Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.
After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.
Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”
“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”
Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ”
小题1:Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?| A．Because he could eat well there. | | B．Because he could earn more about nuns. | | C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. | | D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math any more. |
小题2: Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son _______.| A．was still the same as usual | B．ate so much at dinner | | C．kissed her hello after school | D．worked hard but said little |
小题3: “Hitting the books” means “_______” in Chinese.小题4: The last sentence in the passage shows that _______.| A．Tommy felt sorry for the mail | | B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed | | C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign | | D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
小题5: From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _______.| A．teachers should be strict with their students | | B．mistaking (误解) might do good sometimes | | C．a catholic school is much better than other ones | | D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:B
小题5:B |
试题分析：本文叙述了Tommy学习一直不用功，其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。当他看见有人钉钉子，Tommy是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起到好的效果。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文章第1段说Tommy数学学不好，其父母想尽了一切办法都不奏效，最后将他送进了一所天主教的教会学校。故选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据After the first day, little Tommy came home…didn’t kiss his mother hello…was hard at work…without a word. 可知小汤姆学习刻苦但是在家的话语很少，故选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据文章大意和Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books这个句子的语境，可知hit the books的意思是“用功”。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据Tommy学习一直不用功，但自从进了这所catholic school之后，情况就不一样了——整天都发狠读书，结果数学考试也得了A。这是为什么呢？文章在最后道出了其原因：Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. 由此可知，Tommy是担心学习不用功会被钉在十字架上。故选B。
小题5:细节理解题。根据Tommy把the man nailed to the plus sign误解为“学习不用功的结果”，从而一改自己原来不好学的不良习惯，很快就把数学成绩赶了上去。可见，误解有时也可以起到好的效果。故选B。 |
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试题【Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tuto】；主要考察你对
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“I can’t believe what I’m hearing! ”I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate（候选人）for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team, ”he said nervously. “You are really and you would be a great partner.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow. ”He said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process（选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to Jeff.
of all, I began to create a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we a poster with Jeff’s showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add we want to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “ will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”
these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his . The fact that it has made a in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
| 小题2: | | A．surprise | B．luck | C．fun | D．love |
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| 小题3: | | A．tired | B．happy | C．smart | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．if | B．because | C．after | D．while |
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| 小题5: | | A．message | B．present | C．dream | D．offer |
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| 小题6: | | A．refuse | B．leave | C．agree | D．join |
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| 小题7: | | A．first | B．second | C．third | D．Last |
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| 小题8: | | A．sent | B．invented | C．designed | D．bought |
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| 小题9: | | A．for | B．from | C．with | D．without |
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| 小题10: | | A．take out | B．give out | C．work out | D．find out |
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| 小题11: | | A．everywhere | B．somewhere | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题13: | | A．Hearing | B．Seeing | C．Thinking | D．Hoping |
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| 小题14: | | A．exercise | B．class | C．family | D．success |
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| 小题15: | | A．friend | B．difference | C．mistake | D．living |
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London, May 5, 2003 Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race. The journey started in New York last September and went east around South Africa to New Zealand. It crossed the Pacific Ocean and went around South America, ending up yesterday in Rhode Island, the smallest state in America. In the end, the trip covered over 46,000 kilometres. The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.
Emma, a 1996 graduate (毕业生) of the University of Glasgow, finished the race at the age of twenty-eight. The race requires competitors to sail alone. Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing. Her worst moment was when she had to climb the high mast (船桅) in a bad storm to fix some broken parts. She sailed hundreds of kilometres away from land and the wind was blowing very hard. Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way. These days, Emma is happy to be home with her parents and sleep in a bed that stays still.
小题1:The first paragraph is mostly about .| A．the Around Alone race | B．a terrible wind storm | | C．the start of the journey | D．the smallest state in America |
小题2:Which one is NOT true?| A．Emma sailed alone around the world. | | B．Emma made a new route for the sea travel. | | C．Emma is the youngest person to finish the race. | | D．Emma is the first woman to finish Around Alone. |
小题3:The second paragraph mainly tells us about .| A．Emma’s parents | B．how to repair a broken boat | | C．the University of Glasgow | D．Emma’s sailing experience |
小题4:How long did the trip take?| A．About four months. | B．About six months. | | C．About eight months. | D．About twelve months. |
小题5: What is the best way to explain Emma’s success?| A．The other racers had many problems. | | B．Her parents encouraged her to keep on. | | C．She had strong willpower to make it to the end. | | D．She had received a good education in a university. |
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“Fish stories” are stories of the greatest fish that a fisherman has almost caught, but for some reason, the fish always get away. Usually, these stories do not have much truth to them. One of the biggest fish stories in history was about a whale.
In 1891, a ship hunting for whales in the South Atlantic Ocean found a very large whale. While the hunters were trying to kill the whale, it sank two small boats. One man drowned, and another man, James Bartley, was lost in the ocean. However, after the hunters finally killed the whale, they cut open the whale’s stomach and found Mr Bartley inside. He was not dead!
Several weeks later, Mr Bartley seemed to have gotten over his terrible experience. The only thing he could remember was that while he was inside the whale, it was very hot. The liquid (液体) from the whale’s stomach had turned all of his skin snow white. Mr Bartley had to live with the effect from the whale for the rest of his life.
Today, many people have heard about the strange experience of Mr Bartley and do not buy it. Not one real fact has been found to prove that the events ever took place described by the sailors. No scientist or newspaper reporter was ever able to talk to Mr Bartley, and all of the stories told in magazines about Mr Bartley’s experience were explained by other sailors on the boat. Mr Bartley was probably not even a real person at all.
In 1928, after the captain (船长) of the whaling ship had died, one man asked the captain’s wife about Mr Bartley’s story. The wife said that no man who had sailed on her husband’s ship was ever swallowed by a whale.
However, this has not stopped James Bartley’s story from being repeated, and many people today still believe that it is true.
小题1:What made Mr Bartley’s skin white?| A．The ocean water. | B．The whale’s teeth. | | C．The heat inside the whale. | D．The liquid in the whale’s stomach. |
小题2: Who may have talked to Mr Bartley?| A．A scientist. | B．The captain’s wife. | | C．The sailors on the ship. | D．A newspaper reporter. |
小题3:The captain’s wife said that .| A．the story was not true | B．her husband told her the story | | C．the whale was never found | D．Mr Bartley didn’t work for her husband |
小题4:Today, many people have heard about the strange experience of Mr Bartley and do not buy it. Here “buy” means .小题5: In paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 we may know that Mr Bartley .| A．became a writer later | B．died when he was young | | C．told his story to a magazine reporter | D．was not even a real person at all |
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There was once a millionaire(百万富翁).He loved money more anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how he had. So he asked a little girl to count(数) his money for him. It the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He that she was only a child, he could cheat(骗) her.
The little girl said, “Well, I worked six days, so I think you _ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, give me the amount(数量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”
The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _ _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (条约). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.
On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __ pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire to give the clever little girl all his money.
At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have in it, you may try to work out this math problem..
| 小题4: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．used | D．took |
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| 小题7: | | A．asked | B．thought | C．told | D．spoke |
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| 小题9: | | A．had to | B．need | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．just | C．really | D．finally |
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| 小题11: | | A．kind | B．foolish | C．lovely | D．clever |
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| 小题12: | | A．his plan | B．her life | C．his place | D．her mind |
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| 小题15: | | A．interest | B．interested | C．interesting | D．interests |
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When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.
One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe"s head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I"ve lost an ear. Help! Help!"
Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I"ve found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that"s not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."
小题1:What were Joe and Jeff?| A．Soldiers. | B．Drivers. | C．Farmers. | D．Cleaners. |
小题2:How did Joe lose his ear?| A．He cut it off by himself. | B．Jeff cut it off with a knife. | | C．A falling knife cut it off. | D．A cigarette burned it up. |
小题3: From the passage, we know Joe was not _______.| A．strong | B．kind | C．foolish | D．clever |
小题4:Which is the most possible title for this passage?| A．A Lost Ear | B．A Busy Cleaner | | C．A Falling Knife | D．A forgetful Man |
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