantsworked--nomatterhowrichorfamousthepatient.NexttimeyouseeapictureofGeorgeWashington,takeagoodlookatit.There'ssomethingstrangeaboutthepresident'smouth.Ithasapuffedlook,especiallyunderthelowerlip.Washingtonsufferedfrompoorteeth.Helostmostofthemwhenhewasquiteyoung.Dentistafterdentisttriedtofithimwithsuitabledentures.Butnoneofthemwerereallysatisfactory.Onesethaddogs'teethinthetop.Inthebottomwerehumanteeth.Thesetwasheldtogetherbystrong,coiled,steelsprings.Itweighednearlyaquarterofapound.That'squitealotofbone,lead,wax,andirontocarryroundinyourmouth.YetWashingtonnevertookouthisfalseteethinpublic,eventoeat.Hewastooproud.
The artistGilbertStuartwasaskedtopaintWashington'sportrait.Buthewastroubledatthewaythepresident'slowerlipjuttedout.HetoldWashingtontostuffwadsofcottonbetweenhischinandteeth.Theresultwasthepuffed-outlookweseetodayinWashington'sportraitonsomeAmericanbills,coins,andstamps.
OnesetofWashington'sill-fittingfalseteethisstillshownintheDentalMuseuminBaltimore.Itisafarcryfromthelight,strong,well-fitted,plasticandmetaldenturesoftoday.
6.Thebestteethfortransplantsprobablycamefrom___________.
A)livingyoungpeople B)deadsoldiers C)richpatients D)skillfuldentists
7.GeorgeWashington'slowerlipjuttedbecause___________.
A)hehadsufferedfrompoorteethB)hehadtakenouthisfalseteeth
C)hisfalseteethdidn'tfitwellD)hisjawwastoosmall
8.EvidenceofWashington'sdentalproblemscanbeseentoday__________.
A)intheWhiteHouseB)onsomeAmericanmoneyandstamps
C)intheDentalMuseuminBaltimoreD)bothBandC
9.Gilbertwasmostprobablya___________.
A)dentist B)portraitpainter C)seniorofficial D)guideintheMuseum
10.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothephrase"afarcry"inthelastparagraph?
A)Ashoutinthedistance.B)Aloudyell.C)Asimilarremark. D)Somethingdifferent.
Passage 3
InOctober1949theUnitedNationsbroughtanumberofspecialistsonfoodtoGeneva,todiscusstheproblemsofeatinghabitsandfoodsuppliesofpeoplesthroughouttheworld.Oneproblemthatinterestedthespecialistsparticularlywasaformofillness,aboutwhichlittlewasknown,amongthechildreninAfricaandLatinAmerica.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)plannedtostudythisdiseasetodeterminetherelationshipbetweentheeatinghabitsofthepeopleandthedisease.
Twodoctorswerechosentomakethestudy.TheyflewtoAfricasouthoftheSaharaandduringthenexttwomonthsvisitedtencountries.Theyfoundthatseriousdiseasesofpooreating,oftenmistakenforotherdiseases,existedinallpartsofAfrica.Thediseasesweresimilarandcouldthereforeallbenamedkwashiorkor.
Thediseasedchildrenareusuallyfromonetofouryearsold.Astheillnessprogresses,thechild'sstomachbecomesswollenbyliquidcollectinginthebody.Theskinchangescolorandmaybreakoutinopensores.Thehairchangescolorandstartstofallout.Thepatientlosesallinterestinhissurroundingsandeveninfood,andbecomessoweakthathewantstoliedownallthetime.Stomachliquidsarenolongerproduced.
ThedoctorsreasonedthatkwashiorkorwasfoundintheyoungchildrenofthisageinmanypartsofAfricabecauseoflackofmilkormeat.Theirmothers,afterstoppingtheirbreast-feeding,gavethemfoodsfullofstarchesinsteadofgreatlyneededproteins.Theyfoundthattheadditionofmilktothefoodofchildrensufferingfromkwashiorkorsavedmanylives.
Theunbelievablethingaboutkwashiorkoristhattheveryexistenceofthedisease---whichhasbeenkillingthousandsofchildrenforcenturies---wasnotevenrecognizedinLatinAmericaasrecentlyastenyearsago.Thedeathsofthosechildrenweremistakenlylistedasduetootherdiseases.ItwastheWHO'sworkinAfricathatledtothediscoveryoftheprobleminCentralAmerica.
11.Fromthepassagewelearnthatkwashiorkorisadiseasecausedby______.
A)poorlivingconditionsB)lackofproteinsinfood
C)breast-feedingD)lackoffood
12.Wherewasthestudyofthisdiseasecarriedout?
A)TheSahara. B)CentralAmerica.C)LatinAmerica D)Africa.
13.Itisdifficulttodiscoverkwashiorkorbecause______.
A)ithasnosymptomsatall B)itishardtoidentifysignsofit
C)itdoesn'tlastlongenoughforcarefulobservation
D)itishardlydistinguishablefromotherdiseases
14.Amainsymptomofthisdiseaseisthatchildrenwhohaveit______.
A)cannotstopliquidproduceinthestomach
B)haveabigstomach
C)canneversatisfytheirhunger
D)arenotabletositorliedown
15.Whatismentionedasasimplebutefficientwayofcuringthisdisease?
A)Takingaspecialmedicine. B)Avoidinganyfoodcontainingstarch.
C)Havingmoremeatormilk. D)Takingmedicinesfullofproteins.
16.ThediseasehasbeenknownintheLatinAmerica
A)fortenyears B)onlyrecently C)fordozens
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