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　　A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet．Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground?”

　　“No, thanks, ”said Smith．“I have faith in God and he will save me．”

　　Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist．At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, “Can I give you a lift to higher ground?”

　　“No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me．”

　　Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck．

“Grab the rope, ”shouted the pilot．“I’ll pull you up．”

　　“No, thanks, ”said Smith．“I have faith in God and he will save me．”But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward．As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this．“Tell me, God, ”he said, “I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown．What happened?”

　　To which God replied, “What do you want from me?I sent you two boats and a helicopter．”

(1)

When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ________．

[　　]

A．

Smith pulled the pilot up

B．

Smith did so

C．

Smith didn’t do so

D．

Smith didn’t hear him

(2)

At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ________．

[　　]

A．

went to his reward

B．

passed away

C．

went to heaven

D．

all of the above

(3)

What do we know about Smith?

[　　]

A．

He was a lazy man．

B．

He was a lucky man who believed in God．

C．

He was a poor man．

D．

He was a silly man who believed in God．

(4)

What do you think of this passage?This passage is very ________．

[　　]

A．

moving

B．

humorous

C．

depressing

D．

surprising

(5)

The best title of this passage is “________”．

[　　]

A．

What Do You Want from Me?

B．

How Do You Believe in God?

C．

How God Loved Smith!

D．

Smith Obeyed God’s Order

答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．B;5．A;
解析：

(1)

考查在速读中捕捉有效信息的能力．

(2)

对于“死亡”的几种含蓄说法．

(3)

考查对文中人物进行评价．要求学生在阅读中注意细节描写，进行归纳，并推测作者的描写意图，最后得出结论．

(4)

读完短文，让人忍俊不禁，这正体现了行文幽默所具有的感染力．

(5)

“你想从我这里得到什么？”即“你想让我怎样帮你？”用上帝的这句话作文章题目，正是作者要表达的主题：一个人这样愚蠢和固执，连上帝也无法帮他．


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阅读 下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

“We're more than half way now: it's only two miles farther to the inn (小客栈),” said the driver.

　“I'm glad of that!” answered the stranger. He wanted to say more but the east wind blew right down his throat whenever he tried to speak.

　“You don't feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western Country. There's none of the coldness,” he said, adding, “and wetness.”

　“You'll have a cold drive going back,” he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat collar (衣领) was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times that he were in his warm old hunter's clothes which he had often worn in the worst of weather in the Northwest.

　“I shall not have to go back!” said the girl in a loud voice, with eager pleasantness. “I'm on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the inn.”

1． How far was the drive from the train to the inn?　　　

[　　]

A． One mile　　　　　　 B． Two miles

C． less than four miles　　　D． A little over four miles

2． The driver was ________.　　　

[　　]

A． an old man　　　　　　B． a stranger

C． a girl　　　　　　　 　D． from the Western Country

3． From the passage we know that the two speakers were facing _______.

[　　]

A． west　　　B． east　　　C． northwest　　　D． south

4． According to the stranger, in the west the winters are ________.　　　

[　　]

A． cold and relatively dry

B． cold and relatively wet

C． wet and relatively warm

D． warm and relatively dry

5． After leaving the stranger at the inn, the driver ________.　　　

[　　]

A． had to return to the railway station

B． was going home

C． was going to see the inn keeper

D． had to leave by train

阅读理解

　　Israeli paintings－Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman will hold a personal show named “Flock of Sheep” from November 26 to December 20 at the China National Art Museum．On show are 550 colorful oil paintings of sheep heads．

　　His works have been on show in the Metropolitan Museum in New York and Tate Gallery in London over the past 30 years．

　　Time：9∶00 a. m.－4∶00 p. m., November 26-December 20．

　　Place：China National Art Museum,1 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing．

　　Tel：6401-2252

　　Russia Ballet－The Kremlin Ballet from Russia will perform two immortal classical ballets－“Swiss Lake” and “The Nutcracker”－at the Beijing Beizhan Theatre．Set up in 1990, the theatre has a number of first-class ballet dancers with pride．Most of their performances are classical．

　　Time：7∶15 p. m., December 5 and 6(“Swan Lake”); 7∶15 p. m., December 7(“Nutcracker”)

　　Place：Beizhan Theatre, Xiwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing．

　　Tel：6605-3388

　　Folk concert－The Central Conservatory of Music(音乐学院)will hold a folk concert in memory of the late musician Situ Huacheng．

　　On the programme are many popular folks such as “Moon Night on the Bamboo Tower” “Celebrating Harvest” “Deep and Lasting Friendship” “Golden Snake Dancers Wildly”, and “Children?s Holiday”．

　　Time：7∶30 p. m., November 25．

　　Place：Beijing Concert Hall, 1 Beixinhua Street．

　　Tel：6605-5812

(1)

If a child is very fond of dancing, his parent should take him to ________．

[　　]

A．

China National Art Museum

B．

Beizhan Theatre

C．

Beijing Concert Hall

D．

1 Wusi Street

(2)

Menashe Kadishman is well known for painting ________．

[　　]

A．

deer

B．

birds

C．

sheep

D．

flowers

(3)

Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

The folk concert will last three days．

B．

The ballet “The Nutcracker” will be put on once．

C．

The Israeli paintings will be on show for a month．

D．

China National Art Museum lies in Xicheng District．

(4)

If you dial the telephone number 6605-3388 on Dec．8, you can ________．

[　　]

A．

go to the folk concert

B．

visit the Art Museum

C．

watch the ballet

D．

none of the above

阅读理解

　　The repairman told me, “No charge, Professor Pan! We’re friends．”

　　“I’d rather pay, ” I replied．“If it’s free, I can’t afford it!”

　　Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, “We’re friends now!” But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I’d have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!

　　According to the Americans, “There is no free lunch．”, means that there’s a price for everything．And I’m always looking around to figure out what this means．

　　Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return．For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him．“Wait until you have something major to fix!” he insists．

　　I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind(磨)flour for bread．A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he’d had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite(花岗石)．

　　Chinese generosity(慷慨)is a real education for Americans　like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements(纠纷)and just hand over the money．But cash can’t compensate(补偿)for the greatest gift－friendship．

　　When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping(呷)tea, he said, “They must have nothing better to do．” “Actually,” I said, “they are professors, with plenty to do．But probably you are right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do．And neither do I!”?

　　And I joined the group．When chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived．One man said, “They were pocket-sized when you came here．Now they’re taller than you．How time flies!”

　　How life flies．And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep．They freely give off their time, never too busy to help a friend．And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive．So the next time someone says, “No charge．We’re friends!” I will thank them heartily．But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I’ll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there’s still no free lunch．

(1)

Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?

[　　]

A．

Because he was an upright man．

B．

Because he didn’t know the repair man．

C．

Because he thought it natural to pay for other’s service．

D．

Because he didn’t want to help others in return．

(2)

Generally, the author thinks that ________．

[　　]

A．

Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends

B．

Chinese are good at exchange of equal values

C．

Chinese are free enough to drink and chat with their friends

D．

Chinese are helpful but don’t treasure time

(3)

The best title for the passage should be “________”．

[　　]

A．

Still No Free Lunch

B．

A Good Lesson From Chinese

C．

True Help Or Not

D．

Learn To Both Give And Receive

(4)

Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．

All the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in English．

B．

When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself．

C．

The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life．

D．

The author is not used to the Chinese ways to make friends．

阅读理解

　　Are you interested in the following course? Please read them and make a decision soon．

　　A．Understanding computers

　　This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers but who need to learn about them．You will learn what computers are，what they can and can’t do，and how to use them．

　　Course fee：＄75 Jan．7，14，21，28 Sat．9∶00～11∶50a.m.

　　Equipment fee：＄10．

　　Joseph Saunders is a professor of computer science at New Urban University．He has over twelve years of experience in the computer field．

　　B．Stopping smoking

　　Do you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop smoking using the latest methods? You can stop smoking and this special course will help you do it．

　　Course fee：＄30 Jan．4，11，18，25 Mon．4∶00～7∶00p.m.

　　Doctor John Coode is a practicing psychologist who has helped hundreds of people stop smoking．

　　C．Typing

　　This course is for these who want to learn to type，as well as those who want to make their typing better．The course is individualized．You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of the eight different skill levels．This allows you to learn at your own speed．Each program lasts 20 hours．Bring your own paper．

　　Course fee：＄125 Material fee：＄25

　　Two hours each evening for two weeks．This course is taught by a number of best business education teachers who have successfully taught typing course before．

(1)

The typing course is for ________．

[　　]

A．

beginners

B．

skilled typist

C．

unskilled persons

D．

A and C

(2)

If one wants to learn basic computer program，he must pay ________．

[　　]

A．

＄75＋＄10

B．

＄50＋＄10

C．

＄30＋＄25

D．

＄35＋＄25

(3)

According to the ads，if you want to give up smoking，you will need at least ________．

[　　]

A．

twelve hours’ study

B．

some special medicine

C．

pay forty dollars

D．

buy a psychology book

(4)

Everyone taking a typing course can ________．

[　　]

A．

work at his own speed

B．

type fast

C．

learn much more than others

D．

begin practicing at his own level
阅读理解。

     The management and staff are happy to welcome you and will do all they can to make your stay an
enjoyable one. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
     MEAL TIMES 　　
     Our overnight charge includes a continental-type breakfast. 　　
     Breakfast: 7:30-9:30 a. m. 　　
     Lunch: 12:00-2:00 p. m. 　　
     Afternoon tea: 4:00-5:30 p. m. 　　
     Dinner: 7:00-9:15 p. m. 　　
     Meals can be served in rooms at a small extra charge. We regret that meals cannot be served outside
these times. 　　
     Light refreshments including tea, coffee, biscuits and sandwiches, can be served in rooms between
10:00 a. m. and 11:00 p. m. except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks are available in the room
refrigerator. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    
     ROOM CLEANING 　　
     Please hang the appropriate sign on your door handle if you do not wish to be disturbed. It will be easier
for the maids if you can leave the room temporarily at any time between 9:30 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　      VALUABLES 　　
     We are not responsible for the loss of money, jewellery, or other valuables unless they are kept in the
safe and signed for by the manager. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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the room by noon to allow for its preparation for incoming guests. If circumstances (情况) require, luggage
can be left in the charge of the hall porter. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
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     We would respectfully suggest that in consideration of the comfort of other guests, the volume of radios
and televisions should be turned down after 11:00 p. m.

1. Meals can be served _______. 　
A. outside the room at 3:00 p. M.
B. in the dining-room at 6:00 p. m. 　　
C. in the dining-room from 7:30 a. m. to 9:15 p. M.
D. in rooms at 9:00 p. m.
2. If you intend to leave the room tomorrow, you may leave at any of the following hours except _______. 　　
A. 3:00 p. m.　　　　　
B. 12:00 a. m.
C. 10:00 a. m. 　　　　
D. 11:00 a. m. 　
3. Where is this notice most likely to be found? 　　
A. At restaurants.　　　　
B. In shops.
C. In hotels. 　　　　
D. In the newspapers. 　
4. What can we conclude from the last paragraph? 　　
A. You should respect the other guests. 　　
B. You are not allowed to use radios and televisions. 　　
C. You shouldn't make the radios and televisions too loud after 11:00 p.m. 　　
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