The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.
One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.
Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.
“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”
“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”
“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”
“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”
小题1:The supper was ready at .小题2:Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because .| A．she wanted to save money. | | B．she didn’t like the bright light. | | C．she was afraid to be seen. | | D．she wanted to have a good rest. |
小题3:Mr. Beet went back .| A．by taxi | B．by bus | C．on foot | D．by bike |
小题4:When Mr. Beet got home that evening, .| A．his wife was angry with him | | B．he was very tired | | C．he was too hungry to say a word | | D．his wife felt sorry |
小题5:Mrs. Beet hoped .| A．her husband went home by bus the next time. | | B．her husband could keep on doing exercise. | | C．her husband could be stronger and stronger. | | D．her husband could save more money and time. |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:D |
试题分析：这篇短文主要描述了一对节俭的新婚夫妇，努力省钱的故事。一天晚上妻子已经做好了饭，等了两个小时丈夫还没回家。后来丈夫到家后，才知道原来丈夫是为了省钱，跟着公交车跑步回家的。妻子对此很高兴，希望丈夫以后跟着出租车跑，这样既可以省钱又可以节省时间。
小题1:根据第二段it was a quarter past nine.……and she had waited for two hours.计算可知，晚饭在七点十五分就准备好了，故选D。
小题2:联系第一段描述，可知她这样做可以节省电费，故选A。
小题3:根据I ran after it 可知她的丈夫是步行回家，故选C。
小题4:根据第三段and found he looked very tired.及下文描述，可知她的丈夫是跑回家的，故他很累。选B。
小题5:根据“Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”描述，可知选D。
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。对于有关数字的问题，要认真分析，并进行必要的计算。 |
核心考点
试题【The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the televis】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ___1___ the window?”She seldom became angry.___2___ this time she was. I broke the window. I had done __3__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __4__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __5__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __6__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __7__ .How difficult it was for me to say that! My teacher __8__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __9__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me. “I know you like collecting __10__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __11__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __12__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __13__ the truth.” I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __14__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book! As time goes, the book is __15__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.
| 小题1: | | A．cleaned | B．climbed | C．broke | D．mended |
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| 小题4: | | A．because | B．if | C．when | D．though |
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| 小题5: | | A．pleased | B．excited | C．frightened | D．angry |
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| 小题6: | | A．put on | B．put up | C．put out | D．put away |
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| 小题7: | | A．terribly | B．honestly | C．easily | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．read | B．wrote | C．took | D．bought |
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小题9:A. towards B. opposite C, against D. behind
| 小题10: | | A．books | B．desks | C．stamps | D．windows |
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| 小题11: | | A．nervous | B．pretty | C．happy | D．square |
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| 小题12: | | A．you | B．your | C．yours | D．yourself |
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| 小题13: | | A．talked | B．spoke | C．said | D．told |
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| 小题15: | | A．opened | B．gone | C．left | D．closed |
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A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.
Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!
Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.
When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!
It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.
Multiple choice
小题1:A man was travelling abroad_______.| A．in a big bus | B．in a green jeep | C．in a red car | D．in a red taxi |
小题2:The car was damaged because________.| A．there was a traffic accident | B．the circus man broke it | | C．it rushed into a shop | D．the elephant sat on it |
小题3:The circus man said that_______.| A．he would pay for part of the damage | | B．he would pay for all of the damage | | C．he wouldn"t pay for the damage | | D．he would buy a new car |
小题4:When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.| A．would check his new car | | B．only checked his car | | C．searched him | | D．wouldn"t believe what he had said, |
小题5:It was only________that made the officers believe him.| A．the letter from the circus man | B．a newspaper from the country | | C．the certificate of his | D．the letter from the government |
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Most people who work in the offices have a boss, so do I. But my boss is a little unusual. What’s unusual about him? It’s a big dog. Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day. My boss’s dog, Robinson, is a big and brown one. My boss brings him to work every day. He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch. When there is a telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office. I only look under his desk. If I see something brown and hairy under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office. If there is no dog, I know my boss is out.
小题1:People bring dogs to the office.| A．usually | B．often | C．seldom | D．sometimes |
小题2:My boss is Robinson’s .| A．boss | B．master | C．friend | D．teacher |
小题3:Robinson goes to meetings my boss.| A．for | B．without | C．instead of | D．with |
小题4:Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is .| A．in the office | B．at the meetings | | C．out of the office | D．out of the work |
小题5:The passage tells us the boss the dog very much.| A．looks like | B．hates | C．likes | D．dislikes |
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My grandfather is a teacher. He is the head teacher of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he is a kind man, because he gives me presents（礼物）, and let me sit on his knees（膝盖）, and tells me stories. But I believe(相信) the boys at his school are afraid of him. At school, when he walks into a room full of boys, they will be quiet at once（立刻）. When he looks at a boy with a certain look in his eyes, that boy’s face goes red, and looks down at his shoes. If a boy brings careless（粗心的）work, my grandfather will pick up the boy’s book and throw(扔) it across the room, shouting（喊）, “Do it all again, and bring it back the first thing in the morning!” if the boy is late, or if he forgets to bring the work, he has to do it again, and again and yet again.
小题1:My grandfather is ______.| A．a kind teacher | | B．a teacher, and he gives presents to his students. | | C．the head teacher of a boy’s school | | D．a boy at a school. In that school, everyone was afraid of the head teacher. |
小题2:I know my grandfather is kind because_________.| A．he is the head teacher of a boy’s school. | | B．he gives me presents and tells me stories. | | C．he tells me stories about how kind he is. | | D．the boys at his school aren’t afraid of him. |
小题3:When he looks at a boy in a certain way, that boy ________| A．goes red in the face and could not return my grandfather’s look. | | B．looks back at my grandfather’s red face | | C．looks at his shoes to see if they are dirty. | | D．goes red in the face because his shoes are dirty. |
小题4:My grandfather does not like to receive________| A．my poor work | | B．the work that the boys can’t do | | C．his students’ careless work | | D．the most careful work |
小题5:When he receives any boy’s poor work, my grandfather will____| A．shout at him and throw it across the room | | B．go red in the face | | C．throw his students’ books and shout in the room. | | D．throw the book at the boy |
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Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong province .He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits foxes .Those stories later became the inspiration (灵感)for Mo’s writing.
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields . Although he was tired after his daily hard work ,Mo was always hungry for books .However, there were very few in the village .He read his older brothers’ textbooks and even dictionaries .He helped others with farm work in exchange for books . “When I finished reading all the books around ,I thought I was the most knowledge man in the world ,”he told Xinhua.
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976,he began to read widely ,including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers .He studied from these writers but did not copy them .Instead ,he developed his own style .As the first Chinese citizen（公民）to win a Nobel Prize in literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award . “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture .It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen This has affected ,even decided my style.”
小题1:When did Mo Yan leave school and start to work in the fields ?| A．at the age of 12. | B．at the age of 11. | | C．at the age of 13 | D．at the age of 15 |
小题2:Mo Yan is from_____| A．Shanxi | B．Jiangsu | C．Shandong | D．Guangdong |
小题3:Mo Yan developed his own style_______| A．while listening to folk stories about gods ,spirits and foxes | | B．during his dairy hard work in the fields. | | C．when he won the Nobel Prize in literature. | | D．after he studied from many famous writers. |
小题4:Which of the following is wrong __________?| A．Mo Yan left school when he was very young. | | B．Mo Yan was the most knowledgeable man in the world. | | C．Mo Yan read many books when he was very young. | | D．Mo Yan is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in literature. |
小题5:What can we learn from Mo Yan’s success(成功)？| A．Rome was not built in a day. | B．Easier said than done. | | C．Well begun , half done . | D．The older, the wiser. |
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