英語(yǔ)練習(xí)(二)閱讀專練

1、英語(yǔ)練習(xí)（二）閱讀專練閱讀下列短文，從每小 題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)能回答所提 問(wèn)題或完成所 給句 子的最佳答案。AMr. Read was born in a small village with high mountains all around it.He has few fields and he cant get enoughfood for his family.Hes often worried about it.So he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money.One afternoon，M

2、r. Read went out to look for some grass for his cows.It was very hot and he had to have aswim.Suddenly he saw a big tortoise in the water.He swam there and caught it.The next morning he went to the town tosell it in the markets.When he was walking in the street, a car hit him down and he was hurt.He

3、 was sent to hospital atonce.The doctors looked him over and had an operation on him.Two weeks later he felt much better.The doctors weresatisfied with the operation and said， “Youll be fullyrecovered in a week.Were sure you can write when you leave hospital.”“Its really a mirac奇跡）! ” shouted Mr. Re

4、ad“I could neither read nor write before!”1. The Reads have little food becauseA.they live in a small village B.they have few fieldsC.theyre too lazy to work D.nobody would help them to get money2. Mr. Read jumped into the river becauseA. he wanted to get some grass in the waterB. he wanted to look

5、for a tortoise in the waterC. he wanted to have a good rest in the waterD. he wanted to have a swim3. Mr. Reads was hurt in the traffic accident.A.head B.leg C.right hand D.left hand4.In Chinese the phrase“be fully recovered”meansA完全覆蓋B全部找回C恢復(fù)疲勞D恢復(fù)健康5. What the doctor said meant that _ .A. he did a

6、very successful operationB. the farmer was lucky enough to write after the operationC. the accident helped the farmer to writeD. he taught the farmer to write while he was staying in hospitalBHappiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those pleowpho havebeautiful houses with large garden

7、s and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and soon. Why?Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the countryroads at their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you ar

8、e in trouble at school, your friendswill help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parent s are always taking good care of your life and your health;when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around youwill help you to correct it

9、. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are yourhappiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say youare very happy, because you

10、 have something else that can with money. When you meet with difficulties, you cansay loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you arepoor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving（旋轉(zhuǎn)）door. When it closes, it a

11、lso opens. If youtake every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.1. Happiness is for_ .A. those who have large and beautiful houses B. those who have carsC. those who have a lot of money D. all people2. When you do something wrong, _ .A. you may correct it B. you will have no chance t

12、o challenge yourselfC. anybody will laugh at you D. you will be happy3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you.B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.D. Al

13、l the above.t be b4. Why do we say“Happiness is not the same as money”? Because _.A. money always brings happiness B. money doesnt always bring happinessC. everything can be bought with money D. only rich people have happiness5. Which is the title of the passage?A. Do Something Good to Others B. Hap

14、py and LuckyC. Happiness D. Life and SuccessCOne night, a little before nine oclock, Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and givean operation to a very sick boy at once. The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls, sixty miles away from Dr Jo hnsons cityAlba. The boy had

15、 hurt himself in a traffic accident. His wife was in danger, but his family was so poor that theycould not pay the doctor anything. After he heard all this, Dr Johnson was driving carefully.He thought that he could get t o the hospital before 12 oclock. A few minutes later, thedoctors car had to sto

16、p for a red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car andgot in.“Drive on ” , he said.“Ive g槍)a gun (“Im a doctor,”said Johnson,“Im on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick“Dont talk,”said the man in the old black coat,“Just drive.”A mile out of the

17、 town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the mandrove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. After half an hour, Dr Johnson found a telephoneand called a taxi. At the railway station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave until 12 ocl

18、ock.It was after two oclock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse,was waiting for him.“I did my best,”said Dr Johnson. Miss Clarke said,“The boy died an hour ago.”They walked into the waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat, with hi

19、s head in his hands.“Mr. Shute,”said Miss Clarke to the man,“this is Dr Johnson. He had come all the wayfrom Albany to try to s ave your boy.”1. From the story we know it took Dr Johnson _ to get to the hospital.A. 12 hours B. 7 hours C. only 1 hour D. about 5 hours2. Dr Johnson was late because _.A

20、. there was something wrong with his carB. a strange man made it hard to driveC. a strange man drove his car awayD. the train to Glens Falls was late3. From the story we know Dr Johnson _ .A. was a good man, he didnt care for the moneyB. hurt himself on the way to Glens FallsC. did the operation and

21、 boy was savedD. wouldnt do the operation until the boys family paid the money4. The man in a black coat _.A. hit the boy and ran away B. took the boy to the hospitalC. was the boys father D. was threal doctor5. The man in black would feel _ in the end.A. happy and pleased B. regretful（悔恨） and sadC.

22、 worried and angry D. tired and hungryD. The Singing DoctorNick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He has to take care of159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. Hes been a doctor for ten years.Dr. Petrella gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesnt

23、just tell his patientswhat to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The doctor starts the show with a songand then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings anothersong.Dr. Petrella produces and perfor

24、ms in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients andwith people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform（表演） in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a small disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrellasays,“I always loved to sing. All my proble

25、ms are gone when I sing.Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella sayshe helps people when he sings, too.“I like to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult make a sick person smile.Medicine and entertainment（娛樂(lè)） both try to do the same thing.They try to m

26、ake people feel good.”1. Dr. Petrella works 60 hours a week, because he _ .A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes care of 159 patients a weekC. sings on television D. has his own TV show2. Dr. Petrella _ , so he is called a singing doctor.A. has been a doctor for ten years B. always loved to

27、singC. is popular with his patients D. also sings to his patients on TV3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella _ .A. sings and gives medical advice B. sings about different diseasesC. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote4. Dr. Petrellas show is popular _ .A. in Las Vegas. B. a

28、t medical schoolC. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal5. Dr. Petrella says he likes to _ .A. help people sing B. make people feel betterC. do the same thing D. make difficult people smileE. 66 Days at SeaA couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Bultler, spent sixty-six days in

29、a life-raft（救生艇） in the seas of CentralAmerica after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Siboney, they met some whales.“They started to hit the side of the boat,”said Bill,“and then suddenly we heard water minutes later, the boat wassinking. They jumped into the lif

30、e-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had afishi ng-li ne and a machi ne to make salt water into dr inking water two thi ngs which savedBut when Dr. Petrella was young, his father didnmedical school.t want him

31、to be a singer, so he went totheir lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）. Then the line broke.“So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raftwere afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands

32、.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their liferaft was beginning to break up.Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up. So the船長(zhǎng)p1）aCarried them onto his boatand took them to Costa Rica. Their two month

33、s at sea was over.1. Bill and Simone were travelling _ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raft B. in Miami C. in Siboney D . in Panama2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _ .A. they broke the side of the boat B. they brought in a lot of waterC. they pulled the boat D. they went under

34、 the water3. After their boat sank, the couple _.A. jumped into the life-raft B. heard waterC. watched the boat go under water D. stayed in the life-raft4. During their days at sea, _ saved their lives.A. tins of food and bottles of water B. a fishing-line and a machineC. whales and sharks D. twenty

35、 passing ships5. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _ .A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be overFFrom a plane we can see the fields, cities, mou

36、ntains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more ofthe earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people havelearnt more about the earth in the last few years.The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it

37、 can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There isone place and at that place the sea is about 11 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometershigh. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!In most parts of the sea, the