考研英语阅读训练

一"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James her teacher, with tears in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

After school, Pam saw some of her classmate's talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pom didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

36.The story wants to tell us ____.

(A)It's difficult to move away (B)girls don't like to talk to boys

(C)student's report to the teacher (D)secrets are hard to keep

37.Jimmys family had to move because ____.

(A)her father lost his job (B)they had a better place to live in

(C)her classmates were not kind enough

(D)her father changed his job

38.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

(A)feel well enough (B)know the answer

(C)want to talk about her father (D)want to leave others

39.Pam felt very sorry ____.

(A)and wanted to do something for Jimmy (B)but went to laughing at Jimmy

(C)so she stopped to listen to others (D)and left without answering

40.The whole story happened ____.

(A)in class (B)during and after school

(C)at Mr.James's office (D)in the lunchroom

二、

My grandfather was a fine man. I loved him very much. But one day I told him a lie.

I can not tell you now what the lie was. I was only seven years old then. Grandfather was not cross with me.

"Ask Jim to get a long ladder," he said. "My boy now jumps from the tops houses, up to the roof."

Jim brought the big ladder. Then Grandfather said,"My boy now jumps from the tops of houses. The ladder is for him."

I knew at once what his was telling me. I had often heard the old saying," A lie is

a jump form the top of a house.

I said nothing. But I felt like crying.

The minutes went by. What would people think about the ladder? It stood by the front door. I was afraid ti might be there a long time. I had to do something!

At last I went to Grandfather. He was reading a book. I went up to him and put my face on his arm.

"Grandfather," I said, "I will not tell a lie again. We don't need the ladder now." Grandfather seemed very happy once again. He called Jim. "Take the ladder away,"