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初中阅读训练五（一）Areyoulookingforsomethingfunandwouldyouliketohelpothersinyoursparetime?Thenjoinustobeavolunteer!We’reanon-profit(赢利的)organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyone,fromtwelve-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptakecareofthosedogsandcatswithouthomes.Thereissomethingforeveryone.“Asavolunteer,Idon’twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren’shappyfaces,I’mhappy,too.”SaidCarlosDomingo,anoldwomanof62.“Ioftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebefore.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers.”saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.Ifeveryonehelpsoutabit,we’llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Callus1-800-555-5756orvisitourwebsite:（二）.On26thJanuary,thebiggestearthquake(地震)inIndiatookthelivesof25,000people.Inthemorning,wheneverybodywasenjoyingholiday,earthquakebegan.Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscale.Thereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown,saidoneofthevillagersalive.Thereisnowater,nofoodandnoonehascometohelp.NobodydiedinPakistan,acountrynexttoIndia.TheCityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchool,whereIwasstudying,allofthestudentsweresafe.Theywereonthefield,somostchildrendidn'tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.However,thoughMrsYoungwasalsoonthesecondfloor,shedidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.MrEmond,themathsteacherfromAustralia,saidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhim,butthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquake.AfterthosewordsMrEmondfeltbetter.MrsDavisandMrFrostdidn'tfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashaking(movingfromsidetoside)light.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.1.PeopleuseRitcherscaletotell.A.wheretheearthquaketakesplaceB.whentheearthquaketakesplaceC.howserioustheearthquakeisD.howlongtheearthquakelasts2.WelearnthatfromthesentenceThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymore.A.IndiaisalargecountryB.theIndianpeoplehadnothingaftertheearthquakeC.thereisnotallbuildinginIndiaD.theearthquakeinIndiawasserious3.TheCityofLahoreis.A.inIndiaB.inAmericaC.inPakistanD.inAustralia4.Whichistrue?A.Iwaswithmyparentswhentheearthquakehappened.B.TheearthquakeinthecityofLahorewasn'tserious.C.PeopleintheCityofLahorewerefrightenedwhentheyknewitwasanearthquake.D.TheteachersinLahoreAmericanSchoolwereafraidoftheearthquake.（三）Ajoblessmanwantedverymuchtohavethepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.“Youhavepassedthetest,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheformtofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.”Themanreplied,“ButIdon’thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail.”“I’msorry,”saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon’thaveane-mail,thatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn’tlivingcannothavethejob.”Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hehad20dollars.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimes,andstartedtogoearlyeveryday,andreturnedhomelate.Shortly,heboughtacart,thenatruck,thenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles(运货车队).Fiveyearslater,themanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailers(零售商)intheUS.Oneday,oneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.Hesaid,“Ihaven’tgotone.”Hisfriendcouldn’tbelievehisears.“Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。（）1.Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A.Hesente-mails.B.HedidthecleaningC.HesoldcomputersD.Hefilledinforms.（）2.Themandidn’tgetthejobbecausehe_____________.A.dislikedsuchajobB.didn’tpassthetestC.didn’thaveane-mailD.knewnothingaboutcomputers（）3.Theman______afterheleftMicrosoft.A.wenttolookforanotherjobB.askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC.thoughtofanideatomakemonkeyD.boughtacomputerandgotane-mail（）4.WhycouldthemanbecomeoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS?A.Becausehehadmanyfriendstohelphim.B.Becausehewassmartandworkedveryhard.C.Becausehehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.D.BecausehewantedtoshowMicrosofthewasliving.（）5.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A.Computersareveryimportantinourdailylife.B.Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C.TheHRmanagerdidn’tfindtheabilityoftheman.D.Nothingintheworldisimpossibleifweworkhard.（四）阅读下面的短文，判断短文后面