阅读理解 I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the
I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was
injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court. After the
accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day.
But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good
reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only
fair that I should pay him.
But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three
patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each
time. The final examination report only contained ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew
very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited
to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to fire him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Because of my inexperience, I told the insurance the date I was
leaving America. Knowing that, they played for, time …and I left without getting a cent.
My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is
everything. It is more important than friendship, honor or professional morality; secondly, foreigners are
still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its advantages and
disadvantages.
1. The author’s roommate offered to help him because ________.
A. he felt sorry for the author.
B. he thought it was a chance to make some money
C. he knew the doctor was a very good one
D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
2. A good lawyer is important for the author to ________.
A. be properly treated
B. talk with the person responsible for the accident
C. recover before he leaves America
D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
3. Which is wrong according the the passage?
A. The author has learned a lot through the experience.
B. Everything about America is advantageous.
C. The author"s roommate helped him but charged for that.
D. The author"s final examination report only contained ten lines but cost $215.
4. The word charge in the passage means _____.
A. be responsible
B. entertain
C. ask to pay
D. repay
5. What conclusion can you draw from this story?
A. Going to court is something very common in America.
B. One must be very careful while driving a car.
C. There are more disadvantages in America than advantages.
D. Money is more important than other things in the US.
to his city. After arriving at the city, there was still a long way to his house without any bus passing by the
house. His mother walked to his home breathlessly for 40 minutes without taking a taxi in order to save
money.
My friend felt bitter as well as funny as his mother’s deeds. He pointed to the cashmere (山羊绒) and
silk quilts and said, “So long as you have money, you can buy anything in the supermarket. There is no
need for you to carry so much cotton here in such a long way.”
But his mother insisted and said, “The cotton of this year is light and warmth-keeping. Have a try and
you will know!”
Maybe every parent is the same, caring for their children with stubborn love without caring about
whether they know or like it.
This early spring, I went to visit my grandmother. We had dry beans stew （炖菜）, eggplant salad
bar, sauce radish （酱萝卜条）for our dinner, all of which were dried by my grandmother last autumn
and tasted wonderful. I loved the dishes to my heart’s content and could not help praising them again and
again.
After a few days, my grandmother, who seldom visited us, came to my home and unpacked her bag,
smilin gly taking out bags of dried eggplants, dried beans and dried vegetable. She told me that I left so
hastily last time that she forgot to give me some of these foods, so she took this chance to bring me what I
liked.
I was speechless at that time. Due to my casual complimentary her food, my grandmother , a nearly
70-year-old lady, by taking three buses from the west of the city to the east, came to my home with the
food I liked. But she was bus-sick in life and even seldom went strolling in the street.
My pretty girlfriend had a failed marriage in the past. After divorce, her parents shed the deepest
protection and care to her by helping her attend to the child and offering financial aids. Her parents’love
made her pull herself together and forgot the man who had hurt her before.
Nonetheless, her father, an honest and upright old man, after hearing his ex-son-in-law got promoted
in his company, felt terrifically irritatedand went to his company to question his boss why a
philanderingman with corrupt conducts could get promoted. The whole office fell into a mess immediately
and many staff just watched on the sidelines. Some people even whispered lightly, "It is a new era now
and the relationship between men and women is very open. No one would care about that any more!"
The old man stood silently in the office with his hands shivering and eyes tearing.
That night, my girlfriend cried heavily in front of me. I asked her whether it was her father’s stupid
deeds that made her feel humiliated. But she said that she felt guilty for her dad and that though the rest
of the whole world betrayed her, her old father would still back her up and help her get the justice she
deserved, just as when she was young and the neighboring boy grabbed her ball, her father would get it
back for her. However, this changed world was no longer the stage for her old father and his deeds
became funnily obsolete. No one managed to see the real and ever-lasting love to his daughter behind his
seemingly rude behaviors.
Now we have grown up, so much so that we could support our family and have our own children.
But in our parents’ heart, they are still worried that we do not have sufficient quilts and dried vegetables.
They would not feel troubled to bring all these to us regardless of long tough journey. They even would
not like us to suffer a bit and try all means to protect us without caring about whether what they do is
awkward and stupid or no
Who in the world would love us so deeply and relentlessly without asking for any repay? Only our
parents!
1. What does the author want to tell us?
A. The love from our parents is real and deep though sometime it doesn"t appear so.
B. The love from our parents is awkward sometime, which is rather annoying.
C. Children should appreciate parents" love because their life is so hard.
D. The world is changing so the love of parents should change too.
2. What does the underlined world "humiliate" in the eleventh paragraph mean?
A. guilty
B. Moved
C. happy
D. ashamed
3. How many examples are there in the passage?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. four
4. After the author"s girlfriend"s former husband got promoted, her farther _____?
A. congratulated him
B. Made his daughter marry him again
C. had a quarrel with him
D. argued with his boss
5.What kind of woman is the author"s grandmother?
A. upright and honest
B. loving and troublesome
C. thoughtful and careful
D. generous and active
In this children"s story, suited to younger children, we have an adventure with Trevor. He is a taxi.
Trevor loves his life:
"Sometimes he takes patients to the nursing home, where they can get better after being ill, and
sometimes he takes people home when they have been shopping, and Stan puts all their packages inside
Trevor"s boot, so they will not get wet or broken."
The black cab, in this adventure, goes far beyond the call of duty whilst he achieves his wildest dreams! What could this be? Well you will just have to read this short story for yourself!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: The Girl Who Believed In Fairys
The fairy queen is upset and the elves just don"t know what to do:
""Oh dear, oh dear," sobbed the queen, getting her hankie all wet with her constant crying. For the
twelfth time that day, Elgie the chief elf took her hankie and wrung it out on to the carpet of grass that
grew all around the palace."
How will they manage to help the queen? Why was she so unhappy? There is only one person that
can help! Can she do it? This is a lovely fairy tale that will glow the embers of your heart - only for young
little princesses!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: The Envious Kings
This story is suitable for 6 years and upwards.
Unfolding in the story pages of this recommendation is a children"s story about two envious kings
who were competing with each other:
"In spite of the easy life that the two kings had, they were not happy, for each of them kept thinking
that the other one had a bigger and better palace, or owned more horses, or had more jewels or even
had creamier milk."
They were both petty and, through their envy, they caused themselves much trouble. Who do you
think saved the day? Well, you will just have to read the story to find out!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: The Wise Old Woman
This story is probably suited to the 8 year old age range and upwards, although would appeal to
adults, alike.
Here I introduce you to one of my kids on-line stories listed on the writing and literature section of
Hubpages. In this parable you will find a magical world of wisdom involving trees, people and someone
very special.
"As she stood and watched, the knowledge melted into her and the sapling grew...The magical
transition took her breath away and as she watched on with ore, she noticed something strange."
So, what was this strangeness and magical transition? Let me leave you with wonderment ... and a
click of the link!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids: Unusual Stories - Faffenburger"s Odyssey
This story is probably more suited to the older child. So who is Faffenburger? Well with one of these
free on-line short stories for kids, we enter into a different realm. A world of nonsense as Faffenburger
moves within alpha and omega. This is a rather unusual story as you will find out!
"My friend, Henry Faffenburger stomped down the long lane on his short stumpy legs, moonlight
glancing off his bald-spot, which was a little surprising as there was no moon that night. As he rounded
the bend, he saw a pair of headlights coming toward him. They drew level, and stopped. A small man
with yellow eyes emerged from the darkness behind the lights, and enquired if Faffenburger would like
a lift.
"Where are you going ?" asked my friend. "Wherever you want to go", replied the owner of the
yellow eyes."
So, the adventure begins! Where will they go? Alpha, Omega or just the middle? After all, it was a
long summer - especially the middle! Take a closer look at this - you might find something a little more
strange and a little more hidden that you have noticed before. Intrigued? Well you should be with
Faffenburger"s Odyssey!
1.This passage gives us information about ________?
A. Story books for adults
B. On-line stories for adults
C. Story books for children
D. On-line stories for children
2.Which story is more suitable for the older children?
A.Trevor The Taxi
B.Faffenburger"s Odyssey
C.The Wise Old Woman
D.The Envious Kings
3.You can find the character "queen" in__________?
A.The Envious Kings
B.The Girl Who Believed In Fairys
C.The Wise Old Woman
D.Trevor The Taxi
4.Who will find the passage useful?
A.parents with children
B. children who loves stories
C. teachers in high school
D. experts who concern children
5. According to the passage, the kings in "The Envious Kings" can be described as_______?
A..envious
B. powerful
C. rude
D. ugly
2 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 3 interested in the differences in her friends" 4
that she would spend hours 5 them. After 6 college she went to France for a 7 two-year class
in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 8 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 9 of what she
needs to know simply 10 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 11 she also has machines
12 help her make 13 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 14 great
help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 15 of what kind of person the 16 is. "I wouldn"t go
out with a fellow 17 I didn"t like his handwriting." She says. But she 18 she fell in love with her
future husband, a young policeman 19 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 20 ,
however.
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| A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller"s face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn"t. When she believed that the head didn"t fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!" 1. The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because _______. A. they didn"t want to stop playing B. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head C. they didn"t want to have their pictures taken D. the traveller was not doing well with her camera 2. The traveller made an apology to (向……道歉) the head because _______. A. she thought it was not right to take people"s pictures without telling them beforehand(事先) B. the children would lose their souls C. she had stayed in the village too long D. she didn"t take a picture of the head first 3. The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______. A. the head was very interested in her camera B. the head wanted to learn to take pictures C. she was afraid of the head D. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing 4. When the head smiled, it"s clear that _______ . A. the children wanted to play with her B. the traveller didn"t know what the children meant C. he wanted the traveller to tell him something else D. the traveller didn"t let him speak 5. Which of the following is NOT right? A. The traveller knew something about people in some countries. B. The children wouldn"t mind if the traveller took pictures of them. C. The head was afraid that the traveller"s camera would hurt the children. D. The traveller didn"t understand why the children shouted. | |||
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