阅读理解

　　Alan used to spend his holiday by the seaside , but one day he saw an ad.(广告) in a newspaper. It said “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse-riding, walking, fishing . Good prices .”

　　“This sounds like a good idea, ” he thought . Because he had been working very hard and really wanted to take a holiday. “I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They will make a change from sitting by the seaside . ”

　　Four days later, he returned home . “What's wrong with the Farm?” his friend Jack asked him. “Didn't you enjoy country life?”

　　“Country life was fine,” Alan said,“but there was another problem . ”

　　“What?”

　　“Well, the first day I was there. A sheep died, and we had roast mutton (羊肉)for dinner.”

　　“Fresh meat is the best.”

　　“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for diner.”

　　“Lucky you !”

　　“You don't understand ,” Alan said . “on the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”

　　“A different roast every day, ” Jack said .

　　“Let me finish,” Alan said, “on the fourth day, the farmer died and I did not dare to stay for dinner. ”

1．Where did he usually go to spend his holiday?

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2．Why did he decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm?

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A．Because he had a close friend Jack, there.

B．Because he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside.

C．Because he lived near there .

D．Because he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country .

3．How many days did he stay there?

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A．A few days.

B．Three days .

C．Four days .

D．less than one week

4．What made him return so soon?

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A．He felt unhappy .

B．He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.

C．The prices were too high .

D．The sir there was not fresh .

阅读理解。

　　If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

　　Don't listeh to people who say that young people today often think only of themselves. It's not true at all. More and more young people in the USA volunteer to spend school holidays working for others. And they don't do it for money. Here are some of their stories.

　　I'm going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It's going to be terrific-I'll spend the whole summer living in a tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I'm going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I'll be able to do something good at the same time!

Jason Moore, 18

　　This summer, I'm going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They'll teach me what to do. So I'll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

　　I'm going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I'll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I'm going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

(1)Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ________ helping others.

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(2)What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? ________

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A．To sleep under the stars.

B．To breathe the clean mountain air.

C．To spend the whole summer living in a tent.

D．To help build new hiking paths in the mountains.

(3)From the passage, we know that Jason Moore ________.

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(4)________ wants to be a teacher.

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(5)Which is the most possible title for this passage? ________

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A．Reading for Life

B．A Special House Program

C．The Forest Centre

D．Young American Volunteers