Ⅵ.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。(15分)

A

How do you get to school? Do you walk or ride a bike? Do you go by bus or by train? For many students, it’s easy to get to school. But for the students in a village in Sichuan province, it is difficult. There is a very big river between their school and the village. There is no bridge and the river runs too quickly for boats. So these students go on a ropeway to cross the riverto school.

One 11-year-old boy, Liang liang, crosses the river every day. But she is not afraid. “I love to play with my classmates. And I love my teacher. He’s like a father to me.”

Many of the students and villagers never leave the village. It is their dream to have a bridge. Can their dream come true? Can you help them?

71. For many students, it’s ___________ to go to school.

A. hard B. easy C. difficult D. important

72. Why don’t the students go to school by boat? Because ___________.

A. they have no boats B. the river is too big

C. they don’t like it D. the river runs too quickly

73. What does the word ropeway mean?

A. 高架桥 B. 绳索 C. 吊篮 D. 梯子

74. How old is Liang liang?

A. Eight years old B. Ten years old C. Eleven years old D. Thirteen years old

75. What’s the students and the villagers’ dream?

A. To have a bride over the river B. To leave the village

C. To cross the river every day D. To help others all the time

B

One day, the father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived. They spent a few days and nights on the farm. After they came back from their trip, the father asked his son, “How did you like our trip?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.

“Oh, yeah,” said the son.

“So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

“I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden, and they have a river that has no end. We have beautiful lights in our garden, and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have large fields. We have servants(仆人) to serve us, but they serve others. We have fences(栅栏) to protect us, and they have friends to protect them.”

The boy’s father was speechless. “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are.” said the son.

76. Why did the father take his son to the countryside?

A. He wanted him to enjoy the beauty of the countryside.

B. He hoped that his son could help those poor people.

C. He wanted to show his son how poor people lived in the countryside.

D. He hoped that his son could get a new idea of the countryside.

77. After the trip, the son thought___________________.

A. what a poor life he had

B. how great his father was

C. he should take good care of his rich life.

D. he should thanked for his father giving his happy life

78. From the passage, we know the people in the countryside____________________.

A. often went on a trip in the city

B. had more beautiful lights in their gardens

C. had smaller land to live on than the people in the city

D. must be happy because of having friends to protect them

79. How did the father feel after he heard his son’s answer?

A. happy B. surprised C. sadly D. angry

80. What does the story tell us?

A. The rich and the poor are the same.

B. The rich and the poor should help each other

C. The real rich are those who are rich at heart

D. The people in the countryside live a hard life.

C

“HELP us fight cancer!” A little boy shouted as I walked into the mall.

He was standing outside the shopping mall, holding a bucket(桶) and a list. I could see his hands trembling with the cold. His fingers were red and he wore no gloves. There was a sign beside him said, “Many of us have lost dear friends and family members to cancer, and I want to do my part to help find the medicine.”

“Just wait here and I’ll give you some money when I finish shopping,” I promised him.

As I shopped, the boy’s words appeared in my mind. “Help us to fight cancer.” I even said them to myself out loud. People looked at me strangely.

As soon as I had bought all I needed, I went back. The boy standing right where he had been before, hands trembling as ever.

“Please may I see your list?” I asked him. He handed it to me, along with a pen. I looked and found a few names on it. I could see others had given money.

“Here you are,” I said as I handed over some money.

“Thank you so much,” he said“One more thing,” I added. “When I was shopping, I got you these gloves. Your hands look a little cold.”

His face broke into a smile and he even did a little bow. “Now I’ll be able to stay out here even longer,” he smiled.

81. What did the boy do near the shopping mall?

A. He did a part-time job in the shopping mall.

B. He told people some information about cancer.

C. He asked people for help to fight cancer.

D. He introduced dome goods for people shopping there.

82. When the author said the boy’s words out loud, ____________ .

A. the boy would say sorry to the author

B. people might think he must be mad

C. the shop assistant would be excited

D. the other people would give him some warm clothes

83. According to the story, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The author gave the boy some money.

B. The author bought the boy a pair of gloves.

C. Very few people gave the boy money.

D. With gloves, the boy would be able to stand there longer.

84. After the author giving him the gloves, the boy ____________.

A. shouted some words aloud to the author

B. handed a list to the author to write down his name

C. gave some notes and money to reward the author

D. he did a little bow to thank for the author’s help

85. According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Many people had lost their friends and family members to cancer.

B. The author only gave some change to the boy after shopping.

C. All the people in the mall said HELP us fight cancer strangely.

D. The boy bought a pair gloves for himself with the money he got.