專題7：閱讀理解（最佳標題2）

1.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Myfirstjobwassellingvacationpackagesthroughtelephoneforacompany.Oneday,Icalledaman

whosoundedabitoutofbreath.Istartedwithmynormalintroduction,expectingtohearthenormal

answerNo.

Instead,hespokeinaweakvoiceandtoldmehowhewishedtotakethisvacation,buthecouldn't

becausehewasdyingofillness.Heexplainedthatitwashardforhimtoanswerthecall.Iapologized

tohimforthat.

HeaskedmeifIsmokedandthenbeggedmetostop.Hetoldmesmokingiswhatwaskillinghim.

Hetoldmetolovemyfamilies,andspendmoretimewiththem...Weendedthecall,butIthought

abouthiswordscarefully.

ThenIdecidedtowritedownhisnameandaddress,andsendhimacardtothankhimandprayfor

him.Shortlyafter,IreceivedaniceletterbackfromMark.Wecontinuedtowritebackandforth.

Ayearlater,Ireceivedaletterfromhiswife.WhenIreadit,myeyeswerefilledwithtears.Shetold

mehowMarkovercamethediseasebutfinallyfailed.Shewantedtothankmefortheletters,and

explainedhowMarktouchedmanylivesovertheyearsbytellinghisownstories.AndIwantedtotell

herthatIwasjustoneoftheluckiestguys.

(1)Fromthebeginningwemayknowthewriter.

A.askedMarkifhewantedtobuyavacationpackage

B.wantedtoaskabouthisnameandaddress

C.triedtoaskMarktostopsmoking

D.hungupforamomenttokeepcalm

(2)Markcouldn'ttakeavacationmainlybecause.

A.hecouldn*taffordtopayforhistrip

B.nobodyaccompaniedhimontheway

C.hewassufferingfromaseriousdisease

D.hecouldn'tsparetimetocompletehistrip

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthoraccordingtothetext?

A.Theauthorisstillasalesmannow.

B.Theauthordidn*thaveanypityonMarkafterhearinghisbadsituation.

C.Theauthorhadneverbeenrefusedwhensellingvacationpackages.

D.TheauthorgaveupsmokingaftertheconversationwithMark.

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthor*sletterstouchedMarkthoroughly.

B.ManypeopleweretouchedaftertalkingwithMark.

C.Markhadfoughtagainsthisdiseasesuccessfully.

D.Theauthorwasgoodatencouragingpeopleinlowspirits.

(5)Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.MarkandIB.SmokingIsBad

C.ASpecialPhoneD.LoveOurFamilies

2.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

ImadeupmymindtodosomethingneweverydaytheyearIturnedfifty.However,itwasnoteasyto

do365newthingsbecauseIhadtoworkandmanagetodothelaundryandgetdinneronthetable

everynight.Intheearlyweeksofmyprogram,Ifounditdifficulttofindsomanynewthings.

Later,myfriendslearnedthatIwasopentoalmostanythingIcouldconsideranewthing,andthe

invitationsbeganpouringin-notjustfromfriends,butfriendsoffriends.Asaresult,mylifewas

new.Iwentdogsledding.Iattendedfashionshows.ItookupdifferentlessonsthatIneverwould

haveconsideredusefulbefore.Ievensignedupimmediatelywhenlearningaboutalocalgrouptrying

togetintotheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsbydoingsomethingunusual.

Astimewentby,wheneverIlearnedaboutsomethingthatseemedmeaningful,IdidwhatIcouldto

achieveit.Insteadof"Why"，Ibegantoask"whynot".NowIfinditiseasiertojustkeepmyeyes

opentothepossibilitiesthatarearoundme.Itturnsouttherewerenewthingseverywhere,andallI

hadtodowastomakealittleefforttoenjoythem.

Ilookedbackontheyear.Itdidn*tmattertomethatmanyofmynewthingsweren'texactly

meaningful.Whatmatteredishowtomakefulluseofthemwhendiscoveringthereisanendless

numberofnewthingsforme.Itseemedtomeaclearsignthatatfifty,mylifewasfullofpromise.I

couldcontinuetogrow,stretchmywings,andlearnmoreeverydayfortherestofmylife.Ienjoyed

theideaofsomethingnew,anditgavemeareasontowelcomeeachdayasanopportunityto

experiencetheworldalittledifferently.

(1)Atthetimewhenthewritermadeuphismind,hethoughtthat.

A.sayingisonethingbutdoingisanother

B.actionsspeaklouderthanwords

C.betterlatethannever

D.experienceisthebestteacher

(2)Thewriter*sfriends.

A.gavehimmuchhelptotouchnewthings

B.triedtostophimwastingtime

C.toldhimthemeaningofdoingnewthings

D.helpedhimtosetaGuinnessrecord

(3)Wecanknowthatthewriternewthings.

A.doubtsB.appreciatesC.hatesD.stands

(4)Attheageoffifty,thewriterconsiderednewthingsas.

A.adifferentlife

B.achancetofindmorenewthings

C.astartofhisnewlife

D.atrouble

(5)Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DreamforaNewLifeB.TheValueofFriendship

C.AYearofNewThingsD.WonderfulNewThings

3.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Aftertheexamination,thedoctortoldmyparentsthatmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlose

mysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospital,noonesaidaword.Oneday,wouldIonlyimagine

theworldratherthanseeingit?

ThatSeptember,Iwenttomiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulof

bookstoread.Tokeepupwithotherchildren,Itookgreattroubletofinishthetask.Withmynose

severalinchesfromthepage,Iwastiredeasily.What*sworse,afterIhadreadseveralpagesonmy

own,thewordswereturnedintoamess.

However,thenIdidnothaveelectricbookslikekidsdonow.Instead,Mumvolunteeredtoreadout

aloud.Mumworkedpart-time,cleanedthehouse,cookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Althoughshe

wassobusy,sheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Mumalways

thoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tome,shelookedlikeateacher.

Inmyroom,Mum'svoiceracedwiththetickingoftheclock.Beingforcedtofocusonlistening,I

foundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.Whentheteacheraskeda

question,Iraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Reading

removedmyfearformyfailingsight.Readingalsomademeinterestedinotherpeople'schallenges

andhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofocusoneachpassage,mymindlitup

witheverynewbook.

Truetowhatthedoctorsaid,theworstcame,butthankstoMum,mysenseofhearingnowallowsme

to"see”.Thiswasthemostpricelessgiftfromamothertoherchild.

(1)Whydidthewriterandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?

A.Becausetheyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.

B.Becausewhatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.

C.Becausethewriterdidn'tdowellintheexam.

D.Becausetheyfocusedonthestudyalongtheroad.

(2)Howdidthewritermanagetogethighmarks?

A.BylisteningtoMumcarefully.

B.Bycompetingwithotherkinds.

C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.

D.Byreadingmanybooksbyhimself.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?

A.sometimesB.regularlyC.oftenD.hardly

(4)Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thewriter'ssightgotbetterfinally

B.readingmadethewritermorefearful

C.readingmadethewriternotworryabouthissight

D.thewriter'smotherstoppedworkingtolookafterhim

(5)Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyEyesightTroubleB.AnUnforgettableExperience

C.MyMom'sStoryD.WithEarsWideOpen

4.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Onceuponatime,ahippo(河馬)livedinarivernexttoabigtree.

Oneday,abirdcameandnested(筑巢)inthetree.Thesongsofthebirdfilledthehippowithso

muchenvy(羨慕)thathecouldn'tthinkofanythingelse.Everydayhewouldthinkwhyhewasn't

bomtobeabirdeventhoughthebirdtoldhimmanytimeshewassoluckytobesobigandsucha

goodswimmer.

Finally,thehippomadeuphismindthathewouldcomeoutoftheriver,climbthetreeandstart

singing.However,whenhetriedtoclimbthetree,itwasveryclearthatthehippodidn'thavewings,

norclawstoclimbwith.

Realizingthathewouldneverclimbupthetree,heangrilyhitthetreeuntilitcamecrashingtothe

ground.Thenhesteppedontotheleavesofthefallentree,andbegansinging.

Unfortunately,thehippocouldn*tsing,either.Allthatcamefromhismouthwereterriblenoises,and

whentheotheranimalsheardthis,theyallcamearoundtomakefunofthehippo.

Hewassoashamedbythis.Healsofeltbadabouthavingknockedthetreeover.Heusedallhis

strengthtoraisethetreebackupagain,andtolookafterituntilitcompletelyrecovered(康復(fù)).

(1)Thehippoenviedthebirdbecause.

A.hecouldflyhighB.hecouldbuildanest

C.hecouldsingwellD.hecouldliveinthetree

(2)Afterreadingthispassage,weknow.

A.thewriteristellingusatruestory

B.thestoryhappenedonanautumnday

C.thebirdthoughthewasluckierthanthehippo

D.thehippotriedtodosomethingagainsthisnature

(3)Thehippointhisstory.

A.washappyallthetime

B.didnotrespecthisfriends

C.likedtotalkalotbutdidnothing

D.correctedhismistakewhenherealizedit

(4)Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推斷)thatthehippowouldaftersuchanexperience.

A.beagoodsinger

B.begoodatclimbingtrees

C.stopenvyingthebird

D.notmakefriendswithotheranimals

(5)Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe"

A.Thehippothatwishedtosing

B-Thetreethatwasknockedover

C.Thebirdthatwishedtoswim

D.Theanimalsthatwereinhighspirits

5.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

OncetherewasamancalledStevenwholosthislegsandleftarminanaccident.Aftertheaccident,

onlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthandremained.

Hewasonceacreative,andeducatedman,andhehadgainedalotofexperiencewhiletraveling

aroundtheworld.Sohebecameverydepressedafterthataccident.Hewasafraidthathewouldno

longerbeabletospendhislifeinameaningfulway.

However,oneday,herealizedthathecouldstillwritewithhisrighthandeventhoughitwasvery

difficult.Thenanideahithim,"Whynotwritetothosewhoneedencouragement?"

Sohewrotetotheprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerreplied,

"Writingtotheprisonersisacceptable,butyourletterswillnotbeanswered."

Filledwithexcitement,Stevenknewhecoulddosomethingmeaningfultohelptheprisoners.He

begansendingone-waymessagesofGod*slove,hope,strength,andencouragement.Hewrotetwicea

week,testinghisstrengthandabilitytothelimit.Hepouredhisheartandsoulintohiswordsand

sharedhisexperience,senseofhumor,optimism,andfaith.

Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters,especiallywithouthopeofareply.Buthemadeuphismindto

write.Unexpectedly,oneday,hereceivedaletterfromtheprisonministry.Itwasashortnotefrom

theofficerwhomonitoredtheprisonmail.

Thelettersaid,"PleasewrifeonthebestDap”canafford.M〃刀lettersarepassedfromcellto

celluntil統(tǒng)eyliterallyfalltopieces!”

Nomatterhowdifficultalifewemaylive,andnomatterwhatserioustroubleswemaysuffer,weall

haveuniqueexperiences,abilities,andGod-giventalents.LikeSteven,atleasthecandiscoverways

toreachotherswhoeagerlyneedmessagesofencouragementandstrength.

(1)Inordertoliveinameaningfulway,Stevenbeganto.

A.findajobintheprison

B.writetoencouragesomepeople

C.meetthosewhoweredisabled

D.doexercisetoregaintheabilityofusinghislegsandarms

(2)WhatcanwelearnaboutSteven'sletters?

A.Theprisonministryalwaysansweredthem.

B.Itpersuadedtheprisonerstostartanewlife.

C.Itwasnoteasyforhimtowritetheseletters.

D.Heusedtheseletterstopourouthisowntroubles.

(3)Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentencethat.

A.thelettersweretomintomanypiecesbecausetheprisonerswerenotallowedtoreadthem

B.theprisonministryoftendividedthelettersintopiecesafterreadingthem

C.theletterswereverypopularamongtheprisoners

D.theprisonersreadtheletterswordbywordbecausetheyhadlittleeducation

(4)Accordingtothepassage,Stevenwouldfeelatlast.

A.disappointedandsadB.unexpectedandinspired

C.anxiousandangryD.nervousandawful

(5)Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"

A.LearntoGrowAfterFailure

B.EveryoneHasItsOwnDay

C.SpecialLettersofEncouragement

D.FriendshipBetweenWritersandPrisoners

6.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Ritawasintheshoppingmall,lookingforagiftforherlittledaughter.Suddenly,shestoppedbeforea

store,insidewhichwereallkindsofdolls.

"Whynotbuyalovelydoll?Girlslikedolls."shethoughtasshesteppedin.

Lookingaround,shesawagrandmadoll-onewithgrayhairandapairofglasses.Asshelookedatit,

inhermindsomehowappearedLinda,hermother.

WhenRitawasalittlegirl,shegotherfirstdollfromLindaforherbirthday.Shewasveryhappy.

Thenthesecond,thethird...,Ritabegantofeelpuzzled.Whensheaskedhermomthereason,the

answerwasalways”Agirlcanneverhaveenoughdolls."Yearafteryear,RitagrewupandLinda

aged,butadollayearfromLindaneverarrivedlate.

"Butwhyalwaysadoll?"ThisquestionhadbeeninRita'sminduntilonedayherfathergavethe

answer.

LittleLindadreamedofhavingadoll.Herparentspromisedoneforherfifthbirthday.Sadly,they

bothdiedinatrafficaccidentbeforeitarrived.Thenever-receivedgiftwasthemostpreciousinher

eyes.That'swhyshethoughtdollswerethebestbirthdaygiftsforRita.

Afterhearinghermom'sstory,Ritagotanidea...

ItwasLinda*ssixtiethbirthday.Thewholefamilygatheredaroundthesixty-year-oldladywhenthe

doorbellrang.MuchtoLinda'ssurprise,apackagewasdeliveredtoher,withacard.Itread:

DearLinda,

IforgettosendyouthepackagethatyoushouldhavereceivedonMay20,1956,yourfifthbirthday.

Thegiftinsidehasaged,butIfeltthatyoumightstillwishtohaveit.Sorryfarthelateness!

Love,

AngelofJoy

Lindaopenedthepackageandsawalovelygrandmadoll.Shehuggedthedollthatshehadwaitedso

manyyearstoreceive,tearscomingdownherface.Thedoll,givenbynAngelofJoy",madeherthe

happiest"child”intheworld.

(1)Ritawentintothedollstorebecause.

A.herdaughter'sbirthdaywascoming

B.sheconsideredbuyingagiftforherdaughter

C.sherecalledsomethingthathappenedwhenshewasyoung

D.shewantedtobuyagiftforhermother

(2)Theword''precious''probablymeans""inthepassage.

A.normalB.classicalC.expensiveD.valuable

(3)Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.Ritadreamedofhavingallthelovelydolls

B.thegrandmadolllookedlikeLindaverymuch

C.Lindahadnevergotthedreamdollfromherparents

D.Lindahadreceivedenoughlovelydollsfromherdaughter

(4)WhenLindareceivedthegift,shewas.

A.movedandexcitedB.shockedandnervous

C.unexpectedandpainfulD.angryanddisappointed

(5)Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"

A.AngelofJoyB.Linda'sBirthdayCelebration

C.Linda,theHappiestChildD.ALateBirthdayGift

7.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

"Don'tyouhaveanytoystoshare?"Iaskedmysonduringourchurch*sChristmastoydrive(玩具慈

善捐贈)，"Whynotsharesomeofthethingsinthestoreroom?"

"Ohno.Idon'thaveanythingtoshare."hesaid,HWe'resopoor."一IsaidthatwhenIrefusedtobuy

himthetoycarhewantedforChristmas.

"Butyou'reneversopoorthatyouhavenothingtogive."Isaidtohim,aphrasemymotheroftenused

onme.

Thenextday,whileIwasatwork,oneofmystudentswhohadbeenoutofworkformonths,handed

meaChristmasgift-aboxofchocolates.

Ihadneverexpectedgifthere-Iworkedatanadulteducationcenter,wherewehelpedpoorpeople

whowereintrouble.Sometimes,thesepeopledidn*tevenhaveenoughmoneyforfood.Andyetthey,

sothankfulforasecondchanceatgettinganeducation,stillmanagedtodosomethingforusnearly

everyweek.Somebroughtinfood;othersdidchoresaroundthecenter.Theygavewhattheywere

abletogive.

WhenIlookedatthegift,Ireallywantedtorefuseit.ButIknewthatmighthurther,soIjustsaid

"thankyou".

Thatnight,Ibroughtthechocolateshomeandsharedwithmyfamily.AndItoldthemwherethese

preciouschocolateswerefrom.Finally,Isaiditagain,fromthebottomofmyheart,HYou'reneverso

poorthatyouhavenothingtogive."

ThenIwenttomybookshelf,choseseveralofmyfavoritenovels,andplannedtoshareinthecenter.

AfterIpackedthemwell,Ihappenedtofindmysonpackingapileoftoyshehadlovedsomuch."I

don'twanttheseoldthings.Youcangivethemtothechurch.nhesaid.

PerhapsthewayIcouldhelpmysonunderstandbestwasformetounderstandfirst.Nowmysongot

it.

(1)Theauthoraskedhersontosharesometoysperhapsbecause.

A.thestoreroomcouldnotholdsomanyoldtoys

B.shewantedtotakesometothecenter

C.theyneededtomakeroomforthebignewtoycar

D.thechurchencouragedpeopletogiveawaysometoysforChristmas

(2)Whatcanweknowabouttheadulteducationcenter?

A.Itofferedjobstothosewhowereoutofwork.

B.Allthestudentstherewerewell-educated.

C.ItprovidedChristmasgiftsforallthestudentsthere.

D.Thestudentstherewerepoorbutthirstyforknowledge.

(3)Theauthoracceptedthegiftperhapsbecause.

A.herfamilylikedchocolatesverymuch

B.shewouldsendthestudentanotherpresentinreturn

C.shedidn'twantedtohurtthepoorstudent'sfeelings

D.shewantedtosharethegiftwithotherstudents

(4)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorwassonicethatsheoftenreceivedgiftsfromherstudents.

B.Theauthor'ssonfinallyunderstoodherwords.

C.Thesongotthetoycarhedreamedatlast.

D.Theauthorwouldgiveawaysomenovelsandtoystothechurch.

(5)What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.NeverTooPoortoGiveB.ShareYourHappiness

C.ASpecialGiftforChristmasD.GivingIsReceiving

8.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Theroofofourhousehadapartmissing.SoCarl,thecarpenter(木匠),cametofixitforus.

Hefilledabagwithallthedeadleavesandgrassthatanimalshadcarriedtomaketheirnestsonthe

roof.Thenhespentthewholeafternoongettingridoftheoldwood,cuttingnewpiecestofitand

nailingthemtogether.

Ashewasleaving,Carlsaid,"Therewasasquirrel(松鼠)uptherethatwasangrilylookingatme.I

guessitdidn*twanttomoveout."

Thatevening,mysisterheardastrangenoise.Sheyelled,"Mom!Dad!Theangrysquirrelischewing

(嚼)onthenewwoodoutside!"

Weallwentupstairsandtriedtostopit.Westartedstrikingthewallinside.Thatstoppedthesquirrel

forawhile,butassoonasweleft,itwentrightbacktochewagain.Momputaradiorightnexttothe

wallandturneditup,butthesquirrelstillwentonbiting.Finally,alltheshoutandthenoisewemade

didn*twork.

Toourjoy,thesquirrelstoppedchewinganhourlater,butunluckily,ithadopenedupabigholein

ournewroof.

Iwentoutsideandshoneaflashlightupattheroof.ThenIwatchedthesquirrelsqueezeinto(擠進)

theholeandcomeoutwithsomethinginitsmouth.Itclimbeddownthesideofthehouse,

disappearingupatree.Inafewminutes,itwentintotheholeagain,thenwentout,holdingsomething

initsmouth.

Idiscovereditssecret!Ijustraninsideandshouted,"Guesswhat?Thesquirrelhasbabiesthere!"

Nowweallstoodandwatchedthemothersquirrelcarryinganotherbabytoasafeplace.

HWewereangryatthesquirrelforruiningCarFsnicework."saidMom,lookingatmeandmysister,

nOfcourseithadtorescueherbabies.Iunderstandjusthowitfeels."

(1)Whatcanknowaboutthehouse?

A.Theroofofthehousehashadaholesincethefamilymovedin.

B.Carlcarriedsomeleavesintothehousethatday.

C.Someanimalshadmadenestsontheroofofthehouse.

D.Deadleavesandgrassweredeliciousfoodforanimals.

(2)Whydidtheywanttostopthesquirrelfromchewing?

A.Becausetheyhatedthesquirrel'sfamilylivingthere.

B.Becausethebabysquirrelsoftenmadealotofnoise.

C.Becausethesquirreldugmanyholesintheroofforfun.

D.Becausethesquirrelmightbreaktheirnewroof.

(3)Theword''rescue''probablymeans""accordingtothepassage.

A.connectB.saveC.treatD.hurt

(4)Whatdidtheauthorfindfinally?

A.Squirrelspreferredlivinginthetreetolivinginahouse.

B.Thesquirrelbelievedthefamilywouldn'thurtherandherkids.

C.Thesquirrelkeptchewingonthenewroofjustforherbabies*safety.

D.Themothersquirrelmeanteverythingtoherbabies.

(5)Thebesttitleofthepassagecouldbe"

A.Carl'sNiceWork

B.TheSquirrelFamilyonOurRoof

C.DriveThemAway

D.TheAngrySquirreFsSecret

9.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

Iwasveryexcitedonthefirstdayofhighschool!IhadP.E.forthefirstperiod.

Wehurriedlygatheredinthelockerroom(衣帽間)whentheheadmasterbegantospeak,HGood

morning,boysandgirls!Welcometothefirstdayofthegreatnewschoolyear!Let'spledge(宣誓)to

ourflagfirst."

Pledgewaspartofourregularto-dolisteverymorning.Ipulledmyshirtovermyheadandmyright

handimmediatelyrestedovermyheart.AfewtearscametomyeyesasIpledged.

Thenextmorninginthelockerroom,Inoticedsomethingstrange.Somegirlstalkedthroughthe

pledge.Afterthat,evenfewerdidthepledge,includingtheteachers.Bythesecondweekofschool,I

wastheonlygirlinthewholelockerroomthatdidthepledge.

Thenonemorning,Ihidinthebathroomtochangeclothesandpledge.There,Icouldn'tseetheflag

andIhadasenseofsorrowtobehidinglikethat.Ikepthidingforthenextweekandfeltworse.

Ispentaweekendgatheringupmynerve.OnMonday,Ichangedintomygymclothesrightawayand

wasstandingbymylockerwhentheheadmasterbeganmorningannouncements.Thepledgestarted

andIputmyhandovermyheart.Agirlnearbylockedherlockerandasked,"Whyareyoudoing

that?"

"MygrandpafoughtinWorldWarIIandhediedlastyear."Isaid,"I'mdoingitforhim!"

Shefeltembarrassedandlookedaway."Oh!"shesaid.

Overthenextfewweeks,moregirlsquestionedmeaboutthepledge.Igavethemallthatsame

answer,peacefully.

Ineverinspiredotherstodothepledgealongwithme.Theymadetheirchoice;Imademine.Iwas

doingitformygrandpa,butmorethanthat,Iwasdoingitformyself.Grandparaisedmetobeproud

ofmycountryandthatpridedidn'tstop.

(1)Theauthordidthepledgeeverydaybecause.

A.itwasarequiredcourseofhighschool

B.theheadmasteraskedhertodoso

C.itwasawaytoshowloveforhergrandpa

D.shewantedtosetagoodexample

(2)It'sclearthat.

A.otherstudentsgraduallylostinterestinthepledge

B.theauthorwasoftenlaughedatwhenshedidthepledge

C.noonewaswillingtodothepledgeinthelockerroom

D.theauthorfeltsoanxiousandashamedwhenshehidinthebathroomtopledge

(3)Theword''nerve''inthepassageprobablymeans"

A.stressB.shameC.painD.courage

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Tearsfilledtheauthor'seyesbecauseherclassmatesdidn*ttakethepledgeseriously.

B.Theauthorwasproudofhergrandpaandhercountry.

C.Theothergirlswouldliketojoinherafterknowingwhytheauthordidthepledge.

D.Theauthor*sclassmatesfinallyrealizedthattheymadeawrongchoice.

(5)What*sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BeYourselfB.GrandpaRaisedMe

C.PledgeforMyPrideD.MyRegularTo-doList

10.閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后各題所給的選項中，選擇最佳選項。

WhenspringcametothecityofCleveland,Ohio,itdidnotchangeGatesAvenue,whichwasashort

street.Butitseemedlongbecauseitwassouglythatmostofthefamilieswholivedtherehadvery

littlemoney.Theirhouseshadnotbeenpaintedinmanyyears.Thestreetitselfwasugly,too.Ithad

nopavement(人彳亍道)andnostreetlight.

MostofthelittlegirlsintheschoolnearGatesAvenueworeprettynewclothes.Butthelittlegirl

fromGatesAvenueworethesamedirtydressthatshehadwornallw