高中英语同步检测回答问题竞赛试题
2012年新宁崀山实验学校
高二英语阅读回答问题竞赛试题
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Mrs Keller had a big family.Her husband had a factory in the town.One of her sons was a lawyer and the other two were drivers.And her two daughters worked in the post office.The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn`t employ anybody.
One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper.She went to answer it.She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident.She heard this and fell in a faint.When she came back to life, she was in hospital.And she needed to be helped after that.
Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on.The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again.From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell.Of course it brought them some trouble
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and some important business was held up.So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist.The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.
“You will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs Keller”said the psychiatrist.
The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter.And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again.
“You have saved me, Doctor, ”the old woman said, as soon as she saw him.
“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now ?” “No,”answered Keller.
“I dare answer it whether it rings or not ”
1.How many people are there in Mrs Keller’s family?(one word).
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2.According to the passage,why could Mrs Keller do all housework?
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3.Why did the old man fall in a faint?
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4.What was Mrs Keller doing when she was told on the telephone her daughter died?
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5.Whatmade the old woman not answer the telephone? ————————————————————————————————
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Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don't know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends
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