Reading Comprehension

　　The English are often described as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers. But not London taxi drivers. I once asked one cabby to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them.

　　“Some very interesting things happened late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house she found she'd lost her key. So I waited in the cab (出租车) with the dog while she climbed in through the window. ”

　　“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was trying to rob the house ! Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for her fare. ”

1．What does the writer think of the London taxi drivers ?

[　　]

A．They are unfriendly.

B．They like to talk to strangers.

C．They talk too much.

D．They are not English.

2．From the passage, we know ________ .

[　　]

A．the writer is the taxi driver's friend

B．the writer seldom travels by taxi

C．the writer often travels by taxi

D．the writer lives in London

3．What does “cabby” mean ?

[　　]

4．Why did the taxi driver wait for the woman ?

[　　]

A．Because she had left her dog with him.

B．Because she hadn't paid him.

C．Because she wanted to go out again.

D．Both A and B.

5．Why do you think the woman didn't go out of the house again ?

[　　]

A．Because she didn't want to pay the taxi driver.

B．Because she was so tired that she had forgotten about the taxi driver.

C．Because she wanted to keep the taxi driver waiting.

D．Because she wanted to go to sleep first.

　　I always used to dislike television.I used to think that people spent too much time watching it.A lot of my friends used to talk about the sports programmes,the films and the quiz show.They never read any books or go out in the evenings.I always refused to buy a TV set.

　　Last year I was 60 and I retired(退休) from my jo　　B.My son bought me a TV set.“It will keep you up to date,”he sai　　　D.And it is quite true.I watched all the news programmes and the documentaries(纪录片).I know far more about the world now.And I read more books,too.In fact,I think I may follow one of the open University TV courses next year.Perhaps I’ll get a degree when I am 65.

　　There’s only one problem.I get quite angry when people interrupt(打断) one of my favourite programmes.My friends don’t understand that you can change your ideas when you are 60.

1.The writer refused to buy a TV set because he thought that ______.

　　A.it was useless

　　B.it wasted a lot of his time

　　C.it was expensive

　　D.he couldn’t pay for it

2.In paragraph 2,“It will keep you up to date.”means ______.

　　A.it is going to keep you very modern

　　B.it will bring you the latest information

　　C.it is to let you know everything in the world

　　D.it will give you some news from now on

3.He knows far more about the world now ______.

　　A.by reading books

　　B.on the radio

　　C.by watching TV

　　D.by travelling around the world

4.Which of the statements is wrong?

　　A.The writer dislikes Tv as he used to.

　　B.The writer likes watching TV.

　　C.The writer never enjoys watching TV.

　　D.The writer is more than ever interested in watching TV.

5.The best headline(标题) for the above story is ______.

　　A.Television

　　B.My Change

　　C.TV Set Bought

　　D.An Old Man’s Life

　　John liked to wear his hair very long.Some of his friends thought that it looked like a girl’s hair,but they never made jokes about it,because John was a big,strong young man,and did not think jokes about his hair funny.

　　John always went to the barber’s twice a month to have his hair cut and washed,and one day the barber said to him,“Now why don’t you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head tidy(整齐的)?Nobody would recognize you if I did that,I am sure.”

　　John said nothing for a few seconds,and then he said,“Perhaps you are right-but I am sure that if you did that to my hair,nobody would recognize you either.”

1.John kept long hair because _________.

　A.John was a girl

　B.the barber wouldn't like to cut it short

　C.John liked it to be long

　D.the hair grew too fast

2.His friends never made jokes about his hair because _________.

　A.the hair wasn’t funny

　B.John was big and strong

　C.John didn’t like jokes about his hair and they were afraid of him

　D.John liked his hair very much

3.A barber is a _________.

　A.man who makes clothes for people

　B.shop whereone’s hair can be washed and cut

　C.doctor who treats head sickness

　D.person who cuts man’s hair

4.The barber advised John _________.

　A.to have his hair cut short

　B.to cut off a little of his hair

　C.to be cut off his long hair

　D.not to be recognized by his friends

5.John’s answer was _________.

　A.right

　B.a great joke

　C.a great praise to the barber

　D.a threatening(威胁) to the barber

　　The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the worl　D.Only the Pacific and the Atlantic are larger.More than one-fifth of all the world’s water supply is in the Indian Ocean.

　　The Indian Ocean touches four different continents.To the south is Antarctica and to the east is Australi　　A.Africa lies to the west and Asia lies to the north.There are several important islands in the Indian Ocean.These include Madagascar,the largest one,which is near Africa,and Sri Lanka,which is near Indi　　A.There is also a group of islands called the Seychelles near the African coast.

　　The Indian Ocean is extremely important to the countries in Southeast Asi　　A.Strong winds from the Indian Ocean bring warm weather and heavy rains which are necessary for growing foo　D.

1.We may conclude that ______.

［　　］

　A.India is larger than Antarctica

　B.the Indian Ocean is to the east of Australia

　C.Madagascar is larger than Sri Lanka

　D.the Indian Ocean is larger than the Atlantic

2.Sri Lanka lies near ______.

［　　］

　A.Madagascar

　B.Africa

　C.the African coast

　D.India

3.Of all the oceans in the world,the Indian Ocean contains more than ______.

　A.5 percent of the world’s water

　B.15 percent of the world’s water

　C.20 percent of the world’s water

　D.50 percent of the world’s water

4.The word “supply” in the third sentence means ______.

［　　］

　A.liquid or wet

　B.big or large

　C.store or saving

　D.amount or quantity

5.A good title for this passage is ______.

［　　］

　A.The Indian Ocean

　B.An Interesting Continent

　C.Warm Weather from an Ocean

　D.The World’s Water Supply

　　Reading Comprehension

　　About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost 1 out of 3 people in the United States. Some people go on diets. This means they eat less of certain food, especially fat and sugar. Other people exercise, take medicine or even have operations. Losing weight is not easy, and it can also cost a lot of money. But why do so many people in the US want to lose weight? Many people worry about not looking young and attractive. Other people worry about their health. Many doctors say being overweight is not healthy. Almost 30 million Americans' weight is at least 20% more than their ideal weight. In fact, the United States is the most over-weight country in the world. Losing weight is hard work, but most people want to find a fast and easy way to take off fat. Bookstores sell lots of books, which tell readers how to lose weight. Each year, a large number of books of this kind are published. Each one promises to get rid of fat.

1．________ are trying to lose weight.

[　　]

2．Those who go on diets ________.

[　　]

A．do not eat much fat and sugar

B．do not eat sugar or fat

C．never eat sugar or fat

D．only eat sugar or fat

3．Over-weight people ________ to be thinner.

[　　]

4．________ who are trying to lose weight worry about their appearance.

[　　]

5．Books on weight-losing ________ in the U.S.

[　　]

　　Confucius was born five hundred and fifty years before Christ.Unlike Jesus Christ,he did not bring words of God to the people.He was a clever teacher and a philosopher,looking for truth and wisdom.Most of his teaching was about life in this world.

　　Confucius was very keen to give people good rulers.Someone asked him,“What does a country need?”Confucius answered, “Enough food,a good army,and a good leader.”The people then asked, “Which one is the most important?”Confucius answered, “An army is not very important.All men must die,so food is not the most important.But if the leader of the country is not good,then everything will be bad.”

(1)A philosopher is a person who ______.

[　　]

　　A．dose not like Jesus Christ

　　B．teaches people how to live in this world

　　C．seeks after truth and wisdom

　　D．is more clever than most of other people

(2)According to Confucius,the most important thing in any country was ______.

[　　]

　　A．the army

　　B．the ruler

　　C．life of the people

　　D．food

(3)Jesus Christ ______.

[　　]

　　A．was born more than half a century earlier than Confucius

　　B．taught people about God

　　C．did not tell people anything about God

　　D．was a philosopher sent by God

(4)Confucius taught people all these things except ______.

[　　]

　　A．how to live in the world

　　B．the importance of the leader of the country

　　C．any ideas about God

　　D．how to make good judgements

(5)For Confucius a man ______.

[　　]

　　A．could not escape death

　　B．could die if he didn't have a good ruler

　　C．was not important compared with food

　　D．ought to die if he considered food to be the most important for him

语篇理解

　　 Thirty children from China and eight from other countries and regions who won prizes in an international competition （竞赛） received their rewards （奖赏） in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People yesterday.

　　 The nine-month 1989 Sea-Ball Cup International Children Drawing Competition started last April.

　　 It received more than 6,000 works including 300 pieces of art from countries and regions outside China, the United States,the Soviet Union,the Philippines,Chili Romania and Japan.

“All the paintings express children’t for a peaceful world,their love for nature and dreams for the future,” said Fan Zen,the well-known Chinese painter and chairman of the evaluation commission （评委会） of the competition.

　　 The Gold Prize was granted to five works,one of them is from the Soviet Union.Another 10 children were awarded the Silver Prize. “The prize winning works are outstanding （杰出的） in the imagination and creativity （创造性）,”Fan said.A Chinese boy at the age of five was the youngest prize winner,who won a Bronze prize.

    Marjorie Michelle Villa,a Philippine girl at the age of thirteen,who won a Silver Prize,flew to Beijing for the award ceremony and gave a speech to an audience （听众）which included senior Chinese leaders and foreign diplomats （外交官) who received prizes on behalf of the winners from their countries.

(1)No children from ______ sent their paintings for the  competition.

[　　]

　　A．Asia

　　B．Africa

　　C．Europe

　　D．America

(2)From their works we can see the children ______.

[　　]

　　A．love their own countries

　　B．have a strong good feeling for peace and nature,and they dream of  a happy future

　　C．are proud of their own paintings

　　D．are sure of their bright future

(3)A girl prize winner ______.

[　　]

　　A．took a plane to Beijing to tell the Chinese leaders  about her paintings

　　B．attended the ceremony and visited Beijing

　　C．was absent from the ceremony

　　D．was present and spoke at the ceremony

(4)The competition is ______.

[　　]

　　A．a full success　　　 B．a successful experiment

　　C．a pleasant surprise　D．a good imagination

(5)The best title for the passage is ______.

[　　]

　　A．Boys and Girls Are Fond of Paintings

　　B．Children Are Praised for Their Love of Paintings

　　C．Children Painters Receive Their Prizes

　　D．Children Come to Beijing from Different Countries

语篇理解

　　 It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps,but everyone needs some rest to stay alive.That’s what all doctors thought,until they heard about AL Herpin.Al Herpin,it was said,never slept.Could this be true?The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

　　 Al Hereupon was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey.They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind.So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made.But they were surprised.Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day,they never saw Herpin sleeping.In fact,he did not even own a bed.He never needed one.

　　 The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers.The doctors were puzzled by this strange continous sleeplessness.They asked him many questions,hoping to find an answer.They found only one answer that might explain his condition.Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born.But that was all.Was this the real reason?No one could be sure.

　　 Herpin died at the age of 94.

(1)The main idea of this passage is that ______.

[　　]

A．large numbers of people do not need sleep

B．a person who actually didn’t need any sleep was found

C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive

D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep

(2)The doctors came to visit Herpin,expecting ______.

[　　]

A．to cure him of his sleeplessness

B．to find that his sleeplessness was not really true

C．to find out why some old people didn’t need any sleep

D．to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping

(3)After watching him closely,the doctors came to believe that A1 Herpin ______.

[　　]

A．needed some kind of sleep

B．was too old to need any sleep

C．needed no sleep at all

D．often slept in a chair

(4)One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was ___.

[　　]

A．His mother’s injury before he was born

B．that the had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit

C．his magnificent physical condition

D．that he hadn’t got a bed

(5)A1 Herpin’s condition could be regarded as ______.

[　　]

A．a common one

B．one that could be cured

C．very healthy

D．a rare one

　　It was as though all the trees had closed in around Bonita.The trial she had followed into the woods had disappeared.A feeling of loneliness enveloped her.She no longer heard Shep's bark in the distance,the bark that led her into the woods.Her eagerness to find Shep had caused her to forget what she knew of these woods.She had been told of the people who had fallen prey （被捕食之物） to the wild animals in the woods.But,at that moment,nothing seemed important but finding Shep.Now,she had something even more important to think about…how to get home!

　　After what seemed to her to be an endless search for the path linking her to home,Bonita sat down on a tree stump.She was tired and cold,and the urge to cry was almost more than she could bear.Soon she was pressed together next to the stump calling loudly.She called for Shep until she was hoarse （嘶哑）.

　　After a while,she was only calling quietly.Then she heard a joyful bark.It sounded like Shep!Soon she heard voices,and then Shep and her parents came into view.

　　Shep had found his way home and then helped to find her.

1、Bonita went into the woods because ______.

　 A．she liked to walk alone.

　 B．she wanted to find Shep

　 C．she wanted to know about trees

　 D．she wanted to pick up some flowers in the woods

2、Bonita sat down on a tree stump because ______.

　 A．she liked to sit there

　 B．Shep was there

　 C．she was tired

　 D．there’s something wrong with her leg

3、Bonita was hoarse because ______.

　 A．she had a cold

　 B．she had been calling Shep

　 C．she wanted to be quiet

　 D．she was afraid of the wild animals in the woods.

4、Shep and Bonita’s parents found Bonita because ______.

　 A．Shep had a good sense of smell

　 B．her parents knew where she was

　 C．she had stayed in one place and continued to call

　 D．she used to come to the place often

5、From the story,we can learn that Shep is the name of ______.

　 A．a boy

　 B．Bonita’s uncle

　 C．a dog

　 D．a cat

　　I gave my housekeeper(管家)an old pair of trousers to wash and went into the study to rea　 D.My housekeeper usually examined my pockets before she washed any thing,but for some reason she failed to do so this time.As I was reading I suddenly remembered that there was a ten-pound note in the back pocket of the trousers I had given her to wash.I dropped my book right away and rushed to the bathroom.But it was too late.My housekeeper told me that my trousers had been in the washing-machine for ten minutes!I had the machine stop working at once and pulled my trousers as quickly as I coul　 D.I nearly burnt my fingers when I tried to unbutton(解开钮扣)my back pocket.To my great disappointment(失望),I discovered that it had already become a piece of white paper.I stood there,glaring(盯着看)at my housekeeper in silence(沉默)until she began to cry,begging me to pardon her and not to drive her off.

1.The writer of this passage usually ______.

［　　］

　 A.did the housekeeper for himself

　 B.had the housework done by his housekeeper

　 C.had the housework done by a family robot

　 D.had to do the housekeeper like a housewife

2.The housekeeper ______ her master’s clothes______.

［　　］

　 A.had…washed by another servant

　 B.washed…by hand

　 C.got…washed by a washing-machine

　 D.washed…in a basin

3.While reading,the writer suddenly remembered ______ a ten-pound note in a pocket of the trousers.

［　　］

　 A.to leave

　 B.that he would leave

　 C.have left

　 D.that he had left

4.After unbuttoning the back pocket,the writer found that ______.

［　　］

　 A.the ten-pound note became pieces of paper

　 B.it had turned into a piece of white paper

　 C.nothing had happened to the ten-pound note

　 D.the ten-pound note remained the same as before

5.From the passage we may conclude(推断)that the writer was ______ the housekeeper.

［　　］

　 A.very pleased with

　 B.very kind to

　 C.getting along well with

　 D.not kind enough to