1、Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 同步练习(九)阅读理解(共 28 分，每小题 2 分) (A)A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground He ran off as fast as he could， but they followed him He reached a place whe
2、re he saw two roads in front of him，one to the right and the other to the left Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him，getting nearer，and at the seine time he heard a voice in his ear It told him to go to the right，and he did soHe ran on and soon came to a small hotel He was recei
3、ved there kindly and given a room，and he was saved from the two menThat was the dream Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and，as happened in the dream long ago，two men ran out and tried to throw him down He ran offAnd came to a place with two roads，like in the dreamHe remembered the
4、 dream and took the road to the rightHe soon reached a serial hotel，was taker in，and so was safeHis dream of twenty years ago had saved his life1The Black Forest k _Aa place in GermanyBnot a real placeCinvented by the writerDa place in Britain2When he was walking in the forest， _ ran after himAtwo d
5、ogs Btwo tigers Ctwo men Dtwo women3Finally he came to _ Aa forest Banother road Canother dream Da small hotel4It was _ that saved the mans life 20 years laterAa voice Bthe dream Csomeone else DGod5The story tells us the _Aa dream may come true some time laterBa dream is always a dreamCpeople should
6、 not believe their dreamsDpeople should always believe their dreams(B)Started in 1636，Harvard University is the oldest of the many colleges and universities in the United States， Yale，Princeton， Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after HarvardThey were all started before the American Revolution
7、 made the thirteen colonies(殖民地)into statesIn the early years，these schools were much the sameOnly young men attended collegesAll the students studied the same subjects，and everyone learned Latin，Greek and HebrewLittle was known about the science then，and one kind of school could teach everything th
8、at was known about the worldWhen the students graduated(left school)，most of them became ministers Or teachersIn 1682， Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctorsLater lawyers could receive their training in Harvards law school In 1825Harvard began teaching modern lan
9、guages， Such as French and German， as well as Latin and GreekSoon it began teaching American historySpecial colleges for women were started New state universities began to teach such subjects as farming， engineering and businessToday ， there are many different kinds of colleges and universitiesMost
10、of them are divided into smaller schools that deal with social fields of learning There is so much to learn that one kind of school cannot offer it a116. The story doesnt say so， but it makes you think that _ A. universities have changed over the yearsB. today all the students study to become teache
11、rs or ministersC. all colleges were much the same in the early yearsD. students then were allowed to study both language and science7. As knowledge increased，colleges began to teach _Aeverything that was knownBmany new subjectsCLatin ，Greek and HebrewDforeign languages8. On the whole，this story is a
12、bout _Ahow colleges have changedBhow to start a university Cthe American RevolutionDthe would famous colleges in America9. Which of the following is right according to the text?AThere is more to learn today than in 1636BThe early schools are still much the sameCEvery student studied Latin，Greek and
13、HebrewDThey began teaching foreign languages in 1825(C)Hawking has left much for Chinese to think about British physicist Stephen Hawking，possibly the worlds most famous scientist after Albert Einstein，gave lectures in Zhejiang and Beijing in AugustAn illness left him unable to move any part of his
14、body except for three fingers But his continuing efforts in the field of science have made many young people take him as their idol(偶像) His books，Such as A Brief History of Time(时间简史) ，become best sellers in Chinese bookstores “Hawking helps people expand theirhorizons and become interested in scien
15、ce， ”said Pan Yunhe，president of Zhejiang UniversityIndeed，experts dont think it likely that Hawkings lectures and profound(深奥的) ideas will be easily understood by the average person But he has certainly sowed the seeds of science among many young peopleAnd the “Hawking fever” caused by his visit ha
16、s made people ask， “How can China produce more top scientists like Hawking?”“Nurturing(培养)top scientists will take as much work to change society as to educate the scientists themselves， ”said Zhang FanZhang has studied in the UK since 1999 and will be a sophomore(大学二年级学生)at Trinity College in Octob
17、er，2002In Britain， Zhang said， teachers encourage students to have a general understanding of the subjects they are interested in And they also encourage students to develop new ideas， which helps them to nurture their creativityIn China，the Ministry of Education(教育部)has encouraged schools to provid
18、e quality education to tap(开发)student potential(潜力)“I hope teachers will pay more attention to helping us use our imaginations(想象力) and solve problems on our own， ”said Lu Jie，a 9th grader of Sanfan Middle School in Beijing10. From this essay _ have made young people take Hawking as their idolA the
19、fact that Hawking is a famous physicistBHaw kings lecture in Zhejiang and BeijingCHaw kings continuing efforts in scienceD the fact that Hawking can just move three fingers11. In paragraph 4， what is the meaning of“horizonsfrom the context?AHeartBSightCThe range of ones knowledgeDMind 12. From this
20、essay，which of the following statements is true?A Hawking brought a fever to ChinaB Haw kings lectures and profound ideas will not be easily understood by the average peopleC In order to nurture top scientists， teachers should solve all the problems for the studentsD In China，most schools provide qu
21、ality education to tap students potential13. The last three paragraphs mainly tell us _ A we should make our education better in order to nurture more top scientistsB we have to do a lot of work to educate the scientists themselvesC in order to nurture more top scientists， schools should provide qua
22、lity educationD to have more excellent scientists， teachers should help students use their imaginations and solve the problems on their own14. In writers opinion，Haw kings visit will NOT _Aexpand many peoples horizonsBhelp people become interested in scienceCdo good to the education of ChinaDhelp average people understand his profound ideas wellKey:
