四、阅读理解                    A

The world has many beautiful sounds. we can hear the songs of birds and laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And all this is due to(归功于)our ears! They bring us a world of sounds.

But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, but too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.

In China, 6 children out of 1000 have hearing problems when they are born. They can’ t hear ordinary sounds clearly. Children who have hearing problems usually also have learning problems at school.

A lot of things can cause hearing problems. For example, too much earwax is not good for our hearing and noise louder than 85 decibels(分贝) can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.

Hearing is a problem for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget the following: 5ykj.com

Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go wear earplugs(耳塞). A pair of earplugs can cut the noise by 30 decibels. When swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.. Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your parents to help you clean it out..

Keep these things in mind! Then you won’t ask “WHAT???” when you are older.

1.In the first paragraph, the writer wants to ____________.

A.tell us many beautiful sounds.    B. describe the sounds.

C. teach us how to use ears.       D. show the importantance of ears

2.The word earwax means ___________in Chinese.

A.耳膜        B. 耳鸣       C. 耳垢          D.耳疾

3.Hearing problems may be caused by ________________.

A. a little earwax

B. learning problems at school

C. noise louder than 85 decibels

D. earplugs that can only cut noise by 15 decibels

4.The underline sentence means __________________.

E. When you are older, you know it is not polite to ask “what”

F. When you are older, you still have good hearing

G. When you are older, you won’t ask questions

H. The older you are, the less questions you’ll have

5.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

I. Hearing problems caused by diseases(疾病).

J. People with hearing problems.

K. Ways to protect our ears.

L. Danger of loud noise.

答案：DCCBA

B

TYPING

This course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class, and begin practising at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.

Course fee: $125      Materials:  $25

Two hours for each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.

This course is taught by a number of professional business education teachers who have successfully taught typing course before.

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can or can’t do and how to use them.

Course fee：$75  Jan 4,7,11,14,18  Wed.&Sat. 9:00---11:30 a.m.  Equipment fee:$10

David is a professor of Computer Science at Beijing University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.

STOP SMOKING

Do you want to stop smoking? Have you ever tried and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-course will help you do it.

Course fee：$30  Jan 2,9,16,23   Mon 2:00---5:00 p.m.

Dr. John is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking.

61. If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes___________.

A. from Monday to Sunday        B. from Monday to Friday

C. on Wednesday and Saturday     D. on Saturday and Sunday

62. The STOP SMOKING course will last____________.

A. for half a day   B. for three hours  C. for a week    D. for four weeks

63. Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. Your suggestion is ______________.

A. TYPING           B. UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS

C. STOP SMOKING    D. all the courses

64. If you want to learn about computers, and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay  ______________.

A. $75    B. $150    C. $115      D. $235

65. The special difference between the TYPING course and the other two is that __________.

A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speed

B. you will take a test after the course

C. you will pay the fee before practicing

D. you will pay less money

C

I was woken up by a strange sound. I saw something moving by my window. I was terrified and ran downstairs. I found that my mum was in the kitchen, getting my brother ready for school.

“Mum, did you hear anything? I, uh, I thought I saw an alien.”

“Are you all right? Just a dream!“ Mum answered.

Then I went back to my room. As I walked to the window, I cried. I saw a little alien, no more than three feet tall, with big and black eyes. It tried to run between my legs and escape through the window. Although I was scared, for some reason, I squeezed (挤) my legs together in time to catch it. It took out something and hurt me. I felt a terrible sense of nothingness and fainted (晕倒). Then I woke up.

At first, I could hardly move. I wasn’t sure whether it was a dream or not. I pulled myself out of the bed and walked downstairs. I saw my mum in the kitchen. She was really getting my brother ready for school, wearing her pink clothes. Then I realized it was just a dream because in my dream she was wearing her work clothes.

From then on, I always dreamt about aliens and all the dreams felt so real. At that time, I really thought maybe I had some kind of relationship with aliens. About two months later, I stopped having such dreams. Later I realized that I used to have those dreams because I always read books or watched TV programs about aliens before I fell asleep!

66. When he saw something moving by his window, ______.

A. he was too scared to move.  B. he knew it was a dream and wasn’t afraid.

C. he was so scared that he fainted. D.he was scared and ran downstairs.

67.  The underlined word “nothingness” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.

A. 虚无  B. 无奈  C. 兴奋  D. 开心

68.  The writer found that it was just a dream ______.

A. as soon as he woke up  B. before he went downstairs

C. when he saw his mother  D. when he was hurt by the alien

69.. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The writer prepared food for his brother.

B. The writer’s mother’s work clothes might not be pink.

C. The writer’s mother was worried about his dream.

D. When the writer had the dream, his family were sleeping.