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阅读理解

  At eight o'clock this morning the telephone rang. I picked up the receiver(听筒)in a hurry. I knew at once the lady had dialed (拨号)the wrong number. But it took her a long time to find out. She said her name was Mrs Mills and asked if I was Mr Copper's secretary(秘书). I told her she had dialed the wrong number, but  I didn't think she listened to me.

  She told me she wanted to cancel(取消)her two o'clock appointment(约会)because her husband was ill and she had to take care of him. I told her I was sorry to hear that, but she wouldn't  listen to me. Then she wanted to know if she could make an appointment for next week.I told her I couldn't arrange (安排)it, "I'm not Mr Cooper's secretary."

  At last she heard what I said. She wanted to know why I did  not tell her sooner. I tried to explain it wasn't my fault(错误) ,but she would not listen. Before I could say a word, she hung up.

根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案。

1. Whom did Mrs Mills want to speak to?  

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A. A secretary.  B. The writer.  

C. Mr Cooper.  D. Mr Cooper's secretary.

2. When would she come to the office if her husband were 

   not ill?      

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A. This morning.   B. Tomorrow afternoon.

C. This afternoon.   D. Next week.

3. It took the lady a long time to find out that ______.

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A. she had dialed the wrong number

B. the writer was Copper's secretary

C. she couldn't cancel the appointment

D. she could make an appointment for next week

4. Which of the following is not right?   

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A. She talked so much and didn't hear what the person said 

    at the other end.

B. She wanted to talk with Mr Cooper's secretary.

    to what the person said at the other end.

C. She talked with Mr Cooper's secretary.

D. The person  at the other end told Mrs Mills that she had dialed the wrong number.

5. "She hung up" means _____.      

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A. She put down the receiver to stop listening.

B. She was very angry at what she heard.

C. She would hang up the writer.

D. She put down the receiver to stop to listen.

答案:D;C;A;C;A
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阅读理解

  You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.

  Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.

  Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.

  (1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?

  (2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?

  (3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?

  (4)Do you read one word at a time?

  If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.

  If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).

  If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.

  Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.

(1)

You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.

  A.to tell others to be silent

  B.to feel whether your lips move or not

  C.to hold a piece of paper between them

  D.to keep yourself from talking to others

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(2)

When you read,______.

  A.don't keep your head still

  B.don't hold your books with your hands

  C.don't stand up near a desk

  D.don't use your finger to point to words

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(3)

If you learn to read fast,______.

  A.you can read more in less time

  B.you can write faster

  C.you can understand better

  D.you can read less in more time

[  ]

(4)

You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.

  A.remember  B.have C.get rid of D.keep

[  ]

(5)

This reading is mainly about ______.

  A.the way of reading fast

  B.the importance of fast reading

  C.the bad habits in reading

  D.how to speak quickly

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阅读理解

    Mr and Mrs Green do not often go out in the evening, but one Saturday, Mrs Green says to Mr Green, "There is a good film at   the cinema tonight. Shall we go to see it?"

    Mr Green is quite happy about it. So they went, and both of them enjoy the film.

  They come out of the cinema at 11 0'clock, get into their car and begin driving home. They see a woman running along the road very fast, and a man is running after her. So Mr Green drives the car very slowly near the woman and says to her, "Can we help you?"

  "No, thank you." the woman says, "My husband(丈夫)and I always run home after the cinema, and the last one must wash the dishes at home!"

根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案。

  1. Mr and Mrs Green goes out _____ one evening.

[  ]

  A. to see a film       B. to drive a car

  C. to run along the road   D. to take a walk

  2. _____ enjoy the film.          

[  ]

  A. Mr Green       B. Mrs Green

  C. Mr and Mrs Green   D. Everybody there

  3. Mr Green wants to _____.          

[  ]

  A. drive the car slowly   B. help that woman

  C. run along the road    D. look at the woman

  4. That woman ____.              

[  ]

  A. wants to get help   B. is running back home to wash dishes

  C. is running for fun  D. doesn't want to do the washing

  5. Mr and Mrs Green _____.          

[  ]

  A. don't help the woman       B. run after the woman

  C. help the woman wash the dishes  D. are afraid to help her

阅读理解

  One day, Mr and Mrs White received two theatre tickets for a wonderful concert. They were very pleased because the tickets were hard to get. But they couldn't know who sent the tickets. The person didn't write his name and address in the letter.

  The Whites called all their friends in order to find out who sent the tickets, but none of them did so. And nobody knew who itwas. They couldn't help(情不自禁)wondering who sent the tickets.

  That evening, husband and wife attended the concert. It was nice performances, but they couldn't enjoy it properly because they were still worrying about where the tickets came from.

  When they returned home from the theatre, they found most of their things stolen(偷). On the table was a note. It said, "Now,you know who sent you the tickets."

  判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示。

  1. One day, the Whites got two tickets from a friend of theirs.

                        (  )

  2. Mr and Mrs White made telephone calls to all their friends to find out who it was.

                        (    )

  3. The concert was not at all interesting.

                        (    )

  4. Their things were taken away while they were out.

                        (    )

  5. Mr and Mrs White were quite clever and careful.

                        (    )

  6. This story is a lesson(教训)we should remember.

                        (    )

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