Reading Comprehension Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Passage 1 Thousands of years ago, ten of our very distant ancestors were hungry. They went out and picked berries or dug up roots to eat. Four of them chose poisonous food and died. The remaining six noticed that their food was safe to eat. They told their children, who, in turn, passed the message on to their descendants. In this way, habit became a vital factor in the survival of mankind: if you ate the right plant, you lived; if you wanted to make your own experiments, you would probably die. The importance of habit on the survival of the human species is an interesting matter. Even today, most of us hesitate when we are invited to eat a new type of food or drink something we have not tasted before. Even if the food or drink is offered by a friend, we are usually not at all anxious to experiment and accept the offer. When you get up tomorrow morning, notice which shoe or sock you put on first. Then notice which one you put on first on other days. You may discover that you tend to put on one shoe or sock first every day, and that if you are right-handed, you usually deal with your left shoe or sock first. If you try to change this habit, you may find it uncomfortable or annoying, and you will soon return to your old habit. When it comes to other matters, we often follow a fixed pattern. We sleep in one or two favorite ways. We often follow familiar routes even when they are not the shortest or best. We often wear a watch on the same wrist even when there is no real reason for doing so. In hundreds of other ways, we show that we are creatures of habit, following fixed patterns of behavior. This characteristic can help us to survive but it can be a barrier to progress too. We must be alert and not let a beneficial factor become a harmful one.
1. The best title for this passage might be ______.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to para. 2?
A.Habit can be harmful to the development of mankind.
B.People usually like to taste new things at the risk of their lives.
C.Most people hesitate to eat new things they have never tasted before.
D.People are usually willing to try a new food if it is offered by a friend.
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。由第二段第二句“Even today, most of us hesitate when we are invited to eat a new type of food or drink something we have not tasted before.”可得知C为正确答案。
4. The example shown in para. 3 proves that ______.
A.it is difficult to change a habit
B.habit can be changed easily
C.shoes and socks are essential in our daily life
D.everyone puts on shoes and socks in the morning whether he is right-handed or left-handed
5. From the last paragraph we know that in the writer's opinion ______.
A.habit can never become a harmful factor
B.people develop all their habits with good reasons
C.habit will always help people to make progress
D.people often behave in fixed patterns
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。由最后一段第一句话“When it comes to other matters, we often follow a fixed pattern.”可得出答案D。
Passage 2 Being a salesman, the most important thing is to understand people. You've got to know what they're thinking. If you can figure that out, you can get them to do a lot. They come in with an idea about what they want. You get them talking about themselves, about what they like. If it's a man, you talk about football, or something like that. If it's a woman, you ask her about fashions. That way they get comfortable with you. You ask them a lot of questions and get them saying yes. Then they just get into the habit of saying yes. In the end, you can put them into anything you want, if you're really good. For example, if they need a little car for the city, you send them home a truck. Of course, I wouldn't really do that. It wouldn't be right. You've got to sell on this job, but you also have to be fair. It's not fair to take advantage of people too much. There are some people in this business who'd do anything. But I don't believe in that.
1. To be a good salesman, the most important thing is to ______.
A.learn from different kinds of people
B.understand what people are thinking
C.see what people usually do in daily life
D.watch what changes people have made
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第一段第一、二句：“Being a salesman, the most important thing is to understand people. You've got to know what they're thinking.”可知B项正确。
2. According to the passage, you can make a woman feel comfortable by ______.
A.talking about fashions
B.playing football together
C.sending a small gift to her
D.saying yes to her questions
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第二段第二、三句：“If it's a woman, you ask her about fashions. That way they get comfortable with you.”可知A项正确。
3. One way to make people get into the habit of saying yes is to ______.
A.ask them to say what they like
B.tell them to do anything you want
C.help them feel confident in themselves
D.get them to say yes to a lot of your questions
A B C D
D
[解析] 事实细节题。根据第二段最后两句：“You ask them a lot of questions and get them saying yes. Then they just get into the habit of saying yes.”可知D项正确。
4. According to the last paragraph, the author believes that ______.
A.it is right to do anything in business
B.it is useless to believe in what customers say
C.it is unfair to take too much advantage of people
D.it is dangerous to listen to the advice of a salesman
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。根据最后一段倒数第三句：“It's not fair to take advantage of people too much”，可知C项正确。unfair是not fair的同义替换。
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Most women like to talk about sports events.
B.Some business people would do anything to sell.
C.It's difficult to understand other people very well.
D.You can make people do anything by talking with them.
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。根据最后一段倒数第二句：“There are some people in this business who'd do anything.”可知有些销售人员为了销售会不择手段，什么事都做。故B项说法正确。
Passage 3 First Great Western provides a convenient and accurate ticket selling service. We start a legal contract with us when you purchase a ticket and travel with us; these are available at our staffed stations or from our Customer Services Teams. Tickets for traveling on our services can be purchased by a variety of methods whose details are given below. You can buy a full range of tickets from First Great Western ticket offices. When buying a ticket we promise to give you detailed information and to sell you the most appropriate ticket for your journey. Ticket selling (出售) machines, most of which accept both cash and credit cards, will be available at many First Great Western stations offering a wide range of tickets for services travelling from that station. Tickets for travel on First Great Western services or elsewhere on the National Rail network may be purchased in advance online at www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk. Tickets purchased online can be posted to you, or collected at many stations through ticket selling machines. When journeys start at stations where there is no ticketing facility available, it is your responsibility to pay your fare to the on-board staff who are able to issue the normal range of tickets. If you are travelling in a group of 10 or more people you should contact our group booking service on 08457 000 125. Not only will our staff be able to direct you to trains with sufficient seats, you may enjoy a discount on your ticket.
1. The information provided in the passage is for people who travel by ______.
A.plane
B.train
C.ship
D.bus
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。文章前五段只是讲First Great Western能为人们提供方便的购票服务，至于是何种旅行方式的购票服务，并没有详细说明，但是从文章最后一段最后一句“Not only will our staff be able to direct you to trains with sufficient seats,”可看出是提供火车购票服务。
2. When you buy a ticket, the agent promises to give you fair information on tickets to help you ______.
A.get the most appropriate ticket
B.purchase a ticket in advance online
C.pay the right fair to the on-board staff
D.collect the ticket from the ticket selling machine
Passage 4 A library is more than just a place where books are stored. A library is a source of information. That information may come from books (fiction, nonfiction, or reference books), from periodicals (newspapers, magazines, and journals), from audio-visual materials (records, cassettes, microfilm, video tapes, etc.), or even from a computer terminal. Students go to libraries to study and to write research papers. The periodicals room of a university library is where foreign students often find newspapers and magazines from their countries. In the reference room, they can find catalogs from many universities in the U.S. and other countries. If you are buying a used car, the reference librarian can show you the Blue Book, which lists the prices of new and used cars. People who need information in a hurry can telephone the reference librarian at many libraries. There are as many different library services as there are types of people who use them. Children's libraries provide materials for young readers. They sometimes have story tellers who read stories to groups of children, and a few have computers for the children to play with. Music lovers can listen to recordings of their favorite musicians in music libraries. Some libraries, offer special services for blind people, such as books in Braille, "talking" books, and Kurzweil Reading Machines. Libraries provide entertainment as well as information. Novels and short stories from a library's fiction collection are a good source of enjoyable reading practice. Public libraries often sponsor lectures on topics of interest to members of the community, and a few even offer concerts and films. No matter what your interests are, you will find that a library can be a great place to enjoy yourself while you learn.
1. In libraries, readers can get information from ______.
A.computer terminal, books, periodicals or nonfiction
B.books, periodicals, audio-visual materials or video tapes
C.periodicals, books, audio-visual materials or a computer terminal
D.materials, reference books, periodicals, audio-visual or journals
A B C D
C
[解析] 事实细节题。题目问的是在图书馆读者获得信息的途径有哪些。由文章第一段最后一句可以得知正确答案，信息可以从books, periodicals, audio-visual materials and a computer terminal中获得，故选C。
2. In the reference room of the library you can find ______.
A.materials for young readers
B.university catalogs
C.newspapers and magazines
D.the fiction collection
A B C D
B
[解析] 事实细节题。题目问在图书馆的资料室你可以查找到什么。由文章第二段第三句话可知“In the reference room, they can find catalogs from many universities in the U.S. and other countries.”故选B。
3. Foreign students often go to ______ to read newspapers and magazines from their countries.
A.periodical rooms
B.reference rooms
C.music rooms
D.computer centers
A B C D
A
[解析] 事实细节题。由文章第二段第二句“The periodicals room of a university library is where foreign students often find newspapers and magazines from their countries.”可知正确答案为A。
4. The last sentence in the last paragraph implies that readers can ______.
A.find entertainment and information in a library
B.read both novels and short stories in a bookstore
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