1、1阅读理解训练题（六十）A“Go for it!”The expression “Go for it!” is a way of encouraging someone to try something.“Go for it!”means you should not worry about failure or be to careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly. “Go for it!”gets name from football. Not football as it is played in most c
2、ountries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical decision.The conservative (保守) ch
3、oice is to kick the ball and accept temporary defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain the remaining yards needed.People present are certain to shout their advice. Some will shou
4、t: “Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will scream.In the nineteen eighties, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.There is no guarantee (保证) that the action you “go for it” will succeed.
5、 But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.56. The expression “Go for it!” comes from _A. English football B. Egyptian footballC. Japanese football D. American football57. According to t
6、he passage, when we decide to go for it, we only consider _A. safety B. action C. result D. situation58. In which of the following situations should we use the expression nowadays?A. We decide to avoid trouble or danger for the future.B. We try to improve our English for better education.C. We need
7、to make a quick decision at the last moment.D. We have to make a choice between success and failure.BA Batterys Worst Nightmare (噩梦)Portable electronics that can be carried about easily are only as good as their batteries and, lets face it, batteries arent very good, especially when compared with, s
8、ay, petrol, which packs 100 times a batterys energy into an equal space. Thats why a large group of mechanical engineers (centered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but with partners at other universities and companies) are hard at work in an effort to replace batteries with a tiny engin
9、e that runs on fuel. Imagine a battery-free life! When the fuel runs out in your laptop or mobile phone, you just fill up and go.The engineabout the size of a ten-cent coinstarts with a combustion chamber (燃烧室) that burns hydrogen (氢) . Its tiny parts are etched onto silicon wafers (硅片) in the same
10、manner 2that computer parts are imprinted onto integrated circuits (集成电路). The first engine is made up of five wafers. And since these wafers could be produced in much the same way as computer chips, they could probably be produced quite cheaply.But the devil in all this nice detail is efficiency（效率
11、）. Tiny engine parts dont always behave like their scaled-up parts of the first engine. Something between the parts can slow down the works, according to Columbia University professor Luc Frechette, one of the engines designers. Extreme heat from the combustion chamber is also a problem, often leaki
12、ng to other parts of the engine.The scientists goal is to create an engine that will operate at 10 percent efficiency that is, 10 times better than batteries operate. Frechette says that a complete system, with all parts of place and working, will be set up in the next couple of years, but commercia
13、l models arent like until at least the end of the next ten years.59. According to the passage, the title suggests that _A. batteries should be greatly improved B. petrol will be used instead of batteriesC. the time of batteries will be gone forever D. pollution caused by batteries must be solved60.
14、Whats the meaning of the underlined word “devil” in paragraph 3?A. problem B. advantage C. invention . technique61. What can we infer from the passage?A. The new invention doesnt need any fuel.B. The new engine has been produced in quantity.C. The new invention is much cheaper than the battery.D. Th
15、e new engine needs to be improved before its on sale 62. What is the main purpose of this passage?A. To introduce a new invention to readers. B. To persuade readers not to use batteries.C. To show us how the new invention works. D. To declare when the engine will be on sale.CIn the age of reality te
16、levision, success isnt the only way to the public eye. Failure can also create fame, just like William Hung, 21, a native of Hong Kong.Hung recently has made an agreement with US -based entertainment firms Koch Records and fuse Music Network. They will publish a full-length record, titled “The True
17、Idol” on April 6.The idol (偶像) is a civil engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley. He did a version (改写本) of Ricky Martins “She Bangs” on the television show “American Idol 3“, on January27. The Fox TV singing contest searches fur pop stars among ordinary people. In the case
18、of Hung, however, his act was so bad that the judges cut him off in mid-act Hungs response? “I already gave my best, so I have no regrets at all.” Thats goad, because any common person would have found plenty to regret: The off-key singing. The blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high.
19、 The terrible dancing. The hips jerking (摇摆) to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.But, it was this very bad act that sold well.Marc Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way: “Everyone of us is happily guilty of singing our favo
20、rite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom, completely off-key and completely unworried. Thats what William did and immediately won the hearts of America.”Whatever it is, for the moment its big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions
21、of his performance have been remixed with hip hop and techno music and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station.So, what does Hung think of this?“There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, bu
22、t some didnt have much respect for me and some were kind of mean.3Now he says hes not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour (魅力) or to accept it. Returning to normal hasnt been easy.63. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Sometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly. B. Hungs perfor
23、mance attracted the public eye.C.How an unsuccessful person became famous. D. Success sometimes does not require hard work.64. Hung was popular in America for all the following reasons EXCEPT _A. his shirt and pants B. his off-key singing C. his hips jerking D. his excellent version 65. What does th
24、e underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refer to?A. William Hung. B. Hungs bad act. C. Hungs website. D. The publics opinion. 66. Which of the following slows the correct order of what happened to Hung?a. The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.b.The judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the s
25、inging contest. c. Hung became popular among Americans.d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.e. Three websites put Hungs funny performance on the Internet.A. d, b, e, c, a B. a, c, d. b, e C. a, d, b, c, e D. d, b, a, e, c 67. Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America?A.
26、His success was based on his own hard work.B. He attracted peoples attention in the contest.C. He was good-looking though he didnt sing well.D. His character was completely different from other idols.DStarting school late should be the guiding principle (原则) for high schools around the Puget Sound D
27、istrict. Next year, Seattles Nathan Hale High School will join the growing. list of schools starting a little later to allow students an hours extra sleep. As a national research has shown, a later start time benefits students both in learning and physical development.For school leaders, it isnt eas
28、y to make the change. Bus schedules have to be rearranged, sometimes presenting the districts with a choice of keeping traditional starting times at high schools or forcing elementary students to start much earlier. Some sports practice and event schedules can also he affected.Around Puget Sound Dis
29、trict, the Bainbridge Island School and Inglemoor High School and Mercer Island High School have either moved starting time later or created flexible (灵活的)schedules for students. Two of the Seattle districts high schools, Summit and The Center School, already start at 9 a. m.There are excellent reas
30、ons for such moves. Scientists have found that teenagers bodies usually arent ready for sleep until around 11 p. m. And the teens can sleep deeply until 8 a.m. A study in Minnesota found that students earned slightly better grades and experienced less depression (抑郁). There was also a significant im
31、provement in school dropout rates. Other studies have suggested that teenagers with enough sleep relate better to their peers and their parents. These advantages are increasingly well known. Nathan Hale officials have been tracking the studies for six years. But change isnt happening rapidly, if at
32、all.Some of the lack of rush to make changes comes from comfort with the existing condition. Parents - like the school leaders - are used to the present schedules. In Edina, Minnesota, however, parents quickly came to like the 8:30 a. m. start. A survey showed that 92 percent of parents preferred th
33、e schools new time to the previous 7:20 a. m. class bell.Any school action that can deal with such difficult problems as depression and dropouts , while helping students with grades and getting along with parents, is one that is worthy of serious 4attention in every school district. Teenagers have a
34、dapted (使适应) their sleep needs to school schedules for generations. Its time that more schools put the students needs first.68. Which of the following statements is NOT true about starting school late?A. It is in agreement with teens biological clock.B. It makes more learners interested in school.C.
35、 It helps students to get on well with each other.D. It makes students much lower in spirits at school.69.What is the writers attitude toward the change in school time?A. He is in favor of it. B. He seems to object to it.C. He is unconcerned with it. D. He is doubtful about it.70. We can infer from
36、the passage that .A. starting school early can improve students healthB. some schools havent put starting school late into practiceC. sleeping late can provide the students more time to read booksD. more parents are supporting the traditional starting school time 71. Which of the following could be
37、the best title of the passage?A. Better Late Than Early B. On Keeping Late HoursC. The Earlier, the Better D. Better Late Than NeverEThere was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore. While Europeans were served at the counter, a long
38、 line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants. One day I was determined to make a public protest (抗议) against this kind of thing, and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store, I simply went into the shop
39、and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand he shouted at me in a bastard (怪声怪气的) language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants. I stood at the counter and politely requested in
40、 proper English that I should be served. The manager became angry and said, “Even if you stand there till Christmas, I will never serve you.”I went to the District Commissioners office. Fortunately, he was out, for he was one of the old school; however, I saw a young District officer who was a frien
41、d of mine. He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he wou1d buy my medicine for me. I protested that that was not good enough. I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager. This he did, and I well re
42、member him saying to the manager，“Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant.” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said, “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was, then, of course I should have given
43、 him proper service.”I had to explain once again that he had missed my point. Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend? I want to prove that any man of any color, whatever his position, should ha
44、ve the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted, After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.72. The writer was, at the time of the story, _.A. a European officer B. an African servantC. a drugstore assistant D. a black s
45、chool teacher73. The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because .A. he could not speak English in a polite wayB. he thought the writer wouldnt understand EnglishC. that was the language he used when speaking to AfricansD. that was the only language he could speak when he w
46、as angry574. In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means .A. he stuck to those old racial ideas B. he graduated from an old white schoolC. he was in charge of an old black school D. he was an old official in the government75. Why didnt the writer wait at the window o
47、f the drugstore like other Africans?A. He believed his white friends would help him out.B. He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people.C. He thought he was educated and should he treated differently.D. He thought, being an important person. he should not be kept waiting.6阅读理解训练题（六十）答案56-60DBCCA 61-65DACDB 66-70ADDAB 71-75ADCAB
