第一章主旨概括

第一課

一、試卷分析與展望

閱讀理解中非常重要的一個技巧就是在閱讀中迅速地抓住文章或段落的主旨大意，也就是

中心思想。文章或段落的中心思想猶如一支蠟燭的芯。這根芯看似無關緊要，但是如果沒有它，

那么這支蠟燭就不能再稱為蠟燭，而是一堆蠟。所以，一篇文章通常是圍繞一個中心思想展開

的。要領悟文章的主旨大意，這就需要考生具備歸納和概括等方面的能力。而這種歸納和概括

能力又常常是考試中被考查的重點。

下面，我們一起來回顧一下1996?2002年十年的全真試題，就可知道此項技能的重要性了。

1.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?[NMET96(61)]

2.Themainpurposeofannouncingtheaboveeventsistogiveinformationabout_[NMET96(66)]

3.Thisnewsstoryismainlyabout.[NMET97(51)]

4.Thetextismainlyabout.[NMET97(55)]

5.Thetextismainlyabout.[NMET98(51)]

6.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?[NMET98(54)]

7.Thetextismainlyabout.[NMET98(57)]

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?[NMET98(70)]

9.Thisarticlemainlytellsaboutthestoryof.[NMET99(51)]

10.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthisstoryis.[NMET2000(54)]

11.Accordingtothewriterofthetext,imaginingthefuturewill.[NMET2000(66)]

12.Thepurposeinwritingthistextis________.[NMET2000(67)]

從上述全真試題中，我們可以總結由T為于攵章或段落的主旨大意設問的形式一般是：

1.Themainideaofthepassage(text)is.

2.Thetext(passage)ismainlyabout.

3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss(dealwith)?

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestexpressesthemainidea?

5.Themainpointofthepassageis.

6.Thebestheadlineforthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitletobegiventothearticle?

8.Whatisthetopicofthetext?

9.Themainpurposeofthestoryistotellus.

10.Theconclusionwecangetfromthestoryis.

大家只要記住，看到問題中使用mainly,main,title,headline,topic,conclusion等詞時，

就得仔細領會文章的主旨大意了。

當然，除了上述通用的句型，還可用其它的形式設問，這就要求我們認真理會題干的意思

了。

例如92年的75題“Thewritertellsthisstoryto

以及93年的66題“Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto.”

也是考查考生對主旨大意的理解

二、基本訓練

Mikeisafreshman(新生)incollege.Heisalsotryingtoearnthemoneyheneedstoliveon.As

aresult,heworksfortyhoursaweekatagasolinestation.Butthisworkmustbedoneatnight

becauseMikeisafiill-timecollegestudent.Mikealsotriestomaketimeforthingsheenjoysdoing

thatarenotrelatedtocollegeandwork.Helikestoskiinwinterandplayinsummer.However,heis

findinglessandlesstimeforthesepleasures.

Question:Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainidea?

A.MikeisverybusyB.Afreshmanhastoworkmanyhoursallweek

C.MikehaspleasuresinhissparetimeD.Mikehasalotofhomework

Telephone,television,radio,andthetelegraphallhelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.

Becauseofthesedevices,ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample,

withinseconds,peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelectioninJapanorArgentina（阿根廷）.An

internationalsoccermatchcomesintothehomeofeveryonewithatelevisionset.Newsofdisaster

suchasanearthquakeorafloodcanbringhelpfromdistantcountries.Withinhours,helpisonthe

way.Becauseofmodemtechnologylikethefourthousandsatellitesthattravelaroundtheworld,

informationtravelsfast.

Question:Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A.Newsofadisastertravelsquicklyandhelpcancomequicklyfromdistantcountries.

B.Electionresultscanbeknownalmostimmediately.

C.Communicationisgood.

D.Infbnnationtravelsveryfastbecauseoftechnology.

三、高考實戰（90年高考閱讀題）

Awell-knownoldmanwasbeinginterviewed（采訪）andwasaskedifitwascorrectthathehad

justcelebratedhisninety-ninthbirthday.

“That'sright/1saidtheoldman."Ninety-nineyearsold,andIhaven'tanenemyintheworld.

They'realldead.”"Well,sir,"saidtheinterviewer,"Ihopeverymuchtohavethehonourof

interviewingyouonyourhundredthbirthday."

Theoldmanlookedattheyoungmanclosely,andsaid,"Ican'tseewhyyoushouldn't.Youlook

fitandhealthytome!"

1.Theoldmansaidhehadnotanenemyintheworld,whichshowsthathewasavery.

A.friendlyman—henevermadeanyenemies.

B.healthyman—helivedlongerthanallhisenemies.

C.luckyman—hisenemieshadalldied.

D.terribleman—hehadgotridofallhisenemies.

2.Whentheinterviewersaidthathehopedverymuchtohavethehonourofinterviewingtheoldman

againthefollowingyear,

A.hewastryingtomaketheoldmanhappy.

B.hewishedhehimselfwouldliveanotheryear.

C.hedidnotbelievetheoldmanwouldlivetobeonehundred.

D.hedidnotbelievehewouldinterviewtheoldmanagain.

3.Whentheoldmansaid"Ican'tseewhyyoushouldn't",whathemeantwas

A."Youmusttrytoliveanotheryeartointerviewmeagainnextyear."

B.nOfcourseyoucanseemeagainsinceyou'resofitandhealthy.**

C.HIfIlivetoahundredyears,youshouldinterviewmeagain.n

D."Unlessyouliveanotheryear,youwouldn'tbeabletointerviewmeagain.**

4.Whatkindofmanwouldyousaytheoldmanwas?

A.Hewassilly.B.Hewasunpleasant.

C.Hewasveryproudandsureofhishealth.D.Hewasveryimpolitetoyoungpeople.

Annealing

Annealingisawayofmakingmetalsofterbyheatingitandthenlettingitcoolveryslowly.If

metalisheatedandthencooledveryquickly,forexamplebydipping（浸）itinwater,itwillbevery

hardbutalsoverybrittle（脆）一thatis,Itwillbreakeasily.Metalthathasbeenannealedissoftbut

doesnotbreakaseasily.Itispossibletomakemetalashardorassoftasiswished,byannealingit.

Themetalisheated,andallowedtocoolslowly,foracertainlengthoftime.Thelongertheheated

metaltakestocoolslowly,thesofteritbecomes.Annealingcanalsobeusedonothermaterials,such

asglass.

5.Annealingcanmakemetal

A.hardandtough（韌）.B.hardbutbrittle.C.softbuttough.D.softandbrittle.

6.Whydopeopleputhotmetalinwater?

A.Tomakeithard.B.Tomakeitsoft.C.Tomakeitcool.D.Tomakeitbrittle.

7.Inannealing,therequiredhardnessofametaldependson

A.thequantityofwaterused.B.thetemperatureofthemetal.

C.thesoftnessofthemetal.D.thetimingoftheoperation.

8.Assuggestedbythetext,howcanglassbemadelessbrittle?

A.Itcanbeheatedandthencooledquickly.B.Itcanbecooledandthenheatedslowly.

C.Itcanbeheatedandthencooledslowly.D.Itcanbecooledandthenheatedquickly.

"Iwouldalmostratherseeyoudead,"RobertS.Cassatt,aleadingbanker（銀行家）of

Philadelphia,shoutedwhenhistwenty-year-oldeldestdaughterannouncedthatshewantedtobecome

anartist.Inthe19thcentury,playingatdrawingorpaintingondisheswasallrightforayounglady,

butseriousworkinartwasnot.Andwhentheyounglady'sfamilyrankedamong（躋身于）thebestof

Philadelphia'ssocial（社交界的）families,suchanideacouldnotevenbeconsidered.Thatwashow

MaryCassatt,born1844,beganherstruggleasanartist.Shedidnottremblebeforeherfathersanger.

Instead,sheopposed（抗拒）himwithcourageandatlastmadehimchangehismind.

MaryCassattgaveuphersocialposition（社會地位）andallthoughtofahusbandandafamily,

whichinthosetimeswasunthinkablefbrayounglady.Intheend,afterlongyearsofhardworkand

perseverance（堅持），shebecameAmerica'smostimportantwomanartistandtheinternationally

recognizedleadingwomanpainterofthetime.

9.HowdidMr.Cassattreact（反應）whenhisdaughtermadeherannouncement?

A.Hefearedforherlife.B.Hewasveryangry.

C.Henearlykilledher.D.Hewarnedher.

10.WhatinfactwasMr.Cassatfsmainreasoninopposinghisdaughter'swish?

A.Drawingandpaintingwassimplyunthinkableamongladiesinthosedays.

B.Hedidnotbelievehisdaughterwantedtoworkseriouslyinart.

C.Hebelievedanartist'slifewouldbetoohardforhisdaughter.

D.Ladiesofgoodfamiliessimplydidnotbecomeartistsinthosetimes.

11.WhatmadeMaryCassatt's"struggle"tobecomearecognizedartistespeciallyhard?

A.Shewasawoman.B.Herfatheropposedher.

C.Shehadnosocialposition.D.Shedidnotcomefromanartist'sfamily.

12.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatfsmarriage（婚姻）？

A.Hermarriagefailedbecauseshenevergaveathoughttoherhusbandandfamily.

B.Shenevermarriedbecauseshedidnotwanttobejustawifeandmother.

C.Aftermarriageshedecidedtogiveupherhusbandratherthanhercareer（事業）.

D.Shedidnotmarrybecausefbraladyofhersocialpositiontomarrybelowherwasunthinkable.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertCassatfscharacterfromthetext?

A.Hewasacruelman.B.Hewasastubborn（固執的）man.

C.Heknewnothingaboutart.D.Heknewlittleabouthisdaughter.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutMaryCassatt'scharacter?

A.Shewasbraveingoingagainstoldideas.B.Shegottiredofalwaysobeyingherfather.

C.Shehatedplayingatdrawingandpainting.D.Shedidnotmindbeingpooratall.

15.Aswecanlearnfromthetext,whichofthefollowingwasgenerallyconsideredthemost

importantinthelifeofawomanintheU.S.inMaryCassatfstimes?

A.Money.B.Career;C.Marriage.D.Courage.

Benin

BeninisoneofthesmallestAfricanstates.ItliesinWestAfricaontheGulf（海灣）ofGuinea,

tothesouthofBurkinaFasoandNiger,betweenTogoonthewestandNigeriaontheeast.Beninused

tobecalledDahomeyandwascontrolledandruledbyFrancefrom1893to1960,whenitbecame

independent（獨立）.In1963thearmygeneralSoglooverthrew（推翻）thefirstpresidentMaga.Soglo

setupanarmygovernmentandcalledhimselfheadofstatein1965,butwasoverthrownandreplaced

（取代）byacivilian（非軍人）governmentin1967.InDecember1969Beninhadanotherchangeof

powerwiththearmyagaintakingover（接管）.InMay1970,Magaandtwoothermensetupanew

government,witheachofthemactingaspresidentinturnfortwoyears.However,halfayearafter

MagaturnedoverpowertothesecondmanAhomadegbe,thethree-mangovernmentwasoverthrown

bythearmyoncemoreandGeneralKerekoubecamepresident.InNovember1975Kerekouchanged

thenameofthenationfromDahomeytoBenin,Beninbeingthenameofa17thcenturykingdom

coveringthesameplace.KerekoualsoannouncedthatBeninwouldbeaPeople'sRepublicbasedon

Marxism-Leninism.

16.WhichofthefollowingmapsshowsrightlythepositionsofBeninanditsneighbouringcountries?

（Bn=Benin;Tg=Togo;Nr=Niger;BF=BurkinaFaso;Na=Nigeria;GG=GulfofGuinea）

17.ForhowlongwasBeninunderFrance?

A.Foroveracentury.B.Forroughlyacentury.

C.Foroverhalfacentury.D.Underhalfacentury.

18.ForhowlongwasBeninanindependentstatebeforeitbecameaPeople'sRepublic?

A.15years.B.25years.C.20years.D.30years.

19.ChoosetherightorderinwhichthefollowingpeopleruledinBenin.

（Ah=Ahomadegbe;Ke=Kerekou;Ma=Maga;So=Soglo）

A.So,Ma,Ah,Ma,KeB.Ma,So,Ma,Ke,Ah

C.So,Ma,Ke,Ma,AhD.Ma,So,Ma,Ah,Ke

20.WhenandhowdidBeningetitstwonames—BeninandDahomey?

A.Dahomeywasitsoldestname,butithasbeenreplacedbyBenin.

B.Beninwasitsoldestname.ThenameDahomeywasusedlater,buthasbeenreplacedbyBenin

again.

C.Dahomeywasitsoldestname.ThenameBeninwasusedlater,buthasbeenreplaced

byDahomeyagain.

D.Beninwasitsoldestname,butithasbeenreplacedbyDahomey.

四、能力測試

Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps,buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.

Thafswhatalldoctorsthought,untiltheyheardaboutAlHerpin.AIHerpin,itwassaid,neverslept.

Couldthisbetrue?Thedoctorsdecidedtoseethisstrangemanthemselves.

AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhenthedoctorscametohishomeinNewJersey.Theythoughtfor

surethathegotsomesleepofsomekind.Sotheystayedwithhimandwatchedeverymovementhe

made.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimhourafterhouranddayafterday,they

neversawHerpinsleeping.Infact,hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.

TheonlyrestthatHerpinsometimesgotwassittinginacomfortablechairandreading

newspapers.

Thedoctorswerepuzzledbythisstrangecontinuoussleeplessness.Theyaskedhimmany

questions,hopingtofindananswer.Theyfoundonlyoneanswerthatmightexplainhiscondition.

Herpinrememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehewasbom.

Butthatwasall.Wasthistherealreason?Noonecouldbesure.

Herpindiedattheageof94.

1.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.largenumbersofpeopledonotneedsleep

B.apersonwhoactuallydidn*tneedanysleepwasfound

C.everyoneneedssomesleeptostayalive

D.peoplecanlivelongerbytryingnottosleep

2.ThedoctorscametovisitHerpin,expecting.

A.tocurehimofhissleeplessness

B.tofindthathissleeplessnesswasnotreallytrue

C.tofindoutwhysomeoldpeopledidn*tneedanysleep

D.tofindawaytofreepeoplefromtheneedofsleeping

3.Afterwatchinghimclosely,thedoctorscametobelievethatAlHerpin.

A.neededsomekindofsleepB.wastoooldtoneedanysleep

C.needednosleepatallD.oftensleptinachair

4.OnereasonthatmightexplainHerpin'ssleeplessnesswas.

A.hismother'sinjurybeforehewasbomB.thathehadgraduallygotridofthesleepinghabit

C.hismagnificentphysicalconditionD.thathehadn*tgotabed

5.AlHerpin'sconditioncouldberegardedas.

A.acommononeB.onethatcouldbecured

C.veryhealthyD.arareone

第二課

一、技巧解疑

文章（或段落）的構成有其內在的規律性，其中心思想往往是通過主題句來體現的。因此

考生對以下四種結構應首先有所了解，然后通過一系列有意識的訓練進而掌握它們。

1.主題句在篇（段）首的結構

這種結構通常用演繹法撰寫，遵循從一般到個別（特殊）的步驟，即先概述，然后用細節

加以說明。請看91年的PassageC:

JaneClark,fair-haired,blue-eyedandtoughassteel,hasjustwonthemostdifficultraceinthe

world.Inseventeendaysshedroveadogteamandsledge（雪橇）across1,050milesoftheArctic

Circleandthroughsomeofthemostdifficultlandintheworld.Inbitter（刺骨的）windsand

snow-stormsshedroveherdogsalongtheArctictrack,intemperaturesthatreached-38℃.WhenJane

wasaskedhowshefeltaboutbeingthefirstwomanevertowintheraceshesaid,nIstillcan'tbelieve

it.”Shethenwentovertoinspectherthirteenwild-eyeddogs.DavidWilson,whocamesecond,said,

“Itsurehurtswhenayoungwomanisaheadofyou.Butitdoesn'thurtforlong.Shewasagood

winner.M

76.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthisnewspaperarticle?

A.Womanwinstheworld'stoughestrace!

B.Womanfightsbitterwindsandsnow-storms!

C.Womanwinsasledgeraceintheworld!

D.WomandrivesadogteamacrosstheArctic!

這篇文章的首句就是主題句，其后的句子或是具體說明“世界上最困難的比賽”，或是從側

面說明贏得這場比賽的不易。本篇的終結句進一步呼應了主題句。所以答案是A。

2.主題句在末尾的結構

尾句是主題句的結構通常是用歸納法撰寫的，其步驟是先表述細節或交代論據，最后做出

概括性的結論，以總結性的句子收尾。這種寫作方法的特點是從個別到一般，山特殊性到共性。

請看98年PassageA的最后一段：

OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewas

astonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.He

rolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthe

mirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!

54.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?

A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.

B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafboL

C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.

D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.

這段文字從Merlin入場的細節敘述，最后一句做了歸納總結：“很長一段時間大家都沒有

忘記Merlin不同凡響的入場。”可見Merlin取得了意想不到的成功。答案當然是C了。

二、基本訓練

Americansusemorewaterthananyotherpeopleintheworld.Ifwecontinuetousewaterat

theratewedonow,wewillsoonnothaveenoughtomeetourneeds.In1900,40billiongallons（力口

侖）wereusedeachdayintheUnitedStates.In1980,700billiongallonswereused.Theaverage

Americanusesalmost90gallonsofwateradayforpersonaluse.Andmuchmorewaterisneededto

makethethingsAmericanpeopleliketohave.Forexample,ittakesthousandsofgallonsofwaterto

makeonepoundofbeefforthedinnertable.Ittakesmorethan100,000gallonsofwatertomakeacar.

Ifweincludetheseusesofwater,theaverageAmericanusesabout2000gallonsofwateraday.

QuestionThebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.WaterUseintheUnitedStatesB.TheProblemofWaterUse

C.WaterUseintheWorldD.WaterUseintheTwentiethCentury

HalloweenisanautumnholidaythatAmericanscelebrateeveryyear.Itmeans"holyevening",

anditcomeseveryOctober31,theeveningbeforeAll-SaintsDay.However,it'snotreallyachurch

holiday;it'saholidayforchildren.

Everyautumn,whenthevegetablesarereadytoeat,childrenpicklargeorangepumpkins.Then

theycutfacesinthepumpkinsandputlightsinside.Itlookslikethereisapersonlookingoutofthe

pumpkin!

Thechildrenalsoputonstrangemasks（面具）andfrighteningclotheseveryHalloween.Some

childrenpainttheirfacestolooklikemonsters（怪物）.Thentheycarryboxesorbagsfromhouseto

house.Everytimetheycometoanewhouse,theysay,

“Trickortreat!Moneyoreat!HTheadults（成仝F人）putatreatmoneyorcandyintheirbags.

SomechildrenthinkofotherpeopleonHalloween.TheycarryboxesforUNICEF（TheUnited

NationsInternationalChildren'sEmergencyFund）.Theyaskformoneytohelppoorchildrenall

aroundtheworld.Ofcourse,everytimetheyhelpUNICEF,theyusuallyreceiveatreatfor

themselves,too.

Thebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis.

A.AnAutumnHolidayB.AChurchHolidayC.AHolidayforChildrenD.All-Saints

三、高考實戰（1991年高考試題）

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.Hisrealnamewas

WilliamSydneyPorter.HewasbominNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexciting

life.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededto

know.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirst

workedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank.Whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebank,

O.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyears

inprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkand

continuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhis

stories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothe

readers*surprise.

66.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.LivedinNewYorkb.Workedinabankc.TravelledtoTexas

d.Wasputinprisone.Hadanewspaperjobf.Learnedtowritestories

A.e,c,f,b,d,aB.c,e,b,d,￡aC,e,b,d,c,a,fD.c,b,e,d,a,f

67.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecause

A.theyhadsurpriseendings.B.theywereeasytounderstand.

C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoor.D.theywereaboutNewYorkCity.

68.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper.

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname.

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners.

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis.

69.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.

70.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

IndianapolisisthecapitalandlargestcityofIndiana,U.S.A.Withapopulationof744,000,itis

oneofthelargestcitiesintheworldthatcannotbereachedbywater.However,Indianapolisisacity

throughwhichmanyrailways,roads,busesandplanespass.Therearemanyfactorieswhichmake

trucks,farmtools,andelectricalthings.Thesefactoriescauselittlepollutionforthecity.Butler

University,well-knownforengineering,andthelawandmedicalschoolsofIndianaUniversity,arein

thecitycentre.NearbyistheIndianapolisracecourse,wherethenation'smostfamouscarraceisheld

eachyearonMay30th.

IfyouvisitedIndianapolisyouwouldbeabletofindyourwayaroundeasilybecausemostofthe

streetscrosseachotherlikeachessboard（棋盤）.Inthecentreofthecity,calledtheCircle,standsthe

Soldiers'andSailors'Monument,100metreshigh.Alsointhecentretherearemanybuildingsmade

ofthefamousIndianastone,whichmakesthemwhiteincolour.

71.WhatisIndianapolisbestknownfor?

A.Itsyearlymotorrace.B.Itsschoolsandlibraries.

C.Itsuniversitiesandmedicalschools.D.ItsSoldiers*andSailors*Monument.

72.YoucanNOTtraveltoIndianapolisby

A.boat.B.train.C.car.D.bike.

73.Fromthetext,whatdowelearnaboutthesizeofIndianapolis?

A.ItisthelargestcityintheU.S.A.B.Ithasapopulationofoveramillion.

C.Ithasapopulationofunderamillion.D.Itisoneofthelargestcitiesintheworld.

74.Itiseasyforastrangertogoaboutinthecitybecause

A.mostofthebuildingsareinthecentreofthecity.

B.therearemanydifferentwaysoftravellingthere.

C.thebuildingsareveryclosetoeachother.D.thecityisplannedinsquares.

75.ManybuildingsinIndianapolisarewhitebecause

A.theyarepaintedwhiteeveryyear.B.theIndianapeoplekeepthemclean.

C.theyaremadeofaspecialstone.D.thereislittlepollutionfromfactories

Moscow,Russia（spacenews）一"Thecomputerisabetterchessplayer/*insistedViktorProzorov,

theloser.nItseemedasifitwerelaughingaftereverygoodmove.IknowIshouldhavebeatenitfor

thesakeofmankind（為人類著想）,butIjustcouldn'twin,"heannouncedandshookhisheadsadly.

Prozorov^disappointmentwassharedbyseveralgrandmasterswhowerepresent,someofwhom

weresoupsetthattheyshoutedatthemachine.Manychessplayerssaidthatthismeanttheendof

chesschampionships（錦標賽）aroundtheworld,sincethefunhadbeentakenoutofthegame.

Thecomputerwalked——orrather,rolled——awaywith5,000dollarsinprizemoneyandlimitedits

remarkstoasetofnoisesandlights.

76.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthisnewspaperarticle?

A.5,000dollarsgoestoacomputer!B.Newinvention:alaughingcomputer!

C.World'sbestchessplayerbeaten!D.Computerdefeatsmaninchess!

77.HowdidsomeofthegrandmastersfeelaboutthechessgamebetweenProzorovandthecomputer?

A.Theythoughtthatthegamewasnofun.B.Theythoughtthatthegamewasn'tfair.

C.TheyagreedthatProzorovdidn'tplaywell.D.Theywereunhappythatthecomputerhadwon.

78.WhatwasitthatProzorovfeltmostbitter（懊惱）about?

A.Thathedidn'twinthe$5,000.B.Thathehadn'ttriedhisbest.

C.Thathehadlosttoamachine.D.Thatthiswastheendofthechessgame.

79.Afterwinningthegame,thecomputer

A.laughed.B.walkedaway.

C.madesomeremarks.D.gaveoutsomelightsandsounds,

80.Manychessplayersfeltthatplayingwithcomputerwould

A.makethegametougher.B.makethegamelessinteresting.

C.makemanappearfoolish.D.makemanloselotsofmoney.

Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.Heisateacherat

oneofLondon*sbigmedicalschools.Hehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertennandwasatthe

airportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,the

skeleton（人體骨架）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.Attheairportdesk,he

suddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwent

overtotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.Heoftenwonders

whattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

81.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert'steacher.B.Theneighbour'steacher.

C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher'sneighbour.

82.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.

D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.

83.Whathappenedattheairport?

A.Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

84.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher'sfeelingabouttheincident?

A.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

85.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.

四、能力測試

ThirtychildrenfromChinaandeightfromothercountriesandregionswhowonprizesinan

internationalcompetition（競賽）receivedtheirrewardsinBeijingattheGreatHallofthePeople

yesterday.Thenine-month1989Sea-BallCupInternationalChildrenDrawingCompetitionstarted

lastApril.Itreceivedmorethan6,000worksincluding300piecesofartfromcountriesandregions

outside