Reading Comprehension

Read the following passages, and choose the best answer that can answer the question.

　　One Sunday, Mark decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dan, but Dan happened to be away. Dan's brother John offered to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea.

　　Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately he saw a large buoy(浮标) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted(漂流) about and was not seen until twelve hours later.

　　Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship's captain had sent out a message. “Without the message I would not have found you on the buoy,” he said.

1．Why didn't Mark and Dan go sailing together ________.

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A．Dan asked his brother to go instead.

B．Dan was in some other place.

C．Mark was in some other place.

D．Mark would like to go with John.

2．Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that ________.

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A．he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help

B．he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared

C．it wouldn't be hit by other ships

D．he might be picked up by a passing ship

3．John and Mark became separated because ________.

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A．there wasn't room for both John and Mark on the buoy

B．John couldn't control the boat and drifted away

C．Mark thought it safe to stay on the buoy but John didn't

D．John had to stay in the boat to radio for help

4．What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy?

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A．John told people where to look for him.

B．John radioed to the Good Hope to get him.

C．He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope.

D．The captain saw him as the fog cleared.

5．The word “he” in the last sentence refers to ________.

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A．the captain that got the message

B．the captain that sent the message

C．John

D．Mark

　　Work was to start on the first bridge across the Niagara gorge． Ice floes made crossing by boat impossible． The American engineer T． G．． Hulett did not wish to wait until spring． He offered ten dollars to anyone who could fly a kite across．

　　Many boys tried． Swift air currents carried kites down into the river instead of up and over it． After a day of trying, only one boy stayed． Just after dusk, Homan Walsh's second kite made the crossing． Three men caught it． Then Hulett attached a heavy rope to the kite string． The men hauled it over． A larger rope followed． Finally a heavy wire cable was pulled across．

　　The Niagara Suspension Bridge, begun by a kite, was completed in 1848．

1． The bridge begun by a kite spanned______．

A．the St． Lawrence River B． Niagara Falls

C． the Niagara gorge　　 D． None of the above

2． The account says boats could not be used because of ______．

A． ice floes B． the waterfall C． strong winds D． strong currents

3．The reward offered by the engineer was _______．

A． ten pounds　　 B． ten dollars

C．twenty dollars　　 D． None of the above

4．The reward was won after_______．

A．four hours B． ten hours C． a day D． two days

5．The boy who won the reward was named________．

A．T． G． Hulett B．Harold Walsh C．Homan Walters D．Homan Walsh

6． The number of ropes attached before the cable could be hauled over was______．

A．one B．two C．three D． None of the above

7． The bridge was completed in_________．

A． 1840 B． 1844 C． 1848 D． 1888

Fair Way

　　The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7 .They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won.“No one would have known,” said Wobum's instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn't a difficult decision：“The prize wasn't ours to take.”

Coin Stars

　　“College students are lazy, but they also want to help,” says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her“Change for Change” effort has collected $ 40,000 for charities（慈善机构）, which were decided upon by students.

Never Forgotten

　　A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

(1) What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

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A．Took photos of Doran.

B．Had a meeting with Doran.

C．Returned the prize to the organizer.

D．Apologized to Woburn High School.

(2) Greg Rota's decision shows that he was________.

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(3) The underlined word“Change” in the second paragraph means_______.

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(4) What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr LeBermuth?

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A．They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

B．They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

C．They dug out the records that were buried underground.

D．They decided to offer their students free mom and board.

(5) Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because________.

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A．the school asked for it

B．he had no need for that much money

C．the school had helped him in the past