14.Mr.Clarke was born in a poor family.He was in school for only two years.When he was sixteen,he left the poor mountain village and walked to the capital.He had worked in a garden,in a workplace.When he reached the biggest city in the country,nobody gave him any work.He had to beg in the street.
One day he was looking for some food when a bag fell off a motorbike.But the rider didn't find it and left quickly.He picked it up and found there was plenty of money in it.There was nobody except him there.He sat by the road and waited for the owner.About half an hour later an old man came back by motorbike and looked for something.The young man returned the bag to the owner.The old man thanked him very much and told him to work in his shop.
Mr.Clarke worked hard and watched everything carefully.He learned a lot.With the old man's help,he had a shop.He never fooled anybody and was friendly to the shoppers.And people liked to do the shopping in his shops.Of course he got a lot of money.Now he had several shops,a beautiful house,a few cars and other valuable things.He went to his village and brought his parents,wife and children to the city.How happy they were all when they moved into the beautiful house!
Before Mike,their thirteen-year-old son,went to a middle school,Mrs.Clarke said,"Try to be modest,son.Don't tell anybody that we're rich.""OK,Mummy,"answered the boy.
That morning the teacher told his students to write a composition"My family".Mike remembered what his mother had said.So he wrote,"My family is large.There're thirteen people in my family.They are my grandpa,grandma,father,mother,sister,two cooks,two drivers,three servants and I.My family is poor.Our cooks,drivers and servants are all poor too!"
46.Mr.Clarke went to the capital on foot when he was young becauseC.
A.he wanted to visit the places of interest
B.he wanted to find work on his way
C.he had no money
D.there was no bus at that time
47.AsB,the old man told Mr.Clarke to work in his shop.
A.the young man was able
B.the young man was worth trusting (相信)
C.the young helped him
D.he needed a helper
48.What does the underlined word"servants"mean?C
A.餐厅
B.手下
C.仆人
D.街道清洁工.
分析 文章大意:这是一篇人物故事类阅读,主要介绍克拉克出生在贫困家庭,后来通过努力和善心,他挣了很多钱,他告诉他儿子在学校不要说我们是富有的,要谦虚,一次写作文"我的家庭",他儿子说自己家有十三口人,家里很穷,因为他的厨师、司机和仆人都很穷.
解答 46.答案:C.细节理解题.根据第一行Mr.Clarke was born in a poor family.He was in school for only two years.When he was sixteen,he left the poor mountain village and walked to the capital.克拉克先生出生在一个贫穷的家庭,他在学校只有两年,当他十六岁的时候,他离开了贫穷的山村,走到了首都.及后面的He had to beg in the street他不得不在街上乞讨.可知,步行去首都因为他没有钱.选C.
47.答案:B.细节理解题.根据第二段The young man returned the bag to the owner.The old man thanked him very much and told him to work in his shop.年轻人把包还给了主人,老人非常感谢他,并告诉他在他的店里工作.可知,由于克拉克把包还给了老人,因此老人觉得"他值得信赖",最后让他去自己的店里工作.故选B.
48.答案:C.词义猜测题.根据前面的two cooks,two drivers两个厨师,两个司机,可知,应该是他家的"仆人",选C.
点评 阅读题型,要注重句子与句子之间、段落与段落之间逻辑关系以及对篇章的整体理解.根据所给问题选择正确选项完成试题.