7A阅读理解(8)

A ★★

Dear Sir

I read your story about the cost of living in the country rather higher than that in the town， and I agree with most of the points that you made.

My husband and I lived in Horlton—a seaside town of nearly five hundred thousand people。 When my husband stopped working, we moved to our present house in a small village at the foot of Roland Hill， and our costs are higher now.

I have to do my shopping in small shops. The food there is more expensive than that in city supermarkets. It costs more to travel by bus； because the men who come to mend the television, or the washing machine, have to come further, we have to pay them more。

But it does not cost us much to enjoy what is beautiful in the country. Many people spend a lot of time and money driving into the country to enjoy the simple things of life; yet we can enjoy them just by going out of the front door. It costs more to live here than it did in Horlton, but it is really worth （值得) it。 Yours faithfully Edith Randall

True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）:

( ）1. Horlton is a seaside town of nearly five hundred thousand people.

( )2。 Since the Randalls moved to their present house， the cost of living has been higher。

（ )3。 The Randalls have lived in the small village for twenty years.

（ ）4. It costs more to live in the country only because the food there is more expensive。 （ ）5。 To enjoy what is beautiful, the Randalls just walk out of their front door。 （ ）6。 Though the cost of living in the country is high， the writer thinks it is worth it.

B ★★

Susan and Laura are twins。 They were born in a hospital in New York in 1943。 When they were only two weeks old， their parents were killed in a car accident. There was nobody to look after the two baby girls, so they grew up in two different homes. They grew up without seeing each other again.

When Susan was twenty—one， she went to live in Australia; but Laura continued to live in New York. Later, Laura discovered that she had a twin sister. And she would like to meet her。 For two years， she wrote to newspapers， asking for information and finally she found out where Susan was living.

When the two sisters met each other after thirty years， they talked a great deal about themselves, their lives and their families。 What’s more， they both liked the same colours， the same music, the same clothes, the same food and the same books。 But more surprisingly, they both had become nurses， and their first child’s birthdays are close.

Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案)： （ ）1. The twins were born ______。 A。 at home B。 in a hospital C。 in a car D. in Australia

( ）2。 What happened to their parents? A. Their parents did not want them。 B。 Their parents were dead. C. Their parents did not like them.

D. Their parents thought they should live without them. ( )3. Susan went to live in Australia in ______. A. 1943 B. 19 C. 1966 D。 1973

( )4。 Which is NOT true about the twins? A. They liked the same colours。 B. They liked the same music。 C。 They liked the same food。 D。 They liked the same cars. ( )5. What are the twins' jobs？

A. Susan and Laura are both nurses。

B。 Susan is a nurse， but Laura is a teacher. C。 Susan is a teacher， but Laura is a nurse。 D。 Neither Susan nor Laura is a nurse。

( )6。 What is TRUE according to the passage?

A。 The twins haven’t seen each other since they grew up. B。 Laura’s family helped her find her twin sister.

C. The twins’ first child’s birthdays are in the same month。

D. The twins didn’t see each other until they were over thirty years old。

C ★★★

Robert likes spring because it is the time of a year when he plants his organic （有机的） vegetables in the garden. He doesn’t believe in using chemicals（化学药品）. He likes the smell from the flowers on the fruit trees.

Summer is a time when Robert takes long walks on country roads with his dog， Beatrice. Beatrice loves to roll in the grass and swim in the ponds。 At night， Robert and his wife sit on the front porch (门廊) and talk to the neighbours.

Robert lives in a place where the leaves turn bright yellow, red， and orange, and then fall down in autumn。 Robert's children love to go outside and play in the leaves。 The children collect the prettiest leaves and put them in scrapbooks （剪贴簿）。

Winter is a time when Robert and his family enjoy being outside together。 It gets very cold in Canada in winter. Robert’s family really enjoy winter sports。 They go skiing and skating. Robert and his daughter also love going ice fishing。

Robert has joined an organization which is raising money for the environmental research (研究). He hopes to raise enough money for scientists to solve environmental problems.

Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)：

1. Where do Robert and his family live?

_________________________________。 2。 Robert doesn't believe in using chemicals, does he?

_________________________________.

3。 Who does Robert take long walks on country roads with in summer？ _________________________________。 4. How are the leaves in autumn？

_________________________________. 5. What do Robert and his family really enjoy in winter？

_________________________________. 6. What does Robert hope to do to help solve environmental problems？

_________________________________.

Cloze test (完形填空）:

A. Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文):

“I don’t want to move！” Fred said to his father。 “I like living here in New York City. And I like to play in the streets。 My friends are here.

I want to stay！” “We 1 move, Fred。” Mr Sparks said， “I have a new job on the 2 . Why don't you go with us？” “No.” Fred answered。

A few weeks later, the Sparks family left the city by 3 。 They flew over water。 At last they saw the land. “That is Hawaii（夏威夷). It is beautiful！” Mr Sparks said。

“I don't care 4 it is like，\" said Fred, “I wish I could go back to New York City right now!”

They lived in their new home near the sea。 It 5 a little every day。

When the sun shone again， they could see a rainbow（彩虹) every day. Mr Sparks said, “We used to see rainbows only once in a while。” People nearby came to visit them. The visitors brought fruit from their gardens.

Weeks went by. One day Fred wrote to Bob and in the letter he said， “I 6 miss my old friends。 But I think here are our happy islands. Please come to see me. I know you’ll 7 Hawaii, too.\" （ )1. A. can B. have to C. may D. could ( ）2. A。 island B. country C。 city D。 suburbs （ )3。 A. ship B. coach C. plane D。 car （ )4。 A。 how B. what C。 why D. where

( ）5。 A。 snowed B。 rained C。 shone D. blew

( ）6. A。 only B. seldom C. still D。 never ( )7。 A。 hate B. move to C. leave D。 like

B。 Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：

AIBO is a robot dog made by Sony, a Japanese company。 It （1） c_____ $2，500。 The first 2,000 AIBOs sent to the US sold out （2) q_____.

This robot pet is much better than older robots (3） b______ it can stand up again without help if it falls over.

AIBO’s owner can have a lot of （4) f_____ with it。 It can chase a bright pink ball, and look （5） s_____ if it cannot reach it. If someone takes the ball away, AIBO will look angry, like a real dog. In the future， Sony will make better AIBO robots that will do many more things， and they will be （6) c_____。

Many people in the future will have robots instead of (7） a_____ for pets because robots do not get sick or make a mess， and they can be turned off when people go for a holiday.