高二英語閱讀理解30篇

高中英語閱讀理解30篇1、Tobeagoodteacher,youneedsomeofthegiftsofagoodactor;youmustbeabletoholdtheattentionandinterestofyouraudience;youmustbeaclearspeaker,withagood,strong,pleasingvoicewhichisfullyunderyourcontrol;andyoumustbeabletoactwhatyouareteaching,inordertomakeitsmeaningclear.

Watchagoodteacher,andyouwillseethathedoesnotsitstillbeforehisclass：hestandsthewholetimeheisteaching;hewalksabout,usinghisarms,handsandfingerstohelphiminhisexplanations,andhisfacetoexpressfeelings.Listentohim,andyouwillheartheloudness,thequality(音色)andthemusicalnoteofhisvoicealwayschangingaccordingtowhatheistalkingabout.

Thefactthatagoodteacherhassomeofthegiftsofagoodactordoesn’tmeanthathewillindeedbeabletoactwellonthestage,forthereareveryimportantdifferencesbetweentheteacher’sworkandtheactor’s.Theactorhastospeakwordswhichhehaslearntbyheart;hehastorepeatexactlythesamewordseachtimeheplaysacertainpart,evenhismovementsandthewaysinwhichheuseshisvoiceareusuallyfixedbeforehand(預(yù)先).Whathehastodoistomakeallthesecarefullylearntwordsandactionsseemnaturalonthestage.

Agoodteacherworksinquiteadifferentway.Hisaudiencetakesanactivepartinhisplay：theyaskandanswerquestions,theyobeyorders,andiftheydon’tunderstandsomething,theysayso.Theteacherthereforehastomeettheneedsofhisaudience,whichishisclass.Hecannotlearnhispartbyheart,butmustinventitashegoesalong.

Ihaveknownmanyteacherswhowerefineactorsinclassbutwereunabletotakepartinastage-playbecausetheycouldnotkeepstrictlytowhatanotherhadwritten.

1.Whatisthetextabout?

A.Howtobecomeagoodteacher.

B.Whatagoodteachershoulddooutsidetheclassroom.

C.Whatteachersandactorscouldlearnfromeachother.

D.Thesimilarities(相似處)anddifferencesbetweenateacher’sworkandanactor’s.

2.Theword“audience”inthefourthparagraphmeans____.

A.students

B.peoplewhowatchaplay

C.peoplewhonotonthestage

D.peoplewholistentosomething

3.Agoodteacher____.

A.knowshowtoholdtheinterestofhisstudents

B.musthaveagoodvoice

C.knowshowtoactonthestage

D.standsorsitsstillwhileteaching

4.Inwhatwayisateacher’sworkdifferentfromanactor’s?

A.Theteachermustlearneverythingbyheart.

B.Heknowshowtocontrolhisvoicebetterthananactor.

C.Hehastodealwithunexpectedsituations.

D.Hehastousemorefacialexpressions.

5.Themaindifferencebetweenstudentsinclassandatheatreaudienceisthat____.

A.studentscanmovearoundintheclassroom

B.studentsmustkeepsilentwhiletheatreaudienceneedn’t

C.nomemoryworkisneededforthestudents

D.thestudentsmusttakepartintheirteachers’plays

6.Whyisitthatsomegoodteachersareunabletoplaywellonthestage?

A.Nobodyhastaughtthemhowtoactonthestage.

B.Theiraudiencesaredifferent.

C.Itisimpossibleforthemtodosomuchmemorywork.

D.Theyarenotusedtorepeatingexactlythesamewords.

7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Teachershavetolearnbyheartwhattheyaregoingtosayinclass.

B.Ateachercannotdecidebeforehandwhatexactlyheisgoingtosayinclass.

C.Ateachermustspeaklouderthananactor.

D.Ateachermusthaveabettermemorythananactor.

2、Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondon’sbigmedicalschools,HehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.

Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton(人體骨骼)tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase(箱子).Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.

Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.

1.Whowrotethestory?

A.Rupert’steacher.

B.Theneighbour’steacher.

C.Amedicalschoolteacher.

D.Theteacher’sneighbour.

2.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?

A.HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.

B.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.

C.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.

D.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.

3.Whathappenedattheairport?

A.Theskeletonwentmissing.

B.Theskeletonwasstolen.

C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.

D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.

4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher’sfeelingabouttheincident?

A.Heisveryangry.

B.Hethinksitratherfunny.

C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.

D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.

5.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?

A.TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.

B.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.

C.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.

D.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.3、OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyes

C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.

D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.6、Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.”Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,”continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,”shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(參議員)Patton.”Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.”

“Why,no,”sheanswered.

“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,”hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.”

1.Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_____

A.itwasanexpensivecar

B.thedriverwasaproudlady

C.thedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimit

D.thedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepolice

2.Thewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause_____.

A.thepolicemandidn’tknowherfriends

B.thepolicemandidn’tacceptherkindness

C.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishher

D.shedidn’tknowthepoliceman’sname

3.Thepolicemanwas_______.

A.anhonourablefellow

B.astupidfellow

C.animpoliteman

D.ashyman

4.Thewomanwas_______.

A.kind-hearted

B.apersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherwork

C.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriends’powerfulpositions

D.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer

5.Thepoliceman_______.

A.hadnosenseofhumor(幽默)

B.hadssenseofhumor

C.hadnosenseofduty

D.wassenseless7、ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(錄取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.

In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科醫(yī)師),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.

UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.

1.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?

A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool

B.ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis

C.Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher

D.ItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates

2.Whatmainobstacle(障礙)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?

A.Shewasawoman.

B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.

C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.

D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.

3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?

A.Eightyears

B.Tenyears

C.Nineteenyears

D.Thirty-sixyears

4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts”inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,

exceptthatshe______.

A.becamethefirstwomanphysician

B.wasthefirstwomandoctor

C.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildren

D.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen

5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_______.

A.England

B.Paris

C.theUnitedStates

D.NewYorkCity8、Intoday’sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace----andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn’ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic(大蒜),theItaliansalleatspaghetti(細(xì)條實心面).andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite(明確的)ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes(陳規(guī)老套).Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions(流行式樣),buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!

1.Nowtheworldseemstobe

exciting.

A.biggerandmore

B.smallerandmore

C.smallerandless

D.biggerandless

2.Fiftyyearsago,

Englishpeopletravelledabroad.

A.many

B.few

C.onlysome

D.afew

3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas

.

A.nearanddifferent

B.nearandthesame

C.remoteandverydifferent

D.remoteandthesame

4.Nowadays,people’sideasofothernationalities

.

A.havechanged

B.arethesame

C.aredifferent

D.arealmostthesame

5.Wedon’thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople_______.

A.travelmore

B.watchthesameTVprogrammes

C.watchdifferentTVprogrammes

D.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes

6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe

.

A.ABigWorld

B.ASmallWorld

C.AnExactingWorld

D.AnInterestingWorld9、Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones(?？?areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.”Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells(細(xì)胞)lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.

1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey______.

A.loseweight

B.liveinthedarkness

C.areundergoodconditions

D.don’teatandarekeptinthedark

2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals________.

A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcells

B.donotgrowold

C.willdiewithoutfood

D.willstopgrowinganytimetheywant

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?

A.Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.

B.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.

C.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.

D.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.

4.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans______.

A.growingold

B.theageofaperson

C.gettingyounger

D.un-growing

5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.seaanimals

B.cells

C.aging

D.anemones10、NowI’dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays(文章).You’llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive(全面的),whichmeansyou’llberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject(項目)willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I’llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI’llseeyouonTuesday.

1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?

A.OnTuesday

B.OnaWednesday

C.OnaThursday

D.Ona

Friday

2.Whatwillbeincludedintheexam?

A.Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.

B.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.

C.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.

D.There

willbeonlyessayquestions.

3.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?

A.Itwillbeeasytounderstand.

B.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.

C.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.

D.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.

4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans

.

A.gointo

B.meetsomebodyunexpectedly

C.comeupagainstsomethingwithforce

D.comeacross

5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?

A.Duringthefirstweekofclass

B.Duringmidtermweek

C.Onthelastdayofclass

D.Onthelastdayofexamweek

11、WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable(痛苦的),Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn’tbreathe.Workinginabakery(面包房)whenyouareallergicto(對…過敏)flourcanbepainful.

ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.

Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes(配方).changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour(標(biāo)準(zhǔn)粉),wasbakedinabrickoven(烘爐).

Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.

1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe

.

A.ASickBaker

B.ABrick-ovenBreadBaker

C.AnOld-fashionedBaker

D.HowtoOvercomeAllergy

2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe

.

A.sufferedfromallergytoflour

B.didn’tlikethejob

C.wantedtomakemoremoney

D.wantedtoformhisowncompany

3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,

.

A.hefoundedArnoldBakery

B.hetriedanewmethodofbaking

C.hehelpedthecompanyimprovetheirproduction

D.hebecamesuccessfulinhisbusiness

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Arnold’sbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.

B.Arnold’sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.

C.Arnold’sbreadwassoldatalowprice.

D.Arnold’sbreadwasofpoorquality.

5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas

.

A.determined

B.brave

C.unusual

D.unhealthy

12、Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.

Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry(=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.Then

Peoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism(散光).This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts(白內(nèi)障).Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.

Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle(角度).Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.

1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes

.

A.onlywhenwecanseewell

B.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectly

C.evenifwecanseewell

D.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare

2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct(模糊不清),oneisprobably

.

A.near-sighted

B.far-sighted

C.astigmatic

D.sufferingfromcataracts

3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans

.

A.experience

B.imagine

C.feelpain

D.areaffectedwith

4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor

.

A.seeingatnight

B.seeingobjectsfaraway

C.lookingoverawidearea

D.judgingdistances

5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave

.

A.oneeyebiggerthantheother

B.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshape

C.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperation

D.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses

13、Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,andshehadasetofpriceless,individually(獨特地)tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeentaughtcomplete,quickobedience(服從).Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,theirfathershouted.“Falldownonyourfaces!”Theydid,andtheterribleprairie(草原)firesweptoverthemandtheyweren’thurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.Onesavedhis,andthemiceateit;oneateallofhis,andhegotsick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?—Why,ofcourse,theonewhosharedhiscakewithhisfriends.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.

B.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.

C.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma’swonderfulstories.

D.Thegrandma’sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgoodmanners.

2.Whichofthefollowingdetailssupportsthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Thechildrenweresavedfromthefirebecausetheyfolloweddirections.

B.Grandmatoldastoryofthreeboysatschool.

C.Eachofthethreeboysgotacakesentfromhome.

D.Thebigprairiefiresoonspreadovertothevillage.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theauthorwassavedfromthefire.

B.Theauthorwasbroughtupfromhisgrandmother.

C.Grandmawasgoodattellingchildrenstories.

D.Grandmatoldstoriestochildrenjustforfun.

4.Allofthefollowingwerenotpraisedbytheauthorexcept___________.

A.theboywhosharedhiscakewithothers

B.theboywhoateupallhiscakebyhimself

C.theboywhokeptthecakeforthefuture

D.theboyswhodidn’tobeytheirparents

5.Accordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans__________.

A.measured

B.speciallyprepared

C.cut

D.invented

14、Themostimportantuseofdrifting(漂流)bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthanU.S.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream(墨西哥灣流)mightexplainthisdifference.

FranklintalkedwithcaptainsofU.S.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStream.Theyusedthecurrentineverypossibleway.Fromhistalkswiththecaptains.FranklinmadehisfirstmapoftheGulfStream.Thenhecheckedhismapbyusingsealed(密封的)bottles.Themapthathefinallymadeisstillused,withonlyafewchanges,today.

1.Whyaredriftingbottlesused?

A.Todeterminethepositionofaship.

B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship.

D.Tocarrymessageacrosstheocean.

2.WhatledFranklintotalkwithU.S.captains?

A.U.S.shipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

C.U.S.shipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanU.S.ones.

D.U.Scaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

3.WhatdidFranklinmakeafterhistalkswithU.S.captains?

A.AmapoftheGulfStream.

B.AmapoftheAtlanticOcean.

C.Amapofoceancurrents.

D.Amapofhisfirstvoyage.

4.WhatdidFranklindoinordertomakeanexactmap?

A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithothermaps.

B.HetalkedwithmanyU.S.captains.

C.Heuseddriftingbottlestocheckhismap.

D.BothBandC.

5.Theunderlinedwordcurrentinthefirstparagraphmeans______.

A.astreamofwater

B.acourseofevents

C.theflowofelectricity

D.thesituationofthepresenttime

15、TheGuidanceDepartment(教導(dǎo)處)atBurrvilleHighSchoolhasastaff(職員)ofeleven.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents.Butthestaffseesalotofparents,too.

“Parentmeetingsformaclearmonthlypattern,”saysMildredForeman,GuidanceDirector.“Thispatternstaysmuchthesamefromyeartoyear.ThebusymonthsareOctober,MarchandMay.”

Septemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentscomein,Mostofthesewanttodiscusstheschedules(日程安排).Octoberbringsmanybehaviour(行為)problems.Someparentsarecalledin.Otherscomebythemselves.ThingsquietdowninNovemberDecemberisaquietmonth.“It’stheholiday,”MsForemansays.“Peoplewanttocomein,Iknow,buttheydecidetowaituntilafterNewYear’sDay.”

ReportcardsgohomejustbeforeChristmasholidays.Badmarksbringparentsinasschoolreopens.ThishappensagaininMarch,anotherreportcardmonth.Mayisalwaystheyear’sbusiestmonth.That’swhenparentsrealizethattheirchildrenmightbeheldback(留級).TheycomeintoseeifanythingcanbedonebeforethingsaredecidedinJune.

1.“Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents”means______.

A.theyhavemostoftheirworkdonebythestudents

B.mostoftheirworkisgettingridoftheirstudents

C.mostoftheirworkisdealingwiththestudents

D.theirworkismostlydonetogetherwiththestudents

2.Inthesentence“Thestaffseesalotofparentstoo.”theword“see”canbereplacedwith“_____”.

A.notice

B.understand

C.arrange

D.meet

3.Fromthediagram(圖表),weknowthatthetotaloftheirmeetingsinAprilis______asmany

asthatinDecember.

A.twice

B.aquarter

C.half

D.two-thirds

4.InMarch,eachofthestaffworkingintheGuidanceDepartmenthastointerview(會見)

about______parents.

A.10

B.20

C.15

D.5

5.Mayisalwaysthebusiestmonthbecausetheparentswantto______.

A.discussscheduleswiththestaff

B.havesomethingdonetohelptheirchildren’spromotion(升級)

C.knowhowtheirchildrenaregettingonwiththeirlessons

D.dosomethinggoodfortheschoolorthestaff

16、Maliyuwa,anearbyvillage.Theylivedwiththeman’sbigfamily—hisparentshisbrothers,theirwivesandchildren.Theyfamilykeptanelephant,inwhichtheyoungwomansoontookagreatinterest.Everydayshefeditwithfruitandsugar.

Threemonthslaterthewomanwentbacktoherparents’home,havingquarrelledwithherhusband.Soontheelephantrefusedtoeatandwork.Itappearedtobeillandheart—broken.Onemorningafterseveralweekstheanimaldisappearedfromthehouse.

Itwenttothewoman’shome.Onseeingher,theelephantwaveditstrunkandtouchedherwithit.Theyoungwomanwassomoved(感動)bytheactoftheanimalthatshereturnedtoherhusband’shome.

1.Thewriterwrotethestoryinorderto

.

A.showthatelephantsareveryclever

B.tellhowawomantrainedawildanimal

C.showthatwomencaremoreforanimalsthanmendo

D.tellhowananimalreunitedahusbandandwife

2.Thewomanlefthernewhome

.

A.tovisitherownparentsinMaliyuwa

B.toseeiftheelephantwouldfollowher

C.becauseshewasangrywithherhusband

D.becauseshewastiredofthelargefamily

3.Aftertheyoungwomanleftherhusband’shome,theelephant

.

A.returnedtotheforest

B.wassadbecauseitmissedher

C.wentto