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1、阅读理解训练题 6AImagine a classroom missing the one thing thats long been considered a necessary part to reading andwriting?Paper.No notebooks,no textbooks,no test paper.Nor are there any pencils or pens,which always seemto run out of ink at the critical(关键的)moment.A paperless classroom is what more and m

2、ore schools are trying to achieve.Students dont do any handwriting in this class.Instead,they use palm(手 掌)size,or specially-designedcomputers.The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every students personalcomputer.Having computers also means that students can use the W

3、eb.They can look up information on any subjecttheyre studying?from maths to social science.High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida,US,described how her class used the Web to learn about thewar in Afganistan(阿富汗)over one year ago.We could touch every side of the country through different sites?fr

4、om the forest to refugee camps(难民营),she said.Using a book thats three or four years old is impossible.And exams can go online too.At a high school in Tennessee,US,students take tests on their owncomputers.The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his o

5、wnelectronic grade book.A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.High school teacher StephanieSorrell in Kentucky,US,said she used to give about 900 pieces of paper each week to each student.Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,she said.But,

6、with all this technology,theres always the risk(危险)that the machines will break down.So,in case of apower failure or technical problems,paper textbooks are still widely available(可用的)for these hi-techstudents.56.What does the part of the last sentence in the first paragraph,“run out of ink at the cr

7、iticalmoment”,mean?A.Pens may not write well at the critical moment.B.Pens get lost easily,so you may not find them at the critical moment.C.Pens may have little or no ink at the critical moment.D.Pens use ink,while pencils dont.57.In a paperless classroom,what is a must?A.Pens.B.Computers.C.Informa

8、tion.D.Texts.58.The high school teacher,Judy Herrell,used the example of her class to show that _.A.the Web could take them everywhere B.the Web taught them a lotC.the Web is a good tool for informationD.theWeb,betterthanthetextbooks,cangive thelatestandcomprehensive(全面的)information59.The paperless

9、classrooms will benefit _ the most.A.students B.teachers C.trees D.computers60.What does the phrase in the last paragraph,“break down”,mean?A.Break into pieces.B.Stop working.C.Fall down.D.Lose control.BPsychologists take opposing views of how external rewards,from warm praise to cold cash,affectmot

10、ivation and creativity.Behaviorists,who study the relation between actions and their consequences argue thatrewards can improve performance at work and school.Cognitive researchers,who study various aspects ofmental life,maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on app

11、roval and gifts fromothers.The latter view has gained many supporters,especially among educators.But the careful use of smallmonetary rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children,suggesting that properly presented inducementsindeed aid inventiveness,according to a study in the June Journal of

12、Personality and Social Psychology.“If kids know theyre working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task,they show themost creativity,”says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark,“But its easy to kill creativityby giving rewards for poor performance or creating

13、too much anticipation for rewards.”A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinaryachievement ends up with uninspired students,Eisenberger holds.As an example of the latter point,he notesgrowing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards

14、 and restore failing grades.In earlier grades,the use of so-called token economies,in which students handle challenging problems andreceive performance-based points toward valued reward,shows promise in raising effort and creativity,theDelaware psychologist claims.61.According to the passage,which i

15、s true?A.All the researchers performance at work and school.B.All the researchers think that rewards often destroy creativity.C.Among the educators they think rewards can destroy creativity.D.Even the careful use of a small money is harmful to the creativity.62.Whats the meaning of“approval”?_A.Prai

16、se.B.Happy.C.Blame.D.Feeling63.According to the passage,which is true?A.It doesnt matter we give reward to the children according to their performances.B.A reward will help a child increase his creativity.C.In early grades,we cant give children any rewards.D.It doesnt matter whether we tighten gradi

17、ng standards at university.CLondon has more than nine million visitors every year.They come and visit some of the most famousplaces in England:Big Ben(大笨钟),the Tower of London and the River Thames(泰晤士河).You can see some of the most interesting places in the city by getting on one of Londons tour bus

18、es.It hasan open roof and let you off at the places you want to visit.Or you can take a ride on the London Eye.This large wheel slowly takes you 135m above the RiverThames.From the top you have wonderful views of the whole city.The River Thames is Londons main waterway.It has shaped the capitals lan

19、dscape,history and geography.So one of the best ways of making sense of the city is to take a trip along the river.Much of the riverbank cannow be walked along,particularly the south bank.The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament(议会大厦),Big Ben,has become one of the main symbols ofLondon.It rises u

20、p nearly 100m to a golden point above the clock and a 13-tonbell.The sound of the bell,whichyou can hear at the beginning of many television and radio programmes,has become well-known throughout thenation.No visit to London is complete without a look at the Tower of London,in the eastern part of the

21、 city.AfterBig Ben,the Tower may be Londons most visited tourist spot.It is Europes oldest palace and prison.Directly south is Tower Bridge,which is more than 100 years old.Among all the palaces in London,Buckingham Palace(白金汉宫)is the most famous.It has been the mainLondon home of the royal(皇家的)fami

22、ly since Queen Victoria moved there in 1837.You can visit some of therooms in August and September.And most mornings of the year you can watch the soldiers outside hanging theguard?About one hour by train out of London is the town of Windsor.Here you can visit another of the Queenshomes Windsor Cast

23、le(温莎城 堡).This wonderful building is Europes biggest castle.There was a fire in1992 and many of the rooms were badly burned.But now they are full of beautiful pictures,tables and chairsagain.Sight-seeing in London is great,but it can get very tiring.So,the best way to start the day is to fill up on

24、anEnglish breakfast.For starters,have an egg,bacon,sausages(香肠),tomatoes,mushrooms,black pudding and fried bread.Then finish off with toast and jam,and a large pot of tea.You can buy an English breakfast in nearly every hotel,and at many restaurants and cafes.An English pub is a good place to stop f

25、or lunch and a drink.You can get hot or cold food and try one ofEnglands many ales(淡色啤酒).The English also like to have afternoon tea.This is toast and jam,or cake and another pot of tea.Fish and chips are also a traditional English meal.So look out for fish and chip shops in cities as well asby the

26、sea.Or you can sit outside one of the many roadside pubs and cafes in London,and simply watch the busyworld go by.64 Which of the following is not suggested as one of the best ways to make sense of London?A.Taking a trip along the Thames.B.Subway.C.Tour buses.D.London Eye.65 According to the story,w

27、hich place may be Londons most visited tourist spot?A.Buckingham Palace.B.The Tower of London.C.Big Ben.D.The River Thames.66 If you go to London in December,you will not be able to _.A.tour the city along the River Thames.B.visit Windsor CastleC.watch the soldiers outside the Buckingham Palace chan

28、ging guardsD.tour the Buckingham Palace67 The word starters in the last paragraph but four(倒数第五段)means _.A.the first course of the meal B.beginnerC.the first time D.those who havent had an English breakfastDWith the advent of fast food chains from the West such as McDonalds,Kentucky Fried Chicken an

29、d PizzaHut,the Chinese are being introduced to a diet that markedly increases the death rate from certain diseases in anypopulation.The main killers in North America,the degenerative diseases such as heart attack and stroke as well as coloncancer,will become a way of death,not death,not life,in this

30、 country if the Chinese do not act quickly andcompete with these health destroying food chains.Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods such as pork,beef,includingsugar,white flour,white noodles and even white rice,undermines ones health.Deposits of animal fat

31、 cling to thewalls of arteries,blocking the blood supply to various organs.This causes diseases in almost every organ,but in particular it damages two of the most vital ones,the heartand brain.Compare these problems with the excellent health one may enjoy if one consumes good Chinese food.Thecook go

32、es out every day,procures great-tasting,fresh vegetables,then cooks them for just a few minutes so thattheir nutritional value is preserved and afterwards serves them in a most artistic and elegant fashion.Please clingto your traditional ways of eating.They are far superior to those of the West.Cert

33、ainly the fast food chains make lots of money,but who wants to fill the pockets of a foreign food chainthat proceeds to ruin the health of the Chinese people?Another reason Western fast food restaurants make money is that the food they serve,which comes fromassembly lines,will not attract bugs or sp

34、oil easily.How the Chinese could patronize these fast food places when Chinese cook such delectable food,not just inthis country but over the entire world,is beyond my comprehension.Western restaurants are clean and tastefully decorated.Moreover,these restaurants also do indeed have“good service and

35、 an inviting dining atmosphere”.However,Chinese food chains could do likewise if they wouldorganize themselves as the Western chains do.These lessons in management and dcor are the only ones worth learning from the invasion of this countryby the Western fast food chains.In other words only imitate t

36、he style of the restaurants,not the content of thefood or the menus in any way,shape or form.Do not let the desire for money destroy the wonderful tradition that China has established in producingabsolutely fantastically tasty as well as healthful food.68 A diet high in animal foods and refined food

37、s will cause diseases,in particular it damages _.A the heart and brain B the walls of arteries C all organs D the blood69 The reasons Western fast food restaurants make money are _.A assembly lines that will not attract bugs or spoil easily B clean and tastefully decoratedC good service and an invit

38、ing dining atmosphere D above of all70 What will be worth learning from the Western fast food chains?_A The content of the food.B The menus.C The lessons in management and decoration.D Shape or form of the food.71 In the passage,the author thinks _A Chinese should learn everything from Western fast

39、food restaurants.B Chinese should say no to Western fast food.C Western fast food are good.D Chinese food are bad.ESpecial trees that grow faster,fight pollution,produce better wood,and even sense chemical attacks arebeing planted by scientists in the US.When 40 per cent of Hawaiis US$14 million-a-y

40、earpapaya(木瓜)industry was destroyed by a virus fiveyears ago,work began on creating genetically engineered(转基因的)trees.Researchers successfully introduced seeds that were designed to resist the virus.Since then,more andmore people have been testing genetically engineered trees.Some researchers put sp

41、ecial bacteria into trees to help them grow faster and produce better wood.Othersare trying to create trees that can clean polluted soil.Meanwhile fruit farmers are looking for trees that are strong enough to resist worms,and paper companieswant trees that produce more wood and therefore more paper.

42、The Pentagon(五角大楼，美国国防部所在地)even gave the researchers US$500,000 this year after theydeveloped a pine tree that changes its colours if it senses a chemical attack.So far,the poplar,eucalyptus(杨树与桉树),apple and coffee trees are among those being engineered.Allthis is can be done today because we have a

43、 better understanding of tree genomes(基因组).However,some people fear that the genetically engineered trees will cause dangerous results.They areworried that the new trees will breed with natural species and change the balance of the forest environment.It could be destructive,said Jim Diamond,an envir

44、onmentalist.Trees are what is left of our naturalenvironment and home to many endangered species.But researchers insist that science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-madedangers.They hope to answer the critics by stopping the new trees from breeding,so their effect on

45、 the environmentcan be controlled.72 Which kind of tree is not the ones that scientists are planting in the US?A.Trees that worms cant hurt.B.Trees that can protect themselves at a chemical attack.C.Trees that can resist wind better.D.Genetically engineered trees.73 What caused the American scientis

46、ts to work on special trees?A.They think science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-made dangers.B.Great numbers of trees have been lost due to attacks by viruses.C.Researchers successfully introduced seeds designed to resist the virus.D.Tree genomes are mapped out so s

47、cientists know how to improve trees.74 Which of the following was probably the first kind of trees being engineered?A.Papaya.B.Pine.C.Apple.D.Poplar.75 Why did critics think engineered trees dangerous?Because _.A.these trees can destroy the balance of natureB.everything except trees has been genetically engineeredC.trees are home to many endangered species D.these trees may affect normal trees阅读理解训练题 6 答案56-60CBDCB 61-65CABBC 66-70DAADC 71-75BCBAD