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（阅读理解题） Every country has secret services to help protect it against serious threats from terrorists, major criminals or even from other countries. People who threaten to harm a country always plot in secret, so the intelligence agencies have to work in secret to find out what is being planned before it happens, so that it can be prevented. They do that in many different ways – by secretly listening to their targets talking on the phone, by planting microphones to overhear meetings, by watching the targets as they move from place to place and by recruiting some of the targets to act as double agents to report on what is going on. For most of my career I worked in one of the UK’s three intelligence services, MIS, the domestic security service. I first joined in the 1970s, in the middle of the Cold War, when the war was divided into two armed camps, the Soviet Union(苏联) and its allies on the one side and Western Europe, America and their allies on the other. The Cold War never became a fighting war. It was an intelligence war, with intelligence officers from both sides trying to find out what the other side was doing, what kind of weapons they had, when and if they might start a war and what their plans were. Both sides were secretly working in each other’s countries. Nowadays one of the biggest threats to the world, comes from terrorists. Intelligence officers from many different countries are working together to find out who they are., where they are and what they are planning. Today’s MIS officers get their intelligence in much the same way as we did during the Cold War, but their task is even more difficult and urgent because most terrorists want to kill people. Many terrorist attacks that are planned and prepared never happen, and we never know anything about them because the intelligence services find them out and prevent them.1. What is the first paragraph mainly about? ( ) A. The tasks of intelligence agencies. B. The contributions of intelligence agencies. C. The equipment used by intelligence agents. D. The recruitment of intelligence agents. 2. The biggest security threats for Britain in the 1970s were from ______. ( ) A. international terrorists B. the Soviet Union and its allies C. major criminals within the country D. agents working for both camps 3. What is true about the Cold War? ( ) A. Both camps were planning to start a war. B. It was a war fought with advanced weapons. C. No fierce clash broke out during the period. D. It is not regarded as an intelligence war. 4. MIS officers’ task is more urgent today in that ______. ( ) A. terrorists are more difficult to find than spies B. most terrorist attacks are aimed at killing people C. terrorist attacks happen more frequently than before D. it takes only a little time to prepare a terrorist attack 5. The best title for the passage might be “_______”. ( ) A. Ways of Gathering Intelligence B. National Defense Against All Threats C. Which Is More Threatening: Terrorists Or Spies? D. What We Do As Intelligence Officers
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（阅读理解题） By definition, heroes and heroines are men and women distinguished by uncommon courage, achievements, and self-sacrifice made most for the benefits of others - they are people against whom we measure others. They are men and women recognized for shaping our nation's consciousness and development as well as the lives of those who admire them. Yet, some people say that ours is an age where true heroes and heroines are hard to come by, where the very idea of heroism is something beyond us - an artifact of the past. Some maintain, that because the Cold War is over and because America is at peace, our age is essentially an unheroic one. Furthermore, the overall crime rate is down, poverty has been eased by a strong and growing economy, and advances continue to be made in medical science. Cultural icons are hard to define, but we know them when we see them. They are people who manage to go beyond celebrity (明星), who are legendary, who somehow mange to become mythic. But what makes some figures icons and others mere celebrities? That's hard to answer. In part, their lives have the quality of a story to tell. For instance, the beautiful young Diana Spencer who at 19 married a prince, renounced marriage and the throne, and died at the moment she found true love. Good looks certainly help. So does a special indefinable charm, with the help of the media. But nothing confirms an icon more than a tragic death - such as Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Princess Diana.1. The passage mainly deals with ______. A. life and death B. heroes and icons C. heroes and heroines D. icons and celebrities 2. Heroes and heroines are usually ______. A. courageous B. exemplary C. self-sacrificing D. all of the above 3. Which of the following statements is wrong? A. Poverty in America has been eased with the economic growth. B. We can identify cultural icons when we see them. C. Heroes and heroines can only emerge in war times. D. One's look can contribute to being famous. 4. Beautiful young Diana Spencer found her genuine love________. A. just before her death B. when she became a princess C. when she was 19 D. after she gave birth to a prince 5. What is more likely to set an icon's status? A. Good looks. B. The quality of one's story. C. Personal attraction D. Tragic and early death.
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（阅读理解题）What makes a person a scientist? Does he have ways or tools of learning that are different from those of others? The answer is "no". It is not the tools a scientist uses
but how he uses these tools that makes him a scientist. You will probably agree that knowing how to use a power is important to a carpenter. You will probably agree, too,
that knowing how to investigate, how to discover information, is important to everyone. The scientist, however,
goes one step further, he must be sure that he has a
reasonable answer to his questions and that his answer can be confirmed by other persons. He also works to fit the answers he gets to many questions into a large set of ideas
about how the world works.
The scientistˊs knowledge must be exact. There is no room for half right or right just half the time. He must be as nearly right as the conditions permit. What works
under one set of conditions at one time must work under the same conditions at other times. If the con? ditions are different, any changes the scientist observes in a
demonstration must be explained by the changes in the conditions. This is one reason that investigations are important in sci? ence. Albert Einstein, who developed the theory
of relativity, arrived at this theory through mathematics. The accuracy of his mathematics was later tested through investigations, Einsteinˊs ideas were shown to be
correct. A scientist uses many tools for measurements. Then the measurements are used to make mathematical calculations that may test his investigations.1. What makes a scientist according to the passage?(） A. The tools he uses. B. The way he uses his tools. C. His ways of learning. D. The various tools he uses. 2. "The scientist, however, goes one step further…" The author says this to show _________. A. the importance of information B. the importance of thinking C. the difference between scientists and ordinary people D. the difference between carpenters and people with other jobs 3. A sound scientific theory should be one that ____________ A. works not only under one set of conditions at one time, but also under the same conditions at other times B. does not allow any changes even under different conditions C. can be used for many purposes D. leaves no room for improvement 4. The author quotes the case of Albert Einstein to illustrate _____________. A. that measurements are keys to success in science B. that accuracy of mathematics C. that the investigations are important in science D. that the mathematical calculations may test his investigations 5. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The theory of relativity. B. Exactness is the core of science. C. Scientists are different from ordinary people. D. Exactness and ways of using tools are the keys to the making of a scientist.
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（阅读理解题） The United Nations declared 2011 to 2012 the Year of the Bat. The campaign was launched as a way to strengthen efforts for protecting the world’s only flying mammal. These creatures can be found in many parts of the world. Bats live in cities, deserts, grasslands and forests. There are over 1,200 bat species.
The smallest bat in the world is from Southeast Asia. This kind of bat measures about 30 millimeters in length. The world’s largest bat, the Giant Golden-Crowned Flying Fox, has a wingspan of 1.5 meters. Most bats eat insects, but many feed on fruit or nectar from flowers.
Many people think bats are blind, but this is not true. Many species have very good sight. Most bats communicate and find their way by making "echolocation" (回声定位法) noises. They produce high-frequency noises and can estimate the distance of an object by using the sound echoes that bounce back to them. So, while hats may travel in total darkness, they “see” using sound.
Sadly, bats are widely feared and misunderstood. Most bats come out of their shelters only at nightfall. Three bat species feed on blood. Because of these qualities, bats have long been linked in many cultures to death, darkness and blood-drinking.
Yet bats are important for agriculture and our environment. They help pollinate (授粉) plants and spread seeds. They also help control insects. Bats eat huge numbers of insects, including kinds that damage crops.
For example, a brown bat can eat more than 1,000 insects in one hour. One report says bats save American farmers billions of dollars every year by reducing crop damage and limiting the need for chemicals that kill insects.
Over one-fifth of all bat species are under threat. They face disease and the human destruction of their natural environments. In some areas, diseases have killed nearly 100% of bat populations.1. The United Nations declared 2011 to 2012 the Year of the Bat, because bats __________. A. are beneficial animals B. are close to extinction C. have been misunderstood D. are under serious threat 2. Bats can fly in total darkness, because __________. A. their eye sight is extremely sharp B. they can fly without using their sight C. they don’t have eye sight in daytime D. they are very familiar with their environment 3. Many people fear bats because__________. A. Many cultures connect bats with unpleasant things B. Bats are very ugly in appearance C. Bats are thought to be blind D. Bats carry deadly diseases with them 4. It can be concluded that __________. A. bats are more easily to be killed by diseases B. bat population has been reduced sharply these days C. bats can help farmers save crops and money D. bats’ living environment has been mostly destroyed 5. The word “nectar” in the second paragraph probably means__________. A. the flowers’ eyes B. the flowers’ leaves C. the smell produced by flowers D. the liquid produced by flowers
