阅读理解 It was a lovely sunny Saturday morning in early October. Jan Hunter sat
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| 阅读理解 |
It was a lovely sunny Saturday morning in early October. Jan Hunter sat out of the window of her room as she planned what she would do today. She would like to take Buster, her sheep, to the field for a short walk. Perky, her hamster (an animal like a mouse) and Slipper, her snake, would enjoy an outing too.
"I"ll help you clean your room," Mrs. Hunter said. "Then you"ll be free to do what you want the rest of the
day."
Jan started picking up her clothes. Mrs. Hunter turned to the bed to take off the sheets (床单). As she
lifted the pillow( 枕头), Slipper moved quickly under the blanket(毯子).
"That does it!" Mrs. Hunter cried. "Get that snake out of here! And look at this-one of your best shoes
too dirty to see the color. This is it. Jan. No more animals in the house; that"s final!" Mrs. Hunter said in a
loud voice as she marched out of the room.
Jan felt sad. She walked slowly across the street, Buster followed behind, to tell her tale to her old
friend Mr. Ward. He thought for a few minutes. Then he said that if Jan found the right cages(笼子) for
the pets, perhaps Mrs. Hunter could let the animals live out on the warm sun porch(门廊).
Jan remembered an old bird cage that would do for Perky. Buster"s bed could simply be moved.
Something for Slipper, though, was a real problem.
"Let"s see what there is out in my garden," Mr. Ward suggested. They found a aquarium(鱼缸)in the
corner. Mr. Ward pulled out a large piece of glass that would do for a cover. Jan and Buster rushed
home to see what Mrs. Hunter would say.
When Mr. Ward heard Jan"s loud cry of joy, he knew Jan"s troubles were over. |
| 1. The story took place on_____________. |
A. a cold day in March
B. a weekend day in October
C. a Saturday in September
D. a warm day in January |
| 2. __________ is the most important character in the story. |
A. Jan
B. Mrs. Hunter
C. Mr. Ward
D. Buster |
| 3. What happened first in the story? |
A. Jan took Buster for a walk.
B. Mrs. Hunter saw the dirty shoes.
C. Mrs. Hunter saw Slipper in Jan"s room.
D. Jan told her sad story to her friend Mr. Ward. |
| 4. What was the problem in the story? |
A. Mrs. Hunter was afraid of snakes.
B. Mr. Ward had an aquarium in his garden.
C. Jan didn"t know what to do in such good weather.
D. Jan"s mother said the pets couldn"t stay in the house. |
答案
| 1-4 BACD |
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| 阅读理解 |
Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties (地方特色菜) in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known
for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends.
Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking.
Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of
dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop
Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with
which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He
says Lieberman"s charisma is key. "Food TV isn"t about food anymore," says Flay. " "It" s about your
personality(个性) and finding a way to keep people"s eyeballs on your show."
But Lieberman isn"t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show,
Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company (航空公司)
was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its
flights. Lieberman got the job. |
| 1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman"s family _______. |
A. have relatives in Europe
B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties
D. own a restaurant |
| 2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman _______. |
A. at one of his parties
B. from his teachers
C. through his taped show
D. on a television program |
| 3. What does the word "charisma" underlined in the text refer to? |
A. A natural ability to attract others.
B. A way to show one"s achievement.
C. Lieberman"s after-class interest.
D. Lieberman"s fine cooking skill. |
| 4. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job? |
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on the Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals. |
| 5. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text? |
A. He is clever but lonely.
B. He is friendly and active.
C. He enjoys traveling around.
D. He often changes his menus. |
| 阅读理解 |
Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I"m not a bad person; I have a hard time
learning when to keep my mouth closed.
My mom has told me again and again, "Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you
continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."
It"s been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn"t want
to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself.
One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind
me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.
I said ever so nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?"
Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted "Nathaniel, shut up!"
For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.
"At least I don"t have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.
I knew this would upset him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.
What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, "That"s
it! That"s it!"
Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.
Later on, we were taken to the principal"s office.
There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasn"t until then that I finally found
that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words,
sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away.
At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.
When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to think about how often what
I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, he"ll tell me when to
keep my mouth closed. |
| 1. What"s the writer"s name? |
A. Nathaniel.
B. Robert.
C. Black.
D. Green. |
| 2. One day in English class, Nathaniel ____when the other classmates worked on their homework. |
A. read the text
B. listened to the others
C. talked to himself
D. kept silent |
| 3. What"s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word heal? |
A. 愈合
B. 痛苦
C. 和好
D. 伤害 |
| 4. In the text the writer tried to tell us that . |
A. when you hurt someone, the pain never goes away
B. we should try to help each other at school
C. it is one"s duty to stand up for himself
D. words cause more pain than wounds |
| 阅读理解 |
Over the last 70 years, researchers have been studying happy and unhappy people and finally found
out ten factors that make a difference. Our feelings of well-being at any moment are decided to a certain
degree by genes. However, of all the factors, wealth and age are the top two.
Money can buy a degree of happiness. But once you can afford to feed, clothe and house yourself,
each extra dollar makes less and less difference.
Researchers find that, on average, wealthier people are happier. But the link between money and
happiness is complex(复杂的). In the past half-century, the average income (平均收入) has sharply
increased in developed countries, yet happiness levels have remained almost the same. Once your basic
needs are met, money only seems to increase happiness if you have more than your friends, neighbors and colleagues.
"Dollars buy status (social position), and status makes people feel better," say some experts, which
helps explain why people who can seek status in other ways, scientists or actors, for example, may happily accept relatively poorly-paid jobs.
In a research, Professor Alex Michalos found that the people whose desires (***), not just for
money, but for friends, family, job, health, rose furthest beyond what they already had, tended to be less
happy than those who felt a smaller gap (差距). Indeed, the size of the gap predicted happiness about
five times better than income alone. "The gap measures just blow away the measures of only income."
says Michalos.
Another factor that has to do with happiness is age. Old age may not be so bad "Given all the
problems of aging, how could the elderly be more satisfied?" asks Professor Laura Carstensen. In one
survey, Carstensen interviewed 184 people between the ages of 18 and 94, and asked them to fill out an
emotion questionnaire. She found that old people reported positive emotions just as often as young people. Some scientists suggest older people may expect life to be harder and learn to live with it, or they"re more
realistic about their time running out. Older people have learned to focus on things that make them happy
and let go of those that don"t.
"People realize not only what they have, but also that what they have cannot last forever," she says.
"A goodbye kiss to a husband or wife at the age of 85, for example, may bring far more complex emotional responses than a similar kiss to a boy or girl friend at the age of 20." |
| 1. Some actors would like to accept poorly-paid jobs because the jobs____ . |
A. make them feel much better
B. provide chances to make friends
C. improve their social position
D. satisfy their professional interests |
| 2. Professor Alex Michalos found that people feel less happy if _____. |
A. the gap between reality and desire is bigger
B. they have a stronger desire for friendship
C. the hope for good health is much greater
D. their income is far below their expectation |
| 3. We can infer from the passage that older people _____. |
A. would like to have more goodbye kisses than young people
B. are used to living a hard life because they are kind to others
C. express their positive opinions just as some young people do
D. find it easier to feel happy because they are more realistic |
| 4. According to the passage, the feeling of happiness _____. |
A. increases gradually with age
B. is controlled partly by desires
C. has little to do with wealth
D. is decided mostly by genes |
完形填空。
"I"ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 1 it?" said the old
lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and 2 her in chair. He remembered her rich 3
in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. "It"s good, Grandma," he said gently.
Then realizing that she 4 hear him, he shouted into her ears, "I think it"s very good. I"ll 5 it to a
publisher."
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 6 . But he was so
impressed that he had sent $ 100 for an option (版权). 7 money would be given as an advance.
Every month John 8 $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn"t get up. The doctor told her that
she couldn"t 9 more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover.
Though she couldn"t see it, she could touch it . She proudly traced (探查) her name with her fingers, tears
in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 10 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. "Why, it"s just blank pages!" she cried in _11 .
John"s face turned 12 . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn"t hear the
little bell when the typewriter came to the 13 of the line. She would keep on working, not 14 the
whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn"t take
away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance. |
( )1. A. buying
( )2. A. sat
( )3. A. sufferings
( )4. A. couldn"t
( )5. A. throw
( )6. A. words
( )7. A. Some
( )8. A. brought
( )9. A. die
( )10. A. still
( )11. A. anger
( )12. A. white
( )13. A. middle
( )14. A. writing | B. publishing
B. put
B. experiences
B. needn"t
B. put
B. sentences
B. Much
B. took
B. stay
B. yet
B. joy
B. red
B. last
B. knowing | C. reading
C. placed
C. thoughts
C. mustn"t
C. send
C. pages
C. Enough
C. gave
C. last
C. always
C. surprise
C. gray
C. end
C. thinking | D. lending
D. seated
D. family
D. doesn"t
D. lift
D. books
D. More
D. carried
D. remain
D. then
D. tears
D. pale
D. beginning
D. wanting | | 阅读理解。 | In the United States, when you become rich you want people to know about it. And even if you do
not become very rich you want people to think that you are. That is what "keeping up with the Joneses"
is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days.
He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When
he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich
people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new
neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The
race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They
moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with the rich
lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He
called it "Keeping up with the Joneses" because "Jones" is a very common name in the United States.
"Keeping up with the Joneses" came to mean keeping up with the rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand"s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seemed to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are "Joneses" in every
city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what
one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _______.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don"t want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
2. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _______.
A. live outside New York City
B. live in New York City
C. live in apartmentsD. have many neighbors
3. Arthur Momand used the name "Jones" in his series of short stories because "Jones" is _______.
A. an important name
B. a popular name in the United States
C. his neighbor"s name
D. not a good name
4. The best title for this passage probably is _______.
A. The secret lives of the rich
B. How New Yorkers behave
C. Why being rich is never enough
D. The funny side of being rich | 最新试题
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