培优阅读理解训练一【典例1】I found out one time that helping someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time and having a math test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me spoke to me in a low voice but I didn’t hear it clearly. So I leaned(靠) over to her and found out she was trying to ask me if I had a free pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink. I happened to have one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the test paper had been handed in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room after all the other students left home. As soon as we are alone, she began to talk to me about what is meant to grow up. She told me how important it was to stand on my own feet and be responsible for my own mistake. She also talked about being honest and made me promise that I would think carefully about all that she had said, and then she told me I would leave.I walked out of the room and didn’t know why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things. Later I found that she still thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl, it looked as if I was copy answers from her papers. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed surprising to her that I didn’t tell her anything about the pen the day she talked to me after the test, I’m sure she still believed I had cheated on the test. ( ) 60. What is the best title of the reading?A. Helping others in trouble is right.B. An interesting thingC. A terrible thing.D. Helping others sometimes brings trouble.【典例2】Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.He walked into the station cafe. he looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.“There’s plenty of time yet,” answer ed Tom.“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward!”he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.( )5. Which of the following is the title of the story?A. The Mirror of the StationB. Not A Careful ManC. Missing A BusD. The Clock In The Mirror再读【典例1】完成( ) 59. From the reading, we can infer that now the writer still feels______A. appreciatedB. upsetC. happyD. angry【典例3】My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement benefits. You could be rich.You could become famous.“Of course you can be a talented child or what they call a wonderful girl, too.”My mother told me when I was nine. “You can be best at anything.”Every night after dinner, my mother presented tests, taking examples from stories of amazing children she had read in Believe It or Not, Good Housekeeping, Readers’Digest and some others. She looked through the magazines, searching for stories about remarkable children.The first night she brought out a story about a three-year old boy. He knew capitals of all states and could also pronounce the names of foreign cities correctly.“What’s the capital of Finland?”Mother asked me. But all I knew was the capital of California.The tests got harder－multiplying(乘) numbers in my head, standing on my head without using my hands, predicting the daily temperature in Los Angeles, New York or London and etc.One night I had to look at a page from the Bible for three minutes and then report everything I could remember. After seeing my mother’s disappointments once again, something inside of me began to die. I began to hate the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror. When I saw only my face and it would always be this ordinary face-I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl!And then I saw what seemed to be the talented side of me. I looked at the reflection(映像), blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, filled with lots of won’t s. I won’t let her change me. I won’t be what I am not.66. The mother’s belief was that in the U.S. .A. everyone had a chance to realize his dream.B. a talented child could always rise to the topC. ordinary children were wonder childrenD. there were many ways for people to get rich67. The mother gave the writer tests to make sure that .A. she had any improvement in her studyB. she had a good memoryC. she was as talented as expectedD. she was good at reading68. The writer hated the testes because .A. she didn’t like standing on her headB. she was poor in numbersC. she found it difficult to remember detailsD. she thought the tests were too much for her69. The underline word remarkable in the reading means .A. lovelyB. beautifulC. kindD. unusual70. We can infer that the writer would .A. be angry with her motherB. try to be nothing but herselfC. refuse to do any testD. meet her mother’s expectations【典例4】After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him.During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five years old. And then they were told again he would not live to ten. Now he is thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal lifter, and I knew about overcoming difficulties and going for my dreams.I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask”Why me!”.He talked about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future.When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase(公文包) and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck, I told him he would be a winner in life. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “:You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you”（）69. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word” overcoming”?A.了解B.经历C.忘记D.克服【典例5】Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest(巢)on a cliff（山崖）.The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest. He was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out,”Mum, why did you do this to me? I am hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself,” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, 〝Why do you abandon me?”He looked down at the earth,. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.“You are flying! You can make it!”His mother smiled.( )59.What does the word “abandon”mean?A. 抛弃B. 保护C. 歧视D. 拯救【典例6】One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather!It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!( )1. John and his two friends went to the forest to ____.A. build their campB. find their way homeC. enjoy the mountains in the snow D . watch the trees in the forest( )2. They could not find their way back because ____.A. there was only one road to their campB. they couldn't decide which of the two roads led to their tentsC. there were no roads in the mountains at allD. everything was covered by the white snow( )3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to ____.A. John's houseB. the campC. the forestD. the mountains( )4. The horses stopped because____.A. it was getting lateB. they were tired after running for a long wayC. they knew that they had got to the campD. they had seen John's house( )5. The story happened ____.A. on a cold winter dayB. on a dark snowy eveningC. in a cold camp far from villagesD. at night when nothing could be seen【典例7】Different job choicesMany students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Green High School. The following diagram shows the results of the survey.( ) 61. The diagram shows the results of job choices in Green High School.A. the teachers’B. the boy students’C. the girl students’D. both B and C ( ) 62. About 45% of the girls would like to be in the future.A. bank clerksB. reportersC. scientistsD. teachers( ) 63. About of the boys want to be teachers.A. 5%B. 15%C. 30%D. 45%( ) 64. The number of girls want to be scientists.A. largeB. largestC. smallestD. small【典例8】Amy is a clever young woman who is from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. The problem is that her families are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. So she is lonely and spends a lot of time on QQ. She likes talking to the people who don’t know about her famous family and rich life. She uses the name Lucy on QQ and has made a lot of friends.Last year, Amy made a very special friend on QQ. His name was John. He lived in New York. John was full of stories and jokes. He and Amy had common interest in rock music and dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ. Sometimes they even forgot the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. John sent a picture of himself: he was tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.When Amy’s father told her that he was going to New York on business. She asked him to let her go with him, so that she could give John a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock song, but when Amy knocked on John’s door in New York, she found the special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named David.56. Amy spends a lot of time on QQ because she is _______A. richB. youngC. famousD. lonely57. Amy thought John was special because_____A. John made her happy on QQ.B. John was from New York.C. John sent her a picture of himself.D. john was a tall, good-looking young man58. When Amy and John met, who felt surprised?A. JohnB. AmyC. Neither John nor AmyD. Amy’s father59. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Amy has got everything in her life.B. Both John and Amy enjoy rock musicC. John didn’t tell Amy his real address.D. Amy’s family often get together60. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Not all the things on QQ are true.B. People always use their real names on QQ.C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.D. People should tell their real names to other on QQ.【典例9】For ChildrenMuseum: Children’s Museum , Sunday, 89North Main Street , 67******35Story time: Child ren’s Library, 106 Green Street,Wednesday during 9:30---5:00pm, 66******24Sports: Soccer Club , Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16Yangtze Road ,96******43Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79******32Cinema: New films for children, 99 Brick Road, 69******54Useful Phone NumbersFast Food Restaurant : 66******01Hospital: 68******51Visitor Information Center: 800-120-9847Taxi: 79******83Visitor Hotel Information : 800-739-730261.It’s Friday afternoon, so you can go to _____A. visit the museumB. play soccerC. play basketballD. read children’s stories62.If children want to watch new films, they should go to ______A. 16Yangtze RoadB.89North Main StreetC. 106 Green StreetD. 99Brick Road63. Lily’s father is ill, she should dial______A.800-120-9847B.79******83C.68******51D. 96******4364. If you dial 66******01, you can ______A. ask for some hotel informationB. do some shoppingC. have a good story timeD. order fast food in a restaurant65. You cannot get any information about ___ from the two notices.A. looking for a hotelB. doing eye exercisesC. eating fast foodD. taking a taxi【典例10】My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors told us that he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk.The children in our neighborhood ran around playing, and Joey would join them ,run and play, too. We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children .So he didn’t know.On the seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he worked harder and ran more than any of the others. Although the whole team ran, only the top seven runners could score for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never be on the team.He went on running four to five miles every day----- even on the day when he had a high fever. I was worried, so I went to see him after school. I found him running alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,”he said . He had another two miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running. We never told him he couldn’t run miles with a high fever.Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were called. Joey was Number Six on the list. Joey was on the team! He was on the seventh grade----the other six team members were on the eighth grade. We never told him he couldn’t do it. But he just did it!66. The doctor believed Joey would never run very well because_____A. Joey didn’t like running.B. Joey couldn’t jumpC. Something was wrong with his feet.D. Joey was too young to run67. Few people knew Joey’s club feet before _______A. he was eight years old.B. he was on the seventh grade.C. he ran for the cross—country team.D. he was on the cross—country team68. How many runners could score for the school?A. 6B. 7C. 8D. 1369. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?A. Joey’s parents didn’t love him very muchB. Joey was a boy with a strong mindC. Joey’s parents stopped him joining the team.D. Joey knew he couldn’t run as well as others.70. The writer wants to tell us ______A. children shouldn’t do what they can’t doB. children with club feet can’t take part in sports.C. parents should tell their children what they can do.D. parents should know how to help their children in the right way.。