Why did the old lady wantto give money to Bryan？A.Sherecognized Bryan was a friend of hers

阅读理解“Are you going to 181st Street？” asked an old woman.

The younger woman leaving the supermarket was in a hurry, but she stopped and turned to look. She saw an old lady with a small bag of groceries at her feet. She was breathing hard.

“If you’re going toward 181st street, could you carry my bag for me？”

“I don’t have the time for this,” the younger woman thought. But when she saw the old woman, who looked very tired, she said,” Of course.”

The old woman took hold of the younger woman’s arm and they walked together slowly and talked. They were neighbors but they didn’t know each other. The old woman lived alone and the younger woman lived with her family. They talked about the difficulty of living in a big city: the younger woman talked about the cost of food and the problems of raising children, the older about loneliness.

They finally reached the old woman’s apartment house. She seemed reluctant(迟疑的) to go in. she reached into her purse. “Let me give you a dollar for your trouble,” she said.

“Oh, no. It was no trouble.”

“Well, we’re neighbors,” the old woman said. “We’ll see each other again.”

“I hope so.”

The old woman took her bag and started to go in. Then she turned and said sadly, “But then, perhaps we’ll never see each other again.”

1. Where did the two women meet？

A. On a bus.

B. In a supermarket.

C. Along the street.

D. In the neighborhood.

2. What can we learn about the old woman？

A. She knew the younger woman before.

B. She lives with her family.

C. She lives on 181st Street.

D. She lives in the countryside.

3. Why did the young woman hesitate(犹豫) when the old woman asked for help？

A. Because she was in a hurry.

B. Because she had a lot of groceries herself.

C. Because she was very tired.

D. Because she did not know the old woman.

4. What did the old woman talk about on her way back home？

A. the cost of food

B. loneliness

C. difficulty of raising children

D. the past of her life

5. Why did the old woman stop before she entered her apartment house？

A. She wanted to pay the young woman for her help.

B. She wanted to invite the young woman in for dinner.

C. She wanted to borrow some money from the young woman.

D. She wanted to spend more time talking with the young woman.

6. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. Both women in the story are quite busy.

B. The old woman knows she is going to die soon.

C. The two women in the story live far from each other.

D. People seldom communicate in that neighborhood.

根据以下材料回答题

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to makehis living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans．Spring was born in Englandin 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore．At first he made some money byselling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名 )．Discovering his ability atcopying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin andwrite them on the title pages of old books．To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent hisworks to England and Canada for sale．

Forgers have a difficult time selling their products．A forger can&39; t go to a respectable buyerbut must deal with people who don&39; t have much knowledge in the field．Forgers have many waysto make their works look real．For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the titlepage, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals．

After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re-spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson．

For several years Miss Fanny&39; s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong-ing to her famous father．Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand．All this activity didnot prevent Spring dying in poverty．

Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada？ 查看材料

A.There was a greater demand there than in America．

B.There was less chance of being discovered there．

C.Britain was Spring" s birthplace．

D.The prices were higher in England and Canada．

t off.The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened.I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”

Then the captain came.He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane.The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well.”But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back.Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again.But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

(1)An old lady had ________.

A.glasses

B.a blanket over her head

C.a coat

D.a basket

(2)A.She didn’t want to ________.

A.take it off

B.turn it off

C.get on

D.talk about it

(3)________ spoke to her.

A.The air hostess

B.The man next to her

C.her husband

D.one of her friends

(4)The old lady had never been ________ before.

A.abroad

B.home

C.in a plane

D.in hospital

(5)The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________.

A.to fly again

B.to travel

C.to go abroad

D.to go home

A. He wanted to meet an old friend.

B. He wanted to ask for compensation.

C. He wanted to talk about a new contract.

A．Because she loved some of the men who wrote to her．

B．Because she thought they were a part of her life

C．Because her daughter often played with them．

A．he was too old to travel any more

B．he preferred to stay home to enjoy his leisure time

C．he thought he knew about people in other places

D．he could not understand people in other countries since he was deaf

A．Because they wanted to know their physical conditions

B．Because the people all had heart disease

C．Because 50% of the people died of heart disease

D．Because they wanted to know how depression affected people’s hearts

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he made some money by selling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent his works to England and Canada for sale.

Forgers have a difficult time soiling their products. A forger can't go to a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their works look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals.

After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a respectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring dying in poverty.

Robert Spring spent 15 years

A．running a bookstore in Philadelphia

B．writing letters to Miss Fanny Jackson

C．as a forger

D．as a respectable seller