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阅读下列短文,从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。(共20小题,每小题1.5分)
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It was a sunny night. Jim was having a drink with his friend. He drank too much, and he had to leave at half past eight because he had a ticket for a music festival, which would start at nine o’clock.
It was half past an hour’s walk from the pub to the theatre. Jim knew a shortcut that would only take ten minutes, but it meant crossing rails(铁轨), and was dangerous. He took the shorter way, however, and when he reached the rails, he tripped(绊倒) and fell over. Then he fell asleep with his face down. After a while, a train came. When the driver saw a body lying on the track, he tried hard to stop the train. When it finally stopped, it was several meters before the body. The driver quickly got off and checked. Luckily, he found the man was still alive, but sleeping. Though the driver tried hard to wake him, Jim just kept sleeping. The driver took Jim to the hospital, where he woke up at last.
When Jim was told what had happened, he decided to give up drinking. “I’m so lucky that I have a chance to turn my life around,’ he said.
Where did Jim and his friends have a drink?
A.In a hospital. | B.In a pub. |
C.At a theatre. | D.In a hotel. |
Jim wanted to _________ after drinking with his friends.
A.go to bed | B.see a movie |
C.go to the hospital | D.take part in a musical festival |
The underlined word “shortcut” means__________.
A.a special car to go somewhere |
B.a subway to go somewhere |
C.a quicker way of getting somewhere |
D.a longer way of getting somewhere |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Jim was dead when the train passed him. |
B.The train driver didn’t see anything special when the train passed Jim. |
C.The train stopped before reaching Jim. |
D.The train driver successfully woke Jim up. |
What did Jim learn from the experience?
A.Not to take shortcuts. |
B.Not to go out late at night. |
C.To pay attention while crossing rails. |
D.To stop drinking. |
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly? Or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
If you do, you need to control(控制) your feelings and stop getting angry so easily. Getting angry easily can make you lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, wrote My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells teens how to stay cool when bad things happen to them. The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can not make them better. “Getting angry is not a natural way to act”, the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking. The book says you can control your anger easily, and all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
When a baby falls over, it cries only when people are watching it. Like a baby, you can only get angry if you are sure it is the right thing to do.
The book gives many suggestions to help you if you get angry easily. Here are the top three.
①Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
②Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
③Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh!The writer wants to tell us ____.
A.not to get angry easily | B.to work hard at school |
C.to do more exercises | D.to help each other |
The writer thinks that if you get angry easily you will ____.
A.get ill very easily | B.lose your friends |
C.put on weight easily | D.eat less |
My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals is a ____.
A.story | B.book | C.picture | D.film |
My Feelings are Just Like Wild Animals mainly tells us ____.
A.what to read | B.how to read |
C.how to stay cool | D.how to learn English well |
In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “it” refers to(指的是)____.
A.the book | B.anger | C.habit | D.the baby |
Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk (母乳) in banks.
There are ten breast milk banks across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies.
Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron says, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity (免疫力). It’s very important for the health of the newborn.”
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She breastfed both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this. Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies.
Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.According to the passage, which thing can also be stored in banks except money, jewels and important documents?
A.Notes. | B.Diamonds. |
C.Valuable papers. | D.Breast milk. |
From the text we learn .
A.Lucy Baur wanted to donate her milk to the donor station near her home |
B.the milk is frozen and sent to the milk station after killing bacteria |
C.the milk bank transports the milk to babies’ home to feed them |
D.James Cameron is a doctor who feeds the babies on the milk in the milk station |
The breast milk is important for newborns because .
A.only it can stop babies from developing diseases |
B.it contains rich nutrients (营养) babies need |
C.it is the only food suitable for babies |
D.it benefits babies as the best medicine |
Who is allowed to donate her extra milk of the following women?
A.A heavy smoker. | B.A heavy drinker. |
C.A fruit lover. | D.A drug user. |
The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to .
A.store extra fresh milk for some school children |
B.provide milk to the children who go hungry |
C.help other mothers donate milk to their own babies |
D.offer breast milk to early born and unhealthy babies |
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “You’re all going.”
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and created a bestseller based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003, Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.Without Mr. Clark, the writer _________.
A.might have put into prison | B.might not have won the prize |
C.might have joined a women’s club | D.might not have moved to Atlanta |
The Essential 55 is ___________.
A.a show | B.a speech |
C.a classroom rule | D.a bestseller |
How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr. Clark?
A.None | B.Three |
C.Fifty-five | D.All |
In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ___________.
A.Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling |
B.Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs |
C.a good teacher can raise his or her students’ score |
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students |
What is the writer’s attitude towards Mr. Clark?
A.He speaks highly of Mr. Clark. |
B.He looks down upon Mr. Clark. |
C.He doesn‘t show his attitude towards Mr. Clark. |
D.He takes a neutral (中立的)attitude towards Mr. Clark. |
There would be a school party on Friday evening. The girls were talking about what they were going to wear.
“I’m going to wear a black dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Emily. “How about you, Linda?”
“I’m not sure. Maybe jeans, an old shirt, and a hat. People will notice me more than you!” Linda said.
“But what are the boys going to do in the party?” asked Jane. “Do you remember the last school party, last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learnt how to dance this summer. Maybe it’ll be better this time,” said Mary.
The party was held on Friday evening,groups of students arrived.The music began.The girls stood in a line on the side,and the boys on another side.Mr Green,their teacher,tired to get them together,but failed,After a while, “I don’t want to stand here the whole time.The party is only for two hours,It’ll be over soon.” He started to dance.All the others watched him.Then David asked Emily if she wanted to dance.The Jack and Linda. Then,all began to dance.Soon there were more dancers than watchers.How long would the party last?
A.On Friday evening | B.For one hour |
C.For two hours | D.for three hours |
What kind of clothes was Emily going to wear?
A. black dress. | B.Jeans. |
C.An old shirt. | D.Jeans, and old shirt and a hat. |
How did Emily and Linda dance in the school last year?
A.They danced by themselves. | B.They didn’t dance. |
C.They danced with their teachers | D.They danced with the boys. |
How did the boys spend the summer holiday according to the passage?
A.They watched TV. | B.They went swimming |
C.They learned to dance. | D.They went climbing |
Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A.There would be a school party on Friday evening. |
B.The boys and the girls stood together and watched their teacher dance. |
C.Their teacher asked them to dance together. |
D.Jack and Linda danced together. |
Donald was not very good at math. He couldn’t understand the teacher’s explanations. Even when the teacher explained something a second time, Donald Still couldn’t understand it.
“Never mind.” Donald told himse1f, “I’m quite good at other subjects. I’ll cheat in the math exam to get a good grade, then I won’t be in trouble. ”
“I’ll sit next to the boy who does best in math,” he thought, “and copy down this answers.”
The day of the exam came, and Donald sat next to Tommy, who was always at the top of the class in math. Donald carefully copied Tommy’s answers onto his own exam paper. At the end the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded them in time.
Then she said, “well, boys and girls, I’ve decided to give a prize to the student who got the highest grade. It’s difficult for me to decide who I’ll give the prize to one of them.”
The students were surprised when they heard this. They said, “That’s not fair. They got the same grade.”
“That’s true.” the teacher said, “However, Tommy’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’ while Dona1d’s was ‘Neither do I ’ .” Donald wanted to cheat because .
A. he didn’t do well in any subjects
B. his teacher didn’t explain things well
C. he wanted to get a good grade in math
D he was good at math Donald during the exam.
A.sat behind Tommy | B.copied from Tommy |
C.asked the teacher for help | D.didn’t copy others |
The students were surprised because.
A.they thought the teacher unfair | B.Donald did as well as Tommy |
C.the teacher would give them a prize | D.Donald did better than Tommy |
The teacher decided to give the prize to .
A.Tommy | B.Donald |
C.both Tommy and Donald | D.either Donald or Tommy |
We can infer〈推断).
A.Donald may study hard at math |
B.the teacher may criticize(批评) Donald |
C.Tommy may share the prize with other students |
D.Tommy may not study hard |