1、阅读理解练习试卷 1及答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the squ
2、are brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 0 Just over three years old and about four-feet tall. Methuselah is growing well. “Its lovely.“ Dr. Sarah Sallon said of the date palm， whose parents may have provided food for the besieged Jews at Masada some 2 000 years ago. The little tree was sp
3、routed in 2005 from a seed recovered from Masada, where rebelling Jews committed suicide rather than surrender to Roman attackers. Radiocarbon dating of seed fragments clinging to its root, as well as other seeds found with it that didnt sprout, indicate they were about 2 000 years old the oldest se
4、ed known to have been sprouted and grown. Sallon, director of the Louis L. Borick Natural Medicine Research Center at Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel, updates the saga of Methuselah in Fridays edition of the journal Science. One thing they dont know yet is whether its a boy or girl. Date pal
5、ms differ by sex, but experts cant tell the difference until the tree is six or seven years old, Sallon said. She hopes theres a chance to use it to restore the extinct Judean date palm, once prized not only for its fruit but also for medicinal uses. The researchers have had a look at the plants DNA
6、, however, and found it shares just over half its genes with modern date cultivars(栽培品种 ) “Part of our project is to preserve ancient knowledge of how plants were used,“ Sallon said in a telephone interview. “To domesticate them so we have a ready source of raw material. “ Her Middle Eastern Medicin
7、al Plant Project is working to conserve and reintroduce plants to the region where they once lived. “Many species are endangered and becoming extinct. Raising the dead is very difficult, so its better to preserve them before they become extinct,“ she said. The oldest documented seed to be grown prev
8、iously was a 1 300-year-old lotus, Sallon said. 1 It can be learned that Methuselah _ （ A） is an ancient tree about 2 000 years old （ B） is grown from a seed about 2 000 years old （ C） had already become extinct 2 000 years ago （ D） has been the food source since 2 000 years ago 2 The word “saga“ in
9、 paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_“. （ A） extraordinary story （ B） special function （ C） detailed information （ D） latest development 3 What do we know about Methuselahs sex? （ A） It will be made clear within a year or two. （ B） It will remain a myth for at least a decade. （ C） It wont be know
10、n until several years later. （ D） It wont be decided without ancient knowledge. 4 The author seems to suggest that _. （ A） the attempt to grow the Judean palm date will end in failure （ B） the effort to reintroduce the Judean palm date is sure to pay off （ C） the researchers are likely to create a n
11、ew species of the Judean palm date （ D） the researchers stand a chance of success to renew the Judean palm date 5 Which of the following can best summarize Sallons Plant Project? （ A） Discovering new species. （ B） Protecting rare species. （ C） Restoring extinct species. （ D） Reforming existing speci
12、es. 6 The purpose of the passage is to _ （ A） enlarge our knowledge of the plants （ B） provide latest information on plant usage （ C） introduce a successful project concerning a plant （ D） emphasize the importance of rare plant preservation 6 Why is Valentines Day, a holiday dedicated to the sweet b
13、loom of love, celebrated in a cold month more suited to hats and gloves than to thoughts of love? “Its very mysterious,“ says Henry Kelly, director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of California. Kelly theorizes lovers everywhere can thank two guys from the 14th c
14、entury: renowned poet Geoffrey Chaucer famous for penning “The Canterbury Tales“ and a not-so-famous saint who went by the name of Valentine. In 1381, Chaucer was busy composing a poem in honor of the arranged marriage between Englands Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. Chaucer was looking for just the
15、 right saint to honor on May 3, the day Richard II signed the papers of engagement to his Bohemia beauty. His search ended, Kelly guesses, when Chaucer learned that a Saint Valentine of Genoa had an honorary feast day on May 3. So he wrote the poem “The Parliament of Fowls“ in the couples honor. “Th
16、e Parliament of Fowls“ literally means “the meeting of birds“ , says Kelly. “Chaucer dreamed up the idea that all birds chose their mates on May 3rd. When the spring brought its sunny smile back to the earth, it was easy to imagine the winged animals fluttering about and flirting with their lovers.
17、“ After Chaucers death in ld00, Valentines Day celebrations got pushed back to February. The date may have changed because the first song birds that traditionally warble(鸟鸣 ) after a winter tend to debut in mid-February. But the holiday that honors lovebirds everywhere with rhymed verse and colored
18、candy hearts has not always been so popular. The very celebration of Valentines Day has gone in and out of vogue. In the 16th century in Genoa you have it, but there is not much notice of it in other countries. The sweet-toothed holiday experienced renewed vigor in England just prior to 1800, and pu
19、blishing companies came to the aid of tongue-tied lovers by distributing booklets of passages lovers could use to stir hearts. If they couldnt find the words in their hearts, companies figured, at least these Romeos could find some coins in their pocket to make their sweethearts happy. The celebrati
20、on suffered a popularity plunge in the 19th century, but by the next century, Americans had rescued Valentines Day from the trash heap, turning it into a commercial bonanza. 7 For Chaucer, May 3 was a special date because it was the day when _? （ A） Richard II became engaged to Anne of Bohemia （ B）
21、Richard II married Anne of Bohemia （ C） Saint Valentine of Genoa was honored （ D） all birds chose their mates 8 Henry Kellys research on Valentines Day _. （ A） is a widely accepted explanation （ B） is well-based on conclusive evidence （ C） is a reasonable speculation （ D） is just a wild and unreliab
22、le guess 9 The celebration of Valentines Day on February. 14 _. （ A） coincides with the coming of spring （ B） remains unexplained in terms of its origin （ C） was a choice made by Chaucer and Saint Valentine （ D） started in the 14th century and has continued till today 10 The celebration of Valentine
23、s Day became unfashionable in the _ century. （ A） 14th （ B） 15th （ C） 17th （ D） 19th 11 The word “bonanza“ in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _. （ A） myth （ B） challenge （ C） celebration （ D） success 12 The passage is mainly about _. （ A） how people celebrate Valentines Day （ B） how Vale
24、ntines Day originated and evolved （ C） what is the best way to promote Valentines Day （ D） why people have different attitudes toward Valentines Day 阅读理解练习试卷 1答案与解析 一、 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 5 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statement
25、s. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第一段最后一句说这颗小树是由两千年前的种子发芽长成的。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第三段说 Sarah Sa
26、llon博士在周五的科学杂志上介绍了名为Methuselah的海枣树的传奇经历。 Saga的意思是传奇。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第四段说研究人员现在还不知道 Methuselah的性别。海枣树是分性别的，但是一般要等它们长到六七岁才能区分性别。第一段第一句就说Methuselah刚过三岁，因此需要再过几年才能知道它的性别。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第五段说 Sallon博士希望能够有机会复原已经灭绝的犹太海枣树。第六段说研究人员分析了 Methuselah的 DNA，但是发现它只有刚刚超过一半的基因和现在枣树品种相同。说
27、明想成功可能不太容易。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 倒数第二段说很多物种已经濒危或即将灭绝，等它们不存在之后再想种植是非常困难的，所以最好在它们灭绝之前保护它们，即保护珍稀物种。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本文介绍的是一个研究小组成功地利用两千年前的种子种出海枣树的试验。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正 确答案】 A 【试题解析】 第三段说乔叟正忙着写诗纪念英格兰的理查德二世和波西米亚的安结婚。他希望找到一位以 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 第二段 Henry Kelly说
28、情人节的起源很是神秘。她的理论是有两个人值得感谢：一是著名诗人乔叟，另一位是圣人瓦伦丁。乔叟奉命为理查德二世的婚礼写诗，他选择了在 5月 3日订婚日那天纪念的圣人瓦伦丁，写出了一首爱情诗。可以看出这是一个比较合理的解释或猜测，但并没有可靠的证据证明。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正 确答案】 B 【试题解析】 第六段说 1400年乔叟死后，情人节从 5月 3日提前到 2月。这一时间的改变也许是因为冬天过后的第一声鸟鸣通常出现在 2月中旬，但并没有确凿的证据说明原因。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第七段说情人节并不总是大受欢迎的。最后一段说 19世纪的时候情人节的受欢迎程度就大为下降。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 最后一段说到了 20世纪美国人成功地挽救了情人节，将它变成了一个商业上的巨大成功。 Bonanza的意思是巨大的成功或财富。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本文介绍的是情人节的起源及其演变过程。 【知识模块】 阅读理解
