Ⅳ.閱讀理解
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Having spent the last five years searching for her elder brother Miss Lund found it unbelievable to think she had been looking everywhere for Steven and they had been working in the same building for five months.
Mr. Philips, 33, and Miss Lund last saw each other almost twenty years ago after their father, also called Stephen, 56, lost contact with his son from a previous relationship. Miss Lund, only five at the time, moved to India with her father and mother Rose, while Steven lived with his mother in Wolver Hampton.
By the time Miss Lund and her parents returned to Leeds, the family had lost all contact with Mr. Philips. On turning 18, Lund started to look for her longlost halfbrother, even asking customers at the shop where she worked. Despite checking on Internet sites such as Friends Reunited and My Space, it wasn't until the pair started working together at Loop Customer Management where she went on asking everyone if they knew a Stephen Philips that she tracked him down in March,2007.
She couldn't believe it when she was told someone by that name worked there. After she checked on the internal database, it suggested he wasn't her brother as his name was Steven instead of Stephen. Then a friend came up to her and said Steven's surely her brother. They checked his parents' names and it turned out they were related. She wanted to scream(尖叫) but they were at work so they just hugged and chatted.
Mr. Philips, a father of four children, said he was delighted，adding：“I never thought we would meet again. I can't wait to get to know my sister. We have so much to catch up on(了解).”
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Brother and Sister Reunited 18 Years Later
B.Sister Found Lost Brother Working in the Same office
C.Five Years' Searching for Brother Ended
D.Brother and Sister Have Different Fathers
答案：B 歸納標(biāo)題題。答案信息在本文主要是講了兄妹倆在18年之后終于得以團(tuán)聚，但是，頗具戲劇性的是，倆人同在一個(gè)辦公室里工作還不知道，最后在朋友的幫助下才得以相認(rèn)。B項(xiàng)揭示出了文章的主旨并反映出故事的戲劇性。故答案選B。
2.Which proverb is most suitable to describe the above story?
A.Blood is thicker than water.
B.To give is better than to receive.
C.Love me, love my dog.
D.Don't judge a person by his name.
答案：A 主旨大意題。答案信息A血濃于水，強(qiáng)調(diào)親情的重要。B給予總比接受好;C愛屋及烏;D不要以名取人。均不符合文章主題。
3.What did Miss Lund do to find her brother?
a.Check on Friends Reunited.
b.Hand out some notices.
c.Search My Space for some information.
d.Put ads in the local paper.
e.Ask her workmates.
A.a.b.c.d.e. B.a.b.c.
C.a.c.d. D.a.c.e.
答案：D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案信息由文章第三段可知，為了找到自己的哥哥，她登陸Friends Reunited和My Space網(wǎng)站并向自己的同事詢問等。故答案選D。
4.What made Miss Lund believe Mr. Philips was her brother?A.The names of his parents.
B.His appearance.
C.Her friends' advice.
D.Their conversation.
答案：A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案信息由文章第四段可知。在查詢了他父母的名字之后，才知道Mr. Philips就是她的哥哥。
5.We know from the passage that________.
A.My Space is to help you make friends
B.Mr. Philips and Miss Lund had worked together for five years
C.Mr. Philips had the spelling of his name changed
D.Mr. Philips had had high hopes of meeting his sister before
答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。答案信息在文章提到Miss Lund曾登陸My Space網(wǎng)站查詢信息，這說明該網(wǎng)站可用于找親人但不是交朋友，所以選項(xiàng)A不對(duì);第一段提到他們才工作5個(gè)月，所以選項(xiàng)B不對(duì);D項(xiàng)與文章最后一段不符。既然名字不對(duì)，這說明一定是Mr. Philips的名字被改了。故答案選C。
