阅读理解

　　On the afternoon of June 24,1876, Alexander Graham Bell walked through the Centennial Fair Grounds (百年大庆商品交易会) at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia (费城). The bag that he carried seemed heavier than when he left Boston. But he did not trust(信任)sending his telephone model on ahead. He had had a long trip and had taken time for only a cup of tea and a piece of bread in the station. He knew he had to get to the Fair Office before it closed for the day. He had been told that the judges would look at his telephone on Sunday morning, which was the next day. At another time he might have paused (停留) to look at the strange buildings which he passed. There was the great hall built in the Morrish style (摩尔式)of iron(铁)and glass. And farther on were the Spanish and German and Portuguese buildings. There were the Turkish restaurants and the Japanese gardens. But he was not interested in them this day.

1．The sentence“The bag that he carried seemed heavier than when he left Boston”suggests (暗示)that ________.

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1. Bell was tired

B．Bell was not feeling very well

C．Bell was not a very strong man

D．Bell had taken the wrong bag

2．Bell was not interested in the buildings that he passed probably because he ________.

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A．did not like Philadelphia

B．did not notice them

C．was angry

D．was in a hurry

3．Several ideas in the story suggest that ________.

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A．people from many lands settled(定居)in Philadelphia

B．many fairs are held in Philadelphia each year

C．Philadelphia is famous for its restaurants

D．Philadelphia has many beautiful parks

4．Which of the following sentences suggests that Mr. Bell was probably hungry when he arrived at the Fair Grounds?

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A．The bag that he carried seemed heavier than when he left Boston.

B．There were the Turkish restaurants and the Japanese gardens.

C．He had had a long trip and had taken time for only a cup of tea and a piece of bread in the station.

D．He knew he had to get to the Fair Office before it closed for the day.

阅读理解

　　After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.She was too excited to do any housework that morning,for in the evening she would be going to a costume ball with her husband,at which she would dress up as a ghost(鬼怪).She had made her costume the night before, but she had no time to try it on.Though the costume was made only of a sheet,it was effective (有效果的). After putting it on. Mrs Richards went downstairs, She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs Richards was coming into the dining-room,there was a knock on the front door.She knew that it must be the milkman.She had told him that he could come straight in even if the door was not open and leave the milk on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid herself in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man came in. Now Mrs Richards knew that it must be the man who had come to read the meter (电表). She tried to say something,but it was too late. The man gave a cry and jumped back several steps.When Mrs Richards Walked towards him,he ran away,closing the door behind him.

(1) There were at least _______ people in Mrs Richards' family.

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(2) The word“costume ball”in this passage means_______.

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(3) The costume that Mrs Richards would wear at the party _______.

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A. was very expensive

B. was made by a famous dress maker

C. was very beautiful

D. was made of a kind of paper

(4) Which of the following is true according to the passage?________.

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A. The milkman sent milk to her home every day

B. Mrs Richards went to the dress party every day

C. The man reading the meter came to her home every day

D. Mrs Richards would go to work every day

(5) Why did the man reading the meter run away? Because _______.

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A. someone asked him to go back quickly

B. he had to read meters in many other houses

C. he was terribly frightened by Mrs Richards

D. he was not a meter reader,but a thief

阅读理解

　　After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.She was too excited to do any housework that morning,for in the evening she would be going to a costume ball with her husband,at which she would dress up as a ghost(鬼怪).She had made her costume the night before, but she had no time to try it on.Though the costume was made only of a sheet,it was effective (有效果的). After putting it on. Mrs Richards went downstairs, She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs Richards was coming into the dining-room,there was a knock on the front door.She knew that it must be the milkman.She had told him that he could come straight in even if the door was not open and leave the milk on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid herself in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man came in. Now Mrs Richards knew that it must be the man who had come to read the meter (电表). She tried to say something,but it was too late. The man gave a cry and jumped back several steps.When Mrs Richards Walked towards him,he ran away,closing the door behind him.

(1) There were at least _______ people in Mrs Richards' family.

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(2) The word“costume ball”in this passage means_______.

[　　]

(3) The costume that Mrs Richards would wear at the party _______.

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A. was very expensive

B. was made by a famous dress maker

C. was very beautiful

D. was made of a kind of paper

(4) Which of the following is true according to the passage?________.

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A. The milkman sent milk to her home every day

B. Mrs Richards went to the dress party every day

C. The man reading the meter came to her home every day

D. Mrs Richards would go to work every day

(5) Why did the man reading the meter run away? Because _______.

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A. someone asked him to go back quickly

B. he had to read meters in many other houses

C. he was terribly frightened by Mrs Richards

D. he was not a meter reader,but a thief