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训练30 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Suppose you are a visitor in the land of Mongolia, some friends ask you to eat with them. What kind of manners do they want you to have? They want you to give a loud burp（嗝） after you finish eating. Burping would show that you like your food. In some countries, if you give a big burp, you are told to say “Excuse me, please”. In many places people like to eat together. But in some parts of Polynesia it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. People show their good manners by turning their backs on others while they eat. What are manners like in an East African town? The people try not to see you. They are being polite. You may see a friend. He may not see you at all. If you are polite, you will sit down beside him. You will wait until he finishes what he is doing. Then he will talk to you. Manners are different all over the world. But it is good to know that all manners begin in the same way. People need ways to show that they want to be friends. 56 . In Mongolia, burping is a way of showing that __________. A . you are impolite B . you enjoyed the meal prepared by the host C . your meal was not enough D . you are friendly with your host 57 . In Polynesia, to be polite while eating you should __________. A . eat quickly B . sit still C . turn your back on others D . say “Excuse me, please”
58 . People in an East African town are being polite by __________. A . waiting for a long time before visits B . sitting down beside others C . seeing a friend quickly D . trying not to see you 59. The best title for this passage is __________. A . Good Manners B . All manners is the Same Way C . Different Kinds of Manners D . Do Have Manners B The Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布) with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun. The Chinese kept their secret of how to make paper until a war with Muslims in the ninth century. The art of papermaking soon spread throughout the Muslim world. The Mayan Indians in Central America and Pacific Islanders also discovered how to make paper, but their knowledge never spread to the rest of the world. For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material. Then a French scientist discovered that people could make paper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenth century. a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood. 60. Who discovered how to make paper? A. The Chinese. B. The Pacific Islanders. C. The Mayan Indians. D. All of the above. 61. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage? A. About 1 ,800 years ago B. About 1, 900 years ago C. About 2, 000 years ago D. About 2, 100 years ago. 62. How was papermaking introduced into the rest of the world from China? A. Through wars. B. Through the Muslims. C. Through the Mayan Indians. D. Through the Pacific Islanders. 63. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. The Invention of Paper. B. The History of Papermaking. C. Different Ways of Making Paper. D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine. C Save the Animals Animals are natural resources(资源) that people have wasted all through our history. Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers(羽毛), for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger. Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more. Animals are more than just beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance (平衡) of nature. Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks(鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied(繁殖) quickly. Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid(禁止) the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing. 64. Animals are important to us mainly because __________. A . they give us a source of food B. they are beautiful and lovely C. they keep the balance of nature D. they give us a lot of pleasure 65. What has happened to the animals on the earth? A. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever. B. Thousands of kinds of animals are gone forever. C. A few kinds of animals have died out. D. All kinds of animals are in danger. 66. Why do people kill animals? A. They kill animals for something they need. B. They kill animals to rais
