閱讀理解精講精煉06

　　23.

　　Yao Ming landed in the U．S．in the summer of 2002, 7 - feet, 6 - inches worth of fancy footwork(花式步伐), armed with a soft shooting touch．He was the top player selected by the Houston Rockets, whose new activities place would soon be promoted by Toyota．The Japanese carmaker had just opened a new plant in China, and the company expects that Yao fans would soon become Corolla fans．

　　For many Americans, Yao was their understanding to the Chinese economic engine．He was a government project, brought up from a young age in order to show the new China to the world．China fulfilled its promise; since those unforgettable days of 2002, through the Beijing Olympics and beyond, the country has stayed on its path towards superpower figure．Yao, sadly, fell short．

　　According to an early report from Yahoo! Sports, which was confirmed by several other news organizations, Yao is going to retire．He just couldn’t conquer the injuries．A broken bone in his left foot absenced Yao after just five games last season．A broken foot forced him to miss all of the 2009 -2010 season．In fact, due to foot and knee injuries, Yao played in more than 55 games just once over the past six seasons．

　　Prior to Yao, players over 74" were usually one - skill person．Manute Bol, at 77" , blocked shots and, during one stretch, acted as a shamed three-pointer．Shawn Bradley, 76" , had skills, but was far too gentle to be a star．Yao, however, could do it all．At his top, in 2006 - 2007, he averaged 25 points per game．His turnaround jumper was unstoppable．His post -passes were usually on the money．（It helps when you can see over everyone．） Yao, who played in just eight seasons, finished his career averaging 19．0 points, and 9．2 rebounds, per game．His Rockets never advanced further than the second round of the playoffs(季后賽)．

　　Whatever on - court milestones Yao's body never allowed him to achieve, he more than made up for off the court．Yao was so much more than a basketball player．To the Chinese public who admired him, he was a symbol of his home country's possibility．Yao carried the Chinese flag at the Olympic opening ceremonies, soaking in the love of his country．

　　1．Toyota' s purpose of supporting Yao is to _______．

　　A．let Yaoming make money．

　　B．advertise their cars widely．

　　C．organize their basketball team．

　　D．let Yaoming drive their cars to games．

　　2．When did China keep on its development to some large countries?

　　A．Since 2000．

　　B．In 2006．

　　C．In 2007．

　　D．In 2010．3．What can I know in the fourth paragraph?

　　A．Manute Bol has integrated skills．

　　B．Yaoming has integrated skills．

　　C．Shawn Bradley has integrated skills． D．Shawn Bradley acted as a shamed three –pointer.

　　4．What can we infer from the fifth paragraph?

　　A．Yaoming didn't achieve any life goals．

　　B．Yaoming is only a good basketball player．

　　C．People see the strength of China from Yao． D．Yaoming always holds flags in the game．

　　5．Which one of the following stating orders is right?

　　a．The Japanese carmaker supported Yaoming．

　　b．Yao missed many games due to foot and knee injuries,．

　　c．Yao held the Chinese flag at the Olympic opening．

　　d．Yao Ming went to the U．S．for the first time．

　　A．c,a,b,d

　　B．d,b,c,a

　　C．c,b,d,a

　　D．d,a,c,b

　　【答案與解析】這是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了姚明的職業生涯以和他在籃球方面的成就以及對中國經濟在世界上地位的提高，都做出了巨大的貢獻。

　　1.BHe was the top player selected by the Houston Rockets, whose new activities place would soon be promoted by Toyota．The Japanese carmaker had just opened a new plant in China, and the company expects that Yao fans would soon become Corolla fans．看出答案。

　　2.AChina fulfilled its promise; since those unforgettable days of 2002, through the Beijing Olympics and beyond, the country has stayed on its path towards superpower figure看出答案。

　　3.BYao, however, could do it all．At his top, in 2006 - 2007, he averaged 25 points per game．His turnaround jumper was unstoppable．His post -passes were usually on the money．(It helps when you can see over everyone．) Yao, who played in just eight seasons, finished his career averaging 19．0 points, and 9．2 rebounds, per game．His Rockets never advanced further than the second round of the playoffs（季后賽）．可推出答案。

　　4.CTo the Chinese public who admired him, he was a symbol of his home country's possibility．Yao carried the Chinese flag at the Olympic opening ceremonies, soaking in the love of his country可推出答案。

　　5.DYao Ming went to the U．S．for the first time．和The Japanese carmaker supported Yaoming．，第二段寫到了…through the Beijing Olympics；第三段寫到了In fact, due to foot and knee injuries, Yao played in more than 55 games just once over the past six seasons。故選D項。

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　　For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

　　The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

　　Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

　　If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

　　1. The author felt depressed because she __________.

　　A. couldn't consume her waking hour

　　B. had not seen a film for a long time.

　　C. had not finished her work on time

　　D. had worked on a hard job for too long

　　2. The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

　　A. take photos

　　B. find a solution to the project

　　C. hop along the path

　　D. cheer herself up

　　3. The underlined part "to no avail" in Paragraph 1 probably means " __________.".

　　A. unsuccessful

　　B. unrelated

　　C. uninteresting

　　D. unexpected

　　4. In the author's opinion, __________.

　　A. a bath can make people relaxed

　　B. depression is usually caused by hard work

　　C. walking in a busy city centre harms people's health

　　D. adults should express their inner feelings freely

　　5. The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

　　A. explanation

　　B. suggestion

　　C. introduction

　　D. reminder

　　【答案與解析】

　　假如你的情緒不佳，那就投入到大自然的懷抱吧!身體得到放松，童心得以萌發，可以盡情玩耍。

　　1.·D細節理解題。第一段的前兩句話告訴我們，原因是作者做一件艱苦的工作時間太長。

　　2.·D細節理解題。根據第一段中的“I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up.”可知作者在自然保護區中散步也是為了“讓自己振作起來”。

　　3.·A詞義猜測題。根據畫線部分前面的轉折連詞but可知洗澡、美食和電影都沒有效果，都沒有使作者振作起來。故A項與畫線部分意思最接近。

　　4.·D推理判斷題。結合第二段最后一句中的內容以及最后一段的內容可推知作者認為成年人喚醒童心能幫助他們擺脫低落情緒。

　　5.B文章結構題。最后一段提到如果你感到情緒低落并且知道在室內待的時間太久，你就要徹底放松，脫掉鞋子，釋放自己的童心去玩耍，顯然是提供”建議”。

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　　Durban—Canada Monday became the first country to pull out of the historic Kyoto Protocol (京都議定書), inescapably scarring the global anti-climate change efforts．

　　The Kyoto Protocol, which set different duties for all countries to cut emissions (排放), states that different countries should reduce their collective greenhouse emissions accordingly． However, the United States refused to sign the protocol in 2001, and is the only developed country that has not agreed to sign it．The move has cast a shadow over the global community, and has made some other developed nations hesitate to cut their emissions．To add fuel to the fire, Canada, became the first to call it quits, with the deadline of the first commitment period (2008-2024) approaching．

　　The biggest concern at this moment is whether other developed countries would follow suit．

　　Over the past four years, a drama has unfolded among developed countries over the emissions cuts and offering support to their developing partners．

　　The Umbrella Group, consisting of Japan, Canada, Australia, the United States and other developed countries, hesitated and even backed away from their positions under certain excuses．The first one quoted by Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent is that emission cuts damage the economy．Still another is requiring China and India to have the same duty of cutting emissions as developed countries．

　　Actually, if emissions in developed countries could fall to the levels in developing countries, it would greatly help the fight against global climate change．

　　In sum, any irresponsible action, in the anti-climate change campaign should be a cause for blame．It is widely hoped that the United States and Canada will see reason and join the rest of the world community in supporting the Kyoto Protocol．

　　1．Which of the following serves as the best title of the passage?

　　A．Canada Decides to Quit the Kyoto Protocol．

　　B．Canada and the US Refuse to Cut Emissions．

　　C．Developed Countries Hesitating to Cut Emissions．

　　D．Developing Countries Supporting the Kyoto Protocol．2．According to the passage, ____ have refused to follow the Kyoto Protocol．

　　A．Canada and Australia

　　B．Japan and Canada

　　C．the US and Canada

　　D．China and India

　　3．People now are most worried ____．

　　A．whether the US and Canada will return to the negotiation table

　　B．whether developing countries will refuse to cut emissions

　　C．whether China and India will carry the same duty as Canada

　　D．whether more developed countries will do the same as Canada

　　1. B主旨大意題。這是一篇資訊報道。文章向我們報道了加拿大和美國先后退出了為控制全球變暖，部分國家簽訂的關于節能減排的?《京都議定書》，也就是B項所說的這兩國家拒絕在減少溫室氣體的排放。

　　2. A細節理解題。由前兩段可以直接得出答案。

　　3. C細節理解題。由倒數第三段的“The first one quoted by Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent is that emission cuts damage the economy．Still another is requiring China and India to have the same duty of cutting emissions as developed countries．”可知答案。

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　　The first time I went for a walk around my father-in-law’s neighborhood was garbage day, and I was shocked to see what people were throwing out.

　　It was back in 1981, and I saw many people gathered in someone’s front yard. As I went nearer to see what was happening I got my first introduction to yard sales. For the few dollars I had in my wallet, I was able to buy a seven-inch black-and-white portable TV. I also bought a flashlight.

　　The following weekend, at another yard sale, I saw a 14-inch color TV being sold for almost nothing. I felt I could not miss the offer and bought it. Now I had two sets and couldn’t wait to see what else I could afford the next weekend.

　　Spring ended, and by then I had accumulated almost every type of electronic equipment I had always wished to have back home.

　　Then this new idea came to mind. I had heard about a man who traveled back home every few months. He drove a truck filled with boxes of new and used stuff that people were sending to relatives. So I told my father that I would send as many types of items as I could so that he could start his resale business.

　　Every few months I would gather several boxes of American “junk” ––– televisions, toasters, fans, hair dryers, etc. and send them home. As word got out about my father’s “trash” market, people all came to buy these things.

　　Three years later, when I visited my family for the first time since leaving home, I learned that many of the families in our neighborhood had a piece of “trash”. It proved that I had the responsibility to keep people back home up to date with the latest technology you no longer need.

　　1. According to the text, a yard sale is a place where people _______.

　　A. sell their front yards at a low price

　　B. sell unwanted things in their own yards

　　C. gather in someone’s yard to enjoy things

　　D. throw away their trash in someone’s yard

　　2. The author felt he could not miss the offer because _______.

　　A. the second TV set was bigger

　　B. the second TV set was color TV

　　C. the second TV set was very cheap

　　D. he wanted two TV sets very much

　　3. What did the author think of the “junk” he bought?

　　A. He thought they were valuable.

　　B. He thought they were worth buying.

　　C. He was not surprised to see them thrown away.

　　D. He thought he could sell them for a good price.

　　4. From the passage we can infer that _______.

　　A. The author comes from a poor country

　　B. The author often goes home to sell the “junk”

　　C. The author buys the “junk” only to make profits

　　D. The “junk” is not welcomed in the author’s home country

　　【答案與解析】

　　作者自接觸到庭院銷售后，一發而不可收拾。別人棄之不用的東西，卻被作者當成寶貝送回了家鄉。

　　1．B推理判斷題。作者在第二段提到當時首次接觸庭院銷售，僅用幾美元就買了一臺電視機和一個手電筒，由此可推測是人們在他們自家的院子里出售不想要的東西的地方。

　　2．C細節理解題。結合第三段前兩句的內容可知作者感覺到不能錯過這次機會的原因是這臺彩電非常便宜，幾乎不用花錢。

　　3．A作者態度題。第四段中提到作者搜集了幾乎各種類型的電子設備并一直希望把它們帶回家，下文中提到運回家的這些“垃圾”深受父老鄉親的喜歡，再結合最后一段最后一句的內容可知作者認為自己購買的這些東西是有用的。

　　4．A推理判斷題。作者購買的是庭院銷售的廉價物品，運回自己的家鄉后深受歡迎，文章最后提到自己有責任讓家鄉的人跟上最新技術的步伐，由此可推測作者來自一個貧窮的地方。