1、- 1 -阅读理解训练题（三十六）ADear Jane, Barbara and Roger,As you know, weve been looking for a new house for some time.Now that all our children have left home, we find that the house is too big for us. Also, since your father retired, there has been no reason for us to stay in this district. Although we like
2、our neighbors, weve decided to move south for two reasons. First, the weather will suit us better, and second, well be a little nearer to your Uncle George and Auntie Hilda. It will make visiting each other much simpler.We stayed with your Uncle and Aunt last weekend and saw several houses. One of t
3、hem sounded as if it were just what we wanted. The right number of rooms, a small garden, etc. When we saw it, we neafly died! It was in a terrible condition and would have cost a fortune to make babitable. The roof and all the walls needed repairing and the whole inside redecorating. After that, we
4、 were very eareful about believing details from the estate（房地产）agent. The next two that we saw were not much better, but the fourth house was exactly what we wanted. It was empty, so were going to move in immediately. We gave details of our house to the estate agent only last week, but its already b
5、een sold. Well put all your things in boxes and take them with us. Youll have to sort them out, throwing away what you dont want.Can you all come next weekend? You can have a nice rest in the country. Telephone on Wednesday at the new number to let us know.Lots of love,Mum and DadP.S. Bring some old
6、 clothes, because between the rests, youll be sorting out your belongings and digging the garden!56What is implied in the sentence “When we saw it, we nearly died!”AWe were so excited because the house was exactly what we wanted.BThe house was in such an unexpected poor condition that we were greatl
7、y disappointed.CWe were puzzled when we saw the house.DWe were so tired since we had been to several houses.57We understand from the passage that the estate agent .Aoverstated the exact condition of the house B.did not have enough houses for them to choose fromCtalked them into buying a house in poo
8、r condition Dcould not understand their needs58The children were not supposed to .Ahelp their parents move house Bbring some old clothesCsort out their belongings Dwork in the garden59Which of the following is not a purpose in writing this letter?AExplaining to the children the reason for moving hou
9、se?BInforming the children that they will move to a new house.CInviting the children to visit the new house.DExpressing their regret for not being with their children.BAdvertisementNow available at Frandlin park one block from Indiana University. New unfurnished apartments. One bedroom at 135, two b
10、edrooms at 155, three bedrooms at 170 per month. Utilities included except electricity. Children, and pets welcome. One months deposit required. Office open - 2 -Monday through Saturday nine to five. Call 999-7415 for an evening or Sunday appointment.60According to this ad, if two people rent an apa
11、rtment together, they would pay a deposit of . A270 B170 C155 D13561From this ad we can assume that .Athe apartments are far from Indiana University B the apartments have furniture in themCgas and water bills are included in the rent Dcats and dogs not permitted in the apartments62The ad implies tha
12、t interested persons must .Asee the apartments on Monday or SaturdayBcall for an appointment if they want to see the apartments from nine to five Monday through SaturdayCcall for an appointment if they want to see the apartments on Sunday or in the eveningDsee the apartments before five oclock any d
13、ayCA Tight SituationSometimes funny memories are the most special way to remember a beloved lover. It helps take away some of the feeling of loss. Before he passed away, my husband loved to share this story with our friends. Now, it makes a smile to share this story with you.Our neighbors son was ge
14、tting married in 1971 at a church, and we were invited. We immediately rushed out of the store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.June 29 came and, of course, I had not lost a single
15、pound; in fact, I had gained two. But, I thought a new girdle（收腹健美裤） would solve my problem. So on our way to the wedding, we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large girdle.The clerk round the box with the described girdle, marked “L”, and asked if I would
16、like to try it on. “ Oh, no, large will fit just right. I wont need to try it on.”The next morning was hot, so I waited to get dressed until about forty-five minutes before time to go. I opened the girdle box only to find a new 49.95 girdle in a size small. Since it was too late to find another one
17、and the dress wouldnt fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake twenty pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? Finally, my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it, and I was ready to go.As we walked i
18、nto the church, he asked if I could make it. Now, he was getting worried because I was breathing funny. I told him that it would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight-and-one-half seconds-the minister blessed everything except my girdle!My knees were blue and my legs lost all the feeling. My h
19、usband was asking questions and trying to com-fort me.As soon as the minister pronounced them married, I rushed out with my husband. “Please, just get me out of here!” I said.We ran out to our car, and once there he opened the front and back passenger doors against the next car. Right there, before
20、God, human and the wedding party, I took off that girdle. When the girdle flew out of my hand and landed under the car next to ours, my husband was laughing so hard and we drove away.Over the years, he and I had often wondered what the people of that church thought the next morning when they found 4
21、9.95, size small girdle in their parking lot.63When she was telling the story, she .- 3 -Awas sorry for her husbands death Bwas happy to share her funny memoriesCwas wondering who had picked up the girdle Dstill couldnt forget the trouble on that day64She still bought the tight pink dress, because s
22、he thought .Ashe would save some money Bshe would gain a few poundsCshe would lose some weight Dshe looked thinner in the dress65Which statement is true according to the story?AShe changed the girdle for a larger size.BThey tried hard to pour lots of potatoes into a small bag.CShe put on the dress w
23、ithout the girdle in the end.DShe managed to put on the girdle with her husbands help.66The title “A Tight Situation” really means .Ashe was dressed in a tight girdle Bshe dressed herself in a limited timeCshe got herself embarrassed Dthe wedding lasted longer than she expected67The writers surpose
24、of writing this story is .Ato tell an interesting experience Bto prove her husbands loveCto describe her tight girdle Dto describe her unspeakable feelingDWhen we think about people who are leaders, we often get a mental picture of someone who is older, smarter, and wiser than ourselves. Studies of
25、leadership, though, have usually found that there is almost no relationship between skill as a leader and traditional measures of intelligence.Some recent research by psychologist Red Fiedle and his colleagues suggests that both intelligence and experience may be importantbut just now how important
26、depends upon how stressful the work situation is and what kind of task is to be accomplished. The researchers obtained measures of intelligence, experience, performance, and stress.Overall, these variables did not relate to one another. Men with high and low intelligence were equally likely to give
27、good performance, as were men with more and less experience, or more and less stress with their bosses. However, when you look separately at those men who have high stress with their bosses, the picture changes.In high stress situations, there was no association between intelligence and perfomance,
28、but there was between experience and performance. In other words, in difficult situations, it was helpful to “know the ropes” . In low stress situations, the findings were just the opposite. Experience was not related to good perfomance, but intelligence was. That is, when things are going well, int
29、elligence is very useful in leadership.A study of fire fighters perfomance under high and low stress conditions also found the experienced officers performed best under situations of stress. None of this is really very surprising. If you have ever had a supervisory job, you probably found that at le
30、ast as much energy went into handling（管理） people as went into handling the job itself. Tests of intelligenceat least the ones we have nowdo not predict success in handling people.68What kind of people can do the best job in stress situation?Aintelligent people Bexperienced people Ccalm people Dskill
31、ed people69In the second sentence of the last paragraph , “a supervisory job” refers to .Aa management job Ban advisory jobCa teaching job Dan organizing job70Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AIn stress situations, there are no association between experience and per
32、formance.BSome recent research suggests that most leaders are lack of intelligence.CIn low stress situations, intelligence plays an important role in leadership.- 4 -DGenerally speaking leaders are likely to be cleverer than ordinary people.71In the second sentence of the fourth paragraph, “to know
33、the ropes”most probably means . Ato understand the situation Bto control the situationCto get rid of the situation Dto make sure what to do about the situationE“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who
34、 lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message fro
35、m your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often
36、leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without al
37、l the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed l
38、ife was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”H
39、ere are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Dont be available all the time, Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Dont check your e-mail every day.Dont reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first
40、, but it soon gets annoying.72The passage is mainly about .Aproblem with technology Bimprovements of our life with technologyCthe important roles technology plays in our everyday lifeDmajor changes which will be likely to happen to technology73The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rome sai
41、d at the beginning of the story in order to .Ashare a truth about life Btell us what life was like long time agoCmake us wonder what causes such a thing to happenDpoint out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same74Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house?
42、Because .Athey liked to live simple livesBthey were curious about how people lived without modern inventionsCthey were troubled by modern inventionsDliving in a different time would be a lot of fun for them75What do you think the underlined word “available” in the 1st suggestion offered by the writer mean?ABusy on line B Free. CBe able to DBe found by others.- 5 -阅读理解训练题（三十六）答案56-60BAADC 61-65CCBCD 66-70CABAC 71-75DAABD
