There is very simple way of measuring the height of a water-tower, which we cannot measure by climbing.
Suppose, for example, that we wish to find out the height of the water-tower, AB, in a factory. We first of all go to where the water-tower is standing and measure a distance of, say, 25 feet from it. Then we take a stick, and stand it in the ground at the spot we have just marked.
Let us suppose the stick we are using is 4 feet in height. We now walk farther away from the water –tower in the same straight line as when we measured off the distance of 25 feet. We go from the water-tower until we come to point E, where with our head on the ground, we see the top of the stick and the top of the water-tower in the same height line---that is, the top of the stick just covers the highest part of the water-tower. Every schoolboy can work out the height of the water-tower now.
Suppose that the line CE is five feet. We know that the stick is 4 feet high and the distance BE is 30 feet. Thus, 5 is to 4 as 30 is to AB.
【小題1】If we want to know how high a tall tree is,_______.
A. we have to climb up the tree
B. we have no way out
C. we must cut down the tree
D we needn’t climb up the tree
【小題2】 According to the passage, which of the following is correct?
【小題3】It is clear from this that the problem can be settled by _________.
| A．a(chǎn) child |
| B．the boy who has little schooling |
| C．everyone |
| D．a(chǎn) girl at middle school |
| A．no tool is needed |
| B．Besides a stick, tape-measure (卷尺) or at least a ruler is necessary. |
| C．we have to use nothing but a stick |
| D．we have to prepare a set of expensive tools |
【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C
解析試題分析：文章交給讀者一個簡便的測量水塔的方法，不需要爬高，只需要一根樹棍和一些中學(xué)的知識。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：There is very simple way of measuring the height of a water-tower, which we cannot measure by climbing.可知要想測量大樹的高度，不必要爬樹，選D
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從二三兩段的描述，可知A是正確的。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Every schoolboy can work out the height of the water-tower now.可知學(xué)校的學(xué)生可以算出這個問題。選D
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Then we take a stick, and stand it in the ground at the spot we have just marked.可知用這種測量方法只需要一個樹棍。選C。
考點：考查日常生活類短文
點評：做好閱讀理解需要考生有較綜合的知識和能力。上述短文內(nèi)容較長，且描述較為復(fù)雜、抽象，若僅靠想象作答后面的題目勢必非常困難，若將文章內(nèi)容加以分析整理，使抽象的文字具體化，答案就一目了然了。
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| A．They tend to hate "light" beer and low-calorie bread. |
| B．They usually ignore the effect of exercise on losing weight. |
| C．Most of them were combining exercise with their diet. |
| D．They know the actors that play a positive role in keeping down body weight. |
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| B．partially believe diet plays a supporting role in weight reduction |
| C．a(chǎn)re not fully convinced that dieting can help maintain one's new weight |
| D．a(chǎn)re not sufficiently informed of the positive role of exercise in losing weight |
| A．Controlling one's calorie intake is more important than doing exercise. |
| B．Even occasional exercise can help reduce weight. |
| C．Weight reduction is impossible without exercise. |
| D．One could lose ten pounds in a year's time if there's no increase in food intake. |
| A．To stress the importance of maintaining proper weight. |
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| A．They tended to wear clothes without buttons. |
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| C．They were mostly dressed by servants. |
| D．They drew their swords from the left. |
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| C．how to make some pocket money | D．how to become famous nowadays |
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| B．Having a simple domain name |
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| B．not everyone is allowed(允許) to start a business online |
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【小題1】People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______.
| A．a(chǎn)re easily affected by windy weather |
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| C．don’t have the power to face their fate |
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| A．their failure is only because of bad luck |
| B．they don’t make efforts to succeed |
| C．working hard will lead to success |
| D．success is the result of hard work |
| A．success is a chance |
| B．We are what we make us |
| C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind |
| D．developing confidence is the only way to future success |
| A．the proof of the author’s points |
| B．a(chǎn)n introduction to another topic |
| C．the conclusion of the argument |
| D．a(chǎn) comparison between two views |
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【小題1】The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning.
| A．decoration | B．clarification | C．movement | D．identification |
| A．people should be packaged at all ages |
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| C．elderly people also care about packaging |
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| C．follow the ageing process | D．give up fame and wealth |
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| B．experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life |
| C．do a lot of traveling and can give you much information |
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