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It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger(乘客) all day. When he went by the railway station,he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked,“Where are you going,sir?”
“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please,” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
小题1:The story probably happened _______ .
A. on a winter morning        B. on a winter night
C. on a rainy day             C. on a rainy night
小题2:When the driver saw the young man coming out of the railway station, he was
_____ .
A.happyB.not happyC.angryD.disappointed
小题3:The driver was not happy any more because ________ .
A.the young man didn’t want to take the taxi
B.the young man wouldn’t give him money
C.the young man was carrying two big bags
D.the hotel was near the railway station and the young man would give him only three dollars
小题4:Maybe the taxi driver got _______ dollars at last.
A.3B.2C.13D.15
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The two taxi drivers were both honest.
B.The two taxi drivers cheated the young man.
C.It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.
D.The young man knew how far it was from the railway station to the hotel.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析

试题分析:这篇短文主要记述了两个司机为了多收费,故意拉着乘客跑远路的故事。
小题1:根据第一段It was a cold night.可知可能是冬季的晚上,故选B。
小题2:根据第二段When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more.推理可知他在这之前很高兴,故选A。
小题3:根据第二段The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. 描述,可知选D。
小题4:根据最后一段Only last week,I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”描述,可知选C。
小题5:通过阅读短文可知,这个乘客先后被两个司机欺骗了,故选B。
点评:本文浅显易懂,各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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试题【It was a cold night. The taxi driver didn’t take even one passenger(乘客) all day.】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said. 
小题1:Which was the most popular TV show last summer?
A.The Voice of China.B.Sports News.C.Football.D.Animal World.
小题2:How long did The Voice of China last?
A.More than two days.B.More than two weeks.
C.More than two months.D.More than two years.
小题3:How many judges were there in the TV talent show?
A.3.B.4.C.6.D.8.
小题4:Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?
A.Zheng Jun.B.Xu Wei.C.Liu Huan. D.Na Ying.
小题5:According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?
A.Liang Bo fell in love with music.B.Liang Bo was a college teacher.
C.Liang Bo was a quiet man. D.Liang Bo played the guitar well.

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Once there was a farmer .He had three sons .They were all lazy boys. One day he felt that he was going to die .He called them together and told them that there was a treasure(财宝) hidden(藏) in the fields .
“Turn the earth over for it ,” said he ,”and you will be sure to find it .”
As soon as the farmer died , the lazy boys began to turn the earth in the fields . They dug and dug ,but they couldn’t find any treasure .
They used a plough(犁) .They ploughed as deep as they could, but still they didn’t find the treasure .It was time for sowing (种).
“Let’s sow rice in these fields .”one of them said, “Since the earth is already turned .”
“That’s fine ,”the others replied(回答) ,and they began to sow .
When autumn came , they were surprised to see the golden(金色的) rice in the fields .Their harvest was better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields .
Then the boys understand what their father said .The fields give treasure to those who work hard .
小题1:One day the farmer called his sons together because ____.
A.he knew he was dying
B. he need their help
C.he wanted to give them his treasure
D.he wanted to ask them something
小题2:The farmer’s sons _____.
A.were hard-working men
B.loved farm work
C.loved money but didn’t like to work.
D.were too lazy to look for the treasure
小题3:The farmer told his sons that _____.
A.there was money and gold hidden in their neighbors’ fields.
B.he was going to hide some money in the fields
C.they must put more earth all over the fields.
D.they must turn the earth over in the fields for the treasure.
小题4:One of the boys suggested that they sow rice in the fields because _____.
A.he knew they would have a good harvest.
B.it was time for sowing and the earth was already turned
C.he liked rice
D.he wasn’t so lazy as his brothers
小题5:Their rice harvest in autumn was _____.
A.a poor one
B.a good one , but not so good as that of their neighbors .
C.not a good one
D.better than that in any of their neighbors’ fields.

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Mr Black was walking in the forest(森林) He was scared when he heard a terrible noise. But he could not get out of the forest. His friends were waiting for him in a village outside the forest. They would give him a lot of money if he took a tiger to them, or they were going to laugh at him.
Mr Black liked hunting(打猎). He usually killed some birds and animals. But a week ago, after he drank too much, he called himself a brave hunter. So his friends bet(打赌) him twenty thousand dollars if he could kill a tiger.
Suddenly, he heard a little noise. He ran to a big tree,and climbed up it quickly.He didn’t come down until he saw it was a farmer. He went close to him and asked, “Excuse me, sir.Are there any tigers in the forest?”
“Yes,” said the farmer. “I saw a lot of tigers’ tracks(足迹)about a kilometer north near here.”
“Good!”Mr Black said in a hurry. “Which way is to the south,then?”
小题1:Mr Black was good at________
A drinking   B hunting small animals  C running   D betting
小题2:Which is NOT true?
A Mr Black was a brave hunter.
B Mr Black was scared of tigers.
C He thought a tiger was close to him, so he climbed up the big tree quickly.
D Mr Black asked the farmer the way to run away.
小题3:We can guess ________ finally.
A Mr Black got twenty thousand dollars
B his friends would think he was very brave
C Mr Black won the bet
D Mr Black lost the bet
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When a light passenger plane flew off course[跑道] some time ago, something was wrong with it and it crashed[坠毁] in the mountains and its pilot was killed. The only passengers, a young woman and her two baby daughters, were unhurt. It was the middle of winter. Snow lay thick on the ground. The woman knew that the nearest village was kilometers away. She couldn’t find anything in the snow but a suit-case[行李箱]. When it grew dark, she turned the suit-case into a bed and put the children inside it, covering[盖] them with all the clothes she could find. During the night, it got terribly cold. The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small. Early next morning, she heard planes flying above and wanted to know how she could send a signal[信号Then she had an idea. She wrote the letters ‘SOS’ in the snow. Luckily, a pilot saw the signal and sent a message by radio to the nearest town. It was not long before a group of people arrived and they took the woman and her daughters to hospital at once.
小题1:Where was something wrong with the plane?
小题2:How many people were in the light passenger plane before it crashed?
小题3:What did the woman make the suit-case into a bed for?
小题4:What did the woman do to ask for help?
小题5:Were the woman and her children saved?
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My dad was driving to the city center to shop and I was going along for the ride. At least that was what I had told him—   1  I had an important question to ask—that had been on my mind for a couple of weeks and this was the first time I had been able to   2  with him alone.
“Dad…”I started. And   3 .
“Yes?” he said.
“The kids say there is no Father Christmas. They say I’m   4  to believe in Father Christmas anymore…it’s only for little kids. But I believe what you told me. Father Christmas is __5 . He is, isn’t he, Dad?”
“The real life and spirit of this magical elf (精灵) lives forever in your heart, my heart, Mom’s heart and in the hearts and minds of   6  people who believe in the joy that giving to others brings. The real   7  of Father Christmas becomes what you can give rather what you get. Once you understand this and it becomes   8  of you, Father Christmas becomes even more exciting and more magical because you come to   9  the magic comes from you when Father Christmas lives in your heart. Do you understand what I am   10  to tell you?”
My heart was filled with pride and I’m sure my eyes were shining with   11 .” Of course, Dad. I want him to be in my heart, just like he’s in yours. I love you, Daddy. You’re the best Father Christmas who has   12  been in the whole world.”
When it comes time in my life to   13  the reality of Father Christmas to my children, I hope that I will be as eloquent (有口才) and   14  as my dad was the day I learned that the spirit of Father Christmas doesn’t wear a red   15 . And I hope they will accept me as I did that day. I’m sure they will.
小题1:
A.clearlyB.actuallyC.personallyD.originally
小题2:
A.stayB.fightC.liveD.argue
小题3:
A.laughedB.continuedC.stoppedD.cried
小题4:
A.honestB.wrongC.proudD.foolish
小题5:
A.realB.properC.kindD.right
小题6:
A.everyB.someC.fewD.all
小题7:
A.spiritB.positionC.characterD.life
小题8:
A.partB.toolC.halfD.dream
小题9:
A.guessB.realizeC.promiseD.discuss
小题10:
A.consideringB.expectingC.planningD.trying
小题11:
A.fearB.excitementC.panicD.surprise
小题12:
A.stillB.yetC.everD.already
小题13:
A.explainB.solveC.introduceD.describe
小题14:
A.strictB.lovingC.carefulD.gentle
小题15:
A.beardB.beltC.suitD.stocking

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