高中英语阅读理解(附答案解析)精排版.doc

英文阅读理解
Paｓsage　1
Theｒe aｒe ｓｔorｉes aboｕｔ twｏ U．S　、 presｉdents,Anｄrｅw Jackson aｎｄ Marｔiｎ Ｖaｎ Ｂｕren,whiｃｈ ａttempt to explain the Ａmｅrｉcan Engliｓh teｒｍ ＯK.Ｗe doｎ’ｔ know ｉｆ ｅｉtheｒ　story　is trｕe,buｔ they are　boｔｈ interｅsting.
　 Tｈe　firsｔ　ｅxplanatioｎ ｉs ｂａsed　ｏｎ ｔhe　ｆａct　thaｔ Prｅsident Jackson ｈaｄ ｖeｒy liｔｔle　eｄｕｃａtioｎ.In ｆａct,he　had difficulｔy ｒeadiｎg　aｎd　wｒｉtｉｎg.Wｈen iｍportaｎt　papｅrｓ came　to　Jackｓｏn,hｅ ｔriｅd to ｒead them aｎd tｈen had hｉs assistanｔs　expｌａin　what tｈey sａiｄ.If　ｈe approved of a　pａｐer.he wｏｕｌｄ write“all ｃoｒreｃt”on　it.Ｔhe pｒoblem waｓ ｔhat　ｈe　didn’t know ｈoｗ ｔo ｓpelｌ.Ｓo　what he reａllｙ ｗrｏte ｗas“ol kｏrｅkt”.After a whilｅ,he ｓｈortｅneｄ thaｔ ｔerm to“OK”.
　 Thｅ sｅcond　ｅxｐlａnatiｏn is baｓeｄ on　the　place　wheｒｅ Ｐｒesｉdｅnt　Van Buren was ｂoｒn，Kｉndｅrhｏok,New Yorｋ．Vaｎ Bnren’s friends organiｚｅｄ ａ club tｏ　help　hｉｍ　bee Prｅsident　They canｅｄ the　cluｂ the Old Kinderhook　Cｌub,ａｎd ａｎyone ｗho suppｏｒtｅd　Van Bureｎ waｓ called“OK”．
３1．Tｈe author
　 A、　beliｅveｓ　bｏｔｈ of thｅ stｏrieｓ B.dｏesn’t believe a word of the　sｔoｒies
　　C.iｓ nｏt　sｕｒe wｈetheｒ　thｅ storieｓ aｒe ｔruｅ D、 is　telling　the ｓtoｒies ｊust　for fun
32. Ａccorｄiｎg ｔｏ tｈｅ paｓsage,Preｓｉdenｔ Jacｋson 　
　A.cｏｕｌｄｎ’t drａw uｐ　any dｏcｕments ａt alｌ　　 　 B、　didｎ’ｔ lｉｋｅ　to ｒｅad　importａnt papｅｒｓ by hiｍｓelf
C.often had ｈis　aｓsistaｎtｓ　sign doｃｕmｅｎts ｆor ｈｉm 　 D 、ｗasn’t good　at ｒeading，wrｉｔinｇ oｒ speｌliｎg
33.Acｃoｒdinｇ tｏ thｅ first　ｓtorｙ, the tｅrm “OK”　 Ａ、 ｗas appｒoveｄ　of ｂｙ　Ｐｒｅsidenｔ Jaｃkson B.ｗａs the　title oｆ　ｓome Ｏfｆiｃial doｃｕｍents
　C.waｓ fｉｒst used　by Preｓident　Jaｃkson D．was an old waｙ　to spｅll“alｌ　cｏrrecｔ’’
３4 、According ｔo thｅ seｃond　story，the tｅrm‘‘ＯK”　　
　A．ｗａｓ tｈｅ sｈoｒｔ way tｏ say‘‘oｌd Kinｄｅrhook Clｕb”　　B．meant tｈｅ ｐlacｅ wheｒe　Ｐｒesideｎt Van Buren was borｎ
　 C.waｓ the name ｏf Van Bｕren’ｓ　clｕb 　　　　Ｄ．was useｄ　ｔｏ ｃall Ｖan Burｅn’s　supporters　iｎ the elｅctiｏn
35．Aｃｃｏrdｉnｇ tｏ the secｏnd ｓｔoｒy.the tｅｒm“OＫ”was first ｕsｅｄ __
　 A.by Van Ｂuren 　 　B.in　ａ　pｒesidential ｅleｃｔion
C.to ｏｒｇanｉze the　Ｏld Kinｄerhｏｏｋ Cｌｕb 　D.by the membｅrs of　the‘‘Old　Ｋinderｈook Clｕｂ”
Ｐassage 2
Altｈougｈ ｔhe Unitｅd　Stateｓ coveｒs　so　much　land　and the laｎd produceｓ　fａr moｒe foｏd thａn thｅ prｅseｎt ｐopulatioｎ　needｓ,itｓ ｐeopｌe aｒe by noｗ ａｌmoｓt ｅntirelｙ aｎ urban sｏciety Less　tｈan a　ｔenｔｈ oｆ ｔｈe　peoｐle are ｅngａged　ｉn　agricｕlture aｎd forestｒy(林业）,anｄ mosｔ　of tｈe rest　liｖe in oｒ around ｔowns,small aｎd large.Here thｅ trａｄitional piｃturｅ ｉs changinｇ：evｅｒｙ small ｔｏwn　maｙ sｔill be ｖeｒy　likｅ　oｔheｒ smａll　toｗnｓ,ａnd tｈe tｙｐical smａll　ｔown ｍaｙ rｅｐｒesent a　widely acｃｅpted ｖiew of　ｔhe　coｕnｔｒy，bｕt　ｍｏst Ａmericaｎs do nｏt livｅ in ｓmall ｔｏｗns any　more．Halｆ the ｐｏpｕlation now liｖes in some　ｔhirty mｅtroｐoｌiｔan areas(１arge　cities ｗｉｔh their ｓuburbｓ、of　mｏre than　a million ｐｅｏpｌe ｅach—ａ laｒｇｅr　ｐroportion　ｔｈaｎ　in　Germany or Ｅｎgland,let　aloｎe Frａnce.Ｔhe sｔaｔisｔics（统计)of　urbａn anｄ　rural ｐopuｌatioｎ　sｈｏuｌd be ｔreatｅｄ with ｃaution ｂecaｕｓe so mａny　peoplｅ　who live　in areas　classiｆiｅｄ　as ruｒal　travel bｙ　car to work in　a nearby ｔown eａcｈ　dａy.As the ｒusｈ to ｌive ｏut oｆ town　contｉnuｅｓ.rural arｅas　witｈin reacｈ of towns　are gradually ｆｉlled ｗitｈ ｈouseｓ,ｓo that iｔ ｉｓ hard ｔo say ａｔ whaｔ moment ａ　ｐiece oｆ cｏuntrｙ ｂees　ａ suｂurb But moｒe　aｎd ｍorｅ ｔhe　typｉcal Aｍeｒicａn lｉvｅｓ　iｎ ａ ｍetroｐｏlitan　rathｅｒ ｔｈan a ｓｍalｌ tｏｗn envｉｒoｎment.
36.If nｏw Amｅrica　has 2５0 ｍｉlliｏn　people.hｏｗ　ｍaｎy oｆ　thｅm aｒe eｎgaged ｉn ａgrｉcｕｌture　aｎｄ fｏｒestry? 　
A．About 2５ mｉllion.　　 B．More tｈan 2５ mｉlｌion．　
C.Ｌess thaｎ　2５ milｌioｎ. 　Ｄ、 Lesｓ tｈａn ２25 milｌiｏｎ
37．Wｈich　of the　folｌowiｎg　ｆour countｒieｓ　hａs tｈe ｓmallest proporｔiｏｎ　of　peoｐle livinｇ iｎ mｅｔｒｏｐｏlitａn areas?
A.Unｉｔeｄ Staｔes. B.Germany. C．Frａnｃe.D．Englａnd.
38.Whaｔ’s the meａniｎg of the word“metropoliｔan”in　the　mｉddle　ｏｆ tｈe pasｓaｇe?
Ａ　、Ｏｆ　a　largｅ cｉtｙ with iｔs suｂuｒbs. 　 B.Ｏf smalｌ and　larｇｅ towns．　
Ｃ．Ｏf　urban areａs. 　　 Ｄ.Of rurａl areaｓ．
39． Aｃｃoｒｄｉng　tｏ the ｐassaｇe,whaｔ ｃan wｅ　lｅaｒn　about ｓmalｌ ｔｏwｎs in thｅ United Sｔatｅｓ?
　 A Mosｔ　small　towns ｂee ｇｒａduａｌｌy　croｗdeｄ 　 B.Sｍaｌl toｗｎs are still simiｌaｒ tｏ ｅach oｔher.
　 Ｃ.Ａs tｈe traditiｏnal pictuｒe ｉs changｉng,toｗns　ａre　diｆferent. D 、Sｍaｌl towns aｒe　ｔurnｉnｇ inｔo large cities
40.Wｈy iｓ it hａrd ｔo say　when a pｉece of coｕntry bees a　suｂurb？
　 A．Bｅｃａuse　thｅy are the　samｅ. Ｂ.Bｅcaｕse the rush takes　place too　ｑuｉckly
C.Ｂｅｃausｅ　ｔhe　procｅss iｓ gradual． D.Becａuｓe more　and moｒe Amｅrｉcans livｅ ｉｎ ｍetropolitan areas.
Ｐａssａge 3
If ｗe wｅre asｋｅd　exactｌｙ ｗhａt we　ｗeｒｅ　doing a year ago,we ｓhｏｕlｄ probａｂly haｖe ｔo saｙ　ｔhat we coulｄ not rｅmember　But if ｗe had kept ａ　ｂook and hａd writｔeｎ in it an acｃounｔ of whａt　we did eacｈ dａy，wｅ shouｌd　be abｌe tｏ　give　aｎ anｓｗeｒ to ｔhe quｅstｉon、
Ｉｔ iｓ the same iｎ ｈiｓtory　Ｍａｎy ｔhｉｎgs ｈave been　foｒgoｔten bｅcausｅ we　do noｔ have ａnｙ　written accoｕｎt　of ｔhem Soｍetimes　ｍen dｉd　keeｐ a reｃord　ｏf ｔhe moｓt importａnt ｈaｐpeniｎgs iｎ　their country，but often it　ｗａs deｓtｒｏｙed by ｆｉｒｅ　oｒ ｉn a　ｗaｒ.Ｓomｅtiｍｅs ｔherｅ　ｗaｓ　never any wｒｉtten ｒeｃorｄ at alｌ bｅｃａｕｓe tｈe peopｌｅ oｆ that　time　aｎd place　dｉd not　know hoｗ to Write.For　examｐlｅ，we　knｏw a gooｄ dｅａｌ abｏut the people ｗhｏ liveｄ　in Ｃhinａ ４,0０0　years aｇo, because　ｔhey could wriｔe and leave wrｉｔtｅｎ recordｓ foｒ　those who ｌｉvｅd aｆtｅr　thｅｍ.Bｕt we knｏw almost notｈinｇ　about thｅ ｐeople who liveｄ　eｖen　２00 yeａrs aｇo　in centｒal Ａfricａ. bｅcａusｅ ｔｈeｙ had not ｌearｎed tｏ ｗrite.
Sometｉｍｅs.of coｕｒse,eveｎ ｉf tｈe ｐeｏple cannｏt wrｉtｅ，they mａｙ　knｏw soｍethiｎg　of the ｐａｓt.They have heard　ａboｕt iｔ from ｏlｄer peopｌe，aｎd ｏｆten songｓ ａｎd danceｓ and stories hａve been made　abｏuｔ　the most　ｉmpｏrｔａnt hapｐenｉnｇs,anｄ　theｓe ｈave ｂeen sunｇ aｎd　actｅｄ　　ａｎｄ toｌd fｏｒ　mａｎｙ gｅnerations　Fｏｒ most ｐeople arｅ prouｄ ｔo tｅll whａt their　fathers　did　in　the past.Ｔhiｓ wｅ　maｙ cａlｌ ’rememberｅd ｈｉstｏry’.Sｏｍe　of　it haｓ　nｏw ｂeeｎ ｗritten　doｗn、 Iｔ ｉs ｎoｔ ｓo　exact or so ｖａlｕable tｏ　uｓ aｓ wｒitten hｉstorｙ is，becａuse words　aｒｅ muｃh moｒe easｉly chaｎgｅd ｗhen　uｓed　again aｎｄ aｇain in ｓｐeｅｃｈ thａn ｗhen copiｅd in wｒitinｇ.But ｗhere there are no wrｉtｔｅn rｅcｏrds，ｓｕch spokｅｎ stories　are ｏｆtｅn vｅry helpｆｕl.
４１、 Which of　the foｌｌowing iｄｅａs is　nｏｔ　ｓuｇｇｅｓted　in ｔhe paｓsａge？
A.“Ｒemｅmbered ｈistorｙ”，ｐared with　written histoｒy，ｉs ｌeｓｓ ｒｅlｉａble
　Ｂ.Writteｎ recｏrｄs of the past　plaｙ　ｔhe mosｔ impｏrtant　rｏｌｅ iｎ our lｅarning ｏｆ the human hｉstoｒy.
C.A written accouｎt　oｆ our daily activｉｔｉeｓ helｐs ＵS ｔo be aｂｌe to　anｓwer many ｑuestionｓ．
　D.Ｗhere ｔhｅre ａｒe no　wrｉtｔen reｃｏrｄs．ｔhｅre iｓ no hisｔoｒy.
42．Ｗｅ　know very　littlｅ　aboｕt the cｅntｒal Afrｉca ２0０ yｅａｒｓ ago becaｕse ＿_＿
Ａ．ｔhere wａs　nothing wortｈ ｂeｉnｇ ｗｒitten down aｔ　thａｔ　ｔimｅ
Ｂ 、tｈe　pｅopｌe ｔｈere ignｏｒeｄ tｈe importａnce ｏｆ　kｅepiｎg a rｅcord
　C.tｈe　wriｔｔｅn recｏｒds were peｒhaps ｄesｔroyed by a ｆire
　D．the pｅople　ｔheｒｅ dｉｄ nｏt knｏw how to　ｗriｔe
４3．“Ｒｅmembｅred hiｓtory”rｅferｓ ｔo ___.
A.hｉstoｒy baｓed　on a ｐerｓon’s　imaｇinaｔion
B 、sｔories oｆ iｍportaｎt hａppｅninｇｓ　ｐassed dｏwn from ｍouｔｈ　to　mｏｕｔh
　 C 、soｎgs　aｎd　danceｓ aｂout the most ｉmpoｒtant evｅｎts
　 D 、ｂotｈ Ｂ anｄ C
4４.“Ｒemembｅred　hｉsｔory”is rｅgaｒded aｓ valuable onlｙ ｗｈen ____、
　　Ａ、 it iｓ wriｔteｎ down 　 B 、no ｗriｔteｎ acｃoｕｎt　iｓ ａvaｉlaｂle
C.it ｐrovｅs ｔo be ｔiｍe 　 D．pｅoplｅ are　intｅreｓtｅd in it
45 、Tｈe pａssaｇe　ｓuggｅsts　ｔhat ｗe　could　have learｎed mｕch　mｏrｅ ａｂｏｕt ｏur　past than we
do nｏw　ｉf　tｈe　ancieｎｔ ｐeople hａｄ　____＿
A．kept a writteｎ rｅｃｏrd of　every paｓt　evｅｎt B、 not ｂｕrnｔ thｅiｒ wｒiｔｔｅn　rｅcords iｎ wars
C．toｌd　ｅxact stories　of the　most iｍｐｏrtａｎｔ happｅniｎｇｓ D．madｅ more ｓongs and ｄanｃes
Passage４
Ｗhen Mrs.Ｊosｅpｈ　Groｅger　died reｃentlｙ ｉｎ Vienｎa,Ausｔria,peoｐle askeｄ thｅ　obvioｕs,“Why　did she　ｌｉｖe ｔo be 107?”Ａnsweｒｓ were　provided bｙ ａ sｕrvey　ｃoｎｄucｔed among 148 Viｅnｎese　men and womeｎ wｈo haｄ reached tｈe aｇe of　１00．Somewhａｔ suｒpriｓing　was　tｈe fact ｔｈat ｔｈｅ ｍajｏｒitｙ ｈad liｖed　mosｔ of ｔhｅir livｅs in ｃitieｓ.In spｉｔe of the cｉty’s iｍagｅ　as　ａn　unｈealｔhy plａce,ｃity　ｌiｖing ofｔen　ｐrovｉdｅs ｂenefitｓ ｔhａt　ｃoｕntrｙ　living ｃaｎ　lacｋ．Ｏｎｅ　faｃtor seeｍｓ to　be　ｉmpoｒｔant to tｈe ｌoｎgeviｔy(长寿)of thｏｓe interｖiewｅd.
This　ｆactor is eｘeｒcise.ｉn tｈe ciｔies　ｉt　is ofteｎ fａsｔeｒ ｔo waｌｋ　short　distaｎces thａn　ｔo wait　foｒ a bｕs.Evｅn taｋｉnｇ puｂｌiｃ ｔrａnspｏrtation oftｅｎ ｒeqｕiｒes somｅ walｋiｎｇ.Ｓmaｌlｅr ａpａｒtmenｔ houses　ｈaｖｅ　nｏ　eleｖaｔorｓ(电梯）,and　ｓｏ people mｕｓt　cｌiｍb ｓtaｉrs.City people ｃan usuａlｌy ｗalk ｔｏ　ｌｏcal supeｒmarketｓ Ｓiｎｃe pａｒking sｐaces ａre harｄ to fｉｎd,there　is ｏften no ａlternａtivｅ ｔo　walkiｎｇ.
On tｈｅ othｅr hand,tｈose　wｈo lｉve in the countｒy anｄ ｓubuｒｂｓ do ｎoｔ ｈａve to wａlk evｅry　ｄａy.In ｆact,the oｐposｉtｅ iｓ often ｔrue.To ｇo ｔｏ school，work,ｏr alｍost anyｗherｅ ｅｌsｅ,they must　ride　iｎ cars.
31.Ｔhe Vienｎa　survey ｍａy ｈelp to　explａin _＿___
　 A.ｔhe plａints oｆ people in ａpartｍｅnt houses　 　B.the cause of Mrs Grｏｅｇｅｒ’s deａth
Ｃ.the　lonｇeｖiｔy of ｐeｏple lｉｋｅ Ｍrｓ.Ｇrｏeger 　 Ｄ、 the　imagｅ ｏf　ｃｉｔies in gｅneral
32.Ｔhｅ ｐurposｅ ｏf ｔhe seｃｏnｄ　parａgｒaｐｈ ｉs to liｓt ｓome　＿__＿_
　A.beｎefits　of wａlking B.occａsiｏnｓ　fｏr waｌkｉｎｇ in ｃity lｉfe
　 C、　ｍeｎtｓ ｍａde bｙ citｙ pｅopｌe　　 Ｄ.ｐrｏblｅms of ｃitｙ liｖｉng
33.Ｔo ｒeａcｈ tｈe　third floｏｒ of　ａ building.iｔ wouｌd　ｐroｂably be mｏst　ｈealthful ＿_
A、 to take ｔhe ｅlevator 　B.to wａlk up the stairs C．ｔo ｒide in ａ car 　 　D.to find an ａlternａtive tｏ walkｉng
34.People　ｗho　live in　ｔhe counｔｒy ｐroｂably do mｏre　ｄrｉｖｉng thａn walking becauｓe __
　 A．ｔheｙ　don’t　lｉve　near business　ａｒｅaｓ B、 they don’t neｅd　thｅ exｅrｃiｓe
C.ｔheｙ　neｖｅr　haｖe　parking　ｐrobleｍs 　 Ｄ．ｔhｅy can’ｔ ａｆｆord　to take thｅ ｂus
35． Ａ concｌusion tｈat　can be draｗｎ from ｔhis pａｓsage　ｉs tｈaｔ　＿ 　
　　 　 A．air　pollution is nｏt　sｅrｉous　 　 B.aｎyonｅ ｃａn livｅ tｏ be １07
Ｃ.cｏunｔry pｅｏple shouｌd mｏve to　tｈe city　 　D.walkiｎg　is　a healｔhful exercisｅ
Paｓsage 5
For　any Englishmaｎ,tｈerｅ cａn nｅvｅr be anｙ diｓｃussion as　to who is　the wｏrld’s greatest drａmatｉst(剧作家）.Onｌy oｎe nａmｅ　caｎ poｓsｉblｙ sugｇest　iｔsｅlf to　hｉm:thaｔ of　Ｗiｌlｉam Shakespeａrｅ Ｅｖery Eｎgｌishｍａn has soｍe　knowleｄｇe,hｏwevｅr ｓlight,oｆ ｔｈe　work of ouｒ　greatest wｒｉter.All　ｏf ＵＳ uｓｅ ｗordｓ,pｈrases anｄ quotatiｏｎs froｍ Shakｅspeaｒe’s writings ｔhａt have beｅ pａrt　oｆ　the mon　ｐｒｏｐerty　of the Ｅnｇliｓh－speakｉnｇ peoplｅ．Mｏsｔ of thｅ　tｉｍｅ wｅ　arｅ ｐｒobably　ｕnaware　oｆ　the sｏurcｅ　oｆ ｔhｅ woｒds we　used,raｔher ｌike thｅ oｌｄ　laｄy wｈo waｓ taｋen　ｔo sｅe　a　ｐｅrformance of Hａmｌｅt and ｐlａined ｔｈat ｉt wａs ｆull oｆ wｅll—known proｖerbs ａnd qｕｏtations.
Sｈａｋespeare,ｍore perhaｐs thａn aｎy ｏther wriｔer，ｍａkｅs ｆｕlｌ use　of tｈe great resources ｏf　tｈe Englｉｓｈ lａｎguage.Mｏsｔ of　ＵＳ use about fｉve thousaｎｄ words ｉn oｕｒ　normal ｕｓe oｆ　Englisｈ;Shａkｅspｅaｒe in　hiｓ workｓ usｅd about twenty-ｆｉｖe ｔｈｏusａnd.
Ｔheｒｅ iｓ　prｏｂaｂly no bｅtter　ｗａy fｏr a foreiｇnｅr　ｔo aｐprecｉａte the richｎess　ａnｄ variety　of the　English laｎguaｇｅ than　by sｔuｄyinｇ the　vａrｉoｕs ｗayｓ ｉn which　Ｓhakesｐeare uｓed it.Sｕch　a sｔudy is well worｔh ｔhｅ effｏrt(ｉt　is ｎot,ｏf course,remended　ｔｏ bｅgｉnners)even thouｇh sｏmｅ ａspeｃts ｏf Engｌisｈ usagｅ,and the　meaniｎg ｏｆ ｍany worｄs,haｖｅ ｃhanged siｎｃe　Shakesｐeａre’s day.
３6、 Ｅnｇlｉsｈ peｏplｅ ＿_____
A．hａve nｅver dｉｓcussed who is thｅ world’s ｇreａｔest draｍatist
B.neveｒ discuss　anｙ issｕe　cｏｎcerniｎg ｔhｅ world’s ｇｒeateｓt dramatｉsｔ
C．are sure wｈｏ　ｉs tｈe wｏｒld’s greatest dｒaｍａｔｉｓt
D.ｄo not　care ｗｈo　is　tｈe ｗoｒld’s　grｅaｔesｔ ｐｏeｔ aｎd dramatｉsｔ
3７.Ｅvery Ｅnglｉsｈmaｎ ｋnows _＿_＿__
A.morｅ　or lｅss aｂｏut　Shaｋespｅａre 　　B.Shaｋespeare,ｂuｔ ｏｎｌy sｌiｇhtly
　C.all Shaｋｅspeare’s　writｉｎgs 　Ｄ．only the name ｏf　tｈｅ　greaｔesｔ Englｉsh writer
3８.Ｗhｉｃｈ oｆ　the　folloｗinｇ iｓ truｅ?　　
A.We usｅ　ａll ｔhe wｏrｄs，phrases and quoｔatｉons　ｆroｍ Shakespeaｒe’S wｒitｉnｇs.
B．Shakeｓpeare’s writings hａve bee tｈｅ ｐroperty of tｈoｓe　ｗho arｅ learnｉng tｏ　sｐeaｋ Eｎglish.
　C．It is　likｅly ｔo be ｔrue ｔｈaｔ pｅoplｅ often do noｔ kｎow tｈe ｏrigiｎs of tｈe ｗｏrｄs tｈｅy ｕse
　 Ｄ Ａｌl　the woｒdｓ　ｐeｏple　use　arｅ taken fｒom　tｈe wriｔｉngs　of Ｓhａｋesｐeａre
39．Wｈat doｅs thｅ　ｗord “proｖeｒb” meａn?
A.Fａmｉｌiａr　sayingｓ 　 Ｂ．Ｓhａkｅsｐｅaｒe’ｓ plays． C.ｐｌaints.　 　D.Acｔoｒs　ａnｄ actｒｅsｓes.
40.Ｗｈｙ ｉs it woｒthｗhilｅ ｔo　ｓｔｕdｙ ｔhe variｏus waｙｓ iｎ whｉch Shakespeare uｓed　Engliｓh? 　
　A.English ｗｏｒdｓ hａvｅ chaｎged　a ｌｏt　sｉｎce Sｈakｅｓｐeare’Ｓ ｔｉme.
B.By　ｄoiｎg SO one ｃａｎ　ｂe fuｌly　aware　ｏf tｈe ｒicｈｎｅss　of the　Enｇｌisｈ languaｇe
Ｃ、 Enｇｌｉｓh worｄs ａre ｎow bｅing　used in the saｍｅ way as　iｎ Shａｋespeare’ｓ time
D、 Begiｎneｒs　ｍay　have diｆficuｌｔy leaｒniｎｇ　sｏme　ａspects ｏｆ English ｕsaｇｅ
Ｐassage ６
　 Tｒees are useｆｕｌ tｏ ｍan in tｈree verｙ importanｔ　waｙs：theｙ ｐｒovide ｈiｍ　ｗoｏｄ ａnd oｔher prｏdｕctｓ;thｅy ｇiｖｅ　ｈim shade;and　theｙ　helｐ　ｔo prevenｔ dｒｏught(干旱)and flooｄs.
Uｎｆortｕnaｔely,ｉn ｍａny parｔｓ　of tｈｅ woｒld,man haｓ nｏｔ ｒeａliｚｅd that　the　ｔｈird oｆ thesｅ　ｓｅrvｉces is　the most impｏrtanｔ.In　his eaｇｅrness to　drａw quｉck ｐrofiｔ froｍ thｅ trｅes,ｈe ｈas cｕt them ｄｏwn in laｒｇe　numberｓ
　 Ｔｗo　thoｕsanｄ　ｙeａrs　ａｇo,ａ riｃh and powｅrful　country cｕt down itｓ trees tｏ buｉld warsｈｉps,with　wｈich ｔo ｇain itself　ａｎ ｅmpire Ｉｔ　gａined　tｈe ｅmpｉre but,witｈout　ｉｔs trｅes,ｉts soｉl becamｅ　baｒe and poor.Wheｎ tｈｅ empｉｒe fｅlｌ to　pieces,the counｔry founｄ itｓelｆ　ｆaced bｙ flｏoｄs aｎd　sｔaｒvation.
Ｅven ｗhere a goverｎment　rｅalizes tｈｅ imｐortａnｃe ｏf a ｐｌｅntｉful　sｕｐpｌy ｏf tｒeｅs,ｉt　ｉｓ ｄｉfｆicuｌt sometimｅｓ　to　ｍａke tｈe　people realizｅ　tｈis.Ｔｈeｙ　cuｔ down　the trees but　are toｏ carｅless to pｌａｎt　and look afteｒ nｅw trees So，uｎlesｓ thｅ goverｎmｅnｔ　ｈas a good　systeｍ　oｆ conｔｒol，oｒ　cａn　educａｔe　the ｐeｏple,tｈｅ forests slｏwly　disａｐpｅａr
Thｉs does not only　mean ｔhat tｈｅre ｗill　be fｅwer treｅｓ.The rｅsｕlts ａre ｅven mｏre serioｕs:ｆor　wｈere　ｔhｅre　ａre treeｓ,ｔｈeｉr ｒoots　ｂreａｋ thｅ soiｌ up,allowｉnｇ ｔｈe raｉn　tｏ sｉnｋ ｉｎ， ａnd also bind thｅ soiｌ.Thｉｓ ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔs the　ｓoil ｆrom ｂeｉng　wasｈｅｄ　ａway.Ｂuｔ where theｒe　are no ｔreｅs,the rainfａllｓ on hａrd gｒｏｕnd and fｌowｓ　ａway　oｎ the　surｆaｃe,and tｈｉs　causes　ｆlｏｏds ａnd ｔhe　rain carｒiｅs away thｅ rich tｏpsoil iｎ which cropｓ　grｏw When　a11 the　topsｏil is　goｎｅ．ｎothiｎｇ remaｉns but worthless dｅsert.
41．Tｒees ａre ｕsｅfuｌ to man mａinly iｎ thrｅｅ ways,ｔｈe most imｐｏrｔａｎt of ｗhiｃh　is ｔhat they　caｎ　____
A、 keeｐ hiｍ ｆrom thｅ hot sｕnshiｎe 　 　 　 B.enable hiｍ　to builｄ ｗarｓhips
C.ｍake hiｍ drａw　quｉck ｐrofit from tｈeｍ 　 Ｄ 、pｒｏｔeｃｔ him ｆroｍ ｄroughts ａnｄ flｏoｄs
42.It’s a　great ｐity　thaｔ ＿_＿_
A．ｍan is　ｏnly　intｅrｅsted in bｕilding　eｍｐiｒｅｓ 　 　　B.man iｓ　eaｇer tｏ pｒofit fｒｏm　ｔｒeｅs
Ｃ.man hasn’t realｉzed　ｔhe importanｃｅ　of tｒeeｓ to　hiｍ 　　D、 man hasｎ’ｔ ｆound out ｔhat hｅ has lｏsｔ aｌl treｅs
４3.Sｏoner oｒ lａｔer ｔｈe foreｓts wｉlｌ　disａppｅaｒ　_＿____.
Ａ、 unlesｓ　ａ cｏunｔry has ａ plｅntｙ　ｓｕpｐlｙ oｆ ｔrｅes 　　B.ｕｎｌess　ｐeｏpｌe stop cuｔtｉｎg ｄown　tｈeir ｔreｅs
　C.ｕnless aＩl people arｅ taughｔ the iｍportaｎce of ｐlanting trees
D.unlｅss ｔhe goveｒｎｍeｎt punishｅs those ｗho cｕｔ　trｅｅｓ instead of ｐlａｎｔｉng tｈem
４4.The wｏrd“bｉnd”in Paｒａgrapｈ 5　meａｎs“＿__＿_”
A.tｏ wash　ａｗay 　 B.to　ｍａke wet Ｃ.tｏ makｅ sｔay together 　D.ｔo　iｍｐrove
4５、 When　tｈeｒe iｓ ａ　heａｖｙ raｉn．treｅs　can　help to preｖeｎt flｏoｄs.ａｓ ｔｈeｙ cａｎ、 　
A．keep ｒain fｒom ｆalliｎg dowｎ ｔo　soｆt gｒound 　　 B，caｕse the　soiｌ to ａllow rainwaｔer ｔｏ sｉnｋ in
Ｃ．prevent　the soil from beｉｎg washed ａｗａy D 、makｅ thｅ tｏpsoil stiｃk ｔogetheｒ
Pａssage ７
Some of the noteｂooｋｓ Ｇeoｒge Washｉnｇton ｋｅｐt ａs　a young ｍaｎ aｒe stiｌl in existeｎｃe. Thｅy ｓhow that ｈｅ ｗas lｅarning Ｌatｉn，was verｙ iｎterested　in ｔｈe bａsiｃs of　good