3. A。细节题。从第 5 段中可找到答案。
4. B。语义理解题。根据第 6 段第2句可知答案为B。 5. C。语义理解题。从第 6 段第3句可以做出正确理解。
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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 Herpin 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 continuous sleeplessness. 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 was found who actually didn?t need any sleep 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 to _______. A. cure him of his sleeplessness
B. find that his sleeplessness was not really true C. find a way to free people from the need of sleeping D. find out why some old people didn?t need any asleep
3. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Al Herpin _______. A. was too old to need any sleep C. needed no sleep at all
B. often slept in a chair D. needed some kind of sleep
4. One reason that might explain Herpin?s sleeplessness was _______. A. that he hadn?t got a bed
B. that he had gradually got tired of the sleeping habit C. his mother?s injury before he was born D. his magnificent physical condition
【答案与解析】本文记述了一个名叫Al Herpin 的怪人，他不需要睡眠，但是没有确定他为什么可以不休息。
1. B。主旨题。阅读全文可知A项与原文意思相反；D项在文中没有被提到；C项是医生们以前的看法，但后来发现并不是所有人都需要睡眠，因此选B。
2. B。细节题。根据文章第1段最后两句：这有可能是真的吗？于是医生们亲自去看，由此可推知此题答案为B。
3. C。细节题。根据文章第2段最后三句：他们天天观察，发现他没有睡过，甚至连床也没有。可推知此题答案为C。
4. C。细节题。根据最后一段最后三句：Al Herpin记得有人说他母亲在生他前受过伤，可推知此题答案为C。
二、故事类
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In the last fifty years, a lot of people have left Europe and gone to live in Australia. One of them was a Hungarian man. He lived in Australia for a long time, and he had a lot of good friends there. He always said to them, “Australia is beautiful, but Hungary is beautiful, too.” Then one year he said to his friends, “I?m going to go back to Hungary to visit my home town.” All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often say Hungary is a beautiful country, and we want to visit it.” The Hungarian Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns.
They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much. One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.
These Australians were very happy because kangaroos were from their home town. They said to them, “Come here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.
But then the Hungarian Australian spoke to them in Hungarian, “Come here!” he said, and both of the kangaroos ran to him.
The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that. They?re Australians, but they only know Hungarian!”
1. The Hungarian moved to Australia _______. A. last year B. a few years ago C. about 50 years ago D. over 100 years ago
2. The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to _______. A. see the kangaroos B. his home town
C. visit his old friends there D. pay a visit to the zoo 3. How did they get to Budapest from Sydney? A. By air and by train. B. By ship. C. By air. D. By train.
4. Kangaroo is a kind of famous _______ in Australia. A. animal B. tree C. language D. plant
【答案与解析】本文讲一个从欧洲移民去澳大利亚的匈牙利人多年后带他的朋友重返故里看到袋鼠时发生的有趣的事。
1. C。细节判断题。运用排除法：由于文章中说 He lived in Australia for a long time，所以可排除 A和 B；根据文章第1句 In the last fifty years… 排除选项 D。故选 C 较为恰当。
2. B。细节题。根据 I?m going to go back to Hungary to visit my home town 可知答案是 B。 3. A。细节题。 根据 The Hungarian Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns 可知他们从 Sydney 到 Rome 乘的是飞机，然后坐火车从 Rome 到 Budapest，所以他们从 Sydney 到 Budapest 是先乘飞机，再坐火车，故选 A。
4. A。细节判断题。根据 ...both of the kangaroos ran to him 可知 kangaroos 是有生命的，而且会 ran(跑)，比较4个答案可知只能选 A。
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When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words. He used to come downstairs to breakfast.
The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ” He read the paper all through breakfast.
Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please.”
After breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday?s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe(烟斗). ” They were brought and put, with his tobacco(烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn?t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.
How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home! 1. When the father made the first knock, he meant _______. A. he had begun to read the morning newspaper B. he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” news C. he would start to read the other parts of the paper D. his breakfast should begin 2. What does “Edith” mean? A. A kind of bread. B. One of the writer?s sisters. C. The writer. D. The writer?s mother.
3. All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______. A. their father never helped them
B. their father always gave different instructions at the same time C. each of them had to start and finish her job just on time D. they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs 4. What was the father?s favorite? A. Reading newspaper. B. Having bread buttered on both sides. C. Giving instructions. D. Being clean and tidy. 5. From the story we may see that _______.
A. the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything B. the father was the “centre” of the family
C. Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn?t know clearly enough what to do D. The father was hated by all his daughters
【答案与解析】本文讲一个幸福的男人在早上由他的五个女儿和妻子服侍的故事。 1. D。细节题。根据第3段第2句 then he knocked once on the table. One of my sister brought his bread, already buttered for him 可知答案为 D。
2. B。判断题。根据 I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides 可知 Edith 是他女儿的名字。
3. C。判断题。文中描写出了五个女儿早上的忙碌，他们的父亲总是不停地让为她们做事，而且他的命令只限于几个单词，甚至动作，所以应该选择 C。
4. A。推断题。根据第3段最后一句 He read the paper all through the breakfast 以及早饭以后直到上车还在看报纸可知他很喜欢看报纸，因此应该选择 A。
5. B。推断题。看过全文我们知道整个早上他家里所有的人都在为他服务，由此可以看出他的家是以他为中心的，因此应该选择 B。
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I?ve loved my mother?s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,”
she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.
They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.
My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn?t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told me, as she?d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.
Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
1. The writer began to love her mother?s desk _______. A. after Mother died B. before she became a writer C. when she was a child D. when mother gave it to her 2. The passage shows that _______.
A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter B. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done C. Mother cared much about her daughter in words D. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words. 3. The world “gulf” in the passage means _______. A. deep understanding between the old and the young. B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter. C. free talks between mother and daughter. D. part of the sea going far in land.
4. What did Mother do with her daughter?s letter asking for forgiveness? A. She had never received the letter.
B. For years, she often talked about the letter.
C. She didn?t forgive her daughter at all in all her life. D. She read the letter again and again till she died. 5. What?s the best title of the passage? A. My letter to Mother B. Mother and Children C. My Mother?s Desk D. Talks between Mother and me.
【答案与解析】本文以妈妈的书桌为线索说明了妈妈对女儿的那种深沉的爱。 1.C。细节题。文章中的第1句就告诉我们，当作者是个小孩时（刚有书桌高），就喜欢她妈妈的 desk。 2. A。细节题。在文章中的三、四自然段中，从作者的字里行间我们可知：她妈妈外表冷谈，内心却对女儿充满了爱。
3. B。词义推断题。妈妈的爱只表现在行动上，而作者则想要那种 heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter所以她们之间就产生了 gulf(隔阂)。由此可知gulf在这里是指妈妈和女儿之间的不同的想法。故选B。
4. D。细节判断题。从文章倒数第2段最后一句话 … a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times 可知妈妈把作者的信读了一遍又一遍。
5. C。主旨题。这个故事是以妈妈的书桌为线索引出的妈妈对作者的那种深沉的爱，所以选 Ｃ 项最佳。
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After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.
I spent over one hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn?t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.
When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew?s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before: Dear Rick,
My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don?t have long to live anymore. But I still smile as much as I can. I told you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I will never get to do that. But I know I?m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Yours,
Matthew
1. The boy wanted to meet the author because _______.
A. he was interested in weight lifting B. he wanted to get a gold medal C. he admired the author very much A. Why do you come to see me? C. Why does the disease fall on me A. Matthew is a determined boy B. Rick used to have the same disease C. Matthew became a champion finally D. Rick regarded Matthew as normal
4. The boy refused the author?s medal because _______. A. he was not worthy of it
B. he would not be pitied by others
D. he thought he himself could earn one in the future
C. he knew he would die soon
D. he wanted the author to know him B. Why do I have to stay at home? D. Why not give a gold medal to me
2. The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_______.”
3. We can infer from the passage that _______.
【答案与解释】这是一个悲壮的故事。Matthew是一个不幸的孩子，他一出生就患了不治之症；一位意志坚强的学生，他奇迹般地活过了五岁、十岁、十三岁??；一位富有骨气的少年，他就是到了阴曹地府，也要向“我”展示他的“金牌”。
1. C。语义理解题。从第 1 段第 2 句话中的 …but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him 可得出答案。“”
2. C。词义猜测题。从全文和第 3 段第 2 句话 Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” 不难猜出该句子的意思。
3. A。主旨题。通读全文可以得出结论：他是一位意志坚定的好小子。