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Reading comprehension(拟题人：蔡素素)
A.
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Reading comprehension(拟题人：蔡素素)
A.
MILLBURN, NEW JERSEY—An 11-year- old boy who gave up television for a year in a bet (打赌) with his mother says he’ll use some of the money to buy himself
An astronaut’s suit. The bet ended at 9:o1 on Monday morning, but Benjamin Barreaux waited until his mother, Roslyn, handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time reading and his grades(分数) have improved from “satisfactory” to “very good”.
( )1. Who lost a bet to whom?
A.The boy’s motyer to his father.
B.Benjamin’s father to Roslyn.
C.Benjamin to his mother.
D. Roslyn to Benjamin .
( )2.For how long had the boy kept himself from turning on the TV?
A. From Monday morning till afternoon.
B.For one year and several hours.
C. For one year and a day.
D. For one year .
( )3.Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy?
A.Because his grades had improved.
B. Because she had won some money.
C. Because he wanted to buy an astronaut’s suit.
D. Because she had given him her promise.
( )4.Why do you think the newspapermen came?
A.They came to judge who should be the winner.
B.They came to congratulate the winner.
C.They cane for the money.
D. They came for the news.
( )5.The mother obviously believed that
A. children shouldn't watch TV too much.
B. children shouldn't have their own money.
C. children shouldn't be regarded as their parents’ equals
D. children ’ interest in space should be encouraged. (1-5.DBDDA.)

B.
Disney decided to build his park in California, and in 1952 he began to buy land． This proved to be a difficult task, since the land he wanted was owned by no fewer than twenty families. In 1954, he sent four members of his staff around the United States looking for ideas at established amusement parks. The only idea on which they found general agreement was that Disney was crazy. Owners of other parks said it was impossible to succeed without dangerous rides and using methods that were at least a little dishonest. However, Disney went on with his plans for a clean, safe park, which he decided to call Disneyland．
At last Disneyland was built and opened to the public． Very quickly, it came to be regarded as one of the wonders of the modern world through its gates.
Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to Disney. It expressed his ideas of all that is true and good and beautiful in this world． He never tired of visiting the park himself, of expanding it and improving it. Even today, Disneyland is kept spotless（无污点的）. Every night, every street and walkway are washed, and workers with knives get down on their hands and knees to scrape out（刮去） chewing gum dropped by visitors.
Disney himself didn’t live long enough to visit his Florida park. Death came in December 1966. On the day of his death, this headline appeared in the New York Times:
WALT DISNEY, 65, DIES ON COAST
FOUNDED AN EMPIRE ON A MOUSE
He was a dreamer who had worked hard to make his dreams come true, and he had brought joy to millions.
1．From the first paragraph, we can see _______.
A．isney’s hard effort proved to be useless
B．ome people gave great support to Disney
C．he owners of some parks showed jealousy(嫉妒)to Disney
D．isney was not influenced（影响）by others’ disagreement at all
2．In the first paragraph, the word “crazy” can be replaced by “_______”.
A．widely excited B．mad C．kind D．very interested
3．“Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to Disney.” Means ________.
A．people are satisfied with the park
B．the personal respect for Disney made Disneyland satisfactory
C．Disneyland gave Disney a sense of self-actualization
D．Disney was satisfied with his own work-Disneyland
4.We can infer from the passage that_______.
A．Disney was crazy about building Disneyland
B．Disneyland brought a lot of profit to Disney
C．Disneyland keeps beautiful and clean because the visitors have a good manner
D．Disney lived a happy life in the empire of Mickey Mouse
5.A better conclusion from the passage is that _______.
A．we should do whatever we like
B．other’s opinion should not influence us in making decision
C．it’s our duty to protect Disneyland from being destroyed
D．once we are determined to do something, we should stick to the end(DBCBD)
C
In 1955, Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California． The restaurant was built next to the road, so customers could drive up to the restaurant and drive away easily. The restaurant was owned and operated by the McDonald brothers, Dick and “Mac”.
The McDonald brother had developed a new idea for their restaurant. The brother called their ideas a “drive-in” restaurant, and the customers could order food from their cars.
The restaurant also cut down the number of choices on the menu, so the cooks could make the food very quickly. The restaurant specialized in making hamburgers, French fries, and chocolate shakes.
Ray Kroc recognized the potential (潜力) of the McDonald brothers’ restaurant, and he offered to buy the rights to the two brothers’ idea． Mr. Kroc wanted to open his own restaurants and he wanted to use the idea of a drive-in restaurant. He also wanted to use the brothers’ family name. The two brothers agreed and the McDonald’s restaurant chain (连锁店) was born.
At this point, McDonald’s is now the world’s largest restaurant corporation. In the United States, there are more than 5,000 McDonald’s restaurants. The McDonald’s chain also operates in 60 other countries. In 1992, McDonald’s made more than $16 billion from its restaurants around the world．
The largest McDonald’s restaurant is in Beijing, China． This restaurant has 1,000 workers. Also, as many as 700 customers can sit in this restaurant at one time.
1．Who owned and operated the first McDonald’s restaurant?
A．A company. B．Ray Kroc． C．A cook. D．Two brothers.
2. Why was the first McDonald’s restaurant different from other restaurants?
A．It was next to the road． B．Customers could order from their car.
C．The food was made quickly. D．The restaurant served hamburgers.
3. What was the idea that Mr. Kroc wanted to buy?
A．Hamburgers. B．Menu with few choices.
C．Chain restaurants. D．The “drive-in” restaurant.
4. The largest McDonald’s restaurant is in Beijing probably because ____.
A．people in Beijing like the food best
B．the food is cheap enough for Chinese
C．the largest market is in Beijing, China
D．the weather in Beijing is fine all the year round(DBDC)
D
At times, English can sound as different as another language. It is spoken by one out of ten in the world． Yet there are many differences between the “Queen’s English” and American English.
In England, the Queen’s English is the way radio and TV announcers say words. It is thought to be the most correct to pronounce words. When the doctor asks you to say “ah”, you are using the sound that the English use in the words “bath” and “dance”.
Word can have different meanings, too. English children go to a “sweets shop”, American children would visit a candy store. They watch the “telly”, Americans watch TV. The English go to “flicks”, while Americans go to movies.
1．In English the “Queen’s English” is spoken by all ________.
A．the people B．children C．Americans D．announcers
2. The English call it “telly” but the Americans call it ________.
A．candy B．TV C．movie D．flick
3. An American might have trouble understanding the English. It is mainly because _______.
A．some of the words the English use are different
B．American English is only used in America
C．The English speak another language
D．The people in England pronounce just as their Queen does
4. From the passage we can know that _________.
A．the same language always sounds the same
B．Americans can’t understand the Queen’s English
C．English boys and girls never eat candy
D．People watch TV in both England and America(DBAD)
E
Lane waited on the bench nearest the bridge, as he had been instructeD． The strong wind blew straight across the river, and he had to put his overcoat closer about him.
He went over his instructions in his minD． The spy would appear at four o'clock. He would talk to Lane for a while, after which he would get up, leaving his newspaper behinD． The plans would be found inside.
A distant clock began to struck the hour. As if from nowhere, a man appeared and sat down beside Lane, placing his newspaper on the seat between them. He was thin and middle-aged, and seemed in need of a good meal. He didn't look like a successful spy, Lane thought. His talk about the weather was uninteresting.
A few minutes later he got up and continued on his way. Lane picked up the paper which lay on the bench, as if he wanted to read the news. He was excited to see the plans, stuck on the center page. At that moment, however, there was a strong gust of wind which lifted the newspaper into the air, like a kite, and blew it into the river.
1．Which of the following statement is true?
A．Sitting on the bench, Lane repeated his orders to himself.
B．Lane would read about the plans in the newspaper.
C．The man Lane was expecting didn't arrive on time.
D．The man who suddenly appeared was not the one Lane was waiting for.
2．The spy was going to give Lane some important _________.
A．papers B．information C．orders D．advice
3. Lane found the spy very __________.
A．interesting B．strange C．ordinary D．strong
4. The spy left the newspaper _________.
A．by the plan B．by mistake
C．at Lane's request D．out of kindness (AACA)
F
What could be simpler than shaking fruit from a tree? Well, the job is a lot more difficult than you might think. There is surely a right way and a wrong way to shake a fruit tree. And a person who is a good apple shaker may not be a good cherry(樱桃) tree shaker. Different fruits take different shakes. As a rule, a slow hard shake is best. This makes the fruit fall much faster than a light, quick shake. Most fruits have a fixed number of shakes per minute that will do the best job of getting then out of the tree and onto the grounD． To shake down plums(梅子),try shaking the tree four hundred times per minute, moving the tree two inches at each shake. Experts say that you will get three times more fruit from the tree than you will if you shake eleven hundred times per minute at one inch per shake. Cherries, because they are smaller, need more shaking. A good rate of shaking seems to be about twelve hundred shakes per minute. Apples like plums, need four hundred shakes. Of course, keeping track of all the numbers can be enough to drive some people up a tree
1．A smaller fruit usually needs ___________.
A．a ladder B．less shaking
C．two people per tree D．more shaking
2．Good fruit pickers know ______________.
A．how fast or slow to shake a tree
B．most of the fruits will hit the ground hard
C．it makes no difference how you shake a tree
D．too much shaking can change the branches
3．You get far more plums if you shake the tree __________.
A．four hundred times per minute at one inch shake
B．four hundred times per minute at two inches per shake
C．eleven hundred times per minute at one inch shake
D．eleven hundred times per minute at two inches per shake(DAD)

G
“World War II was terrible,” said Sophie. “Do you think countries will ever learn to live together peacefully?”
“They might-one day,” said Jake. “Let’s find out what happens when people leave the Earth and explore other planets.” He typed “SPACE EXPLORATION”.
Whirligig’s voice began:
“The first man-made satellite was launched in October 1957 by the Soviet Union. It was called Sputnik 1. The next month, they sent the first living creature，a dog called Laika into orbit. From then on, it was a race between the USSR and America to put the first man into space. The USSR won the race when some amazing news was reported on 12 April 1961:
Yuri Gagarin had completed a single orbit of the Earth. The American won a different race on July 1969 when their space craft landed on the Moon. As Neil Armstrong walked on to the Moon’s dusty surface, he took “one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind.”
“Even in space, countries compete instead of helping one another,” sighed Sophie.
1. What are Sophie and Jake doing?
A. They’re talking about World War II.
B. They’re finding out some information about the World War II.
C. They’re playing with their pet-Whirligig.
D. They’re searching the internet.
2. What do you think Whirligig is?
A. She is a school girl in Sophie’s class.
B. She is a creature with bug eyes in computer.
C. She is nothing but a monitor.
D. She is a printer helps to print documents.
3. The first man-made satellite was set up by ______.
A. The USA B. The USSR C. The PRC D. The UN
4. Who is the first man landed on the Moon?
A. Neil Armstrong B. Sputnik C. Yuri Gagarin D. Laika
5. The sentence “He took ‘one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind’” means ________.
A. the space exploration started
B. people began to leave the Earth and explore other planets
C. the race between the USSR and America took place
D. even in space, countries compete instead of helping one another(DBBAD)
H
Charlie is a polite young man. He’s friendly to his workmates and neighbours and they liked him, too. His friend Harry, with whom he stayed in the army, likes drinking. He often tried to stop him doing it. Sometimes the young man listens to him, but sometimes he can’t control himself. One evening, when Harry had drunk much in a restaurant, he dr