中职英语期中模拟考试试题：阅读理解
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We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough, but suddenly everything ems to get out of control. Sometimes a single unimportant event may cau a number of things to happen. Let us suppo that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye on the baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this caus your troubles to begin. While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the tablecloth off the table, destroying your half-prepared meal. You hang up hurriedly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if this is not enough to bring you to tears, your husband arrives home, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
Things can also go wrong on the road. During rush hour one evening two cars collided and the drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars happened to be a learner. She got into a panic and stopped her car. This forced the driver following her to stop suddenly. This driver’s wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake, and as she was thrown forward, the cake went right through the window and landed on the road. A truck driver eing a cake flying through the air slammed on the brakes. The truck was carrying empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the road, causing a terrible traffic jam. It took the police an hour to get the traffic on the move again. In the meantime, the truck driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles. Only two dogs were enjoying themlves, for they were happily having what was left of the cake.
46．If you want to answer the phone without any trouble, you’d better ___________ .
A. pull out the telephone line when you are with your baby
B. put your baby on the bed and keep an eye on him / her
C. not hurry to answer the phone
D. make sure your baby is not near the table
47．Who is responsible for the accidents that happened on the road?
A. The two drivers who were arguing.
B. It wasn’t mentioned in the passage.
C. The woman driver.
D. The truck driver.
48．From this story we learn that ________.
A. there are many road accidents every day
B. the accidents mentioned in the passage are very strange
C. no one knows why this kind of accident happens
D. the accidents mentioned in the passage are very common
49．The writer’s purpo in writing this passage is to ___________.
A. remind us not to answer the phone when we are busy
B. tell us driving is dangerous every day
C. remind us not to be nervous when we meet an accident
D. remind us not to carry a cake when we are sitting in a car
50．The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A. troubles always come in groups
B. accidents may happen anywhere at anytime
C. a telephone call may cau great trouble
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From their beginnings New England towns had a special democratic system of government. At a stated time all the citizens would asmble at a town meeting, where they would discuss local problems and express opinions freely. They also elected the town’s officials at the gatherings and made decisions about the taxes they would pay and about other community matters. The meetings were usually held at the town hall, which was located in the central square.
周而复始拼音51．At a town meeting, people do the following things EXCEPT __________.
恐怖鬼故事A. express their opinions about the government
B. elect officials of the towns
C. make a decision about whom they should marry
D. discuss some community matters
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52．In the 18th century, who had the right to vote?
A. All the citizens.
B. All the men except tho who were church members.
C. The rich.
D. The rich men and the church members.
53．Why has the town meeting been widely imitated?
A. Becau many people are interested in it.
B. Becau it is very democratic.
C. Becau many people enjoy themlves at town meetings.
D. Becau sometimes government agencies call them.
冬造句54．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Citizens can elect the officials in the town meeting.麦箭
B. In recent years, town meetings are often called by a government agency.
C. People can say what they want to say at the town meeting.
D. Nowadays this kind of meeting is also held on radio and television.
55．This passage mainly talks about _______.
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A. the New England town meeting B. modern town meetings
白菜炖干豆腐C. a democratic meeting D. New England towns
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Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choo is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help?
Most of us know little about the mental process that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind.
Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision-making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains, and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be becau our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we u to help the prent decision-making.
