阅读理解

　　Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the USA from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel(旅社) on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $ 900, his passport(护照), photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

　　But three weeks after he returned to Tokyo, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto received an envelope(信封). There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $ 900 and a letter from Mr Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

　　The next time he travelled to the USA, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month.

　　He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

　　Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

　　Now they have become friends. Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr Loveras every time he is in the USA.

1．While he was visiting Chicago, Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto ________.

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A．lost his bag

B．lost his way

C．changed his money into money order

D．made friends with an old American

2．When Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn't find his lost things ________.

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A．he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

B．he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

C．he thought they would never be found

D．he thought they would be soon returned to him

3．Mr Loveras sent back the things to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ________.

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A．to get some money from him in return

B．to help him to do more business in USA

C．him to come to visit America more often

D．him to know most people in Chicano are nice

4．From the passage we know that Mr Loveras was ________.

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5．Which of the following is true?

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A．Mr Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

B．A thief(小偷) took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

C．If Mr Loveras didn't return everything to Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

D．Mr Loveras knew Mr Tadatoyo Yamamoto very well before.

阅读理解

　　Once in Egypt (埃及) there was a thick forest. In the middle of the lake in this forest lived a terrible ogre (吃人精). Whenever any animal tried to drink from the lake, the ogre would jump out and eat the animal up.

　　One day a group of monkeys came to the forest. Their head was a clever old monkey. He knew about the ogre, so he warned the others,“An ogre lives in the lake in this forest, if he catches you, he will eat you. So don't drink any water from the lake until I tell you it is safe.”

　　The monkeys listened to their head. They got very thirsty, but they stood back from the lake. Then the clever old monkey went near the lake and waited to see if the ogre would appear.

　　When the ogre saw the old monkey, he came out of the water and said,“Come down and drink.”

　　“No,” said the monkey,“if we come to the water, you will eat us.”

　　“Yes,” said the ogre,“but there is no other lake in the forest. Soon you and your friends will have to come here to drink.”

　　The old monkey thought and thought. Then he saw some long reeds (芦苇) growing near the lake. He picked some reeds and gave them to the other monkeys. Each monkey put one end of the reed in its mouth and the other end in the water. Then the monkeys sucked (吸) the water through the reeds. So they stayed away from the lake and still drank as much as they wanted. The ogre was very angry when he saw this and disappeared into the lake.

　　And none of the monkeys saw him again.

(1) If the animals ________ , the ogre would eat them.

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A. went away from the water

B. found some water to drink

C. tried to find some water

D. went near the lake and drank water from it

(2) The clever old monkey warned the others not to drink any water from the lake ________ .

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A. although it was safe for them to drink

B. because there was an ogre in the forest

C. until he found it was safe

D. until the ogre allow them to do so

(3) The ogre told the old monkey ________ .

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A. there was another lake in the forest

B. he would soon eat all the monkeys

C. not all the monkeys would die without water

D. he wouldn't eat the monkeys any longer

(4) None of the monkeys saw the ogre again because ________ .

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A. the monkeys were not warned that there was an ogre there

B. the monkeys had left the forest looking for another lake

C. the ogre knew he couldn't catch any monkey any more

D. the ogre moved to another lake looking for food

(5)Which of the following is right?

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A. The other monkeys wouldn't listen to their head.

B. The ogre was so thirsty that he soon died.

C. The old monkey warned the ogre not to eat them.

D. It was reeds that saved the monkeys.

阅读理解

　　Once in Egypt (埃及) there was a thick forest. In the middle of the lake in this forest lived a terrible ogre (吃人精). Whenever any animal tried to drink from the lake, the ogre would jump out and eat the animal up.

　　One day a group of monkeys came to the forest. Their head was a clever old monkey. He knew about the ogre, so he warned the others,“An ogre lives in the lake in this forest, if he catches you, he will eat you. So don't drink any water from the lake until I tell you it is safe.”

　　The monkeys listened to their head. They got very thirsty, but they stood back from the lake. Then the clever old monkey went near the lake and waited to see if the ogre would appear.

　　When the ogre saw the old monkey, he came out of the water and said,“Come down and drink.”

　　“No,” said the monkey,“if we come to the water, you will eat us.”

　　“Yes,” said the ogre,“but there is no other lake in the forest. Soon you and your friends will have to come here to drink.”

　　The old monkey thought and thought. Then he saw some long reeds (芦苇) growing near the lake. He picked some reeds and gave them to the other monkeys. Each monkey put one end of the reed in its mouth and the other end in the water. Then the monkeys sucked (吸) the water through the reeds. So they stayed away from the lake and still drank as much as they wanted. The ogre was very angry when he saw this and disappeared into the lake.

　　And none of the monkeys saw him again.

(1) If the animals ________ , the ogre would eat them.

[　　]

A. went away from the water

B. found some water to drink

C. tried to find some water

D. went near the lake and drank water from it

(2) The clever old monkey warned the others not to drink any water from the lake ________ .

[　　]

A. although it was safe for them to drink

B. because there was an ogre in the forest

C. until he found it was safe

D. until the ogre allow them to do so

(3) The ogre told the old monkey ________ .

[　　]

A. there was another lake in the forest

B. he would soon eat all the monkeys

C. not all the monkeys would die without water

D. he wouldn't eat the monkeys any longer

(4) None of the monkeys saw the ogre again because ________ .

[　　]

A. the monkeys were not warned that there was an ogre there

B. the monkeys had left the forest looking for another lake

C. the ogre knew he couldn't catch any monkey any more

D. the ogre moved to another lake looking for food

(5)Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A. The other monkeys wouldn't listen to their head.

B. The ogre was so thirsty that he soon died.

C. The old monkey warned the ogre not to eat them.

D. It was reeds that saved the monkeys.

Linda Evans was my best friend---like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horse riding.

When I was 13, my family moved away. Linda and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special time---like my wedding and Linda’s. Soon we were busy with children and moving to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back, stamped “Address Unknown”. I had no idea how to find Linda.

Over the years, I missed Linda very much. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.

One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Linda and whose last name was Wagman---Linda’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans,” I thought, but I still wrote to her.

She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin!” she said excitedly, “Linda Evans Wngman is my mother.”

Minutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much, even after 40 years, laughed and cried and caught up on each other’s lives. Now the empty place in my heart is filled, and there’s one thing that Linda and I know for sure; we won’t lose each other again!

41. The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Evans ____________.

　 A. at the age of 13　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. before she got married

C. after they moved to new homes 　　　　　　　　　　 D. before the writer’s family moved away.

42. They didn’t often write to each other because they __________.

　 A. got married　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had little time to do so

C. didn’t like writing letters　 　　　　　　　　　 D. could see each other on special time

43. There was an empty place in the writer’s heart because she ___________.

　 A. was in trouble

B. didn’t know Linda’s address

C. received the card that she sent

D. didn’t have a friend like Linda to share her happiness or sadness

44. The writer was happy when she __________.

　 A. read the newspaper

B. heard Linda’s voice on the phone

C. met a young woman who looked a lot like Linda

D. wrote to the woman whose last name was Wagman

45. They haven’t kept in touch ___________.

　 A. for about 40 years　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for about 27 years

C. since they got married　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since the writer’s family moved away