I go to Australia for a meeting with my workmate, Chris. We decide(决定) to drive across the country after the meeting. The drive will take four days and most of it was across the desert（沙漠）.
The first day is a lot of fun because we are happy to hear each other"s jokes（玩笑）. But on the third day, we begin to get bored. We are quite quiet for some hours when(这时) Chris sees some kangaroos（袋鼠）.We are both excited and decide to take a closer（近一点的） look. Chris drives very quickly to catch up with（赶上）them. We got closer and closer. Suddenly(突然), we hear a loud BANG!
Chris stops the car and we get out. Beside the car is a large kangaroo(袋鼠) lying on the ground. Chris goes over to it and puts his cap on its head. He takes off his sunglasses and puts them on the kangaroo and does the same with his jacket. Then he puts his arm around the kangaroo and tells me to take a photo of them together. I take out my camera. When I am focusing（调整焦距）the camera, I sees the kangaroo move(移动). It suddenly wakes up, and runs away before we can do anything.
I start laughing(大笑) but Chris looks worried. He says his wallet is in the jacket. I start laughing even louder(更大). I stop laughing when he says that our car keys are also in the jacket.
小题1:Why does the writer go to Australia?| A．For a meeting. | B．For a trip. | C．For a holiday. | D．To see his friend. |
小题2:How long will the drive take according to their plan?| A．One day. | B．Four days. | C．Half a month. | D．Two months. |
小题3:What does the underlined word "bored" mean in Chinese?小题4:Why do they hear a loud BANG?| A．Because there is something wrong with their car. | | B．Because someone else is hunting(捕猎) kangaroos. | | C．Because something falls off (从---掉下) their car. | | D．Because their car knocks down(撞倒) a kangaroo. |
小题5:What can we know from the passage?| A．The writer takes a photo of Chris and the kangaroo. | | B．The kangaroo runs away together with Chris’s wallet and their car keys in his jacket. | | C．They decide to walk across the desert. | | D．The writer is still（仍然）very happy at the end of the story. |
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B |
试题分析：这个故事讲述了作者和同事开车去澳大利亚开会，在途中他们看见了一只袋鼠，想凑过去看清楚些，却不小心撞向了袋鼠。同事下车把夹克，太阳镜等给袋鼠带上，让作者给他和袋鼠照相。没想到袋鼠一下就跑了，还带走了装有钱包和车钥匙的夹克。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文中第一段I go to Australia for a meeting with my workmate, Chris我和我的同事Chris去澳大利亚参加会议。故选A，参加会议。
小题2:细节理解题。根据文中第一段The drive will take four days开车需要四天，故选B，四天。
小题3:词意猜测题。根据文中内容，第一天我们觉得很有趣；But on the third day, we begin to get bored.但是到第三天，我们开始觉得无聊了。Bored无聊的，故选A。
小题4:判断推理题。根据文中第三段Beside the car is a large kangaroo(袋鼠) lying on the ground.在汽车旁边一只大袋鼠躺在地上，由此可判断那声音是汽车撞倒了袋鼠，故选D。
小题5:判断推理题，根据文章第四段内容，He says his wallet is in the jacket. I start laughing even louder(更大). I stop laughing when he says that our car keys are also in the jacket.他说他的钱包在夹克里，我笑的更大声。而当他说车钥匙也在夹克里时我笑不出声了。由此可判断袋鼠把装有钱包和钥匙的夹克带走了，故选B。 |
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A young American doctor is asleep when his doorbell rings. It is late at night, but he has to put on his coat to answer it.
It is a man! He is standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” says the man.
“Can you go with me now to a place out of the town? It is quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” says the doctor, “I can go with you now.”
The car is at the front door. The man gets into the doctor’s car and they drive off.
They drive for a long time, and finally the man says, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back.”
“But I must see the patient(病人),” the doctor says. “How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There’s no patient,” says the man, “nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!”
小题1:The doctor is _______when the doorbell rings.| A．reading | B．watching TV | C．having supper | D．sleeping |
小题2:Why does the man come to see the doctor so late at night?| A．Because someone is badly ill. | | B．Because he is too tired. | | C．Because he wants the doctor to drive him home. | | D．Because he wants to go to a place out of the town. |
小题3:The man gives the doctor money, because ________.| A．the doctor is a good doctor | B．the doctor takes him home late at night | | C．he is very rich | D．the doctor sees a patient |
小题4:At the end of the story, the doctor knows _________.| A．there are many patients | B．there is no patient at all. | | C．the man is ill | D．there is something wrong with the man |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The man can find the taxi at that time. | | B．The man and the doctor are good friends | | C．It takes the doctor quite a long time to the man’s house | | D．The man wants to stay with the doctor. |
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A rich woman begins to learn painting（画画）. When she is sixty years old, she loves it very much. She paints and paints. After ten years, there are lots of pictures in her workroom, and she thinks they are very good.
One day, the old woman is badly ill in bed, but she doesn’t forget her pictures. She says to his grandson, Hand, “I want to give my pictures to a school, then the students will remember me. But which school do you think is the best, my dear?”
“Well,” says the little boy, “You’d better give them to the blind school!”
小题1:The old woman is very .| A．blind（失明的） | B．rich | C．successful（成功的） | D．kind |
小题2:The old woman likes . | A．playing basketball | B．playing games | C．painting | D．planting flowers |
小题3:The old woman is Hand’s .| A．grandmother | B．grandfather | C．grandson | D．grand-daughter. |
小题4:The old woman wants to give her pictures to .| A．a blind school | B．her grandson | C．a school | D．her grand-daughter |
小题5:We can know from the passage that .| A．the old woman is only sixty when she dies | | B．the old woman is very kind | | C．the old woman’s pictures are very good | | D．the old woman’s pictures are not good |
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Mary and Peter were having a picnic near a river when Mary noticed something flying overhead. “ ,”she shouted to her friends. “That’s a spaceship up there and it’s going to here.”
Frightened (吓唬) by the strange silver colored spaceship, of the young people got in their and drove away quickly. Peter Mary and was always close to her. They, more than frightened, watched the spaceship land, saw a door open. When nobody , they went to the spaceship and looked into it. In the center of the floor was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and didn’t the door close behind him. The temperature fell quickly and the young people lost consciouseness (知觉) . When they woke up, they were to see that they were back by the river . The spaceship had gone. Their car was nearby.
“What ?” said Mary.
“Don’t ask me; perhaps we had a .” Peter said slowly. “Did you …. Did you see a spaceship?”
“Yes, ” said Mary. “Oh, Peter, we have seen a UFO coming from another world.”
| 小题1: | | A．Look | B．Come | C．Stop | D．Stand |
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| 小题2: | | A．arrive | B．come | C．land | D．leave |
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| 小题4: | | A．cars | B．rooms | C．houses | D．buses |
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| 小题6: | | A．afraid | B．worried | C．careful | D．curious (好奇) |
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| 小题7: | | A．come along | B．came over | C．came out | D．came round |
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| 小题9: | | A．know | B．think | C．hear | D．hope |
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| 小题11: | | A．happy | B．surprised | C．interested | D．ready |
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| 小题12: | | A．again | B．too | C．later | D．finally |
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| 小题13: | | A．started | B．stopped | C．happened | D．landed |
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| 小题14: | | A．rest | B．dream | C．drink | D．walk |
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| 小题15: | | A．could | B．would | C．should | D．must |
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Four friends live in a small town. Their names are Cook, Miller, Smith, and Carter. They have different jobs. One is a policeman, one is a carpenter（木匠）, one is a farmer, and one is a doctor. One day Cook’s son broke（折断） his right leg, and Cook took him to the doctor. The doctor’s sister is Smith’s wife. The farmer isn’t married(结婚). He has a lot of good hens. Miller always buys eggs from the farmer. The policeman sees Smith every day because they are neighbors（邻居）.
小题1:Who is the farmer?| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Carter | D．Miller |
小题2:Cook’s son is taken to _______.| A．Miller | B．Smith | C．Smith’s wife | D．Carter |
小题3: If you need, you can get ______ to repair (修理)your desk.| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Miller | D．Carter |
小题4:Smith’s neighbor is ________.| A．the doctor’s wife | B．Smith | C．Carter | D．Cook |
小题5:Who is a policeman?| A．Cook | B．Smith | C．Miller | D．Cart |
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Six mornings a week, Rajendra Prasad gets on his bicycle and starts work. He puts on his postman’s uniform(制服), and takes 小题1: to the desert villages of Rajasthan. He wears a turban on his head because the desert sun is very hot. When he gets to a village, he rings the bell(按铃) on his bike and everybody小题2: out. They don’t get many visitors 小题3: they’re excited. Today, Rajendra’s first stop is Geeta’s house. She’s got a postcard _小题4:_ her cousin in Bangalore. Rajendra has to read it because Ceeta can’t read. The news is good, so she’s happy.
Rajendra doesn’t 小题5: take the mail. He also takes the pension(退休金) money for the old people. Today Sua gets her pension. She can’t 小题6: her name, so she has to give her fingerprint(指纹) intead. Rajendra has to 小题7: because she’s old. “I don’t know how 小题8: I am,” says Sua. “Maybe 50 or 60?” Her friends think she’s ahout 75.
Rajendra also takes a telephone becauae many of the villages don’t have phones. Today, Samundar wants to make a call. She 小题9: Rajendra the phone number and he dials(拨电话号码) for her. She speaks to her son Vishnu. “I told him to come home hecause I need some money,” she says.
At the end of the day, Rajendra does the paper work and thinks about his 小题10:. “Sometimes it’s difficult, but it’s a good job,” he says.
| 小题12: | | A．works | B．takes | C．runs | D．stands |
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| 小题15: | | A．even | B．also | C．often | D．only |
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| 小题18: | | A．clever | B．kind | C．tall | D．old |
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| 小题19: | | A．buys | B．gives | C．catches | D．sends |
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| 小题20: | | A．travel | B．study | C．job | D．life |
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