英語(yǔ)2閱讀理解

第三部分閱讀理解短文理解1CAABBTherehavebeenchangesinallsortsofdifferentareasofBritishsociety.InrecentyearsintheUKwehavehadaverylargeincreaseinthenumberofcoupleswhogetdivorced.After1969andtheDivorceLawReformActwehadaveryrapidincreaseinthenumberofdivorces.Therateincreasedsteadilyandinrecentyearshasincreasedmuchmorerapidly.Buttherearealsoquitealotofpeoplewhodoactuallygetmarried.AtpresentthemarriagerateintheUKisabout70percent,whichhasgonedownsincethenumberofpeoplewhomarryhasgonedownquitealotinthelast20years,butmoresignificantlyinthelast10years.Quitehighproportionsofpeoplenowlivetogetherwithoutmarrying,and,forexample,40percentofchildrenbornintheUKareborntocoupleswhoaren'tmarriedorareborntoloneparents.Therearequitealargenumberofloneparentfamilies,90percentoftheseareheadedbyawomanratherthanaman.TheaveragefamilysizenowintheUKis1.8childrenpercouple,whichmeansthatthere'sbeenquiteadeclineinthebirthrateintheUKalongwithotherEuropeancountries.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?____C_____A.ThedecliningdivorcerateintheUK.B.TrendsinmarriageanddivorceintheUK.C.TheincreasingdivorcerateintheUK.2.Duringthelasttenyears,____A____.A.themarriageratehasgonedownmorerapidlyintheUKB.themarriageratehasgoneupalotintheUKC.40%ofchildrenwereborntounwedcouplesintheUK3.Accordingtothepassage,thecohabitationrateintheUKtendsto____A____.A.soar(急劇上升)B.notmentionedinthepassageC.staystable4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?__B__A.Themarriageratehasgonedowninrecentyears.B.Thehighestdivorceratewasaround1969.C.Themarriagerateiscurrently70percent.5.Thelastparagraphtellsus____B____.A.thebirthrateintheUKisincreasingatthemomentB.thebirthrateintheUKisdecreasingrapidlynowC.thebirthrateinotherEuropeancountrieskeepsincreasing短文理解2ACBCCPeopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’sreleaseofcompletelynewandoftenartificial(人造的)substancesintotheenvironment,orbyreleasinggreatlyincreasedamountsofanaturalsubstance(物質(zhì))，suchasoilfromoiltankersintothesea.Whateveritsunderlyingreasons,thereisnodoubtthatmuchofthepollutioncausedcouldbecontrolledifonlycompanies,individualsandgovernmentswouldmakemoreefforts.Inthehomethereisanobviousneedtocontrollitterandwaste.Foodcomeswrappedupthreeoffourtimesinpackagesthatallhavetobedisposedof;drinksareincreasinglysoldinbottlesortinswhichcan’tbereused.Thisnotonlycausesalitterproblem,butalsoisagreatwasteofresources,intermsofglass,metalandpaper.Advertisinghashelpedthisprocessbypersuadingmanyofusnotonlytobuythingsweneitherwantnorneed,butalsotothrowawaymuchofwhatwedobuy.Pollutionandwastecombinetobeaproblemeveryonecanhelptosolvebycuttingoutunnecessarybuying,excessuseandcarelessdisposal(處理)oftheproductsweuseinourdailylives.1.Themaincauseofpollutionis____A______.A.thereleaseofartificialornaturalsubstancesintotheenvironmentB.theproductionofnewindustrialgoodsC.increasedamountsofanaturalsubstance2.Muchofthepollutioncouldbecontrolledifonly_____C_____.A.farmerswoulduselessartificialfertilizersB.governmentswouldtakeeffectivemeasuresC.allsidesconcernedwouldmakemoreefforts3.Foodpackages,bottlesandtinsfordrinkscancause_____B_____.A.airandwaterpollutionB.bothalitterproblemandawasterofresourcesC.topayfortheservice4.Whichofthefollowingcannothelpsolvingtheproblemofpollution?__C__A.Cuttingoutunnecessarybuying.B.ReduceexcessuseC.Eating.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“l(fā)itter”meaninparagraph2?__C__A.Bitsofwastthings

B.seriousproblemC.industrialpollution短文理解3ACBCBAfunnythinghappenedonthewaytothecommunicationrevolution:westoppedtalkingtoeachother.

Iwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendrecently,andhismobilephonerang,interruptingourconversation.Therewewere,walkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayand–poof!–IwascutoffasifIhadbecomeabsentfromtheconversation.

Theparkwasfilledwithpeopletalkingontheircellphones.Theywerepassingpeoplewithoutlookingatthem,sayinghello,noticingtheirbabiesorstoppingtopattheirdogs.Itseemsthatthelimitlesselectronicvoiceispreferredtohumancontact.

Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplefeelabsent.RecentlyIwasinacarwiththreefriends.Thedriverhushedtherestofusbecausehecouldnothearthepersonontheotherendofhiscellphone.Therewewere,fourfriendsdrivingdownthehighway,unabletotalktoeachotherbecauseofthesmallthingdesignedtomakecommunicationeasier.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetback(退步)totheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhasaquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteverycontactbetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatic,theemotionaldistanceindexgoesup.Pumpinggasatthestation?Whysaygood-morningtotheassistantwhenyoucanswipeyoucreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktotheclerkwholivesintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanputyourcardintotheATM?

Moreandmore,Ifindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversationorbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupbecauseIdidn’treallyhavetimetotalk.Thetechnologydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.

Iownamobilephone,anATMcard,avoice-mailtelephone,andane-mailaccount.Givingthemupisn’tachoice.Theyaregreatforwhattheyareintendedtodo.It’stheirunintendedresultsthatmakemeupset.Whatgoodisallthisgee-whiztechnologyifthereisnooneintheroomtohearyoucryingout“Geewhiz”?1.Theauthor’sexperienceofwalkinginaparkwithafriendrecentlymadehimfeel______A_______.A.

unhappy

B.

funny

C.

wonderful2.Accordingtotheauthor,humancontactinaparkmeans_____C_______.A.lookingateachotherandsayinghellowhenpassingB.noticingtheirbabiesandstoppingtopattheirdogsC.bothAandB3.Accordingtotheauthor,themoreconnectedwegetincommunicationstechnology,the_____B______weare.A.moreautomatic

B.moredisconnected

C.closer4.Whataretheexamplestheauthorgivestoexplainhisideathateveryadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisasetbacktotheclosenessofhumaninteraction?__C_A.Withe-mailandinstantmessageovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.B.Withvoicemail,youcanmakeentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.C.Alloftheabove.5.Whatistheunintendedresultofcommunicationtechnology,accordingtotheauthor?___B___A.Itmakescommunicationeasierandconversationpossibleeverywhere.B.Itactuallycreatesadistancebetweenpeopleinsteadofbringingthemtogether.C.Itmakeshumancontactslimitlesswithelectronicvoiceseverywhere短文理解4CBCACSomepeoplethinktheyhaveananswertothetroublesofautomobilecrowdinganddirtyairinlargecities.Theiransweristhebicycle,or“bike”.Inagreatmanycities,hundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorkCity,somebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterForseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbikeriders.Forexample,theywantthecitytodrawbicyclelanesonsomeofthemainstreets,becausewhenbikeridershavetousethesamelanesascars,thereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterButnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea-theysayitwillslowtraffic.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetssaythatifthereislesstraffic,theywillhavelessbusiness.Andmostpeoplelivetoofarfromdowntowntotravelbybike.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.Onlyonweekends,CentralParkisclosedtocars,andtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetter1.Accordingtothepassage,bicycles______C______.A.aremoreconvenientthancarsB.aresafertraffictoolsthancarsC.arethesolutiontosomecityproblems2.Theideaofspecialbicyclelanesismostfavoredby____B_____.A.thecitygovernmentB.somebikeridersC.somestoreowners3.“Bicyclelanes”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____C_______.A.roadsforbicyclesonlyB.roadsfullofbicyclesC.specialpartsoftheroadforbicycleridersonly4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?___A___A.InNewYorkCity,manypeopleusebikesastheyhavespeciallanesB.Sometimesaccidentsmayoccurwhencarsandbikesareonthesamelanes.C.TheCentralParkisclosedtocarsonweekends.5.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______C______.A.TrafficCrowdinginNewYorkCityB.SpecialLanesforPassengersC.SolutiontoTrafficProbleminNewYork短文理解5ABBACBenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity,

-itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld.

ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity.

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon(83%and58%respectively);39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulationofLondon.Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-culturaltravellers”withoutleavingtheirhome-town.1．WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?BecausehethinksLondonis____A_____.A.

aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversityB.

evenlargerthansomecountriesintheworld

C.

notanationatall

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat____B_____.A.within10years40%LondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroupsB.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgroundsC.Londonaccommodatesabout330,000refugeesandasylumseekersfrommanyothercountries3.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup____B_____oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.A.36%

B.40%

C.39%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon___A_____.A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedculturesB.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironmentC.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures5.Thepassagemainlydealswith____C_____.A.theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondonB.thecompositionofthepopulationinLondonC.theculturaldiversityinLondon短文理解6CACDDWhowillstagethegames?PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid1,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.2Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways3.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts_____C______beforethegamesarereallyheld.A.twoyears

B.

eightyears

C.tenyears2.Beijingwasoneofthe___A____bidders

forthe2008games.A.five

B.four

C.three3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin______C_______.A.Japan

B.SouthKorea

C.AandB4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?__D__A.Theextensionoftheunderground.

B.Theimprovementoftheairport.C.Thebuildingofnewmotorways

D.Alloftheabove5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?__D__A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.C.Becausethehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.D.Alloftheabove.閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容判斷其后的句子是否正確（T）、錯(cuò)誤（F），還是文字中沒(méi)有涉及相關(guān)信息（NG）。短文理解7FFTTNGTheancientOlympicGameswerepartofareligiousfestivalinhonouroftheGreekgodZeus,thefatherofallGreekgodsandgoddesses.ThefestivalandgameswereheldinOlympia,areligioussanctuary.TheathletescametoOlympiafromallpartsoftheGreekworld,fromasfarasSpaininthewestandTurkeyintheeast.TheancientOlympicGamesbeganintheyear776BCwhenKoroibos,acookfromthecityofElis,wona200-metre-longrace.Theytookplaceforaperiodof617yearsuntilthelastgameswereheldinAD393.Intheancientgames,athletesreceivedprizesworthlargeamountsofmoney.Infacttheword“athlete”isanancientGreekword,meaning“onewhocompetesforaprize”.Althoughwomendidnotcompeteinthegames,therewasaseparatefestivalheldatthesametimeinhonourofHera,wifeofZeus.Atthisfestivalunmarriedgirlscompetedinfootraces.ThemarathonwasnotaneventoftheancientOlympicGames.ThemarathonisamoderneventthatwasfirstintroducedintheOlympicGamesin1896.ItwasnamedafteravillagecalledMarathonwherethePersiansweredefeatedbyasmallGreekarmy.ThenewsofthevictorywasbroughttoAthensbysoldier,whoranthe26milesfromthevillageofTheOlympicflagwasintroducedin1908andcarriesthesymboloffivelinkedrings.Whichrepresentthefivecontinents–Africa,America,Asia,AustralasiaandEurope.TheOlympicflamewasfirstcarriedinthe1932OlympicGamesinLosAngeles.TherewasnotorchrelayintheancientOlympicGames.ThefirsttorchrelayinthemodernOlympicGameswasstagedinBerlinin1936.1.TheancientGreeksheldthefirstOlympicGamesin617BC.F2.TheancientGreeksheldtheOlympicGamesfor393years.F3.TheydidnotallowwomentocompeteintheancientOlympicGames.T4.TheyfirstusedtheOlympicflagin1908.T5.BoththeOlympicGamesandtheMarathonRaceareverypopularforoldandyoungpeopleinmanycountriesoftheworld.NG短文理解8TTNGFFLilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheisveryproudofherpersonalappearance,soshegoestothehairdresseronceamonth.Shedoesn’tlikebeingleftonherownforverylong,soIalwaysarrangeforaneighbourtocomeandsitwithherwhenIgoout.Nowandagain,myfriendandneighbour,Joan,comestospendthedaywithher,andIcangoandhavelunchwithanotherfriend,May,wholivesintown.Ihaveabrother,Syd.Hecomestostaytwoorthreetimesayear.Heisverygoodandkeepsintouch,buthelives300milesaway.Onceayear,hecollectsmumandtakeshertostaywithhiminLondonforaweek.Shedoesn’treallylikegoingbecauseit’salongjourney,butIneedtherest.Sally,thenurse,comestoseemumregularly.Mynext-doorneighbour,Jack,oftencallsin.

IntheeveningweusuallywatchTVandwesometimesplaycards.Mumisfantasticforherage.ButIcanneverdecidetogoanywherespontaneously.Ialwayshavetoplanit,soIfeelabittrapped.Butwhatisthealternative?Anoldpeople’shome?Icouldn’tdothattomymother.1.Lilywakesbeforehermother.T2.JoansometimesspendsthedaywithLily’smother.T3.Tillyissatisfiedwithherhairdresser.NG4.Lily’sbrothercomestovisiteverythreeweeks.F5.LilyandhermotherplaycardsmorethantheywatchTV.

F短文理解1Whowillstagethegames?Dearall,Thismessageisjusttoconfirmthedetailsforthenextfewdays.Dave’spickingupthevantomorrowandwe’reloadingitathisplaceat10.00onFridaymorning.I’vebookedusallintoTheTollyforonenight.It’sahotelneartheuniversity–inWelbeckStreet.SteveandIaregettingthe4.30p.m.train.We’restoppingtocheckinatthehoteltopickupthekeysandgetchangedat6.00.Wehavetocheckoutofthehotelby9.00onSaturdaymorningbecausetheyhaveabiggroupcomingtothehotel.Sowehavetogetupearly,I’mafraid!DaveandPaul,ifyoucan’tgettothehotelbyabout7.00,let’smeetinthecafeattheuniversityat7.30.We’llsetuptheequipmentat8.00forthegigandhavearehearsal.Seeyouall,Mary1.They’llloadthevan___A____.A.afterDavehaspickeditupB.tomorrowmorningC.whenDavecomes2.They’llstayinahotelfor__B____.A.

twonightsB.

onenightC.

afewhours3.Marywillgettothehotel___C_____.A.at4.30pmB.at5pmC.before6pm4.

They’llstayatthehotelon__B______night.A.SaturdayB.FridayC.Sunday5.DaveandPaulcanmeetMaryatthehotelifthey___B___.A.arrivebefore7.30B.arrivebefore7C.getupearlyinthemorning短文理解2．Hi,Sharon,I’veonlygot10daysleftinEngland.CanyoubelieveI’vealreadybeenhereforayear?There’ssomuchtodobeforeIleave!IreallymustbuypresentsformyEnglishfriendstothankthemforalltheirhelp.IhavetomoveoutofmyroomonFridaybecauseFrancohasgotanothertenant.AtleastIdon’thavetofindsomewhereelsetolive.I’mgoingtospendafewdayswithfriends.HeislettingthewholeflatbecauseMaryismovingjustbeforehermarriage.Thetimehasgonesoquickly.IcannotbelievethatI’vebeenhereforawholeyear.AndImuststartpackingtoo–IhaveboughtalotsinceIcame,andIneedanothersuitcase.I’llgivesomethingstocharityshopsIthink.Anyway,I’mreallywritingtosaythatI’llbebackinShanghaionthe27April,anditwouldbegreattoseeyoutocatchuponallournews.I’llphoneassoonasIgetback.Howarethingswithyou?LoveXiaoyan1.

WhenwillXiaoyanleaveEngland?BAAmonthlater.B.10dayslater.

C.

Ayearlater.2.

WherewillXiaoyanliveaftermovingout?AA.Shewillstayinherfriends’place.B.ShewillbeontheplanetoShanghai.C.

Shewillhavetofindahoteltolivein.3.

WhatwillhappentoFranco’sflatwhenXiaoyanandMarymoveout?BA.

Itwillbesoldatagoodprice.B.

Itwillberentedtootherpeople.C.

ItwillbekeptforXiaoyanwhenshecomesback.4.

WhydoesXiaoyanneedanothersuitcase?AA.Shehasgotmorethingsthanshecamewith.B.

Heroldsuitcaseisbroken.C.Shehastogivethingstocharityshops.5.WhatwouldXiaoyanmostpossiblydowhensheseesherfriendSharon?BA.ToaskSharontoshowheraroundShanghai.B.

Totalkaboutwhathappenedtothemrecently.C.ToshowSharonhernewclothes.短文理解3．Mygrandfatherwasacompletelydifferentpersonbeforehehadastroke.Heworkedasachiefaccountant,andheworkedreallylonghours.Peopleusedtosaythathewasaworkaholic.Whenhecamehome,hewasalwaystiredandthisusedtomakehimirritable.Hedidn’tusetobesociableatall.Heusedtospendalotoftimealoneworkinginthegarden.Iusedtobefrightenedofhimasachild.Heusedtoshoutatusallthetime.Then,suddenlyhebecameill,andthenthedoctorstoldhimhehadtogiveupwork.Hechangedalmostovernight.Hisattitudetolotsofthingschanged.Herelaxedandspenttimewithhisgrandchildren.Whenhedied,Ithinkhewasareallyhappy,relaxedman.1.Mygrandfatherusedto____B______.

A.drinkalot

B.workveryhard

C.bethemanager2.Hewas____C______whenhecamehome.

A.verypleasant

B.excited

C.easytogetangry3.WhenIwasachild,I_____C_____.

A.likedhimverymuch

B.Ihatedhim

C.wasafraidofhim4.Doctorsaskedhimto___A___afterhehadastroke.

A.stopworking

B.changehisattitude

C.workless5.Whenhedied,he_____C_____.

A.wasfeelingworried

B.wasirritable

C.wasahappyman短文理解4.IvydaleGuesthouse****

BathTouristAssociationApprovedRonandAnnwelcomeyoutoIvydale,wheremoderncomfortsandtraditionalhospitalitymeet.·

Convenientlylocated–ashortwalkfromthecitycentre.·Well-equipped–allroomshaveanensuitebathroom,colourTVwithsatellitechannels,tea/coffee-makingfacilities,minibarandphone.·Excellentfood–weofferfullEnglishandbuffetbreakfasts.Vegetarianfoodavailableonrequest.·Peaceandquiet–Ivydaleissituatedinitsowngardens,offeringtheperfectatmosphereforbusinesstravellersandtourists.·Pleasenotethatweoperateastrictno-smokingpolicy.·Mini-breakdealsavailable.Forreservationsorabrochure,pleasecall(01225)12123551.

Theowneroftheguesthouseis/are____B____.A.Ivydale

B.RonandAnnC.Bath2.Theguesthouseis_A_thecitycenter.A.neartB.farfrom

C.in3.Guestscan____A______.A.maketeaintheirroom

B.getonlinewiththeircomputerC.smokeintheirroom4.Theguesthouseis___B_____.A.boringbutquietB.

peacefulandquietC.

noisyandbusy5.

People____C______smokeintheguesthouse.A.can

B.don’twantto

C.arenotallowedto閱讀理解1：Right/Wrong/Doesn’tsay1.MrsBlackwashavingalotoftroublewithherskin(皮膚)，soshewenttoherdoctoraboutit.Hecouldnotfindanythingwrongwithher,sohesenthertothehospitalfortests.Thehospital,ofcourse,senttheresultoftheteststoMrsBlack’sdoctor,andthenextmorninghetelephonedhertogiveheralistofthethingsthathethoughtsheshouldnoteat,becauseanyofthemmightbethecauseofherskintrouble.MrsBlackcarefullywroteallthethingsdownonapieceofpaper,whichshethenleftbesidethetelephonewhileshewentouttoaparty.Whenshecamebackhomeseveralhourslater,shefoundherhusbandwaitingforher.Hehadabasketfullofpackages（包）besidehim,andwhenhesawher,hesaid,“Hello,dear.Ihavedoneallyourshoppingforyou.”“Doneallmyshopping?”sheaskedinsurprise,“ButhowdidyouknowwhatIwant?”“Well,whenIgothome,Ifoundyourshoppinglistbesidethetelephoneandboughteverythingyouhavewrittendown.”1.MrsBlack’sdoctordidn’tknowwhatwaswrongwithherskin.AA.Right.

B.Wrong.

C.Doesn’tsay.2.ThehospitalsentMrsBlackthetestresults.BA.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn’tsay.3.MrsBlacktookthepieceofpaperwithhertotheparty.B

A.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn’tsay.4.MrBlackusuallydoestheshoppingforthefamily.CA.Right.B.Wrong.C.Doesn’tsay.5.MrBlackthoughthiswifeneededthethingswrittenonthepaper.AA.Right.

B.Wrong.C.Doesn’tsay.閱讀理解2.Thedaywaslikeanyotherdayinhislife.Tomwalkedpasttheshoponthestreetcorner.Hestoppedtolookatthefrontrowofshoes,andhefelthappytoseethatthepairofshoeshewantedverymuchwerestillthere.Lookingdown,hefeltsorryforhimself.Hereallywantedtohavethemforhisbirthday.Hesadlywalkedawayandthoughthowtotellhismotheraboutit.Heknewshewouldgivehimanythinghelikedifshecould.Buthealsoknewverywellshehadlittlemoney.Hedecidednottogohomeatonce,ashelookedworriedandhismotherwouldnoticeit.Sohewenttotheparkandsatonthegrass.Thenhesawaboyinawheelchair.Henoticedthattheboymovedthewheelwithhishands.Tomlookedathimcarefullyandwassurprisedtoseetheboyhadnofeet.Helookedathisownfeet.“It’smuchbettertobewithoutshoesthanwithoutfeet,”hethought.Therewasnoreasonforhimtofeelsosorrya