初中英语阅读理解
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Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in spring she planted some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, "Tomorrow I am going to pick them, and them we can eat them." But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen(厨房) and shouted, "Mother, Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbour's(邻居的) ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!" Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbour was very sorry, but that was the end of the vegetables.
Them a few days before Christmas, the neighbour brought Mrs. Brown a parcel(包裹). In it was a beautiful, fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words.
"Enjoy your vegetables!"
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误（T 、F）
( ) 1. In spring, Mrs. Brown grew a number of vegetables in the garden. They grew very well.
( ) 2. Mrs. Brown couldn't pick any vegetables because her neighbour's ducks ate up the vegetables.
( ) 3. Her neighbour was very glad for that.
( ) 4. The neighbour bought Mrs. Brown a parcel before Christmas.
( ) 5. There was a piece of paper with the words: "Enjoy your vegetables!"
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The date was like any other day in his life. After school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner. He stooped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt for sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a pair for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked worried and he didn't want to make his mother worry about it. So he went to the park and there he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheelchair(轮椅). He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. "It is much better to be without shoes than without feet." It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was more lucky in life.
1. Bill was so sorry that __________.
A. the shoes in the shop were not the right size for him.
B. he forgot to bring any money with him.
C. his mother couldn't buy him a pair of shoes.
D. he walked past the shoe shop.
2. From the story we know that ___________.
A. Bill's mother has much money.
B. Bill's mother was a kind-hearted woman.
C. Bill's mother wouldn't buy him anything.
D. Bill's mother often bought presents for Bill's birthday.
3. Bill didn't go home at once ___________.
A. because his mother was at work.
B. because his mother wouldn't give him any money.
C. because he wanted to sit on the grass in the park.
D. because he didn't want to give his mother any trouble.
4. In the park, Bill saw a girl ____________.
A. without feet. B. without hands C. walking slowly D. looking down at his shoes.
5. At last, Bill _________.
A. decided to buy a new pair of shoes. B. left the park sadly.
C. thought he's more lucky than the girl in the wheelchair.
D. didn't know what to do with his old shoes.
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If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will 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）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 hat 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 may be blamed(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 thing, they cannot write them down in a small 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: practise remembering things in a way as other people do.
1. Someone can't have a good memory if _____.
A. he can't read or write B. he doesn't use his memory
C. his parents haven't a good memory D. he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time
2. If you do mot 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 but they slowly become string again
D. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
3. Which of the following is true?
A. Your memory works in the different say as your arms or legs.
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not 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 less practice.
4. Few people know that it is only ____if a friend has a poor memory.
A. his own fault B. his parents' fault C. his teachers' fault D. his grandmother's fault
5. The writer wants to tell us _____.
A. how to use our arms or legs
B. how to read and write strong arms and good memories
C. how to have a good memory
D. how to learn from the people
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In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Children’s Village started. The letters SOS stand for “Save Our Souls(灵魂).” This means “Please help us!”. An SOS Children’s Village gives help to orphans.
Hermann Gmeiner’s idea for helping orphans soon spread(传播) all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village are grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages.
In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest villages have 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes comfortable(舒适的), happy home for them.
Of course, the children don’t spend all their time in the village. They go to school, they go out with their friends and they go into town. But the village fives them a home-sometimes for the first time in their lives.
1. Which of the following came last?
A. People gave Gmeiner some money.
B. There were many orphans at the end of the war.
C. Gmeiner built the first SOS Children’s Village with the money people gave him.
D. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.
2. An orphan is a child ______.
A. who has no brother B. who has no sister
C. who has no parents D. all of the above
3. How many houses are there in the biggest SOS Children’s Villages?
A. Seven and ten. B. Forty or fifty. C. 170. D. About 30.
4. We can conclude(推论) from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from ______.
A. governments(政府) B. special organizations(组织)
C. the orphans themselves D. people in general(普通的)
5. Which of the following can best summarize(总结) the work a woman in an SOS Village does for each group of children?
A. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness.
B. She lives with each group of children.
C. She cooks the meals for children.
D. She looks after them.
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In Britain winter is not very cold and summer is not very hot. There is not 1 difference between summer 2 winter. 3 is this?
Britain has a mild(暖和的) winter and a 4 summer because it is an 5 country. In summer the sea is cooler than the land. The winds from the sea 6 cool air to Britain.
The western winds blow 7 Britain all the year. They blow from the southwest. They are wet winds. They bring rain to Britain all the year. Britain has a lot of 8 all the year. The west of Britain is 9 than the east.
The four seasons are 10 three months long. Winter is in December, January and February. Spring is in March April and May. Summer is in June, July and August. Autumn is in September, October and November.
1. A. a little B. a few C. a great D. a small
2. A. but B. and C. to D. for
3. A. Why B. What C. How D. Where
4. A. hot B cool C. cold D. warm
5. A. English B. island C. open D. important
6. A. take B. carry C. bring D. fetch
7. A. on B. under C. over D. above
8. A. snow B. rain C. wind D. sunshine
9. A. cooler B. wetter C. drier D. hotter
10. A. every B. sometimes C. both D. all
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Kim’s Diary
7:00 am: Woke up. It was sunny but there was a cold wind blowing.
7:30 am: Had breakfast quickly because I got up late.
7:45 am: Lieu arrived on his bike.
8:00 am: Spent morning riding our bike. We visited Ming and Gordon.
12:30 pm: Had lunch at lieu‘s house. His mother made hamburgers. They were good to eat.
3:00 pm: Went home after playing computer games. Saw Alex in the park on the way home.
4:00 pm: Watched TV until dinner time.
1. What was the weather like on the day Kim wrote her diary?
A. Cloudy. B. Windy. C. Wet. D. Hot.
2. Who did Kim see on the way home?
A. Gordon. B. Ming. C. Lieu. D. Alex.
3. Kim‘s diary tells us that she ______.
A. enjoyed her lunch B. missed her breakfast
C. doesn‘t like hamburgers D. went to Lieu’s house for dinner
4. The right order(顺序) of the things Kim did is _____.
A. watched TV , ate lunch, rode bike and played computer games
B. ate lunch, rode bike, watched TV and played computer games
C. rode bike, ate lunch, played computer games and watched TV
D. played computer games, watched TV, ate lunch and rode bike
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Last week the manager of an old shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. Then he opened it and ￡10 fell out onto his desk. Together with it was a short letter. It read:
Dear sir,
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚), but unluckily I lost my job. At that time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money.
I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(结婚戒指). The girl took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girl-friend‘s finger. So I left the shop without paying.
My wife died a short while ago and that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(良心) all these years. At that time the ring cost ￡2, so I think the ring may cost ￡10 now, and I am sending you the money.
Yours truly,
A customer(顾客)
“Well, well, well,” said the manager. “Life is full of surprises.”
1、 he writer of the letter sent ￡10 ______.
A. to buy a ring for his wife B. to thank the girl for her kindness
C. to pay for his wife‘s ring D. to give an order for a ring
2、How did the writer of the letter get the wedding ring?
A. The girl gave it to him. B. He bought it from the shop.
C. He borrowed it from the shop. D. He took it out of the shop without paying.
3、hich of the following is not true?
A. He didn‘t know the size of his girl-friend’s finger.
B. He had not much money at the time.
C. He was out of work for some time.
D. He was engaged in 1935.
4、The last sentence of the passage shows that the manager was _____.
A. afraid of seeing the money
B. too excited to say a word
C. very glad to get the money unexpectedly
D. sorry for what the young man had done
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We are already familiar with computers-computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that children today are using computers at school before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience(经验) but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think children are growing up not knowing about the real world.
But people who understand more about computers see that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and to think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information(信息) quickly and use et well?
1、his passage gives two different opinions(观点) about children using computers and the writer seems to agree with ____.
A. the first one B. the second one C. either of the two D. neither of them
2、People who hold the first opinion think computers _____.
A. can do a lot of things for us
B. are a kind of toys for children
C. can help children learn to read and write
D. can help children learn about the real world
3、“Be familiar with” in this passage means _____.
A. be interested in B. be pleased with
C. know something well D. know little about
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根据短文内容回答问题，每空限填一词。
After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad(高兴) to get the work, because he could send the letters on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he took a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran fast to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly threw the letter on the ground. To his surprise(令他惊奇的是), the dog didn’t come at him. It stopped before the letter and picked it up with its mouth. The it carried the letter into the house. Tom said to him self, “It does the same work as me.”
1、 Where did Tom work?
In a _________ ________.
2、 How did Tom send the letter?
______the ______.
3、 What did Tom see when he arrived at the house?
He _______a big ________.
4、 Did the dog make any trouble on Tom?
______, it _______.
5、 What did the dog come to Tom to do?
It came to ________ _______the letter.
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John was in hospital for a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed him. “He spends the might at the front door in waiting for you to return.” She said to John.
“What an exampl of true love!” John answered. “I wonder of you would take care of me like that.”
“Of course I would,” his wife answered, “If you are not at home all the night, and I don’t know where you are, you can be sure I’ll wait for you at the front door.”
1、Why was John in hospital?
Maybe _______he was _______.
2、How did the dog show love for John?
He _______for John to come _______at the front door.
3、Why didn’t John’s wife stay at the door waiting for him?
Because she _______where John was and _______need to do that.
4、How long was John in hospital?
_______several _______.
5、His wife doesn’t love him, does she?
_______, she _______.
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Mrs. Green’s telephone number was three-four-six-three, and the number of the cinema near her house was three-four-six-four. So people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Green answered it. A tired man said, “At what time your last film begin?”
“I’m sorry,” said Mrs. Green, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, It began twenty minutes ago,” said the man, “I am sorry about that. Goodbye.” Mrs. Green was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so telephoned the cinema. The man’s wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening and the husband will be happy.”
1、Mrs. Green’s telephone number was ______.
A. 3634 B. 3463 C. 4636 D. 3464
2、People often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted _______.
A. to sleep B. the shop C. the cinema D. the visit
3、When Mrs. Green answered the phone, who didn’t hear her?
A. Mr. Green. B. The man.
C. The man’s wife. D. Anybody.
4、Why was Mrs. Green very surprised after she answered the telephone?
Because _____.
A. the man rang a wrong number
B. the man said sorry to her
C. the man didn’t answer her and said other thing
D. the man’s voice was very slow
5、How did Mrs. Green feel when she heard the man ask about film?
A. surprised. B. Angry.
C. Not happy. D. Not strange(奇怪)
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Kate left school when she was seventeen years old and went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.
A lot of factories needed workers, so it was not hard to find an interesting job(工作). Kate went to several factories and then chose(选择) one of them. It was near her home. She decided(决定) to go to work on foot.
The next morning, she went to the factory again and said to the manager(经理), “I want to work here, but how much will you give me?”
“Will pay for(付款) 27 pounds now.” the manager answered, “and 30 pounds after three months.”
Kate thought for a few seconds before she answered. The she said, “All right, then I’ll start in three months.”
1、When did Kate begin to look for work?
A. When she was at school B. When she was seventeen.
C. When she left her parents’ house. D. When she was eighteen.
2、It was _____for Kate to find a job.
A. easy B. not easy C. late D. later
3、How much did the manager want to pay her in the second month?
A. 27 pounds. B. 30 pounds. C. 54 pounds. D. 60 pounds
4、Why did Kate want to start working three months later? Because ____.
A. Kate didn’t leave school
B. Kate had to look after her mother.
C. Kate wanted to get 30 pounds.
D. Kate went to school.
5、he factory was not _____from her home.
A. far B. near C. far to D. near to
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One day Arha’s wife 0 some 1 . The little child in the next house was crying. He cried and 2 . The mother of the child said, “Stop crying.” But the child 3 stop crying. He went on crying. The mother said, “If you don’t stop crying, I 4 you into the river.”
The mother wanted 5 and buy some bread, so she said to Arha’s wife. “Will you 6 my child for a little time? I must go and buy some bread.” Arha’s wife said to Arha, “I am working. You must look after him.”
After some time the mother came back, and said to Arha’s wife, “Thank you 7 after the child. And where is he now?” “He’s playing in the garden.”
They looked in the garden. But they could not 8 the child. Then they called Arha, “Arha! Arha! Where is the child?”
Arha 9 , “His mother said, ‘If you don’t stop crying I shall put you into the river.’ The child didn’t stop crying, 10 I put him into the river. He is over there in the river.”
0. A. was doing B. an doing C. were doing D. doing
1. A. wash B. washes C. washs D. washing
2. A. said B. tallked C. cried D. crying
3. A. didn’t B. don’t C. doesn’t D. not
4. A. put B. shall put C. puted D. are putting
5. A. a go B. going C. to go D. goes
6. A. look at B. look for C. look like D. look after
7. A. looking B. to look C. for looking D. for look
8. A. look B. look at C. see D. find
9. A. answered B. said C. told D. spoke
10. A. and B. so C. but D. /
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Every day some people are killed while they are crossing the roads. Most of these people are old and children. Old people are often killed because they can’t see or hear very sell. Children are killed because they are not careful. They forget to look and listen before they cross the roads.
A car or a bus can’t stop quickly. If a car is going very fast, it will travel many meters before it stops. Some people don’t always understand this. They think a car can stop in a few meters. It is difficult to know how fast a car is moving. The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways, right and left. Then if the roads are empty, you can cross them.
1. Why are old people often killed while they are crossing the roads?
_______they can’t see _______hear very well.
2. Do people think a car can stop in a few meters?
_______, they _______.
3. Children are often not careless while crossing the roads, are they?
_______, they _______.
4. What should one do before crossing the roads?
To look _______ _______.
5. When can you cross the roads?
The _______are _______.
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Three things are necessaries(必要的) for us to keep alive(活着). What are they? They are air, water and food. We eat food twice or three times a day. We drink water several times a day. We breathe(呼吸) day and night. If a man does not eat any food and does not drink anything, he can live for about three days. But if he does not breathe, he can keep alive for only about three minutes. So we see that breathing is even important than drinking, and drinking more important than eating.
We can’t live ⑹_______there is no air or water or food. For us, food is very important, water is ⑺_______important, and air is the most important. Why? Because we can ⑻_______live for about three minutes without air. Three minutes——⑼_______a short time it is! Food and water are less important than air, ⑽_______we can’t be short of them, either.
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Mary has four cousins(表兄妹). They are Betty, Peter, Bill and Aun. Mary is the oldest of the five. Betty is thirteen years old. She is two years younger than Mary and one year older than Peter. Bill is nine, and Aun, the youngest, is seven.
Betty and Peter are good runners. But Peter runs faster. Mary and Aun like to play basketball. Mary plays better than Aun. Bill is the best singer of the five. Mary and Betty study in a middle school. Peter, Bill and Aun study in a primary school(小学). The five children all work hard at school. But Betty works hardest.
1、There are _____years between Mary and Peter.
A. eight B. six C. three D. two
2、Peter is _____years old.
A. twelve B. thirteen C. fifteen D. nine
3、Who runs fastest of the five?
A. Betty. B. Peter. C. Betty and Peter. D. All the five
4、Who are students?
A. None(无人) of them. B. All of them. C. Mary and Betty. D. Peter Bill and Aun.
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Basketball is still a young game. It is not yet a hundred years old, in the winter of 1891, a certain college(学院) was having trouble with its boy students the weather was so terrible that the students had to stay indoors(在室内). Wince they could not enjoy their sports outside as usual, they were unhappy, and some of them even got into fights from time to time.
Finally, one of the teachers at the college, J. E. Naismith, was asked to invent(发明) a new game for the students it was not an easy job because such a game had to be played indoors, and the court(场地) was not very large.
Naismith thought for a few days and invented a kind of the ball. It was played between two teams. To make a score(得分),the ball had to be thrown into a basket ten feet high above the floor on the wall. At each end of the court there was such a basket. At first, Naismith had planned to have the ball thrown into a box. As he could not find boxes of the right size, he had to use fruit basket instead. This is how the game got its name.
1、Basketball is _____some of the other ball games.
A. as old as B. not as old as C. older than D. the oldest in
2、In fact, it has just a history of a little _____.
A. less than two hundred years B. more than a hundred years
C. less than a century D. not any more than a century
3、_____today, basketball was invented as an indoor game at first.
A. Though it’s often played outside
B. Because it’s often played outside
C. Since it’s always played outside
D. Although it’s never played inside
4、Naismith had thought of using a box in the game, yet gave up the idea before long and fixed
_____on the wall.
A. the wall B. a kind of ball game C. a fruit basket D. the basketball team
5、Indeed the mane of the new game _____what the ball should be thrown into in a match.
A. had nothing to do with B. had something not much to do with
C. had a few thing to do D. had something to do with
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Miss. Green taught physics(物理) in a London school. Last month she explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how well she had been in her work. She said to them, “Now, I have a sister in Washington, if I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 metres away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?”
The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss. Green, because electricity(电)travels faster then sound waves.”
“That’s very good,” Miss. Green answered. But then one of the girls put up her hand. Miss. Green said, “Yes, Betty?”
“I don’t think so,” Betty said. “Your sister would hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s six o’clock in Washington.”
1、Miss. Green was teaching the class ______.
A. to her sound B. about sound C. about electricity D. about telephone
2、She wanted to know ______.
A. whether her students could tell which was faster, electricity or sound waves
B. whether her students could hear from 20 metres away
C. whether she could call her sister in Washington
D. whether her sister could hear her in Washington
3、The cleverest boy thought that _____.
A. the students would hear Miss. Green earlier
B. the students would hear her sister earlier
C. sound waves were slower than electricity
D. electricity travels slower than sound waves
4、Miss. Green ______.
A. was pleased with what the cleverest boy had said
B. didn’t think the cleverest boy’s answer was so good
C. thought Betty’s answer was much better
D. thought Betty is clever than the cleverest boy
5、Betty thought ______.
A. electricity was faster than sound waves
B. those in Washington showed a different time from those in London
C. electricity travels as fast as sound waves
D. electricity was slower than sound waves
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After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad (高兴) to get the work, because he could send the letters on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he took a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran fast to him he was afraid of it very much and quickly threw the letter on the ground. To his surprise(令他惊奇的是), the dog didn’t come at him. It stopped before the letter and picked it up with its mouth. Then it carried the letter into the house. Tom said to himself, “ It does the same work as me.”
根据短文内容回答问题,每空限填一词.
1. Where did Tom work? In a ________ ________.
2. How did Tom send the letter? ________ the ________.
3. What did Tom see when he arrived at the house? He ________a big ________.
4. Did the dog make any trouble on Tom? ________, it________.
5. What did the dog come to Tom to do? It came to ________ ________the letter.
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John was in hospital for a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed him. “He spends the night at the front door in waiting for you to return.” She said to John.
“What an example of true love!” John answered. “I wonder if you would take care of me like that.”
“ Of course I would,” his wife answered, “If you are not at home all the night, and I don’t know where you are, you can be sure I’ll wait for you at the front door.”
根据短文内容回答问题,每空限填一词.
1、Why was John in hospital? Maybe ________he was ________.
2、How did the dog show love for John? He ________ for John to come ________at the front door.
3、Why didn’t John’s wife stay at the door waiting for him?
Because she ________where John was and ________need to do that.
4、How long was John in hospital? ________several ________.
5、His wife doesn’t love him, does she? ________, she ________.
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One afternoon, two friends went to see friend off(送朋友). They got to the station early, so they began to talk. They looked very excited(激动).
Half an hour later the train came in, but the men didn’t notice(注意) and continued(继续) talking. When the train was starting, they looked up, then took up their bags and ran to the train. Two of the men got on, but the other one couldn’t he looked very worried because the train was going away fast. A train conductor at the station saw all this and spoke to him. “It’s all right,” the conductor said. “There will be another train this evening. You will soon be able to join your friends.” “But the trouble is they came to see me off,” answered the man.
1、The three friends reached the station early _____.
A. one morning B. one afternoon C. one evening D. I don’t know
2、 when the train arrived, they were still_____.
A. talking B. sleeping C. walking D. playing
3、 _____got on the train when the train was going away fast.
A. Two of them B. The two of them
C. Three of them D. the three of them
4、 The conductor saw all this and _____him.
A. laughed B. smiled at C. kindly calmed(使镇定) D. joked on
5、 The man told the conductor that _____.
A.he came here to see friends off B. both of them came here to see him off
C. they all left but one D. none but he went away by train
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Kate left school when she was seventeen years old and went to look for work. She was still living with her parents.
A lot of factories needed workers, so it was not hard to find an interesting job. Kate went to several factories and then chose one of them. It was near her home. She decided to go to work on foot.
The next morning, she went to the factory again and said to the manager, “I want to work here, but how much will you give me?”
“Will pay for 27 pounds now.” the manager answered, “and 30 pounds after three months.”
Kate thought for a few seconds before she answered. Then she said. “All right, then I’ll start in three months.”
1、When did Kate begin to look for work?
a) When she was at school. B. When she was seventeen.
C. When she left her parents’ house. D. When she was eighteen.
2、It was _____for Kate to find a job.
A. easy B. not easy C. late D. later
3、How much did the manager want to pay her in the second month?
A. 27 pounds. B. 30 pounds. C. 54 pounds. D. 60 pounds.
4、Why did Kate want to start working three months later?
A. Kate didn’t leave school B. Kate had to look after her mother.
C. Kate wanted to get 30 pounds. D. Kate went to school.
5、The factory was not _____ from her home.
A. far B. near C. far to D. near
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Once a young man was traveling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there, but he didn’t know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows,” he thought. So he came up to her and asked, “Hey, where is the nearest restaurant?”
“Sorry, I don’t know, young man.”
The young man was just going away when he heard the woman’s voice, “Oh, yes, young man, you’ve just dropped something.”
The young man turned back and asked, “What have I dropped?”
“You’ve dropped your manners.”
( )1. The young man traveled ______.
A. on foot B. by plane C. on a train D. by bike
( )2. After he went a long way, he _____.
A. felt very thirsty B. felt very hungry
C. didn’t want to walk on D. wanted to turn back
( )3. At noon he wanted to ______.
A. have a rest B. see an old woman
C. find something to eat D. listen to the radio
( )4. He asked the old woman to _____
A. give him something to eat B. show him the way to the nearest restaurant
C. give him something to drink D. have lunch with him
( )5. The old woman didn’t tell him where the nearest restaurant was, because ____.
A. the young man was not polite B. she didn’t feel hungry
C. she didn’t understand what the young man said
D. she was a stranger(陌生人) there, too
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Mr. Perkin did not like to be different from other people, so he always tried to wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and do the same things after work as others.
One day Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop. As he watched the cars go by, he noticed that many of them were new Beta 400s and most of them were yellow.
The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new bright yellow Beta 400. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the nest day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.
Mr. Perkin parked his car 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 that Mr. Perkin didn’t know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people gave him a strange look which he didn’t like, so he stopped.
Poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until there was only one yellow Beta 400 left.
( )1. Beta 400 is a _____of car.
A. size B. plate C. part D. number
( )2. _____, so he bought a new bright yellow car.
A. Mr. Perkin hated his car to be the same as others.
B. Mr. Perkin liked his car to be the same as others
C. Mr. Perkin wanted his car to be different from others
D. Mr. Perkin liked driving a car
( )3. Mr. Perkin was even more pleased with his new car when he was ____.
A. in front of other cars B. Behind other cars
C. on both sides of other cars D. in the middle of other cars like his
( )4. Mr. Perkin tried his key in some of the cars _____.
A. because he wanted to find his car in this way
B. because he wanted to steal a car like his
C. because he wanted to make jokes with others
D. because he had got a wrong key
( )5. Finally Mr. Perkin _____.
A. lost his car B. got a wrong car
C. stole a car D. found his own car
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Mr. Jenkins is in a clothing shop. He is going to buy a coat. The shop-assistant(店员) isn’t there, so he is standing near the counter(柜台) and waiting for her. A young woman is standing near the counter, too. She looks at Mr. Jenkins and says to him, “Excuse me.” “Yes?” Mr. Jenkins asks. “Are you going to do something for me? I want a coat,” says the woman. Mr. Jenkins says, “I’m sorry. I can’t help you.” Then the woman says, “You must help me. That’s your work.” Mr. Jenkins says kindly, “It’s not my work I want a coat, too. I’m a customer. I’m not a shop-assistant.”
( )1. The young woman is looking at _____.
A. a coat B. the counter
C. the shop-assistant D. Mr. Jenkins
( )2. The young woman thinks Mr. Jenkins is going to _____.
A. leave the shop B. take a coat
C. work for her D. speak to her
( )3. From the passage we know the shop-assistant is a _____.
A. boy B. man C. young woman D. woman
( )4. Why does the young woman want Mr. Jenkins to help her?
A. Because she thinks he is the shop-assistant.
B. Because Mr. Jenkins is a man.
C. Because she is standing near the counter.
D. Because she wants to buy a coat.
( )5. The customer in Chinese is _____.
A.店主 B.营业员 C.顾客 D.服务员
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Sally Jones is only four. She goes to school at eight every morning. She draws pictures and takes them home. Sally shows the pictures to her mother. Her mother can’t understand them.
MOTHER: What is that, Sally?
SALLY: It’s a house.
MOTHER: And what are those?
SALLY: They are all rooms. This room is the kitchen(厨房). That’s my bedroom.
MOTHER: What are those black lines?
SALLY: They are not lines, Mum. They are trees. This tree is in the sky.
MOTHER: Is this a plane?
SALLY: No, it’s not a plane, Mum. It’s you. You’re in the sky, too.
( )1. Sally draws pictures _____.
A. at home B. in her bedroom C. at school D. in a plane
( )2. How many rooms are there in Sally’s picture?
A. There is only one. B. There are two.
C. There’s no room. D. We don’t know.
( )3. The black lines in Sally’s picture are ____.
A. a house B. trees C. a place D. Sally’s mother
( )4. What is not in sally’s picture?
A. A plane. B. Her bedroom. C. Her mother. D. The kitchen.
( )5. _____ are in the sky in the picture.
A. A plane and a tree B. A plane and a black line
C. Sally and her mother D. Sally’s mother and a tree
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In the old time, there was a man. He measured(量) his feet with a straw(稻草), and then went to a shoe shop in town.
The shoe shopkeeper took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try it on. But when he looked into his pocket, he found that the straw was not there. So he said, “I’m sorry, I forgot to bring the size here! Let me go home to get it back.” After that, he ran out of the shop. When he got back home, he was out of breath(气喘嘘嘘).
With the straw in his hand, he hurried to the shoe shop again. But the shop was closed.
Someone near the man said, “Your feet are with you, why do you not try which pair of shoes fits(合适), and why do you only believe your straw, not believe your feet?”
( )1. One day a man wanted to _____.
A. measure his feet B. buy shoes
C. buy a straw D. get to town
( )2. Where was the straw?
A. In the field. B. In his pocket.
C. In the shop D. At home.
( )3. Which is right?
A. When he got home, he was out of breath.
B. When he came to the shop, he was out of breath.
C. When he saw the shop was closed, he was out of breath.
D. When he measured the shoes, he was out of breath.
( )4. Why did he go back to his home? Because ____.
A. he didn’t take money with him
B. he had something to do at home
C. the shop was closed D. he forgot the straw
( )5. What do you think of the man?
A. Clever. B. A fool. C. A good man D. A bad man.
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Last month we bought our two-year-old daughter a little dog. There were few children near our house, and we thought a dog could keep her occupied(有事干). We were right. they play together happily. Our daughter now laughs a lot more than before. In a way they look like two children in the house. Both of them are playful, but cry when they do not get what they want. The dog is easier to look after than my daughter---he always eats all his food up and we don’t have lots of dirty clothes to wash. I have given up smoking, because of my daughter and the dog. My wife is also pleased. We all like the dog.
( )1. The writer bought his daughter a dog because his daughter ____.
A. had few friends B. had a few friends to play with
C. liked a little dog D. wanted another child to play with
( )2. How does the farmer know that his daughter happy with the dog?
A. She sometime laughs. B. She wasn’t alone any longer.
C. She often plays with the dog. D. She laughs more than before.
( )3. The dog is easy to look after because _____.
A. it doesn’t cry as often as his little daughter
B. it is not very dirty
C. there’s no need to wash clothes for it
D. it eats more quickly than his daughter
( )4. The writer has stopped smoking for _____.
A. making his wife happy B. his daughter’s health
C. making the room clean D. keeping the dog happy
( )5. From the story we know that the writer _____.
A. likes the dog better than his daughter
B. likes to have two children in the house
C. wants to make his daughter happy
D. wants to make his wife happy
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Rose left school at the age of seventeen years old, and went to learn to type(打字) 1 a year. She passed her exam quite 2 and then went to look for work. She was 3 living with her parents.
A lot of people were looking for work at that time, so it was 4 to find an interesting job. Rose went to several offices and then 5 one of them. It was 6 her parents’ house. She thought, “I’ll walk there every working. I won’t 7 to go by bus.”
She went to the office again and said to the manager: “I want to work here, but 8 will you pay me every week?”
“we’ll pay you ￡27 every week now,” the manager said, “and ￡30 in three months.”
Rose thought for a minute 9 she answered. Then she said, “All right, then I’ll 10 in three months time.”
( )1. A. in B. for C. after D. before
( )2. A. easy B. bad C. well D. difficult
( )3. A. yet B. still C. already D. also
( )4. A. difficult B. easy C. quickly D. slowly
( )5. A. asked B. liked C. chose D. bought
( )6. A. near B. not far C. far from D. near from
( )7. A. want B. like C. need D. enjoy
( )8. A. how often B. how many C. how soon D. how much
( )9. A. after B. until C. before D. as soon as
( )10. A. pay B. go C. find D. start
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Mrs. Black has 1 of trouble with her skin(皮肤), 2 she goes to see her doctor about it. The doctor can’t find 3 wrong with her. But he gives her some tests(试验).
Mrs. Black calls the doctor the next day and asks about the tests.
The doctor says: “No problem, but I will 4 you a list of things you can’t eat.”
Mrs. Black writes all the things down on 5 . She puts the paper 6 the telephone. Then she goes 7 .
Two hours 8 , she comes back. Her husband is waiting for her. “Look! Everything 9 for you, my dear.” He says.
“But you don’t know 10 I need,” Mrs. Black says.
“Don’t you remember your list beside the telephone, my dear?” Mrs. Black says.
( )1. A. many B. a lot C. a few D. little
( )2. A. or B. yet C. but D. so
( )3. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
( )4. A. ask B. take C. give D. tell
( )5. A. a lot of paper B. a piece of paper C. a lot of papers D. a paper
( )6. A. for B. beside C. with D. into
( )7. A. in B. forward C. out D. back
( )8. A. late B. later C. latest D. the latest
( )9. A. is ready B. gets ready C. are ready D. ready
( )10. A. which B. who C. what D. where
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In our country every school has a library. I’m 1 you have read many books. You borrow them from the school library and keep them for 2 . maybe you 3 borrow books from other libraries, or you get books from your parents of friends 4 . if you like reading and want 5 , you may often go to bookshops and but some yourself.
Have you 6 thought of how people make a book? Different people must check(检查)it several times 7 it comes out. After 8 finishes reading a book, the book passes through the hands of many other people. Everyone in the factory has to work very carefully because 9 must not be any mistake in it. Many people are bust 10 it. They print(印刷) it on good paper and put the pieces together before it goes to the bookshop.
We all like reading. Let’s take good care of books.
( )1. A. sorry B. sure C. thinking D. saying
( )2. A. some time B. some times C. sometime D. sometimes
( )3. A. too B. also C. either D. neither
( )4. A. for a present B. as a present C. for presents D. as presents
( )5. A. learning many more B. to learn many more
C. learning more D. to learn more
( )6. A. just B. already C. ever D. even
( )7. A. though B. since C. before D. after
( )8. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one
( )9. A. that B. this C. it D. there
( )10. A. working on B. to work on C. going on D. to go on
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Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important activities(活动) of the day. TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV.
What’s going on in the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere? What’s life in the deepest part of the sea?
If you want to answer these and other kinds of questions, just turn on the TV. Turn it on and watch. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can hear and watch, too.
TV helps to open our eyes, TV also helps to open our minds. TV often gives us new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something.
( )1. Some people say the world is smaller then before because _____.
A. TV makes the earth smaller and smaller
B. all people like to watch TV
C. TV brings the outside world closer to people
D. watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day
( )2. We can _____when we watch TV.
A. go to live in places far away B. answer TV many questions
C. get a lot of in formation D. ask TV some questions
( )3. People learn better through TV than through radio because _____.
A. TV sets are expensive than radio
B. they can only hear with the radio
C. it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on radio
D. people know nothing about the world through radio
( )4. The sentence “TV helps to open our eyes” means _____.
A. When we watch TV, we have to open our eyes
B. We will not close our eyes when we watch TV
C. Watching TV is good for our eyes
D. TV can help us to see something about other places
( )5. This passage has told us _____.
A. it's good to watch TV B. not to watch TV any more
C. students should watch TV all the time D. not to listen to the radio
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Dick was a clever and hard-working student, but his parents were poor, so he had to work after class and during his holidays to get enough money for his studies.
One summer he got a job in a butcher’s shop(肉店) during the daytime, and another in a hospital at night. In the shop, he learned to cut and sell meat. He did so well that the butcher often left him to do all the things while the butcher went into a room behind the shop to do the accounts(做帐). In the hospital, of course, Kick was told to do only the easiest jobs. He helped to lift people and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. Both in the butcher’s shop and in the hospital, Kick had to wear white clothes.
One evening in the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the operating room. The woman already felt frightened(害怕) when she thought about the operation. When she saw Kick coming to get her, she felt even more frightened.
“No! No!” she cried, “Not my butcher! I won’t let my butcher operate on me!” With these words, she fainted away(晕倒).
( )1. Dick had to work after class and during his holidays because ______.
A. he liked to be a butcher B. he wanted to be a doctor
C. his family was poor D. he wanted to be rich
( )2. Dick did so well in the butcher’s shop, so the butcher ______.
A. let him do the accounts B. let him cut and sell meat alone
C. let him get a job in a hospital D. let him wear a butcher’s clothes
( )3. Dick wore white clothes ______.
A. only at home B. all the time
C. both in the butcher’s and in the hospital D. only in the hospital
( )4. In the hospital, the woman thought Dick would ______.
A. operate on her B. sell meat to her
C. cut her into pieces D. sell her like meat
( )5. Which is the right order of the following statements(陈述)?
a. Dick got a job in the butcher’s shop.
b. The woman would not let Dick operate on her.
c. Dick got a job in the hospital.
d. The woman bought some meat from Dick.
e. The woman fainted away.
A. a;e;d;c;b B. e;d;b;c;a C. a;c;d;b;e D. a;c;d;e;b
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Long, long ago, people thought that the sun went around the earth. In some countries, people even said that the sun was a god(神). They thought that he drove across the sky each day on a golden(金色的) horse.
But now we know the earth goes around the sun. today men even know how far it is for the earth to go around the sun. they tell us that the earth travels over 1000 miles(英里) a minute on its way around 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 get to the sun. It is too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is 300,000 times(倍) heavier than the earth and more than a million tines larger.
( )1. In some countries, people _____the sun to be a god, riding a golden horse.
A. took B. saw C. thought D. looked
( )2. _____for the earth to move around the sun once.
A. The time is a month B. It is a year C. It is a day D. The time is a century
( )3. Which is the biggest? ______is .
A. A man-made satellite B. The earth C. The moon D. The sun
( )4. Why can’t people live in the sun? Because _______.
A. there is much water B. it is too hot C. it is too far away D. the sun is heavier than the earth
( )5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Someone will get to the sun in a spaceship.
B. People once thought that the sun went around the earth.
C. The sun is a star in the space.
D. The earth is much smaller than the sun.
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Bill and Tom were walking in the forest one day, and stopped to pick up some nuts under a tree. They heard a strange noise coming from a hole in the tree. Bill climbed up to look in. two baby squirrels(松鼠) were inside, crying for their mother. Someone killed her and left the babies to die. Each of the boys put a baby squirrel in his jacket pocket and carried it home. There the boys made a soft bed in a box for the little animals, and fed(喂养) them warm milk from a small bottle. The squirrels soon grew round and fat. Bill and Tom liked them very much.
( )1. One day Bill and Tom were walking ______.
A. in the street B. in the forest C. in the park D. on the farm
( )2. Bill and Tom found the baby squirrels ______.
A. at home B. on the ground C. in a hole in the tree D. under the tree
( )3. What did the boys do to the squirrels?
A. They left the babies to die. B、 They carried them home.
B. They put them back in the tree. D、They threw them away.
( )4. The boys fed the squirrels ______.
A. water B. bread C. nuts D. warm milk
( )5. The squirrels soon ______.
A. were ill B. ran away C. died D. grew round and fat