Ⅰ 很短很短的英语阅读理解（请进！请详细说明！谢谢！）
首先，我帮你翻译整段话：
在对其他物种没有直接和无限制的观察、交流和理解下，人类回理解存在答真空（也就是没有理解到其他物种的地方）。在遇到数以千计的聪明生物后，我有时会很奇怪很多人没有把动物看做聪明的个体，或者说许多人不愿这样看待。
应该选C。句末有直接提到，答案B具有迷惑性，但是要清楚，不是人类不研究，而是缺少直接和无限制的研究。
希望能帮到你
Ⅱ 短篇英语阅读带答案
A
Mr. Smith usually got up late in the morning, so Mrs. Smith always called him up in order to make him not to be late for work. One day, they had a loud and long quarelling, so they were not speaking to each other. In the evening Mr. Smith handed his wife a piece of paper. He had written" call me at 7 in the morning" on it. Then without a word, he went to sleep.
Next morning, when Mr. Smith woke up, it was already 9:30.He got up and put on his clothes quickly. As he went out, he found another piece of paper on the table." It's seven o'clock. Get up!"
A）根据短文内容，对下面一个句子做出判断，如句子与短文内容相符，在题
前括号内写（T），如不符则写（F）。
( )1.Mr.Smith woke up earlier than his wife every morning.
( )2.After the quarelling. Mr. Smith still wanted his wife to wake him up.
( )3.Mr.Smith did not speak to his wife the whole evening.
( )4.Mrs.Smith did not want to speak to him either.
( )5.Mr.Smith might be late for work that morning.
B）根据短文内容，从下面每小题的a、b、c、d四个答案中，选择一个正确答
案，把它的序号填入左边括号内。
( )1.If Mrs. Smith did not wake him up, usually Mr. Smith might ________.
a. be late for work b. get angry
c. sleep all day d. quarrel with his wife
( )2.Why weren't they speaking to each other?
a. They had quarreled b. They couldn't speak
c. They were afraid to speak d. They wanted to be quiet
( )3.Why did Mr. Smith write a piece of paper to ask his wife to call him up the next morning?
a. He liked writing b. He was afraid that his wife might forget
c. They had just quarreled d. They were not speaking to each other.
( )4.Mrs.Smith woke up the next morning_______.
a. before 7 b. after 7 c. at 9:30 d. at 6:30
( )5.Mr.Smith woke up late by _______.
a. two and a half hours b. one hour c. half an hour d. about three hours
B
Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all before the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all.
One day Mr. Smith asked her," But how did you spend all that money?" She answered," I don't know. "So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife," Please write down how you spend the money."
Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it." I have done what you told me," She said gladly. She had written "Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith "on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote," Tuesday, I have spent it all."
A）根据短文内容，对下面五个句子做出判断，如句子与短文内容相符，在题
前括号内写（T），如不符则写（F）。
( )1.Mr.Smith gave money to his wife.
( )2.Mrs.Smith had no money to spend on Wednesdays.
( )3.Mrs.Smith did what her husband asked her to do.
( )4.Mrs.Smith was glad in the end.
B）根据短文内容，从下面每小题的a、b、c、d四个答案中，选择一个正确答
案，把它的序号填入左边括号内。
( )1.Mrs.Smith always spent all the money_______.
a. the next day b. in four days c. in a week d. on next Wednesday
( )2.Mr.Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her to ______.
a. to do homework b. to have a look
c. to write down how she spent the money d. to draw a picture on it
( )3.Mrs.Smith was _______ to do what Mr. Smith asked her to do.
a. happy b. sad c. sorry d. excited
( )4.Mr.Smith gave his wife money ______ a week.
a. once b. twice c. three times d. four times
( )5.They story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very _____.
a. glad b. tall c. careful d. good
答案：
A
A）1-5 FTTTT
B）1-5 aaddd
B
A）1-4 TTFF
B）1-5 bcaac
Ⅲ 英语阅读（简短，仅一个问题）
B.Jim
Boy:...I...am
my
father这句可以看出，童言无忌。。。。我是我
爸爸，可爱的孩子，谎言穿帮啦，所以他是JIM
本人，文中没有提到其他人，所以不选
Ⅳ 英语简单的小阅读5~10篇
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希望符合你的要求内～容
Ⅳ 英语简短阅读
d，a， b
O(∩_∩)O~
Ⅵ 给我5篇简短的英语阅读，我要背诵。谢谢。
At an exhibition of the world's best swordsman, the third-place fencer took the stage. A fly was released, and with an arc of his sword he cut the fly in half. The crowd cheered. Then the second-place man sliced a fly into quarters. A hush fell in anticipation of the world's greatest swordsman.
His blade came down in a mighty arc - but the insect continued on its way! The crowd was aghast. The greatest swordsman had missed his target completely, yet he continued to smile.
"Why are you so happy?" someone yelled. "You missed!"
"Ah," replied the swordsman, "you weren't watching very carefully. They fly lives, yes - but he will never be a father."
世界上最伟大的击剑手
在一场世界最佳击剑手表演中，排名第三的击剑手上场了。一只苍蝇放了出来，剑划了一个弧，他将苍蝇劈成了两半。观众欢呼起来。紧接着排名第二的人将一只苍蝇切成了四半。现场一阵沉默，人们期盼着世界上最伟大的击剑手出场。
他的剑锋以一个巨大的弧线划了下来－－然而那只昆虫还在继续飞行!观众被惊呆了。最伟大的击剑手完全错过了他的目标，然而他还在微笑着。
“你为什么这么高兴？”有人嚷道，“你没击中!”
“啊，”剑手答道，“你刚才没有很仔细地看。苍蝇还活着，是的－－但他永远也做不成爸爸了。”
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A Mistake
An American, a Scot and a Canadian were killed in a car accident. They arrived at the gates of heaven, where a flustered St. Peter explained that there had been a mistake. "Give me $500 each," he said, "and I'll return you to earth as if the whole thing never happened."
"Done!" said the American. Instantly, he found himself standing unhurt near the scene.
"Where are the others?" asked a medic.
"Last I knew," said the American, "the Scot was haggling price, and the Canadian was arguing that his government should pay."
搞错了
一位美国人，一位英格兰人和一位加拿大人在一场车祸中丧生。他们到达天堂的门口。在那里，醉醺醺的圣彼德解释说是搞错了。“每人给我五百美元，”他说，“我将把你们送回人间，就象什么都没有发生过一样。”
“成交!”美国人说。立刻，他发现自己毫不损伤地站在现场附近。
“其他人在哪儿？”一名医生问道。
“我离开之前，”那名美国人说，“我看见英格兰人正在砍价，而那名加拿大人正在分辩说应该由他的政府来出这笔钱。”
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Pig or Witch
A man is driving up a steep, narrow mountain road. A woman is driving down the same road. As they pass each other, the woman leans out of the window and yells "PIG!!" The man immediately leans out of his window and replies, "WITCH(女巫)!!" They each continue on their way, and as the man rounds the next corner, he crashes into a pig in the middle of the road. If only men would listen.
猪还是女巫
一个男人在一条陡峭狭窄的山路上驾车，一个女人相向驾车而来。他们相遇时，那个女的从窗中伸出头来叫到：“猪！！”那个男的立即从窗中伸出头来回敬道：“女巫！！”他们继续前行。这个男的在下一个路口转弯时，撞上了路中间的一头猪。要是这个男的能听懂那个女人的意思就好了。
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Response Ability
An Ogden, Iowa, minister was matching coins with a member of his congregation for a cup of coffee. When asked if that didn't constitute gambling, the minister replied, "It's merely a scientific method of determining just who is going to commit an act of charity."
Philosopher Bertrand Russell, asked if he was willing to die for his beliers, replied: "Of course not. After all, I may be wrong."
A newspaper organized a contest for the best answer to the question: "If a fire broke out in the Louvre, and if you could only save one painting, which one would you carry out?"
The winning reply was: "The one nearest the exit."
答问技巧
衣阿华州奥格根的一位牧师正在与一位教友为一杯咖啡而猜硬币。别人问他那是否构成赌博行为时，牧师答道：“这仅仅是决定由谁来做一件善事的一种科学方法。”
当我人问哲学家罗素是否愿意为了他的信仰而献身时，他答道：“当然不会。毕竟，我可能会是错的。”
一份报纸组织了一场竞赛，为下面的问题征集最佳答案：“如果卢浮宫起了火，而你只能救出一幅画，你将救出哪一幅？”
获奖的答案是：“最接近门口的那一幅。”
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Jonesie The Great Lion Hunter
A small village was troubled by a man-eating lion. So its leaders sent a message to the great hunter, Jonesie, to come and kill the beast.
For several nights the hunter lay in wait for the lion, but it never appeared. Finally, he told the village chief to kill a cow and give him its hide. Draping the skin over his shoulders, he went to the pasture to wait for the lion.
In the middle of the night, the villagers woke to the sound of blood-curdling shrieks coming from the pasture. As they carefully approached, they saw the hunter on the ground, groaning in pain. There was no sign of the lion.
"What happened, Jonesie? Where is the lion?" asked the chief.
"Forget the damn lion!" he howled. "Which one of you idiots let the bull loose?"
伟大的猎手Jonesie
有个小村庄正为一只吃人的狮子而烦恼。于是，村长派人去请伟大的猎手Jonesie来杀死这只野兽。
猎手躺着等了几个晚上，但狮子一直没有出现。最后，他要求村长杀只羊然后把头皮给他。把羊皮披在身上后，猎人到草原上去等狮子。
半夜，村民被从草原传来的声嘶力竭的尖叫声惊醒。他们小心地靠近后，看到猎手正躺在草地上痛苦地呻吟。没有狮子出没的蛛丝马迹。
“Jonesie，怎么了？狮子在哪？”村长问。
“哪有狮子！”猎人怒吼道，“哪个傻瓜把公牛放出来了？”
Ⅶ 急需短篇英语阅读30篇 英语作文10篇..
My family(我的家庭) Hello, everyone, I’m Liu Dongdong. I’m a student. There are three people in my family—my father, mother and I. My father is 40 years old. He is a worker. I think he is a good worker. Because he works very hard. He gets up very early every day and he works for more than 10 hours a day. So he is always busy, he looks very tired when he gets home. He likes reading newspapers. He usually reads it after supper. So he gets lots of news. My mother is 38 years old. She is a worker too. She works in a very small factory. She is not tall and she has two big eyes. She loves me and she is good for me. She always buys some books for me. She wants me to be a top student. She also cares for my diet and life. I’ m 15 years old. I wear glasses. I like reading. I always read books after school. I like singing, too. My favorite singer is Jay Chou. His music is very nice. What do you think of him? I also like making friends. If you want to meet me, please write to me. Oh, my parents love me and I love them, too. My family is a happy family. Our School Life I don’t think our school life is colorful. Because we’ve got so many classes every day. I wonder whether we can change our school life someday. You see, from Monday to Friday, I have to stay at school. the only relaxation is to listen to the radio or play ball games. At weekends, we need to go to school to have classes, too. I know it’s very important for us to study well now. As the saying goes, "All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy. "I want to step into the nature. I hope we will have more activities such as visiting museums, taking part in different kinds of contests, attending some lectures and so on. Is it only a dream? A NiceDay(美好的一天) Today is Monday.It is a nice day. In the morning, we had four classes，we had Chinese at 8:00o'clock. We had maths at8:50o'clock.we had English at9:30o'clock and Moral Ecation at10:30. In the afternoon，we had P.E at2:30,I really like P.E very much.oh,we had handwriting class on3:20. I like the day very much. It is a nice day and a happy day! Acat——Zhaocai (招财猫) There is a cat in our English school.Its name is Zhaocai.It is fat and very lovely.It has pointy ears,round eyes,white claws, and short but soft fur.It likes to keep itself clean by licking its fur.Zhaocai likes eating fish and meat. One day,I played a ball with my friend,but the ball fell down on the floor.Zhaocai saw the ball and ran to catch it.We saw it and laughed.Then we played with Zhaocai together. We were all very happy.We like zhaocai very much，because It is very cute and has brought us hap－piness. My Dream School I always feel tired after eight classes a day, so my dream school starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. There are three lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon. We can choose our favorite lessons to learn. We can spend more time doing some outside reading. The students do after-school activities for one and a half hours every day. We needn’t do a lot of homework. We are all happy to stay at school. Besides that, my dream school looks like a big garden. There are many kinds of flowers around the modern buildings. Sweet perfumes are diffused all around. If I want to have a rest, I can lie on the grass, listen to music by the lake or look out at the flowers from the classroom windows. The teachers here are kind and helpful. They are not only our teachers but also our good friends. The students are polite and friendly. We all know how to keep our school clean and tidy. There is no litter around the campus. I love my dream school. We will grow up to be happier there. MY BIRTHDAY (我的生日) Yesterday was my birthday, so some of my classmates sent me presents. Mother prepared a tea party for me. I invited all of them to come and take part in it.The tea party began at half past six. There were cold drinks and refreshments. We ate, talked and laughed. We felt that we were the happiest men in the world.Time passed quickly. In a twinkling, the clock on the wall struck nine. We could not but say “Good-bye” to one another. My Favourite Flower(我喜爱的花) My favourite flower is lily. Lily is the national flower of France. I like white lily best. Because it’s very beautiful and pure. I planted a white lily in my garden in spring. I watered it every day. It grew very fast. It was taller and taller. One day, I got home after school. The lily blossomed. It looked like an elegant fairy. I was too excited to cry, “Oh, white fairy, white fairy!” I couldn’t help dancing. At that night, I dreamt that I was a beautiful fairy. My favorite sport(我喜爱的运动) There are many kinds of sports that I enjoy, such as swimming,running, and dancing. However, the sport that I like most is football. football matches are going on here and there around the world. Pick up a newspaper and you can learn the the results of the football matches. We enjoy playing football, watching football games after work. During the football matches of the World Cup,millions of people watch the matches on TV. When their favorite teams win, they will give them three cheers. When they fail,they feel sad. We all hope our national team will be the strongest one in the world. And the last,in the all football star,i like Ronaldo best，he is cool! Football is a really great sport ,it can make us healthy,i really like it! My Happiest Day Today is Friday. It is my thirteenth birthday. I got up very early in the morning and put on my new clothes happily. My parents bought me the new clothes as my birthday presents. I went to school earlier than before. I invited many of my classmates to come to my birthday party in the evening. Evening came at last. Many of my classmate came to my home. they bought me lots of beautiful presents. they all said,"Happy birthday to you!" We sang birthday songs happily.then my parents brought out a big birthday cake, saying, "We love you for ever. Happy birthday!" At the end of the party, we ate the birthday cake and some other delicious food. How happy I was! My Good Friend Zhang Ying is my good friend. She’s in Class1, Grade4 of Tianjiao Primary School. She’s a model student. She’s clever and she’s helpful, too. She often helps teachers and young students at school. She is good at Chinese, maths, English, arts and crafts, music and so on. She has a lot of hobbies. She likes painting and drawing. And she likes listening to music, having picnics with her parents. Oh yeah, she likes fishing, too. But she doesn’t like playing basketball, football, table tennis or volleyball. Zhang Ying is the best friend of mine. I like playing with her. We always work together and help each other
Ⅷ 简单的英文短文
1.Yesterday was my birthday, so some of my classmates sent me presents. Mother prepared a tea party for me. I invited all of them to come and take part in it.The tea party began at half past six. There were cold drinks and refreshments. We ate, talked and laughed. We felt that we were the happiest men in the world
昨天是我生日，所以有几位我的同班同学送我礼。母亲给我准备一个茶会。我邀请他们都前来参加。茶会下午六点半开始。有冷饮和点心。我们又吃又谈又笑。我们觉得是世界上最快乐的人。。
2.I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival. This is a time especially for rest and joy. I need not study. I wear good clothes and eat good food. I have a good time from morning till night. I am as happy as a king.
我喜欢中国新年比喜欢其它任何节日更甚。这是一个专为休息和欢乐的时间。我不需要读书。我穿好衣服，吃好东西。我每天从早到晚日子过得轻松愉快。我和上帝一样快乐。
3.No sooner had the witer vacation begun than I returned to my native town. Of course I
must make good use of it;.In the morning I reviewed my lessons and read newspapers or magazines. In the afternoon I played ball games with my friends or went fishing in the river. At night I watched television with my family. hardly had the clock on the wall struck ten when I went to bed.
寒假刚一开始，我就回故乡了。自然我须好好利用它。 早晨我复习功课并阅读报纸或杂志。下午我和朋友打球，或去河中钓鱼。晚上我就和家人看看电视。墙上的钟刚敲十下，我就去睡觉了。
4.I live very happily today! In the morning, it is very fine! Then I climb the mountain with family, the air on the mountain is very fresh, the flowers plants and trees on the mountain all seem extremely beautiful. Coming back home in the evening, family and I sat and watched TV together, we are returning and eating the fruit while chatting, the whole family is happy and harmonious!
今天我过得非常开心！早上，天气非常好！于是我和家人一起去登山，山上的空气非常清新，山上的花草树木都显得格外美丽。晚上回到家，我与家人坐在一起看电视，我们还一边聊天一边吃着水果，全家其乐融融！
Ⅸ 英语阅读题。[篇幅简短，问题简单]
^你好，这道题的正确答案是：
1 Miss Hu is our Chinese teacher.
2 She likes drinking tea.
3 He likes playing volleyball.
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Ⅹ 急求10篇短小的英语阅读
给你找了一些，自己挑吧。
阅读理解1
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
1. Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen
2. The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A. he's her grandson B. he's clever
C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time
3. From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A. classmate B. colleague (同事)
C. aunt D. wife
4. The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认
5. Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A. to wake his grandma up
B. to make his grandma angry
C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time
D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
参考答案 ： 1．B 2．C 3．A 4．B 5．C
讲解：
1．第一句介绍杰克今年20岁，2年前中学毕业，故选B。
2．结合前后文意，前面讲他吃完饭就去睡觉，并且很快就睡着了，文章最后介绍他用脚跺楼，发出声音，奶奶阻止他，说明他奶奶怕吵，综合判断选C。
3．由第二段倒数第二句判断。
4．根据文意，他奶奶住他楼下，倒数第二句又讲他用脚在地板上发出“Bang...”的声音，故应是用脚跺楼。
5．因他表坏了，Mary 又没带，他们想知道时间。
阅读理解2
We are all busy talking about and using the Internet (互联网), but how many of us know the history of the Internet?
Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks (网络) didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.
At first the Internet was only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made 'surfing' (浏览) the Internet more convenient.
Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet everyday. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among students.
The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用 “F”表示。
l. The Internet has a history of less than thirty years.
T F
2. In the 1960s computer networks went wrong easily.
T F
3. Computers become cheaper so that many hospitals and banks were allowed to use them.
T F
4. People didn't have enough software to get on-line conveniently until the early 1990s.
T F
参考答案： 1．F 2．T 3．F 4．T
讲解：
1．第二段开头讲互联网是在60年代建立的，故至今历史已超过30年。
2．文中第二段阐明计算机网络工作状况不好(didn't work well)。
3．第三段中说明大学、医院等都被允许使用电脑，然而，计算机仍然很贵，并且网络很难使用。
4．由第三段最后几句介绍可知，到90年代，计算机便宜且好用。科学家也发展了软件使网上浏览更方便。而本题干用了not…until句型，译为“直到90年代早期人们才有足够的软件上网”。
阅读理解3
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination (升学考试). Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever and able her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
“Which university (大学) will your son study in?” a woman next to her asked.
“In the most famous university in our country!” Mrs. Turner said happily.
“The most famous university?”
“Oxford University (牛津).”
Most of the passengers (乘客) looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her, “Congratulations!”
A woman said, “I'm sure he'll know Fred Smith.”
“Who's Fred Smith?”
“He's my son.”
“Does he study in the university, too?”
“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”
l. The story happened in ________.
A. America B. France C. Germany D. England
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.
A. their son did well in his lessons
B. they have a big farm
C. they have a good harvest
D. their son studied at a middle school
3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.
A. her son finished middle school
B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a university
D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.
A. her friend could hear her
B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is true? __________.
A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too
参考答案 ： 1．D 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．C
讲解：
1．因为牛津大学是英国的著名大学。
2．第一段最后一句讲“这使他们高兴”。“It”指代前一句讲的情况，即他们的儿子功课很好。
3．根据第三段文意判断。
4．第三段最后一句讲“所有人都开始听她讲。”故A不对；她这样做只是想炫耀一下而已。C、D描述的意思都不确切。
5．文章前面做了铺垫，讲Mrs．Turner 如何炫耀她儿子考上大学，结尾讲那个妇女说自己的儿子是教授不论真假，她是在阻止Mrs. Turner的炫耀。
阅读理解4
“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say “It's cool.”You may think, “He's so cool,” when you see your favourite footballer.
We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, “It's so cool”. Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity (缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.
1. We know that the word “cool” has ________.
A. only one meaning B. no meanings
C. many different meanings D. the same meaning
2. In the passage, the word “express” means“________”.
A. see B. show C. know D. feel
3. If you are ________ something, you may say, “It's cool.”
A. interested in B. angry about
C. afraid of D. unhappy with
4. The writer takes an example to show he is _________ the way the word is used.
A. pleased with B. strange to
C. worried about D. careful with
5. In the passage, the writer suggests (暗示) that the word “cool”_________.
A. can be used instead of many words
B. usually means something interesting
C. can make your life colourful
D. may not be as cool as it seems
参考答案 ： 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D
讲解：
1．见首句。
2．由“express”前后词义关系可推断出是“表达”的意思，与“show”同义。
3．由第二段首句可知。
4．由例子中的学生用cool 一词概括出他的所有感受，知cool词义的扩大会导致语言中词汇的缺乏，是令人担忧的。
5．结合第4题的答案可做出选择。
参考答案 ： 1. A 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. C
讲解：
1. 由短文最后一句“They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London”可知，最接近“for nearly 1,800 kilometres”，因此选A。
2. 由短文第2段倒数第3句“So they were able to change its weight”可知答案为D。
3. 从第3段可以看出，越往上温度越低，因此应选A。
4. 由短文最后一段倒数第2句“They came down in Poland...”可知答案为D。
5. 纵观全文可以看出答案C不正确。
阅读理解6
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, and few of us know that it is just his own fault.
Have you ever found that some people can' t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practise remembering.
1. The main reason for one's poor memory is that his parents have poor memories.
T F
2. If you don't use your arms or legs for some time, they will become strong.
T F
3. A good memory comes from more practice.
T F
4. Some people can't read or write, but they have better memories, because they have saved trouble.
T F
5. The best title of this passage is “How to Have a Good Memory”.
参考答案： 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T
讲解：
1. 文中没有此说法。 2. 从第一段可判断。
3. 第二段开头已说明。 4. 第四段开头已说明。
5. 最后一段点题。
阅读理解7
A meteorite (陨石) almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.
The meteorite weighed (重量) one kilo, and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old.
“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn't know what it was.”
Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.
Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”
1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.
A. close to B. far from C. hitting D. coming to
2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.
A. 40,000,000,000 B. 40,000,000
C. 400,000,000 D. 4,000,000,000
3. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.
A. the trees were afraid
B. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving
C. it was going to rain
D. the moving was made by wind
4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.
A. Quite a few B. some C. Few D. Many
5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.
A. happy B. afraid C. sorry D. angry
参考答案
1. 从短文第1句看出陨石落下时几乎砸着Mr Pettifer，故答案应选A。
2. 由短文第2段中“…，and might be over four thousand million”4000百万即40亿，故答案应是D。
3. Mr Pettifer发现树梢来回摇摆是因为下落的陨石使它来回动，故答案选B。
4. 由短文第4段“About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found.”一句可推断，答案选C。
5. 由短文最后一段第1句“Mr Pettifer is glad ”可以看出，且happy与glad意思相近，故答案应选A。
阅读理解8
One of the things I always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive out of it. The one time I wasn’t sure of that was on September 11.
I usually wake up a 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. That day, I happened to wake up earlier. I turned on the TV and I saw that a plane had crashed (撞击) into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. My first reaction (反应) was that it was a terrible accident. Then I saw another plane fly into the South Tower and I realized that I was witnessing (目击) an act of terrorism.
My wife and I spent the day watching the terrible pictures over again. When I watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something I would never forget. I couldn’t understand how something this terrible could have happened.
It wasn’t until a few weeks after September 11 that I began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy (悲剧). People seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant(宽容的). Little things that seemed to be such a trouble before are no longer big things. Personally, I am more tolerant than I was. I realize life is too short, and too precious(珍贵的), to let myself get worried over small things. I’ve learned also that you can’t take things for granted. Things change in the blink of an eye. People go to work and don’t come back. One moment they’re living and the next minute they’re not. And, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. We never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
You try to learn from what happened. You can’t be used up by it. You can’t live by it. All you can do is just live.
1. The word “positive” in the passage probably means ______.
A. terrible B. bad C. good D. real
2. What did the writer see after he turned on the TV that morning?
A. A fire starting B. A plane flying
C. A terrible accident D. An act of terrorism.
3. From September 11, the writer had realized that___________.
A. people should make the most of every minute they have
B. he has become less tolerant towards others
C. he should get worried about little things
D. life is too short to care about others.
4. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. A Report about September 11
B. The Tragedy of September 11
C. September 11 and My Family
D. September 11 and My Turn.
参考答案
讲解：
1. C 见第一行，不管（no matter）事情多糟，总能发现有益的东西。
2. D 见第六行。
3. A 见倒数第三行。So we all need to make the most of every minute we have.
4. D
阅读理解9
阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容选出能完成短文题目的最佳答案。
Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children’s Hospital are asking for money for children’s toys(玩具). Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick(生病的)children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gave me an idea.”
“You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.
“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.”
“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.
Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.
“Yes, yes.” the whole class answered.
“Great! Let’s begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.
A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class:
Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.’”
1. What was the first newspaper story mainly(主要)about?
A. Sick children in Children’s Hospital
B. Doctors in Children’s Hospital.
C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.
D. Toys made by the boys and girls.
2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind?
A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.
B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.
C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.
D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.
3. Doctors in Children’s Hospital didn’t have ____ to keep the children happy and quiet.
A. enough time B. enough boys and girls
C. get money to buy toys for D. enough doctors
4. At first，the doctors in Children’s Hospital wanted to ____ the sick children.
A. give some money to B. make some toys for
C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for
5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to ____.
A. let everyone know her class
B. save some money for toys
C. make herself famous
D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others
参考答案： 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. D
讲解：
1. 根据第1段newspaper story的内容得知，文章主要讲的是在儿童医院生病住院的孩子，故答案为A。
2. 从文中孩子们建议用钱买玩具或带自己的玩具去医院，而“Mrs Weeks said，‘but mine is different.’”到有人提议“make some toys”时她微笑，可判断答案为C。
3. 纵观整个新闻内容可知没有足够的玩具供生病的孩子们玩，故答案为C。
4. 由文中说医生“ask for money for children’s toys”得知玩具不够，因此本题答案选C。
5. 从文章中可以看出Mrs Weeks的本意就是教学生学会关心爱护别人，故答案D是正确的。
阅读理解10
Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him，“Don't forget this.”
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home，his wife said，“Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way.”He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later，the conctor b.