高中英语 阅读理解(智力游戏类)09

阅读理解（智力、游戏类）Passage oneTake an any long piece of paper. Now glue(粘) the ends of the paper together. You have made a ring.Take a second long piece of paper. Twist(扭转) the paper once and glue the ends together. Now you have made a Moby’s band(带子). For people studying maths, this band is uncommon.This strange band was first made in the 1800s by a German named August Moby’s. Mr. Moby’s studied maths. He wanted to find a way to show how this band works with maths. Believe it or not, this band has only one surface. You can find this out for yourself.If you draw a line on the surface of the paper before you twist and glue it, the line is only on one side of the paper. The paper has two surfaces. However, if you draw a line after you make the Moby’s band, you c an follow the line around all sides of the paper. In other words, the Moby’s band must have only one surface.It is also very interesting to see what happens when you cut the band. If you cut the Moby’s band in half once down the line you drew, you do not get two Moby’s bands. Instead, after you cut the band, it turns into one large twisted ring. Then, if you cut this ring in half along the middle of the band again, you get two connected Moby’s bands.Try it!1. What is a Moby’s band?A. A long piece of paper.B. A paper rings for people to wear.C. A metal ring for music.D. An interesting twisted ring.2. Why did August Moby’s make this ring?A. To help study a maths problem.B. To show it’s the same as others.C. To show the only surface of any band.D. To find out how many sides it has.3. How can you change the two surfaces of a long piece of paper into one surface?A. Glue the ends of the long piece of paper.B. Cut the two surfaces of the paper into one.C. Draw a line in the middle of the paper.D. Twist the paper once and glue the two ends.4. What do you get if you cut the Moby’s band along the middle?A. A long piece of paper.B. Two long pieces of paper.C. Two Moby’s Band s.D. One large twisted ring.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. You can use any long piece of paper to make a Moby’s band.B. Any long piece of paper has two surfaces.C. The Moby’s band was first made about two hundred ye ars ago.D. You have to draw a line in the middle of the long piece of paper before making a Moby’s band.Passage TwoIt is possible to do many simple tricks with numbers. Here is one trick. It has seven steps.First, write down your house number. For example, if your address is 73 Lemon Street, you would write down 73.Next, double(翻一倍) it. In other words, multiply(乘) it by two. Then, add five to this doubled number. For example, if your address was 73and you doubled it, you would get 146. Then, if you added five, you’d get 151.So, to repeat the first three steps, write down your house number, double it, and add five.Fourth, multiply this number by 50. In our example here, if you multiply 151 by 50, you’ll get 7550.The fifth step is to add your age to this total. For example, if you’re 26years old, you should add 26 to this tota l. In our example here, the result would be 7550 plus 26, you’ll get 7576.Sixth, you have to add the number of days in a year, which is 365. In our example here, 365 added to 7576 is 7941.The seventh and final step is this: subtract(减) 615 from the number that you have. In our example, 7941 minus 615 is 7326.The result here, 7-3-2-6, is the trick. The first part of the number is the address and the last part of the number is the age of the person. That is, 73is the address that we started with, and 26is the age that we used.If you follow these seven steps with any address and the age of any person. You will get the same result.1. According to the trick, what number can you get if you are 16 years old and your house number is 85？A. 1685B. 8516C. 8165D. 16582. How can your age number appear at the last part of the result?A. It’s really a trick.B. By taking all the steps except Step1 and Step 2.C. By taking Step 6and Step 7.D. By taking all the steps.3. What’s the secret of the trick?A. It’s impossible to know.B. By taking Step 2 and Step 4, we get the formula(公式)：your address number ×2×50.C. By taking all the steps except 1 and 2, we get the formula: 5×50+your age number+365－615=your age number.D. Both B and C.4. Is it possible for us to design another program of getting the same result？A. No, it’s impossible to find out another way.B. No problem.C. I’m not sure.D. It’s nothing but a trick.Passage Three“You’re just in time, Joe. We’re going to play cowboys and Indians, and you can be the Indians.” One of my cousins said.“How many Indians?” I asked.“Oh, about a thousand.” He answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let’s catch the killers!” and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa’s car.“We’ve got him, boys. Let’s go and catch him!”But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with was. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.Just then I heard a shout, “Bring the rope, and we can burn him.”“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys.” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang people. ”I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We’re leaving now.”“Untie me.” I shouted. “We’re going.”“Why did Bobby want matches?” Mum asked Dad when we were in the car.“Perhaps for fun.” Dad said.“Oh, he was really going to look for matches? MA TCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches?” I asked.Mother was quite sure, and I didn’t say any more.1. How many children played the Indians?A. One thousand.B. One hundred.C. One group.D. One.2. Why did Joe’s cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because ______.A. there were not enough children for the gameB. the game was just going to startC. none of his cousins wanted to be the IndiansD. they were waiting for Joe3. Joe didn’t say “Cowboys hang people” because _______.A. he was tied to a treeB. that would make things worseC. he was caught by the cowboysD. that would make the cowboys angry4. Which of the following is true?A. One of Joe’s cousins was looking for matches.B. Dad didn’t want to give the children any matches.C. Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.D. Mum didn’t think children should play with matches.5. The name of the story should be _______.A. Joe and his cousinsB. Who knows what danger is waiting thereC. Cowboys and Indians is a favorite children’s gameD. How cowboys and Indians fought in the pastPassage FourEvery student can learn rope jumping.You can jump alone or with your classmate. You can also help turn a long rope for many others to jump over, one at a time. If you jump alone, you will need a short rope and it will be just enough for your height. Try ropes of different lengths until you find a right one for your size.A rope should be turned slowly. It must also he turned high enough to let you jump freely and safely. Turning the rope freely and safely needs careful timing. In rope jumping, timing means turning the rope slowly enough for you to jump over at the right time without its striking your feet.When you jump rope, your heart beats faster and your face has a healthy color. But if you jump too many times at first, you will get fired. You must learn when to stop for a rest before you jump again, If you practice, you can increase the number of limes you jumpers without resting.1. This passage is about _______.A. a gameB. a ropeC. rope jumpersD. careful timing2. How many people can join in rope jumping?A. One alone.B. Two.C. One or more.D. Two or more.3. The word “one” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means _______.A. manB. ropeC. thingD. size4. Before you do rope jumping, you must _______.A. fined a good playerB. tries whether the rope will be right for youC. stops to rest for an hourD. tries whether the rope will be strong enough5. Which of the following is true?A. A rope must be turned as slowly as possible.B. A rope must be turned as high as possible.C. People can do rope jumping without resting.D. Careful timing is needed to turn a rope.参考答案：一．【答案与解析】这篇文章介绍了一种非常有趣、蕴涵着无穷奥妙的Mody’s带子。