浙江省2020-2021学年高一上学期最新期中英语试卷精选汇编：阅读理解专题

阅读理解专题
浙江省杭州地区（含周边）重点中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A
Use your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free — but you will be charged if your home gets picked. Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around £14,000) and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
21. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?
A. On Letpark.
B. On Roomspare.
C. On Grashpadder.
D. On Roommateeasy.
22. If you want to use energy free, you have to .
A. sign an agreement with the government
B. pay around £14,000 for the equipment
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. keep the roof unchanged within 25 years
23. For whom is the text most probably written?
A. Lodgers.
B. Advertisers.
C. House owners.
D. Online companies.
B
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of
his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note —“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” — and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically (魔术般)appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch(门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
24. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer to .
A. show his magical power
B. pay for the delivery
C. satisfy his curiosity
D. please his mother
25. What can be infer red from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?
A. He wanted to have tea there.
B. He was a respectable person.
C. He was treated as a family member.
D. He was fully trusted by the family.
26. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B. It has been driven out of the market.
C. Its service is getting poor.
D. It is not allowed by law.
27. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A. He missed the good old days.
B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C. He needed it for his milk bottles.
D. He planted flowers in it.
C
The day Madelyn McClarey’s twin sons, Aaron and Aubrey Hough, each received scholarships(奖学金)to Florida A&M University, she figured that after they moved seven hours north from Hollywood to Tallahassee, she’d be lucky to see them on weekends.
But her sons had something else in mind. The twins told her they’d move to Tallahassee on one condition. She had to go with them—and work toward the colle ge degree she’d always wanted. And that is how McClarey ended up in a green cap and gown this month at FAMU. Cheering her on were her twins. “Our mom is so determined and dedicated, we’re lucky to have her as our mother,” said Aaron. “It was a lot of hard work, but she never gave up.”
McClarey’s sons jumped as she was awarded a bachelor’s degree (学士学位)in English with a minor in education, excited that their mom finally had the degree she’d dreamed about for more than twenty years. Her professional goals were put on hold when she became a single mom looking after two kids. Before motherhood, before divorce, McClarey had gone to business school.
McClarey, who described herself as “40ish,” said that when her sons insisted she go with them to college four years ago, her jaw dropped, having known most teens are eager to start lives away from their parents once they graduate from high school. She said, “But I was also delighted when I realized they weren’t joking and weren’t going to leave home unless I moved with them, so I said, ‘Well, all right—let’s go, then.’”
Now that McClarey has graduated, she doesn’t plan to leave Tallahassee anytime soon. She wants to stick around to encourage and support her sons, but there is also another matter to deal with. “My goal is to become an author someday,” she said. “So this summer, I’ll be working on getting my master’s degree.”
28. After being admitted to university, the twin sons wanted their mom to .
A. move to Tallahassee
B. see them on weekends
C. live with them in college
D. continue her college education
29. What does the underlined phrase “put on hold” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. To be done later.
B. To be improved.
C. To be taken off.
D. To be set up.
30. How did McClarey feel when hearing her sons’ suggestio n four years ago?
A. Surprised.
B. Delighted.
C. Disappointed.
D. Anxious.
31. What would McClarey do after graduation?
A. Find a job as a writer.
B. Realize her dream.
C. Deal with important matters.
D. Move back to Hollywood.
D
In early twentieth-century France, a new form of entertainment was becoming a hit— motion picture. People crowded into theatres for short, silent, black-and-white films that showed everyday happenings, such as a train pulling into a station. These pictures were dimly projected(投射)onto white sheets. Usually, there was no sound. Sometimes, men at pianos played music to match the scenes.
Moving images in theatres are no longer new, but back at the beginning of the art form, surprises lurked(潜伏)around every corner. During the first showings of basic silent movies, some people in the audience screamed in fear, reacting to what they saw as if it were happening in real life. Moviegoers were known to leap out of the way of trains on the screen. At that time, few people understood what motion pictures were, so audience members could easily be fooled.
Today, people crowd into theatres for the latest 3D movies. Even older movies, such as the popular Star Wars series, are being re-released in 3D. Moviemakers are excited about the ability to involve the audience more directly in the story or film. In addition, theatres spend tens of thousands of dollars on high-quality audio systems so that everything from the safest whispers to the largest explosions sounds clear and realistic.
What will movies be like 100 years from now? Will audiences be able to smell scents in the films, taste the food that characters are eating, or even becoming part of the stories themselves? Only time will tell.
32. What does the underlined word “hit” in paragraph 1 proba bly mean?
A. A heavy blow.
B. A crowded place.
C. Something very popular.
D. Something very touching.
33. The author mentioned moviegoers leaping out of their seats to show .
A. how foolish audiences were
B. how different old theatres were
C. how scary movies from the past were
D. how unfamiliar movies were to viewers then
34. Why do theatres spend a lot on high-quality audio systems?
A. To re-release more old movies.
B. To develop movie technologies.
C. To improve movies’ sound quality.
D. To get audiences involved in the story.
35. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To explain how realistic movies are today.
B. To tell something about future movie plans.
C. To compare movie theatres over the last century.
D. To introduce the development of movie technology.
第二部分：阅读
A
21. C 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据第段三段小标题Make money during special events.和最后一句话：Grashpadder can advertise your space.
22. D 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据最后一段最后一句话：However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
23. C主旨大意题
【解题思路】整篇文章讲了如何租房赚钱。

B
24. C 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据第一段最后两句。

As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. 5岁的
我对他装在皮带上的硬币置换器很感兴趣“I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer”.
25. D 推断题
【解题思路】第三段There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen.这句话的意思是送牛奶的人和家庭间有很好的关系。

Mr. Basille有个作者家的钥匙，这样冷天可以把牛奶放到家里
不会结冻，他也会在作者加厨房休息。

表明了他们之间的一种良好关系，一种彼此信任。

26. B细节理解题
【解题思路】第四段There is sadly no home milk delivery today. 后面讲了两个原因。

说明送牛奶服务已经被市场淘汰了。

27. A 细节理解题
【解题思路】从第五段可知，乡下的一个牛奶盒勾起了作者儿时的回忆，所以他把这只盒子安放在门廊上。

他会和他儿子的朋友讲他儿时的故事，讲送牛奶人的故事。

C
28. D 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据文章第二段中的“She had to go with them—and work toward the college degree she’d always wanted.”可知，双胞胎儿子去读大学只有一个条件：妈妈和他们一起去读大学，完成她由来已
久的心愿——拿到大学学位。

故选D。

29. A 词义猜测题
【解题思路】由文章第三段可知，妈妈在生下他们、离婚之前其实是上过大学的，后来由于成为单亲妈妈，求学的梦想就搁置了。

Put on hold意为“搁置”。

故选A。

30. A 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据文章第四段中的“... her jaw dropped…”可知，四年前妈妈听到双胞胎儿子这个想法时，下巴都掉了，这是表示惊讶的一种夸张说法。

故选A。

31. B 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据文章第五段中的“‘My goal is to become an author someday,’ she said. ‘So this summer, I’ll be working on getting my master’s degree.’”可知，妈妈的目标是成为一名作家，所以今年开学后还
会继续攻读硕士学位，去实现她的梦想。

故选B。

D
32. C 猜测词义
【解题思路】根据文章第一段中的“…a new fo rm of entertainment was becoming a hit—motion pictures. People crowded into theatres for short, silent…”可知，虽然那时候的电影基本是黑白的、无声的，但电
影刚面世时，人们争相去电影院，风靡一时。

故选C。

33. D 推理判断题
【解题思路】文章第二段第一句“Moving images in theatres are no longer new, but back at the beginning of t he art form, surprises lurked around every corner.”是该段的主题句，后面具体的例子，例如，人们
从位置上跳起来，还有人们吓得尖叫，列举这些当时观众看电影的反应，是为了说明“现在看
电影不新鲜，但那个时候可是状况百出”。

At that time, few people understood what motion
pictures were, so audience members could easily be fooled. 这句话说明了原因。

故选D。

34. C 细节理解题
【解题思路】根据文章第三段中的“…so that everything from the safest whispers to the largest explosions sound clear and realistic.”可知，影院对观影系统投入大量的资金进行升级，目的是让声音更真切，提
升观众的观影感。

故选C。

35. D 主旨大意题
【解题思路】整篇文章讲了电影技术的发展，一二讲了早期电影的特点和观众的反应，第三段讲了如今电影3D技术的运用和声效系统的开发。

最后一段讲了对未来电影技术的畅想。

浙江省湖州市三县联盟2020-2021学第一学期高一英语期中联考试题
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
A ship was wrecked(遭遇沉船) during storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small island.
The two survivors, also good friends, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other choice but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they divided the land between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.
The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree beside him and he ate its fruit. The other man's land remained barren(贫瘠的).
After a week, the first man was lonely so he prayed for a wife. The next day, another ship was completely destroyed, and the only woman survivor soon became his wife. On the other side of the island, there was still nothing.
Soon the first man prayed for a house clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing.
Finally, the first man prayed for ship. In the morning, he found ship at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island behind, because he considered the other man unworthy to receive God's blessings, since none of his prayers had been answered.
As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven, "Why are you leaving your companion on the island?"
“My blessings are mine alone, since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.”
“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have rec eived any of my blessings.”
“Tell me,” the first man asked with great curiosity, “What did he pray for that should owe him anything?”
“He prayed that all your prayers be answered.”
21. It can be learned from the passage that .
A. the men prayed for each other selflessly
B. the first man was a reliable and devoted friend
C. the men stayed separated to test the power of their prayers
D. the men got along well with each other on the island
22. What does the passage imply about the second man?
A. It was his prayers that helped his friend get out of trouble.
B. He lost heart in trouble so he deserves no God's blessings
C. His wife was another survivor sent by God to keep him company.
D. He lost his chances since he was not brave enough to show his needs
23. What does the underlined word “rebuked” in paragraph 9 most probably mean?
A. Ignored.
B. Criticized.
C. Requested.
D. Forgave.
24. What is the message expressed in the story?
A. A friend in need is friend indeed
B. A life without a friend is a life without a sun.
C. Our blessings are the fruits of our prayers alone.
D. Helping others is more important than helping yourself.
【答案】21-24: CABA
B
When temperatures rise, many people swim to beat the heat. But swimming does a lot more than that. It is a great workout for the whole body. Health experts at the University of California, Berkeley state that swimming is a great way to stay in shape.
Swimming is a very good high-intensity- cardio exercise(高度有氧运动). Cardio involves the heart, lungs, and circulatory(血液循环的) system. The Berkeley experts say swimming can increase your heart rate and exercise your lungs. Some high-intensity cardio exercises, such as running, can improve your health but can also be likely to hurt your body. Swimming, on the other hand, is beneficial to the body and people often use it to recover from injuries.
Paul Waas, a coach and former competitive swimmer, says that swimming is more beneficial to the body than other sports because it is low-impact. A mother called Paloma with two daughters says that for her girls, swimming has been more beneficial to the body than some other sports. She said, “So far, I think it's been good for their bodies. It's a high-intensity cardio exercise, as you know. But it spares their knees, their joints, and so on. So it's rare to get injured in swimming.”
The coach adds that swimming is great exercise for kids who grow a lot in a short amount of time. Coach Waas said. “Swimming is really good for kids who are growing fast. Their bones might be hurting and they're suffering from serious pain all the time. And then they get in the pool and, you know, they can float and stretch out a little bit and it reduces that as well.”
People who are overweight can also find relief through swimming. Their weightlessness in the water can help them to avoid injury as they exercise.
25. According to Paragraph 2, swimming is better than running because .
A. it's a bit easier to do
B. it makes people feel more comfortable
C. it's better and safer for our bodies
D. it increases our heart rates more slowly
26. What's Paul Waas's attitude towards swimming?
A. Worried.
B. Negative.
C. Doubtful.
D. Positive.
27. What does the underline d word “that” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Floating and stretching out.
B. The pain caused by kids'physical growth.
C. Fast physical growth of kids.
D. Swimming in a swimming pool.
【答案】25-27: CDB
C
This is a common situation for beginner-level language learners---they want to read classic (经典的) books, but what their language skills allow are usually little more than children's books.
Oxford University Press tried to solve this problem back in 1988 by designing a series of graded English reading materials known as the Oxford Bookworms Library. It now has a collection of over 200 books---many of them simplified versions of classics---which fall into seven difficulty levels from “starter level” to level six.
However, there has always been a debate over whether shortened versions of classics have less value. Some worry that by reading them, students don't' get to learn the essence(精华)of the original(原版的)text.
Rob Waring, a Japanese professor, mentions one of his students, Satoko, as an example in his booklet The “Why” and “How” of Using Graded Readers Satoko was a Japanese student majoring in English. But by the time she graduated, she had only managed to finish reading just one English book because it was far beyond her language level. “For Satoko, reading in English was a fight; a fight that she lost,” wrote Waring, who suggested that reading easy texts is necessary because it helps language learners build up confidence and fluency in reading. By reading a lot—rather than getting stuck in one book--they can get used to kinds of English expressions and writing styles. Only by doing this can they reach what Waring calls the “reading-with-ideas” level of reading.
So it doesn't matter if the books are original classics or not--for beginner—level language learners, the simple act of reading is a form of learning in itself. "Stories offer a window to other cultures, other worlds, real or imagined, beyond the classroom,” Jennifer Basset, the first editor of the Oxford Bookworms Library, said in an int erview with Get English Lessons.
28. Why did Oxford University Press design the Oxford Bookworms Library?
A. To attract as many English learners as possible
B. To make classics popular with more English learners
C. To allow English beginners to read classic books
D. To help English beginners improve their language skills
29. From paragraph 4, Rob Waring points out that .
A. language learners don't need to read easy texts
B. language learners are expected to read a lot
C. reading lot can build up language learners'confidence
D. reading easy texts can give language leamers more ideas
30. What is the writer's attitude to shortened books?
A. Supportive.
B. Unclear.
C. Unconcerned
D. Doubtful.
【答案】28-30:CBA
浙江省“七彩阳光”新高考研究联盟2020-2021学年高一上学期期中联考英语试题
第一节（共10个小题：每小題2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A
My dear friend has invited me to speak at a women's meeting she was holding in Honduras. The night before I was to leave, I decided a warm bath would help me sleep. I turned on the hot water handle on the tub (浴缸）and waited. I complained, “Let me have some warm water!”" took forever for the hot water to work its way through the pipes to the back of the house. Needless to say, the bath wasn't relaxing.
The next afternoon, I arrived in Honduras. After the meeting, my friend took me to meet some of her family members. They lived in a stick-and-mud house and slept on dirt floors. The women cooked outside on the stove. Still, even in these terrible conditions, everyone I met had a smile on his or her face. They were so generous and almost always suggested we stay for coffee.
On our way to one home we passed a pond which was black and dirty. One woman pushed the cover back with a stick while the other put the water into a bucket. I prayed (折持)，“Please don’t let them offer coffee.”
After we were invited in, a little girl ran inside. She held a mango in each hand. The one in her left hand was half eaten. This little beauty held out her right hand and offered me the other mango, which I gladly accepted. Her eyes danced. I remember thinking, “She has no idea that she is poor.”
When it was time to leave, we walked outside and I noticed a muddy stream that ran beside their home. My friend said, “That is where they bathe. It is also where the animals drink and they push out waste.”
The evening I returned home I went into my perfect bathroom and twisted the hot water handle. While bathing,
I thought of this simple pleasure. Clean water wasn't my right; it was luck.
21. How did the author feel after the bath according to Paragraph 2?
A. Nervous.
B. Relaxed.
C. Disappointed.
D. Annoyed.
22. By referring to the little girl, the author seems to __________.
A. be angry at the unfair treatment of local children
B. appreciate the good education of local children
C. recommend the local mangoes to readers
D. show pity for the lovely but poor girl
23. What did the author learn from her experience in Honduras?
A. Honduras is a country short of water.
B. People should value the simple pleasures in life.
C. It is everybody's right to live a comfortable life.
D. Offering guests coffee is a custom in Honduras.
B
King's Point (Canada) (AFP) — At dusk, tourists arc amazed at the breakdown of an iceberg at the end of its long journey from Greenland to Canada's cast coast, which now has a front row scat to the melting (触化）of the Arctic’s ice.
While the rest of the world nervously eyes the effect of global warming, melting icebergs have breathed new life into the far coastal villages of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Once a center of cod (鳕鱼) fishing, the province now plays host to large groups of photographers and tourists hoping to sec the breathtaking ice melt. As winter ends, iceberg finding begins. The increase in tourism around here in the past 10 to 15 years has been unbelievable. Last year, a total of 500,000 tourists visited Newfoundland and Labrador, a number almost as large as the province's total population. Those visitors spent nearly $433 million,
government numbers show. The tourism boom has helped solve the decrease in the regions traditional fishing industry, which is in crisis (危机) because of overfishing at the end of the last century.
But under the shiny surface of economic success is the dark truth that the area is in part profiting from global warming. The Arctic is warming three limes faster than the rest of the world. In mid-July, record temperatures were recorded near the North Pole. In recent years, the icebergs have traveled further and further south. For now, tourists arc enjoying the view and the experience while they can.
Laurent Lucazcau, a 34-year-old French tourist, said seeing an iceberg was upsetting. **It is a picture of global warming to see icebergs making it to these places where the wat er is warm,” he told AFP. ‘There’s something mysterious and impressive about it, but knowing too that they arc not supposed to be here makes you wonder, and it’s a little scary.”
24. What can we learn about the tourism in Newfoundland and Labrador?
A. It benefits local economy.
B. It bothers local people.
C. It prevents global warming.
D. It hurts the fishing industry.
25. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The total number of tourists is the same as the province's total population.
B. The shiny economic success is more important than global warming.
C. All of the tourists arc enjoying the view along Canada's cast coast.
D. In mid-July, the Arctic is much warmer than ever before.
26. What can be inferred from Laurent Lucazcau's words?
A. Summer is coming to an end in King's Point.
B. New icebergs will form along the Canadian coast.
C. Visitors don't know why icebergs come down south.
D. The view is a sign of serious environmental problems.
C
Setting goals is common in our life. We look ahead, predict what may make us happy in the future, and then narrow down the things to something specific. For the most part, having goals is better than not having any, but there arc also problems that come with spending an entire life living from goal to goal.
For one thing, we try to predict an unpredictable future. Who is to say that what you want next year is the same thing you want right now? What if what you want right now isn't in the right direction over the long term?
Secondly, and just as importantly, you only confine your expectations of happiness and satisfaction to the goal you have set so that you often forget that other things in your life can also add just as much joy to your experience. This creates a strange problem.
To solve this problem, we have to move towards something more unclear. Going after interestingness. I think, is what we should do.
Interestingness doesn't mean looking for pleasure only. It’s deeper than that. It's doing that random (随机的) project you had no plan to do because you have a feeling that you might just learn something you didn't know about yourself. It's seeing a person you just met not as a possible partner or someone who can do something for you but simply as someone who may open a new, unknown and unique world for you.
Goals incorrectly assume (假设) that we already know what we want. Interestingness is more modest. It makes up its mind as it moves, slowly blowing from one thing to another, until it catches something that lies beyond prediction a! last.
27. Setting goals is lo predict an unpredictable future because __________.
A. it ignores possible changes in our life
B. it proves meaningless in the long run
C. it may lead us to the opposite direction
D. it fails to reach our true possibilities
28. What docs the underlined word “Confine” probably mean in the third paragraph?
A. Devote.
B. Limit.
C. Deliver.
D. Compare.
29. What's the benefit of going after interestingness?
A. Bringing us self satisfaction at once.
B. Improving our relationship with others.
C. Making us gain something unexpected.
D. Helping us successfully predict the future.
30. What's the purpose of the text?
A. To ease our worry about the future.
B. To express a new thought on setting goals.
C. To point out disadvantages of an aimless life.
D. To recommend a new way of achieving success.
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宁波金兰教育合作组织2020-2021学年高一第一学期英语期中试题
第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
The 92-year-old,thin,calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today.
Her husband of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when I told her room was ready.
As she walked slowly to the elevator, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. “I love it,” she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
“Mrs. Jones, you haven’t seen the room ...just wait.”
“That doesn’t matter,” she replied.“Happiness is something y ou decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn’t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It’s how I arranged my mind. I have already decided to love it. It’s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I’ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I’ve stored away.” She went on to explain, “Old age is like a bank account. You take what you’ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of mem ories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank.” And with a smile, she said, “All my memories are happy ones.”
21.We can infer from the passage that the author.
A. is one of Mrs. Jones’ children B .is a relative of Mrs. Jones
C. works in the nursing home
D. is the owner of the nursing home
22.Mrs Jones was very happy when told about her room because she .
A. couldn’t see what her room was like
B. thought the nursing home was her home
C. would have to live in the nursing home
D. had already made up her mind to be happy
23.Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Jones?
A. Proud.
B. Cheerful.
C. Determined.
D. Honest.
B
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