阅读理解题

　　第一篇

The Greatest Show on Earth

　　The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is in the spirit of the Olympics to take part is what matters.

　　The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held -- the host country -- marches in last.

　　The runner with the Olympic torch (火炬) then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath (宣誓) on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsmen march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display.

　　The competitions begin the next day. There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport—ridding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.

　　More and more women are taking part in the games. They first competed in 1900, in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics. Women's swimming events

　　1. why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners？

　　A Because failure is the mother of the success.

　　B Because losers need encouragement， too.

　　C Because losers and winners should be equally treated.

　　D Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.

　　2. Which of the following is a long－established practice in the opening ceremony？

　　A Runners enter the stadium with torches.

　　B Each team has to put on a wonderful display.

　　C The Greek team marches in first.

　　D Men and women were magnificent clothes.

　　3. Who takes the Olympic oath？

　　A A judge from the host country.

　　B An official from the host country.

　　C A Greek sportsman.

　　D A sportsman from the host country.

　　4. What the most important events in the Olympic Games？

　　A The track and field events.

　　B The horse－riding events.

　　C The swimming events.

　　D The boat－racing events.

　　5. When did women start taking part in Olympic Games？

　　A In 1912.

　　B In 1900.

　　C In 1928.

　　D In 1924.

　　第二篇

Super market

　　Most supermarkets need a very large floor area, sometimes at least ten times as big as that of an ordinary shop there are usually two doors, one as an entrance and the other as an exit the rest of the side facing the street is largely of plate glass, with goods or advertising martial displayed The other three walls are normally decorated in light colors, giving an impression of cleanliness (清洁) and brightness Most supermarkets are on one floor only, goods being stored in rooms at the back or upstairs

　　At right-angles to the window stretch long structures about six feet high with a number of shelves on each side Similar shelf units or frozen food containers extend round the walls Broad aisles between the shelf units and ample (足够的) space between them and the window and also the far wall allow room for the circulation of many people Individual commodities (商品), in tins, bags, boxes or other containers, are stacked (堆放) in groups on the shelves, and each group is labeled with a price ticket Metal baskets near the entrance are taken by the shoppers who collect in them the goods they select from the shelves

　　Between the shelf units and the window in one half of the shops are a number of small counters about three feet high Beside each sits a cashier (现金出纳员), who operates a machine for totaling the cost of each customer's purchases The customer places the basket at one end of the counter so that it can be emptied by the cashier who records the price of the commodities one by one, before putting each on a moving section of the counter top The goods are collected and packed into the customer's bag by another assistant at the end of the counter The cashier finally hands a printed slip recording all prices to the customer, who pays the total, collects the bag and leaves

　　6 Which of the following statements is NOT true, according to the passage?

　　A Most supermarkets have a very large floor area

　　B Most supermarkets have a floor area as large as that of an ordinary shop

　　C Most supermarkets are on one floor only

　　D Some supermarkets have a floor area at least ten times as big as that of an ordinary shop

　　7 In most supermarkets goods are stored

　　A upstairs or in rooms at the back

　　B upstairs and in rooms at the back

　　C downstairs or in rooms at the back

　　D downstairs and in rooms at the back

　　8 A supermarket usually has

　　A lots of rooms for shoppers to sit in

　　B lots of rest rooms for shoppers to use

　　C ample space for shoppers to move round

　　D lots of rooms where new varieties of goods are on display

　　9 Who supermarkets basket?

　　A The shopper

　　B The cashier

　　C The customer

　　D The purchaser

　　10 What does the customer collect before he or she leaves?

　　A The bag

　　C The printed slip

　　C The metal basket

　　D The cash

第三篇

A Thirsty World

　　The world is not only hungry, it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 75% of the earth's surface is covered with water. But about 97% of this huge amount is Sea-water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3% - the fresh water that comes from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we cannot even use all of that, because some of it is in the form of icebergs (冰山) and glaciers (冰川). Even worse, some of it has been polluted.

　　At the moment, this small amount of fresh water is still enough for us. However, our need for water is increasing rapidly. Only if we take steps to deal with this problem now can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. A limited water supply would have a bad effect on agriculture and industry.

　　In addition to stopping wasting our precious water, one useful step we should take is to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been done in this field, but only on a small scale.

　　Today, in most large cities, water is used only once and it eventually returns to the sea or runs into underground storage tanks. But it is possible to pipe water that has been used to a purifying (净化) plant. There it can be filtered (过滤) and treated with chemicals so that it can be used again just as if it were fresh from a spring.

　　But even if every large city purified and reused its water, we still would not have enough. Where could we turn next? To the oceans！All we'd have to do to make use of the vast amount of sea-water is - remove the salt. This salt-removing process is already in use in many parts of the world.

　　So if we take all these steps, we'll be in no danger of drying up!

　　11 The phrase "the world" in the first line of the passage refers to

　　A "man".

　　B "you".

　　C "woman".

　　D "they".

　　12 What percentage of the earth's water can man actually use at present？

　　A Nearly 75 per cent.

　　B About 97 per cent.

　　C Exactly 3 per cent.

　　D Less than 3 per cent.

　　13 According to the passage, we can avoid a worldwide water shortage in the future by

　　A increasing rainfall.

　　B reusing water and utilizing sea-water.

　　C cutting down our consumption of water.

　　D reducing the number of factories producing steel.

　　14 Which of the following statements, according to the passage, is NOT true？

　　A A limited water supply will affect industrial production.

　　B Every large city purifies and reuses its water.

　　C Purified water is not exactly as fresh as spring water.

　　D Oceans are the largest water source.

　　15 According to the passage, sea-water can be turned into fresh water by

　　A heating it up.

　　B treating it with chemicals.

　　C taking salt out of it.

　　D drying it up.

　　【参考答案】

　　1.D  2.C  3.D  4.A  5.B

　　6.B  7.A  8.C  4.B  10.A

　　11.A 12.D 13.B 14.B 15.C