出国英语阅读测试

阅读测试

(Time: 100 mins)

Date: __________

题目 一 二 三 四 五 总分

得分

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一, 中英互译下列短语，句子（2×20=40 points)

1. meet the demands of the new market

2. apologized to me for making a mistake

3. exchange your newspaper for this newly published magazine with me

4. free of charge

5. have no choice but to do

6. have a keen desire for…

7. make a great effort to do

8. face the challenges of the pollution crisis

9. take advantage of…

10. the difference between human and animal

11. put the blame on sb.

12. have no difficulty doing your homework

13. according to his analysis

14. leave a deep impression on sb.

15. take measures to do

16.某人突然想到…

17.没有必要做某事…

18.领导得出结论…

19.他迟到的原因是…

20.他想要的是…

二， 用英语解释以下单词或短语. （2×5=10 points)

1. emphasis

2. misconception

3. get retrenched

4. means of survival

5. upgrade their skills

三，分析句子结构，用横线划出从句，在横线下写出从句类型，并翻译句子.

（5×4=20 points)

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1. No one can deny that the ri of China‟s economy leads China to play a more and more

important role in international affairs.

2. Lately Peter is fascinated by Linda‟s latest dramatic story which is much better than her

last one, so he is always late for school the days.

3. All the victims have just suffered the vere earthquake, so they have a keen desire for

the medicine, fresh food and pure water that the government will provide for them.

4. In spite of the fact that the police had warned them of the danger in the ancient cave, the

young men still made an attempt to explore it.

四，选择填空（2×15=30 points)

1.阅读技巧测试—主旨大意

【1】Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even

realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television. Nor the impressive technology of

transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make nois with

our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other„s minds. This ability comes so

naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle（奇迹）it is.

●This passage is mainly about_________.

A. the development of body language

B. the special role humans play in nature

C. the power to convey information to others

D. the difference between humans and animals in language u

【2】My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with

respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and

sincerity.

●What is the message mainly expresd in the story?

A. We should learn to be generous.

B. It is honorable to help tho in need.

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C. People in high positions are not like what we expect.

D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

【3】We often don‟t remember things as well when we‟re trying to manage veral details at

the same time. Without mental focus, we may not pay enough attention to new information

coming in, so it never makes it into our memory stores. That is one of the main reasons we

forget people‟s names---even sometimes right after they have introduced themlves.

Multitasking can also affect our relationships. If someone checks their e-mail while on the

phone with a friend, they may come off as abnt-minded or disinterested. It can also cau

that person to miss or overlook key information being pasd on to them.

●What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Multitasking has become a way of life.

B. Multitasking often leads to efficiency decline.

C. Multitasking exercis need to be improved.

D. Multitasking enables people to remember things better.

【4】When you‟re lying on the white sands of the Mexican Riviera, the stress(压力) of the

world em a million miles away. Hey, stop! This is no vacation-you have to finish

something!

●What would be the best title for the text?

A．Adventures in Travel Writing

B．Working as a Food Critic

C．Travel Guides on the Market

D．Vacationing for a Living

【5】Too much TV-watching can harm children‟s ability to learn and even reduce their

chances of getting a college degree, new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the

effects of television on children.

●What would be the best title for this text?

A. Computers or Television

B. Effects of Television on Children

C. Studies on TV and College Education

D. Television and Children's Learning Habits

2，综合阅读

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Amy didn't have a little finger.

It bothered James at first，but she emed almost proud of it：she would refu to u her

five-fingered hand to hold his or move stray hairs from her eyes．She would always u her

left hand，twisted and shocking．But that was only at the beginning of their relationship. After

six months the missing digit became something like a comfort to James一he‟d notice its

abnce in his hand and feel loved．It was something he couldn't explain to anyone el，and

that made him love the missing finger even more．It was a cret between them both.

There was，however，a certain thing James couldn't ask about. He wasn't sure how she

lost her finger. It was the only unspeakable topic in the relationship. It didn't bother him very

much. He wasn't a curious person. He'd occasionally slip and begin to ask，but mostly caught

himlf. When he didn't，she'd get quiet in company or angry in private．He'd let her storm

away and wait for the broken comb of her hand to run through his hair in apology．

They broke up over a mistake．His mistake．Amy started an argument over who should

do the dishes，and he lost despite his best effort to point out the number of hours he worked.

In his anger，he stabbed a fork into the wall. Amy didn't say anything；she didn't even look

upt，just confud. When he pulled the fork out，two prongs（叉齿）stayed in the wall，

so he threw it into the trash.

She was still staring，and he felt awkward and ashamed. He told her the prongs were in

the wall，and the fork was now uless．What good would a two-pronged fork be for anyone？

There wasn't any talking after that. She simply packed a backpack and went to her

mother's．The next day Amy's brother and father came by to collect the rest of her clothing

and books．Neither of them looked mad，though James couldn't figure out if they were truly

uninterested or if silent anger was a family characteristic．

He painted over the marks on the kitchen wall a week later，but left the prongs in the

wall．He fished the fork out of the trash and kept it in the silverware drawer，underneath the

utensil tray．He'd take it out occasionally．Running his finger into the rough gap of the missing

pieces，he'd try to feel what wasn't there anymore.

1.Which of Amy‟s fingers was missing？

A. The middle finger of her left hand.

B．The little finger of her left hand.

C. The little finger of her right hand.

D．The middle finger of her right hand.

2.The underlined word“It" in Paragraph 3 refers to＿．

A. Amy's missing finger

B. how Amy lost her finger

C . Amy's attitude towards her hand

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D. why Amy never talked about her hand

caud Amy to leave James？

A. Amy was afraid of James' extreme anger.

B. James repeatedly refud to wash the dishes.

C. Amy felt James disrespected her disability．

D. James continually talked about her missing finger.

Amy‟s father came to collect her things，he .

A did not say very much to James

B did not know what the fight was about

C was clearly very upt and angry with James

D asked his daughter to stay with her mother

Amy，the broken fork symbolized＿．

A. their broken relationship

B. her damaged hand

C . a problem that could be solved

D. the way she lost her finger

Speed reading is a necessary and vital skill in the Internet age．We skim over articles，

e-mails and tweets to try to grasp key words and the esntial meaning of the text. With so

much information available through our electronic devices，it would be impossible to get

through everything if we read word by word，line by line.

But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly，one which claims to

have benefits beyond intellectual stimulation.

A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington，New

Zealand，where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones．They sink into

comfortable chairs and read in silence for an hour.

Unlike typical book clubs，the point of the slow reading club isn't to exchange ideas

about certain books，but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet，relaxed

environment. According to the story，the Wellington book club is just one example of a

movement started by book lovers who miss the traditional way of reading．

Traditional readers，like Maura Kelly，say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind，

improves concentration，reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to understand

others．Some of the benefits have been backed up by science．For example，a study of 300

elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that mature people who

take part in activities that u their brain，such as reading，suffer less memory loss as they get

older. Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people

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understand others' mental states and beliefs一a key skill in building relationships.

Yet technology has made us less careful readers．Computer and phone screens have

changed our reading patterns from the top-to-bottom，left-to-right reading order we

traditionally ud，to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words

and information．Reading text online that has many links to other web pages also leads to

weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider，says

British journalist Patrick Kingsley，only half joking．Becau of the Internet，he claims we

have become very good at collecting a wide range of factual tidbits，but we are also gradually

forgetting how to sit back，think and relate all the facts to each other.

reading is a necessary and vital skill in the Internet age becau people＿·

A. have to grasp the meaning faster

B. have much more information to read

C. no longer read word by word，line by line

D. must u their smart phones more frequently

2．Members of the Wellington book club are expected to＿·

A. read peacefully for an hour

B. make coffee for the other members

C. regularly swap ideas about books

D. turn off their smart phones for recharging

3．According to the Neurology study，who is most likely to suffer memory loss？

A. A 65-year-old man who rarely reads．

B. A 79-year-old woman who reads regularly·

C. A 17-year-old middle school student who ldom reads．

D. A healthy 24-year-old university graduate who often plays games·

4．Kingsley believes that the Internet＿．

A. has lowered people's overall intelligence levels

B. has reduced people's ability to analyze information

C. has provided people with too much uless knowledge

D. has stopped people from doing important and uful work

5．The last paragraph is written to＿．

A .explain the crets of others' minds

B .urge people to read as slowly as possible

C .encourage people to read more about science

D .describe the problems caud by electronic reading

Barditch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event.

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There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers

were on hands to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for fifty years,

was wheeled to the Park.

Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans（抱怨声）when Ms. Yates was about to speak.

Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excus to be anywhere instead of

preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made

them work harder than all the other teachers combined.

Then Ms. Yates started to speak:

“I can‟t tell you how plead I am to be here. I haven‟t en many of you since your graduation,

but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have

a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven‟t appeared in person, I

have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the birth of your children, in my

imagination.”

Ms. Yates paud and started crying a bit. Then she continued:

“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to plea me

and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motivations, I can e that you have all been

successful in your chon path.”

“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to e the end result of his or her years of work.

You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all

from the bottom of my heart.”

There was a silence over the crowd for a few conds and then someone started clapping. The

clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and

models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all becau of the words from a long

forgotten English teacher from their hometown.

1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A. Most people had little interest in the reunion.

B. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates‟ speech.

C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.

D. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates‟ ways of teaching.

2. We can learn from Ms. Yates‟ speech that she ______.

A. gave her students advice on their careers B. kept track of her students‟ progress

C. attended her students‟ college graduations D. kept in touch with all her students

3. What was ‟ belief in teaching teenagers?

A. Teachers‟ knowledge is the key to students‟ achievements.

B. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.

C. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.

D. Students‟ respect is the best reward for teachers.

4. Which of the following is TRUE about Ms. Yates?

A. She was unable to walk on her own now. B. She gave her students the least homework.

C. She was not good at making a speech. D. She made her lessons lively and interesting.

5. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

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A Reliable but Funny Teacher. B. A Proud but Patient Teacher

C. A Strict but Caring Teacher. D. A Tough butPopular Teacher

When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I

look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn‟t a straight, clearly clarified path. In

fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there‟s a lot to learn

from the stories of how leaders ri to the top of successful companies.

As this ries of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that

position share the qualities of devotion, work rules, and most importantly, a strong desire for building

something new. And every CEO takes risks along the way—putting your life savings to start a

software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.

I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur(企业家) from my father, who has

run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business

activities in college with varying degrees of success. And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to

work, work for mylf and build something for consumers.

I‟m only 29, so it‟s been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product

manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left

Revolution Health and started Living Social with veral other colleagues, where I became a CEO.

Career advice: Don‟t figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you‟d like to work

at．Figure out what makes you do so．What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things,

not what you like doing…and then apply it to your work life. Also, just becau you‟re graduating,

don‟t stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they‟re not, you‟re really

well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.

Read the stories in this book and you‟ll certainly be inspired.

1. The first paragraph tells us _______.

A. the author hasn‟t achieved his childhood ambition．

B. the author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.

C. the author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.

D. the author believes success stories of CEOs can benefitreaders.

2. According tot the author, successful CEOs should _______.

A. try not to take risks

C. have a strong n of creativity

B. stay in the same business

D. save every possible penny

3. What can we know about the author from the third paragraph? ________

A. He got veral degrees at Georgetown University．

B. His father had very little influence on him．

C. All his business activities at college ended up in failure．

D. He always dreams of building something for consumers．

4. Which of the following proverbs may the author agree with?

A. One is never too old to learn. B. Every coin has two sides

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C. Time and tide wait for no man. D. Don‟t count your chickens before they are hatched.

5. This passage is most probably _____.

A. a business report B. an introduction to a book

C. a news report D. a graduation speech

To build a successful relationship is something like putting up a building. First of all, you should

start with an idea which is expected by everyone, and then you can put a solid foundation stone for

that idea. Putting a strong foundation stone is very important becau it keeps your building steady.

Every part of that building is totally depending on that solid foundation.

So, here are the three rules to establish a successful relationship:

The first rule is just having fun. Once relationship is established then the things become stable.

Once it gets stable then you start feeling bored and fun is no longer there in your relationship. But

remember this thing is very dangerous for relationship. You can plan something great like a weekend

road trip. Even you can also plan some of your favorite activities at least twice a month. Enjoy

laughing with each other and try to find different ways to keep this laughter alive.

The cond rule is giving respect to each other equally. In relationship it is important that both the

partners should derve equal treatment. If anyone of the partners dominates the other, then such

relationship is surely not going to survive for a long time. Such relationships are called unbalanced

relationship and it is going to give lots of pain. So, try to give respect to each other equally.

The third rule is always to be open and honest with each other. Another good and important part of

any relationship is being honest and open-minded with your partner. Whenever the problem aris in

your relations, honesty is vital. Even being open-minded with each other is a foundation to your good

relationship. Honesty is most valuable thing between friends.

You need put lots of efforts to build a successful relationship. This effort is required from both the

partners. But the reward which you are going to get will be fantastic. If the three rules mentioned

above are maintained very well, then there will be a strong chance of long term and wonderful

relationship.

1. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Good Relationship and Success

B. How to Build a Successful Relationship

C. Solid Foundation and Building Relationship

D. The Benefits from Good Relationship

2. The first paragraph is mainly about________.

A. the concept of good relationship B. the importance of good relationship

C. the characteristics of good relationship

D. the most important thing in building good relationship

3. To maintain a successful relationship, you should do the following EXCEPT_______.

A. putting up a building together B. having fun with each other

C. giving equal respect to each other D. being open and honest with each other

4. The underlined word dominates in Paragraph 4 is clost in meaning to ______.

A. scolds B. admires C. governs D. corrupts

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5. It can be learned from the last paragraph that __________.

A. it is not difficult to build a good relationship

B. one can benefit a lot from a wonderful relationship

C. everybody can be your friends if you follow the rules

D. the three rules are easy to maintain well

五，阅读理解，回答问题(2×10=20 points)

Jack was waiting anxiously at the airport for the arrival of his pen friend, Matt. This was

their meeting and he was afraid that he would miss him in the crowd. Thus, he held up a small

signboard with his pen friend‟s name on it and studied the faces of the tourists streaming into

the arrival hall intently.

“Are you Jack Ong?”

Jack turned around and saw a tall blue-eyed blonde looking at him a little uncertainly.

After a few awkward conds, Jack recognized the teenage boy as his pen friend. He broke

into a smile and said „yes‟. The two boys gave each other a warm hug.

Though Jack had offered to let Matt put up in his home， Matt had declined as he did not

want to impo on Jack. He had booked a room at a hotel for a week. Jack helped Matt with

some of his luggage and accompanied him to his hotel in the early afternoon. He caught Matt

stifling a yawn and decided to let him rest in the hotel for a few hours before he brought him

sight-eing.

After a short rest, Matt was all t for the evening. Jack wanted Matt to try Singapore‟s

famous chili crabs but Matt had other ideas. He said that back in London, he had tried frog

legs at a Chine restaurant and had taken an instant liking to them. This was a surpri for

Jack. However, he knew just the place to bring Matt to. He brought him to a cozy restaurant in

Chinatown. They ordered frog leg porridge, fried chili frog legs and frog legs cooked in

chicken esnce. At this point, Matt took a few shots of the food on the table. When the

restaurant owner saw pictures of his food taken, he beamed with pride.

Jack handed a pair of chopsticks to Matt and showed him how to u them. However, his

pen friend fumbled with them and decided to u the fork and spoon instead. Matt commented

that frog legs tasted like tender chicken and he liked their sweetness. Jack added that frog legs

had medicinal properties and was uful in treating skin ailments, purifying blood and

improving one‟s complexion. The boys ate heartily and discusd their plans for the next day.

1. Why did Jack hold up a signboard at the airport?

2. Which word in the passage tells you that there were many tourists walking into the arrival

hall?

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3. Why did Matt turn down Jack‟s offer to stay at his hou?

4. What did Jack have in mind for dinner that evening?

5. How did Matt‟s taste for frogs begin?

6. Why do you think Jack ordered a variety of frog leg dishes for Matt?

7. In your own words, describe the restaurant owner‟s reaction when Matt took pictures of

his food?

8. Which word tells you that Matt was poor at using chopsticks?

9. Name two curative properties of frog legs?

10. How long would Matt be staying in Singapore?

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