Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays; and they are always 31 to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.
Mr. Brown works in a 32 , and he lives in the town alone . He only has a sister. She lives in 33 town with her husband and her son, Mike. Mr. Brown doesn’t have time to see his sister or her family, from one year to the 34 , but he never forgets 35 them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy 36 a birthday card and presents for the 20th birthday of his nephew, Mike.
Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very 37 , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, and then he went into the house to make supper. Suddenly, there was a 38 the door. Mr. Brown opened the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.
“What’s wrong?” he asked 39 . ‘Did I drive on the wrong side of the street? Or did I make a mistake at work?’
“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big 40 on his face, “My name is Mike”.
| 小题1: | | A．rude | B．ungrateful | C．kind | D．unkind |
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| 小题2: | | A．hotel | B．school | C．police station | D．bank |
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| 小题3: | | A．the same | B．a busy | C．an old | D．another |
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| 小题4: | | A．second | B．next | C．another | D．last |
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| 小题5: | | A．to get | B．to keep | C．to send | D．to borrow |
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| 小题6: | | A．collecting | B．getting | C．choosing | D．writing |
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| 小题7: | | A．slowly | B．fast | C．carefully | D．carelessly |
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| 小题8: | | A．knock off | B．knock over | C．knock into | D．knock at |
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| 小题9: | | A．someone | B．himself | C．no one | D．none |
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| 小题10: | | A．anger | B．cry | C．sadness | D．smile |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:D |
小题1:根据文章首句“Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays”和后文知，Mr. Brown就是这样的一个循规蹈距之人，对人友好之人。
小题2:根据第三段第二句“He drove home from the hotel at the usual time”知，He works in a hotel.
小题3:根据后文内容，知他和sister没有住在同一个地方。
小题4:根据后文知，一年又一年，Mr. Brown从没有去拜访过他的姐姐。
小题5:cards当然要通过send.
小题6:买礼物当然是挑选。
小题7:根据后一句说他开车“not too slowly or too fast”，当然是 carefully。
小题8:knock at the door敲门。
小题9:自言自语用反身代词。
小题10:侄子回家见到长辈应该smile. |
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An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home, As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell(铃子). When dinner time came, he didn’t go to dinner room, saying that he was not feeling very well.
The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinner time he was so hungry that he went to the dinner room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel(吵架).
“Bring me the bill (账单),” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise, “There isn’t any bill, On our ship meals are included (包括) in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.
小题1:The story happened_________.| A．in England | B．on a ship from Norway to England | | C．in Norway | D．on a ship from England to Norway |
小题2:Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinner room first?| A．Because he had no money | B．Because he didn’t feel very well. | | C．Because he didn’t want to eat anything. | D．Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell. |
小题3:The traveler went to the dinner room to eat something because__________| A．his friend had given him some money | B．The waiter had asked him to change his mind | | C．he learned that there was no bill on the ship | D．he was too hungry |
小题4:How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?| A．Only one. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．None. |
小题5:After the traveler finished eating,___________.| A．he had a quarrel with the waiter over the bill | | B．he drank a lot | | C．he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱) | | D．he came to know that travelers on the ship had free (免费的)meals |
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Jim is an American boy. He likes __1__football matches, __2 __he hasn’t enough (足够的) money to buy tickets. He has to watch the matches __3__TV at home when he has __4__homework. He must go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed (错过) a lot of important football matches.
A big football match would be held (举行) in the afternoon the next day. __ 5 __wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn’t. He would have a physics (物理) test in __6___afternoon.
"Can we have a video, mom?" Jim asked his mother __7___he went to school. "Then from our TV set you can record (录像) the match for me."
"I’m __8___we can’t afford (买得起) one," said his mother. The next morning Jim went home with a smile, __9___a new video. "But where did you get the money, Jim?" His mother asked in surprise.
"That’s __10 __, mom. I sold our TV set."
1.
| A. watching
| B. seeing
| C. looking at
| D. hearing
| 2.
| A. and
| B. so
| C. but
| D. or
| 3.
| A. in
| B. on
| C. at
| D. with
| 4.
| A. few
| B. a few
| C. many
| D. quite a little
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| A. Mother
| B. Father
| C. Teacher
| D. Jim
| 6.
| A. the same
| B. the different
| C. a
| D. as
| 7.
| A. after
| B. before
| C. because
| D. as
| 8.
| A. glad
| B. afraid
| C. pleased
| D. frighten (恐惧)
| 9.
| A. carrying
| B. carries
| C. carry
| D. to carry
| 10.
| A. difficult
| B. easy
| C. difficulty
| D. easily
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Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).
小题1:The thief was trying to get .| A．his neighbor | B．his neighbor’s doorbell | | C．some cotton | D．a door with a bell on it |
小题2:The thief put some cotton in his ears. He thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell.| A．safe | B．difficult | C．dangerous | D．easy |
小题3: The neighbor ran out probably (很可能) because_________.| A．he knew his doorbell was being stolen | | B．he thought someone was eager (渴望的) to visit him | | C．He realized (意识到) something strange happened | | D．Both B and C |
小题4: The neighbor hit the thief to ________.| A．give him lessons | B．punish (惩罚) him for stealing | | C．help him with the bell | D．be his teacher |
小题5: Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The thief understood why he was hit on the nose. | | B．The thief knew why the neighbor came out. | | C．The thief thought the neighbor could not hear the bell. | | D．The thief didn’t want to know why the neighbor ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell. |
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Mr. Smith gave his wife money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr. Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don’t know.” So one Friday evening, Mr. Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife, “Please write down how you spend the money.” Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr. Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,” she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr. Smith.” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote, “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”
小题1: Mrs. Smith always spent all the money .| A．the next day | B．in four days | C．in a week | D．on next Wednesday |
小题2: Mr. Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her | A．to do homework | B．to have a look | | C．to write down how she spent the money | D．to draw a picture on it |
小题3:Mrs. Smith was to do what Mr. Smith asked her to.| A．happy | B．sad | C．sorry | D．excited |
小题4: Mr. Smith gave his wife money a week.| A．once | B．twice | C．three times | D．four times |
小题5: The story tells us that Mrs. Smith was not very .| A．glad | B．tall | C．careful | D．good |
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Dick had a toothache. His mother 36 him to the dentist. Before they saw the dentist, they 37 wait. “Please come in!” said a nurse in a 38 dress. Dick looked afraid 39 he came into the dentist’s room. “Now tell me. What’s wrong 40 you?” the dentist asked. “I feel terrible. I think I’ve a 41 tooth.” said the boy. “Well, let me have a 42 ”, said the dentist kindly. Dick 43 his mouth 44 the dentist began to examine（检查）his 45 .
| 小题1: | | A．took | B．wanted | C．brought | D．saw |
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| 小题3: | | A．white | B．black | C．red | D．green |
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| 小题7: | | A．see | B．look at | C．rest | D．look |
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| 小题8: | | A．closed | B．opened | C．saw | D．held |
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