高中英語限時閱讀理解100篇

一、閱讀理解

1、（1分）5分鐘完成

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.Hisreal

namewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasbominNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoung

boyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedto

teachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.

HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,

andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.

Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.During

thethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,

hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthe

lifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,they

wouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader'ssurprise.

1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.

d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowrite

stories.

A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.

2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry'sstoriesbecause

A.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstand

C.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity

3.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.

A.peoplethoughthehadstolenmoneyfromthenewspaper

B.hebrokethelawbynotusinghisownname

C.hewantedtowritestoriesaboutprisoners

D.peoplethoughthehadtakenmoneythatwasnothis

4.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?

A.Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.

C.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.

5.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?

A.Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.

C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.

2、（1分）5分鐘完成

Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.He

isateacheratoneofLondon'sbigmedicalschools,Hehadfinishedhisteachingfor

thesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadput

Rupert,theskeleton（人體骨骼）tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase

（箱子）.Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuya

newspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.

HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

1.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert'steacher.B.Theneighbour'steacher.

C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher'sneighbour.

2.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.

D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.

3.Whathappenedattheairport?

A.Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher'sfeelingabouttheincident?

A.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

5.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.

3、（1分）5分鐘完成

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyes

enteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi'anwithhisbicycle.Thehotel

workersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycle

inthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.^^

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi'anonhisbicycletripacrossAsia

whichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisitthe

SilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi'anandhisearly

dreamswerecomingtrue.

RobertFriedlanderJsnextdestinations（目的地）wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,

Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.

1.Thebestheadline（標題）forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.

A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi'an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotel

because.A.heaskedtoseethemanager

B.heenteredthehallwithabike

C.themanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeignguests

D.themanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim

3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder,.

A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistan

C.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndia

4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?

A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi'an.

C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.

5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.

A.cleverB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.strong—minded

4、（1分）5分鐘完成

Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,

andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessit

wasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimand

saidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondon

withoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendme

somemoney,andyoulentme￡5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachance

soastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”

MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goon

withyourstory!”"Well,“answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakea

chance?”

1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain

B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweather

wasfine.

2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause.

A.hecouldn'taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoney

C.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway

3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto

A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccess

C.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney

4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and

A.wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyB.againaskedMr.Greyformoney

C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim

D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

5.Inthesecondparagraph,..takeachance^^means.

A.Mr.Grayhappenedtomeetastranger

B.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger

C.Mr.Greyhelpedastrangerbychance

D.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhich

helenthim

5、（1分）5分鐘完成

Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetoffthe

ground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepullofthe

earthiscalledgravity.

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwill

knowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,it

fallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls（旋轉）

around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucando

it,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcan

escape（逃出）theearth'sgravityandcan*yyouintospace.

1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity“means.

A.thepullofeverything.

B.theforceofattraction（吸弓I）amongobjects.

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.

2.Whenyouslip（滑）youalwaysfalltothegroundbecause

A.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravity

C.theearth'sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.

3.Gravityisstrongthat

A.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlyseven

feet.

C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.

4.Becauseofgravity,

A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.

C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.

5.Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause

A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan'tpullthespaceship.

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthan

otherthings.

6、（1分）5分鐘完成

Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassoon

caughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,

thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,''Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,I

thinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.'The

officerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting."Iamalsoafriendofchiefofpolice

Barens,^continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekepton

writing.''Youngmanjshepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator（參議

員）Patton."Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,

doyouknowBillBronson.v

“Why,no/sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,,9hesaid,headingbacktohis

motorcycle,"IanBillBronson.^^

1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause

A.itwasanexpensivecar

B.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause.

A.thepolicemandidn'tknowherfriends

B.thepolicemandidn'tacceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

D.shedidn'tknowthepoliceman'sname

3.Thepolicemanwas.

A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellow

C.animpolitemanD.ashyman

4.Thewomanwas.

A.kind-hearted

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends9powerful

positions

D.introducinghergoodfriends9namestotheyoungofficer

5.Thepoliceman.

A.hadnosenseofhumor（幽默）B.hadssenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless

7、（1分）5分鐘完成

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCity

whenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.

Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.After

writingmanylettersaskingforadmission（錄?。﹖omedicalschools,shewasfinally

acceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschool

andgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool,shedecidedtofurtherher

educationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon（夕卜不|■醫(yī)師）,butaseriouseyeproblem

forcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherown

practicebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,

alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstfbr

womenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherown

hospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

1.Whycouldn'tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn'tgetadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

2.Whatmainobstacle（障礙）almostdestroyedElizabethyschancesforbecomingfor

adoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.

B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn'tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.Shecouldn'tsetupherhospital.

3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandthe

openingofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.

Thirty-sixyears

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts“inthelifeofElizabeth

Blacekwell,

exceptthatshe.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

5.ElizabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin.

A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity

8、（1分）

Intoday'sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace——andtosome

people,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidays

abroad,Peoplewhodidn'ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayand

different.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic（大蒜），theItaliansall

eatspaghetti（細條實心面）.andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite（明

確的）ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes（陳規(guī)老套）.Butdowehave

thesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTV

programmes,andideastravelquicklytoo.Nowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicand

spaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic,wearsthesame

fashions（流行式樣）,buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!

1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.

A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmore

C.smallerandlessD.biggerandless

2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.

A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew

3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas.

A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesame

C.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame

4.Nowadays,people'sideasofothernationalities.

A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmost

thesame

5.Wedon'thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople.

A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammes

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTV

programmes

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorld

C.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld

9、（1分）

Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomes

asasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones（海

葵）areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowingany

signsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.vIfkept

inthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasa

ballofcells（細胞）lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergood

conditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecould

probablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.

1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey.

A.loseweightB.liveinthedarkness

C.areundergoodconditionsD.don'teatandarekeptinthedark

2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals.

A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytime

theywant

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainand

again.

B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans.

A.growingoldB.theageofaperson

C.gettingyoungerD.un-growing

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones

10、（1分）

Nowrdliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.Theexamwillbeheldnext

Thursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincase

yourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---

choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays（文章）.You'11havetoanswerthree

ofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive（全面的），whichmeans

you'11beresponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,I

wouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclass

notes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.The

researchproject（項目）willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I'

11beinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,please

dropin.GoodlucktoyouandI'llseeyouonTuesday.

1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.Ona

Friday

2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?

A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.

D.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.

3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?

A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.

B.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.

D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.

4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans

A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedly

C.comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross

5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?

A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.Duringmidtermweek

C.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek

11、（1分）

WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable（痛苦的），Eachtimehe

wenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldnJtbreathe.Workinginabakery（面包房）

whenyouareallergicto（對…過敏）flourcanbepainful.

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasa

businessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblems

becametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes（酉己

方）.changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworkthere

withouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour（標準粉），wasbaked

inabrickoven（烘爐）.

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorfor

fifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.

ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestin

theUnitedStates.

1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBaker

C.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercomeAllergy

2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.

A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn'tlikethejob

C.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisowncompany

3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.

A.hefoundedArnoldBakery

B.hetriedanewmethodofbaking

C.hehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproduction

D.hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Arnold'sbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.

B.Arnold'sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.

C.Arnold'sbreadwassoldatalowprice.

D.Arnold'sbreadwasofpoorquality.

5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.

A.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.unhealthy

12、（1分）

Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwe

cannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,

Everythingelseseemsblurry（=unclear）.Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchas

writing,readingandsewingbecomenear-sighted.Then

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycansee

thingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholdit

atarm'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.

Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism（散光）.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.

SomepeopleJseyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts（白內障）.Longagothese

peopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataracts

andremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthings

fromaslightlydifferentangle（角度）.Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectour

ofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindthe

object'srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.The

differencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayan

objectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwo

eyes.

1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.

A.onlywhenwecanseewell

B.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly

C.evenifwecanseewell

D.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare

2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct（模糊不清）,oneisprobably.

A.near-sightedB.far-sighted

C.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts

3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.experienceB.imagine

C.feelpainD.areaffectedwith

4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.

A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfaraway

C.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances

5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.

A.oneeyebiggerthantheother

B.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation

D.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses

13、（1分）

Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,andshehadasetofpriceless,

individually（獨特地）tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherday

broughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeentaught

complete,quickobedience（月艮從）.Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,

theirfathershouted."Falldownonyourfaces!”Theydid,andtheterribleprairie（草

原）firesweptoverthemandtheywerenJthurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboys

atschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.Onesavedhis,andthemice

ateit;oneateallofhis,andhegotsick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?

—Why,ofcourse,theonewhosharedhiscakewithhisfriends.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.

B.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.

C.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma'swonderfulstories.

D.Thegrandma'sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgoodmanners.

2.Whichofthefollowingdetailssupportsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thechildrenweresavedfromthefirebecausetheyfolloweddirections.

B.Grandmatoldastoryofthreeboysatschool.

C.Eachofthethreeboysgotacakesentfromhome.

D.Thebigprairiefiresoonspreadovertothevillage.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthorwassavedfromthefire.

B.Theauthorwasbroughtupfromhisgrandmother.

C.Grandmawasgoodattellingchildrenstories.

D.Grandmatoldstoriestochildrenjustforfun.

4.Allofthefollowingwerenotpraisedbytheauthorexcept.

A.theboywhosharedhiscakewithothers

B.theboywhoateupallhiscakebyhimself

C.theboywhokeptthecakeforthefuture

D.theboyswhodidn'tobeytheirparents

5.Accordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans

A.measuredB.speciallypreparedC.cutD.

invented

14、（1分）

Themostimportantuseofdrifting（漂流）bottlesistofindoceancurrents.When

thepositionanddirectionofcun*entsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovement

ofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.

BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.He

wonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneeded

inordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream（墨西哥灣流）

mightexplainthisdifference.

FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.Hefoundthattheykneweachturnof

theGulfStream.Theyusedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththe

captains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhecheckedhismapby

usingsealed（密封的）bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlya

fewchanges,today.

1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?

A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirection

ofacurrent.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessage

acrosstheocean.

2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?

A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

3.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?

A.AmapoftheGulfStream.B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.

C.Amapofoceancurrents.D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.

4.WhatdidFranklindoin