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阅读理解专题卷15
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their ears, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries (食品杂货) saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity (人性) as a whole. And it has influenced (影响) us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.
1．Why was the bike so important to the couple?
A. The man’s job was bike racing. B. It was their only possession.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life
2．We can infer from the text that ________
A. The couple worked 60 hours a week B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the young family
3．How did people get to know the couple’s problem?
A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.
4．What does the couple learn from their experience?
A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”
“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”
5． The military camp was built in the village to _______.
A. stop the soldiers going to towns
B. stop the soldiers meeting their friends
C. train the new soldiers
D. make the young men live quietly
6．Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.
A. he was kind to them
B. they felt lonely
C. they had something important to do
D. they were the best of all
7． The young officer was worried because _______.
A. a traffic accident had happened to the nine soldiers
B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers
C. he didn’t think the nine soldiers would come back
D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town
8．The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.
A. something was wrong with their buses
B. their horses died on the return way
C. it took them much time to run back
D. they all had drunk much in the town
9． Which answer do you think right?
A. I’ll believe only the last soldier.
B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.
C. I’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.
D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.
Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee(裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compare. They also enjoyed games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.
Grown-ups can hardly find children’s game exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple game again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinary afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.
It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.
10．What is true about children when they play games?
A. They can stop playing any time they like. B. They can test their personal abilities.
C. They want to pick a better team. D. They don’t need rules.
11．To become a leader in a game the child has to _____.
A. play B. wait for his turn
C. be confident in himself D. be popular among his playmates
12．What do we know about grown-ups?
A. They are not interested in games
B. They find children’s games too easy
C. They don’t need a reason to play games
D. They don’t understand children’s games
13． Why does a child like playing games?
A. Because he can be someone other than himself.
B. Because he can become popular among friends.
C. Because he finds he is always lucky in games.
D. Because he likes the place where he plays a game.
14．The writer believes that _____.
A. children should make better rules for their games
B. children should invite grown-ups to play with them
C. children’s games can do them a lot of good
D. children play games without reasons
Zach drove over to Mary’s place. She would be his wife soon. She was in China, visiting her parents. Her son Bradley hadn’t gone with her. Bradley was a junior in high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach, even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along well with Bradley.
When Zach arrived, he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver’s license. Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive fast, but that he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the road. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips: Don’t drive next to big trucks, because you never know when they might crush(碾压) you. Don’t drive behind trucks filled with things, because you never know when something in the truck will fly out and hit your car.
On their way back, Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course. He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. Bradley wasn’t interested. He preferred his video games. But Bradley soon discovered that golf was fun! He hit a lot of balls. Zach told him that he was doing well. The next day Bradley, for the first time ever, called Zach. He had a few blisters(水疱) on his hands. Zach said that usually happened. Then Bradley asked if Zach would come next Saturday so they could take a drive and hit golf balls again. Zach said, of course, and felt happy.
15．The best title(题目) for the text might be “________”.
A. You are not my dad, but I begin to love you!
B. I begin to love you, my son!
C. You can do better, boy!
D. Do you love me, dad?
16．Zach let Bradley drive his car because ________.
A. he wanted to teach Bradley how to drive
B. he wanted to take Bradley to the golf course
C. he wanted to go to see Mary
D. he wanted to get on well with Bradley
17．At first, Bradley liked ________ better than golf.
A. driving B. video games C. his lessons D. a driver’s license
18．The next day, Bradley telephoned mainly to ________.
A. ask Zach to teach him to drive B. ask Zach to see his mother Mary
C. show Zach his friendliness D. invite Zach to the golf course
When people talk of a virus these days, chances are that they are talking about computer virus that have the power wipe out all the valuable work people may have stored in their computers. Imagine, the virus has the power to make military systems, giant banks, airports, hospitals and traffic system come to stop!
What does a computer virus do? It targets electronic objects that are programmed. The virus spreads through connections between these electronic objects. For virus spreading experts, e-mail is a favorite method of sending their destructive (破坏性的) weapon.
But scientists warn that this is not the worst that can happen. There is more. People are also connected through phones. The next virus may actually target mobile phones, especially those that are programmed to do many tasks apart from just communicating. It would then be easy for a virus to infect those programs and create major disorder.
For example, these virus may have the power to record your phone conversations and make others hear them. They create problems with your electronic money accounts, or they could create a mountain of telephone bills for calls you never made. And that would be a disaster. A report on this was published in the New Scientist recently.
One way out would be to have simpler phones with not so many different functions. This would mean there would mean there would be fewer programs for the virus to attack. But mobile phone producers are in a fix. People on longer want an electronic item to perform just one task. They want more and more functions added. That would mean more software programs to make the mobile phone perform all those functions. And that means the possibility of more viruses.
19．It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A. computer viruses are not so as destructive as mobile phone viruses
B. people should be careful when receiving e-mails
C. people find it difficult to use electronic equipment correctly
D. having electronic money accounts brings people a lot of convenience
20．Which of the following shows that your mobile phone is infected with a virus?
A. You can’t hear the person who answers the phone clearly
B. You can’t send e-mails with your mobile phone
C. your phone bill increases for unknown reasons
D. You can hear other people’s phone conversations
21．What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A. Mobile phone producers have made no progress.
B. Mobile phone producers are proud of their products.
C. Mobile phone producers are faced with a difficult situation.
D. Mobile phone producers refused to fight against virus.
22．For whom is the passage written?
A. Government officials B. Virus spreading experts
C. Electronic scientists D. Mobile phone users
"He who can have patience can have what he wants," said Benjamin Franklin. They say patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men. This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience.
Patience is necessary for success.
It is said that "all good things come to those who wait". Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance (坚持). Edison said, "Genius was 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration." Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.
Patience brings peace of mind.
When we desire certain outcomes (结果), we'll have no peace of mind. Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place. There is no end to human desires. Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment (超然).
Patience can transform suffering into joy.
Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience. Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed.
Sri Chinmoy said, "If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy."
23．Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?
A. Franklin's B. Edison's C. Chinmoy's D. Einstein's
24．In the writer's opinion, _____ .
A. human desires will easily be filled
B. patience is a virtue seldom found in a person
C. happiness can only be obtained through success
D. patience is the best medicine of suffering
25．How is the whole passage organized?
A. General-detail-general. B. General-detail.
C. Detail-general-detail. D. Detail-general.
26．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. We All Need Patience B. Patience Means Success
C. Benefits of Patience D. We Should Not Be patient
参考答案
1．D
2．D
3．B
4．D
【解析】
1．D这是一道归纳题.依据其次段"Trevor used it to get to work...And the bike was also used to get groceries,"可知自行车是Trevor家工作和日常生活的交通工具.
2．D这是一道推理题.依据第一段"While most people were warming up their cars,Trevor,my husband,had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work."可知大部分人都开车,而Trevor要早起骑车去工作,可以看出Trevor家不富有.
3．B这是一道推断题.依据第三段"I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story."可知作者把自行车被盗的事情告知了报纸,所以
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