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Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date高二阅读理解精选精炼(6)高二阅读理解精选精炼(6)Passage 28When you have a post-office box, the postman doesnt bring letters to you, but you go to the post-office and get your letters and parcels from your box. The box is locked, only you have the key, so the letters and parcels are safe.One day the headmaster of a school wrote to the post-office and asked for a post-office box for his school. He soon got an answer. It said, “We will give you a post-office box in one month.”Three months later, the headmaster wrote to the post-office and said, “Why havent we got a post-office box yet?”This was the answer from the post-office:“Dear sir,We gave you a post-office box two months ago and wrote to you then to tell you. Here is the key to your box. You will find our letter to you in it.”1. When you have a post-office box, _.A. it is easier for you to write letters B. you will have more letters than parcelsC. you get your letters in front of your house D. you go to the post-office to get your letters2. The word “key” in this passage means _.A. 邮件 B. 密码 C. 编号 D. 钥匙3. The headmaster _.A. wrote many letters to the post-office B. didnt like the postmanC. didnt know how a post-office box worked D. forgot to pay for the post-office box4. When the post-office said that you could get a post-office box, he meant _.A. you may go to the post-office to get your mails B. you must wait to get the post-office boxC. you must write again to get the key D. you must pay for the box before you got it5. Which of the following might not be true?A. If you want to get a post-office box, you must let the post-office know.B. When you get a post-office box, you have to do the work of a postman.C. You go to the post-office to get the key to your box.D. After you get a post-office box, the postman will not send mails to your house.Passage 29New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world.You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is probably New Yorks most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop” only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other, less expensive shopping areas nearby, and youll soon come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macys and FAO Scgwartz.And if youve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhatton, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and got away from the rush of New York life, then youd be wrong. Nobody sits in Central park: they run, jog（慢跑）, and most of all they rollerblade.When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you wont be is bored!1. Why would you probably only “window shop” in Fifth Avenue?A. Because many people window shop there. B. Because it is too expensive there.C. Because it is a famous shopping street. D. Because Fifth Avenue is an exciting place.2. What dont people do in Central Park according to the author?A. Jogging. B. Running. C. Rollerblading. D. Sitting down relaxing.3. What kind of city is New York according to the passage?A. It is a boring place. B. It is an exciting place.C. There is nothing interesting to be mentioned about it. D. It is a city full of rollskaters.4. In the last paragraph, the writer implies _.A. you are actually poor B. you are in fact too fat to go roundC. you are attracted by New York D. you are bored with New York5. The meaning of “window shop” in the second paragraph means _.A. buy windows only B. only look at windowsC. looking only without buying D. looking and buyingPassage 30Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s. It stands by the Rive Byre, in twenty-five hectares（公顷）of the best farmland in the southwest.The house was built by Smithson, and the story goes back to George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulshams wild woods（野外）parties. Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room.The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living-rooms, and a dining-room with a real Adam fire-place. Its library has a good view over the park and the river. All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors.At the back of the house there is room for four cars. The third Foulsham once kept horses there. In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s.If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to:Harvey. Platt, Longford & Sons 6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside.1. Foulsham House is _.A. an old farm house B. a 25-hectare house by the River ByreC. a large house for people to come to listen to its storyD. a house with a history of more than two hundred years2. We learn from the reading that _.A. Smithson built the house for wild woods partiesB. many important people had been to Foulsham houseC. George and Lady Kitty loved the house and had many parties hereD. the Green room is a place for many girls to make tea3. The sentence “Its library has a good view over the park and river” means “_”.A. The park and the river can be seen clearly from the libraryB. The library has a picture of the park and the river on the wallC. The library was built in the park by the riverD. Books about the park and the river can be read in the library4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The third Foulsham often rode his horses at the back of the house.B. The house has a room for four cars at the back of the house.C. The road behind the house is wide enough for 4 cars to go.D. There is some parking behind the house.5. We can infer（推断）that Harvey _.A. wants the house to meet the needs of modern lifeB. wants people to know the history of the houseC. wants to sell the house D. wants some money to make the house meet todays needsPassage 31Ramon was very proud of his dog Blackie. Whenever he got a chance, he would ask his dog to amuse his friends with some tricks.One day Ramon went to visit his friend Frank who was sick at home with a bad cold. “How are you feeling?” asked Ramon. “Worse than yesterday,” replied Frank. “I have a terrible cough, and theres not a drop of medicine in the house.”“Cheer up, Frank. Ill send Blackie to the local drugstore for some cough syrup（糖浆）. Hell be back in a minute, before you know it.” Ramon put a five-dollar bill in Blackies mouth and the dog ran down the street. “And keep the change,” Ramon shouted after him.“Oh, Ramon, dont be silly. You know that dog wont be back with any medicine.” “Oh yes, he will,” replied Ramon. Half an hour later, however, Blackie had not returned. Ramon was feeling embarrassed, and felt angry at his friends little smile.“Something has happened to him, Im sure,” said Ramon. “He obeys me as a rule.” Just then Frank saw Blackie at a distance. He hurried to open the door and let him in. Frank was shocked to see a bottle of medicine in the dogs mouth.“Good boy,” said Ramon, “but what took you so long?” Blackie ran over to the window, barking and wagging（摆动）his tail. Ramon glanced out and saw a bone outside.1. What was Franks trouble?A. His cold had worsened and he had no medicine at home.B. There was no one around to take care of him.C. He began to develop a bad cough that morning.D. He could not find where the medicine was.2. What did Ramon do for Frank?A. He went to buy some cough syrup for him.B. He sent his dog Blackie to the local drugstore for some medicine.C. He called for a doctor. D. He drove Frank to hospital.3. How did Ramon feel when Blackie was late?A. Disappointed. B. Amused. C. Embarrassed. D. Shocked.4. Why did Blackie bark at the bone outside the window?A. Because he was very excited to see it.B. Because he wanted to express his thanks to his master for it.C. Because he wanted to have it.D. Because he wanted to tell his master why he was delayed.5. What did the story mainly imply?A. Dogs are after all dogs, however clever they are. B. Ramon liked to show off his dog.C. Dogs are faithful and obedient to their masters. D. Dogs are as clever as human beings.Passage 32A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxies. He asked every taxi-driver his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” the man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi-driver. This was very expensive, but the man said it was OK.The taxi-driver took the man everywhere. He showed his all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening, they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi-driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow? It is another 100 dollars.” But the man said, “Thats OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very pleased.The next day, the taxi-driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening, they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi-driver 100 dollars again and said, “Im going home tomorrow.” The taxi-driver was very sorry because he liked the traveler and, above all, 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” he asked. “I come from New York.” “New York!” said the taxi-driver. “I have a sister in New York; her name is Susanna. Do you know her?”“Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”1. Where did the traveler come from?A. England. B. America. C. Canada. D. France.2. Why did the traveler take the third taxi, because _.A. the other taxi-driver asked for more money B. the third taxi-driver was a kind-hearted manC. he didnt want to spend his own money on the coming visitD. the other drivers didnt like to take him3. Usually the cost of traveling one day by taxi may be _.A. $100 B. $200 C. less than $100 D. more than $2004. Who asked the traveler to give the money to the taxi-driver?A. The travelers sister. B. The traveler himself.C. Nobody. D. The drivers sister.5. The driver was unhappy _.A. when he heard the travelers last words B. when the traveler asked every taxi-driver his nameC. when the traveler asked for his sisters name D. during the two days visit28 DDCAB 29 BDBCC 30DBADC 31ABCCA 32BCADA-