阅读理解。Yao Ming was born in China. In hislast season with the Shanghai Sharks,he s
题型：同步题难度：来源：
 | Yao Ming was born in China. In his last season with the Shanghai Sharks, he scored 32.4 points per game. Now the big man from China is helping the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two great basketball players and learnt how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to make his dream come true and show the world that Chinese basketball players love this game too! |
 | Pele is a football player that everyone knows. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn"t retire until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the street, like many people around the world do. He was soon picked to play for Santos and quickly became an international figure. |
 | Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were surprised by the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and she has won most of the main matches several times. |
| 1-5: BADCA | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Winston Churchill was born into a famous family. His father was a successful politician. However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school. Later he entered the Army and saw action in various countries. In October 1900, Churchill began his political career. For the next sixty years Churchill"s work as a great politician was both brighter and more difficult than his father had been. In 1939, Germany attacked Poland. Churchill prepared to fight. In 1940 he became the Prime Minster of England. France fell. The Germans fought their way through Western Europe. It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war. Was it not possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler? Churchill spoke, "I have nothing to offer but blood, hard work, tears and sweat (汗)...You ask what is our policy (政策)? I will tell you, it is to fight, by sea, by land and air, with all our force and with all the strength that God can give us. You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: victory." The Germans began moving their armies to the French coast and prepared to go to war with the British. The British had not enough guns to go round. Churchill gave the answer:"We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the coasts, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the field and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never give up." By his courage and hard work Churchill heartened his people and other nations fighting together against Hitler. Victory finally came when the Germans lost World War Ⅱ. Churchill died in 1965 and was given a State Funeral (国葬). This was a fitting payment to one of all the greatest men the world had ever seen. | |
| 1. Churchill _____ before he became a politician. | |
| A. was a slow student B. was an army man C. helped his father in his career (职业; 生涯) D. had little interest in politics | |
| 2. The Germans attacked Britain _____. | |
| A. after France was defeated B. before French fell C. soon after Poland was attacked D. before Churchill became the Prime Minister | |
| 3. The underlined word "heartened" probably means _____ in this passage. | |
| A. surprised B. encouraged C. asked for D. called for | |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true? | |
| A. Churchill had worked as a politician for more than sixty years. B. The writer admired and respected Churchill very much. C. Churchill was not so clever as his father. D. Churchill was one of the most inspiring, brave and wise leaders in the British history. | |
| 5. We can infer from the passage that _____. | |
| A. finally Hitler had to give in to Churchill B. Churchill asked to be given a State Funeral before he died C. the countries which won World War II held a State Funeral in honor of the statesman D. Churchill was a man of great determination | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn"t work out, you"ll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls. The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her mom, "I don"t know how to use a computer," she admits. Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病): All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says. "I didn"t want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we"re self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease." But she hasn"t always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of Iife-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up-again-and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet. Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, "why me?" about something or other," she insists. "It doesn"t do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I"ve come to realize the importance of that as I"ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be." | |
| 1. Why did Mary feel regretful? | |
| A. She didn"t achieve her ambition. B. She didn"t take care of her mother. C. She didn"t complete her high school. D. She didn"t follow her mother"s advice. | |
| 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary _____. | |
| A. had two books published B. received many career awards C. knew how to use a computer D. supported the JDRF by writing | |
| 3. Mary"s second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her _____. | |
| A. living with diabetes B. successful show business C. service for an organization D. remembrance of her mother | |
| 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she _____. | |
| A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet C. tried to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way | |
| 5. What can we know from the last paragraph? | |
| A. Mary feels pity for herself. B. Mary has recovered from her disease. C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible. D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Many people believe Henry Ford invented the automobile (汽车). But Henry Ford did not start to build his first car until 1896. That was eleven years after two Germans developed the world"s first automobile. Many people believe Henry Ford invented the production line that moved a car"s parts to the worker, instead of making the worker move to the parts. That is not true, either. Many factory owners used methods of this kind before Ford. What Henry Ford did was to use other people"s ideas and make them better. And he made the whole factory a moving production line. In the early days of the automobile, almost every ear maker raced his cars. It was the best way of gaining public notice. Henry Ford decided to build a racing car. Ford"s most famous race was his first one. It was also the last race in which he drove the car himself. The race was in 1901, at a field near Detroit. All of the most famous cars had entered, but only two were left: the Winton and Ford"s. The Winton was famous for its speed. Most people thought the race was over before it began. The Winton took an early lead. But halfway through the race, it began to lose power. Ford started to gain. And near the end of the race, he took the lead. Ford won the race and defeated the Winton. His name appeared in newspapers and he became well-known all over the United States. Within weeks of the race, Henry Ford formed a new automobile company. In the 1903, a doctor in Detroit bought the first car from the company. That sale was the beginning of Henry Ford"s dream. Ford said:"I will build a motor car for the great mass of people. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for one person to operate and care for. It will be built of the best materials. It will be built by the best men to be employed. And it will be built with the simplest plans that modem engineering can produce. It will be so low in price that no man making good money will be unable to own one." The Model T was a car of that kind. It only cost $850. It was a simple machine that drivers could depend on. Doctors bought the Model T. So did farmers, even criminals. They considered it the fastest and surest form of transportation. Americans loved the Model T. They wrote stories and songs about it. Thousands of Model T"s were built in the first few years. | |
| 1. What do we know about Henry Ford from Paragraph 1? | |
| A. He made good use of ideas from others. B. He produced the first car in the world. C. He knew how to improve auto parts. D. He invented the production line. | |
| 2. Why did Henry Ford take part in the 1901 car race? | |
| A. To show off his driving skills. B. To draw public attention. C. To learn about new technology. D. To raise money for his new company. | |
| 3. "That sale" in Paragraph 4 refers to _____. | |
| A. the selling of Ford cars at reduced prices B. the sale of Model T to the mass of people C. the selling of a car to a Detroit doctor D. the sales target for the Ford Company | |
| 4. What was Henry Ford"s dream according to the text? | |
| A. Producing cars for average customers. B. Building racing cars of simple design. C. Designing more car models. D. Starting more companies. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| Most people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, and the first person to win it twice. However, few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner. Born in September, 1987, Irene Curie was the first of the Curies" two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars, Irene studied in their own school, and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Sévigné in Paris. Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War I began, Irene went to help her mother, who was using X-ray facilities (设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing X-ray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognized in the form of a Military"s Medal by the French government. In 1918, Irene became her mother"s assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924, Frederic Joliot joined the Institute, and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later. Like her mother, Irene combined family and career. Like her mother, Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize, along with her husband, in 1935. Unfortunately, also like her mother, she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity (辐射能). Irene Joliot-Curie died from leukemia on March 17, 1956. | |
| 1. Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal? | |
| A. Because she received a degree in mathematics. B. Because she contributed to saving the wounded. C. Because she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic. D. Because she worked as a helper to her mother. | |
| 2. Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot? | |
| A. At the Curie Institute. B. At the University of Paris. C. At a military hospital. D. At the College of Sevigne. | |
| 3. When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born? | |
| A. In 1932. B. In 1927. C. In 1897. D. In 1926. | |
| 4. In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother? | |
| A. Irene worked with radioactivity. B. Irene combined family and career. C. Irene won the Nobel Prize once. D. Irene died from leukemia. | |
| 阅读理解。 | |
| William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13,1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family-both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry. Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn"t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama. Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats"s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition. He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now his valued as a manor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats"s death in 1939, W.H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines: Earth, recive an honoured guest: William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel (船) lie Emptied of its poetry | |
| 1. Which of the following can describe Yeats"s family? | |
| A. It filled Yeats"s childhood with laughter. B. It was shocked by Yeats"s choice. C. It was a typically wealthy family. D. It had an artistic atmosphere. | |
| 2. According to these passage, what do we know about Yeats"s life? | |
| A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater. B. Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry. C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. D. Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. | |
| 3. What kind of feeling is expressed in W.H. Auden"s lines? | |
| A. Envy B. Sympathy C. Emptiness D. Admiration | |
| 4. What is the passage mainly about? | |
| A. Yeats"s literary achievements B. Yeats"s historical influence C. Yeats"s artistic ambition D. Yeats"s national honor |