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1、阅读理解专项训练(A) A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500, 000 CDs a years and has made him into a millionaire ( & ra JS) at the age of 24. “ I could see that this was the future of shopping, &#

2、39;' says Stirling. "Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking (i敲击)on your computer. And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours! ” Accord

3、ing to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we' 11 do our shopping over the net： it' s easier, quicker and cheaper. Shops and supermarkets will be the past. ”1. Dave Stiring started his business from.A. his homeB. his companyC. the office D.the country2. How has Stir

4、ling become so richA. By making ice cream.B. By making advertisements.C. By selling ideas to others.D. By selling CDs over theInternet.3. If you pay $15 for a CD in the store, how much should you pay for it over the netA. $15.B. $12C. $.D. $304. By shopping over the net, you won' t .A. spend the

5、 time and the moneyB. drive your car anymoreC. click on your computerD. get into the storeby yourself5. What can we learn from the passageA. More than half of the Americans prefer to shop over the met.B Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future.C. Some people don' t like to go shoppi

6、ng over the Internet.D. It' s easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net.（B） One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents （帐篷）and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.In the afternoon when they were about ten kilom

7、eters from their camp（营地），it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp , and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How cou

8、ld he take his friends back to the campBob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometers in such cold weather!It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped.

9、Where they None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree It was one of their tents!1. John and his two friends went to the forest to .A. build their campB. find their way homeC. enjoy the mountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest2. They could not find their w

10、ay back because .A. there was only one road to their campB they couldn' t decide which of the two roads led to their tents.C. there were no roads in the mountains at allD. everything was covered by the white snow3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to.A. John' s house B th

11、e camp C. the forest D. the mountains 4. The horses stopped because .B. it was getting lateB they were tired after running for a long wayC. they knew that they had got to the campD. they had seen John' s house5. The story happenedA. on a cold winter dayB. on a dark snowy eveningC. in a cold camp

12、 far from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen(C) Once Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister (宰相).He said that the Minister would die the next day. The next day, the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men

13、to catch Effendi at once.When Effendi was brought to his, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you' 11 die today.Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know I'

14、 11 die two days earlier than you. " The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he left Effendi go.1. This story tells us .A. how Effendi fooled the king B. when the king would dieC. why the Minis

15、ter diedD. Effendi knew the date ofeveryonef s death2. The Prime Minister died because .A. Effendi killed himB. Effendi said he would dieC. he was badly illD. he fell off the horse3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi' s own deathA. Because the king wanted to know when

16、he himself would die.B. Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill EffendiC. Because he himself had known the date of Effendi * s death.D. Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.4. The king let Effendi go because .A. he hoped to live a long lifeB. he was afraid of EffendiC. he didn&

17、#39; t believe Effendi' s words D. he knew he would die two days later5. Which of the following is NOT trueA. Effendi played a joke in the Minister.B The king was afraid of death.C. Effendi didn' t know when the king would die.D. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days late

18、r.(D) Mr and Mrs White had two sons and three daughters. One Sunday, Mrs White said to her husband, “The children don' t have any lessons today, and you' re free too. There' s a new funfair (i游乐J次)in the park. Let' s all go there to play. ”Her husband said, “I want to finish some wor

19、k today. "Oh, forgetit. Go there and make our children happy. That' s the most important work. " Mrs White said.So Mr and Mrs White took their children to the funfair. Mr White was forty-five years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to ano

20、ther, and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother, “Dad is just like a small child, isn' t he, Mom“ Mrs White didn' t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered. "He is even worse than a small child, Mary, because he might spend more money th

21、an a small child. ”1. There were children in the White family.A. twoB threeC. fourD. five2. One Sunday, Mr and Mrs White wanted to go to with their children.A. school B work C. a funfair D. a shop3. Mr White liked the place so much that he A. bought lots of sweetsB. followed his wife all the timeC.

22、hurried from one thing to another D. asked a lot of questions4. From the story we know Mrs White when Mary asked her the questionsB. was a little angryA. was still excited to play with Mr. WhiteC. looked for Mr. White everywhere D. ate a lot of sweets5. Of all he family member, enjoyed playing there

23、 most that Sunday.A. Mr. White B. Mrs. White C. Mary D. the boys（E） Chinese people call the Spring Festival 'Nian' . But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster （妖怪）A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. S

24、o it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during the winter.One day, an old man came to a village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things-the color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums

25、 and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks （放鞭炮）to make Nian go away.On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was really afraid and ran away. Wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian

26、 was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster.After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the night. In the morning

27、 people greet each otherhappily. So now we have the Spring Festival.1. From the story, Nian seemed to be long, long ago.A. exciting B. interesting C. boring D. terrible2. The monster Nian ate people in winter because it.B. had no food to eatD. like to eat people inD. A, B and CA. wanted to make peop

28、le afraidC. celebrate the Spring Festival a village3. Nian was afraid of.A. red B. fire C. noiset killed until4. The monster Nian wasn tB the old man came to aD. people knew what it was passageB. What People did to NianD. What the Spring FestivalA. it had eaten all the animals villageC. it was too t

29、ired to run away afraid of5. What is the best title for theA. How the Spring Festival CameC. How People Celebrate Nian was(F) It was the end-of-year party. I had asked my mother to makeus cookies. Mom' s chocolate chips were the best.But two o' clock, and there was no sigh of her. Most of th

30、e other mothers had come and gone, dropping off their cakes and chips. Theparty went on, but I wouldn， t leave the window. The three o' clock bell soon took me away from my thoughts. I took my bag and walked out for home.The house was empty when I arrived. My heart was filled with anger（气愤）. For

31、 the first time in my life, my mother had let me down. I was lying on my bed when I heard her coming. uRobbie,'' she called out. uWhere are you“ She was looking for me from room to room, but I kept silent.When she entered my room, I didn' t move, 'T m so sorry, “ she said. "I go

32、t busy and forgot. She began to laugh. I couldn' t believe it. I turned over and found that she wasn' t laughing but crying. "I' m so sorry. I let my boy down. " She cried like a little girl. I had never seen my mother cry.“It' s OK, Mom, " I said, “We didn' t need

33、 those cookies. There was plenty of food to eat. Don' t cry. It' s all right. " We held each other in a long hug （拥抱）.1. The story happened .A. on my birthday B during Christmas C. before Christmas D. before the New Year' s Day2. I didn' t leave the window because I want .A. to

34、see my mother comingB. to enjoy the partyC. to get some cookiesD. to go to the party3. I lay down on my bed and kept silent because I was .A. tired B. angry C. hungryD. exciteddid my mother cry and say that she was sorryB. Because she was too busy to go to the party.B Because she couldn' t find

35、me.C. Because she didn' t support me.D. Because she needed those cookies.5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passageA. The boy expected his mother to send the chocolate chips to the party.B The boy' s mother could cook chocolate chips better than the other mums.C. The boy，

36、 s mother was angry with the boy so she didn' t show up.D. The boy didn' t enjoy the party though he had enough chips to eat.(G) There were three professors at the railway station. They were deep in conversation. The train has just arrived, but they didn' t notice it. Then the guard shou

37、ted, uTake your seats, please!'The professors heard the guard and rushed for the train. Two of them got on the train. Two of them got on the train before it moved.The third one was left behind. It was Professor Egghead. He looked worried.One of the professor1 s students was at the station. He tr

38、ied to comfort the professor. " It wasn， t really bad, sir. " said the students. u Two out of three caught the train. That * s quite good, you know. ” “I know, “ the professor said. "But it was my train. My friends only came to say goodbye.1. The three professors were busy at the rail

39、way station. A. talkingB. getting on the train C. working D.doing research work2. As soon as the professors heard what the guard said, . A. they said goodbye to each otherB they all got on the trainC. only two of them got on the trainD. none of them got on the train3. Professor Egghead felt worried

40、.A. because only he didn' t catch the trainB because he couldn' t find his ticketC. because his two friends who came to see him off got on the train D. because he didn' t know where to get on the train4. Professor Egghead was too careless .A. to miss the trainB to catch the trainC. to ge

41、t to the station on timeD. to get on the wrong train5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passageA. None of the professors were careful.B All the three professors made a mistake on the day.C. The professor s student comforted him because he didn' t know the truth.D. It was quite

42、 good because only one professor missed the train.（H） Not long before a university professor made several experiments （试验）with different animals to find out which was the most intelligent. He found out that monkeys were more intelligent than other animals.In one experiment the professor put a monkey

43、 in a room where there were several small boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes. One small box had some food inside it. The professor wanted to watch the monkey and to find out how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The professor left the room. He waited a few minutes outside the do

44、or. Then he knelt （跪下）down and put his eye into the keyhole. What did he see To his surprise he found himself looking directly （正好）into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was looking at the professor through the other side of the door.1. The professor did the experiments A. in order to invent somethi

45、ngB. to find out which animal was the most intelligentC. to find out the reason why people think monkeys were cleverD. with the help of the monkeys2. The word u intelligent M possibly means .A. foolishB lovelyC. cleverD.careful3. The professor wanted to find out .A. if monkeys wanted to eat the food

46、B. how soon monkeys couldfind the foodC. if the food was good for monkeysD. who would help monkeysget the food4. The professor possibly did the experiment .A. at home with his naughty childrenB. in the famous zooC. in the lab of his universityD. in the wood5. Which of the following is true according

47、 to the passageA. The professor was surprised to see that the monkey was looking directly at him through the keyhole.B. The professor found out the result of the experiment by breaking into the room.C. In the professorJ s opinion, monkeys aren? t the cleverest.D. There' s something delicious und

48、er the small box.(I) It was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great day to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his classmates John and Betty to a wonderful picnic place.After lunch, John said they should play football. When the ball came to Fred, he kicked it into some long grass. "

49、;I' 11 get it. ” He said and hurried off to find the ball. Moments later there was a shout and out came Fred holding his leg, "I' ve been bitten by a snake!''As the others rushed over to help, Fred began laughing. "Ha! I' m not really hurt. " But Betty didn' t

50、laugh, "I can' t believe you did that, Fred. I was really frightened for you.''The friends then decided to go for a swim. John and Betty jumped into the water. Fred was standing on a long rock by the riverbank and said, uWatch me jump. " They shouted excitedly as he went under

51、the water, but as the seconds passed he didn' t come back to the top. The friends became worried. Suddenly they heard Fred' s laugh, “Won' t you ever learn I swam behind this tree when I jumped.u Very funny, Fred ° said John angrily. uAnyway, I' m feeling tired and I' m goin

52、g for a sleep. '' Betty joined him.Fred, however, moved to a narrow part of the river and jumped in. Although he was a good swimming, the water there was moving much faster and Fred found himself dragged away. He managed to catch hold of a tree, but he was very tired now and with the water s

53、till moving very fast, couldn' t pull himself out.Back at the picnic place, as Betty and John were preparing to sleep, they heard Fred' s cries for help. John looked at Betty and said, “Does he really think we, re so foolish Wake me up in an hour. It' 11 be time to go back home then.1. W

54、hat happened when Fred went to get the foodballA. He was bitten by a snake.B. He fell and cut himself.C. He called for the others to help him.D He let out a frightening shout.2. At the end of the story, why didn* t John and Betty go to help FredA. They didn' t believe that Fred was really in tro

55、uble.B. They thought Fred was a good swimmer.C. They couldn' thearhis cries forhelpD. They were too tiredand neededtorest.3. The underlinedwordudraggednmeans"” .A.pulledBheldC. guidedD.gave4. What can you learn from this storyA. It is important for a person to tell the truth.B You should kn

56、ow how to swim if you want to play in the river. C. You must watch out for snakes in the countryside.D. Picnics can often be dangerous for children.5. Fred' s friends were at being fooled several times by Fred.A. amusedB. angryC. regrettedD.disappointed(J) Dear Grandpa,I was so upset last week w

57、hen somebody stole my Super Racer from the park by your house. I called up the toy company but they said they had only red, blue and green racers. Dad called Cobb' s Toy Store today and found out they might have purple ones. Can we go there when I come to visit you next week You and I were only

58、gone for a few minutes to the shop down the street to get ice-cream and cookies. Maybe the thief was watching us. Mum was surprised when I told her the racer was stolen. She said she used to leave things at the park all the time when she was young. Once she even left her bicycle for two days near th

59、e swimming pool.Tell Grandma that I like the food she made last time. Ask Grandma if we can have pancakes with sugar for breakfast when I come this time. I have packed in my towel, comb and soap. Tell her this timeI won' t forget to pack in my toothbrush.LoveToby1. This letter is written by .A. GrandpaB. TobyC. Toby' s DadD. Toby' s Mum2. The writer wants to have a racer.A. redB. blueC. greenD.purple3. How long did the writer leave his Super Racer at the parkA. Two days.B. O