閱讀理解1. One day a bookseller(書商）let a big box of books fall on his foot. Go to see the doctor, said his wife. No he said. Ill wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then Ill ask him about my foot. If l go to see him, Ill have to pay him.On the next day the doctor came into the shop for some books. When the bookseller was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it.You must put that foot in hot water every night. Then you must put something on it, said the doctor.He took out a piece of paper and wrote on it. Buy this and put it on the foot before you go to bed every night. he said.Thank you, said the bookseller. And now, sir, here are your books.How much? said the doctor. Two pounds.Good, said the doctor. I shall not have to pay you anything.Why? asked the bookseller.I told you about your foot. I want two pounds for that, If people come to my house. I ask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to their houses. I want two pounds. And I came here didnt l?譯文:一天，一位書商讓一大箱書砸到了他腳上?！叭タ瘁t(yī)生，”他的妻子說?！安恍校彼f，“我會一直等到醫(yī)生下次來書店。然后，我會問他關(guān)于我的腳。如果我去看他，我得付他錢。”第二天，醫(yī)生來到了這個書店準備買書。書商已經(jīng)準備好了，他告訴醫(yī)生他的腳受傷了。醫(yī)生幫他看了看?！澳惚仨毎阉刻焱砩嫌脽崴菽_。然后你必須放一些東西在它上面”醫(yī)生說。他拿出一張紙記了下來?！百I這個并且在你每晚睡覺前把它放到你的腳上。”他說?！爸x謝你?！睍陶f，“現(xiàn)在，先生，這是你想要的書?！薄岸嗌馘X？”醫(yī)生說。“兩磅?！薄昂茫贬t(yī)生說，“我將不需要支付任何東西。”“為什么呢？”店主問?！拔?guī)涂茨愕哪_。需要兩磅。如果有人來我家。像這樣的小事我會讓他們支付一英鎊。但是當我去他們的家。我需要兩磅。我來你這里了，不是嗎？”1. What happened to the bookseller one day?A. He lost a box of booksB. His foot was wounded by a box of books (V)C. He lent the doctor a box of booksD. He sold out all his books2. The booksellers wife asked himA. to go out for some medicineB. to send somebody for a doctorC. to go to see the doctor (V)D. to wait for the doctor to come3. The bookseller didnt take his wifes advice becauseA. he was afraid of the doctorB. he didnt like to take medicineC. he couldnt walk by himselfD. he didnt want to pay the doctor (V)4. The doctor paid for the booksA. one poundB. two poundsC. nothing (V)D. something5. The bookseller paid money for seeing the doctor in the endA. more (V)B. lessC. the same amount ofD. no2. Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am! making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A persons conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other peoples reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “Youre just saying that to make me feel good. I know its not true. It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately. people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Lets not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am! making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A persons conception of himself or herself is reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other peoples reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.” Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “Youre just saying that to make me feel good. I know its not true. It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately. people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a lack of self-esteems, It is important for people to accept their weakness as well as their strengths.Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Lets not allow shyness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.譯文:害羞是許多人不快樂的原因。害羞的人焦慮不安，自我意識強，也就是說，他們過分在意自己的形象和行為。焦慮時常縈繞在他們的腦海中：我給人留下了什么印象？他們喜歡我嗎？我讓人覺的很傻嗎？我的穿著是否不吸引人？顯而易見，這種不舒服的感覺必然給人們帶來了不利的影響。一個人的自我意識反映在他或她的行為上，而一個人的行為會影響他人的反應(yīng)。一般而言，人們認識自己的方式對他們的生活的方方面面有深遠的影響。羞怯的人非常自卑，他們可能很被動，容易受他人的影響。他們需要得到他人的再次確認：他們所做的是“正確的事情”。羞怯的人對批評很敏感，他們認為批評使得他們更低人一等。他們也發(fā)現(xiàn)自己很難因為受到類似的表揚而高興，如：你剛才所說的使我感覺很好。我知道那不是真的。很明顯，盡管具有自知之明是件好事，但過度自謙則是有害的。羞怯能根除嗎？或至少能減少些嗎？幸運的是，許多人能通過堅決而有耐心地建立自信來克服羞怯。既然羞怯與自卑天生相伴，那么人們能看見他們的優(yōu)缺點是很重要的。每一個人都是獨一無二的，都有其價值所在。我們對我們自己個人的方式感興趣。我們了解自己越多，我們就越容易充分發(fā)揮自己的潛能。不要讓羞怯妨礙我們實現(xiàn)富裕而有成效的人生。1. What does the author try to prove by citing “what kind of impression am I making?”A. Shy people benefit from their caring about their appearanceB. Peoples shyness made them care too much about their appearance and actions (V)C. Its natural that shy people dont believe others complimentsD. Shy people think they are different from others2. According to the writer, self-awareness is _A. a good quality (V)B. the cause of unhappinessC. harmful to peopleD. a weak point of shy people3. That shy people react to a compliment in such a way is _A. goodB. unrealC. very reasonableD. harmful (V)4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Shyness enables us to understand ourselves betterB. Shyness can block our chances for a rich lifeC. Shyness has nothing to do with lack of self-esteem (V)5. It can be inferred from the passage that shy people_A. should understand themselves in the right wayB. had better ignore their weakness (V)C. can get rid of their shyness while maintaining low self-esteem3. The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfied with the condition of the property, so John Preston called a meeting to discuss things last week. At the meeting John suggested setting up a residents committee. Everyone was so worried and angry about the agents inactivity that they agreed, and they elected John as chairman of the committee. Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agent and tired of complaining about the flats. Although the agent was responsible for the flats, they thought that he didnt do enough. Therefore John was asked to write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the management of the flats.The next service payment was due at the end of the month. However, they agreed not to pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property. They decided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month. They all went away very pleased with themselves.The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfied with the condition of the property, so John Preston called a meeting to discuss things last week. At the meeting John suggested setting up a residents committee. Everyone was so worried and angry about the agents inactivity that they agreed, and they elected John as chairman of the committee. Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agent and tired of complaining about the flats. Although the agent was responsible for the flats, they thought that he didnt do enough. Therefore John was asked to write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the management of the flats.The next service payment was due at the end of the month. However, they agreed not to pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property. They decided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month. They all went away very pleased with themselves.譯文:24位Acacia Grove居民不滿財產(chǎn)狀況，所以最后一周約翰普萊斯頓召開會議來討論一些事情。在會議上，約翰提議建立一個居民委員會。每個人都很擔心和憤怒代理人的活動，他們同意，并且選約翰為委員會主席。許多居民說，他們厭倦了打電話給代理和抱怨公寓。雖然代理負責公寓，他們認為他沒有做足夠的負責。因此，約翰被要求寫代理管理端公寓很失望。下一個服務(wù)費是在本月底結(jié)算。然而，他們不愿意支付它直到他們滿意計劃得到改善。他們決定告訴代理人，他必須在一個月內(nèi)開始工作。他們都走了，對自己很滿意。1. Why did John Preston call a meeting last week?A. Because the residents were dissatisfied with the present residents committeeB. Because the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats (V)C. Because some residents requested to change the present residents committeeD. Because he wanted to become Chairman of the committee2. Who elected John as chairman of the committee?A. The agentB. The residents (V)C. The committeeD. Acacia Grove3. What does the word “inactivity” mean in the third sentence in ParaA. WeaknessB. ProgressC. StateD. Lack of actions (V)4. What does the word “due mean in the first sentence of ParaA. to be paid (V)B. properC. owedD. large5. When did they agree to pay the next service payment?A. At the end of the monthB. Within one monthC. When they were happy with the plans to improve the property (V)D. The agent would tell them4. Today Newton is a very clean place. But many years ago, there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked the cats and dogs. Sometimes a lot of them knocked down a man or woman walking home at night. The rats were very big in size and they hurt many people.The government ordered everybody to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the government decided to pay some money for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A government officer put all the dead rats in a big pile. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the government office. The government officer thought that people were stealing dead rats from the pile . He ordered his men to dig a deep hole and put the rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the government did not pay any more money.譯文:如今的牛頓是個很干凈的地方。然而，許多年前，有數(shù)成千上萬的大老鼠在這兒。他們襲擊貓和狗。有時大量的大老鼠襲擊晚上走在回家路上的男人或女人。大老鼠的規(guī)模非常大以至于它們傷害了很多人。政府下令所有的人去殺大老鼠。大多數(shù)人是懶惰的，所以他們沒有殺很多大老鼠。政府承諾為每個死的大老鼠支付一些錢。這使得人們非常高興。他們每天殺成千上萬的大老鼠。政府官員把死老鼠放了一大堆。有時一個人一天帶來數(shù)百只。兩個星期后城市沒有很多大老鼠了，但人們?nèi)匀粠砹嗽S多大老鼠到政府辦公室。政府官員認為人們是從一大堆死了的大老鼠那里拿來的。他命令他的部下挖一個深洞，并把它們埋了。不久這兒再沒有許多的大老鼠了，并且政府不需要支付更多的錢。1. Newton is a place which_A. used to be very cleanB. is no longer a cityC. is very clean (V)D. will be very clean2. When the government first ordered the people to kill rats, the people_A. Asked for some money for each dead ratB. Stole dead rats from the pileC. Were too lazy to kill many rats (V)D. Killed nearly all the rats quickly3. The people killed rats_A. To get money from the government (V)B. To help the government make the city cleanC. To make the government officer happyD. To protect(保護）their cats and dogs4. A deep hole was dug so that_A. The rats couldnt come out to attack people at nightB. People could take rats from it easilyC. People would kill more ratsD. Nobody could take any rats from the pile (V)5. What is the best topic for this passage?A. How to Kill RatsB. Newton-A City of RatsC. How Newton Became a Very Clean Place (V)D. How Newton Became a Famous City5. The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbors are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country , it is not the largest in the world. In 2000, its population was over 222 million.When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented on the American flag by a star. All these were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii. Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans come from all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern of North America were mostly from England. It is for the reason that the language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world.譯文:美國占去北美大陸很大一部分土地。它北鄰加拿大，南接墨西哥。雖然美國是一個大國，但它不是世界上最大的。在2000年，它的人口超過2.22億。這片土地剛從英國獨立出來，第一次成為一個國家的時候，只有十三個州， 每個州在美國國旗上由一顆星米代表。這些州都是在東部。當這個國家不斷向西擴大，就增加了新的州， 同時它們也出現(xiàn)在國旗上。很長一段時間，美國有48個州， 可是到1959年，國旗上有多了2顆星， 分別代表阿拉斯加和夏威夷。印第安人是如今叫做美國的這塊土地上的最初的居民?，F(xiàn)在在各國各地仍然居住著許多這些原始居民的后裔。有時人們說印第安人才是“真正的美國人”。不過，大部分美國人是來自世界各地。那些最早大批來到北美東海岸建立家園的人大部分來自英格蘭，也是由于這個原因，美國的國語為英語，而它的文化習俗也與英國的更為相像。1. Which of the following is TURE? 以下選項哪個是正確的？A. American is the largest country in the worldB. The United States lies next to Canada and Mexico (V)C. America covers most part of the North American continentD. Mexico is to the north of Canada2. After winning its independence, the United StatesA. had nothing to do with England (V)B. made India part of its landC. mainly developed westwardD. took over parts of Canada and Mexico3. The United States didnt have states untilA. thirteen;1959B. fifty;1959 (V)C. fifty, this land first became a nationD. fifty;19644. Why is English the language of America? 為什么美國的國語是英語？A. Because English is the native language of the Indians因為土著人的語言是英語。B. Because most Americans come from all over the worldC. Because Canada is Americas nearest neighborD. Because most of the people who first settled in America were from England (V)5. The best title for the passage is “ ”A. the States of AmericaB. The language of AmericaC. The United States of America (V)D. The Culture and Customs of America6. When I was a little girl, my brother and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didnt use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon as they were issued(發(fā)行）.On the day of the world cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didnt tell us why.At 2oclock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasnt watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standing behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.譯文:當我還是一個小女孩的時候，兄弟和我已經(jīng)集郵多年。一周我的母親沒有去工作。但她星期六在我家附近的郵局上班，并且她經(jīng)常把所有新發(fā)行的郵票帶回家。1966年在倫敦世界杯足球賽決賽。我們都很激動，因為在決賽中英格蘭隊對決西德隊。當我們吃午飯的時候，我媽媽卻像往常一樣回去上班了，而家里的其他人都在家看電視上的足球比賽。她沒看比賽，但她在聽收音機。英格蘭以4:2贏了比賽，所以兄弟和我跑到郵局。當我們沖進來的時候。我的母親正站在柜臺的后面。她正等待賣給我們一個非常特殊的限量版英格蘭獲獎?wù)哙]票。我們欣喜若狂。1. This passage mainly tells us_A. The author and her brother used to like stamps very muchB. The author had a very kind motherC. The author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps (V)D. their mother used to support them by working in the post office2. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office _A. during the weekB. on Saturdays (V)C. on SundaysD. for six days3. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didnt tell us whyA. She wanted to give them a surprise (V)B. She doubled if she would get the stampsC. She fo