阅读理解

  There was one thing that I found rather strange on my first day to work at Monk’s House.The floors in the house were very thin.The bathroom was directly above the kitchen, and when Mrs.Wolf was having her bath before breakfast, I could hear her talking to herself.On and on she went, talked, talked, talked, asking questions and giving herself the answers.I thought there must have been two or three people up there with her.Later Mrs.Woolf explained that Mrs.Woolf always said the sentences out loud what she had written during the night.She needed to know if they sounded right and the bath was a place for trying them out.

  I was not allowed to make coffee at Monk’s House-Mr.and Mrs.Woolf came into the kitchen at eight o’clock every morning to make it.When we carried the breakfast trays to Mrs.Woolf’s room I noticed that there were pencils and paper beside her bed so that when she woke up she could work, and sometimes it seemed as though she had had very little sleep.

  Mrs.Woolf’s bedroom was outside the house in the garden.I used to think how inconvenient it must be to have to go out in the rain to go to bed.Her bedroom had been added on to the back of the house; the door faced the garden and a window at the side opened out on to a field.Because the writing room was small.Mr.Woolf had had a large one built for her at the end of the garden against the church wall.

  I can always remember her coming out of her writing room only for lunch each day.She used to walk down through the thin and very graceful, with large, deep set eyes.She wore long skirts in the fashion of the day, any silk jackets of the same color, which suited her well.I pressed her clothes and did any sewing that was necessary.

  Her cigarettes were made from a special tobacco called My Mixture.Mr.Woolf bought it for her in London, and in the evenings, they used to sit by the fire and make these cigarettes themselves.

(1)

At the time of this passage, the writer might have been ________.

[  ]

A.

a friend of Mrs.Woolf

B.

the assistant of Mr.Woolf

C.

a reporter who was writing about Mrs.Woolf’s life

D.

the housekeeper at Monk’s House

(2)

What was particularly unusual about Monk’s House?

[  ]

A.

The floors were very thin.

B.

The bathroom was directly above the kitchen.

C.

Mrs.Woolf’s bedroom was outside the house in the garden.

D.

The house was next to a church.

(3)

What was Mr.Woolf’s attitude towards his wife according to this passage?

[  ]

A.

He lived a separate life from his wife.

B.

He found her strange and difficult to get along with.

C.

He helped with her writings although he didn’t understand much.

D.

He tried his best to satisfy her needs.

(4)

According to this passage, Mrs.Woolf ________.

[  ]

A.

spent most of her time on her own work

B.

didn’t have a good taste of clothes

C.

didn’t do any housework herself

D.

was attractive but cold to others

第二部分  阅读理解(共25小题;第一节每小题 2 分,第二节每小题1分;满分45分)

第一节 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Diane Arbus is known for creating intense black and white photographs of very unusual people. She used a special camera that produced square shaped images. One art expert said Diane Arbus turned photography inside out. Instead of looking at her subjects, she made them look at her.

Diane Arbus was born in 1923 to a wealthy family in New York City. After finishing high school at the age of 18, Diane married Allan Arbus. Mr. Arbus worked in the advertising department of her father’s store.

It was Mr. Arbus who gave Diane her first camera. Diane soon decided to take a class with the famous photographer Berenice Abbott. The Arbuses eventually started taking photographs of clothing. These images were used as advertisements for Diane’s father’s store. After the birth of their daughter, Doon, the Arbuses started a business together. Their purpose was to photograph clothing fashions. Diane Arbus was the stylist. She would prepare the hair and faces of the fashion models who wore the clothing being photographed. Allan Arbus took the pictures.

The couple soon had jobs from important fashion magazines such as “Vogue” and “Harper’s Bazaar”. Their work was very successful during the 1950s. They became part of a group of artists that were helping to redefine visual culture. They were breaking with past traditions to create a new look for a new decade, the sixties.

But Diane was not satisfied with her secondary role. She wanted a more active part in making photographs. She wanted to explore her own artistic expression and freedom. To do this, she stopped working with her husband. Then she started taking photography classes at the New School in New York City.

Arbus’ teacher, Lisette Model, influenced her in many ways. She showed Diane how to use a camera like an expert. She also taught Diane to use her art to face her doubts and fears. Miss Model once said that Diane soon started “not listening to me but suddenly listening to herself.”

41. Diane Arbus got her first camera ______.

A. from her father         B. from her husband

C. in a shop                  D. in the advertising department

42. Why did the Arbuses start a business together?

A. To film clothing fashions.        B. To make their daughter happy.

C. To prove themselves.               D. To make friends with more people.

43. The Arbuses ______ in the 1950s according to the passage.

A. were in charge of “Vogue”              B. earned more than other artists

C. were recognized as great artists D. were proud of their achievements

44. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that ______.

A. Diane was hard to dealt with

B. Diane care more for freedom

C. Diane was tired of working with husband

D. Diane learned more from Lisette Model

Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying (摧毁) fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.

A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.

“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “When we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him,

safe but very frightened.”

Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.

“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”

Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.

1.How many homes altogether (总共) were damaged in the storm?

A.Fourteen

B.Twenty-one

C.Twenty-nine

D.Thirty-six

2.Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?

A.He was in bed.

B.He was inside the house.

C.He was outside the house.

D.He was on the roof.

3. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because _________.

A.her husband knew there would be a storm

B.they were all outside the house when the storm became worse

C.she felt the house was moving

D.the welfare department helped her

4. The underlined word “shelter” in this passage means ______.

A.something to eat

B.something to wear

C.somewhere to study

D.somewhere to stay

5.Which of he following may be the best title for this passage?

A.A Terrible Storm

B.A Lucky Woman

C.Good Soldiers

D.Clever People

 

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