Have you ever listened to young children talking in the playground? They are always boasting. They say things like, “My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.” They particularly like to boast about their families.
There were three little boys, Harry, Ted and Gavin, who were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his family was always the best or the biggest or the most expensive.
Whatever the others said, he could always go on better. One day when they were walking to
school, Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,” Ted spoke next. “That’s nothing,” he said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a day.” Ted looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say? “This time,” Ted thought, “I’m going to win.” Gavin didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Ted smiled at Harry, and Harry smiled back. They were sure that for once they had beaten Gavin. They reached the school gates. Still Gavin said nothing. “We’ve won,” Ted said to Harry, but he spoke too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”
小題1:According to the passage, the meaning of the word “boast” is __________.
A．to sing a nice song
B．to talk big
C．to go on better
D．to have a bath three times a day
小題2:What did Harry boast about?
A．The number of times his father had a bath every week.
B．The size of the bathroom in his home.
C．His father’s car.
D．His mother’s family.
小題3:Who boasted the most?
A．Ted.
B．Harry and Ted.
C．Harry and Gavin.
D．Gavin.
小題4:What does “he spoke too soon” in the last paragraph mean?
A．He spoke quickly.
B．He should have spoken earlier.
C．He was wrong.
D．He couldn’t be understood.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
文章介紹了三個(gè)愛吹牛的同學(xué)吹牛的事情。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)下面兩句“My Dad’s car is bigger than your Dad’s,” and “My Mom is smarter than yours.”說(shuō)明他們喜歡吹牛說(shuō)大話，故B正確。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第二行Harry said, “My father had a bath twice a week,”說(shuō)明他們?cè)诖蛋职忠粋�(gè)星期洗澡的次數(shù)。故A正確。
小題3:D 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一句Gavin said, “My Dad is so clean that he doesn’t have to bathe at all.”說(shuō)明Gavin才是最吹牛的人，故D正確。
小題4:C 推理題。本句的意思是他說(shuō)的太快了。再看下面的內(nèi)容說(shuō)明他錯(cuò)了，Gavin才是最吹牛的人。故C正確。
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小題20:
A．importantB．interestingC．simpleD．surprising

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub(酒館) for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars(乞丐) and the homeless(people without homes).
Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave   the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves(手套).
The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for  the first time I feel respected(尊重)”.
Cai said, “A beggar’s life is very hard. That’s why I want to help them.”
Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing’s Haidian District.
They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.
“I know the activity can’t help much, but it’s meant to show our respect and   care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun,  head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.”
小題1:What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?
A．Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.
B．Getting together with friends.
C．Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.
D．Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.
小題2:What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”?
A．The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.
B．The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long.
C．The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.
D．This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.
小題3:What did each beggar feel when they received greetings?
A．Sad. B．Amazed.
C．Frightened.D． Proud.
小題4: The word “neglected” in the last passage means _______.
A．protectedB．found
C．taken care ofD．given no enough care

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