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高三英语阅读课堂快速阅读第三阶段1.There was once a farmer. He lived near a road. It was not a busy road, but from time to time, cars passed the farm.Near the farm gate, there was a large hole in the road. This road was always full of water, and the drivers of the cars could not see how deep the hole was. They thought it was not deep.Then when they drove into the hole, they could not drive out because it was too deep.The farmer did not spend much time working on his farm. He spent most of it watching the hole.When a car drove into it, he pulled the car out with his tractor and the driver gave him a lot of money for doing this.One day, the driver of a car said to him, “You must make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole night and day.”“Oh, no,” the farmer said. “I don’t pull cars out of the hole at night. At night I fill the hole with water.”1. The farmer lived ________.A. in a hole in the roadB. near a roadC. in a large carD. under a tractor2. Many cars went into the hole because the drivers ________.A. were going too fast to stopB. did not see the holeC. did not know the hole was very deepD. liked driving through water3. The farmer ________ at night.A. pulled cars out of the hole in the roadB. filled the hole with waterC. laughed at the drivers of the carsD. worked on his farm4. The farmer made money from ________.A. giving thingsB. selling waterC. pulling cars out of the holeD. filling the hole with water5. From this story we know that ________.A. we must learn from the farmerB. we shouldn’t learn from the farmerC. we should get as much money as possibleD. the farmer was kind-hearted2.Jim was traveling around the country in his car. One evening he was driving along a road and looking for an inn when he saw an old man. “I want to get to the Moonlight Hotel. Do you know it?”“Yes,” the old man answerer, “I’ll show you the way.”He got into Jim’s car and they drove for about twelve miles. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here.”Jim stopped and looked at the house. “But this isn’t the inn.” He said to the old man.“Yes,”the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Moonlight Hotel. Turn around and go back nine miles. Then you’ll find the Moonlight Hotel on the left.”1. Where did Jim want to sleep that night? ________.A. In the old man’s houseB. In an innC. In his own houseD. In the car2. Why did Jim stop his car? ________.A. Because he saw a friendB. Because the lights were redC. Because he wanted to ask the wayD. Because he saw an old man3. Where did the old man take Jim?A. To the old man’s houseB. To Jim’s houseC. To the Moonlight HotelD. To the country4. Why didn’t the old man stop Jim when they passed the inn? ________.A. Because he wanted to get homeB. Because he didn’t know the innC. Because he didn’t see the innD. Because he wanted to show the way5. How far away is it from the place he met the old man to the inn? ________.A. Two milesB. nine milesC. Three milesD. Eleven miles3.A man was trying to build an electric (电动的) motorcar. He worked in an office in the town during most of his week, but on Saturdays and Sundays he stayed at home in the country and worked on his electric car. Every Monday he told his friends at the office about his work on the car, but his news about it was never very good. Then at last one Monday morning he came to the office and said to his friends, “I have done it! I have driven from my home to here by electricity(电)!”His friends were all very glad. “How much did it cost you to get to get here by electricity?”they asked.“Three hundred and two dollars,”he answered. “Two dollars for the electricity, and three hundred dollars for the electric wires (电线) from my house to the car.”1. The man in the story worked ________.A. in the countryB. in the townC. at home2. What was the man trying to do? He was trying to ________.A. make an electric carB. build a house in the countryC. work hard on Saturdays and Sundays3. At last in the morning of one Monday the man went to work in the office ________.A. by trainB. by carC. by bike4. The man’s friends were all very glad because ________.A. they wanted to know how much the car wasB. the needed electric cars, tooC. they thought he had made his electric car at last5. From the story we know that ________.A. the man paid little money for his carB. the car was well built by the manC. the man was not clever enough4.An English traveler found himself in Norway (挪威) with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily do without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. He closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he didn’t go to the dinning room, saying that he wasn’t feeling well. The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in from of him. He got ready for the coming quarrel (争吵).“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “Yes,” answered the traveler. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for ticket,” said the waiter.1. The story happened ________.A. in EnglandB. in NorwayC. on a ship from Norway to EnglandD. on a ship from England to Norway2. Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinning room at first? ________.A. Because he had no moneyB. Because he didn’t fell wellC. Because he didn’t want to eat anythingD. Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell3. The traveler went to the dining room to eat something because ________.A. his friend had given him some moneyB. the waiter had asked him to change his mindC. he learned that there was no bill on the shipD. he was too hungry4. How many meals did the traveler have on the ship? ________.A. Only oneB. TwoC. ThreeD. None5. After the traveler finished eating, ________.A. he had a quarrel with the waiter over the billB. he drank a lotC. he asked the waiter to bring him the changeD. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals5.A young man went to a car showroom (陈列室). He was wearing rubber boots and a dirty jacket. He needed a haircut (理发) badly. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then turned to speak to the salesman.“How much does this car cost?” he asked.“One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,” the salesman said.“I’ll have sixteen of them,” the young man said.The salesman smiled. He found it hard to be polite. “You are joking, of course,”he said. “I’m afraid we can’t help you. This car is not for sale.”The salesman showed his customer to the door, and the young man left the shop without a word. He went to a showroom on the other side of the street and asked for sixteen cars. The second salesman was polite and helpful. The young man took a bundle of bank notes out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He explained that the cars were for himself and his fifteen fellow workers. They worked on a French fishing-boat. “We have made a lot of money this season,” the man said, “and we want to buy cars.”1. Hearing what the young man in dirty clothes said, the first salesman thought that he ______.A. was pretending (假装) to be a rich manB. was not polite to ask for so many carsC. must have just left the madhouseD. was only doing it as a joke2. The young man was shown to the door by the first salesman ______.A. because the young man was thought not to be able to afford (担负得起) the carsB. because there were not so many cars in the showroomC. because the salesman wanted to close the showroomD. because the young man was not thought to be honest3. The young man was treated badly, so he ______.A. had a quarrel with the first salesmanB. went to another shop to buy the carsC. reported the matter to the shop managerD. gave up the idea of buying cars4. The salesman in the second showroom was polite and helpful ______.A. after he knew the unhappy thing the customer had metB. as soon as the customer went into the showroomC. when he saw the young man taking a bundle of bank notes out of his pocketD. when he saw the young man wore poor clothes5. Which of the following is the best title of the story?A. Never Judge a Person form AppearanceB. Buying CarsC. Asking a PriceD. In a Car Showroom6.A Russian, a Cuban (古巴人), an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train travelling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men adrink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window.“Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman.“There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “and really we have more than we will ever use.”A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I think Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said, “but you threw that very good cigar out of the window!”“Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.”The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him out of the window.1. The four men in the story ______.A. were good friendsB. like drinkingC. enjoyed smokingD. were travelling by train2. V odka is a kind of ______.A. treasure (宝藏)B. medicineC. foodD. alcohol (酒)3. The Russian and Cuban both wanted to ______.A. tell the businessman what their countries are rich inB. prove (证明) that they were richC. ask the two Americans to visit their countriesD. make the businessman happy4. When the businessman said “I think …”, he meant ______A. Russia is richer the Cuba.B. America is richer than Cuba and Russia.C. You shouldn’t throw that very good cigar away.D. Do you have more cigars than I?5. What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?A. I want to buy some vodka.B. We have too many lawyers in my country.C. I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.D. If you need lawyers, come to America.7.We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop(拖把). She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very ditty floors.""Yes, I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them". The nurse answered. She looked at Mum Strangely and said, "But aren't you working late?"Mum just pushed harder; each swipe (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was Out of sight and the nurse had turned to writing in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and tookmy hand. As we turned to go out of the door; Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, "Thank you."Outside, Mum told me, "Dagmar is fine. No fever"."You saw her, Mum?""Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush."1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was ____.A. to clean the floorB. to please the nurseC. to see a patientD. to surprise the story-teller2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a ___.A. nurseB. visitorC. patientD. cleaner3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospitalA. It is a children's hospital.B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.C. The conditions there aren't very good.D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.4. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely ____.A. the story-teller's sisterB. the story-teller’s friendC. Mum’s friendD. Dad's boss5. Which of the following words best describes MumA. strangeB. warm-heartedC. cleverD. hard-working8.How much do you know about the film industry? Although films may be a form of art, they are produced by an industry, the film or movie industry, for profit. It is a business, run by business men, and so the hard realities of money, costs, plans and budgets to the audience, because the films they see mix both reality and illusion. What an audience sees on the screen is an illusion, because it is not really happening. The actors themselves are real, the characters they play often seem to be similar to real people, and the situation in the film often seem very similar to the problems and situations in the real life of audience.It is often difficult for the audience to see the difference between illusion and reality. Some actors have the same problem, and when they become stars they live in a world of illusion. Many stars see themselves as special people, who do not have to follow the same rules as ordinary people.But if films and their stars create a world of illusion, the industry which makes the film is firmly based on the world of business. Before a film can be planned, before the filmmaker’s or writer’s idea is accepted, the economic questions must be answered. The first question the film company manager or producer will want to ask is: “How much will it cost to make?” The second question will be: “Will it make a profit?” In order to make a profit, the film will need to be popular with millions of people around the world, and so the idea of the film must be accepted to a wide range of people.1. The purpose of film industry is ______.A. making illusionB. making moneyC. creating film starsD. satisfying audience2. Some film stars regard themselves as ______.A. special peopleB. ordinary peopleC. famous peopleD. all of the above3. Sometimes the problems and situation in films are similar to those ______.A. in real lifeB. of the actorsC. of the actressesD. in books4. If a film is to bring great profit to the industry, it must be ______ by a wide range of people.A. seenB. acceptedC. likedD. all of the above5. It is ______ to mix reality and illusion. Don’t forget a film is after all a film.A. dangerousB. harmfulC. impracticalD. all of the above9.A computer is a machine designed to perform work mathematically and to store and select information that has been fed into it. It is run by either mechanical or electronic means. These machines can do a great deal of complicated work in a very short time. A large computer, for example, can add or subtract nine thousand times a second, multiply a thousand times a second, or divide nine thousand times a second. It has been estimated that human beings making calculations average about one mistake per two hundred numbers. A problem that might take human beings two years to solve can be solved by a computer in one minute, but in order to work properly, a computer must be given instructions and programmed.Computers can be designed for many purposes. They can be used to guide airplane flights, direct traffic, even play chess. They can also be used to record the tickets which planes are full and which planes still have free seats on them. Generally speaking, computers play an important role in modern automation in many plants and factories throughout the world. In the future, we can’t live without computers. Do you believe it?1. Which statement is true according to the passage above?A. We can get any information we need from the computer.B. We can select any information before we feed it into the computer.C. We can select some information only after we feed it into the computer.D. We can select some information from the computers only by electronic means.2. The use of computers for special purposes depends on the ______.A. design of the computerB. difficulty of the mathematical work that it dealt withC. power used to operate the computerD. the ability of the programmer3. Why do people like to use computers at present?A. Because computers are very cheap and they can work fast.B. Because it is very easy for people to get computers.C. Because they can get rest while computers are working.D. Because computers can help people work much faster.4. The passage wants to tell us that human beings differ from computers in that human beingA. make fewer mistakesB. do not have to be programmedC. work more quicklyD. understand their instructions5. Computers can help passengers by air ______.A. to buy their plane tickets much faster and make plans easily for their tripsB. to get on the plane and get off the plane much fasterC. to buy their plane tickets at a lower price and get them very easilyD. to get the correct choice and travel safely as well as cheaply10.New York: When the first jet struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they, too, must do: get out first.Katherine Ilachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years ago, Ms Ilachinski, and architect working on the 91st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, a manager, screamed and set off too.But others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.Amid the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower instructed people to stay up, assuring(使…确信) them that the building was sound and the thread was limited to the other tower.Some left, and others stayed. Some began the climb down and, when met with more announcements and other warnings to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were sure to die when the second jet crashed into the south tower, killing many and stopping many more in the floors above where the jet hit.One of those caught in indecision(犹豫不决) was the manager at Fuji Bank USA.Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.“I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr. Jacobs said.1. From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane _____.A. at 8:30B. 18 minutes earlier than the north towerC. at around 9:06D. at 8:482. The underlined words “stay up” means _____.A. stay in the buildingB. leave at onceC. put everything back and then leaveD. keep silent3. Which floor was hit by the second jet?A. the 91st floorB. the 103rd floorC. the 60th floorD. the 79th floor4. We can infer that fewer people would have died if _____.A. more announcements had been madeB. people hadn’t used the liftsC. the incident had happened on a weekendD. the people had obeyed the office rules参考答案：课堂快速阅读第三阶段By Melody Liu1 BCBCB2.BCAAC3.BABCC4.CADAD5.DABBA6.DDBBB7.CDBAC8.BAADD9.CBDBA10.CADD。