专升本英语阅读理解50 篇(1)One sho u ld be moderate（适度）in a ll things. Moderation i s a l ways the safes t way to do t h ing s and a v irtu e（品质）we shou ld have. Let's take th e stodcnt Ii fe for exam pl e. The re arc some students who s tu dy too hard a nd play 100 little, while there are o th ers who play too mu c h and study too linle. On o n e hand, it is harm fu l 10 his heallh i f h c ha s too few exercises, and on the o th e r hand, i t is harmful 10 h is mind if h c pl ays t oo mu c h.In th e matter of eating, one a l so shou l d be m odera t e. Do not eat 100 much or 100 li ule. Too much eat in g wi ll m ake you s ick, whi l e 100 litt le eating will make yo u weakT h e man of progrcss i s h e who neithcr has I OO h ig,h an opin i on of h imse lf nor Ihin ks lOO poorly of h imse lf. l f a man thinks 100 hig h ly of h imse l f, he is sure 10 become very pro ud, but ifhe has 100 poor an o pini on of h i m self, h e w ill ha ve no courage 10 make an adva n ce. Bo 由lh c cond 山ons above wi ll make you l ose your advancing a im. A broad m i nded man i s he w h o a l ways moves with in the o rbit （轨道）of rca onab l cness. W h c1hcr in any aetivilies in life, moderation i s one of the be t ways 10enjoy re a l happin css.I . ''Someone c modcra1e" mea n sA.he wa l ks neither 100 fast nor 100 s l owlyB.h e hasgood characters and good ways to do thingsC. h e i s not on l y safe bu1 a l so successfulD. he i s e i1h crt a ll o r shor l2.T h e ,vriter s u gge 1s that a st u dcn l shou l dA, have much more time to st ud y 1han10 playB.spend m ost of 1h c time playing difleren1 gamesC.on l y study hard w i t h o ut any 1irne to playD.correct l y arrange （安排）h i s time for study and play3. Modcra1c eating m eansA.eating as much food as o n e ca n if 1he food i s 1a t yB.eating food ri ch of fa1C.eati n g a proper amounl of foodD.eating either too much or 100 l i1t l e4 , If one want to be br oad-minded. he mustA.believe in himselfB.be full of co u r ageC.enjoy rea l happine sD, do every1h ing that i s reasonable答案：B D C D(2)Daniel Boone was born in the U n i ted States in 1734. He didn't go to schoo l a nd cou l dn't r ead, a lth ough h e l earned a ll about th e fo r csl , streams and hunting. He could move sile nt ly lik e an Indian l eaving no marks. He l oved to li ve alone in th e woods where nothing frightened him When he grew up, he married an d tri ed t o 沁ide down o n a farm. A year la t er, however, h e wasn't sa ti sfie d a nd decided t o go i nt o the unknown western land s, crossing the Appalachian Mou nt ai n s. Whe n he returned a 仆er l\vo years, hebecame famous for h is lo n g journey. He brought va lu ab l e an im a l sk in s and t o ld stories about the Indians.After thi s, he cho沁10 keep travelling to unknown places. Once he lost t o the Indians in batt le and was taken away. T h e Indian. li ked him and bec"1me his frie n岱Daniel Boone died a t the age of86.He i s remembered as a n ex p lo r c（-r探险者）a nd a p i o n eer who lived an exciting li fe in the early years of American nationI . Daniel Boone's ea-rly li fe was mainly s p en t i nA. l earn ing about nature8. hunting wi th his friendsC. I 妞ming useful s kill s from the Indians0 . s tud ying at home because he couldn't go 10 sc h ool2. When he goi married, Daniel Boone firsi planned 10A. set up a l arge 阮m8. go on a journey with h is wifeC. find food, new land for his farmD. li ve a peaceful life with his fam il y3 . Daniel Boone became famous becauseA, he travelled a l ot in th e western land sB.h e wa. very good a t telling s to riesC.h e fo und belier animal skins th an ot h ersD, he was the first to climb th e Appalachian Mountains4 , Why did the Indians want to make friends with h im?A, Because the y wanted to learn from him.8. Because he wan t ed to make peace with themC. Because th ey wanted to make friends w ith w h i t e people.0 . No reason is iold i n th i s article.5.In thi s article, Daniel Boone is best described as ．A.wann-h妞rtcd8. strongC. carefu l0 . brave答案：A DADD(3)Sc ienti sts a r ound the wo rld ha ve been studyi n g t he warmi n g of wa t ers in the Pacific Ocea n known as El Nino. The appearance of El Ni n o is known to affect the weather around the world. Scien ti st s s till d o not completely understand ii. Yet th ey now find th ey can use ii t o t ell about the future in d i ffere nt a r eas of th e world.One example i s the work of t\vo scien ti s t s a t Columb ia U n iversity i n New Yo r k, Mark Cane and Gordon Eshc l. A se i cntist of Z imb abwe, Roger Buckland worked wi th th em. They have fou nd th a t when E l Ni n o ap pea rs, Zimbabwe has l illle or no rain. Th i s means com cro p s in Zimbabwe are poor. The l ast El Nino wa. i n 1991 t o 1993.Tha t was whe n sou th eastern Africa s u ffe red a serious l ac k of rain.T h e scie n tists ,vrote abou t th ei r recen t wo rk in the publication Natu re. Thei r computer program can tell whe n an El Ni n o will develop up to a year before it docs. They sugges t th at 伽s eou l d provide an effective early warning system fo r sou thern A 佑ca, and could prevent many people from starvi n g.I . El N in o is kno,vn asA, the changing of the w 灿her in so uthern AfricaB.the warm ing of wa t ers in the P ac i fic OceanC.the weather wh i ch brings drought（早灾）to Af ri eaD, the wea ther ph e n ome n o n（现象）th at brings heavy rains to Africa2. Sc ientist s study E l N in o in order thaiA, the y can pr ov ide a kind of ea rl y warning t o the plaee th a t will suffer from dr o u g htB. they can tell why Zimbabwe has Ii tile o r no rai nC. they can do some re searc h wo r k in this fieldD. the y can put a ll 小i s inf ormation in t o th eir computers.3 , Wh i ch of the fo ll owing is tru e according to th e article?A, Sc i en ti sts come to understand how E l Ni n o appears.B.Three sc i entis t s 的m the U.S.A. work on this subject.C.Sou thern Africa suffe re d a se ri ous drought and many people died from hung erD.El N in o ha s some t h in g t o do wi t h Z im babwe'scro p s.4, Wh i ch of the fo ll ow in g i s not true according t o the art i c l e'?A, T h e com put er is ll. ed i n th i s resea rc h wor kB.Sc i e nt is t s kn ow when an El Nino appears by means o f com puter programC.1飞e sc i en ti sts published the ir results oflhe research wor kD, Natu r e is the name of the article wriuen recently by the sc ien t ist s.5.Choose the best title for this article.A.Appearance of El Nino Pred icta b le（可预报的）B.Drought in Z im babweC. Ea rl y warn in g sys tcr nD. Weather in Africa答案：B ADDA(4)For years, business people in Weste rn E ur ope we re wo rri ed. They knew they co u ld not com pet e against b us in ess from th e U. S. The U nited Slates is much l a rger and had man y more re sources th an a n y Weste rn Eu r o伈an oo untrySome E u ro p ean p eo pl e r ealized th a t th e European nati ons n eed 10 join t oge th e r 10 h e lp each other. lf 山ey could forget their l ang u age d i ffere n ces a nd th e d i ffere n ces in customs, t hey might become strong competit i on against ot h er countriesln I958, six of the European co untri es----Bel gi u,m the Ne th e rl ands, Luxembourg, France, Gennany and Italy got t oge th er and decided to cooperat（e 合作）They ca ll e d th ei r group th e E ur o p ea n Economie Co mmunit y, or the Commo n Markel. These eoun tri es agreed io join the ir r esources t oge th er.Within a few years, the E ur o pean Econom i e Commun t iy had wor k ed so well that its members were more prosperou（s 饮朵）t han many other Eu r o pean nations.Soon, o th er nations began_to reali_z:th adv antage（s好处）of the Common Market To d ay lh e Co mm on Markct includ es most of th e imp o rtant co unt ri es in Western E urop e. II i s he lping Wes tern Eu r ope to aga in take it s place a. a l ea d er among the indu s trial nation. of th e world.I .From the pass a ge we kn ow the U. S. i s much ric he r than _ in r e. o ur ces.A.any ot h er Western E ur o p e an coun trie sB.any o th e r co un try in Western Eu r opeC. an y co un t ry in Wes t ern Eu r opeD, every cou nt ry in E urop e2, T h e membe r s of the Eu r o p ea n Eco n o m ic Commun it y have de ve l oped fast beeau. e th e yA.s hare th e ir re so urc es and produce m ore g oodsB.ean agai n take the place as a le aderC.forget the d邮renc cs in th eir lang uage s and cus1oms0 . have become s tr ong compet iti on a g ain s t the U. S.3, Which s t a t emen t is true?A,The Common Markel is oniy a poIiIical a ssoc iatio（n如切B. The Commo n Markel i s an eco n omic and political as. oc画on.C. The Commo n Market i s o n ly an economic a ssoc ia tio nD. The Co mm on Market is n either an economic association nor a political one.4 , In o rder t o _ the Wes t e rn E u ropean cou n tr ie s decided to coopcr a1e.A.join t ogethe r t o found a united coun t ryB.h elp eac h othe r t o smoot h aw a y t he di ffe r ences in c usto msC. wo rk and act together for common purp oseD. fig ht against the U.S.5. Today th e Commo n Mark e t has he lpe d _ aga in ta ke the place as a lea d er among th e indu s tri a l nations of th e world.A.B elgi um, th e Nethe rland s, Luxembo\Jrg, F r ance, Germany an d h a l yB.氐lgium, 山e Ne th e rl an d s, Luxem bourg, France, Germany, Italy and o t her co untri esC.朊lgium, 加Netherlands , Luxembourg , France, Germany, Italy and othe r European co untri es0.Belgi山n,the Ne山erlands,Luxembourg,France,Ge nnany,Italy a n d ot h er Wes t ern E urop ea n nations答案：C ABC D(5)Perhaps th e most famous th eory, th e s rnd y of body movement, was sugges t ed b y P r ofessor Ray Birdwhistell. He be li eves that ph ys i cal a ppearan ce is ofien c u lrura ll y（文化的）p r ogrammed. ln o ther words, we l earn ou r look. --- we arc n ot born w ith them. A ba by ha s generally unfonncd face feature.（特征） A bab y, according to Bird wh i st le, l ea rns where t o se t the eye br ows（眉毛）by looking at !hose a ro un d -··fam i ly and friends. This helps ex pl ain why !he people of some a re as of th e U n i t ed States l ook so much al ik e, New Eng l ande r s or Southe m ers ha v e certa in common face features that cannot be ex pl ained b y genetics（遗传学）The ex act s hape of the mouth i s n oi se t ai b irth, it is le a rn ed a fi er. In fact, the li nal mouth shape i s not fonncd until we ll after new t ee th arc set. For many, th i s can be well in to grown-ops. A hu sband and wife together for a long time often co m e t o l ook somcwhat al ike. We l earn o ur l ooks from those aro und us. 吓is i s perhaps why in a si n gle cou nt ry th e r e a rc area whe re p eop l e smile more than those in other areas.'In lhc U nited S 也tcs, for examp l e, the Sou t h is the part of t h e co un try w h ere the people s m i l e mos t frequently. In New Engla nd th ey sm il e l ess, and in th e western part of New York S阻e sti ll l ess. M an y Southerners fi nd cit i es such as New York cold and un frien dl y, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile l ess than people o n Peachtree S tr ee t in Atla n ta, Geo r g iA. People in largely populated a re as also sm il e and gree t each other in public l es. than do people in sma ll t owns.I , Ray Bird w h istle believes physical a ppea r anceA. has li tt l e 10 do wi t h c u l tu re.8. h as mu c h to do w ith cu lt\Jr e.C.is eve r changing.D.i s different from place t o place2.Accord ing t o the pa sage, the fina l mouth shape is fonnedA.before birth.B. a soon a o n e's te eth a rc newly se t.C.somet im e a fler new t ee th are set.D.around 15 years o ld.3 , Ray Bird w h istle ca n te ll w hat area of the U n i ted States a person i s from b yA, how much he or s h e s m i l es.8. h ow he or she raises his or her cyebrows.C. w hat he or she li kes bes tD , t he way h e o r she talk s.4, People w h o li ve _ a re m o re friendlyA. in largely pop u latedareas8. in New York c ityC.in the C O\Jn iryD.in th e North5, T h is pa sage m i ght ha v e b心n taken outof a book dealing w it hA.physicsB.c hem istryC.bi o l ogyD.none of the a bo v e答案：B BACD(6)Over two tho u sa nd years ago Rome（罗马）was t he center of a huge emp i re. The R omans needed a way to move their large armies qu ickl y so that they cou l d p rotect th ei r huge co un try T h ey n eeded l and trade routc , so th ey jo ined all parts of their empire by a n et-wo rk of roads（公路网）．Beginning in 300 8 . C. , the Romans bu i lt road. in E ur ope, As i a and North Afriea. By 200A.D., the y had built 50,000 miles of almost straigh t roads.To bu ild th ei r roads, the R omans moved away all so fi soil. They dug unt i l th ey r eac h ed hard ground. Then the y ad de d layers（层）of sto n e a nd o t he r t hings. The most i mport an t road were p aved（铺设）wi th lar ge flat（平）s t ones. Ma in R oman roads were sometimes as w id e as o u rs t o d ay.To bu i ld their road., the R omans so m etimes had t o dig tunnels through mountains. But they d idn't have any m ac h i n c t o help th e m. So t h ey heated th e rock w ith fire an d then threw cold 认,ater over i t. When the rock cracked（裂），they dug it out. Roman so l d i e r s and slaves built the r oadswi t h the ir hands and s i m ple tools, but th e r oads were so we ll bu i lt tha t th ey were used for hundreds of years.I . The story t ells u sA.building r oads w i thou t modem machines was R oman s o ldie rs' on l y jobB.ii w as no ca. y jo b for t h e R o man s t o bu ild their roadsC.people in ad v an ced co un tr i es still u e the o l d Roman叩y t o bu i l d their roads todayD, most people in the African countries sti ll use the o ld R o m a n way to dig their tunnels thr o u g hthe mountains2.To build mountain roads. th e o l d Romans had t o ．A.ex pl ode the rock before they started to dig8. craek the rock w i th fire and cold w aterC.dig through th e hard rock w ith th e i r handsD.in ven t some ma chi n es to help th em w it h the w ork3, On th e who l e, th e s t ory i s abou tA. how to build up o ur modem roads toda y8. Roman t oo l s in building a w ide s traight roadC.the Rom ans'roads bu ilt two th ousa nd years agoD, the reason why th e R omanshad to build th e ir r oads4, Why did the Romans bu i ld so many roads a t tha t t im e? It was becauseA, their slaves and so ldi ers had t o do someth ing, o r, t h ey wo u ld have n ot h ing to do8, they dared n o t sai l i n the ocean and th e road were th e ir on l y cho i ceC.. they ne eded l an d trade road. and th e roads to move rhcir织and armies as q u i ck l y as pos.i b l eD.the old R oman. w anted t o show h ow clever th ey were in building th e ro a ds5, According to the passage, wh ich of th e following fo ur choices i s correct?A.T h e o l d R omans fo und sofi soi l d i d n o t make a solid base for t he road.B.lne Romans built road. o n ly on fl a t（平）l andC . F l a t s t ones we r e m ostly used in th e r oads of AsiaD. T h e o l d R omans used to m ake use of th e sofiso i l「or the base of the i r roads i n Nort h Africa答案：BB CC A(7)r n o n e way of t h in k in g, failure is a part of l i fe. rn another way, f扣:lo re may be a way t owardss uoce s. . The"sp ider s tory" is oflen told. Robert Bruce, leader of1heScot i n 1he 13th cenrury, was hiding in a cave from rhc Eng lish. He wa1c hcd a spider spinning a web（蜘蛛织网）The sp ider 1ricd to reach across a rough place in 1h e rock. He t ried six time s withou1s u ccess. On the seventh time h e !l!fil!M and went on 10 s p in his web. Bruce i s said to ha ve taken heart and to havegone o n 10 defeat the Eng l ish·.. Ed is o n, the in vento r of the lig h1bu l b, made hundred. of models 1h a1 failedbefore he fo und the right way 10 mak e one.So what? F i rst, a l ways think about you r f; 创urc. Whal eauscd 心We re co nd irions right? Wereyou i n top from yourse lf? What ca n you c hange so 1hing s w ill go righ1 n ext rime?Second, i s th e goal（目标）you're trying 10 re ae h the right one? Try to do some thin k ing a bou1wha t your real goals ma y be.Think a bo ut his question, "lf r do succeed i n 1h s i,whe re w i ll it get me?" 1bis m ay help you prevent fa ilure in th i ng s you shou ldn'1be doing印" vay The 1hird thing 10 bear in mind abou l fai lure is 1h a1 it's a part of l if e. Learn to " l i ve wit h you rs e l f'' even though yo u may ha ve fa il ed. Remember, "You c,1n t' w in them a ll."I . This pa sage deals wi th two s id es of failure. ln paragraph I, the a uthor t alks mainly aboutA. the va lue of failure8. h ow people wo u ld f ailC. famous failu 心D . the cause of fai lur e2.T h e underlined phrase " made i1''meansA.s u cceeded8. fa ile dC.gaveD.go13 .T he l esson th e spider taught Robert Bruce see m sA, pr oduct i veB. s 四ig hl fonvardC. sorrowfu lD . dee p4 , T h e a uthor 1ells you 10 d o all things exceptA.T h e think about 1he cause of you r fa ilu reB.to check out whether yo ur goals are righ1 for y ouC. io consider fai l·ure as a part or life0 . to bear in mind tha1 you wi ll n ever fa il in you r l ife5.Wh i ch of the following i s NOT true?A.Bruce and Ed is o n were successfu l exam p lesB.Fa ilure may be reg ard ed as a way 10,vard successC.E di son learned a lot from the lc. son the sp id er taught Robert BruceD, One may oflen raise a quc. tio n whether h is goals are worth attempting.答案：AADD C(8)ln sport the sexes（性别）are separa t e. Women and men do n o t run or swi m i n the same r aces. Women are J es. s tr ong than men. That at leas t is wha t people say. Women are called 邮wea k er se,x or,i f men wa nt 10please them,th e fair sex.But boys and girls are t a ught together at 沁hools and universities. There a r e women who are famous Prime Ministers, scie nt isL and w rite rs And women live l onge r than m e n . A European woma n can expect 10 li ve un til the age of 74, a man o n ly until he i s 68 . Are women's bodies really w eake r'?T h c fas 比s t men can run a mile i n unde r 4 minutes. The best women n 心d 4. 5 minutes Women's time are al 叩ys s l ower than men's, but some fac t s are a s urpris e. Some of the fastest women swimme r s to d ay are t 心nag e gi rl s. One of th em swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21. 2 沁con ds w h en s h e was on l y 16. The fir s t ' Tartan ' i n lilm was an Olympic swimmer, Jo hnn yWeiss muller. Hi s fas t est 400 m e tr es was 4 m inu tes 49. I seco n ds, w h ic h i s 37 . 9 s e co n ds s l owe r t ha n a gi rl 50 yea r s l a t e r! T hi s d oe. n o t mean th a t women are catch in g me n u p. Co nd itio n s a re very d i ffere nt n ow and s p o rt i s mu ch mo r e serio u s.It is so s eri o u s that so m e wo m e n a t h le t e.ar e g i ve n hormo n e （荷尔蒙）inj ect i o ns（注射）．A i t he O l ym p ics a d oc t or has to c h eck wheth er t he wo m e n a lhl e t e. ar e rea ll y wo m e n or n o t. lt see m s sad tha t spo rt ha s s u c h p r o b le m s. L,I fe ca n bevery c o mp l i ca t ed（复杂的）w h e n th er e a re t wo se p ara t e sexes!I , Women are called th e w e a k e r sex bec aw心A, women d o as m u ch as m enB. peo p le t h in k wome n are weaker t ha n menC. s po rt i s easie r fo r m e n tha n fo r wome nD. in spor t th e t wo sexes a re a l ways t oge th e r2, W hi c h of the fo ll ow in g i s tru e?A.B oys a nd g i rls st ud y 沁parat e l y every,v h e r eB.Wo men do n o t run or swi m in r ace. with me n.C. Famo u s P ri m e M ini s t ers ar e wo men0 . M e n ca n ex p ec t to li ve l o n g e r t ha n wo men in Eu r ope.3,“"T T h h a t a t leas t i s w ha t p eo p le s a y"m ea n s pe op l eA . say o th e r thin gs , t ooB.d o n't say th is m u c hC.say thi s but ma y n ot thin k soD.o nl y th i nk th is4 , W h a l pro b le m s does spor t ha v e?A.Some wo men a thlete s are ac t ua ll y m e nB.So m e wom en a thl e t es are g i ve h o rm o n e in jectio n s .C.Wo m en and m e n do n ot run o r sw i m in th e s am e r a c es.D.lt i s di ffic ult 10 chec k whe t he r wome n ath l et e s a r e really wome n.5. l n thi s pa s sage t h e a uth o r im pli es thatA, women are weaker t han we n , but fa. t e rB.wo m e n a r e s l owe r th an men, b u t s t ro n ge rC.m e n a r e n o t a l ways stro n ge r a nd fa s t e r th a n wome nD.me n ar e fas比r and st r o ng e r than wo men答案：BB C B C(9)P eop l e b u r y tre asure 10 s t o p o th e r peo p le fr om taki n g i t. Th e y c h oose a q u i et p l ace, d i g a dee p h o l e a nd bu ry th e tr eas u re in i t. 11te n t h ey m ake a ma p o f whe re th e tr eas u re i s or ,vrite d o,vn o th er cl u es（线索）that wi ll h el p th em o r so m eo n e el se to fi nd it a ga inIn Britain a few years a go; a w ri t e r w r o t e abo ut some t reas u re that h e h a d b uri ed. H e p u t cl u es i n th e s t ory t o hel p r eaders fi nd i t. Tho u s and s o f p eo pl e hu n t ed f o r the 阮a su re. They du g h o l es a ll over Britain, h o p i n g to fi nd i t.O n e of the mos t p o pul a r ad ven tur e s t o ri es ever ｀吐te n i s R o bert L o ui s Ste ph enso n's、T r eas u red Is land', an exei t i ng story abo ut a yo un g boy, Ji m H a wk in s, who i s c aptur ed b y p ira t es and la ter fi nd some buri ed tre a. u re.T h e n th ere is t h e tru e story a bout a ma n w h o h a d t o tr ave l ove r seas fo r a yea r. He did n ot皿s t ba nk s, so h e b u ried h is l ife sav in gs in a park 吓e n h e we n t away. O n hi s re turn, h e 叽n t s t ra i g ht t o th e par k. But the par k was n o longe r th ere. In i t s pl a 心小e re was a hu ge buildin g An d t h e n th ere was th e man w h o b u如d hi s sav in gs, all in ban k n o t es, in a wate rp roo f（防水的）ba g. W h en h e d og i t u p years l a t e r, th e r e was n o th i ng l efi. Wo rm s a n d i nsc e ts h ad eat en th e b ag a nd every伽ng i n i tAnd of co u rse, these arc stor i es abo ut p eo pl e w h o b u ry thing s and e it he r fo r ge t where th ey h ave b ur i 凶t hem or los e th e ma p.Although it is true 如II p eo p le somet im es l ose the i r money because a bank fai l s, banks arc sti ll th e safe. t p lace 10 k ee p o ur savi n驴a n d t心suresI , People w h o bury tr eas\J re usuallyA. do n ol tru. t banksC. want 10 l i ve in a quiet place.2. The,vriter in Brit 、a inA.really had buried so meth i n g.B.star ted a nationwide tre as u re hunt.B. have a l ittle m o ne y D. expec t to l ose itC. had l os t his tre asure and wan te d people 10 help him find i t.D,cau.ed trou ble because p eo p le dug h ol e.eve l)'\•'hc re.3 , `'Treasure I sl and"A.i s a s tor y abou t p ira t es.B.is abou t th e advent u resof Jim H awkins.C.is t he most popular story ever "'" uen.D, i s a we ll-kn ow n fairy tal e.4, The man who buried h is money in a parkA.t houghthis money w as safe r 山ere than in a bankB.travelled o n th e sea for a ye r aC.go t his life sav in驴back aga in.D, s ta ye d aw a y long e r 小a n he expec t ed.5. F r om t hese storie we understand tha tA, we cannot tru s t ban k s.B.wes h ould not t rust anyone.C. a waterproof bag is not pr oof ag a i n st worms an d i n sec t s.D. in s 心ts cat a n yt h ing.答案：A BBA C(10)ln 1977, a de ad a uth or of dete c ti ve s to ries saved the li fe of a nineteen-month-old ba by in a most unusu a l way. The a uth o r was Agatha Christ i e, a gentle m a rri e d la dy and o ne of t he m ost s u cces ful writers of de t ectivesto ri es in the wo rld.ln J une I977,a baby girl became se ri ous l y ill i n Qa ta（r卡塔尔），n ear Sand i Arabi（a沙特阿拉伯）．Doc tors we re unab le to fi nd o ut th e cause of her ill nes s,so s h e was tlown to Londo n and se n t t o H a mm e r s mith H os p i t a l. A team of d oc t ors hurried t o examine the baby o nl y t o d i scover that th ey, 100 , were pu 立led by th e very unusual signs of illn 岱s. While they were having a discu. sion about th e baby's ii In es , a nurse ask ed to speak t o them" Excuse me," sa i d N u rse Marsha Maitland,'' b u t l th i nk the ba by i s s u ffe rin g fro m thallium poisonin（g蛇中帝）”" What makes you th ink that?" Dr. Brown as ked. 而all ium poisoning i s very r a re."' 'A few days ago, l wa. reading a n ovel called•A P a l e H orse' b y Agatha Ch ri st i e," Nurse Maitlandex pl a in ed. " ln t he book, somebo d y w沈s tha ll ium poison, and a ll th e signs ar e ex actl y the same a s the ba by' s . ".,You are very carefu l and you may be right," ano th e r doctor s a id. " we'll carry out some tests and find out whe th er it's th a lli um（蛇）o r n ot."Tests showe d that th e bab y had indeed been poisoned by tha llium. Once they kn ew th e cause of th e illn ess, the d octors were a b le to give th e baby the correct t reatment. She soon recovere d and was se nt ba ck to Qatar. La t e r o n it was pro ved th a t th e poison mighi ha ve come fro m a n ins ecticid（e 杀虫剂）usedi n QatarI . Who first suggested t he correct eau. e o f the baby's illness?A. A Doc tor in Qatar.8. N u 函Mai tl andC.Dr. Brown.D.Agatha Ch ri s tie.2, Why was the bab y sent 10 London?A. She was a British girl whose p aren t s we re work ing i n Qatar.8. The h osp ital s in Qatar were fu ll a t that tim e.C. She was the daughter of a doctor in one of the places.D, T h e Qa tar d octors were not sure th ey could c u re her.3. As far as we c an tell from passage, Agatha Ch ri st ieA.had never even met this baby.B.had spen t a l o n g time a a p o lic e officerC.visi ted the ba by in th e hospital at HammersmithD, gave N urse Mai tl and some adv ice o n the phone4. Nurse Maitland spoke t o th e d octorsA, whe n she heard th e m di scussing th e po 函bility oflhallium poison.B.because s h e cou l d see tha t th e doc t o r s had made a mistakeC.10 suggest a possible reason for the patient's illn ess.D, afte r s h e had read about a h orse w h ic h had been poisoned.5, Wha t did th e doctor think of t he suggestio n which N u rse Maitlan d made?A, They were very qu i ck to agree w ith her8. They were unhappy over her in t e rrup tionC.They sa i d that s h e was wrong because th a lliu m po i so n ing i s very rare.D.They thought i i was a possibility wo rt h co n s i dering.答案：B D ACD(I I)T h ere ha been, i n h is t ory, a man w h o was sw all owe d b y a w hal e an d J ive d t o t ell the ta l e. T h e man's name is James Bartley.The re co rd s to pr ove h is unusual e灯如ence are i n t he British AdmiraltyBartley was making his firs t trip o n the w hal i n g s h ip Star o f the Eas t. S\Jd denl y th e l ookout found a hu ge wha le . The whalers knew i t was a huge w ha le by th e s i ze of the spray i t b lew int o t he air. They l owe re d th ei r sma ll boats. James B a rtle y was i n the first l ongboa t . The men rowed until they were close t o the w hal e. A ha rpoo（n鱼叉）was thro`'rt and it found it mark. It sank in to t he wha l e' s tlesh. The maddened beast jum ped out of the wa t er and broke the boat i nt o pieces Whe n the survivo r s we re p icke d up, James Bartley was missing.Short l y before sunset, the w ha le was fi na lly ea u g ht. The 汹ilors ti ed t he wha le' s 仑色竺to t he s ide of t he sh ipBecause of th e hot weat he r it wa i mport an t that they cut u p the w ha le rig ht away. Ot he而se, t he meat wou ld beg in to rot and the o il wou l d begin t o spo il W hen they got t o the stomach, they felt somet h ing m oving about wildly. lney th o ught i t wou ld be a b ig fish st i ll a li ve in side. But when th ey ope n ed the stomach th ey found Jam es Bartley. After thi s trip, Bartley settled in Glouce. tcr, Eng lan d, and n eve r returned t o seaI . This passage i s mainly abo\J IA, how to hunt w ha les fo r th eir oil and meatB. the ha rd a nd d ange r ous l ives that whalers had to li ve.C. the d uties of eac h man o n a wha ling s h i p.D, a man w h o wasswallowe d by a w ha le a nd li ved.2. The sa il ors knew that someth in g was in the whale's sto ma ch becauseA.t hey cou ld fee l i t moving abo u t wild y l8. the wha l e seemed very hea vyC.the wha l e was bu lgin g（鼓起来）at one spotD.the ca pt a in h eard Bartley crying for h e lp。
