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精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上班级_ 姓名_ 学号_2004-2005学年第一学期期末英语阅读试卷（03英教）得分评分人Read the passage and choose the best answer密封线(阅读理解 选择最佳答案 每题4分)AThere was once a millionaire who loved money than anything else in the world. He didnt know exactly how much money he had, so he took a little girl to count all his money for him.It took the little girl six days to count all the money. When she told the millionaire that he had forty-two million dollars, he was full of joy and asked: “ How much pay do you want?” The little girl said: “well, I worked for six days, so I think you ought to pay for six days. Give two pence for the for the first day. Each day after that, just give me the amount you gave me the day before, multiplied（乘）by itself.” The millionaire thought that in this way he would only have to give her a very few dollars. What a foolish little girl! So he immediately had his lawyer write up a contract（契约）, fearing that she would change her mind.On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pence, and on the second day, two pence times twofour pence. Each day after that, he gave her the number of the pennies he had given her the day before, multiplied by itself. And by the sixth day, the millionaire had to give the little girl all his money.1. The millionaire hired the little girl to count his money because _.A. he didnt know he had much moneyB. he wanted to cheat herC. he wanted to know how much money he hadD. he would rather pay her than anybody else2. The millionaire had his lawyer write up a contract because_.A. he was afraid she would ask him to pay her more than she had askedB. he knew how much he had to pay the girlC. he was quite willing to pay her the money she wantedD. he liked her very much3. According to the contract the little girl could get_.A. more than forty-two million dollars B. a very few dollarsC. less than forty-two million dollars D. more than 65536 pence4. The millionaire was _.A. greedy and clever B. not only greedy but also foolishC. rich and generous D. good at maths5. The girl the millionaire hired_.A. was not only greedy but also clever B. wanted to get all the moneyC. had a good head for numbers D. needed money badlyBSmith has a lot of friend and is liked very much at parties. He is very good at telling interesting stories and making people laugh. Everybody enjoys listening to him. Smith has a daughter. She is only six years old. She cant understand all the stories. A few days ago, one of smiths good friends asked him to give a talk at a birthday party. Smith agreed at once because he loved to do so. He loved to do so. He prepared the talk carefully and went to the birthday party with his daughter, jenny. He gave a wonderful talk at the party and there were many interesting stories in it. The people there laughed a lot. Smith was very satisfied(满意). As soon as he had finished the talk, Jenny told him she wanted to go home. Smith was a little sad by this but he did as his daughter asked. On their way home, he asked Jenny if she had enjoyed the talk. To his surprise, she said she hadnt. smith asked her why and she told him that she didnt like to see so many people laughing at him.1. Smith is a _ man. A. lazyB. poorC. friendlyD. rich2. People like Smith because _.A. his stories are very interestingB. they like to laugh at himC. he often laughsD. they look like him3. Smiths talk at the party made many people laugh because _.班级_ 姓名_ 学号_A. his daughter was thereB. all his friends were thereC. people there could not understand密封线D. he had made good preparations4. Jenny wanted to go home because she thought _.A. she was hungry and she wanted something to eatB. the people there were not friend to her fatherC. her father had done very well at the partyD. her father had not done well at the party5. Which of the following is true?A. Jenny is middle school studentB. Jenny doesnt like to laughC. Jenny didnt like to go to the birthday party with her fatherD. Jenny is too young to understand the people at the partyCIn Disneyland you can find all the characters from Walt Disneys films. The Sleeping Beauty Castle is a favourite place for visitors. You get a wonderful view from the top of the tower. You can see as far as the coast. Many of the streets in Disneyland are built to look like streets in the USA in the 1890s. people walk around wearing 19th century clothes.The Tomorrow land is very interesting. You can go inside a spaceship and drive one too. In the Future House, everything is worked by the computer. If you press one button, a machine cuts the grass in the garden. If you press another, your meal is prepared and heated for you; then it is brought on along a very small railway line to your seat in front of your television so that you dont even have to stand up when you get what you need.1. From the passage we know that the highest place in Disneyland is _.A. the Tower of the Sleeping Beauty CastleB. the spaceship in Tomorrow LandC. the Future HouseD. the Bear Country2. According to the passage , Disneyland lies _.A. in the center of a cityB. near the seaC. on a beautiful hillD. in an old town3. The reason why Tomorrow Land is interesting is that you can _.A. work on computerB. eat without even standing upC. drive a spaceshipD. go inside to watch a spaceship4. You can find everything in the Future House except a_.A. computer B. garden C. television D. plane5. Which of the following is true ?A. Not all the characters from Disneys films can be found in Disneyland.B. People who visit Disneyland must wear 19th century clothes.C. Everything in Disneyland is worked by computerD. Some of the streets were designed like those in the late 19th century.DI have been in England for 3 months now. I hope you dont think Ive forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that Ive not had much time for writing letters.I shall soon be starting my studies at Kings College. So far Ive been learning about England and British ways of living. I wont tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at. Im sure youll be more interested to know what I think about life here.I find some of the customs new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the European continent. During the first weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.1. The letter may be written by _.A. an American B. a British C. a Chinese D. a Frenchman2. The writer of the letter went to London to _.A. see many places B. studyC. learn ways of living D. do things like writing letters班级_ 姓名_ 学号_3. The writer didnt reply soon after he arrived because he _.A. had nearly forgottenB. was too busy to write back密封线C. had started his studiesD. had hardly visited any places4. From the passage we learn that _.A. customs are new and interestingB. Europeans shake hands less often than British peopleC. British people dont shake hands as often as European peopleD. British people dont shake hands at all5. “Men raise hats to women” in Britain shows that _.A. the custom is different and strangeB. men have lower position in the societyC. men want to make friends with womenD. women are respected by menE“I never imagined there would be a Pisa Tower in China,” said an excited tourist when they saw the leaning tower, the Huqiu Tower of Suzhou.Huqiu Tower is 47.5 meters high and stands on the top of the Huqiu Hill which is seven kilometers southwest of Suzhou . According to studies of the tower, it was first built in 959 961. More than five centuries later, two brothers built a villa(别墅) on the hill and turned the area into a garden, with pavilion(亭子), pools and the Huqui Temple.Now, every day, many tourists, both Chinese and foreign, visit the old and leaning tower. But the builders of the tower did not expect the tower to lean. It is leaning because the earths crust went down in the area. In fact, the builders did not discover the tower was leaning until 1638, when the seventh storey of the tower was being rebuilt.1. Looking around from the top of the Huqiu Tower, you will find _.A. you are in the center of SuzhouB. you are at the foot of the Huqiu HillC. the Huqiu Hill on the southwestD. Suzhou on the northeast2. The Huqiu Tower has a history of_.A. more than 2000 yearsB. more than 2000 yearsC. about 500 yearsD. about 900 years3. What was turned into a garden by the two brothers?A. The hill B. The temple C. The tower + D. The city4. The Huqiu Tower began to lean _.A. in 1638 B. before 1638 C. 5 centuries ago D. in 959-9615. After reading this article, we still dont know_.A. how far away the tower is from SuzhouB. how far away Huqiu is from SuzhouC. how high the tower isD. how many storeys the tower has专心-专注-专业