That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.
【小题1】Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.

One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

1.Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A．had no one to look after her               B．disliked all her relatives

C．didn’t want to live with her family          D．was looking for someone to look after her

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got on very well with the old lady.

3.The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．leave             B．appear            C．try               D．change

4.In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers.        B．let the writer know she was her best friend.

C．give the writer a key to her house.          D．leave all that she had to the writer.

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The lady died.

b. They became good friends.

c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.

d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.

e. They got to know each other.

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

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

阅读理解

　　When I opened the first“Body Shop”in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn (挣) enough money to feed my children. Today“The Body Shop”is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run (管理) a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.

　　It' s not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, a business can be run with love and it can do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for“The Body Shop”to feel the same way.

　　Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits(界限) to our“family”, no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.

(1) What is the writer' s main purpose (目的) in writing this text?

[　　]

A. To tell the reader her life story.

B. To tell people how she brought up her children.

C. To let people know how rich she was.

D. To tell the reader about her ideas.

(2) What can be learnt from this text?

[　　]

A. How to make a lot of money.

B. How to write a book about business.

C. What the book is about.

D. What the writer's family is like.

(3) How does the writer feel about the business she runs?

[　　]

A. It's the biggest company in the world.

B. It will possibly be more successful.

C. It's the most successful business.

D. It is the only company that is growing all around the world.

(4) What kind of workers does the writer like to employ (雇佣) ?

[　　]

A. Those who are cleverer than others in their work.

B. Those who have the same ideas as she does.

C. Those who can sell her books round the world.

D. Those who have big families and new ideas.

(5) What kind of person does the writer seem to be?

[　　]

A. She is mainly interested in making money.

B. She thinks running a business a different job.

C. She seems to be successful but unhappy.

D. She seems to be someone with strong confidence.

阅读理解

　　When I opened the first“Body Shop”in 1976, what I wanted to do was to earn (挣) enough money to feed my children. Today“The Body Shop”is a great company growing fast all around the world. In the years since we began, I have learned a lot. Much of what I have learned will be found in this book, because I believe that we, as a company, have something worth saying about how to run (管理) a successful business without giving up what you really believe in.

　　It' s not an ordinary business book. It is not just about my life, either. The message is that to succeed in business you have to be different. Business can be fun, a business can be run with love and it can do good. In business, as in life, I need to enjoy myself, to have a feeling of my family and to feel excited by something unusual. I have always wanted the people who work for“The Body Shop”to feel the same way.

　　Now this book sends these ideas out into the world, and makes them public. I'd like to think there are no limits(界限) to our“family”, no limits to what can be done. I find that an exciting thought. I hope you do, too.

(1) What is the writer' s main purpose (目的) in writing this text?

[　　]

A. To tell the reader her life story.

B. To tell people how she brought up her children.

C. To let people know how rich she was.

D. To tell the reader about her ideas.

(2) What can be learnt from this text?

[　　]

A. How to make a lot of money.

B. How to write a book about business.

C. What the book is about.

D. What the writer's family is like.

(3) How does the writer feel about the business she runs?

[　　]

A. It's the biggest company in the world.

B. It will possibly be more successful.

C. It's the most successful business.

D. It is the only company that is growing all around the world.

(4) What kind of workers does the writer like to employ (雇佣) ?

[　　]

A. Those who are cleverer than others in their work.

B. Those who have the same ideas as she does.

C. Those who can sell her books round the world.

D. Those who have big families and new ideas.

(5) What kind of person does the writer seem to be?

[　　]

A. She is mainly interested in making money.

B. She thinks running a business a different job.

C. She seems to be successful but unhappy.

D. She seems to be someone with strong confidence.