Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
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 归纳标题题。答案信息在本文主要是讲了兄妹俩在18年之后终于得以团聚，但是，颇具戏剧性的是，俩人同在一个办公室里工作还不知道，最后在朋友的帮助下才得以相认。B项揭示出了文章的主旨并反映出故事的戏剧性。故答案选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 主旨大意题。答案信息A血浓于水，强调亲情的重要。B给予总比接受好;C爱屋及乌;D不要以名取人。均不符合文章主题。
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 细节理解题。答案信息由文章第三段可知，为了找到自己的哥哥，她登陆Friends Reunited和My Space网站并向自己的同事询问等。故答案选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 细节理解题。答案信息由文章第四段可知。在查询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 细节理解题。答案信息在文章提到Miss Lund曾登陆My Space网站查询信息，这说明该网站可用于找亲人但不是交朋友，所以选项A不对;第一段提到他们才工作5个月，所以选项B不对;D项与文章最后一段不符。既然名字不对，这说明一定是Mr. Philips的名字被改了。故答案选C。
