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1、Reading practicesThe first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.In ancient Egypt,as everywhere,pitching stones was a favorite childrens game.But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child.Looking something less dangerous to throw,the Egyptians made what were probably the first b

2、alls.At first,balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines.Later theywere made of pieces of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.Even though the Egyptians were warlike,they found time for peaceful games.Beforelong they had developed a number of ball games,each wit

3、h its own rules.Perhapsthey played ball more for instruction than for fun.Ball playing was thought of mainlyas a way to teach young men the speed and the skill they would need for war.1.The ball was probably invented because _.A.throwing stones was not fun B.hrowing stones often caused injuriesC.gam

4、es with stones did not have rules D.rocks were too heavy to throw2.The ancient Egyptians were the first _.A.to design stone-throwing games B.to invent peaceful gamesC.to vreat a sports apparatus D.to develop war games3.The Egyptians thought that ball playing was.A.childish B.dangerous C.worthwhile D

5、.difficult4.The Egyptians played ball games mainly _.A.to enjoy themselves B.because they loved sportsC.for educational purposes D.for gold medals5.The best title for this passage is _.A.The First Ball Games B.How Egyptian Children Play GamesC.The Beginning of Sports D.Egyptian Sports(BCCCA)2.All th

6、e useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity ofthe sun.The sun heats and feeds creatures and mankind.Each year it provides menwith two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood.Coal,oil,natural gas,and all other fuels are stored energy from the sun.Some

7、was collected by this seasons plants as carbon compounds.Some was stored by plantsand trees ages ago.Even water power derives from the sun.Water turned into vaporby the sun falls as rain.It courses down the mountains and is converted to electricpower.Light transmits only the energy that comes from t

8、he suns outer layer,andmuch of this energy that is directed towards the sun never arrives.About nine tenthsof it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth.In fact,the earth itself getsonly one half millionth of the suns entire output of radiant energy.1.The sun is the source of all of the following

9、 EXCEPT _.A.gasoline B.natural gas C.atomic power D.animal fat2.Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by.A.plants B.water C.rock D.creatures3.The suns energy provides us with all EXCEPT _.A.rain B.coal C.water D.light4.The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth i s _A.sto

10、red up by the plants B.absorbed by the earth,s atmosphereC.stored up by the animals in the form of bady fat D.used for electricpower5.Of the suns total output of radiant energy,the earth receives.A.one tenth B.one millionthC.a ll t h a t c omes f r om t h e su r f a c e of t h e su n D.a ver y sma l

11、l por t ion(CACBD)3.S ome psyc h olog ist s(心理学家)ma int a in t h a t ment a l a c t s su c h a s t h inking a r e notper f or med in t h e b r a in a lone,b u t t h a t ones mu sc les a lso pa r t ic ipa t e.I t ma y b esa id t h a t w e t h ink w it h ou r mu sc les in somew h a t t h e sa me w a y

12、 t h a t w e list en t o mu sicw it h ou r b odies.Y ou su r ely a r e not su r pr ised t o b e t old t h a t you u su a lly list en t o mu sic notonly w it h you r ea r s b u t w it h you r w h ole b ody.F ew people c a n list en t o mu sic t h a tis mor e or less f a milia r w it h ou t moving t h

13、 eir b ody or,mor e spec if ic a lly,some pa r tof t h eir b ody.O f t en w h en one list ens t o a symph onic c onc er t on t h e r a dio,h e isa t t r a c t ed t o dir ec t t h e or c h est r a (乐队)even t h ou g h h e know s t h er e is a g oodc ondu c t or on t h e job.S t r a ng e a s t h is b e

14、h a vior ma y b e,t h er e is a ver y g ood r ea son f or it.O ne c a nnotder ive a ll possib le enjoyment f r om mu sic u nless h e pa r t ic ipa t es,so t o spea k,init s per f or ma nc e.Th e lest ener f eel h imself int o t h e mu sic w it h mor e or lessnot ic ea b le mot ions of h is b ody.1.S

15、 ome psyc h olog ist s ma int a in t h a t t h inking is _.A.not a ment a l pr oc essB.mor e of a ph ysic a l pr oc ess t h a n a ment a l a c t ionC.a pr oc ess t h a t involves ou r ent ir e b odiesD.a pr oc ess t h a t involves t h e mu sc les a s w ell a s t h e b r a in2.Th e pr oc ess of t h i

16、nking a nd t h a t of list ening t o mu sic a r e simila r in t h a tBcD3ABcb ot h a r e ment a l a c t smu sc les pa r t ic ipa t e in b ot h pr oc essesb ot h pr oc esses a r e per f or med b y t h e ent ir e b odyw e der ive equ a l enjoyment f r om t h emF ew people a r e a b le t o list en t o

17、f a milia r mu sic w it h ou t _.moving some pa r t of t h eir b odyst opping w h a t t h ey a r e doing t o list endir ec t ing t h e or c h est r a pla ying itD.w ish ing t h a t t h ey c ou ld c ondu c t mu sic pr oper ly4.Th e list ener,s w a y of f eeling t h e mu sic is.A.t h e u nnot ic ed mo

18、t ion of h is mu sc les B.pa r t ic ipa t ing in t h e per f or ma nc eC.b ending a n ea r t o t h e mu sic D.b eing t h e c ondu c t or of t h e or c h est r a5.Ac c or ding t o t h e selec t ion mu sc le pa r t ic ipa t ion in t h e pr oc ess of t h inkingis .A.delib er a t e B.a ppa r ent C.indis

19、t inc t D.impr essive(D BABC)4.Th e ma r ket is a c onc ept.I f you a r e g r ow ing t oma t oes in you r b a c kya r d f or sa leyou a r e pr odu c ing f or t h e ma r ket.Y ou mig h t sell some t o you r neig h b or a nd some t ot h e ma na g er of t h e loc a l su per ma r ket.Bu t in eit h er c

20、a se,you a r e pr odu c ing f or t h ema r ket.Y ou r ef f or t s a r e b eing dir ec t ed b y t h e ma r ket.I f people st op b u ying t oma t oes,you w ill st op pr odu c ing t h em.I f you t a ke c a r e of a sic k per son t o ea r n money,you a r e pr odu c ing f or t h e ma r ket.I f you r f a

21、t h er is a st eelw or ker or t r u c k dr iver or a doc t or or a g r oc er,h e ispr odu c ing g oods or ser vic e f or t h e ma r ket.W h en you spend you r inc ome,you a r e b u ying t h ing s f r om t h e ma r ket.Y ou ma y spendmoney in st or es,su per ma r ket s,g a s st a t ions,a nd r est a

22、u r a nt s.S t ill you a r e b u yingf r om t h e ma r ket.W h en t h e loc a l g r oc er h ir es you t o dr ive t h e deliver y t r u c k,h eis b u ying you r la b or in t h e la b or ma r ket.Th e ma r ket ma y seem t o b e somet h ing a b st r a c t.Bu t f or ea c h per son or b u sinessma nw h o

23、 is ma king a nd selling somet h ing,it s ver y r ea l.I f nob ody b u ys you r t oma t oes,it w on，t b e long b ef or e you g et t h e messa g e.Th e ma r ket is t elling you somet h ing.I t s t elling you t h a t you a r e u sing ener g ies a nd r esou r c es in doing somet h ing t h ema r ket doe

24、sn，t w a nt you t o do.1.W h ic h of t h e f ollow ing w ou ld b e t h e b est t it le f or t h e pa ssa g e?A.S elling a nd Bu ying.B.W h a t is t h e M a r ket?C.Ever yt h ing Y ou D o I s Pr odu c ing f or t h e M a r ketD.W h a t Ca n t h e M a r ket D o f or Y ou?2.All of t h e f ollow ing a c

25、t s a r e pr odu c ing f or t h e ma r ket EX CEPT.A.w or king in a b a nk B.pr inking a b ookC.a t t ending a nig h t sc h ool D.g r ow ing b ea ns f or sa le3.Y ou a r e b u ying f r om t h e ma r ket w h en you _.A.b or r ow a b ook f r om a lib r a r y B.look a f t er you r c h ildr enC.dr ive t

26、 o t h e sea side f or a h olida y D.dine a t a r est a u r a nt4.Th e w or d r ea l in t h e la st pa r a g r a ph ma y most pr ob a b ly mea n.A.ser iou s B.impor t a nt C.t r u e D.c onc r et e5.I n w h a t w a y is t h e ma r ket ver y f or ea c h per son or b u sinessma n w h o is ma kinga nd s

27、elling somet h ing?A.I t t ells you w h a t t o pr odu c e.B.I t t ells you h ow t o g r owt oma t oes.C.I t pr ovides you w it h ever yt h ing you need.（BCD D A）5.D.I t h elps you sa ve money.Eng la nd is not a b ig c ou nt r y:f r om nor t h t o sou t h a nd f r om ea st t o w est it isonly a b ou

28、 t t h r ee h u ndr ed miles a c r oss.Bu t f or a sma ll c ou nt r y it h a s a su r pr isingr a ng e of c lima t e.People w h o h a ve never visit ed Eng la nd,or w h o h a ve visit ed onlyone pa r t of it,of t en ma ke t h e mist a ke of t h inking t h a t it is a c old a nd w et c ou nt r y.Ex c

29、 ept f or t h e su mmer mont h s of J u ne t o S ept emb er,t h is is pr ob a b ly t r u e of t h e nor t hof Eng la nd a nd t h e M idla nds.I n t h e sou t h,h ow ever,t h e c lima t e is mu c h mor e plea sa nt.O ne r esu lt is t h a t w h en people r et ir e f r om a job in t h e nor t h t h ey

30、of t en pr ef er t omove dow n t o t h e milder sou t h.Per h a ps t h e w a r mest pa r t of t h e c ou nt r y is t h e sou t h w est,w h ic h c onsist s of t h ec ou nt ies of D evon a nd Cor nw a ll.Th e w a r m G u lf S t r ea m f low s a c r oss t h e N or t h At la nt icO c ea n f r om t h e G

31、 u lf of M ex ic o a nd ma kes t h e c oa st a l r eg ions of t h e sou t h w est qu it ew a r m.Pa lm t r ees,b a mb oo（竹）a nd ma ny semi-t r opic a l（亚热带的）pla nt s g r ow w ellin t h e sou t h w est of Eng la nd.F low er s a nd veg et a b les r ipen（成熟）a s mu c h a s a mont hea r lier t h a n t h

32、ose elsew h er e.F a r mer s in t h e a r ea ob t a in a h ig h er pr ic e f or t h eirveg et a b les a nd f low er s b ec a u se t h ey a r e r ea dy ea r lier.I n w int er t h er e ma y b e sever a lf eet of snow in ot h er pa r t s of Eng la nd b u t t h er e w ill pr ob a b ly no snow a t a ll i

33、nt h e sou t h w est.Th is ma y b e one of t h e r ea sons w h y t h e sou t h w est is one of Eng la nd，smost popu la r h olida y a r ea s.1.Th e dist a nc e f r om t h e c ent er of Eng la nd t o t h e sou t h c oa st is a b ou tA.one h u ndr ed miles B.t h r ee h u ndr ed milesC.one h u ndr ed a

34、nd f if t y miles D.six h u ndr ed miles2.Eng la nd is a c ou nt r y _.A.w it h a c old a nd w et c lima t e B.w it h a su r pr ising c lima t eC.w it h a plea sa nt c lima t e D.w it h a va r iet y of c lima t e3.Ac c or ding t h e pa ssa g e,_.A.f low er s a nd veg et a b les f r om D evon a r e o

35、n t h e ma r ket one mont h ea r lierB.f a r mer s in t h e sou t h w est g r ow a s ma ny veg et a b les a nd f low er s a s f a r mer selsew h er eC.people in t h e sou t h w est h a ve t o pa y h ig h er pr ic e f or veg et a b les a nd f low er sI）,veg et a b lesin Cor nw a ll r ipen a s mu c h

36、a s a mont h ea r lier t h a n f low er s4.I n t h e nor t h of Eng la nd a nd M idla nds,_.A.it is c old a nd w et a ll t h e yea r r ou nd B.t h e c lima t e is plea sa nt a s a w h oleC.it is w a r m most of t h e t ime in a yea r D.only t h e su mmer is not c old a nd w et5.I n w int er,people i

37、n D evon a nd Cor nw a ll _.A.seldom see snow B.never see a ny snowC.ma y h a ve sever a l f eet of snow D.of t en see snow（CD AD A）6.Ar e you w or r ied b y t h e r ising c r ime r a t e?I f you a r e t h en you pr ob a b ly know t h a tyou r h ou se,possessions a nd per son a r e inc r ea sing ly

38、in da ng er of su f f er ing f r om t h et r emendou s r ise in t h e c a ses of b u r g la r y（盗窃）a nd a ssa u lt （袭击）.F ig u r es indic a t e a n ever-inc r ea sing c r ime r a t e,b u t it is only t oo ea sy t oima g ine I t w ill never h a ppen t o me,Unf or t u na t ely,st a t ist ic s sh ow t

39、h a t it r ea llyc a n h a ppen t o you a nd,if you live in a la r g e c it y,you r u n t w ic e t h e r isk of b einga vic t im.F or t u na t ely,t h er e is somet h ing def init e w h ic h you c a n do.Pr ot ec t Ala r ma c a nh elp t o pr ot ec t you r h ou se w it h a b u r g la r a la r m syst

40、em w h ic h is ef f ec t ive,simplet o oper a t e a nd ea sily a f f or da b le.Y ou mu st r ememb er t h a t possessing a b u r g la r a la r m is no indic a t ion t h a t you rh ou se is pa c ked w it h va lu a b le possessions.I t qu it e simple indic a t es t o u nw elc omevisit or s t h a t you

41、 r s is one h ou se t h ey w ill not b r ea k int o ea sily,so t h ey c a r r y ont o a n u npr ot ec t ed h ou se w h er e t h eir job is ma de a lot ea sier.S end now f or ou r f r ee lea f let（小册子）t elling you h ow w e c a n Pr ot ec t Ala r m you rh ou se qu ic kly,ea sily a nd c h ea ply.Comple

42、t e a nd t ea r of f t h e slip b elow a nd postit t o u s.Post a g e is f r ee.Alt er na t ively,t eleph one u s a t 327 67 21 w h er e w e h a vea r ou nd-t h e-c loc k a nsw er ing ser vic es.I t c ost s not h ing t o f ind ou t a b ou t Pr ot ec tAla r ms.1.Anyone w h o t a kes a n int er est in

43、 t h e c r ime r a t e w ill,a c c or ding t o t h e t h e t ex t,b e a w a r e t h a t _.A.mor e b u r g la r s a r e b eing c a u g h t t h a n ever b ef or eB.people h a ve mor e possessions t o w or r y a b ou t now a da ysC.b u r g la r s a r e mor e a t r isk t h a n t h ey u sed t o b eI）,h o

44、mes a r e mor e likely t o b e b r oken int o t h a n b ef or e2.I t seems t h a t people w h o live in c it ies a r e _.A.mor e likely t o f a ll vic t im t o b u r g la r y t h a n t h ose living in t h e c ou nt r yB.of t h e opinion t h a t st a t ist ic s on r ob b er y is w r ongC.t w ic e a s

45、 w ell-of f a s people living in t h e c ou nt r yD.c onvinc ed t h a t b u r g la r s only r ob u npr ot ec t ed h ou ses3.Th e w r it er of t h is t ex t w a nt s t o g ive t h e impr ession t h a t t h e Pr ot ec t Ala r mssyst em is _.A.element a r y B.ever la st ing C.ex per iment a l D.ec onom

46、ic a l4.Th e a r t ic le c la ims t h a t possessing a n a la r m syst em w ill _.A.sh ow b u r g la r s t h a t you h a ve not h ing w or t h st ea lingB.w a r n b u r g la r s not t o b r ea k int o you r h ou seC.ma ke t h e b u r g la r s*u nder t a king mor e c omplic a t edD.per su a de b u r

47、g la r s t o t r y c oming a not h er t ime5.Th e pu r pose of t h is a r t ic le is _.A.t o w a r n people a g a inst t h e da ng er of t h e r ising c r ime r a t eB.t o h elp people t o pr ot ec t t h eir h ou sesC.t o per su a de people t o b u y somet h ingI),t o disc ou r a g e t h e b u r g l

48、a r s(D AD CC)7I n w h a t now seems like t h e pr eh ist or ic t imes of c ompu t er h ist or y,t h e ea r lypost-w a r er a (战后时期)，t h er e w a s a qu it e w idespr ea d c onc er n t h a t c ompu t er s w ou ldt a ke over t h e w or ld f r om ma n one da y.Alr ea dy t oda y,less t h a n f or t y y

49、ea r s la t er,a s c ompu t er s a r e r elieving u s of mor e a nd mor e of t h e r ou t ine t a sks in b u sinessa ndin ou r per sona l lives,w e a r e f a c ed w it h a less dr a ma t ic b u t a lso less f or eseenpr ob lem.People t end t o b e over-t r u st ing of c ompu t er s a nd a r e r elu

50、c t a nt t o c h a lleng et h eir a u t h or it y.I ndeed,t h ey b eh a ve a s if t h ey w er e h a r dly a w a r e t h a t w r ong b u t t onsma y b e pu sh ed,or t h a t a c ompu t er ma y simply ma lf u nc t u ion(失灵).O b viou sly,t h er e w ou ld b e no point in invest ing(投入)in a c ompu t er if