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阅读理解专项练习
1. 阅读短文,掌握大意,从各题的四个选项中选择最恰当的一个填入空格。
A
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of wheat to town. Suddenly the bag 1 from his
horse onto the road. He did not know 2 to do about it because it was 3 heavy for him
to lift by himself. He only hoped that someone would soon pass by and 4 him a hand.
Just at this moment a man 5 a horse came up to him. But the farmer ’s heart 6 when
he saw who he was. It was the great man living 7 . The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer
or a poor man like him to come along and help him. He couldn ’t ask such a great man to help him.
But to his 8 , the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer,
“I see you 9 help, friend. How good it is that I ’m here just athe right time. ” Then he took one
end of the bag, the farmer took the other, they together raised it and put it on the horse.
“Sir, ” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you? ”
“It ’s quite easy. ” The great man replied with 10 .
“Wherever you see anyone elsein trouble, do the same for him. ”
( ) 1. A. fall B. fell C. falling D. fallen
( ) 2. A. what B. how C. that D. it
( ) 3. A. very B. so C. quite D. too
( ) 4. A. lend B. ask C. borrow D. gave
( ) 5. A. riding B. ride C. rode D. rides
( ) 6. A. falls B. sinks C. sanks D. rose
( ) 7. A. nearby B. faraway C. surprise D. surprises
( ) 8. A. surprised B. surprising C. surprise D. surprises
( ) 9. A. needs B. need C. to need D. needed
( ) 10. A. smiles B. smile C. a smile D. an smile
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Mr Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes 1 him broken
umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were 2 there.
One day Mr Brown went to London by train. He 3 to take an umbrella standing 4
the seat. When the train arrived in London, Mr Brown 5 up the umbrella as he often did
during his journey by train. Just as he was getting off, he was 6 by the man. He said angrily,
“That ’s 7 ! ” Mr Brown ’s face red and he gave it back to the man at once.
When Mr Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a
good look at 8 of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well. ”
In the afternoon he got into the train again. The 9 man was in the same seat. He
looked at Mr Brown and his six umbrellas. “You’ve had a 10 day, ” he said.
( ) 1. A. showed B. passed C. returned D. brought
( ) 2. A. kept B. mended C. used D. sold
( ) 3. A. wanted B. had C. forgot D. decided
( ) 4. A. beside B. over C. under D. from
( ) 5. A. picked B. looked C. put D. from
( ) 6. A. needed B. helped C. stopped D. remember
( ) 7. A. yours B. mine C. his D. hers
( ) 8. A. one B. each C. both D. any
( ) 9. A. same B. other C. forgetful D. kind
( ) 10. A. well B. beautiful C. good D. OK
2. 阅读下面的短文,选出最佳答案。
The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are slow, and often make
mistakes. That is what people often say when they talk about computer. For over a quarter of a
century. It is widely used in factories, in hospitals, in banks and shops. A computer can report,
decide and control(控制), engineers(工程师)have been making better and better computer. Now
a computer can do a lot of jobs wonderfully in almost every field. Many computer scientists are
now thinking of making the computer “think ” like a man. With the help of man, a computer can
draw pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, translate language an so on. Perhaps a
computer will one day really think and feel. Do you think people will be afraid when they find that
the computer is too clever to listen to and serve(服务) the people?
( ) 1. What do people say about computer?
A. The computer is fast and never makes mistakes.
B. People are not slow and often make mistakes.
C. The computer has a good memory like man.
D. The computer can work very quickly.
( ) 2. Engineers have been making better and better computer for ________.
A. about a century B. half a century
C. more than 25 years D. about 25 years
( ) 3. Which of the following is true?
A. The computer can take place of man.
B. The computer do many things for us.
C. The computer is now able to “think ” like a man.
D. The computer can translate language without any help.
( ) 4. “ The computer is too clever to listen to ” means ________.
A. it is too clever to listen to music
B. it is too clever to listen man
C. the computer is very clever to do everything
D. it is too clever to obey(服从) man
( ) 5. Many computer scientists are now trying to make the computer ________.