2017年深圳英语中考-阅读理解

2017年深圳英语中考一阅读理解

Harveyisatruckdriver.Thoughheisn'tpaidmuch,healwaystrieshisbestto

helpthoseinneed.

Oneday,hewentintoBurgerKing,wherepeoplecouldbuyfood.Hebought

somefoodanddrinks.Whilehewaseating,henoticedanoldcouple(夫妇).They

orderedahamburgerandsomefries.Andthentheycarefullydividedthemintotwo

halves.nPoorpeople!'1Harveytookpityonthemandstoodup,sayinghewouldbuy

thewomanherownmeal.

“Thankyou,sir,"saidthehusband."Butweshareeverything.Youdon'thaveto

buymywifeanothermeal."

Afewminuteslater,Harveyrealizedthatthewifehadn'ttakenabite.nIreally

wouldn'tmindbuyingyourwifeherownmealJhesaidtothehusbandagain.

"Don'tworry,sir.Shelleat,nthehusbandsmiled.nWeshareeverything/1Harvey

waspuzzledandheturnedtothewife,"Madam,youmustbehungry.Butwhydon*t

youeat?”

"BecauseI'mwaitingforthefalseteeth"thewifesaidgently.

()1.WhatdoesHarveydo?

A.Abuilder.B.Acook.C.Awaiter.D.Adriver.

()2.WhydidHarveyoffertobuyamealforthewife?

A.Hewantedtoshowoffhisrichness.

B.Hethoughttheyweretoopoortoaffordit.

C.Hewantedtohelptherestaurant.

D.Hewasthelady'sfriend.

()3.HowdidthehusbandrespondtoHarvey'soffer?

A.Heacceptedit.B.Herefuseditpolitely.

C.Hewasangrywithhim.D.Hedecidedtobuyhiswifefood.

()4.Whowasprobablyusingthefaketeeth?

A.Thewife.B.Thewaiter.C.Thehusband.D.Harvey.

()5.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?

A.Someoldpeoplearetoopoortobuyfood.

B.Theoldcouplelovedeachotherverymuch.

C.Itsimpolitetodisturbotherswhentheyareeating.

D.Itsboringtosharethingswithothers.

DBBCB

JohanisamemberoftheExplorersClub(探险家俱乐部).Theclubwassetupin

1904inNewYork.Sincethen,theclubhasencouragedmembersaroundtheworldin

exploration.Theclub'smembershavedonemanyfamousfirsts:firsttotheNorthPole,

firsttotheSouthPole,firsttothetopofMountEverest,firsttothedeepestocean,and

soon.Nowtheclubwantsyour!

"Thisisaveryimportanttimeforustoencouragethenextgenerationof

explorers,"saysMarkFowler,wholeadstheyoungtojointheExplorersClub."Kids

todayarethepeoplewhowillexploreMarsanddeepoceansinthefuture."Fowler

becameinterestedinencouragingyoungexplorersafterhehadtheOperationDeep

Climbjourneywitheightteenagersin2008.FowlerisalsothesonofJimFowler,a

famouswildlifeexpert.Jimhasmadeatelevisionshowandspeechestothousandsof

kidsaboutthenaturalworld."Byencouragingthenextgenerationofscientistsand

explorers,Iamcarryingonmyfamilylegacy,"Markexplains.

TheExplorersClubwillworkwithgroupssuchasBoyandGirlScouts(童子军)to

helpkidsjoininexploration.Joinonetogetstarted!

()1.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheExplorersClub?

A.ItwasthefirsttotheNorthPole.B.Themembersareallkids.

C.Ithasalonghistory.D.Therewillbesomekidsintheclub.

()2.WhendidMarkFowlerhavetheOperationDeepClimbjourney?

A.In2006.B.In2010.C.In2008.D.In2012.

()3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"legacy"meaninChinese?

A.传承B.血统C.性格D.教训

()4.WhatdoesJimFowlerdo?

A.Ateacher.B.AnorganizeroftheClub.

C.Ascientist.D.Awildlifeexpert.

()5.Whydidthewriterprobablywritethearticle?

A.Totellussomethingaboutkids.

B.Toencouragekidstojointheclub.

C.TointroduceMarkFowlerandhisfamily.

D.Toteachkidssomethingaboutthenature.

BCADB

AnexhibitionoffineartcanbefoundinChina'snorthernseaportcityofDalian.

Thecity*sartexhibitionhallhasjustre-openedtothepublicwithagreatcollectionof

Italianimpressionist(印象派)paintings.Dalianisalsospreadingitstophandwriting

artistsinBeijing.

Over120worksareonshowattheDalianArtsExhibitionHall.Thecollectionmainly

includesimpressionistpaintings.Thehallhasjusthadarepair,andthenewlighting

reallyimprovestheexperience.

"It'sstateoftheart,andthefacilities(设施)reallymatchtheexhibits.Visitorswill

haveaverynewexperience."

"Ourfacilitieswerealloldornolongerinusebeforetherepair,butnowitcan

meetallkindsofdemands."

Firstbuiltin1902,thehallwasrepairedbythecitygovernmentwith5million

yuan.It*spartofthecity'slargerplantoincreaseitsculturalinfluence.

ThatinfluencehasalreadymadeitswayintoBeijing.Athree-dayexhibitof

worksbymodemhandwritingartistsfromDalianbeganonSunday.Theexhibition

includes140worksbyeightyartists,rangingfromwell-knownnamestorisingstars.

ThisisthefirsttimethathandwritingartistsfromDalianhaveheldagroupexhibition

inthecapital.

()1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"port"meaninChinese?

A.港口B.内陆C.船舶D.工业

()2.IfyougototheDalianArtsExhibitionHall,youmayNOTbeabletosee

A.ItalianimpressionistpaintingsB.over120artworks

C.thenewlightingD.manyartistsfromItaly

()3.TheBeijing*sexhibitofworksbyhandwritingartistsfromDalianstartedon

A.SundayB.MondayC.TuesdayD.Friday

)4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheDalianArtsExhibitionHall?

A.ithasbeenrepairedB.itwasthethirdtimetoberepaired

C.itwasbuiltin1902D.thegovernmentspent5millionyuanrepairingit

)5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HandwritingartistsB.Acollectionofimpressionistpaintings

C.DalianArtsExhibitionD.BeautifulDalian

ADABC

四

TheShanghaiAnimation(动画)FilmCompanysaysitwillbegintoproduce10

moviesthisyear.SeveralofthemwillbringsomeofChina*smostfamouscartoon

charactersbacktothebigscreen.

Filmmakerssaidthatthenewproductionsareoneoftheirstepstogivethe

presenttothe56-year-oldcompany.Startingfromthisyear,thecompanywillremake

sixclassicanimatedfilms.Thesixfilmsinclude"TheMonkeyKing"，"Sheriff(警长)

BlackCat"and"TalesofAvanti"andsoon.Theywillbemadewithpuppets(木偶).

"SheriffBlackCat"shouldbethefirstofthosemoviestoarriveonthebigscreennext

year.

YaoGuanghua,DirectorofSheriffBlackCat"，said.nThenewfilmwillhavean

adventurestory.Thefilmwillalsoshowthestudyandlifeofchildreninthefuture/1

Inadditiontothesixremakes,thecompany'smanagersaystheyalsoplanto

producefournewanimatedmovies.

QianJianping,PresidentofShanghaiAnimationFilmCompany,said,"We

producedoriginalmoviesformanytimes.Webelievethisisoneofthemost

importantworksinourbusinesschain."

ShanghaiAnimationFilmCompanyisthelargestcartoonmovieproducerin

China.

()1.HowmanymovieswillbeproducedbytheShanghaiAnimationFilm

Company?

A.threeB.sixC.tenD.sixteen

()2.isNOTincludedinthesixclassicanimatedfilmsthattheyplanto

remake.

A.KungFuPandaB.TalesofAvanti

C.TheMonkeyKingD.SheriffBlackCat

()3-WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthenewfilm'"SheriffBlackCat”?

A.Itwillhaveanadventurestory.B.Itwillbeaboutchildren'slove.

C.Itwillshowthechildren'sstudyinthefuture.

D.Itwillshowthechildren'slifeinthefuture.

()4.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.TointroduceSheriffBlackCat

B.TointroducetenfilmsproducedbyShanghaiAnimationFilmCompany

C.TointroduceChina'smostfamouscartooncharacters

D.TointroducethePresidentofShanghaiAnimationFilmCompany

()5.Wheremayyoureadthispassage?

A.Inascientificbook.B.Onanadvertisement.

C.Fromthenewspaper.D.Inamagazine.

CABBC

五

SouthKoreanRapperPsy'sGangnamStylehasbecomeaworldmusic.Another

“smaller“personinthismusicvideoleftastrongimpressiononits1.2billionviewers.

LittlePsysayshewantstobecomemorefamousthanPsyoneday.

Thistoothlessdancewonderhasbeenaninternationalstarwiththe

"horse-riding"inhisway.The7-year-oldKoreanboyhasalreadyperformedintheUS,

Vietnam,China,andthePhilippines.

Thehall-Koreanandhalf-VietnameseHwangMin-woo,dressedinasuit,

introduceshimselfasLittlePsy.

HwangMin-Woo,LittlePsy,said,MYGEntertainmentfirstsawmeat"KoreaGot

Talent9.Theysaid,'wow!HelooksalotlikePsy!'Sowhentheyshowedmyvideoto

Psy,hesaid,Thisisit!Let'srecordinfilmthedayaftertomorrow!9Andtheycalled

meimmediately."

Min-wooisanaturaldancer.Ifsamazingtoseesomuchenergycomeoutofa1.2-

meter-tallchild.

LittlePsy,said,"Iwanttobeaworldstar,morefamousthanPsy,butIdon'twant

tocopyanyone.Iwanttobecomeaworldstaronmyown.

Butathome,inhismother'sarms,heisonlyalittleboyandalovelyson."WhenI

growuptobeasinger,Pmgoingtogivemymomanddadlotsofmoney.'*

Min-wooloveswhathedoes,evenifitmeansmissingoutonschoolandplaying

withfriends.

()1.HowmanypeoplewereimpressedbyHwangMin-Woointhemusic

video?

A.1.2billionB.1.4billionC.allthepeopleD.mostofpeople

()2.WhereisHwangMin-Woofrom?

A.KoreaB.VietnamC.KoreaandChinaD.KoreaandVietnam

()3.HwangMin-Woois.

A.lessthanonemetertallB.1.2metertall

C.morefamousthanPsynowD.notalovingsonathome

()4.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesmaybeHwangMin-Woo'sfavourite?

A.TostudyatschoolB.Toplaygameswithhisfriends

C.TocopysomeoneelseD.Todanceandsingonhisown

()5.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thestoryaboutLittlePsyB.thestoryaboutPsy

C.thestoryaboutPsy'sGangnamStyle

D.thestoryaboutHwangMin-Woo*parents

AABDA

八

YugongYishanisoneofhottestmusicclubsinBeijing.Frenchmusicisitstheme

music.

FourmusicgroupsfromfourdifferentFrench-speakingcountriesamazethe

audiencewiththeirdifferentstyles.

TheBelgianduohasworkedtogetherfor15yearsandjustcelebratedtheirtenth

anniversary(周年纪念日)lastmonth.TheirlatestCDiscalled"Chinesegirl",soit'sno

surprisethattheyfoundarealChinesegirltoplaywiththem.

LiHan,anEr-huplayerfromtheChinaNationalOrchestra,hasbeeninvitedto

jointhemforadash(少量)ofeast-meets-west.

"WhenIfirstsawherplayingthatafternoon,IwassoimpressedthatIalmostcried.

It*swonderful.n

Theypracticedonlyoncebeforetheshow,buttheirperformancebringsChinese

andFrenchmusicintothissongperfectly.

“It'sanamazingexperiencetoworkwiththem.Theirmusicissortofjazzy.By

addingChineseelements,itworkedoutverywell.Thecooperationisjoyful.'*

ThebandsaystheyarelookingforwardtomorecooperationwithChinese

musicians.

"IfshewasinBrussels,Iwouldphoneherandsaycomeback,we'llrecordour

music!Becauseit'sreallyawonderfulinstrument.u

TheeventisorganizedbyanetworkthatincludestheembassiesofCanada,

Switzerland,BelgiumandtheAllianceFrancaise(法语联盟)inBeijing.Theywilltour

China's13majorcities,includingMacauonMarch23rd.

()1.ThethememusicofYugongYishanis.

A.FrenchmusicB.Chinesemusic

C.CanadianmusicD.FrenchandChinesemusic

()2.WecanknowfromthepassagethatLiHan.

A.isanEr-huplayer.B.istheproducerofthe"Chinesegirl”.

C.knowsFrenchmusicverywell:D.invitestheBelgianduotoChina.

()3.Whatdidtheydobeforetheirperformance?

A.Theypracticedonlyoncebeforetheshow.

B.Theypracticedmanytimesbeforetheshow.

C.Theydidn'tpracticebeforetheshow.

D.Theypracticedtwicebeforetheshow.

()4.ThememberofthenetworkdoesNOTinclude.

A.ChinaB.SwitzerlandC.BelgiumD.theAllianceFrancaise

()5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theaudiencewereamazedbythefourgroups.

B.TheBelgianduowereveryimpressedwhentheyfirstsawLiHan'splaying.

C.TheBelgianduowillnottourMacau.

D.TheBelgianduohopestohavemorecooperationwithChinesemusicians.

AAAAC

七

AdoginAuckland,NewZealanddroveacarwithouthelponMonday.Itstrainer

saiditistheNO.lintheworld.

ThedognamedMonteisoneofthreedogsthatweretrainedbyanimaltrainer

MarkVettetodrivecars.MontewasfromananimalshelterinsouthAuckland.He

hadbeentrainedtolearnhowtodriveacarintheshelterfortwomonths.After

beginninghistrainingwithamockcar,hethengraduatedtoarealcar.Therehespent

hourspracticinghisdrivingskillswiththehelpofhistrainer.

However,onMonday,itwastimeforMontetodrivethecaronhisown.Itwas

shownliveonNewZealandtelevision.

"So,it'saworldfirst.He*sgoingtodrivethecarhimself/1saidVette.

Monteseemedtocontroltheminicareasily.Thecarwasmodified(改装)fora

dogtoreach.Thespeedofthecarwasalsolimitedforsafetyreasons.

"Nowhe'sgothisfootontheaccelerator(加速器)，andhisrightfootonthe

accelerator.He'sdirectingwithhislefthand.Hislefthandisonthedirectingwheel,

andbasically,inthispositionhe'sinthedrivingway,"saidMrVette,ashewatched

hisdogstudentslowlymovingthecaralongaraceway.

MrVettesaidthatMonteenjoysdrivingthecar,andunderstandsexactlywhatis

happening.

()1.weretrainedbyMarkVettetodrivecars.

A.OnedogB.TwodogsC.ThreedogsD.Fourdogs

()2.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"mock"inChinese?

A.彷制的B.微型鲍C.真正的D.巨型的

()3.WhenMontepracticedhisdrivingskills,.

A.hespenthoursB.histrainernothelpedhim

C.hedidn*tspendmuchtimeD.heusedhismockcarallthetime

()4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThecarseemedtobecontrolledeasilybyMonte.

B.Thecarwasmodifiedforadogtoreach.

C.ThecarseemedtoobigfbrMontetodrive.

D.Thinkingofsafetythespeedofthecarwaslimited.

()5.WecanknowfromthepassagethatMonte.

A.doesn*tunderstandwhatishappeningBenjoysdrivingthecar

C.firstputhisleftfootontheacceleratorD.wastrainedfbronemonth

CAACB

八

Hotel:DriverHotelHotel:GardenHotel

Address:8FifthAvenuenearamuseumAddress:12JiefangRoadneara

Room:Bigwithtwobedsandacomputershoppingcenter

Price:Y160/dayRoom:Bigwithadoublebed

Transportation:Bus5,Bus18Price:¥180/day

Transportation:Bus1,Bus11

Hotel:HuayueHotelHotel:YuquanHotel

Address:16ZhongshanRoadnearaAddress:12XingfuRoadnearasports

Chineserestaurantcenter

Room:SmallwithabathroomRoom:Bigwithonebed

Price:Y120/dayPrice:¥200/day

Transportation:Bus4,Bus40Transportation:Bus9,Bus19

Hotel:LiliHotel

Address:3ShanxiaRoadnearariver

Room:Smallwithouthotwater

Price:¥45/day

Transportation:Bus10,Bus17

()1.WhereisGardenHotel?

A.It'son12JiefangRoad.B.It'son8FifthAvenue.

C.It'son12XingfuRoad.D.It'son3ShanxiaRoad.

()2.DavidisgoingtoHuayueHotel.Whichbusshallhetake?

A.Bus10,Bus17.B.Bus9,Bus19.C.Bus1,Bus11.D.Bus4,Bus40.

()3.NickandBobwillgofbratripforthreedays.Theyneedabigroomwith

twobeds.Howmuchwilltheypay?

A.¥540.B.Y480.C.Y420.D.Y135.

()4.MaQianglikesdoingsports.Whichhotelwillhechoose?

A.YuquanHotel.B.HuayueHotel.C.GardenHotel.D.LiliHotel.

()5.HanJunwantstostayinahotelcheaperthanY400aweek.Whichhotel

canhechoose?

A.HuayueHotel.B.DriverHotel.

C.LiliHotel.D.YuquanHotel.

ADBAC

1.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Thesedays,goinggreenisalltherage.Universities,oftentheverybastionsofgreen

thinkingandresearch,havebeguntotakealookinthemirrorandexaminetheirown

practices,includingthoseintheirsciencelaboratories.Notsurprisingly,mostcould

standtowastelessandgetgreener.Indeed,responsiblescientistsshouldstartthinking

abouthowtheirdailyworkconsumesenergy,andwhattheycandotobemore

energy-efficient.

Thisisn'tnecessarilyasimpletask.Principalinvestigatorshaveplentyontheirplate

already,withresearch,grantapplications,hiringand,insomecases,teachingduties.

Andnowtheyhavetoshrinktheircarbonfootprint.What,mylittlelab?

Itturnsout,though,thatlabswasteplenty.Atraditionalfumehood(通风橱)usesas

muchenergyinayearasthreeUShouseholds,asarecentNaturearticlepointsout

(seeNature445,590-591;2007).TheUSDepartmentofEnergy'sFermilabin

Batavia,Illinoisspends$1millionpermonthonelectricity.

Severalgroupshavetakennotice.InBritain,astudentgroupcalledPeopleandPlanet

rankedthegreenestUKcampusesandpublishedthelistinTheTimesHigher

EducationSupplementthismonth.Thegroupratedfactorssuchasa*greentravel

plan*,aninstitution'seffortstoorganizetransportplans,andtheirsuccessatgetting

energyfromrenewablesources.LeedsMetropolitanUniversitycametop.

IntheUnitedStates,agovernment-sponsoredassociation,Labs21,helpsadvise

scientistsonefficientlaboratorydesignandequipment.InDecemberoflastyear,

AmericanuniversityandcollegepresidentsannouncedaClimateCommitment(a

promisetodosomething).Institutionsthatsignuptakeactiontofightagainstclimate

change.Thepromisehas280signatoriessofar.

Scientistsandtheirlaboratoriesarenotthemajorwrongdoersinun-greenpractices.

ButitmakessensethattheyYepartofthesolution-whichmeansadding'getting

green*toanalreadylonglistofdailytasks.

51.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedphrase"alltherage"inthefirstparagraph?

A.angryB.excitingC.tiringD.popular

52.WhydoesthewritertaketheUSDepartmentofEnergy'sFermilabforexample?

A.Toattractpublicattention.

B.Toshowsomelabsareenergy-inefficient.

C.Tomakesciencelabsgetgreener.

D.Topointoutscientistsshouldberesponsible.

53.WhatdoweknowaboutLeedsMetropolitanUniversity?

A.Itisauniversityfamousfbrbeinggreen.

B.ItisthegreenestuniversityinUK.

C.Ithasno"greentravelplan".

D.Itseldomreusesmaterials.

54.Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleforthepassage?

A.ThetraditionalsciencelabB.Waystomakelabs

C.TheimportanceofgettinggreeninlabsD.Greenproblemsofsomesciencelabs

55.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingiswrong?

A.Scientistsarebusyintheirdailylife.

B.Manyinstitutionssignuptofightagainstclimatechange.

C.Scientistsandtheirlabshelptosolvetheungreenproblem.

D.Scientistsandtheirlabsshouldlargelyberesponsiblefbrtheungreenproblem.

B

TheNationalTrustinBritain,togetherwithsimilarvoluntaryorganizations,playsan

increasinglyimportantpartinthepreservationforpublicenjoymentofthebestthatis

leftunspoiledoftheBritishcountryside.AlthoughtheTrusthasreceivedpracticaland

moralsupportfromthegovernment,itisnotarichgovernment,supportedbypublic

taxes.TheTrustisavoluntaryassociationofpeoplewhocarefbrtheunspoiled

countrysideandtheancientsitesandhistoricbuildingsofBritaintopreservethemfor

thepermanentenjoymentofthepublic.

Itisacharitywhichdependsfbritsexistenceonvoluntarysupportfrommembersof

thepublic.TheTrusthas160,000membersinEngland,WalesandNorthernIreland

whopayasmallsubscriptioneachyear,anditsprimarydutiesaretoprotectforthe

nationplacesofgreatnaturalbeautyandplacesofhistoricalinterestandpreserve

themfromthedamagesofmoderndevelopmentandextinction.

Theattentionofthepublicwasfirstdrawntothedangersthreateningthegreatold

housesandcastlesofBritainbythelateLordLothian,whoin1935saidthat,asa

resultoftaxationandestateduties,mostoftheseancientandhistoricalhouseswere

undersentenceofdeath.WhenLordLothiandiedhelefthisgreatseventh-century

houseandallitscontentstotheTrusttogetherwiththe4,500-acreparkandestate

suiToundingit.ThisgiftattractedwidepublicityanditstartedtheTrust's"Country

HouseScheme".Underthisscheme,withthecooperationoftheGovernmentand

thankstothegenerosityofthegeneralpublic,theTrusthasbeenabletosaveand

makeaccessibletothepublicaboutonehundredandfiftyoftheseoldhouses,

togetherwiththeiroftenveryvaluablecontents.Wheneverpossible,theTrustseeksto

preservetheseaslivingrealitiesratherthanasdeadmuseums.Itistheviewofthe

Trustthatthefamilieswhogavethemtothenationandwhoseancestorscreatedthem

makethebestpossiblepersonsincharge.

Inadditiontocountryhousesandopenspaces,theTrustnowownssomeexamplesof

ancientwindandwatermills,gardens,Romanantiquities,farmsandsmallvillages,as

wellascompletevillages.Inthesevillagesnooneisallowedtobuild,developor

disturbtheoldvillageenvironmentandallhousesmaintaintheiroriginal

sixteen-centurystyle.Thepublicisaskedtorespectthepeace,beautyandwildlife

there.

56.TheNationalTrustis.

A.agovernmentdepartmentB.acharity

C.agroupofareasofgreatnaturalbeauty

D.anorganizationofgreatnaturalbeauty

57.LordLothiansaidmostoftheancienthouseswere

A.tobeprotectedbythegovernment.

B.decayingthroughlackofmoneyfbrtheirrepair.

C.keptingoodconditionfortimebeing.

D.tobegraduallydamagedwithoutprotection.

58."Subscription"is.

A.thefeepaidbythepersonwiththemembershipoftheTrust.

B.thedonationbythemembersoftheTrust.

C.themoneyusedtorepairtheancienthouses.

D.thesupportgrantedbythegovernment.

59.Thebestpeopletolookafterthosehousesarethoughttobe.

A.theancestorswhocreatedthemB.thefamilieswhogavethemtothenation

C.themembersoftheTrustD.thegeneralpublic

60.VisitorsmaybeallowedtodothefollowingthingsEXCEPT

A.takingpicturesofthescenes.B.pickingflowersinthegardens.

C.havingcompleteviewofthearea.D.singingquietlywhilevisiting.

C

Onefineday,anoldcouplearoundtheageof70,walkedintoalawyer'soffice.

Apparently,theyweretheretofileadivorce.Thelawyerwasverypuzzled.After

havingachatwiththem,hegottheirstory.

Thiscouplehadbeenquarrelingthroughouttheir40yearsofmarriageandnothing

everseemedtogoright.

Theystayedtogetherbecauseoftheirchildren,afraidthatdivorcemightaffecttheir

up-bringing.Now,alltheirchildrenhadalreadygrownupandhadtheirownfamily.

Therewasnothingelsetheoldcouplehavetoworryabout.Alltheywantedwasto

leadtheirownlifefreefromalltheseyearsofunhappinessfromtheirmarriage,so

bothagreedonadivorce.

Thelawyerwashavingahardtimetryingtogetthepapersdone,becausehefeltthat

after40yearsofmarriageattheageof70,hecouldn*tunderstandwhytheoldcouple

wouldstillwantadivorce.

Whiletheyweresigningthepapers,thewifetoldthehusband.UIreallyloveyou,but

Ireallycan'tcarryonanymore,Fmsorry.^^

"It'sOK,Iunderstand.'1saidthehusband.Lookingatthis,thelawyersuggesteda

dinnertogether,justthreeofthem.Thewifethought,whynot,sincetheywerestill

goingbefriends.

Atthediningtable,therewasasilenceofawkwardness.

Thefirstdishwasroastedchicken.Immediately,theoldmantookthedrumstickfor

theoldlady.nTakethis,it'syourfavorite."

Lookingatthis,thelawyerthoughtmaybetherewasstillachance,butthewifewas

frowningwhensheanswered."Thisisalwaystheproblem,youalwaysthinkso

highlyofyourself,neverthinkabouthowIfeel,don'tyouknowthatIhate

drumsticks?^^

Littledidsheknowthat,overtheyears,thehusbandhadbeentryingmanydifferent

waystopleaseher;littledidsheknowthatdrumstickswerethehusband'sfavorite.

61.Whydidthelawyersuggestadinnertogether?

A.Hedidn*twanttheoldcoupletogetadivorce.

B.Hehopedthattheoldcouplecouldbecomegoodfriends.

C.Hewantedtomakefriendswiththeoldcouple.

D.Hewantedtoknowtheoldcouple'sstory.

62.Theattitudethelawyertooktowardstheoldcouplewas.

A.coldB.concernedC.unfriendlyD.disappointed

63.Fromthelastthreeparagraphs,wecanknowthat.

A.thehusbandwasaselfishman

B.thehusbandnevergaveconsiderationtohiswife

C.thehusbandstilllovedhiswife

D.thehusbanddidn*tlikeeatingdrumsticks

64.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawafterreadingthepassage?

A.Thehusbanddidn*twanttosavetheirmarriage.

B.Thelawyerandtheoldcoupleweregoodfriends.

C.Theoldcouple'schildrenagreedtotheirdivorce.

D.Theoldcoupledidn*treallyunderstandeachother.

65.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe"

A.Theoldcouple'sfavoriteB.40yearsofmisunderstanding

C.AnunhappymarriageD.Afreedinner

51-55DBBCD56-60BDBBB61-65ABCDB

2.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

A

Therewasa