[外语类试卷]国家公共英语一级（阅读理解）练习试卷18及答案与解析.doc

1、国家公共英语一级（阅读理解）练习试卷 18及答案与解析 第三节 短文理解 2 阅读下列短文，从 A、 B、 C三个选项中选择一个正确答案。 0 It was Marys birthday. She received a letter from her uncle who was a farmer. “Dear Mary,“ the letter said. “Happy birthday. Im sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. Hope you like them. Best wishes, Uncle Sam.“ M

2、ary was pleased, because she liked eating eggs and chicken. When the chickens arrived the next day, she took the box of chickens off the back of the truck and began to carry it into her garden. However, the box was too heavy for Mary and she dropped it. The box fell to the ground and broke. The chic

3、kens ran everywhereinto neighbours garden, into the road, into shops, even into the next street. Mary spent hours trying to find them and take them back to her garden. When her uncle came to visit her a few days later, he asked Mary, “Did the chickens arrive safely?“ “Yes,“ Mary said. “But I had som

4、e trouble with them. I dropped the box and the chickens ran everywhere. I spent the whole morning looking for them.“ “Did you find them all?“ her uncle asked. “I hope so,“ Mary replied. “I caught eleven of them.“ “Thats very interesting,“ her uncle said, “because I only sent you six.“ 1 Why did Mary

5、s uncle send her some chickens? （ A） It was her birthday. （ B） He had too many of them. （ C） She wanted to start a chicken farm. 2 How did Mary feel about receiving the chickens? （ A） Annoyed. （ B） Surprised. （ C） Happy 3 How did the chickens get out of the box? （ A） The box felt off the back of the

6、 truck. （ B） Mary dropped the box. （ C） They broke the box and ran away. 4 How long did Mary spend trying to find the chickens? （ A） Several hours. （ B） A whole day. （ C） A few days. 5 How many chickens did Marys uncle send her? （ A） Eleven. （ B） Six. （ C） Five. 5 Tom and Judy were quite rich. They

7、had a large, beautiful house full of expensive paintings. They had many friends and were not surprised when they received two free tickets for the theatre. They were surprised, however, when they could not find out who had sent the tickets. There was no letter in the envelope with the tickets. “They

8、ve forgotten to put in a letter,“ Tom said. “How strange. We dont know who to thank.“ They telephoned many of their friends and asked if they had sent them the tickets. “No,“ their friends said. “We didnt send them.“ They felt this was very strange, but they did not want to waste the tickets because

9、 the play was said to be very good. So they went to the theatre. They did not really enjoy the play, however, because they were worrying all the time about finding the person who had sent them the tickets. The play started at eight oclock and finished at half past ten. When they got home it was afte

10、r eleven. There was a note on their front door, “We hope you enjoyed the play.“ Inside the house there was not a single painting. They had all been stolen (偷走 ). 6 Why couldnt Tom and Judy find out who sent them the tickets? （ A） Their friends wanted to keep it a secret. （ B） The letter with the tic

11、kets was not signed. （ C） There was no letter with the tickets. 7 What did Tom and Judy do with the tickets? （ A） They went to see the play. （ B） They gave them away to a close friend. （ C） They threw them away 8 How long were they probably away from home that evening? （ A） Half an hour. （ B） Ten an

12、d a half hours. （ C） A few hours. 9 Why were they worrying all evening? （ A） Because they were afraid that someone might steal their paintings （ B） Because they didnt know who to thank for the tickets. （ C） Because the streets were wet and it was dangerous to drive. 10 Who had sent them the tickets?

13、 （ A） The people who stoke their paintings. （ B） Their best friends. （ C） The actors in the play. 国家公共英语一级（阅读理解）练习试卷 18答案与解析 第三节 短文理解 2 阅读下列短文，从 A、 B、 C三个选项中选择一个正确答案。 【知识模块】 阅读理解 1 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 5 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 【知识模块】 阅读理解 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 阅读理解 8 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 阅读理解 9 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 阅读理解 10 【正确答案】 A 【 知识模块】 阅读理解