高考英语阅读理解100篇

高考英语英语阅读理解100篇

一、阅读理解

1、（1分）

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPort

er.HewasborninNorthCarolinainl862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforv

erylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.

HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank

,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hew

assenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,heleamedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,he

wenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peop

lelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothere

ader^surprise.

l.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.

d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.

A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.

2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry,sstoriesbecause

A.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstand

C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity

3.0.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis

4.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatleaming.

5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

2、（1分）

Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondon's

bigmedicalschools,HehadfinishedhisteachingfoilhesummertermandwasattheaiiportonhiswaytoRus

siatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton（人体骨

骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱

-f）.Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenear

thedeskandwentovertotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.Heoftenwonderswhatthey

saidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

1.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert^teacher.B.Theneighbour^teacher.

C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher^neighbour.

2.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitfbrthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiatbrmedicalresearch.

D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.

3.Whathappenedattheairport?

A.Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher,sfeelingabouttheincident?

A.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

5.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.

3、（1分）

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellT

owerHotelinXi^nwithhisbicycle.ThehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanagerJortheyh

adneverseenabicycleinthehotelbanbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.”

RobertFriedlande^anAmerican^rrivedinXi^nonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemb

erinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas1l,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,

hewasontheSilkRoadinXi^nandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.

RobertFriedlander'snextdestinations（目的

it!l）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.

l.Thebestheadline（1^^）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.

A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi'an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause.

A.heaskedtoseethemanager

B.heenteredthehallwithabike

C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguests

D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder,.

A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistan

C.Pakistan,China,andlndiaD.China,Pakistan,andlndia

4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?

A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.

C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.

5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.

A.cleverB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.strong-minded

4、（1分）

Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.H

elikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim/'Youmaynotrenn

emberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreet

andaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachances

oastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”

MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid/'YesJrememberyou.GoonwithyourstoryJ'^'Well^answ

eredthestrangerJarcyoustiHwiHingtotakeachance?''

1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?

A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.

B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.

C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.

2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.

A.hecouldn^affordlhebusesB.hewantedtosavemoney

C.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway

3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto

A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccess

C.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney

4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and

A.wantedtoreturnMr.Greythemoney

B.againaskedMr.Greyformoney

C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim

D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

5.Inthesecondparagraph/€...takeachance^means.

A.Mr.Grayhappenedtomeetastranger

B.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger

C.Mr.Greyhelpedastrangerbychance

D.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim

5、（1分）

Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyh

igherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingy

ou.

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgr

avity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（J^$$）around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebe

eninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape（逃出）theearth

sgravityandcarryyouintospace.

l.Inthispassage^heword"gravity^means.

A.thepullofeverything.

B.theforceofattraction（吸弓|）amongobjects.

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.

2.Whenyouslip（i#）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecause

A.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravity

C.theearth'sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.

3.Gravityisstrongthat

A.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.

C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.

4.Becauseofgravity,

A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.

C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.

5.Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause

A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan^pullthespaceship.

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.

6、（1分）

Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcy

clepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket^hewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly/'Befbreyougo

anyfurther,youngmanJthinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine/Thcoffic

erdidnotsayaword^utkeptwriting.^IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens/'continuedthewoman^ett

ingmoreangryeachmoment^tillhekeptonwriting/'Youngman^shepersisted,

IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（参议员）Patton.

Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.,,

“Why,no,"sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,“hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”

l.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause

A.itwasanexpensivecar

B.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.

A.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriends

B.thepolicemandidn^acceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

D.shedidn^knowthepoliceman'sname

3.Thepolicemanwas.

A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellow

C.animpolitemanD.ashyman

4.Thewomanwas.

A.kind-hearted

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends^owerfulpositions

D.introducinghergoodfriends^amestotheyoungofficer

5.Thepoliceman.

A.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默）B.hadssenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless

7、（1分）

ElizabethBlackwellwasbominEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.O

nedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossiblefbrawomaninthemiddle

ofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission（录

4X）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatsheta

ughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

Inl849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschooLshedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobe

asurgeon（夕卜科医师）,butaseriouseyeproblemfbrcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefbunditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.

Byl857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhos

pitahthefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospit

al,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

l.Whycouldn'tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn^getadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

2.Whatmainobstacle（P^W）almostdestroyedElizabeth,schancesforbecomingfbradoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.

B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn^graduatefrommedicalschool.

D.ShecouIdn^setupherhospital.

3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefbllowingareufirsts,,inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,

exceptthatshe.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralolherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolfbrwomen

5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin.

A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity

8、（1分）

Intoday^ageoffasttravehtheworldseemsasmallerplace——andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,Fifty

yearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad^eoplewhodidn^ravelthoughtofothercountries

asveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大

蒜）,thellaliansalleatspaghelti（细条实心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinile（明确

的）ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陈规老

套）.Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,

andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyone!

istenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions（流行式

^）,buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!

1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.

A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmore

C.smallerandlessD.biggerandless

2.Fiftyyearsago,EnglishpeopletraveHedabroad.

A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew

3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas.

A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesame

C.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame

4.Nowadays,people,sideasofothernationalities.

A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthesame

S.Wedon^havethesamestereotypesbecausepeople.

A.lravelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammes

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorld

C.AnExactingWorldD.AnlnterestingWorld

9、（1分）

Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattherema

ybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（海

W）areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Som

ekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.

Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells（细

胞）lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwilltui*nbacktoaworm

andstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthenngrowingandun-growingagainandagain.

l.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey.

A.IoseweightB.liveinthedarkness

C.areundergoodconditionsD.don'teatandarekeptinthedark

2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals.

A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant

3.AccordingtothepassagetwhichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.

B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans.

A.growingoldB.theageofaperson

C.gettingyoungerD.un-growing

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones

10、（1分）

Nowrdliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexam

week.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistest

willnotincludemultiple---choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You'

llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面

的）,whichmeansyou

llberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthistermjwouldsuggestyoureviewyourm

idtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeof

thecourse.Theresearchproject（项目）willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I'

llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourun_

intoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandrilseeyouonTuesday.

1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFriday

2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?

A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.

D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.

3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?

A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.

B.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.

D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.

4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans.

A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedly

C.comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross

5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?

A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.Duringmidtermweek

C.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek

11、（1分）

WhenDeanAmoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦

的）,Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn'tbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包

房）whenyouareallergicto（对••,过敏）flourcanbepainfuL

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandheheipedthe

mimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandfbrmedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes（酉己

方）.changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledAmoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.T

hebread,madewithunbleachedflour（标准粉）,wasbakedinabrickoven（烘炉）.

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorfbrfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcust

omerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbak

eryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.

l.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBaker

C.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercomeAllergy

2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.

A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn'tlikethejob

C.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtofbnnhisowncompany

3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.

A.hefoundedArnoldBakery

B.hetriedanewmethodofbaking

C.hehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproduction

D.hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Arnold^breadwasbakedinabrickoven.

B.Arnold\breadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.

C.Amold^breadwassoldatalowprice.

D.Amold^breadwasofpoorquality.

5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.

A.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.unhealthy

12、（1分）

Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerea

lizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry

（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear-sighted.T

hen

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,butth

eyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm^length.lftheywanttodomuchreadingjheym

ustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledasti

gmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople

seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白内

障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandre

movethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantfoijudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle

（角

度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.

Youwillfindtheobjecfsrelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferenceb

etweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneey

ecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

l.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.

A.onlywhenwecanseewell

B.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly

C.evenifwecanseewell

D.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare

2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct（模糊不清）,oneisprobably.

A.near-sightedB.far-sighted

C.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts

3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.experienceB.imagine

C.feelpainD.areaffectedwith

4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.

A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfaraway

C.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances

5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.

A.oneeyebiggerthantheother

B.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation

D.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses

13、（1分）

Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,andshehadasetofpriceless,individually（独特

士也）tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryof

thelittleboyswhohadbeentaughtcomplete,quickobedience（月艮

从）.Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,theirfathershouted."Falldownonyourfaces!”

Theydid,andtheterribleprairie（草原）firesweptoverthemandtheyweren

thurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.Onesave

dhis,andthemiceateit;oneateallofhis,andhegotsick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?一Why,ofco

urse,theonewhosharedhiscakewithhisfriends.

l.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.

B.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.

C.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma^wonderfulstories.

D.Thegrandma'sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgoodmanners.

2.Whichofthefollowingdetailssupportsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thechildrenweresavedfromthefirebecausetheyfolloweddirections.

B.GrandmatoldastoryofthreeboysatschooL

C.Eachofthethreeboysgotacakesentfromhome.

D.Thebigprairiefiresoonspreadovertothevillage.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthorwassavedfromthefire.

B.Theauthorwasbroughtupfromhisgrandmother.

C.Grandmawasgoodattellingchildrenstories.

D.Grandmatoldstoriestochildrenjustforfun.

4.Allofthefollowingwerenotpraisedbytheauthorexcept.

A.theboywhosharedhiscakewithothers

B.theboywhoateupallhiscakebyhimself

C.theboywhokeptthecakeforthefuture

D.theboyswhodidn^obeytheirparents

5.Accordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans.

A.measuredB.speciallypreparedC.cutD.invented

14、（1分）

Themostimportantuseofdrifting（漂

流）bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusethef

orwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFr

anklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcuiTents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededa

weekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStre

am（墨西哥湾流）mightexplainthisdifference.

FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.Theyusedt

hecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStre

am.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed（密封

6\J）bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.

1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?

A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.

C.TDpredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.

2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?

A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

3.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?

A.AmapoftheGulfStream.B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.

C.Amapofoceancurrents.D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.

4.WhatdidFranklindoinordertomakeanexactmap?

A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithothermaps.B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.captains.

C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.D.BothBandC.

5.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.astreamofwaterB.acourseofevents

C.theflowofelectricityD.thesituationofthepresenttime

15、（1分）

TheGuidanceDepartment（教导处）atBurrvilleHighSchoolhasastaff（职

^）ofeleven.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents.Butthestaffseesalotofparents,too.

'Tarentmeetingsfoimaclearmonthlypattern^saysMildredForeman^uidanceDirector/'Thispatternst

aysmuchthesamefromyeartoyea匚ThebusymonthsareOctober,MarchandMay.”

Septemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentscomein,Mostofthesewanttodiscusstheschedules（日程安

排）.Octoberbringsmanybehaviour（行

为）problems.Someparentsarecalledin.Otherscomebythemselves.ThingsquietdowninNovemberDec

emberisaquietmonth/'It^theholiday^MsForemansays/TeoplewanttocomeinJknow^uttheydecidet

owaituntilafterNewYear'sDay.”

ReportcardsgohomejustbeforeChristmasholidays.Badmarksbringparentsinasschoolreopens.Thisha

ppensagaininMarch,anotherreportcardmonth.Mayisalwaystheyear^busiestmonth.That^whenparen

tsrealizethattheirchildrenmightbeheldback（留

^）.TheycomeintoseeifanythingcanbedonebefbrethingsaredecidedinJune.

l."Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents^means.

A.theyhavemostoftheirworkdonebythestudents

B.mostoftheirworkisgettingridoftheirstudents

C.mostoftheirworkisdealingwiththestudents

D.theirworkismostlydonetogetherwiththestudents

2.Inthesentence44Thestaffseesalotofparentstoo.,,theword€4see,,canbereplacedwitht4

A.noticeB.understandC.arrangeD.meet

3.Fromthediagram(B3^),weknowthatthetotaloftheirmeetingsinAprilisasmany

asthatinDecember.

A.twiceB.aquarterC.halfD.two-thirds

4.InMarch,eachofthestaffworkingintheGuidanceDepartmenthastointerview(^JSL)

aboutparents.

A.10B.20C.15D.5

5.Mayisalwaysthebusiestmonthbecausetheparentswantto.

A.discussscheduleswiththestaff

B.havesomethingdonetohelptheirchildren,spromotion(升级)

C.knowhowtheirchildrenaregettingonwiththeirlessons

D.dosomethinggoodfortheschoolorthestaff

16^(1分)

Maliyuwa^nearbyvillage.Theylivedwiththeman^bigfamily——hisparentshisbrothers,theirwivesand

children.Theyfamilykeptanelephant,inwhichtheyoungwomansoontookagreatinterest.Everydayshef

editwithfruitandsugar.

Threemonthslateilhewomanwentbacktoherparents^ome^avingquarrelledwithherhusband.Soonthe

elephantrefusedtoeatandwork.Itappearedtobeillandheart-broken.Onemorningafterseveralweeksth

eanimaldisappearedfromthehouse.

Itwenttothewoman

shome.Onseeingher,theelephantwaveditstrunkandtouchedherwithit.Theyoungwomanwassomoved(

^^J)bytheactoftheanimalthatsheretumedtoherhusband,shome.

l.Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto.

A.showthatelephantsareveryclever

B.tellhowawomantrainedawildanirnal

C.showthatwomencaremorefbranimalsthanmendo

D.tellhowananimalreunitedahusbandandwife

2.Thewomanlefthemewhome.

A.tovisitherownparentsinMaliyuwaB.toseeiftheelephantwouldfollowher

C.becauseshewasangrywithherhusbandD.becauseshewastiredofthelargefamily

S.Aftertheyoungwomanleftherhusband'shome^heelephant.

A.returnedtothefbrestB.wassadbecauseitmissedher

C.wenttolookfbranewhomeD.wassickbecausenobodyfedit

4.Theyoungwifewentbacktoherhusbandbecause.

A.sheknewhehadsenttheanimaltoherB.theelephanthadcometolookforher

C.herparentspersuadedhertoD.shemissedhernewhome

17、（1分）

Theblueeyesthatlookedathimfromoutsidethedoorwerelikethelightthroughamagnifyingglass（放大

^；）whenitisatitsbrightestandsmallest,whenpaperandleavesbegintosmoke.

“Hey,"saidthemaninthedoor."Rememberme?"

"Yes,"theboysaid,whispering."Rick.”

HefeltsosurprisedtoseeRick.AllofiRickseemedtobeshownintheeyes,withastrongfeelingthatoughttoh

avehurthim

“YouknewmeJRicksaid."Youhadn'tfdrgotten.''

“You're------justthesame/'theboysaid^ndfeltmuchthankful.

Heseemedeventobewearingthesameclothes,thesameblueshirtandgreytrousers.Hewasthin,buthewas

builttobelean;andhewasstill,oragain,sunburnt（晒黑

了）.Aftereverything,theslowwhitesmilestillshowedtheslightfeelingol'happiness.

Let'slookatyou,

Ricksaid,droppingintoachair.Thenslowlyhefeltmoreathome,andhebecameoncemorejustRick,asifnot

hinghadhappened.Therewerelinesabouthiseyes,anddeeperlinesonhischeeks（面颊）,buthelookedlike

------justRickJinedbysunlightandsmiling.

“WhenIlookatyou,“hesaid,“Youmakemethinkaboutme,forwelooklikeeachother.''

“YesJsaidlheboy,eagerly,"theyalllhinkwebolhlooklikemygrandfhther.”

1.Onhisretum,Rick.

A.hadnotchangedmuchB.lookedveryold

C.wasmuchthinnerthanbeforeD.waswearingdifferentclothes

2.Rickandtheboyareprobably.

A.brothersB.relatedC.friendsD.neighbours

3.YoucoulddescribeRickas.

A.oldandfriendlyB.oldandnervousC.thin