语篇理解

　　Anderson worked in a small college．One afternoon, he was told to go to the station to meet a history professor named J．Maurice, who would be giving lectures in his college．Anderson had never met a professor coming from a university so far away．

　　When Anderson looked at the station clock it was ten to two．The train was already twenty minutes late．Walking up and down the platform（站台），he became more and more impatient（不耐烦）．

　　The train came at last, just when Anderson decided to leave the station．Only two people got out-an old farmer with his dog, and a young woman．

　　Anderson said to himself that obviously Professor J．Maurice had missed the train．Just as he was leaving the station, someone stopped him．He was surprised to see the young woman who had just got out of the train．

　　“Are you Mr Anderson?” she asked．

　　“Why, yes, ” he answered．

　　“I'm Jane Maurice．I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long．I was told you would be here to meet me．”

1．Mr Anderson was a ______．

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A．railway worker

B．college history teacher

C．worker at a small college

D．professor's secretary

2．Anderson went to the station to ______．

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A．wait for the arrival of 1∶50 train

B．meet a guest

C．take the 1∶30

D．see someone off

3．The train Prof．J．Maurice took ______．

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A．arrived at ten to two

B．arrived after ten to two

C．arrived at half past one

D．never arrived

4．Who made a mistake according to the passage?

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A．Prof．J．Maurice．

B．Anderson．

C．The old farmer with his dog．

D．The young woman passenger．

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．Obviously Professor J．Maurice had missed the train．

B．Prof．J．Maurice had taken the wrong train．

C．Anderson thought Professor J．Maurice was a woman．

D．Prof．J．Maurice made an apology．

阅读理解: 下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　　　     My husband hasn't stopped laughing about a funny thing that　　 happened to me. It's funny now but it wasn't at the time.

　　     Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I　　 wanted a rest before catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and　　 some chocolate and went into the station coffee-shop——that cheap　　 self-service place with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a　　 place, and went to get a cup of coffee.

　　     When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next　　 seat. It was one of those wild-looking youngsters, with dark glasses　　 and torn clothes, and hair colored bright red at the front. Not so　　 unusual these days. What did surprise me was that he'd started to eat　　 my chocolate!

　　     Naturally, I was annoyed. However, to avoid trouble— and really　　 I was rather uneasy about him—I just looked down at the front page of　　 the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy　　 looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate.　　 I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't start an argument (争论).　　 When he took a third piece, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece." and I got it.

　　     The boy gave me a strange look, then stood up. As he left he　　 shouted out,"This woman's crazy!" Everybody stared. That was　　 embarrassing enough, but it was worse when I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face turned red—as red as his hair—when I　　 realized I'd made a mistake. It wasn't my chocolate that I'd been　　 taking. There was mine, unopened, just under my newspaper.

1. The woman telling the story _______.

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A. always went shopping with her family on Friday

B. had been very busy and needed some time to recover

C. wanted a newspaper and some chocolates to take home to her family　　

D. bought a newspaper and some chocolate so that she could keep a place at the table

2. When the woman came back to the table, she was surprised because　　 __________.

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A. she wasn't sure whether the youngster was a boy or a girl

B. the youngster was dressed so strangely　　

C. there was already someone sitting in the next seat

D. the youngster's behavior (行为) seemed rude

3. When the woman saw the boy go on eating the chocolate, she felt _________.

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A. too tired to start an argument

B. too shy to look in the boy's direction

C. more and more disappointed at losing the chocolate

D. more and more angry with the boy

4. The woman's face turned red because _________.

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A. she realized that she had been quite wrong about the boy

B. she realized that the boy was poor and hungry

C. she saw everyone staring at her　　

D. she hated being shouted at

5. Which of the following is true?

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A. The woman didn't believe that the boy took a second piece of her chocolate.

B. The way the boy was dressed is common in this country.

C. The wild-looking boy was very rude to the woman.

D. The woman finds what happened in the coffee shop very interesting.

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once   21   and did not know the   22   very well. I was on the   23   after I had made some inquiries (询问).

 At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to   24   several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be   25  .

Something strange happened   26   I drove a long way and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to   27  , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the   28   that I had made the   29   mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it   30   , I decided to go on. “If   31   people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I   32   myself.

The short cut, to my surprise, was not that   33  . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,   34   up and down two low   35   .There was   36   traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and   37   with cows and horses. My fear was   38   with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and   39   the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me   40  . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

21. A.ago       B. before             C. already                   D. still

22. A. town                B. country           C.    way               D. friends

23. A. train                 B.    highway        C.   car                D. phone

24. A.cross         B. go                     C. ride                 D. have

25. A. safe                  B. slow     C. fast                        D. dangerous

26. A. before              B. after                      C. when                     D. since

27. A. come         B. leave               C.drive                     D. take

28. A. corner    B. crossroad      C. station                   D. beginning

29. A. interesting    B. road          C. disappointed        D. direction

30. A. over               B.about             C. of                           D. up

31. A. another            B. the other               C. other                     D. others

32. A. encouraged      B. forced             C. asked               D. told

33. A. far                    B.dangerous     C.safe             D. dirty

34. A. going         B. coming            C. driving                   D. walking

35. A . farms        B. cars                       C. lands           D. hills

36. A. heavy               B . light                C. few                     D . little

37. A. trucks    B. farms               C. houses                D. villages

38. A. together          B.covered            C.gone                 D. coming

39. A. looked              B. enjoyed               C.    liked                D. found
40. A. happiness         B. scenery                C.problems      D. joys