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阅读理解C
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12、IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.Thead.inthepapersaidthatyoucouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxofficeinRichlandHillsanydaybetween10:
00and4:
00.SinceIworkfrom9o'clockto5:
30,theonlytimeIcouldgotothetheaterwasduringmy45-minutelunchbreak.Unluckily,thetheatreisontheothersideofthetown,andthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygood.Butifyouarelucky,youcanmaketheroundtripin45minutes.
LastMonday,Istoodatthebusstopfor15minuteswaitingforabus.BythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecorner,therewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip,soIgaveupandwentbacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonTuesday,andagainonWednesday.OnThursday,myluckchanged,Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthetheatreinexactly20minutes.WhenIgotthere,however,Ifoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxoffice.Iheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.RealizingIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinline,Icaughtthenextbusandheadedbackacrossthetown.ByFridayIrealizedmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbytaxi.Itwasnotcheap,butIfeltitwouldbeworthittoheartheconcert.Thetripbytaxionlytook10minutes,butitfeltlikeanhourtome.WhenIgottothetheatre,Iwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginline.Thereason,Iquicklydiscovered,wasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.
（1）、Thewritermaybe_______.
A：
aworker
B：
aclerk
C：
acollegeteacher
D：
aheadofacompany
答案：
B
（2）、WheredidhelearnthattherewouldbeaconcertlastFriday?
_______.
A：
Fromthenewspaper
B：
Overtheradio
C：
Fromoneofhiscolleagues
D：
Fromhisfriends
答案：
A
（3）、Hetriedtogotothetheatreeverydaybutonlymanagedtogetthere_______.
A：
Once
B：
threetimes
C：
Twice
D：
fourtimes
答案：
C
（4）、HefailedtogettheticketonFridaybecause_______.
A：
thetaxifarewastooexpensive
B：
theticketshadbeensoldout
C：
hecouldgotherethatday
D：
theconcertwasn'tonFriday
答案：
B
（5）、Theword"relieved"inthelastsentencemeans_______.
A：
"pleased"
B：
"puzzled"
C：
"sorry"
D：
"surprised"
答案：
A
13、WilliamHenryHarrison,theninthpresidentoftheUnitedStates,wasborninasmalltown.Asayoungboy,hewasveryquietandshy.Infact,hewassoquietthatmanypeoplethoughthewasstupid.
Becauseofthat,thepeopleofthetownlikedtoplaytricksonthisboy.
"Here,William,"oneofthemwouldsay."Hereisanickel（五美分硬币）,andhereisadime（十美分硬币）.Whichonedoyouwant?
"
Williamalwayschosethenickel,andallthepeoplewouldlaughathim.
Finally,hismothertookhimasideandsaidtohim,"Iknowthatyouareasmartboy,butsometimesyouletpeoplethinkyouarenotsosmart.Whydoyoualwayschoosethenickelinsteadofthedime?
Don'tyouknowthatadimeisworthmorethananickel?
"
"CertainlyIknowit,"Williamansweredslowly,"butifIchoosethedime,thenpeoplewon'tplaythetrickonmeanymore.ThenIwon'tgetanymorenickels."
（1）、WilliamHenryHarrisonwasborn.
A：
inabigcity
B：
onafarm
C：
inthecountryside
D：
inasmalltown
答案：
D
（2）、Peoplethoughthewasstupidbecause.
A：
hedidpoorlyatschool
B：
hewassoquiet
C：
healwaysaskedfoolishquestions
D：
hewasafraidofothers
答案：
B
（3）、Wheneverpeopleplayedtricksonhim,hewasaskedto.
A：
laughathimself
B：
makefaces
C：
choosebetweenanickelandadime
D：
tellrightfromwrong
答案：
C
（4）、Hismothertookhimasideandaskedwhy.
A：
healwayschosethenickelinsteadofthedime
B：
hedidn'tknowthatadimewasworthmorethananickel
C：
peopleplayedthesametrickonhim
D：
hefailedtoletpeopleknowhowsmarthewas
答案：
A
（5）、Wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythatWilliamHenryHarrisonwas.
A：
foolish
B：
naughty
C：
silent
D：
clever
答案：
D
14、OneofthefavoritefoodsintheUnitedStatesisthehamburger,akindofflatroundbreadwithfine-cutbeefinbetween.Thefavoriteplacetobuyahamburgerisafastfoodrestaurant.Atfastfoodrestaurants,peopleordertheirfood,waitafewminutestogetitoverthecounter,andcarryittotheirtablesthemselves.Peoplealsotaketheirfoodoutoftherestaurantandeatitintheircarsorintheirhomes.Atsomefastfoodrestaurants,peoplecanordertheirfood,payforitandpickitupwithoutleavingtheircars.
TherearemanykindsoffastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.MostoftherestaurantssellhamburgersorotherpopularfoodsamongAmericans.Inaddition,therearemanyfastfoodrestaurantsthatserveChinesefood,Italianfood,chicken,seafoodandice-cream.Theideaofafastfoodrestaurantissopopularthatnearlyeverykindoffoodcanbefound.
FastfoodrestaurantsarepopularbecausetheyshowtheAmericanwayoflife.First,theyarenotformalrestaurants.Peoplewearanytypeofdresswhentheygotoafastfoodplace.Second,theyarefast.Peoplewhoarebusydonotwanttospendtimepreparingtheirfoodorwaitingwhilesomeoneelsepreparesit.Infastfoodrestaurantsthefoodisusuallyreadybeforethecustomerevenordersit.Finally,mostfoodinafastfoodrestaurantisnotexpensive.Therefore,peoplecanofteneatatafastfoodrestaurantwithoutspendingtoomuchmoney,whiletheymaynotbeabletogotomoreexpensiverestaurantsveryoften.
（1）、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A：
Chinesefoodisalsoservedinsomefastfoodrestaurants.
B：
Peoplecanhavealmosteverykindoffoodinfastfoodrestaurants.
C：
Fastfoodisusuallyexpensive.
D：
Fastfoodcanbetakenoutoftherestaurants.
答案：
C
（2）、Fastfoodrestaurantsarepopularbecausethey______.
A：
arebusy
B：
arefast
C：
areexpensiverestaurants
D：
serveexpensivefood
答案：
B
（3）、Accordingtothewriter,Americanpeople______.
A：
arealwaysbusy
B：
preferordinarytypeofdress
C：
donotwanttospendtoomuchtimepreparingtheirfood
D：
gotomoreexpensiverestaurantveryoften
答案：
C
（4）、Accordingtothepassage,thefavoriterestaurantsintheU.S.are______.
A：
theChineserestaurants
B：
thefastfoodrestaurants
C：
moreexpensiverestaurants
D：
lessexpensiverestaurants
答案：
B
（5）、Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.
A：
FastFoodRestaurantsintheU.S
B：
TheFavoriteFoodintheU.S
C：
TheAmericanWayofLife
D：
DifferentkindsofRestaurants
答案：
A
15、OnedayJohn'swifewasill.Hecalledthedoctorandmadesuretheywouldmeetatfive.Intheafternoon,hedrovehiscartothedoctor'sandgotthereattwentytofive.Hethought,"It'salittleearlier.I'llwaitforamoment.It'sgoodtokeepthetime."
Thenhestoppedhiscarinfrontofthedoctor's.Helookedaroundandsawanoisysquarenearby.Hewentthereandsatdownonachairtoenjoythelastsunlightintheafternoonandmakehimselfquiet.Hesawsomechildrenplayingandsomewomentalkingtoeachotherhappily.
Suddenlyheheardagirlcrying.Hecameuptoherandaskedsomequestions.Thenheknewshegotlost.Johntriedtofindoutheraddressandtookherhome.Thegirl'sparentswereverythankful.
ThenJohnhurriedtothedoctor's.Thedoctorsaidangrilywhenhesawhim,"You'relate.Whydidyoukeepmewaitingfortwentyminutes?
"Johnsaidnothingbutoneword-"Sorry!
"
（1）、Johnarrivedatthedoctor's______.
A：
late
B：
ontime
C：
early
D：
innotime
答案：
C
（2）、Johnwenttothesquareto______.
A：
spendthetime
B：
talktothewomen
C：
seethedoctor
D：
helpthechildren
答案：
A
（3）、Thegirlcriedbecause______.
A：
someonehither
B：
shefelloffherbike
C：
herparentswereangrywithher
D：
shedidn'tfindthewayhome
答案：
D
（4）、AtlastJohngottothedoctor'sat______.
A：
twentytofive
B：
twentypastfive
C：
fiveo'clock
D：
sixo'clock
答案：
B
（5）、Fromthestory,weknowJohnisa______.
A：
busyperson
B：
quietperson
C：
helpfulperson
D：
luckyperson
答案：
C
16、NewYorkistheplaceintheUnitedStateswhichmostvisitorsseeandthecitythatismostoftendescribed.InNewYorkyouwouldoftenhearthephrase"NewYorkisnotAmerica",and,ofcourseyouwouldliketoseemoreofthecountry.Youlookatthemapandchoosewhatregiontostartwith.YourememberfromhistorybooksthatwhentheUnitedStateswasformedtherewereonlythirteenstates.Thesewerethirteencolonieswhichin1776haddeclaredtheirindependencefromGreatBritainandfoughtaseven-yearWarofIndependence.Thethirty-sevenotherstateswereadmittedtothenationonebyone,astheygainedenoughpopulation.ThelasttocomeinwereAlaskaandHawaii.TheywereadmittedtotheUnionin1959.
（1）、Fromthepassagewelearnthat______.
A：
mostvisitorstotheUnitedStatesvisitNewYorkandsaywhatitislike
B：
mostvisitorsseeanddescribethatNewYorkisaplaceintheUnitedStates
C：
NewYorkisseenanddescribedintheUnitedStates
D：
NewYorkistheonlyplaceintheUnitedStateswhichvisitorsseeanddescribe
答案：
A
（2）、Thephrase"NewYorkisnotAmerica"means"______".
A：
NewYorkisnotinAmerica
B：
NewYorkdoesnotrepresentAmerica
C：
NewYorkdoesnotbelongtoAmerica
D：
NewYorkisNewYorkandAmericaisAmerica
答案：
B
（3）、TheWarofIndependenceendedin______.
A：
1783
B：
1776
C：
1769
D：
1959
答案：
A
（4）、TheUnitedStatesnowconsistsof______.
A：
thirteenstates
B：
fiftystates
C：
thirty-sevenstates
D：
fifty-twostates
答案：
D
（5）、Accordingtothepassage,theotherthirty-sevenstateswerenotadmittedatoncebutonebyonebecause______.
A：
theydidnottakepartintheWarofIndependence
B：
theydidnotliketojointheUnion
C：
theydidnothaveenoughmoneytoinvest
D：
thenumberofpeoplelivinginthestateswasnotlargesuffic
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