So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-t-s stage on the m-a-t’s, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”

Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could `make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).

After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple edition she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole. “I’m reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund ! I’m reading!”

1. Laura’s father didn’t want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because________.

    A. it was too far away 　　　　　　　　　　   B. they couldn’t learn enough

    C. their hair would become dirty　　　　  D. they would ruin their clothes

2. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they________.

    A. had an excuse not to have to move

    B. had a reason for not attending school

    C. could write to the School Attendance Office

    D. would be educated before they left the village

3. The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage” means that________ .

    A. Laura was working hard and learning quickly

    B. her father had no time to teach her

    C. her mother was too busy to attend to her

    D. Laura knew little fort how to read and write

4. From the passage we can infer that________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.

    A. her lack of concentration 　　　　　　   B. her inability to understand

    C. her need to understand Hebrew 　　  D. her determination to understand

5. Laura finally discovered she could read when she________.

    A. understood the main idea 　　　　　　   B. understood all the words in her book

C. recognized the printed characters    D. jumped the first pages of her book

When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的).The father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attend dance office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.

So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-t-s stage on the m-a-t’s, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”

Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could `make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).

After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple edition she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole. “I’m reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund ! I’m reading!”

1. Laura’s father didn’t want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because________.

    A. it was too far away 　　　　　　　　　　   B. they couldn’t learn enough

    C. their hair would become dirty　　　　  D. they would ruin their clothes

2. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they________.

    A. had an excuse not to have to move

    B. had a reason for not attending school

    C. could write to the School Attendance Office

    D. would be educated before they left the village

3. The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage” means that________ .

    A. Laura was working hard and learning quickly

    B. her father had no time to teach her

    C. her mother was too busy to attend to her

    D. Laura knew little fort how to read and write

4. From the passage we can infer that________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.

    A. her lack of concentration 　　　　　　   B. her inability to understand

    C. her need to understand Hebrew 　　  D. her determination to understand

5. Laura finally discovered she could read when she________.

    A. understood the main idea 　　　　　　   B. understood all the words in her book

C. recognized the printed characters    D. jumped the first pages of her book

阅读理解

　　When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.

　　So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable (音节), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only corning home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking,“Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-a spell?”or“W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”

　　Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew (希伯来语) for all she could make of it, frowning (锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration (专注).

　　After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book, she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole.“I'm reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud.“Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund! I'm reading!”

1．Laura's father didn't want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because ________.

[　　]

A．it was too far away

B．they couldn't learn enough

C．their hair would become dirty

D．they would ruin their clothes

2．The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they ________.

[　　]

A．had an excuse not to have to move

B．had a reason for not attending school

C．could write to the School Attendance Office

D．would be educated before they left the village

3．The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage”means that ________.

[　　]

A．Laura was working hard and learning quickly

B．her father had no time to teach her

C．her mother was too busy to attend to her

D．Laura knew little about how to read and write

4．From the passage we can infer that ________ made Laura stare at a page in her book.

[　　]

A．her lack of concentration

B．her inability to understand

C．her need to understand Hebrew

D．her determination to understand

5．Laura finally discovered she could read when she ________.

[　　]

A．understood the main idea

B．understood all the words in her book

C．recognized the printed characters

D．jumped the first pages of her book

In 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers (探险者) landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why?” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

H. G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”, a tunnel (隧道) connecting England and France, is now complete.

But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities.” The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells “moon people” would agree. Would you?

5. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people”      .

  A. knew so much about the earth

  B. understood their language

  C. lived in so many underground cities

  D. were ahead of them in space technology

6. What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?

  A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.

  B. Using the earth’s inner space.

  C. Meeting the “moon people” again.

  D. Traveling to outer space.

7. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

  A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

  B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

  C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

  D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

8. What would be the best title for the text?

  A. Alice Cities—cities of the future

  B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

  C. Enjoy living underground

  D. Building down, not up

People have always been dreaming of going to the moon. As long as the year 1901, H. G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book vividly describing a trip to the moon. On landing there, the explorers discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. Words failed to express their surprise when they spotted so many “moon people”. The “moon people” felt even more surprised. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

H. G. Wells could only imagine a travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really left their footsteps on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Channel”, a tunnel connecting England and France, is now complete.

But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities”. The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome (太阳能穹顶) would cover the whole city.

Supporters of underground development argue that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The space, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ “moon people” would second it. Would you?

1.The explorers in H. G. Well’s story were surprised to find that the “moon people”     .

A. knew so much about the earth

B. understood their language

C. lived in underground cities  

D. were advanced in technology

2.What does the underlined word “it” (paragraph 2) refer to?

A. Discovering the moon’s inner space

B. Using the earth’s inner space

C. Meeting the “moon people” again

D. Traveling to outer space

3.What sort of underground systems are already in place?

A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

4. We can learn from the text that     .

A. H. G. Wells once went to moon himself.

B. Underground cities are more comfortable.

C. The solar dome is a necessary part of underground cities.

D. More underground systems will be in place in 2013.

5.What would be the best title of the text?

A. Alice Cities — cities of the future

B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

C. Enjoy living underground

D. Building down, not up