英语阅读理解专项训练45篇及答案

英语阅读训练（45篇）

（1）

Gretaandherfamilyliketogoskiing.TheirfavouriteplacetoskiisBigMountainSki

Resort（度假胜地）Centre.Thisyear,GretatookherfriendCarmenskiing.Carmenhadnever

skiedbefore,soshedidn'thaveherownskiequipment.GretatookCarmentotheBig

MountainSkiShop.There,Carmenrent（租借）allthethingsthatsheneededforskiing.

BIGMOUNTAINSKISHOP

Skis

FullDay一8hoursHalfDay一4hours

Skis$15$10

Boots$20$15

Poles$10$5

Snowboard

FullDayonly

Board$25

Boots$20

SkiandSnowboardLessons

Beginner（grouplesson）$10perhourAdvanced（privatelesson）$20perhour

WelcometoBigMountainSkiResortCentre!Haveagoodtime!

31.Ifsherentedonlybootsandskis；forafullday,Carmenwouldpay.

A.$45B.$20C.$35D.$55

32.Theunderlinedword"equipment"means.

A.器材B.教练C.服装D.摄影

33.Carmenmayseethetable（表格）above.

A.onTVB.OnthewalloftheshopC.inthenewspaperD.onthe

Internet

（2）

Dr.Blackputonafalsesmile（假笑）assheenteredJanet'shospitalroom.She

couldn'tletJanetseethatshewasworried.YetshehadbeensearchingforthecauseofJanet's

illnessandhadn'tfoundaclue.

“Howareyoufeelingtoday?"Dr.Blackaskedherpatient.Janetrepliedthatshefeltabout

thesame—terriblyuncomfortable.

ThedoctortriedtogetJanefsmindoffherhealthbytalkingaboutJanet'svacationatLake

Winnow.ButDr.Blackcouldn'tkeepherownmindontheconversation.Shekeptwondering

whatcouldbewrongwithherpatient.

SuddenlyJanet'swordsstoppedDr.Black'sthoughts:4<...thevacationwasreallyperfect,

exceptforthefood.ThelastmealIatewasespeciallyterrible.^^

Dr.Blackquicklycamebacktothetalk,"Janet,whendidyoueatthatmeal?^^Janetsaidthat

ithadbeenthedaybeforeyesterday.

“Ithinkwe'vediscoveredyourproblem,"Dr.Blacksaidassheleft.Severalhourslater,Dr.

Blackwasbackwiththeanswer.t4Janet,thefoodyouatemadeyouill.You'resufferingfrom

foodpoisoning.Nowthatweknowwhat'swrong,wecantakecareofyourproblem.^^

34.WhatmadeJanetsick?

A.aninsect（昆虫）biteB.badfoodC.badwaterD.coldweather

35.WheredidJanetgoonhervacation?

A.Shetookatriptothecity.B.Shewentcampinginthemountains.

C.Shespentaweekattheseashore.D.Shetookatriptoalake.

36.Whatisthemainideaofthestory?

A.AdoctordiscoverswhatmadeJanetsick.B.Dr.Blackbecomesill.

C.Janetgoesonvacation.D.AdoctortalkstoJanetinthehospital.

37.WhatwouldhappentoJanetshortlyafter?Shewould.

A.beworseB.beOKC.dieD.beangrywiththedoctor

（3）

Oneday,WilburSmithwasenjoyingthejacket（书套）ofhislatestbookonaflightto

Americawhenthemiddle-agedmaninthenextseatasked,seeyoureadWilburSmith.What

doyouthinkofhim?”

“Ithinkheiscleverandsuccessful.repliedWilbur."Well,theguyisafriendofmine,^^said

hisneighbourproudly.

“Oh,really?”saidWilbur.

“Nolonlythat,butTmthemodelforoneofhisheroes”

“Isthatso?”

“Yeah.Wouldyoulikehissignature（签名）?”

“Couldyouarrangethat?”askedWilbur.

“Sure.Givemeyourcard.”

Wilburhandedoverhisbusinesscard,andthemancarefullyputitinhistoppocket.Not

surprisingly,Wilburdidn'thearfromhis“friend“afterthat.

38.WilburSmithwenttoAmericathatday.

A.byairB.bytrainC.inacarD.onacoach

39.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatWilburSmithis.

A.ateacherB.abusinessmanC.awriterD.reporter

40.Themiddle-agedmaninthepassageis.

A.astrangertoWilburB.afriendofWilbur's

C.aneighbourwholivesnexttoWilburD.aheroofWilbur'sbook

41.Whenthemid-agedmansawWilbur'sbusinesscard,hefeltvery.

A.proudB.happyC.excitedD.surprised

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Onthenightoftheplay,Jackwasatthetheatreearlyandhewasalreadydressedinasuitof

policeman'sclotheslongbeforetheendofthefirstscene.Hecertainlylookedthepartallright,

hethoughtasheadmiredhimselfinthemiiTor.

Thenhesuddenlyfeltnervous.Afterall,itwashisfirsttimetohaveapartinaplay.How

couldhefaceallthosepeoplewatchingtheplay?Heputhisheadinhishandsandtriedto

rememberhislines(台词),butnothingcametohismind.

Aknockonthedoormadehimlookup.Hewastogoonstageinthesecondscene.4iHaveI

missedmypartanddestroyed(破坏)theplayforeverybody?”hethoughttohimself.Butit

wasonlythemanager.Shenoticedhownervoushewasandsuggestedheshouldstandnearthe

stagewherehecouldwatchandfollowtheplay.Itwasagoodwayofgettingridofthis

nervousness,shesaid.

Shewasright,itseemedtowork.Infact,themorehewatchedtheplay,themorehefelt

himselfpartofit.

42.Jackplayedtheroleofintheplay.

A.amurdererB.amanagerC.athiefD.apoliceman

43.Jackwouldplayinthesceneoftheplay.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

44.ThemanagercametoJackto.

A.helphimtolearnthelinesbyheartB.tellhimnottoplayhispart

C.playinsteadofhimD.helphimrelax

45.Whatcanwerefer(推断)fromthepassage?

A.Thebestwaytoplaywellistorememberlinesagainandagain.

B.Jackwasnotsuitableforhisrole.

C.Themanagerwasunkindandunhelpful.

D.Jackdidn'tfeelnervousanymoreintheend.

【答案】(1)31-33CAB(2)34-37BDAB(3)38-41ACAD(4)

42-45DBDDD

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OnedaywhenJackwaswalkinginthepark,hesawawoman,wholivedafewmilesaway,

sittingonabench(凳子)withadogbesideher.Thedogwaslookingupatthewoman.

Jackwalkeduptothewomanandsaid,"Hello,Sue,howareyou?MayIsitandtalkwith

youforawhile?1'nOfcourse,pleasesitdown,"Suesaid.JacksatdownnexttoSueonthe

bench,andtheytalkedquietlytogether.ThedogcontinuedtolookupatSue,asifwaitingtobe

fed.

"That'sanicedog,isn'the?"Jacksaid,pointingattheanimal.

"Yes,heis.He*shandsome.He'sabitofamixture,butthat'snotabadthing.He*sstrong

andhealthy."

"Andhungry,"Jacksaid.*'Hehasn'ttakenhiseyesoffyou.Hethinksyou'vegotsomefood

forhim."

"That'strue,"Suesaid.*'ButIhaven't.1'

TheybothlaughedandthenJacksaid,"Doesyourdogbite(咬人)?”

"No,"Suesaid,"He'sneverbittenanyone.He'salwaysgentleandfriendly.0

Hearingthis,Jackdecidedtoholdouthishandandtouchedtheanimal'shead.Suddenlyit

jumpedupandbithim.

nHey!uJackshouted.'*Yousaidyourdogdidn'tbite.0

Suerepliedinsurprise,^Yeah,Idid.Butthisisnotmydog.Mydog'sathome.'*

46.Thedoglookedatthewomanbecause.

A.thewomanwantedtofeedhim

B.thewomanwasfriendly

C.hewasstrongandhealthy

D.hewashungry

47.JackandSuewere.

A.friendsB.next-doorneighbors

C.strangersD.inthesamefamily

48.Jacktouchedthedogbecausehebelieved.

A.thedogwashandsome

B.Sue'sdogwasunfriendly

C.thedogwasSue's

D.Sue'sdogwasathome

49.Wecanknowformthepassagethat.

A.Suegaveawronganswer

B.Jackmadeamistake

C.thedogwasn'tdangerous

D.bothJackandSuelikedthedog

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Noonecanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifwereadcorrectly

thesignsaroundus,wecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbe.This

wayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweather

forecasting（天气预报）.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountries,peoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomake

weatherforecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Thatmanypeoplefeel

theirjoints（关节）hurtisasignofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming,

buttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatherisonthewav.Ifyouseearainbow（彩

虹）duringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Such

rainbowscomeintheevening.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfineweatherwill

continue.Ifafog（雾）appearsinthemorningjustaboveariver,thenthedaywillbewarm.If

thesunsetismostlyredincolour,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsin

themorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesand

brainstomakeweatherforecasting.

50.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedheretoreplace（取代）theunderlinedphrase“onthe

way”？

A.awayB.gone

C.disappearing

D.coming

51.Whenyouseethestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,theweatherwillbe.

A.warmB.rainy

C.clearandfine

D.cold

52.Whichofthefollowingsignscantelltheweatherwillprobablyberainy?

A.Arainbowappearsinthemorning.

B.Somebirdsflyhigh.

C.Thestarstwinkleclearlyatnight.

D.Fogsappearinthemorningjustaboveariver.

（7）

Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindof

thingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirown

language,soitisnecessarytodothisinaforeignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.

1."What'sthematter?""Iwenttoapartylastnight,soI"

2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.unIthinkyou'dbetter...'1

3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost"

Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext（上下文）helpsalotin

understandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstanding

English,especiallyspokenEnglish.

53.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.

A.theimportanceof"guessing”inlearningaforeignlanguage

B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

C.someexamplesofrightguessing

D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime

54.Fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE1is.

A."...soIdidn'thaveagoodtime."B."...soIwenttobedverylate."

C.nsoIfeltunhappy.uD.”…soIgotupveryearly.u

55.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is.

A."Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.'1

B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink."

C.”Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."

D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."

56.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.

A."sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."

B."sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.n

C.”sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.1'

D."sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.n

（8）

Wouldyouknowwhattododuringabigearthquake?Scientistshavesomeadviceforus.

Ifthegroundbeginsshakingwhileyouaredriving,stopyourcarontheroadsideandstay

init.Ifyouareinatallbuilding,don'tusetheliftandneverjumpoutofthewindows.When

youareinalivingroom,findastrongtableorrushintoasmallerroomlikewashroom.Then

liedownyourbody.Takecareofyourhead.Whenyouareinapublicplace,likesupermarket

orcinema,don'tcrowdinjam（拥挤）,oryoumayfalloverandgethurt.Crossyourarmsto

protectyourself.Youcanalsofindaplacetohide.

Afterthemainshake,quicklyrunoutofthedangerousbuildingfortherewillbesmall

earthquakes.Ifyouaresafe,remembernottoenRaqethephoneline,keepitfreeforrescue（援

救）using.Don'tgotothehospitalifyouarenotbadlyhurt,otherswillreallyneedhelp.Take

partintherescueactionifyoucan.

57.Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyaredrivingwhenanearthquakehappens?

A.Driveonquickly.B.Takecareofthecar.

C.Stopthecarontheroadside.D.Jumpoutofthewindows.

58.Whydoesthewritersay"Don'tcrowdinjaminpublicplaces1'?

A.Becausepeoplecanliedowneasily.

B.Becausepeoplemaygethelpquickly.

C.Becauseitcanhelpavoidfallingover.

D.Becauseitcanhelpfindaplacetohide.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"engage"inthelastparagraphmeaninChinese?

A.占用B.触摸C.接通D.修理

60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Trytohelptheothersifyoucan.

B.Stayinthedangerousbuildingafterthemainshake.

C.Gotoadoctoreventhoughyouarenotbadlyhurt.

D.Keepmakingphonecallstotellyourfamilythatyouaresafe.

【答案】46—50DACBD51—55CAABA56—60DCCAA

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SydneyTower

Address：100MarketSt,Sydney

Phone：0293339222

Fax：0293339203

Opentime：9-00amto10：30pm(Saturdaysto11-30pm)

Ticket：S60(foranadult)

$30(forachild)

Website：www.sydneytower.com,au

Howtogetthere：traintoTownHallStationandashortwalkalongMarketStreet

Howtobooktickets：byphone/faxorthroughtheweb

Attraction：Sydney,sbestviewsarejustthebeginning!SydneyTowertakesyoutothehighestpoint

aboveSydneyforexciting360°viewsofourbeautifulcity.

56.SydneyTowerisinSydney,Australia.

A.thebusieststreetB.thebiggeststation

C.themostbeautifulparkD.thehighestpoint

57.IfyouWanttobookatickettoSydneyTower,youcan't.

A.emailsydneytower@hoimail,comB.fax0293339203

C.searchwww.sydneytower,com,auD.dial0293339222

58.FrankwantstogotoSydneyTowerwithhistwochildren,hewillpay.

A.$60B.$90C.$120D.$150

59.LastSaturday,JohnsonwenttovisitSydneyTower.Hehadtogetdownthetower

A.after11:30pmB.before11:30pm

C.at10:30pmD.by10:30pm

6O.Thepassage,aboveisprobably.

A.apieceofnewsB.aconversation

C.astoryD.anadvertisement

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WhenanbigearthquakehitWenchuanonMay12,manyhousesfelldown.Afterthe

earthquake,allthenewspapersreportedmanystoriesaboutsomeofthefamilieswhowerein

trouble.

OneSunday,whenIwasreadinganewspaper,aspecialpicturetouched（触动）me.Itgave

theclothingsizesofeachfamilymember.Ithoughtthatthiswouldbeagoodchancetoteach

mychildrentohelpthosewhowerelessluckythanthemselves.Isaidtomyseven-year-old

twins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-oldMeghan."Wehavesomuch,andthesepoorpeople

nowhavenothing.We'llsharewhatwehavewiththem.^^

Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis,Iencouraged（鼓励）theboys

tochoosetheirtoysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyas

theboystookouthisoldtoysandgamesandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.Afew

minuteslatershecamebackwithLucy,hermuch-loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopofthe

othertoys."Oh,dear,“Isaid,“Youdon'thavetogiveLucy.Youlovehersomuch.^^Meghan

said,“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.Maybeshellmakeanotherlittlegirlhappy,too.^^

IlookedatMeghanforalongmoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It'seasytogivesomething

thatwedon'twantanymore,buthardertogivewhatwecherish（珍爱），isn't?

61.Thewriterhaschildren.

A.oneB.twoCthreeD.four

62.Theunderlinedword"donate1'probablymeans.

A.捐赠B.丢掉C.展出D.放好

63.Lucyisthenameof.

A.agirlB.agameC.adollD.anearthquake

64.WhichofthefollowingisTURE?

A.Anearthquakehappenedinthewriter'shometown.

B.Thewriterdidn'tletMeghangivehermuch-loveddollatlast.

C.Thewriterdecidedtobuysomeclothesforthosepeopleintrouble.

D.Thewriterthinksitismoredifficulttogivewhatwelovealot.

65.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.AFamilyStory.B.TheSpirit（精神）ofGiving.

C.Thewayofhelpingothers.D.ASadExperience.

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配对阅读。左栏是五个人的需求，右栏是七条广告信息。请你分别为每个人找出合

适的信息配对。并将答案的字母编号填写在答卷指定的位置上。此题不能填涂在答题卡

上。

66.Mrs.LiwantstosendherA..WatchYourNeck:Thismodernballetistellingthestory

daughtertotakesomepianoof"Dracula”whichistheclassicnovelbyIrishplaywright

lessonsduringthecomingBramStoker.Time:8:30p.m.

summerholiday.February2-9.Tel:98558588.

67.Bettyandherboyfriendwant

tospendtheweekendtowatchB.Children'sActivityCenter:Tel:66589982.

somethingnew.TheybothlikeAdd:No.2ZhongshanRoad.(Singinglessons,piano

dancing.lessonsanddancinglessons.)

68.Darningwantstobuysome

newspapertoreadsothatC.ArtShow:Atotalof10artistslivingclosetoeachother

hecanimprovehisEnglish.arejointlygivinganartexhibition.

69.Mr.Blackwantstocometo

BeijingforthefirsttimeinD.PekingOpera:MeiLanfang'sbravefightingagainstthe

August.HewantstoenjoytherealJapaneseduringthewarofResistanceagainstJapanese

BeijingOperaverymuchwillopenyourmind.

70.Tonyandhiscolleagueswill

haveatripinGuangzhounextE.ForeignBookCenter:Moreandmoreincreasinglearning

week.TheyneedtorentacarEnglishbooksandnewspapers,CDs.etc.

andadriverwho

understandsEnglish.F.TheChangehengHotel:Fivestarhotel.Lookingfor

muchexperiencedreceptionists.Tel:(010)55883326

G.Car-HireService:12seatForittransitvanforhirein

ZhujiangBusinessandPrivateHire.WehaveEnglish-

speakingdrivers.

【答案】56-60:DACBD61-65:BCCDB66-70BAEDG

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Herearesomeinterestingplacesforyoutoenjoyyourselfinwhileyouarestayingin

Beijing.

48.WhenisDeYunSheopen?

A.10am—9pm.B.7:30pm—11pm.C.7:30pm——late.D.8:30am——8:30

pm.

49.FromwhichwebsitecanyougettheinformationaboutChineseplays?

A.

50.IfyoulikePekingOpera,youcangoto.

A.DeYunSheB.PolyTheaterC.TianqiaoTheaterD.ChaoyangTheater

DeYunSheThisisanewsideofapopularchainxiangsheng,orcrosstalk.

ThefastbackandforthjokingwillputyourChineseskillstothe

test.It'sagreatplacetotakeinsomeofBeijing'straditional(old)

culture.ThefamousxiangshengstarGuoDeganghosts(主办).

Jc10am—9pmTel:5840-7676

.

PolyTheaterPolyTheaterholdingupto1,500peoplehostsperformances

includinginternationalmusicals,ballet,moderndance,concerts

andChineseplays.

1317:30pm—11pmTel:6500-l188

I

TianqiaoTheaterThisthree-storytheaterhasaseatingsizeof1,200andspecializes

inlocalfolkmusicanddancedrama,crosstalkshowsaswellas

internationalballetandmusicals.

7:30pm—lateTel:5166-1145

ChaoyangTheaterThistheateroftenhostsperformancesoftraditionalChinese

acrobatics(杂技),Pekingoperaandcrosstalk.Thewonderful

Chineseacrobaticshowisamust-seeforanyonecomingthrough

Beijing.

-SETn:ns3rss::i：3

8:30am—8:30pmTel:6507-9847

www.bjcyic.ccm

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Choosingwhichuniversitytogotoisoneofthebiggestandmostexpensivedecisions

you'llhavetomake.Herearesomethingstoconsider.

Workoutwhetheryouwanttostudyathomeorabroad.Ifyou'regoingabroad,firstyou

havetothinkofthecostofyourstudy,livingexpensesandtheflighttickets.

Decidewhichcoursesinterestyouandfindoutmoreaboutwhowillteachthecourse.Try

tocollectinformationfrompaststudents.

Checkouttheabilityoftheteachers.Studythekeysubjectsinthecourseandcompare

themwiththeonesfromotheruniversities.

Findoutiftheuniversityoffersworkforpracticeorexchangeprogramsforthecourse

you'reinterestedin.

Checkwhattheuniversity'spolicy（政策）isforswitching（转换）coursesintheuniversity

orchanginguniversities.

Manyuniversitiesnowhavewebsites.Usethemasachancetoasktheuniversitiesallthe

questionsyouwant.

Visiteducationexhibitions（展览会）.You'llbeabletofindoutmorebytalkingtoteachers

fromdifferentuniversities,andtheycanbefoundeasilyatthesametime.

Gotoseetheuniversityifyoucan.Ifthisisnotpossiblebecauseofthecost,dosome

researchandfindoutwheretheuniversityisaswellastheenvironmentaroundit.Itshouldn't

betoohardtodothatwithprogramslikeGoogleMaps.

51.Howmanysuggestionsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Six.B.Seven.C.Eight.D.Nine.

52.Accordingtothepassage,ifyou'regoingtostudyabroad,whatshouldyoudofirst?

A.Thinkofthecost.B.Findoutauniversity.

C.Choosethecourse.D.Checktheteachers,ability.

53.Whichistheeasiestwaytogettoknowdifferentuniversities?

A.Checkthewebsite.B.Visiteducationexhibitions.

C.UseGoogleMaps.D.Gotoseetheuniversities.

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InMarchlastyear,thecarIwasdrivingwasinvolved（卷入）inaseriousaccidentwith

anothercaronacountryroad.Isoonfoundmyselfatthecenterofacrazyactivity,inthe

middleofdoctors,policemenandpassers-by.Alargecanopenerwasusedtogetmeoutofmy

brokencarandintoanambulance（救护车）.

Overthenexteighthours,Iwastakentohospital,testedwithX-rayanddiagnosed（诊断）

withabrokenneck.KnowingthatI'dbeensavedfromdeathencouragedmethroughoutthe

longwaitinthehospitalandhelpedmedealwiththecountlessvisitors.

OnlyafterIwassurethatthelastfriendhadleft,couldIdirectmyenergiesinwards.

FlyinginandoutofmylineofvisionduringmyhospitalstaywastheRedCrosslady,agentle

presenceinwhitewho,fromtimetotime,cameintooffercupsoftea.Afterthevisitorshad

gone,shecameuptomeandcheckedifIwasallright.

Ifoundmyselftellinghereverythingabouttheaccident,myfearsformyfamilyasa

resultofmyinjuries（伤）一aboutmywholelife.WhileIwaitedforanambulancetotakemeto

anotherhospital,shestoodbymybedandheldmyhandasIofT-loadedalltheemotionI'd

hiddenfrommyfamily.Shelistened,quietandpatient.

Evennow,theknowledgethatIhavethewaystogetintouchwithherprovidesmewith

greatcomfort.Ilookforwardtoadayinthenearfuturewhenmyangel（天使）andIcanmeet

again,inhappiersituation.

Intimesofdanger,faith（真诚）canencourageus.Myfaithinhumannaturecalledback

bythekindnessofastrangerhashelpedtoeasemyjourneybacktohealth.

54.Whathappenedtothewriterintheaccident?

A.Shewashitbyacar.B.Shewasheldinhercar.

C.Shewascaughtbythepolice.D.Shewasthrownintoacan.

55.Theunderlinedword“offToadcd“meansinthepassage.

A.spokeoutB.putdownC.showedoffD.turnedover

56.ThemostimportantresultoftheRedCrosslady'sfaithwasthat.

A.thewritergotwellmorequicklyB.thewritermissedherverymuch

C.thewriterbecamemuchhappierD.thewriterhadherownfaithback

（15）

Christmasisatimeforshopping.ButIthinkthoseofuswholiveinlargecitiesinAsia

wouldbecheatingourselvesifwesaidthisistheonlytimewearebusyshopping.No,from

BangkoktoSingapore,fromShanghaitoManila,shopping-especiallyshoppinginlarge

centers—isayear-roundactivity.

Shoppingcentersaregood.TheyshowAsianssurprisingeconomic（经济的）growth,and

howfarwehavecomeinsuchashorttime.Formanyoftheoldergenerationwhocan

rememberatimewheneveryonelivedinvillagesandtherewasnonanningwater,the

air-conditionedcentremeanscomfort,choice,luxury（豪华）andbettertimes.

Nowadays,itseemsourusualactivitieshappeninthecentre——il'swhereweshop,eat,

watchmovies,meetourfriendsorjustgenerallywalkaround.

Furthermore,wehavecometoregardshoppingcentersasimportantlandmarksortourist

attractions（吸弓I）.WholegenerationsofAsiansaregrowinguptothinkthat,besideshomeand

school,theshoppingcenteristhemostnaturalplacetobe.

Myideaaboutshoppingcentersisnotthattheyareoftenbigbuildingsthatlookquite

differentfromotherpartsinacity,orthattheypromote（促进）shoppingatatimewhenour

planetcanhardlyaffordit.Mymainideaaboutcentersisthattheydon'treallyseemtomake

ushappy.Thelargeadvertisementsoutsidethestorescouldmakeusthinkthatifweonlyhad

thispairofjeans,orifwehungoutatthiscafedrinkingcoffee,thenwecould