英語閱讀理解100篇

英語閱讀理解100篇英語閱讀理解100篇英語閱讀理解100篇資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月英語閱讀理解100篇版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：閱讀理解100篇O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.

1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?

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

d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.

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）

Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondon’sbigmedicalschools,HehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton(人體骨骼)tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase(箱子).Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.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）

OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.”

RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.

Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.

RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations(目的地)wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.

1.Thebestheadline(標(biāo)題)forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.

A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi’an

C.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAims

2.ThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause.

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—minded4、（1分）

Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.

Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme￡5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.”

MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!”“Well,”answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?”

1.HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?

A.Hewentuptoworkbytrain.

B.Hewalkedtohisoffice.

C.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.

D.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.

2.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause________.

A.hecouldn’taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoney

C.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway

3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto_______

A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccess

C.makehimrichD.gainmoremoney

4.OnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and_______

A.wantedtoreturnMr.Greythemoney

B.againaskedMr.Greyformoney

C.wouldliketomakefriendswithhim

D.toldMr.Greythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethen

5.Inthesecondparagraph,“…takeachance”means______.

A.Mr.Grayhappenedtomeetastranger

B.Mr.Greyhadachancetohelpastranger

C.Mr.Greyhelpedastrangerbychance

D.Mr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim5、（1分）

Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.

Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.

Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls(旋轉(zhuǎn))around.

Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace

Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape(逃出)theearth’sgravityandcarryyouintospace.

1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity”means.

A.thepullofeverything.

B.theforceofattraction(吸引)amongobjects.

C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth

D.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.

2.Whenyouslip(滑)youalwaysfalltothegroundbecause

A.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravity

C.theearth’sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.

3.Gravityisstrongthat

A.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.

C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.

4.Becauseofgravity,

A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.

C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.

5.Wecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecause

A.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan’tpullthespaceship.

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.6、（1分）

Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(參議員)Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”

“Why,no,”sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“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.astupidfellowC.animpolitemanD.ashyman

4.Thewomanwas_______.

A.kind-hearted

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends’powerfulpositions

D.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer

5.Thepoliceman_______.

A.hadnosenseofhumor(幽默)B.hadssenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless7、（1分）

ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(錄取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科醫(yī)師),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

1.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

2.Whatmainobstacle(障礙)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.

3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?

A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,

exceptthatshe______.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_______.

A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity8、（1分）

Intoday’sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace----andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn’ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic(大蒜),theItaliansalleatspaghetti(細(xì)條實(shí)心面).andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite(明確的)ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes(陳規(guī)老套).Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday

Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions(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.arealmostthesame

5.Wedon’thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople_______.

A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammes

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorldC.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld9、（1分）

Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones(?？?areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.”Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells(細(xì)胞)lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.

1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey______.

A.loseweightB.liveinthedarkness

C.areundergoodconditionsD.don’teatandarekeptinthedark

2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals________.

A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.

B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans______.

A.growingoldB.theageofapersonC.gettingyoungerD.un-growing

5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones10、（1分）

NowI’dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays(文章).You’llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive(全面的),whichmeansyou’llberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject(項(xiàng)目)willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I’llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI’llseeyouonTuesday.

1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFriday

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),Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn’tbreathe.Workinginabakery(面包房)whenyouareallergicto(對…過敏)flourcanbepainful.

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes(配方).changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)粉),wasbakedinabrickoven(烘爐).

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.

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.unhealthy12、（1分）

Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry(=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.Then

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism(散光).This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts(白內(nèi)障).Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle(角度).Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.

A.onlywhenwecanseewellB.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(dú)特地)tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeentaughtcomplete,quickobedience(服從).Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,theirfathershouted.“Falldownonyourfaces!”Theydid,andtheterribleprairie(草原)firesweptoverthemandtheyweren’thurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.Onesavedhis,andthemiceateit;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.invented14、（1分）

Themostimportantuseofdrifting(漂流)bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream(墨西哥灣流)mightexplainthisdifference.

FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.Theyusedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed(密封的)bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.

1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?

A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.

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.WhatdidFranklindo