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James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully counted the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 17 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! How was he going to get the end of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was hard to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. It was no use asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to save.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had opinions on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the beginning of James’ part-time job. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the different kinds of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the number of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the money increased and he knew that he would soon have enough for the bicycle he was eager to have.
The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He wasted no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode proudly home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.
小题1:James in the passage was probably ________. | A．a cleaner | B．a worker | C．a student | D．a teacher |
小题2:The only way for James to earn money was to ________. | A．find a part-time job | B．borrow some from his parents | | C．ask Mr. Clay for help | D．study very hard |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．He mended books. | B．He cleared out cupboards. | | C．He washed dogs. | D．He cleaned windows. |
小题4:James valued his bicycle very much because ________. | A．it was very expensive | B．it was bought with his own money | | C．he was too poor to have one | D．his friends all had bicycles. |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B |
试题分析：这篇短文中詹姆斯想要一辆新的自行车，但是他的父母也不是很有钱。最后詹姆斯通过做兼职工作，通过自己的劳动为自己买了一辆自行车，为此他很珍惜这两自行车。
小题1:根据第一段James shook his money box again.詹姆斯有摇了摇他的储钱罐。及下文描述，可知他最可能是个学生，故选C。
小题2:根据第三段There was only one way to get money, and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job.描述，可知选A。
小题3:根据短文倒数第二段描述，可知他没有洗过狗，故选C。
小题4:根据最后一段It had been hard working for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money.描述，可知选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文中中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，找出相关段落，总结出正确答案。 |
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Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.
Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.
In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.
In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.
小题1:Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.| A．in England | B．In France | | C．In America | D．in Australia |
小题2:She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.| A．She had polio and couldn’t walk easily | | B．Her family was poor | | C．Her leg was hurt in an accident | | D．She couldn’t swim |
小题3:Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.| A．to make her a famous swimmer | | B．to make her legs stronger | | C．to make her swim faster | | D．to make her win gold medals |
小题4:In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.| A．supports | B．fish | C．gold medals | D．films |
小题5:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．she was successful in swimming across the Channel | | B．In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop. | | C．She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen. | | D．She swam across the Channel for only six days |
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A young man was getting ready to finish school. For a long time he had looked forward to getting a beautiful sports car. He knew his father could well afford it, so he told him that was all he wanted.
Then on the morning of his graduation (毕业), his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. Surprised, the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经), with his name on it. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then rushed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements (安排), he received a phone telling him his father had passed away. He had to come home immediately and take care of the things that his father left him.
When he began to search through his father"s important papers, he saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. He opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key with a tag (标牌) dropped from the back of the Bible. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words ... "PAID IN FULL". Sadness and regret filled his heart.
小题1:The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 1 means | A．a car | B．a box | C．a Bible | D．a phone |
小题2:The young man was angry on the morning of his graduation because | A．his father couldn"t afford a car | | B．he had to stay in his study | | C．he thought he only got a Bible | | D．his father spent all the money |
小题3:Which of the following isn"t mentioned in the third paragraph?| A．The young man succeeded in his business. | | B．The young man lived with his father all the time. | | C．The young man decided to see his father. | | D．The young man set up his own family. |
小题4:It can be seen from the passage that the young man | A．came to know the truth at last | | B．had to pay for the car himself | | C．became interested in the Bible | | D．got angry with his father again |
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It is fine Sunday. Jenny and her mother are on the 1 . They want to go to 2 . There are many children on it. Their parents are telling stories to 3 . An old man gets 4 the bus. He has no seat(座位) to sit in. Jenny asks him to sit in her seat. The old man 5 Jenny. There are two foreigners(外国人) on the bus. They want to go to the Great Wall, too. But they 6 speak Chinese. Jenny talks to them in English. She tells them Beijing is a big city 7 a long history. And the Palace Museum is very famous, too. She tells stories 8 the Palace Museum. At the same time they learn about a lot of Chinese culture(文化) from Jenny. They think the stories are 9 and they want to visit other places of interest in China soon. Can their dream 10 ? Of course.
| 小题2: | | A．hutong | B．Tian’ anmen Spuare | C．the Great Wall | D．wangfujin |
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| 小题5: | | A．says | B．talks | C．shows | D．thanks |
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| 小题6: | | A．can | B．can’t | C．must | D．need to |
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| 小题9: | | A．boring | B．relaxed | C．afraid | D．interesting |
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| 小题10: | | A．think of | B．come on | C．come true | D．get to |
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A woman is having some trouble(患病)with her eyes, so she goes to see the doctor. He is a new doctor and doesn"t know her, so he asks some questions and one of them is, "How old are you?"The woman says, "I don"t know, doctor, but let me think about it." She thinks for a minute and then says, "Yes, I know now, Doctor!When I marry(结婚), I am eighteen years old, and my husband is thirty. Now my husband is sixty. And that is twice(两倍)thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That"s thirty-six, isn’t it?”
小题1:Something is wrong with the woman"s ____ .| A．head | B．eyes | C．ears | D．mouth |
小题2:The woman can"t remember age.| A．thedoctor"s | B．her husband"s | C．her | D．her son’s |
小题3:The woman is years old now. | A．eighteen | B．thirty | C．thirty-six | D．forty-eight |
小题4:The woman is younger thanher husband.| A．twelve | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．twenty-four |
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Mr. White looks out of his window. There is a boy at the other side of the street. The boy takes some bread out of a bag and begins eating it.There is a very thin dog in the street, too. The boy says to it, “I’ll give you some bread.”
The dog is hungry and goes to the boy, but he does not give it any bread. He kicks(踢) the dog. It runs away, and the boy laughs.
Then Mr. White comes out of his house and says to the boy. “I’ll give you a shilling(先令).”The boy is happy and says “Yes.”“Come here,” Mr. White says. The boy goes to him, but Mr. White does not give him a shilling. He hits him with a stick(用棍子打他).The boy cries and says, “Why do you hit me? I do not ask you for any money.” “No,” Mr. White says, “and the dog does not ask you for any bread, but you kick it.”
小题1:Where is Mr. White at first?| A．In the room. | | B．In the street. | | C．In front of the house. | | D．Close to the boy. |
小题2:Why does the dog go to the boy? Because _____.| A．it wants to eat | | B．the boy asks it to do so | | C．the boy is the dog’s owner | | D．the boy is friendly to it |
小题3:Mr. White tells the boy to come up to him, because he wants to _______.| A．give him a shilling | | B．give him a good lesson (教训) | | C．give him some more bread | | D．help the boy |
小题4:What kind of man do you think Mr. White is? He is a _____.| A．cruel(粗鲁的) | B．sympathetic (有同情心的) | | C．friendly | D．Polite |
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