阅读理解 阅读下列短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案（本大题共15分，每小题1.5分）
Karen Finley was born in the U.S. in 1956. When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing. She graduated from a performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters. In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world.
Karen’s The Constant State of Desire was first performed at The Kitchen in New York City in 1986. In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficult experienced women have because of men. It soon because controversial(备受争议的). Many people did not feel comfortable with the performance. They thought that Karen hated men to much and was out of control. She was strongly criticized by the newspapers. But some other people thought differently and spoke for her. They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life.
Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happen every day. She believed people would understand her and learn some lessons if they could “read”her performances more carefully.According to the reading, what might “The Kitchen”be_____________?
| A．a theatre. | B．a restaurant. |
| C．a newspaper. | D．a performance. |
Why would The Constant State of Desire be controversial?
| A．It seriously criticized men. |
| B．Karen was not well prepared. |
| C．The women who performed with Karen were our of control. |
| D．Karen said something bad about newspapers during the performance. |
What did Karen Finley want to do by performing?
| A．To make more friends. | B．To become a superstar. |
| C．To show people her ideas. | D．To make money for poor women. |
It is 1965，a 1ittle boy is on the beach (海滩) with his parents. He is four years old. The boy plays near the water. He walks into the water. His parents aren’t watching him．
The water is over the boy’s head! A woman sees the boy. She picks up the boy and carries him to his parents. The woman’s name is Mrs Blaise．
It is 1975,ten years 1ater.The boy is on the same beach. He is 14 years old now. He is big and strong. He is a good swimmer. A man is in the water. The man can’t swim. ‘Help! Help!’ the man cries．
The boy runs into the water. He swims to the man and pulls the man to the beach. ‘Thank you. Thank you.’ says the man. Who is the man? His name is Mr Blaise. He is Mrs Blaise’s husband．The boy was born in .
| A．1965 | B．1961 | C．1969 | D．1975 |
Where is the boy when Mrs Blaise sees him?
| A．He is in a park． | B．He is near his home． |
| C．He is with his parents． | D．He is in the water． |
The underlined phrase‘picks up’means‘ ’.
| A．拾起 | B．拣起 | C．救起 | D．接送 |
What can the boy do when he is 14 years old?
| A．He can swim． | B．He can run． |
| C．He can pull． | D．He can play near the water． |
Which is NOT right?
| A．The boy is very strong． |
| B．The boy saves Mr Blaise． |
| C．The man is Mrs Blaise’s husband． |
| D．The boy’s parents don’t want to save Mr Blaise． |
If you want to know some information about outer space (外太空)，you can go to.
| A．the XuanWu Lake |
| B．the Zijin Mountain Observatory |
| C．the Hongshan Forest Zoo |
| D．A and B |
If your parents and you go to the Xuanwu Lake，you should spendyuan on tickets (票)．
| A．50 | B．60 | C．70 | D．80 |
You can go to the Zijing Mountain Observatory at.
| A．5.00 a.m． | B．6.00 p.m. | C．1.00p.m. | D．7.30 a.m. |
Jack wants to see the panda, he can go to.
| A．the Hongshan Forest Zoo | B．the Xuanwu Lake |
| C．the Zijin Mountain Observatory | D．A，B and C |
It's fine today. Jack and his friends want to go boating．You can go tolook for them．
| A．the Zijin Mountain Observatory | B．the Xuanwu Lake |
| C．the Hongshan Forest Zoo | D．A and C |
It's Jim's birthday today. He is five years old. He gets many nice birthday presents from his family and one of them is a big drum (鼓).
" Who gives him the drum?" his father asks.
" His grandfather does." answers Jim's mother.
Jim likes his drum very much. He makes a noise(噪音) with it, but his mother doesn't say anything about it. His father is not at home. He is working in a school. So he doesn't hear(听见) the noise.
But one of the neighbours doesn't like the noise at all. So one morning she takes a knife and goes into Jim's room. Jim is making a noise with the drum. She says to him, "Hello, Jim, Do you know there is something nice in your drum? Here is a knife. Open the drum and let's find it." Jim'sgives Jim the drum.
| A．grandfather | B． father | C．mother | D．neighbour |
Jim's father is
| A．a worker | B．a teacher | C．a cleaner | D．a shopkeeper |
The neighbour hates.
| A．Jim's presents | B．the drum | C．the knife | D．the noise |
The neighbour tells Jim .
| A．to put the drum away (收拾) | B．to look after the drum |
| C．to open the drum with the knife | D．to make a noise with the drum |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Jim's grandfather makes the drum. |
| B．Something is wrong with Jim's father's ears. |
| C．There is a nice present in the drum. |
| D．Jim's mother doesn't stop (阻止) the noise. |
Some people like to get up early, but some do not. In fact, it is really good for us to get up early every day. Maybe those who don't like getting up early will not believe this, but it is true. Scientists made a survey in about one thousand people, and then they found that early rising(早起) people had less disease(疾病) than late rising people, and early rising people also look healthier than late rising people, and so on.
So we may know early rising is helpful in more than one way. First, it helps to keep us healthy. We all need fresh(新鲜的) air. But air is never so fresh as early in the morning. Besides, it is useful to do morning exercises.
Secondly, early rising helps us in our studies. In the morning we learn more quickly and find it easier to understand what we learn.
Thirdly, early rising can give us a plan of our work for the day. We cannot work well without a good plan.
Fourthly; early rising gives us enough time to get ready for our work, such as to wash our hands and faces and eat our breakfast.
Late risers may find it difficult to form the habit(养成习惯) of early rising. They have to make an effort(努力) to do so. As the English proverb says, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy(富裕的) and wise. "Early rising people are than late rising people.
| A．fatter | B．thinner | C．healthier | D．Cleverer |
Air is the freshest according to the passage.
| A．in the morning | B．in the afternoon |
| C．in the evening | D．all the day |
Which of the following is the result of early rising?
| A．People can get ready for their work. |
| B．People can get fresh air. |
| C．People can learn things more quickly and better. |
| D．All of the above. |
If a man always likes to get up late, it's for him to form the habit of getting up early.
| A．easy | B．difficult | C．happy | D．sad |
As the English proverb says, can make us healthy, wealthy and wise.
| A．getting up early | B．going to bed early |
| C．getting up late | D．both A and B |
Today more and more cars go into families. Which car is the best for people? Different people have different ideas.
Some people like the bright colour car made in China. It's really a good choice(选择). The bright colour car made in China is cheap, nice and safe. This kind of cars is suit for(适合于) the general income (收入一般的) family.
Some people love famous foreign cars like Japanese cars, American cars and German cars. They're good but too expensive. But most people think famous foreign cars of better quality are better in safety. These are suit for the high income family or for business.
Some people like sports cars, because they're fast and exciting. Some sports cars are very nice but very expensive. Only rich people can afford them.
Some people like travelling, so they need a travel car. Travel cars are comfortable. But they use much oil(油).
What's the best car for us? Maybe it's a new and popular topic in life.What does the writer think of the bright colour car made in China?
| A．It's nice but expensive. | B．It's good but too expensive. |
| C．It's cheap, nice and safe. | D．It's comfortable. |
To the writer, the famous foreign car is suit for _________.
| A．the high income family | B．the general income family |
| C．people like traveling | D．people like sports |
Some people like sports cars because they're _________.
| A．cheap and nice | B．comfortable and save oil |
| C．good but too expensive | D．fast and exciting |
Which is NOT true about cars?
| A．Cars made in China are cheap. |
| B．famous foreign cars are too expensive. |
| C．Sports cars are also cheap. |
| D．Travel cars are comfortable. |
The passage tells us _________.
| A．some expensive cars | B．famous foreign cars |
| C．some cars made in China | D．different cars |