初中英语阅读理解综合试题

初中英语阅读理解综合试题

l.AttheBarbefsShop（理发店）

Jackwenttoabarbefsshopandhadhishaircut,butwhenhecameout,he

wasnothappywiththeresult（结果）.WhenhisfriendBobsawhim,helaughed

andsaid,"Whathashappenedtoyourhairjack?”

Jacksaid,"Itriedanewbarber'sshoptoday,becauseIwasn'tquitesatisfied

withmyoldone,butthisoneseemsevenworse/'

Bobagreed（同意）.”Yes,Ithinkyou'reright,Jack.NowFiltellyouwhat

todowhenyougointoabarber'sshopnexttime:lookatallthebarber'shair,

findoutwhosehairlooksworst,andthengostraighttohim."

"WhyshallIgotohim?nJackasked.nButthatwouldbefoolish!"

"Oh,no,itwouldn*t,"answeredBob."Whocutthatman'shair?Justthink

it.Hecouldn'tcutithimself,couldhe?Anotherofthebarberscutit.So

youknowhecan*tbetheworstbarber."

1.WhenJackwentoutofthebarbefsshop,hewasnothappybecause.

A.nobodyhadcuthishair

B.thebarberhadn'tcuthishairwell

C.thebarberhadcuthishaircarefully

D.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisoldbarber

#B

2."Itriedanewbarber'sshoptoday.**means.

A.thisbarbefsshopwasanewone

B.thiswastheonlybarbefsshopinthistown

C.Jackoftenwenttothisbarber'sshop

D.Jackhadnotbeentothisbarber'sshopbefore

#D

3.AfterJackhadhishaircut,hethought.

A.thenewbarber'sshopwasthebestone

B.theoldbarber'sshopwasn'tsogoodasthenewone

C.thenewbarber'sshopwasworsethantheoldone

D.theoldbarber'sshopwastheworstone

#C

4.BobtoldJacktofindoutwhichbarber'shairlookedtheworstandthengostraighttohim.Why?

A.Becausehewascertainlythebestbarber.

B.Becausehewasfreeallthetime.

C.Becausehewastheworstbarber.

D.Becausehewasn'ttheworstbarber.

#D

5.Fromthestoryweknowthat.

A.it'sfoolishtohaveone*shaircutatabarber'sshop

B.barberscuteachothefshair

C.barbersneverhavetheirhaircut

D.abarberalwayscutshishairbyhimself

#B

2.

MrPerkin'sNewCar

MrPerkinstoodatthebus-stopandwatchedthecarsgoby.Manyofthecars

werenewBeta400s,andmostofthemwereyellow.MrPerkinalwaysworethe

sameclothesasothermen,atethesamefoodasotherpeople,anddidthesame

thingsafterwork,andattheendoftheweek,MrPerkindidnotliketobe

different.

Thefollowingweek,MrPerkinboughtanew,brightyellowBeta400s.Hewas

satisfiedwithit,anddrovetoworkinittheverynextday.Hewasevenmore

satisfiedwithhisnewcar,whenhesawalltheotherBeta400s,infront,behind,

andonbothsidesofhim.

MrPerkinparked（停车）hiscarinabigcar-park（停车场）nearhisoffice,

andwalkedtherestoftheway.Butwhenhecamebackatfiveo'clock,there

weresomanybrightyellowBeta400sinthecar-parkthathedidnotknowwhich

carwashis.Hetriedhiskeyinsomeofthecars,butpeoplepassingbygave

himalookhedidnrtlike.Sohestopped.

PoorMrPerkinhadtowaitnearlytwohoursuntilhiswastheonlyyellow

Beta400sinthecar-park.

1.MrPerkinwantedanewyellowBeta400sbecause

A.thebusdidnotcome.

B.helikednewclothes,foodandcars.

C.helikedtodothesameasotherpeople.

D.helikedtobedifferentfromothers.

#C

2.Hedrovetoworkinhisnewcar

A.theverynextday.

B.thedayheboughtit.

C.aweekheboughtin.

D.onthedayhefirstwatchedthecarspassing.

#A

3.Hewassatisfiedwithhisnewcarbecause

A.nooneelsehadayellowone.

B.itwasthesameasothercarsallaroundhim.

C.hewasinfrontofalltheothercars.

D.othercarswerenotasbrightashis.

#B

4.Atfiveo'clockMrPerkin

A.walkedhome.

B.drovehiscaroutofthecar-park.

C.camebacktothecar-park.

D.didnotknowwhichwashiscar-park.

#C

5.Peoplegavehimalookbecause

A.hehadanicenewcar.

B.hecouldnotopenthedoorofhiscar.

C.hewasinthewrongcar-park.

D.hewastryingtoopenmorethanonecar.

#D

6.MrPerkinhadtowaituntil

A.therewasonlyoneyellowBeta400sinthecar-park.

B.therewasonlyonecarinthecar-park.

C.therewerenobrightyellowcarsinthecar-park.

D.therewasnooneabouttolookathim.

#A

3.

OnceJamesThornhill,afamousEnglishpainter,wasaskedtopaintsomepictures

onthewallsoftheking'spalaceinEnglish.

Thenworkersweresentforandabigplatfbrm（平台）wasmade.

Withthehelpofaworker,Thornhillstartedpaintingontheplatfbnn.They

workedforawholeyearandatlastthepictureswereready.

Thornhillwashappywhenhelookedatthepictures,fbrtheywerereallybeautiful.

Helookedatthemfbralongtime,andthentookonestepbackandlookedagain.

Nowthepictureswereevenmorebeautiful.Hetookanotherstep,thenanother.

Finallyhewasattheveryedge（边缘）oftheplatform,buthedidnotknowit

becausehewasthinkingofhispictures.

Theworkersaweverything."WhatshouldIdo?"hethought."Thornhillisat

theveryedgeoftheplatform.IfIcryout,hewilltakeanotherstep,fall

offitandsurelybekilled/12Sotheworkerquicklytooksomepaint（颜料）and

threwitatthepicture.

"Whatareyoudoing?"criedthepainter,runningquicklyforwardtohispictures.

1.WhatwasThornhill?HewasanEnglish.

A.writer

B.king

C.worker

D.artist

#D

2.Whatwasheorderedtodo?Hewasorderedto____.

A.paintapicturefortheking

B.paintsomepicturesonthewallsoftheknig'spalace

C.havehispicturespaintedintheking'spalace

D.havehispicturespaintedonthewalls

#B

3.Thestoryleadsustobelievethat

A.theworkerhadtopayforthepicture.

B.thepaintercouldnotfbrgave（原谅）theworker.

C.theworkerwasreallysorryforwhathedid.

D.thepainterthankedtheworkerforwhathedidwhenhegottoknowwhy.

#A

4.

YourPassport（护照）Please!

MrHillarrivesatLondonAirport,attheendofathreeweekholidayinFrance.

Usuallyhewearsabeard（留胡须）.Sinceithasbeenhotthere,hehastaken

ito氓剃抻）.Buthispassportphotoshowshimwithhisbeard.\$

Anofficelooksatthephotoforamoment,andsays:"Willyouexcuseme?

Pleasesitdown.Ishan'tkeepyoulong/123Withthis,hewalksaway,showsthe

phototoasecondoffice,andsays:"Iknowthatfhce."Thesecondofficerlooks

atthepassportandaskswhereMrHillhascomefrom.WhenhehearsthatMr

HillhasarrivedbackfromParis,thesecondofficersmiledandsays:"AnEnglishman

withabeardstoleapaintinginParisonFriday,Andthatmanlooksjustthe

kindofman...”

SuddenlyitcomestothefirstofficerwhoMrHillis.Hereturnstohim,

andasks:"DidyouteachattheNo.2.HighSchool?1,WhenMrHillanswers,

insurprise,thathedid,thefirstofficersmilesandsays:"Ithoughtso.

PmJackSmith.YoutaughtmeFrench.Youhaven*tchangedabit."

1.MrHill.

A.hasjustcomebackfromtheairport.

B.isonhiswaytoParis.

C.spentthreeweeksinParisbeforehewenttoFrance.

D.hasbeeninFranceforthreeweeks

#D

2.MrHill____.

A.hasabeardonhisfacebutnotinhisphoto

B.grewabeardwhilehewasonholiday

C.hasabeardinhisphotobutnotonhisface

D.tookhisbeardofflongbeforehewentonholiday.

#C

3.Thefirstofficerissure.

A.MrHillstolethepainting

B.hehasseenthefaceinthephotobefore

C.heknowsthesecondofficer'sface

D.amanwithoutabeardstolethepainting

#B

4.Thesecondofficersaysthat.

A.MrHillstolethepainting

B.amanwithabeard,fromFrance,stoleapaintinginEnglish

C.anEnglishmantookhisbeardoffandstoleapainting

D.amanwithabeard,fromEngland,stoleapaintinginParis.

#D

5.MrHilltaught___.

A.JackSmithFrenchattheNo.2HighSchool

B.JackSmithtobeafirstofficer

C.attheNo.2HighSchool,inFrance

D.FrenchsomeyearsagoandhisnamewasSmith,notHill

#A

5.

Alongtimeagopeoplethoughtthatthesunwentroundtheearth.Insome

countriespeopleevensaidthatthesunwasagod（神）.Theythoughtthegod

droveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorse.Nowweknowtheearthgoes

roundthesun.Ittakestheearthayeartogoallwayroundthesun.Today

menevenknowhowfaritisfortheearthtogoroundthesun.Theytellus

thattheearthtravelsoverathousandmilesaminuteonitsjourneyroundthe

sun.\$

Thesunisreallyastar.Itismuchbiggerthantheearthanditisvery

hot.Somepeoplehavebeentothemoonbutweknowthatnoonecanevergoto

thesun.Itisfartoohotforpeopletoliveanywherenearit.Thesunisthree

hundredthousandtimesheavierthantheearthandmorethanmilliontimeslarger.\$

1.Alongtimeago,peoplesaidthesunwas.

A.agoldenhorseofgod

B.agodonagoldenhorse

C.agodwithgoldendress

D.agodandagoldenhorse

#B

2.Peoplecanneverliveanywherenearthesunbecauseitis.

A.star...thesun

B.planet...themoon

C.planet...itself

D.planet...thesun

#D

4.Theearthtravelsovermilesanhour.

A.1,000

B.100,000

C.6,000,000

D.600,000

#D

5.Oneyearis

A.thetimefbrtheearthtoturnround.

B.thetimetheearthtravelsonethousandmiles.

C.onecircletheearthgoesroundthesun.

D.thejourneyoftheearth.

#C

6.

TheFarmer,HisHorse,andHisson

Oncetherewasanoldfarmer,withahorsewhichwasalmostasoldashimself.

Hesetoutonemorningwithhissontosellthehorsebeforeitdied.Father

andsonwalked,becausethefarmerdidnotwantthehorsetobetootired.

Theymettwomenontheroadwhosaid,"Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Youhave

ahorse,Ifsalongwaytomarket（市场）."Thefannerknowthatthiswastrue,

soherodeonthehorse,whilehissonwalked.

Thentheymettwooldwomen,"Whatareyoudoingupthere,farmer?Can*tyou

seehowtiredboyis?"Sothefannergotdown,andhissonrodeinstead.\$

Next,threeoldmenstoppedthem,onesaid,"Whyareyouwalking,farmer?

Getup,Ifstoohotfbranoldmanlikeyoutowalktoday/*Sothefarmergot

upbehindhisson,andtheyrodeon.

Sometimelater,ayoungwomanpassedthem,"Whyaren'tyouwalking?0she

asked,"Itisn*tfartothemarket.Giveyourpoorhorsearest."

Sothefarmer,andhisson,gotdownonceagain.Itisafactthatyoucannot

pleaseallthepeopleallthetime.

1.Thefarmerwantedtosellthehorse.

A.beforeitwasdead

B.beforeitbecometootired

C.beforeitmarketwasover

D.beforeitwasasoldashewas

#A

2.Thetwomenontheroad__.

A.askedhowfaritwastothemarket

B.saidtheythoughtthehorselookedverytired

C.askedwhythefarmerwasnotridingonhishorse

D.toldthefarmer'ssontogetoffthehorseandwalk

#C

3.Thetwooldwomensaiditwaswrongfbr__.

A.thefarmertoridesuchatiredhorse

B.thefarmertoridewhilehisyoungsonwalked

C.theboytorideinsteadofhisfather

D.onlyonepersontoridesuchalongway

#D

4.Thefarmergotupbehindhissonbecause___.

A.theoldmansaiditwastoohotforhimtowalk

B.thethreeoldmenstoppedthemontheroad

C.hedidnotknowwhyhewaswalking

D.hissoncouldnotridethehorsebyhimself

#A

5.Theyoungwomanwasmostsorry.

A.fortheoldman

B.forthefarmersyoungson

C.thatitwasnotfartothemarket

D.forthehorse

#D

7.

IWanttoBeaDustman

Tomwastenyearsold,andhewasaverylazyboy,Hedidn*tlikedoingany

work.Hehadtogotoschoolofcourse,buthedidn'tstudyhardthereandtried

todoaslittleworkaspossible.Hisfatherandmotherwerebothdoctorsandthey

hopedthattheirsonwouldbecomeone,too,whenhegrewup.ButonedayTom

saidtohismother,MWhenIfinishschool,Iwanttobeadustman.n

"Adustman?"hismotherasked,shewasverysurprised."Thafsnotavery

pleasantjob,whydoyouwanttobecomeadustman?"

"BecausethenIwouldonlyhavetoworkonedayaweek."Tomansweredatonce.

"Onlyonedayaweek?"hismothersaid,nWhatdoyoumean?andhowdoyou

know?”

"Well"，Tomreplied,"Iknowthatthedustmenwhocometoourhouseonwork

onThursday,becauseIonlyseethemonthatday.**

1.WhatkindofboywasTom?

A.Tomwasaelverboy.

B.Tomwasaboywhodidn'tliketowork.

C.Tomwasaboywhoworkedveryhard.

#B

2.Whatwerehisfatherandmother?

A.Hisfatherwasadoctorandhismotherwasanurse.

B.Hisfatherwasaworker,hismotherwasadoctor.

C.Hisfatherwasadoctor,sohismother.

#C

3.Whatdidhisparentswanthimtobewhenhegrewup?

A.Theywantedhimtobeadustman.

B.Theywantedhimtobeanofficer.

C.Theywantedhimtobeadoctor.

#C

4.WhatdidTomsayhewantedtobe?

A.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhocollectedrubbishandemptiedthedustbins.

B.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhotaughtthechildrenatschool.

C.Tomsaidthathewantedtobeapersonwhoworkedinahospital.

#A

5.WhydidTomthinkthatdustmenonlyworkedonedayaweek?

A.BecauseTomheardofthis.

B.Becauseoneofthedustmenhadtoldhimbefore.

C.BecauseTomhadseenthedustmenonlyonThurdayathishouse.

#C

8.

CanAnimalbeMadetoWorkforUs

Cananimalsbemadetoworkforus?Somescientiststhinkthatonedayanimals

maybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobs.TheysaythatinafilmoronTV

wemayseeelephants,ormonkeys,dogs,bear,orotheranimalsdoingalotof

things.Ifyouwatchcarefully,youmayfindthatthoseanimalsarealwaysgiven

somethingtoeatinreturnfordoingthem.Thescientistssaythatmanydifferent

animalsmaybetaughttodoanumberofsimplejobsiftheyknowtheywillget

somethingtoeatinreturn.

Ofcourse,asweknow,dogscanbeusedtoguardahouse,andelephantcan

beusedtodosomeheavyjobs.Andwecanalsoteachanimaltoworkinfactories.

Apes（猿猴），fbrexample,havebeenusedinAmericatohelpmakecarsandscientists

believethattheselargemonkeysmayonedaygetincropsandevendrivetrains.

1.Elephantcanbeusedtodosomeheavyjobsbecause.

A.theycaneatalot

B.theyareveryheavy,too

C.theyareverystrong

#C

2.Dogscanbeusedtoguardahouseforhishostbecause___.

A.theyaregoodatrunning

B.theyareverykindandfriendlytopeople

C.theyarebraveenoughtogetthestranger（陌生人）andthievesawayfromthehouse

#C

3.Manydifferentanimalsmaybetaughttodosomesimplejobsif.

A.theyhaveenoughfoodtoeat

B.theylearntheywillgetsomethingtoeatinreturnafterdoingthem

C.iftheyaresenttoschool

#B

4.canbetraintoworkforus.

A.Onlyafewanimals

B.Quiteafewanimals

C.Fewanimal

#B

5.Manyscientistsareworkinghardto.

A.makemonkeysgetincropsanddrivetrains

B.makemonkeysguardhouselikedogs

C.makebearsgetincrops

#A

9.

AGirlorABoy,AWomanorAman?

AlotofboysandgirlsinAmericaarewearingthesameclothesandmanyof

themhavelonghair.Soitisoftendifficulttotellwhethertheyareboys

orgirls.

OnedayanoldmanwentforawalkinaparkinWashington,andhewastired,

hesatdownonabench（长凳）.Ayoungpersonwasstandingontheotherside

ofthepond（水池）.

"ExcusemeJtheoldmansaidtothepersonnexttohimonthebench,nDo

youseethepersonwiththeredtrousersandlonghair?Isitaboyoragirl?”

"Agirl,“saidhisneighbour,HSheismydaughter.H

"Oh,ntheoldsaidquickly,"Iamsorry,butIdidn'tknowthatyouwereher

mother.n

"Pmnot,"saidtheotherperson."I'mher血hei;”

1.Itisn'tofteneasytotellwhethermanyofAmericanchildrenareboysorgirl

A.becausetheyalllooklikeeachother

B.becausetheyarewearingthesamekindsofcapsandshoes.

C.becausetheyhavelonghairandwearthesameclothes.

#C

2.Onedayanoldmanwentforawalkin.

A.thestreetinWashington

B.theWashingtonParkinAmerica

C.inaparkinWashington

#C

3.Therewere__personsbesidethepond,theyare.

A.three...aman,awomanandagirl

B.three...twomenandagirl

C.two...amanandagirl

#B

4.Theyoungpersonstandingontheothersideofthewas.

A.bench...theother'sboy

B.pond...theoldman*sdaughter

C.pond...thedaughteroftheoldman*sneighbour

#C

5.Theyoungpersonwore__.

A.apairofredtrousers

B.onapairofredtrousers

C.withapairofredtrousers

#A

6.TheoldmanthoughthisneighbourwasthegirFs.

A.mother

B.father

C.brother

#A

10.

MrRobinsonworkedinAfHca（非洲）.Hissonwasbomthere.HisnamewasJohn.

OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEngland,andtheytookJohnthere.John

wassevenyearsoldthen.

Onedayitsnowed.Theboywentintothegarden,andheplayedinthesnow.

Hesaid,"Snowisverybeautiful,butitisverycold.n

Thenhesaid,"Whatisthis?Itisabig,roundpieceofglass.Itisbeautiful,

bufitisverycold,too.**

Butitwasnotglass.Itwasice.Itwasonabucket（桶）ofwater.

Johnsaid,"Whoputthisglasshere?Iamgoingtotakeitintothehouse.',

Hetooktheicetohisfatherandsaid,"Thisisabeautifulpieceofglass,

butitisverycoldandwet.Itwasonabucketofwaterinthegarden."

MrRobinsonsmiledandsaid,"Takeittothekitchen（厨房），putitinfront

ofthestove（炉子）there,anddry（弄干）it.”

Theboytooktheicetothekitchenandputitinfrontofthestove.

Hedried（弄干）hishands,becausetheywereverycoldandwet,andthenhe

wenttotheiceagain.

Helookedatit,andthenhetookittohisfatheragain.Hesaid,nIput

thisglassinfrontofthestove,butitdoesnotgetdrier.Itbecomeswetter

andsmaller."

1.Johndidn*tknowwhattheicewas,because__.

A.hewasveryfoolish

B.hewasyoung

C.hewasbominAfrica

D.hedidn'tgotoschool

#C

2.OnewinterMrandMrsRobinsonwentEnglandwith__.

A.theirson

B.aboyoftheirfriends

C.theirdaughter

D.oneoftheirfriend'sson

#A

3.OnedayJohnfoundonabucketofwater.

A.apieceofglass

B.apeceofice

C.somesnow

D.somewater

#B

4.WhatdidMrRobinsonaskJohntodo?

A.HeaskedJohntotaketheiceout.

B.HeaskedJohntoputtheiceinfrontofthestove.

C.HeaskedJohnnottoplaywithice.

D.HeaskedJohntodryhishandsatonce.

#B

5.AfterJohnputtheiceinfrontofthestove,hefoundthatitbecame.

A.dry

B.wetter

C.bigger

D.colder

#B

11.

Oncetherewasamanwhohadtwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theboywasgood-

looking（看好）butthegirlwasnot.

Onedaytheyfoundamirror（镜子）forthefirsttimeandtheysawwhatthey

lookedlike.Theboywasverypleased（很高兴）andhesaidtohissister,"How

handsome（英俊）Iam!Ilookmuchnicerthanyou!”

Thegirldidnotlikewhatherbrothersaidandgavehimahardpush（推）.

"Goaway!”shesaid.

Theirfathersawwhatwashappening.Hewentuptothemandsaidtotheboy,

"YoumustalwaysBEgoodaswellasLOOKgood."

Thentothegirlhesaid,"Mydear,ifyouhelpeveryoneanddoyourbest

topleasehim,everyonewillloveyou.Itdoesnotmatterthatyouarenotas

good-lookingasyourbrother."

1.Onceamanhad___.

A.agood-lookingboy

B.anugly（难看的）girl

C.twogood-lookingchildren

D.aboyandagirl

#D

2.Theboysawwhathelookedlikeinthemirrorandwaspleasedbecausehe.

A.foundamirror

B.knewhelookedasniceashissister

C.andhissisterweregood-looking

D.washandsome

#D

3.Thegirlgavetheboyahardpushbecause.

A.shewasstronger

B.whathesaidwaswrong

C.shewasnotpleasedwithwhathesaid

D.herfatherlovedher

#C

4.Fathertoldthegirlthat.

A.itwasimportanttobegood-looking

B.itwasagoodthingtobeugly

C.ifshedidherbesttohelppeople,shewouldenjoypeople'slove

D.shewasasgood-lookingasherbrother

#C

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?

A.Tobegoodtopeopleismoreimportantthantobgood-looking.

B.Tobegood-lookingisveryimportant.

C.Ifyouwanttomakeyourselfgood-looking,youmustbegoodtopeople.

D.Ifyouoftenhelppeople,youwillbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.

#A

12.

LearningEnglish

ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmall

children.Othersareteenagers（十儿岁的青少年）.Manyareadults（成年人）.Some

learnatschool,othersstudybythemselves.AfewlearnEnglishlanguageover

theradio,ontelevision,orinfilms.Onemustworkhardtoleamanotherlanguage.

WhydoallthesepeoplewanttoleamEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthat

question.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheir

subjects.Theystudytheirown（自己的）languageandmathsandEnglish...Some

peoplelearnEnglishbecauseitisuseftil（有用的）fbrtheirwork.Manypeople

oftenleamEnglishfbrtheirhighersutdies,becauseatcollegeoruniversity（

大学）someoftheirbooksareinEnglish.OtherpeopleleamEnglishbecause

theywanttoreadnewspaperandmagazinesinEnglish.

1.ManystudentsinChinaarelearningEnglish,aren'tthey?___.

A.No,theyaren't

B.No,theyare

C.Yes,theyare

D.Yes,theyaren't

#C

2.Ifonewantstolearnanotherlanguagewell,hemust.

A.leamatschool

B.studybyhimself

C.workhard

D.studyhard

#D

3.Thesentence“Itisdifficulttoanswerthatquestion"means.

A.thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswer

B.thatquestionisdifficulttoanswerit

C.itisdifficultlytoanswerthatquestion

D.itishardtoanswerthatquestion

#D

4."Theirownlanguage11means.

A.Chinese

B.English

C.French

D.Japanese

#A

5.WhafstheChineseofHstudybythemselves”？

A.和他们一起学习

B.自学

C.向他们学习

D.通过学习

#B

13.

Man'sBestFriend

Almosteveryonelikesdogs,andalmosteveryonelikesreadingstoriesabout

dogs.

Ihaveafriend.Thefriendhasalargepolicedog.ItsnameisJack.Police

dogsareoftenveryclever.EverySundayafternoonmyfriendtakesJackfor

alongwalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.

OneSundayafternoonayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.Hestayedalong

time.Hetalkedandtalked.SoonitwastimefortnyfriendtotakeJackfbr

hiswalk.Butthevisitorstillstayed.Jackbecameveryworried.Hewalked

aroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofthevisitorand

lookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinued（继续）talking.

FinallyJackcouldn'tstand（忍受）it.Hewentoutoftheroomandcameback

afewminuteslater.Hesatdownagaininfrontofthevisitorbutthistime

heheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthandranoutoftheroom.

1.Jackisthenameof.

A.ayoungman

B.apoliceman

C.apolicedog

D.agoodfriend

#C

2.Inthisstorytheword"visitor"means.

A.theyoungman

B.thewriterofthisstory

C.thepolicedog

D.thefriend

#A

3.Thevisitorpaidnoattentiontothedogbecause.

A.hedidn*tseethedog

B.hedidn'tlikethedog

C.hewasafraidofthedog

D.hedidn'tunderstandwhatthedogmeant

#D

4.Thedogheldthevisitor'shatinhismouthtoshowthat.

A.helikedthehatverymuch

B.hewantedthevisitortoleaveimmediately

C.hewantedtothrowthehataway

D.hewantedtoputonthehat

#B

14.

Afriendofminewasfbndofdrawinghorse.Hedrewthehorsesverywell,

buthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginatthehead

ofthehorse,thatiswhyIwassurprised.Itstruckmethatitcouldnotreally

makeanydifferencewhethertheartistbeginsattheheadorthetailorthe

belly（肚子）orthefootofthehorse,ifhereallyknowshisbusiness.Andmost

greatartistswhoreallyknowtheirbusinessdonotfollowotherpeople'srule.

Theymaketheirownrules.Everyoneofthemdoeshisworkinawaypeculiar（

奇特的）tohimself;andthepeculiaritymeansonlythathefindsitmoreeasy

toworkinthatway.

Nowtheverysamethingistruetoliterature（文学）.Andthequestion,HHowshall

Ibegin?”onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginning

atthetailorsomewhereelse.Thatis,youarenotyetexperienced（有经验的

）enoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill

neveraskthequestion,andIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail—

thatistosay,youwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhought

ofthebeginning.

1.Afriendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses___.

A.verywell

B.inthewayofwesternrule

C.inthewayofhisownnile

D.alloftheabove

#C

2.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause___.

A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorse

B.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorse

C.theartistmadehisownrule

D.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule

#D

3.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause.

A.youdon*tknowwheretobegin

B.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetail

C.youalwaysaskedquestion

D.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers

#D

4.whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill.

A.neveraskquestion

B.oftenbeginatthetail

C.shouldwritetheendofthestory

D.shouldthinkofthebeginning

#C

5.Thetopicofthepassageis

A.Howtodrawahorse

B.Howtowriteastory

C.Howtomakeyourownrules

D.Trusttoyourownpowers

#D

15.

TheSeatsAreTooSmall

Paulgotonthebustogotothetown.Itwasverycrowded,andhehadto

standforaboutfiveminutes.ThensomeofthepassengersgotofF.Paulsat

downnexttoafatlady.ShehadsevereIshoppingbags,andPauldidn*thave

muchroomontheseat.Atlastthebusgottothetown.Allthepassengersstarted

togetoff.Pariwasverypolite,sohestooduptoletthefatladygetoff

beforehim.Shesaid,"Thankyou."Thenshetriedtogetoutoftheseatwith

allherbags.Butshecouldn'tmove.Shewasstuck!

Paulhadtopushthlady.Theconductorpulledher.Finallytheygotherfree

butshewasn*tpleased.

"Filwritetothebuscompany,"shesaid.HI'lltellthemnottomakebuses

withsuchsmallseats.n

1.Whycouldn'ttheladygetoutoftheseat?

A.Becausetheseatonthebusweretoosmall.

B.Becausetheladywastoofatandhadalotofbags.

C.Becausethebuswasverycrowded.

D.BecausePaulwasinhisseatnexttohers.

#B

2.WhendidPaulgetaseatonthebus?

A.Assoonashegotonthebus.

B.Afterfiveminutes.

C.Justbeforehewantedtogetoff.

D.Justbeforethebusgottothetown.

#B

3.HowdoyouknowthatPaulwasverypolite?

A.Hedidn'ttaketheseatandwasalwaysstanding.

B.Hepushedtheladyoutofherseat.

C.Hestooduptolettheladygetoffbeforehim.

D.Hehelpedtheladycarryherbags.

#C

4....andPauldidn'thavemuchroomontheseat.Theword"room"heremeans

A.partofahouse

B.space

C.partofaseat

D.somethingforsittingon

#B

5.Shewasstuck!Inthstoryitmeansshe.

A.wasn*tabletomoveortogetout

B.wassittingth