高考英語閱讀理解沖刺60篇

2012年高考英語閱讀理解沖刺60篇

Passage1

ItwasverycoldlastSunday.PaulandhisfriendsAllen,BillandBettywenttothelakeafter

breakfast.Theybegantoskateontheice.Paulskatedbetterthanhisthreefriends.Heskatedfastand

didn'tknowapieceoficewasbroken.Hefellintothewater.Hisfriendswereafraidandcalledfor

help.Justthentwoworkerswalkedthereandheardthem.Theyrantherequicklyandhelpedtheboy

comeoutofthewater.Thentheytookhimtoahospital.Paulandhisparentsthankedthemvery

much.

1.Whendidthechildrengoskating?

A.Afterbreakfast.B.Beforesupper.C.Afterlunch.D.Atlunch.

2.Howmanychildrenskatedonthelake?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

3.Whoskatedbestofallthechildren?

A.Allendid.B.Pauldid.C.Billdid.D.Workerdid.

4.WhydidPaulfallintothewater?

A.Becauseheskatedfast.B.Becausehewasnotgoodatskating.

C.Becausehedidn'tknowtheicetherewasbroken.D.Becauseheskatedslow.

5.WhohelpedPaul?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisparents.C.Twoworkers.D.Betty.

Key:ABBCC

Passage1

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvancein

communicationtechnologyisastepbackfromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withe-mailand

instantmessagingovertheInternet,wecancommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.

Withvoicemail,youcanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhas

aquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeingsbecomesautomaticbymachine,the

alienationquotientgoesup.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherperson

anywhere.Directoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomaticbymachine.Pumpinggasatthe

station?Whysaygood-morningtotheworkerwhenyou...swipe（刷卡）yourcreditcardatthe

pumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Placingmoneyatthebank?...talktoaclerk

whomightliveintheneighborhoodwhencanjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?

Prettysoonyouwon'thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactatthegrocerystore.Some

grocerychainsareusuallyaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoying

clerkswholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing?

1.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsadvancesincommunicationtechnologymaybedescribedas?

A.criticalB.unconcernedC.positiveD.uninterested

2.Ifhismomhasaquestion,he.

A.willfindwaystoreachherB.willlocatehere-mailaddress

C.willtrytogetheravoicemachineD.willleavehertheanswerthroughvoicemail

3.Judgingfromthecontext,theword“alienation“inline2,paragraph2means.

A.relationshipB.closenessC.strangenessD.stress

4.Withtherapiddevelopmentofhightechnology,peopledon'tneedto.

A.seeortalktooneanotherB.saygoodmorningtoworkers

C.makeeyecontactwithclerksD.completelyrelyonmanpower

5.Itcanbeinferredthatthewriter.

A.ispleasedwiththemodempaceoflifeB.feelsmoreseparatedfromothers

C.doesn'twantanyonetobotherhimD.singsthepraisedofcommunicationtechnology

Key:ADCAB

Passage3

Therewasonceanantthatwasverythirsty.

Itranhereandtherelookingforsomewaterbutcouldnotfindany.

Thensuddenly,whentheantwasalmostreadytodieofthirst,alargedropofwaterfellonit.

Theantdrankthewater,whichsaveditslife.

Thewaterwasactuallyatearfromayounggirlwhowascrying.Becauseofhersadness,the

tearhadmagicalqualitiesandsuddenlytheantcouldspeakthelanguageofhumanbeings.

Theantlookedupandsawtheyounggirlsittinginfrontofahugepileofseeds.

“Whyareyousad?”askedtheant.

“I'mtheprisonerofagiant."thegirltoldtheant."Hewon'tletmegountilFvemadethree

separateheapsofgrain,barley（大麥）andrye（黑麥）outofthishugepileofseedsinwhichtheyare

allmixedtogether.^^

“Thatwilltakeyouamonth!”theantsaid,lookingatthehugepileofseeds.

“Iknow,“thegirlcried,“andifIhaven'tfinishedbytomorrow,由egiantwilleatmeforhis

supper!”

“Don'tcry,"theantsaid,“myfriendsandIwillhelpyou.”

Soonthousandsofantswereatwork,separatingthethreekindsofseeds.

Thenextmorning,whenthegiantsawthattheworkhadbeendone,heletthegirlgo.

Thusitwasoneofhertearsthatsavedherlife.

1.Whatisanant?

A.Asmallanimal.B.Aninsect.C.Abird.D.Agiant.

2.Whendidthedropofwaterfallontheant?

A.Whenitwaslookingforfood.B.Whenitsavedtheant'slife.

C.Whenitwasnearlydying.D.Whenitlookedup.

3.Whywastheyounggirlcrying?

A.Becauseofhersadness.B.Becauseshesawtheant.

C.Becausethegiantwouldlethergo.D.Becausethegianthadgivenheranimpossiblejobtodo.

4.Whatwouldthegiantdoifthegirlfailedtodothework?

A.Hewouldeather.B.Hewouldlethergo.

C.Hewouldtakeheraway.D.Hewouldsendhertoprison.

5.Whoorwhatsavedthegirl'slife?

A.ThegiantB.TheantC.Theant'sfriendsD.Hertears

Key:BCDAD

Passage4

Myfriend'sgrandfathercametoAmericafromEasternEurope.Afterbeingprocessed（移民入

境檢查）atEllisIsland,hewentintoacafeteriainLowerManhattantogetsomethingtoeat.Hesat

downatatableandwaitedforsomeonetotakehisorder.Butnobodycametohim.Laterawoman

withaplatefulloffoodsatdownoppositehimandtoldhimhowacafeteriaworked.

“Startoutattheend,“shesaid."Justgoalongthelineandpickoutwhatyouwant.Attheother

endhe'lltellyouhowmuchyouhavetopay.”

“Isoonlearnedthat'showeverythingworksinAmerica,thegrandfathertoldmyfriend."Life

islikeacafeteriahere.Youcangetanythingyouwantonlyifyouarewillingtopaythemoney.You

canevengetsuccess,butyou'llnevergetitifyouwaitforsomeonetobringittoyou.Youhaveto

getupandgetityourself.”

1.Wheredoyouthinktheoldmancamefrom?

A.Poland.B.Australia.C.Canada.D.Japan.

2.Fromthepassage,weknowifyouwanttogetsuccessinAmerica,youshould.

A.gethelpfromyourfriendsB.trytogetitbyyourself

C.knowhowacafeteriaworksD.getupagainifyoufail

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theoldmansatdownoppositethewomansothatshecouldtakehisorder.

B.Theoldwomansatdownoppositetheoldmansothatshecouldservehim.

C.Althoughthewomandidn'tknowtheoldman,shetoldhimhowtogetsomethingtoeatinthe

cafeteria.

D.Althoughthewomandidn'tknowtheoldman,shedecidedtopaythebillforhim.

4.Whatdoestheword"it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Thefoodservedinthecafeteria.B.Thesuccessonewantstoget.

C.Thebillonehastopayinthecafeteria.D.Theplateusedinthecafeteria.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FromEasternEuropetoAmericaB.EatinginanAmericanCafeteria

C.HowtoEatinaCafeteriaD.LifeIsLikeaCafeteriainAmerica

Key:ABCBD

Passage5

Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion,thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramids（埃及金字塔）aretheworld's

greatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.And

remember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindof

machinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.”

“IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful/7thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthink

theyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhave

takenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds,theycarryoutmathematical

calculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.^^

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,"Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?”

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime,andthenhesaid,“Well,Iagreethatthepyramidsare

wonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However,inmyopinion,themost

wonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.”

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised."Athermos?”theyexclaimed."Butthat'sasimple

thing.^^

“Oh,no,it'snot,“thethirdmansaid."Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.In

thesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinter

orsummer?”

1.Theunderlinedword“thermos“inChinesemeans"

A.電冰箱B.洗衣機(jī)C.電風(fēng)扇D.保溫瓶

2.Thatthethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld'sgreatestwonderwasbecause.

A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB.theyallhaddifferentideas

C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD.thejourneyendedtoosoon

3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause.

A.theywereverybeautifulB.theywereEgyptian

C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations

4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause.

A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramidsB.itcostlessthanacomputer

C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer

D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit

5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause.

A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosayB.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworks

C.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers

Key:DBCCB

Passage6

IfyouaskDanielRadcliffwhoactedHarryPottertopickaspecialmomentfromthelastyear

ofhislife,youwillfinditalmostimpossible.<4Oh,wow,that'sreallydifficult,hesayswithasmile.

“Therehavebeensomanythings,somanymemoriesthatattimesit'shardtorecallthem

saysDaniel.t4ButIguessoneofthebestoneswastheLondonpremiereforthePhilosopher'sStone.

Itwasjustamazing,oneofthebestnightsofmy

“ButFvehadsuchagreattimedoingTheChamberofSecrets.Ilovedoingthework.Ilove

meetingnewpeopleandbeingpartoftheteam.It9sbeengreat.^^

Danielhaschanged.Heturned14inJuly,2002.Heistaller,hisvoiceisdeeperandhisframeis

fillingoutashebeginshisteenageyears,andhehasbecomeanexcellentactor,too.

DanielwasborninLondonwherehisfather,Alan,workedasanagentandhismother,Marcia,

asacastingdirector,andbothhavebeenanessentialguidinginfluenceontheironlychild.

1.HowoldwasDanielRadcliffin2003?

A.15B.16C.14D.13

2.WhatisDanielRadcliff'smemoryaboutthepastyearaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hedidn'trememberanythingaboutit.B.Hehadsomanybadmemoriesaboutit.

C.Therewereamazingexperiencesinthepastyear.

D.Therewerenotmanyunforgetablethingsinthepastyear.

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasalikingbyDaniel?

A.Makingfriends.B.Beinganactor.C.Beingpartoftheteam.D.Becomingadirector.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Daniel'sparentsareallfilmstars.B.DanieFsparentsinfluencedDanielgreatly.

C.Danielhasneverhadanyinfluencefromhisparents.D.Danielhasbrothersandsisters.

5.Danielwasbornin.

A.NewYorkB.BeijingC.ParisD.London

Key:ACDBD

Passage7

Thesedays,childrenoftenthinkofsuperheroes（超級英雄）ascute（漂亮的）,coolandstrong

supermen.Apoor,shortandthinboywearingglassedmaynotinterestthekidstoday.Yetinless

than4years,HarryPotterhastakentheworldbythestorm.J.K.Rowling,thewriterofHarryPotter,

wasaBritishsinglemotheroutofworkandlivingonmoneygiventoherbythegovernment.One

day,whenshewasonalongtraintrip,shehadtheideaforthisbook.Shewrotethefirstbookofthe

seveninthecafewithherbabydaughtersleepingbesideher.Lastyear,thefanswelcomedthebirth

ofthefourthbyliningoutsidethebookstores.Todaythesebooksarestillpopularamongpeople.

HarryPotterissomethingmorethanfantasy（幻想）.Rowlingtriestotellthereadershowthingsare

notalwayswhattheyseemtobe.However,millionsofthefansdon'tcareaboutsuchalesson.They

wouldliketospendmanysleeplessnightswaitinginlineforthefifth,thesixthandtheseventhto

come.Forthem,surprisingstoriesofthelittleboyarewhattheywant.

1.J.K.Rowlingwhenshewrotethefirstbook.

A.livedaquietlifewithherhusbandB.wasverypooranddidn'tgetworkforherself

C.hadtoteachherdaughterhowtoworkD.wasalreadyafamouswriter

2.WhendidRowlingthinkoftheideaofwritingherbook?

A.Whileshewastellingherbabystoriesaboutsuperheroes.

B.Whileshewasgoingonalongtrip.

C.Shewasonherwaytofindwork.D.Whileshewasdrinkinginacafe.

3.Howmanybooksofthesevenhavecomeoutaccordingtothispassage?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

4.WhatdoesRowlingwanttoshowtoherreaders?

A.HanyPotterisapoor,shortandthinboywearingglasses.B.Fantasy.

C.Howthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.

D.Shehasgotmanyinterestingstorybooks.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Rowlingwrotethefirstbookwithherdaughter'shelp.

B.Rowlinggavebirthtoherfourthbabylastyear.

C.ThefansjustcareaboutthesurprisingstoriesofHarryPotter.

D.Onlychildrenlovethebooks,forthey5refairytales.

Key:BBACC

Passage8

Oursisabigworld,complexandfullofmanydiversepeople.Peoplewithmanyvaryingpoints

ofviewareconstantlyrunningupagainstotherswhohavedifferingopinions.Thoseofuswho

smokearejustonegroupofmany.Recently,theactivismofnon-smokershasremindedusofthe

needtobeconsiderateofotherswhenwesmokeinpublic.

But,please!Enoughisenough!Weshouldliketoremindnon-smokersthatcourtesyisa

two-waystreet.Ifyoupolitelyrequestthatsomeonenotsmokeyouaremorelikelytoreceivea

cooperativeresponsethanifyouscowl（皺眉）fiercelyandhurlinsults.Ifyouspeakdirectlyto

someone,youaremorelikelytogetwhatyouwantthanifyoucomplaintothemanagement.

Manyofushavebeensmokingforsolongthatwesometimesforgetthatothersarenotusedto

thearomaofburningtobacco.We'rehuman,andlikeeveryoneelseweoccasionallyoffend

unknowingly.Butmostofusareopentofriendlysuggestionsandcomments,andquitewillingto

modifyourbehaviortoaccommodateothers.

Smokersarepeople,too.Welaughandcry.Wehavehopes,dreams,aspirations.Wehave

children,andmothers,andpets.Weeatourhamburgerswitheverythingonthemandsalutetheflag

atFourthofJulypicnics.Wehopeyou'llrememberthatthenexttimeasmokerlightsupinpublic.

1.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphis.

A.toinformthereaderofthecomplexityoftheworld

B.todeclarethattheauthorbelongstothegroupofsmokers

C.totellnon-smokersthatsmokerswillbeconsiderate

D.torevealtheauthor'sreasonforwritingthisessay

2.Whatdoesthesecondsentenceinthesecondparagraphimply?

A.Weshouldgoontwodifferentroads.B.Wehavedifferentwaysofdoingthings.

C.Beingpolitetoeachotherisamutualthing.

D.Wecansmokeandsometimeswewillnotsmoke.

3.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanyougetcooperativeresponsefromsmokersifyoudon'tliketo

havesomeonesmokingbesideyou?

A.Complaintohissuperior.B.Tellhimdirectlythatyouhatesmokers.

C.Refrainfromcomplainingbuttrytohinthimnexttime.

D.Tellhimpolitelythatyouarenotusedtosmoke.

4.Accordingtotheauthor,whydosomesmokerssmokeinpublic?

A.Becausetheycannotresistsmoking.

B.Becausetheyforgetthatothersdonotlikethesmellofcigarettes.

C.Becausetheyarehumansandtheycannotavoidoffendingpeople.

D.Becausethereisnolawagainstit.

5.Howdoestheauthortrytopersuadethereader?

A.Heusesreasons.B.Heappealstopeople'semotions.

C.Hecitesexamplesinhisargument.D.Hesimplystateshisopinion.

Key:BCDBB

Passage9

HereisastorytoldaboutanAmericangeneralwhowasaveryimportantfigureinthe

AmericanarmyduringtheFirstWorldWar.EverybodyintheUnitedStatesknewhimandmany

peoplewishedtohaveapictureorsomethingofhisintheirhomes.

SoonafterthewarthegeneralreturnedtoWashington.Onedayhewenttoadentistandhadsix

teethpulledout.Aweeklaterthegeneralheardthathisteethwerebeingsoldinshopsat$5each.On

eachoftheteeththerewasalabelwiththenameofthegeneralandwords:"buytheseteethand

showthemtoyourfriendsathome.^^Thegeneralgotangry.Herushedtohisofficeandorderedsix

officerstogoaroundthecityandbuyallhisteeth.

Theofficerswentoutandvisitedeveryshopinthecapital.Theywereawayfromtheofficeall

day.Intheeveningtheyreturnedandputonthetableinfrontofthegeneraltheteeththeyhad

bought.Theyhadcollected175teeth.

1.ThegeneralcamebacktoWashington.

A.aftertheFirstWorldWarB.aftertheSecondWorldWar

C.duringtheFirstWorldWarD.bothAandB

2.Manyfamilieswantedtohaveofthegeneral.

A.apictureB.atoothoranythingC.ashopD.BothAandB

3.Thegeneralorderedhismento.

A.arrestthedentistB.lookforallhisteethandbuyallofthem

C.visitalltheshopssellingteethD.buyalltheteethinalltheshops

4.ThefacethatthegeneraFsnamewasonthelabelofeachtoothshowsthat.

A.thegeneralwasfamousB.theshopownerswantedtomakemoremoney

C.thegenerarsteethwerevaluable.D.bothAandB

5.Theteeththeycollectedmostprobablycost.

A.$175B.$795C.$875D.$1150

Key:ADBDC

Passage10

ApublichousewhichwasrecentlyboughtbyMr.Jamesisupforsale.Heisgoingtosellit

becauseitishaunted（鬧鬼）.Hetoldmethathecouldnotgotosleeponenightbecausehehearda

strangenoisecomingfromthebar.Thenextmorning,hefoundthatthedoorshadbeenblockedby

chairsandthefurniturehadbeenmoved.ThoughMr.Jameshadturnedthelightsoffbeforehewent

tobed,theywereoninthemorning.Healsosaidthathehadfoundfiveemptywhiskybottleswhich

theghost（鬼）musthavedrunkthenightbefore.WhenIsuggestedthatsomevillagersmusthave

comeinforafreedrink,heshookhishead.Thevillagershavetoldhimthattheywillnotacceptit

evenifhegivesitaway.

1.Mr.Jameswas.

A.aghostB.theownerofthepublichouse

C.goingtobuythehouseD.goingtohaveafreedrink

2.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

A.Mr.Jamessawtheghost.B.Hehadnotturnedoffthelights.

C.Thechairshadbeenmoved.D.Hesleptwell.

3.Mr.Jamesthehouse.

A.wasgivenB.builtC.rentedD.bought

4.Mr.Jamesfound.

A.sixtyemptybottlesB.thatthevillagershaddrunkthewhisky

C.thatthelightswereonD.therewasaghostonhisbed

5.ThewriterofthepassageMr.James'story.

A.believesB.doesn'tbelieve

C.makesupD.hasbeentoldthestorybysomeelse

Key:BCDCB

Passage11

WearebusytalkingaboutandusingtheInternet,buthowmanyofusknowthehistoryofthe

Internet?

ManypeoplearesurprisedwhentheyfindthattheInternetwassetupinthe1960s.Atthattime,

computerswerelargeandexpensive.Computernetworkdidn'tworkwell.Ifonecomputerinthe

networkbrokedown,thenthewholenetworkstopped.Soanewnetworksystemhadtobesetup.It

shouldbegoodenoughtobeusedbymanydifferentcomputers.Ifpartofthenetworkwasnot

working,informationcouldbesentthroughanotherpart.Inthiswaycomputernetworksystem

wouldkeeponworkingonthetime.

AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedbythegovernment,butintheearly1970s,universities,

hospitalsandbankswereallowedtouseittoo.However,computerswerestillveryexpensiveand

theInternetwasdifficulttouse.Bythestartofthe1990s,computersbecamecheaperandeasierto

use.Scientistshadalsodevelopedsoftwarethatmade-surfing"intheInternetmoreconvenient.

Todayitiseasytogeton-lineanditissaidthatmillionsofpeopleusetheInterneteveryday.

Sendinge-mailismoreandmorepopularamongstudents.

TheInternethasnowbecomeoneofthemostimportantpartsofpeople'slife.

1.TheInternethasahistoryofmorethanyears.

A.sixtyB.tenC.fortyD.twenty

2.Anewnetworksystemwassetupto.

A.makecomputerscheaperB.makeitselfkeeponworkingallthetime

C.breakdownthewholenetworkD.makecomputerslargeandexpensive

3.AtfirsttheInternetwasonlyusedby.

A.thegovernmentB.universities

C.hospitalsandbanksD.schools

4.made“surfing”theInternetmoreconvenient.

A.ComputersB.HardwareC.SoftwareD.Information

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Inthe1960s,computernetworkworkedwell.

B.Intheearly1970s,theInternetwaseasytouse.

C.Todayit'sstillnoteasytogeton-line.

D.Sendinge-mailisnowmorepopularamongstudentsthanbefore.

Key:CBACD

Passage12

Lovelydogaged5

I'mmovingandcan'ttakehimWanted

withme.VerygoodwithWelcometheHilo'sStore

children.TdliketogiveitawayTakeanyoldpairofshoestous

toagoodhome.betweennowand30Sep.Andyou

Tel:8631966willpaynotmorethantendollars

Awomen'sdresssize12silkforanynewpairofshoes.Yourold

$150.shoeswillbegiventothepoor

Alsothreedressedforgirlspeople.

between5and9yearsold,$120

thethree.

MoreinformationcallLauraat

5998326.

1.Youneedn'tpayifyouwanttoget.

A.apairofshoesB.awomen?sdressC.agirl'sdressD.alovelydog

2.IfMrs.Evansisinterestedinthedressed,soshemaycall.

A.8631966B.5998326C.2455919D.2456836

3.IfMrs.Evanswantstobuyallthedressed,soshehastopay.

A.$170B.$200C.$270D.$300

4.IfyougiveanoldpairofshoestoHilo'sStore,youcangetanewpairofshoeswith.

A.over10dollarsB.lessthan10dollars

C.only10dollarsD.10dollarsorlessthan10dollars

5.Whomwilltheoldshoesbegivento.

A.richpeopleB.poorpeople

C.beggarsD.hard-workingpeople

Key:DBCDB

Passage13

JackBrown,anofficeworker,liversinWashington.Heinherited（繼承）amilliondollarswhen

hewas23,buthewasn'thappyatall.Whenhiscollegefriendswerelookingfortheirjobs,hedidn't

haveto.Jackdecidedtoliveasimplelifelikeeveryoneelse.Hegave$10,000ofhismoneytoa

charity（慈善機(jī)構(gòu)）tohelppoorchildrenliveabetterlife.Todayheis36.Hestillwearscheapshoes

andclothesanddrivesasmallcaronly,butheisveryhappy.

UptonowJackhashelpedsomechildrenfrompoorcountriesallovertheworld,bysending

themeach$200amonth.Themoneywasusedforthechildren'sstudy,food,medicineandclothing.

Jackreceivesareporteachyearonthechildren'sprogress.Theycanwritetoeachother,butusually

thechildrendonotspeakEnglish.

WhenJackfirstheardaboutthesechildren,hewantedtohelpthem."Itwasnothingspecial,he

said."UntilIwenttothesecountriesandmetthechildrenIwashelping,Ididn'tknowanything

abouttheirlife."OnceJackwenttomeetalittlegirlinAfrica.Hesaidthatthemeetingwasvery

exciting.64WhenImether,Ifeltvery,veryhappy."hesaid."AndIsawthatthemoneywasusedfor

agoodcause.Itbroughtmehappiness.IwanttodoeverythingIcantogoonhelpingthose

children.

1.Jackdidn'tneedtolookforajob.

A.beforehewenttocollegeB.afterhewenttoAfrica

C.becausehegotonemilliondollarsD.beforehereceivedareport

2.Jackhassentthemeach$200amonthtohelpsomepoorchildren.

A.onlyinWashingtonB.onlyinEngland

C.onlyinAfricaD.aroundtheworld

3.Jacklearnedaboutthechildren'sprogressby.

A.visitingthemeachyearB.gettingareporteveryyear

C.stayingwiththemD.talkingtotheminEnglish

4.Theunderlined（劃線的）words66foragoodcause"means""inChinese.

A.施舍B.行善C.優(yōu)惠D.賞賜

5.What'sthemainideaofthestory?

A.Helpothers,andyouwillfeelhappy.B.It'snecessarytowriteletterstopoorchildren.

C.Liveasimplelife,andyoucangiveothershelp.

D.It'sthemostimportanttohelpthechildreninAfrica.

Key:CDBBA

Passage14

Whatisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?Weshouldrememberthatwelearnedourown

languagewellwhenwewerechildren.Ifwecouldlearnasecondlanguageinthesameway,itwould

notseemsodifficult.Thinkofwhatasmallchilddoes.Helistenstowhatpeoplesayandtriesto

imitatewhathehears.Whenhewantssomethinghehastoaskforit.Heisusingthelanguage,

talkinginit,thinkinginitallthetime.Ifpeoplehadtouseasecondlanguageallthetime,they

wouldlearnitquickly.

Welearnourownlanguagebyhearingpeoplespeakit,notbyseeingwhattheywrite.We

imitatewhatwehear.Inschool,thoughyoulearntoreadandwriteaswellastohearandspeak,itis

besttolearnallthenewwordsthroughtheear.Youcanreadthem,spellthemandwritethemlater.

1.Everyoneleamshismotherlanguagewhenhe.

A.isachildB.wasachildC.wasamanD.isfive

2.Asmallchildleamstospeakbyimitating.

A.whatpeoplethinkB.whatpeopledo

C.whatpeoplesayD.whatpeoplehear

3.Peoplecanlearnalanguagequicklyifthey.

A.imitateitB.askforit

C.useitfromtimetotimeD.hearit

4.Itisbesttolearnnewwordsthroughfirst.

A.readingB.spellingC.listeningD.writing

5.Whatisthebestwaytolearnalanguage?

A.Listeningtowhatpeoplesay.B.Imitatingwhatpeopledo.

C.Usingthelanguageallthetime.D.BothAandC.

Key:ACCCD

Passage15

TheChineseNewYearisnowknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromthebeginning

ofspring.Thoughtherearesomesayingsaboutitsorigin,allagreethatthewordNian,whichi