英语阅读（十二）
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As the policeman walked up to him the man spoke up quickly.
"It's all right, officer." he said, reassuring (使放心). "I'm just waiting for a friend. It's an appointment made twenty years ago. Sounds a little funny to you, doesn't it? Well, I'll explain if you'd like to make certain it's all straight. About that long ago there used to be a restaurant where this store stands—'Big Joe' Brady's restaurant."
"Until five years ago," said the policeman, "it was torn down then."
The man in the doorway struck a match and lit his cigar. The light showed a pale, squarejawed face with eager eyes and a little white scar (伤疤) near his right eyebrow. His scarfpin (围巾扣) was a large diamond strangely set.
"Twenty years ago tonight," said the man, "I dined here at 'Big Joe' Brady's with Jimmy Wells, my best friend, and the finest man in the world. He and I were raised here in New York; just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from the date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We believed that in twenty years each of us ought to have our wish worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be."
"It sounds pretty interesting." said the policeman. "Rather a long time between the meets, though, it seems to me. Haven't you heard from your friend since you left?"
"Well, yes, for a time we kept in touch," said the other, "but after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big place, and I kept running over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, dependable old friend in the world. He'll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand at this door tonight, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up."
The waiting man pulled out a handsome watch, the lid of it set with small diamonds.
"Three minutes to ten," he announced. "It was exactly ten o'clock when we parted here at the restaurant door."
1.From the text, we can learn that the waiting man .
A．liked to live in his hometown
B．grew up in the West
C．seemed to have made some money
D．used to work for "Big Joe" Brady's restaurant
2.The reason why the man left New York was that he .
A．wanted to be rich
B．planned to meet his friend 20 years later
C．didn't like to live in a big city
D．thought the West was a better place to travel
3.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story?
a.The man was waiting for Jimmy at the old place.
b．The man made an appointment with Jimmy and left New York.
c．The "Big Joe" Brady's restaurant was destroyed.
d．They kept in touch with each other for a time.
e．The man arrived in New York from the West.
A．e, a, b, d, c B．e, b, d, c, a
C．b, d, c, e, a D．b, a, d, e, c
B
FITNESS CENTER TIMETABLE
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| 7:15am | Body Power | Aerobics | Body Stretch | Aerobics | Body Burn | Body Stretch | |
| 10:30am | Beginner Aerobics | Beginner Aerobics | Aerobics | Body Stretch | |||
| 12:30pm | Body Stretch | Body Burn | Aerobics | Beginner Aerobics | Body Burn | ||
| 3:00pm | Beginner Aerobics | Body Stretch | Body Burn | Beginner Aerobics | |||
| 4:45pm | Body Burn | Aerobics | Aerobics | Body Powre | Body Power | Body Stretch | |
| 5:30pm | Aerobics | Body Power | Body Power | Body Burn | Body Stretch | Body Power | |
| 6:30pm | Aerobics | Body Burn | Body Burn | Beginner Aerobics | Body Power | ||
| 7:30pm | Beginner Aerobics | Body Stretch | Beginner Aerobics | Aerobics |
Body Power: This class uses weights and aerobic movements (a form of very active physical exercise) to increase strength while burning fat. It is suitable for all levels for fitness.
Aerobics: This is a low to middle level of difficulty in aerobic class. It is good for beginner to average levels of fitness.
Beginner Aerobics: This class has a low level of difficulty and simple aerobic movements. It is mainly for people who have not exercised before or who are just returning after a long break of injury.
Body Stretch (hold your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles): This is a relaxation class which stretches all the muscle groups. It is suitable for all levels of fitness. People who exercise regularly or have a stressful (压力) lifestyle would also greatly improve their health in this class.
Body Burn: This is a high level of difficulty in aerobic class that mainly aims at fat burning. It is only for those people with a very high level of fitness.
4.On Wednesday the fitness class at 6:30pm is .
A．Aerobics B．Body Power C．Body Burn D．Beginner Aerobi
5.The two classes that are suitable for all levels of fitness are .
A．Aerobics and Body Power B．Body Power and Body Stretch
C．Body Burn and Aerobics D．Body Stretch and Beginner Aerobics
6.Lena wants to go to the City Gym on Saturday. She has not exercised for a long time. The best time for her to go would be .
A．3:00pm B．5:30pm C．7:15am D．7:30pm
7. The main goal of the Body Burn is to .
A．reduce stress B．reduce fat
C．increase strength D．increase muscle size
C
Never give out identifying information such as Name, Home, Address, School Name, or Telephone Number in a public message such as at a chat room or on bulletin boards. Never send a person a picture of you without first checking with your parents.
Never reply to message or bulletin board items that are: Suggestive / Obscene (下流的) / Ready to fight / Express intention to hurt / Make you feel uncomfortable.
Be careful when someone offers something for nothing, such as gifts and money. Be very careful about any offers that get you to meet or have someone visit your house.
Tell your parents right away if you come across any information that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Never arrange a face-to-face meeting without telling your parents. If your parents agree to the meeting, make sure that you meet in a public place and have a parent with you.
Remember that people online may not be who they seem. Because you can't see or even hear the person, it would be easy for someone to misrepresent himself / herself. Thus someone says that "she is a 12-year-old girl" could really be an old man.
Be sure that you are dealing with someone that you and your parents know and trust before giving out any personal information about yourself through E-mail.
Get to know your "online friend" just as you get to know all of your friends.
8.The best title for the passage is " ".
A．Warnings against making online friends
B．Messages one can get on the Internet
C．How to make friends on the Internet
D．Safety tips for kids on the Internet
9.The underlined word "misrepresent" in the passage means .
A．making a wrong judgement about
B．understanding somebody wrongly
C．giving a wrong description of
D．forming a wrong opinion about
10.In the last four paragraphs, the writer suggests that one should .
A．believe nobody on the Net
B．be careful about the online friend
C．one should not be honest on the Net
D．make friends with those you believe in
D
SAN FRANCISCO——The "Reading Wizard" (巫师), an 11-year-old boy, whose offer to read to children without being paid at a local library was refused by libraries, will get to read to younger kids after all.
Mayor Willie Brown last Wednesday ordered San Francisco Public Library officials to allow John O'Connor to read to preschool children to get them interested in books and stop them from watching television and video games.
"I didn't expect this kind of attention." John said, "It's just shocking."
John has chosen his first book, "The King's Giraffe", and made up fliers inviting neighborhood children, aged from three to six, to the Presidio Branch every Wednesday afternoon. He planned to call himself the "Reading Wizard" and wear a special hat, fake glasses and a black coat.
But his idea was refused—on the phone, in person and finally with a letter from Toni Bernardi, the chief of the library's children and youth services. Using terms like "ageappropriate material" (适龄读物), she wrote that only library workers are allowed to read to children.
John then went to a member of the city board of supervisors (督导董事会), who advised him to write letters to the library officials.
"Our libraries are supposed to turn kids on, not to turn them off." Brown said he enjoyed "the creative idea, the sense of civic duty and the caring for others that John clearly showed us."
11.Who is the "Reading Wizard"?
A．Presidio Branch. B．The King's Giraffe.
C．John O'Connor. D．Toni Bernardi.
12. The 11-year-old boy asked librarians at the local library for permission to .
A．play video games B．wear something strange
C．design fliers for new books D．read stories to young children
13. By dressing up as a wizard, the boy probably hoped to .
A．put up a performance
B．frighten the three-year-old boys
C．get the officials shocked
D．attract the children's attention
14. We can infer that Mayor Willie Brown .
A．praised the boy for his new idea
B．received a call from the library for children
C．informed the boy the stop reading to children
D．held a party for John and his friends at the library
15. The underlined sentence in the passage means that our libraries .
A．should allow kids to read for younger children
B．should get children interested, not bored
C．should open the door while the children are outside
D．will turn on the lights when kids come in, and turn them off when kids go out
E
The eastern Indonesian island of Komodo is proving a hit with adventurous tourists eager to catch a glance of the world's largest lizard species (蜥蜴物种). The island is the home of the huge lizard called the Komodo dradon.
A later species of the Jurassic period dinosaurs (侏罗纪时期恐龙) 130 million years ago, the Komodo dragon is in danger and has been placed under protection by the Indonesian government.
The huge lizard is called "Buaya Darat" by the local people who show great respect for the species. Tales handed down over generations of islanders speak of the dragon warning people of getting close to crocodiles.
The animal can reach a length of three meters when fully grown, gain a weight of about 135 kilograms and may live to an age of about 100 years. It digs a hole in the ground as deep as 9 meters and lay eggs —up to 30 at a time —that hatch in April or May. The newly hatched lizards, about 45 centimeters long, live in trees for several months.
Komodo dragons have been known to eat smaller members of the species and sometimes even other grown-ups. The Komodo dragon was first discovered in 1912 by a group of fishermen who protected themselves from a storm in the Banda Sea on the island.
Various species of the Komodo dragons are also found in Asia, Australia and Africa, but it is only on Komodo and the western tip of the neighboring island of Flores that they grow up to three meters long.
16. This passage is mainly about .
A．the largest crocodile in the world
B．the story of a dragon in Indonesia
C．a kind of huge lizard—the Komodo dragon
D．how the Komodo dragon was found and protected
17. Newly-born Komodo dragons .
A．dig very deep holes
B．are hatched in cold weather
C．are 30 centimeters long and weigh 45 kilograms
D．spend their first few months living in trees
18. Today, Komodo dragons .
A．are protected by the local government
B．are hunted by Komodo fishermen
C．join in a special hatching program
D．live only on the Komodo island
19.According to the passage, Komodo dragons .
A．are 9 meters long and live up to 80 years
B．are 3 meters long and live up to 100 years
C．weigh up to 135 kilograms and are 9 meters long
D．weigh 45 kilograms and live up to 135 years
20. The local people have great respect for the Komodo dragon because they believe .
A．the dragon can prevent them from being attacked by crocodiles
B．the dragon has special curing power
C．the dragon is in great danger of dying out in its hometown
D．it takes thousands of years for the dinosaurs to become dragons
参考答案(十二) 1—5 CACCB 6---20 ABDCB 11---15 CDDAB 16---20 CDABA