阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出****选项。

Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr Gordon was too stingy(吝啬)to rent a chair. Their twelve-year-old daughter,Sandra, was playing at the water’s edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea. Fortunately,a lifeguard was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He ran along the beach and dived into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help. She was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her,she struggled with him, as drowning people often do. However, he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. By the time he reached it, Mr and Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the water’s edge. Neither of them could swim. They just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter.

 Had the lifeguard reached her in time? Fortunately, he had. “That was quick work,young man,”Mr Gordon said. He turned to his wife, “Give the lifeguard a dollar.” “A dollar!” Sandra cried. “Dad,how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.” “Quite right, girl !” Mr Gordon said, pleased by his daughter’s awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “She’s right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”

51. What happened to Sandra？

A. She ran into the sea.              B. Her life was saved by a lifeguard.

C. She was drowned.                D. She died.

【答案】B

【解析】细节理解题。根据He saved my life.门卫救了她的生命，故选B。

　　52. What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？

　　 A. Her father would have saved her.       B. Her mother would have saved her.

　　 C. She would have swum back to the beach. D. She would have been drowned.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。根据He swam quickly to where the girl, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help.如果没有门卫在海滩，有可能她被淹死了，故选D。

　　53. What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？

　  A. They shouted to the lifeguard.

B. They dived into the water.

　　C. Perhaps they were reading magazines.

D. They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据Mr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines.他们正在看报纸，故选C。

　　54. Why was Sandra angry with her father？

　  A. He did not give the lifeguard any money.

B. He did not swim out to save her.

　　C. He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness.

D. He gave the lifeguard too much money.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据“A dollar!” Sandra cried. “Dad,how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.她生气因为父亲没有显示出诚意来，故选C。

　　55. Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？

　　A. She was safe again.

B. She was polite to the lifeguard.

　　C. He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money.

D. She gave the lifeguard fifty cents.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据Mr Gordon said, pleased by his daughter’s awareness of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and said, “She’s right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”父亲看见女儿的大叫他认为给门卫的钱多了。他原来认为她不想给门卫太多的钱，故选C。

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出****选项。

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She couldn’t walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs,she was soon out of breath.

    “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

    She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

    “I’m not at all surprised,” he said. “It’s clear what your problem is.”

    He examined her and then gave her some advice. “If you don’t do what I say,Mrs Parker,” he said,”then you will have a heart attack. It could kill you. “

    Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s.

    She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and that it would take time.

    The next day she went shopping.The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop.

    “I’d like ten pounds of steak,please,” she said.

    “Certainly,madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold storage room and found a large piece of steak.

    He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（秤）.

    “That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

    The butcher worked out the price.

    “At ＄4.99 a pound that will be ＄45.50 please. Shall I cut it up into small pieces for you？”

    “Oh,I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs Parker said.

    “If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied,”why did you ask me to get it for you？”

    “I just wanted to see what 10 pounds of meat looked like. “

56. Mrs Ellen Parker visited her doctor because _________.

A. she had had a heart attack         B. she was unhappy about her weight

C. she had a problem with her health   D. she couldn’t sleep well

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据Ellen Parker was worried about her health.她有健康问题所以去看医生，故选C。

57. After the doctor examined Mrs Ellen Parker,he advised her to _________.

A. eat more meat                           B. lose weight

C. come and see him again                   D. look after her heart

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.” “I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她称肉的目的。可以推出医生让她减肥，故选B。

58. Mrs Ellen Parker asked for ten pounds of steak because _________.

A. she wanted to buy some for dinner

B. she wanted to lose weight

C. her doctor asked her to do so

D. she wanted to know the size of 10－pound meat

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。根据“I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”道出了她称肉的目的。她想看看十斤肉到底有多大，故选D。

59. Mrs Ellen Parker’s real problem was that _________.

A. she ate too much steak                    B. she couldn’t walk quickly

C. she weighed too much                    D. she couldn’t climb stairs

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据短文可知她的体重严重超重，所以医生建议她减肥，故选C。

60. We can infer that at the end of the story the butcher was very _________.

 A. angry       B. excited      C. surprised      D. proud

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。根据屠夫说的why did you ask me to get it for you？话可以推出他很生气，故选A