阅读理解(作业及答案)
阅读理解（作业）
A 篇
Once there was a man traveling in a faraway village. As he was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped. He found that these huge elephants were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains(锁链)，no cages. It was clear that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their ropes but for some reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and didn’t try to get away. “We ll,”the trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that rage, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they still believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
How could it be? These animals could at any time break free from their ropes. But because they always stuck right where they were, they believed they couldn’t.
Just like the elephants, how many of us go through life believing that we cannot do something, just because we failed at it once before?
. We should never give up the struggle(挣扎) in life. ( )1. What did the writer see in the village?
A. Chains
B. Elephants
C. Cages
D. Farmers ( )2. Why do the elephants never try up to break free from the ropes?
A. Because they think they can not.
B. Because they are too old to do it.
C. Because they like their living places.
D. Because they get on well with the trainer.
( )3. How did the man feel after he heard what the trainer said?
A. Moved
B. Surprised
C. Angry
D. Nervous ( )4. Which of the following is the missing part in the last paragraph?
A. Failing is part of learning.
B. We should be different from others.
C. Helping animals is helping ourselves.
D. Traveling always makes people relaxed.
( )5. What is the best title for this test?
A. Pleasant trip
B. A Cruel Trainer
C. Elephant Training
D. The Elephant Rope
B 篇
Once upon a time, a boy was walking through a wood and he thought he could hear a sad cry. Following the sound he came to a big, round, mysterious, grey fountain. The sad sound seemed to be coming from the fountain pool. The boy swept aside the pool’s dirty surface water and saw a group of grey fish swimming in a slow circle through the pond.
Amused by this, the boy tried to catch one of these incredible talking fish. But when he stuck his arm into the water it turned grey right up to the elbow. As this happened, a huge sadness entered into him, and he suddenly understood how sad the fish were feeling.
He quickly pulled his arm out of the water, and ran from that place. But the arm stayed grey, and the boy continued feeling sad. He tried so many times to cheer himself up, but nothing worked. That was, until he realized that if he were to make the Earth happy then that happiness would be, in turn, transmitted back to him, through the earth on his arm.
From then on, he set about looking after countryside. He cared for the plants, and he did what he could to keep the water from being polluted. He encouraged others to do the same. He was so successful that his arm started to recover its normal color. When the grey had disappeared completely, he started feeling happy again, and he decided to go and visit the fountain. When he was still some way from the fountain he could hear the fish singing happily.
( )6. What happened to the boy when he stuck his arm into the water?
A. He caught some fish.
B. His arm was bitten by the fish.
C. He felt great sadness.
D. Nothing special happened.
( )7. The underlined word “recover” means “” in Chinese.
A. 转变
B. 进化
C. 变异
D. 恢复
( )8. Which of the following didn’t happen after the boy left the fountain?
A. He started to look after the countryside.
B. He stopped the water from being polluted.
C. He encouraged people to protect the earth.
D. His arm kept grey and he never felt happy.
( )9. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We should protect the earth.
B. We shouldn’t catch fish.
C. Even the fountain may cry.
D.
We should visit the fountain.
( )10. What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Beautiful Countryside.
B. The Talking Fish.
C. The Sad Cry.
D. The Grey Fountain.
C 篇
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors ( 家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well the n,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
( )11. Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?
A. Because he could eat well there.
B. Because he could learn more about nuns.
C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.
D. Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. ( )12. Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son .
A. was still the same as usual
B. ate so much at dinner
C. kissed her hello after school
D. worked hard but said little
( )13. “Hitting the books” means “” in Chinese.
A. 用功
B. 捶书
C. 发泄
D. 振作( )14. The last sentence in the passage shows that .
A. Tommy felt sorry for the mail
B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed
C. Tommy didn’t like the plus sign
D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others
( )15. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that .
A. teachers should be strict with their students
B. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes
C. a catholic school is much better than other ones
D. nuns are good at helping children with their math
D 篇
In today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular —animal friendship.
It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasingly important in treating older people
who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.
Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Ned used to say, “Hi, John!” We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.
Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.
If you want to know more about animal helper programmes, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “a nimal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in.
( )16. Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with?
A. Heart disease
B. Cancer
C. Fever
D. Blood pressure
( )17. The underlined word “mute” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “”.
A. a person who speaks slowly
B. a person who does not speak
C. a person who cannot hear
D. a person who enjoys talking
( )18. The purpose of Paragraph 3 is to .
A. show how animals can help with illnesses
B. discuss the problems of keeping pets
C. discuss how to train animal helpers
D. introduce some new medical research
( )19. How can animals help school children according to the passage?
A. They can improve children’s memory.
B. They can make children more popular.
C. They can increase children’s blood pressure.
D. They can teach children to share with each other. ( )20. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Be kind to animals
B. Talking to animals
C. The most dangerous diseases
D. Get healthy with animal helpers
【参考答案】
A 篇1—5：BABAD
B 篇6—10：CDDAD
C 篇11—15：CDABB
D 篇16—20：CBADD