阅读理解训练 Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all, but he began to think 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all, but he began to think some cruel thoughts.

　　“I'm going to cut off these flowers. They're getting old and ugly. So I'll cut them off…”

　　The needle on the machine climbed quickly from zero to 8, then 10, 12, 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.

　　“No, no!”he cried. “I won't cut you. You're my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I'll take you outside, into the sunshine. You'll like that, won't you?”

　　The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.

　　All plants enjoy their owner's love and care and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand people's thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can; they will grow strong and beautiful.

(1) Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

a．The needle pointed to 17.

b．Tom felt sorry for the flowers.

c．Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.

d．The flowers looked old and tired.

e．Tom fixed the machine to a plant.

f．Tom took the plant outside.

g．The needle returned to zero.

h．Tom cried, “I won't cut you.”

[　　]

A．e; a; g; h; d; b; c; f;

B．c; e; d; a; b; h; g; f

C．e; c; a; d; h; b; f; g

D．e; c; a; d; b; h; g; f

(2) The only way in which plants can show their love is ________.

[　　]

A．enjoying their owner's love

B．bringing up nicely

C．holding up their heads

D．smiling at their owners

(3) According to the passage, which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Tom wanted to cut off the flowers.

B．Tom said nothing, but the flowers could understand him.

C．The machine didn't work properly

D．The flowers were getting bad - looking.

答案：D;B;B

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　　Mrs Matthews lived in a small town where there was one jeweller's shop. It also took in watch repairs, although it had to send them off to London for the work to be done, as there was not enough business to keep an expert watch repairer occupied.

　　When Mrs Matthews's old father died, she inherited his gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather before him. It was big and heavy and worth a lot of money, but it was broken, so Mrs Matthews took it to be repaired.

　　The man in the jeweller's shop was very interested to see such an unusual watch, and when he had examined its insides, he said he could certainly have it repaired for her. “It'll last a long time once that's been done.”he said. He wrote out a ticket and gave it to Mrs Matthews saying. “Please bring this when you come to pick up the watch. But it might take a bit of time, because it isn't a modem watch.”

　　But Mrs Matthews had a lot of things to think about after her father died. She had to arrange to deal with the various affairs after her father's death.

　　The result was that she completely forgot about the watch that she had taken in for repair, and about the ticket for it, which she had put away in a drawer to keep it safe.

　　Then, while she was looking through some old drawers one day, she found the ticket for the watch repair.

　　She thought back, suddenly she remembered.“My father's gold watch! Didn't I pick it up? When did I take it in?”She looked at the ticket.

　　“How old's this ticket?” she said to herself. It was five years old.

　　Mrs Matthews had heard that shops could sell things that people had left with them if they didn't pick them up and pay for them before a certain time. “But the watch might still be there,”she thought.“I'll go and see if I can get it back. It might have been sold, but I hope not.”

　　She took the ticket to the jeweller's and the shopkeeper looked at it and then went to look for the watch without saying a word.

　　“That's good,”Mrs Matthews thought.“He didn't seem to mind about the date.”

　　The man came back after a few minutes and said,“It won't be ready until Friday.”

1．Who was the watch repairer according to the text?

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A．Mrs Matthews

B．One jeweller's shop

C．The hired expert watch repairer

D．Some watch repairer in London

2．In the sentence“She inherited his gold watch”, the underlined word “inherited”is closest in meaning to “________”

[　　]

3．In the shop owner's opinion, if the watch has been repaired, what will happen to it?

[　　]

A．It can keep its time for long

B．It is an old watch that can't go fast

C．It can last five years

D．The passage doesn't tell us

4．Five years later, ________.

[　　]

A．the gold watch was sold

B．Mrs Matthews decided to find the ticket in the drawer

C．the jeweller couldn't see the date on the ticket clearly

D．the gold watch was not yet repaired

5．Which title would best fit in with the present passage?

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A．Mrs Matthews' Death Affairs

B．Such“Fast Work”

C．The Story of Mrs Matthews

D．The History of the Gold Watch

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　　James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves. His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9. There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.

　　“J.C.,”he replied.

　　She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.

　　Owens ran his first race at age 13. After high school, he went to Ohio State University, He had to work part time so as to pay for his education. As a second-year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935. he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.

　　A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally fell down a flight of stairs. His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet. He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try, event by event. He did try, and the results are in the record book.

　　The stage was set for Owens' victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic(体育的) but also political. Hitler did not congratulate any of the African-American winners.

　　“It was all right with me,”he said years later. “I didn't go to Berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”

　　Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone call from the president of his own country, either. In fact, he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.

　　Owens' Olympic victories made little difference to him. He earned his living by looking after a school playground, and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles, and dogs.

　　“Sure, it bothered (烦忧) me,”he said later.“But at least it was an honest living. I had to eat.”

　　In time, however, his gold medals (奖牌) changed his life.“They have kept me alive over the years,”he once said. “Time has stood still for me. That golden moment dies hard.”

1．Owens got his other name “Jesse” when ________.

[　　]

A．he went to Ohio State University

B．his teacher made fun of him

C．his teacher took “J．C” for “Jesse”

D．he won gold medals in the Big Ten meet

2．In the Big Ten meet, Owens ________.

[　　]

A．hurt himself in the back

B．succeeded in setting many records

C．tried every sports event but failed

D．had to give up some events

3．We can infer from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because ________.

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A．he was not of the right race

B．he was the son of a poor farmer

C．he didn't shake hands with Hitler

D．he didn't talk to the US president on the phone

4．When Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years, ”he means that the medals ________.

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A．have been changed for money to help him live on

B．have made him famous in the US

C．have encouraged him to overcome difficulties in life

D．have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs

5．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

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A．Jesse Owens, a Great American Athlete

B．Golden Moment a Life time Struggle

C．Making a Living as a Sportsman

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　　When Mrs. Matthews's old father died, she inherited his gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather before him. It was big and heavy and worth a lot of money, but it was broken, so Mrs. Matthews took it to be repaired.

　　The man in the jeweller's shop was very interested to see such an unusual watch, and when he had examined its insides, he said he could certainly have it repaired for her. “It'll last a long time once that's been done.”he said. He wrote out a ticket and gave it to Mrs. Matthews saying. “Please bring this when you come to pick up the watch. But it might take a bit of time, because it isn't a modem watch.”

　　But Mrs. Matthews had a lot of things to think about after her father died. She had to arrange to deal with the various affairs after her father's death.

　　The result was that she completely forgot about the watch that she had taken in for repair, and about the ticket for it, which she had put away in a drawer to keep it safe.

　　Then, while she was looking through some old drawers one day, she found the ticket for the watch repair.

　　She thought back, suddenly she remembered.“My father's gold watch! Didn't I pick it up? When did I take it in?”She looked at the ticket.

　　“How old's this ticket?” she said to herself. It was five years old.

　　Mrs. Matthews had heard that shops could sell things that people had left with them if they didn't pick them up and pay for them before a certain time. “But the watch might still be there,”she thought.“I'll go and see if I can get it back. It might have been sold, but I hope not.”

　　She took the ticket to the jeweller's and the shopkeeper looked at it and then went to look for the watch without saying a word.

　　“That's good,”Mrs. Matthews thought.“He didn't seem to mind about the date.”

　　The man came back after a few minutes and said,“It won't be ready until Friday.”

(1) Who was the watch repairer according to the text?

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A．Mrs. Matthews

B．One jeweller's shop

C．The hired expert watch repairer

D．Some watch repairer in London

(2) In the sentence“She inherited his gold watch”, the underlined word “inherited”is closest in meaning to “________”

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(3)In the shop owner's opinion, if the watch has been repaired, what will happen to it?

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A．It can keep its time for long

B．It is an old watch that can't go fast

C．It can last five years

D．The passage doesn't tell us

(4) Five years later, ________.

[　　]

A．the gold watch was sold

B．Mrs Matthews decided to find the ticket in the drawer

C．the jeweller couldn't see the date on the ticket clearly

D．the gold watch was not yet repaired

(5) Which title would best fit in with the present passage?

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A．Mrs. Matthews' Death Affairs

B．Such“Fast Work”

C．The Story of Mrs. Matthews

D．The History of the Gold Watch

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　　Not very long ago, children were often forced to write with their right hands. Doctors have since found that this can be very harmful. You should use the hand you were born to use.

　　People who use their left hands are just starting to get better treatment. But why did they get all these bad names in the first place? One reason may be that there are not as many left-handed people as there are right handed people. There is one left-handed person for every five right-handed ones. People who are different are often thought to be wrong. But attitudes (态度) do seem to be changing. Fairminded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand.

(1) The passage leads us to believe that when one writes ________.

[　　]

A．he can use his right hand only

B．he can use his left hand only

C．he can use either his left hand or his right hand

D．he shouldn't use his left hand

(2) Which of the following is true to the passage?

[　　]

A．Odexterous comes from old English.

B．The Latin word for left is sinister.

C．The word for left in old English is a little better than that in Latin.

D．The word evil for left comes from Latin.

(3) Left-handed people today are ________.

[　　]

A．just as weak as left-handed people of the past

B．being treated better than those in the past

C．thought to be strange

D．being taught to use their right hands

(4) “Fair-minded right-handed people are finally starting to give left-handed people a hand”means that they are ________.

[　　]

A．persuading them

B．teaching them how to use their right hands

C．starting to give them a chance and help them out

D．shaking hands with them

(5) What's the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．Many languages have words that express the idea that left is bad.

B．Majorities often get good treatment.

C．Throughout the history, left-handed people have been treated poorly.

D．There are a lot of differences between left-handed people and right-handed people.

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　　He and his men had travelled halfway around the world. They needed food for the long trip home. Captain Cook sent a few sailors ashore to get food .

　　When the sailor returned, they brought with them a big gray animal. The men's eyes were being opened wide.

　　“Look at his tail,”said one, “It must be four feet long！”

　　“What's the animal called?” asked the captain.

　　“We tried to get the people to tell us,” answered a sailor, “They kept saying ‘Kangaroo’. They wouldn't say anything else.”

　　“Kangaroo,” said Captain Cook, “That's a good name. It sounds as queer as he Cooks . ” Captain cook carefully noted this word in his word book.

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(1)Which sentence below best expresses the main idea?

[　　]

A．Captain Cook's sailor had a sense of humor.

B．Native Australians could not speak English.

C．Some words have fascinating origins (起源)

D．Captain Cook was fond of animals.

(2)What does the passage want to tell us?

[　　]

A．The far reaching influence of missionaries.

B．The unusual origin of certain names.

C．The importance of accurate dictionaries.

D．Kangaroos had no name before Cook's men found them.

(3)The passage could be entitled “______”

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A．New Discovery

B．An Understandable Mistake

C．A Sailor's Name

D．Live and Learn

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