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1、阅读理解阅读理解（共5题，每题3分）文章 1 文章 1 The angry woman stood on the station platform (月台). “The railway should pay me 14,” she said to Tony Jenks, the man in the booking office. “My ticket was for June 26th, and there was no ship from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me 14.”

2、 Tony was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, madam,” he said politely. “Ill just check the Jersey timetable for June 26th.” The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Tony soon discovered. There was no ship sailing on June

3、 26th. How had he made such a careless mistake? Not knowing what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburned (晒黑的),” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?” “Yes,” she answered shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I could swim too!” “Thats fine,” said Tony. “My little girl cant

4、swim a bit yet. Of course, shes only three” “Im four,” the child said proudly. “Ill soon be four and a half.” Tony turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didnt get one for your daughter, did you?” “Er, well” the woman looked at the child, “I mean she hasnt started s

5、chool yet. Shes only four.” “A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A childs return ticket to Jersey costs let me see 15.50. So if you want the railway to pay 14 for your hotel, you will have to pay the railway 15.50 first. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine” The woman stood

6、up, took the childs hand and left the office. 第1题 1. A return ticket is a ticket that _. A. allows a passenger to travel to a place B. one buys when one returns C. must be returned if one wants to get his money back D. allows a passenger to travel to a place and return later 答案为D。本题是词汇理解题。文章第二段的第一句中

7、“return ticket”的意思为“往返车票”，选项D是对该词语的正确解释。 第2题 2. The man in the booking office mentioned the childs ticket in order to _. A. send the woman away B. get back 15.50 C. say sorry to the woman D. make clear the importance of the law 答案为A。本题是分析推理题。售票员误售了车票，而女乘客没有买车票，于是该售票员有了打发该乘客的借口，选项A中的“send away”的意思为“打

8、发、驱逐”。 第3题 3. According to the railway law, a child _. A. must have a ticket just like a grown-up B. can not travel without a ticket C. below the age of four can travel without a ticket D. can travel with grown-ups without a ticket 答案为C。本题是事实细节题。文章第九段中售票员解释说，根据该国火车乘坐规则，4岁以下的儿童无需买票。 第4题 4. At last th

9、e woman got _ from the railway booking office. A. 15.50 B. 1.50 C. 14 D. nothing 答案为D。本题是分析推理题。从文章第九段第二句得知：售票员说该乘客要想得到14英镑的房费，则须先补交15.5英镑的车票钱。又可根据售票员的话推断，由于他错售了车票，他不会追究补票钱，而乘客也拿不到房费。 第5题 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. After checking the timetable Tony foun

10、d there was a ship from Jersey on June 26th. B. Tony said sorry to the woman and paid her 14. C. The woman did not travel at all to Jersey with her daughter to spend her holiday. D. It was clear that the woman was not honest. 答案为D。本题是是非判断题。选项A、B、C中都存在细节与文章不符合的地方。选项D则是对全章的推理判断，该乘客没有主动自觉买儿童票，从而推导出她不是一

11、个诚实的人。阅读理解（共10题，每题3分）文章 1 文章 2 文章 1 Paul Tibbets is a good-natured old man with thick white hair who speaks thoughtfully. The lively 85-year-old was the pilot and commander of the bomber who dropped the first-ever atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. He is a controversial (

12、争议的) figure in world history but most Americans regard him as a hero. Tibbets never tires of recalling the operation that was to shape the rest of his life. More than 140,000 people were killed in the atomic explosion and tens of thousands of others died from the after-effects of radiation (辐射). “I

13、didnt realize at the time what effect dropping the atom bomb would have. Our aim was to do everything to beat the Japanese. They were our enemies and we were at war. We wanted to see an end to the killing so that our soldiers could come home,” said Tibbets. Although Tibbets was following orders he h

14、as been forced to confront the moral impact of the bombing. His name became known throughout the world along with that of the plane used to drop the atom bomb. From that day on he is “the man who dropped the atom bomb”. “After the war I met President Truman,” said Tibbets. “He told me I had done my

15、duty and that if anyone criticized me for dropping the bomb I should send that person to see him because he gave me the order to do so.” The retired general has been around the world a lot since then but has never gone back to Japan. 第1题 1. Whats Paul Tibbets well-known for? A. He is famous for his

16、good appearance. B. He is famous for his long life. C. He is known for an excellent pilot. D. He is known as the commander who dropped the first atom bomb in Japan. 答案为D。本题是事实细节题。文章第一段第二句话介绍到：Paul Tibbets是对日本广岛投下第一枚原子弹的飞机驾驶员和指挥员，他也因此为全世界所知。 第2题 2. Paul Tibbets is a person _. A. who is regarded as a

17、hero by all the people B. who is regarded as a hero by most Americans C. who knows well about Japanese cities D. who knows well about world history 答案为B。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段最后一句话得知：Paul Tibbets是个在世界历史上有争议的人，但多数美国人把他当作英雄。 第3题 3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Tibbe

18、ts tires of recalling the operation. B. This operation affected the rest of Tibbets life greatly. C. Fourteen thousand people died from the after -effects of radiation. D. Only tens of thousands of people were killed by the atomic. 答案为B。本题是是非判断题。从文章第二段第一句话得知：Paul Tibbets所执行的这次投弹行动，对他此后的人生影响巨大。 第4题 4

19、. From the passage, we probably can know that _. A. Tibbets clearly knew the effect about dropping the atom bomb at first B. Soldiers were eager to end the war as quickly as possible C. Tibbets name is well-known throughout the world with that plane D. Tibbets neednt face the moral complaint of bomb

20、ing 答案为B。本题是分析推理题。从文章第三段可知：士兵们想要早点结束战争和结束屠杀，尽早回家。 第5题 5. The authors description about Paul Tibbets is _. A. glad B. sad C. objective D. subjective 答案为C。本题是观点态度题。文章简单介绍了Paul Tibbets的个人情况，语气客观，不带有个人的观点和评价。 文章 2 The crossword (纵横字谜) is the most popular word game in the world, but it has quite a short

21、history. We know that the Romans wrote word squares and some people say that the Chinese had something like crossword games eight thousand years ago, but it is generally believed that the modern crossword game did not begin until 1913. In that year, a man called Arthur Wynne wrote a crossword game w

22、hich was published in American Sunday newspaper called “New York World”. People who read the newspaper liked the crossword and so it became a regular feature of the paper. Then, in 1924, two American publishers, Simon and Schuster, decided to publish a whole book of crosswords, although they were no

23、t sure whether anyone would want to buy a copy. To incredible sales, they gave away a free pencil and a free eraser with each book. The book was a huge success and very soon crosswords became the most popular game in the USA. Arthur Wynne moved to England and, on 2 November 1924, one of his crosswor

24、d games was printed in “Sunday Express”. Some people say this was the first crossword published in England but other people claim that the first appeared in “Pearsons Magazine” in February 1922. Then, on 11 January 1925, the first Prize Crossword was printed, in “Sunday Times”. Everyone in England w

25、as doing crosswords ? even Queen Mary, the Queen of England, and her Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin. And crosswords were believed to be the most important feature of British social life at that time. The enthusiasm for crosswords continued until this day. 第1题 1. Modern crossword began _. A. eight t

26、housand years ago B. in 1913 C. in the Roman D. in the China 答案为B。本题是事实细节题。文章第一段第二句话介绍到：类似的字谜游戏曾在古罗马和中国出现过，但人们普遍认为现代字谜游戏起源于1913年。 第2题 2. Who created the modern crossword game first? A. The Romans. B. The Chinese. C. Arthur Wynne. D. Simon and Schuster. 答案为C。本题是事实细节题。从文章第一段第三句话得知：Arthur Wynne首先将自己编的一

27、个字谜游戏刊登在美国的一家报纸上，这被人们普遍认为是现代字谜游戏的开端。 第3题 3. In order to make the book success, what did the two American publishers do? A. They provide a free pencil and a free rubber with each book. B. They decided to lower the price of the book. C. The crossword games designed easily by them. D. They send the boo

28、k to readers without charge. 答案为A。本题是事实细节题。从文章第二段第二句话得知：为了提高售书数量，两位美国出版商Simon和Schuster在书后附上免费的铅笔和橡皮擦，该书因此获得很高的销售量。 第4题 4. The first Prize Crossword was appeared in _. A. “New York World” in 1913 B. “Pearsons Magazine” in February 1922 C. “Sunday Express” on 2 November 1924 D. “Sunday Times” on 11 Ja

29、nuary 1925 答案为D。本题是事实细节题。从文章第三段最后一句可知：有奖字谜游戏首先刊登在1925年1月25日的“Sunday Times”上。其他选项A、B、C的内容都与文章内容不一致。 第5题 5. We can learn from the passage that _. A. the crossword games were only loved by some important figures in England B. the crossword games were popular at that time, but now they are not C. the cr

30、ossword game was the most important feature in England at that time D. today the crossword game is still popular in some of western countries 答案为C。本题是分析推理题。文章中的最后一段介绍：字谜游戏已经成为那个时代英国社会生活最重要的特征。选项A、B、D的内容都与文章内容不一致。阅读理解（共10题，每题3分）文章 1 文章 2 文章 1 “Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program can now be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of Americas exports soon after it was shown in New York in 1969.