Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person.
One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.
Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.
小題1: How did Mrs. Janes sing?
A．She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard.
B．She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.
C．She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well.
D．She sang terribly, she was no singer at all.
小題2:Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?
A．Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air.
B．Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.
C．Because she lived in a small house far away.
D．Because she was afraid to practise the high tones.
小題3: Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?
A．Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.
B．Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.
C．Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.
D．Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.
小題4: Where did the noise come from?
A．From the small house.B．From Mrs. Janes’ voice.
C．From the types.D．From the engine.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B

Mrs. Janes 喜歡唱歌，但她的高音很難聽(tīng)，于是她就沿鄉(xiāng)村小路在沒(méi)有人的時(shí)候練習(xí)。一天，她沒(méi)有注意到一輛汽車(chē)經(jīng)過(guò)，司機(jī)聽(tīng)到聲音，以為是車(chē)輪胎出了毛病。
小題1: C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第1段第 2 句She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil(她歌唱得好，也喜歡唱，只是某些高音符聽(tīng)起來(lái)像忘了加油的門(mén))可推知她是一個(gè)好歌手，只是某些高音符唱不好。故答案為C。
小題2: B。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第1段倒數(shù)第 2 句As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family 可知因?yàn)樗〉姆孔雍苄�，一練歌就打擾其他人�？赏浦桥麓驍_其他人。故答案為B。
小題3: A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第2段最后兩句she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully 司機(jī)焦急的表情和突然停車(chē)、跳出車(chē)、仔細(xì)檢查輪胎一系列動(dòng)作，可推知司機(jī)以為是他的車(chē)出毛病了。故答案為A。
小題4:B。推斷題第2段第 2 句She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed可推知司機(jī)聽(tīng)到的聲音是Mrs. Janes 練高音符發(fā)出的聲音。故答案為B。
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DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies. The result of the test points only to one possible person: young Eino. Now, the family sees: no need for a new grave. "He belongs to the people of Halifax," says Schleifer. "They've taken care of him for 90 years."
Adapted from People, November 25, 2002
小題1:The baby travelled on the Titanic with his___________.
A．motherB．parentsC．a(chǎn)untD．relatives
小題2:What is probably the boy's last name?
A．SchleiferiB．Eino.C．Magda.D．Panula.
小題3: Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child's grave on Nov. 5__.
A． 1912B．1954C．2002D．2004
小題4:This text is mainly about  how______________.
A．the unknown baby's body was taken from the north Atlantic
B．the unknown baby was buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia
C．people found out who the unknown baby was
D．people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years

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