梅厂中学高一英语阅读练习2.doc

1、（2）You have asked me for suggestions (建议) on how to get along in the US. It is 1 to give advice, but I think the following “dos” and “donts” are helpful.As a 2, it isnt easy to find anyone to 3 in a big city. However, here are some suggestions. First, get or borrow a 4 . Walk him several times a day

2、. Americans love dogs and usually stop to talk to anyone with a dog. 5 try to eat in a cafeteria (自助餐馆). People usually share tables and will sometimes talk to you 6 they see that you are a stranger. Next, take your dirty clothes to a laundry (干洗店). It takes about an hour to wash and dry, and many p

3、eople 7 there. They often kill the 8 talking to the others, 9 ask for information from a woman, if you are a 10 and from a man, if you are a woman. It seems to get 11 results for a reason I cant understand. Learn the 12 “Please”, “Thank you” and “Youre welcome “ before you come and use them all the

4、time! They usually work like magic (魔术).There are some things you shouldnt 13 . Dont tell the truth when people 14 “How are you?”. They only 15 the answer to be “Fine”. Never ask people their age, especially women! Everyone wants to be young. Dont tell heavy people they are 16 . Tell them they are l

5、osing weight (减肥). Everyone wants to be 17 . Dont be late for appointments (约会) . When someone says six oclock, be sure to be there by six. 18 respect (尊重) 19 and expect everyone to be “on time”.Above all, dont worry! Just follow my advice and bring a lot of money and you will get along. I hope I ha

6、ve been of some 20 to you.1. A. easy B. important C. necessary D. difficult 2. A. result B. law C. beginning D. rule 3. A. smile B. talk C. talk to D. run 4. A. dog B. guide C. map D. bike 5. A. So B. Then C. Later D. But 6. A. though B. before C. since D. if 7. A. wait B. smoke C. work D. fight 8.

7、A. birds B. time C. clothes D. worker 9. A. Never B. Seldom C. Always D. Sometimes 10. A. policeman B. girl C. man D. teacher 11. A. worse B. better C. fewer D. no 12. A. EnglishB. pronunciation C. spelling D. expressions 13. A. do B. say C. remember D. forget 14. A. say B. talk C. tell D. ask 15. A

8、. wish B. find C. reply D. hope 16. A. strong B. young C. fat D. tall 17. A. rich B. thin C. fat D. heavy 18. A. Japanese B. Americans C. Germans D. Chinese 19. A. elders B. knowledge C. time D. women 20. A. use B. help C. money D. ideaAThe fact that blind people can see things using other parts of

9、their bodies apart from their eyes may help us to understand our feelings about color. If they can sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected(影响) by color without knowing it. Salesman have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings,

10、 that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste ,and that cosmetics(化妆品)should never be packed in brown. These discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology(心理学). Some of our preferences(偏爱) are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore

11、 connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on peoples mind. People in bright red surroundings(环境) show an increase in breathing speed, hear

12、tbeat and blood pressure. Red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a closer study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now

13、rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars. 21. The passage tells us that salesmen have _.A. found out that colors affect salesB. discovered the relationship between color and psychologyC. tried colors on blind peopleD. developed a special subject of color psychology 22.

14、 It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. foods sell well in green or blue wrappingsB. blind people cannot see color differencesC. what color we prefer depends on our state of mindD. a bright color was exactly the opposite effect to red23. If people are exposed to(置身于)pure blue, _. A. their bod

15、y pressure rises B. they wont easily feel nervous C. they want to taste blue foods D. they will feel like buying things24. The most effective color in the passage for warning people is _. A. red B. bright yellow C. dark blue D. green25. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the pa

16、ssage? A. Color and Feelings B. Colors and Sales C. The Blind and Colors D. Preferences for ColorsBSabeer Bhatia is having a good decade (period of ten years) .Less than 10 years after leaving India to study in the United States, he has become most valuable in Silicon(硅) Valley for his e-mail servic

17、e Hotmail. On his recent return to New Delhi for India Internet World 98, the soft-spoken Bhatia had the ear of the nations information-technology industry. And he had a clear message: India must improve the use of venture capital(风险投资)if it hopes to push its IT industry up the value-added ladder.Bh

18、atia knows of what he speaks. After studying at the California Institute of Technology and Stanford University, He hit upon the idea of a free e- mail service on the internet. He didnt have any money to develop a product but he knew where to look. He shopped his idea around Silicon Valley venture- c

19、apital firms, which turned out to be a success. Hotmail was entirely funded by venture capital. “Based on the idea, we got $300,000 in return for a 15% stake(股票) in the company,” Bhatia recalls. Last December, Microsoft bought Hotmail and Bhatia pocketed $75 million.26. Sabeer Bhatia won a great suc

20、cess _.A. when he returned to India for India Internet World98. B. while studying at the California Institute of Technology C. in helping India with its IT industry D. in his e -mail service Hotmail27. Bhatias message for India to develop its IT industry is to make more use of _. A. foreign technolo

21、gy B. venture capital C. free e-mail service Hotmail D. the Silicon Valley28. Bhatias suggestion is based on _ .A. the fact that he knows what he speaks B. his idea of free e - mail service Hotmail C. his rich experience in looking for capital to develop his productD. how he got a 15% stake in the company for $ 300.00029. The underlined word “funded” most probably means “_”. A. supplied with money B. managed without help C. bought D. foundedKeyS: 1-5 DDCAB 6-10 AABCC 11-15 BDADA 16-20 CBBCB21-25ACBBA 2629 DBCA