四、阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　　(A )

　　One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car， clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling， the old lady was worried. Was he gong to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

　　The man could see that she was frightened， so in his friendliest voice he said， “I’m here to help you， madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way， my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

　　But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said， “If you really want to repay me， next time you see someone in need， help them and think of me.”

　　After saying goodbye， the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order， the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕)。 Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.

　　She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There ware tears in her eyes when she read it： “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back， continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $100 bills.

　　Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan Anderson my dear…you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

　　46. When the lady saw Bryan， she was worried because she thought_____ 。

　　A. he may hurt her B. he wasn’t going to stop

　　C. he couldn’t help her D. she didn’t have enough money

　　答案： A

　　【解析】细节理解题。读文中第一段最后两句可知，这位老奶奶担心这个司机伤害她。

　　47. What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

　　A. She was never kind to others.

　　B. She was usually quite careless.

　　C. She was probably very rich.

　　D. She was not a very good driver.

　　答案： C

　　【解析】结论推断题。分析文中倒数第二段所述，这位老奶奶给女服务员留下了许多钱，推断她是富裕的。

　　48. The underlined expression “giving a hand to(Paragraph 3)is closest in meaning to “____”。

　　A. questioning B. helping C. hurting D. calling

　　答案： B

　　【解析】词义猜测题。分析句意可知，这位司机帮助老奶奶不要钱，他就是要帮助困难中的人。

　　49. The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “____”。

　　A. the change B. the bill C. the note D. the order

　　答案： C

　　【解析】细节理解题。读前一句分析得知，这里的it指的是前句中的a small note，故选C项。

　　50. Which of the following shows the relationship between the man， the lady and the waitress?

　　答案：D

　　【解析】逻辑推理题。通读全文分析文中出现的三个人物的关系可知，男司机和女服务员是夫妻两人，他们与那位老奶奶都是陌生人的关系，故选D项。

　　(B)

　　Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman， called Mary Shelley.

　　Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812， she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary， their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary， Mary wrote about a dream： “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”

　　In 1816， Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night， Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.

　　Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21， and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.

　　Although famous， Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.

　　51. What do we know about he story Frankenstein?

　　A. It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.

　　B. It was been read by millions of people.

　　C. It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.

　　D. It is the most famous story in the world.

　　答案： B

　　【解析】事实判断题。通读全文理解，分析四个选项，只有B项与文中所述事实相符。

　　52. Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?

　　A. In England. B. In Italy. C. In Switzerland. D. In France.

　　答案： C

　　【解析】细节理解题。读文中第三段所述可知，雪莱是瑞士写这部小说的，故选C项。

　　53. In which order to the following take place?

　　a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.

　　b. The story Frankenstein was first published.

　　c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.

　　d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.

　　e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.

　　A. a， c， b， e， d B. d， c， a， b， e C. c， a， b， d， e D. b， a， d， c， e

　　答案： B

　　【解析】逻辑推理题。通读全文所述，分析这部科幻小说的创作过程，可知选B项。

　　54. How old was Mary Shelley when she died?

　　A. 43 B. 48 C.51 D. 54

　　答案： D

　　【解析】细节推理题。读文中第二段第一句可知，玛丽出生于1797年，读文中最后一句可知，玛丽去世时是1851年可知，她去世时54岁，故选D项。

　　55. What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?

　　A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.

　　B. She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.

　　C. She was educated at her local school.

　　D. She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.

　　答案： A

　　【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文理解，玛丽的人生经历可知，她经历了太多的苦难，故选A项。