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八年级英语阅读理解专练

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八年级英语阅读理解专练

【方法介绍】：做阅读理解部分时还要考虑段际关系，即段落与段落之间的关系。段际关系可能是顺接关系、转折关系、例证关系或对比与对照关系。段际关系的理解是理解过渡句使用的前提条件。还有一种特殊的段际关系，即过渡关系，两个段落之间有一个过渡段起承上启下的作用。中考英语阅读理解解题技巧阅读理解是中考英语试卷中的重头戏,是初中英语教学大纲的集中体现,而且占分比例较大,是应该极为重视的题型之一,英语要想拿高分,对阅读理解题目就一定不能忽视。

抓住文章的首段与末段及段落的首句和末句文章的首段与末段,段落的首句和末句,一般表达文章的主题和段落的中心思想,其它段落及句子只起补充,说明,解释或引申的作用.因此,首先要搜索目标,找出文章及段落中的主题句.了解了它们的含义,就可以顺着提供的主要线索去捕捉文章的相关信息,从而获得解决问题的答案

2.进行合理推断

对文章有了详细而全面的理解之后,就要按照文章内容,上下文的逻辑关系,作出推理判断.阅读理解涉及词汇,语法,句型,段落结构,文化背景等各方面知识.答题时,要领会句子之间的逻辑关系,特别是相邻句子之间的关系,这样有利于理解全文.表示逻辑关系的标志词是连接词,副词,代词,介词短语,关系词,插入语等,通读时应特别注意.如:if,because,though,as,which,it,

3.用常识解题,熟记常用的缩略词语.多了解一些常识性知识有利于阅读理解.如果对文章的相关背景有所了解,读起文章一定既省时又省力.因此,在学习过程中,了解各方面的背景知识是十分重要的.

1

Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes(雪花)falling.Ever wanted to hold them in your hands?They are always lost when they meet your hands.

Well,this isn’t just a problem for you.It was a problem for Wilson Bentley,too.In the 1870s,Wilson Bentley was just a teenager.His family lived in a small town in northeast America.Winters there were long and hard.Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books.But it was his mother’s microscope (显微镜) that interested him. When the other boys were playing with balls, little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes. Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years young Bentley spent many winter days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope.The boy thought they were so beautiful that he started to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes that he couldn’t draw them all.

How could he keep their beauty forever? Bentley thought of buying a camera.

The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didn’t agree. He thought the whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.

But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes. On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later.

For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he became known as “Snowflake” Bentley.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

( )1. The best title for this passage is ____.

A. Snowflake Photos B. Snowflake Boy

C. Long and Hard Winters D. Teenage Photographer

( )2. We can tell from the story that Bentley’s father was ____.

A. a farmer B. a funny man C. an athletic man D. a school teacher

( )3. Which of the following statements about Bentley is true?

A. He didn’t get any kind of education as a child.

B. He was born into a rich family.

C. He was the first person to take photos of snowflakes.

D. He was fascinated by the beauty of snowflakes.

( )4. What kind of person do you think Bentley was?

A. He was outgoing. B. He was too serious.

C. He was interested in learning. D. He was very warm-hearted.

( )5. The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to “____”.

A. water drops B. rain drops C. flowers D. snowflakes

答案：B A C C D

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　　The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.

　　At night, you can see the stars(星星). The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can’t see them. When night come, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer(近)to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.

( )1．When it is night, the sun ________ .

　　 A. doesn’t shine B. shines for a short time

　　 C. disappears(消失) D. shines on the other side of the earth

( )2．We can’t see the stars in the sky at daytime(白天)because ________ .

　　 A. there are no stars there

　　 B. the stars are much smaller than the sun

　　 C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen(被看见)

　　 D. the stars come out only at night

( )3．The stars look small because ________ .

　　 A. they are far away B. they are small

C. they have no light D. they are in the sky

( )4．Small things may look ________ when they are close.

　　 A. bigger B. small C. near D. far away

( )5．The sun looks bigger than other stars because ________ .

　　 A. it’s bigger B. it’s far away in the sky

C. it gives much bright light D. it’s closer to the earth than other stars

答案：D.C.A.A.D

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The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混合) and people won’t understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you couldn’t understand them. But if you sense of humor (幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is :” Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”

( )1. The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is _____

A. writing it B. using it C. listening D. learning grammar

( )2. What should you do in learning English?

A. Be careful not to make any mistakes B. Write as quickly as you can

C. Speak English as much as you can D. Laugh more often

( )3. When people laugh at your mistakes, you should _____

A. not care B. be happy C. feel worried D. be unhappy

( )4. When you make s mistake, you should ______

A. keep quiet B. get angry C. be kind D. keep your sense of humor

( )5. The story tells us :“______”.

Only foolish(愚蠢) people make mistakes

Few people make mistakes C.People never make mistakes

D.There is no one who doesn’t make mistakes

答案：B.C.A.D.D

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Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“ Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.”

After a month the man came to the doctor again,“ How are you?” said the doctor. “ I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger” “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”

( )1. The doctor told the man _____

A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above

( )2. Which of the following sentences is true?

The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month.

The doctor didn’t tell him what to do.

After a month, the old man felt better.

The old man was younger than before after a month.

( )3. The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health.

A. useless B. good C. well D. strong

( )4. The doctor wanted the old man ______.

A. to get worse B. to smoke less than before

C. to help him D. to start smoking

( )5. From what the old man said at last, we think ______

one cigar a day was really helpful to him

one cigar a day was better than before

he didn’t understand the doctor’s advice

smoking made him feel better than before

答案：D.C.B.B.C

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TV Programs

Channel 1 Channel 2

18:00 Around China 17:45 computer today

18:30 Children’s programs 18:10 Foreign arts

19:00 News 18:30 English classroom

19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world

19:40 Around the world 19:25 China 99

20:10 TV play: sisters 20:20 Sports

21:00 English for today 21:00 TV play: Guo Lanying

21:15 Popular music 21:45 English news

21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week

( ) 1. If you want to watch a football game the best program for you would be _____

A. TV play B. Sports C. Around the world D. Talk show

( )2. The program of _____ will let you know much about western(西方的) countries.

A. Sisters B. Around China C. Around the world D. On TV next week

( )3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best program for you is _____

A. Around China B. Animal world C. TV play D. Foreign arts

( )4. English classroom is a program that ______

A.let you know something about classroom

B.tells you something about students

C.let you know something about school life

D.teaches you English

( )5. The program at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week

news B. program C. people D. Places

答案：B.C.B.D.B

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There is a red hen. She lives in a small house. On the hill near the house there is an old fox. The old fox wants to catch the hen very much. But he can’t get her because she is very clever.

One day, the hen isn’t at home. The fox goes into her house. The hen goes back home and the fox catches hen and puts her in his bag. Then he runs back to his house. The hen has a good idea. She makes a hole in the bag and runs out. When the fox comes back for his supper. He finds an empty bag there.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. Where does the old fox live?

2. What does the old fox want to do?

3. How does the hen run away?

4.What’s in the bag at last?

5. What does the fox have for supper that day?

答案： On the hill near the hen’s house.

He wants to have chicken for supper.

She makes a hole in the bag and runs out

Nothing.

He can have nothing for supper.

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Korean culture is really exciting right now. The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China. Young people are going crazy about Korean TV dramas, Korean pop songs, taekwondo and the Korean language.The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series “Winter Sonata”. This love story is still popular. People, especially girls, like the beautiful story and handsome actors like Bae Yong Jun (裴勇俊).In the music world, Korean girls are making themselves heard in China. You can often find big Korean names like Baby Vox, S. E. S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts (排行榜).The Korean Wave has also made young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars, too. Not only that. Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery (整容) to change the way they look. People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery. These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful (丢面子的).Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real? Find out for yourself when you next visit South Korea.

( )1.What does the Korea Wave refer to? It refers to (指）____.

A. Korean TV dramas B. Korean culture C. Korean language D. Korean actors

( )2.When did the Korean Wave start? It started with ____.

A. the Korean pop songs B. Taekwondo

C. the TV series “Winter Sonata” D. the Korean food

( )3.Who is the famous actor in Korean dramas?

A. Bae Yong Jun B. Baby Vox C. S. E. S D. Finkle

( )4. Korean stars often change their looks by ____.

A. singing pop songs B. acting in TV dramas

C. trying different food D. having plastic surgery

( )5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Winter Sonata tells a very famous love story.

B. Young people like Korean pop stars’ clothes and hairstyles.

C. Chinese girls also want to try plastic surgery.

D. Korean pop stars think plastic surgery is shameful.

答案：B C A D D

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Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of childhood!

But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It’s just one story from the 209 in Grimm’s Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book came out in 1812.

Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it’s because they come from a great place famous for its stories – the Black Forest.

The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It’s the largest forest in the country – and one of the most beautiful. It’s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. It’s a good place to start a story.

Don’t forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical instruments and watches.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White.

A. England B. Japan C. America D. Germany

2. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories?

A. Four years B. Five years C. Six years D. Seven years

3. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very ____.

A. large B. beautiful C. boring D. famous

4. The story mainly tells us ____.

A. who wrote the story of Snow White

B. some things about Black Forest

C. people should visit Germany

D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale.

答案：D C C B

9

If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.

It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a smaller one inside that one, and on and on!

In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from three to 50.

The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).

They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards (胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them.

根据短文，判断正误：

（）1. There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.

（）2. The largest doll can be one meter high.

（）3. People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.

（）4. Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.

（）5.People never make dolls look like the president.

答案：T F T T F

10

The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.

On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.

Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.

The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.

The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don’t say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.

For instance, you’d better not say any bad words like “death”. Don’t break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.

Also, don’t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.

根据短文，选择最佳答案：

（）1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?

A. Family members gather for a big meal.

B. Friends eat dumplings together.

C. They borrow money from friends.

D. They give each other hong bao.

（）2. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?

A. Because they enjoy being clean.

B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.

C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.

D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.

（）3. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival?

A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.

B. Saying words that have to do with death.

C. Wearing red clothes.

D. Decorating houses with red paper.

（）4. The underlined phrase “running out” probably means “____”.

A. 跑出去 B. 打碎 C. 耗尽 D. 离开

（）5. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____.

A. a time of harvest and fun

B. celebrated for one whole month

C. only celebrated in China

D. a time for families to get together

答案：A B B C D

11

Cold air. Snow. Shorter days. We are in winter now.

Winter is the coldest season of the year. It comes between autumn and spring. For us, the winter months are usually November, December and January. But that is only because we live in the northern part of the Earth.

In China, winter is the time between the beginning of winter, and the beginning of spring. But, this is the time that the southern part of the Earth, has its summer. Imagine when we are playing with snow, Australian kids are enjoying ice cream!

Winter isn’t always gray. It can also be bright. Here’s how.

Put on a holiday play and try acting. Ask your cousins or classmates to come to your house and make beautiful clothes and write a play. Act it out for your family.

Play around. Go outside and enjoy yourself. Make a snowman with your friends.

If you really have to stay indoors, give your room a clean and decorate (装饰) it. You’ll find it a lot of fun.

（）1. What does this passage mainly talk bout?

A. The winter season and fun winter activities.

B. Ways to decorate houses.

C. The difference between China and Australia.

D. The colours linked to winter.

（）2. Why are Australian kids eating ice cream when it’s winter in China?

A. Because they are crazy about ice cream.

B. Because winter in Australia is not as cold as that in China.

C. Because it’s summer in Australia when it’s winter in China.

D. Because they don’t have much to do in winter.

（）3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The northern and southern parts of the Earth have different winter months.

B. Winter can be fun if you find interesting things to do.

C. The writer thinks it’s great fun to clean your house and decorate it.

D. Australian kids enjoy having ice cream on winter days.

答案：1. A 2. C 3.D

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If you don’t keep yourself warm enough, winter can be a time of illness.

During the winter months, people easily get colds and flu (流感). Many think they are the same, but these two illnesses are different.

Colds can stay with you for up to a week. You will have a running nose, sore throat, headache, cough and a fever.

Flu is more serious. You will feel sick very quickly. You will have a fever and a headache. Your body will hurt and become weak. This could last for up to four weeks.

Is there any way to keep yourself away from colds and flu? Staying clear of people with colds or flu may work.

Try not to touch your nose or eyes if you have been close to someone who has a cold. Wash your hands, especially after cleaning your nose.

Going out with wet hair can also give you a cold!

If you catch a cold or flu, go to bed and rest. Doing this will help you get better. Drink lots of water. Stay in a warm, well-aired room. If you have a headache, or your muscles hurt, take some medicine.

阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容帮助Mary完成下面的一封信。

Dear Mom and Dad,

How’s everything going?

I’m having great fun at winter camp. But for the past two days, I’m not feeling very well. I don’t know what’s wrong. Maybe I have ____ a cold. I have a ____ nose and ____ throat. Last night I couldn’t sleep because I had a _____, ____ and a slight ____. But don’t worry. I’ve been to the doctor’s. The doctor told me that it was not ____, which would otherwise be more ____. He advised me to ____ lots of water, lie down and ____ for a few days. He said I would get well in a week. Okay, so much for now. Take good care of yourselves, too.

Love, Mary

答案： caught, running, sore, headache, cough, fever, flu, serious, drink, rest.

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Winter is a time for many exciting sports: sledding (雪橇), skating and skiing. Skating and skiing needs lots of skills (技巧). Sledding gives you good exercise and is lots of fun!

A sled looks like a boat. It can move easily over snow or ice. Early sleds were made of wood. Now some better sleds are made of glass.

Sleds can be pulled by animals. In some very cold parts of the world, people make animals like dogs, horses, and reindeer (驯鹿) pull goods or people in sleds.

People also sled for sports and fun. Driving a sled does not need much skill. The driver gives a kick (踢) in the snow to start the sled. He or she can also ask someone else for help. In a sled, there can be one person or several.

Usually, you have to lie on your back, feet first in a sled. As you travel, you move your body and feet to keep it in the right direction (方向).

There is a special sled called the skeleton sled (骨架雪橇). It’s very different.

On a skeleton, you lie on your stomach and drive the sled in a head-first way. It is very fast! Many are afraid to ride it. But once they try it they want to do it again!

阅读短文，回答下列问题：

1. What are sleds made of?

2. What kind of animals can pull sleds?

3. What are sleds used for?

4. How do people sled? Describe the process.

5. What is a skeleton sled like?

答案1. They are made of wood or glass.

2. Usually dogs, horses and reindeer pull a sled.

3. Sleds are used for carrying goods or people. They can also be used for fun.

4. First, the driver lies on his back, feet first in the sled. Then he gives a kick in the snow to start the sled. Or ask someone to help. As he travels, he moves his body and feet to keep it in the right direction.

5. On a skeleton sled, the driver lies on his stomach and travels in a head-first way. It’s fast but exciting.

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Like many other animals, swallows will fly south when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall. They travel many miles to find a warmer winter. This type of travel is called migration (迁徙).

Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is cold. About 600 out of 9,000 kinds of birds do it. They leave in autumn and come back during the warm spring months.

Many birds don’t like the cold. They need food, but plants die and insects (昆虫) hide in winter. So, they’ll only come home the next year, when there will be plenty of food for them to eat.

But the trip is often hard and not safe. Many birds fly in groups and make noises. Cranes (鹤) fly in groups like the letter V, or in a row. Others travel in pairs or alone.

Some can travel a very long way. They fly between lands. For example, the Arctic tern (北极燕鸥) can travel 20,100 kilometres. They build a home near the North Pole (北极), go to the Antarctic (南极洲) in autumn, and then come back in spring.

How do the birds find their way? They look at things like the sun, moon and stars. They never get lost.

阅读短文，根据短文内容填表（每空不超过三个单词, 最后一空为开放性试题，可多于三个单词）：

What is migration? It’s when animals travel from cold places to find a ____. They leave in ____ and come back in ____.

Why do birds migrate? Because plants ____ and animals ____. There’s not much ____ for them during cold winters.

How do birds migrate? The trip is often ____ and dangerous. Many travel in ____ and ____.

How do birds find their way? They find their way by looking at the ____, ____ and ____.

What can we learn from birds’ migration? Animals are born naturally to be able to ____.

答案 warmer winter, autumn, spring; die, hide, food; hard, groups, make noises; sun, moon, stars; suit themselves to the environment (本空为开放性试题，答案不是唯一的).

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During the cold winter days you may find it hard to wake up in the morning. It’s warm and cozy (舒适的) in your bed.

In winter, many animals like to sleep, too. But their sleeps can be very long and deep. This kind of sleep is called hibernation (冬眠). During this kind of sleep, their temperatures go down, and hearts beat (跳动) slowly. They take very small breaths.

Animals can hibernate for part or all of the winter. It’s hard for them to find things to eat. When they go to sleep, they don’t need much food.

Bears, hedgehogs (刺猬) and chipmunks (花栗鼠) go to sleep in their homes. Frogs and snakes hibernate, too. Frogs move into the earth under water to keep themselves warm.

Before they go to sleep, they eat a lot to get fat (脂肪). Some also keep food in their homes to eat later.

Bears are the biggest animals that hibernate. They often sleep in caves (山洞). Bears must eat a lot of things like nuts before going to sleep for a long time. They eat as much as 300 apples ( that’s the same as 60 hamburgers) each day for many weeks. They can eat for 20 hours in a day!

Bears can go into a very deep sleep. It can last from three months to half a year. During that time they do not eat, drink or go to the toilet. A mother bear can give birth to babies during her hibernation.

Other animals sleep less. Sometimes they wake up to eat, or take a walk. Then they go to sleep again.

根据短文内容判断正误：

（）1. Hibernation is a the long and deep sleep of animals in winter.

（）2. During hibernation, animals don’t breathe at all.

（）3. Bears eat lots of food before they hibernate in winter.

（）4. Bears don’t go to the toilet during their hibernation.

（）5. Frogs hibernate in the Earth under water.

（）6. Mother bears can’t give birth to babies during hibernation.

（）7. We can infer that fat is an important food for animals during hibernation.

（）8. Bears, hedgehogs, chipmunks, pigs and frogs hibernate.

答案：T F T T T F T F

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One day a rich man and a businessman met in a restaurant. For their lunch they both ordered soup. When it was brought, the rich man tasted it, but the soup was so hot that he burned his mouth and tears came into his eyes. The businessman asked him why he was crying. The rich man didn’t want to tell the truth and he told a lie,“Sir, I had a brother who was killed last year. I was thinking of his death, and that made me cry.” The businessman believed his story and began to eat his soup. He also burned his mouth so much that he had tears in his eyes. The rich man noticed it and asked the businessman,“Sir, why do you cry?”The businessman, who now saw that the rich man had cheated him, answered,“Oh, I’m crying because you were not killed together with your brother.

I) 根据短文内容判断正（Ｔ）误（Ｆ）

( )1.The rich man didn’t tell the truth.

( )2.Though the rich man burned the mouth, he shouldn’t have told the lie.

( )3.The rich man had a brother who was burned.

( )4.The businessman believed the rich man’s story at first.

( ）5.The businessman’s answer showed that he was very happy.

答案：TTFTF

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School kids Say Goodbye to Their Flying Friends

Jin Jun and his classmates at Shanghai Nanyang Middle School are not very happy to be back from holiday.

Not because they hate studying, but because some of their best friends on campus（校园） are gone: pigeons.

More than 100 pigeons used to(过去常常) fly around campus every day, making students smile during break time.But now, the birds are gone. Where? Now they’re all locked up in a bird cage. Bird flu(流感) has landed in Shanghai, and experts are afraid the pigeons might spread（传播）the disease if they keep flying around.

For safety, the school also asks students to stay away from the cage. “I feel sad for those birds. They’re my best friends,” said Jin, a Junior 3 student. “Last term I would bring corn to feed them, but I can’t do that any more. I hope bird flu will end soon so I can play with the pigeons again.”

Nanyang Middle School is not the only one to take pigeons off campus.

Students in Beijjng Fengtai Experimental Primary School also gave their pigeons to the local health department （当地卫生部门）on February 3.

Their pigeons are special birds. In 1999, students found two injured pigeons and gave them a home. To get money for bird food, the kids sold rubbish paper They took good care of the birds, and five years later, those two pigeons had become 265!

“The students loved the birds,” said Mr Chen, the school’s headmaster. “But to keep the school safe, they are willing to give them up.”

根据短文内容选择正确答案（５分）

( )1. Students in Nanyang Middle School are not happy to be back from holiday because ________.

A. they don’t like studying

B.their best friends are not studying there any more

C. their pigeons are all locked up in a big cage away from them

D. their pigeons have all been killed

( )2. Students in Beijing Fengtai Experimental Primary School got money for bird food by______________.

A.selling(卖) rubbish paper B. selling their books

C. asking their parents for money D. borrowing money from friends

( )3. The pigeons have all been locked up so that _______________________.

A. they won’t fly around all day B. they won’t make a lot of noise

C. they won’t spread bird flu D. they will grow faster

( )4. There are about _________ more pigeons in Fengtai Experimental Primary School than in Nanyang Middle School.

A. 300 B. 160 C. 200 D. 100

( )5. The students in the two schools probably felt _______ when the pigeons were taken away from them.

A. happy B. excited C. unhappy D. Angry

答案：CACBC

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In England people don’t usually talk too much .You can go on a bus ,or in a train ,and everyone sits looking out of the window .

Often they read .They read books and papers .But they don’t talk much.

When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing, the weather. So when you meet somebody in English, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!”

“But it was a little cold yesterday, ”somebody may answer .

“But it got a bit warmer later!” you can say.

Talk like this ,and the English will think ,how friendly you are !

( )1. English people often _______on a bus .

A. talk much B. talk about C. eat something D. read papers

( )2. When you meet English people ,talk like this :_________

A. How do you do? B. How are you ?

C. Nice weather! D. Nice to meet you

( )3.If you talk with the English people about the weather, they will think _____________

A .you are friendly B. you are right C. you are English D. you talk too much.

( )4. English people always hope the weather will get ____________.

A. better B. warmer C. colder D. hotter

( )5.Which is right?_________________

A.English people like to talk on a bus B.English people enjoy the best weather.

C.English people are the most friendly D.English people don’t talk much .

答案：DCAAD

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Channel 1（一频道）	Channel 2
18:00 Around China	17:45 Computers today
18:30 Children’s programme （节目）	18:10 Foreign arts
19:00 News	18:30 Modern English
19:30 Weather report	19:00 Animal world
19:40 Around the world	19:25 In Asia
20:10 TV play :Sisters	20:20 Sports
21:00 English for today	21:00 Sports player: Yao Ming
21:15 Pop music	21:45 English news
21:55 Talk show	22:05 On TV next week

( )1. If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best programme for you is _____.

A. Talk Show B. Sports C. Sports player D. TV play

( )2.You’ll know something about _____ at 19:00 on Channel 2.

A. animals B. news C. foreign D. Asia

( ) 3. If you want to watch NBA, the best programme for you would be ______.

A. Sports B. Around the world C. foreign arts D. English news

( )4. If you like music very much, the best programme is _______.

A. at 21:45 on Channel 2 B. at 21:55 on Channel 1

C. at 21:00 on Channel 2 D. at 21:15 on Channel 1

( )5. “Modern English” is a programme that ______.

A. teaches you English B. tells you something about English classroom

C. let you know English news D. makes foreign friends

答案BCBDB：

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There is a big tree in front of my house. A black bird lives in the tree. Every day I take some food to the tree. The bird sees me and comes down. The food is in my hand. The bird comes to my hand and eats it. After that it goes back to the tree.

　　I give some food to the bird every day. And so the bird knows me. I like the bird and the bird likes me. We are good friends.

( )1．What's in the tree?

　　 A. A big black bird.　　　　　　　　B. A black bird.

　　 C. An old black bird.　　　　　　　 D. A big old black bird.

( )2．Why does the bird come down?

　　 A. Because there is some food in my hand.

　　 B. Because the bird eats some food.

　　 C. Because the bird likes food.

　　 D. Because the bird eats good food.

( )3．Where dose the bird go back? It goes back to ________ .

A. his hand　　　B. its house　　　 C. the tree　　　　D. the sky

( )4. How often does the writer feed the bird?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a day. D. Every day.

( )5. How does the writer feed the bird?

A. Every day. B. Once a day. C. He throws some food to the bird.

D. The bird comes down to eat the food in his hand.

答案：BACAD

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　　My name is Alan. I live in Beijing. Now I am sitting at the window. I often sit here. I can look at the street. In Beijing the buses are blue. A bus is coming now.

　　There is a bus stop in front of our house. A lot of people are waiting for the bus. Look. An old woman is coming. She often misses the bus, because she never runs. Today she is lucky. The bus driver is waiting for her.

( )1．I often sit ________ .

　　 A. at the door　　　　　　　　　　 B. behind the window

　　 C. at my window　　　　　　　　　 D. near the table

( )2．There is a bus stop ________ .

　　 A. under our house　　　　　　　　 B. near our house

　　 C. in front of our house　　　　　 D. far away from my house

( )3．________ are waiting for the bus.

　　 A. A few people　B. A lot of people　C. Old woman　　D. Young people

( )4．The old woman often misses the bus because she ________ .

A. never runs　　 B. doesn't come　 C. can't come　　 D. runs quickly

( )5. The buses in Beijing are ____________.

A. too big B. too small C. black D. blue

答案：ACBAD

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　　One day Mr. Brown sees a young woman in the street with children. He is very surprised because all the children are wearing the same clothes. White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.

　　“Are all these children yours?” he asks the woman.

　　“Yes, they are.” she answers.

　　“Do you always dress them in the same clothes ?” asks Mr. Brown.

　　“Yes, ” answers the mother. “When we have four children, we dress them in the same clothes because we don’t want to lose any of them. It is easy to see our children among other children because they are all wearing the same clothes. And now we have ten, we dress them like this because we don't want to take other children home by mistake. When there are other children among ours, it is easy to see them because their clothes are different.

( )1. How many people does Mr. Brown see in the street one day? He sees ____in all.

　　 A. ten　　　　　 B. eleven　　　　C. four　　　　　 D. ten children

( )2．Why is he surprised? Because ________ .

　　 A. all the children are boys

　　 B. all the children are in the same clothes

　　 C. all the children are lovely

　　 D. all the children are wearing the same trousers

( )3.Why does the woman dress her children in the same clothes? Because_______________.

　　 A. she has so many children

　　 B. she loves her children

　　 C. she doesn't want to take her children home

D. she wants to see her children easily among others

( )4. What kinds of clothes are the children wearing when Mr. Brown sees them?

A.White caps, blue coats and yellow trousers.

B.Blue caps, yellow coats and white trorsers.

C.Yellow caps, white coats and blue trousers.

D.White caps, yellow coats and blue trousers.

答案：BBDA

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Dear Tom,

I am studying in Beijing now .I have a day off today. Now let me tell you something about Beijing. In our country people drive cars on the left side of the road, but here in Beijing, on the right side. Many people of London go to work by car, while most people of Beijing go to work by bike. The weather of Beijing is better than ours. It's fine for long here, but we have so many cloudy days in London．Students here work hard at their lessons and a lot of people can speak English. It's a pity that students in our country don't work hard and few people know Chinese. That's all for today. Please write to me soon．

Your ever,

Peter

根据短文内容判断句子正误，正确的在题前括号内写“T”，错误的写“F”。

( ) 1．This letter is from an English boy to his friend Tom.

( ) 2. Peter is a farmer, not a student.

( ) 3．Tom may be a middle school student in London.

( ) 4．In England cars go along the road on the right side.

( ) 5．Peter thinks the Chinese students work harder than English students.

答案：TFTFT

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In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner.

People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge，eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.

Lunch comes at one o'clock. Afternoon tea is from four to five in the afternoon and dinner is about half past seven. First they have soups, and then they have meat or fish with vegetables. After that they eat some other things, like bananas，apples or oranges. But not all English people eat like that. Some of them have their dinner in the middle of the day. Their meals are breakfast, dinner, tea and supper and all these meals are very necessary.

根据短文内容，从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

( ) 1. Many English people have meals a day.

A. two B. three C. four D. three or four

( ) 2. People may have for their breakfast.

A. tea and eggs B. porridge，eggs，bread，tea or coffee

C. tea and coffee D. bread and eggs

( )3. People have lunch at ．

A. any time B. nine C. five D. one

( ) 4. People don't have for their dinner.

A. porridge B. bananas and apples

C. some soup and meat D. meat and fish

( ) 5. In many English homes dinner comes ．

A. at one o'clock B. in the middle of the day

C. at noon D. at night

答案：CBDAD

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“Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature(温度) that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you’ll 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 how 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 one sentence(句子), “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 colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are also very cool.

( ) 1. We know that the word “cool” has _______.

A. only one meaning B. no meaning

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

答案：CBACD

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A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness (目击者). This is what they said.

TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged（受损害）.

TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.

TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.

Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.

( )1. How many people are mentioned (提到) in the story?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

( )2 .The truck was hit on the way ___________ .

A. to the airport B. to the police station

C. to Newton D. home

( )3. From the story, we know _________didn’t tell the truth.

A. the truck driver B. Tom

C. the taxi driver D. Tom's friend

( )4. In fact, Tom's friend was also a _____________ .

A. witness B. driver C. policeman D. cleaner

( )5. What's the best title (题目) for this passage?

A. A Taxi Driver B. A Traffic Accident

C. A Story of Tom D. A Truck Driver

答案：DCCAB

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Peter wondered why he didn’t have many friends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.

One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed.

The party was a big success. However, as the guests were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “ Thanks for the invitation.”

( )1. The party was held(被举行） ________ .

A. at Peter’s house B. in a large hall

C. at Peter’s friend’s house D. in a secret place

( )2. Which of the following is not true?

A. Betty made the best cake. B. Mary Jackson sang well.

C. Bill played the violin well. D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.

( )3. ________ liked Peter.

A. Many of his friends B. Few people

C. Everyone D. All his friends

( )4. Peter ________ to give the party.

A. tried his best B. did nothing

C. only invited some friends D. did everything

( )5. From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .

A. a warm-hearted man B. good at making friends

C. a selfish（自私的） man D. a welcomed friend

答案：CDBCC

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根据短文内容判断句子正(T)误(F)

Many children love junk food. It’s bad for their health.Their parents don’t want them to eat too much junk food. Although they know it’s not good habit,they still eat it.Some of them eat this

kind of food every day.Some only once or twice a week.

Paul is kind of unhealthy.He hardly ever exercises.He eats lots of junk food because he loves it.When he has money,he’ll buy junk food.His parents worry about him.But he says,“Maybe I’m not very healthy,but I enjoy myself.”

( )1.Few children love junk food.

( )2.Many parents want their children to eat junk food.

( )3.Children know it’s a bad habit to eat junk food.

( )4.Paul is very healthy.

( )5.Paul often brrows money to buy junk food.

答案：FFTFF

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根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的写T，不正确的写F。

Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near London with their child. Sometimes Mr. Brown came back home from work very late, when his wife and the child were asleep, and then he opened the front door of this house with his key(钥匙)and came in very quiet. But one night when he was coming home very late, he lost(丢)his key, so when he reached his house, he rang the bell. Nothing happened. He rang it again. Again nothing happened. Nobody moved inside the house. Mr. Brown knocked at(敲)the bedroom window, he spoke to his wife, he shouted, but she didn’t wake up. At last he stopped and thought for a moment. Then he began to speak like a small child. \! Mother! ”he said. \! I want to go to the toilet! ”He spoke quite quietly but at once(立刻)Mrs. Brown woke up. Then he spoke to her, and she opened the door for him.

( )1．The Browns lived in a small town near London.

( )2．Mr. Brown’s wife and his child went to sleep after he came back from work. ( )3．One night Mr. Brown lost his key to the door, so he knocked at the front door and the bedroom window.

( )4．Mr. Brown said\! Mother” like a small child because he wanted his wife to wake up.

( )5．Mrs. Brown woke up at once when she heard the bell rang. She opened the door for her husband.

答案:T.F.F.T.F

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Last Sunday evening, I went to town with my mother. After we bought lots of things, we went out of

the supermarket and found it was raining hard. But we had no umbrella. Just when we were trying to

get into a taxi, a strange old man came up to us. He was carrying a nice umbrella and he said he would

give the umbrella to us for one dollar. He said he lost his wallet and needed some money to take a taxi

to go back home.

My mother didn’t believe what he said at first, and asked him a lot of questions and then gave him a

dollar. But the man didn’t get into a taxi. We followed him and found he went into a club and bought

himself a glass of whiskey with the dollar. After he drank it, he put on his hat and took one of the many

wet umbrellas there and went off with the new one. Soon after that, he sold it again.

( )1.What’s the weather like that day?

A. It was windy. B. It was sunny. C. It was rainy.

( ) 2.In fact, the old man wanted to get money to ______.

A. buy a wallet B. buy some whiskey C. buy an umbrella

( )3.The old man got ______ from the writer’s mother.

A. one yuan B. one dollar C. two dollars

( )4.From the passage, we can know that the old man was ______.

A. not honest (诚实的) B. friendly C. helpful

( ) 5.The underlined word “strange” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 可怜的 B. 喝醉的 C. 陌生的

答案CBBAC

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For many people of Norway(挪威)，skiing(滑雪) is the best way to have fun in winter. Almost everyone can ski. Children learn to ski after they learn to walk. Long long ago in Norway ,there were no buses, trains or cars. People had to find a way to walk over the deep snow. Skis were the right answer!

Although they love winter, the people of Norway are also happy to see summer come. They enjoy the out-door activities at any time of the year. In summer they swim and sunbathe near the beach. Some people go hiking and go mountain climbing. Sail-boating is also very popular during the warm sunny summer months.

The Norwegians(挪威人), like people everywhere, find many in-door ways to have a good time. During the long winter they also enjoy movies. They like to read books from the libraries in all seasons. Family life is very important to the people of Norway.

( ) 1.In winter, ______ is the most popular sport for Norwegians to have a good time.

A. skiing. B. skating . C. swimming

( ) 2.Long long time ago, Norwegians skied for ______.

A. having fun B. crossing the deep snow C. making money

( ) 3.How many activities can you find in the passage?

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8

( )4.The writer wants to tell us about ______.

A. skiing B. the life of Norwegians C. out-door activities

( ) 5. Which sentence is right?

A. Norwegians like winter, but they don’t like summer.

B. Norwegians don’t think family life is very important.

C. Norwegians also like indoor activities.

答案:ABCBC

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Jack is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.

One day the teacher asked the students a question, “When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother? ”Jack answered, “That’s easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty. ”

Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, “When it thunders （打雷）, why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly, “can’t you see our eyes are in front of our ears? ”

The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, “Why can fish swim in the water? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly. “don’t you know fish can’t walk on land? ”

（）1. Jack was not _______ when he was young.

A. strong B. lazy C. clever D. well

（）2. Jack didn’t like to _______ when he was a student.

A. write compositions B. do his homework

C. do the housework D. learn science or biology

（）3. How old is Jack’s brother now when Jack is fifteen in the story?

A. Ten years old B. Fifteen years old

C. Twenty years old D. Twenty-five years old

（）4. When it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound.

It’s because _______.

A. our eyes are in front of our ears.

B. our eyes are cleverer than our ears.

C. our eyes can see but our ears can’t.

D. light goes faster than sound.

（）5. Why can fish swim in the water? Jack’s answer is ______.

A. fish can’t walk on land B. fish can’t swim on land

C. fish can’t walk in the water D. fish has no legs or hands

答案:CBDDA

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Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.

One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked，"What can I do for you?"

"Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.

When the waiter put two apples on the table， Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry，

“You are impolite，Mike. Why don’t you take the smaller one?" Tom said.

“But I am right.”said Mike with a smile，“if I let you take first, which one will you choose?"

“Of course I’11 take the smaller one. "said Tom.

“Yes.”Mike said，“If you take the smaller one，the bigger one will still be mine. Don’t you think so?"

“Oh！"Tom couldn’t answer.

( )1. Tom and Mike were______

A. always kind to each other B. sometimes kind to each other

C. dear brothers D. friends of different school

( )2. Mike thought only about＿______ when they were having lunch.

A. himself B. Tom C. his parents D. his friends

( )3. The waiter gave them＿______

A. two eggs B. two apples C. three oranges D. some milk

( )4. Tom took the_______ apple.

A. better B. bigger C. smaller D. worse

( )5. Who took the apple first? ______

A. Mike B. Tom C.Both Tom and Mike D. Nobody

答案:BABCA

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Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August.

Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys.

( )1._____ is a good season for vacation. A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter

( )2.Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They don’t _____.

A.read books B.visit their friends C.watch TV D.go to work

( )3.Many families like to have their lunch _____ during their vacation.

A.in the office B.near a cinema C.near a big factory D.near a nice lake

( )4.If you have _____, you can travel to other countries.

A.money and friends B.friends and time C.money and time D.food

( )5.Which of the following is “芝加哥”? A.Chicago. B.New York. C.Miami. D.Los

答案:BDDCA

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Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人) 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 care 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. the cat

( )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 man told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because______.

　 A. there was in fact poison in the bottles

B. he 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. [来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

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

答案:CDBAC

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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.

( )1.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

( )2.When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.

　 A. get married 　 B. be free C. find good jobs D. study

( )3.They visit their parents ________.

　 A. on weekdays 　B. on weekends C. at any time 　D. on holiday

( )4.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.

( )5.Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.

A. children can learn how to make money for themselves

B. they are rich

C. their children required (要求）them to do so

D. it is required by law（法律）

答案:BCDBA

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The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns to the moon, it is night.

The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it’s much nearer to the earth.

The sun is very bright. It gives a very strong light. The moon looks quite bright,

too. But it doesn’t give any light at all.

The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they’re much farther away from us.

( )1. ____moves round________.

A. The earth; the moon B. The moon; the earth

C. The moon; the stars D. The sun; the earth

( )2. Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because_________.

A. it is much bigger than the sun

B. it comes out only at night

C. it is much nearer to the earth than the sun

D. it doesn’t give a strong light

( )3. The sun_______________.

A. is very bright, and it gives a very strong light

B. isn’t bright, but it gives a very strong light

C. is very big, but it doesn’t give any light at all

D. is very round, but it can’t move round

( )4. The stars______________.

A. look much bigger than the moon

B. look much bigger than the sun

C. are a lot brighter than the moon, but they are not bigger than the moon

D. are much farther away from us than the moon

( )5.When ,it is day.

A. our part of the earth turns to the moon

B. our part of the earth turns to the sun

C. the sun moves

D.the moon moves

答案:BCADB

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A boy named Jack lived in a small village. One morning, his mother sent him to his uncle's in town. He had a very good time there.

Before Jack left in the evening, his uncle gave him a jar and said, “There is some candy in it, you may put your hand into it and take some when you want to eat something.”

Jack looked at the jar when he was in the train. It had a long and small neck. He put his hand into the jar and took five pieces. But he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand this way and that way, still he could not get his hand out. He turned his hand again. Finally he let go of four pieces. Then he could pull his hand out of the jar.

根据短文判断正(T)误(F)

（）1.One day Jack's mother sent him to his mother's brother's house.

（）2.The jar with some candy in it had a large neck.

（）3.Jack only stayed in town for a whole day.

（）4.At last Jack only took one piece（块） of candy at a time.

（）5.From this lesson, Jack knew that he himself was too foolish(蠢）.

答案:TFFTT

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A famous foreign company in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department (公安部).

A beautiful girl with a master's degree(硕士学位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage she faced an interview together -with another girl. Both of them were outstanding, not only in looks but also in education.

The girl was successful in the interview. It seemed that she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, "Can you come to the office next Monday?" Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn't make a decision at the moment, so she said, "I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer. " The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, "If so, let' s wait till you are ready. "

The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had agreed to let her begin work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully (遗憾地), "Sorry, another suitable candidate (选手)has got the job. You had better try another place. "The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation(解释) and was told, "What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind. "

That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.

1. The beautiful girl wanted to ask her parents for advice because

A. she didn't like the job

B. she didn’t expect the examiner would ask such a question

C. she didn't want to answer the question

D. her parents would be angry if she didn't ask them

2. We can learn from the passage that

A. the company lost its best clerk B. no girl got the job

C. the other girl who failed at the last interview might get the job

D. the examiner was very pleased with the girl

3. The examiner regarded as the most important.

A. a person's confidence B. a person's knowledge

C. a person's age D. a person' s beautiful looks

4. The underlined phrase "right under the nose of" probably means

A．就在鼻子下 B．想要得到的 C.没有把握的 D．就在眼前的

答案:BCAD

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What is the best way to study? This is a very important question．Some of the Chinese students often study very hard for long hours．This is a good habit．but it is not a better way to study．I think an efficient（有效率的）student must have enough sleep，enough food and enough rest．Every day you need to go out for a walk．Every week you should visit some friends or some nice places．It’s good for your study．When you return to your studies，you’ll find yourself stronger than before and you’ll learn more．