ReadingTrainingCourse1

歸納概括主題(TitleandMainIdea)

歸納概括中心主旨的題目是高考必考題目，考查考生通過閱讀理解，總結歸納，找出文章

中心意思的能力。

要做好這類題考生必須區分主要信息和次要信息；既看到樹木,更看到森林；要跳出一詞

一句，而俯瞰全文；要通讀全文，通篇理解。

找出主題句(topicsentence)是一個有用的方法。

中心意思(mainidea)通常是一個完整的句子，它應能全面準確地概括文章的中心主旨；

最佳題目(thebesttitle)可以是一個短語詞組，它除能概括文章的中心主旨外，還有吸引讀者，

引發閱讀興趣的任務。

除常見的提問以外，這種題型的提問方式還有：

Themainpointofthepassageis...

Thepassagedealsmainlywith...

Thepassageisabout...

Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

Whatistheauthor'smainpurpose?

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Wouldn'titbeterribleif,wedidn'thavegrass?Wewouldhavetowalkonbaresoil.Canyou

guesswhatourplaygroundswouldlooklike?Onarainydaywewouldgetallmuddy.Onadry

daywewouldbreathecloudsofdust.

1.Thestorymainlytells.

A.whyweneedrain

B.howgrassiskeptgreen

C.howgrasshelpsus

D.withoutgrasswewouldhavetowalkonbaresoil

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Ratsarestillalmostasbigadangertopeopleastheywerelongago.Theystillspreaddisease

andeatcrops.Muchofthehungerwehavetodayiscausedbyrats.Theyeathalfofthegrain

harvestedintheworld.

2.Fromthepassageweknow.

A.whyratsareanenemyofpeople

B.howratsdestroyourfood

C.whyratscausedisease

D.whyratsweredangeroustopeoplelongago

Paragraph3

Somesupermarketshaveaspecialwayofgettingpeopletocometothebakerycounters.

Sometimestheyspraya"cakesmell"intotheair.Atothertimestheyspraythefreshsmellof

bakingbread.Thesesmellsareenoughtomakepeople'smouthswater.Thecustomersthenrace

madlytothecountertobuycake,bread,rolls,andotherbakedgoods!

3.Themainideaoftheparagraphis.

A.whatcakesmellslike

B.whybakeriesmakemoney

C.howpeopleareattractedtobakerycounters

D.whatbakerycountersinsupermarketssell

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TheManhattan(NewYorkCity)telephonebookisoneofthelargestofitskindinthenation.

About1,500,000copiesofthisbookareprintedeach-year.Tomakethepaperofthebooks,43,

000treesarecutdown.Therearetwenty-sixcolumnsofSmithsandtwenty-threeofBrowns.Ifall

thecopiesofthisbookwerestackedontopofeachother,theywouldmakeapilefortymileshigh.

4.Thesubjectoftheparagraphis.

A.whattheManhattanphonebookislike

B.wheretheManhattanbookisprinted

C.howmanytelephonesarethereinNewYork

D.whoprintedthefirstphonebook

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ThewordWaterloohasbecomeasynonymfordefeat-totaldefeatandcompletedisaster.

Waterloo,atowninBelgium,wasthesceneofabattlein1851thatbroughtoverwhelmingdefeat

toNapoleonBonaparte'sFrenchArmy.AtstakewerethewholecontinentofEuropeand

Napoleon'sdreamofanempire.InafewdaysoverfortythousandFrenchsoldiersdied.With

theirdeathsanewwordfordisasterwasborn-Waterloo.

5.Thesubjectoftheparagraphis.

A.whereWaterloois

B.whonamedWaterloo

C.whyNapoleonandtheFrenchArmyweredefeatedatWaterloo

D.howthewordWaterloocametomeandefeat

Correctanswers:

1—5CACAD

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Whatarethetallestplantsintheworld?Manypeoplewouldsaythatgiantredwoodtreesof

California.Actually,thetallestplantsareintheoceans.Theseareseaweedsthatgrowalmost

sevenhundredfeettall.Comparedtothisheight,thegiantredwoodsarepygmiesofonlyfour

hundredfeet.Togetsomeideaoftheseheights,considertheStatueofLiberty.Thishugefigure

risesonlythreehundredfeet.

1.Thepassagecanbeentitled.

A.RedwoodsinCalifornia

B.TheStatueofLiberty

C.Seaweed

D.TheTallestPlants

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Wethinkofafloodoranearthquakeasanaturaldisaster.Tomanyofnature'sanimals,

however,thegreatestdisasteristhecomingoflargenumbersofhumans.Whensettlerscamefrom

theEasttoAmerica*sgreatwesternplains,theykilledmillionsofbison,poisonedtheprairiedogs,

andshotthecoyotes.Allthisupsetthearea'sbalanceofnature.Fortheanimals,itwasworsethan

afloodorearthquake.

2.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NatureBalanceItself

B.FloodsandEarthquakes

C.AmericanSettlers

D.Humans-aDisastertoNature

Paragraph3

AtthistimethestateofSouthCarolinawashavinghardtimes.Yearafteryearthesoilhad

beenplantedtothesamecrop.Itwasfarmedbyuneducatedandcarelessslaves,andtheplanters

knewlittleaboutsoilconservation.Becausethesoilwasbeginningtowearout,cropswere

smaller.TheyoungerpeoplewerenotsatisfiedtoraisecottononthepoorsoiloftheoldSouth.

Manyofthemmovedwestwardandstartedcottonplantations（種植園）inAlabamaand

Mississippi.Whatwasmore,somuchcottonhadbeenshippedtofactoriesinEnglandandNew

Englandthattheyhadasmuchcottonastheycoulduse.Thisbroughtthepriceofcottondown.

Moreandmoreslaveswereneededtoworkonthenewandlargeplantations,andhigherand

higherpricesweredemandedforthem.Plantersfoundtheirexpensesrisingandtheirincomes

fromthesaleofcottonreduced.HardtimeshadcometoSouthCarolina.

3.Thesubjectofthispassageis.

A.economic（經濟的）difficultiesofSouthCarolina

B.thattheplantersknewnothingaboutfarming

C.thatthesoilinSouthCarolinawasnotgood

D.thecausesofhardtimesinSouthCarolina

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencescansummarize（概括）themainideaofthepassage?

A.HardtimeshadcometoSouthCarolina.

B.Plantersfoundtheirexpensesrisingandtheirincomesfromthesaleofcottonreduced.

C.Thesoilwasfarmedbyuneducatedandcarelessslaves.

D.Moreandmoreslaveswereneededtoworkonthenewandlargeplantations.

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Whenapieceofpaperburns,itiscompletelychanged.Theashthatisleftbehinddoesnot

lookliketheoriginalpieceofpaper.Whendull-redrustappearsonapieceoftinware（錫制品），it

isquitedifferentfromthegleamingtin.Thetarnishthatformsonsilverwareisanewsubstance

unlikethesilveritself.Animaltissue（組織）isunlikethevegetablesubstancefromwhichitis

made.Achangeinwhichtheoriginalsubstanceisturnedintoadifferentsubstanceiscalleda

chemicalchange.

5.Theauthorwritesthispassagetotellus.

A.howpaperburns

B.thatdull-redontinwareisunliketinitself

C.thatanimaltissueisdifferentfromplants

D.whatachemicalchangeis

Correctanswers:

1—5DDAAD

Paragraph1

OneofthemostimportantweaponsusedduringtheSecondWorldWarwasnotaweapon

usedagainstpeople,butratheradrugusedagainstdisease.Thewartimeuseofpenicillinsaved

thousandsoflives.IntheFirstWorldWar,forexample,pneumoniawasresponsibleforeighteen

percentofallthedeathsintheUnitedStatesarmy.IntheSecondWorldWar,theratewentdown

tolessthanonepercent.Inaddition,penicillinwasinstrumentalinkeepingwoundsfromgetting

infectedandinhelpingtospeedthehealingprocessofthosewoundsthatdidbecomeinfected.

1.whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ADangerousWeapon

B.GunsintheSecondWorldWar

C.ATerriblePneumonia

D.AnImportantDrug

Paragraph2

Mr.Brown,ashopkeeper,wasgoingtocounttheday*scashtakings.Therewasmorethan

￡300innotes.Hewasabouttoputtheminabag.Heheardasound.

Adooratthebackoftheroomwasopening.Avoiceshouted"Don'tshout.Don'tlookround.I

haveagun."Mr.Brownstoodstill.Thevoicewenton,"Dropthatbagandthenotes.Goandstand

inthecornerbesidethesafe.Keepquitestill.Remember,Ihaveagun."

Mr.Brownwasfrightened.Heobeyedalltherobber'sorders.Therobberpickedupthenotes

andwasabouttogooutbythedooratthebackoftheroom.

Itwasaquarterpastsix.JohnTaylorarrivedoutsidethatverysamebackdoor.Heraisedhis

handandwasabouttoknock.Atthatverymomenttherobberopenedthedoor.Hewasfrightened

toseeJohnthere.Helosthishead.Hebecamepanic-stricken.HetriedtopushhiswaypastJohn.

ButJohnwassuspicious.Heblockedtherobber'sway.Therewasafight.

Mr.Brownheardthefight.Heforgothisfear,turnedroundandrushedfromhiscomer.He

threwbothhisarmsroundtherobber.Thispinnedtherobber*sarmstohissidessohecouldnot

usehisgun.AtthesamemomentJohnstrucktherobberhardinthestomachandknockedallthe

breathoutofhisbody.Therobberfelltothegroundinapile.Hestillheldthenotesbuthisgun

fellonthefloorandJohnquicklypickeditup.Allwasnowover.Soonthepolicearrived

2.Themainideaofthispassageis.

A.arobberrobbedashop

B.Mr.BrownandMr.Taylorfoughtagainstarobber

C.Nonebutthebravecanwinvictory

D.JohnTaylorwasabraveman

Paragraph3

Sometimespeoplecalleachother"scared-cat",buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthis

expression?Whenacatisfrightened,itsheartstartsbeatingfaster,itsmusclesgettense,andthere

arechangesinthechemicalsinitsbloodstream.Althoughthecatdoesn'trealizethis,itsbodyis

gettingreadyforaction.Ifthedangercontinues,theanimalwilldooneoftwothings.Itwill

defenditself,oritwillrunawayasfastasitcan.

Somethinglikethisalsohappenstopeople.Whenweareexcited,angry,scared,orarousedby

otheremotions(feelings),ourbodiesgothroughmanyphysicalchanges.Ourheartsbeatfaster,

andourmusclesgettense.Allofthesechangesmakeusmorealertandreadytoreact.We,too,get

readytodefendourselvesorrun.

Humanbeings,however,haveaproblemthatanimalsneverface.Ifwegivewaytoour

feelingsandletthemtakeover,wecangetintotrouble.Haveyoueversaidsomethingin

anger-orhitsomebody-andregretteditlater?Haveyouevershoutedatateacher,told

somebodyyouwerelonely,orsaidyouwereinlove,andthenwishedlateryouhadkeptyour

mouthshut?Itisn'talwayswisetoexpressyourfeelingsfreely.

Doesthismeanthatit'ssmarteralwaystohideourfeelings?No!Ifyoukeepfeelingsof

anger,sadness,andbitternesshiddenawayorbottledupinside,yourbodystaystense.Physical

illnesscandevelop,andyoucanfeelchurnedupinside.Itcanactuallybebadforyourhealth.(It

isn'tgoodtokeeppleasantfeelingsinsideeither;allfeelingsneedtobeexpressed.)

Feelingthatyoukeepallbottledupinside,don'tjustgoaway,It*sasifboughtsomebananas

andstucktheminacupboard.Youmightnotbeabletoseethem,butbeforelongyou'dsmell

them,ifyouopenedthecupboard,chancesareyou'dseelittlefruitflieshoveringalloverthem.

They'dberotten.

Youcantrytotreatemotionsasiftheywerebananasinthecupboard.Youcanhidethemand

youcanpretendtheydon'texist,butthey'llstillbearound.Andatlastyou'llhavetodealwith

them,justlikethosebananas.

3.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis.

A.EmotionsAffectOurBodies

B.WhatHappenstoAFrightenedCat

C.WhatHappenstoAnExcitedPerson

D.FeelingsThatPeopleHave

4.Theauthorwrotethisarticleinorderto.

A.tellusthatitisn'tgoodtokeepfeelingsinside

B.giveussomeadviceonhowtoexpressourfeelings

C.makeusfacetheproblemthatwehavetodealwithfeelings

D.makeusknowthatitisn'talwayswisetoexpressourfeelingsfreely

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Itispossibletodomanysimpletrickswithnumbers.Hereisonetrick.Ithasseveralseparate

steps.

First,writedownyourhousenumber.Forexample,ifyouraddressis73LemonStreet,you

wouldwritedown73.Afteryouwritedownyourhouseaddress,nextdoubleit.Thenaddfiveto

thisdoublednumber.Forexample,ifyouraddresswas73andyoudoubledit,youwouldget146.

Then,ifyouaddedfive,you'dget151.Thenmultiplythisnumberby50.Inourexamplehere,

youllget7550.Thenextstepistoaddyouragetothistotal.Forexample,ifyou're26yearsold,

youshouldadd26tothistotal.Inourexamplehere,theresultwouldbe7576.Afterthatyouhave

toaddthenumberofdaysinayear,whichis365.Inourexamplehere,365addedto7576is7941.

Thefinalstepisthis:Subtract615fromthenumberthatyouhave.Takeaway615fromthe

total,Inourexample,7941minus615is7326.

Theresulthere-7326-isthetrick.Thefirstpartofthenumberistheaddressandthelastpart

ofthenumberistheageoftheperson.Thatis,73istheaddressthatwestartedwith,and26isthe

agethatweused.

5.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.Thenumbertricks

B.Atrickwithnumbers

C.Aninterestingproblem

D.Howtoworkoutadifficulttrick

Correctanswers:

1—5DCACB

Passage1

AnAustralianwildlifeparkattendantsurvivedacrocodileattackafterherfatherjumpedon

thehugecrocodile'sbackanddugoutitseyesasthehorrifiedtouristslookedon.

KarlaBredl,21,wasinafairlygoodconditioningoodcareinhospitalwithabrokenbone,a

brokenlegandsomeinjuriesaftertheattack.

The4.5-metrecrocodilecaughtKarlaBredlaroundthelegandthenthewaistwhenshefell

duringacrocodilefeedingshowfortourists.

Karla*sfatherseizedalong-handledtoolandbeatthecrocodileabouttheheadtoforceittolet

goofher,butthetoolwasdoingnothing.Sohejumpedonitsbackandstuckhisfingersinits

eyesandthecrocodileletgoofhe匚

1.Thebesttitleofthepassageis.

A.TheHatefulCrocodile

B.FatherSavedDaughter'sLife

C.ATerribleAccident

D.TheDangerousPlace

Passage2

Treesshouldonlybepruned（剪除）whenthereisagoodandclearreasonfordoingsoand,

fortunately,thenumberofsuchreasonsissmall.Pruninginvolvesthecuttingawayofovergrown

andunwantedbranches,andtheinexperiencedgardenercanbeencouragedbythethoughtthat

moredamageresultfromdoingitunnecessarilythanfromleavingthetreetogrowinitsownway.

First,pruningmaybedonetomakesurethattreeshaveadesiredshapeorsize.Theobject

maybetogetatreeoftherightheight,andatthesametimetohelpthegrowthofsmallside

brancheswhichwillthickenitsappearanceorgiveitaspecialshape.Secondly,pruningmaybe

donetomakethetreehealthier.Youmaycutoutdiseasedordeadwood,orbranchesthatare

rubbingagainsteachotherandthuscausingwounds.Thehealthofatreemaybeencouragedby

removingbranchesthatareblockingupthecentreandsopreventingthefreemovementofair.

Oneresultofpruningisthatanopenwoundisleftonthetreeandthisprovidesaneasyentry

fordisease,butitisawoundthatwillheal（治愈）.Oftenthereisaracebetweenthehealingand

thediseaseastowhetherthetreewillliveordie,sothatthereisaperiodwhenthetreeisatrisk.It

shouldbetheaimofeverygardenertoreducethatriskofdeathasfaraspossible.Itisessential

（基本的）tomaketheareawhichhasbeenprunedsmoothandclean,forhealingwillbeslowed

downbyroughness.Youshouldallowthecutsurfacetodryforafewhoursandthenpaintitwith

oneofthesubstancesavailablefromgardenshopsproducedespeciallyforthispuipose.Pruningis

usuallydoneinwinter,forthenyoucanseetheshapeofthetreeclearlywithoutinterferencefrom

theleavesanditis,too,veryunlikelythatthecutsyoumakewillbleed.Ifthisdoeshappen,itis,

ofcourse,impossibletopaintthemproperly.

2.Whatwasthewriter'spurposewhenwritingthispassage?

A.Togivepracticalinstiuctionsforpruningatree

B.Togiveageneraldescriptionofpruning

C.Toexplainhowtreesdevelopdiseases

D.Todiscussdifferentmethodsofpruning

Passage3

Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasureandenjoyfromthefirst

tastetothelast.Andgoodwriters,likegoodcooks,donotsuddenlyappearfull-blown.Quitethe

contrary,justasthecookhastoundergoanintensivetraining,masteringtheskillsofhistrade,the

writermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachievingastyleinhiswriting,whateverits

purpose—schoolwork,mattersofbusiness,orpurelysocialcommunication.Youmaybesurethat

themorepainstakingtheeffort,themoreeffectivethewriting,andthemorerewarding.

Therearestillsomeremoteplacesintheworldwhereyoumightfindapublicscribetodo

yourbusinessorsocialwritingforyou,forafee.Thereareafewmanagerswhoareluckyenough

tohavetheserviceofthatrarekindofsecretarywhocantakecareofallsortsofletterwritingwith

nomorethanaquicknoteform.Butformostofus,ifthereisanywritingtobedone,wehaveto

doitourselves.

Wehavetowriteschoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.Weareconstantlycalledon

toputwordstopaper.Itwouldbedifficulttocountthenumberofsuchwords,messages,letters

andreportsputintothemailsordeliveredbyhand,butthedailyfiguremustbeenormous.Whatis

more,everyonewhowritesexpects,oratleasthopes,thatthiswritingwillberead.Wewantto

arouse（弓I起）andholdtheinterestofthereaders.Wewantwhateverwewritetoberead,from

firstwordtolast,notjustthrownintosomenletters-to-be-readMfile（檔案）orintoawastepaper

basket.Thisisthereasonwebendoureffortstowardlearningandpractisingtheskills

ofinteresting,effectivewriting.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,ifyourletteristhrownintosomenletters-to-be-read"file,.

A.itwillreceiveimmediateattention

B.itwillbedealtwithbythesecretary

C.itislikelytobeneglected（忽略）

D.itismeanttobedelivered

4.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis.

A.toexplainandpersuade

B.tocommentandcriticize

C.tointerestandentertain（娛樂）

D.toargueanddemonstrate（論證）

Passage4

MillionofpeoplepassthroughthegatesofDisney'sentertainmentparksinCalifornia,Florida

andJapaneachyear.Whatmakestheseplacesanalmostuniversalattraction?Whatmakesforeign

kingsandqueensandotherimportantpeoplewanttovisittheseDisneyParks?Well,onereasonis

thewaythey'retreatedoncetheygetthere.ThepeopleatDisneygooutoftheirwaytoservetheir

"guests,astheyprefertocallthem,andtoseethattheyenjoythemselves."

Allnewemployees,fromvicepresidentstopart-timeworkers,begintheiremploymentby

attendingDisneyUniversityandtaking''TraditionsI.'Here,theylearnaboutthecompany'shistory,

howitismanagedandwhyitissuccessful.Theyareshownhoweachdepartmentrelatestothe

whole.Allemployeesareshownhowtheirpartisimportantinmakingtheparkasuccess.

Afterpassing"TraditionsI,"theemployeesgoontomorespecializedtrainingfortheir

specific（具體的）jobs.Nodetailismissed.Asimplejobliketakingticketsrequiresfour

eight-hourdaysoftraining.Whenonetickettakerwasaskedwhyittooksomuchtrainingfor

suchasimple,ordinaryjob,hereplied,"Whathappensifsomeonewantstoknowwherethe

restroomsare,whentheparadestartsorwhatbustotakebacktothecampgrounds?

......Weneedtoknowtheanswersorwheretogetthemquickly.Ourconstantaimistohelpour

guestsenjoytheparty.M

EvenDisney'smanagersgetinvolvedinthedailymanagementofthepark.Everyyear,the

managersleavetheirdesksandbusinesssuitsandputonspecialserviceclothes.Forafullweek,

thebossessellhotdogsoricecream,taketicketsordrivethemonorail（單軌車）andtakeupany

ofthe100jobsthatmaketheentertainmentparkcomealive.Themanagersagreethatthisweek

helpsthemtoseethecompany'sgoalsmoreclearly.

AlltheseeffortstoservethepublicwellhavemadeWaltDisneyProductionsfamous.Disney

isconsideredbymanyasthebestmassserviceproviderinAmericaortheworld.Asonelong-time

businessobserveroncesaid,"HowDisneytreatspeople,communicateswiththem,rewardsthem,

isinmyviewtheveryreasonforhisfiftyyearsofsuccess.....Ihavewatched,verycarefully

andwithgreatrespectandadmiration,thetheoryandpracticeofsellingsatisfactionandserving

millionsofpeopleonadailybasis,successfully.ItiswhatDisneydoesbest."

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howDisneyemployeesaretrained

B.thehistoryandtraditionsoftheDisneyenterprises

C.whyDisneyenterprisesmakealotofmoney

D.theimportanceDisneyplacesonservingpeoplewell

Correctanswers:

1—5BBCAD

NMET98A

Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,

theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin*s

workwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.Joseph

Merlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.

OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball（化裝舞會）.Hewasvery

pleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomake

agrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecould

skateintotheroom.

Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsunder

eachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamed

ofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.

OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewas

astonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.He

rolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthe

mirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin*sgrandentranceforalongtime!

1.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.astrangeman

B.anunusualparty

C.howrollerskatingbegan

D.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury

2..PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe.

A.oftengaveotherssurprises

B.wasagiftedmusician

C.inventedtherollerskates

D.wasfullofimagination

3.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto.

A.impressthepartyguests

B.arriveatthepartysooner

C.testhisinvention

D.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels

4.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?

A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.

B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.

C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.

D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.

Correctanswers:

1—4CDAC

NMET98B

*AsIstoodinfrontofthegrave（墓）ofPresidentRichardNixon,Iwasthinkingaboutthetime

25yearsagowhenthispresidenthelpedbringtheUnitedStatesandChinaclosertogether.Young

peopleofourtwocountriesshouldhelpthisrelationshipgrow.,

ThisremarkwasmadebyaShanghaistudentwhenspeakingtohisfellowstudentsatthe

NixonLibraryinCalifornia,U.S.A.Hewasoneof80middleschoolstudentsfromChina

attendingamonth-long'YouthSummit?TheSummitwastomarkthe25thanniversary（周年）of

PresidentNixon'sjourneytoChina,whichwastheturningpointinChina-U.S.relations.

TheYouthSummitwasaimedatincreasingunderstandingandfriendshipbetweenyoung

studentsofthetwocountriesthroughvisitsanddiscussions.Seventy-fiveAmericanstudentswere

selectedtovisitChina.TheyalsovisitedtheNixonLibraryonJuly21beforeleavingforBeijing

thenextday.TheheadoftheLibrarysaidhewaspleasedtoseetheAmericanandChinese

studentstalkingandlaughingtogether.

OneChinesestudentsaid,1didn'tfinditparticularlydifficulttotalkwithAmericans.Wehave

ourdifferences,butwehavealotincommon.Dialogueisgoodforus.1

1.Thewords'YouthSummit*referto.

A.visitstotheNixonLibrary

B.theChinesestudents'visittotheU.S.

C.ameetingdiscussingrelationsbetweenChinaandtheU.S.

D.activitiestostrengthenthetiesbetweentheChineseandAmericanstudents

2.ThestudentfromShanghaithoughtaboutthetime25yearsagobecauseitwaswhenNixon

A.died

B.visitedChina

C.becameU.S.president

D.startedbuildingthelibraryinhisname

3.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.theChina-U.S.relations

B.theNixonLibrary

C.PresidentNixon

D.theYouthSummit

Correctanswers:

1—3DBD

NMET2001C

Manycitiesaroundtheworldtodayareheavilypolluted.Carelessmethodsofproductionand

lackofconsumerdemandforenvironment（環境）friendlyproductshavecontributedtothe

pollutionproblem.Oneresultisthatmillionsoftonsofglass,paper,plastic,andmetalcontainers

areproduced,andthesearedifficulttogetridof.

However,today,moreandmoreconsumersarechoosing“green”anddemandingthatthe

productstheybuyshouldbesafefortheenvironment.Beforetheybuyaproduct,theyask

questionslikethese:"Willthisshampoodamagetheenvironment?""Canthismetalcontainerbe

reusedorcanitonlybeusedonce?1'

Arecentstudyshowedthattwooutoffiveadultsnowconsidertheenvironmentalsafetyofa

productbeforetheybuyit.Thismeansthatcompaniesmustnowchangethewaytheymakeand

selltheirproductstomakesurethattheyare"green,"thatis,friendlytotheenvironment.

Onlyafewyearsago,itwasimpossibletofindgreenproductsinsupermarkets,butnowthere

arehundreds.Somesupermarketproductscarrylabels（標簽）toshowthattheproductisgreen.

Somecompanieshavemadethemanufacturing（生產）ofcleanandsafeproductstheirmain

sellingpointandemphasizeitintheiradvertising.

Theconcernforasaferandcleanerenvironmentismakingcompaniesrethinkhowtheydo

business.Nolongerwillthepublicaccepttheoldattitudeof"Buyit,useit,throwitaway,and

forgetit."Thepublicpressureison,andgraduallybusinessiscleaningupitsact.

1.Itbecomesclearfromthetextthatthedrivingforce（動力）behindgreenproductsis

A.publiccaringfortheenvironment

B.companies*desireforbiggersales

C.newwaysofdoingbusiness

D.rapidgrowthofsupermarkets

2.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BusinessandPeople

B.BusinessGoesGreen

C.ShoppingHabitsAreChanging

D.SupermarketsandGreenProducts

3.Theunderlinedword"it"inthefourthparagraphrefersto.

A.asellingpoint

B.thecompanyname

C.agreatdemandforhealthfoods

D.themanufacturingofgreenproducts

Correctanswers:

1—3A