八年级英语能力检测阅读短文回答问题练习题

八年级英语能力检测阅读短文回答问题练习题

学校名称：班级：学号：姓名：

1.阅读短文，并回答问题。

HOUSEFORSALE（出售）：Comfortable（舒适的）familyhomewithlargegarden

onnorthsideoftown.I'hreebedrooms,livingroom,kitchen,bathroom.Pay¥280,

OOOforit.

TheBrownsarelookingforanewhouse.Mr.Brownwantstoliveonthenorth

sideofthetownnearhiswork.Mrs.Brownwantsahousewithfourbedrooms.Their

childrendon'tcarewhatthehouseislikebutthegardenisbigenough.

DRIVERWANTEDforbusyrestaurant（饭店）.Soneeveningandweekendwork.All

mealsfree.Ring3320178.

Jackhasalwayswantedtodrive.Hethinksit'sveryinteresting.Thework

ishardbuthedoesn*tmind.Hehastoworkintheeveningsandatweekendsbut

hecangetsomeweekdaysoff.It'snotverywc11paid,butheneverminds.

JOINOURFOOTBALLTEAM.Boysandgirlswantedtoplayforalocal（本地

的）footballteam.Aged9—13.MeetinGreenParkonFridaysat3pm.

Tom：There*sanewfootballteamstartinginthevillage,Mum.I'moldenough

toplayinit.Schoolisoverathalfpastthree,soI'dhaveplentyoftime.

Mum：We11,I'msureyoucoulddoyourhomeworkintheevenings.Butlook,

Tom,youhaven'treadthepapercarefully.Youcan'tpossiblyplayforthisteam.

1.Whatdoyouthinkofthehouse?

2.Whydidn'ttheBrownsbuythehouseintheadvertisement（广告）？

3.WhydoesJackwanttogetthejobintherestaurant?

4.Whycan'tTomplayforthenewfootballteam?

2.阅读短文，回答下列问题。

Whenyou'reinvitedtohavedinnerinaforeignerJshome,please

rememberthefollowing:

Attable,whenthehostess（女主人）picksuphernapkin（餐巾），you

maypickupyoursandputitonyourlegs.

Ifaservant（佣人）passesfoodaround,hewillpassthedishtcyou

atyourlefthandsothatyoucaneasilyserveyouselfwithyourrighthand.

Neverserveyourselfwhilethedishisonyourright;itisthentheturn

ofyourneighbourontheright.

Donotreachacrossthetableorinfrontofsomeonetogetsomething

—thatisnotpolite.Askhimorhertopassittoyou.

Therearethingsinthemiddleofthetable,suchasbread,butter,

andcandies.Youshouldn,ttakeanyuntilthehostesstellstheservant

topassthemtoyou.

Donotleaveyourseatwithoutsayinganything.Ifyouneedtoleave

thetabletothewashroomordosomethingelse,youshouldsayExcuseme

foramoment,please.”

1.Whatwillyoudowhenthehostesspicksuphers?

2.Thedishispassedtoyouatyourlefthandsideorrighthandside?

3.Ifthefoodisfarfromyou,whatshouldyoudo?

4.Mayyoutakeanyfoodatanytime?

5.Whenyouhavetoleaveyourscat,whatdoyouneedtosay?

3.阅读短文，回答下面问题

DearTom

Howareyou?I'minanewschoolthisterminChina.And1'mwritingto

youinmyschoolnow.Mynewschoolisbigandnice.Thereareonethousandand

fourhoundredstudentsandonehundredandfortyteachersinmyschool.Ilike

theteachers.Theyareverykindtome.Myclassmatesareveryfriendly,too.

TheyteachmeChineseandIteachthemEnglish.

Therearetrees,flowersandgreengrassinmyschool.Theyarevery

beautiful.Behindmyschoolthereisasmallriver.Thewaterinitisquite

clean.Wecanswiminit.

WohavenoclassesonSaturdaysorSundays.SometimesIgotoplayfootbal1

orbasketbcillwithmyclassmates.SometimesIstayathomeandwatchTV.Sometimes

Igotoshopswithmyfatherandmother.Weal11ikeChina.

Pleasewritetomesoon!

Yours,

Eric

66.Ericisina_______school.

67.Thereare1400inEric'sschool.

68.Theteachersarevery_______toEric.

69.Ericandhisclassmatesbecomegood

70.Ericandhis_____1ikeChinaverymuch.

4.阅读下面的短文，回答所提问题。

Airisaroundus.Itisarounduswhenwewalkandplay.Fromthetimewe

areborn,airisaroundusoneveryside.Whenwesitdown,it'saroundus;when

wegotobed,airisalsoaroundus.Weliveinair.

Alllivingthingsneedair.Livingthingscan'tlivewithoutair.Wecan

gowithoutfoodorwaterforafewdays,butwecan'tliveformorethanafew

minuteswithoutair.Wctakeinair.Whenweareworkingorrunning,weneedmore

air.Whenweareasleep,weneedlessair.

Weliveinair,butwecan'tseeit.Wecanonlyfeelit.Wecanfeelitwhen

itismoving.Movingairiscalledwind.Howcanyoumakeairmove?Hereis

oneway:Holdanopenbookinyourhandsinfrontofyourface.Closeitquickly.

Whatcanyoufeel?Whatyoufeelistheair.

1.Isthereairaroundusfromthetimeweareborn?

2.Doweneedlessairwhenweareworkingorrunning?

3.Whatdowecallairwhenitismoving?

4.Whatdoweneedmostwithoutfoodorwater?

5.Canweseeairorfeelair?

5.阅读理解，根据短文内容回答问题。

Aeroplanes（飞机）areslowlydrivingmemad.Tlivenearanairportand

passingplanescanbeheardnightandday.Theairportwasbuiltyearsago,but

forsomereasonitcou.dnotbeusedthen.Lastyear,however,itcameintouse.

Overahundredpeoplemusthavebeendrivenawayfromtheirhomesbythenoise.

Iamoneofthefewpeopleleft.SometimesTthinkthishousewi11beknocked

downbyapassingplane.Ihavebeenoffered（提供）alargesumofmoneytogo

away,butIamdetermined（下定决心的）tostayhere.EverybodysaysImustbe

madandtheyareprobablyright.

1.Wheredoeshelive?

2.Aretheaeroplanesnoisyorquiet?

3.Howmtinypeoplelefttheirhomesbecauseofthenoise?

4.Whatishedeterminedtodo?

5.Whatdoeseverybodysayabouthim?

6.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Davemarried（结婚），andwhenhisnewwifesawtheclothesinhiscupboard（衣

柜），shesaid,uDave,youhaveonlygotonegoodshirt.Theothersarevery

old,andtheyhavegotholesinthem.I'mgoingtobuyyouanewonethis

afternoon.”

Davelikedhisolcshirts,buthelovedhiswifetoo,sohesaid,“All

right,Mary,butpleasedon*tthrowanyoftheoldonesaway.”

Davewenttowork,andwhenhecamebackintheevening,Marysaidtohim,

“Look,Dave,I'veboughtyouaniceshirt.Hereitis.Putiton.”

Daveputtheshirton,andthenhesaid,“Lookatthesleeves（袖子），Mary.

Theyaretoolong.”

"That'sallright,wMaryanswered."Theywi11getshorterafterIwash

them.”

ThenDavesaid,“Yes,youareclever.”

1.WhydidMarywanttobuyDaveanewshirt?

2.Whydidn'tDavelikethesleevesofhisnewshirt?

3.Whydidn'tDavelethiswifethrowhisoldshirtaway?

4.WhatdidMarysayaboutthesleeves?

5.DoyouthinkMaryisclever?

7.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Davemarried（结婚），andwhenhisnewwifesawtheclothesinhiscupboard（衣

柜），shesaid,uDave,youhaveonlygotonegoodshirt.Theothersarevery

old,andtheyhavegotholesinthem.I'mgoingtobuyyouanewonethis

afternoon.”

Davelikedhisolcshirts,buthelovedhiswifetoo,sohesaid,“All

right,Mary,butpleasedon'tthrowanyoftheoldonesaway.”

Davewenttowork,andwhenhecamebackintheevening,Marysaidtohim,

“Look,Dave,I'veboughtyouaniceshirt.Hereitis.Putiton.”

Daveputtheshirton,andthenhesaid,“Lookatthesleeves（袖子），Mary.

Theyaretoolong.”

"Thal'sallright,MMaryanswered."TheywillgetshorterafterIwash

them.”

ThenDavesaid,“Yes,youareclever.”

1.WhydidMarywanttobuyDaveanewshirt?

2.Whydidn'tDavelikethesleevesofhisnewshirt?

3.Whydidn'tDavelethiswifethrowhisoldshirtaway?

4.WhatdidMarysayaboutthesleeves?

5.DoyouthinkMaryisclever?

8.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Winterisatimeformanyexcitingsports:sledding（雪橇），skatingand

skiing.Skatingandskiingneedslotsofskills（技巧）.Sleddinggivesyougood

exerciseandislotsoffun!

Asledlookslikeaboat.Itcanmoveeasilyoversnoworice.Earlysleds

weremadeofwood.Nowsomebettersledsaremadeofglass.

Sledscanbepulledbyanimals.Insomeverycoldpartsoftheworld,people

makeanimalslikedogs,horses,andreindeer（驯鹿）pullgoodsorpeopleinsleds.

Peoplealsosledforsportsandfun.Drivingasleddoesnotneedmuchskill.

Thedrivergivesakick（踢）inthesnowtostartthesled.Heorshecanalso

asksomeoneelseforhelp.Inasled,therecanbeonepersonorseveral.

Usually,youhavetolieonyourback,feetfirstinasled.Asyoutravel,

youmoveyourbodyandfeettokeepitintherightdirection（方向）.

Thereisaspecialsledcalledtheskeletonsled（骨架雪橇）.It'svery

different.

Onaskeleton,youlieonyourstomachanddrivethesledinahead-first

way.Itisveryfast!Manyareafraidtorideit.Butoncetheytryitthey

wanttodoitagain!

1.Whataresledsmadeof?

2.Whcitkindofanimalscanpullsleds?

3.Whataresledsusedfor?

4.Howdopeoplesled?Describetheprocess.

5.Whcitisaskeletonsledlike?

9.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

SomechiIdrenwishtobewriterssomeday.Theymeanthattheywanttowrite

storiesorbookswhichmanypeoplewillread.Iwouldliketoremind（提酉星）them

thattheywillneedtobegoodreadersandtoreadagreatdeal（大量）inorder

tobegoodwriters.

Nearlyal1greatwritershadreadlongbeforetheystartedtogotoschool,

andhavebeenreadingforhoursandhourseverydaysincetheybecamegoodreaders.

InsteadofwatchingTVintheevening,theyspendnuchoftheirsparetimereading

books.

Ifyouareagoodreader,itwon*ttakeyoulongtodothereadinghomework

yourteacherasksyoutodo.Thenyouwillhavetimetoreadotherbooksfor

fun.Becauseyoureadsowell,youkeeplookingformorebookstoread.

Whi1emakingupyourmindtobecomeagoodwriter,youhadbettersayto

yourself,“ImustreadmoreandmoreifIamreadytobecomeagoodwriter.”

1.Ifyouwanttobeagoodwriter,youshouldbea.

2.Nearlyallgreatwritersspentmuchoftheirsparetime.

3.Itispossibleforagoodreadertoreadotherbooks

4.Mostgreatwriterspreferreadingtointheevening.

5.Ittakesagoodreadershortertimetofinish.

10.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Newspapersandtelevisionsoftenpresentthebadsideoflifetous.Life

is,however,notsobad.Theworldis,onthewhole,fullofkindpeopleand

friendlystrangers.Recently,atouristinFrancewasgivenabunchofroses

byagardenerasatoken（标记）offriendship.TnCalifornia,whenatourist?

sCcirwasbad1ydamaged,amanwhocamebyofferedtotow（拖）thecartoarepair

shop.Therepairmanwassonicethathenotonlycharged（收费）thetouristvery

little,butlenthimacartodrivewhilehewasrepairingthetouristfscar.

Wecansaythatifyouarefriendlyandexpecttomeetfriendlypeople,youwill

mostcertainlymeetthem.

1.InCalifornia,__letthe__usehisowncarwhenhiscarwasdamaged.

2.Wegetawrongimpressionandthebadsideoflifefrom___.

3.___istakenfromthegardenasatokenof__.

4.Wecanbesurethatbeing___bringsyoufriendship.

5.Thispassagemainlytellsusthattheworld___.

11.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Jacklovestravelingbytrain.Wheneverhefeelsliketraveling,he,dfirst

thinkabouttakingatripontherail.Thatisbecauseheneverhastobother

tobook（订）ticketsorcollecttheminadvance（提前）.Goingtothestation

andbuyingaticketarewhathehastodo.

Travelingbytrainisalsoverycomfortable.Mostofthetrainsare

air-conditioned,warminwinterandcoolinsummer.Jackusuallychoosesa

non-smokingsection,takingascatbythewindowsohecanenjoytheoutside

views.Ifitisanighttrain,theexperiencecanbeexciting.Hejustsleeps

thewho1cnightandthenextday,hewi11beinanewcity.Bytheway,henever

hastoworryabouthismeals.Thetrainprovidesfoodaroundtheclock.

Travelingbytrainhasanotheradvantagetooffer:youmayrunintosome

oldfriendsoryoucanlistentopeopletalkingaboutsomethingofyourinterest.

Lastweekwhenhewasonatrain,forinstance,heranintoaprimaryschool

classmate.Theydidn'texpectthattheycouldoumpintoeachotherthatway.

Theirtalkbroughtbackmanythings:thegamestheyplayed,thejokestheymade

ontheirpeersandthefunnythingstheyhaddone.

1.请用简短的话概括文中提到的乘火车的三个优点。

2.Howwouldyouliketogotoschool?Why?

12.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

J.K.RowlingwasborninEnglandin1965.Shelovedreading,andwroteherfirst

story,Rabbit,whenshewasonlysixyearsold.ShestudiedFrenchatuniversity,

andthenworkedasasecretaryinLondon.ShehadtheideaforHarryPotterwhen

shewasonatrain.ShestartedwritingthefirstHarryPotterthenextday.

In1992,shewenttoliveinPortugalforthreeyears.ShewroteHarryPotter

inthemorning,andworkedasanEnglishteacherintheafternoonandevening.

ShegotmarriedtoaPortugueseTVreporterandhadadaughtercalledJessica.

ThenshereturnedtoBritainandlivedinEdinburgh,Scotland.Shewasunemployed

atthattime.Shewroteincafesbecausetherewerewarmerthanhersmallhouse.

Afterfiveyearsshefinishedthefirstbook,HarryPotterandthePhilosopherts

Stone.Thebooksoldmillionsofcopiesallovertheworld,andJ.K.Rowling

becameveryfamous.

56.WhendidJ.K.Rowlingwriteherfirststory?.

57.WhatwasJ.K.Rowling'sfirstjob?.

58.What'sJ.K.Rowling'sdaughter*sname?.

59.WhydidJ.K.Rowlingwriteincafes?.

60.WhyisJ.K.Rowlingfamous?.

13.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

EtonCollegeisinEngland.It*saschoolforboysbetweentheagesof13

and18.Boysliveinschoolforlivefiveyears.Teacherscanhelpthem.But

theymustlookthemselves.Lookatthepicture!ThisisPrinceHarry,sroon.On

thedesk,thereisapictureofhismotherPrincessDiana.Therearcmanyways

teachandmanywaystolearninEtonCollege.Eachclasshasaboutanddiscuss

withthem.Boyscangettheirneeds.PrinceHarrylikesdrawingandactsinplays.

EtonCollegehasmanygames.Footballisinautumn.TheFieldGameisinspring

andsummer.Whenaboyisgoodatgames,heiswelcome.PrinceHarryrsfavorite

gameistheWallGame.TheWallGameislikefootball.Playersplayaballwith

feet.Theycantouchthegroundwithfeetandhar.ds.Whenplayersstandagainst

thewall,thegamestarts.

51.WhatkindofschoolisEtonCollege?

52WhomcikesmealsforPrinceHcirry?

53Ho\vdoteachersteachthestudentsinEtonCollege?

54.Whatdotheboysplayinspringfromthepassage?

55.Canplayerstouchtheballwithhandsin:heWallGame?

14.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Tom,Mike,MaryandJoanarebrothersandsisters.Idon'tknowhowoldthey

are.Ionlyknowthatoneofthemiseighteen,oneisfifteen.Oneoftheboys

issixteenandoneofthegirlsisseventeen.IalsoknowthatTomisolder

thanMary,butJoanisn,t.

1.Howmanybrothersandsistersarethereinthisfamily?There

are

2.HowoldisTom?He's

3.HowoldisMary?___S：he's

4.HowoldisMike?

5.HowoldisJoan?She's

15.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

WaltDisneywasbornin1901.TheMickeyMousecreated（被创作）in1927made

himveryfamous.Hediedin1966,buthisworkandhisdreamsdidnotdie.Now

peopleallovertheworldenjoyhisMickeyMouseandothercartoons.

WaltDisneywasamanwhodidnotgiveupeasily.Onesummer,WaltDisney

wantedajobinapostoffice,buttheytoldhimthathewastooyoung.Hewent

home,drewsomelinesonhisface.Andputonhisfather*ssuitandhat.Then

hewentbacktothesameofficeandtoldthemhewas18.Hegotthejobfinally.

Laterinhislife,MrDisneyhadadream,thatis,tobuildanewkindof

amusementpark.Itwouldbecleanandbeautiful.Therewouldberidesforchildren

andnicehotelsforadults.Itwouldbefunforpeopleofallages.MrDisney

drewaplanforthispark.ItwascalledDisneyland.Engineerstoldhimitwas

animpossibledream.Hisfamilyandfriendsthoughthewasmad.ButMrDisney

didnotgiveuphisidea.In1955,Disneylandopenedtothepub1icandbecame

themostsuccessfulciir.usementparkintheUSA.WaltDisney*sdreamcometrue.

1.WhenWaltDisneycreateMickeyMouse?

2.WhatisWaltDisney'sdream.Diditcometrue?

3.WasWaltDisney18yearsoldwhenhegotthejobinthepostoffice?

4.WhereisthefirstDisneyland?

5.What'sthemeaningofgiveup?

16.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Frankboughtanewdoorbell,butnobodyseemedtonoticeit.Whenhisfriends

came,theyknockedheavi1yatthedoor.Frankwasnothappyaboutit.

OnedayafriendcametoseeFrank,lieknockedatthedoorloudly.Frank

cametothedoor,butdidn,topenit.Heshoutedatthevisitorfrominside.

"Tcan'thearyou!Pleaseringthedoorbell!”

56.WhatdidFrankbuy?

57.Whywasn,tFrankhappy?

58.WhocametoseeFrankoneday?

59.Whydidn'tFrankopenthedoor?

60.DidFrankheartheknock?

17.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

MrsWhitehasason.HisnameisSamWhite.Theyoungmanbeginstowork

inapostofficeinacitythisAutumn.Heaskshismothertovisitthecity.

Theoldwomanishappyandcatchesatrain.Shesoonarrivesinthecity,but

shedoesn5tknowwherethepostofficeis.Shebeginstolookforit,butshe

can*tfindit.Atabusstopsheasksanoldman,“Excuseme,sir.HowcanI

gettothepostoffice?”

“Thereareaboutfortypostofficesinourcity,“saystheoldman."Which

onedoyouwanttofind?”

TheoldwomangivesSam'slettertohimandtheoldmansays,“Walkalong

thisstreetandtake二hefourthturningontheleft.Hispostofficeisjust

there.〃

MrsWhitethankstheoldmanandsoonfindsherson.Theyareveryhappy.

Aweeklaterthewomangoestothezoo.Sheseesallkindsofanimals.Butshe

can5trememberthewaybacktothepostoffice.Atthesamebusstopshemeets

thesameoldmanandsheasksthesamequestionagain.

“Ohdear!，ztheoldmansays."Areyoustilllookingforyourson?”

1.WheredoesSamWhitework?

2.HowdoesMrsWhitegotothecity?

3.Doestheoldwomanknowhowtogettoherson,spostoffice?

4.Howmcinypostofficesarethereinthiscity?

5.DoestheoldmanthinkMrsWhitefoundherson'spostoffice?

18.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Mr.Smithhadtwosons.Oneissevenyearseld,andtheotherisfive.One

morningduringtheholidays,whenhewascleaningthecar,hisyoungersoncame

andaskedhimforsomemoneyforsweets.

“Sweetsarebadforyourteeth,"Mr.Smithsaid."Takethesetwooranges

instead,andgiveonetoyourelder（年长的）brother,Oneoftheorangesisquite

alotbiggerthantheotherone,andasthesmallboylikedorangesverymuch,

hekeptthatoneforhimself,andgavehisbrotherthesmallerone.

Whentheotherboysawthathisbrotherhadamuchlargerortingethcinhis

own,hesaidtohim,"It'sselfish（自私的）totakethebiggeroneforyourself.

Iffatherhadgivenmetheoranges,I'dhavegivenyouthebiggerone.”

“Iknowyouwould,wansweredhisbrother.wThal'swhyItookit.”

11.“WhatwasMrSmithdoingonemorning?

12.Whatdidhisyoungersonaskfor?

13.Didthesongetwhathewanted?

14.Whogotthebiggerorange?

15.Whydidtheelderbrothersaythcithisbrotherwasselfish?

19.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Sandy,BillyandSueareinthezoo.Theyarenowstandingnearthemonkeys,

cage."That*sanicemonkey,“Sandysays."He'slikeBilly.*"No,he'snot!”

Billyanswers."He'slikeyou.He'sgoodalrunningandjumping.“Youseehe

wantssomenuts.〃Suesays,“Givehimsomenuts,Sandy."Sandyisthrowingsome

nutsintothecage."Givehimsomesweets,Billy."〃Helikesnuts,buthedoesn*t

1ikesweets,“Suesays."Look!”Sandysays."Themonkeyispointing(la)at

BilTsbag.Hecanseethebananasinit.Givehimabanana,Billy.Hewants

it.”"No!〃Bi1lysays."Ican'tgivemybananastohim.Iwanttoeatthem.”

“Pleasegiveittohim,Suesays"No!"Billyshouts“Hecaneatnuts,but

hecan'teatmybananas!”

11.Whatarethechildrendoing?.

12.IsSandygoodatsports?

13.WhatisSandythrowingtothemonkeys?

14.WhatdoesBillylikeeating?

15.DoesBillywanttogivethemonkeysbananas?

20.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Penny:Areyoudoingthefootballpools,David?

David:Yes,I,msurewe*11winsomethingthisweek.

Penny:Youalwayssaythat,butweneverwinanything!Whatwi11youcoif

wewinalotofmoney?

David:IfIwinalotofmoney,1'11buyacar.

Penny:Idon'twantacar!Iwanttotravelaroundtheworld.

David:A11right.Andwe'11stayatthebesthotels.Thenwe'11returnhome

andbuyabighouseinthecountry.We*11haveabeautifulgardenand....

Penny:Butifwespendallthemoney,we'11bepooragain.Whatwillwe

dothen?

David:Ifwespendallthemoney,we'11tryandwinthefootballpools

again.

Penny:It*sonlyadretim!Everyth!ngdependson“if”！

根据对话回答问题。

1.DidDavidwinanymoneybefore?

2.WhatdoesDavidalwayssay?

3.WhatdoesPennywanttodofirstiftheywinthepools?

4.Whatwillhappentothemiftheyspendallthemoney?

5.Isiteasyforapersontoalotofmoneybydoingthefootballpools?

21.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Mrs.Whitehasashopinthetown.Thereareallkindsoffruitinhershop.

She*sfriend1ytothecustomersandneverfoolsanyone.Sothecustomerslike

tobuyfruitinhershop,andshegetsmoreandmoremoney.

Oneday,theapplesshesoldwereallfreshandnice.Sherememberedher

sonFranklikedthembest,soshebroughtsomehomeforherson.Afterlunch,

shewentoutandlefttheapplesonthetable.ThatafternoonErankcameback

fromschool,hefeltveryhungry.Helookedforsomethingtoeatandfoundsome

applesonthetable."Great!Theyaremyfavorite."hescreamedandatea

lot.Mrs.Whitegothomeaftersheclosedherfruitshop.WhenshesawFrank,

sheaskedhim,“Didyouhavetheapples?MHersonanswered,"Yes.AndI

atelotsofthem.”“Didyouwashthem?”“Oh,Tforgot.Twastoohungry.

WhatshouldIdo?”

Afewminuteslater,Mrs.Whitefoundhersonkeptondrinkingwater.

“Areyouthirsty?Whyareyoudrinkingsomuchwater?vaskedthemother.

“No,mom."answeredtheboy,“Iwanttowashtheapplesinmystomach

withthewater.w

66.WhatshopdoesMrs.Whitehave?

67.Mrs.Whiteisrudetothecustomers,isn'tshe?

68.What*sFrank*sfavoritefruit?

69.WheredidFrankfindthefruit?

70.WhydidFrankkeepdrinkingwater?

22.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

AftersupperMr.Jacksonturnedonthetelevision.Hetriedtofinda

footballgameonit.Atthattimethetelephonerangandhewenttocinswer

it."Hello,"hesaid,“7462135.""It'sBettyspeaking,“saidawoman.“Henry

isill.AndIhavetotakehimtohospital.ButLucyistooyoung…”"Don't

worry.I'11goandlookafterher.Butwhere1syourhusbandJames?”"He's

gonetoLondon.He'llbebackattwotomorrowmorning.M

Mrs.JacksonwascndutyinthehospitalthatnightandMr.Jacksonhadto

gotohelphissister.Lucywasonlyfour.Shebegantocrywhenhermotherleft.Mr.

Jacksontoldhersomestories,taughtherasongandshowedhersomenice

pictures.Hedidn,tstopuntilthelittlegirlwenttosleep.Mr.Jacksonwent

homeafterJamescameback.Hewasasleepsoonafterhewenttobed.Hiswife

cameintothebedroomanditwokehimup.Hehadalookattheclockonthe

wallandfounditwashalfpasteight.Hejumpedoffthebedandrantothegarage

（车库）withhisbag.Hiswifetriedtosaysomething,buthecalledback,

“Iwasneverlateforwork,youknow.ButI'mlatethismorning.M"No,you

aren't,"saidMrs.Jackson."It'sSaturday.

46.OnwhatdaydidBettycallMr.Jackson?

47.WhydidBettyaskforMr.Jackson*shelp?

48.WhatdidMr.JacksondotomakeLucystopcrying?

49.WhydidMr.Jacksonruntothegaragewhenhewokeup?

50.Howmanypeoplehaveboonmentioned（被提到）inthispassage?

23.阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题：

Paulcouldnotbeasleeplastnight.Hewokeupearlyandsatup,andthenhe

wenttobedagain.Hefeltterrible."Imustbeill,“hethought,“butImust

studyfortheexam”

Hegotupand1ookedforhis