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阅读理解 1 Sandwich was an Englishman . He lived in the 18th century . Sandwich was rich , but he liked to play cards for money .He often played for 24 hours , and didnt even stop to have his meals . He ordered his servants（仆人）to bring him some meat and bread . He put the meat between the two pieces of bread and held the food in his left hand while he played cards with his right hand . People liked Sandwichs idea , and from then on they ate bread and meat as Sandwich did . Form the name of the man , Sandwich , we have the name of the food “sandwich” today .( ) 1 Sandwich was the _ A name of a servant B name of a man with a lot money . C poor man who lived on playing cards. D name of food which was liked by the rich .( ) 2 Sandwich _ A was so interested in playing cards that he often had no time to have his meal B often brought some bread with him to play cards . C never ate anything when he played cards . D he no money to play cards with at last .( ) 3 People liked Sandwichs idea because _ A bread , together with meat was cheap . B he always won when he played cards . C they liked Sandwich themselves . D When they ate with one of their hands they could do something with the other.( ) 4 Today , “ sandwich” is _ A also a name of a rich man . B two pieces of bread with meal in between . C not interested in playing cards . D not liked by most of the people .( ) 5 As food , “sandwich” _ A is usually made of bread and chicken . B sometimes smells good , but sometimes not . C is made of bread and meat . D is easy for us to play . 2 Tom put two big baskets of grapes on his donkey and went to the market . At midday it was hot , so he stopped in the shade of a big tree . There were several other men there , and all of them had donkeys of grapes too . After their lunch they went to sleep . After some time , Tom began to take grapes out of the other mens baskets and to put them in his . Suddenly one of the men wake up and saw him . “ What are you doing ?” he said angrily . “ Oh,” said Tom . , “ dont worry about me . I am half mad , and I do a lot of strange things .” “ Oh , really ?” said the other man . “ Then why dont you sometimes take grapes out of your baskets and put them in somebody elses baskets ?” “ You did not understand me ,” said Tom , “ I said that I was half mad , not quite mad .” ( ) 1 Tom went to the market _ A to sell his donkey B To buy something C to sell his grapes D to find a job ( ) 2 Tom stopped _ A under a big tree B near a big stone C near a garden D near a pond ( ) 3 As Tom was taking away the other mens grapes , one of the men _ A pretended not to see him B saw him and got angry C woke his fellows up D came at him ( ) 4 Tom said that he did a lot of strange things because _ A he was clever B he was quite mad C he was foolish D he was half mad ( ) 5 In this story Tom was _ A a selfish man B a strange man C a friendly man D a foolish man 3 Jack woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden . It seemed to be moving towards the house .“ That is a thief !” He thought , and he took his gun and shot at him . Then he went back to bed , because he was too frightened to go out of the house in the dark .The next morning Jack went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothesline in the garden , his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry . Now it had a bullethole right through middle of it .“ My , God ,” said Jack . I was lucky last night . If I had been wearing that shirt , the bullet（子弹）would have killed me ! And he called his neighbors together and asked them to thank God for saving him . ( ) 1 At midnight Jack saw _ in his garden . A something strange B a thief C something white D a ghost ( ) 2 Jack was so frightened that he _ A cried out for help B dare not go out of the house C dare not stay in his house D couldnt say a word ( ) 3 The next morning Jack found _ A his wife in the garden B the clothesline C the thief dead D a bullethole through the white shirt ( ) 4 Jack said that if he had been wearing that shirt _ A he would be saved B he would catch the thief C he would have killed the thief D he would have been killed ( ) 5 He called his neighbors together in order to _ A make a speech B tell the story C thank God D thank them 4 A judge was working in his room one day when a neighbor ran in and said , “ If one mans cow kills anothers , is the owner of the first cow responsible（负责任的） ?” “ It depends ,” answered the judge . “ Well ,” said the man , “ your cow has killed mine .” “ Oh,” answered the judge . “ Everyone knows that a cow cant think like a man . so a cow is not responsible , and that means its owner is not responsible , either .” “ I am sorry , Judge ,” said the man . “ I made a mistake . I meant that my cow killed yours .” The Judge thought for a few seconds and then said . “ When I think about it more carefully , this case is not as easy as I thought at first .” And then he turned to his clerk and said , “ Please bring me that big black book from the shelf behind you .” ( ) 1 The neighbor asked the Judge _ A whether the first cow was responsible . B whether the owner of the first cow was responsible. C whether both cows were responsible . D whether both the owners were responsible .( ) 2 When the neighbor reported that the judges cow had killed his , the judge answered that _ A a cow was responsible . B its owner was not responsible . C neither a cow nor its owner was responsible . D his cow was responsible .( ) 3 When the neighbor heard this , he told the judge that _ A there was nothing wrong B his cow had been killed . C it was his cow that had killed the judges D both cows had been killed( ) 4 When the judge heard that his cow had died , he _ A got angry B put his neighbor into prison C said nothing D changed what he had said at first .( ) 5 In this story the judge was _ A clever B humorous C unfair D foolish 5 Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, “Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away, and listened to me from the other side of the street,who would hear what I said earlier, my sister or youand why? The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “Thats evry good,” Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand,and Miss Evans said, “Yes, Betty?” “I disagreed” Betty said. “Your sister would hear you earlier because when its eleven oclock here, its only six oclock in Washington.”( ) 1. Miss Evans was teaching her class_.A. to haer sound B. about sound C. about telephone D. about electricity( )2. She wanted to make her students know _-.A. Which was faster, sound waves or electricityB. Whether her students could hear her from 20 meters awayC. Whether she could call her sister in Washington D.if she could hear what the students said while ringing her up in Washington( )3. The cleverest boy thought that _ A. the students would hear Miss Evans earlier B. the students would hear her sister earlierC. sound waves were slower than electricityD. Miss Evanss sister couldnt hear her earlier( )4. Miss Evans_ A. was satisfied with what the cleverest boy had saidB. thought the cleverest boys answer was not so goodC. thought Bettys answer was much betterD. was not pleased with the cleverest boys reply( )5. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_. A. electricity was slower than sound wavesB. clock in Washington showed a different time from those in LondonC. electricity travels as fast as sound waves D Miss Evanss sister was far away from them 6 The students were having their chemistry class . Miss Li was telling the students what water was like . After that , she asked her students , “ Whats water ?” No one spoke for a few minutes . Miss Li asked again , “ Why dont you answer my question ?” Didnt I tell you what water is like ?” Just then a student put up his hand and said , “ Miss Li , you told us that water has no color and no smell . However , where to find such kind of water ? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell .” Most of the students agreed with him .“ Im sorry , children .” said the teacher , “ Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier . Thats a problem .” ( ) 1 What were the students doing ? A They were having an English class . B They were having a Chinese class C They were having a chemistry class . D They were having a math class .( ) 2 Miss Li telling the students _ A what water was like B what the air was like . C what the earth was like D what weather was like ( ) 3 What colors was the water in the river behind the students house ? A It was white B It was black C It was clean D it was clear ( ) 4 Most of the children _ the student . A agreed with B wrote to C heard from D sent for ( ) 5 Why did the water in the river have color ? A Because it was getting more and more . B Because it was getting less and less C Because it was getting cleaner and cleaner . D Because it was getting dirtier and dirtier . 7 In the world , soccer of football is the most popular sport . This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup . The World Cup is held every four years . To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup , children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called “ Dream （梦幻）World Cups” in Japan , The children drew animals , flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky . They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea . The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama . Some football teams will have games there . Are you a football fan （迷）? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football . Teenagers like playing and watching football . Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favorite players on the walls of their rooms . That is the way to show their love for the World Cup .( ) 1 If a country wants to take part in the World Cup , it must have _ A Many football fans B a very good team C many football players D a big playground ( ) 2 The next World Cup will be held in _ A 2010 B 2007 C 2008 D 2004 ( ) 3 From the passage , in the picture children drew many things except _ A people playing football B pictures of some football stars C a sunny sky D flowers . ( ) 4 In “ Dream World Cup .” , the children drew the flags of some countries _A to show their love for their own country . B to tell the people their stories . C to show their good wishes for the football teams . D to show their new ideas about football .( ) 5 Many teenagers own the pictures of some football stars because _ A they are interested in football . B they are football fans . C they think their favorite players are great . D A, B and C 8 A busy doctor had a lot of patients and one was a rich lady . She was always coming to his hospital to see him , and spent hours in his waiting room every week . But when he sent her the bill every week , she did not remember to pay them . One day he met her on the street , and she said . “ Please help me , doctor . I have got a terrible headache and it is making my shopping very difficult.” “ All right ,” the doctor said , “ Close your eyes and count to one hundred . And dont forget to keep your eyes closed until I tell you to open them .” The woman did this , and the doctor hurried away quickly . The woman never came to see him again , nor did she ever pay her bill .( ) 1 There _ among the doctors patients . A was one rich lady B were many rich ladies C were many rich men D were a lot of poor ladies ( ) 2 The rich lady spent _ time in the doctors waiting room every week . A a little B a lot of C no D little ( ) 3 The doctor _ the bills every week . A sent her B forgot to send C paid her D didnt send ( ) 4 The doctor told her _ A to close eyes for a moment B to keep her eyes open C to count to two hundred D to close her eyes and keep them closed until he told her to open them .9Coffee house became popular in America when people from Europe brought the idea with them . Coffee soon became the leading drink . Today people in the United Stats drink more coffee than people in any other countries . People drink coffee at breakfast , at lunch , at dinner, and between meals . They drink hot coffee and coffee with ice in it . They drink it at home and at work ( At work , a rest period is called “coffee break” ) They eat coffee ice cream and coffee candy . Special coffee cakes are made to be eaten with coffee . The low tables that are in front of couches（长沙发）are coffee tables . Coffee is drunk by people around the world . Coffee is available at snack bars or coffee bars in Mexico City . Rome , Tokyo and all of the other big cities in the world .Some people like coffee that is very black and strong . Other people like coffee with cream and sugar , or cream and in it . In all the ways coffee is served , it has became an international drink . ( ) 1 _ drink more coffee than those in any other countries today .A American people B Japanese C Rome people D Mexico City people ( ) 2 “ Coffee break” in the article means _ A a rest period during working . B a rest period after work . B drinking coffee at home D drinking coffee while working ( ) 3 Coffee is drunk by people _ A in few countries B around the world C in some countries D only in America ( ) 4 Some people like coffee _ ,others like coffee _ A being black and strong - without cream and sugar .B being black and strong - with cream and sugar C that is black and strong - without cream and sugar D that is black and strong - with neither cream nor sugar ( ) 5 Which is the best one for the passage ? _ A. Coffee B. Coffee Bar C. Coffees History D. Ice Cream 10 One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of things to come when listening to someone talking . People do this all the time in their own language , so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language , too . Here are some examples . 1 . “ Whats the matter ?” “ I went to a party last night , so I - .” 2 “ I feel so tired these days .” “ I think youd better- .” 3 “ Of course , she never stops talking . She is one of the most- .” You can see from the above three examples that the context （上下文）helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about . So “guessing” is very important in understanding English , especially spoken English . ( ) 1 This passage tells us mainly about _ A the importance of “ guessing” in learning a foreign language . B how to guess what one is going to talk about . C some examples of right guessing . D how important the context is .( ) 2 Form the context , we can see maybe the answer in EXAMPLE 1 is _ A “ - so I didnt have a