阅读理解(人生百味)综合测试(含答案)(word)1

阅读理解（人生百味）综合测试（含答案）（word）1
一、九年级中考英语阅读理解（人生百味）（含答案详细解析）
1．根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

C
I arrived at my mother's home for our Saturday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. My mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. I knew they were all made herself. She was preparing for a quilt show on TV. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out.
"What's this?" I asked.
"Oh?" Mom said, "That's Mama's quilt."
I spread the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had made the pieces together. "Grandmother made this?" I asked in surprise. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn't look like any of the quilts she had made.
"Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes," Mom said, "I'm still working on it. See, this is what I've done so far."
I looked at it more closely. She had made a line straight. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched a piece of cloth with these words: "My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt."
"Oh, this is so nice, Mom." I said. I was sure now that by completing my grandmother's quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another.（1）When the writer got home, his mother _________.
A. was cooking dinner
B. was preparing for a quilt show
C. was watching TV
D. was changing her mama's quilt
（2）How did the writer's mother deal with her mama's last quilt?
A. She took it to a TV show.
B. She brought it home and made some changes.
C. She gave it to her daughter as a family treasure.
D. She made some changes with a group of children.
（3）The word "stitched" in the sixth paragraph probably means _________ in Chinese.
A. 画出
B. 剪开
C. 写下
D. 缝上（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer wanted to know what their family treasure was.
B. The writer's mother wanted to learn how to make a beautiful quilt.
C. The writer's mother wanted to honor her own mama by finishing the quilt.
D. The writer's mother wanted to take her mama's quilts to the show.
【答案】（1）B
（2）B
（3）D
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文通过母亲的被子描写子女对母爱的缅怀和传承。

⑴细节理解。

根据第一段My mother was pulling out quilt after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. I knew they were all made herself. She was preparing for a quilt show on TV可知妈妈把所有的被子都拿出来要参加一个电视上的被子展览。

故选B。

⑵细节理解。

根据第五段"Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes," 可知是在作者的外祖母去世前做的，作者的母亲去年把它拿回家进行了修改。

故选B。

⑶词义猜测。

根据句意：在被子的中心，她……一块有字的布。

故选D。

⑷细节理解。

根据最后一段I was sure now that by completing my grandmother's quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother可知作者的母亲通过完成她妈妈的被子以纪念她。

故选C。

【点评】这是一篇记叙文，快速浏览文章，弄清作者写作的意图。

答题时注意问题中的关键词在文章中的准确定位，根据关键词查找信息，切忌主观臆断，凭感觉做题
2．阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

D
One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold（金盏花）. The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.
One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It was an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root （根）in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year; the field was covered by pure white marigold.
Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.
The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics（遗传学） couldn't complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.
Still, the old woman didn't change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she
chose one faintest（最暗淡的） from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose ...Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman's husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.
A problem even experts couldn't deal with was solved by an old woman who didn't understand genetics. Was it a miracle （奇迹）?
To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!
（1）According to the passage, _____ marigold is unusual.
A. white
B. purple
C. brown
D. golden
（2）It can be learned from the passage that ______.
A. the children didn't agree on their mother's decision
B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family
C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold
D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family
（3）The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she______.
A. was luckier than experts
B. put her heart into flowers
C. got support from her family
D. studied the seed genetics well
（4）The passage mainly talks about_______.
A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold
B. the possibility of going beyond experts
C. the unforgettable development of marigold
D. the importance of holding on to dreams
【答案】（1）A
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D
【解析】【分析】本文通过一个70多岁的老妇人历时20年终于培育出纯白色金盏花的故事告诉我们，只要坚守希望和梦想，奇迹就会发生。

⑴推理判断。

white白色；purple紫色；brown棕色；golden金色。

根据第一段but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one可知自然界中除了金色的金盏花之外只有棕色的，找到白色的很难。

故选A。

⑵细节理解。

根据第四段 But her eight children were totally against her decision可知她的八个孩子完全反对她的决定。

故选A。

⑶推理判断。

根据第五段but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart可知只有种出纯白色金盏花的希望在她心里扎下根。

故选B。

⑷主旨大意。

本文通过一个20年的努力终于种出了白色金盏花的事说明只要坚守希望和梦想，奇迹就会发生。

故选D。

【点评】考查对篇章的把握和对细节的识别能力，答题时注意紧扣问题中的关键词，在文章中寻找答案。

3．阅读理解
Long ago a kind farmer with the name of Fred lived in a small old house happily together with his gentle wife, Doris, who couldn’t see anything at the age of five.
One cold winter night, the Luck Fairy （仙女）visited them while they were eating some bread in the dim（昏暗的）light. “Fred, you’re so kind. I’d like to give you a wish. It’s my pleasure to satisfy you,” said the Luck Fairy. “A wish?” Fred and Doris asked, standing hand in hand and smiling at each other. Then Fred answered, “Thanks, Luck Fairy. We’re living a happy life.” “We are no longer young, but we still work in the field fro m morning to night every day. We enjoy ourselves,” said Doris. “You work very hard but you make so little money. Would you like some gold coins to buy a comfortable house?” asked the Luck Fairy. “Oh no, my dear Luck Fairy. We love our small old house. We have lived here for a long time,” answered Fred, without a moment’s hesitation （犹豫）. “We are happy to work and live together all the time. That’s enough,” Doris agreed. The couple were quite different from other people the Luck Fairy had ever met. She appreciated（欣赏）them very much. She disappeared, saying, “I wish you a happy life forever.” Many years later, the couple lived happily as usual It seemed to others that they were the happiest in the world. Satisfaction is a kind of feeling that needs to be experienced from inside. It‘s very important to be satisfied with what you’ve got. If you enjoy the pleasure of the simple life, good luck will follow you.
（1）What happened to Doris?
A. She became blind at the age of 5.
B. She became deaf at the age of 5.
C. She became dumb at the age of 5.
D. She lost her legs at the age of 5.
（2）Why does the Lucky Fairy give a wish to the couple?
A. Because she is very kind heart-ed.
B. Because Fred is very poor.
C. Because she wants to cure Fred’s wife.
D. Because Fred is a good person.
（3）What kind of things does Fred ask?
A. Nothing
B. A little money
C. Some gold coins
D. A happy life
（4）What kind of life this couple lives?
A. A disappointing life
B. An exciting life
C. A joyful life
D. A hard life
（5）What’s the implied meaning of this passage?
A. This couple lives a happy life.
B. The Luck Fairy wants to help the couple get rid of poor.
C. We should be satisfied with the simple but happy life.
D. We have to pursue more material things.
【答案】（1）A
（2）D
（3）A
（4）C
（5）C
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了一个关于“满足”的哲理故事，生活清贫却幸福的夫妇遇到幸运天使的恩惠却拒绝，因为他们自己过得很满足，内心不缺乏任何物质的需求，因此天使许愿他们永远快乐无忧的生活下去。

所谓知足常乐。

（1）细节理解题。

根据文章“Doris, who couldn’t see anything at the age of five.”可知，Doris 在五岁时失明，故选择A
（2）细节理解题。

根据原文““Fred, you’re so kind. I’d like to give you a wish. It’s my pleasure to satisfy you,” said the Luck Fairy.”，可知，幸运天使因为他为人好，所以想给予他恩惠，故选择D
（3）细节理解题。

根据文章第二段可知，Fred没有要求任何东西，“Thanks, Luck Fairy. We’re living a happy life”以及“We are happy to work and live together all the time. That’s enough”，故选择A
（4）综合理解题，文章多出提出“We’re living a happy life”，以及夫妇俩对生活很满足没有要求，可知他们生活很幸福。

故选择C
（5）主旨大意题。

文中清贫夫妇后来继续过着幸福生活的结局，以及文章结尾句“ Satisfaction is a kind of feeling that needs to be experienced from inside. It‘s very important to be satisfied with what you’ve got. If you enjoy the pleasure of the simple life, good luck will follow you.”都在说明满足会让生活变得幸福。

故选择C
【点评】文章以清贫且外人看来不幸的一对夫妇的故事，讲述了一个哲理，需要抓住故事的重点，并结合文后的总结，一起来抓住文章主旨大意。

4．阅读理解
17-year-old Brennan Agranoff, a colorblind boy, started his custom sock business in middle school, with a small loan（贷款） he got from his Parents. Up till now. Up till now, he has sold over $1 million worth of socks online in the last four years.
Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old. He was attending a high-school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood, Oregon, and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids, then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.
But the boy didn't tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months
researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan. "They thought the idea was a little out there," Brennan recently told CNN Money, but he kept pushing, and finally received a $3,000 loan to start his company. Then he began to work on his own designs. The fact that he was colorblind didn't stop him and he has created over 200 designs now.
Business was slow the first year, but then Brennan started pushing his HoopSwagg products heavily on the Internet. Orders soon started coming in in large numbers, and HoopSwagg became a popular brand among custom sock lovers. Right now, his designs can be found on HoopSwagg website, Amazon and eBay.
Four years after starting his business, Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） school, house chores and his social life. And he says he loved every minute of it.
（1）The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan .
A. designed his custom socks
B. got his business idea
C. organized the basketball match
D. managed his company
（2）To start his business, Brennan .
A. bought some Nike socks
B. made a business plan
C. asked teachers for advice
D. got money from friends
（3）It can be inferred（推断） from the passage that Brennan .
A. got no support from his parents at all
B. stopped designing because of his eyes
C. was too busy to do house chores
D. enjoyed both his study and business
（4）Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage?
A. Honest
B. Kind
C. Creative
D. Helpful
【答案】（1）B
（2）B
（3）D
（4）C
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了一个中学生Brennan在一次参加篮球比赛的时候，产生了创办一个自主设计袜子的公司，他申请贷款开办了公司，并取得了很大的成功。

（1）主旨题。

He was attending a high school basketball game …. noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids，then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.，这一段介绍了Brennan在参加一个中学篮球比赛的时候，看到很多像他那么大的孩子们都穿着相同的白色的Nike运动袜，于是他想到自主设计的袜子会更加受到孩子们的欢迎，因此这一段介绍的是Brennan是如何产生了这个商业想法的，故选B。

（2）细节题。

根据He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. 可知他做了个计划，故选B。

（3）推理题。

根据Brennan has achieved great success while balancing（平衡） schoolhouse chores and his social life可知，Brennan成功地平衡了他的学业和他的社会生活，由此我们可以知道，他既喜欢他的学业又喜欢他的生意，故选D。

（4）主旨题。

这篇短文讲述了一个中学生Brennan在一次参加篮球比赛的时候，产生了
一个想法，即自主设计袜子，还申请贷款开办了公司，取得了很大的成功，从这件事上我们可以看到他是一个很有创造力的孩子，故C选项creative有创造力的是最合适的。

Honest诚实的；Kind 善良的；Helpful有帮助的，故选C。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题、推断题和主旨题3种常考题型，细节题要注意从文中寻找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息，主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

5．阅读理解
Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you. When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge yourselves. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you will be a happy and lucky person.
（1）Happiness is for .
A. all people
B. those who have a lot money
C. those who have large and beautiful houses
D. those who have cars
（2）When you do something wrong, .
A. you have no chance to challenge you
B. people around you will help you
C. your classmates will laugh at you
D. you will be happy
（3）"Happiness is not the same as money" means .
A. money doesn't always bring happiness
B. money always brings happiness
C. everything can always bring happiness
D. only rich people have happiness
（4）Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Life and Success
B. Happiness and Luck
C. Do Something Good to Others
D. Happiness
【答案】（1）A
（2）B
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章主要论述了快乐无处不在，只要你抓住你的每一次机
会，你就会快乐。

（1）细节理解题，根据Happiness is for everyone.可知，快乐是每一个人的，也就是所有人的，故答案是A。

（2）细节理解题，根据When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it.可知，当你做错了事，你身边的人不帮助你改正。

故答案是B。

（3）句意猜测题，一般而言，金钱可以买到一切物质性的东西，但是快乐是内心的一种感受，是不能够用金钱买到的，因此说金钱并不能够总是买到一切。

故答案是A。

（4）标题判断题，从文章的第一句Happiness is for everyone.到文章的最后一句you will be a happy and lucky person.都是围绕着快乐展开论述的，故答案是D。

【点评】考查阅读理解，本题主要涉及到了细节理解题、句意猜测题和标题判断题，细节理解题一般可以直接从文中找到答案，句意猜测则需要根据其字面意思或者该句的前后句进行合理的想象和推理，而标题判断题则需要在从分理解文章的基础上，提炼中心，凝练句式。

6．阅读理解
What's the most important thing for you in your life? Some say hard-work and others say knowledge, love and luck.
There are 26 English letters. If you arrange them alphabetically （按字母表的顺序）and use numbers to represent （代表）each of them, for example，1 for a，2 for b, 3 for c，…you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98, and meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96, while love: 12+15+22+5=54, and luck: 12+21+3+11=47, a small mark. None of these words can give us a foil mark.
What about money? It can't either. Money is only 72. Then what else? Don't worry. You can always find an answer to a problem, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude （态度）. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+ 9+20+21+4+5=100, a foil mark. Different attitudes lead to different kinds of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It's possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed his / her attitude. When you change yourself and become friendly to others, you'll meet more smiling faces to you.
（1）What does the underlined part "arrange them" mean?
A. Copy them down.
B. Speak them out.
C. Put them in order.
D. Put them together.（2）What's the mark of “knowledge”？
A. It's 100.
B. It's 98.
C. It's 54.
D. It's 96.（3）Which number is for “g” according to the passage?
A. 5.
B. 6.
C. 7.
D. 8.
（4）What will you meet if you are friendly to other's?
A. More smiling faces towards you.
B. More new friends.
C. More chances to success.
D. More warm-hearted people.
（5）What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. Attitude has a 6ill mark.
B. Different attitudes lead to different kinds of life.
C. If you have an attitude, you will get more.
D. Being friendly to others is always good.
【答案】（1）C
（2）D
（3）C
（4）A
（5）B
【解析】【分析】文章大意：作者用组成单词的字母按字母表的顺序数字的和，从而说明人一生中态度是重要的，不同态度导致不同的人生。

（1）词义猜测题。

根据 There are 26 English letters. If you arrange them alphabetically （按字母表的顺序）and use numbers to represent （代表）each of them, for example ，1 for a，2 for b, 3 for c......有26个字母，如果你——字母表的顺序，用数代表每个字母，例如1代表a，2代表b，3代表c......可知 arrange 是安排，故选C。

（2）细节题。

根据 knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96，可知，故选D。

（3）推断题。

根据 for example，1 for a，2 for b, 3 for c，…可知，故选C。

（4）细节题。

根据When you change yourself and become friendly to others, you'll meet more smiling faces to you.可知，故选A。

（5）主旨题。

根据文章内容，作者用组成单词的字母按字母表的顺序数字的和，从而说明人一生中态度是重要的，不同态度导致不同的人生可知，故选B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节题推断题和主旨题，细节题注意从文中找答案；推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

7．阅读理解
What can we learn from the special, very successful people in the world who make the impossible possible?
Lesson 1: Ways of creative thinking are needed
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of college. They prefer to teach themselves because they like to develop their own ways of thinking. They think standard ways of teaching might stop people from being creative and having new ideas.
Lesson 2: The answer might not be what you expect
Find your answers from facts-not start with an expectation of what you will find. Stephen
Jacobsen from Northwestern University believed what he was taught: that water on the Earth came from icy comets（封星）or planets which hit into the Earth.
However, by studying a special rock, he discovered that it acts like a sponge. This suggests that the Earth's water may have come from inside, driven to the surface to form the oceans, by geological activities.
"I had a pretty hard time making others believe it," he said." But think about the fact that you may be the first person to see something for the first time that doesn't happen very often. When it does, it's amazing."
Lesson 3: A little luck goes a long way
Years of planning went into a recent achievement in space travel. The European Space Agency's "Philae", a robot landing craft, met up with Comet 67P, which is 480 million kilometres away. The trip from the Earth by "Philae" had taken ten years!
The scientists had no idea what the surface of the comet would be like. If the landing failed, it would be impossible to get information from the spacecraft. Twenty years of work would have been wasted.
When "Philae" tried to land, it bounced（弹起）away from the comet's icy surface twice. Luckily, however, "Philae" landed successfully and began sending information back to the Earth.（1）Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college because .
A. they preferred to learn by themselves
B. they needed standard ways of teaching
C. their teachers didn't like their new ideas
D. their teachers weren't able to teach them
（2）In Lesson 2, the writer mainly wants to tell us that .
A. we should get answers from facts
B. we can believe what we are taught
C. it's hard to make others believe something
D. an expectation can help get an answer in research
（3）The example "Philae" in Lesson 3 shows that .
A. Comet 67P is not far away from the Earth
B. it took"Philae"20 years to reach Comet 67P
C. "Philae" landed on Comet 67P with a little luck
D. scientists knew nothing about the surface of Comet 67P
（4）The best title for this passage is " ".
A. Ways of discovering
B. Lessons for success
C. Ways of being special
D. Lessons for experiments
【答案】（1）A
（2）A
（3）C
（4）B
【解析】【分析】文章大意：我们能从世界上那些使不可能的事情成为可能的特别的、非常成功的人身上学到什么呢？第一要有需要创造性思维的方式；第二从事实中找出你的答案，而不是从对你将要找到的东西的期望开始。

第三要有一点点运气，从事实中找出你的答案，而不是从对你将要找到的东西的期望开始。

（1）细节理解题，根据Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of college. They prefer to teach themselves可知，比尔盖茨和马克扎克伯格喜欢自学，所以退学，故答案是A。

（2）主旨大意题，根据Find your answers from facts-not start with an expectation of what you will find. 可知，第二课主要说的是要从事实中找答案，故答案是A。

（3）逻辑推理题，根据第三颗主要说的是要有点运气，但是彗星67P上环境如何无人知道，成功与否无人知道，这就需要一点运气了，故答案是C。

（4）标题判断题，根据文章内容可知，这三课都是从成功那里学到的，也是为了成功，故答案是B。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及细节理解题、逻辑推理题、标题判断题和主旨大意题。

细节理解题要可以直接从文中寻找答案；文章出处题需要根据文章内容确定其来源；逻辑推理题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息；标题判断题需要在充分理解文章的基础上，总结中心思想，凝练句式，最终确定答案；主旨题需要通读全文，了解大意之后找出中心思想。

8．阅读理解
New York is 3 hours ahead of（在……前）California, but it does not make California slow.
Someone graduated at the age of 22, but waited 5 years before getting a good job！
Someone became a CEO at25, and died at 50.
While another became a CEO at 50,
And ▲ to 90 years,
Someone is still single, while someone else got married.
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their Time Zone.
People around you might seem to go ahead of you, some might seem to be behind you.
But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.
Don't envy（羡慕）them or laugh at them.
They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours!
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.
So. RELAX
You're not LATE.
You're not Early.
You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE.
（1）If someone is ahead of or behind you, you shouldn't them.
A. be worried about
B. feel happy for
C. get angry with
D. envy or laugh at （2）The best word for the blank in the poem is " ".
A. born
B. lived
C. grew
D. married
（3）What can we learn from the poem？
A. Don't hurry and take your own steps.
B. Life is all about waiting for time zones.
C. The earlier we succeed, the better we will be.
D. Sooner or later you are going to get a good job.
【答案】（1）D
（2）B
（3）A
【解析】【分析】本文是一首诗，讲述每个人在这个世界上都有自己的时区。

（1）推理题。

根据But everyone is running their own RACE, in their own TIME.Don't envy（羡慕）them or laugh at them可知如果有人在你前面或后面，你不该嫉妒或嘲笑他们，故选D。

（2）推理题。

根据Someone became a CEO at25, and died at 50.While another became a CEO at 50,And...to 90 years,可知此处应是活到90岁，故选B。

（3）推理题。

根据They are in their TIME ZONE, and you are in yours! Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.So. RELAXE You're not LATE.You're not Early.You are very much ON TIME, and in your TIME ZONE.可知别着急，走自己的路，故选A。

【点评】考查阅读理解。

本文涉及推断题，推断题需要联系上下文，推断出需要的信息。

9．阅读理解
It was meant to be the holiday of a lifetime—my first trip abroad alone, without my parents. I had organised everything myself and I would show them how independent I could be.
I had arranged to stay in a farmhouse outside a village in southern Italy. My schedule said that the plane would arrived in Italy at five o'clock in the afternoon and it was a thirty-minute drive from the airport to the village. I wanted to get to my destination before it got dark, so I could have a drink, watch the sunset and enjoy an evening meal.
The problems began at the airport. My plane was three hours late taking off. I walked around the airport, looked in the shops, and drank coffee in the cafes. I didn't eat anything. That was a mistake! When the plane finally took off, they gave me a cold, tasteless meal which I could not eat.
We arrived in Italy in the early evening and I was feeling lightheaded from the lack of food. The sun was setting as I was collecting my bags! I missed it completely! I went to the desk to find my hire car and that was when I discovered the next problem. The receptionist couldn't find my name in the computer and there were no more cars. There were no buses or trains to the village, and the taxis were in strike.
The receptionist felt sorry for me. She phoned her brother, Alessandro, who agreed to take me to the village. I waited for Alessandro at the front gate and he arrived driving a very old car with smoke pouring out of the engine. We set off. Fifteen minutes later we broke down. I was tired and depressed, and very, very hungry. I began to think my parents were right. Maybe I was too young to travel on my own. Luckily, Alessandro was a mechanic. After an hour, he fixed the car and we started driving again.
It was nearly midnight when we arrived at the farmhouse. A man opened the door and smiled. "Come in," he said. "We have been waiting for you." I sat with a group of the friendliest people I've ever met and had a meal that was absolutely wonderful. And I'm glad to say that the rest of my trip turned out to be exactly the same.
（1）What time did the plane finally arrive?
A. 5 pm.
B. 5:30pm.
C. 8 pm.
D. 8:30pm.
（2）How did the writer feel when he landed in Italy？
A. Hungry because he hadn't eaten for many hours.
B. Tired because he hadn't slept on the plane.
C. Angry because the plane was so late.
D. Confused because no one was there to meet him.
（3）Why did the writer miss the sunset?
A. He was busy getting his bags.
B. The plane arrived late in the night.
C. The plane's window was closed.
D. He didn't realise the time.
（4）Which of the following is NOT a problem described by the writer?
A. His plane was late.
B. He lost his luggage.
C. There were no taxis.
D. His car broke down.
（5）What was the writer's impression of Italian people?
A. They were kind and friendly.
B. They were formal and cold.
C. They were nice but unorganised.
D. They were casual and careless.
【答案】（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）B
（5）A
【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要讲述作者第一次独自旅游的经历，开始一系列不顺利，但到达目的地后遇到了最友好的人们，余下的旅行都挺好。

（1）细节理解题，根据第二段中My schedule said that the plane would arrived in Italy at five o'clock in the afternoon和第三段第二句My plane was three hours late taking off.可知飞机是下午8点起飞的，故选C。

（2）细节理解题，根据第四段第一句We arrived in Italy in the early evening and I was feeling lightheaded from the lack of food.可知到达意大利以后作者感到很饿，故选A。

（3）细节理解题，根据第四段第二、三句The sun was setting as I was collecting my bags! I missed it completely!可知他忙着拿他的包而错过了日落，故选A。