阅读能力的培养
一个人阅读能力的提高，并不是一蹴而就的，因此我们应该从平时的点滴做起，多渠道培养自己的阅读能力。
1. 平时多做一些英文阅读理解，多看英文报纸杂志，尽可能多听英语新闻，这样既可以培养你的英语语感，又有助于英语阅读能力的培养。
2. 由于英语阅读理解涉及面非常广，我们必须对社会、科学、文学、艺术等多个领域有所涉猎。这样我们的阅读内容就比较广泛，可以涉
及到人类社会的方方面面。如果我们对一些领域一点都不了解，就会影响对文章的把握，从而导致阅读速度的降低。
阅读理解
Passage A
Israeli paintings—Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum. On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads①.
His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years.
Time： 9∶00 a.m.—4∶00 p.m.， November 26—December 20.
Place： China National Art Museum， 1 Wusi Street， Dongcheng District， Beijing.
Tel： 64012252
Russia Ballet—The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets—“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”—at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre. Set up in 1990， the theatre has a number of firstclass ballet dancers with pride②. Most of their performances are classical.
Time： 7∶15 p.m.， December 5 and 6 （“Swan Lake”）； 7 ∶15 p.m.， December 7 （“Nutcracker”）
Place： Beizhan Theatre， Xiwai Street， Xicheng District， Beijing.
Tel： 66053388
Folk concert—The Central Conservatory of Music （音乐学院） will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng.
On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower”， “Celebrating Harvest”， “Deep and Lasting Friendship”， “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”， and “Childrens Holiday”.
Time： 7∶30 p.m.， November 25.
Place： Beijing Concert Hall， 1 Beixinhua Street.
Tel： 66055812
译注
① On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads.
展出的有550幅绵羊头部的彩色油画。
② Set up in 1990， the theatre has a number of first class ballet dancers with pride.
这家剧院建立于1990年，拥有许多享有盛誉的一流芭蕾舞演员。
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1. If a child is very fond of dancing， his parent should take him to .
A. China National Art Museum
B. Beizhan Theatre
C. Beijing Concert Hall
D. 1 Wusi Street
2. Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting .
A. deerB. birds
C. sheepD. flowers
3. Which of the following is TRUE？
A. The folk concert will last three days.
B. The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once.
C. The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month.
D. China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District.
4. If you dial the telephone number 66053388 on Dec.8， you can .
A. go to the folk concert
B. visit the Art Museum
C. watch the ballet
D. none of the above
5.The underlined word “immortal” probably means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 不朽的B. 纪念的
C. 长期的D.深远的
Passage B
The Currier and Ives printing house was founded by National Currier in 1834. James Ives joined the printing house as an assistant eighteen years just after marrying Curriers sister， and became one of the owners in 1957. The pair showed an unusual ability to tell what the American public would rush to buy in the way of cheap art， and actually hundreds of thousands of prints from as many as 7，000 different pictures were turned out and sold from the printing houses shop in lower New York by street sellers and over shop counters throughout the country and even in Europe. Though in the course of time Currier and Ives hired some of American finest artists， art value could certainly not be counted among the printing houses real aims. Some time after it went out of business in 1907， the prints enjoyed new popularity as some peoples collection①， and the rare examples brought thousands of dollars in the 1920s.
译注
① Some time after it went out of business in 1907， the prints enjoyed new popularity as some peoples collection.
在1907年，它停业后的一段时间里，这些印刷品作为一些人的收藏品受到了欢迎。
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1. Ives became one of the owners .
A. as soon as he married Curriers sister
B. when he could tell American taste in cheap art better than Currier
C. after eighteen years of service to printing house
D. when he had worked for the printing house for about five years
2. What seemed to make the printing house so successful was .
A. its feeling for what the public would buy
B. its choice of shop situation in lower New York
C. the face that it published prints that interested collectors
D. its decision to hire some of great American artists
3.From the passage we may conclude that .
A. during its whole history the printing house sold 7，000 prints
B. the printing houses prints were also popular in Europe
C. the number of prints from each picture was fewer than 7，000
D. street sellers were the printing houses most efficient sales force
4. After the printing house stopped producing prints， became most valuable to collectors.
A. the ones by the best artists
B. the ones produced earliest
C. the ones of which fewest continued to exist
D. the ones which were most popular in the beginning
5. According to the passage， the Currier and Ives printing house existed for about .
A. 73 years B. 85 years
C. 50 yearsD. 15 years
Passage C
Some building designers are thinking about building whole cities under glass domes （圆顶） in the desert①. Of course， those heating and cooling systems （系统） will be necessary to control the climate in the domes. However， there will never be any rain or snow， and temperature will always be comfortable.
Perhaps everyone will live in high vertical （垂直） cities that are so large that they can contain all the necessities of life. Since vertical cities will use less land than horizontal （水平的） cities， and provide homes for people， they will be practical for small countries that have large population.
Another idea that will be helpful to small countries and island countries is the floating city②. Monaco has already built homes， stores， and offices on the water of the Mediterranean Sea. And a Japanese designer has suggested a plan for constructing buildings on bridges over Tokyo Bay.
There are some people who think we will go back to living in caves. But the caves of future will be very different from the caves of the Stone Age. Computers will control light and climate. Farms and parks will be on the land over the cave city. When people want to go to the country or a park， a short ride in a lift will take them there.
译注
① Some building designers are thinking about building whole cities under glass domes in the desert.
有些建筑设计师正考虑在沙漠里建造位于玻璃圆顶下的完整城市。