Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.
They were both very old and they worried about their health. Most of the time they talked about nothing else.
They worried about their food. Was it clean? Would it give them pains in the stomach?
They worried about the weather. Was it too cold and wet? Would it give them pains in their bones?
They worried about pollution in the air. would it give them pains in their chests(胸部)and throats(喉咙)?
They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and so on.
All they could think about was being ill or hurt.
One day they went on a train journey together.
“We’ll need some food,”Pearl said.
“We’ll buy some ban anas,”June said.“They are good to eat and always clean.”
And so they bought two bananas to eat on the train.
It was not long before they were hungry.
Pearl took out the bananas and gave one to June. Then she peeled(剥)the skin of her banana and took a large bite of it.
At that moment the train went into a tunnel. Everything went black.“Don’t eat your banana,”Pearl shouted at June.“Mine has made me go blind!”
小题1:What did the two old ladies talk about most of the time? _________| A．Themselves. | B．Other people. | C．Healthy food. | D．Dangerous drivers. |
小题2: The old ladies didn’t want to ______.| A．eat any bananas | B．travel by train | | C．be young again | D．get sick |
小题3:Pearl ate her banana ________.| A．after they came out of the tunnel | B．at the station | | C．before June ate hers | D．before she was hungry |
小题4: Pearl thought that the banana _______.| A．stopped her from seeing | B．would make her hungry | | C．would make her ill | D．would be good for June |
小题5:What’s the best title of the story? __________.
A. What Good Friends B . What a Bad Train Journey
C. Bananas Are Good for You D. Bananas Are Bad for You |
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:D |
【主旨大意】本文为记叙文。本文讲述了两个老人由于过度关注自己的健康，而产生的幽默故事。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据第二段的第一句“They were very old and they were worried about their health.”可知。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据第六段“They worried about being hurt in a car accident, killed in a plane crash, getting sick, and son on.”可知。
小题1: 推断理解题 根据Pearl说“不要吃香蕉了，June。我的香蕉使我瞎了”。可知她在June之前吃的香蕉。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据Pearl说“不要吃香蕉了，June。我的香蕉使我瞎了”。可知。
小题1: 主旨理解题 本文为幽默的笑话，题目应该为使人发笑的地方。文章围绕着健康来写，“香蕉会对人有害，”一句高度概括了两个老人对健康威胁草木皆兵的感觉。 |
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试题【Pearl and June were good friends and spent most of their time together.They were】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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It was Molly’s job to hand her father his paper lunch bag each morning before he went to work. .One morning，besides his usual lunch bag，Molly __26__ him a second paper bag. This one didn’t look so good. It was __27__ and was held together with tape(胶带)．
Her father kissed Molly and started off to work with the __28__ bags.
On his lunch break，while he was eating，he looked __29__ the second old bag：two small dolls，three small stones and some coins. The busy father smiled，finished eating and __30__ away the bags，dolls and stones.
That __31__ when they were having supper，Molly asked，“Where’s my bag，Daddy？”
“What bag？”
“The one I gave __32__ this morning.”
“I left it at the office. __33__？”
“I forgot to put this note in it，” she said. “Those are the __34__ I really love. I thought you might like to __35__ with them. You didn’t lose the bag，did you，Daddy？”
“Oh，no，”he said，lying (说谎)．“I __36__ forgot to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.”
When Molly put her arms around her father’s neck，he opened the __37__ that read：“I love you，Daddy.”
Molly had given him her treasures(财富)，__38__ he had thrown them into the trash can(垃圾箱). So when he went back to the __39__，he went straight to the trash can and __40__ all of Molly’s things. He put the treasures inside the bag and carried it home.
| 小题1: | | A．handed | B．asked | C．helped | D．bought |
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| 小题2: | | A．nice | B．old | C．empty | D．expensive |
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| 小题4: | | A．for | B．after | C．into | D．around |
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| 小题6: | | A．morning | B．noon | C．evening | D．midnight |
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| 小题9: | | A．foods | B．places | C．people | D．collections |
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| 小题10: | | A．study | B．play | C．deal | D．fight |
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| 小题11: | | A．even | B．just | C．still | D．hardly |
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| 小题12: | | A．card | B．letter | C．note | D．book |
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| 小题14: | | A．shop | B．office | C．bedroom | D．school |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned up | B．used up | C．gave up | D．picked up |
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It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn"t see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped 27 would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn"t 28 . But her mother"s mind was made up.
Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions 29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I"m silly. " Carmen said. Her mother 30 and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn"t believe her.
The next day. Carmen kept the 31 in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling 32
Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What"s the 33 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It"s very _34__ and I can "t lose it. "
Carmen and her friends began to 35 the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_ she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38 . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we"d find it." She paused(停顿). “Hey, 1 didn’t knowyou wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had 40 that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won"t be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
小题1:a. clearly B. carefully C. freely D. quickly
小题2: a. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody
小题3: a. explain B. care C. agree D.understand
小题4: a.by B. from C. like D. to
小题5: a. relaxed B.cheered C. smiled D. jumped
| 小题6: | | A．ring | B．keys | C．book | D．glasses |
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| 小题7: | | A．tired | B．unhappy | C．afraid | D．serious |
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| 小题8: | | A．matter | B．reason | C．question | D．secret |
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| 小题9: | | A．special | B．common | C．cheap | D．heavy |
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| 小题10: | | A．ask for | B．wait for | C．look for | D．pay for |
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| 小题11: | | A．though | B．if | C．beca use | D．as |
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| 小题12: | | A．natural | B．new | C．dirty | D．different |
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| 小题13: | | A．ears | B．feet | C．eyes | D．hands |
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| 小题14: | | A．still | B．ever | C．never | D．often |
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| 小题15: | | A．heard | B．forgotten | C．found | D．imagined |
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Conor Grennan was unwilling to be a volunteer(志愿者). The 29-year-old American was not sure if he had the skills or a strong feeling for it.
However, he went to work at an orphanage(孤儿院) in Nepal. His first thought was to make people impressed.
"I thought that if I volunteered just once. I could retell the story over and over," Grennan said in a Huffington Post article.
However, his three-month stay it the orphanage turned into in unusual experience. It was 2004 and Grennan had given up his job to begin a year-long around-the-world trip, His first three months were spent in Nepal.
When he arrived in the village, he knew nothing about the children or the local culture. When he opened the gate of the Little Princes Children"s Home, he was faced by the excited children.
The young American ended up caring for 18 children. He later discovered that they were trafficked(被拐卖的)children. So he walked through the mountains with great difficulty to find the kids" families, "I started walking with photos of the kids." he told the Reuters reporter. "I would show up in villages and show photographs around. I went with 24 photos, and I found 24 families."
At the same time, he put his heart into Nepalese culture.
Grennan said, “Volunteering is the single best way to see how the rest of the world lives.”
He also encouraged others to do what he had done. He believes that volunteering needs only making decisions to show up.
Grennan"s fight against child-trafficking has changed him. His book, Little Prince, came out last week.
小题1:At first, Grennan simply wanted to _______by volunteering in Nepal. | A．write travel stories | B．learn the skills | | C．help the kids there | D．impress people |
小题2:When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children’s Home. _______.| A．18 children were ill in bed | B．the children there felt excited | | C．he decided to give up his job | D．he’d lived in Nepal for a year |
小题3:From the passage we can learn that Grennan _______.| A．found the kids’ families easily | B．was good at taking pictures | | C．wrote the book Little Princes | D．asked others to go to Nepal |
小题4:Which is the best title for the passage?| A．Volunteer changes a lot | B．Volunteer is with the kids | | C．Volunteer becomes a writer | D．Volunteer travels in Nepal |
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It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16 in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”
“Oh, dear!” his wifecried out, "My head hurts! 17 a doctor. Hurry up!”Their two children were both 18 at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19 go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were 20 that day. Mr. Green didn"t know 21 . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is 22 ?"
Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to 23 ? He can help you."
Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black"s.
When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their 24 meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him.He was happy and sat 25. After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?”“She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^
| 小题1: | | A．crying | B．laughing | C．whispering | D．singing |
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| 小题2: | | A．Look for | B．Wait for | C．Send for | D．Ask for |
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| 小题4: | | A．should | B．could | C．had to | D．was able lo |
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| 小题5: | | A．expensive | B．open | C．free | D．closed |
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| 小题6: | | A．when to go | B．how to do | C．where to go | D．what to deal  with |
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| 小题7: | | A．the matter | B．the wrong | C．trouble | D．problem |
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| 小题8: | | A．Mr. Brown | B．Mr. Black | C．Mr. Green | D．Mrs. Green |
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| 小题9: | | A．lunch | B．supper | C．morning | D．evening |
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| 小题10: | | A．in bed | B．on floor | C．at the table | D．at home |
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Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn"t find another job.  Fin ally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.
One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教练). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn"t a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.
It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn"t stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."
小题1:Why did the boss fire Mr. King?| A．Because Mr. King didn"t like his job, | | B．Because Mr. King was ill. | | C．Because Mr. King talked too much. | | D．Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work |
小题2: Mr. King couldn"t find another job and his life was_.| A．happy | B．hard | C．relaxing | D．free |
小题3:Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?| A．The boss of the factory. | B．His friend. | C．The school children. | D．Nobody. |
小题4:Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.| A．Mr. King taught them to play soccer | B．they didn"t like swimming at all | | C．they were afraid of water | D．Mr. King was a poor coach |
小题5:Mr. King _____, so he dr ew a red line below the knee of each child.| A．didn"t want the children to swim | | B．wanted to make the children look funny | | C．wanted to make the children happy | | D．wanted to help the children swim better |
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