英语阅读理解100篇

阅读理解100篇

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.Hisrealnamewas

WilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedan

excitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimself

everythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,

wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobina

bank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohave

stolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,he

learnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkand

continuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.People

likedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasudden

changeattheend,tothereader'ssurprise.

1.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.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis

4.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.

5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

2、（1分）

Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.Heisa

teacheratoneofLondon'sbigmedicalschools,Hehadfinishedhisteachingforthe

summertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadput

Rupert,theskeleton（人体骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase（箱子）.

Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Heleft

hissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.

HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

1.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert'steacher.B.Theneighbour'steacher.

C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher'sneighbour.

2.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.

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,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesentered

thebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkers

receivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotel

ballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.”

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsia

whichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilk

Road.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearlydreamswere

comingtrue.

RobertFriedlander,snextdestinations（目的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,

etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.

1.Thebestheadline（标题）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe

A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi,an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotel

because.

A.heaskedtoseethemanager

B.heenteredthehallwithabike

C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguests

D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder,.

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

C.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndia

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,and

cameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwas

raining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaid

tohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithouta

pennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,

andyoulentme£5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogivea

manastartonthewaytosuccess.”

MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwith

yourstory!”“Well,"answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?”

1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?

A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.

B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.

C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwas

fine.

2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.

A.hecouldn,taffordthebusesB.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.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelent

him

5、5分）

Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetoffthe

ground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepullofthe

earthiscalledgravity.

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhow

muchgravityispullingyou.

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfalls

backdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋转）around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,

becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcan

escape（逃tH）theearth'sgravityandcarryyouintospace.

1.Inthispassage,thewordugravityvmeans.

A.thepullofeverything.

B.theforceofattraction（吸弓I）amongobjects.

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.

2.Whenyouslip（滑）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'tpullthespaceship.

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanother

things.

6、（1分）

Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtup

withbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewoman

behindthewheelsaidproudly,uBeforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushould

knowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine."Theofficerdidnotsayaword,

butkeptwriting.a\amalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,“continuedthewoman,

gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting."Youngman,“shepersisted,

“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（参议员）Patton.”Handingthetickettothe

woman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.,,

“Why,no,“sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,"hesaid,headingbacktohis

motorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”

1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause

A.itwasanexpensivecar

B.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.

A.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriends

B.thepolicemandidn'tacceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

D.shedidn'tknowthepoliceman'sname

3.Thepolicemanwas.

A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellowC.animpolitemanD.ashyman

4.Thewomanwas

A.kind-hearted

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriendsTpowerfulpositions

D.introducinghergoodfriends'namestotheyoungofficer

5.Thepoliceman.

A.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默）B.hadssenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless

7、（1分）

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhen

shewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.That

wasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwriting

manylettersaskingforadmission（录取）tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbya

doctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusic

lessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationin

Paris.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（夕卜科医师），butaseriouseyeproblemforcedherto

giveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpractice

becauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwith

anotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildren

Besidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetup

thefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

1.Whycouldn*tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn'tgetadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

2.Whatmainobstacle（障不导）almostdestroyedElizabeth'schancesforbecomingfora

doctor?

A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn'tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.Shecouldn,tsetupherhospital.

3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopening

ofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabeth

Blacekwell,

exceptthatshe.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin.

A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity

8、（1分）

Intoday'sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace——andtosomepeople,

alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,

Peoplewhodidn,ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.For

example,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大蒜），theItaliansalleatspaghetti（细条

实心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefirdte（明确的）ideasofother

nationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陈规老套）.Butdowehavethesamestereotypes

today?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravel

quicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.

Everyonelistenstothesamemusic,wearsthesamefashions（流行式样）,buysthesame

cars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!

1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.

A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmore

C.smallerandlessD.biggerandless

2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.

A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew

3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas

A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesame

C.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame

4.Nowadays,people*sideasofothernationalities

A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthe

same

5.Wedon,thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople.

A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammes

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammes

D.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe

A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorldC.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld

9、（1分）

Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesas

asurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（海葵）

areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsof

lifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.Ifkeptinthedark

andgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells（细胞）

lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturn

backtoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingand

un-growingagainandagain.

1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey.

A.loseweightB.liveinthedarkness

C.areundergoodconditionsD.don,teatandarekeptinthedark

2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals.

A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.

B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans.

A.growingoldB.theageofapersonC.gettingyoungerD.un-growing

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones

10、（1分）

Nowrdliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.Theexamwillbeheldnext

Thursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincase

yourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple-

choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You'IIhavetoanswerthreeof

thefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的）,whichmeansyouTII

beresponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggest

youreviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexam

willcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject（项目）willcount

as20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.IfIIbeinmyofficealmostalldaynext

Tuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI'IIseeyou

onTuesday.

1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFriday

2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?

A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.

D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.

3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?

A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.

B.Studentsw川betestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.

D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.

4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans

A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedly

C.comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross

5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?

A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.Duringmidtermweek

C.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek

11、（1分）

WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦的），Eachtime

hewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn,tbreathe.Workingina

bakery（面包房）whenyouareallergicto（对♦••过敏）flourcanbepainful.

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.He

wasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealth

problemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednew

recipes（配方）.changingthekindandamountofflourused.Thisenabled

Arnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleached

flour（标准粉）,wasbakedinabrickoven（烘炉）.

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoor

forfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbread

tooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneof

thelargestintheUnitedStates.

1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBaker

C.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercome

Allergy

2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.

A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn'tlikethejob

C.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisown

company

3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.

A.hefoundedArnoldBakery

B.hetriedanewmethodofbaking

C.hehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproduction

D.hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Arnoldrsbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.

B.ArnoldJsbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.

C.Arnold'sbreadwassoldatalowprice.

D.Arnold'sbreadwasofpoorquality.

5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.

A.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.

unhealthy

12、（1分）

Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonly

whenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareverycloseto

theireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalot

ofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.Then

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.They

canseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabook

unlesstheyholditatarm'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading.theymust

getglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlythe

rightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbe

correctedbyglasses.SomepeopleTseyesbecomecloudybecauseof

cataracts（白内障）.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,

itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyesees

thingsfromaslightlydifferentangle（角度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatan

objectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.You

willfindtheobjecfsrelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithas

changed.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsusto

judgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudge

distanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

1.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（独特地）tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofher

daybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeen

taughtcomplete,quickobedience（服从）.Onedaywhentheywereoutonthe

grassyplain,theirfathershouted."Falldownonyourfaces!”Theydid,and

theterribleprairie（草原）firesweptoverthemandtheyweren'thurt.There

wasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesent

fromhome.Onesavedhis,andthemiceateit;oneateallofhis,andhegot

sick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?一Why,ofcourse,theonewho

sharedhiscakewithhisfriends.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.

B.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.

C.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma'swonderfulstories.

D.Thegrandma'sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgood

manners.

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'tobeytheirparents

5.Accordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans

A.measuredB.speciallypreparedC.cutD.invented

14、（1分）

Themostimportantuseofdrifting（漂流）bottlesistofindoceancurrents.

Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusethe

forwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarry

themofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesin

thestudyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekor

twolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.

FranklinthoughttheGulfStream（墨西哥湾流）mightexplainthisdifference.

FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.Hefoundthattheykneweach

turnoftheGulfStream.Theyusedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhis

talkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhe

checkedhismapbyusingsealed（密封的）bottles.Themapthathefinally

madeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.

1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?

A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofa

current.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessageacrossthe

ocean.

2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?

A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

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

D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

3.WhatdidFranklinma