1、语言朋友(15)阅读理解I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer.I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him.He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything.Even then all I cou
2、ld make_out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.I hadnt the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.It had been snowing heavily that day and I didnt know the way.I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place.He was standing there, waiting f
3、or me.It seemed Milly had died.“She meant more to me than anyone.even my own wife！” he said.I could see that he had been crying.I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻)I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩)“I wouldnt leave her out in the col
4、d！” he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his.I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door.He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.“She was such a good cow! I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her！” he said, and bu
5、rst into tears again.解题导语：作者接到一个农民的电话，要他赶去救治“米莉”，当他驾车赶到后却发现“米莉”是一头牛。1The underlined phrase “make out” in the first paragraph means _AexpectBunderstandCsee clearly Dhear clearly解析：词义猜测题。根据“before I understood anything”和“I hadnt the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.”可以推知“make out”指
6、“理解，弄清楚”。答案：B2Before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see Milly lying _Aon the ground of a barnBon the floor of a roomCin bed in a roomDin bed in a barn解析：细节理解题。作者认为Milly是个人，人出了事故应该躺在房间的床上，故选C。答案：C3What do we know about Milly from the story?AShe had met with an accident.BShe h
7、ad caused a scandal.CShe was seriously ill.DShe was hidden somewhere.解析：细节理解题。根据“someone called Milly had had a very bad accident”可知Milly出了事故，故选A。答案：A4The farmer wished that the writer might _Alook into the matterBbring Milly back to lifeCfree him from a scandalDkeep the whole thing a secret解析：常识理解题
8、。Milly出了事故，农民把作者找来的目的是想让Milly起死回生，故选B。答案：B5The person who told the story is probably a _Afarmer BpolicemanCcountry doctor Dnewspaper reporter解析：推理判断题。根据“I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her！”可推知作者应该是医生，故选C。答案：C书面表达假如你是星光中学的学生李华，将参加主题为“My Chinese Dream”的英语演讲比赛，请撰写一篇演讲稿，主要内容包括：1梦想成为一名山村教师，帮助山村孩
9、子。2山区偏僻，教育落后。3父母和朋友都反对。4我会怎么做。注意：1.词数100左右。2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Good morning, everyone！_Thank You！【参考范文】Good_morning,_everyone! Im Li Hua from Xingguang Middle School. The topic of my speech is “My Chinese Dream”As we know, the education of rural areas is falling behind other areas. An
10、d the children there are longing for knowledge. Therefore, the problem about the lack of teachers is especially serious. It puzzles me that parents and friends arent in favour of my idea of being a rural teacher. And they think I am foolish. I understand their thoughts and feelings, but I think the children in rural areas are in great need of me. I will study hard to go to college, thus realizing my dream.I wont regret my choice. I will struggle for my dream. Come on and join me!Thank_You!