阅读理解(Reading comprehension)(共30小题,计30分)
A)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
(A)
Besides myself,only two others took the branch line as far as Redleigh. I gave up my ticket,walked out of the low building,and stood outside waiting.There was a dirty-looking phone box just beside me,as I had been told there would be.I stepped in and phoned the number I had been given.After about five rings,a female(女性的)voice answered,giving the number.
“Henderson,”I said.“It's about your cooker”.
“Good,”she said.“I'll tell you how to get here.Oh—have you got the key?”
“Yes,”I said,“of course”. I remembered how insistent(显眼的)they had been in London that I stopped for a while.
“Good,”she said again.“Just near you in the yard,there's a GREen Cortina.”She gave me the number.“That's the key to it.Get in and drive out of the yard,and then—”she paused suddenly.“Are you still there?”
“Yes,of course,”I said.Where else would I be,I thought.I was beginning to reGREt the whole thing.If it hadn't been for an awful(可怕的)spell of no business I would never have touched the job.Getting hold of industrial secrets wasn't really in my line.
“Oh good,”she said,“You were so silent.”
“I was listening,”I said.“I still am.”
“Good,”she said.“Where was I?Oh yes,drive out of the yard.It leads to the main road.Then drive straight ahead,along the main road.Have you got all that?”
It seemed little enough,but I said I had.
“After about five minutes,you pass a disused(废弃的)garage(汽修厂). Keep straight on until you come to a crossroad.Go across it and after about fifty yards you'll see a blue truck parked on the left ahead of you.”
“Yes,I see,”I said,in case she thought I'd gone away.
“Pull in behind the truck and wait,”she said.
“Right,”I said.“What do I wait for?”
“That's all,”she said.“You just wait.”
“I just wait,”I said,like a well-trained parrot.“Yes,I see.”But I didn't see at all,and was going to ask more questions when she said,“Good,that's it then,good luck,”and rang off.
21.The passage tells us that Henderson arrives at a__________ .
A.coach(培训)station B.railway station
C.car park D.branch office
22.Henderson knew in London he would__________ .
A.have to drive B.have to find a GREen car
C.have to renew his licence D.have to hire a car
23.On the phone Henderson clearly thought the girl__________ .
A.was very capable(有能力的) B.was doing her best
C.was not very experienced D.was very stupid
24.During the conversation the girl showed she__________ .
A.disliked Henderson B.didn't trust him
C.was angry with him D.was unused to people like him
25.From the passage it appears Henderson is__________ .
A.going to steal something B.hoping to sell something
C.about to steal some money D.trying to buy a truck
(B)
Mark's father used to tell a story about how difficult it was to change things in this world.Once when he was staying at a large hotel he noticed one night from the window a poor man sitting on a bench in the park nearby.As it was winter there were few people in the park,and no one else was sitting down.
The next morning Mark's father looked out of the window again and saw that the man was still there.As he had to walk through the park later he stopped by the man's bench and spoke to him.“Excuse my asking,but did you sleep there all night?”“Yes”,the man said,“and it's all right.I have a dream that one day I shall sleep in that hotel.”Mark's father felt so sorry for the man that he offered to pay for a room that night.He spoke to the manager,who was surprised and aGREed to do what Mark's father asked.
The next morning there was a knock on the door,Mark's father opened it and there stood the man.“I just came to thank you,”he said.“Why don't you stay another night?”Mark's father asked.The man hesitated.“No,I don't think so.Thank you very much,all the same.”Mark's father asked why.
“Well,you see,in the park I often used to dream about a warm comfortable bed in the hotel,and I slept very well.But all last night I dreamed about my old hard bench,and I slept very badly indeed.”
26.One night Mark's father__________ in the park.
A.saw a poor man sleeping on a bench
B.found no one was sitting down
C.noticed a poor man doing nothing
D.walked to the poor man to help him
27.Why did Mark's father want to pay for a room in the hotel?
A.Because the poor man dreamed to sleep in the hotel.
B.Because the manager of the hotel aGREed to do what Mark's father asked.
C.Because it is cold and few people were in the park.
D.Because Mark's father took pity on the man.
28.The poor man__________ in the hotel that night.
A.slept badly B.dreamed a warm bed
C.stayed on the cold bench D.didn't fall asleep in bed
29.The poor man went to Mark's father__________ .
A.to knock at the door B.to thank for his kindness
C.to pay for the room D.to say good morning to him
30.Which is NOT TRUE according to the story?
A.Mark's father was a kind-hearted man and liked to help others.
B.Mark's father offered to pay for the poor man to live in the hotel for a long time.
C.The poor man slept on the bench for a long time.
D.The manager of the hotel was given some money for the poor man's room.
B)阅读下列短文,然后回答问题或完成句子。
(C)
When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl she fell off a horse and hurt her wrist.Mrs Kenny took her to the doctor in Toowoomba,Queens-land.In the doctor's surgery(外科诊室)Elizabeth saw shining instru-ments(器械)and bottles of medicine standing in a row.From that day on,she wanted to become a nurse.As soon as she was old enough,Elizabeth was trained(培训)in a hospital.After nursing for some time,she made a surprising discovery.Among her patients(病人) were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio(小儿麻痹症). Sister Kenny tried putting hot bandages(绷带) on their legs and tubbing(洗) them in a special way.The results were amazing.The children were able to use their legs and walk again.
Most doctors would not believe that Sister Kenny could cure(治愈) children in this simple way.Gradually(渐渐地)however,her fame spread.By 1933 people from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to be treated by this wonderful nurse.She was invited to America where her methods of treating polio were used in many hospitals.Money was raised to build “Kenny Foundations” which were hospitals for polio victims(受害者).
Sister Kenny died in 1952,but will long be remembered for her fight against polio.Today babies are given injections(打针)to prevent them catching this disease.In time polio will probably disappear forever.
31.Why was Elizabeth taken to hospital when she was a child?
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
32.What kind of disease is polio?__________ __________ __________
33.What does the underlined word “amazing” mean? __________
34.Which country did Elizabeth Kenny live?__________ __________
35.Elizabeth's methods of treating polio were used in many hospitals of America,weren't they?
__________ __________ __________ __________
36.Why did people raise money?__________ __________ __________
37.Why do people still remember Elizabeth Kenny?__________ __________
38.What's the best title of the passage? __________ __________
(D)
A family had two sons.The younger one said,“Father,give me my share of what you will leave me when you die.I can then go out into the world and make my way.”The father,who was wealthy,gave his son the money and the boy left home.After journeying to another country,the boy spent all his money by living well.Then,in that country,the crops failed and many people were starving.He was forced to work on the land looking after some pigs.Food was so short that all he was given to eat were husks(糠壳)of corn that were fed to these animals.
Thinking things over,the boy said to himself,“My father has many hired servants who have plenty to eat. Here I am almost dying of starvation.I will return home and ask to be forgiven(原谅).I shall beg him to give me a job as one of his servants.”
The boy journeyed back home.When he was some way from the house,his father saw him.He was so glad that he put his arms around him and kissed him.The son said,“Father,I am no more worthy to be called your son.”
But the father said to his servants,“Bring him some clean clothes,dress him,put a ring on his hand,shoes on his feet and kill a fat calf(小牛)so we can eat together.This is my son whom I thought was dead,and is alive.He was lost and is now found again.”They all had a party.
Now,the elder son was in the fields.He heard music and dancing,so he asked a servant to find out what was happening.The servant returned with the news.The brother became angry.When he saw his father he said,“I have worked for you for years.I haven't given any trouble and you have never killed a fat calf and had a party for me.”
The father replied,“Son,you are with me and all that I have is yours.It was only proper that we should celebrate,for your brother was dead and is alive.He was lost and is found.”
39.The younger son wanted his share of__________ .
40.On his return,the younger son was welcomed__________ .
41.Who was angry with the treatment(待遇)given to the returned son?
__________
42.Was the father glad when he saw his son back?__________
43.The main moral(寓意) of the story is that__________ .
参考答案：
A)21—25 BACDA 26—30 ADABB
B)31.Because she fell off a horse and hurt her wrist.
32.Polio is a kind of disease that causes children to lose the use of their legs.
33.It means “surprising”. 34.Australia. 35.Yes,they were.
36.To build “Kenny Foundations” which were hospitals for polio victims.
37.Because of her fight against polio.
38.Elizabeth Kenny.
39.what his father was going to leave him after death
40.with open arms by his father 41.The elder brother.
42.Yes,he was.
43.a person is still a good one if he can realize and correct his mistakes
