阅读理解。 Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went f

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阅读理解。     Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold
the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they
were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn"t found. Dick"s mother left
her three-year-old son without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.
     Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work on a farm. He worked hard
and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was
very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried her,
he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑)for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the
tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?" "Yes, we do, sir, "
answered the shopkeeper. "Is it as expensive as the new one?"
     "No, it"s much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it." "It doesn"t matter,
" said Dick. "My aunt couldn"t read. "1. If     ___ , the family members were hungry.

A. Dick"s father could catch no fish in winter
B. Dick"s father had a boat in winter
C. Dick"s father had to look after him in winter
D. no food was sold in winter

2. The woman had to look after Dick because  __     .A. she was rich
B. his father asked her
C. she was kind-hearted
D. the boy loved her3. Dick wanted to get more money to     __ .A. marry a wife
B. give his aunt nice presents
C. buy a farm
D. build a house4. Dick often went to see his aunt because       _ .A. she felt lonely
B. she was often ill
C. she had no children
D. with her help he grew up5.Dick wanted to buy an old tombstone because  __  _ .A. he had enough money to buy a new one
B. his aunt couldn"t read whose name was engraved
C. his aunt wasn"t going to mind it
D. nobody knew what his aunt"s name was

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阅读理解。     Henry had studied in a university before he came back to his hometown. He thought he had lots of
knowledge and he was supercilious(目中无人).
     At first he was easily given a job in a bank. But he couldn,t get on well with his workmates and often
made mistakes. And soon he was sent away. Then he found a job in a post office, but he still couldn"t be
competent(适任) at it and before long he had to leave. After he had lost the work, his life got worse and
worse and he was often worried about food and clothes. When he hardly asked for some food in the
street, a friend of his aunt,s felt pity for him and asked him to work in his restaurant. Of course he didn"t
like the work at all but it was much better than being hungry. He had to work there.
     One day a young beautiful woman came into the restaurant. She wanted two eggs, some chicken and
a glass of milk. Henry thought she wore beautiful clothes but didn,t have much knowledge. When he was
taking the milk to her, he found there was a fly in the milk, but he still bring it to the woman. As soon as he
left her table, he heard her crying behind.
     "What,s in my milk, waiter?"the woman shouted at him.
     "Haven,t you seen it,s a fly, madam?"asked Henry.
     "It,s terrible!"the woman said angrily.
     "Don,t be angry, madam," Henry said quietly. "It,s too small. It can,t drink much of your milk!"1.Why was Henry supercilious? Because    _    .A. he was rich
B. he thought he knew much more than others
C. he could be competent at all the work
D. he came from a big family2.Why was Henry sent away from the bank?    Because __      .A. he didn"t like there
B. he couldn"t get on well with his workmates
C. he was careless in his work
D. B and C3.Why did the man tell Henry to work in his restaurant?  Because _        .A. he liked the young man
B. he needed a learned man
C. he wanted to help the young man
D. the young man had lots of knowledge4.Henry didn"t bring the woman for another glass of milk because   __    .A. he didn"t like the young woman
B. he knew her well
C. he hoped she went out
D. he hoped she could ask for another drink5.Which of the following is TRUE?A. Henry wanted to find another piece of work.
B. Henry would soon be sent away again.
C. Henry would be given a piece of important work.
D. The manager would be afraid of Henry.

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阅读理解。     One day Jack"s wife was cleaning out a closet(壁橱).
     "Look at all these umbrellas," she said to Jack. "There are eight and they are all broken."
     "I"ll take them to the umbrella shop and have them mended," Jack said.
     Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. "They"ll be ready tomorrow," the
shopkeeper said.
     That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. He sat next to an old woman. She
had an umbrella on the floor near her.
     When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. "Hey!" the woman said.
"That"s my umbrella!"
     "I"m sorry," Jack said, and at the same time he gave the umbrella to her. "I wasn"t thinking. Please
excuse me."
     The next day he got back the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus.
     As he sat down, a voice behind him said, "You certainly have a successful day!"
     He turned around and saw the woman whose umbrella had almost been taken by him the day before.1. Jack"s wife found        umbrellas in the closet.A. eight broken
B. broken eight
C. eight new
D. new eight2. __     had the broken umbrellas mended in the umbrella shop.A. Jack"s wife
B. Jack
C. The shopkeeper
D. The old woman3. That evening the old woman"s umbrella was almost taken by __    .      A. the shopkeeper
B. Jack"s wife
C. Jack
D. the driver4. The next day Jack saw the woman    _    .       A. in the shop
B. at home
C. on the train
D. on the bus5. Which of the following is True?A. Jack had an umbrella shop.
B. The woman"s umbrella was Jack"s.
C. The woman thought Jack was a thief.
D. Jack bought eight umbrellas from the shop again.

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阅读理解。     Jill lived with her grandma. The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself
at home.
     As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her
to work hard at her lessons. Jill had to listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her study. So she
went to collage at last.
     Now the girl has left college. She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr Brown"s
company. She was sure Mr Brown would put her in an important position(位置).
On the first day the boss gave her a broom and said, "Your first work is to sweep the offices."
     "What?" the girl called out in surprise,"I"m a college student, you know."
     "I"m sorry I don"t know that. Here, give me the broom and let me show you!"1. As Jill"s grandma was strong,      __.A. the girl would live with her
B. she did all the housework
C. she kept doing morning exercise
D. she could help her with her lessons2. Jill had enough time, so     __ .A. she put her heart into her study
B. she had time to rest
C. she could play games
D. she did not learn to do the housework3. Jill easily found work because  __    .A. she was strong, too
B. she knew Mr Brown
C. she could do everything
D. she did well in her lessons4.     _  _, so she was surprised.A. Mr Brown didn"t know Jill was a college student
B. Mr Brown didn"t know Jill was good at her subjects
C. Mr Brown didn"t like Jill at all
D. Mr Brown told Jill to be a cleaner5.Which of the following is WRONG?A. Jill hoped to have an important job.
B. Jill couldn"t do any housework at all.
C. Mr Brown had to say sorry to Jill.
D. Jill graduated from a college.

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阅读理解。     When we want to tell other people what we think, we can do it with the help of words. We can also do it in many other ways, too. Sometimes we move our heads up and down when we want to say "yes", and we shake our heads when we want to say "no ". Some people can"t hear or speak. They talk with the help of gestures(手势).People from other countries often have to do it if they don"t know your language.
     Here is a story. An American was once having his holiday in Italy, but he could not speak Italian. One
day he went to a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, the American opened his
mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. In this way he wanted to say "Bring me something to
eat". The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The American shook his head and the waiter understood
that he didn"t want tea. So he took it away and brought him a glass of milk. The American shook his head again. He was very hungry now and looked sad. He was just going to leave the restaurant when another
man came in. When this man saw the waiter, he put his hands on his stomach(胃). In a few minutes there
was a large plate of bread and meat on the table in front of him.1. Sometimes people move their heads     _ when they want to say "yes".A. right and left
B. fast and slow
C. hard and easy
D. up and down2. If people want to say  _     ,they may shake their heads.A. "no"
B. "yes"
C. "words"
D. "OK"3. If you can"t __     ,you may talk with the help of gestures.A. write and read
B. say or sing
C. hear and speak
D. go or come4. The American wanted  ___   .A. to drink a cup of tea
B. to go to bed
C. to have some food
D. to talk with the waiter5. If people want the waiter to bring them something ___    , they"d better put their hands on their stomach.A. to drink
B. to write
C. to speak
D. to eat

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阅读理解。     It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities
and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers.
But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them
and he hardly let them leave the camp.
     Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldn"t work and a young officer, Mr Hunt began to train the new
soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have
a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate.
It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young
men.He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they
drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.
     "I"m sorry, sir," said the first soldier. "I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
     And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier"s turn. He said, "I"m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…"
     Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I"ll punish you at once!"
     "No, no, sir," said the young man. "My bus was all right, but the horse died!"1. The military camp was built in the village to     __.A. stop the soldiers from going to towns
B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends
C. train the new soldiers
D. make the young men live quietly2. Mr Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because      __.A. he was kind to them
B. they felt lonely
C. they had something important to do
D. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because     __ .A. a traffic accident had happened
B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
C. the nine soldiers would come back
D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because       __.A. something was wrong with their buses
B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back
D. they all drank much in the town5. Which answer do you think is true?A. You"ll believe only the last soldier.
B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.
C. You"ll believe none of the nine soldiers.
D. The officer won"t punish his soldiers.

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