A young mother thought that it was very wrong to waste any food when there were so many hungry people in the world. One evening, she was giving her small daughter her tea before putting her to bed. First she gave her a piece of bread and butter, but the child said that she did not want it like that. She asked for some jam on her bread as well.
Her mother looked at her for a few seconds and then said, “When I was a small girl like you. I was always given either bread and butter, or bread and jam, but never bread with butter and jam.”
Lucy looked at her mother for a few moments with pity in her eyes and said to her kindly, “Aren’t you pleased to live a happy life this now?”
小题1:Lucy’s mother thought it was wrong to waste food because .| A．the food was delicious | | B．it was hard to get food | | C．there were so many hungry people in the world | | D．the food was little to eat |
小题2:Lucy wanted to eat .| A．tea and bread | B．the bread with butter | | C．the bread with jam | D．the bread with butter and jam |
小题3:When she was young, Lucy’s mother could only eat .| A．both bread with butter and bread with jam | | B．either bread and butter or bread and jam | | C．bread and butter | | D．bread and jam |
小题4:Lucy felt about this at her mother’s words.| A．very sad | B．sorry | C．pity | D．worried |
小题5:Lucy thought her mother should feel happy because .| A．she had come to live today’s happy life | | B．they needn’t eat bread with butter and jam | | C．they could eat bread and butter | | D．they couldn’t eat bread with butter and jam |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A |
本文介绍年轻的母亲带着自己的女儿去吃饭的故事。
小题1:根据文章内容“A young mother thought that it was very wrong to waste any food when there were so many hungry people in the world.”可知答案为C
小题2:根据文章内容“First she gave her a piece of bread and butter, but the child said that she did not want it like that. She asked for some jam on her bread as well.”可知答案为D
小题3:根据文章内容“ Her mother looked at her for a few seconds and then said, “When I was a small girl like you. I was always given either bread and butter, or bread and jam, but never bread with butter and jam.”可知答案为B
小题4:根据文章内容“Lucy looked at her mother for a few moments with pity in her eyes and said to her kindly, “Aren’t you pleased to live a happy life this now?”可知答案为C
小题5:根据文章内容最后一段，可知答案为A |
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A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man 1 by, “Let me clean your shoes, 2 ?”The young man said, “No, thank you .”“You may 3 me only a pound for that, sir.” said the boy. 4 the young man refused again.
Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for 5 . The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put 6 shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he 7 two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But one looked 8 dirty that he couldn’t walk away. He had to 9 and gave the boy 10 . In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.
| 小题1: | | A．passed | B．passing | C．pass | D．passes |
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| 小题2: | | A．will you | B．do you | C．don’t you | D．can you |
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| 小题5: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题6: | | A．another | B．others | C．the others | D．the other |
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| 小题7: | | A．paid | B．pays | C．was paid | D．pay |
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| 小题9: | | A．return back | B．go away | C．come back | D．leave |
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| 小题10: | | A．only one pound | B．half a pound | | C．two pounds | D．one and a half pounds |
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Mark Twain, the famous American writer, was traveling in France. Once he was going by train to Dijon. That afternoon he was very tired and wanted to sleep, so he asked the conductor to wake him up when they came to Dijon. But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. “I’ll probably protest(表示不满)loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor, “but do not take any notice, just put me off the train anyway.”
Then Mark Twain went to sleep. Later, when he woke up, it was night-time and the train was in Paris already. He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon. He was very angry. He ran up to the conductor and began to shout at him.“I have never been so angry in all my life,” Mark Twain said.
The conductor looked at him calmly. “You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off at Dijon,” he said.
小题1:Who’ s Mark Twain? ______________| A．A French writer. | B．A famous artist. | | C．An American writer. | D．A traveler. |
小题2:Mark Twain wanted to sleep because_________.| A．he was tired | B．he was hungry | | C．he was a lazy man | D．he liked sleeping |
小题3:When he woke up, the train got to______.| A．Dijon | B．London | C．Paris | D．New York |
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Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didn"t like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short. He didn"t play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller.
Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and strength (力量) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.
After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的) Player” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录) by getting 63 points in one game.
小题1:He began to become famous in _____________. | A．the university basketball team | | B．the NBA | | C．his high school at first | | D．the Chicago Bulls |
小题2:He is often called“__________”.| A．Rookie | B．the NBA | C．Air Jordan | D．Most Valuable Player |
小题3:The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _________.| A．he was young | | B．he joined the basketball team in his high school | | C．he joined the university basketball team | | D．he joined the Chicago Bulls |
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I’m a 12-year-old boy. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit the moon some day!
Wu Dong, Guangdong
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I’m 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent(发明) a language (语言) machine (机器) that can help me understand many languages.
Li Ming, Hunan
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I’m 16. Before the earthquake (地震) on May 12, I wanted to be a news reporter. But now I want to be a doctor in the future. I’d like to help all the sick people.
Wang Hao, Sichuan
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I’m a 14-year-old girl in Tibet (西藏). The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Beijing by train in about 48 hours. My dream is to take the train to Beijing. Joma, Tibet
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I’m 13 years old. I want to invent a machine. It can send things or people from one place to another place far away in a minute.
Wei Hua, Beijing
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小题1:What is Li Ming’s dream?| A．To invent a language machine. | B．To visit the moon. | | C．To be a doctor. | D．To go to Beijing |
小题2:A bad earthquake happened in Sichuan on ______.| A．May 12 | B．May 22 | C．July 2 | D．June 12 |
小题3:Who is from Tibet?| A．Wei Hua. | B．Wang Hao. | C．Joma. | D．Wu Dong. |
小题4:People in Tibet can get to Beijing ______ in about 48 hours now.| A．by train | B．by bus | C．by plane | D．on foot |
小题5:The best title(标题) for these passages would be “______”.| A．A Doctor | B．My Dream | | C．An English Teacher | D．Wenchuan Earthquake |
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The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile（堆） of those trouble things
—books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）, “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.
小题1:The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.| A．very happy | B．forgetful | C．unlucky | D．hopeful |
小题2:What do you think happened to the writer?| A．He was late for the exam. | B．He passed the exam luckily. | | C．He failed in the exam. | D．He fell asleep during the exam. |
小题3:The best title for the passage is _______.| A．The Night Before The Exam | B．Working Far Into Night | | C．A Slow Student | D．Going Over Lessons |
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