高中英语阅读理解试题

高中英语阅读理解试题（高一版）

一、人物类

（1）

AShoePattern

Harryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchand

hopehecanbecomeafamousman.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.

Theycallhimatsixinthemorning,afterbreakfasthisfathertakeshimtoschoolinacarandin

theafternoon,assoonastheyoungmancomesback,thesupperisready.Ofcourse,henever

washeshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.

OnceHarry?sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.

Leaving,hetoldhiswifetotakegoodcareoftheirson.Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddid

allwhatherhusbanddidbefore.Andtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbed.

Nowtheyoungmangotintotrouble.Hecouldn'tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismother

toldhim.Evenhedidn'tknowwheretogetonthebus!

YesterdayHarry'smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairin

theshop.Buthedidn'tknowhowtochoose.Thewomanhadasighandgavehimashoe

pattern（鞋样）andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.It'sSaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn't

gotoschool.Withapoliceman'shelp,hefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.The

manbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoose.Whenhewastryingonapair,suddenlyhe

rememberedsomethingandtookthemoff.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

4.Infact,.

A.Harrywantedhismothertobuyshoesforhim

B.HaiTydidn'tbelievehimself

C.Harrywouldn'tlistentohismother

D.Harrywasstrongenoughtobuyshoesforhimself

（2）

Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissvery

much.Tobehonest,Ican'timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe'sgone.

BillMastersalmostsingle-handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaanddeveloped

themarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylow

fifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.

Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBilTsleadership;weareincreasingour

sharewitheachpassingmonth.

Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicin

oneofthiscompany'smostcompetitive（竞争的）areas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,Bill

Masterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.

1.Thespeechwasmade.

A.atawelcomemeeting

B.attheopeningofanewschoolterm

C.whensomebodywasleaving

D.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

（3）

NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159patients

aweekinthehospitalandathisoffice.He'sbeenadoctorfortenyears.

Dr.Petrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvice.Buthedoesn'tjusttellhispatientswhatto

do.Healsosingstothemontelevision!Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.TheshowisinItalian,

EnglishandFrench.Thedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvice.He

explainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguage.Afterthat,hesingsanothersong.

Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisverypopular

withhispatientsandwithpeoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform（表演）inLas

Vegas.Hisfavoritesongsarelovesongs,andhehasacompactdiskoflovesongsthathewrote.

Dr.Petrelssays,“Ialwayslovedtosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing.,,ButwhenDr.

Petrelswasyoung,hisfatherdidn'twanthimtobeasinger,sohewenttomedicalschool.

SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshe

helpspeoplewhenhesings,too."Iliketomakepeoplesmile.Sometimesit'sdifficulttomakea

sickpersonsmile.Medicineandentertainment（娱乐）bothtrytodothesamething.Theytryto

makepeoplefeelgood.”

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

(4)

Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren'sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctor

Strong,asheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.Now,anartshowcalled"DoctorStrong

FromThentoNow“istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.Thepicturesanddrawingsshowthe

historyofDoctorStrong.

DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbookwas

published.Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundred

millioncopiesaroundtheworld.

DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorful,hand-drawn

pictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHat,Hortonthe

Elephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers.

TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow.Itincludedaboutthree

hundredDoctorStrong'soriginal(最早的)drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.

MostofDoctorStrong^books,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages.For

example,inMeElligot'sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution.Hediscussesthearmsracein

TheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneighty-four.

DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestories

justforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasy

wordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand.

1.AlfredStrongisafamousintheUnitedStates.

A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader

2.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin.

A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStates

B.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublished

C.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot'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

（5）

JamesCook,attheageofforty,wassentbyEnglandtoexplore（探索）thePacificOcean.On

histhirdvoyage,ascaptaininchargeoftwoships,theDiscoveryandtheRevolution,hecame

uponagroupofunknownislandswhichhenamedtheSandwichIslandsafterhisfriend,the

Earl（伯爵）ofSandwich.TodaytheislandsareknownattheHawaiianIslands.

WhenCooksailedintoaprotectedbay（海湾）ofoneofthelargerislands.Thenativegreeted

himwithcuriosity（好奇）andrespect.Somehistorianssaidthattheislanders,welcomedhim,

believinghewasthegod,protectorofpeaceandagriculture.

Theislanderswereshort,strongpeoplewithaverywell-organizedsocialsystem.Themen

fishedandraisedcrops.Thewomenpreparedforthechildrenandmadeclothingforthemenand

shortskirtsforthewomen.

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.

（6）

WhenthefamousdancerFredAstairewasinterviewedforajobbyaHollywoodproducer,

themovie“expert“turnedhimdown,saying,"Can'tsing.Can'tact.Dancesalittle."Here's

anotherstupidmistake.WhenthegreatscientistAlbertEinsteinwasatschool,histeachers

consideredhimratherdull.Andafinalstory,thefamousPolishpianistPaderewskiwastoldbya

teacherthathe'dneverbeasuccessasaperformerbecausethemiddlefingeroneachhandwas

tooshort.

Whatlessonscanbedrawnfromthesethreeexperiences?First,truegenius（天才）cannotbe

suppressed（压抑）.Forsomereasonorotheritworksitswayout.Second,earlyjudgmentsofa

person'sabilitiesmaybeunfairorjustwrong.Third,whenthereisarealdeterminationtosucceed,

obstaclesfallbythewayside.

Thefamousmotto“adastraperaspera“canbetranslatedas“Tothestarsthroughhardships”.

Astaire,EinsteinandPaderewskiprovedtheircriticswrong.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.FredAstairewasafamousdancer.

B.Trueabilitywillalwaysmakeitselfknown.

C.Somepeoplenevergetdiscouraged.

D.AlbertEinsteinprovedhisteacherswrong.

2.WhenPaderewski'steacherstoldhimhe'dneverbeasuccess,theywere.

A.beinghumorousB.cheerful,thoughconcerned

C.somewhathesitantD.seriouslymistaken

3.“Adastraperaspera^isusedinthepassage.

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

（1）

Son'sHelp

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewas

anablewomananddidallthehousework.Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimandhe

neverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.Afewfriendsofhis

likedgambling（赌博）andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanything

exceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevision,watchesandsoon.

Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn'tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthepolice.Heandhis

friendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup（拘留所）,

hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.

ItwasNewYear'sDay.Mr.Langdidn'tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogamble

again.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.He

toldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutside.Theywaitedfora

longtimeanddidn'tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopenedthedoor

andincameafewpolicemen.

“Isawthereweren'lanypolicemenoutside,daddy,“saidtheboy,“soIwenttothecrossing

andaskedsometocome.”

1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause.

A.hewasadriver

B.heworkedinafactory

C.hehadalotofworktodo

D.hehadworkedthereforalongtime

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.

(2)

136CrestviewCircle

Dover,Connecticut

January16,1995

Gander'sFurnitureStore

Stamford,Connecticut,09876

DearSir,

IamwritingaboutyourJanuarybill,whichIamreturningwiththisletter.Iamnotgoingto

paythisbill.LastmonthIboughtatableandfourchairsfor$65.50.Theyweresenttomeon

December18.Thatnightonelegofthetablebrokewhilemywifewasputtingourdinneronit.It

fellononeofthechair,andthatbroke,too.Our$2.50steak(牛排)landedonthefloor,andthe

dogateit.

Ispoketothesalesmenwhohadsoldmethetableandthechairs.Hetoldmetowriteyoua

letter.IwroteyouonDecember20,sayingthatIwasnotgoingtopayforthefurniture.On

December21somemencameandtookitbacktothestore.

Pleasedosomethingaboutyourrecords.Idonotwanttoreceiveanotherbillforthefurniture

whichIreturned.

Yourstruly

AlbertsRobbins

1.FromtheletterwecanconcludethatMrRobbinshadactuallypaidforthetable

andthefourchairs.

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

2.WhydoyouthinkMrRobbinswritethelettertothefurniturestore?

A.Hehadpaidforthefurniturebutwasaskedtopayagain.

B.Hedidn'twanttoreceiveasecondbillforthefurniturehehadreturned.

C.Thefurnitureheboughtwasbadlymadeandhewantedtoreturnit.

D.Hewantedthemanagertoscoldthesalesmenforthebadfurniture.

3.Trytoguessthemood(心情)whenMrRobbinswaswritingtheletter.

A.Hewasangry.B.Hewasdisappointed

C.Hewasanxious.D.Hewasfriendly.

(3)

Kate:Hasyoursister'sbabyarrivedyet?

John:Yes,I'vebeenanunclesinceyesterdaynoon.

Kate:Congratulations!Isitaboyoragirl?

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

know.

Kate:That'sright.Franceswithan"e"isagirFsname.Buttheyarebothpronouncedthesame.

WhydidtheynameyournephewFrancis?

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

andseveralothers.

Kate:Whatifthebabyhadbeenagirl?Didn'ttheyhaveanygirFsnamesinmind?

John:Theycouldn'tagreeonany.Wheneverhesuggestedagirfsname,shesaid,“Ihatethat

name!”Somepeoplehaveverystrongfeelingsaboutnames.

Kate:Ithinkmostpeopledo.SometimesIdecidednottolikesomeoneIhaven?tevenmet,just

becauseIdon'tlikehisname.

John:ThatremindsmeofsomethingIreadafewdaysago.Somebodyhadfoundoutthatschool

childrenwithcertainnamesgetlowmarksinschooljustbecauseoftheirnames.

Kate:Theirfamilynames?

John:No,theirfirstnames.Thal'swhatthearticlesaid.

1.Thefirstsentence“Hasyoursister'sbabyarrivedyet?”means.

A.Hasyoursister'sbabycomehereyet?

B.Hasyoursister'sbabyreachedyourhomeyet?

C.Hasyoursister'sbabybeensenttoyouyet?

D.Hasyoursistergivenbirthtothatbabyyet?

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.Francisisboy'sname.

B.FrancesisagirFsname.

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

(4)

AnotherReason

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsandcities

andthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthenew

soldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,was

strictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

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

trainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothe

nearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworried

aboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetownand

seewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthat

momenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundthe

officerwasangry.

T'msorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier.leftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrongwith

mybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!ItdiedandIhadto

runback.”

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier's

turn.Hesaid,"Fmsorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,

“Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,Filpunishyouatonce!^^

“No,no,sir,"saidtheyoungman."Mybuswasallright,butthedeadhorseswereinits

way!”

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.

(5)

IDon'tThinkIWroteWrong

LaoYangwasborninasmalltown.Helikedreadingwhenhestudiedatschool.Hethought

thewriterswererespected(尊敬)andcouldgetalotofmoney.Hewrotealotofstoriesandposted

themtotheeditorialdepartments（编辑音S）butdidn'treceiveanyanswers.

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

Healwaysremembershehopedtobeawriterwhenhewasyoung.Oneday,XiaoPing,his

ten-year-olddaughter,cameback.Shelookedworriedanddidn'teatanything.ShesaidMiss

GAO,herChineseteacher,toldthemtowriteasolicitarticle（征文）"MyFather”thatevening.But

shedidnotknowwhattowrite.

“That'seasy,“saidLaoYang."Letmehelpyou.^^

Thenhesatdowntowritethesolicitarticleatonce.Heeasilyfinisheditontime.Hewas

sureMissGAOwouldlikeit.Butoneafternoonheaskedhisdaughterifthearticlehadbeen

chosentoposttotheeditorialdepartment.

“Myteachersaidyourarticledigressedfromthesubject（离题）saidthegirl.

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

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

（6）

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

theseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.

Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales（鲸鱼）.

“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,"saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater."Two

minuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounder

thewater.

Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohada

fishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater-twothingswhichsavedtheir

lives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw（生的）.Thenthelinebroke.t4Sowehad

nomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks（鲨鱼）cametofeed,andthe

fishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.^^

Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raft

wasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpicked

themup.Theycouldn'tstandup.SothecaptaincarriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCosta

Rica.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

（7）

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotel

there.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkandquiet.

Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwho

quicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfound

thathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.He

decidedtofollowhimandgetbackthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother's

language.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist（拳头）andpointedattheItalian's

watch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman.

Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswif