阅读理解训练题(三十六)

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Dear Jane, Barbara and Roger,

As you know, we’ve been looking for a new house for some time.Now that all our children have left home, we find that the house is too big for us. Also, since your father retired, there has been no reason for us to stay in this district. Although we like our neighbors, we’ve decided to move south for two reasons. First, the weather will suit us better, and second, we’ll be a little nearer to your Uncle George and Auntie Hilda. It will make visiting each other much simpler.

We stayed with your Uncle and Aunt last weekend and saw several houses. One of them sounded as if it were just what we wanted. The right number of rooms, a small garden, etc. When we saw it, we neafly died! It was in a terrible condition and would have cost a fortune to make babitable. The roof and all the walls needed repairing and the whole inside redecorating. After that, we were very eareful about believing details from the estate（房地产）agent. The next two that we saw were not much better, but the fourth house was exactly what we wanted. It was empty, so we’re going to move in immediately. We gave details of our house to the estate agent only last week, but it’s already been sold. We’ll put all your things in boxes and take them with us. You’ll have to sort them out, throwing away what you don’t want.

Can you all come next weekend? You can have a nice rest in the country. Telephone on Wednesday at the new number to let us know.

Lots of love, Mum and Dad

P.S. Bring some old clothes, because between the rests, you’ll be sorting out your belongings and digging the garden!

56．What is implied in the sentence “When we saw it, we nearly died!” A．We were so excited because the house was exactly what we wanted. B．The house was in such an unexpected poor condition that we were greatly disappointed. C．We were puzzled when we saw the house. D．We were so tired since we had been to several houses.

57．We understand from the passage that the estate agent . A．overstated the exact condition of the house B.did not have enough houses for them to choose from C．talked them into buying a house in poor condition D．could not understand their needs 58．The children were not supposed to . A．help their parents move house B．bring some old clothes C．sort out their belongings D．work in the garden 59．Which of the following is not a purpose in writing this letter? A．Explaining to the children the reason for moving house? B．Informing the children that they will move to a new house. C．Inviting the children to visit the new house. D．Expressing their regret for not being with their children.

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60．According to this ad, if two people rent an apartment together, they would pay a deposit of

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61．From this ad we can assume that .

A．the apartments are far from Indiana University B．the apartments have furniture in them C．gas and water bills are included in the rent D．cats and dogs not permitted in the apartments

62．The ad implies that interested persons must . A．see the apartments on Monday or Saturday B．call for an appointment if they want to see the apartments from nine to five Monday through Saturday C．call for an appointment if they want to see the apartments on Sunday or in the evening D．see the apartments before five o’clock any day

C

A Tight Situation

Sometimes funny memories are the most special way to remember a beloved lover. It helps take away some of the feeling of loss. Before he passed away, my husband loved to share this story with our friends. Now, it makes a smile to share this story with you.

Our neighbor’s son was getting married in 1971 at a church, and we were invited. We immediately rushed out of the store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.

June 29 came and, of course, I had not lost a single pound; in fact, I had gained two. But, I thought a new girdle（收腹健美裤）would solve my problem. So on our way to the wedding, we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a size large girdle.

The clerk round the box with the described girdle, marked “L”, and asked if I would like to try it on. “ Oh, no, large will fit just right. I won’t need to try it on.”

The next morning was hot, so I waited to get dressed until about forty-five minutes before time to go. I opened the girdle box only to find a new ＄49.95 girdle in a size small. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn’t fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake twenty pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? Finally, my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it, and I was ready to go.

As we walked into the church, he asked if I could make it. Now, he was getting worried because I was breathing funny. I told him that it would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight-and-one-half seconds-the minister blessed everything except my girdle!

My knees were blue and my legs lost all the feeling. My husband was asking questions and trying to com-fort me.

As soon as the minister pronounced them married, I rushed out with my husband. “Please, just get me out of here!” I said.

We ran out to our car, and once there he opened the front and back passenger doors against the next car. Right there, before God, human and the wedding party, I took off that girdle. When the girdle flew out of my hand and landed under the car next to ours, my husband was laughing so hard and we drove away.

Over the years, he and I had often wondered what the people of that church thought the next morning when they found ＄49.95, size small girdle in their parking lot. 63．When she was telling the story, she . A．was sorry for her husband’s death B．was happy to share her funny memories C．was wondering who had picked up the girdle D．still couldn’t forget the trouble on that day

．She still bought the tight pink dress, because she thought . A．she would save some money B．she would gain a few pounds C．she would lose some weight D．she looked thinner in the dress 65．Which statement is true according to the story?

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A．She changed the girdle for a larger size. B．They tried hard to pour lots of potatoes into a small bag. C．She put on the dress without the girdle in the end. D．She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help. 66．The title “A Tight Situation” really means . A．she was dressed in a tight girdle B．she dressed herself in a limited time C．she got herself embarrassed D．the wedding lasted longer than she expected 67．The writer’s surpose of writing this story is . A．to tell an interesting experience B．to prove her husband’s love C．to describe her tight girdle D．to describe her unspeakable feeling

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When we think about people who are leaders, we often get a mental picture of someone who is older, smarter, and wiser than ourselves. Studies of leadership, though, have usually found that there is almost no relationship between skill as a leader and traditional measures of intelligence.

Some recent research by psychologist Red Fiedle and his colleagues suggests that both intelligence and experience may be important—but just now how important depends upon how stressful the work situation is and what kind of task is to be accomplished. The researchers obtained measures of intelligence, experience, performance, and stress.

Overall, these variables did not relate to one another. Men with high and low intelligence were equally likely to give good performance, as were men with more and less experience, or more and less stress with their bosses. However, when you look separately at those men who have high stress with their bosses, the picture changes.

In high stress situations, there was no association between intelligence and perfomance, but there was between experience and performance. In other words, in difficult situations, it was helpful to “know the ropes” . In low stress situations, the findings were just the opposite. Experience was not related to good perfomance, but intelligence was. That is, when things are going well, intelligence is very useful in leadership.

A study of fire fighters’ perfomance under high and low stress conditions also found the experienced officers performed best under situations of stress. None of this is really very surprising. If you have ever had a supervisory job, you probably found that at least as much energy went into handling（管理） people as went into handling the job itself. Tests of intelligence—at least the ones we have now—do not predict success in handling people. 68．What kind of people can do the best job in stress situation? A．intelligent people B．experienced people C．calm people D．skilled people

69．In the second sentence of the last paragraph , “a supervisory job” refers to . A．a management job B．an advisory job C．a teaching job D．an organizing job 70．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A．In stress situations, there are no association between experience and performance. B．Some recent research suggests that most leaders are lack of intelligence. C．In low stress situations, intelligence plays an important role in leadership. D．Generally speaking leaders are likely to be cleverer than ordinary people.

71．In the second sentence of the fourth paragraph, “to know the ropes”most probably means . A．to understand the situation B．to control the situation C．to get rid of the situation D．to make sure what to do about the situation

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“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.

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We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?

Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” She said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”

Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

Don’t be available all the time, Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.

Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying. 72．The passage is mainly about . A．problem with technology B．improvements of our life with technology C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

73．The writer quoted（引用） what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to . A．share a truth about life B．tell us what life was like long time ago C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

74．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940’s house? Because . A．they liked to live simple lives B．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions C．they were troubled by modern inventions D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

75．What do you think the underlined word “available” in the 1st suggestion offered by the writer mean? A．Busy on line B．Free. C．Be able to D．Be found by others.

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阅读理解训练题（三十六）答案

56-60BAADC 61-65CCBCD 66-70CABAC 71-75DAABD

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