Mr. Smith worked in a big computer company. He had no wife,and of course,had no child,41. He lived in an old house 42. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money 43drinks.
One night,Mr. Smith met a friend of his on his way home. The man asked him to have dinner in a 44. He was happy and drank a lot. When they 45the meal,Mr. Smith could hardly walk. His friend had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him 46.
Soon the taxi arrived at Mr. Smith’s house. With the help of the 47,he got out of the taxi.
“Thank you,sir,” said Mr. Smith. “And I can 48the door by myself.”
The taxi driver then went away. But Mr. Smith couldn’t put the key into the key hole. He tried many times 49he still failed. At that time,a policeman passed there.
“Can I help you open the door,sir?” asked the policeman.
“Thank you,sir. But I don’t think you can.” said Mr. Smith. “My house is circling (转圈) now. If you can stop it from 50 ,I can open the door by myself.”
小题1:
A．too
B．either
C．also
D．neither小题2:
A．lonely
B．alone
C．herself
D．heself小题3:
A．for
B．to
C．on
D．with小题4:
A．restaurant
B．bookshop
C．hospital
D．theater小题5:
A．began
B．was having
C．finished
D．stop小题6:
A．to a hotel
B．to a hospital
C．to his office
D．home小题7:
A．policeman
B．driver
C．doctor
D．waiter小题8:
A．open
B．close
C．break
D．make小题9:
A．and
B．so
C．but
D．or小题10:
A．walking
B．traveling
C．running
D．moving
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题1:此题考查副词，表示也，在否定句中要用either。
小题2:此题考查副词，孤独地，alone
小题3:此题考查动词短语spend sth on sth else。
小题4:此题考查名词，根据语境可知，喝酒要在宾馆，故选restaurant。
小题5:此题考查动词，本句的意思是当他们吃完饭，他已经不能走路了。
小题6:此题考查动词短语take sb home表示带某人回家。
小题7:此题考查名词，根据语境可知是司机，故选B。
小题8:此题考查动词，open the door表示打开门。
小题9:此题考查连词，根据语境表示转折故选but。
小题10:此题考查固定短语stop sb from doing sth表示阻止某人做某事。
人物传记类阅读：本类型选材主要是名人轶事。人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
