阅读简答专项训练5篇

Passage 1

The city of Armada opened its arms to a new business on Huntington Drive at First Street. The store, which is called Turtle Dove, is a pet shop specializing in two kinds of animals. The owners are two brothers, Bill and Bob Pidgin. They moved here from the northern California town of Santa Rosa, where they owned a small farm store called Animal House. That store was such a success that after five years they sold the animal store and got a lot of money.

They took it easy for a couple of years, tra veling throughout the states. “We visited almost every zoo in the country, partly because we love animals and partly because we were looking for inspiration for our next business,” said Bill. They finally decided on turtles and doves. “They’re easy to feed and care for, and both of the animals live a long time. Armada is a very nice place for our new business,” said Bob.

The store will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. “We think those are hours that our customers will find very convenient. Besides, the three days off gives us a chance to go into the woods and find more critters. We never buy our animals; we always try to collect them from the wild. That way we can pass on huge savings to our customers. And, of course, by removing these animals from their natural homes in the wild, we protect them from being eaten by their natural enemies. So our customers are happy, our animals are happy, and we’re happy. It’s a win-win for all of us.”

73. Find in the passage a word closest i n meaning to the underlined word “critters”.

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74. What animals does the brothers’ store sell? (回答词数不超过3个)

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75. Who will enjoy the pleasure brought by the new animal store in city of Armada? (回答词数不

超过8个)

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Passage 2

A work team consisting of 150 volunteers worked for eight hours in a light drizzle on Saturday to clean Carson Creek of almost nine tons of debris. “A job well done,” smiled Alan Specter, the director of the event. “We’ve planned to come back here one more time, three years from now. Of course, we hope that there won’t be nine tons of garbage next time.”

The garbage came in all shapes, sizes, and colors: cans, bottles, bicycles, car tires, auto batteries, sofas, furniture, clothing, shopping carts, bowling balls, plastic bags, dolls, baby carriages, TV antennas, and portable radios. There was even a golf bag with a full set of golf clubs.

Much of the backbreaking work was done by two community groups—the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, and two environmental groups—Save the Bay and Watch the Whales. Concerned retirees and volunteers from police and fire departments also came to help. Everyone was given boots, gloves, and a raincoat. The work occurred along a two-mile stretch of streambed. The debris was pulled out and placed along the roadside, where trucks lined up to take the trash to the landfill to bury. More than 500 big yellow trash bags were filled.

No one found anything of great value, although a five-year-old boy found an earring that he