阅读理解。 My goddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry Factory in Sacramento, Californi
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My goddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine"s Day rush of 2011. We"d been preparing hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country. By the end of the day and I were exhausted. Shari didn"t seem tired. That was what Shari liked doing especially when she gave someone else something. I"d seen her give away berries to everybody-parking attendants, mail carriers, hairdressers. "For me?" they"d say, breaking into a smile. As a "thank you", Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-munite wait at her favorite restaurant. "No big deal. There"s another place just up the road," she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in. While the waitress took our drink orders Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. "I want you to have these," she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. "Will she love those berries!"I said to myself. But the waitress seemed extremely surprised. She hardly let out a "Thank you" before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen. A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. " I apologize," she said. " It"s just …my best friend and I made an agreement to send each other something every Valentine"s Day. But she passed last year. I didn"t know how I"d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box." "I"m so sorry to hear that," said Shari. " It"s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them." "Oh, I will," the waitress said. " See, every year we always sent each other the same thing: a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favorite store, The Berry Factory. |
1. The first paragraph is mainly about _____. |
A. something about Shari"s job B. something about The Berry Factory C. how they celebrated Valentine"s Day D. what they did on Valentine"s Day |
2. Why did the waitress apologize to Shari? |
A. Because she had a bad service to Shari B. Because she didn"t express her thanks to Shari C. Because she didn"t pay for the strawberries D. Because she didn"t take Shari"s drink order |
3. What do we know about the waitress? |
A. She was unhappy with Shari"s gift B. She was a new customer at Shari"s store C. She would be very depressed without Shari"s gift D. She was reminded of her dead friend by Shari"s gift |
4. What"s the right order of the following events? a. The author, Joan and Shari arranged gift baskets. b. The waitress" friend sent her a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. c. The author, Joan and Shari went to a restaurant up the road. d. Shari gave the waitress a box of strawberries. |
A. a, b, d, c B. a, c, d, b C. b,d,a,c D. b,a,c,d |
5. Which of the following words can be used to describe Shari? |
A. Kind and generous B. Humorous and intelligent C. Energetic but careless D. Hard-working but selfish |
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1-5: DBCBA |
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In our home it was natural to fear our father . Even our mother was afraid of him. As children, my sister and I thought every family was like that. Every family had an unpredictable dad who was impossible to please and a praying mom who was there to protect the children. We were good children. Mom was always telling us we were, even if Daddy couldn"t see it . part of this was because we didn"t dare to do anything. Then came the day we found something new and fun to do. We worked at drawing with chalk on our wooden front door and making lots of pretty pictures all over it. We had a great time. We thought Mom would love it and praise us. The praise we expected did not come. Instead, Mom was mad. We did not understand why, but we knew we were in big trouble! Off we ran to find a place to hid. In our wooded yard it was not hard for two small children to find safety. Together, we hid behind a tree and did not move. Soon we heard the frightened voices of Mom and our neighbors calling out to us. The sun set and it began to get dark. Those around us became more anxious, and we became more frightened. However, we still didn"t move. As we clung (紧紧拥抱) together in the dark, we became aware of yet another voice, one we recognized with great fear: our daddy. But there was something strangely different about it. In it we heard something we had never heard before: fear, agony (痛苦) and despair. Then came his prayers in tearful voice. Our daddy was promising God that he would give his life to him if he would safely return his girls. Nothing in our lives had prepared us for this kind of shock. Neither of us remembers making a decision to come out. We were drawn to him like a magnet (磁铁), our fears disappearing into the forest. We didn"t know yet if we actually took steps or if God somehow moved us out and into Daddy"s arms. What we do remember were those strong, loving arms holding us and crying, hugging us like we were precious. Things were different after that. We had a new daddy. Our whole family was changed by a piece of chalk. |
1. From the first two paragraphs, we can learn _____. |
A. the author was very naughty when young B. the children were proud of their mother C. the author"s father was difficult to please D. the author"s father was afraid of her mother |
2. The children"s drawing on the door _____. |
A. brought them great trouble B. gained their mother"s praise C. made their father very angry D. failed to meet their mother"s demands |
3. Which shows the children"s emotional change when they heard their father"s voice? |
A. Anxious→content →miserable B. Frightened→happy→depressed C. Excited→fearful→desperate D. Scared→shocked→moved |
4. The underlined sentence"We had a new daddy"implies that _____. |
A. the relationship between the family members changed B. the author"s father developed an interest in drawing C. the author"s mother found a new husband D. the children were afraid of their new father |
5. What"s the best title of the passage? |
A. The belief in God B. A piece of chalk C. The big trouble of my mother D. A painful memory of my childhood. |
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Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a 1 in a cotton mill(纱厂),but he was often 2 to work because of poor health. The family couldn"t 3 to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went 4 . After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was 5 what to do when Mr Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ~ 100 to start his own 6 . It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a 7 in scrap metal (废弃金属). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and 8 plenty of money. Jack 9 working hard. After one year he succeeded in 10 the ~ 100. By the time Jack was 30 years old he had 11 his first million, and he wanted to 12 this achievement by doing something " 13 ". With all his money it was 14 to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, " Baines Castle" was built in the 15 of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country. Jack has recently sold "Baines Castle" for ~ 500 million, 16 Jack still can"t get used to 17 the good life. He can often 18 drinking with the locals at the local pub(酒吧). "I remember being very 19 as a child, but never 20 as a child,"says Jack,"and I will never forget where I came from and who I am. " |
( )1. A. job ( )2. A. able ( )3. A. offer ( )4. A. wrong ( )5. A. seeing ( )6. A. school ( )7. A. problem ( )8. A. spent ( )9. A. enjoyed ( )10. A. developing ( )11. A. given ( )12. A. remember ( )13. A. common ( )14. A. impossible ( )15. A. ground ( )16. A. so ( )17. A. using ( )18. A. be found ( )19. A. rich ( )20. A. proud | B. work B. glad B. like B. hungry B. wondering B. farm B. purpose B. borrowed B. preferred B. saving B. made B. honour B. simple B. possible B. front B. and B. sparing B. find B. poor B. satisfied | C. company C. unable C. expect C. ill C. doubting C. business C. future C. wasted C. ptomised C. repaying C. taken C. celebrate C. interestin C. obvious C. spot C. or C. living C. look for C. healthy C. unhappy | D. house D. eager D. afford D. bad D. preparing D. store D. principle D. earned D. hated D. paying D. lost D. recognize D. grand D. basic D. heart D. but D. keeping D. be looked for D. well D. happy |
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Mark Twain was a great writer. He was born in 1835 in the USA. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to his talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. One day,Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he"d better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hands and said, "It doesn"t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don"t think they will come to visit me. " After he arrived at the town,Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room,but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew around him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. "I"m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town," one of them said to him. Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, "The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn"t come into the wrong room. " What he said made all the people present laugh heartily. But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. |
1. Why did many people like to listen to Mark Twain"s talk? |
A. Because he a great writer. B. Because he liked to anyone. C. Because of his sense of humour. D. Because he wrote good novels. |
2. That day Mark Twain went to the town _____. |
A. to see one of his friends B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there D. to see one of his relatives |
3. The waiters felt sorry because _____. |
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain B. their hotel was too small C. the room was not very clean D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain"s room |
4. All the people present laughed heartily because ____. |
A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn"t come into the wrong room B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain"s room number C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents D. Mark Twain made a joke. |
5. From the story we know _____ . |
A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after MarkTwain well at night C. Mark Twain didn"t have a good rest that night D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer |
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Richard Gray was a famous explorer (勘探者). He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp (宿营地) where he had been the night before. Cray had walked in a circle. He was lost. Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn"t walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘) , and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him. " Water...water..." he said. " I"m terribly sorry , old boy , " replied the man, " but I haven"t got any water with me. " " Help me ! " shouted Gray , " I"m a rich man...a millionaire... I"ll give you anything. " "That"s very nice of you, old boy," said the man, " Look,I can"t give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?" "A tie? Of course not ! " screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked(破裂) and dry. He couldn"t breathe. He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel. "Is it a mirage(幻景) ?" he thought," Am I dying?" He stood up and staggered(蹒跚) down the dune. A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door. " Water...water...a bath ! Food ! " screamed Gray. "I"m sorry, you can"t come into this hotel,"said the waiter. " Why not? I"ve got plenty of money...I"m a millionaire. " " Ah, " replied the waiter, " but you aren"t wearing a tie ! " |
1. The famous explorer____. |
A. had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon B. had traveled all over the world C. had walked across Death Valley D. had ever been a millionaire |
2. Death Valley is _____ . |
A. a valley where people may die from loss of water B. a dead place where people dare not go C. a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat D. a place"s name |
3. Two days later Richard Gray_____. |
A. was lost in a circle B. was drunk C. began to search for water in the desert D. crawled to the top of a dune to see a man |
4. Gray saw _____ from the top of the next dune. |
A. a large good hotel B. many swimming girls C. a lot of drinking water D. a beautiful mirage |
5. At last Richard Gray____. |
A. got some water to drink B. was not permitted to enter the hotel C. was very sorry for the waiter D.was dying |
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When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 1 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 2 . All day, I seem to remember, I 3 on the sands with strange 4 children. We made houses and gardens, and 5 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 6 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rockpools. In those days the 7 seemed to shine always brightly 8 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 9 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 10 in one"s pockets or good places where one could 11 ice-creams. Each day seemed a lifetime. Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 12 is much the same as it was, I 13 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 14 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 15 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 16 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers. Sometimes I 17 what my ideal (理想中的) holiday will be like when I am 18 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 19 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 20 on too many ice-creams.... |
( )1. A. teacher ( )2. A. sea ( )3. A. played ( )4. A. moving ( )5. A. made ( )6. A. rolled ( )7. A. light ( )8. A. and ( )9. A. exploring ( )10. A. sweets ( )11. A. make ( )12. A. house ( )13. A. hardly ( )14. A. waves ( )15. A. destroy ( )16. A.But ( )17. A. wonder ( )18. A. strong ( )19. A. children ( )20. A. happy | B. parents B. lake B. slept B. excited B. brought B. jumped B. sun B. yet B. examining B. sand B. sell B. holiday B. almost B. tides B. fix B. However B. feel B. weak B. boy B. tired | C. nurse C. mountain C. sat C. anxious C. watched C. turned C. moon C. but C. repairing C. ice-creams C. buy C. garden C. still C. hands C. use C. Otherwise C. understand C. young C. girls C. sad | D. younger sister D. river D. stood D. nervous D. heard D. climbed D. lamp D. or D. measuring D. money D. offer D. tide D.perhaps D. feet D. build D. Besides D. believe D. old D. grown-ups D. sick |
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