一

The great ship， \"Titanic(泰坦尼克號) \"， set off (出發(fā)) for America in April， 1912 on its first trip(旅行). It was carrying more than 2，000 people.

The\"Titanic\" was the largest and finest ship at that time. People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it had 16 compartments(密封艙) with it. Even if 4 of those were broken， it would still be able to stay on the sea.

Four days later，when the \"Titanic\" was crossing the sea， the man on watch suddenly saw a very large iceberg (冰山) ahead (前面). The great ship turned quickly on time， but before long there was a sound from below. The captain(船長)went down to see what was the matter. To his surprise， he found the ship went sinking(下沉) fast because 5 compartments had been broken. Hundreds of people jumped out into the water. As there were not enough lifeboats(救生船) ，about 1，500 lives were lost.

1. The \"Titanic\" set off from England to __________.

A. AustraliaB. the USA

C. Arabia D. Europe

2. People then thought it was safe to be on the ship because__________.

A. it had more lifeboats than other ships

B. it had 16 compartments

C. it could not sink even if compartments were broken

D. Both A and C

3. The ship was hit__________.

A. when it started to cross the sea

B. when a very large iceberg was suddenly seen ahead

C. soon after it turned quickly on time

D. soon after it had crossed the sea

4. Which of the following is not true?

A. The captain went down under the water to see what was the matter.

B. Hundreds of people jumped out into the water.

C. The ship began to sink because 5 compartments had been broken.

D. About 1，500 people were dead.

5. Which is the best title(標(biāo)題)for the passage?

A. How Does the \"Titanic\" Go Down?

B. How Was the Great Ship Sinking?

C. The Sinking of the\"Titanic\"

D. The Sinking of a Ship

二

An Unlucky Thief

It didn't rain for months and most crops were withered(枯萎). The harvests were bad and when spring came， few people had enough food.

Mr and Mrs Taylor were hungry for days. The old man found a beautiful jacket in the box. He bought it before he married. He didn't wear it after that. He had to sell it in the market and bought some rice for his family.

Jack， a young man of twenty， was told to buy some rice in the market， too. He found his jacket was worn-out. And he could not go to meet his girl friend in such broken clothes. He bought the jacket and wore it at once. But soon he felt sorry. His parents were hungry and waited for the rice. He returned to the market， but he found Mr Taylor had bought some rice with the money. He thought for a while and followed the old man until he went in his house.

That evening， when the Taylors went to bed， Jack wore a mask(面罩)on his face and slipped into(潛入) the room and began to look for the rice. Later on he found it was in a box. He wanted to take the box away， but it was too heavy. He had to take off his jacket and put it on the floor. And when he went to ladle(舀) the rice out of the box， he heard the old man calling out， \"Stop thief! Stop thief!\"

Jack was so frightened that he ran away as quickly as possible， leaving the new jacket in the room!

1. The people had little food because __________.

A. it was dry for months

B. they didn't water the crops

C. they got bad harvests that year

D. they couldn't look after their crops

2. Mr Taylor thought __________， so he decided to sell the beautiful jacket.

A. he had already married

B. he had another jacket

C. his wife would buy more clothes for him

D. it was more important to be alive than dead

3.__________， so he changed his mind.

A. Jack wanted to see his girl friend in beautiful clothes

B. Jack thought his parents would give him some money again

C. Jack thought there was some food in his home

D. Jack could borrow some money to buy the rice

4. Jack put his jacket on the floor because__________.

A. he was afraid to make it dirty

B. he wanted to take the rice away with it

C. he wanted to return it to the old man

D. he felt very hot in the room

5. At last__________.

A. Jack ran away with some rice

B. Jack ran away with the jacket

C. Jack had to fight against Mr Taylor

D. Jack got neither the rice nor the jacket

三

Mike worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss said to him， \"Mike，I want you to go to Richmond，to an office there，to see Mr Shute. Here's the address.\"

Mike went to Richmond. When he walked out of the station， he thought，\" The office isn't far from the station. I'll find it easily.\" But after an hour， he was still looking for it， so he stopped and asked an old woman. She said，\"Go straight along this street and turn to the left at the end，and it's the second building on the right. \"Mike went and found it.

A few days later， he went to the same city，but again he did not find the office，so he asked someone the way. It was the same old woman， and she was quite surprised ，\"Are you still looking for the place?\"

1. What did the boss want Mike to do one day?

A. To buy something.

B. To visit Mr Shute.

C. To go to Mike's office.

D. To go to Richmond for his holiday.

2. How did Mike go to Richmond?

A. By train.B. By plane.

C. By ship. D. By car.

3. After walking out of the station， Mike__________.

A. lost his way back home

B. found the office easily

C. went to the office with an old woman

D. asked an old woman where the office was

4. Which of the following sentences is right?

A. Richmond was the name of a building.

B. The office wasn't near to the station.

C. Mike was a boss of an office.

D. After a few days Mike went to the same city and met the same old woman.

5. From the passage we can see__________.

A. the woman had a bad memory(記憶力)

B. Mike was a forgetful man

C. Mike had never been to Richmond

D. Mike found the office himself for the second time

答案

一

1-5 B B C A A

文章大意 “泰坦尼克號”在1912年那個時代是豪華巨輪。這個小短文講述的就是關(guān)于“泰坦尼克號”的故事。在開往美國的途中，輪船遇險，5個密封艙漏水，救生船不夠用，約有1 500人喪生。

1. 根據(jù)第一句“…，set off for America.”，set off for意為“離開去……”，故選B。

2. 在第二段中說“People thought it was safe to be on the ship because it had 16 compartments with it.”，故選B。

3. 據(jù)第三段中的“The great ship turned quickly on time，but before long there was a sound from below?！笨芍xC。

4. the captain不是到水下去看情況，故選A。

5. 文章主要講述Titanic是如何沉沒的，故選A。

二

1-5 C D A B D

1. 從短文內(nèi)容可以看出，收成不好才是大家挨餓的主要原因。

2. 他賣掉衣服去買糧食，當(dāng)然是要生存下來，否則再漂亮的衣服也沒有必要再穿了。

3. 從“And he could not go to meet his girl friend in such broken clothes.”能夠得知，他要穿好衣服去和女朋友會面。

4. Jack把衣服鋪在地上，自然是想用它包糧食。

5. Jack可以說是“偷雞不成反蝕一把米”，米沒偷到，反而把衣服也丟在Mr Taylor家里了。

三

B A D D B

文章大意短文講述的是Mike出差的故事。他拿著老板給的地址，但花了很長時間還是沒能找到目的地。后來一位老婦人給他指引了方向。當(dāng)他第二次來到那個地方找同一個目的地時，仍是沒能找到。碰巧又打聽到同一位老婦人，老婦人還誤解Mike是在一直找那個地方呢。

1. 據(jù)第一段中的第二句“…to see Mr Shute...”，可知選B。

2. 據(jù)第二段的“When he walked out of the station.”可知選A。

3. 據(jù)第二段中的“…so he stopped and asked an old woman.”可知選D。

4. 據(jù)最后一段所表述的內(nèi)容可知選D。

5.據(jù)文章最后一段所述，Mike當(dāng)然是一位健忘的人，故選B。