Reading Comprehension( 60 points)
第36题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
The banana"tree"is actually not a real tree.This is because there is no wood in the stem(树干)rising above the ground.The stem is made up of leaves growing very close toge‘her，one msldethe other.The leaves spread out at the top of the stem and rise in the air·
Banana plants need a lot of care and attention.They must be provided with water if the normal rainfall doesn’t supply enough.The area around the plants must be kept free of weeds(杂草)andgrass.
About nine or ten months after planting，a flower appears on the banana plant.This flower is atthe end of a long stalk(茎)，which grows from the base up through the center of the stem and turns downward when it comes out from the top.Small bananas form on this flower stalk as it grows down。ward.Bananas really grow upside down.As the small bananas form on the stalk，they point downward.but as they grow they turn and point upward.
Bananas are harvested while they are still green. Even when they are to be eaten where they are grown，they are not allowed to ripen on the plant.A banana that turols yellow on the plant losesits taste.
第36题单选 The first paragraph in the text mainly discusses.
A.whv the stem of the tree is wood
B.how the banana grows on the stem
C.whv the banana tree is not a tree
D.how the leaves grow out of the stem
第37题单选 The underlined word“it’’in the third paragraph refers to .
A.the leaf
B.the stalk
C.the stem
D.the Plant
第38题单选 According to the text，where do bananas actually grow?
A.On the stem.
B.On the leaves.
C.0n the flower stalk.
D.On the base of the stem.
第39题单选 From the text we know when bananas are harvested，they are.
A.green and pointing upward
B.yellow and pointing downward
C.green and pointing downward
D.yellow and pointing upward
第40题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
How men first learned to invent words is unknown;in other words，the origin of language is amystery.All we really know is that men，unlike animals，somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings，actions and things，so that they could communicate with each other;and that later they agreed upon certain signs，called letters，which could be combined to representthose sounds and which could be written down.Those sounds，whether spoken，or written in letters，we call words.
The power of words，then，lies in their associations—the things they bring up before ourminds.Words become filled with meaning for us by experience;and the longer We live，the morecertain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past;and the more we read and learn，themore the number of words that mean something to us increases.
Great writers are those who not oily have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in wordswhich appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions.This charming and telling use of words is whatwe call literary(文字的)style.AboVe all，the real poet is a master of Words.He can convey hismeaning in words which sing like music，and which by their position and association can move mento tears.We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accuratel3r，or they willmake our speech silly and rude.
第40题单选The origin of language.
A.is a legend handed down from the past
B.is reflected in sounds and letters
C.dates back to the prehistoric period
D.is a problem not yet solved
第41题单选 One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and actions isthat.
A.they could agree upon certain signs
B.they could write them down
C.they could communicate with each other
D.they could combine them
第42题单选 What is true about words?
A.They are used to express feelings only.
B.They can not be written down.
C.They are represented either by sounds or letters.
D.They are visual letters.
第43题单选 The real power of words exists in their.
A.accuracy
B.beauty
C.charm
D.representative function
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