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（一）

John lives in a small town. He has a shop in which he sells books. He's busy all the time and his wife does all housework.

One day Mike， his little son， caught a cold. His wife sent him to the hospital. The doctor looked over the boy and told him to be in hospital. His wife had to look after him there. He was worried about his son， but had no time to go to see him. That night he went to bed very late but couldn't soon fall asleep. About an hour later， as soon as he went to sleep， the telephone rang. He got up at once and held receiver(聽筒) up and said，\" Hello，who's that?\"

\"Can't you hear who's speaking here，John?\"a woman laughed and said.

\"Oh， Mum，\" said John，\"What has happened to you?\"

\"Nothing， dear，\" said the woman，\" It's your birthday today.\"

\"Have you given me a call in the middle of night only to tell me about it?\" John asked in surprise.

\"Yes，my dear，\"said the old woman，\"You got me up thirty years ago and I want to get you up at this time today!\"

1. John is a ________ .

A. workerB. farmerC. shopkeeperD. bookseller

2. John's wife sent the boy to the hospital because ________ .

A. he didn't know where it was

B. he didn't like his son

C. he was very busy

D. his shop was far from there

3. That night John couldn't fall asleep because ________ .

A. he was worried about his son

B. he wasn't tired at all

C. his business troubled him

D. it was very noisy in the house

4. John hurried to answer the telephone because ________ .

A. he thought something had happened in his shop

B. he thought his son was feeling worse

C. he was afraid the bell woke others up

D. he wanted to go to bed again as soon as possible

5. The old woman wanted to tell John ________ .

A. how he was born thirty years ago

B. what time he made her get up thirty years ago

C. she hoped he could see her soon

D. he had to go to the hospital to see his son

（二）

Mr Read lives in Sydney. His house is about four kilometres far from his factory and the bus can take him there. He likes football very much and wants to watch the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and makes her husband give all his wages(工資) to her and he has to do what she says. Then she always gives some fares(車費) back to him. Of course he doesn't have any money to buy the tickets.

One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket for all his money and he had to go home on foot. When he got home， he was tired， but felt happy. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he's afraid his wife will know about it.

This morning， when he was having breakfast， he heard a piece of news over the radio:the bus fares were going to drop in price(價格). He hurried to turn it off， but it was too late. His wife asked，\" What did the radio say?\"

He had to tell her all he heard. Then he became sorry and said，\"What a pity!\"

\"You must be happy， I think，\" said the woman. \"You'll save some money.\"

\"Sorry， I can't agree with you，\" said Mr Read. \"I'll watch two matches short a month !\"

1. At first Mr Read went to work ________ .

A. on footB. by bikeC. by busD. by car

2. Mr Read couldn't watch the football matches because ________ .

A. he was very busy

B. he wasn't interested in it

C. he often watched them on TV at home

D. his wife didn't give him any money except the fares

3. That evening Mr Read was happy because ________ .

A. he watched a football match

B. it was good for his health to walk home

C. he found a way to save some money

D. his wife didn't know about it

4. The word \"drop\" in the story means ________ .

A. 滴B. 流C. 落后D. 降價

5. Mr Read hurried to turn off the radio because ________ .

A. he wouldn't make his wife angry

B. he didn't want his wife to hear the news

C. he was afraid to be late for work

D. a football match on TV began

（三）

Mr Clarke works in New York and three weeks ago he brought his family to China. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for Shanghai， the Clarkes climbed up the Great Wall. It was the greatest project(工程) about three thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel(旅店)， they couldn't find the bag in which their expensive camera(照相機) was put. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They couldn't miss the plane!

That evening they didn't have supper. Mr Clarke hoped to make them happy and said，\"Well. Let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey(層) building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn't hurt himself.\"

\"It was a miracle(奇跡) !\" called out his children. \"Why?\"

\"Because he lived on the first floor!\"

They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under the big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.

\"It's really a miracle!\" the Clarkes said happily.

1. The Clarkes enjoyed themselves in ________ .

A. New YorkB. BeijingC. ShanghaiD. America

2.The Clarkes took many photos on the Great Wall because ________ .

A. they had a nice camera

B. the weather was fine

C. they thought it was one of the great projects

D. it was much higher than any other wall in the world

3. The Clarkes left their bag ________ .

A. under the big treeB. in the car

C. in the hotelD. on the Great Wall

4. The Clarkes didn't have anything to eat that evening because ________ .

A. they were all full

B. they were very tired

C. they were busy looking for their bag

D. they were sorry for losing the camera

5. Mr Clarke wanted ________ ， so he told them the story.

A. his family to have a good sleep

B. someone to return the bag to him

C. his family to forget the bag

D. his family to visit the Great Wall again

6. At last ________ .

A. the Clarkes went to thank the Chinese boy

B. the Clarkes were happy when they saw the bag

C. the Clarkes hoped to visit more places in Beijing

D. the Clarkes missed their plane

（四）

Mrs Green and Mrs White were old women. Mrs Green lived on one side of the street， and Mrs White lived on the other side with her monkey. Mrs Green hated Mrs White， and Mrs White hated Mrs Green.

Last Sunday Mrs Green went across the road and said to Mrs White，\"You always sit at your window and look out. Go away from your window， and put your monkey there， for the neighbours prefer the monkey's face to yours. \"( prefer…to…寧愿…而不…)

Mrs White looked at Mrs Green for a few seconds and then said，\"I did that yesterday morning， Mrs Green. You were at the shops then. One of our neighhours saw the monkey in the window， she stopped and said， 'Good morning， Mrs Green. When did you come and live on this side of the street?'\"

1. Mrs Green and Mrs White were ________ .

A. friendsB. enemiesC. neighboursD. shop assistants

2. ________ often sat at the window and looked out.

A. Mrs GreenB. Mrs White

C. The monkeyD. Mrs White and the monkey

3. Which is right?

A. Mrs Green invited Mrs White to go for a walk.

B. Mrs White invited Mrs Green to visit her house.

C. Mrs Green asked Mrs White to go out.

D. Mrs Green asked Mrs White to go out with her monkey.

4. Who is cleverer?

A. Mrs Green.B. The neighbour.

C. The monkey.D. Mrs White.

閱讀理解答案

（一）1--5DCABB

文章大意 書商John終日繁忙，他的妻子負責全部的家務(wù)。John的兒子生病，John都不能守候在

身旁。他非常疲倦，好不容易入睡之后又不得不起床接母親打來的電話。

1．據(jù)“He has a shop in which he sells books．”，選D。

2．從第一段就可看出John很忙，選C。

3．John很忙，不能親自去看望兒子，內(nèi)心是非常擔心的，故選A。

4．John的小兒子生病住院而他自己又沒時間到醫(yī)院親自照顧，內(nèi)心十分不安，所以選B。

5．據(jù)文中最后一句話可知選B。

（二）1--5CDADB

文章大意 Mr Read把工資全部給妻子，自己沒錢買球票，而他又非常喜愛看足球，所以只能用買

車票的錢去買球票。而遺憾的是：車票降價了，他只能少看球賽了。

1．據(jù)“Then she always gives some fares back to him．”選C。

2．Mr Read只有妻子給的買車票的錢，故選D。

3．據(jù)第二段可選A。

4．drop在這里意為“降價”，故選D。

5．Mr Read不想讓妻子知道自己把買車票的錢用在看球賽上，同時又擔心妻子得知票價下

調(diào)，故選B。

（三）1--6BCADCB

文章大意 Mr Clarke一家人來中國旅行。他們參觀了許多名勝，拍了許多照片，但不幸的是他們

把照相機弄丟了，但令人高興的是警察把他們丟的照相機又給送了回來。

1．在去上海之前，他們參觀了長城，故選B。

2．據(jù)“It was the greatest project…they took a lot of photos…”，選C。

3．據(jù)“They said a Chinese boy found it under the big tree．”選A。

4．照相機丟了，他們自然是沒有心情吃飯了。

5．他是想讓家人忘了丟包這件事，故選C。

6．照相機失而復得，Clarke一家人當然高興，故選B。

（四）1--4CBCD

文章大意 格林夫人和懷特夫人住對面，但兩個人彼此都討厭對方，以至于都拿猴子來比喻對方。

1．兩人住對面，當然是鄰居，兩人又彼此討厭對方，當然不是朋友，故選C。

2．據(jù)“You(指Mrs White)always sit at your window and look out．”“你(懷特太太)經(jīng)常坐在窗

戶旁向外看。”，選B。

3．據(jù)Mrs Green的那句話“Go away from your window．”選C。

4．據(jù)第三段中描述的Mrs White聽到Mrs Green的話之后的反應(yīng)，應(yīng)選D。