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1、英语II(1)期末复习资料阅读理解1选择题Once the king of India fell ill and sent for his doctor. The doctor came, examined him and said, “You will be well again in a few days if you take bulls milk.” The king was very surprised, for he had never heard of a bull that gave milk. “How is it possible?” he asked.“Order Gul
2、bo, the scholar, to get it for you. He can do anything.” The doctor was an enemy to Gulbo, and thought this would be a way of making him suffer. When the king told Gulbo what the doctor had said and ordered him to get bulls milk, Gulbo immediately understood what the doctor was trying to do.When he
3、got home he sat thinking how to get out of the difficulties. His daughter, seeing him worried, asked what was the matter. On hearing what the king had asked for, she said, “Dont worry, father, Ill help you.”The next day she took some old clothes, went to the bank of the river near the palace, and ch
4、ose a place below the kings bedroom window. In the middle of the night, when everyone was in bed, she started to do her washing. She made so much noise that the king could not sleep. The king got very angry and set a guard to find out what was the matter. The soldier found the girl, and led her to t
5、he king. “Why do you wash your clothes here at night?” asked the king.The girl pretended to be afraid and said, “I had to wash clothes at night. This afternoon my father had a baby. I was busy all day because of that. Then I found there were no clean clothes for the baby, so I had to come and wash t
6、hem now.” “What!” cried the king, “Are you trying to make a fool of me? Who ever heard of a man having a baby?”“Well, if the king himself orders someone to get bulls milk for him, why cant a man have a baby?”The king smiled and said, “You must be Gulbos daughter. Go and tell your father that he may
7、keep the bulls milk for his baby.”1. According to the doctor in the story, the kings illness can be cured by _B_.A. making Gulbo sufferB. drinking bulls milkC. seeing another doctorD. feeding him with cows milk 2. The doctor told the king to ask Gulbo to find bulls milk because he _B_.A. admired Gul
8、bo greatlyB. hated Gulbo very muchC. thought Gulbo was a scholarD. tried to make Gulbo another doctor 3. How did Gulbo feel after getting the kings order?AA. He was upset.B. He was excited.C. He was surprised.D. He was disappointed. 4. Why did Gulbos daughter wash clothes below the kings bedroom win
9、dow at night?DA. Because she was forced to do it.B. Because she often washed clothes there.C. Because she enjoyed washing clothes there.D. Because she wanted the king to notice her. 5. From the dialogue between the king and the girl, we know that after hearing the girls story, the king _D_.A. wanted
10、 to see the babyB. became angry with herC. thought the girl was a foolD. understood the girls meaning People all over the world today are beginning to hear and learn more and more about the problem of pollution. Pollution is caused either by mans release of completely new and often artificial (人造的)
11、substances into the environment, or by releasing greatly increased amounts of a natural substance (物质)，such as oil from oil tankers into the sea.Whatever its underlying reasons, there is no doubt that much of the pollution caused could be controlled if only companies, individuals and governments wou
12、ld make more efforts. In the home there is an obvious need to control litter and waste. Food comes wrapped up three of four times in packages that all have to be disposed of; drinks are increasingly sold in bottles or tins which cant be reused. This not only causes a litter problem, but also is a gr
13、eat waste of resources, in terms of glass, metal and paper. Advertising has helped this process by persuading many of us not only to buy things we neither want nor need, but also to throw away much of what we do buy. Pollution and waste combine to be a problem everyone can help to solve by cutting o
14、ut unnecessary buying, excess use and careless disposal (处理) of the products we use in our daily lives.1. The main cause of pollution is _A_.A. the release of artificial or natural substances into the environmentB. the production of new industrial goodsC. increased amounts of a natural substanceD. our ever-increasing population2. Much of the pollution could be controlled if only _C_.A. people would pay more attention to the problemB. governments would take effective measuresC. all sides concerned would make mor
