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高中阅读理解

（1）

AShoePattern

Harryiseighteennow.Hestudiesinamiddleschool.Hisparentslikehimverymuchandhopehecanbecomeafamousman.Sotheyoftentellhimtostudyhardandtheydoallforhim.Theycallhimatsixinthemorning,afterbreakfasthisfathertakeshimtoschoolinacarandintheafternoon,assoonastheyoungmancomesback,thesupperisready.Ofcourse,heneverwasheshisclothesorgoestobuysomethingintheshops.

OnceHarry’sfatherwassenttoLondononbusiness.Hewouldstaythereforhalfayear.Leaving,hetoldhiswifetotakegoodcareoftheirson.Thewomanhadtogetupearlieranddidallwhatherhusbanddidbefore.Andtwomonthslatershewassotiredthatshewasillinbed.Nowtheyoungmangotintotrouble.Hecouldn’tdoanyhousework.Hehadtodoashismothertoldhim.Evenhedidn’tknowwheretogetonthebus!

YesterdayHarry’smotherfoundhisshoeswerewornoutandtoldhimtobuyanewpairintheshop.Buthedidn’tknowhowtochoose.Thewomanhadasigh（叹息）andgavehimashoepattern（鞋样）andtoldhimtobuyapairofshoeshimself.It’sSaturdaytodayandHarrydoesn’tgotoschool.Withapoliceman’shelp,hefoundashop.Theshopkeeperwasfriendlytohim.Themanbroughtalotofshoesandaskedhimtochoose.Whenhewastryingonapair,suddenlyherememberedsomethingandtookthemoff.Themanwassurprisedandasked,“What’sthematter,youngman?

”

“I’msorry,I’velefttheshoepatternathome!

”

1._______alwaysdoessomehouseworkinthemorning.

A.Harry’sfatherB.Harry’smotherC.HarryD.Nobody

2.Harry’sparentsdoallinsteadofhimbecause_______.

A.he’stooyoungB.hehaspoorhealth

C.he’sbusywithhisstudiesD.theyhopehespendsalltimeonstudies

3.Thewomanhadtolookafterhersonbyherselfbecause_______.

A.herhusbandwasn’tathomeB.shewasstrongerthanherhusband

C.sheknewtheyoungmanwellD.shewasfreerthanherhusband

4.WhenthemanwasinLondon,_______.

A.HarryhadtostayathomeB.Harrydidn’tfindthebusstop

C.HarryfellbehindinhisclassD.Harrywouldn’tgotoschool

5.Thewomantoldhersontobuyapairofshoesbecause_______.

A.shedidn’tknowwhatkindheneeded

B.shewasbusywiththehousework

C.somethingwaswrongwithher

D.shewantedhersontodosomethinghimself

6.Infact,_______.

A.Harrywantedhismothertobuyshoesforhim

B.Harrydidn’tbelievehimself

C.Harrywouldn’tlistentohismother

D.Harrywasstrongenoughtobuyshoesforhimself

（2）

Itgivesmegreatpleasuretodaytosayafewwordsinpraiseofamanwewillallmissverymuch.Tobehonest,Ican’timaginewewilldowithouthimwhenhe’sgone.

BillMastersalmostsingle–handedbuiltupoursalesforceintheHoustonareaanddevelopedthemarketpositionthatweenjoytoday.Inonlysixyears,hehasbroughtthefirmfromaverylowfifthpositionintheareasalestothepointwherewenowoutsellallbutoneofourcompetitors.Notonlyhavewegot37percentofthemarketunderBill’sleadership;weareincreasingoursharewitheachpassingmonth.

Asyouknow,thecompanyhasmovedBilltonorthernCaliforniatoworkhissalesmagicinoneofthiscompany’smostcompetitive（竞争的）areas.Butweknowthatifanyonecandoit,BillMasterscan,andIknowyoualljoinmeinwishinghimthebestofluckinhisnewwork.

1.Thespeechwasmade_______.

A.atawelcomemeetingB.attheopeningofanewschoolterm

C.whensomebodywasleavingD.whentheyhadanewmanager

2.HowlongdidMastersworkedthere?

A.37yearsB.lessthan5years

C.aboutsixyearsD.sincehebegantowork

3.WhenBillstartedtoworkinHoustonarea,hehad_______tohelphim.

A.manypeopleB.nobody

C.about37peopleD.veryfewpeople

4.Billincreasedthecompany’ssale_______.

A.by37percenteverymonthB.tothesecondlargestinthearea

C.tobethefifthlargestintheareaD.fivetimesasmuchasbefore

（3）

Son’sHelp

Mr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriver,hewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.Whenhecameback,shetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathome.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.Afewfriendsofhislikedgambling（赌博）andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevision,watchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.Shehadtotellthepolice.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup（拘留所）,hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.

ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.Buttheywereafraidthepolicewouldcome.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutside.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamble.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.

“Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,”saidtheboy,“soIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocome.”

1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.

A.hewasadriver

B.heworkedinafactory

C.hehadalotofworktodo

D.hehadworkedthereforalongtime

2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.

A.shecouldn’tfindanywork

B.shethoughtherhusbandwastired

C.herhusbandspentalltimeingambling

D.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling

3._______,sohewasputintolockup.

A.Mr.Langoftengambled

B.Mr.Langwaslateforwork

C.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathome

D.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice

4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.

A.hedidn’tloveheranylonger

B.hewouldn’tstopgambling

C.hehadbeenputintolockup

D.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory

5.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.Theboyhopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.

B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.

C.Theboyhopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.

D.Theboyhopedhismothertocomeback.

（4）

AnotherReason

Itwasaquietvillageinwhichtherewasamilitarycamp.Itwasfarfromthetownsandcitiesandthereweresomehighmountainsaround.Ofcourseitwasagoodplacefortrainingthenewsoldiers.Butitwasdifficultfortheyoungmentogooutside.Mr.White,anofficerofforty,wasstrictwiththemandhehardlyletthemleavethecamp.

OnceMr.Whitewasillinbed.Hecouldn’tworkandayoungofficer,Mr.Hunt,begantotrainthenewsoldiersinsteadofhim.Heknewtheyoungmenwellandletninesoldiersgotothenearesttowntohaveaholiday.Butnightfellandnonecamebacktothecamp.Hewasworriedaboutitandstoodatthegate.ItwasfivetotwelvewhenMr.Huntdecidedtogotothetownandseewhatwashappeningwiththeyoungmen.Hestartedthecarquicklyandsetoff.Atthatmomenttheninesoldierscameback.Itseemedtheywerealldrunk.Ofcoursetheyfoundtheofficerwasangry.

“I’msorry,sir,”saidthefirstsoldier.“Ileftthetownontime.Butsomethingwaswrongwithmybusonmywayhere.Ihadtobuyahorseandmadeitrunfast.Badluck!

ItdiedandIhadtorunback.”

Andtheothersevensoldierssaidtheywerelateforthesamereasons.Itwasthelastsoldier’sturn.Hesaid,“I’msorry,sir.Igotonabusontime,but…”

Havingheardthis,theofficerbecameevenangrierandstoppedhimatonce.Hecalledout,“Ifyousaysomethingwaswrongwithyourbus,I’llpunishyouatonce!

”

“No,no,sir,”saidtheyoungman.“Mybuswasallright,butthedeadhorseswereinitsway!

”

1.Themilitarycampwasbuiltinthevillageto_______.

A.stopthesoldiersgoingtotowns

B.stopthesoldiersmeetingtheirfriends

C.trainthenewsoldiers

D.maketheyoungmenlivequietly

2.Mr.Huntlettheninesoldiershaveaholidaybecause_______.

A.hewaskindtothem

B.theyfeltlonely

C.theyhadsomethingimportanttodo

D.theywerethebestofall

3.Theyoungofficerwasworriedbecause_______.

A.atrafficaccidenthadhappened

B.hewasafraidsomethinghappenedtotheninesoldiers

C.theninesoldiersdidn’tcomebackontime

D.theninesoldiersdranktoomuchinthetown

4.Theninesoldiersreturnedtothecamplatebecause_______.

A.somethingwaswrongwiththeirbuses

B.theirhorsesdiedonthereturnway

C.ittookthemmuchtimetorunback

D.theyallhaddrunkmuchinthetown

5.Whichanswerdoyouthinkright?

A.I’llbelieveonlythelastsoldier.

B.Theofficerbelievedtheninesoldiers.

C.I’llbelievenoneoftheninesoldiers.

D.Theofficerwon’tpunishhissoldiers.

（5）

Afamousdoctoroncereceivedalittlechildwhowasbadlyill.Thankstohisskillandcare,hisyoungpatientgotwellandwassoonabletogetupandrunaboutagain.

Thechild’smotherwasverymuchobligedtothedoctor,andshecalledonhimtothankhimforwhathehaddoneforherchild.“Doctor,”shesaid,“youhavesavedmylittleson.Idon’tknowhowtothankyouenough.Ifeelthatmoneyalonecannotrepayyou,soIhavemadethislittlepursewithmyownhands,asasignofmygratitude.Ihopeyouwillacceptit.”Thedoctorstoodupandsaidcoldly,“Madam,alittlepresentlikethatisverynicebetweenfriends,butadoctorneedstobepaidproperlyforwhathehasdone.”Theladywassosurprisedandhurtsomuchthatshecouldnotreplyforamoment.Thenshesaidquietly,“Perhapsyouwilltellmehowmuchyourfeeis?

”

“Fiftypounds”,heanswered.

Theladyopenedthelittlepurseandtookoutfourfifty-poundbanknotes.Shehandedoneofthemtothedoctor,andputtheother