高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解訓(xùn)練題含答案

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ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,

theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedin

thesamewayforcenturies.

Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.They

toldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholiked

toeatfrog'slegs.However;theydidnothaveenoughfrogsof

theirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillions

offrogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothe

villagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwas

reached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatch

frogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhand

overthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereableto

dreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn'tlastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasif

thecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthe

childrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemore

insectsaroundlately.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn'tjustwaittosee

thecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywould

havetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（殺蟲劑）and

medicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthe

frog.Theyhadn'tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoingan

importantjob-eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,

theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamaging

thecropsandspreadingdiseases.

Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysit

inthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.

Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.

1.FromParagraph1,welearnthatthevillagers.

A.workedveryhardforcenturies

B.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

C.werepoorbutsomewhatcontent

D.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.

B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.

D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'ssickness?

A.Thecropsdidn'tdowell.

B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.

C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.

D.Thepesticideswereoverused.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?

A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.

B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.

D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.

答案與解析

本篇文章為記敘文。主要講述印度一個(gè)小村莊的人們?cè)谕忄l(xiāng)人的

誘導(dǎo)下為了追求金錢收益捕殺青蛙，結(jié)果破壞了生態(tài)平衡。意識(shí)到這

個(gè)問題后，他們及時(shí)停止了捕殺，重新回到了寧?kù)o的鄉(xiāng)村生活。

1.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段中有"Thepeoplewere

poor.However;theywerenotunhappy/和C項(xiàng)意思一致。

2.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的"Thisseemedlikemoney

fornothing：句中fornothing是"免費(fèi)的"意思，說明青蛙容易

得到，并能賺到錢，村民才答應(yīng)賣。

3.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中"Theyhadbeendoing

animportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogs

killed,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theywere

damagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases/可以推斷出莊稼

收成不好，孩子生病與青蛙減少、害蟲增多有關(guān)。

4.C推理判斷題。最后一句說明人們過度捕殺造成生態(tài)失衡,

由此也影響了人類，因此，可以推斷人與自然的和諧是重要的。

Weproduce500billionofplasticbagsinayearworldwide

andtheyarethrownawaypollutingoceans,killingwildlifeand

gettingdumpedinlandfillswheretheytakeupto1000years

todecompose.Researchershavebeenunsuccessfullylooking

forasolution.

The16-year-oldCanadianhighschoolstudent,Daniel

Burd,fromWaterlooCollegiateInstitute,hasdiscoveredaway

tomakeplasticbagsdegrade（分角星）inasfewas3months,a

findingthatwonhimfirstprizeattheCanada-WideScience

Fair,a$10000prize,a$20000scholarship,andachanceto

revolutionizeamajorenvironmentalissue.

Burd'sstrategywassimple:Sinceplasticdoeseventually

degrade,itmustbeeatenbymicroorganisms（微生物）.Ifthose

microorganismscouldbeidentified,wecouldputthemto

workeatingtheplasticmuchfasterthanundernormal

conditions.

Withthisgoalinmind,hegroundplasticbagsintoa

powderandconcocted（調(diào)制）asolutionofhousehold

chemicals,yeast（酵母）andtapwatertoencouragemicrobes

growth.Thenheaddedtheplasticpowderandletthe

microbesworktheirmagicfor3months.Finally,hetestedthe

resultingbacterialcultureonplasticbags.exposingoneplastic

sampletodeadbacteriaasacontrol.Sureenough,theplastic

exposed（暴露）tothelivebacteriawas17%lighterthanthe

controlaftersixweeks.

Theinputsarecheap:maintainingtherequired

temperaturetakeslittleenergybecausemicrobesproduce

heatastheywork,andtheonlyoutputsarewaterandtiny

levelsofcarbondioxide.

“AlmosteveryweekIhavetodochoresandwhenI

opentheclosetdoor,Ihavepilesofplasticbagsfallingontop

ofme.Oneday,IgottiredofitandIwantedtoknowwhat

otherpeoplearedoingwiththeseplasticbags.Theanswer:

notmuch.SoIdecidedtodosomethingmyself."saidDaniel

Burd.

1.DanielBurdwonfirstprizeattheCanada-Wide

ScienceFairbecause.

A.hefoundanewkindofmicroorganism

B.hecontributedmuchtoenvironmentalprotection

C.hefoundawaytodegradeplasticsinshortertime

D.hecouldencouragemicrobesgrowthinaneasierway

2.DanielBurdexposedoneplasticsampletodead

bacteriato

A.makethelivebacteriaworkbetter

B.testhoweffectivehismethodwas

C.knowwhichbacteriaworkedfaster

D.controlthetemperatureintheprocess

3.Maintainingtherequiredtemperaturetakeslittle

energybecause.

A.plasticscangethoteasily

B.microbescanproduceheatthemselves

C.muchcarbondioxideisproduced

D.thetemperaturecanbecontrolled

4.DanielBurdgothisideafrom.

A.hisschooltextbook

B.thefailureofresearchers

C.hiseverydaywork

D.thepracticeofotherpeople

答案與解析

1.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章第二段可知，他因發(fā)現(xiàn)短時(shí)間降解

塑料袋的方法而獲獎(jiǎng)，故答案選C項(xiàng)。

2.B推理判斷題。從文章第四段中的"...exposingonepgStic

sampletodeadbacteriaasacontrol"可推斷，他這樣做的目的

在于測(cè)試他的方法是否有效，所以答案為B項(xiàng)。

3.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章倒數(shù)第二段中的"maintainingthe

requiredtemperaturetakeslittleenergybecausemicrobes

produceheatastheywork"可知答案選B項(xiàng)。

4.C推理判斷題。從文章最后一段丹尼爾伯德說的話可推知，

他是從每天的工作中得到啟發(fā)的，故答案選C項(xiàng)。

Therehasbeenadramaticincreaseinthenumberof

naturaldisastersoverthepastfewyears,anditisassumed

thatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseeven

moredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld'sleadingcities

arefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.

London

London'sflooddefencesaregettingolder.Since1982,the

ThamesBarrier（水閘）hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatof

flooding,butitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andclose

onceeverytwoorthreeyears.About21yearslaterthebarrier

nowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingto

EnvironmentAgencypredictions,by2050thebarrierwillbe

closedonalmosteverytideiftheproblemisnotaddressed.

Thereare26undergroundstations,400schools,16

hospitals,anairportand80billionworthofpropertyin

London'sfloodriskarea,solargescalefloodingwouldbe

disastrous.

Paris

Overasix-weekperiodinJulyandAugust2008,more

than11400一mainlyelderlypeople-diedinFrancefrom

dehydration（脫水）andextremelyhighbodytemperatureina

deadlyheatwave.HeatwavesofsimilarintensityG雖度）are

expectedeverysevenyearsby2050,sowhatcanbedoneto

makesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?

Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinstalledinelderly

carehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolution,as

theincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbon

emissions.

InParisthelocalauthoritiesareencouragingarchitectsto

designnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuilding"Flower

Tower”,whichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanatural

air-conditioner.

Shanghai

ShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth.Ithasa

populationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.

Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenext

century.

Anestimated250,000peoplemovetoShanghaievery

yearinsearchofwork,placingextrademandsonenergy

consumption.Chinareliesheavilyoncoal-firedpowerstations,

buttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesand,inturn,

warmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthe

passage?

A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisasters

B.BigDisastersintheFuture

C.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisasters

D.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters

2.WhatproblemshouldbesettlednowinLondon?

A.Howtoprotectthecity'sproperty.

B.Wheretobuilditsflooddefences.

C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.

D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflood

defences.

3.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan'tsolvetheheat

wavedisasterinParis?

A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringof

bamboo.

B.Havingair-conditionersinstalledinelderlycare

homes.

C.ForbiddingthecitytobuildnFlowerTower".

D.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesof

buildings.

4.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare.

A.increasingpopulationandcoal-firedpowerstations

B.risingsealevelsandtyphoons

C.extremelyhightemperatureandrisingsealevels

D.extrademandsonenergyconsumptionandtyphoons

5.Thepurposeofthepassageis.

A.totellushowtoprotectthebigcities

B.togiveadviceonhowtodefendnaturaldisasters

C.toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwaves

D.towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbig

cities

答案與解析

1.A主旨大意題。抓住關(guān)鍵詞，全文主要是圍繞著三個(gè)聞名于

世的大城市面臨的災(zāi)難展開介紹的，關(guān)鍵詞是bigcity和disasters.,

2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在介紹倫敦時(shí)，第一句話"London'sflood

defencesaregettingolder."就點(diǎn)明了倫敦的危機(jī)暗伏的原因是防

洪堤老化。所以解決的方法就是改善防洪堤。

3.C推理判斷題。在介紹巴黎時(shí)，說到了解決問題的兩種辦法,

一種是使用空調(diào)，但這種辦法不是長(zhǎng)久之計(jì)；另外一種就是在建筑上

使用竹子屋頂型的花塔,所以A、B、D三項(xiàng)均正確，而C項(xiàng)forbid

正好與文章要表達(dá)的意思相反。

4.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在介紹上海這一城市時(shí)，第一段說的是海平

面，第二段說的是臺(tái)風(fēng)。

5.D主旨大意題。作者寫這篇文章的目的就是呼吁人們關(guān)注全

球變暖和氣候變化對(duì)地球的影響，就全文來說，是希望引起人們關(guān)注

災(zāi)害對(duì)大城市的破壞。

Children'sBooks:Hawking'sfactandfiction

GeorgeF.R.Ellis&Ruby

BOOKREVIEWED-SecretKeytotheUniverse

byLucy&StephenHawking

StephenHawking'sbookABriefHistoryofTimewasa

hugecommercialsuccess.Itsachievementsinbringing

difficultscientificideastoawideaudiencearenotsoclear.

Nowthedistinguishedphysicisthasteamedupwithhis

daughterLucytoproduceachildren'sbookdesignedto

communicatecontemporaryphysics.Willitcapturethe

attentionofyoungmindsandteachthemsomerealscience?

Orwillitbeboringandovertheheadsoftheprospective

readers?

George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseisanadventurestory

completewithvillainsandheroandisillustratedwith

enjoyableline-drawings.Itinvolvesalostpig,ahumorously

portrayedintelligentcomputer,schoolbulliesandatrip

throughtheSolarSystem.Didacticdiscussionsonaspectsof

modernphysics,suchassupernovaexplosionsandblack-hole

physicsarehungonthisset-up.Therearealsofactboxeson

physicsandastronomy,andsomephotographsof

astronomicalphenomena:planets,comets,galaxiesandsoon.

Overall,thebookisaseriousefforttoconveyfactsandideas

inpresentdayastronomyandastrophysics,withina

science-fictionadventurestory.

Themixtureisgreat.Childrenlovefactsandadventure

stories.Thecombinationwillcatchtheirinterestandkeep

themoccupiedforhours.Aftertenminutesofleafingthrough

thebook,mygranddaughterRubywasdeeplyabsorbedandI

hadtopromisetobringitbackforhertoreadafterIhad

completedmyreview.Likeanyeducationaltool,itwillsucceed

forsomeandnotforothers.Isupposethereshouldbemore

oftheformer.

1.Wheredoyouthinkthispassageistaken?

A.Fromanewsstory.B.Fromatextbook.

C.Fromabookreview.D.Froman

advertisement.

2.Whichofthefollowingbooksismainlyreviewedinthis

passage?

A.George'sSecretKeytotheUniverseB.ABrief

HistoryofTime

C.TheNatureofSpaceandTimeD.Hawking'sfact

andfiction

3.Whatistheauthorzsattitudetowardsthebookbeing

reviewed?

A.Itwillbelesssuccessful.B.Itwillbemore

successful.

C.Itwillbeacompletefailure.D.Italldependson

Ruby

4.Theunderlinedword"leafing”(inthelastparagraph)

probablymeans.

A.addingleavestoabookB.throwingawaya

book

C.tearingupabookD.turningpagesofa

book

B

Therewerequitealotofthingsthatthephilosophersof

theoldtimesgotrightandoneofthosethingswasthatthere

isaverystrongneedforlawyersandgovernmentinasociety.

Thegovernmentlookstoprotectandhelpyouintimesof

needandthelawyersaretheretofightforyourcaseifyouare

treatedunfairly,Justlikethen,thereisstillaneedfor

governmenttohelppeoplewhentheyneedhelpnowin

today,sworld.Thissortofhelpcancomefromwhenpeople

needsocialsecuritybenefitsbecausetheybecomedisabled

aftersomesortofaccident.

Ifyouhavebecomedisabledinrecentdays,thenyou

certainlyhaverightsgofindoutwhetheryouarequalifiedto

receivethesocialsecuritydisabilitybenefits.Thesocial

securitydisabilityisforthosewhohavebecomedisabledor

aredisabledduetosomesortofaccidentthatmayhave

happenedthatforcesyoutobeoutofwork.Thiscanbevery

frustratingbecausebeingoutofworkmeansthatyoucannot

makemoneythatyouneedinordertoprovideforyourself

andthoseyouarepossibletakingcareof.Thisiswherethe

governmentcomesintoplay.Thegovernmentwillhelpyou

outwiththisandpossiblygiveyoumoneyinordertokeep

yourselffromendinguporthestreets.

Theyunderstandthataccidentsdohappenandthatthere

needstobesomesortofhelpforthosewhogetintoaccidents

andcannotprovideforthemselves.Ifyouaresurethatyou

haveadisability,getintouchwiththesocialsecurity

departmentformoreinformation.MeyersLawFirmcanhelp

yougetthesocialsecuritydisabilitybenefitsyouhaverights

togain.

5.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout.

A.thegovernmenthelpsthedisabledpeople

B.thedisabledneedprotectionfromlawyers.

C.howyouaskforhelpwhenhavinganaccident

D.suggestionsforyoutocontactrelateddepartment

6.Whenhavinganaccidentandbecomedisabledpeople

needto.

A.askthelawyersforhelpB.turntothegovernment

forhelp

C.fightfortheirbenefitsD.seekingmoneyfrom

theaccident

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthe2ndparagraph?

A.Makeyouhomeless.

B.Getyoutoliveahappierlife.

C.Stopyouwanderinginthestreet.

D.Endyourpoorlife.

8.Thesocialsecuritydisabilityisgiventothosewho.

A.areoutofworkmakingnomoney

B.haveadeadlyillnessinthehospital

C.becomedisabledafteranaccident

D.havethedisabledintheirfamily

9.Ifyouaredisabledtheauthorsuggestsyou.

A.findoutwhetheryoucangetthemoney

B.gototherelateddepartmenttotreat

C.askyourfamilymemberstogiveahand

D.provideevidenceforthesocialdepartment

C

Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstress,itis

possibletopreventstressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenit

can'tbeavoided.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHuman

Servicesoffersthefollowingsuggestionsforwaystodealwith

stress.

?Tryphysicalactivity

Whenyouarenervous,angryorupset,tryreleasingthe

pressurethroughexerciseorphysicalactivity.Running,

walking,playingtennis,andworkinginyourgardenarejust

someoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.

?Takecareofyourself

Youshouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenough

rest.Ifyoueasilygetangryandcan'tsleepwellenough,or

ifyou'renoteatingproperly,itwillbemorelikelythatyou

willfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyou

fromsleeping,youshouldconsultadoctor.

?Maketimeforyourself

Scheduletimeforbothworkandentertainment.Don't

forget,playcanbejustasimportanttoyouroverallwell-being

aswork.Youneedabreakfromyourdailyroutinetojustrelax

andhavefun.Gowindow-shoppingorworkonahobbyAllow

yourselfatleastahalfhoureachdaytodosomethingyou

enjoy.

?Makealistofthingstodo

Stresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthat

“there'ssomuchtodo,andnotenoughtime”.Tryingto

takecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouand

asaresult,youmaynotachieveanything.Instead,makealist

ofeverythingyouhavetodo,thendoonethingatatime,

checkingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothe

mostimportanttaskfirst.

10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsshowsthatyouhave

fallenintostressfulsituations?

A.Youcan'tsleepwellallthetime.B.Youhave

abreakafterwork.

C.Youalwaysfeelhappyandrelaxed.D.Youonly

doonethingatatime.

11.Accordingtothepassage,howdoyoumakealistofthings

todo?

A.Trytotakecareofeverythingatonce.B.Do

onethingatatime.

C.Onlydothemostimportantthing.D.Have

abreakfromyourwork.

12.Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?

A.Togiveopinion.B.Togive

suggestions.

C.Tomakearequest.D.Toaskfor

advice.

13.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoDealwithStress?B.Howto

MakeTimeforYourself?

C.HowtoTakeCareofYourself?D.Howto

MakeaListofThingstoDo?

14.Whichofthefollowingwouldbetheadvicetodealwith

stressaccordingtothepassage?

A.justlieinbedforarestB.alwayslistentopop

music

C.insistondoingworkD.makealisttodo

thingsonebyone

D

Tomappearedonthesidewalkwithabucketofwhitewash

andalong-handledbrush.Hestoppedbythefenceinfrontof

thehousewherehelivedwithhisauntPolly.Helookedatit,

andalljoylefthim.Thefencewaslongandhigh.Heputthe

brushintothewhitewashandmoveditalongthetopofthe

fence.Herepeatedtheoperation.Hefelthecouldnot

continueandsatdown.

Heknewthathisfriendswouldarrivesoonwithallkinds

ofinterestingplansfortheday.Theywouldwalkpasthimand

laugh.Theywouldmakejokesabouthishavingtoworkona

beautifulsummerSaturday.Thethoughtburnedhimlikefire.

Heputhishandintohispocketsandtookoutallthathe

owned.Perhapshecouldfindsomewaytopaysomeonetodo

thewhitewashingforhim.Buttherewasnothingofvalueinhis

pockets-nothingthatcouldbuyevenhalfanhourof

freedom.Soheputthebitsoftoysbackintohispocketsand

gaveuptheidea.

Atthisdarkandhopelessmoment,awonderfulideacame

tohim.Itfilledhismindwithagreat,brightlight.Calmlyhe

pickedupthebrushandstartedagaintowhitewash.

WhileTomwasworking,BenRogersappeared.Benwas

eatinganappleashewalkedalongthestreet.Ashewalked

along,hewasmakingnoiseslikethesoundofariverboat.First

heshoutedloudly,likeaboatcaptain.Thenhesaid

“Ding-Dong-Dong","Ding-Dong-Dong"againandagain,

likethebellofariverboat.Andhemadeotherstrangenoises.

WhenhecameclosetoTom,hestopped.

Tomwentonwhitewashing.HedidnotlookatBen.Ben

staredamomentandthensaid:"Hello!I'mgoing

swimming,butyoucan'tgo,canyou?"

Noanswer.Tommovedhisbrushcarefullyalongthefence

andlookedattheresultwiththeeyeofanartist.Bencame

nearer.Tom'smouthwateredfortheapple,buthekepton

working.

Bensaid,“Hello,oldfellow,you'vegottowork,hey?”

Tomturnedsuddenlyandsaid,“Why,it'syou,Ben!I

wasn'tnoticing/

“Say-rmgoingswimming.Don'tyouwishyoucould?

Butofcourseyou1dratherwork—wouldnztyou?Ofcourse

youwould/

Tomlookedattheboyabit,andsaid"Whatdoyoucall

work?"

"Why,isn1tthatwork?"

Tomwentbacktohiswhitewashing,andanswered

carelessly.

“Well,maybeitis,andmaybeitisn't.AllIknowis,it

suitsTomSawyer/

"Ohcome,now,youdon'tmeantosaythatyoulike

it?”

Thebrushcontinuedtomove.

"Likeit?Well,Idon,tseewhyIshouldn*tlikeit.Doesa

boygetachancetowhitewashafenceeveryday?"

Benstoppedeatinghisapple.Tommovedhisbrushback

andforth,steppedbacktolookattheresult,addedatouch

hereandthere,andsteppedbackagain.Benwatchedevery

moveandgotmoreandmoreinterested.Soonhesaid,

“Say,Tom,letmewhitewashalittle/

Tomthoughtforamoment,wasabouttoagree;buthe

changedhismind.

“No-no-itwon'tdo,Ben.Yousee,AuntPollywants

thisfencetobeperfect.Ithasgottobedoneverycarefully.I

don'tthinkthereisoneboyinathousand,maybetwo

thousandthatcandoitwellenough/

“No-isthatso?Ohcome,now-letmejusttry.Only

justalittle/

"Ben,Fdliketo,butifitisn'tdoneright,Fmafraid

AuntPolly”

"Oh,FIIbecareful.Nowletmetry.Say—FIIgiveyou

thecoreofmyapple.”

"Well,here一No,Ben,nowdon't.Izmafraid..."

HrIIgiveyouallofit."

Tomgaveupthebrushwithunwillingnessonhisface,but

joyinhisheart.AndwhileBenworkedatthefenceinthehot

sun,Tomsatunderatree,eatingtheapple,andplanninghow

togetmorehelp.Therewereenoughboys.Eachonecameto

laugh,butremainedtowhitewash.BythetimeBenwastired,

TomsoldthenextchancetoBillyforakite;andwhenBillywas

tired,Johnnyboughtinforadeadrat-andsoon,hourafter

hour.Andwhenthemiddleoftheafternooncame,Tomhad

wonmanytreasures.

Andhehadnotworked.Hehadhadaniceidletimeallthe

time,withplentyofcompany-andthefencehadbeen

whitewashedthreetimes.Ifhehadn,trunoutofwhitewash,

Tomwouldhaveownedeverythingbelongingtohisfriends.

Hehaddiscoveredagreatlawofhumanaction,namely,

thatinordertomakeamanoraboywantathing,itisonly

necessarytomakethethingdifficulttoget.

15.Howmanycharactersarementionedinthisstory?

A.4B.5C.6D.7

16.WhydidTomtakeallhisbitsoftoysoutofhispockets?

A.Becauseheistiredandwantedtoplaywithhistoys.

B.Becausehewantedtothrowhistoysaway.

C.Becausehewantedtogivehistoystohisfriends.

D.Becausehewantedtoknowifhecouldbuyhelpwithhis

toys.

17.TomwasabouttoagreetoletBenwhitewashwhenhe

changedhismindbecause.

A.Tomwantedtodothewhitewashingbyhimself

B.TomplannedtomakeBengiveuphisapplefirst

C.TomwasunwillingtoletBendothewhitewashing

D.TomwasafraidBenwoulddothewhitewashingbetter.

18.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.Tomwasinterestedinwhitewashingthefence.

B.Tomhadalotoffriendswhoarereadytohelpothers.

C.Tomwasunwillingtowhitewashthefence,buthe

managedtoletotherboysdoitforhim

D.Tomwasgoodatwhitewashingthefence,sohelookedat

theresultofhisworkwiththeeyeofanartist.

19.WhatmadeBenRogerseagerlygaveuphisappleandoffer

tobrushthefenceforTom?

A.Hiswarmheartandkindnesstofriends.B.Hiscuriosity

aboutTom,sbrushingjob.

C.Tom,sthreat.D.AuntPolly'sidea.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthis

passage?

A.TheHappyWhitewasherB.TomandHis

Fellows

C.WhitewashingAFenceD.HowtoMake

theThingsDifficulttoGet

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HowtoAskforaRaise

1.DoYourHomework

Dosomemarketresearchtodeterminewhatothersin

yourindustrycurrentlyearnatyourposition.Websitessuch

asSandPaySoffertoolsthatprovideyou

withasalaryrange,andsuggestionsforhowtodetermine

whereyoufitinthatrangebasedonyourskillsand

experience.Youshouldalsodoinformalresearchbypolling

yourfriendsandcolleaguesinsimilarpositions-aslongas

youworkfordifferentcompanies.

2.KnowYourEmployer

Manycompanieshaveofficialpoliciesfordiscussing

salaryincreases.Ifyouremployerofferssalaryreviewsoncea

year,thatsprobablythebesttimeforyoutonegotiate什辦

商）araise.Ifthecompany7spracticesaremoreflexible,take

thepulseofthefinancialsituationofyourdepartmentand

thecorporationasawhole,whenconsideringthetimingof

yourdiscussion.

3.ShowThemWhatYou'reWorth

Keepajournalorlistofyourdailytasksand

accomplishments.Usethisdocumentationasevidenceto

supportyourclaimthatyou'reworthyofasalaryincrease.

4.HaveaNumberinMind

Basedonyourindustryresearch,yourresponsibilities

andyouraccomplishments,determinethesalaryyoufeelyou

deserveinadvanceofameetingwithyourboss.

5.SetUpaMeeting

Scheduleameetingwithyourbosstodiscussyour

desiredraise.Knowthatyourbossmaywanttodosome

researchtoo,ormeetfirstwithHumanResources.Pushing

forameetingsoonerthanyourbossoffersdefinitelywon't

helpyourcause.

6.ComePrepared

Whenyoumeetwithyourboss,bereadytosupportyour

requestwithspecificsaboutyourperformanceand

accomplishments,aswellasgoalsforthefutureand

additionalresponsibilitiesyou'rewillingtotakeon.Keep

themeetingprofessionalandavoiddiscussinganypersonal

reasonsyoufeelyouneedahighersalary.Becarefultouse

tactics（手段）suchasacompetitivejoboffertogeta

raise—theymaycauseoppositeeffect.

7.HaveaPlanB

Ifyourbosscan'torwonztgiveyouaraiseatthe

moment,askwhatyoucandotoworktowardsasalary

increaseinthenear