阅读理解：高中英语阅读理解练习（7）
（A）Somehow Tim managed to stop his car thirty metres beyond Dave‘s burning machine. He climbed out. One of the firemen was running up the road， but he was more than a hundred metres away from the burning car. He would never get to Dave in time.
Tim‘s racing suit would not burn for about a minute even in the hottest fire. He ran to the burning car. He could see Dave in his seat with his head on the wheel. Tim took a deep breath and stepped into the fire. He took hold of Dave’s arms， pulled him out of the car and put him on the grass. Before the fireman reached him， he had Dave‘s helmet off， but Dave was no longer breathing.
“We must get him away from here，” the fireman said， “It‘s too dangerous.” He tried to push Tim to one side.
“Nobody‘s moving him.” Tom said， and shook off the fireman’s hand. “Nobody‘s moving him until a doctor comes.”
51. Tim stopped his car because ___________.
A. it was on fire
B. there was something wrong with his car
C. he wanted to help Dave
D. he wanted to get to the fire first
52. Time found Dave______________.
A. on the grass near the car
B. in the front of the car
C. under the car
D. dead
53. Tim was able to reach Dave because_____________.
A. he was wearing special clothes
B. he could run very fast
C. he wasn‘t afraid of fire
D， he was driving
54. The fireman wanted to ______________.
A. pull off Dave‘s helmet
B. stop Tim helping Dave
C. put out the fire
D. bring Dave to safety
55. The writer is telling us a story about __________.
A. a car accident in a street
B. an accident in a motor-racing
C. friendship
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（B）
“We‘re more than halfway now; it’s only two miles farther to the inn，” said the driver.
“I‘m glad of that!” answered the stranger. He wanted to say more but the east wind blew right down his throat whenever he tried to speak.
“You don‘t feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western Country. There’s none of this coldness，” he said， adding. “ and wetness.”
“You‘ll have a cold drive going back，” he said anxiously， and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat collar was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times that he were in his warm old hunter’s clothes which he had often worn in the worst of weather in the northwest.
“I shall not have to go back!” said the girl in a loud voice， with eager pleasantness. “I‘m on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the inn.”
56. How far was the drive from the train to the inn?
A. One mile.
B. Two miles.
C. Less than four miles
D. A little over four miles
57. The driver was _________.
A. an old man
B. a stranger
C. a girl
D. from the Western Country
58. From the passage we know that the two speakers are facing_____.
A. west
B. east
C. northwest
D. south
59. According to the stranger， in the West the winters are ______.
A. cold and relatively dry
B. cold and relatively wet
C. wet and relatively warm
D. warm and relatively dry
60. How many characters are there in this passage?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
（C）
The Man behind Blue Jeans
Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Bavaria， Germany. He was the fifth of six children. His father sold dry goods from door to door. (Dry goods include many different things; fabric， thread， scissors， combs， buttons， yarn， etc.)
In 1845， his father died. All six children decided to go to the United States. Two of Strauss‘ bothers started a dry goods company in New York City. Strauss’ sister Fanny and her husband started a similar business in San Francisco. Strauss decided to go to the southeastern part of the United States. For eight years， he walked along the country roads selling dry goods from door to door – just like his father in Bavaria.
In 1853， Strauss decided to move to San Francisco. (At that time， thousands of people traveled to California to look for gold.) On the way to California， Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods. He had only one thing left—— some canvas.
In California， Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners. He said they could make tents from the canvas. But they weren‘t interested in canvas for tents. Strauss didn’t know what to do with the canvas. Then， he had an idea. Strauss could see that the miners needed new pants. There were holes in their pants because the fabric wasn‘t strong. He decided to make the canvas into pants. They called them “Levi’s”。 Later， Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different fabric. It was a heavy cotton fabric—— the same kind people wear today.
Levi Strauss died in 1902. He never married and left his money to his nephews. He left the world much more —— the jeans that so many people wear.
61.________ isn‘t a kind of dry goods.
A. Thread
B.Gold
C.Comb
D.Yarn
62. What is canvas?
A. Tent.
B. Pants.
C. A very strong fabric.
D.Athing which is used to make all kinds of trousers.
63. Why did the miners call the pants “Levi‘s”?
A. Because the pants belonged to Levi Strauss‘ father
B. In memory of Levi Strauss‘ father.
C. It‘s the name of Levi’ Strauss‘ nephew
D. Because the pants are Levi‘s invention.
64. Choose the right order of these happenings.
A. Strauss decided to move to San Francisco.
B. Strauss‘ father died.
C. Two of Strauss‘ brothers started a dry goods company in New York City.
D. Strauss invented the jeans.
A. a b c d B. a d b c C. b a c d D. b c a d
65. Which of the following is NOT true about Levi Strauss?
A. He was born in Germany.
B. His parents had six children.
C. He had five children.
D. He died in 1902.
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