2023年高起專英語(yǔ)入學(xué)考試機(jī)考備考試題目

高起專英語(yǔ)入學(xué)考試機(jī)考備考試題第一部分閱讀閱讀1Asmallplanehadsometroublewhileitwasflyinginthesky.Thepilotknowthattherewasnothinghecoulddotohelptheplaneintheairanylonger.Therewerethreepassengersintheplane.Sohetoldthemthattheywereindangeroussituation(狀況).Intheend,hesaid,“I’mamiddle-agedmanwithtwosmallchildrenandawife.I’msorrytotellyouthereareonlythreeparachutes(降落傘)ontheplane.”O(jiān)neofthepassengerssaid,“I’magreatman!I’mthecleverestmanintheworld,andtheworldcan’tdoanythingwithoutme!”Withthesewordshefollowedthepilotandjumpedoutinahurrywithanotherpackofparachute.Theothertwopassengers,anoldmanandayoungsoldier,werequietforamoment,“Myson,”hesaid,“I’mveryold,I’mreadytomeettheGod.Don’tworryaboutme,youngman,jumpoutwiththelastparachute.Bequick.”“Youdon’thavetothinkso,”theyoungsoldieranswered,smiling,“Thatworld’scleverestmanjumpedoutjustnowonlywithmyfieldpack.”1.Therewassomethingwrongwiththeplane.A.beforeittookoffB.assoonasittookoffC.whileitwasflyingD.whenitwastoland答案:C2.Thepilottoldthepassengersthat.A.theywereindangerB.theyweregoingtolandC.thereweren’tenoughparachutesforthemallD.bothAandC答案:D3.“I’mreadytomeettheGod.”means.A.he’sgoingtoseeamanB.hewouldfacehisdeathC.he’sgoingtousethelastparachuteD.he’sgoingtovisithisfriend答案:B4.Theoldmanwas.A.acarefulmanB.afoolishmanC.amanofselflessnessD.acleverman答案:C5.Fromthestory,wecanguessthatwassuretodie.A.thecleverestmanintheworldB.thepilotC.theoldmanD.theyoungsoldier答案:A閱讀2Oneday,anantwasdrinkingbyasmallriverandfellintoit.Shetriedherbesttoreachthesideoftheriver,butshecouldn’t.Thepoorantgottootired,butshewasstilldoingherbest.Atthistime,abirdsawher.Shethrewapieceofwoodtoher.Withittheantgottotheotherbankoftheriver.Whentheantwasdryingherselfinthegrass,sheheardamancoming.Themanwaswalkingwithoutwearinganyshoesandcarryingaguninhishand.Assoonashesawthebird,hewantedtokillher.Buttheantbithiminoneofhisfeetjustashewasgoingtokillthebird.Hestoppedtoseewhathadbittenhim.Atthattimethebirdflewawayatonce.1.Onedayanant______byasmallrive.A.wasplayingB.wasdancingC.wassingingD.wasdrinking答案:D2.Thoughtheantwastootired,she______toreachtheothersideoftheriver.A.lothopeB.stoppedtryingC.wentontryingD.criedforhelp答案:C3.Theantatlastgottotheotherbankoftheriverbecause______.A.abirdhelpedherB.amanhelpedherC.anotheranthelpedherD.shefoundapieceofpaper答案:A4.Themandidn’tkillthebirdbecause______.A.helosthisgunB.hedidn’twanttodosoC.theantmadehimlosethechanceD.itwasnotrighttokillbirds答案:C5.Thestorytellsusthat______.A.thebirdisverybeautifulB.howfoolishtheantisC.weshouldhelpthoseintroubleandweourselvesoftenneedhelp,tooD.abirdcan’thelpanantandanantcan’thelpabird答案:C閱讀3Aboyandhisfatherwerewalkinginthemountains.Suddenlytheboyfell,hurthimself,andcried,“AAAhhhhhhhh!!!”Tohissurprise,heheardthevoicerepeating,somewhereinthemountain,“AAAhhhhhhhh!!!”Thentheboyshouted,“Whoareyou?”Hereceivedtheanswer,“Whoareyou?”Hegotangryattheanswer,soheshouted,“Foolish!”Hereceivedtheanswer,“Foolish!”Helookedathisfatherandasked,“What’sgoingon?”Thefathersmiledandsaid,“Myson,listen.”Andthenheshoutedtothemountain,“Iloveyou!”Thevoiceanswered,“Iloveyou!”Againthemancried,“Youarethebest!”Thevoiceanswered,“Youarethebest!”Theboywassurprised,buthedidnotunderstand.Thenthefatherexplained,“Peoplecallthis‘Echo’（回聲）,butreallythisisLife.Itgivesyoubackeverythingyousayordo.Ourlifeisjustareflectionofwhatwehavedone.Ifyouwantmoreloveintheworld,havemoreloveinyourheart.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,workhard.Thiscanbeusedineverythinginlife.Lifewillgiveyoubackeverythingyouhavegiventoit.”1.Atfirsttheboycriedbecause.A.hehurthimselfandfeltbadB.hewantedtogivehimselfasurpriseC.hefeltitwassoquietinthemountainD.hehopedhisfatherwouldhelphim答案:A2.Whentheboyheardthevoicerepeating,hethought.A.itwasfoolishtohearothers’voiceB.someoneelseinthemountainlikedhisvoiceC.thereweremanyotherpeopleinthemountainD.hewaslaughedatbysomeoneelseinthemountain答案:D3.Thefathershoutedtothemountainto.A.findoutwhowasrepeatinghisvoiceB.havefunwithotherpeopleinthemountainC.showmoreexamplestohissonbeforegivinghimtheanswerD.lethissonknowwhosevoicewaslouder答案:C4.Theword“Echo”means.A.lifeitselfB.repeatingvoiceC.loveintheworldD.everythinginlife答案:B5.Fromthestory,weknow.A.theboydidn’tlikeothers’voiceatallB.thefatherhadhisownwaytoteachhissonC.itisnotpolitetorepeatothers’voiceD.theboyandhisfatherwererathertired答案:B閱讀4Texas(德克薩斯州)wasthebiggeststatebeforeAlaska(阿拉斯加)becametheforty-ninthstatein1959.OnegoodwaytounderstandthesizeofTexasistolearnaboutitsweather.Differentpartsofthestatehavedifferentkindsofweather.Laredo（拉雷多）,Texas,isoneofthehottestcitiesintheUnitedStatesinsummer.ThebesttimetovisitLaredoisinthewinter,whenitispleasantly(宜人旳)warm.Amarillo（阿馬里洛）,Texas,getsverycoldinwinter.ThereissometimesmoresnowinAmarillothaninNewYork,whichisanortherncity.Summerisbetter,butsometimesitgetsquitehot.ThebesttimetovisitAmarilloisintheautumnwhenitiscool.IfsomeoneasksyouabouttheweatherinTexas,youaskhim,“WhatpartofTexasdoyoumean?”1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TexasisthebiggestcityinAmerica.B.AlaskaisthebiggestcityinAmerica.C.TexasisthesecondbiggeststateinAmerica.D.AlaskaisthesecondbiggeststateinAmerica.答案:C2.Inthepassagethesentence“Differentpartsofthestatehavedifferentkindsofweather.”Means_____.A.AmericaisverybigB.TexasisverybigC.TexasisfarfromAlaskaD.Laredoisveryhot答案:B3._____isthebesttimetovisitLaredo.A.SummerB.WinterC.SpringD.Autumn答案:B4.Whichcitydoyougotoinwinterifyouareaskilover?A.Amarillo.B.Laredo.C.Guangzhou.D.Hainan.答案:A5.Accordingtothepassage,Texasmaybelies(位于)_____ofAmerica.A.inthesouthB.inthenorthC.tothesouthD.tothenorth答案:A閱讀5Oneafternoon,KateandherbrotherBobwentouttoplay.Katewaseight,andBobwasten.“Let’sgotothebridgeandwecanseefishintheriver.”saidKate.“Idon’tknow,”Bobsaid.“Mumtoldus,‘Don’tgoonthebridge’.Shesaiditisdangerous.”Katesaid,“Iamnotafraid.Areyou?”Theywalkedontothebridgeandbeganlookingforfishintheriver.Thebridgewasatrainbridge.Trainswentoverthebridgethreetimesaday.Thechildrenwerestandinginthemiddleofthebridgewhentheyheardaloudnoise.“Atrainiscoming!”Bobshouted.“Run!”Herantotheendofthebridge.Hewassafe.Kateran,too,butshefell.Thetrainwascomingfast.KaterantowardsBob.Shefellagainrightonthetraintracks.Therewasnotimetoleave.Shehadtoliedownbetweenthetracks.Afewsecondslater,thetrainwentoverthegirl,butshewasnothurtatall.ShestoodupandsaidtoBob,“Don’ttellMum!Don’ttellMum!”Atlasttheirmotherfoundoutaboutthestory.Shewasangrybecausetheywentontothebridge.ButshewashappythatKatewasallright.1.BobandKatewere.A.twinsB.brothersC.sistersD.brotherandsister答案:D2.Oneafternoontheywenttothebridgetosee.A.theirmotherB.fishC.thetrainD.theriver答案:B3.Whenthetraincame,thechildrenwere.A.inthemiddleofthebridgeB.attheendofthebridgeC.ontheirwaytothebridgeD.awayfromthebridge答案:A4.WherewasKatewhenthetrainwasgoingoverher?A.Rightonthetraintracks.B.OnoneofthetracksC.Betweenthetracks.D.Besidethetracks.答案:C5.Whentheirmotherknewaboutthestory,shewasA.happyB.angryC.sorryD.bothangryandhappy答案:D閱讀6Amanwalkedintoapetshoponedaywithalargeandveryuglydog.Ithadlonghair,shortlegs,notailandaverywetnose.“Goodmorning,sir.”Theownerofthepetshopsaid.“HowcanIhelpyou?”“Iwanttosellthisdog.”Thepetshopownerlookedatthedogandshookhishead.“I’msorry.Ican’tgiveyouanythingforthatanimal.Noonewillwanttobuyhim,”hesaid.“Whynot?”askedtheman.“He’sclean,well-behavedandhealthy.”“Lookathim,sir,”saidthepetshopowner.“Hehasn’tgotatail,hislegsaretooshortandhishairistoolong.Whowouldwanttobuysuchadog?”“Well,Iguessyou’reright,”themansaid.“Buthecantalk.”“Whatdoyoumeanhecantalk?”thepetshopownerasked.“Yes,hecanspeakperfectEnglish.Justlisten,”themananswered.Thedogthenspoke.“It’strue,sir,”hesaid.“Iamtheworld’sgreatesttalkingdog.I’vebeentoAmericaandtalkedtothePresidentattheWhiteHouseinWashington.I’vetalkedtotheQueenofEnglandandtheEmperorofJapan.Pleasebuyme,sir.Thismanisverycrueltome.Hemakesmeworktoohardanddoesn’tfeedmeverywell.Henevertakesmeforawalkorgivesmeabath.Sometimesheleavesmealoneforweeks.I’msounhappy,sir.Pleasebuymeandfindagoodhomeforme.”Thepetshopownercouldhardlybelievewhathewashearing.“That’samazing,”hesaid.“You’reright.Heisatalkingdog.Buttellme,whydoyouwanttosellhim?”“BecauseI’mtiredofallhislies,”themansaid.1.Whatdidthedogownerwanttodo?A.Hewantedtobuyanewdog.B.Hewantedtopethisdog.C.Hewantedtosellhisdog.D.Hewantedtoshowhowhehadtrainedhisdogtospeak.答案:C2.Thepetshopownerdidn’twanttobuyhimatfirstbecausethedog_____.A.couldn’tspeakEnglishB.wastootalkativeC.waswell-behavedD.wasn’tgood-looking答案:D3.Themandeniedthat_____.A.hisdogwasuglyandunhealthyB.hehadatalkingdogC.hisdogwasnicetolookatD.hewascrueltothedog答案:D4.Thedogsaidthathe_____.A.hadmetandspokentoimportantpeopleB.wasperfectlyhappyathisowner’splaceC.enjoyedhardworkandbathsD.likedmakingtricks答案:A5.Thedogcomplainedthat_____.A.hisownertookhimoutforawalkB.hehadtostayaloneforaweek.C.hisownerwantedtosellhimD.hisownerlookedafterhimbadly.答案:D閱讀7InKansasCity,Missouri,acomputerhelpsfirefighters.Thecomputercontainsinformationabouteveryoneofthe35,000streetaddressesinthecity.Whenfirefightersansweracall,thecomputerwillgivethemimportantinformationabouttheburningbuilding,itspositionandalmostallthewaysofhelpingfirefighterswiththeproblemsfacingthem.Forexample,itcangivemedicalinformationaboutinvalidlivinginaburningbuilding.Withthisinformation,thefirefighterscantakespecialcaretofindthesesickpersonsandcarrythemawayquicklyandsafely.TheKansasCitycomputersystemalsokeepsamedicalrecordofeachofthecity’s9,000firefighters.Thiskindofinformationisespeciallyusefulwhenfirefightersgetinjuredinaction.Withthisinformation,doctorsatthehospitalcantreattheinjuredfirefightersmorequicklyandeasily.1.Missouriismostlikelythenameof_________.A.awell-knownriverB.theheadofthefirefightersC.astateintheUSAD.anewkindofcomputer答案:C2.Thecomputercangive_________.A.usefulanduselessinformationaboutthecityB.usefulinformationabouteveryonelivinginthecityC.usefulinformationabouteverystreetaddressinthecityD.informationabouteverytownaroundthecity答案:C3.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“invalid”meansaperson_________.A.whoisbadlyinjuredB.whoishelpedbyfiremenC.whowantstobeafiremanD.whohasbecomeweakthroughillnessorinjured答案:D4.Thecomputercentercan_________.A.givethefiremenimportanthelpalmostineverywayB.havelimitedwaysofhelpingfiremenC.hardlygiveanyusefulinformationtothefiremenD.putouteveryfireimmediately答案:A5.Ifinjured,thefiremenwill_________.A.betreatedatoncewiththecomputer’shelpB.hardlygetanytreatmentC.askdoctorsandnursesforhelpD.betakentohospitalbythecomputer答案:A閱讀8Peoplerealizethat,althoughanimalsmaynothavethesameintelligenceashumanbeings,theyaresmartenoughtolearncertainthings.Dogsareextremelyusefulascompanionsforblindpeople.Whenadoghasbeenproperlytrained,hewillalwaysleadhisblindmasterintherightdirectionandkeephimoutofdanger.Forexample,seeing-eyedogslearnnevertocrossabusyroadwhencarsarecomingeveniftheirmasterscommandthemtodoso.Horsesarealsoabletolearnmanythings.Horsesthatareusedforguardorpolicedutymustlearnnevertobefrightenedofnoises,traffic,andotherdisturbances.Racinghorsesareabletorunmuchfasterthanotherhorses,buttheyarealsoquitehigh-strung(易緊張旳..Therefore,itisnecessaryforthosepeoplewhotrainthemtobeverypatientandunderstanding.Themovingpicturesandtelevisioncanusetrainedanimalstoo.Someanimals,suchasmonkeysandfoxes,areeasytofilm.Allyouhavetodoistomakeatrailinfrontofthecamerabydraggingsomethingthatsmellsgoodtotheanimalsovertheground.Biganimals,suchaslionsandtigers,canbephotographedastheyboundhappilybacktotheirfamiliesanddinner.Ifamovieactorisnearby,thewell-trainedanimalwillpaynoattentiontohim.1.Dogswhohelpblindpeoplemustlearn_________.A.toobeyallordersB.toobeyonlysafeordersC.nevertocrossbusyroadsD.tocrossroadswhencommandedtodoso答案:B2.Racinghorsesarehardtotrainbecausetheyare_________.A.fasterthanotherhorsesB.smallerthanotherhorsesC.clevererthanotherhorsesD.morenervousthanotherhorses答案:D3.Whatdoes“makeatrail”meanhereinthelastparagraph?A.Placesomethingtoattracttheanimal.B.Givetheanimalacertaintask.C.Ordertheanimaltodothings.D.Followtheanimaltohunt.答案:A4.Lionscanbephotographedeasilywhen_________.A.theyarefollowingatrailofsomethingthatsmellsgoodtothemB.theyarereturningtotheirfamiliesC.theyhavetrainedtoworkwithotheranimalsD.theydonotknowamovieactornearby答案:B5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Animalscanbeusefulandentertaining.B.Wildanimalscanbephotographedifthisisdoneproperly.C.Thewell-trainedanimalscanlearnthedifferencebetweentheunwantedpeopleandfriends.D.Animalscanbecomeinterestedintheirtricks.答案:C閱讀9YouhaveheardofWebsterToys.WebsterToyshasmadegood,safeandinterestingtoysformorethanahundredyears.Nowwesellthem,andchildrenplaywiththem,incountriesfromNewZealandtoNorway,andfromJapantoBrazil.WearelookingforsomeonetosellourtoysintheFarEast.He/Shewillbebetweentheageofthirtyandforty.Hewillalreadyhavesomeyearsofsellinginworldmarketsbehindhim.HewillspeakgoodEnglish,andatleastoneotherlanguageoftheFarEast.ThepersonwearelookingforwillliveinSingapore,andworkinourofficethere,buthewilltravelforuptosixmonthsinothercountriesinoneyear.HewillknowtheFarEastquitewellalready.Hewillknowhowtosellinoldmarkets,andwheretofindnewones.Hewillunderstandmoneyandcanmakemoneymorethaneverbefore,forhimself,andforWebsterToys.WebsterToyswantssomeonewhocanstandonhisownfeet.Ifyouthinkyouarethepersonwearelookingfor,writetoMr.J.Salmonatourheadoffice.1.WhatisWebsterToys?A.Akindofoldtoys.B.Factorieswhereinterestingtoysaremade.C.Peoplewhoarefamousformakingtoysforchildren.D.Acompanythathasbeenmakingandsellingtoys.答案:D2.Thepassageiswrittenbecause_________.A.theywanttohaveachoicebetweenamanandawomanB.theyaretryingtofindthemantheyhavelostC.theyneedarightpersontoworkforthemD.theyarelookingforamanlivinginSingapore答案:C3.Thepersonmustbegoodatspeaking_________.A.EnglishandanyotherlanguageB.EnglishoranyotherlanguageC.EnglishandanyFarEasternlanguageD.EnglishoranyFarEasternlanguage答案:C4.“Someonewhocanstandonhisownfeet”means_________.A.someonewhocandealwiththebusinessallbyhimselfB.someonewhodoesn’tstandonotherpeople’sfeetC.someonewhohasnothingwrongwithhisfeetD.someonewhocanunderstandmoneyandcanearnalotofit答案:A5.Fromthepassage,wecantellitmustbe_________.A.aletterB.alectureC.acallD.anadvertisement答案:D閱讀10Weknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons:mostofthemmovetofindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovetogetawayfromplacesthataretoocrowded.Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfamousmigration（遷移）isprobablythemigrationoffish,whichiscalled“salmon”.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Thereitspendsitslife.Whenitisold,itreturnstoitsbirthplaceinfreshwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddiesthere.InnorthEurope,thereisakindofmouse.Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butatothertimeswedon’t.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.1.Animalsmovefromoneplacetoanotherfor_________.A.givingbirthB.findingwarmerweatherC.findingmorefoodD.severalreasons答案:D2.“Salmon”spendsitslifein_________.A.freshwaterB.saltwaterC.warmerwaterD.coldwater答案:B3.ThemiceinnorthernEuropemovewhen_________.A.theyaretoomanyB.theyarebornC.weatherchangesD.itistoodry答案:A4.Weatherisoneofthereasonsforanimalstotravelbecause_________.A.theyneedtobealiveB.theylikewarmerplacesC.theyneedtohavebabiesD.theyneedtofindfreshwater答案:A5.Accordingtothepassage,humansalso_________.A.movefromplacetoplaceforfoodB.movefromwarmerplacestocoldplacesC.movefornoreasonsD.moveforthepurposeoftraveling閱讀11Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn’teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn’texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancyball.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin’sgrandentranceforalongtime!1..Thestoryismainlyabout_________.A.afunnypartyB.amanofideasC.howpeoplehadinventionD.howrollerstakingbegan答案:D2.Afancydressballisapartyandpeopleattenditwith_________.A.differentdressesB.aballC.violinsD.rollers答案:A3.Whatwastheproblem?A.Heastonishedpeople.B.Hefelldown.C.Hecouldnotstop.D.Hebrokesomething.答案:C4..Merlininventedthewayofentrancesoasto_________.A.rollonwheelsB.impressthepartyB.arriveearlierD.beginagame答案:B5.Fromthestorywemayconcludethat__________.A.dreamcausesinventionB.inventioncomesfromgameC.gamecomesfromdreamD.musicmakeswonders答案:A閱讀12Onedayalawyer’swifefellill.Thelawyerwenttogetadoctor.Thedoctorknewthatthelawyerwasfamousfornotpayingbills(賬單..Sohesaidtothelawyerbeforeheenteredthehouse,“IfIdocureyourwife,Iamafraidyoumaynotpayme.”“Sir,”repliedthelawyer,“hereis$500.Whetheryoucuremywifeoryoukillher,Iwillgiveyouallthis.”Thedoctorbelievedhimandwentintothehouse.Whenhereachedthewoman’sbedside,itsoonbecamecleartohimthathecoulddolittle.Shewasseriouslyillandthoughhegavehersomemedicine,shesoondied.Hetoldthelawyerhewasverysorry,andaskedforthemoneywhichhehadbeenpromised.“Didyoukillmywife?”askedthelawyer.“OfcourseIdidn’t,”saidthedoctor.“Well,then,”saidthelawyer,“sinceyouneitherkilledhernorcuredher,Ihavenothingtopayyou.”1.Beforeenteringthehouse,thedoctor.A.wasafraidhecouldn’tcurethelawyer’swife.B.askedthelawyerfor500dollars.C.didn’tknowifthelawyerwouldkeephisword.D.wasreassured(使消除疑慮.bythelawyer.答案:D2.Becausethelawyer’swifewasbadlyill,thedoctorA.didnothingforherB.spentalotoftimeC.founditimpossibletocureherD.didn’texamineheratall答案:C3.Afterthelawyer’swifedied,thedoctorgot.A.hispayasthelawyerhadpromised.B.nothingbutthemoneyformedicineC.$500D.nomoneyatall答案:D4.Ifthedoctorhadcuredthelawyer’swife,hewouldhavegot.A.morethan$500B.nothingC.thepaymentD.alittlemoney答案:B5.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe.A.TheLawyerandHisWifeB.AGoodDoctorandaPoorLawyerC.TheLawyer’sTrickD.ASeriousIllness答案:C閱讀13Therewasoncealarge,fatwomanwhohadasmall,thinhusband.HehadajobinabigcompanyandwasgivenhisweeklypayeveryFridayevening.AssoonashegothomeonFridays,hiswifeusedtomakehimgiveherallhismoney,andthensheusedtogivehimbackonlyenoughtobuyhislunchintheofficeeveryday.Onedaythesmallmancamehomeveryexcited.Hehurriedintothelivingroom.Hiswifewaslisteningtotheradioandeatingchocolatesthere.“Youwillneverguesswhathappenedtometoday,dear,”hesaid.Hewaitedforafewsecondsandthenadded,“Iwontenthousandpoundsonthelottery(彩票抽獎(jiǎng).!”“That’swonderful!”saidhiswifehappily.Butthenshethoughtforafewsecondsandaddedangrily,“Butwaitamoment!Howcouldyouafford（承擔(dān)旳起）tobuythelotteryticket?”1.Howmuchmoneywasthehusbandallowedtokeepeveryday?A.Justenoughtobuychocolates.B.Justenoughtobuyasandwich.C.JustenoughtobuyhislunchinarestaurantD.Justenoughtobuyhislunchintheoffice.答案:D2.Onedaythehusbandwasveryexcitedbecausehe.A.wonalotteryB.waspraisedbyhiswifeC.wasgivenaraisebythebossD.wonaprize答案:A3.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Thewomanlikedtoeatchocolates.B.themanwasafraidofhiswife.C.Thewomannevergaveanymoneytoherhusband.D.ThemangothispayeveryFriday.答案:C4.Whensheheardherhusband’snews,thewoman.A.couldhardlybelieveitB.waspleasedyetnotsatisfiedC.wasangryanddisappointedD.neverthoughtitwastrue答案:B5.Whichofthefollowingisimplied(暗示.inthepassage?A.Thecouplewerenotrich.B.Thewomannevertrusted(信任.herhusband.C.Themanhadputsomemoneyasideforhimself.D.Themanhadtogivealmostallhismoneytohiswifeeveryweek.答案:C閱讀14AwomanisatHeathrowAirportinLondon.Sheseesfivementalking.Theirsuitcasesareattheirfeet.OnonesuitcasethereisanaddressinParis.OnehasaNewDelhiaddress.TheotherthreehaveChicago,NewYorkandBrasiliaaddress.Shedoesn’tknowwhereeachmanlives.Shelistenstotheirconversation.Mr.A:Itravelalot,IhavevisitedNorthAmericamanytimes,butIhaveneverbeentoSouthAmerica.NextmonthIamgoingtovisitParisforthefirsttime.Mr.B:Iwillmeetyouthere,I’malsogoingthereforavisit.LastyearIwenttoChicagoonatrip.Mr.C:IvisitedChicagolastyear,too.ItwasmyfirsttriptotheUnitedStates.Mr.D:IhaveneverbeentoChicago.I’dliketogothereforavisitsomeday.Well,Icanseeallfourofyoucomefromdifferentcountries.Mr.E:Youarerightthere.Nowthewomanknowswhereeachofthefivemenlives.1.Mr.A’scountryis.A.tothesouthwestofChinaB.inthesouthwestofChinaC.onthesouthwestofChinaD.atthesouthwestofChina答案:C2.Mr.B’scountryisin.A.SouthAmericaB.NorthAmericaC.EuropeD.Africa答案:A3.Mr.C’scountryis.A.theUnitedStatesB.IndiaC.BrazilD.France答案:D4.ThecapitalofMrDandMr.E’scountryis.A.BrasiliaB.WashingtonC.ChicagoD.NewDelhi答案:B5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AtHeathrowAirportinLondonB.TheFiveMenAreTalkingC.WhoLivesWhereD.WhereDoTheyLive答案:C閱讀15Ihadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.ItwasastrangefarmerwhomIhadnevermetbefore,althoughIhadoftenheardpeopletalkabouthim.HesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenallIcouldmakeoutwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadaverybadaccident.Ihadn’ttheslightestideawhoMillywasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidn’tknowtheway.IhadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplace.Hewasstandingthere,waitingforme.ItseemedMillyhaddied.“Shemeantmoretomethananyone…evenmyownwife!”hesaid.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplace,apossiblescandal.Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebarn.“Iwouldn’tleaveheroutinthecold!”hesaid.Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureontheground.“Shewassuchagoodcow!Iwouldn’tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!”hesaid,andburstintotearsagain.1.TheunderlinedphrasemakeoutinthefirstparagraphmeansA.expectB.understandC.seeclearlyD.hearclearly答案:B2.Beforehearrivedatthefarmer’shouse,thewriterexpectedtoseeMillylyingA.onthegroundofabarnB.onthefloorofaroomC.inbedinaroomD.inbedinabarn答案:C3.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?A.Shehadmetwithanaccident.B.Shehadcausedascandal.C.Shewasseriouslyill.D.Shewashiddensomewhere.答案:A4.ThefarmerwishedthatthewritermightA.lookintothematterB.bringMillybacktolifeC.freehimfromascandalD.keepthewholethinga