第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.
But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees.  But I know love does!(430 words)
1. By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “________”
A.Observation is the best teacher.         B.Seeing is believing.
C.The outsider sees the most of the game.    D.It is not easy to gain money
2. The best title for the passage would probably be_______.
A.My flower garden           B.Marvin helps to realize my dream
C.Love in Michigan           D.Money grows on trees
3. The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to_______.
A.wasteful   B.tight  C.absurd      D.helpful
4. From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is_______
A.divorced when she was young   B.not caring for her kids any longer
C.alone but not at all lonely            D.prouder with her garden than with her kids.

John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.
“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”
【小题1】 Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A.he liked listening to the radio
B.he had a big family to support
C.he spent a lot of time writing letters
D.he didn’t do the jobs well
【小题2】 Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.
A.threeB.sixC.nineD.eleven
【小题3】 Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.
A.Because he was lazy
B.Because he was out of work
C.Because he deceived(欺骗)
D.Because he didn’t pay for his new suit
【小题4】 What would probably happen at last? _______.
A.Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper
B.The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny
C.Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper
D.Johnny would become a newspaper reporter
【小题5】Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?
A.How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner
B.What’s Johnny’s secret
C.What did the policeman want Johnny to do
D.How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back

 

第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."

Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.

I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."

Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.

That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.

I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees.  But I know love does!(430 words)

1. By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “________”

A.Observation is the best teacher.          B.Seeing is believing.

         C.The outsider sees the most of the game.    D.It is not easy to gain money

2. The best title for the passage would probably be_______.

        A.My flower garden               B.Marvin helps to realize my dream

         C.Love in Michigan                 D.Money grows on trees

3. The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to_______.

         A.wasteful    B.tight  C.absurd        D.helpful

4. From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is_______

         A.divorced when she was young    B.not caring for her kids any longer

         C.alone but not at all lonely       D.prouder with her garden than with her kids.

 

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