高中英语黄金阅读理解试题(学生版)

高中英语黄金阅读理解试题（高一版）

一、人物类

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AShoePattern

Harryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchandhopehecanbecomeafamous

man.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.Theycallhimatsixinthemorning,afterbreakfasthisfather

takeshimtoschoolinacarandintheafternoon,assoonastheyoungmancomesback,thesupperisready.Ofcourse,henever

washeshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.

OnceHarry'sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.Leaving,hetoldhiswifetotake

goodcareoftheirson.Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddidallwhatherhusbanddidbefore.Andtwomonthslatershewas

sotiredthatshewasillinbed.Nowtheyoungmangotintotrouble.Hecouldn'tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismother

toldhim.Evenhedidn'tknowwheretogetonthebus!

YesterdayHarry'smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairintheshop.Buthedidn'tknow

howtochoose.Thewomanhadasigh(叹息)andgavehimashoepattern(鞋样)andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.It's

SaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn'tgotoschool.Withapoliceman'shelp,hefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.

Themanbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoose.Whenhewastryingonapair,suddenlyherememberedsomething

andtookthemoff.Themanwassurprisedandasked,"What'sthematter,youngman?”

'Tmsorry,Tvelefttheshoepatternathome!^^

1.alwaysdoessomehouseworkinthemorning.

A.Harry'sfatherB.Harry'smotherC.HarryD.Nobody

2.Harry'sparentsdoallinsteadofhimbecause.

A.he'stooyoungB.hehaspoorhealth

C.he'sbusywithhisstudiesD.theyhopehespendsalltimeonstudies

3.Thewomanhadtolookafterhersonbyherselfbecause.

A.herhusbandwasn'tathomeB.shewasstrongerthanherhusband

C.sheknewtheyoungmanwellD.shewasfreerthanherhusband

4.WhenthemanwasinLondon,.

A.HarryhadtostayathomeB.Harrydidn'tfindthebusstop

C.HarryfellbehindinhisclassD.Harrywouldn'tgotoschool

5.Thewomantoldhersontobuyapairofshoesbecause.

A.shedidn'tknowwhatkindheneeded

B.shewasbusywiththehousework

C.somethingwaswrongwithher

D.shewantedhersontodosomethinghimself

6.Infact,.

A.Harrywantedhismothertobuyshoesforhim

B.Harrydidn'tbelievehimself

C.Harrywouldn'tlistentohismother

D.Harrywasstrongenoughtobuyshoesforhimself

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Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.Tobehonest,Ican't

imaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe'sgone.

BillMastersalmostsingle-handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatwe

enjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenow

outsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBilFsleadership;weareincreasing

oursharewitheachpassingmonth.

Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthiscompany'smost

competitive（竞争的）areas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghim

thebestofluckinhisnewwork.

1.Thespeechwasmade.

A.atawelcomemeetingB.attheopeningofanewschoolterm

C.whensomebodywasleavingD.whentheyhadanewmanager

2.HowlongdidMastersworkedthere?

A.37yearsB.lessthan5years

C.aboutsixyearsD.sincehebegantowork

3.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonarea,hehadtohelphim.

A.manypeopleB.nobody

C.about37peopleD.veryfewpeople

4.Billincreasedthecompany'ssale.

A.by37percenteverymonthB.tothesecondlargestinthearea

C.tobethefifthlargestintheareaD.fivetimesasmuchasbefore

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NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159patientsaweekinthehospitalandat

hisoffice.He'sbeenadoctorfortenyears.

Dr.Petrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvice.Buthedoesn'tjusttellhispatientswhattodo.Healsosingstothemon

television!Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.TheshowisinItalian,EnglishandFrench.Thedoctorstartstheshowwithasong

andthengivesmedicaladvice.Heexplainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguage.Afterthat,hesingsanothersong.

Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisverypopularwithhispatientsandwith

peoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform（表，寅）inLasVegas.Hisfavoritesongsarelovesongs,andhehasa

compactdiskoflovesongsthathewrote.Dr.Petrelssays,“Ialwayslovedtosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing."But

whenDr.Petrelswasyoung,hisfatherdidn'twanthimtobeasinger,sohewenttomedicalschool.

SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshehelpspeoplewhenhesings,too.

“Iliketomakepeoplesmile.Sometimesit'sdifficulttomakeasickpersonsmile.Medicineandentertainment（娱乐）bothtry

todothesamething.Theytrytomakepeoplefeelgood.”

1.Dr.Petrelsworks60hoursaweek,becausehe.

A.giveshispatientsmedicaladvice

B.takescareof159patientsaweek

C.singsontelevision

D.hashisownTVshow

2.Dr.Petrels,soheiscalledasingingdoctor.

A.hasbeenadoctorfortenyears

B.alwayslovedtosing

C.ispopularwithhispatients

D.alsosingstohispatientsonTV

3.InhisTVshow,Dr.Petrel.

A.singsandgivesmedicaladvice

B.singsaboutdifferentdiseases

C.startstoexplaindiseaseswithasong

D.singslovesongshewrote

4.Dr.Petrels,showispopular.

A.inLasVegas.B.atmedicalschool

C.withpeoplewholikehissingingD.withpatientsinMontreal

5.Dr.Petrelssayshelikesto.

A.helppeoplesingB.makepeoplefeelbetter

C.dothesamethingD.makedifficultpeoplesmile

（1—5BDACB）

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Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren'sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctorStrong,asheisbetterknownto

readerseverywhere.Now,anartshowcalled“DoctorStrongFromThentoNow“istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.The

picturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.

DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbookwaspublished.Sincethen,hehas

writtenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworld.

DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorful,hand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlife

tohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHat,HortontheElephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers.

TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong'soriginal（最

早的）drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.

MostofDoctorStrong'sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages.Forexample,inMeElligot'sPool,

hedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneighty-fbur.

DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshe

writesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand.

1.AlfredStrongisafamousintheUnitedStates.

A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader

2.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin.

A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStates

B.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublished

C.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEIigot'sPoolwaspublished

D.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished

3.DoctorStrong'sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause.

A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoon

B.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpictures

C.heorganizedtheartshowinCalifornia

D.theyarewritteninafunnyway

4.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis.

A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawings

B.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisown

C.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooks

D.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexpose（uncover）someserioussocialproblems

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JamesCook,attheageofforty,wassentbyEnglandtoexplore（探索）thePacificOcean.Onhisthirdvoyage,ascaptainin

chargeoftwoships,theDiscoveryandtheRevolution,hecameuponagroupofunknownislandswhichhenamedthe

SandwichIslandsafterhisfriend,theEarl（伯爵）ofSandwich.TodaytheislandsareknownattheHawaiianIslands.

WhenCooksailedintoaprotectedbay（海湾）ofoneofthelargerislands.Thenativegreetedhimwithcuriosity（好奇）and

respect.Somehistorianssaidthattheislanders,welcomedhim,believinghewasthegod,protectorofpeaceandagriculture.

Theislanderswereshort,strongpeoplewithaverywell-organizedsocialsystem.Themenfishedandraisedcrops.The

womenpreparedforthechildrenandmadeclothingforthemenandshortskirtsforthewomen.

1.Theislandswerenamed.

A.theHawaiianIslandsbyJamesCook

B.theEarlofSandwichbyJamesCook

C.DiscoverybyJamesCook

D.thesandwichIslandsbyJamesCook

2.WhenhelandedthereJamesCookfoundtheislanderswere.

A.coldB.friendlyC.angryD.satisfied

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thenativesweretallandhealthy.

B.Themenmainlyworkedoutside.

C.Thewomendidnothingbutlookafterchildren.

D.Thenativeswereverycuriousabouteverything.

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WhenthefamousdancerFredAstairewasinterviewedforajobbyaHollywoodproducer,themovie4texperf,turnedhim

down,saying,"Can'lsing.Can'tact.Dancesalittle.,,Here'sanotherstupidmistake.WhenthegreatscientistAlbertEinstein

wasatschool,histeachersconsideredhimratherdull.Andafinalstory,thefamousPolishpianistPaderewskiwastoldbya

teacherthathe'dneverbeasuccessasaperformerbecausethemiddlefingeroneachhandwastooshort.

Whatlessonscanbedrawnfromthesethreeexperiences?First,truegenius（天才）cannotbesuppressed（压抑）.Forsome

reasonorotheritworksitswayout.Second,earlyjudgmentsofaperson'sabilitiesmaybeunfairorjustwrong.Third,when

thereisarealdeterminationtosucceed,obstaclesfallbythewayside.

Thefamousmotto“adastraperasperaMcanbetranslatedas4tTothestarsthroughhardships”.Astaire,Einsteinand

Paderewskiprovedtheircriticswrong.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.FredAstairewasafamousdancer.

B.Trueabilitywillalwaysmakeitselfknown.

C.Somepeoplenevergetdiscouraged.

D.AlbertEinsteinprovedhisteacherswrong.

2.WhenPaderewski*steacherstoldhimhe'dneverbeasuccess,theywere.

A.beinghumorousB.cheerful,thoughconcerned

C.somewhathesitantD.seriouslymistaken

3.“Adastraperaspera,5isusedinthepassage.

A.asamottoforthethreemen'slives

B.toshowthevalueofLatin

C.tosendthereadertothedictionary

D.topointoutthatgeniusisalwaysrecognizedearly

4.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthereader.

A.knowsthatthethreemenweresuccessfulmen

B.somedaydreamstobecomelikeoneofthemen

C.sympathizeswith（同情）thepoorteachersofthethreemen

D.knowsthatFredAstairewasanactorfamousforperformingShakespeare'splays

二、故事类

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Son'sHelp

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthe

housework.Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhe

hadaholiday.Afewfriendsofhislikedgambling（赌博）andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgot

anythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevision,watchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhim

nottodoitbuthedidn'tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthepolice.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysent

away.Afterhecameoutoflockup（拘留所）,hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.

ItwasNewYear'sDay.Mr.Langdidn'tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsand

theycamesoon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethe

policemenoutside.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn'tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopened

thedoorandincameafewpolicemen.

“Isawthereweren'tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,“saidtheboy,"soIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocome.^^

1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause.

A.hewasadriver

B.heworkedinafactory

C.hehadalotofworktodo

D.hehadworkedtherefbralongtime

2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause.

A.shecouldn'tfindanywork

B.shethoughtherhusbandwastired

C.herhusbandspentalltimeingambling

D.shewouldn'tstopherhusbandgambling

3.,sohewasputintolockup.

A.Mr.Langoftengambled

B.Mr.Langwaslateforwork

C.Mr.Langdidn'thelphiswifeathome

D.Mr.Langwasn'tpolitetothepolice

4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause.

A.hedidn'tloveheranylonger

B.hewouldn'tstopgambling

C.hehadbeenputintolockup

D.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory

5.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.

B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.

C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.

D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

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136CrestviewCircle

Dover,Connecticut

January16,1995

Gander\FurnitureStore

Stamford,Connecticut,09876

DearSir,

IamwritingaboutyourJanuarybill,whichIamreturningwiththisletter.Iamnotgoingtopaythisbill.LastmonthI

boughtatableandfourchairsfbr$65,50.TheyweresenttomeonDecember18.Thatnightonelegofthetablebrokewhile

mywifewasputtingourdinneronit.Itfellononeofthechair,andthatbroke,too.Our$2.50steak(牛排)landedonthefloor,

andthedogateit.

Ispoketothesalesmenwhohadsoldmethetableandthechairs.Hetoldmetowriteyoualetter.Iwroteyouon

December20,sayingthatIwasnotgoingtopayfbrthefurniture.OnDecember21somemencameandtookitbacktothe

store.

Pleasedosomethingaboutyourrecords.IdonotwanttoreceiveanotherbillfbrthefurniturewhichIreturned.

Yourstruly

AlbertsRobbins

1.FromtheletterwecanconcludethatMrRobbinshadactuallypaidforthetableandthefourchairs.

A.$65.50B.$68.00C.$2.50D.nomoney

2.WhydoyouthinkMrRobbinswritethelettertothefurniturestore?

A.Hehadpaidforthefurniturebutwasaskedtopayagain.

B.Hedidn'twanttoreceiveasecondbillforthefurniturehehadreturned.

C.Thefurnitureheboughtwasbadlymadeandhewantedtoreturnit.

D.Hewantedthemanagertoscoldthesalesmenfbrthebadfurniture.

3.Trytoguessthemood(，C?'IW)whenMrRobbinswaswritingtheletter.

A.Hewasangry.B.Hewasdisappointed

C.Hewasanxious.D.Hewasfriendly.

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Kate:Hasyoursister'sbabyarrivedyet?

John:Yes,I'vebeenanunclesinceyesterdaynoon.

Kate:Congratulations!Isitaboyoragirl?

John:Aneight-poundboy.TheynamedhimFrancis.That'sspelledwithan"i"beforethe"s”,youknow.

Kate:That'sright.Franceswithan"e"isagirfsname.Buttheyarebothpronouncedthesame.Whydidtheynameyour

nephewFrancis?

John:Idon'tknow.Theyconsideredalotofothernames,likeRichard,Edward,Philip,David,andseveralothers.

Kate:Whatifthebabyhadbeenagirl?Didn'ttheyhaveanygirfsnamesinmind?

John:Theycouldn'tagreeonany.Wheneverhesuggestedagirfsname,shesaid,“Ihatethatname!^^Somepeoplehavevery

strongfeelingsaboutnames.

Kate:Ithinkmostpeopledo.SometimesIdecidednottolikesomeoneIhaven'tevenmet,justbecauseIdon'tlikehisname.

John:ThatremindsmeofsomethingIreadafewdaysago.Somebodyhadfoundoutthatschoolchildrenwithcertainnames

getlowmarksinschooljustbecauseoftheirnames.

Kate:Theirfamilynames?

John:No,theirfirstnames.That'swhatthearticlesaid.

1.Thefirstsentence“Hasyoursister'sbabyamvedyet?”means.

A.Hasyoursister'sbabycomehereyet?

B.Hasyoursister'sbabyreachedyourhomeyet?

C.Hasyoursister'sbabybeensenttoyouyet?

D.Hasyoursistergivenbirthtothatbabyyet?

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Francisisboy'sname.

B.Francesisagirl'sname.

C.FrancisandFranceshavethesamepronunciation.

D.ThereisnodifferencebetweenFrancisandFrances.

3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthatanephewis.

A.ababyboy

B.ababygirl

C.thesonofone'sbrother'sorsister's

D.thedaughterofone'sbrother'sorsister's.

4.Readingthepassage,wecanknow.

A.Americanshaveonlyfirstnames

B.Americanshaveonlyfamilynames

C.Americanshavebothfirstnamesandfamilynames

D.Americanshaveeitherfirstnamesorfamilynames

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AnotherReason

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsandcitiesandthereweresomehigh

mountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogo

outside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecouldn'tworkandayoungofficer,Mr.Hunt,begantotrainthenewsoldiersinsteadof

him.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecame

backtothecamp.Hewasworriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetown

andseewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthatmomenttheninesoldierscame

back.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundtheofficerwasangry.

"I'msorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier.44Ileftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrongwithmybusonmywayhere.I

hadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!ItdiedandIhadtorunback.^^

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier'sturn.Hesaid,'Tmsorry,sir.

Igotonabusontime,but...”

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,“Ifyousaysomethingwas

wrongwithyourbus,Tilpunishyouatonce!”

“No,no,sir,"saidtheyoungman."Mybuswasallright,butthedeadhorseswereinitsway「'

1.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto.

A.stopthesoldiersgoingtotowns

B.stopthesoldiersmeetingtheirfriends

C.trainthenewsoldiers

D.maketheyoungmenlivequietly

2.Mr.Huntlettheninesoldiershaveaholidaybecause.

A.hewaskindtothem

B.theyfeltlonely

C.theyhadsomethingimportanttodo

D.theywerethebestofall

3.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause.

A.atrafficaccidenthadhappened

B.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiers

C.theninesoldiersdidn'tcomebackontime

D.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown

4.Theninesoldiersreturnedtothecamplatebecause.

A.somethingwaswrongwiththeirbuses

B.theirhorsesdiedonthereturnway

C.ittookthemmuchtimetorunback

D.theyallhaddrunkmuchinthetown

5.Whichanswerdoyouthinkright?

A.Filbelieveonlythelastsoldier.

B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.

C.Tilbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.

D.Theofficerwon'tpunishhissoldiers.

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IDon'tThinkIWroteWrong

LaoYangwasborninasmalltown.Helikedreadingwhenhestudiedatschool.Hethoughtthewriterswererespected（尊

敬）andcouldgetalotofmoney.Hewrotealotofstoriesandpostedthemtotheeditorialdepartments（编辑部）butdidn't

receiveanyanswers.

Nowheworksinafactory.He'sbusyatwork.Whenhe'sfree,healwaysreadssomething.Healwaysremembershe

hopedtobeawriterwhenhewasyoung.Oneday,XiaoPing,histen-year-olddaughter,cameback.Shelookedworriedand

didn'teatanything.ShesaidMissGAO,herChineseteacher,toldthemtowriteasolicitarticle（征文）“MyFathef,thatevening.

Butshedidnotknowwhattowrite.

“That'seasy,“saidLaoYang.t4Letmehelpyou.”

Thenhesatdowntowritethesolicitarticleatonce.Heeasilyfinisheditontime.HewassureMissGAOwouldlikeit.

Butoneafternoonheaskedhisdaughterifthearticlehadbeenchosentoposttotheeditorialdepartment.

“Myteachersaidyourarticledigressedfromthesubject（离题）,“saidthegirl.

“Idon'tthinkso,"LaoYangshoutedangrily.described（描写）justmyfather!,J

1.LaoYangwrotealotofstoriesbecause.

A.helikesreading

B.helearnedmuchatschool

C.hewantedtobeawriter

D.hewantedtohelpothers

2.LaoYangpostedthestoriestotheeditorialdepartments,.

A.andhegotalotofmoneyB.andhebecameafamousman

C.andhewasrespectedD.buthefailed

3.As,LaoYangdecidedtohelphisdaughter.

A.hewasawriter

B.hewasfree

C.hewantedtorealizehisideal（理想）

D.hewantedtomakehisdaughterhappy

4.LaoYanghoped.

A.hisarticlecouldsurprisetheteacher

B.hisarticlecouldbechosen

C.thechildrencouldlikehisarticle

D.everyonecouldsoonknowhim

5.LaoYang'ssolicitarticledigressedfromthesubject.

A.becausehecouldn'twriteitatall

B.becausehedidn'tknowhisfatherwell

C.becauseitwastoobadtobechosen

D.justbecausehedescribedhisfather

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AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneButler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft（救生艇）intheseasofCentralAmerica

aftertheirboatsank.

Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales（鲸鱼）.'Theystartedtohitthesideof

theboat,^^saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater."Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raft

andwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.

Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomake

saltwaterintodrinkingwater——twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw（生I的）.

Thenthelinebroke.44Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks（鲨鱼）cametofeed,andthe

fishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.^^

Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.

Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn'tstandup.Sothecaptaincarriedthem

ontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.

1.BillandSimoneweretravelingwhentheymetsomewhales.

A.inalife-raftB.inMiamiC.inSimonyD.inPanama

2.Thewhaleshitthesideoftheboat,andthen.

A.theybroughtinalotofwater

B.theybrokethesideoftheboat

C.theypulledtheboat

D.theywentunderthewater

3.Aftertheirboatsank,thecouple.

A.jumpedintothelife-raftB.heardwater

C.watchedtheboatgounderwaterD.stayedinthelife-raft

4.Duringtheirdaysatsea,savedtheirlives.

A.tinsoffoodandbottlesofwaterB.afishing-lineandamachine

C.whalesandsharksD.Twentypassingships

5.Whentheysawthefishingboatwhichlaterpickedthemup,.

A.theyweretooexcitedtostandup

B.theycouldn'twaittoclimbontotheboat

C.theirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup

D.theyknewtheirtwomonthsatseawouldbeover

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AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutfor

awalk,alone.