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复习专题之阅读理解

阅读下列短文内容，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。
阅读理解第一组    A
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
  However, he lost his nerve(神经) when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “how much do I own you?”
  “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.
  Year later the woman became badly ill and as finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
 At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
  “Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”
  Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
(   )1. The boy sent newspaper door to door in order to       .
    A. continue his schooling    B. become a famous doctor
    C. thank the woman for her kindness  D. support his poor family
(   )2. Which is true about the boy and the woman?
    A. He became too shy to ask her for a drink of water.
    B. She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.
    C. She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.
    D. She never thought he would save her life later.
(   )3. After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he       .
    A. began to take good care of her himself.
    B. told her she once gave him a glass of milk
    C. made up his mind to try his best to save her.
    D. asked for her bill and paid it off at once.
(   )4.What was sent to the woman’s room ?             .
A.The final bill   B. Some  drink   C.  Some water    D. Newspapers
(   )5. The best title for this passage is       .
    A. A Warm-hearted Woman   B. A Glass of Milk
    C. The Final Bill     D. A Famous Doctor
        B
In a 2005 survey of 2005 schoolchildren in six cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, it was found that about 77% of them were short of sleep. Should school hours be cut? In  new survey taken by the China Daily website, almost 70% of the 1, 133 people online agreed with cutting school hours, while 20% disagreed and 10% gave no answer.
Liu Xing (12-year-old, 6-grade student): I get up at 5:50 every school day, have breakfast at 6:15, leave home at 6:30 and, after a 30-minute bus ride, arrive at school at 7:00, a full hour before lessons start. Besides, I spend my weekends taking classes in math and English, as well as learning to play the piano.
 Wang Qun (Liu Xing’s mother): My son is still not doing enough to win a place at a top high school, as it is so competitive. They want students with good English and math and also special skills.
“Craig”(netizen 网民): The best way for children to learn is through play. Through play, they can develop their characters, learn to be independent(独立) and improve all kinds of skills.
“Skylark”(netizen): Young parents have little time to play with their children, so letting them go home early is not a good idea. I think schools should have more activities for children after class.
Qi Zhen(high school teacher): People might take some time to accept shorter school hours. It will also take time to change people’s traditional mind that going to college is the only way to a good job.
(   )6.“Craig”(netizen) thinks that the best way for children to learrn is through           .
A.writing    B.reading    C. listening    D. playing
(   )7. The China Daily website took a new survey to        .
     A. see how many school children are short of sleep
     B. see what people think of cutting school hours
     C. give schoolchildren more time to play
     D. Liu Xing with his math and English study
(   )8.         probably disagree with shorter school hours.
     A. Wang Qun and “Skylark”       B. Liu Xing and “Craig”
     C. Liu Xing and “Skylark”    D. “Craig” and Qi Zhen
(   )9. The survery found that              .
     A. Liu Xing doesn’t want to learn to play the piano.
     B. Wang Qun has lots of  time to teach her son English every day.
     C. almost 90% of the 1, 133 people online agreed with cutting school hours.
     D. about 77% of schoolchildren were short of sleep.
(   )10. What can we learn from QI Zhen’s words?
     A. Schools should have more activities for children after class.
     B. All the schools will take shorter school hours soon.
     C. There’ll be a long to way to change people’s traditional mind.
     D. Through play children can develop well in different ways.
                       C
It is said that as the population of a city grows, so do its problems. Pollution, too many cars, and crowded streets are just a few of these difficulties. One way to help with these problems is city trains. Trains traveling to different parts of a city mean fewer cars and buses on our roads, cleaner air, and more open streets. In recent years, cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai have all built city train lines.
The first city train line in China was built in Beijing. The oldest part of the train line, from Beijing Zhan to Ping Guo Yuan was opened in 1969. Its length was 23.6 kilometres. As the city grew after 1980, so did the need for more trains. A newer train line was built to help move people around the city centre. The 16-kilometre-long “circle (环形) line” was finished in 1987. Since that time even more train stations have been built and today the train lines in the city are over 50 kilometres long.
For the 2008 Olympic Games, the trains of Beijing will be very important. It is thought that most of the people who go to watch the different sports during the Games will travel using trains.
(    )11. Trains traveling to different parts of a city mean       cars and buses on our roads,
A. lots of        B. litle         C. fewer         D. less
(    )12. The passage tells us about ________.
      A. the problems in big cities        B. city trains
      C. the history of Beijing           D. 2008 Olympic Games
(    )13. How long was the first train line in Beijing?
       A. About 16 kms.   B. About 23 kms.    C. About 33 kms.    D. About 50 kms.
(    )14. In 1977, which of the following places in Beijing could you go to by train?
      A. Chao Yang Men.   B. An Ding Men.   C. Che Gong Zhuang.   D. He Ping Men.
(    )15. Which of the following is true?
      A. In 2008, the Beijing train line will be nearly 40 years old.
      B. The larger population a city has, the fewer problems it faces.
      C. More and more cities are building undergrounds for the 2008 Olympic Games.
      D. There are 20 stations on the “circle line” in Beijing.

阅读理解第二组               A 
 Sandy：I am going to have a party next weekend．Are you coming?
                                                                Grace
 Sandy：I found a new kind of dog food．My dog Tim just loves it．Would you get some for your  dog Lucky?
                                                                 Wu
 Sandy：Mr．Brown said your car was OK．And now you can go and get it from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
    Steve
 Sandy：The nice movie “The Ship” is on show at Present Theater．Want to see it?
                                                                  Chris
  Sandy：Ring me up，and buy some bread On your way home．
                                                                  Sue
（   ）1．Grace is going to have a party _______ ．
       A．this weekend       B．this Friday    C．next weekend    D．next month
（   ）2．“The Ship” is ______ .
       A．a book        B．a movie      C．a song      D．a ball game
（   ）3．Mr．Brown helped Sandy examine her _______ .
A．car           B．telephone    C．dog           D．ship
（   ）4．Tim and Lucky are _______ .
A．movies        B．women      C．food          D．dogs
（   ）5．______ may be a member of Sandy’s family．
A．Grace        B．Wu         C．Sue           D．Steve
B
    After Mr．and Ms．Smith spent a happy morning at the zoo with Joe，their four-year-old grandson，they stopped at a restaurant and then went into it for lunch．When the waiter passed them some menus，Mr．Smith reached into his pocket for his glasses．He was disappointed (失望的) to find that they were lost．“I know where your glasses are，Grandpa，” said the grandson.
    “Where?” asked Mr．Smith happily．
    “They are at the zoo.” Joe answered．‘‘When you took me off the train near the elephants，they fell out of your pocket．”
    Mr．Smith was a little angry and he asked，“Joe，if you saw my glasses fall out of my shirt， why didn’t you tell me?”
    “Well，Grandpa,” said Joe，“after you put your foot on them，I didn’t think you wanted them any more．”
（   ）6．Mr．and Ms．Smith with Joe went to the zoo ______ .
        A．in the afternoon           B．before they came to a restaurant
        C．to 1ook after the elephant    D．to 1ook for the lost glasses
（   ）7．Mr. Smith put his hand into his pocket for his ______ .
        A．glasses      B．money         C．food         D．menu
（   ）8．The glasses fell out of the pocket when ________ .
        A．Mr. Smith got into the zoo
        B．Mr. Smith hurried into the restaurant
        C．Joe was taken off the train near the elephants
        D．they were getting on the train
（   ）9．At first Mr Smith was ______ to hear Joe’s words.
        A．sad       B．angry       C．sorry       D．happy
（   ）10．Which of the following is TRUE?
        A．Joe didn’t know where his grandpa's glasses were．
        B．Mr．Smith got his glasses back at last．
        C．Mr．Smith didn’t get his glasses back at last．
        D．Mr. Smith was glad with what his grandson did．
C
The Internet has become part of teenage(青少年) life. There's a report on 3, 375 stu¬dents aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities. It says that 38 per cent of them believe they use the Internet often. While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies,  some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at. Bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet.
In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Inter¬net behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. It uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. It gives useful advice such as it's good to read news or find helpful information to study. Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend offline, let your parents know.
Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. It will teach students how to be a good person in the online world. It will be a guide for teens using the Internet and keep students away from bad sites.
（   ）11. The underlined word "it" means_________.
A. the book        B. the report   C. the Internet       D. useful information
（   ）12. From the report, about________students between 10- 18 years old in the seven cities
use the Internet often.
A. 3, 375          B. 1, 280          C. 2, 100          D. 3, 000
（   ）13. What do most of the students do on the Internet?
A. To make online friends.     B. To play online games.
C. To get useful information to help in their studies.
D. To visit Web sites they should not look at.
（   ）14. Why do teachers and parents think the book is a good idea?
A.  Because it helps with the students' studies.
B.  Because it gives useful information for study.
C.  Because it is used in Shanghai middle schools.
D.  Because it teaches students how to be a good person in the online world.
（   ）15. Choose the best title for the passage(文章) .
A. The Internet has become part of teenage life.
B. Students can't use the Internet.
C. Be careful when using the Internet.
D. How to be a good person.

阅读理解第三组                   A
    Mr．and Mrs．White had two sons and three daughters．One Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too．There’s a new funfair(游乐场)in the park．Let’s all go there to play.
     Her husband said，“I want to finish some work today. “Oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That’s the most important work” Mrs. White said.
    So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair．Mr. White was forty-five years old.
but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another，and ate lost of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，“Dad is just like a small child，isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered， He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child.
（   ）1. There were ________ children in the White family•
A. two      B. three      C. four       D. five
（   ）2．One Sunday，Mr．and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.
        A．school     B. work      C. a funfair    D. a shop
（   ）3．Mr．White liked the place so much that he_______.
         A．bought lots of sweets           B. followed his wife all the time
         C．hurried from one thing to another      D. asked a lot of questions
（   ）4．From the story we know Mrs．White________ when Mary asked her the question.
       A．was still excited to play         B. was a little angry with Mr. White
       C．looked for Mr．White everywhere   C. are a lot of sweets
（   ）5．Of all he family members,_________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
A．Mr．White     B．Mrs．White    C. Mary     D. the boys
                                      B
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（   ）6．It’s Friday afternoon，you can go to_______ .
A．visit the museum           B．play soccer
C．play basketball           D．read children’s stories
（   ）7．If children want to watch new films，they should go to________.
A．16 Yangtze Road           B. 89 North Main Street
C．106 Green Street           D. 99 Brick Road
（   ）8．If you dial (拨号)66387901，you can __________.
      A．ask for some hotel information   B．do some shopping
 C．have a good story time          D．order fast food in a restaurant
（   ）9．Lily’s father is ill．She should dial________.
A．800-120-9847    B．79210583      C．6878745 l    D．96725643
（   ）10．You can not get any information about________ from the two notices．
A．looking for a hotel        B．doing eye exercises
C．eating fast food           D．taking a taxi
        C
    Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)  a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were 100king for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is very happy．
    Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a mouth．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(进步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．
When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“Ana I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
（   ）11．Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.
     A．before he went to college                 B．after he went to Africa
C．because he got one million dollars          D．before he received a report
（   ）12．Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．
 A．only in Washington             B．only in England
C．only in Africa                  D．around the world
（   ）13．Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.
     A．visiting them each year      B．getting a report every year
     C．staying with them          D．talking to them in English
（   ） 14．The underlined(划线的)words “for a good cause ”means“¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬________” in Chinese．
         A．施舍    B．行善   C．优惠    D. 赏赐
（   ）15．What’s the main idea of the story?
       A．Help others，and you will feel happy．
B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children．
C. Live a simple life，and you can give others help．
D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa．

阅读理解第四组                 A
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value (价值观) differences
between the Chinese and Americans.
About money
• The American children love to make money by themselves. Chinese children always ask their parents for money.
• American parents don't think it is useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.
About school
• Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups. Many Chinese girls take part in academic (学术的) groups.
• American students usually feel happy when they get B in an exam. Chinese students feel sad
when they get B.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out with their friends if they come
back home at the certain time. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children in middle school to go out with their friends at night.
American teachers and Chinese teachers
During parent-teacher meetings, American teachers will always find good things to say to
The parents, even to those with the worst grades. But Chinese teachers often tell the parents the mistakes that their children made at school.
  
（   ）1. American children prefer         money by themselves.                         
A. making      B. asking for         C. loving      D.using
（   ）2.          send their children to expensive universities.     
A. All Americans  B. Chinese parents    C.No parents    D.All mothers
（   ）3. Chinese girls spend      time doing sports, singing and dancing than American girls.
A. more         B. less         C.a little       D.fewer
（   ）4.          aren't allowed to go out with their friends at night.                
A. Chinese children  B. American parents  C. American children D. American girls 
（   ）5.         look at the bad side of the students as much as they can.          
A. Chinese children  B. American parents  C.  Chinese  teachers D. American girls
  B
"Do you like my dress?" she asked a stranger. "My mum made it just for me," she said with tears in her eyes.
"Well, I think it's very pretty, so tell me, little girl, why are you crying?"
The little girl answered in a low voice, "After mum made me this dress, she went away. My
dad says that she's up in heaven (天堂) now with Grandfather."
Finally the woman realized why she was crying. She felt very sorry for the little girl and gently held the child in her arms.
Then suddenly the little girl did something a bit strange. She stopped crying, walked back from the woman and began to sing. She sang softly. It was the sweetest sound the woman had ever heard, almost like the song of a very small bird.
After the child stopped singing, she said to the lady, "My mum often sang that song to me before she went away, and she asked me to sing it whenever I started crying and it would make me stop."
"See," she said loudly, "it did, and now my eyes are dry!"
Just before the lady wanted to go, the girl showed her a spot (印迹) on her dress, and said, "Right here is where my mum kissed (吻) my dress, and here," pointing to another spot, "and here is another kiss, and here, and here. Mum said that she put all those kisses on my dress so that I would forget my sadness."
Then the lady realized that she wasn't just looking at a dress, no, she was looking at a mother. The mother knew that she was going away and would not be there to kiss away her daughter's hurts any longer.
So the mother gave all her love to her beautiful daughter and put it into this dress. Now her
child was wearing it so proudly.
The lady no longer saw a little girl wearing a simple dress. She saw a child wrapped (包) in her mother's love.
（   ）6. The little girl was crying because her mother ____.                             
A. went to a big city                      B. died
C. went out with her grandfather            D. was ill
（   ）7. Who told the little girl to sing a song when she was crying?                       
A. The lady.         B. Her father.        C. Her mother.       D. Her grandfather.
（   ）8. The little girl showed the lady ____.                                       
A. how rich she was                      B. her happiness
C. how beautiful she was                  D. her mother's love
（   ）9. What do we know about the lady in the passage?                              
A. She was kind to the girl.                B. She was beautiful.
C. She was glad to see the girl.             D. She was a careless woman.
（   ）10. From the story, we learn that _____.                                           
A. the girl's mother went away with her love
B. mother's love is the greatest in the world
C. a girl should wear a dress made by her mother
D. a mother should take her child with her wherever she goes
C
Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before?
"There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986," said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global (全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74 °C , the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4 °C in only 50 years.
China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) emission (排放),
because it's the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the importance of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20 and pollution emission by 10 in the 11th Five-Year Plan.
Can you slow global warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount
of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.
Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.
Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother's, sister's or dad's old T-shirt means you save the energy.                                                                       
Change your light bulbs (灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don't forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!
Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year.
Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets
Open a window. Don't use the air conditioner (空调), and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy
Make small changes in your daily life. Don't use paper cups, bags and boxes.
It's time for all of us to do something to save the earth.
（   ）11. The main reason for global warming is ____.                              
A. the oil                             B. carbon dioxide
C. paper cups, bags and boxes             D. televisions and computers
（   ）12. The word "energy" in the second paragraph means "_______"                 
A. 活力         B. 干劲    C. 精力      D. 能源
（   ）13. How many pieces of advice are there in this passage?                        
A. Three.         B. Four        C. Five.          D Six
（   ）14. Which of the following is true?                                       
A. It's a pity to wear your dad's old T-shirts.
B. Using air conditioners may be a waste of energy.
C. Taking a bus wastes a lot of oil every year.
D. Using paper bags saves energy a lot.
（   ）15. The passage is mainly about the ways to ____.                              
A. slow down global warming                B. make energy
C. change our daily life                     D. change the world weather

阅读理解第五组              A
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don't agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源) , we are short of (缺乏) others,  for example,  fresh water(淡水). It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources,  what can we use in the future and where can we move? Hunk about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life,  we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps(水龙头) when we finish washing,  turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need,  and so on. Little by little,  everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day,  if we do our best.
（   ）1. From the  passage we  know that some  students  often ________ in the school.
A. eat too much         B. don't work hard
C. waste things         D. throw rubbish everywhere
（   ）2. Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Fresh water.        B. Forest.   C. Oil.        D. Coal.
（   ）3. What may happen in 100 years?
A. We may still have enough oil.   B. We may still have enough coal.
C. We may have a little oil.     D. We may have no coal or oil to use.
（   ）4. Which of the following is right?
A. Waste brings problems.   B. Waste can bring no problem.
C. China is rich in fresh water.   D. Students never waste things.
（   ）5. Which is the best title(题目) of this passage?
A. Stop Wasting         B. School life
C. Waste in the School       D. Rich Resources in China
                             B
    Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge (知识). If you remember the following   information, your life will be much safer.
1. Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
2. Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
3. If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don’t go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in lift (电梯).
4. If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don’t sleep.
（   ）6. Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?.
      A. Go home alone late at night.   B. Make sure where the public phones are.
C. Don’t get to the bus stop too early.  D. Always notice the environment around y
（   ）7. You’d better put your bag ____ when there are too many people on a bus.
      A. on your back  B. beside you  C. in front you   D. behind the driver
（   ）8. When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should ____ to make            yourself  safe.
  A. run home         B. find a lift and go in 
C. turn back and walk towards him or her at once
D. cross the street and go to the other way
（   ）9. When you take a bus alone, it’s safe for you ____..
A. to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep   B. to talk with the driver
        C. to call your friends        D. to get off the bus at once
（   ）10. What can you learn from the text?
A. How to notice the environment around you.
B. How to be safe in your everyday life.
C. How to cross the street.
D. How to use the public phones.
                                   
C
       One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire (退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been … er… A really long time!”
His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”
Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.
When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.
When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.
As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs (拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.
（   ）11. Who was going to retire?.
         A. Jack’s grandma    B. Jack’s grandpa    C. Jack’s mother   D. Jack’s father
（   ）12. Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.
        A. the birthday card    B. the toy      C. the book    D. the business card
（   ）13. What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?
      A. To build a new position for him.   B. To draw a picture for him.
       C. To buy a comupter for him.      D.To go shoping with him.
（   ）14. Which of the following is TRUE?
       A. Jack was the first one to give his gift to his grandpa.
       B. Jack was the last one to give his gift to his grandpa.
       C. Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with other people.
        D. Jack gave his gift to his grandpa together with his parents.
（   ）15. Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?
         A. Because he would lose his position.
         B. Because he was not cared for.
         C. Because he was moved by Jack’s gift.
         D. Because he was unhappy.
   

 阅读理解第六组                  A
   
Many people go to school for an education  . They learn languages, history, math and other subjects. Others go to school to learn a skill so they can make a living . School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school, a teacher cannot teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher's work is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how' to think. So, much more is learned outside school by the students themselves.
It's always more important to know how to study by oneself than to know some formulas(公式). It's quite easy to learn a formula in math. But it's very difficult to use a formula in doing math exercises. Great people before us didn't get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn't even finish school. But they were all so successful  and invented so many things because they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They worked hard all their lives. above all, they knew how to use their heads.
（   ）1.Some people go to school to learn a skill to make a lining 。
A. a skill  B.  history  C. a formula  D. everything
（   ）2. People go to school to______________.
       A. learn several subjects                   B. make a living
       C. get an education                       D. learn a skill
（   ）3. The most important thing a teacher should do is to___________.
       A. teach his students everything he knows
       B. know everything
       C. teach the students some formulas
       D. leach the students how to study by themselves
（   ）4.Why were many people so successful?
      A. Because they got good education.
      B. Because they were very clever.
      C. Because they knew how to learn.
      D. Because they learned many formulas.
（   ）5. Which is right according to the story?
      A. Great people read lots of books and asked many questions while they read.
      B. Great people could learn everything from school.
      C. People need to know only some formulas to do math exercises.
D. The teachers cannot teach their students how to read and how to think.
B
    Vision-phones(可视电话)
    Radio，telephone and television are widely used in the world，When you switch on the radio, you can listen．But when you use telephone，not only can you listen to others but also you can chat with them，however, you can’t see anything at all. Television is much better than both of them. People can watch TV and listen to it，but they can’t take part in what they see.
    Today, some people are using a type of telephone called vision-phone.  With it two people who are talking can see each other．
  Vision-phones can be of great use when you have something to show the person whom you are calling，It may also have other uses  in the future．Some day you may be able to call up a library and ask to read a book right over your vision-phone，You may be able to do some shopping through it, too. Perhaps In the near future, vision-phone will come into wide use in our everyday life.
（   ）6. According to the passage, we can guess that the______ was invented last.
A. radio    B. television     C. telephone    D．vision-phone
（   ）7. Maybe the vision-phone can take the place of______ some day.
A. the radio   B. the telephone    C．the television D. all the above
（   ）8．Through a vision-phone we can _______
A. take medicine   B. order what we need  
C. travel around the world  D．try on clothes
（   ）9. In the future, you can use a vision-phone to ________ 
A. read a book
B. ask an assistant to read a book for you
C. ask an assistant to bring you a book
D. ask an assistant to do some shopping for you
（   ）10. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Vision-phone is more advanced than radio-telephone or television．
B. People will use vision-phone in the future more than now.
C. Vision-phone will be helpful in people’s life．
D.It is impossible to do shopping through vision-phone．
                     C
News 1
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about 40,000 kilometers? One day，maybe you can. Last Saturday，the American X- 43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8，000 kilometres an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. The X-43A is only three to four metres long，but it’s very heavy：it weighs（重）1,270 kilogrammes.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry，things will get better soon. Last week，China started checking textbooks，dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government（政府）said the results of the checking would come out at the end of June.
News 3
There will be a new“star”in the sky soon. China plans to send a satellite into space by December 2007. It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive，right? That's for sure一1. 4 billion yuan！
News 4
Floods（洪水）across the northern Mexican state of Coahuila killed at least 32 people and left100 more missing. It was reported on Monday. The heavy rain hit the state all night last Friday，so some banks of the river were broken. Along the river about 3，000 families were seriously affected（受影响）．
（   ）11. News 1 talks about ______.
A. people can’t go around the earth in a few hours
B. the American X-43A airplane travelled around the earth in a few hours
C. the American X-43A airplane is the fastest one in the world
D. only Americans can make such a fast plane
（   ）12. If the X-43A goes around the earth，it will take about _____ hours to finish the trip.
A. 3            B. 5          C. 8       D. 12
（   ）13. Which of the following about News 2 is TRUE?
A. There are many mistakes in most of the textbooks，dictionaries and children’s books.
B. All the students have to use the books full of mistakes till the end of June.
C. After the checking books will become better and better.
D. A few mistakes are not serious for children.
（   ）14. Which of the following about the new “star" is NOT TRUE?
A. It will help us know more about the moon.
B. It will go around the earth for one year.
C. It will cost 1. 4 billion yuan.
D. It will be sent up by the year 2006.
（   ）15. Many families were affected because of ______.
A. the heavy rain on Monday      B. the broken banks of the river
C. the floods across Mexico       D. the death of 132 people

阅读理解第七组                                  A
Mr. John Heppell
House of Commons
London
SW1AOAA
                                                            Monday 12th March 2007
Dear Mr. Heppell,
   I am Sabrina Akhtar studying in a high school and I’ve noticed that forests are disappearing（消失）.
   You know, forests are disappearing. around the world each year, This is because of many different reasons including farming, tourism pollution（污染）, etc. If we stop doing these things, there will be a good future for people of tomorrow.
   Now I’m writing to ask you to help stop forests from disappearing. You can help by getting shops to stop selling paper made from trees and changing to tree-free paper (paper not made from trees). This will help forests so much. There are many, many things we can do to help forests. If you would like to know more, please visit http://www. Rainforestweb. Org/. By changing the little things, we can make a big difference.
If you would like to contact （联系）me, please see the above address or e-mail me at shazadinol @ hotmail.co.uk. Thank you for taking your time in reading this letter.
Yours sincerely
Sabrina Akhtar
（   ）1. The writer of this letter is ______.
       A. a student   B. a teacher  C. an officer  D. a driver
（   ）2. ______ is one of the reasons why the forests are disappearing.
     A. Rain    B. Tourism   C. Planting  D. Breathing
（   ）3. The writer advises Mr. Heppell to ______.
   A. stop shops from using paper any more    B. use paper which is made from tress
C. stop shops selling paper made from trees    D. plant more and more trees in the future
（   ）4. How can Mr. Heppell contact the writer? ______.
   A. By calling her B. By interviewing her  C. By visiting her D. By e-mailing her
（   ）5. What’s the purpose of this letter? ______.
  A. To know more about Mr. Heppell       B. To make friends with Mr Heppell
C. To ask Mr. Heppell to teach in the school  D. To ask Mr. Heppell to help protect forests
B
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed（平静）down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”
（   ）6. How much does the boy’s father make an hour? ______.
    A. $10   B. $20   C. $30   D. $40
（   ）7. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means ______.
   A. very angry  B. quite happy   C. too excited  D. a little nervous
（   ）8. At first, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ______.
   A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B. he did not have enough money at that moment
C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use
D. the boy always borrowed money from him
（   ）9. The boy wanted to buy ______ with twenty dollars.
   A. a new book for himself   B. a nice present for his father
C. a toy for his own birthday   D. an hour of his father’s time
（   ）10. From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father ______.
 A. often played with his son   B. spent little time with his son
C. didn’t love his son at all   D. often came back home early
C
    Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.
    Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).
    Don’t argue (争辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
    Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. more information, please You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
    Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.
    Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.
    A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
（   ）11. The passage tells us _______ have a communication problem.
      A. parents and other people     B. school kids and their parents
      C. teachers and their students     D. parents and children of all ages
（   ）12. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you _______.
      A. don’t get to them often     B. write a letter to them
      C. don’t speak to them politely    D. express yourself well
 （   ）13. The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “_______”.
       A. to make yourself happy     B. to get you quiet and relaxed
       C. to have a good rest      D. to hide yourself quickly
（   ）14. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better _______.
       A. have a talk with them often    B. keep away from them
       C. agree with them all the time    D. know about their values
（   ）15. From the passage we learn that _______.
       A. parents and children should not have a generation gap
       B. parents should show love and respect to their children
       C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap
       D. there are so many serious problems in families today

阅读理解第八组                  A
    In Singapore，many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies． Good education is often regarded as a ticket to Success in their future．So，many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache．Sometimes，some of them are even made to go to remedial(补习的)classes after sch001．
    Schools run programmes outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games，music and dance，hiking and rock-climbing，etc．They are also very active in community service(社区服务)．
    In their spare time，most students like to listen to pop music．Hollywood blockbusters(大片)，Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them．They understand IT very well．Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet，e—mailing their friends，playing computer and video games．
    They sometimes go to cafes，fast—food restaurants，shopping centres and big bookstores．
    So，it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
（   ）1．Many students want to get good education to be        in the future．
   A．popular    B．suecessful    C．comfortable D．generous
（   ）2.     go to remedial classes after school in Singapore
      A．A11 of the students    B．Few of the students
      C．Not all the students D．Most of the students
（   ）3．In the school，the students can’t      outside school hours.
A．have sports      B．dance    C．go hiking D．go to a restaurant
（   ）4．According to the passage，most students in Singapore like      ．
     A．Hollywood blockbusters    B．writing to their friends
     C．talking to their friends D．having exams
（   ）5．The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is       ．
   A．the middle schoo1 students’life in Singapore is easy
      B．the middle school students’life in Singapore is amazing
     C．the middle school students’life in Singapore is boring
      D．the middle school students’life in Singapore is hard，but it’s interesting
 B
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（   ）6．According to the ads，these three books are for       
         A．men    B．parents    C．children   D．women
（   ）7．Many pictures in the book“Learning How to Learn”can      .
       A．make the book beautiful    B．make the children draw beautifully
C．make the book sell well    D．make the children understand the book easily
（   ）8．“              ”can tell you the meaning of the different marks in a dictionary．
       A．Learning How to Learn     B．Study Skills for Lire
       C．Basic Study Manual       D．How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children
（   ）9．If you buy the three books on June 18，2006，you will have to pay     for them．
A．$98．49    l{．$49．25    C．$80．99 D．$79．24
（   ）10．The purpose(目的)of the passage is to      ．
      A．sell the three books to children    B．help children learn English
      C．help the children learn about nature  D．use a dictionary to pronounce correctly
 C
    On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station．The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．
    The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual． Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to claim(认领)it．”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be．After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist’s shoulders and said，“I knew you would certainly come here．”The violinist asked，“Did you lose something?”“Lottery(彩票)．”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it．Sang took it and danced happily．
    Sang was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000．But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in， too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance．
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费)．He said“Although I don’t have much money，I live happily．If I lose honesty(诚实)，I won’t be happy forever．”   
（   ）11．The young man played the violin for    at the entrance．
       A．pleasure    B．money    C．1ove   D．friends
（   ）12．George Sang put    into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night by mistake．
        A.money    B．1ottery    C．money and lottery D．nothing
（   ）13.George Sang was very     to see the young violinist the next day．
        A.worried    B．sorry    C．sad D．happy
（   ） 14．The underlined word“cancelled”means       ．
        A．取消    B．延误    C．预定    D．结束
（   ）15．What’s the best title(标题)for this passage?
     A.The meaning of honesty    B．An office worker and a lottery ticket
      C．The importance of being honest D．A violinist and an office worker

阅读理解第九组                  A
A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. she tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.
（   ）1.   According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _____.  
A. help others as much as we can   B. help the people who may be useful to us 
C. get as much help as we can    D. first need to help ourselves
（   ）2.   Why could the bird fly away at once? 
A. Because the bird could fly very fast.   B. Because the man hurt his feet himself. 
C. Because the man didn’t want to kill her. D. Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet.
（   ）3.   An ant fell in the river and could not reach the side because _____. 
A. she didn’t try to    B. she wanted to swim in the river 
C. she didn’t cry for help   D. she wasn’t able to move in the water
（   ）4.   The writer tells this story to show _____. 
A. how brave the bird is    B. even the small can help the great 
C. how an ant saved a bird    D. how clever the ant is
（   ）5.   The title of this story can be “_____”. 
A. The Ant  B. Pity  C. Help  D. The Bird
B
Mr Zhang正在国外旅游, 这是他所入住宾馆的房卡。请根据房卡正反两面的信息，回
答下列问题。
 
 
（   ）6.Mr Zhang lives in     .
     A. Hotel Eiffel   B. Hotel Concorde   C. Hotel Mapol    D. Hotel Napoleon
（   ）7.The hotel is      .
       A. on King Street near a bank     B. next to a museum
C. near a train station            D. on George Street
（   ）8.     buses can reach the hotel.
      A. Two        B. Three        C. Four           D. Five
（   ）9.If Mr Zhang gets lost, he can.
A. take Bus 507 to the hotel   B. wait until the light is green
C. go back to the hotel to search the Internet
D. call the hotel at the phone number on the card
（   ）10. Which of the following is true?
A. Open the door when the red light is on.
B. The card can be used to open the door.
C. The card can be used for shopping.
D. Mr Zhang can keep the card when he checks out.
C
    “I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent. He/She likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice (选择) of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else later than usual. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.
（   ）11. From this passage, most children like Zhang Hua don’t like their parents because _______.
      A. their parents always tell them what they should do and what they shouldn’t do
      B. their parents sometimes care about them and worry about them
      C. their parents do everything for them
      D. their parents want them to grow up healthily and happily
（   ）12. When your parents were children like you many years ago, did they have the same problem?
A. Yes, they did.    B. No, they weren’t.   C. Yes, they didn’t.   D. No, they did.
（   ）13. The writer thinks we should ______ if we go back home late than usual.
      A. tell our friends            B. tell the teacher
      C. say sorry to our parents     D. make a telephone call to our parents
（   ）14. The writer thinks ________.
      A. it is wrong of parents to worry about their children too much
      B. some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry
      C. children should do everything as their parents say
      D. parents love their children very much and the children should understand them
（   ）15. Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?
       A. Parents’ Responsibility        B. How to get on with parents?
      C. Zhang Hua’s Problem         D. What are parents worrying about?

阅读理解第十组

A 
   
Sunshine TV Golden TV
18:30  Cartoon World: Hello Kitty 18:00  TV Classroom: Modern English 
19:00  Today’s News   18:30  Animal World
19:30  Weather Report 19:00  Documentary: In Asia
19:40  Food and Health 19:40  News in English
20:10  Drama series: The Three Kingdoms 20:10  Sports World: Football Match
          ( England — Italy )
21:25  Game Show: Lucky Winner 22:00  Chat Show
23:00  China Music TV 22:30  News Round-up
23:30  On the Screen Next Week 23:00  Film: Roman Holiday
（   ）1. “Modern English” is a programme that __________.
A. tells you something about English classroom   B. lets you know English news
C. teaches you English                       D. makes foreign friends
（   ）2. If you’re interested in football games, you’ll choose _______ first.
       A. Food and Health  B. Sports World  C. Today’s News  D. Game Show
（   ）3. Our class is going to have a picnic tomorrow. We should pay attention to the program at “__________”.
A. 19:00 on Sunshine TV    B.19:30 on Sunshine TV  
B. 19:00 on Golden TV     D. 18:30 on Golden TV
（   ）4. Millie likes Audrey Hepburn very much. She can watch TV at __________.
A. 20:00 on Sunshine TV      B. 19:40 on Golden TV
C. 23:00 on Sunshine TV      D. 23:00 on Golden TV
（   ）5. Li Ming’s grandfather likes watching TV news , but he goes to bed before 22:00 every day.
   How many times can he watch TV news on these two channels ?
   A. Once.     B. Twice.    C. Three times.      D. Four times.
B
       Once a tiger was in a cage. Soon a good man went by. As soon as the tiger saw the man, the tiger began to cry. “Please! Please!” the tiger called. “Please, let me out.” “No,” said the good man. “If I do, you will eat me.” “I will not eat you,” the tiger said. “Please let me out.”
The good man believed the tiger. He opened the door of the cage. The tiger jumped out. “How silly you are,” the tiger laughed. “Now I am going to eat you.” “Wait!” the man cried. “You ought not to eat me. Let us ask others what they think.” “You may ask three others. ” the tiger said.
The good man asked a tree. The tree said, “I give shade (树荫). And yet I am cut down. Let the tiger eat you.”
Next, the good man asked a bird. The bird said, “I hurt no one. Yet people hunt and kill me. Let the tiger eat you.”
The last one that the good man asked was a road. The road said, “I don’t care if the tiger eats you. People could not get along too well without me. Yet all day and all night people step on me without even a ‘thank you’.”
The tiger was ready to eat the good man. Just then a dog came by. “What is happening?” asked the dog. The man told the dog the whole story.
“I don’t understand,” said the dog. “The tiger wants to eat you because you put him in a cage?”
“No, no,” said the man. “Some other men put him in a cage.”
“Oh,” the dog said. “He is going to eat you because you do not have a cage.”
“Silly dog!” the tiger cried. “Don’t you understand? I was in the cage. This man let me out.”
“Oh, I see,” the dog said. “When the man was in the cage, you let him out.”
“I was in the cage!” the tiger cried. “In this way!” with that, he jumped back into the cage.
At once, the dog closed the door of the cage. “Oh,” the dog laughed. “At last I understand!”
The good man and the dog walked off. The tiger looked sad in the cage. If he waited long enough, perhaps another good man would come by.
（   ）6. When the tiger saw the man, he began to cry, because _____________.
        A. he wanted the man to help him out of the cage      B. he wanted to eat the man
        C. he wanted to eat the dog                       D. he wanted to eat the bird
（   ）7. After the tiger jumped out of the cage, he wanted _____________.
        A. to thank the man   B. to eat the man    C. to ask the others     D. to run away
（   ）8. The tree ____________ with the tiger because _______ to the tree.
    A. agreed; humans were kind     B. agreed; humans were not kind
    C. disagreed; humans were kind   D. disagreed; humans were not kind
（   ）9. The bird let the tiger eat the man because __________.
        A. people helped birds         B. it liked tigers   
C. it liked the man            D. people hunted and killed him
（   ）10. What happened to the tiger at last?
        A. The dog agreed that the tiger could eat the good man.
B. The tiger jumped back into the cage and was closed in the cage again. 
C. The tiger ate the good man and the dog.      
D. The tiger made friends with the good man and the dog.
C
 Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.
After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional（专业的）at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War (第一次世界大战) broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers (伤员). Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.
（   ）11. Edith Cavell was from __________.
       A. France      B. England      C. Belgium    D. Germany
（   ）12. Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.
A. teach French            B. look after the children of a rich family  
C. teach English            D. look after the sick and wounded soldiers
（   ）13. Why did Edith return home from Belgium?
A. Because she found work in an English hospital.
B. Because she organized a training school for nurses.
C. Because the First World War broke out.       
D. Because her father was seriously ill.
（   ）14. What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?
A. 杀死她   B. 使她失去记忆   C. 抹去对她的记忆   D. 摧残她
（   ）15. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
       A. Edith was good at music and German at school.
B. Edith was a highly professional doctor.
C. Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses.
D. People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.

阅读理解第十一组
                                   A
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you about my stay at your hotel. My wife and I arrived on Saturday, 15th May and stayed for a week. Though we were treated well and found the service excellent, we think there are one or two matters we should bring your attention.
  1. We had hoped for a nice holiday from our busy work lives, and your advertisement said “comfortable and quiet”. We want to have a chance to enjoy ourselves. However, we were always waken up by the noise every morning. Is it really necessary for the workers to start their repair work so early?
  2. We had hoped to swim in your “wonderful pool”. To our disappointment(失望), we found that it was closed for the whole time of our stay.
  I hope you do not mind my writing to you about these things, but I would be happy if you could give me some explanation. As I said at the start, it is a pity, and your service is so good in other fields.
  I hope to hear from you soon.
Yours sincerely
Mr Hector Bradley
（   ）1. Whom is Mr Hector Bradley probably writing this letter to?
       A. His friend.     B. The owner of a hotel.   C. An editor.      D. His father.
（   ）2. When did they get to the hotel?
       A. On 15th May.  B. Three days ago. C. Last year. D. On a cold winter morning.
（   ）3. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph (段落)?
     A. The hotel was very comfortable and quiet.
     B. The workers in the hotel were very hard-working.
     C. He thought the hotel hadn’t provided them a quiet place.
     D. The service in the hotel was very excellent.
（   ）4. What did Mr Bradley think about the swimming pool?
     A. He felt disappointed because the swimming pool was closed for the whole time of their stay.
     B. He felt disappointed because the swimming poop was too small.
     C. He felt pleased with it because he had a good time there.
     D. He found it really wonderful, just like what was said in the advertisement.
（   ）5. What kind of letter is it?
     A. An invitation letter.                  B. A thank-you letter.     
C. A recommendation letter              D. A complaint letter.
B
Proverbs(谚语) are quite common in spoken English. We don’t normally put them in a composition or a letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples.
1) “Once bitten, twice shy.” If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply（适用） to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go the same shop again.
2)  “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush（树丛）.” If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.
3)  “Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup)”. When too many people do something, they get in each other’s way and do a bad job.
4)  “To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue （营救）people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.
5)  “Don’t be a dog in a manger( 槽 )”means“ Don’t be selfish.” In a stable ( 马房 ), the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog does want to eat the food in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.
6)  “He is sitting on the fence（围墙） ” means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win.
7) “He who pays the piper（吹笛者） calls the tune.” A piper is a musician. The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.
8) “You can’t get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. e. g. you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man.
（   ）6. Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it. His mother is angry and says to him: ______.
      A. You can’t get blood out of a stone        B. Don’t be a dog in a manger
      C. The early bird gets the worm            D. To pour oil on troubled waters
（   ）7. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a quarrel. Their friend, Mr. Brown, want to talk to them. When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by ______.
A. pouring oil on troubled waters           B. getting blood out of a stone
C. being a dog in a manger                D. sitting on the fence
（   ）8. Mr. Wang paid for a new school. Some people didn’t like the design of the school but they didn’t argue with Mr. Wang because ______.
A. he was sitting on the fence             B. once bitten, twice shy
C. he who pays the piper calls the tune     D. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
（   ）9. Mrs. Lin wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs. Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. So she said :“I won’t go there again because ______.”　
A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush  B. I am sitting on the fence
C. once bitten, twice shy      D. too many cooks spoil the broth
（   ）10. Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore, he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house. His wife didn’t want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that ______.
       A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush  B. too many cooks spoil the broth
       C. you can not get blood out of a stone  D. To pour oil on troubled waters
C
What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.
Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” last Thursday by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!
“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.
Just because Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.
Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.
Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.
    Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.
（   ）11. What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________.
       A. a horse which is dark           B. someone who is expected to win
       C. a horse which likes living in the dark   D. someone whose win is unexpected
（   ）12. Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?
       A. In China   .    B. In Italy.      C. In America.    D. In Australia.
（   ）13. What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?
      A. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.
      B. He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.
      C. He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow.
      D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.
（   ）14. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
      A. He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.
      B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.
      C. No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.
      D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.
（   ）15. What is the best title for this passage?
       A. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics      B. A Wonderful Match
      C. A Hopeless Snow Game                 D. An Exciting Horse Race

阅读理解答案：

阅读理解第一组1—5  ADCAB 6—10  DBADC   11—15   CBBDA
阅读理解第二组1—5 CBADC 6—10  BACBB  11—15 CBCDC
阅读理解第三组1—5  DCCBA  6—10   CDDCB    11—15  CDBBA
阅读理解第四组1—5 ABBAC   6−10. BCDAB  11−15. BDDBA
阅读理解第五组1—5 CBDAA 6—10 ACDAB   11—15  BDABC
阅读理解第六组  1—5  ACDCA   6—10 DBBAD  11—15 CBCBB 
阅读理解第七组1—5  ABCDD 6—10  BACDB  11—15 DCBAC
阅读理解第八组  1—5  BCDAD  6—10 CDDCA  11—15  BBDAC
阅读理解第九组1—5  ADDBC  6—10 AABDB11—15 AADDB
阅读理解第十组1—5  CBBDB 6—10 ABBDB  11—15 BBDCD
阅读理解第十一组1—5    BACAD   6—10 BACCA    11—15   DBACA