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1、精品名师归纳总结英语 II1阅读懂得复习资料阅读以下短文，从A 、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。Passage 1I was 15 when I walked into McCarleyBookstore and began to look over the titles of the books on the shelves.The man behind the counter, the owner of the bookstore, asked me if I would like a job. I needed to start savin

2、gfor college, so I said yes.I worked after school and during summers for minimum wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I worked at many other jobs afterwards: I made coffee in the student union during college. I made maps for the U.SForest Service. But selling books was one o

3、f the most satisfying.One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her everything we had and found other books we could order. She left the shop lessworried and I ve always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.Years later, as a television reporter, I heard a

4、bout a poor childwho was born withhis fingers ofthe lefthand linkedtogether.Hisfamilycouldnotaffordthe corrective surgery, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his left hand in his pocket.I persuaded my boss to let me do the story on TV. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offer

5、ing to perform the surgery for free.I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation. The first thing he did was hold up his repaired hand and say, “ Thank you. ” I was overjoyed and filledwith a strong sense of reward.At McCarley Bookstore, I always felt I was working forthe customers, no

6、t just for the store. Today it s the same. NBC news pays me the salary. But I feel that I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world. My working experience in McCarley Bookstore helped me find a good sense of the world, and most importantly, it helped me find a good sense of myself.1

7、. HowdidtheauthorgetthejobinMcCarley Bookstore.A. He happened to walkinto the shop and got it by chance.B. He had always wanted to have a job in that bookstore and he succeeded.C. He liked reading books, so tried to get a job there.D. He did not go to school, so he looked for a job when he was 15.2.

8、 According to the author, selling books was one of themost satisfying job experiences, because.A. he only had to work after school and got good wagesB. it helped him understand the world and himselfC. it helped him pay for his freshman year of collegeD. he did not feel that he was working for the st

9、ore3. After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was.A. worried about her B. less worried about herC. unable to forget her D. proud of himself4. Theauthordecidedtohelpthepoorboyby .A. persuading his boss to do the story on TVB. persuading his boss to let him do the stor

10、y on TVC. asking a doctor to perform the operation for freeD. visitingthe boyintherecoveryroomafterthe operation5. The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is.A. it gives him salaryB. it makes him feel excitedC. it helps people make sense of the

11、worldD. it enables him to workKey: 1. A2. B3. D4. B5. CPassage 2Paper was invented by the Chinese in the firstcentury AD. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia -which now makes a great deal of the world s paper - did not begin to make it until1500.Mostpaper is

12、madefromwood.Paper- making is an important British industry and paper from Britain is sold tomany countries such as Australiaand South Africa.Some ofthe wood used in the British papermakingindustrycomesfromtrees grownin Britain,but wood is also bought from other countries such as Norway.One tree is

13、needed forevery four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper. If halfthe adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses up over a thousand trees a day. All over the world, trees are being cut down faster than they are being planted, so there may be a serious need for paper at the beginning of nex

14、t century.When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of paper is used for books and newspaper, etc. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we hear that chairs, tabl

15、es, and even beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses.1. Where was paper invented.A. In China.B. In southern Europe.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结C. In Scandinavia.D. In Britain.2. Scandinavia began to make paper. A. in 1100B. in 1400C. in 1500D. in the first cent

16、ury3. Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need.A. half a treeB. one treeC. two treesD. more than one tree4. Allovertheworld,treesarebeingcutdown than they are being planted.A. more slowlyB. much fasterC. much more slowlyD. faster5. The latest things made of paper are.A. chairsB.

17、 tablesC. clothesD. houses Key: 1. A2. C3. B4. D5. D Passage 3We often use gestures to express our feelings, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in different ways.Itis true that a smile means the same thingin any language. So does laughter or crying .Fear is another emotion that i

18、s shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English literature, a phrase like he went pale and began to tremble suggests that the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock. However, he opened his eyes wide is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in Engl

19、ish it means surprise. InChinese, surprise can be described in aphraselike theystretchedouttheirtongues. “ Stretchingoutyourtongue ” inEnglishisaninsulting gesture or expresses strong dislike.Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability tounderstandandexpressfeelings.Experimentsin Americ

20、a have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness on people s faces. Other studies show that older people usually findit easier to recognize or understand body language than younger people do.1. Whichofthe followingistrue accordingtothe passage.A. We

21、can easily understand what people s gestures mean.B. Words can be better understood by older people.C. Gestures can be understood by most people but words are not.D. Itis difficultto tell what people gestures reallymean sometimes.2. People s facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultu

22、res because.A. people of differentsexes may understand a gesture differentlyB. peoplespeaking differentlanguages have different facial expressionsC. peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferent interpretationsD. peoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentmeanings about some facial expressions3. Fromthepassage

23、,wecanconcludethat .A. gestures can be used to express feelingsB. gestures can be more effectively used than words to express feelingsC. wordsare oftenmore difficulttounderstand thangesturesD. gestures are used as frequently as words to expressfeelings4. In the same culture, people.A. hardly ever fa

24、il to understand each other s ideas and feelingsB. are equally intelligenteven ifthey have different backgroundsC. almost all have the same understanding of the same thingD. may have different abilities to understand and express feelings5. The best title for this passage can be.A. GesturesB. Feeling

25、sC. Gesturesand FeelingsD. Culture and UnderstandingKey: 1. D2. D3. A4. D5. CPassage 4A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to each other.I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his mobile phone rang, interruptingour conversation. There w

26、e were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and poof. I was cut off as ifI had become absent from the conversation.The park was filled with people talking on their cellphones. They were passing people withoutlookingat them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pat their dogs.

27、It seems that the limitless electronic voice is preferred to human contact.The telephone used to connect you to the absent.Now it makes people feel absent. Recently I was in a car withthree friends.The driverhushed the rest ofus because he could not hear the person on the other end of his cell phone

28、. There we were, four friends driving down可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结the highway, unable to talk to each other because of the small thing designed to make communication easier.Why is it that the more connected we get, the moredisconnected I feel. Every advance in communications technology is a setback

29、退步 to the closeness of human interaction.Withe-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can nowcommunicate withoutseeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my momhas a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.A

30、s almost every contact between human beings gets automatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup. Pumping gas at the station. Why say good-morningto the assistant when you can swipe you credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact. Making a deposit at the bank. Why talk to the cle

31、rk who lives in the neighborhood when you can put your card into the ATM.More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation or being relieved thatvoice mail picked up because I didn t really have time to talk. The technology devoted to helping me keep in touch is ma

32、king me lonelier.I own a mobile phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail telephone, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn t a choice. They are great for what they are intended to do. It s their unintended results that make me upset. What good is all this gee-whiz technology if there is no one in the roo

33、m to hear you crying out“ Gee whiz ”.2. Accordingto the author, human contact in a park means.A. looking at each other and saying hello when passingB. noticing their babies and stopping to pat their dogsC. talkingon the mobilephone and getting connected with the other peopleD. both A and B3. Accordi

34、ng to the author, the more connected we get in communications technology, thewe are.A. more automatic B. easierC. more disconnectedD. closer4. What are the examples the author gives to explain his idea that every advance in communications technology is a setback to the closeness of human interaction

35、.A. With e-mail and instant message over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another.B. With voicemail, you can make entire conversations without ever reaching anyone.C. If his mom has a question, he just leaves the answer on her machine.D. All of the above.5. Whati

36、sthe unintended resultofcommunication technology, according to the author.A. Itmakes communicationeasier andconversation possible everywhere.B. It actually creates a distance between people instead of bringing them together.C. Itmakes everycontactbetweenhumanbeings automatic and makes people feel co

37、nnected.Passage 5Who will stage the games.Preparing for the Olympics Games is a huge undertaking. Just like the athletes, the host city spendsyears getting ready for the event. Before deciding which city will host theOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympic Committee IOC has to examine bids from all ove

38、r the world. Bidding for the games begins about ten years in advance. Withoutpreparing a very strong bid1, a city will not win the competition to host the games. Beijing was chosen forthe 2021 games fromfivebidders Osaka, Paris, Toronto and Istanbul.2Why does it take so long to prepare.Building the

39、infrastructure costs huge amounts of money. Holdingthe WorldCup in 2002 in Japan and South Korea, for example, meant that ten new stadiums had to be built,as wellas many hotelsand an improved transport system. In Beijing,after winningthe bid thegovernment began major construction projects the extens

40、ion of the underground, the improvement of the airport and the building of new motorways3. Each hostcity must also build an Olympic village for the athletes.By planting trees and creating parks, the city becomes more attractive for tourists.Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games. Hosting th

41、e games has a major effect on the economy andbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry. Thousands and thousands of visitors come to the games and the host cities are permanently improved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结1. The author s experience of walking in a park wit

42、h aD.It makes human contacts limitlesswithelectronic before the games are really held.可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结friend recently made him feel.A. unhappyB. funnyC. sunnyD. wonderfulvoices everywhere.Key: 1. A2. D3. C4. D5. BA. two yearsB. eight yearsC. one yearD. ten years可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结ofthe

43、biddersfortheuntil she was out of sight and the nurse had turned backC. Changeable.to writing in the big book.Key: 1. C2. D3. B2. Beijingwas one 2021games.A. fourB. fiveC. tenD. threeAfter a long time Mum came back. Her eyes werePassage 7D. Clever.4. D5. D可编辑资料 - - - 欢迎下载精品名师归纳总结3. The World Cup 200

44、2 was held in.A. JapanB. South KoreaC. ChinaD. A and B4. Whatconstructionprojects didBeijingstartafter winning the bid.A. The extension of the underground.B. The improvement of the airport.C. The building of new motorwaysD. All of the above5. Why do countries want to host the Olympic Games.A. Becaus

45、e it has a major effect on the economy.B. Because it brings international prestige to the country.C. Because the host cities are permanently improved.D. All of the above.Key: 1. D2. B3. D4. D5. DPassage 6We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum

46、pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down.While I watched, mouth open in surprise, Mum took offher hat and coat and gave them to me to hold.She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took outa wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as thenurse looked up

47、, Mumnodded and said, “ Very dirty floors. ”“ Yes. I m glad they ve finally decided to clean them, ” the nurseanswered.She lookedatMum strangely and said, “ But arent you working late. ”Mumjust pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watchedshining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. Aswe turnedtogo out ofthe d