英语阅读理解（八）

英语阅读理解(A)

E.Answerthequestions.

MarkTwainwasafamousAmericanwriter.Hewrotemanystoriesandmanyofthemwereveryfunny

stories.Thesestoriesarestillreadbymanypeopleallovertheworld.Besideswriting,healsoliked

huntingandfishingverymuch,sooneyearhewenttoMaineforaholidayandspentthreeverypleasant

weeksinthewoodsthere.

Henhehadtogobackhome,hedrovetothestationwithhisluggage.Thereheaskedaportertoputinto

thetrain.Thenhegotintothesmokingcarandsatdowninoneofthecomfortableseatsthere.Thecar

wasemptywhenhegotin,butafewminuteslater,anothermangotinandsatdownontheseats

oppositehis.Marktwainlookedsatthemanandthoughtthatthismanlookedquiteunpleasant.However,

itwouldbeimpolitetosaynothinginthatsituation,sohesaidgoodmorningtothemanandtheybeginto

talk.

FirsttheytalkedabouttheweatherandthentheytalkedaboutMaine.Thestrangersaid,,4Wehavesome

beautifulwoodsinMaine.ItwouldbeapitytocometoMarinewithoutspendingsometimethere.I

supposeyouhavebeeninourwoods,havenlyou?”“yes,Ihave/*answerMarkTwain."I'vejustspent

threeweeksthereandIhadaverygoodtime,too.Andletmetellyousomething.Althoughfishingisn't

allowedinMaineinthisseason,Tvegottwohundredpoundsofbeautifulfishwithmyluggageinthistrain.

Iliketoeatfish,soIpackeditinicetotakeithomewithme.MayIaskwhoyouare,sir?"

ThestrangerlookedatMarkTwainforseveralsecondsandthenanswered,lTmapoliceofficer.Myjobis

tocatchpeoplewhohuntandfishduringthewrongseasons.Andwhoyouare?”MarkTwainwas

surprisedandfrightenedwhenheheardthis.Hethoughtquicklyandthenanswered,"Well,Iwilltellyou,

sir,IamthemenwhotellsthebiggestliesinAmerica.H

99.WhatisMarkTwainfamousfor?

100.WhydidhegotoMaineforathree-weekholiday?

101.Howdidhegethisluggageintothetrain?

102.WhendidMarkTwainandthestrangeroppositebegintotalk?

103.Peoplearen'tallowedtocatchfishinthewrongseasonsinMaine,arethey?

104.WhydidMarkTwaintellthemanthathetoldthebiggestliesinAmerica?

105.InyouropinionwhatkindofpersonisMarkTwain?

答案：

99.His(funny)stories.

100.BecauseMarkTwain/helikedhuntingandfishingverymuch.

101.MarkTwain/Heaskedaportertoputitintothetrain.

102.AfterMarkTwainsaidgoodmorningtotheman.

103.No,theyaren't.

104.BecauseMarkTwain/hewantedto/Tomakethemanbelieve/hiswords,/whathehadsaidwasa

lie./BecauseMarkTwain/hewouldn'twanttobearrested/punished...

105.MarkTwain/Hewascute/clever...(AnyreasonableanswerisOK.)

(浦东新区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试)

VIII.Readingcomprehension.

(A)

Mrs.Wilson,thewifeofarichbusinessman,invitedsomefriendstolunch.Shewantedverymuchtotrya

newwayofcookingafish,andshewasverypleasedwithherselfwhenthedishwasready.Asthedish

wasveryhot,sheputitneartheopenwindowtocoolforafewminutes.Butwhenshecamebackforit

afterfiveminutes,shewassurprisedtofindtheneighbour'scat.Chester,atthedish.Fortunately,she

wasjustintimetostopthecat-beforeitwastoolate.Thatafternoonwassuccessfulandeveryone

enjoyedthedishverymuch.Theytalkedandlaughedtillfouro'clock.

Attheendoftheafternoon,whenshewasaloneagain,Mrs.Wilsonfelttiredbuthappy.Shewasina

chairjustnearthewindowwhen,throughthewindow,shesawtheneighbour'scatdeadinhergarden.

Why,thefishdishmustbebad!Whatwouldhappentoherfriends?Sheatoncetelephonedthefamily

doctorforadvice.Thedoctortoldhertotelephoneallthevisitorstomeethimatthehospitalassoonas

theycould.Finallythedangerwasover.OnceagainMrs.Wilsonwasaloneagain.Theneighbourcame

toseeherandcried,"Oh.Mrs.Wilson!Chesterisdead.Shewaskilledbysomeoneinacarandputin

yourgarden."

TrueorFalse

71.Mrs.Wilson'shusbandwasarichbusinessman.

72.Mrs.Wilsonhadnevercookedafishdishbefore.

73.Mrs.Wilsonputthefishdishbythewindowforalongtime.

74.Mrs.Wilson'sfriendsdidn'tleaveuntil16:00p.m..

75.Mrs.WilsonfeltupsetwhenshesawChester'sdeath.

76.Mrs.Wilson'sfriendsallfellillbecauseofthebadfishdish.

77.Mrs.WilsonfinallylearnttherealreasonforChester'sdeath.

(B)

AlfredandMaryWalkerandtheirson,Robert,liveinEngland.TheyarevisitingHongKongonHoliday.

Theywillsendpostcardshome.Nowreadwhattheyarewriting.

DearRichard,

WearrivedinHongKongthreedaysago.Wearehavingawonderfultime,buteverydayisverybusy.

Wegetupearlyandgotobedlate.Ifsrathertiring.

YesterdaywetookabustothePark.Itwasaveryclearday.Fromthetop,wesawthewholeofHong

Kong.Wetooklotsofphotos.Someofthemwillbereallygood.Iwillbuyavideocameraforyoubecause

Iknowyouwantone.I'llgetittomorrowbecausewearegoingshopping.

Yourbrother,

Alfred

DearMumandDad.

WearehavingalovelytimeinHongKong.Twodaysago,wewenttoaplacecalledOceanPark.We

sawlotsofsharksanddolphinsthere.Robertenjoyeditverymuch.TodaywearegoingtoLantauIsland.

WewillseethehugestatueofBuddhathere.TomorrowwearegoingshoppingonHongKongIsland.

HongKongisverydifferenttoourhometowninEngland.Thestreetsaremorecrowdedandthereis

moretrafficontheroads.Itisnoisierthanathomeaswell,andeverythingismoreexpensivehere!

Seeyousoon.

Lotsoflove,

Mary

HiDan!

HongKongisagreatcity!Thereissomuchtoseeanddohere.WewenttoagreatplacecalledOcean

Park.Isawlotsoftropicalfishandsomesharks.Ialsowentonaroller-coasterandacablecar.

Ilovedtheroller-coasterandIwentonitfourtimes!MumandDadthoughtIwaslost,butthentheysaw

meatthetopoftheroller-coaster.

Tomorrowwillbeashoppingday,theworstpartoftheholiday!

Seeyousoon!

Yourfriend,

Robert

Choosethebestanswers

78.TheWalkershavebeeninHongKongfor.

A)threedaysB)twodaysC)aweekD)fivedays

79.Alfrediswritingtohis.

A)parentsB)friendC)brotherD)cousin

80.Richardw川probablygetaasapresentfromAlfred.

A)CDplayerB)videocameraC)travelingbagD)computer

81.TheWalkersaregoingtovisittoday.

A)A)thePeakB)OceanParkC)LantauIslandD)ashoppingcentre

82.Danisafriendof.

A)Alfred'sB)Mary,sC)Richard'sD)Robert's

83.Robert'sparentsthoughthewaslostwhenhe.

A)spentmuchtimewatchingfishB)wentontheroller-coasterfourtimes

C)playedwithdolphinsforalongtimeD)stayedinthecablecarforlong

84.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A)TheWalkers'tripinHongKongistiringbutwonderful.

B)Marydoesn'tthinkthepricesinHongKongareattractive

C)Mary'shometownisprobablyquietandnotverycrowded

D)RobertislookingforwardtogoingshoppinginHongKong

答案：

VIII.(A)71.T72.F73.F74.T75.T76.F77.T

(B)78.A79.C80.B81.C82.D83.B84.D

(E)

“Thedishessmellsogood!"criedMike."Aremostoftheparentshereyet?I'msohungry."

Kentlookedthroughthedoorwhichledintothehallway."IthinkMr.MilanoandMr.Hasselbachjust

finishedgivingthemthegardentour.Theyshouldbecominghereinamoment."

ThestudentsofJeffersonMiddleSchoolhadspentallafternoonpreparingfortheeveningmeal.Theydid

theirbesttochangethelunchroomintoabeautifuldiningareafortheirfamilies.Thegreymetaltables

werehiddenunderbrightly-coloredcottontablecloths.Eachtableheldasmallglassvasewithfresh

flowersfromtheschool'sgarden.

Onlyabouthalfoftheoverheadlightswereon.Thechildrenthoughtthatcandleswoulddoanexcellent

jobofcreatinganiceenvironment,butMr.Milanosaidthatcandlesweretoodangeroustouseina

school.

Asthefamiliesfoundtheirseats,Mr.MilanocalledDrew,Emilio,andMiketojoinheratthefrontofthe

room.HCouldIhaveeveryone'sattention?"askedMr.Milano.Mljustwanttotakeamomentto

congratulateDrew,Emilio,andMikefortheirwonderfulidea.*'

Mr.Milanocontinued,"Ayearago,theyfirstcametomewiththeplanforstartingagardenatJefferson.

Theyhadthoughtthrougheverything.AnytimeIhadaquestionabouthowwewouldmaketheplanwork,

theyhadananswerprepared.Asyoucansee,theywerecorrect.Aboutthreequartersofthefoodyou'll

beenjoyingtonightcamefromtheschoolgarden.Thestudentspreparedthewholemealthemselves."

Mr.MilanohandedDrew,Emilio,andMikeeachabox.TheyopenedtheirboxesasMr.Milanosaid,"Asa

thank-youtothesestudentsfortheircreativeideaandhardwork,theyhaveeachreceiveda

stepping-stonefromthegarden.Theirnamesandthedateareengravedonthestones.'*

Thethreechildrenhelduptheirstepping-stonesandsmiledasthecrowdclapped."Andnow,"saidMr.

Milano,"pleasehelpyourselvestothefood."

Answerthequestions.

99.Whopreparedthewholedinner?

101.Wheredidtheyhavetheirdinner?

102.Howdidthestudentsdecoratethedinningtables?

103.Werecandlesusedatdinnertimethatday?

104.Mostofthefoodforthemealcamefromtheschoolgarden,didn'tit?

105.WhywereDrew,Emilio,andMikeeachgivenaspecialpresent?

答案：

99.ThestudentsofJeffersonMiddleSchool.

100.Theschoolgarden.

101.Intheschoollunchroom.

102.Withbrightly—coloredcottontablecloths.

103.No,theyweren't.

104.Yes,itdid.

105.Fortheircreativeideaandhardwork.

（普陀区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试）

VIII.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）：（共56分）

A.TrueorFalse（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（7分）

HettyRobinsonwasbornin1834.Whenherparentsdied,theylefther$10million.Shewasverygoodat

businessandmademoremoney.SoonHettybecametherichestwomanintheUnitedStates,butshe

wasverystingy（吝啬的）.

Hettyalwaysworethesameblackdress.Thecolorofthedresschangedtogreenandthentobrownas

theyearspassedby.Herhomewasarun-downflatwithnoheatinNewJersey.Allsheatewasonions,

eggs,andcoldcereal.Shewastoostingytoheatherfood.

Shewasmarriedforashorttimetoamillionaire.EdwardGreenandhadason.Shewasevenstingywith

herownchild.Forexample,whenhersonhurthiskneeinanaccident,Hettydidnotcalladoctor.She

dressedhersoninoldclothesandtookhimtoafreeclinic.Thedoctorsknewherandaskedformoney.

Hettyrefusedandtookhersonhome.Theboydidnotgetmedicaltreatment,andafewyearslaterhis

legwasamputated（截肢）.WhenHettyGreendiedin1916,sheleftmorethan$100million!

71.HettyRobinson'sparentsdiedwhenshewasborain1834.

72.$10millionmadeHettytherichestwomanintheUnitedStates.

73.Hettydidquitewellinbusinessandhermoneyincreased.

74.Hettywastoostingytobuyherselfanynewclothes.

75.Hettylovedcoldfoodsomuchthatsheneverheatedherfood.

76.ThedoctorsinaclinicaskedHettytopayastheyknewshewasrich.

77.Hettyleftahugeamountofmoneywhenshedied.

B.Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）:（7分）

It'snoteasybeingateenager-norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Ifyourteenhasyoupuzzled

andupset,orevenrefusestotalktoyou.thefollowingoffersapracticalapproachtogivingyourchildthe

spaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlymakinghimknowthatyou'llbestillthereforhimwhenheneeds

you.

Offeryourhelpalways,butyouradviceonlywhenasked.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscussaparticular

topic,don'tforcehimtotellyouwhat'sinhismind.Lethimattempttosolvethingsbyhimself——asure

signtohimthatyousupporthisgrowingindependenceandthegreatestwayforhimtobuildself-respect.

Don'tinvadeyourteenager'sspace.Showthesamerespectforhisprivacy（隐私）thatyouwouldshowfor

anyadultrelatives.Neverreadhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversations.Anddoavoidgoingintohis

roomtotidyupwhenhe'snotathome.Rememberateenagerisoldenoughtomaintainhisownroom.

Mirroronlypositive（积极的）feelingsaboutphysicalappearance.Mostteenagersareoversensitiveabout

howtheylook.Althoughtheymaybehighlycritical（批评的）aboutthewayotherslookordress,theyare

oftenunabletohandlesuchcriticismdirectedtowardthem.Self-imageisveryimportanttoteenagers,so

keepacoolheadaboutfashionsyourteenchoosestowear.Youshouldlookforwaystosupportand

strengthenanypositivecommentsyourchildmakesabouthimself.

Itmayseemlikeasimplestep,buttalkingtoyourteenabouttherisksofdrugs（毒品）mayhelpkeepyour

teendrug-free.Infact,teenswholearnaboutthedangersofdrugsfromtheirparentsarelesslikelyto（nf

能）trydrugsthanthosewholearnnothingathome.

Trytoopenupthelinesofcommunicationwithyourteen.

78.Accordingtotheauthorisreallynotaneasyjobforparents.

A）togiveyourteenthespaceB）toofferyourteenhelp

C）tomakeyourteentalktoyouD）tobeagoodparent

79.Thesentence"Offeryourhelpalways,butyouradviceonlywhenasked."inthe2ndparagraph

means""

A）Youshouldalwaysgiveyourteenhelp.B）Yourhelpshouldbealwaysgoodadvice.

C）You'llgiveyourteenhelpwhenheasks.D）Youalsoneedtogethelpfromyourteen.

80.Whichofthefollowingcanproperlyshowtherespectforyourteen'sprivacy?

A)Totreathimasoneofadultrelatives.B)Tolistentohisprivateconversations.

C)Toreadhispersonale-mailsoften.D)Totidyuphisroomwhenheisout.

81.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe4thparagraph?

A)Parentsshouldnotgiveanyadviceontheirteens1clothes.

B)Parentsshouldcommentpositivelyonteenager'sself-image.

C)Teenagerscantacceptthecriticismfortheirphysicalappearance.

D)Teenagersmayputmuchemphasisontheirphysicalattractiveness.

82.Thepassageshowsthatteenswhoknow.

A)moreaboutdragsathomearelesslikelytotakethem

B)lessaboutdragsatschoolarelesslikelytotakethem

C)moreaboutdragsathomearemorelikelytotakethem

D)lessaboutdragsatschoolaremorelikelytotakethem

83.Theauthorwrotethepassagewitlithepurposeoftellingus.

A)thatteensarcgrowingquicklyintheirbodies

B)thefriendshipbetweenparentsandteens

C)thewayhowparentstreatwiththeirteensproperly

D)sometimesparentsshouldlearnsomethingfromtheirteens

84.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

A)DifficultiesofBeingTeens'ParentsB)AGet-AlongGuideforTeens*Parents

C)HowtoBeanEducatedParentD)KnowMoreinYourTeen'sMind

答案：

(A)71.F72.F73.T74.T75.F76.T77.T

(B)78.D79.C80.A81.B82.A83.C84.B

E.Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）:（14分）

MallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtimeatmallsthattheyare

calledmallrats.

Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theydon'tfeelanydangeraroundthembecausemallshavepolice

stationsorprivatesecurityguards.Parkingisusuallyfree,andtheweatherinsideisalwaysfine.The

newestmallshavebeautifulrestareawithwaterfallsandlargegreentrees.

ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesota.Itcovers4.2millionsquarefeet.

Ithas350stores,eightnightclubs,andaseven-acrepark!Thereareparkingspacesfor12,750cars.

About750,000peopleshopeveryweek.

ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdina,Minnesota.Peopleloveddoingall

theirshoppinginoneplace.Moremallswerebuiltalloverthecountry.Now,mallsareliketowncenters

wherepeoplecometodomanythings.Theyshop,ofcourse.Theyalsoeatinfoodhousesthathave

foodfromallovertheworld.Theyseemoviesattheatres.Somepeopleevengettheirdailyexerciseby

doingthenewsportmallwalking.Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.Insomemalls,peoplecanseea

doctororadentistandevenattendchurch.Inotherwords,peoplecandojusteverythinginmalls.Now

residentscanactuallyliveintheirfavoriteshoppingcentre.

99.WhyaresomepeopleinAmericacalledmallrats?

100.Whatisthepurposeofhavingpolicestationsinsidethemalls?

101.Dopeopleneedtopayforparkinginmalls?

102.HowmanycarscantheparkingspacesofthelargestmallintheUnitedStateshold?

103.WhenandwherewasthefirstindoormallsetupintheUnitedStates?

104.Whyweremoremallsbuiltalloverthecountry?

105.Doyouprefertohaveaone-daytriptosuchmalls?Giveatleasttworeasons.

答案：

99.Becausetheyspendmuchtimeatmalls.100.Theycanmakepeoplefeelsafe.

101.No,theyneedn't.102.12,750cars.103.InEdina,Minnesotain1965.

104.Becausepeoplelikedoingalltheirshoppinginoneplace./Becausepeoplecandomanyother

thingsbesidesshopping.

105.Yes.Icanvisitthechurchandenjoydifferentkindsoffood./1canseemoviesandenjoywaterfalls

andlargegreentrees.

（松江区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试）

A.TrueorFalse（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（7分）

Hondorfisamusicteacher.Shehasalwaysmadesomemoneybygivingpianolessons.Shehada

studentnamedRobby.Hewas11yearsoldwhenhismothertookhimtohisfirstpianolesson.Hondorf

thinksthatstudentsshouldbeginatanearlierage,whichsheexplainedtoRobby.ButRobbysaidthatit

hadalwaysbeenhismother'swishtohearhimplaythepiano,soshetookhimasastudent.Butfromthe

beginningHondorfthoughthewasahopelesslearner.Hewasnottalented（有才能的）inplayingthepiano.

ButHondorfhadtosayhetriedhard.Oneday,Robbystoppedcomingbackandtoldherthathewanted

toplayinpublic.Hesaidhismotherhadbeenill,sohehadtopracticeathome.Hondorfhesitated

becauseshethoughthecouldn'tplaythepianowellenough,butfinallysheagreed.

Thenightforthepublicshowcame.Thehighschoolhallwasfullofparentsandfriends.WhenRobby

beganplaying,Hondorfwassurprisedatwhatsheheard.Heplayedsowellthateveryoneinthehallwas

moved.Hondorfranuptohimwhenheended."I'veneverheardyouplaylikethat,Robby!Howcouldyou

do让？“"Well,MissHondorf...doyourememberthatItoldyoumymomwassick?Well,infact,shewasso

sickthatshediedthismorning.Andwell...shewasborndeaf（聋的），sotonightwasthefirsttimesheever

heardmeplay.lwantedtomakeitspecial."

WhenHondorfheardthis,shefeltthathewastheteacherandshewasthepupil.Foritwashethat

taughtherthemeaningofloveandbelievinginyourself.

71.Robbybegantogiveapianolessonattheageofeleven.

72.HondorftoldRobbythatheshouldnlbegintolearnthepianosolate.

73.HondorfthoughtRobbywasn'tahopelearner,buthetriedhisbesttolearntoplaythepiano.

74.Robbyhadtopracticeplayingthepianoathomebecauseofhismother'sillness.

75.HondorfwassurprisedwhensheheardRobbyplaythepianosowellinthepublicshow.

76.Hondorftaughtherstudentthemeaningofloveandbelievinginhimself.

77.FromthepassageweknowthatRobby'smothercouldhearhimplaythepianothatnight.

B.Choosethebestanswer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（7分）

Whenananimalhelpsanotheranimal,itusuallygetssomethingvalueable（有价彳宜的）inreturn.Foralong

time,manyscientiststhoughtthatonlypeoplecouldactgenerouslyjustbecauseitfeelsgood.

However,anewstudyinGermanysuggeststhatchimpanzees（ananimallikealargemonkeywithouta

tail）alsodogoodthingsfornorealreason.Andsodochildrenwhoareasyoungas18monthsofage.

Maybeitisbecausehumansanchimpanzeesshareanancestorabout6millionyearsago.

Peopleandchimpanzeesappeartodevelopsuchfeatureswithoutanyothertraining,saysWarneken,

ascientistinGermany.

WarnekenandhispartnersworkedonadultchimpanzeesthatliveonanislandintheAficancountryof

Uganda.Theyalsoworkedwith18-month-oldchildreninGermany.Theresearchersperformedthree

experimentsontheadultchimpanzeesandtwoexperimentsonthekids.Inthefirstanimalexperiment,

apersontriedtoreachhisarmintoacagetogetastick,buthecouldn*treachit.Achimpanzeewasin

thecage,anditcouldreachthestickifitwantedto.

Thirty-sixchimpanzeestookpartinthisexperimentonebyone,andnochimpanzeesawwhattheother

chimpanzeeshaddone.Eventhoughtheanimalshadn'tmetthepersonbefore,theyusuallytookthe

stickandgaveittotheperson.Whafsmore,theydidthiswhetherornotthepersonofferedthem

bananasasareward.

Inasimilarexperiment,36childrenactedinasimilarway.Theyhelpedthepersonreachthestick,

whetherornottheywereofferedtoysfortheirhelp.

Researchersdidotherexperimentsonchimpanzeesandbabies.Norewardswereofferedineither

experiment.Andstill,boththechimpanzeesandchildrenwentoutoftheirwaytohelp.Still,thenewstudy

isdifferentfromearlierfindings.Researchershavefoundthatchimpanzeesdon'tgiverewardsoffoodto

otherchimpanzees,evenifitcoststhemnothingtobegenerous.

78.Manyscientiststhoughtthatforalongtime.

A)anotheranimalcoulddobravely

B)onlypeoplecouldactgenerously

C)childrencoulddescribethingsclearly

D)chimpanzeescoulddiscoverthingscarefully

79.AnewstudyinGermanysuggeststhat.

A)peoplealsoshareinformationforgoodreason

B)childrenknowsomethingattheageof18months

C)chimpanzeesdogoodthingsfornorealreason,too

D)humansshoulddeveloptheirabilities6millionyearsago

80.Theunderlinedwords“anancestorprobablymeans4'

A)apersoninthefamilywholivedalongtimeago

B)achildintheschoolwholivedwithgrandparents

C)achimpanzeeonanislandthatlivedforyears

D)ananimalinthezoothatlivedwithothers

81.Warnekenandhispartnersworkedwith.

A)youngchimpanzeethatliveonanisland

B)18-month-oldchildrenwholiveinGermany

C)kidswhoarelivingwithadultchimpanzees

D)adultchimpanzeesthatliveontheAfricanmountain

82.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A)Theanimalshadn'tmetthepersonbeforetheexperiments

B)Nochimpanzeesawwhattheotherchimpanzeeshaddone

C)Chimpanzeegavethepersonthestickinordertogetareward

D)Thirty-sixchimpanzeesjoinedinthisexperimentonebyone

83.Inasimilarexperiment,thirty-sixchildrenhelpedthepersonreachthestick

A)iftheywereofferedtoysfortheirwork

B)whentheywereaskedtogivethemahand

C)aftertheywereorderedtoactinasimilarway

D)whethertheyweregiventoysfortheirhelpornot

84.Fromthepassageweknowthat.

A)childrenismoregenerousthanchimpanzeesinsomeways

B)chimpanzeeswillrewardgoodfoodtootherchimpanzees

C)bothchimpanzeesandchildrencanfindtheirwaytohelpothers

D)bothchimpanzeesandchildrencandothedifficultexperiments

答案:

71-77.FTTTTFF78-84.BCABCDC

E.Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（14分）

A.DearMrs.Web

DearMrs.Webprovidesfreepersonaladviceandopinionsforyou.Shereceivesandanswersworldwide

emailquestions.Shewillofferyousomenewsuggestionsonyourproblems,likestudyproject,

disinterestedfriend...DearMrs.Wedwelcomesallquestionsandsuggestions.Youcanreceivethereply

usuallyin48hours.Heremailaddressismrsweb@.

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Everyyearthousandsofoldpeopleareinneedofourhelp.TheHelpLineprovidesaheartwarming,

helpful,kindsupportandinformationservicefortheEnglish-speakingagedpeople.Weareinneedof

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C.SavetheEarthClub

EarthclubisforanystudentinGreenSchool.EarthClub'sgoalistohelpkeeptheschool,neighborhood,

andcitycleanerbyencouragingrecycling,highwaycleanup,andriver,lakeandschoolcampuscleanup.

Wehopetoimprovetheenvironmentandencourageotherstodothesame.Wealsomeettodiscuss

somerealsolutionstosavetheearth.EarthClubmeets2-4timesamonth.Comeandjoinus!

D.TheKingSweeper

"Mygreat,greatgrandfatherinventedthecarpet（地毯）sweeper125yearsago.ThisKingSweeperisby

farthebest.Iinviteyoutotryitinyourhome.You'llfindituseddailyinhospitals,restaurants,officesand

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We'resosurethatyou'llbesatisfiedwiththeresultofusingourproduct.

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Theycanprotectyoureyeswhendriving,gardeningorreadinginthesun.Itcanmakeyourlifeeasier

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99.WhatisMrs.Wed'sEmailaddress?

Heremailaddress.

100.DoestheHelpLineprovideaserviceforyoungchildren?

101.HowlongdoestheHelpLineaskvolunteerstoworkeveryweek?

TheHelpLineasks.

102.HowoftendoesEarthClubmeettodiscusssomerealsolutionstosavetheearth?

103.WhenwastheKingSweeperinvented?

TheKingSweeper.

104.HowmuchwillyoupayifyoubuytwopairsofTrendysunglasses?

105.DoyouwanttobeaHelpLinevolunteer?Whyorwhynot?

答案：

99.His（funny）stories.100.BecauseMarkTwain/helikedhuntingandfishingverymuch.

101.MarkTwain/Heaskedaportertoputitintothetrain.

102.AfterMarkTwainsaidgoodmorningtotheman.103.No,theyaren't.

104.BecauseMarkTwain/hewantedto/Tomakethemanbelieve/hiswords,/whathehadsaidwasa

lie./BecauseMarkTwain/hewouldn'twanttobearrested/punished...

105.MarkTwain/Hewascute/clever...（AnyreasonableanswerisOK.）

（徐汇区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试）

VIII.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）：（共56分）

A.TrueorFalse（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（7分）

ItisThursdayafternooninWestLondonandDianaisstartingworkinthehospital.Rebecca,another

nurseistalkingtoher.

“Todayyou'vegotthreepatients.Mr.Milesisnoproblem.Heisveryindependent.