C

One day, Tomas Jefferson, the president of the USA, was crossing a river with a group of travelers. The river was overflowing its banks. So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse. Each man was fighting for his life! Then another traveler came and he wanted to cross it, too. But he didn’t have a horse. He watched the group and then asked Jefferson to take him. Jefferson agreed immediately. The man climbed on. After they were both safe to the other side of the river, someone asked the man, “Why did you ask present for help? Did you know him?” The man was shocked because he didn’t know Jefferson was the president. “All I know,” he said, “on some of  your faces were written the answer NO, but there was the answer YES on his face.”

86. Who was Tomas Jefferson?

A. He was a businessman.    B. He was a teacher.

C. He was a captain.     D. He was the president of the USA.

87. How did they cross the river?

A. In a boat.       B. On their horses.

C. By swimming.      D. By building a bridge.

88. When the group were crossing the river, ________.

A. water was flowing out of the river  B. it was windy and very cold

C. there were many empty boats in the river D. everyone wrote a word on the face

89. At last, __________.

A. both Jefferson and the man were safe to cross the river

B. only Jefferson crossed the river

C. only the man crossed th e river

D. Jefferson’s horse died

90. From the passage, we know that _________.

A. all the travelers were kind    B. Jefferson was helpful

C. nobody knew the president    D. the man gave Jefferson some money

【主旨大意】文章叙述了美国总统Tomas Jefferson在危难之时帮助别人的故事。

86. D细节理解题。从文章的第一句话可知Tomas Jefferson是美国总统。

87. B细节理解题。从So it was very dangerous to cross it on a horse.一语可知他们是骑马过河。

88. A细节理解题。根据The river was overflowing its banks.一语可知答案为A。

89. A细节理解题。从After they were both safe to the other side of the river,一语可知他们俩都安全到过了对岸。

90. B主旨大意题。本文主要叙述了美国总统Tomas Jefferson帮助别人的故事。所以B为正确答案。

D

The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.

Why is the book so attractive (吸引人的) to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I can not help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?

China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published (出版) many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?

Firstly, quiet a number of children’s are of strong sense of teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don’t like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.

First-class Reading for children should be interesting, and written in their language.

91. About the present Chinese children’s books, which is NOT right?

A. They have little interest.    B. Our writers seldom know children’s needs.

C. Most of them are the same.   D. They are better than foreign ones.

92. Harry Potter is so popular, because __________.

A. it’s the same as Chinese books   B. it can lead children into a wonderful world

C. it’s not written in children’s language D. it’s advertised more often on TV or posters

93. The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is _______.

A. 第一批读物 B. 一节课的阅读  C. 一流的读物  D. 基础的阅读

94. “Where is our own Harry Potter?” means __________.

A. the writer can’t find any books for children

B. Chinese presents should buy Harry Potter for their children

C. our children should learn from Harry Potter

D. Chinese writers should write better books for children

95. Which is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A. Ways to read books.     B. A magic boy, Harry Potter.

C. Books and advertisements.    D. Our children need better books.

【主旨大意】作者通过《哈利波特》一书在中国的畅销，产生对中国儿童图书思考。指出了中国儿童图书所存在的问题。

91. D细节理解题。从However, why are the pres ent books not as good as those foreign ones? 一语可知作者认为中国的儿童图书不如外国的好。

92. B细节理解题。根据文章的第二段可知，《哈利波特》一书畅销的原因是它能把孩子们带入一个奇妙的世界。

93. C推理判断题。从这个句子的后半部分可判断出，一流的读物应当是用儿童语言写的，令人感兴趣的读物。

94. D推理判断题。作者认为在中国没有像《哈利波特》这样畅销的儿童读物。他希望中国的作家能写出像《哈利波特》这样畅销的儿童读物。

95. D主旨大意题。在这篇文章中作者用大量的篇幅介绍了中国儿童读物所存在的问题，指出了好的儿童读物所应具备的特点。所以只有D符合文章的意思。