新课标高一英语阅读理解寒假精选专练（三）

Passage 11One evening in November, Dr. Berlin received a telephone call from Mrs. Green. Please, Dr. Berlin, come to my house. I had 5000 dollars on my desk and now it is gone. Dr. Berlin arrived at Mrs. Greens house at eight oclock. First he asked Mrs. Green, When did you see the money last?At seven o clock. I put it on my desk in my living room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone.I see. Dr. Berlin said. Were you alone in the house? No. My sisters son Jack is here, too. Then Dr. Berlin and Mrs. Green went to Jacks room. Please, sit down, Jack said. Dr. Berlin sat on the only chair in the room, and the chair was cold. He also saw some books on the ground near his feet. What have you been doing this evening? Dr. Berlin asked. I came home at six-thirty, and went right to my room. Ive been sitting in that chair and reading all the evening. I never got up and I never left the room. Maybe somebody came into the house and took my aunts money.After hearing that, Dr. Berlin was clear about who had taken the money. 213w1. When did Dr. Berlin answer the phone from Mrs. Green?A. At 6:30. B. At 7:00. C. After 7:30. D. At 8:00. 2. Where did Mrs. Green put her money?A. In her living room. B. In her washing room. C. In Jacks room. D. In her office. 3. When did the thieftake Mrs. Greens money?A. Before Mrs. Green came back home. B. When Jack was reading. C. After Mrs. Green went to wash her hair. D. When Dr. Berlin was answering the phone. 4. Which of the following is wrong? A. Mrs. Green didnt live alone. B. Jack had given a careless reply. C. Dr. Berlin found out who had taken the money. D. Jack had been really reading books all that evening. 词汇扩展 thief n. 小偷 careless reply 粗心的回答Passage 12One day Bill went to eat at a restaurant in London. Suddenly a young woman sat down beside him. Bill could not think what she wanted. She did not look very happy. Bill asked her what was wrong. The problem is . she began. But then she stopped. She did not find it easy to tell Bill about it, it seemed. My husband and I wanted to meet here for lunch at 12, she said at last, but he hasnt come.Well, dont you know where he is? Cant you ring him up? No, I cant. said the woman. And Ive had lunch now and I cant pay the bill, because I havent got any money with me.Never mind, Ill pay the bill for you. You can pay me back later. Bill said.If you give me your address, Ill send you the money as soon as I get home. With these words, she left the restaurant.A few weeks later, when Bill was having lunch at another restaurant, he suddenly heard a familiar voice, Excuse me. May I just sit here for a moment?Bill turned round. It was the same young woman again. This time she was talking to a man with grey hair at a table not far from the gate. Bill smiled at the woman and got up from his chair and walked across the room.233wExcellent1. One day Bill came to a restaurant _ .A. to meet a young woman B. to help a woman C. alone D. to have the last meal of the day.2. The young woman sat beside Bill because she wanted _ .A. to eat with him B. to wait for her husband thereC. to make friends with Bill D. Bill to help her3. The young woman became happier because _. A she found her money B. Bill would help herC. she had her meal D. she saw her husband4. The woman said she would _ .A. return Bills money as quickly as possible B. go to Bills home to return the moneyC. give Bills money back the next dayD. return Bills money at the restaurant5. Bill walked across the room _.A. to pay his bill B .to say hello to the man with grey hairC. to meet the woman D. to go away from the woman.Passage 13Jim was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coinnear his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one. He put it in the same pocket, too. The same thing happened for the third. The fourth and the fifth time, . He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy, too. She said, A thieftook away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didnt find any coins.Then Jim went on digging and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It came down one of his legs. He put his hand down quicklyand the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket. 190w1. There were some _in Jims garden. A. coins B. trees C. vegetables D. flowers2. When did Jim find a coin in his garden? A. At 8:00 B. At about 8:30 C. At 9:30 D. At about 10:003. He told his wife about it. Here it means_. A. the police caught a thief B. he found money in his garden C. the coins of a shop D. the hole in his trousers4. There was a hole in_. A. his pockets B. his left pocket C. his right pocket D. the pocket of his coat5. How many coins did Jim dig out from the garden? A. Only one. B. Five coins. C. Many coins. D. No coin at all.词汇扩展 coin n. 硬币 thief n. 贼Passage 14 If he made a mistake, he could never admitit . One day, he was walking along the street when he met another man. He looked at the man very carefully. Then he said John Foster! Well, well, well, I havent seen you for ten years. He looked at the man up and down. But youve changed, John, he went on, you were heavy, but now youre thin. He smiled at him, But you look well and its good to see you again. he held the mans hand and said, But, oh, you have changed so much. You had thick hair ten years ago and now its thin. You didnt wear glasses before, but now youre wearing really a pair of thick ones. He smiled at the man again. But youre still the same John Foster. Do you remember that we often drank tea together? We had some good times, didnt we, John? Excuse me, sir the man said, but my name isnt John Foster. Mr. Right thought for a minutes, then he said, So youve changed your name, havent you?185w1. Which of these is true?A. Mr. Right never thought that he would be right.B. Mr. Right never admitted that he was wrong.C. Mr. Right never made mistakesD. Mr. Right sometimes thought the others were right 2. One day Mr. Right met _.A. one of his old friends B. John Foster C. a man he thought he knew D. his good friend3. Mr. Right thought John _.A. had changed a lot B. looked very old C. looked as young as before D. hadnt changed much4. Mr. Right didnt acceptthat _.A. the man had changed so much B. the man had changed his nameC. the man didnt know John Foster D. the man wasnt John Foster5. From the story we learn that _.A. Mr. Right is always right B. John Foster is not the mans nameC. one should admit his mistakes D. one should not make jokes词汇扩展 admit v. 承认 accept v. 接受Passage 15 Once a man with the name Grant found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house. He burnt most of them, for he didnt like old things very much. But one of these papers was an old letter. At the bottom of the letter was the name of a famous writer. When this letter was written, said Grant, no one knew about the writer. But now everyone knows him. Some people like to buy letters like this. I may be able to get a lot of money for this letter if I sell it to the right man. But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter. It doesnt look nice, he thought, No one wants to buy a letter if its dirty. Ill have to clean it first. So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter. He worked hard and took a lot of care. At last the letter looked new and he was very pleased with his work. Now it looks very nice, he said to himself. Ill be able to sell it for a lot of money. He took the letter to shop in London where old papers of this kind were bought and sold. I want to sell this letter, Grant said to the man in the shop. It was written by a famous writ