阅读理解

  My husband and I are Danish(丹麦人). As a matter of fact, many of my ancestors were English:I was born in England and was originally of British nationality. My parents were killed in a car crash when I was a baby, so I was brought up in Denmark by my grandmother and educated in Danish schools so that Danish is really my native language.

  We arrived in England last February at five o'clock on a Wednesday morning after a rough crossing. Waves were seemed as high as mountains rocked the boat from side to side. We were both sick on the journey and a fine drizzle(毛毛雨) met us as we got off the boat. To make matter worse, Klaus, my husband, left his camera on the ship; I lost my handbag (which was never been found to this day), and we nearly forgot to tip the taxi-driver, who complained about our luggage and seemed to be in a thoroughly bad temper. Few visitors can have experienced such an unfortunate beginning to their say, and we certainly felt like going straight home again.

  We stayed for a week in a hotel, and were then lucky enough to find a furnished(有家具的) flat in the suburbs of London. It is not so convenient as our flat in Copenhagen (哥本哈根), but it is less expensive than some we saw in advertisements. Klaus is studying at the local Technical College and, in addition, he often attends public lectures at the University of London on as many subjects as possible, chiefly to improve his English. He is a qualified en gineer who has been employed for several years in a factory. Our two children have joined us and they are being educated in an English private school. I am working as a part-time nurse in hospital, and I have so much to do that I have almost no leisure time.

1.The writer said that Danish is really her native language because ________.

A:she is Danish by birth

B.her grandmother was Danish

C.Danish was the first language she learned

D.she went to school in Denmark

2.Which of these ideas is not suggested about the writer's arrival in England?

[  ]

A.It was bitterly cold.

B.It was still dark.

C.Neither the writer nor her husband was really well.

D.The weather was unpleasant.

3.Why does the writer say that they certainly felt like going straight home again?

[  ]

A.Because they didn't like the weather in London.

B.Because they had had too much trouble.

C.Because they had lost their luggage.

D.Because the taxi-driver was unkind to them.

4.Klaus attends University of London in order to ________.

[  ]

A.further his studies in the field of engineering

B.learn to be an engineer

C.learn more English

D.gain additional knowledge

5.From what the writer tells us in the passage we can infer that her two children ________.

[  ]

A.were not with her when she arrived in England

B.had been in England for some time when she arrived

C.spoke very good English

D.had to help their mother with the house work

阅读理解

  One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away.Dan’s brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing.Mark agreed and they set out to sea.

  Soon they found themselves in a thick fog.Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship.Fortunately he saw a large buoy(浮标)through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety.As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope.The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio.He drifted(漂流)about and was not seen until twelve hours later.

  Mark spent the night on the buoy.In the early morning he fell asleep.He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up.A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain.The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.“Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy,” he said.

(1)

Why didn’t Mark and Dan go sailing together?

[  ]

A.

Dan asked his brother go to instead.

B.

Dan was in some other place.

C.

Mark was in some other place.

D.

Mark would like to go with John.

(2)

Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that ________.

[  ]

A.

he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help

B.

he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared

C.

it wouldn’t be hit by other ships

D.

he might be picked up by a passing ship

(3)

John and Mark became separated because ________.

[  ]

A.

there wasn’t room for both John and Mark on the buoy

B.

John couldn’t control the boat and drifted away

C.

Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn’t

D.

John had to stay in the boat to radio for help

(4)

What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?

[  ]

A.

John told people where to look for him.

B.

John radioed to the Good Hope to get him.

C.

He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope.

D.

The captain saw him as the fog cleared.

(5)

The word “he” in the last sentence refers to was ________.

[  ]

A.

the captain that got the message

B.

the captain that sent the message

C.

John

D.

Mark

阅读理解

  Of course,what is an ideal(理想)holiday for one person may be a very unpleasant one for another.The sportsman likes a kind of holiday which his lazy friend would find worse than his daily work;while the lazy man’s ideal holiday would leave the sportsman quite unsatisfied.

  If I were allowed to choose my own holiday,I would have no doubts;I would go on a voyage(远航)in a modern passenger ship with a swimming bath.Even if my sportsman friend and my lazy friend came with me,they would both be happy;one would have plenty of games,swimming and dancing;the other could sit in a comfortable chair all day,looking at the sea and drinking lemonade(柠檬水)or beer.In a ship,one can do as one likes.If one day I find an interesting book in the ship’s library,I can spend the whole day reading it,and nobody will stop me.Perhaps the next day I shall want some exercise.Well,then I can play games with other passengers until I am hot and sweating and ready for a bath.I can go and sleep in my cabin at any time of the day or night,I can get cheap drinks during most of the day,and I can eat as I like,choosing among a variety of foods.

  But what I like even more about a sea voyage is the chance to meet new and interesting people from many countries.What other kind of holiday gives us such a chance?Freed from(从……解脱)all the duties of life at home,we can talk,play games,swim,drink,sing and dance with our new friends.They can tell us about their own countries,their daily lives and amusements,their hopes and their fears.And in return we can tell them all about ourselves.

  But perhaps the greatest pleasure of a sea holiday is coming to new ports in strange lands,and going ashore for a few hours to see strange places,eat strange foods and hear a strange language talked around us.Whenever I think of my ideal holiday,it is the picture of a mysterious foreign city that comes to my mind.

(1)

The best title for the passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

Traveling by Ship

B.

The Pleasures of a Sea Holiday

C.

An Ideal Holiday

D.

Different People, Different Happiness

(2)

Which of the activities is NOT included in a modern passenger ship according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Swimming.

B.

Dancing and singing.

C.

Reading and chatting.

D.

Fishing and cooking.

(3)

On a ship,we can talk with strangers pleasantly because ________.

[  ]

A.

we are all out of work

B.

we don’t have the pressure of work at the moment and are trying to enjoy the voyage

C.

we will say “goodbye” soon

D.

they are our special friends with whom we can share our secrets

(4)

To the writer,the greatest pleasure of a sea holiday is ________.

[  ]

A.

making both sportsman friends and lazy friends satisfied

B.

doing whatever he likes

C.

meeting interesting strangers from other countries

D.

arriving in strange places and having new and exciting experiences

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout( 锻炼) before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy­ nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality(活力)and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on( 回顾)my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical(哲理的)answer to your philosophical question:

When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for(开往)North America, that was the best time of my life.

When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am seventy­ nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”

1.When was the writer's birthday?

A.June 13           B.June 15           C.June 17           D.June 19

2.Why was the writer anxious?

A.He wasn't full of his usual vitality.

B.He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.

C.He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

D.He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.

3.What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?

A.brought up        B.developed         C.trained           D.encouraged

 

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