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1阅读理解训练题（二十四） A The story begins in 1801. Mr Lockwood has rented a house in Yorkshire, so he goes to visit his new landlord, Mr Heathcliff, at his house on the moors nearby, Wuthering Heights. He is not welcomed and the house is full of frightening dogs, but he decides to return the following afternoon, although a snowstorm is beginning. This time he is met by an old servant, Joseph, and a beautiful young woman. He thinks she is Heathcliff’s wife, but she does not invite him to tea, and when Heathcliff comes in, asks his permission before pouring Lockwood a cup. When Lockwood mistakes her for Heathcliff’s wife, he is told she is his daughter-in-law, so he supposes she is married to a rough young man who has come in and is sitting silently in the background. This makes the young man angry, and Heathcliff says he is not his son. No one makes the mystery clear, so Lockwood asks for help to find the way home. Since no one will do anything for him, he takes a lantem to light his way over the moors but is attacked by the dogs. Heathcliff just laughs, but the maid Zillah, rescues him and puts him in a bedroom in the house without telling her master. 56．Mr Lockwood has rented a house in Yorkshire, . A．but he knows nothing about his landlord B．and he wants to find out some of the landlord’s secrets C．although he hates the cold weather there D．because he will stay there for a long time 57．Besides frightening dogs, the landlord’s house is full of . A．servantsB．strangersC．laughterD．mystery 58．In the landlork’s house, Mr Lockwood finds most people there . A．helpfulB．rudeC．calmD．funny B Safeburn Planning a home demands great care. The fireplace should be distinctive (有特色) and elegant （美观）, with a fire that looks like a fire, giving your family the warmth and protection they need. Every year 7,000 people die in fires in Britain, and hundreds of them are little children. Thousands more are disfigured for life. When you choose a fire, choose Safeburn. It gives you the atmosphere of home comfort you are looking for, and sets your mind at rest. Caithness Pride Caithness Pride. The ninth Duke of Caithness would only drink the best whisky. So he built his own private still, in the heart of the Highlands, with the fresh water running in the stream nearby. When we came into possession of the still, we paid the Duke’s heirs（后嗣）a lot of money for it. But it was worth it. After all, what was good for the Duke is too good to be kept a secret. 59．The above two passages are . A．the covers for two books B．the descriptions about two pictures C．the advertisements for two pictures D．the advice on home planning and whisky drinking 60．Fire can provide people with all the following except . A．heatB．home comfortC．great careD．peace 61．In most British houses, you won’t miss seeing fireplaces in their sitting rooms, which suggests in British people’s family life fire is very . A．warmB．importantC．dangerousD．distinctive and elegant 62．From the second passage we’ve learnt that to make good whisky people need . A．a famous person’s name B．a private still C．good water D．good land 63．In the second passage, they are trying to make it clear that .2A．their whisky was once drunk by a very famous person B．their whisky still was built by the ninth Duke of Caithness C．their whisky is not expensive D．their whisky is second to none C Ray Charles was born on September 23rd, 1930 into a poor family in Georgia, U.S.A. His father was a railwayman who had to travel a lot, so Ray was brought up mainly by his mother, who, though not very well educated, was full of common sense. When he went blind after a serious sickness at the age of seven, it was his mother who helped him to face up to the situation. She told him he was blind, not stupid, and that he had lost his eyes but not his mind, she made him sweep floors and chop wood to show him he was by no means helpless. She used to tell him that some day she would not be there to help him, and that then he would have to look after himself. Soon after he went blind, Ray began to take an interest in music. A neighbour showed him how to play simple tunes on the piano, and he had a love for the music he heard, played and sung in the local church. In the blind school the schoolteachers encouraged him to study a variety of instruments, Then, one more blow came. His mother died suddenly, and Ray, who loved her deeply, was so shocked that for two weeks he was unable to eat. It was another neighbour who finally managed to persuade him that his mother would have wanted him to go on, and reminded him of how she had believed in him. When his father died a year later, Ray knew he was strong enough to keep going on his own. Between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, Ray worked with bands in Florida, but in 1948, while still only seventeen, he decided that there wasn’t much future for him there and decided t。