武汉市历年中考英语阅读理解和答案

2009

A

Goodmorning.Theprogramtodayisaboutmusic.Theword“music“comesfromtheGreek

word"muse”.TheMusesarethegoddessesofthearts.Musicisonlyoneofthearts.Itislikethe

spokenlanguage,butisusessounds.Today'sprogrambringstogethermusicfromdifferentcornersof

theworld.Whoinventedmusic?Whosangthefirstsong?Nooneknowsexactlytheanswersto

thesequestions.Butweknowthatmusicplaysanimportantpartinalmosteveryone'slife.Babiesand

youngchildrenlovetohearpeoplesingingtothem.Whentheyarealittleolder,theyliketosingthe

songstheyhaveheard.Whenchildrengotoschool,theirworldofmusicgrows.Inthemiddlegrades

studentstakemusiclessons.Whentheyreachhighschool,theybecomeinterestedinlisteningtopop

music.

TherecordswehavechosenforyoutodayareformAmericancountrymusic,Indianmusic,pop

musicandsoon.Musichasmeaningfbreveryone.Itcanmakepeoplehappyoritcanmakethemsad.

Inthisprogramweshallstudythelanguageofmusic.Weshallbetryingtofindoutmoreabouthow

musicworks.Weshalltrytofindouthowmusicsayswhatpeoplefeel.

Now,herecomesthemusictoday,Ishallexplainwhytheyareallgoodmusic...

66.Thefirstparagraphismainlyaboutthe

A.stylesofmusicB.historyofmusic

C.tasteofmusicD.knowledgeofmusic

67.Thespeakerisprobably.

A.ahostB.asingerC.adancerD.ateacher

68.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheMusesinventedmusic.

B.Musiccanbringpeoplesomefeelings.

C.MusicwasfromaGreekvillage.

0.Everyoneisinterestedinpopmusic.

69.Thespeakerbelievesthat.

A.musicisaspokenlanguage

B.musicdevelopsaswegrowup

C.musicisabovetheotherarts

D.musicplaysanimportantpartinourlife

70.WhatisNOTthepurposeofthismusicprogram?

A.Tostudythelanguageofmusic.

B.Tolearnmoreaboutthemusic.

C.Togiveacompletebackgroundtothemusic.

D.Togivepeoplesomemusictolistento.

C

Onedaywhensomegovernmentofficialswererebuildingabarn（谷仓）,theyfoundamouse

holeinacornerandusedsmoketoforcethemiceinsidetheholetocomeout.Awhilelaterthey

indeedsawmicerunningout,oneafteranother.Then,everyonethoughtthatallthemicehadescaped.

Butjustastheybegantocleanup,theysawtwomicesqueezing（挤）outatthemouthofthehole.

Withsomeefforts,themicefinallygotout.However,itwasstrangethataftertheycameoutofthe

hole,theydidnotrunawayimmediately.Instead,onechasedaftertheothernearthemouthofthehole.

Itseemedthatonewastryingtobite（咬）thetailoftheother.

Everyonewaspuzzled,sotheysteppednearertotakealook.Theyrealizedthatoneofthemice

wasblindandcouldnotseeanything,andtheotherwastryingtoallowtheblindmousetobiteonhis

tailsothathecouldpulltheblindonewithhimtoescape.

Afterseeingwhathappened,everyonewasspeechlessandlostinthought.Duringthemealtime,

thegroupofpeoplesatdowninacircleandstartedtochataboutwhathappenedtothetwomice.

OneseriousAmericanofficialsaid：”Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatof

kingandguard.?Theothersthoughtforawhileandsaid："

Thatwaswhy!”

AsmartFrenchsaid：”Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthat

ofhusbandandwife.^Againtheothersthoughtforawhile,andallfeltitmadesense.

AJapanesesaid："Ithinktherelationshipbetweenthosetwomicewasthatofmotherand

son.^Onceagaintheothersthoughtforawhile,andfeltthiswasmorereasonable.Sotheyexpressed

agreementanothertime.

Atthatmoment,oneChineseasked：”Whydidthosetwomicehavetohaveacertain

relationship?”

Suddenly,thegrouplookedbackattheChineseandremainedspeechless.TheAmericanofficial,

theFrenchandtheJapanesewhohadspokenearlierallloweredtheirheadsinshame,anddidnotdare

toanswer.

Infact,thetrueloveisnotbuiltonfriendship,loyaltyorbloodrelationship.

Instead,itisbasedonnorelationship.

76.Neitherofthetwomiceranawayimmediatelybecause.

A.onewasbitingtheother

B.themouthoftheholewastoosmall

C.theywerenotafraidofsmoke

D.onewastryingtohelptheblindone

77.Whydidtheylowertheirheadsinshameaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theydidnotdaretoanswer.

B.Theyhadmistakentherelationshipofthemice.

C.Theyregretteddrivingapoorblindmouseaway.

D.Theydidnotexpressthemselvesmuchbetter.

78.Itisclearthat.

A.allthemicecameoutoftheholeeasily

B.eachofthepeopleunderstoodtherelationshipdifferently

C.thepeoplewantedtokillthemicewithsmoke

D.thepeopleknewoneofthemicewasblindatfirstsight

79.“itmadesense^probablymeans.

A.itwascorrectB.itwasstrange

C.itwasfunnyD.itwassweet

8O.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.

A.TWOLOVELYMICE

B.HELPPRODUCESLOVE

C.FRIENDSINNEED

D.LOVEISALL

2010

A

Onemidnight,alittlegirlwokeuptopasswater.Shebyherselfgotupanddownherbed,walked

tothebedroomdoorandopenedit.Shelookedoutsideandwalkedback,foritwassodarkinthehall

thatshefeared.

Hermothersaid,"Don'tbeafraid,honey.Takecourage

"What'scourage?^^sheasked,runningtohermother'sbed.

"Courageisthebravebreath,hermotheranswered.

“Mum,doyouhavecourage?^^

"Certainly.”

Thegirlheldoutherlittlehands,saying,“Mum,blowsomeofyourbreathofcouragetome.,,

Afterhermotherblewouttwomouthfulsofbreathintoherlittlecoldhands,thelittlegirl

clenchedherfists（握拳）nervously,afraidthatthe“breathofcourage^^wouldrunaway.Thenwithher

fistsclenched,shewalkedoutofthebedroomtowardsthebathroomwithnothingtofear.

Hermothersaidtoherself,“Itwillbeniceifsomeonecanblowsomekindof4breath9tome.

ThenIcanholditinmyhandstoowhenIfeelterrifiedorlost.”

Infact,mostly,whatweareterrifiedofisnothingbutthefearinourmind.Whoweshould

defeat（战胜）isnobodybutourselves.

56.Thegirlwalkedbackbecause.

A.thebathroomwastoofaraway.B.hermotherwouldn'tgowithher

C.shewastooafraidofthedarkD.thebedroomdoorwaslocked

57.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.thegirlwenttothebathroombyherself

B.thegirlpretendedtobeterrifiedofnothing

C.thegirl'smotherwasabletoblowbravebreath

D.thegirl'smotherwasveryproudofherself

58.Tostop"mother'sbreath^^fromrunningaway,thegirl.

A.heldoutherlittlehandsB.clenchedherfists

C.talktohermotherD.heldherownbreath

59.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.

A.adultsarealwaysbraveenough

B.childrenlearntobebravequickly

C.thefearinone'smindistherealproblem

D.themothercandealwithanythingwithbreath

60.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheFearlessMotherB.OneLonelyGirl

C.OnemidnightD.TheBreathofCourage

C

Hewasstruggling（费劲）totiehisshoes.IwasstrugglingwithwhetherIshouldhelphim.

Idid,andhewasgrateful.

“Thankyou,“hesaid.

"I'mgladIcouldhelp.Ijustthoughtitwouldbeeasierformetoreach,1said.

Hewasadisabledman,andforcedtolookdownmostofthetime.Hisarmsandlegswere

twisted（扭曲的）terribly,andhecouldn'tdowhattherestofuswouldconsidereasytasks.Healways

managedtolookuptoseehowyoureacted（反应）tohiswords,however.Hehadabigsmile,making

mefeelcomfortable.

Iwasstillonmykneesbyhiswheelchair.

“Niceshoes/9hesaid.

“Thanks.Nooneevercomplimentedmeonthembefore,1said.

“NoonehasthesameviewoftheworldasIdo,“hereplied.

“Tellmeabouttheworldasyouseeit,“Isaidsmiling.

“Mostpeoplecanseeifsomeoneiscomfortablewiththemornotintheireyes.Iseeitintheir

feet.,,hesaid.uIfpeoplekeepmovingtheirfeet,Ijustletthemgo,becauseIknowthey9reimpatient

withme.Idon'twanttomakepeopleuncomfortable.

“Whataboutme?Iasked.

“Icouldseeyourcompassion.Andthenyoucamedowntomylevel.Iwastheonewhowas

nervous."hesaid."Idon'tnormallyhavesomeonelookmeintheeye.”

“Theydon'tknowwhatthey'remissing,“Itoldhim.

“Myoldfaceisnothingtobrag（自夸）about?9hesaid.

“Butthatsmileissobig."

Yes,andit'snotonlyabigsmilebutanattitude.

66.Thedisabledmanknewpeoplewereimpatientmostlybytheir.

A.wordsB.eyesC.feetD.smile

67.Theunlinedwordcompassionistheclosetinmeaningto.

A.attentionB.pityC.trustD.duty

68.Welearnthatthedisabledman.

A.hadgreatdifficultylookingafterhimself

B.alwaysaskedpeopleforhelp

C.couldn'thaveabigsmile

D.likedtotalkaboutpeople'sshoes

69.Thewriterfeltcomfortablebecause.

A.hehadanicetalktotheman

B.themanlookedhimintheeye

C.hedidn'tmovehisfeetbeforetheman

D.themanhadabigsmileontheface

70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thedisablemanhadsomethingwrongwithhismind

B.notmanypeoplewentdowntotheman'slevel

C.themanwasgoodattellingpeopleabouttheworld

D.thewriterwouldnotgivethemanmorehelp

2011

PerhapstheonlytestscorethatIrememberisthe55whenIwasinhighschool.

Thetestwasthefinalforacourse.IrememberwaitinganxiouslyasmyteacherMr.Rightpassed

outourpapersonebyone.Itwasaratherdifficulttest.Iheardmyclassmatesgroaning,andIcould

tellbythegroansthatthescoresweren9tlookinggood.

Mr.Rightputmypaperonmydesk.Thereinbigrednumbers,circledtodrawattention,wasmy

score,55!

Iloweredmyhead,andcoveredthescoreupquickly.A55isnotsomethingthatyouwantedyour

classmatestosee."Thescoreswerenotverygood,noneofyoupassed,Mr.Rightsaid."Thehighest

scoreintheclasswasa55.”

A55.That'sme!

Suddenlymysadlookdidn'tlooksobad.Ihadthehighestscore.Ifeltalotbetter.

Iwalkedhomealonethatdaywiththelowbuthighscore.MyfatherknewthatIhadabigtest

thatdayandaskedmeassoonasIgothome,“Howdidyoudoinyourtest?”"1madea55,“Isaid.

Afrown（皱眉）nowstoodonmyfather'sface.IknewIhadtoexplainimmediately."ButDad,

Ihadthehighestscoreintheclass,“Iproudlystated.Ithoughtthatexplanationwouldmakea

difference."Youfailed!”myfatherreplied.“Butit'sthehighest!”Iinsisted.44Idon'tcarewhat

scoresothershad,butyoufailed.Whatmattersiswhatyoudo!”myfatherfirmlysaid.

Foryears,myfatherwasalwaysthatway.Itdidn'tmatterwhatothersdid,itonlymatteredwhatI

didandthatIdiditexcellently.

Weoftendon'tunderstandthewisdom（智慧）ofgoodparentsuntilweourselvesstandinthe

parents'shoes.Myfather?swordshavecarriedmethroughoutlife.

56.Thewordgroaningistheclosestinmeaningto.

A.singingB.laughingC.complainingD.quarreling

57.Inclass,tohidemyscorefrommyclassmates,I.

A.loweredmyheadB.coveredmyscoreup

C.walkedhomealoneD.explainedimmediately

58.Afrownstoodonmyfather^facebecausehethought.

A.Ididabadjobinthetest

B.Igaveagoodexcuse

C.Ibecametheworststudent

D.Istoodinhisshoes

59.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thefatherwasstrictwithhischild.

B.thewriterwasalwayspoorintests.

C.Mr.Rightwasworriedaboutthewriter

D.thewriterwasalwayshappywithhisscores

60.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheFinalTestB.That'sMe!

C.MystrictTeacherD.Scores,Important?

【2011湖北•武汉】（选择型）C

Onceuponatime,ayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownannouncingthathehad

themostbeautifulheartintheworld.Alargecrowdgathered,andtheyallpraisedhisheartforitwas

perfect.

Suddenly,anoldmanappearedandsaid,“Why,yourheartisnotasbeautifulasmine.^^

Theoldman,sheartwasfullofscars（伤疤）.Somepiecesofhisheartwereremovedandsome

piecesfromotherpeoplewereputin,buttheydidn'tfitquiteright.Sotherewereseveraljagged（锯齿

状的）edges.Infact,therewerestillsomeholesinhisheartwherethepiecesweremissing.

Theyoungmanlaughed,"Comparingyourswithmine,mineisperfectandyoursisamess.”

“Yes,"saidtheoldman."But,everyscarshowsthatItookoutapieceofmyheartandgaveitto

aperson,andoftenhegavemeapieceofhisheartinreturn.”

“Whydoyouhavesomejaggededgesinyourheart?^^askedtheyoungman."Becausethe

shapesofthepiecesweren'tthesame.,^“Thentheholes?^^''SometimesIgavepiecesofmyheartaway,

andtheotherpersonhasn'tgivenbackapieceofhis,so...butIdon'tcare.”“Howcome?”“They

remindmeoftheloveweshared.^^

Theyoungmanwasdeeplymoved.Hewalkeduptotheoldman,tookapieceofhisheartout

andgaveittotheoldman.

Theoldmanplaceditinhisheart,thentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthe

wound（伤口）intheyoungman'sheart.Itfitted,butnotperfectly,asthereweresomejaggededges.

Theyoungmanlookedathisheart,notperfectanymorebutmorebeautifulthanever.

Howsaditmustbetogothroughlifewithawholeuntouchedheart!

66.Theyoungmanstoodinthetownto.

A.meettheoldmanB.comparehisheartwithothers'

C.showhisbeautifulheartD.givepiecesofhishearttoothers

67.Ifsclearthattheoldmanwas.

A.asillymanB.ahumorousman

C.awell-knownmanD.akind-heartedman

68.Welearnfromthestorythatintheendtheyoungmanwas.

A.lostB.movedC.hurtD.untouched

69.Theoldmansaid"...butIdon'tcare,9means.

A.hedidn'texpectothers'return

B.hedidn'tfeelpain

C.hedidn'tthinkitserious

D.hecarednothing

70.Wecangetmorebeautifulheartsbysharing

A.ideasB.scarsC.loveD.beauty

2012

A

OneafternoonItouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.

1waslookingforwardtoaquietviewoftheartworks.

Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednonstopbetweenthemselves.I

watchedthemamomentanddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusband'spatience

forputtingupwithhercontinuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.

ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.EachtimeIheard

herconstantburstofwords,Imovedawayquickly.

Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthecouplecame

neartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.He

extendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife9sjacket.

“He'sabraveman.^^Theclerkatthecountersaid,“Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedat

suchayoungage.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,

heandhiswifecomeinwheneverthere'sanewartshow.”

“Butwhatdosehegetoutoftheart?”Iasked,“Hecan'tsee.”

“Can'tsee?You'rewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo.^^Theclerksaid,"Hiswife

describeseachpaintingsohecanseeitinhishead.^^

Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwife

describingpaintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallow

blindnesstochangehislife.AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalk

awayhandinhand.

56.Theyoungcouplewereatanartmuseum.

A.toshowtheirloveB.toappreciateart

C.todiscusspaintingsD.todescribepaintings

57.”...Imovedawayquickly.^inParagraph3showsthatthewriter.

A.wasinthehopeofvisitingmoreroomsB.wasinahurrytobuysomegifts

C.wastiredofthenonstoptalkingD.wasnotinterestedintheartshow

58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehusband.

A.wasnotbornblindB.couldn'tstandhiswife

C.knewnothingaboutartpletelydependedonhiswife

59.Afterhearingwhattheclerkhadsaidaboutthecouple,thewriterwas.

A.encouragedB.excitedC.touchedD.annoyed

6O.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theimportanceofartB.goodmannersinpublic

C.patienceofahusbandD.lovebetweenacouple

C

Asmall,whiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastreeandithasbeentherefor

thepasttenyearsorso.

ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandJustinhatedChristmas-oh,notthetruemeaningof

Christmas.Overspendingwasonething,butcomparedtothedifficultexperienceofchoosing

gifts—runningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandapairofglovesfbr

Grandma…,spendingmoneyisnothing.Ifelttootiredtothinkofanyspecialgifts.

KnowingJustinfeltthesameway,Idecidedoneyearnottobuytheusualshirts,sweaters,ties

andsoon.IreachedforsomethingspecialjustforJustin.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.

OursonKevin,whowas12thatyear,waswrestling（摔跤）atthejuniorlevelattheschoolhe

attended;andshortlybeforeChristmas,therewasamatchagainstateamsponsored（赞助）byan

inner-citychurch.Theseyoungsters,dressedinsuchworn-outshoesthatshoestringsseemedtobethe

onlythingholdingthemtogether,whileourboyswereintheirblueandgolduniformsandnew

wrestlingshoes.

Asthematchbegan,Iwasshockedtoseethattheotherteamwerewrestlingwithoutwearing

helmets（头盔）toprotecttheirears.Well,ourboysendedupdefeatingthem.Wetookeveryweight

class.

Justin,seatedbesideme,shookhisheadsadly,“Iwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewon,“he

said."Theyhavealotpotential（潜力）,butlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartoutofthem."Justin

lovedkids-allkids,andheknewthem,havingcoachedlittleleaguefootballandbaseball.Thafs

whentheideaforhispresentcame.Thatafternoon,Iwenttoalocalsportinggoodsstoreandbought

differentkindsofwrestlinghelmetsandshoes.Isentthemtoinner-citychurchwithoutleavingmy

name.

OnChristmasEve,Iplacedtheenvelopeonthetree,thenoteinsidetellingJustinwhatIhaddone

andthatwashisgiftfromme.HissmilewasthebrightestthingaboutChristmasthatyearandsince

thentheenvelopehasbecomethehighlightofourChristmas.

66.JustinhatedChristmasbecause.

A.hedidn'tenjoyreceivinggiftsB.hehadahardtimechoosinggifts

C.hespenttoomuchmoneybuyinggiftsD.hedislikedputtinggiftsundertheChristmastree

67.Weknowfromthepassagethattheteamsponsoredbyinner-citychurch.

A.werewelldressedB.paidnoattentiontosafety

C.fearedKevin,steamD.couldn'taffordahelmet

68.HowdidJustinfeelabouttheteam'sfailure?

A.UpsetB.AngryC.HopelessD.Shameful

69.Whydidthewritersendgiftstotheinner-citychurchwithoutleavinghername?

A.ToavoidbeingthankedB.ToplayajokeonJustin

C.TogiveJustinasurpriseD.Toprotectherprivateinformation

70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheChurchGiftB.ASpecialNoteC.TheWhiteEnvelopeD.AChristmas

Card

2013

B

ChuckWallteachesmanagementandhumanrelationsatBakersfieldCollege.Hewalkedinto

classonedayandtoldhisstudentsthattheirhomeworkwastoperformoneactofrandom（任意的）

kindness.Hisstudentsdidnotunderstandthehomeworkanddidn,tknowwhattodo,butthe

professorwouldnotanswertheirquestions.Heencouragedhisstudentstoworkitoutforthemselves.

Oneweeklater,thestudentsenteredtheclassroomexcitedtosharetheirstories.Onestudenttold

ofgivingawayblanketstothehomeless.Anotherreportedonhelpingadogtofinditsowner,and

anotherstudenthadbeentryingtofindalong,lostfriend.Studentswereenergized（给予活力）bythe

homeworkassignmentandwantedotherpeopletobekindtoo.Withthesupportoflocalbusinesses,

thestudentsmadestickerstoputoncarsthatinvitedpeopletodosomethingkindforothers.Theysold

thestickersanddecidedtodonatethemoneytoacenterfortheblind--notsurprisingasProfessor

Wallisblind.

Sincethen,similarkindnessactivitieshavebeenstartedinschoolsaroundtheworld.Manyschools

organizeaRandomActsofKindnessWeek,aroundNovember13th,tocelebrateWorldKindnessDay.

SomeschoolsuseeachdayofRandomActsofKindnessWeektoperformadifferentkindact,suchas

makinganewfriend,helpingsomeone,doingcommunityservice,orraisingmoneyforacharity.

Studentslearntoconsiderotherpeopleandthankabouthowsmallactionscanmaketheworldabetter

place.

61.Theprofessor'shomeworkwastoaskhisstudents.

A.towriteaboutkindness.

B.tobekindtostrangers

C.tospendtimehelpingother

D.togoouttoraisemoney

62.Welearnfromthepassagethat.

A.Chuck'sstudentsarenotcleverenough

B.thestudentsdidn'tdoChuck'shomework

C.ChuckWallisanunusualteacher

D.nostudentsenjoyedChuck'shomework

63.Itiscertainthat.

A.thestudentsgotgoodgradesinChuck'sclass

B.kindnessactivitiesarenotwidelyaccepted

C.ChuckWallwasnotgoodatdesigninghomework

D.thestudentsonlyhelpedpeopletheyknew

64.Inkindnessactivitiesstudentslearn.

A.todealwithdifficultthings

B.todogreatthingseveryday

C.toknowabouttheworld

D.toconsiderotherpeople

65.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.LearningKindThingsB.TeachingKindness

C.WorldKindnessDayD.BakersfieldCollege

C

MartinLynch,anAmericanbusinessman,hadbeengoingonvacationtoasmallMexicanfishing

villageforanumberofears.Onemorningwhilegoingforawalkalongthebeach,hesawhisfriend

PabloPerez,alocalfisherman.MartinwatchedPablounloadhisboatandpackthefishinabox.

MartinnoticedPablowassmilingandlookedveryhappy.Hecouldalsoseeseverallargefishin

theboat.MartingreetedPabloandaskedhowlongittooktocatchthefish."Justafewhours,,9replied

Pablo.Martinasked,"Whydidn'tyoustaylongerandcatchmorefish?”"Ihaveenoughformy

family,Pablosaid."Andwhatdoyoudowiththerestofyourday?”askedMartin.takeanap,play

withmychildren,spendtimewithmywife,andgointothevillagetoseemyfriendsandplaycards,I

haveafullandbusyMartinexplainedthatifPabloworkedlongerhoursandcaughtmorefish,he

couldmakemoremoney.Withtheextramoney,Pablocouldbuymoreboatsandcatchmoneymore

fish.Bysellingthefish,Pablocouldopenhisownfactoryandselldirecttosupermarkets.

“Thenwhat?”askedPablo."WellyouwouldprobablyhavetomovetoMexicoCitytorunthe

business.Finally,youwouldbeabletosellyourbusinessandmakemillionsofdollars,nreplied

Martin.4tHowlongwillthattake?”askedPablo.

Martinthoughtfbrawhileandsaiditwouldprobablytakeatleast15years.

“Andthenwhat"askedPablo.

“Well,thafsthebestpart,“Martinsaid."Youwillbeabletoretire,buyahouseneartheocean,

sleeplonger,playwithyourchildren,spendmoretimewithyourwife,seeyourfriends,andplay

cards.”

66.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Abusinessmanandafishermanhavebecomefriends.

B.Abusinessmanlearnshowtofishfromafisherman.

C.Abusinessmanwantstobecomeabusinessman.

D.Abusinessmangivesadvicetoafisherman.

67.WhatmakestheMexicanfishermanhappyis.

A.manyfriendstovisithim

B.afullandbusylife

C.moreboatsandmorefish

D.thehouseneartheocean

68.Howcanthefishermanmakemoremoneyinthebusinessman'sview?

A.Bybuyingasupermarket.

B.TomovetoMexicoCity.

C.Bysellinghisownbusiness.

D.Toworklongerandcatchmorefish.

69.Theunderlinedword“unload“inthepassagemeans.

A.put...intoB.take...awayfrom

C.breakdownD.setoff

70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thefishermanwillstaythesamewithhislife

B.thefishermanwillleavethevillageforMexicoCity

C.thebusinessmanwillbuythefisherman^boat

D.ittakesalldayforthefishermantocatchlargefish

2014

B

Almostallculturescelebratetheendrofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.Different

culturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentways,andatdifferenttimesonthecalendar.

InWesterncountries,peopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonDecember31st-January1st.P

eoplemaygotoparties,sometimesdressedinformal（正式的）clothes,andthemaydrinkchampagne

（香槟）atmidnight.Duringthefirstminutesofthenewyear,peoplecheerandwisheachother

happinessfortheyearahead.Butsomeculturesprefertocelebratethenewyearbywakingupearlyto

watchthesunrise.Theywelcomethenewwearwiththefirstlightofthesunrise.

Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridof（摆脱）badluckatthebeginningofanewyear.For

example,inEcuador,familiesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwitholdnewspapers

andfirecrackers.Atmidnight,thesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyearare

goneandthenewyearcanstartafresh（重新）.Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckina

newyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheocean,orsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayof

thenewyear.

OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckinthenewyear.OnewidespreadSpanish

traditionfbrgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear'sDay.Themoregrapesapersoneats,themore

goodluckthepersonwillhaveinthetear.InFrance,peopleeatpancakesforgoodluckatNewYear.

IntheUnitedStates,somepeopleeatblack-eyedpeasforgoodluck-buttogetgoodlu