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1、12010 年阅读表达新编年阅读表达新编Passage 1 For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States. There a
2、re various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, golden Delicious, and McIntosh. Apples are different in color, size, and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green, or yellow. They have
3、 various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart( 酸的酸的 ). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce. Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no
4、fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree. 1. What is the passage mainly about? (No more than 10 words)_ 2. Which season is good for the growth of apple trees? (No more than 15 words)_ _ 3. How many countries are considered to be large producers of apples? What are th
5、ey? (No more than10 words) _ _ 4. Please explain the underlined word “yielded” in English. (No more than 5 words) _ _ 5. What good effects do apples have on people? (No more than 20 words) _ _Passage 2 All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain a
6、t all times clean and tidy. You could turn your back for a moment in my mothers house, leave a half-written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that 2my mother had put it back where it belonged, as she explained. My wife, on one of her first visits
7、to my mothers house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused, she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared.
8、 Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better. These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all inclined to( 有有的倾向的倾向)forgetfulness. And it was common for one of us, upon retu
9、rning from the bathroom, to find that every sign of her work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “Do you remember what I was doing?” was a question frequently asked , but rarely answered? ; Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean windows, and my brother does the cleaning in his hou
10、se , perhaps to avoid having to be the one to hit his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week. We have all become busy persons. 1. What does the passage mainly tell us? (No more than 15 words) _ _ 2. Why couldnt the authors
11、wife find her biscuits and drink in his mothers house? (No more than10 words) _ _ 3. Why was the question “Do you remember what I was doing” frequently asked? (No more than 25 words) _ _ 4. Please explain the underlined words “set down in English.” (No more than 5 words _ _ 5.Do you like the person who is always keep everything clean? Why or why not?(No more than 25 words) _ _Passage 3 The volcano is one of the most surprising frigh
