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1、英語閱讀理解·幽默故事 Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教師), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious loo

2、k on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (鋪開) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went ba

3、ck to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room

4、and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?” Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ” “Well then,” she asked again. “W

5、HAT was it?” Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號), I knew they weren’t joking. ” 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。 1. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school? A. Because he could eat well there.

6、 B. Because he could earn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. 2. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinner C. kiss

7、ed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little 3. “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶書 C. 發(fā)泄 D. 振作 4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _______. A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed C. Tommy didn’t like th

8、e plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others 5. From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that _______. A. teachers should be strict with their students B. mistaking (誤解) might do good sometimes C. a catholic school is much better than other ones D. nuns are good at helping children with their

9、 math 【答案與解析】 1. 選C。文章第1段說Tommy數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)不好，其父母想盡了一切辦法都不奏效，最后將他送進(jìn)了一所天主教的教會學(xué)校。 2. 選D。認(rèn)真閱讀第2段前面幾句話，并注意以下信息：After the first day, little Tommy came home…didn’t kiss his mother hello…was hard at work…without a word. 可知答案應(yīng)選D。 3. 選A。根據(jù)文章大意和Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it

10、on the table and went up to his room and hit the books這個句子的語境，可知hit the books的意思是“用功”。 4. 選B。Tommy學(xué)習(xí)一直不用功，但自從進(jìn)了這所catholic school之后，情況就不一樣了——整天都發(fā)狠讀書，結(jié)果數(shù)學(xué)考試也得了A。這是為什么呢？文章在最后道出了其原因：Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (釘) to the plus sign (加號), I knew they weren’t joking. 由此可知，

11、Tommy是擔(dān)心學(xué)習(xí)不用功會被釘在十字架上。 5. 選B。Tommy把the man nailed to the plus sign誤解為“學(xué)習(xí)不用功的結(jié)果”，從而一改自己原來不好學(xué)的不良習(xí)慣，很快就把數(shù)學(xué)成績趕了上去?？梢?，誤解有時也可以起到好的效果。 Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The

12、problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the nam

13、e Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it alw

14、ays took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards an

15、d small things to each other. When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on D

16、avid’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。 1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______. A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely 2. Jean thought “David” was spec

17、ial because he _______. A. made her quite happy on QQ????? ? B. was from San Francisco C. sent her a picture of himself??????? D. was tall and good-looking 3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised? A. “David”.??????? B. Both “David” and Jean. C

18、. Jean.???????? D. Neither “David” nor Jean. 4. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often. C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others

19、 on QQ. 【答案與解析】 1. 選D。由第1段的句子…In fact, Jean is quite lonely. 可知答案選D。 2. 選A。Jean認(rèn)為David幽默風(fēng)趣，在搖滾樂和現(xiàn)代舞上和她有共同的興趣，他們可以在網(wǎng)上快樂地聊上幾個小時。很顯然David使得Jean很開心。答案選A。 3. 選C。文章的最后一句…she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告訴我們，當(dāng)Jean發(fā)現(xiàn)她那特殊的朋友是一個12歲的小孩時，用了一個感嘆號結(jié)尾，雖然作者沒有直接說Jean感到驚訝，但是我

20、們可以從這個標(biāo)點(diǎn)符號推斷出她的感覺應(yīng)該是十分surprised(驚訝的)。 4. 選A。本文講述Jean交了個十分投緣的網(wǎng)友，后來卻發(fā)現(xiàn)對方原來只是一個12歲的小男孩。通過這個故事，短文意在告戒人們不要輕易相信Q友，答案選A。 A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(頑童) was walking arou

21、nd the shining car. “Is this your car, sir?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it did cost you nothing? Sir, I wish…” He hesitated(猶豫). Paul thought of course he knew what the boy wanted, but wha

22、t the boy said surprised him greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love to,” the boy answered. After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eye

23、s shining, said, “Sir, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to

24、 the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(殘疾的) brother. He sat down on the step and pointed to the car. “There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cos

25、t him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed elder brother climbed in beside him a

26、nd the three began an unforgettable holiday ride. 根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。 1. The street urchin was very surprised when _______. A. he met Paul B. Paul told him about the car C. Paul received an expensive car D. he was walking around the car 2. From the story we can see the u

27、rchin _______. A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s D. wished Paul could be a brother like that 3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______. A. to show he had a rich friend

28、 B. to show his neighbors the big car C. to let his brother ride in the car D. to tell his brother about his wish 4. We can find from the story that _______. A. the urchin wished Paul to give his car to Buddy B. the urchin wished to have a rich brother C. the urchin had a deep love for his

29、brother D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end 5. The best name of the story is _______. A. A Christmas Present B. Paul, a Kind-hearted Person C. A Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride 【答案與解析】 1. 選B。根據(jù)第2段中的 Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for C

30、hristmas.” The boy was surprised.可知答案為B。 2. 選A。The urchin 指著 Paul 的車對他的弟弟說：“And someday I’m going to give you one just like it…”所以 the urchin 希望也能給他弟弟一輛車。 3. 選D。The urchin 要 Paul 把車停在他家門前后，立即扶著他殘疾的弟弟出來，讓他看看Paul的車，然后告訴弟弟他想為他做的事，所以他只是想告訴他弟弟他的愿望。 4. 選C。The urchin 在坐過 Paul 的車后沒有忘記弟弟，并且承諾也要給弟弟買一輛車，可見他

31、對弟弟有著一份深深的愛。答案選C，而A、B、D三項(xiàng)與文章不符。 5. 選C。通讀全文，我們不得不為 The urchin 的行為所感動，他是一個好哥哥。文章就是講述了他這樣的一位好哥哥，C選項(xiàng)最合適。 ? Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毀) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破壞) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen ot

32、hers had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm. A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and

33、 lasted for over an hour. “I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frighte

34、ned.” Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children. “There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水

35、淹的) area and the welfare department (福利機(jī)構(gòu)) brought them food, clothes and shelter. 1. How many homes altogether (總共) were damaged in the storm? A. Fourteen B. Twenty-one C. Twenty-nine D. Thirty-six 2. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began? A. He was in bed.??????????????????????

36、 B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house.???????????????? ?? D. He was on the roof. 3. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________. A. her husband knew there would be a storm B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse C. she felt the hou

37、se was moving D. the welfare department helped her 4. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______. A. something to eat B. something to wear C. somewhere to study D. somewhere to stay 5. Which of he following may be the best title for this passage? A. A Terrible

38、 Storm B. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People 【答案與解析】一場暴風(fēng)雨席卷了兩個村莊——不僅摧毀了房屋，也是造成了人員傷亡，還有二百多人無家可歸。 1. D。根據(jù)第一段出現(xiàn)的三個數(shù)字14，7，15即可知D為正確答案。 2. B。根據(jù)“I was eating with my wife and children.”可排除A和D，由下文可知C也不合題意。 3. C。答案即在即在…she felt that her house was moving中。 4. D?？紤]全文意思及最末一段，可知暴風(fēng)雨過后，房屋倒

39、塌，人員傷亡。人們不僅需要食品、衣物，還需要住的地方。 5. A。這篇閱讀材料主要描述了暴風(fēng)雨襲擊的過程。顯然選項(xiàng)A是本文的主旨。 ? Bill Clinton took office (就職)on January 20,1993 and became the 42nd U. S. President (總統(tǒng)). He is the first U. S. president who was born after World War II. He is also one of the youngest of all U. S. presidents. Clinton was bo

40、rn in a poor family. Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died. When he was small, his mother remarried (再婚) Norger Clinton, so the boy’s family name was changed. In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington. During his visit, he met President Ken

41、nedy in the White House. At that time, he wanted to become a president, and now he is! 1. Clinton became the 42nd U. S. president when he was______. A. thirty B. about forty C. forty-seven D. 37years old 2. Clinton’s father died______. A. after 1946 B. before Clinton was born C.

42、before World War II D. when Clinton was young 3. Why was the boy’s name changed? A. Because he became a president? B. Because his family was very poor C. Because his father was dead D. Because his mother remarried Norger Clinton 4. In 1963 Clinton came to the city of Washington___.

43、 A. to take part in an exam B. for his holidays C. for a visit D. to have a meeting with Kennedy 5. Which one of the following is Not right? A. Everybody can visit the president in the White House B. All the U. S. presidents work in the White Horse C. Clinton wanted to become a president af

44、ter he saw President Kennedy D. The White House is in the city of Washington 答案與解析： 1. C. 根據(jù)He is the first U. S. president who was born after World War II這一句話，可知克林頓是在第二次世界大戰(zhàn)之后出生的。故可推知答案為C。 2. B. 本題屬細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died可知答案。 3. D. 本題同樣也是細(xì)節(jié)理解

45、題。答案就在第二段的末句中。 4. B. 短文末段的首句已交代提非常清楚。 5. C. 文章的最后一句話是解答本題的關(guān)鍵。 ? We know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them. No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Y

46、es, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite(咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for mo

47、re delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others! If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will ha

48、ve an itch(癢) on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away. And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a

49、leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs. 1. “Mosquito” means _______ in Chinese. A. 蒼蠅 B. 蜻蜓 C. 跳蚤 D. 蚊子 2. We know mosquitoes very well because ___________. A. they can be found easily B. they fly here and there C. there are many kinds of them D. they can fly 3

50、. If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ________. A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one 4. The mosquito bites you _________. A. when you’re asleep B. because you have choose it C. too quickly to let you know D. but doesn’t like you

51、5. Which of the following sentences is wrong? A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you. B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you. C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs. D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.? 答案與解析： 1. D?！拔焙汀皶w”是mosquitoes的兩個主要特征。根據(jù)這兩個特

52、點(diǎn)，聯(lián)系生活常識，即可選定答案。另外，讀罷全文之后，也能將其余選項(xiàng)予以排除。 2. B?！癢e know the mosquito very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere.”一句是答案的出處。 3. D。答案就在“But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood.”這句話之中。 4. C。答案的依據(jù)是“…she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites yo

53、u so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different.”一句。 5. B。其余三項(xiàng)在文中都有明確的說明。根據(jù)上面那個小題的內(nèi)容，B項(xiàng)明顯是錯誤的。 Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and

54、answer the questions. Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brow

55、n or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to pace in tin boxes. At night, the earth monsters like to loo

56、k at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇正確答案。 1. Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________. A. strange??? B. nice C. different? ?D. beautiful 2. Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________. A. a monkey

57、 B. a earth monster C. a tin box D. a strange world 3. The earth monster doesn’t have ________. A. heads, arms and legs B. brown or yellow strings on its head C. a hole on its face D. a swing on its body 4. The earth monsters don’t

58、 put ________ on their holes. A. nice things B. balls? C. fire? ??D. water 5. The square window box is ________. A. a car or a bus??? B. a very small earth monster C. a TV set??? D. a radio 答案與解析： 1. A。根據(jù)Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and thin

59、gs on the earth are very strange (Shlander是個太空人，他認(rèn)為地球上的人和物非常奇怪)就能確定正確選項(xiàng)。 2. B。根據(jù) Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters here, too. The earth monsters look very funny(我到了一個陌生的世界中，這個世界非常優(yōu)美，有許多要學(xué)的新東西，也有許多地球怪物，這些怪物看起來挺有趣)就能確定正確選項(xiàng)。 3.

60、 D。根據(jù)They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their face(地球怪物只有一個頭，兩只胳膊兩條腿，頭上有又黑又細(xì)的繩子，有的是棕色，有的是黃色，臉上還有一個洞)，顯然，前三個選項(xiàng)都是人類的特征，都不能被選。 4. C。根據(jù)Every day, they put nice t

61、hings and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too(每天他們把好東西和從樹上摘下來的球放進(jìn)洞里，也往洞里放水)就能確定正確選項(xiàng) 5. C。根據(jù)At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it(夜里，地球怪物喜歡看一個方形的窗臺上的花盆箱，這個箱子非常小，有地球怪物在里面)就能斷定文章中的方盒子就是一臺電視機(jī)。 ?

62、 Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money f

63、rom the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skill

64、ful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his dea

65、th in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇能回答所提問題的正確

66、答案。 1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in ________. A. Sweden? B. Stockholm C. Russia?? D. Moscow 2. What did Immanuel Nobel invented during the Crimean War? A. The engineering industry. B. A strong position. C. Landmine. D. Study of explosives. 3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden ? Because his father ________. A. went bankrupt?? B. was put in prison? C. was ill? D. died 4. How many companies did Al