高一阅读理解故事教育科技历史人物类61页 无答案.docx

1、高一阅读理解故事教育科技历史人物类61页 无答案 (1)Sons HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few f

2、riends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police. H

3、e and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Years Day. Mr. Lang didnt go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they

4、were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didnt think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there werent any policemen outsid

5、e, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _. A. he was a driverB. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _. A. she couldnt find any workB. she

6、thought her husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldnt stop her husband gambling3. _, so he was put into lockup. A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didnt help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wasnt polite to the police4. The woman had to leave

7、Mr. Lang because _. A. he didnt love her any longerB. he wouldnt stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right? A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The

8、boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.(2)136 Crestview CircleDover, ConnecticutJanuary 16, 1995Ganders Furniture StoreStamford, Connecticut, 09876Dear Sir, I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay

9、 this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it. I

10、 spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store. Please do something about your records. I do not want to re

11、ceive another bill for the furniture which I returned. Yours trulyAlberts Robbins1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _ for the table and the four chairs. A. $ 65.50 B. $ 68.00 C. $ 2.50 D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store

12、? A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again. B. He didnt want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned. C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it. D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture. 3. Try to guess the

13、mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry. B. He was disappointedC. He was anxious. D. He was friendly. (3) Kate: Has your sisters baby arrived yet? John: Yes, Ive been an uncle since yesterday noon. Kate: Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl? John: An eight-pound boy. They n

14、amed him Francis. Thats spelled with an “i” before the “s”, you know. Kate: Thats right. Frances with an “e” is a girls name. But they are both pronounced the same. Why did they name your nephew Francis? John: I dont know. They considered a lot of other names, like Richard, Edward, Philip, David, an

15、d several others. Kate: What if the baby had been a girl? Didnt they have any girls names in mind? John: They couldnt agree on any. Whenever he suggested a girls name, she said, “I hate that name!” Some people have very strong feelings about names. Kate: I think most people do. Sometimes I decided n

16、ot to like someone I havent even met, just because I dont like his name. John: That reminds me of something I read a few days ago. Somebody had found out that school children with certain names get low marks in school just because of their names. Kate: Their family names? John: No, their first names. That