开放英语4-阅读理解

阅读理解（12题）

Theangrywomanstoodonthestationplatformu*）.uTherailwayshouldpayme£14,“she

saidtoTonyJenks,themaninthebookingoffice."MyticketwasforJune26th,andtherewasno

shipfromJerseythatnight.MydaughterandIhadtostayinahotel.Itcostme£14.“Tonywas

worried.Herememberedsellingthewomanareturnticket."Comeintotheoffice,madam/,he

saidpolitely."I'IIjustchecktheJerseytimetableforJune26th."Thewomanandherlittlegirl

followedhiminside.Shewasquiteright,asTonysoondiscovered.Therewasnoshipsailingon

June26th.Howhadhemadesuchacarelessmistake?Notknowingwhattodo,hesmiledatthe

child.“Youlooksunburned（晒黑的）,"hesaidtoher.“DidyouhaveaniceholidayinJersey?w

“Yes,"sheansweredshyly.Z/Thebeachwaslovely.AndIcouldswimtoo!”"That'sfine,"said

Tony.Z/Mylittlegirlcan'tswimabityet.Ofcourse,she'sonlythree.....〃"I'mfour/thechildsaid

proudly.'Tilsoonbefourandahalf."Tonyturnedtothemother."\rememberyourticket,

madam/hesaid."Butyoudidn'tgetoneforyourdaughter;didyou?""Er;well....."thewoman

lookedatthechild,“Imean—shehasn'tstartedschoolyet.She'sonlyfour.”"Afour-year-old

childmusthaveaticket,madam.Achild'sreturntickettoJerseycosts——letmesee——£15.50.

Soifyouwanttherailwaytopay£14foryourhotel,youwillhavetopaytherailway£15.50

first.Thelawisthelaw,butsincethefaultwasmine......."Thewomanstoodup,tookthechild'

shandandlefttheoffice.

1.Areturnticketisaticketthat.

A.allowsapassengertotraveltoaplace

B.onebuyswhenonereturns

C.mustbereturnedifonewantstogethismoneyback

D.allowsapassengertotraveltoaplaceandreturnlater

答案为Do本题是词汇理解题。文章第二段的第一句中“returnticket”的意思为“往返车票。

选项D是对该词语的正确解释。

2.Themaninthebookingofficementionedthechild'sticketinorderto.

A.sendthewomanaway

B.getback£15.50

C.saysorrytothewoman

D.makecleartheimportanceofthelaw

答案为A。本题是分析推理题。售票员误售了车票，而女乘客没有买车票，于是该售票员有

了打发该乘客的借口，选项A中的“send…away”的意思为“打发、驱逐”。

3.Accordingtotherailwaylaw,achild.

A.musthaveaticketjustlikeagrown-up

B.cannottravelwithoutaticket

C.belowtheageoffourcantravelwithoutaticket

D.cantravelwithgrown-upswithoutaticket

答案为C。本题是事实细节题。文章第九段中售票员解释说，根据该国火车乘坐规则，4岁

以下的儿童无需买票。

4.Atlastthewomangotfromtherailwaybookingoffice.

A.£15.50

B.£1.50

C.£14

D.nothing

答案为Do本题是分析推理题。从文章第九段第二句得知：售票员说该乘客要想得到14英

镑的房费，则须先补交15.5英镑的车票钱。又可根据售票员的话推断，由于他错售了车票,

他不会追究补票钱，而乘客也拿不到房费。

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.AftercheckingthetimetableTonyfoundtherewasashipfromJerseyonJune26th.

B.Tonysaidsorrytothewomanandpaidher£14.

C.ThewomandidnottravelatalltoJerseywithherdaughtertospendherholiday.

D.Itwasclearthatthewomanwasnothonest.

答案为Do本题是是非判断题。选项A、B、C中都存在细节与文章不符合的地方。选项D

则是对全章的推理判断，该乘客没有主动自觉买儿童票，从而推导出她不是一个诚实的人。

PaulTibbetsisagood-naturedoldmanwiththickwhitehairwhospeaksthoughtfully.Thelively

85-year-oldwasthepilotandcommanderofthebomberwhodroppedthefirst-everatombomb

ontheJapanesecityofHiroshimaonAugust6,1945.Heisacontroversial（争议的）figurein

worldhistorybutmostAmericansregardhimasahero.Tibbetsnevertiresofrecallingthe

operationthatwastoshapetherestofhislife.Morethan140,000peoplewerekilledinthe

atomicexplosionandtensofthousandsofothersdiedfromtheafter-effectsofradiation（辐射）.

“Ididn'trealizeatthetimewhateffectdroppingtheatombombwouldhave.Ouraimwasto

doeverythingtobeattheJapanese.Theywereourenemiesandwewereatwar.Wewantedto

seeanendtothekillingsothatoursoldierscouldcomehome/saidTibbets.AlthoughTibbets

wasfollowingordershehasbeenforcedtoconfrontthemoralimpactofthebombing.Hisname

becameknownthroughouttheworldalongwiththatoftheplaneusedtodroptheatombomb.

Fromthatdayonheis"themanwhodroppedtheatombomb"."AfterthewarImetPresident

Truman/saidTibbets."HetoldmeIhaddonemydutyandthatifanyonecriticizedmefor

droppingthebombIshouldsendthatpersontoseehimbecausehegavemetheordertodoso.”

TheretiredgeneralhasbeenaroundtheworldalotsincethenbuthasnevergonebacktoJapan.

1.What'sPaulTibbetswell-knownfor?

A.Heisfamousforhisgoodappearance.

B.Heisfamousforhislonglife.

C.Heisknownforanexcellentpilot.

D.HeisknownasthecommanderwhodroppedthefirstatombombinJapan.

答案为D。本题是事实细节题。文章第一段第二句话介绍到：PaulTibbets是对日本广岛投

下第一枚原子弹的飞机驾驶员和指挥员，他也因此为全世界所知。

2.PaulTibbetsisaperson.

A.whoisregardedasaherobyallthepeople

B.whoisregardedasaherobymostAmericans

C.whoknowswellaboutJapanesecities

D.whoknowswellaboutworldhistory

答案为Bo本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段最后一句话得知：PaulTibbets是个在世界历

史上有争议的人，但多数美国人把他当作英雄。

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Tibbetstiresofrecallingtheoperation.

B.ThisoperationaffectedtherestofTibbet'slifegreatly.

C.Fourteenthousandpeoplediedfromtheafter-effectsofradiation.

D.Onlytensofthousandsofpeoplewerekilledbytheatomic.

答案为Bo本题是是非判断题。从文章第二段第一句话得知：PaulTibbets所执行的这次投

弹行动，对他此后的人生影响巨大。

4.Fromthepassage,weprobablycanknowthat.

A.Tibbetsclearlyknewtheeffectaboutdroppingtheatombombatfirst

B.Soldierswereeagertoendthewarasquicklyaspossible

C.Tibbets'nameiswell-knownthroughouttheworldwiththatplane

D.Tibbetsneedn'tfacethemoralcomplaintofbombing

答案为Bo本题是分析推理题。从文章第三段可知：士兵们想要早点结束战争和结束屠杀，

尽早回家。

5.Theauthor'sdescriptionaboutPaulTibbetsis.

A.glad

B.sad

C.objective

D.subjective

答案为C。本题是观点态度题。文章简单介绍了PaulTibbets的个人情况，语气客观，不带

有个人的观点和评价。

Thecrossword（纵横字谜）isthemostpopularwordgameintheworld,butithasquiteashort

history.WeknowthattheRomanswrotewordsquaresandsomepeoplesaythattheChinese

hadsomethinglikecrosswordgameseightthousandyearsago,butitisgenerallybelievedthat

themoderncrosswordgamedidnotbeginuntil1913.Inthatyear;amancalledArthurWynne

wroteacrosswordgamewhichwaspublishedinAmericanSundaynewspapercalled"NewYork

World”.Peoplewhoreadthenewspaperlikedthecrosswordandsoitbecamearegularfeature

ofthepaper.Then,in1924,twoAmericanpublishers,SimonandSchuster;decidedtopublisha

wholebookofcrosswords,althoughtheywerenotsurewhetheranyonewouldwanttobuya

copy.Toincrediblesales,theygaveawayafreepencilandafreeeraserwitheachbook.Thebook

wasahugesuccessandverysooncrosswordsbecamethemostpopulargameintheUSA.Arthur

WynnemovedtoEnglandand,on2November1924,oneofhiscrosswordgameswasprintedin

“SundayExpressSomepeoplesaythiswasthefirstcrosswordpublishedinEnglandbutother

peopleclaimthatthefirstappearedin“Pearson'sMagazine"inFebruary1922.Then,on11

January1925,thefirstPrizeCrosswordwasprinted,in“SundayTimes”.EveryoneinEnglandwas

doingcrosswords?evenQueenMary,theQueenofEngland,andherPrimeMinister;Stanley

Baldwin.AndcrosswordswerebelievedtobethemostimportantfeatureofBritishsociallifeat

thattime.Theenthusiasmforcrosswordscontinueduntilthisday.

1.Moderncrosswordbegan.

A.eightthousandyearsago

B.in1913

C.intheRoman

D.intheChina

答案为B。本题是事实细节题。文章第一段第二句话介绍到：类似的字谜游戏曾在古罗马和

中国出现过，但人们普遍认为现代字谜游戏起源于1913年。

2.Whocreatedthemoderncrosswordgamefirst?

A.TheRomans.

B.TheChinese.

C.ArthurWynne.

D.SimonandSchuster.

答案为C。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段第三句话得知：ArthurWynne首先将自己编的

一个字谜游戏刊登在美国的一家报纸匕这被人们普遍认为是现代字谜游戏的开端。

3.Inordertomakethebooksuccess,whatdidthetwoAmericanpublishersdo?

A.Theyprovideafreepencilandafreerubberwitheachbook.

B.Theydecidedtolowerthepriceofthebook.

C.Thecrosswordgamesdesignedeasilybythem.

D.Theysendthebooktoreaderswithoutcharge.

答案为A。本题是事实细节题。从文章第二段第二句话得知：为了提高售书数量，两位美国

出版商Simon和Schuster在书后附上免费的铅笔和橡皮擦，该书因此获得很高的销售量。

4.ThefirstPrizeCrosswordwasappearedin.

A.“NewYorkWorld”in1913

B・"Pearson'sMagazine"inFebruary1922

「SundayExpress'7on2November1924

D.”SundayTimes"on11January1925

答案为本题是事实细节题。从文章第三段最后一句可知：有奖字谜游戏首先刊登在

Do1925

年1月25日的“SundayTimes”上。其他选项A、B、C的内容都与文章内容不一致。

5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thecrosswordgameswereonlylovedbysomeimportantfiguresinEngland

B.thecrosswordgameswerepopularatthattime,but

C.thecrosswordgamewasthemostimportantfeatureinEnglandatthattime

D.todaythecrosswordgameisstillpopularinsomeofwesterncountries

答案为C。本题是分析推理题。文章中的最后一段介绍：字谜游戏已经成为那个时代英国社

会生活最重要的特征。选项A、B、D的内容都与文章内容不一致。

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aSesameStreet"hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethe

televisionprogramcannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.Thatprogrambecameoneof

America'sexportssoonafteritwasshowninNewYorkin1969.IntheUnitedStatesmorethansix

millionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Althoughsomepeopledonotagreetosomeparts

oftheprogram,parentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersfindthatproblemsappearwhenthe

childrenwhohavelearnedfrom"SesameStreet"areinthesameclasswiththosewhohavenot

watchedtheprogram.Testshaveshownthatchildrenhavelearnedmuchfromwatching"Sesame

Street”.Thechildrenwhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanthosewhowatchitless.In

theUnitedStatestheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincrease

thenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.Theprogramsusesongs,stories,jokesand

picturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumbers,lettersandhumanrelationships.Why

has“SesameStreet“beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren'sshows?Manyreasons

havebeensuggested,suchastheeducationaltheoriesofitsproducers,thesupportfromboth

thegovernmentandbusinessmen,andthefulluseofvariouskindsoftelevisionskills.Perhaps

anotherimportantreasonisthatmotherswatch“SesameStreet“togetherwiththeirchildren.

Thisispartlybecausefamousfilmstarsoftenappearon“SesameStreet”.Butthebestreasonfor

thesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingitfeelabletolearn.The

childfindshimselflearning,andhewantstolearnmore.

1.“SesameStreet“hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld"becauseitis.

A.thelongeststreetintheUnitedStates

B.showninmanycountries

C.thelongesttelevisionprogramintheworld

D.watchedregularlybysixmillionchildren

答案为Bo本题是分析理解题。从文章第一段第二句可知："SesameStreet"是一部电视连

续剧，许多国家都在播放这部连续剧。该节目名字中的“street”并不是后半句"thelongest

streetintheworldM||Jstreet单词“街道”的真正含义。

2.IntheUnitedStatesmorethanchildrenwatch“SesameStreet"regularly.

A.6,000,000

B.6,500,000

C.600,000

D.700,000

答案为A。本题是数字细节题。从文章第二段第一句可知：在美国有超过600万的儿童在观

看"SesameStreet"节目。此题是考核对数字的正确认识能力。

3.IntheUnitedStatesmanychildrencanwatchtheprogramregularlybecause.

A.theyneedn/tgotoschool

B.itisshownmanyhoursaday

C.itisshownintheevening

D.itisshownmanytimesduringtheweek

答案为D。本题是事实细节题。从文章第三段最后一句得知：为了使更多的孩子能定期收看

"SesameStreet"节目，该节目在每周不同的时间里重复播放。

4.Oneoftheimportantreasonsforthesuccessoftheprogramisthat.

A.notonlychildrenbutalsotheirmothersliketowatchit

B.manyfamousfilmstarsenjoywatchingit

C.itteacheseducationaltheories

D.itisproducedbythegovernment

答案为Ao本题是事实细节题。“SesameStreet"节目的成功除了节目教育原理的运用、政

府和商业支持、电视技巧的运用等原因，还有另外一个重要原因是母亲们对该节目的欢迎程

度。

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.AllAmericanchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.

B.TheprogrambecamethemostimportantexportoftheUnitedStatesin1969.

C.TheprogramisshownfivetimesaweekintheUnitedStates.

D.Theprogramhasbeenagreatsuccess,butnoonecanexplainexactlywhy.

答案为D。本题是是非判断题。文章中谈到“SesameStreet”节目成功的许多原因，但却没

有人能明确解释该节目成功的原因。其他选项A、B、C都不符合文章的意思内容。

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MissWangofThailandwenttoHongKongforaholiday.SoonaftershegottoHongKong,she

wentshoppingalongNathanRoad.Suddenlyamancameuptoherandsaid,"Hello,there,I

haven'tseenyouforalongtime."Thestrangercontinuedtalkingtoherforawhileandthentook

outasmallboxfromhispocket."Wouldyouliketobuysomediamonds?”heasked,opening

theboxtoshowsomestones."I'mwillingtosellthemtoyoucheap—only$400forthis

diamond.Howaboutit?”MissWangdidn,twanttobuythediamondbecauseshehadheard

manystoriesofpeoplebeingtricked.Also,atthatmomentawomanstoppedandwarnedher,

"Don'tbuyfromhim.He'snotanhonestman.He'stryingtotrickyou!”Themanraisedhisvoice

atonce,'Tmhonest.Thesediamondsarereal."Intheendtheytookoneofthediamondstoa

jeweler一onewhosellsdiamondsandthelike.ThejewelerexaminedthestoneandtoldMiss

Wangthatitwasreal.Hesaiditcostaround$900,Satisfiedthatthediamondswerereal,Miss

Wangdecidedtobuythemfromtheman.Shechosetwoofthelargeststonesfromhisboxand

paidhim$400.Thenshewentbacktothejewelerandasked,“Howmuchwillitcosttofix

theseonaring?”Thejewelerexaminedthestonesandsaid,“Whydoyouwanttodothat?

Thesearejustglass.”"Butyoutoldmejustnowtheywerediamonds/1"Thefirststonewasa

diamond;thesearenot/MissWangranoutoftheshophopingtocatchthestrangerandgether

moneyback.However,themanwasnowheretobefound.

1.MissWangmettheman.

A.onherwaytoThailand

B.onherwaytoSingapore

C.whenwalkingalongastreetinHongKong

D.whenbuyingdiamondsinastore

答案为C。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段第一句和第二句得知：泰国的王小姐是在香港

度假逛街的时遇到这位男子。

2.MissWangdidn'tbuythediamondsatfirstbecauseshe.

A.wasafraidofbeingtricked

B.didnothaveenoughmoney

C.alreadyhadtoomanydiamonds

D.didnotlikethediamondsatall

答案为Ao本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段中的"shehadheardmanystoriesofpeoplebeing

tricked”得知：由于害怕上当受骗，王小姐开始不敢买这人的“钻石”。

3.MissWangdecidedtobuystonesfromtheman,thinkingthat.

A.onestonewasreal,therestweren't

B.thelargerstoneswererealandthesmalleroneswereglass

C.allthestoneswerereal

D.thestonesweremorepreciousthanglass

答案为Co本题是分析推理题。从文章第三段中“Satisfiedthatthediamondswerereal,Miss

Wangdecidedtobuythemfromtheman.”可知：王小姐误会了珠宝鉴定人的话，认为该男子

所有的“钻石”都是真的，于是决定从该男子手中购买。

4.Afterbuyingtwoofthelargeststonesfromtheman,shewentbacktothejewelerto

A.buyaring

B.havethemexaminedagain

C.askaboutthecostoffixingthemonaring

D.buysomeotherjewels

答案为C。本题是事实细节题。从文章第三段最后一句话可知：王小姐在购买该男子的“钻

石”后，便到珠宝店询问戒指镶钻的费用。

5.MissWangranoutofthejeweler'sstorebecauseshe.

A.wantedtoreportthemattertothepolice

B.wantedtobuysomemorediamonds

C.wasangrywiththejeweler

D.wantedtocatchthestrangerandgethermoneyback

答案为D。本题是事实细节题。从文章最后一段话可知：王小姐冲出珠宝店是想抓住卖假钻

石给她的那男子，并拿回她的钱。

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Thousandsofyearsago,peoplelivedonlyinhotplaces.Theydidnotliveincoldplacesbecause

theycouldnotkeepwarm.Thentheylearnedhowtomakeclothes.Whenananimalwaskilled,

theycutoffitsskin.Theywrappedtheskinsaroundtheirbodies.Theskinskeptthemwarm.At

firstmendidnotknowhowtomakefire.Sometimeslightninghitaforestandstartedafire.Then

peopletooksomeofthisfiretomakeafireneartheirhomes.Afirewasveryimportantforthree

reasons.Itkeptthemwarm.Italsofrightenedwildanimals?theydidnotattackwhentheysawa

fire.Thenanotherthingwasdiscovered:ifyoucookfood,ittastesmuchbetter!Butmenstilldid

notknowhowtomakefire.Whentheyhadafire,theydidnotletitstopburning.Ifitwentout,

theycouldnotstartitagain.Theyhadtowaitforlightningforalongtimetostartanotherfire.

Later;theydiscoveredhowtomakefire.Ifyourubtwopiecesofwoodtogether;theybecomehot

andburn.Onewayofdoingitistomakealittleholeinapieceofwood.Piecesofwoodordry

leavesareputintothehole.Yourubthestickbetweenyourhands.Thismakesitturnveryquickly.

Theendintheholebecomesveryhot.Thesmallpiecesofwoodanddryleavesbegintoburn.

Anotherwayofmakingfireistoknocktwopiecesofstonetogether.Thismakesaspark（火花）.

Youcanusethissparktostartafire.Ibdaywehavematches,sowecanmakeafirewhenwe

wantto.

1.Oncepeoplelivedonlyinhotcountriesbecausetheydidnotknowhowto.

A.killanimals

B.takefirefromforests

C.keepthemselveswarm

D.makematches

答案为c。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段第一、二句话可知：远古的人们仅住在温暖的

地方，是因为他们当时不知道如何制作衣服来保暖。

2.Menlaterdiscoveredhowtousefireto.

A.cookfood

B.killanimals

C.cutoffananimal'sskin

D.burnwood

答案为A。本题是事实细节题。从文章第二段可知：人们发现火可以有三个作用——取暖、

驱赶动物和烧熟食物。这道题可采取排除法，选项B、C、D不是文章中所提到的内容。

3.Peoplefirstlearnedtomakefirebyrubbingtogether.

A.stones

B.twopiecesofwood

C.dryleaves

D.matches

答案为B。本题是事实细节题。从文章第四段第一、二句话可知：人们逐渐会使用工具来生

火，其中方法之一就是利用两片木头相互摩擦来生火。

4.Todaymostpeopleintheworldusetomakeafire.

A.lightning

B.leaves

C.wood

D.matches

答案为Do本题是事实细节题。从文章最后一段可知：远古的人们用物体的摩擦来生火，现

在人们用火柴来生火。其中“Todaywehavematches,sowecanmakeafirewhenwewantto.”

这句话前部分uTodaywehavematches^为省略句,省去了“tostartafire”。

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?

A.Afirecouldbeusedtokeepwarm,frightenwildanimalsandcookfood.

B.Beforemanknewhowtomakefire,theycouldgetfireeasily.

C.Wecanknocktwopiecesofstonetogethertomakeafire.

D.Piecesofwoodordryleavesaresometimesusedtohelpmakeafire.

答案为B。本题是是非判断题。文章第四段介绍了：在知道如何生火前远古的人们很难获得

火源，有时不得不等候闪电带来的火花。其他选项A、C、D的意思都符合文章内容，只有

选项B的意思跟文章内容不相符合。

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Therewasonceaprofessorofmedicine,whowasverystrictwiththestudents.Wheneverhe

tookthechairontheexamcommittee,thestudentswouldbeinfear;becausehewasseldom

pleasedwiththeanswertheygave.Astudentwouldbeluckyenoughifheorshecouldreceivea

goodmarkfromhim.Attheendoftheterm,thestudentsofmedicinewouldtaketheirexam

again.Nowastudententeredtheexamroomandgotseatedbeforethecommittee.Thisstudent

wasalittlenervousasheknewitwouldnotbesoeasytogetthroughtheexamatall.The

professorbegantoask.Thestudentwasrequiredtodescribeacertainillness,hisdescriptionof

whichturnedouttobeOK.Thentheprofessoraskedaboutthecureforillness,andthestudent,

too,answeredjustasright,"Good,“saidtheprofessor;"andhowmuchwillyougivethepatient?"

“Afullspoon/answeredthestudent./zNowyoumaygooutandwaitforwhatyoucanget,"said

theprofessor.Atthesametimethecommitteecarefullydiscussedtheanswersthestudenthad

given.Suddenlythestudentnoticedthattherewassomethingwrongwithhislastanswer./ZAfull

spoonistoomuch,"hethoughttohimself.Anxiouslyheopenedthedooroftheroomandcried,

“Professor;I'vemadeamistake!Afullspoonistoomuchforthepatient.Hecantakeonlyfive

drops.""I'msorry,sir;"saidtheprofessorcoldly,/zbutit'stoolate.Yourpatienthaddied."

1.Thestudentswereafraidoftheprofessorbecause.

A.hewasugly

B.heoftenmisunderstoodthemandgavethemlowmarks

C.theiranswersseldomsatisfiedhim

D.theiranswersoftenastonishedhim

答案为C。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段第一、二句得知：教授对学生的要求非常严格，

他很少对学生们的答题感到满意，学生都很害怕他。

2.Thestudent'sdescriptionoftheillnesswas.

A.notcorrect

B.completelywrong

C.notsatisfying

D.accepted

答案为Do本题是事实细节题。从文章第二段第二句“…hisdescriptionofwhichturnedoutto

beOK.”得知：该学生对某病情的描述是正确的。

3.Beforehelefttheroomthestudentwasalmostsurethat.

A.hehadpassedtheexam,andtheonlythingwastowaitforthemark

B.hislastanswerhadbeenwrong

C.hehadmadeabigmistake

D.hecouldgetalowmark

答案为A。本题是分析推理题。从文章第六段可知：该学生回答问题之后离开考室，他才发

现他的回答不正确。因此可以推测出，在他离开考室前，他认为他的回答是正确的。

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Thepatientwillbeindangerifhe'stakenasmuchasafullspoon.

B.Thedoctorwillbeintroubleifhe'sgiventhepatientafullspoon.

C.Sinceonespoonislessthanfivedrops,thepatientwillbeallrightsoonifhetakesonlyone

fullspoonatatime.

D.Ifthepatientwantstoremainsafe,heshouldtakenomorethanfivedropsatatime.

答案为C。本题是事实细节题。选项C的意思跟文章中的意思相反：一勺的药量多于5小滴

的药量，病人多吃药后会产生严重的后果。其他选项内容都与文章内容相符合。

5.Wecaninferthatthispassagecomesfroma.

A.newspaper

B.magazine

C.menu

D.diary

答案为B。本题是分析推理题。选项A意为“新闻”；选项B意为“杂志”；选项C意为“菜

单”；选项D意为记”。通过分析推理，文章最有可能选自于杂志，其他的选项都不符

合常理。

八

Ihadbeensittingbymyselfinmyusualcompartment（车厢）foratleasttenminutes,waitingfor

thetraintostart.ThetrainsfromBrightonneverseemedtostartontimeandIoftenthoughtthat

Icouldhavelaininbedalittlelongerorhadanothercupofteabeforeleavinghome.SuddenlyI

heardsomeoneshoutingontheplatformoutside.Ayounggirlwasrunningtowardsthetrain.

Themanondutyputouthishandtostopherbutsheranpasthimandopenedthedoorofmy

compartment.Thenthewhistleblewandthetrainstarted."\nearlymissedit,didn'tI?"thegirl

said,“HowlongdoesittaketogettoLondon?w"Itdependsontheenginedriver/Isaid."Some

daysit'smuchslowerthanothers/''THhavetohavemywatchrepairedsoasnottobelateagain

tomorrow/shesaid."Todayismyfirstdaytoworkwithanewfirmandtheytoldmethatthe

manI'mgoingtoworkforisverystrict.Ihaven'tmethimyetsoIdon'tknowwhatheislike,but

hesoundsabitoffrighteningtome?ShetalkedabouthernewjobonthewaytoLondonand

soonIrealizedthatshewasgoingtoworkformyfirm.MyownsecretaryhadjustleftsoImust

behernewboss.Itwasonlyfairtotellher."Oh,dear;"shesaid."Whataterriblemistake!IwishI

hadknown.""Nevermind/Isaid."Atleastyou'llknowthatwhenyourtrain'slate,minewillbe

too.”

1.Themanhadbeensittingbyhimselfonthetrain,.

A.waitingforhisfriendtocome

B.waitingforthetraintostart

C.drinkingacupoftea

D.waitingforhisnewsecretary

答案为B。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段第一句可知：故事的讲述者坐在火车车厢里等

候火车的开动。

2.Inordernottobelateagain,thegirlsaidshewantedto.

A.repairherwatchbyherself

B.haveherwatchrepaired

C.buyanewwatch

D.askthefirmforagoodwatch

答案为B。本题是事实细节题。从文章第四段第一句可知：女孩抱怨自己的手表走不准，要

请人修一修手表。文章中IIhavetohavemywatchrepaired的have+名词（代词）+done

一般指：请某人做某事，这里的have有“让、叫人”的意思，句中的have是使役动词。

3.Thegirlfeltthatitwastoworkforhernewboss.

A.lucky

B.easy

C.noteasy

D.dull

答案为C。本题是分析推理题。从文章第四段最后两句可知：女孩并没有见过自己的老板，

再加上同事的介绍，说她的老板很严格，因此可以推测出这份工作不是很轻松。

4.From,themanfinallyrealizedthattheyounggirlwashisnewsecretary.

A.hertalkabouthernewjob

B.herbehaviorintrain

C.herterriblemistakes

D.hershoutingontheplatform

答案为A。本题是事实细节题。从文章第五段可知：女孩在火车上介绍自己的工作情况，使

得本故事讲述者觉察到她是在他的公司上班，而他的秘书又刚好离职，他意识到这女孩是他

的新秘书。其他选项都不符和文章意思。

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thatday,themanlayinbedalittlelongerandhadanothercupofteabeforeleaving

home.

B.ThemansaidthetrainfromLondontoBrightonneverarrivedontime.

C.Beforethegirlrushedintothetrain,thetrainhadstarted,sothemanondutystoppedher.

D.Thegirlwasgoingtoworkfortheman.

答案为Do本题是事实细节题。从文章第六段可知：女孩是该讲述者的秘书，正准备前往他

的公司上班。选项A、B、C都不符合文章的细节内容。

九

Everypeopleusesitsownspecialwordstodescribethingsandexpressideas.Someofthese

expressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.One

suchAmericanexpressionisz/Where'sthebeef?"Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitis

saidtobe.Intheearly1980s“Where'sthebeef?"wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsinthe

UnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthetime.Beefisthemeatfromacow,and

probablynofoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sRay

Krocbeganbuildingsmallrestaurantscalled“McDonald's"whichsoldhamburgersatalowprice.

Kroccookedhamburgersquicklysopeopleinahurrycouldbuyandeatthemwithoutwaiting.By

theendofthe1960stheMcDonald/sCompanywassellinghamburgersinhundredsof

restaurantsinAmerica.SoRayKrocbecameoneoftherichestbusinessmeninAmerica.Other

businessmenopenedtheir