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(51)Sons HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Years Day. Mr. Lang didnt go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didnt think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there werent any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _. A. he was a driverB. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _. A. she couldnt find any workB. she thought her husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldnt stop her husband gambling3. _, so he was put into lockup. A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didnt help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wasnt polite to the police4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _. A. he didnt love her any longerB. he wouldnt stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right? A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.【答案与解析】本文讲一个赌棍想要赌钱，因此叫他的儿子把风，可他的儿子却把警察找来的故事。1. C。细节题。根据第1段第2句话 As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much 可知答案为 C。2. B。推断题。根据第1段第3句话 His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home 可知答案为 B。3. A。推断题。根据 His wife told him not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police 可知答案为 A。4. A。细节题。根据 he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him可知答案为 A。5. B。语义理解题。根据最后一句话 I saw there werent any policeman outside, daddy, so I went to the crossing and asked some to come 可知答案为 B。(52)136 Crestview CircleDover, ConnecticutJanuary 16, 1995Ganders Furniture StoreStamford, Connecticut, 09876Dear Sir, I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it. I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned. Yours trulyAlberts Robbins1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _ for the table and the four chairs. A. $ 65.50 B. $ 68.00 C. $ 2.50 D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store? A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again. B. He didnt want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned. C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it. D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture. 3. Try to guess the mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry. B. He was disappointedC. He was anxious. D. He was friendly. 【答案与解析】 这是一封信，作者写这封信的目的是想向收信人说明他不准备付这套桌椅的费用，因为这套桌椅刚送到他家的当天晚上就坏了。1. D。细节题。根据正文第1段第1、2句 which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill 可知答案为D。2. B。细节题。根据正文最后一段第2句 I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned 可知答案为 B。3. A。判断题。根据正文第1段 That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chairs, and that broke too 可知答案为 A。 (53) Kate: Has your sisters baby arrived yet? John: Yes, Ive been an uncle since yesterday noon. Kate: Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl? John: An eight-pound boy. They named him Francis. Thats spelled with an “i” before the “s”, you know. Kate: Thats right. Frances with an “e” is a girls name. But they are both pronounced the same. Why did they name your nephew Francis? John: I dont know. They considered a lot of other names, like Richard, Edward, Philip, David, and several others. Kate: What if the baby had been a girl? Didnt they have any girls names in mind? John: They couldnt agree on any. Whenever he suggested a girls name, she said, “I hate that name!” Some people have very strong feelings about names. Kate: I think most people do. Sometimes I decided not to like someone I havent even met, just because I dont like his name. John: That reminds me of something I read a few days ago. Somebody had found out that school children with certain names get low marks in school just because of their names. Kate: Their family names? John: No, their first names. Thats what the article said. 1. The first sentence “Has your sisters baby arrived yet?” means _. A. Has your sisters baby come here yet? B. Has your sisters baby reached your home yet? C. Has your sisters baby been sent to you yet? D. Has your sister given birth to that baby yet? 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage? A. Francis is boys name. B. Frances is a girls name. C. Francis and Frances have the same pronunciation. D. There is no difference between Francis and Frances. 3. According to the passage, we can infer that a nephew is _. A. a baby boy B. a baby girl C. the son of ones brothers or sistersD. the daughter of ones brothers or sisters. 4. Reading the passage, we can know _. A. Americans have only first namesB. Americans have only family namesC. Americans have both first names and family namesD. Americans have either first names or family names【答案与解析】本文是一篇对话，是 John 和 Kate 关于人的名字的谈论。1. D。细节判断题。根据原文 John 说的话 Yes, Ive been a uncle since yesterday noon可知 Kate 是问 John 他的姐姐生了小孩没有。所以正确答案为 D。2. D。细节题。根据原文可知 John 的姐姐生了个男孩，取名 Francis，Francis 是男孩名，而 Frances 是女孩名。Francis 和 Frances 的读音是相同的。由此可判断出此题正确答案为 D。3. C。推断题。根据原文可知 John 的姐姐生了个男孩，取名 Francis。然后再根据Kate 问 John 的话可推知 nephew 是指一个人的 sister 或 brother 的儿子。所以答案为 C。4. C。细节题。根据最后两句 Kate 和 John 的话 Their family names? No, their first names可知此题答案为 C。 (54)Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldnt work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.“Im sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldiers turn. He said, “Im sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, Ill punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _. A. stop the soldiers going to townsB. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _. A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _. A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers didnt come back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _. A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town5. Which answer do you think right? A. Ill believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. Ill believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer wont punish his soldiers.【答案与解析】本文讲9个士兵为自己没有按时返回军营找借口开脱的故事。1. C。细节题。根据第1段第2句和第3句 It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers 可知答案为 C。2. A。推断题。根据第2段第3句 He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday 可知答案为 A。3. B。推断题。根据 Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men 可知答案为 B。4. D。细节题。根据 It seemed they were all drunk 可知答案为 D。5. C。推断题。那9个士兵在为自己的晚归找借口，他们是在说谎，因此应该选择C。 (55)I Dont Think I Wrote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didnt receive any answers.Now he works in a factory. Hes busy at work. When hes free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didnt eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.“Thats easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.“I dont think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”1. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _. A. he likes readingB. he learned much at schoolC. he wanted to be a writerD. he wanted to help others2. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _. A. and he got a lot of money B. and he became a famous manC. and he was respected D. but he failed3. As _, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter. A. he was a writerB. he was freeC. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)D. he wanted to make his daughter happy4. Lao Yang hoped _. A. his article could surprise the teacherB. his article could be chosenC. the children could like his articleD. everyone could soon know him5. Lao Yangs solicit article digressed from the subject _. A. because he couldnt write it at allB. because he didnt know his father wellC. because it was too bad to be chosenD. just because he described his father【答案与解析】Lao Yang 是个文学爱好者，但没能实现他的作家梦，他帮他的女儿写 my father，本来他应该描写他自己的，但他却写成了他的父亲。1. C。细节题。根据 he thought the writers were respected and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didnt receive any answers 可知答案为 C。2. D。细节题。根据 He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments but didnt receive any answers 可知答案为D。3. C。推断题。Lao Yang 很早就喜欢写作，多次投稿却没有回音，于是他认为帮他女儿写作文是个很好的实现理想的机会，因此选 C。 4. B。细节题。根据第4段最后一句 he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post the editorial department 可知答案为 B。5. D。细节题。文章中说 I described just my father，但根据老师的要求他应该描写他自己。因此应该选择 D。 (56)Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.1. People learn English _.A. at school B. over the radio C. on TV D. not all in the same way2. Different kinds of people want to learn English _.A. together with other subjects B. for different reasonsC. for their work D. for higher studies at colleges3. From this passage we know that _.A. we can learn English easilyB. English is very difficult to learnC. English is learned by most people in the worldD. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn4. Which of the following is right?A. We dont need to learn any foreign languages.B. We can do well in all our work without English.C. English is the most important subject in schools.D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.【答案与解析】这篇文章探究了学习英语热潮的现象和发生这种现象的原因。1. D。由第1段我们可以知道学习英语的形式可以overtheradio, onTV, orinfilm等不同的方式。2. B。根据第2段人们学习英语的原因有requiredforstudy, usefulfortheirwork, for highstudies 等几种。由此可推知人们学习英语的原因是不同的。3. D。由于人们学习英语的各种原因可以发现英语是非常有用的。但从small children到adults(成年人)都用各种形式去学，说明英语必须靠人的努力才能学好。4. D。由于文章中说很多国家都学习英语，那么如果不学习英语就不能融入现代社会。所以学习英语的目的是weneedtofacetheworld(我们需要面对这个世界)。(57)Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures(压力) from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted(有天赋的) enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they dont want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts.It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents serif their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家) now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.1. “Dropouts” are those who _.A. make troubles in and out of schoolsB. go about or stay home instead of being at schoolC. try hard but always fails in the examsD. lose hope and give up some of their subjects2. According to the passage, its necessary to teach students _.A. how to study wellB. how to get on with othersC. to show love and care for othersD. All above3. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. The Trouble in Japanese SchoolsB. The Problems of Japanese StudentsC. Education in JapanD. The Pressures on the Students in Japan 【答案与解析】这是一篇关于日本学生所受到的沉重的压力的文章。家长的过高期望，日本学校严格的制度都使得一些学生丧失了上学的兴趣，甚至不懂得如何和他人相处。1. B。词义锖测题。根据 Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they dont want to go to school any longer(这样的学生觉得他们被所有认识的人讨厌，他们不想再去学校)可推知答案为 B。2. D。细节题。由第2段的最后一句我们知道：They only help the students to pass the exam，所以 teach students how to study well 是必要的，而第3段最后一句也说 no one taug