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1、打印至第十页空中英语教室2010年暑假作业阅读60篇1Ive loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother satdoing letters.Standing by her chair;looking at the ink bottle,pens,and white paper,I decidedthat the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.Years later,duri
2、ng her final illness,mother kept different things for my sister and brother.Z/Butthe desk/shed said again,its for Elizabeth.I never saw her angry,never saw her cry.I knew she loved me;she showed it in action.But as ayoung girl,I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happ
3、ened.And a gulf opened between us.I was“too emotional（易动）a情的）”.Butshe lived“on the surface（表面）”.As years passed I had my own family.I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family.Iwrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she didforgive（原谅）me.I post
4、ed the letter and waited for her answer.None came.My hope turned to disappointment（失望），then little interest and,finally,peace it seemed thatnothing happened.I couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to mother.I only knew that Ihad written it,and I could stop trying to make her into someone she
5、was not.Now the present of her desk told,as shed never been able to,that she was pleased that writingwas my chosen work.I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside 一a photo of myfather and a one-page letter,folded（折叠）and refolded many times.Give me an answer,my letter asks,in any way y
6、ou choose.Mother;you always chose the act thatspeaks louder than words.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1.The writer began to love her mothers des k.A.after Mother died B.before she became a writerC.when she was a child D.when Mother gave it to her2.The passage shows t hat.A.mother was cold on the surface but kind in
7、her heart to her daughterB.mother was too serious about everything her daughter had doneC.mother cared much about her daughter in wordsD.mother wrote to her daughter in careful words3.The word gulf in the passage me a n s.A.deep understanding between the old and the youngB.different ideas between th
8、e mother and the daughterC.free talks between mother and daughterD.part of the sea going far in land4.What did mother do with her daughters letter asking forgiveness?A.She had never received the letter.B.For years,she often talked about the letter.C.She didnt forgive her daughter at all in all her l
9、ife.D.She read the letter again and again till she died.5.Whats the best title of the passage?A.My letter to MotherB.Mother and ChildrenC.My mothers DeskD.Talks between Mother and Me2阅读理解并回答问题One day the famous American scientist Albert Einstein met an old friend of his on a street in NewYork.“Mr.Ei
10、nstein/said the friend,“it seems that you need to put on a new overcoat.Look,howworn-out it is!“It doesnt matter/answered Albert Einstein.Z/No one knows me here in New York.”Several years later they met in New York again.Einstein had been a world-famous physicist afterthen but he still wore the same
11、 old overcoat.Once more his friend persuaded him to buy a new one.“There is no need now“said Einstein,Everybody here has known me.”根据短文内容，回答问题。6.Where did Albert Einstein meet an old friend of his?7.What did the friend want him to buy?8.How about Einsteins overcoat?9.Did Einstein still wear the same
12、 old overcoat when he became a world-famous physicist?10.What did Einstein say when the friend persuade once more him to buy a new overcoat?3Once Goethe,the great German poet,was walking in a park.He was thinking about somethingwhen he noticed he came to a very,very narrow road.Just at that time,a y
13、oung man cametowards him from the other end of the road.It was too narrow for both of them to pass throughat the same time.They stopped and looked at each other for a while.Then the young man saidrudely,never make way for a fool.But Goethe smiled and said,always do/Then he turnedback quickly and wal
14、ked towards the end of the road.根据短文内容，回答问题。11.Where was Goethe walking?12.Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?13.Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?14.Did the young man make way for Goethe?15.Who turned back quickly and walked towards the en
15、d of the road?4Not many years ago,some farmers were worried because hawks were taking many of theirchicken.The farmers didnt know what to do.Finally they went to the country officials and askedfor help.“Kill the hawks/the officials said,Z/We will even pay for them/so the farmers began to think ofway
16、s to kill the hawks.The farmers killed many hawks.They no longer had to worry about their chickens.But they nowhad a new worry.Field mice were eating up a lot of the farmers grain.How did this happen?Hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice.They eat more field mice than chickens.But thefarmer
17、s didnt know this.When they killed a lot of hawks,they changed the balance.When people move into a new place,they often destroy many wild plants.Often these plants arefood for the animals.If the animals cant find enough plants to eat,they will starve or have toleave the place.In one part of the USA,
18、for example the deer there like to eat a certain kind of wild roses.Themountain lions there eat the deer.The number of deer;mountain lions and wild roses doesntchange much if people leave things as they are.But people killed many mountain lions in order to protect the deer.Soon there were so manydee
19、r that they ate up all the wild roses.Then the deer began to eat the green leaves of youngtrees.These trees were important to the farmers.So the farmers thought of ways to protect theirtrees.Now the deer had nothing to eat,and many of them died.This was another lesson fromnature.To keep the balance
20、of nature is important for us to remember.根据以上短文内容判断正误，正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。16.Finally the officials told the farmers to kill the hawks.17.Field mice eat not only chickens but also the farmers grain.18.When the animals cant find enough plants to eat in a place,they will starve or have to leave.19.The
21、 number of animals changes much if people leave things as they are.20.It is important for us to keep the balance of nature.5Little Tommy was doing very badly in math.His parents had tried everythingtutors（家庭教!）巾），cards,special learning centers一in short,everything they could think of.Finally they too
22、k Tommyto a catholic（天主教的）school.After the first day,little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face.He didnt kiss hismother hello.Instead,he went straight to his room and started studying.Books and papers werespread（铺开）out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work.His mother w
23、as surprised.She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating,he went back to his room,without a word.In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before.This went on forsome time,day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally,little Tommy brought
24、 home his report card.He quietly put it on the table and went up tohis room and hit the books.His mom looked at it and to her surprise,little Tommy got an A inmath.She could no longer hold her curiosity（好奇心）.She went to his room and asked,“Son,what was it?Was it the nuns（修女）？“Little Tommy looked at
25、her and shook his head,No.“Well then,she asked again.Z/WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said,“Well,on the first day of school,when I saw that mannailed（钉）to the plus sign（力 口 号）,I knew they werent joking.”根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。21.Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school
26、?A.Because he could eat well there.B.Because he could earn more about nuns.C.Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.D.Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more.22.Tommys mother felt surprised that his son.A.was still the same as usualB.ate so much at dinnerC.kissed h
27、er hello after schoolD.worked hard but said little23.Hitting the books means in Chinese.A.用功B.捶书C.发泄D.振作24.The last sentence in the passage shows that.A.Tommy felt sorry for the mailB.Tommy was afraid of being nailedC.Tommy didnt like the plus signD.Tommy liked playing jokes on others25.From the pas
28、sage,we can infer（推断）that.A.teachers should be strict with their studentsB.mistaking（误解）might do good sometimesC.a catholic school is much better than other onesD.nuns are good at helping children with their math6When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong,China,we brought noto
29、nly our luggage,but also our village rules,customs and culture.One of the rules is that youngpeople should always respect（尊敬）elders.Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassmentin the United States.I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to
30、 amiddle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that Ihad made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I saidthat,her face showed great displeasure.My manager,who happened to hear what I said,tookme aside and gave me
31、a long lecture about how sensitive（敏感）Americans are and how theydislike the description“old”.I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.Afterthe couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by culturaldifferences,so they laughed and were no longer angry.In my vi
32、llage in China,people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy oreighty,and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Youngpeople always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.However,in the United States,people
33、think“growing old“is a problem since old shows that aperson is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keepthemselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging,and women put on makeup,hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I
34、respect the elderly,they gotangry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them somethingthey didnt want to hear.After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I dont respect themanymore;I still respect them,but now I don/t show my feelings
35、through words.By Jack根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。26.Jack brought the couple their food very fast b e c a u s e.A.the manager asked him to do soB.he respected the elderlyC.the couple wanted him to do soD.he wanted more pay27.When Jack called the couple elderly”,they b e c a me.A.nervousB.satisfiedC.
36、unhappyD.excited28.In Jacks h o m e t o w n,.A.people dislike being called oldB.people are proud of being oldC.many people reach the age of seventy or eightyD.the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants29.After this experience,J ack.A.lost his job in the restaurantB.made friends with the co
37、upleC.no longer respected the elderlyD.changed his way with older people30.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The more Jack explained,the angrier the couple got.B.Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.C.The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.D.Fro
38、m this experience,Jack learned more about American culture.7Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family.She goes to a gooduniversity and has everything that money can buy.Well,almost everything.The problem is thatthe people in Jeans family are so busy that they can hardly fi
39、nd time to be with her.In fact,Jeanis quite lonely.So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ.She likes being anonymous（匿名），talking to people whodo not know about her famous family and her rich life.She uses the name Linda on QQ and hasmade a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.Last y
40、ear Jean made a very special friend on QQ.His name was David and lived in San Francisco.David was full of stories and jokes.He and Jean had a common（共同的）interest in rock music andmodern dance.So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they evenforgot their time.Of course,they w
41、anted to know more about each other.David sent a picture ofhimself:He was a tall,good-looking young man with a big,happy smile.As time went by,theybecame good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.When Jeans father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco,
42、she asked himto let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday.She would take himthe latest DVD of their favorite rock singer.But when she knocked on Davids door in SanFrancisco,she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中
43、选择最佳选项。31.Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is.A.rich B.famousC.young D.lonely32.Jean thought“David“was special because he.A.made her quite happy on QQ B.was from San FranciscoC.sent her a picture of himself D.was tall and good-looking33.When Jean and David“met and introduced themselve
44、s to each other,who felt surprised?A.David”.B.Both David and Jean.C.Jean.D.Neither David nor Jean.34.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Dont believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.B.People dont use their real names on QQ so often.C.Don/t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.D.People shoul
45、d tell their real names to others on QQ.8Linda Evans was my best friendlike the sister I never had.We did everything together:pianolessons,movies,swimming,horseback riding.When I was 13,my family moved away.Linda and I kept in touch through letters,and we saweach other on special time like my weddin
46、g（婚礼）and Lindas.Soon we were busy withchildren and moving to new homes,and we wrote less often.One day a card that I sent cameback,stamped a Address（土 也址）Unknown.”I had no idea how to find Linda.Over the years,I missed Linda very much.I wanted to share（分享）happiness of my children andthen grandchildr
47、en.And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died.There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Linda could fill.One day I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked verymuch like Linda and whose last name was Wagman-Lindas marrie
48、d name.There must bethousands of Wagmans/I thought,but J still wrote to her.She called as soon as she got my letter.Z/Mrs.Tobin!”she said excitedly,/zLinda Evans Wagman ismy mother.wMinutes later I heard a voice that I knew very much,even after 40 years,laughed and cried andcaught up on each others
49、lives.Now the empty place in my heart is filled.And theres one thingthat Linda and I know for sure:We wont lose each other again!根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。35.The writer went to piano lessons with Linda Ev ans.A.at the age of 13 B.before she got marriedC.after they moved to new homes D.before the
50、writers family moved away36.They didn/t often write to each other because t hey.A.got married B.had little time to do soC.didnt like writing letters D.could see each other on special time37.There was an empty place in the writers heart because she.A.was in troubleB.didnt know Linda/s addressC.receiv