阅读理解

  The police in a big city were searching for a thief. At last they caught him. But while they were taking photos of him from the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without a hat, he suddenly hit the policeman and ran away. They tried to catch him. But he got away.

  Then a week later, the telephone rang in the police office, and somebody said, “You are looking for Bill Cross, aren't you?”

  “Yes.”

  “Well, he left here for Waterbridge an hour ago.”

  Waterbridge was a small town about 100 kilometers away from the city. The city police at once sent four different photos of the thief to the police in Waterbridge.

  Less than twelve hours later they got a telephone call from the police in Waterbridge.

  “We have caught three of the men,” they said proudly, “and will catch the fourth this evening.”

1.The police in the big city took ________ photos of the thief.

[  ]

A.two
B.three
C.four
D.five

2.Bill Cross was the name of ________.

[  ]

A.the thief

B.the man who phoned the police

C.a policeman

D.a bridge between the city and the town

3.The police were told that the thief had gone to Waterbridge ________.

[  ]

A.a week before

B.an hour before

C.twelve hours before

D.by twelve o'clock

4.Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.The city police gave the wrong information.

B.The city police gave the wrong photos.

C.The town police caught three thieves.

D.The town police caught three people.

5.From this story we know that the police in Waterbridge ________.

[  ]

A.were praised (赞扬)
B.were rewarded (奖赏)
C.made a great mistake
D.did a good job

One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
【小题1】The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.

A.give people a good laughB.cover some facts
C.promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria HotelD.deliver a lesson
【小题2】Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?
A.The story took place at about one a.m..
B.The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C.The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D.The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
【小题3】The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?
A.roomsB.suitesC.meetingsD.hotels
【小题4】Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?
A.Every little thing helps.
B.Make hay while the sun shines.
C.Man proposes; God disposes(处理,决定).
D.One good turn deserves another.


第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
51.The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
A.give people a good laugh                         B.cover some facts
C.promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria Hotel       D.deliver a lesson
52.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?
A.The story took place at about one a.m..
B.The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C.The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D.The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
53.The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?
A.rooms       B.suites            C.meetings         D.hotels
54.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?
A.Every little thing helps.                                           B.Make hay while the sun shines.
C.Man proposes; God disposes(处理,决定).                   D.One good turn deserves another.

O.Henry,born in Greensboro,North Carolina,was the pen name of William Sydney Porter.His father,Algernon Sidney Porter,was a physician.When William was three years old,his mother died,and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt.William was a good reader,but at the age of fifteen he left school,and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm.After that,he moved to Houston,where he had a number of jobs,including that of bank clerk.After moving to Austin,Texas,in 1882,he married.
In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The  Rolling Stone.When the weekly failed,he joined The  Houston Post as a reporter and columnist(专栏作家).In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial(财务的)dealings.While in prison,William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret.His first work,Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking(1899),appeared in McClure’s Magazine.After serving three years of the five years’ sentence,he changed his name to O.Henry,hoping to forget his bitter past.
O.Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World,and also published the stories in other magazines.His first collection,Cabbages and Kings,appeared in 1904.Many other works quickly followed,such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room.O.Henry’s best known work is The Ransom of Red Chief.His stories always have surprising endings.He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.
O.Henry’s last years were shadowed by drinking,ill health,and financial problems.In 1907,he experienced a failed marriage.In 1910,O.Henry died after an illness.
【小题1】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.A brief introduction to O.Henry.
B.O.Henry’s career and marriage.
C.How O.Henry became a well­known writer.
D.O.Henry’s best known works.
【小题2】It can be inferred from the passage that O.Henry ________.
A.didn’t like to study during his childhood
B.had little parental love as a child
C.was very interested in medicine and farming
D.took up only one job after he moved to Houston
【小题3】Which is the right time order for the following events in O.Henry’s life?
①He moved to New York City.
②He joined The Houston Post.
③Whistling Dick’s Christmas Stocking came out.
④The Furnished Room came out.
⑤Cabbages and Kings appeared.
A.①②③④⑤B.②①③⑤④C.③②①④⑤D.②③①⑤④
【小题4】Which of the following works of O. Henry’s is the most popular according to the passage?
A.Cabbages and Kings.
B.The Gift of the Magi.
C.The Furnished Room.
D.The Ransom of Red Chief.

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