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高考英语阅读理解专练

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。

A

TheMuseumofChildhoodisAustraliasmostcomprehensivecollectionofchildhooditemsincludingtoys，dolls，infantandschoolmaterial。

Housedinamodemfacility，thedisplaysreflectAustralianchildhoodexperienceovertimeincludingplay，childrearing，orphanagechildhood，andhome，school，andwartimeexperience。

Therearemanyhands-onexhibitsandeducationsessionsincludingthefamouslessoninthe1920sOneTeacherBushClassroom。

TheMuseumalsohostsnationaltouringexhibitionsandconductsspecialactivitiesonSundaysandschoolholidays(ringfordetails)。

Open：Tuesday--Friday10am--4pm，Sunday10am--4：30pm，orbyarrangement。

SpecialactivitiesonSundaysasadvertise。

Closed：Publicholidays，16December-18January。

Location：EdithCowanUniversitycampus，BayRoad，Claremont(takebus208andalightattheBayRoadandPrincessRoadintersection。TheMuseumis15minuteswalkfromClaremonttrainstation)。

Tel：(08)94421373；Fax：(08)94421314

1。On______youcanstayattheMuseumuntilhalfpastfour。

A。WednesdayB。FridayC。SundayD。Monday

2。Ifyouwanttoattendaspecialactivity，youdbettercomeon_______。

A。MondayB。TuesdayC。SaturdayD。Sunday

3。WhenyoucomeonDecember20th，Friday，youwillfindtheMuseum_______。

A。closedB。holdingspecialactivities

C。notcloseduntil4：00D。notcloseduntil4：30

4。ThemainpurposeoftheMuseumofChildhoodisto_________。

A。displaytoys，dolls，infantandschoolmaterial

B。reflectAustralianchildhoodexperienceovertime

C。hostnationaltouringexhibition

D。tellyouthefamouslessoninthe1920s

B

WASHINGTON-LauraStraubisaverywordedwoman。HerjobistofindfamiliesforFrenchteenagerswhoexpecttolivewithAmericanfamiliesinthesummer。

Itsnoteasy，evendesperate。

Wehavemanychildrenlefttoplace：40outof75，saidStraub，whoworksforaParis-basedforeign-exchangeprogrammecalledLEC。Whenexchangeprogrammesstarted50yearsago，familylifewasmoreaccommodating，Foronething，moremothersstayedhome。

Butnow，increasingnumbersofwomenworkoutsidethehome。Exchange-studentprogrammeshavestruggledinrecentyearstosignuphostfamiliesforthe30，000teenagerswhoannuallycomefromabroadtospendanacademicyearintheUnitedStates，aswellasthethousandsmorewhoparticipateinsummerprogrammes。

SchoolsystemsinmanypartsoftheUS，unhappyaboutacceptingnon-taxpayingstudents，havealsostrictlylimitedthenumberofexchangestudentstheyaccept。Atthesametime，theideaofhostingforeignstudentsisbecominglessexotic。

Insearchingforhostfantilies，whousuallyreceivenopay，exchangeprogrammesareincreasinglybroadeningtheirappealstoincludeeveryonefromyoungcouplestoretirees。

Weareopentomanydifferenttypesoffamilies，saidVickieWeiner，easternregionaldirectorforASSE，a25-year-oldprogrammethatsendsabout30，000teen-agersonacademic-yearexchangeprogrammesworldwide。

Forelderlypeople，exchangestudentskeepusyoung--theyreallydo，saidJeanFoster，whoishosting16-year-oldNinaPorstfromDenmark。

5。VickieWeineristhepersonwho_______。

A。worksforaprogrammecalledLECB。worksforaprogrammecalledASSE

C。is25yearsoldD。hostsforeignstudents

6。Theunderlinedwordexoticmeans_______。

A。difficultB。wonderfulC。excitingD。accommodating

7。Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatatthebeginningoftheexchangeprogrammes，_______。

A。allthefamiliescouldhostforeignstudents

B。onlyyoungcouplescouldhostforeignstudents

C。onlythosewhowereretiredcouldhostforeignstudents

D。thosewhowerenottoooldcouldhostforeignstudents

8。Whichofthefollowingisthe，besttitleofthispassage?

A。USStruggletoFindHostFamilies

B。IdeaofHostingStudentsIsDifferent

C。Foreign-exchangeProgramIsGoingOn

D。ExchangeStudentsKeepOldPeopleYoung

C

Mosquitoes(蚊子)areveryimportantinhumanhistory。TheGuinnessBookofRecordssaysthatmosquitoeshavecausedover50percentofallhumandeathssincetheStoneAge，excludingdeathsfromwarandaccidents！

Mosquitoesarefoundallovertheworld。Femalemosquitoesusuallyfeedonthebloodofhumansandanimals。Mosquitoesoftencarrydangerousdiseasecalledmalaria，whichusuallyoccursduringhot，rainySeason。

Ifamosquitofeedsonthebloodofapersonwithmalaria，itbecomesacarderofthedisease。Itinjectsthediseaseintothenextpersonitbites。So，forexample，atouristcouldbeinfectedwithmalariaduringavisittoIndonesia。ThesametouristmightthenvisitThailandwhereanothermosquitomaybitehim。Thismosquitocouldthenbiteanotherpersonandspreadthedisease。

Peoplehaveusedinsecticidestokillmosquitoesandtheireggsforalongtime，butmanyinsectsarenowresistanttothesechemicals。Thisresistanceisabigproblemfordoctorsbecauseitcanstopthepreventionandtreatmentofmalaria。Also，severalofthedrugswhichdoctorsusetopreventmalariadonotworkanymorebecausemosquitoesareresistanttothem。Expertsnowbelievethattheworldwillneverbefreeofmalaria，sotheytellpeopletoprotectthemselvesfromthedisease。

Ifyouthinkthatyouhavemalaria，seeadoctorimmediately。Withouttreatment，malariakillsover25percentofitsvictimsinamaximumoftwoweeks。Aftertreatment，mosquitoesthatbiteyouwillnotpassmalariaontootherpeople。Althoughdoctorscantreatmalariavictims，youmustremember：preventionisbetterthancure。

9。AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords，whichofthefollowingcausesmostdeaths7

A。War。B。Accident。C。Malaria。D。Mosquitoes。

10。Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderforthespreadingofmalaria?

a。Amosquitobitesthepersonwithmalaria。

b。Thesamemosquitobitesanotherperson。

c。Apersonisinfectedwithmalaria。

d。Thatpersonmaybelikelytobe，infected，too。

A。a-b-c-dB。a-c-d-bC。c-a-b-dD。c-a-d-b

11。Wecoulddrawtheconclusionthatthebestwayoffightingagainstthespreadofmalariais________。

A。preventionB。treatment

C。seeingadoctorimmediatelyD。blood-test

12。Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A。Wewillsurelygetridofmosquitoesinthenearfuture。

B。Itsbelievedthatmalariawillaccompanyhumanbeingsforever。

C。Insecticidesarealwayseffectiveinkillingmosquitoes。

D。Amosquitocannotpassthediseaseontoanotherpersonafteritbitesonewithmalaria。

D

Thereportby700scientistsestimates(估计)thateconomiclossesfromso-callednaturaldisastersrosefromUS$4billionperyearinthe1950stoUS$40billionin1999。

OnereportreleasedlastmonthinShanghaipredictsglobaltemperaturescouldrisebyasmuchas5。8degreescentigradeoverthenextcentury。Theincreaseisduetoindustrialpollutionandwastegasfromcars。

Scientistshavewarnedofglobalwarmingforyears。

Theeffectsareexpectedtobegreatestindevelopingcountriesintermsoflossoflifeandimpact(冲击)oninvestmentandtheeconomy，saidthereportissuedMonday，Changingrainfallpatternscoupledwithpopulationgrowthwillleadtohugepressureonwatersupplies，itpredicts，andthatatpresent1。7billionpeopleliveinareaswherewaterresourcesaretight，whichwilllikelyincreaseto5。4billioninthenext25years。Climatechangewillbeaccompaniedbyanincreaseinheatwaves，withincreasedhumidity(湿度)andurban(市区)airpollutioncausingmoreheat-relateddeathsandillnesses，itsays。

Evenmoreseriouswillbefloodingasaresultofrisingsealevelsindenselypopulatedcoastalareas。

Themostwidespreaddirectrisktohumansettlementsisfloodingandlandslide，itsays。Coastalsettlementsareparticularlyatriskbuturbanfloodingwillbeaproblemwherestormdrains，watersupplyandwastemanagementsystemsarenotwelldeveloped。

13。Theunderlinedsentenceinthispassagesuggeststhattheglobalwarming__________。

A。musthavebeentakenseriouslyB。mayhavebeentakenseriously

C。couldnthavebeentakenseriouslyD。shouldnthavebeentakenseriously

14。FromthereportissuedMondaywemayconcludethatamongthefollowingfourcountries，theonethatwillbeaffectedmostgreatlyis___________。

A。JapanB。AmericaC。BritainD。India

15。Themainideaofthepassageis__________。

A。pollutionandclimatechangesB。economiclosses

C。floodingandlandslidesD。tightwaterresources

16。Accordingtotheauthor，whichofthefollowingwillnotbeaffectedbyclimatechange?

A。Economy。B。Populationgrowth。C。Lossoflife。D。Investment。

E

WhilethethreatofareappearanceofSARSisstillthere，itisreassuringtolearnaboutthelatestdevelopmentsinvaccineresearch。

Morethanl，400vaccineshotsforSARShavebeenproducedinChina，andanapplicationforclinicaltestshasbeenreferredtotheStateFoodandDrugAdministration(SFDA)，accordingtoaXinhuareportonSunday。

Ifeverythinggoessmoothly，conductingofclinicalexperimentswillbeagreedbeforetheendofDecember，saidYinHongzhang，headoftheBiologicalProductSectionoftheSFDA。

Sofar，ChinaisfaraheadofothercountriesinthesearchforaSARSvaccine，claimedYin。Atthattime，volunteerswillbesoughtinBeijingandGuangzhoutotakepartinexperimentsusingthenewvaccine。However，whilecheeringfortheresearchbreakthrough，voicesofreasonshouldalsobeheard。

Whatmedicalworkersshouldalwaysmaintainisacoolheadandcarefulattitude，whichareessentialinanyscientificresearch。Thisisespeciallytruewhenconductingexperimentsonhumanbeings，becausetheyaredirectlyconcernedwiththevolunteershealthandeventheirlives，andalsobecauseknowledgeofthedeadlyvirusisstilltoolimited。

Mediareportsindicatethatmembersofthepublicarereactingactivelytothenewsofselectingvolunteersandareexpressingtheirreadiness。Theircourageiswellworthouradmiration。Thetrusttheyareplacinginthesemedicalresearchersisthebiggestsupportoftheirwork。

Theresearchershavenootherchoicebuttobehighlycautiousintheexpectedexperiments。Thesafetyofvolunteersshouldalwaysbethefirstconsideration。Scientistsfromdifferentcountrieshavebeenputinaraceinuncoveringthemysterysurroundingthevirus。Buttoplayaleadingroleshouldbynomeansbetheultimatepursuit(最终目标)ofthescientificworkers。Itispeoplessafetyandhealththatremainthebiggestconcerns。

WhiletherearestillsomanymysteriestobeSolved，itistooearlytocelebrate。

(ChinaDailyNovember25，2003)

17。Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A。ThedevelopmentsinvaccineresearchinSAILSareencouraging。

B。Morethan1，400vaccineshotsforSARShavebeenappliedtoclinicaltest。

C。ChinaisnowleadinginthesearchforaSARSvaccine。

D。ExperimentsusingthenewvaccinewillbecarriedoutonlyinBeijingandGuangzhou。

18。Fromthepassage，wecouldseethattheauthorsattitudetowardsthenewvaccineisquite________。

A。praisingB。criticalC。matter-of-factD。humorous

19。Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitle?

A。KeepaCoolHeadWhileFightingSARS

B。ABreakthroughinFightingSARS

C。ALeadingRoleinFightingSARS

D。VolunteersWantedWhileFightingSARS

20。Theunderlinedwordcautiousmostprobablymeans__________。

A。cheerfulB。dutifulC。helpfulD。careful

F

Itwasearlymorning。PeterCorbetthelpedMarkWellmanoutofhiswheelchairandontotheground。TheystoodbeforeElCapitan，ahugemassofrockalmostthree-quartersofamilehighinCalifornia’sbeautifulYosemiteValley。IthadbeenMark’sdreamtoclimbElCapitanforaslongashecouldremember。Buthowcouldapersonwithouttheuseofhislegshopetotrytoclimbit?

Markknewhecouldn’tfinishtheclimbalone，buthisfriendPeter，anexpertrockclimber，wouldbetheretolendahelpinghand。HeandMarkthoughtthatitwouldtakesevendaystoreachthetop。

Peterclimbedabout100feetupandhammeredapiton(岩钉)intotherock。Fasteningoneendofa165-footropetothepiton，heletoneendoftheropefalldown。Markcaughttheropeandfastenedittohisbeltwithaspecialinstrument。ThisinstrumentwouldallowMarktomoveupward，butwouldpreventhimfromfallingevenasmuchasasingleinch。HenextreachedabovehisheadandfastenedaT-shapedbartotherope，usingthesamekindofinstrument。

Marktookadeepbreath，pushedtheT-barupalmostasfarashisarmscouldreach，andbeganthefirstofthe7，000pull-upsneededtoreachthetop。Highabove，Peterletoutacheer。“You’reonyourway。”

Sevenyearsbefore，attheageoftwenty-one，hehadfallenwhilemountainclimbing，injuringhisbackbone。Thefallcosthimtheuseofhislegs，butheneverlosthisloveofadventureorhisjoyfulspirit。

Forthefirstfourdaysthetwomenprogressedsteadilyupwardwithoutincident。Butonthefifthdayanunbearablyhotwindbegantoblow，andastimewentby，itbecamestrongerandstronger，causingMarktosway(摇摆)violentlyonhisrope。ButMarkkeptondeterminedly

pushinguptheT-barandpullinghimselfup。Inspiteofthat，hehadtoadmitthathefeltalotbetterwhenthewindfinallydieddownandhisbodytouchedsolidrockagain。

Ittookthemonedaymorethantheyhadexpected，butonJuly26at1：45intheafternoon，thecrowdofpeoplewaitingonthetopwentwildwithjoyasthetwoheadsappeared。MarkWellmanhadshownthatifyousetyourheartandmindonagoal，nowallistoohigh，nodreamimpossible。

21。WhathadMarkWellmanlongdesiredtodo?

A。Tofinishoneofthemostdifficultrockclimbsintheworld。B。TobethefirsttoclimbElCapitan。

C。ToclimbthehighestmountaininCalifornia。D。TohelphisfriendPeterclimbElCapitan。

22。HowdidMarkclimbthemountain?

A。Hefastenedtheropetohiswheelchair。

B。Hehammeredinpitonssothathehadsomethingtoholdonto。

C。HeheldontotheT-barandPeterpulledhimup。

D。HepulledhimselfupusingaT-barandspecialequipment。

23。HowdidMarklosetheuseofhislegs?

A。Helosthisfootingandfellfromthesideofamountain。

B。HefellduringhisfirstattemptonElCapitan。

C。Hislegswerebrokenbyfallingrocks。D。Whileworkingoutinthegym，heinjuredhisbackbone。

24。WhatwastheworstproblemMarkhadduringtheclimb?

A。Hestruckagainsttherockandhurthisarms。B。Astrongwindblewhimawayfromtherock。

C。Hekeptfallingseveralinches。D。Whileswayinginspace，hebecameterrified。

25。HowdidMarkreacttodifficultiesduringtheclimb?

A。Headmittedthathewasfrightened。B。Heoftenworriedabouthisfriend’scondition。

C。Hewasabletoremainclamanddetermined。D。Hewasjokingtocheerhimselfup。

G

SHEFIELD

LINCOLNCOLLEGEOFENGLISH

Classesforforeignstudentsatalllevels

3mths，6mths，9mthsandoneyearcourse

openallyear

smallclass(maximum12students)

library，languagelaboratoryandlisteningcenter

accommodationwithselectedfamilies

25minutesfromLondon

CoursefeesforEnglishforoneyearare￡1，380

withreductionforshorterperiodsofstudy。

maximum最大限度accommodation膳食供应fee费用26。LinclonCollegeofEnglish。

A。isatthecentreofLondonB。liesfarawayfromLondon

C。takesinforeignstudents，frombeginnerstotheadvanced

D。acceptsstudentsonlyatthebeginningoftheyear

27。Whileyoustaythere，willtakecareofyou。

A。theschoolwhereyoustudyB。thefamilyyouhavechosen

C。yourclassmatesD。yourownparents

28。Ifyougothereforaone-termcourse，youwillpayforit。

A。￡1，380B。over￡1，380C。muchlessthan￡1，380D。nothing

H

ItwasthefirstphotographthatIhadeverseen，anditinterestedme。Icanrememberholdingitateveryangle(角度)inordertocatchtheflickeringlightfromtheoillamponthedresser。Themaninthephotographwasunsmiling，buthiseyeswerekind。Ihadnevermethim，butIfeltthatIknewhim。OneeveningwhenIwaslookingatthephotograph，asIalwaysdidbeforeIwenttosleep，Inoticedashadowacrosstheman’sthinface。Imovedthephotographsothattheshadowlayperfectlyaroundhischeeks。Howdifferenthelooked！

ThatnightIcouldnotsleep，thinkingabouttheletterthatIwouldwrite。First，IwouldtellhimthatIwaselevenyearsold，andthatifhehadalittlegirlmyage，shecouldwritetomeinsteadofhim。Iknewthathewasaverybusyman。。ThenIwouldexplaintohimtherealpurposeofmyletter。IwouldtellhimhowwonderfulhelookedwiththeshadowthatIhadseenacrosshisphotograph，andIwouldmostcarefullysuggestthathegrowwhisker(连鬓胡子)。

FourmonthslaterwhenImethimatthetrainstationnearmyhomeinWestfield，NewYork，hewaswearingafullbeard。HewassomuchtallerthanIhadimaginedfrommytinyphotograph。

“Ladiesandgentlemen，”hesaid，“Ihavenospeechtomakeandnotimetomakeitin。IappearbeforeyouthatImayseeyouandthatyoumayseeme。”Thenhepickedmerightupandkissedmeonbothcheeks。“DoyouthinkIlookbetter，mylittlefriend?”heaskedme。

MynameisGraceBedell，andthemaninthephotographwasAbrahamLincoln。

29。Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinthepassage?

A。ToexplainhowGraceBedelltookaphotographofAbrahamLincoln。

B。ToexplainwhyAbrahamLincolnworeabeard。

C。ToexplainwhythefirstphotographswereimportantinAmericanlife。

D。ToexplainwhyWestfieldisanimportantcity。

30。Theword“flickering”inline2isclosestinmeaningto。

A。burningcontinuouslyB。burningbrightlyC。burningunsteadilyD。burningfiercely

31。Whydidthelittlegirlwritethemanaletter?

A。Shewaslonely。B。Shewantedhisdaughtertowritetoher。

C。Shewantedhimtogrowabeard。D。Shewantedhimtovisither。

32。Fromthispassage，itmaybeinferredthat。

A。thereweremanypeoplewaitingforLincolntoarriveonthetrain

B。GraceBedellwastheonlyoneatthetrainstationwhenLincolnstoppedatWestfield

C。LincolnmadealongspeechatthestationinWestfield

D。Lincolnwasastonishedtoseethelittlegirl

I

AveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofshipssailingbetweenAmericanandEuropeanportsbeganalmostimmediatelyaftertheendoftheWarof1812inordertomeetthenewneedfortheregularrapidtransportationofmail，lightcargo(货物)，andpassengers。Itwastheincreaseinemigration(移民)toAmericathatforthefirsttimemadethecarryingofpassengersacrosstheAtlanticmoreprofitable(可赚钱的)thanthetransportationofheavycargo。Anewtypeofsailingship，thepacket(邮船)，appearedtomeetthisnewdemand，andthedemandverysoonresultedinstrongcompetitionamongseveralpacketlines。TheearliestofthesewastheBlackBallLinesetupinNewYorkin1816，onlyayearaftertheendofthewar。Theserviceofthisfamouslinestartedwithfourofthenewfastpackets，eachof400to500tons：thePacific，theAmity，theJamesCooper，andtheWilliamThompson。Duringthefirsttwentyyearsofservice，theaveragetimefromNewYorktoLiverpoolwas23daysandtheaveragetripbacktoNewYorktook40days。Bythemiddleofthecenturypacketshadincreasedinsizetobetween900and1，000tonsandtheirspeedhadincreased。TheRedJackeloncesailedfromNewYorktoLiverpoolin13days，11。5hours。TheMaryWhiteridgetook4。5hoursoffthisrecordonarunfromBaltimoretoLiverpool。Suchspeedswerefargreaterthantheaverageoffrom19to21daystoLiverpoolandfrom30to35homewardtoNewYork，butthepacketshadstillsetanewstandardfortransoceanictravel。Nowonderthatsteamships，thefirstofwhichtriedtocompetewiththepacketsin1838，onlybegantoreplacetheminthe1850s。

33。Thefastesttransatlanticvoyagebyapacketmentionedbytheauthorwasfrom。

A。LiverpooltoNewYorkB。NewYorktoLiverpool

C。BaltimoretoLiverpoolD。LiverpooltoBaltimore

34。Accordingtotheauthor，inwhichdecade(十年)ofthe19thcenturydidasteamshipfirstattempttocompetewiththetransatlanticpackets?

A。The20s。B。The50s。C。The40s。D。The30s。

35。Whichofthefollowingwasmostimportantinthedevelopmentofthefastpackets?

A。TheincreaseinthenumberofpeoplewhowantedtogotoAmerica。

B。TheincreaseinthenumberofpeoplewhowantedtogotoEuropeaftertheWarof1812。

C。Theincreaseddemandforthetransportationofallkindsofcargo。

D。Theincreasedvolumeofmail。

36。Thetimeofthefastesttransatlanticcrossingmentionedbytheauthorwas13daysand。

A。11。5hoursB。7hoursC。7。5hoursD。4。5hours

E

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter。Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople，butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting。Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfame，notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter。“You’regottowanttowrite，”Isaytothem，“notwanttobeawriter。”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely，privateandpoor-payingaffair。Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded(报答)。WhenIlefta20-yearjobintheU。S。CoastGuardtobecomeawriter，Ihadnohopesatall。WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding。Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom。Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikearealwriter。

Afterayearorso，however，Istillhadn’tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself。Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat。ButIknewIwantedtowrite。Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears。Iwasn’tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering，whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailure。Thisistheshadowlandofhope，andanyonewithadreammustlearntolivethere。

37。Thepassageismeantto。

A。warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B。adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C。showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforwriterstoseekwealthandfame

D。encourageyoungpeopletoseekgoodjobs

38。Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A。Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding。

B。Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort。

C。Famouswritersusuallyliveinpoverty。

D。Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

39。Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingwork?

A。Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook。B。Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter。

C。Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear。D。Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue。

40。“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto。

A。thewonderlandoneoftendreamsaboutB。thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C。aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

D。thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached

J

EdJocelynandAndyMcEwenmighthaveappearedtobeabitmad-thetwosetoffontheirown“LongMarch”throughtheremotestregionsofChinaonOctober16。Theideawastotakeayeartoretraceoneoftheepic(史诗般的)movementsofmodernmilitaryhistory。

ThetwoBritishmenintheirmid-30swereworkingaseditorsinBeijingwhentheydecidedtorelivethetalesoftheoriginalmarches。“Weholdthesepeopleinsuchesteem，”McEwensays。

Theyplantokeepdiariesbutwillnotsharethecontentsduringthetrip。“Whenwegettotheendwe’llputourheadstogetherandtryandcomeupwithabook，”Jocelynsaid。

Theirtriphashadsomeauspiciousbeginning，theyhavealreadymettwoLongMarchveterans(老战士)inlessthanamonthoftravel。

Inthismodernversion，thepairareaidedbyhigh-techequipmentincludingasatellitephone，mini-computer，videocameraandsolarpanelstorechargebatteries。Amountaintentandportablestovewillhelpthemintheremoterstretches。

Theyplantoaverage35-40kilometersaday，andrestabouteverythirdday。Edadmittedthattheirtripwouldbeverytough。。

Iftheysucceed，theywillbethefirstforeignerstocompletetheentireLongMarchroutesinceOttoBraun，theGermanmilitaryadvisorwhoaccompaniedtheRedArmyontheLongMarch。

41．Thistextismainlyabout。

A．high-techequipmenthelpfultotheLongMarch

B．firstforeignerstowalktheLongMarch

C．Britisheditors’adventureoriginalinChina

D．BritishrecalloftheLongMarchspirit

42．Theunderlinedword“auspicious”mostprobablymeans。

A．favourableB．friendlyC．strangeD．surprising

43．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthetwoforeigners?

A．Theywon’tuseanythingmodernontheway。

B．Theywilldosomecookingbythemselves。

C．Theywillsendoffnewsaboutwhathappensdaybyday。

D．They’replanningtohaveabookpublishedoneyearlater。

K

SituatedintheSouthWestofEngland，betweenExeterandPlymouth，Torquayisoneofthemostpopularholidayresorts（度假胜地）inBritain。Itprovidessophisticated（精致）entertainment，sportsofeverykindandculturalfacilities，allsetinapositionofoutstandingnaturalbeauty。Visitorscanchoosebetweenluxuryhotelsbythesea，withprivatesuites（套房），swimmingpoolsandsaunas，andcomfortablebutlessexpensiveguesthouses。Therearecampingsites，too，andhundredsofhousesdisplaying“B&；B”signs。

Aswellasanumberofsmallquietbays，whichareidealforbeachbarbecuesawayfromthecrowds，Torquayhaslargesandybeacheswhereyoucanbuyrefreshments（饮料）andhiredeckchairs，boatsandevenbeachhuts。Therearelargeareasofgrasslandoverlookingthesea，andmilesofwindingcliffpathsforwalkerswhojustwanttoenjoythesceneryandwhatisoftensaidtobethehealthiestairinthecountry。Forthesportsmenandwomenthereareopportunitiesnotonlyforgolf，tennis，squashandbowls，butalsoforwater-skiing，hang-glidinganddeep-seafishing。

Afteradayintheopenair，there’slotstodointheevenings，too。Thereareplentyofdiscos，theoccasionaloperaorballet，andsummervarietyshowsintheseafronttheatres。Forthechildren，thereisabeautifulmodelvillagewithacomplicatedrailwaylayoutwhichisremarkablyrealistic-especiallywhenthelightsareallonatnight。

Ofcourse，there’snoneedtospendyourwholeholidaysinTorquay。OnlyashortdriveawayisDartmoorNationalPark，whereyoucanwalkformilesthroughdramatic，unspoiledcountryside，orpicnicbybeautifulriversandstreams。Or，nearertohome，youcansailacrossTorBaytothelovelyoldfishingvillageofBrixham。

Torquayseemstohavesomethingforeveryone。Butdon’ttakemywordforit-comeandseeforyourself。

44．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainswhat“B&；B”meansonthesigns?

A．BedandbreakfastB．Breakfastandbath

C．BeachandbarbecueD．BeautifulandBritish

45．AccordingtothetextTorquaymightbedescribedas。

A．comfortableandexpensiveB．crowedandlively

C．remoteandbeautifulD．freshandhealthy

46．Whatisspecialaboutthemodelvillage?

A．Itopensatnight。

B．Ithassomethingforthechildren

C．It’sintheopenair。

D．Ithasarealrailwaysystem。

47．Whatisthepurposeofwritingthistext?

A．TointroducethegeographyofTorquaytostudents。

B．Tomakesomeplacesknowntovisitors。

C．Toshowthebeautyofresorts。

D．Toattractmoretourists。

L

ItseemsthattheEnglishmanjustcannotlivewithoutsportsofsomekind。AfamousFrenchhumouristoncesaidthatthisisbecausetheEnglishinsistonbehavinglikechildrenalltheirlives。Whereveryougointhiscountryyouwillseebothchildrenandgrown-upsknockingaballaboutwithastickorsomething，asifinBritainmenshallalwaysremainboysandwomengirls！Still，itcanneverbebadtogetexercise，canit?

Takingallamateur（业余）andprofessionalsportsinBritainintoconsideration，therecanbenodoubtthatfootballisatthetopofthelist。ItiscalledsoccerintheUnitedStates。ThegameoriginatedinBritainandwasplayedintheMiddleAgesorevenearlier，thoughasanorganizedgame，or“associationfootball”，itdatesonlyfromthebeginningofthe19thcentury。

Thenextisrugby，whichiscalled“football”intheUnitedStates。Itisakindoffootballplayedbytwoteamsoffifteenplayersratherthaneleven。Inrugby，anoval-shapedballisusedwhichcanbehandledaswellaskicked。Itisaprettyroughgame。

Insummer，cricketisthemostpopularsport。Infact，ithassometimesbeencalledtheEnglishnationalgame。Mostforeignersfindthegamerathersloworevenboring，butitenjoysgreatpopularityamongtheBritish。

Tennisrateshighonthelist，too。ItwasintroducedintoEnglandfromFranceinthe15thcentury，butitwasfromEnglandthatitspreadtopracticallyeverycountryintheworld。

Table-tennis，or“ping-pong”，surelyisnotplayedonagreatscaleasitisinChinaorJapan。BasketballandvolleyballwereintroducedintoBritainduringthelate19thcenturyfromAmericaandaregainingpopularity。Horse-backriding，swimming，rowingandgolfallattractalotofpeople。

48．ThemainpurposeofParagraph1istotellusthattheEnglish。

A．areallsportsloversB．behavelikechildren

C．liketokickaballaroundD．canremainyoungalltheirlives

49．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutfootballandrugby?

A．Theydifferintheshapeoftheball。

B．Theyareplayedbydifferentnumbersofplayers。

C．Theybothcanbehandled

D．Theybothcanbekicked。

50．ThegamethatwasneverplayedinBritainuntilthelate19thcenturyis。

A．basketballB．tennisC．rugbyD．football

51．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．TheMostPopularSportsB．TheEnglishSports

C．HistoryofSportsD．SportsinBritain

M

That“Mondaymorningfeeling”couldbeacrushingpaininthechestwhichleavesyousweatingandgaspingforbreath。RecentresearchfromGermanyandItalyshowsthatheartattacksaremorecommononMondaymorningsanddoctorsblamethestressofreturningtoworkaftertheweekendbreak。

Theriskofhavingaheartattackonanygivendayshouldbeoneinseven，butasix-yearstudyhelpedbyresearchersattheFreeUniversityofBerlinofmorethan2，600Germansshowedthattheaveragepersonhada20percenthigherchanceofhavingaheartattackonaMondaythanonanyotherday。

WorkingGermansareparticularlynotprotectedagainstattack，witha33percenthigherriskatthebeginningoftheworkingweek。Non-workers，bycomparison，appeartobenomoreatriskonaMondaythananyotherday。

Astudyof11，000Italiansproved8amonaMondaymorningasthemoststressfultimefortheheart，andbothstudiesshowedthatSundayistheleaststressfulday，withfewerheartattacksinbothcountries。

Thefindingscouldleadtoabetterunderstandingofwhatistheimmediatecauseofheartattacks，accordingtoDrStefanWillichoftheFreeUniversity。“Weknowalotaboutlong-termriskfactorssuchassmokingandcholesterol（胆固醇）butwedon’tknowwhatactuallycausesheartattacks，sowecan’tgiveclearadviceonhowtopreventthem，”hesaid。

Mondaymorningshaveadoublehelpingofstressfortheworkingbodyasitmakesarapidchangefromsleeptoactivity，andfromtherelaxingweekendtothepressuresofwork。

“Whenpeoplegetup，theirbloodpressureandheartrategoupandtherearehormonal（内分泌）changesintheirbodies，”Willichexplained。“Allthesethingscanhaveanunfavourableeffectinthebloodsystemandincreasetheriskofaclot（血凝块）inthearteries（动脉）whichwillcauseaheartattack。”

“Whenpeoplereturntoworkafteraweekendoff，thepaceoftheirlifechanges。Theyhaveahigherworkload，morestress，moreangerandmorephysicalactivity，”saidWillich。

52．Mondaymorningfeeling，asthispassageshows，。

A．isnotsoseriousaspeoplethought

B．isharmfultoworkingpeopleindevelopedcountries。

C．isthefirstkillerinGermanyandItaly。

D．iscreatedbyresearchersinGermanyandItaly

53．Toprotectpeoplefromsufferingfromheartattack，doctorshavepaidmuchattentionto。

A．people’sworkingtimeB．people’slivingplace

C．people’sdietandlifestyleD．people’snationalities

54．Itcanbelearnedfromthispassagethatheartattackhasnothingtodowith。

A．bloodpressureB．heartrate

C．hormonalchangesD．bloodgroup

55．IftheresearchersgiveussomeadvicetoavoidMondaymorningfeeling，whatmightitbe?

A．StopworkingonMonday

B．Greateapleasantworkingenvironment

C．GetuplateonMondaymorning

D．Gotoworkwithadoctor

N

IneveryBritishtown，largeandsmall，youwillfindshopsthatsellsecond-handgoods。Sometimessuchshopsdealmostlyinfurniture，sometimesinbooks，sometimesinornaments（装饰）andhouseholdgoods，sometimeseveninclothes。

Thefurnituremayoftenbe“antique”，anditmaywellhavechangedhandsmanytimes。Itmayalsobeveryvaluable，althoughthemostvaluablepiecewillusuallygototheLondonsalerooms，whereonepiecemightwellbesoldforhundredsofthousandsofpounds。Asyoulookaroundtheseshopsandseethepolishedwoodofchestsandtables，youcannothelpthinkingofthoselong-deadhandswhichpolishedthatwood，ofthosenow-closedeyeswhichoncelookedatthesepieceswithlove。

Thebooks，too，maybeantiqueandveryprecious；somemayberarefirstprintings。Oftenwhensomeonediesorhastomovehouse，hisbooksmayallbesold，sothatsometimesyoumayfindwholelibrariesinoneshop。OntheborderbetweenEnglandandWales，thereisatownwhichhasbecomeahugebookshopaswell。Eventhecinemaandcastlehavebeentakenover，andnowbookshavereplacedsheepasthetown’smaintrade。

Therearealsomuchmorehumbleshops，sometimessimplycalled“junkshops”，whereyoucanbuysmallhouseholdpiecesverycheaply。Sometimestheprofitsfromtheseshopsgotocharity（慈善事业）。Eventhesepieces，though，canmakeyoufeelsad；youthinkofthosepeoplewhooncetreasuredthem，butwhohavemovedon，toanothercountryortodeath。

AlthoughtheBritishdonotworshiptheirancestors，theydotreasurethepastandthethingsofthepast。Thisistrueofhousesaswell。Thesedaysnooneknocksthemdown，theyarerestoreduntiltheyareoftenbetterthannew。InBritain，peopledonotbuysomethingjustbecauseitisnew。Oldthingsaretreasuredfortheirprovenworth；newthingshavetoprovethemselvesbeforetheyareaccepted。

56．Booksfoundinsecond-handbookshopsmay。

A．becopiesoftheearliestprinting。

B．beonsaleforthefirsttime

C．neverbeworthverymuch

D．neverberare

57．WhatisthesmalltownontheborderbetweenEnglandandWalesfamousfor?

A．Itssheep。B．ItsbookshopsC．Itscinema。D．Itscastle。

58．Second-handgoodssometimesfillyouwithsadnessbecause。

A．theyaretooexpensiveforaveragebuyers

B．theyremindyouoftheoriginalowner

C．theyarenowneglectedD．theyaresoldforcharity

59．TheaverageBritishperson。

A．doesnotrespectoldthingsbecausetheyarenotfashionable

B．likestobuildnewhousessimplybecauseitisfashionabletodoso

C．likestobuynewthingsbecausetheyarefashionable

D．doesnotliketobuythingssimplybecausetheyarefashionable

60．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”（Paragraph4）referto?

A．junkshopsB．profitsfromshops

C．oldthingsD．oldhouses

O

OnNov。18，1995，ItzhakPerlman，theviolinist，cameonstagetogiveaconcertatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity。

IfyouhaveeverbeentoaPerlmanconcert，youknowthatgettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim。Hewasstrickenwithpolio(小儿麻痹症)asachild，andsohehasbraces(支架)onbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidoftwocrutches(双拐)。

Hewalkspainfully，yetmajestically，untilhereacheshischair。Thenhesitsdown，slowly，putshiscrutchesonthefloor，undoestheclaspsonhislegs，tucksonefootbackandextendstheotherfootforward。Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolin，putsitunderhischin，nodstotheconductorandproceedstoplay。

Butthistime，somethingwentwrong。Justashefinishedthefirstfewbars(小节)，oneofthestringsonhisviolinbroke。Youcouldhearitsnap(嘣断)——itwentofflikegunfireacrosstheroom。Therewasnomistakingwhatthatmeant。Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo。

Wefiguredthathewouldhavetogetup，putontheclaspsagain，pickupthecrutchesandlimphiswayoffstage——toeitherfindanotherviolinorelsefindanotherstringforthisone。Buthedidn’t。Instead，hewaitedamoment，closedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain。

Theorchestrabegan，andheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff。Andheplayedwithsuchpassionandsuchpowerandsuchpurityastheyhadneverheardbefore。

Whenhefinished，therewasanawesomesilenceintheroom。Andthenpeopleroseandcheered。Hesmiled，wipedthesweatfromthisbrow，raisedhisbowtoquietus，andthenhesaidinaquiettone，“Youknow，sometimesitistheartist’stasktofindouthowmuchmusicyoucanstillmakewithwhatyouhaveleft。”

61．Bysaying“gettingonstageisnosmallachievementforhim”，theauthorreallymeans______。

A．it’sverydifficultforItzhakPerlmantoplaytheviolinwiththreestrings

B．it’snoteasyforItzhakPerlmantogetonthestagebecauseheisdisabled

C．it’snoteasyforItzhakPerlmantofacesuchalargeaudience

D．it’sreallygreatachievementsforItzhakPerlmantoplaytheviolinwiththreestrings

62．Whenoneofthestringsbroke，peoplethoughtItzhakPerlmanwould__________。

A．goonplayingwiththeremainingthreestrings

B．giveupplaying

C．changeorrepairhisviolin

D．getoffthestagewithshame

63．ItzhakPerlman___________whenoneofthestringsoftheviolinbroke。

A．gaveupplaying

B．didn’tknowwhattodo

C．wentonplayingthesamepieceofmusic

D．wentonplayingadifferentpieceofmusic

64．WhatdidtheaudiencefeelwhenItzhakPerlmanfinishedplaying?

A．SurprisedB．DisappointedC．MovedD．Satisfied

65．ItzhakPerlmancanbebestdescribedasamanwhois____________。

A．cleverB．strongwilledC．humourousD．quiteskilled

P

Comerainorcomeshine，it’simportanttoknowhowtochecktheweatherforecastwhenyouliveabroad。

Aquicklookatthenewspapercantellwhetheryoushouldcarryanumbrella，sunscreenorawarmcoatwhenyougoouttofacetheworld。

Aweatherreportusuallycomeswiththeheading“WeatherOutlook”orjustsimply“Weather”。Toputasmuchinformationaspossibleintoasmallspace，aweatherreporthassomeunusuallanguage。Wordsarechosennotfortheirattractiveness，butfortheirsimplicityanddirectness。

Aweatherreporthasthesesections：ageneralforecast，adetailedforecast，thepreviousday’sreading，worldweather，pollutionlevels，andtimesandtides。

Mostforecastsbeginwitha“generalsituation”reportwithgeneralcharacteristics(特点)ofthatday’sweather。Forecastsdonotgenerallyusenormalsentences，butmakeuseofverbs，adjectivesandadverbsinstead。Forexample，“Briefsunnyperiodsandheavythundershowerslater。”Peoplescanaweatherpageratherthanspendingalongtimeonit，sowritersdonotneedfullsentences。

Followingthegeneralforecastismoredetailedinformation。InBritain，whichisasmallcountry，andtheUS，whichislarge，therearegeographicalseparationslikeNorthern，Eastcoast，andsoon。Thefocusisnotonattractivesentences，butimmediacy。

Thereareofcoursetemperatureforecasts。Dependingonwhereyouare，theywillbeinCelsiusorFahrenheit。InBritain，temperaturesaregiveninboth。IntheUS，onlyFahrenheitisused。TogofromFahrenheittoCelsius，takeaway32fromthetemperatureanddivideby1。8。

Mostnewspapersalsohaveabrieflistofweatherconditionsinmajorcitiesaroundtheworld。

Withpollutionbecomingaglobalproblem，manyforecastsgivetheday’spollutionlevels。Thismaybeimportantforasthmasufferersandpeoplewhoareaffectedbyairqualitylevels。Inthesummer，pollenlevels(flowerseedsintheair)aresometimeslistedtohelphayfeversufferers。

Thereisusuallyinformationalsoonwhenthesunwillriseandset。Thisisusefulforfarmersandotherearlyrisers。

66．IfthehighesttemperatureinLondonis68F，thenitis_________intheCelsiusscale。

A．30B．20C．10D．40

67．Ifyouareaskedtowriteaweatherreport，youmustmakesurethelanguageyouuseis______。

A．interestingB．simpleanddirectC．unusualD．briefandattractive

68．Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantstotellus_________whenweliveabroad。

A．howtowriteaweatherforecast

B．wheretofindaweatherforecast

C．whenwemostneedaweatherforecast

D．whatinformationwecangetfromaweatherforecast

69．Ifyouhaveahayfeverwhenyouareoutonasummer，youwillpayspecialattentionto_____。

A．pollutionlevelB．thechangesoftemperature

C．thetimethesunrisesandsetsD．pollenlevels

Q

AtTurkishAirlines，it’sbeenoneyearsinceourfirstvoyageinChina。Atimespentonprovidingnothingshortofthefinest，friendliestandmostreliableairtravelservicearound。Aservicewhichoffersflyerssimplebooking，easycheck－in，nottomentionexcellentin－flightservicesandentertainment。

Itiswithgreatpleasurethenthatweannouncetheintroductionofthe3rdflightinourweeklyservice。FromBeijingandShanghai，wetakeyouthroughbothhistoryandtime。FlyingovertheSilkRoadyouarriveintheancientcapitalofIstanbulatsunrise—anunforgettableexperience—andfromthereweconnectyoutoafurther100destinationsworldwide。

Socomeexperiencewhatitistotravelacrossoneoftheworld’sancienttradingroutesintruestyleandcomfort。

Offervalid(有效)fromJune7toJuly13。Fortermsandconditions，pleasecontactyourlocaltravelagentattheTurkishAirlinesBeijingandShanghaioffices：

BeijingTel：(010)/68/69/70Fax：(010)

E-mail：thybjs@public3。bta。net。cn

ShanghaiTel：(021)Fax：(021)

E-mail：thysha@uninet。com。cn

70．Thepurposeofthispassageis__________。

A．tointroduceanewflightservicebyTurkishAirlines

B．toshowTurkishAirlinesoffersthebestserviceintheworld

C．toinviteyoutovisitIstanbulfromChina

D．toannouncethecheapestflightfromBeijingtoIstanbul

71．Ifyoubuya3rd–flightticket，whichistherightrouteofflight?

A．Shanghai→NorthAfrica→Istanbul

B．Beijing→Istanbul→MiddleEast

C．Shanghai→Europe→MiddleEast

D．Beijing→Istanbul→Shanghai

72．IfyouwanttogotoNorthAfricatomorrow(July20)withTurkishAirlines，howmuchwillyouhavetopayfortheflight?

A．Morethan5000yuanB．Asmuchas7500yuan

C．Nomorethan7500yuanD．Lessthan5000yuan

R

Inearly1977，theauthorities(当局)announcedthattheendofmanuallaborandarrangedsometypeofworkofustodointhecourtyard。ThefreetimealsoallowedmetohuntwhatbecametwoofmyfavoritehobbiesonRobbenIsland；gardeningandtennis。

Tosurviveinprison，onemustdevelopwaystotakesatisfactioninone’sdailylife。Onecanfeelfulfilledbywashingone’sclothessothattheyareparticularlyclean。Justasonetakesprideinimportanttasksoutsideofprison，onecanfindthesameprideindoingsmallthingsinsideprison。

AlmostfromthebeginningofmysentenceonRobbenIsland，Iaskedtheauthoritiesforpermissiontostartagardeninthecourtyard。Foryears，theyrefusedwithoutofferingareason。Butfinallytheygavein，andwewereabletocutoutasmallgardenonanarrowpatchofearthagainstthefarwall。

Thesoilinthecourtyardwasdryandrocky。Inordertostartmygarden，Ihadtoremoveagreatmanyrockstoallowtheplantsroomtogrow。

Theauthoritiessuppliedmewithseeds。Iatfirstplantedtomatoes，chilies，andonions——hardyplantsthatdidnotrequirerichearthorconstantcare。Theearlyharvestswerepoor，buttheysoonimproved。

Ibegantoorderbooksongardening。Istudieddifferentgardeningtechniquesandtypesoffertilizers。Ididnothavemanyofthematerialsthatthebookdiscussed，butIlearnedthroughtrialanderror。Foratime，Iattemptedtogrowpeanuts(花生)，anduseddifferentsoilsandfertilizers，butfinallyIgaveup。Itwasoneofmyfewfailures。

Agardenwasoneofthefewthingsinprisonthatonecouldcontrol。Toplantaseed，watchitgrow，totenditandharvestit，offeredasimplebutlong-lastingsatisfaction。Thesenseofbeingtheownerofthesmallpatchofearthofferedatasteoffreedom。

73．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Inordertokeepaliveinprison，onemustbeinterestedindoingsmallthings。

B．Onefactorthatthewriterformedhistwofavoritefavoritehobbieswashismanuallabor。

C．Thewriteraskedtobepermittedtostartagarden，butwasrefusedwithaclearreason。

D．Theconditionofthewriter’sgardenwasfairlygood。

74．Whydidthewriterdevotehimselftoattendingagarden?

A．Tokillhissparetimeandforgethissufferings。

B．Toharvestvegetablesandprovidehimselfwithfood。

C．Togainsatisfactionandsensethefreedomasahumanbeing。

D．Tohidehispoliticalopinionsbyworkinghardinthegarden。

75．Theunderlinedword“It”inthispassagerefersto_____________。

A．learningthroughtrialanderror

B．attemptingtogrowpeanuts

C．usingdifferentsoilsandfertilizers

D．studyingdifferentgardeningtechniques

76．What’sthemaintopicthatisstatedinthepassage?

A．It’shardtoattendagarden。B．Howtoplantvegetablesinprison。

C．Owninggardenisagreatpleasure。D．Madela’sgardeninprison

S

TheColosseum(圆形大剧场)andTreviFountain(许愿泉)aren’tevenmentionedinahot-off–the–pressguidetoRome。Instead，thepocketbookprovidesaguidetosurvivalforhomelesspeopleintheEternal(不朽)City。Some5，000peoplearehomelessinItaly’scapitalandupto50，000peoplearedependentonothersforhelp——especiallytheelderlyandthedisabled，accordingtotheSant’Egidioreligiouscharitywhichdrewupthebook。

The2003editionof“WheretoEat，SleepandWash”，whichhasbeencalledthe“Poor-Man’sMichelinGuide(《米其林指南》)toRome，”tellstheneedyandhomelesswheretofindshelters，soupkitchens，publicbathsandhealthservices。Demandforthebookhasskyrocketedsinceitwasfirstpublishedin1990。Thegroupprinted2，000copiesofthefirsteditionbutthisyear13，000copiesofthe148-page“Bible”wereprinted，highlighting760locations(场所)thatprovideservicesfortheneedy。

“ItcontainsthesecretstosurvivalinRome，”saidMarioMarazziti，aspokesmanfortheSant’Egidiocommunity。“ThisisadifferentfaceofRome，andtheguidetellsushowtodealwithitsproblems。”“Becauseoftheeconomiccrisis，moreandmorepeoplearefallingbelowthepovertyline，”Marazzitiadded。

Indeed，itwasthedeathofabeggarin1983afterambulanceworkersrefusedtopickhimupthatinspiredSant’Egidiotostartpublishingitspocket-sizedguidestoRome。Forthefirsttime，San’tEgidioalsoincludedafold-outplastic-coatedmapwithsymbolsrepresentingalloftheeating，sleepingandwashinghotspotsacrossthecity。AlthoughtheGolosseumisnotmarkedintheguide，itappearsonthismap。“Butit’sjustareference，”Marazzitisaid。“ThenormalRomethattouristslookatisabackgroundforus。”

77．SomefamousplacesinRomearenotmentionedintheguidebecause____________。

A．thehomelesspeopleinthecitycan’taffordtovisitthem

B．thepoorinthecityareforbiddentogothere

C．theyarenotsoimportanttothehomelesspeopleinthecity

D．beggarsinthecitynevergothere

78．Theunderlinedword“skyrocket”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_________。

A．increasesharplyB．flyinthesky

C．needbadlyD．attractgreatly

79．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．ThebookcontainsthesecretstogetmoneyinRome。

B．ThefactthatabeggardiedmadeSan’tEgidiopublishtheguide。

C．TheauthorsingshighpraiseforRome。1

D．TheColosseumisnotmarkedintheguidebecauseitiswellknown。

80．Theguideiscalled“Bible”because_________。

A．itisasusefulastheBible

B．thepooruseitasabible

C．itisaspopularastheBible

D．itisofgreatvaluetothehomelesspeople

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26—30CBCBC31—35CACDA36—40BADBD41—45DACAC46—50BDACA

51—55DBCDB56—60ABBDC61—65BCCCB66—70BBDDA71—75BAACB