阅读提优 一、完形填空。【用时: 准确率: 】 It was a rainy night in New Orleans, US. At a bus station, I watched a young girl cry, (1) because she lost her baggage and the ticket was in it. She begged (乞求) the bus driver not to leave her behind. 单词 1:baggage/ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ n.行李 e.g. I’ll just check in my baggage. 我只需要托运行李。 Help me with this baggage, will you? 请你帮我搬这件行李好吗? 单词 2:ticket/ˈtɪkɪt/ n.票;券 e.g. Phone the ticket line on this number. 订票打这个号码。 She hoped that getting this job would finally be her ticket to success. 她希望得到这份工作终将会使她踏上成功之途。 “Losing your ticket is like (2) losing money,” the bus driver said, and left her in the rain. But then an old man stood up and stopped the driver. “ (3) How can you leave that girl out there? You know she had a (4) ticket . You can’t just leave her here. You can’t lean(施加压力) her in a city where she doesn’t have a friend. You will meet your schedule (时 刻表), but she might meet her (5) end .” 单词 3:schedule/ˈʃedjuːl/ n.工作计划;日程安排;时间表 e.g. Filming began on schedule. 拍摄如期开始。 I’m trying to fit everything into my busy schedule. 我正试图把所有的事情安插进紧张的日程。 However, the driver didn’t (6) care about the young girl’s problem, or how her travels went. So the old gentleman said, “I’ll pay for her ticket. I’ll give her a little money to help her on her way.” He went and (7) bought a ticket for the girl. “How can I repay the (8) kindness you show to me.” she asked.“We’re strangers and won’t meet again. A small ‘thank you’ doesn’t seem (9) meaningful .” 单词 4:meaningful/ˈmiːnɪŋfl/ adj.重大的;意味深长的 e.g. She gave me a meaningful look. 她意味深长地看了我一眼。 This leaves no room for meaningful discussions. 这样就无法留下任何有意义的讨论空间。 The old man said. “What goes around comes around. I’ve learned this with time. What you give, you always (10) get back . Always be helpful to others and give what you can spare.” 单词 5:spare/speə(r)/ adj.空闲的 v.抽出;匀出 e.g. He’s studying music in his spare time. 他在空闲时间学音乐。 I’d love to have a break, but I can’t spare the time just now. 我是想休息一下, 可眼下找不出时间。 ( B )1. A. though B. because ( D )2. A. getting B. offering ( D )3. A. Where B. When ( B )4. A. baggage B. ticket ( A )5. A. end ( C )6. A. hear about ( D )7. A. lent ( B )8. A. happiness B. top B. talk about B. made B. kindness 单词 6:carelessness/ˈkeələsnəs/ n.粗心 C. if D. so C. borrowing C. What C. number C. middle C. care about C. sent C. politeness D. losing D. How D. plan D. start D. dream about D. bought D. carelessness e.g. Carelessness is the cause of his failure. 粗心是他失败的原因。 A slight carelessness could cost a man his life. 稍一疏忽, 就会使人丧生。 ( C )9. A. hopeful B. careful C. meaningful ( D )10. A. get up B. get on C. leave D. colourful D. get back Keys:1-5 BDDBA 6-10 CDBCD 二、阅读理解。【用时: 准确率: 】 As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow. 单词 7:continue/kənˈtɪnjuː/ v.继续 短语:continue to do sth 继续做某事 e.g. The rain will continue into the evening. 这场雨会持续下到晚上。 We will continue to work closely with our partners on this. 我们将继续为此与我们的伙伴紧密合作。 “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross,“ and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling(奋斗) to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. 单词 8:married/ˈmærid/ adj.已婚的 e.g. Sam and Chris are getting married on Saturday. 山姆和克里斯周六要结婚。 How long have you been married? 你结婚多长时间了？ Are you enjoying married life?你喜欢你的婚姻生活吗？ Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course; I should be able to fix the car by myself.” John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money, so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIYer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course,there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. ( C )1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people ________. A. take DIY courses by the government B. have to learn to make their own furniture C. find it hard to pay for what they need D. seldom go to a department store to buy things ( A