阅读理解: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.

The Challenge

  Nathan's second-hand bike was good enough to get him anywhere he wanted to go. Of course, it couldn't match Tim's in a normal speed race, but all the fancy gears in the world wouldn't get you up Black Mountain. The gradient was so steep in places that you had to get off your bike and push.

  On this particular afternoon, the odds were all on Nathan's side. For a start, he was stronger. Tim had always been thin, but recently he'd started to grow so fast that his arms and legs were like pieces of spaghetti. As well as being considerably fitter than his friend, Nathan knew the shortcuts up Black Mountain.

  So when Nathan accepted the challenge, he was sure he'd win. He nearly always did, in competitions with Tim. That was what was strange. Tim was so competitive, and yet he wasn't any good at physical things.

  By the time the two boys were three quarters of the way to the top, Nathan was clearly ahead. While the road zig-zagged back and forth diagonally up the mountainside, in certain places there were also vertical tracks, where water rushing down the slope in winter had bitten erosion courses into the soil. These had in turn been so overgrown by bushes and long grass in the spring that they resembled tunnels through the bush. The trick was to know where you could cut off a whole bend in the road by leaving the road and pushing your bike up one of these semi-concealed pathways. If you chose the wrong one you'd struggle up for ten minutes and then suddenly reach a dead end. Then there was no alternative but to go back.

1.The hidden tracks on the mountain had been made by________.

[  ]

A.other boys
B.flowing water
C.Nathan
D.bicycles

2.It was sometimes quicker to use the tracks rather than the road because the________.

[  ]

A.tracks were partly hidden

B.tracks were easier to ride bikes on

C.road had many bends in it

D.road was overgrown after the winter

3.Which of the following advantages did Nathan have over Tim?

[  ]

A.Nathan had a better bike and knew the shortcuts up the mountain.

B.Nathan was fitter and knew the quickest ways up the mountain.

C.Nathan was stronger and more competitive than Tim.

D.Nathan was stronger and had a better bike.

4.The underlined part “the odds were all on Nathan's side” means that ________.

[  ]

A.Tim would not try very hard in the race

B.Tim had not yet grown as big as Nathan

C.Nathan had a greater chance of winning the challenge

D.Nathan had more friends who thought he would win

One in five American families will move every year. Moving is one of the most stress-producing events a family has to go through. Experts say it can be harder for children. How do you help your child adjust to the changes?
The Ricardos moved from their old house to a new home. Same family, same dog-but it was harder for 9-year-old Elena. She hated the room, the house and everything. She hated leaving her friends the most.
“ I was so emotional. I mean, saying goodbye to all my friends…..my very close friends, who was my neighbor, made me so sad,” says Elena.
For some children, the emotional stress of moving is not much more different from the emotions when someone has died.
“There’s that sense that, ‘I’ve lost my friends, my friends, my base, my school, my teachers-everything I knew that made me feel safe is all gone now. I have to start over,” says Dr. Tim Jordan.
Starting over is exactly Dr. Tim Jordan’s advice. Make new friends, enter the new school and enter the new neighborhood. And here are some other pieces of advice.
● Explain clearly to the children why the move is necessary.
● Familiarize(使熟悉) the children as much as possible with the new area with maps, photographs or the daily newspaper.
● After the move, got the children to join in activities in the place.
● Help the children keep in touch with friends from the neighborhood before through telephone, letters, e-mail, and personal visits.
【小题1】
Which of the following is useful to reduce the children’s stress before the move?

A.Let doctors give children some advice.
B.Try letting children accept the fact of moving.
C.Let children keep in touch with their former friends.
D.Copy the new environment in the old home.
【小题2】
What can we know from the passage?
A.Most American children can get used to the changes in moving.
B.Dr. Tim Jordan lost his family, friends, teachers after moving.
C.The emotional stress of moving is the same in some way as that of knowing someone’s death.
D.the Ricardos lost their dogs after moving to their new house.
【小题3】
The passage mainly wants to _____
A.tell parents the reasons of moving.B.explain the reasons of stress.
C.give parents some advice on moving.D.teach parents how to move.

Nathan’s second-hand bike was good enough to get him anywhere he wanted to go. Of course, it couldn’t match Tim’s in a normal speed race, but all the fancy gears (齿轮) in the world wouldn’t get you up Black Mountain. It was so steep in places that you had to get off your bike and push.

On this particular afternoon, the odds were all on Nathan’s side. First, he was stronger. Tim had always been thin, but recently he’d started to grow so fast that his arms and legs were like pieces of spaghetti. As well as being considerably fitter than his friend, Nathan knew the shortcuts up Black Mountain.

So when Nathan accepted the challenge, he was sure he’d win. He nearly always did, in competitions with Tim. That was what was strange. Tim was so competitive, and yet he wasn’t any good at physical things.

By the time the two boys were three quarters of the way to the top, Nathan was clearly ahead. While the road zigzagged back and forth up the mountainside, in certain places, there were also vertical tracks, where water rushing down the slope in winter had bitten erosion courses into the soil. These had in turn been so overgrown by bushes and long grass in the spring that they looked like tunnels through the bush. The trick was to know where you could cut off a whole bend in the road by leaving the road and pushing your bike up one of these half-hidden pathways. If you chose the wrong one you’d struggle up for ten minutes and then suddenly reach a dead end. Then there was no choice but to go back.

 

60. What did Tim challenge Nathan to do?

     A. test who had the fastest bike                 

     B. decide who was the most competitive

     C. find the secret tracks on the mountain           

     D. race to the top of Black Mountain

61. It was sometimes quicker to use the tracks rather than the road because the ___________.

     A. tracks were partly hidden.                           

     B. tracks were easier to ride bikes on.

     C. road had many bends in it.                           

     D. road was overgrown after the winter.

62. Which of the following advantages did Nathan have over Tim?

   A. Nathan had a better bike and knew the shortcuts up the mountain.

   B. Nathan was fitter and knew the quickest ways up the mountain.

   C. Nathan was stronger and more competitive than Tim.

   D. Nathan was stronger and had a better bike.

63. The quotation “ the odds were all on Nathan’s side” means that __________.

   A. Tim would not try very hard in the race

   B. Tim had not yet grown as big as Nathan

   C. Nathan had a greater chance of winning the challenge

   D. Nathan had more friends who thought he would win

Nathan’s second-hand bike was good enough to get him anywhere he wanted to go.Of course, it couldn’t match Tim’s in a normal speed race, but all the fancy gears (齿轮) in the world wouldn’t get you up Black Mountain.It was so steep in places that you had to get off your bike and push.

On this particular afternoon, the odds were all on Nathan’s side.First, he was stronger.Tim had always been thin, but recently he’d started to grow so fast that his arms and legs were like pieces of spaghetti.As well as being considerably fitter than his friend, Nathan knew the shortcuts up Black Mountain.

So when Nathan accepted the challenge, he was sure he’d win.He nearly always did, in competitions with Tim.That was what was strange.Tim was so competitive, and yet he wasn’t any good at physical things.

By the time the two boys were three quarters of the way to the top, Nathan was clearly ahead.While the road zigzagged back and forth up the mountainside, in certain places, there were also vertical tracks, where water rushing down the slope in winter had bitten erosion courses into the soil.These had in turn been so overgrown by bushes and long grass in the spring that they looked like tunnels through the bush.The trick was to know where you could cut off a whole bend in the road by leaving the road and pushing your bike up one of these half-hidden pathways.If you chose the wrong one you’d struggle up for ten minutes and then suddenly reach a dead end.Then there was no choice but to go back.

1.What did Tim challenge Nathan to do?

  A.test who had the fastest bike     

B.decide who was the most competitive

  C.find the secret tracks on the mountain  

D.race to the top of Black Mountain

2.It was sometimes quicker to use the tracks rather than the road because the ___________.

  A.tracks were partly hidden.     

B.tracks were easier to ride bikes on.

  C.road had many bends in it.     

D.road was overgrown after the winter.

3.Which of the following advantages did Nathan have over Tim?

  A.Nathan had a better bike and knew the shortcuts up the mountain.

  B.Nathan was fitter and knew the quickest ways up the mountain.

  C.Nathan was stronger and more competitive than Tim.

  D.Nathan was stronger and had a better bike.

4.The quotation “ the odds were all on Nathan’s side” means that __________.

  A.Tim would not try very hard in the race

  B.Tim had not yet grown as big as Nathan

  C.Nathan had a greater chance of winning the challenge

  D.Nathan had more friends who thought he would win

 

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