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A new discovery of a dinosaur fossil in Antarctica has confirmed the idea
that dinosaurs lived not only in the Northern Hemisphere but in the Southern
Hemisphere as well. Up until this discovery, scientists had found dinosaur
remains on every continent except Antarctica. This new discovery now
confirms the idea that dinosaurs were distributed worldwide. If the dinosaur
fossil is shown to be related to other dinosaurs of the same period in South
America, it will also support the idea that South America and Antarctica
were once linked together.
13. It is only recently that _____.
A)
important scientific studies about the Southern Hemisphere have
been carried out.
B)
scientists have been seriously interested in fossils.
C)
a dinosaur fossil has been discovered in Antarctica.
D)
some new facts about the Northern Hemisphere have come to
light.
E)
Antarctica has been discovered.
14. One can understand from the passage that _____.
A)
dinosaurs, at one time in the past, lived in both hemispheres.
B)
dinosaurs were in fact, more commonly found in the Southern
Hemisphere.
C)
scientists had long since realized that dinosaurs had actually lived
in Antarctica.
D)
the dinosaur fossil, discovered in Antarctica, was significantly
different from those found in other continents.
E)
the discovery of the dinosaur fossil in Antarctica was actually of
little importance to scientists.
15. It is hoped that the discovery of the dinosaur fossil in Antarctica
_____.
A)
would contribute significantly to our knowledge of the Northern
Hemisphere.
B)
will throw further light on the existence of dinosaurs in the past.
C)
would lead to further similar discoveries in the Southern
Hemisphere.
D)
could answer the question whether South America and Antarctica
were originally connected.
E)
will attract more scientists to this type of work
A popular method of treating frozen fingers and toes in very cold,
even freezing weather is to slowly rewarm them or rub them with
snow. The best treatment, however, is not slow rewarming but rapid
rewarming. Putting the frozen fingers or toes in a warm bath or using
a hot water bottle are both good ways to treat them. Hot drinks to
warm the body from within are also helpful. One must be careful
about burning the skin, however. The temperature of any heat applied
should not be greater than 43 C.
16. The main concern of the passage is _____.
A)
why frozen fingers and toes should be slowly rewarmed.
B)
how to keep adequately warm in the winter.
C)
how to treat fingers and toes that have been frozen.
D)
the dangers of freezing weather for the body.
E)
why one should have plenty of hot drinks in winter.
17. It is pointed out in the passage that _____.
A)
the use of hot water bottles to rewarm the body is not advisable.
B)
one should try to rewarm frozen fingers and toes fairly rapidly.
C)
in rewarming the body the higher the temperature the better the
result is.
D)
people should be warned not to go out in freezingly cold weather.
E)
one should take a bath as often as possible in winter.
18. The author warns that _____.
A)
the minimum temperature required is 43 C.
B)
in rewarming the body, care must be taken not to burn the skin.
C)
one should never rub frozen fingers and toes with snow.
D)
hot drinks must not be taken in immediately.
E)
recovery cannot be as rapid as one would expect.
Bicycling in America has been growing at an amazing rate. Bicycles used
to be sold to parents for their children. Now those same parents are buying
them for themselves, as well as for their children. And grandparents are
cycling, too. Moreover, people don’t simply cycle for fun and for the exercise.
Many young executives ride bikes to work as an alternative to adding to
the pollution of cities, and to fighting traffic jams, while college and high
school students find bikes an economical alternative to cars or buses.
19. In the passage it is emphasized that, in America _____.
A)
more and more people of all ages are now using bicycles.
B)
few college students can afford to run a car.
C)
no executive feels he can cycle to work.
D)
most parents feel it is dangerous for children to cycle to school.
E)
a great many traffic jams are being caused by cyclists.
20. Cycling is also a hobby that _____.
A)
attracts fewer and fewer people.
B)
is getting increasingly more expensive.
C)
only appeals to the young.
D)
has a high-accident rate.
E)
the whole family can enjoy.
21. From the passage we can infer that _____.
A)
different people have different reasons for preferring bicycles to
a car.
B)
most Americans can no longer afford to run a car.
C)
young children should not be allowed to cycle on main roads.
D)
a lot of parents are borrowing their children’s bicycles.
E)
cycling is fun in the country but not in a city.
On the day of my first piano recital, I became more and more
nervous. To help me calm down, my piano teacher told me to place
several cabbages in the room where I practiced. I was so eager to get
over my nerves that I was willing to try anything. For the next few
hours, I played to an audience of cabbages. When the time of the
recital finally arrived, I was still terribly nervous. My hands felt like
ice. When I finally walked across the stage, I looked out into the dark
audience. I could not see anyone! All those people out there could
just as easily have been cabbages. As I sat down to play, my hands
relaxed. Before I knew it, I had played all my pieces without a mistake.
For the first time, the cabbage heads applauded.
22. On the day of the recital the music teacher _____.
A)
advised the writer to put cabbages in the room where he practiced
and play for them.
B)
warned the writer not to look at the audience.
C)
had no patience with the writer because he was nervous too.
D)
felt nearly as nervous about the recital as the writer did.
E)
couldn’t think of a way of helping the writer to stay calm.
23. The writer stopped feeling nervous _____.
A)
because he had practiced a great deal
B)
when the audience began to applaud
C)
before he walked onto the stage
D)
as soon as the concert was over
E)
when he found he couldn’t see the audience.
24. In the passage it is explained that _____.
A)
the writer was always nervous on the day of a concert
B)
the writer played to some cabbages because there was no real
audience
C)
the writer finally began to relax just before he began his recital
D)
the room was so cold the writer’s hands felt like ice
E)
the writer always practiced in a room where there were cabbages
Book 3
Reading Comprehension
