VII.阅读理解(共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)

A

The water tap was leaking (漏水) again, and the noise was driving Cassie crazy.

Cassie looked at her watch. It was nearly nine o’clock. She climbed out of bed and stood on a chair by the shelf. Her mother’s Mr. Fix-It Book was on the top shelf. Cassie stepped down quietly. She read the book quickly until she found the page she was looking for, and then began to read carefully.

Next, Cassie opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed — a hammer, a wrench, and several small things. It was no easy job for her to do the repair, and she tried several times. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she carefully laid them out on the table. That way she would know how they went back. While this was going on, her cat walked over to watch what she was doing.

Cassie worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the table. Slowly Cassie took the water tap apart(分开)one more time. This time she made sure everything was in place. She turned the water tap on and then off. One…two…three…She waited a full minute. There was no leak! Cassie smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.

The next morning, Dad was in the kitchen when Cassie got up.

“Notice anything, Dad?” she asked.

He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something’s missing… I can’t find out what it is… Wait, it’s too quiet in here!”

“That’s right,” Cassie said. “Something is missing. I fixed the water tap. It doesn’t leak

any more.”

“That’s my girl,” Dad said, “It’s a good thing you are really like your mother.”

51. The noise of ______ was driving Cassie crazy.

A. the tap   B. her cat    C. her father   D. the clock

52. Mr. Fix-It Book is probably a book on how to ______.

A. train pets  B. fall asleep   C. fix things   D. cook food

53. Cassie took the water tap apart again because ______.

A. she had forgotten one piece    B. the tap was still leaking

C. the cat had taken one piece away   D. she hadn’t understood the book

54. The water tap wasn’t fixed until ______.

A. nine o’clock       B. late that night

C. the next morning      D. the next afternoon

55. In the end, ______ fixed the water tap.

A. Cassie’s mother B. Cassie’s father  C. Mr. Fix-It   D. Cassie

B

More and more people like bicycling and it is no surprise. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads

worldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and there is no oil cost!

Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighbourhood. You may discover something new all

around you. Stopping and getting off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of your car. You can bike to work and benefit (受益) from the enjoyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.

Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the train. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do the same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed in a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you when you fly. But be sure to look for information by getting on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendly to travellers.

Health Benefits of Bicycling:

It helps to prevent heart diseases.

Bicycling helps to control your weight.

A 15-minute bike ride to and from work three times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a year.

Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).

Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people feel better, more relaxed and self-confident.

Bicycling is healthier than driving.

56. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becoming very          .

A. surprising  B. exciting   C. expensive   D. popular

57. When you are riding your bicycle around your neighbourhood, you may          .

A. pollute the environment around   B. find something you didn’t notice

C. go everywhere and use a little oil   D. get off your bike and begin to work

58 . If you travel with a folding bike, you can fold it and           .

A. get out of the car      B. take it onto a train

C. put it in your purse     D. go on airline websites

59. One of the benefits from bicycling is that          .

A. you can fold the bicycle    B. you will be friendly to others

C. you will be more relaxed    D. you may get fatter and fatter

60. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people. B. Driving cars is healthier than riding bikes.

C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighborhood. D. Common bikes are welcomed by all airlines.

C

Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.

Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点) which give us cou rage and make us want to learn from them.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame (声誉) .

A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.

A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.

There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.