It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea．I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer （实况解说员）.

“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted．“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”

Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.

“She DIDN’T,” she was saying．“No．She DIDN’T．She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT．She DID? No she…”

And so on．This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea．I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not．A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed．Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen．I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”

And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”

It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box （便携式录音机） and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode．But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones．You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even （you hope） a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf （催人入梦的潮声）, and …

BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”

Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls．Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr．Johnson．Oh, Dr．Smith．You’ve opened the abdominal cavity （腹腔）? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver．Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”

1.From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.

A．had a wonderful holiday at the beach

B．must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather

C．is only interested in talks by doctors about operation

D．experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach

2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer often spends his holidays at the beach.

B．A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching.

C．Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach.

D．Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others.

3.The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.

A．a dead body	B．a loud mobile phone
C．a sound sleeper	D．a sleep lover

4.In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.

A．turned it up to make the seagulls happy

B．turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode

C．might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

D．might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

5.We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．the writer is interested in mobile phone.

B．the writer hates people using mobile phone

C．the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach.

D．the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep.

 

It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea．I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer （实况解说员）.
“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted．“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”
Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.
“She DIDN’T,” she was saying．“No．She DIDN’T．She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT．She DID? No she…”
And so on．This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea．I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not．A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed．Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen．I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”
And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”
It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box （便携式录音机） and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode．But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones．You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even （you hope） a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf （催人入梦的潮声）, and …
BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”
Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls．Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr．Johnson．Oh, Dr．Smith．You’ve opened the abdominal cavity （腹腔）? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver．Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”
【小题1】From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.

A．had a wonderful holiday at the beach

B．must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather

C．is only interested in talks by doctors about operation

D．experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach

【小题2】According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A．The writer often spends his holidays at the beach.

B．A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching.

C．Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach.

D．Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others.

【小题3】The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.

A．a dead body	B．a loud mobile phone
C．a sound sleeper	D．a sleep lover

【小题4】In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.

A．turned it up to make the seagulls happy

B．turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode

C．might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

D．might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

【小题5】We can infer from the passage that _______.

A．the writer is interested in mobile phone.

B．the writer hates people using mobile phone

C．the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach.

D．the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep.

It was a beautiful day at the beach—blue sky, gentle wind, calm sea．I knew these things because a man sitting five feet from me was shouting them into his mobile phone, like a play-by-play announcer （实况解说员）.

“IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY,” he shouted．“THE SKY IS BLUE, AND THERE’S A GENTLE WIND, AND THE WATER IS CALM, AND…”

Behind me, a woman, her mobile phone pressed to her ear was walking back and forth.

“She DIDN’T,” she was saying．“No．She DIDN’T．She DID? Really? Are you SERIOUS? She did NOT．She DID? No she…”

And so on．This woman had two children, who were playing in the sea．I found myself watching them, because the woman surely was not．A huge squid could have caught and snatched the children, and this woman would not have noticed．Or, if she had noticed, she’d have said, “Listen．I have to go, because a huge squid just……No! She didn’t ! She DID? No! She……”

And next to me, the play-by-play man would have said: “…AND A HUGE SQUID JUST ATE TWO CHILDREN, AND I’M GETTING A LITTLE SUNBURNED, AND …”

It used to be that the major trouble at the beach was the fellow who brought a boom box （便携式录音机） and turned it up so loud that the bass notes caused seagulls to explode．But at least you knew where these fellows were; you never know which beachgoers have mobile phones．You’ll settle next to what appears to be a sleeping sunbather, or even （you hope） a corpse , and you’ll lie happily on your towel, and you’ll get all the way to the second sentence of your 467-page book before you fall asleep to the hypnotic surge of the surf （催人入梦的潮声）, and …

BREEP! BREEP! The corpse sits up, feels urgently for its mobile phone, and shouts “Hello! I’m at the beach! Yes! It’s nice! Very peaceful! What? She did? No, she didn’t! She DID? No, she…”

Loud mobile-phoners never seem to get urgent calls．Just once, I’d like to hear one of them say, “Hello? Yes, this is Dr．Johnson．Oh, Dr．Smith．You’ve opened the abdominal cavity （腹腔）? Good! Now the appendix should be right under the … What? No, that’s the liver．Don’t take THAT out, ha ha! Oh, you did? My God! OK, now listen carefully…”

From the passage we can know that the writer of the passage _____.

       A．had a wonderful holiday at the beach

       B．must have suffered a lot because of the terrible weather

       C．is only interested in talks by doctors about operation

       D．experienced an unhappy holiday at the beach

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The writer often spends his holidays at the beach.

       B．A huge squid ate two children while their mother was not watching.

       C．Some people used to play boom box while spending their holidays at the beach.

       D．Some people often make loud mobile phone calls without caring for others.

The underlined word“ corpse”in this passage has the closest meaning to________.

       A．a dead body           B．a loud mobile phone        

       C．a sound sleeper        D．a sleep lover

In the past the fellow who brought a boom box_________.

       A．turned it up to make the seagulls happy

       B．turned it up to cause the seagulls to explode

       C．might cause less trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

       D．might cause more trouble than the beachgoers with mobile phones

We can infer from the passage that _______.

     A．the writer is interested in mobile phone.

     B．the writer hates people using mobile phone

     C．the writer hates to be disturbed while enjoying holidays on the beach.

     D．the writer seldom finishes reading a book before going to sleep.

Mrs. Cook was born in a shopkeeper’s family. Her father had several shops in the city and most of his friends are important persons. The man liked his daughter very much and often took her to the parties. He tried his best to satisfy her with (以……令……满意) everything and she wasn’t afraid of anybody.

She married Mr. Cook, a famous actor, when she was twenty-two. Her father gave her all and she did no housework at home. She often did everything she wanted and made all the family listen to her. She had a few servants(佣人),but none of them could wait on(伺候)her. Neither the servants nor her husband liked her.

Last week she employed a new servant called Betty. The girl had studied in a middle school before her father died in an accident. The girl was kind and clever. She had read a lot by then and now she knewmuch. She had been told about the woman before she came here. She was sure she could deal with(对付)the woman.

The woman liked the strong and tall girl as soon as she saw her. “Remember, Betty,”said she.“You must be honest and obedient. Do you understand me?”

“Yes, Mrs. Cook,”said the girl.“But what should I do if you let me tell the visitor that you aren’t in?”

1. The man tried his best to satisfy his daughter with everything because ______.

A. he was very rich

B.he liked her very much

C.she knew plenty of important persons

D.she wasn’t afraid of anybody

2. The girl married Mr. Cook because ______.

A. he was rich too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.he had a few servants

C.he always listened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.he was a famous actor

3. None of the family liked the woman because ______.

A. she made them all obey her

B.It was difficult for the servants to wait on her

C.she always did everything she wants

D.she never did any housework at home

4.______, so Betty stopped to be a servant.

A. The rich woman would pay her much

B.The rich woman would be kind to her

C.She hated to go on studying at school

D.She had to earn(挣)some money for her family

5. Betty knew how to deal with the woman because ______.

A. she was a middle school student

B.she was very clever

C.she knew her well

D.she had read a lot by last week

 

Mrs. Cook was born in a shopkeeper’s family. Her father had several shops in the city and most of his friends are important persons. The man liked his daughter very much and often took her to the parties. He tried his best to satisfy her with (以……令……满意) everything and she wasn’t afraid of anybody.

She married Mr. Cook, a famous actor, when she was twenty-two. Her father gave her all and she did no housework at home. She often did everything she wanted and made all the family listen to her. She had a few servants(佣人),but none of them could wait on(伺候)her. Neither the servants nor her husband liked her.

Last week she employed a new servant called Betty. The girl had studied in a middle school before her father died in an accident. The girl was kind and clever. She had read a lot by then and now she knewmuch. She had been told about the woman before she came here. She was sure she could deal with(对付)the woman.

The woman liked the strong and tall girl as soon as she saw her. “Remember, Betty,”said she.“You must be honest and obedient. Do you understand me?”

“Yes, Mrs. Cook,”said the girl.“But what should I do if you let me tell the visitor that you aren’t in?”

1. The man tried his best to satisfy his daughter with everything because ______.

A. he was very rich

B.he liked her very much

C.she knew plenty of important persons

D.she wasn’t afraid of anybody

2. The girl married Mr. Cook because ______.

A. he was rich too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.he had a few servants

C.he always listened　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.he was a famous actor

3. None of the family liked the woman because ______.

A. she made them all obey her

B.It was difficult for the servants to wait on her

C.she always did everything she wants

D.she never did any housework at home

4.______, so Betty stopped to be a servant.

A. The rich woman would pay her much

B.The rich woman would be kind to her

C.She hated to go on studying at school

D.She had to earn(挣)some money for her family

5. Betty knew how to deal with the woman because ______.

A. she was a middle school student

B.she was very clever

C.she knew her well

D.she had read a lot by last week