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阅读理解题 READING & CLOZE SPEED READING A 建议做题时间:7分钟 文章词数:300 难度:? 一天父亲出海遇上了风暴，船沉了，他们在大海中漂流，呼救信号不通，在家里的妈妈 却坚持要巡逻队派一架飞机…… My father was a fisherman. One day shortly after I turned 10, he was off the coast of Jamaica, far from our home in Miami. Mom was washing the dinner dishes when her face suddenly turned pale. “Mayday,” she whispered. Without wiping her hands, she grabbed the phone and called the Coast Guard, telling the man on duty she cared about her husband. “Yes, madam, we know your husband ran into some trouble,” he replied. “They’re having a heavy storm and he radioed in for help when his boat started taking in water. We flew out there about an hour ago and dropped him a pump (抽水机).” “I don’t believe the pump is working,” Mom insisted. “You need to do another fly-over.” The man tried to placate (安抚) Mom. “He must be all right, Mrs. Hemingway, or we would’ve heard from him.” “You haven’t gotten a Mayday?” “No, but we’ll let you know if we hear anything.” Mom hung up. Without saying a word, she went in and knelt by her bed. An hour passed. Mom came out, looking even more anxious. She called the Coast Guard again. This time she had steel in her voice. “You had better send a plane out right now or you’ll be finding the bodies of Leicester Hemingway and his crew.” They said they would send out a rescue plane as soon as possible. Mom was awake and early in the morning the phone rang. It was the Coast Guard. They’d found my father and his crew floating in the sea 15 miles off Jamaica. Dad’s boat had sunk, but all were safe. Dad arrived home that afternoon. “The pump they dropped didn’t work fast enough,” he said. “Too much water started pouring in my boat. I radioed in a Mayday, but my call never got through.” 1. The underlined word “Mayday” in the first paragraph probably means “ ”. A. a signal for help B. a holiday in May C. a message of phone D. a sound of radio 2. After the Coast Guards learned the author’s father had got into trouble, . A. they took no measure to help the fishermen B. they sent a plane there to drop down a pump C. they sent a plane to search for the fishermen D. a ship was sent there to rescue the fishermen 3. Why did the Coast Guards just placate the author’s mom at first? A. A call told them the boat had got into small trouble. B. They learned that the pump was working quite well. C. They didn’t know the fishermen had been in danger. D. They thought that the author’s mother was crazy. 4. We can infer from the text that . A. the author’s father and the crew were not frightened at all in the sea B. if Mrs. Hemingway hadn’t insisted, Mr. Hemingway might have died C. it was possible for other ships to save all the fishermen in the sea D. the fishermen’s boat sunk because of the broken pump Key: 1~4 ABCB B 张军 建议做题时间:8分钟 文章词数:300 难度:?? 种草莓。 草莓是大自然赐予人类的甜美礼物，我们熟悉的基本上有3 One of the sweetest gifts of nature is a red, ripe strawberry. There are three basic kinds of strawberries: June bearing (结果期), ever bearing and day neutrals (日照中性). June bearing is ready in the spring, so they are also called spring bearing. But gardeners will not get a crop during the first spring after planting. Ever bearing, when planted after the last winter freeze, will produce fruit during spring or early summer. A second or sometimes third crop will be ready in late summer. Day neutrals produce fruit throughout the summer months. The Universityof Illinois Urban Extension says ever bearing and day neutrals are especially good for home gardens. Plant strawberries in the spring as soon as the soil is dry enough. Try to plant late in the day or on a cloudy day. The soil should cover just the roots and not the top of the plant. Branches will appear in a few weeks. Strawberries grown in containers need the soil of about twenty-five to thirty centimeters deep. Be sure the container has holes in the bottom. Strawberries grow well in loose soil that lets water pass through easily. Carl Wilson at the Colorado State University Extension suggests mixing about three to five percent organic (有机的) material into the soil. Part of caring for strawberries is renovation (翻新). Once the plants have produced fruit, they become less productive. Renovation means removing a lot of the old plants to let newer ones replace them. The Agricultural Extension Service at the Universityof Tennessee says growers should do this every year after harvest. Renovation also includes adding fertilizer (肥料). Adding in late summer will supply nutrients to the fruit for the following spring. 1. Ever bearing and day neutrals are suitable for home gardens because they . A. are easier to plant B. can produce more fruit C. bear in summer D. taste better 2. If you plan to grow strawberries in containers, you should . A. prepare much soil B. plant them as early as possible C. add no organic material into the soil D. use containers with holes in the bottom 3. Which of the following statements is NOT the right way to plant strawberries? A. Plant them when the soil is wet enough. B. Don’t cover the top of strawberries with soil. C. Avoid the strong sunshine while planting. D. Grow them in loose and nutritive soil 4. The text mainly means to tell us . A. how to care for strawberries B. tips of planting strawberries C. the means of renovation D. three kinds of strawberries Key: 1~4 BDAB CLOZE 周清波 自然界有其自己的法则。有些植物靠种子繁殖，往往以量取胜，因为不可能每一粒种子 都能成活。现实生活也是如此。你不能保证每一次尝试都会成功。因此，失败了不要气馁， 继续尝试，次数多了总能成功。 Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, but each apple has just ten seeds. That’s a lot of 1 ! We might ask, “Why would you 2 so many seeds to grow just a few apple trees?” Nature has 3 to teach us here. It’s telling us, “Not all seeds 4 . In life, most seeds never grow. So if you 5 want to make something happen, you had better try more than once.” This might mean: You’ll attend twenty 6 to get one job. You’ll interview forty people to 7 one good employee. You’ll talk to fifty people to 8 one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea. And you 9 meet a hundred acquaintances (熟人) just to find one 10 friend. When we understand the “Law of the seed”, we don’t get so 11 . We stop feeling like victims (受害者). We learn how to 12 things that happen to us. Laws of nature are not things to take personally. We just need to 13 them — and work with them. Successful people fail more often, but they plant 14 seeds. When things are 15 your control, here’s something that you must not do so as to be 16 : You must not decide how you think the world should be. You must not make rules for how everyone should 17 . On the other hand, let’s say you expect that: People should appreciate you. Planes should arrive on time. Everyone should be honest. Your husband or best friend should remember your 18 . Many times, such thoughts can 19 you into more unhappiness. These expectations may sound 20 . But often, these things won’t happen! So stop being disappointed. 1. A. leaves B. trees C. apples D. seeds 2. A. need B. want C. keep D. supply 3. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything 4. A. disappear B. grow C. develop D. fail 5. A. really B. quickly C. immediately D. curiously 6. A. weddings B. exhibitions C. classes D. interviews 7. A. use B. encourage C. find D. praise 8. A. buy B. sell C. rent D. own 9. A. might B. should C. must D. could 10. A. ordinary B. equal C. healthy D. special 11. A. excited B. difficult C. disappointed D. comfortable 12. A. go over B. deal with C. agree with D. get on 13. A. understand B. overcome C. ignore D. rid 14. A. fewer B. stronger C. better D. more 15. A. under B. beyond C. among D. beneath 16. A. happy B. energetic C. able D. suitable 17. A. stay B. live C. behave D. work 18. A. clothes B. food C. voice D. birthday 19. A. cost B. fetch C. bring D. draw 20. A. impossible B. reasonable C. pleasant D. pitiful Key: 1~5 DACBA 6~10 DCBAD 11~15 CBADB 16~20 ACDCB