(完整版)英语阅读理解练习题及答案

(完整版)英语阅读理解练习题及答案一、中考英语阅读理解1．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Areyouafraidofgoingtothedentist（牙医）?Ifso,you'renotalone.

Thesefearscouldjustbeinourheads,however.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyMartinTickle,aprofessoratManchesterUniversityintheUK,thepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries（牙科手术）.Infact.amongthe451interviewedpatients,75％reportednopainatallduringtheirvisits,includingsituationswhentheyhadtheirteethpulledout.

Coulditbethesoundofthedrill（钻头）then?

"Ifoundthatthesoundofdrillingcanevokedeepworryindentalpatients.Actuallytheydon'thaveanypain."HiroyukiKaribe,ascientistatNipponDentalUniversityinTokyo,toldtheGuardian.

Tofindthereasonwhyadrillmightbringonaracingheart,Karibedividedthevolunteersintolow-fearandhigh-feargroupsbasedonhowmuchtheyfearedatriptothedentist.Volunteerswereplayedthesoundofadrillwhiletheirbrainactivitieswerewatchedbyamachine.

WhatKaribefoundinthelow-feargroupwasincreasedactivityintheareasofthebrainrelativetoauditoryprocessing（听觉处理）,whichmeans,forthesepeople,thesoundofdentaldrillsisnodifferentfromothersounds

Inthehigh-feargroup,however,thebrainareathatwasactivated（激活）wasdifferent.Itwastheareathatcarriesoutanumberofduties,includinglearning,feelingsand,mostimportantly,memory.Thismeansthatthesevolunteersnotonlyheardthesound,buttheyrememberedit-theymadeconnectionsbetweenthesoundofadrillandtheworryitproducedinthepast,causingtheirworrytoreturn.

Understandinghowbrainsreplytothesoundsofdentists'drillscouldhelpscientistsfindwaystomakepatientsmorerelaxed,accordingtoKaribe,becausepatientswhoworryaboutgoingtothedentistmightkeepputtingofftheirvisits.Butthebestwayistokeepyourteethhealthy.（1）Howdoesthewriterexplainthatthepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries?A.

Byshowingfactswithnumbers.B.

Byaskingquestionsonebyone.C.

Bygivingexamplesgroupbygroup.D.

Bycomparingresultsofpatients.（2）Accordingtothefourthparagraph,whatdoestheword"evoke"meaninChinese?A.

减轻

B.

引起

C.

显示

D.

阻止（3）Howdidthesoundofdrillingproducedifferentresultstothevolunteersinthestudy?A.

Itproducedsomeworryinthevolunteersinthelow-feargroupB.

Forthelow-feargroup,itactivatedthebrainareadealingwithlearning,feelingsandmemoryC.

Forthehigh-feargroup,itcausedmoreactivitiesinthebrainarearelativetoauditoryprocessing.D.

Itmadepeopleinthehigh-feargroupremembertheirpastuncomfortablememories（4）Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.

Howthestudymightbeuseful.B.

SomenewwaystotreatteethC.

Theproperwaytotreatdentalpatients.D.

Theimportanceofkeepingourteethhealthy.（5）What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.

Toshowusdifferentareasoffearinbrains.B.

Tointroduceusarecentsurveybyascientist.C.

Tohelpushavelessfearofatriptothedentist.D.

Tomakeitclearthatthesoundofdrillingisnotterrible.2．阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

ThispaintingiscalledTheFightingTemeraire.Temeraireisthenameofthebig,oldsailingshipthatyoucanseeontheleftofthepicture.PeoplechosethispicturetobethegreatestpaintinginBritain.

J.M.W.Turnerpainteditin1839.Itshowstheoldsailingship,theTemeraire,ontheRiverThamesnearLondon.There'sasmalltugboatpullingtheoldship.It'sinfacttakingtheTemeraireonitslastjourney.Theoldshipisgoingtothebreaker'syard.Inthebackgroundwecanseethesunsetting.

Thepicture,however,ismorethanjustapaintingoftwoboatsintheevening.Theartistwantedtoshowtheendofanera（时代）.Thetimeofthebeautiful,oldsailingshipsiscomingtoanend.That'swhyweseethishappeningatsunset.Inthelittle,browntugboatwecanseethenewindustrialerastarting.Thetugboatissmallanddarkandit'smakingalotofsmoke,butit'sverystrong,becauseit'spullingthemuchbiggership.

Thepaintingshowsarealevent.TurnerwatchedtheTemerairetakingitslastjourneyuptheThames,buthechangedsomeofthedetails.Hepaintedtheoldshipwhiteandgoldsothatitlookslikeaghost.Infact,therealshipwasblackandyellow.Wealsoseethesunsettingbehindtheship,butinfact,theshiptravelledtowardsthesunset.However,Turnerwantedtoshowthesunsettingonthetimeofthebeautifuloldsailingships.

TurnerpaintedTheFightingTemerairewhenhewasquiteold,soperhapshewantedtoshowthesunsettingonhisownlife,too.Helovedthepaintingandheneversoldit.YoucanseeittodayintheNationalGalleryinLondon.（1）TheFightingTemeraire________.A.

isthenameofabigsailingship

B.

wasthoughtthebestpaintinginBritainC.

showstwonicenewships

D.

waspaintedbyafamousyoungartist（2）Theoldshipwaspulledtotheyard________.A.

tobepaintednew

B.

toberepaired

C.

tobebrokenup

D.

tobesold（3）Whatdoesthetugboatstandforaccordingtothepassage?A.

Thenewindustrialera.

B.

Thebeautifuloldera.C.

Thepainter'sownlife.

D.

Thewhiteandgoldghost.（4）Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.

Thecoloroftherealsailingshipwaswhiteandgold.B.

Inthepaintingthesailingshipwasgoingtowardsthesunset.C.

FinallyTurnersoldthispaintingbecausehedidn'tlikeit.D.

TodaythepaintingiskeptintheNationalGalleryinLondon.3．阅读理解

BostonChildren'sMuseumisthesecondoldestchildren'smuseumintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenteachingchildrenwithahugecollectionofobjects（可触摸的实物）since1913.Here'salistofsomeinterestingexhibitsinthemuseum.Arthur&.FriendsThisexhibitfeaturesthecharacters（人物）fromMarcBrown'sbooksandthetelevisionseries.ChildrencanlearnandplayintheReadFamilyKitchen,MrRatburn'sClassroomandtheBackyardSleepover.ArtStudioArtStudioisaplacewherechildrenandtheirparentscancreatearttogether.TheCommonTheCommonisaplacewherevisitorscanexperiencelightshows,musicalchairs,agiganticcheckersgameandmanyotheractivities.JapaneseHouseJapaneseHouseisarealtwo-storeyhousefromKyoto,Japan,Boston'sJapanesesistercity.Visitorscanlearnabout'Japanesefamilylife,culture,artandseasonaleventsattheexhibit.KidPowerThisexhibitteachesvisitorshowtolivehealthierlivesbyeatingrightandexercising.（1）Howmanychildren'smuseumsintheUSareolderthanBostonChildren'sMuseum?A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.

D.

Four.（2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.

Themuseumisover100yearsold.B.

Arthurisarealperson.C.

ParentscannotgointoArtStudio.D.

JapaneseHouseisinKyotorightnow.（3）Seven-year-oldTonyisinterestedincheckersgames.Whichexhibitshouldhevisit?A.

ArtStudio.

B.

TheCommon.

C.

JapaneseHouse.

D.

KidPower.（4）Childrencanlearnabouthealthyeatingat_______________.A.

Arthur&Friends

B.

ArtStudio

C.

JapaneseHouse

D.

KidPower（5）Thepassageismostprobablya_______________.A.

speech

B.

notice

C.

poster

D.

story4．阅读理解WelcometotheArtMuseum!

You'vejuststeppedintooneoftheworld'sgreatestcollectionsofart,coveringcenturiesofhumancreativityfromaroundtheworld.Withthousandsofworksonshow,youmaywonderhowtostartyourvisit,butweareheretohelp.OnthebackofthisVisitorGuide,you'llfinddirectionstosomemust-seeworksinourcollection-the"don'tmiss"listfortheArtMuseum,It'sagreatchoicetostartifyouarenewtothemuseum.

Thefollowingpagesincludeaclearfloorplanofthemuseumanditscollections,Butbecausewehaveseveralbuildings,theoverlook（鸟瞰图）belowmightbehelpful.Enjoyyourvisitandfeelfreetoaskforhelpanddirectionsatanypointduringyourstay.（1）Thepassageisapagefrom________________.A.

atourmap

B.

anewspaper

C.

avisitorguide

D.

apicturebook（2）Whatcanweseeinthe"don'tmiss"listfortheArtMuseum?A.

Somefreepaintings.B.

Somemust-seeworks.C.

Somenewcollections.D.

Somemuseumbuildings.（3）Howmanypartsdoestheoverlookofthemuseuminclude?A.

Two.

B.

Three.

C.

Four.

D.

Five.（4）WhichpartofthemuseumshowsChineseart?A.

The"Bridge".

B.

RiceBuilding.

C.

TheModernWing.

D.

MckinlockCourt,（5）Wherecanweseethespecialartworks?A.

OnallfloorsofRiceBuilding.B.

OnthesecondfloorofRiceBuilding.C.

OnthefirstfloorofMichiganAvenueBuilding.D.

OnthelowerfloorofMichiganAvenueBuilding.5．阅读理解

Oneday,Tom'steacher,MissMak,heldaclassmeeting."TherewillbeaflagdaynextSaturday.Doesanyonewanttojointhismeaningfulevent（活动）?"askedMissMak.Tomwasinterestedinraisingmoneyforhomelesschildrenbuthewasnotbraveenoughtotalktothestrangers,sohekeptquietinhisseat.

"Tom,youhaven'tsoldflagsbefore,"saidMissMaksuddenly."Wouldyouliketohaveatry?"

Tomwashesitant（犹豫的），buthefinallynodded.

Ontheflagday,TomandAngelasoldflagsinabusystreet."Ex-cuseme,Couldy-o-upl-ea-sebuy...?"saidAngelasoftlytothefirstpersonshemet.Themansmiledandputfive-dollarcoinintoAngela'scollectionbag.Thenshesaidthanksandputaflagunderhisshoulder."Ididit!"saidAngelahappily."It'syourturnnow."

Feelingnervous.Tombegantoshake.Soon,hesawayoungladywalkingtowardshim.

Theladywassmilingandholdingafewcoinsinherhand.Sheasked,"AreyousellingflagsforFundfortheHomelessChildred?"Tom'sfacebecameredandsaidyes.Thentheladymadethedonation（捐赠）andTomgaveheraflag."Youmadeit!"laughedAngela.

Inthenextcoupleofhours,AngelaandTomsoldflagsquicklyandbravely.Allast,theircollectionbagsweresoheavythattheyhadtoholdthemwithbotharms.Theyfeltveryproud.（1）WhydidTomkeepquietinhisseat?A.

Hehadotherplans.

B.

Hedidn'tlikeMissMak.C.

Hewasnotinterestedintheactivity.

D.

Hewasnotbraveenoughtotalktothestrangers.（2）WhenMissMakaskedTomtohaveatry,hefinally

.A.

laughed

B.

nodded

C.

refused

D.

cried（3）WheredidTomandAngelasellflags?A.

Inabusystreet.

B.

Intheirschool.

C.

Inatallbuilding.

D.

Inasmallgarden.（4）HowmuchdidthefirstmanpayAngelafortheflag?A.

Fivedollars.

B.

Tendollars.

C.

Fifteendollars.

D.

Twentydollars.（5）HowdidTomandAngelafeelaftertheysoldtheflags?A.

Bored.

B.

Shy.

C.

Confident.

D.

Sad.6．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项。

Longlongago,therewasabeautifullittlegirl.Shewasalonebecauseshehadnofamilyandnohome.Sheonlyhadherclothesandsomebread.Butshewasverykind.

Amanaskedherifshehadsomethingtoeat.Shegavehimherbread.Achildcriedandtoldherthathisheadwasverycold.Soshegavehimherhat.Then,shemetachildwithnocoat.Shegavehimhercoat.

Oneday,inthecolddarkforest,shemetanotherchildwhoaskedforherdress.Thelittlegirlthoughtthatitwasdarkandnobodycouldseeher,soshegaveherdressaway.Atlast,shehadalmostnothing:nofamily,nowheretolive,nothingtoeatandlittletowear.

Suddenly,starsfellfromthesky.Thesestarsbecamepiecesofmoneyandabeautifuldress.

Thelittlegirlwasrichfortherestofherlifeandshestillhelpedthepeopleinneedwithhermoney.（1）Thebeautifullittlegirlwas

becauseshehadnofamilyandnohome.A.

lazy

B.

alone

C.

rich

D.

thin（2）Whenshemetachildwithnocoat,shegavehimher

.A.

bread

B.

hat

C.

coat

D.

money（3）

,shegaveherdressaway.A.

Inanoldhouse

B.

Intheforest

C.

Inthesky

D.

Athome（4）

fellfromtheskybecamepiecesofmoneyandabeautifuldress.A.

Thehat

B.

Thecoat

C.

Thebread

D.

Thestars（5）Thelittlegirlwasrichfortherestofherlifebecauseofher

.A.

kindness

B.

family

C.

beauty

D.

Dress7．阅读理解WHAT'SONTHISWEEKENDFilmsattheMuseum

TwoEuropeanfilmswillbeonthisSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBrokenWindowat1:30.Theworkerswillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call498-7898.CaptainGoodFellow

Doyourchildrenenjoyinterestingstories,funnygames,andexcitingdances?CaptainGoodFellowwillbereadytoteachallthesethingstochildrenofallagesattheCitySquareonSaturdaymorningat10:00.Free.InternationalPicnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00p.m.DoYouWanttoHear"TheZoo"

"TheZoo",apopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstUSconcertat8:00p.m.atRoseHall,CityCollege,Sunday.（1）HowcanyougetmoreinformationaboutthefilmsattheMuseumTheatre?A.

Bywritingaletter.B.

Bysendinganemail.C.

Bymakingatelephonecall.D.

Bylookingthroughthewebsite.（2）Childrencannotenjoy

attheCitySquareonSaturdaymorning.A.

interestingstories

B.

funnygames

C.

wonderfulpictures

D.

excitingdances（3）WherecanyoutastedeliciousandcheapfoodonSaturdayafternoon?A.

AttheCitySquare.B.

AttheCentralPark.C.

AttheMuseumTheatre.D.

AttheRoseHall,CityCollege.（4）WhatcanwedoatRoseHall,CityCollegeat8:00p.m.,Sunday?A.

Seeafilm.

B.

Listentoaspeech.

C.

Watchananimalshow.

D.

Enjoyrockmusic.（5）Whatkindofwritingisthispassage?A.

Anadvertisement（广告）.

B.

Anovel.

C.

Aplay.

D.

News.8．阅读理解

Iwalkedintoastrangerashepassedbyme.

"Excuseme."Isaid.

Herepliedwithasmileandsaid,"Pleaseexcuseme,too.Ididn'tnoticeyou."

Weapologized（道歉）andwentforourownways.

Laterthatday,whenIwascooking,mydaughterwasstandingtoonear.WhenIturnedtoreachforsomemilk,Inearlyknockedherover."Moveoutoftheway!"Ishouted.

Shewalkedawaysadly.ButIdidn'tfeellikeIhadtoapologizetoher.WhileIwasinbedthatevening,myhusbandsaidtome."Whiledealingwithastranger,youwerepolite.Butwithadaughteryoulove,youwereunkind.Yourdaughterbroughtyousomeflowersthatshepickedherselfthisafternoon.Youwillfindtheminthekitchenbythedoor.Haveyouseenthetearsinhereyes?"

Iquietlywentandsatdownbymydaughter'sbed.

"Honey,Iamsosorry."Isaid."Arethesetheflowersyoupickedforme?"

Shesaid,"Ifoundthembythetree.Ipickedthembecausethey'reprettylikeyou.Iknewyou'dlikethem,especiallytheblueones."

Itearfullyreplied,"Sweetie,I'mreallysorryforthewayIactedtoday.Ishouldn'thaveshoutedatyou."

"It'sOK.Iloveyouanyway."Shesaidasshekissedmeonmycheek.Ifwecanbepolitetostrangers,whycan'twedothesamefortheoneswelove?（1）Thewriterwas

tothestrangerwhoshewalkedinto.A.

mad

B.

honest

C.

unkind

D.

polite（2）Whereweretheywhenthewritershoutedatherdaughter?A.

Inthekitchen.

B.

Bythetree.

C.

Inthebedroom.

D.

Inthegarden.（3）Whatdidthewriter'shusbandthinkwhenhesawheraction?A.

Thelittlegirlshouldn'tcry.B.

Sheshouldn'tshoutattheirdaughter.C.

Sheshouldn'tsaysorrytothestranger.D.

Bothheandhiswifeshouldapologizetotheirdaughter.（4）Whatmaybethewriter'sfavoritecoloraccordingtothepassage?A.

Yellow.

B.

Pink.

C.

Blue.

D.

Red.（5）Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

Befriendlytostrangers.B.

Motherslikeflowers.C.

Bekindtolovedones.D.

Lovebetweenparentsandchildren.9．阅读材料，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。EXCITINGNEWCOMPETITION!

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mentionthemoneytheyhaveC.

handintheirdesignsafterJune16th.D.

visitLivingmagazineinperson（3）Whatkindofwritingisthetext?A.

Anemail.

B.

Adiary.

C.

Anote.

D.

Aposter.10．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AI（人工智能）makesourliveseasierandbetter.Let'sseetheamazingAI.Cooldriverlessbus

Abusdooropensandyougeton.Wait,whereisthedriver?HereisanewkindofdriverlessbuscalledApolong.

Itcanseat14peopleanddoesn'tneedadriver.Thebusfollowstrafficrules.Itstopseverytimeitseesastoplight.Yourclosefriend

Hi,everyone.I'mXiaoice,achatbot（聊天机器人）.Ispeaklikea17-year-old-girl.Ifyoufeellonely,youcantalkwithme.I'mgoodatsinging,writingpoemsandtellingstories.Iwanttobeyourfriend!World'sfirstAIanchor

Hey,look!ThefamousChineseanchor（主播）QiuHaoisreportingthenewsforus.But,is"he"reallyQiuHao?Theansweris"no".Thisistheworld'sfirstAIanchor.

Itlooksandspeaksjustlikearealperson.ItspeaksbothChineseandEnglish.Itcanwork24hourswithoutanymistakes.TheAIanchorjoinsInhumanreportingteam.YoumightseeitonTVsoon.PopularAIartist

Thisbeautifulpaintingwasatanauction（拍卖）in2018.Itsoldforabout3,000,000yuan!Butitisnotaworkbyafamouspainter,suchasVincentvanGogh.ItwaspaintedbyanAIartist.ThreeFrenchmencreatedtheAI.

TheAIartiststudiedover15,000paintings.Inthisway,itlearnedtopaint.Nowitisamongthemostpopularartistsintheworld.（1）ThefactaboutApolongisthat________.A.

ThereisadriverinitB.

thedoorisopenedbythepassengerC.

thereare24seatsinitD.

itstopseverytimeitseesastoplight（2）XiaoiceCAN'T________.A.

goouttoplaywithyouB.

talkwithyouifyoufeellonelyC.

beyourfriendD.

sing,writepoemsortellstories（3）Thepaintingis________.A.

aworkpaintedbyVincentVanGoghB.

worthabout3,000,000yuanatanauctionC.

studiedbythreeFrenchartistsover15,000timesD.

amongthemostbeautifulpaintingsintheworld（4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.

Xianiceisa17-year-oldgirl.B.

TheAIanchorcanonlyspeakEnglish.C.

TheAIanchorcanwork24hourswithoutmistakes.D.

TheAIartistisoneofthemostpopularartistsinChina.（5）Wecanprobablyseethepassagein________.A.

aguidebook

B.

anotice

C.

anovel

D.

anewspaper11．阅读理解

TheGreensgotaratherunhappysurprisewhentheytriedtoflyfromCardifftoLanzarotelastweekend.Becauseofahadmistakeattheairlinecheck-indesk,theGreensgotonthewrongflight（航班）andendedupinAnkara.Sohowdidthemix-uphappen？

Itwasfiveo'clockonSundaymorningwhenCharlieandKateGreenarrivedatCardiffairportwiththeirnine-year-olddaughterTina.TheycheckedinproperlyfortheirfighttoLanzarote,butthecheck-inattendant（服务员）madeamistakewiththeirboardingpassesandalsosentthemtothewrongboardinggate.Unluckily,itwassocurlyandtheGreenswerefeelingsotiredthattheydidn'tnoticeanythingwrong.Whatwasworse,thereweren'tanyannouncementsintheboardinggatearea.

WhentheGreensfinallygotontheplane,CharlieandKateGreenfellasleepatonce,thoughtherewereinterestingfilms,magazines,newspapersandmusicforthemtochoosetospendtheboringtime.LittleTinatookoutahistorybookaboutRomeandread.Twohourslater,shefellasleeptoo.Theydidn'twakeupuntilsixhourslater,whentheplanewaslanding.Suddenly,theflightattendantsaid."WelcometoAnkara!"TheGreenscouldn'tbelieveitandlittleTinawasquiteunhappy,Thefamilyhadtogetofftheplaneandthenpay10foratouristvisa（签证）.Intheend,theydecidedtogetbackhome,livingat5:00p.m.onthesameday.（1）WheredidtheGreensplantospendtheirweekend？A.

InCardiff.

B.

InLanzarote.

C.

InRome.

D.

InAnkara.（2）WhatdidlittleTinadofirstontheplane？A.

Shesawafilm.B.

Shewenttosleep.C.

Shelistenedtomusic.D.

Shereadahistorybook.（3）HowdidtheGreensfeelwhentheyarrivedinAnkara？A.

Bored.

B.

Excited.

C.

Interested.

D.

Surprised.（4）What'sthebesttitleforthetext？A.

WhataWrongI.

B.

ATriptoAnkara.

C.

TheGreens'Trip.

D.

HowlongaTrip.12．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Oneday,amansawanoldladysittinginsidehercaratthesideoftheroad.Thoughitwasdark,hecouldseesheneededhelp.Sohestoppedhiscarandwalkedtowardsher.Theoldladywasworried,eventhoughshenoticedthesmileonhisface.Washegoingtohurther?"I'llhelpyoustartyourcar,madam.Bytheway,mynameisBryanAnderson,"hesaid.

WhileAndersonwasfittingasparetired（备胎）tohercar,theladybegantotalktohim.Shethankedhimmuchforcomingtohelp.

Andersonjustsmiledasheputhistoolsaway.Theladyaskedhowmuchsheshouldpayhim.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhimback,thenexttimeshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecouldgivethemthehelptheyneeded.Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercaranddroveoff.

Afewmilesdowntheroad,theladysawasmallrestaurant.Shewentinandawaitresscameoverwithasweetsmile.Theoldladynoticedthewaitresswasnearlyeightmonthspregnant（怀孕的）,butsheneverletthepainsandacheschangehersmilewhensheservedher.

Theladyfinishedhermealandpaidwithahundred-dollarbill.Thewaitressquicklywenttogetchange,buttheoldladywasgonewhenthewaitresscameback.Thewaitresswonderedwheretheladycouldbe.Thenshefoundtherewasanoteonthenapkin（餐巾）,"Youdon'tneedtogivemeanythingback.SomebodyoncehelpedmeoutthewayI'mhelpingyou.Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,hereiswhatyoudo—donotletthischain（链子）ofloveendwithyou."

Underthenapkinwerefourmore$100bills.（1）WhydidAndersontellhisnametotheoldlady?A.

Becausehewantedtocheckiftheladyknewhim.B.

Becausehehopedthatmayhelprelaxthelady.C.

Becausehethoughthecouldbepaidbackoneday.D.

Becausehewantedtoleavehisnamefordoinggoodthings.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyreferto（指的是）?A.

TheoldladyandAnderson.B.

Thepeoplewhoneedhelp.C.

Theoldladyandthewaitress.D.

Thepeoplewhohelpothers.（3）Whichistherightorderoftheoldlady'sfeelings?①Thankful②Happy③Worried④Helpless⑤WillingandreadytohelpA.

④③①⑤②

B.

④①③②⑤

C.

③②①⑤④

D.

③①④⑤②（4）Whatcanbeinferred（推断）fromthepassage?A.

Themealcosttheoldlady400dollars.B.

Andersonmustbehelpedbysomeonebefore.C.

Theoldladywasabletofitasparetireherself.D.

Thewaitresswillprobablyhelpsomeonelater.（5）What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

TheHelpofStrangersB.

ThePowerofSmileC.

TheChinaofLoveD.

TheBillofKindness13．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Manypeoplelovetravellingtodiffere