Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．The man behind the counter，John Smith，asked if she’d like a job．She needed to start saving for college，so she said yes．

    Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs：she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

    One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed anxious．Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride(自豪)she felt in having helped her customer(顧客)．

    Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family could not afford an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

    Gloria persuaded(說服)her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast，some doctors called，offering to perform the operation for free．

    Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold his repaired hand and say，“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

    At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers，not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her，but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，helping them understand the world better．

1．When did Gloria get her first job?

  A．A few years before college．

  B．Several years after college．

  C．When she was studying at college．

  D．When she was working in the TV station．

2．In which part—time job did Gloria feel the happiest?

  A．Cleaning in the hotel．

  B．Selling books in the bookstore．

  C．Serving coffee in the student union．

  D．Making maps for the Forest Service．

3．What does the word“she“in the third paragraph refer to (所指)?

  A．The boss．      B．The woman．        C．Gloria．          D．The doctor．

4．How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?

  A．Her boss agreed to raise money．

  B．She paid for the operation herself．

  C．She allowed the boy to show on TV．

  D．Her news report affected some doctors．

5．What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?

  A．Helping people through her work．

  B．Reporting interesting stories．

  C．Being able to do different jobs well．

  D．Paying for her college education herself．

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　　Gloria arrived in Barbados on 26 January, 2008 after rowing * across the Atlantic for three months and a half．Gloria was in one of 36 small wooden rowing boats that set off on 7 October, 2007 from Tenerife Island on the Atlantic Rowing Challenge Race*．Each boat was exactly the same design and each one had food for the journey *．There were two people in each boat and their challenge was to row across the Atlantic, a journey of about 3, 360 kilometres．

　　Gloria began the journey with her husband in a small boat．However, after 14 days he became very afraid of the huge ocean and was not able to go on, so he left her with the help of a helping boat．This did not make Gloria give up．Instead, she decided that she would continue by herself．So, for the next hundred days, she rowed her small boat alone and fought against the waves and the winds, and her own fears．

　　When she finally arrived in Barbados, Gloria was not willing to leave her boat although her husband and family were there to greet her．She sat so long in the boat that she could hardly stand, her husband had to carry her off the boat．After that, the first thing she did was to drink a toast * to her small boat, the very special lady．This lady carried her safely through many storms on her long journey and she loved it．

　　Gloria is really a brave woman．She has become the tenth woman in the world to row across the Atlantic．Like the others, she has experienced great joys and terrible things．But a brave person is not always brave,“Sometimes I wanted more than anything to be warm and dry in bed and safe from the storm around me．I wanted to stop being brave,”she said．

(1)

When did Gloria's husband leave her?It was ________．

[　　]

A．

on 7 October, 2007

B．

on 26 January, 2008

C．

on 21 October, 2007

D．

on 12 January, 2008

(2)

When she reached Barbados, ________．

[　　]

A．

Gloria thanked her husband

B．

Gloria felt sad to leave her boat

C．

Gloria jumped off her boat quickly

D．

everyone drank a toast to Gloria

(3)

What does“the very special lady”mean?________．

[　　]

A．

Gloria's boat

B．

Gloria's mother

C．

Gloria herself

D．

Gloria's motherland

(4)

Which of the following is similar in meaning to the sentence“A brave person is not always brave．”?________．

[　　]

A．

She was not willing to leave her boat, her close friend

B．

Her husband became very afraid of the huge ocean and left her

C．

She fought against the big waves and strong winds, and her own fears

D．

Sometimes she wanted to be warm and dry and to stop being brave

(5)

Why does the writer think that Gloria is really brave?Because ________．

[　　]

A．

she got to Barbados successfully with her husband

B．

she took part in the Atlantic Rowing Challenge Race

C．

she arrived at Barbados after rowing 3,360 kilometres

D．

she didn't need her husband at all during the journey

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Gloria is a famous hostess（女主持人）of a TV station．When she was 15，she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves．（A）The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked,“"Would you like a job in the bookstore?”She needed to start saving for（B）_______，so she said yes．

Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations，and the job helped pay for her first year of college．During college she would do many other jobs; she served coffee in the student union，was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service．But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs．

One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer．The woman seemed（C）anxious．Gloria showed her everything they had and found other books they could order．The woman left the store less worried，and Gloria has always remembered the pride（D）she felt in having helped her customer（顧客）．

Years later，as a television hostess，Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand．His family was so（E）______that they could not afford（花費得起）an operation，and the boy lived in shame，hiding his hand in his pocket all the time．

Gloria persuaded（說服）her boss to agree to let her do the story．After the story was broadcast, some doctors called，offering to（F）carry out the operation for free．

Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation．The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand end say,“Thank you．”What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

At Smith’s bookstore，Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store．Today it’s the same．The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes，and that（G）她應(yīng)該幫助他們更好地理解這個世界．

1．將畫線部分（A）改寫為：

The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked ______ ______ like a job in the bookstore．

2．在（B）和（E）的空白處分別填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：______;______

3．寫出畫線部分（C）和（F）的同義或近義詞語：______; ______

4．句中畫線部分（D）在文中所指代的是：______

5．將畫線部分（G）譯成英語：____________________________________

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1.            was the youngest child in the family.
Mark is eleven and Roy is 2.           .
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Gloria goes for a trip with 4.           .
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科目：初中英語 來源：浙江省中考真題 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀理解。
     Gloria arrived in Barbados on 26 January, 2008 after rowing * across the Atlantic for three months
and a half. Gloria was in one of 36 small wooden rowing boats that set off on 7 October, 2007 from Tenerife
Island on the Atlantic Rowing Challenge Race. Each boat was exactly the same design and each one had food
for the journey. There were two people in each boat and their challenge was to row across the Atlantic, a
journey of about 3,360 kilometers.
     Gloria began the journey with her husband in a small boat. However, after 14 days he became very afraid
of the huge ocean and was not able to go on, so he left her with the help of a helping boat. This did not make
Gloria give up. Instead, she decided that she would continue by herself. So, for the next hundred days, she
rowed her small boat alone and fought against the waves and the winds, and her own fears.
     When she finally arrived in Barbados, Gloria was not willing to leave her boat although her husband and
family were there to greet her. She sat so long in the boat that she could hardly stand, her husband had to
carry her off the boat. After that, the first thing she did was to drink a toast  to her small boat, the very
special lady. This lady carried her safely through many storms on her long journey and she loved it.
     Gloria is really a brave woman. She has become the tenth woman in the world to row across the Atlantic.
Like the others, she has experienced great joys and terrible things. But a brave person is not always brave,
"Sometimes I wanted more than anything to be warm and dry in bed and safe from the storm around me.
I wanted to stop being brave," she said.
1. When did Gloria's husband leave her? It was _________.
A. on 7 October, 2007
B. on 26 January, 2008
C. on 21 October, 2007
D. on 12 January, 2008
2. When she reached Barbados, _________.
A. Gloria thanked her husband
B. Gloria felt sad to leave her boat
C. Gloria jumped off her boat quickly
D. everyone drank a toast to Gloria
3. What does "the very special lady" mean?_________.
A. Gloria's boat
B. Gloria's mother
C. Gloria herself
D. Gloria's motherland
4. Which of the following is similar in meaning to the sentence "A brave person is not always brave."?
A. She was not willing to leave her boat, her close friend
B. Her husband became very afraid of the huge ocean and left her
C. She fought against the big waves and strong winds, and her own fears
D. Sometimes she wanted to be warm and dry and to stop being brave
5. Why does the writer think that Gloria is really brave? Because _________.
A. she got to Barbados successfully with her husband
B. she took part in the Atlantic Rowing Challenge Race
C. she arrived at Barbados after rowing 3,360 kilometers
D. she didn't need her husband at all during the journey

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