中考模擬英語閱讀理解專項訓(xùn)練（45篇）

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Gretaandherfamilyliketogoskiing.TheirfavouriteplacetoskiisBigMountainSkiResort（度假勝地）

Centre.Thisyear,GretatookherfriendCarmenskiing.Carmenhadneverskiedbefore,soshedidn'thaveher

ownskieuuipment.GretatookCarmentotheBigMountainSkiShop.There,Carmenrent（租借）allthe

thingsthatsheneededforskiing.

BIGMOUNTAINSKISHOP

Skis

FullDay—8hoursHalfDay—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.Theunderlinedword4equipmenf"means.

A.器材B.教練C.服裝D.攝影

33.Carmenmayseethetable（表格）above.

A.onTVB.OnthewalloftheshopC.inthenewspaperD.ontheInternet

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Dr.Blackputonafalsesmile（假笑）assheenteredJanet'shospitalroom.Shecouldn'tletJanetsee

thatshewasworried.YetshehadbeensearchingforthecauseofJanet'sillnessandhadn'tfoundaclue.

“Howareyoufeelingtoday?^^Dr.Blackaskedherpatient.Janetrepliedthatshefeltaboutthesame

一terriblyuncomfortable.

ThedoctortriedtogetJanet'smindoffherhealthbytalkingaboutJanet'svacationatLakeWinnow.

ButDr.Blackcouldn'tkeepherownmindontheconversation.Shekeptwonderingwhatcouldbewrong

withherpatient.

SuddenlyJanet'swordsstoppedDr.Black'sthoughts:"...thevacationwasreallyperfect,exceptfor

thefood.ThelastmealIatewasespeciallyterrible.”

Dr.Blackquicklycamebacktothetalk,“Janet,whendidyoueatthatmeal?”Janetsaidthatithad

beenthedaybeforeyesterday.

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

wasbackwiththeanswer,"Janet,thefoodyouatemadeyouill.You'resufferingfromfoodpoisoning.

Nowthatweknowwhat'swrong,wecantakecareofyourproblem.^^

34.WhatmadeJanetsick?

A.aninsect（昆蟲）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

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Oneday,WilburSmithwasenjoyingthejacket（書套）ofhislatestbookonaflighttoAmericawhen

themiddle-agedmaninthenextseatasked,UIseeyoureadWilburSmith.Whatdoyouthinkofhim?”

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

neighbourproudly.

“Oh,really?'saidWilbur.

“Notonlythat,butFmthemodelforoneofhisheroes^^

“Isthatso?”

“Yeah.Wouldyoulikehissignature（簽名）?”

“Couldyouarrangethat?”askedWilbur.

“Sure.Givemeyourcard.^^

Wilburhandedoverhisbusinesscard,

andthemancarefullyputitinhistoppocket.Notsurprisingly,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,he

thoughtasheadmiredhimselfinthemirror.

Thenhesuddenlyfeltnervous.Afterall,itwashisfirsttimetohaveapartinaplay.Howcouldhe

faceallthosepeoplewatchingtheplay?Heputhisheadinhishandsandtriedtorememberhislines（臺

詞）,butnothingcametohismind.

Aknockonthedoormadehimlook

up.Hewastogoonstageinthesecondscene.44HaveImissedmypartanddestroyed（破壞）theplayfor

everybody?'hethoughttohimself.Butitwasonlythemanager.Shenoticedhownervoushewasand

suggestedheshouldstandnearthestagewherehecouldwatchandfollowtheplay.Itwasagoodwayof

gettingridofthisnervousness,shesaid.

Shewasright,itseemedtowork.Infact,themorehewatchedtheplay,themorehefelthimselfpart

ofit.

42.Jackplayedtheroleofintheplay.

A.amurdererB.amanagerC.athiefD.apoliceman

43.Jackwouldplayinthe________tsceneoftheplay.

A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

44.ThemanagercametoJackto___

A.helphimtolearnthelinesbyheartB.tellhimnottoplayhispart

C.playinsteadofhimD.helphimrelax

45.Whatcanwerefer(推斷)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,sittingona

bench(凳子)withadogbesideher.Thedogwaslookingupatthewoman.

Jackwalkeduptothewomanandsaid,“Hello,Sue,howareyou?MayIsitandtalkwithyouforawhile?"

"Ofcourse,pleasesitdown,"Suesaid.JacksatdownnexttoSueonthebench,andtheytalkedquietly

together.ThedogcontinuedtolookupatSue,asifwaitingtobefed.

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

"Yes,heis.He'shandsome.He'sabitofamixture,butthat'snotabadthing.He'sstrongandhealthy.1'

"Andhungry,HJacksaid.1'Hehasn'ttakenhiseyesoffyou.Hethinksyou'vegotsomefoodforhim.”

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

TheybothlaughedandthenJacksaid,"Doesyourdogbite(咬人)?"

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

Hearingthis,Jackdecidedtoholdouthishandandtouchedtheanimafshead.Suddenlyitjumpedupand

bithim.

"Hey!"Jackshouted."Yousaidyourdogdidn'tbite."

Suerepliedinsuiprise,"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.Butifwereadcorrectlythesigns

aroundus,wecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangesintheweatherwillbe.Thiswayoftellingwhatthe

weatherwillbelikeonthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting（天氣預(yù)報）.

Formanycenturiesandinallcountries,peoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedtomakeweather

forecasting.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Thatmanypeoplefeeltheirjoints（關(guān)節(jié)）hurtisa

signofwetweather.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming,buttheyflynearthegroundifrainyor

stormyweatherisontheway.Ifyouseearainbow（彩虹）duringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweather

willbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowscomeintheevening.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfine

weatherwillcontinue.Ifafog（霧）appearsinthemorningjustaboveariver,thenthedaywillbewarm.Ifthe

sunsetismostlyredincolour,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,rainy

weatherwillprobablycome.

Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebythepeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomake

weatherforecasting.

50.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedheretoreplace（取代）theunderlinedphrase“ontheway”?

A.awayB.goneC.

disappearingD.coming

51.Whenyouseethestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,theweatherwillbe.

A.warmB.rainyC.clear

andfineD.cold

52.Whichofthefollowingsignscantelltheweatherwillprobablyberainy?

A.Arainbowappearsinthemorning.

B.Somebirdsflyhigh.

C.Thestarstwinkleclearlyatnight.

D.Fogsappearinthemorningjustaboveariver.

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Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhen

listeningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguage,soitisnecessarytodothisina

foreignlanguage,too.Herearesomeexamples.

1."What'sthematter?n"1wenttoapartylastnight,soI”

2."Ifeelsotiredthesedays.',nIthinkyou'dbetter...n

3."Ofcourse,sheneverstopstalking.Sheisoneofthemost”

Youcanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext（上下文）helpsalotinunderstandingwhatis

beingtalkedabout.So"guessing"isveryimportantinunderstandingEnglish,especiallyspokenEnglish.

53.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout.

A.theimportanceof''guessing"inlearningaforeignlanguage

B.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkabout

C.someexamplesofrightguessing

D.howimportantitistoguessallthetime

54.Fromthecontext,wecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE1is.

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

C.”….soIfeltunhappy.'*D."...soIgotupveryearly."

55.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is.

A.HIthinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself."

B."Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.'1

C.nIthinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends."

D."Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful."

56.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is.

A."sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars."

B.°sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.n

C."sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.'1

D.”sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen."

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Wouldyouknowwhattododuringabigearthquake?Scientistshavesomeadviceforus.

Ifthegroundbeginsshakingwhileyouaredriving,stopyourcarontheroadsideandstayinit.Ifyouare

inatallbuilding,don'tusetheliftandneverjumpoutofthewindows.Whenyouareinalivingroom,finda

strongtableorrushintoasmallerroomlikewashroom.Thenliedownyourbody.Takecareofyourhead.

Whenyouareinapublicplace,likesupermarketorcinema,don'tcrowdinjam(擁擠)，oryoumayfallover

andgethurt.Crossyourarmstoprotectyourself.Youcanalsofindaplacetohide.

Afterthemainshake,quicklyrunoutofthedangerousbuildingfortherewillbesmallearthquakes.Ifyou

aresafe,remembernottoengseethephoneline,keepitfreeforrescue(援救)using.Don'tgotothehospital

ifyouarenotbadlyhurt,otherswillreallyneedhelp.Takepartintherescueactionifyoucan.

57.Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyaredrivingwhenanearthquakehappens?

A.Driveonquickly.B.Takecareofthecar.

C.Stopthecarontheroadside.D.Jumpoutofthewindows.

58.Whydoesthewritersay"Don'tcrowdinjaminpublicplaces"?

A.Becausepeoplecanliedowneasily.

B.Becausepeoplemaygethelpquickly.

C.Becauseitcanhelpavoidfallingover.

D.Becauseitcanhelpfindaplacetohide.

59.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"engage'*inthelastparagraphmeaninChinese?

A.占用B.觸摸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：,an

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@hotmaiLcomB.fax0293339203

C.,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.Aftertheearthquake,allthe

newspapersreportedmanystoriesaboutsomeofthefamilieswhowereintrouble.

OneSunday,whenIwasreadinganewspaper,aspecialpicturetouched（觸動）me.Itgavetheclothing

sizesofeachfamilymember.Ithoughtthatthiswouldbeagoodchancetoteachmychildrentohelpthose

whowerelessluckythanthemselves.Isaidtomyseven-year-oldtwins,BradandBrett,andthree-year-old

Meghan.*'Wehavesomuch,andthesepoorpeoplenowhavenothing.We'Hsharewhatwehavewiththem.^^

Ifilledaboxwithfoodsandclothes.WhileIwasdoingthis,Iencouraged（鼓勵）theboystochoosetheir

toysanddonatesomeoftheirlessfavoritethings.Meghanwatchedquietlyastheboystookouthisoldtoys

andgamesandputthemtogether.Thenshewalkedaway.AfewminuteslatershecamebackwithLucy,her

much-loveddoll.Sheputthedollontopoftheothertoys."Oh,dear,“Isaid,“Youdon'thavetogiveLucy.

Youlovehersomuch."Meghansaid,“Lucymakesmehappy,Mommy.Maybeshe'llmakeanotherlittlegirl

happy,too.”

IlookedatMeghanforalongmoment.Shetaughtmealesson.It*seasytogivesomethingthatwedon't

wantanymore,buthardertogivewhatwecherish（珍愛）,isn*t?

61.Thewriterhaschildren.

A.oneB.twoCthreeD.four

62.Theunderlinedword“donate"probablymeans.

A.捐贈B.丟掉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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并將答案的字母編號填寫在答卷指定的位置上。此題不能填涂在答題卡上。

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:DACBD6I-65:BCCDB66-70BAEDG

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HerearesomeinterestingplacesforyoutoenjoyyourselfinwhileyouarestayinginBeijing.

48.WhenisDeYunSheopen?

AJOam-9pm.B.7:30pm-11pm.C.7:30pm—late.D.8:30am一8:30pm.

49.FromwhichwebsitecanyougettheinformationaboutChineseplays?

A.

50.IfyoulikePekingOpera,youcangoto.

A.DeYunSheB.PolyTheaterC.TianqiaoTheaterD.ChaoyangTheater

DeYunSheThisisanewsideofapopularchainxiangsheng,orcrosstalk.

ThefastbackandforthjokingwillputyourChineseskillstothe

1test.It'sagreatplacetotakeinsomeofBeijing'straditional（old）

Jilculture.ThefamousxiangshengstarGuoDeganghosts（主辦）.

110am—9pmTel:5840-7676

.

P（）lyTheaterPolyTheaterholdingupto1,500peoplehostsperformances

includinginternationalmusicals,ballet,modemdance,concerts

AandChineseplays.

7:30pm—11pmTel:6500-1188

1

TianqiaoTheaterThisthree-storytheaterhasaseatingsizeof1,200andspecializes

inlocalfolkmusicanddancedrama,crosstalkshowsaswellas

internationalballetandmusicals.

w&j7:30pm—lateTel:5166-1145

claoyangTheaterThistheateroftenhostsperformancesoftraditionalChinese

■acrobatics（雜技），Pekingoperaandcrosstalk.Thewonderful

Chineseacrobaticshowisamust-seeforanyonecomingthrough

wcFnnsnnnnniBeijing.

8:30am—8:30pmTel:6507-9847

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Choosingwhichuniversitytogotoisoneofthebiggestandmostexpensivedecisionsyou'llhaveto

make.Herearesomethingstoconsider.

Workoutwhetheryouwanttostudyathomeorabroad.Ifyou'regoingabroad,firstyouhavetothinkof

thecostofyourstudy,livingexpensesandtheflighttickets.

Decidewhichcoursesinterestyouandfindoutmoreaboutwhowillteachthecourse.Trytocollect

informationfrompaststudents.

Checkouttheabilityoftheteachers.Studythekeysubjectsinthecourseandcomparethemwiththeones

fromotheruniversities.

Findoutiftheuniversityoffersworkforpracticeorexchangeprogramsforthecourseyou'reinterested

in.

Checkwhattheuniversity'spolicy（政策）isforswitching（轉(zhuǎn)換）coursesintheuniversityorchanging

universities.

Manyuniversitiesnowhavewebsites.Usethemasachancetoasktheuniversitiesallthequestionsyou

want.

Visiteducationexhibitions（展覽會）.You'llbeabletofindoutmorebytalkingtoteachersfromdifferent

universities,andtheycanbefoundeasilyatthesametime

Gotoseetheuniversityifyoucan.Ifthisisnotpossiblebecauseofthecost,dosomeresearchandfind

outwheretheuniversityisaswellastheenvironmentaroundit.Itshouldn'tbetoohardtodothatwith

programslikeGoogleMaps.

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,thecar1wasdrivingwasinvolved（卷入）inaseriousaccidentwithanothercarona

countryroad.Isoonfoundmyselfatthecenterofacrazyactivity,inthemiddleofdoctors,policemenand

passers-by.Alargecanopenerwasusedtogetmeoutofmybrokencarandintoanambulance（救護車）.

Overthenexteighthours,Iwastakentohospital,testedwithX-rayanddiagnosed（診斷）withabroken

neck.KnowingthatI'dbeensavedfromdeathencouragedmethroughoutthelongwaitinthehospitaland

helpedmedealwiththecountlessvisitors.

OnlyafterIwassurethatthelastfriendhadleft,couldIdirectmyenergiesinwards.Flyinginandoutof

mylineofvisionduringmyhospitalstaywastheRedCrosslady,agentlepresenceinwhitewho,fromtimeto

time,cameintooffercupsoftea.Afterthevisitorshadgone,shecameuptomeandcheckedifIwasallright.

Ifoundmyselftellinghereverythingabouttheaccident,myfearsformyfamilyasaresultofmyinjuries

（傷）一aboutmywholelife.WhileIwaitedforanambulancetotakemetoanotherhospital,shestoodbymy

bedandheldmyhandas1off-loadedalltheemotionI'dhiddenfrommyfamily.Shelistened,quietand

patient.

Evennow,theknowledgethatIhavethewaystogetintouchwithherprovidesmewithgreatcomfort.I

lookforwardtoadayinthenearfuturewhenmyangel（天使）andIcanmeetagain,inhappiersituation.

Intimesofdanger,faith（真誠）canencourageus.Myfaithinhumannaturecalledbackbythekindness

ofastrangerhashelpedtoeasemyjourneybacktohealth.

54.Whathappenedtothewriterintheaccident?

A.Shewashitbyacar.B.Shewasheldinhercar.

C.Shewascaughtbythepolice.D.Shewasthrownintoacan.

55.Theunderlinedword"off-loaded"meansinthepassage.

A.spokeoutB.putdownC.showedoffD.turnedover

56.ThemostimportantresultoftheRedCrosslady'sfaithwasthat.

A.thewritergotwellmorequicklyB.thewritermissedherverymuch

C.thewriterbecamemuchhappierD.thewriterhadherownfaithback

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Christmasisatimeforshopping.ButIthinkthoseofuswholiveinlargecitiesinAsiawouldbe

cheatingourselvesifwesaidthisistheonlytimewearebusyshopping.No,fromBangkoktoSingapore,from

ShanghaitoManila,shopping-especiallyshoppinginlargecenters—isayear-roundactivity.

Shoppingcentersaregood.TheyshowAsia'ssurprisingeconomic（經(jīng)濟的）growth,andhowfarwehave

comeinsuchashorttime.Formanyoftheoldergenerationwhocanrememberatimewheneveryonelivedin

villagesandtherewasnorunningwater,theair-conditionedcentremeanscomfort,choice,luxury（豪華）and

bettertimes.

Nowadays,itseemsourusualactivitieshappeninthecentre—it'swhereweshop,eat,watchmovies,

meetourfriendsorjustgenerallywalkaround.

Furthermore,wehavecometoregardshoppingcentersasimportantlandmarksortouristattractions（吸

弓I）.WholegenerationsofAsiansaregrowinguptothinkthat,besideshomeandschool,theshoppingcenteris

themostnaturalplacetobe.

Myideaaboutshoppingcentersisnotthattheyareoftenbigbuildingsthatlookquitedifferentfromother

partsinacity,orthattheypromote（促進）s