阅读理解。 After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a
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| 阅读理解。 |
After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the
boy home, but he was interested in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy
(肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they
were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal
power lifter, and I knew about overcoming difficulties and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, "Why me?" He spoke about
winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn"t
mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for
the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my
briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of
a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles (困难) than I ever would. He looked at it
for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, "You are a champion. You eamed that medal.
Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you."
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew"s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They
wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dear Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to tet you know
that the doctors tell me that I don"t have long time to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win, a gold medal, but I know now I will never get
to do that. However, I know I"m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give
me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Your friend,
Matthew |
| 1. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because ____. |
A. he was also good at weight lifting
B. he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal
C. he was one of the author"s fans
D. he admired the author very much |
| 2. From the underlined sentence in the third paragraph we can know the boy never complained about ____. |
A. how unlucky he was to have this disease
B. not being able to go to school
C. why the author had never come to see him before
D. not getting a medal |
| 3. From the passage we learn that ____. |
A. Matthew was an athlete
B. Matthew had a positive attitude towards life
C. The author used to have the same disease as Matthew
D. Matthew became a champion before he died |
| 4. Matthew didn"t accept the author"s medal because ____. |
A. he thought it was too expensive
B. he was sure that he could win one in the future
C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon
D. he would not be pitied by others |
| 5. What would be the best title of this passage? |
A. A Sick Boy
B. A Special Friend
C. A Real Champion
D. A Famous Athlete |
答案
| 1-5: DABDC |
举一反三
| 阅读理解。 |
Some time ago, I discovered a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one
morning carrying the chair that had a broken leg. I didn"t think there would be any difficulty in getting it
mended. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly recaption (接待). I was quite wrong. The man
wouldn"t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth-so I
decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the
shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes. How much do
you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I"ll give you twenty pounds." "It"s got a
slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it"s nothing."
Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I
asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I"ll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You"ve
just sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I"ve changed my mind. I"m sorry, I"ll give you twenty-seven
pounds for it." "Your must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want.
You want me to repair your chair." "You"re right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked
in and said, "Would you mend this chair for me?"" "I wouldn"t have agreed to do it," he said. "We don"t do
repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I"ll mend this for you, shall we say for five?" He
was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing. |
| 1. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ____. |
A. was rather impolite
B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair |
| 2. The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ____. |
A. changed his mind
B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer"s purpose
D. decided to help the writer |
| 3. How much did the writer pay? |
A.￡5.
B.￡7.
C.￡20.
D.￡27. |
| 4. From the text, we can learn that the writer was ____. |
A. honest
B. careful
C. smart
D. funny |
| 5. The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means ____. |
A. a plan for doing things
B. a decision to sell things
C. an idea of repairing things
D. a way of doing things |
| 阅读理解。 |
Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small
inn (旅馆) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they
decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to
go to bed hungrily, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were
therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there
that night.
"Are you still serving dinner?" asked Mr. Smith.
"Yes, certainly, sir," answered the man, "We serve it until half past nine."
"Well, sir," continued the man, "We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch
from twelve to three in the aftemoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine."
"But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sight of London!" said Mrs. Smith. |
| 1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ____ in the past. |
A. often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey
B. travelled to many places
C. often stayed in a small inn
D. made a lot of money |
| 2. They decided to go to a really good hotel because ____. |
A. it was famous
B. it was difficult to find a cheap hotel
C. it was near many interesting places
D. they now had enough money |
| 3. When they arrived at the hotel, they found ____. |
A. no meals were served after seven
B. dinner was still being served
C. they had arrived too late
D. they had to go to bed hungrily |
| 4. When the man told them the time of meals at the hotel, Mrs. Smith felt ____. |
A. disappointed
B. excited
C. delighted
D. satisfied |
| 阅读理解。 |
Mr. Scott has worked at a police station since he left army five years ago. He"s brave and has already caught
many thieves. He was promoted (提升) to the rank of officer last month. Now he works harder.
It was Mrs Scott"s birthday yesterday. The woman thought her husband was very busy,and she decided to
hold a small party only with her husband. Mr. Scott agreed with her and they didn"t invite any friends of theirs
to the party. At noon he didn"t go home for lunch and went to a shop. There he bought an expensive diamond
necklace for his wife. He hoped to put it on her neck with his own hands at the party. To his sorrow, a rich
woman"s house was broken into and some jewellery was stolen, and at once he was sent there to solve the cas
e (案件). When he came back to his office, it was late at night. He was tired and hungry. He brought out the
necklace and was going to leave when he was asked to answer a telephone. Several minutes later when he came
into his office, he found the necklace was gone, and he saw the case (盒子) only on his table. He became very
angry and called all the policemen in and told them about it. But nobody acknowledged (承认) having stolen the
necklace.
"I"ll give you a chance," said Mr. Scott, "All the lights will be tumed off. The man who took the necklace
away will be able to put the necklace into the case in the dark."
A few minutes later, Mr. Scott tumed on the lights again. To his surprise, the case was also stolen. |
| 1. Mr. Scott had been ____ before he worked at the police station. |
A. a government official
B. a school teacher
C. a soldier
D. a worker |
| 2. Mr. Scott was promoted because ____. |
A. he had been in the army
B. he was young
C. he had worked there for five years
D. he did his duty better than his workmates |
| 3. Having read the story, we can know ____. |
A. Mr. and Mrs. Scott loved each other
B. the necklace was the most expensive in the town
C. the Scotts had a few friends there
D. Mr. Scott was the richest at the police station |
| 4. ____, the necklace was stolen. |
A. When Mr. Scott was sent to the woman"s house
B. When Mr. Scott went to the shop
C. When Mr. Scott went to answer the telephone
D. When the lamps were turned off |
| 5. At last, _____. |
A. Mr. Scott knew who had stolen the necklace
B. Mr. Scott lost both the necklace and the case
C. the thief put the necklace back into the case
D. Mr. Scott caught the thief in his office |
| 阅读理解。 |
"BANG!" the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one
side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. "Never set foot in this house again!" stormed father. With tears welling up
in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.
The street lights were shining, causing rather sad feelings. I wandered aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another
space: happy and care-free.
But now...I don"t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in
our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me. Whenever he do something
wrong, he never admits it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there
is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As
I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me
company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still
on.
I thought to myself:"Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?"
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they
were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. I can"t stand his outrageous (蛮
横的)words:"I can"t throw you away, let alone these old papers!"
All the lights were off except father"s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn"t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never
showed any mercy or any moment of regret. After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep
and then tucking (帮助盖被子) me underneath the covers.
This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has
become his second nature.
The light was still on. "Am I wrong?" I whispered, maybe... With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I
had never been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks.
I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love-it"s second to
none. |
1. Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father"s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim. |
A. b,e,d,c,a
B. b,e,c,d,a
C. b,e,a,c,d
D. b,e,c,a,d |
| 2. What made the writer think of his childhood? |
A. The sight of the street lights.
B. The sight of the empty street.
C. The sight of a father with a child in his arms.
D. The sight of light in his own house. |
| 3. Why do you think the father often shouts at his son? |
A. Perhaps the father is getting older and older.
B. Perhaps the son has already grown up.
C. Perhaps they never agree with each other.
D. Perhaps the father has got used to doing that. |
| 4. What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage? |
A. The father treats his son in an unfair way.
B. The father is actually kind to his son.
C. The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.
D. The father is always finding fault with his son. |
| 阅读理解。 |
July 16th was a bad day for Mr. Arthur Johnson. In the morning, he set out from his home in Santa
Barbara, Califomia. It was the start of his summer holidays and he decided to visit Wends at Las Vegas,
then he hoped to go fishing in Lake Mead, 40 km from Las Vegas.
Johnson"s troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert. His car went wrong
and he tried to repair it. Then, to make matters worse, his attempts to start the car used up the battery (电
池) and left it useless. After Johnson had waited an hour in the hot sun, a Canadian driver, John Williams,
stopped and tried to help him. When both men failed, Williams promised to telephone a workshop to ask it
to send a truck to pull the car away and repair its fuel pump.
Johnson left the keys in his car and sat in the shade of a large tree. Soon he fell asleep. While he was
sleeping, a repair truck arrived from San Pedro (the nearest town) and pulled his car away. Later on,
Johnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen his car. He started to walk back towards San Pedro
but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert.
Johnson looked like a man wanted in Los Angels for robbery, so the police detained him at San Pedro
for the night. The next day, Johnson telephoned his friends in Los Angeles. They drove to San Pedro and
made the police believe that Johnson was a harmless salesman, so they set him free. |
| 1. Johnson"s car went wrong ____. |
A. after he had passed San Pedro
B. before he left Santa Barbara
C. when he was getting near the Mojave Desert
D. not far from Los Angeles |
| 2. Which way did Williams go when he left Johnson? |
A. He drove on to Las Vegas.
B. He went back to Los Angeles.
C. Perhaps he went to San Pedro.
D. He continued his journey to Canada. |
| 3. The underlined word "detained" most probably means ____. |
A. to put into prison
B. to question seriously
C. to examine carefully
D. to keep in the police station |
| 4. Which is the best title of this passage? |
A. A Bad Day for Arthur Johnson
B. An Unlucky Car and the Driver
C. An Unpleasant Trip in the Desert
D. A Badly-planned Journey |
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