阅读理解。 London, Reuters-What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop ha
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London, Reuters-What could annoy teenagers enough to make them stop hanging out with friends and go home? No, it"s not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money. It"s high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the Sonic Teenager Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover their ears tightly and walk away. The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body"s natural ability to detect some wave bands (波段) decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage. A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install it at trouble spots. Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem, they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away." |
1. The device can be used to _______. |
A. threaten teenagers in public B. drive away trouble-makers under 20 C. help mothers control their teenage children D. help the police control shopkeepers |
2. From the passage we can know that _______. |
A. young people often suffer from pains in ears B. shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects C. high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20 D. the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers |
3. The purpose of the writer to write the passage is _______. |
A. to advertise a new hi-tech device B. to tell the reader a piece of news C. to sell the device to shopkeepers D. to inform the public as the spokesman of the police |
4. Who will welcome the device most? |
A. Shopkeepers. B. The police. C. Young people. D. The producer. |
答案
1-4: BCBA |
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Sometimes teens need to have some time away from their families. They may want to move out of the family home for a while. Many parents will say no to this demand. But experts say it might be a good idea to let your teens live with a friend or relative. "It was the break I need at the time," said Richant Lerner. He is talking about the time he spent living with grandmother when he was 15. "It allowed me to be a different person than I was with my parents," Lerner said. He now heads the Institute (学会)for Children, Youth and Families at Michigan State University. Experts say teens living away from their families can test new ways of thinking and getting along with people. They may see new solutions to problems. This is different from running away, the experts stress (强调). Runaways are often feeing serious problems. Some teens who want some time away from family attend a structured summer program. Others live for a while with a relative or with the family of a friend. If there is a conflict (冲突) at home, having a teen live elsewhere can benefit other family members. It gives everyone space to develop better relationships. Joseph Kett teaches history at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He says living at home until the late years has become the norm (准则) only in recent times. "In the 17 th century, children were often sent to live in other people"s homes when they were about 10 or 11," he said. |
1. When children seriously disagree with their parents, experts suggest that parents should____. |
A. punish them B. let them live for a while away from their families C. send for a doctor D. keep them in the house |
2. The underlined word "structured" means"______". |
A. built B. played C. organized D. drunk |
3. In the 17th century,_______. |
A. teens never left their families B. teens never made friends with each other C. teens never went to school D. teens often left their parents |
4. Nowadays living away and running away from home_______. |
A. never happen B. often worry parents and teachers C. are very popular D. are accepted by people |
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Sport is very popular in England. In other words lots of English people like the idea of sport. A lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in (参加) sport is quite small. On the whole English people prefer to be fat rather than thin. The most popular sport in England is football. Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters (球迷) of a certain team will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions (级别) of the football league. Not surprisingly the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football! Many other sports are also played in England, such as golf, in which you try to knock a ball into a hole; basketball, in which you try to got a ball through a net (篮筐); tennis, in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent (对手) can not hit it. As you see, if the ball had not been invented, there would have been no sport. Actually (其实), that is not quite true. Athletics (田径) isn"t played with a ball; nor horseracing (赛马). Perhaps that is why they are not so popular as football! |
1. ________ is the most popular sport in England. |
A. Basketball B. Football C. Golf D. Tennis |
2. You have to be a good supporter to watch ______division football. |
A. the first B. the second C. the third D. the fourth |
3.Why do many English people not take part in sport? |
A. They would like to be fat. B. They like watching sport on TV. C. They are too busy. D. They prefer to be thin. |
4.Why are English people interested in sport? |
A. They have their football team. B. The sport games are played on Saturday afternoon. C. They like the idea of sport. D. They like the famous players. |
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Do this and you"ll be welcome anywhere. Why read this book to find out how to win friends? Why not study the technique of the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known? Who is he? You may meet him coming down the street. When you get within ten feet of him, he will begin to wag its tail. If you stop and pat him, he"ll jump out of his skin to show you how much he likes you. And you know this show of love. There is no secret motives (动机): he doesn"t want to sell you any real estate(房产),and he doesn"t want to be your husband or wife. Did you ever stop to think that a dog is the only animal that doesn"t have to work for a living? A hen has to lay eggs; a cow has to give milk; and a canary has to sing. But a dog makes a living by giving you nothing but love. When I was five years old, my father bought a little yellow-haired young dog for fifty cents. He was the light and joy of my childhood. Every afternoon around four thirty, he would sit in the front yard with his beautiful eyes staring at the road, and as soon as he heard my voice or saw me through the bush, he was off like a shot, racing breathlessly up the hill to greet me with leaps of joy and barks of cheer. Tippy was my good companion (同伴) for five years. Then one night-I shall never forget it -he was killed within ten feet of my head, killed by lightning. Tippy"s death was the terrible event of my childhood. You never read a book on psychology (心理学), Tippy. You didn"t need to. You know that one can make more friends in months by really interested in other people than one can in two years by trying to get other people interested in him. Let me repeat that. You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. |
1. When the writer writes"the greatest winner of friends the world has ever known", he refers to _____. |
A. himself B. Tippy C. a pet dog D. a psychology book |
2. The writer takes Tippy as a good example to ______. |
A. explain how to win love from others B. show how he liked his friend C. tell the readers why they should read the book D. show us how a pet dog should behave |
3. According to the writer, to be welcome anywhere, you must ______. |
A. know much about others" feelings B. do everything without secret motives C. satisfy the needs of different people D. show care and love for others |
4. Generally speaking, in what manner is the passage written? |
A. Light B. Serious C. Sad D. Disappointed |
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Millions of Americans run to the bank or visit ATM when they need cash. They use credit cards when they want to buy clothes, VCRs, or television sets. But there is an underclass-people with low incomes and no credit history -who visit their neighborhood pawnshops (当铺) when they need cash or a loan. About 20 percent of the US population has no bank account. More than half of this group don"t have credit cards and cannot get bank loans. "These people are borrowing an average of $50," said John P. Caskey of Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania."If you add up in terms of how much dollar value pawnshops provide, they don"t look very important. If you add up how much of the population they serve or the number of loans they make, they are important." Because they make loans, pawnshops are a type of bank, often calling themselves"the bank of the little people." Caskey and Swarthmore student Brian Zidmund in 1989 looked at the importance of pawnshops in the US economy-the first serious study of the subject since the 1930s. Their conclusion: pawnshops are the consumer"s lender of last resort (最后贷款人). Pawnshop customers typically cannot get credit at banks. They have poor credit records, low and unstable incomes, or cannot maintain positive bank account balances. Typically, pawnshop customers borrow relatively small amounts that traditional lenders are unwilling or unable to provide on a secured basis. "If you look at total consumer credit, the amounts provided by pawnshops remain small," Caskey said. "They are lending mainly to low-income people. In terms of the population they serve, they"re really important." In 1988, there were about 6,900 pawnshops in the United States - one for every two commercial banks. They made about 35 million loans, providing 1 percent of the nation"s consumer credit. |
1. The best title for the passage would be ______. |
A. Credit Cards for the Poor B. Banks for the Poor C. Pawnshops vs. Banks D. Commercial Banks |
2. What do the underclass people do when they need cash? |
A. They go to local banks for help. B. They apply for credit cards. C. They ask for a loan from large banks. D. They apply for a loan in pawnshops. |
3. What can we learn about pawnshops? |
A. Poor people come to pawnshops as their last resort. B. Most people prefer pawnshops for their need of cash. C. Pawnshops are an important part of the state economy. D. Pawnshops are not important because they make up only 1 percent of the nation"s consumer credit. |
4. According to John P. Caskey, pawnshops are important because ________. |
A. they provide great dollar value to the poor B. they make big loans to a lot of people C. they are serving the majority of the population D. they make a large number of loans to the poor |
阅读理解。 |
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before. Memory "tricks" work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barbershop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office. We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people"s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when "tricks" of our memory can cause us great trouble. |
1. If you want to have a good memory, you should ______. |
A. force yourself to remember things B. make a conscious effort of practice and exercise C. never stop learning D. try hard to remember things |
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? |
A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door. B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door. C. The writer remembered to lock the door. D. The writer remembered unlocking the front door. |
3. What can we infer from the last paragraph? |
A. Absent-mindedness stories can bring people fun. B. Absent-mindedness is more troublesome than forgetfulness. C. Absent-minded professors are often amused by the incidents, too. D. Absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to all other people. |
4. Which of the following could be the best title for this passage? |
A. The Key to a Good Memory B. "Tricks" of Memory C. The Dangers of Forgetfulness D. The Dangers of Absent-mindedness |
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