浙江省金华市方格外国语学校高中英语黄金阅读故事类分类试题黄金阅读故事类Golden Reading for Senior Middle School Students(1)In the last fifty years, a lot of people have left Europe and gone to live in Australia. One of them was a Hungarian man. He lived in Australia for a long time, and he had a lot of good friends there. He always said to them, “Australia is beautiful, but Hungary is beautiful, too.” Then one year he said to his friends, “I’m going to go back to Hungary to visit my home town.” All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often say Hungary is a beautiful country, and we want to visit it.” The Hungarian Australian took his friends from Sydney to Rome in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the towns.They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much. One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.These Australians were very happy because kangaroos were from their home town. They said to them, “Come here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.But then the Hungarian Australian spoke to them in Hungarian, “Come here!” he said, and both of the kangaroos ran to him.The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that. They’re Australians, but they only know Hungarian!”1. The Hungarian moved to Australia _______.A. last yearB. a few years agoC. about 50 years agoD. over 100 years ago2. The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to _______.A. see the kangaroosB. his home townC. visit his old friends thereD. pay a visit to the zoo3. How did they get to Budapest from Sydney?A. By air and by train.B. By ship.C. By air.D. By train.4. Kangaroo is a kind of famous _______ in Australia.A. animalB. treeC. languageD. plant(2)When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words.He used to come downstairs to breakfast.The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ” He read the paper all through breakfast.Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea.” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please.”After breakfast he said, “Boots.” The paper was spread(展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday’s paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, “Bus.” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat.” One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief, pipe(烟斗). ” They were brought and put, with his tobacco(烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn’t put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming!” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!1. When the father made the first knock, he meant _______.A. he had begun to read the morning newspaperB. he was made to feel sad by the” Deaths” newsC. he would start to read the other parts of the paperD. his breakfast should begin2. What does “Edith” mean?A. A kind of bread.B. One of the writer’s sisters.C. The writer.D. The writer’s mother.3. All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______.A. their father never helped themB. their father always gave different instructions at the same timeC. each of them had to start and finish her job just on timeD. they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs4. What was the father’s favorite?A. Reading newspaper.B. Having bread buttered on both sides.C. Giving instructions.D. Being clean and tidy.5. From the story we may see that _______.A. the father was so lazy that he hardly did anythingB. the father was the “centre” of the familyC. Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn’t know clearly enough what to doD. The father was hated by all his daughters(3)I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.I posted the letter and waited for her answer, none came.My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told me, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.1. The writer began to love her mother’s desk _______.A. after Mother diedB. before she became a writerC. when she was a childD. when mother gave it to her2. The passage shows that _______.A. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterB. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had doneC. Mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD. Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words.3. The world “gulf” in the passage means _______.A. deep understanding between the old and the young.B. different ideas between the mother and the daughter.C. free talks between mother and daughter.D. part of the sea going far in land.4. What did Mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness?A. She had never received the letter.B. For years, she often talked about the letter.C. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.D. She read the letter again and again till she died.5. What’s the best title of the passage?A. My letter to MotherB. Mother and ChildrenC. My Mother’s DeskD. Talks between Mother and me.(4)After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy(肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles and going for my dreams.I spent over one hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. 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, and how one day he wanted to lift weight with me.When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put itaround his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. 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.”Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:Dear Rick,My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live anymore. But I still smile as much as I can.I told you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I will never get to do that. But I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.Yours,Matthew1. The boy wanted to meet the author because _______.A. he was interested in weight liftingB. he wanted to get a gold medalC. he admired the author very muchD. he wanted the author to know him2. The underlined part in the third paragraph probably means “_______.”A. Why do you come to see me?B. Why do I have to stay at home?C. Why does the disease fall on meD. Why not give a gold medal to me3. We can infer from the passage that _______.A. Matthew is a determined boyB. Rick used to have the same diseaseC. Matthew became a champion finallyD. Rick regarded Matthew as normal4. The boy refused the author’s medal because _______.A. he was not worthy of itB. he would not be pitied by othersC. he knew he would die soonD. he thought he himself could earn one in the future(5)Maggie was very glad that James was not a frequent visitor to the house. In the children’s opinion, they had something that they couldn’t explain or understand about him and that excited their imagination. He stirred Maggie’s anger, however, so that she often said to her husband, “It’s a mercy that brother ofyours doesn’t come oftener.”In fact James came once a year, unexpectedly, around eight o’clock in the evening, and he stayed for six hours of close discussion with his brother. His arrival was a signal to the children that their bedtime would be delayed. Not that he ever spoke to them or played with them. He took no notice of them, as if he was unable to see children, at least until the time came for him to go. Indeed, after his first greeting and a careless kiss, James took no notice of Maggie either, except to add, “You’ll be getting on with the supper, Maggie.” Such was his regard for her.Maggie paid him back in her own way. She kept the children up, the four of them, to keep her company, she said, but of course they sang and made a noise and broke the endless sound of James’ voice. Very late, they dropped off to sleep in their chairs. Then, when James was about to go, Maggie woke them up and so more or less forced him to part with four shillings before he left. That gave her some satisfaction, for James, though rich, was unwilling to give or share what he had. He always went home by the last train, just after two o’clock.Maggie’s children secretly stared at their uncle. They could not forget that he had, in their mother’s words, “lost two wives and taken a third.” They wondered about those two unfortunate, lost ladies. They asked each other what their fate(命运) had been, and if neither could ever be found again. James never brought his third wife with him nor ever mentioned her. The children decided that he must be so frightened of losing her that he never allowed her outside the door.1. Maggie never prepared anything special for James because _______.A. he was a man difficult to pleaseB. she never knew when he was comingC. she was too busy looking after her childrenD. he never stayed long enough for a meal2. What do we know about James’ behaviour?A. He was a kind man, with love for the family.B. He was unselfish, especially towards his brother.C. He was anxious to please the family, especially the children.D. He was rude to his sister-in-law3. Maggie felt pleased when _______.A. she paid James the money that she owed himB. James gave some money to the childrenC. she had to wake James up to catch his trainD. James thanked her for the nice supper4. The children did not realize that two of James’ wives _______.A. were deadB. suffered from loss of memoryC. had run away from himD. might reappear one day(6)A man walked into a restaurant and asked for a glass of water. Then the girl in the restaurant pulled out a gun and shot him dead. Why? People asked to give reasonable explanation for the strange happening. All kinds of suggestions were made.She was able to recognize him as a dangerous prisoner who ran away from the prison; she thought he was to rob her; she misheard what he said; asking for a glass of water had a special meaning for her and so on. All these explanations showed that the gun was used on purpose(有目的) to harm the man. The idea was easily accepted.In fact, the explanation was that the man had an attack of hiccups(严重打嗝). It so happened that the girl in the restaurant knew that a great and sudden fear could get rid of hiccups. But she didn’t know the gun happened to be loaded(上子弹) that day.1. The man asked for a glass of water because ______.A. he was too thirstyB. he was walked into a restaurantC. he wanted to kill himselfD. he was having an attack of hiccups2. The girl used a gun to the man because _______.A. she wanted to kill himB. she hated himC. what the man said had a special meaningD. she wanted to give him a sudden and great fear3. Why did the man have an attack of hiccups?A. Because he ate too much.B. Because he was too old.C. Because he ate too fast.D. The passage didn’t tell us.4. Which is TRUE to the passage?A. The man just ran away from a prison.B. The man wanted to rob the girl.C. The girl misheard what the man said.D. It is the girl’s kind help that happened to kill the man.(7)Here is a question I have often asked at dinner parties:You’re on an island with only one other person, your best friend. He’s dying of cancer. In his final days, he tells you, “I have 100,000 dollars in a bank back home. When I die, make sure my son goes to medical school.” Then he dies. But his son is a no-good playboy who has no interest in going to medical school andwill waste that money away in a very short time. But your son is entering college, and he is willing to become a doctor. Which one do you give the money to for medical school?I’ve asked this question of everyone from the president of a famous university to an ordinary young soldier, and it has never failed to get a discussion going. Everyone has an opinion, most of them different, but all of them correct. Sometimes this one topic lasts the whole evening.1. Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?A. Only the clever people can answer the question rightly.B. Some people refuse to answer such a silly question.C. Everyone at the dinner party seems to be interested in the question.D. Most of the people have the same answer.2. What the writer often says at dinner parties is _______.A. not a true storyB. a true storyC. a strange storyD. just a joke3. Why does the writer often ask people such a question? Because ______.A. he wants to find the answer for a researchB. he is interested in such a questionC. he likes to make fun of people at partiesD. he wants to offer people a topic in which everyone could say something4. Which of the following decisions is most likely NOT correct?A. You give the money to your friend’s son.B. You give the money to your son for medical school.C. You keep the money for your future medical care.D. You keep the money for your friend’s son.(8)Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?No one knows. This mystery(谜) has puzzled the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints(脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!In 1906, other climbers saw more than footprints. Far away they saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As they watched, it ran very quickly.Fifteen years later, newspapers, had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snow man” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked like a very largeman.From then on, more and more people had stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. His pictures showed clearly that the snowman walked on two legs, so it was not a bear or a monkey. Could it be an ape(猿) man? The mystery grew! And the mystery keeps growing. Some day we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.1. The passage is about _______.A. some mountain climbersB. some strange animalsC. some large footprintsD. the mystery of the snowman2. Why were people interested in the footprints?A. They were footprints of a large bear.B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.C. They were found in the snow.D. They were found in the world’s tallest mountains.3. The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _______.A. 1887B. 1906C. 1921D. 19514. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of the large footprints?A. They were footprints of an ape man.B. They were footprints of a snowman.C. The pictures showed clearly how the snowman walked.D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.5. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the snowman has puzzled the world for ______ years.A. over one hundredB. ninety-fiveC. EightyD. fifty(9)When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent(紧迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because he feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever; but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, they werebeing taught at home.So their father brought home two copies of Mavor’s First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable(音节), he was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-u-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking, “Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew(希伯来语) for all she could make of it, frowning(锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration(专注).After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even on the first page of that simple book, she could not understand；but she could jump those yet make sense of the whole. “I’m reading！I’m reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh, Mother！Oh, Edmund！I’m reading!”1. The children’s father decided to teach them to read and write so that they _______.A. had an excuse not to have to moveB. had a reason for not attending schoolC. could write to the School Attendance OfficeD. would be educated before they left the village2. The underlined part left at the c-a-t s-u-t-s on the m-a-t’s stage means that _______.A. Laura was working hard and learning quicklyB. her father had no time to teach herC. her mother was too busy to attend to herD. Laura knew little about how to read and write3. From the passage we can infer that _______ made Laura stare at a page in her book.A. her lack of concentrationB. her inability to understandC. her need to understand HebrewD. her determination to understand4. Laura finally discovered she could read when she ________.A. understood the main ideaB. understood all the words in her bookC. recognized the printed charactersD. jumped the first pages of her book(10)Just a Little SmileMark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of histhings. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited(邀请) in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”1. When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.A. to have a basketball gameB. to his classroomC. to see MarkD. back home2. From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.A. was a good studentB. liked sports and musicC. liked all the subjects in schoolD. was a good friend3. Mark and Bill _______.A. were in the same middle school and high schoolB. were in the same middle school but not in the same high schoolC. often had lunch together at schoolD. had known each other before they began to study in middle school4. In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.A. 相处很好B. 和好如初C. 关系破裂D. 保持联系5. When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.A. knew he could save Bill’s lifeB. knew who Bill was and wanted to help himC. didn’t know why he was going to help himD. didn’t know what he was doing was very importantto Bill(11)Daphne asked Jim, a friend of Walter’s, for some extra help on her political science homework. On Friday, they agreed to meet at the dormitory(宿舍) study room at 8 Sunday night. It was 8:05 when Jim arrived. He wasn’t on time as he usually is, because he had been out enjoying the spring weather after eating at MacDonald’s. But he wasn’t worried, because he knew from Walter that Daphne was usually late. When Daphne hadn’t arrived by 8:25, Jim was a little surprised. He decided to go to the dorm lounge(休息室) and watch his favourite Sunday night TV show. It started at 8:30, so he had to hurry.When he got to the lounge, Walter was just leaving. “Hey, Jim, your favourite TV show just finished. Where were you? It was wonderful!”“What do you mean, Walter? It’s 8:30, so I’m just in time to watch it!” Jim replied, looking a little confused(困惑).“Did you adjust(校正) your watch last night?” Walter asked. Then he explained, “Last night you were supposed to move your watch ahead one hour. We do this every year on the last Sunday in April. Then, on the last Sunday in October, everyone moves clock back an hour. We say spring ahead, fall back to help us remember which way to adjust our clocks.” Walter stopped to see if Jim had understood his explanation. “You don’t do that in Indiana, I guess.”“No, we don’t,” Jim said, shaking his head. “In that case, I was over an hour late for my appointment(约定) with Daphne, not only five minutes. Wow! She’ll never let me forget this!”1. What is an important idea of this story?A. Daphne is usually late.B. There are no time changes in Indiana.C. Jim likes his favourite Sunday night TV show.D. Jim was late because he didn’t know about the time changes.2. Why did Jim look confused when he learned the TV show had just finished?A. Because he missed the wonderful TV show.B. Because he thought he was just in time to watch his favourite TV show.C. Because he was late for the show.D. Because he forgot the time of the show.3. All the citizens in the United States are supposed to move their watches ahead in spring and back in fall, aren't they?A. Certainly they are.B. No, they are not.C. No, those who live in Indiana do not do that.D. Certainly they are besides those living in Indiana.4. Imagine you are going to a party at 2 p.m. on the last Sunday in April. If you forget about time change, what time will you arrive?A. 3 p.m.B. 4 p.m.C. 1 p.m.D. 2 p.m.(12)The producer appeared behind the recording studio window and smiled and waved to me like an old friend. And after I had read out a little test piece, he said, “That’s fine, wonderful, your voice is perfect, lively, wonderful.” Then I read a longer passage in English about the delights of touring in Britain, and another about the delights of visiting London, and both were “excellent” and “just right”, and I began to consider a job in radio.To be honest, I was fairly sure of myself though I lacked experience. Across the room in the Hamburg News Agency where we both worked, a friend named Peter Turner called to me, “I say, Mike, a man on the phone here wants someone to do a recording in English, and I’ m booked up. Would you read something to him in English as a sort of test?” I did, and they said, “Perfect, lovely, wonderful, …” Would I come round?It was after reading their passage in English in the studio that they noticed my vowel(元音) pronunciations were not altogether King’s English, or even Prince Philip’s, there was a larger silence than usual, then the voice said: “Fine, lovely…, but you said the word ‘castle’ with a short ‘a’. Could we have the passage again please, but this time say ‘castle’.” This was easy. But then he noticed other differences in my pronunciation. “It’s my northern English accent,” I said angrily because I had to apologize for it.“Oh, I see…but Mike, we’ll have to get it right, I’m afraid. The recording is for teaching English to German schoolchildren, and it must be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools.”I read the passage again…and again…and again. But of course you cannot change the pronunciation of a lifetime in an hour. The studio men were in the state of having lost hope and underlined the vowels which caused me to feel angry, so that I’d remember them. Few, really. But because I had to concentrate(集中) on them, I made a lot of mistakes in my reading. Everyone got somewhat irritable(easily made angry), so we all went out for a beer.1. Broadcasting did not make Mike nervous _______.A. although he had never done any beforeB. because he worked in a news agencyC. because he was used to talking on the phoneD. although the passages were long2. What happened after Mike had read the third passage?。
