阅读理解训练题-68

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For almost forty years the Empire State Building in New York City was the world's tallest skyscraper（摩天大楼）. The building reaches a height of 1, 250 feet. It has 102 floors. The use of steel frames made its height possible. Steel walls can rise height without needing to be thick. Steel frame construction is strong. All plates are fixed firmly together by metal bolts（螺栓）called rivets （铆钉）. When set in place, rivets are usuall red- hot. One end is already rounded. A riveter uses a special hammer to shape the other end. Then the rivet cools. It holds the plates firmly. High winds can move this strong building. A wind of a hundred miles an hour has caused it to move almost one and a half inches.

56．The writer says that the Empire State Building ________. A. hasn’t been finished B. is in New York City

C. is the tallest skyscraper in the world now

D. had fewer floors than the New World Trade Center 57．In steel -frame building, the bottom walls________ . A. must be very thick B. must be rounded C. are usually red - hot D. do not need to be thick

58．Rivets are described as being ________. A. picked up by tools when red -hot B. hit by tools when red - hot C. usually caught in a hole

D. usually put in place when red - hot

59．The word“ plates” in this article might mean ________ in Chinese.

A. 盘子 B. 钢板 C. 横木板 D. 铜牌

B

Ternang, Mon, more than 10, 000 people were made homeless in Ternang after six days of continuous heavy rain. The wooden bridge across the river has been swept away, . The town is cut by flood waters. At the fifth mile Jalan Tengku, the water is not two metres deep. It is closed to all traffic. Motorists going south are advised to use Jalan Hisamuddin. Flooding first appeared at mid - afternoon yesterday along the river banks. People moving to higher ground were just in time to escape from the flood. Most of the people had to leave their possessions behind. Helped by the army, police, Red Cross Society, the whole town was moved out of danger. They are new houses near the town of Tulang. “Everything possible is being done to help the unfortunate people, ” a government official said, “ In fact, money, food and clothing have begun to come in from organizations and people. ”

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According to the latest reports it is still raining heavily at Ternang. The whole town is expected to be totally covered. So far nobody has been reported dead. 60．Motorists to the south were advised to ________. A. return home

B. stay at home in Jalan Hisamuddin C. move to higher ground D. travel by Jalan Hisamuddin

61．The flood victims（受害者）first escaped to ________. A. the nearby town B. Jalan Hisamuddin C. higher ground D. Tulang 62．The people are staying ________.

A. at a newspaper office B. at a police station C. in Tulang D. on their roof tops 63．The flood is expected to________.

A. go down B. cause more rain

C. get worse D. kill more people

C

For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth’s natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.

Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye-pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（ 污染 物） can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer, Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution. People began to notice the problem in the early 1970s. It is that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using manmade building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases. As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building— green plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant’s leaves absorb or take in the pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and through its tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square metres of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.

．Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because ________.

A. the man - made building materials let out dangerous gases inside houses

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B. there may be more harmful gases outside houses C. the flow of air indoors is limited

D. indoor air pollution can make a person seriously ill 65．The indoor air pollution is caused________.

A. by the building method through which the builders want to save energy B. by the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside

C. by the building things which are made of man - made materials

D. not only by the limit of air - flow but also by the man made materials

66．The most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants because________.

A. they may let out more oxygen which people need

B. they can absorb different kinds of the harmful indoor chemicals C. they can take in all kinds of indoor pollutants

D. they can make your house prettier and more healthy

D

We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and don’t do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience（听众）. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you Prepare your speech. Then try to arrange（安排） your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience.

Don’t talk over their heads or talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly and look at your audience. Pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chance to think over what you've said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together. 67．“Put 'yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.”means that while preparing your speech, you must ________.

A. put your shoes aside and put on theirs B. try their shoes to see if they fit you

C. wear the shoes with the same size as theirs D. try to imagine yourself to be in their position

68．When he is giving his speech, the speaker is to ________. A. let his eyes rest to the subject B. follow the audience step by step C. face the audience in a natural way D. look up and down from time to time

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69．During the course of the speech it isn’t right for a speaker to________. A. think nothing of the audience B. speak in a loud voice C. take a short stop at times

D. refer to the notes once in a while

70．Which title best gives the main idea of the passage?________. A. How to Remember the Audience? B. How to Improve One 's Speech?

C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech? D. How to Pick Out the Topic for a Speech?

E

It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible （有责任的）for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.

If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.

My daughter Carla’s fifth - grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a prefect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.

You can use the same technique when you evaluate （评价）your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.

Learning is a process（过程）of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last. 71．The whole passage deals with ________.

A. social education B. school education

C. family education D. pre - school education 72．The author thinks that________.

A. there is no way to get children to help at home

B. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become

C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework D. children can be forced to help with housework

73．The article gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate（评价）your child’s work at home. That is to ________.

A. praise his success B. promise him a trip

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C. give him a punishment D. promise him a ball game 74．The author advises readers to________.

A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teaching B. take pride in Carla’s fifth - grade teacher

C. do as what Carla’s teacher did in educating children

D. follow Carla’s example because she never fails in the test

75．Having read the last paragraph, we can conclude that ________. A. pride goes before a fall B. practice makes perfect C. no pains, no gains

D. failure is the mother of success

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阅读理解训练题（六十八）答案

56．B 提示：第一句话中“有四十年帝国大厦为全球最高，表明现在已不最高，但其位于纽约将不会变。

57．D 提示：第一段中“steel walls can rise high without needing to be thick”即为答案。 58．D 提示：第一段中“when set in place，rivets are usually red-hot”即为答案。 59．B 60．D 61．C 62．C 63．C ．A 提示：第二段中下面两句可以说明问题“To do this, they built buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside.”“These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.”

65．D 提示：同。

66．B 提示：本文最后两句即为答案。 67．D 68．C 69．A 70．B

71．C 提示：本文一开头就点击题目——家庭教育。

72．B 提示：本文倒数第二段可说明问题，在教育孩子问题上，表扬和鼓励是必不可少的。

73．A 提示：倒数第二段有这样一句话，“Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done”. 74．C 提示：本文第三段肯定了Carla的教学方法，第四段第一句告诉你“You can use the same technique when you evaluate your child’s work at home ”. 75．D 提示：A的大意为“胜不骄、败不馁”。B为“熟能生巧”。C为“不劳、不获”。D为“失败乃成功之母”，故D为答案。

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