高起专（本）英语综合练习题（阅读理解）

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A
Blachman was introduced to Google in April 1 999；her interest grew after working there for a
few months．Before long，she was a Google fan．As Blachman studied the search engine，she
became more and more skillful．Then，Jerry Peek suggested she write a Google guidebook．The idea
interested her，and she began developing the website，Google Guide. corn．Since then，millions of
people have used her website．
Blachman guides her online students through step-by-step lessons．Some lessons are for new
Google users, but experienced users can also find lessons they need．One tip: if you aren’t sure
whether a word has a hyphen(连字符)，it is best to search with the hyphen—this way Google will
look for the word with the hyphen．without the hyphen and written as two words．And another：users
can ask Google not to do something by putting a hyphen before the word．For example，someone
searching for “DallaS cowboys”，who does not want the football team．should enter “Dallas
cowboys—football．’’
Blachman says the website is her way of continuing teaching and helping people, which she
enjoys．From 1990 to 1997，she taught courses at Stanford about mathematical software (软件)．She
also has written several books．“A lot of people see Google as easy to use ,and it is easy to use，but I am trying to make it even easier．’’
1．The purpose of the passage is .
A．to teach computer users how to develop a website
B．to introduce Blachman and her website
C．to introduce one of the online dictionaries
D．to teach computer users how to improve Google
2．What does Blachman think about Google users in general?
A．They don’t know how to make full use of Google．
B．They don’t know how to swim in an information ocean．
C．They have to take computer lessons to use Google．
D．They have to become a fan to be skillful Google users．
3．If users are not sure whether the word they search for has a hyphen, they should enter .
A．two words rather than one
B．the word without a hyphen
C．the word with a hyphen
D．the same word twice
4．Which of the following is TRUE of the passage about Blachman ?
A．She became a Google fan after developing her website．
B．She learned about Google from a guidebook．
C．She tries to persuade people to work for Google．
D．She has been working to make Google easier to use．
B
Washington D. C. lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. It’s about 200
miles south of New York City. The pleasantest, easiest way to get there is by long-distance bus, or by the fast train (125 miles an hour) which costs a little more than the bus journey and a little less than flying.
Washington D. C. is not a city that has grown up accidentally, but it was well designed and
planned the nation’s capital by a Frenchman. The city was named after George Washington, the
much-loved, much-admired, much-respected first President of the United States. In 1791, he himself
arranged to buy the land on which it stands.
5．This is the first part of an article. In the part that follows this one, we may expect the writer to
describe _______________.
A．what the capital city is like
B．George Washington
C．how the president bought the land for the city
D．how to travel to Washington from other cities
6．George Washington was _____________.
A．the man who named the capital
B．the man who had the capital built
C．the man who bought the capital built
D．the first president of Washington D. C.
7．Washington D. C. ___________________.
A．was carefully built by Frenchmen
B．appeared like most big cities
C．is a large city with good arrangement of streets and buildings
D．is a large city admired by American people like New York
C
It was during a weekend. Mum gave me two tickets for a film and told me she was too busy
with the endless housework to go with me. She told me to keep the money if I could sell the extra
ticket. I was very happy, of course. At that time, a ticket only cost 20 fen. But to me, a little girl of
12, 20 fen seemed quite a lot.
I reached the cinema in a great hurry. Holding the ticket in my hand, I began to look for a buyer.
A handsome young man noticed me and the ticket in my hand. He came towards me with a big
smile. “You’ve got an extra ticket?”
“Yes.” I nodded.
“That’s great. Say, how much?”
“Twenty fen.”
“Oh.” He thought for a while and took out a ten-yuan note from his wallet.
“I’m very sorry, but I’ve only got this note.” Seeing I was confused, he added, “Then, how
about waiting for a while and I’ll give you the money after I have changed it in the cinema’s store?”
Without much thinking, I agreed. Then we went to the cinema together. He walked fast. I could
hardly keep up with him. By and by, he left me farther and farther behind. Soon he disappeared in
the Gents(男厕 ). I stood there without knowing what to do. Suddenly I seemed to realize the
handsome young fellow had cheated me. He had saved twenty fen, but lost his honor.
It seemed to be a funny or even ridiculous(可笑的) experience. But it did cast a dark shadow on
my young mind.
8．The sentence “…20 fen seemed quite a lot.” suggests that ___________.
A．the writer did not have much pocket money
B．the writer cared much for the money
C．20 fen could buy a lot of things
D．the writer had never had as much money as that
9．The man took out a ten-yuan note from his wallet for ________________.
A．he thought the writer would be happy at the sight of the note
B．he really had nothing but the ten-yuan note
C．he was not sure if the writer would sell him the ticket
D．he knew the writer was not able to give him back the change
10．How did the writer realize that she was cheated?
A．The man walked too fast for to keep up with.
B．The man went to the Gents and was not seen again.
C．The man asked her to wait for a while.
D．The man said that he only had a ten-yuan note.
D
Tom’s Overalls
Tom was a gardener. He had no work to do for a few months. One day while walking in the
street, he saw a sign for taking on a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Tom was so
pleased that he went directly to answer the sign. There the master told Tom to bring his overalls
with him. Tom did what he was asked. The master examined his overalls and then decided to let
Tom have the job.
Curiously Tom asked him why his overalls were so important. The master said, “Oh, your
overalls are all with patches (补钉) on knees. I have dismissed two men whose overalls were with
patches on the buttocks (臀部).”
11．Why did the master want to look at Tom’s overalls? Because he wanted to ____________.
A．see them clean or not B．borrow the overalls
C．know the overalls D．know if Tom was diligent or not
12．When the master first met Tom, he probably said “____________”
A．Can I help you, sir? B．then I’ll let you have the job.
C．Could I have a look at your overalls, please? D．I’m looking for a new gardener now.
13．Why did the master let Tom have the job? Because _________________.
A．he had examined his overalls
B．he considered Tom a strong and honest man
C．he thought patches on knees were nicer than those on the buttocks.
D．he considered Tom to be a hard-working gardener
E
King Albert of the Belgians was born in 1875. In his youth he studied engineering and was
especially interested in ships and planes. One of his favorite sports was mountain climbing, and it was as a result of falling while out climbing that he died in 1934. He was 59.
He is best remembered by the Belgians for his leadership during World War I, which broke out
in 1914, only five years after he came into power. Belgium was officially a neutral country at the
start of the war, but because Belgium’s neutrality, and invaded it soon after the beginning of the war.
Albert realized that his small country had no chance of stopping the German army, but decided that
rather than just surrender, the Belgian army should fight. Although almost the whole of their country was conquered, the Belgians, led by their king, continued to fight against the Germans throughout
the full four years of war. King Albert’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, also did her best for the country,
working in an army hospital. There she did all kinds of work, from sweeping dirty floors to dressing
the wounds of wounded soldiers.
14．When the war broke, King Albert was ___________.
A．sure of victory and decided to fight on
B．not sure of victory but he decided to fight on
C．certain of defeat and yet decided to fight on
D．not certain of victory and so decided to fight on
15．King Albert’s wife _______________.
A．was a doctor before she got married
B．worked as a nurse after the war
C．was willing to work at anything for her country
D．was too proud to do dirty work
16．King Albert died _____________.
A．in a battle B．in an accident
C．in an army hospital D．in the war against Germany
F
Everyone knows about exchange and visitor programs that give students a chance to study in
another country．But today there is a program that gives teachers a chance to teach in the United
States．
It is the visiting International Faculty Program．VIFP is based in North Carolina and says it is
the United States’ largest cultural exchange program for teachers and schools．The program has
brought about 7,000 teachers to the United States since 1987.
The program is open to teachers from Latin America, Europe, South Africa, Canada, Australia,
the Philippines and New Zealand．It places them in schools in seven states for one to three
years．After that they must return home. The seven states are North Carolina, South Carolina,
Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Florida and California. The teachers work for school systems in these
states and are paid the same as an American teacher.
Teachers in the program must have a very high level in English. They must have a university
degree. And they must have three years of teaching experience with students between the ages of
five and eighteen. Two years of driving experience is also required. Visiting teachers may also be
able to earn a master’s degree while in the United States.
17．The passage is about a program for_________.
A．students who are going to study in the US
B．schools to improve their school systems
C．teachers and schools in North Carolina
D．foreign teachers to teach in the US
18．What does VIFP refer to?
A．A school that serves international teachers．
B．An organization founded by North Carolina．
C．An exchange program that started in 1987．
D．A training center based in the United States．
19．Which of the following is required of a visiting teacher?
A．Having taught at college．
B．Working in the US before．
C．Having a car of his or her own．
D．Holding a degree from a university·
G
Galileo said that two different objects fall together if they come down the same height.
“Not possible!” his friends said. “Everyone knows that a stone falls faster than a feather(羽
毛)!”
“Follow me and I will show you,” commanded Galileo. And up to the top of the tower of Pisa
he climbed. He carried a ball in each hand, but one was ten times heavy as the other. He let go of
them at the same time and heard the people become silent when the balls hit the ground together.
They had something they could not believe!
For the rest of his life he worked to make things that the whole world uses and enjoys today.
And he proved to the world that the earth and all other stars move around the sun, which is at the center. To do this, he built a telescope through which he could study the stars, the sun and the moon.
20．Galileo said that ______________ fall together.
A．two objects of different weight from the same height
B．two objects of the same weight from different heights
C．two objects of the same weight from the same height
D．two objects of the same weight from different heights
21．Which of the following is not true?
A．Galileo’s friends didn’t believe his theory.
B．Galileo’s friends couldn’t believe what they had seen
C．The two balls were of the same weight
D．The two balls didn’t fall at the same speed
22．Galileo said that ____________.
A．the earth is at the center of the universe
B．the moon doesn’t move around the sun
C．all the stars move around a center
D．the sun also moves around a centre
H
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children
only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free
education for all— whether rich or poor, clever or stupid — one can solve all the problems of
society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough;
we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees; they refuse to do
what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in
such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely
uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food.
If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get
terrible diseases in our towns.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be
educated in such way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
23．The writer of the passage thinks that ___________.
A．education can settle most of the world’s problems
B．free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C．free education won’t help to solve social problems
D．all the social problems can’t be solved by education
24．The writer wants to prove that ________________.
A．our society needs all kinds of jobs
B．our society needs free education for all
C．a farmer is more important than a professor
D．people with university degree refuse to do what they think “low” work
25．According to the passage _________________.
A．work with hands is dirty and shameful B．work with hands is low work
C．work with hands is the most important D．we can’t regard work with hands as low work
26．The purpose of education is ______________.
A．to choose a system of education B．to prepare children mainly for their future work
C．to let everyone receive education fit for him  D．to build a perfect world
I
I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it. When I started school my classmates made it
clear to me how I must look to others: a little girl with an ugly lip. And I was deaf in one ear. I was sure that no one outside my family could love me. Then I entered Mrs. Leonard’s second-grade class.
Mrs. Leonard was round and pretty, with shining brown hair and smiling eyes. Everyone loved
her. But no one came to love her more than I did, and for a special reason.
The time came for the annual (每年的 ) hearing test given at our school. The “whisper test’
required each child to go to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, while the teacher whispered something from the desk, which the child repeated. Then the same for the other ear. The teacher usually whispered things like “The sky is blue.” Or “Do you have new shoes?”
My time came. I turned my bad ear toward her, blocking the other just enough to be able to
hear. I waited, and then came the words that God had surely put into her mouth, seven words that changed my life forever.
Mrs. Leonard, the teacher I loved, said softly, “I wish you were my little girl.”
27．Mrs. Leonard, the teacher, _____________.
A．loved the little girl more than anybody else B．loved the little while her parents didn’t
C．was loved by the little girl only D．was loved by all the children in her class
28．In a “whisper test” every child was told to ____________.
A．have his hearing tested B．stand with both his sides towards the teacher
C．shut both his ears with fingers D．listen to the teacher with her one year only
29．In the “whisper test” the little girl _______________.
A．had her bad ear shut completely B．had her good ear shut completely
C．could hear the teacher with her good ear D．couldn’t hear the teacher at all
30．What the teacher whispered softly to the little girl ____________.
A．surprised the little very much B．changed the little girl’s life forever
C．had been put into her mouth by God D．was the same as to the other children
J
Have you ever argued with your loved ones over simple misunderstandings（误解）？Little
wonder. We often believe we're more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are,
according to Boza Keysar, a professor at the University of Chicago. In his recent study, speakers
tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood
were wrong nearly half the time. Here’s some good advice to reduce misunderstanding：
(1) Don’t trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod, look at you or say “uhhuh”
to be polite or move the conversation along. But it’s easy to consider these as signs of
understanding.
(2) Train the editor（编辑）in your head. If you say, “Beth discusses her problems with her
husband，”it's not clear whether she’s talking to her husband or about him. Try instead，“Beth talks
to her husband about her problems.” or “Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”
(3) Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by saying “I want to be sure I
said that right.” Questions like “How does that sound？”or“ Does that make sense？”may also
work.
(4) Listen well. When on the receiving end，ask questions to be sure you're on the same page.
After all，it isn’t just the speaker’s job to make his speech understood.
31．Why does the writer give us the advice？
A．We’re not skillful enough to make clear sentences.
B．Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.
C．Misunderstanding occurs now and then.
D．It's impolite to say NO to others.
32．The writer suggests that when talking to others, the speaker should ______.
A．know that listeners will show him that they understand his words
B．express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understanding
C．notice listener's signs of understanding
D．look directly into his listener's eyes
33．By Train the editor in your head, the speakers are advised _______.
A．to get themselves trained by a good editor
B．to discuss problems with their husbands or wives
C．to express themselves in long but simple sentences
D．to make sure each sentence has only one meaning
34．In the last paragraph，the words you're on the same page mean that ______.
A．you're following the speakers closely
B．you're reading the same page as the speaker does
C．you should know which page the speaker refers to
D．your story is written on the same page as the speaker's
K
The trick in food photography is to show the food looking fresh, so many dishes have stand-ins,
just as movies stars do. “When I get my lights and cameras set up, I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing,” explains Ray Webber, who photographs food for magazine advertisements.
“Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices because it may have dried out a bit. And when
I’m shooting(拍照) something like tomatoes, I always carry water to spray them with dew just
before I shoot.”
Shooting food outdoors has special problems. “I’m always worrying about flies or worms
crawling up a glass,” Webber explains, “my worry is that some day a dog will come up from behind
and run off with the food.” Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to make its color beautiful. Finally he found it: a weed with lovely blue flowers. When
the shot appeared, several people were horrified——the weed was deadly nightshade!
35．Just before being photographed, some meats and vegetables are ________.
A．fanned B．dyed C．frozen D．made wet
36．The second paragraph deals mostly with the __________.
A．differences between indoor and outdoor photography
B．problems of outdoor food photography
C．ways of keeping food fresh outdoors
D．combinations of colors outdoors
37．Webber is afraid dogs might ______________.
A．bark while he is shooting B．get into his picture C．steal the food D．upset his camera
38． From the article we can conclude that deadly night-shade is probably a kind of plant that is
_________.
A．colorful B．poisonous C．ugly D．Both A and B
L
Come to the little town of Kankakee on a certain June weekend each year, and you'll see
groups of men, women and children wandering along the banks of the Kankakee River. They are
looking for rubbish, not gold. By day's end, several hundred citizens will have removed almost ten
tons of rubbish.
The cleanup was suggested by Stanley James. He said to people, “The river needs somebody
to care for it.” By cleanup day, he had front-page report in the local paper, plenty of manpower,
canoes for the rubbish. To make the hard work more pleasant, he got donation (捐赠) of soft drinks
and hot dogs.
The first cleanup, in 1993, covered 50 miles of the river; last year the final 10-mile length was
added. With less rubbish each year, the Kankakee is considered one of the cleanest in this area.
39．Stanley James suggested that________.
A．somebody take care of the river B．a cleanup be given to the river
C．the cleanup be made more pleasant D．the town paper report the cleanup
40． Stanley James had________.
A．engaged many people for the cleanup  B．bought some trucks for the rubbish
C．made many hot dogs for the people D．done some preparations for the work
41． The best title of this article is________.
A．The Kankakee River's today  B．A cleanup day in June
C．The cleanup of the Kankakee River  D．James cleaned the Kankakee River
M
The human body naturally prevents attempt(企图) to lose or gain weight. Thus the best was to
lower your weight is to do some exercise daily. Although scientists don’t agree exactly how this
works to lower the “setpoint”, they do know that exercise helps your body work with you and not
against you in at least the following ways:
1. Exercise burns calories(卡路里): if you walk two miles every day, you use an extra 1400
calories a week--- and lose about a pound in two weeks.
2. Exercise helps to burn fat and build muscle: since muscle requires more calories than fat does,
the more muscle you have, the faster you will burn calories.
3. Finally exercise speeds up your metabolism(新陈代谢), not just while you’re exercising, but
for several hours after exercise ends.
A program of light-to-moderate exercise done for only a half-hour a day is enough to keep your
“setpoint” lowered, and thus helps you lose weight and keep it off. If you need to lose more than five pounds, combine regular exercise with a moderate reduction in calories until you reach your goal.
42． Scientists don’t ___________________.
A．believe in exercise at all
B．agree exercise helps to lower people’s weight
C．think exercise helps people’s bodies work with them
D．think exercise helps people’s bodies work against them
43． Exercise helps you ____________.
A．save calories and gain weight B．save calories but lose weight
C．burn calories and lose weight D．burn calories but gain weight
44． Which of the following is not true?
A．A man of more muscles burns calories faster.
B．Exercise speeds up your metabolism even after it.
C．An hour and a half’s exercise is not enough to keep your “setpoint” lowered.
D．To lose more than 5 pounds, just doing exercise is not enough.
N
Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探) stories for magazines. One evening he
could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter in front of him, but he had no ideas. So
he decided to go to the cinema.
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house.
The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom’s cigarettes——and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:
I have read your story and I don’t think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you
can finish it. By the way, I’m a burglar (入室盗窃者), I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!
Tom read the burglar’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still
not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his burglar to return. Before he goes out in the evening,
he always leaves a half-finished story near his typewriter.
45．Tom went to the cinema because ________________.
A．he hoped to get ideas B．he wanted to meet a visitor
C．he was feeling lazy D．he could not finish a story
46．The man _______ in his house.
A．drank a cup of tea B．left Tom some advice
C．paid for his cigarettes D．left Tom some money
47．Tom is waiting for the thief to return ____________.
A．to meet him B．to get more ideas from him
C．to have stories stolen D．to be robbed more often
O
There was a river with a small town on either side of it. The towns were linked by a bridge.
One day，a hole appeared in the bridge. Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.
However，disagreement came up as to who should mend it. Each town thought that it had a better
reason for the other to mend the hole. The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road，so the left-bank town should mend the hole. The town on the left bank，on the other hand，insisted that all the traffic came to the right-bank town，so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on，and so did the hole. The more it went on，the more the hostility
between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg. People from both towns questioned him
closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the
right，in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident. But he could not remember，
since he got drunk that night.
Some time later，a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle（轴）because of the hole.
Neither town paid any attention to the accident，as the traveler was not going from one to the other，
but was merely passing through. The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was
not mended.
On hearing the reason，he declared，“I'll buy this hole. Who‘s the owner？”
Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.
“One or the other，whoever owns the hole must prove it.”
“How shall we prove it？”asked both sides.
“That's simple. Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it. I‘ll buy the hole from
whoever mends the bridge.”
People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver
changed the axle. They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.
“What hole？”The traveler looked surprised.” I can't see any hole. I‘ve been looking for a hole for several years now. I'm prepared to pay a good price for it，but there’s no hole here. Are you pulling my leg or what？”
He got into his car and drove off.
48．What did the two towns quarrel about？
A．Which of them should mend the hole.  B．Whether the hole should be mended.
C．Why there was a hole in the bridge. D．When they should mend the hole.
49．The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he ______.
A．had one of his legs broken  B．was busy changing the axle
C．had drunk too much wine D．was afraid to blame anybody
50．Both towns rushed to mend the hole in order to prove that ______.
A．they owned the whole bridge B．they had the right to sell the hole
C．they were able to mend the hole  D．they could afford to mend the hole
51．In “Are you pulling my leg or what？”，the phrase pulling my leg refers to ______.
A．trying to stop me  B．laughing at me
C．putting me in trouble D．making fun of me
P
All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition (strong wish): to
be the lucky customer (顾客) who did not have to pay for shipping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”
For several weeks, Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer.
Unlike her friends, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things which
did not need. It’s no use her husband trying to persuade her. She dreamed of the day when the
manager of the supermarket would come to her and said: “Madam, this is your lucky day.
Everything in your basket is free.”
One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found
that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went
toward the cash desk. As she did so, the manager approached her, “madam,” he said, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everything you have in your
basket is free.”
52．The housewives who went to the supermarket were ___________.
A．poor B．hopeful C．fortunate D．hopeless
53．The housewives learned about the offer of free goods _________.
A．on the radio B．from the manager
C．at the supermarket D．from their friends
54．Mrs. Edwards’ husband tried to _____________.
A．make her unhappy B．cheer her up
C．fill all her cupboards D．stop her buying things
Q
Some villagers were going to celebrate an important wine festival in a few day’s time, so they
borrowed a huge barrel(桶) from the nearest town, put it in the village square, and decided that each of them should empty a bottle of the best wine he had into it, so that there should be plenty at the feast(宴会).
One of the villagers thought he would be very clever. “If I pour a bottle of water in, instead of
wine, no one will notice it,” he said to himself, “because there will be so much excellent wine in the barrel that the water will be lost in it.”
The night of the feast arrived. Everybody gathered in the village square with their bowls and
their glasses for the wine. The tap(塞子) on the barrel was opened, but what came out was pure
water. Everyone in the village had had the same idea.
55．The villagers borrowed a huge barrel in order to ____________.
A．hold water B．hold wine
C．take the place of wine bottles D．empty bottles
56．One of the villagers poured a bottle of water into the barrel because ___________.
A．the wine in the barrel was too thick B．the others put water into it too
C．he was cleverer than the others D．he tried to cheat the others
57．The sentence “the water will be lost in it” can be considered as _________.
A．the water would be gone in the barrel
B．the water couldn’t be found in the wine
C．the water would flow through the barrel into the ground
D．the water would be mixed up with the wine
R
Karen MacInnes had spent nine months in the hospital. As she grew weaker, the 16-year-old
girl asked her parents, “Am I going to die?”
Her mother told Karen the truth. After learning the bad news, all Karen wanted was to go home.
Her parents decided to satisfy her wish——no matter that medical fund(基金), which had helped
pay for Karen’s hospitalization, would not cover any of the full time medical care she would need at home. When she was carried through her front door, Karen smiled for the first time in months.
A friend of the MacInnes family, Sheila Petersen, knew of this and offered to help. She
volunteered(自愿) not only to find nurses, but also to raise money for Karen’s care. Money was
received from so many people that Sheila created(建立) a fund, “Friends of Karen”.
After leaving the hospital, Karen lived for 11 months. “And those months were happy ones for
her,” says her mother, “thanks to Sheila.”
Even after Karen died, people kept sending money. Sheila put it into the fund, tried to find
someone who needed help. By last month, Friends of Karen was helping 70 families.
“I still have a relationship with each family,” says Sheila. “We have four children who are near death now, and I want to be there for them.” Sheila admits the work is sometimes difficult, but says,“The smile on a child’s face makes it all worthwhile (值得的).”
58．Her parents agreed to take Karen home because _______________.
A．thus they would save money
B．medical funds wouldn’t cover any of the full time medical care
C．they couldn’t pay for her hospitalization
D．they hoped to make her satisfied
59．Sheila helped Karen’s parents by ___________.
A．giving them money B．raising money from others
C．finding nurses for them D．paying for Karen’s hospitalization
60．Karen lived for ____________ since she had fallen ill.
A．eleven months B．nine months C．twenty months D．twelve months

高起专（本）英语综合练习题参考答案

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1．B 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．A 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．D 10．B
11．D 12．C 13．D 14．C 15．C 16．B 17．D 18．C 19．D
20．A 21．D 22．C 23．D 24． A 25．D 26．B 27．D 28．A
29．C 30．B 31．C 32．B 33．D 34．A 35．D 36．B 37．C
38．D 39．B 40．D 41．C 42．D 43．C 44．C 45．D 46．B
47．B 48．A 49．C 50．B 51．D 52．B 53．C 54．D 55．B
56．D 57．D 58．D 59．B 60．C

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