科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P...”?After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “ Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother， but there was no reply. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days.?
When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he ask, “My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram.—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read:” Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500...” “ But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “ Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed,” A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said,” A human mistake—I think some humans need kicking.”
Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because ____.
A. he was afraid to see his brother?
B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere?
C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother?
D. he knew that his brother had no money
Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because ____.?
A. his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
C. he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
D. his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay
his hotel bill
Which of the following statements is true??
A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.?
B. The money reached the wrong bank.?
C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.?
D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.
The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.?
A. through carelessness. B. because they were human beings?
C. because he had a strange name D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn't have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room． He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me．
“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It's asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I'd wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I'm sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading B．Jack had been reading for some time
C．Jack's light was not turned off D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor
The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．impossible B．no problem C．no doubt D．without difficulty
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖
A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house．
B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．
C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．
D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．
The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．
A．asked Neville to take off his shoes
B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．
A．7 p．m． B．8 p．m． C．9 p．m． D．6 p．m．
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年江苏省海安县南莫中学高一上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
It must have been around nine o’clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn’t have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack’s room． He was in bed awake, but he didn’t even turn towards me．
“What’s up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God’s sake, don’t make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It’s asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I’d wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I’m sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
【小题1】When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．
| A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading | B．Jack had been reading for some time |
| C．Jack’s light was not turned off | D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor |
| A．impossible | B．no problem | C．no doubt | D．without difficulty |
| A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house． |
| B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill． |
| C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke． |
| D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late． |
| A．asked Neville to take off his shoes |
| B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake |
| C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets |
| D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt |
| A．7 p．m． | B．8 p．m． | C．9 p．m． | D．6 p．m． |
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科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省淮北市2010届高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、 C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P...”?After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “ Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother， but there was no reply. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days.?
When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he ask,” My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram.—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read:” Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500...” “ But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “ Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed,” A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said,” A human mistake—I think some humans need kicking.”
56. Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because ____.
A. he was afraid to see his brother?
B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere?
C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother?
D. he knew that his brother had no money
57. Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because ____.?
A. his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
C. he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?
D. his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill
58.Which of the following statements is true??
A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.? B. The money reached the wrong bank.?
C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.? D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.
59. The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.?
A. through carelessness. B. because they were human beings?
C. because he had a strange name D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年江苏省高一上学期期中考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
It must have been around nine o'clock when I drove back home from work because it was already dark． As I came near to the gates I turned off the head lights of the car so as to prevent the beam from swinging (摆动) through the window and waking Jack, who shared the house with me． But I needn't have done so． I noticed that his light was still on, so he was awake anyway—unless he had fallen asleep while reading． I put the car away and went up the steps．
Then I opened the door quietly and went to Jack's room． He was in bed awake, but he didn't even turn towards me．
“What's up, Jack﹖” I asked．
“For God's sake, don't make a noise,” he said．
The way he spoke reminded me of someone in pain who is afraid to talk in case he does himself serious injury．
“Take your shoes off, Neville,” Jack said．
I thought that he must be ill and that I had better give way to him to keep him happy． “There is a snake here,” he explained． “It's asleep between the sheets． I was lying on my back reading when I saw it．I knew that moving was out of the question． I could not have moved even I'd wanted to．” I realized that he was serious． “I was depending on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home,” Jack went on． “It has not bitten me yet but I dare not do anything to upset it． It might wake up． I'm sick of this,” he said．“I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago．”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late．I looked at him as encouraging as I could and went to telephone the doctor．
1.When he got home, Neville found that ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．Jack had fallen asleep while reading B．Jack had been reading for some time
C．Jack's light was not turned off D．Jack was ready to answer the doctor
2.The underlined phrase in Paragraph 6 means ＿＿＿＿＿．
A．impossible B．no problem C．no doubt D．without difficulty
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage﹖
A．Neville and Jack lived in the same house．
B．Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill．
C．Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke．
D．Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for being late．
4.The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack ＿＿＿＿．
A．asked Neville to take off his shoes
B．made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
C．was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets
D．behaved strangely as if he were badly hurt
5.According to the passage, Neville should have been home at ＿＿＿＿．
A．7 p．m． B．8 p．m． C．9 p．m． D．6 p．m．
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