新视野英语bok2 Reading Comprehension 1(1-5单元附答案).docVIP

Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Passage 1 Mr. and Mrs. Jones flat was full of boxes, big and small; trunks (大皮箱); and furniture. The two of them were busy with pencils and paper, checking their list of luggage (行李) when there was a ring at the door. Mrs. Jones went to open it, and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in a flat beside theirs, and that she had come to welcome them to their new home. Mrs. Jones invited her in. I hope youll excuse us for all this mess (杂乱), said Mrs. Jones, We are trying... Oh, thats quite all right, said the lady. Do you know, in some parts of this town, neighbors are not at all friendly? There are some streets-and even some buildings-where people dont know their neighbors-not even their next-door ones. But in this building, everyone is a friend with everybody else. We are one big, happy family. Im sure youll be happy here. The lady was greatly surprised when she visited the same flat the next time, because she found that a different man and a woman had moved in. On the ladys first visit, Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not the heart to tell her they were not the new owners of the flat, but the old owners, who had lived beside her for two years. All this time she had never visited or even noticed Mr. and Mrs. Jones, her next-door neighbors. 1. Someone knocked at the door when Mr. and Mrs. Jones were ________. A. cleaning their house B. counting (数) their luggage C. moving their furniture D. writing their shopping list Correct answer: B 2. This writer of this passage suggests that the middle-aged lady ________. A. lives in a big happy family B. lives alone C. does not do what she says D. is a bothersome neighbor Correct answer: C 3. According to the middle-aged lady, in some parts of the town, people ________. A. had