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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man -- George Stephenson.
小题1: In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?
A.In 1781.B.In 1789.C.In 1795.D.In 1798.
小题2: He learned about the engine ______.
A.through reading and writing
B.by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C.at lessons from a young teacher
D.by asking a lot of questions
小题3: He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon became ______.
A.a great manB.a good maker
C.a good workerD.a good student
小题4: George Stephenson ______ in his childhood.
A.didn’t go to school
B.had lessons from a very good teacher
C.lived an easy life
D.invented the train
小题5: The passage tells us ______.
A.everybody should work hard for a living
B.one can start studying at school at the age of 18
C.George Stephenson liked working very much
D.hard work leads to success

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
解析

试题分析:
小题1:数字推断题,乔治1781年出生,14岁开始帮他爸爸,由此得到1795年
小题2:细节理解题,根据短文语句And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully的理解,可知他是通过拆装机器零部件来学习的
小题3:细节理解题,根据对短文Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write的理解可知,他不久成了一名熟练工人
小题4:细节理解题,根据文中语句He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old.的理解,可知乔治童年时没有上过学,直到17岁才会写第一个英语字母
小题5:综合理解题,通过对短文的理解可知,勤奋会导致成功
点评:本文是一篇人物传记,主要介绍了著名发明家乔治,童年时虽然没有上过学,但是通过自己的辛勤劳动和不懈努力,最后成为一名伟大的发明家,他的一生有很多发明其中包括火车,在短文中涉及到很多数字,做题时要认真推敲,不要但凭直觉去做题
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试题【阅读理解George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work wh】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world"s greatest wonders.
“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.
“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”
He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”
The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保温瓶).”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.
The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ But that’s a simple thing.”
“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”
小题1:The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.
A.the journeyB.the trainC.themselvesD.wonderful things
小题2:The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.
A.they could not think of anything very wonderful
B.they all had different ideas
C.they could not prove that their opinions were right
D.the journey ended too soon
小题3: The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.
A.they were very beautiful
B.they were Egyptian
C.they had been built with very simple tools
D.they could do mathematical calculations
小题4:The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.
A.it lasted longer than the pyramids
B.it cost less than a computer
C.he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer
D.the other two men were surprised when he told them about it
小题5:The third man was not very clever because _______.
A.he could not think of anything to say
B.he did not understand how a thermos works
C.he did not think the pyramids were wonderful
D.he did not know anything about computers

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Nasreddin woke up in the middle of the night and saw something white in his garden. It seemed to be moving towards the house.
That is a thief(小偷)! He thought, and he took his gun and shot(开枪) at him. Then he went back to bed, because he was too frightened害怕) to go out of the house in the dark.
The next morning Nasreddin went out and saw one of his white shirts hanging on the clothes-line in the garden, his wife had washed it the day before and hung it out to dry. Now it had a bullet- hole right through middle of it.
My God, said Nasreddin, I was lucky last night. If I had been wearing that shirt, the bullet would have killed me! And he called his neighbours together and asked them to thank God for saving him.
小题1:. At midnight, Nasreddin saw _____in his garden.
A.something strange B.a thief C.something white D.a ghost
小题2:. Nasreddin was so frightened that he ______.
A.cried out for help B.dared(敢)not go out of the house
C.dared not stay in his houseD.couldn"t say a word
小题3: The next morning Nasreddin found________ .
A.his wife in the garden B.the clothes-line
C.the thief dead D.a bullet-hole through the white shirt
小题4:.Nasreddin was a _______ man.
A.kind B.cheerful C.foolishD.clever
小题5:He called his neighbors together in order to_______.
A.make a speech B.tell the story C.thank God D.thank them

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It had been snowing very hard for days. Jigs and Reads had nothing to eat for a day. They know that things weren’t right at home. So yesterday morning they wanted to go out. Bob helped them get out through a window, because the snow was so deep outside that he couldn’t open the door. Last night, they didn’t come back. Bob said to himself, “They are only five months old. This weather will kill them.” But just then Bob heard them calling him. He looked out and could not believe ----they were drawing a big hare through the snow. They dropped it through the window into Bob’s hands. A hare(野兔) for dinner.
小题1: Jigs and Reads in the story were _________.
A.Bob’s childrenB.dogsC.haresD.neighbours
小题2:They know that things weren’t right at home. It means that they know _______.
A.Bob had no food to give themB.Bob could open the door
C.it wasn’t very cold outside.D.they were too young to eat anything
小题3: Finally, Jigs and Reads returned with a big _________.
A.foxB.dogC.hareD.pig
小题4:.The story says that Jigs and Reads ____________.
A.wanted out to play with rainB.asked to look for money outside
C.ate much more than Bob didD.were a great help to Bob
小题5:. Choose the right order according to the story.
①They caught a hare in the snow.
②They went out and stayed outside for the night.
③They brought the hare home.
④They felt hungry and wanted to find food.
A.4321B.1432C.4213D.2413

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An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
小题1:The grandfather got up early to __________.
A.repair a basketB.do farm workC.wake up his grandsonD.read books
小题2:The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.
A.出现B.保留C.漏出D.爆发
小题3:The passage might be written for ___________ to read.
A.children who like asking questions
B.children who like playing with water
C.children who dislike farming
D.children who dislike reading
小题4: The basket was ________ in the end.
A.lightB.cleanC.uselessD.dirty
小题5: What can we know from the passage?
A.The old farmer might be changed by reading.
B.The old farmer played tricks on his grandson.
C.The little boy got a full basket of water at last.
D.The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket.

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Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
小题1:People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.
A.dreamed day and nightB.liked making things
C.was an interesting manD.was full of strange ideas.
小题2:Merlin wanted to _________, so he put wheels under his shoes.
A.play the violin wellB.arrive at the party sooner
C.be taller than the othersD.surprise the people at the party
小题3:What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph(段落)?
A.Merlin made a lot of trouble.
B.Roller skates should be improved.
C.The people were angry with Merlin.
D.Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.
B.Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.
C.No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.
D.Merlin couldn’t sleep well because he dreamed a lot.

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