阅读理解。 "Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skelet

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阅读理解。     "Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼)in the closet
(衣橱)?" Jessica asked. "A skeleton in the closet?" her mother paused thoughtfully. "Well, it"s something
that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad"s
family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be "a skeleton in his family"s closet". He really
wouldn"t want any neighbor to know about it."
     "Why pick on my family?" Jessica"s father said with anger. "Your family history isn"t so good, you
know. Wasn"t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?" "Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as
prisoners." "Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now," Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
     After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica"s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her
mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his
newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms
and walked to Jessica"s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm
stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica"s mother sank in a
faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the
worried faces of her husband and daughter.
     "What happened? Where am I?" she asked. "You just destroyed the school"s skeleton, Mum,"
explained Jessica. "I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed
that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad." Jessica
looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. "They"re both crazy," she thought.1.According to Jessica"s mother, "a skeleton in the closet" means ______.A. a family honor
B. a family secret
C. a family story
D. a family treasure2.What can we learn about some Australians" ancestors form Paragraph 2?A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.3.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?A. She was curious about it.
B. She planned to keep it for fun.
C. She needed it for her school task.
D. She intended to scare her parents.4.Jessica"s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.A. they were crazy
B. they were over excited
C. they realized their misunderstanding
D. they both thought they had won the quarrel

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阅读理解.

                                                  Safety and Security Procedures
     Your safety and the security of your personal property are of the primary concern to those of us
who welcome you as our guest. We urge you to take advantage of the following suggestions.
     YOUR VEHICLE(交通工具)
     Lock it and don"t leave money or valuable items inside. We are not responsible for their loss.
    TRAVELING
     Be good at noticing things around you when sightseeing or traveling. Stay in well-lit and heavily
traveled areas. Don"t display large amounts of cash.
     GUEST ROOM SECURITY
     For additional security use the deadbolt (插锁) provided on your door and make sure the windows
are locked. As an additional precautious measure, please secure the secondary locks provided. Do not
admit anyone to your room without first making identification(身份鉴定). A one-way viewer is provided
in your door to assist with identification. If there is any doubt about the person"s identity, please contact
the Front Desk.
     SAFETY BOXES
      Do not leave money or valuables in your room or vehicle. We provide free safety boxes for your
use. Hotel is not responsible for items left in the room valued over $200.
     KEYS
    Safeguard your key. Please do not leave it in the door. Do not give your key to others or leave it
unattended. Please leave your key at the Front Desk when you check out.
     REPORTING
   Please report any suspicious activity, or safety concerns to management.
     FIRE
   Please familiarize yourself with the nearest fire exits. Report fire or smoke to the hotel guard. In the
unlikely event of a fire, please move quickly and calmly to the nearest safe exit and leave the building.
     Avoid the use of elevator.

1. The suggestions are most probably from ______. A. a hotel manager
B. a police officer
C. an experienced traveler
D. a tour guide2. Which of the following is TRUE?A. It is advised to travel to places where there are few people.
B. The hotel is not responsible for anything you lose.
C. Don"t report to the manager unless you are sure something is going wrong.
D. You"d better use the deadbolt and the secondary locks for safety.3. If you feel doubtful about a stranger who knocks at the door, you should _____.

A. let the person in after you have got his/her name
B. open the door to check the person"s ID card
C. call the Front Desk to make sure
D. contact the local police for assistance

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阅读理解。     So long as teachers fail to distinguish(区别) between teaching and learning, they will continue
to undertake to do for children what only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read
is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading.
Douglas insists that "reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the
impossible".
     Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The
function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children
to plan cleverly the most efficient(有效的) system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also
a public activity: it can be seen and observed.
     Learning to read involves all that each individual does to understand the world of printed language.
Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to
public scrutiny.
     If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching
that will aid the child in the long search for knowledge? Smith has one principle rule for all teaching
instructions. " Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable
and frequent experience for children."
     When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and
learner fulfill them properly, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is got rid of.
Learning to readis made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the
chance to solve the problem of learning to read by learning.1. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that_______.

A. too much time is spent in teaching about reading
B. reading tasks are given with little guidance
C. it is one of the most difficult school courses
D. students spend limited hours in reading

2. The teaching of reading will be successful if _______.  A. teachers can make their teaching activities observable
B. teachers can teach their students how to read
C. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students
D. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading3. The word “scrutiny” (paragraph 3 ) most probably means “_________”.

A. unbelief
B. control
C. inquiry
D. observation

4 . the main idea of the passage is that _______.  A. reading is more complicated than believable
B. reading ability is something gained rather than taught
C. teachers could encourage students to read as widely as possible
D. teachers should do as little as possible in helping students

learn to read

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阅读理解。 Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong
signals(信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a
relationship.
Different cultures emphasize(强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with
people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, b

efore
they do
any job. In many European countries-like the UK or France-people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.
     Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence.
The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that
they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but
people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.
     Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and
German cultures share similar values; Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think
that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more
quickly.
      People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite
against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment(多元文化
环境) will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other,1. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to ______.A. develop closer relations
B. share the same culture
C. get to know each other
D. keep each other company2. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that_________.A. the English prefer to make long speeches
B. too many words are of no use
C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by name
D. even talk and silence can be culturally different3. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?A. By sharing different ways of life
B. By accepting dif

ferent babits
C. By recognizing different values
D. By speaking each other"s languages4. What would be the best title for the text?A. Multicultural Environment
B. Cross-Cultural Differences
C. How to Understand Each Other
D. How to Build up a Relatio

nship

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     Weather changes when the temperature and the amount of water in the atmosphere changes. We can
see and feel water coming from the atmosphere when we have rain. But the water must somehow get back to the atmosphere. Meteorologists call this the water cycle.
     There are many stages in the water cycle. Rain falls when water vapor in clouds condenses(凝结). Drops of water form and fall to the ground. The water soaks into the ground and feeds steams and rivers. A lot of rain falls into the sea. The heat of the sun evaporates some of the water in the ground and in the rivers,
lakes, and the sea. It changes the liquid water into water vapor. The vapor rises onto the air. Water vapor
is normally invisible. On a very damp or humid day, however, you can sometimes see water vapor rising from a puddle(水坑) or pond in a mist(薄雾)above the water. Water vapor also gets into the air from living things. Trees and other plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapor from their leaves. People and land animals drink water and breathe out water vapor. In all these ways the water returns to the air. There it gathers to form clouds and condenses to form rain. The rain falls to earth, and the cycle starts again. It continues even if snow or hail(冰雹) fall instead because both eventually melt to form water. The amount of water vapor in the air depends on the temperature. The air is more moist(潮湿)in the tropics(热带) than in the cold polar regions.1. What is the main idea of the passage?  A. Water cycle
B. Water vapor
C. How rain forms
D. Water ,vapor, rain2. How many ways of the water returning to the air are discussed in the text?  A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five3. Whether water vapor can be seen or not depends on _______.  A. how much water is evaporated
B. how good your eyes are
C. in which way water is evaporated
D. climate or weather4. From the passage we get to know___________.A. there is more water vapor in the air in the tropics than in cold polar regions
B. there is more water vapor in the air in cold polar region than in the tropics
C. it gets more rain in the tropics than in cold polar regions because there is less vapor
D. the amount of water vapor in the air depends on how often it rains

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阅读表达。
阅读下面的短文,并根据短文后的要求答题.(请注意问题后的字数要求)     In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all
that were left were the ugly black ones.
     In third grade your idea of a good friend was the person who shared his or her lunch with you when
you forgot yours on the bus.
     In eighth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pack up your childhood
stuff so that your room would be a "middle school student"s" room, but didn"t laugh at you when you
finished and broke out into tears.
     In eleventh grade your idea of a good friend was the person who came to comfort you when you
broke up with someone.
      In the twelfth grade your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a university,
assured you that you would get into that university and helped you deal with your parents, who were
having a hard time to adjust to letting you go.
     At graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the inside but managed
the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated you.
     Now , your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices; holds
your hand when you are scared; thinks of you when you are not there; reminds you of what you have
forgotten; helps you put the past behind you, but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer; stays with you so that you have confidence; goes out of their way to make time for you; helps you clear
up your mistakes; helps you deal with pressure from others; smiles for you when you sad; helps you
become a better person; and ______, loves you!
Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us
get here.1. What is the best title of the passage? (please answer within 10 words)
  _________________________________________________________________________
2. Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.
  __________________________________________________________________________
3. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (please answer
   within 10 words)
   ____________________________________________________________________________
4. Please find out the sentence which can be replaced by the following one.
   We will remember those who have helped us when we are in need of great help.
   ____________________________________________________________________________
5. By reading the passage, what kind of friend do you think is a good one?(please answer within 30
   words.)

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