A married couple were very worried about their son. Though normal（正常）in other way, he seemed to be dumb（哑的）. Not once had he spoken and now he was six years old. They had tried everything to get him to speak, but with no success.
The finest doctors in the country had examined him, but could find nothing wrong with his throat（喉）, and he seemed to be a very clever child. It was just that he never spoke.
“It's possible,” one of the doctors said. “There is something wrong with his mind, and he does not understand that he is capable of speech.”
“But he can read and write,” the boy's father said. “Perhaps he will grow out of his silence one day.”
The years passed. The boy left primary school and went to secondary school. He left secondary school and went to university. But he did not speak a single word.
Then one day, during a summer vacation, he was sitting at the dining table having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his meal and said, “Pass me the salt, please.” His parents were overjoyed.
“You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “Why have you waited so long to speak?”
The young man looked at them and said, “I didn't have anything to say, until now everything has been perfect. But you obviously（明显地）forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”
(1) The couple was worried because their son ________.
[ ]
(2) They had great ________.
[ ]
A．success in getting him to speak
B．trouble in getting him to speak
C．fun listening to their son
D．problems listening to their son
(3) The doctors decided that ________.
[ ]
A．there was something wrong with the boy
B．they could help the boy
C．the boy was unable to say anything
D．the parents should write to their son
(4) Although the boy didn't speak ________.
[ ]
(5) The boy spoke because ________.
[ ]
A．he had a complaint about his food
B．everything was perfect
C．his parents were surprised
D．he wanted to eat
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Almost everyone knows Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the f 1 name of men. Mrs is for married women and Miss is for the women who don't get married. People in the United States have used Ms before a w 2 name for some time. But what is Ms? They use Ms when they do not k 3 now whether the woman is married or not. Today many women like Ms better than Mrs or Miss. The w 4 Mr does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Many women think this is an advantage for men. They want to be equal to men in this w 5 . These women feel that it is not i 6 for people to know whether they are married or not.
Not all women like Ms. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find Ms d 7 to pronounce. But young women like it b 8 than older women do. It is difficult to know whether or not Ms will be used by m 9 American in the future. What do you think of the c 10 .
1．f 2．w 3．k 4．w 5．w
6．i 7．d 8．b 9．m 10．c
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| A．had no outer ears | B．was born without hair |
| C．was in her arms | D．could not hear her |
| A．a new baby was born in the hospital | B．a stranger came into the hospital |
| C．a new doctor took care of the boy | D．the boy began to live a new life |
| A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair. |
| B．Because her work didn't allow her to do that |
| C．Because the hair was good for her health |
| D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret |
| A．The boy couldn't hear without ears at first. |
| B．The boy didn't know the truth (真相) until his mother died. |
| C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard. |
| D．His classmates were always making fun of him. |
| A．A Clever Boy | B．Kind Parents | C．Great Love | D．An Ear Operation |
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In the Caucasus region（高加索地区）, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100th birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! By comparison, in America only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Caucasus people aren’t alone. The Pakistani Hunzas, who live high in the Himalaya Mountains, and the Vilcabambans of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador seem to share the secret of long life too.
These peoples remain healthy in body and spirit despite the passage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies become weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasus people aged 110-140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked, “At what age does youth end?” most of these old people had no answer. Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80.” The very youngest estimate was age 60.
What accounts for this ability to survive (live) to such old age, and to survive so well? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these long-lived peoples. They began their long days of physical labor as children and never seem to stop. For example, Mr. Rustam is 142 years of age. He remembers his life experience: the Crimean War of 1854; the Turkish War of 1878; the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. His wife is 116 years old. They have been married for 90 years. Mr. Rustam has no plan of retiring from his life as a farmer. “Why? What else would I do?” he asks. Oh, he’s slowed down a bit. Now he might quit (stop working) for the day after 6 hours in the field instead of 10.
All these people get healthful rewards from the environment in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations（海拔）of 5,000 to 12, 000 feet(1,660 to 4,000meters) above sea level. The air has less oxygen and is pollution-free. This reduced oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel（血管）system stronger.
Another factor（因素）that may lead to the good health of these people is their isolation. To a great extent, they are separated from the pressure（压力）and worries of industrial society.
Inherited（遗传的） factors also play some role. Most of the longest-lived peoples had parents and grandparents who also reached very old age. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.
Finally, although these three groups don’t eat exactly the same foods, their diets are similar. All of them eat little animal meat. Their diets are full of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, cheese and milk. They never eat more food than their bodies need.
It is clear that isolation from urban pressure and pollution, clean mountain air, daily hard work, moderate diets, good genes, and a youthful approach to life all lead to the health and remarkable long life of all these people.
【小题1】 What is the main idea of this article?
| A．Cause and effect of long-lived life. |
| B．People in the world enjoying a longer life. |
| C．Factors leading to the health and long life of people. |
| D．A description of several societies where people living a long life. |
| A．they don’t care much about their age |
| B．they have no idea of how old they are |
| C．they won’t say anything about their age until they are asked to |
| D．the idea of getting old has never come into their mind |
| A．He is much impressed with them. |
| B．He doesn’t care a bit about them. |
| C．He hopes that they will live a still longer life. |
| D．He doesn’t think their life is full of pressure and worries. |
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科目：初中英语 来源：2011年福建省莆田市中考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
1.What did Alfred look like?
A. Pleasant B. Smart C. Hungry D. Well-dressed
2.Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
3. How was Alfred when he was Tom?
A. Happy B. Surprised C. Glad D. Angry
4.The writer ________
A. liked to speak to a stranger B. met Alfred in a café
C. thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry D. hadn’t met Alfred twenty years.
5.What happened to Alfred?
A. He lost his wife B. He lost his job
C. His wife didn’t let him go home D. His friend didn’t want to see him.
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