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英语阅读理解100篇范文英语阅读理解100篇范文英语阅读理解100篇范文阅读理解100篇O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.Asayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglife.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylong,buthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsold,O.HenrywenttoTexas,wherehetrieddifferentjobs.Hefirstworkedonanewspaper,andthenhadajobinabank,whensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthat,hewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprison,helearnedtowriteshortstories.Afterhegotoutofprison,hewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoorthere.Peoplelikedhisstories,becausesimpleasthetaleswere,theywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheend,tothereader’ssurprise.1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?a.LivedinNewYork.b.Workedinabank.c.TravelledtoTexas.d.Wasputinprison.e.HadanewspaperJob.f.Learnedtowritestories.A.e.c.f.b.d.aB.c.e.b.d.f.aC.e.b.d.c.a.f.D.c.b.e.d.af.2.PeopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecauseA.theyhadsurpriseendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisloveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity3.O.Henrywenttoprisonbecause.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?Hewaswell-educated.B.Hewasnotseriousabouthiswork.Hewasdevotedtothepoor.D.Hewasverygoodatlearning.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?Hislifeinsidetheprison.B.Thenewspaperarticleshewrote.C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYork.D.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy.2、〔1分〕Onedayafewyearsagoaveryfunnythinghappenedtoaneighbourofmine.HeisateacheratoneofLondon’sbigmedicalschools,HehadfinishedhisteachingforthesummertermandwasattheairportonhiswaytoRussiatogivealecture.Hehadputafewclothesandhislecturenotesinhisshoulderbag,buthehadputRupert,theskeleton(人体骨骼)tobeusedinhislecture,inalargebrownsuitcase(箱子).Attheairportdesk,hesuddenlythoughtthathehadforgottentobuyanewspaper.Helefthissuitcasenearthedeskandwentovertotheshop.Whenhegotbackhediscoveredthatsomeonehadtakenhissuitcasebymistake.HeoftenwonderswhattheysaidwhentheygothomeandfoundRupert.1.Whowrotethestory?A.Rupert’steacher.B.Theneighbour’steacher.C.Amedicalschoolteacher.D.Theteacher’sneighbour.Whydidtheteacherputaskeletoninhissuitcase?HeneededitforthesummerterminLondon.Heneededitforthelecturehewasgoingtogive.HewantedtotakeittoRussiaformedicalresearch.Hewantedtotakeithomeashehadfinishedhisteaching.Whathappenedattheairport?Theskeletonwentmissing.B.Theskeletonwasstolen.C.Theteacherforgothissuitcase.D.Theteachertookthewrongsuitcase.4.Whichofthefollowingbesttellstheteacher’sfeelingabouttheincident?A.Heisveryangry.B.Hethinksitratherfunny.C.HefeelshelplesswithoutRupert.D.HefeelsgoodwithoutRupert.Whichofthefollowingmighthavehappenedafterwards?TheteachergotbackthesuitcasebutnotRupert.TheteachergotbackneitherthesuitcasenorRupert.TheteachergotbackRupertbutnotthesuitcase.TheteachergotbackboththesuitcaseandRupert.3、〔1分〕OntheeveningofJune21,1992,atallmanwithbrownhairandblueeyesenteredthebeautifulhalloftheBellTowerHotelinXi’anwithhisbicycle.Thehotelworkersreceivedhimandtelephonedthemanager,fortheyhadneverseenabicycleinthehotelballbeforethoughtheylivedin“thekingdomofbicycles.〞RobertFriedlander,anAmerican,arrivedinXi’anonhisbicycletripacrossAsiawhichstartedlastDecemberinNewDelhi,India.Whenhewas11,hereadthebookMarcoPoloandmadeuphismindtovisittheSilkRoad.Now,after44years,hewasontheSilkRoadinXi’anandhisearlydreamswerecomingtrue.RobertFriedlander’snextdestinations(目的地)wereLanzhou,Dunhuang,Urumqi,etc.HewillcompletehistripinPakistan.1.Thebestheadline(标题)forthisnewspaperarticlewouldbe.A.TheKingdomofBicyclesB.ABeautifulHotelinXi’anC.MarcoPoloandtheSilkRoadD.AnAmericanAchievingHisAimsThehotelworkerstoldthemanageraboutFriedlandercomingtothehotelbecause.heaskedtoseethemanagerheenteredthehallwithabikethemanagerhadtoknowaboutallforeigngueststhemanagerknewabouthistripandwasexpectinghim3.Friedlanderisvisitingthethreecountriesinthefollowingorder,.A.China,India,andPakistanB.India,China,andPakistanC.Pakistan,China,andIndiaD.China,Pakistan,andIndia4.WhatmadeFriedlanderwanttocometoChina?A.ThestoriesaboutMarcoPolo.B.ThefamoussightsinXi’an.C.HisinterestinChinesesilk.D.Hischildhooddreamsaboutbicycles.5.Friedlandercanbesaidtobe.A.cleverB.friendlyC.hardworkingD.strong—minded4、〔1分〕Mr.GreywasthemanagerofasmallofficeinLondon.Helivedinthecountry,andcameuptoworkbytrain.Helikedwalkingfromthestationtohisofficeunlessitwasraining,becauseitgavehimsomeexercise.Onemorninghewaswalkingalongthestreetwhenastrangerstoppedhimandsaidtohim,“Youmaynotrememberme,sir,butsevenyearsagoIcametoLondonwithoutapennyinmypockets,Istoppedyouinthisstreetandaskedyoutolendmesomemoney,andyoulentme￡5,becauseyousaidyouwerewillingtotakeachancesoastogiveamanastartonthewaytosuccess.〞MrGreythoughtforafewminutesandthensaid,“Yes,Irememberyou.Goonwithyourstory!〞“Well,〞answeredthestranger,“areyoustillwillingtotakeachance?〞HowdidMr.Greygettohisoffice?Hewentuptoworkbytrain.Hewalkedtohisoffice.Hewenttohisofficeonfootunlessitrained.Heusuallytookatraintothestationandthenwalkedtohisofficeiftheweatherwasfine.MrGreylikedwalkingtohisofficebecause________.A.hecouldn’taffordthebusesB.hewantedtosavemoneyC.hewantedtokeepingoodhealthD.hecoulddosomeexercisesontheway3.Mr.Greyhadbeenwillingtolendmoneytoastrangerinorderto_______A.givehimastartinlifeB.helphimonthewaytosuccessC.makehimrichD.gainmoremoneyOnemorningthestrangerrecognizedMr.Grey,and_______wantedtoreturnMr.GreythemoneyagainaskedMr.GreyformoneywouldliketomakefriendswithhimtoldMr.GreythathehadbeensuccessfulsincethenInthesecondparagraph,“⋯takeachance〞means______.Mr.GrayhappenedtomeetastrangerMr.GreyhadachancetohelpastrangerMr.GreyhelpedastrangerbychanceMr.Greytooktheriskthatthestrangerwouldnotgivebackthemoneywhichhelenthim5、〔1分〕Evenifyouareagoodhigh-jumper,youcanjumponlyaboutsevenfeetofftheground.Youcannotjumpanyhigherbecausetheearthpullsyouhard.Thepulloftheearthiscalledgravity.Youcaneasilyfindoutthepulloftheearth.Ifyouweighyourself,youwillknowhowmuchgravityispullingyou.Sincethereisgravity,waterrunsdownhill.Whenyouthrowaballintotheair,itfallsbackdown.Becauseofgravity,youdonotfallofftheearthasitwhirls(旋转)around.Then,canwegetawayfromtheearthandgofaroutintospace?Nowyoucandoit,becausespaceshipshavebeeninvented.Thenspaceshipwillgosofastthatitcanescape(逃出)theearth’sgravityandcarryyouintospace.1.Inthispassage,theword“gravity〞means.A.thepullofeverything.B.theforceofattraction(吸引)amongobjects.C.theforcewhichattractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearthD.theforcewhichattractstheearthtowardsthesun.2.Whenyouslip(滑)youalwaysfalltothegroundbecauseA.theearthalwaysturnsround.B.theearthhasgravityC.theearth’sgravityisgreaterthanyourweight.D.youarecareless.3.GravityisstrongthatA.itcanthrowaballintotheair.B.itmakesyoujumponlysevenfeet.C.itcanletyouflyawayfromtheearth.D.itcankeepeverythingonearth.4.Becauseofgravity,A.waterflowseverything.B.wecangoeverywherebyship.C.wateralwaysflowsdownwards.D.fishcanliveinwater.5.WecangetawayfromtheearthbyspaceshipbecauseA.thespaceshipgoesveryfast.B.theearthcan’tpullthespaceship.C.thespaceshiphasastrongforce.D.thespaceshipcanjumphigherthanotherthings.6、〔1分〕Anexpensivecarspeedingdownthemainstreetofasmalltownwassooncaughtupwithbyayoungmotorcyclepoliceman.Ashestartedtomakeouttheticket,thewomanbehindthewheelsaidproudly,“Beforeyougoanyfurther,youngman,Ithinkyoushouldknowthatthemayorofthiscityisagoodfriendofmine.〞Theofficerdidnotsayaword,butkeptwriting.“IamalsoafriendofchiefofpoliceBarens,〞continuedthewoman,gettingmoreangryeachmoment,Stillhekeptonwriting.“Youngman,〞shepersisted,“IknowJudgeLawsonandStateSenator(参议员)Patton.〞Handingthetickettothewoman,theofficeraskedpleasantly,“Tellme,doyouknowBillBronson.〞“Why,no,〞sheanswered.“Well,thatisthemanyoushouldhaveknown,〞hesaid,headingbacktohismotorcycle,“IanBillBronson.〞Thepolicemanstoppedthecarbecause_____itwasanexpensivecarthedriverwasaproudladythedriverwasdrivingbeyondthespeedlimitthedriverwasgoingtomaketroubleforthepoliceThewomanwasgettingmoreangryeachmomentbecause_____.A.thepolicemandidn’tknowherfriendsB.thepolicemandidn’tacceptherkindnessC.thepolicemanwasgoingtopunishherD.shedidn’tknowthepoliceman’sname3.Thepolicemanwas_______.A.anhonourablefellowB.astupidfellowC.animpolitemanD.ashymanThewomanwas_______.kind-heartedapersonwhodependedonsomeoneelsetofinishherworkC.tryingtofrightenthepolicemanonthestrengthofherfriendspositionsD.introducinghergoodfriends’namestotheyoungofficer5.Thepoliceman_______.A.hadnosenseofhumor(幽默)B.hadssenseofhumorC.hadnosenseofdutyD.wassenseless’powerful7、〔1分〕ElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenBesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurgeon?A.Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschoolShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParisAseriouseyeproblemstoppedherItwasdifficultforhertostartapracticeintheUnitedStates2.Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingfordoctor?A.Shewasawoman.B.Shewrotetoomanyletters.C.Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D.Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.3.Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A.EightyearsB.TenyearsC.NineteenyearsD.Thirty-sixyears4.Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingare“firsts〞inthelifeofElizabethBlacekwell,exceptthatshe______.A.becamethefirstwomanphysicianB.wasthefirstwomandoctorC.andseveralotherwomenfoundedthefirsthospitalforwomenandchildrenD.setupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen5.EilzabethBlackwellspentmostofherliftin_______.A.EnglandB.ParisC.theUnitedStatesD.NewYorkCity8、〔1分〕Intoday’sageoffasttravel,theworldseemsasmallerplace----andtosomepeople,alessexcitingplace,FiftyyearsagoonlyafewEnglishpeopleandholidaysabroad,Peoplewhodidn’ttravelthoughtofothercountriesasveryfarawayanddifferent.Forexample,peoplethoughttheFrenchalleatgarlic(大蒜),theItaliansalleatspaghetti(细条实心面).andtheAmericansalldrinkCocaCola,Thesedefinite(明确的)ideasofothernationalitiesarecalledstereotypes(陈规老套).Butdowehavethesamestereotypestoday?Peopletravelmore,weallwatchthesameTVprogrammes,andideastravelquicklytoo.NowadayseveryoneeatsgarlicandspaghettianddrinksCocaCola.Everyonelistenstothesamemusic.wearsthesamefashions(流行式样),buysthesamecars.Theyjustdoitinadifferentlanguage!1.Nowtheworldseemstobeexciting.A.biggerandmoreB.smallerandmoreC.smallerandlessD.biggerandless2.Fiftyyearsago,Englishpeopletravelledabroad.A.manyB.fewC.onlysomeD.afew3.Peoplethoughtofothercountriesas.A.nearanddifferentB.nearandthesameC.remoteandverydifferentD.remoteandthesame4.Nowadays,people’sideasofothernationalities.A.havechangedB.arethesameC.aredifferentD.arealmostthesame5.Wedon’thavethesamestereotypesbecausepeople_______.A.travelmoreB.watchthesameTVprogrammesC.watchdifferentTVprogrammesD.travelmoreandwatchthesameTVprogrammes6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ABigWorldB.ASmallWorldC.AnExactingWorldD.AnInterestingWorld9、〔1分〕Weareusedtotheideaofaginginourselves.Wearesousedtothisthatitcomesasasurprisetofindthattheremaybesomeanimalsthatdonotage.Seaanemones(海葵)areanexample.Somehavebeenkeptfornearlyacenturywithoutshowinganysignsoflifelessness.Somekindsofseawormscaneven“growbackwards.〞Ifkeptinthedarkandgivennothingtoeat,theygetsteadilysmaller,Theyfinallyendasaballofcells(细胞)lookingratherliketheeggfromwhichtheycame.Undergoodconditionstheballwillturnbacktoawormandstartgrowingagain.Onecouldprobablykeepthemgrowingandun-growingagainandagain.1.Someseawormsgrowsmallerwhenthey______.A.loseweightB.liveinthedarknessC.areundergoodconditionsD.don’teatandarekeptinthedark2.Accordingtothepassage,someseaanimals________.A.willdiewhentheybecomeaballofcellsB.donotgrowoldC.willdiewithoutfoodD.willstopgrowinganytimetheywantAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinNOTtrue?Wecankeepcertainkindofseawormgrowingandungrowingagainandagain.Humanbeingswillgrowoldanddie.Ananemoneisakingofseawormthatcangrowbackwards.Someanemoneswilllivenearlyahundredyears.Theunderlinedwordaginginthefirstsentencemeans______.A.growingoldB.theageofapersonyoungerD.un-growing5.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.seaanimalsB.cellsC.agingD.anemones10、〔1分〕NowI’dliketotalktoyouaboutyourfinalexam.TheexamwillbeheldnextThursday,thelastdayoftheexamweek.Remembertobringtwoofthreepensincaseyourunoutofink.Andunlikethemidtermexam,thistestwillnotincludemultiple---choicequestions;itwillconsistentirelyofessays(文章).You’llhavetoanswerthreeofthefiveessayquestions.Theexamwillbecomprehensive(全面的),whichmeansyou’llberesponsibleforallofthesubjectmatterswecoveredinclassthisterm,Iwouldsuggestyoureviewyourmidtermexamaswellastextbooksandyourclassnotes.Thefinalexamwillcountas50percentofyourgradeofthecourse.Theresearchproject(工程)willcountas20percentandthemidtermexam30percent.I’llbeinmyofficealmostalldaynextTuesday.Ifyourunintoanyproblems,pleasedropin.GoodlucktoyouandI’llseeyouonTuesday.1.Whenwillthefinalexamtakeplace?A.OnTuesdayB.OnaWednesdayC.OnaThursdayD.OnaFridayWhatwillbeincludedintheexam?Therewillbeonlymultiple-choicequestions.Theexamwillcontainbothmultiple-choiceandessayquestions.Theexamwillhaveanoralandawrittensection.Therewillbeonlyessayquestions.Whydoestheteachercalltheexamcomprehensive?Itwillbeeasytounderstand.Studentswillbetestedonallthematerialdiscussedinclass.Itwillcovertopicsfromawidevarietyofsubjects.Studentsmustcompleteallpartsofit.4.Theunderlinedphraserunintoprobablymeans.A.gointoB.meetsomebodyunexpectedlyC.comeupagainstsomethingwithforceD.comeacross5.Whenwasthistalkmostlikelygiven?A.DuringthefirstweekofclassB.DuringmidtermweekC.OnthelastdayofclassD.Onthelastdayofexamweek11、〔1分〕WhenDeanArnoldgothisfirstjob,hewasmiserable(痛苦的),Eachtimehewenttowork,hecoughedandhecouldn’tbreathe.Workinginabakery(面包房)whenyouareallergicto(⋯敏)flourcanbepainful.ButArnoldstayedwiththeNationalBiscuitCompanyfortenyears.Hewasabusinessmanandhehelpedthemimproveproduction.Atlasthishealthproblemsbecametooserious.Heleftandformedhisowncompany.Withhiswifeandmother,hefoundedArnoldBakery.Theytriednewrecipes(配方).changingthekindandamountofflourused.ThisenabledArnoldtoworktherewithouttoomuchpain.Thebread,madewithunbleachedflour(准粉),wasbakedinabrickoven(烘炉).Theybeganbybakingtwodozenloaves.Thebreadwassolddoortodoorforfifteencentsaloaf.Winningcustomerstohisunusual,old-fashionedbreadtooktime.ButArnold,strugglingagainsthisallergy,builthisbakeryintooneofthelargestintheUnitedStates.1.Agoodtitleforthispassagewouldbe.A.ASickBakerB.ABrick-ovenBreadBakerC.AnOld-fashionedBakerD.HowtoOvercomeAllergy2.DeanlefttheNationalBiscuitCompanybecausehe.A.sufferedfromallergytoflourB.didn’tlikethejobC.wantedtomakemoremoneyD.wantedtoformhisowncompany3.DuringhisstayintheNationalBiscuitCompany,.A.hefoundedArnoldBakeryB.hetriedanewmethodofbakingWhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Arnold’sbreadwasbakedinabrickoven.B.Arnold’sbreadwasmadewithunbleachedflour.C.Arnold’sbreadwassoldatalowprice.D.Arnold’sbreadwasofpoorquality.5.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatArnoldwas.A.determinedB.braveC.unusualD.unhealthy12、〔1分〕Whenweseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesveryoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwerealizehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenear-sightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes,Everythingelseseemsblurry(=unclear).Manypeoplewhodoalotofwork,suchaswriting,readingandsewingbecomenear—sighted.ThenPeoplewhoarefar-sightedsufferfromjusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyinreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetglasses,too.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Theyhavewhatiscalledastigmatism(散光).This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts(白内障).Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Havingtwogoodeyesisimportantforjudgingdistances.Eacheyeseesthingsfromaslightlydifferentangle(角度).Toprovethistoyourself,lookatanobjectourofoneeye;thenlookatthesameobjectoutofyourothereye.Youwillfindtheobject’srelationtothebackgroundandotherthingsaroundithaschanged.Thedifferencebetweenthesetwodifferenteyeviewshelpsustojudgehowfarawayanobjectis.Peoplewhohaveonlyoneeyecannotjudgedistanceaspeoplewithtwoeyes.1.Weshouldtakegoodcareofoureyes.A.onlywhenwecanseewellB.onlywhenwecannotseeperfectlyC.evenifwecanseewellD.onlywhenwerealizehowimportantoureyesare2.Whenthingsfarawayseemindistinct(模糊不清),oneisprobably.A.near-sightedB.far-sightedC.astigmaticD.sufferingfromcataracts3.Theunderlinedwordsufferinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.A.experienceB.imagineC.feelpainD.areaffectedwith4.Havingtwoeyesinsteadofoneisparticularlyusefulfor.A.seeingatnightB.seeingobjectsfarawayC.lookingoverawideareaD.judgingdistances5.Peoplewhosufferfromastigmatismhave.A.oneeyebiggerthantheotherB.eyesthatarenotexactlytherightshapeC.adifficultythatcanbecorrectedbyanoperationD.aneyedifficultythatcannotbecorrectedbyglasses13、〔1分〕Grandmawasawonderfulstory-teller,andshehadasetofpriceless,individually(独特地)tailoredstorieswithwhichAmericangrandparentsofherdaybroughtupchildren.Therewasthestoryofthelittleboyswhohadbeentaughtcomplete,quickobedience(服从).Onedaywhentheywereoutonthegrassyplain,theirfathershouted.“Falldownonyourfaces!〞Theydid,andtheterribleprairie(草原)firesweptoverthemandtheyweren’thurt.Therewasalsothestoryofthreeboysatschool,eachofwhomreceivedacakesentfromhome.Onesavedhis,andthemiceateit;oneateallofhis,andhegotsick;andwhodoyouthinkhadthebesttime?—Why,ofcourse,theonewhosharedhiscakewithhisfriends.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Childrenshouldobeytheirparentsquickly.Childrenshouldsharewithothers.C.Theauthorremembersmanyofhergrandma’swonderfulstories.D.Thegrandma’sstorieshelpedteachthechildrenmoralsandgoodmanners.2.Whichofthefollowingdetailssupportsthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thechildrenweresavedfromthefirebecausetheyfolloweddirections.B.Grandmatoldastoryofthreeboysatschool.C.Eachofthethreeboysgotacakesentfromhome.D.Thebigprairiefiresoonspreadovertothevillage.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Theauthorwassavedfromthefire.Theauthorwasbroughtupfromhisgrandmother.Grandmawasgoodattellingchildrenstories.Grandmatoldstoriestochildrenjustforfun.4.Allofthefollowingwerenotpraisedbytheauthorexcept___________.A.theboywhosharedhiscakewithothersB.theboywhoateupallhiscakebyhimselfC.theboywhokeptthecakeforthefutureD.theboyswhodidn’tobeytheirparents5.Accordingtothispassage,theunderlinedwordtailoredprobablymeans__________.A.measuredB.speciallypreparedC.cutD.invented14、〔1分〕Themostimportantuseofdrifting(漂流)bottlesistofindoceancurrents.Whenthepositionanddirectionofcurrentsareknown,shipscanusetheforwardmovementofacurrentorstayawayfromcurrentsthatwouldcarrythemofftheircourse.BenjaminFranklinwasoneofthefirsttousebottlesinthestudyofcurrents.HewonderedwhyBritishmallshipsneededaweekortwolongerthan.shipsneededinordertocrosstheAtlanticOcean.FranklinthoughttheGulfStream(墨西哥湾流)mightexplainthisdifference.Franklintalkedwithcaptainsof.ships.HefoundthattheykneweachturnoftheGulfStr