高中英語黃金閱讀理解試題高中英語黃金閱讀理解試題(高一版)一、人物類(1)AShoePatternHarryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchandhopehecanbecomeafamousman.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.Theycallhimatsixinthemorning,afterbreakfasthisfathertakeshimtoschoolinacarandintheafternoon,assoonastheyoungmancomesback,thesupperisready.Ofcourse,heneverwasheshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.OnceHarry’sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.Leaving,hetoldhiswifetotakegoodcareoftheirson.Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddidallwhatherhusbanddidbefore.Andtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbed.Nowtheyoungmangotintotrouble.Hecouldn’tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismothertoldhim.Evenhedidn’tknowwheretogetonthebus!YesterdayHarry’smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairintheshop.Buthedidn’tknowhowtochoose.Thewomanhadasigh(嘆息)andgavehimashoepattern(鞋樣)andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.It’sSaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn’tgotoschool.Withapoliceman’shelp,hefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.Themanbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoose.Whenhewastryingonapair,suddenlyherememberedsomethingandtookthemoff.Themanwassurprisedandasked,“What’sthematter,youngman?”“I’msorry,I’velefttheshoepatternathome!”1._______alwaysdoessomehouseworkinthemorning.A.Harry’sfather B.Harry’smother C.Harry D.Nobody2.Harry’sparentsdoallinsteadofhimbecause_______.A.he’stooyoung B.hehaspoorhealthC.he’sbusywithhisstudies D.theyhopehespendsalltimeonstudies3.Thewomanhadtolookafterhersonbyherselfbecause_______.A.herhusbandwasn’tathomeB.shewasstrongerthanherhusbandC.sheknewtheyoungmanwellD.shewasfreerthanherhusband4.WhenthemanwasinLondon,_______.A.Harryhadtostayathome B.Harrydidn’tfindthebusstopC.Harryfellbehindinhisclass D.Harrywouldn’tgotoschool5.Thewomantoldhersontobuyapairofshoesbecause_______.A.shedidn’tknowwhatkindheneededB.shewasbusywiththehouseworkC.somethingwaswrongwithherD.shewantedhersontodosomethinghimself6.Infact,_______.A.HarrywantedhismothertobuyshoesforhimB.Harrydidn’tbelievehimselfC.Harrywouldn’tlistentohismotherD.Harrywasstrongenoughtobuyshoesforhimself(2)Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.Tobehonest,Ican’timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe’sgone.BillMastersalmostsingle–handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill’sleadership;weareincreasingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthiscompany’smostcompetitive(競爭的)areas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.1.Thespeechwasmade_______.A.atawelcomemeetingB.attheopeningofanewschooltermC.whensomebodywasleavingD.whentheyhadanewmanager2.HowlongdidMastersworkedthere?A.37years B.lessthan5yearsC.aboutsixyears D.sincehebegantowork3.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonarea,hehad_______tohelphim.A.manypeople B.nobodyC.about37people D.veryfewpeople4.Billincreasedthecompany’ssale_______.A.by37percenteverymonth B.tothesecondlargestintheareaC.tobethefifthlargestinthearea D.fivetimesasmuchasbefore(3)NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159patientsaweekinthehospitalandathisoffice.He’sbeenadoctorfortenyears.Dr.Petrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvice.Buthedoesn’tjusttellhispatientswhattodo.Healsosingstothemontelevision!Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.TheshowisinItalian,EnglishandFrench.Thedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvice.Heexplainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguage.Afterthat,hesingsanothersong.Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisverypopularwithhispatientsandwithpeoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform(表演)inLasVegas.Hisfavoritesongsarelovesongs,andhehasacompactdiskoflovesongsthathewrote.Dr.Petrelssays,“Ialwayslovedtosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing.”ButwhenDr.Petrelswasyoung,hisfatherdidn’twanthimtobeasinger,sohewenttomedicalschool.SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshehelpspeoplewhenhesings,too.“Iliketomakepeoplesmile.Sometimesit’sdifficulttomakeasickpersonsmile.Medicineandentertainment(娛樂)bothtrytodothesamething.Theytrytomakepeoplefeelgood.”1.Dr.Petrelsworks60hoursaweek,becausehe_______.A.giveshispatientsmedicaladviceB.takescareof159patientsaweekC.singsontelevisionD.hashisownTVshow2.Dr.Petrels_______,soheiscalledasingingdoctor.A.hasbeenadoctorfortenyearsB.alwayslovedtosingC.ispopularwithhispatientsD.alsosingstohispatientsonTV3.InhisTVshow,Dr.Petrel_______.A.singsandgivesmedicaladviceB.singsaboutdifferentdiseasesC.startstoexplaindiseaseswithasongD.singslovesongshewrote4.Dr.Petrels’showispopular_______.A.inLasVegas. B.atmedicalschoolC.withpeoplewholikehissinging D.withpatientsinMontreal5.Dr.Petrelssayshelikesto_______.A.helppeoplesing B.makepeoplefeelbetterC.dothesamething D.makedifficultpeoplesmile(4)Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctorStrong,asheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.Now,anartshowcalled“DoctorStrongFromThentoNow”istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublished.Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworld.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorful,hand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHat,HortontheElephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal(最早的)drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages.Forexample,inMcElligot’sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneighty-four.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand.1.AlfredStrongisafamous_______intheUnitedStates.A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader2.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin_______.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished3.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause_______.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway4.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis_______.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexpose(uncover)someserioussocialproblems(5)JamesCook,attheageofforty,wassentbyEnglandtoexplore(探索)thePacificOcean.Onhisthirdvoyage,ascaptaininchargeoftwoships,theDiscoveryandtheRevolution,hecameuponagroupofunknownislandswhichhenamedtheSandwichIslandsafterhisfriend,theEarl(伯爵)ofSandwich.TodaytheislandsareknownattheHawaiianIslands.WhenCooksailedintoaprotectedbay(海灣)ofoneofthelargerislands.Thenativegreetedhimwithcuriosity(好奇)andrespect.Somehistorianssaidthattheislanders,welcomedhim,believinghewasthegod,protectorofpeaceandagriculture.Theislanderswereshort,strongpeoplewithaverywell-organizedsocialsystem.Themenfishedandraisedcrops.Thewomenpreparedforthechildrenandmadeclothingforthemenandshortskirtsforthewomen.1.Theislandswerenamed_______.A.theHawaiianIslandsbyJamesCookB.theEarlofSandwichbyJamesCookC.DiscoverybyJamesCookD.thesandwichIslandsbyJamesCook2.WhenhelandedthereJamesCookfoundtheislanderswere_______.A.cold B.friendly C.angry D.satisfied3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thenativesweretallandhealthy.B.Themenmainlyworkedoutside.C.Thewomendidnothingbutlookafterchildren.D.Thenativeswereverycuriousabouteverything.(6)WhenthefamousdancerFredAstairewasinterviewedforajobbyaHollywoodproducer,themovie“expert”turnedhimdown,saying,“Can’tsing.Can’tact.Dancesalittle.”Here’sanotherstupidmistake.WhenthegreatscientistAlbertEinsteinwasatschool,histeachersconsideredhimratherdull.Andafinalstory,thefamousPolishpianistPaderewskiwastoldbyateacherthathe’dneverbeasuccessasaperformerbecausethemiddlefingeroneachhandwastooshort.Whatlessonscanbedrawnfromthesethreeexperiences?First,truegenius(天才)cannotbesuppressed(壓抑).Forsomereasonorotheritworksitswayout.Second,earlyjudgmentsofaperson’sabilitiesmaybeunfairorjustwrong.Third,whenthereisarealdeterminationtosucceed,obstaclesfallbythewayside.Thefamousmotto“adastraperaspera”canbetranslatedas“Tothestarsthroughhardships”.Astaire,EinsteinandPaderewskiprovedtheircriticswrong.1.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.FredAstairewasafamousdancer.B.Trueabilitywillalwaysmakeitselfknown.C.Somepeoplenevergetdiscouraged.D.AlbertEinsteinprovedhisteacherswrong.2.WhenPaderewski’steacherstoldhimhe’dneverbeasuccess,theywere_______.A.beinghumorous B.cheerful,thoughconcernedC.somewhathesitant D.seriouslymistaken3.“Adastraperaspera”isusedinthepassage_______.A.asamottoforthethreemen’slivesB.toshowthevalueofLatinC.tosendthereadertothedictionaryD.topointoutthatgeniusisalwaysrecognizedearly4.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthereader_______.A.knowsthatthethreemenweresuccessfulmenB.somedaydreamstobecomelikeoneofthemenC.sympathizeswith(同情)thepoorteachersofthethreemenD.knowsthatFredAstairewasanactorfamousforperformingShakespeare’splays二、故事類(1)Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.Afewfriendsofhislikedgambling(賭博)andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevision,watchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthepolice.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup(拘留所),hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutside.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.“Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,”saidtheboy,“soIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocome.”1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shecouldn’tfindanyworkB.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredC.herhusbandspentalltimeingamblingD.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling3._______,sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory5.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.(2)136CrestviewCircleDoverJanuary16,1995Gander’sFurnitureStoreStamfordDearSir,IamwritingaboutyourJanuarybill,whichIamreturningwiththisletter.Iamnotgoingtopaythisbill.LastmonthIboughtatableandfourchairsfor$65.50.TheyweresenttomeonDecember18.Thatnightonelegofthetablebrokewhilemywifewasputtingourdinneronit.Itfellononeofthechair,andthatbroke,too.Our$2.50steak(牛排)landedonthefloor,andthedogateit.Ispoketothesalesmenwhohadsoldmethetableandthechairs.Hetoldmetowriteyoualetter.IwroteyouonDecember20,sayingthatIwasnotgoingtopayforthefurniture.OnDecember21somemencameandtookitbacktothestore.Pleasedosomethingaboutyourrecords.IdonotwanttoreceiveanotherbillforthefurniturewhichIreturned.YourstrulyAlbertsRobbins1.FromtheletterwecanconcludethatMrRobbinshadactuallypaid_______forthetableandthefourchairs.A.$65.50 B.$68.00 C.$2.50 D.nomoney2.WhydoyouthinkMrRobbinswritethelettertothefurniturestore?A.Hehadpaidforthefurniturebutwasaskedtopayagain.B.Hedidn’twanttoreceiveasecondbillforthefurniturehehadreturned.C.Thefurnitureheboughtwasbadlymadeandhewantedtoreturnit.D.Hewantedthemanagertoscoldthesalesmenforthebadfurniture.3.Trytoguessthemood(心情)whenMrRobbinswaswritingtheletter.A.Hewasangry. B.HewasdisappointedC.Hewasanxious. D.Hewasfriendly.(3)Kate:Hasyoursister’sbabyarrivedyet?John:Yes,I’vebeenanunclesinceyesterdaynoon.Kate:Congratulations!Isitaboyoragirl?John:Aneight-poundboy.TheynamedhimFrancis.That’sspelledwithan“i”beforethe“s”,youknow.Kate:That’sright.Franceswithan“e”isagirl’sname.Buttheyarebothpronouncedthesame.WhydidtheynameyournephewFrancis?John:Idon’tknow.Theyconsideredalotofothernames,likeRichard,Edward,Philip,David,andseveralothers.Kate:Whatifthebabyhadbeenagirl?Didn’ttheyhaveanygirl’snamesinmind?John:Theycouldn’tagreeonany.Wheneverhesuggestedagirl’sname,shesaid,“Ihatethatname!”Somepeoplehaveverystrongfeelingsaboutnames.Kate:Ithinkmostpeopledo.SometimesIdecidednottolikesomeoneIhaven’tevenmet,justbecauseIdon’tlikehisname.John:ThatremindsmeofsomethingIreadafewdaysago.Somebodyhadfoundoutthatschoolchildrenwithcertainnamesgetlowmarksinschooljustbecauseoftheirnames.Kate:Theirfamilynames?John:No,theirfirstnames.That’swhatthearticlesaid.1.Thefirstsentence“Hasyoursister’sbabyarrivedyet?”means_______.A.Hasyoursister’sbabycomehereyet?B.Hasyoursister’sbabyreachedyourhomeyet?C.Hasyoursister’sbabybeensenttoyouyet?D.Hasyoursistergivenbirthtothatbabyyet?2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Francisisboy’sname.B.Francesisagirl’sname.C.FrancisandFranceshavethesamepronunciation.D.ThereisnodifferencebetweenFrancisandFrances.3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthatanephewis_______.A.ababyboy B.ababygirlC.thesonofone’sbrother’sorsister’sD.thedaughterofone’sbrother’sorsister’s.4.Readingthepassage,wecanknow_______.A.AmericanshaveonlyfirstnamesB.AmericanshaveonlyfamilynamesC.AmericanshavebothfirstnamesandfamilynamesD.Americanshaveeitherfirstnamesorfamilynames(4)AnotherReasonItwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsandcitiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecouldn’tworkandayoungofficer,Mr.Hunt,begantotrainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetownandseewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthatmomenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundtheofficerwasangry.“I’msorry,sir,”saidthefirstsoldier.“Ileftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrongwithmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!ItdiedandIhadtorunback.”Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier’sturn.Hesaid,“I’msorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,but…”Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,“Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,I’llpunishyouatonce!”“No,no,sir,”saidtheyoungman.“Mybuswasallright,butthedeadhorseswereinitsway!”1.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto_______.A.stopthesoldiersgoingtotownsB.stopthesoldiersmeetingtheirfriendsC.trainthenewsoldiersD.maketheyoungmenlivequietly2.Mr.Huntlettheninesoldiershaveaholidaybecause_______.A.hewaskindtothemB.theyfeltlonelyC.theyhadsomethingimportanttodoD.theywerethebestofall3.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause_______.A.atrafficaccidenthadhappenedB.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiersC.theninesoldiersdidn’tcomebackontimeD.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown4.Theninesoldiersreturnedtothecamplatebecause_______.A.somethingwaswrongwiththeirbusesB.theirhorsesdiedonthereturnwayC.ittookthemmuchtimetorunbackD.theyallhaddrunkmuchinthetown5.Whichanswerdoyouthinkright?A.I’llbelieveonlythelastsoldier.B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.C.I’llbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.D.Theofficerwon’tpunishhissoldiers.(5)IDon’tThinkIWroteWrongLaoYangwasborninasmalltown.Helikedreadingwhenhestudiedatschool.Hethoughtthewriterswererespected(尊敬)andcouldgetalotofmoney.Hewrotealotofstoriesandpostedthemtotheeditorialdepartments(編輯部)butdidn’treceiveanyanswers.Nowheworksinafactory.He’sbusyatwork.Whenhe’sfree,healwaysreadssomething.Healwaysremembershehopedtobeawriterwhenhewasyoung.Oneday,XiaoPing,histen-year-olddaughter,cameback.Shelookedworriedanddidn’teatanything.ShesaidMissGAO,herChineseteacher,toldthemtowriteasolicitarticle(征文)“MyFather”thatevening.Butshedidnotknowwhattowrite.“That’seasy,”saidLaoYang.“Letmehelpyou.”Thenhesatdowntowritethesolicitarticleatonce.Heeasilyfinisheditontime.HewassureMissGAOwouldlikeit.Butoneafternoonheaskedhisdaughterifthearticlehadbeenchosentoposttotheeditorialdepartment.“Myteachersaidyourarticledigressedfromthesubject(離題),”saidthegirl.“Idon’tthinkso,”LaoYangshoutedangrily.“Idescribed(描寫)justmyfather!”1.LaoYangwrotealotofstoriesbecause_______.A.helikesreadingB.helearnedmuchatschoolC.hewantedtobeawriterD.hewantedtohelpothers2.LaoYangpostedthestoriestotheeditorialdepartments,_______.A.andhegotalotofmoney B.andhebecameafamousmanC.andhewasrespected D.buthefailed3.As_______,LaoYangdecidedtohelphisdaughter.A.hewasawriterB.hewasfreeC.hewantedtorealizehisideal(理想)D.hewantedtomakehisdaughterhappy4.LaoYanghoped_______.A.hisarticlecouldsurprisetheteacherB.hisarticlecouldbechosenC.thechildrencouldlikehisarticleD.everyonecouldsoonknowhim5.LaoYang’ssolicitarticledigressedfromthesubject_______.A.becausehecouldn’twriteitatallB.becausehedidn’tknowhisfatherwellC.becauseitwastoobadtobechosenD.justbecausehedescribedhisfather(6)AcouplefromMiami,BillandSimoneButler,spentsixty-sixdaysinalife-raft(救生艇)intheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheirboatsank.Twenty-onedaysaftertheyleftPanamaintheirboat,Simony,theymetsomewhales(鯨魚).“Theystartedtohitthesideoftheboat,”saidBill,“andthensuddenlyweheardwater.”Twominuteslater,theboatwassinking.Theyjumpedintothelife-raftandwatchedtheboatgounderthewater.Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,biscuits,andbottlesofwater.Theyalsohadafishing-lineandamachinetomakesaltwaterintodrinkingwater—twothingswhichsavedtheirlives.Theycaughteighttotenfishadayandatethemraw(生的).Thenthelinebroke.“Sowehadnomorefishuntilsomethingverystrangehappened.Somesharks(鯊魚)cametofeed,andthefishundertheraftwereafraidandcametothesurface.Icaughtthemwithmyhands.”Abouttwentyshipspassedthem,butnoonesawthem.Afterfiftydaysatseatheirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakup.Thensuddenlyitwasallover.Afishingboatsawthemandpickedthemup.Theycouldn’tstandup.SothecaptaincarriedthemontohisboatandtookthemtoCostaRica.Theirtwomonthsatseawasover.1.BillandSimoneweretraveling_______whentheymetsomewhales.A.inalife-raft B.inMiami C.inSimony D.inPanama2.Thewhaleshitthesideoftheboat,andthen_______.A.theybroughtinalotofwaterB.theybrokethesideoftheboatC.theypulledtheboatD.theywentunderthewater3.Aftertheirboatsank,thecouple_______.A.jumpedintothelife-raft B.heardwaterC.watchedtheboatgounderwater D.stayedinthelife-raft4.Duringtheirdaysatsea,_______savedtheirlives.A.tinsoffoodandbottlesofwater B.afishing-lineandamachineC.whalesandsharks D.Twentypassingships5.Whentheysawthefishingboatwhichlaterpickedthemup,_______.A.theyweretooexcitedtostandupB.theycouldn’twaittoclimbontotheboatC.theirlife-raftwasbeginningtobreakupD.theyknewtheirtwomonthsatseawouldbeover(7)AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthebesthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmallstreetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.HeturnedhisheadandsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.ThemanwasnearlyoutofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwasgone.HethoughtthatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedtofollowhimandgetbackthewatch.SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodtheother’slanguage.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist(拳頭)andpointedattheItalian’swatch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtotheFrenchman.Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.NowherealizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedthewatchanditwastheItalian’s.1.TheFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown_______.A.alone B.withhiswifeC.withhisfriend D.withanItalian2.Onenighthewentoutfor_______alone.A.aride B.awalk C.adrink D.rest3.Suddenlyhefoundhis_______wasgone.A.watch B.money C.book D.ring4.TheItaliangaveuphiswatchtohimatlastbecause________.A.hehadstolenthewatchfromtheFrenchman.B.heunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanwantedC.hehadpickedupthewatchonhiswayfromworkD.hewasafraidoftheFrenchman5.Whowasrobbedofthewatchonearth?A.TheFrenchmanwas. B.TheItalianwas.C.Bothofthemwas. D.Neitherofthemwas.(8)Mr.HarrisusedtoworkinDover,butthenhechangedhiswork,andheandhiswifemovedtoanothertown.Theydidnothavemanyfriendsthere,buttheysoonmetalotofinterestingpeople,andafterafewweeks,theyoftenwenttodinnerortopartiesatotherpeople’shouses.ThenMrs.Harrissaidtoherhusband,“We’vebeentoalotofotherpeople’shouses,andnowwemustinvitethemtoourhouse,mustn’twe?”“Yes,certainly,”answeredherhusband,“Abigpartywillbetheeasiestthing,won’tit?Thenwecanstarttoinvitepeopletodinnerinsmallnumbersnextmonth.”SoMrs.Harrissaid,“Yes,I’llinviteallourfriendsheretoabigpartyon5thDecember.”“Howmanywillthatbe?”Mr.Harrisasked.“Don’tinvitetoomany.”Mrs.Harriswasbeginningtowritetheinvitationswhenherhusbandsawthatshewaswriting,“Party:6:30to8:30p.m.”“Thatisn’tverynice,isit?”hesaid.“You’retellingourgueststhattheymustgoat8:30.”SoMrs.Harrisjustwrote“Party:6:30p.m.”Alotofguestscame,andtheyallhadagoodtime,sotheydidnotgohomeat