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阅读理解B
1、 The word “horsepower” was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the world's first widely used steam engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring power.
Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.
He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight 10 feet into the air on one minute. His engine could lift a 33-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.
Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.
(1)、The passage says that Watt made the first widely used steam engine.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：文章第二句可知。
(2)、Watt wanted to find a way to lift a 3300-pound weight.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：第二段第一句Watt是想知道一匹强壮的马一分钟能干什么活。
(3)、He made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of a horse.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：第二段第三句可判断。
(4)、One horsepower would equal the weight of one horse.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：第二段可知，one horsepower应指一匹强壮的马一分钟得劳动力。
(5)、The possible title for this passage is The Origin of the Term "Horsepower".
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：根据全文可知。

2、 Snowflakes look like white stars falling from the sky. But there have been times when snow has looked red, green, yellow, or black. There have been snowflakes of almost every color. Think how it would seem to have colored snowflakes coming down all around you.
Black snow fell in France one year. Another year grey snow fell in Japan. It was found that the snow was mixed with ashes. This made it look dark. Red snow had come down in other countries. When this happened, the snow was mixed with red dust.
Most snow looks white, but it is really the color of ice. Snow is ice that comes from snow cloud. Each snowflake begins with a small drop of frozen water. More water forms around this drop. The way the water freezes gives the snowflakes its shape.
No two snowflakes are ever just the same size or shape. Sometimes the snowflakes are broken when they come down. Other snowflakes melt as they fall. All snowflakes are flat and have six sides, if they are not broken or melted. When the air is cold and dry, the falling snowflakes are small and hard. If the air wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft.
Would you be surprised to see snowflakes as big as your head falling from the sky? It happened once in the United States. It could happen again.
(1)、The first two paragraphs mainly tell us that sometimes snow has different colors.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：根据前两段内容可判断。
(2)、No two snowflakes are just the same size, but all snowflakes are hard.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：前半句正确，后半句错误。倒数第二段最后一句提及“If the air wet and warm, the snowflakes are big and soft”。
(3)、Snowflakes begin with cloud.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：第三段“Snow is ice that comes from snow cloud”可判断。
(4)、The bigger the snowflakes are, the softer they are.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
根据自然现象及文章倒数第二段最后一句可判断。
(5)、Black snow fell only in European Countries.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：文章无此说法。

3、 Hobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day a lawyer said to him, "One thousand dollars, and here is the money." As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded（惊呆了的）. He didn't know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, "I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days, or I give up my work in the factory and do what I'd like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting the pictures. But it is too much for one and too little for the other."
"Here is the reading of your uncle's will," said the lawyer, "telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it."
"Yes, I see. I will do that," said the young man.
(1)、He wanted to borrow money because he wanted to learn to paint pictures.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由第一段最后一句“He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts”可判断。
(2)、With the money he got, Hobbs first planned to have a happy life for a few days.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：从第二段可知，Hobbs拿到钱首先想的是住进酒店，像一个富豪那样生活几天。
(3)、What Hobbs was asked to do was nothing but to buy some pictures.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：由倒数第二段可知，Hobbs的叔叔要求他在一张纸上记下拿着这笔钱要做的事。
(4)、What Hobbs really loved to do was painting pictures.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由Hobbs如此贫穷却仍想借钱学画画可知。

4、 Elvis Aron Presley, was often called "the king of rock music", died on August 16th, 1977, at the age of forty-two. He left a great influence on popular music, and millions of fans. During his lifetime, Elvis sold more than four hundred million records. After Presley died, many of his records rose quickly. When Presley died, many mourners journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee, Presley's home, to pay their last respects. While most of these fans knew a lot about the songs of Elvis, few of them knew the story of how Elvis had his first record which was for his mother. He paid four dollars to a small Memphis recording shop, and recorded two songs. The songs were "My Happiness" and "That's Where Your Heartaches Begin". Sam Philips, who owned the shop where Elvis made the record, liked Presley's songs. He said he would call him some day. About a year later, Philips did call and ask him to cut a record. This first record had "Blue Moon of Kentucky"on one side, and "That's All Right, Mama"on the other.
(1)、The passage is mainly about how Elvis Presley began his career.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：根据全文可判断。
(2)、Mourners are usually record-producers.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：从文中“When Presley died, many mourners journeyed to Memphis, Tennessee, Presley's home, to pay their last respects”可推断Mourners意为送葬者。
(3)、Without the record for his mother, Elvis might not have become a star.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：文中提及Elvis第一张唱片是为了他母亲录制从而被挖掘，因此选A。
(4)、When Presley died, people went to Memphis for his mother's story of life.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：无此说法，去Memphis是为了献上对Elvis最后的敬意。
(5)、The passage shows that many people loved Elvis.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：无此说法。

6、 In the world, soccer or football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.
To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup, children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called "Dream World Cups" in Japan. The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama. Some football teams will have games there.
Are you a football fan？The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football. Teenagers like playing and watching football. Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.
(1)、If a country wants to take part in the World Cup, she must have many football players.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：无此说法。
(2)、The next World Cup will be held in 2006.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：世界杯每四年一届，日韩世界杯在2002年举行，因此下一届为2006年。
(3)、From the passage, in the picture children drew many things except pictures of some football stars.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：最后一段提到孩子们像很多足球爱好者那样，以画喜爱的球星的方法来显示对他们的热爱。
(4)、In "Dream World Cup", the children drew the flags of some countries to tell the people their stories.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：由第二段可知画旗帜是为了祝愿他们好运。
(5)、Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because they are football fans.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由最后一段可知。

8、A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco. "Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a friend. I'd like to bring him home with me."
"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know," the son continued, "he was injured pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine（地雷） and lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us."
"We're sorry to hear that, son. But, maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."
"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."
"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible burden to us. We have our own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."
At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed he had killed himself.
The grief-stricken（悲痛欲绝的） parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the city morgue（太平间） to identify the body of their son. They recognized him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know, their son had only one arm and one leg.
(1)、The soldier called his parents from San Francisco after having fought in Vietnam.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由第一段可知。
(2)、The soldier told his parents that he wanted them to meet his friend in the army.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：文中是说他要把一个朋友带回去和他们一起住。
(3)、His father considered his plan unacceptable.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
(4)、A few days later the parents were told by the police that their son had killed himself.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由文中对话可知他的父母认为他这样的朋友是个累赘，不同意让他和他们一起住。
(5)、The son killed himself because he was unable to find a job.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：无此说法。

9、Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life. But a new report offers some different advice. Experts say people should obey their bodies; they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.
The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academies. This organization provides scientific and technical advice to the government and the public.
The report contains some general suggestions. The experts say women should get about two-point-seven liters of water daily. Men should get about three-point-seven liters. But wait － in each case, that is more than eight glasses.
There is an important difference. The report does not tell people how many glasses of water to drink. In fact, the experts say it may be impossible to know how many glasses are needed to meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods. People do not get water only by forcing themselves to drink a set number of glasses per day. People also drink fruit juices and sodas and milk. They drink coffee and tea. These all contain water.
As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in hot climates. Depending on heat and activity, people could need two times as much water as others do.

(1)、According to the passage, experts advise people to drink as much water as they feel like drinking.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由文中第一段最后一句“This organization provides scientific and technical advice to the government and the public”可知。
(2)、Most healthy people meet their daily needs for water by drinking when they are tired.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：由第二段第一句“The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide”可知。
(3)、The Institute of Medicine usually changes some traditional ideas.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：无此说法。
(4)、People's daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：文中第四段中“This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods”可知。
(5)、People need to drink more water when they live in hot climates.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：文章最后一段提及。

10、My Aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.
Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBakey, of Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of someone with the same disease. The article said his fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn't possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?
So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years; her little-girl dream of traveling and seeing the world. There wasn't a word of self-pity－only warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.
A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didn't wait to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:
Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.
Signed :Michael DeBakey
(1)、Aunt Edith stopped working as a secretary when she knew she had a very serious heart disease.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：文中无提及。
(2)、From the story we can see Aunt Edith accepted defeat easily.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：由文中第二段第一句“Aunt Edith didn't accept defeat easily”可知。
(3)、In Aunt Edith's letter to the doctor, she showed she was warm, humorous and enjoying living.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由文中第三段可知。
(4)、When Aunt Edith mailed her letter, she didn't expect the doctor would give her a reply.
A：T
B：F
答案：A
解析：由第三段最后一句“She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer”可知。
(5)、Michael DeBakey mainly told Aunt Edith in the letter that her disease was so serious that he couldn't cure her.
A：T
B：F
答案：B
解析：文中无提及。

11、When I begin to look back on all friends whom I have had, I q