SECTION2
40 Questions
Read each passage carefully and then answer the questions about it. For each question, decide on the basis of the passage which one of the choices best answers the question.
Proudly wearing his Muslim robes, a chief butcher in a town in Ghana is an important man. It is his duty to slaughter the cattle that will be sold in market , and
since many people in this area of Africa are Muslims, the process must be carried out
初三英语课件according to their religious regulations. The government requires that the butcher also Line 5 make sure that the cattle are in good health before he slaughters them.
In Muslim areas of Ghana, chief butchers inherit their positions. Like tribal chiefs, they have their own bands of musicians who never play for anyone el. The
musicians go to the market in the morning. As soon as the meat arrives, they begin to
play. Their music continues as long as the supply of meat lasts. This way, everyone in Line10 town knows when the butcher shop is open. They can also tell when all of the meat has been sold.
1.According to the passage, the
musicians begin to play when
(A)evening comes
(B)they are hungry
(C)the meat arrives
(D)the butcher arrives
(E)government officials visit
2.Muslims in Ghana probably look on
the butcher with
(A)respect
(B)suspicion
(C)confusion
(D)amazement
(E)dissatisfaction
3.According to the passage, butchers
are like tribal chiefs becau they
(A)are Muslims办会计证
(B)wear splendid robes
(C)have musicians play for them
(D)are regulated by government
(E)are taught to sing when they are
young
4.The author is most concerned with
describing
(A)African restaurants
(B)how meat is prepared
(C)a man and his occupation
(D)musical instruments of Ghana
(E)the appearance of Muslim
garments
5.according to the passage , people
know when all the meat has been sold becau
(A)a bell is rung
(B)the music stops
(C)the butcher puts a sign out
(D)the butcher’s door is locked
(E)a special flag is hung outside the
shop
The myths of the ancient Greeks described the world as managed by a multitude of ,beings who were like men but who had different powers. They loved and hated and
quarreled with each other, like men. They were gods, though, and could not kill each
other becau they were immortal. They were, however, subject to a higher power which Line 5 they called Necessity.
Many of the myths are beautiful, but some are not. They em to say that the gods ro from savage
ry, just as men did, and were not always sure what was good and
noble. The Greeks thought of the gods as friendly people, rather like themlves. They
also feared them as terrible and strong and ready to punish tho who angered them.
6.The author is primarily concerned
with
(A)discussing life in ancient Greece
(B)telling a story involving
(C)explaining the role of Necessity
in Greek myths
(D)describing the Greek’s beliefun是什么意思
about their gods
(E)explaining why the Greeks
believed in many gods
7.According to the passage, the gods
could Not do which of the following?
(A)punish men
(B)kill one another
(C)love one another
(D)fight with one anotherembassy
(E)deal directly with them
8.When the author mentions “being” in
the first ntence, he is referring to
(A)the gods
(B)Necessity
(C)the Greek people
groove
(D)men and animals
(E)people from different countries 9.The author suggests that the Greeks
thought of their gods as
(A)domineering and easily angered
(B)friendly but possibly dangerous
(C)cheerful and uninterested in men
(D)easily surprid by men’s
behavior
(E)dishonest and generally
irresponsible
10.According to the passage, the Greek
gods were subject to
(A)the will of men
(B)the will of other gods
(C)good and noble judges
(D)a power called Necessity
(E)laws made by the gods
themlves
11.The author concludes from the Greek
myths that the gods were
(A)evil
(B)unkind
(C)imperfect
(D)unnecessary
(E)unconcerned
Little Jim was ,for the time, Engine Number 36, and he was making the run between Syracu and Rochester. He was fourteen minutes behind time, and the
throttle was wide open. As a result, when he swung around the curve at the flower
bed, a wheel of his cart destroyed a tulip. Number 36 slowed down at once and looked Line 5 guiltily at his father, who was mowing the lawn. The doctor had his back to the accident, and he continued to pace slowly to and fro, pushing the mower.
Jim dropped the handle of the cart. He looked at his father and at the broken flower. Finally, he went to the tulip and tried to stand it up, but it would only hang
limply from his hand. Jim could not repair it. He looked again toward his father.
12.At the beginning of the passage, Jim
was pretending that he was
(A)piloting an airplane
(B)driving a tractor
(C)a pasnger on a train
(D)a speeding railroad engine
(E)running a race with a freight train
13.The author is primarily concerned
唇亡齿寒翻译with
(A)describing Jim’s actions
(B)ridiculing Jim’s mistakes
(C)detailing Jim’s appearance
(D)predicting the reactions of Jim’s
father
(E)comparing Jim’s thoughts to
tho of his father
14.According to the passage, Jim’s father
was a
(A)farmer
(B)doctor
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(C)gardener
(D)train engineer
(E)business executive
15.Jim apparently thought that when his
father saw the broken flower his
reaction would be one of
(A)fear
(B)anger
(C)curiosity
(D)amument
(E)indifference
16.The story apparently takes place in
(A)a city park
(B)a railroad station
(C)the yard by Jim’s hou
(D)a meadow near the railroad track
(E)the playground near Jim’s school
17.At the time the tulip was broken, Jim
was probably
(A)make a bouquet
(B)mend its injury
(C)u it in a game
(D)give it to his father
(E)move it out of the way
18.Jim picked up the tulip becau he
wanted to
(A)make a bouquet
(B)mend its injury
(C)u it in a game
(D)give it to his father
(E)move it out of the way
As in all phas of mountaineering, on snow and ice the judgment of the probable safety of the climb rests with the leader. He must be able to estimate the length of the
climb, allowing for an early enough start to permit finishing. He must know at a glance
if there is avalanche danger. He must instantly recognize tho situations in which
Line 5 speed is esntial. He must know whether the capabilities of his party will meet the rest of a traver across an ice slope. He must be alert to fatigue in others and adjust the pace
accordingly, even calling retreat if the physical condition of a member of his rope has
deteriorated to the point wherein safety of the party many jeopardized.
19.It can inferred that the most important
characteristic of the leader of a
mountain-climbing party is
(A)great strength
(B)good judgment
(C)acrobatic agility
(D)reckless courage
(E)unusual endurance
20.Which of the following titles best
summarizes the content of the
passage?
(A)Ideal Weather Conditions for a
Mountain Climb
(B)Cooperation and Coordination:
Esntials for Climbing
(C)Dangers on a Mountain Climb
and How to Prevent Them
(D)The Hazards of Mountaineering :
Man’s Greatest Challenge
(E)The Abilities Required of the
Leader of a Mountain Climb
21.According to the author, the leader of
a mountain clim
b may direct his party
to retreat if a member of the party
(A)wishes to stop
(B)becomes extremely tired
(C)travels at a very erratic pace
(D)refus to comply with group
decisions
(E)does not recognize a dangerous
situation
22.Knowledge of which of the following
is NOT mentioned by the author as
being required of a leader of a
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mountain-climbing expedition?
(A)the indications of a sudden snow
slide
(B)the approximate length of time
the climb will require
(C)the difficulties encountered by
previous climbers of the
mountain
(D)the factors which make it
necessary for the party to move
more slowly
(E)the factors which make it
necessary for the party to move
more quickly.
Some “scientists” peering through microscopes thought they saw strange things which escaped their colleagues’ notice. In 1836, Andrew Cros actually believed he saw隆重的意思
htvmicroscopic incts appearing as a by-product of his rearch. He had wanted to create
minerals artificially by nding an electrical current through certain chemicals. Cros Line 5 recorded what he obrved through his microscope-small, white projections growing from an electrified stone. He obrved that, after he had electrified the stone, each
projection became “a perfect inct, standing erect on a few bristles which formed its tail.
” Cros reported that the smaller incts had six legs and the larger ones, eight. He
guesd them to be a previously unobrved specimen genus Arcurus, said they flew
10 about the laboratory, hiding in dark spots as though avoiding light.
In 1872, Bastian, a noted English biologist, also claimed to have witnesd spontaneous development of life in his microscope. But when colleagues repeated
his experiments, taking precautions against bacteria in the air, the results were
disappointing. In 1906, Burke, using radium, thought he had developed half-living,
15 half-crystalline forms which he called “radiobes”. Other scientists, however, failed to
confirm Burke’s findings.
23.When Andrew Cros bean his
experiments, he was trying to
(A)determine the number of legs
characteristic of the genus
Arcurus
(B)test the reactions of the genus
Arcurus to light
(C)study certain minerals to
determine their ability to conduct
electrical current
(D)produce artificial minerals
through the application of
electrical current to chemicals
(E)prove that microscopic incts
grow from electrified minerals
24.According to the passage, Burke
classified a “radiobe ” as which of the following?
(A)a vegetable
(B)an animal
(C)a mineral
(D)part vegetable and part animal
(E)part living and part non-living 25.It can be inferred that the living forms
that Bastian obrved with his
microscope were actually
(A)radiobe specimens
(B)members of the genus Arcurus
(C)multiplying bacteria in the air
(D)incts capable of standing on
their tails
(E)projections from the electrified
stone
26.Which of the following would the
author probably believe best
establishes the truth or falhood of a
scientist’s claims?
(A)reading the scientist’s notes
(B)repeating the scientist’s original
experiment
(C)checking the scientist’s
background and qualifications
(D)examining the scientist’s
equipment for defects
(E)studying the previous scientific
investigation in the field
