阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
After years of study，I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.
If there were any justice in this world，the earlyairport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the lateairport people would be punished.But the earlyairport people get ulcers(溃疡)，heart attacks and bite their fingernails to the bone (急得团团转)．The lateairport people are hardly aware that they are flying.
A guy of that kind once said，“Don’t hurry.If you miss your flight，it’s because God didn’t want you to go.”This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.
Earlyairport people suffer another“name”．They are called exactly what they are—wimps(懦夫)．I know I am an earlyairport person for years.My luggage will get on the plane first，which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.
Another strange thing：No matter how early I showed up，I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat.I figured it was a trick.I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said，“Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today？If he is，give me his seat.”
After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead，I have learned another fact about earlyairport people and lateairport people：
They always marry each other.
1.We can learn from the passage that________.
A．lateairport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks
B．earlyairport persons are always relaxed during the flight
C．earlyairport persons get their luggage first after landing
D．lateairport persons always take things easy
2.The fifth paragraph mainly tells us________.
A．someone always plays tricks on the writer
B．the airlines usually fool passengers
C．earlyairport persons always can’t get good seats
D．the service of airlines is very bad
3.The purpose of writing the passage is to________.
A．give useful tips on taking a plane
B．offer advice about catching a plane
C．express the writer’s anxiety about taking planes
D．show peoples two attitudes toward catching planes
4.It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________.
A．an earlyairport woman B．a lateairport woman
C．a hottempered woman D．a sensitive woman
5.The writing style of the passage would be best described as________.
A．serious B．simple
C．humorous D．ironic
阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal.He works 60 hours a week.He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office.He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr Petrels gives his patients good medical advices.But he doesn’t just tell his patients when to do.He also sings to them on television.Dr Petrels has his own TV show.The show is in Italia，English and French.The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice.He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language.After that，he sings another song.
Dr Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week.The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing.His dream is to perform in Las Vegas.His favorite songs are love songs，and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote.Dr Petrels says，“I always love to sing.All my problems are gone when I sing.”But when Dr Petrels was young，his father didn’t want him to be a singer，so he went to a medical school.
Some people tell Dr Petrels he can help people more as a doctor.But Dr Petrels says he helps people when he sings，too.“I like to make people smile.Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile.Medicine and entertainment (娱乐)both try to do the same thing.They try to make people feel good.”
1.Dr Petrels works 60 hours a week，because he________.
A．gives his patients medical advices
B．takes care of 159 patients a week
C．sings on television
D．has his own TV show
2.Why is Dr Petrels called a singing doctor?
A．Because he has been a doctor for ten years.
B．Because he always loves singing.
C．Because he is popular with his patients.
D．Because he also sings to his patients on TV.
3.In his TV show，Dr Petrels________.
A．sings and gives medical advices
B．sings about different diseases
C．starts to explain diseases with a song
D．sings love songs he wrote
4.Dr Petrels’ show is popular________.
A．in Las Vegas
B．at medical school
C．with people who like his singing
D．with patients in Montreal
5.Dr Petrels says he likes to________.
A．help people sing B．make people feel better
C．do the same thing D．make difficult people smile
阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Born in September, 1897, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies' two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris.
Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using Xray facilities(设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers.Irene continued the work by developing Xray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military' Medal by the French government.
In 1918, Irene became her mother's assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later.
Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能). Irene JoliotCurie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956.
1.Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal?
A．Because she received a degree in mathematics.
B．Because she contributed to saving the wounded.
C．Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic.
D．Because she worked as a helper to her mother.
2.Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot?
A．At the Curie Institute. B．At the University of Paris.
C．At a military hospital. D．At the College of Sévigné.
3.When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born?
A．In 1932. B．In 1927.
C．In 1897. D．In 1926.
4.In which of the following aspects was Irene Cuire different from her mother?
A．Irene worked with radioactivity.
B．Irene combined family and career.
C．Irene won the Nobel Prize once.
D．Irene died from leukemia.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The baby is just one day old and has not yet left hospital. She is quiet but alert（警觉）. Twenty centimeters from her face researchers have placed a white card with two black spots on it. She stares at it carefully. A researcher removes the card and replaces it by another, this time with the spots differently spaced. As the cards change from one to the other, her gaze（凝视）starts to lose its focus--until a third, with three black spots, is presented. Her gaze returns: she looks at it for twice as long as she did at the previous card. Can she tell that the number two is different from three, just 24 hours after coming into the world?
Or do newborns simply prefer more to fewer? The same experiment, but with three spots shown before two, shows the same return of interest when the number of spots changes. Perhaps it is just the newness? When slightly older babies were shown cards with pictures of objects (a comb, a key, an orange and so on), changing the number of objects had an effect separate from changing the objects themselves. Could it be the pattern that two things make, as opposed to three? No again. Babies paid more attention to squares moving randomly on a screen when their number changed from two to three, or three to two. The effect even crosses between senses. Babies who were repeatedly shown two spots became more excited when they then heard three drumbeats than when they heard just two; likewise（同样地）when the researchers started with drumbeats and moved to spots.
1.Babies are sensitive to the change in _______.
A. the size of cards B. the colour of pictures
C. the shape of patterns D. the number of objects
2.Why did the researchers test the babies with drumbeats?
A. To reduce the difficulty of the experiment
B. To see how babies recognize sounds
C. To carry their experiment further
D. To keep the babes interest.
3.Where does this text probably come from?
A. Science fiction B. Children’s literature
C. An advertisement D. A science report
阅读理解-。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车)．But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896.That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world's first automobile.Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car's parts to the worker，instead of making the worker move to the parts.That is not true，either.Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford.What Henry Ford did was to use other people's ideas and make them better.And he made the whole factory a moving production line.
In the early days of the automobile，almost every car maker raced his cars.It was the best way of gaining public notice.Henry Ford decided to build a racing car.Ford's most famous race was his first one.It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself.
The race was in 1901，at a field near Detroit.All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left：the Winton and Ford's.The Winton was famous for its speed.Most people thought the race was over before it began.
The Winton took an early lead.But halfway through the race, it began to lose power.Ford started to gain.And near the end of the race, he took the lead.Ford won the race and defeated the Winton.His name appeared in newspapers and he became wellknown all over the United States.Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company.In 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company.That_sale was the beginning of Henry Ford's dream.Ford said: “I will build a motor car for the great mass of people.It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for.It will be built of the best materials.It will be built by the best men to be employed.And it will be built with the simplest plans that modern engineering can produce.It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one.”
The Model T was a car of that kind.It only cost $850.It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on.Doctors bought the Model T．So did farmers.Even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation.Americans loved the Model T．They wrote stories and songs about it.Thousands of Model T's were built in the first few years.
1.What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1?
A．He made good use of ideas from others.
B．He produced the first car in the world.
C．He knew how to improve auto parts.
D．He invented the production line.
2.Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race?
A．To show off his driving skills. B．To draw public attention.
C．To learn about new technology. D．To raise money for his new company.
3.“That sale” in Paragraph 4 refers to______.
A．the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices
B．the sale of Model T to the mass of people
C．the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor
D．the sales target for the Ford Company
4.What was Henry Ford's dream according to the text?
A．Producing cars for average customers.
B．Building racing cars of simple design.
C．Designing more car models.
D．Starting more companies.
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to ￡200 or ￡300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent(出租)a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income, but also, thanks to the governmentbacked “rent a room” program, you won't have to pay any tax on the first ￡4,500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don't want a fulltime lodger? Then rent on a shortterm basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
1.If you earn ￡5,000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ________.
A．￡300 B．￡500
C．￡4,500 D．￡5,000
2.Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?
A．On Letpark. B．On Roomspare.
C．On Grashpadder. D．On Roommateeasy.
3.If you want to use energy free, you have to ________.
A．sign an agreement with the government
B．pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
C．sell the roof to some energy companies
D．keep the roof unchanged within 25 years
4.For whom is the text most probably written?
A．Lodgers. B. Advertisers.
C．House owners. D．Online companies.
