福建省漳州市2020-2022年中考英语二模试题汇编：阅读理解

福建省漳州市

2020-2022年中考英语二模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2022年福建省漳州市中考二模英语试题

七、阅读单选

TheWinterOlympicGamesarenotonlyanopportunityforathletestowinmedalsand

honorfortheircountries.Everyfouryears,theGamesalsoofferaudiences（观众）achanceto

gettoknowmoreaboutwintersportsfromaroundtheworld.

OneofthemostpopularsportsoftheWinterOlympic

Gamesisskiing.Longago,skiingwasoriginally（起初）asport

playedonlyincoldnortherncountries,butnowathletesfromall

overtheworldcompeteinthissport,eventhosefromcountries

withoutanysnow!

Skaterscompetewitheachotherinfigure-skatingevents.

Thefigure-skatersaregenerallyconsideredtobethestarsofthe

WinterOlympicGames.Theyaresograceful（优雅的）thatit,s

easytoforgettheyareactuallyhighlyskilledathletes.

Theskeleton（钢架雪车）isoneofthestrangest-named

sportsoftheOlympics.Theskeletonisnamedaftertheshapeof

themetalSledS（雪橇）usedinthe1890s,whenthesportfirst

started.Theskeletonisadownhillsledrace,usuallyonice.In

theskeleton,apersonliesonhisorherstomachonthesled,with

hisorherheadpointingdownhill!Theskeletonisalotmore

excitinganddangerousthanthat.

TheWinterOlympicsmaynothavethelargecrowdsandhugestarsastheSummer

Olympics,buttheysharethesameOlympicspirit.

46.Howmanysportseventsarementionedinthepassage?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

D.Five.

47.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“those"referto?

A.Races.B.People.C.Athletes.D.Sports.

48.WhoareregardedasthestarsoftheWinterOlympics?

A.Skiers.B.Audiences.C.Skeletonathletes.D.Figure-skaters.

49.WhatcanweIeamfromthepassage?

A.Skiingismoreexcitingthantheskeleton.

B.Theskeletonwasfirststartedinthe1890s.

C.Figure-skatingarestartedinnortherncountries.

D.TheWinterOlympicsareaspopularastheSummerOlympics.

50.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.CoolWinterSportsB.TheOlympicsMedal

C.TheOlympicSpiritD.TheStarsoftheOlympics

TherewasonceamancalledAliwhowastravellinghomewithhisfriendsthroughadesert.

Ontheirway,theymetapoorstrangerdressedinrags（衣裳褴褛）,whowouldliketojointhem.

Theywelcomedhimandcontinuedtheirjourneythroughthedesert.

Itwasnotlongbeforetheylosttheirway.What,sworse,therewerenorivers,springsoreven

waterwellsinsight.Withtheirwaterrunningout,theydecidedthattheonlywaytosurvive（生存）

wastorationthewaterthatwasleftamongthem.Everyday,eachpersoncoulddrinkjustone

smallcupfulwhentheystoppedforthenight.

Oneevening,whenitwasAli,sturntodrink,henoticedthestrangerstaringat（注视）him.

Aligavehimhisshareofthewater.Thestrangerdrankthewater,forhewasverythirsty,leaving

Alinothingtodrink.

Dayafterdaythesamethinghappened,andAlibecameweakerandweakerwithoutdrinking

water.

Onemorning,thestrangerwokeupAli.ςςGetup,ʌli.Wearenotfarfromwaternow.^^Alil

ookedatthestrangercuriously.44Howdoyouknowthat?”heasked.Thestrangersmiled.He

pickedAliupandputhimonacamel."Followme."hetoldAli,sfriends.Theywalkedforafew

kilometers.Thentheystoppedinsurprise.ThestrangerhadrepaidAli,skindnessbyleadingthem

toanoasis!

51.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“ration"inParagraph2meaninChinese?

A.严格约束B.充分准备C.定量供给D.大量提供

52.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?

a.Theylosttheirway.

b.TheStrangerjoinedthem.

c.Theymetastrangerinthedesert.

d.Aligavehiswatertothestranger.

e.Thestrangerhadnowatertodrink.

A.e-b-c-d-aB.c-b-a-e-dC.d-c-b-e-aD.c-b-e-d-a

53.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAli?

A.Mean.B.Kind.C.Careful.D.Strange.

54.WhichpicturemaybetheplacethestrangerledAliandhisfriendsto?

55.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B.AllroadsleadtoRome.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Helpingothersishelpingourselves.

Tourismcanbebothgoodandbad.Yes,itbringsinmoneyforthelocaleconomyandcreates

lotsofjobsforlocals,butitmayalsobringsomeproblems.

Onegrowingproblemistouristswhowanttoprovethattheyhavevisitedtouristsites（景点）.

Touristshaveusedpaint,rocks,orevenkeystowriteontheLuxorTempleinEgypt,the

ColosseuminRome,StonehengeintheUK,andmany,manyotherplaces.Ihavethreewordsfor

peoplelikethis:pleasestopit.Ifyouwanttoleaveamarkontheworld,doitbychanging

someone'slifewithkindnessandlove.Passkindnessalongtofuturegenerations（——代人），no

destruction（破坏）.

Anotherbigprobleminsomeplaceshasbeentouristsdisturbing（打扰）thelocalpeopleand

life.Sometouristswalkaroundandtakepicturesoflocalpeoplewithoutaskingfortheir

permission（许可）.Forexample,OxfordUniversityandHarvardUniversityhavegreatnumbersof

touristsvisitingtheircampusesandwalkingthroughtheirlibrariesandotherpublicareas,taking

picturesofstudents,anddisturbingtheirstudies.AnotherexampleisSanlitunwheresometourists

lovetopartylateintothenight,makingitdifficultforlocalstofallasleep.Ihavethreewordsfor

touristslikethis:pleasebethoughtful.Havefuninawaythatdoesnotdisturbothers.Thenumber

ofproblemsfromtouristsisendless;walkinginlargegroupswithoutconsideringotherswhoneed

towalkby,crossingroadswithoutthinkingoflocaltrafficlaws,etc.Theonlywaytosolvethe

problemoftheterribletourististomakesurethatyouarenotone!

Remember,wheneveryoustepoutsideyourcountry'sborders（国境），youarerepresenting

（代表）yourcountrytotherestoftheworld.Trytobethebest,kindest,mostpolitetourist.

56.Whatisthebestwaytoleaveamarkontheworldaccordingtothewriter?

A.Byvisitingaplaceofinterest.B.Bywritingonsometouristsites.

C.Bytakingpicturesoflocalpeople.D.Bypassingkindnessontofuturegenerations.

57.Whatsuggestionmaythewritergivetotouristsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Touristsshouldwalkinlargegroups.B.Touristsshouldleaveamarkontheworld.

C.Touristsshouldconsiderthelocals7feelings.D.Touristsshouldprovetheyhavevisitedsome

sites.

58.Whatmaybethestructureofthepassage?（Pl=Paragraph1）

59.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Tourismcausessomeproblems.B.Tourismcanbebothgoodandbad.

C.Touristsrepresenttheircountries.D.Touristsdisturbthelocalpeople.

60.Whatmaythewritertalkaboutnext?

A.Theproblemsoftourism.B.Thelifeofthelocalpeople.

C.Thewaystobethebesttourists.D.Thetimetotravelaroundtheworld.

Whytoshiverwhenwearecold?

Whenyoufeelcold,yourbodymayshiverabit.Shiveringisoneofseveralwaysthebody

triestokeepwarmwhenit,scoldoutside.Inotherwords,yourinsideneedstostayaboutthesame

temperature,nomatterhowhotorcolditisoutside,andshiveringhelpsmakethathappen.

Thafswhywhenwebecomecold,ourteethchatter（打颤）andotherpartsofourbodyshake,

nomatterhowhardwetrytostaystill.

Whenyourwarmbodyisexposed（暴露）tocoldair,theheatfromyourbodygoesintothe

air.Thisisbecauseheatalwaysgoesfromahotobjecttoacoldone.It,slikewhenyouputapot

ofwateronthestove,andthehotfirewarmsthecoldwater.Sointhecoidair,youarethefire,

andtheheatfromyourbodyiswarminguptheairaroundyou.Iftheairiscoldenoughtosteal

yourbodyheat,youfeelcold.Tomakeupforalltheheatyou,relosingtothecoldair,yourbody

shiverstotrytoproduceevenmoreheat.

Ifyoucan,tkeepyourbodywarmenoughbywearingwarmclothes——that,stosay,ifyougo

outsideinaT-shirtonasnowyday—yourbodywilltrytomakeasmuchheatasitcanonits

own.Whenyoushiver,yourmuscles（肌肉）tighten（变紧）andrelaxoverandoveragainina

shorttime.Theenergythatittakestomakeyourmusclesdothatgivesoffheat,keepingyourbody

alittlewarmer.

61.WhydoWeshiverwhenWearecold?

A.Tokeepwarm.B.Toshakeourbody.

C.Torelaxourselves.D.Totightenourmuscles.

62.Whatistheunderlinedword"fire"inParagraph3comparedto（比作）？

A.Theair.B.Thewater.C.Yourmuscle.D.Yourbody.

63.Whydoestheheatofyourbodygointothecoldair?

A.Tokeepwarmforalongtime.

B.Tostealyourbodyheatoncolddays.

C.Togiveofftheheatandenergyoutofyourbody.

D.Tokeepthesametemperatureinsideandoutsideyourbody.

64.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Whydoesyourbodywarmup?B.Whatmakesyourbodyshiver?

C.Howdoesshiveringwarmupyourbody?D.Whichisthebestwaytowarmup?

65.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyouprobablyfindthepassage?

A.ScienceTodayB.TravelAroundC.StoiyTimeD.WorldNews

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阅读下而短文,从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项,使短文通顺、

连贯，意思完整。

Fireantsareknownasverysmallinsects.Theylivedeepunderground.66Theygo

outoftheirhomesandontothewater.There,theymakearaft（筏）oftheirownbodies.

67Thenagroupofantsspreadacrossthewater.Theyholdontooneanother,using

theirmouthsandfeet.Whatamazingants!Butit,sjustwhattheantsneedtosavethemselvesfrom

dying.68

Oncetheraftisinplace,onebyoneandtwobytwo,moreantscomeoutofthehomeand

ontotheantraft.Theycarryanteggs,antbabies,andofcourse,thequeen.69Outandup

theantsgountilalltheantsareontheraft.Anantfamilyisusuallymadeupof100,000fireants.

Thefloodwaterscarrytheraftaway.Everyonceinawhile,thebottomantschangeplaces

withtheantsonthetop.Finally,therafttoucheshigherground,wheretheycanmakeanewhome.

70Thatisthepowerofteamwork!

A.Usually,theantsthatcomeoutfirstbuildtheraft.

B.Theantshavesurvivedbysharingallthework.

C.Whafsmore,someantsmayevenpackabitoffoodforthetrip.

D.Astheantspulltogether,mostofthemwillnotdie.

E.Butwhathappenswhenheavyrainsflood（淹没）theircomfortablehomes?

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Allanimalsneedsleep.Somesleepalittle.Otherssleepalot.Somesleepinsurprisingways.

KeepreadingtoIeammoreabouthowanimalsgettheirzzzz,s.

Someanimalsarelightsleepers.Giraffessleepforjustafewhourseachday.Forgiraffes,it

isnotsafetosleepmuchmorethanthat.Giraffeshavelong,thinlegs.Whentheyiiedown,itis

hardtogetbackup.Sogiraffesmostlytakeshortnaps.Theysleepstandingup.Horsessleep

standingup,too.Likegiraffes,theyneedtobereadytorunaway.Horsesdoneedtoliedownfor

someoftheirsleep,though.Giraffesdo,too.Theanimalsgetabout20or30minutesofdeepsleep

whilelyingdown.

Someanimalsarebigsleepers.KoalasliveinAustralia.Theseanimalseatonlyonefood:

leaves.Leavesdonotgivethemmuchenergy.Sokoalassleepmostofthetime.Theysleepfor

about20hoursintotal.Lionssleepalot,too.Theycanfeelsafewhilesleeping.Afterall,theyare

predators,whichhuntotheranimals.Whowouldbother（打扰）asleepinglion?

Dolphinsarealwaysswimminginthesea.Sohowdotheysleep?Iftheystopswimming,will

theydrown（淹死）？Dolphinshaveagreattrickforthis.Theysleepwithhalfoftheirbrainsata

time,theotherhalfstaysawake.Thesidesswitch（转换）after20minutes.Somebirdssleepthis

way,too.Theyusehalfoftheirbrainstofly,theotherhalfgoestosleep.Afterthebirdsland,they

sleepmuchmore.

46.44Iightsleepers,,inthesecondparagraphreferstoanimalsthat.

A.sleepmuchB.sleepalittle

C.sleepwithhalfbrainD.sleepwithoutlyingdown

47.Whydohorsessleepstandingup?

A.Becausetheyareshortofenergy.B.Becausetheycan,tliedown.

C.Becausetheyneedtostaysafe.D.Becausetheysleepwithhalfbrains.

48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"predators“probablymeaninChinese?

A.捕食者B.掠夺者C.贪睡者D.受害者

49.Whichanimalsarehalfsleepers?

A.Koalas.B.Giraffes.C.Lions.D.Dolphins.

50.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Sleepinghelpsanimalsstaysafe.B.Allanimalsneedlotsofsleep.

C.Animalssleepindifferentways.D.Animalsrestwellwhilesleeping.

ApartmentstoRent（出租）inLondon

1-bedroomapartmentBridgeLane,Rich2-bedroomapartmentPercyStone,

StreetGoldenStreet

£1,000permonth/Noweeklyrenting£1,980permonth/£457perweek

PrimeEstatesarepleasedtorentthisnewlyLocatednexttotheThamesandwith2

decorated1-bedroomapartmentonthegroundbigbalconies（阳台）torelaxupon,this

floor,locatedminutesfromBarkingstationandwonderful2-bedroomapartmenthasnatural

thelocalprimaryschool.Thisisespeciallylightthroughout.Advantagesincludea

suitableforpeoplewhoarefondofpeacefulmodernkitchen,abathroomandfree

environmentandprefertolivealone.parking.

Tel:02080125113Tel:02080126728

3-bedroomapartmentBoulDrive,Park4-bedroomapartmentBearCourt,101

RoadRedRoad

£3,467permonth/£800perweek£4,290permonth/Noweeklyrenting

Zerodeposit（定金）required.This3-bedroomAnewlydecorated4-bedroom

apartmentislocatedonthe7thfloorofamodemapartmentinthiswell-looked-afterblock.It

apartmentbuilding,alargebalconyandaroadislocatedbyaparkwithmanytrees,where

leadingtothegymandswimmingpool.Sportsyoucanseemanypeoplerunningalongthe

loverswillneverregrettheirdecisionsoflivinginparkpathswhenthesunrises.The

suchanapartment.apartmentoffersfreeparking,too.

Tel:02080126803Tel:02080122188

51.The1-bedroomapartmentissuitableforsomeonewho.A.enjoyslivingbyhimself

B.doessportsinhissparetime

C.keepsintouchwithhisfriendsalotD.likestolivewithhisfamilymembers

52.WhichistheadvantageoftheapartmentatPercyStone?

A.Goingtoschooleasily.B.Parkingcarsforfree.

C.Goingtothestationquickly.D.Doingsportsinalocalgym.

53.Whichapartmentisnearaswimmingpool?

A.TheapartmentatBridgeLane.B.TheapartmentatPercyStone.

C.TheapartmentatBoulDrive.D.TheapartmentatBearCourt.

54.Whatdothe2-bedroomapartmentandthe3-bedroomapartmenthaveincommon?

A.Bothhavekitchens.B.Bothrequirenodeposit.

C.Bothcanberentedbytheweek.D.Botharenewlydecorated.

55.Ifyouliketolivenearapark,youcancall.

A.02080125113B.02080126728

C.02080126803D.02080122188

Inmyfreshmanyear,Iaskedmyself,ςςWhyamIinschool?^^IthoughtIwasforcedtobe

there,butIdecidedjusttogetalongwithituntilIcouldfinditmeaningful.

Onedayitfinallyhitme.WewerestudyingShakespeare,sRomeoandJulietinourwriting

class.Eachofuswasaskedtoplayapart,andIjokinglyvolunteeredtoplaythenurse.Theyall

laughed,thinkingthatI,aboy,couldn,tplayit,butɪdecidedIwasgoingtobethebestnurseever

toappearinthewritingclass.Onthedayoftheperformance,Imadeitasuccess,andthenIknew

whatschoolmeanttome.SchoolwasthenaplacewhereIcouldexploreunknownareasinmy

mind.PerhapsIhadn,trealizedthatbeforebecauseIhadneverbeenbraveenoughtodiscoverit.

Tomynew-foundhungerforlearning,IdecidedthatIwouldn,tbeshyanymore.Ibegan

raisingmyhandhigherinclassdiscussions.Inoralcommunicationclass,Ichoseunpopular

speechtopicsandmadetheminteresting.InBritishliteratureclass,Ichosetowriteasongfora

creativeproject.Throughtheseactivities,Imadeclassesinterestingnotonlyforme,butalsofor

myclassmatesandteachers.

Inshort,Ihavediscoveredthatlearningisnotsomethingteenagersareforcedtoexperience.

Instead,learningisawayteenagersgrow.Whatɪwanttotellmyclassmatesisthatɪamabrave

andcreativeactor,musicianandwriter,whosenameeachofmyteachersknowsbytheendof

theirfirstclass,andwillbereinforced（增强）eachdaythroughmybravebehavior.

56.What,sthematterwiththewriterinthebeginning?

A.Hedidbadlyinhisstudies.B.Hecouldn,tgetalongwellwithothers.

C.Hewonderedwhyhewenttoschool.D.Hisparentsforcedhimtogotoschool.

57.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2probablyreferstotheideathat.

A.IplayedthenurseB.learninginschoolisdisappointing

C.westudiedinthewritingclassD.learninginschoolismeaningful

58.Whathelpedthewriterchangehisthoughtaboutschool?

A.Theperformance.B.Theteachers.

C.Theclassdiscussions.D.Thespeechtopics.

59.Intheend,thewriterbecameinlearning.

A.seriousB.activeC.unwillingD.impatient

60.WhatcanweIeamfromthewriter?

A.Weshouldexplorelearningbravely.

B.Weneedtoplayapartinthewritingclass.

C.Weshouldmaketeachersknowournames.

D.Wecanlearntobeactors,musiciansandwriters.

Inacountrywhere1.3billionpeoplespeak22officially-recognizedlanguagesandhundreds

ofdialects（方言）,communicationonlinecanbeaproblem.

AlthoughthereisarapidriseinthenumberofIndianinternetuserswhodon,tspeakEnglish

asthefirstlanguage,60%won,tshoponlinebecauseoflanguageproblems.

Niki,avoice-enablede-businessapp,istryingtosolvethis.Ithelpspeopletousevoice

commands（指令）todoshoppingonline.Usersspeaktotheappintheirpreferredlanguage,

orderingproducts.Nikithenpresentsbuyingchoicesfromitsproductproviders.

Thecompany,sgoalmarketispeoplewhodon,tliveincitiesanddonotspeakEnglishInthe

northernIndianstateofRajasthan,theapphasbeenusedformorethan10milliononline

transactions（交易）since2018.NowNikicanofferpeopleserviceinHindi,Bengali,Tamiland

English.Thecompanyisplanningtointroducesevenmorelanguages,andhopestocanyoutits

businessin10morestates.

Thankstoamachinelearningalgorithm（算法），Nikiisabletounderstandlanguagesbetter

andbetter.Whentheappfirstappeared,thealgorithmonlyhada65%accuracy（准确）rate.Now,

itcandealwithvoicecommandswith95%accuracybecauseofabankofover250million

conversations,Jaiswalsays.

Theappdiffersfromtypicalonlinemarketplaces.Itlimitsthenumberofbuyingchoices.

Ratherthanofferingmanysimilarproductsasthesupermarketsdo,Nikipresentsafewquality-

controlledobjectsfromproviders.Thatismorelikealasore.

WhenusersspeaktoNikiintheirnativelanguage,theappspeaksbackinthewayof

neighborhoodshopkeeper.This“cultureofservice^^ispopularwithmanyIndianpeople.

61.ManyIndianinternetusersdon,tshoponlinebecause.

A.theyaren,tabletousetheInternetB.theyhavetroubleusingapps

C.theyliketoshopinthelocalstoreD.theyhavedifficultyincommunicating

62.Whichpictureproperlyshowstherelationshipbetweenaccuracyandconversations?

IOO

63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEifpeopleshoponNiki?

A.Therearemoreproductsforthemtochoose.

B.It,sjustlikeshoppinginasupermarket.

C.TheymaylikethewayNikitalkswiththem.

D.It,sdifficultforthemtobuygoodproducts.

64.What,sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.NewappsdevelopquicklyinIndia.

B.ThevoiceapphelpsIndiansshoponline.

C.IfshardtochangeIndians*shoppingfashion.

D.Indiansbecomeinterestedinonlineshopping.

65.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthetext?

A.Sportsandhealth.B.Historyandculture.

C.Populationandenvironment.D.Scienceandtechnology.

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Waystoreinventyourself

Therearealotofsuccessrebooting（重新启动）superheromovieseachyear.Sowhycan,t

wealldothesame?Ifyou,reunhappywithyourimage（形象），youcantrytoreinventyourself.

66Theimportantthingistodowhateveryoudowithconfidence（信心）.Herearefour

simplethingsyoucandotorebootyourself.

Makenewfriends.

Youdon,thavetoturnyourbackonyourexistinggroupoffriends.67Remember,

thesepeopleprobablydon,tknowyou,soyoucanstartfresh.Also,it,salwaysgoodtomeetnew

peoplewithdifferentexperiencesandfreshperspectives（视角）.

Findanewhobby.

Youcanbuildacircleoffriendsbydevelopingahobby.68Youwillalsobuild

confidenceasyoulearnnewskillsandcelebratenewvictories.

Getajob.

We,renottryingtosoundlikeyourparents,honestly.Justhearusout.Gettinganewjobwill

probablyallowyoutogettoknowanewgroupofpeople.69.

Travel.

Newcultureshelpyouchangethewayyoulookatyourself.70Seeinghowother

peoplelivegivesyouafreshperspectiveonyourlife.Thischangesyou.Youwillstarttocarry

yourday-to-dayactivitiesinadifferentway.Thisishuge.Agoodtripisonethatleavesyou

feelingenriched(充实)inmanyways.

A.Justgettoknownewpeople.

B.Itcanbeanythingfromdancingtopainting.

C.Thegoodnewsisyoudon,tneedthehelpofspecialeffectstodoso.

D.Travellingalmostalwayschangesyouforthebetter.

E.Itwillalsogiveyoutheconfidencethatcomeswiththemoneyyoumake.

2020年福建省漳州市中考二模英语试题

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BUSSERVICE

NewYork一Brennan

Triptime:30minuteseachway

Timetable

•BusesleaveNewYorkStationat7:00a.m.andeveryhalfanhourthereafter(此后)until

11:30p.m.(7daysaweek).

•BusesleaveBrennanStation20minutesbeforeandaftereveryhourfrom6:20a.m.to

10:40p.m.(7daysaweek).

•Onholidays,busesleaveeveryhouronthehourtime,eachdirection.

Price

•Workdays:Thepriceofaticketis$10foranadultand$5forachildunder12,eachway,

eachdirection.

•Holidays:Ifyoutravelinagroupofmorethan8adults,youcangetticketsat$8foreach.

PassengerscanbuyticketsatWindow12,NewYorkStationorBrennanStationbeforeboarding

buses.

Peoplecanalsocall917-709-4220tobooktickets.

Formoreinformationaboutthebusservice,pleaserefertowww.nyb.nl.

46.WhenwillyoureachNewYorkifyouleaveBrennanat6:20a.m?

A.At6:40a.m.B.At6:50a.m.C.At7:00a.m.D.At7:20a.m.

47.HowoftendoesthebusleaveNewYorkonChristmasDay?

A.Every15minutes.B.Every20minutes.

C.Every30minutes.D.Everyhour.

48.IfMr.Greenandhis8-year-oldsontakethebusfromNewYorktoBrennanonworkdays,how

muchshouldtheypay?

A.$10.B.$15.C.$20.D.$30.

49.Howcanwefindmoredetailsaboutthebusservice?

A.GotoWindow12.B.Call917-7094220.

C.Refertowww.nyb.nl.D.Gototherailwaystation.

50.Whichpartofthenewspapermaythepassagebetakenfrom?

A.DailyLife.B.Entertainments.C.Science.D.Sports.

Samwasagreedy（贪婪的）andselishman.Oneday,asmallbagthatbelongedtohimwas

missing.Thebaghad50goldcoinsinit.Samsearchedhighandlowforthebag,butcouldnot

findit.Afteracoupleofdays,thedaughterofamanworkingforSamfoundthebagShetoldher

fatheraboutit.Herfatherimmediatelydecidedtotakeittohismaster.

HegavethebagbacktoSam,andaskedhimtocheckitSamwasexcitedtogetthecoins

back,buthedecidedtoplayatrick.Heshoutedathisworker,utherewere75goldcoinsinthis

bagbutyougavemeonly50!Wherearetheothercoins?Youmusthavestolenthem!"

Theworkerwasshockedtohearthatandexplainedthathehadn,tdonethat.ButSamdidnot

accepttheworker'sstory,andtookhimtocourt.

Thejudge（法官）heardbothsides.Thedaughterandtheworkerwerecertainthattherewas

only50.ButSamdidn'tgivein,"Mylord,Ihad75goldcoinsinmybag,andtheygavemeonly

50,soitisquiteclearthattheyhavestolen25coins!"

"SinceSamlostabagof75goldcoinsandthebagfoundbythegirlhadonly50coins,itis

clearthatthebagdoesnotbelongtoSamIfanyonefindsabagof75goldcoins,Iwillannounce

thatitbelongstoSam.Asthereisnoonelookingforthese50coins,Iorderthemanandhis

daughtertotakethemasarewardforwhattheyhavedone!"thejudgesaid.

51.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseπhighandIowninParagraphImean?

A.Moreorless.B.Soonerorlater.

C.Nowandthen.D.Hereandthere.

52.Whatdidthemandoafterknowingthathisdaughterhadfoundthegoldcoins?

A.HetookthemtoSam.B.Hetookthemtoajudge.

C.Hecheckedthecoins.D.Heplayedabadtrick.

53.WhydidSamtakethemantocourt?

A.Becausehewantedto