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阅读理解训练题（二十四）AThe story begins in 1801. Mr Lockwood has rented a house in Yorkshire, so he goes to visit his new landlord, Mr Heathcliff, at his house on the moors nearby, Wuthering Heights. He is not welcomed and the house is full of frightening dogs, but he decides to return the following afternoon, although a snowstorm is beginning.This time he is met by an old servant, Joseph, and a beautiful young woman. He thinks she is Heathcliffs wife, but she does not invite him to tea, and when Heathcliff comes in, asks his permission before pouring Lockwood a cup. When Lockwood mistakes her for Heathcliffs wife, he is told she is his daughter-in-law, so he supposes she is married to a rough young man who has come in and is sitting silently in the background. This makes the young man angry, and Heathcliff says he is not his son. No one makes the mystery clear, so Lockwood asks for help to find the way home. Since no one will do anything for him, he takes a lantem to light his way over the moors but is attacked by the dogs. Heathcliff just laughs, but the maid Zillah, rescues him and puts him in a bedroom in the house without telling her master.56Mr Lockwood has rented a house in Yorkshire, .Abut he knows nothing about his landlord Band he wants to find out some of the landlords secretsCalthough he hates the cold weather there Dbecause he will stay there for a long time57Besides frightening dogs, the landlords house is full of .AservantsBstrangersClaughterDmystery58In the landlorks house, Mr Lockwood finds most people there .AhelpfulBrudeCcalmDfunnyBSafeburnPlanning a home demands great care. The fireplace should be distinctive (有特色) and elegant （美观）, with a fire that looks like a fire, giving your family the warmth and protection they need.Every year 7,000 people die in fires in Britain, and hundreds of them are little children. Thousands more are disfigured for life.When you choose a fire, choose Safeburn. It gives you the atmosphere of home comfort you are looking for, and sets your mind at rest.Caithness PrideCaithness Pride. The ninth Duke of Caithness would only drink the best whisky. So he built his own private still, in the heart of the Highlands, with the fresh water running in the stream nearby. When we came into possession of the still, we paid the Dukes heirs（后嗣）a lot of money for it. But it was worth it. After all, what was good for the Duke is too good to be kept a secret.59The above two passages are .Athe covers for two books Bthe descriptions about two picturesCthe advertisements for two pictures Dthe advice on home planning and whisky drinking60Fire can provide people with all the following except .AheatBhome comfortCgreat careDpeace61In most British houses, you wont miss seeing fireplaces in their sitting rooms, which suggests in British peoples family life fire is very .AwarmBimportantCdangerousDdistinctive and elegant62From the second passage weve learnt that to make good whisky people need .Aa famous persons name Ba private still Cgood water Dgood land63In the second passage, they are trying to make it clear that .Atheir whisky was once drunk by a very famous personBtheir whisky still was built by the ninth Duke of CaithnessCtheir whisky is not expensive Dtheir whisky is second to noneCRay Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U.S.A. His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense. When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation. She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless. She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself.Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music. A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church. In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments, Then, one more blow came. His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat. It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him. When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own.Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasnt much future for him there and decided to go to Seattle, in the north-west of the U.S.A. Ray arrived in Seattle and went to a small hotel to sleep. When he woke up, he was hungry. It was two o clock in the morning, and everywhere was closed. Ray managed to find a small club and knocked on the door. A man on the door said they had no food, but “we ve got a talent night on here,” he added. Ray saw his chance and told the man he could play the piano and sing. The man tried to discourage him, but he was finally guided to the piano and sang a song. As he came off the stand, a man stopped him and said, “Im from the Elks Club. I think youve got a weekend job.” That was Tuesday. By Friday he was working regularly, and after that he never looked back. It was the beginning of his climb to stardom. 64Although he was blind, Rays mother made him sweep floors and chop wood for the purpose of making him . AhelplessBindependentCencouraged Duseful65What played the most important part in Rays life?AHis interest and talent in music. BHis work with bands in Florida.CHis neighbours help and his teachers encouragement. DHis mothers training.66What happened that made him extremely sad when he was a teenager?AHe went blind.BHe lost his mother.CHe became fatherless.DThe man tried to discourage him.67Ray got his big opportunity to success .Ain GeorgiaBin the blind school Cin FloridaDin SeattleDElectric shockInjuries caused by electric shock are fairly common. When a person has received an electric shock, no one should go near him/her until the current has been turned off. If a shock occurring at work or at home causes someone to lose consciousness（知觉）, electrical connection must be broken before anyone tries to give assistance. You should either turn off the switch at the mains or, if that is not possible, push the person away with a dry piece of wood.Treatment of shockLook out for signs of shock. People who have been injured or who may have lost a lot of blood, or those who have had heart attacks, may be in deep shock. The signs to look for are faintness, paleness, a moist, sticky skin, shallow, rapid breathing and a fast but weak heartbeat.Shock can prove fatal, and it is essential to do something to prevent its developing. The best way to treat or prevent shock is to keep the patient lying down, better with the legs higher than the head; if possible, raise the lower part of the body on a rolled-up packet or similar object. Make the patient as comfortable as possible, loosening any tight clothing, and comfort him/her because fright increases the effects of shock.68Match the pictures with the passages.APicture 2. Electric shock; Picture 3. Treatment of shockBPicture 1. Electric shock; Picture 4. Treatment of shock CPicture 4. Electric shock; Picture 2. Treatment of shockDPicture 3. Electric shock; Picture 1. Treatment of shock69The above passages and pictures have something to do with .Ahow to deal with difficultiesBhow to do first aidChow to face dangerDhow to match pictures with passages70What would happen if you didnt turn off the current when you had to treat an unconscious person who had just received an electric shock?AHe would regain his consciousness soon. BHe would die soon.CElectrical connection would be broken. DYou would be in danger of getting the shock yourself.71Of the following adjectives chosen from above, which one has the meaning of “causing death”? AFatal.BSticky.CEssential.DUnconscious.ESir,The majority of your readers must have been surprised and shocked to read a letter from Mr R. Hogg, published in last Wednesdays Herald. Mr. Hogg seems to think that his own convenience and that of motorists in general are the only things that matter in our city.I would have more sympathy（同情）with Mr Hogg if he just made suggestions to improve the situation. No doubt his problems would be partly solved if the local government built a multi-storey car park in the city center, instead of encouraging motorists to use public transport. All the same, judging from the tone of Mr Hoggs letter, I suspect that motorists who are so careless of pedestrians（行人）safety that they would rather park their cars on the pavement than hold up the traffic would probably be too lazy to use a multi-storey car park if they had to walk a few hundred yards to their destination（目的地）afterwards.My main reason for writing, however, is much more important. Does Mr Hogg realize that, according to figures issued by the Department of Transport, 13,000 people were knocked down in Britain last year because of cars being illegally parked either on the pavement or on crossings? In fact, although the total pedestrian casualty（伤亡事故）rate has fallen over the last ten years, there has been an increase in accidents caused when pedestrians have to step out into the road to avoid parked cars on the pavement and cannot see oncoming traffic.I cannot share Mr Hoggs view that the government have paid little attention to “long-suffering motorists”; and I think the punishment for dangerous parking should be made severe enough to stop all motorists from breaking the law in this way. A. WALKER, Proudfoot Lane, Carchester72The letter above is written in answer to the letter by .Aan editorBa certain Mr R. Hogg Csome readersDsome motorists73The topic for the two letters is .Aparking problems in the city center Bbuilding a multi-storey car park in the city centerCpublic transport Dthe increase in accidents caused by parked cars on the pavement74What Mr. A. Walker does want to make known in his letter is that .Athe total pedestrian casualty rate has fallenBcareless parking may cause serious traffic accidentsCthe convenience of motorists in general matters muchDthe safety of pedestrians matters little75In Mr A. Walkers opinion, serverer punishment should be given to .Aall the careless motoristsBall the law breakersCall who step out into the roadDall who do dangerous parking阅读理解训练题（二十四）答案56-60ADBCC 61-65BCDBD 66-70BDDBD 71-75ABABD4