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Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that was pushed along by air and in 1893 he invented something like a zip(拉链) that could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. He did not call his invention a ‘zip’ but everybody says that he was the ‘Father of the Zip’. Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. He made a zip that worked very well in 1913.This is the same zip we use today.
小题1:Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a _____ man.
A.kindB.lazyC.cleverD.foolish
小题2:Mr. Whitcomb Judson invented ______ in 1893.
A.a special trainB.something like a zipC.a washing machineD.a special car
小题3:A zip can be used to _______.
A.open clothesB.close clothesC.open and close clothesD.make clothes
小题4: A _______ man changed Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better.
A.ChineseB.CanadianC.GermanD.Japanese
小题5:_______ was called “Father of Zip”.
A.Mr. Whitcomb JudsonB.The Canadian
C.Whitcomb’s fatherD.Whitcomb’s son

答案

小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
解析
【主旨大意】本文简要介绍了发明家Whitcomb Judson先生发明拉链的事情。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据第一句“Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man.”。可知。
小题1:细节理解题 根据第二句“In 1893 he invented something like a zip that could be used to open and close clothes.”。可知。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据第二句“In 1893 he invented something like a zip that could be used to open and close clothes.”。可知。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据倒数第三句“A Canadian changed Mr Judson" s invention and made it belter.”可知。
小题1: 细节理解题 根据第四句“He did not call his invention a "rip" but everybody says that he was the "Father of the Zip"..”可知。
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试题【Mr. Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. He invented a special train that wa】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Mr. Green and his wife had a dog. When they went out, they always left the dog inside the house. One evening they wanted to go to the cinema, so they left the dog in the house and locked the door and their garden gate. They went off in their car.
When the film was finished, they went home. They opened the gate and put the car away. When they came to the front door, they found that the glass in the door was broken. The door was not locked and it was open. A robber! They went in and quickly looked in all the rooms to see if the robber had taken their things. However, everything was in the right place and nothing at all was missing.
The dog was sleeping in the sitting-room. The wife was angry with the dog.“Why didn’t you guard(保卫)the house?”she said. The dog was pleased to see Mr. and Mrs. Green. It began to wag(摇)its tail and then it went to a comer of the room and picked up something in its mouth. It went to the wife and dropped the thing at her feet. When she went to pick it up, she was very surprised. Can you guess what the dog’s present was ?It was a man’s finger!
The end of the story is this. Mr. Green telephoned the police and told them everything. Three days later the police caught the robber. They found him easily.
小题1:That evening Mr. Green and his wife __________.
A.took their dog to see a film
B.left the dog alone at home
C.went home before the film was finished
D.locked the door and could not open it
小题2:The robber stole(偷)__________.
A.everything from the house
B.something expensive from the house
C.nothing from the house
D.a car from the house
小题3:Why was the woman angry with the dog? _________
A.Because she thought it had made the room dirty.
B.Because she thought it had broken the glass.
C.Because it wouldn’t go to the cinema with her.
D.Because she thought it hadn’t guarded the house.
小题4:The robber was caught easily because __________.
A.the police knew him
B.the police happened to meet him
C.Mr. Green know where he lived
D.he had one of his fingers
小题5:Mr. Green and his wife would _________.
A.like their dog more than before
B.drive the dog away from their home
C.let the dog bring home more presents
D.ask the police to take the dog away

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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 bananas,”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 bananasB.travel by train
C.be young againD.get sick
小题3:Pearl ate her banana ________.
A.after they came out of the tunnelB.at the station
C.before June ate hersD.before she was hungry
小题4: Pearl thought that the banana _______.
A.stopped her from seeingB.would make her hungry
C.would make her illD.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
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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.handedB.askedC.helpedD.bought
小题2:
A.niceB.oldC.emptyD.expensive
小题3:
A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five
小题4:
A.forB.afterC.intoD.around
小题5:
A.gaveB.putC.ranD.threw
小题6:
A.morningB.noonC.eveningD.midnight
小题7:
A.youB.himC.herD.them
小题8:
A.WhoB.WhenC.WhereD.Why
小题9:
A.foodsB.placesC.peopleD.collections
小题10:
A.studyB.playC.dealD.fight
小题11:
A.evenB.justC.stillD.hardly
小题12:
A.cardB.letterC.noteD.book
小题13:
A.soB.orC.butD.and
小题14:
A.shopB.officeC.bedroomD.school
小题15:
A.turned upB.used upC.gave upD.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.ringB.keysC.book D.glasses
小题7:
A.tired B.unhappy C.afraid D.serious
小题8:
A.matter B.reason C.question D.secret
小题9:
A.special B.common C.cheap D.heavy
小题10:
A.ask for B.wait for C.look forD.pay for
小题11:
A.though B.if C.because D.as
小题12:
A.natural B.new C.dirty D.different
小题13:
A.ears B.feet C.eyes D.hands
小题14:
A.still B.ever C.never D.often
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 thereD.impress people
小题2:When Grennan came to the Little Princes Children’s Home. _______.
A.18 children were ill in bedB.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 lotB.Volunteer is with the kids
C.Volunteer becomes a writer D.Volunteer travels in Nepal

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