英语阅读训练

Passage 5

We are busy talking about and using the Internet，but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time，computers were large and expensive. Computer network didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down，then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working，information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working on the time.

At first the Internet was only used by the government，but in the early 1970s，universities，hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However，computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s，computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing” in the Internet more convenient.

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.

The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.

我们都在谈论和使用互联网，但是有多少人知道网络的历史。

很多人得知网络建立于20世纪60年代时，都很吃惊。那时候电脑很大，也很贵。网络常常断线，如果网络中的一台电脑坏了，那整个网络都得停了。所以必须建立一个新的网络，这个网络应该能让很多台电脑使用，如果网络的一部分不能工作了，信息应该可以通过网络的另一部分传递出。通过这种方式，电脑网络系统可以及时的工作

一开始，只有政府使用网络，但在20世纪70年代，大学，医院和银行也被许可运行网络。然而电脑还是很昂贵，也不太好用，到90年代，电脑便宜了也好用了。科学家也开发了软件，使网上冲浪更便利了。

今天很容易上网，据说每天有几百万的人在使用网络。

互联网现在是很多人生活中重要的一部分。

1. The Internet has a history of more than forty years 互联网有40多年的历史.

A：T B：F

2. A new network system was set up to make computers cheaper. 建立了一个新的网络系统，是电脑更便宜了

A：T B：F

3. At first the Internet was only used by the government. 一开始，互联网只有政府用

A：T B：F

4. Software made "surfing" the Internet more convenient. 软件让网上冲浪更便利。

A：T B：F

5. Today it's still not easy to get on-line. 今天还是不容易上网

A：T B：F

KEY: ABAAB

Passage 6

Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world's greatest wonders.

"In my opinion," the first man said, "the Egyptian pyramids（埃及金字塔）are the world's greatest

wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today."

"I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful," the second man said, "but I do not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds，they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do."

He turned to the third man and asked, "What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world？" The third man thought for a long time，and then he said, "Well，I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos."

And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.

The other two men were very surprised. "A thermos?" they exclaimed. "But that's a simple thing." "Oh, no，it's not, "the third man said. "In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot. In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it's winter or summer？"

三个人在谈论世界上伟大的奇观。其中的一个人认为修建于几千年前的金字塔是最让人叹服的世界奇迹。其理由是：当时只有简单的原始工具，并没有我们现代化的设备和技艺精湛的工程师。第二个人则认为电子计算机金字塔更为奇妙。因为在它们的控制下人类已经登上月球并安全返回，并且计算机的运算速度实在惊人。第三个人的观点非常独特，他认为暖水瓶是最让人不可思议的发明。其他两个对他的话感到十分诧异。问其原因时，那人却说：冬天，把热水倒进去，它就能保温；夏天把冷饮倒进去时，它就能保持冰凉。它怎么知道是夏天还是冬天？”

1. The underlined word "thermos" in Chinese means "保温瓶".有下划线的单词“thermos”在中文意思是保温瓶。

A：T B：F

2. That the three men could not agree on what the world's greatest wonder was because they all had different ideas. 这三个人对什么是世界上最伟大的奇迹都有不同的想法。

A：T B：F

3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because they had been built with very simple tools. 第一位男子认为金字塔是世界上最伟大的奇迹，因为它们是用很简单的工具建造的。

A：T B：F

4. The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because it cost less than a computer. 第三个人认为热水瓶是世界上伟大的奇迹，因为它的成本比电脑少。

A：T B：F

5. The third man was not very clever because he could not think of anything to say.第三个人不够聪明，因为他没什么好说的。

A：T B：F

KEY: AAABB

Passage 7

The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage (孤儿院) knew little about her. The streets

where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long

ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage，she learned something else－to be independent. At twenty-one，she left the orphanage and began work as a secretary. And then，in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name，Mary Cheung，was known to everybody.

Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager，she had trouble with her reports. "My English just wasn't good enough." she says. Luckily，she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.

Mary studied management at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987，she had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work in many places－China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.

The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.

带她带孤儿院的工作人员对她知之甚少. 发现她的那条大街好多年就是她的家。不知道她的

父母是谁。他们离开她很多年了。在孤儿院里，跟许多孩子一样，女孩也学读书写字，她还学会了独立。她离开了孤儿院做了一名秘书。当她做着普通的秘书工作的时候，21岁的时候，1975年，

发生一件特别的事情，她参加了香港小姐竞选。 这是她人生的转折点。 她的名字叫陈玛丽，众人周知了。

玛丽之所以要参加选美，是因为她想让大家知道孤儿院的女孩也是很棒的。 赢得比赛，让她重新开始一种生活。她开始涉足电视，然后经商当经理。 在做经理的时候，她在报道上有困难。“我的英语不够好‘她说。 不过幸运的时候，当时有男朋友帮忙，男朋友后来成了丈夫。

玛丽在香港科技大学学习管理，1980年毕业。 1985开始创业。不过她一直在发展自身。 然后她到香港大学学习。 1987年后她开始花很多时间琢磨摄影。 她甚至在很多地方—中国，新西兰，巴黎等地方展出了她的摄影作品。 她还能找出时间上电视，为报纸写稿，照顾家庭。

这个来自于大街的孤儿，经历了很多历程，不过还远没有停止。

1. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage，she had lived in the streets for many years. 在陈玛丽被带到孤儿院之前，她已经在大街上住了很长时间

A：T B：F

2. The sentence "orphanage girls could be something" means that orphanage girls could be popular and successful. “孤儿院的女孩也是很棒的” 是指孤儿院的女孩可以受欢迎，可以很成功

A：T B：F

3. Her life changed in 1985. 她人生的改变来自于1985年。

A：T B：F

4. This passage is probably taken from a novel. 这篇文章可能来自于一篇小说

A：T B：F

5. Mary's boyfriend was good at English. 玛丽的男朋友英语很好

A：T B：F

KEY: AABBA

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必须掌握，原题出现，答案位置不变，15分不可以丢失。

Passage 1

The French Revolution broke out in 1789. At the time France was in a crisis. The government was

badly run and people’s lives were miserable. King Louis XIV tried to control the national parliament and raise more taxes. But his effort failed. He ordered his troops to Versailles. The people thought that Louis intended to put down the Revolution by force. On July 14, 1789, they stormed and took the Bastille, where political prisoners were kept. Ever since that day, July 14 has been the French National Day. Louis tried to flee the country in 1792 to get support from Austria and Prussia. However, he was caught and put months later his wife, Marie also had her head cut off. The Revolution of France had frightened the other kings of Europe. Armies from Austria and Prussia began to march against France. The French raised republican armies to defend the nation. The Revolution went through a period of terror. Thousands of people lost their lives. In the end, power passed to Napoleon Bonaparte. (190 words)

法国大革命于1789年爆发。当时法国正处在一片混乱中，政府腐败，人民生活凄惨。路易十六世企图控制议会并增加赋税，但最后失败了。他命令军队进入凡尔赛。人民都认为他企图用武力镇压革命。1789年7月14日，人民群众爆发了，攻占了关押政治犯的巴士底狱。从那天以后，7月14日就被定为法国的国庆日。1792年，路易十六企图逃离法国，并从奥地利和普鲁士获得支持，但他被捕了。1792年王室被废除，路易十六被处以死刑。几个月后，他的妻子，玛丽也被处以死刑。法国大革命令欧洲其它国家的国王感到害怕。奥地利和普鲁士的军队进入了法国。法国人民组织起了共和军来保卫祖国，革命陷入了一个艰苦阶段。成千上万的人牺牲了。最后，权力落入了拿破仑﹒波拿巴手中。

6. What’s this passage about? 这篇文章主要讲了什么？

A. France. B. King Louis. D. Europe.

7. Which did not happen in 1789? 以下哪件事不是发生在1789年？

A. The French Revolution broke out.

C. The government wasn’t well run.

D. King Louis XIV was in power.

8. Where were the political prisoners kept? 那些政治犯被关押在哪里？

A. In Versailles. B. In Austria. C. In Prussia.

9. What does the underlined word “abolished” mean? 划了下划线的“abolished ”这个词是什么意思？

A. Put off. B. Established. C. United.

10. What was NOT the effect of the Revolution? 以下哪个不是法国大革命产生的效果？

A. July 14 has become the French National Day.

B. It brought some impact on the other European Kings.

C. Louis’s wife, Marie was killed.

Passage 2

A foreigner’s first impression of the U.S. is likely to be that everyone is in a rush-often under pressure. City people appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going restlessly, seeking attention in a store, and elbowing others as they try to complete their errands （任务）. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in this country.

一个外国人对于美国的第一印象很有可能是每个人都在压力下匆匆忙忙。城市里的人总是表现得匆匆忙忙不知疲倦的，为了尽快做完一件事情，他们会在店里拼命引起店员的注意或者用胳膊肘推搡别人。白天匆忙就餐也是这个国家生活节奏的一个部分。

Working time is considered precious. Others in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so that they too can be served and get back to work within the time allowed. Each person hurries to make room for the next person. If you don’t, waiters will hurry you.

工作时间被认为是很珍贵的。在一些公共饮食场所，其他人会等在你旁边等你吃完，这样大家都可以得到服务，并赶在规定的时间内回去工作。每个人都会尽快给下一个人腾出地方。如果你不这样，侍者会催促你的。

You also find drivers will be abrupt and that people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small courtesies with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain courtesy point.

你会发现司机也都很匆忙，人们从你身边匆匆走过。你会错过一些微笑，简短的交谈和一些与陌生人的小礼节。不要在意，这是因为他们非常珍惜时间，而且他们认为一旦太注重这些社交礼节就是浪费时间。

The view of time affects the importance we attach to patience. In the American system of values, “a short fuse.” We begin to move restlessly about if we feel time is slipping away without some returnbe this in terms of pleasure, work value, or rest. Those coming from lands where time is looked upon differently may find this matter of pace to be one of their most difficult adjustments in both business and daily life.

对时间的观念还会影响到我们对耐心的理解。在美国价值体系中，耐心并不是首要考虑的。我们中的很多人被称为“脾气火爆”。如果我们觉得时间在毫无意义的溜走，既没有娱乐价值，工作价值，也不在休息，那就会开始不停地徘徊。那些来自时间观念不同的国家的人发现他们在商业和日常生活中最困难的就是对时间节奏的适应。

Many newcomers to the States will miss the opening courtesy of a business call, for example, they will miss the ritual socializing that goes with a welcoming cup of tea or coffee they may be traditional in their own country. They may miss leisurely business chats in a café or coffeehouse. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over prolonged small talks. We seek out evidence of past performance rather than evaluate a business colleague through social courtesies. Since we generally assess and probe professionally rather than socially, we start talking business very quickly. (348 words)

许多刚到美国来的人都会想念他们在商业会谈中一些开场礼节。举个例子，他们会想念欢迎你到来而泡的一杯茶或咖啡这样的社交礼仪，这在他们国家是常规礼仪。他们会想念在咖啡屋悠闲的会谈。而通常，美国人不会与来访者在这么悠闲的环境中进行一些冗长的小会谈。对于同事，我们总是看他过去的表现而不是与他的社交礼仪。因为我们一般都是更注重专业性的，而不是社交性的，因此我们总是很快进入正题。

11. Which of the following statements is wrong? __________ 以下哪项陈述是错误的？

A. Americans seem to be always under pressure.

B. Americans attach less importance to patience.

C. Americans don’t care much about ritual socializing.

12. In the fourth paragraph, “a high priority” means _________.第四段中的“a high priority”是什么意思？

A. a less important thing

C. a good business D. an attractive gift

13. Americans evaluate a business colleague __________.美国人评价他们的同事是根据__________。

A. through social courtesy B. through prolonged business talks

C. by establishing business relations

14. This passage mainly talks about __________. 本文主要讲了___________。

B. how busy Americans are every day

C. how Americans do business with foreigners

D. what American way of life is like

15. We can infer from the passage that the author’s tone in writing is ___________.

从本文我们可以看出作者写作的口吻是___________。

A. critical B. ironical D. objective