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1、阅读理解精练8阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。（一）You are a German living in Berlin. One day youre walking down the street， minding your own business， when suddenly a stranger comes up with a smile on his face. After stopping you， he holds a small electronic device裝置 close to his face and speaks slowly i

2、nto it， saying， in English， “Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut？” What should you do？ （a） Run away; （b） Call the police; or （c） Listen closely for the device to say in German，“Kennan See Mir bite sage， welches sauerkraut hauled ken？”The most proper answer would be （c） because the person

3、 in front of you is only a tourist trying to enjoy himself. The device is said to be the worlds first portable便携的 translator a hand-held microcomputer that at the same time translates one spoken language into another. The four-pound， battery operated product is called the Voice， and it is the invent

4、ion of Advanced Products and Technologies， an American electronics company. When the Voice is introduced in the United States in late April at a price of （1，500 it will be used to translate spoken English into Italian， German， French and Spanish. The product comes with separate cartridges盒式存储器 for e

5、ach of the four languages， which can be changed when the user travels from one country to another. It will be sold in Europe soon after the US introduction， with cartridges that translate Italian， German， French and Spanish into English.The Voice uses a microchip微型集成电路片 to translate languages. It is

6、 Started by voice command and produces voice output through a built in speaker. When the user makes a statement or asks a question， the Voice immediately repeats what has been said in another language.1. The device held by the stranger is probably a kind of_.A. a two-way radio B. language translator

7、C. easily-carried speaker D. a multi-functioned computer2. What does the last sentence of the first paragraph mean？A. Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut？?B. Can I ask for some information from the police？?C. Would you like to try my device？?D. Would you not run away if I ask you where t

8、o buy some sauerkraut？3. When the stranger says， “Can you tell sauerkraut？” he is _.In recent years research on infant development has shown that the standard a child is likely to reach， within the range of his inherited遗传的 abilities， is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a

9、babys ability to benefit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged， talked to and shown things and played with， has the best chance of growing up successfully.In the next stage， from three to five years old， curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable

10、 toys should be made available to the child， for trying out， experimenting and learning， for discovering his own particular ability： Bricks and jigsaws七巧板 and construction toys; painting， scribbling涂鸦 and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play the first so-coal

11、games for learning to play and get on with others.But at the third stage of play development from five to seven or eight years old the child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning， at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjo

12、ys.Until the age of seven or eight， play and work mean much the same to a child. But once reading has been mastered， then books become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable， which lead up to new hobbies， but their significance has changed to a child of nine or ten year

13、s old， toys and games mean， as to adults， relaxation and fun.1. According to the first passage we know that as a child grows up_.A. he should be allowed to choose his own toysB. he should be given the same toysC. he should be given different toysD. he should be given fewer and fewer toys2. according

14、 to the passage， the abilities a child has inherited from his parents_.A. determine his characterB. will not change after the age of threeC. partly determine the standard he is likely to reachD. to a large extent determine the choice of toys3. We learn from the passage that a child has boundless cur

15、iosity_.A. when he is two B. when he is around fourC. when he is six D. when he is eight4. The passage is mainly about_.A. the importance of pre-school educationB. the importance of schoolingC. the role of play in a childs developmentD. the choice of toys for youngster（四）In the last 500 years， nothi

16、ng about people their clothes， ideas， or languageshas changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree可可樹 by South American. Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive， it qu

17、ickly became fashionable. In London， shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600， the Spanish brought it from Peru to Eu-rope， where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it tha

18、t thousands of Irish peo-ple starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine饥荒” of 18451846， and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direc

19、tion. Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee， and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia， a country in Africa. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s. According to an. Arabic legend， coffee was discovered

20、when a person named Kilda noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee， bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one third of the worlds population now starts the day with.1. according to the passage， which of the following has changed the most in the

21、last 500 years？A. Food. B. Clothing.C. Ideology. D. Language.2. The word “some” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to_.A. some cocoa trees B. some chocolate drinks.C. some shops D. some South American Indians3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the “Potato Famine” because_.A.

22、they were so dependent on potatoes that they refused to eat anything elseB. they were forced to leave their homeland and move to AmericaC. the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing potatoesD. the potato harvest was bad4. according to the passage， which of the following statemen

23、ts is NOT true？A. One third of the worlds population drinks coffee.B. Coffee is native to Colombia.C. Coffee can keep one awake.D. Coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.（五）People living on parts of the south coast of England face a serious problem. In 1933， the owners of a large hotel and of severa

24、l houses discovered， to their surprise that their gardens had disappeared overnight. The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff悬崖 on which they had been built. While experts were studying the problem， the hotel and several houses disappeared altogether， sliding down the cliff and into the sea.E

25、rosion 侵蚀 of the white cliffs along the south coast of England has always been a problem but it has become more serious in recent years. Dozens of homes have had to be abandoned as the sea has crept farther and farther inland. Experts have studied the areas most affected and have drawn up a map for

26、local people， forecasting the year in which their homes will be eaten up by the hungry sea.Angry owners have called on the Government to erect sea defenses to protect their homes. Government surveyors have pointed out that in most cases， this is impossible. New sea walls would cost hundreds of milli

27、ons of pounds and would merely make the waves and currents further along the coast， shifting the problem from one area to another. The danger is likely to continue， they say， until the waves reach an inland area of hard rock， which will not be eaten as limestone is. Mean while， if you want to buy a

28、cheap house with an uncertain future， apply to a house agent in one of the threatened areas on the south coast of England. You can get a house for a knock down price but it may turn out to be a knockdown home.1. What is the cause of the problem that people living on parts of the south coast of Engla

29、nd face？A. The rising of the sea level.B. The experts short of knowledge.C. The washing-away of limestone cliff.D. The disappearance of hotels， houses and gardens.2. The erosion of the white cliffs in the south of England _.A. will soon become a problem for people living in central EnglandB. has now

30、 become a threat to the local residentsC. can be stopped if proper measures are takenD. is quickly changing the map of England3. The experts study on the problem of erosion can _.A. warn people whose homes are in dangerB. provide an effective way to slow it downC. help to its eventual solutionD. lea

31、d to its eventual solution4. It is not feasible to build sea defenses to protect against erosion because _.A. house agents along the coast do not support the ideaB. it is too costly and will endanger neighboring areasC. the government is too slow in taking actionD. they will be easily knocked down b

32、y waves and currents参考答案与解析（一）本文介绍了一种叫Voice的便携式语言翻译机，主要讲述它的功能。1. B。细节题。第二段第二句话给出了答案。2. A。句意题。listen closely for the device to say in German暗指通过这个装置可以听见，应该是与上文一样的句子。3. B。推断题。第二段第一句话中a tourist trying to enjoy him并没有取笑、嘲笑某人或开玩笑的意思，只是想方便自己。4. D。细节题。第二、三段中均有叙述。价格、功能、开发商都已明确提到。（二）本文是发言稿，短小精炼，但充分表达了对Bill M

33、asters工作能力的肯定以及对其未来的祝福。1. C。推断题。由全文最后一句话wishing him the best of luck in his new work可推知。2. C。细节题。由第一段第四行：In only six years可知。3. D。细节题。由第一段第三行almost single-handed可知。4. B。细节题。由第一段outsell all but one of our competitors可知。But one除了一个，意思是第二。（三）文章主要讨论了玩具对不同年龄的孩子所产生的影响不同。1. C。细节题。由第一段中的Therefore it is impo

34、rtant to choose suitable toys for different stages of a childs development可知。而由常识可知太小的孩子还没有自已选择玩具的能力的，排除A。B和D的与文章内容不符。2. C。细节题。由第二段开头的句子知道：婴儿能力的发展必须在他的遗传能力范围之内，而这种发展主要取决于他生命中的前三年。3. B。细节题。由第三段开始的In the next stage，from three to five years old，curiosity knows no bounds 可知。4. C。主旨题。由文章首句可知。文章主要谈论玩具在孩子成

35、长中的作用。（四）文章主要介绍了人类食物的发展和变化情况。1. A。主旨题。由文章的第一句这一主题句可知。2. C。词义题。根据In London， shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today可知，some指的是London现存的一些出售chocolate drinks的商店。3. D。从文章第三段可以知道the potato在Ireland已经成为人们赖以生存的主要的食物，所以在Potato Famine期间，因为the crop failed

36、，所以人们就会挨饿。4. B。B项的叙述与文章中的内容But让媳native to Ethiopia，a country in Africa. 不一致，所以是错误的。D项根据文章的表达可知是正确的。而选项A和C在文章最后一段出现。他们都是正确的表达。（五）本文讲述英国南海岸一带居民面临的问题，他们的家园将被海水吞食，继而引发了居民和政府对待这一问题的不同态度和处理办法。1. C。第一段中说到The sea had eaten into the soft limestone cliff，造成的结果是悬崖倒塌，房屋消失，因此选c。2. B。对当地居民造成的影响较大，只有当海水到达岩石层的时候才不会发生此类事情，在当地采取措施，费用昂贵也没什么好的效果。第三段中对此说明比较详细。3. A。专家们只能预测发生危险的大概时间，但没有最终解决问题的办法。4. B。第三段中New sea walls one area to another说明了问题。