| 英语阅读测试(一) | ||||||||||
| Once Einstein gave a lecture in many places in America． His driver always listened to him and knew the lecture so well that he was sure be could give it himself． So Einstein agreed that the driver gave the lecture him． As nobody knew Einstein there, the driver gave the lecture for Einstein that evening． At first he was a bit afraid, but Einstein's smile made him feel better． He gave a good lecture and the people were quite pleased． Then the driver started to leave and Einstein followed him without a word． When they got to the door, a man asked the driver a difficult question． The driver said that the question was very easy, and told the man to ask his driver behind to answer it． 根据短文内容填空，每空限填一词。 Einstein gave the (1) ______ lecture again and again． His driver (2) ______ to his lecture so many times (3) ______ he wanted to give it (4) ______． When Einstein knew it, he let the driver (5) ______ the lecture for him that night． The driver gave a (6) ______ lecture and the great scientist was quite pleased． When they were (7) ______ the lecture room, a man asked the driver a question． To show (8) ______ easy the question was, the driver asked Einstein who followed him (9) ______ to answer it (10) ______ of him． KEY: 1．same 2．listened 3．that 4．himself 5．give 6．good 7．leaving 8．how 9．quietly(behind) 10．Instead | ||||||||||
| 英语阅读测试(二) | |||||||||
| The English people like take-away food． The most popular food is fish and chips．They usually go to a fish and chip shop．They put the food in paper bags, and take it home, or to their work place． At lunch time, many people eat take-away food in the park． Chinese takeaways are also very popular in England． People in the USA and Australia like Chinese take-away food, too． But the most popular food in the USA is fried chicken． 根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。 1．People in England like fish and chips． 2．Fish and chips are the most popular food in China． 3．The English people often go to a fish and chip shop． 4．They put the food in paper bags． 5．They take the food only to their work place． 6．They never eat take-away food in the park． 7．Chinese takeaways are popular in England． 8．People in Australia don't like Chinese take-away food． 9．The most popular food in Australia is fried chicken． 10． Fried chicken is the most popular food in the USA． 根据短文内容，用Ⅱ栏中适当的词语完成Ⅰ栏的内容。 Ⅰ 11．Fish and chips are 12．The English people go to a fish and chip shop 13．People eat take-away food 14．People take the food home 15．The American people also like Ⅱ A．in the park at lunch time． B．Chinese take-away food． C．the most popular take-away food in England． D．Or to their work place E．to buy take-away food． KEY: 1．T 2．F 3．T 4．T 5．F 6．F 7．T 8．F 9．F 10．T 11．C 12．E 13．A 14．D 15．B | |||||||||
| 英语阅读测试(三) | |||||||||
| In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests． Today the forests have almost gone． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example． We're planting more and more trees． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometers long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometers wide． It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south． More "Great Green Walls" are needed． Trees must be grown all over the world． Great Green Walls will make the world better． 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 1．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests． A．a third B．half C．two thirds D．A fourth 2．A lot of good land has gone with ______． A．sand B．water C．wind D．Forests 3．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long． A．7,000 kilometers B．1,700 kilometers C．7,000 meters D．400 kilometers 4．Trees must be grown in ______. A．China B．The USA C．some countries D．Every part of the world 5．______ will make the world better． A．The Great Wall B．Tall buildings C．Great Green Walls D．Flowers and grass KEY: 1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 5．C | |||||||||
| 英语阅读测试(四) | |||||||||
| The students were having their chemistry（化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?” No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，“Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？” Just then a boy put up his hand and said，“Miss Li，you told us that water has no color and no smell．But where to find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．”Most of the children agreed With him． “I'm sorry，children．”Said the teacher，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem． 1．The students were having their _______ class． A．English B．Chinese C．chemistry D．Moths 2．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like． A．water B．air C．earth D．Weather 3．A boy said，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．” A．white B．black C．clean D．Clear 4．Most of the children _______ the boy． A．agreed with B．Wrote to C．heard from D．Sent for 5．The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _______． A．more and more B．Less and less C．cleaner and cleaner D．Dirtier and dirtier KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．D | |||||||||
| 英语阅读测试(五) | |||||||||
| “Cool” is a word with many meanings．Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold．As the world has changed，the word has had many different meaning． “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything． When you see a famous car in the street，maybe you will say，“It's cool．”You may think，“He's so cool，”when you see your favorite footballer． We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of” cool”．You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”．Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used．A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布）they had visited．On one student's paper was Just the one sentence，“It's so cool．Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt． But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏）of words．Without “cool”，some people have no words to show the same meaning．So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性）．Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”？ I can．And I think they are also very cool． 1．We know that the word "cool" has had ________. A．only one meaning B．No meanings C．many different meanings D．The same meaning 2．In the passage，the word“express”means“________”. A．see B．show C．know D．Feel 3．If you are _______ something，you may say，“It’s cool.” A．interested in B．Angry about C．afraid of D．Unhappy with 4．The writer takes an example to show he is ________ the way the word is used． A．pleased with B．Strange to C．worried about D．Careful with 5．In the passage，the writer suggests（暗示）that the word “cool”________． A．Can be used instead of many words B．Usually means something interesting C．Can make your life colorful D．May not be as cool as it seems KEY: 1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．D | |||||||||
| 英语阅读测试(六) | ||||||||||
| A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”He asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” He hesitated． Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？” “Oh yes，I'd love that．” After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？” Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked． He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. 注：urchin 顽童 hesitate 犹豫 neighbor 邻居 crippled 残疾 cent 美分 1．The street urchin was very surprised when ________． A．Paul received an expensive car B．Paul told him about the car C．He saw the shining car D．He was walking around the car 2．From the story we can see the urchin ________． A．Wished to give his brother a car B．Wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car C．Wished he could have a brother like Paul's D．Wished Paul could be a brother like that 3．The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________． A．To show his neighbors the big car B．To show he had a rich friend C．To let his brother ride in the car D．To tell his brother about his wish 4．We can infer（推断）from the story that ________． A．Paul couldn't understand the urchin B．The urchin had a deep love for his brother C．The urchin wished to have a rich brother D．The urchin's wish came true in the end 5．The best name of the name story is _________． A．A Christmas Present B．A Street Urchin C．A Brother Like That D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride KEY: 1．B 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C | ||||||||||
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Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.
“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.
“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.
“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.
They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” He cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”
“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad(难过). The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
根据以上短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。
1、Tom went into the station cafe because ______.
A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea
B．It was quite early and he could find a seat there
C．He didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls
D．He wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
2、What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?
A．Half past twelve B．Twenty to twelve
C．Half past eleven D．Half past one
3、From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _______.
A．the time is right B．It’s going slower
C．it’s going backward D．It’s going faster
4、Which of the following is true?
A．Tom arrived in Paris on time
B．The next bus would leave in half an hour
C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer
D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
5、Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?
A．The Mirror of the Station
B．Not A Careful Man
C．Missing A Bus
D．The Clock In The Mirror
Key: 1、B 2、A 3、C 4、D 5、D
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James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company（公司）.
James was then invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at bout 7:30. He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the next morning.
James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it was ten. He was late for the plane.
He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another news, “Reports are coming in of a plane crash（飞机坠落）near Washington airport. A Boeing 707 fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234…” James suddenly turned pale（苍白）.
“My plane,” he said aloud. “If I haven’t been late, “I’d have been on the plane!”
根据短文内容,判断各句是否符合短文意思，符合的划“√”，否则划“×”。
1、James was a writer from England.
2、He had to reach the airport at half past eight.
3、James would like to take a taxi at six thirty.
4、The driver came to pick him up on time.
5、When he turned on the radio he heard the speaker saying that he missed the plane.
6、James was lucky because he was not able to get on the plane.
7、The plane crashed while flying towards London.
8、Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.
Key: 1、× 2、× 3、√ 4、× 5、× 6、√ 7、× 8、√
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We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.
It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.
As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?”
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”
I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”
He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was--er, something else.”
My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
1、From the story we know that _________.
A．the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife
B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all
C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
2、What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?
A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.
B．Other drivers would let him go first.
C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D．He could save a lot of money and time.
3、Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
B．Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
C．Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.
D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
4、Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?
A．Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.
B．Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.
C．Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D．Because the police had helped them a lot.
5、When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?
A．Before they arrived at the church.
B．Before they overtook（overtake的过去式）the writer’s car.
C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
D．After the writer’s family left the church.
Key: 1、D 2、B 3、C 4、A 5、C
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A friend of mine was fond of
drawing horse. He drew the horses very well, but he always began the tail. Now
it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was
surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether
the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly（肚子） or the foot of the horse, if he really
knows his business. And most great
artists who really know their business do not follow other people's rule. They
make their own rules. Every one of them does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity
means only that he finds it more easy
to work in that way.
Now the very same
thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, "How shall I begin?" only means that
you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere
else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough
to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will
never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail
--that is to say, you will write the end of the story before you have even
thought of the beginning.
1. A friend of the writer's drew the horses ____.
A. very well
B. in the way of western rule
C. in the way of his own rule
D. all of the above
2. The writer was surprised because ____.
A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horse
B. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horse
C. the artist made his own rule
D.
the artist did not follow other people's rule
3. You are not yet experienced because ____.
A. you don't know where to begin
B. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tail
C. you always asked question
D. you do not trust to your own powers
4. When you become more experienced you will ____.
A. never ask question
B. often begin at the tail
C. should write the end of the story
D. should think of the beginning
5. The topic of the passage is ______.
A. How to draw a horse
B. How to write a story
C. How to make your own rules
D. Trust to your own powers
Key: CDDCD
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In the last fifty years, a lot of people have left Europe and gone to live in Australia. One of them was a Hungarian man. He lived in Australia for a long time, and he had a lot of good friends there He always said to them, “Australia is beautiful, but Hungary is beautiful, too. ”Then one year he said to his friends, “I'm going to go back to Hungary to visit my home town. ”All his friends said to him, “We want to go with you, because you often said Hungary had been a beautiful country, and we want to visit it. ” The Hungarian Australian（匈籍澳大利亚人） took his friends from Sydney to Rome（罗马） in a big plane, and then they went from Rome to Budapest（布达佩斯） in a train as they wanted to see the mountains, and the villages and the town.
They stayed in Budapest nearly a week, and they liked it very much. One day they went to the zoo in Budapest and saw two kangaroos there.
There Australian were very happy because kangaroos were from their home town. They said to them, “Come here, old friends! Come and see your Australian brothers!” But the kangaroos did not move.
But then the Hungarian Australian spoke to them in Hungarian, “Come here!” he said, and both of the kangaroos ran to him.
The other Australians laughed and said, “Look at that. They're Australian, but they only know Hungarian!”
选择正确答案：
1．The Hungarian moved to Australia ______. [ ]
A．last year
B．more than 50 years ago
C．a few years ago
D．50 years since then
2．The Hungarian wanted to go back to Hungary to ______. [ ]
A．see the kangaroos
B．his home town
C．visit his old friends there
D．pay a visit to the zoo
3．How did they get to Budapest from Sydney? [ ]
A．By air and by train.
B．By ship.
C．By air.
D．By train.
4．Kangaroo is a kind of famous______ in Australia. [ ]
A．animals
B．trees
C．languages
D．plants
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It was Sunday and Tom was staying home. After breakfast he went out into the garden and played quietly by himself. There were no kids around and he was used to（习惯于）playing alone quietly. He played with Bobby, the dog. He climbed up and down the trees. Sometimes a bird would come down to perch（停歇） on top of the doghouse. Then Tom would have the greatest fun （爱好） by throwing a stone or something at it. Though he never made it. He did like doing this kind of things.
Now Tom had been in the garden for half an hour. Suddenly a crack（碎裂声） was heard and the little boy began crying.
“What's the matter, Tom? ” his mother looked through the kitchen window.
Tom ran into the kitchen.
“Mum” he sobbed（抽泣），“I broke Bobby's plate. I didn't know it was so fragile （易碎的）”.
His mother put her arms round him and said, “Don't feel too bad, Tom. We have other plates for Boddy. But how did you break that one? ”
“I threw this at a bird but missed, and it went straight to the plate. ”
In Tom's hand was his father's gold pocket watch（金怀表）！
1．When did the story happen? [ ]
A．On a Sunday afternoon.
B．On a Sunday morning.
C．At noon.
D．In the evening.
2．When a bird perched on top of the doghouse, Tom______ [ ]
A．would like to play with it.
B．was very interested in it by throwing a stone at it.
C．would like to give it something to eat.
D．would smile.
3．There were no kids around and he was used to playing alone quietly. Here “kids ”means ______. [ ]
A．men
B．dogs
C．children
D．birds
4．How long had Tom been in the garden when his mother heard him cry? [ ]
A．An hour. B A day.
C．Two hours
D．Half an hour.
5．“Though he never made it” means“______” [ ]
A．Though he couldn't hit a bird with a stone or something.
B．Though he couldn't catch the bird.
C．Though he couldn't have fun from the bird.
D．Though he couldn't eat the bird.
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Thomas Edison was a famous American scientist. He was born in 1847. When he was a child, he liked to find out how things worked. He was in school for only three months. He asked his teacher a lot of strange questions. Most of them had nothing to do with his lessons The teacher thought the boy was not bright and was not worth（值） teaching. When he told this to Edison's mother, she took her son out of school. As she had been a teacher, she taught him herself. The boy read a lot. Soon he became very interested in science. At the age of ten, Edison had already built a chemistry lab for himself. Ever since then, he never stopped searching for new and better ways to do things.
1．Edison was born in the______ century（世纪）. [ ]
A．eighteenth
B．nineteenth
C．nineteen
D．eighteen
2．While he was in school, Edison ______. [ ]
A．studied his lessons very hard
B．was often late for school
C．liked to ask questions
D．was not bright enough to study
3．Edison learned more from ______. [ ]
A．his mother
B．his teacher
C．other boys
D．his father
4．Young Edison was interested in ______. [ ]
A．sports
B．playing games
C．making trouble
D．science
5．He was always searching for new and better ways to do things after he [ ]
A．read books
B．finished school
C．built a lab
D．was taken out of school
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B：Hello! May I speak to Mr Jenkins, please?
S：Hold on for a minute, please I'll just see if he's in his office.
B：Thank you.
S：(A moment later) Oh, sorry. He isn't there. Do you want to leave a message for him?
B：Please tell him to call back. My number is , Mrs Black.
S：Oh, he's coming! (To Mr Jenkins) A telephone call for you, Mr Jenkins.
J：Hello! Who's calling, please?
B：Hello! Mrs Black here.
J：What can I do for you, Mrs Black?
B：I bought a pair of shoes in your shop a moment ago. I've brought them home but left my bag there. There's an important letter in it. May I trouble you to have it found?
J：I'm glad to. Hold on for a while. (To Miss Shute) Go downstairs and ask if they've found a bag, Miss Shute.
S：OK. (A few minutes later, Miss Shute comes back with three bags. ) Here you are, Mr Jenkins.
J：We've found three bags in my shop. But we don't know which one is yours.
B：(In a hurry) Please show them to me. I can tell you which one is mine.
选择正确答案
1．Mrs Black hurries to ______. [ ]
A．telephone Mr Jenkins
B．find her new shoes
C．find her bag
D．tell Miss Shute about her letter
2．Mr Jenkins works ______. [ ]
A．near Miss Shute's office
B．in Miss Shute's office
C．downstairs
D．in another building
3．Mrs Black asks Mr Jenkins to help her to find the bag because ______. [ ]
A．there's a lot of money in it
B．she must find the important letter
C．she put her new shoes in it
D．he's more able than any other person
4．It's______ for Mr Jenkins to show the bag to the woman on the telephone. [ ]
A．true
B．right
C．possible
D．not possible
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Until a few years ago, only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania （鲁里坦尼亚大学）. Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers, Mr Goller, was not pleased at all. He had not wanted to let girl students in.
Mr Goller always began his lessons with the word “Gentlemen!” What could he do now? Well, when the girl students came to his lessons for the first time, he still began with the word. For him the girls were just not there. Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment, Mr Goller didn't know what to do. Then he began, “Sir! ”
Finally a terrible day came when there were no boys in his class He came into the room, looked at the girls and said, “Oh, nobody's here today!” he turned and went out without giving his lessons.
1．Several years ago, ______. [ ]
A．there was no girl studying in the university.
B．Mr Goller didn't teach in the university
C．the university let girl students in
D．most of the students in the university were boys.
2．Mr Goller usually said “______”when he began his lessons. [ ]
A．Sir
B．Good morning
C．Gentlemen
D．Hello
3．When the girls came to his lessons, Mr Goller was ______. [ ]
A．surprised
B．afraid
C．glad
D．unhappy
4．The writer wants us to know how Mr Goller ______. [ ]
A．agreed to let the girls in
B．didn't like his teaching
C．always didn't know What to do with the girls
D．only liked to teach boy students.
5．We can know from the passage that ______. [ ]
A．the boy students didn't enjoy Mr Goller's lessons
B．we will not see the girl students in Mr Goller's class.
C．Mr Goller was loved by his students
D．Mr Goller will not work in the university.
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Rodgers and Simon were Americans. Once they travelled in Spain（西班牙）. One day they came into a little restaurant for lunch. They did not know Spanish, and the waiter did not know their American English, either. They wanted the waiter to understand that they asked for some milk and bread. At first Rodgers read the word “milk” many times. Then Simon spelled it on the table. But the waiter could not understand them at all. At last Rodgers took out a piece of paper and began to draw a cow The waiter looked at it and ran out of the restaurant.
“How clever you are!” Simon said to Redgers, “He understood us at last!” After some time, the waiter came back, he brought no milk with him , but two tickets for a bull-fight down on their table!
1．Rodgers and Simon went into a restaurant ______. [ ]
A．to buy two tickets for a bull-fight
B．to draw a picture of cow
C．to have lunch
D．to buy a cow
2．The waiter did not understand Rodgers and Simon, ______. [ ]
A．because he ran out of the restaurant
B．because he did not know American English and they did not know Spanish
C．because they wanted some milk and bread
D．because they drew a cow on a piece of paper
3．Why did the waiter give them two tickets for a bull-fight? [ ]
A．Because Rodgers drew a cow not a bull （公牛）.
B．Because the waiter was foolish.
C．Because the cow drawn by Rodgers looked like a bull.
D．Because Rodgers drew a bull, not a cow.
4．How many people are there in the story? [ ]
A．Three.
B．Tow.
C．Many.
D．More than three.
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When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled（支配）by knocks and words.
He used to come downstairs to breakfast.
The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the “Deaths” first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered（涂黄油） for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, “I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. ” He read the paper all through breakfast.
Two knocks on the table meant “I am ready for my tea. ” If a single knock followed that meant, “More bread, please. ”
After breakfast he said, “Boots. ”The paper was spread（展开） for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday's paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, “Bus. ” At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. “Overcoat, hat. One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. “Handkerchief（手帕）, pipe（烟斗）. ”They were brought and put, with his tobacco（烟草）, into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either “Walking stick” or “Umbrella”. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn't put it down until he heard the shout “Bus coming! ” Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed（呼吸）freely.
How lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home!
1．When the father made the first knock, he meant ______. [ ]
A．he had begun to read the morning newspaper
B．he was made to feel sad by the “Deaths” news
C．he would start to read the other parts of the paper
D．his breakfast should begin
2．What does “Edith” mean? [ ]
A．A kind of bread.
B．One of the writer's sisters.
C．The writer.
D．The writer's mother.
3．All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because ______. [ ]
A．their father never helped them
B．their father always gave different instructions at the same time
C．each of them had to start and finish her job just on time
D．they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs
4．What was the father's favourite? [ ]
A．Reading newspaper.
B．Having bread buttered on both sides.
C．Giving instructions.
D．Being clean and tidy.
5．From the story we may see that ______. [ ]
A．the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything
B．the father was the “centre” of the family
C．Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn't know clearly enough what to do
D．The father was hated by all his daughters
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It was a pretty street with many nice houses. At the comer, there was no house, just land. Mr. March bought the land . On it he put a building with two stores.
The people on that street did not like the stores. The stores made their street ugly. But there was no law to stop Mr. March.
A man across the street sold his house. The people who bought it did not live there.
They used it to make things to sell.
Before long, other houses were sold. These houses were used as stores, too. Once these houses had cost a lot of money. Now they were not worth as much money. And the pretty street was not pretty any more.
Today, we have a law to keep this from happening. This law is called “Zoning（美国的区域法）. ” The zoning law tells people where they can build stores and where they can build houses.
1．At the comer of the pretty street was ______. [ ]
A．a house
B．just land
C．one store
D．a barn
2．Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? [ ]
A．Stores make good houses for people to live in.
B．All buildings have at least two stores in them.
C．The people who built our cities did not plan ahead.
3．What did the stores do to the street? (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) [ ]
A．The stores made their street rich.
B．The stores made their street pretty.
C．The stores made their street ugly.
4．The main idea of the whole story is that ______. [ ]
A．the people were ugly
B．stores make streets beautiful
C．zoning in a city is important
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One morning in London. The weather was very cold, and many people caught a cold. They had to see a doctor, so there were many people in the doctor's waiting-room. At the head of the line was an old woman. The woman did not live in London. She lived in Scotland （苏格兰）. She came here to visit her daughter. She wanted to see the doctor because she got a bad cold and coughed day and night.
“If I get there early, I can see the doctor quickly, ” she thought. So she was the first in the line.
She sat nearest to the doctor's door. An American came into the waiting-room, and walked quickly to the doctor's door. The old woman thought he was a queue jumper. She stood up and took his arm slowly, she said, “We were all here before you. You must wait for your turn. Do you understand?” The American answered, “No, madam. You don't understand! You are all after me! I'm the doctor! ”
1．How many people were there in the doctor's waiting-room ? [ ]
A．A few people.
B．A lot of people.
C．Few people.
D．Nobody.
2．The woman came ______. [ ]
A．from the country
B．from a town
C．from a factory
D．from a farm
3．The old woman was the first in the line so that she could ______. [ ]
A．spend less time
B．spend less money
C．see the doctor quickly
D．have a talk with the doctor
4．Where did the doctor come from? [ ]
A．England.
B．Scotland
C．America.
D．London.
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No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted（发出呼噜声）like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him----water splashing（飞溅）, bees humming（嗡嗡作响声）, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.
People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.
The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.
1．What do we mean by language? [ ]
A．Sounds made by man.
B．All the words made by man.
C．Different kinds of sound.
D．The way man learns.
2．From the passage we know that long long ago ______. [ ]
A．no one learned how to make sounds or words
B．animals taught to learn the language
C．Man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground, and so on
D．Man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words
3．What is the number of language spoken in the world today? [ ]
A．500
B．5, 000
C．1, 500
D．15, 000
4．In which sentence can the word “contain (s)” be put so that it is a right one? [ ]
A．I ______several dictionary
B．Sea water______ salt.
C．A dog ______four legs
D．Mr Smith ______glasses on his nose
5．Which of the following is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger? [ ]
A．To use the words in every day life
B．To read more books
C．To read easy books
D．To look up new words in the dictionary
参考答案：
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Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems（解题）they can't do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.
Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve（提高）their studies in school. Yet, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch video（影视）or to sing that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.
In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness?
It will be decided by today's students themselves!
1．Why do we say the computer is a useful machine? Because ______. [ ]
A．our country asks us to learn it
B．it can help us a lot
C．we can use it to play games
D．it can help us to find jobs
2．What do many teachers and parents complain about? They complain that ______ . [ ]
A．their students and children use computers to play games
B．computers let them lose their jobs
C．computers make their students and children fall behind
D．computers bring people a lot of trouble
3．In this passage we know computers ______. [ ]
A．also bring us trouble
B．bring us happiness only
C．are hated by people
D．are bad for people's health
4．Can computers really help children to study? [ ]
A．Yes, they can.
B．It's hard to say.
C．No, they can't.
D．Of course not.
5．How do you understand the last sentence of this passage? I think it means ______. [ ]
A．computers are used by people
B．people can live well without computers
C．one must decide how to use computers
D．computers are strange machines
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Long long ago, in France, there was a king. He liked to draw pictures and he thought this pictures were very well.
No one liked his pictures, but they were much afraid of him. So they said he drew very well.
One day he showed his pictures to an honest man, and said, “How about my pictures?” To his surprise, the honest man said that they were bad in fact. The king got angry and put the honest man into prison.
After a month the king sent his man to the honest man to tell him that he was free. When the honest man returned from prison, the king invited him to his palace to have dinner with him. He showed him some of his new pictures again and asked him what he thought of them.
The honest man said nothing but turned back to the soldiers and said, “Put me into prison!”
1．What did the king like to do? [ ]
A．He liked to sing and dance.
B．He was interested in drawing.
C．He liked to put honest men into prison.
D．He liked to invite honest men to have dinner.
2．The people said that the king's pictures were wonderful because ______. [ ]
A．they dared（敢）not tell him about the fact
B．they loved the pictures very much
C．the pictures were very good indeed
D．they didn't know the king's pictures were bad
3．What did the honest man want to say the second time? [ ]
A．He wanted to say the king's pictures were much better.
B．He wanted to say, “Thank you for your dinner. ”
C．He wanted to say, “Why did you put me into prison?”
D．He wanted to say, “Your pictures are bad too. ”
4．“Put me into prison!” means the honest man ______. [ ]
A．liked to be in prison
B．would say the king's pictures were good
C．wouldn't give in
D．the soldiers wanted to take him back to prison.
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A small boy and his father were having a walk in the country when it began to rain. They did not have raincoats（雨衣）or umbrellas（伞）with them and there was not any place to hide（躲藏）from the rain, so they had to walk home. Soon they were all wet.
On their way home, the boy asked his father, “Dad, why does it rain? It isn't very nice, is it?”
“No, it isn't very nice, but it's useful, ”answered the father. “It rains to make the flowers and vegetables grow for us, and to make the grass grow for the sheep. ”
The boy thought about this for a moment, then he said, “Then why does it rain on the road too, Father?
1．The man and ______ were taking a walk in the country. [ ]
A．his son
B．his daughter
C．his father
D．his friend
2．They were soon all wet because they ______. [ ]
A．had no raincoats or umbrellas with them
B．liked walking in the rain
C．could not find a place to hide from the rain
D．Both A and C
3．It seemed that the boy ______. [ ]
A．did not like the rain
B．did not like his father
C．was happy with the rain
D．felt too tired to walk home
4．the father tried to tell the boy ______. [ ]
A．why the rain was not nice
B．how flowers and vegetables grew
C．what the use of the rain was
D．where it usually rained
5．The boy said, “Then why does it rain on the road too, Father?” it seemed that ______. [ ]
A．there was no rain on the road then
B．he did not agree with his father
C．he agreed with his father
D．he still did not understand why it did not rain on the road
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Two old men lived in a quiet street in London. They were friends and neighbours, and they often went out for walks together in the street when the weather was fine.
Last Saturday they went for a walk at the side of the river. The sun shined, the weather was warm, there were a lot of flowers everywhere, and there were boats（小船）on the water. The two old men walked happily for an hour and then one of them said to the other, “That's a very beautiful girl. ” “Where can you see a beautiful girl?” said the other. “I can't see one anywhere. I can only see two young men. They're walking towards us. ” “The girl's walking behind us, ”said the first man quietly. “But how can you see her then?” asked his friend.
The first man smiled and said, “I can't see her, but I can see the young men's eyes. ”
1．Which is true? [ ]
A．The two old men were friends.
B．The two old men were neighbours.
C．The two old men were neighbours and friends.
D．The two old men became friends at the side of the river.
2．Where did they go out for a walk last Saturday? [ ]
A．At the side of the river.
B．In the street of London.
C．On the river.
D．In a quiet street.
3．Where was the girl walking? [ ]
A．She's walking after the two young men.
B．She's walking behind the two old men.
C．She's walking beside the two old men.
D．She's walking near the two young men.
4．Who saw the beautiful girl? [ ]
A．The old men saw the beautiful girl.
B．The people around the young men saw her.
C．One of the old men saw her.
D．The young men saw the beautiful girl.
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Mrs Green was eighty, but she had a small car, and she always drove to the shops in it on Saturday and bought her food.
She did not drive fast, because she was old, but she drove well and never hit anything. Sometimes her grandchildren said to her, “Please don't drive your car, Grandmother. We can take you to the shops. ”
But she always said, “No, I like driving. I've driven for fifty years, and I'm not going to stop now. ”
Last Saturday she stopped her car at some traffic lights because they were red, and then it did not start again. The lights were green, then yellow, then red, then green again, but the car did not start.
“What am I going to do now?” she said.
But then a policeman came and said to her kindly, “Good morning. Don't you like any of our colours today?”
1．Mrs Green usually went to buy food ______. [ ]
A．on Saturday
B．on Friday
C．on Sunday
D．at the weekend
2．Mrs Green didn't drive her car fast to the shops because ______. [ ]
A．she was not busy
B．she was eighty
C．she has an old car
D．she was not good at driving
3．If Mrs Green needed something, ______. [ ]
A．she would ask her grandchildren to buy it for her
B．she would ask her son to give her help
C．She would buy it herself
D．She has it sent to her home
4．Why didn't her car start again when the lights turned green? Because ______. [ ]
A．there was something wrong with it
B．She didn't see the lights clearly
C．She didn't know how to start it
D．She wanted to have a rest there
5．When the policeman saw this, he ______. [ ]
A．was very angry
B．gave the old woman help
C．shouted at her and told her to leave
D．went over and asked why she didn't go
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One afternoon after supper, Mr Dickens went out for a walk at the side of a river. He saw a fisherman on the bank of the river. So he stopped to watch him quietly.
After a few minutes, the fisherman pulled his line in. There was a big, fat fish at the end of it.
The fisherman took it off the hook（鱼钩）and threw it back into the water. Then he put his hook and line in again. After a few more minutes he caught another big fish. Again he threw it back into the river. Then, the third time, he caught a small fish. He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go home.
Mr Dickens was very surprised, so he spoke to the fisherman. He said, “Why did you throw those beautiful, big fish back into the water, and keep only that small one?”
The fisherman looked at Mr Dickens and answered, “My pan is too small!”
1．Why did Mr Dickens stop walking? [ ]
A．Because he saw a beautiful, big fish in the river.
B．Because he saw a fisherman on the bank of the river.
C．Because he saw a fisherman put a fish into the water.
D．Because he was tired at that time.
2．What did the fisherman do when he caught two big fish? [ ]
A．He put the first one back into the river.
B．He put the second one back into the river.
C．He put both of them back into the river.
D．He put both of them into his basket.
3．What did the fisherman do when he caught the third? [ ]
A．He also put it back into the river.
B．He put it into his basket.
C．He said, “It's too small for my pan. ”
D．He said, “The small one is better than the big ones. ”
4．Why didn't he keep the first two fish? [ ]
A．Because his pan was too small.
B．Because the first two fish were dead.
C．Because the first two fish were not as good as the last one.
D．Because he couldn't put them into his basket.
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Mike was a small boy, and he hated soap（肥皂）and water. Three or four times every day his mother said to him, “Mike, your hands are very dirty again. Go and wash them. ”But Mike never really washed them well. He only put his hands in the water for a few seconds（秒）and then took them out again.
Mike's uncle and aunt lived in another city. One day they came to stay with Mike's parents, and they brought their son, Ted, with them. Ted was one year younger than Mike, and he didn't like soap and water, either.
The boys sat with their parents for a few minutes, buy then they went outside. When they were alone, Mike looked at Ted's hands and then said proudly（自豪地）, “My hands are dirtier than yours!”
“Of course they are, ”Ted answered angrily. “You're a year older than I am. ”
1．Mike and his parents lived ______. [ ]
A．in a town
B．in the country
C．in a city
D．in a village
2．Mike's mother would ask her son to wash his hands ______ times a day. [ ]
A．three or four
B．tow or three
C．four or five
3．When Mike Washed his hands, ______. [ ]
A．he washed them clean
B．he used soap and water
C．he never washed them clean
D．he uses hot water
4．Who was older, Ted or Mike? [ ]
A．Ted
B．Mike
C．Mike was as old as Ted
D．We don't know
5．Which of the following is true? [ ]
A．Mike was one year younger than Ted
B．Ted washes his hands more often than Mike
C．Mike was Ted's brother
D．Ted's hands were not so dirty as Mike's
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Mr Dane was a writer. One evening he was writing a detective story（侦探小说）when he found that he couldn't finish it with a good end. So he went to a cinema. When he came back, he found that someone had broken into his house. The thief had had a cup of tea, smoked and had read his story. Except this, he left Dane a note, it said, “I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my suggestion（建议）at the end of the story, and then you can finish it. By the way, I'm a thief. I'm not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I'll come again. ”After reading the thief's suggestion（建议）, Mr Dane sat down and worked at the end of the story. After a while, he finished.
The next day, a friend of Dane read the story, he said, “Mr Dane, the end of the story is the best one of all the ends of the stories I've read, I think. ”After that, before Mr Dane went out in the evening, he always left a half-finished story on his desk.
1．Mr Dane went to the cinema to ______. [ ]
A．enjoy himself
B．meet the thief
C．get himself refreshed（振作精神）
D．find something new for the end of his story
2．What did the thief come to Dane's house for? [ ]
A．Stealing something.
B．Having a cup of tea.
C．Smoking.
D．Giving Dane some advice.
3．In fact, Dane hoped the thief ______. [ ]
A．to come more
B．to give him more suggestions
C．to help him finish his story
D．to come no more
4．From this story we can see that ______. [ ]
A．Dane would never be a famous writer
B．the thief would visit Dane again
C．Dane would ask a police to catch the thief
D．with the help of the thief, Dane became a famous writer
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School ended a little earlier today. We all went to the football field, and soon the game started. We were playing against No. 64 Middle School. It was a draw when we played against them last time. They were all very big and strong, and we felt a little afraid of them. Though we were neither very big nor very strong， We were a good team. We played together very well. But still we weren't sure we could beat them.
“Don't worry, ”said Mr Hu. “Play as well as you can, and we're sure to beat them! Just remember----TEAMWORK!”
That's what we found. The other team didn't play together very well. One of their players was a big boy named Wu Yong. He thought he was “King of the match”, and he was really rather good. Early in the first half of the match he kicked a goal, but we soon got one ourselves. We were playing so well together that they couldn't get the ball. We kept passing it to each other, and they began to get angry. This didn't help them at all, and soon we kicked another goal. At the end of the first half we were winning 2-1.
In the second half of the match. Wu Yong kicked another goal, but one player doesn't make a team. By the end of the match, they had kicked two goals and we had kicked four. “Congratulations to you!” Mr Hu said to us.
1．What was the result when we played against No. 64 Middle School last time? ______. [ ]
A．We won the game
B．They won the game
C．We beat them
D．Neither team won the game
2．Mr Hu told us to remember----TEAMWORK! That means he told us ______. [ ]
A．to help each other in work
B．to play together very well
C．to learn from each other
D．to work with friends
3．Wu Yong kicked goals in the whole game. [ ]
A．one
B．two
C．three
D．four
4．The team from No. 64 Middle School didn't win the game this time because ______. [ ]
A．Wu Yong was a good player
B．Wu Yong wasn't a good player
C．they were a strong team
D．they had no teamwork
5．From the story people can guess Mr Hu was one of the ______. [ ]
A．players
B．friends
C．P. E. teachers
D．classmates
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A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in a year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you want to be good at English. You have to read stories in English. and speak English as much as possible. A few days before the exam you should go to bed early. Do not go to bed late at night studying. Before you start the exam, read carefully over the question papers, try to understand the exact（确切）meaning of each question. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct（改正）the mistakes if there are any and be sure that you have not missed anything out.
1．If people want to do well in an exam, they have to work hard ______. [ ]
A．every day in a year
B．for most of the month
C．for only a few days
D．late at night
2．If people want to learn English well, they ______. [ ]
A．only need to learn grammar
B．must often practise English
C．have to go to England
D．should go to bed early
3．It's important to ______ a few days before the exam. [ ]
A．play too much
B．have a good sleep
C．read the question papers
D．have a good drink
4．When people have finished the exam, they should ______. [ ]
A．stand up and leave at once
B．answer a few more questions
C．make sure that they have not missed anything out
D．leave some mistakes on the question paper.
5．The best title（标题）for this passage is ______. [ ]
A．An Important Exam
B．An Easy Exam
C．Get Ready for an Exam
D．How to Pass an Exam
参考答案：
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My Aunt Couldn't Read Dick was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and wasn't found. Dick's mother left her three-year old son without saying good-bye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Dick became a tall, strong man. He found work in a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money. He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy but one day she died in a traffic accident. The young man was very sad. After he buried(埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone(墓碑) for her. He went to town and came in a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, “Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?” “Yes, we do, sir, ”answered the shopkeeper. “Is it as expensive as the new one?” “No, it's much cheaper, ”said the man. “But another name was engraved(刻)on it. ”“It doesn't matter, ”said Dick. “My aunt couldn't read. ”
1．Dick's father was a______. [ ]
A．worker
B．farmer
C．driver
D．fisherman
2．As______, the family were hungry. [ ]
A．Dick's father could catch little fish in winter
B．Dick's father was often ill in winter
C．Dick's father had to look after him in winter
D．no food was sold in winter
3．The woman had to look after Dick because______. [ ]
A．she was his aunt
B．his father died
C．She was kind-hearted
D．the boy loved her
4．Dick wanted to get more money to______. [ ]
A．marry(娶) a wife
B．give his aunt nice presents
C．buy a farm
D．build a house
5．Dick often went to see his aunt because______. [ ]
A．she felt lonely
B．she was often ill
C．she had no children
D．with her help he grew up
6．Dick wanted to buy an old tombstone because______. [ ]
A．he hadn't enough money to buy a new one
B．his aunt couldn't know whose name was engraved
C．his aunt wasn't going to mind it
D．nobody knew what his aunt's name was
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Mr Howe worked in a museum. He studied the old things and sometimes bought some for himself. And he got a lot of money. Eight years ago, when he was sixty-five, he retired(退休). He needn't worry about food or clothes. He has his own house, car and servants(佣人). He was busy before, but now he has enough time to rest. He loves playing pingpong and spends most time on the game. He had hardly been ill until he had got a terrible headache one day. He was taken to a hospital at once. The doctors looked him over carefully and did their best to save him but he felt worse and worse. He wouldn't see them any longer and made his son send for a witch(巫婆). “Do the persons in the heaven(天堂) play pingpong, madam? asked Mr Howe. “I'm sorry I don't know, sir, ”answered the witch. “Let me go and inquire(询问) it for you. ”That evening the witch came and said, “I've just been to the heaven, Mr Howe. I've brought two pieces of news to you. One is good and the other is bad. ”“Tell me the good news first, please. ”“Most of the persons in the heaven play pingpong, ”said the witch. But you'll have a match there the day after tomorrow!”
1．Mr Howe is now______. [ ]
A．fifty-seven
B．sixty
C．sixty-five
D．seventy-three
2．Mr Howe is rich because______. [ ]
A．he got a lot of money in the museum
B．he studied the old things before
C．he has his own house and car
D．he worked hard in the museum
3．As______, Mr Howe has hardly been ill. [ ]
A．he often took good medicine
B．he was always taken good care of
C．he rested very well all the time
D．he often played pingpong when he was free
4．Mr Howe wouldn't see the doctors because______. [ ]
A．he wouldn't take any medicine
B．he didn't think they could save him
C．they weren't polite to him
D．they hoped he could go out of hospital
5．Mr Howe told his son to send for the witch because______. [ ]
A．he believed(相信) nobody could save except her
B．she could go to the heaven to inquire something
C．she could comfort(安慰)him
D．she could tell him plenty of good news
6．The bad news meant______. [ ]
A．Mr Howe would soon be well again
B．Mr Howe would die in two days
C．Mr Howe would go on playing pingpong in the heaven
D．she was the only one to go to the heaven
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If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory(记忆力) works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance(机会) to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people：Practice remembering.
1．The main reason(主要原因)for one is poor memory is that______. [ ]
A．his father or mother may have a poor memory.
B．He does not use his name or legs for some time.
C．his memory is not often used
D．he can't read or write
2．If you do not use your arms or legs for some time______. [ ]
A．you can't use them any more
B．they will become stronger
C．they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again.
3．Which of the following is NOT true? [ ]
A．Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.
B．Your memory, like your arms or legs, become weak if you don't give it enough chance for practice.
C．Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
D．A good memory comes from more practice.
4．Some people can't read or write, but they usually have better memories, because ______. [ ]
A．they have save much trouble
B．they have saved much time to remember things
C．they have to use their memories all the time
D．they can't write everything in a little notebook
5．Give a best title(标题)for this passage. [ ]
A．Don't Stop Using Your Arms Or Legs
B．How To Have a Good Memory
C．Strong Arms And Good Memories
D．Learn from the People
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Jack's father was ill and wanted to eat a goose(鹅). He had to go to town to buy one. As the town was far, when he walked home, it was dark. He put the goose into the garden and was going to cook it the next day. But someone stole(偷) it at night. He found only some feather near the river. The poor man was sad and went to the judge (法官) and told him about it.
“Did anybody see the goose last night?” asked the judge. “Yes, sir, ”said Jack. “Fred saw it in my garden. ”“Where does he live?” “Between my house and the river. ”“I see, ”the judge went to the village with Jack. In the village the judge called Fred and other persons who lived not far from Jack's together. He said, “Jack bought a goose for his father who is ill in bed yesterday. But it was gone. Who stole it?” Nobody answered. “And who saw it last night?” Nobody answered, either.
“I've already known who stole the goose, ”the judge said angrily and looked at them carefully. Suddenly he shouted, “Look! There's a piece of goose feather on the thief's (贼) head!” All the persons in the room looked at each other in surprise. Fred couldn't help touching(情不自禁地摸) his head. All the people in the room began to laugh and Fred's face turned red.
1．Jack went to town______. [ ]
A．on foot
B．by car
C．by bike
D．by bus
2．Jack was sad because______. [ ]
A．he was very poor
B．he saw only some feather
C．his goose was stolen
D．his father was angry with him
3．The word “see” in the sentence “I see means______. [ ]
A．watch
B．look at
C．find
D．understand
4．The judge decided______. [ ]
A．to ask Fred
B．to help Jack
C．to pay for the goose
D．to see Jack father
5．Fred didn't answer the judge's second question because______. [ ]
A．he hadn't seen the goose at all
B．he wasn't afraid of the judge
C．he had returned the goose to the garden
D．he was sure Jack hadn't seen him
6．Fred couldn't help touching his head because______. [ ]
A．he wanted to take the feather away
B．he wanted to show he hadn't stolen the goose
C．he wanted to comb(梳理) his hair
D．he wanted to answer the judge's question
7．Fred's face turned red because______. [ ]
A．there was a piece of feather on his head
B．it was very hot in the room
C．every one knew he had stolen the goose
D．he saw the judge was pointing to him
8．The judge was______. [ ]
A．able
B．clever
C．strange
D．polite
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One morning Mark's father was crossing a bridge when he saw Mark fishing on the bank(岸) of the river under him. So he stopped to watch him quietly.
After a few minutes. Mark caught a big, fat fish, but he threw it back into the water. Then he put his hook(钓鱼钩) and line(钓鱼线) in again. A few minutes later he caught another big, fat fish. Again he threw it back into the water. Then, the third time, he caught a small fish. He put it into his basket and started to get ready to go. Mark's father saw these and was very surprised, so he asked Mark, “Why did you throw those beautiful, big fish into the water, and keep only that small one?”
“Oh, Father! It's very simple, ”he looked up and answered. “The big two are yours and the small one is surely mine. ”
1．Which of the following is true? [ ]
A．Mark's father went to see Mark fishing.
B．Mark's father went fishing
C．Mark's father was crossing a bridge to watch Mark fishing.
D．When Mark's father was crossing a bridge, he saw Mark fishing.
2．Mark caught a big fish______. [ ]
A．quickly
B．half an hour later
C．a few minutes later
D．very soon
3．When he caught a big fish, Mark______. [ ]
A．threw it into the river
B．threw it to his father
C．put it into his basket
D．stopped fishing
4．The word “yours” in the second paragraph(段) means“______. ” [ ]
A．高兴
B．生气
C．惊讶
D．满意
5．The work “yours” in the last sentence refers to(指)______. [ ]
A．Mark's brother
B．Mark's parents
C．Mark's sisters
D．Mark's mother
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David was born in a poor family in a small village. His parents died and left a small piece of field to him and asked their brother Mr Shute to look after the boy. Several years passed, and David became a strong young man. He worked hard in his field, but he was still poor and no girl would marry(嫁) him. One day the young man very tired when he came back from his field. After a quick supper he hurried to bed and soon fell asleep. Suddenly he was awakened(惊醒) and heard his uncle shouting to him outside, “Your house is on fire(着火)! Put it out(扑灭) quickly!” “Please wait a minute, Uncle, ”said David.
But a few minutes later the young man didn't come out. “What are you doing now?”The old man called out.
“I'm putting on my socks. ” Why! Don't put on your socks! Be quick!” “Well, ” David answered. But he was still in his room. Mr Shute became angry and shouted, “Why haven't you come out yet?” “I put on only one sock just now, ”David answered inside. “I'm taking it off now. ”
1．David was a______. [ ]
A．worker
B．farmer
C．driver
D．policeman
2．David lived______after his parents died. [ ]
A．with his uncle
B．with his brother
C．alone
D．happily
3．As______, David was still poor. [ ]
A．he was born in a poor family
B．he didn't work hard in his field
C．his uncle didn't look after him
D．he was too foolish(笨的) to be rich
4．David went to sleep soon that evening because______. [ ]
A．he was very tired
B．he was busy all the time
C．he had nothing to do
D．he wanted to have a good rest
5．David couldn't come out quickly because______. [ ]
A．he didn't like the old house
B．his uncle would put out the fire for him
C．he didn't know which was more important
D．he was afraid to catch a bad cold
6．Which of the following is true? [ ]
A．David was too tired to put out the fire.
B．David hoped the villagers could help him.
C．Mr Shute didn't teach David how to put out the fire.
D．David didn't know how to take care of himself.
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One day, an old lady wanted to go to London to see her son. She got up early and reached the small station at nine O'clock in the morning. Because this was her first trip (旅行）to London, she didn't know the train time. She was very worried. Just at that moment, she saw a little boy running toward her. She stopped him and asked him what time the rain would arrive and when the train would leave for London. The boy looked at the woman and said, “tu：tu：tu：tu：”just like firing a gun(象开枪似的). Then he ran away. The old lady was very much surprised and got angry. She didn't know why the boy had made fun of(开玩笑）her. She sat in a chair and thought and thought. At last she began to smile. She could not help(不禁) crying out, “What clever boy! He told me the train time in such a way!”
1．When the lady got to the small station, ______. [ ]
A．she saw no one there
B．the train had arrived
C．she asked a boy the train time
D．a boy came up to meet her.
2．The little boy ran away because______. [ ]
A．the lady laughed at him
B．he had told the lady the train time
C．the lady was angry with him
D．he didn't want to tell the lady the train time
3．That day the lady stayed at the small station for about______. [ ]
A．one hour
B．two minutes
C．five hours
D．half a night
4．At last the old lady understood the train would arrive at______, and leave at ______. [ ]
A．1∶58；2∶02
B．2∶00；2∶12
C．2∶02；2∶04
D．10∶10；2∶12
5．Which of the following is true? [ ]
A．The old lady didn't get up early enough to catch the train.
B．The old lady ever went to London before.
C．The boy got angry with the lady and made fun of her.
D．The boy told the train time in a clever way.
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Mr Read lives in Sydney. His house is about four kilometres from his factory and the bus can take him there. He likes football very much and wants to watch the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and makes her husband give all his wages (工资) to her and he has to do what she says. Then she always gives some fares(车费) back to him. Of course he doesn't have any money to buy the tickets.
One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket for all his money and he had to go home on foot. When he got home, he was tired, but felt happy. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he's afraid his wife will know about it.
This morning, when he was having breakfast, he heard a piece of news over the radio：the bus fares were going to drop in price(价格). He hurried to turn it off, but it was too late. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?” He had to tell her all he hears. Then he became sorry and said, “What a pity!” “You must be happy, I think, ”said the woman. “You'll save some money. ”“Sorry, I can't agree with you, said Mr Read. “I'll watch two matches short a month!”
1．At first Mr Read went to work______. [ ]
A．on foot
B．by bike
C．by bus
D．by car
2．Mr Read couldn't watch the football matches because______. [ ]
A．he was very busy
B．he wasn't interested in it
C．he often watched them on TV at home
D．his wife didn't give him any money except the fares
3．That evening Mr Read was happy because______. [ ]
A．he watched a football match
B．it was good for his health to walk home
C．he found a way to save some money
D．his wife didn't know about it
4．The word “drop” in the story means______. [ ]
A．滴
B．流
C．落后
D．降价
5．Mr Read hurried to turn off the radio because______. [ ]
A．he wouldn't make his wife angry
B．he didn't want his wife to hear the news
C．he was afraid to be late for work
D．a football match on TV began
6．Mr Read was afraid______, so he felt sorry. [ ]
A．he was going to take a bus again
B．he was going to get less fares than before
C．his wife wasn't going to give him any fares
D．he couldn't watch any matches any longer
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Miss Smith is sixty-four years old now. She loved a strong young man when she was nearly twenty. She gave him all but the man took all her money away suddenly and she couldn't find him any longer. She was so sad that she decided to kill herself. Her parents found this and stopped her. They took good care of her. Since then she hated all men and didn't marry. Later her parents died and left her plenty of money. Now a woman does all housework for her and she learned to drive and she goes wherever alone. She thinks she can live better without men.
It was June 20 yesterday. And it was her birthday too. She drove to the best restaurant(饭馆) in the city. She came in and told the waiter(侍者) to bring her an expensive birthday cake. The waiter had looked around and found only the old woman was sitting there. He asked, “Will you take it home, madam?” “ No, ”said the woman. “I'll eat it here. ”“How many pieces do you want me to cut it into for you, six or twelve?” The old woman thought for a while and said, “You'd better cut it into six pieces. If you cut it into twelve, I can't eat them up(吃完).
1．The young man took all her money away because______. [ ]
A．she was very rich
B．he needed it
C．he didn't love her
D．she was bad to him
2．Miss Smith hates all men because______. [ ]
A．they brought her a lot of trouble
B．the young man fooled(欺骗) her
C．none of them is good
D．she likes to live alone
3．The word “marry” in the story means______. [ ]
A．结婚
B．生育
C．改嫁
D．出门
4．Now Miss Smith doesn't believe(相信)______. [ ]
A．her friends
B．her parents
C．women
D．men
5．The old woman decided to take her birthday______. [ ]
A．in the restaurant
B．at home
C．in her car
D．in the street
6．The old woman told the waiter to cut the cake into six pieces because ______. [ ]
A．five friends of hers were going to see her
B．she knew twelve pieces were more than six
C．she thought she could eat only six pieces
D．she wouldn't trouble the waiter
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A man and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house.
One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and locked their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they came home again. They opened the gate and put the car away. But when they came to the front door, they found that part of the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber(盗贼)! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. But everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.
The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog. “Why didn't you guard(护卫)the house?” she said. The dog was pleased to see its owners (主人). It began to wag its tail(摇尾巴) and then it went to a corner of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at he feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog's present was?
It was…a…man's finger!
The end of the story is this. This dog's owner telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.
1．That evening the man and his wife______. [ ]
A．went to see a film with their dog
B．left the dog alone at home
C．went home before the film was finished
D．locked the door and could not open it
2．The robber stole(偷)______. [ ]
A．everything from the house
B．some expensive clothes from the house
C．nothing from the house
D．a car from the house
3．Why was the woman angry with the dog? [ ]
A．Because she thought it had made the room dirty.
B．Because she thought it had broken the glass.
C．Because she saw it wag its tail.
D．Because she thought it hadn't guarded the house.
4．The robber was caught easily because ______. [ ]
A．the police knew him
B．the police happened to(碰巧)meet him
C．the dog's owner knew where he lived
D．he lost one of his fingers
5．The man and his wife would______. [ ]
A．like their dog more than before
B．drive the dog away from their home
C．let the dog bring home more presents
D．ask the police to take away the dog
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A young man walked into an office in London. Over the door was the words SCROODGE AND MARLEY. Mr Scrooge was the young man's uncle. Everybody in London knew Mr Scrooge. He was very rich but also very mean （吝啬的）. The most important thing in his life was money! Mr Marley was dead. “Good morning, Uncle. Merry Christmas, ”“Pardon? Did you say Merry Christmas?” “Yes, Uncle, I did. Tomorrow is Christmas Day. ”“I don't like Christmas, ”said Scrooge, “People spend money at Christmas. I hate spending money. ”
“Come and have dinner with us tomorrow, said Scrooge's nephew. “No, I will not pass the day singing and dancing like an idiot(白痴), ”said Scrooge. “Very well, Uncle, ” and the young man went out. In the corner of the office there was a man working. This was Bob. He was a very nice person. He had a big family and he worked very hard for Mr Scrooge, for a little money. He was very cold because old Scrooge never bought much wood for the fire. He was wearing a coat, a scarf(围巾)and a pair of gloves (手套）!
At six o'clock Bob went to Mr Scrooge. “Excuse me, sir. Tomorrow is Christmas Day Can I stay at home?” “Stay at home, ”shouted Scrooge, “I don't pay you to stay at home!” “But it is Christmas, said Bob, “Very well, said Scrooge. “But you must work double hours on the Boxing Day!” “Yes, sir, certainly sir. Merry Christmas, sir”. “Get out!” shouted Scrooge. “Christmas! Everybody talks about Christmas!” said Scrooge. “It's just an excuse not to work. People want money, too. Always money! For doing noting!” Scrooge put on his hat and coat and the office.
1．When did the story happen? [ ]
A．On a Sunday
B．On a Saturday
C．On Christmas Day
D．On Christmas Eve
2．Who was the head of the office? [ ]
A．Bob
B．Mr Scrooge
C．The Young man
D．Mr Marley
3．Which day does the words “Boxing Day” mean? [ ]
A．25th of December
B．24th of December
C．26th of December
D．30th of December
4．Why did not Mr Scrooge go to his nephew's home for dinner? [ ]
A．Because he was afraid of spending money.
B．Because he had too much work to do.
C．Because Bob was working in the corner of his office.
D．Because Mr Marler died.
5．Which of the following sentences is wrong? [ ]
A．Mr Scrooge thought the most important thing in his life was money
B．Bob worked very hard, but just got a little money.
C．Christmas Day was just an excuse for Bob not to work
D．Bob was so cold that he had to work in the coat, a scarf and a pair of gloves.
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Jim and Robert lived in the capital. They were both middle school students. One summer, when the term was over, they decided to go to a mountain village to spend their holidays. As they had never been to villages by then, they saw a lot of strange and interesting things there. And they liked the cool and quiet place.
One afternoon they went out for a walk. When they were walking on the top of a hill, they met a cow. The huge animal frightened(使……害怕) them and they did their best to run away. Jim ran faster and got to a big tree first. He quickly climbed up the tree. Robert was fat and had to go into a cave(洞) near the tree. A few minutes later he came out, but he saw the cow eating grass outside the cave. He had to go into the cave again, but before long he came out again. He did it again and again. Jim felt strange and called out, “What a fool! Why not stay in the cave a little longer?” “How dare I do that?” Robert said with a worried look. “There's a bear(熊) in it!”
1．Jim and Robert went to the mountain village to spend their holidays because ______. [ ]
A．it was very cool and quiet
B．they wanted to see cows and bears there
C．it was more beautiful than the capital
D．they wanted to find out something they hadn't seen before
2．Jim and Robert were both afraid of the cow because______. [ ]
A．they were from the capital
B．it was huger than any other animal
C．they had never seen such a huge animal
D．they came to the villages for the first time
3．______, so Robert had to go into the cave. [ ]
A．He ran more slowly than Jim did
B．He was too fat to climb up the tree
C．Jim didn't wait for him at the foot of the tree
D．He didn't know there was a bear in the cave
4．The word “dare in the story means______. [ ]
A．忍耐
B．持续
C．敢
D．能
5．Robert went into the cave and came out again and again because______. [ ]
A．it was too small for him to hide(藏)
B．the cow was eating grass outside the cave
C．there was a bear in the cave
D．he was afraid of not only the cow but also the bear
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“It is finished, ”he said, “and I'm very clever. And he is beautiful!” Doctor Frankenstein looked at his work. On the table was a man. He was very big, over two and a half metres tall and he wasn't beautiful at all. In fact(实际) he was very, very ugly (丑).
“My friends made fun of me when I said could invent a man, ”said Frankenstein, “But I was right! I was right!”
The man's body was big and his legs were fat. His arms were too long, they touched his knees. His feet were very big and both left. The head was very big with a small mouth and a short black hair. His face was yellow. His skin was like leather(皮革)and his ears, one big and one small. His eyes were closed.
“What a lot of work, ”thought the doctor. “A year's work, but I'm happy. A year of experiment(实验)and sleepless nights. But now, I'm ready for the final test!”
“Every day I went to the hospitals to buy bodies. When there weren't any, I went to the cemeteries(墓地). I went to every town. But it was very difficult. Some are fat, others are thin. Why can't people be the same size?
1．The doctor was______to his invention. [ ]
A．pleased
B．unhappy
C．friendly
D．angry
2．“Make fun of”means “______” here. [ ]
A．look over
B．feel worried
C．laugh at
D．think about
3．The doctor made a man, the man was made up of(由…组成)______. [ ]
A．fat legs and short arms
B．parts of different men
C．two men's feet
D．big head and small one
4．It took the doctor______to do the test. [ ]
A．a few months
B．several days
C．over twenty hours
D．one year's time
5．The doctor hoped he______. [ ]
A．could find some different bodies
B．had finished his test
C．could have more sleepless nights
D．could find the bodies of the same size
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Mr White is about thirty. He began to work in an office in the town after he had left the army. He likes to do everything alone and he never helps others and he doesn't need any help. He hates to chat(聊天) with his workmates and neither visits others nor asks them to go to him. And none of his workmates him well.
One day, while he was walking in the street, a man stopped him and asked, “How are you, Mr White? Looking at the man, Mr White said nothing. “I'm Peter King, your boyhood friend, ”said the man. “Oh, dear!” Mr White called out. “I'm glad to see you here!” “I'm, too. ” Mr King said. He asked Mr White to drink something with him. They talked much about their boyhood：their school, classroom, teachers, even dogs, bikes, etc. while they were drinking.
“Have you married(结婚) yet?” asked Mr White. “Yes. And you?” “I have, too. Does your wife get on well with you? Don't ask me about it, ” Mr King said sadly. “She doesn't understand me at all! And your wife?” “How can you ask that?” Mr White said angrily. “She's never seen you!”
1．Mr White is______. [ ]
A．kind
B．polite
C．lonely
D．terrible
2．Mr White had been______before he found work in the town. [ ]
A．a soldier
B．a worker
C．a farmer
D．a policeman
3．None of Mr White's workmates knows him well because______. [ ]
A．he never chats with them
B．he has no friends in his office
C．he doesn't help them
D．he doesn't need their help
4．At first Mr White said nothing to Mr King because______. [ ]
A．he had never seen him before
B．he wouldn't talk with anybody
C．he didn't like to be stopped in the street
D．he hadn't remembered him at all
5．The word “boyhood” in the story means______. [ ]
A．孩童
B．童年时代
C．发育期
D．成长
6．Mr White talked much with Mr King because______. [ ]
A．the man asked him to drink something
B．the man was one of his classmates
C．they were friends when they were young
D．they hadn't seen each other for a long time
7．Mr King didn't get on well with______. [ ]
A．his wife
B．Mr White
C．his friends
D．his classmates
8．Mr White became angry because______. [ ]
A．Mr King wasn't polite to him
B．Mr King talked too much while drinking
C．he had drunk too much there
D．he misunderstood (误解) Mr King
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The sky usually looks like blue. But if you went to the top of the highest mountain, where there is less air between you and the sun to scatter(分散) the sunlight, the sky would be dark blue. And if you rode in a spaceship high above the earth, where there is no air at all to scatter the sunlight, the sky would be so dark that it would be black.
Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue. At sunrise(日出) and sunset(日落), the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red, orange, and other colours in the sky.
1．The sky usually looks light blue because______. [ ]
A．the sun is light and blue
B．the air is light and blue
C．the air scatters the sunlight
D．the sunlight is light and blue.
2．When______, the sky looks dark blue. [ ]
A．there is less air between you and the sun
B．there is a high mountain far away
C．the mountains around us are very high
D．you climb a very high mountain
3．If______, the sky looks black. [ ]
A．you ride in a spaceship
B．the spaceship is high in the sky
C．the spaceship is high above the earth
D．there is no air to scatter the sunlight
4．Sometimes the sky doesn't look blue because______. [ ]
A．the sun always rises in the east
B．the sun always in the west
C．the air in the sky has different colours
D．the light from the sun is scattered in a different way
5．Which of the following is the best title(标题) for the story? [ ]
A．The Sky Looks Blue
B．Why the Sky Looks Colourful
C．The Beautiful Sunlight
D．Something about the Air
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Books on how to do things are very popular in America today. There are about four to five thousand kinds of books with the title(标题)“How to…”. One book may tell you how to make more money. Another may tell you how to save or spend it. And another may explain(说明) how to give your money away.
Some “How To” books tell you how to choose a way of making a living and how to succeed(成功) in it. However, if you fail, you can buy a book which is called “How To Turn Failure into Succeed”. If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book “How to Make a Million. ”If you never make any money at all, you may need a book called “How to Live on Nothing”. If you are unhappy with your wife, you can read “How to Love Every Minute of Your Life”. There is even a book called “How to Kill Yourself. ”
1．In the first sentence of the first paragraph(段), “today” means______. [ ]
A．this day
B．the day when I was speaking
C．now
D．the day when the article was written
2．If you are sad, you can buy the book______. [ ]
A．How to Read Books
B．How to Live on Nothing
C．How to Love Every minute of Your Life
D．How to Make a Million
3．There are______kinds of books with the title “How to…”. [ ]
A．four thousand or five thousand
B．between four thousand and five thousand
C．more than four thousand
D．less than five thousand
4．“How to” books are perhaps______to people. [ ]
A．helpful
B．not useful
C．not helpful
D．bad books
5．Which of the following is the best title for this article? [ ]
A．How to Kill Yourself
B．How To
C．How to Make a Million
D．“How To” Books
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John came from a small village. He was clever and did well in his lessons. After he had finished middle school, he went to college(大学). Once his father who drove a truck in a factory was hurt in a traffic accident and had to be in hospital. The old man was in great need of much money to be operated on. His family got into trouble at once. They sold all useful things to pay for the operation. The young man had to stop studying and found work in Mr Howe's shop. Soon he was good at his work. He was kind to the shoppers and won their trust(信任).
One day an old foreign woman in the shop and wanted one of the most expensive silk blouses. Just that kind of blouse was sold out. Before John told her about it, Mr Howe brought out a cheaper one instead, and he made the young man charge(索价)very high, but John didn't agree with him. It made the man angry. He always made his employees(雇员) listen to him. So he decided to send the young man away. As John was waiting to be paid, the man told a joke. Though it wasn't funny(滑稽的) at all, all the employees laughed loudly. It made the man happy. Suddenly he stopped laughing and asked, “Why don't you laugh, young man? Don't you remember I've been sent away? asked John.
1．John was______. [ ]
A．poor but honest(正直的)
B．clever but strange
C．rich but terrible
D．able but bad
2．The family had to sell all their useful things because______. [ ]
A．they had to pay for the broken truck
B．they hadn't enough money to pay for the operation
C．they wanted to buy a new truck
D．they wanted to move to another town
3．John left the college because______. [ ]
A．he didn't want to go on studying
B．he couldn't keep up with his classmates
C．he wanted to get rich soon
D．he wanted to earn(挣) some money for his family
4．The shoppers trusted John because. ______. [ ]
A．he worked hard
B．he had a lot of knowledge
C．he was kind and honest
D．he came from a village
5．As______, Mr Howe became angry. [ ]
A．John knew much more than he did
B．John wouldn't deceive(欺骗) the old woman
C．John won the shoppers' trust
D．John wasn't polite to him
6．The employees laughed loudly because______. [ ]
A．the joke was very funny
B．Mr Howe made them do so
C．they heard the joke for the first time
D．they wouldn't make Mr Howe angry
7．John didn't laugh because______. [ ]
A．he wouldn't fawn on(巴结) Mr Howe any longer
B．he was too sad to do so
C．he had heard the joke before
D．he found work in another shop
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Mr Hill lived outside the city and worked in a hospital. His medical skill(医术)was good and he got a lot of money. His wife didn't believe(相信) him and made him give all his pay to her. She often searched(搜查) all his pockets and found out if he left some for himself. He was angry with her but dared(敢) not say anyting. So he bought a safe and put all other money in it. Of course Mrs Hill didn't know about it.
One Sunday morning Mr and Mrs Hill decided to go to see their friend. Suddenly something was wrong with his car and it stopped at the crossing of the road and the railway (铁路) while they were passing there. Just then a train was quickly coming. Mrs Hill was very afraid and opened the door and jumped off. She told him to jump off at once too.
“I bought it for eight thousand dollars last month!” shouted the man. “How can I leave it on the crossing? If you keep quiet, I'll soon start it!” The train was coming nearer and nearer. Mrs Hill did her best to pull her husband out of the car, but he pushed her away. The car was going to be hit, the man shouted, “The key to the safe is in my study, under the Japanese-English dictionary on the shelf. If I'm dead, you can find it there!” In the time of danger the train braked(刹车) and his car wasn't hit. But Mr Hill wasn't happy. “Oh, dear!” he said to himself. “I have to look for another place to put the key!”
1．Mr Hill was______. [ ]
A．a driver
B．a doctor
C．a worker
D．a teacher
2．Mr. Hill dared not say anything because______. [ ]
A．he was afraid of his wife
B．his wife did right
C．he was afraid his wife would leave him
D．he was afraid his wife would tell the hospital about it
3．The word “safe” in the story means______. [ ]
A．安全的
B．保险的
C．保险箱
D．冷藏柜
4．The woman jumped off the car because______. [ ]
A．it went very slowly
B．she wanted to rest by the road
C．she wanted to go there on foot
D．she was afraid to be hit
5．Mr Hill wouldn't leave his car on the crossing because______. [ ]
A．he wasn't afraid of death(死）
B．it cost eight thousand dollars
C．he was sure someone would help him
D．he was afraid it would stop the train
6．When the train was rushing towards him, Mr Hill wished______. [ ]
A．it could stop at once
B．to be saved
C．his wife to get the money in the safe
D．his wife to remember him forever
7．As______, Mr Hill felt sorry. [ ]
A．the train didn't hit him to death
B．he hadn't started his car before the train stopped
C．his wife left him in the time of danger
D．he had told his wife about the secret(秘密)
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If you go to Hong Kong(香港) by air, you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport(飞机场), because there was no enough land. This was built out into the sea. It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon. Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong.
The other city is Hong Kong itself. It is on an island. You can get there by ship or through a tunnel(通道) under the sea. Much of Hong Kong is farmland and mountains.
The population of Hong Kong is over six million. Chinese and English are spoken by many people there. Clothes, computers, radios and TVs are made in Hong Kong. You can buy all kinds of things, such as(例如) watches and computers.
People from all over the world travel to Hong Kong every year. You can watch dog racing or motor-racing. Some places are quiet and beautiful. When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. There are also a lot of buildings to live in. Hong Kong is also a good place for Chinese food. You can enjoy many kinks of cooking. For example, fish, meat and vegetables. Beijing duck is famous. There is certainly a lot to see an to do in Hong Kong.
1．The airport was built out into the sea because______. [ ]
A．it's near the sea
B．there was no enough land
C．planes arrive safely.
D．It's good
2．Kowloon is______. [ ]
A．on an island
B．the name of an airport
C．a part of Hong Kong
D．a big city under the sea
3．Most people in Hong Kong speak______. [ ]
A．neither Chinese nor English
B．Chinese as their second language
C．English only
D．Chinese and English
4．There are______travellers in Hong Kong every year. [ ]
A．a lot of
B．few
C．several
D．some
5．The main(主要的) idea of the fourth part is______. [ ]
A．Dog-racing is interesting
B．Beijing Duck is famous
C．Chinese food is famous
D．Hong Kong is a good place for travelling
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Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studies hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry's grandpa was a strong man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can't work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires(佩服）him very much and always stays with him when he's free. But Henry's mother didn't like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty and didn't let her son play with him but the boy didn't listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl (碗) with rice or porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared(敢) not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “I keep it for you, ” said Henry. “When you're old like my grandpa, I'll fill it with rice for you! Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she's been good to the old man.
1．His parents like Henry because______. [ ]
A．He's good to his grandpa
B．He's a polite boy
C．He does well in his lessons
D．He's learned to catch singing birds
2．Henry admires his grandpa because______. [ ]
A．He tells him a lot of interesting stories
B．He knows how to catch singing birds and give them food
C．He can make kites and cages
D．He's a very able old man
3．______, so she didn't let her son play with him. [ ]
A．The woman hated the old man
B．The woman hadn't enough food to give the old man
C．The old man did nothing at home
D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident
4．Henry brought the broken bowl home to______. [ ]
A．play with it
B．frighten(吓唬)his mother
C．beat his parents
D．fill it with rice
5．The woman was afraid______, so she's good to the old man. [ ]
A．her husband wouldn't love her
B．the police would know about it
C．her son would be bad to her when she was old
D．the old man wouldn't leave her any money
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Kate was born in a small village. When she finished middle school in a town, she wouldn't return to the poor place and found work in a shop there. She wanted to marry (嫁) a rich man. As she wasn't friendly to others, nobody would marry her. Five years passed and she became a twenty-seven-year-old girl. She had to marry Mr King who taught maths in a school.
Mr King likes his work and is kind to his students and they all like him. But his wife hates him. She thinks him poor and is bad to him. One day the woman wanted to buy a beautiful hat for herself, but her husband hadn't enough money. She scolded (骂) him for a long time and didn't let him go home. He had to stay in his friend's house. A few days later he went home with his friend. As soon as she saw him, she decided to leave. She began to put her clothes into a trunk(箱子). Mr King and his friend couldn't stop her. Before she left, she said to her husband, “Only a dog likes a man like you!” at that moment his friend was reading the newspaper carefully. Suddenly he jumped up and shouted, “Good news for you, my friend! You've won the first prize in the lottery(头彩)!” “Really?” the woman stopped to ask. “He'll get five hundred thousand dollars!” Mr King's friend said to the woman. “Why not leave him now? Haven't you said only a dog likes him?” “Bowwow-wow(汪汪), ”the woman said with a smile. “It was only a joke!”
1．When Kate was______, she finished middle school. [ ]
A．twenty
B．twenty-one
C．twenty-two
D．twenty-seven
2．Nobody would marry Kate because______. [ ]
A．she came from a village
B．she was very rude(粗野的)
C．she wasn't beautiful
D．she hadn't enough money
3．At last Kate had to marry a______. [ ]
A．worker
B．shopkeeper
C．farmer
D．teacher
4．Kate doesn't like her husband because______. [ ]
A．he can't give her enough money
B．he isn't friendly to her
C．he likes only his work
D．he doesn't take good care of her
5．Kate thought______. [ ]
A．her husband was a dog
B．her husband was bad to her
C．only a dog liked her husband
D．she could remarry(改嫁) a rich man
6．When she heard her husband won the first prize in the lottery, Kate became ______. [ ]
A．sorry
B．sad
C．unhappy
D．happy
7．Kate decided to______. [ ]
A．stay with her husband
B．say sorry to her husband
C．live alone
D．get all the money
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If you are in a town in a western, country, you'll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is one of the most useful animals in the world, but the reason that one keeps a dog has changed. Long , long ago, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him fight other animals, and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told it to. Later people used dogs for hunting(打猎) of other animals, and the dog didn't eat what they got until their master(主人) agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. They keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is the best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn't have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.
1．In western countries some people still think______are more useful than a dog. [ ]
A．many animals
B．a few animals
C．some animals
D．no other animals
2．In the past people kept dogs because dogs______. [ ]
A．didn't eat other animals
B．helped and listened to people
C．met the people
D．frightened thieves
3．Now people in cities keep dogs because dogs______. [ ]
A．fight other animals
B．are like their friends
C．are lonely
D．are afraid of thieves
4．A dog can be______. [ ]
A．a child's friend only
B．a young woman's son
C．old people's real child
D．everybody's friend
5．So a dog will______in a family. [ ]
A．always be used
B．not be useful
C．still fight
D．be a good friend
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John lives in a small town. He has a shop in which he sells books. He's busy all the time and his wife does all housework.
One day, Mike, his little son, caught a cold. His wife sent him to the hospital. The doctor looked over the boy and told him to be in hospital. His wife had to look after him there. He was worried about his son, but had no time to go to see him. That night he went to bed very late but couldn't soon fall asleep. About an hour later, as soon as he went to sleep, the telephone rang. He got up at once and held receiver(听筒) up and said, “Hello, who's that?” “Can't you hear who's speaking here, John?” a woman laughed and said.
“Oh, Mum, ”said John. “What has happened to you?” “Nothing, dear, ”said the woman. “It's your birthday today. ”“Have you given me a call in the middle of night only to tell me about it?” John asked in surprise.
“Yes, my dear, said the old woman. “You got me up thirty years ago and I want to get you up at this time today!”
1．John is a______. [ ]
A．worker
B．farmer
C．shopkeeper
D．book-seller
2．John's wife sent the boy to the hospital because______. [ ]
A．he didn't know where it was
B．he didn't like his son
C．he was very busy
D．his shop was far from there
3．That night John couldn't fall asleep because______. [ ]
A．he was worried about his son
B．he wasn't tired at all
C．his business troubled him
D．it was very noisy in the house
4．John hurried to answer the telephone because______. [ ]
A．he thought something had happened in his shop
B．he thought his son was feeling worse
C．he was afraid the bell woke others up
D．he wanted to go to bed again as soon as possible
5．The old woman wanted to tell John______. [ ]
A．how he was born thirty years ago
B．what time he made her get up thirty years ago
C．she hoped him to see her soon
D．he had to go to the hospital to see his son
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The computer is a useful machine. It is the most important invention in many years. The oldest kind of computer is the abacus(算盘), used in China centuries ago, but the first large, modern computer was built in 1946. A computer then could do maths problems quite fast.
Today computers are used in many ways and can do many kinds of work. In a few years the computer may touch the lives of everyone, even people in faraway(遥远的)villages.
In the last few years, there have been great changes in computers. They are getting smaller and smaller, and computing(计算) faster and faster, Many scientists agree that computers can now do many things, but they cannot do everything. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow will be like? Will computers bring good things or bad things to people? The scientists of today will have to decide how to use the computers of tomorrow.
1．The computer is a ______machine. [ ]
A．helpful
B．strange
C．large
D．dangerous
2．The first large, modern computer was built______. [ ]
A．a few years ago
B．sixty years ago
C．fifty
D．one hundred years ago
3．The computers or today are______than before. [ ]
A．bigger
B．fewer
C．smaller
D．larger
4．Computers can do______. [ ]
A．everything
B．anything
C．nothing
D．lots of things
5．The scientists of today______how to use the computers of tomorrow. [ ]
A．may decide
B．must decide
C．can make
D．needn't make
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Robert is fifteen now. Two and a half years ago he came to the city and began to study in a middle school. He studies hard gets on well with his classmates. And he often helps his friends with their lessons. But as he comes from a village, the headmaster who was born in a rich family is bad to him and does his best to make excuses to punish (惩罚) him. The boy knows it and takes precautions against(提防) it. One afternoon all the students went to have lunch and he bought a piece of bread. He was reading a book under a big tree while a dog was standing near him. At that moment the headmaster came out and saw it. He became angry and said, “Don't you know we don't let anybody rear(饲养) dogs in the school?” “Yes, I do, sir, ”said the boy.
“Why have you brought your dog to school, then?” “It isn't my dog. ”“Why is it following you, then?” “You're following me now, sir, ”said the boy. “Can you say you are mine?”
1．Robert is in Grade______now. [ ]
A．One
B．Two
C．Three
D．four
2．The headmaster hates Robert because______. [ ]
A．he's a bad student
B．he's weak in his lessons
C．he isn't friendly to others
D．he was born in a farmer's family
3．Which of the following is true? [ ]
A．That day Robert was going to have the bread for lunch.
B．Robert wanted to give the bread to the dog.
C．Robert doesn't like anything except bread.
D．That day Robert wanted to fool the headmaster.
4．When the headmaster saw the dog following the boy, he wanted to______. [ ]
A．kill it
B．punish him
C．give some food to it
D．take it out of the school
5．______failed that day. [ ]
A．The headmaster
B．Robert
C．Both the headmaster and Robert
D．Neither the headmaster nor Robert
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Little Peter is a boy of nine. He began to go to school when he was six, and now he is in Grade Three. He lives not far from the school but he is often late for class. He likes watching TV in the evening and goes to bed late, so he can't get up on time in the morning.
This term, Mrs Black, Peter's aunt, works in Peter's school. She is strict with Peter and often tells the boy to obey(遵守) the school rules and come to school on time. Yesterday morning Peter got up late. When he hurried to school, it was a quarter past eight. His aunt was waiting for him at the school gate.
“You are ten minutes late for the first class, Pete. ” Mrs Black said angrily. “Why are you often late for class?” “Every time, when I get to the street corner, I always see a guidepost”. It says, “SCHOOL-GO SLOW!”
1．Peter is in school for______years. [ ]
A．one and a half
B．two
C．three
D．less than two
2．Peter is often late for school because______. [ ]
A．he likes watching TV
B．he doesn't like to go to school
C．he sleeps well at night
D．he can't get up on time in the morning
3．Mr Black is a______. [ ]
A．worker
B．teacher
C．mother
D．policewoman
4．The first class begins at______. [ ]
A．ten to eight
B．eight
C．five past eight
D．a quarter past eight
5．The guidepost is for ______. [ ]
A．drivers
B．Peter
C．students
D．teachers
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Mrs Turner is a seventy-two-year-old woman. Her husband worked in a post office. One day they went to travel in another city, their bus hit to a rock and began to burn. He broke the window and helped his wife to get off, but he died in the burning bus. And now the old woman has lived alone for eight years. She often walks near the gardens or sits on a chair quietly. She had a dog and liked it very much. But she lost it one morning. She's sometimes hungry and can't buy another one for herself.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Turner was sitting on a chair near the garden when a boy was coming to her with a dog. The old woman saw it docile（温顺的）and asked the boy, “Does your dog bite（咬人）?”“No, it doesn't, ”answered the boy. Having heard this, the old woman began to touch its head. Suddenly it bit her hand and she began to shout at the boy, “Why did you fool me? ”“I've never fooled you, madam, ”said the boy. “My dog doesn't bite, but it isn't mine!”
1．When Mrs Turner was ______, her husband died. [ ]
A．fifty
B．sixty-four
C．sixty-eight
D．seventy-two
2．The old woman often walks and sits near the garden quietly because ______. [ ]
A．she wouldn't stay at home alone
B．she lost her work
C．she wouldn't work
D．she has enough time
3．The old woman doesn't buy a dog because ______. [ ]
A．she's afraid to lose it again
B．she doesn't like any dogs
C．she can't rear（饲养）it
D．she hasn't enough food to give it
4．The old woman touched the dog because ______. [ ]
A．it was very beautiful
B．she knew it well
C．she loved the docile dog very much
D．she wasn't afraid it at all
5．When the dog bit the old woman, she became ______. [ ]
A．sad
B．angry
C．sorry
D．worried
6．The word “fool” in the story means ______. [ ]
A．傻瓜
B．诈骗
C．牺牲
D．愚弄
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“Tipping（给小费）”is always a difficult business. You do not want to give too much or too little, or tip the wrong person.
In Britain and America, people usually tip waiters in restaurants, porters, taxi drivers and hairdressers. They do not tip people in offices, cinemas, garages, or airports.
Do you invite your friend to the restaurant? Then you pay the bill. Does your friend invite you? Your friend pays. If there are men and women in the party, the men usually pay.
These days, men and women are equal in many ways. If you work in Britain or America, your boss could be a man or a woman. There are increasing numbers of women in important positions in politics, law, medicine and in the business world.
But it is still polite for a man to open doors for women and to ask them to go first. And it is polite for men to stand up when they are introduced to women. On informal occasions（非正式场合）, of course, everyone is more relaxed.
1．In this passage, the writer tells us ______. [ ]
A．not to give any tip to others
B．only to give tip to women
C．only to give tip to old men
D．to give tip to the right person
2．If you have had a meal with your friends in a restaurant, ______. [ ]
A．you should pay the bill.
B．your friend should pay the bill
C．the person who orders the meal should pay the bill.
D．you should ask your friends to pay the bill.
3．Today in Britain and America ______. [ ]
A．women are quite equal to men
B．men hold all the important positions in politics
C．women hold all the important positions in business
D．women have changed their conditions in many ways
4．It is polite for a man to ______. [ ]
A．sit beside women
B．let women go first
C．stand beside a lady
D．drink for a lady
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Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read stories about dogs.
I have a friend. He has a large police dog named Jack. Police dogs are very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.
On Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention（没注意）to Jack. He went on talking. At last Jack got angry. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitor's hat in his mouth. The visitor saw it and was surprised. He laughed and left.
1．The young visitor stayed a long time, didn't he? [ ]
A．Yes, he didn't
B．Yes, he did
C．No, he didn't
D．No, he did
2．Jack became worried because ______. [ ]
A．he wanted to go out for a walk
B．he wanted to play with him
C．he didn't know the young man
D．he wanted to eat something
3．Jack sat down in front of the visitor because ______. [ ]
A．he wanted the visitor to talk to him
B．he wanted to talk with the young man
C．he wanted to show the visitor how clever he is
D．he wanted the visitor to leave
4．The visitor went on talking and ______. [ ]
A．he paid no attention to his hat
B．he didn't like Jack
C．he didn't know that his hat was taken away by Jack
D．he paid no attention to Jack
5．Jack went out of the room but came back with ______ in his mouth. [ ]
A．food
B．nothing
C．the visitor's hat
D．something
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Warm water freezes more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him----until 1970. In that year a Canadian scientist George Kell proved（证明）the English professor（教授）was right. Dr Kell filled an open oil pail（桶）with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some of the warm water changed into vapour（蒸气）. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.
1．Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found ______. [ ]
A．the temperature of warm water drops faster than that of cold water
B．warm water is heavier than cold water
C．warm water has the same temperature as cold water
D．warm water is not so useful as cold water
2．What Sir Francis Bacon said is right, so people believe him ______. [ ]
A．late in the 20th century
B．early in the 20th century
C．three years ago
D．late in the 19th century
3．Leave a pail with warm water and another pail with cold water in the same low temperature, you'll find that ______. [ ]
A．cold water freezes first
B．warm water turns into ice before cold water
C．warm water and cold water freeze at the same time
D．much of cold water is changed into air.
4．In the passage the word “lack” is ______. [ ]
A．the fact or state（状态）of not having something or enough of something
B．something useful
C．something important
D．a lot of things
5．Why does warm water freeze first in the same freezing weather? [ ]
A．Because some of the warm water turns to vapour, the amount（数量）becomes less than that of cold water.
B．Because warm water is lighter than cold water.
C．Because the temperature of warm water is lower than that of cold water.
D．Because cold water freezes with more difficulty than warm water.
参考答案：
101．CBDACDA 102．DBBDD 103．DCABB 104．ACCDB 105．CDABA 106．CDBCA 107．BADCBD 108．DCDB 109．BADDC 110．AABAA
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Once a little official（行政人员）was told to work in the capital. Before he left he went to his teacher, a big official, to say good-bye. The big official told him. “When you work there in the capital, you must be careful in everything you do, and never offend （得罪）other officials. ”“Don't worry, teacher, ”the clever official said, “I have prepared one hundred tall hats and will make everybody happy. ”The teacher became very angry, “We are men of learning（有学问的人）. How can you do such things?” “Because most people except you, of course, like to have tall hats on their heads. ”“Well, yes, ”the big official smiled and nodded, “What you say is quite right. ”The clever official went back and told some of his friends, “Well now I have only ninety-nine tall hats, for I have given one to my teacher already. ”
1．When did the official go to see his teacher? [ ]
A．In the middle way to the capital.
B．After he got to the capital.
C．Before he went to the capital.
D．As soon as he got to the capital.
2．Why did the little official have to prepare 100 tall hats? [ ]
A．Because the people in the capital all wore tall hats.
B．Because the little official can make tall hats.
C．Because the little official was rich to buy so many tall hats.
D．Because the little official was a clever man.
3．Why did his teacher get angry? [ ]
A．Because his teacher was a man of learning.
B．Because his teacher was a big official.
C．Because his student didn't give him a tall hat.
D．Because his teacher wanted to wear a tall hat.
4．Who had the first tall hat? [ ]
A．The friends of the little official.
B．The official's teacher.
C．The little official himself.
D．The official of the capital.
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Miss Gao：Good morning, class. Today you'll vote for（选举）a new class president （班长）. Li lei and Meimei want to be the president. They are going to tell us what they will do. Now, Li Lei, you first please.
Li Lei：Thank you, Miss Gao. If I'm class president, I'll help teachers and students work together. I'll start study groups so that students can help each other. I'll also start other groups so that students can learn what they can't learn in class. I think we can make our school a better place. I hope you'll vote for me!
Miss Gao：Thank you, Li Lei. Then what about you, Meimei?
Meimei：Thanks. When I'm class president, we aren't going to have homework! Nobody will have to go to school on his or her birthday! That's what I think we need! And I'll change our school hours. We'll start our school at ten o'clock and go home at one o'clock. We're going to have fun（乐趣）! If you think that is good for you, vote for me!
Miss Gao：Well, that was very interesting, Li Lei and Meimei. Class, you've heard each of them. Please think it over and vote…
1．______ want to be class president. [ ]
A．Miss Gao and Li Lei
B．Miss Gao and Meimei
C．Li Lei and Meimei
D．Li Lei, Meimei and Miss Gao
2．Li Lei is going ______ if he's class president. [ ]
A．to teach
B．to build a school
C．change everything
D．learn nothing
3．Li Lei thinks students can ______ in the study groups. [ ]
A．play together
B．help each other
C．change everything
D．learn nothing
4．Meimei says students ______ on his or her birthday. [ ]
A．can't go home at one o'clock
B．must go to school at ten o'clock
C．needn't go to school
D．have to do his or her homework
5．And she thinks school should be more ______. [ ]
A．work
B．homework
C．study
D．fun
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Mr Root arrives at London Airport（机场）at the end of two-week holiday in France. Usually he wears a beard. Since it was too hot there, he has taken it off. But his passport（护照）photo shows him with his beard. An officer looks at the photo for a moment and says, “Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I won't keep you long. ” With this, he walks away, shows the photo to a second officer, and says, “I know that face. ” The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr Root has come from. When he hears that Mr Root has just arrived back from Paris, the second officer smiles and says, “An Englishman with a beard stole a painting（油画）in Paris on Friday. And that man looks just the kind of man…. ”Suddenly, the first officer remembers that who Mr Root is. He returns to him and asks, “Did you teach at No. 3 High School?” When Mr Root answers that he did with a surprise, the first officer smiles and says, “I thought so. I'm Kirk. You taught me French. You have not changed a bit. ”
1．Mr Root ______. [ ]
A．spent two weeks in London before he went to France.
B．has been in France for two weeks
C．is on his way to Paris
D．has just come back from the airport
2．Mr Root ______. [ ]
A．has a beard in his photo but not on his face
B．has a beard on his face but not in his photo
C．took his beard off long before he went to holiday
D．grew a beard while he was on holiday
3．The second officer says that ______. [ ]
A．Mr Root stole the painting
B．a man with a beard, from France, stole a painting in England
C．an Englishman took his beard off and stole a painting
D．a man with a beard, from England, stole a painting in Paris
4．Mr Root taught ______. [ ]
A．Kirk how to become an officer
B．at the No. 3 High School I in France
C．Kirk French at the No. 3 High School
D．French some years ago and his name was Kirk, not Root
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New York, London, Paris and other big cities are good places to live in. There are a lot of interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinks of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.
But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It's expensive to live there. And there and many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at schools and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people can't find work or good place to live in. Also, it is hard to keep cities clean and safe.
Some people like living in big cities. Others do not. Before they move to a big city they should think about the problems of living there.
1．In big cities people can ______. [ ]
A．go to different kinks of museums
B．see all kinds of plays and films
C．buy things from all over the world
D．A, B and C
2．Which of the following is true? [ ]
A．In cities people can easily find good places to live in.
B．Big cities are not clean and safe enough.
C．People can always find work in a big city.
D．All the people like living in big cities.
3．In this passage the writer thinks it's right for people ______. [ ]
A．to move to big cities
B．not to live in big cities
C．to move to big cities without thinking about any problems
D．not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there
4．This passage doesn't tell us that ______. [ ]
A．Paris is a good place for people to live in
B．big cities have many serious problems
C．big cities are better than small cities
D．people can receive good medical care in big cities
5．Which is the best title（题目）for the passage? [ ]
A．Big Cities
B．Interesting Things in Big Cities.
C．Good schools in Big Cities.
D．New York, London and Pares.
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The farmer looked at his field. Once it had been covered with red clover. This plant made good feed（饲养）for his cows. But now most of the red clover was gone. The farmer wanted more red clover in his fields. So he got a cat.
The cat hunted for field mice. For years, field mice had been tearing（撕）down bumble bee nests（大黄蜂巢）. Once bumble bees had carried pollen from one clover to another. Now most of the bumble bees were gone. Without bumble bees to carry the pollen（花粉）, most of the clover died.
The cat killed the mice. Soon there were no mice left. Now other bumble bees began to make new nests. The bumble bees flew over the field. They carried the pollen from clover to clover again.
The following year, the farmer looked at his field. It was covered with red clover. After that, the farmer always kept a cat.
1．The farmer's field had once been covered with ______. [ ]
A．red clover
B．bumble bees
C．field mice
D．grass
2．Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? [ ]
A．Some field mice help the farmer to grow better crops.
B．Some insects（昆虫）and animal are of great help to man.
C．Cats like to play in clover.
3．What did the cat do?(Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) [ ]
A．The cat hunted for bumble bees.
B．The cat played in the red clover.
C．The cat hunted for field mice.
4．The main idea of the whole story is that. [ ]
A．the cat and the bumble bees helped the farmer
B．cats like cows that eat red clover
C．bumble bees make honey from red clover only
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Mr Smith works in an office. He's very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening. When he comes back from his office, he's always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep, but it's usually too late and Mr Smith has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.
One day the man felt terrible and couldn't go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the man understood why. He wrote out a prescription（处方）. And when Mr smith brought the medicine to the resulting room（诊室）, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you. ”
“For me?” the woman said in surprise. “I'm fine. I don't need any medicine!”
“I don't think so, madam, ”said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them. ”
1．Mr Smith is ______. [ ]
A．too busy to have a good rest
B．too busy not to have a good rest
C．busy enough to have a good rest
D．not busy enough to have a good rest
2．His wife doesn't stop talking until she falls asleep.
That means she doesn't stop talking ______ she falls asleep. [ ]
A．when
B．after
C．before
D．as soon as
3．Why does Mr Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning? Because ______. [ ]
A．he can't fall asleep
B．he has to go to work
C．he doesn't want to sleep
D．his wife lets him get up
4．Why couldn't Mr Smith go to work one day? Because ______. [ ]
A．he didn't want to work
B．his wife didn't let him go
C．he felt ill
D．he was too tired to go to work
5．“Your husband will soon be all right if you take them. ” Means Mr Smith will soon be all right if ______. [ ]
A．Mrs Smith takes the bottle of medicine
B．Mr Smith takes the pills
C．Mr Smith takes the bottle of medicine
D．Mrs Smith takes the pills
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Mr Kennedy was sent into prison. At the gate an officer of the prison asked him, “Are you a thief, too?” “No, I'm a businessman, ” Mr Kennedy answered. “I buy old cars at low price（价格）, brush them with a coat of paint（油漆）. Then I sell them at high prices. ”“Why have you been sent here for, then?” the officer asked.
“Last night a young man drove a blue car to me. I bought it for only eighty pounds. ”“How cheap it was. ”said the officer.
“Cheap? Half an hour later the policemen reached my shop and arrested（逮捕）me. ” “Oh. Was the cars tolen?” the officer asked again.
“Even worse, ” Mr Kennedy said in low spirits, “That was a police car!”
1．What was Mr Kennedy? [ ]
A．He was a thief.
B．He was a businessman.
C．He was an officer of the prison.
D．He was a driver of the police car.
2．How did Mr Kennedy do with his business? [ ]
A．He brushed them with a coat of paint.
B．He stole police cars and sold them.
C．He bought cheap cars and sold them expensively.
D．He bought expensive cars and sold them cheaply.
3．How much was the blue car? [ ]
A．About eighty pounds.
B．Over eighty pounds.
C．Eighty pounds.
D．Lees than eighty pounds.
4．When did the policemen arrest Mr Kennedy? [ ]
A．Two days later.
B．Half an hour later.
C．The next day.
D．In the morning the next day.
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Skin-diving（潜泳）is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks, because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby（在附近）, you can catch them with your hands.
When you have tanks（罐）of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water.
To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport. Besides（而且）, there are most uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep sea.
Now you see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting.
1．Skin-diving will take you to ______. [ ]
A．the moon
B．be in danger
C．mountains
D．the deep sea
2．You can climb big rocks under water because ______. [ ]
A．you are stronger
B．the fish nearby help you
C．you are not as heavy as on the land
D．there is a lot of light
3．Under water, a skin-diver ______ in the day-time. [ ]
A．can see everything clearly
B．can't see anything clearly
C．can see nothing
D．can see only fishes
4．With a tank of air on your back, you can ______. [ ]
A．catch fish very easily
B．stay under water for a long time
C．be in safe place
D．have more fun（趣事）
5．Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? [ ]
A．Skin-diving is a new sport.
B．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon.
C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun.
D．Skin-diving is both interesting and useful.
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Mr Pritt worked in a shop. It sold, cleaned and repaired hearing aids. One morning an old man came in and put a hearing aid in front of him without a word.
“What's the matter with it?” Mr Pritt said. The man did not answer. Of course, Mr Pritt thought the man must be deaf（聋的）and something must be wrong with his hearing aid. So he said again more loudly, “What's wrong with your hearing aid, Sir?” Again the man said nothing. So Mr Pritt shouted his question again as loudly as he could.
The man then took a pen and a piece of paper and wrote, “It isn't necessary to shout when you're speaking to me. My ears are as good as yours. This hearing aid is my wife's, not mine. I've just had a throat（咽喉）operation. I can hear very well, but I can't speak!”
1．What did the old man go to the shop to do? [ ]
A．He went to the shop to buy a hearing aid for himself.
B．He went to the shop to buy a hearing aid for his wife.
C．He went to the shop to repair the hearing aid for his wife.
D．He went to the shop to change the hearing aid.
2．What did Mr Pritt think about the hearing aid? [ ]
A．He thought the hearing aid must be wrong.
B．He thought the hearing aid must be his wife's.
C．He thought the hearing aid must be no use.
D．He thought the hearing aid was not sold from his shop.
3．The old man didn't answer Mr Pritt's questions because ______. [ ]
A．he didn't want to answer it
B．he didn't hear it
C．something was wrong with his throat
D．he was deaf
4．Why did the man write his answer on a piece of paper? [ ]
A．Because his handwriting was good.
B．Because he didn't want to speak.
C．Because he was afraid of Mr Pritt's shouting.
D．Because he can't speak.
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One day a rich man met Hardy. The rich man asked, “I hear that you are very clever and nothing is difficult to you. Can you tell me why you are so clever? ”Hardy answered with a smile, “Oh, I am not so clever. If you think that I am clever, you are a fool then. ”The rich man became very angry with the words. Seeing this, Mr Hardy said, “Sir, please don't be angry. If you don't believe what I said, now let me ask you a question. If you have a group of sheep, I send you another group. Then, how many groups of sheep do you have?” “Why? That's the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. Anyone knows that I have two groups of sheep. ”
Hardy laughed and said, “You are wrong, Sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That is the easiest question in the world. ”
1．Why are the rich man angry? [ ]
A．Because he was a fool.
B．Because he was a clever man.
C．Because he didn't believe he himself was a fool.
D．Because he thought hardy was a fool.
2．How much is one and one? [ ]
A．One and one is always two, both in maths and in real life.
B．One and one is always two in maths, but not always is two in real life.
C．One and one sometimes is two, sometimes is one.
D．One and one is often two and really three.
3．Can we say “One sheep, two sheeps, three sheeps…?” [ ]
A．Yes, we can.
B．No, we can't.
C．Yes, we can't.
D．No, we can.
4．Which is rue? [ ]
A．Hardy is much cleverer than the rich man.
B．The rich man is much cleverer than Hardy.
C．Neither of them is clever.
D．Both of them are clever.
参考答案：
111．CDCB 112．CDBCD 113．BADC 114．DBDCA 115．ABCA 116．ACBCD 117．BCCB 118．DCABC 119．CACD 120．CBBA
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Mr. Clarke works in New York and three weeks ago he took his family to China. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for Shanghai, the Clarkes climbed up the Great Wall. It was the greatest project(工程) about more than two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel (饭店)，they couldn’t find the bag. Their expensive camera(照相机) was in it. They were all sorry for it: They could buy another camera but had no time to go the Great Wall again. They couldn’t miss the plane!
That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy and said, “Well. Let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-stored(层)building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.
“It was a miracle (奇迹)！” called out his children. “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh when two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under the big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It’s a real miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. The Clarkes took many photos on the Great Wall because _______.
A. they had a nice camera B. the weather was fine
C. they thought it was one of the greatest projects
D. it was much higher than any other wall in the world.
2. The Clarkes left their bag _______.
A. under the big tree B. in the car
C. in the hotel D. on the Great Wall
3. The Clarkes didn’t have anything to eat that evening because_______.
A. they were all full B. they were very tired
C. they were busy looking for their bag.
D. they were sorry for losing the camera
4. Mr. Clarke wanted _______, so he told them the story.
A. his family to have a good sleep.
B. someone to return the bag to him
C. his family to forget the bag
D. his family to visit the Great Wall again
5. At last ______.
A. the Clarkes went to thank the Chinese boy
B. the Clarkes were happy when they saw the bag.
C. the Clarkes hoped to visit more places in Beijing
D. the Clarkes missed their plane
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I felt very tired when I came home from work. I fell asleep while my one year-old son was playing his toy. After a while, a loud knock at the door woke me up. Ah, my little son tried to open the door. From the window, he saw a kite flying in the sky. Oh, it's quite a nice kite! I got up and looked out of the window. Two boys were flying the kite. I took my son out to the yard (院子). “I'm glad to see you.” I asked one boy, “Would you please tell me where you bought the kite? My son likes it very much and I want to buy one for him.”
“We made it ourselves.”
“If he likes, he can take it,” said the other boy.
“Thank you just the same, little boy. I'm going to make a kite for him. Thank you!”
6. How many people are there in this paragraph?
A. Two. B. Four C. Three. D. Five.
7. Who is the oldest?
A. The writer. B. The little boy. C. The son. D. Boys.
8. Who made the kite?
A. The son. B. The writer. C. The boys. D. Workers.
9. Who likes the kite very much?
A. Father. B. Mother. C. The son. D. The boys.
10. How old is the son?
A. One year. B. One year old. C. One old. D.A year.
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A little boy comes to a new town. His name is Ale. He is only less than ten years old . Of course he lives with his mother and father. His family is very rich. They live in a beautiful house with a big garden. They have a driver, a cook, a gardener and a lot of servants(仆人) .
Ale is going to a new school. (On the first day his mother said to him, “Ale, be modest (谦虚) at your new school . Don' t say we are rich. ”
Ale says, “Yes, mummy. ”
So Ale goes to school. He meets his new teachers and new classmates. And he sits down with the other children. The teacher says, “Good morning, children. The first composition (作文) today is MY FAMILY. ”
The boys and girls take out their exercise-books. All of them begin to write. Ale writes, “My name is Ale. My family is very poor. My father is very poor. The gardener is very poor. The cook is very poor. And all the other servants are very poor. So I am very poor too.…”
( )1．Ale' s family ______.
A． hasn't a car B． has a car
C． has a bus D． has a bike
( )2．On the first day, his mother told him to ______.
A． be careful at his new school
B． be modest
C． study hard at school
D． listen to the teachers
( ) 3．At the new school Ale meets ______.
A． not only his new teachers but also his new classmates
B． a driver, a gardener, a cook and a lot of servants
C． his father and mother
D． one of his friends
( )4．Which of the following is true?
A． Ale writes a very good composition.
B． Ale was the modest in his class.
C． Ale writes better than any of his classmates.
D． Ale doesn't tell the truth.
（ ）5．To the mother, Ale is a ______boy.
A．good B．bad
C．poor D．small
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One hot summer day a thirsty (渴的) crow (乌鸦)
was looking for some water to drink. At last he saw a jug (坛子) standing outside the back door of a house.
He put his head inside. He could smell the water, he could see the water, but
he could not reach the water. The jug was tall and even (甚至) when he put his head right in and jumped
off the ground it was still too deep (深的)
for him.
He stood on the step(台阶) for a minute. He thought and thought, then
he had a good idea. The path (小路)
at the back of the house was covered with (被…覆盖) small pebbles (小石子). He picked a pebble up in his beak (嘴) and dropped the pebble into the jug. He
went on to do that. Gradually (逐渐地)
the pebbles pushed the water higher and higher. At last, the crow could dip (浸) his tired beak into cool water and drink
his fill (饱饮).
(Where there is a will(愿望),
there is a way.)
根据短文，选择正确答案。
［ ］1. What was the crow looking for?
A. Food B. His children.
C. Pebbles. D. Water.
［ ］2.Why couldn't the crow drink the water in
the jug?
A. The jug's mouth is too small.
B. The water in the jug was less
and the jug was too tall.
C. There were a lot of pebbles
near the jug.
D. The jug was on the step.
［ ］3. When the crow dropped the pebble into the
jug, the water in it got ______.
A. higher and higher. B. less and less.
C. more and more. D. shorter and shorter.
［ ］4. Which isn't the fact(事实)?
A. The crow was very thirsty.
B. The crow could smell and see
the water in the jug,
but his beak could not reach it.
C. At last the crow couldn't drink
any water.
D. The crow put a lot of pebbles
into the jug.
［ ］5. What does the sentence "Where there
is a will, there
is a way." mean in Chinese?
A. 有愿望的地方就有路。
B. 路就在你的脚下。
C. 天下无难事，愿望靠奋斗。
D. 有志者，事竟成。
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Mr Green is going to give a birthday（生日）party to Mary．Mary is her daughter．She will be ten years old．A lot of her friends are coming to the party．Twenty of them are girls．
Mrs Green is getting ready（作准备）for the party．Mrs White is helping her．
“That's a big nice cake，”says Mrs White to Mrs Green．
“Thank you very much．”
Mrs Green is going shopping now．She is going to buy fruit for the party．Mrs Green buys a lot of pears，apples， oranges and bananas．Then she goes home．
It's five o'clock in the afternoon．Everything is ready．Now the first girl is arriving（到达）．The party is go- ing to begin in thirty minutes．
根据短文内容回答问题。
1．Who is Mrs Green going to give a birthday party to？
________________________________________________
2．How old is Mary now？
________________________________________________
3．What does Mrs Green buy fruit for？
________________________________________________
4．When is the party going to begin？
________________________________________________
5．How many girls are there at the party？
________________________________________________
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Once
upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time
the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the
nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had
never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the
servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some
nice food in the house. You must take of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was
untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal.
Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich
man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He
woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat
had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison
to kill himself.
( )1.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food
very much.
A. the rich man B. the
servant C. both A and B D.
neither A and B
( )2.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank
the wine and ate up all the nice food.
A. the cat B. himself C. nobody D. the servant
( )3.The rich told the servant that there was poison
in the two bottles, because ________.
A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
B. did not want the servant to drink his wine
C. he wanted to kill the cat
D. he wanted to kill the servant
( )4.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank
the wine.
A. the servant B. cat C. the rich man D. nobody
( )5.From the story, we know that the servant is very
_______.
A. lazy B. bad C. clever D. kind
75
Most
American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most
American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home
when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want
to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And
they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own
jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by
themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their
house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that
they learn how to make money for their own use.
( )6.The size of most American families is ________
that of other countries.
A. larger than B. smaller
than C. as big as D. as
small as
( )7.When children grow up, they leave their parents’
home to _________.
A. get married B. be free C. find good jobs D. study
( )8.They visit their parents ________.
A. on weekdays B. on
weekends C. at any time D.
on holiday
( )9.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Children have the freedom to choose their own job.
B. Parents don’t ask their children to do the
housework.
C. Parents think it important for children to make
their own decision.
D. When children grow up, they usually live far away
from their home.
( )10.Some parents pay their children for doing
housework because ___________.
A. children can learn how to make money for
themselves
B. their children required them to do so
C. they are rich
D. it is required by law
答案：（A） 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. C （B） 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A
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I can still
remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room.
I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the windows were too high.
There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard.
I don’t think I was worried or afraid at that time.
There was another little boy next to me He
sat there and kept silent（沉默） at first. Then he began to cry（哭）, because he
didn't want to stay there.
More and more students came in, but the boy didn’t stop crying.
“ Mom, I want to go home.”
He cried again and again.
Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little boy, and said something to him.
I couldn’t hear what she said.
Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile.
To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.
( )1. When did the writer（作者） go to school?
A.3 years
old B.7 years
old C. 6
years old
D.9 years old
( )2.Where did the writer sit near
the window?
A. in the
room B. on the
desk C. at
the desk D. on
the chair
( )3.Why did the boy cry?
A.Because he wanted to
go
home.
B.Because he wanted to go with his
mother
C.Because he wanted to
stay
here
D.Because he wanted to sing there.
( )4.When did the little boy stopped
crying?
A.When the classmates
came in.
B.When the teacher came in
C.When the writer came
in
D.When the father came in
( )5。What
did the teacher say to the little
boy?
A.You must stop
crying
B.You can listen to the music
C.Nothing
D.Your mother is coming here.
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根椐短文内容判断正误，对的打“√″，错的打“×″
My father was born in New York
in America. My grandfather was a
worker. My grandmother looked after the
children for the people. They liked
singing very much. When my father was
in middle school, he was good at
dancing and singing the songs of the
black people. Later he started to
sing in a rock bank. People all
liked listening to his songs. He
became a famous rock band singer in
America.
( )1.My father was a singer.
( )2.My grandfather looked after the
children for the people.
( )3.My father was good at
singing the rock song.
( )4.My father liked the songs of
the black people.
( )5.My grandfather became a famous
rock singer.
78
根椐短文内容判断正误，对的写“T″，错的写“F″
When Mary Smith was a student, she
always wanted to become （成为） a teacher, because she liked
children.
When she was twenty-one years old, she began teaching in a small school.
She was a good teacher and she laughed a lot with children in her class.
They enjoyed her teaching. One day, one
of the girls in her class said
to her, “ Miss Smith, why does a man's
hair become gray （灰白） before his beard （胡须） does? ” Mary laughed and answered, “
I don’t know, Helen, but it happened to my father.”
The other children in the class laughed when they heard this.
Then one of the boys said.
“I know, Miss Smith!
Men’s hair becomes gray first because it’s sixteen years older than their beard.”
( )1. Mary Smith wanted to be a
teacher when she was a student.
( )2. She began teaching when she was
twenty.
( )3. One day one of her boys
asked her a question.
( )4. The boy thought the men's hair
became gray first because it was older.
( )5. Mary was a good teacher.
79
At the Barber's
Shop(理发店)
Jack went to a barber's shop and had
his hair cut, but when he came out, he
was not happy with the result(结果).
When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed
and said, "What has happened to
your hair,Jack?"
Jack said, "I tried a new barber's
shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied
with my old one, but this one seems
even worse."
Bob agreed(同意).
"Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what
to do when you go into a barber's shop
next time: look at all the barber's hair,
find out whose hair looks worst, and
then go straight to him."
"Why shall I go to him?" Jack
asked. "But that would be foolish!"
"Oh, no, it wouldn't,"
answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think
it. He couldn't cut it himself, could
he? Another of the barbers cut it. So
you know he can't be the worst
barber."
1. When Jack went out of the barber's
shop, he was not happy because ____.
A. nobody had cut his hair
B. the barber hadn't cut his hair well
C. the barber had cut his hair
carefully
D. he was not satisfied with his old
barber
#B
2. "I tried a new barber's shop
today." means ____.
A. this barber's shop was a new one
B. this was the only barber's shop in
this town
C. Jack often went to this barber's
shop
D. Jack had not been to this barber's
shop before
#D
3. After Jack had his hair cut, he
thought ____.
A. the new barber's shop was the best
one
B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good
as the new one
C. the new barber's shop was worse than
the old one
D. the old barber's shop was the worst
one
#C
4. Bob told Jack to find out which
barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?
A. Because he was certainly the best
barber.
B. Because he was free all the time.
C. Because he was the worst barber.
D. Because he wasn't the worst barber.
#D
5. From the story we know that ____.
A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut
at a barber's shop
B. barbers cut each other's hair
C. barbers never have their hair cut
D. a barber always cuts his hair by
himself
#B
80
Mr
Perkin's New Car
Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and
watched the cars go by. Many of the cars
were new Beta 400s, and most of them
were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the
same clothes as other men, ate the same
food as other people, and did the same
things after work, and at the end of
the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be
different.
The following week, Mr Perkin bought a
new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was
satisfied with it, and drove to work in
it the very next day. He was even more
satisfied with his new car, when he saw
all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind,
and on both sides of him.
Mr Perkin parked(停车) his
car in a big car-park(停车场) near his
office,
and walked the rest of the way. But
when he came back at five o'clock, there
were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in
the car-park that he did not know which
car was his. He tried his key in some
of the cars, but people passing by gave
him a look he didn't like. So he
stopped.
Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two
hours until his was the only yellow
Beta 400s in the car-park.
1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta
400s because
A. the bus did not come.
B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.
C. he liked to do the same as other
people.
D. he liked to be different from
others.
#C
2. He drove to work in his new car
A. the very next day.
B. the day he bought it.
C. a week he bought in.
D. on the day he first watched the cars
passing.
#A
3. He was satisfied with his new car
because
A. no one else had a yellow one.
B. it was the same as other cars all
around him.
C. he was in front of all the other
cars.
D. other cars were not as bright as
his.
#B
4. At five o'clock Mr Perkin
A. walked home.
B. drove his car out of the car-park.
C. came back to the car-park.
D. did not know which was his car-park.
#C
5. People gave him a look because
A. he had a nice new car.
B. he could not open the door of his
car.
C. he was in the wrong car-park.
D. he was trying to open more than one
car.
#D
6. Mr Perkin had to wait until
A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s
in the car-park.
B. there was only one car in the
car-park.
C. there were no bright yellow cars in
the car-park.
D. there was no one about to look at
him.
#A
81
Once
James Thornhill, a famous English painter, was asked to paint some pictures
on the walls of the king's palace in English.
Then workers were sent for and a big
platform(平台) was made.
With the help of a worker, Thornhill
started painting on the platform. They
worked for a whole year and at last the
pictures were ready.
Thornhill was happy when he looked at
the pictures, for they were really beautiful.
He looked at them for a long time, and
then took one step back and looked again.
Now the pictures were even more
beautiful. He took another step, then another.
Finally he was at the very edge(边缘) of
the platform, but he did not know it
because he was thinking of his
pictures.
The worker saw everything. "What
should I do?" he thought. "Thornhill is at
the very edge of the platform. If I cry
out, he will take another step, fall
off it and surely be killed." So
the worker quickly took some paint(颜料) and
threw it at the picture.
"What are you doing?" cried
the painter, running quickly forward to his pictures.
1. What was Thornhill? He was an
English ____.
A. writer
B. king
C. worker
D. artist
#D
2. What was he ordered to do? He was
ordered to ____.
A. paint a picture for the king
B. paint some pictures on the walls of
the knig's palace
C. have his pictures painted in the
king's palace
D. have his pictures painted on the
walls
#B
3. The story leads us to believe that
A. the worker had to pay for the
picture.
B. the painter could not forgave(原谅) the
worker.
C. the worker was really sorry for what
he did.
D. the painter thanked the worker for
what he did when he got to know why.
#A
82
Your
Passport(护照) Please!
Mr Hill arrives at London Airport, at
the end of a threeweek holiday in France.
Usually he wears a beard(留胡须).
Since it has been hot there, he has taken
it off(剃掉).
But his passport photo shows him with his beard.\$
An office looks at the photo for a
moment, and says: "Will you excuse me?
Please sit down. I shan't keep you
long." With this, he walks away, shows the
photo to a second office, and says:
"I know that face." The second officer looks
at the passport and asks where Mr Hill
has come from. When he hears that Mr
Hill has arrived back from Paris, the
second officer smiled and says: "An Englishman
with a beard stole a painting in Paris
on Friday, And that man looks just the
kind of man ..."
Suddenly it comes to the first officer
who Mr Hill is. He returns to him,
and asks: "Did you teach at the
No.2 . High School?" When Mr Hill answers,
in surprise, that he did, the first
officer smiles and says: "I thought so.
I'm Jack Smith. You taught me French.
You haven't changed a bit."
1. Mr Hill ____.
A. has just come back from the airport.
B. is on his way to Paris.
C. spent three weeks in Paris before he
went to France.
D. has been in France for three weeks
#D
2. Mr Hill ____.
A. has a beard on his face but not in
his photo
B. grew a beard while he was on holiday
C. has a beard in his photo but not on
his face
D. took his beard off long before he
went on holiday.
#C
3. The first officer is sure ____.
A. Mr Hill stole the painting
B. he has seen the face in the photo
before
C. he knows the second officer's face
D. a man without a beard stole the
painting
#B
4. The second officer says that ____.
A. Mr Hill stole the painting
B. a man with a beard, from France,
stole a painting in English
C. an Englishman took his beard off and
stole a painting
D. a man with a beard, from England,
stole a painting in Paris.
#D
5. Mr Hill taught ____.
A. Jack Smith French at the No. 2 High
School
B. Jack Smith to be a first officer
C. at the No.2 High School, in France
D. French some years ago and his name
was Smith, not Hill
#A
83
A
long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some
countries people even said that the sun
was a god(神). They thought
the god
drove across the sky each day on a
golden horse. Now we know the earth goes
round the sun. It takes the earth a
year to go all way round the sun. Today
men even know how far it is for the
earth to go round the sun. They tell us
that the earth travels over a thousand
miles a minute on its journey round the
sun.\$
The sun is really a star. It is much
bigger than the earth and it is very
hot. Some people have been to the moon
but we know that no one can ever go to
the sun. It is far too hot for people
to live anywhere near it. The sun is three
hundred thousand times heavier than the
earth and more than million times larger.\$
1. A long time ago, people said the sun
was ____.
A. a golden horse of god
B. a god on a golden horse
C. a god with golden dress
D. a god and a golden horse
#B
2. People can never live anywhere near
the sun because it is ____.
A. star ... the sun
B. planet ... the moon
C. planet ... itself
D. planet ... the sun
#D
4. The earth travels over ____ miles an
hour.
A. 1,000
B. 100,000
C. 6,000,000
D. 600,000
#D
5. One year is ____
A. the time for the earth to turn
round.
B. the time the earth travels one
thousand miles.
C. one circle the earth goes round the
sun.
D. the journey of the earth.
#C
84
The
Farmer, His Horse, and His son
Once there was an old farmer, with a
horse which was almost as old as himself.
He set out one morning with his son to
sell the horse before it died. Father
and son walked, because the farmer did
not want the horse to be too tired.
They met two men on the road who said,
"Why are you walking, farmer? You have
a horse, It's a long way to market(市场).
"The farmer know that this was true,
so he rode on the horse, while his son
walked.
Then they met two old women, "What
are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you
see how tired boy is?" So the
farmer got down, and his son rode instead.\$
Next, three old men stopped them, one
said, "Why are you walking, farmer?
Get up, It's too hot for an old man
like you to walk today," So the farmer got
up behind his son, and they rode on.
Some time later, a young woman passed
them, "Why aren't you walking?" she
asked, "It isn't far to the
market. Give your poor horse a rest."
So the farmer, and his son, got down
once again. It is a fact that you cannot
please all the people all the time.
1. The farmer wanted to sell the horse
____.
A. before it was dead
B. before it become too tired
C. before it market was over
D. before it was as old as he was
#A
2. The two men on the road ____.
A. asked how far it was to the market
B. said they thought the horse looked
very tired
C. asked why the farmer was not riding
on his horse
D. told the farmer's son to get off the
horse and walk
#C
3. The two old women said it was wrong
for ____.
A. the farmer to ride such a tired
horse
B. the farmer to ride while his young
son walked
C. the boy to ride instead of his
father
D. only one person to ride such a long
way
#D
4. The farmer got up behind his son
because ____.
A. the old man said it was too hot for
him to walk
B. the three old men stopped them on
the road
C. he did not know why he was walking
D. his son could not ride the horse by
himself
#A
5. The young woman was most sorry ____.
A. for the old man
B. for the farmer's young son
C. that it was not far to the market
D. for the horse
#D
85
I
Want to Be a Dustman
Tom was ten years old, and he was a
very lazy boy, He didn't like doing any
work. He had to go to school of course,
but he didn't study hard there and tried
to do as little work as possible. His
father and mother were both doctors and they
hoped that their son would become one,
too, when he grew up. But one day Tom
said to his mother, "When I finish
school, I want to be a dustman."
"A dustman?" his mother
asked, she was very surprised. "That's not a very
pleasant job, why do you want to become
a dustman?"
"Because then I would only have to
work one day a week." Tom answered at once.
"Only one day a week?" his
mother said, "What do you mean? and how do you
know?"
"Well", Tom replied, "I
know that the dustmen who come to our house on work
on Thursday, because I only see them on
that day."
1. What kind of boy was Tom?
A. Tom was a clver boy.
B. Tom was a boy who didn't like to
work.
C. Tom was a boy who worked very hard.
#B
2. What were his father and mother?
A. His father was a doctor and his
mother was a nurse.
B. His father was a worker, his mother
was a doctor.
C. His father was a doctor, so his
mother.
#C
3. What did his parents want him to be
when he grew up?
A. They wanted him to be a dustman.
B. They wanted him to be an officer.
C. They wanted him to be a doctor.
#C
4. What did Tom say he wanted to be?
A. Tom said that he wanted to be a
person who collected rubbish and emptied the dustbins.
B. Tom said that he wanted to be a
person who taught the children at school.
C. Tom said that he wanted to be a
person who worked in a hospital.
#A
5. Why did Tom think that dustmen only
worked one day a week?
A. Because Tom heard of this.
B. Because one of the dustmen had told
him before.
C. Because Tom had seen the dustmen
only on Thurday at his house.
#C
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Can
Animal be Made to Work for Us
Can animals be made to work for us?
Some scientists think that one day animals
may be taught to do a number of simple
jobs. They say that in a film or on TV
we may see elephants, or monkeys, dogs,
bear, or other animals doing a lot of
things. If you watch carefully, you may
find that those animals are always given
something to eat in return for doing
them. The scientists say that many different
animals may be taught to do a number of
simple jobs if they know they will get
something to eat in return.
Of course, as we know, dogs can be used
to guard a house, and elephant can
be used to do some heavy jobs. And we
can also teach animal to work in factories.
Apes(猿猴),
for example, have been used in America to help make cars and scientists
believe that these large monkeys may
one day get in crops and even drive trains.
1. Elephant can be used to do some
heavy jobs because ____.
A. they can eat a lot
B. they are very heavy, too
C. they are very strong
#C
2. Dogs can be used to guard a house
for his host because ____.
A. they are good at running
B. they are very kind and friendly to
people
C. they are brave enough to get the
stranger(陌生人)and thieves
away from the house
#C
3. Many different animals may be taught
to do some simple jobs if ____.
A. they have enough food to eat
B. they learn they will get something
to eat in return after doing them
C. if they are sent to school
#B
4. ____ can be train to work for us.
A. Only a few animals
B. Quite a few animals
C. Few animal
#B
5. Many scientists are working hard to
____.
A. make monkeys get in crops and drive
trains
B. make monkeys guard house like dogs
C. make bears get in crops
#A
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A
Girl or A Boy, A Woman or A man?
A lot of boys and girls in America are
wearing the same clothes and many of
them have long hair. So it is often
difficult to tell whether they are boys
or girls.
One day an old man went for a walk in a
park in Washington, and he was tired,
he sat down on a bench(长凳). A
young person was standing on the other side
of the pond(水池).
"Excuse me," the old man said
to the person next to him on the bench, "Do
you see the person with the red
trousers and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?"
"A girl," said his neighbour,
"She is my daughter."
"Oh," the old said quickly,
"I am sorry, but I didn't know that you were her
mother."
"I'm not," said the other
person. "I'm her father."
1. It isn't often easy to tell whether
many of American children are boys or girl ____.
A. because they all look like each
other
B. because they are wearing the same
kinds of caps and shoes.
C. because they have long hair and wear
the same clothes.
#C
2. One day an old man went for a walk
in ____.
A. the street in Washington
B. the Washington Park in America
C. in a park in Washington
#C
3. There were ____ persons beside the
pond, they are ____.
A. three ... a man, a woman and a girl
B. three ... two men and a girl
C. two ... a man and a girl
#B
4. The young person standing on the
other side of the ____ was ____.
A. bench ... the other's boy
B. pond ... the old man's daughter
C. pond ... the daughter of the old
man's neighbour
#C
5. The young person wore ____.
A. a pair of red trousers
B. on a pair of red trousers
C. with a pair of red trousers
#A
6. The old man thought his neighbour
was the girl's ____.
A. mother
B. father
C. brother
#A
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Mr
Robinson worked in Africa(非洲). His son was
born there. His name was John.
One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went
England, and they took John there. John
was seven years old then.
One day it snowed. The boy went into
the garden, and he played in the snow.
He said, "Snow is very beautiful,
but it is very cold."
Then he said, "What is this? It is
a big, round piece of glass. It is beautiful,
buf it is very cold, too."
But it was not glass. It was ice. It
was on a bucket(桶) of water.
John said, "Who put this glass
here? I am going to take it into the house."
He took the ice to his father and said,
"This is a beautiful piece of glass,
but it is very cold and wet. It was on
a bucket of water in the garden."
Mr Robinson smiled and said, "Take
it to the kitchen(厨房), put it in
front
of the stove(炉子)
there, and dry(弄干) it."
The boy took the ice to the kitchen and
put it in front of the stove.
He dried(弄干) his
hands, because they were very cold and wet, and then he
went to the ice again.
He looked at it, and then he took it to
his father again. He said, "I put
this glass in front of the stove, but
it does not get drier. It becomes wetter
and smaller."
1. John didn't know what the ice was,
because ____.
A. he was very foolish
B. he was young
C. he was born in Africa
D. he didn't go to school
#C
2. One winter Mr and Mrs Robinson went
England with ____.
A. their son
B. a boy of their friends
C. their daughter
D. one of their friend's son
#A
3. One day John found ____ on a bucket
of water.
A. a piece of glass
B. a pece of ice
C. some snow
D. some water
#B
4. What did Mr Robinson ask John to do?
A. He asked John to take the ice out.
B. He asked John to put the ice in
front of the stove.
C. He asked John not to play with ice.
D. He asked John to dry his hands at
once.
#B
5. After John put the ice in front of
the stove, he found that it became ____.
A. dry
B. wetter
C. bigger
D. colder
#B
89
Once
there was a man who had two children, a boy and a girl. The boy was good-
looking(看好) but
the girl was not.
One day they found a mirror(镜子) for
the first time and they saw what they
looked like. The boy was very pleased(很高兴) and
he said to his sister, "How
handsome(英俊) I
am! I look much nicer than you!"
The girl did not like what her brother
said and gave him a hard push(推).
"Go away!" she said.
Their father saw what was happening. He
went up to them and said to the boy,
"You must always BE good as well
as LOOK good."
Then to the girl he said, "My
dear, if you help everyone and do your best
to please him, everyone will love you.
It does not matter that you are not as
good-looking as your brother."
1. Once a man had ____.
A. a good-looking boy
B. an ugly(难看的)
girl
C. two good-looking children
D. a boy and a girl
#D
2. The boy saw what he looked like in
the mirror and was pleased because he ____.
A. found a mirror
B. knew he looked as nice as his sister
C. and his sister were good-looking
D. was handsome
#D
3. The girl gave the boy a hard push
because ____.
A. she was stronger
B. what he said was wrong
C. she was not pleased with what he
said
D. her father loved her
#C
4. Father told the girl that ____.
A. it was important to be good-looking
B. it was a good thing to be ugly
C. if she did her best to help people,
she would enjoy people's love
D. she was as good-looking as her
brother
#C
5. What can we learn from this story?
A. To be good to people is more
important than to b good-looking.
B. To be good-looking is very
important.
C. If you want to make yourself
good-looking, you must be good to people.
D. If you often help people, you will
become more and more beautiful.
#A
90
Learning English
Many students in China are learning
English. Some of these students are small
children. Others are teenagers(十几岁的青少年).
Many are adults(成年人). Some
learn at school, others study by
themselves. A few learn English language over
the radio, on television, or in films.
One must work hard to learn another language.
Why do all these people want to learn
English? It is difficult to answer that
question. Many boys and girls learn
English at school because it is one of their
subjects. They study their own(自己的)
language and maths and English ... Some
people learn English because it is
useful(有用的) for their
work. Many people
often learn English for their higher
sutdies, because at college or university(
大学) some of their books are in English.
Other people learn English because
they want to read newspaper and
magazines in English.
1. Many students in China are learning
English, aren't they? ____.
A. No, they aren't
B. No, they are
C. Yes, they are
D. Yes, they aren't
#C
2. If one wants to learn another
language well, he must ____.
A. learn at school
B. study by himself
C. work hard
D. study hard
#D
3. The sentence "It is difficult
to answer that question" means ____.
A. that question is not difficult to
answer
B. that question is difficult to answer
it
C. it is difficultly to answer that
question
D. it is hard to answer that question
#D
4. "Their own language" means
____.
A. Chinese
B. English
C. French
D. Japanese
#A
5. What's the Chinese of "study by
themselves"?
A. 和他们一起学习
B. 自学
C. 向他们学习
D. 通过学习
#B
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Mr. Smith usually got up late in the morning,so Mrs.Smith
always called him up in order to make him not to be late for
work.One day,they had a loud and long quarelling,so they were
not speaking to each other.In the evening Mr. Smith handed his
wife a piece of paper.He had written"call me at 7 in the morn-
ing"on it.Then without a word,he went to sleep.
Next morning,when Mr.Smith woke up,it was already 9:30.He
got up and put on his clothes quickly.As he went out,he found
another piece of paper on the table."It's seven o'clock.Get up!"
A）根据短文内容，对下面一个句子作出判断，如句子与短文内容相符，在题
前括号内写（T），如不符则写（F）。
( )1.Mr.Smith woke up earlier than his wife every morning.
( )2.After the quarelling, Mr.Smith still wanted his wife to
wake him up.
( )3.Mr.Smith did not speak to his wife the whole evening.
( )4.Mrs.Smith did not want to speak to him either.
( )5.Mr.Smith might be late for work that morning.
B）根据短文内容，从下面每小题的a、b、c、d四个答案中，选择一个正确答
案，把它的序号填入左边括号内。
( )1.If Mrs.Smith did not wake him up,usually Mr.Smith
might ________.
a. be late for work
b. get angry
c. sleep all day
d. quarrel with his wife
( )2.Why weren't they speaking to each other?
a. They had quarrelled
b. They couldn't speak
c. They were afraid to speak
d. They wanted to be quiet
( )3.Why did Mr.Smith write a piece of paper to ask his wife
to call him up the next morning?
a. He liked writing
b. He was afraid that his wife might forget
c. They had just quarrelled
d. They were not speaking to each other.
( )4.Mrs.Smith woke up the next moring_______.
a. before 7 b. after 7
c. at 9:30 d. at 6:30
( )5.Mr.Smith woke up late by _______.
a. two and a half hours
b. one hour
c. half an hour
d. about three hours
108
Mr.Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening.His
wife always spent it all before the next Wednesday,so that
for the next three days she had no money to spend at all.
One day Mr.Smith asked her,"But how did you spend all
that money?"She answered,"I don't know."
So one Friday evening,Mr.Smith gave her money together
with an exercise book and a pencil.He said to his wife,"
Please write down how you spend the money."
Next Tuesday,his wife had no money again.Mr.Smith took
the exercise book to see how she had spent it."I have done
what you told me,"She said gladly.She had written "Friday,
I got 18 pounds from Mr.Smith "on the first page,and on the
second page,she wrote,"Tuesday,I have spent it all."
A）根据短文内容，对下面五个句子作出判断，如句子与短文内容相符，在题
前括号内写（T），如不符则写（F）。
( )1.Mr.Smith gave money to his wife.
( )2.Mrs.Smith had no money to spend on Wednesdays.
( )3.Mrs.Smith did what her husband asked her to do.
( )4.Mrs.Smith was gald in the end.
B）根据短文内容，从下面每小题的a、b、c、d四个答案中，选择一个正确答
案，把它的序号填入左边括号内。
( )1.Mrs.Smith always spent all the money_______.
a. the next day
b. in four days
c. in a week
d. on next Wednesday
( )2.Mr.Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil
and asked her to ______.
a. to do homework
b. to have a look
c. to write down how she spent the money
d. to draw a picture on it
( )3.Mrs.Smith was _______ to do what Mr.Smith asked her
to do.
a. happy b. sad c. sorry d. excited
( )4.Mr.Smith gave his wife money ______ a week.
a. once b. twice c. three times d. four times
( )5.They story tells us that Mrs.Smith was not very _____.
a. glad b. tall c. careful d. good