初中英语-阅读理解专项练习27个 40页

~阅读理解专项练习1Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean’sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.　　SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonherQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous,talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwithquiteoften.　　LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommoninterestinrockmusicandmoderndance.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithabig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.　　WhenJean’sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhimsothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhensheknockedonDavid’sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!　　1.JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis_______.　　A.richB.famous　　C.youngD.lonely　　2.Jeanthought“David”wasspecialbecausehe_______.　　A.madeherquitehappyonQQB.wasfromSanFrancisco　　C.sentherapictureofhimselfD.wastallandgood-looking　　3.WhenJeanand“David”metandintroducedthemselvestoeachother,whofeltsurprised?　　A.“David”.B.Both“David”andJean.　　C.Jean.D.Neither“David”norJean.　　4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?~~~\n~　　A.Don’tbelievethoseyougettoknowonQQsoeasily.　　B.Peopledon’tusetheirrealnamesonQQsooften.　　C.Don’tgotomeetthoseyougettoknowonQQ.　　D.PeopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestoothersonQQ.　　【答案及解析】　　1.选D。由第1段的句子…Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.可知答案选D。　　2.选A。Jean认为David幽默风趣，在摇滚乐和现代舞上和她有共同的兴趣，他们可以在网上快乐地聊上几个小时。很显然David使得Jean很开心。答案选A。　　3.选C。文章的最后一句…shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!告诉我们，当Jean发现她那特殊的朋友是一个12岁的小孩时，用了一个感叹号结尾，虽然作者没有直接说Jean感到惊讶，但是我们可以从这个标点符号推断出她的感觉应该是十分surprised(惊讶的)。　　4.选A。本文讲述Jean交了个十分投缘的网友，后来却发现对方原来只是一个12岁的小男孩。通过这个故事，短文意在告戒人们不要轻易相信Q友，答案选A。2　LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.　　WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime—likemyweddingandLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“AddressUnknown.”IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.　　Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtosharehappinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.　　OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,”Ithought,butJstillwrotetoher.~~~\n~　　Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“MrsTobin!”shesaidexcitedly,“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”　　MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:Wewon’tloseeachotheragain!　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。　　1.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans_______.　　A.attheageof13　　B.beforeshegotmarried　　C.aftertheymovedtonewhomes　　D.beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway　　2.Theydidn’toftenwritetoeachotherbecausethey_______.　　A.gotmarried　　B.hadlittletimetodoso　　C.didn’tlikewritingletters　　D.couldseeeachotheronspecialtime　　3.Therewasanemptyplaceinthewriter’sheartbe¬causeshe_______.　　A.wasintrouble　　B.didn’tknowLinda’saddress　　C.receivedthecardthatshesent　　D.didn’thaveafriendlikeLindatoshareherhappi¬nessorsadness　　4.Thewriterwashappywhenshe_______.　　A.readthenewspaper　　B.heardLinda’svoiceonthephone　　C.metayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLinda　　D.wrotetothewomanwhoselastnamewasWagman　　5.Theyhaven’tkeptintouch_______.　　A.forabout40years　　B.forabout27years~~~\n~　　C.sincetheygotmarried　　D.sincethewriter’sfamilymovedaway　　【答案及解析】　　1.选D。开始的时候作者与Linda总是一起去上钢琴课、看电影、游泳、骑马等，但后来在作者13岁的时候，作者一家搬走了，两人只能通过书信联系。比较四个选项，显然只能选D。　　2.选B。根据文章第2段中的Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften根据文可知，她们之所以没经常写信，是因为她们要忙于照顾孩子，又要搬新家，也就是说，她们没有时间写信。　　3.选D。根据文章第3段内容可知答案。　　4.选B。真正让作者感到高兴的是当她在电话上听到老朋友Linda的声音的时候。而读到报纸的时候和写信的时候都还只是在猜测，那时还谈不上高兴。　　5.选A。根据文章最后一段中的MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years可知，答案选A。3Amanwenttoseehisdoctoroneday,becausehewassufferingfrompainsinhisstomach.Afterthedoctorhadexaminedhimcarefully,hesaidtohim,“Well,there’snothingreallywrongwithyou,I’mgladtosay.Youronlytroubleisthatyouworrytoomuch.Doyouknow,Ihadamanwiththesametroubleasyouhereafewweeksago,andIgavehimthesameadviceasIamgoingtogiveyou.Hewasworriedbecausehecouldn’tpayhistailor’sbills.Itoldhimnottoworryaboutthebillsanymore.Hetookmyadviceandwhenhecametoseemeagaintwodaysago,hetoldmethathenowfeltquiteallrightagain.”“Yes,Iknowallaboutthat,”answeredthepatientsadly.“Yousee,I’mthatman’stailor!”　　根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。　　1.Thetailorwenttoseehisdoctorbecausehehasgotaheadache.　　2.Thereisnothingseriouswiththetailor.　　3.Amanwiththesametroubleasthetailorafewdaysago.　　4.Thedoctorgavethemanandthetailorthesameadvice.　　5.Thetailorwasworriedbecauseamancouldn’tpayhisbills.　　【答案及解析】~~~\n~　　1.选F。根据第1句Amanwenttoseehisdoctoroneday,becausehewassufferingfrompainsinhisstomach可知本题是错误的。　　2.选T。根据…thereisnothingreallywrongwithyou(tailor)可知裁缝的身体并没有什么大碍，故可判断此题与短文内容相符。　　3.选F。根据句子Doyouknow,Ihadamanwiththesametroubleasyouhereafewweeksago可知本题所叙述的时间与短文内容不一致，因此可判断此题是错误的。　　4.选T。根据…andIgavehimthesameadviceasIamgoingtogiveyou可知答案。　　5.选T。通读全文我们可知：上一个病人是担心他自己不能付钱给他的裁缝，而这个裁缝的病因却是因为担心那个人不能付钱给他的。4　Notmanyyearsago,somefarmerswereworriedbecausehawksweretakingmanyoftheirchicken.Thefarmersdidn’tknowwhattodo.Finallytheywenttothecountryofficialsandaskedforhelp.　　“Killthehawks,”theofficialssaid,“Wewillevenpayforthem,”sothefarmersbegantothinkofwaystokillthehawks.　　Thefarmerskilledmanyhawks.Theynolongerhadtoworryabouttheirchickens.Buttheynowhadanewworry.Fieldmicewereeatingupalotofthefarmers’grain.　　Howdidthishappen?　　Hawkseatnotonlychickensbutalsofieldmice.Theyeatmorefieldmicethanchickens.Butthefarmersdidn’tknowthis.Whentheykilledalotofhawks,theychangedthebalance.　　Whenpeoplemoveintoanewplace,theyoftendestroymanywildplants.Oftentheseplantsarefoodfortheanimals.Iftheanimalscan’tfindenoughplantstoeat,theywillstarveorhavetoleavetheplace.　　InonepartoftheUSA,forexamplethedeerthereliketoeatacertainkindofwildroses.Themountainlionsthereeatthedeer.Thenumberofdeer,mountainlionsandwildrosesdoesn’tchangemuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.　　Butpeoplekilledmanymountainlionsinordertoprotectthedeer.Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthewildroses.Thenthedeerbegantoeatthe~~~\n~greenleavesofyoungtrees.Thesetreeswereimportanttothefarmers.Sothefarmersthoughtofwaystoprotecttheirtrees.Nowthedeerhadnothingtoeat,andmanyofthemdied.Thiswasanotherlessonfromnature.　　Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisimportantforustoremember.　　根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。　　1.Finallytheofficialstoldthefarmerstokillthehawks.　　2.Fieldmiceeatnotonlychickensbutalsothefarmers’grain.　　3.Whentheanimalscan’tfindenoughplantstoeatinaplace,theywillstarveorhavetoleave.　　4.Thenumberofanimalschangesmuchifpeopleleavethingsastheyare.　　5.Itisimportantforustokeepthebalanceofnature.　　【答案及解析】　　1.选T。根据句子“Killthehawks,”theofficialssaid.可知，此题与短文内容相符合，所以可判断为正确。　　2.选F。本题句意为“田鼠不仅吃小鸡还吃农民的庄稼”，但由句子Fieldmicewereeatingupalotofthefarmers’grain.可知，田鼠只吃庄稼，　　3.选T。由句子Iftheanimalscan’tfindenoughplantstoeat,theywillstarveorhavetoleavetheplace.可知本题正确。　　4.选F。由短文内容可知，如果人们不破坏生态平衡，而顺其自然，则动物的数量不会有多大的改变。故本题与原文不一致，所以判断此题错误。　　5.选T。从短文的最后一句Tokeepthebalanceofnatureisimportantforustoremember.我们知道：保持生态平衡对我们来说是非常重要的。5OnedaythefamousAmericanscientistAlbertEinsteinmetanoldfriendofhisonastreetinNewYork.　　“MrEinstein,”saidthefriend,“itseemsthatyouneedtoputonanewovercoat.Look,howworn-outitis!”　　“Itdoesn’tmatter,”answeredAlbertEinstein.“NooneknowsmehereinNewYork.”　　SeveralyearslatertheymetinNewYorkagain.Einsteinhadbeenaworld-famousphysicistafterthenbuthestillworethesameoldovercoat.~~~\n~　　Oncemorehisfriendpersuadedhimtobuyanewone.　　“Thereisnoneednow,”saidEinstein,“Everybodyherehasknownme.”　　根据短文内容，回答问题。　　1.WheredidAlbertEinsteinmetanoldfriendofhis?　　__________________________________________　　2.Whatdidthefriendwanthimtobuy?　　__________________________________________　　3.HowaboutEinstein’sovercoat?　　__________________________________________　　4.DidEinsteinstillwearthesameoldovercoatwhenhebecameaworld-famousphysicist?　　__________________________________________　　5.WhatdidEinsteinsaywhenthefriendpersuadeoncemorehimtobuyanewovercoat?　　__________________________________________　　【答案及解析】　　1.OnastreetinNewYork.所问的问题是“爱因斯坦在那儿遇见了他的老朋友?”根据OnedaythefamousAmericanscientistAlbertEinsteinmetanoldfriendofhisonastreetinNewYork(一天，在纽约的一条街道上，著名美国科学家爱因斯坦遇见了他的一个老朋友)就能作出上述回答。　　2.Anewovercoat.所问的问题是“他的朋友让他买什么?”根据“itseemsthatyouneedtoputonanewovercoat.Look,howworn-outitis!”(“你该穿一件新大衣了。看，你的大衣多么破呀!)就能作出上述回答。　　3.Veryold.所问的问题是“爱因斯坦的大衣怎么样了?”根据文章的标题就能作出上述回答。　　4.Yes,hedid.所问的问题是“成名之后的爱因斯坦仍然穿同一件破大衣吗?”根据SeveralyearslatertheymetinNewYorkagain.Einsteinhadbeenaworld-famousphysicistafterthenbuthestillworethesameoldovercoat.(几年之后，他们再次在纽约相遇了，这时候的爱因斯坦已经成了世界著名的大科学家。然而，他仍然穿着那件破大衣)就能作出上述回答。　　5.Thereisnoneednow.Everybodyherehasknownme.所问的问题是“当朋友再次劝爱因斯坦买一件新大衣时，他是怎么说的?”根据“Thereisnoneed~~~\n~now,”saidEinstein,“Everybodyherehasknownme.”(爱因斯坦说：“没有必要了，这儿的人都知道我了)就能作出上述回答。6　LittleTommywasdoingverybadlyinmath.Hisparentshadtriedeverything—tutors,cards,speciallearningcenters—inshort,everythingtheycouldthinkof.FinallytheytookTommytoacatholicschool.　　Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehomewithaveryseriouslookonhisface.Hedidn’tkisshismotherhello.Instead,hewentstraighttohisroomandstartedstudying.BooksandpaperswerespreadoutallovertheroomandlittleTommywashardatwork.Hismotherwassurprised.Shecalledhimdowntodinnerandassoonashefinishedeating,hewentbacktohisroom,withoutaword.Innotimehewasbackhittingthebooksashardasbefore.Thiswentonforsometime,dayafterdaywhilethemothertriedtounderstandwhatwashappening.　　Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks.Hismomlookedatitandtohersurprise,littleTommygotanAinmath.Shecouldnolongerholdhercuriosity.Shewenttohisroomandasked,“Son,whatwasit?Wasitthenuns?”　　LittleTommylookedatherandshookhishead,“No.”　　“Wellthen,”sheaskedagain.“WHATwasit?”　　LittleTommylookedatherandsaid,“Well,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsawthatmannailedtotheplussign,Iknewtheyweren’tjoking.”　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。　　1.WhydidTommy’sparentssendhimtoacatholicschool?　　A.Becausehecouldeatwellthere.　　B.Becausehecouldearnmoreaboutnuns.　　C.Becausehisparentswantedhimtodobetterinhismath.　　D.Becausehisparentsdidn’twanthimtolearnmathanymore.　　2.Tommy’smotherfeltsurprisedthathisson_______.　　A.wasstillthesameasusual　　B.atesomuchatdinner~~~\n~　　C.kissedherhelloafterschool　　D.workedhardbutsaidlittle　　3.“Hittingthebooks”means“_______”inChinese.　　A.用功　　B.捶书　　C.发泄　　D.振作　　4.Thelastsentenceinthepassageshowsthat_______.　　A.Tommyfeltsorryforthemail　　B.Tommywasafraidofbeingnailed　　C.Tommydidn’tliketheplussign　　D.Tommylikedplayingjokesonothers　　5.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_______.　　A.teachersshouldbestrictwiththeirstudents　　B.mistakingmightdogoodsometimes　　C.acatholicschoolismuchbetterthanotherones　　D.nunsaregoodathelpingchildrenwiththeirmath　　【答案及解析】　　1.选C。文章第1段说Tommy数学学不好，其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。　　2.选D。认真阅读第2段前面几句话，并注意以下信息：Afterthefirstday,littleTommycamehome…didn’tkisshismotherhello…washardatwork…withoutaword.可知答案应选D。　　3.选A。根据文章大意和Finally,littleTommybroughthomehisreportcard.Hequietlyputitonthetableandwentuptohisroomandhitthebooks这个句子的语境，可知hitthebooks的意思是“用功”。　　4.选B。Tommy学习一直不用功，但自从进了这所catholicschool之后，情况就不一样了——整天都发狠读书，结果数学考试也得了A。这是为什么呢?文章在最后道出了其原因：Well,onthefirstdayofschool,whenIsawthatmannailed(钉)totheplussign(加号),Iknewtheyweren’tjoking.由此可知，Tommy是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。~~~\n~　　5.选B。Tommy把themannailedtotheplussign误解为“学习不用功的结果”，从而一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起到好的效果。7Haveyoueverheardofagirlof15,whosetupacompanyofherown?WendyWongisthegirl.Shestartedthebusinesstwoyearsago.Shehasalreadywrittenseveralsuccessfulcomputergames.Theyaresopopularthatoverhalfamilliongamesaresoldeveryyear.Nowallofherfamilyworkinherbusiness,andsheisstillatschool.　　Shegetsupearlyinthemorning,andthenshetalkswithherfamilyaboutthebusinessoverbreakfast.Everydayshegoestoschoolinherowncarwithadriver,forsheisnotoldenough.　　Sheenjoysherschool,butsomeoftheworkistooeasyforhertofeelinterested.Sheusuallygets‘A’gradesinallhersubjects,sotheotherstudentsoftenaskherforhelp.　　Shefinishedherhomeworkinhalfanhourafterherdrivertakesherhome.Afterdinner,shegoestoherofficeandgoesonworkingonhercomputer,writinggamesuntil2am.Shedoesnotusuallyneedsomuchsleepasotherchildren.　　根据短文内容，回答问题。　　1.WhendidWendyWongstartthebusiness?　　________________________________________________　　2.WhathasWendyWongalreadywrittensuccessful?　　________________________________________________　　3.HowdoesWendyWonggotoschooleveryday?　　________________________________________________　　4.Howabouthergradesinallhersubjects?　　________________________________________________　　5.Howlongcanshefinishherhomework?　　________________________________________________　　【答案及解析】~~~\n~　　1.Attheageofthirteen。所问的问题是“WendyWong什么时候开始做生意?”根据Haveyoueverheardofagirlof15,whosetupacompanyofherown?WendyWongisthegirl.Shestartedthebusinesstwoyearsago(你曾经听说过一个15岁办了属于自己的公司的女孩吗?WendyWong就是这个办公司的女孩，她两年以前就开始做生意)就能作出上述回答。　　2.Computergames。所问的问题是“她成功地写出了什么?”根据Shehasalreadywrittenseveralsuccessfulcomputergames(她已经成功地写出了几部游戏程序)就能作出上述回答。　　3.Inherowncarwithadriver。所问的问题是“WendyWong每天怎样去上学?”根据Everydayshegoestoschoolinherowncarwithadriver,forsheisnotoldenough(每天司机开着她自己的车送她去上学,这是因为她年龄还小)就能作出上述回答。　　4.SheusuallygetsAgrades。所问的问题是“WendyWong的学习怎么样?”根据Sheusuallygets‘A’gradesinallhersubjects,sotheotherstudentsoftenaskherforhelp.(在所有功课中，她通常都得优秀，因此，她的同学常常问她功课方面的问题)就能作出上述回答。　　5.Inhalfanhour。所问的问题是“她多长时间能做完作业?”根据Shefinishedherhomeworkinhalfanhourafterherdrivertakesherhome(在她的司机送她回家之后的半个小时内完成作业)就能作出上述回答。8AlfredNobel,thegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialist,wasborninStockholmonOctober21,1833,butmovedtoRussiawithhisparentsin1842,wherehisfather,Immanuel,madeastrongpositionforhimselfintheengineeringindustry.ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWar,butwentbankruptsoonafter.Then,thefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin1859,whereAlfredbeganhisownstudyofexplosivesinhisfather’slab.Hehadneverbeentoschooloruniversitybuthadtaughthimself,andbythetimehewastwenty,hebecameaskillfulchemistandexcellentlinguist,speakingSwedish,Russian,German,FrenchandEnglish.　　Hebuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries.Hewasalwayssearchingforameaningtolife.Hespentmuchtimeandmoneyworkingonhowtoendthewars,andthepeacebetweennations,untilhisdeathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouslastwill,inwhichheleftmoneytoprovideprizesforoutstandingworkin~~~\n~physics,chemistry,physiology,medicine,literatureandpeace,isamemorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andso,themanisrememberedandrespectedlongafterhisdeath.　　根据短文内容，选择能回答所提问题的正确答案　　1.WherewasAlfredNobelborn?Hewasbornin______.　　A.SwedenB.Stockholm　　C.RussiaD.Moscow　　2.WhatdidImmanuelNobelinventedduringtheCrimeanWar?　　A.Theengineeringindustry.B.Astrongposition.　　C.Landmine.D.Studyofexplosives.　　3.WhydidAlfredNobelreturntoSweden?Becausehisfather______.　　A.wentbankruptB.wasputinprison　　C.wasillD.died　　4.HowmanycompaniesdidAlfredNobelbuildup?Hebuiltup______companiesindifferentcountries.　　A.20B.40　　C.60D.80　　5.WhatwasAlfredNobelalwayssearingfor?______.　　A.MoretimeandmoremoneyB.Ameaningtolife　　C.HowtoendthewarD.Thepeacebetweennations　　【答案及解析】　　1.B。根据AlfredNobel,thegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialist,wasborninStockholmonOctober21,1833.(伟大的瑞典发明家和实业家诺贝尔于1883年10月21日出生于斯德哥尔摩)就能确定正确选项。　　2.C。根据ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWar(以马利•诺贝尔在克里米亚战争中发明地雷，挣了很多钱)就能确定正确答案。　　3.A。根据wentbankruptsoonafter(不久破产了)就能确定正确答案(fromwww.zkenglish.com)。　　4.D。根据Hebuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries(他在20个国家建了80多个公司)就能确定答案。~~~\n~　　5.B。根据Hewasalwayssearchingforameaningtolife(他总是在搜索生活的意义)就能确定答案。9　Iworkedforashorttimeasacashieratarestaurantafewmonthsago.Ialsohelpedtocleanupthetableswhenitwasverybusy.Onenight,justbeforeChristmas,Ifoundalargeblackwalletonthefloornearoneofthetables.IguessedIshouldcheckittofindoutwhowastheowner,butIwasverybusyatthetime.AndIimaginedthatiftherewassomethingvaluableinthewallet,theownerwouldbeback.Sureenough,anhourlateramancameuptothecounterandaskedifanyonehadfoundawallet.Iaskedhimtodescribethelostwallet,andafterhedescribeditexactly,Igavehimthewallet.HeexpressedhisthankswhenIhandedittohim.HeaskedmeifIhadopenedit,andwhenItoldhim“no”.Atonceheopeneditandshowedthatithadnearly$800incash.Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwasamazedatthis.“Arewardforyourhonesty,”hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway.　　Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!IthoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoonereturnedtogetit,Imightkeepit.ButitalsocameintomymindthatIactuallysavedsomeone’sChristmasplansbyfindingandreturningthewallet.Thegoodfeelingitgavemewasworthmorethananythingcouldbuy.　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。　　1.Whichofthefollowingistrue?　　A.Theownerofthewalletfoundatwenty-dollarbillgone.　　B.Thewriterwasn’tsurprisedwhenthemangaveherareward.　　C.Nothinginthewalletwasmissing.　　D.Themanwasvery,veryexcitedwhenhegothiswalletback.　　2.Thewriterreturnedthewallettotheownerbecause_______.　　A.shethoughtChristmaswascoming　　B.theownercamebacktoosoon　　C.shedidn’tknowtherewassomuchmoneyinit　　D.asanhonestperson,shedidn’tcaremuchaboutmoney~~~\n~　　3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?　　A.Thewriteracceptedarewardof$20.　　B.Thewriterregrettedthatshehadreturnedthewallet.　　C.Thewriterdidn’treturnthewalletuntiltheownercameback.　　D.Thewriterfellveryhappyaftershereturnedthewallet.　　【答案及解析】　　1.选C。由于作者并未打开钱包，更没有从中取出什么，所以说Nothinginthewalletwasmissing。　　2.选B。根据文章最后一段中的Thinkingaboutitlater,IbeganwonderingwhetherIwouldhavebeenhonestifIhadknownwhatwasinthewallet!IthoughtthatifIhadnowaytofindtheownerandnoonereturnedtogetit,Imightkeepit可排除选项C和D。比较选项A和B，再结合文章大意，选B为佳。　　3.选B。此题可用排除法来做：根据第1段最后两句Hetookoutatwenty-dollarbillandhandedittomeandIwasamazedatthis.“Arewardforyourhonesty,”hesaidandthenturnedandwalkedaway可知选项A与文章内容相符;选项B的意思是“作者直到失主返回来才将钱包还给他”，这显然与文章内容相符;根据第2段最后一句话Thegoodfeelingitgavemewasworthmorethananythingcouldbuy可知，选项D也与文章内容相符。10AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchinwaswalkingaroundtheshiningcar.“Isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.　　Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboywassurprised.“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothing?Sir,Iwish…”Hehesitated.Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywanted,butwhattheboysaidsurprisedhimgreatly.“Iwish,”theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”Paullookedattheboyinsurprise,andthenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?”“Ohyes,I’dloveto,”theboyanswered.　　Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“Sir,wouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?”　　Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain.“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.~~~\n~　　Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingback,buthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippledbrother.Hesatdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.　　“Thereheis,Buddy,justlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”　　Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedelderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreebegananunforgettableholidayride.　　根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。　　1.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen_______.　　A.hemetPaul　　B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar　　C.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar　　D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar　　2.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin_______.　　A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar　　B.wantedPaul’sbrothertogivehimacar　　C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul’s　　D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat　　3.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse______.　　A.toshowhehadarichfriend　　B.toshowhisneighborsthebigcar　　C.tolethisbrotherrideinthecar　　D.totellhisbrotherabouthiswish　　4.Wecanfindfromthestorythat_______.　　A.theurchinwishedPaultogivehiscartoBuddy　　B.theurchinwishedtohavearichbrother　　C.theurchinhadadeeploveforhisbrother　　D.theurchin’swishcametrueintheend~~~\n~　　5.Thebestnameofthestoryis_______.　　A.AChristmasPresentB.Paul,aKind-heartedPerson　　C.ABrotherLikeThatD.AnUnforgettableHolidayRide　　【答案及解析】　　1.选B。根据第2段中的Paulanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboywassurprised.可知答案为B。　　2.选A。Theurchin指着Paul的车对他的弟弟说：“AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…”所以theurchin希望也能给他弟弟一辆车。　　3.选D。Theurchin要Paul把车停在他家门前后，立即扶着他残疾的弟弟出来，让他看看Paul的车，然后告诉弟弟他想为他做的事，所以他只是想告诉他弟弟他的愿望。　　4.选C。Theurchin在坐过Paul的车后没有忘记弟弟，并且承诺也要给弟弟买一辆车，可见他对弟弟有着一份深深的爱。答案选C，而A、B、D三项与文章不符。　　5.选C。通读全文，我们不得不为Theurchin的行为所感动，他是一个好哥哥。文章就是讲述了他这样的一位好哥哥，C选项最合适。11　LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,destroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbrokenroofs.　　Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.　　Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.　　“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“Whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safebutveryfrightened.”　　Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.　　“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,”shesaid,“Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”~~~\n~　　Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthefloodedareaandthewelfaredepartmentbroughtthemfood,clothesandshelter.　　1.Howmanyhomesaltogetherweredamagedinthestorm?　　A.FourteenB.Twenty-one　　C.Twenty-nineD.Thirty-six　　2.WherewasMr.Tanwhenthestormfirstbegan?　　A.Hewasinbed.B.Hewasinsidethehouse.　　C.Hewasoutsidethehouse.D.Hewasontheroof.　　3.Mrs.Wooandherfamilydidn’tgethurtbecause_______.　　A.herhusbandknewtherewouldbeastorm　　B.theywerealloutsidethehousewhenthestormbecameworse　　C.shefeltthehousewasmoving　　D.thewelfaredepartmenthelpedher　　4.Theunderlinedword“shelter”inthispassagemeans______.　　A.somethingtoeatB.somethingtowear　　C.somewheretostudyD.somewheretostay　　5.Whichofhefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?　　A.ATerribleStormB.ALuckyWoman　　C.GoodSoldiersD.CleverPeople　　【答案及解析】　　1.D。根据第一段出现的三个数字14，7，15即可知D为正确答案。　　2.B。根据“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren.”可排除A和D，由下文可知C也不合题意。　　3.C。答案即在即在…shefeltthatherhousewasmoving中。　　4.D。考虑全文意思及最末一段，可知暴风雨过后，房屋倒塌，人员伤亡。人们不仅需要食品、衣物，还需要住的地方。　　5.A。这篇阅读材料主要描述了暴风雨袭击的过程。显然选项A是本文的主旨。~~~\n~12　Weknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.Theycanbefoundalmostallovertheworld,andtherearemorethan2,500kindsofthem.　　Noonelikesthemosquito.Butthemosquitomaydecidethatshelovesyou.She?Yes,she.It’struethatmalemosquitodoesn’tbiteandonlythefemalemosquitobitesbecausesheneedsbloodtolayeggs.Sheisalwayslookingforthingsorpeopleshewantstobite.Ifshelikeswhatshefinds,shebites.Butifshedoesn’tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood.Nexttimeamosquitobitesyou,justrememberyouarechosen.You’redifferentfromtheothers!　　Ifthemosquitolikesyou,shelandsonyourbodywithoutlettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent.Aftershebites,youwillhaveanitchonyourbodybecausesheputssomethingfromhermouthtogetherwithyourblood.Bythetimetheitchingbegins,andshehasflownaway.　　Andthenwhathappens?Well,afterherdeliciousdinner,themosquitofeelstired.Shejustwantstofindaplacetohaveagoodrest.There,onaleaforawall,shebeginstolayeggs,hundredsofeggs.　　1.“Mosquito”means______inChinese.　　A.苍蝇B.蜻蜓　　C.跳蚤D.蚊子　　2.Weknowmosquitoesverywellbecause______.　　A.theycanbefoundeasilyB.theyflyhereandthere　　C.therearemanykindsofthemD.theycanfly　　3.Ifthemosquitodoesn’tbiteyou,itwill________.　　A.getangrywithyouB.beafraidofyou　　C.makealotofnoiseD.chooseanotherone　　4.Themosquitobitesyou_________.　　A.whenyou’reasleepB.becauseyouhavechooseit　　C.tooquicklytoletyouknowD.butdoesn’tlikeyou　　5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiswrong?　　A.Theitchingbeginsafterthemosquitobitesyou.　　B.Youfeelterriblewhenthemosquitobitesyou.　　C.Mosquitoesusebloodtolayeggs.~~~\n~　　D.Allthemosquitoesdon’tliketobitepeopleforblood.　　【答案及解析】　　1.D。“吸血”和“会飞”是mosquitoes的两个主要特征。根据这两个特点，联系生活常识，即可选定答案。另外，读罢全文之后，也能将其余选项予以排除。　　2.B。“Weknowthemosquitoverywell.Mosquitoesflyeverywhere.”一句是答案的出处。　　3.D。答案就在“Butifshedoesn’tlikeyourblood,shewillturntosomeoneelseformoredeliciousblood.”这句话之中。　　4.C。答案的依据是“…shelandsonyourbodywithoutlettingyouknow.Shebitesyousoquicklyandquietlythatyoumaynotfeelanythingdifferent.”一句。　　5.B。其余三项在文中都有明确的说明。根据上面那个小题的内容，B项明显是错误的。13DuringallthistimeIneverstoppedthinkingaboutescape.WhenItraveledacrosstotheothersideoftheisland,Icouldseetheotherislands,andIsaidtomyself,“PerhapsIcangettherewithaboat.PerhapsIcangetbacktoEnglandoneday.”　　SoIdecidedtomakemyselfaboat.Icutdownabigtree,andthenbegantomakealongholeinit.Itwashardwork,butaboutsixmonthslater,Ihadaveryfinecanoe(独木舟).Next,Ihadtogetitdowntothesea.HowsillyIwas!Whydidn'tIthinkbeforeIbeganwork?Ofcourse,thecanoewastooheavy.Icouldn'tmoveit!Ipulledandpushedandtriedeverything,butitdidn'tmove.Iwasveryunhappyforalongtimeafterthat.　　Thathappenedinmyfourthyearontheisland.InmysixthyearIdidmakemyselfasmallercanoe,butIdidnottrytoescapeinit.Theboatwastoosmallforalongjourney,andIdidnotwanttodieatsea.Theislandwasmyhomenow,notmyprison,andIwasjusthappytobealive.Ayearortwolater,Imademyselfasecondcanoeontheothersideoftheisland.Ialsobuiltmyselfasecondhousethere,andsoIhadtwohomes.　　Mylifewasstillbusyfrommorningtonight.Therewerealwaysthingstodoortomake.Ilearnttomakenewclothesformyselffromtheskinsofdeadanimals.Theylookedverystrange,itistrue,buttheykeptmedryintherain.　　Ikeptfoodandtoolsatbothmyhouses,andalsowildgoats.Thereweremanygoatsontheisland,andImadefieldswithhighfencestokeepthemin.Theylearntto~~~\n~takefoodfromme,andsoonIhadgoats'milktodrinkeveryday.Ialsoworkedhardinmycorn(玉米)fields.Andsomanyyearswentby.　　1.Thepurposeofmakingacanoeontheislandwasto_____________.　　A.escapeinitB.gettotheothersideoftheisland　　C.useitforfoodD.goaroundtheisland　　2.Tosurvive,thewriterdidthefollowingEXCEPT_____________.　　A.keepinggoatsformilkB.makingclothesfromanimalskins　　C.workinginthecornfieldsD.goingfishinginthesea　　3.Whydidn'tthewriterusehisfirstcanoe?　　A.Becauseitwastoosmallforalongjourney.　　B.Becauseitwastooheavytogetdowntothesea.　　C.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwithit.　　D.Becausethewriterwasbusybuildingasecondhouse.　　4.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat_____________.　　A.thewritertriedtomakehisstaycomfortableontheisland　　B.thewriterhadnothingtodoonthewildisland　　C.thewritertriedtoescapeinthesecondcanoe,butfailed　　D.thewriterwasinprisonontheisland,losinghisfreedom　　5.Whatisthebestwordtodescribethewriter?　　A.excitedB.braveC.adventurousD.hard-working　　阅读理解答案：ADBAC14　MyproblemsstartedafterIwenttoaboardingschool.Iwasonly14,andatfirstImissedmyfamilyalot.Ioftencalledthemandcriedonthephone.Butaftertwoweeks,IfoundIenjoyedbeingwithmyclassmatesatschool.　　Ihadmanyfriendswhowereboys.Ithoughtofthemasmybestfriends-butonlyfriends.Ineverguessedmyfriendshipswithboyswouldbecomeaproblem.~~~\n~　　Then,threemonthslater,myfriendstoldmethatsometeachersandgirlssaidIwashangingoutwithboysalldaylonginordertogetattentionfromthem.Sevenmonthsafterthat,theheadteacherMr.WangaskedtheclasstochoosesomestudentstojointheStudentUnion.IthoughtIcouldwinforIwasdoingwellinschool.I'dalreadywonprizesforthebestmathandEnglishexams.Aweeklater,thelistcameoutanditdidn'tincludeme.Iwassad.　　Mr.Wangcametomeandsaid,“Don'tbesad.Iknowyou'reexcellent!Maybeyou'realittledistantfromthegirlsinourclass.Theydon'tknowmuchaboutyou,sosomeofthemdidn'tchooseyou.Itdoesn'tmatter.DoyourbesttogetalongwellwitheveryoneandIthinkyou'llmakeitnexttime.”　　1.Whatwasthewriter'sproblemwhenshefirstenteredtheboardingschool?　　A.Shedidn'tlikehernewschool.　　B.Shedidn'tgetalongwellwithherclassmates.　　C.Shemissedherfamilyverymuch.　　D.Shedidn'tlikehernewteacher.　　2.Manyofthewriter'sfriendsinhernewschoolwere_______.　　A.teachersB.boysC.girlsD.women　　3.WhydidthewriterfailtojointheStudentUnion?　　A.Herteachersdidn'tlikeher.　　B.Shewasapoorstudent.　　C.Somegirlsdidn'tchooseher.　　D.Shelikesshowingoffherself.　　4.Theunderlinedword"distant"means“______”inEnglish.　　A.estrangedB.aggressiveC.warm-heartedD.rude　　5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?　　A.ThewriterwonprizesforthebestscienceandEnglishexams.　　B.Thewriterdidn'trealizethatherfriendshipswithboyswouldcauseproblems.　　C.ThewriterwassadbecauseshefailedtojointheStudentUnion.　　D.Theteacherthoughtshewasanexcellentstudent.　　阅读理解答案：　　1.C2.B3.C4.A5.A~~~\n~15　Wanttostayawayfromcolds?Putonahappyface.　　Comparedtounhappypeople,thosewhoarecheerfulandrelaxedarelesslikelytosufferfromcolds,accordingtoanewstudy.It'spossiblethatbeinghappyhelpsthebodyfightillnesses,saytheresearchersfromNewYorkUniversity.　　“Itseemsthatpositivefeelingsmayreducethedangerofillness,"”saidthestudy'schiefresearcherSheldonCohen.　　Inanearlierstudy,Cohenfoundthatpeoplewhowerecheerfulandlivelycaughtcoughsandcoldslessoften.Peoplewhoshowedfeelingswerealsolesslikelytotelltheirdoctorsthattheyfeltill.　　Inthisstudy,Cohen'sinterviewed193adultseverydayfortwoweeks.Duringtheinterviews,thepeopletoldresearchersaboutweregivencoldsbydoctorsandhadtostayaloneinaroomforsixdays.　　Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywasequallylikelytogetill.Buyforpeoplewhosaidtheyfelthappyduringtheresearchperiod,theirillnessarelessseriousandlastedforashortertime.　　Cohenbelievesthatwhenpeopleexperiencepositivefeelings,theirbodymayproduceachemicalthathelpsfightillnessanddisease.Soifyouareworriedabutyourhealth,lookonthebrightsidemoreoften.　　1.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTapartofthestudy?　　A.Peopletalkedabouttheirfeelingseveryday.　　B.Peoplewerekeptaloneforsixdays.　　C.Peopleweregivencoldsbydoctors.　　D.Peopleweremadetofeelunhappy.　　2.Whatdidthestudyfind?　　A.Peoplewhofelthappynevergotill.　　B.People'sfeelingsdidn'tinfluencetheirhealth.　　C.Peoplewithgoodfeelingsbecameillmoreeasily.　　D.Peoplewithpositivefeelingshadlessseriousillnesses..　　3.AccordingtoCohen,whichofthefollowingmayhelpfightillness?~~~\n~　　A.Eating.B.Crying.C.Laughing.D.Sleeping.　　4.Thispassageisa/an.　　A.advertisement　　B.newspaperreport　　C.story　　D.scientist'sdiary　　5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?　　A.Smilescanfightcolds　　B.Causeofcoldsfound　　C.Thedangerofcolds　　D.Howpeoplegetsick　　阅读理解答案：　　1.D2.D3.C4.B5.A16　Lisaneverhadthechancetoknowherfather.Heandhermotherdivorcedwhenshewasjustayoungchild.Eventhoughhedidn'tmovefar,henevercametovisithischildren.　　Lisaoftenwonderedaboutherfather.Whatdidhelookedlikeandwhathewasdoing.Allsheknewwashisname:JeffWhite.　　AfterLisagrewup,shebecameanurseatahospital,whereshewouldhelpprovidemedicineandcomfortforpatientsintheirfinaldays.Afewweeksago,shereceievedanewpatientwhosenamewasJeffWhite.　　WhenJeffcameintohisroom,Lisaaskedhimifhehadanychildren.Jefftoldherthathehadtwodaughters,LisaandElly.Lisacouldn'tholdhertearsback.Shetoldhim,“IamLisa,yourdaughter.”　　Jeffembracedher,sayingthathewasnotagoodfather.Andthedaghterheldhishandandkissedhim.ThenJeffbegantosingThisMagicMoment.　　Jeffcouldhavejustweekslefttolive,soLisawantedtomakethemostofthetimeshehadwithhim.Lisaalsobroughtherkidstothehospitaltomeettheirgrandfather.Thekidmadecardsforhimwiththewords,“Iloveyou.”~~~\n~　　Forgivenessisalsoakindoflove.　　1.whathappenedtoLisawhenshewasyoung?　　A.Herfatherlosthisjob.　　B.Hermotherdied.　　C.Herfamilymovedtoanothercountry.　　D.Herfatherleftthefamily.　　2.WhatdidLisaknowaboutherfather?　　A.Herfather'slooks　　B.Hermother'sname　　C.Herfather'shobby　　D.Herfather'sjob　　3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"patient"meaninthispassage?　　A.医生B.病人C.家属D.手术　　4.Fromthepassageweknowthat__________　　A.Lisahasabrother.　　B.Lisahateshisfather.　　C.Lisahasasister.　　D.Lisa'sfatherhatesherdaughter.　　5.Thispassagemainlytellsusthat_______　　A.Kidsshouldlovetheirfather.　　B.Thefathershouldlovehiskids.　　C.Forgivenessisalsoakindoflove.　　D.Fathersshouldn'tleavetheirfamilies.　　阅读理解答案：DBBCC17　NewYorkisoneofthelastlargeAmericancitiestohavesomeofitspolicemenonhorseback.TheNewYorkpolicehave170horsesworkingincertainpartsofthecity.~~~\n~Thehorsesareexpensivetofeed,butitisevenmoreexpensivetolookafterthem.Becausethehorsesmustwalkonthestreets,theyneedspecialhorseshoes.Infact,theyneedmorethan8,000ofthemeachyear.EverypolicehorseinNewYorkgetsnewshoeseverymonth.Keepingtheseshoesingoodrepairisthejobofsixblacksmiths.Thereareonlyaboutthirty-fiveoftheseblacksmithsinthewholeUnitedStates.　　Thecostofshoingahorseisbetweentwentydollarsandthirty-fivedollars,andittakesagoodblacksmithtwoorthreehourstodothejob.　　Ablacksmith'sjobisnotaneasyone.Hemustbeabletoshapeashoefromapieceofmetalandthenfitittothehorse'sfoot.Theblacksmithmustbendoverallthetimewhenheisfittingtheshoeandmustholdtheweightofthehorse'slegwhileheworks.Clearly,ablacksmithmustbeverystorng.Butevenmoreimportant,hemustbeabletodealwithhorses——forbeforetheblacksmithcanbeginhiswork,hehastogetthehorsetoliftitsleg.　　OneoftheblacksmithsinNewYorkisJamesCorbin.HecametothecountryfromIrelandin1948.Henotonlymakeshorseshoesforthepolicebutalsoworksforagroupofhorseownersnearthecity.Corbinbecameinterestedinblacksmithingbecausehisfatherdidit,and,astheputsit,“It'sagoodwaytomakealiving.”　　1.Accordingtothereadingpassage,ablacksmithmustbelikelya______man.　　A.cleverB.richC.strongD.lucky　　2.JamesCorbinbecameablacksmithbecausehe__________.　　A.wasinterestedinhorsesB.wasneededbythepolicemen　　C.drewapictureofthehorseshoeD.hadamakealiving　　3.Inthereadingpassage"toshapeashoe"isto__________.　　A.fititonthehorse'sfoot　　B.useitfortwoorthreehours　　C.makethefromofahorseshoefromapieceofmetal　　D.drawapictureoftheshoe　　4.Thebesttitleforthepassageis“__________”.　　A.PolicemenonHorsebackB.BlacksmithsandHorseshoeing　　C.JamesCorbin,aBlacksmithD.HorseshoeingisaGoodWaytoMakeaLiving　　5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?　　A.OnlyafewlargeAmericancitieshavesomepolicemenonhorseback.~~~\n~　　B.NewYorkistheonlycityinAmericatohavesomepolicemenonhorseback.　　C.PolicemenonhorsebackenjoytravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.　　D.Policemenonhorsebackarelessexpensivethanthoseincars.　　阅读理解答案：ADCBA18Iwasbeinginterviewedbyaseniormanagerforamajorinsurance(保险业)company.ItoldhimhonestlywhyIwantedthejob----IneededtokeepmyfamilyinBoston.Mywiferecentlydiedofaheartattack.AjobinBostonwouldhelpmereducesomeoftheextremetrauma(精神创伤)andpainofthelossformy16-year-olddaughter.Itwasimportantformetokeepherinherhighschool.Icouldstillhardlytalkaboutthelossofmywife.　　Bruce,theinterviewer,waspolitelyempathetic,buthedidn'tprobeanyfurther.Headmittedmylossandwithgreatrespect,movedontoanothersubject.Afterthenextroundoftheinterview,Brucetookmetolunchwithanotherperson.Thenheaskedmetotakeawalkwithhim.Hetoldmethathe,too,hadlosthiswife.And,likeme,hehadalsobeenmarried20yearsandhadthreechildren.　　Inhissharing,IrealizedthathehadexperiencedthesamepainasIhad-----apainthatwasalmostimpossibletoexplaintosomeonewhohadnotlostabelovedone.Heofferedhisbusinesscardandhomephonenumberandsuggestedthat,ifIneedhelpofjustwantsomeonetotalkto,Ishouldfeelfreetogivehimacall.　　WhetherIgotthejobornot,hewantedmetoknowthathewasthereifIeverneededhelp.Whenhehadnoideaifwewouldeverseeeachotheragain,hehelpedourfamilydealwithoneofthegreatestlosses.Heturnedthenormallycoldbusinessinterviewintoacaringsupportforanotherpersoninneed.　　1.thewritertookpartintheinterviewbecause__________.　　A.hehadlosthisjobandwantedtofindanewone.　　B.hehadtosupporthisfamilyinBoston.　　C.hiswifehadrecentlydiedofaheartattack.　　D.hisdaughterneededmoneyforschooling.　　2.theundelinedword"empathetic"inthesecondparagraphmeans____.　　A.善良的B.容易相处的C.聪明的D.同情的　　3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?~~~\n~　　A.Bruceinvitedthewritertolunchlater.　　B.Brucesharedhislifeexperiencewiththewriter.　　C.Brucewaswillingtohelpthewriter.　　D.Brucefinallygavethejobtothewriter.　　4.wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethat______.　　A.Bruceandthewritersaweachotheroften.　　B.thewritergotlittlehelpfromBruce.　　C.thewriterlearnedmuchfromthejobinterview.　　D.thewriterhadabetterlifeafterwards.　　5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?　　A.AnActofKindnessB.APleasantInterview　　C.TheSameExperienceD.AnImportantLesson　　阅读理解答案：BDDCA19Ishookhandswithmyfatherinthetruck,andforalongtimehelookedstraightaheadanddidn'tsayaword.ButIknewhewasgoingtosayalittletome.“Ican'ttellanything,”hefinallysaid.“Ineverwenttocollege,andnoneofyourbrotherswenttocollege.Ican'tsaydon'tdothisanddothat,becauseeverythingisdifferentandIdon'tknowwhatisgoingtocomeup.Ican'thelpmuchwithmoneyeither,butIthinkthingswillworkout.”　　Hegavemeanewcheck-book.“Ifthingsgetpushing,writeasmallcheck.Butwhenyouwriteone,sendmealetterandletmeknowhowmuch.Therearesomethingswecanalwayssell.”InfouryearsallthechecksIwrotewerelessthanathousanddollars.Mypart-timejobssuchasreadingtotheblindstudentandsittingwiththeteachers'kidsfilledinthefinancialgaps.　　“Youknowwhatyouwanttobe,andthey'lltellyouwhattotake,”myfatherwenton.“Whenyougetajob,besureit'shonest,andworkhard.”IknewthatsoonIwouldbealoneinthebigtown,andIwouldbemissingthecoolwindsandalifewhereyourthinkingwasdoneforyou.　　Thenmydadreacheddownbesidehisseatandbroughttheold,brokenBiblethathehadreadsooften,theoneheusedwhenhewantedtolooksomethingupina~~~\n~friendlyquarrelwithoneoftheneighbours.Iknewhewouldmissit.Iknew,though,thatImusttakeit.　　Hedidn'tsayreadthiseverymorning.Hejustsaid,“Thiscanhelpyouifyouwillletit.”　　Didithelp?Igotthroughcollegewithoutbeingaburdenonthefamily.Ihavebeenabletomakemoneysince.　　46.Whatisthewriter'smainpurpose(目的)inwritingthispassage?　　A.Totellthereadershislifestory.　　B.Totellpeoplewhatkindofpersonhisfatherwas.　　C.Toletpeopleknowhowpoorhewas.　　D.Totellthereaderswhatpresenthegotfromhisfather.　　47.Whydidthefathernotaskhissonnottodothisanddothat?　　A.Becausehefeltquiteconfidentofhisson.　　B.Becausehewasbornfromapoorfamily.　　C.Becausehewasamanoffewwords.　　D.Becausehedidn'twanttobemuchtoostrictwithhisson.　　48.Whatwouldsomeonelearnfromthispassage?　　A.Howtolivebyoneself.B.Howtostandonone'sownfeet.　　C.Whatagoodfathershoulddo.D.Whattheself-importantislike.　　49.WhatmaybetheproperChinesefortheunderlinedpartinthepassage?　　A.闲暇时光.B.学费.C.经济不足.D.精神空虚.　　50.WhatkindofbookdidtheBibleseemtobetothewriter'sfather?　　A.Itwasabookwhichtoldyouhowyoushouldgetonwellwithothers.　　B.Thereweremanygoodexamplesforyoutocopyinit.　　C.Itwasabookthattoldyouhowtogetagoodjobandagoodfuture.　　D.Itwasagoodbookthatcouldhelpyouwhenyouwereintrouble.　　阅读理解答案：　　46.D47.A48.B49.C50.D~~~\n~20　AreportfromtheUnitedNationssaidthataround60millionpeopleacrosstheworld,with80%oftheminAsia,aredrinkingpollutedwater.Some4,500childrendieeverydaybecauseofpollutedwater.　　Areportshowedthatenvironmentalproblemskill3millionchildrenunderfiveyearsoldeachyear,makingthemoneofthekeycontributorsinmorethan10millionchilddeathsworldwiseeachyear.　　Dangerousfactorsincludeindoorandoutdoorairpollution,waterpollution,lackofgoodhygienefacilitiesandpoorecologicalsystems，itsaid.　　AnotherstudyshowedthatparentsandexpertsfromsevencountriesincludingtheUnitedStates,IndiaandNigeria,regardedpollutionasthebiggestthreattochildren'snaturallivingenvironment.　　Manyparentssaythatchildrentodayarebeingbroughtupwithfewerblueskiesthanwhentheywerelittlekids.　　Mrs.GreentriestoteachherdaughterSusanbysettingapersonalexample.Shepicksoutrecyclablewasteandusesthewaterfromthewashingmachinetowashthetoilet.　　Chinesechildrenmostlylearnaboutenvironmentalprotectioninschool.　　Somenon-governmentalorganizationsandchildcentersalsoteachkidstoprotecttheenvironment.“Moreparentshavebecomeawareofit.Familyisnowplayingamoreimportantrole,”saysaChineseofficial.　　VeraLehmann,anexpertfromGermanysaysmanyChineseareincreasinglyawareofpolluted.“IwassurprisedtofindhowmuchschoolsinChinaarewillingtocontributetoeducatingthechildrenonenvironment,”Lehmannsaid.“TherehasbeenabigchangebetweennowandtenyearsagowhenIfirsttraveledhere.”　　1.Whatisthemaincauseofchilddeaths?　　A.pollutedwaterB.poorecologicalsystems　　C.environmentalproblemsD.indoorandoutdoorairpollution　　2.Howmanydangerousfactorsarementionedinthearticle?　　A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six　　3.FromtheexampleofMrs.Green,wecanknowthatsheisawomanwho.　　A.takesgoodcareofherdaughter.B.isstrictwithherdaughter.~~~\n~　　C.likeshouseworkverymuch.D.paysmuchattentiontorecycling.　　4.Whichisrightaccordingtothearticle?　　A.80%ofthepeopleinAfricaaredrinkingpollutedwater.　　B.Thegovernmentnowplaysamoreimportantroleinprotectingtheenvironment.　　C.Notonlydevelopedcountriesregardedpollutedasthebiggestthreattochildren'snaturallivingenvironment.　　D.VeraLehmannthinksChinastillpaysnomoreattentiontothepoorconditionasusual.　　5.What'sthebesttitleofthearticle?　　A.Childrentodayareinpoorcondition.　　B.Teachingchildrentostaygreen.　　C.Childrendiedofenvironmentalpollution.　　D.Thebiggestproblemintheworld.　　阅读理解答案：1.C2.D3.B4.C5.B21Maryisalovely,quietgirl.Whenshewasalittlegirl,shehadnosecretsfromhermother,whowasverypleasedwithher.Butsincelastyearshehasbecomealittlemysteriousandnotsoopenasbefore.Shewantsheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.Buttheyneverhappen.Andagulfopensbetweenthem.　　Hermotherwondersifshefallsinlove.It'stooearlyforagirlforherage.Afterall,sheisreachingthe“dangerousstage”.Thesethoughtshavecausedtroubleinthemother'smind.　　Oneweekendherdaughtercametotellmotherthatshewasgoingtothecinemawithherclassmatesandwouldreturnlate.Thiswasthefirsttomehermotheragreed.,andshebegantoworrybecauseherdaughterhadneverbeenawayatnightbefore.Themotherwaiteduntilnineandcouldn'tfallasleep.Thenshedecidedtogoouttomeetherdaughter.Justatthatmoment,sheheardthenoiseofacarandhurriedtothewindow-therewasherdaughter,wavinggood-byetoaboy.Herheartmissedabeat.Whenthedaughtercamein,themotherwaswatchingTV,pretendingnothinghappened.“Mum,I'mback.”“year,”“Sorrytobelate.”~~~\n~　　Thedaughtersaidnothingaboutthefilmandtheboy.Themotherreallywouldliketoknowsomethingaboutthem.'Whoisthatboy?“Daughterwasstunned(发愣)foramoment.”Ah,it'smymonitor.Hegavemealiftonhiswayhome.MumI'mgoingtobed.“thedaughteransweredincarefulwords."Allright.Gotosleepearly.”　　Thenextmorningwhenthemotherwenttodaughter'sroomtodosometidying,shefoundherdiaryleftonherbed.Afterafewminutes'hesitation(犹豫),sheopenedittotherightpage.Itreads;"Mum,it'slovethatmadeyouask,butitwouldshowyourunderstandingofmeifyouhadn't.Holdingthediary,themotherfellintothought.　　46.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“missedabeat”inthethirdparagraphmean?　　A.wantedtobeatsb.　　B.wastoosurprisedtothinkofanything.　　C.failedtofindsomething　　D.causedanillness.　　47.Whywasthemotherworried?　　A.Themotherwasmuchworriedaboutherdaughter'scomingbacklate.　　B.Themotherfeltworriedaboutherdaughter'sstudy.　　C.Themotherworriedaboutherdaughter'shealth.　　D.Themotherworriedaboutwhetherherdaughterhadfalleninlovewithsomebodyornot.　　48.Whichstatementisrightaccordingtothepassage?　　A.Mary'smotherdidn'tagreeherdaughtertogotothecinemaatnightthistime.　　B.Maryisstillasopenasbefore.　　C.Marydidn'thaveaheart-to-hearttalkwithhermother.　　D.Marytoldhermotherthetruthofhergoingout.　　49.Wecaninferfromthelastsentencethat.　　A.Shewasworried.　　B.Shewasafraidofherdaughter.　　C.Herdaughterdidn'tbelieveher.　　D.Shewasthinkingdeeplyaboutherdaughter'sworldsinthediary.　　50.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?~~~\n~　　A.Aworriedmotherandherlove.　　B.Shouldteenagerstelltheirparentseverything.　　C.Loveorunderstanding?　　D.Agirlwantstogethermother'slove.　　阅读理解答案：　　46.B47.D48.C49D50.C22WhenIwasgrowingupinAmerica,Iwasashamedofmymother'sChineseEnglish.BecauseofherEnglish,shewasoftentreatedunfairly.Peopleindepartmentstores,atbanks,andatrestaurantsdidnottakeherseriously,pretendednottoUnderstandher,orevenactedasiftheydidnothearher.　　MymotherhasrealizedthedisadvantagesofherEnglishaswell.WhenIwasfifteen,sheusedtohavemecallpeopleonphonetopretendIwasshe.Iwasforcedtoaskforinformationoreventoyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeIhadtocallherstockbroker(股票经纪人).Isaidinavoicethatwasnotveryconvincing,“ThisisMrs.Tan.”Andmymotherwasstandingbesideme,whisperingloudly,“Whyhedoesn'tsendmethecheek.It'salreadytwoweekslate.”　　Andthen,inperfectEnglishIsaid:“I'mgettingratheranxious.Youagreedtosendthechecktwoweeksago,butithasn'tarrived.”Thenshetalkedmoreloudly.“Whatdoeshewant?I'llcometoNewYorkandsayitinfrontofhisboss.”AndsoIturnedtothestockbrokeragain,“Ican'tacceptanymoreexcuses.IfIdon'treceivethecheckimmediately,IhavetospeaktoyourmanagerwhenIaminNewYorknextweek.”　　ThenextweekweendedupinNewYork.WhileIwassittingtherered-faced,mymother,therealMrs.Tan,wasshoutingtohisbossinherbrokenEnglish.WhenIwasateenager,mymother'sbrokenEnglishembarrassedme.Butnow,Iseeitdifferently.Tome,mymother'sEnglishisperfectlyclear,perfectlynatural.Itismymothertongue.Herlanguage,asIhearit,isclearanddirect.ItwasthelanguagethathelpedmeformthewayIsawthings,expressedideas,andmadesenseoftheworld.　　41.Whywastheauthor'smotherpoorlyserved?　　A.ShewasunabletospeakgoodEnglish　　B.Shewasoftenmisunderstood.~~~\n~　　C.Shewasnotclearlyheard.　　D.Shewasnotverypolite.　　42.FromParagorph2,whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?.　　A.Shewasgoodatpretending.　　B.Shewasrudetothestockbroker.　　C.Shewasreadytohelphermother.　　D.Shewasunwillingtophoneforhermother.　　43.Whathappenedaftertheauthormadethephonecall?　　A.Theyforgavethestockbroker.　　B.Theyfailedtogetthecheck.　　C.TheywenttoNewYorkimmediately.　　D.Theyspoketotheirbossatonce.　　44.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhermother'sEnglishnow?　　A.Itconfusesher.　　B.Itembarrassesher.　　C.Ithelpsherunderstandtheworld.　　D.Ithelpsherforgiverudepeople.　　45.Wharcanweinferfromthepassage?　　A.ChineseEnglishisclearandnaturaltonativepeakers　　B.ChineseEnglishisimpolitetonativespeakers　　C.ChineseEnglishhasaverybadnameinAmerica　　D.ChineseEnglishmaybringinconvenienceinAmerica　　阅读理解答案：　　41-45ADBCD23~~~\n~Thereisnotenoughoilintheworldnow.Astimegoesby,itbecomeslessandless,sowhatarewegoingtodowhenitrunsout?Perhapswewillgobacktousinghorses,carriagesandbicycles.　　IntheSecondWorldWar,somepeopledidn'tusegasmadefrompetroleum(石油)intheircars.Theymadegasfromwoodandplantsinstead.Thecardidn'tgofast,buttheyran,sothiswasbetterthannothing.However,inthefuture,wecan'tcutdownallourtreestomakegas;weneedourtreesforotherthings,too.　　Besidesdifferenttypesofgas,wecanalsouseelectricity(电)torunourcars,butfirstwemustmaketheelectricity!Somecountrieshavecoalandtheymakeelectricitywiththat,butwemightnotalwayshavecoal,either.Othercountrieshavebig,strongrivers,andtheycanusethepowerofwatertoturnturbines(涡轮机)andmakeelectricitymoreeasilyandcheaply.　　Wearealsoabletogetpowerfromtheoceantides.Weputturbinesintothemouthoftheriver.Thenthetidecomesin,thewaterturnstheturbinesandthenitgoesout,itturnsthemagain.　　Whichofthesewayswillbeusedtorunourcarsinthefuture?　　1.Whenmightpeoplehavetogobacktousinghorsesandcarriages?　　A.Whentheyarepoor.B.Whentheyrunoutofoil.　　C.Whentheyneedmoreexercise.D.Whentherearen'tanybigtreesintheworld.　　2.WhatdidsomepeopleusetomakegasintheSecondWorldWar?　　A.WaterB.CoalC.WoodandplantsD.Tides　　3.Howmanywaysaresuggestedtomakeelectricityinthepassage?　　A.2B.5C.4D.3　　4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?　　A.Thereismorepetroleumthanwecanusenow.　　B.Treesareneededforsomeotherthingsbesidesmakinggas.　　C.Wegotelectricityfromoceantidesintheolddays.　　D.Gaswasn'tusedtoruncarsintheSecondWorldWar.　　5.Thepassageismainlyabout________.　　A.howtorunourcarsB.whattodowhenoilrunsout　　C.differenttypesofgasD.thewaystomakeelectricity　　阅读理解答案：~~~\n~　　1.B2.C3.D4.B5.B24WhenIwasyounger,bedtimewasalwaysmyfavouritepartoftheday.WearingsoftpajamasandwithLan,mystuffedmonkey,inmyarms,Ifeltnopressureatall.　　InamedLanaftermyunclewhenIcomparedLan'slongarmsandlegstohis.OnenightIranuptoUncleLanatafamilypartyandtoldhimIhadnamedmymonkeyafterhim.Hiseyebrowswrinkledinconfusion,thenachuckle(哈哈笑)escapedhislips.Iguesshedidn'tunderstandhowimportantitwastome.　　EvenifUncleLandidn'tthinkmymonkeywasspecial,Icertainlydid.Idressedhiminawhitebabynightgown.MymotherthoughtthatLanwasthebest-dressedstuffedanimalintheworld.Yes,hewascertainlyafashionablecreature.Thestrongcologne(科隆香水)Iusedonhimyearsagomakeshimstillsmell“pretty”.　　Foralongtime,Lanwenteverywherewithme.Hewasmybestfriend,andItoldhimeverything.ButwhenIturnedtwelve,IrealizedIwastoooldforstuffedanimals.IthoughtpeoplewouldthinkIwasbabyish,soIputhiminthecupboardwiththerestofmyteddybearsanddolls.IbeggedhimtounderstandwhyIwasdoingthis,butatthesametimeIlongedtotalktohimagain.　　IttookmeseveralyearstorealizethatitwasOKtomissLan.Iknownowthatmaturity(成熟)doesn'tonlymeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility.Italsomeansholdingontoyourchildhoodandactingyoungsometimes.　　LanhasbeenwithmesinceIwassixyearsold.HoldinghiminmyarmsconnectsmetomypastandmypresentasIcontinuetogrowandunderstandmyself.　　46.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?　　A.Bedtimeusedtobethewriter'sfavouritepartofthedaybecauseofthestuffedmonkey.　　B.UncleLanlikedthestuffedmonkeyasmuchasthewriter.　　C.Thewriterusedtocarrythemonkeywithherwherevershewent.　　D.YearslaterthewriterrealizedthatitwasnotwrongtomissMonkeyLan.　　47.WhydidthewriterloveMonkeyLandeeply?　　A.Hecouldunderstandher.B.Hewasafashionablemonkey.　　C.Hecouldtalkwithher.D.Hewashermosthonestlistener.~~~\n~　　48.Whydidthewriterputthemonkeyawaywhenhewastwelveyearsold?　　A.HethoughtLancouldunderstand.　　B.Hehadsometeddybearsanddolls.　　C.Hedidn'ttalktoLan.　　D.Hethoughtpeoplewouldthinkhewasbabyish.　　49.Whatdidthewriterbelieve?　　A.keepingstuffedanimalsisbabyish.　　B.Maturitydoesn'tmeangrowingupandtakingonmoreresponsibility.　　C.Oneshouldkeeptohischildhoodandactyoungsometimesevenwhenhehasgrownup.　　D.Humanbeingsshouldbekindtoanimals.　　50.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?　　A.Thewriterisstillateenager.　　B.Thewriterisnowamiddle-agedwoman.　　C.MonkeyLangotangryforbeingleftalone　　D.UncleLanhasamonkey-likeface　　阅读理解答案：　　46-50BDDCA25EverydaywhenIentertheclassroom,Iwilltakealookatthewallbesidemyseat.Youwillfindnothingspecialaboutthisoldwallifyoujustlookatit.Butforthestudentsinmyclass,itisaspecialwall.Takeagoodlookatit,andyouwillgettoknowtherealfeelingsandthoughtsofus,the9thgraders.　　Inthemiddleofthewall,thereisabig“VICTORY”.Itwaswritteninpencil.Iguessitmusthavebeenwrittenbysomeonewhogotagoodmarkinanexam.　　Alittlehigherabovetheformulas,thereisapoem.Itonlyhastwosentences.Itreads:Allthosesweetmemorieshavedisappeared.Liketearsdroppingintheheavyrain.~~~\n~　　Oh!Itmusthavebeenwrittenattheendofthelastsemesterinmiddleschool.Classmateshadtoleaveschoolandgoodfriendshadtopart.Whatasadpoem!　　Ifyou“explore”thewallmorecarefully,youwillfindmanyotherinterestingthings,likeacryingface,orahappyface,andotherpatterns(图案).TherearestillsomepatternsandlettersthatIcan'tunderstand,buttheyallshowthefeelingofthestudentswhodrewthem.　　Foryears,thewallhaswitnessed(目睹)allthethingsthathavehappenedintheclassroom.Idon'tknowhowitwillbenextyear,twoyearsfromnow,oreventenyearsfromnow.ButIhopemoresmilingfaceswillbedrawnonit.　　46.Thereis____specialonthiswall.　　A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything　　47.Whatwasthe"VICTORY"writtenin?　　A.ChalkB.PencilC.PenD.Brush　　48.Whenhasthepoembeenwritten?　　A.Atthebeginningofthelastsemester.B.Attheendoftheyear.　　C.Attheendofthelastsemester.D.Atthebeginningofthelastmonth.　　49.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword?　　A.部分B.分离C.和好D.聚集　　50.What'sthetitleofthepassage?　　A.ThePicturesoftheWallB.TheFeelingsoftheStudents　　C.ThePatternsoftheClassroomD.TheHopeoftheWriter　　阅读理解答案：　　46—50ABCBC26　Nooneisgladtohearthathisbodyhastobecutopenbyasurgeon(外科医生)andpartofitistakenout.Today,however,weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperation.Thesickpersonfallsintoakindofsleep,andwhenheawakes,theoperationisfinished.Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew.Itisnotmanyyearssinceamanwhohadtohaveanoperationfeltallitspain.~~~\n~　　Longago,operationshadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything.Thesickmanhadtobehelddownonatablebyforcewhilethedoctorsdidtheirbestforhim.Hecouldfeelallthepainifhislegorarmwasbeingcutoff,andhisfearfulcriesfilledtheroomandtheheartsofthosewhowatched.　　Soonafter1770,JoseptPriestleydiscoveredagaswhichisnowcalled"laughinggas".LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica.Youngmenandwomenwenttopartiestotryit.Mostofthemspenttheirtimelaughing,butonemanataparty,HoraceWells,noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpainwhentheywereusingthisgas.Hedecidedtomakeanexperimentonhimself.Heaskedafriendtohelphim.　　Wellstooksomeofthegas,andhisfriendpulledoutoneofWell'steeth.Wellsfeltnopainatall.Ashedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas,hegaveamanlessgasthanheshouldhave.Themancriedoutwithpainwhenhistoothwasbeingpulledout.　　Wellstriedagain,butthistimehegavetoomuchofthegas,andthemandied.Wellsneverforgotthisterribleevent.　　1.Itis____sinceamanbeingoperatedfeltallthepain.　　A.afewmoreyearsB.notverylong　　C.fewyearsD.twothousandyears　　2.Longago,whenthesickmanwasoperatedon,he____.　　A.couldfeelnothingB.couldnotwantanything　　C.couldfeelallthepainD.coulddoanything　　3.Usingthelaughinggas,thepeopledidnotseemto____.　　A.beafraidofanythingB.feelpain　　C.wanttogotothepartiesD.beill　　4.Ifamantooklesslaughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton,he____.　　A.feltnothingB.feltverycomfortableC.stillfeltpainD.woulddie　　5.Onewhotooktoomuchofthelaughinggas____.　　A.wouldlaughallthetimeB.woulddie　　C.wouldneverfeelagainD.wouldbeverycalm　　阅读理解答案：　　1—5BCBCB~~~\n~27SeveralmonthsafterIwasbadlyhurtinacaraccident,myfathersentmetoablindschool.　　Thatmorningwasthenewbeginning.IwenttothisschoolandIheardlotsofchildren.MynewteachertookmetotheclasswhereweweretaughttowriteandtypeinBraille(盲文).Ifounditquitedifficult.　　“Hi,sweetheart,howisschoolgoing?”askedmyfather.　　“Daddy,Ican'tdothis.ItryandtrybutIjustdon'tgetit.Idon'tknowifIamevergoingtolearntoreadBraille.It/stoodifficult,”Icried.　　Daddyjustheldmeinhisarmandsaid,“Doyourememberthatwewenttothetemplewhichisonthetopofamountain?Whenwewereclimbingthemountain,mylegsstartedaching,Isatdownandsaid,'Ican'tseethetemple.Youcan'tseeitbecauseitiscoveredwithfog.Althoughyoucan'tseeit,Iknowitisthere.Iwillmakesureyouwillclimbuptoit.'”　　“Thatdayyoushowedmethatjustyoucan'tseesomethingdoesnotmeanitisnotthere.Soalthoughclimbingthemountainwasdifficult,IknewIwouldgettothetop.”　　Iwascleatwhatmydadwantedmetounderstand.　　Iwentbacktoschoolandstartedwithnewenergy.VerysoonIcouldred.　　Oneofmyclassmatessaid,“Youarelucky,youknow,youhaveatleastseentheworld.Ihavejustheardit.IhavebeentoldtherearemanycolorsinthisworldbutIdon'tunderstandwhatcolormeans.”　　Afterlisteningtoherforthefirsttimeintwoyears,Ifeltlucky.AndonthatdayIlearntthatalthoughthelightinmyeyesisgone,Imustseetheworldwiththelightinmyheart.　　46.Whatcanweknowaboutthewriter?　　A.Hewasbornblind.　　B.HewassenttoablindschoolbecausehewantedtolearnBraille.　　C.Hecouldn'tseeanythingafteracaraccident.　　D.Hedislikedthenewschool.　　47.WhatdidthewriterthinkofreadingBraille?~~~\n~　　A.Itwaseasy.B.Itwasdifficult　　C.Itwasinteresting.D.Itwasboring.　　48.Whatdidthewriter'sdadwanthimtounderstand?　　A.Youcan'tseeanything,butitdoesn'tmeanitisnotthere.　　B.ClimbingthemountainisaseasyaslearningBraille.　　C.Nothingintheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.　　D.Cheerup!Lifeisfullofchoices,sochoosetobehappy.　　49.Oneofthewriter'sclassmatesthinksheisluckybecausethewriter____.　　A.hasonceseentheworld　　B.spenttheleasttimelearningBraillewell　　C.knewtherealmeaningofcolor　　D.couldtellwhattheworldislikewithoutseeingit　　50.Whatdoesthelastparagraphwanttotellus?　　A.Themostbeautifulthingintheworldmustbefeltwiththeheart.　　B.Peoplecan'tliveahappylifeunlessthecansee.　　C.Thewriterwillliveahealthylifewiththelightinhisheart.　　D.Thewriter'ssuffering(痛苦)wouldgoawayinthewind.~~~