Reading comprehension(拟题人：蔡素素)
A.
MILLBURN, NEW JERSEY—An 11-year- old boy who gave up television for a year in a bet (打赌) with his mother says he’ll use some of the money to buy himself
An astronaut’s suit. The bet ended at 9:o1 on Monday morning, but Benjamin Barreaux waited until his mother, Roslyn, handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time reading and his grades(分数) have improved from “satisfactory” to “very good”.
( )1. Who lost a bet to whom?
A.The boy’s motyer to his father.
B.Benjamin’s father to Roslyn.
C.Benjamin to his mother.
D. Roslyn to Benjamin .
( )2.For how long had the boy kept himself from turning on the TV?
A. From Monday morning till afternoon.
B.For one year and several hours.
C. For one year and a day.
D. For one year .
( )3.Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy?
A.Because his grades had improved.
B. Because she had won some money.
C. Because he wanted to buy an astronaut’s suit.
D. Because she had given him her promise.
( )4.Why do you think the newspapermen came?
A.They came to judge who should be the winner.
B.They came to congratulate the winner.
C.They cane for the money.
D. They came for the news.
( )5.The mother obviously believed that
A. children shouldn't watch TV too much.
B. children shouldn't have their own money.
C. children shouldn't be regarded as their parents’ equals
D. children ’ interest in space should be encouraged. (1-5.DBDDA.)

B.
Disney decided to build his park in California, and in 1952 he began to buy land． This proved to be a difficult task, since the land he wanted was owned by no fewer than twenty families. In 1954, he sent four members of his staff around the United States looking for ideas at established amusement parks. The only idea on which they found general agreement was that Disney was crazy. Owners of other parks said it was impossible to succeed without dangerous rides and using methods that were at least a little dishonest. However, Disney went on with his plans for a clean, safe park, which he decided to call Disneyland．
At last Disneyland was built and opened to the public． Very quickly, it came to be regarded as one of the wonders of the modern world through its gates.
Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to Disney. It expressed his ideas of all that is true and good and beautiful in this world． He never tired of visiting the park himself, of expanding it and improving it. Even today, Disneyland is kept spotless（无污点的）. Every night, every street and walkway are washed, and workers with knives get down on their hands and knees to scrape out（刮去） chewing gum dropped by visitors.
Disney himself didn’t live long enough to visit his Florida park. Death came in December 1966. On the day of his death, this headline appeared in the New York Times:
WALT DISNEY, 65, DIES ON COAST
FOUNDED AN EMPIRE ON A MOUSE
He was a dreamer who had worked hard to make his dreams come true, and he had brought joy to millions.
1．From the first paragraph, we can see _______.
A．isney’s hard effort proved to be useless
B．ome people gave great support to Disney
C．he owners of some parks showed jealousy(嫉妒)to Disney
D．isney was not influenced（影响）by others’ disagreement at all
2．In the first paragraph, the word “crazy” can be replaced by “_______”.
A．widely excited B．mad C．kind D．very interested
3．“Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to Disney.” Means ________.
A．people are satisfied with the park
B．the personal respect for Disney made Disneyland satisfactory
C．Disneyland gave Disney a sense of self-actualization
D．Disney was satisfied with his own work-Disneyland
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