1、 江西龙泉高中2011届高三考前英语阅读日日练（三）Passage 1After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprised landlord by telling him that he was leaving because he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.It all began a year ago when Albert r
2、eturned home one evening and found a large dog in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws and received another piece of chocolate as a reward.
3、 Albert called his new friend “Bingo”. He never found out the dogs real name, nor who his owner was. However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he preferred chocolate to bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large bar a day.
4、 If at any time Albert neglected his duty, Bingo got very angry and refused to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingos mercy and bribe him to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly wages to keep Bingo supplied with that in the end he had to move somewhere else.1. Al
5、bert lived there for _ years. A. more than twenty B. less than twentyC. many D. exactly twenty2. Albert was moving because _.A. the landlord did not like him B. he was afraid of the dogC. he couldnt get into his own home D. he did not like the place3. Albert and the dog became friends _ ago.A. a few
6、 weeks B. a year C. twenty years D. five years4. The dog visited Albert every day became _.A. it loved the new friend B. it wanted the chocolateC. it liked Albert D. it had nowhere else to go5. Albert “had to bribe him” means _.A. he had to give him bones B. he had to pat himC. he had to give him ch
7、ocolate D. he had to hug himKey: ABBBCPassage 2A man was telling one of his friends why he was content with his married life. “My wife makes all the small decisions,” he explained, “ and I make all the big ones, so we never try to have too much influence in each others business and never get annoyed
8、 with each other. We have no complaints and no arguments.”“That sounds reasonable,” answered his friend sympathetically. “And what sort of decisions does your wife make?”“Well,” answered the man, “She decides what jobs I apply for, what sort of house we live in, what furniture we have, where we go f
9、or our holidays, and things like that.”His friend was surprised. “Oh?” he said. “And what do you consider important decisions then?”“Well,” answered the man, “I decide who should be President, whether we should increase our help to poor countries, what we should do about the atom bomb, and things li
10、ke that.”1. The man was content with his married life because _.A. he and his wife loved each other deeply B. he has more power in family lifeC. he and his wife were responsible for different things D. he had many good friends2. His friend _.A. didnt believe what the man said at firstB. insisted tha
11、t a man have the right to make all decisions in family lifeC. thought the mans wife had no right at all in family lifeD. was curious about which decisions the man made and which ones his wife made3. The man can decide _.A. which house to buy B. where to workC. where to go for their holiday D. none o
12、f above4. We can tell from the story that _.A. the mans wife has the final say in the family B. the man has the final say in the familyC. the mans friend will follow his example D. the man and his wife respect each other5. Your choice of the title would be _.A. A Man and His Friend B. A Loving Husba
13、ndC. A Happy Married Life D. A CoupleKey: CDDACPassage 3A young boy was playing with a ball in the street. He kicked too hard, and it broke the window of a home and fall inside. A lady came to and shouted at the young boy, so he ran away, but he still wanted his ball back. A few minutes later he ret
14、urned and knocked at the door of the house, and when the lady answered it, he said, “My father is going to come and fix your window very soon.”After a few minutes a man came to the door with tools in his hand, so the lady let the boy take his ball away.When the man finished fixing the window, he sai
15、d to the lady, “That will cost you ten dollars.” “But arent you the father of that boy?” the woman said, looking surprised. “No,” he answered, equally surprised. “Arent you his mother?1. One day a boy played with a ball _.A. on the road B. near his houseC. in a playground D. in a square2. Why did th
16、e lady shout at the boy according to the passage?A. Because the boy kicked the ball too hard. B. Because the boy broke her window glass.C. Because the boy broke the window glass of his own home.D. Because the boy made a lot of noise when he played with a ball.3. What did the boy do when the lady sho
17、uted at him?A. He ran away and brought his father. B. He didnt know what was wrong and ran away.C. He picked up his ball and ran back home. D. He ran away without his ball.4. The lady gave the ball back to the boy because _.A. the repairman came at last B. she thought the boys father came to repair
18、the windowC. she was not angry any more D. the repairman had fixed the window5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The boys father fixed the window B. The repairman fixed the window free of charge.C. The boys father charged the lady 10 dollars.D. The repairman thought that th
19、e lady was the boys mother.Key: ABDBDPassage 4A bag is useful and the word “bag” is useful, too. It reminds us of an interesting phrase, i.e. “to let the cat out the bag”. In meaning it is the same as “to tell the secret”. And there is an old interesting story about it.Long ago, when farmers wanted
20、to sell chickens at the market, most of the time they would just throw the chickens in cloth bags. But cats were cheaper than chickens, so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bag instead of chickens. One day, a woman asked a man for chicken. The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a c
21、at. The woman begged to see the chicken. When the man opened the cloth bag, a big black cat ran out. Not a chicken! The mans secret was out and everyone knew it.Now when someone lets out（泄露）a secret, he “let the cat out of the bag”. And that is the story where the interesting phrase comes from.1. Th
22、e phrase “to let the cat out of the bag” came from _.A. a woman and a chicken B. a man and a catC. a chicken and a cat D. an interesting story2. The woman wanted to buy _.A. a cloth bag B. a chicken C. a black cat D. a bag and a chicken3. Why did the farmer put cats into their cloth bags instead of
23、chickens?A. Because the farmers liked cats. B. Because people liked cats.C. Because cats were cheaper than chickens. D. Because cats were easy to find.4. In “ everyone knew it” at the end of the second paragraph, “it” refers to “_”.A. there was a chicken in the mans bag B. there was a cat in the cloth bagC. the cloth bag D. the mans cat5. John “lets the cat out of the bag” means that he _.A. makes everyone know a secret B. puts the cats away from the bagC. buys a cat in the bag D. sells the cat in the bagKey: DBCBA
