2020 年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第8 天阅读理解（20分）AMiss Gorgers taught physics in a NewYork school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I havea brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, mybrother or you and for what reason? ” Tomat once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves. ” “That's very good, ” Miss Gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said.“Yes, Kate. ” “Idisagree, ” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you ear lier because whenit 's 11 o 'clock here it 's only 8 o 'clock in Los Angeles. ”1. Miss Gorgers was teaching her class ______ .A. how to telephoneB. about electricityC. about soundD. about time zone（时区）2. Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether .A. her students had grasped her lessonB. her student could hear her from 75 feet awayC. sound waves were slower than electricityD. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles3. Tom thought that electricity was ________ .A. faster than sound wavesB. slower than sound wavesC. not so fast as sound wavesD. as fast as sound waves4. _____________________________________ Kate thought Tom was wrong because ________________________________________ .A. electricity was slower than sound wavesB. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in NewYorkC. Tom was not good at physics at allD. Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves5. Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?A. Tom'sB. Ka te 'sC. Both A and BD. Neither A nor BBFor years I wanted a flower garden, but with five children I was too busy to have one. Money was limited, and so was time. Often one of the children would want something that cost too much, and I would say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Moneydoesn't grow on trees, you know.” Finally, whenall five had gotten through high school and college, and had started having their own families, I started thinking again about having a garden. However, I knew gardens cost money.Then, one spring morning on Mother ' s Day, as I was working in my kitchen, I heard cars drive by and looked out of the window to see a new tree planted in my yard. I couldn 't believe my eyes: it was a money tree! Dollar billswere stuck all over that tree, and there was a note which read: “I owe you eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin. ”Marvin, my first son, kept his promise. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen-foot bed（花坛，花圃） for me. My other children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone（踏脚石）and gardening books. We built a garden together.That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, and just what I 'dalways wanted. When I go out to weed or tend my flowers, I don ' t seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels as if they were right with me.there When I think about what my children have done for me, I get tears in my eyes every time.I ' m still not sure whether money grows on trees. But I know love does!6. Why had the author never had a flower garden before? _______A. Because she had five children to take care of.B. Because she didn 't have enough time and money.C. Because her children wanted expensive things.D. Because her children were going to high school and college.7. Who helped the author build the garden at last? ________A. Her neighbor.B. Her first son.C. Her husband.D. Her five children.8. Why doesn 't she miss her children as much as she once did? ________________A. Because she has a big moneytree.B. Because she has a very pretty garden.C. Because she feels the love of her children in the garden.D. Because she is busy weeding or tending her flowers.9. Which of the flowing statements is correct, based on the passage? _____________A. Money grows on trees only if you plant them with love.B. The author built a pretty garden after her children had graduated from school.C. The author actually wanted to have money grow on trees.D.The children loved their mother so much that they helped her realize her dream.10. The purpose of this passage is to tell us _______ .A. how to grow you own money treeB. the story of pretty gardenC. the story of a money treeD. a story of the love between a mother and her children 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。