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1、阅读理解训练题 4AHillside Secondary School year is divided into two 18-week semesters.Semester one runs from Septemberto the end of January.Semester two runs from February to late June.The school day runs from 8:45 a.m.to 3:15 p.m.and is made up of five 78-minuteperiods.Students takefour classes and have o

2、ne period for lunch.In February,2000,the school introduced a new system of computerized attendance in order to provideaccurate records of student lates and absences and to enable communication with parents.Student evaluation is a continual process based upon class performance,tests,homework and repo

3、rts,as wellas special projects or formal examinations held at the end of the semester.There will be at least three reports toparents during each semester.After five weeks of class,students carry Early-birdReport home.The semester oneParent/Teacher interview date appears on this report.Mid-term Repor

4、t is at the ninth week.Marks are thencalculated.Mid-term Reports are prepared and mailed in mid November and late April.Students with marksunder 60%after 11 weeks of class will receive an In-DangerReport to remind them that more effort is required aswell as careful preparation for final exams.Those

5、notices are mailed home.Final Reports are mailed home inFebruary and July.The Newsletter is an excellent way for the school to communicate with parents.In addition to providing aprofile of our many activities,it contains key dates and information-upcoming events such as parent interviews orexams,cha

6、nges being considered at the school.Messages from school office-Parents regularly tell us they valueand appreciate learning about what is happening in their childrens school.Parents receive four newsletters eachyear.Keep them on the refrigerator!56Each semester,the parents may get at leastfrom the s

7、chool.Aan Early bird Report,a Mid term Report and the Newsletters.Ban Early bird Report,a Mid term Report and the Final Report.Ca Mid term Report,an In Danger Report and a Final Report.Da Mid term Report,a Final Report and the Newsletters.57We can infer from the passage that.Aparents get little info

8、rmation about their childrens performance at schoolBa student has to spend more than 5 periods learning lessons at school.Cboth school and parents think highly of the newsletters.Dstudents with a mark above 95%might fail the exams58The purpose in writing this passage is.Ato tell about the contents i

9、n different report cards to parentsBto tell about the duration of a school year and a school dayCto introduce a new method to record student attendanceDto give some general information of schoolBThe results of the US/NATO bombing of Yugoslavia are to be judged by history.I shall not be the one to do

10、it.But being in the center of actual events that are creating that history,I cannot stay away from what is going onin my country.First of all,the aim of the bombing was to prevent a human suffering in Kosovo.Today,after many days offrequent bombing,that aim is more distant than before.The bombing on

11、ly brought tens of thousands of peoplerunning away from their homes.Not to mention the large number of the death and injury,buildings and factories.Suppose that the US/NATO really had a wish to prevent the human suffering,they should realize they were wrongwhen they thought the bombing would solve t

12、he problem.So,whats left?Back off or ground troops?But who is going to join the ground troops?It would take at least200,000 armed soldiers,not the 20,000 that the US/NATO have prepared in Macedonian.It should also be clearthat the Serbs（塞族）will not give up on Kosovo.I live under continuous bombing f

13、or more than a week now.And it doesnt frighten me any more.I dontturn to the shelter at the sound of warning.Its the thought of ground troops that frightens me.Vietnam wouldseem like a picnic compared to a bloodshed in Kosovo if the ground troops appear.Is that what the US/NATOwants?59Which of the f

14、ollowing statements is true?AThe US/NATOreally intends to stop the human suffering.BThe result of the war will be judged by people in Kosovo.CThe bombing made tens of thousands of people homeless.DThe continuous bombing will make the Serbs give up of Kosovo.60What worries the writer most?AThe contin

15、uous bombing.BThe coming of ground troops.CThe sound of bomb warning.DThe idea of ground troops.61Whats the writers attitude towards the bombing in Kosovo?AIt is the US/NATO s duty to defend Kosovo.BIt is wrong to solve the problem by bombing Kosovo.CThe aim of bombing Kosovo is to stop a human suff

16、ering.DThe bombing can solve the problem on Kosovo.62The underlined sentence means.Athe war in Vietnam wasnt serious at allBthe war in Vietnam was different from that in Kosovo.Cthe US will send more troops to Kosovo than that to VietnamDground troops to Kosovo will cause an even greater disasterCFo

17、r centuries,people wondered how big the Earth was.Unfortunately,as long as they thought the Earth wasflat,no one was able to figure out its size.Gradually,however,people began to realize that the Earth was reallyround.Then,in the third century BC（2,300 years ago）,a Greek man named Eratosthenes had a

18、n idea.Eratostheneswas sure that the Earth was a sphere.He used the sun and geometry to figure out the size of the Earth.Hecalculated that the circumference of the Earth was 28,600 miles（46,000 kilometers）.The true size of the Earth is25,000 miles（40，000 kilometers）.Eratosthenes measurement was wron

19、g,but it was very close to the truth.For many centuries after Eratoshenes lived,people made maps of the Earth.However,they did not knowvery much about the world outside of Europe,Asia,and north Africa.Mapmakers could not draw accurate mapsof the Earth until people began traveling around the world in

20、 the fifteenth century,mapping small areas each time.In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,people began making correct maps of countries,but the first accuratemaps of the world were not made until the 1890s.Maps today are reliable,inexpensive,and easy to understand.People depend on maps every d

21、ay.Whatwould our lives be like without them?63A sphere is a.Alarge shapeBplanetCballDmember of the sun family64Whats a synonym（同义词）for figure out?AgeometryBcalculateCmake outDunderstand65Look at the four drawings below.Which one shows the circumference of the Earth?66A measurement is a.AcalculationB

22、kilometerCtrue statementDwrong statement67Accurate means.AbigBniceC,smallDcorrectDSarah Williams went to a boarding（寄宿）school.Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from theschool.Wentworth GirlsSchoolBeachsideJuly 25thDearest Mom and Dad,Im afraid I have some very bad news for you.I ha

23、ve been very naughty and the school principal is veryangry with me.She is going to write to you.You must come and take me away from here.She does not want mein the school any longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed,This is against the rules,of course.Weare not sup

24、posed to smoke at all.As I was smoking,I heard footsteps coming towards the room.I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking,so I threw the cigarette away.Unfortunately,the cigarette fell into the waste-paperbasket,which caught fire.There was a curtain near the waste paper-basketwhich caught fire,t

25、oo.Soon the whole room was burning.The principal phoned for the fire department.The school is a long way from the town and by the time thefire department arrived,the whole school was in flames.Many of the girls are in the hospital.The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay fo

26、r the damage.She will send you a billfor about a million dollars.Im very sorry about this.Much love,SarahP.S.None of the above is true,but I have failed my exams.I just want you to know how bad things couldhave been!68The title of the passage is.AA Naughty GirlBA Fire AccidentCA Home LetterDThe Exam

27、69Which of the following is true?ASarah wrote home to ask for a million dollars.BSarah said she had failed her exams,so the principal was angry with her.CSarah told her parents about the fire to make them less angry at her real news.DThe letter before the P.S.was completely true.70What does the word

28、 principal mean in Chinese in the first paragraph of the letter?A经理B局长C法官D校长71According to Sarah,the fire department took so long to get to the school because.Ait was a long way from the nearest townBthe principal didnt phone for the fire department immediatelyCtheres something wrong with the fire e

29、ngineDin fact,it was not far from the townEBeijingBeijing is to spend up to US$20 billion to change the Chinese capital into a 21st century one forthe 2008 Olympics.The government managed to host the 2008 games.The general aim is for Beijing to have the sameenvironmental standards as Paris,London or

30、 Washington by 2008.Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the citys home,taking away dirty coalburning gradually while 60,000 buses will be changed to liquefied（液化）gas.The money also will be used for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts.By 2008 a

31、round90 percent of Beijings waste will be treated,compared to only 40 percent at present.Olympic officials realize the city has a long way to go to match the environmental standards of such cities asParis,Toronto,Istanbul and Osaka.City officials have already announced that around 50 large projects

32、are being dealt with to improve trafficcongestion（拥挤）and cut down pollution.They include construction of Beijings first light railway,a 40.5kilometer line which is expected to be complete in 2005.Beijing,besides,plans to build an 82.25kilometre long subway to add to existing 53 kilometres.Ninemajor

33、roads will be rebuilt or eidened.Beijing also plans to build a 70metrewide green belt along the waterways to protect water quality as wellas increase the green areas.72The government will pipe natural gas to the citys home in order to.Asolve the problem of being short of fuelBbring down the cost of

34、daily lifeCreduce the pollution of our capitalDkeep up with the development of modern society73The underlined word“relocating”in this report means.AremovingBpulling downCrebuildingDdealing with74From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that.Alengthening the existing 53-kilometresubway is amon

35、g the 50 large projectsBa 40.5-kilometer line will be added to Beijings first light railwayCthe length of the subway will be up to 135.25-kilometres in 2005Da 70-metre-widegreen belt will supply us with enough water75Which of the following is true according to the passage?AThe environment of London is better than Toronto.BIn the first paragraph“a 21 st century one”refers to a modern and advanced capitalCBeijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning.DLiquefied gas is more expensive than petrol.阅读理解训练题答案56-60BCDCD61-65BDCBA66-70ADCCD71-75ACAAB