IV.阅读理解

     At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered,with anxiety and worry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life,and he obviously knew it.

“You may wonder,Sir Percival,” said Laura calmly, “if I am going to ask to be released (免除 ) from my promise to marry you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father's wishes too much.

His face relaxed a little,but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.

    ‘‘ No,if we are going to withdraw (退出) from our planned mamage,it will be because of your wish,not mine. ”

    “Mine?” he said in great surprise. “What reason could I have for withdrawing?”

    “ A reason that is very hard to tell you,M she answered. ” There is a change in me.

His face went so pale that even his lips lost their colour. He turned his head to one side.

    “What change?”he asked,trying to appear calm.

   “ When the promise was made two years agoshe said, “my love did not belong to anyone. Will you forgive me,Sir Percival,if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?”

    ‘‘ I wish you to understand ,” Laura continuedthat I will never see this person again,and that if you leave me,you only allow me to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive me and keep my secret. ”

   “I will do both those things,” he said. Then he looked at Laura,as if he was waiting to hear more.

   “I think I have said enough to give'you reason to withdraw from our marriage,”she added quietly.

   “No. You have said enough to make it the dearest wish of my life to marry you,”he said.

(   )1. How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?

   A. Angry. B. Calm. C. Nervous. D. Excited.

2. We can learn from the passage that .

   A. Laura had once promised to marry Percival

   B. Laura's father wished to end her marriage

   C. Percival had been married to Laura for two years

   D. Percival asked to be released from the marriage

3. The passage is probably taken out of .

   A. a novel   B. a report   C. a diary   D. an essay


     Last Sunday I saw the worst storm in years. It 1 suddenly in the mid-afternoon and 2 more than three hours.

     At first,the sky grew 3 all of a sudden within minutes,forks of lightning forced a way into the sky. Then it was 4 by the boom-boom-boom of 5 . A very strong wind blew into my room. My valuable notes, 6 on my desk in the room, 7 high into the air. I jumped up to 8 them but unluckily a few sheets 9 out of the open window. 10 I ran out to get the notes,big drops of rain began to 11 As soon as I ran back into the house,the 12 began to pour in waves. I 13 to close the windows. I did it but was wet all over. I 14 myself with a towel. Then 1 heard a sudden loud 15 from the back of the house. I ran out of the room to 16 what it was. A tree was broken. Part of its big branch lay 17 the floor. The

table was 18 into pieces. It would 19 a lot of work to rebuild it. However,we were 20 that no one was hurt.

1. A. fell   B. reached   C. came   D. went

2. A. lasted   B. kept   C. flowed   D. blew

3. A. bright   B. grey   C. blue   D. dark

4. A. followed   B. caused

   C. made   D. brought

5. A. rain   B. thunder   C. wind   D. storm

6. A. placing   B. putting

   C. lying   D. picking

7. A. threw   B. jumped

   C. flew   D. rose

8. A. take   B. catch   C. draw   D. stop

9. A. moved   B. came   C. ran   D. sailed

10. A. Before   B. As

   C. During   D. Since

11. A. fall   B. rain   C. drop   D. burst

12. A. storm   B. water   C. wind   D. rain

13. A. walked   B. fought

   C. went   D. got

14. A. dried   B. cleaned

   C. swept   D. helped

15. A. noise   B. scream

  C. voice   D. sound

16. A. learn about   B. look for

  C. see into   D. find out

17. A. across   B. through

  C. over   D. pass

18. A. turned   B. changed

  C. broken   D. found

19. A. give   B. pay   C. spend   D. take

20. A. good   B. afraid

  C. thankful   D. careful

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