语篇分级演练（2）

王天和

- Passage 1 -

It is the last day of May today. It is Grandmas birthday. Father， Mother and I go to see her.

She lives with my uncle in a village. Early in the morning we buy a birthday cake and some fruit and go to her home by bus.

Grandma and Uncle are very glad to see us. We give the presents to Grandma and say “Happy birthday to you！” She is very happy. Then we sit down to talk. Uncle goes to prepare lunch. The meal is very nice. We all enjoy it very much. At 4 oclock， we say goodbye to them and go back home.

（ ）1. Grandmas birthday is ________.

A. May 28th

B. May 31th

C. May 30th

D. May 29th

（ ）2. Grandma lives ________.

A. with my parents

B. with my uncle

C. far away

D. in a big city

（ ）3. What do we buy for Grandmas birthday？

A. Some books.

B. A birthday cake.

C. Some fruit

D. Both B and C

（ ）4. We ________ with grandma in her house.

A. talk and have a nice lunch

B. talk and play

C. enjoy the birthday cake

D. play cards

（ ）5. Which sentence is Not true？

A. We go to see my grandma in the morning.

B. Grandma is very happy to see us.

C. We go back home late.

D. Uncle makes the lunch for us.

- Passage 2 -

In 1620， about half the USA was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them， leaving only sand. China doesnt want to copy the USAs example. Were planting more and more trees. We have built the “Great Green Wall” of trees across northern part of our country. The Great Green Wall is 7，000 kilometers long， and between 400 and 1，700 kilometers wide. It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south. More “Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be grown all over the world. Great Green Walls will make the world better.

（ ）1. In 1620， about ________ the USA was covered by forests.

A. a third

B. half

C. two thirds

D. a fourth

（ ）2. A lot of good land has gone with ________.

A. sand

B. water

C. wind

D. forests

（ ）3. The Great Green Wall in China is ________ long.

A. 7，000 kilometers

B. 1，700 kilometers

C. 7，000 meters

D. 400 kilometers

（ ）4. Trees must be grown in ________.

A. China

B. the USA

C. some countries

D. every part of the world

（ ）5. ________ will make the world better.

A. The Great Wall

B. Tall buildings

C. Great Green Walls

D. Flowers and grass

- Passage 3 -

Anns father works in a hospital. Hes friendly to the patients and so hes busy all the time. Ann is seven and begins to be at school. She often watches TV at home. Some of her friends often go traveling to other countries， but her father doesnt have time. He and his wife can only take their daughter to some cities in England. This summer Mr. Black has some time. Hes going to take his family to Iceland. Ann is very happy and tells her friends about it. “Why are you going to travel in Iceland， Ann？” asks a girl. The little girl does not know what to answer. She thinks for a few minutes and says， “Were going to see it before it melts （融化）.”

（ ）1. Mr. Black is a ________.

A. worker

B. teacher

C. doctor

D. policeman

（ ）2. Mr. Black can not take his family to travel to other countries because ________.

A. he has no time

B. he doesnt like them

C. he has not any money

D. he forgets it

（ ）3. ________， so they can only travel in some cities in England.

A. Mr. Black loves his country

B. Mr. Black doesnt have much time

C. Ann is often at school

D. Ann is too young

（ ）4. The underlined word “patients” means people who are ________.

A. glad

B. slow

C. ill

D. famous

（ ）5. Ann thinks that ________.

A. Iceland is an English city

B. Iceland can soon become water

C. they are going to see a building

D. they are going to live there

- Passage 4 -

Mr. Robinson never went to a dentist （牙医）， because he was afraid， but then his teeth began hurting a lot， and he went to a dentist. The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long time. On the last day Mr. Robinson said to him，“How much is all this work going to cost？” The dentist said，“Twenty-five pounds，” But he did not ask him for the money.

After a month Mr. Robinson phoned the dentist and said， “You havent asked me for any money for your work last month.” “Oh，” the dentist answered， “ I never ask a gentleman for money.”“Then how do you live？” Mr. Robinson asked. “Most gentlemen pay me quickly，” the dentist said， “but some dont. I wait for my money for two months， and then I say，‘That man is not a gentleman， and then I ask him for my money.”

（ ）1. Which word has the same meaning as “phone” ？

A. Call

B. Give

C. Ask

D. Thank

（ ）2. Mr. Robinson ________ until his teeth began hurting a lot.

A. went to see the doctor

B. was not afraid

C. didnt see the doctor

D. wanted to see the doctor

（ ）3. ________ cost twenty-five pounds.

A. The first days work

B. Half of the doctors work

C. One months work

D. All the doctors work

（ ）4. When did Mr. Robinson give the doctor a call？

A. A long time ago.

B. After he paid him.

C. About thirty days later.

D. About twenty days later.

（ ）5. The dentist said that he never asked

________ for money first.

A. a lady

B. the poor

C. gentlemen

D. children

- Passage 5 -

We often drink tea nowadays. But more than 400 years ago， most people in Europe （欧洲） did not know anything about tea. Some had heard about it， but very few knew what to do with it.

Here is a story about an English sailor （水手） who went to countries all over the world. He had been to China and India. One day he came home and brought some tea as a present for his mother. She told her friends about the present and invited them to a“tea party”， and the old woman gave them brown tea leaves. Her friends began to eat them of course， but nobody liked the tea leaves. At that moment the sailor came in， he looked at the table and said， “Mother， what have you done with the tea？”

“I boiled it， as you said.”

“And what have you done with the water？”

“I poured it out， of course.” answered the mother.

“Now you may throw away the leaves.” said the sailor.

（ ）1. The mother ________.

A. boiled the tea and threw the leaves away

B. boiled the tea and poured the water out

C. knew more about tea than others

D. enjoyed herself very much

（ ）2. At the “tea party” ________.

A. everybody enjoyed the brown tea

leaves

B. some of her friends enjoyed the

brown tea leaves

C. nobody enjoyed the brown tea

leaves

D. the old woman enjoyed the brown

tea leaves

（ ）3. The son asked his mother to throw away the leaves， because ________.

A. his mother had treated （招待） her

friends with the wrong thing.

B. the tea his mother has made was too strong

C. he didnt like his mothers friends

D. he himself didnt like the tea

leaves

（ ）4. Where does the sailor come from？

A. America.

B. Canada.

C. Thailand.

D. England

（ ）5. He had been to ________.

A. China and Australia

B. Brazil and Chile

C. China and Brazil

D. India and China

- Passage 1 -

“My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam （大满贯） champion.” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4， 2011.

“People were saying that Im getting old. So this is a great success for such an old woman，” the 29-year-old girl joked.

Miss Li has a tattoo （纹身）. She has dyed her hair many different colors. And， at the 2008 Beijing Olympics， she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.

Li Na was born in Wuhan； she started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once recalled： “As a child， I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didnt have time to play.”

Luckily， the strong girl didnt give up， thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. “When you have one title， surely you will think about another，” she said， not hiding her ambition （雄心）.

“Chinese people are so lacking （缺乏） in confidence on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove that we Chinese can do it， the other young players in China will feel the same，” she said.

（ ）1. Li Na was born in the year of

________.

A. 1982

B. 1984

C. 1986

D. 1990

（ ）2. The underlined word “dyed” here means “________” in Chinese.

A. 修剪

B. 洗烫

C. 染色

D. 梳理

（ ）3. When she began to play tennis， Li Na was ________.

A. happy

B. sad

C. excited

D. bored

（ ）4. Which of the following is NOT true about Li Na？

A. Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

B. Li Na has already won a Grand

Slam champion.

C. Li Na had to wake up early to

practice playing tennis.

D. Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court.

（ ）5. The passage mainly tells us _____.

A. something about the tennis

B. something about how to play

tennis

C. the Chinese people and the tennis

D. the Grand Slam champion—Li Na

- Passage 2 -

On the evening of his arrival in New York， Jimmy wanted to make a call to his mother. He found a telephone booth nearby and put some coins into a box in it， dialed 734-8681. At first the line was busy and then his call was put through. Jimmy was very glad to say “Hello” to his mother. Just then came a sweet ladys voice behind him.

“Are you through？”

“Yes.” Jim turned and said.

With a polite “Excuse me”， the lady took up the receiver and dialed. Jimmy had to wait outside until she put down the telephone.

After a while， Jimmy dialed again and heard his mothers voice from far.

“Whats wrong with you？ Why did you ring off just now？”

“I dont know why...” Jimmy didnt finish calling， a young man ran over and asked anxiously.

“Are you through？”

“Yes.”

With saying “OK”， the man quickly set the receiver to his ear and dialed. Jimmy did not know what to do. Just imagine how worried his mother was in London！

（ ）1. Where did Jimmy come from？

A. He came from the United States.

B. He came from England.

C. He came from New York.

D. We dont know from the passage.

（ ）2. A “telephone booth” is a place where ________.

A. telephones are sold

B. telephones are made

C. there is a public telephone

D. telephones can be repaired

（ ）3. By saying “Are you through”， the lady meant “________？”

A. Have you finished calling

B. Can you go through the telephone

booth

C. Have you finished your work

D. Is your call put through

（ ）4. In the sentence “... put some money into a box in it.” The underlined word “it” refers to ________.

A. the telephone booth

B. the money

C. the box

D. he telephone

（ ）5. From this passage we can see that

________.

A. the two Americans were not polite

B. sometimes the same sentence can

have different meanings in different

countries

C. American English and British

English are very different

D. Jimmy understood what the two

Americans meant at last

- Passage 3 -

New research conducted by the mobile network O2 has found that people spend more time using their smart phones to surf the web， check social networks or play games， than to make actual phone calls， the Daily Telegraph reported.

The average smart phone owners spend over two hours each day on the device. During that time， they spend an average of 25 minutes using their phone to browse the web， 17 minutes on social networking， 13 minutes on playing games and 16 minutes on listening to music.

Making phone calls （12 minutes） with

the smart phone is only the fifth most popular use for the gadget， and takes up only slightly more time than they spend writing or checking emails （11 minutes） and text messaging （10 minutes）.

（ ）1. Which is the correct according to the passage？

A. People often use their smart phones to surf the web for two hours.

B. People use their smart phones on the web for 17 minutes.

C. People often use their smart phones on call for only 12 minutes.

D. People take up more time on play

-ing games than listening to music.

（ ）2. How many hours do the people use their smart phone every day？

A. 25 minutes

B. 17 minutes

C. 2 hours

D. 16 minutes

（ ）3. The Daily Telegraph reported that people spend more time on ________ than on calls using their smart phone.

A. emails

B. the web

C. messages

D. taking photoes

（ ）4. It has been found out that people spend ________ minutes using their smart phones to play games.

A. 25

B. 17

C. 16

D. 13

（ ）5. The synonym （同义词） of the under-

lined word “surf”is ________.

A. use

B. make

C. browse

D. take

- Passage 4 -

It was already dark when an old man came to a small town. He found an inn and wanted to stay there for the night. After he had gone to his room， the owner said to his wife， “Look at his bag， dear. Im sure there are lots of valuable things in it. I want to steal it when he is asleep.”

“No， no.” said the woman.“He will look for his bag tomorrow morning. Then hell take you before the judge.” They thought and at last the woman had an idea. “We have forgetful grass，” said the woman， “Why not put some into his food？ If he has the food， he will forget to take his bag away.”

“How clever you are！” said the owner， “ Dont forget it when you prepare supper for him.”

The old man had the food with the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning， when the owner got up， he found the door was open and the old man had left with his bag. He woke his wife up and said angrily， “What a fool！ Your forgetful grass isnt useful at all！”

“No， no，” said the woman，“I dont think so. He forgot something.”

“Oh， Ive remembered！” the owner cried out suddenly， “He forgot…”

（ ）1. The old man came to the inn to ________.

A. ask the inn owner for direction

B. give his bag to the inn owner

C. eat the forgetful grass in the inn

D. stay there for the night

（ ）2. When did the old man come to the inn？

A. He came to the inn in the

morning.

B. He came to the inn in the

afternoon.

C. He came to the inn in the

evening.

D. He came to the inn at night.

（ ）3. The owner and his wife wanted to ________.

A. steal the mans bag

B. make the mans stay in the inn more comfortable

C. hide the mans bag in a secret

place

D. make the man pay more money to

them

（ ）4. The wife of the inn owner put the forgetful grass into the food _______.

A. because the old man always forgot

something

B. because they wanted to make the food more delicious

C. because they hoped the old man would leave the bag in the inn

D. because they wanted to know

whether the forgetful grass is

effective or not

（ ）5. According to the passage， the old man forgot ________.

A. to take his bag with him when he left the inn

B. to close the door when he went to

sleep

C. to pay the inn owner

D. to eat the food prepared by the

wife of the inn owner

- Passage 5 -

We all know the dangers of fires. Its good and necessary for a family to learn how to pre-pare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.

Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.

Make escape plans. We should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire， everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.

Put fire extinguishers （灭火器） in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.

Practice for a fire. We do fire practice because we teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules：

Dont open a hot door！ The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.

Stay close to the floor！ Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.

What will you do if your hair or clothes starts to burn？ First， stop！ Dont run！ The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop！ Fall to the floor. Then roll！Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket （毯子） around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.

There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire， dont forget to call 119 for help.

（ ）1. When a smoke alarm rings at home， it means ________.

A. you have to get up

B. water is running to the floor

C. something is burning

D. someone breaks your window

（ ）2. The writer advises us to do the following to prepare for a fire except that ________.

A. we practice for a fire

B. we make escape plans

C. we buy fire extinguishers

D. we use electrical cookers

（ ）3. When a fire happens， ________ if you open the hot door.

A. the door will soon be on fire

B. the electricity will be cut off

C. the fire will grow more quickly

D. the house will fall down

（ ）4. What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catches fire？

A. Stop， run， roll.

B. Stop， drop， roll.

C. Run， drop， roll.

D. Roll， drop， stop.

（ ）5. What is the best title for this passage？

A. Be Ready for a Fire.

B. The Causes of a Fire.

C. Learn to Use a Fire Extinguisher.

D. The Dangers of a Fire.

- Passage 1 -

Americans love cars. They go everywhere in them. 85%of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses. Why does this car culture exist？

How it started

Americas love of cars started after the war when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives. They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status （地位）. The more money they had， the bigger their cars were.

Making of roads

During the war， President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had. He decided to build new four-lane （四车道） roads in America. He said if something happened suddenly， the two-lane roads wouldnt be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities. Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started.

Car lovers

Not just teenagers are crazy about cars. Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully. These are called Art Cars. Every April there is an activity in Houston， Texas， where they show their cars.

Pollution

Cars have polluted the environment. American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution. Many countries were angry about it. Bush said he had to think of the American economy and all the American people that make money from cars. Factories say they want to make cars that pollute less. But others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars.

（ ）1. When did Americans begin to love cars？ A. Before the new two-lane roads

were built.

B. After World War II.

C. During World War II.

D. Before World War II.

（ ）2. New four-lane roads were built ________.

A. in Germany

B. by car and oil companies

C. in America

D. when something suddenly

happened

（ ）3. The underlined word “building” here means “the building of ________”. A. companies

B. soldiers lives

C. houses

D. roads

（ ）4. What were other countries feelings about Bushs decision？

A. They agreed with him.

B. They showed anger to it.

C. They paid no attention to it.

D. The passage doesnt tell us.

（ ）5. The meaning of the last sentence is

“________”

A. Its better to have fewer cars.

B. Its better to make cars that

pollute less.

C. Its easier to make cars that

pollute less.

D. Its easier to make people have

fewer cars.

- Passage 2 -

Silvia Garcia， a black woman， applied for a job at a small company. One question on the application form was “Who else lives at your home address？” Ms.Garcia did not answer this question. She left the space blank.

The boss， Jeff Erler， was a very religious （虔诚信教的） man. He had started the company himself and felt that his employees were like his family. Mr.Erler interviewed Ms.Garcia personally. He noticed that she had marked “single” on her application and he was surprised that she was not married at her age. When he mentioned this to her， she just laughed and did not answer. He decided that she was a very nice woman. He also needed to hire members of minorities （少数民族）， so he hired her.

Ms.Garcia did very well in the company. In a few months， she got a raise and was happy with the additional money. However， seven months after Mr.Erler hired her， he overheard a conversation in the dining-hall. Two other workers were talking about her and “the guy shes living with”.

Mr.Erler called Ms.Garcia into his office that afternoon. He questioned her about her living situation and she admitted that she was living with her boyfriend. Mr.Erler told her that he was very sorry， but he did not want immoral people to work in his company. At first， she could not believe that Mr.Erler was serious. She told him that he had no right to call her immoral because she was living with her boyfriend. She said that as long as she was a good worker， her personal life was her own business and that he could not make judgments about it. However， Mr.Erler fired Ms.Garcia.

（ ）1. Ms.Garcia didnt answer the question on the application form because ________.

A. she didnt have enough time to

finish it

B. she didnt want the boss to know

her living situation

C. she was not allowed to answer it

D. she had no home address at all

（ ）2. Which of the following shows Ms.Garcia was a member of minorities？

A. She was female.

B. She was not married.

C. She was black.

D. She looked old.

（ ）3. How did Mr.Erler treat Ms.Garcia during the first seven months？

A. He treated her quite well.

B. He didnt trust her at all.

C. He was too hard on her.

D. He made her work long hours.

（ ）4. The main reason for Ms. Garcias being out of work is ________.

A. her nationality

B. her race

C. her poor working relations

D. her way of life

（ ）5. From the passage we know that Jeff Erler ________.

A. wouldnt employ people he

considered to be immoral

B. liked to hire unmarried women

employees

C. didnt care about the personal

life of his employees

D. would fire any of his employees

for no reason

- Passage 3 -

You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners？

Keep It Down！

You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually， when you play the music loud on an MP3 Player， other people cant hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears， so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 Player， you shouldnt have it turned up too high.

Take Them off！

You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools dont allow MP3 players. There are other places， like museums， that dont have rules， but it would be rude to have your MP3 Player on. Sometimes， it just doesnt make sense to listen to your MP3 Player at events. Why would you listen to music at a play， a movie or a sporting event？ You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.

Take One Out！

Once in a while its okay just to take out one earphone. Imagine you are listening to your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone， tell him the way， and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and its not for you.

Its Your Choice！

There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example， some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when reading books， while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this， you need to do what seems right for you.

（ ）1. The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means ________.

A. the type of music

B. the amount of a sound

C. the length of a song

D. the color of and MP3 Player

（ ）2. No one wants to listen to _____ from others MP3 Player.

A. a loud sound

B. sad stories

C. a long movie

D. the words of a song

（ ）3. We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music ________.

A. is not enjoyable

B. makes us tired

C. is bad for MP3 Players

D. huts our ears

（ ）4. If we listen to our MP3 Player at a play， ________.

A. the theater wont allow it

B. the actors will get angry

C. others wont hear the play well

D. we will miss part of the play

（ ）5. What can be the best title of this passage？

A. Music Lovers

B. Music Manners

C. MP3 Players

D. MP3 Earphones

- Passage 4 -

In Peru （秘鲁）， one researcher was very surprised to find that there were 43 species （种类） of ants living on one big tree.

A single ant group can have over 5 million busy members. There are soldiers and workers， males and the queen in it. A queens job is to lay eggs—may lay 100 million eggs a day！ Although she is called a “queen”， she is very busy with her work every day. “Honey ants” are usually busy storing their food in their living “storage tanks”.

Actually， all kinds of ants have their own “language”. Each group member has a task. They usually work together to feed the group and keep the group safe and healthy.

Many groups of animals depend on leaders. Even groups of wild horses or wolves need leaders and so do ants. Ants have their own complex （复杂的） group organizations. All ants can do very well in team work.

One researcher paid much attention to ants for long. Once he found an ant wanted to climb a high wall with a large coin. After sixty-nine times， the ant still could not succeed. But the seventieth time the ant got to the top of the wall in the end. What an effort！

Humans should learn from ants. If a thing is worth doing， we should try again and again until we achieve it. Even an ant isnt afraid of failure. Why cant we face any challenges？

（ ）1. According to the passage， a queens job is to ________.

A. collect honey

B. lay eggs

C. store food

D. keep the group safe

（ ）2. Ants have their own way of ________.

A. laying eggs

B. teaching workers

C. communicating with each other

D. storing food

（ ）3. Ants need their own ________ like wild horses and wolves.

A. leaders

B. tasks

C. language

D. organizations

（ ）4. Which is NOT true according to the passage？

A. The queen is busy every day.

B. Ants usually work together.

C. Ants may do bad team work.

D. Ants arent afraid of failure.

（ ）5. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. ants

B. wild horses

C. wolves

D. humans