新课标高一英语阅读精选（ 31--40）篇Passage 31Tom Dyson tried to find out what his lie detector could do. One day he fixed the little box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didnt say anything at all, but began to think some cruel thoughts. "Im going to cut off these flowers, " he thought. "Theyre getting old and ugly, " (That wasnt true, because the flowers were young and lovely.) "So Ill cut them off..."The needle on the machine climbed quickly from zero to 8, then 10. 12. 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The f1owers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them." No, no!" he cried. "I wont cut you. You are my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I will take you outside, into the sunshine. You will like that, wont you?"The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom took off the box and put away the detector. He picked up the plant in the pot and went outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.All plants enjoy their owners love and care and kindness. They know the sound of a sunshine voice and unkind one. They also seem to understand peoples thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return you kindness in the only way they can. They will grow strong and beautiful.270w1. We must conclude from the passage that ______.A. flowers cannot hear what people sayB. flowers must be taken good care of so they will grow strong and beautifulC. Toms lie detector couldnt do anythingD. what Tom had said made the needle climb to 152. From the passage we know that _______.A. Tom is a kind man B. Tom made a lie detectorC. Tom loves flowers and he cares for them D. All the A,B,CPassage 32A dinerin a very splendid restaurant started to take off his jacket. On seeing this, the head waiter dashed over to his table and said, "Im afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, for it is not good manners to do it in such a smart restaurant." "Now listen," said the diner. "Ill let you know that the Queen of England gave me permission to remove my jacket here." "The Queen of England?" said the waiter in great surprise. "Sure," replied the diner, "When I was in England last month, a friend of mine who has a very important position in the high society took me to see the Queen. It was rather hot, so I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here. So I got the Queens permission. Right?"155w1. The story happened ________. A. in England B. in the head waiters homeC. in America D. in the Queens palace2. When the head waiter asked the diner to keep on his jacket, the diner ________. A. took his advice immediately B. obeyed him without any hesitationC. admitted his bad behavior D. refused to listen to him3. What the Queen really meant was that ________. A. he could take off his coat both in England and in AmericaB. he shouldnt take off his coat in such a formal occasionin England, but she didnt care whether in America he would take off his coat or notC. he couldnt take off his coat in England, nor could he in AmericaD. he should go back to America and take off his coat at the White House4. When the diner finished the story, the head waiter would probably say: "______. "A. Sorry, I didnt know you had got the Queens permissionB. You may do it elsewhere, you may not do it hereC. Excuse me, I shouldnt have talked to you like thatD. Pardon, I didnt quite catch what you said词汇扩展① diner n. 用膳者 ② behavior n. 行为③ occasion n. 场合Passage 33Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other. The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful ofit and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard, but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, "What are you crying about, Robert?" "Im thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago," was his reply. After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his face, too. And his friend asked him why. "I wonder why your father hadnt been hanged before he got married!"216w1. Robert took a spoonful of mustard 。