閱讀理解（二）（每小題2分，共10分）

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（一）

IfyoucometoLondonforthefirsttimenow,youllseealotofbusesandcarsontheroad,

youllalsoseealotofbikesbecausenowadaysmoreandmorepeopletravelbybike.

Therearealotofreasonsforthis.First,itsverycheaptouseabike,anditsquicktoo.You

oftenwaitforabusforhalfanhour.Whenthebuscomes,therearesomanyotherbusesand

carsontheroadthatthebusmovesveryslowly.Theundergroundtrainisquickbutvery

expensiveandoftencrowded.

Itraveledtoworkbybusforaboutfouryears.Ioftenarrivedatworklateandtired.Then

oneday,abouttwoyearsago,aworkmatesaid,“Igotoworkbybike,whydonlwetravel

together?

“Becausemybikeisold,“Ianswered,"andtherearesomanybusesandcarsontheroad.I

alwaysfeelfrightened.

“Youneedntworryaboutthis,“saidmyfriend/'Ifyoufollowmeandwerideslowly,youll

befine.”

Althoughwewentslowly,wearrivedatworkquickly.Thebusridetookfortyminutesand

thebikeridetookhalfanhour!

ThenextdayIboughtmyselfanewbike.NowIdontfeelafraid.Ilovecyclingtowork,andI

feelfitandwell.

ManypeoplethinkinthesamewayasIdo.Thatswhyyouseealotofbikesontheroad.

Whoknows,perhapsinthefuturewellhaveroadsforbicyclesonly.Ihopeso!

l.WhatcanweseeontheroadifwevisitLondonnow?

2.Thewriterwenttoworkthreeyearsago.

3.Howlongdidittakethewritertogotoworkbybike?

4.1sridingabikegoodforourhealth?

5.Thewriterhopewellhaveroadsoneday.

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Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,yourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepainsall

overyourbody.Youmustbeunhappybecauseofit.Youdon'twanttowork.Youstayinbed

feelingverysad.

Whatmakesusill?It'sgerms.

Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes,butyou

canseethemwithamicroscope（顯彳散鏡）.Theyarevery,verysmallandtherecouldbehundreds

ofthemonaverysmallthing.

Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,

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wecanseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.

Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundintheairanddust（灰塵）.Ifyoucutyour

finger;andifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut,someofthegermswillgointo

yourfinger.Yourfingerwillbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthe

germswillgointoallofyourbody,andyouwillhavepaineverywhere.

1.Whyisapersonunhappywhenhe'sill?

2.Peoplecanseethegermswith.

3.Whydon'tparentslettheirchildrendrinkdirtywater?

4.Wherearegermsfound?

5.Ifgermsgointothecutofthefinger,youwillfeel.

（三）

Childrenallovertheworldliketocelebratetheirbirthdays.Americanchildrenarenot

different.Americanchildrenusuallycelebratewithaparty.Theyinvitetheirfriendstojointhe

celebration.Thepartymaynotbeheldonthedateoftheirbirthdayifitcomesonaschoolday.It

maybeheldontheclosestweekendinstead.

Todaytwokindsofpartiesarethemostpopular.Oneisheldathome.Parentsmakethe

housebeautifulwithballoons（氣球）andcoloredpaper.Theyprepareaspecialbirthdaymeal.The

childrenplaygames.Anotherkindisheldawayfromhome.Someareataspecialrestaurant.The

childreneatpizzaandicecream.Thewaitersalsosingandtelljokestothechildren.Otherparties

maybeheldatapark,oramovietheater;orsomeotherplaces.

Everybirthdaypartyhasabirthdaycakewithcandlesontop.Thereisonecandleforeach

yearofabirthdayboyorgirtsage.Whenthecandlesarelighted,everyonesingsthespecial

birthdaysong:HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOYOU.!

AsAmericansgrowolder,theirbirthdaypartieschange.Infact,manypeoplestophaving

them.Theysaytheywouldliketoforgethowoldtheyare.Yettheyliketorememberthehappy

birthdaypartiesoftheirchildhood（兒童時代）.

1.Americanchildrenusuallycelebratetheirbirthdays.

2.Iftheirbirthdayisonaschoolday,theywillholdtheparty.

3.Whentheyholdthepartyathome,whomaybeverybusy?

4.Whatwillthewaitersdoiftheyholdthepartyatarestaurant?

5.Whydomanypeoplestophavingtheirbirthdaypartiesnow?

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（四）

Aneleven-year-oldboyinasmalltownwantedtobeatraindriver.Buttheboywasborn

withouthands.Hisfathertaughthimtousehisfeetashands.Hecouldnlgotoschool,sohe

spentallhistimewatchingtrainscomingandgoingbecausehelivednearthestation.How

wantedtobeatraindriver!

Onedayhesawanemptytrainandclimbedin.Itwasnoteasyforhimtostartitwithhis

feet.Soonthetrainwastravelingatforty加儂英里）anhour.Therailwayofficials（官員）couldnot

seetheboyinthetrainandtriedtostopthetrain.Thetrainreachedasmallstationandthenthe

boydroveiton.Whenhewasnearthetown,aworkercaughtupwiththetrainandstoppedit.At

firsthewasveryangry,buthelaughedwhentheboysaid,"\liketrains".

“Well,I'mgladyoudontlikeplanes!”

1.Theboydidn/tgotoschoolbecause.

2.Theboywasinterestedin.

3.Wheredidtheboylived?

4.Howdidtheboydrivethetrain?

5.Wasitdangeroustheboydrovethetrain?

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GeorgeStephensonwasbornin1781inapoorfamily.Hehadtostartworkwhenhewas

onlyeight.WhenGeorgewasfourteenhebecamehisfathershelper.Hespentalotoftime

learningaboutengine（機械）,andonholidaysheoftentookittopiecesandstudiedeachpiece

carefully.Soonhebecameaverygoodworkerthoughhecouldnotreadorwrite.Hebeganto

learntheEnglishalp/ia6et（字母表）whenhewasseventeenyearsold.Everydayafterhedid

twelvehours'hardwork,hehadtowalkalongwaytohavelessonsfromaschoolteacher.Onhis

eighteenthbirthday,hewrotehisownnameforthefirsttimeinhislife.

Georgeinventedmanythingsinhislife.Thetrainwasthegreatestoneofthem.Todaywhen

wetaketrainsfromoneplacetoanother;wellthinkofthisgreatman—GeorgeStephenson.

l.WhydidGeorgeStephensonstartworkingsoearly?

2.HowlonghadGeorgeStephensonworkedbeforehebecamehisfather'shelper?

3.WhenGeorgewasfourteen,hespentalotoftime.

4.Hecouldwritehisownnameforthefirsttime.

5.WhatwasGeorge'sgreatestinvention?

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（六）

LastFriday,afterdoingallthefamilyshoppingintown,Iwantedtohavearestbefore

catchingthetrain.Iboughtanewspaperandsomechocolateandwentintothestationcoffee

shop.Itwasacheapself-serviceplacewithlongtablestositat.Iputmyheavybagdownonthe

floor,putthenewspaperandchocolateonthetableandthenwenttogetacupofcoffee.

WhenIcamebackwiththecoffee,therewassomeonesittinginthenestseat.Itwasaboy,

withdarkglassesandoldclothes,andhishairwascolouredbrightatthefront.Hehadstartedto

eatmychocolate!

Naturally,Iwasratheruneasy（不安）abouthim,butIdidntwanttohaveanytrouble.Ijust

lookeddownatthefrontpageofthenewspaper,tastedmycoffeeandtookabitofchocolate.

Theboylookedatmeclosely.Thenhetookasecondpieceofmychocolate.Icouldhardlybelieve

it.StillIdidntsayanythingtohim.Whenhetookathirdpiece,Ifeltmoreangrythanuneasy.I

thought,“Well,Ishallhavethelastpiece."AndIgotit.

Theboygavemeastrangelook,thenstoodup.Asheleftheshoutedout/'There's

somethingwrongwiththatwoman!”Everybodylookedatme,butIdidnotwanttoquarrelwith

theboy,soIkeptquiet.Ikeptquiet.IdidnotrealizethatIhadmadeamistakeuntilIfinishedmy

coffeeandwasreadytoleave.MyfaceturnedredwhenIsawmyunopenedchocolateunderthe

newspaper.ThechocolatethatIhadbeeneatingwastheboy's.

1.Thewriterwenthomeby.

2.Thewriterputonthetablebeforeshewenttogeta

cupofcoffee.

3.Howmanypiecesofchocolatedidtheboytake?

4.Didtheboytakethewriter'schocolate?

5.Thewritermadeamistake,didn'tshe?

（七）

Hello,everyone.IjustwanttotellyouaboutourtriptotownofChester.Thebuswillleave

atninefifteentomorrowmorning.IttakesaboutanhourandahalftogettoChester;sowewill

arriveataquartertoeleven.Youwillhavetimeforacupofcoffeebeforeourfirstvisit.Thiswill

betothepalace.ItisaveryinterestingoldbuildingandImsureyoullenjoythevisit.Ticketsfor

thepalacecostthreepoundsfiftyforadultsand,ifyouhavechildren,afamilyticketisjusteight

pounds.Therearelotsofthingstoseeandwewillbethereabouttwohours.Wewilltake

sandwichesforlunchwithusandwewillalleattogetherinapark.Youwillbepleasedtoknow

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thattomorrowisgoingtobesunny.Afterlunch,wewillwalkroundtheoldmarket.Youwillbe

abletobuyallyourpresentsthere.Now,anyquestions?

1.IttakesabouttogettoChester.

2.Theywillhavebeforetheirfirstvisit.

3.Howmuchisafamilyticket?

4.Wherewilltheyhavelunch?

5.Whatwilltheyvisitintheafternoon?

（八）

Mostpeoplehavejobs.Theygotoworknearlyeveryday.Somepeoplearelucky.Either

theyhaveveryinterestingjobsortheycanearn（賺）alotofmoney.Mostpeoplearenotsolucky.

Eithertheirjobsarenotveryinterestingortheydon'tearnalotofmoney.

Themostinterestingjobsareoftenthemostdifficult.Ittakesalongtimetolearnhowtodo

them.Doctorsstudyforatleast6yearsafterfinishingschool.Airlinepilots（飛行員）studyfor

longer.Theyhavetolearntoflyinsmallplanefirst,andthenslowlymoveuptobiggerandbigger

plane.Mostairlinepilotsareatleast30years.

Someyoungpeoplehaveinterestingandwell-paidjobs.Manysuccessfulathletesare

young.Footballandtennisstarsareusuallyunder35.Olderpeopleusuallycan'tplaythesesports

verywell.Theycanlmovefarenough.Golf,however,isagoodsportforolderpeople.

Mostpeopleworkuntiltheyare60or65yearsold.Thentheyretire（退封s）andhavealotof

freetime.Somepeopleneverretire.Thesepeopleusuallyhaveveryinterestingjobs.Writers,

artists,musicians,andactorsusuallyworkuntiltheydie.Theirworkistheirlife.

1.Mostpeoplenearlyeveryday.

2.Whyaresomepeoplelucky?

3.Howlongdodoctorshavetostudyafterfinishingschool?

4.Whatisagoodsportforolderpeople?

5.Somepeopleneverretirebecause.

（九）

Ifsomeoneasksme:"Doyoulikemusic?"I'msureIwillanswerhimorher:"Ofcourse,I

do.”BecauseIthinkmusicisanimportantpartofourlives.Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas

aboutmusic.Forme,Ilikerockmusicbecauseit'ssoexciting.Andmyfavoriterockband,the

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“FoxyLadies”（酉生妹）isoneofthemostfamousrockbandsintheworld.Ialsolikepopmusic.My

classmateLiLanlovesdancemusic,becausesheenjoysdancing.Mybestfriend,Jane,likesjazz

music（爵士樂）.Shethinksjazzisreallycool.Butmymotherthinksrockisboring.Shelikes

relaxingmusic.Thatswhyshelikescountrymusic,Ithink.

1.Thewriterlikesmusicbecausehethinks.

2.Thewriterlikesand.

3.1scountrymusicrockmusicorrelaxingmusic?

4.Howmany