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1、高一英语阅读训练(六)AThis is a talk by a London taxi（出租车）driver.“Ive been a taxi driver for nearly ten years. Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”“Its a nice job most of time. you meet a lot of people. I always work at night， because there is too much traffic during the day. I live twenty miles ou
2、tside London and I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon.”“I usually go home between 2 and 3 in the morning.”“Some very strange things happened late at night 。The other day I was taking a woman home from a party 。She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house， she found that she had lost he
3、r key. So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the windows.”“I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police ca
4、me. They thought I was a thief.Luckily the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”1. The driver always worked at night because it was easier to _.A. drive B. make moneyC. climb in through the window D. meet a lot of people2. The woman climbed in throug
5、h the window because _.A. she wanted to have a sleepB. her husband didnt open the door for herC. she didnt want to pay the driverD. she couldnt find her key3. The story happened _.A. early in the morning B. late at nightC.20 miles outside London D. near the police station4. Which of the following is
6、 wrong？A. The driver worked until between 2 and 3 in the morning.B. The police made a mistake.C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.D. The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.5. The driver climbed in through the window to _.A. get money from the womanB. return the dog to the woman
7、C. see what was happening in the houseD. phone the policeKEY: 1-5 ADBCCBDanny was just tired about the way things were goingHis mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick JacksonIt seemed that she would never stop talking“Somebodys got to stop that boy！” she was shouting”Ricks troubling ev
8、erybody in the neighborhood（四邻）And he loves to pick on（结交）little boys like Danny”MrsGreen， Dannys teacher， was concerned（担心）a lot“I didnt know that Danny was being picked on，” she answered“Hes never said anything about this to me！” MrsGreen looked at Danny“How long has this been going on？” she asked
9、Danny could only shake his head and look at the floorHe knew if he said a word about this， he would have trouble after schoolDanny hadnt said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhoodAfter all， most of them were nice to himHe hated to leave the gang
10、just because of RickMaybe the time had come to find new friendsHe felt it hard to make up his mind1We learn from the reading that _ADanny was not a good studentBDannys mother talked too much about the schoolCDannys teacher knew something about Dannys problem beforeDDanny wanted to get away from Rick
11、2When Dannys mother came for Mrs Green， the matter was now _ to Mrs GreenAserious Bcommon Cuntrue Dsimilar3Danny now _Awas tired of the school and his friendsBhad no friends at allCwas not sure what he should to with the problemDmade some new friends in the neighborhood4Danny didnt say anything abou
12、t the matter to Mrs Green because _Ashe had known itBthe other boys would tell herChe didnt want to be in troubleDhis mother didnt want him to say it5The word gang in the reading means _Aa place for boys to play gamesBa group of young peopleCa school bus for children to and from schoolDthe teachers
13、officeKEY: 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.BCFoulsham House is a fine， large house of the 1790sIt stands by the River Byer， in twentyfive hectares（公顷）of the best farmland in the southwestThe house was built by Smithson， and the story goes back to George， the son of King of Whales， who fell in love with the beauti
14、ful Lady Kitty， at one of the first Foulshams wild woods（野外）partiesMany years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham House， and many fine girls took tea in the Green RoomThe house has eight bedrooms， three bathrooms， two livingrooms， and a diningroom with a real Adam fireplaceIts librar
15、y has a good view over the park and the riverAll rooms are light and airy， with good， high windows， and wood floorsAt the back of the house there is room for four carsThe third Foulsham once kept thereIn many other ways， this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990sIf you wish to know more about Foulsham House， write to:HarveyPlatt， Longford Son6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside1Foulsham House is _Aan old farm houseB
