阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AToday,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin'sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball(化装舞会).Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheels undereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!41.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.astrangeman B.anunusualpartyC.howrollerskatingbegan D.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury42.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe_______.A.oftengaveotherssurprises B.wasagiftedmusicianC.invitedtherollerskates D.wasfullofimagination43.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto_______.A.impressthepartyguests B.arriveatthepartysoonerC.testhisinvention D.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels44.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.BSydney2005-01-0108:33---motheroftwo,JillianSearle,hadtochoosebetweenherchildrenwhenshemadealife-or-deathdecision.-6-\nSweptupbymountainoustsunami（海啸）wavesataThairesort(旅游胜地),shecouldn'tholdontobothheryoungsonsandsurvive.Fightingtostayabovethewaters,shehadtochoosewhichonewouldhavetotakehischancesintheswirlingtorrent(漩流).“IknewIhadtoletgoofoneofthemandIjustthoughtI’dbetterletgooftheonethat'stheolder,”shetoldSkyNewsTelevisioninareportbroadcastonThursday.Shesaidshewasaccompaniedbythetwoboys,Lachie,5,andtwo-year-oldBlake,andtheirfather,Brad,whohadwatchedthedramahelplesslyfromtheirfirst-floorhotelroom,whenthewavesstruck.“andIwasscreaming,tryingtofindhim,andwethoughthewasdead,”shetoldreportersonarrivalbackinAustralia.Lachiewasfoundaliveabout2hourslaterclinging(扳住)toadoorand,lookeduninjuredashismotherspoketoreporters.Britishsurfer(冲浪运动员)MartinMarkwellisalsoaluckyman.Hehadalwaysdreamedofcatchingthatperfectwave--butwhenitfinallycamealong,itwasanightmare(噩梦).Hewasonhissurfboardwhenhewassweptupbyatsunamiwave.“ItwasreallyterriblebecauseIwassurfing.IwasreallysurfingonawaveIwasn'tsupposedtobeon.”hesaid.“Asanexperiencedsurfer,whenIsawthewavecome,Irealizedsomethingwaswrong,butIcouldn'tescapebecausemysurfboardwastiedtomyankle（脚踝）.”HiswifeVickiandsonJakelookedoninhorrorfromahotelbalcony(阳台)ashecrashedtowardstheshore.Luckily,hestayedatophisboarduntilhereachedthehotel,jumpedoffandgottosafetyastheoceanrolledbacktofeedamuchlargertsunamiwaveonitsway.Thefamilyregroupedandrantosafetyjustminutesbeforeagianttsunamiwave10metershigh.45.Whenthewavesstruck,thefatherBrad_______.A.reportedthedisastertoSkyNewsTelevisionB.waswatchingadramaonTVinthehotelC.triedtofindhissonlostinthewatersD.watchedthingsgoingon,unabletodoanything46.Theunderlinedword“him”inthethirdparagraph refersto_______.A.anoldman B.Lachie C.Brad D.Blake47.It'snottruethatLachieandMartin_______.A.werebothaccompaniedbytheirfamilywhenthedisasterhappenedB.bothsurvivedfromthehighwaveswhentsunamistruckC.werebothtravelersfromEuropeonholidayinThailandD.werebothaliveowingtotheirproperjudgmentanddetermination48.Thebesttitleofthisnewsstorywouldbe_______.A.Narrowescape B.DisastercausedbytsunamiC.Excitingsurfingexperience D.Struggleagainsttsunami COvermanyyears,therehasbeenanincreaseinthepopulationoftownsinmanycountries,asmillionsofpeoplehavemovedfromthevillagesinsearchofbetterjobsandfacilities(设施),inthehopeofgettingahigherstandardofliving.This-6-\ndevelopmenthasledtohugeexpansionsoftownsbothupwardsintotheskyandoutwardsintothesurroundingcountryside.Inspiteofalltheeffortsofgovernmentsandprivatebusinesses,manyareasstillsufferfromaseriousshortageofhousing.Now,anewideahasbeenputforwardwhichwillutilize(利用vt.)areaswhichhavenootherobviouscommercialpotential(商业潜能).Thesearetheponds,smalllakes,disuseddocks(码头),andotherareasofwater,manyofwhichcanbefoundnear,oreveninthesuburbs(郊区)ofbigtowns.Anewstyleofconstructionhasbeendesignedwhichwillprovideahouseforlessthanhalfthecostofthenormalbuilding.Themainsavingis,ofcourse,theland,becausethenewhouseswillfloatonwater.Therewillbenoneedforfoundations;insteadthehousewillbebuiltonaframe(框架)madeofsteelwhichisexpectedtocostabout￡5,000.Abovethisthebuilderswillmakeahousewithtwo,three,orfourbedroomsandalltheusualmodernconveniences,aswellasaroofgarden.Eachhousewillbejoinedtothemainservicessupplyingwater,gas,andelectricityandtheywillhaveavacuumsewagedisposal(真空污水处理)system.Alltheservicelinkswillhaveenoughflexibility(灵活性)toallowforsmalldifferencesinthewaterlevelcausedbywetanddryperiodsofweather.Thefirsthousestobebuiltareexpectedtocostbetween￡20,000and￡30,000accordingtosizeanditisalreadyclearthatthereisaverygoodpotentialmarketforthenewsystem.Asthecostiscomparativelylow,youngpeopleandcommoncitizenswouldliketobuy.49. Somanypeoplehavemovedintotownsbecause_______．A. theyenjoythefacilitiesB. theyexpecttoliveabetterlifeC. theyexpecttogetbetterjobsD. thereisashortageofjobsinvillages50. Whatisthemainadvantageofthenewidea?A. Itwillhelprelieve（缓解）thehousingshortage.B. Itwillutilizedisusedareasofwater.C. Itwillprovidejobs.D. Itwillhelpthesuburbs.51. Thenewhouseswillbebuilton _______．A.watersideareas B.astonefoundation C.lakesandrivers D.asteelframe52. Thepriceofthenewhouseswill_______．A.encourageprivateandgovernmentbuildersB. attractordinarypeopleinthetownstobuyC. varyindifferentareasaccordingtothepolicyD.helpthehousingmarketinthecountrysideDAnimalsseemtohavethesense(本能)toeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneed．Ithasbeendemonstratedthatratswill,whengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftime,preferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithout-6-\nvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrant（香的）flavor(味道)wasaddedtothevitamin-enrichedwater,theratsdidseemtopreferitandkeptdrinkingit,evenafterthevitaminswereswitchedtotheclearwater．Intime,however,theybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswere．Inaclassicexperiment,babiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteria（自助）feedingarrangement,withawideselectionofbabyfoodbeforethem．Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin．Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatterns,butthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtoselectwell-balanceddiet．So,inselectingfood,ratsandbabiesdoseemtoknowandactonwhat'sbestforthem．Apparently,thereisakindof“bodywisdom”,whichhumanssoonlose.Mostofusdonoteataswiselyaswecould．Manyofourfoodpreferencesareculturallydeterminedandinfluencedbylong-established（长期养成的）habits．Somepeopleeatfoxes,dogsandblackbirds,whileweeatcowsandpigs．Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingonaroundthem．53．Theexpression“thehabit”inparagraph1referstodrinkingwaterwhich_______．A.hasnosmell B.istasteless C.hasvitamins D.isflavored(有味道的)54.Accordingtothepassage,adultseatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause_______．A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB.adultsusuallycannotresist(抵制)thetemptation(诱惑)ofvariousdeliciousfoodsC.adults'eatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustomsD.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns55.Theauthorimpliedinthepassagethatmostofus_______．A.eatabalanceddiet B.choosethefoodthatisofnutritionC.havethehabitsinfluencedbythesurroundings D.liketoeatthefoodwithafragrantflavor．56.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcerned,babiesandratsaresimilarinthat_______．A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC.bothhavethesameeatingpatternsD.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors EBillJavistookoverourvillagenews-agencyatatimeoflifewhenmostofusonlywanttorelax.Hejustthoughthewouldlikesomethingbutnottoomuchtodo,andthenews-agencywasready-made.Thebusinessproducedlittleenoughforhim,butBillwasamanwhoonlywantedthesimplicity(简单)andorder(秩序)andregularity-6-\n(规律)ofthejob.Hehadbeenalong-servingsailor,andallhislifehaddoneeverythingbytheclock. Everydayheopenedhisshopatsixa.m.tocatchtheearlytrade(买卖);thepapersarrivedonhisdoor-stepbeforethat.ManyofBill’scustomerswerecityworkers,andtheshopwasconvenientforthestation（邮局）.Businesswastailingoffby10o’clock,soatelevensharpBillclosedforlunch.Itwashardluckonanybodywhowantedapaperormagazineintheafternoon,formostlikelyBillwouldbedownontheriverbank,fishing,andhisnearestcompetitorwasfivekilometersaway.Sometimeintheafternoon,theeveningpaperlandedonthedoormat,andat4o’clockBillreopened.Theeveningrushlastedtillseven,anditwasworthwhile. Helivedinaflatabovetheshop,alone.Exceptintheverybadweather,youalwaysknewwheretofindhimintheafternoon,asIhavesaid.Once,onasunnyafternoon,Iwalkedhomealongtheriverbankfromashoppingtriptothevillage.Bymywatchitwasthreeminutespastfour,soIwasastonishedtoseeBillsittingthereonhislittlechairwithalineinthewater.Hehadhadnoluck,Icouldsee,buthewasmakingnoefforttomove.“What’swrong,Bill?”Icalledoutfromthepath. Foranswer,heputahandinhisjacketandtookoutabig,goldenobject.ForamomentIhadnoideawhatitcouldbe,andthenitsuddenlywentoffwithanoiselikeafireengine.Stoppingthebell,Billheldthethingupandcalledback,“Tentofour,yousee,andthisisdeadright.”Ihadneverknownanyonecarryingabrassalarmclock(闹表)roundwithhimbefore.57.Billopenedtheshopsoearlyinthedaybecause_______． A.helikedtodoasmuchaspossiblebeforehewenttowork B.theshophadtobeopenwhenthemorningpaperscame C.hewasneversureofthetime D.itwasthenthathedidalotofbusiness58.Youmightsay“hardluck”tosomeonewho_______． A.hasjustheardsomeverygoodnews B.islessfortunatethanheorsheoughttobe C.putsgreateffortintowhateverheorshetries D.failsthroughhisorherownfaultentirely59.Onthatsunnyafternoon,thewriterwassurprisedwhenhesawBillbecause_______． A.hethoughtitwaslateforBilltobestillfishing B.hethoughtBillwasill,sincehewasnotmovingatall C.Billhadnotcaughtanything,andthatseemedstrange D.Billstayedinhisflat60.Fromtheinformationgiveninthepassage,whoorwhatdoyouthinkwaswrong? A.Thebellwas;itmusthavegoneoffatthewrongtime. B.Billwas;hehaddroppedofftosleep. C.Thewriter’swatchwasfast. D.Bill’sclockwaswrong;itwasveryold. 41—44CDAC45—48DBCA49—52BADB53—56DCCA-6-\n57—60DBAC-6-
