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阅读理解

阅读理解是全面考查考生语言知识和综合运用语言的能力，

在试卷中信息量大、分值高，是中考试卷中的一个重要题型。河

南省中招考试说明中对阅读理解题做了明确的要求：本题有四篇

短文：体裁有故事、说明文(历史、地理、风俗、文化、人物传

记等1应用文体(时间表、菜单、广告等)及科普文章。试题

设计以考查学生获取信息、处理信息的能力以及分析问题和解决

问题的能力为主。

一、阅读理解题目考查的要点：

(1)考查对短文各个事实和细节的理解，一般涉及文章的

"5W",即：when、where、who、what、how等内容，包

括事实识别、有关的计算或识图、排列次序等。

(2)考查对文章词义的理解。

(3)考查对短文深层结构的理解，包括对文章主题的理解，对

文章中心大意的理解，对作者意图或人物观点的理解以及从文章

内容中可推断得出的结论等。

二、阅读理解题解题技巧

(1)要养成良好的阅读习惯。不管文章的是什么体裁，考生都

要先快速通读一、两遍全文。要默读，弄懂文章大意，要特别注

意年代、年龄、钟点等数字信息。凡涉及数字的题，一般要经过

简单的计算才能得出答案。

(2)在基本掌握大意的基础上，针对所设置的问题和选项，再

逐字逐句阅读，以便发现所需的和解题有关的信息，搞清说的是

谁，讲的是什么事；涉及谁，哪些物；事情发生的地点、原因、

时间等，这些问题搞清楚了，一些试题答案也就迎刃而解了。有

的试题需要进行逻辑推理，要求考生根据常识、知识判断和情节

推理。

(3)通过上述信息不能解答的题，需要进一步阅读有关的语句，

弄清确切的意思，选出正确答案。

(4)答案确定后，再细心复读一遍短文，核对所选答案是否正

确。

三、做阅读理解题的步骤

(1)审读标题。如果短文试题中有标题，考生一定要把标题默

念一两遍，因为标题是文章主题的高度凝聚。这样做有利于考生

对文章的理解，提高做题的效率。

(2)快速浏览全文，掌握文章大意。考生要尽快把文章阅读一

遍，尽量排除生词和个别难句的干扰，可以跳过它们继续读下去,

努力抓住文章大意。

(3)细读文后题目，审视出题意图。在读完短文后，带着对短

文的印象，认真阅读题干和选项，对能够得出的答案可以进行初

步判断，难题暂时留下。

(4)细读文章，掌握短文细节内容。

(5)初选答案。

(6)复读文章，核对答案。

实例分析

1.YoumaywatchADreamPlayaton30May.

A.10amB.5pmC.7pmD.7:15pm

2.IfyouwanttowatchSwanLake,youcangotoBarbican

Theatreon

A.29MayB.5JuneC.13JuneD.16June

3.YoumaywatchifyougotoBarbicanTheatreon

14June.

A.SwanLakeB.TripleBillC.ADreamPlayD.

BothSwanLakeandTripleBill

4.YoucanbuyafirstnightticketforSwanLakeatthe

priceofwithaBarbicanCard.

A.£12B.£15C.£24D.£30

5.IfyouwanttobuythreeticketsforTripleBillonTuesday,

howmuchwillyoupayatleast?

A.£45.B.£51.C.£57.D.£60.

本篇文章是楼门剧院(BarbicanThreatre)的广告。通过快速

阅读，我们从广告中初步得知三部戏剧的演出时间及演出票的售

出价格等信息。

第1题选D。从文中ADreamPlay5月29日至6月2日

的开演时间，除5月29日是晚上7点外，其余都是晚上7:15。

第题选月日（除去

2DeBarbicanThreatre660—17

6月10、11、12、15这四天）期间上映SwanLake和TripleBill

两部大剧。SwanLake在6月6、7、8、9、16这五天的上映

时间为晚上7:45。6月17日演出时间为下午5点钟。通过用

排除法我们得知所给出的去观看该剧的四个时间只有D是正确。

第3题选B。根据广告中得知TripleBill的上映时间为6月

13日、14日这两天的晚上7:45。在这个时间没有其它剧目上

演。

第4题选A。观众如果有BarbicanCard,将有部分购票优惠：

正确答案应是

Firstnightticketsfor£12eachoAo

第5题选A。这是一道推理题。广告中说明平日（除星期日

与星期六以外的日子）购买TripleBill演出票的三个价位为

£24、£19、£15,最便宜的票价是£15。三人最便宜的票款

应付£45。特别说明的是，遇到计算题，考生一定要动手仔细演

算，切勿大意失分。

备考演练

1

MrsWhitelivedinatownofEngland.Herhusbanddied

threeyearsagoandoneofherchildrenworkedinthe

capitalandtheotherthreelivedinanothertown.Her

husbanddidn'tleavehermuchmoneyandshehadtolive

asimplelife.Sometimesherchildrenwenttoseeher

duringtheirholidays,buttheystayedwithherforonly

twoorthreedays.

Onewintermorningtheoldwomangotupearly.She

wasgoingtobuysomefoodinashop.Andwhenshe

cameout,shefoundtherewasmuchsnowinthe

street.Shehadtosweepitaway.Andsuddenlyshefound

adyingdogatthecornerofthehouse.Shepickeditup

andtookitintothehousequickly.Sheputitnearthefire

andgaveitsomemilkandbread.Atfirstthepoordogate

nothingandthatafternoonitdranksomemilkandthree

dayslateritwasallright.Nowtheoldwomanfounditwas

abeautifuldog.Andshelikeditverymachandtookit

everywhereshewent.Aweeklatershewentshopping

withherdog.Atabusstopayoungmanwaseatingfish

andchips.Thelittledogbecameveryexcitedatthesmell

oftheman'slunchandbeganjumpingupathim.

"DoyonmindifIthrowitabit?"askedtheyoungman.

"Notatall,"answeredMrs.White.

Havingheardthis,hepickedupthedogandthrewit

overthewall.

l.Oneoftheoldwoman'schildrenworkedin.

A.MoscowB.ParisC.LondonD.NewYork

2.MrsWhitelivedasimplelifebecause.

A.shewasn'trichenoughB.shehopedtosavemoney

forherchildren

C.shehadfourchildrenD.herchildrenhatedher

3.Theoldwomanlikedthedogverymuch

because.

A.itwasbeautifulB.itwaslittleC.shesavedit

D.shefeltexcited

4.Thedoghoped,soitwasexcited.

A.tobegivensomefoodB.toleavethebusstopsoon

C.tobitetheyoungmanD.togohomeassoonas

possible

5.MrsWhiteagreedwiththeyoungmanbecause.

A.sheknewhimwell

B.herdogwashungry

C.shedidn'tlikethedoganylonger

D.shethoughthewouldthrowsomefoodtoherdog.

2

Aboyandhisfatherwerewalkinginthemountains.

Suddenlytheboyfell,hurthimself,andcried,"AAA...!!!

"Tohissurprise,heheardthevoicerepeating（重复）,

somewhereinthemountain,"AAA...!!!"Thentheboy

shouted,"Whoareyou?"Hereceivedtheanswer,"Who

areyou?"Hegotangryattheanswer,soheshouted,

"Foolish!"Hereceivedtheanswer,"Foolish!"

Helookedathisfatherandasked,"What'sgoingon?"

Thefathersmiledandsaid,"Myson,listen."Andthenhe

shoutedtothemountain,"Iloveyou!"Thevoice

answered,"Iloveyou!"Againthemancried,"Youarethe

best!"Thevoiceanswered,"Youarethebest!"

Theboywassurprised,butdidnotunderstand.Then

thefatherexplained/'Peoplecallthis'Echo',butreallythis

isLife.Itgivesyoubackeverythingyousayordo.Ourlife

isjustareflection（反映）ofwhatwehavedone.Ifyouwant

moreloveintheworld,havemoreloveinyourheart.If

youwanttobesuccessful,workhard.Thiscanbeusedin

everythinginlife.Lifewillgiveyoubackeverythingyou

havegiventoit."

1.Atfirsttheboycriedbecause.

A.hehurthimselfandfeltbadB.hewanted

togivehimselfasurprise

C.hefeltitwassoquietinthemountainD.he

hopedhisfatherwouldhelphim

2.Whentheboyheardthevoicerepeating,hethought

A.itwasfoolishtohearothers'voice

B.someoneelseinthemountainlikedhisvoice

C.thereweremanyotherpeopleinthemountain

D.hewaslaughedatbysomeoneelseinthemountain

3.Thefathershoutedtothemountainto.

A.findoutwhowasrepeatinghisvoice

B.havefunwithotherpeopleinthemountain

C.showmoreexamplestohissonbeforegivinghimthe

answer

D.lethissonknowwhosevoicewaslouder

4.Theword"Echo"means.

A.lifeitselfB.repeatingvoiceC.loveintheworld

D.everythinginlife

5.Fromthestory,weknow.

A.theboydidn'tlikeothers'voiceatallB.thefather

hadhisownwaytoteachhisson

C.itisnotpolitetorepeatothers'voiceD.theboy

andhisfatherwererathertired

3

Inthedayswhenanicecreamsundae（力口水果或奶油

的冰激凌）costmuchless,a10-year-oldboyentereda

hotelcoffeeshopandsatatatable.Awaitress（woman

assistant）putaglassofwaterinfrontofhim."Howmuch

isanicecreamsundae?"nFiftycents",repliedthe

waitress.Thelittleboypulledhishandoutofhispocket

andstudiedanumberofcoinsinit."Howmuchisadish

ofplainicecream?"heasked.Somepeoplewerenow

waitingforatableandthewaitresswasabitworried.

“Thirty-fivecents/shesaidrudely（notpolitely）.The

littleboyagaincountedthecoins.'TIIhavetheplainice

cream/hesaid.Thewaitressbroughttheicecream,put

thebillonthetableandwalkedaway.Theboyfinishedthe

icecream,paidthebillatthecounter（柜台）andwentout.

Whenthewaitresscameback,shebegancleaningthe

tableandthenshecouldnztbelievewhatshehadseen.

There,placednearlybesidetheemptydish,weretwo

five-centcoinsandfiveone-centcoinshertip（/」\费）.

l.Inthisstory"plain"meansinChinese.

A.平原B.普通C.朴素D.清楚

2.Anicecreamsundaewasadishofplainice

cream.

A.fifteencentscheaperthanB.fifteen

centsdearerthan

C.fiftycentsdearerthanD.asexpensiveas

3.Howmuchmoneydidtheboyprobablyhaveinhis

pocket?

A.Justfiftycents.B.Morethan

fiftycents.

C.Notmorethanfiftycents.D.Lessthan

fortycents.

4.Whydidthelittleboyhaveonlyadishofaplainice

cream?

A.Theplainicecreamcosthimmuchless.

B.Heenjoyedthecheapericecreambetter.

C.Thecoinswerenotenoughforanicecreamsundae.

D.Hewantedtosavesomecoinstotipthewaitress.

5.Wecanimaginethatthewaitressmightfeel

whenshegotthetip.

A.verysurprisedB.abitofshame（羞隗）

C.quitepleasedD.alittleworried

4

Mr.andMrs.Smithhadalwaysspenttheirsummer

holidaysinNewJersey（新泽西）inthepast,stayingina

smallinn（旅店）atthefootofahill.

Oneyear;however,Mr.Smithmadealotofmoneyinhis

business,sotheydecidedtogotoLondonandstayata

reallygoodhotelwhiletheywenttouringaroundthat

famouscity.

TheyflewtoLondonandarrivedattheirhotellateone

evening.Theyhadexpectedthattheywouldhavetogoto

bedhungry,becauseinthatsmallinninNewJersey,no

mealswereservedafterseven.Theyweresurprisedwhen

thewaiteraskedwhethertheywouldtakedinnerthere

thatnight."Areyoustillservingdinner?"askedMr.Smith.

"Yes,certainly,sir,"answeredthewaiter."Weserveituntil

halfpastnine."

"Whatarethetimesofmealsthen?"askedMr.Smith.

"Well,sir,"answeredthewaiter."Weservebreakfastfrom

seventohalfpasteleveninthemorning,lunchfrom

twelvetothreeintheafternoon,teafromfourtofive,and

dinnerfromsixtohalfpastnine."

"Butthathardlyleavesanytimeforustoseethesights

ofLondon."saidMr.Smith.

l.Mr.andMrs.Smithhadalwaysspenttheirholidaysin

A.NewYorkB.LondonC.NewJersey

D.Washington

2.WhenMr.andMrs.Smithhadalotofmoney,they

decidedtogoto.

A.theirhometownB.thecapitalofEnglandC.New

JerseyD.asmallcityinEngland

3.TheywenttoLondonby.

A.seaB.planeC.train

D.bus

4.Fromthestoryweknowthatthiswasthetime

forMr.andMrs.SmithtogotoLondon.

A.firstB.secondC.third

D.fourth

5.Whatdoesthesentence"Butthathardlyleavesanytime

forustoseethesightsofLondon"mean?

A.WecangotoseethesightsofLondonatanytime.

B.WehaveenoughtimetoseethesightsofLondon.

C.WecanseemoresightsofLondon.

D.WehavelittletimetoseethesightsofLondon.

5

Theworkerswhobroughtthegirltotheorphanage

（孤院）knewlittleabouther.Thestreetswherethey

foundherhadbeenherhomeformanyyears.Herparents

wereunknown.Theyleftherlongago.Attheorphanage,

thegirl,likeallthechildrenthere,wastaughttoreadand

write.Whileshewasstudyingattheorphanage,she

learnedsomethingelsetobeindependent（独立）.At

twenty-one,shelefttheorphanageandbeganworkasa

secretary（秘书）.Andthen,in1975,whileshewasstill

workingasanordinarysecretary,somethingspecial

happened.SheenteredtheMissHongKongcompetition

andwonit.Thiswastheturningpointinherlife.Nowher

name,MaryCheung,wasknowntoeverybody.

Maryenteredthecompetitionbecause'shewantedto

showthatorphanagegirlscouldbesomething.Winning

thecompetitiongaveherthechancetostartanewlife.

Thisledherfirstintotelevisionandthenintobusinessasa

manager.Whenshewasworkingasamanager;shehad

troublewithherreports."MyEnglishjustwasn1tgood

enough/shesays.Luckily,shehadaboyfriend（wholater

becameherhusband）tohelpher.

Marystudiedmanagement（管理）atHongKong

Polytechnicandgraduatedin1980.Shestartedherown

businessin1985.Butshedidnotstopdevelopingherself.

ShethenstudiedattheUniversityofHongKong.Since

1987,shehadspentalotoftimeonphotography（摄景分.

Shehasheldseveralexhibitionsofherworkinmany

places—China,NewZealandandParis.Shestillfound

time,however,toworkonTV,writefornewspapersand

bringupherfamily.

Thegirlfromthestreethascomealongway,buther

journeyisnotfinishedyet.

1.BeforeMaryCheungwasbroughttotheorphanage,

A.Shehadlivedwithherparentswhosenameswerenot

known

B.Shehadlivedinthestreetsformanyyears.

C.Theworkersknewherwell.

D.Shehadlearnedtowriteandreadbyherself.

2.Thesentence"Orphanagegirlscouldbesomething."

meansthatOrphanagegirlscouldbe.

A.popularandsuccessfulB.understoodbyothers

C.MissHongKongD.knowntoeverybody

3.Whendidherlifechangecompletely?

A.In1987.B.In1985.C.In1980.D.In

1975.

4.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom.

A.anewspaperB.asciencemagazineC.ahistory

textbookD.anovel

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.AllthechildrenattheorphanagelikedMary.

B.Marywasnothappyworkingasasecretary..

C.Mary'sboyfriendwasgoodatEnglish.

D.Mary'slifeintheorphanagewasdifficult.

6

2.26-meter-tallYaoMingmadehisNBAdebut（初次登台）

onOctober23,2002andgot6pointsfortheHouston

Rocketsinthegame.Thenextday,hegot13points（得

分）inanothergame.

MostpeoplethinkthatYaoMingisabornbasketball

player.ButYaosaid,"WhenyouwatchitonTV,itlooks

veryeasy.ButwhenyouareplayingintheNBA,itisreally

notsoeasy."HesaidthatjoiningtheHoustonRocketswas

anewstartandanewchallenge."Ihopethatthroughvery

hardworkIcanmakeeveryonehappyandhelpthe

Rocketswinmoregames,"hesaid.

YaoMingspeakssomeEnglish.Bothheandhis

teammatescanunderstandeachother.Theydon'tthink

thereisalanguageproblem.WhileYaoMingfacesthis

newchallenge,thepeopleofHoustonhaveshowngreat

interestinhimandtheyhopeYanMingfacesthisnew

challenge,andtheyhopeYanMingwillbringnewenergy

（活力）totheRockets.Theteamhasstartedhavinglessons

tolearnmoreaboutChina,andmanypeoplewhoworkfor

theRocketshavelearnedtospeaksomeChinese.

l.YaoMinggot13poinsonOctober,2002.

A.22B.23C.24D.26

2.YaoMingsaidthat.

A.playingintheNBAwasdifficultB.itwashardto

watchNBAgamesonTV

C.hewasanNBAstarD.itwasboring

toplaybasketball

3.ThepeopleofHoustonhopeYaoMingwill,

A.speakexcellentEnglishB.bringnew

energy

C.makeNBAgameseasyD.facenew

challenge

4.FromthepassagewecanknowthatYaoMing.

A.willworkhardforhisteamB.madethe

highestscoreinhisfirstNBAgame

C.can'tunderstandhisteammatesD.teachesthe

RocketsworkersChinesehimself

5.Thepassageisprobably.

A.anadvertisementB.anoticeC.anewsreport

D.aninstruction

7

ElizabethTaylorwasborninEnglandin1932.Shewas

averybeautifulchild,withblackhairandbluish-purple

eyes.

In1939,sheandherfamilymovedtoAmerica,where

filmmakerssoonnoticedherbeauty.Shebecameachild

starattheageofnine,andappearedinthefilm"Lassie”

and''NationalVelvet".ElizabethTaylorisoneofthefew

childfilmstarswhohavebeenquitesuccessfulwhenthey

growup.

Shehasmademanywell-knownfilmsallherlife:one

ofthemis"CatonaHotTinRoof"in1958.Herpersonal

lifehasnotbeenassuccessfulasherfilms.Shehasgot

marriedeighttimes.

Shehasoftenbeenillwithbackproblemsandhas

hadmanyoperations.In1981,aftershelefthersecond

husband,shewasinsuchlowspiritsthatsheturnedto

food,drinkanddrugs（毒品）forcomfort.Forthefirsttime

inherlife,herbeautyleftherandsheputonalotof

weight.

However,in1983,shewenttostayinahospital,and

theresheworkedhardtogiveupheraddiction（毒瘾）.

Todaysheisagrandmotherandshehasherfilmstar

looksagain.

1.ElizabethTaylorisafamous.

A.grandmotherB.filmstarC.filmmakerD.filmwriter

2.Shebecamefamousasearlyas.

A.theyear1939B.theyear1941C.theyear1932

D.theyear1958

3.Shehasbeen.

A.veryhappyallherlifeB.verysuccessfulinboth

herworkandherpersonallife

C.verysuccessfulinfilmsD.quitebeautifulallthe

timeinherlife

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.ShewasborninEnglandandbecamefamous

there.

B.Mostchildfilmstarswerestillfamouswhenthey

grewup.

C.Shehasnotbeenverysuccessfulinpersonallife.

D.Sheisstillworkingforthefilm.

5.Putthefollowingsentencesintheright.

a.Shelefthersecondhusband.b.Shegave

upheraddiction.

c.Sheappearedinthefilm"Lassie”.d.She

appearedinthefilmnCatonaHotTinRoof".

A.d-c-b-aB.d-c-a-bC.c-d-b-aD.

c-d-a-b(BBCCD)

8

J.K.RowlingisthewriterofHarryPotter,whichisnow

oneofthebest-sellersintheworld.

J.K.RowlingwasborninBristolonJuly31st,1965.She

hasonesisterwhoistwoyearsyoungerthanher.Both

girlslovedlisteningtotheirfatherreadingbedtimestories

tothem.Theyespeciallylovedstoriesaboutmagical

worlds.Rowlingwroteherfirststory,calledRabbit,atthe

ageofsix.

Aftershegraduatedfromtheuniversity,Rowling

workedasatranslatorinLondon.Duringthistime,ona

longtraintripinthesummerof1990,theideacametoher

ofaboywhohasmagicbutdoesn'tknowit.In1992

RowlingbegantoteachEnglish.Shelivedwithherbaby

daughter,Jessica,andspentmuchtimefinishingthefirst

HarryPotterbookforyoungreaders.ItappearedinJune

1997.Tohersurprise,thebookwasgreatlysuccessful.The

filmcameoutinNovember2001.NowHarryPotterseries

ispopularwithpeopleofallagesandabout60million

booksweresoldin200countries.

Whyhastheseriesbeensosuccessful?Thereareafew

things.Manyothermagicalstoriestakeplaceinfaraway

landsorinpastorfuturetimes.ButHarrylivesinmodern

England.He'salsoaverynormalboy:polite,friendly,

braveandclever.SowhenotherchildrenreadaboutHarry,

theycanimaginebeinglikehim.

J.K.Rowingisveryhappywiththesuccess,andsheis

nowbusyfinishingthewholeseriesofsevenbooks.She's

writingfulltimeandshe'sreallyenjoyinglife.Shesaysshe

willgoonlivinganormallifewithherdaughterand

writingchildren'sbooks.

1.Fromthepassage,weknow

A.J.K.RowlingmetaboynamedHarryonatraintrip

B.J.K.Rowlinglovedlisteningtostorieswhenshewas

veryyoung

C.J.K.Rowlingistwoyearsyoungerthanhersister

D.HarryPotterisJ.K.Rowling'sfirststory

2.ThefirstHarryPotterbookcameoutin.

A.July1965B.thesummerof1990C.June1997

D.November2001

3.TheHarryPotterseriesis.

A.writtenforyoungpeopleB.onlyenjoyedby

children

C.onlysoldinEnglandD.aboutayounginspector

4J.K.Rowlinghasbeensuccessful,andshe.

A.likestotravelallovertheworldwithherdaughter

B.istoobusytoenjoyherlife

C.isexcitedabouthersuccesseverydayD.isstill

writingstoriesforchildren

5.HowisHarryPotterseriesdifferentfromothermagical

stories?.

A.TherearemagicalthingsB.Thestorieshappened

inthemodernworld

C.IthassevenbooksD.Ittookmuchtimetofinish

9

Igothomeatsixo'clockintheevening.Mymother

openedthefrontdoorforme.

“Goodevening,Ted,"shesaid.

“Goodevening.Mum,"Ianswered.

"Aren'tyouhappy?”sheasked.

"Yes,"Ianswered."I'mhappy,butI'mveryhungry.”

“Supperwillbereadyinhalfanhour,“shesaid.

Itookoffmycoatandsatdown.Mymothersatnextto

me.

“Didyoucatchyourtrainthismorning?”sheasked.

“Yes,"Ianswered.ranallthewaytothestationand

gotthereathalfpastseven/7

"Whichtraindidyoucatch?"

"The7:40."

“Whattimedidyougettoschool?"sheaskedagain.

"At8:05,"Ianswered.

"Wasn'ttheteacherangry?"

“No.Hewasnftintheclassroom.Hewaslate,too.He

satinfrontofmeonthetrain//

1.Atsixo'clockintheeveningTed.

A.wasbackfromhomeB.leftschoolC.rantothe

stationD.camebackfromschool

2.WhattimedidTedtakethetrainthismorning?

A.6:30.B.7:40.C.8:05D.6:00

3.Howfarwasitfromthestationtotheschool?

A.Twentyminutesbybike.B.Halfanhourzswalk.

C.Twokilometers.D.Twenty-fiveminutesby

train.

4.HowdidTed(steachergotowork?

A.Bybus.B.Inhiscar.C.Bytrain.D.Onfoot.

5.WhywasTedzsteacherlatethismorning?

A.Becausehedidnftridehisbike.B.Becausehe

gotuplate.

C.BecausehesatinfrontofTed.D.Wedonft

know.

10

ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmas,when

nine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshe

wantedanewbike.HerBarbibikewasjusttooold,andit

neededrepairingaswell.

AsChristmascamenearer,herdreamforabikeseemed

todisappear,aswethought,forshedidn'tmentionit

again.Wewerebusybuyingsomebeautifulstorybooks,a

dollhouse.Aholidaydressandtoys.Thenmuchtoour

surprise,onDecember24,shesaidshereallywanteda

bikemorethananythingelse.

Nowwedidn'tknowwhattodo.Itwasjusttoolate.We

werebusywithChristmasdinnerandpackingchildren's

presents,parents'presents,abrother'spresentand

friends'presentstillmidnight.Sotherewasnotimeto

taketobuythe"rightbike"forourlittlegirl.Thinkingthat

wewereparentswhowouldmaketheirchildunhappy,we

feltguiltyandsad.

Suddenlymyhusbandcameupwithanidea."WhatifI

makealittlebikeoutofclay（泥土）andwriteanotethat

shecouldtradein（交换）themodelbikeforarealone?"

Sohespentthenextfivehourscarefullyworkingwithclay

tomakeasmallbike.

OnChristmasmorning,weweresoexcitedforAlmie

Rosetoopenthelittleboxwiththebeautifulredand

whiteclaybikeandthenote.Sheopenedandreadthe

noteloudly.

ShelookedatmeandRonandsaid,"So,doesthismean

Icantradeinthisbikeforarealone?"Smiling,Isaid.

"Yes."

AlmieRosehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,"I

wouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbikethatDaddymade

me.Iprefertokeepitratherthangetarealbike."Atthat

moment,wewouldhavemoved（感动）theGodtobuyher

everybikeontheearth.

1.Rose'swishwastoonChristmasDay.

A.getanewbikeB.makeaclaybike

C.receiveadollhouseD.repairheroldBarbibike

2.Rose'sparentsdidn'tbuyherabikebecauseshe.

A.didn'twantabikeanymoreB.changed

herideatosomestorybooks

C.didn'tmentionitinthelasttwomonthsD.asked

foritonlyonDecember24

3.Theword"guilty"inthethirdparagraphmeans.

A.unhappyB.worriedC.happyD.sorry

4.Rose'sfathergotagoodideato.

A.spendfivehoursworkingwithclayB.makeasmall

bikeoutofclay

C.makeheroldbikeredandwhiteD.putthe

presentinabox

5.FromRose'swordsinthelastparagraph,weknowthat

she.

A.stillwantedtogetarealbikeB.didn'tknow

themeaningofthenote

C.preferredarealbiketothemodeloneD.wasgreatly

movedbywhatherfatherhaddone

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OneeveninglastJuly,myoldcarbrokedownona

highway.Itwasanhourbeforesunset,andIwas25miles

fromhome.Icouldn'treachanyonetopickmeup,soI

decidedtotakeabus.

Afterawhile,abuspulledupandIaskedthedriverhow

farshewasgoing."Fourmorelights,"shesaid.She

droppedmeoffattheendofherroute（线路）andtoldme

whichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,Ibeganto

thinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Thenabus

pulledupandthedooropened.

"Ijustcan'tleaveyouhere,"shesaid,"I'llgiveyouaride

home."

"You'lldrivemehomeinthebus?"Iasked,confused（迷

惑不解）.

"No,I'lltakeyouinmycar,"shesaid.

"It'salongway,"Ianswered.

"Comeon,sir,"shesaid,Ihavenothingelsetodo."

Ontheway,shetoldmeastory.Afewdaysearlier,her

brotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodChinesemanhad

pickedhimup,takenhimtoagasstationandthenbackto

hiscar."I'mjustpassingthefavoralong,"shesaid.

WhenIofferedhermoneyasathank-you,she

wouldn'taccept（接受）it."Thatwouldn'tmakeitafavor,

"shesaid."Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passit

along."

l.Inthefirstparagraph,"pick...up"bestmeans.

A.takeholdofandliftB.choosecarefullyC.give

someonearide.D.hearorlearn

2.Thewritergothome.

A.bytaxiB.bybusC.inhiscarD.inhercar

3.Thebusdrivertoldthemanastoryto.

A.makethetripeasyB.lethimknowwhyC.passthe

timeD.makehimhappy

4.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.

A.weshoulddosomethinghelpfultootherpeople

B.weshouldpicksomebodyupwhenhiscarisbroken

C.weshouldn'tacceptmoneyasathank-you

D.weshouldn'tgivesomebodyarideinabus

5.Thebesttitleforthisstoryis.

A.ThankYou-MadamB.FourMoreLights

C.PassTheFavorAlongD.ALongRideHome

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Newrulesandbehaviourstandards（行为规范）for

middleschoolstudentscameoutinMarchMiddleschool

isgoingtouseanewwaytodecidewhothetopstudents

are,Thebeststudentswon'tonlyhavehighmarks.They

willalsobekidswhodon'tdye（染）theirhair,smokeor

drink.Thefollowingaresomeofthenewrules.

Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse's

workonanexam?Don'tdoitagain!That'snotsomething

anhonest（诚实的）studentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayed

computergamesfortwohoursinyourroom,don'ttell

yourparentsyouhavedonehomework.

Domoreatschool,Goodstudentsloveanimalsand

careforotherpeople.AprilisBird-LovingMonthinChina.

Isyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrate?Youshould

join!Thatway,youcanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhow

toprotectthem.Whenmorepeopleworktogether,it

makesitmorefunforeveryone.

Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourteammateswhen

your