高中英語黃金閱讀理解試題（高一版）

GoldenReadingforSeniorMiddleSchoolStudents

一、人物類

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AShoePattern

Harryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchand

hopehecanbecomeafamousman.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.

Theycallhimatsixinthemorning,afterbreakfasthisfathertakeshimtoschoolinacarandin

theafternoon,assoonastheyoungmancomesback,thesupperisready.Ofcourse,henever

washeshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.

OnceHan*y'sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.

Leaving,hetoldhiswifetotakegoodcareoftheirson.Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddid

allwhatherhusbanddidbefore.Andtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbed.

Nowtheyoungmangotintotrouble.Hecouldn'tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismother

toldhim.Evenhedidn'tknowwheretogetonthebus!

YesterdayHarry'smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairin

theshop.Buthedidn'tknowhowtochoose.Thewomanhadasigh（嘆息）andgavehimashoe

pattern（鞋樣）andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.IfsSaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn't

gotoschool.Withapoliceman'shelp,hefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.The

manbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoose.Whenhewastryingonapair,suddenlyhe

rememberedsomethingandtookthemoff.Themanwassurprisedandasked,"What'sthematter,

youngman?”

Tmsorry,I'velefttheshoepatternathome!^^

1.alwaysdoessomehouseworkinthemorning.

A.Harry5sfatherB.Harry'smotherC.HarryD.Nobody

2.Harry'sparentsdoallinsteadofhimbecause.

A.he'stooyoungB.hehaspoorhealth

C.he'sbusywithhisstudiesD.theyhopehespendsalltimeonstudies

3.Thewomanhadtolookafterhersonbyherselfbecause.

A.herhusbandwasn'tathome

B.shewasstrongerthanherhusband

C.sheknewtheyoungmanwell

D.shewasfreerthanherhusband

4.WhenthemanwasinLondon,.

A.HarryhadtostayathomeB.Harrydidn'tfindthebusstop

C.HarryfellbehindinhisclassD.Harrywouldn'tgotoschool

5.Thewomantoldhersontobuyapairofshoesbecause.

A.shedidn'tknowwhatkindheneeded

B.shewasbusywiththehousework

C.somethingwaswrongwithher

D.shewantedhersontodosomethinghimself

6.Infact,?

A.Harrywantedhismothertobuyshoesforhim

B.Harrydidn'tbelievehimself

C.Harrywouldn'tlistentohismother

D.Harrywasstrongenoughtobuyshoesforhimself

【答案與解析】本文講一個(gè)只會(huì)死讀書的書呆子自理能力很差，連買鞋子這么簡(jiǎn)單的

事都做不了。

1.Ao細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddidallwhatherhusbanddid

before可以推斷以前是她的丈夫做這些事的，因此應(yīng)該選擇A。

2.Do細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim可知答案

為D。

3.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)第2段第1句話OnceHarry'sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.

Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear可知答案為A。

4.Be細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段最后,句Evenhedidn'tknowwheregogetonthebus可知

答案為Bo

5.Co細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Andtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbed可知答

案為Co

6.Bo推斷題。Harry親自去買鞋子，卻不知道自己試一試，他不相信自己的腳卻只

相信鞋樣，因此應(yīng)該選擇Bo

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Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissvery

much.Tobehonest,Ican'timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe'sgone.

BillMastersalmostsingle-handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaand

developedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirm

fromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneof

ourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill'sleadership;weare

increasingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.

Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicin

oneofthiscompany'smostcompetitive(競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的)areas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,

BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.

1.Thespeechwasmade.

A.atawelcomemeeting

B.attheopeningofanewschoolterm

C.whensomebodywasleaving

D.whentheyhadanewmanager

2.HowlongdidMastersworkedthere?

A.37yearsB.lessthan5years

C.aboutsixyearsD.sincehebegantowork

3.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonarea,hehadtohelphim.

A.manypeopleB.nobody

C.about37peopleD.veryfewpeople

4.Billincreasedthecompany'ssale.

A.by37percenteverymonthB.tothesecondlargestinthearea

C.tobethefifthlargestintheareaD.fivetimesasmuchasbefore

(1—4CCDB)

【答案與解析】本文記述了Bill一生的事業(yè)業(yè)績(jī)，表達(dá)了作者對(duì)Bill的懷念之情。

l.Co判斷題。從第1段中的sayafewwordsinpraiseofmanwewillallmissverymuch.

可判斷出此題的答案為Co

2.Co細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第2句Inonlysixyears可推知此題答案為C。

3.Do細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第1句almostsingle-handedbuiltupoursalesforce可推知此

題答案為Do

4.Bo細(xì)節(jié)題=根據(jù)第2段第2句wenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors可推知此

題答案為B。

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NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159

patientsaweekinthehospitalandathisoffice.He'sbeenadoctorfortenyears.

Dr.Petrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvice.Buthedoesn'tjusttellhispatientswhat

todo.Healsosingstothemontelevision!Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.Theshowisin

Italian,EnglishandFrench.Thedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedical

advice.Heexplainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguage.Afterthat,hesingsanother

song.

Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisvery

popularwithhispatientsandwithpeoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform(表演)

inLasVegas.Hisfavoritesongsarelovesongs,andhehasacompactdiskoflovesongsthathe

wrote.Dr.Petrelssays,“Ialwayslovedtosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing."But

whenDr.Petrelswasyoung,hisfatherdidn'twanthimtobeasinger,sohewenttomedical

school.

SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshe

helpspeoplewhenhesings,too."Iliketomakepeoplesmile.Sometimesit'sdifficulttomakea

sickpersonsmile.Medicineandentertainment(娛樂)bothtrytodothesamething.Theytryto

makepeoplefeelgood.^^

1.Dr.Petrelsworks60hoursaweek,becausehe.

A.giveshispatientsmedicaladvice

B.takescareof159patientsaweek

C.singsontelevision

D.hashisownTVshow

2.Dr.Petrels,soheiscalledasingingdoctor.

A.hasbeenadoctorfbrtenyears

B.alwayslovedtosing

C.ispopularwithhispatients

D.alsosingstohispatientsonTV

3.InhisTVshow,Dr.Petrel.

A.singsandgivesmedicaladvice

B.singsaboutdifferentdiseases

C.startstoexplaindiseaseswithasong

D.singslovesongshewrote

4.Dr.Petrels?showispopular.

A.inLasVegas.B.atmedicalschool

C.withpeoplewholikehissingingD.withpatientsinMontreal

5.Dr.Petrelssayshelikesto.

A.helppeoplesingB.makepeoplefeelbetter

C.dothesamethingD.makedifficultpeoplesmile

(1—5BDACB)

【答案與解析】這篇文章描繪在Montreal一個(gè)有趣的醫(yī)生，他不但給病人治病，還在

自己的節(jié)目中為病人唱歌，給他們帶來歡笑。

1.Bo第1段告訴我們Hetakescareof159patientsaweek,如此多的病人，難怪He

works60hoursaweek。

2.Do由第2段的Healsosingstothemontelevision,我們可得知他被稱為asinging

doctor的原因。

3.Ao根據(jù)第2段的Thedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvice,

我們便可知道Dr.Petrel在他的節(jié)目中干些什么。

4.Co根據(jù)第3段的第2句Theprogramisverypopularwithhispatientsandwithpeople

whoenjoyhissinging可推知答案為Co

Dr.Petrel受歡迎的不只在LasVegas這些地方和Patient這些人。

5.Bo最后一句的Theytrytomakepeoplefeelgood告訴了我們Dr.Petrels想干什么。

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Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren'sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctor

Strong,asheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.Now,anartshowcalled“DoctorStrong

FromThentoNow”istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.Thepicturesanddrawingsshowthe

historyofDoctorStrong.

DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbook

waspublished.Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundred

millioncopiesaroundtheworld.

DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorful,hand-drawn

pictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHat,Hortonthe

Elephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers.

TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow.Itincludedaboutthree

hundredDoctorStrong'soriginal（最早的）drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.

MostofDoctorStrong'sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages.

Forexample,inMeElligot'sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution.Hediscussesthearms

raceinTheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneighty-four.

DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowrite

storiesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuses

easywordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand.

1.AlfredStrongisafamousintheUnitedStates.

A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader

2.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin.

A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStates

B.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublished

C.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot'sPoolwaspublished

D.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished

3.DoctorStrong'sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause.

A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoon

B.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpictures

C.heorganizedtheartshowinCalifornia

D.theyarewritteninafunnyway

4.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis.

A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawings

B.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisown

C.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooks

D.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexpose（uncover）someserioussocialproblems

【答案與解析】本文介紹了美國(guó)著名作家Strong博士及其作品的風(fēng)格。

1.Co細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1句Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwriters可推知此題答

案為C。

2.D。推斷題。比較文章第2段第1句中的fiftyyearsago及最后一段的第1句almost

eighty-fouryearsoldnow就可推知此題答案為Do

3.Bo細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段第1句knownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorful,

hand-drawnpictures可推知此題答案為B。

4.Do推斷題。根據(jù)文章的第4段和第5段可以推知此題答案為D。

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JamesCook,attheageofforty,wassentbyEnglandtoexplore（探索）thePacificOcean.On

histhirdvoyage,ascaptaininchargeoftwoships,theDiscoveryandtheRevolution,hecame

uponagroupofunknownislandswhichhenamedtheSandwichIslandsafterhisfriend,the

Earl（伯爵）ofSandwich.TodaytheislandsareknownattheHawaiianIslands.

WhenCooksailedintoaprotectedbay（海灣）ofoneofthelargerislands.Thenativegreeted

himwithcuriosity（好奇）andrespect.Somehistorianssaidthattheislanders,welcomedhim,

believinghewasthegod,protectorofpeaceandagriculture.

Theislanderswereshort,strongpeoplewithaverywell-organizedsocialsystem.Themen

fishedandraisedcrops.Thewomenpreparedforthechildrenandmadeclothingforthemenand

shortskirtsforthewomen.

1.Theislandswerenamed.

A.theHawaiianIslandsbyJamesCook

B.theEarlofSandwichbyJamesCook

C.DiscoverybyJamesCook

D.thesandwichIslandsbyJamesCook

2.WhenhelandedthereJamesCookfoundtheislanderswere.

A.coldB.friendlyC.angryD.satisfied

3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thenativesweretallandhealthy.

B.Themenmainlyworkedoutside.

C.Thewomendidnothingbutlookafterchildren.

D.Thenativeswereverycuriousabouteverything.

【答案與解析】本文講述了著名探險(xiǎn)家?guī)炜税l(fā)現(xiàn)theSandwichIslands的過程。

1.Do細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)...whichhenamedtheSandwichIslandsafterhisfriend,theEarl（伯

爵）ofSandwich.可推知此題答案為D。

2.Bo推斷題。根據(jù)Thenativegreetedhimwithcuriosityandrespect可知島民對(duì)庫克還

是比較友好的。

3.Bo推斷題。根據(jù)Themenfishedandraisedcrops可以知道，男子在外面干活。

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WhenthefamousdancerFredAstairewasinterviewedforajobbyaHollywoodproducer,

themovie“expert“turnedhimdown,saying,"Can'tsing.Can'tact.DancesaHere's

anotherstupidmistake.WhenthegreatscientistAlbertEinsteinwasatschool,histeachers

consideredhimratherdull.Andafinalstory,thefamousPolishpianistPaderewskiwastoldbya

teacherthathe'dneverbeasuccessasaperformerbecausethemiddlefingeroneachhandwas

tooshort.

Whatlessonscanbedrawnfromthesethreeexperiences?First,truegenius（天才）cannotbe

suppressed（壓抑）.Forsomereasonorotheritworksitswayout.Second,earlyjudgmentsofa

person'sabilitiesmaybeunfairorjustwrong.Third,whenthereisarealdeterminationto

succeed,obstaclesfallbythewayside.

Thefamousmotto“adastraperaspera?,canbetranslatedas4"Tothestarsthrough

hardships”.Astaire,EinsteinandPaderewskiprovedtheircriticswrong.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

A.FredAstairewasafamousdancer.

B.Trueabilitywillalwaysmakeitselfknown.

C.Somepeoplenevergetdiscouraged.

D.AlbertEinsteinprovedhisteacherswrong.

2.WhenPaderewski^teacherstoldhimhe'dneverbeasuccess,theywere.

A.beinghumorousB.cheerful,thoughconcerned

C.somewhathesitantD.seriouslymistaken

3.“Adastraperaspera“isusedinthepassage.

A.asamottoforthethreemen'slives

B.toshowthevalueofLatin

C.tosendthereadertothedictionary

D.topointoutthatgeniusisalwaysrecognizedearly

4.Thewriterofthepassagethinksthatthereader.

A.knowsthatthethreemenweresuccessfulmen

B.somedaydreamstobecomelikeoneofthemen

C.sympathizeswith（同情）thepoorteachersofthethreemen

D.knowsthatFredAstairewasanactorfamousfbrperformingShakespeare'splays

【答案解析】本文以愛因斯坦等三位名人為例闡述了過早給人定論是錯(cuò)誤的。

1.Bo主旨題。根據(jù)第2段...truegeniuscannotbesuppressed.Forsomereasonorother

itworksitswayout可知答案為B。

2.Do細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一句…Astaire,EinsteinandPaderewskiprovedtheircritics

wrong.可知答案為Do

3.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可推知答案為Ao

4.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)全文可知答案為Ao

二、故事類

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Son'sHelp

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewas

anablewomananddidallthehousework.Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimand

heneverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.Afewfriendsof

hislikedgambling（賭博）andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgot

anythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevision,

watchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn'tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthe

police.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameout

oflockup（拘留所）,hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.

ItwasNewYear'sDay.Mr.Langdidn'tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogamble

again.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.He

toldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutside.Theywaitedfora

longtimeanddidn'tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopenedthe

doorandincameafewpolicemen.

“Isawthereweren'tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,“saidtheboy,“soIwenttothecrossing

andaskedsometocome.”

1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause.

A.hewasadriver

B.heworkedinafactory

C.hehadalotofworktodo

D.hehadworkedthereforalongtime

2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause.

A.shecouldn'tfindanywork

B.shethoughtherhusbandwastired

C.herhusbandspentalltimeingambling

D.shewouldn'tstopherhusbandgambling

3.,sohewasputintolockup.

A.Mr.Langoftengambled

B.Mr.Langwaslateforwork

C.Mr.Langdidn'thelphiswifeathome

D.Mr.Langwasn'tpolitetothepolice

4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause.

A.hedidn'tloveheranylonger

B.hewouldn'tstopgambling

C.hehadbeenputintolockup

D.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory

5.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.

B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.

C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.

D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

(1—6CBDAAB)

【答案與解析】本文講一個(gè)賭棍想要賭錢，因此叫他的兒子把風(fēng)，可他的兒子卻把警

察找來的故事。

1.Co細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段第2句話Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch可

知答案為Co

2.B。推斷題。根據(jù)第1段第3句話Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.

Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathome可知答案為

Bo

3.Ao推斷題。根據(jù)Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn'tlistentoher.Shehadtotell

thepolice可知答案為A。

4.Ao細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)…h(huán)ehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim可知答案

為Ao

5.Bo語義理解題。根據(jù)最后,句話Isawthereweren'tanypolicemanoutside,daddy,so

Iwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocome可知答案為B。

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136CrestviewCircle

Dover,Connecticut

January16,1995

Gander\FurnitureStore

Stamford,Connecticut,09876

DearSir,

IamwritingaboutyourJanuarybill,whichIamreturningwiththisletter.Iamnotgoingto

paythisbill.LastmonthIboughtatableandfourchairsfor$65.50.Theyweresenttomeon

December18.Thatnightonelegofthetablebrokewhilemywifewasputtingourdinneronit.

Itfellononeofthechair,andthatbroke,too.Our$2.50steak（牛排）landedonthefloor,andthe

dogateit.

Ispoketothesalesmenwhohadsoldmethetableandthechairs.Hetoldmetowriteyoua

letter.IwroteyouonDecember20,sayingthatIwasnotgoingtopayforthefurniture.On

December21somemencameandtookitbacktothestore.

Pleasedosomethingaboutyourrecords.Idonotwanttoreceiveanotherbillforthe

furniturewhichIreturned.

Yourstruly

AlbertsRobbins

1.FromtheletterwecanconcludethatMrRobbinshadactuallypaidforthetable

andthefourchairs.

A.$65.50B.$68.00C.$2.50D.nomoney

2.WhydoyouthinkMrRobbinswritethelettertothefurniturestore?

A.Hehadpaidforthefurniturebutwasaskedtopayagain.

B.Hedidn'twanttoreceiveasecondbillforthefurniturehehadreturned.

C.Thefurnitureheboughtwasbadlymadeandhewantedtoreturnit.

D.Hewantedthemanagertoscoldthesalesmenforthebadfurniture.

3.Trytoguessthemood（心情）whenMrRobbinswaswritingtheletter.

A.Hewasangry.B.Hewasdisappointed

C.Hewasanxious.D.Hewasfriendly.

【答案與解析】這是一封信，作者寫這封信的目的是想向收信人說明他不準(zhǔn)備付這

套桌椅的費(fèi)用，因?yàn)檫@套桌椅剛送到他家的當(dāng)天晚上就壞了。

1.D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)正文第1段第1、2句...whichIamreturningwiththisletter.Iamnot

goingtopaythisbill可知答案為D。

2.Bo細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)正文最后一段第2句Idonotwanttoreceiveanotherbillforthe

furniturewhichIreturned可知答案為Bo

3.Ao判斷題。根據(jù)正文第1段Thatnightonelegofthetablebrokewhilemywifewas

puttingourdinneronit.Itfellononeofthechairs,andthatbroketoo可知答案為A。

⑶

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,"Ihatethat

name!”Somepeoplehaveverystrongfeelingsaboutnames.

Kate:Ithinkmostpeopledo.SometimesIdecidednottolikesomeoneIhaven'tevenmet,just

becauseIdon'tlikehisname.

John:ThatremindsmeofsomethingIreadafewdaysago.Somebodyhadfoundoutthatschool

childrenwithcertainnamesgetlowmarksinschooljustbecauseoftheirnames.

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.ababygirl

C.thesonofone'sbrother'sorsister's

D.thedaughterofone'sbrother'sorsister's.

4.Readingthepassage,wecanknow.

A.Americanshaveonlyfirstnames

B.Americanshaveonlyfamilynames

C.Americanshavebothfirstnamesandfamilynames

D.Americanshaveeitherfirstnamesorfamilynames

【答案-與解析】本文是一篇對(duì)話，是John和Kate關(guān)于人的名字的談?wù)摗?/p>

1.Do細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)原文John說的話Yes,Tvebeenaunclesinceyesterdaynoon

可知Kate是問John他的姐姐生了小孩沒有。所以正確答案為D。

2.Do細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)原文可知John的姐姐生了個(gè)男孩，取名Francis,Francis是男

孩名，而Frances是女孩名。Francis和Frances的讀音是相同的。由此可,判斷出此題正

確答案為Do

3.Co推斷題。根據(jù)原文可知John的姐姐生了個(gè)男孩，取名Franciso然后再根據(jù)

Kate問John的話可推知nephew是指一個(gè)人的sister或brother的兒子。所以答案為

Co

4.Co細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后兩句Kate和John的話Theirfamilynames?No,theirfirst

names…可知此題答案為C。

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AnotherReason

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsand

citiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthe

newsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,

wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecouldn'tworkandayoungofficer,Mr.Hunt,beganto

trainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothe

nearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworried

aboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetownand

seewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthat

momenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundthe

officerwasangry.

“Fmsorry,sir,"saidthefirstsoldier.leftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrong

withmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!ItdiedandI

hadtorunback.”

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelast

soldier'sturn.Hesaid,'Tmsorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,

“Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,Tilpunishyouatonce!”

“No,no,sir,"saidtheyoungman."Mybuswasallright,butthedeadhorseswereinits

way!”

1.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto.

A.stopthesoldiersgoingtotowns

B.stopthesoldiersmeetingtheirfriends

C.trainthenewsoldiers

D.maketheyoungmenlivequietly

2.Mr.Huntlettheninesoldiershaveaholidaybecause.

A.hewaskindtothem

B.theyfeltlonely

C.theyhadsomethingimportanttodo

D.theywerethebestofall

3.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause.

A.atrafficaccidenthadhappened

B.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiers

C.theninesoldiersdidn'tcomebackontime

D.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown

4.Theninesoldiersreturnedtothecamplatebecause.

A.somethingwaswrongwiththeirbuses

B.theirhorsesdiedonthereturnway

C.ittookthemmuchtimetorunback

D.theyallhaddrunkmuchinthetown

5.Whichanswerdoyouthinkright?

A.Tilbelieveonlythelastsoldier.

B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.

C.Tilbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.

D.Theofficerwon'tpunishhissoldiers.

【答案與解析】本文講9個(gè)士兵為自己沒有按時(shí)返回軍營(yíng)找借口開脫的故事。