3-(3)阅读理解新题型(含答案)

Passage 1

When a man is taller and stronger than other men, he is sometimes called a giant. Many people think of Chamberlain as a giant. He is so tall that he has a special, extra-long bed to sleep in and a special car with enough space for his long legs. During his playing days, Wilt was paid about $200 000 a year. That was what the president of the United States earned for being president. At that time, it was more than any other athlete in the entire history of sports had ever been paid.

Wilt played for the Los Angeles Lakers team. He helped to make it the best team in the Western Division of the National Basketball Association, which is a group of the very finest professional teams in the world. Wilt owns a beautiful apartment building in Los Angeles and another one in New York. He owns racehorses (赛马). He wears fine clothes. He owns an English Bentley car.

When Wilt was just seven years old, he took a job. He did not tell his mother or father, but one day his mother found out. She looked out into the street and saw Wilt lifting crates for a milkman. Mrs. Chamberlain told the milkman that Wilt was only seven. She said he shouldn’t be lifting those heavy milk crates. “I thought he was twelve”, said the milkman.

6. According to the passage, people called Wilt Chamberlain a giant.

A. T

B. F

7. Wilt Chamberlain played for the Seattle Seahawks.

A. T

B. F

8. The president of the United States earned as much money doing his job each year as Wilt earned playing basketball.

A. T

B. F

9. Wilt Chamberlain could be such a famous basketball player only because he played for the finest professional team.

A. T

B. F

10. According to the passage, the word “honesty” best describes Wilt’s desire to work when he was seven.

A. T

B. F

Passage 2

Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually th ey do not shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they

will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs, the English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible, so they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It make both of them laugh.

6. It is very helpful if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

A. T

B. F

7. English people usually shake hands when they meet every time.

A. T

B. F

8. Usually Engli sh people don’t shake hands when they just meet or say goodbye.

A. T

B. F

9. English people like shaking hands very much.

A. T

B. F

10. This story is about languages and customs.

A. T

B. F

Passage 3

Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘书). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys earned (挣) about $ 15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise – $ 18 million! She g ave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a teddy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought teddy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady”.

Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.

How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to earn more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about “giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $ 18 million!

6. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children teddy bears because she