阅读理解训练题（十六）

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　　　 Haikou: A shark was killed after being dragged to shore at Yalong Berth beach in Sanya, South China’s Hainan Province, on Sunday afternoon.

　　　 It was the first time a shark had been caught in the beach area, a popular tourist site in Hainan.

　　　 Local fishermen said they caught the 3-meter-long, l-ton shark by chance When they were fishing in sea water 1,000 metres deep near the beach.

　　　 Police temporarily（暂时）protected the shark while oceanographers decided whether it was a species belonging to State protection.

　　　 Fishermen later killed and sold the shark after oceanographers confirmed that it was a whale shark and therefore not under State protection.

　　　 The shark was believed to have drifted into the area from the deep sea due to strong waves caused last week by Typhoon Imbudo. It had no open injuries but experts said they believed it suffered from internal（内部的）bleeding.

　　　 Local police officer Fu Chenggeng said beachgoers should not feel threatened by sharks because the fish never attack human beings on their own initiative. Fu said he had never heard of any shark attacks at the Sanya beach since he first started work there eight years ago.

　　　 However, police said they will improve the security system to safeguard tourists’ safety on the beach.

56．A possible title of the article should be　　  .

　　　 A．Tourists in Danger　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Killing Whale Shark

　　　 C．Shark Caught in Beach Area　　　　　　　　　D．Whale Shark in Danger

57．From the article it can be learned　　　.

　　　 A．the shark was caught because of obvious injuries

　　　 B．the number of the whale shark may be small

　　　 C．typhoon Imbudo may have brought the shark to the area

　　　 D．it’s not unusual to see a shark on the beach

58．The underlined word“confirmed”probably means　　　.

　　　 A．said　　　　　　　　　　B．believed　　　　　　　 C．thought　　　　　　　 D．made sure

B

　　　 There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.

　　　 But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.

　　　 You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

59．Open education allows the students to　　　.

　　　 A．grow as the educated　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．be responsible for their future

　　　 C．develop their own interests　　　　　　　　　 D．discover subjects outside class

60．Open education may be a good idea for the students who　　　.

　　　 A．enjoy learning　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．worry about grades

　　　 C．do well in a traditional classroom　　　　　 D．are responsible for what they do in life.

61．Some students will do little in an open classroom because　　　 .

　　　 A．there are too few rules　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B．they hate activities

　　　 C．open education is similar to the traditional education　D．they worry about the rules

62．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

　　　 A．Some traditional teachers do not like it.　　 B．Many teachers do not believe in open education.

　　　 C．Teachers may have problems in open classrooms.

　　　 D．The teacher’s feelings and attitudes are important to the students.

63．Which of the following best summarizes the passage?

　　　 A．Open education is a really complex idea.

　　　 B．Open education is better than traditional education.

　　　 C．Teachers dislike open education.

　　　 D．The writer thinks that open education is a good idea in practice.

C

Pocket Tape-Recorders“Family and Home Magazine”test what’s on the market now.

　　　 1）Pearlcorder S702 $64

This simple model at the bottom of the Olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. Background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesn’t turn off automatically.

Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight:240g.

2）Sony M9 $49.95

　  Small and very good looking, sony’s latest offering scored most for appearance. Sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. The big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. Doesn’t switch off automatically but a red light shows if the machine is still running.

　 Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 195g.

3）Sony M400 $115

　　Lots of little control buttons that make a noise and are difficult to use . Recording was good but machine noise lost points. Tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful Tape length: 60 minutes per side. Weight: 230g.

 4）Imperial OEM. MC $29.95

　　Cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording was good as long as there was no background noise. Use only its own make of cassette. No light to show it is on; no fast forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.

　　Tape length: 30 minutes per side. Weight: 285g.

5）Philips 585 $80

　 Handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. No recording light. Tape length: 15 minutes per side. Weight: 220g.

64．The machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is the　　　.

　　　 A．Pearlcorder S702　　 B．Sony M9　　　 C．Sony M400　　　　　　 D．Imperial OEM MC7

65．It you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose the　　　.

　　　 A．Pearlcorder S702　 B．Sony M9　　　C．Sony M400　　　　D．Philips 585

66．Which machine is unsuitable for general use?

　　　 A．Pearlcorder S702　B．Imperial OEM MC7　C．Sony M400　D．Philips 585

67．What disadvantage does only the Imperial OEM MC7 have?

　　　 A．No light shows when it is on　　　　　　　　 B．It requires a special cassette.

　　　 C．It picks up background noise.　　　　　　　 D．The record button makes a noise.

D

　　　 Having reached the highest point of our route according to plan, we discovered something the map had not told us. It was impossible to climb down into the Kingo valley. The river lay deep between mountain sides that were almost vertical（垂直）.We couldn’t find any animal tracks, which usually show the best way across country, and the slopes were covered so thickly with bushes that we could not see the nature of the ground. We had somehow to break through to the river which would give us our direction out of the mountains into the inhabited lowlands.

　　　 Our guide cut a narrow path through the bushes with his long knife and we followed in single file. Progress was slow. Then, when we thought we had really reached the river, we found ourselves instead on the edge of a cliff with a straight drop of 1,000 feet to the water below. We climbed back up the slope and began to look for another way down. We climbed slipped, sweated and scratched our hands to pieces and finally arrived at the river. Happily we came downhill along its bank without having to cut our way. However, after a few miles the river entered a steep-sided gap between rocks and suddenly dropped thirty-five feet over a waterfall. There was no path alongside it and no way round it.

　　　 Then one of the guides saw a way of overcoming the difficulty. There was a fallen tree lying upside down over the waterfall with its leafy top resting on the opposite bank below the falls. Without hesitation he climbed down the slippery trunk to show us how easy it was. Having got to the fork of the tree, he moved hand over hand along a branch for four or five feet with his legs hanging in space, then he dropped onto the flat bank the other side, throwing his arms in the air like a footballer who has scored goal, and cheerfully waving us on.

68．Having reached the highest point on their route, the travelers expected to be able to　　 .

　　　 A．track animals to the river　　　　　　　　　  B．put away the maps they had been using

　　　 C．come near to the river from a different direction　D．get down to the river without much difficulty.

69．The travelers wanted to get to the river because　　  .

　　　 A．it would lead them to the waterfall　　　　　  B．it would show them which way to go

　　　 C．it was the only possible way out of the mountains

　　　 D．it was a quicker way than going over the mountains

70．One reason why the travelers took so long to get to the river was that　　　.

　　　 A．it was too hot to move quickly　　　　 B．there was no proper path

　　　 C．they all tried to go different ways　　　 D．they could not follow the animal tracks

71．To get past the waterfall the guide had to　　　.

　　　 A．use a fallen tree as a kind of bridge　　 B．cross the river above the waterfall

　　　 C．slide down a steep river bank　　　　  D．swing across the river from a high branch

E

　　　 Anxiety is the appropriate（适当的）emotion when the immediate personal terror—of a volcano, an arrow, a stab（刺伤）in the back and other disasters, all directed against one’s self-disappears.

　　　 The kind of world that produces anxiety is actually a world of relative safety, a world in which no one feels that he himself is facing sudden death. The anxiety exists as an uneasy state of mind, in which one has a feeling that something unspecified（不具体的）and indeterminable may go wrong. If the world seems to be going well, this produces anxiety—for good times may end. If the world is going badly—it may get worse. Anxiety tends to be without focus; the anxious person doesn’ t know whether to blame himself or other people. He isn’t sure whether it is the current year of the administration or a change in climate or the atom bomb that is to blame for this undefined sense of unease.

　　　 It is clear that we have developed a society which depends on having the right amount of anxiety to make it work…While we agree that too much anxiety is harmful to mental health, we have come to rely on anxiety to push us into seeing a doctor about a symptom（症状）which may indicate cancer, into checking up on that old life-insurance policy which may have out-of-date provisions in it, into having a conference with Billy’s teacher even though his report card looks all right.

　　　 People who are anxious enough keep their car insurance up, have the brakes checked, don’t take a second drink when they have to drive. People who are too anxious either refuse to go into cars at all—and so complicate the ordinary course of life—or drive so tensely and carefully that they help cause accidents. People who aren’t anxious enough take chance after chance, which increases the terrible accidents of the roads.

72．According to the author, anxiety is the emotion when　　　 .

　　　 A．one is filled with a sudden sense of uneasiness　 B．one sees no immediate danger

　　　 C．one has a vague sense about his life　　　　　 D．one feels that the world may go badly

73．The author holds that　　　.

　　　 A．anxiety is a good thing　　　　　　　　　　 B．anxiety is a symptom of mental illness

　　　 C．some anxiety can lead to changes for the better　D．no anxiety is bad for society

74．According to the author, accidents of the road tend to be caused by  　 .

　　　 A．all those who are too anxious　　　　　　　　B．all those who have anxiety

　　　 C．those who have no anxiety　　　　　　　　　　D．those who are not anxious enough

75．The best title for the passage would be　　 .

　　　 A．One Man’s Thought about Anxiety　　　　 B．The Right Amount of Anxiety

　　　 C．Anxiety versus Safety　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．Different Attitudes to Anxiety

阅读理解训练题（十六）答案

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