【2011·甘肃白银平川学校模拟】

A

Recently my wife and I, along with a travel companion, were in the tiny town of Battambang in the central Cambodia. We hired a guide to take us up the river to our next destination at Siem Reap. This was to a six-hour trip followed by crossing Lake Sap, the largest lake in central Asia. Battambang is an extremely poor area, and our means of transportation was a very small, old boat not much larger than the three of us. With six bags tied to the front part of the boat, three travelers, and the boatman, I figured we were overloaded by at least a ton. We frequently had seen four or five people on a single motorbike, so no one but us was concerned about our weight. We had been on the water only a few minutes when our pilot made for shore and jumped from our boat to another. Our guide said not to worry; he would only be a minute. He added, “We need to pick up live chickens for their legs.” My wife and I exchanged glances. We are pretty open-minded, especially when traveling in a third-world country. It was obviously there was little room in our tiny vessel for chickens. If we had to take them along, we were willing to hold them on our legs—there was no place else to put them. The thought even occurred to me that perhaps the chickens were needed if the boat’s tiny engine stopped in the middle of nowhere. I had a vision of us holding them over the side of the boat while their tiny legs paddled away, guiding us to safety. After all, our guide had said we needed them for their legs. We continued to make many jokes about live chickens drawing us to shore if the boat turned over and we were about eating them if we were left on a wild island. Meanwhile our guide just gave us a puzzled look. Finally my wife turned to him and asked, “How many chickens are we taking?” At first he seemed totally surprised, and then a large smile spread over his face. He bent over and began to laugh uncontrollably. My wife turned to me and said, “I’m glad he finds the thought of us holding chickens on our legs for six hours so funny.” When he finished laughing, he looked at us and pronounced every word clearly and loudly, “No live chickens! I said, ‘We need life jackets for the lake!’” It took a moment  for this to sink in, and then we all had a good laugh.

Whenever we made eye contact, our guide would laugh, shake his head and say: “Americans, so funny.”

41. The funny story happened ___________.

A. in the tiny town of Battambang

B. on a motorbike

C. on a small and old boat

D. on a wild island

42. The pilot left their boat to ___________.

A. pick live chickens

B. pick up life jackets

C. make room for live chickens

D. make the boat weigh less

43. Which of the following events truly happened?

A. The couple held the chickens on their legs

B. The chickens’ legs paddled the boat guiding them to safety

C. They ate the chickens while they were left on the wild island

D. They made many jokes about live chickens

44. The guide bent over and laughed uncontrollably because ___________.

A. he suddenly knew what the misunderstanding was

B. he found their thought of holding chickens on their legs funny

C. he thought the American couple were funny

D. they landed safely

【2011·四川雅安市三诊】

A

       Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't oven look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’ “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.

41．According to the passage, in the first shop the writer        .

　　A．was rather impolite

　　B．was warmly received

　　C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

42．The underlined words “The penny dropped” mean that the shopkeeper         .

       A．changed his mind　　　　　　　              B．accepted the offer

　　C．saw the writer’s purpose　　　                  D．decided to help the writer

43．How much did the writer pay?

　　A．￡ 5.　　　　       B．￡ 7.　　               C．￡ 20.　　            D．￡ 27.

44．We learn from the passage that the writer was        .

       A．patient                    B．careful                    C．brave                     D．smart

【2011·河北省南宫中学月考】C

      As a boy，Tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.

      During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon（外科医生）.“That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it .”In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus，while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life –saver.

50.Tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because      

A.his father wanted him to be so          B．his father was a surgeon himself

C.he had read many books about medicine 

D.he had chances to meet many doctors through his father

51．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    A. Tim got married to the old doctor’s daughter. 

B.Tim continued working as a surgeon after the war.

  C．Before the war，Tim worked as a doctor at a local clinic．

    D．While working in California，Tim taught life-saving to the patients.

52．From the passage we can infer that Tim        .

      A．was sent to Europe during the war                B．worked as a surgeon during the war

      C．was satisfied with his career as a surgeon.           D．decided to give up medicine for faith

53.The passage is mainly about        .

A．Tim’s life story          B．Tim’s dream       C．Tim’s marriage        D．Tim’ s patients

【2011·山东济宁一中模拟】A

A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”

       True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．

       My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable expericeces.

       I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．

       Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．

       While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．

56．What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?

       A．Her son’s eating too quickly．          B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet．

       C．Her son’s not having good table manners．D．Teenagers’ not having good manners．

57．The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．

       A．too much                                             B．not delicious       

       C．not enough                                     D．quite hot

58．We learn that the writer’s mother __________．

       A．was strict about her children’s manners   B．never punished her children

       C．had beautiful blue eyes                D．was not good at singing

59．What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

       A．Easy and relaxing.                      B．Painful and valuable.

       C．Easy but useless.                              D．Too horrible.

60．We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．

       A．is surely liked by everyone around her

       B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her

       C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young

       D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot

【2011·山东济南市二模】

A

       When Josephine Cooper was growing up, she learned the importance of charity from her parents. Although they made a modest living for their family of 10, they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.

       Half a century later, Mrs Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribution center from a church, helping it become the organization’s largest emergeney fooddistribution center in San Diego. She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited Washington D.C. to receive the award.

       “She was the main person who helped us make that program grow,” said Mike Doody, former director of the Food Bank. “She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a good heart.” People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families. “She reminded people of their Grandma.” Doody said.

       As a widow with a young child in 1979, Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. “She dedicated her life to giving back,” said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasn’t unusual for a local church to call Mrs Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. “She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a frailly living out of their car,” Cooper said.

       Although Mrs Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93.

56．The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to         .

       A．offering help                                              B．donating money

       C．providing services                                       D．showing sympathy

57．The San Diego Food Bank is meant to           .

       A．distribute food in case of emergency             B．help hungry children and families

       C．give basic first-aid treatment                        D．train some senior volunteers

58．Which of the following is true of Mrs Cooper?

       A．She died at an early age.                              B．She refused the national award.

       C．She was kind and devoted.                          D．She was not easy to get along with.

59．From what Monica Cooper said, we know that          .

       A．she is in financial trouble                             B．she was finally rewarded

       C．she once misunderstood her mother              D．she thinks highly of her mother

60．Mrs Cooper’s story suggests that         .

       A．everyone needs a Grandma nearby                B．children are what their parents are

       C．a sound mind is in a sound body                   D．a mother’s love never changes

【2011·江西新余市二模】A

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho？” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name？ The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.

56．How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work？

A. Cold and sick                                B. Lucky and hopeful

C. Satisfied and cheerful                         D. Disappointed and helpless

57．From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy        .

A. solving her problem at the bank                 B. taking part in various city activities

C. learning acting in an evening school              D. preparing for the first night show

58．On her way home the writer        .

A. lost her wallet unknowingly                          

B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver

C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife

D. found some homeless people following her

59．In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming？

A. Someone offered to take her back home        B. A red-haired man came to see her.

C. She heard someone call her name             D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck

60．From the text, we can infer that the writer        .

A. would stop working at night                 B. would stay on in San Francisco

C. would make friends with cleaners.            D. would give up her job at the bank

【2011·重庆主城八区调研】

A

Suddenly all the lights on that crowded underground train went out. Then it stopped in that dark tunnel(隧道).

We waited. We expected the lights to come on again soon. But nothing happened. Then I began to smell something. Yes, I could smell smoke. So I asked myself, “Is this train on fire?” People around me then began to cry out in fear. “The train is on fire!” they cried.

Then the woman standing next to me suddenly fell on the floor. I realized she was overcome by the smoke. Then I saw flames appearing. “If something does not happen soon,” I said to myself, “I will be burnt alive!”

But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. I thought, “No one can save me from certain death but God. Only God can make a way for any of us to escape death in this train.”

Before the flames reached me, I found the open door and I climbed out of the train into the dark tunnel. Then as quickly as I could, I ran from the burning train down the tunnel. Now as I ran I could hear hundreds of people that were locked in that burning train, crying out for help. I knew I could do nothing to help them, so I ran on.

Then for two hours I kept walking in that dark train tunnel. At last I saw a light in the distance. I asked myself “Why did God enable me to escape death?” I decided, “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must want me to help other people experience what He could do for them.”

56. What caused the woman next to me to fall?

A. The fire.        

B. Fear.        

C. The smoke.       

D. Anxiety.

57. The passengers failed to escape because ________.

   A. they didn’t find the way out

   B. they were too frightened to move

   C. the fire and smoke were too much

   D. too many people were in their way

58. What would the author most possibly do after he saw the exit from the tunnel?

   A. Going home.                      

B. Blaming himself.

   C. Calling reporters.                   

D. Returning to help.

59. Between which two paragraphs can the following paragraph be put?

I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” Then I heard a noise. It was like a door opening. It was on my right hand side. So in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from.

   A. Between Paragraph 2 and 3.           

B. Between Paragraph 3 and 4.

   C. Between Paragraph 4 and 5.           

D. Between Paragraph 5 and 6.

【2011·辽宁锦州市质检二】A

I used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, credit, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us separately chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I searched the countryside for some place I could rent for the cheapest possible amount. I came upon a deserted cottage in a small remote valley. I hadn’t been alone for 25 years. I was scared, but I hoped the hard work would distract and heal me.

I found the owner and rented the place for $50 a month. The locals knew nothing about me. But slowly they started teaching me the art of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, tools and canned deer meat and began sticking around to chat. They would ask if I wanted to meet cousin Albie or go fishing. They started to teach me a belief in a different American dream, not the one of individual achievement but of neighborliness. Men would stop by with wild berries, ice cream, truck parts to see if I needed some. The women on that mountain worked harder than any I'd ever met. They taught me how to store food in the stream and keep it cold and safe. I learned to keep enough for an extra plate for company.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were necessary for a civilized life, were non-existent in this place．Up on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my relationships with my neighbors．

After four years in that valley, I moved back into town. I saw a lot of people were having a really hard time, losing their jobs and homes. With the help of a real estate broker(房地产经纪人) I chatted up at the grocery store, I managed to rent a big enough house to take in a handful of people. It’s four of us now, but over time I've had nine come in and move on to other places from here. We’d all be in shelters if we hadn't banded together.

The American dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about how we can all get by together.

56. Before a series of unhappy events happened, the writer ________.

A. had a well-paid job                   B. worked hard for his American dream

C. worked hard and liked to share            D. felt hopeless about his American dream

57. What does the underlined sentence “I learned to．．．” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A. The writer learned to run a company.

B. The writer learned to share with others.

C. The writer learned to keep enough plates.

D. The writer learned to save money for his company.

58. Why did the writer rent a big house?

A. To make some money.                         B. To show off his wealth.

C. To share with those people in need.        D. To make friends with his neighbors.

59. The writer mainly tells us about ________．

A. his unhappy experiences               B. the friendly people in the valley

C. the change of his living conditions            D. his new idea of the American dream

【2011·西南师大附中第六次月考】A

When I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm. In the winter especially, we were quite far away from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its problems too.

One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma (哮喘), and the air is so serious polluted that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.

Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever your tastes in culture or entertainment (娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising — and , what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.

Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens (十几岁) or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.

45. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?

A. Staying on the farm.                             B. Leaving home for the city.

C. Moving to the countryside.                      D. Running away from the school.

46. Which of the following is true about the writer?

A. He lives in the city now.                        B. He is in good health.

C. He prefers driving a car.                        D. He is very old now.  

47. In the passage, the writer tries to __________.

A. persuade the reader to live in the city         B. describe his life in the countryside

C. show an interest in the outside world       D. express his opinions about the way of life

48. How is the passage mainly developed?

A. By inferring.                                       B. By listing examples.       

C. By comparing.                                  D. By giving explanations.

【2011·辽宁东北育才中学模拟】

One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡ 30 000 reward money.

Vicki Brown,30, played a very important role in ending the national manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said, “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said, “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact.”  Vicki, the only employed on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat.”

Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passage s and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage .The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed（戴上手铐）.

64. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because__________.

A. the police called her    

B. he looked very strange

C. he came to the hotel with little luggage

D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve

65. Vicki’s heart missed a beat because__________.

A. the phone went again                                                                B. she would be famous

C. the policemen had already arrived                                                      D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park

66. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in__________.

A. the passage      B. the man’s room             C. Vicki’s bedroom    D. the top floor room

67. The whole event probably lasted about __________hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.

A.6                                     B.8                              C.11                             D.14