1、1阅读理解训练题（五十九）（A ）Tim was born after his elder brother and sister. He could learn many things from them. Soon, he developed his own way of doing things by developing his mind through his interest in creating stories. He would read more than most children and he gathered his inspiration from history b
2、ooks. In school, his athletic interests were basketball and track, especially high jump. When he found he could jump a little higher than most students, he decided that jumping over a high bar would be his specialty.Tim continued his learning interest in history which included serious college study,
3、 and a Masters degree. He is now a university professor at a small university in Los Angeles. In the United States there are many schools that have history departments. There are large universities with as many as 60 thousand students and small universities with as few as 2000 students. His degree f
4、rom a large university with a strong history department has helped him get a good job.Tim and Kelli like cats. They have two of them and they are special members of the family. Their grey and white cat is Toby. The coal black colored cat is called Buddha because he sits so quietly. Cats are popular
5、with many people in America.56Which of the following statements is true?ATim is the second child in his family BTim has a younger sister.CTim is the third child in his family. DTim is the only child in his family.57What was he good at when he was at school?ABasketball B High jump CRunning DFootball5
6、8We can infer from the above passage that .Aall the Americans like to keep catsBthe cat is called Buddha because he is always quietCthe population of a small university is only one third of that of the largest oneDit is easier for a graduate from a large university with a famous department to do job
7、 hunting.（B）What to do if a fire starts?Imagine its late at night. You hear the smoke detectors go off. You smell smoke when you wake up. Do you know what to do?If a fire starts in your home, remember your escape plan and leave as quickly as possible. Keep the following things in mind to make a safe
8、 escape.Call“Fire!” to warn everyone in your family.If you know where the fire is, close as many doors as possible between you and the fire.If youre in bed, roll out of bed and onto the floor. Crawl on the floor next to a wall. Being near the ground makes it easier to breathe. If possible, cover you
9、r mouth and nose with a wet cloth.Feel the entire surface of a door before you open it. If the door is warm or hot, do not open it. The fire is probably right outside your room. Find another way to leave the room. If the door is cool, open it a little.Look out and try to see the fire. If it is safe,
10、 leave the room. Remember to stay on the floor.If your clothes catch fire, stop immediately. Drop to the ground and roll. Remember：Stop, drop and roll.Call the fire department from outside and wait for help to arrive.59What is the first thing you should do if a fire starts in your home?ACall the fir
11、e department BCall“Fire ”to warn your family members.CCollect your favorite belongings to save from the burning house.DHave a white sheet from a window to let the fire department know where to go.60What should you do if a fire starts and you are in bed?AJump out of bed and run away. BRoll out of bed
12、 and stand on the floor.2CStay in bed and then jump out of the window. DRoll out of bed and onto the floor.61What is not true according to the passage?ANever go back into a burning building.BIf your clothes catch fire, stop moving immediately.CYou should call the fire department before you leave the
13、 burning building.DCover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth if possible.（C ）Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right below their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police, Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling abo
14、ut ones fellowman?“Not so, ”say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to research into the reasons why people didnt act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency（紧急情况）. Suppose you see a
15、middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma（昏迷）from a headache? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak（漏洞） in the air conditioning? Is it“steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? Its not always easy to tell if
16、 you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible（负责任的）. He must feel that he must help, or the person wont get the help he needs.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had colle
17、ge students in to be“tested.” Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The researchers started them off on the“tests.”Then they went into the next room. A curtain divided the“testing room”and the room into which they went. Soon the students heard a scream, th
18、e noise of book shelves falling and a cry for help. All of this had been prerecorded on a tape recorder.Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, Ameri
19、cans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, neednt. They do not feel and direct responsibility.Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that the people were shocked, they sweated, and they had trembling hands. They felt the ot
20、her persons trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with. 62The purpose of this passage is .A.to explain why people fail to act in emergencies B.to explain when people will act in emergenciesC.to explain what people will do in
21、emergencies D.to explain how people feel in emergencies63Which of the following is NOT true?AWhen a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency. BWhen a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth his help.CA person must take the full responsib
22、ility for the safety of those in emergencies if wants to help.DA person with a heart attack needs the most.64The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that .Athey are afraid of emergencies Bthey are not willing to get themselves involvedCothers will act if they themselves hes
23、itateDthey do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help.65The author suggests that .Awe shouldnt blame a person if he fails to act in emergencies3Ba person must feel guilty if he fails to helpCpeople should be responsible for themselves in emergenciesDwhen you are in trouble, people
24、 will help you anyway（D ）Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move.Since earliest times, people have always been astonished by movement. But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retranslate it an
25、d recreate it. To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector（放映机）.In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible. You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do.A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nine
26、teen twenties. Felix was a wonderful cat. He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail, using it as a handle and then putting it back.Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the home of the moving picture industry. The famous Walt Disney car
27、toon characters came to life after 1928. Popeye the Sailor and his girl friend Olive Oyo were born at Max Ficischer in 1933.But to be an animator, you dont have to be a professional（专业人士）. It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all. All you have to do is t
28、o draw directly on to an empty film and then run the film through a projector. 66What does the passage mainly discuss?AAnimal world. B Movie camera. CCartoon making. DMovement.67Which of the following statements is TRUE?APeople were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the last centu
29、ry.BPat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character.CIt is impossible to make cartoon characters do what they are designed to do.DIn ancient times people were surprised by movement.68According to the passage, Felix the Cat .Awas created by the American cartoonist FelixBwas designed by Pat Sullivan
30、 in the early twentieth centuryCwas unable to do what natural cats could not doDwas created in the United States in the nineteenth century69It can be inferred from the passage that .AWalt Disneys cartoon characters were born earlier that Pat SullivansBonly professionals can create cartoon characters
31、CPopeye the Sailor and Olive Oyo were famous cartoonistsDthe cartoon industry started in the United States70Which of the following statements best describes the authors attitude towards cartoon making?ACartoon making is an easy job. Anyone can do it.BOnly trained people can be employed in cartoon ma
32、king industry.CAnyone can make cartoons under the instructions of professionals.DCartoon making is no easy job. You have to spend much time drawing onto the empty film.（E）One of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age（ROSLA ）has been that it will bring us some way nearer to
33、“equality of opportunity”.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete. It is obvious
34、, for instance, that many children from less wealthy homes reach university or do well in other ways.Unfortunately we now have plenty of proofs that many children of every level of ability do 4much less well than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible
35、 to test the intelligence（智力）of all male 18 to 20 year olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left school at 15.It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. One study of
36、5,000 children from birth to 21 years old shows that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.It is clear from this and
37、 many other proofs that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizesmoney, social respectability, and interesting jobswhich higher education gives. It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social background. Their parents ofte
38、n need the extra money another money-earner would bring in; they dont value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “its up to you”.71It is hoped that ROSLA will gi
39、ve all children .Aa more enjoyable time at school Bthe same chances in societyCthe right to a better school Dhigher scores in intelligence tests72People would like to think that .Aequal numbers of poor and wealthy children reach universityBthose with the least money get the best educationCintelligen
40、t children are always selected by the systemDonly really clever children do well73Working class children are thought to be at a disadvantage because .Amany of the clever ones leave school early Bfewer go to university than ever beforeC.more than half leave school when they are 16 Dfewer boys than gi
41、rls stay at school after 1674Many children leave school early because .Atheir social background makes them unhappyBthey have to give something to their familys incomeCtheir school is a dull and unhappy placeDtheir parents dont allow them to make their own decisions75This article shows that equal opportunity in education .Ais a thing of the past Bhas not yet been achieved Cis there for those who deserve（值得拥有）it Dhas greatly improved our society5阅读理解训练题（五十九）答案56-60CBDBD 61-65CBCDA 66-70CABDA 71-75BCABB
